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Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of the New World.It seemed to Jefferson that the Count had spoken of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant.
This troubled Thomas Jefferson.He too was a naturalist,as well as a farmer,inventor,historian,writer and politician.He had seen the natural wonders of Europe.To him,they were no more important than those of the New World.
In 1788,Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state,Virginia.While writing,he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of the Count de Buffon.At that moment.Jefferson created a new word—belittle.He said.“The Count de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.”
Noah Webster,the American word expert,liked this word.He put it in this English language dictionary in 1806,“Belittle—to make small,unimportant.”
Americans had already accepted Jefferson’s word and started to use it.In 1797,the Independent Chronicle newspaper used the word to describe a politician the paper supported.“He is an honorable man,”the paper wrote,“so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please.”
In 1872,a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word.He said,“Belittle has no chance of becoming English.And as more critical writers of America,like those of Britain,feel no need of it,the sooner it is forgotten,the better.”
This expert failed to kill the word.Today.belittle is used where the English language is spoken.
小题1:Why did Thomas Jefferson disagree with the Count de Buffon?
A.The Count said something silly about the Atlantic. |
B.The Count wasn’t a true scientist in natural history. |
C.The Count was a poet from a different country. |
D.The Count belittled the natural wonders in America. |
A.anger | B.excitement | C.kindness | D.responsibility |
A.all critics thought little of the Count de Buffon |
B.Europe has better wonders than the New World |
C.the word“belittle”survived from disagreements |
D.word experts can change the future of a new word |
A.It is gradually accepted by people. |
B.It was invented by the Count de Buffon. |
C.It was used to describe nature. |
D.The Independent Chronicle made it popular. |
A.How the word“belittle”came into being. |
B.The argument about natural wonders. |
C.Every word has a long history behind. |
D.Noah Webster supported Jefferson’s idea. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
试题分析:今天的单词是"belittle",它是由美国第三任总统托马斯·杰斐逊首次提出并使用。
小题1:D 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of the New World.It seemed to Jefferson that the Count had spoken of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant.杰斐逊不喜欢the Count(伯爵)对新大陆自然奇观的说法。在他看来,伯爵对美洲自然奇观的描述脱离了他一贯的方式,似乎它们无足轻重,故选D项。
小题2:A 细节理解题。根据第四段提到In 1788,Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state,Virginia.While writing,he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of the Count de Buffon.At that moment.Jefferson created a new word—belittle.He said.“The Count de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.可知出于愤怒,故选A项。
小题3:C 细节推断题。根据最后一段提到This expert failed to kill the word. Today, belittle is used not only in the United States and England, but in other countries where the English language is spoken. It seems that efforts to belittle the word did not stop people from using it. 这位专家失败了。今天不仅美国和英国,说英语的其他国家也一直在使用belittle这个词。看来想要人们忽视这个词所做的努力都白费了故选C项。
小题4:A 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段提到Americans had already accepted Jefferson’s word and started to use it.可知人们接受这个单词,故选A项。
小题5:A 主旨大意。本文讲述belittle是由美国总统托马斯·杰斐逊首次提出并使用,故选A项。
核心考点
试题【Many years ago,a French naturalist,the Count de Buffon,wrote some books about na】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The problem with graffiti art is the question of whether it’s really art. This isn’t always an easy question to answer, simply because there are so many different types of graffiti. While some simply consists of collections of letters, known as tags, with little artistic value, such examples are easy to find, especially on larger spaces such as walls.
If it weren’t for the fact that most graffiti is placed on private property without permission, it might be more commonly recognized as a legal form of art. Most graffiti, however, annoys the property owner, who is more likely to paint over it or remove it than accept it as art.
Many ways of removing graffiti have been developed, such as paints that dissolve graffiti paint, or make it easy to remove. Community groups and government departments often organize graffiti-removal teams.
It hardly makes sense to encourage artists to deface (丑化) private or public property; but perhaps there are ways to work with them rather than just oppose them. Graffiti artists can, for example, create murals (壁画) for property owners, and get paid for them.
Maybe we need to start at a very basic level, and find a way to encourage the creation of graffiti art on paper or canvas rather than on walls. After all, who would remember Monet or Picasso if they’d created their masterpieces on walls, only to have them painted over the next day? Finding a solution to such a complex problem is never going to be easy, but with more and more graffiti art being recognized in galleries around the world, we do need to try.
小题1:What would be the best title for this passage?
A.How to Be a Good Graffiti Artist. |
B.Stop Removing Graffiti! |
C.Do You Like Graffiti? |
D.Is Graffiti Art? |
A.makes buildings ugly | B.has no artistic value at all |
C.robs private property | D.takes up too much space |
A.change | B.flow | C.remove | D.freeze |
A.they are world-famous artists |
B.they are good at graffiti |
C.walls are right places to keep their masterpieces |
D.their works, if painted on the wall, might not be kept long |
A.should be removed by more countries |
B.should be saved on larger spaces |
C.should be created only on paper or canvas |
D.may be accepted as art |
小题2: He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. 小题3: This was the first hostel(青年招待所).
Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. 小题4:
Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. 小题5: For this reason, a few weeks spent ‘hostelling’ can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.
A.In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation. |
B.People could stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them. |
C.One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places. |
D.As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby. |
F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.
G. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.
Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and this kind of food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef ? ”to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef? ”she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef? ”.
小题1: started McDonald’s restaurant.
A.Ray | B.McDonald |
C.Wendy | D.Three old women |
.
A.they could sell hamburgers at a low price |
B.hamburgers were easy to make |
C.beef was very popular in America |
D.they could make a lot of money |
A.with many old women eating hamburgers |
B.by a television advertisement |
C.while selling bread with a bit of meat in it |
D.at McDonald’s restaurant |
A.The beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be |
B.The hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be |
C.It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be |
D.Wendy’s is the biggest |
B. The culture of Paris
C. The population growth in Paris
D. The production of Paris
E. The education in Paris
F. The industries in Paris
小题1:Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation’s population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France. The French governments have historically favored the city as the site for all decision-making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation’s activities.
小题2:Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the country during the 19th century. The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital. After World WarⅡ, more and more immigrants arrived.
小题3:The city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcasting. It is a place of publication of the most important newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing center. With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world. The Louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world.
小题4:In the late 1980s about 4. 1 million pupils annually attended about 47, 000 elementary schools. In addition, about 5. 4 million students attended some 11, 200 secondary schools. Approximately 1. 2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s. French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world.
小题5:Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation’s manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area. Industries of consumers’ goods have always been drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population, and modern, high technology industries also have become numerous since World WarⅡ. Chief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment.
Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city symbols are not always so well loved by their city leaders. City leaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.
In Bangkok, city leaders have banned(禁止)tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai people’s love for the cheap tuk-tuks over taxis.
In London the city’s first ever mayor(市长)removed the red double-decker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the mayor came up for re-election. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.
As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.
City transport symbols may have a place in their city people’s hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.
小题1: What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?
A.To introduce some city transport symbols. |
B.To explain why some cities are popular. |
C.To talk about modern transport in some cities. |
D.To attract more tourists to visit some cities. |
A.the new mayor loves it |
B.Londoners fought for it |
C.it is an improved transport |
D.it is popular with tourists |
A.Only a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco. |
B.Bangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuk-tuks. |
C.The mayor who sold double-decker buses lost the re-election. |
D.The new mayor will bring back improved double-decker buses. |
A.Modern cities should remove old city transport symbols. |
B.The writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols. |
C.Old city transport symbols face the problem of survival. |
D.Tourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols. |
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