从A—G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的)
A. But it doesn't actually close until 6 p.m.
B. The one with many cars parked (停车) in front.
C. See you there.
D. It's not far away from our office.
E. Thanks again. .
F. It's a long way from here.
G.Is there a place near here where I can get it repaired?
A: My watch isn't working, Chris.1.
B: Let me see. I think there's a shop in the Electronics Building.
A: Where is that?
B:2.Do you see the big glass office building near the Business Bank through this window?
A: Yes, I see it.3.
B: That's the building. It's only a fifteen—minute walk.
A: OK, thanks. Oh, and do you know when it's open?
B:I think from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30p.m.4.
A: That's great!5.
B: No problem.
Compared with cars, bicycles truly have many advantages. Riding bikes not only does good to people's health but also makes it possible to move easily past heavy traffic.
So, here comes James Starley, a British inventor and producer who is widely considered to be the father of the bicycle industry. His inventions and improvements made the bicycle available for wide spread.
James Starley was born on April 21, 1831. In his early years, he worked in the Coventry Sewing Machine(缝纫机) Company. And there, Starley tried to work out improvements to the early sewing machines, and his own invention, “The European" really helped a lot.
In 1868, Starley saw his first bicycle, a French velocipede(脚踏两轮车), weighing as much as 160 pounds. The two—wheeled, rider—propelled(人驱动的) wooden bicycle required the rider to use his own feet to move the bicycle along. In 1869, the Coventry Sewing Machine Company decided to produce bicycles based on a worker, Rowley B. Turner's suggestion. What Starley first managed to do is cut off part of the weight of the velocipedes. Then, he invented the Coventry Model, and he won his place as the father of the modern bicycle. Next, Starley invented the Ariel bicycle.
In 1870, he went into business for himself. The Ariel, his lightweight all metal bicycle was first sold in 1871, to be the first true bicycle. It was the first two—wheeled self—propelled bicycle.
Later, Starley introduced what was to be his greatest contribution (贡献) to the bicycle development. His Tangent bicycle, introduced in 1874, made the wheels far stronger than earlier models. Putting all of the earlier advantages into one four—wheeled machine, Starley next produced the Salvo which was believed to be his creative masterpiece.
Though auto(机动的) industry has been rapidly developed, bicycles are still playing a important role in people's daily transportation.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined word "masterpiece" in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.
A.杰作 B.策划者 C.推广
2. was Starley's greatest contribution to the bicycle development.
A.The Coventry Model B.The Tangent bicycle C.The Salvo
3.Starley's earliest aim(目标) to deal with bicycles was .
A.to make the velocipedes lighter than before
B.to change the two—wheeled, rider propelled wooden bicycle into a self—propelled one
C.to produce a bicycle out of metal
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Coventry Sewing Machine Company decided to produce bicycles because Starley was talented in inventing bicycles.
B.Starley didn't invent the Ariel bicycle until he went into business for himself.
C.Starley made efforts to improve the early sewing machines and he made it.
5.The passage is mainly about .
A.how bicycles have changed people's daily lives
B.how Starley invented and improved bicycles
C.how many kinds of bicycles Starley invented
Ken had worked in a steel factory for 30 years. Everything had been going well for the past few years, So when Ken walked out of his home last Friday morning, he had no idea what would happen that day.
Ken started to work that morning in the same part of the factory as usual. And there were no other people in that part. All of a sudden, Ken knocked a shelf (架子) and a pile (一堆) began to fill. The next thing Ken knew was that 25,000 pounds of steel was on his legs. Ken couldn't help crying out. But there was no one around him, so he had to take out his phone and called 911, a telephone number for anything unexpected.
It wasn't long before the police cars appeared in front of the factory. When the workers in other parts of the factory saw this, they rushed to the back to see what was going on. They were shocked when they saw Ken was under 25,000 pounds of steel.
Ken was sent to the hospital in a rush. Both of his legs had to be cut above the knees.
The following day, Ken's boss went to the hospital to see him. When he asked, "Ken, how are you?" Ken smiled and replied, "Well, I'm shorter than I was yesterday."
This is really a different attitude towards life. We may not be able to control every situation, but we can control our attitude and how we deal with things.
Ken's attitude towards life is a perfect example of this.
根据短文内容判断正、误.(注意:考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂"A",错误的涂"B")
1.Ken was the only person working in the factory last Friday.
2.From the passage we know that if something is on fire, we can call 911 for help.
3.Ken couldn't help crying out because his legs were under 25,000 pounds of steel.
4.When in hospital, Ken was still in high spirits though he was badly hurt and couldn't speak.
5.The workers in other parts of the factory realized something had happened when they saw one police car appeared in front of the factory.
Liu Cixin's Works
Name | With Her Eyes 《带上她的眼睛》 | Time after Nova 《超新星纪元》 | Wandering Earth 《流浪地球》 | The Three—Body problem* 《三体》 |
Publishing(出版) time | 2004 | 1991 | 2000 | 2006 |
Press(出版社) | Science Fiction World Magazine Press | Writers Publishing House | Science Fiction World Magazine Press | Science Fiction World Magazine Press |
Type | Short story | Novel | Short story | Full—length novel |
Special achievement
| China Science Fiction Galaxy Award中国科幻银河奖（1999） | His first movie adaptation（改编）(2005) | The Spring Festival's new year movie (2019) | Hugo Award Best Novel Award雨果奖， first Asia Award (2015) |
Note: Liu Cixin (1963— ): a Chinese science faction novelist (小说家) & engineer * in series系列
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。
1.Time after Nova .
A.was awarded (授奖) China Science Fiction Galaxy Award
B.was published when Liu Cixin was about 28 years old
C.was written in the nineteenth century
2. and are short stories.
A.With Her Eyes, Time after Nova
B.Wandering Earth, the Three—Body Problem
C.With Her Eyes, Wandering Earth
3.From the information above we know Science Fiction World Magazine Press is an organization that has something with .
A.actors and actresses B.writers C.engineers
4.People had the chance to enjoy Liu Cixin's work at the cinema back .
A.in 2019 B.in 2005 C.in 2015
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Liu Cixin is the first Chinese who won Hugo Award Best Novel Award.
B.Wandering Earth was shown to celebrate the start of the new year on January 1stin 2019.
C.With Her Eyes was written in series.
Some young soldiers(士兵) who had recently joined the army were being trained in modern ways of fighting in the open air, near their camp. One of the things they were shown was how an unarmed(没有装备的) man could take the enemy's weapon (武器) away from him. First, two of their instructors(指导者) took a knife away from the other, using only his hands, and then he took a gun away from him in the same way.
In the next lesson, the soldiers were trained to do something else. Before the new training began, the third instructor asked them a number of questions to see how well they had understood what they had been shown in the last lesson. One of the questions was this, "Well, you now know what an unarmed man can do against a man with a gun. Now imagine that you have a gun and now you are in defense of a bridge for its safety. Suddenly, you see an unarmed enemy soldier coming towards you. What will you do?"
A young soldier, Thomas, who had to answer this question thought carefully for a few seconds and then said, “Well, after what I have just seen, I think so that the unarmed enemy soldier can't take it away from me and kill me with it."
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined words "in defense of "most probably mean .
A.guarding B.crossing C.challenging
2.The instructors were training the young soldiers .
A.in the camp B.in the open air C.on the bridge
3.According to the passage, the young soldiers .
A.were being trained in modern ways of living in the army
B.were asked only one question to see how well they had understood what they had been shown in the last lesson
C.were trained with the help of at least three instructors
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Two instructors trained the young soldiers by setting the example in person.
B.Thomas volunteered to answer the instructor's question.
C.Thomas answered the question after thinking carefully for a few minutes.
5.“ "can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A.I'll shoot at the enemy soldier at once
B.I'll throw my gun away as quickly as I can
C.I'll run away with the gun right away
I was reading a book in my chair in the living room_________my son was watching a show on TV. Suddenly, I heard someone in the show shout out happily, “Go to your happy place!" I looked up and saw that my son was laughing. After hearing those words and seeing my son's happy face, I _______all my happy places.
When I was a little boy, my happy place was my mother's lap(大腿). I could sit there and_______ shared a piece of cake. When I was in elementary(小学) school, my happy place was a tree. I could sit under it and watch the leaves_________golden in the fall. When I was a teenager, my happy place was my bedroom. There I could lie on my bed and listen to my favorite songs._______ a young man, my happy place was an old rocking(摇) chair. There I could hold my boy in my arms and rock him to sleep.
When I got older, I realized that the happiest place was deep down in my own heart. It was there that I learned my happiness was in my own hands.
When you have your own heart as your happy place, then your happy place is wherever you decide to_________. When your happy place lives in your heart, you can share it with almost_______you meet. When your happy place is the life you live, then you make the world around _______ a happier place as well.
What about the happy places that you _______over the past years?____________your own happy place. Fill your heart with love. Fill your days with joy.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.A.while B.however C.but
2.A.thought twice B.thought hard C.thought of
3.A.two of us B.we two C.both us
4.A.turn B.change C.grow
5.A.Like B.As C.Including
6.A.leave B.miss C.go
7.A.everyone B.someone C.no one
8.A.yours B.you C.yourself
9.A.had B.have C.have had
10.A.Create B.Invent C.Search
