游客
题文

From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.
We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except         .

A.the heaviest fruits and vegetables B.the smallest people and animals
C.the strangest people and things D.very ordinary people and things

The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for           .

A.50 years B.76 years C.600 years D.1000 years

Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because       .

A.their names be kept in the world records.
B.their names could be seen by the whole world.
C.they could meet more people all over the world.
D.they could be known as the greatest by the world.

Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A.Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain.
B.More than four thousand records are broken each month.
C.The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954.
D.The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday.

The writer of this passage wants to         .

A.tell us the strangest records in the world
B.show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records
C.give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records
D.let us know the most interesting things in the world
科目 英语   题型 阅读理解   难度 中等
知识点: 说明文
登录免费查看答案和解析
相关试题

Hello! My name is Joy. I’m a girl(女孩).I’m eleven. I’m in Class Eight, Grade Seven. This is my friend Joan. She is twelve. She is a high school student(中学生).She is in Class Seven, Grade Eight. Miss White is my English teacher, and her English teacher is Miss Green. Look! Who’s that? Oh, she’s my mom. She’s a Chinese(语文,中文)teacher.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
is in Class Eight, Grade seven.

A.Joan B.John C.Joy D.Jo

Joan is Joy’s(乔伊的).

A.teacher B.friend C.student D.mom

Joan is .

A.eleven B.twelve C.thirteen D.fourteen

Joy’s English teacher is .

A.Miss White B.Miss Green C.Joy’s mom D.Joan

Joy’s mom is .

A.an English teacher B.a friend C.a student D.a Chinese teacher

Hi! My name is Huang Yongmei. I’m from China. My English name is Ann. I’m twelve years old. I’m in Class 6,Grade7. Alice is an English girl(女孩).She is eleven years old. We are in the same grade. She is in Class 2,Grade 7. We are not in the same class ,but we are good friends.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。5分)
Ann is from America.(
Huang Yongmeyears i is in Class .
Alice is 12 old.Six
Alice is from England.
Ann and Alice are not in the same class.

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.
On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and perch(鲈鱼)with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵)and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset, then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a perch . The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish. Then the father lit a match(火柴) and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.--- two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
"You'll have to put it back, son," he said.
"Dad!" cried the boy.
"There will be other fish," said his father.
"Not as big as this one," cried the boy.
He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could know everything by his father's clear voice that the decision could not be changed. He slowly worked the hook(钩) out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.
The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father's cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
He was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish---again and again---every time he comes up against a question of ethics(道德规范).
When did the story happen?

A.Early morning B.Late afternoon C.Late night D.In the bass season

Why did the father ask his son to put the perch back?

A.Because the father disliked the perch.
B.Because the father was afraid of being fined.
C.Because the ethics must be observed.
D.Because the son was more experience in fishing than his father.

When does the architect (the father’s son) think of that perch put back?

A.When he takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
B.When he builds many famous buildings.
C.When he pays a visit to his old father.
D.When he faces some problems about ethics.

Which word can not be used to describe the boy’s father?

A.honest B.unselfish C.serious D.generous

From the passage, we can learn _________.

A.how we can get the handsome fish
B.how we master some skills of going fishing
C.how we understand our parents’ words is very important
D.how we do things in good and right ways.

Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign.
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaignhas got more and more popular during the past year all over China. It calls on people to reduce food waste.
China in these years had serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous(大方的). Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker (贴花). People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.x k b 1 . c o m
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?

A.The helped each other with homework.
B.They opened a restaurant together.
C.They volunteered for a campaign.
D.They collected money from customers in restaurants.

The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to_____.

A.do volunteer work
B.Work part time in restaurants.
C.cut down on food waste.
D.wash your plate after dinner.

From Paragraphs 4-5,we learn that______.

A.wasting food is a serious problem in China.
B.Chinese people waste the most food in the world.
C.Chinese people want to show off that they are rich.
D.most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table.

Which is true according to the passage?

A.Chinese people waste lots of food because they have enough money.
B.more and more people join the Clean Your Plate Campaign.
C.In a restaurant in Beijing ,if you get ten stickers, you can enjoy a free meal.
D.It’s easy to finish the Clean Your Plate Campaign.

When you cough or sneeze, you’d better turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. And then, you should say, “Excuse me.”
This seems so simple, but it is surprising how many kids have never been told to do this. Actually, I notice adults all the time who cough and sneeze in public without placing a hand over the mouth. One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hands, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. If not, they will be passing those germs(细菌)along to everything and everyone they touch.
If you come to a door and someone is following you, hold the door. If the door opens by pulling, pull it open, stand to the side, and allow the other person to pass.
After a few weeks of seeing kids try to get through doors in the school and watching them enter restaurants as the door hit other people, I knew I had to discuss the problem with my students. Teaching them small acts of kindness, such as letting someone else go through a door first as they hold it open, may seem unimportant, but it can go a long way toward helping students realize how to be polite and think others. Once they’ve been told, they’re halfway there.
When we have to go up moving stairs, we will stand to the right. That will give others who are in a hurry a choice of walking up the left-hand side of the moving stairs. When we are going to enter a lift, the underground, of a doorway, we will wait for others to exit before we enter.
After college when I moved to London, I was surprised at how polite everyone was in the subways. I was even more touched when I traveled to Japan. In both places, people made effort to make way for others. On moving stairs, everyone stood to the right and walked to the left. On lifts, everyone would stand over to the side and allow others to exit before they would begin to enter.
When you cough or sneeze, you should _________.

A.touch everything B.cover your mouth
C.point out to the kids D.pass the germs to others

If you come to a door and someone is following you, you’d better ________.

A.hold the door B.pass through C.close the door D.stand to the side

From the passage we can know the writer is a _________.

A.doctor B.traveler C.parent D.teacher

The passage is mainly about _________.

A.the rules of behavior in public
B.the ways of communication
C.the acts of kindness among people
D.the knowledge of social life

Copyright ©2020-2025 优题课 youtike.com 版权所有

粤ICP备20024846号