阅读下列材料,回答问题。(共5题,每题2分,共计10分)
If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破旧的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.
In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(畅销书) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?
Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?
What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?
What did Carnegie do after failing so many times?
Did Carnegie share his success and help people to succeed?
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" for example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It's important to learn the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn't change. Let's see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
"She only likes apples." "Only she likes apples."
"I have seen the film already." "I have already seen the film."
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.According to the passage we know that _____ when we are learning English.
A.we shouldn't put every word into our own language |
B.we should look up every word in the dictionary |
C.we need to put every word into our own language |
D.we must read word by word |
What’ s the writer’s opinion in learning English?
A.It’s difficult to understand different sounds. |
B.It’s impossible to remember the word order. |
C.It’s important to learn the rules in different ways. |
D.It’s easy to learn the rules for word order. |
If the speakers put words in a wrong order, ___________.
A.it must be a right sentence |
B.the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence easily |
C.the meaning of the sentence always changes |
D.the meaning of a sentence must be the same |
Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as "She only likes apples" ?
A.Only she likes apples. |
B.She doesn’t like any fruits but apples. |
C.She likes fruit except apples. |
D.she doesn't like apples. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
A.Different Orders, Different Meanings |
B.How to Speak English |
C.How to Put English into Our Own Language |
D.How to Learn English |
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.It was started to protect the environment.By now,more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities,including Taipei,Shanghai and Wuhan,also support the day.In Beijing,more and more people are joining the campaign.It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work.It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day).The slogan(口号)for the day is,“If we drive for one less day,we can have one more nice day.”
So far.more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support.“We can’t control(控制)the weather,but we can choose not to drive,”said Wu Zonghua,a car club chairman.Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year.In the first quarter of 2007,Beijing only had 52 blue sky days.This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year.Much of the dust comes from the desert,but cars cause most of the air pollution.We must do more for No Car Day.No Car Day was started ___________.
A.to save money |
B.to control the weather |
C.to make the air cleaner |
D.to keep out dust from the desert |
The No Car Day campaign asks Beijing drivers___________.
A.to work hard to get fewer blue sky days |
B.not to work on World Environment Day |
C.to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work |
D.to leave their cars at home for a week each month |
When is World Environment Day?
A.On July 5th. | B.On June 5th. |
C.On September 22nd. | D.On February 2nd. |
Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?
A.It was first started in France in September,1998. |
B.It was first stared in China in 2001. |
C.It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world. |
D.It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing. |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A.More and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs. |
B.People will have one more World Environment Day each month. |
C.More and snore people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing. |
D.The ear club chairman Wu Zonghua won’t drive any more. |
Train No. |
From |
T O |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
|
11 |
Beijing |
Shenyang |
6:35 |
17:50 |
|
186 |
Chengdu |
Taiyuan |
22:50 |
5:05 |
|
271 |
Tianjin |
Beijing |
8:35 |
10:21 |
The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at .
A.5:05 | B.6:35 | C.8:35 | D.17:50 |
We have to spend on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.
A.17 hours and 50 minutes |
B.24 hours and 25 minutes |
C.6 hours and 35 minutes |
D.11 hours and 15 minutes |
If you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you can take the train.
A.No.11 | B.No.185 | C.No.186 | D.No. 271 |
The No.186 train arrives in Taiyuan at .
A.10:50 a. m | B.10:50 p. m |
C.5:05 a. m | D.5:05 p. m |
It takes from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
A.about two hours | B.half an hour |
C.about an hour | D.more than two hours |
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.
A.people drive big cars |
B.people drive little cars |
C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
D.the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____.
A.much smaller than the future one |
B.as big as the future ones |
C.as small as the future ones |
D.bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT TRUE?
A.Big cars cost more. |
B.Big cars are not useful for a long way. |
C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars. |
D.Small cars are slower than big ones. |
The streets will be less crowded because _____.
A.there will be fewer cars in the future |
B.there will be fewer people in the streets. |
C.three kinds of roads will be built . |
D.future cars will be smaller.. |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.
A.there will be too many cars in the future |
B.more and more people will go to cities |
C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower. |
D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
A long time ago there were no donkeys in Gui Zhou. One day a merchant from another part of the country went there and took a donkey with him. Later the donkey got sick and the merchant left it behind and went on his journey. When the donkey was well again, it ran away into the nearby forest.
The tigers in the forest thought that the donkey was a strange animal and they were afraid of it. Whenever it brayed they all ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.
After a few months, the tigers became friendly with the donkey. They played many games with it, but they still afraid of it.
One day the donkey became angry. It kicked one of the tigers with its hind legs. The tigers were very surprised.
“That must be all it can do when it is angry.” They said. Then all the tigers jumped on the donkey and killed it.Why did the donkey stay in Gui Zhou? Because .
A.he got fat | B.he got tall |
C.he got wet | D.he got ill |
Dogs bark, donkeys .
A.brayed | B.mow | C.say | D.shout |
Who became friendly with the donkey?
A.The dogs | B.The tigers |
C.The lions | D.The cats |
What did the donkey do when he was well again? He went .
A.to the river | B.to the tree |
C.into the forest | D.home |
jumped on the donkey and killed it.
A.All the tigers | B.All the dogs |
C.All the donkeys | D.All the lions |