Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that. The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life. “We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.” Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature. In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children. So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power. “We need to motivate children,” said Sabine. When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia. Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more. “Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said. 小题1:Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?A.To inspire their children for the future. | B.To prove a travel without motorized transport. | C.To explore the secret of global warming. | D.To promote Earth-friendly ways of life. | 小题2:They did a lot during the travel except ________.A.build a house with recycled plastic bottles | B.collect rubbish and waste | C.communicate with local children | D.show people how to use energy | 小题3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?A.In the end | B.In a way | C.At the beginning | D.On the whole | 小题4:The best title of the passage can be ________.A.A Swiss family’ journey across the world | B.An eco-friendly adventure across the world | C.We have a long way to make a good travel | D.Nature needs respecting and protecting |
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小题1:D 小题2:A 小题3:C 小题4:B |
试题分析:本文叙述了这对瑞士夫妇,进行了一次环球的环保旅行,其目的在于推行有环保意识,推行环保知识,在他们去过47国家里,他们收集了22吨垃圾,还教当地的人如何使用太阳能,并且指出利用太阳能和风能的重要性。 小题1:细节理解题。根据The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.促进环保的生活方式,故选D。 小题2:细节理解题。根据In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash选项B与短文相符;So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia,选项C与短文相符;taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water选项D与短文相符,故选A。 小题3:词义猜测题。根据the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.最初这对夫妇认为他们将在四年内完成他们的旅行,但现在,七年后,他们相信它可能需要七年的时间,故选C。 小题4:标题归纳题。综观全文可知本文主要讲述了这对夫妇的环球的环保旅行,故选B。 点评:标题归纳题时还要遵循三个原则,即注意题的醒目性、概括性和针对性。醒目性——我们所判断的标题如果放在文章的最前面,应该能使读者一看到标题就对其内容发生兴趣,即,吸引读者的眼球;概括性——指标题应最大限度地覆盖全文,囊括文章的主要内容,体现文章的主题;针对性——我们所选的标题不能偏题,必须指向具体文意,因此也应具备强烈的针对性。 |
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On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 36 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 37 . When she came home she sensed 38 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 39 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been 40 ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 41 . The following Thursday she went out at her 42 time, but she didn’t go to the club. 43 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 44 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 45 . It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 46 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 47 the kettle(壶)of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 48 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 49 _ the water over the hand. 50 __ was heard outside as the 51 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 52 by the sound of running feet. It wasn’t long 53 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 54 at the club for her successful 55 .
小题1: | A.organization | B.party | C.movement | D.club |
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小题2: | A.lonely | B.alone | C.away | D.busily |
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小题3: | A.everything | B.nothing | C.something | D.anything |
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小题4: | A.windows | B.rooms | C.doors | D.gates |
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小题5: | A.found | B.opened | C.taken | D.broken |
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小题6: | A.losing | B.missing | C.leaving | D.disappearing |
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小题7: | A.same | B.spare | C.special | D.usual |
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小题8: | A.Therefore | B.However | C.Instead | D.Again |
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小题9: | A.pushing | B.letting | C.pulling | D.leading |
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小题10: | A.appear | B.follow | C.happen | D.continue |
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小题11: | A.the next moment | B.for a while | C.in time | D.at once |
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小题12: | A.Putting down | B.Laying aside | C.Picking up | D.Taking away |
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小题13: | A.knife | B.hand | C.letter | D.key |
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小题14: | A.spread | B.dropped | C.poured | D.covered |
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小题15: | A.A sad voice | B.A sharp cry | C.A warning shout | D.A strange noise |
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小题16: | A.key | B.kettle | C.door-lock | D.wire |
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小题17: | A.followed | B.caused | C.produced | D.ended |
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小题18: | A.before | B.since | C.until | D.when |
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小题19: | A.surprised | B.admired | C.inspired | D.supported |
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小题20: | A.self-satisfaction | B.self-protection | C.self-respect | D.self-service |
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My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end. The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood. By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there. “I 49 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place. The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!
小题1: | A.booked | B.decorated | C. listed | D.mailed |
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小题2: | A.appointment | B.deadline | C.holiday | D.party |
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小题3: | A.year | B.morning | C.week | D.month |
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小题4: | A.pick out | B.take out | C.figure out | D.find out |
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小题5: | A.complaint | B.conversation | C. discussion | D.quarrel |
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小题6: | A.chatting | B.arguing | C. kidding | D.scolding |
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小题7: | A.gifts | B.secrets | C.husband | D.clothing |
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小题8: | A.food | B.time | C.achievement | D.money |
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小题9: | A.consider | B.ignore | C. accept | D.study |
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小题10: | A.entirely | B.simply | C.mostly | D.suddenly |
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小题11: | A.restaurant | B.office | C.house | D.class |
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小题12: | A.terrible | B.outstanding | C.big | D.missing |
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小题13: | A.opened | B.locked | C.left | D.watched |
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小题14: | A.understand | B.forget | C.know | D.believe |
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小题15: | A.expected | B.dreamed | C.realized | D.remembered |
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小题17: | A.generous | B.honest | C.polite | D.kind |
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小题18: | A.show | B.present | C.return | D.offer |
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小题19: | A.silently | B.carefully | C.gently | D.actually |
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小题20: | A.connection | B.guide | C.recognition | D.closeness |
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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 1 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 2 that he was lost, but he 3 to drive, expecting to find his way or to 4 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 5 . It was a long 6 road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost 7 , he saw in a 8 a tall farmer ploughing the land. He stopped his 9 team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.” “Hello, yourself,” the farmer replied, 10 ploughing. “Where does the horse 11 ? He asked without knowing his languages mistakes. “I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 12 stays right where it is,” said the farmer, 13 stopping his work. “How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little 14 . “Don’t know. I never 15 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 16 . “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I 17 saw.” 18 stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 19 at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much. 20 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”
小题1: | A.signs | B.orders | C.attention | D.direction |
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小题2: | A.realized | B.recognized | C.accepted | D.received |
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小题3: | A.stopped | B.used | C.wanted | D.continued |
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小题4: | A.miss | B.meet | C.look | D.lose |
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小题5: | A.town | B.country | C.capital | D.village |
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小题6: | A.lonely | B.busy | C.dirty | D.crowded |
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小题7: | A.at noon | B.at night | C.raining | D.dark |
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小题8: | A.truck | B.pile | C.field | D.store |
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小题9: | A.strong | B.tired | C.weak | D.tiring |
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小题10: | A.but | B.went on | C.stopped | D.still |
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小题12: | A.always | B.often | C.sometimes | D.seldom |
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小题13: | A.began | B.still | C.without | D.already |
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小题14: | A.clearly | B.lower | C.more loudly | D.more politely |
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小题15: | A.judged | B.measured | C.saw | D.studied |
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小题16: | A.sad | B.lovely | C.friendly | D.angry |
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小题17: | A.ever | B.often | C.even | D.never |
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小题18: | A.Still | B.Not | C.With | D.Finally |
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小题19: | A.gladly | B.immediately | C.in silence | D.excitedly |
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小题20: | A.Really | B.Perhaps | C.Certainly | D.Fortunately |
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I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling 31 for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 32 , and hardly any income. As a result, I 33 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very 34 . Things started to change for me 35 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to 36 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 37 , “Will work for food.” I 38 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in 39 .” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 40 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. 41 when I said that, I didn’t feel right. Three days later, I was driving to 42 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 43 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I 44 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 45 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there 46 three quarters and two pennies. I picked them up and gave them to him. He 47 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it 48 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the 49 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll 50 forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.
小题1: | A.angry | B.grateful | C.sorry | D.strange |
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小题2: | A.problem | B.burden | C.disease | D.debt |
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小题3: | A.continued | B.stopped | C.hated | D.appreciated |
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小题4: | A.rich | B.bitter | C.relaxed | D.pleased |
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小题5: | A.slowly | B.immediately | C.quickly | D.greatly |
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小题7: | A.determination | B.sign | C.child | D.advertisement |
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小题8: | A.ran away | B.turned back | C.passed by | D.sped up |
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小题9: | A.danger | B.love | C.need | D.sadness |
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小题10: | A.life | B.book | C.food | D.smoking |
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小题12: | A.bring up | B.carry out | C.pick up | D.take out |
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小题13: | A.on | B.inside | C.behind | D.over |
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小题14: | A.rolled | B.pushed | C.blew | D.took |
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小题15: | A.reached | B.went | C.knocked | D.shouted |
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小题16: | A.hid | B.stood | C.sat | D.slept |
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小题17: | A.burst out | B.turned up | C.set out | D.stood up |
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小题18: | A.wonderful | B.meaningful | C.possible | D.interesting |
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小题19: | A.plane | B.man | C.woman | D.bus |
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小题20: | A.thank | B.remember | C.respect | D.hold |
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Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music. Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.” Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy"s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal. In 1992 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song. His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world. 小题1:Armstrong was called Pops because he ________.A.looked like a musician | B.had great effect on the world of music | C.showed great interest in music | D.traveled to play modern music | 小题2:What is the third paragraph mainly about?A.Armstrong loved traveling on the Mississippi River. | B.New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz. | C.Armstrong showed great talent for music in his youth. | D.Many great musicians were born in New Orleans. | 小题3:Which statement about Armstrong is true?A.His tale begins in New Orleans. | B.He was born before jazz was invented. | C.He learned popular music at a boy"s home. | D.His music was popular with many people. | 小题4:So many people loved and respected Armstrong because ____________.A.his music had a deep humanity and warmth | B.he had two famous nicknames | C.he and Jazz grew up together | D.his mouth looked like a large bag | 小题5:Which would be the best title for the text?A.The Invention of the Jazz Music | B.The Father of the Jazz Style | C.The Making of a Musician | D.The Spread of Popular Music |
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