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  Strange things happen to time when you travel because the earth is divided(划分)into twenty-four zones(时区), one hour apart(一个时区相差一个小时).You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-fours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.

  If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋), your ship enters a different time zone every day.As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour.Traveling west, you set your clock back, traveling east, you set it ahead.Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.

  If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean(太平洋), you cross the International Date Line(国际日期变更线).By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins.When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward.Traveling east, today becomes yesterday.Traveling west, it is tomorrow.

(1)

Strange things happen to time when you travel because ________.

[  ]

A.

no day really has twenty-four hours

B.

no one knows where time zones begin

C.

the earth is divided into time zones

D.

in some places one day always has twenty-five hours

(2)

The difference in time between zones is ________.

[  ]

A.

one hour

B.

more than seven days

C.

seven days

D.

twenty-four hours

(3)

If you travel across the Atlantic Ocean, going east, you set your clock ________.

[  ]

A.

one hour ahead in each time zone

B.

one hour ahead for the whole trip

C.

one full day back for each time zone

D.

one hour back in each time zone

(4)

From this passage, it seems true that the Atlantic ________.

[  ]

A.

is in one time zone

B.

is divided into twenty-four zones

C.

is divided into five time zone

D.

is in four time zones

(5)

The International Date Line is the name for ________.

[  ]

A.

the beginning of any new time zone

B.

any point where time changes by one hour

C.

the point where a new day begins

D.

the end of any new time zone

答案:1.C;2.A;3.A;4.C;5.C;
解析:

(1)

由句首的那一句话可知,导致这种奇怪现象的原因就是因为时区的划分.

(2)

根据首句,再联系地理方面的知识,可知时区与时区之间的时间差为一个小时.

(3)

根据第二段的介绍,自西向东横渡大西洋时,因每增加一个时区,就早一个小时.即“…traveling east, you set it ahead.”,所以答案为A.

(4)

段首一句说得非常清楚,“横渡大西洋做五天的旅行”,段落末尾又说“每一天你的旅行不是二十四小时,就是二十五小时”.由此可以判断大西洋跨五个时区.

(5)

  “…this is the point where a new day begins.”是答案的出处.

  这是一篇涉及地理方面的知识性小品文.地球上共划分了二十四个时区,两个相邻的时区之间时间正好相差一个小时.因此,我们环球旅行时,就会遇到时差问题.国际日期变更线是新的一天开始的地方.穿越这条线向东去,今天就变成了昨天,向西去,今天就成了明天.


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  Typhoons(台风)in the northern part of the world have girls’ names.Sometimes they have very beautiful names.Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.

  It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971.At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away.The wind became stronger and stronger.The typhoon shelters(避风港)were soon full of boats.Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(锚).Some very big shops went out to sea.It is safer for a big shop to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks.Kai Tak Airport closed.No planes were able to take off or land.At 9∶00 in the evening, all the lights went out.

  No one slept well that night.It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.

  In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital.1500 lost their homes.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!

(1)

What’s true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names.

B.

Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.

C.

Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.

D.

For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.

(2)

What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?

[  ]

A.

Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.

B.

More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.

C.

People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather.

D.

People turned off the lights at 9∶00 in the evening.

(3)

The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ________.

[  ]

A.

it caused the terrible losses

B.

they didn’t sleep well that night

C.

Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name

D.

they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon

(4)

Some big shops didn’t go inside the shelters because ________.

[  ]

A.

they had more anchors

B.

it is safer outside

C.

they were out at sea and they weren’t fast enough to reach the shelters

when Typhoon Rose came

D.

it was too expensive for big shops to go inside the shelters

(5)

This passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.

the names of typhoons

B.

typhoons in Hong King

C.

Typhoon Rose

D.

the typhoons

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  For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”.But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective(形容词)“fashionable” in the same way:“She was wearing a fashionable color.”

  But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes.There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books.There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.

  Fashions change as time goes.If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed.An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson in 1860.

  Today fashions change very quickly.Some of this is natural(自然的).We hear about things much more quickly than in the past.Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

  New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

(1)

From this passage we know that “fashion” means ________.

[  ]

A.

clothes

B.

many things

C.

most of the popular things

D.

everything

(2)

Which of the following things is fashionable today?

[  ]

A.

Surfing on the Internet

B.

Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day

C.

Learning to sing songs on the radio

D.

Doing morning exercises at school.

(3)

Today fashions change very quickly because ________.

[  ]

A.

People read newspapers every day

B.

radios send information from one country to another

C.

new things that people like are often shown on TV

D.

people quickly learn what is happening in the world

(4)

“There is money in fashion.” means ________.

[  ]

A.

clothes are expensive

B.

money comes from fashion

C.

people like new things

D.

there are no fashions without money

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  The cost of medical care in the United States is very high.More time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.

  A visit to a doctor’s office costs from 15 to 50 dollars.It is almost impossible for people to pay for the medical care they need.Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid.Most doctors, however, disagree.They say that they were required(要求)to study medicine for a long time.Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money.Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition.Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work.So, they charge(收费)people high prices for medical care.

  Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary, because high tuition is one cause of high costs.One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition.

(1)

The word “tuition” in the passage probably refers to ________.

[  ]

A.

teaching the students

B.

studying the courses

C.

payment for education

D.

living at school

(2)

The reason for the high medical cost told in the passage is that ________.

[  ]

A.

tuition in medical schools is high

B.

the price of medicine is high

C.

doctors are overpaid

D.

doctors must pay money to the banks

(3)

One way to lower the cost of medical care would be ________.

[  ]

A.

not to see a doctor

B.

to pay doctors less money

C.

to let medical students have free or partly free medical education

D.

to forbid doctors to ask their patients for too much money

(4)

The main idea of the article is that ________.

[  ]

A.

a visit to a doctor’s office may cost as much as $15 to $50 in the United States

B.

the cost of medical care is the main reason for the high costs in the United States

C.

medical care in the United States costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich

D.

the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in America

(5)

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high.What does the writer think about it?

[  ]

A.

He agrees that doctors are overpaid.

B.

He thinks it a big problem and suggests a way to settle it.

C.

He doesn't think the medical students should borrow money from banks.

D.

He doesn't think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time.

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  BTB City Buses are usually orange, and operate from 6∶30 to 23∶00.There are four kinds of tickets you can use :

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  Monthly Season--Going to work by bus? This is the one for you ! For only 26.50 punds, you have the freedom of the city for a whole month.

Bus Card-lasts one day.For 2.5 punds you can travel anywhere on the buses for one day, but you must clip(打孔 )your card in the machine every time you get on a bus.

  Single Journey-50 pence.It can be used for just one journey.Clip the ticket when you get on bus.

  These tickets can only be used on BTB City Buses.You can buy these tickets in post offices, and BTB offices.They can’t be bought on the buses.

  BTB Country Buses(which are usually blue )serve the towns of Conby, Rashville and Grill as well as many villages in the area.Services run from 7∶00 to 21∶00.

  Tickets are bought on buses.They cost at least 75 pence, increasing with distance.Buses leave from the main railway station to Goshley Square.

根据短文内容选择正确答案:

(1)

The BTB Bus Company serves ________.

[  ]

A.

only all parts of the city

B.

Conby, Rashville and many villages

C.

from 6∶30 to 23∶00

D.

both the city and the country

(2)

If you take a certain bus to go to work in the city, you work 20 days a month and don’t go anywhere else, which is the cheapest way for bus tickets?

[  ]

A.

A monthly season ticket.

B.

Tourists Ranger ticket.

C.

Bus Card.

D.

Single journey ticket.

(3)

If you go from Goshley Square to the main railway station at about eight o’clock at night, what can you do ?

[  ]

A.

You can’t take the blue bus.

B.

You can take the orange bus.

C.

You have to take a taxi because there are no buses.

D.

You can take either the blue bus or the orange bus.

(4)

Where can you buy a Single Journey ticket ?

[  ]

A.

In a post office.

B.

At a bus stop.

C.

On the bus.

D.

At the railway station.

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(1)

Which of the above news stories talks about an accident?

[  ]

A.

News 1

B.

News 2

C.

News 3

D.

All of them

(2)

We can tell from the Mogao Grottoes pictures ________.

[  ]

A.

there are many caves in China

B.

how to live a happy life

C.

how people lived long ago

D.

caves should be protected

(3)

The reporter of News 3 is ________ that girls are cleverer than boys.

[  ]

A.

very sure

B.

doubtful(怀疑的)

C.

sure

D.

not sure

(4)

Which of the following statements is true?

[  ]

A.

More than 400 workers lived through the mine explosion.

B.

Female chimps don’t like to learn things from their mums.

C.

Boys learn to play with balls earlier than girls.

D.

All caves in China have pictures on the walls.

(5)

“Chimp” in the last news story probably is ________.

[  ]

A.

a kind of food

B.

a kind of animal

C.

the name of a man

D.

the name of a gam

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  “Life is speeding up.Everyone is becoming unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today.But in fact, an unwell person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.

  We all love new inventions.They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.

  But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

  Picture this:You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer.Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the telephone is getting louder and louder.Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work.Now you have to stay up all night to get it done.

  Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired.Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier?Perhaps that is because they live simpler lives.

  One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons, Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house.They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phone.

  The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less.Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer.Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy, been-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.

(1)

The writer uses the quote(引语)at the beginning of the story to ________.

[  ]

A.

tell us the truth about life

B.

tell us what life was like a long time ago

C.

point out what causes such a thing to happen

D.

point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

(2)

In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.

[  ]

A.

have stopped our lives

B.

have improved the quality of our lives

C.

may make people feel very happy

D.

may bring some people trouble

(3)

The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because ________.

[  ]

A.

they loved to live simple lives

B.

they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

C.

they were troubled by modern inventions

D.

living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

(4)

The passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.

problems with technology

B.

improvements in our lives caused by technology

C.

changes happening to technology

D.

the importance of technology

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