Rather than go by air.I'd take the slowest train．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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20．Rather than（不愿；而不是） go by air，I'd take the slowest train．

分析我坐最慢的火车去而不是乘飞机．

解答 Rather than考查固定短语．根据句意：我坐最慢的火车去而不是乘飞机．rather than 是英语的固定搭配"而不是"．

点评英语中的固定短语，既不能添词，也不能少词，是固定的，要求同学们在平时记忆准确，然后根据句意找出记忆中的固定搭配，做出正确的答案．

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11．The private automobile （汽车） has long played an important role in the United States．In fact，it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life．By giving workers rapid transportation，the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work．This has encouraged the growth of the cities，but it has also led to traffic problems．
For farm families the automobile is very helpful．It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure，and also to transport their children to distant schools．
Family life has been affected in various ways．The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics，outing，and other shared experiences．However，when teenage children have the use of the car，their parents can't keep any eye on them．There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs，or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws．Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD （Mothers Against Drunk Driving）．These women want to prevent further tragedies．They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age．Students have formed a similar organization，SADD （Students Against Drunk Driving） and are spreading the same message among their friends．
For many Americans the automobile is a necessity （必需品）．But for some，it is also a mark of social position and for young people，a sign of becoming an adult．Altogether，cars mean very much to Americans．

32．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？D
A．Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities．
B．Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics．
C．Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work．
D．Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools．
33．What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving？C
A．Parents have paid more attention to their children．
B．University students have asked the government to solve the problem．
C．Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving．
D．Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol．
34．We can infer from the passage thatB in America．
A．it will be more difficult for people to get new cars
B．cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems
C．parents will not allow their children to have their own cars
D．the government will encourage people to use public transportation
35．In the United States，people think the automobile means much to themA．
A．though different people have different ideas on the use of the automobile
B．because everybody has a car
C．because for people，except the young，it is a necessity as well as a convenience
D．though children are not allowed to use cars by their parents．

8．Most people，when they travel to space，would like to stay in orbit for a few days or more．And this stands to reason，if you're paying﹩20，000for your trip to orbit（轨道）!So in order for tourism to reach its full potential there's going to be a need for orbital accommodation---or space hotels．What would a space hotel actually be like to visit？Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel---private rooms，meals，bars．But they'll also offer two unique experiences：impressive views---of Earth and space---and the endless entertainment of living in zero gravity---including sports and other activities that make use of this．
The hotels themselves will vary greatly---from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date．It's actually surprising that as later as 1997，very few designs for space hotels were published．This is mainly because those who might be expected to design them haven't expected launch（发射） costs to come down far enough to make them possible．
Lots of people who've been to space have described vividly what it's like to live in zero gravity．There are obviously all sorts of possibilities for dancing，gymnastics，and zero-G sports．Luckily，you don't need to sleep much living in zero gravity，so you'll have plenty of time for relaxing by hanging out in a bar with a window looking down at the turning Earth below．
Of course all good things have come to an end，unfortunately．And so after a few days you'll find yourself heading back though you'll be much more expert at exercising in zero gravity than you were when you arrive．You'll be thinking how soon you can save up enough to get back up again---or maybe you should change jobs to get to work in an orbiting hotel．

24．When traveling in space，most people would like to stay in orbit for a few days becauseA．
A．It is expensive to travel in space
B．they would find the possible life in other star systems
C．they could enjoy the luxury of space hotels
D．they want to realize the full potential of tourism
25．Which of the following is a unique experience that space hotels will offer？B
A．The gravitational pull B．The special views．
C．The relaxation in a bar．D．The space walk．
26．This passage is mainly aboutD．
A．traveling in space
B．the ways of living in space hotels
C．zero gravity and space hotels
D．the description of space hotels．

5．Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks'time．Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year．If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry，those plants may die and a desert may form．
Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down．Sand dunes （沙丘） are formed as winds move the sand across the desert．Bit by bit，the dunes grow over the years，always moving with the winds and changing the shape．Most of them are only a few feet tall，but they can grow to be several hundred feet high．
There is，however，much more to a desert than sand．In the deserts of the southwestern United States，cliffs （悬崖） and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay under a sea more than millions of years ago．Over the centuries，the water dried up．Wind，sand，rain，heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks．The faces of the desert mountains are always changing--very，very slowly---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock．
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life．There are plants，animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert．During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things，but as the air begins to cool in the evening，the desert comes to life．As the sun begins to rise again in the sky，the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely．
28．Many plants may survive in deserts whenD．
A．it is dry all the year round
B．the rain falls only in a few weeks
C．there is little rain in a year
D．the rain is spread out in a year
29．Sand dunes are formed whenA．
A．sand piles up little by little
B．there is plenty of rain in a year
C．the sea has dried up over the years
D．pieces of rock get smaller
30．The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there isD．
A．too much sand
B．more sand than before
C．nothing except sand
D．something else besides sand
31．It can be learned from the text that in a desertB．
A．there is no rainfall throughout the year
B．life exists in rough conditions
C．all sand dunes are a few feet high
D．rocks are worn away only by wind and heat．

12．We must do as much as wecanto make our country better and more beautiful．

9．More than 2.25billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day，and it's likely that many taste bitter．Now，a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups．
Researchers from Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes bitter was true．They used 36volunteers and three different colored cups---blue，white and transparent（透明的） glass---to examine the claim．
In one experiment，the white cup increased the intensity （浓度） of the coffee taste relative to the transparent cup．Then，in a second experiment，coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups，while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest．
The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness，and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest．"Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste，"leading author Dr George Doorn，wrote in an article for The Conversation．"The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups，"he said，"The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer．"Actually，the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago．A study published last year reported that red，strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate．
32．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．the popularity of sweet coffee．
B．an experiment made in Oxford．
C．the effect of cup color on coffee's taste
D．useful tips on how to make coffee．
33．In which cup will coffee taste the sweetestB
A．A white cupB．A blue cupC．A transparent cupD．A brown cup
34．Café owners should consider their cups'color in order toC．
A．reduce the daily expenses
B．show their taste in coffee
C．appeal to more customers
D．make their café different．
35．We learn from the passage thatD．
A．coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass
B．over 2billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year．
C．Dr．George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations．
D．the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new．

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Dear Linlin，
Thanks for your letter．Your new hobby sounded great．I'm not very well at painting．My hobby is reading．I really enjoy read about famous people，like singers or actors．I've just read a book about Shakespeare，what is very interested．And Last month I have given a book by my parents about Britney Spears for my birthday．I haven't read many books in English yet．I tried reading Harry Potter，but I didn't enjoy them．Because of there were too many word I didn't understand．Please write to me soon or tell me about your painting lessons．
Love，
Li Hua．

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