题目内容
Some men think they are more______ than women,because men created more things than women.
creative
On September 22, 1986, Jay Brunkella, a police-officer in the Rogers Park district in Chicago, was shot during a drug arrest and died. Shortly afterwards, fellow officer Ken Knapcik, a 20-year veteran (老警官) of the force, returned home after work to find a note from his 15-year-old daughter on the dining table.
Dad---This poem came directly from my heart. I love you so much! It scares and amazes me that you go out every day and risk everything to provide us with all that we have. I wrote this to express how much I love you and how much lost I’d be without you-Laura. P.S.: Hey, let’s be careful out there.
Titled “The Ultimate Cop”, Laura’s poem was dedicated “To all the cops in the world who have daughters who love them with all their hearts. And especially to my dad.” It was about a police-officer’s daughter who sees on the night time news that her father has been shot. Part of poem: “Daddy, my Daddy, can you hear me cry? Oh, God, I need my Daddy, please don’t let him die.”
Ken Knapcik stood alone as he read the poem. “It took me several minutes,” he said. “I’d get through part of it and have to stop before I could go on. I was weeping. She had never told me she was scared.” He took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. “I’ve never seen so many grown men cry. Some couldn’t finish it.”
Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in the pocket of his police jacket. He takes it with him every time he leaves the house for a new shift. “I don’t want to be out there without it.” he said, “I’ll probably carry it with me forever.”
【小题1】Laura wrote the poem ______.
A.in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrest |
B.to show her great sorrow in losing her father |
C.to show her respect to all the cops who lost their lives |
D.to tell Officer Ken Knapcik how much she loved him |
A.Jay Brunkella was shot and died |
B.they were greatly touched by the poem |
C.the poem was so sad that they couldn’t hold back their tears |
D.they thought of their dangerous life |
A.to treasure her daughter’s love and to value his own life |
B.to keep it from missing |
C.because he can’t go out without it |
D.to mourn over the death of officer Jay Brunkella |
A.Poem for a cop | B.An officer’s death |
C.Daughter’s love | D.Love my job, love my daughter |
Although English is not as 0old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating(创造)new words, and we should be able to know where most words come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English. But they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef(牛肉),they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.
【小题1】 According to the writer, English ___ _.
A.is as old as Chinese | B.is older than German |
C.is not so old as Chinese | D.is very difficult to learn |
A.a kind of food | B.a round piece of beef |
C.the name of a village | D.a city in Germany |
A.few Americans like hamburgers |
B.hamburgers are made with beef |
C.hamburgers are made with ham |
D.Hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago. |
A.Where all the new words come from. |
B.Where those Germans came from. |
C.The reason why any word has a certain meaning. |
D.The reason why English is spoken around the world. |
A.China because it has a long history. |
B.England because Germans don’t speak good English. |
C.The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America. |
D.English speakers because they always create new words. |
Scientific Progress
Most scientific progress is the result of careful consideration of work that has already been done. The wonderful world which lies before us today has been put up by hardworking men with clear heads and inventive mind, and these who follow them along life’s road will improve on their efforts. It is sometimes necessary to question and even to disbelieve some of the statements made by experts. Action or experiment can often end an argument or achieve a breakthrough.
When men were wondering whether it was possible to reach India by sailing westwards from Europe, and whether there was any land on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Christopher Columbus decides to act. He gathered some men, invited them to go on board his three ships, and set out across the dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. He was successful in finding land, but it was not India. The result of his action was that the arguments came to the end.
Any young man who wishes to do research must be courageous enough to question old beliefs and do some original thinking about them. Although we seem to know so much, there are many things we don’t know. Even when we pull an atom to pieces, we do not really know what the pieces are, we often do not reach the reality behind what we discover, and the more we learn, the better we realize our ignorance.
【小题1】Christopher Columbus decided to set out his trip because he wants to ________
A.travel round the world |
B.bring words into action |
C.discover the truth with action |
D.bring the argument to an end |
A.the more ignorance we will become |
B.the more brilliant we are |
C.the more confident we are of ourselves |
D.the more we know about our ignorance |
A.men who do not believe in others but themselves |
B.those who work hard and dare to break way from old ideas |
C.those who can make improvements on other people’s work |
D.men who work extremely hard in following their teachers |
A.the Atlantic was dangerous to get across |
B.India was to the west of the Atlantic |
C.There was land on the other side of the Atlantic |
D.it was possible sail to India by crossing the Atlantic |