题目内容
---What attracts people to California is its pleasant climate and relaxed lifestyle.
---This is ____ each year a great number of people from all over the world try to ____ to California.
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A．how; immigrate |
B．Why; immigrate |
C．because; remove |
D．why; remove |
B
【解析】考察连词和动词。Immigrate 意为移居 ，remove迁移
句意为，--吸引人们到加州的是适宜的气候和放松的生活方式。----这就是为什么每年都有大量的人从世界各地移居到加州。
Too cold for recess? School policies vary as much as temps
When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess（课间休息）? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.
Consider: One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather.
There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts.
Consequently, policies are all over the map:
? In International Falls, Minn., the self-described "Icebox of the Nation," where the average high temperature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Principal Jerry Hilfer says, "if it's 15 below (or warmer), they go out, no matter what." "At 20 below, it gets iffy," he adds.
? In Wicomico County, Md., principals typically keep children indoors when temperatures drop below freezing, or if it's raining or snowing, says Susan Jones, the school system's director of elementary education.
"That's the bottom line," says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pemberton Elementary School in Salisbury, Md. Twilley says students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the students will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the school's gym is occupied with other classes, he says.
? For schools in Marquette, Mich., which averages about 12 feet of snow per season, school officials acknowledge students are probably a little more prepared than those in some more mild climates.
【小题1】Which of the following is not true according to the passage_________.
| A．No national temperature standard is made for when to keep kids inside during the winter months. |
| B．Susan Jones insists students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. |
| C．In Wicomico County, children are kept indoors when temperatures dip below freezing. |
| D．Mich has about 12 feet of snow per season on average. |
Wicomico County B. Marquette C.Salisbury D. Minn
【小题3】 Considering_______, canceling recess In USA because of the cold is a big issue.
| A．different schools have different principles. |
| B．much of the USA has very cold winter. |
| C．physical activity can boost student performance. |
| D．decisions are made at the local level, |
| A．uncertain | B．surprising | C． serious | D．worse |
| A．More school policies |
| B．The reasons why school policies vary. |
| C．Measures to improve the situation. |
| D．Necessities to improve the situation |
Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely act of stealing or an even cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—homing pigeons !
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoids not only collecting money but also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an advertisement in the newspaper asking for help.
The thought is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars–seems too little for a car worth many times more.
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.
1.After the car owner received a phone call, he _______.
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A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried |
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B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park |
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C．sent some money to the thief by mail |
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D．told the press about it |
2.The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to _______.
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A．the car thief who stays at home |
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B．one of those who put the ads in the paper |
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C．one of the policemen in Changwa |
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D．the owner of the pigeons |
3.The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show _______.
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A．how easily people get fooled by criminals |
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B．what Chen thinks might be correct |
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C．the thief is extremely clever |
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D．the money paid is too little |
4.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
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A．criminals |
B．pigeons |
C．the stolen cars |
D．demands for money |
5. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _______.
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A．he reads the ads in the newspaper |
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B．he lives in the same neighborhood |
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C．he has seen the car owners in the park |
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D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them |