题目
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Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end— with ads thrown in every three or four minutes. The ads are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard appears outside the bus window.“Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.”“Drink Good’n Wet Root Beer.”“Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly daring, the ride can be as exciting as a suspense(悬念) story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane?After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests—even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.
小题1:According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A.Buses on the road. |
B.Films on television. |
C.Advertisements on billboards. |
D.Gas stations. |
A.To talk about the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows. |
B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip. |
C.To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows. |
D.To describe the billboards along the road. |
A.bus drivers who weren’t caring. |
B.driving alone. |
C.a television set on the bus. |
D.no billboards along the road. |
A.the ads both on TV shows and on the billboards along the road are fun. |
B.they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between. |
C.the drivers are always daring on TV shows just as they are on buses. |
D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting. |
A.exciting. |
B.comfortable. |
C.tiring. |
D.boring. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
小题1:C 细节理解题。第一段中介绍了乘客在坐长途车过程中所见的是广告牌。 “the commercials”是“商业广告”的意思;“billboard” 是“广告牌”的意思,即 “advertisements on the board”。
小题2:A 写作目的题。全文主要介绍作者对乘车长途旅行的感受。
小题3:D 推理判断题。 第一段作者认为“商业广告不可避免”和“只有睡觉才能躲避广告”,由此可以推断出作者不喜欢沿途的广告牌。
小题4:B 推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句和第二句“乘坐长途车就如同欣赏电视秀,有开端、有情节、也有结尾,每隔三四分钟插播商业广告”可知。
小题5:A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“旅程的开始是舒适并且有些兴奋的”和第三段第二句“你知道旅程将很快结束,就会产生一种期待和兴奋”可知。
核心考点
试题【TV Shows and Long Bus Trips Long bus rides are like television shows. They have 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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小题1:Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ___________.
A.more burglars are being caught than ever before |
B.people have more possessions to worry about nowadays |
C.burglars are more at risk than they used to be |
D.homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays |
A.more often victims than those living in other areas |
B.of the opinion that statistics are wrong |
C.twice as well as people living in other areas |
D.of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes |
A.show burglars that you have something worth stealing |
B.persuade burglars not to break into your house |
C.make the burglars" job less complicated |
D.persuade burglars to try again another time |
A.buy a leaflet |
B.write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope |
C.sign a contract |
D.phone at any time of day or night |
A.Pictures | B.Fingers | C.Numbers | D.Mathematics |
But whereas most people’s “handwriting” is washed away, one super-rich Arab sheikh(酋长) has ensure that his graffiti(胡写乱画) will last a little longer.
Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, 63, has scrawled his name in sand on an island he owns with letters so big that they be seen from space.
The word “HAMAD” measures 1,000 meters high and is a staggering two miles long from the “H” to the “D” on the Al Futaisi Island.
And rather than allow the writing to be washed away by the ocean, the letters actually form waterways that absorb the encroaching(渗入) tide. The ruler’s name is even visible on Google’s map service.
Hamad dreamed up the idea and had his workmen work hard for weeks to craft the enormous piece of sand graffiti. It is not known how much it cost to make.
However, the sheikh boasts a personal fortune second to the Saudi king’s.
Hamad, also known as the “Rainbow Sheikh”, is a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family.
He is understood to have some 200 cars including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colors of the rainbow which he stores in a giant pyramid.
The Arab sheikh had a taste for doing things on a large scale. He built the world’s largest truck—eight times the size of the Dodge Power Wagon, with four bedrooms inside the cabin.
Hamad constructed a motor home in the shape of a giant globe which is exactly 1 millionth the size of the actual earth.
Alongside his displays of wealth he has become a well-known philanthropist(慈善家) in medicine and supplied a complete Kinney stone operating theatre to a public hospital in Morocco where he continues to fund its stuff.
小题1:Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage?
A.Hamad is a man who wants himself to be well-known from apace. |
B.Hamad is a super-rich person who always does something unusual. |
C.Hamad is a man who is always so mean in his family |
D.Hamad is a man who boasts his fortune is second to the Saudi king’s |
A. The word “HAMAD” measures 1,000 meters wide and high.
B The word “HAMAD” is a staggering two miles long from the “H” to the “D”.
C. The word “HAMAD” actually forms huge waterways that absorb the encroaching tide.
D. The word “HAMAD” cost his workmen a lot of hard work for several weeks.
小题3:Why does Hamad have his seven Mercedes-Benz500 SELs painted in different colors?
A.Perhaps he hoped his cars were stored in a giant pyramid safely. |
B.In some ways he could make a very strange rainbow. |
C.Maybe he just wanted to show off his wealth. |
D.He is always interested in making his cars like these. |
A.The Rainbow Sheikh’s name can be seen from space |
B.The richest Arab sheikh’s name has made many funny things |
C.A great person likes doing things on a large scale |
D.A well-known philanthropist displays his wealth |
It was no surprise that Urzua was the last of the 33 miners to leave the mine.
Urzua --- after shaking hands with rescue workers ---- climbed into a capsule barely wider than a man’s shoulders at 9:46 and was hauled up (拖上来) from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. He arrived at the top 11 minutes later.
“We have done what the entire world was waiting for,” he told Chilean President Sebastian Pinera immediately after his rescue. “The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.” Pinera greeted Urzua, saying “You have been rescued, coming out last like a good leader… You have no idea how all Chileans share with
you your hardships, your hope, and your joy. You are an inspiration.” With Urzua by his side, the president led the crowd in singing the national anthem.Robinson Marquez once worked with Urzua in a nearby mine. He described Urzua as a calm, professional person and a born leader. “He is very protective of his men and obviously loves them. He wouldn’t have left until all of his men were safely above ground,” Marquez said.
Under Urzua’s leadership, the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks, taking tiny sips of milk and bites of fish every other day.He described the difficulties of the first days, saying that it took about three hours for the dust to settle before the men could inspect where tons of collapsed rock sealed off (堵住) the main way out. When the rescuers first made contact by drilling a narrow hole into their refuge (避难处), the miners were so excited that everyone wanted to hug the drill hammer.After the collapse, Urzua was the first to speak to Pinera and to urge him not to let him and his men down. “Don’t leave us alone,” he asked the president, who assured the workers that they would not be abandoned, telling them he would do everything he could to get them back to the surface.
小题1:The mine collapsed on ____.
A.March 2 | B.June 3 | C.August 5 | D.October 13 |
A.Selfish | B.Calm | C.Optimistic | D.Talented |
A.It is very spacious. | B.It is very narrow. |
C.It is made by Urzua. | D.It is used in space. |
A.over two and a half weeks | B.five days |
C.one week | D.two days |
The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, companies from around the world unveiled many devices boasting (以拥有…而自豪) touch – sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls.
Motorola, Sony, and LG Electronics all showed off touch-screen phones this week. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates praised and offered a touch-screen computer, the Surface, related to a flat panel TV for a tabletop. Even camera makers, such as Kodak,included touch-screen LCDs in their devices. Touch-screen tech has been in use for years,but the push to develop and weave it into consumer electronics gathered steam with the June introduction of Apple’s iPhone. “The touch-screen industry is really getting hot,” says Jennifer Colegrove, a senior analyst at iSuppli. “Since the iPhone came out, there are a lot of companies that did not have a relationship with touch screens before that decided, ‘OK, I want to make a touch screen, too.’”
The touch-screen tech ecosystem now includes more than 100 companies specializing in everything from smudge-proof (防污的) screens to sensors (传感器) able to detect fingers before they even contact the screen. Sales of leading touch-screen technologies,such as those used in mobile phones and navigation (航行) devices,are expected to rise to $ 4.4 billion in 2012, up from $ 2.4 billion in 2006,according to iSuppli estimates.
小题1:What did the writer think about the Apple iPhone?
A.The Apple iPhone was beautiful. |
B.The Apple iPhone was popular. |
C.The Apple iPhone was expensive. |
D.The Apple iPhone was attractive. |
A.Invented. | B.Unlocked. |
C.Discovered. | D.Showed. |
A.traditional push-button controls |
B.Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates |
C.the introduction of Apple’s iPhone |
D.the touch-screen tech ecosystem |
A.The touch-screen technology will disappear. |
B.The touch-screen technology will be replaced by traditional push-button controls. |
C.The touch-screen technology will be as important as traditional push-button controls. |
D.The touch-screen technology will be more widely used in electronics devices. |
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小题1:The Winners Club is a bank account intended for__________.
A.parents | B.teenagers | C.winners | D.adults |
A.Special gifts are ready for parents. |
B.The bank opens only on work days. |
C.Services are convenient for its members. |
D.Fees are necessary for the account keeping. |
A.encourage spending |
B.are free to all teenagers |
C.are full of adventure stories |
D.help to make more of your money |
A.be an Internet user |
B.be permitted by your parent |
C.have a big sum of money |
D.be in your twenties |
A.To set up a club. |
B.To provide part-time jobs. |
C.To organize key-cards. |
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