电大本科_英语2-1小抄(可编辑)

电大本科_英语2-1小抄(可编辑) 交际用语 A -- Are you close to your uncle and aunt Not particularly B -- Bruce was killed in a traffic accident -- Is that so I talked with him yesterday morning C( -- Could you tell me where Mr Lake is At the office D -- Do you think our basketball players played very well yesterday They couldnt have done better D Do you think the exam will be put off Not likely D – I like your new hair style did you do it yourself D -- Dont forget to phone me when you get home Just to let me know youve arrived safely -- I wont forget Good-bye then -- Have a nice trip E Excuse me would you lend me your calculator Certainly Here you are Im glad you like it My sister did it for me H Hello Sally Hows everything Just so-so H -- Have you heard that Susan has been appointed director of the Engineering Department -- After working so hard for so many years _ she certainly deserves it H -- How did you enjoy the concert last night -- What a disappointment My favorite singer lost her voice and didnt even make an appearance H -- Have a nice weekend The same to you H( -- Hello could I speak to Don please Whos speaking H Hello could I speak to Don please Whos speaking I -- Im interested in that chair How much do you want for it - 2500 -- Thats too much Ill give you 1500 -- No thats not enough I -- I think Im coming down with a bad cold -- Then youd better see a doctor I -- Im sorry to hear that your mother is ill in hospital -- _ Its very kind of you I -- Youd better have some coffee It will help you a lot -- Thats a good idea Lets make some I -- Im so tired working all morning on the farm -- Why not take a rest then -- Maybe I should I -- Im sorry I broke your mirror -- Oh really _ It doesnt matter I -- If I were you I would tell her frankly -- I will think about it I -- I was so sure that our experiment was going to succeed but something went wrong at the last moment --Im sorry to hear that but dont give it up I -- Is that Mike speaking -- Yes Whos that I -- Im afraid robots will replace man in almost all the fields of society one day Im sorry but I cant agree with you I -- Im sorry but I cant hear you clearly -- I say the meeting has been put off till tomorrow Can you hear me -- Yes I know I I think the Internet is very helpful Yes so do I I -- I know its getting late but this problem will be over in 10 minutes OKBut turn it downIt may trouble your neighbors I -- Ive got your invitation -- Oh good Can you come I -- Ill be away on a business trip Would you mind looking after my cat Id be happy to I I dont like the spots programs on Sundays Neither do I I In my opinion youd better take a couple of days off Ill take your advice L Lets take a walk Yes lets M -- My daughter has passed the exam -- Congratulations Shes really intelligent -- Oh thank you M -- My children are always arguing Just ignore them M -- My computer doesnt work Can you repair it for me -- _OK I11 try M -- May I help you madam Yes Id like 2 kilos of oranges M Must we hand in our homework now No you neednt N -- Can I help you -- No thanks Im just looking around Ill let you know if I want anything N -- Didnt you buy a ticket -- No I didnt know I had to buy one N Nice weather isnt it Yes it is T -- Thank you so much for the lovely evening Jim Frank and I had such a good time -- Youre quite welcome John Thank you for coming Wed been looking forward to seeing you T -- Try this yellow shirt -- But I dont like the color -- How about the red one -- Thats OK W -- WaiterYes sir -- I cant eat this Its too salty W -- Whats going on -- The Times Theatre is on fire W -- What do you think of that tea set as a gift for Marys birthday -- _ Not bad but I dont particularly care for the design W -- Were you late for yesterdays conference -- No Fortunately I was able to catch the last bus to the place W -- Why didnt you make a phone call to tell me about it yesterday -- I ought to have told you but I forgot all about it after a meal W -- Weve got to do something about pollution Its getting worse Yes it certainly is W -- Why didnt you tell Anna the truth -- But I did W Whats the problem Harry Thank you for asking me about it W What kind of TV program do you like best Its hard to say actually W( --What would you like tea or coffee Coffee please W --What about going for a walk Why not A good idea W What subjects are you studying Im studying philosophy W Which language do you speak at home English most of the time W Would you mind if I open the window for a better view Of course not W ----Well Mary how are you Im fine W ---- What about going for a walk Why not A good idea W ----What is the problem Harry I cant remember where I left my glasses W----Would you like to have dinner with us this evening Sorry but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parents W ----Would you like to see the menu No thanks I already know what to order W ----Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow SorryI have an appointment with Dr Brown Y -- Your name again please _ I didnt quite catch you -- Its Bell Green Y -- Your notebookI threw it into the waste -- My god How can you do it on what doesnt belong to you Y -- You couldnt have chosen any gift better for me Im glad you like it so much Y --_ Am I supposed to get over and see Caroline -- Yes I think so 与结构 A A new hotel _ is being built in the centre of town at the moment A All the team members tried their best We lost the game however A A lecture hall is one where students attend lectures B Before I got to the cinema the film_ had begun B By the end of this year I will save enough money for a holiday C Can I get you a cup of tea Thats very nice of you C Could you please pay me_ in _advance D Dont worry There is enough room for all your books here E Exercise every day for 20 minutes F What fine weather it is G Given the high price but its not surprising they didnt buy it H Her parents died when she was very young so she was brought up by her aunt H What he said is quite right H He is the man whose dog bit me H He has written four successful books I If I get the new job I --- buy a better car I I stopped to smoke last year I I prefer tea to coffee I I have_ already __ finished the report I If you go by car youll get there_ within _ 40 minutes I I _ asked her to marry me and she agreed I I dont suppose he will attend the meeting will he I I know it isnt important but I cant help thinking about it I I think all these are main points worthy of much attention I I prefer classic music to pop music I I have given up eating meat I It happened on a winter night I Im tired I have been working very hard I Im in Greece at the moment I like the weather here I I am leavingfor New York in three days time I Iprefer the TV to the radio I I broke my leg when I was skiing in America I Its very convenient living _here I I have lived here since 1997 I If he was fitter he_ would live longer I I have spent a lot of time--- working on this problem L Let me look into the case carefully before I draw a conclusion M Mary forgot to write a letter to her mother so she wrote to her just now M My father would take me to work with him when I was a child M The majority of people agree with him M My car was being__repaired _____ when it was stolen N Not only I but also Jane and Mary are tired of having one examination after another N Next year I --- plan to go to Italy O Of all the stories here I like this one least Its not interesting at all S Silk has been used by Chinese for thousands of years now S She has lived here there years for S She keeps talking when I am watching TV S She has brought up two children by herself S She likes to spend time_ playing with her grandchildren S She comes from a Peoples Republic of China S She was convicted_ to murder T Time is money We should take the place of our time T They watched the train until it disappeared in the distance T The patient acted on the doctors Advice and finally recovered T Thats all settled It neednt be talked about T Those cakes look niceCan I have one T The road was built last year T The bedroom needs decorating T That place is in the south of the city T The policeman was attacked___ with _____a knife T The problem is because by pollution T The blue whale is _the _____largeset animal in the world W Whats happened to Yom Hes been taken W Which do you like better real moviesor cartoons I prefer cartoonstoreal movies W What a fool I have been WhydidntI think of that before W We must make a difference between spoken language and written language W When we were having a meeting the director was told the bad news by telephone W We have our office cleaned every day by a cleaner W When I was a child we had to wear a uniform for school Y You must explain to us how they succeeded in the experiment Y You ought to lock the door at night Y You should to exercise more Y You like playing football dont you 完形填空 1 A study has shown that fitness is the key to long life irrepective of body shape _or even smoking habits Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than those who do not_ even if they are overweight and smoke The study found that the least fit of the 6000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest This was true whrther or not the men had heart problems smoked or were overweight Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary Dr Ken cooper a fitness expert said " You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than being a non -smoker and sedentary" Although he adds "But dont misunderstand me I am not endorsing smoking I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary" The British Government is putting pressure _on_ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nations health But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people_to exereised_ 2 Although intermational travel is usually an excitting and pleasant experience travellers should take steps to ensure that their health does mot suffer either from their time on the air or from their time abroad Before you go check with your doctor or local travel clinic _which_injections are necessary for the areas you are travelling to Allow sufficient time to have these injections before you leave because they may take time to become effective Be sure that the information on health is up-to-date Check on the Internet if you are mot sure Dont go to bed late the day before you fly Your body has a natural daily sleep pattern It takes time to adjust to a new time zone There are many different effects _ of jet lag you may not be able to sleep you may mot want to eat or you may feel sick and tired You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive There are several things you can do to lessen the effects of jet lag - Do your best to relax during the flight - Sleep as much as you can on the flight Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary - Drink as much water as you can - Dont drink alcohol and caffeine - Take mild sleeping pills for the first few days in the new time zone if you need them 3 Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she deeided to sail round the world to raise money for charity As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet so she became a member of a pop dance team She got married and after she had children she retired from show business to bring Them up They grew up and when they were 18 they left home She says "When I decided to do the round-the-world race my husband thought I was bored because the children dad left home He was also worried because 1 had mever sailed before I was not bored but I had some people who told me about the race They had taken part in it but they had only done one section say from New Zealand to Australia Iwanted to do the whole ten-month journey " 4 There are advantages and disadvantages to Both Asian and Western educational methods For example one advantage to the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students They also study more hours each day than Americans do The study is difficult but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control There is however a disadvantage Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools yet many students say that after an exam they forget much of the information that they have memorized The advantage to the education in North America on the other hand is that students learn to think by themselves The system prepares them for a society that values new ideas There is however a disadvantage When students graduate from high school they havent memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have 5 More and more people haveto install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance Insurance companies have been asking people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year This is due to increasing crime in some parts of the country This can be a problem for people who are struggling to make 不填 ends meet The alarms which can be very expensive need to be installed by an electrician It is estimated that 20 of homes have alarms installed and that another 20 of people plan to have them installed but have not installed them yet The insurance companies told people to install the alarms on all doors and windows 6 Peter Blake is a successful businessman but he used to be very poor He had nowhere to live and Was working in a pub when he decided to start his own business Peter had always 4 been interested in plants and flowers so he decided to set up a company which cared for the plants in big offices At first he worked on his own but soon he took不填two people to help him The company has been growing on for the last ten years Peter is now very rich but he complains that now he doesnt work with plants but with a computer every day 7Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road About 700000 new cars have been sold in India in the last twelve months and about twice that many used cars have been traded The countrys 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the worlds largest two-wheel market But because there are still big differences had been sold peoples incomes the roads are full of a whole variety of over lots of them not motorised A ride bikes a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines after narrow country lanes Cars lorries and buses back up behind a cart in by one animal or another "India has everything on the roads" the taxi driver says "You have to to pull for pedestrians bicycles carts cows donkeys and even elephants Three things watch out to drive here a horn brakes and good luck" Just then we were stopped are recommended a young boy and his cow Given the hazards its not surprising that special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed 8 Most workers spend eight hours on the job a day on workdays They work because they need money for necessities They spend about one third of their lives at work but hate it By contrast some people actually enjoy work They spend extra hours on the job each week and often take work home with them They are called workaholics 工作狂 as they are addicted to their job as other people are to alcohol Workaholics would rather work than do anything else and this can be most important to their life Workaholics are often under stress They cant relax and feel tense As a result they may easily lose temper Their work therefore has serious impact on their relationships and family life Typical workaholics pay little attention to families They spend little time with their children and their marriages may end in divorce Their inability to relax may cause health problems such as high blood pressure 9 There are advantages and disadvantages to Both Asian and Western educational methods For example one advantage to the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students They also study more hours each day than Americans do The study is difficult but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control There is however a disadvantage Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools yet many students say that after an exam they forget much of the information that they have memorized The advantage to the education in North America on the other hand is that students learn to think by themselves The system prepares them for a society that values new ideas There is however a disadvantage When students graduate from high school they havent memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have 10 Jules Vernes most famous book is Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea A league is an old word meaning about three miles In those days submarines 潜水艇 had not been invented but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine The captain of the submarine called Captain Nemo and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things at the bottom of the ocean He was a very good story-teller His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things but they always seemed to be real people In another book Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne creates Mr Fogg the hero who made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days Nowadays this may seem easy to you but in those days there were no planes or even cars Mr Fogg and his servant traveled in many different ways even on an elephant at one time If you want to know their result you should read the book In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge as well as his imagination in describing future inventions Sometimes he was wrong of course but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever 11 Peter Blake is a successful businessman but he _ used to be very poor He had nowhere to live and was working in a pub when he decided _ to start his own business Peter had always _ been interested in plants and flowers _ so he decided to set up a company which _ cared for the plants in big offices At first he worked on his own but soon he took _ in _ two people to help him The company has been growing _不填for the last ten years Peter is now very rich but he complains that now he doesnt work with plants but with a computer every day 12 A survey was carried out last year by the British Medical Association an organisation of doctors It showed that most people do not do enough exercise In 1995 60 of people are walked more than one mile a day Now that number has fallen_ sharply _ to only 20 Although more people are going to the gym fewer people are walking Doctors say we need_ to exercise for 20 minutes three times a week Walking _is an easy form of exercise that everyone can do If you_walk one mile each day you will improve your health very quickly Doctors say we need to tackle this problem head_ on and try to make people fitter because not doing enough exercise is responsible _ for _ many of the countrys health problems Doctors suggest you go _ for a walk everyday after dinner 13 More and more people have _to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance Insurance companies have been asking _people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the past year This is_ due _to increasing crime in some parts of the country This can be a problem for people _ who _ are struggling to make--- ends meet The alarms which can be very expensiveneed to be installed by an electricianIt is_ estimated _that 20 of homes have alarms installed and that another 20 of people plan_ to have them installed _ but have not installed them_ yet The insurance companies told people_ to install the alarms on all doors and windows 理解1 Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor The doctor came examined him and said You will be well again in a few days if you take bulls milk The king was very surprised for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk How is it possible he asked Order Gulbo the scholar to get it for you He can do anything The doctor was an enemy to Gulbo and thought this would be a way of making him suffer When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bulls milk Gulbo immediately understood what the doctor was trying to do When he got home he sat thinking how to get out of the difficulties His daughter seeing him worried asked what was the matter On hearing what the king had asked for she said Dont worry father Ill help you The next day she took some old clothes went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place below the kings bedroom window In the middle of the night when everyone was in bed she started to do her washing She made so much noise that the king could not sleep The king got very angry and set a guard to find out what was the matter The soldier found the girl and led her to the king Why do you wash your clothes here at night asked the king The girl pretended to be afraid and said I had to wash clothes at night This afternoon my father had a baby I was busy all day because of that Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby so I had to come and wash them now What cried the king Are you trying to make a fool of me Who ever heard of a man having a baby Well if the king himself orders someone to get bulls milk for him why cant a man have a baby The king smiled and said You must be Gulbos daughter Go and tell your father that he may keep the bulls milk for his baby 1 According to the doctor in the story the kings illness can be cured by drinking bulls milk 2 The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bulls milk because he hated Gulbo very much 3 How did Gulbo feel after getting the kings order He was upset 4 Why did Gulbos daughter wash clothes below the kings bedroom window at night Because she wanted the king to notice her 5 From the dialogue between the king and the girl we know that after hearing the girls story the king understood the girls meaning 理解2 People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution Pollution is caused either by mans release of completely new and often artificial 人造的 substances into the environment or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance 物质 such as oil from oil tankers into the sea Whatever its underlying reasons there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies individuals and governments would make more efforts In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cant be reused This not only causes a litter problem but also is a great waste of resources in terms of glass metal and paper Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need but also to throw away much of what we do buy Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying excess use and careless disposal 处理 of the products we use in our daily lives 1 The main cause of pollution is _ the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment 2 Much of the pollution could be controlled if only all sides concerned would make more efforts 3 Food packages bottles and tins for drinks can cause both a litter problem and a waster of resources 4 Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution Eating 5 What does the underlined word litter mean in paragraph 2 bits of waste things 理解3 Thousands of years ago in the middle of an ocean miles from the nearest island an undersea volcano broke out The hot liquid piled higher and higher and spread wider and wider In this way an island rose up in the sea As time went on hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces Sea waves dashed against the rock In this way soil and sand came into being Nothing lived on the naked soil And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds spiders and other little creatures there Only plants could grow first Only they in sunlight could produce food from the minerals of the soil water and air While many animals landed on the island they could find no food A spider spun its web in vain because there were no insects for its web to catch Insects couldnt stay until there were plants for them to eat So plants had to be the pioneer life on this new island 1 The passage centers on _ how life began on a volcano-produced island 2According to the passage the island got its first soil from its own rock 3The word naked in para 3 could be replaced by which of the following bare 4The order of coming into being on the island is soil plants and animals 5 According to the passage which of the following is TRUE Insects could not live on the island without plants 理解4 In the last 500 years nothing about people – not their clothes ideas or languages – has changed as much as what they eat The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s And although it was very expensive it quickly became fashionable In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places Some still exist today The potato is also from the New World Around 1600 the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe where it soon was widely grown Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during thePotato Famineof 1845-6 and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World But some others went in the opposite direction Brazil is now the Worlds largest grower of coffee and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries But it is native to Ethiopia It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s According to an Arabic legend coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with 1 According to the passage which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years Food 2 Some in Some still exist today means some shops 3 Thousands of Irish people starved during the Potato Famine because the potato harvest was bad 4 Coffee originally came from Ethiopia 5 The Arabic legend is used to prove that _ coffee drinks were first made by Arabs 理解5 Crime Prevention Initiatives The chances that you will be a victim of violent crime are low But you can avoid risk in the following ways AT HOME You should make sure your house or flat is secure Always lock the door from the inside at night but you must keep the key nearby so that you can use it to get out quickly if there is a fire You must never give keys to workmen as they can easily make copies If you wake up and hear a burglar stay quietly in bed Pretend you are asleep If you feel more confident switch on the light and make a lot of noise even if you are on your own you should call out loudly to an imaginary companion so that the burglar thinks you are not alone and runs away You should have a phone or a mobile in your bedroom to alert the police immediately If you come home and think you see signs of a break-in you shouldnt go in the burglar may be inside You should go to a neighbour and call the police ON THE STREET At night Always walk facing the traffic so that a car cannot pull up behind you You mustnt go through parks or woods If you think someone is following you cross the road one or two times If he or she continues to follow you go to a pub or other public place Always carry your bag close to you but carry your house keys in your pocket so that you can open the door quickly If someone attacks you - remember your safety is more important than your property 1 This passage mainly focuses on _ how to avoid the crimes both at home and in the street 2 If you want to guarantee you are secure at home you should never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily make copies 3 Based on the passage if you notice someone following you its better for you to _ go to public places 4 Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom Because its convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary 5 From the passage we can infer that we might be victims if _ we cannot part with the money when being attacked 理解6 An Extraordinary Change of Direction Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet so she became a member of a pop dance team She got married and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up They grew up and when they were 18 they left home She says When I decided to do the round-the-world race my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored but I had met some people who told me about the race They had taken part in it but they had only done one section say from New Zealand to Australia I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey Before Molly left she did a lot of training but it hadnt prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced She tells one story One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck One of the men couldnt move because he had broken his leg They were taken to hospital by helicopter That was the worst time By the end of October last year she had raised more than ,50000 for charity She says Sometimes I ask myself what did I do How did I do it But then I think its the same as being a dancer Before I left on the trip I had trained hard I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely Then on the trip I was simply a good team member 1 What does the word extraordinary mean in the title very unusual and surprising 2 The sentence my husband thought I was bored in Para 4 meant that my husband thought I felt_ dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home 3 The word section in Para 4 most probably means here part of the route of sail 4 Which of the following is nearest closest in meaning to rough in the sentence One night the sea was very rough in Para 5 not smooth because of huge waves 5 The last paragraph suggests that the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer 理解7 There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years but more significantly in the last 10 years Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying and for example 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who arent married or are born to lone parents There are quite a large number of lone parent families 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man The average family size now in the UK is 18 children per couple which means that theres been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries 1 What does the passage mainly discuss The increasing divorce rate in the UK 2 During the last ten years the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK 3 According to the passage the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to _ soar 急剧上升 4 According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true The highest divorce rate was around 1969 5 The last paragraph tells us _ the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now 理解8 Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities Their answer is the bicycle or bike In a great many cities hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day In New York City some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders For example they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars there are accidents Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes But no bicycle lanes have been drawn Not everyone thinks it is a good idea - they say it will slow traffic Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic they will have less business And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike The city government has not yet decided what to do It wants to keep everyone happy Only on weekends Central Park is closed to cars and the roads may be used by bicycles only But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown 1 According to the passage bicycles _ are the solution to some city problems 2 The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by some bike riders 3 Bicycle lanes in the third paragraph probably means special parts of the road for bicycle riders only 4Which of the following is not true according to the passage In New York City many people use bikes as they have special lanes 5 The best title for this passage is _ Solution to Traffic Problem in New York 理解9 A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution we stopped talking to each other I was walking in the park with a friend recently and his mobile phone rang interrupting our conversation There we were walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof – I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones They were passing people without looking at them saying hello noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact The telephone used to connect you to the absent Now it makes people feel absent Recently I was in a car with three friends The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone There we were four friends driving down the highway unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier Why is it that the more connected we get the more disconnected I feel Every advance in communications technology is a setback 退步 to the closeness of human interaction With e-mail and instant message over the Internet we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another With voice mail you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone If my mom has a question I just leave the answer on her machine As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic the emotional distance index goes up Pumping gas at the station Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact Making a deposit at the bank Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM More and more I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didnt really have time to talk The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier I own a mobile phone an ATM card a voice-mail telephone and an e-mail account Giving them up isnt a choice They are great for what they are intended to do Its their unintended results that make me upset What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out Gee whiz 1 The authors experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _ Unhappy 2 According to the author human contact in a park means _ both A and B 3 According to the author the more connected we get in communications technology the _ more disconnected we are 4 What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction All of the above 5 What is the unintended result of communication technology according to the author It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together 理解10 Benjamin Disraeli the famous nineteenth century prime minister said London is not a city - it is a nation Today this is an understatement London with its vast range of different ethnic groups is a world Certainly London is the most culturally diverse city in the world The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity Within 10 years 40 of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups including the growing number of Londoners of mixed ethnic origin but most of them will have been born in Britain Children of Caribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners Most of Britains ethnic minority residents live in the capital speaking over 300 languages Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London 83 and 58 respectively 39 of the Chinese population of Britain and 36 of the Asian