题目内容

  They will soon fast track a new resort at Inuvik,on the Arctic Ocean. It will be extremely popular,mainly because it will be the only beach resort left where people can enjoy a nice cool swim. A six lane (车道) highway will be built so people from across North America can easily access the resort with their SUV's and Winnebagos.

  By 2010 parts of the southern States will be abandoned due to the heat and the extreme weather. So,the parts of Las Vegas that can be moved will be moved to Inuvik,along with a bunch of shopping malls.

  Immediately next to the beach will be a huge iceberg,made out of white plastic. Penguins and pandas,by popular demand,will be placed on the top; elephants and giraffes will be imported to run around on a platform at the base of the iceberg. Unfortunately the plastic,of course,will soon damage the feet of the animals,so they will all have to wear pink booties. So,as all the animals proudly walk around in their booties,all the Americans will agree that,although Inuvik isn't a Disneyland or a Las Vegas,it certainly is a nice cool place.

  In 2010,most of the people in the southern United States will escape the fires,heat,hurricanes,tornados,snow,and flooding by heading north to the Arctic Ocean where they will settle in the resort city of Inuvik. This location not only has a cool ocean to swim in,but at the end of the beach there are two real trees to enjoy. Those trees will look strong and healthy,because they will be nourished and protected by a team of 140 dedicated workers,24 hours a day.

  In late June,tourists in Inuvik will love to enjoy themselves for 20 hours a day in real sunshine (which will be mostly smog free,as long as the wind blows from the north) . In the winter,Inuvik will be even busier. It will attract people from around the globe who want to adapt to global warming by escaping.

  The escape will last all night long,and in Inuvik in December,that means the party goes on for 24 hours. At the end of the night,as the party comes to an end,everyone will have a chance to pause and relax,then they can plunge into the next night's party. Inuvik will be the most popular resort on the planet.

(   ) 1. Why will Inuvik become an extremely popular resort in 2010,according to the passage?

   A. Tourists can enjoy themselves together with some animals.

   B. People can enjoy a nice cool summer in Inuvik.

   C. Las Vegas will have been moved to Inuvik.

   D. Almost all the highways are built for people to go there.

(   ) 2. What do you know about the huge iceberg next to the beach of Inuvik?

   A. It is just the iceberg that caused the sinking of Titanic.

   B. It will be made up of many small icebergs on the Arctic Ocean.

   C. Another Disneyland may be set up on the huge iceberg.

   D. The manmade iceberg will attract many tourists from around the globe.

(   ) 3. In 2010,people in the southern United States will         .

   A. have to struggle against many natural disasters as well as the slavery

   B. make a living by raising penguins and whales

   C. head north to the Arctic Ocean and settle there

   D. try to prevent themselves from the sunshine

(   ) 4. Which of the following is true?

   A. In winter,Inuvik,the new resort will be quite silent.

   B. Inuvik may be a movable resort in 2010.

   C. Inuvik attract tourists from the globe not only in summer but also in winter.

   D. There will be no Inuit in Inuvik in 2010.

1. B由文章第1段提到的It will be extremely popular,mainly because it will be the only beach resort left where people can enjoy a nice cool swim可知。

2. D第3段提到的iceberg是made out of white plastic,可见是人造的而且吸引了许多人。

3. C文章第4段提到2010年南方的人们为逃避自然灾害到北极去生活。

4. C Inuvik不仅夏天而且冬天更是人们选择享受真正冬天的好去处

练习册系列答案
相关题目

 When India was seeking independence from Britain,the country's Muslim population real?ized that if India became independent,the country would be governed mainly by Hindus. They did not want to be ruled by people of a different religion.

  In 1946,the Muslim League organized a day of " Direct Action". This resulted in Muslims killing Hindus. Attempts to stop the unrest and bring the two sides together failed. It seemed that there would be war in India. The British tried to help the two sides reach an agreement.

  Although Gandhi was against the division of India,his opinion however was ignored by the major political parties―the Muslim League and Hindu Congress Party. When no agreement could be reached,the decision was made to divide the country into two sections following inde?pendence.

  The task of dividing the country was impossible. In many places there were equal numbers of Hindu and Muslim people. Finally,a British man was given the task of drawing the line which created the Muslim state of Pakistan and divided India forever. He was chosen for his neutral position,as neither the Hindus nor the Muslims trusted each other.

  India gained its independence on 15th August,1947,and a period of great violence fol?lowed. Hindus and Muslims killed each other. Many people lost their lives. The Indian Army,which was supposed to stop the fighting,either did nothing or actively joined in the killing.

  There was death everywhere. Millions of Muslims fled to Pakistan while Hindus headed to?wards India from Pakistan. This movement lasted for months.

  Gandhi was saddened by the killings. He could not prevent the disaster,but he was very upset. The final part of the tragedy was his being murdered. He was killed by a Hindu who did not agree with Gandhi's wish for Hindus and Muslims to live together in peace.

(   ) 5. The conflict between Hindus and Muslims has its origin in         .

   A. religion   B. language   C. land   D. population

(   ) 6. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage? a. India got the independence from Britain.

b. The Muslim League organized a day of "Direct Action".

c. The country was divided into two sections.

d. Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu.

   A. a-b-c-d   B. d-c-b-a   C. b-a-c-d   D. c-a-d-b

(   ) 7. Why was a British man asked to draw the line between Hindus and Muslims?

   A. Both sides were violent.

   B. British conquered the India.

   C. Both sides hoped for a fair division.

   D. The army of the country was not powerful.

(   ) 8. Which of the following is true about Gandhi?

   A. He was on the side of the Muslims.

   B. He was in favor of the division of India and Pakistan.

   C. He contributed to drawing a line between the two sections.

   D. He promoted peace instead of violence to solve the problem.

7. Progress has been made        between the two nations.(compromise)

两国之间的政治和解已经取得进展。

 某英文报开辟了"编读互动"栏目。请根据下表提供的材料，给此报写一封英文信。

2008年2月底，教育部宣布从当年3月至第二年7月，在全国200所中小学开展京剧进课堂试点活动，试点后将逐步在全国推广。此消息一发布立即弓I起人们的广泛讨论。请你作为武汉市的一名学生代表，参与此项讨论。

赞同者

1.     京剧是国粹；

2.     有利于弘扬民族文化；

反对者

1.     地方戏剧丰富多彩；

2.     京剧独尊，有失公平；•

根据你的理解，用英语给编辑写一封信，表达你的意见和建议。注意：

1. 开头已经写好。

2. 词数:120词左右(已给出的开头部分不计词数) 。

3. 参考词汇：a pilot program试点计划;Peking Opera京剧;privilege特惠待遇，特权； controversy争论，争议。

Dear Editor,At the end of February,2008,the Ministry of Education announced a pilot program,start?ing in March this year and ending in July next year,to add Peking Opera to music classes in200 primary and secondary schools,and then spread it throughout the country,which immediately aroused great controversy.

生词提示

a pilot program试点计戈ij; Peking Opera京剧;appreciate欣赏;controversy争论，争议; promotion提升;privilege特惠待遇，特权；overburden负担过重

 She is a pretty,charming and quiet girl. As a daughter,she has no 1        towards her mother,who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become 2        mysterious,not so openminded as before. She has a 3       that she keeps under lock and key. Mother cannot help 4       ,her: What if she falls in love,which is too 5        for a girl of her age? After all she is 6        the " dangerous stage". These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother's mind.

  One weekend the girl came back 7        that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. As this was the first time,her mother 8      ,but still couldn't resist worrying because she had never been 9        at night before. The mother waited till nine and her 10        got the upper hand over her. She decided going out to meet her daughter. Just at the moment the noise of a car pulling up 11       her to the window and there was her daughter,12       goodbye to a boy. Her heart 13       a beat. When the girl came in,the mother was watching TV,pretending nothing had happened. "Mum,Fm 14       ,” "Yeah." "Sorry to be late. Still 15      ?" "Yes. Oh,that ... Who's that boy?" The daughter was 16        for a moment. "Ah. It's my monitor. He gave me a 17       on his way home. Mum,I'm going to bed. " "All right. Go to sleep early."

  Next morning when the mother went to the daughter's room to 18        some tidying,she found her diary 19        at her pillow. After a few minutes' hesitation,she eventually opened it to the entry of the night before. It reads：Mum,it's love that 20        you ask,but it would be tacit (心照不宣的) understanding if you hadn't.

Holding the diary,the mother fell in thought.

(   ) 1. A. words   B. secrets   C. disappoinment   D. shortcomings

(   ) 2. A. somehow   B. anyway   C. somewhat   D. certainly

(   ) 3. A. diary   B. note   C. box   D. letter

(   ) 4. A. complaining of   B. appealing to

   C. allowing for   D. worrying about

(   ) 5. A. early   B. dangerous   C. urgent   D. unbelievable

(   ) 6. A. reflecting   B. reaching   C. rejecting   D. representing

(   ) 7. A. describing   B. speaking   C. reporting   D. telling

(   ) 8. A. agreed   B. believed   C. refused   D. bargained

(   ) 9. A. faraway   B. off   C. away   D. far

(   ) 10. A. disagreement   B. dissatisfation  

       C. unhappiness   D. uneasiness

(   ) 11. A. drove   B. pulled   C. drew   D. carried

(   ) 12. A. waving   B. swinging   C. speaking   D. showing

(   ) 13. A. got   B. lost   C. drove   D. missed

(   ) 14. A. here   B. there   C. back   D. late

(   ) 15. A. doing up   B. sitting up   C. making up   D. picking up

(   ) 16. A. speechless   B. moved   C. tired   D. amused

(   ) 17. A. word   B. ride   C. hand   D. lift

(   ) 18. A. have   B. make   C. keep   D. do

(   ) 19. A. open   B. left   C. shut   D. kept

(   ) 20. A. forced   B. reminded   C. made   D. persuaded

 What sort of life will you be living 39 years from now? Scientists have looked into the future and they can tell you. It looks as if everything will be so easy that people will probably die from boredom. You will be going around in some vehicles at 200 miles an hour and you will think nothing of taking a fortnight's holiday in outer space.

  Your house will probably have air walls,and a floating roof,adjustable to the angle of the sun. Doors will open automatically,and clothing will be put away by remote control. The heating and cooling systems will be built into the furniture. You'll have a home control room― an electronics centre,where messages will be recorded when you're away from home. This will play back when you return,and also give you up-to-the-minute world news,and write down your latest mail. You'll have wail-to-wall global TV,an indoor swimming pool,TV-telephones and room-to-room TV.

  The status symbol of the year 2000 will be the home computer help,which will help mother tend the children,cook the meals and issue reminders of appointments.

Cooking will be in solar ovens with microwave controls. Food won't be very different from 1961,but there will be a few new dishes―instant bread,foodless foods ( minus nutritional properties) ，juice powders and so on.

  At work,dad will operate on a 24-hour week. The office will be airconditioned with pleasant smell and extra oxygen to give a physical and psychological lift. Mail and newspapers will be reproduced instantly anywhere in the world by facsimile (传真) .There will be machines doing the work of clerks,shorthand writers and translators. Machines will "talk" to each other.

  It will be the age of pressbutton transportation. Rocket belts will increase a man's step to 30 feet,and bustype helicopters will travel along crowded air ways. There will be moving plasticcovered pavements,200 mph. monorail trains operating in all large cities. The family car will be soundless and the engine will be smaller than a typewriter. Cars will travel overland on an 18 inch air cushion. Railways will have one central operator,who will control a whole nation's traffic. Jet trains will be guided by electronic brains.

  By the year 2020,five percent of the world's population will have emigrated into space. Many will have visited the moon and beyond.

Our children will learn from TV,recorders and teaching machines. They will get pills to make them learn faster.

  We shall be healthier,too. There will be no common colds,cancer,tooth decay or mental illness. Rejuvenation (年轻化) will be in the middle stages of research,and people will live healthily,to 85 or 100.

  It's the way they think the world will live in the next century―if there's any world left!

(   ) 1. The passage above is probably written         .

   A. in 2000   B. in the 21st century

   C. in the 1960s   D. a few hundred years ago

(   ) 2. Which of the following does the passage NOT mention?

   A. The computer will be quite widely used.

   B. It is unnecessary for human being to have any food.

   C. People will have a longer life span.

   D. The transportation will make people's life faster.

(   ) 3. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 imply?

   A. People will have no interest in traveling in the future.

   B. People may prefer to stay in outer space for a long time in the future.

   C. People will have no idea of something about space.

   D. People can spend their holiday in outer space easily.

(   ) 4. What will the transportation be like?

   A. The air way will be very busy in the future.

   B. The pavements will be decorated by many plastic flowers.

   C. Young soldiers will guide jet trains and helicopters.

   D. There will be no railway in the future at all.

(   ) 5. What can we infer from the passage above?

   A. Not only the people today but also those in the past usually prefer to imagine the people's life in the future.

   B. Only by imagining something in the future,can we make them into reality.

   C. The life in the future will be full of trouble.

   D. It is only the computer that can be a symbol of the future.

 A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1       immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. What she said 2        the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused. In a        (n) 3 to undo what she had done,she went to an older wise woman in the village,4 her situation,and asked for advice.

  Listening to her,the older woman 5        the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her. She 6 knew she could never lessen the pain,but she could teach. She knew the 7        would depend solely on the character of the younger woman. She said, "Tonight,take your best feather pillows and 8        single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town before the sun 9      ."

  The young woman 10        home to prepare for her task,even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long,she 11       alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light,she placed the 12        feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose,she 13       the older woman.

  "Now ," said the wise woman , " go back and 14        your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps,then 15       will be as it was before."

"You know that's impossible!The wind 16        each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps ！" the young woman was 17       .

  "That's true," said the older woman. "Never 18       each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken,no amount of effort,regardless how heartfelt or 19       ,can never return them to your mouth. 20      your words well and guard them most of all the presence of those of you love."

(   ) 1. A. regretted   B. sighed   C. wept   D. fainted

(   ) 2. A. spoiled   B. hurt   C. disappointed   D. influenced

(   ) 3. A. panic   B. shame   C. effort   D. outburst

(   ) 4. A. explained   B. instructed   C. simplified   D. summarized

(   ) 5. A. touched   B. tolerated   C. shared   D. sensed^

(   ) 6. A. therefore   B. also   C. anyhow   D. consequently

(   ) 7. A. consideration   B. burden   C. effect   D. anxiety

(   ) 8. A. put   B. count   C. carry   D. hand

(   ) 9. A. sets   B. rises   C. fades   D. shines

(   ) 10. A. arrived   B. left   C. found   D. hurried

(   ) 11. A. ran   B. trembled   C. labored   D. walked

(   ) 12. A. first   B. next   C. third   D. last

(   ) 13. A. returned to   B. attended to   

       C. responded to   D. attached to

(   ) 14. A. start   B. refill   C. finish   D. combine

(   ) 15. A. something   B. nothing   C. everything   D. anything

(   ) 16. A. blew away   B. carried away   C. turned away   D. wore away

(   ) 17. A. surprised   B. delighted   C. encouraged   D. excited

(   ) 18. A. misunderstand   B. bother   C. admit   D. forget

(   ) 19. A. ambitious   B. sincere   C. fundamental   D. individual

(   ) 20. A. Choose   B. Arrange   C. Design   D. Improve

Tell Us What's on Your Mind.

#9268 Posted by Brutus at 12/26/05 7：54 p.m.

All this antismoking stuff is tiresome. Tobacco is a critical part of our national economy,and tax income from tobacco to the state and federal government is very important. To cut to the chase,smoking is good for America. Smoking is patriotic. Everyone over the age of 21 should smoke or use tobacco.

#9287 Posted by atomicdog 88 at 12/27/05 8：30 a.m.

I had a cigar with a couple buddies (companions,partners) over the Christmas weekend. And I loved it. Why would I ever want to quit such a wonderful practice? Why would anyone?

Sin and vice are good things people meet. Embrace them. Life's too short to worry about tomorrow,let alone 10〜20 years down the line.

Also,I smoked that cigar within 25 ,of an entranceway. So all you selfrighteous,antismoking jerks (fools) ... stuff it.

#9384 Posted by jimdeblasi at 12/28/05 1:16 a.m.

I think nicotine is the most highly addictive drug ever discovered. Smokers should be treated sympathetically and all health plans should pay for treatment.

#9400 ' Posted by atomicdog 88 at 12/28/05 8:26 a.m.

What if they don't want that treatment? You're still going to treat them with compassion? Maybe,let them in out of the 25' of cold to enjoy a smoke with their meal or while they're out having a good time?

#9445 Posted by Ben at 12/28/05 12:19 p.m.

Seriously,smoking is a choice,they have the right too. Most people who smoke want to. The sad truth is that we all pay the high medical costs for their poor health. But smokers do cause a high amount of state tax.

Vmalways against the socalled "sin" taxes. I think they should be repealed and replaced with a flat state income tax. I could care less about smokers―except their financial burden on my insurance premiums (保险费) .

(   ) 4. What is the passage about?

   A. A discussion about an ad.

   B. Some opinions about smoking.

   C. How to persuade others not to smoke.

   D. A discussion about a health plan.

(   ) 5. How many of them support the action of smoking?

   A. Two. B. None. C. Only one. D. All of them.

(   ) 6. What is NOT the opinion of the last person?

   A. He doesn't care about the fortune of the smokers.

   B. The smokers cost him extra money.

   C. Smokers should not only care about themselves.

   D. Smoking can cause some social problems.

(   ) 7. The underlined word "stuff" in the passage means         ,

   A. to fill sth. tightly   B. to push sth. quickly

   C. to throw away   D. to take care of

(   ) 8. Where might one read the above passage?

   A. In a text book.

   B. In a fashion magazine.

   C. On the Internet.

   D. In a literature journal.

7. Mr. Smith called while you were out and asked if         . (ring)

你外出时，史密斯先生打来电话，问你是否能给他回电话。

违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com

精英家教网