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For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.
The word “friend ” can be applied to a wide range of relationships ---- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant (知己).
小题1:. Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except .
| A．going to college |
| B．getting a better job |
| C．finding a place to live in retirement |
| D．saving money |
| A．enjoy the sunlight | B．feel strange |
| C．travel to other countries | D．get a new job |
| A．hope to meet new people |
| B．expect to find some close friends |
| C．want to begin lasting friendships with new people |
| D．Both A and B |
| A．a fellow worker | B．a football teammate |
| C．a boy or a girl | D．all of the above |
| A．For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. |
| B．Today millions of Americans vacation abroad. |
| C．No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friendship. |
| D．But surely the beginning of friendship is possible. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析
试题分析:本文介绍了美国人的生活。美国人一生当中总是在搬迁，或者是因为上学的缘故，或者是因为工作的原因，还有的是因为退休后找个好地方养老。如今，很多美国人喜欢在夏天出国旅游，除了观光还希望能够开始一段友谊。
小题1:D细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容可知因为上学，工作或者是退休养老的原因，人们会到处搬家，D选项内容不是美国人不断搬家的原因，选D。
小题2:C细节理解题。文章第二段内容介绍了夏天是美国人到处旅游，结交新朋友的时候，数百万美国人都去国外度假，故答案选C。
小题3:A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people.可知选A。
小题4:D细节理解题。根据文章末段内容可知朋友的范畴很广泛，a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman,都提及了，故答案选D。
小题5:A主旨大意题。文章第二段开头提出 For many of them summer is a special time for forming new friendships.，然后进一步介绍夏天是如何不同的，提到人们在夏天去国外旅游，结交新朋友，所以判断A选项内容是本段主题句。
核心考点
试题【Few Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. They move from】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,” she told the BBC.
Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.
The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.
小题1:What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？
| A．She was not familiar with the road. |
| B．It was dark and raining heavily then. |
| C．The railway workers failed to give the signal. |
| D．Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing. |
| A．close hit | B．heavy loss |
| C．narrow escape | D．big mistake |
| A．Modern technology is what we can’t live without. |
| B．Digital technology often falls short of our expectation. |
| C．Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be. |
| D．GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident. |
| A．one-sided | B．reasonable |
| C．puzzling | D．well-based |
| A．The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. |
| B．The relationship between human and technology. |
| C．The shortcomings of digital devices we use. |
| D．The human unawareness of technical problems. |
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published
(发行) to mark (标志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932
in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, Publishing stamps during the White Olympics
became a rule. (规定)
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.
The five rings of the Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings
appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950s, stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host
countries (东道国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also
published four stamps in February 1980,when Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 145 million stamps were
sold to raise (筹集) money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful
movements of some sportsmen.
B. are different games
C. are not held in winter
D. are held in summer
B. after the 3rd White Olympics
C. before the 3rd White Olympics
D. before the year 1932
B. every three years
C. every four years
D. every five years
B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games
C. All countries can publish stamps to mark those Games
D. Japan can"t publish stamps to mark those Games
B. Table tennis
C. Football
D. Skating
"My family has been watching the "Super Girl" singing competition TV program. My little daughter asked
me what "PK" means, but I had no idea," explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know that
item.
In such Internet games, "PK" is short for "Player Kill", in which two players fight until one ends the life
of the other.
In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition, "PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers
have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this puzzled father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students" composition
using Internet jargon (行话) difficult to understand.
A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write up compositions with colloquial (口语的)
language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargon that she didn"t understand.
" My "GG" came back this summer from college. He told me I"ve grown up to be a "PLMM": I love to "FB"
with him together; he always took me to the "KPM", went one composition."
"GG" means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother ). "PLMM" refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful sister ).
"FB" means "to corrupt". "KPM" is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonalds.
While some specialists welcome Internet jargon as a new development in language, teachers are worried
that too much use of such language might lead students away from the "right" usages. Parents especially
worry that their children might not do well in language tests because of the use of Internet language.
Such as those mixed feelings are, the conciseness and liveliness of Internet language continues to attract
Internet users for making convenient communications.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to ugly-looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog,
referring to ugly-looking male)is, then you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
B. suggest normalizing Internet language
C. draw our attention to Internet language use
D. support teachers and parents.
B. The daughter should understand it.
C. Online game players must know it.
D. "Super Girl" shouldn"t have used it.
B. often have good food or do something expensive
C. encourage someone to behave in a dishonest way
D. often have some sports to become strong
B. contains many interesting expressions
C. is hard to understand by the elders
D. causes trouble to our mother tongue
about dogs that make English language fun and colorful. We love dogs; they are our best friends. When you
first started to learn English, your teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogs, such as: "you are
a lucky dog," "I"m dog tired," "every dog has its day," or "our team was the underdog but won the first place
at last."
When I first got into high school, my English teacher used the idiom "dog-ear", which interested me very
much. This word can be used as a noun, a verb, and an adjective as well. As a noun, it means a turned-down
(折叠的) corner of a page as a bookmark. As a verb, it means someone makes a bookmark by turning down
the corner of a page in the book. And, as an adjective, the word describes an old book with many broken
pages. Examples: John made a dog-ear (noun) of the page he was reading before closing the book. Jane was
reading a book; when the telephone rang, she dog-eared (verb) the page before answering the phone. In the
old room, the children found some dog-eared (adjective) books left there for more than 30 years.
B. Idioms about history.
C. Idioms about animals.
D. Idioms about dogs.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.
B.It means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book.
C.It means an old book with many broken pages.
D.It means something is short and small ike a dog"s ear.
Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants
from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-
language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch, she was not only representing the
United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans (孤儿).
Bowen, a mother of two adopted (收养) Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an
organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China. In nearly
10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present
in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides
trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans.
Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China. She
was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents.
Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history.
Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer,
live in China. Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.
According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee
selection, their "love of Chinese culture and history" and devotion to "communicating information of a real
China to their native countries". Each runner carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.
B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known
C. draw special attention to orphans in China
D. communicate information of America
B. founded the organization of Half the Sky
C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years
D. loves Chinese culture and history
B. It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan.
C. It will be the longest relay with the most runners in Olympic history.
D. It will be an opportunity to communicate information of a real China to the world.
B. A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China
C. The Development of Half the Sky Foundation
D. The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History
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