单项选择题X 纠错
I shouldn’t let it bother me. It really doesn’t matter anyway. But it does bother me ! All those people are preparing to (21) a new century, a new millennium (千年) as well. And it just isn’t (22) !
Most of us schedule our lives by the Gregorian (23) . Our years are measured from the (24) of Christ. The first year of the first century is 1, or 1 A.D. The last year of that century is the year 100. Simple Yes! A century is 100 (25) long. A millennium is 1,000 years long, which is (26) ten centuries.
Since the last year of the first century is the year 100, the first year of the (27) century is 101. Follow that pattern, century by century and you’ll get my (28) . The year 2000 is the last year of the twentieth century. After all, (29) thousand means twenty hundreds. Twenty hundred years means twenty centuries. The year 2000 is the (30) , the final, the one that’s still here, year of the twentieth century!!!!
I know, I’m getting too (31) . But it isn’t fair, While most people will really be enjoying this coming (32) celebration, those of us in the know will be yawning. Everyone else will be (33) for the new millennium and we’ll be saying, "It’s not until next year."
I don’t agree with the (34) , "Ignorance is bliss." But in this case, perhaps it’s (35) .
A．birth
B．death
C．life
D．date
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单项选择题Passage Five
One day, a poor boy who was selling
goods from door to door to pay his way through school found he had only one thin
dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next
house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so
she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How
much do I owe you" "You don’t owe me anything," she replied. He said,
"Then I thank you from my heart. ’
Years later that young woman
became critically iii. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where they
called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in
for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he
rose immediately and ’went to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in
to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room
determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special
attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for
approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the edge. The bill was
sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest
of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her
attention on the side of the bill. She read these words: "Paid in full with one
glass of milk."
A．he fell in love with the woman
B．it was a rare disease
C．he was eager to distinguish himself
D．he wanted to repay the woman for her great kindness
单项选择题
Passage One
Many people are wondering if it is safe to talk on the phone while driving. There have been quite a few accidents while drivers were talking on the phone. Some research is being done to find out if driving while talking on the phone is dangerous.
When there is a car accident police officers will find out if any of the drivers were using a cell phone. They will write this information in a report. The information will be saved and later studied.
There have been some very bad car accidents caused by drivers being distracted by cell phones. Drivers sometimes forget to watch the road carefully when they are using their phones. Not paying attention to the road can be dangerous, even deadly.
It is important for drivers to focus on the road. They need to pay attention to what is going on around them. They might need to stop or swerve quickly.
People want to make sure that the roads are safe for everyone. Studies will be done using the information police officers collect at accidents. Maybe someday this information will lead to laws about driving and using cell phones.
A．the security people get on the road
B．the accidents caused by drivers
C．the law made for using cell phone
D．the information collected from the accidents
单项选择题
A. How about her
B. What happened
C. I believe he
D. poor Alan
E. I can imagine
F. I guess something
G. ls she fine now
H. I don’t know
单项选择题Passage Four
Today, the Indianapolis 500, one of the
world’s most famous car races, takes about four hours to run. If the Indy 500
had been held in 1895, it would have taken almost three days. The horseless
carriage had just been invented a short time before. Top speeds back then were
much lower than they are today. For most people, just seeing a car move without
a horse pulling it was thrilling enough. The driver’s main concern was making
sure the car didn’t break down.
One of the first car races was
held in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. Folks crowded the streets to gawk
at the new machines. The route of the race went through the heart of town. The
cars were to go out to a nearby suburb and back. The race covered a distance of
about 54 miles. That’s less than one-tenth the distance at Indy. The drivers
cranked up their engines and prayed that they wouldn’t break down. Then they
were off. The race proved too much for some of the cars. Perhaps they couldn’t
withstand the high speeds. The winner of the contest was J. Frank Duryea. He
finished the race a bit more than seven hours after he started. He had covered
the grueling distance at an average speed of 7.5 miles per hour. That is slower
than a modern marathoner can go on foot. Even so, as Duryea finished, the crowd
went wild.
A．laugh
B．stare
C．frown
D．glare
单项选择题Passage Five
One day, a poor boy who was selling
goods from door to door to pay his way through school found he had only one thin
dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next
house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so
she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How
much do I owe you" "You don’t owe me anything," she replied. He said,
"Then I thank you from my heart. ’
Years later that young woman
became critically iii. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where they
called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in
for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he
rose immediately and ’went to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in
to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room
determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special
attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for
approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the edge. The bill was
sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest
of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her
attention on the side of the bill. She read these words: "Paid in full with one
glass of milk."
A．they had both changed beyond recognition
B．neither remembered their previous meeting
C．the boy had become a medical specialist
D．the woman had come to stay in the big city
单项选择题Passage Four
Today, the Indianapolis 500, one of the
world’s most famous car races, takes about four hours to run. If the Indy 500
had been held in 1895, it would have taken almost three days. The horseless
carriage had just been invented a short time before. Top speeds back then were
much lower than they are today. For most people, just seeing a car move without
a horse pulling it was thrilling enough. The driver’s main concern was making
sure the car didn’t break down.
One of the first car races was
held in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. Folks crowded the streets to gawk
at the new machines. The route of the race went through the heart of town. The
cars were to go out to a nearby suburb and back. The race covered a distance of
about 54 miles. That’s less than one-tenth the distance at Indy. The drivers
cranked up their engines and prayed that they wouldn’t break down. Then they
were off. The race proved too much for some of the cars. Perhaps they couldn’t
withstand the high speeds. The winner of the contest was J. Frank Duryea. He
finished the race a bit more than seven hours after he started. He had covered
the grueling distance at an average speed of 7.5 miles per hour. That is slower
than a modern marathoner can go on foot. Even so, as Duryea finished, the crowd
went wild.
A．They were more impressed with slower speed.
B．They thought cars were unnecessary.
C．They enjoyed just seeing the cars.
D．They were easily bored.
单项选择题
Passage One
Many people are wondering if it is safe to talk on the phone while driving. There have been quite a few accidents while drivers were talking on the phone. Some research is being done to find out if driving while talking on the phone is dangerous.
When there is a car accident police officers will find out if any of the drivers were using a cell phone. They will write this information in a report. The information will be saved and later studied.
There have been some very bad car accidents caused by drivers being distracted by cell phones. Drivers sometimes forget to watch the road carefully when they are using their phones. Not paying attention to the road can be dangerous, even deadly.
It is important for drivers to focus on the road. They need to pay attention to what is going on around them. They might need to stop or swerve quickly.
People want to make sure that the roads are safe for everyone. Studies will be done using the information police officers collect at accidents. Maybe someday this information will lead to laws about driving and using cell phones.
A．send the driver to the hospital
B．check how seriously the car is damaged
C．do the research on the car accident
D．find out if a cell phone is used
单项选择题Passage Three
Imagine going to sleep in October and
waking up in May! Well, marmots and ground squirrels stay warm by sleeping all
winter. All this time, they do not wake up once. This special kind of sleep is
called hibernation. During this sleep, the heart slows down, and the animal
breathes more slowly, it doesn’t move around, so it uses less energy.
Animals like the marmot and the ground squirrel inhabit the coldest parts
of the world. They need special talents to survive in these frigid places. Their
furry coats keep them snug when the temperature falls below zero. It often gets
this cold in the Arctic, a land that is just below the North Pole.
Before the long winter, some animals eat and eat. After a while, they grow
very fat. When the winter comes, they live on the fat saved up in their bodies.
Layers of fat keep an animal warm.
Arctic animals also have
other ways to beat the cold. Rabbits in the Arctic, for example, have very small
ears. Small ears keep heat in, while big ears let it out. Small things usually
keep heat in. Have you ever slept in a room that is very small, and noticed how
hot it can get.’
It rarely gets warm in the Arctic. But
although summer seasons there are very short, the sun shines brightly. Plants
seem to spring up before your eyes! Animals such as caribou look forward all
year to summer, when they can eat fresh grass again. Every minute of sunshine is
important to their lives.
A．an example
B．a strong argument
C．scientific facts
D．careful measurements
单项选择题
A. How about her
B. What happened
C. I believe he
D. poor Alan
E. I can imagine
F. I guess something
G. ls she fine now
H. I don’t know
