英语 2文档格式.docx
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Wecontinuedwalkingandfeltsurprisedatthenumberofnamescarved(雕刻)intheblackstone.Iwasdeterminedtofindasoldierwithmylastname,butmyhuntwasstoppedwhenamancaughtmyeye.Hewaskneeling(跪着)attheWall,asingleroseathisfeet.Hisheadwasbowedandhewasrubbinghisfingersoveronename.Ithoughthowsadhewas,andthenmovedon.
AfterafewminutesIfoundonewithmylastname,butmyeyesreturnedtothekneelingman.Hewasstillrubbinghisfingersoverthesamename.HeneverknewIwaswatchinghim,lostindeepsorrow.ItwastimeformetoleavethekneelingmanandtheWall.Onthewayhome,Icouldn’thelpthinkingofthekneelingmanandhissadface.Iwasn’tsureoftheeffectsofwarbefore,butatthatmomentIrealizedhowmuchthatmansufferedfromlosinghislovedone.Maybehewasonlyoneofsomanyfamilieswhoexperiencedthesame.
IneverknewthefulleffectsofwaruntilIsawthatman.Ionlyknowaboutwarfromhistoryclasses.Thekneelingmantaughtmemoreaboutwarandtheeffectsithasonpeoplethananyhistorybook.
1.Whichofthefollowingmakestheauthorfeelthesufferingthatwarbringstohumanbeings?
( )
A.Thekneelingman.
B.Thesoundofabagpipe.
C.Thenumberofnamescarvedinthestone.
D.ThejunglesofVietnam.
2.Themancontinuedtorubhisfingersoverthenameprobablybecause .
A.hefounditcoveredwithdust
B.hemissedthelovedonewhodiedinawar
C.heintendedtoremoveitcompletely
D.herecalledthefiercewarhefoughtin
3.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromthetrip?
A.Howfiercewarisinhistory.
B.Howpeoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars.
C.Whatbadeffectswarhadonmanyfamilies.
D.Whatweshoulddotopreventwar.
4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,theauthorprobablythinksthat .
A.heshouldhavestudiedhistoryhardinclass
B.historybooksdon’ttellreadersthetruth
C.thereismoreinhistorythanbookstellus
D.thekneelingmanshouldbeahistoryteacher
( B )
Thinkaboutwhatyouhadforlunch:
Wasitahamburger?
Achickensandwich?
Barbecue?
Whataboutvegetables?
Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatwhatyoueatcanaffectthewholeplanet?
Itcan—inabigway.Newstudiesshowhowfoodanditsproductionaffecttheglobeanditswarmingclimate.You’veprobablyheardofglobalwarming:
Thetemperatureisontherisebecausehumankindhasbeenreleasing(排放)amountsofgasesintotheatmosphere.Oneofthesegreenhousegasesiscarbondioxide.
Whatdoesthishavetodowithfood?
Abigpartofthecarbondioxidethatweputintheatmosphereeveryyearcomesfromtheprocessofmakingandeatingfood.Theproductionofmeatcontributesalottothatcarbondioxide.Andmuchofmeat’scontributioncomesfrombeef,whichisresponsibleforreleasingevenmorewarminggasesintotheatmosphere.
Theprocessofmakingahamburger,forexample,requiresalotofenergy.Acowhastobefedandraisedonfarmland,andcowwasteisamajorsourceofmethane(沼气)—anespeciallypowerfulgreenhousegas.Thecowhastobekilled.Themeathastobeprocessed(加工)andshippedtoashop,whichtakesfuel.Mostofthecowwon’tevenbeusedformeatthatpeopleeat.Bythetimeahamburgerfinallylandsonadinnerplate,ithasmadeaheavyeffectontheenvironment.
Wecanreducetheproductionofglobal-warminggasesbyeatinglessbeef.Otherkindsofmeatlikeporkandchickendolessharmtotheenvironment—atleastintermsoftheamountofgreenhousegasesreleased.
Allkindsofmeatareharderontheplanetthanvegetables.Togrowandeatapoundofpotatoes,forexample,sendslessthanone-quarterpoundofcarbondioxideintotheair.Sochangingourdiettolessmeatandmorevegetables,asitturnsout,maydotheworldsomegood.
5.Thequestionsaskedinthefirstparagraphareusedto .
A.showtheauthor’sconcernaboutfoodsafety
B.expresstheauthor’spuzzlementatwhattoeat
C.remindreadersofsomethingdelicioustoeat
D.introducethetopictobediscussedinthepassage
6.Whatisthebadnewsformeat-eaters?
A.Meatproducingcancauseglobalwarming.
B.Mostcowsareraisednotforpeopletoeat.
C.Thereisalotofcarbondioxideinmeat.
D.Animalsbegintodieoffbecauseofglobalwarming.
7.Whichisthemostenvironment-friendlyfoodaccordingtothepassage?
A.Beef.B.Carrot.
C.Pork.D.Chicken.
8.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto .
A.explaintheimportanceofeatingmeat
B.advisepeopletokeepabalanceddiet
C.encouragepeopletochooseagreenerdiet
D.introducesomehealthyfoodstopeople
( C )
PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.
Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.
E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewere,butIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.
TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfun—seeagreatmovieperhaps—andtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.
Withe-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyourconvenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.
E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaytostayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.Morethanafewparentsusee-mailtokeepintouch,evendailytouch,withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon’ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichisnottheadvantageoftheInternet?
A.Itmakesiteasytoworkathome.
B.Itmakesiteasytosharethoughtswithfriends.
C.Itisacheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.
D.Itcantaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.
10.Theuseofe-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto .
A.spendlesstimeworking
B.havemorefreetimewithhischild
C.workathomeonweekends
D.workataspeedcomfortabletohim
11.Accordingtothewriter,e-mailhasanobviousadvantageoverthetelephonebecausetheformerhelpsone .
A.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconveniently
B.keepone’scommunicationaspersonalaspossible
C.passonmuchmoreinformationthanthelater
D.getintouchwithone’sfriendsfasterthanthelater
12.Thebesttitleforthispassageis .
A.Computer:
NewTechnologicalAdvances
B.Internet:
ANewTooltoMaintainGoodFriendship
C.ComputersHaveMadeLifeEasier
D.Internet:
AConvenientToolforCommunication
( D )
Didanyonefindthenamesof“theBritishIsles”,“GreatBritain”,“theUnitedKingdom”,“England”and“theBritishCommonwealth”whichhavethesamemeaning?
Strictlyspeaking,thesenamesallrefertosomethingdifferent.Noneofthemareexactlythesameasanyoftheothers.
TheBritishIslesrefertothemainislandsandseveralthousandsmallonesaswell,whichyoucanseeonthemap.GreatBritain,orBritain,referstothelargerofthetwomainislands.Buttheword“Britain”isoftenusedasashortformfortheUnitedKingdomoryoucallittheUK.
NowasforEngland,itreferssimplytothelargestofthethreecountriesontheislandofGreatBritain.TheUnitedKingdomisthenameofthestateandtheofficialnameofthecountry,whichmanypeoplepopularlyrefertoEngland.
Finally,theBritishCommonwealthistheusualnameforwhatisleftoftheBritishEmpire(帝国).ThischangeshowstheweakeningofBritishEmpireandtherisingofthenationalliberationmovementsthroughouttheworldtoday.
13.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat .
A.GreatBritainhasthesamemeaningasBritain
B.theUnitedKingdomhasthesamemeaningasBritainorEngland
C.allthenamesinthefirstparagraphhavethesamemeaning
D.allthenamesrefertoEngland
14.ItisclearthattheBritishIslesreferto .
A.Britain,EnglandandtheUK
B.themainislandsandthousandsofsmallones
C.threecountriesandseveralislands
D.GreatBritainortheUnitedKingdom
15.IfyouwanttowritetosomeoneinEdinburghthatliesinScotland,youshouldwritetheaddressas .
A.Edinburgh,England
B.Edinburgh,Scotland,GreatBritain
C.Scotland,Edinburgh,England
D.GreatBritain,Scotland,Edinburgh
二:
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
(每小题2分,共10分)
Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?
Haveyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?
16. Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourfriendsorfavoritestars.Soitsilentlyservesyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitysetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhywe
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