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For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization.The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798.He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship.He called the island Pleasant Island.
However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first.The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol.These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island.A ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900.
Nauru’s real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate (磷酸盐)on the island.In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which was a very important fertilizer for farming.The company began mining the phosphate.
A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine.When a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil.Then it takes away the material it wants.Strip mining totally destroys the land.Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon.
In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world.Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate.
Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses.Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem — their phosphate was running out.Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing.By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined.Experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island.This will probably never happen.
小题1:What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To seek help for Nauru’s problems. |
B.To tell a heartbreaking story of a war. |
C.To show the importance of money |
D.To give a warning to other countries |
A.Rich and powerful | B.Peaceful and attractive |
C.Modern and open | D.Greedy and aggressive |
A.phosphate overmining B soil pollution
C.farming activity D.whale hunting
小题4:Which of the following was a cause of Nauru’s financial problem?
A.Its phosphate mining cost much money |
B.It spent too much repairing the island |
C.Its leaders misused the money |
D.It lost millions of dollars in the civil war. |
A.The ecological damage is difficult to repair. |
B.The leaders will take the experts’ words seriously. |
C.The island was abandoned by the Nauruans |
D.The phosphate mines were destroyed |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
小题1:细节题。根据第一段最后一句other countries might learn from its mistakes.可知D正确,是为了警告其他国家不要重蹈覆辙。
小题2:推理题。根据第二段内容可知这个岛远离西方文明,那么应该是很peaceful,再根据第二段最后一句He called the island Pleasant Island.可知这个岛很漂亮。故B正确。
小题3:推理题。根据文章最后一段可知是因为过度开发矿产资源。
小题4:细节题。根据最后以段第一句the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.可知C正确。
小题5:推理题。根据文章最后一句.Experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island.This will probably never happen.可知这种破坏是难以修复的。故A正确。
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试题【The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place.Now it is an eco】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages.
The theme: The main theme is a teenage research of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age.Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries.As the book moves to a close, James’ swimming coach says to him: “You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more.You are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.”
The characters: James is the hero of the story.He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (养父母).Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother.The other characters in The Snake-Stone, James’ parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.
The turning point: The turning point in the story comes while James’ foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother.The only clue he has is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “Take good care of Sammie.It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.
The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother.With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found.James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels.The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel.He comes to understand why she left him at a stranger’s door fifteen years before.Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness.As a journey of self-discovery The Snake-Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending.Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “I was home.”
小题1:What is the main theme of the novel?
A.A journey of self-discovery. |
B.Life in the world of diving. |
C.Life with foster parents. |
D.A travel around the country. |
A.James is a successful diver. |
B.James is an independent young man. |
C.James is an outgoing young man. |
D.James is a hopeful swimmer. |
A.a stone with an address on it |
B.a gift from the swimming coach |
C.a clue left by the birth mother |
D.a fossil left by the foster parents |
A.The story has a sad ending. |
B.The story takes place in the city of London. |
C.The characters are vividly described. |
D.The turning point comes after the hero meets his birth mother. |
A.disappointing | B.boring | C.comfortable | D.worthwhile |
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓). The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration , what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much (music, for example ) may even help people to concentrate.
小题1:The best title for this passage is________.
A.Noisy Life |
B.Background Noise |
C.Disturbed Concentration |
D.Changeable Noise |
A.doesn’t matter much |
B.has become better in big cities |
C.has become better in villages |
D.has become worse everywhere |
A.any kind of noise |
B.great changes in level of noise |
C.background noise |
D.various background music |
Make sure they’re prepared. Teachers are impressed by children coming to school prepared to learn. Make sure they have everything they need—pencils textbooks, erasers and so on.
Require them to be active in class. Teach them to ask teachers questions when they don’t understand something. Some children think teachers are bothered by questions, but most teachers are impressed when children take the initiative(采取主动) in asking questions. They should take part in class discussions, giving their opinions politely.
Keep your children healthy. If your children are tired and hungry, they won’t be ready to learn. Children need at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night. Feed your children a solid breakfast and prepare a healthy lunch. Provide them with fruit and other healthy foods—apples or bananas are better for them than cookies.
Make sure that your children do their homework. If they really don’t understand it, discuss it with them patiently. Don’t help them do their homework. Teachers can always tell who it is that does the work.
Teach your children good manners and habits. Children need to arrive at the school punctually, and be polite to their teachers and classmates. Parents need to teach these skills at home. Nothing is sweeter than children who say “please” and “thank you”, and these are children their teachers are certain to love.
小题1:The first paragraph serves as ________.
A.an explanation | B.an introduction | C.a background | D.a guidance |
A.Hungry and tired children can’t focus on their study. |
B.Children should go to school on time and learn to behave well. |
C.Teachers aren’t able to decide if parents do homework for their children. |
D.Teachers are impressed when children take an active part in class. |
A.help your children to impress their teachers at school |
B.ask your children to get ready for classes before going to school |
C.teach your children to be polite to both their teachers and classmates |
D.remind your children to observe all the rules when at school |
The bed 3 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 4 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki"s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 5 , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording 6 . The sound recording can be loud music or 7 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately, 8 you"ll be late!"
If you don"t get up 9 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 10 minutes. What! You"re still in bed! Slowly the 11 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 12 the bed is vertical (垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 13
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 14 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees ---"All-Honda Idea Contest". The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 15 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
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In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources (资源): land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example,a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world’ s wood supply.
Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.
小题1:Why did humans destroy rainforests in the past hundred years?
A.They tried to get crops and paper |
B.They needed other products |
C.They wanted to raise farm animals |
D.They aimed to get three major resources. |
A.reflect more heat into the atmosphere |
B.bring about high rainfall throughout the world |
C.rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16℃ |
D.reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth |
A.We will lose much more than we can gain. |
B.Humans have begun destroying rainforests. |
C.People have a strong desire for resources. |
D.Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests. |
A.we can get enough resources without rainforests |
B.there is great medicine potential in rainforests |
C.we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land |
D.the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns |
A.How to Save Rainforests |
B.How to Protect Nature |
C.Rainforests and the Environment |
D.Rainforests and Medical Development |
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