题目内容
【题目】—Do you know the great scientist Stephen William Hawking passed________a few months ago?
—Yes. He died________illness.
A.away; ofB.away; fromC.by; withD.off; as
【答案】A
【解析】
句意:——你知道伟大的科学家斯蒂芬·威廉·霍金几个月前去世了吗?——嗯,他死于疾病。
考查介词辨析。pass away去世;pass by经过;pass off完成,停止;die of死于(内因),用于死因存在于人身体之内(主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因);die from,死于(外因),用于死因由环境造成,根据第一个空前面的句子the great scientist Stephen William Hawking passed可知,应该是去世,排除C和D,由第二个空后面的illness是内因,所以用die of,排除B,故选A。
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The Holi Festival The Holi Festival takes place in India in March every year. Part of the celebration is the lighting of bonfires (篝火) during the day before the start of the festival itself and people will then throw colored power (粉末) and water at one another. |
Saint Patrick’s Day Saint Patrick’s Day is an important holiday in Ireland on March 17. It is to remember Saint Patrick who did good things for the people of Ireland. During the holiday, there are parades (游行) and lots of green. You can see people in green, and you can even see green buildings. |
The Munich Oktoberfest This well-known beer festival is celebrated every year in September and October in Germany and can last about two weeks. Groups of people move towards the large beer tents through the streets of Munich. They can be treated with all kinds of German beer. |
The Quebec Winter Carnival Quebec is an old city in Canada. Many people agree that winter is the best time to visit it. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the first Sunday in February and lasts ten days. One of the most exciting events is the dogsled (狗拉雪橇) race. With more than 20 teams, the race runs through six kilometers of the city’s streets. |
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示,不正确的用“B”表示。
【1】People wear green clothes at the Holi Festival.
【2】Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in March.
【3】The Munich Oktoberfest lasts about two days.
【4】The dogsled race runs through six kilometers of the city’s streets.
【5】Winter is the best time to visit Quebec.
【题目】 Living in a new era of high technology, more people choose to ask for help by using crowd funding (众筹) online. Some people think it’s convenient and people can get help in time when they are in trouble. There are some other people refusing to donate money in this way. They don’t think the money can be used properly. The following are what some people think about the new way of donating money.
Jackson | Thanks to the crowd funding, I have a chance to succeed in starting a company. About three years ago, I got help from almost eighty thousand strangers. With the money raised from them, my dream to have my own company came true. Next year, my workmates and I plan to donate some of my money to other people in need if the company goes well. |
Maria | I often do volunteer work in my free time. I’ve been volunteering for nearly six years. But I am unfamiliar with how crowd funding works. I don’t think I have time and energy to check whether the online information about the people is true. So I never use crowd funding. I prefer to help people in my neighborhood. |
Jean | Everyone in my family was upset and lost hope when they knew I had a serious illness. I was really thankful to the nurse who told us to try to raise money with help of crowd funding. At first, my parents thought it was unbelievable and impossible to get the money. When they realized they had no choice but to carry out the nurse’s advice, they tried and got the money for my operation. I will try my best to work harder and repay the helpers’ love to me. |
【1】Who are more likely to get help from crowd funding?
A.People who are in danger.B.Patients who need money badly.
C.People who want to make more money.D.People who want to be rich.
【2】Who helped Jackson when he wanted to start a company?
A.His workmates.
B.The volunteers.
C.Many strangers.
D.We don’t know.
【3】What does the underlined word “unfamiliar” mean in Chinese?
A.陌生的
B.赞成的
C.羞愧的
D.反感的
【4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Jackson wants to donate all his money to other people in need.
B.Maria has been a volunteer in her neighborhood for nearly six years.
C.A nurse helped Jean work out her crowd funding plan.
D.Nearly all the people think they can get help at once when they are in trouble.