题目
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Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts(工艺)practised in the British Isles. Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.
Thatching is a solitary(独自的)craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practised toady has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, keeping and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.
In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often unwilling to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to get the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat.
小题1:Which of the following remains a special feature of the English countryside?
A.Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses. | B.Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings. |
C.Cottages with thatched roofs. | D.Churches with cottages around them. |
A.It is a collective activity. |
B.It is practised on farms all over England. |
C.It is quite different from what it used to be. |
D.It is in most cases handed down among family members. |
A.their style and comfort | B.their durability |
C.their easy maintenance | D.their cheap and ready-made materials |
A.thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction |
B.thatched roof houses are the cheapest |
C.thatch is an effective defense against the heat |
D.they like thatched houses better than other buildings |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:本文介绍英国乡村的魅力中最重要的一部分茅草顶的房子,和它的制作是由单个的家庭来制作的,带茅草顶的房屋依然受到青睐的原因。
小题1:辨认事实题。本题询问下面的哪一项保留着英国乡村的独一无二的特征。由第1段最后一句“Most people will agree that the thatched roof i an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.大多数人认为茅草顶是英国乡村的魅力中最重要的一部分”,我们可以得知,C为正确答案。
小题1:事实推理题。本题询问关于制作茅草顶这一门艺术,我们可以了解什么。由第3段第1句“Thatching is a solitary craft,which often runs in families.茅草顶制作是一门独自的艺术,通常由单个的家庭来制作。”可以推断出D为正确答案。
小题1:事实推理题。本题询问带茅草顶的房屋依然受到青睐是因为______。由第3段最后一句“Many property owner choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.许多业主选择茅草顶不仅因为它美丽而且因为他们知道它会使他们冬暖夏凉。”我们可以得知A为正确答案。
小题1:事实推理题。本题询问发展中国家的人民也住在茅草顶下是因为______。第4段第2和第3句提到,发展中国家的人民更喜欢现代的建筑物,但他们没有钱来进口必要的原料,因此我们可以推断B为正确答案。
点评:本文内容较为简单,要求考生在审题的时候准确定位考查内容,根据题目要求进行筛选和选择。
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试题【The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched (草盖的) roof cottages aroun】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The Incas built the ancient civilization of Machu Picchu between the 12th century and the early 16th century.They spoke a language called Quechua but had no writing system at all.They kept records on various coloured strings with knots called quipu.
The Incas proved to be wonderful architects.They built most of their buildings with huge stones but without using any cement(粘结材料) to stick them together.However, the huge stones fit together so perfectly that you cannot force a sharp knife between two blocks.They also built bridges, tunnels through mountains and channels to bring water to their cities—just as the Romans did.The Incas turned the mountains into farmlands and planted corn and potatoes, and raised animals like llama and alpaca for food.
Now Machu Piccu has become a major tourist site in Peru, attracting people from all over the world.
小题1:How long ago was Machu Picchu discovered?
A.About 20 years ago | B.About 50 years ago. |
C.About 70 years ago | D.About a century ago. |
A.strings | B.stones | C.cements | D.trees |
A.roads | B.bridges | C.tunnels | D.channels |
A.A visitor. | B.A guide. | C.A teacher. | D.A scientist. |
In spite of their small size, they are the best hunters among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be caught by them.
Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are constantly moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is not furniture at all except for some weapons such as spears, bows and arrows. There are no cooking pots either. Food is eaten uncooked or smoked over a lire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.
Pymies can move on the tree tops almost as skillfully as monkeys. Often they travel great distances through the branches without touching the ground.
One of the surprising facts about these small men and women is their great appetite(食欲). A Pygmy can eat up sixty bananas at a single meal besides quantities of meat. After eating, they will lie on their hard earth bed and groan(***)in all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food or fight among themselves.
小题1:Pygmies are small in size, but they are brave in ______.
A.hunting | B.shooting | C.eating | D.fighting with their enemies |
A.they never walk on the ground | B.they can move on the top of trees |
C.they always walk with sticks | D.they can hang from the branches |
A.ask people to learn from Pygmies |
B.help Pygmies go out of the forests |
C.let us know the local condition and customs of the Pygmies |
D.tell us the world is big and wide |
A.that want to look after wild animals | B.they always walk with sticks |
C.they plant no crops | D.they don’t sleep in one camp |
Study style
Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has had courses in English especially for foreign students. Students are expected to be critical of what they read and hear, and to be able of working independently. Foreign students will soon notice that at Dutch institutions for higher learning people are expected to do a lot of talking. The most common form of teaching is the seminar or working group, where a small group of students work under a teacher’s supervision to analyze(分析)a certain problem. On exams, they have to show that they know the material, and that they have formed well-founded opinions on the subject.
Accommodations(住宿)
If you are in an exchange programme or an international course, it is quite possible that a room will be arranged for you. Accept it immediately, or you will regret it later. That’s because finding a place to live in a country as crowded as the Netherlands is not easy.
Before you leave China, ask your host institution whether or not housing will indeed be arranged in advance. If you are in the Netherlands and still looking for a place, ask the international relations office or the student dean for advice.
Expences
Tuition: (学费)
Bachelor’s degree:about 2,500 euros a year
Master’s degree: 5,000-12,000 euros a year
Living expenses:
Experience has shown that a year in the Netherlands costs a Chinese
Student about 450-700 euros a month.
Here is a breakdown of average prices of supermarket goods:
Litre of milk: 0.5—0.8 euro
Kilo of apples: 1.5 euros
Shampoo, 400ml: 4 euros
Tube of toothpaste: 1 euro
Bed sheet: 20 euros
Other expenses:
Haircut: 15 euros
Air ticket to China: 600-800 euros
Mobile phone call(one minute): 0.1-0.3 euro
Phone call to China (with IP card): 7 euros(one minute)
Postage stamp in the Netherlands: 0.39 euro
Stamp for China: 0.78 euro
(1 euro-about 10 yuan)
Transportation
Trains, buses and trams run throughout the country.
If you really want to sample Dutch life, and get around quickly and easily, buy yourself a bicycle. Most students buy second-hand bicycles. A reasonable one will cost you 70-120 euros.
You can find them at second-hand bicycle shops or at the bicycle parking facilities near railway stations.
小题1:Teachers want foreign students to do much talking and analyzing in order to make them .
A.get higher marks | B.pass exams easier |
C.be able to work independently | D.get in close touch with each other |
A.it is easier to find a room in Netherlands |
B.it is difficult to find a room in Netherlands |
C.your host institution will surely find a room for you |
D.the international relations office can find a room for you |
A.104,000 yuan | B.104,000 euros | C.174,000 yuan | D.134,000 euros |
A.they can ride them fast and easily |
B.bicycles are safe and comfortable for riding |
C.bicycles are convenient and easy to park |
D.bicycles are convenient and cheap |
Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music. As usual, she starts her computer and goes to Baidu.com to download music files. But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs’ copyright bursts onto the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright. Lawsuits have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses. Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Interact file sharing.
“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Down loaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official.
Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is wrong. She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others’ work without paying.
However, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers. “If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuingfile-sharers.”
小题1:Which of the following best describes the passage?
A.Downloading material can be illegal. |
B.Music on the Internet is of better quality. |
C.It’s good to get free music on the Internet. |
D.Baidu is a popular web company. |
A.they got copyrighted songs without paying |
B.they make copyrighted files for free downloads |
C.they downloaded copyrighted music for people |
D.they offer free music on line |
A.A bit guilty. | B.A little sad. |
C.Extremely angry. | D.Awfully sorry. |
A.Getting more money from web companies. |
B.Making pop singers more popular. |
C.Helping to improve the music. |
D.Enabling people to download favorite songs. |
A.Web companies are still ignoring the copyright laws. |
B.Teenagers haven’t got money to buy CDs. |
C.Teenagers are probably still downloading free music. |
D.Teenagers prefer CDs with copyright to pirated music. |
People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch (分支) banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao. Its lacquer ware (漆器) became well known.
In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s history and culture, but this large number is valuable for studying its history, customs, ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.
In 1997, Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “World Culture Heritage Site”.
小题1:What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?
A.Historic buildings and sites. |
B.The three temples. |
C.The county government seats. |
D.The 2,700-year history. |
A.Its location. | B.Its tourism. |
C.Its business. | D.Its history. |
A.agriculture | B.raising cattle |
C.commercial trade | D.making gold coins |
A.Sunrise Prosperity. | B.Zhengguo Temple. |
C.A lacquer ware store. | D.A commercial house. |
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