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two or 2 more. However, cars are used for 3 pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.
Cars are used for 4 . They are 5 to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get
to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their 6 .
Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.
Sometimes small children must be driven to 7 . In some cities school buses are used only when children
live more than a mile 8 the school. When the children are too young to walk 9 far, their mothers take their
mothers take 10 driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays, taking her own children and the
neighbors" children 11 . 12 mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and 13 . This is 14
forming a car pool. Men also 15 car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place 16 they
all work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put 17 automobiles on the road and to use 18 gasoline
(汽油). 19 is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven.
Something will have to be 20 about the use of cars.
( )1. A. with | B. without B. quite B. other than B. travel B. carried B. bags B. farm B. between B. that B. notice B. as well as B. another B. on and on B. taken B. form B. which B. much B. little B. Smoking B. done | C. having C. even C. rather than C. trip C. driven C. products C. home C. from C. these C. time C. both C. others C. so on C. given C. take C. where C. fewer C. fewer C. Waiting C. gone | D. owning D. very D. less than D. business D. bought D. books D. house D. away D. those D. turns D. as well D. the other D. go on D. made D. know D. what D. many D. least D. Parking D. known | |
| 1-5: BCADC 6-10: CACBD 11-15: DBCAB 16-20: CCADB | ||||
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| For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers (慢跑的人). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You"ll feel great." Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I"m not alone in my opinion. First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding (沉重的脚步) ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn"t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me. Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn"t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts" Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt. And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn"t just the first week-it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn"t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog? I don"t jog any more, and I don"t think I ever will. I"m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I"m getting exercise, and I"m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I"ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape. | ||||
| 1. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer"s neighborhood ______. | ||||
| A. jogging became very popular B. people jogged only during the daytime C. Alex organized an army of joggers D. jogging provided a chance to get together | ||||
| 2. The underlined word "them" (Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____. | ||||
| A. heart attacks B. back problems C. hundreds of people D. physical weaknesses | ||||
| 3. From the writer"s experience, we can conclude that______. | ||||
| A. jogging can help people keep fit B. many physical problems result from jogging C. not everyone enjoys jogging D. jogging makes people feel greater | ||||
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| Most people have heard the sound of bees among flowers. Bees live almost everywhere in the world except in the Arctic areas. Many kinds of agriculture depend on these small, social insects. Without bees, fruit and nut growers as well as many other farmers would not have a crop. There are more than 20,000 kinds of bees. But only honey bees make enough honey for people to use. Honeybees are highly-organized social insects. They work together in a group, called a colony (群体). Each colony lives in a hive (蜂房). It contains one queen bee -- she lays all the eggs from which the members of the colony come. Each colony has only a few hundred males, called drones. The majority of all bees in a colony are workers, which are all females. Bees even have a special stomach, called a honey stomach, which is used to store sweet fluid that the bees gather from flowers. Bees also have long hairs on their body and legs. These hairs capture pollen (花粉) as bees go from flower to flower. Some of the pollen is taken back to the hive. Some, however, is passed to the next flower. This is how many plants are fertilized. Pollen is the reproductive material of plants. Many important agricultural crops depend on bees for fertilization. Inside their hives, bees store sweet liquid from flowers and pollen as well. They may even gather sweet liquid from some other kinds of insects. These kinds of sweet liquid are also stored in the hive. Bees make honey through a process. They add liquid from their own mouths to sweet liquid into simple sugar. As the honey is stored, it dries. It becomes thicker and darker. Although bees are often thought of as honey makers, they provide a surprising number of products. Also, their greatest economic value is in fertilizing crops-not in making honey. | ||||
| 1.The passage is mainly about _____. | ||||
| A. bees and their colony B. the way for bees to pass pollen C. bees and agriculture D. the process for bees to make honey | ||||
| 2.Honeybees are social insects because _____. | ||||
| A. they work in groups B. there is queen bee in every colony C. they live in a hive D. each of them does the same job | ||||
| 3.The most valuable thing honeybees do for people is in _____. | ||||
| A. making honey B. fertilizing crops C. making flowers grow better D. producing pollen | ||||
| 4.The word "fertilize" in the sentence "This is how many plants are fertilized. " probably means " _____". | ||||
A. to make plants strong and productive | ||||
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| Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze (注视) of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed. Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an-honesty box alongside a kettle with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers. Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. They effect may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly. "If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we"re being watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us," Dr. Bateson said. "We thought we"d get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to." The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior. | ||||
| 1. This passage is mainly about ______. | ||||
| A. the policy of honesty B. an honesty box to collect money C. evolution on honesty D. an experiment on honesty | ||||
| 2. The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers ______. | ||||
| A. wanted to get a comparatively more exact result B. had known they wanted to do something illegally C. meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues D. intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price | ||||
| 3. People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because ______. | ||||
| A. they want to leave a good impression B. they fear to be laughed at by others C. they"ve got the nature through evolution D. they take the photo for a real pair of eyes | ||||
| 4. The underlined phrase " sheds light on" in the last paragraph means _____. | ||||
| A. causes somebody to become cheerful B. makes something easier to understand C. comes upon something by accident D. brings something into the broad daylight | ||||
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| In a natural disaster-a hurricane, flood, volcanic eruption, or other catastrophes-minutes and even seconds of warning can make the difference between life and death.Because of this, scientists are working to use the latest technological advances to predict when and where disasters will happen. They are also studying how best to analyze and communicate this information once it is obtained. On September 29, 1998, Hurricane Georges made landfall in Biloxi, Mississippi, after damaging Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and several islands of the Caribbean badly with torrential rains and winds up to 160 km per hour.Few people lost their lives along the Gulf Coast of the United States, although hundreds died in the Caribbean. This was a very different outcome from 1900, when a powerful Gulf Coast hurricane made an unexpected direct hit on Galveston, Texas, killing at least 6,000 people. Vastly improved hurricane warnings explain the different circumstances at either end of the 20th century--residents of Galveston had no advance warning that a storm was approaching, while residents of Biloxi had been warned days in advance, allowing for extensive safety precautions (预防). At the same time that people in Biloxi were thankful for the advance warning, some residents of New Orleans, Louisiana were less satisfied. A day before Georges made landfall, forecasters were predicting that the hurricane had a good chance of striking New Orleans.Because much of New Orleans lies below sea level, the city is at risk for flooding.Emergency management officials must begin evacuations (疏散) well before a storm strikes. But evacuation costs money: businesses close, tourists leave, and citizens take precautionary measures. The mayor of New Orleans estimated that his city" s preparations for Georges cost more than 50 million. After Georges missed New Orleans, some residents questioned the value of the hurricane forecasts in the face of such high costs. The different views on the early warnings for Hurricane Georges show some of the complexities related to predicting disasters. Disaster prediction is a process of providing scientific information to the government officials and other decision makers who must respond to those predictions. | ||||
| 1. What is the purpose of disaster prediction according to the passage? | ||||
| A. To identify the cause of disasters. B. To save people" s lives and property. C. To prevent natural disasters from happening, D. To apply advanced technology to disaster prediction. | ||||
| 2. Which of the following areas suffered the most severe damage? | ||||
| A. Puerto Rico. B. New Orleans. C. Biloxi, Mississippi. D. Galveston, Texas. | ||||
| 3. The city residents of New Orleans were unsatisfied because ___. | ||||
| A. their preparations were made in vain B. the hurricane warning arrived rather late C. the forecast hurricane did not hit the city D. they suffered from a heavy hurricane attack | ||||
| 4. What does the passage mainly talk about? | ||||
| A. The different ways of disaster prediction. B. Technological advances in disaster prediction. C. The benefits and preparations of disaster prediction. D. The importance and uncertainty of disaster prediction. | ||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||
| The House Fairy As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought 1 . My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on 2 ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的), and very often a whole afternoon"s scolding would end with their 3 into tears, I realized I needed to 4 my methods of "mothering". One day while they were at school, I had great fun 5 their rooms. On their desks, in plain 6 , I left the cards: "Dear Bill (the other card was 7 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I"m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy." 8 arriving back, the children were 9 excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy 10 for them, thanking them for their nice "gift" of a clean room and 11 asking them to play a certain violin 12 . Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas 13 . Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little 14 : "If you can finish your homework today and 15 it before dinner, I" d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight." Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 16 of jobs especially well done the day 17 . 18 I can"t remember how long "the House Fairy" continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the 19 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted. We all benefited from and 20 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication. | ||||
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