When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭), It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages. When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren"t any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.
From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.
But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won"t have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.
小题1:What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?| A．The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata. | | B．Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata. | | C．Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata. | | D．Rickshaws are very useful for the people"s daily life in Kolkata. |
小题2:Which type of transport may you take when the roads flood in Kolkata?| A．A bus. | B．A taxi. | C．A car. | D．A rickshaw. |
小题3:What does the underlined word "ban" mean?| A．make | B．increase | C．forbid | D．collect |
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?| A．The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns. | | B．The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata. | | C．The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven. | | D．The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars. |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B |
短文大意:这篇短文主要介绍了在印度城市加尔各答流行的一种运输方式,黄包车.短文详细的描述了这种运输的方式的好处以及它的社会影响.
小题1:短文第一段主要介绍了在加尔各答乘坐黄包车的一些好处.故选A,黄包车夫帮助当地人运送东西.
小题2:根据第二段and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.描述,可知选D.
小题3:联系上下文描述,可知此处指的是当地政府想要禁止黄包车.故选C,禁止.
小题4:根据最后一段So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw. 描述,可知黄包车仍旧是加尔各答公共交通的一部分,故选B |
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You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means 16 it’s raining very hard I not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18 ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain 19 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a 21 storm．
Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then 24 to earth．
During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25 the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．
| 小题2: | | A．careless | B．blind | C．dead | D．real |
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| 小题3: | | A．hill | B．tower | C．sky | D．building |
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| 小题4: | | A．cats | B．frogs | C．dogs | D．birds |
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| 小题5: | | A．stopped | B．enjoyed | C．began | D．forgot |
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| 小题6: | | A．popular | B．terrible | C．weekly | D．common |
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| 小题7: | | A．divided | B．added | C．changed | D．caught |
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| 小题8: | | A．together | B．alone | C．so | D．almost |
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It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 61 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too, 62. If he notices that he is being looked at, he may 63 uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look 64 up and down in order to 65 if there is anything wrong with you. If 66 goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. 67 can speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are 68. If you wish to draw someone"s 69 , you may look at him or her for more than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot 70 . Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship
between the two people and the certain situation.
| 小题1: | | A．future | B．fear | C．experience | D．exercise |
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| 小题3: | | A．feel | B．smell | C．sound | D．taste |
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| 小题4: | | A．itself | B．himself | C．myself | D．yourself |
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| 小题5: | | A．see | B．guess | C．hear | D．expect |
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| 小题6: | | A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题7: | | A．Ears | B．Eyes | C．Mouth | D．Nose |
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| 小题8: | | A．different | B．difficult | C．tiring | D．boring |
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| 小题9: | | A．direction | B．lesson | C．attention | D．trouble |
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A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.
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| 小题7: | | A．person | B．dog | C．hand | D．action |
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| 小题8: | | A．catches | B．plays | C．throws | D．passes |
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Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.
Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gels its money mainly from business, not oil.
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!
Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree (棕桐树) and is very beautiful.
The city is still an amazing mix (混合体) of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives ( 本地人) by eight to one!
Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot more work to do.”
小题1:Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?| A．To relax | B．To buy oil. | | C．To go shopping. | D．To do business. |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.
B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai.
C Many international visitors come to Dubai every year
D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.
小题3:What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?| A．To be smaller in size than another group. | | B．To be more in number than another group. | | C．To be bigger in area than another group. | | D．To be smaller in area than another group. |
小题4:In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?| A．We should always visit Dubai, | | B．We should learn from foreigners. | | C．We must always remember our past. | | D．We must only think about the future. |
小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．Dubai is growing very fast. | | B．Dubai was a big city before 1966. | | C．Many tall buildings are built in months. | | D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches. |
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