题目
题型:不详难度:来源:
What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldn’t bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. Because then you won’t trip over things? No, mainly because you’ll have an idea of direction. The sun rises in the east. But you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. Apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter — they are thick, and evergreen. The next thing to do — or rather not to do — is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, it will get you nowhere. Just try to think of nice, happy things.
There is always a point in films when a person who is lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs. Experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon (or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain can’t correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction. To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.
There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to establish north using the stars. Most people can identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major. It looks a lot like a saucepan. The Plough rotates through the sky, but let’s imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. You need to trace a line from the star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times the distance between those two “pointer” stars. Then drop a vertical line from the North Star to the horizon and that’s north.
“Tonight is very cloudy and I can’t see the Plough.” Maybe luckily, it is quite windy. Keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-westerly direction. (This only works if you are in the British Isles). To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there are clouds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars. You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants. If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east. If they are simply leaning in one direction as they grow, there’s a good chance that is south (they will be reaching towards the sun). The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go.
68. What might be the best title of the passage ?
A. How to survive in the forest B. How to protect yourself in the forest
C. How to direct your way out of the wild D. What to do if you are lost
69. Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the north star?
70. Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?
A. Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brain will be confused by errors.
B. Because one of the legs is longer and stronger than the other.
C. Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large area for people to get across.
D. Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in the desert or the snow.
答案
68---70 CDA
解析
核心考点
试题【What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensib】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第四部分任务型阅读 (共10小题;每小题1分, 满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填人最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格填1个单词。
“Four Tigers” Ceremony of the Tu Minority
Heigouding Village, Ledu County in the west of Qinghai province is a place where many people of the Tu minority have lived for centuries. As the little village is comparatively closed to the outside world, a custom called “Four Tigers” was created 200 years ago to protect its inhabitants(栖息地) from sickness and bad luck.
Every year the ceremony is held on the eve of January 15th according to the Chinese lunar calendar to frighten off ghosts and evil souls, and to pray for peace.
Normally four local villagers are selected to be the “tigers” in the ceremony. At first, they gathered with village elders at the mountain-god temple to offer sacrifices of wine, food and incense, and to ask the god to help the tigers. Then the tigers were adorned with herbs, candles and two batches of incense to serve as the tiger’s ears. Two red ribbons held in their mouths represented the tiger’s tongue. The “Tigers” drank wine, knelt and kowtowed to the mountain god before they received Hada, a kind of white silk scarf representing respects and good luck, from the village head with firecrackers crackling.
As night fell, the candles on the tigers’ bodies were lit and the tigers began their visits to one household after another. Villagers followed, shouting “Tigers are coming!” The elder from each household welcomed the tigers at the gate, while the rest of the family knelt down in the courtyard. Firecrackers were set off, a toast made and candies, meat and wine were presented to the villagers following the tigers. After twirling (快速转动)in three circles in the courtyard while those present kowtowed and prayed, the tigers went through every corner of every room to drive away any hiding ghosts. If there was a sick person in the house, the tigers jumped around him or her, scratched their body and said lucky words to drive away diseases and ghosts. After the ceremony, the family would present wine and food to the tigers. Then, shouting “The tigers are leaving!” the whole family saw them off.
After visiting all 30 or 40 households, the herbs were removed from the tigers and burned, to indicate that all the ghosts had been conquered. Then the villagers knelt and kowtowed with the sound of firecrackers, marking the end of the ceremony.
The tiger image exists in other minority groups, also. In ancient times, people entrusted their happiness to gods. The “four tigers” ceremony is vividly held in memory of ancient times and a living fossil for academics studying the lives of ancient people. As it is not popular nowadays, this cultural heritage is on the edge of extinction and needs to be rescued.
I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun d him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.
I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big person for kids”
I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn"t understand how to make different parts of members into whole things.
The day before report cards were to come out, 1 knew that Mr. Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
I went to Mr Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big person if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I smiled at him and said, "Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?" He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can"t help having a finger, Mr. Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that.” I said
The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-l; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.
That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
59. From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is _________ in some subjects.
A. mind-blowing (给人印象极深的 ) B. slow-witted (头脑迟钝的)
C. fun-loving D. badly- behaved
60. Where may the boy live according to the passage?
A. In an orphanage. B. In a big prison.
C. In the school dormitory. D. In his home.
61. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?
A. D-. B. B + C. D. D. E.
62. The underlined word "tucked" in the passage most probably means “________”.
A. stuck B. listed C. hid D. copied
63. The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ________.
A. he missed one of his fingers B. he treated his students very well
C. he understood the boy D. he taught his students in a special way
As a solo artist, Brightman has sold 26 million albums and two million DVDs in 34 countries. Her styles put opera, pop and jazz together. She is popular in the States but not here (Britain) - the image of her and her second husband, Andrew Lloyd Webber ( he much older, she his muse) seems for ever
The 47 - year - old "singer talks about the new album Symphony that came out of a "very dark time", including her decision to give up trying to have children. "People have suggested I could adapt," says. "But work is central to my life now. And so I am going to put it to one side. After a while not having children becomes the norm and perhaps that might sound alarming, to parents especially, but I have never known anything different. I"m not hurt by not having children. My life and career are incredibly rich. "
Talking about growing up in a large family in Berkhamsted (father a properly developer who later committed suicide), she says : "I was gifted as a child, and very musical. I seemed to be good at anything to do with the arts. At 5 I understood the music I was dancing to and had an eye for costume." She first appeared in a West End musical at 11 and hated boarding school.
Brightman led the saucy dance troupe (辣妹三人舞) Hot Gossip and had her first hit with I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper in 1978. At 18 she married a music manager called Andrew Stewart. “I was probably in love but i can"t remember. Girls change such a lot between 18 and 22, It didn"t really work out." In 1981 she was spotted by Lloyd Webber. She became his leading lady in Song and Dance, Requiem and Phantom of the Opera. They married in 1984.
Brightman says she felt hostility (敌意) from the beginning. I haven’t tried to understand it. I"ve done very well everywhere else, especially the US, where I now live. I just accept it for what it is. The more you are away from Britain, the more you appreciate it. But I don"t miss it, although 1 miss my family. Our profession can be uncomfortable but I enjoy what I do. I get on with it."
72. The first paragraph tells us that ________.
A. Brightman is very popular around the world except in America
B. Brightman"s musical style is a mixture of opera, pop and jazz
C. the British people don"t like her for her style of music
D. Brightman is much older than Andrew Lloyd Webber
73. Brightman decided to give up having children because ________.
A. she could adopt one
B. her life and career were unbelievably rich without children
C. she felt it normal not to have children
D. she was too busy
74. The following statements are true EXCEPT _________.
A. Brightman first appeared in a West End musical at 5
B. Brightman disliked life on the campus
C. Brightman was very gifted when she was young
D. The saucy dance troupe made Brightman famous
75. What does the author try to say in the last paragraph by quoting Brightman"s words."?
A. Brightman has to accept the fact that she is not liked in Britain "
B. Brightman lives in America but she loves her own country
C. The British coldness towards Brightman led to her hatred to her homeland
D. Brightman was at a loss why she was not welcome in Britain
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague"s words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn"t the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired. I thanked him, but declined his kind offer.
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class — not about math, but about life — would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication (奉献) and a deeper sense of satisfaction — I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.
小题1:Hearing his colleague"s description of graduation for the first time, the author .
A.quite agreed with his colleague | B.thought it very funny |
C.was very puzzled | D.was very sad. |
A.wanted to inform the author of his present job |
B.tried to persuade the author to work with him |
C.wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction |
D.thought the author wasn"t fit to be a teacher |
A.university colleagues | B.life memories |
C.graduates" clothes | D.decorations in the hall |
A.express his devotion to being a teacher |
B.compare two different graduation ceremonies |
C.talk about the meaning of graduation |
D.give advice on how to be a good teacher |
A.he was only a young professor |
B.he didn"t do well in his work |
C.he taught his students more about life than math |
D.salaries for different careers are different |
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
小题1:These selections provide practice on employing different reading skills to get the message of the writer. They also give students practice in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for thorough comprehension, and critical reading.
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is suitable when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or小题2:
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more concentrated. 小题3:When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning.
Reading for thorough comprehension is carefully reading in order to understand the total meaning of the passage. At this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author’s ideas小题4:.
Critical reading demands that a reader makes judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit requires posting and answering questions such as “小题5:”, “Do I share the author’s point of view?” and “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
A.Does my own experience support that of the author? |
B.Reader’s Choice is one of the most popular magazines in the world. |
C.but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas. |
D.The book contains many types of selections on a wide variety of topics. |
F. Do I know about the author?
G. when there is no time to read something carefully.
最新试题
- 1下列各句中,加点的词语使用恰当的一句是(3分) ( )A.世界三大踢踏舞之一《凯尔特传奇》在合肥的演出获得
- 2已知ABCD是边长为4的正方形,E、F分别是AB、AD的中点,GC垂直于ABCD所在的平面,且GC=2.求点B到平面EF
- 3下列词语中没有错别字的一组是( )(3分)A.惊蛰闻过饰非按图索骥事实胜于雄辩B.睿智丰功伟绩湮没无闻不费吹灰之
- 4如图,正方形ABCD的边长为3,点E,F分别在边AB、BC上,AE=BF=1,小球P从点E出发沿直线向点F运动,每当碰到
- 5136C-NMR(核磁共振)可以用于含碳化合物的结构分析,有关136C的说法正确的是( )A.中子数为6B.电子数为1
- 6“在中世纪,人类意识的两方面--内心自省和外界观察都一样--一直处在一层共同的纱幕之下,处在睡眠或半醒状态……在意大利,
- 7名著阅读(6分)小题1:下列对名著内容的表述有误的一项是(2分)( )A.冰心受泰戈尔的影响极大,善于用简短而清丽的语
- 8 下图中人物及其同仁的英勇就义使试图通过改良实现救亡图存的人们希望落空,丢掉幻想的爱国者们后来发动了 [
- 9如图,在梯形ABCD中,AB∥DC,DB平分∠ADC,过点A作AE∥BD,交CD的延长线于点E,且∠C=2∠E.(1)求
- 10已知函数f(x)=mx3-x+13,以点N(2,n)为切点的该图象的切线的斜率为3(I)求m,n的值(II)已知g(x)
热门考点
- 1在正方形ABCD中,点P是CD上一动点,连接PA,分别过点B、D作BE⊥PA、DF⊥PA,垂足分别为E、F.(1)如图1
- 2“天行有常,不为尧存,不为桀亡。”体现的哲学道理是[ ]A.规律是客观的,不以人的意志为转移的B.一切从实际出发
- 3读下边提示语,按要求作文。 生活中,我们常常有这样的经历:当我们实现了愿望或帮助别人实现愿望后,我们就会感到幸福。其实
- 4一位考古学家想要研究古代埃及的历史,他应该掌握下列哪种文字[ ]A.象形文字B.楔形文字C.甲骨文D.腓尼基文字
- 5将5本不同的书全发给4名同学,每名同学至少有一本书的概率是[ ]A.B.C.D.
- 6椭圆的离心率为 .
- 7城市是社会发展的产物,也对社会产生了多方面影响。阅读材料,回答问题。 材料一: 城市职能是指一个城市在国家和区域中
- 8如图所示,AB∥CD,则∠A+∠E+∠F+∠C等于( )A.180°B.360°C.540°D.720°
- 9下面加点的成语使用恰当的一项是( )A.他五岁时父母双亡,乡亲们可怜他,于是他开始了长达十年的东食西宿生活,后来才跟
- 10野炊活动的过程中涉及许多化学知识的运用。某次野炊活动中同学们携带了铁锅、牛肉、面条、西红柿、食用油、食盐、味精、食醋、洗