题目内容
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities. Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1923 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings collapsed and fires broke out throughout Tokyo. It took seven years to rebuild the city. During World War II, Tokyo was destroyed once again. As a result of these disasters, there is nothing of old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area.
After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. Buildings went up at a fantastic rate, and between1945 and 1960, the city’s population more than doubled. Because of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1964, many new stadiums, parks and hotels were built to treat visitors from all over the world. As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have risen. Housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal(处理) have presented serious challenges to the city, but the government has begun several programs to answer them.
【小题1】What kind of city is Tokyo?
A historic city. B. A world famous seaport.
C. A highly modernized city. D. A most attractive (有吸引力的) city for tourists.
【小题2】What major(主要的) event(s) happened in Tokyo last century?
| A．Its population was doubled. |
| B．It was twice destroyed by natural disasters and was twice rebuilt. |
| C．Serious social problems emerged.(出现) |
| D．It was ruined by an earthquake and a war, but was twice rebuilt. |
| A．Housing shortage. | B．Waste disposal. |
| C．Heavy traffic. | D．Pollution. |
| A．A severe (严重) earthquake and the Second World War. |
| B．The foreign occupation (占领) after the war. |
| C．The population explosion between 1945 and 1960. |
| D．The rapid development of the city after the war. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
解析试题分析：本文介绍了东京的情况，在上世纪遭受的损失和现在存在的问题。
【小题1】细节题：由第一段第一句和第二句Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities.可知，正确答案为C。
【小题2】细节题;从第一段的句子：Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt.可知答案是D
【小题3】细节题：从第二段的句子：Housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal(处理) have presented serious challenges to the city, 可知答案是C
【小题4】细节题;从第二段的句子：As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have risen.可知选D
考点：考查新闻地理类短文
点评：这篇文章考都是细节题，文章都能直接找到答案。一般情况找到信息句答案就出来了，所谓所见即所得。
Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp．Vanity（虚荣）stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition．The customer’s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes．Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8．80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo．
The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age．“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry．“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too．”[
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here．Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes．Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future．
【小题1】The best title of this passage might be______．
| A．Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed |
| B．Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp |
| C．First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo |
| D．Letters are as Fun as E-mails |
| A．this service is not very expensive |
| B．the cost of this service is very high |
| C．food in Tokyo is very dear |
| D．$8．80 is a very small amount of money |
| A．to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting |
| B．to make more stamps for normal use |
| C．to draw interest in writing letters |
| D．to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos |
| A．Japanese people like to take photos． |
| B．This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters． |
| C．Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition． |
| D．This service is more popular in Japan than in other places． |
Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings（海啸警报）across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.
In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的） damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低） the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.
1.The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.
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A．illness |
B．disaster |
C．terror |
D．danger |
2.Which is true according to the passage?
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A．Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan. |
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B．Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days. |
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C．The tsunami devastatednot only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. |
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D．The massive earthquake caused the tsunami. |
3.According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?
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A．the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011 |
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B．the one in Chile in 1960 |
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C．the fifth largest earthquake since 1900 |
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D．We don't know. |
4.If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?
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A．newspapers and magazines |
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B．some medicine |
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C．paper napkins and toothpastes |
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D．rice balls and bottled water |
5.The passage can't be in/on __________.
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A．March 10th newspapers |
B．TV |
C． Internet |
D． Radios |
The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan. which means Double Income Kids(小孩).
In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $3000,000 (though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedrooms, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. What’s more, if they want to have a child, the child’s education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5.000 a year. In such a situation, it’s difficult to afford children.
The number of married women who want to continue working because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to contimue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs.
In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.
1.What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?
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A．The small number of newborn babies. |
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B．The changing social situation of women. |
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C．The high prices of houses and education. |
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D．The necessary steps of Asian government. |
2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
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A．It is easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia. |
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B．The prices of in Asia are quite low now. |
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C．Fewer and fewer married women wan to have a job. |
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D．The word “DINKS” appeared in an Asian country. |
3.To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?
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A．85,000 |
B．85,900 |
C．$10.800 |
D．$15.800 |
4.The author seems to believe that Asian governments should ________.
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A．let women stay at home and have a baby |
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B．allow one of the parents to go out to work |
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C．care for the growing needs of women for job. |
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D．the companies that permit women to leave. |