题目内容
South of Florida, many islands dot (点缀着) the ocean. One of them is Hispaniola. Its name points to the fact that Christopher Columbus visited the island in 1492. As a result, Spain ruled theisland for th e next 300 years. Two nations now share the island. Haiti makes up (占据) the western third. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two-thirds.
The Dominican Republic's area is about 18,000 square miles with the population of 8 million.
Most people live close to the island's coast. Like many other tropical(热带的)islands, the Dominican Republic regards tourism as a key industry. The coastal citie s, especially, depend on tourists to fill their hotels and restaurants. The natural beauty of the beaches and of the forests draw Dominicans and tourists alike. When you're ready for something else,walk into town.Music,dancing,and people in Colourful masks (面具) will greet you at nearly every street corner. Whether you go to join them or get away from them, there will be a place for you in the Dominican Republic.
【小题1】Which of the following maps shows the right position of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
【小题2】What happened to Hispaniola after Christopher Columbus visited there in 1492?
| A．Spainruledtheislandfor300years. |
| B．Twonationssharedtheisland. |
| C．TheDominicanRepublicjoinedtheisland |
| D．ThenameofHaitibegantouse. |
| A．hotels | B．restaurants |
| C．tourism | D．forests |
| A．colourful | B．friendly |
| C．busy | D．brave |
| A．asciencebook | B．astorybook |
| C．ageographybook | D．apicturebook |
【小题1】A
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了伊斯帕尼奥拉岛上的两个国家——海地和多米尼加共和国。其中重点介绍了多米尼加共和国共和国，这是一个以旅游业闻名的国家。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据Haiti makes up (占据) the western third. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two-thirds.描述，可知海地占据这个岛的吸不上三分之一，多米尼加占据这个岛的东部三分之二。故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Its name points to the fact that Christopher Columbus visited the island in 1492.As a result, Spain ruled the island for the next 300 years.描述，可知哥伦布发现这个岛屿，导致这个岛屿被西班牙统治了三百年的时间。故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据Like many other tropical(热带的)islands, the Dominican Republic regards tourism as a key industry.及后两句描述，可知多米尼加共和国以旅游业闻名，故选C。
【小题4】段落大意题。根据and people in Colourful masks (面具) will greet you at nearly every street corner.描述，可知这体现了多米尼加人友好的一面，故选B。
【小题5】推理判断题。阅读短文可知这篇短文主要介绍了伊斯帕尼奥拉岛上的两个国家——海地和多米尼加共和国。故这有可能出自一本地理类书籍，选C。
考点：考查政治经济文化类阅读
As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city. Their lives are a little different, but they also have many of the same dreams.
| | In the countryside | In the city |
| Ways of going to school | On foot or by bike | By bus or car |
| Teaching tools | Recorders(录音机) and radios | DVD, TVs, recorders, radios, loud-speakers, CAI |
| Eyesight | Less than 45% are near-sighted(近视) | About 75% are near-sighted |
| After-class activities | Playing with balls | English corners and other school clubs |
| Homework | Homework can usually be finished at school | Homework never ends |
| Chores(杂事) to do | Washing, cleaning, farming, looking after younger sisters or brothers, cooking | Usually no chores |
| Family | Big families | Small families |
| Dream jobs | Teachers, drivers, scientists, nurses… | Scientists, doctors, computer programmers, managers … |
| A．parents | B．students | C．teachers | D．drivers |
| A．cooking | B．cleaning | C．washing | D．no housework |
| A．55%; 25% | B．45%; 25% | C．45%; 75% | D．55%; 75% |
| A．Homework. | B．Subjects. | C．Dream jobs. | D．After-class activities. |
| A．A classroom in the countryside often has TV sets. |
| B．Children in the countryside often join the school clubs. |
| C．Children in the city often have much homework to do. |
| D．Children in the city often have big families. |
A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon(象征).Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers(跟踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kinds are on the bus.
Kindergarten(幼儿园) is difficult time for some kids. It’s the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them---and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in Chian now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It’s said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.
【小题1】According to Dr. Frank, ______ school buses are safer for the students.
| A．yellow | B．black | C．white | D．colorful |
| A．save time | B．love their school | C．play games | D．do their homework |
| A．walk | B．take a taxi | C．ride a bike | D．take a school bus |
| A．school buses | B．school life | C．popular colors | D．students’ safety |
Beijing—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars for one day each week and walk, take a bus or subway or ride a bike to work. The slogan（口号）for the activity is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year Beijing only have 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Car exhaust(汽车尾气) is one of the most important reasons of the pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman.
【小题1】There are_______ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．not to work on No Car Day |
| B．to enjoy having a one-day holiday |
| C．to leave their cars at home to repair |
| D．to take a bus, or subway, ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work? |
| A．52 | B．63 | C．41 | D．238 |
| A．cars | B．dust | C．weather | D．rubbish |
| A．more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs? |
| B．drivers should leave their cars for one day each month |
| C．more than 1,000 cities around the world have a No Car Day. |
| D．more people in the world won’t drive any more |
At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? “To see more of the world,” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good opportunities to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.
Chinese people don’t just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travellers.
In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.
The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the world’s second worst tourists.
If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.
【小题1】Chinese people travel abroad not to _________.
| A．go shopping | B．see more of the world |
| C．go sightseeing | D．make money |
| A．30% of the people who travelled abroad are Chinese |
| B．the number of people who travelled abroad rose by 30% |
| C．more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2012 |
| D．more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2012 |
| A．Chinese people like joining large tourist groups. |
| B．Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter for sightseeing. |
| C．More and more Chinese people can travel abroad now. |
| D．Chinese are the second worst tourists in the world. |
| A．litter and spit here and there |
| B．jump the line and take off the shoes in public |
| C．have a sense of public manners |
| D．speak loudly and smoke as you like |
| A．Travelling | B．Travelling abroad |
| C．Chinese tourists | D．Chinese people like travelling |
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th World Cup, which is expected to take place between June 12 and July 13,2014 in Brazil. It will be the second time for the country to host the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the Fifa World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany.
Brazil is the greatest football nation in the world. There are 100 million Brazilians. How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think that they know all about football. This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team manager. When things go badly for the Brazilian team, the newspaper would demand (要求)that the team manager should leave his job. “If we win, they put me in heaven(天堂),”as a manager once said, “If we lose, they put me in hell(地狱).”
You can’t escape football in Brazil. There are football matches on every street and beach. On television, the results of the football matches come before the main news programs. There are six television Channels in Rio de Janeiro(里约日内卢). On Sundays each channel shows a different football match.
Brazil is not the richest country in the world,but the government spends much money on football. It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1950 World Cup. That’s 10 pounds for every Brazilian. And many Brazilians don’t earn as much as 10 pounds a week. Is it worth it?
“Brazil must have a great football team.” says one reporter. “If it costs one billion pounds, that’s all right. If the government doesn’t give a good football team, then it will become unpopular. Football is more than a game in Brazil.”
【小题1】Which of the following countries hasn’t hosted the FIFA World Cup twice yet so far?
| A．Mexico | B．Italy |
| C．France | D．Brazil |
| A．football matches |
| B．results of football matches |
| C．football matches on the streets |
| D．football matches on the beaches |
| A．people like football very much, |
| B．there is something else in football. |
| C．People like competition. |
| D．football has influences on the politics(政治)and economy(经济)of the nation. |
News Review
Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
【小题1】About people were hurt in the head-on crash.
| A．18 | B．29 | C．60 | D．250 |
| A．13 hours after the earthquake |
| B．on May 18 |
| C．during the May Day holiday |
| D．on April 16 |
| A．Huainan | B．Chengdu |
| C．Taishan | D．New York |
| A．in Wenchuan earthquake | B．in Ya’an earthquake |
| C．when she took a train | D．when she climbed mountains |
| A．help the people in Ya’an | B．save the people on the trains |
| C．forget the terrible time | D．help grow better tomatoes |
These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People who go there can not only enjoy their meals, also can enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on line．uWink is the restaurant’s name．It is in Los Angeles，and it’s about fun and food．
In uWink，there are no waiters or waitresses around you. The screens have replaced(取代) them. You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring it to the tables．You can also play video games with the people at the next table．The screens can show music videos，movies and so on．But mainly they are used to show video games．
It’s an interactive(互动的) restaurant where you will controlyour meal and your fun．The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go．There will be no waiting for a waiter，and no misunderstandings(误解) in the kitchen．Different kinds of food are served at any time of day．uWink is a place which hosts “room games”，where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time．
The owner of the restaurant hopes that uWink can make it easy for people to be interactive，have fun and enjoy a delicious meal．【小题1】What can’t people do in the restaurant?
| A．Enjoy their meals. |
| B．Play computer games. |
| C．Have fun with their family and friends. |
| D．Chat with the waiters and waitresses. |
【小题2】People order their food by _________.| A．touching the screen in front of them | B．calling the restaurant |
| C．asking the waiters or waitresses | D．asking the runners |
【小题3】Who will bring the food to the customers?| A．The waiters. | B．The waitresses. |
| C．The runners. | D．The customers themselves. |
【小题4】 uWink is becoming popular because _________.| A．it’s a restaurant where there are no waiters or waitresses |
| B．different kinds of food are served at any time of day |
| C．it’s an interactive restaurant for people to have fun and enjoy a delicious meal |
| D．it’s in Los Angeles |
【小题5】What’s the passage mainly about?| A．A restaurant without waiters or waitresses. |
| B．A new kind of restaurant called uWink. |
| C．A new kind of kitchen. |
| D．How you order food in the restaurant. |
The world's oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents.
Gertrude Baines passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag, the hospital's leader said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her, It is just like we have lost a relative, " said Emma.
Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced(离婚)．Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid（女佣） in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.
She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life."
She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he's for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy.
Ms. Baines became the world's oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.【小题1】Ms, Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he______.
| A．was very popular in the hospital |
| B．did good things for African Americans |
| C．did even better than John F. Kennedy |
| D．congratulated her on her birthday |
【小题2】It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that______.| A．Ms. Baines didn't like any presidents except Mr. Obama and John F. Kennedy |
| B．Ms. Baines' daughter died many years before her husband |
| C．Japanese woman Kama Chien is the second oldest in the world now |
| D．a positive attitude towards life is the main secret of .Ms. Baines' long life |
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Ms. Baines liked to live alone. |
| B．Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles. |
| C．Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child. |
| D．Ms. Baines used to serve' others in Ohio. |
【小题4】The passage is mainly about ______.| A．how Ms, Baines lived for so long |
| B．why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama |
| C．the world's oldest person, Ms. Baines |
| D．Ms. Baines and President Obama . |