题目内容
I like tennis .
A. best of all B. better of all C. best of them D. most of
A
This year 2,300 teenagers ( young people aged from 13-19 ) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In return, George's son, Mike, spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools.” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
【小题1】The whole exchange program is mainly to ____.
| A.help teenagers in other countries know the real America |
| B.send students in America to travel in Germany |
| C.let students learn something about other countries |
| D.have teenagers learn new languages |
| A.American food tasted better than German food. |
| B.German schools were harder than American schools. |
| C.Americans and Germans were both friendly. |
| D.There were more cars on the streets in America. |
| A.There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings. |
| B.There are a lot of after-school activities. |
| C.Students usually take 14 subjects in all. |
| D.Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car. |
| A.A better education should include something good from both America and Germany. |
| B.German schools trained students to be better citizens. |
| C.American schools were not as good as German schools. |
| D.The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students. |
This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers(young people aged from13~19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
【小题1】This year ________teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.
| A.twenty-three hundred |
| B.thirteen hundred |
| C.over three thousand |
| D.less than two thousand |
| A.help teenagers in other countries know the real America |
| B.send students in America to travel in Germany |
| C.let students learn something about other countries |
| D.have teenagers learn new languages |
| A.America food tasted better than German food |
| B.German schools were harder than American schools |
| C.Americans and Germans were both friendly |
| D.There were more cars on the streets in America |
| A.there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings |
| B.there are a lot of after-school activities |
| C.students usually take fourteen subjects in all |
| D.students go out side to enjoy themselves in a car |
A. There were few outside activities in Germany.
B. Fred had his own car when he was in America.
C. Subjects seemed easy for Mike in the USA.
D. All family activities were around the individual in Germany.
My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.
If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码)to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
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A.How to develop a new system. |
B.The function of the PIN. |
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C.A home for the future. |
D.Easy life in the future. |
2.What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?
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A.To let readers know why his ideas are new. |
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B.To let readers know how special his house is. |
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C.To explain the importance of the PIN and the console. |
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D.To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are. |
3.The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.
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A.it has been controlled by computers |
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B.you can make a telephone call anywhere |
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C.it has your favorite music following you |
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D.the writer is able to change his new idea into practice |
4.What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
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A.An IT expert. |
B.A famous doctor. |
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C.An idealist |
D.An experienced teacher. |
5.What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?
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A.turns on the lights |
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B.play music |
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C.get a telephone call |
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D.go swimming |