题目内容
New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith's job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse's foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse's leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses——for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and，as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
1. According to the reading passage， a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.
A. clever B. rich C. strong D. lucky
2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.
A. was interested in horses
B. was needed by the policemen
C. drew a picture of the horseshoe
D. had a make a living
3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.
A. fit it on the horse's foot
B. use it for two or three hours
C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal
D. draw a picture of the shoe
4. The best title for the passage is “__________."
A. Policemen on Horseback
B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C. James Corbin，a Blacksmith
D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living
5.Which of the following is true？
A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.
D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
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Smog is a big problem in many Chinese cities. Chai Jing, a former news hostess with CCTV, discussed it in her documentary Under the Dome.
The 103-minute film was published on websites on Feb 28, 2015. In the film, Chai visits polluted places and talks to officials and scientists. She concludes that burning too much coal and oil is the main cause of PM2.5 and smog.
To make things worse, according to Chai, the coal and oil we are burning is of poor quality and don’t meet the standards for environmental protection. Therefore they have produced more harmful gas and particles (颗粒) to pollute the air.
To solve the problem, Chai suggests that factories should clean our coal and oil, or replace them with cleaner energy.
In her film, Chai also thought that ordinary people can do something to help control smog too. For example, we can live a greener life by using more public transportation. Or if we see something that could harm the environment, we can try to stop it.
What can we do to help beat the smog?
● Take public transportation.
● Call the hotline 12369 for complaints about environmental problems.
● Clean the cooking area regularly to avoid extra harmful gas.
● Take a picture of any pollutant source and post it on your social media accounts.
● Remember to add “@local environmental departments” on weibo.
● Don’t buy products made from factories that pollute the environment.
Chen Jining, the new minister of environmental protection, praised Chai. He said, “This film encourages us to care more about the environment. This is what we need in the future.”
Title: Let’s do something to fight against 1. | ||
2. | Many cities in China often suffer from smog. | |
Cause | We burn too much poor coal and oil to produce more 3. gas. | |
Suggestions | 4. | Clean our coal and oil, or replace them with cleaner energy. |
Ordinary people | Do something to help control smog like living a 5. life or 6.anything that harms the environment. | |
We | Use public transportation. __7. the hotline and complain about environmental problems. Clean the cooking area regularly. Expose (曝光) pollutant source with __8. media. Add “@local environmental departments” on weibo. 9. to buy products made from factories polluting the environment. | |
Chen Jining said the film encouraged us to pay more __10. to the environment for the future. | ||