题目
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Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird, are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches (雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.
“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest,” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book—A Bird in the Bush: a Social History of Birdwatching—which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.
Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.
Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera—a golden-winged songbird from North America—to be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline, and the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.
“Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine, “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”
小题1:The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_______”.
A.affected | B.shared | C.satisfied | D.narrowed |
A.Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent. |
B.Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird. |
C.Many birdwatchers logged on to the website for details. |
D.Birdwatchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird. |
A.Television wildlife programmes started the popular pastime of birdwatching. |
B.The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching. |
C.Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers. |
D.The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment. |
A.the history of bird watching |
B.a growing passion for bird watching |
C.the impact of media on bird watching |
D.bird watching as a popular expensive sport |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
小题1:这是一道猜义题。根据第二段的内容可猜测出这个词的意思是“令人满意的”。
小题2:这是一道细节推断题。根据第四段“It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45 000 people promised to put up a box.”可判断出引来了大量观察鸟的人。
小题3:这是一道判断正误题。根据第四段“Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend.”可判断出选项A是错误的。
小题4:这是一道主旨题。这篇短文主要讲述了在英国人们对鸟类进行观察的热情越来越高。
核心考点
试题【Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) and ready to spend long hours wa】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Erosion (侵蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea.
Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock, which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
小题1: What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?
A.The rising of the sea level. |
B.The experts’ short of knowledge. |
C.The washing-away of limestone cliff. |
D.The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens. |
A.will soon become a problem for people living in central England |
B.has now become a threat to the local residents |
C.can be stopped if proper measures are taken |
D.is quickly changing the map of England |
A.warn people whose homes are in danger |
B.provide an effective way to slow it down |
C.help to its eventual solution |
D.lead to its eventual solution(www.nmet168.com) |
A.house agents along the coast do not support the idea |
B.it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas |
C.the government is too slow in taking action |
D.they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents |
however, some advertisements are not very useful to the customer. Instead of helping him to satisfy his real needs, they set out to make him want things. They set out to create a need. These advertisements are cleverly done. The people who produce them understand our weaknesses. They set out to make us believe that what they advertise will make us cleverer, prettier and more handsome, if only we use it. Actually, it is our money they are after and we should be on guard.
Some advertisements mislead customers by using part of the truth to suggest something false, and it is skillfully made to give that idea to the careless reader, listener or viewer.
At its best advertising can be useful to the customer. At its worst it can mislead him. Many newspapers check on the goods for which the advertisements made claims. Most newspapers are very careful about the small advertisements, which try to sell goods directly to the readers by post. Many newspapers print information about this on their small advertisement pages. Advertising has become a very big business, and good firms in it do all they can to make sure it is conducted with some attention to truth. This is a help to the customer. But the best way is for customers to be on the lookout.
小题1:It can be inferred from the passage that advertisements can be useful if they ________.
A.how a long list of the goods advertised |
B.give true information about goods |
C.tell customers what to buy |
D.appear on TV and in newspapers at the same time |
A.desire things we do not need | B.purchase the goods we need |
C.attracted by them | D.become loyal reader, listener or viewer |
A.All advertising firms do not care to tell the truth about the goods they advertise. |
B.All advertising firms only care to make money, as advertising is a big business. |
C.Most advertising firms make sure that advertisements do not purposely cheat. |
D.The advertised goods are often of poor quality. |
A.Goods | B.Customers | C.Shops | D.Advertisements |
For many of us, cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga(漫画) provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance. With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today"s fast, throwing away city lifestyle.
But Tsai Chih-chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn"t agree. He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much wittier and more acceptable way.
He has interpreted Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental philosophy. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.
After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn"t think so. The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. "Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination," he said.
If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment, Tsai"s work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor (水蒸汽), while others may be ice or rain. But in essence they share a similarity – human being"s forever chasing for the true and the good. "The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I"ve dedicated my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living."
1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph in the passage?
A. Japanese manga is a simple way of killing time.
B. What Japanese manga is mainly about.
C. Japanese manga presents a world of fantasy, adventure and romance.
D. Why Japanese manga is so popular.
2. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to___________.
A. much less text B. Japanese manga
C. pictures running for pages D. an escape from reality
3. In Tsai Chih-chung’s opinion, cartoon ___________.
A. connects traditional Chinese culture and wisdom.
B. helps connect Chinese classics with modern world.
C. uses a wiser and acceptable way to draw cartoons.
D. builds up a bridge between cartoons and illustration.
4. What is the main difference between Japanese manga and Tsai’s works in this passage?
A. His works are mainly designed for a pure time killer for all.
B. His works are more popular with young readers in China now.
C. His works are to inspire people to think in a cheerful way.
D. His works are much more interesting and instructive.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Tsai Chih-chung?
A. He thinks some people are like ocean, some like vapor, while others like ice cream.
B. He says that one who thinks over life is either a scholar or a philosopher.
C. He values more thinking and personal freedom than making a living.
D. Tsai devoted his life to creating cartoons in order to make money.
According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre,Massachusetts. Three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a market change in how the brain allocates(分配) attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world. Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli( 刺激),like facial expressions.
The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.
In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day .A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period .Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both group looked for the numbers , their brain activity was recorded.
Everyone could catch the first number .But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number .Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number .as if letting it go ,which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number ,This shows that attention can change with practice.
Just ask Daniel Levision , who meditated for three months as part of the study .”I am a much better listener,” he said . “ I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.”
小题1: The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to __________ .
A. feelings | B.minds | C.people | D.thoughts |
A.are given less pressure |
B.allocate their attention better |
C.have more stimuli for life |
D.practice them more frequently |
A.were more likely to catch both of the members |
B.were used to memorizing numbers in groups |
C.usually ignored the first number observed |
D.paid more attention to numbers than to letters |
A.meditation improves one’s health |
B.brain activity can be recorded |
C.human attention can be trained |
D.mediators have a good sense of hearing |
The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, with passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.
Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”
Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.
Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice(新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.
小题1:Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?
A.Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m. |
B.A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car. |
C.Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night. |
D.A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight. |
A.their frequent driving at night |
B.their improper way of driving |
C.their lack of driving experience |
D.their driving with passengers |
A.Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive. |
B.Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn. |
C.Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons. |
D.The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers" driving accidents. |
A.driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule |
B.they should be prohibited from taking on passengers |
C.they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m. |
D.the licensing system should be improved |
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