閱讀理解:閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項.

  ROME (AP)-Roadways buckled under the scorching sun in Germany, water levels on the Danube and other rivers dropped and wildfires forced tourists and residents to flee Wednesday as record-breaking heat, blamed for at least 37 deaths, tormented Europe.

  Londoners experienced the hottest day in the city's history when the temperature hit 35.4 degrees C, beating the 35 degrees recorded in 1990.Then a British Airways Concorde was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Gander, Nfld., during a flight from London to New York to refuel.

  The day's high in Paris, of 39.5 degrees fell just shy of the all-time record of 40.4 degrees set in 1947.

  “One can safely say that this is one of the hottest summers of the last 50 years,” said Capt. Alessandro Fuccello, of the Italian air force's meteorology office. He was speaking about Italy, but the heat wave was the hottest in recent memory in much of Europe.

  Air conditioning is uncommon in much of northern Europe because it doesn't usually get so hot and it's discouraged in the south, where temperatures are often warmer, with high energy costs.

  Exhausted firefighters were battling Portugal's worst wildfires in recent memory. The discovery of two bodies in a burned forest 300 kilometres northeast of Lisbon brought the death toll in that country to at least 14.

  Two people in southern Spain died of heat stroke, raising the death toll to 14 in the heat wave stifling much of the country. Among the deaths was a firefighter who had a heart attack Tuesday after battling a blaze.

  Forest fires fanned by hot winds near the French Riviera last week killed four people, and a fifth person died in Corsica when he tried to put out a fire near his home.

  Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute predicted it could reach 40 degrees Thursday-the highest temperature it has ever forecast since its founding in 1833-and several rivers were declared off-limits to kayakers because of low water levels.

1.Some parts of ________ have broken their heat records so far this year.

[  ]

A.Britain and Germany
B.France and Britain
C.Italy and Britain
D.Belgium and Portugal

2.It can be inferred from the report that________.

[  ]

A.people in southern Europe are happy to use air-conditioning

B.the hotter it is, the more petrol will be needed by a plane

C.more deaths were caused by forest fires than by heat in Europe

D.forest fires will come about when there are hot winds

3.As far as the places mentioned in the passage are concerned, people would prefer to go to ________ to spend this summer.

[  ]

A.Paris
B.Belgium
C.London
D.Germany

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the report?

[  ]

A.Europe: wildfires caused by heat

B.Europe: swept by unusual heat waves

C.Europe: deaths caused by heat

D.Europe: suffering the hottest summer

5.The meaning of the underlined word “predicted” (the last paragraph) is close to that of ________.

[  ]

A.discovered
B.thought
C.doubted
D.warned
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科目:高中英語 來源:素質教育新教案·高中英語·第一冊(上) 題型:001

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  第一節(jié) 聽下面5段對話,每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C、三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對話僅讀一遍.

1.At what time does the next train leave the station?

[  ]

A.At 9: 05.

B.At 8: 30.

C.At 8: 5.

2.Who is the woman to speaking?

[  ]

A.Mary.

B.Carl.

C.Mr Smith.

3.What is the cause of the problem?

[  ]

A.She has a headache.

B.She has a stomachache.

C.She has overworked.

4.Where does this conversation take place?

[  ]

A.In a hotel.

B.In a company.

C.In a hospital.

5.Why didn’t the woman see the sign?

[  ]

A.She was drinking.

B.She was driving too fast.

C.She was on a racing track.

  第二節(jié) 聽下面5段對話或獨白.每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間.每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.

聽第6段材料,回答第6~8題.

6.Where are they having the dialogue?

[  ]

A.In a train

B.In a taxi.

C.In a plane.

7.What is the woman going to do?

[  ]

A.Buy a new house.

B.Learn driving.

C.Visit a friend.

8.What will the man do?

[  ]

A.Ask the police for help.

B.Call a friend for help.

C.Look up the place in a map.

聽第7段材料,回答第9~11題.

9.Why does the woman stay at home during the long winter evening?

[  ]

A.Because it is cold.

B.Because it is warm and pleasant at home.

C.Because she finds it interesting.

10.What does the man like doing?

[  ]

A.He likes reading books.

B.He likes going out in the cold.

C.He likes going to see films and plays.

11.When was the novel written?

[  ]

A.In 1868.

B.In 1886.

C.In 1668.

聽第8段材料,回答第12~14題.

12.Where does the library stand?

[  ]

A.Behind the No. 15 Building.

B.Behind the Student Union Building.

C.On the left side of the red brick building.

13.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

[  ]

A.In front of the Student Union building.

B.At the street corner.

C.Outside the university gate.

14.Where are the instructions the man can find?

[  ]

A.At the main entrance of the library.

B.In the Student Union Building.

C.In the red brick building.

聽第9段材料,回答第15~17小題.

15.Why does the woman have to put off the appointment?

[  ]

A.Because she has another important meeting.

B.Because her car is broken.

C.Because the plane can’t take off.

16.Who does the woman want to get into touch with?

[  ]

A.Her cousin.

B.Her uncle.

C.Her friend.

17.When will they meet?

[  ]

A.Tuesday.

B.Thursday.

C.Saturday.

聽第10段材料,回答第18~20小題.

18.What does the speaker do every day?

[  ]

A.He has much running.

B.He does a lot of jumping.

C.He solves many problems while running.

19.Which is right according to the story?

[  ]

A.Marathon covers a distance of 42 miles.

B.Marathon is a long and hard race.

C.Marathon is the speaker’s favorite sport.

20.What did the speaker successfully complete when he was young?

[  ]

A.He became an export climber.

B.He did a lot of easy climbs in the Alps.

C.He finished off a course in snow and ice climbing.

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聽力理解

  第一節(jié) 聽下面5段對話,每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C、三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對話僅讀一遍.

1.What does the Woman mean?

[  ]

A.His brother should let them use the car.

B.The subway is fine with her.

C.A car wouldn't be any faster.

2.What does the man have to do now?

[  ]

A.Complete the research.

B.Put the material in order.

C.Finish typing the paper.

3.What do you know about the woman?

[  ]

A.Perhaps she is a doctor.

B.She was badly ill.

C.She didn't like to see the film.

4.What did Jane do after the party?

[  ]

A.She had to finish her homework.

B.She went to bed.

C.She went to the teachers' office.

5.How is the man leaving?

[  ]

A.By bus.

B.By air.

C.By train.

  第二節(jié) 聽下面5段對話或獨白.每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間.每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.

聽第6段材料,回答第6~8題.

6.What time is it now?

[  ]

A.It’s 10: 10 p. m.

B.It’s 10: 30 p. m.

C.It’s 9: 50 p. m.

7.How long will it take the woman to get lo the railway station?

[  ]

A.Less than fifteen minutes.

B.More than fifteen minutes.

C.Less than fifty minutes.

8.Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

[  ]

A.They had a tea party.

B.They had a dinner party.

C.They had a dancing party.

聽第7段材料,回答第9~11題.

9.Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

[  ]

A.Because he has been kept waiting for a long time.

B.Because he wants to complain of the food.

C.Because he wants to pay the bill.

10.What do We learn about the restaurant?

[  ]

A.It must be a new one.

B.They don’t know how to serve the people.

C.They need more waiters.

11.If the waitress had known about his opinion, what would have happened?

[  ]

A.She would have served him right away.

B.She would have let him leave the restaurant.

C.She would have turned to her boss for help.

聽第8段材料,回答第12~14題.

12.What did the boy mean by asking Mary“How did you do that”?

[  ]

A.How was Mary’s holiday?

B.Why did Mary go to Denver?

C.How would Mary be away from school for such a long time?

13.What can we infer about Washington's Birthday from the dialogue?

[  ]

A.It is perhaps a national holiday.

B.It Was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in.

C.Maybe there was a national holiday near that day

14.How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington's Birthday?

[  ]

A.By bus.

B.By car.

C.By train.

聽第9段材料,回答第15~17題.

15.What did the woman learn about the job from?

[  ]

A.The newspaper.

B.The radio.

C.The TV.

16.If the woman accepts the job, how long does she have to work every day?

[  ]

A.Three hours.

B.Four hours.

C.Five hours.

17.Which of the following statements is true about the job?

[  ]

A.You can get at least 300 pounds for the job per month.

B.You need to come to work before 10 o'clock every morning.

C.No experience and qualifications (條件) are required.

聽第10段材料,回答第18~20題.

18.Why does Billy do a part-time job?

[  ]

A.Because he has to make a living by himself.

B.Because he has a strong will to put himself into the society.

C.Because he has to pay for his schooling.

19.How much can Bill get by delivering newspapers in a year?

[  ]

A.About 840 dollars.

B.About 700 dollars.

C.About the money for a new bicycle.

20.How often and when does Bill collect money from his customers?

[  ]

A.Once a day at night.

B.Once a month in the afternoon.

C.Once a month at night.

  第三節(jié)聽下面一段獨白,每段獨白讀三遍,第一遍聽短文大意,第二遍邊聽邊寫下所缺的詞或者短語,第三遍檢查.

  Matthew Hobbs was sixteen years old. He had been at the same school for five years, and he (1) ________. He was lazy, he fought with other students, (2) ________, and he did not (3) ________ the rules of the school. His headmaster (4) ________ to make him work and become better, (5) ________, and the worse thing was that, as Matthew grew older, he had (6) ________ .

  Then at last Matthew (7) ________. He tried to find a job in a company, and the (8) ________ wrote to the headmaster to find out what he could (9) ________ about Matthew. The headmaster wanted to be (10) ________ but he also did not want to be hard. So he wrote, “If you can get Matthew to work for you, you will be very lucky. ”

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聽力理解

  第一節(jié) 聽下面5段對話,每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C、三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對話僅讀一遍.

1.What is the matter with Jane?

[  ]

A.Her old bike has been repaired.

B.She has sold her new bike.

C.Her new bike has been stolen.

2.What does the doctor ask Kate to do?

[  ]

A.To watch TV.

B.To do her homework.

C.To have a rest.

3.What season is it?

[  ]

A.Winter.

B.Spring.

C.Summer.

4.When will Mary finish her homework?

[  ]

A.At 4: 00 P. m.

B.At 6: 00 P. m.

C.At 5: 00 P. m.

5.What happened to the girl?

[  ]

A.She fell down from a house.

B.She caught a bad cold.

C.She got her left leg hurt.

  第二節(jié) 聽下面5段對話或獨白.每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項.聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間.每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.

聽第6段材料,回答第6~8題.

6.When will they meet to do some shopping?

[  ]

A.At 9: 00 o'clock next Wednesday.

B.At 2: 00 o'clock next Thursday.

C.At 2: 00 o'clock next Wednesday.

7.Where do you think they are living?

[  ]

A.Neither of them is living in the city.

B.Both of them are living in the city.

C.One of them is living in the city. the other in the country.

8.How are they going into the city?

[  ]

A.They will go by bus.

B.They will go by train.

C.They will go in one speaker's car.

聽第7段材料,回答第9~10題.

9.What program does the man like?

[  ]

A.Information About Flights.

B.Weather Reports.

C.Introduction To Interesting Places.

10.What will the weather be like in the next three days?

[  ]

A.Rainy.

B.Sunny.

C.Snowy.

聽第8段材料,回答第11~13題.

11.Why can’t Tom and Lily meet tonight?

[  ]

A.Because Lily is not at home.

B.Because Tom will not be in Cairo.

C.Because Tom will not be free.

12.What time does the plane take off?

[  ]

A.2: 15.

B.2: 30.

C.2: 00.

13.What do we know about Tom and Lily?

[  ]

A.Teacher and student.

B.Customer and waiter.

C.Boyfriend and girlfriend.

聽第9段材料,回答第14~17題.

14.What's the woman?

[  ]

A.A foreigner.

B.A reporter.

C.An ordinary.

15.How many great events in China this year did they mention in their conversation?

[  ]

A.Five.

B.Four.

C.Three.

16.When will the economic APEC summit in Shanghai be held?

[  ]

A.In August.

B.In September.

C.In October.

17.Which word can best describe the feeling of the Chinese people when they talk about their country?

[  ]

A.Interested.

B.Proud.

C.Courageous.

聽第10段材料,回答第18~20題.

18.Where is the first Hard Rock Cafe founded?

[  ]

A.In New York. the U. S. A.

B.In Sydney. Australia.

C.In London, Britain.

19.Who founded the first Hard Rock Cafe?

[  ]

A.Two Frenchmen in 1917.

B.Two Americans in 1971.

C.Two Londoners in 1915.

20.What is mainly talked about in this passage?

[  ]

A.Music stars are fond of Hard Rock Care.

B.Sports and film stars are regular visitors to Hard Rock Cafe.

C.The history of Hard Rock Cafe.

  第三節(jié) 聽下面一段獨白,每段獨白讀三遍,第一遍聽短文大意,第二遍邊聽邊寫下所缺的詞或者短語,第三遍檢查.

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The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually nothing more than a list of about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one-word definition (定義,解說). The author (作者), Robert Cawdrey, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned (推理,思考), would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word.During the 1600's more dictionaries were published.Each followed Cawdrey's lead and presented a few thousand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define (下定義,精確地解釋詞的意義) easy words as well as hard words. But until the 1750's all the dictionaries were rather crude (精制濫選的,不完善的) and not very valuable (有價值的).

  A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end of the 1700's most dictionary makers had followed Johnsons's example. Dictionaries were getting better and better.

  The 1800's saw the greatest improvement (提高,改善) in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars (學者) planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary , a twenty-volume (卷,冊,部) work. One of the most interesting features (特點,特征) of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It traces (追溯,探索) the history of each word from its earlier recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary.

(1)The first English Dictionary ________.

[  ]

A.defined easy words as well as hard ones

B.was just a list of difficult words with one-word definitions

C.included a number of everyday words

D.was considered to be a very valuable one

(2)According to the passage, before 1755 all English dictionaries ________.

[  ]

A.were of no value

B.only defined hard words

C.defined both easy words as well as hard words

D.were far from being perfect

[  ]

(3)Which of the following is not true about Dr. Johnson's dictionary?

A.It was not very valuable.

B.It was the first modem English dictionary.

C.It included easy words as well as hard ones.

D.It gave sentences to show the usage of words.

(4)The most interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary was that ________.

[  ]

A.it had a complete list of difficult words

B.it gave sentences showing how each word was actually used

C.it was a 20-volume work

D.it showed the history of each word

(5)This passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.the difference of English Dictionaries

B.the origin of English Dictionaries

C.the development of English Dictionaries

D.the features of English Dictionaries

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The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually nothing more than a list of about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one-word definition (定義,解說). The author (作者), Robert Cawdrey, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned (推理,思考), would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word.During the 1600's more dictionaries were published.Each followed Cawdrey's lead and presented a few thousand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define (下定義,精確地解釋詞的意義) easy words as well as hard words. But until the 1750's all the dictionaries were rather crude (精制濫選的,不完善的) and not very valuable (有價值的).

  A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end of the 1700's most dictionary makers had followed Johnsons's example. Dictionaries were getting better and better.

  The 1800's saw the greatest improvement (提高,改善) in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars (學者) planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary , a twenty-volume (卷,冊,部) work. One of the most interesting features (特點,特征) of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It traces (追溯,探索) the history of each word from its earlier recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary.

(1)The first English Dictionary ________.

[  ]

A.defined easy words as well as hard ones

B.was just a list of difficult words with one-word definitions

C.included a number of everyday words

D.was considered to be a very valuable one

(2)According to the passage, before 1755 all English dictionaries ________.

[  ]

A.were of no value

B.only defined hard words

C.defined both easy words as well as hard words

D.were far from being perfect

[  ]

(3)Which of the following is not true about Dr. Johnson's dictionary?

A.It was not very valuable.

B.It was the first modem English dictionary.

C.It included easy words as well as hard ones.

D.It gave sentences to show the usage of words.

(4)The most interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary was that ________.

[  ]

A.it had a complete list of difficult words

B.it gave sentences showing how each word was actually used

C.it was a 20-volume work

D.it showed the history of each word

(5)This passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.the difference of English Dictionaries

B.the origin of English Dictionaries

C.the development of English Dictionaries

D.the features of English Dictionaries

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