题目
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So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn"t draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn"t the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn"t very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It"s really difficult to get lost!
小题1:What was drawn in the earliest maps?
A.Stars. |
B.Landmarks. |
C.Cities and towns, |
D.Mountains and rivers. |
A.Around 15th and 16th centuries. |
B.When people began to travel by train. |
C.When people began to travel by sea. |
D.When cities and towns appeared. |
A.A GPS helped people to travel long time ago. |
B.Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps. |
C.The sky was polluted by light before cities were built. |
D.Henry Beck"s map wasn"t popular with the passengers. |
A.Maps have a long history. |
B.We never get lost these days. |
C.We can"t travel without maps. |
D.Henry Beck designed a new map. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
小题1:细节题。答案在原文的第三段第一句和第二句"In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn"t draw stars. They drew stars."
小题2:细节题。答案在原文的第三段第五句即本段的最后一句"When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions."
小题3:推断题。答案在原文的第二段第二句。"it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse."
小题4:主旨大意题。第一段讲15,16世纪爱冒险的人没有地图如何旅行;第二段讲在没有地图之前人们怎么出行;第三段讲早期地图的使用;第四段讲近期地图的设计和使用;第五段讲现代的我们用GPS。所以整篇文章讲的是地图的发展,介绍地图的历史过程。
核心考点
试题【How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off】;主要考察你对教育文化类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The following is Tonv"s microblog at Enviroboard and its comments.
Subject: Eco-Friendly Transportation
Saturday 9th June 8:05 am "
Hi everyone! My name"s Tony. I"m doing a project about greener ways to travel. I want to know if anyone has any good ideas. Thanks for your help!
Comments [4]
I think people should do more things online from home. Why pollute the air by driving your car to the supermarket, when you can order your weekly shopping on the Internet~ You can also book holidays as well.
Posted by Billy on June 1 lth 7:36 am
I try to use public transportation whenever I can. I take the bus to college and walk home. When my mum wants to give me a lift, I always refuse, as I can get there quickly by bus. Also the buses in my town are electric so they are environmentally friendly!
Posted by Carol on. June 12th 10:35 am
Why not use two wheels? Any motorcycle will use less fuel (燃料)an a car. You don"t get caught in traffic jams either. But in my opinion, the best thing is a bicycle. They don"t produce any pollution and help you to keep fit at the same time.
Posted by Daz on .lune 12th 16:00 nm
I can"t get to my university by bus or train. So I found three other girls who live nearby to have a car share with. And now we take it in turns to drive every day. I have cut down the costs -- and most importantly,- I am helping the environment!
Posted by Angela on June 15th 9:36pm
小题1:Billy thinks that we can make less air pollution by .
A. doing things online at home
B. driving cars to shopping centres
C. taking buses to the supermarkets
小题2:Buses in Carol"s town are environmentally friendly because .
A. they use fuel B. they are cheap C. they are electric
小题3:Daz thinks riding bicycles ___________.
A. will help us save more fuel
B. will get caught in traffic jams, too
C. can be very clean and help keep fit
小题4:Angela goes to school by car sharing because ___________.
A. she doesn"t like buses
B. she wants to help the environment
C. she wants to go to school quickly
小题5:Tony wrote the message on his microblog to ____________.
A. get some good ideas on making net pals
B. get some tips on travelling to the places with green trees
C. ask for some advice on cutting down pollution while travelling
In my mind, my grandmother was a great tailor. She made clothes or toys better than anything you can buy in a shop today. She always made clothes for family and friends.
My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day--not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!
My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.
小题1:The writer"s grandmother taught him to when he was young.
A.read and write | B.sing and dance |
C.draw and sing | D.play and learn |
A.cakes | B.cards | C.meals | D.clothes |
A.at home | B.at work | C.out of work | D.in hospital |
A.made fine toys | B.worked in the office |
C.did the cleaning | D.stayed with his mother |
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It"s the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It"s said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.
小题1:According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.
A.yellow | B.black | C.white | D.colorful |
A.save time | B.love their school |
C.play games | D.do their homework |
A.walk | B.take a taxi |
C.ride a bike | D.take a school bus |
A.school buses | B.school life |
C.popular colors | D.students" safety |
How to keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Wang, taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments. It’s usually made at the end of the year.
Last December, we began to make our yearbook. First we chose the persons who did something special, then some students interviewed (采访) them, some wrote down their stories, others took photos of them. Everyone in our class had something to do. Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together. We had our first yearbook.
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook. It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever.
小题1:When we have success in a school play, we may feel ______.
A.sorry | B.angry | C.excited | D.interested |
A.buy a new book | B.write down stories |
C.take a lot of photos | D.make a yearbook |
A.keep the memory | B.take notes |
C.do our homework | D.remember English words |
A.January | B.February | C.May | D.December |
A.without any help |
B.without putting our love into it |
C.with the help of our teacher |
D.with the help of our parents |
We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, between the age of 12 and 80, can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Nursing homes need volunteers to take care of old people. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something that out volunteers want to tell you.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too.” said Carlos, an old woman of 62.
“ I often played computer games in my free time before. Now I help middle-aged people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone gives a hand, we’ll have a better world to live in.
Interested? Call us on 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.active.com.
小题1:What kind of person can become a volunteer?
A.A 10-year-old boy | B.A 46-year-old woman |
C.An 11-year-old girl | D.All babies |
A.Animals without homes |
B.Old people in nursing homes |
C.Children while their parents see a doctor |
D.All the above |
A.wants to get something as a volunteer. |
B.likes playing computer games. |
C.like her work as a volunteer very much. |
D.Is helping middle-aged people learn how to use computers. |
A.offer help | B.have an interest | C.give money | D.get something |
A.a story | B.a play | C.an ad(广告) | D.a joke |
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