题目内容
Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
【小题1】Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK. B. In Finland. C. In Australia. D. In the USA.
【小题2】Angry Birds is _______.
A.an online game | B.an online movie |
C.a talk show on TV | D.a game show on TV |
A.boring | B.easy | C.interesting | D.difficult |
A.the characters | B.the screens |
C.the interesting games | D.the interesting places |
A.Angry Birds is only popular with young people |
B.Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company |
C.there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks |
D.Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015 |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:本文叙述了由于许多人喜欢愤怒的小鸟这个游戏,所以有些国家以愤怒的小鸟为主题的公园就先后出现了。
【小题1】细节理解题。文中第二段The first two parks opened in Finland last year,最早的两个(愤怒的小鸟主题活动)公园在Finland(芬兰)开放。故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。文中第三段“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages”,作为一种网络游戏,它受到不同年龄阶段的人的欢迎。It在这指代Angry Birds,故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。文中第三段It’s really an interesting game.它真的是款很有趣的游戏。故选C。
【小题4】推理判断题。从文中第三段Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much.愤怒的小鸟主题活动公园有很多有趣的供小孩游玩的地方。他们都很喜欢它们。从而得知them指代前文里的many interesting places,故选D。
【小题5】推理判断题。…said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company...说话的是Peter Vesterbacka,他是愤怒小鸟公司的员工。A错误,文中说it is popular with people of all ages.它收到不同年龄阶段人的欢迎;C错误,文中有People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park.;D错误,文中有people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK. 故选B。
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January 16, 2014 –We know the saying“The early bird gets the worm”, but today you’re going to learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”
An African tigerfish(老虎鱼) was seen jumping out of the air and catching a flying bird. The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth. There have been rumors(传闻) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s, but no one was able to catch one.
"The whole action of jumping and catching happens so quickly that after we saw it, it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen," said Nico Smit from Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University.
Smit and his research team saw it at a lake in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa during summer. They found about 20 fish feeding on birds in the morning. Those birds may be out early to look for food, but we will never know for sure!
【小题1】The tigherfish ___________.
A.is from the USA | B.has bright black fins |
C.has very sharp teeth | D.was seen in a forest |
A.a tiger | B.a fish | C.a bird | D.a person |
A.Nobody has heard of the rumors about the tigerfish before. |
B.It took Smit a moment to understand what he had seen about the fish. |
C.The interesting findings happened in a lake in the afternoon. |
D.The birds were caught by the tigerfish because they were out too early for food. |
A.In a poster. | B.In a tour guide. |
C.In a newspaper. | D.In a story book. |
A.The early fish gets the bird. | B.Nico Smit and an African tigerfish. |
C.Nico Smit and his research team. | D.The Mapungubwe National Park |
There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses, carriages and bicycles.
In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas(气体) made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤炭) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines (涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides(潮). We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?
【小题1】When might people have to go back to use horses and carriages?
A.When they are poor. |
B.When they run out of oil. |
C.When they need more exercise. |
D.When there aren’t any big trees in the world. |
A.Water | B.Coal | C.Wood and plants | D.Tides |
A.2 | B.5 | C.4 | D.3 |
A.There is more petroleum than we can use now. |
B.Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas. |
C.We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days. |
D.Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War. |
A.how to run our cars |
B.what to do when oil runs out |
C.different types of gas |
D.the ways to make electricity |
Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.
Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.
For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争). By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.
About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn’t have the skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds.
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thumbs.
【小题1】According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now.
A.a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed |
B.a soldier who has not had any experience in war |
C.a person who is new in a job |
D.a man who doesn’t have the skills to live in the country |
A.未完成的 | B.成熟的 | C.青涩的 | D.老练的 |
A.If there weren’t the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat. |
B.The expression “the Green Revolution” appeared several years ago. |
C.Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains. |
D.Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution. |
A.all growing plants is green |
B.green is the most important color in nature |
C.a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well |
D.the expression “a green thumb” has a history of two hundred years |
A.a greenhorn | B.a green thumb |
C.the Green Revolution | D.the word “green” and its story |
Text messaging, or simply “texting”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It was reported that about 6,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
【小题1】 How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
A.Texting is a good way of communication. |
B.6,000 people were killed and injured. |
C.Texters are easier to have an accident. |
D.Many people text to greet families and friends. |
A.not telling | B.not allowing | C.enjoying | D.making |
A.we should do less texting |
B.texting has many advantages |
C.texting is better than phone calling |
D.we should do texting properly |
The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.
On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.
In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬)to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.
They are very polite(礼貌)and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It,s the most important day of the year.
【小题1】‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “ ” .
A.Mid-autumn Festival | B.the Spring Festival |
C.Christmas Day | D.the Dragon Boat Festival |
A.a few days | B.twelve days | C.half a month | D.three weeks |
A.they’re hungry | B.they want to get good luck |
C.they like Chinese food very much | D.they want to read books |
A.the teachers | B.their friends | C.the old people | D.their brothers |
A.How are you? | B.Merry Christmas. |
C.Good morning. | D.Happy the Spring Festival. |