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(6)IWhenastormisingmostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyaspossibleandheadforsafety…Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtoriskbeingkilledbyfloodsor100-Kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.“Stormchasing追逐”isbeinganincreasinglypopularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStateswheretherearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreportsandthendrivesuptol000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginneritismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“SometimesyouCansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature.ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”1.Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto.A.headstraightforthecenterofthestormB.getintothecarforsafetyC.waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelopD.collectinformationaboutaingstorm2.BeginnersofstormchasingareadvisedA.nottodriveinaheavyrainB.todoitinanorganizedwayC.nottogettooclosetoastormD.tospendmoretimeonitinsummer3.Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthatA.stormchasingcostsalotofmoneyB.stormchasingisworthhoursofwaitingC.effortsinstormchasingarewellpaidD.astormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth4.WhatcanwelearnfromthetextA.Sometimesstormchasersgetnothingbutdisappointment.B.Manystormchasersgetkilledinthestorms.C.Stormchasingisbeingpopulararoundtheworld.D.Stormchasingisonlyfitforyoungpeople参考答案1~4DBCABThefirsttaperecorderdidn’tusetape.Itusedlongthinwire.Itwasinventedin1900byValdermarPoulsen.In1930Germanscientistsinventedthetapeweusetoday.Backthenthetapewasonbigrolls.In1964thePhilipspanyinHollandinventedthecassette.It’sprettymuchaholderforthetape.Peopleusecassettesallovertheworld.Ifyoudon’thaveacassetterecorderborrowone.Thinkofabookyourparentsreadoutloudtoyou.Thatmightbeagreatbooktoreadoutloudtoyourmomordadintheircar.Putacassetteintherecorderopenthebookhittherecordbuttonandstartreadingoutloud.Rememberthereisnosuchathingasawrongwaytodothis.Youmightthinkyou’vemadeamistakebutthisgiftispartofyouandnothingaboutthatcanbeamistake.It’simpossible.Yougettobeallartisticandcreativehere.Youmightwanttoplaymusicinthebackground.Dowhateveryouwant.Thegiftisyousoyoudecide.Remembertosay“Iloveyou”attheendofyourreading.That’sliketheprizeattheendofthebook.
5.WhydoestheauthormentionthehistoryoftaperecordersinParagraph1A.Toinformreadersofnewinventions.B.Toleadintohisfollowingsuggestion.C.Togiveanexampleofhissuggestion.D.Toshowtheimportanceoftaperecorders
6.WhatdoestheauthoradviseustodoA.ToreadabooktoourparentsintheircarB.Toaskourparentstorecordabook.C.Tomakeagiftforourparents.D.Topracticereadingoutloud.
7.WhydoestheauthorsayitisimpossibletomakeamistakeinParagraph3A.Becausethetapeshowsyourtruelove.B.Becauseit’seasytouseataperecorder.C.Becausethemusiciswhatyourparentslike.D.Becauseit’simpossibletofindamistakeinthebook.参考答案
5、B6~7CATheworldhaschangedandbeingintelligentisntnormallyequaltobeingasuccessfulperson.Lookattheexampleofthebluewhale Ithasahugebrain,butitstilldoesntknowhowtoavoidwhalersoruseitslargesizeandweighttodealwiththosewhotrytousetheirbodyforprofit.Scientistsholdanopinionthatthebluewhalejustlikessomehighlyintelligentpeoplewhofailtosucceed.Thosehighlyintelligentpeoplecantsucceedinlifebecausetheycantmunicatewellwiththeworldaroundthem.Intelligenceisawordinlifethatmakesyouthinkyouarebetterthanothers.Intelligencecanblindtheseverypeoplefromhowothersviewthem.Thesepeoplealsothinkthattheroutetopowerandsuccessresultspurelyfromintelligenceandtheysometimesliveinafantasyworldthattheycreatebytheirsupposedbrainpower.Thisisadistancethatdevelopswhetherornottheyrealizeitandsometimes,apersoncanbedislikedsimplybecauseofhisorherintelligence.Thisdistanceissometimessofarapartthatitgetstothepositionwheretheycantlistentoeachother.Onesidethinkstheotherisstupidandtheotherthinkshe/sheishaughty傲慢的.Andmostofthetimeitistheintelligentpeoplewholosethemselvesinthissituation.Theybeeunpopularwithmostofthepeoplearoundthem.Thisaffectstheminwhatevertheydoandsoonerorlatertheywilllosetheirconfidence.Itdoesnthelpthattheygetacultureshock—especiallywhentheyleavecollegeandrealizesuccessandrichnessdontalwaysandsometimesneverenaturallywithintelligence.Whilesomemightthinkthisisadramaticpicturetopaint,itissometimestheendresultofsomepeople.8.Theexampleof“thebluewhale”isusedtoshow______.A.municationismoreimportantthanintelligenceB.humanbeingsarealwaysmoreintelligentthananimalsC.humansshouldhavethesenseofprotectinganimalsD.thebluewhaleisthelargestanimalintheworld9.Thosesupposedintelligentpeopleoftenbelievethat______.A.theyshouldmaketheirlifethesamewithothersB.theyshouldliveinabetterworldthantheothersC.theyaresuretobesuccessfulbecauseoftheirintelligenceD.otherpeoplesopinionshouldbeseriouslyconsidered10.WhatmakestheintelligentpeoplelosetheirconfidenceA.Theyoftencantgethigherpositionsthoughtheyareintelligent.B.Theybeeseparatedfromotherpeopleandlosetheirsupport.C.Theycantpersuadethosestupidpeopletoaccepttheirideas. D.Theyoftencantmakegooduseoftheiradvantages.11.Wecaninferthattheendresultofthesupposedintelligentpeoplewouldbe______.A.greatachievementsB.moreeffortsC.properchangesD.failureinthefuture参考答案8--10ACBDWeveallheardtheoldsaying,“Sticksandstonescanbreakmybones,butwordscanneverhurtme.”Dontyoubelieveit?Wordsarepowerful,andtheycanhurt—alot.Infact,ifyourenotcareful,youcanevenhurtyourself,byusingthewrongwordinyourwriting.Recentlyafriendsentmeacopyofanemailshereceivedfromthecustomerservicedepartmentofhercreditcardpany,aftershecontactedthemwithaquestionaboutheraccount.Shewashappywiththeirpositiveresponse.ButasIreadtheemail,onelinejumpedoutatme“Inlieuofgoodcustomerservice...”Didtheyreallymeantheywereofferingherafewextrarewardpointsinsteadofgoodcustomerservice?Idoubtit.Morelikely,whatthecustomerservicedepartmentmeanttosaywas,“Becausegoodcustomerserviceisimportanttous...”followedbythedetailsofwhattheyweredoingtomakesuresheremainedahappycustomer.Sowhydidntthewritersaythat?Icanonlyguessthatperhapsthewriterlikedthephrase“inlieuof”,thoughtitsoundedmoreinterestingthansaying“because”,andsousedit—withoutbotheringtocheckthetruemeaning.Haveyoueverdonethat?Trytoimpressotherswithabigword,onlytofindoutyouveusedthewordincorrectly?Itsjusttheoppositeeffect,isntit?Youmayimpresspeopleallright,butitsnottheimpressionyouweregoingfor.Whenyouwrite,remembertochooseyourwordscarefully.Peoplemaystilldisagreewithwhatyousay,buttheywontbeabletodismissyoubecauseyoumadecarelessmistakesinhowyousaidit.12.WhatsthewriterspurposeingivingthesayingA.Toamusethereader.B.Topersuadethereader.C.Tosupportaconclusion.D.Toleadtothetopic.13.Itcanbeinferredthatthewritersfriend______.A.wasthemanagerofthecustomerservicedepartmentB.wasthecustomerofthecreditcardpanyC.emailedapanytoplainD.usedaphraseincorrectly14.Whatdoesthephrase“inlieuof”mostprobablymeanA.Becauseof.B.Inhonourof.C.Insteadof.D.Infavourof.15.Accordingtothewriter,thecustomerservicedepartment______.A.didntexpresswhattheyreallymeantB.didntprefertousefamiliarwordstoattractcustomersC.didntneedtooffertheircustomersextrarewardpointsD.succeededinimpressingtheircustomers参考答案11~15DDBCA。