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A wall of fire fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria. Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes. People are rushing excitedly into the streets. The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so.
The cause of the fire is unknown. No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months, and the hot, north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour.
The firefighters are traveling to the fire by road, rail and air. But it is not easy to get there. Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines. The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War.
小题1:By the time the article is written, the fire .
A.has just broken out | B.has been put out |
C.is spreading fiercely | D.is coming to an end |
A.the fire is terrible and dangerous |
B.it is very easy to put out the fire |
C.less than one hundred people die of the fire |
D.to join in the fight against the fire |
A.the fire would be controlled by the firefighters very soon |
B.it will be very difficult to put out the fire |
C.the government is paying great attention to the fire |
D.the fire has caused great losses and the airport was in danger |
A.recent | B.false | C.rough(大约的) | D.exact |
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试题【No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terri】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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But just as in face-to-face communication, there are some basic rules of behavior that should be followed when online. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way that you would want to be treated. Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.
For anything you’re going to send, ask yourself: “Would I say this in front of the person?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.
If someone in the chat room is impolite to you, your feeling is to fight back in the same manner. But try not to do so. You should either ignore (忽略) the person, or use your chat software (软件) to stop their messages. If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
Everyone was new to the network once. Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you the right to correct everyone else.
If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those who you have offended (冒犯).
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex, and families. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.
小题1:. When you send short messages to a person, you must .
A.make sure that they don’t do harm to others | B.read them again and again |
C.say something good to hear | D.repeat them later to the person’s face |
A.fight back in the same way | B.take them seriously |
C.pay no attention to them | D.be angry at them |
A.should point them out sharply |
B.shouldn’t give any advice unless required by them |
C.should say something about them |
D.should correct them at once |
A.some rules of Internet communication |
B.ways of sending messages |
C.rules of the face – to – face communication |
D.ways of making friends on the Internet |
The city council asked for offers to remove the bushes. The lowest bid they received was $50,000-----and that was if the city provided breakfast and lunch for the workers for thr six weeks it would take to clear the overgrown area. The city only wanted to give unlimited coffee and a piece of bread a day for each person. When that offer was rejected, the city asked for help on its website.
A sheepherder(养绵羊的人) in Montanta and a goatherder(养山羊的人) in San Bernardino read about the city’s plight (困境)while surfing the Web on their laptops. They both offered to do the job for $25,000. The council chosed the goatherder because he lived closer. When he was told that the city dump(垃圾场) was overflowing , the gotherder said, “No problem. My goats will eat everything in your dump, except the car engines, of course.” So ,for another $5,000, the city killed two birds with one stone. If all goes well, they will invite the goatherder and his “family” back every three years. The goatherder said that he would probably visit San Diego while his goats were in the dump. “I want to go there by plane, I just hope we don’t crash. My goats will miss me a lot.” He said.
小题1:Why did the city council want to remove the bush?
A.Because the fires in hillborbough destroyed 30 homes. |
B.Because people wanted to build their homes there. |
C.Because the overgrown bushes could cause fires again. |
D.Because two sheeherder offered to do the job. |
A.He offered to do it for the lower price |
B.It was easier to transport his goat |
C.Goats can do the job better than the job |
D.The city wanted to raise more goats |
A.the sheepherder offered to do the job for $50.000 |
B.the lowest bid to remove the bushes was $50,000 |
C.the sheepherder and the goatherder were both addicted to surfing the Internet. |
D.hiring goats to do the job saved the government lots of money. |
A.the city will remove the bushes in this area regularly |
B.the goatherder asked for $50,000 to kill the birds with stones. |
C.the goatherder was invited to San Diego to do some sightseeing. |
D.the city council was not kind to the people who worked for it. |
Why do they do it? Don’t they have better things to do with their time and money? And why should I be interested anyway? Human beings have already climbed the highest mountains, sailed across the oceans and flown around the world. Many of these things were done a long, long time ago. There just isn’t anything left to explore nowadays. I suppose there’s still a lot of the universe left, and the bottom of the ocean is still a bit of a mystery, but you need a lot of technology to explore areas like that. So, those people who feel the need for adventure can only do things that have been done before.
In May of this year a British man became the first person to walk alone from Canada to the North Pole. Personally, if I wanted to visit the Arctic, I’d rather go as a tourist on a cruise ship, with a helicopter trip to the North Pole included in the price. But OK, this man decided that he wanted to walk. The problem was that he went in the spring when the ice begins to melt and break up. So he got stuck on a longely piece of ice and a plane had to be sent in to rescue him.
These sorts of rescues are making many Australians angry with these record breakers. People trying to break sailing or rowing records get into trouble in the seas. So the Australian navy has to send ships to save them and this costs the government millions of dollars. I suppose we can’t just leave them to drown but we should give the bill to the people who are rescued.
小题1:According to the author, the so-called record breakers .
A.do not benefit other people at all |
B.inspire people to continue exploring |
C.are boring and should be stopped |
D.are usually not wealthy enough |
A.there are no high mountains for people to climb |
B.nothing is left for people to explore in the universe |
C.it’s beyond ordinary people to explore the unknown |
D.human beings could fly around the world long ago |
A.often get into trouble |
B.never use a cruise ship or a helicopter |
C.never pay their own costs |
D.satisfy their needs at the cost of others’ interest |
A.Positive. | B.Negative. |
C.Uninterested. | D.Neutral(中立的). |
Look around and you will agree that the post-retired lifestyle for an ex-salaried class people is often a pale shadow of their last working years. Even self employed people, who have handed over the responsibility to the next generation, are no exception. Did the average middle class not save enough through his working years?
Socially, we already know that the Indians are taught the benefits of start saving early on in life. Household savings data supports this social behavior — India has the highest rates of savings among various economies and is far ahead of the west. Yet, tragically, a lifetime of savings does not seem to provide enough for a comfortable retirement!
A closer look at the pattern of what we do with our financial savings may tell us a bit more. Over half of households’ financial savings is put into a “safe” deposit, followed by large portions in insurance, pension, provident funds(福利基金) and the rest in physical currency. Less than a tenth goes into “risky” assets(资产) like stocks. While there might be nothing, in particular, worrisome in this investment pool, one has to consider inflation(通货膨胀). The real value of savings, over a few decades, may actually be lower than the starting point.
小题1:What had not changed much over the many years according to the passage?
A.Value systems | B.The poor situation of retirees |
C.Economic freedom | D.Approach to consumerism |
A.the concept of saving has been well received by Indians. |
B.the amount of the savings ranks number one across the world. |
C.long-standing savings can help the retirees live a care-free life. |
D.saving early can not benefit people at all. |
A.Half of the financial savings in stocks can be accepted. |
B.The real value of saving must be lowered in a few years. |
C.A loss of savings may hardly be avoided. |
D.Inflation can be avoided on condition that you consume instead of saving. |
A.Retirees being treated unfairly |
B.Is saving enough |
C.Saving in India |
D.How to deal with saving |
More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week. They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn"t play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet and answering general knowledge questions. All participants were given a sort of I.Q test before and after the experiment.
Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn"t do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet. On some sections of the test, the people who surfed the Net scored higher than those playing the games.
"If you"re (playing these games) because they"re fun, that"s absolutely fine," said Adrian Owen, the study"s lead author. "But if you"re expecting (these games) to improve your I.Q., our data suggests this isn"t the case," he said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
One maker of brain games said the company"s games have been proven to boost brain power.
"Their conclusion would be like saying, "I cannot run a mile in under 4 minutes and therefore it is impossible to do so," Aldrich said in a statement.
"There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world," said Art Kramer, who was not linked to the study and has no ties to any companies that make brain training games.
Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can spark(激发) new connections between nerves and produce new brain cells. "Fitness changes the building blocks of the brain"s structure," he said.
小题1:. It can be inferred that the online brain games mentioned in the text are_____________.
A.costly | B.unreliable | C.illegal | D.effective |
A.The experiment lasted for a week. |
B.Age didn’t affect the result of the research. |
C.Every person played online brain games three times a day. |
D.People who didn’t play online brain games did better in I.Q test |
A.Playing games which are fun can improve your I.Q. |
B.There is a lot of evidence to suggest skills can transfer to the real world. |
C.Do physical activity can boost your brain power. |
D.Playing online games can spark new brain cells |
A.The research was not linked to the study |
B.Those playing the games can score higher in the test |
C.playing the games can spark new connections between nerves |
D.This isn’t the case that these games can improve your I.Q. |
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