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He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate(耕作)the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them. All the children were listening attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up:
“And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, Mr. Arnold?”
Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very intelligent girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?
“We have all become nomads again,” continued Lucy, “The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. It’s the same with everyone: when there’s no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere, and when the fish run out the fishermen move on. That’s what the nomads did, isn’t it ?
The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing it until the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized.
The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-shirt, with a message that said “I am not a nomad!”
And , from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms.
And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago.
小题1:From Paragraph 2, we can know that______ .
A.people got tired of living in the same place |
B.people gradually got used to living in cities |
C.people tended to settle down after learning farming |
D.people spent a long time in learning to keep animals |
A.shocking | B.ridiculous | C.puzzling | D.reasonable |
A.People eat young fish for its delicious taste. |
B.Foresters leave the place where wood is not available. |
C.Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left. |
D.People use recycled materials as much as possible. |
A.mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling about |
B.it’s unwise for mankind to use the land in an uncontrolled way |
C.it’s quite good for students to learn more about the history of mankind |
D.in the beginning men were nomads. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:本文通过讲述游牧民族对资源的不充分利用,没有过着绿环保的生活,告诉我们要用一种有控制力的方法来生活。要节约使用资源和能源。
小题1:C 推理题。根据本段前4行He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate(耕作)the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them.可知在用农场以后,游牧民族已经愿意定居下来了。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第三段前2行Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very intelligent girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads;可知老师知道这个学生的想法是很正常的,也是很合理的。故D正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据下一段And , from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind.游牧民族的生活不绿色环保,那么现在这些学生的行为则是完全不一样,非常环保。故D正确。
小题4:B 推理题。本文通过讲述游牧民族对资源的不充分利用,没有过着绿环保的生活,告诉我们要用一种有控制力的方法来生活。要节约使用资源和能源。故B正确。
点评:本文通过讲述游牧民族对资源的不充分利用,没有过着绿环保的生活,告诉我们要用一种有控制力的方法来生活。要节约使用资源和能源。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
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试题【One day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Jiu-jitsu, as judo is sometimes called, means "muscle science" in Japanese. The student of judo needs to learn a lot about the body, its bones and muscles. Judo uses a number of "falls", "holds" and "throws". Someone who does not know judo cannot defend himself against them. If you know judo you can defend yourself against a person who is stronger than you. You had better not practice judo on your friends unless they can fall without hurting themselves! Being strong is one thing, but using the body wisely is another. In judo, you use the other person"s body to help you. You "throw" him to the ground and "hold" him there, so that he cannot move. Of course, it takes time and practice, but knowing judo is useful. In a violent world you ought to be able to defend yourself.
小题1:According to passage, in fact "judo" is ______.
A.the same as "Jiu-jitsu" | B.a kind of fighting |
C. a kind of muscle science | D.is helpful to a strong man |
A. The number of violence and crime is increasing every year. |
B.Because many people carry guns. |
C.Because there too many films. |
D.Because people are not able to defend themselves. |
A.The woman held the man over her head. |
B.The woman was heavier than the man. |
C.The woman was able to defend herself. |
D.The woman attacked the man from behind. |
A.will be good at muscle science. |
B.will be able to avoid being attacked from his back. |
C.may defeat any strong person. |
D.can help himself by using the other person"s body |
A.How to defend oneself | B.Violence in films |
C.How to practise judo | D.Something about judo |
Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights.
To their surprise, though, the insects weren"t passive travelers on the winds. In autumn, for example, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wintering homes.
Even in the spring, when most winds flowed northward, the insects didn"t always go with the flow. If breezes weren"t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changed their body positions to compensate(补偿, 弥补). Many migrating birds do the same thing.
The study also found that butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along. By adding flight speeds to wind speeds, the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour. The findings may have real-world applications. With climate warming, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help farmers decide when to spray their crops.
小题1:What"s the main idea of the text?
A.Insects migrate with the seasons. |
B.The wind helps insects greatly in migrating. |
C.Windsurfing insects have real direction. |
D.Scientists have trouble in observing insects. |
A.insects always waited for their favorable winds |
B.insects chose the winds they wanted to ride |
C.insects were just blown about by the wind |
D.insects positioned themselves in the winds |
A.the little creatures can fly very fast |
B.their flight is long and high above ground |
C.the wind"s direction is hard to forecast |
D.they have no regular migrating courses |
A.increase insects in number |
B.instruct farmers when to spray their crops |
C.prevent climate warming |
D.help protect insects |
The latest statistics shows more than two thirds of high school students admitted cheating on an exam last year, and—even more surprising—often the best students cheat to get to the top of their class—and they don’t think it is wrong. It’s not a big deal. Everybody is doing it.
It is a big deal! Cheating is basically wrong and must be punished.
If students easily get away with it, they might be encouraged to do it again. They won’t realize that this—in the broadest sense—is an attack on our society, which is based on values like honesty and fairness. The present spreading of cheating indicates a loss of those values and cannot be tolerated. An appropriate punishment for cheating incidents would make students aware of their misbehavior.
If no one were punished for cheating, who would ever study for an exam? Tons of papers would be lifted from websites, writing crib sheets would be more important than reviewing the subjects, and highly sophisticated cheating arts would be invented. Knowledge would only exist on the Internet and on cleverly created cheat sheets, but not in the minds of the students—a rather bad precondition to enrich our society wisely and intelligently.
Students have to learn that they have to learn. Only doing what’s right will bring them a feeling of pride and accomplishment and create self-confidence—the building blocks for a successful and satisfying life and a society that keeps its values.
小题1:What is more surprising is that .
A.cheating is very common in schools |
B.over 2/3 of the students cheat last year |
C.even the best students cheat on exams |
D.teachers are not aware of the problems |
A.By letting them getting away with it. |
B.By telling them what is right. |
C.By catching them on the spot. |
D.By giving them some punishment. |
A.By knowing they have to learn. |
B.By doing what is right. |
C.By learning the right things. |
D.By being punished when cheating. |
A.taken | B.removed | C.copied | D.written |
While many nations turn to cheap and dirty energy sources, such as coal, to meet their increasing energy needs, analysts in Australia say the best way to meet those needs is to improve energy efficiency.
A range of simple solutions include using energy-efficient homes, household appliances and lighting, and driving electric cars. Encouraging homeowners and office workers to switch off their televisions and computers at the end of the day is also seen as an effective way to save electricity.
Grayson Heffner, from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, says reducing consumption could greatly cut global carbon emissions. He calls efficiency strategies (策略) the “soft giant” of clean energy.
“We forecast that energy efficiency will deliver something like three-quarters of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the next 20 years. So in the short term energy efficiency is the main way that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions but oftentimes it is not so importantly stressed in the discussions,” said Heffner.
Energy experts working in China say the government is making significant cuts in power usage.
Wan Xingwang, a Beijing-based representative of the Energy Foundation, a U.S. non-government organization, says the results have been impressive.
“In the past five years China achieved about 19.1 percent of energy reduction of its GDP. That translates to something like more than 600 million tons of coal savings,” said Wan Xingwang.
While most nations have some sort of government-sponsored energy efficiency programs, energy analysts say initiatives (主动性) by individuals and companies can also help cut demand.
Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, a non-profit group based in Washington, says other developing nations are recognizing the benefits of cutting power consumption and taking action.
小题1:To increase their energy supplies, many nations _____________________.
A.turn to new energy | B.turn to cheap energy |
C.develop solar energy | D.introduce clean energy |
A.Using electronic products in small size. |
B.Using more electric cars. |
C.Turning off computers after work. |
D.Building energy-efficient houses. |
A.75% of the greenhouse gas emissions can easily be cut in the next 20 years. |
B.Ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be discussed. |
C.Using clean energy is the strategy to cut global carbon emissions. |
D.The key to reducing greenhouse gases in the short term is to improve energy efficiency. |
A.The programs reducing energy consumption shouldn’t be sponsored by individuals and companies. |
B.All nations have government-sponsored energy efficiency programs. |
C.It is time that all nations should combine their efforts to save energy. |
D.Some developing nations are taking action to cut power consumption. |
My oldest son, 9-year-old Salem, asked me several times where we would go to buy a backpack, while my other son, 6-year-old Abdullah, asked what school would be like this year.
For the last three years, school was a nightmare for many children and their parents as violence increased and there were more attacks on schools and teachers. As a result, many parents prevented their children from going to school. One of six children in this country did not attend primary school in 2009. Many kids who did attend school were accompanied by a parent for the entire day to make sure nothing happened to their children.
For poor families or those with large families, back to school can be an expensive time. The government gives some help to those living in poor neighborhoods, and school bags, note books and other items(商品) are given for free.
Most of the merchants who sell notebooks and pens now sell their products out on the street instead of in stores. They sit on the ground and lay their items on the ground or they have a small table to sell their goods.
The bags cost between $10 and $20, while clothes and shoes cost between $20 and $30. I found all the things I needed for my sons and even bought something for myself. I spent about $50 on each of them, including school uniforms.
At the end of the day, we returned to our home carrying many shopping bags filled with items that made my children happy and excited to go back to school. I just hope this school year will be a peaceful one.
小题1:The author’s children are ________ to go to school.
A.eager | B.afraid | C.unwilling | D.surprised |
A.fantasy | B.dream world | C.prison | D.terrible situation |
A.the terrible education system | B.security problems and poverty |
C.parents’ distrust in schools | D.the government’s inability |
A.is unable to afford his kids’ schooling | B.is unwilling to send his kids to school |
C.hopes his kids have a happy school life | D.complains school education costs too much |
A.Many parents prevented their children from going to school for great study pressure. |
B.School bags, note books and other items(商品) are given to those living in poor neighborhoods for free. |
C.The author spent about $100 for her two sons. |
D.The items the author bought made her children happy and excited to go back to school. |
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