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All the Lortons’ farm animals – the cows and the goats, the ducks and the chickens, got along well with Roger—a llama(美洲驼). But since llamas are used to thinking of animals like coyotes(土狼) and dogs as threats, it took Roger a few weeks to accept the family dog.
Roger protects the sheep and lambs in two ways. First, he keeps the sheep together. A hungry coyote will try to scatter(分散) the flock and then pick off a weak or small animal that has become separated from the rest. But when a coyote threatens the Lorton’s sheep, they all run to Roger, depending on him to defend them.
And he does, with his second defense: confronting(对抗) the coyote. Llamas are very curious and will run at top speed to investigate anything that looks interesting. When a coyote sees a three-hundred-pound llama rushing toward it, the coyote will not usually wait around to see what the llama wants.
And once a llama realizes that a coyote is threatening the flock, the llama will stand between the coyote and the sheep to defend them. Often, the llama will charge toward the coyote with its head down. As it runs, it will sometimes call out an alarm to the flock in a high-pitched voice. Since Roger’s arrival, coyotes haven’t gotten any sheep from the Lortons.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________________.
- a llama helps guard sheep
- coyotes are sheep’s main enemy
- llamas are much smarter than coyotes
- some types of dogs can’t protect sheep
A.protective | B.curious | C.brave | D.patient |
- scientists studying llamas’ behavior
- farmers using a llama to guard sheep
- citizens keeping a llama as a pet
- businessmen selling llamas to farmers
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
解析
小题1:主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章讲述Roge如何帮助主人对抗coyote,保护羊群。
小题2:细节题。第二段说明它protective;第三段说明它curious;最后一段说明它brave;文章没有提及patient.
小题3:推断题。通读全文可知,主人是用llama来对抗土狼,保护羊群。
核心考点
试题【All the Lortons’ farm animals – the cows and the goats, the ducks and the chicke】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Jean—Francois Millet (October 4,1814----January 20, 1875) was a French painter and one of the founder of the Barbizon School in rural France. Born of a peasant family, Millet was encouraged by his father to study art in Cherbourg, France. He can be categorized as part of the movement called “naturalism”(自然主义). His understanding of the peasant’ hard life was perfectly expressed in his choice of subject and natural preference for powerful but simple drawing and coloring.
One of the most well—known of Millet’s paintings, The Gleaners(《拾穗者》),first came in a vertical composition(垂直式构图) painted in 1854,and then there came the horizontal version in 1856, which is now preserved in the Musee d’Orsay. It depicts women bending over in the fields to collect the leftover’s from the harvest, and it is a monumental composition devoted to the working class.
Previously, servants were depicted in paintings as obedient to a noble or a king, and picking up what was left of the harvest was regarded as one of the lowest jobs in Millet;s times. However, Millet offered these women as the heroic focus of the picture. Besides, in the painting, light lights up the women’s shoulders as they carry out their work. Behind them, the field that stretches into the distance is bathed in golden light, under a wide , magnificent sky. The forms of the three figures, standing against the lighter field, show balance and harmony.
小题1:According to the passage , we can know that Millet________.
A.was born in rural France |
B.belongs to neither naturalism nor realism |
C.became famous for his love of the countryside |
D.received his high school education in Barbizon |
A.it is originally a horizontal composition |
B.it is based on the effort of Musee d’Orsay |
C.it presents women in the field as the chief focus |
D.it shows how women are stopped from working in the field |
A.crazy interest in blue color |
B.strong focus on the city life |
C.absolute respect for the king |
D.particular choice of main characters |
A.Kings and Nobles in France |
B.A Guide to French Painting |
C.French Agricultural History |
D.The Founder of Musee d’Orsay |
One warm September night, Mira had come down to the beach to enjoy the night air. She closed her eyes and listened to the waves. Suddenly, she could hear another sound, so she opened her eyes and looked down at the sand. It was moving! All of a sudden she could see a tiny head coming out. Then a turtle(龟) appeared! One by one they struggled out of their underground nests. Mira looked in surprise at the baby turtles.
Mira knew the turtles should head towards the waves and swim away, so she was puzzled when they began to pull themselves towards the dunes(沙丘). Suddenly, she remembered something her grandmother had told her.
“Sea turtles bury their eggs on the beach every year in April and in September. Those baby turtles hatch(孵出) and head back down to the sea. But some of them never make it. Sometimes they die going across the dunes, trying to find those bright lights on the houses. Every day there are more houses being built on the dunes. That means more and more lights to confuse the sea turtles.”
Mira looked out across the dunes at her house. Mira saw her mother and father, sitting on the porch(门廊). She could see them because her house had two bright lights that lit up the porch.
Mira began to run to her house and shouted, “The turtles are hatching! We have to help the turtles!” With these words, Mira ran into the house and turned off the bright porch lights.
In a rush she was off running down the dunes with her whole family following her. They reached the beach just in time to see the tiny turtles slipping silently into the waves. Mira watched as the last turtle entered the water. As the turtle swam away, it looked back at Mira. In the moonlight, Mira thought she saw it smile.
小题1:Where did the story happen?
A.On a beach at night | B.In a house near the dunes. |
C.On a front porch in the evening. | D.In the shallow water of the ocean. |
A.Proud. | B.Sad. | C.Confused. | D.Surprised. |
A.She read it in a book. | B.Her grandmother told her. |
C.She learned about the turtles at school. | D.Her parents taught her about the turtles. |
A.To get a flashlight | B.To turn off the porch light. |
C.To communicate with her parents. | D.To ask her grandmother about the lights. |
A.enjoying the ocean | B.turning lights off at night |
C.saving the baby turtles | D.learning from her grandparents |
Henry Loomis served as director of the Voice of America for seven years starting in 1958.Mr Loomis played an important role in creating the Special English service .
Henry Loomis was born in 1919 Tuxedo Park , New York. His father was Alfred Lee Loomis , a rich New York City businessman .In 1940, Henry Loomis dropped out of Harvard University to join the United States Navy .He was able to put to good use his knowledge of radar technology that he had learned about because of his father’s work .After graduating at the top in his naval(海军的) training class, Henry Loomis became a teacher at the Navy"s radar training school in Hawaii. By the end of World War Two, Henry Loomis had received many honors for his service, including a Bronze Star and an Air Medal. He left the Navy in 1946 to begin graduate(研究生)studies.
Henry Loomis later moved to Washington, D.C. to begin another part of his career in public service. He held positions in the Department of Defense and other agencies: In 1958, he became director of the Voice of America.
During his travels around the world, Mr. Loomis saw that English was becoming an
important international language. He believed that it was important to make English easier to
understand by listeners of VOA broadcasts whose native language was not English. So Mr. Loomis asked VOA program manager Barry Zorthian to develop a way to broadcast to listeners
with a limited knowledge of English:
The result of this effort was Special English: The first Voice of America broadcast in Special English took place on October 19th, 1959. Those against his ideas at the time said the Special English method of broadcasting at a slower rate with a limited vocabulary would never work, it was not practical. American embassies(大使馆) demanded that the program be called off. But Mr. Loomis supported the program.
Soon, VOA began to receive hundreds of letters from listeners praising the program. Special English programs became some of the most popular on VOA. We are pleased to say that our programs still are.
小题1:We can know from the passage that Henry Loomis______.
A.was born in a poor family |
B.did well in his naval training class |
C.stayed in the Navy for nearly 8 years |
D.joined the army immediately after graduating from university |
A.Henry Loomis"s childhood. |
B.Henry Loomis"s whole business. |
C.Henry Loomis"s background. |
D.Henry Loomis"s army life. |
A. His experience in the Navy.
B. His experience in the Department of Defense.(国防部)
C. His early dream of promoting the influence of VOA.
D. His finding VOA programs are too difficult for non-native listeners.
小题4:Those who were against his ideas of Special English programs said______
A.Special English programs were not practical |
B.it would cost too much to make Special English programs |
C.it was unnecessary to broadcast Special English programs |
D.Special English programs wouldn"t help listeners in improving their English |
The hardworking businessman Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火星) fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see him every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the man worked.
“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (钉) , even if it is only to pass the time ? ” said Jones. “ Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you .”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son because of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“ How funny it seems, ” he used to say, “ even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
小题1:The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because ___________.
A.his father told him to | B.he wanted to learn a skill |
C.Jones encouraged him to | D.he just wanted to pass his time |
A.Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks. |
B.Jones had said the young man must be in need of the skill. |
C.The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get. |
D.The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young. |
A.Practice makes perfect. |
B.Skill makes life easy. |
C.A good beginning makes good ending. |
D.Every man has his gift. |
My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me . I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things .
Everything worked well , but I found one of my husband’s socks(短袜) missing . I looked everywhere for it , but I couldn’t find it anywhere .
The next morning , I got ready for school as usual . When the bell rang , the students came in . I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day .
When I turned around to write on the blackboard , the class bursted out a roar (大笑声)! They laughed and laughed . They laughed so much , in fact ,that I was afraid the headmaster would be in to see all this .
I asked the class to stop , but the more I talked , the more they laughed . I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard . when I did this , they roared even more .
Finally , the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about .
“Good heavens ,” I said , “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”
“Oh , God,” said the teacher , “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt !”
So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock .
“Oh , well ,” I said to the class , “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电)。”
小题1:What was the writer ?
A.A washer | B.A student | C. A headmaster | D. A teacher |
A.The class roared with anger . |
B.The class began to laugh loudly . |
C.Another teacher came in |
D.There was a loud noise outside the room |
A. Because some students had hidden it .
D. Because her husband had taken it away .
C. Because she had left it in the classroom .
D. Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt .
小题4:What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?
A.She did nothing but laugh. |
B.She got angry with the class . |
C.She did nothing |
D.She explained the matter in a clever way . |
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