根据短文内容判断(T)误(F)。
Once there was a king(国王) of England who had a large army(军队). He couldn’t get as many soldiers(士兵) as he wanted in England, so many of them came from abroad(国外).And some of them were unable(不能的)to speak English. Whenever the king came to inspect(视察)his army and talked to the soldiers, he always asked the same three questions, “How old are you? How long have you been in my army? Are your parents still alive(活着)?” The officers always made sure that all the soldiers knew the right answers to these questions.
One day the king was inspecting some of his soldiers. He walked down the lines, stopping here and there to speak to one of the men. He stopped in front of the foreign soldiers. This man couldn’t speak English, but he knew by heart(记在心中) the answers to the king’s three questions.
“ How long have been in my army?”
“ Twenty-three years,” said the soldier.
The king seemed surprised,(惊讶的)“And how old are you?”
“ Six months, sir,” was the reply.
The king began to get angry, “ One of us must be mad(疯的),” he said. “Is it you or me?”
“ Both(两个都), sir,” said the soldier.根据第一段Once there was a king(国王) of England who had a large army(军队).可知本句表述正确
根据第一段He couldn’t get as many soldiers(士兵) as he wanted in England, so many of them came from abroad(国外).可知本句表述正确
根据第一段And some of them were unable(不能的)to speak English.可知本句表述错误
根据Whenever the king came to inspect(视察)his army and talked to the soldiers, he always asked the same three questions,可知本句表述正确
根据The king seemed surprised,(惊讶的)和The king began to get angry,可知士兵回答错了国王的问题,故本句表述错误
(安徽)
North American black bears are shy animals.They are fearful by nature,and will usually run away if they see or hear people.Because of this,it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.
In order to study black bears,researchers from New Jersey,the USA,catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep.Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear,take blood to test for diseases,remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age.From these studies,researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey,how long they live,and how many babies they produce.
But in Minnesota,the USA,researchers study bears that are completely awake.The bears know the researchers’voices and they are not afraid of the research team.With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy,researchers can touch them to check their hearts,look at their teeth,and do other jobs.Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.
In both places.the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears.But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different.In the first paragraph,we can learn that North American black bears are________.
A.shy and fearihl animals |
B.not found today |
C.well known to scientists |
D.not afraid of people |
The word“remove”in the second paragraph probably means________in Chinese.
A.拔下 |
B.移植 |
C.清洗 |
D.修补 |
Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?
A.The age. |
B.The way of their communication. |
C.The weight. |
D.The number of babies they produce. |
In the Minnesota studies,researchers________.
A.can never get close to the bears |
B.study the bears while they are asleep |
C.use grapes to make the bears full |
D.learn a lot about the bears’everyday lives |
What do the two studies have in common?
A.Research places. |
B.The main purpose. |
C.Research methods. |
D.Cnllected information |
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People all over the world enjoy sports.________
Some people like playing games by themselves,but some enjoy watching others play.They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets to watch games.________When“their teams” can’t win the game,they are even sadder than the players themselves.
Sports change with the seasons.______Most people’s favorite sport in summer is swimming and skating is usually a winter sport.
Sometimes people play games inside the room,and sometimes they play outside.______
Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere like them.Football,for example,is very popular in the world.Men and women,the old and the young all like it.People from different countries cannot understand each other._______
A.People play different games in different seasons. B.But after a game they often become good friends. C.Sports are good for people’s health and sports make people strong. D.They usually have“their teams”or“their players”. E.We can watch sports here and there. |
(重庆)
Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27,1907.Her mother,Maria Carson,had been a schoolteacher.She loved books.She also loved nature.She showed Rachel the beauty of nature.She also taught Rachel a deep love for books.As a quiet child,Rachel liked to read and write stories.At a very early age,she decided she wanted to be a writer some day.Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old.
Her first book.Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941.In 1948,Miss Carson began working on another book,The Sea Around Us.She always researched carefully when she wrote.She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us.When the book came out in 1951,it won the National Book Award.It was No.1 on the best-seller list for more than a year.The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous.
Rachel Carson’s most famous book,Silent Spring came out in 1962.In this book,she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂)like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well.Finally,in November 1969,the United States government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者)and writer.She will be remembered by the world.Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________.
A.her father |
B.her mother |
C.her sChool teacher |
D.her brother |
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________.
A.she was very young |
B.she was in college |
C.she became a teacher |
D.she became famous |
The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”.
A.增加 |
B.减少 |
C.维持 |
D.翻番 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer. |
B.The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award. |
C.In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment. |
D.The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out. |
B
(陕西)
Shirley Temple,the once-famous child movie star,died at the age of 85 on February 10,2014.She was born on April 23,1928.She was good at acting and dancing.In 1934,she starred(主演)in the movie Bright Eyes.From then on she became famous around the world.Later she starred in other movies and won a Juvenile Oscar in February,1935. For many Americans born in the 1930s and 1940s,Temple was not just an on-screen star but also a close friend in their childhood.She was remembered by the world as the forever“little angel”.An American movie star said,“Little Shirley Temple encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression(大萧条).” |
Shi Li and Cui Jiping are husband and wife.They are disabled.They completed the first Chinese encyclopedic(百科知识的)dictionary for deaf people and people with hearing problems. The dictionary includes words on medicine,education,psychology,law,history and culture about deaf people’s life.This book provides a learning tool for this special group of people and it helps them know about the world more easily. They spent six years and over 1,000,000 yuan on the book.They first collected material for the book by themselves,then they invited a lot of experts(专家)across the country to write. The book is warmly welcomed by the deaf.One of the readers said,“The book shows that we’re not alone.We can have our own way to communicate with the world.” |
Temple won the Juvenile Oscar in________.
A.1928 |
B.1934 |
C.1935 |
D.1948 |
From the passage we know that Temple________.
A.was not good at dancing |
B.began to star in her first movie when she was ten years old |
C.was unfriendly to her fans |
D.encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression |
According to the passage,Shi Li and Cui Jiping________.
A.are disabled people full of love |
B.wrote many famous books |
C.finished the book by themselves |
D.live a very poor life |
Which of the following is TRUE about the book?
A.It is the flint world encyclopedic dictionary. |
B.It can help deaf people know about the world more easily. |
C.It took them sixteen years to finish the book. |
D.It includes medicine and art about the life of deaf people. |
Some Adviee on Travel 1.Forget Fashion(时尚)!Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys. 2.Traveling on trains and buses can be boring,so take a good book to read. 3.If you’re going somewhere cold,remember to take your warm clothes! 4.If you are going somewhere sunny,remember to wear sun block(防晒霜)and sunglasses. 5.Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments. 6.Be careful with your things whenever you go to busy places,like a train station.There are often thieves there! 7.Always leave room in your bag for buying presents on the way home, 8.Most countries have lower prices for students,so if you are a student,take your student card with you. 9.If you travel abroad,remember to take your passport(护照).Whatever you do,don’t lose it! |
If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer,you should take________with you.
A.warm clothes and sports shoes |
B.sunglasses and sun block |
C.fashionable clothes and a big bag |
D.some fruit and drinks |
According to the passage,________is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调)while you are on a train or a bus.
A.taking a camera |
B.reading a good book |
C.listening to music |
D.sleeping for some time |
You must always________while you are at some busy places because there are often thieves there.
A.put your things away |
B.look after your things well |
C.give your things away |
D.get your things ready |
If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling,he should show________to the shop assistant.
A.prices |
B.his things |
C.his passport |
D.his student card |
The underlined word“capture”in this passage means________.
A.拍摄 |
B.感受 |
C.抓住 |
D.控制 |