题目内容
We never allow ______ here, and who allows you ______ here?
A. smoking; smoke B. to smoke; smoke
C. smoking; to smoke D. smoke; to smoke
C
阅读快车系列答案Hello, Chicago. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy(民主)，tonight is your answer.
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I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $ 5 and $ 10 and $ 20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy(冷漠), who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished(消失)from the Earth.
This is your victory.
And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn’t do it for me.
You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime—two wars, a planet in peril(危亡), the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.
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The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
1. This passage is most probably taken from a (an)_______.
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A．report |
B．lecture |
C．speech |
D．announcement |
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A．The speaker has won an election campaign which is quite important for him. |
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B．The speaker feels they are unlikely to make their ancestors’ dream come true. |
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C．The speaker thinks America is a nation that lacks democracy. |
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D．The speaker’s campaign was launched in the nation’s capital. |
3.The purpose of the speaker is to do the following except______.
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A．expressing thanks to his supporters |
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B．discussing the challenges that lie ahead |
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C．urging Americans to unite for the bright future of the nation |
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D．warning the people against two terrible wars in store |
4.We can see from the passage that the speaker is a (an)_______person.
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A．unreliable |
B．determined |
C．narrow-minded |
D．humorous |
"Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?" How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admit the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theaters, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talk occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the "goggle-box". We rush home or gulp down（吞咽）our meals to be in time for this or that program. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do-anything providing it doesn't interfere with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly silenced.
The whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly (television). Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The telly is universal pacifier（抚慰者）．It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set.It doesn’t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or violence－so long as they are quiet.
There is little limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of programs are bad: it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programs, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in preliterate（无文字的）communities. We become completely dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word.
Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with secondhand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We got so lazy; we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself. Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountain, far away from civilization. In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the repetitive oppression of King Telly.
1.According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．We used to have hobbies and go to theaters and sporting events. |
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B．We have a leisurely evening meal and exchange the news when we watch TV. |
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C．We quickly finish our meals so as to be in time for TV programs. |
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D．We are usually silent and attentive in front of TV. |
2. The main idea of the second paragraph is to show that_____.
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A．children are very noisy |
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B．TV is full of rubbishy commercials or violence |
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C．television disturbs our sleep |
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D．the whole generations are fascinated with TV |
3.Which is the best title for this passage?
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A．Television Encourages Passive Enjoyment |
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B．Television Is Doing Irreparable（不能挽回的）harm |
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C．Television Is a Universal Pacifier |
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D．We Can't Live Without TV |
4.This passage is an article of_____.
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A．narration |
B．description |
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C．criticism |
D．argumentation |