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Waterland, California, June 26,2001—two cars dropped from sight, falling into the bottom (底部) of a 400-feet deep sinkhole (陷洞) which appeared suddenly. At a town 12 miles from Waterland, two bedrooms of one house dropped into a hole 60 feet across and 35 feet deep part of the next house hung dangerously over the hole.
Sinkholes have been happening without warning in this part of California for years. So far there is no way to predict (预告) when or where one will appear. But when one does, others usually follow in the same area, usually along a straight line.
The worst sinkhole in recent appeared in 1996. It was 70 feet across and 150 feet deep. It destroyed in one house, damaged several others and broke the walls of a city block. One hole, 15-feet deep, opened up this year in the middle of a highway, 19 seconds after a car had driven by. Others in the same area took place at night damaging houses, swallowing up trees and parts of streets and making 23 frightened people run away from their homes in night clothes.
Sinkholes happen when the weather is dry. The earth at the surface begins to drop into empty space under the ground, like sand falling in huge hourglass (沙漏). This is how a sinkhole is formed.
71. From the text we know sinkhole do not happen ______.
A. during the period of wet weather B. in a straight line
C. in the dry season D. at night
72. When one sinkhole appears, others usually follow ________.
A. everywhere B. on straight highway only
C. nearby D. in the places far away
73. Sinkholes take place because ________.
A. there are large holes under houses
B. Waterland has an underground lake
C. there are too many heavy things on the surface of the earth
D. dry earth moves and fills underground holes
74. Which of the following is not talked about in the text?
A. Sinkholes cause car accidents B. Sinkholes destroy houses
C. Sinkholes kill people D. Sinkholes damage streets
75. This text mainly tells us that ________.
A. sinkholes always happen without any warning
B. sinkholes have been happening in the Waterland area, causing some damage
C. even drivers cannot keep away from sinkholes
D. why a sinkhole happens and how its name has been formed |
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
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Scientists say they have found key clues（线索）into how long we will live. One of them is a firm __21___. British researchers believe a firm strong handshake is not just a __22___ of confidence but also an indicator of a long life. Lead author Dr Rachel Cooper of University College London said her study looked __23___ 33 different reports on the __24___ of handshakes. The research involved more than 50,000 men and women and __25___ 40 years. Dr Cooper concluded that __26___ with weaker handshakes were 70 per cent more likely to die earlier than those with the __27___ handshakes. She concludes that people with a firm strong handshake __28___ from a happy childhood that __29___ a healthy diet and __30___ of exercise.
The new study, __31___ in the British Medical Journal, also found other signs of living a longer life. These "measures of __32___ capability" include walking at a faster pace, getting out of a chair quickly, and being able to __33___ on one leg. The study showed that slow walkers were almost three times __34___ to die at a younger age than those who walked quickly and actively. Those who __35___ to get up from their armchairs were twice as likely to die earlier than those who sprang __36___ their chairs. Dr Cooper believes there __37___ more research into the link __38___ physical capability and a long life. “Research that helps people to __39___ a long and healthy life is ever more important to help provide for an ageing __40___.” she said.
| 小题1: | | A．childhood | B．relationship | C．hardship | D．handshake |
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| 小题2: | | A．sign | B． symbol | C．trip | D．sigh |
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| 小题4: | | A．strength | B． length | C．likeliness | D．confidence |
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| 小题5: | | A．last | B． past | C．lasted | D．passed |
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| 小题6: | | A．women | B．they | C．those | D．men |
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| 小题7: | | A．weaker | B．strongest | C．weakest | D．strong |
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| 小题8: | | A．must benefit | B．could have lived | C．should come | D．may have benefited |
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| 小题9: | | A．concluded | B． consisted | C．included | D．including |
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| 小题10: | | A．plentiful | B．plenty | C．a number | D．the number |
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| 小题11: | | A．published | B． being published | C．publishing | D．having published |
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| 小题12: | | A．physician | B．physics | C．physiology | D．physical |
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| 小题13: | | A．stand | B．balance | C．live | D．shake |
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| 小题14: | | A．likely | B．likelier | C．likelihood | D．liking |
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| 小题15: | | A．wanted | B． hoped | C．struggled | D．were dying |
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| 小题16: | | A．out of | B． in front of | C．ahead of | D．away from |
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| 小题17: | | A．needs to be | B． need to be | C．ought to be | D．must be |
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| 小题18: | | A．from | B．among | C．between | D．beneath |
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| 小题19: | | A．benefit | B． involve | C．make | D．enjoy |
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| 小题20: | | A．popularity | B． pollution | C．population | D．publication |
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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
小题1: The writer of this passage must be ______.| A．an American | B．a Chinese | | C．a professor | D．a student |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. | | B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. | | C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. | | D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
小题3:From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.| A．warmly welcomed at the airport | | B．offered a ride to his home | | C．treated hospitably at his home | | D．treated to dinner in a restaurant |
小题4:The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______. | A．strict with time | B．serious with time | | C．careful with time | D．willing to spend time |
小题5:A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”. | A．Friendships between Chinese | | B．Friendships between Americans | | C．Americans’ hospitality | | D．Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships |
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In England three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop. They studied the information on the post sign and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to get on. Suddenly people rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about the foreigners. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus-stop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man apparently（显然地）shaking his head at another and assume (认为) that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating (旋转) movement of the head is a gesture that express agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to express “yes” — a nod means “no”.
In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence (冒犯). It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult — it’s just not done.
Attitudes to women vary considerably（相当地）around the world. In Japan, for example, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home.
Knowing about customs and attitudes is useful when you are travelling, but you also need to know the language used to express different degrees of formality (礼节).
小题1:The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed because __________________.| A．they didn’t know the English language | | B．someone called their names | | C．they didn’t know the custom of lining up for a bus | | D．they knocked someone down while getting on the bus |
小题2: According to the passage, which attitude to women is usual in Japan?| A．Men always go to parties with women. | | B．Men plan evening entertainments for their wives. | | C．Men and women have equal rights to go to parties. | | D．Men plan evening entertainments for themselves, while their wives stay home. |
小题3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insulting” in Para. 1 ?小题4: From the passage, we know that shaking head means Yes in ______________.| A．India and Thailand | B．India and Bulgaria | | C．Bulgaria and Thailand | D．Thailand and Japan |
小题5:The underlined sentence “Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty.” means ____________.| A．It’s probably that you are thirsty if you nod your head | | B．You’re possibly eager to have a drink if you nod your head | | C．You probably refuse to drink when you nod your head | | D．You’d like to have a cup of tea because you nod your head |
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Being alone in outer space can be __36__. That is one reason why astronauts on solo space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(海底)voyages. It will also happen on 39 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 40 is. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel 42 . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very_ 43 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 44 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 45 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 46 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 47 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.
| 小题1: | | A．excited | B．frightening | C．confusing | D．brave |
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| 小题2: | | A．tired | B．asleep | C．conscious | D．busy |
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| 小题3: | | A．So far | B． After all | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题4: | | A．long | B． fast | C．dangerous | D．direct |
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| 小题5: | | A．fuel | B．entertainment | C．adjustment | D．health |
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| 小题6: | | A．shut up | B．held up | C．brought up | D．picked up |
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| 小题7: | | A．uneasy | B．interested | C．comfortable | D．excited |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleasing | B．annoying | C．common | D．valuable |
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| 小题9: | | A．noisy | B．alone | C．personal | D．sociable |
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| 小题10: | | A．emphasis | B．conflict | C．power | D．pressure |
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| 小题11: | | A．handle | B．create | C．affect | D．investigate |
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| 小题12: | | A．becoming | B．choosing | C．ordering | D．promoting |
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In the late nineteenth century, ^5,000 pianos were sold in the United States each year and, with over half a million youths learning to play the instrument, there was a huge demand for sheet music （活页乐谱）．Indeed the demand was so huge that publishers rushed to enter the profitable market．During the last fifteen years of the century, many publishers began to set up shops in New York, the center for the production of the musical arts
By the turn of the nineteenth century many important publishers had their offices on 28th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue, and this Is the area that became known as Tin Pan Alley．It was here that publishers adopted new, aggressive business practices and marketing techniques to achieve great sales．
How it became to be known by that name is unclear, but the general opinion is that it is down to a visiting journalist by the name of Monroe Rosenfeld．He described the area as being drowned in the noise coming from the producers" offices, sounding as though hundreds of people were hitting tin pans（锡锅）．He used it several times in his newspaper articles in the early twentieth century and the term stuck．With time this name was popularly embraced and many years later it came to describe the U．S．music publishing industry in general．
The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885,．but the end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear-cut ．Some date it to the start of the Great．Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph（留声机） and radio replaced sheet music, as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into thel950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged （抢风头） by the rise of rock & roll．
There"s a plaque（纪念匾牌）on the sidewalk on 28th Street in honor of the influence of Tin Pan Alley on American popular culture, but the buildings that were home to the legendary Tin Pan Alley publishers and songwriters are up for sale and may be torn down to make room for modern high-rise buildings．
小题1:What．is the passage mainly about ? | A．American popular music． | | B．Tin Pan Alley"s future。 | | C．American music Industry． | | D．The history of Tin Pan Alley． |
小题2:In the early 20th century．Tin Pan Alley was used to refer to ____．| A．the American popular culture． | B．the American printing media | | C．the American rock-music center | D．the American music publishing industry． |
小题3:In the nineteenth century, the driving force of American popular music was:____．| A．rock & roll | B．sheet music | | C．country music | D．phonographs and radios |
小题4:When visiting Tin Pan Alley , Rosenfeld probably felt it was ____．| A．very noisy | B．very quiet | C．wide | D．narrow |
小题5:We can learn from the passage that ______．| A．the term " Tin Pan Alley" was perhaps first used by Rosenfeld． | | B．the old shops of Tin Pan Alley will be well protected． | | C．Tin Pan Alley got its name in the early nineteenth century． | | D．there were once some factories in Tin Pan Alley |
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