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　　I travel a lot, and I find out different“styles”of directions every time when I ask“How can I get to the post office?”

　　Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地標(biāo))in their directions instead of street names．For example, the Japanese will say to travelers,“Go straight down to the corner．Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market．The post office is across from the bus stop．”

　　In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks．There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles．Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances．In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say,“Go north two miles．Turn east, and then go another mile．”People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles．“How far away is the post office?”you ask．“Oh,”they answer,“it's about five minutes from here．”You say,“Yes, but how many miles away is it?”They don't know．

　　It's true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes．What happens in such a situation?A New Yorker might say,“Sorry, I have no idea．”But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers“I don't know．”People in Yucatan believe that“I don't know”is impolite．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

(1)

When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ________．

[　　]

A．

describe the place carefully

B．

show him a map of the place

C．

tell him the names of the streets

D．

refer to recognizable(可認(rèn)出的)buildings and places

(2)

What is the place where people measure distance in time?

[　　]

A．

New York．

B．

Los Angeles．

C．

Kansas．

D．

Iowa．

(3)

People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________．

[　　]

A．

in order to save time

B．

as a test

C．

so as to be polite

D．

for fun

(4)

What can we infer from the text?

[　　]

A．

It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences．

B．

It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly．

C．

People have similar understandings of politeness．

D．

New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors．

答案：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．A;
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科目：高中英語 來源：名師伴讀高中英語二年級(jí)上 題型：050

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    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

　　

    On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.

　　

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    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

　　

    Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”

　　

　　

1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?

　　

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A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

　　

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A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．disappointed

　　

B．curious

　　

C．delighted

　　

D．a(chǎn)ngry

　　 　　 　　

4．What made her worried on Friday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

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　　The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said good-bye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew(攝制組)out one evening to film the sunset for him.

　　The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset?”

　　“No, sir,”the men answered.

　　The director was angry.“Why not?”he asked.

　　“Well, sir.”one of the men answered, “we're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

　　“But I want a sunset!”the director shouted.“Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

　　But then a young secretary had an idea.“Why don't you photograph a sunrise,”she suggested,“and then play it backwards. It'll look like a sunset.”

　　“That's a very good idea!”the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said,“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

　　The camera crew went out early the next morning end filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay (海灣). Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director.“Here it is, sir.”they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

　　They all went into the studio (攝影棚).“All right.”the director explained.“Now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the‘sunset’behind them.”

　　The“sunset”began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

　　The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

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[　　]

A．The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.

C．The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day

D．The director ordered Ms crew to stop filming the“sunset”.

2．The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________.

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A．it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

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3．After the“sunset”began the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________.

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A．because he was moved to tears

B．a(chǎn)s he saw everything in the film moving backwards

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    Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”

　　

　　

1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

　　

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A．disappointed

　　

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C．delighted

　　

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[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

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A Giant Leap for China

　　A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．

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　　Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful, ”He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nations’ flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．

　　Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation(重力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．

　　He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．

　　“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten, ”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers．”

　　But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited,” he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(網(wǎng)上論壇)said, “Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China．”

　　Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab．

(1)

What is the main idea of the story?

[　　]

A．

China’s first manned flight．

B．

A hero with great courage．

C．

The first Chinese man in space．

D．

How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman．

(2)

How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?

[　　]

A．

1 hour．

B．

1.5 hours．

C．

6 hours．

D．

The story didn’t mention it．

(3)

Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing?

[　　]

A．

Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight．

B．

Because it was a very special experience．

C．

To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight．

D．

To show that Yang is brave．

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Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?

[　　]

A．

Because the space flight marked China’s great progress in the field of space exploration．

B．

Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon．

C．

Because the space flight was a huge success．

D．

Both A and B．

(5)

This passage is most likely to appear in __________．

[　　]

A．

newspaper

B．

textbook

C．

science magazines

D．

biographies(傳記)

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　　Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 　　1　　．”

　　Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．　　3　　 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 　　5　　 into the world．”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 　　6　　, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 　　8　　 to any of you．”

　　Red could stand it 　　9　　 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 　　10　　 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo(深藍(lán))…．

　　The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 　　11　　．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 　　12　　．The colors crouched(蜷縮)down 　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 　　14　　yourselves, each trying to dominate　　15　　．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 　　16　　?Join hands with 　　17　　 and come to me．”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors 　　18　　 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 　　19　　 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 　　20　　 one another．

(1)
[　　]

A．

stay

B．

leave

C．

go out

D．

die

(2)
[　　]

A．

earth

B．

moon

C．

star

D．

sun

(3)
[　　]

A．

That is

B．

I am

C．

It is

D．

This is

(4)
[　　]

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

D．

everything

(5)
[　　]

A．

warmth

B．

sadness

C．

depression

D．

anxiety

(6)
[　　]

A．

usual

B．

normal

C．

common

D．

scarce

(7)
[　　]

A．

at midnight

B．

at noon or at night

C．

at sunrise or sunset

D．

during the day

(8)
[　　]

A．

gift

B．

honor

C．

thought

D．

respect

(9)
[　　]

A．

for more

B．

any more

C．

very much

D．

no longer

(10)
[　　]

A．

turn to

B．

fight for

C．

struggle with

D．

bend over

(11)
[　　]

A．

superiority

B．

disadvantages

C．

inferiority

D．

weakness

(12)
[　　]

A．

gently

B．

quietly

C．

violently

D．

peacefully

(13)
[　　]

A．

with care

B．

in fear

C．

by chance

D．

on purpose

(14)
[　　]

A．

amongst

B．

by

C．

for

D．

against

(15)
[　　]

A．

others

B．

themselves

C．

the other

D．

the rest

(16)
[　　]

A．

equal and simple

B．

ordinary and similar

C．

more or less

D．

unique and different

(17)
[　　]

A．

each other

B．

me

C．

one another

D．

them

(18)
[　　]

A．

combined

B．

separated

C．

united

D．

divided

(19)
[　　]

A．

cleans

B．

washes

C．

brightens

D．

dampens

(20)
[　　]

A．

appreciate

B．

quarrel with

C．

ignore

D．

praise

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