[2015 • 株洲]语篇翻译。

阅读下面的短文，然后将画线部分的句子译成汉 语或英语。

       You may know a lot about smart phones. But what about smart cities?

       Imagine living your life like this： When you wake up in the morning,you say ,“open the window” to a computer and it opens the window. 1. 阳光照耀，鸟儿歌唱。

Then you finish breakfast and sit in front of your desk and begin to have classes through the Internet. 2. With the help of building a smart city,this may become true one day.

       A smart city uses digital technologies (数字科 技) such as the Internet to improve city planning,save resources and make our lives easier. For example,people live in smart cities,where there is Internet almost everywhere. 3. They can do many things at home such as booking train tickets and paying water bills. What a beautiful life it is!

       4. Now China is making some cities smarter. For example,Guiyang is going to build free Wi-Fi in the whole city. Tianjin plans to start a smart city program to help traffic problems. 5. 株洲正在创建 智慧城市，因此每个人都应该为创建智慧城市发挥作用。

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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

       Surfing the Internet can help open students’ eyes and get more knowledge. As a teacher,I encourage my students to use the Internet. In class those students who surf the Internet understand lessons better than the others. Besides,people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send e-mails. Many students communicate with their friends online. You can also make friends by chatting on QQ. It is cheaper than calling somebody far away and it's also much quicker. Nearly one third of young people surf the Internet for fun. They like to listen to music,watch films,and go to their favorite stars’ websites. But can the Internet cause problems? Some of my students who used to study well at school are now failing exams. Because they spend a lot of time playing computer games.

1. Surfing the Internet can help open students’ eyes,can't it?

2. What's the writer?

3. How can you make friends on the Internet?

4. How many young people surf the Internet for fun?

5. According to the passage,what makes some of the students fail exams?

[2015 • 长沙]阅读选择。

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选 项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

      China is a nation of etiquette (礼仪) .Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family,they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

      When you visit a Chinese family,the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks (小吃) like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you,never letting you feel lonely.

      At the same time,other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat (款待) their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guest can eat. On the table,the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors,which won’t happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating,the host usually says, “It seems that you didn't eat much. Please have more. ” Although you tell them you are full,they still put more food in your bowl.

     Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago:

     To meet friends from a far 

     How happy we are !

() 1. What does the underlined word “hospitable” mean in this passage?

   A. 好客的   B. 勤劳的

   C. 朴实的

() 2. As a guest in a Chinese family,you are usually offered by the host.

   A. coffee and snacks

   B. juice and snacks

   C. tea and snacks

() 3. Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?

   A. Because he thinks it's not polite.

   B. Because he thinks it's not necessary.

   C. Because it won't happen in western countries.

() 4. What the Chinese family do for the guests is to .

   A. make them feel at home

   B. show their wealth

   C. make them feel uncomfortable

() 5. What's the meaning of the words by Confucius at the end of the passage?

   A. 学而时习之，不亦悦乎？

   B. 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？

   C. 人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？

[2015 • 益阳]阅读判断。

     Miss Kate taught physics in a New York school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound,and she decided to test them to see how well they had understood her explanation. She said to them, “Now,I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone,and at the same time you were 80 meters away,and were listening to me from across the street,which of you would hear what I said earlier,my brother or you and for what reason?”

      A boy at once answered ,“Your brother,Miss Kate,because electricity travels faster than sound waves (声波) .”

      “That's very good. ” Miss Kate said,but then Jenny said ,“I don't agree. Your brother would hear you earlier because it is 11 o’clock here,it's only eight o’clock in Los Angeles. ”

() 1. Miss Kate was a physics teacher.

() 2. All her students understood her lesson.

() 3. The boy\s answer was not correct.

() 4. The boy's answer was just what Kate wanted her students to know.

() 5. Jenny thought the boy's reason was wrong because she found Los Angeles time was three hours earlier than New York time.

[2015 • 长沙]完形填空。

     I am not a brave girl,and even a little mouse scares (惊吓) me. 1 I've been crazy about bungee jumping (蹦极) .One day,I found a good place for this exciting 2 in Thailand by surfing the Internet. I packed my bag and flew there. However,I had no idea how to get to the address listed on the 3 I called them and took a taxi,but the taxi driver didn't know the way,either. He dropped me halfway.

     Having bought some bread,I had to wait for the car that was supposed to pick me up. Just then a young man jumped out of a car and asked if I was Jenny. Then we 4 to the bungee jumping place. I was amazed by the sights along the road through the window of the car.

     I quickly signed an agreement which said I might die,and 5 a harness (安全带) . The guide led me through a gate,asked me to sit in a special seat and tied my 6 and ankles (踩) well.

     I was nervous but not scared. As soon as I stood up and felt my ankles 7

together,I got scared,I walked slowly to the edge (边) of the bridge and looked back. The workers looked at me and couldn’t help laughing. At last it was time to go. So I jumped as 8 forward as I could.

     At that moment my memory seemed to stop. I felt 9 going up,like riding a fast lift,and then another drop and... Finally,I stopped in the air. I spread my arms wide,laughing loudly and 10 .The workers pulled me up,smiling at me.

() 1. A. But   B. Or   C. So

() 2. A. task   B. sport   C. subject

() 3. A. magazine   B. newspaper   C. website

() 4. A. walked   B. ran   C. drove

() 5. A. put out   B. put on   C. put off

() 6. A. legs   B. ears   C. eyes

() 7. A. tied   B. divided   C. spread

() 8. A. close   B. far   C. short

() 9. A. themselves   B. himself   C. myself

() 10. A. sadly   B. angrily   C. proudly

() 2. [2015 • 长沙]一 Will you see the film Cinderella with us tonight?

       一 No,I it last week.

   A. see   B. have seen

   C. saw

() 1. [2015 • 长沙] he had failed many times,he didn't give up and succeeded in the end.

   A. Unless   B. Although

   C. If

  阅读下面的短文，完成相关任务。

   In the Charles E. Johnson Elementary School in New York,there is a special radio. It gives people warnings (警报) about bad weather.

   One day,there came a sound from the radio. This sound brought the piece of news： a heavy storm was coming. William Tomic,principal (校长) of the school,asked teachers to bring children indoors and put them in a safe place at once.

   Minutes later,the storm came. However,because of the warning of the radio and the quick work of the principal,no one was hurt.

   “The radio really did work very well.(我们对它的工作感到很高兴) ，”William Tomic said. “The parents were as well.”

   The US government hopes there will be more such success stories. It plans to give this kind of radios to all 97,000 public schools in the country.

   Every year,more than 10,000 big thunderstorms,2,500 floods,1. 000 tornadoes (龙卷风) and some hurricanes (飓风) take place in the US,so the warning radios are very useful. They not only give people warnings about bad weather,but also give warnings about other dangerous things.

(一) 请根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

1. What does the special radio give people?

2. Why was no one hurt in the school in the storm?

(二) 请根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。

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(三) 请把短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

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(四) 请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。

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   For most people,the word “ fashion (时尚) ” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the word “fashionable” in the same way:

   “She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color. ”

But of course there are fashions in many things,not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays,in restaurants,in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects,jobs. . . and in languages.

   Fashions change as time goes by. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past,you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

   Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers,radios,telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

   New fashions mean that people will buy new things,so you see there is money in fashion.

1. Most people think that fashion means“ ”.

   A. subjects   B. holidays

   C. books   D. clothes

2. By we can see that fashions change as time goes by.

   A. finding a job

   B. looking at pictures

   C. eating in a restaurant

   D. wearing a fashionable coat

3. In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions kinds of ways to send information.

   A. three   B. four

   C. five   D. six

4. “There is money in fashion” means “”.

   A. people like fashion and money

   B. fashionable things are expensive

   C. one can make money through fashion

   D. a fashionable man makes much money

5. The passage is mainly about .

   A. the changes of fashions

   B. the kinds of colors

   C. the money in fashion

   D. the differences between houses

                                The Ant Bully 

   Actors： Julia Roberts (Voice) ，Nicolas Cage (Voice) 

               Language ： English 

          Running time： 1 hour 25 minutes 

  Price： Weekdays $30  $15 (Children under 7) 

       Weekends $40  $ 20 (Children under 7)

   I really enjoyed this movie. It's a fun movie for the whole family. I had really good laughs and enjoyed being there.

                                               —James

   I would recommend (推荐) this movie to everyone. Whether you go with family or friends,I honestly think this movie has something you will really enjoy!

                                                —Sam 

   I’ve seen several movies of this kind,but this one is the best. It is so well made—some of the scenes are so beautiful.

                                                —John

   I went to see this movie with my 8-year-old daughter this Tuesday,really without knowing too much about it. My daughter and I were pleasantly surprised at how funny it was. We just couldn’t help laughing. I would recommend this movie to the whole family.

                                                    —Mary

1. From the poster,we can tell that is spoken in the movie.

   A. Chinese   B. English

   C. Japanese   D. French

2. The poster shows that the movie lasts .

   A. 25 minutes   B. 60 minutes

   C. 85 minutes   D. 125 minutes

3. John likes the movie because of .

   A. the funny actors

   B. the wonderful music

   C. the sweet voices

   D. the beautiful scenes

4. Mary and her daughter spent watching the movie.

   A. $30   B. $40

   C. $45   D. $60

5. According to the passage,the movie most probably tells a story.

   A. funny   B. sad

   C. terrible   D. true