题目内容
Most American students have to say goodbye to fancy (高档的) fruits these days. In school restaurants across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
“People are afraid to spend now.” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring”. During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things.
The crisis began last year. Experts (专家) think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. Last week presidents from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
1.This passage is probably taken from ___________.
A.a story book |
B.a novel |
C.a newspaper |
D.an advertisement |
2.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
A.Because they think it’s unnecessary |
B.Because they don’t have the habit of spending money |
C.Because they worry about their future |
D.Because they don’t have any money |
3.From the passage, we still don’t know ________.
A.when the financial crisis began |
B.when the financial crisis will end |
C.why some of the US banks closed |
D.whether the crisis has spread to other countries |
4.The best title for the passage is ___________.
A.Ways to Save Money |
B.Financial Crisis facing the World |
C.Banks in the USA |
D.The USA Becoming Poor |
1.C
2.C
3.B
4.B
【解析】文章讲述的是全世界面临的金融危机。
1.C 推理题。文章介绍了席卷世界的金融危机,故最有可能是在报纸上的。故C正确。
2.C 细节题。根据文章第2行They don’t know what the future will bring可知C正确。
3.B 推理题。根据文章最后一段可知现在人们还在讨论金融危机解决方法,还不知道何时回结束。
4.B 主旨大意题。文章讲述的正是全世界面临的金融危机。
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短文改错
Americans depend much on their cars.The family |
(1) ______ |
cars has been a common thing since the early 20th |
(2) ______ |
century, and it has changed America life.Many people |
(3) ______ |
have moved from big city to the suburbs.Some Ameri- |
(4) ______ |
cans spend two hours a day or more by their cars |
(5) ______ |
going to work and home again.Cars have became a |
(6) ______ |
must for most Americans go shopping, and even going |
(7) ______ |
on holidays.Americans used to liking big cars, but |
(8) ______ |
now smaller cars have become more commonly.They |
(9) ______ |
also liked foreign cars.They have bought many cars |
(10) ______ |
from Japan and Germany. |
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Who are these people rushing by you on the street? More than 250 million people now call America" home" , but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you, look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States,have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become "Americans"is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is - more often a kind of “ side - by - side" living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their own customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as in schools,business,and sports一but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “ side - by - side" living has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas ’ dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her own familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspaper.
【小题1】More than 250 million people call America ”home" because .
A.they have their houses there |
B.they settle there now |
C.they want to make their home there |
D.they like that land very much |
A.to make friends with native people |
B.to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas |
C.that the groups of people live nearby |
D.that they get closer to American society |
A.share American customs and cultures |
B.live in a kind of side - by - side society |
C.keep their own customs and habits firmly |
D.make no choice to accept American customs |
A.They always stick to their own customs and habits. |
B.Side - by - side living style is not suitable. |
C.They face the society they are not familiar with. |
D.The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful. |
A.Advantages and Disadvantages |
B.Different Customs and Habits |
C.Home for the People |
D.Side - by - Side Living Style in America |
Who are these people rushing by you on the street? More than 250 million people now call America" home" , but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you, look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States,have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become "Americans"is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is - more often a kind of “ side - by - side" living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their own customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as in schools,business,and sports一but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “ side - by - side" living has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas ’ dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her own familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspaper.
More than 250 million people call America ”home" because .
they have their houses there
they settle there now
they want to make their home there
they like that land very much
1.Side - by - side living style means .
A.to make friends with native people |
B.to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas |
C.that the groups of people live nearby |
D.that they get closer to American society |
2.According to the passage, people in the USA .
A share American customs and cultures
B live in a kind of side - by - side society
C keep their own customs and habits firmly
D make no choice to accept American customs
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A They always stick to their own customs and habits.
B Side - by - side living style is not suitable.
C They face the society they are not familiar with.
D The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A Advantages and Disadvantages
B Different Customs and Habits
C Home for the People
D Side - by - Side Living Style in America