题目内容
One answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people.
The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor(港口).The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea-bed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow. The people would like to live in flats in the fifty-metre high outer wall. The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete(混泥土) and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this man-made harbor would be calm. On it would be floating islands carrying more building: a hospital, two theaters, museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water.
People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.
- 1.
What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea?
- A.The city was to be designed together with a harbor.
- B.The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass.
- C.The building of the city would rest on a floating island.
- D.The people would live in tall building surrounded by a wall.
- A.
- 2.
How would fresh water be supplied to the city?
- A.By treating sea water.
- B.By getting it from the surrounding islands.
- C.By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city.
- D.By transporting it from the mainland.
- A.
- 3.
The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem that _______.
- A.there is not enough space for building cities on land
- B.land transportation has became increasingly difficult
- C.there are too many people on land
- D.present cities are heavily polluted by cars
- A.
- 4.
The purpose of the writer is _______.
- A.to suggest how new type of harbor could be built at sea
- B.to give a description of a new-type city
- C.to draw people's attention to the problem of air pollution
- D.to introduce a new way of building harbor-cities
- A.
1.细节题:从文章第二段的On it would be floating islands carrying more building: a hospital, two theaters, museum, an art exhibition hall and a church.可知这个城市要建在漂浮的岛上。选C
2.细节题:从文章第二段的On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water. 可知淡水是处理海水得来的。选A
3.推理题:从文章第一段的句子:one answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago.可知答案是A,为了解决陆地土地短缺的问题。
4.概括题,整篇文章是对新型城市进行描述,选B。
It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Herpin died at the age of 94.
【小题1】The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A.a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep |
B.large numbers of people do not need sleep |
C.everyone needs some sleep to stay alive |
D.people can live longer by trying not to sleep |
A.cure him of his sleeplessness |
B.find that his sleeplessness was not really true |
C.find a way to free people from the need of sleeping |
D.find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep |
A.was too old to need any sleep | B.often slept in a chair |
C.needed no sleep at all | D.needed some kind of sleep |
A.that he hadn’t got a bed |
B.that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit |
C.his mother’s injury before he was born |
D.his magnificent physical condition |
It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true ? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason ? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.
1.The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A.a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep |
B.large numbers of people do not need sleep |
C.everyone needs some sleep to stay alive |
D.people can live longer by trying not to sleep |
2. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to _______.
A.cure him of his sleeplessness |
B.find a way to free people from the need of sleeping |
C.find that his sleeplessness was not really true |
D.find out why some old people didn't need any asleep |
3.After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______.
A.was too old to need any sleep |
B.needed no sleep at all |
C.often slept in a chair |
D.needed some kind of sleep |
4.One reason that might explain Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.
A.that he hadn't got a bed |
B.that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit |
C.his mother's injury before he was born |
D.his magnificent physical condition |