题目
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Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city symbols are not always so well loved by their city leaders. City leaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.
In Bangkok, city leaders have banned(禁止)tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai people’s love for the cheap tuk-tuks over taxis.
In London the city’s first ever mayor(市长)removed the red double-decker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the mayor came up for re-election. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.
As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.
City transport symbols may have a place in their city people’s hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.
小题1: What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?
A.To introduce some city transport symbols. |
B.To explain why some cities are popular. |
C.To talk about modern transport in some cities. |
D.To attract more tourists to visit some cities. |
A.the new mayor loves it |
B.Londoners fought for it |
C.it is an improved transport |
D.it is popular with tourists |
A.Only a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco. |
B.Bangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuk-tuks. |
C.The mayor who sold double-decker buses lost the re-election. |
D.The new mayor will bring back improved double-decker buses. |
A.Modern cities should remove old city transport symbols. |
B.The writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols. |
C.Old city transport symbols face the problem of survival. |
D.Tourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
小题1:选A。主旨大意题。从第一段可以看出不同城市有不同的象征性的交通工具, 有泰国的tuk-tuks; 英国的double-decker汽车等。故A项正确。
小题2:选B。细节理解题。根据第四段最后伦敦的大多数市民都投票选举了答应使用double-decker汽车的竞选人, 而不给反对这种汽车的竞选人投票。由文章最后一句话也可得出同样的答案,故选B项。
小题3:选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话可知在曼谷, 市长禁止这种车的使用, 故B项正确。
小题4:选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句话的句意“尽管这些标志性的交通工具在人们心中占有一席之地, 但是跟不上现代社会的发展步伐。”可推知这些旧的交通方式面临着生存问题。
核心考点
试题【Think of London and you will probably remember the bright red double-decker buse】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italians, however, soon came to “protect” it one after another, until 1861, when it became its own master again.
Facing the blue Mediterranean(地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace of the prince(王子)stands, and Monte Carlo(蒙特卡洛), which is a wonderful place for tourists. Every year, around half a million people from all parts of the world come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.
Believe it or not, Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by French police, and French stands for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is franc, too.
小题1:Monaco is .
A.another name for Monte Carlo |
B.mostly visited by French tourists |
C.surrounded by France |
D.more related to Italy than to France |
A.over 20, 000 | B.20, 000 or so |
C.more than 25, 000 | D.no more than 20, 000 |
A.The national income of Monaco depends mainly on France. |
B.Monaco is famous for having no soldiers or policemen of its own. |
C.Monaco does not have a seat in the UN because it is too small a country. |
D.Monte Carlo City seems more important for the existence of this principality. |
A.the King |
B.the President of France |
C.a member of the royal family |
D.the Emperor |
A language can become extinct when the last person who can speak it passes away. Or more likely when the secondlast person who speaks it dies because then there is no one left to talk to. According to linguists (语言学家) there is nothing unusual about a single language dying out. But what is happening today is quite remarkable. According to the recent statistics, there are approximately 6,000 languages in the world as we speak. Of these, about half are going to die out in the next century.
There are several reasons as to why a language can eventually die out. These range from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, to sociological factors, like cultural assimilation, in which the culture of a minority group is gradually replaced by a stronger one. The former can cause tribes to leave their natural habitat(栖息地) and therefore become fewer and fewer in number. However, it doesn"t happen very frequently. In fact, the latter is a much bigger threat and it is responsible for the extinction of a lot of languages in countries like the USA and Australia. For instance, Chemehuevi is one of the languages which is really close to dying out since its sole speaker is an old, yet healthy, man named Johnny Hill, Jr.
It is very important for as many languages as possible to be preserved. Scientists have been trying to raise people"s awareness on how certain tribes have specific words which cannot be expressed in let"s say English simply because there is no equal meaning. Namely, the Yupik of Alaska have 99 names to describe different layers of ice formation, or how the Tofa of Siberia classify reindeer (驯鹿). In other words, when languages die out, mankind"s wisdom reduces.
On a happier note, there are many famous cases which show what can be done to preserve languages in danger of extinction. In particular, the Maori in New Zealand have created socalled “language nests”: organizations which help children under five learn the language. They provide them with a setting where they are exposed to the language intensively so that they get to realise that communicating in Maori is as natural as communicating in English. There is always, of course, the risk that the children won"t keep the language alive after they have left their “nests”. Nevertheless, hope dies hard.
小题1:What most probably caused the death of languages in the USA and Australia?
A.Habitats were lost. |
B.Natural disasters struck. |
C.Native cultures disappeared. |
D.Foreign languages were spoken. |
A.listing definitions |
B.providing examples |
C.presenting causes and effects |
D.comparing with other opinions |
A.Attempts may not produce the desired effect. |
B.Environment is important in language protection. |
C.People can do little about a language"s extinction. |
D.Measures should be taken in spite of difficulties. |
A.all languages are finally going to die out |
B.human wisdom can be reflected in languages |
C.the protective approaches have proved ineffective |
D.the current situation of languages hardly requires attention |
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, believing that the city"s orphans and shutins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group"s religious affection or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.
Because for many people remembering takes the form of giftgiving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.
小题1:We can learn from the first paragraph that Sweetest Day is ________.
A.sometimes the third Saturday in October |
B.hardly celebrated in Detroit |
C.of equal importance in every part of the USA |
D.getting increasingly popular in the USA |
A.the young and disabled |
B.friends and relatives |
C.orphans and shutins |
D.the sick and aged |
A.Detroit | B.Cleveland |
C.Buffalo | D.Washington |
A.we care | B.we admire |
C.in need of help | D.in trouble |
Durham: Whatever travelers see or don"t see in England, they must see this city, in the northeast, just south of NewcastleuponTyne. No one will forget the sight of its cathedral(教堂)and castle rising together on a steep hill overlooking a loop in the River Wear, which almost surrounds them. The cathedral itself is one of the great medieval(中世纪的,公元476~1500)buildings in Europe.
Liverpool: A port in the northwest of England which possesses a quality that is not found in quite the same way anywhere else in England: the quality of grandeur (壮观). Liverpool has this grandeur in its site on the broad River Mersey (more than half a mile wide) with the houses rising near it; in its great dock buildings, its broad streets, and its two enormous cathedrals.
Edinburgh: It has long been the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is Edinburgh"s important building, controlling the city from its perch on a rock over a hundred meters above sea level. Another important building is the Palace of Holyrood House, begun by James Ⅲ around 1500. Between the castle and the palace is the Royal Mile, which was the center of Edinburgh life before the 17th century and is fascinating to visit now.
小题1:Which is the suitable time to visit Brighton ?
A.Only summer | B.All the year around |
C.Holidays | D.Weekdays |
A.Brighton | B.Durham |
C.Liverpool0 | D.Edinburgh |
A.Around the broad River Mersey you can enjoy the unique quality of Liverpool . |
B.The sight of Durham"s cathedral and castle is probably best seen from the banks of the Riverwear . |
C.The Palace of Holyrood House is much older than the cathedral in Durham. |
D.Edinburgh Castle was built over a hundred meters above sea level. |
A.a travel magazine |
B.a daily newspaper |
C.a chapter of science fiction |
D.a column in the financial press |
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years,these bedbreakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America"s bedandbreakfast inns are old historic buildings.Some bedbreakfast inns have only a few rooms;others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms;others do.
Staving at a bedandbreakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone"s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小题1:Americans like to take a holiday trip ________.
A.all the year round | B.for years |
C.every year | D.every other year |
A.Some Americans like to stay at bedandbreakfast homes instead of at hotels. |
B.The bedandbreakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers. |
C.The bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. |
D.The bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. |
A.It is like visiting someone"s home. |
B.The money they spend there is much less. |
C.They can meet local families. |
D.All of the above. |
A.the travelers needn"t pay anything |
B.the travelers don"t have to pay for the telephone or television |
C.the travelers can meet and talk with the local people |
D.the owners will show the travelers around the area |
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