Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。 But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Them people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire. As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire. About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful. 小题1:A spark can _________.A.fire any leaves | B.burn anything | C.burn dry leaves | D.keep fires burning | 小题2:We can also get a fire by _________.A.making a hole on a big piece of wood | B.putting a smaller stick into the hole | C.turning the stick hard for a while | D.doing all the above together | 小题3:Matches have been used _________.A.for about two thousand years | B.for about two hundred years | C.since people began to use fire for cooking | D.since people used the heat from the sun. | 小题4:From this passage we know _______.A.using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fires | B.people don’t use matches any more since they had electric fire starters | C.today there are only two ways to make fires | D.some forest fires happen from lightning | 小题5:Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _________. a. with a match b. from the sun c. from lightning d. by rubbing e. with an electric fire starter.A.d ,b, c, a,e | B.d, c, b, a, e | C.c, d, b, a, e | D.c, b, d, a ,e |
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小题1:C 小题2:D 小题3:B 小题4:D 小题5:C |
文章介绍了人类使用火的过程。 小题1:C 细节题。根据第四行The spark could fire dry leaves.说明C正确。 小题2:D 细节题。根据第一段最后三行They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again.说明ABC都是具体步骤,D是最全面的。 小题3:B 细节题。根据最后一段第一句About two centuries ago,可知B正确。 小题4:D 推理题。根据文章第一句Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。说明有时候闪电会导致火,那么也有可能导致森林大火。故D正确、 小题5:C 排序题。根据文章内容,人们先是通过闪电,接着摩擦生火,然后是通过阳光,后来是火柴,最后是an electric fire starter,故C正确。 |
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People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 21 . Most people in Britain live in houses 22 flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can 23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is 25 for himself or herself and for invited friends. People usually like to 26 their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 27 around you; on the train you may have 28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was traveling on a 29 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had 34 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He 35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !
小题1: | A.helpful | B.personal | C.necessary | D.useful |
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小题2: | A.rather than | B.as well as | C.as a result of | D.or rather |
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小题3: | A.buy | B.leave | C.paint | D.offer |
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小题4: | A.make | B.clear | C.like | D.prepare |
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小题5: | A.only | B.already | C.ever | D.even |
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小题6: | A.marked | B.decide | C.choose | D.keep |
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小题7: | A.towels | B.sands | C.papers | D.flags |
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小题8: | A.found | B.given | C.put | D.stored |
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小题9: | A.plane | B.train | C.way | D.street |
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小题10: | A.matter | B.weight | C.light | D.space |
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小题11: | A.angry | B.hurt | C.fearful | D.busy |
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小题12: | A.right | B.only | C.small | D.whole |
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小题13: | A.the table | B.his case | C.the seat | D.his side |
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小题14: | A.invaded | B.shut | C.separated | D.shared |
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小题15: | A.hesitatingly | B.immediately | C.slowly | D.calmly |
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish. The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children. In fact, he had to teach himself all he knew. He worked for a time as junior clerk in a lawyer"s office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later in parliament, for London newspapers. His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England. He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England society, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice and inhumanity(不人道) of the bourgeoisie(布尔乔亚阶级). Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end. 小题1:Dickens only received a little formal education because______.A.he wanted to teach himself | B.he wanted to work and made a lot of money | C.he was too poor to afford any more formal education | D.he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist | 小题2:According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was________. A.just | B.poor | C.comfortable | D.unsatisfying | 小题3:Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?A.Oliver Twist | B.The Pickwick Papers | C.A Tale of Two Cities | D.Great Expectations | 小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true?A.He didn"t go to school at all. | B.He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them. | C.He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old. | D.He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor. | 小题5:It can be inferred from the passage that________.A.Dickens had a miserable childhood | B.Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer | C.Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular | D.Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor |
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A school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few 16 . Each tomato will be given a name of a person that the child 17 , so the number of tomatoes that a child will put in the plastic bag will depend on the number of people the child hates. So when the day came, every 18 brought some tomatoes. Some had two; some three while some up to five tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to 19 with them the tomatoes in the plastic 20 wherever they go. Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the 21 smell let out by the rotten tomatoes. Besides, those having more tomatoes had to carry 22 bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. The teacher asked: “How did you 23 while carrying the tomatoes with you for 1 24 ?” The children let out their frustrations and started 25 of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and 26 tomatoes wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the 27 . “This is exactly the 28 when you carry your hatred(憎恨) for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred will pollute your 29 and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten tomatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?” So 30 others is that best attitude to take!
小题1: | A.potatoes | B.peaches | C.apples | D.tomatoes |
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小题2: | A.likes | B.wants | C.knows | D.hates |
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小题4: | A.carry | B.watch | C.eat | D.enjoy |
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小题6: | A.uncertain | B.unhealthy | C.unpleasant | D.unimportant |
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小题7: | A.heavier | B.larger | C.better | D.dirtier |
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小题8: | A.feel | B.survive | C.manage | D.know |
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小题9: | A.month | B.year | C.fortnight | D.week |
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小题10: | A.thinking | B.complaining | C.approving | D.dreaming |
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小题11: | A.tasty | B.bitter | C.smelly | D.salty |
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小题13: | A.advice | B.situation | C.information | D.notice |
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小题14: | A.hands | B.schoolbags | C.mouth | D.heart |
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小题15: | A.forgiving | B.understanding | C.knowing | D.admiring |
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A student went to college(大学) after_41_ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography. _42_after taking the first lecture on the first day, he did not go to class any_43_. The teacher noticed that this student was _44_ absent (缺课) and thought that he had changed to_45__class. He was very_46_when he saw the boy"s name on the list(名单) of students __47_ wanted to take the geography examination _48_ the end of the year. The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered__49__he had taught, and he was eager(急切) to see_50__this student answered the questions. He expected that his answer would be very_51__. But when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in it.__52__ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper__53__, but was still not able to find__54___one mistake, so he sent__55___the student to ask him about his work.. When the student had__56___the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper.__57___ is that?” “Oh, I"m sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized __58___I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake___59___I had not been confused(弄糊涂) by your ___60___lecture.”
小题1: | A.having | B.taking | C.passing | D.failing |
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小题3: | A.much | B.many | C.long | D.longer |
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小题4: | A.always | B.once | C.never | D.sometimes |
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小题5: | A.another | B.the other | C.other | D.others |
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小题6: | A.angry | B.happy | C.sorry | D.surprised |
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小题9: | A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
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小题13: | A.two rimes | B.twice | C.once | D.again once |
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小题14: | A.more than | B.other | C.the other | D.more |
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小题16: | A.reached to | B.arrived to | C.arrived | D.come into |
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小题19: | A.unless | B.if | C.because | D.as |
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小题20: | A.first | B.last | C.latest | D.certain |
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Mr. Backer is a kind-hearted man. Once he gave some food to a poor woman . Mr White, the boss of the restaurant, found it and became angry. He often gave the leftovers(剩饭菜) to some poor workers. Mr. Backers lost his work for it. It was difficult for him to find work in the small country though he was an able cook. The war made all stop. Children couldn"t go to school, most shops were closed, even some farmers were hungry. Some people were made to leave their houses and they had to find the safe places. It was an autumn night. Mr Backer hadn"t any food to eat and went to bed, but he couldn"t fall asleep, because he was very hungry . suddenly he heard a noise in his room. He saw a man looking for something useful there. He said nothing and watched it carefully. At last the man took a few old clothes out of a broken paper box and took them away. He got up from his bed quickly and followed him gently(文雅地), with his quilt on his back. The man didn"t find him and went into a small and wet house. Mr. Backer also went in and saw there was nothing in the room. The thief(贼) saw him and was surprised. He asked, “What did you come here for?” “You have carried my things here,” said Mr. Backer. “I have to move here, too!” 小题1:Mr White sent Mr. Backer away because .A.he couldn"t cook | B.he didn"t work hard | C.he didn"t like him at all | D.he gave some leftovers to the poor woman | 小题2: , so the people in the small country got into trouble.A.The war broke out(爆发) | B.It didn"t rain | C.Children couldn"t go to school | D.Shops and factories were closed | 小题3:Mr. Backer couldn"t go to sleep because .A.the weather was cold | B.the weather was hot | C.he was hungry | D.he was ill | 小题4:Mr. Backer said nothing when the thief went into his room because .A.he wanted to send him to the police station | B.there was nothing expensive there | C.he was afraid the man could hurt him | D.he hoped the man could help him | 小题5:The underlined word “quilt” in this story means . |