题目内容
—What were you doing at this time yesterday?
—We _______ in the classroom.
A. read B. were reading C. are reading
B
解析试题分析:此题重点考查过去进行时的基本用法,表示在过去某个时刻正在进行的动作或存在的某种状态。根据语境可知此句的含义在昨天的这个时候你在干什么。故用过去进行时。过去进行时的基本构成是was或were+ving,故选B。
考点:过去进行时的基本用法
点评:过去进行时是各类考试中必考的内容之一,要求学生必须掌握好基本用法和基本构成。把握有两点,其一是过去的某个时刻,比如at that time yesterday;其二是正在进行的动作,有时还要注意上下文的语境。
— What were you and your sister doing when the telephone rang?
— I while my sister was eating.
A.sleep | B.am sleeping |
C.slept | D.was sleeping |
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city,where most of those houses were built out of wood and close together.One hundred thousand people became homeless but only few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday moring.By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire.On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames.Tuesday was the worst day.The fire destroyed many well–known buildings.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路线) of the fire.With nothing left to burn,the fire became weak and finally died out.
【小题1】What day die the Great Fire happen in London?
A.Sunday. | B.Monday. | C.Tuesday. | D.Wednesday. |
A.25 percent | B.30 percent | C.half | D.75 percent |
A.Plastic. | B.Wood. | C.Stones. | D.Bricks. |
A.nothing,the fire | B.anything,the city |
C.anything,the path of the fire | D.something,the streets |
A.Two days. | B.Three days. |
C.More than four days. | D.Half a month. |
Americans love cars.They go everywhere in them.8 5%of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses.Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives.They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位).The more money they had,the bigger their cars were.
Making of roads
During the war,President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had.He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America.He said if something happened suddenly,the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities.Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started.
Car lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars.Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars.Every April there is an activity in Houston,Texas,where they show their cars.
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment.American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution.Many countries were angry about it.Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars.Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less.But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars.
【小题1】When did Americans begin to love cars?
A.Before the new two-lane roads were built. |
B.After World War II. |
C.During World War II. |
D.Before World War II. |
A.in Germany | B.by car and oil companies |
C.in America | D.when something suddenly happened |
A.companies | B.soldiers’ lives | C.houses | D.roads |
A.They agreed with him. | B.They showed anger to it. |
C.They paid no attention to it. | D.The passage doesn’t tell us. |
A.It’s better to have fewer cars. |
B.It’s better to make cars that pollute less. |
C.It’s easier to make cars that pollute less. |
D.It’s easier to make people have fewer cars. |