题目内容
Gabriel Garcia Márquez ,who was awared the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982,passed away at the age of 86 on April 17,2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant .
Garcia Márquez was born in Colombia ,but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City . As one of the most famous writers ,he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th-century literature ” . Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called “magical realism ”In such works,people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history . But meanwhile ,magical things happen to them .
Garcia Márquez is best known for his 1967 novel ,One Hundred Years of Solitude ,which has sold about 50 million copies . It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world –of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years . The story is a metaphor for the development of Colombia since the 19century . As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said , Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence of the Latin American beings ” .
【小题1】Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.
A.1914 | B.1928 | C.1967 | D.1982 |
A.was born in Mexico City |
B.spent most of his adult life in Colombia |
C.had a writing style called “magical realism ” |
D.was famous but lived a simple daily life |
A.隔绝的 | B.安逸的 | C.喧嚣的 | D.繁华的 |
A.He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 |
B.His novel One Hundrend Years of Solitude was a great success. |
C.He was widely known as “a girl of 20th-century literature ”. |
D.Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City. |
A.praise Garcia Márquez for his achievement |
B.show the deep sadness of the President |
C.explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez |
D.describe the character of Garcia Márquez |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要介绍了百年孤独的作者加西亚马尔克斯去世的消息,短文并简要的介绍了他的生平及创作生涯。
【小题1】分析计算题。根据passed away at the age of 86 on April 17,2014. 计算可知他在1928年出生,2014-86=1928,故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called “magical realism ”描述,可知马尔克斯的写作风格被称之为魔幻现实主义。故选C。
【小题3】词义猜测题。联系下文which was separated from the outside world 描述,可知此处指的是这是一个与世隔绝的小镇。故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据第二段In such works,people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history . But meanwhile ,magical things happen to them . 描述,可知这些神奇的事情是发生在他的作品里面的故事,故选项D描述错误。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said , Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence of the Latin American beings ” . 描述,可知总统通过这些话来赞美马尔克斯的艺术成就。故选A。
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While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a beach near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding(滑行) down the slide. “He’s a fine-looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the swing(秋千) in the blue sweater.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son,” What do you say if we go, Todd?” Todd pleaded(恳求), “Just five more minutes, Dad. please? Just five more minutes.” The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to his heart’s contently(尽兴地).
Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. “Time to go now?” Again Todd pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man smiled and said, “Okay.” “Oh, you are certainly a patient father,” the woman said. The man smiled and then said ,”My older son Tommy was killed by a drunken driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed(发誓) not to make the same mistake with Todd.” “He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is …I get five minutes to watch him play.”
根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案。(10分)
【小题1】The woman’s son was________ .
A.in red | B.wearing a blue sweater |
C.called Todd | D.playing on the swing |
A.one | B.two |
C.three | D.four |
A.angry | B.strict |
C.pleased | D.patient |
A.hiking | B.swinging |
C.cycling | D.driving |
A.The man felt guilty(内疚) about not to spending much time with Tommy. |
B.The man didn’t allow Todd to swing for another five minutes. |
C.The man’s older son Tommy had been dead for about a year. |
D.The man would like to give anything for five more minutes with Tommy. |
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________【小题1】.Music Festival ______【小题2】.Science Festival ________【小题3】.Sports Festival _______【小题4】English Festival _____【小题5】.Reading Festival
Personal Information of Teachers Jane Birch is from America.She speaks 5 languages and has been to 14 counties. She is very popular with students and has many methods of learning foreign languages. Jerry Smith is a humorous teacher. He often turns his maths classes into game time. Math is more than numbers and shapes in his class.It can be used to solve real life problems. Daisy Chambers,a smart lady ,is good at playing the piano.She has been learning it for ten years. Amazingly,she learns it all by herself.Many students are her fans. Rod White is a creative teacher and inventor. He believes that invention is for everyone and everyone can be an inventor. In his class, students find it great fun to do scientific experiments. Emily Roy has written many stories. Students love reading her books, She always recommends good books to her students. She plans to write a book to share how reading changes her life. Lewis Nichols is an excellent swimmer. He takes part in the winter swimming competition every year. He thinks that swimming in cold water builds up not only his body but also his will. |
As my friend was passing some elephants,he suddenly stopped.He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope.The rope was tied to their front legs. It was that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time.But for some ,they did not.
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't to get away.
“Well,” he said,“when they are very and much smaller,we use the same size rope to tie them.At that age,it's enough to hold them.As they grow up,they are used to that they cannot break away.They believe the rope can hold them,so they never try to break free.”
My friend was amazed.These animals could at any time break free, because they believed they couldn't,they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants,how many of us go life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something,simply because we at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old,outdated that no longer serve us?
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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!
【小题1】The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.
A.keep out | B.give up | C.pay no attention to | D.continue |
A.Treating friends at home. |
B.Taking days off to be with friends. |
C.Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. |
D.Sharing everything they have. |
A.Americans are always generous with their time. |
B.Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
C.Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
D.Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
A.American students | B.Chinese students |
C.Chinese visitors to America | D.American visitors to China |
John likes chocolates very much, but his mother doesn’t give him. They’re bad for his teeth, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandpa. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them, because she wants to make the old man happy. On Sunday evening, it is John’s seventh birthday, he says, “Please, God, make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.” His mother says, “God can’t hear you. Don’t shout.” “I know,” says the clever boy with a smile. “But my grandpa is in the next room, and he can.”【小题1】
John’s mother thinks ______________.
A.John’s teeth are bad |
B.chocolates are good for his teeth |
C.chocolates are bad for his teeth |
D.John likes cakes |
【小题2】
Why does John’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?A.Because John wants to eat it. |
B.Because John’s grandpa buys some for him. |
C.Because she wants to be happy. |
D.Because she wants to make John’s grandpa happy. |
【小题3】
Which one is right?A.The grandfather is bad. |
B.John studies hard in school. |
C.John is clever. |
D.John’s mother doesn’t love him. |
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What day is John’s seventh birthday?A.Saturday. | B.Friday. |
C.Tuesday. | D.Sunday. |
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Why does John shout?A.He wants to make grandpa hear him. |
B.He wants to make grandma hear him. |
C.He wants to make God hear him. |
D.He wants to make his mother hear him. |
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand , Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new names ” for themselves instead of the names their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries , a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she got married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands’ in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands’.【小题1】
Hanna changed her name to____________
A.Anne | B.Hans | C.Hnne | D.Anna |
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Joseph is thinking about changing his name because he wants to______.A.move to another place |
B.have a name with special sound |
C.be different |
D.make life easier in a new country |
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In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband,s ____.A.in all situations |
B.because she loves her husband |
C.before she got married |
D.after she got married |
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People change their names because______________A.there is only one reason |
B.there are two reasons |
C.there may be many reasons |
D.there are five reasons |
【小题5】
What is the main idea of the passage?A.Anne and Joseph are talking about changing their names. |
B.People like to be usual, so they change their names. |
C.In many countries, women change their names after they got married. |
D.There are many reasons for people to change their names. |