题目内容
Most people in the world like to enjoy nature. Travel is one of the most popular ways. Nowadays modern transportation can take people everywhere. But people who lived before the 1880s probably would not travel very far. They would not have time to travel far from their work. Anyone who travelled 1would usually walk or ride a horse. But in Germany a man named Karl Benz had an idea that 2the world in a dramatic way. In 1885, he made 3. His car had three wheels, 4most cars today. The car could only go 516 kilometres an hour.
At around the same time, the man 6his first car in Detroit, America is called Henry Ford. Detroit is now still famous all over the world as the centre of American car-making.
Cars were very few and only 7people could buy them. 8, in England cars were thought to be 9at that time, so for a few years someone 10walk in front of every car 11 a red flag! This was to make sure that the car did not go too fast and hurt 12.
In the 1910s, Henry Ford had 13 a better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a 14where the cars could be made 15. In this way the car could be made 16and the cost was less and more and more people could 17them. But there was still a problem 18all the cars were black. That was because it was19to produce cars that were all the same color. Now, of course, you can buy cars in all 20.
- 1.
- A.by air
- B.by sea
- C.on foot
- D.on land
- A.
- 2.
- A.discovered
- B.found
- C.changed
- D.invented
- A.
- 3.
- A.a first car
- B.the first car
- C.his first wheel
- D.a first wheel
- A.
- 4.
- A.unlike
- B.like
- C.as if
- D.as
- A.
- 5.
- A.with a speed of
- B.at a speed of
- C.at speed of
- D.for a speed of
- A.
- 6.
- A.making
- B.made
- C.makes
- D.having made
- A.
- 7.
- A.busy
- B.rich
- C.strong
- D.kind
- A.
- 8.
- A.However
- B.But
- C.While
- D.Therefore
- A.
- 9.
- A.interesting
- B.unusual
- C.dangerous
- D.wonderful
- A.
- 10.
- A.wanted to
- B.was forced to
- C.must
- D.would
- A.
- 11.
- A.waved
- B.to wave
- C.waving
- D.wave
- A.
- 12.
- A.anyone
- B.someone
- C.everyone
- D.no one
- A.
- 13.
- A.sold
- B.discovered
- C.found
- D.produced
- A.
- 14.
- A.store
- B.market
- C.museum
- D.factory
- A.
- 15.
- A.with machine
- B.by machines
- C.by hand
- D.using hands
- A.
- 16.
- A.quickly
- B.slowly
- C.quitely
- D.quietly
- A.
- 17.
- A.lend
- B.sell
- C.buy
- D.watch
- A.
- 18.
- A.that
- B./
- C.which
- D.what
- A.
- 19.
- A.cheap
- B.more cheap
- C.cheaper
- D.much cheap
- A.
- 20.
- A.kinds
- B.shapes
- C.colors
- D.sizes
- A.
文章讲述了人们旅游方式的变化以及汽车的发展过程。
1.D 词义辨析。A坐飞机;B坐船;C步行;D在陆地上。指当时陆地上的旅行方式。
2.C 动词辨析。这里是指他的想法改变了世界。
3.B 上下文串联。根据下文可知他生产出了世界上第一辆汽车。
4.A 介词辨析。这里是指他生产的汽车和现在的汽车不一样。
5.B 固定词组。at a speed of以…速度。
6.A 语法分析。现在分词短语Making his first car修饰名词the man。
7.B 形容词辨析。这里是指当时只有有钱人才能买的起汽车。
8.A 上下文串联。根据上下文可知这里存在着转折关系,故使用however.
9.C 形容词辨析。根据下文可知很多人认为汽车很危险,不够安全。
10.D 词义辨析。这里是指很多人经常在车流里走来走去,挥动旗帜,让汽车开慢不伤人。
11.C 动词辨析。解析同上。
12.A 词义辨析。这里是指不让汽车伤害如何人。
13.D 动词辨析。这里是指亨利福特已经生产出了更好的汽车。
14.D 名词辨析。这里指亨利福特已经建立工厂用机器更快的生产汽车。
15.B 词义辨析。By machine用机器。解析同上。
16.A 副词辨析。解析同49.
17.C 动词辨析。这里是指汽车的价格下降让更多的人能够买汽车。
18.A 同位语从句。这是一个同位语从句解释名词problem.
19.C 上下文串联。这里是指汽车生产同样颜色的汽车会更加便宜。
20.C 上下文串联。上文讲述在过去介词生产的是同样颜色的汽车,现在情况发生了变化,经常会生产出不一样颜色的汽车了。
Farming was once the chief way of life in nearly every country. People cannot live without food, and nearly all their food comes from crops and animals raised on farms. Not many people farm for a living any more, but farming remains the most important work in the world.
Before the nineteenth century, the typical American family lived on a small farm. They raised pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, and planted corn, fruits, garden vegetables, and wheat. Everyone worked long and hard, but the results were often poor. Families barely harvested enough food for themselves. This situation began to change during the last half of the 1800's and it changed remarkably(明显地) in the next century.
Scientific methods and labor-saving machinery have made farming increasingly productive. The development of improved plant varieties and fertilizers has helped double and even triple the production of some major crops. More scientific animal care and animal raising have helped increase the amount of meat and products that animals produce. At the same time, the use of tractors and other modern farm equipment has sharply reduced the need for farm labor.
As farming has become less important as a way of life in the United States, it has become more important as a source which offers materials to industry. Today's successful farmers are experts not just in agriculture but also in accounting, marketing, and finance. Farms that are not run in a similar way have great difficulty surviving.
【小题1】 We are told in the first paragraph about ____.
A.the history of farming | B.the importance of farming |
C.the development of farming | D.the changes of farming |
A.Farmers didn’t work hard on their farms. |
B.Farmers used tractors to help them. |
C.Farming was the main way of living for most people. |
D.Farmers could supply materials to industry. |
A.scientific methods | B.labor- saving machinery |
C.farmers’ hard work | D.chemical fertilizers |
A.the advantages of American farming | B.the changes in American farming |
C.the situation of American farms | D.how rapidly farming has developed |