题目内容
Even ________ American may be confused by the number of knives, folks, and spoons beside his plate when he sits down to ________ formal dinner．
- A.an; the
- B.an; a
- C./; a
- D.an;/
考查冠词。本题中的American为“美国人”的意思，是可数名词，此处表示泛指任何一个美国人，所以前用an; dinner前有formal修饰表示“某一次正式的宴会”，故用a。
短文改错
Americans depend much on their cars．The family |
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cars has been a common thing since the early 20th |
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century, and it has changed America life．Many people |
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have moved from big city to the suburbs．Some Ameri- |
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cans spend two hours a day or more by their cars |
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going to work and home again．Cars have became a |
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must for most Americans go shopping, and even going |
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on holidays．Americans used to liking big cars, but |
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now smaller cars have become more commonly．They |
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also liked foreign cars．They have bought many cars |
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from Japan and Germany． |
Crowd controls could soon become an important skill for climbers on Mount Everest, as important as physical strength or watching the weather. In a single day last week, nearly 40 people reached the top of the world --- a record. Reports from base camp spoke of queues at dangerous ridges and crowds as people passed each other in the final dash for the 8, 848 meters top.
More traditional mountaineers tease about the circus atmosphere surrounding Everest in recent years, and there are warnings that the crowds are making the mountain more dangerous. In 1996, 14 died on the mountain when the members of several groups were trapped at high altitudes by sudden snowstorms. Bad weather in early May led to this year’s jam on the summit ridge, but the loss, luckily, was light. Just four climbers died, including a Nepali Sherpa who had made 11 previous successful climbing.
Traditionalists are also worried about the growing tendency of climbers to set records and achieve “firsts”, rather than simply climb the mountain. This year’s crop of mountaineers included the oldest man, 64-year-old Sherman Bull from Connecticut, and the youngest, 16-year-old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal. An American with only one arm was on the mountain this year; an Indian with no legs also tried but failed. Erik Weihennieyer, an American, became the first blind person to reach the top of the world. His fellow climbers stayed in front of him on the way up, describing the type of land and ringing bells.
Nepal（尼泊尔）views Mount Everest as something of a cash cow. The government charges journeys a minimum of $ 70,000. That is probably why officials in Katmandu are ignoring concerns about overcrowding and talking about even more climbers coming next year. But a celebration of the 48th anniversary of the first conquest of Everest, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was cancelled after violent strikes. Tumultuous（动乱的）Nepali politics, it seems, could be just the crowd-control measure that Everest needs.
【小题1】What is the problem that the climbers have to face in recent years?
| A．Bad Weather. | B．Technology. | C．Overcrowding. | D．Physical strength. |
| A．The risks of mountain climbing. |
| B．The consequence of overcrowding. |
| C．The challenge that climbers have to face. |
| D．The damage that snowstorms have caused. |
| A．their great courage | B．their common motivation |
| C．their different identity | D．their outstanding achievements |
| A．Unconcerned. | B．Doubtful. | C．Disapproving. | D．Worried. |