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of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are
already ripe (成熟的). Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother"s apple pie (苹果馅饼),
and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie
since. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum
of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather"s eyes. Above me, big white clouds race across the sky like pieces
of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.
"Sophie!" calls my grandfather. "Is that you?" I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as
we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees, and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her
too.
He puts his rough, brown farmer"s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. "You know, Sophie," he
says, "I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼), and you"ll never guess what I found. It"s the recipe (烹饪法)
for Grandma"s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can"t do it all alone, but you used to help her
too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?"
"But it won"t be the same without Grandma," I tell him.
"That"s true," he says, "but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don"t think that she would want
us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?" I nod yes, and we walk towards home… towards an
afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma"s famous apple pie.
B. comes to the orchard after school
C. enjoys Grandma"s apple pie very much
D. picks many apples in the orchard
B. spend summer afternoons in the orchard
C. enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen
D. walk alone among the apple trees
B. how much Sophie"s grandfather likes apple pies
C. how much Sophie loves her grandfather"s orchard
D. how much Sophie"s grandfather misses Grandma
B. My grandmother"s apple pie
C. A morning in the attic
D. The last days of summer
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试题【阅读理解。 I"m lying on my back in my grandfather"s orchard (果园), looking up at t】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I have to travel every day from SoUk Road to the Airport. Two buses travel along this route: the number
49 and the number 16. However, by the time the number 16 bus reaches SoUk Road, it is always full, so it
is of no use for me. This leaves the number 49 which sometimes has empty seats on it.
The timetable states that there are buses from SoUk Road to the Airport every ten minutes. If this is so,
why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day? The instructions state that if there are empty
seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why is it that half-empty buses go
straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?
The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers.
Yesterday, I was first to get off the bus when it reached the Airport. I counted the other passengers as they
got off. There were 129 of them.
Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says "Maximum speed: 50 m.p.h." The distance
from SoUk Road to the Airport is 10 miles. Saturday morning a 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes,
at an average speed of 60 m.p.h. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 m.p.h. It is obvious that
our bus companies have no respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. Can nothing
be done about this?
B. has more seats on it
C. travels faster
D. is not always full
B. in less than ten minutes
C. in more than twelve minutes
D. in half an hour
B. bus drivers often go straight past without stopping
C. too few buses are traveling along this route
D. bus services are poor
documentary (纪录片) Open wide last Tuesday was excellent for people like me. However, none of my
school friends watched it because they didn"t know it was on. Why can"t television companies let us know
about such important programmes in advance?
This pragrammes was important because it showed how methods for helping people with toothache
have developed over the centuries. If you think visiting the dentist today is an uncomfortable experience,
just be grateful you didn"t live 200 years ago! Then, the programmes told us, the only cure for toothache
was removing the tooth. There weren"t any dentists, so the person who cut your hair also pulled out your
bad teeth, and there was nothing to stop you feeling the pain.
The programme has also completely changed my attitude to looking after my teeth. My parents were
always saying to me things like, "Don"t eat too many sweets." And, "Brush your teeth after meals." But I
never paid much attention. Now I"ve seen what damage sugar can do, especially if I don"t use a toothbrush
regularly. I"m going to change my habits. Many people would benefit from a repeat of this programme.
Sophie Ashley, Oxford
B. ask for more television programmes designed for school children
C. advise people to watch a particular television programme
D. persuade a television company to show a programme again
B. where to get information about future television programmes
C. what kind of subjects young people enjoy studying at school
D. which television channel shows the most interesting programmes
B. Dentists used to help people who had it.
C. Hairdressers have it more than other people.
D. Ways of curing it have changed.
B. Their advice is worth listening to.
C. They eat things that are bad for them.
D. They don"t clean their teeth often enough.
| Traveller categories | The five clearest role-related behaviours (in order of relative importance) |
| Tourist | Takes photos, buys souvenirs, goes to famous places, stays briefly in one place, does not understand the local people |
| Traveller | Stays briefly in one place, experiments with local food, goes to famous places, takes photos, explores places privately |
| Holidaymaker | Takes photos, goes to famous places, is alienated from the local society, buys souvenirs, contributes to the visited economy |
| Jet-setter | Lives a life of luxury, concerned with social status, seeks physical pleasures, prefers interacting with people of his / her own kind, goes to famous places |
| Businessperson | Concerned with social status, contributes to the economy, does not take photos, prefers interacting with people of his / her own kind, lives a life of luxury |
| Migrant | Has language problems, prefers interacting with people of his / her own kind, does not understand the local people, does not live a life of luxury, does not explore the local people |
| Conservationist | Interested in the environment, does not buy souvenirs, does not exploit the local people, explores places privately, takes photos |
| Explorer | Explores places privately, interested in the environment, takes physical risks, does not buy souvenirs, keenly observes the visited economy |
| Overseas student | Experiments with local food, does not exploit the people, takes photos, keenly observes the visited society, takes physical risks |
| International athlete | Is not alienated from his/her own society, does not exploit the local people, does not understand the local people, explores places privately, searches for the meaning of life |
| Overseas journalist | Takes photos, keenly observes the visited society, goes to famous places, takes physical risks, explores places privately |
| Religious pilgrim | Searches for the meaning of life, does not live a life of luxury, is not concerned with social status, does not exploit the local people, does not buy souvenirs |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Except for the Indians, the earliest backpackers in America were frontiersmen (边疆居民), who walked in the wilderness looking either for necessities such as food and water or for sources of wealth such as fur and gold. For them backpacking was a way of survival or a means of achieving what one day would be called the "American dream". Today, however, many people enjoy backpacking as a recreational activity. Shouldering a pack and leaving behind the world of telephone, television and traffic promise an exciting experience. Testing one"s stamina (耐力) and skills and challenging a sense of one"s place in the natural world can be rewarding. Moreover, backpacking is an activity that can last any length for time and can be enjoyed alone or with friends. Then too, a backpacking trip may be organized within a day or two. The backpacker and his friends have only to decide on their destination and then organize the all-important kit (工具包), whose contents they must depend on throughout their trip. A map, a compass, a flashlight, along with first-aid equipment, food, and extra clothing can be rounded up without much difficulty. Once the backpackers have left word about where they go in a note on the refrigerator door or in a message on an answering machine, they can look forward to an adventure that will lift the spirit and encourage the soul. Their outing will enable them to return in a short time to the age of technology with the courage and independence of Natty Bumppo, who did indeed belong to the age of the frontier. | |
| 1. The passage mainly discusses _____. | |
| [ ] | |
| A. the early backpackers B. how backpacking started C. important tips on backpacking D. why people of today are interested in backpacking | |
2. According to the passage, the early backpackers _____. | |
| [ ] | |
| A. had no recreation in life B. did backpacking for a living C. enjoyed backpacking very much D. had better skills than backpackers today | |
| 3. It seems that the writer of the passage thinks that backpacking today is _____. | |
| [ ] | |
| A. a waste of time B. a great adventure C. a rewarding experience D. a means to achieve American Dreams | |
| 4. One of the advantages of backpacking is that _____. | |
| [ ] | |
| A. it is not so challenging as other activities B. it can help people to establish a link with nature C. it does not require people to decide on a destination D. it is a group activity and can cure a person"s loneliness | |
| 请先通读下列短文，然后从所给的七个选项中选出能填入空格的最佳选项。 | |
| 1_____ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It"s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there"s never anything to do during the school holidays. The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. What are you interested in? Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, or making things? 2_____ Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 3_____ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. 4_____ You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That"ll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret! Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you will spend a lot of time making them. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design. Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? 5_____ So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you"ll think of loads of more interesting things to do! | |
| A. That"s easy. B. The list is endless. C. Enjoy your own club! D. Invite a designer to join you. E. Winter vacation is just around the corner. F. Then you need to pick a name for your club. G. That will make the membership card really look like it. |