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一、阅读理解。
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上海迪斯尼乐园
( C )1.How much will they pay if three children visit Shanghai Disneyland?
A.¥280. B.¥560. C.¥840.
( B )2.How can you get more information about Shanghai Disneyland according to the poster(海报)?
A.You can call 400188 0000.
B.You can call 4001800000.
C.You can call 4401800000.
B
People have talked about whether aliens are real or not for thousands of years.Some ancient drawings over 50,000 years ago are thought to be the first pictures of spacecrafts.Alien spacecrafts are often called flying saucers(飞碟).The first person to use this name was an Amerlean,Kenneth Arnold.On 24th June,1947,he was flying a small plane in Washington State in the USA when he saw something strange.“I was looking out of the window,”Arnold said,“when I saw nine saucer-like things in front of me.”
Two other Americans,Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker,said that aliens took them into a flying saucer! They were fishing on the Mississippi River in the USA on the night of 11th October,l973.It was a dark night.The two men were sitting in
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their fishing boat when they saw a bright light.It was hanging in the air over the water and it looked like a flying saucer and brought Hickson and Parker into their spacecraft.In the spacecraft the aliens looked at the two men very carefully and then took them back to their boat.“The aliens were in a pale colour and had very small eyes.” Hiekson said.“But they didn't hurt us.”
In l983,Pioneer 10,an American spacecraft,went into space.On the outside of the spacecraft are 13 pictures of men and women,and a map of space.If aliens find Pioneer 10,they will know how to get to the Earth!
(34) When did Kenneth Arnold see something strange as he was flying?
A. 11th June,1947
B. 24th June,1947
C. 11th October,1973
D. 11th October,1983
(35) Which of the following is TRUE about Charles and Calvin?
A. They were taken into a flying saucer.
B. They went to the river to wait for an alien.
C. They drew pictures of a flying saucer.
D. They drew pictures on a flying saucer.
(36) What is special about Pioneer 10?
A. It sends people to other planets.
B. It brings aliens to Earth.
C. It has a map of space on it.
D. It has found many flying saucers.
(37) The first person to use the name“flying saucers” was________.
A. traveling in a spacecraft
B. going to America
C. looking out of his house window
D. an American
【答案】34B 35A 36C 37D
【解析】
【文章大意】本文主要讲述了人们谈论是否有外星人好几千年了。列举了几个地球人看到、或接触到外星人和他们的飞碟的故事。
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第34题:根据第一段中:On 24th June, 1947, he was flying a small plane in Washington State in the USA when he saw something strange.可知Kenneth Arnold是在1947年6月24日看见了一些奇怪的东西,故选B。
第35题:根据第二段中:Two other Americans, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, said that aliens took them into a flying saucer!可知这两个人被外星人带进了一个飞碟中,故选A。
第36题:根据最后一段中:On the outside of the spacecraft are 13 pictures of men and women,and a map of space.可知这个宇宙飞船的外面画了13张图片,还有一张太空地图,故选C。
第37题:根据第一段中:The first person to use this name was an American, Kenneth Arnold.可知第一个使用“飞碟”的是一个美国人,Kenneth Arnold。故选D。
二、完形填空
What will the future world be like? Many people are glad to give their 1 . Here are two imaginations about the world of 2 .
·When people talk about the future, we like to think that we'll have our own personal flying car. We would fly at 480 kilometres per hour, avoiding traffic lights, 3 roads and speeding tickets. 4 , some people point to the disadvantages of flying cars. One big problem is: What will happen if the flying cars 5 ? Then there will be problems with traffic control. Also, if 6 become popular, there will surely be too much air traffic. 7 it seems that flying cars will face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground!
·Imagine you have your own Ironman 8 . Several companies are trying to build a practical robot “exoskeleton”. This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement. It will 9 the wearer to lift heavy objects, walk a long way and even punch through walls! It is 10 in many ways, especially for people with disabilities. This suit might help people to walk again after 11 or injury(受伤). But the disadvantage at the moment is the 12 . Even a simple suit can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Another problem is battery life. A suit like this needs a lot of 13 and batteries only last about 15 minutes at the moment. One other problem
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is that a badly programmed robot suit could 14 the wearer. You wouldn't want your robot leg or arm bending(弯曲) the wrong way.
So in the future, 15 we might be able to fly to work and lift a car above our heads, there are plenty of problems to solve before this will be possible.
1.A.suggestions B.instructions C.opinions D.reasons
2.A.past B.yesterday C.present D.tomorrow
3.A.empty B.wide C.busy D.dirty
4.A.Moreover B.Instead C.In fact D.However
5.A.put down B.break down
C.write down D.calm down
6.A.they B.you C.we D.I
7.A.And B.But C.So D.Or
8.A.gloves B.suit C.helmet D.shoes
9.A.ask B.wish C.invite D.allow
10.A.beautiful B.peaceful C.colorful D.useful
11.A.disease B.holiday C.work D.party
12.A.quality B.price C.need D.number
13.A.chances B.power C.rest D.experience
14.A.hurt B.attract C.protect D.attack
15.A.whether B.unless C.although D.until
参考答案:
[主旨大意] 本文是一篇说明文。介绍了未来广泛使用飞车和将来穿上钢铁侠套装后的好处和弊端。
1.C 考查名词词义辨析。根据前句的提问:“What will the future world be like?未来世界是个什么样子。”推断本句是,许多人乐意给出他们的观点。故选C。
2.D 考查名词词义辨析。根据前句的提问:“What will the future world be like?未来世界是个什么样子。”推知,这里是有关未来世界的设想。故选D。
3.C
4.D 考查副词词义辨析。与前面介绍飞车的优点构成转折关系。根据前后句之间的逻辑关系,故用 However 然而。故选D。
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5.B 考查动词短语辨析。分析后句“Then there will be problems with traffic control.交通管理方面将有问题”,得出本句句意:如果飞车坏了,将发生什么情况呢?故选B。
6.A 考查代词词义辨析。根据前文介绍可知,这里都是讲飞车流行会带来的问题。根据句意:飞车流行起来,一定有太多的空中交通。可知这里指的是“飞车”。用第三人称复数作主语。故选A。
7.C 考查连词词义辨析。根据前句“Also, if 6 become popular, there will surely be too much air traffic.”得出本句的结论“ 7 it seems that flying cars will face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground!”引出结论用连词so。故选C。
8.B 考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement.”可知句意:设想你拥有你自己的钢铁侠套装。故选B。
9.D
10.D 考查形容词词义辨析。根据前句“It will 9 the wearer to lift heavy objects, walk a long way and even punch through walls!”可知,它在许多方面是有用的。故选D。
11.A 考查名词词义辨析。理解句意:这个套装能帮助受伤或生病的人重新走起来。故选A。
12.B 考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的内容“Even a simple suit can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.”可知,价格昂贵问题是它的缺点。故选B。
13.B 考查名词词义辨析。根据上句“Another problem is battery life.”以及后面的“…batteries only last about 15 minutes at the moment.”可知,这个套装需要许多能量。故选B。
14.A
15.C
三、任务型阅读
A、阅读下面短文,根据短文内容在文后的表格中填入恰当的单词。每空不超过3个单词。
Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery(邮递). The buyer places an order for the desired products with the salesman through some remote methods such as through a telephone call or a website. Then, the products are delivered to the customer. The products are typically delivered directly to an address supplied by the customer, such as a home address, but sometimes the orders are delivered to a nearby retail location for the customer to pick up. Some businessmen
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also allow the goods to be shipped directly to a third customer, which is an effective way to send a gift to an out-of-town friend.
A mail order catalogue(目录) is a publication including a list of ordinary goods from a company. Companies who publish and operate mail order catalogues are treated as cataloguers within the industry. Goods are produced by people all over the world, such as in Australia, the USA, Canada, China etc. And now many cataloguers, just as with most retailers(零售商), are increasingly buying goods from China.
Title
Mail order
What
Mail order is a way of 1. by mail delivery.
How
People can place an order by 2. a telephone call or searching the website.People can choose the goods they want by 3. up in the catalogue.
Where
Now goods made in 4. are more and more popular in foreign countries.
参考答案
1.shopping/buying 2.making 3.looking 4.China
B、
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