题目内容
Henry Morton Stanley received one of the strangest tasks ever handed to a newspaper reporter. He was working for the New York Herald, and his job was to go into the wilds of Africa to find Dr. David Livingstone who had been 1 .
Dr. Livingstone had had 2 career or working life. From the 3 he was ten, he had 4 to be a traveling churchman in AfricA.For 5 of years he worked with the African 6 . He 7 their customs and languages. 8 he started schools. He was the first European to 9 Lake Ngami, and this 10 him off on geographical searching adventures. He spent 11 traveling, discovering lakes, rivers, and wild areas of country.
After a 12 Livingstones started on an expedition for the Royal Geographical Society .He was going to 13 of the Lualaba River to the seA. 14 , and the society did not 15 him .Anything, it feared, 16 happened. He could have been 17 by wild animals, slain or 18 by savages or diseases.
Then Livingstone 19 that he was going into man-eating country. He quite 20 added that if he was not eaten, he would finally return to the village of Ujiji, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika.
1.A.thought to have lost B.considered to be dead C.given in for lost D. given up for lost
2.A.not as usual B.An unusual C.An uncommon D.An especially special
3.A.moment B.Age C.time D. times
4.A.A plan B.plans C.planned D. had planned
5.A.A number B.the number C.An amount D. the amount
6.A.foreigners B.churchman C.officials D. natives
7.A.taught them B.helped them to form and develop
C.tried to better and improve D. studied
8.A.Everywhere B.Somewhere C.Here and there D. Now here and now there
9.A.clear B.clean C.dig and dry D. discover
10.A.started B.sent C.began D. persuaded
11.A.years B.A few years C.two or three years D. year in, year out
12.A.moment B.minute C.second D. while
13.A.follow and find the path B.make way C.build a canal D. widen the course
14.A.Some time past B.Some time later C.Time past D. Time passed
15.A.hear B.hear about C.hear of D. hear from
16.A.can have B.could have C.shall have D. should have
17.A.taken home B.found and hidden C.harmed and poisoned D. torn to pieces
18.A.caught B.hurt C.harmed D. killed
19.A.told Stanley B.met and said to Stanley C.wrote D. posted a letter to Stanley, saying
20.A.calmly B.sadly C.excitedly D. fearfully
解析:
完成这类语篇的难点,就是比较细致的修辞手段,稍不留心,也可能选错。此外,这个语篇本身确实不长,但选项所使用的词汇量居然超过文章本身的词汇量,总词汇量达到68个单词,位居2004年高考各省市试卷的前茅,因此,在确定选项时,可能颇费时间,在仅有的17分钟左右的限定时间内,必然会有不少失误。如: 1.A.thought to have lost B.considered to be dead C.given in for lost D. given up for lost这四个选项,既有词汇用法辨析,更有内容情景因素的考虑。还有对于被寻找的人的命运结果的预测,同样要求多作对比和斟酌。如: 16.A.can have B.could have C.shall have D. should have 17.A.taken home B.found and hidden C.harmed and poisoned D. torn to pieces 18.A.caught B.hurt C.harmed D. killed 16空着重用法辨析,17空则要求理解上下文,而18空的用法辨析之重点在于“程度”上,人们担心的究竟是什么?显然是最坏的结果。 |
提示:
描绘“记者在危险地区寻人”的一个小段“探险故事”, 这个小语篇使用了一些描写具体时间、地点、行进状况、未来预测、可能性判断的词汇。 |
Holding a cell phone against your ear or stalling it in your pocket may be hazardous to your health.
This paraphrases a warning that cell phone; manufacturers include in the small print that is often tossed aside when a new phone is purchased.Apple, for example, doesn’t want iP hones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, Blackberry’s manufacturer, recommends 2.5 centimeters.
If health issues arise from cell phone use, the implications are huge.Voice calls - Americans chat on cell phones 2.26 trillion minutes annually - generate $109 billion for the wireless carriers.
Devra Davis, an epidemiologist who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about cell phone radiation, "Disconnect." The book surveys scientific research and concludes the question is not settled.
Brain cancer is a concern that Ms. Davis examines. Over all, there has not been an increase in its incidence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older population.
"Most cancers have multiple causes," she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.
Children are more vulnerable to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid. No studies have yet been completed on cell phone radiation and children, she says.
Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiofrequency radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.
Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the abdomen.
【小题1】We can infer from the passage that________.
A.Cell phone may do harm to our health if we hold it against our ear or store in our pocket |
B.Devra Davis thinks that there are many factors contributing to cancer. |
C.The increase in brain cancer in the young adults may have something to do with cell phone |
D.Children are more likely to be affected by radiation |
A.They can keep cell phones away from the abdomen. |
B.They can send short massage instead of making phone calls directly. |
C.They can pay more attention to the small print on the phone. |
D.They should use more advanced cell phones. |
A.American cell phone manufacturers did not give any warning to their customers |
B.American cell phone manufacturers benefit greatly from their products |
C.Scientists have found the connection between brain cancer and ceil phone |
D.Cell phone should be banned because of the increase in brain cancer |
A.Advanced technology. | B.Entertainment. |
C.Science and life. | D.Celebrity. |