题目内容
FOUR STATES OF THE USA
Name |
Alaska |
Georgia |
Hawaii |
Massachusetts |
Time to join the USA |
Jan. 3rd,1959 |
Jan. 2nd,1788 |
Aug.21st,1959 |
In 1799 |
Area |
1 518 800 km2 |
152 488 km2 |
16 705 km2 |
21 385 km2 |
Population |
6 700 thousand |
969 million |
1 211 thousand |
6 449 thousand |
Time zone (地区) |
9 hours behind Greenwich Time |
5 hours behind Greenwich Time |
10 hours behind Greenwich Time |
10 hours behind Greenwich Time |
Feature |
Plenty of oil Over 3000thousand lakes |
Peanuts Chickens and eggs |
132 islands The American Pacific Naval Base (太平洋海军基地) |
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
根据表格信息选择最佳答案。
1.Of the four states, Massachusetts is the largest in area in the USA.
A. first B. second C. third
2.The time when Hawaii joined the USA is that of Alaska.
A. earlier than B. the same as C. later than
3.If it is 3:00 p.m. in Georgia, it is in Massachusetts.
A. 10:00 a.m. B. 2:00 p.m. C. 8:00 p.m.
4.From the information in the form we know that .
A. the population of Alaska is larger than that of Georgia
B. Hawaii and Massachusetts are in the same time zone
C. Georgia has a very important naval base
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information in the form?
A. When you come to Georgia, you’ll see many islands.
B. There are more than 3 thousand lakes in Alaska.
C. Massachusetts is famous for education in the world.
1.C
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.A
【解析】
试题分析:本题重点介绍了美国四个州在加入美国的时间,面积,人口,时差和本州特色方面的差异。
1.根据Area 1 518 800 km2 152 488 km2 16 705 km2 21 385 km2描述,可知马萨诸塞州在面积上是美国第三大州,故选C。
2.根据Time to join the USA Jan. 3rd,1959 Jan. 2nd,1788 Aug.21st,1959 In 1799可知夏威夷加入美国的时间比阿拉斯加晚,故选C。
3.根据Time zone(地区) 9 hours behind Greenwich Time 5 hours behind Greenwich Time 10 hours behind Greenwich Time 10 hours behind
Greenwich Time计算可知,乔治亚州比马萨诸塞州时晚五个小时,故选A。
4.根据Time zone(地区)……10 hours behind Greenwich Time 10 hours behind Greenwich Time描述,可知选B。
5.根据表格最后一行可知,夏威夷有许多岛屿乔治亚州的特点是花生,鸡肉和鸡蛋。故选项A描述错误。
考点:图表类阅读
点评:本篇短文的主要信息通过一个表格表达了出来,故阅读中一定要读懂表格信息,分析这些数据表达的含义,对于有关数字的问题,要认真分析,并进行必要的计算.
What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.
The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers: free snake removal(除去)一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”
The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.
Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred.
Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.
Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”
According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.
“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”
Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.
【小题1】The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ______.
A.they want to kill the snakes |
B.they like trying to catch snakes |
C.they don’t want people to hurt snakes |
D.they like eating snakes |
A.made some boots from the skin | B.were very happy |
C.gave him some old boots | D.did not agree |
A.in a national park | B.in a university |
C.in a garden | D.in their own houses |
A.snakes are very dangerous |
B.people should attack snakes |
C.snakes are not usually dangerous |
D.people should run away if they see a snake |
China's long-awaited rules on school bus safety finally came into force on Tuesday, including a list of ways aimed at reducing the risk of accident.
Among the biggest changes is that buses carrying students will be given priority(优先权) in traffic, while companies and drivers will need licenses to offer school transport services.
Officials have spent more than four months making the rules, during which time the country has been shocked by several big crashes because of overcrowded school buses.
The latest accident happened on Monday in Yangchun, Guangdong province, in which three kindergarten pupils were killed and 14 others injured.
Rules and funding
In the new rules, a school bus is considered as a vehicle with more than seven seats that is transporting children receiving the State's nine-year compulsory education (ages 6 to 15) to or from school. This can also be for preschoolers(学龄前儿童) if a parent is unable to take them to or from kindergarten(幼儿园).
School buses must also operate in routes marked in the map by governments to ensure safety.
Punishment
Companies and bus drivers who fail to meet the rules face the punishment.
Drivers against the rules will be fined 200 yuan ($32) and vehicles will be taken away from its owner if they have been used as an unlicensed school bus.
【小题1】New safety rules for school buses can ________.
A.make the students have a school bus |
B.make fewer accident |
C.make the school bus bigger |
D.punish the parents |
A.there were more students than there should be in the bus |
B.the road is not wide enough |
C.there were not any rule at first |
D.companies and drivers faced no punishment |
A.When a truck and a school bus meet, the school bus can go first. |
B.The students (ages 3—5) mustn’t take school bus according to the rules. |
C.Those who break the rules will be fined two hundred yuan. |
D.The school bus has at least 7 seats. |
A.the accident in Guangdong |
B.the school bus safety rules |
C.how to punish the drivers |
D.what a school bus is like |
A.different ways every day |
B.after other buses |
C.with all the students |
D.the same way all the days |
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It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete(比赛)."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
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When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
1.What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. hard to believe B. hard to forget
C. very happy D. very satisfied
2.Shelley’ dance teacher was present in her competition mainly because _______.
A. she just expected to help Shelly to move on
B. she wanted to stay with Shelly when in need
C. she experienced as many difficulties as Shelly
D. she played an important role in Shelly’s life
3. How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.
4.What happened to Shelly before 2004 according to the passage?
A. She wrote to her brother to get through difficulties.
B. She succeeded in competing for Miss Louisiana Teen.
C. She had his younger brother killed in a car accident.
D. She gave kids and teens suggestions about road safety.
5.If you are asked to find a proper title for the passage, you choose_________.
A. Miss Teen USA 2004 B. A life changing event
C. Never to lose yourself D. Bad experiences help