题目内容
We call Yang Liwei“________”
the first Chinese astronaut
the first China astronaut
Chinese first astronaut
China's first astronaut
提示:
考查专有名词的拼写。 |
Hi Hongbo,
I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.
The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.
In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!
So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!
【小题1】 Where is the writer from?
A.From Xi’an. | B.From Shanghai | C.From London | D.From New York |
A.when the first subway was opened in the world. |
B.when the London Underground first used electric trains |
C.why the London Underground is the oldest subway in the world. |
D.why the London Underground is famous in the world |
A.almost the same thing | B.two different things |
C.three different things | D.nothing like each other |
A.To buy a good book about Xi’an for him. |
B.To post him some postcards of Xi’an. |
C.To tell him more about Xi’an subway. |
D.To send him a few photos of Xi’an. |
To err is human. To blame(责备) the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal: People should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite – find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity(成熟).
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large companies, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if a good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?
A.A secretary works to a timetable. |
B.A company’s next move follows a good plan. |
C.A girl goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather. |
D.A man tries to manage everything in a large company. |
A.A good excuse is the same as honesty. |
B.Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas. |
C.Unpleasant truth is better than a good excuse. |
D.Making a good excuse is sometimes a better idea. |
A.A Mirror of Human Nature |
B.To Blame or to Forgive |
C.A Mark of Maturity |
D.Truth or Excuse |