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Fact box: New Zealand
Position: South of the Equator (赤道);
Nearest neighbor: Australia, 1600 km away.
Size: Two main islands - North Island and
South Island, 268.680 sq. km together
Population: 4 million
Capital: Wellington
Languages: English and Maori
Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests,
beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30%
of New Zealand is flat.
Most people live on North Island.
Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are
white men, whose great grandfathers came
from Europe.Ten percent are Maoris. The
Maoris came to New Zealand from the
Polynesian islands probably around the
tenth century. Europeans started to
arrive in New Zealand about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.
When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in
villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers.
About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work
in large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.
B. There are four million white people.
C. It’s about 1600 km south of the Equator.
D. Nearly 1/3 of the country is plains.
B. 200 years ago.
C. 85 years ago.
D. 50 years ago.
B. Developing farming skills.
C. Keeping their own culture.
D. Taking up government jobs.
答案
核心考点
举一反三
阅读理解
Section One
The city is an accumulation (积累)of human civilization. Just as the American social philosopher
(哲学家) Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact（简洁的）, has been
designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization. Many Western languages have developed their
versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin (拉丁语的) word “civitas”(meaning “city”), and
it is by no means a coincidence（巧合）. The city has played a significant role in the perfection of
order in human society.
Section Two
The emblem, showing the image of three people ? you, me, him/her holding hands together,
symbolizes the big family of mankind. Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世”
(meaning the world), the design conveys the organizers" wish to host an Expo which is of global
scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world.
Section Three
Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture.
It tells the world the eternal core (永恒的核心) and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always
human. The mascot（吉祥物） “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of
World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”.
The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke(一笔，一划) supports
each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help. If the human
are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available.
Such an urban life will be nice.
Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China ? “World Expo 2010
Shanghai China welcomes you!”
1. Section One mainly tells us about ______.
A. the part cities play in human civilization
B. the development of the word “city”
C. why the Expo is held in Shanghai
D. where human civilization originated
2. The underlined word “it” in Section One refers to ______.
A. the civilization
B. the philosopher
C. the word
D. the city
3. Which correctly matches the sections with the pictures described in the passage?
4. The second paragraph in Section Three explains how the creation is connected with the _____ of
the Chinese word “人”.
A. story
B. meaning
C. shape
D. usage
talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about
the weather: "Nice day, isn’t it?" "Terrible weather, isn’t it?" But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People
usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they
are watching: "Great game, isn’t it?" At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system: "The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?"
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet
each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This
shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
B. a kind of conversation with short words
C. a greeting when people meet each other
D. something we talk about to start with a conversation
B. politics
C. languages
D. the weather
B. we should only master the grammar and vocabulary
C. we should grasp the importance of the language
D. we should learn about the transport system of the country
B. begin a small talk
C. greet each other
D. ask a question
B. different language has different grammar
C. small talk is an important part in a language
D. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
Franklin. Benjamin"s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might
recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on
famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin"s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their
present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing readers, advertisers,
market value, and, in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable
just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors
ask one another, "How are you?", as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case. " An
article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline "NOT
DEAD YET."
Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of
step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost
42% of their market value in the past thee years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock
(股票)drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager
at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock The Washington Post Company
has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and
test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company"s income.
B. It carries articles by political leaders.
C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
B. They care a lot about each other"s health.
C. They stop doing business with advertisers.
D. They face great difficulties in their business.
B. The Washington Post.
C. The New York Times.
D. New England Courant.
B. Hopeful.
C. Satisfied.
D. Surprised.
Americans experience this royal treatment every day. How? By being customers. The American
idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention. Need proof? Just listen
to the commercials. Most of them sound like the McDonald"s ad, "We do it all for you." Actually,
not all stores in America roll out the red carpet for their customers. But wherever you go, good
customer service means making customers feel special.
People going shopping in America can expect to be treated with respect from the very beginning.
Most places don"t have a "furniture street" or a "computer road" which allow you to compare prices
easily. Instead, people often "let their fingers do the walking" through the store hot lines. From the first
"hello", customers receive a satisfying response to their questions. This initial contact can help them
decide where to shop.
When customers get to the store, they are treated as honored guests. Customers don"t usually find
store clerks sitting around watching TV or playing cards. Instead, the clerks greet them warmly and
offer to help them find what they want. In most stores, the clear signs that label each department make
shopping an easy job. Customers usually don"t have to ask how much items cost, since prices are clearly
marked. And unless they"re at a flea market or a yard sale, they don"t bother trying to bargain.
When customers are ready to check out, they find the nearest and shortest checkout lane. But as
Murphy"s Law would have it, whichever lane they get in, all the other lanes will move faster. Good stores
open new checkout lanes when the lanes get too long. Some even offer express lanes for customers with
10 items or less. After they pay for their purchases, customers receive a smile and a warm "thank you"
from the clerk. Many stores even allow customers to take their shopping carts out to the parking lot.
That way, they don"t have to carry heavy bags out to the car.
B. show readers the American idea on good customer service
C. express all the stores pay much attention to the customers
D. persuade readers to choose the stores with ads correctly
B. To compare prices in many shops in the same street.
C. To make phone calls and get better shopping choices.
D. To receive other customers" answers to the questions.
B. Some stores offer price bargain to the customers like a yard sale.
C. The clerks give customers a smile and a warm "thank you" after paying.
D. Some stores open new checkout lanes when the lanes are crowded.
in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances. Over the last
two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone.
The mobile phone is like a two-way radio. But the two-way radio is a limited means of communication. As soon as the users move out of range of each other"s broadcast area, the signal is lost. In the 1940s,
researchers experimented with the idea of using a number of radio masts (无线电杆) to pick up signals
from two-way radios. A caller would always be within range of one of the masts. When he or she moved
too far away from one mast, the next mast would pick up the signal. (Scientists referred to each mast"s
reception area as being a "cell". This is why in many countries mobile phones are called "cellphones".)
However, 1940s" technology was just at the beginning. The "mobile phones" were huge boxes. They
had to be moved by car.
The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper. As soon as his invention
was complete, he tested it by calling a rival (竞争对手) scientist to announce his success. Within a
decade, mobile phones became available to the public.
They have changed the way we do a lot of things. One powerful feature is: the short message service
(SMS) or text message. It"s the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle. The text
message has changed the way we write in English. The language construction became more lax (松散的). Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important.
Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced. We have seen the
introduction of cameras, global positioning system and Internet access.
Alexander Graham Bell would be surprised if he could see how far the science of the telephone has
developed in less than 150 years. If he were around today, he might say: ""That"s gr8! But I"m v busy
rite now. Will call U 2nite."
B. inform readers of the history and benefits of mobile phones
C. convince people of the uses of mobile phones
D. predict the applications of mobile phones
a. the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
b. mobile telephone call made by Dr Martin Cooper
c. "mobile phones" with very large boxes
d. mobiles with cameras, GPS and Internet access
B. b, a, c, d
C. a, c, d, b
D. a, b, c, d
B. It"s eight now. I"m very busy. (I) Will call you tonight
C. That"s great! But I"m busy writing now. (I) Will call you at two tonight
D. "8" is great! But I"m very busy right now. (I) Will call it "U" to night
B. Ironic (讽刺的).
C. Kind.
D. Worried.
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