中考试英语试题缺答案文档格式.docx
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BythetimeIreachedjuniorhigh,IwassureIwantedtobeanurse.Ifyoudidn’tstudyLatin,youcouldn’tbeanurse,soIenrolled.ManyLatinwordswerefamiliartome.Thehardpartturnedouttobetheusageandcreatingsentenceswiththewordsthatseemedsoeasytopronounce.Severalweeksintothecoursemyteachercametome,saying,‘Ithinkyoushouldwithdrawfromthiscourse.Itseemstobetoohardforyou.”
ThatwasthedayIlearnedIwasn’tsmartenoughtobecomeanurse.Withshame,IhandedinmyLatintextbook.
Afterhighschool,theyearsracedby.Imarriedandhadchildren.ThenonedaymyhusbandJohncamehome.“Carol,Marxdiedthisafternoon.”Ilookedatmyhusbandwithdisbelief.
Johnwastouchedbythistragedy.Finallyoneeveninghesaid,“Carol,Jackiehasneverworkedandnowshe’salonewithfourchildren.I’vebeenthinking–ifanythinghappenstome,Iwantyoutobeabletotakecareofyourselfandthechildren.Whydon’tyouthinkaboutwhatyou’dliketodoandgetthetrainingyou’llneedtodoit?
”
Isignedupfortheentranceexamfornursingprograms.OnedayIreceivedaletterfromtheschool.Iwantedsobadlytoopenit,butwithmylackofconfidence,Ilaiditonthekitchencountersaying.“I’mnotinthemoodforarejectionlettertoday.”
FinallyIforcedmyselftoopenit.“DearCarol,”Iread.“Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyousuccessfullypassedtheentranceexam.
1.WhydidJohnadviseCaroltofindajob?
A.Tosupportthefamily.B.Tobeabletoliveindependently.
C.Toliveamorecolorfullife.D.Toprovidemoreallowanceforhekids.
2.Fromthetext,weknowwhattheteachersaid___.
A.savedCarolfromwastinghertimeB.helpedCarolfindhertrueinterest
C.destroyedCarol’sdreamtobeanurseD.encouragedCaroltobecarefulinlearning
3.Afterreceivingtheletterfromtheschool,Carol___.
A.couldn’twaittoopenitB.hadnoneedtoreaditthem
C.didn’ttakeitseriouslyatallD.wasuncertainabouttheresult
4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ToodumbtobeanurseB.Adreamtoohightoachieve
C.NevertoolatetolearnD.Achancetooimportanttomiss
B.
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BatonRouge
Thesecondlargestcityinthestate,BatonRougeisthecapitalofLouisiana.WiththeMississippirivertothesouth,thisisamajorindustrialandcommercialcenterinthesouthernarea.TheLouisianaStateCapitalareaalsoplayshostforthefamous“MardiGras”parades.OtherplacesofinterestaroundherearePerkinsRowe,LouisianaStateMuseumandtheBatonRougeZoo.
NewOrleansMuseumofArt
LocatedinNewOrleans,thismuseumincludessomeofthefinestcollectionsofart.Onecanparticularlyseearound50beautifullycarvedsculpturesonthelandscapedgarden.ThecollectionmainlyincludesartworksofFrenchandAmericanorigin.Thismuseumisopenforstudentsandteacherswhocantakeatourhereorevenconductworkshops.
NationalWorldWarIIMuseum
ThismuseumislocatedinNewOrleans,Louisiana.Ithasaninterestingarray(大量)ofexhibits,whicharerelatedtoWorldWarII.Onthe56thanniversary,thismuseumwasopenedtothepublic.ItgivesthevisitorsaglimpseintothepoliticalandsociallifeofthedaysduringWorldWarII.
AveryIsland
Itisactuallyasaltdome,whichisthehomeofarocksaltmineinusesincethetimeoftheCivilWar.Thenamestands,becauseinthe1830sthisplacewasthehomeoftheAveryfamily.ItwastheAmerican-Indianswhodiscoveredthepresenceofthesaltdomehere.AveryIslandisalsofamousforthewell-knownTabascopeppersauce.
Lafayette
PopularlyknownastheEdenofLouisiana,thistownisaninterestingblendofSpanish,American,AfricanandIndiancultures.Thistownresonateswith“unityindiversity”.SomemajorattractionshereincludetheAcadianvillage,LafayetteNaturalHistoryMuseum&
Planetarium,AcadianandCreoleFolkloreandFolklifeCenter,andtheSummerMusicFestivalinAugust.Peopleherereallyknowhowtoenjoythemselvesandcelebrations,danceandmusicareapartoftheirlifestyle.
5.YoucanenjoythefollowingplacesofinterestinBatonRougeEXCEPT____.
A.PerkinsRoweB.theAcadianvillage
C.LouisianaStateMuseumD.theBatonRougeZoo
6.Whichmuseumspeciallywelcomesteachersandstudents
A.LouisianaStateMuseum.B.NewOrleansmuseumofArt.
C.NationalWorldWarIIMuseum.C.LafayetteNaturalHistoryMuseum&
Planetarium
7.WhichplaceisknownastheEdenofLouisiana?
A.BatonRougeB.NewOrleans
C.LafayetteD.AveryIsland
C
WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweight,whiletheFrench,whoconsumerichfood,continuetostaythin?
NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.However,AmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.
AccordingtoDr.JosephMercola,ahealthexpert,theFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestyle.Theyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetable,whileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestopped.Inaddition,hepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrench,instead,tendtoshopdaily,walkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruits,vegetables,andeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.
AfteravisittotheUnitedStates,MireilleGuiliano,authorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFat,decidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfood.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.
Inspiteofallthesedifferences,evidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesity—orextremeoverweight—amongadultsisonly6%.However,asAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditions,theobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.
8.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?
A.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.
B.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.
C.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.
D.Theyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfood.
9.Thistextismainlytherelationshipbetween_________.
A.AmericansandtheFrenchB.lifestyleandobesity
C.childrenandadultsD.fastfoodandoverweight
10.Thetextismainlydeveloped__________.
A.bycontrastB.byspace
C.byprocessD.byclassification
11.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.ATVinterviewB.Afoodadvertisement
C.AhealthreportD.Abookreview
D
AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).
Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations--UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.
MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCentreYaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesand
oraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.
DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.
AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials-includingphotographs,films,taperecordings,andfieldnotes—whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.
Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded–theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject__Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,fortheworldavailablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.
12.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto______.
A.promotegloballanguages
B.rescuedisappearinglanguages
C.searchforlanguagecommunities
D.setuplanguageresearchorganizations.
13.Whatdoes“thattradition’inParagraph3referto?
A.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages
B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.
C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers
D.Livingwiththenativespeaker.
14.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?
A.Thecultualstudies
B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.
C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.
D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.
15.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeTurin’swork?
A.Write,sellanddonate.
B.Reco
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