This year 2, 300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George"s family. In return, George"s son, Mike, spent a year in Fred"s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months" study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family"s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools." He says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two."
小题1:The whole exchange program is mainly to______.| A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America | | B．send students in America to travel in Germany | | C．let students learn something about other countries | | D．have teenagers learn new languages |
小题2:What did Fred and Mike agree on?| A．American food tasted better than German food. | | B．German schools were harder than American schools. | | C．Americans and Germans were both friendly. | | D．There were more cars on the streets in America. |
小题3:What is particular in American schools?| A．There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings. | | B．There are a lot of after-school activities. | | C．Students usually take 14 subjects in all. | | D．Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car. |
小题4:What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?| A．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany. | | B．German schools trained students to be better citizens. | | C．American schools were not as good as German schools. | | D．The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A |
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了双向交换生项目的目的。并介绍了美国和德国的双向交换生的各自对他国的印象和观点。
小题1:归纳理解题。根据短文第一段描述可知该项目的目的是为了让学生了解其他的国家。故选C。
小题2:综合理解题。根据弗莱德的观点School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder.和迈克的观点It is far too easy by our level，故选B
小题3:细节理解题。根据最后一段In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities描述，可知美国的学校有许多的活动而德国的学校注重学习，故活动多是美国学校的一个特色，故选B
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文最后There ought to be some middle ground between the two.迈克认为在这两个学校之间应该有一个中间地带。由此可以推测，他认为较好的教育应该包含两种教育的优点，故选A |
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Now scientists have discovered that the dogs behave like their masters, too. Just like children, they use a “ look and learn” ways when they go about their tasks.
Scientists at Oxford universities designed an experiment to test if the dogs have the ability to copy humans’ actions by using a simple wooden box. 10 owners showed their dogs how to open the wooden box .Sometimes they use their heads to push it and sometimes they use their hands.
10 dogs were divided into two groups---Group1 and Group2. In the first part of the test, Group1 were rewarded with a piece of meat for copying their owner’s actions. Group2 were rewarded with food for not copying and using other ways. With each dog the experiment was repeated hundreds of times. Scientists recorded the time to see which group was first to get 85% right. They found that Group1finished the task much sooner than Group2.
In the second part of the test, all the dogs were only rewarded for copying the way that their owners used. Group1 reached the 85% mark more quickly than Group2.
So the scientists draw a conclusion: “Like humans, dogs can copy actions that they see. Dogs’ imitative（仿效的）behavior is shaped more by their interactions（互动）with humans than by evolution(进化).”
Scientists said，“A dog’s behavior is influenced much like that of a child; they look and learn similar behavior. We hope that owners understand the importance of their actions and use this knowledge to set good examples and therefore have a good effect on the behavior of their pets.”
小题1:The scientists believe dog’s imitative behavior mainly comes from______________.| A．proper rewards | B．domestication | | C．human-dog interactions | D．evolution |
小题2:The best title may be “___________________”| A．Dogs can finish their tasks quickly. | B．Dogs are interesting animals. | | C．Masters always set good examples. | D．Dogs behave like their masters. |
小题3:From the experiment, we know __________________.| A．It took the two groups of dogs the same time to finish the required task. | | B．The dogs that copied their masters finished the required task much sooner. | | C．The dogs that were encouraged to copy their masters finished the task more slowly.. | | D．The dogs that were encouraged not to copy their masters finished the task more quickly.. |
小题4:According to the last paragraph, we can infer ______________.| A．a cruel man can raise a cruel dog | | B．dogs can be influenced by anyone | | C．dogs always behave positively | | D．dogs are the best kind of pets |
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You may have known several kinds of police, traffic police, and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving (节能) policemen?
A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning (空调) no cooler than 26 ℃.
"If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26 ℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer. That"s one-third of all the usage of the city in the season," said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province, are going to follow Beijing"s steps in setting up a similar police team.
From 1986 to 2005, China met 20 warm winters. It means that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving the environmental problems every year.
To introduce a green life to the public, Beijing also held a show on energy-saving technology and productions last week. It attracted lots of attention.
"We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find right ways to do it in our daily lives," said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.
小题1:The job of the energy-saving policemen is ___________.| A．to set the air conditioning cooler | | B．to check the use of energy in public places | | C．to stop people using air conditioning | | D．to make sure that more energy will be produced |
小题2:Beijing will use ___________ million kilowatt-hours electricity in one summer.小题3:Which of the following years" winters were all warm in China? | A．1984-1988. | B．1999-2003. | C．2002-2006. | D．2005-2009. |
小题4:According to Liu Qianguang, ___________.| A．there are few ways to protect the environment | | B．it"s difficult to find good ways to save energy | | C．it"s easy for one to do something good for the environment | | D．it"s not easy for one to do something good for the environment |
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Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.
小题1:Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.| A．will work hard | B．will become heroes | | C．will follow her | D．will achieve her goal |
小题2:The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.小题3:From the passage we know that ___________. | A．there are fewer heroes than before | | B．many common people set examples to us | | C．heroes should be polite, patient and famous | | D．heroes have to do some great things |
小题4:The best title for this passage is ___________.| A．What Heroes Do | B．Who Are Heroes | | C．How Heroes Live | D．Where Heroes are |
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April 27 is a special day in .It"s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day school and go with one of their parents to their work place. By doing this, it can girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a closer look at their parents are doing. This may help them in the future to choose a . Marry experienced a day ofwork at her mother"s office. This helped her her mother"s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future. Schools and many companies the activity, too. Some schools make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be than girls with low confidence． parents can set good examples to their children both at work and at home, then they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
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| 小题3: | | A．talk | B．keep | C．teach | D．make |
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| 小题4: | | A．which | B．what | C．that | D．whom |
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| 小题5: | | A．place | B．school | C．friend | D．job |
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| 小题6: | | A．thank | B．understand | C．praise | D．remember |
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| 小题7: | | A．stop | B．refuse | C．choose | D．support |
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| 小题8: | | A．just | B．never | C．even | D．ever |
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| 小题9: | | A．successful | B．polite | C．friendly | D．honest |
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| 小题10: | | A．Because | B．If | C．While | D．Though |
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Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, 小题1:a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 小题2:
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts 小题3:some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 小题4: For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 小题5:
Gift giving is different in different 小题6:Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 小题7:because many people have enough things and don’t want 小题8: gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 小题9:In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to 小题10:too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things 小题11:some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,小题12:money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that 小题13:When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 小题14:has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts 小题15:this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
| 小题16: | | A．specially | B．especially | C．commonly | D．usually |
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| 小题17: | | A．displays | B．disadvantages | C．disagreements | D．dislikes |
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| 小题19: | | A．same | B．similar | C．small | D．huge |
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| 小题20: | | A．lonely | B．happy | C．sad | D．angry |
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| 小题21: | | A．cities | B．towns | C．provinces | D．countries |
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| 小题22: | | A．else | B．other | C．another | D．else’s |
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| 小题23: | | A．too much | B．much too | C．too many | D．many too |
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| 小题24: | | A．a child | B．a person | C．a guide | D．a chef |
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| 小题25: | | A．spend | B．take | C．cost | D．make |
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| 小题26: | | A．more difficult | B．easy | C．difficult | D．easier |
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| 小题27: | | A．using | B．giving | C．receiving | D．fetching |
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| 小题28: | | A．counts | B．discovers | C．finds | D．invents |
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| 小题29: | | A．who | B．what | C．where | D．that |
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