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“Don’t go down to that pond — it"s dangerous!” Stephanie angrily shouted at her children. She’d overheard them talking about playing near the water on the golf course close to their apartment. It was a Saturday, and 8-year-old Jeremiah was heading outside with his 11-year-old sister, Tiara, and their 13-year-old cousin, Evon McDuffie. They often went to the George Wilson Community Center in Newark, Delaware, just three houses away from their apartment building.
The Wilson center was a good place of activity for the community, especially in warm weather. But January 20, 2006, was a rainy day with winds. It’s a good day to play inside the center. Unfortunately, the three children had other ideas.
Taking no notice of what Stephanie had said, Evon, Tiara and Jeremiah walked beyond the tree line at the back of the community center and headed toward the large pond. The kids climbed through a gap in the fence, then passed a No Entering sign posted on a metal gate nearby. As they reached the pond, they also walked by a No Skating sign.
Tiara and Evon first stepped on the surface ice, and when it held, the children went out on the pond. Evon shouted out to Jeremiah, “I bet you can"t cross the whole thing.”
“I bet you I can,” Jeremiah replied, and he took off across the pond.
He made it to the other side, but as he came back, Jeremiah stepped on the thinner ice. The thin surface collapsed under his feet, and the boy sank into the cold water. Evon raced back to the apartment for help, while frightened Tiara tried to reach Jeremiah as he struggled to keep his head above water. But he kept slipping beneath the surface.
When firefighters arrived, all they could see was Jeremiah"s coat floating on the water. As the unconscious child was rushed to the hospital, his life was saved, for now, but the effects of hypothermia (降低体温) and lack of oxygen left Jeremiah with serious brain damage.
1. Stephanie shouted at her children because_____________.
A. the children didn’t behave very well at home
B. they were too young to play outside
C. it was raining
D. the children secretly planned to go to the pond
2. It was __________ that made Jeremiah take courage to cross the ice.
A. Evon’s challenge B. the mother’s words
C. No Entering sign D. the view on the other bank
3. What does the underlined word “collapsed” probably mean?
A. changed suddenly B. broke into pieces
C. became thinner D. floated away
4. Which of the following is the right order of the events that happened to Jeremiah?
a. Firefighters came and rescued Jeremiah.
b. The kids climbed through the fence and to the pond.
c. Jeremiah walked across the ice.
d. The kids planned to play on the pond.
e. When Jeremiah made a way back, he sank.
A. b, d, c, e, a B. d, b, a, e, c C. d, b, c, e, a D. a, e, c, d, b
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
核心考点
试题【“Don’t go down to that pond — it"s dangerous!” Stephanie angrily shouted at her 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第二节 根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
—Did you watch TV last night?
—(1)___________________
—The football game between Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears was really wonderful, wasn"t it?
—(2)___________________ I wanted to, but my wife preferred to watch the old film.
—What a pity! It was quite exciting. (3)___________________
—How did it finish?
—It finished in a draw. (4)___________________
—It was quite good, but I missed the beginning of it because I had to eat first.
—(5)______ _____________
—No. After half an hour she stopped watching and started to read a book.
A.Both teams played very well. |
B.I would like to watch a basketball match. |
C.Did your wife enjoy it? |
D.Yes, I did |
F.What was the film like?
G.Oh, I didn"t watch the football match.
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节{共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳
项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Benjamin Banneker was a farmer,inventor,astronomer writer and antislavery supporter.He created the first American—built striking clock.
That fall,as usual,Benjamin rode to the nearby town for supplies.He couldn’t wait to get to the end of the road and buy the things his mother wanted.Then he could have a good talk with the folks in town.The truth was,as much as Benjamin loved his mother and father and three sisters,what he really enjoyed was talking about books or math problems or what was happening in other parts of the colonies(殖民地).
It was about l0 o’clock by the sun when Benjamin arrived at a store.He ordered a bolt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to.Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch.Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked.The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk.
Late that afternoon,Benjamin rode home,slowly.He didn’t want to harm the watch that his friend had let him borrow.That nigh after supper,Benjamin carefully laid the watch on the table and pulled the candle closer.“This is a watch,”he said.“A man in fown lent it to me,and now I’m going to take it apart and draw the pieces.Then 1’11 put it back together again.Benjamin held his breath and gently took the back off the watch.
Every evening for a week,Benjamin sat at the table with the watch.He copied eaeh tiny
wheel and pin.When the week was up,he put the pieces back togelher and returned the watch to its owner.Then Benjamin got a good night’s sleep.
The next day when the farm work was done,Benjamin went into the woods to 1ook for just the right pieces of wood.Not too old,not too dry,not too green,not too soft.
For two years,Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night.In1753,two years after he had borrowed the watch,Benjamin put all the pieces together.Benjamin had made his own clock.
1.The most likely reason the author wrote the passage was to__________.
A.show the influence Benjamin Banneker’s family had on him
B.present reasons for Benjamin Banneker’s fascination with clocks
C.explain Benjamin Banneker’s reason for becoming an inventor
D.give an example of Benjamin Banneker’s strong will and intelligence
2.Benjamin especially looked forward to going to the store to __________.
A.avoid work on the farm B.purchase white cloth
C.meet interesring people D.show his new clock to others
3.Why did Benjamin most likely hold his breath when he took the back off the watch?
A.He feared his friend might want to get the watch back.
B.He was very nervous about taking apart a precious object.
C.He wanted to time how long it would take to finish the job.
D.He was afraid that broken watch parts would fly into his face.
One of the most unknown youth culture in the United States is that of high school and college runners.Not everyone who has ever been on their school’s track team is part of this culture.To be a part of this culture you need to do a lot Of running,knowing how it feels to race to exhaustion(筋疲力尽),see no reason why any weather should keep you from running,and be a little crazy.
I,myseIf,am part of this culture.I ran cross-country,which is running outside over uneven ground,for my high schoo1.I joined this culture when 1 was in ninth grade. As soon as 1 was on the team it didn’t take very long for me to become very involved and have fun running. As a freshman 1 wasn’t that fast but 1 was giving the effort.It was the effort that makes me part of the running culture.
There are a few things that set the youth culture of runners apart from the overall running culture.One of the many differences is that teen runners usually run in large groups,with a lot of conversation and fooling around.Young runners play games and talk to their friends when they run.While adults may run with a friend and have a conversation,you will rarely see twenty of them running through the woods yelling back and forth at each other.Young runners also make up a lot of games.My friends and 1 would throw balls while running and invented a game we called Shockey,which was pretty much soccer on lce.
Most of youth runners run for competition and not for fitness.Young runners want to run in races not to just lose weight like many adults.This means they run a lot faster and tougher generally.To lose weight you can just jog easily but to race you have to really push yourself and run to exhaustion.It’s a completely different style of running and that is what builds this culture .
1.The passage is mainly about __________.
A.the differerices between youth culture and adult culture
B.the youth running culture in American schools
C.youth culture which is mysterious to school students
D.how to become part of the culture of school runners
2.Which of the following are the differences between young runners and adult runners?
(1)Adults don’t run long distance.
(2)Adults don’t play games while running.
(3)Adults don’t push themselves to the 1imit
(4)Adults don’t run in 1arge groups.
A.(1)(2)(3) B.(1)(2)(4) C.(2)(3)(4) D. (1) (3)(4)
3.We can infer from the passage that__________.
A.the writer is strong--willed
B.running is exhausting and boring
C.adult running is not as good as youth running
D.adults are not as competitive as youths
4.The writer wrote the passage to __________.
A.criticize adult running
B.advertise his school track team
C.introduce something unknown to his readers
D.tell his readers to get involved in running
This is the VOA Special English News Report.
Single--handed(独自的)
Zhou Yang,18,China
Against three strong Republic of Korea competitors,Zhou single—handed took the l,500一meter short speed skating gold to become China’s youngest winter Olympics gold medalisi.According to Coach Li Yan,Zhou,who is usually a gentle girl,took some risks and skated fiercely to take the gold.This is the third gold the Chinese have won at the Vancouver Olympics.
Unobtrusive(不显眼的)
Liu Xiang,26,China
The Olympic gold medalist said on Friday that he’s not the same old him,after setting his worst record in years——8.08 seconds for 60一meter hurdles.Liu said he still had some way to go before he’s back to his best.Many fans have been expecting his taking--off in the 2010 Doha,but Liu said unobtrusively“Robles is still the best in the 60一meter and 1l0—meter hurdles.
I’m no match now”.He added the performances of Terrence Trammell(US)and Robles would be the highlight of the Doha meet.
Coveted(令人垂涎的)
Michael Jackson,1958—2009,US
Thanks to a whopping(庞大的) $350,000 bid,Michael Jackson’s rhinestone—encrusted(镶满人造钻石的) glove has gone to a Macao company.Jackson wore the sparking glove when he did his first“moonwalk” dance in 1983,so it was a really coveted piece of equipment.The pre—auction estimate put its value at $40,000~60,000,but that wasn’t even close . The glove and nine other items from the auction will be on display in a Macao hotel.
1.From the first news we can learn that Zhou Yang __________
A. likes taking chances in the competitions
B.won three gold medaIs at the olympics.
C.is not a gentle but a fierce girl
D.is a hard--working and strong--minded girl
2.From the above news,we can infer Liu Xiang__________
A.is not popular with his fans any longer
B.is still out of condition at present
C.is feeling discouraged and depressed
D. is sure of the highlight of the Doha meet
3.The underlined part“but that wash’t even close”probably means __________
A.the pre--auction estimate may be totally wrong
B.the actual price may be far higher than the estimate
C.the glove is not worth the pre--auction estimate
D.the pre—auction estimate is probably correct
4.Where can we probably learn the passage?
A.Broadcast B. Announcement C.Advertisement D.Newspaper
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余
选项。
1
The most important 1essons I learned at college weren’t the ones my professors taught me.Instead,1 learned unpleasant truths about things like money,socializing,and self—sufficiency(自给自足)——usually the hard way.If I could go back and give advice to my
freshman self,this is what I’d say.
*Take the opportunity for a semester abroad.
If your college has a program to study for a semester or a year in another county, take
advantage of it.Yes,it will probably cost a little more,but you may never again have a chance to travel abroad for an extended period.2 There’S no better way to do that than to become completely involved in a new culture.
* 3
This isn"t high school anymore,So there’s no need tO join every club under the sun to try to impress somebody.Figure out what you’re interested in and then pursue it.Colleges have radio stations,political advocacy organizations,writers’groups,and so much more.They’re a great way to meet people with similar interests,as well as to broaden your horizons.4
*Get a job,especially during the summer vacation.
5 It doesn’t work that way.Particularly in this economic climate,getting a job is 1ess about what yod know,and more about who you know.The best way to meet the people who may one day hire you is to get a job while in school,maybe in summers.You can get in the door at a company you may truly want to work for after graduation,get some valuable work experience,and even get the course credit. It’s a winning situation all around.
A.Apply for scholarships and grants(津贴). |
B.What 1 wish I’d known about college. |
C.Get involved with student organizations. |
D.If your college lacks the group you’d like to join,go ahead and start it yourself. |
F.If you’re interested in your major,you won’t have much trouble earning good grades in those courses.
G.College should be more than learning about facts and figures——it should be a chance to educate yourself about the world you live in.
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