题目内容
---As a student in Senior Three, I must work hard.______,
---I should take exercise to strengthen my body.
- A.Otherwise
- B.Meanwhile
- C.Therefore
- D.Thus
考查单词意思,Otherwise意思“否则”,Meanwhile意思“同时”,Therefore意思“因此”,Thus意思“因此”, Therefore通常指引出一个推断出的必然结论;Thus多用于书面语,可与Therefore互换,所以C、D都可以选,句子意思“做为高三的一名学生,我必须要刻苦努力,因此,我应该锻炼身体增强我的身体”,所以选C、D
考点:考查单词意思
点评:固定词组take exercise意思“做锻炼”, must和should是情态动词,must否定形式是can’t,mustn’t表示禁止,should意思“应该”,其否定形式是shouldn’t意思“不应该”。
Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature.
He was the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(《银河系漫游指南》), which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978. Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer game and several stage adaptations.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominated—though not selected - for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards.
He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series, which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982. Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge success, The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990. One of Douglas’s personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals.
Douglas sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia. He was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages.
Douglas Adams died on Friday, May 11, 2001, in Santa Barbara, CA. He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide.
【小题1】The main idea of this passage is .
| A.Douglas Adams, always loved by fans |
| B.Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy |
| C.Douglas Adams and his works |
| D.Douglas Adams’s personal lives |
| A.a radio series | B.a movie | C.a TV series | D.a computer game |
| A.Life, The Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless |
| B.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, The Universe and Everything |
| C.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish |
| D.So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly Harmless |
| A.Some stories happening in a Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency |
| B.the author’s personal favorites |
| C.a zoologist and his worldwide experiences |
| D.searching for rare and endangered species of animals |
| A.Douglas Adams died at the age of 49 and he was memorized by his fans. |
| B.Douglas Adams was the youngest author to be selected as one of the first Best of Young British Novelists. |
| C.John Lloyd was one of the authors of the two books, The Meaning of Lifeand The Deeper Meaning of Life. |
| D.Douglas graduated from Essex and St John's College and gained a Master’s Degree. |
Today is National Bike-to-Work Day. And on New York City’s jammed streets, people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes. But New York’s widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals complaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars.
When the weather is good, Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal(用踏板踩)his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle. Naparstek supports the new lane.
Aaron: The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it’s possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around. This is what 21st century New York City looks like.
Prospect Park West is still a one-way road, but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic, now it has two, plus a protected bike lane. Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone, including pedestrians, by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk. But some longtime residents disagree. Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety. She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic.
Lois: We wanted a lane — the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe, that would keep the bikers safe. But we want it to be done the right way. And it has not been done the right way.
Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan. I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own.
Craig: I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in. You took what used to be a full street and you’re shrinking it.
Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood. But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%. Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that a mandate.
Caroline: If this was an election, we would have already had our victory. The public has spoken and they keep speaking. And I think, more importantly, the public is starting to vote with their pedals.
【小题1】What does Aaron mean by saying “This is what 21st century New York City looks like.”?
| A.There are hundreds of miles of new bike lanes in 21 st century New York City. |
| B.Drivers slow down their cars and bikes are taken off the sidewalk in New York. |
| C.Bikes are used as a means of transport in 21 st century New York City. |
| D.It’s possible to make the streets safe for pedestrians in New York. |
| A.Drivers lose parking spots and lanes for cars. |
| B.The two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents. |
| C.We took what used to be a full street so the road is broader than before. |
| D.The removal of one bike lane through a neighbourhood in Brooklyn was not supported by the majority of New Yorkers. |
| A.the authority | B.the public | C.the supporters | D.the government |
| A.Ride on National Bike-to-Work Day | B.A New Bike Lane Appears in New York |
| C.A Bike Lane Divides New Yorkers | D.Who Wins an Election |
Talk about a real-life hero! Ten-year-old Larry Champagne from St. Louis, Missouri, hit the brake (刹车) on a runaway school bus. He saved himself and 20 other kids on board from disaster.
It all happened in one terrible accident. On the way to school, the bus driver, Ernestine Blackman, suddenly fell ill. Seeing the car was running away, the other kids started to scream, but Larry ran to the front and stopped the bus.
“At first I thought, ‘We’re going to die,’” says Larry, “but after I pressed the brake, I felt safe.”
Larry’s speedy reaction made news all over the country. He appeared on TV shows as a hero. The bus company gave Larry a big gift. His school hung a medal of honor around his neck.
“My grandmother always tells me to do what’s right,” says Larry. He thanked his brother, Jerrick, 9, who “helped me get the bus driver up” during the emergency. How did he know how to stop the bus? Larry is something of a mechanic(机械师). He helps his grandfather work on his old truck. “He gets his hands dirty,” says his grandfather. One thing is for certain: Larry knows where to find the brakes.
【小题1】What did Larry do to save the runaway bus?
| A.He parked it for the sleeping bus driver. |
| B.He helped all the kids climb out through the windows. |
| C.He made a call to the police. |
| D.He pressed the brake. |
| A.When the kids finally stopped screaming. |
| B.When the police officers arrived. |
| C.Once he pressed the brake, and the bus stopped. |
| D.When the bus driver started driving again. |
| A.appearing on TV shows | B.a scholarship from his school |
| C.a big gift from the bus company | D.a medal of honor |
| A.helping him get the bus driver up |
| B.helping him work on his old truck |
| C.teaching him how to find the brake |
| D.teaching him how to stop the bus |
| A.Larry’s job is a mechanic |
| B.Larry knows something about machines |
| C.Larry is a robot |
| D.Larry knows nothing about machines |