科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:053
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A warm, dusty wind was blowing over the harbor (海港) from the south.Where it stopped, it left a thin layer of fine African sand, a bit of unwanted Africa, and also unwanted by France.
Clive stood with Dick, a racing driver, in the ship, watching the cares being taken from the land. Some of the cars were already in the ship.
‘ I hope this wind will have changed by the time we get there,’ the driver said, staring up at the cream-colored sky. ‘These conditions wouldn’t be any good for racing.’
‘Don’t worry,’ Clive said with a smile. ‘It’ll hardly trouble us, since Argentina is about 7,000 miles away.’
Surprise came over the driver’s face. ‘Is that so? We should leave it behind then, shouldn’t we?’
They talked for a while about Argentina. Clive was going on business, but Dick was to take part in a motor-race. It was his first important event outside Europe.He mentioned the date of the race-December 30, and added, ‘I’ve never raced in cold winter before.’
Their conversation was then turned to the young driver.He was an engineer, twenty-six years old. Motor-racing was his great love, and he was recently driving a car made in France. He spoke well enough, so Clive thought he must have had a good education.However, something seemed to have gone wrong- or was different these days. Here he was, going to Argentina, but without much idea where the country was. When he spoke of a cousin of his, who worked in South Africa- ‘Is there any chance of this ship calling there ?’ Clive realized that the young man had no map of the world in his mind.
He had plans to race in South Africa and in Japan. To him, they were places on the earth, and probably that was all. Clive was interested because the man seemed cheerfully unconscious of his lack of knowledge. What was worse, he even thought everyone else was as foolish as him.
Dust blew into their faces. “This wind from Africa…’ but he did not go on. Was there any point of his saying so? To the young man, it might have been the same as a wind from China. Were there many people, he wondered, who did not know where they were going, or even where they were?
1.Clive and Dick were on the ship because they ______.
[ ]
A.were leaving for South America
B.wanted to see a French motor-race
C.tried to stay away from a dust storm
D.had gone there to get the motor-cars
2.Clive was puzzled when the driver spoke about the weather conditions because ______.
[ ]
A.the weather didn’t look like changing
B.the driver couldn’t race that day
C.the driver thought conditions would be the same in Argentina
D.the long distance to Argentina had surprised the man
3._________ made Clive try to find out more of the young driver.
[ ]
A.It was his interest in people with exciting jobs that
B.The young man’s idea that the race would be run in winter
C.His wish to make a friend for the long trip
D.His wish to make the young driver feel less worried
4.What seemed to have gone wrong was that ______.
[ ]
A.an engineer should waster time racing
B.people started on long journeys without any maps
C.the young man’s education was far from perfect
D.the young man was on the wrong ship for South America
5.Clive and Dick were not the same kind of people because ______.
[ ]
A.the driver was much younger than Clive
B.their jobs were different
C.Clive knew his way about the world, but the young man didn’t
D.the wind worried Dick, but it didn’t trouble Clive
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:053
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A warm,dusty wind was blowing over the harbour(海港) from the south.Where it stopped,it left a thin layer of fine African sand,a bit of unwanted Africa,and also unwanted by France.
Clive stood with Dick,a racing driver,in the ship,watching the cars being taken from the land.Some of the cars were already in the ship.
‘I hope this wind will have changed by the time we get there,’the driver said,staring up at the cream-coloured sky.‘These conditions wouldn't be any good for racing’.
‘
Don’t worry,’Clive said with a smile.‘It'll hardly trouble us,since Argentina is about 7,000 miles away.’Surprise came over the driver’s face.‘Is that so? We should leave it behind then,shouldn’t we?’
They talked for a while about Argentina.Clive was going on business,but Dick was to take part in a motor-race.It was his first important event outside Europe.He mentioned the date of the race December 30,and added,‘I’ve never raced in cold winter before.’
Their conversation was then turned to the young driver.He was an engineer,twenty-six years old.Motor-racing was his great love,and he was recently driving a car made in France.He spoke well enough,so Clive thought he must have had a good education.However,something seemed to have gone wrong or was different these days.Here he was ,going to Argentina,but without much idea where the country was .When he spoke of a cousin of his who worked in South Africa ‘Is there any chance of this ship calling there?’ Clive realized that the young man had no map of the world in his mind.
He had plans to race in South Africa and in Japan.To him,they were places on the earth,and probably that was all.Clive was interested because the man seemed cheerfully unconscious of his lack of knowledge.What was worse,he even thought everyone else was as foolish as him.
Dust blew into their faces.“This wind from Africa…”but he did not go on .Was there any point of his saying so?To the young man,it might have been the same as a wind from China.Were there many people,he wondered,who did not know where they were going,or even where they were?
1.Clive and Dick were on the ship because they ______.
[ ]
A.were leaving for South America
B.wanted to see a French motor-race
C.tried to stay away from a dust storm
D.had gone there to get the motor-cars
2.Clive was puzzled when the driver spoke about the weather conditions because ______.
[ ]
A.the weather didn't look like changing
B.the driver couldn't race that day
C.the driver thought conditions would be the same in Argentina
D.the long distance to Argentina had surprised the man
3.______ made Clive try to find out more of the young driver.
[ ]
A.It was his interest in people with exciting jobs that
B.The young man's idea that the race would be run in winter
C.His wish to make a friend for the long trip
D.His wish to make the young driver feel less worried
4.What seemed to have gone wrong was that ______,
[ ]
A.an engineer should waste time racing
B.people started on long journeys without any maps
C.the young man's education was far from perfect
D.the young man was on the wrong ship for South America
5.Clive and Dick were not the same kind of people because ______.
[ ]
A.the driver was much younger than Clive
B.their jobs were different
C.Clive knew his way about the world,but the young man didn't
D.the wind worried Dick,but it didn't trouble Clive
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科目:高中英語 來源:北京市豐臺區(qū)2012屆高三下學(xué)期統(tǒng)一練習(xí)(一)英語試題 題型:050
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆遼寧省沈陽市第二十中學(xué)高三高考領(lǐng)航考試(五)英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Learning to drive is important to the independence of teenagers, but it is also a great responsibility.Although having a law that keeps 16-year-old drivers from having more than one teenager in the car with them at first seems unfair, there are convincing reasons for this requirement.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that teens are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile accident.It also reports that 16-and 17-year-old drivers are twice as likely to have an accident if they have two teenage friends in the car and four times as likely to have one if they have three or more teenage friends in the car with them.Fatal ( 致命的) crashes of 16-year-old drivers involve the highest percentage of speeding, driver error, and number of passengers.This information is enough to cause any reasonable person to wonder about the wisdom of allowing new teen drivers to take a carload of friends anywhere, even if the law permits it.
A study at the National Institutes of Health indicates that the part of the human brain that controls judgment and evaluates the consequences of our actions might not be fully formed until the age of 25.Until this study, researchers had placed the age at 18.If this is true, it could explain the reckless (魯莽的) behavior of many teens, behavior that often extends into their twenties.It also could be a strong reason for being cautious about the driving circumstances of young people.
This is not the only study that indicates such caution is necessary.One study at Temple University in Philadelphia examines the results of peer(同齡人) pressure in risky driving situations.The study, which uses a driving game, has an individual guide a car through a course, both alone and in the presence of friends.Three different age groups participated in the study: 13-16, 18-22, and 24 and older.Members of the oldest group showed caution whether driving alone or with friends present, but the two younger groups took more chances when they were with their friends.Furthermore, because these drivers were accustomed to the noise and distraction of many passengers, they were unable to see their own mistakes.Once again, this is a good indication that a law restricting the number of teenagers in the car with a young driver is a good idea.
【小題1】What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?
A.Many deaths have occurred because of inexperience and overconfidence. |
B.It' s reasonable to severely limit the passenger number of teen drivers. |
C.New teen drivers have to ask permission before driving with friends. |
D.There are many causes behind the teens' driving accidents. |
A.different age groups have different peer pressure |
B.teenagers often give wrong judgments above passengers' noise |
C.underdeveloped brain makes teens ignore their mistakes |
D.driving circumstances are bound up with(與…密切相關(guān)) the risk of accidents |
A.protect teens on the highway |
B.raise teens' sense of responsibility |
C.reduce the number of fatal crashes |
D.force teens to drive with caution |
A.Some teenagers have risky behavior while driving. |
B.Certain laws treat teenagers and adults differently. |
C.We still need more studies on teen driving. |
D.Driving is important to a teenager' s sense of independence. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年遼寧省沈陽市高三高考領(lǐng)航考試(五)英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Learning to drive is important to the independence of teenagers, but it is also a great responsibility.Although having a law that keeps 16-year-old drivers from having more than one teenager in the car with them at first seems unfair, there are convincing reasons for this requirement.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that teens are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile accident.It also reports that 16-and 17-year-old drivers are twice as likely to have an accident if they have two teenage friends in the car and four times as likely to have one if they have three or more teenage friends in the car with them.Fatal ( 致命的) crashes of 16-year-old drivers involve the highest percentage of speeding, driver error, and number of passengers.This information is enough to cause any reasonable person to wonder about the wisdom of allowing new teen drivers to take a carload of friends anywhere, even if the law permits it.
A study at the National Institutes of Health indicates that the part of the human brain that controls judgment and evaluates the consequences of our actions might not be fully formed until the age of 25.Until this study, researchers had placed the age at 18.If this is true, it could explain the reckless (魯莽的) behavior of many teens, behavior that often extends into their twenties.It also could be a strong reason for being cautious about the driving circumstances of young people.
This is not the only study that indicates such caution is necessary.One study at Temple University in Philadelphia examines the results of peer(同齡人) pressure in risky driving situations.The study, which uses a driving game, has an individual guide a car through a course, both alone and in the presence of friends.Three different age groups participated in the study: 13-16, 18-22, and 24 and older.Members of the oldest group showed caution whether driving alone or with friends present, but the two younger groups took more chances when they were with their friends.Furthermore, because these drivers were accustomed to the noise and distraction of many passengers, they were unable to see their own mistakes.Once again, this is a good indication that a law restricting the number of teenagers in the car with a young driver is a good idea.
1.What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?
A.Many deaths have occurred because of inexperience and overconfidence.
B.It' s reasonable to severely limit the passenger number of teen drivers.
C.New teen drivers have to ask permission before driving with friends.
D.There are many causes behind the teens' driving accidents.
2.From the two studies, the author probably suggests that ______.
A.different age groups have different peer pressure
B.teenagers often give wrong judgments above passengers' noise
C.underdeveloped brain makes teens ignore their mistakes
D.driving circumstances are bound up with(與…密切相關(guān)) the risk of accidents
3.We can infer that the law restriction can probably ______.
A.protect teens on the highway
B.raise teens' sense of responsibility
C.reduce the number of fatal crashes
D.force teens to drive with caution
4.With which statement would the author most likely disagree?
A.Some teenagers have risky behavior while driving.
B.Certain laws treat teenagers and adults differently.
C.We still need more studies on teen driving.
D.Driving is important to a teenager' s sense of independence.
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