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ShanghaiMetro
ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystem,andithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopened.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.Bythatpoint,itwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicago“L”.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.
TheLondon
Metro
LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUnderground,eventhough55percentofitliesaboveground.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworld,youcancallitanythingyoulike.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversince.Some3millionpeoplerideeachday,everyoneofthemrememberingto“Mindthegap”.
1.Whichonecanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?
A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetro
C.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR
2.________isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.
C.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR
3.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro________.
A.carriesthemostpeopleeachday
B.istheworld’slargest
C.maybelargerthantheChicago“L”inthefuture
D.isthebusiestintheworld
4.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
1.B。
文中只介绍了莫斯科地铁有吊灯、壁画等一些精美的装饰,其余未提及。
2.D。
在对香港地铁的介绍中提到了turnsaprofit,意思是赚钱。
3.C。
在对上海地铁的介绍中提到了
4.A。
东京和莫斯科地铁每天运载人数分别为将近8万和超过7万。
第三部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
(2012·
福建四地六校第一次联考)
Welovedtoplayhideandseek,andtacklethemanwiththefootball,aswellasmakebelievegameslikecowboysandIndiansorcopsandrobbers.Intheworldofmakebelieve,gunswerecreatedbystickingyourthumbstraightupandextendingyourindexfingerstraightoutwhilecurlingtheotherthreefingersaroundamakebelievepistolgrip.
Ifsomeonepointedhis“gun”atyouandshouted“Bang!
”or“Pow!
”,youwereconsidereddeadandwereobligatedtofalltothegroundimmediatelywithoutmoving.
OnedaywewereplayingcowboysandIndiansdeepinthemountains.ImaginingmyselfasJohnWayne,betterknownastheDuke,Ihadmy“fiveshooter”outandreadyforaction.Iclimbedahugetreetogetabetterviewofwherethe“badguys”werehiding.Climbingsixtoeightfeetofftheground,InoticedGaryBrowning(mycousin)qu
ietlysneakingalong,readytoshootthefirstthingthatmoved.Iallowedhimtomoveinalittlecloserbeforetakingaimandshooting;
however,Iwasdisturbedbytheothersideofthetree.
Turningtoinvestigate,IfoundmyselfstaringstraightdowntheindexfingerofCurtisGibson.“Pow!
”heshoutedfromtheground.PanickedthatIwassofarupthetree,IbeganclimbingdownasfastasIcould.“TheDukehasbeenshotinthefoot!
”Iscreamed.Remember,Iwasobligatedtofall,butIwaseightfeetoffthegroundinatree!
“Bang!
”shoutedGarywhowasnowawareofmyhidingplace.“TheDukehasbeenshotintheshoulder!
”IscreamedasIkeptclimbingdown.“Pow!
Pow!
”AdoubleshotcamefromCurtis.“TheDukehasbeenshottwiceinthecalf(小腿)!
”Isqualled,nearlyreachingtheground.ThenasIwasdanglingfromthelowestlimb,CurtisandGaryemptiedtheirimaginaryammo(弹药)intome.“Pow!
BangBang!
PowPow!
Bang!
”FromjustaboutafootIfinallyfelltothegroundandannounced,“TheDukeisdead!
”
56.Intheworldofcopsandrobbers,ifsomeonefiredatyou,______.
A.youwerenotconsidereddeadB.youneedtofalltotheground
C.youcanclimbupthetreeD.youcanhideandseek
57.Iwasdisturbedbytheothersideofthetreebecause______.
.IwantedtoshootGaryBrowning
B.GaryBrowningwasreadytoshootme
C.CurtisGibsonwaspointinghis“gun”atme
D.GaryBrowningwasmovingtowardsme
58.Howmanytimeswastheauthorshotbeforehewasdanglingfromthelowestlimb?
A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.
59.Theauthordidn'
tfalltothegroundbecause______.
A.hewasshotinthefootB.hewasshotintheshoulder
C.hewastoohighinthetreeD.hewasclimbingdown
56.B 根据文章第二段内容可得出答案。
57.C 根据文章第四段第一句“Turningtoinvestigate,IfoundmyselfstaringstraightdowntheindexfingerofCurtisGibson.”可知,另一边吉普森用枪指着作者,正准备射击。
58.C 根据文章最后一段可判断加里打了作者一枪,而吉普森打了三枪,所以作者一共被打了四枪。
59.C 根据文章最后一段中的“Remember,Iwasobligatedtofall,butIwaseightfeetoffthegroundinatree!
”可判断作者是因为爬得太高而无法倒下。
Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“thestudyofoldthings”.So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon’tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.
Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory—normally,thebacteriaintheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.
In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeaverybigandverythickvegetablesoup—walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisappearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout—ahumanfoot!
Naturally,themencalledthepolice,whothenfoundtherestofthebody.Wasitacaseofmurder?
Possibly—buyitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternalorgans—thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman’sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!
Whywasthismansowellpreserved?
Itwasbecausehewasinaverywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedtheman’sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.
Howdidhedie?
Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled“LindowMan”.Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn’tdoneheavymanualworkinthislife—hecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn’tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.
5.Whichlanguagedoestheword“archaeology”comefrom?
A.French.B.GreekC.Roman.D.German。
6.Theword“these”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_____.
A.lettersB.photographsC.paintingsD.objects
7.Whichofthefollowinghelpedtopreserve“LindowMan”?
A.IceandlowtemperatureB.Bacteriaandoxygen
C.SoilandenergyD.Acidandwater
8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.“LindowMan”wasnamedafterthepersonwhofirstfoundhim.
B.Historiansusuallyusepaperevidence,whilearchaeologistsusehardevidence.
C.“LindowMan”wasfoundbytwoarchaeologistsinthesouthofEngland.
D.“LindowMan”wasgoodatmanualwork.
9.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhatIsArchaeology?
B.ArchaeologyandHistory
C.AnAmazingArchaeologicalDiscovery
D.TheDeathof“LindowMan”
5.B。
从文章第一句可以知道,archaeology这个词来自希腊语。
6.D。
从第一段的最后一句可知,these指的是比较坚硬、不太会损坏或消失的物体,比如人骨或用石头、金属等制作的物品。
7.D。
第四段的2、3两句指出了水和酸在保存Lindowman过程中起了很大作用。
8.B。
Lindowman的发现印证了第一段中作者提出的这一观点。
9.C。
本文主要篇幅讲述了一个具体的考古发现。
皖南八校第一次联考)
WhenmiddleagedAlexquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeaselfemployedwriter,noonecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuilding,setupausedtypewriterandsettleddowntowork.
Afterayearorso,however,Alexbegantodoubthimself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhislivingbysellingwhathewrote.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.
OnedayAlexgotacall
,“Weneedanassistant,andwe'
repaying$6,000ayear.”$6,000wasrealmoneyin1960.ItwouldenableAlextogetaniceapartment,ausedcarandmore.Besides,hecouldwriteinhissparetime.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex'
shead,somethingclearedhissenses.Hehad