The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than night. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
小题1:When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ______.| A．both day and night | B．day | C．neither day nor night | D．night |
小题2:A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ______ of the earth.| A．the pushing | B．the pulling | C．the spinning | D．the passing |
小题3:At the equator day is as long as night ______.| A．sometimes | B．never | C．usually | D．always |
小题4:When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _____ sunlight.小题5:When it is winter in China, ______.| A．the USA is tilted toward the sun | | B．the South Pole is tilted away from the sun | | C．the North Pole is tilted toward the sun | | D．the North Pole is tilted away from the sun |
|
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D |
| 略 |
核心考点
试题【The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
YANGON -- Myanmar has officially accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarian aid(人道主义援助) to the country’s cyclone(飓风;暴风)victims, state radio reported Friday in a night broadcast Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu gave the assurance Friday, saying that the country is receiving such relief aid from any country without limit at this time according to its policy(政策) of dealing with the disaster, the report said.
Kyaw Thu denied rumors about Myanmar’s turning down of such relief materials from Western countries but accept those from nations in good relations with Myanmar, saying that the country has never done so in this case.
Kyaw Thu said that well wishers abroad may make cash donation through Myanmar embassies（使馆）stationed there, while those who like to donate relief goods may present at the Yangon International Airport and seaports.
According to the report, the US relief aid would arrive in Yangon in days.
A foreign ministry’s statement said earlier on Friday that at this moment, the international community can best help the victims by donating emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, and materials for emergency shelter or with financial assistance," adding that "Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action".
The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful to the friendly nations, the United Nations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private individuals and others for their sympathy and generosity." it said.
小题1:Which of the following is true? | A．The US relief aid was turned down at first and then accepted. | | B．The US relief aid has been sent to the capital city of Myanmar. | | C．There are rumors（谣言）that Myanmar has turned down the US relief aid. | | D．Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action but the US relief aid. |
小题2:We Chinese may denote money to help the country’s cyclone victims through_____.| A．Myanmar embassies in Beijing. | | B．the Yangon International Airport | | C．the United Nations | | D．the Yangon International seaports. |
小题3: What is Myanmar’s policy toward the aids from abroad?| A．Myanmar prefers cash donation to relief goods. | | B．Myanmar only receives emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, etc. | | C．Myanmar receives donation relief aid from any country without any limit. | | D．Myanmar prefers relief goods to cash donation. |
小题4:The title that best expresses the idea of the passage is _______.| A．How to help Myanmar. | | B．Myanmar accepts US humanitarian aid officially. | | C．Myanmar is receiving relief aid from any country without limit. | | D．The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful. |
|
People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In some countries, people eat 36 every day. Sometimes they eat it two or 37 times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can 38 it, fry it or make it into rice flour（面粉）. They usually eat it 39 meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kind of 40 . Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
The 41 eat a lot of fish. Japan is an is land and its 42 go all over the Pacific looking for fish to 43 . The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.
In 44 such as Britain and the United States of America, the most im portant food is 45 or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They 46 potatoes in different ways. They can boil them and fry them.
In Africa, corn is the most important 47 like rice and wheat. Corn is a kind of cereal（谷类食物）. African people make the corn 48 flour. From the fl our they make 49 kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very 50 and so they can’t afford to eat much 5 1 with their cereal.
Cereal and meat are very important, but we also 52 plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh fruit.
Some people 53 only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat mea t or fish or 54 that comes from animals. They eat only food from 55 . Some people say that food f rom plants is better for us than meat.
| 小题1: | | A．fish | B．meat | C．rice | D．wheat |
|
| 小题4: | | A．as | B．like | C．together | D．with |
|
| 小题5: | | A．apples | B．fish | C．meat | D．vegetables |
|
| 小题6: | | A．Americans | B．Chinese | C．English | D．Japanese |
|
| 小题7: | | A．fishing boats | B．lifeboats | C．plane s | D．trains |
|
| 小题8: | | A．buy | B．catch | C．hold | D．weigh |
|
| 小题9: | | A．developing | B．Eastern countries | C．the world | D．Western countries |
|
| 小题10: | | A．bread | B．cakes | C．rice | D．vegetables |
|
| 小题12: | | A．food | B．meal | C．pork | D．thing |
|
| 小题14: | | A．all | B．different | C．the same | D．two |
|
| 小题15: | | A．healthy | B．poor | C．rich | D．weak |
|
| 小题16: | | A．corn | B．meat | C．rice | D．wheat |
|
| 小题18: | | A．cook | B．eat | C．harvest | D．hate |
|
| 小题19: | | A．anything | B．pork | C．rice | D．vegetables |
|
| 小题20: | | A．apples | B．fish | C．pigs | D．plants |
|
|
Canada is a very large country .It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 30 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French –Canadians live in province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Ca nada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
小题1: About ________ live in Quebec. | A．35% of the French –Canadians | B．45% of the Canadians | | C．30 000 000 people | D．8 700 000 French –Canadians |
小题2: The official languages of Canada are ________ . | A．English and Chinese | B．French and English | | C．Indian and French | D．Chinese and Inuit |
小题3: The word “origin” in the passage means ________.
A 血统 B .后裔 C . 先驱  D . 猿人
小题4:About 23% of people came from _________ .
A China  B. England
C. France D. some other countries except France and Britain
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? | A．There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada | | B．More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years. | C．There are 30% of the population whose p arents or grandparents come from France | | D．There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada |
|
Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival.This is why it is celebrated in late fall，after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4,1619，the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City，Virginia.They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest.The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel.Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year，they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time，other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War，Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours.But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.
小题1:Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .| A．in spring | B．in summer | | C．in autumn | D．in winter |
小题2:The first to celebrate thanksgiving were .| A．some people from England | | B．the American Indians | | C．Sarah Josepha Hale | | D．Governor Bradford |
小题3:We can infer from the passage that New England must be .
A.in the U.S.A.
B.in Great Britain
C.in Canada
D.on some island off the Atlantic
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. | | B．Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. | | C．Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God. | | D．There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. |
小题5:The passage mainly tells us .
A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.
B.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
C.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places |
The campaign（竞选）is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.
The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations?
Obama’s victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities（少数民族）a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, “Kobe doesn’t have to be everybody’s role model anymore.”
However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. “That’s not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence. ”
In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama’s rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.
“When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barak Obama,” he told London’s The Times newspaper. “It will be the first time we’ve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift（心理转变）for both the white people and the colored ones in the world. ”
小题1: For years, before Obama was elected president of the US, __________. | A．Kobe was the only role model for all the blacks | | B．blacks could only find role models on the basketball court | | C．minorities in America couldn’t find role models in their real life | | D．American blacks had no role model who was successful in political area |
小题2:According to Bill Bank, ____________. | A．it’s better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to them | | B．young blacks should not be so much influenced by Obama | | C．blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their reality | | D．Obama is not the proper role model for African-Americans |
小题3:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．The First African-American President | B．America’s New Role Model | | C．Obama-- A Successful Black. | D．Choosing a Right Role Model |
小题4:What will be the huge psychological shift Trevor mentioned at the end of the passage?| A．The other three leaders all support Obama. | | B．Obama is an African-American president. | | C．None of the four leaders is white. | | D．The other three leaders except Obama are from Asian countries. |
|
