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A.nomorethanB.morethanC.nolessthanD.lessthan
注释:
1.giantn.巨人,大力士,巨大的动物或植物,伟人,天才
adj.庞大的,巨大的
Shakespeareisagiantamongwriters.
莎士比亚是一位文坛巨匠。
2.nomorethanadv.只是
morethanenough太多,够多,十二分
lessthan小于,决不
nolessthanconj.正如
答案:
1:
D2:
B3:
D4:
A
阅读理解【2】:
树与环境』
Duringitsgrowth,alargetreetakesinbymeansofitsrootsmanytonsofwater.Yetthetreeretainsonlyaverylittleofthiswater,perhaps1%,inthegrowthprocessofthecells.Therestisgivenoffthroughitsleavesintotheatmosphere.
Thesequantitiesaresignificant.Evenasmalltree,suchasafruit-tree,givesofffourgallonsofwaterintotheaireveryhour.Anoaktree,withperhapsaquarterofamillionleaves,givesoffmorethanathousandgallonsadayinsummertime.
Whenwethinkofawholeforest,thetotalmustclearlybevast,eventhoughtheamountsvaryaccordingtothekindoftree.
Atreecanbeseenasakindofpumpwithtwopurposes.Itisalwayssuckingupwaterfromtheground,whichwouldotherwisebecomefarmorelooselycomposed.Atthesametime,itincreasesthehumidity(湿度)ofthesurroundingland,whichwouldotherwisebemuchdrier.
Treesandfrostsalsoactabreakwater(防水堤)againstrainstorms,which,especiallyonhillsides,wouldotherwisewashawaymuchofthetopsoil,botharoundthetreesandlowerdown.Therichhumus(腐殖土壤)thatformstheflooroftheforestsactsasasponge(海绵).Itholdsfarmorewaterthanthebareearthwouldbeabletohold.
Thewaterthatisnotrequiredbythetreepassesthroughtothesubsoilinanorderlymanner,feedingthesprings,thestreamsandriversofthearea.
Aswellasprotectingthesoilfromthefulleffectofrain,thetreesprotectitalsofromerosion(腐蚀,侵蚀)causedbywind;
forwindcanblowawaybearsoilassurelyaswatercanwashitaway.
习题:
1.“Whenwethinkofawholeforest,thetotalmustclearlybevast,eventhoughtheamountsvaryaccordingtothekindoftree.”Inthissentence,hetotalrefersto__________.
A:
allthetreesinawholeforest
B:
allthewatertakeninbythetreesinawholeforest
C:
allthewatergivenoffbythetreesinawholeforest
D:
bothBandC
2.Thewater_____passesthroughtothesubsoilinanorderlymanner.
requiringnotbythetrees
requirednotbythetrees
notrequiringbythetrees
notrequiredbythetrees
3.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.
TreesandWater
TeesandForests
TreesandSoil
TeesandSurroundings.
1giveoff(散)发出(蒸气),发散(光线)
2significantadj.有意义的,重大的,重要的
3pumpn.抽水机;
打气机;
唧筒
抽气;
打气;
(用抽水机)取水
Abicyclepumpputsairintothetires.
自行车打气筒把空气打进轮胎里。
4otherwiseadv.另外,否则,不同地,别的方式
adj.另外的,其他方面的
5surroundingadj.周围的,附近的
n.[pl.]周围的事物,环境
socialsurroundings
社会环境
railwaysurroundings
铁路周围环境
6require需要
Thefloorrequireswashing.
地板该洗了。
Irequiretwochildrentohelpme.
我需要两个孩子来帮我的忙。
要求
Allpassengersarerequiredtoshowtheirtickets.
所有乘客都必须出示车票。
1C2D3D
PartIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION
SectionAReadingComprehension
Directions:
Inthisparttherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedby20questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4optionsmarkedA,B,CandD,youshoulddecideonthebestoneandmarkyourresponseontheANSWERSHEET.
PassageOne
ThemanofManySecrets------HarryHoudini------wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes-fromprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloatinginrivers,fromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis"
magic"
tricks.
Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagic,orsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.
Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,in1891.HeandhisYorkclub.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudinibrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant,butforalongtimetheywerenotsuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescape,inChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocalnewspapermantowatch.
ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini'
ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffs(手铐)andtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains,buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehimakissforgoodluck-andasmallskeletonkey,whichisakeythatfitsmanylockspassedquicklyfromhermouthtohis.
Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame.Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocaljailofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,thepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?
World-widefame,andanamerememberedtoday.
31.Accordingtothepassage,Houdini'
ssuccessinprisonescapedependson______.
A.hismagictricksandinhumanpowers
B.hisspecialtricksandskeletonkey
C.hisunusualabilityandskeletonkey
D.thisinhumantalentsandmagictricks
32.Inthefourthparagraph,theword"
this"
refersto_______.
A.theprevioussentence
B.thepublicity
C.theplace,Chicago
D.thetime,1898
33.Accordingtothepassage,howdidHoudinigetthekeywhichhelpedhimunlockprisondoor?
A.Hetookthekeyfromhiswife'
smouth.
B.Hiswifepassedittohishandwhilekissinghim.
C.Hiswifegaveittohimbyamagictrick.
D.Hegotitinhismouththroughakissbyhiswife.
34.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous_________.
A.whenhewasabout24
B.whenhewasabout17
C.aftertheyear1894
D.Beforetheyear1898
35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?
A.HoudiniusedtobeafamousmagicianintheUSA.
B.HoudiniwasfirstrecognizedwidelyinChicago.
C.Houdinienteredtheentertainmentworldtogetherwithhiswife.
D.Houdiniowedhisgreatsuccesstohissmallskeletonkey.
PassageTwo
TheannualcampaigntomakeSingapore'
sthreemillionpeoplemorepoliteendedyesterdayandwasimmediatelyfollowedbyanotherdrivetogetthemtobepunctual.
Tardinessisnotyetacriminaloffenceintheislandrepublic,andtheNationalPunctualityWorkingCommitteecanonlyusegentlepersuasion."
Beingontimemeansbeingconsiderate"
saidcommitteechairmanTohWengCheong.Previousdrivesmadelittleheadwayinchangingadeeplyrootedhabitthatseemsoddlyoutofplaceinthisotherwiseefficientcity-state.TardinessatdinnerpartiesisusuallyattributedtoChinesetradition,abeliefthatolderandmoreimportantguestswereexpectedtomakeanentranceaftertheothers.
Meanwhile,officialswillassesstheresultsofthe15thannualcourtesycampaign,aHK$2.4milliondrivetopersuadeSingaporeanstomindtheirmanners.Earliercourtesycampaignsusedposters,films,advertisementsinnewspapersandmagazinestoportrayconsideratebehaviour.Thepublicitythisyearstressedcourtesythroughexamplesofdiscourtesy.Fewcountriesuseelaboratepubliccampaignstochangebehaviourandraisecivicconsciousness.TheyhavebeenawayoflifeinSingaporeformorethan30years.Some,likethecourtesydrive,dealwithbasichabitsandculture.Octoberwasfirstdeclared"
SpeakMandarinMonth"
in1978,anefforttowipeoutregionalChinesedialectsinfavouroftheofficialtongue.
Othersfocusonproblemsoftheday.Thepolicelaunchedadrivein1989tostopabuseoftheemergencyphonenumber999,becauseonecallinfivewasofthenuisanceornon-emergencyvariety.Somecampaignshavebeensosuccessfulthattheyhavebeenfrom3.5percentin1960to1.2percentin1980,andfamilieswhocanafforditarenowencouragedto"
HaveThreeorMore"
.Bytheearly1980s,thegrowthofcampaignsinspiredoneexhaustednewspapercolumnisttosuggesta"
takeyourcampaignsseriouslycampaign."
36.Inthepassage,theword"
tardiness"
(line1,para.2)mostprobablymeans______.
A.punctuality
B.impoliteness
C.dishonesty
D.lateness
37.ThecourtesydrivewaslaunchedinSingaporeto_________.
A.developappropriatepers