题目内容

--How far is it from your home to your school?
--It’s a quarter’s walk, ________.

A.
here and there
B.
now and then
C.
up and down
D.
more or less

D
本题考查的是一些常用相似结构的短语的意义：here and there到处；now and then时而，不时；up and down上上下下，到处，来来回回；more or less 或多或少，差不多。根据对话内容，可知正确答案为D。

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—Hi, Bob! Can you tell me ______?—Sure. The No.5 bus will take you there.

A. how far is it B. where is the zoo

C. how I can get to the zoo D. which bus should I take

-----_____have you lived in Dalian?
-----Since two years ago.
A. How long B.How soon C.How often D how far

Hello! I’m Sandy .I’m a Grade 8 students.I study at a secondy school .Now let me tell you about my school life. I get up at 6:15 a.m.Then I have my breakfast at six thirty. I go to school by bus .My home is about five kilometers away.from school.This often takes me 20 minutes.The first school begins at eight every morning.I usually have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.Each class lasts 45 minutes .I have lunch at school .I often eat rice ,meat and many vegetables.Then I can sleep about half an hour.After class, I play volleyball or football with my classmates.School is over and I go home.I spend an hour on my homework .I watch TV for half an hour .
【小题1】What time does Sandy get up every day ?

【小题2】How does Sandy go to school every morning?

【小题3】How far is her home from school?

【小题4】.How long does it take her to take a bus every morning?

【小题5】How many classes does she have in a day?

You either have it, or you don’t－a sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
If you are using a map, turn it so that it relates to(与……有联系) the way you are facing.
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree－something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
Simplify(简化) the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as towerblocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.
Now you will never get lost again!
【小题1】Children have the ability to find the way around when they are ______ years old.

【小题2】Which of the following things cannot be used as landmarks?

【小题3】What does the underlined word “emphasize” mean in the passage?

A．To give special importance to something.

B．To express thanks for somebody.