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They travel in groups, noses just inches away form GPS screen. Suddenly a boy shouts “I found it!”, grinning and walking away from the group.
The others focus on their screens. “Me. too!” shouts another a moment later, until all six kids are crowded around a tree, pulling out a plastic bottle painted to look like tree bark. It doesn’t seem like much from the outside, but everyone gathers around, eager to see what’s inside.
This is geocaching, a high-tech game played using coordinates (坐标) and global positioning systems to find hidden “treasures”.
It’s open to anyone—hiders or seekers—with a GPS and access to www.geocaching.com, where more than half a million users download and upload the coordinates of nearly 1 million hidden caches (储藏物) and write about their experiences in this worldwide hunt.
Although some adventures can take hours or even days, the contents inside the actual cache usually aren’t valuable—often just a book or a small trinket (小饰品).
But participants aren’t in it for the treasure. They say it’s a great way to exercise. Or it brings them to remote destinations or historical sites. Some consider it an extreme sport, looking for geocaches hidden in mountains or in other nearly inaccessible locations.
Jeffrey Howe, 41, sees it as an opportunity to take kids on adventures to unfamiliar places. The youths at the shelter mostly come form the city, but geocaching has taken them to parks, the suburbs, and, once, to a 498-meter-high mountain.
“Geocaching is a way to give kids the idea that there’s a whole world out there other than what they know from their home neighborhoods and video games,” he said.
How does it work? Log onto the Website and enter your zip code (邮编), then search for caches near your location. Although posted coordinates will take a GPS within about 4.5 meters of a cache, a good hide will require seekers to do a bit of hunting around. Caches can’t be buried underground, nor can they be hidden on private property (财产), in dangerous locations or in some national parks.
Posts written about the find—whether successful or unsuccessful—are an important part of the game, with users proudly recording the places to which they’ve traveled.
1. What is the meaning of the underlined word geocaching in paragraph 3?
A. A computer game played all over the world.
B. A TV series popular around the world.
C. An outdoor game of hiding and finding things.
D. A name of the latest GPS.
2. In geocaching, which of the following statements about players is NOT TRUE?
A. Players need to have GPS to play the game.
B. Players need to download the coordinates to find the hidden caches.
C. Players need to be young and strong to the play the game.
D. Players are asked to hide things in parks or other places most people can reach.
3. What is Jeffrey Howe’s attitude toward geocaching?
A. Negative. B. Objective. C. Uncertain. D. Supportive.
4. Many people like to play this game because __________.
A. they take pleasure in the process of the game
B. they like to visit historical sites
C. they want to find some treasure
D. they want to change their lives
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
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Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A.The factors leading to a good speaker |
B.The importance of enunciation |
C.Talk with strangers |
D.Pronunciation, the other important assistant in conversation |
F. The great use of dictionary
1. _________________________
The ancient Greeks were very good at making conversations, and the greatest talker of them all was philosophers Socrates. His student Plato surpassed some of his supposed conversations, and we read them in The Dialogue of Plato. In many classrooms today, Socrates’ method of teaching is used.
2. _________________________
The best talkers appear to have had a great interest in and love for their follow creatures, a curiosity about the world in general, some powers of observation and tolerance for those of others, and quick thinking. And they talk for the fun of it, not to show off their knowledge.
3. _________________________
A good voice must have the help of good speech, whose two assistants are clear enunciation and correct pronunciation. Poor enunciation may suggest to your listeners that you lack consideration, and that you are not especially concerned about their opinion of you.
4. _________________________
Pronunciation is settled by common agreement of the community of group speaking the particular language or dialect. For standard pronunciations of words, a dictionary is your best friend.
5. _________________________
Think of meeting a stranger as a chance to have a good time to talk, to make a friend. Look with a smile directly into the other’s eyes when you are introduced, and shake hands with a firm, friendly clasp (紧握). This will give you confidence. Then try to have a smooth and pleasant conversation with him.
Domestic (驯养的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses weren’t tame (驯服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.
Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.
As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals’ genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.
Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn’t exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.
The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.
1. Before domestication horses were ______.
A. caught for sports
B. hunted for food
C. made to pull ploughs
D. used to carry people
2. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show ______.
A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse
B. horse used to have gentle personalities
C. some horses have better shaped than others
D. horses were of less variety before domestication
3. Horses contributed to the spread of culture by ______.
A. carrying heavy loads
B. changing farming methods
C. serving as a means of transport
D. advancing agriculture in different areas
4. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. why humans domesticated horses
B. how humans and horses needed each other
C. why horses came in different shapes and sizes
D. how human societies and horses influenced each other
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
A: Why do you look so sad?
B: Because I have a lot of trouble with my English. I can hardly pass the exam every time. 1 _
A: Don’t worry. 2 _
B: No, I only read English before the exam.
A: Ah, that’s the problem. If you want to study it well, you must read it every day.
B: Every day?
A: 3
B: OK. I’ll take your advice. 4
A: All right. I’d like to. But in fact I still have some trouble with English, too. 5
A.Will you help me with it? |
B.Let’s help each other. |
C.I’ll try my best to learn it well. |
D.Yes. Your English teacher must be happy to hear that. |
F. Sure, or you can never make it.
G. Do you read English every day?
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。
—Good morning. This is Chengdu Shuangqiao Car Rental.
—Good morning, Miss. 1 .
— Oh, yes. A lot of people do this these days.
—Yes, we are just on holiday here for a few days and they said it would be a good idea to hire a car to get around the city.
—Well, it certainly is. 2
— What can you suggest?
— We have a variety of choice, such as Xiali, which is the cheapest, 200 yuan a day, Citroen, Jatta, Elysee, 3
—How much if I hire a Santana for three days?
— Oh, that will be 1,200 yuan.
—Oh, 4 . What about a Jetta?
— It will be 300 yuan a day.
— 5 , would there be any problem?
— No problem at all. Now let me take down your name and telephone number.
A but Santana sedans are the big favorite these days.
B. A friend of mine suggested I call you to hire a car.
C. You’d better buy a car in our city.
D. it sounds a bit too expensive.
E. The price is much too reasonable.
F. Then I"d better hire a Jetta tomorrow morning
G. What kind of car do you want to hire?
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Doctor: Hello, Mike, how can I help you?
Mike: I feel very ill, doctor.Can you give me something for the pain?
Doctor: Now let’s see. 61
Mike: Yes, I have.It was 40 when I took it this morning.
Doctor: That’s quite high.Do you have a stomachache?
Mike: 62 And I don’t feel sick.
Doctor: Does your chest feel painful?
Mike: Yes.
Doctor: Ok.Then I’ll use a different drug.And I’ll give you an X-ray.
Mike: Oh, I don’t want an X-ray.
Doctor: Oh dear! 63 An X-ray won’t hurt you.
Mike: Well, I don’t want an X-ray.
Doctor: 64 .Does it hurt when you cough?
Mike: Yes, it does.
Doctor: Take some deep breathe.Say “Aaah”.
Mike: Aaah.
Doctor: I think we’ll put you on a special diet for a few days.No unhealthy fats and sugars.Only good, natural, healthy food for you.
Mike: 65 I’m sure I won’t keep to it because I love sweets.
Doctor: Yes, but you want to get better, don’t you?
Mike: OK.I’ll try it.
A.Why not? |
B.Oh dear. |
C.Let me examine you. |
D.Have you got a temperature? |
F.What’s the matter with you?
G.No, not really.
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