Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s,Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They
soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On
the trip,they visited places like Iran(伊朗),India, and so on.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many
questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs (风俗), and places to see. But unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most
tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They
continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today,800 people work {or Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler,the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
1.Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in .
A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia
2.Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheat to .
A. make money for his next trip
B. tell people about his new company
C. draw people's attention to his family
D. answer people's questions about his trip
3.How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other
travel books then?
A. It was longer and more popular.
B. It was the first travel book in the world.
C. It talked about places most tourists did not go.
D. It talked about a country's weather and customs.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company?
A. His father started it.
B. It is an airline company.
C. Hundreds of people work for it.
D. It has no books about travelling.
5.The passage mainly talks about .
A. a great traveller and his books
B. a tour of different countries
C. a great writer and his family
D. different kinds of companies
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A 【解析】 试题本文讲述Tony Wheeler和他的妻子旅行到澳大利亚时当地居民问了他们许多关于旅行的问题,Tony Wheeler写了一本书里面包含了他们问的所有问题。并且这本书很受欢迎。此后,他们开了一家公司并且继续旅行来完善他们的书也给我们带来了更多的惊喜。 1. 2. 3. 4. ...科目:初中英语 来源:江苏省高邮市2018届九年级下学期一模考试英语试卷 题型:单选题
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A. who B. which C. whom D. that
D 【解析】句意:我永远不会忘记我在长城看到的人和事。本句考察定语从句的关系词。A. who关系词,先行词为人;B. which关系词,先行词为物;C. whom关系词,先行词为人,在句中作宾语; D. that关系词,先行词为人或物。在定语从句中,当先行词既指人也指物时,如:the people and the things,关系词采用that。故选:D。查看答案和解析>>
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据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词,使短文意思完整,每空一词。
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Talking about his a3. of his career, Ronaldo showed pride. Ronaldo was also asked about Messi, who is s4. as his biggest enemy to be considered the best player in the world. “Whether you are number one or not is a question of small difference, for example, whether you win titles in a match or nor is not so important. A5. some people may think Messi to be the best, I think that I am.” Ronaldo said that boos (嘘声) didn’t make him sad, but had the o6. effect. “I need an enemy, it’s part of the game and I have been booed since I was 18 or 19. It’s not a problem. It e7.
me to practice harder,” he said.
Ronaldo insisted that hard work was important to be a t8. player, though at times he feels a great pain for his training, saying “a body was not used to training hard and playing twice a week”. But no pain, no g9.. He said he had changed his life to make sure he was in top condition, saying that in the future he would go out, but now he “goes home to rest to be better p10.for the following date”.
“Football is my life. It’s what I love most,” he explained.
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A. at B. / C. on D. in
B 【解析】句意:她妹妹每星期一早上去音乐俱乐部。考查介词辨析题。表示时间的某一点、某一时刻或年龄等用 at;泛指一般意义的上午、下午或晚上以及月或年等较长的时间,一般用 in;若表示星期几或某一特定的日期,则用 on;表示“到……时为止”或“不迟于……”用by。本句Monday morning虽然是特定日期,但有every限制,不再用介词。every Monday morning每星期一早...查看答案和解析>>
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We were all safe, _______ we still lost everything we had. I felt very_______ . However, Mum and Dad told ____ that we were very lucky_________no one was hurt in the fire. They said we could get back all the things in the ______ . After the fire, I learned a lesson—my family is the most________ to me in the world. We loved each other forever.
1.A. listened B. knew C. smelt D. heard
2.A. office B. bathroom C. kitchen D. palace
3.A. light B. nice C. dark D. heavy
4.A. way B. toy C. wallet D. robot
5.A. and B. or C. so D. but
6.A. happy B. excited C. sad D. well
7.A. me B. them C. you D. it
8.A. while B. because C. if D. although
9.A. beginning B. plan C. part D. future
10.A. interesting B. enjoyable C. important D. common
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---Look, what have they done?
---Sorry. I think if I __________ another chance, I’ll do it better.
A. give B. will be given C. will give D. am given
D 【解析】 试题句意:-看,你都做了什么?-对不起。我想如果再给我一次机会,我会把它做好的。根据句意可知,这里应该表示别人再给我一次机会,即我被给一次机会,表示被动的意思,应该用被动语态。if 引导的条件状语从句中,应该用一般现在时,故选D。查看答案和解析>>
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A. are going to build B. is built C. will build D. are going to be built
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- I don't think Tom is fast enough to learn things.
-"I am surprised, my dear," said Mrs. Bennet, "that you_______ be so ready to think your own child slow in learning."
A. might B. could C. should D. would
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—Who was the first one ________ this morning?
—Amy. She always comes to school earlier than other students.
A. to reach B. arrive in
C. get to D. to arrive
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