题目内容
Let’s take a different kind of trip, You know about the __1__ of Christopher Columbus __2__ America in 1492.Do you know about the __3__ voyage to the planet Mars? Five hundred years __4__ the voyage of Columbus, modern __5__ will sail to Mars. How is that __6__? We know, sailing ships travel on __7__, not through space! The __8__ have large sails of 550 feet (170 meters) in diameter (直径). They move __9__ space very slowly. They use the __10__ of radiation from the __11__, just like sailing ships use the pressure of the __12__. __13__, the ships will go 1000 miles into space on __14__ ships. Then they will spread their sails like giant __15__ and sail to Mars.__16__, people won’t sail the ships. The ships are large, but they are very __17__. One ship weighs only 40 pounds (18 kilos)! The sailors will __18__ on earth in control morns. __19__ will watch the ships on television screens and pilot(导航) the ship with __20__.
1.A.travel
B.trip
C.journey
D.voyage
2.A.of
B.to
C.in
D.about
3.A.space
B.Land
C.sky
D.air
4.A.before
B.after
C.in
D.during
5.A.soldiers
B.travelers
C.sailors
D.scientists
6.A, happen
B.possible
C.necessary
D.important
7.A.water
B.land
C.Mars
D.the earth
8.A.sailing ships
B.spaceships
C.voyage
D.space bus
9.A.through
B.on
C.at
D.across
10.A.ray
B.pressure
C.compression
D.stress
11.A.earth
B.moon
C.stars
D.sun
12.A.cloud
B.rain
C.wind
D.snow
13.A.At last
B.Finally
C.First
D.Then
14.A.sailing
B.rocket
C.space
D.goods
15.A.birds
B.planes
C.ships
D.trains
16.A.Fortunately
B.Unfortunately
C.luckily
D.Unlucky
17.A.heavy
B.light
C.small
D.beautiful
18.A.live
B.stay
C.stand
D.land
19.A.We
B.They
C.People
D.Planes
20. A.computers
B.compass (指南针)
C.planes
D.pilots
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travel旅行,trip短途旅行,journey旅途,voyage航海,哥伦布发现美洲是航海去的
2. 凡是旅行后面加上目的地,去某地都用to 3. 去Mars火星的旅途是通过宇宙的,用space太空 4. 去火星的旅途需要现代科技,自然是在哥伦布之后 5. 这个空前面用了modern现代的一词,这是将他们与古代的水手对应起来了 6. 这句话里有is,不能用动词,possible可能的,这句话的意思是,这怎么可能呢? 7. 轮船是在水上航行的 8. 去火星的当然不可能真的是船,应该是spaceship宇宙飞船 9. 穿过太空,用through 10. 这个空很难,一定要把看到下文才行,下文提到船舶通过压力航行,这里也应该用pressure压力一词 11. 这些选项里只有太阳可以自身散发出能量 12. 古代船舶都是依靠风来航行的 13. 从下文的then可以推测出这里应该是first 14. 将这艘“船”象卫星一样,先需用火箭将它发射升空 15. spread their sails展开风帆,最恰当的比喻应该是象鸟儿一样 16. 一定要看完整段话才能明白这空填什么,下文说道人们不需要随着船一起航行,只需呆在地球上控制即可,那么,无需一起航行应该是人类的幸运,否则会面临很多危险 17. 下文说到重量时用了only一词,说明应该是很轻的 18. 人只需要呆在地球上控制即可,其他词均不符意思 19. 这个空里填的词应该是指代的the sailors,用they 20. 控制宇宙飞船应该是用电脑
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Because of the change in the American public school system over the last several years, now many parents choose to home-school their children. There are many reasons behind this. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
For some parents, they have religious (宗教的) reasons for home-schooling. The public school system does not have religious teachings, so these parents want to put religion into the children’s daily school activities. This might include teaching religion-based courses rather than coursework that is taught in public schools.
For some parents, they do not feel that their local school system offers their children the best learning opportunities. So they want to take matters into their own hands. This may be because the local school has low educational standards (标准) or for some other reason the parents think it necessary to take their children out of the system. Sometimes the parents just feel the children will get a better education at home.
Some parents may not be rich enough to send their children to a private school, so the next best thing in their eyes is home-schooling. Thus they can teach their children what they like.
One should remember that the laws about home-schooling vary from state to state. In some states, the parents are required to hand in monthly attendance records (出席记录) to their local school system. What’s more, most states require state testing at certain periods such as the CRCT.
【小题1】The writer wrote this passage mainly to _______.
| A.advise parents to home-school their children |
| B.explain why some parents choose to home-school their children |
| C.tell us the advantages and disadvantages of home-schooling |
| D.praise home-schooling and private schools |
| A.school teachers are not strict with their children |
| B.their children don’t do well in their studies at school |
| C.their children don’t like going to school |
| D.they are not satisfied with the school education |
| A.Increase | B.Change | C.Spread | D.Keep |
| A.2 | B.4 | C.3 | D.5 |
Disease, poverty, hate, love-Charles Dickens’ stories opened his readers eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years on, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens’ legacy(遗产) was far greater that just “great-literature”. February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let’s take a look at two of them.
A White Christmas
Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas” - not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today. In the early 19th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day-unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off. Many people believe that Dickens’ popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth-“home enjoyments, affections and hopes”. In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: “Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”
“Dickens” poverty
Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian London. He helped popularize the term “red tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy(官僚作风) in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.
“Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about poverty in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”, but rather described it as “life mirroring the times of Dickens”.
1.The article is mainly about .
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A.a brief introduction to Charles Dickens’ |
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B.the characters in Charles Dickens’ stories |
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C.Charles Dickens’ impact(影响力) on the world |
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D.Charles Dickens’ achievements in literature |
2.Why is Dickens’ called “the man who invented Christmas”?
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A.Because he created both religious and culture festival. |
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B.Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations. |
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C.Because his novels have something to do with Christmas. |
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D.Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas. |
3.We can learn from the passage that .
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A.Charles Dickens’ novels reflect(反映) the true life at his age |
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B.Dickensian is widely used to describe the Christmas |
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C.Every person can take three days off for Christmas |
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D.The theme of Charles Dickens’ stories is about poverty |
4.What can we infer from the passage?
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A.Dickens gave the modern world six things. |
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B.Dickens is still popular today in Britain. |
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C.Dickens invented Christmas |
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D.Agreements made by the underclass of society |
It's _______ far _______ walk home from here. Let's take a bus.
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A.so, that |
B.too, to |
C.enough, to |
D.such, that |