满分5 > 高中英语试题 >

Students from Florida International Univ...

 

满分5 manfen5.com

Students from Florida International University in. Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的)shoes they designed and created.

Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time - just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes, also won last year and will receive $ 500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an '6A" on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Materials and Methods Construction Class. "It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that, " Canaves said. "We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level. "

A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.

A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.

"A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better, " he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.

"Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research,test it and go through the design process seriously.

1.Which statement about Alex 'Quinones is ture ?

A. He finished the race in less than a minute.

B. He won the race with the help of 2 boats.

C. He failed the race last year.

D. He set a new record this year.

2. For what purpose did the students take part in the race?

A. To go across the lake to school.

B. To test their balance on the water.

C. To pass Professor Canaves’ class.

D. To win the prize money of $ 500.

3.Which of the following is true about the race?

A. The students who fell into the water had to quit.

B. More than 20 teams failed to cross the lake.

C. The students kept silent when the other racers competed.

D. The youngest competitor competed instead of her mother.

4.According to Canaves, this race can help the students

A. understand designing better        B. achieve almost everything

C. work together and unite as one      D. walk on the surface of water

5.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To advertise a student' s program.

B. To report an interesting assignment.

C. To introduce a creative professor.

D. To encourage special events on campus.

 

1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 【解析】 试题分析:这篇文章是为了报导一个有趣的课外作业。迈阿密佛罗里达国际大学的学生穿上自己设计的水鞋在水上进行比赛,他们参加比赛是为了通过教授的课程,而教授要求他们这么做是为了让他们更好的理解这个设计也更好的理解人生。 1.细节题:从文章第二段的句子:Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time - just over a minute. 可知Alex 'Quinones今年创造了一个新的记录,选 D 2.细节题:从文章第二段的句子:Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an '6A" on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves,可知学生参加比赛是为了通过Canaves 教授的课,选C 3.细节题:从文章第三段的句子:The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.可知最小的参赛者是代替妈妈来参加比赛的,选D 4.细节题:从文章第五段的句子:"A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better, " he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.可知根据Canaves教授的话 参加比赛可以让学生更好的理解这个设计,选A 5.主旨题:从文章的内容和第一段的句子:Students from Florida International University in. Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的)shoes they designed and created.可知这篇文章是为了报导一个有趣的课外作业。选B 考点:考查新闻报道类短文
复制答案
考点分析:
相关试题推荐

The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries. In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago. Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013.

  Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults. The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases.

   Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often ,which has a high sugar ,fat and salt content. He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities. They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot.

   The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious(感染性的) diseases.

   The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries. The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits,' vegetables and increase physical activity. The WHO says these actions are especially important for children.

   And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible. More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help. In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt. "Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy. The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries. " he adds.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?

A. Children in developing countries generally weigh too much.

B. Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly.

C. The number of overweight children in the world has doubled.

D. The World Health Organization has increased greatly.

2.According to Branca , people are becoming overweight because of their changes in _______

A. lifestyles           B. transportation

C. physical condition       D. school educational .

3.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 2?

A. cure     B. prevent    C. worsen    D. cause

4.According to WHO, which of the following is true?

A. Poor nutrition is often related to children obesity.

B. To lower infectious disease rates is more complex than to lower obesity rates.

C. Eating less sugar and more vegetables helps lower obesity rates.

D. Increasing physical activity is most effective to lower obesity rates.

5.What can we learn from the last Paragraph?

A. Babies breastfed aren't likely to become overweight.

B. Governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity.

C. Food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children.

D. The number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries.

 

查看答案

 My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home .this morning, We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center. When we got there , a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans. Luckily ,we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.

   Of course, there were others that came, but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things, they quickly left. However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans. Of course, she was grateful, and it felt good to let her go ahead of me. But that was not the whole story.

My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full. My daughter was left with nothing to, do. The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines, but it. seemed that they were almost done .I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done. But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness. He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn’t seem to mind. I happily accepted it.

   It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph l?

A. The writer did collecting every morning.

B. The writer usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle.

C. There were four recycling machines in all.

D. Most people did recycling in the morning.

2.Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?

A. Because there were many other families there.

B. Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry.

C. Because the writer wanted to hear a story.

D. Because the woman was very grateful.

3.Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?

A. Because her daughter' s machine stopped working.

B. Because the other family was still using the machines.

C. Because she let the other family use her machine first.

D. Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.

4.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The kindness.             B. The offer.

C. The machine.             D. The 5 bottles.

5.Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?

A. A good name is sooner-lost than won.   

B. A little is better than none.

C. All men cannot be first.         

D. One good turn deserves another.

 

查看答案

Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758 , is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the " Father of American Scholarship and Education. " His " Blue-Backed Speller" books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much .do you know about him beyond that?

   At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending ,Yale College. Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army.

Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didn't survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like most teachers did, he rewarded them. He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking.

   Webster did not have much money. In 1793 , Alexander Hamilton lent him $ 1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper. In December, he founded New York ' s first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published . textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party, He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages .Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.

1.What's the main idea of Paragraph l?

A.  Webster's famous dictionarie .

B. Webster's daily routines.

C.  Webster's main achievements.

D. Webster's college education.

2.Which of the following best describes Webster's life at Yale?

A. Tough.     B. Smooth.     C. Normal.     D. Tiring.

3.What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale?

A. A teacher.     B. A lawyer.      C. A headmaster.    D. A scholar.

4.Why was Webster a good teacher?

A. Because he set up many small schools.

B. Because he graduated from Yale College,

C. Because he forced his students to learn.

D. Because he often rewarded his students.

5.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. Webster was a most productive author.

B. Webster led a miserable life in New York City.

C. Webster's books added up to 655 pages.

D. Webster didn't write any polifical works.

 

查看答案

I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the     . People walked in, between the cars       newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar      in most poor developing' countries.         

   While we were    for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of     in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's       unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively     clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of      his way around the spaces. He was blind.

   Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he     got to the outside of our car. Out of      , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and     , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to     the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly      his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's      . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control,       we decided to go on our way.

   I      and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in       ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He      our sympathy. Life hasn't been      to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what       is all about . facing life bravely.

1.A. signs      B. crossroads    C. stations     D. theatre  

2.A. giving      B. buying     C. selling      D. throwing

3.A. scene      B. play       C. activity      D. street

4.A. watching    B. asking      C. waiting      D. changing 

5.A. blocks     B. crossings     C. turns       D. cars

6.A. everything   B. something    C. anything      D. nothing

7.A. expensive   B. fashionable    C. ragged      D. splendid

8.A. pushed    B. drove       C. cleared      D. felt

9.A. eventually   B. quickly      C. frequently     D. happily

10.A. curiosity    B. sympathy     C. thirsty       D. politeness

11.A. impatiently   B. casually      C. naturally      D. carefully

12.A. keep     B. return       C. borrow      D. count

13.A. searched for  B. went through    C. turned over     D. looked for

14.A. hand     B. arm        C. face       D. lap

15.A. still      B. yet        C. so        D. but

16.A. gave up   B. set off      C. held on      D. broke down

17.A. pain     B. poverty      C. sadness      D. loneliness

18.A. refused    B. enjoyed       C. doubted      D. cheated

19.A. rich     B. unfair        C. kind       D. bad

20.A. kindness   B. courage       C. experience     D. challenge

 

查看答案

How many of us can really ever thank our mothers for what they do for us? I am now 40 years old, so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving     and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it.

   When I was ill, mom would take care of me    . When I had a terrible dream, she would never    me  for stealing into her bed. When I graduated from college, she took      in me as I walked across that stage. When life would get me down, she would tell me that ,it's always dark      the down ,She's always been my greatest      keeping-me up when life tried to defeat me. She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set my goals too high. With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right:,    if I faltered (摇晃) .

   A     thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she has shown to us over the years. My mom     _ more than flowers, candy or other gifts. There isn't a gift in the world that could ever        my thanks for everything she has done for me over the years.

1.A. guidance    B. respect     C. criticism     D. punishment 

2.A. regularly    B. happily     C. unconditionally   D. occasionally

3.A. turn to     B. yell at     C. hold up      D. look after

4.A. interest     B. comfort    C. pride       D. pity

5.A. after      B. behind     C. through      D. before

6.A. belief     B. challenge    C. concern      D. support

7.A. track      B. attitude    C. sense       D. choice 

8.A. special     B. worthwhile   C. funny       D. simple 

9.A. expects     B. appreciates   C. deserves      D. receives.

10.A. replace     B. express     C.contribute     D. cover

 

查看答案
试题属性

Copyright @ 2008-2019 满分5 学习网 ManFen5.COM. All Rights Reserved.