题目
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In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起)the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hongkong.
In Chicago, the mayor(市长)appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York , where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致)can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy
And passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
小题1:What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A.To invite authors to guide readers. |
B.To encourage people to read and share. |
C.To involve people in community service. |
D.To promote the friendship between cities. |
A.They had little interest in reading. |
B.They were too busy to read a book. |
C.They came from many different backgrounds |
D.T hey lacked support from the local government |
A.In large communities with little sense of unity |
B.In large cities where libraries are far from home |
C.In medium-sized cities with a diverse population |
D.In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached |
A.exchanged ideas with each other |
B.discussed the meaning of a word |
C.gained life experience |
D.used the same language |
A.the careful selection of a proper book |
B.the growing popularity of the writers |
C.the number of people who benefit from reading. |
D.the number of books that each person reads. |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
解析
文章大意:由西雅图公共图书馆发起的一个鼓励人们在同一个时间共读一本书的活动迅速传遍了美国,甚至走向了世界。文章向我们讲述了该项活动的实施以及所取得的成绩。
小题1:B 考查细节理解。文章第二段告诉我们Nancy发动该活动的目的:encouraging reading和promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools,由此可知B 项正确。
小题1:C 考查细节理解。倒数第二段告诉我们在纽约该活动启动困难的原因:…New York,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. 选项中different backgrounds对应原文的diverse population。
小题1:D 考查细节理解。倒数第二段This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致)can be achieved.中的large towns和a greater sense of unity(一致)can be achieved分别对应选项中的large towns和agreement can be quickly reached。
小题1:A 考查词义猜测。由语境可知,该短语就是对上文中enjoyed speaking to someone的另外一种说法,故选A。
小题1:C 考查细节理解。题干中的According to Nancy,对应文章的as Nancy points out。由最后一段the level of success is not measured…by how many people are enriched by the process,or…可以看出,该活动成功的标准在于,有多少人通过该活动丰富了自己、有多少人喜欢上了和从来没有和自己说过话的人进行交流,也就是选项所说的从该活动中受益的人数的多少。
核心考点
试题【An idea that started in Seattle’s public library has spread throughout America a】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
It is a surprising fact that the population aging is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the rate of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.
What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk? One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.
Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not make sure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.
Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination in employment. Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development.
Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.
小题1:The rate of older people________.
A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
B. B. is one-seventh of the population in developing countries
C. C. will increase much faster in China than in France
D. D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
2.According to passage, which of the following are governments most worried
About______.
A. The diseases and disability of older people.
B. The longer life and good health of people.
C. The loss of taxes on older people.
D. The increasing respect for older people.
小题2: It is stated directly in the passage that older people should ________.
A.be treated differently in different cultures |
B.enjoy a similar lifestyle |
C.be ignored as society changes |
D.be valued by the younger generations |
A.Getting rid of age discrimination in employment. |
B.Supplying life-long learning programs to older people. |
C.Making sure adequate income protection for older people. |
D.Providing free health care for sick older people. |
A.governments have spent lots of time in solving the aging problem |
B.population aging is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgently |
C.people are too busy to solve the population aging problem |
D.much time and effort will be lost in solving the aging problem |
Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in the test, and when she looked at the exam papers, she couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on well with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers.
1). Talk to your parents or teachers often.
2). Take part in group activities and play sports.
3). Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.
小题1:The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others may have___________.
A.a headache | B.mental problems |
C.knives with them | D.no parents |
A.he was afraid of his teacher | B.he wanted to frighten his parents |
C.his finger was badly hurt | D.he was so worried about his study |
A.she studied very hard | B.she talked with her parents |
C.she had exams | D.she thought of something |
A.they won’t let others think they are stupid |
B.they don’t think doctors can help them |
C.they don’t want to tell their secret to others |
D.both A and C |
A.it’s unnecessary for them to be with others |
B.it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others |
C.only group activities and sports can help them |
D.teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems |
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children"s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children"s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don"t like?
小题1:Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do.
A. friends B. teachers |
C. brothers and sisters D. classmates |
A. go to their friends B. talk with their parents |
C. have a discussion with their family D. talk with their friends on the phone |
A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends. |
B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. |
C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends. |
D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends. |
A. Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully |
B. Perhaps some children"s friends are chosen by their parents. |
C. Children won"t let their parents choose friends for them. |
D. Parents often try to choose their children"s friends for them. |
A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
B. In all families, children can choose everything they like. |
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better. |
D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. |
The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cybershool called Common-wealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical(技术的) services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computer when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests honor at their graduation.
小题1:What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?
A.They have to take long bus rides to school. |
B.They study at home rather than in classrooms. |
C.They receive money from traditional public schools. |
D.They do well in traditional school program. |
A.Their equipment costs a lot of money. |
B.They get little support from the state government. |
C.It is hard to know students’ progress in learning. |
D.The students find it hard to make friends. |
A.they are less expensive for students |
B.their students can work at their own speed |
C.their graduates are more successful in society |
D.they serve students in a wider age range(范围) |
A.unprejudiced(无偏见的) in his description(描述) of cyberschools |
B.excited about the future of cyberschools |
C.doubtful about the quality of cyberschools |
D.disappointed at the development of cyberschools |
A. About 67% of the students in the USA go to cyberschools nowadays.
B. Cyberschools will take the place of traditional schools in the future.
C. Cyberschools are the most popular form of education now in the USA.
D. Not everybody likes cyberschools.
I’ve tried some methods to help me get control of my mail. First, I check my mail at the same time every day. Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to process my e-mail. This doesn’t always work, but I try. Sometimes I save the messages. Sometimes I just read them, maybe answer a few, and then delete them.
Sometimes I’m not at all interested in a message, so I don’t even open it. I delete it right away. This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home.
These methods are very simple. I have some friends who are very clever with computers. From time to time, they teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail. I’ve also learned to transfer some messages to a disk so they don’t fill up my mail files. Then I can read them later and maybe use them in my work. I’m still amazed at what e-mail can do for me! I’m still worried, however, about having too much to read.
小题1:Which is the best title for this passage?
A.How I Go through my E-mail | B.How I Manage my E-mail |
C.How I Transfer my E-mail | D.How I Use my E-mail System |
A.That he deals with the mail delivered by the post service almost in the same way. |
B.That he receives more postal mail than e-mail. |
C.That he likes e-mail much better than the mail delivered by the post service. |
D.That he likes going through the mail delivered by the post service. |
A.Sometimes the writer checks his mail in the morning and sometimes in the evening. |
B.The writer teaches his friends how to manage their e-mail. |
C.The writer always spends less than 15 minutes processing his e-mail. |
D.After giving his friends his e-mail address the writer had more e-mail than he wanted. |
A.常规邮件 | B.病毒邮件 | C.垃圾邮件 | D.商务邮件 |
A.转换 | B.改变 | C.传递 | D.转移 |
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