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Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.
The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.
小题1:What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?
A.Australians speak Standard English with no local accents whatsoever. |
B.You have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents. |
C.The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed. |
D.There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia. |
A.Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners. |
B.The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports. |
C.The majority of people living in Australia come from Europe. |
D.The pace of life is different in the city and in the country. |
A.Community | B.racism | C.blend of Nations | D.Southeast Asia |
A.there are no signs of Australia’s colonial past in its modern cities |
B.Australia’s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast Asia |
C.immigrants from Southeast Asia have brought racial problems |
D.“riding on sheep’s back” resulted in slow development in rural communities |
A.society | B.economy | C.racial problems | D.history |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
小题1:猜测句意题。根据下一句However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people.与上文形成转折关系,下文说在城市和乡下生活方式有差别,说明上文的口音方面差别不大。
小题2:细节题。根据第5行90 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities和第8行In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative.可知城市生活和乡村生活是不一样的。
小题3:猜测词义题。根据句意可知尽管澳大利亚存在着种族问题,但是它是一个多民族融合的国家。民族的融合是一个成功的实验,整个国家也以此为荣。
小题4:推理题。根据文章最后一段第一行The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia.可知现在的澳大利亚强调东南亚的移民。故B正确。
小题5:主旨大意题。文章介绍了澳大利亚社会的各个方面,经济,移民,生活等。
核心考点
试题【Given Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Austr】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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A very common North American urban legend concerns a mad man in the woods.A dangerous mad man has escaped from a hospital for the mentally ill.At some point in his life he has lost a hand and it has been replaced by a hook.A boy and a girl are out dating,sitting in a car.They hear on the radio that the area is dangerous,so they drive off.When they arrive home they find a bloodstained hook hanging on the door handle of the car door next to the girl.
Missing kidney(肾)stories are fairly common.Of course,the details are variable.It might be a woman waking up in a strange hotel in Bangkok,or a man finding himself in a cold bath in Toronto.or a young man with faint memories of wild disco party,but they all find a flesh wound,and discover that one of their kidneys has been removed and,probably, sold.
The back seat killer has plenty of drama.A woman gets into her Car late at night.Another Car follows her, speeding,flashing lights and really frightening her.She gets home and keeps on pressing the horn.Her husband runs out.The chasing car stops.The husband demands to know why the driver has been frightening his wife.He says he saw a strange man get into the back of the car as the wife got in,and then hide.They go and look,and there is a dangerous mad man...
小题1:What is the writer’s attitude towards “urban legends”?
A.Curious. | B.Disgusted. | C.Frightened. | D.Doubtful. |
A.The mad man left it there as a warning. |
B.The mad man narrowly escaped being injured in a car accident. |
C.The mad man had just been about to attack the girl. |
D.The boy had meant to frighten the girl with it. |
A.They had their kidney removed when they were unconscious. |
B.They sold their kidneys for profit. |
C.They were suffering loss of memories. |
D.They had been wounded before the accident. |
A.To warn the other driver not to follow her. |
B.To give herself enough courage to face the danger. |
C.To made her husband aware of something urgent. |
D.To inform her family of her safe return. |
A.Crazy. | B.Dangerous. | C.Brave. | D.Helpful. |
A “Dutch agreement” was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. “Dutch courage” was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking alcohol. And “Dutch leave” was what a solider took when he left his base(基地)without permission.
Some of these old expressions are still used today with a little different meaning. “Dutch treat” is one example. Long ago, a Dutch treat was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share.
Another common expression heard a few years ago was “in Dutch”, which simply referred to the country then. Nowadays, if someone says to you, you are in Dutch, they are telling you that you were in trouble. An important person, a parent or teacher perhaps, is angry with you.
Some of the Dutch expressions heard in American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all. In the 1700s, Germans who moved to the United States often were called Dutch. This happened because of mistakes in understanding and saying the word “Deutsch”, the German word for German. Families of these German people still live in the eastern United States, many in the state of Pennsylvania. They are known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
During the American Civil War, supporters of the northern side in the central state of Missouri were called Dutch, because many of them were German settlers. In California, during the Gold Rush, the term Dutch was used to describe Germans, Swedes, and Norwegians as well as people from the Netherlands.
President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch.One expression still in use, “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”, did come from the Dutch.The Dutch were known for the firm way they raise their children. So if someone speaks to you like a Dutch uncle, he is speaking in a very severe way. And you should listen to him carefully.
小题1:According to paragraph 1, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad and mistaken because ___________.
A.it was the long-lasting habit of the British language. |
B.the Netherlands was the closest rival(竞争对手) for naval supremacy then. |
C.there was a close connection between “Dutch” and “Deutsch”. |
D.anything foreign and non-English was called “Dutch”. |
A.invite his friends to dinner. |
B.beat a strange passer-by without any reason. |
C.speak to a Dutch uncle. |
D.become angry with the teacher. |
A.The expression “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”. |
B.When friends go out to have fun, they choose Dutch treat. |
C.Germans who moved to the United States were called Dutch. |
D.A solider took “Dutch leave” during wars. |
A.Language causes of the Anglo-Dutch Wars |
B.Language of the Netherlands |
C.Deutsch VS Dutch |
D.Dutch expressions in American English |
With the help of the government, _19______3-year Food Dude Program began _20_______ September, 2005. The program __21_____(start) by the University of Wales Bangor. It tries to help children eat more fruit and vegetables __22______in school and at home. Over 30,000 children from 150 primary shcools have joined the program. Children wathch the six parts of the Food Dudes cartoon over 16 school days. It"s just long enough to get the children ____23____(eat) fruit and vegetables again and again until they begin to like the taste.
The results show that the program has been a great success, and will soon become popular around the world. Even the US and Canada take the Food Dudes Program very ___24____(serious) and in 2006 it ___25____(win) the World Health Organization best practice award.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who doesn"t know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn"t.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam(堵塞) if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes are slippery and slimy and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change?
小题1:In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because______.
A.he is afraid of water. |
B.he believes he will drown. |
C.he hasn’t learnt to swim before. |
D.he don’t want to live in the world. |
A. save more space
B. satisfy the operator
C.reduce one’s typing speed
D increase one’s typing speed
小题3:The author’s experiment shows that____
A.snakes are dry and clean |
B.snakes can be caught easily |
C.snakes are slimy and poisonous |
D.snakes in India aren’t poisonous |
A.students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life |
B.an animal who hasn’t learnt how to swim will drown if you put it in pond. |
C.most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard |
D.Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes. |
A.Beliefs are very powerful. |
B.Beliefs make us seem stupid. |
C.Changing your beliefs now is necessary. |
D.People should always believe in themselves. |
Originally known as Universal City, Universal Studios Hollywood was founded in 1915 by Carl Laemmle. It was the first studio offering tours during which people could watch films in production. Since then, Universal Studios Hollywood has grown to include theme parks, restaurants, hotels, shopping malls, and etc. This park proved to be so popular that Universal Studios Florida opened in 1990.
With such past success and growth, it’s no wonder that Universal Studios Hollywood is excited about its latest plans for expansion. The original plans had to be changed because of environmental regulations (规章), but now they are ready to move ahead at full speed.
While many new attractions are in the works for the new expansion, Universal Studios Hollywood will keep some of its old attractions, such as the Bates Mansion from the film Psychoand the Shark from Jaws. These attractions offer a look at the historical development of the film industry, and show the advances in film-production techniques over the years. But while preserving the past, plenty of new high-tech sound stages, rides, and theaters are in the works. In May, Citywalk, a shopping, dining, and entertainment facility, began undergoing renovations (整修), and spring also saw the opening of Sky Venture Hollywood, an attraction where visitors can float 40 feet into the air on 125 mph winds.
小题1:As a result of the popularity of Universal Studios Hollywood, ______.
A.other parks were opened |
B.homeowners lost their houses |
C.Carl Laemmle decided to produce films |
D.more environmental regulations have been made |
A.supportive | B.doubtful | C.objective | D.Negative |
A.They’re too costly to replace. |
B.They show the history of the film industry. |
C.They’re more popular than others. |
D.They are more beautiful than the new ones. |
A.was built as a theme park at first |
B.was not allowed to expand at first |
C.has finished its changes already |
D.has been in Florida for 30 years |
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