Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned
to new ways of earning income from their land.This involves not only planting new kinds of crops,but some__55 ways of making money,the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing.Yes,you heard me__56 !A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis,and during the past year over 100,000 people have __57 to watch the race.“I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,"one punter (賽馬經紀人)told me,“and I thought I'd have a look.I didn't believe it was serious to tell you the truth."According to a regular visitor,betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses.“At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __58 ,and there are clear favourites. __59 nobody has heard anything about these _60 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any
case."I stayed to watch the races,and I must admit that I found it quite__61 . In
a usual sheep race,half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile.Food is waiting for them at the other end of the__62 just to give them so
me encouragement,I ought to add!The sheep run surprisingly fast,__63 they have probably not eaten for a while.Anyway,the crowd around me were obviously enjoying
heir day out at the races, __64 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
55.A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
56.A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
57.A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
58.A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
59.A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
60.A.horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
61.A.exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
62.A.race B. hill C. track D. field
63.A.if B. so C. yet D. although
64.A.observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
55--64 BDCCA BACDB
55. 對于此空,前面已給出提示。我們可以注意到前半句用了not only,因此后者與前者情況相同。前者是planting new kinds of crops,這里是some ________ways of making money,strange當然是最合適的。而且接下來文中說the most unusual of which…,所以這里選strange完全符合邏輯。而A項common“普通的”;C項swift“快的;迅速的”;D項illegal“不合法的”均不符合題意。答案為B。
56.correctly“正確地”,因為傳統上都是horses racing,而對于sheep racing,人們聞所未聞,感到難以接受,難以置信。這里作者用了一個插入語“Yes,you heard me correctly!”“是的,你沒聽錯!”,而honestly(正直地);surprisingly(驚奇地);completely(完全地)用在此句中則無法與上、下文相聯系,答案為D。
57.show off是炫耀的意思,而文中人們只是來觀看比賽,并沒有炫耀的意思,故A不可選;bring up意為“使注意”,用在這里沒什么意義;look forward意為盼望,如果說人們盼望觀看比賽也可以講得通,但look forward后的to是介詞,后應跟動名詞,故D也不可選;turn up意為出現,從意義上也講得通,語法上也無錯誤,答案為C。
58.already有已經的意思,表示人們研究得比較早;there are clear favourites,比賽時大家都清楚地知道哪是好馬,哪是劣馬,所以研究馬一定發(fā)生在比賽前,所以答案是in advance。A項behind time“隨后”;B項in progress“在過程中”;D項in time“及時”均不合題意。答案為C。
59.前面講述了賽馬的情況,接下來講述賽羊,情況與賽馬完全不同,因此這里需要一個轉折連詞But。therefore表示因果;moreover表示遞進;otherwise意為否則,均不合題意。答案為A。
60.這篇文章主要是講賽羊,前面講了賽馬,很明顯,這里講的是羊,而且前面的賽馬為人們所熟知,而這里沒人聽說過的,當然就是賽羊了,答案為B。
61.下文提到了賽羊場面激動人心,羊跑得出人意料地快,所以這里應該選擇exciting來描繪。B項dangerous“危險的”;C項boring“令人厭煩的”;D項peculiar“古怪的”,均不合題意。答案為A。
62.因為這些食物的目的是給羊encouragement的,所以必須能被羊看見,如果在山的另一邊,就起不到作用了。field意為田地,而比賽時應是沿著一定路徑跑的,而不是在田地里跑,故D也不可選。合理的理解應該是羊跑時,把食物放在路的另一邊,答案為C。
63.for a while是一段時間;not for a while意為它們吃食物的時間很少,前一句是The sheep run surprisingly fast,與這句構成轉折關系,盡管它們吃得很少,跑得卻特別快,答案為D。
64.最后一句得出的結論是“人們顯然在這天的比賽中很高興,這是通過他們愉快的臉和激動的情緒判斷出來的”。A項observing“觀察”;D項inferring“推測”,均不正確。答案為B。
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some __1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2__! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100 000 people have __3__ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,” one punter (賽馬經紀人) told me, “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4__, and there are clear favourites. __5__ nobody has heard anything about these __6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case.” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite __7__. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the __8__ just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast. __9__ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, __10__ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
A. looked forward B. brought up C. turned up D. showed off
A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
A. horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
A. exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
A. race B. hill C. track D. field
A. If B. So C. Yet D. Although
A. observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
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Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic(經濟的)boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn′t pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known an the tango(探戈舞) came into being
At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there many fewer women the men, so if a man didn′t want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.
In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters of the Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public and they performed their exiting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.
The popularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America, It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.
72. The origin of the tango is associated with
A. Belly dances B. American soldiers
C. Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina
73. Which of the following is true about the tango?
A. It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.
B. People of the upper classes loved the tango most
C. It was often danced by two male in the beginning
D. A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.
74. Before World War I, the tango spread to ________.
A. America B. Japan C. France D. South Korea
75. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Dance the Tango B. The History of the Tango
C. How to Promote the Tango D. The Modern Tango Boom
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The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
【小題1】Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to .
A.help farmers | B.support traditions |
C.understand farmers | D.represent farmers |
A.She dislikes city lifestyle. |
B.She prefers late night coffee |
C.Country life isn’t well understood. |
D.It’s tiring to get up early. |
A.Its services are free. |
B.It provides dating services. |
C.Only farmers can become its members. |
D.Farmers in France can’t benefit from it. |
A.advertise for the two websites |
B.introduce two websites |
C.encourage social activities |
D.urge readers to help farmers |
A.all farmers desire marriage |
B.farmers are easy to meet new people |
C.more farmers get divorced in the USA |
D.the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life |
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Agriculturalists are very popular with the farmers as they are________ agricultural science and technology.
A.in great need of |
B.in greatly need of |
C.greatly need of |
D.very much need of |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學年山東省濟南市高三教學質量調研(一模)英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
1.Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to .
A. help farmers B. support traditions
C. understand farmers D. represent farmers
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A. She dislikes city lifestyle.
B. She prefers late night coffee
C. Country life isn’t well understood.
D. It’s tiring to get up early.
3.Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?
A. Its services are free.
B. It provides dating services.
C. Only farmers can become its members.
D. Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.
4.The author of the text intends to .
A. advertise for the two websites
B. introduce two websites
C. encourage social activities
D. urge readers to help farmers
5. It can be inferred from the text that .
A. all farmers desire marriage
B. farmers are easy to meet new people
C. more farmers get divorced in the USA
D. the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life
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