题目内容
【题目】![]()
Eric Liddell was known as the flying Scotsman(苏格兰人) because he ran so fast. But he is most remembered as a man of honor and bravery.
He was born in 1902 in Tianjin, north China. In Chinese, he was known as Li Airui. Eric lived in China u【1】 the age of five. After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Eric went to the University of Edinburgh to study science.
Sports played a large p【2】in his life and he became the fastest runner in Scotland. He was chosen to be part of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team. The games were in Paris. The 100-meter race was his b【3】 event, but it was to be held on a Sunday. Eric, a strong Christian (基督徒), refused to run on Sundays because he believed that it should be a day of r【4】as the Bible Teaches(圣经教导).
Although many people told him to run the race, he refused. I【5】, he started to train for other distances. At the Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, s【6】a world record.
Though then famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and r【7】 China. He wanted to go back to the country w【8】 he was born. In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.
After the Japanese invaded(入侵)China, Eric chose to stay. He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1943, the Japanese sent him to a prison camp(集中营)in Weifang. Even in the camp, he c【9】 to help the old people. He also arranged games for the children, and taught them science.
In 1945, Eric was s【10】 ill. He was given a chance to leave the camp but he refused. He gave this chance to a pregnant woman. This inspiring man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people of that area.
【答案】
【1】 until
【2】 part
【3】 best
【4】 rest
【5】 Instead
【6】 setting
【7】 remembered
【8】 where
【9】 continued
【10】 seriously
【解析】
本文介绍了伊利克·里达尔的一生。他是1902年生于天津的苏格兰人,他多次在跑步比赛获得奖牌。1925年他来到中国在天津一所中学当教师,然后去河北省帮助那儿的穷人。日本入侵中国后,他选择了留下来帮助病人和给中国人民以希望。1943年,他被日本人关进了潍坊集中营,在狱中他继续帮助老人并和孩子们做游戏,教他们科学。1945年,他生病后获得离开集中营的机会,但是他把这个机会让给了一名孕妇,而他在抗日战争结束前六个月时去世了。但是人们却记住了他的奉献精神和勇敢的心。
【1】句意:埃里克在中国住到五岁。根据下文After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Eric went to the University of Edinburgh to study science.可知这里是直到五岁才离开中国。故填until。
【2】句意:体育运动在他的生活中发挥了很大作用,他成为苏格兰跑得最快的运动员。短语play a part in…表示在……中发挥作用。根据题意,故填part。
【3】句意:100米赛跑是他最好的项目,但将在星期天举行。这里是说最好的项目,best表示最好的。根据句意,故填best。
【4】句意:因为他相信这应该是圣经所教导的休息日。a day of rest表示休息日。根据句意,故填rest。
【5】句意:虽然许多人告诉他要参加比赛,但他拒绝了。相反,他开始进行其他距离的训练。Instead表示代替,而不是。根据句意,故填Instead。
【6】句意:在奥运会上,他在200米比赛中获得铜牌,然后在400米比赛中获得金牌,创造了世界纪录。短语set _a world record.表示创造了世界纪录。根据句意,故填setting。
【7】句意:尽管埃里克当时在苏格兰很有名,但他仍然热爱和怀念中国。remember的意思是“记住”。And连接并列成,这里用一般过去式,根据句意,故填remembered。
【8】句意:他想回到他出生的国家。这里是定语从句,先行词是the country,这里是where引导,在这里做地点状语。根据题意,故填where。
【9】句意:即使在营地里,他也继续帮助老人。短语continue to do sth.表示继续做某事;这里用一般过去时态。根据句意,故填continued。
【10】句意:1945年,埃里克病得很重。他有机会离开营地,但他拒绝了。他给了一个孕妇这个机会。这里是副词修饰形容词,seriously的意思是“严重地”,根据句意,故填seriously。
【题目】Many companies,websites,and newspapers make (伪造的)stories on April 1st.These fake stories are also called hoaxes. Here are some famous hoaxes from history.
Socks to lose weight | In 2000,The Daily Mail said that a health club had produced a new kind of socks to help people lose weight. These socks could make body fat out of feet. If someone puts these socks on his or her feet,he or she could lose weight. |
Whistling carrots | In 2002,a British supermarket published an ad in The Sun saying that they had successfully developed “whistling (吹口哨的)carrots”. These carrots grew with air holes. When they were being cooked,these air holes would make the vegetable whistle. |
More sheep,less global warming | In 2007,realclimate.org,a website in New Zealand,posted a report about global warming. According to a study by a scientist of New Zealand,large numbers of sheep help stop global warming because their white wool reflects the sun. As the sheep population gets smaller,the ground takes in more heat from the sun. So the planet gets hotter. |
Flying penguins | In 2008,the BBC said that they took photos of some penguins that were flying in the air near Antarctic (南极洲).They offered a video clip (剪辑)of these flying penguins. The BBC explained that these penguins flew thousands of miles to the rainforests of South America to spend the winter. |
【1】The ad about the whistling carrots was published by ________.
A. some farmers B. a supermarket C. a group of scientists D. some workers
【2】What does the underlined word “reflects” mean in Chinese?
A. 支持 B. 保护 C. 收看 D. 反射
【3】The BBC said that they took photos of some flying penguins ________.
A. in 2008 B. in 2007 C. in 2003 D. in 2000
【4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Realclimate.org is a website in New Zealand.
B. Penguins can't fly at all and they don't live in rainforests,either.
C. A British supermarket published an ad in The Sun in 2002.
D. A health club produced a new kind of socks that could help people lose weight.
【5】What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Make Jokes with People
B. Famous Hoaxes on April Fool's Day
C. How British People Celebrate Their Holidays
D. Customs in Different Countries