题目内容
Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything. I had no sooner got off the 1 than I was stopped by a man who wanted to 2 me a diamond ring. I had no 3 of buying one, but I could not deny the fact that I was 4 by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as 5 as marbles（玻璃球）. The man went to great lengths to 6 that the diamonds were real. As 7 walked past a shop, he held a diamond 8 against the window and made a deep impression in the 9 . It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
The next man to 10 me was selling expensive pens and watches. I 11 one of the pens closely. It certainly looked 12 . At the base of the gold cap, the words “made in the USA” had been clearly 13 . The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special 14 , he would let me have it for ￡30. I 15 my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5. Gesturing wildly, the man acted as if he found my 16 shocking, but he eventually 17 the price to ￡10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away. A moment later, he ran after me and 18 the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he 19 accepted the ￡5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful 20 —until I got back to the ship. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink
1. A. ship B. train C. plane D. bus
2. A. show B. sell C. buy D. give
3. A. money B. hobby C. experience D. intention
4. A. ashamed B. impressed C. moved D. cheated
5. A. colorful B. big C. heavy D. small
6. A. prove B. explain C. instruct D. perform
7. A. they B. he C. we D. people
8. A. sharply B. quickly C. slowly D. forcefully
9. A. assistant B. shop C. glass D. door
10. A. approach B. call C. find D. look
11. A. checked B. examined C. noticed D. watched
12. A. expensive B. ordinary C. natural D. real
13. A. marked B. signed C. found D. recognized
14. A. feeling B. favour C. reason D. present
15. A. shook B. nodded C. held D. touched
16. A. decision B. answer C. offer D. solution
17. A. reduced B. gave C. suggested D. had
18. A. threw B. snatched C. brought D. forced
19. A. angrily B. disappointedly C. readily D. clearly
20. A. experience B. bargain C. advice D. balance
1-5 ABDBB 6-10 ACDCA 11-15 BDABA 16-20 CADCB
As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating(发电)and transmission (输送) system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.
The 19 th century saw land grants(政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.
Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.
So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species(物种) will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects.
The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.
The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So let’s remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.
【小题1】What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways?
| A．Small towns along the railways became abandoned. |
| B．Land in the West was hard to manage. |
| C．Some railroad stops remained underused. |
| D．Land grants went into private hands. |
| A．The use of money and power. |
| B．The transmission of power. |
| C．The conservation of solar energy. |
| D．The selection of an ideal place. |
| A．Disapproving. | B．Approving. | C．Doubtful. | D．Cautious. |
| A．How the Railways Have Affected the West |
| B．How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced |
| C．How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West |
| D．How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled |
As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating(发电)and transmission (输送) system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.
The 19 th century saw land grants(政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.
Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.
So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species(物种) will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects.
The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.
The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So let’s remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.
【小题1】What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways?
| A．Small towns along the railways became abandoned. |
| B．Land in the West was hard to manage. |
| C．Some railroad stops remained underused. |
| D．Land grants went into private hands. |
| A．The use of money and power. |
| B．The transmission of power. |
| C．The conservation of solar energy. |
| D．The selection of an ideal place. |
| A．Disapproving. | B．Approving. | C．Doubtful. | D．Cautious. |
| A．How the Railways Have Affected the West |
| B．How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced |
| C．How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West |
| D．How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled |