题目内容
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Farmers and gardeners have long used greenhouses to extend the growing season in cold weather. Now, hoop houses are gaining popularity. Some hoop houses are rounded; others are shaped more like a traditional house.
A hoop house is basically a metal frame covered with plastic or other all-weather material. A common design looks like a high tunnel. Unlike a greenhouse, which uses a heating system, a hoop house is heated by the warmth of the sun.
Now, the United States Department of Agriculture has announced a program to help farmers who want to build hoop houses. The department has been supporting a project in Michigan. That state has a short growing season. As part of the research project, nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house. The results showed that well-managed hoop houses can grow high-quality crops.
However, crops are not the only things that grow well. The research found that weeds grow faster in a hoop house. Weeding (除草), seeding and watering requires at least as much work as crops grown in the open air. The researchers also advise growers to add compost（堆肥） material to the soil in hoop houses to build nutrients.
Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and a writer in Maine who has helped popularize the idea of four-season farming. His ideas about hoop houses sounded good to John Biernbaum in the Horticulture（园艺）Department at Michigan State University.
Professor Biernbaum tried hoop houses on the Student Organic Farm at Michigan State and had success. Project director David Conner says it was a "test drive（试车）" for the research on private farms. The agricultural economist points to the demand for locally grown crops. "People are hungry for good, fresh vegetables," he says.
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Hoop houses |
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Design |
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·Like a high tunnel ·Some round ; others like a 57. house. |
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Material |
·Metal frame. ·Plastic or other all-weather material. |
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The warmth of the sun. |
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Research project in Michigan |
The program |
·It is 59._________by the US Department of Agriculture. ·Michigan was chosen due to its short 60._________season. ·Nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house. ·It is greatly 61._________by the ideas from Eliot Coleman. |
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·High-quality crops can grow in well-managed hoop houses. ·Weeds also grow faster in hoop houses. |
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·Weeding, seeding and watering needs as much work as naturally grown crops. ·64. should be added to the soil. |
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Demand for locally grown crops 65._________further research on private farms. |
56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65
Shape
traditional
Heating
supported/helped
growing
inspired/popularized
Results
Advice/Suggestions/Tips
Compost
.requires/needs/encourages
【解析】
试题分析：
Shape 推理题。根据第二段第二行looks like说明指hoop house的形状。
traditional 原词再现。根据第一段第二行traditional。
Heating 词形转换。根据第二段最后a hoop house is heated by the warmth of the sun.
supported/helped 词形转换。根据第三段第二行The department has been supporting…
growing 原词再现。根据第三段第三行a short growing season.。
inspired/popularized 同义词转换。根据第五段第一行Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and…
Results 原词再现。根据第三段倒数第二行，说明这些都是hoop house的结果。
Advice/Suggestions/Tips 总结归纳题。是人们给出的搞hoop house的建议。
Compost 原词再现。根据第四段第三行add compost（堆肥） material
requires/needs/encourages 推理题。根据最后一段s it was a "test drive（试车）" for the research on private farms. the demand for locally grown crops. "People are hungry for good, fresh vegetables," he says.说明要进一步的研究
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点评：本题型是江苏省08年刚刚开始考的题型，要求考生对文章的篇章结构有很好的理解。注意同义词，反义词的转换。注意词性和词性的转换，考点以原词再现，词性转换，词性转换为主。
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阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。
Television, the most popular and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth – is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.
The world “television”, derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulse, when fed into a receiver (television set), can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.
Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication.
The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad – based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is no broadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.
Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today. During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBD, who have been the major purveyors（供应商）of news, information, and entertainment. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.
Title: 76.
| Current situation | moving into a new era because of the combination of television and 77. |
| 78. of its name | tele: “distant” in Greek vision:79. |
| 80. | an image (through a sophisticated system of electronics)→81. (through a wire or cable) →a receiver→the same image |
| 82. | 83. , a means of expression, a vehicle for communication |
| 84. of the television field | broadcast television and non-broadcast television |
| Traditional situation | people are familiar with broadcast television: some broadcast net works controlled television and thus shaped TV and85. |
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。
Thanksgiving Day
Many people believe Thanksgiving is a Western holiday, but in fact, it is only an American holiday held every fourth Thursday of November although Canada holds their own unique Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. Some of the family will have to travel by air and others will make long motor trips with the children. Sons and daughters away at college use their four-day holiday to go home, and employees take extra days from their work so as to be able to make the trip for the annual reunion. The Thanks-giving dinner menu today is somewhat the same as it was on Thanksgiving Day in 1863. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts and grapes. There will be pudding (布丁), mince（肉末）pie, other varieties of food and squash（鲜果汁）. The rest and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
In true Thanksgiving spirit the family circle is often enlarged to include friends known to be alone, foreign visitors, or servicemen away from home. Orphans, the aged and the homeless also have the traditional turkey dinner, provided either by some charitable (慈善的) individual or a church group.
Thanksgiving Day
| The dates | In the USA | Every fourth Thursday of November |
| 53. ________ | Every second Monday of October | |
| 54. _______ | The big family dinner | Planned months ahead |
| All family members | Expected to get home for 55. ________ | |
| The dinner menu | Roast turkey and pumpkin pie, apples, oranges, chestnuts, grapes, other varieties of food and etc | |
| The Enlarged spirit | People invited to Thanksgiving Dinner | Friends known to be alone, 56. ________, or servicemen away from home |
| People provided with 57. ________ | Orphans, the aged and the homeless |
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
You may admire both the romantic love story and the mysterious city of Rome in the movie Roman Holiday. If you are planning to visit Rome, here are some cultural dos and don’ts you should know.
Coffee Etiquette: Italian breakfast consists of pastry and a cup of Cappuccino or shot of espresso. Cappuccino is generally a morning drink and is not drunk after noon by real Italians. A post-dinner espresso, however, is a common practice.
Dinner Rules: Guests are expected to arrive for dinner r
eservations at least fifteen minutes late. In many restaurants, printed menus are for tourists. Regular patrons know to ask for the daily specials, which typically feature the freshest ingredients. Bread, is rarely together with butter or olive oil.
Drink the Water: Rome has plenty of public water fountains, and real Romans and their dogs always drink directly from them. Many people also refill their water bottle from these fountains.
Mind the Traffic: Unless there's a traffic light, or you are in a crosswalk, don't expect cars to stop for you. Though crosswalks go first, in a car – crazy city, still you’d better keep cautious and walk cautiously.
Money: Always have some euros with you. Most major hotels, restaurants, and shops take credit cards, but many smaller operations either will either be unwilling to accept them for smaller purchases or do not accept credit cards at all. ATMs are available around the city and at the airports.
About Soccer: Most Italian men are passionate about their soccer. Arm yourself with some knowle
dge of Italy's soccer scene, and you will find ready conversation partners almost everywhere.
The Romans: The people here love to share their thoughts, opinions and emotions. They are creative, passionate, playful, occasionally rude or
vain but always entertaining, and almost always good – humored.
| Theme | Dos and Don’ts in Rome |
| Eating | ▲Always have your breakfast with a cup of drink, Cappuccino or espresso (76) . ▲Arrive at least fifteen minutes last if you (77) for dinner. ▲Bread, when served, is rarely (78) by butter or olive oil. ▲(79) some daily specials in restaurants directly, as regular customers do. |
| Drinking | ▲Public water fountains are always (80) by real Romans and their dogs. ▲Refill your water bottles from the fountains, too. |
| Traffic rules | ▲Never expect cars to stop for you unless in a crosswalk or there is a traffic light. ▲When you are in a crosswalk, you’d better keep (81) . |
| (82) | ▲Have some euros with you for smaller (83) , because not all shops take credit cards. |
| Communicating | ▲Start your (84) with local people by talking about Italian soccer and they will be (85) to share their opinions with you. |
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Time, a faithful company of our life, is a universal topic. People are always curious about what it is, how it travels and who it meets.
Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said. “I’m fascinated by time.”
Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series has proved that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved astonishing ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV.
Woody Allen’s movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success. It was nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.
Dream of heroism
Time travel TV series and movies connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination. Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that is hard to achieve in reality.
Chinese writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The leading role’s modern personality and perception of love help her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans’ love fantasy.
Starting from the late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed (盛行), with a Step into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories, the male leading roles accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom.
It is usually “a dream of heroism come true”, along with enviable romances.
Eye candy
“I’m hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors,” Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, explained her love for time travel TV series.
Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Creat Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what is so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered, “These attractive characters.”
A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey.
Cai Yinong agrees. “Many people are facing tremendous pressure in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality,” Cai told China Daily.
Cultural homesickness
“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Sciences Association last December.
About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose Tang Dynasty, while Qing Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two destinations.
The survey results reflects people’s definition of the good days: prosperous economy and culture, steady society, fair and uncorrupted politics, and opening up to the outside world.
As for the movie Midnight in Paris, it features modernity versus cultural homesickness. The New York Times commented, “The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present. The good old days are so attractive because we were not around, however much we wish we were.”
| Time travel wins fans | |
| Phenomenon | l Stephen Hawking shows great interest in 【小题1】 _. l People prefer 【小题2】____ time travel movies and TV series. l Woody Allen was 【小题3】_______ in his time travel movie. |
| Reasons for its 【小题4】___ | Supporting details |
| Dream of heroism | l Chances are offered for the young to fulfill 【小题5】__________ hard to l achieve in reality. l Xi Juan’s 1993 love story【小题6】_______ a young woman traveling to l ancient times, which satisfies females fans. l From the late 1990s, novels about 【小题7】________ traveling back to l the past became increasingly popular. l The male leading role in A Step Into the Past travels back to the past l to fulfill great things by using his 【小题8】_______ skills and wisdom. |
| Eye candy | Attractive actors and travel stories make viewers under pressure 【小题9】_________. |
| Cultural homesickness | Most respondents chose to live in a certain dynasty for: l Prosperous economy and【小题10】________; l Steady society; l Fair and uncorrupted politics; l Opening up to the outside world. |