When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air 1 . But do you know that there is 2 air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have 3 to do with polluted indoor air.
A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities 4 smoking and cooking. As most people 5 about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too.
Air pollution influences our health 6 . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from it, 7 people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can 8 people"s eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer（肺癌）and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days 9 the pollution! 10 is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
| 小题1: | | A．pollution | B．sadness | C．illness | D．business |
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| 小题2: | | A．too | B．none | C．also | D．neither |
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| 小题3: | | A．nothing | B．everything | C．something | D．anything |
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| 小题4: | | A．as well as | B．such as | C．instead of | D．for example |
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| 小题5: | | A．take | B．cost | C．give | D．spend |
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| 小题6: | | A．in many ways | B．in many things | C．in many houses | D．by the way |
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| 小题8: | | A．hit | B．hurt | C．polluted | D．destroyed |
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| 小题9: | | A．because of | B．thanks to | C．related to | D．or |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D |
试题分析：这篇短文重点描述的是室内空气污染的危害。
小题1:联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是室外空气污染，故选A，污染。
小题2:联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是室内也有污染。Too一般用于肯定句尾，also常用于be动词，情态动词，助动词之后，行为动词之前，故选C，也。
小题3:不定代词辨析。something一些东西，一般用于肯定句及表示请求建议等含义的疑问句中；anything也是表示一些东西，任何东西，一般用于否定及疑问句中。Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义；everything每件东西；结合语境可知此处指的是百分之五十的疾病与室内污染有关。短语have something to do with与……有关。故选C。
小题4:联系下文内容，可知此处是进行举例，在表示“例如”这一含义时，for example强调“举例”说明，而且一般只举同类人或物中的一个作为插入语，且用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。such as用来“罗列”同类人或物中的几个例子，可置于被列举的事物与前面的名词之间，但其后边不能用逗号。故选B。
小题5:动词辨析。：take 用于 it takes sb ... to do sth句型，仅指花费时间（three hours等），必须用it作形式主语，指代下文不定式内容；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主语必须是人，可以指花费时间、也可以指花费金钱；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主语必须是物，多指花费金钱，少数情况可指花费时间、气力，有时表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱（给某人）买……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的钱。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付钱。(4)pay sb. 付钱给某人。结合语境可知指的是大部分人在室内花费他们大约80-90% 的时间。主语是人，故选D。
小题6:短语辨析。A. 在许多方面；B.在很多事情；C.在许多房子里面；D顺便说说，在路上。结合语境可知此处指的是空气污染在许多方面影响我们的健康。故选A。
小题7:联系前文，可知前后为转折关系，故选B，但是有健康问题的人们也要经受这些问题。
小题8:动词辨析。A. 打击，碰撞；B. 伤害；C. 污染；D. 破坏，毁坏。结合语境可知此处指的是室内空气污染能伤害人们的眼睛，鼻子和嗓子。故选B。
小题9:短语辨析。A. 因为，由于；B. 由于，幸亏；C. 与……有关；D.或者，否则。结合语境可知此处指的是由于污染死了4000人. .thanks to “由于或因为某人（某事）”，通常用于好的方面，故选A。
小题10:考察强调句式。本句中it做形式主语，指代下文从句内容，其它选项无此用法，故选D。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。 |
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Have you ever seen a horse with toes(脚趾)？Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were no bigger than the cats.These small horses lived in the forest. The toes helped the horses run on the soft, wet ground.
At first, it was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became very cold. Many trees could not live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open fields took the place of forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard.
Horsed began to change, too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long time, horses had only one hard toe on each foot. Now we call this hard toe a hoof.
小题1:How many toes did a horse have millions of years ago?小题2:What does the underlined word “hoof” mean in Chinese?小题3:What was the weather like in the forest at first?| A．Very warm | B．Very hot | C．Very cold | D．Very cool |
小题4:Which is WRONG according to the passage?| A．The horses were much bigger than the cats millions of years ago. | | B．The trees died and feel because the weather changed. | | C．On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. | | D．The horses have fewer toes than before. |
小题5:The main idea of the passage is that_______________.| A．horses had three toes on each back foot. | B．horses lived in the hot forest | | C．horses changed a lot over the years | D．horses didn’t like the cold weather |
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When your mother want to tell you something, she uses words. Birds can’t speak 1._____ we do, but some birds can make sounds to warn their young of 2._______.They have 3.________own way of making the young birds do certain things.
The jackdaw is a kind of black bird4.______lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks. Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling5.______.The young birds know this sound means6._______is nearby. The sound warns them7._______their enemies.
8._______ a young jackdaw is in a 9______ place, a jackdaw parent 50._______over the young bird’s back from behind. The parent’s tail feathers move 11.______from side to side. It’s trying to say “12______”.At the same time, the 13.________bird calls out Key-aw Key-aw, which seems to say FLY HOME WITH ME. The young bird then follows the older14_______to go home.
Young jackdaws15._______ learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from they hatch.
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．as | C．look like | D．seem |
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| 小题2: | | A．safe | B．coming | C．danger | D．eating |
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| 小题3: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．his | D．their |
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| 小题5: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．noise | D．sounds |
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| 小题6: | | A．parents | B．an enemy | C．mother | D．a friend |
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| 小题7: | | A．meeting | B．to meet | C．knowing | D．to know |
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| 小题8: | | A．If | B．Unless | C．Whether | D．Because |
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| 小题9: | | A．funny | B．dangerous | C．secret | D．far |
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| 小题10: | | A．flies | B．fly | C．will fly | D．flew |
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| 小题11: | | A．quick | B．soon | C．quickly | D．quietly |
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| 小题12: | | A．Be quick | B．I love you | C．Go ahead | D．Follow me |
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| 小题13: | | A．parent | B．child | C．enemy | D．parents |
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| 小题15: | | A．have to | B．must | C．don’t have to | D．mustn’t |
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In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.
____4___ may say,“Do you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually _10_ closer to being correct (正确) than anyone else.
| 小题1: | | A．important | B．common | C．interesting | D．difficult |
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| 小题2: | | A．set off | B．start | C．began | D．stops |
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| 小题4: | | A．One people | B．A man | C．Other men | D．Another man |
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| 小题5: | | A．it is cloudy | B．cloudy is it | C．cloudy it is | D．is it cloudy |
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| 小题6: | | A．look for | B．look up | C．look at | D．ask for |
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| 小题7: | | A．sits | B．sitting | C．sit | D．to sit |
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| 小题8: | | A．hears | B．listens | C．hears from | D．listens to |
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| 小题10: | | A．come | B．comes | C．is coming | D．to come |
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读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂A， 错误的涂B。(共5小题，每小题2分；计10分)
The bicycle is really an important means of transportation in China. Bicycles have become more and more popular in China. People ride bikes to their workplaces, to shopping centers, to schools, and so on. During the rush hour, you can often see a lot of bicycles running . With the largest number of bike riders in the world,China is often called the kingdom of bicycles. There are many advantages(优点) about the bicycle. For example bicycles do not cause(导致) air or sound pollution; compared with cars, bicycles cause no environmental（环境）problems; bicycles save energy() and parking places; riding bikes to travel can be a wonderful exerience; the bicycle make us go anywhere nearby easily; bikes are not very expensive, and almost every family can afford them; riding bikes regularly is also good for people"s health.
小题1:The bicycle is really an important means of transportation in China.
小题2:China is called the kingdom of bicycles, because it has the largest number of bike riders.
小题3:Riding bicycles causes some environmental problems..
小题4:According to the passage, you can go anywhere by bicycle easily.
小题5:Bikes are very expensive, and almost every family can not afford them. |
Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you .
Before you start to listen ,you need to relax. Don"t be nervous. And try to read the questions .These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you "re listening ,try to do some thinking and take some notes ,suck as:
• What happened?
• When ,where, and how?
• What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please rememeber not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don"t know, don"t spend too much time on them. Very often, you"ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
小题1:This passage mainly talks about .
A. tips on listening B. tips on speaking C. tips on reading
小题2:It"s better for you to keep when you start to have a listening test.
A. excited B relaxed C. nervous
小题3:We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us
A. the answer to the question
B. where to write the answers
C. the main idea of the passage
小题4:When you"re listening, it"s important for you to .
A. remember every word
B. take some notes
C. Think about one word for a long time
小题5:The usually help(s) us understand the passage better.
A. questions B. first sentence C. notes |
