题目
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there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people
are willing to risk (冒…危险) being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of
watching the storm close up.
"Storm chasing (追逐)" is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the
United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by
checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the
storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is very dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow
into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by
driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations
during the storm season. Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. "Storm chasing is 95%
driving," says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing."Sometimes you can sit around
for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers."
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. "When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting
sight you will ever see in your life," says Jasper Morley. "Every storm is an example of the power of nature.
It is the greatest show on Earth".
B. get into the car for safety
C. wait patiently for the storm to develop
D. collect information about a coming storm
B. to do it in an organized way
C. not to get too close to a storm
D. to spend more time on it in summer
B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting
C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid
D. a storm present is the greatest show on Earth
B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.
C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world.
D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as poss】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Being a teenager is a strange and yet exciting part of life. We are faced with tough and important decisions
each and every day-decisions that will affect our lives.
-Katie
Being a teenager is hard. I was such a cheerful kid with a best friend and lots of good friends. I got good
marks and I was happy with my family. But since I became a teenager, things changed. Everything changed-
my family, my friends, and my grades. In fact, my whole life changed. I started worrying about my figure and
the way I looked. I started getting pimples (粉刺) all over my face. I think teenage life is harder for girls than
for boys.
-Julia
Teenage years are a time when the single decision of right and wrong is based on what we see and hear.
Peer (同伴) pressure is more and more serious, and the need to "fit in" ( 顺应,适合) sometimes is more
important than"right" decisions.
-Ashley
Me? I have so much pressure (压力)! Being the only child in the family, my parents say that my future is
the future of the family! My parents, who both have not gone to university, put all their efforts into me, hoping
I can bring honor to the family. I really don"t want to let my parents down, and I"ll study harder and try my
best to get into university.
-Chen Mei
Though teenagers face many difficulties, I believe that we can all enjoy our time as "young adults"
somewhere in between the tears and the anger. Just think… ten years from now when you throw your back
out and start balding (秃顶), all you"ll be saying to yourself is "What I wouldn"t give to be seventeen again!"
-Kathy
B. Kathy
C. Ashley
D. Julia
B. decisions are not so important for teenagers
C. being a teenager is strange and yet exciting
D. teenagers should always make right decisions
B. her teachers
C. her parents
D. her classmates
B. should enjoy their teenage time
C. should get through all difficulties
D. should find a place to enjoy themselves
I"m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school master is very
angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not
want me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. As
I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking,
so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket. It caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The master phoned the fire brigade (消防队). The school is a long way from the town and before the fire
brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay
for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I"m very sorry for this.
Much love
Sarah
B. He told his parents what he had done in school.
C. He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.
D. He thought he was old enough to help them do something.
B. in the dinning hall
C. in the street
D. in the dormitory
B. because he was too lazy
C. because he caused a big fire
D. because he stole something from the school
B. they should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money
C. they should not make friends, because making friends would take them absent
D. they should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money
getting one. First there is the traditional (传统的) way. Find some friends and form a group. Learn to play the
guitar or the drums. Write your own songs. Spend hours arguing about the band name. then go out on the road.
The next step is to spend a year or two touring. If you are any good, the crowds will get bigger. In the end
an artist from a record (唱片) company may come to a show. If he or she likes you, there may be a deal (交易). This is the path traditionally followed by bands in the music industry. Success means fame and wealth. And
failure gives you some interesting stories to tell your children.
Over the last few years a different path to success has become known. Boy bands like Boyzone and girl
bands like Spice Girls don"t come together on their own. They are created by managers and record companies.
Their image (形象) is strictly controlled. Professional (专业) song writers usually write their music. This is a
convenient arrangement (安排) and the public seems to love the result.
Though boy and girl bands have become very popular recently, there is a long tradition of making music in
this way. In the early 1960"s an American businessman called Berry Gordy founded Motown Records. Motown
is short for "motor town". The record company was based in the city of Detroit, where thousands of African-
Americans had moved to work in the car industry. They brought with them a cultural tradition of writing and
performing music. This style later became known as "soul music". Berry Gordy was a diamond miner.
Motown stars were not just given songs to sing. They were also taught how to dress well and speak properly.
B. how the band has developed and become popular
C. what is the traditional way of forming a band
D. when the band became popular
B. to meet an businessman
C. to perform before an artist
D. to experience failure again and again
B. Motown showed the style of the black Americans
C. Detroit used to be famous for its music industry
D. Detroit was founded by African-Americans
B. The record company
C. Motown
D. the diamond mine
B. Boyzone is a band which was formed on its own.
C. A band with a record company shouldn"t perform in a controlled way.
D. The African-Americans had a cultural tradition of writing and performing music.
along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied
with it and that is why in 1998 and 1999 the company received letters of complaints(投诉) from consumers
or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kinds of problems which are divided in groups in the following
table. This division is called Category. Problems that appear when the plane is flying are Flight problems.
Those about passengers" things carried by the plane are Baggage problems. Customer service refers to
service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Over sales of seats are about the fact that more seats
are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail
to receive the money paid to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of
tickets. Reservations are problems that appear when passengers could not get the tickets they have already
booked. Tours are problems about the passengers"traveling by air or hotel problems. Advertising is what the
passengers think about advertisement on the plane. Credit problems are about the use of credit cards.
ONSUMER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE CBC
Category 1998 1999 (percent) (percent)
Flight problems………………………………… 20.0% 22.1%
Baggage ………………………………………… 18.3% 21.8%
Customer service ……………………………… 13.1% 11.3%
Over sales of seats ……………………………… 10.5% 11.8%
Refund problems ……………………………… 10.1% 8.1%
Fares …………………………………………… 6.4% 6.0%
Reservations and ticketing ……………………… 5.8% 5.6%
Tours …………………………………………… 3.3% 2.3%
Smoking ………………………………………… 3.2% 2.9%
Advertising ……………………………………… 1.2% 1.1%
Credit …………………………………………… 1.0% 0.8%
Special passengers ……………………………… 0.9% 0.9%
Other …………………………………………… 6.2% 5.3%
Total 100.% 100.%
Total Number of Complaints 22,988 13,278 49
B. 220
C. 230
D. 1,220
B. 60%
C. 75%
D. 100%
I. In 1998 and in 1999, complaints about Flight problems, Baggage, and Customer service together took
more than 50 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company.
II. The number of Special passenger complaints was unchanged from 1998 to 1999.
III. From 1998 to 1999 the number of Flight problem complaints increased by more than two percent.
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
to work in a travel agency (旅行社), arranging journeys for other people. Brain Lawley does this, working in
a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is concerned (有关) with holidays, both at home
and abroad. Every autumn, the agency sends out hundreds of booklets (小册子)full of attractive coloured
photographs, describing the holidays that their customers will be able to have next year. Soon people begin to
come into the office to book their holidays: perhaps a week"s skiing in Austria in January, perhaps a cruise (巡
游) to the Caribbean in February, perhaps a seaside holiday in Spain in May, or a tour to North Africa, Brain
often has to advise people on what holidays will be suitable for them, and they always have a lot of questions.
Last year, for example, a lady of eighty-two wanted to book for a mountaineering (登山) holiday in the Alps,
and Brain had great difficulty in persuading her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for
a Mediterranean cruise instead.
Arranging journeys for people who have to travel abroad on business is often very complicated (复杂), but
Brain enjoys this work. For example, last spring Mr.Perry, a director of a local chemical firm, went on a
business trip, and Brain arranged it all for him. First, Mr.Perry traveled to London by train, and stayed overnight
in a hotel near the airport, because his plane left nearly the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt, in Germany,
where he spent the morning discussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich, where he stayed the
night. After a meeting the next morning, he caught a plane for Tokyo, and spent three days there before going
to America. He had business in Seattle, Chicago and New York, and stayed some time in each of those places.
From New York, he flew back to London and then went home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency
to thank Brain for arranging everything so well for him.
B. People who would like to travel but cannot.
C. Ambitions people.
D. The people who go on holidays abroad.
B. Every year.
C. In January.
D. Shortly after receiving the booklet.
B. Brain arranged everything so well for him
C. the agency sent Mr. Perry abroad on business
D. Brain helped him in the travel agency
a. Fly to Tokyo b. To Frankfurt c. Back home by train
d. Fly back to London e. To Zurich by train
f. Have business in Seattle, Chicago and New York g. To London by train
B. c, b, a, g, e, f, d
C. g, b, e, a, f, d, c
D. f, e, a, b, g, c, d
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