单选题The first paragraph tells us that the author _____.A lost his hearing when he was a childB didn’t like his brothers and sistersC was born to a naturalist’s familyD was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

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单选题
The first paragraph tells us that the author _____.
A

lost his hearing when he was a child

B

didn’t like his brothers and sisters

C

was born to a naturalist’s family

D

was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

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1.2. Which of the following is implied in the first paragraph?［A］ People used to be forced to work under whips.［B］ The author dislikes the function of politics in economy.［C］ Incentives are always less available than regulations.［D］ People have an instinct of working less and getting more.

2.The relation between the two paragraphs is that in the 2nd paragraph the author[A] challenges the viewpoint in the lst paragraph.[B] modifies his view expressed in the lst paragraph.[C] provides the reason for the argument in the lst paragraph.[D] further analyzes the issue discussed in the lst paragraph.

3.Who Steve mentioned in the third paragraph?A．The author himself．B．A reader．C．A person the author is familiar with．D．A historical figure．

4.The author of the text mainly______.A. describes the activities of a law-breakerB. suggests an ideal way to travelC. argues against the air-courier travelD. tells us about a developing business

参考答案和解析
正确答案： B
解析：
作者在第一段通过讲述他自幼热爱大自然的故事，表明其观点：自然学家是天生的而非后天培养的。A项和B项均是对文意的曲解。C项无中生有。故D项为正确答案。
更多“The first paragraph tells us that the author _____.”相关问题

  • 第1题：

    In the last paragraph，the author mainly intends to

    A．list the necessary changes we ought to make

    B．advise US to make any necessary changes

    C．explain what changes can bring

    D． explain the process of making changes


    正确答案：B
    概括文章最后一段可知，作者建议我们，改变无所谓大小，只要必要就需要改变。A项是对文章的片面理解；C项是文章的细节，不是段落的主旨。

  • 第2题：

    Our teacher never__us leave class early.

    A.lets
    B.allows
    C.make
    D.tells

    答案：A
    解析：
    四个被选项中只有let和make之后可接省to的不定式，make意为“使，迫使”，但它不是第三人称单数；let意为“让”。因此，选A。

  • 第3题：

    单选题
    The first paragraph tells us that African Americans ______.
    A

    have been trying hard to be socially accepted

    B

    have been changing their value about beauty

    C

    have maintained their identity of traditional Africans

    D

    have modified their hairstyles to fit into the society


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    文章开篇指出African American women’s search for societal acceptance often encompasses struggle between natural and socially constructed ideas of beauty“美国非裔女性寻求社会认可的过程通常充满了自然美与社会约定俗成的美之间的斗争”，可判断她们十分艰辛地寻求社会认可。

  • 第4题：

    单选题
    From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ______.
    A

    students enjoy shooting

    B

    students are eager to be soldiers

    C

    safety is a problem

    D

    students can make guns


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    推理判断题。由关键词the US schools定位文章开始提到美国学校开除了很多学生，因为他们带着枪等危险武器进校园，由此我们可以知道，在美国的校园内，学生的安全是个问题。故C项正确。其他三项原文均没有提及。

  • 第5题：

    单选题
    The primary function of the first paragraph of the passage is to _____.
    A

    present a historical context for the author’s observations

    B

    anticipate challenges to the prescriptions that follow

    C

    clarify some disputed definitions of economic terms

    D

    summarize a number of long—accepted explanations


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    第一段是通过提供历史数据说明cost-cutting并不能improve productivity，所以A为正确选项。

  • 第6题：

    单选题
    The tone of this passage tells us that the writer_______.
    A

    hates to lie

    B

    enjoys lying

    C

    often tells a lie

    D

    tries to analyze lying


    正确答案： C
    解析：

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    In the fifth paragraph, the author mainly _____.
    A

    provides us with the weapons for attacking others

    B

    introduces the tools that help us fight against memory loss

    C

    tells us about the important things we should never forget

    D

    explains the facial features useful for us to remember people


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    第五段作者通过举例介绍了一些减缓记忆丧失的方法，如观察、快速记忆以及联想等。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    In this passage, the author mainly tells us that _____.
    A

    everyone can be forgetful sometimes regardless of one’s age

    B

    we can prevent our sound mind from aging with certain methods

    C

    brain aging starts from the time when we are in our 20s and 30s

    D

    memory loss is a sign that shows we are getting old


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    本文主要介绍了人脑老化现象和健脑的方法。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 1 (reproduced below)?Mike Reynolds who is the author of the book, The New Girl came to our school to speak about his book, which tells about him portraying a woman for six weeks.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    Mike Reynolds, the author of The New Girl, spoke at our school about his book, in which he describes how he portrayed a woman for six weeks.

    C

    Mike Reynolds, the author of The New Girl, came to our school and told us about his book, where he portrayed a woman for six weeks.

    D

    The author of The New Girl, Mike Reynolds came to our school to speak, in it he portrayed a woman for six weeks,

    E

    The author of The New Girl, Mike Reynolds, spoke at our school about his book, that portrays a woman for six weeks.


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    A项不正确因为同位语“The New Girl”应该用逗号括起来，“him”应改为“his”。B项没有错误。C项中“where”的使用不正确。D项中的同位语不正确，且用一个逗号连接两个独立的主句，因此不正确。D项也改变了句子的意思。E项也不正确，因为“that”的使用不恰当，因为“that”不能用来修饰人。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    Granny often tells us ______ water in our daily life.
    A

    save

    B

    saving

    C

    to save

    D

    Saves


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    句意：奶奶经常告诉我们要在日常生活中节约用水。tell sb. to do sth. 意为“告诉某人做某事”。故选项C正确。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    Paragraph 6 mainly tells us ______.
    A

    what Ann saw in the Philippines

    B

    why Ann invented Hollow Flashlight

    C

    how Ann’s family encouraged her interest

    D

    what prize Ann got for Hollow Flashlight


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    原文第六段讲的是Ann为什么要做这项发明。因为她在拜访一位菲律宾的朋友时看见了很多废电池，并且没有电或者光的情况下她的朋友就不能学习了。故B项正确。第六段并不是讲她在菲律宾看到了什么、她的家人如何鼓励她的兴趣发展、她因为这项发明得了什么奖等等。故A、C、D项不选。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    The first paragraph tells us that a new product is _____.
    A

    not easily accepted by the public

    B

    often inferior to old ones at first

    C

    often more expensive than old ones

    D

    usually introduced to satisfy different tastes


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    推断题。第一段叙述了一个新的产品所经历的四个阶段，即引进——发展——成熟——衰退，不同阶段要有不同的营销策略。这说明一种新的产品要想被人接受、认可，要经历若干年的时间，其道路不是一帆风顺的。A项符合文意，故选A。

  • 第13题：

    The first paragraph tells us that the author__________.

    A.lost his heating when he was a child
    B.didn't like his brothers and sisters
    C.was born to a naturalist's family
    D.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

    答案：D
    解析：
    由第一段可知，童年的作者对花和昆虫感兴趣。作者在第一段提到“Although we werebrought叩in the same way，my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects；”。此句暗示作者自己坚持了下来，故D项正确。

  • 第14题：


    The author discusses computing machines in the first paragraph primarily in order to do which of the following？( )

    A.Indicate the dangers inherent in relying to a great extent on machines
    B.Ilustrate his views about the approach of mathematicians to problem solving
    C.Compare the work of mathematicians with that of computer programmers
    D.Provide one definition of intelligence

    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第15题：

    单选题
    The “mad moments” in the first paragraph refers to when we_____.
    A

    have some mental problems

    B

    have lost our important things

    C

    don’t listen to what our friends tell us to do

    D

    fail to remember what should be remembered


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    第一段作者说我们大脑有时会变得不好使，比如说你想不起来朋友跟你说了些什么话，或者忘了把钥匙放在什么地方了。如果这些情况越来越多，那么你可以多做些大脑的练习，或多吃些健脑的食品，也许会有帮助。mad发疯的；愚蠢的。

  • 第16题：

    单选题
    In this passage, the author tells us _____.
    A

    how to make the workers more productive

    B

    impossible factors leading to greater efficiency

    C

    to what extent more money leads to greater productivity

    D

    how to make workers’ jobs more interesting


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    综观全文，这是一篇如何使工人更加有效地工作的文章，因此A项为正确答案。B项明显是错误的。而C和D两项仅是文章部分段落的中心思想，不是全文的中心思想。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    From the last paragraph the author tells us that ______.
    A

    economy is the only reason for small car’s popularity.

    B

    the size of a car also does matter to people in their 20s

    C

    Honda is better than Suburban in terms of quality.

    D

    small car already has been popular for 10 years.


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    推理判断题。由题干定位至末段。本段前两句It’s not just gas prices和car buyers are tiring of big, garish vehicles，知A错；还是由第二句可知，汽车的大小尤其20岁上下的汽车购买者产生影响，并举例说明，故B正确；文中未提及质量比较，排除C；由末句predicted一词可知，小型车只是刚刚开始流行，可排除D。

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    The text tells us if we are in danger and have a phone with us, it will help us to do ______ thing.
    A

    one

    B

    two

    C

    three

    D

    four


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    由文中的“Take its photo first and then call the hospital”可知，手机可以帮助我们做两件事，因此选B项。

  • 第19题：

    问答题
    Why is the first episode of “Six Feet Under” mentioned in the first paragraph?

    正确答案： To introduce the topic of funeral home.
    解析：
    推断题。根据题干定位到文章第一段。该段首句在提到《六英尺下》这部美剧时表示，在该剧的第一集中，有个大公司打算买下一家由家庭经营的殡仪馆；接着第二句又说道，这实际是在影射……。联系全文主题可知，作者提到这部美剧的目的是为了引出殡仪馆这一话题。

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    The author expresses disappointment at the end of the first paragraph (lines 9－11) primarily because she ______.
    A

    had expected to feel differently about entering Paris

    B

    did not want to carry her luggage to her destination

    C

    was fired and hungry from the long plane ride

    D

    had hoped Paris would be less dirty

    E

    realized she brought too many belongings


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    作者提到她的感受“This was not the climactic moment I had anticipated”，故选A项最合适。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    The young lady coming over to us（）our English teacher; the way she walks tells us that!
    A

    must be

    B

    can be

    C

    would be

    D

    could be


    正确答案： A
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    What does the author mean by moms to be in the last paragraph?
    A

    Women who are pregnant, especially for the first time.

    B

    Women who dream of having babies for the first time.

    C

    Women who already have children.

    D

    Women who have just got babies for the first time.


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    The first paragraph tells us that the author______.
    A

    lost his hearing when he was a child

    B

    didn't like his brothers and sisters

    C

    was born to a naturalist's family

    D

    was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    段落主旨题。作者在第一段通过讲述他自幼热爱大自然的故事，表明其观点：博物学家是天生的而非后天培养的。A项和B项均是对文意的曲解。C项无中生有。故D项为正确答案。

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