题目内容
Go anywhere in China on________ clear day in springtime and you’re bound to see people flying ________kites. It’s a favorite outdoor activity in China.
A.a; the B.a ;/ C.the; / D. the; the
B
【解析】
试题分析:句意:在春天的一个晴朗的天气里去中国的任何一个地方,你一定会看到他们在放风筝。它是中国的一种最喜欢的户外活动。在晴朗的某一天前用不定冠词,表示泛指;fly kites放风筝,表示泛指,故选B。
考点:考查冠词的用法。
点评:本题难度适中。冠词是高中学生必须掌握的知识点,虽然在初中就提到冠词,由于冠词的用法太多,做题时必须根据不同的语境来确定用哪一个冠词。冠词在固定短语中的考查也是近几年的热点。
即学即练:If we expect ________much cleaner world,we should attract ________world’s attention to protecting the world.
A.a;a B.a;/
C.a;the D.the;/
解析:C。句意:第一空为泛指,指“一个更加干净的世界”;第二空world 前通常用定冠词。
If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere
in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration(登记)card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.
The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.
With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.
【小题1】 The underlined words in this passage means to “______”.
| A.be ready to help others | B.make good use of one’s friends |
| C.be a little ahead of others | D.gain something at other’s expense |
| A.While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare. |
| B.In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel. |
| C.The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours. |
| D.The workers are always honest with their working hours. |
| A.the Finnish society is of very high moral (道德) level |
| B.there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland |
| C.in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything |
| D.everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves |
| A.Life in Finland | B.A Society with “Foolish” People |
| C.What a Life | D.Honest accounts of the Finns |
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town center but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, ‘You mean fortunately.’ He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally as I wend my way up the incline I console myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. Whilst we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are littered with examples of how they took these kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
【小题1】The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because .
| A.he was actually killing two birds with a stone |
| B.compared with those silly people, he was smarter |
| C.he lost weight by cycing to the town center every day |
| D.he was informed of a short route from his house to the town |
| A.one cannot achieve anything with an easy life |
| B.only disabled persons can experience hardship deeply |
| C.one’s success is determined by nothing but his / her attitude |
| D.it’s rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree. |
| A.individual and creative character | B.stubborn yet charming personality |
| C.great bravery and strong will | D.excellent speaker with great influence |
| A.an explanation | B.a demonstration |
| C.an introduction | D.a summarization |