题目内容
There ________ a number of people ________ in the Nanjing Slaughter.
- A.is;killing
- B.are;killing
- C.were;killed
- D.are;killing
a number of是“许多”的意思,作主语时谓语动词用复数形式,南京大屠杀是历史事件,惨死的人们是被日军杀害的,所以句子时态用一般过去时,后置定语用过去分词。
A pair of pandas being lent by China to Japan was set to arrive in Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in the Japanese capital and raising hopes that the animals may help improve bilateral (双边的)ties.
Bi Li and his female partner, Xian Nu, both 5, were due to touch down at Narita international Airport in Tokyo on a flight from Shanghai.
Together with their keeper, the pair were transferred from Chengdu, to Shanghai on Monday morning, said Li Desheng, deputy chief of the Wolong Nature Reserve.
The pair, which are young adults, will be the first pandas at Ueno Zoo since April 2008, when the institution's beloved Ling Ling died.
Ueno Zoo had spent 90 million yen ($1.1 million) installing under-floor heating, a playground with a sandbox and landscaping.
The pair will dine on rare bamboo from the central Japanese mountain of Izu that is similar to what they are used to at home in China.
The zoo's first pair of pandas arrived in 1972, marking the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Expectations are running high that the pandas that will stay in Japan for 10 years will boost the local economy and improve troubled relations between Tokyo and Beijing.
Business and tourism officials expect them to bring in around 20 billion yen a year, or 10 percent of the local economy.
In 1993, a year after Ling Ling arrived in the zoo, an additional 1 million people visited the attraction. Visitors have fallen to around 3 million a year from 3.5 million since Ling Ling's death.
Since a boat collision near the Diaoyu Islands in September, Sino-Japanese relations have been at a low point. The media outlets expressed hope that bilateral relations will improve with the arrival of the pandas.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us .
A.a pair of pandas was lent to Japan by China |
B.the pair of pandas from China brought hope of improving Sino-Japanese relations |
C.the normalization of diplomatic ties between China and Japan |
D.sino-Japanese relations have been at a low point since the Diaoyu Island incident |
A.an additional 1 million people will visit the zoo |
B.they will eat what they are used to from China |
C.they will stay there for 10 years |
D.they will be the first pandas at Ueno Zoo |
A.5 years | B.10 years | C.15 years | D.20 years |
A.take off | B.land | C.come up | D.meet |
A.boosting the local economy |
B.improving the troubled relations between China and Japan |
C.bringing in around 20 billion yen a year |
D.attracting 3.5 million visitors from China |
I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided to get down to a healthier 200.In a house full of food,including snacks bought for my 7yearold sons,I had a hard time cutting calories. Then I noticed my neighbors were having diet meals (减肥餐).I decided to do the same,knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself. I was looking for food that I could afford but I might take a diet more seriously if it hurt me in the wallet.
After online searches,I decided to compare the offerings of four companies:Zone Manhattan,Chefs Diet,NuKitchen and eDiets. All four would send the meals to my door. Three send food daily,while eDiets sends a large package once a week. There were dozens of companies I could have chosen.Research suggests that the economic crisis has made diet programs less tempting.Consumers prefer doityourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.
NuKitchen regards itself as the “personal chef”.I ordered the fiveday plan ($230.53) and the taste was disappointing. I neither lost nor gained weight on the food.
eDiets promises “healthy,delicious meals sent to your door”.I ordered five breakfasts,five lunches and five dinners. My total cost was $119.70,or less than $25 a day. Overall,the food from eDiets was better than that from NuKitchen.
Chefs Diet charged $380.99 for seven days,making it the most expensive of the four services.I never tasted anything terrible,but I never tasted anything that made me want to renew for a second week.
Zone Manhattan charged $349.80,with tax,for a week’s supply of food,or about $50 a day.I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.
【小题1】When the author began to have diet meals,she________.
A.was 200 pounds |
B.didn’t have any children |
C.worked as a cook in a company offering diet meals |
D.didn’t believe she could stick to a diet if she had to cook herself |
A.Attractive. | B.Expensive. | C.Delicious. | D.Useful. |
A.Zone Manhattan’s. | B.Chefs Diet’s. |
C.NuKitchen’s. | D.eDiets’. |
A.the author gained weight on the food from Nukitchen |
B.the author would choose the food of Zone Manhattan |
C.the food from eDiets was the worst of the four |
D.Zone Manhattan sends food once a week |