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Supergrandmothersafetyhome
Afterbattlingmanyterrifyingmoments,JenniferMurrayisnowsafelybackandcelebratingbecomingthefirstwomantocircletheglobealonebyhelicopter.“Mygoalwastocreateaworldrecordandhaveanadventure,”shesaid.“However,Ididn’twanttodothiswithoutraisingmoneyforcharityaswell.”Herjourneyraisedoveronemillioneuros(欧元)foracharity.
AnotherfirstforHalle
ActressHalleBerryhadmadehistorybybecomingthefirstAfricanAmericantowinanOscarforBestActress,followingherperformanceinMonster’sBall.BorninOhio,Berryhadatoughchildhood,butsuccessasbeautyqueenattheageofseventeengavehertheopportunitytoescape.ShewasthefirstAfricanAmericantopresenttheU.S.A.intheMissWorldCompetition.However,shehasalsoreceivedwarmpraiseforheractingskills.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文。
文章介绍了在不同领域获得成功的四位女性。
1.WhatdoweknowaboutFabiola?
A.ShewasbornintheUnitedStates.
B.ShewaswelcomeinEuropeforyears.
C.SheledherteamatYahoo!
tosuccess.
D.Sheworkedforafinancialnewspaper.
C 解析:
细节理解题。
根据BusinessawardforFabiola部分中介绍的AsmanagingdirectorofYahoo!
,shetooktheorganizationfromatinyoperationtoabigworldwidecompany.可知,Fabiola领导着她的团队走向成功。
2.Whoisafootballperformer?
A.FabiolaArredondo. B.RicardinhoNeves.
C.JenniferMurray.D.HalleBerry.
B 解析:
根据Juggler(玩杂耍的人)breaksworldrecord部分中介绍的RicardinhoNeves(Brazil)juggledaregulationfootballnonstopfor19hours15minutes31seconds以及小标题中的Juggler可知,RicardinhoNeves是个花式足球表演者。
3.WhatcanwelearnaboutJennifer’sglobaljourney?
A.Itwasalwayssafe.
B.Itmadeaworldrecord.
C.Itcostonemillioneuros.
D.Itwassponsoredbyacharity.
推理判断题。
根据Supergrandmothersafetyhome部分中介绍的JenniferMurrayisnowsafelybackandcelebratingbecomingthefirstwomantocircletheglobealonebyhelicopter可知,Jennifer创造了世界纪录。
B
Istillclearlyrememberthatday.Iwasonthesideoftheroadforaboutfourhourswithmybigjeep.Iputsignsinthewindowsthatsaid,“Needajack(千斤顶).”
AsIwasabouttogiveup,atruckstoppedandamangotoff.Helookedatthesituation,madeajudgmentandwentbacktotakeajack.Afterabouttwohours,wefinishedthejobwithsweats.Wewerebothdirty.Hiswifetookalargebottleofwaterforustowashourhands.
Itriedtoput$20intheman’shand,buthewouldn’ttakeit,soIwenttogiveittohiswifequietly.Iaskedtheirlittlegirlwheretheylived.ShesaidtheylivedinMexico.TheywereinOregonnow,soMommyandDaddycouldpickcherriesforthenextfewweeks.Afterthat,theyweregoingtopickpeachesandthengohome.
AfterIsaidgoodbyeandstartedgoingbacktomyjeep,thegirlrantomeandhandedmeatamale(玉米粽子)forlunch.Ithankedthemagainandwalkedbacktomyjeep.WhenIopenedthetamale,whatdidIfindinside?
My$20!
Irantothetruckandtheguyrolleddownhiswindow.Hestartedshakinghishead,smiledandsaidinEnglish“Todayyou,tomorrowme.”Thenhedroveaway,withhisdaughterwavingtomefromtheback.
Thisfamily,workingonaseasonalbasiswheretimeismoney,tookacoupleofhourstohelpastrangerwhileotherspassedbyquietly.
SincethenI’vehelpedmanypeopleliketheMexicanfamily.Ididn’taccepttheirmoney.EverytimeIwasabletohelp,IfeltasifIwasputtingsomethinginthebank.
【解题导语】 本文叙述了“我”的车子出现了问题,一个墨西哥家庭无私地帮助了“我”的故事。
在他们的影响下,“我”也开始无私地帮助别人了。
4.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.
A.theMexicanmancouldn’tspeakEnglish
B.theauthor’sjeepbrokedownontheroad
C.theMexicanfamilycametoOregonforavisit
D.$20wasasmallamountfortheMexicanfamily
根据第一段的Iwasonthesideoftheroadforaboutfourhourswithmybigjeep.Iputsignsinthewindowsthatsaid,“Needajack(千斤顶).”可知,作者的车坏了。
5.Whydidtheauthorhandthemoneyquietlytotheman’swife?
A.BecausetheMexicanmanhadrefusedtoacceptit.
B.BecausetheMexicanman’swifeneedn’twashherhands.
C.BecausetheMexicanmanwasbusywashinghishands.
D.BecausetheMexicanman’swifewasinchargeofmoneyattheirhome.
A 解析:
根据第三段的Itriedtoput$20intheman’shand,buthewouldn’ttakeit,soIwenttogiveittohiswifequietly.可知,那个墨西哥男人不要作者的钱,所以作者想秘密地给那个男人的妻子。
故选A项。
6.TheMexicanmanhelpedtheauthorbecausehethoughtthat.
A.itwascompletelywrongforotherstopassbyquietly
B.itwasquiteeasytohelptheauthorrepairthejeep
C.itwaspossiblethateveryonemightgetintotrouble
D.theauthorwasapolitestrangeranddeservedthehelp
根据第四段的Hestartedshakinghishead,smiledandsaidinEnglish:
“Todayyou,tomorrowme.”可知,他认为今天你遇到困难,明天我可能遇到困难,大家都可能遇到困难。
故选C项。
7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.TheMexicanfamilylivedaricherlifethantheauthor.
B.Whatmadetheauthorcrywasthetamalegivenbythegirl.
C.TheMexicanfamilydidseasonalworkinOregonlastyear.
D.TheauthorwasinspiredtohelpothersbytheMexicanfamily.
D 解析:
根据最后两段的内容可知,作者在这个墨西哥家庭的影响下也开始经常帮助别人。
故选D项。
C
Textingwalkersaren’tjustanannoyancetootherwalkers,Australianresearchersarmedwithmoviespecialeffectstechnologyhavedeterminedscientificallythatthey’rethreatstothemselves.Usingmotioncapturetechnologysimilartothatusedforfilms,researchersconcludedthattextingwhilewalkingnotonlyaffectsbalancebutalsotheabilitytowalkinstraightline.
“Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkinthemorning,”saidthestudycoauthorHoorn,“buttheymaynotknowithasaseriouseffectonthesafetyofthemselves.”Otherfactshavealsoprovedthis.AtouristfromTaiwanwalkedoffapiernearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebook,bringingasuddenandicyendtoapenguinwatchingvisit.Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.
TheAustralianstudyinvolved27volunteers,athirdofwhomadmittedhavingknockedintoobjectswhiletexting.Theywereaskedtowalk8.5metersthreetimes—oncewithoutphones,oncewhilereadingtextandoncewhilewritingtext,wheneightcamerasrecordedtheiractions.
Theyfoundthevolunteersusingthephonewalkedslower,and,moreseriously,theylockedtheirarmsandelbowsinlike“robots”,whichforcedtheirheadstomovemore,throwingthemselvesoffbalance.“Inapedestrian(步行的)environment,inabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidents,”saidMr.Hoorn.“Thebestthingtodoistostepasideandstop,orkeepoffthephone.”
Authoritiesworldwidehavetakennote.SignsonHongKong’ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.PoliceandtransportauthoritieshavehighlightedthedangerinSingapore,wheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrecentlydeclaredcellphonedistractedroadcrossingas“badhabitNo.2”contributingtotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU.S.states,includingNewYorkandArkansas,areconsideringbansonwhatthey’recallingphonejaywalking.
【解题导语】 短信是人们平时交流的方式,但是走路的时候发短信,往往会带来一系列交通安全问题。
所以有些国家为了避免交通安全事故的发生,就走路发短信进行了立法。
8.Accordingtothepassage,peopletextingwhilewalkingusually.
A.donotinfluenceotherwalkers
B.doharmtotheireyes
C.putthemselvesindanger
D.canstillwalkstraight
根据第二段中的Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingto...havealsoprovedthis.可知,一边走路一边编辑短信对人们的安全有影响,会使人处于危险之中。
9.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“wrappedup”inParagraph2?
A.absentminded B.annoyed
C.confusedD.absorbed
词义猜测题。
根据第二段中的Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.可知,这个人径直走进了购物中心前的喷泉中,由此可知他太专注于自己的手机而没有注意到危险。
10.AbouttheAustralianstudy,weknowthat.
A.thevolunteersusingphoneswhilewalkingmovednormally
B.tenvolunteersadmittedhavingbumpedintothingswhiletexting
C.thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroupsduringthestudy
D.textingwalkersareexposedtogreaterpossibilityoftrafficaccidents
根据第四段的Inapedestrian(步行的)environment,inabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidents可知,边走路边编辑短信使步行者不能直线行走,增加了他们遭遇交通事故的可能性。
11.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat.
A.actionshavebeentakenagainsttextingwhilewalking
B.HongKong’ssubwaysystemforbidstextingwalkerstotakethetrain
C.NewYorkhasmadelawstobanphonejaywalking
D.cellphonedistractedroadcrossingisconsideredtheworsthabitinSingapore
根据最后一段中的Authoritiesworldwidehavetakennote.SignsonHongKong’ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.可知,很多地方已经针对这种现象采取了行动。
七选五
LaurieAnnEldridgewasa39yearoldsinglemom.Shewasworkingonherfrontyardgardenwhenshenoticedsomethingstrange—herflowerswerebloomingearly.1.InthecarwasanelderlywomannamedAngelinePascucciwhowasonherwaytothemall60milesaway.
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