题目内容
The Channel is the name given to the stretch(伸展) of water which separates England and France.
Ferries(轮渡) operate all year round to carry people across the Channel, and they are busy most of the
year. January is the only quiet month nowadays. As well as summer holiday-makers, there are day trippers and coach traffic, not to mention lorries and other commercial vehicles. Some ferries carry cars and their
passengers, while others also connect train passengers with the continental rail network.
The biggest hazard for the ferry is the wind. The crew listens to BBC weather reports four times a day. Or they sometimes get gale(wind) warnings from local radio station.
Crossing the Channel by ferry is a bit like trying to cross Oxford Street on a busy afternoon, according to one ferryboat captain. The ferries from Folkstone and Dover to Calais and Boulogne have to cross the main flow of traffic. This consists of ships traveling through the Channel to and from Northern Europe.
There may be four hundred ships making the journey at any one time, and they all pass through a "choke
point" which is only fifteen miles (twenty-five kilometers) wide. The cross-channel ferries have to sail right
through the middle of all this traffic.
1. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.
A. cross-channel ferries
B. the weather on the Channel
C. the English Channel
D. what crossing the Channel by ferry is like
2. You may find the Channel not so busy on __________.
A. May 1st
B. February 25th
C. January 2nd
D. September 5th
3. The word "hazard" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. friend
B. danger
C. enemy
D. safety
4. We can infer(推断) from the passage that _______.
A. if there is a gale warning from the BBC, the ferries will stop operating.
B. the traffic on the Channel is very busy only in winter
C. ferries are busiest in the afternoon
D. the crew of the ferry listens to the weather reports four times a day
5. Where does this passage most probably appear?
A. In a dictionary.
B. In a novel.
C. In a transportation magazine.
D. In a geography textbook.
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阅读理解
The easy way out isn't always easiest . I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug , my husband of one month , to a special meal . I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu(菜谱) which included homemade bread . Knowing the bread would take time , I started on it as soon as Doug left for work . As I was not experienced in cooking , I thought if a dozen was good , two dozens would be better , so I doubled(加倍)everything . As Doug loved oranges , I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl . Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks . Realizing I had been defeated , I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work , I went on preparing the rest of the meal , and , when Doug got home , we sat down to eat Cornish chicken with rice . He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed . Twice he got up and went outside , saying he thought he heard a noise . The third time he left , I went to the windows to see what he was doing . Looking out , I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin , holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container . When I came out of the house , he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin . Picking up the stick again , he held the lid up enough for me to see . I felt cold . But I stepped closer and looked harder . Without doubt it was my work . The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母)made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing .It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the 'living thing” was and why it was there . I don't know who was more embarrassed(尴尬)by the whole thing - Doug or me.
【小题1】The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________
A.to tell an interesting experience |
B.to show the easiest way out of a difficulty |
C.to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman |
D.to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books |
A.The canned orange had gone bad. |
B.She didn't use the right kind of flour. |
C.The cookbook was hard to understand. |
D.She did not follow the directions closely. |
A.She didn't see the use of keeping it |
B.She meant to joke with her husband. |
C.She didn't want her husband to see it . |
D.She hoped it would soon dry in the sun. |
A.The rising and falling movement. |
B.The strange-looking marks. |
C.Its shape. |
D.Its size. |
A.surprised at his being interested in the bin |
B.afraid that he would discover her secret |
C.unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal |
D.curious to know what disturbed him |