科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Think of London and you’re likely to think of the city’s famous bright red double-decker(雙層) buses.Think of Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok,and the noisy tuk-tuk(三輪摩托車) may come to mind.Picture the American city of San Francisco and you might see the city’s cable cars(電車).
Imagining what these cities would look like without their red buses,tuk-tuks or cable cars is difficult.They are symbols of these cities that make them different from anywhere else in the world.However,these city symbols,which are so 1oved by tourists,are not always so well loved by their city 1eaders. City 1eaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.
In Thailand,Bangkok city authorities have forbidden new tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting.However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful,as it has not changed Thai people’s preference for the inexpensive tuk-tuks over taxis.
In London,the city’s first ever mayor got rid of the red double-decker buses. which he thought were old—fashioned, by selling them to other countries.His plan worked.but Londoners were upset to lose the charming old buses that they believed represented the best of their city. They made their upset felt, when the mayor came up for re-election 1ast year.Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.Now, an improved version(版本)of the double-decker bus will hit London’s streets in 2012.
AS for San Francisco, several cable cars remain in use but mainly as tourist attractions.They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.
City transport symbols may have palace in their city people’s hearts,but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world.As Londoners have proved,their continued 1ife depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.
5.What’s the purpose of writing the first paragraph?
A.To show the cultural significance of several cities’unique transport systems.
B.To introduce some old-fashioned means of transport, which are symbols of three tourist cities.
C.To use the old transport symbols to attract more tourists to visit the cities.
D.To explain why those cities are popular with tourists around the world.
6.Bangkok’s ban on tuk-tuks is unsuccessful due to ________.
A.people’s unawareness of environmental protection
B.tourists’preference for tuk-tuks over taxis
C. the lack of severe punishment for violation
D.1ocals’willingness to take the tuk-tuks
7.The London double Decker bus is returning mainly because______.
A.it is an improved version B.The new mayor also loves it
C. it is popular with tourists D.Londoners fought for it
8.Which example can prove old city transport symbols are not loved by city leaders?
A.Bangkok city authorities tried to get rid of the cheap tuk-tuks.
B.The mayor who sold double-decker buses lost the re-election.
C.The new mayor will bring back improved double-decker buses.
D.Only a few cable cars remain in use by tourists in San Francisco.
9.We can conclude from reading the passage that_______.
A.Tourist cities will lose their charm if their old transport symbols disappear
B.A modern city should get rid of inefficient old transport
C.Old city transport symbols now face the problem of survival
D.The writer is in favor of keeping the old city transport symbols
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年靖安中學高二下學期期末考試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Venice is the “Queen” of the Adriatic Sea (亞得里亞海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?
Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren’t any roads and streets in the city. So there aren’t any cars and buses. There are many canals(運河)in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.
But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040Venice will be under water, The Adriatic Sea will cover the city. The Venetians (威尼斯人)love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. Thus Venice will not sink.
【小題1】From this short article we know Venice is .
A.a(chǎn) very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea. |
B.the most important woman in Italy. |
C.a(chǎn) very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea. |
D.the most important city in Italy. |
A.there are 177 canals in the city. |
B.it is sinking into the Adriatic Sea. |
C.there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals. |
D.it is not only beautiful but also quite different from other cities. |
A.by bus. | B.by bike. | C.in cars. | D.in boats. |
A.is rising…is sinking. | B.is going down…is going up |
C.has risen… has sunk | D.will go up…will go down |
A.have to leave Venice in 2040. |
B.will try to do something to save their city. |
C.want to stay there until the water covers the city |
D.do not love the city any longer |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016屆河北省遵化市高一上學期期中質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
The 12 million people in Mexico City woke up on September 19th, 1985, to find their city ________ after the terrible quake.
A. in trouble B. on purpose C. out of work D. in ruins
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆浙江省嘉興市高二3月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
One thing the tour books don’t tell you about London is that 2,000 of its residents are foxes. They ran away from the city about centuries ago after developers and pollution moved in. But now that the environment is cleaner, the foxes have come home, one of the many wild animals that have moved into urban areas around the world.
“The number and variety of wild animals in urban areas is increasing,” says Gomer Jones, president of the National Institute for Urban Wildlife, in Columbia, Maryland. A survey of the wildlife in New York’s Central Park last year tallied the species of mammals, including muskrats, shrews and flying squirrels. A similar survey conducted in the 1890s counted only five species. One of the country’s largest populations of raccoons (浣熊) now lives in Washington D.C., and moose (駝鹿) are regularly seen wandering into Maine towns. Peregrine falcons(游隼) dive from the window ledges of buildings in the largest U.S. cities to prey on (捕食) pigeons.
Several changes have brought wild animals to the cities. Foremost(首要的) is that air and water quality in many cities has improved as a result of the 1970s pollution-control efforts. Meanwhile, rural areas have been built up, leaving many animals on the edges of suburbs. In addition, urban wildlife refuges (避難處)have been created. The Greater London Council last year spent£750,000 to buy land and build 10 permanent wildlife refuges in the city. Over 1,000 volunteers have donated money and cleared rubble from deserted lots. One evening last year a fox was seen on Westminster Bridge looking up at Big Ben.
For peregrine falcons, cities are actually safer than rural cliff dwellings (懸崖棲息地). By 1970 the birds had died out east of the Mississippi because the DDT had made their eggs too thin to support life. That year, scientist Tom Cade of Cornell University began raising the birds for release in cities, for cities afforded abundant food.
Cities can attract wild animals without turning them harmful. The trick is to create habitats where they can be self-sufficient but still be seen and appreciated. Such habitats can even be functional. In San Francisco, the local government is testing different kinds of rainwater control basins to see not only which ones retain (保持) the cleanest water but which will attract the most birds.
1.The first paragraph suggests that ________.
A.environment is vital for wildlife
B.tour books are not always a reliable source of information
C.London is a city of fox
D.foxes are highly adaptable to environment
2.Which of the following is NOT a reason that wildlife is returning to the cities?
A.Food is plentiful in the cities.
B.Wildlife is appreciated in the cities.
C.Wildlife refuges have been built in the cities
D.Air and water quality has improved in the cities
3.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A.Londoners are putting more and more wild animals into their zoos.
B.Londoners are happy to see wild animals return to their city
C.Londoners are trying to move wild animals back to the countryside
D.Londoners have welcomed the wild birds, but found foxes a problem
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆度湖北省武漢市高一上學期期中聯(lián)考(英語) 題型:單項填空
The 12 million people in Mexico City woke up on September 19th, 1985, to find their city ______ after the terrible quake.
A.in trouble |
B.in ruins |
C.out of work |
D.a(chǎn)t midnight |
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