What does the word "domestic" mean in Para. 2?A.Energetic. B.Excited. C.Alien. D.Na
第1题
What does the word "disruptive" (Paragraph 3) most probably mean?
A.Naughty.
B.Rude.
C.Bad-mannered.
D.Careless.
第3题
第4题
What does the author mean by "most people are literally having a ZZZ" (Lines 2~3, Paragraph 5)?
A.They are getting impatient.
B.They are noisily dozing off.
C.They are feeling humiliated.
D.They are busy with word puzzles.
第5题
A.A man that may come before the happening of an earthquake.
B.The leading factor that may cause a series of events to occur.
C.Any meaningful sigh that indicates some would-be happenings.
D.An event that may have symbolic or significant nature.
第6题
A man who knows a bit about carpentry (木工术) will make his table more quickly than the man who does not. If the instructions are not very clear, or the shape of a piece is puzzling his experience helps him to conclude that it must fit there, or that its function must be that. In the same way, the reader's sense and experience helps him to predict what the writer is likely to ,say next; that he must be going to say this rather than that. A reader who can think along with the writer in this way will find the text.
This skill is so useful that you may wish to make your students aware of it so that they can use it to tackle difficult texts. It does seem to be the case that as we read we make hypotheses (假设) about what the writer intends to say; these are immediately modified by what he actually does say, and are replaced by new hypotheses about what will follow. We have all had the experience of believing we were understanding a text until suddenly brought to a halt by some word or phrase that would not fit into the pattern and forced us to reread and readjust our thoughts. Such occurrences lend support to the notion of reading as a constant making and remaking of hypotheses.
If you are interested in finding out how far this idea accords with (符合) practice, you may like to try out the text and questions. To do so, take a piece of card and use it to mask the text. Move it down the page, revealing only one
t a time. Answer the question before you go on to look at the next section. Check your prediction against what the text actually says, and use the new knowledge to improve your next prediction. You will need to look back to earlier parts of the text if you are to make accurate prediction, for you must keep in mind the general organization of the argument as well as the detail within each sentence. If you have tried this out, you have probably been interested to find how much you can predict, though naturally we should not expect to be right every time -- otherwise there would be no need for us to read.
Conscious use of this technique can be helpful when we are faced with a part of the text that we find difficult: if we can see the overall pattern of the text, and the way the argument is organized, we can make a reasoned guess at the next step. Having an idea of what something might mean can be a great help in interpreting it.
The author uses the examples of carpentry and reading to show______.
A.the importance of making prediction
B.the similarity in using one's senses
C.the necessity of making use of one's knowledge
D.the most effective method in doing anything
第7题
Magic (魔法)often forces us not to believe our own eyes or even appears to be breaking the laws of physics or nature! The word “magic” has many different meanings. When a bird appears in a hat or when someone declares that he could see into the future—-both can be called magic When a sick person suddenly becomes well or a well person (or even animal) becomes ill, magic is the cause The British author Terry Pratchett uses magic a great deal in his popular Discworld series of books.
Magic has always been used for fun. People enjoy working out in which cup the little ball is or how he knows which card I was thinking of Harry Houdini was one of the first world-famous magicians—famous for escaping from deadly situations. Recently David Copperfield,or David Blane,has become very popular for his uunbelievable abilitiesJ,such as making the Statue of Liberty disappear or rise.
Magical rings and three-headed dogs may not be real, but does this mean nothing magical really exists? Can you always explain how the magician has done the card trick? Maybe it is better not to explain,but to leave a little magic in our lives. Pick a card,any card.
The author explains what magic is in paragraph 1 by___________.
A.giving causes and effects
B.using examples
C.comparing a healthy person with a sick one
D.listing the time of magical events
Who is mentioned as a great escape artist?A.Harry Houdini
B.David Blan
C.
D.David Copperfield
E.Terry Pratchett.
What does the author think of magic?A.It provides people with fun
B.It changes our lives.
C.It explains strange things in our lives
D.It breaks the laws of physics.
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第8题
Language is always changing.The earliest known languages had complicated grammar but a small, limited vocabulary.Over the centuries, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew.For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries gave names to all the new plants and animals they found.In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies.Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast, too.
There are several major language families in the world.Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently.The languages in each family are related, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language.
We learn our own languages by listening and copying.We do this without studying or thinking about it.But learning a foreign language takes a lot of study and practice.
(1).What do all languages in the world have?
A.Complicated vocabularies
B.Single grammar
C.Large vocabularies
D.A system of sounds
(2).What does the earliest known languages have?
A.Different word orders
B.Difficult grammar
C.Difficult vocabularies
D.Easy sound system
(3).What did the English and Spanish people who came to America do?
A.They gave names to different animals
B.They found many new plants and animals
C.They changed the grammar of English and Spanish
D.They introduced new words into English and Spanish
(4).Scientists think that the languages in each family_________________________.
A.are related
B.should be divided differently
C.should be separated
D.are not very different
(5).According to the passage, we learn our own language by_________________________.
A.thinking about it
B.practicing it
C.listening and copying
D.studying it
第9题
1.A parrot can be trained to do all the following but ____.
A、talk
B、help its owner
C、sing
D、create a lively atmosphere
2.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the easy raising of the parrot? ____
A、It eats very little.
B、Its food is inexpensive.
C、It does not need a house sitter.
D、It does not require daily walks as dogs do.
3.The word "tameness" in the passage means ____.
A、the quality of being brave or unafraid
B、the quality of being kind or warm-hearted
C、the quality of being uncontrollable or fierce
D、the quality of being gentle or trained
4.The word "jungle" probably means ____.
A、boundless desert with very little plant life
B、large apartment building with pleasing surroundings
C、wild land overgrown with thick bushes and trees
D、snow-covered mountain top in very cold areas.
5.The writer ____.
A、likes the parrot
B、dislikes the parrot
C、does not like nor dislike the parrot
D、values the parrot highly
第10题
The sport, originated early in the 20th century in France, was prevalent in the 1920s, but became prominent in the 1950s (the British Cyclo-Cross Association was founded in 1954). An original European sport, cyclo-cross became popular throughout Western Europe and in the United States. World championships were initiated in 1925; by 1950 these were recognized by the Union Cyclist International(International Cyclists' Union). After 1967 amateur and professional classes were officially separated in competition.
The 24-kilometer cyclo-cross course, often involving taps, is usually completed in 60 minutes. A course typically includes obstacles such as ditches, mud, fallen trees, streams, flight of stairs, fences, and gates; artificial hurdles are added to insufficiently challenging natural courses. Cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March, adding winter weather hazards to the challenge.
There is a massed start with the field assembling not more than two abreast. Helpers are often stationed around the course with spare bicycles in case the original machine encounters mechanical difficulties or becomes too weighted down by mud picked up to the course.
What does the word "dismount" in Paragraph * One mean?
A.Give up.
B.Give in.
C.Get our.
D.Get off.