题目内容
Tokyo: The world’s oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday. Family members found him dead on his mattress. Born on March 23, 1889, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school. He also served as a community welfare(福利) officer. He had been in god health, talking daily with his family members.
Washington: Every American dislikes people who talk on cell phones while driving, even those who do that kind of act. In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cell phone owners said in recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban(禁令) on the use of cell phones while driving. However, 42 percent of cell phone owners also said they used the devices “very often” or “sometimes” while driving. Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce(实施).
New York: A woman in the US who was being attacked by a dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the dog by screaming “You want a piece of me?” and kicked it repeatedly in the head. Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the neighborhood on Saturday evening when they came across he big dog, unchained.
1. The main idea of the second news is _____.
A.most Americans don’t like cell phone |
B.a ban on the use of cell phones has been made |
C.few people use cell phones while driving |
D.using cell phones while driving will be banned because most Americans don’t like it |
2. The woman in the US ____.
A.was not harmed by the dog |
B.raised the dog, which attacked her later |
C.was protected from being seriously hurt by her daughter |
D.had escaped when her daughter was kicking the dog |
3. From the news we can infer ____.
A.Chuganji was living alone when he died |
B.the woman’s 13-year-old daughter was very brave |
C.cell phones are not good devices |
D.it’s easy to enforce the ban the use of cell phones while driving |
1.D
2.C
3.B
【解析】
1.推理题,由本段的主要意思,可知选D
2.细节题,由最后一段A woman in the US who was being attacked by a dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the dog by screaming “You want a piece of me?” and kicked it repeatedly in the head.可知选C
3.细节题,可以用排除法,A由第一段最后一句talking daily with his family members.C、D由第二段可知,可知选B
Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp.Vanity(虚荣)stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition.The customer’s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes.Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8.80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo.
The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age.“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry.“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too.”[
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here.Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes.Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future.
【小题1】The best title of this passage might be______.
A.Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed |
B.Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp |
C.First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo |
D.Letters are as Fun as E-mails |
A.this service is not very expensive |
B.the cost of this service is very high |
C.food in Tokyo is very dear |
D.$8.80 is a very small amount of money |
A.to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting |
B.to make more stamps for normal use |
C.to draw interest in writing letters |
D.to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos |
A.Japanese people like to take photos. |
B.This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters. |
C.Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition. |
D.This service is more popular in Japan than in other places. |
Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings(海啸警报)across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.
In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately(普通的) damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize(使降到最低) the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.
1.The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.
A.illness |
B.disaster |
C.terror |
D.danger |
2.Which is true according to the passage?
A.Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan. |
B.Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days. |
C.The tsunami devastatednot only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. |
D.The massive earthquake caused the tsunami. |
3.According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?
A.the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011 |
B.the one in Chile in 1960 |
C.the fifth largest earthquake since 1900 |
D.We don't know. |
4.If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?
A.newspapers and magazines |
B.some medicine |
C.paper napkins and toothpastes |
D.rice balls and bottled water |
5.The passage can't be in/on __________.
A.March 10th newspapers |
B.TV |
C. Internet |
D. Radios |
The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan. which means Double Income Kids(小孩).
In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $3000,000 (though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedrooms, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. What’s more, if they want to have a child, the child’s education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5.000 a year. In such a situation, it’s difficult to afford children.
The number of married women who want to continue working because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to contimue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs.
In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.
1.What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?
A.The small number of newborn babies. |
B.The changing social situation of women. |
C.The high prices of houses and education. |
D.The necessary steps of Asian government. |
2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.It is easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia. |
B.The prices of in Asia are quite low now. |
C.Fewer and fewer married women wan to have a job. |
D.The word “DINKS” appeared in an Asian country. |
3.To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?
A.85,000 |
B.85,900 |
C.$10.800 |
D.$15.800 |
4.The author seems to believe that Asian governments should ________.
A.let women stay at home and have a baby |
B.allow one of the parents to go out to work |
C.care for the growing needs of women for job. |
D.the companies that permit women to leave. |