Rivers are one of our most important natural resources (资源). Many of the world"s great cities are located(坐落) on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river running through it that plays an important role in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of the history, people have used rivers for transportation(运输). The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India, the Gangs is great, but it is also important for transportation; Ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia. The greatest of all for navigation (航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil. It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.
Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops(庄稼), and chances for fun and entertainment for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase(增加) the supply of crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (大坝) across a river and let a lake from behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate (灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.
However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals(化学物质) and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits (利益) of this natural resource.
小题1:The greatest river for navigation is ___________.| A．the Amazon | B．the Nile | | C．the Mekong | D．the Mississippi |
小题2:From a dam, people can use the water for ___________.| A．keeping the rivers clean | B．only making electricity | | C．washing clothes | D．irrigation and making electricity |
小题3:The water in the river is polluted because of _____________.| A．people"s drinking water too much | | B．people"s swimming in the river too much | | C．chemicals and other materials | | D．people"s building a dam across a river |
小题4:The best title of the passage is ___________.| A．Rivers in Cities | B．The importance of Rivers | | C．Transportation | D．Natural Resources |
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试题分析：短文大意：本文主要讲述了河流对于人类生活的重要性，以及河流收到污染的事实。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第二段The greatest of all for navigation (航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil.描述，可知世界上最好的用来航行的河流是亚马逊河。故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段In order to increase(增加) the supply of crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (大坝) across a river and let a lake from behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate (灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.描述，可知在河流中建好大坝后，人们不仅可以用喝水来灌溉，还可以利用河水来发电。故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据s the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals(化学物质) and other materials. 描述，可知喝水由于化学物质和其它东西收到了污染。故选C。
小题4:标题归纳题。阅读短文可知本文主要讲述了河流对于人类生活的重要性，以及河流收到污染的事实。故选B，河流的重要性。 |
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试题【 Rivers are one of our most important natural resources (资源). Many of the world"】；主要考察你对
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根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
It is two months since MH730 first went missing in the early hours of March 8th, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Malaysia Airlines said it was terribly sorry that MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean. People are losing hope that the passengers on the could return alive and realize they should know how to save themselves when accidents like this happen in the air.
1985, an Australia professor, Ed Galea, has interviewed 2,000 survivors of 105 airplane accidents, searching for the keys to survival (n.幸存) and found out golden rules after years of research.
First, make sure that the airline does not keep your family members too far away on the plane, if you are traveling in family group. ? It’s natural that while feeling in danger, you’ll probably want to meet the family before you can calmly move out.
Second, how do you untie (解开) your seat belt on a plane? By lifting a latch. you can’t untie your seat belt, you can hardly run away and your chances of survival will drop.
Third, the to the exits (逃生口), the more likely you are to survive. Count exactly how many rows you are from the nearest two exits. Why two exits? Because this helps you find at least even in the sudden dark during an accident.
Fourth, we would be safer if airline seats faced backward, according to Galea’s research. But the problem is that most of the passengers traveling with their back facing the direction of travel.
Fifth, “Smoke is dangerous to your health. If you take in too much of it, your will die,” explains Galea. You must learn how to use a smoke mask. Without the knowledge of putting on a mask, you’ll time trying to put it on—time that could be used to run away.
At last, listen to the flight attendants before flying and look at everything shown on a video or a safety card. Always be prepared. Good luck to you.
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| 小题6: | | A．close | B．closer | C．far | D．farther |
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| 小题8: | | A．don’t like | B．enjoy | C．hope | D．don’t want |
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Stress (压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Men, women, the young and the old sometimes have stress.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases, exams, making money, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
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If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercise, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways relieving (减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways — people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
小题1:Which of the followings is NOT one of the most important reasons of stress according to the passage?| A．Taking exams. | B．Taking sleeping pills. | | C．Making money. | D．Ending friendships. |
小题2:What’s the easier way to relax your body?| A．Talking with friends. | B．Doing relaxing exercise. | | C．Laughing, smiling and crying. | D．Listening to music. |
小题3:The main idea of the passage is about _________.| A．a survey of people with stress | | B．the reasons for having stress | | C．who has stress easily | | D．stress and how to relieve your stress |
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People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret(后悔) because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”.
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
小题1:“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.| A．I regretted I had done the thing | B．I really did this | | C．I have never done this thing | D．I want to do this thing |
小题2:When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”.| A．You are clever | B．I am very lucky | | C．We have the same idea | D．I am very angry |
小题3:If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very _________.小题4:The passage mainly tells us _________.| A．everyone in England has the same mouth | | B．people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing | | C．rich persons’ mouths are quite different with the poor persons’ | | D．the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language |
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These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People who go there can not only enjoy their , they can also enjoy playing computer games and with their family and friends on the Internet. uWink is the restaurant’s name. It is in Los Angeles, and it’s about fun and food.
In uWink, there are waiters or waitresses around you. The screens have replaced (取代) them. You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring to the tables. You can play video games with the people at the next table. The screens can show music videos, movies and so on, though mainly they show video games.
It’s an interactive (互动) restaurant you will control your meal and your fun. The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go. There will be no waiting for a waiter, and no misunderstandings (误解) in the . Different kinds of foods are at any time of a day. uWink is a place which hosts “room games” too, where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same .
The owner of the restaurant hopes that uWink can make it easy for people to be interactive, have fun and enjoy a delicious meal.
| 小题1: | | A．music | B．meals | C．activities | D．smile |
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| 小题2: | | A．put off | B．cheer up | C．set up | D．have fun |
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| 小题5: | | A．only | B．hardly | C．also | D．always |
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| 小题6: | | A．used to | B．are used to | C．are used for | D．get used to |
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My mother _________ to know where we were all the time. She knew who our friends were and where we were going. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. While the other kids could wear the same __________ for days. We could not lie in bed "sick" in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at six the next morning. We couldn"t sleep __________ noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to ___________ the Child Labour Law (儿童劳动法). She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all kinds of things at home. I believe she lay awake __________ all things for us to do.
But my mother was successful as a mother. All of __________ children received further education. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to keep my three children this way. I am filled with __________ when my children call me mean. Because I had the meanest mother in the world, and yet she gave me a happy life.
小题1:| A．selling | B．buying | C．making | D．eating |
小题2:| A．Until | B．Before | C．When | D．After |
小题3:| A．alone | B．excited | C．tired | D．worried |
小题4:| A．wanted | B．seemed | C．asked | D．preferred |
小题5:| A．clothes | B．hats | C．glasses | D．shoes |
小题6:小题7: | A．follow | B．break | C．obey | D．make |
小题8: | A．thinking of | B．thinking over | C．thinking about | D．thinking up |
小题9: 小题10:| A．sadness | B．pride | C．fear | D．surprise |
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