Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines to help them. They had animals. 小题1:____This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those days, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families. 小题2:______.Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can’t leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers.小题3:A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do.Farm work changes with the seasons. Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then planting the seeds(种子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases. Then in eady for picking. 小题4:_____. Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.| A．It is also important for the success of their farms | | B．So all the farmers are happy to get them | | C．Today farmers grow things on the farms, so they can sell them for money | | D．But animals work slowly compared to machines |
E. That is a very busy time for farmers |
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:E |
试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了美国农业的变化，以及农民的不同的生活方式。农活随着季节的变化而变化。
小题1:细节理解题。根据上一句说的是动物。故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据本段的主要内容，主要是说现在种东西，饲养动物是为了买钱。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据上一句说，天气对农民是很重要的。接上一句，应该是对农民的成功也是很重要的。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据秋天对于农民来说是个繁忙的季节。故选E。 |
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小题1: When was Asian Hockey Federation(亚洲曲棍球联盟) set up?| A．In 1953 | B．In 1963 | | C．In 1946 | D．In 1957 |
小题2: Which organization has the most members?
小题3:In how many organizations can English be spoken as an official language?小题4: If you are from France, which sport can you probably take part in?| A．Baseball. | B．Hockey | | C．Volleyball | D．Football |
小题5: If you want to know something about volleyball, you can go to .| A．www.baseballeurope.com | B．www.asiahockey.org | | C．www.voleysur.org | D．www.cafonline.com |
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Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities. The word graffiti was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing. These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or the public transportation, such as trains or buses.
Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York during the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, a new modern culture about city life appeared. Graffiti was a written form of expression of that life. Later, it was mixed with a musical form called hip-hop that was another expression of the city life.
At first, graffiti artists used pens. But then, with the development of graffiti, they became experienced. They turned to using spray paint (喷漆罐). Spray paint allowed them to draw a greater area. And it also allowed them to work quickly.
At present, different people have different ideas about graffiti. Some people say it makes the cities dirty. It isn’t allowed by many local governments in America. The governments spend more than a million dollars a year cleaning graffiti. The money, they say, could be better spent on health or education. Other people think it is a form of art. In fact, the works of some famous graffiti artists can be found in museums, galleries, and art books.
小题1:Which is the present meaning of the underlined word “graffiti” now?小题2:How many forms of expression of city life are mentioned in the second paragraph (段落)?| A．One. | B．Two. | | C．Three. | D．Four. |
小题3:Why did graffiti artists use spray paint?| A．Because they could work quickly. | | B．Because they could spend less money. | | C．Because they could paint a smaller area. | | D．Because they could express themselves clearly. |
小题4:What’s the article mainly about?| A．The meaning of graffiti. | | B．Different expressions of graffiti. | | C．Different attitudes (态度) towards graffiti. | | D．The history and the development of graffiti. |
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Language is colourful. There are many with heart. One of them is to “lose your heart” to someone. When that , you have fallen in love. if the person who “won your heart” does not love you, you are to have a “broken heart.” In your , you think that the person you loved is “hard-hearted,” and in fact, has a “heart of stone.”
You may decide to “pour out your heart” to a friend. Telling someone about your personal can often make you feel better.
If your friend does not to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to “have a heart.” You are asking your friend to show some sympathy (同情) for your . Your friend “has her heart in the right place” if she says she is sorry for you feel.
If your friend says, “My heart bleeds for you”, she means the . She is a cold-hearted person who does not really your situation.
When you are feeling , “your heart is in your mouth.” You might say, for example, that your heart was in your mouth when you asked a bank to lend you some money to a new house.
If that bank says to you, do not “lose heart.” Be “strong-hearted.” Sit down with the banker and have a “heart to heart” talk. Be open and honest about your situation. The bank may have a “change of heart” and agree to lend you the money. Then you could worrying and “put your heart at rest.”
| 小题1: | | A．articles | B．letters | C．expressions | D．words |
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| 小题2: | | A．happens | B．rises | C．has | D．takes |
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| 小题4: | | A．ready | B．sure | C．excited | D．surprised |
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| 小题5: | | A．happiness | B．sadness | C．kindness | D．sickness |
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| 小题6: | | A．health | B．effort | C．problems | D．honour |
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| 小题7: | | A．need | B．decide | C．seem | D．refuse |
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| 小题8: | | A．situation | B．location | C．direction | D．lifestyle |
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| 小题10: | | A．same | B．right | C．opposite | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．care about | B．care for | C．look after | D．talk about |
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| 小题12: | | A．angry | B．sorry | C．satisfied | D．afraid |
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| 小题13: | | A．look for | B．pay for | C．sell out | D．clean up |
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We may know that there are four basic periods(时期) for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process helps you deal with culture shock（冲击）.
Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.
Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t. After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.
The third period is called the "adjustment period". This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor.
The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.
小题1:According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you ______.| A．get married to a foreigner | | B．live in a big city | | C．go to live in a foreign country | | D．meet foreigners in your motherland |
小题2: During the first period of the process, you feel _________.| A．sad and lonely | B．happy and excited | | C．angry but strong | D．easy but uncomfortable |
小题3:You will find that you are a survivor in _______.| A．the 1st period | B．the 2nd period | | C．the 3rd period | D．the 4th period |
小题4:The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being _____.| A．relaxing | B．worrying | | C．tiring | D．disturbing |
小题5: From the passage we can conclude that ______.| A．living in another country is fun | | B．it’s boring to live in another country | | C．knowing about culture shock is hard | | D．it’s not easy to deal with culture shock |
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It was reported today that in China, 56% of people who write blogs(博客) do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It was also found that there is a strong East- West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.
It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media（媒体） bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people now have had over a million people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writers or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday bloggers lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written words.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not.
小题1: From the passage we know that________.| A．56% of the Chinese write blogs | | B．people in US like to read blogs for news | | C．the Chinese never share feelings with each other through blogs | | D．the way that Chinese use blogs is not different from the West |
小题2: ________wrote more blogs at the very beginning .| A．IT bloggers | B．Media bloggers | | C．Normal bloggers | D．US bloggers |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．There will be more and more normal bloggers. | | B．Only bloggers express their feelings through the Internet. | | C．All people in the world are listening to the bloggers’ voice. | | D．Media bloggers didn’t have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well. |
小题4:The underlined expression in the passage can be best replaced by “________”.| A．increased. | B．appeared . | | C．arrived. | D．grew. |
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