题目内容
Many people love to ________ their possessions before others.
- A.give off
- B.turn off
- C.show off
- D.take off
As people were rushing up to get cards for Mother’s Day 2006, the editors of Insparenting. Com had a big question inside their mind, “What is a mother to you?” They feel every person has different opinions about a woman called “mother”.
In one of the designs of Hallmark’s latest Mother’s D
ay cards, it describs, “mother” is a woman who makes this world a warm and happy place. At the other card, a “mother” is described as a woman who puts her home and family first, and if she is tired, she never lets it out.
What will other people say? To find out that, on this Mother’s Day(May 14th, 2006) , Insparenting. Com launches a new survey “ What Is A Mother to You?”.
According to the editor of Insparenting. Com, Adwina Jackson, Mother’s Day is a special day for everyone! That is why her team uses this day to honor mothers all over the world by launching a survey about “mother”. “This survey is also to express thanks or gratitude and to show appreciation for friends, family who are mothers, as well as other important women who have had a mothering influence,” said Jackson
Using sophisticated database technology（先进的数据库技术）, Insparenting. Com will pubish the answer to “ What Is a Mother to You?” once responses to its survey have been tabulated（制成表格）from around the world. This survey is for everyone, all age, all gender and all status. All paricipates in the survey will be added to a special noticification list altering when survey results are published.
【小题1】 Insparenting. Com observes Mother’s Day 2006 by______.
A, sending cards to mothers all over the world
B. launching a theme survey around the world
C. publishing people’s opinions about “mother”
D. designing cards with praising words on both sides
【小题2】 Which of the following is not the possible reason for Insparenting. Com to launch a survy about “mother”?
| A．To honour mothers all over the world. |
| B．To express thanks for their friends and family who are mothers. |
| C．To show appriciation for those who have had mothering influence. |
| D．To find out how many people love their mothers. |
| A．honor | B．respect | C．appriciation | D．praise |
| A．People have different opinions about “mother”. |
| B．“Mother” is a woman who makes the world warm and happy. |
| C．“Mother” always puts the interest of her family before her owns. |
| D．The results haven’t been published so far. |
| A．Mother’s Day 2006, World Survey |
| B．How to Celebrate Mother’s Day |
| C．Making Cards for Mother’s Day |
| D．What Is a Mother to You |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As we know, sport is very common in our daily life. People who usually compete in sports can be found everywhere. Why so many people love sports? __1__
Generally speaking, it is good for our health to do sports, such as basketball, football, table tennis, swimming, badminton, and so on. __2__ I have taken the swimming course this term, since I didn’t know how to swim. I find that swimming is very interesting and has many benefits for our bodies. On one hand, it can make our blood circulatory system run regularly. On the other hand, the muscles of our bodies can be massaged(按摩) under the pressure of water. All these are positively advantageous to our health.
__3__ It is known to us that some sports are team sports that involve several players or even more. When playing with others, people must face the situation of getting along with others. Through the sport games, strangers may go easily with others and make friends with each other. __4__ If you don’t know what to do, doing exercises may be a good idea because you can share the time and the fun with your friends.
__5__Yes, that’s right. But the advantages of sports are more than its disadvantages. We should follow the lead of sports athletes, as sports play an essential role in our life. Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep fit.
| A．I think I love the sports deeply. |
| B．Just take swimming for example. |
| C．There are many reasons for this. |
| D．I like the sports, which is interesting. |
F. Some people may say it is easy to be hurt while having sports.
G. What’s more, they can get satisfaction from the competitive sports.
Nicknames for Los Angeles
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city’s initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means “the angels” in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate.
The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County. There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.
Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
1.A nickname of a place can have the following functions except ___________.
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A．building up identity |
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B．entertainment |
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C．bringing pride to the locals |
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D．uniting surrounding cities |
2.The underlined sentence can best be replaced by __________.
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A．Your trip to Los Angeles is not perfect if you miss the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside |
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B．Not seeing the word "Hollywood" on a hillside means you haven’t been to Los Angeles. |
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C．If you visit Los Angeles you should first pay a visit to "Hollywood" s on a hillside. |
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D．Seeing the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside means you’ve been really to Los Angeles. |
3.How many nicknames have been given to Los Angeles?
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A．4 |
B．5 |
C．6 |
D．7 |
4.Which of the following is conveyed in this article?
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A．Los Angeles is most famous for its nicknames. |
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B．Hollywood alone adds fame to Los Angeles. |
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C．All the nicknames increase the charm of Los Angeles. |
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D．Los Angeles was built after the Italian city of Venice. |