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Thesearesomeideasthatsomepeoplecameupwithaboutwhatthelifewillbelikeintheyear2500.
Wewillhaveestablishedabaseonthemoon.Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.WewillhavefoundcuresforAIDSandcancer.Thewarwillhaveendedandpeaceflowsfreelythroughtheland.Kidswilllearnmoreandbesmarterthaneverbefore!
Historywillbethemainsubjectatschool.Cafeteria(自助餐厅)foodwillbedelicious!
Youjustwalkuptoamachine,stickoutyourtongue,anditwillscanyourtastebuds(味蕾)toseewhatyouwanttoeat.
—Kristen
HereIaminthewonderfulyearof2500andlifeissoeasy.Iworkinapetstoreanditissohard!
Ihavetowakeupatmidnighteverydayandflymycartothestore.Ittakessolongtogetthere.Ittakesme20secondstogettothestoreinMississippifrommyhomeinFlorida!
Atwork,Ihavetopush5buttonsandthenIgohome.Ittakes2secondsandthatislikeforever.
—Morgan
Intheyear2500,Ithinkwewillhaveinventedcarsthatrunonthingswedon'
tneedlikegarbage.Tailgaswillsmelllikewhateveryoulikesuchaschocolate.Ialsopredictthatbuildingswillbeabletogointoadifferentdimensionsoyourcarwon'
thitthem.Thecarsin2500don'
tfly,forwehaven'
tgotthattechnologyyet,buttheycanhoveruptosevenfeet.Thesecarsaremadeforspeed!
—Carly
Insteadofcars,wemayhavehoveringdevicesthatfloataround.Wecouldalsohaveelectriccarsinsteadofgas-poweredcars.Foodmightbemorehealthy.WhatIbelieveisthattheenvironmentwillchangethemost.Theenvironmentalchangeswillalsodeterminemanyotherchanges.Ifmorepeopletrytohelptheenvironment,thenperhapsin2500wewillhavemoreforestsandwildlife.Ifpeoplewon'
thelptheenvironment,thenwewillhavenoforestsandlittlewildlifeleft.
—Roberta
21.AccordingtoKristen,whatwillhappenin2500?
A.Englishwillbethemainsubjectatschool.
B.Studentscangotothemooneveryweek.
C.Cafeteriawillreplaceotherrestaurants.
D.AIDSandcancerwilldisappear.
解析:
B 难度:
易。
细节理解题。
根据文章中克里斯滕所说的话“Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.”可知B项为正确答案。
22.Whomainlytellsthereaderofthecarsin2500?
A.Kristen.B.Morgan.C.Carly.D.Roberta.
C 难度:
根据文章中卡力所说的那段话可知,他主要谈到的是2500年的汽车,包括汽车的燃料、废气及功能等,故选C项。
23.Robertathinksthatin2500________.
A.theenvironmentwillhavechangedalot
B.therewillbemorewildlifeandforests
C.theenvironmentwillbeseriouslydamaged
D.carswillrunonsolarpowerandelectricity
A 难度:
根据文章中罗伯塔所说的那段话可知,她所坚信的是环境一定会变化很大,或往好的方面变化,或往坏的方面变化。
B
Walkintoanewsroomofjournalistsandyouwillsmellcoffeebrewingandseepeoplerushingfortheir14thbathroombreakoftheday.Youwillseeabusiness“aboutpeopleandwhytheydowhattheydo,andwhatitallmeans”.
That'
showJackSmith,72yearoldformernewspaperreporterandeditor,describeditto30visitingstudentsfromAuburnandOpelikahighschoolsontheAuburnUniversitycampus.
Whilegrowingup,Smithwaitedeverydayforthemailcarriertopullupinhis1939Fordanddropthenewspaperoff.“I'
dreadandstudyeveryissue,sometimesforhoursonend,”hesaid.Thestoriesanddesignofthepaperbeganhisloveforjournalism.
Hisfirstroutewhenhewenttocollegewasn'
tjournalismthough.Hefirstwantedtobecomeacivilengineeruntilsomeonetoldhimtheamountofmathandphysicsinvolved.Hethenchangedtothebusinessschool,eventuallymakingthemovetojournalism.PaulBurnett,standingonthesameplaceasSmithdidduringhisspeech,inspiredhimwhilehewasincollege.
SmithwalkedupthestepstohisfirstjobattheMontgomeryAdvertiserearning$50aweek.HisfirsttaskwastorewriteanarticleonMartinLutherKingJr.
“Thoseseeminglymeaninglessstoriescouldbejustasimportantasastoryonthefrontpage.”Hetoldthestudentsthatitisajobthatneedshardworkandtheyhavetobeeagertogoanddoallagainthenextday.
“I'
mgladIdidn'
tdecidetobuildtheGoldenGateBridgeortakeWallStreetbystorm,”Smithsaid.Thatwouldn'
thavelandedhimajobthatissonearhisheart.Forhim,thesweatandpaininthelifeofajournalistwaswortheverymoment.
24.WhendidJackSmithfirstbecomeinterestedinjournalism?
A.Whenhewasincollege.
B.Whenheworkedasamailcarrier.
C.WhenhewasattheMontgomeryAdvertiser.
D.Whenhereadnewspaperswhilegrowingup.
D 难度:
由第三段“Thestoriesanddesignofthepaperbeganhisloveforjournalism.”可知,史密斯小时候就期待着送报纸的到来,读了报纸以后被报纸的设计及内容深深吸引,因此对新闻行业产生了兴趣。
25.WhydidJackSmithgiveupbeingacivilengineer?
A.Hewasn'
tinterestedinit.
B.Hewantedtolearnbusiness.
C.PaulBurnettinspiredhimtobeareporter.
D.Hismathandphysicsweren'
tgoodenough.
中。
推理判断题。
由第四段“...untilsomeonetoldhimtheamountofmathandphysicsinvolved.”可推知,史密斯因为数学和物理不够好,因此放弃了当工程师的想法。
26.Whatdidthestudentsprobablylearnaboutjournalism?
A.Itishardandboring.
B.Itrequiresmanytalents.
C.Itshouldfocusonimportantevents.
D.Itdeservespeople'
sloveandhardwork.
由倒数第二段可知,史密斯向学生介绍说看起来没意思的故事可能跟头版的文章一样重要。
而新闻这个行业需要努力工作,需要人们热爱它。
27.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat________.
A.Smithtriedmanydifferentjobs
B.journalismmostlygaveSmithpleasure
C.Smithlovesbeingajournalistfromhisheart
D.Smithwouldhavechosenamoreworthyjob
由最后一段可知,史密斯对新闻行业由衷热爱,从未后悔过没有选择其他职业。
C
TheUnionJackisthenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom.Itissocalledbecauseitcombinestheemblems(象征)ofthreecountries—England,ScotlandandIreland(althoughsince1921onlyNorthernIrelandhasbeenpartoftheUnitedKingdom).
Theterm“UnionJack”possiblydatesfromQueenAnne'
stime,butitsoriginisuncertain.Itmaycomefromthe“Jacket”oftheEnglishorScottishsoldiers;
orfromthenameofJamesⅠwhooriginatedthefirstunionin1603,ineitheritsLatinorFrenchform“Jacobus”or“Jacques”;
or,as“jack”oncemeantsmall,thenamemaycomefromaroyalproclamation(声明)issuedbyCharlesⅡthattheflagshouldbeflownonlybyshipsoftheRoyalNavyasajack,asmallflagatthebowsprit(船首).
TheUnionJackwasoriginallyaroyalflag(whenthepresentdesignwasmadeofficialin1801,itwasorderedtobeflownonalltheKing'
sfortsandcastles,butnotelsewhere);
itistodayflownaboveBuckinghamPalaceandWindsorCastlewhentheQueenisnotinresidence.Onnewsofaroyaldeath,theUnionJackwillbeflownathalf-mast(下半旗).
TheflyingoftheUnionJackonpublicbuildingsisdecidedbytheDepartmentforCulture,MediaandSportattheQueen'
scommand.TheUnionJackisflownongovernmentbuildingsondaysmarkingthebirthdaysofmembersoftheroyalfamily,suchastheQueen'
sofficialbirthday,andonthedaysoftheStateOpeningandprorogation(休会)ofParliament;
itisalsoflownonStDavid'
sDay,StGeorge'
sDay,StAndrew'
sDay,andStPatrick'
sDay.
AlthoughtheUnionJackoriginatedasaroyalflag,itisnowalsoflownbymanypeopleandorganizationselsewhereintheUnitedKingdom.ItsuseasanemblemhasextendedbeyondtheformofaflagandtheUnionJackisfrequentlyshownonotherobjects.
28.ThereasonwhythenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdomiscalledTheUnionJackisthat________.
A.theflagismadeofjacket
B.theflagcombinestheemblemsofthreecountries
C.theflagshowsthesymbolofunity
D.theflagoriginatedfromtheexistenceoftheUnitedKingdom
第一段说到TheUnionJack是三个国家象征的徽记集合。
29.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout________.
A.theoriginofthenationalflag
B.thehistoryofthenationalflag
C.thereasonwhytheUnionJackhasbecomethenationalflag
D.thewayhowtheUnionJackhasbecomethenationalflag
段落大意题。
第二段的第一句为本段主题句。
即讲述TheUnionJack的起源。
30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.OncetheUnionJackwasnotflownelsewhereexceptroyalplaces.
B.TheUnionJackwillbeflownathalf-mastifamemberoftheroyalfamilydies.
C.ManypeopleandorganizationscanflowtheUnionJackintheworld.
D.TheUnionJackcanbeflowninmanyplacesandonmanydaysintheUnitedKingdom.
根据文章第三、四、五段可知TheUnionJack在以前只适用于皇家场合,后来逐渐延伸到很多地方和很多场合。
但它是英国国旗,不是所有人都可以使用。
31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheUnionJackEverywhere
B.TheUnionJackatAnytime
C.NationalFlag,theUnionJack
D.TheHistoryoftheUnionJack
解析:
标题归纳题。
A、B、D三项文章均有说到,但属以偏概全,C项概括了文章的内容,故选C。
D
Statisticsshowthateveryyear,about4millionstudentsfailtopassthenationalcollegeentranceexam.However,asChinarecentlypublicizedstudents’scoresforthisyear’scollegeentranceexam,itseemsthatschools,parentsandsocietyatlargegivemoreattentiontostudentswhosucceedintheexam,fewpeoplecareaboutthosewhofail,theChinaEducationDailyreported.
Somestudents,afterfailingtheexam,cannotgetatimelysupportfromtheirparentsorteachersandbegintodisplaysomeseriousmentalproblems.Howtohelpthesestudentstogetridoftheshadowontheirmindhasbecomeaproblemtobetakenseriously.
First,students’friends,parentsandrelativesshouldoffertheirsympathyandcaretotheminordertocomforttheirheart.Atthistime,parentsshouldnotblamestudentsfortheirfailure,otherwisetheymightbearmorepsychological(心理的)burden.
Secondly,teachersandthewholesocietyshouldalsooffermoresupporttostudentswhofailtheexam.
Lastly,studen