【題目】In the hit film The bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman meet in hospital in California after they have been diagnosed with cancer. Between them they cook up a “bucket list” — a to-do list of all they want to do before they kick the bucket. The movie makes you wonder what would be on your bucket list. So let’s pack up some and see what it would cost to go out and have a little fun.

THE PYRAMIDS, GIZA, EGYPT

On to the pyramids, surely on anyone’s bucket list. Exotik Tours can take you there on a variety of trips, including their popular Egypt Express which includes three nights in Cairo and a three-night Nile Cruise. From $1,384, including four-and five-star accommodation, 12 meals and a ton of sightseeing.

www.exotiktours.com 416-646-3347

TAJ MAHAL, AGRA, INDIA

One of the world’s most fascinating images, India’s Taj Mahal makes even Nicholson and Freeman look calm. Toronto’s Goway Travel has many suggestions for India, including a three-day independent visit to Agra. Stay at the attractive Oberoi AmarVilas overlooking the Taj. Include two breakfasts, touring and airport transfer from $1,420.

www.gowaytravel.com 416-322-1034

THE GREAT WALL, CHINA

If the Great Wall of China is on your bucket list, check into Tour East Holiday’s four-day Amazing Beijing Tour for $580 per person, four-star accommodation, sightseeing including the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, breakfasts and two lunches, transportation and guide.

www.toureastholidays.com 416-929-0888

THE HIMALAYAS, NEPAL

And on to the Himalayas. Talk about “something truly majestic(壯麗的). See the top of the world on GAP Adventures’ Everest Adventure tour, a 15-day exploration including Everest Base Camp, teahouse lodge stays, and walking through Sherpa villages. Incredibly affordable at just $665 plus local payment of $250. GAP Adventures warns that this is a physically demanding trip.

www.gapadventures.com 416-260-0999

【1】The underlined phrase “kick the bucket” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A. play a gameB. come to life

C. pass awayD. list interesting places

【2】If you take on the Everest Adventure tour, you should be aware that ________.

A. it is a tiring trip

B. the sights may not be so good

C. it is an expensive trip

D. you may not be used to the food there

【3】According to the passage, where can you enjoy a view of the whole Taj Mahal?

A. In Sherpa village.B. At Oberoi AmarVilas

C. Near the Forbidden CityD. Through Egypt Express.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了四處值得去的世界上著名的名勝。

【1】C 詞義猜測(cè)題。依據(jù)文章第一段中的“…after they have been diagnosed with cancer”可知，電影的主人公因?yàn)榛剂税┌Y，所以在去世之前準(zhǔn)備去看一些他們想看的東西，故選C項(xiàng)正確，表示“去世”。

【2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第四部分中的“GAP Adventures warns that this is a physically demanding trip.”可知，這樣的探險(xiǎn)之旅對(duì)身體的要求很高也就是旅程很累人的，故A項(xiàng)正確。

【3】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第二部分中的“Stay at the attractive Oberoi AmarVilas overlooking the Taj.”可知答案。

【名師點(diǎn)撥】

猜測(cè)詞義題。閱讀材料中的每個(gè)詞與它前后的詞語或句子甚至段落都有聯(lián)系。我們可以利用語境（各種已知信息）推測(cè)、判斷某些生詞的詞義。做這種類型的題，要根據(jù)詞、詞組、句子所在的語境來判斷其意義。因此熟練掌握一些猜詞技巧是做好這類題的關(guān)鍵。命題者在出這類題時(shí)慣用常規(guī)詞義來麻痹考生，我們要特別注意熟詞生義，切不可脫離語境想當(dāng)然。在句子或段落中，我們可以利用熟悉的詞語，根據(jù)語言環(huán)境所表示的關(guān)系推斷生詞詞義。【1】C 詞義猜測(cè)題 依據(jù)文章第一段中的“…after they have been diagnosed with cancer”可知，電影的主人公因?yàn)榛剂税┌Y，所以在去世之前準(zhǔn)備去看一些他們想看的東西，故選C項(xiàng)正確，表示“去世”。

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】My daughter Alisa was born blind in her right eye and was bullied (欺侮) pretty severely in school. So I quitted my job as a babysitter and then schooled my daughter heart and soul at home.

A year ago a boy of 14 befriended my daughter on Facebook after reading something Alisa wrote about bullying. Today he messaged her and asked if she would like six tickets to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. They have never met in person but she said, “Sure! That would be great.”

Then I received a call from his mother explaining why her son had chosen my daughter. She said he thought my daughter deserved them because of all the good she did in the community. Her son, she explained, had experienced a similar situation and was also home schooled.

What she said is true. Now my daughter Alisa continues to teach groups of girls in trouble in our community how to look within themselves for the positive and how to be their own person.

Everything taken into consideration, we decided to meet the mother and the boy at a local bike shop. After meeting, the boy approached my car and my daughter gave him a hug and thanked him for his generosity. She told him that she had never been to a baseball game and that she was going to take her entire family, including myself, her dad, little sister, her cousin and an aunt who has brain cancer.

We all thanked one another, got in our car, and went our way. As we drove home my daughter opened the envelope. Inside it were the tickets and ＄100 each to buy hot dogs, pay for parking and not have any worries but a great time.

My daughter has always been the giver and now she and our family are the receivers and I can not tell you how incredibly honored we feel to be on the other end. What an incredible young man to have such a kind idea.

【1】What did the author once do according to the passage?

A. She was a ticket seller.

B. She was a school teacher.

C. She was a babysitter.

D. She was a social worker.

【2】How did the boy get to know the author’s daughter?

A. They met when buying tickets to a baseball game.

B. They got in touch via the Internet.

C. They became familiar when talking face to face.

D. They went to the same school and met each other.

【3】Why did the boy want to offer free tickets to Alisa?

A. Because Alisa is a disabled girl.

B. Because he has a lot money to share.

C. Because Alisa often helps those in trouble.

D. Because he has a similar situation with Alisa.

【4】Which of the following best describes the passage?

A. Good is rewarded with good.

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Two heads are better than one.

D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】短文改錯(cuò)

請(qǐng)改正下面短文中的錯(cuò)誤。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞；

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉；

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Last Saturday, my parents and I paid visit to my grandparents by train. There was a

large number of people in the crowded train, but everyone help those who had lots of

baggage and behaved politely. Along the way, we enjoyed beautifully views. At first, we saw

one hill after another. Then what came into our eye were fields with green crops. In a six-hour

trip, we arrived at my grandparents’ house. Exhausted though I felt, but I was happy to see my

grandparents, which I hadn’t seen for a long time. It’s really an excited trip because it was the

first time I had taken so a long-distance train.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】請(qǐng)以“Reading Newspapers Is a Good Habit”為題寫一篇短文。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：

1.報(bào)紙是重要傳媒(media)。看報(bào)能獲得國內(nèi)最新消息……

2.報(bào)紙能豐富我們的生活，上面有……

3.對(duì)我們學(xué)英語的人來說，看類似《中國日?qǐng)?bào)》這樣的英文報(bào)紙，……

詞數(shù)：100字左右。

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】The defeat of Lee Sedol, the world’s strongest Go (圍棋) player, by a Google artificial intelligence (AI) program, looks like another milestone towards a world where computers can do almost anything a human can. It is not. There are uncountable things that only a human can do, and that no computer seems close to. The problem is that the purely human things are not economically useful to anyone. The things that computers can be taught to do are by contrast economically fantastic. But even the most powerful programs are not human, just as a shovel (鏟車). They have no feelings. What they have is power, but this power is growing at a rate that should frighten us all.

It might be less frightening if computers were truly intelligent, but even the most powerful networks are less human than monstrous Martians (火星人). Their power will be used to make money for the firms that finance their development, and then for others quick and clever enough to take advantage of the new world. It is far more likely that they will increase inequality and still further remove the middle classes as we move towards an hourglass (以金錢來衡量的) society in which everyone is either very rich or very poor and likely indebted.

One of the ill effects of the spread of more intelligent computer networks is, at the same time, the spread of what might be called artificial stupidity. If AI is employed largely to replace unskilled labour, it is most productive when labour is kept unskilled or redefined that way. So much of the work in service industries is now simplified until it might be automated (自動(dòng)化). And robots will never need pensions. AI is slowly reducing skilled work, like some forms of medical diagnosis (診斷), at the same time, as older doctors complain that the traditional human skills of diagnosis are falling out of medical training. The belief that everything worthwhile can be measured and then managed is far more damaging to humanity than the threat of artificial intelligence on its own.

But no victory in complicated Go games can bring us closer to truly human-like computers.

【1】By mentioning the defeat of Lee Sedol, the author intends to tell us that ______.

A. computers can completely replace humans in everything

B. humans are of no practical economic values to the society

C. the power of computers is growing at a frightening rate

D. AI programs can not compare with humans economically

【2】 We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the power of computers will ______.

A. improve the quality of human life

B. promote equality at work places

C. make contributions to human development

D. widen the gap between the rich and the poor

【3】What does “artificial stupidity” in Paragragh 3 mean?

A. Unskilled workers become stupid.

B. AI discourages skilled work.

C. Computers don’t need pensions.

D. AI is ruining medical training.

【4】 What is the author’s attitude towards the future of artificial intelligence?

A. Optimistic. B. Supportive. C. Sceptical. D. Cautious.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】EUROPE is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culture-hungry but time poor travelers.

London and Paris

It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, a high-speed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades — but each secretly looks up to the other.

No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris’ Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions, such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.

In Paris, you’ll see diners linger(逗留) over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.

Vienna and Bratislava

Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century’s Habsburg dynast splendor to sci-fi restaurants.

Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending(融合) of architecture and nature in the grand Scholoss Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world’s cultural heritage.

Bratislava is best known for its fine dining—the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meat-filled dinner here in an amazing setting.

【1】What’s the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?

A. They help each other.B. They attack each other.

C. They admire each other.D. They don’t like each other.

【2】What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?

a. Louvre Museum b. Free access to museums

c. More outdoor attractions d. Better wines and perfumes

A. ac B. cd C. acd D. bcd

【3】Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because _________.

A. they are not expensive to visit

B. they are best known to the world

C. they are always enemies between each other

D. they are close but different in many aspects

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】Writing text messages while walking is dangerous. A study says it is more dangerous than texting while driving. Researchers found that there are more 【1】 (injury) to texting pedestrians(行人) than there are to texting motorists. Their report says walking is not as easy 【2】 we think. We must focus on many things at the same time to walk safely in a straight line. The researchers said that people forget how to walk 【3】(proper), so dangerous things happen to them. They bump(撞) into walls and other people. They walk into cars, fall over things in the street, 【4】 even fall into holes.

A professor said walking is a difficult action. There are several reasons 【5】 texting makes walking dangerous. 【6】 is that people cannot see the street. Another is that they focus on their phone keyboard instead of their feet. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else—they are not thinking about 【7】 (walk) from A to B safely. The professor said over 6,000 people 【8】 (visit) his hospital last year because of texting. He said 【9】 worst cases are head injuries. When a pedestrian is tossed into the air he/she has nothing 【10】 (protect) the head. The damage can be serious.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（職業(yè)）.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書） if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on aspan> part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

【1】What is the author’s present job?

A. Working part-time in a college.

B. Taking care of children for a family.

C. Helping children with their schoolwork.

D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.

【2】When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ___________.

A. was paid for extra work

B. often worked long hours

C. got much help from her boss

D. took a day off every other week

【3】Why did the author leave her first job?

A. She found a full-time job.

B. She was fed up with children.

C. She decided to attend a part-time course.

D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.

【4】What has the author learned from her own experiences?

A. Less successful students can still have a career.

B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.

C. Hard work makes an excellent student.

D. One must choose the job she likes.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain. He was 【1】 in his youth so he had to be taught at home. His mother worried about his health and she was advised that he 【2】 too much. However, the boy 【3】 mathematics and worked hard at it. Later he was accepted by Cambridge University.

Babbage began to work on a small difference engine in 1819, which could 【4】 mathematical tables by itself.

A blog 【5】 a traditional website in several ways. 【6】 , it is updated much more regularly. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. Also, most blogs use special software or web sites which are 【7】 bloggers, so you do not need to be a computer expert to create your own blog. This means that ordinary people who may 【8】 can easily set up and start writing their own blog.

The most popular type is an online diary of links, where the blog writer

【9】 and then posts links to sites or news articles that they find interesting,

【10】 each one. Other types are personal diaries, where the writer talks about their life and feelings.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案