题目内容
Jasmine Meyers had the last laugh when the ocean swallowed her SUV Monday morning and brought it up an hour later, damaged, on the beach. Meyers was staying in Campbell River’s Eagles Nest Motel（汽车旅馆）during the wild storm that attacked the east coast of Vancouver Island early this week.
“We woke up to my mom screaming ‘Your car! Your car! Your car’s about to go in the water,’”she said Wednesday.
She’d parked her car in the hotel’s parking lot that she described as a sort of a sea wall.
The storm that swept throughout coastal areas hit extra hard in the Campbell River area.
At about 8:30 am the bank below the parking lot gave way. Huge waves caught hold of the Toyota and took it into the water.
Her mother took pictures while the terrible waves pulled the car out to sea. Then Meyers and her family members could only watch helplessly as the car was struck and pushed around in front of the hotel.
“It floated around out there for about an hour.”
Then the ocean spit the car back up on the beach. Meyers said it sat there until Wednesday, when a tow truck finally recovered the destroyed car.
That’s the crazy part of the story. The fun part is what happened next.
“I went mad,” said Meyers. “I didn’t cry because I knew that I had insurance, but I went mad and I didn’t know what to do.”
Yeah, insurance: not just insurance, but replacement insurance.
“Replacement insurance only ever lasts for three years,”said Meyers. “Mine ends on Nov.22 I would have been crying if it had been 10 days later.”
1.Who witnessed the disaster first according to the passage?
A. Jasmine Meyers.
B. Jasmine Meyers’ husband
C. Jasmine Meyers’ mom
D. The hotel manager
2.What can we learn about the motel from the passage?
A. It has a large car park.
B. It is not far away from the coast.
C. It sells cars and insurance.
D. It can stand a storm.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Jasmine is very brave.
B. The car is very expensive
C. The mother enjoys taking pictures
D. The insurance company will pay for Jasmine’s loss
1.C
2.B
3.D
【解析】
试题分析：文章大意：文章讲述主人公Jasmine Meyers住在靠海边的汽车旅馆，停在汽车旅馆的车被暴风刮到海里的故事。但幸运的是，汽车的保险没有过期。
1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段We woke up to my mom screaming ‘Your car! Your car! Your car’s about to go in the water可知Jasmine Meyers的妈妈首先发现其灾难。故C正确。
2.2】细节理解题。根据文章第一段Meyers was staying in Campbell River’s Eagles Nest Motel（汽车旅馆）during the wild storm that attacked the east coast of Vancouver Island early this week.可知汽车旅馆就在海边。故B正确。
3.推理判断题。根据文章最后两段Yeah, insurance: not just insurance, but replacement insurance.；“Replacement insurance only ever lasts for three years,”said Meyers. “Mine ends on Nov.22 I would have been crying if it had been 10 days later.”可知保险公司将支付其损失。故D正确。
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阅读快车系列答案Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside to take the last remaining seat on the underway or bus.
This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with politeness and that those who go out to work should take their turns in the rat race like anyone else. But women have never claimed to be physically strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, the fact remains that courtesy(礼节) should be shown to the old and the sick. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently(冷漠地) reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves, “First come, first served” while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple(残障者) stands? Yet this is all too often seen.
Older people, tired and impatient from a day’s work, are not always considerate either — far from it. Many arguments break out as the older people push and squeeze(挤)each other to get on buses. One cannot approve this, of course, but one does feel there is just a little more excuse.
It seems urgent, not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistants won’t bother to assist; taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously around corners; bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have time to get on or off the bus, and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young to do their small part to stop such lowering of moral standards.
Title：Manners in Metropolitan Cities
Theme | Politeness is 1. , especially in large cities. | |
Phenomena and Excuses | Phenomena | Excuses |
Big, strong schoolboys push elderly women aside to 2. on the last remaining seats. |
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Young men 3. to treat women politely. | Women think they are4. to men, so they should take their turns in the rat race like others. | |
Young people sit indifferently5. while grey-haired women, mothers with 6. and disabled people stand by. | First come, first served. | |
The elderly themselves push each other to get on buses. |
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7. | ●Communications in transport are not satisfactory. ●Communication between people doesn’t go 8. and politely. ●People are too9. and too rushed to care about others. | |
Solution | Young people make an 10. to stop such lowering of moral standards. | |
The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).
However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.
Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(课程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.
In today’s world, competition(比赛) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.
It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.
Homeschooling
Definition | Educating children at home instead of in 1.__________ schools or private ones. |
2._________for the popularity | Poor quality of education in public schools and3.__________fees in private schools. Children are taught 4.__________at home. Children are kept away from bad company. Homeschooling is5.__________in strengthening family bonds |
Negatives 6.__________ | For parents: They can’t7.__________on their full-time jobs. They can’t be good 8.___________. |
For children: They can’t get chances to 9.___________ with others. They lack an environment where they meet many people. They can’t join in10.____________activities. |