任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后表格的空格填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Members of an international organization are called the Global Greeters. They offer travelers the chance to get to know a city as well as local people do.
Unlike the professional guides(专业导游), the volunteer greeters act more like neighbours. They take visitors to visit the city–either on foot or public traffic—to discover favourite neighbourhoods, cafes and parks.
All the programs work a little differently, but the basics(基本项目) are the same. The tours are free and last anywhere for two or four hours. Volunteers can be all ages, and their ages and interests try to match the travelers.
New York City(USA)
Big Apple Greeter is the pioneer “welcome visitor” program founded in 1992 by New Yorker Lynn Brooks. More than 300 volunteers now can welcome guests from all over the world in 22 languages. Greeters explain the New York City subway and bus systems and show guests around one or more of their favourite neighbourhoods. Like many greeter organizations, Big Apple accepts online donations to help with its daily costs.
Houston(USA)
Houston Greeters will organize activities such as golf, biking or an outing to an Astros game(太空人队的比赛). Another activity is to arrange a tour in need of a particular interest.
Chicago(USA)
Chicago Greeters help visitors visit one of the city’s many famous neighbourhoods. The group organizes walks through Ukrainian Village on the Near North Side and Andersonville, home to Scandinavian restaurants and shops and Middle Eastern bakeries. Guides will also organize tours around themes such as fashion, film or public art.
France
In France, English speaking volunteers for Parisien d’un Jour lead visitors through hidden corners of Paris, often ending with a lively discussion on a café balcony. Guides in Lyon organize walks around themes such as shopping, markets and sports.
Global Greeters | |
Volunteer greeters 1. travelers with the chance to know a city well. They act like2. to show the visitors around the city. Although greeters work in 3. ways, the basics are the same. | |
New York City | Big Apple was founded in 1922. 4. 300 volunteers can serve visitors in5. languages. |
Houston | In Houston, some activities 6. golf, biking or an outing to an Astros game will be organized. |
Chicago | With the 7. of Chicago Greeters, visitors can visit Ukrainian Village on the Near North Side and Andersonville, home to Scandinavian restaurants and shops and Middle Eastern bakeries, 8. can also enjoy fashion, film or public art. |
France | Volunteers who can 9. English for Parisien d’un Jour will lead visitors through hidden corners of Paris, and near the 10. of the tour, they may have a lively discussion on a café balcony. |
阅读表达 阅读短文，回答问题
How do we know what’s right or wrong in English? Languages such as French and Spanish each has an official(官方的) organization that tells you what’s correct. But there is nothing like that in English. So what can we do?
There is, of course, Standard English. This is the kind of English you read in newspapers or in formal letters. It is also the English you learn at school or in textbooks.
However, Standard English is not official English. And unbelievably, linguists（语言学家） think Standard English is on the same level as all other types of English such as Cockney English, Yorkshire English, South African English, Australian English, Singaporean English… And according to linguists, there is no such thing as Standard Spoken English.
English is changing all the time. Every year, new words appear and others disappear. Words change too. For example, for many years, the Latin word “agendum” was the accepted singular form and “agenda” was the plural form. However, these days, very few people use the Latin-sounding“agendum”, with “agenda” being the accepted singular form, and “agendas” the plural.
Newspapers each has their own style when they write certain things. For example，The Guardian puts dates like “21 July 2011”(with the day first, followed by the month and no commas). However, the news agency Reuters writes them like this “July 21, 2011”(with the month first, and a comma(逗号) between the day and the year). Other newspapers have different ways of doing it too. So, as you can see, there’s no one “correct” way ----there’s a variety of ways and each one is acceptable.
Next time someone tells you that something is wrong, tell them that it isn’t wrong, It is just English.
(Each answer should be no more than four words)
1.According to passage two, how many ways can you read or learn Standard English?
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2.What is the plural form of the Latin word “agendum” in the past?
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3. How does the news agency Reuters write “2016年1月20日”?
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4.According to passage one, what languages have official organizations that tell you what is correct?
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5. According to passage three, how many types of English are mentioned except Standard
English?
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词汇运用
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。(B) 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。（每空不限一词）
1.Of all the ________(导演)，I like Steven Allan Spielberg best.
2.Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the _______(表面) of the moon.
3.It was such a _______(累人的) day that I fell asleep as soon as I lay down last night.
4.The Big Bang Theory is _______(广泛地) accepted by the people at present.
5.According to a recent report, Samsung’s next Galaxy smartphone might be _______(控制) by the user’s eyes.
6.The baby was back in her mother’s arms and soon fell asleep _______(peace).
7.When I was a little child, I was told that Shanghai (lie) in East China.
8.I happened_______(see) her leave her flat yesterday afternoon.
9.Although this piece of classical music is very serious, it has a_______(last) value.
10.One _______(four) of an hour means a quarter.
11.The new word “tuhao”, which means a person of great _______(wealth), is very popular in China now.
12.I am afraid we will never find out the _______(true) about the disappearance of MH370.
13.People in North-east China wear lots of warm clothes to protect _______(they) against the cold in winter.
14.The fishermen in this village used to catch fish for a _______(live) , but now they don’t.
15.—Why didn’t you answer my telephone call just now?
—Sorry, I _______(park) my car in the parking lot.
You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years.
One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves. Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell the car where you want to go and it will drive itself.
The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California.
Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars have no steering wheels(方向盘) or pedals(刹车踏板).
Last week, police ordered one of Google’s cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not against any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak to the operators of the vehicle(车辆).
According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million kilometers. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years.
So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.
Tesla
Another American company, Tesla, added an “Autopilot(自动驾驶仪)” feature to its cars last month. Tesla put the feature, a computer software program, in cars that were built after September 2014.
With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and steer by itself.
You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. Your car will slow down if the vehicle in front of you gets closer. It will turn at bends and change lanes if you use the turn signal.
Tesla Autopilot takes over driving at speeds over 29 kilometers per hour when you press a button twice. Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the lane and helps you avoid hitting other cars.
Other Self-Driving Cars and Buses
Other companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are working on self-driving cars. Another company called BestMile is also working on self-driving buses in Switzerland. The buses can hold up to nine people and will be tested for two years.
1.What is the meaning of “traffic ticket” in Chinese?
A. 车票。 B. 油票。 C. 交通罚单。 D. 彩票。
2. How far does an average person drive in a year according to the passage?
A. About 2 million kilometres.
B. About 22,000 kilometres.
C. About 90 million kilometres.
D. About 180 kilometres.
3.How many companies are working on self-driving vehicles in all according the passage?
A. Two. B. Five. C. Eight. D. Seven.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Google cars have pedals.
B. Google cars hit some other cars.
C. All car companies in the world are working on self-driving cars.
D. There is an “Autopilot” in Tesla self-driving cars after September 2014.
5.Which of the following can be the best tittle of the passage?
A. What’s your favourite car?
B. Will your next car drive itself?
C. What’s the best car?
D. Do you need a self-driving car?
This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts（花生）, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: let the coin decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?
Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly(坚决地): No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I should have a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year when the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.
1.________ helped me decide what my report would be about.
A. My classmates B. A coin
C. My grandpa D. The Internet
2.I read my homework proudly because ________.
A. I believed my homework was excellent
B. I was good at my lessons
C. my classmates wore big smiles on their faces
D. my grandfather was always right
3.I ________ after I failed the subject.
A. worked harder to prove my ability
B. did my homework a second time
C. was so frightened at the awful result
D. decided to give it up
4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that ________.
A. the headmaster wasn’t a good person at all
B. the writer’s classmates were cleverer than him
C. the writer knew little about American history
D. the writer’s grandpa was a very wise man
5.Which of the following can best describe the writer?
A. Silly and lazy. B. Clever but unlucky.
C. Proud and confident. D. Brave and hard-working.
A new report says African governments are ill prepared to handle the growing number of people over age 65. The population in Africa as in other parts of the world, is getting older. Currently, there are 36 million people on the continent 65 years and above. which is 3.6 percent of the population. up from 3.3 percent 10 years ago. That could rise to 4.5 percent by 2030 and 10 percent by 2050. The African development Bank is raising concerns over the shortage of health insurance and pensions (养老金).
The African Development Bank says. "Aging is highly linked with long-term physical and mental disability and a number of long-term chronic (慢性的) conditions."
"Africa is not well prepared to care for its aging population right now. And it needs to prepare for this fact." said Professor Mthuli Ncube. the African Development Bank's chief economist. African nations spend far less on healthcare than developed nations do___ about $26per person per year. Not so many countries have well developed medical aid plans for the elderly, whether they are privately provided plans or indeed government plans. If you look at the pension plans, you will find the pension industries are not well developed in some of the countries.
Professor Mthuli Ncube said African governments failed to take action on health insurance
and pensions because they were busy with economic reforms.
Another challenge for Africa is the worsening of informal systems of social protection. That is cash and support from both the extended family and community sources.
. The African Development Bank recommends governments help carry out health insurance and pension plans. Ncube said African governments didn't have to handle the health insurance burden alone. "It is not only a must but also an opportunity for private companies to add their bit in this regard", he said. The report also recommends that African governments consider providing ways of free health services. medications and long-term health care facilities for the elderly.
1. From the first paragraph we know the facts except that ____
A．the speed of people aging is becoming quicker
B．Africa has the largest aging population
C．African governments are not well prepared to deal with the aging population
D．the shortage of health insurance and pensions adds to African governments' difficulty in dealing With the aging population
2.Which is not highly linked with the aging according to the passage?
A．Long-term physical disability.
B．Long-term mental disability.
C．Long-term chronic illnesses.
D．Long-term shortage of care and love.
3. What got in the way of developing health insurance and pensions in Africa?
A．The economic reforms.
B．Too many old people.
C．The shortage of land.
D．The development of the economy.
4.How can the aging problem be solved in Africa according to Ncube?
A．African governments should spend as much money on healthcare as developed countries
B．African people should save enough money to insure their health.
C．African governments should combine with private companies to finish health insurance and pension pains.
D．Private sources should take the main responsibility to help the elderly.
5.The article is most likely to be seen____
A．in a story book B．in a newspaper
C．on a TV program D．in a textbook
