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Organizers of a plan persuading celebrities(名人)to lend their voices to “talking bins”believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.
A similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.
Twenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed(安装)in the streets of London and Liverpool next month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example,one near the Royal Opera House will play a “thank-you” message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others,Britain’s Got Talent judge Holden is expected to record the message:“This is Amanda, and this city’s got talent.”
The campaign,entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful,talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain’s streets.
Colette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, “ The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.”
小题1:What is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to “talking bins” aimed at?
A.Attracting passers’-by attention on celebrities. |
B.Encouraging people to use the litter bins to keep Britain tidy. |
C.Making fun of those who won’t keep the streets and parks clean. |
D.Thanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun. |
A.Amanda Holder’ s | B.Michael Palin’s |
C.Janis Kelly’s | D.Nessun Dorma" s |
A.children are most attracted by “talking bins” |
B.different messages will be played due to different streets |
C.Britain is the first city where the experiment on “talking bins” was made |
D.“talking bins” might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain |
A.Lending your voice to “talking bins” |
B.Sing London art organization |
C.A campaign named Bin Thinking |
D.A new experiment on litter bins |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
试题分析:
小题1:推理题,由第一段的第一行Would the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to use a litter bin可以知道鼓励人们用垃圾桶保持英国干净,所以选B
小题2:细节题,由由第一段可以找出Amanda Holden和Michael Palin,在倒数第三段倒数第四行可以找到Janis Kelly,所以选D
小题3:推理题,由文章的主要意思“谈论垃圾桶可以保持干净”,所以选D
小题4:推理题,由本文的中心思想“用声音探讨垃圾桶可以保持干净”,所以选A
点评:本文说明了探讨垃圾可以保持干净,先通读全文,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题,要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。
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试题【Would the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension(停赛)of the team for at least three years.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism(爱国主义).
小题1:According to the author, recently the Olympic Games have ______.
A.created goodwill between the nations |
B.brought about only false national pride |
C.hardly showed any international friendship |
D.put an end to misunderstanding and hatred |
A.permitted to pass | B.considered as reasonable |
C.won by the other side | D.refused to accept |
are finished"?
A.His team would no longer take part in international games. |
B.Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions. |
C.There should be no more Hockey matches organized by the Federation. |
D.The Federation should break up. |
A.how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games |
B.that sportsmen are often against the final decisions |
C.that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship |
D.that unfair decisions are common in the Olympic Games |
A.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved. |
B.Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games. |
C.A game should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. |
D.More and more athletes will compete for their own honor. |
Two additional rooms are scheduled to open in October. The long term vision(想象) is even more expansive. “Our goal in five years is to have 24 rooms from 24 different architects,” says Treehotel co-founder Kent Lindvall.
The first six rooms were designed by five different architects. The Mirrorcube which stands four meters high and four meters wide, and the walls of which are made with a mirrored glass, has drawn widespread attention as it will be attached to a single tree. “It’s an interesting building. You can’t find anything else like this in the world today. It’s unique(独特的),” says Lindvall. “Everything will reflect in it---the trees, the birds, the clouds and the sun in the forest. So it could hardly be seen in the forest. This is untouched forest and we want to keep it the same way.”
Lindvall says the Treehotel’s vision proves a powerful draw, with enquiries(询问) coming in from far and wide. “I think what’s exciting here is that we’re just 60 km below the Arctic Circle. It means there’s a good possibility to have the northern lights in the winter and of course to have the midnight sun in the summer.”
The motto of the Treehotel is “Feel Free in a Tree” and expense will cost up to about $555.50 for two guests in the Cube, which is designed to hold up to four guests.
小题1:The underlined word “expansive” probably means _____.
A.costing a lot of money |
B.covering a large area |
C.requiring knowledge and skills |
D.increasing suddenly and rapidly |
A.everything can reflect in it |
B.it’s large with plenty of space |
C.there is a large mirror wall in it |
D.it has limited effect on local wildlife |
A.The Treehotel is ideally situated to enjoy the natural wonders. |
B.The Treehotel is a great base to explore the many local places of interest. |
C.Travellers can have a relaxed holiday at a reasonable price in the Treehotel. |
D.The six rooms of the Treehotel was separately designed by 6 different architects. |
Sina.com is one of the major Internet portals in China with hundreds and thousands of users, and a majority of celebrities and famous citizens have their microblog accounts on this portal. As recently as six months ago, the website decided to establish a specialized team to prove rumours and provide accurate information for its users. Tan Chao is in charge of the team.
“ Before I took the job, I usually couldn’t identify what information was real and what was fake. But during the process of identification, we discovered that a lot of information was false, including fake photos, fake news stories and rumours that had been spread through microblogs.”
It’s not just website portals which are taking on fact-checking responsibilities, but also a number of civic-minded netizens, who recently set up a Rumour Identification Federation on Sina.com’s microblog system to help netizens identify fake information online.
Dian Zizheng is the team leader of the federation. He says they’ve publicized more than 150 pieces which contradict rumours, which attracted more than 10 thousand visitors within two months.
“We live in an age of new media, so we can’t use the old methods to prove rumours. We can’t wait for the media to prove the facts with related administrative(行政) departments and then release a formal announcement. We can’t allow rumours to run wild and then deal with it, we need to fight rumours while they’re spreading. I think that this is the best way to deal with rumours nowadays.”
Some experts say this displays the advantages of the internet compared to other traditional media. The open platform allows information to be examined and clarified by netizens. But experts like Ding Wengguo,President of the Journalism and Communication College at the China University of Political Science and Law says this self-correction function of the Internet is still quite limited.
“It’s still quite different to tell which information is true in such an open environment by just reading a number of different opinions on the same issue. This is something which we need to pay attention to. If society is flooded with too much false information, and it’s allowed to spread in such a fast manner, then people will be suspicious(怀疑的) of all kinds of information including important information from authorities. It also worsens problems relating to social communications and mutual-understanding, which in turn harms society as a whole.”
Experts suggest that the government should react more quickly in the Internet age. Once a rumour begins to spread, administrative departments should make announcements as early as possible to drive away rumours before they lead to bad outcomes.
小题1:Sina.com decided to found a specialized team to __________.
A.prevent the spread of rumours on the Internet |
B.advance the development of microblog |
C.limit the number of microblog |
D.urge the government to react quickly to the rumours |
A.All the rumours have been spread through microblog. |
B.Sina.com is the most popular internet portal in China. |
C.Traditional media don’t prove rumours to spread. |
D.The photos displayed on microblogs might have side effects. |
A.made up | B.dug out | C.got round | D.given away |
A.Shutting down the website immediately. |
B.Substituting the Internet for traditional media. |
C.Examining and checking while they are spreading . |
D.Making announcements after they are spread. |
A.draw a conclusion | B.introduce a topic |
C.support an argument | D.describe a scene |
A.Negative. | B.Sympathetic. | C.Supportive. | D.Changeable. |
In the early stages of all industries, some companied fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions. To deal with difficult conditions, an alarming number of businesses are developing group buying websites in places like China and India, so the increase of group buying in South Africa is nothing more than a natural progression into the international mainstream.
The group buying concept is fairly new and consumers have accepted this concept because they can now make full use of the rich information available on the Internet. Group buying is convenient and easy so it works. Anyone can view a site, join a mailing list, subscribe to RSS or print out a coupon(优惠券). The current group buying structure offered by the industry leaders works although there are still challenges to overcome.
Perhaps, the future of group buying is tied to the joining together of social media and mobile devices. Mobile devices are with us wherever we go and almost everyone is using some type of social media site like Facebook or Twitter to stay informed. Using GPS and social media technology to provide real time location-specific promotions would be beneficial to every consumer looking for the best deals in town.
Pause for a moment and think about it! What is better than signing on to your phone while having fun in town and you receive a real time information that your favorite shop across the street is offering a killer dial?
The future of the group buying in South Africa is bright and we can expect to see more advanced approaches to this concept in the future. In addition to the technological advances consumers will see the range of promotions expand to include new products and services.
小题1:What does the underlined phrase “phase out of” mean in the passage?
A.Gradually stop | B.Gradually increase | C.Begin to develop | D.Continue to enlarge |
A.China and India are powerful countries |
B.China and India are in difficult economic conditions |
C.group buying is successful worldwide |
D.group buying is an international trend |
A.People have accepted group buying because it’s a new concept |
B.Social media and mobile devices have been joined |
C.GPS and social media technology will be helpful in group buying |
D.Shops usually offer a killer deal when their customers are having fun |
A.pessimistic | B.optimistic | C.objective | D.subjective |
A.The history of group buying |
B.Group buying in South Africa |
C.The feature of group buying |
D.The group buying concept |
On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze offin class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercise. Most Korean students watch TV.
小题1:The report is about ___________.
A.the countries | B.the subjects | C.the students’ lives | D.the high schools |
A.The US | B.South Korea | C.Japan | D.India |
A.26.4% | B.8.2% | C.5.2% | D.48.6% |
A.be half asleep | B.get up | C.eat snacks | D.send emails |
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