题目列表(包括答案和解析)
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的揭示，在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
W=woman M=man
W: Hi, Phil, can you tell me how it (76) h ? _______
M: Sure. I was mountain climbing in New Hampshire in 1982.
Suddenly the (77)w became really bad. There was _______
a lot of snow and we couldn’t see anything. We got (78)l . _______
Well, we spent four days on the mountain. The (79)t _______
was 20 degrees below zero. We didn’t have any equipment or food.
W: So what happened? I guess (80)s found you, right? _______
M: Yes but we were very sick. I couldn’t move my legs because
of the cold. I spent two months in the (81)h . _______
The doctors removed my legs.
W: Right. So you lost your legs, but you want to try your best to stay active.
M: That’s right. In (82)f , I decided to make some _______
new legs for myself. I realize that no one has to be physically
disabled. We can use modern (83)t_________ to help. _______
W: And you built these great new legs. Can you go
mountain (84)c again? _______
M: Yes, I can. In fact, these are better than climb shoes. The spring（弹力）
design means they are much more (85)p . _______
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。
W: Hello, Jack. You're getting ready for tomorrow's school, aren't you?
M: Yes, I'm a bit nervous. 1._
W: I understand how you're feeling. You'll make a lot of friends very soon.
M: Thank you. I'll try my best to get used to my new school life as soon as possible. 2.
W: At 8 o'clock. 3._
M: Say it, please.
W: Before class we have 10 minutes to hand in homework and then 20 minutes for morning reading.
M: That's to say, we must get to school at 7:25. Five minutes later we'd hand in homework. Right?
W: Right. 4._
M: Well, I hear that lunch time is nearly 12 o'clock and I'll be starving by then.
W: Don't worry. 5.
M: That's great.
A. So I suggest you get up before 7:00.
B. By the way, what time does the first class begin?
C. How long will it take us to finish our homework?
D. But there is some other suggested time you should remember.
E. During the break after the second class, we can buy something to eat.
F. I have no idea what'll happen in class and how I'll get along with my classmates.
G. I really don't know what to do after class.
One evening in February 2007 . a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales . She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily . Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing ."I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,"she told the BBC.
W ho is to blame here ? Rick Stevenson ,who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,
but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an accout of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors .
The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long .
1.
What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?
A. She was not familiar with the road.
B. It was dark and raining heavily then.
C. The railway works failed to give the signal.
D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing
2.
The phrase”near miss” (paragraph 2 ) can best be replaced by _______.
A. closebit B. heavy loss C.narrow escape D. big mistake
3.
Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.
B. Digital technology often falls short of out expectation.
C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.
D. GPS error is not the only cause for Celery’s accident.
4.
In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.
A. one-sided B. reasonable C.puzzling D.well-based
5.
What is the real concern of the writer of this article?
A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B.The relationship between humans and technology
C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D. The human unawareness of technical problems.
Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells go
od or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds 
and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.
Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.
We can infer from the text that humans and animals _________.
A. depend on one sense in choosing food B. are not satisfied with their food
C. choose food in similar ways D. eat entirely different food
Which of the following eats only one type of food?
A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird.
C. The bear. D. The fox.
Certain animals change their choice of food when ___________.
A. the season changes B. the food color changes
C. they move to different places D. they are attracted by different smells
We can learn from the last paragraph that __________. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.
A. food is chosen for a good reason B. French and British food is good
C. some people have few choices of food D. some people care little about healthy diet
At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.
With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.
Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齿)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (喷溅), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.
【小题1】The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because .
| A．it was located too far away from the city center |
| B．it was a new brand for customers |
| C．its goods are much too expensive |
| D．it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods |
| A．to make a purchase on cash |
| B．to buy something in a very low price |
| C．to bargain with the sellers |
| D．to pick up what you like for free |
| A．d-b-c-e-a | B．a-c-b-d-e | C．c-b-a-e-d | D．a-d-e-c-b |
| A．Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913. |
| B．the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth |
| C．offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain |
| D．Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years |
| A．his hard working and diligent efforts |
| B．his gifted talent in selling |
| C．his new market concept and sales model |
| D．his rich experience in the dry goods store |
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