问答题Practice 14　　Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. (1)

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Practice 14　　Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. (1) Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
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1.Forty years ago, almost three quarters of existing schools were “confessional”, that is, associated with one Christian sect or another.()此题为判断题(对，错)。

2.The information passed on by word of mouth is important because____.A. ***** through any other sourceB. it helps ***** of the best housing never advertised.C. the final year students always offer better informationD. the landlords have little valuable information

3.One of the women had pretended to be the old woman asleep in bed.A. A government official told the news.B. A social worker told the news.C. Mr. Townsend called five months later.D. The old women won an Oscar Prize for her excellent performance.

4.I’m sorry to hear that his father died five years ago.(改为同义句)I’m sorry to hear that his father has ________ ________ for five years.

参考答案和解析
正确答案：
今天,我们可以报纸上读到当天在遥远国家所发生的重要事件。
解析： 暂无解析
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  • 第1题：

    He () mountain climbing two years ago.

    A、begins

    B、took up

    C、took out

    D、liked


    参考答案：B

  • 第2题：

    The International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is valid for a period of______.

    A.one year from the date of issue

    B.five years from the date of issue

    C.three years from the date of issue

    D.four years from the date of issue


    正确答案：B

  • 第3题：

    材料：

    A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months．A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate，Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration which shall not exceed five years．

    An Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the certificate to which it refers.

    （i）When the renewal survey is completed within three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

    （1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

    （2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

    （ii）When the renewal survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

    （1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

    （2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

    （iii）when the renewal survey is completed more than three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

    （1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of completion of the renewal survey；

    （2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey．

    问题：

    The valid period of an Exemption Certificate for Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shall be ________．

    A.longer than five years

    B.shorter than five years

    C.longer than 12 months

    D.shorter than 12 months

    When the renewal survey is completed within one month before the expiry date of the existing Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate，the new certificate shall be valid ________．A.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

    B.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

    C.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date

    D.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding five years from the date

    It can be concluded that the actual period of validity of a new Passenger Ship Safety Certificate is less than 12 months if the renewal survey is completed ________．A.4 months before its expiry date

    B.3 months before its expiry date

    C.2 months before its expiry date

    D.after its expiry date

    When the renewal survey is completed on a date which is 99 days before the expiry date of the existing Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate，the new certificate shall be valid ________．A.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

    B.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

    C.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date

    D.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from that date

    请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！


    问题 1 答案解析：B


    问题 2 答案解析：B


    问题 3 答案解析：D


    问题 4 答案解析：D

  • 第4题：

    “If there is one thing I’m sure about,it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
    The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories,the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters,will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though．It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives,like genetic(基因)engineering．In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
    It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact,I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news,et
    C．
    I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers,but that hasn’t happene
    D．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air．And as for the Internet,it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．

    From the passage,we can infer_______．

    A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media
    B.newspapers will stay with us together with other media
    C.television will take the place of newspaper
    D.the writer believe some media will die out

    答案：B
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第5题：

    Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
    Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
    Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.

    The phrase"subscribe to"in the second sentence of Para.1 means__

    A.contribute to
    B.write to
    C.pay for receiving
    D.appreciate

    答案：C
    解析：
    【考情点拔】词语理解题。【疰试指导】文章第一段第一句提到，几乎每个家庭每天至少购买一份报纸。第二句接着讲到，有些人subscribe to多达两三份不同的报纸。由此可推断，subscribe to和第一句中的buy应为同义词．也就是“订阅”的意思，故选C。

  • 第6题：

    Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
    Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
    Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.

    The money spent on advertisements is__________.

    A.wasted
    B.not much
    C.worthwhile
    D.of no use to anyone

    答案：C
    解析：
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第三段讲到，报纸中有各类广告．大公司花钱做广告是值得的（it is worth the?money）。因为“它们所经营产品的消息几乎能够进入全国的每一个家庭”。

  • 第7题：

    Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
    Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
    Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A.Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries.
    B.Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers to make their products known.
    C.The news that we need in our newspapers is up-to-date.
    D.Though the newspapers are sold at a low price,their owners still gain profit.

    答案：A
    解析：
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】从文章第二段中我们得知，500年前把消息从一个国家传到另一个国家需要花很长的时间：A项不正确，故选A。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    "If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives-the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do-as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-sports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media (媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself
    A

    Sports and international news.

    B

    A menu of important news.

    C

    The most important news.

    D

    What you are interested in.


    正确答案： A
    解析： [解析] 推断题。从文章第3段最后一句You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read…可推知此题答案为D。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    This volume comprises samples from the works of one hundred authors in the past fifty years.
    A

    contains

    B

    sprays      

    C

    splits

    D

    spear


    正确答案： A
    解析： contains包括。sprays喷射。splits使裂开。spear刺。

  • 第10题：

    问答题
    练习17　　Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.

    正确答案： 今天,我们可以报纸上读到当天在遥远国家所发生的重要事件。
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    A few hundred years ago news did not _____.
    A

    receive attention

    B

    travel fast

    C

    spread to other countries

    D

    take long to reach other countries


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    推理题。第二段第一句指出“Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings ... took months and even years to travel from one country to another”，即“五百年前，一些重要的消息……需要几个月甚至几年才能从一个国家传到另一个国家”。注意问题中有个not，因此B“传播快”符合原文含义。A项“受到关注”；C项“传播到其他国家”；D项“需要很长时间才能传播到别的国家”。考虑到问题中的not，这三项均不正确。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans must be reviewed（）.
    A

    annually by the owner，with a letter submitted six months before expiration

    B

    only once every five years，with a letter submitted six months before expiration

    C

    and the entire plan resubmitted for approval once every five years，six months before expiration

    D

    annually by the owner，with a letter submitted to the Coast Guard within one month of the anniversary date of the plan approval


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第13题：

    The International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is valid for a period of

    A.one year from the date of issue

    B.five years from the date of issue

    C.three years from the date of issue

    D.four years from the date of issue


    正确答案：B

  • 第14题：

    B

    It seems that travelling is very important in modern(现代的)life． The fastest way of trav- elling is by plane． You can travel by plane in one day to a place that it took a month or more to

    get to a hundred years ago．

    Travelling by train is slower than by plane． But it has its advantages(优势)． You can enjoy the scenery of the places you're travelling through． Modern trains have comfortable seats and．dining cars．

    Some people like to travel by sea sometimes． There are large liners or river boats． You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them． Ships are not so fast as trains or planes ,but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．Many people like to travel by car． You can make your own timetable(时间表)． You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day ,just as you like．You can stop wherever you wish-at a place where there is something interesting to see ,at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal ,or at a hotel to spend the night． That is why trav-elling by car is popular for pleasant trips ,while people usually take trains or planes when they are travelling on business．

    ( )26． From the passage ,we know the fastest(最快的)way of travelling is _________ ．

    A． by sea

    B． by train

    C． by car

    D． by plane


    正确答案：D
    26.D【解析】从文章第一段第二句可知。

  • 第15题：

    “If there is one thing I’m sure about,it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
    The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories,the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters,will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though．It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives,like genetic(基因)engineering．In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
    It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact,I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news,et
    C．
    I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers,but that hasn’t happene
    D．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air．And as for the Internet,it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．

    In the writer’s opinion,in the future,_______．

    A.more big political affairs,wars and disasters will make news
    B.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
    C.newspapers will cover more scientific research
    D.more and more people will watch TV

    答案：C
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第16题：

    “If there is one thing I’m sure about,it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
    The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories,the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters,will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though．It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives,like genetic(基因)engineering．In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
    It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact,I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news,et
    C．
    I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers,but that hasn’t happene
    D．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air．And as for the Internet,it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．

    What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?

    A.Sports and international new
    B.A menu of important new
    C.The most important new
    D.What you are interested i

    答案：D
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第17题：

    Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
    Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
    Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.

    In the past,news was

    A.sent by telegraph
    B.sent by letter
    C.passed from one person to another
    D.sent by telephone

    答案：C
    解析：
    【考情点拨】事实细节题：【应试指导】文章第二段指出，过去传递信息需要数月甚至数年的时间，而且是“口头传递”的：由此可知，这些消息是由一个人传到另一个人的。

  • 第18题：

    “If there is one thing I’m sure about,it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
    The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories,the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters,will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though．It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives,like genetic(基因)engineering．In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
    It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact,I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news,et
    C．
    I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers,but that hasn’t happene
    D．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air．And as for the Internet,it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．

    The phrase“feed off”in the last paragraph means_______．

    A.depend on
    B.compete with
    C.fight with
    D.kill off

    答案：A
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第19题：

    “If there is one thing I’m sure about,it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
    The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories,the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters,will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though．It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives,like genetic(基因)engineering．In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
    It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact,I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news,et
    C．
    I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers,but that hasn’t happene
    D．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air．And as for the Internet,it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．

    How many ways does the phrase“to face the music”comes from?

    A.1
    B.2
    C.3
    D.4

    答案：C
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    We know from this passage that over one hundred seventy years ago ______.
    A

    no women worked outside their homes

    B

    women were considered as children by the law

    C

    women cared nothing about how their family lives were

    D

    women were not allowed to decide how to spend their money or how to teach children


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    推理判断题。题干意为“从文章中我们可以知道170年前，美国的妇女是怎样的”。从文章的第一段最后一句话Decisions about family matter sand about the children were made by her husband, the‘head of the family’. 可知，当时，美国的妇女根本没有权利过问家庭事务，甚至是孩子的抚养等问题。所以本题的正确答案为D。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    More than two hundred years ago the United States _____ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
    A

    got off

    B

    pulled down

    C

    broke away

    D

    dropped off


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    句意：两百多年以前，美国脱离了大英帝国成为一个独立的国家。break away脱离；放弃。get off下车；动身，出发。pull down推翻，摧毁。drop off睡着；下降。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    _____ contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a completely agricultural country.
    A

    On

    B

    With

    C

    For

    D

    By


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    句意：相比之下，他们看到在之前1650年至1750年的百年间，那时英国仍是一个完全的农业国。by contrast为固定词组，意思是“相比之下”。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    NEWS BROADCAST 4　　Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. 　　Now listen to the news. Top officials of several U. S. intelligence agencies believe that
    A

    the country’s security is not good enough.

    B

    the U. S. will face an attempted terrorist threat.

    C

    there will be no actual attack in the U.S.

    D

    an anti-terrorism practice will be held in the following months.


    正确答案： A
    解析： 事实细节题。新闻开头提到，美国各情报局的首脑们在国家安全问题上持有一致看法。参议院的听证会表示，在未来3到6个月内美国必然会遭到企图恐怖分子的袭击。可知，选项B为正确答案。

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