科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A sixth of undergraduates in Beijing this year have registered at driving school. The students,mostly from majors such as business management or international trade, will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so.
Training costs have dropped to 2,600 yuan for students, according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing. The price is not really low,but students will accept it, seeing it as an investment (投资) in their future. Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job. But a driver's permit has become another factor (因 素).
"in the job market, owning a driver's permit someumes strengthens a graduating student's competitiveness for a good position,'' says Zhou Yang, an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law.
Cars will become a necessary part of many people's lives in the coming years, and it is difficult to get a permit of campus because of the pressures on working people's time. "Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive. We senior students have plenty of spare time, plenty of opportunity to learn. "Zhou says.
Xu Jian, an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious, and could grasp in an hour what ordinary people took four hours to learn. In this driving school, mid-die-aged people, young women and college students are the main customers.
To get a driver's permit, a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours' practice before the .final road test.
_________ in Beijing want to learn to drive.
A. Most of the undergraduates
B. Many undergraduates
C. Many students in the driving school
D. Most of the students who learn business or international trade
The undergraduates are learning to drive because _________.
A. they need this skill to find a good job
B. they like to drive cars
C. they will not have any time to learn to drive after they have found a full-time job
D. most of them will be able to buy cars in the future
Which of the following is likely to be Xu Jian's opinion of students learning to drive?
A. He thought it was better to learn it at college than at work.
B. He decided it was a waste of money and time to learn to drive.
C. He agreed that they could learn to drive.
D. He thought they would spend three times more time to learn to drive than usual.
Which of the following can be the best headline for the passage?
A. Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now.
B. Students Learn to Drive.
C. It is Better to Learn to Drive at Colleges.
D. Welcome to the Driving School.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
BEIJING,Oct.14(Xinhua)——A total of 120 middle school students from 35 countries will attend the final of an international China language contest,to be held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Oct.16 to 30.
The candidates,aged from 15 to 20,must be from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers,said a statement issued by the Chinese language Council (CLC),the contest’s organizer,here Thursday.
All of the candidates have passed the preliminary contests(初赛)held in their own countries.
According to the organizer,the competition will have a top prize,five second prizes,10 third prizes and a dozen prizes for special talents.The organizer will also launch an online vote for“the most liked candidate.”
It was the third year China has held the contest.
“The competition not only tests the proficiency of Chinese language but also the candidates capability to communicate across different cultures.”the statement said.
All the candidates in the final will receive scholarships from the Chinese goverment.said Hu Hangyu,an official with the Education Bureau of the Chonqing Municipality,jointly organizing the contest.
They will also meet local Chinese students and live with Chinese families,Hu said.
“The competition is to meet the increasing demand for Chicese learning by foreign youngsters.”said Xu Lin.the CLC director.
The CLC has also hosted similar contest for foreign college students since 2002.
China has been working to promote Chinese language learning abroad over the past few years.According to the CLC,the.country had 282 Confucius Institutes and 272“Confucius Classrooms”in 88 countries and regions as of 2009 since the first one was established in 2004.
The text is intended to .
A.show the popularity of Chinese language learning in the world
B.introduce an international Chinese language learning test system
C.make readers aware of the importance of Chinese language learning
D.report an international Chinese language contest to be held
The candidates must be .
A.foreign college students B.non—native middle school students
C.native Chinese students D.students from Confucius Institutes
According to the text,the competition is .
A.organized by the Chongqing Municipality government
B.mainly to test the candidates’Chinese language competence
C.held every three years in Chongqing Municipality
D.to provide foreign students with a chance to know China
What has China been doing to promote Chinese language learning abroad according to the text?
A.Thousands of Chinese teacher are sent abroad to teach the language.
B.282 Confucius Institutes are established in China to teach Chinese.
C.The Chinese language contests for foreign students are regularly held.
D.Many Chinese students are sent abroad for culture exchanges every year.
In which part of the newspaper is the text most likely to be found?
A.Education B.Advertisement C.Business D.Entertainment
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年湖南省师大附中高一下学期期末考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
The Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic Games was in the year 776BC. They were held at Olympia in Greece every four years, for almost 12 centuries, until AD394.
The contemporary Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for 56. 各国人民和平相处. Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes.
57. 中国运动员为奥运会做出了重要贡献。At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32 years’ absence. I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. 58. Deng Yaping is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player in the world. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles.
59. The Chinese led the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 51 gold medals. For the first time in history, the Chinese women’s gymnastics team won the gold medal.
These are some of the Olympic athletes who have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement. We are looking forward to seeing more of them in future Olympic Games. 60. Join us in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届江西安福中学高一上学期期中考试英语课改班试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
A painting by Chinese artist Qi Baishi set a record for modern art and calligraphy (书法) on the mainland when it sold for 425.5 million yuan at an auction (拍卖) on May 22. The sale was a milestone (里程碑) in the auction of modern and contemporary artworks.
The price meant its value had risen more than 2,000 per cent in six years . The work , Eagle standing on pine tree with four-character coupleti(对联), measures about 2.6 metres by 1 metre . It was the second highest price paid for an artwork on the mainland . A Song dynasty work by Huang Tingjian was sold for 436.8 million yuan in 2010 . Qi’s painting was finished in 1946 when Qi was 86 , and was his largest work . With a starting price of 88 million yuan , it attracted nearly 50 bids(出价)in half an hour . Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian said that the work had belonged to him and had cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005 . The auction company said the work was brought back to the mainland after being bought from a private owner in San Francisco six years ago .
China ranked first in global art sales last year , ahead of the United States and Britain . Four Chinese artists were among the top 10 in worldwide sales : Qi Baishi , Zhang Daqian , Xu Beihong and Fu Baoshi . Qi’s works ranked second in sales to Pablo Picasso’s last year . Qi was born into a peasant family in Hunan in 1864 . He taught himself to paint and focused on nature including plants , insects , birds and fish . He is mostly well-known for his paintings of shrimps . In 1953 , he was elected president of the Association of Chinese Artists . He died in Beijing in 1957 .
1.What’s the best title of the text ?
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A.Qi Baishi’s Painting Was Discovered . |
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B.Qi Baishi’s Painting Was Brought Back . |
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C.Qi Baishi’s Painting Sets an Auction Record . |
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D.The Value of Qi Baishi’s Paintings Is on the Increase . |
2.Whose artwork sold for the highest price on the mainland ?
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A.Qi Baishi’s . |
B.Huang Tingjian’s . |
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C.Xu Beihong’s . |
D.Zhang Daqian’s . |
3.The auction price of Qi’s painting was million yuan higher than the starting price in the auction .
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A.337.5 . |
B.348.8 . |
C.50 . |
D.11.3 . |
4.Which of the following is TRUE ?
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A.Qi finished the painting when he was young . |
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B.The painting was once stolen by an American . |
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C.The owner of this painting Liu Yiqian gained a lot of money . |
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D.Pablo Picasso’s works ranked second in sales to Qi’s last year . |
5. The text is most probably taken from a .
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A.computer book |
B.library guide |
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C.technology magazine |
D.newspaper report |
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