题目内容
Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life
- A.as
- B.so
- C.like
- D.for
试题分析:考查介词用法。A 做为(prep);由于(conj)B 因此;C 像(prep);D 因为,there to be和there being均为there be 句型的非谓语形式,there being 用做状语,或者是除for以外其他介词的宾语;只有动词和介词for后面可以跟there to be结构,其他介词没有此用法。句意:不像地球那样,火星太冷金星太热都不适合生命的生存。正确答案为D。
考点:考查介词用法。
Throughout seafaring history, ships and sailors have been lost to storms, accidents and war. Until recently, most of these ships were weak wooden sailing vessel (船只), their skeletons(骨架) quickly eaten away by sea creatures. Now, large vessels made of steel float on the seas. Thousands of these huge ships have been lost in times of war and in times of peace.
The bones of great metal ships, unlike the wooden vessels of old, survive the destruction of the sea long enough to become home and harbor for underwater life of all kinds. Shipwrecks(残骸) often provide the only hard surface and structure at the sandy bottom of the sea, something many sea creatures need.
The ship has been underwater for only five days. Its surface is still clean. Six weeks later, the wreck is covered with a slimy layer of algae(海藻), but it is still recognizable as a ship. Soon, animals that need to attach themselves to a hard surface, like the feather duster worms, make the wreck their home.
In warm waters, coral polyps(珊瑚虫) settle on the wreck and begin the process of building a rock-like crust on the ship. Small fish are attracted on all of these creatures. Larger fish come to feed on these small fish that hide in the wreckage. Eventually, the largest animals are attracted to the rich life on the shipwreck.
Shipwrecks give us valuable information about how sea plants and animals develop. We know exactly how long this wreck has been under water and how long sea life has been growing on it. Yet even the strongest steel shipwreck will finally be destroyed by the flows of water. But long after this wreck has been broken apart, it will still act as a reef (礁石). Layer upon layer of sea life has formed a structure that is now more natural than artificial, and will remain an island of life under the sea.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT TRUE about shipwrecks?
A.Most ships in ancient times sank easily and become shipwrecks. |
B.Shipwrecks, for scientists, are worth researching to get valuable information. |
C.The skeletons of old wooden shipwrecks will exist for quite a long time. |
D.Some sea animals tend to seek food on the shipwrecks. |
A.the differences between the ancient vessels and the modern ones |
B.how the ships become shipwrecks at sea |
C.how coral polyps live on the wreck in warm waters |
D.the value of studying shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea |
A.a hard outer covering | B.the skin of a rock |
C.a hole in a ship | D.a small house |
A.They will be pulled out of the sea for research. |
B.They are likely to disappear and form reefs. |
C.They will become an island under the sea. |
D.They will be like works of art. |
Will Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for China’s higher education reform? It’s too early to answer.But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education.Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is determined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies(奇才), to begin classes on March l, 2011.On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education-unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities.
The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions.Other schools could turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas.
The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away.On Dec.18, 2010 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews.
Private investment marks the school out from other higher learning institutions in the nation.Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how the school will be run.
The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020.The goal is to make China’s higher education internationally competitive.To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out.The ministry should have applauded the independence the school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise.
Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage.Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.
【小题1】Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school because .
A.they believe that the school will have a bright future |
B.they believe the government is sure to approve the school |
C.the school models itself on Hong Kong University successfully |
D.they will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions |
A.the government will have no voice in the school |
B.they won’t receive any diploma when graduating from the school |
C.other schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the school |
D.they will not learn how to be competitive |
A.It is another kind of diploma mill. |
B.It’s impossible for the school to be competitive. |
C.It will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education. |
D.Its independence from the government may benefit the education reform. |
A.University of New Style. | B.China’s Education Reform. |
C.Modeling Hong Kong University. | D.Authorized or Not? |