题目内容
Ralph and Norton can grow to be 40 feet long and live in a tank as large as a football field. What are they? They’re the only two whale sharks at a North American aquarium （水族馆）
You can see Ralph and Norton at the world’s largest aquarium, the new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta,.
The aquarium’s giant tanks hold eight million gallons of water and will be home to about 100,000 fish!
The aquarium was designed to look like a giant ship breaking through the waves . It has 60 different habitats from the sea and five galleries （展馆）, each with a different theme. About 2.4 million visitors are expected to come each year.”We want to be the world’s most engaging aquarium.” said Jeff Swingman, the aquarium’s executive director.
Ralph and Norton arrived in June, 2005 from Taiwan. They were only 15 and 13feet long, but they may grow to be more than 40 feet long! Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish. Three full-time vets will work there to make sure that Ralph, Norton, and all of the aquarium’s sea life stay healthy . Students from the University of Georgia will help run the aquarium and conduct research at the animal hospital.
The aquarium was paid for almost completely by a $ 200 million gift from Berne Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot Inc, and his wife, Billi.” It’s going to be the most unique aquarium in the world ,”said Marcus, Marcus said the aquarium was a “thank you” note to the city of Atlanta and the State of Georgia, where the Home Depot first opened for business.
1．According to this passage，Ralph and Norton are .
A．polar bears B．whale sharks C．penguins D．dolphins
2．The world’s largest aquarium is located in .
A．Los Angeles B．New York C．Atlanta D．Miami
3．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The aquarium was designed to look like a giant shark.
B．The aquarium’s giant tanks can hold eighteen million gallons of water
C．Ralph and Norton arrived in June，2005 from Japan.
D．Marcus helped to build the aquarium to show his thanks to Atlanta.
4．By saying“We want to be the world’s most engaging aquarium”Jeff Swanagan means .
A．the aquarium will attract large number of visitors
B．the aquarium will be home to very special sea animals
C．the aquarium will be rebuilt and will be made even larger
D．the aquarium will be the largest habitat for sea life
BCDA
新课标阶梯阅读训练系列答案Ralph and Norton can grow to be 40 feet long and live in a tank as large as a football field.What are they? They’re the only two whale sharks at a North American aquarium .
You can see Ralph and Norton at the world’s largest aquarium, the new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
The aquarium’s giant tanks hold eight million gallons of water and will be home to about 100,000 fish!
The aquarium was designed to look like a giant ship breaking through the waves.It has 60 different habitats from the sea and five galleries (展馆), each with a different theme.About 2.4 million visitors are expected to come each year.“We want to be the world’s most engaging aquarium.” Said Jeff Swanagan, the aquarium’s executive director.
Ralph and Norton arrived in June, 2005 from Taiwan.They were only 15 and 13 feet long, but they may grow to be more than 40 feet long! Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish.Three full-time vets will work there to make sure that Ralph, Norton, and all of the aquarium’s sea life stay healthy.Students from the University of Georgia will help run the aquarium and conduct research at the animal hospital.
The aquarium was paid for almost completely by a $ 200 million gift from Bemie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot Inc, and his wife, Billi.“It’s going to be the most unique aquarium in the world,” said Marcus.Marcus said the aquarium was a “thank you” note to the city of Atlanta and the State of Georgia, where the Home Depot first opened for business.
【小题1】According to this passage, Ralph and Norton are ______.
| A．polar bears | B．penguins | C．whale sharks | D．dolphins |
| A．Los Angeles | B．Atlanta | C．New York | D．Miami |
| A．Marcus helped to build the aquarium to show his thanks to Atlanta. |
| B．The aquarium’s giant tanks can hold eighteen million gallons of water. |
| C．Ralph and Norton arrived in June, 2005 from Japan. |
| D．The aquarium was designed to look like a giant shark. |
| A．the aquarium will be the largest habitat for sea life |
| B．the aquarium will be home to very special sea animals |
| C．the aquarium will be rebuilt and will be made even larger |
| D．the aquarium will attract a large number of visitors |
My name is Ralph and I am 42 years old. I work in a factory that I enjoy very much. On May 27, 1999, I was working on an automatic machine. While working my hand was pulled into the machine and my middle finger on my right hand was ripped off. I had surgery to replace what was left of the finger and now I have a finger that is almost as long as my index finger.
Over the years I have been very blessed for a full and healthy life. Most of all, blessed for having my wife. We have grown together and grown in our faith. Life is going to go on with or without my finger. I was not going to let this take over my life and I pushed to go back to work and got light duty.
This was where my lesson began. When I returned to work, I started getting comments and some teasing from people asking me if it was worth losing my finger over a pack of cigarettes. Someone started a rumor that I had dropped a pack of cigarettes and reached down to pick them up and that is how I lost my finger. This is not true. This rumor hurt more than losing my finger in that machine. Everyone was called in to a meeting to resolve this matter and get the story straight. I had to share my lesson.
We can ruin a person’s life by just a few bad words. There is an old saying that I will never forget: “Words and water are easily poured, but impossible to recover.” So please remember to watch what you say.
1.According to the author, his index finger on his right hand is almost as long as ________.
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A．his middle finger on his right hand |
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B．his middle finger on his left hand |
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C．his thumb on his right hand |
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D．his thumb on his left hand |
2.From the second paragraph, we know that the author ________.
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A．was not happy with a short finger |
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B．had a good relationship with his wife |
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C．didn’t want to work any more in the factory |
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D．wanted to find an important job |
3.The rumour about the author is that he lost his finger ________.
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A．when he was picking up a pack of cigarettes that had fallen into the machine |
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B．because he was not careful and smoked when running the machine |
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C．because he was too sleepy to operate the machine properly |
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D．when he was reaching down to fix something wrong in the machine |
4.Which of the following can match the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
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A．Nothing is really beautiful but truth. |
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B．Bad words are meaningless. |
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C．Lies having short legs can do harm. |
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D．Words cut deeper than swords. |
ness.
apan.