题目内容
In April,thousands of holidaymakers remained ________ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.
A.sticking B.stuck
C.to be stuck D.to have stuck
B 考查系表结构。remain是系动词,后面要接形容词构成系表结构。stuck是stick的过去分词所转换的形容词,故B正确。remain stuck滞留。
A report by the Consumer Electronics Association says electronics are among the most popular gifts being bought this holiday season.
Jim Barry is a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the CEA study found that electronics represent three of the top five things on its "holiday gift wish list" this year.
JIM BARRY: "Notebook computers are at the top, followed by iPads and then e-readers. IPad is a touch-screen tablet computer and that's really the big player in that category."
The computer company Apple began selling its small, touch-screen computers in April. People use the touch-screen computers to surf the Web, write e-mails, watch movies and read books. Since the iPad's release earlier this year, several other companies have come out with their own tablet computers just in time for Christmas.
A report from the e-Marketer research group predicts that worldwide, tablet sales will reach more than eighty-one million in two thousand twelve. Still, Jim Barry says these devices are facing tough competition this year from another Christmas favorite.
JIM BARRY: "Another hot category right behind that are the e-readers. So you can read on an iPad or a touch-screen tablet, but the e-book readers are less expensive. The Kindle is the market leader there, from Amazon. But you also have the Nook from Barnes and Noble and the e-reader from Sony. And you have more and more of those e-readers coming into the market as well."
The Consumer Electronics Association report found that iPod music players are also in high demand this holiday season.
But not all of the things on the holiday gift wish list involved electronics. Clothes, cars and motorcycles also made the list. So did family togetherness and good health. And the one thing that people wanted most?
JIM BARRY: "At the top of the list was peace and happiness."
That is also our wish for you this holiday season.
【小题1】The best title of the passage is .
A.How to choose a suitable gift for Christmas |
B.iPads, E-Readers, Notebook Computers top wish lists |
C.What we should buy for our kids this holiday season |
D.How modern technology is changing the way people relate |
A.surf the Web and write e-mails |
B.watch movies and read books |
C.surf the Web and contact others on phone |
D.surf the internet and use it as an e-reader |
A.iPads are the most popular gift among all the electronics. |
B.Only the computer company Apple releases a touch-screen tablet computer. |
C.All of the things on the holiday gift wish list are electronics. |
D.There are more and more kinds of e-readers in the market. |
A.notebook computers | B.iPod music players |
C.touch-screen tablet computer | D.e-book readers |
A.people value peace and happiness more than anything else |
B.clothes, cars and motorcycles are also popular gifts for Christmas |
C.family togetherness and good health don't make the list |
D.JIM BARRY also sends their wish for us this holiday season |
Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine(脊椎). She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph(亲笔签名),says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
【小题1】What made Jean take part in sports?
A.She was brave. |
B.She was competitive. |
C.She was strong. |
D.She was disabled. |
A.High school. |
B.Junior middle school. |
C.High education. |
D.Primary school. |
A.Work hard. | B.Hope for the best. |
C.Dream a lot. | D.Have great wishes and work hard. |