Read the passage carefully and answer the questions according what you’ve read.
In most towns today, you can see teenagers standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters. The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on. It used to be believed that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back.
Many teenagers like electronic games so much that they can't stop playing. They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked” fire”. They develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure. They play and play so that the pains have no chance to cure properly. The rapid wrist movement required to guide the spaceship across the screen causes another problem: The muscles of the wrist and arm become so inflamed (发炎的)and swollen that they press against the bones. This condition is what doctors now call "Space Warrior's Wrist". Other strange aches and pains also are likely to affect the elbows and shoulders.
Another even more alarming problem is shown by the case of a 17-year-old girl which was recently in the British Medical Journal. She had been playing various kinds of electronic games for more than two hours a day. Her father repaired games and machines and she could use the cassettes and systems in his workshop as often as she liked. One day, after playing a game called Dark Invader, she lost consciousness (晕倒) and fell to the floor.
Doctors who examined her found she was suffering from an unusual illness caused by lights flashing at a particular frequency.
1.What are the teenagers crazy about today in most towns? (Within 5 words)
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2.What will happen to the teenagers if they spend too much time playing electronic games? (Two points within 15 words)
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3.How long did the 17-year-old girl play different kinds of electronic games? (Within 10 words)
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4.What was the cause of the girl’s unusual illness? (Within 10 words)
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5.What does the passage mainly talk about? (Within 10 words)
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Read the passage carefully and complete the table with only one word for each blank.
Mayme Clayton collected books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son, Avery Clayton, thought her collection was important. Unlike most books, these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.
One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.
By the time she passed away at age 83, Mrs. Clayton had more than 30,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves, photographs, movies, sheet music, and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.
Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work, part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed,” says Sara Hadron of California’s Huntington Library.
The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City, California. Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture,” he says, “It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”
Mayme Clayton and Her Collection | |
Personal information | ● She liked 1.books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. ●She died when she was 83years old. |
Her collection | ● Compared with other books, the books she collected couldn’t be found 2. ● The only copy written and 3.by Phillis Wheatley was in her collection. ● She had a large collection, 4.books, paper, photographs and other things by black leaders and artists. ● Her collections are of great5.to African American history and culture. |
Choose the right sentences to complete the article.
The Taj Mahal is a love story, a sad and beautiful one.1.. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahan, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. 2.. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.
3.. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. 4.. The Taj itself raises another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.
The emperor planned to build the same tomb (坟墓)of black marble for himself. 5.. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.
A. It sets on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.
B. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne.
C. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.
D. Towers rise from each of the four corners.
E. He organized the best artists and architects(建筑师) from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete.
A. It sets on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.
B. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne.
C. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.
D. Towers rise from each of the four corners.
E. He organized the best artists and architects(建筑师) from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete.
Find the only mistake in each line and correct it.
English is the widest used language in the history of 21. 1.
our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it.
More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of
international mails write in English. Of all languages, English has 22. 2.
the largest vocabulary — perhaps as much as two million words. 23. 3.
However, let’s face it: English is crazy language. There 24. 4.
is no egg in an eggplant, either pine nor apple in a pineapple 25. 5.
and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, when 26. 6.
sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes, (矛盾)
we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square,
public bathrooms have no baths in it. 27. 7.
English shown the creativity of human beings is invented 28. 8.
by creative people. That’s why, when stars are out, they are
visible; but when the light are out, they are invisible. 29. 9.
If you continue to discover more, you find the beauty of 30. 10.
the language.
Rewrite the sentences according to the requirements.
1.I don’t think he’s got the highest score in the final exam, ____________? (Tag question.)
2.The newest research showed that people who attended the music concert twice a week lived longer than the normal people. (Emphasize the underline part.)
3.The meteorologist used a really exciting way to present the weather forecast last night. (Change it into an exclamatory sentence.)
4.Does Linda notice her roommates practise singing in the classroom every Friday afternoon? (Change it into passive voice.)
5.Mark asked his daughter, “Will you send your application form to the college tomorrow?”
(Change it into indirect speech.)
6.Some parents found it unnecessary to take part in some useless competitions to waste their children’s spare time. (Change it into a complex sentence.)
Complete Sentence B to make it the same as Sentence A in meaning.
1.A: The volunteers took care of the injured who once joined in World War II.
B: The volunteers _______ _______ _______ ______the injured who once joined in World War II.
2.A: Generally a baby can use a knife and fork when he is about three years old.
B: ______ ______ ______ ______, a baby can use a knife and fork when he is about three years old.
3.A: The White House, one of the most beautiful buildings, is situated in the east of America.
B: The White House, one of the most beautiful buildings, ______ ______ in the east of America.
4.A: The only thing we should do is to believe our government even though we don’t know how to deal with the Trade war.
B: The only thing we should do is to believe our government even though we don’t know ____ ____ ____ _____ the Trade war.
