题目内容
Do you know how much hot water ________?
- A.Mum is needed
- B.does Mum need
- C.Mum needs
- D.did Mum need
how much water后接了一个宾语从句。宾语从句的顺序按陈述语序排列,排除了B、D项,A项表示被动,不合题意,故选择C项。
The wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. 46 He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.
47 A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.
48 The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds. 49
Alongside with the Wife-carring World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink.” Then he may continue the race. 50
While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”
A.There are a few basic rules. |
B.People everywhere hold the event. |
C.A special prize is awarded to the team. |
D.Do you know how these traditions restarted? |
F.The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.
G.Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area.
Do you know how much time and effort they devoted________ such a complicated project?
A.to complete |
B.completed |
C.completing |
D.to completing |
Do you know how to tell a story? The following are some tips:
Who Will Listen?
Will you tell your story to children of your own age? Will they be friends or young people you haven’t met before? Perhaps you will tell it to younger children.Or, will it be an audience of adults? Will it be just a few people, a small group, or a large audience?
Why Are You Telling It?
There are many reasons for telling a story.Knowing why you are telling it may be the most helpful reason for choosing a story for a particular audience.
Many storytellers choose tales just to entertain (娱乐).They tell jokes or silly stories.Others want to teach something, such as how to be kinder to animals, the environment, or other people.One storyteller likes to encourage his listeners to try new things.Some babysitters tell stories to help children feel not afraid of thunder, lightning or scary shadows in their rooms.Others want to make people think or to help people remember.Some like to frighten their audiences with ghost stories.
Where Will You Speak?
How you tell your story and what story helpers you use depend on where you will be speaking.Will you be talking at an evening party, in your classroom, in a library storytelling program, at a family dinner, at a museum, at a storytelling festival, or during a religious program?
1.The author mainly shows his ideas by ______.
A.listing questions |
B.describing |
C.comparing |
D.giving examples |
2.According to the author, when telling a story, you should pay attention to ______.
①the hobbies of the audience
②the jobs of the audience
③the age of the audience
④the size of the audience
⑤the reason for telling a story
A.①②③ |
B.②③④ |
C.③④⑤ |
D.①③④ |
3.The purpose of knowing why you are telling a story is to ______.
A.choose stories suitable for a certain audience |
B.do something good to animals, the environment or other people |
C.decide what can help you |
D.satisfy different listeners |