根据以下资料，回答5~8题。 After Man has dreamed abou... - 搜题云问答

第1题

After Man has dreamed about flying for a long time. Michael Moshier is a dreamer. He inven

ted the Solo Trek.

The Solo Trek had a 120 horsepower engine with twin fans. Only one person flies. As you fly above the roofs, you lean a little forward. You can see everything under you. You are flying like Superman.

Michael Moshier looked at the jet belt and the rocket belt that was developed 20, 30 years ago. Nothing ever came from them. People still can't fly.

Inventors have tried to make it easy for people to fly. Paul Moiler has been working on his flying car for 30 years. He now says it is ready for tests. It would take off and land vertically, go 600 miles an hour, and deliver 20 miles to the gallon. A computer would do the actual flying. He says it could be sold next year for about a million dollars.

NASA is working with Moshier to help develop his flying machine. The first users are likely to be military.

It's been 50-years since Robert Fulton invented his airphibian, a flying car. It flew, and is now in the Smithsonian Museum.

Getting dreams to fly is never easy.

The Solo Flyer is able to lift off the ground by using ______.

A．a solar powered engine

B．engine-powered twin fans

C．large flapping wings

D．rotating blades

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第2题

根据以下资料，回答1~4题。 Key James, Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Virgin

ia State government, loves to turn the tables on those who don't think it's possible to be middle-class, conservative, educated and still be truly black．Once, during an abortion debate, a woman in the audience angrily told James she was so middle-class she didn't have a clue about real African American life．"If you understood what these women go through," the woman said, "you would realize that abortion is their only choice." James then asked the woman to consider a poor black mother on welfare．She already has four children and an alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the family．Now she discovers another child is on the way．"How would you counsel that woman？" asked James. "Have an abortion," the woman responded．"That child would have a very poor quality of life." "I have a vested interest in your answer," James said．"The woman I described was my mother．I was the fifth of six children born into poverty．And, in case you're interested, the quality of my life is just fine!" "To mm the tables" means __. A．to move the tables B．to carry the tables away C．to gain courage D．to gain an advantage after having been at a disadvantage

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第3题

根据以下资料，回答19~22题。 It is possible that the weather of the world may be changing．S

ome scientists imagine that this could even mean the beginning of another ice age．The effects of such a change in weather on human population of the world would be frightening. Recent research suggests that the warming trend (倾向 ) of the past hundred years or so may be coming to an end．During the past ten years, scientists tell us that the temperature of the world has dropped a little．This would have effects on wind and rain in the weather picture. Scientists believe clouds may be an important factor (因素) in changing the amount of heat on the earth．Another possibility is that man's agriculture and industry ways may affect the natural weather. The weather of the world seems to be getting __. A．hotter B．colder C．warmer D．freezing

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第4题

根据以下资料，回答5~8题。 When I was about 12 1 had an enemy, a girl who liked to point ou

t my shortcomings．Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasn't a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on．I put up with her as long as I could．At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears. He listened to my outburst quietly．Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not？" True？ I wanted to know how to strike back．What did truth have to do with it？ "Mary, didn't you ever wonder what you are really like？ Well, you now have that girl's opinion．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said." I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true．Some of them I couldn't change (like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change． For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy．He refused to take it. "That's just for you," he said．"You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself, once you hear it．But you've got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt．When something said about you is true you'll know it．You'll find that it will echo inside you." Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments． What did the girl's enemy like to do？ A．Talking with her. B．Pointing out her weak points． C．Reporting to the teacher. D．Quarrelling with her.

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第5题

根据以下资料，回答9~12题。 Many animals have an excellent sense of smell, which they use

in hunting．On the other hand, their eyesight may be poor．Dogs, for example, have poor eyesight and no color vision．They see only shades of gray．But the dog's sense of smell is extraordinary, The kind of dog known as Alsatian has 220 million olfactory (嗅觉) cells．Man has five million．Scientists believe that the Alsatian is one million times better than man in finding out odors． The human sense of smell, however, is really quite good, The average human being can distinguish more than 10,000 different odors. According to the passage which of the following facts is NOT true？ A．Many animals have poor eyesight while their sense of smell, is quite good． B．Dogs are color blind. C．The human sense of smell is not good. D．Dogs can see no more than shades of gray.

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根据内容回答下列各题.Not long ago, there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed ab

根据内容回答下列各题.

Not long ago, there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed about a house of their own. Anyone then could read in the newspapers about the building companies who offered to put people into a new house 51 only a $1,000 deposit. Of course, the remainder had to be paid off with interest over a period of twenty years or so.

The worker and his wife hopefully went to one of these companies 52 this wonderful offer. And the man in the office said．“Yes, sure. You bring along $1,000 and we can 53 you with a new house.” So the worker and his wife had to work hard and in twelve months’ time they returned to the building man with $1,000. But the man in the office said, “Look, I’m sorry, 54 we’ll need $1,500 now. Costs have gone up since we saw you last, you know.”

The couple thought it over and decided it would not take very long to save the extra $500 if they worked hard. In six moths they worked 55 overtime and saved the $500 in spite of the high rent they had to pay for their flat. Back to the building man they 56 with their $1,500. But to their surprise he 57 the deposit was now $3,000. Now somewhat wiser, the worker said, “And the next time, I dare say we’ll find the deposit rising once more. How have we 58 save the extra $1,500？” “Well”, said the man, “I think we can stabilize the situation for about twelve months. By the time you come with $3,000, we will have had the house 59 for you.

The couple left, sad at heart as they saw their dream house 60 . By the time they had saved the extra $1.500, no doubt the deposit would have become still higher, maybe $5,000, then $10,000 and then…!

51.

A.for

B.with

C.on

D.to

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第7题

根据下面材料，回答第 1～20 题： Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a min

根据下面材料，回答第 1～20 题：

Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy, the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it used to be. To the men and women who 1 in World WarⅡand the people they liberated, the GI. was the 2 man grown into hero, the poor farm kid torn away from his home, the guy who 3 all the burdens of battle, who slept in cold foxholes, who went without the 4 of food and shelter, who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder. This was not a volunteer soldier, not someone well paid, 5 an average guy up 6 the best trained, best equipped, fiercest, most brutal enemies seen in centuries.

His name isn't much. GI. is just a military abbreviation 7 .Government Issue, and it was on all of the articles 8 to soldiers. And Joe？ A common name for a guy who never 9 it to the top. Joe Blow, Joe Palooka. Joe Magrac...a working class name. The United States has 10 had a president or vice-president or secretary of state Joe.

G.I. Joe had a 11 career fighting German, Japanese, and Korean troops. He appears as a character. or a 12 of American personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of G.I. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Emie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle 13 portrayed themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the 14 side of the war, writing about the dirt-snow-and-mud soldiers not how many miles were 15 or what towns were captured or liberated. His reports 16 the “Willie” cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden. Both men 17 the dirt and exhaustion of war, the 18 of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep. 19 Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, G.I. Joe was any American soldier, 20 the most important person in their lives.

第 1 题 [A] performed

[B] served

[C] rebelled

[D] betrayed

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第8题

根据以下资料，回答5~8题。 Children for whom school has no point Many children do not go

to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings, or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all, because of their families' unstable lives. Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all, the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly, once children go to school, we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going. In Britain, the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants' and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school; if they do not meet the target, the grant is withdrawn. Parents are the subject of this campaign, too: the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school, and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets. Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should. According to the text, there are thousands of children who __. A．run away from school B．live in stable families C．are not registered at any school D．stay at home doing the housework

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第9题

根据以下资料，回答9~12题。 The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already

living there．The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time．Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land．However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives．They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away．Today the Indians, not more than half a million, live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters. The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the US．The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European. Another early group to arrive were the Negroes．But they were brought in as slaves from Africa．They didn't win freedom till generations later. Who were the earliest people living in North America？ A．The Spanish． B．The English． C．The Negroes． D．The Indians．

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第10题

根据以下资料，回答8~11题。 Online distance learning is an instructional system which conne

cts learners with educational resources．Students work on their own at home, at work, or at school and communicate with faculty and other students by means of e-mail, electronic meetings, videoconferencing, chat rooms, instant messaging and other forms of computer-based communication．There are both advantages and disadvantages to online distance learning. There are many benefits to using online distance learning environments．Online education is available all the time, anywhere and to all people．However, there are weaknesses for some learners．The online learner only has the written text and no other face-to-face hints．This may confuse the learner and cause misunderstanding．While distance learning allows for an openness, it is also difficult because it is done by e-mail messages and writing, and therefore may take more time than face-to-face learning．Sometimes the messages can be overwhelming for many online students. Universities, colleges and schools use online distance learning environments．These are important for students who may be unable to attend classes for various reasons like illnesses or busy everyday schedules．Some learners just want to further their studies at home．They enjoy the convenience of home learning as they take regular programs or enrichment classes. Online courses keep learners very occupied at all hours of the day．There are a great many messages and other online resources to read and respond to．Most learners have regular jobs or attend regular school classes on ground as well．However, the benefits are clear．Online distance learning is becoming very popular．Some online classes have become a profitable business as they replace regular traditional means of learning. Which of the following is TRUE of the passage about online distance learning？ A．It has more disadvantages than advantages． B．It is a learning form. based on internet. C．It is not available for some students． D．It has only enrichment classes.

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根据以下资料，回答5~8题。 After Man has dreamed about flying for a long time．Michael Moshi