题目内容

At the bottom of the world lies a mighty continent still wrapped in the Ice Age and, until recent times, unknown to man. It is a great landmass with mountain ranges whose extent and elevation are still uncertain. Much of the continent is a complete blank on our maps. Man has explored, on foot, less than one percent of its area.

Antarctica differs fundamentally from the Arctic regions. The Arctic is an ocean, covered with drifting packed ice and hemmed in by the landmasses of Europe, Asia, and North America. The Antarctica is a continent almost as large as Europe and Australia combined, centered roughly on the South Pole and surrounded by the most unobstructed water areas of the world—the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

The continental ice sheet is more than two miles high in its center; thus, the air over the Antarctica is far more iced than it is over the Arctic regions. This cold air current from the land is so forceful that it makes the nearby seas the stormiest in the world and makes unlivable those regions whose counterparts (配对物) at the opposite end of the globe are livable. Thus, more than a million persons live within 2, 000 miles of the North Pole in an area that includes most of Alaska, Siberia, and Scandinavia—a region rich in forest and mining industries. Apart from a handful of weather stations, within the same distance of the South Pole there is not a single tree, industry or settlement.

66. The best title for this passage would be________ .

A. Iceland

B. Land of Opportunity

C. Utopia at Last

D. The Unknown Continent

67. At the time this article was written, our knowledge about Antarctica was______.

A. very limited                                                 B. vast

C. fairly rich                                                    D. non-existent

68. What’s the fundamental difference between Antarctica and the Arctic?

A. The Arctic is an ocean while Antarctica is a continent.

B. The Arctic is inhabited by people while Antarctica is uninhabitable.

C. The Arctic is covered with ice while Antarctica is surrounded by water.

D. The Arctic is surrounded by continents while Antarctica is bordered by oceans.

69. The Antarctica is made uninhabitable primarily by________.

A. ice                                                                     B. calm seas

C. cold air                                                              D. lack of water

70. According to this article,________ .

A. 2, 000 people live on the Antarctica Continent

B. a million people live within 2, 000 miles of the South Pole

C. weather conditions make settlements impractical

D. only a handful of natives inhabit Antarctica

66.【解析】选D。主旨大意题。概括全文内容可知,文章主要讲述一个未知的大陆。

67.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句At the bottom of the world lies a mighty continent still wrapped in the Ice Age and, until recent times, unknown to man. 可知。

68.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第二段可知,南极洲和北冰洋最基本的区别是南极洲是一个大陆,而北冰洋则是一个海洋。故A项正确。

69.【解析】选C。细节理解题。文章最后一段说明南极的cold air造成人类无法居住。

70.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由文章最后一句Apart from a handful of weather stations, within the same distance of the South Pole there is not a single tree, industry or settlement. 得知应选C。

练习册系列答案
相关题目

阅读理解

  A good teacher is many things to many people.In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demanded (要求) the most discipline (纪律) from their students.

  I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school.I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person.I remember very vividly (清晰地) a sign over her classroom door.It was a simple sign that said,“Laborato ry-in this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized (强调), not the last seven.”In other words, I guess, labor(劳动) for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

  She prepared her work very care-fully and demanded us to do the same.We got lots of homework from her.Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the home-work load would be reduced, but it con tinued just the same.She checked our work by stamping her name at the bot tom of the papers to show that she had read them.

  I think sometimes teachers who de mand the most are liked the least.But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit (有益于) the students.

(1)

Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

[  ]

A.

A patient teacher.

B.

An honest teacher.

C.

A strict teacher.

D.

A hard-working teacher.

(2)

The teacher put up the sign over her classroom door ________.

[  ]

A.

to remind the students that this room was a laboratory

B.

to advise the students to follow the disciplines

C.

to warn the students not to be careless

D.

to tell the students to work hard in the classroom

(3)

When the teacher’s arm was broken, she ________.

[  ]

A.

gave her students the usual am ount of homework

B.

gave her students less homework

C.

asked her students to check the homework themselves

D.

gave her students more homework

(4)

What’s the writer’s opinion of dis cipline?

[  ]

A.

It makes the students dislike their teachers.

B.

It does good to the students in the long run.

C.

It’s too much for young children.

D.

It does more harm than good to the students.

阅读理解

  A good teacher is many things to many people.In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demanded(要求)the most discipline(纪律)from their students.

  I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school.I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person.I remember very vividly(清晰地)a sign over her classroom door.It was a simple sign that said,“Laboratory-in this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized(强调), not the last seven.”In other words, I guess, labor(劳动)for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

  She prepared her work very care fully and demanded us to do the same.We got lots of homework from her.Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the home work load would be reduced, but it con tinued just the same.She checked our work by stamping her name at the bot tom of the papers to show that she had read them.

  I think sometimes teachers who de mand the most are liked the least.But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit(有益于)the students.

(1)

Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

[  ]

A.

A patient teacher.

B.

An honest teacher.

C.

A strict teacher.

D.

A hard-working teacher.

(2)

The teacher put up the sign over her classroom door ________.

[  ]

A.

to remind the students that this room was a laboratory

B.

to advise the students to follow the disciplines

C.

to warn the students not to be careless

D.

to tell the students to work hard in the classroom

(3)

When the teacher’s arm was broken, she ________.

[  ]

A.

gave her students the usual amount of homework

B.

gave her students less homework

C.

asked her students to check the homework themselves

D.

gave her students more homework

(4)

What’s the writer’s opinion of dis cipline?

[  ]

A.

It makes the students dislike their teachers.

B.

It does good to the students in the long run.

C.

It’s too much for young children.

D.

It does more harm than good to the students.

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)

What if you arrived home to find a delicious hot meal waiting for you,prepared by your very own kitchen robot? It might sound like science fiction,but professors at the university of Tokyo have taken the first steps toward making that scenario a reality.The team recently introduced a humanoid kitchen robot that can pour tea and other drinks into cups and serve them to guests.When teatime is over,the robot can also wash the dishes and put them away.

In California,another interesting kitchen robot has been developed.Called the Ready-bot,it can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets or put them in the trash.It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself.Unlike the Japanese robot,Readybot is not humanoid.Instead,it looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]

Readybot was created by engineers and designers who established a club called the Readybot Challenge.They believe that in the future millions of robots will be needed in homes to perform ordinary household tasks.Readybot is just the first step in their plan to create a robot that can tackle jobs not only in kitchens but in other rooms of homes and in offices as well.

Clearly there are technological hurdles to overcome before robots can cook a complete dinner,and there are also many safety concerns.Not everyone(especially parents)would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house,manipulating hot pans and sharp knives.The European Commission recently funded a project to study these concerns.

56.What does the writer imply about the Japanese robot?

A.It performs fewer functions than readybot can.

B.it looks more like a person than Readybot does.

C.It speaks more languages than Readybot does.

D.It costs 1ess to manufacture than Readybot does.

57.Where do the engineers and designers hope that Readybot will operate in the future?

A.On spacecraft                                                      B.In automobiles

C.On playgrounds                                               D.At companies

58.What does the writer imply about parents?

A.They have shown tremendous interest in kitchen robots.

B.They don’t have strong opinions about kitchen robots.

C.They might think that kitchen robots could be dangerous.

D.They can’t wait to buy kitchen robots for their homes.

59.According to the writer,what has the European Commission done for the project?

A.It has built factories                                                B.It has printed manuals

C.It has hired workers                                                D.It has provided money

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)

What if you arrived home to find a delicious hot meal waiting for you,prepared by your very own kitchen robot? It might sound like science fiction,but professors at the university of Tokyo have taken the first steps toward making that scenario a reality.The team recently introduced a humanoid kitchen robot that can pour tea and other drinks into cups and serve them to guests.When teatime is over,the robot can also wash the dishes and put them away.

In California,another interesting kitchen robot has been developed.Called the Ready-bot,it can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets or put them in the trash.It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself.Unlike the Japanese robot,Readybot is not humanoid.Instead,it looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.

Readybot was created by engineers and designers who established a club called the Readybot Challenge.They believe that in the future millions of robots will be needed in homes to perform ordinary household tasks.Readybot is just the first step in their plan to create a robot that can tackle jobs not only in kitchens but in other rooms of homes and in offices as well.

Clearly there are technological hurdles to overcome before robots can cook a complete dinner,and there are also many safety concerns.Not everyone(especially parents)would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house,manipulating hot pans and sharp knives.The European Commission recently funded a project to study these concerns.

56.What does the writer imply about the Japanese robot?

A.It performs fewer functions than readybot can.

B.it looks more like a person than Readybot does.

C.It speaks more languages than Readybot does.

D.It costs 1ess to manufacture than Readybot does.

57.Where do the engineers and designers hope that Readybot will operate in the future?

A.On spacecraft                                          B.In automobiles

C.On playgrounds                                          D.At companies

58.What does the writer imply about parents?

A.They have shown tremendous interest in kitchen robots.

B.They don’t have strong opinions about kitchen robots.

C.They might think that kitchen robots could be dangerous.

D.They can’t wait to buy kitchen robots for their homes.

59.According to the writer,what has the European Commission done for the project?

A.It has built factories                                    B.It has printed manuals

C.It has hired workers                                    D.It has provided money

A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demanded (要求) the most discipline (纪律) from their students.

I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very vividly (清晰地) a sign over her classroom door. It was a simple sign that said, “Laborato­ry—in this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized (强调), not the last seven.” In other words, I guess, labor(劳动) for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

She prepared her work very care­fully and demanded us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her. Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the home­work load would be reduced, but it con­tinued just the same. She checked our work by stamping her name at the bot­tom of the papers to show that she had read them.

I think sometimes teachers who de­mand the most are liked the least. But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit (有益于) the students.

1. Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

A.A patient teacher.                                B.An honest teacher.

C.A strict teacher.                                  D.A hard-working teacher.

2. The teacher put up the sign over her classroom door ___.

       A.to remind the students that this room was a laboratory

       B.to advise the students to follow the disciplines

       C.to warn the students not to be careless

       D.to tell the students to work hard in the classroom

3. When the teacher’s arm was broken, she ___.

A.gave her students the usual am­ount of homework

B.gave her students less homework

C.asked her students to check the homework themselves

D.gave her students more homework

4. What’s the writer’s opinion of dis­cipline?

A.It makes the students dislike their teachers.

B.It does good to the students in the long run.

C.It’s too much for young children.

D.It does more harm than good to the students.

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