What’s the capital of Australia? If you answer Sydney, you’re wrong, with travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) coming up with a list of the six most surprising non-capital cities in the world.

1) New York City, New York

It may be king of the hill and the top of the heap (堆), but only figuratively (比喻地). NYC is not the country’s capital, which is Washington DC. Nor is it the state capital, an honor given to the upstate(北部地區(qū)的) town of Albany, which is also the birthplace of perforated (穿孔的)toilet paper.

2) Sydney, Australia

Although it is famous for its harbor and opera house, Sydney is not the capital. Canberra, which is just less than its one-hundred-year celebration, is actually the capital of Australia.

3) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

It’s fun, exciting and has something for everyone, but that still doesn’t make it Brazil’s capital. While the city which is famous for the festival used to be the capital, Brasilia now takes that position.

4) Johannesburg, South Africa

Interestingly, South Africa has more than one capital city, none of which are Johannesburg. Divided by branch of government the capitals are: Bloemfontein, the capital of the judiciary (司法的), Pretoria, the capital of the administrative branch and Cape Town acting as the country’s legislative (立法的) capital.

5) Geneva, Switzerland

Neither this nor Zurich serves as the country’s capital. The attractive, quiet, UNESCO-recognized town of Bern holds this honor.

6) Timbuktu, Mali

Mysterious, exotic (異國(guó)情調(diào)的), and perhaps the country’s most recognizable name, it takes second place to the city of Bamako. Bamako considered the fastest growing city in Africa. It is also a world-famous center for music. Bamako is attracting famous singers to its local pubs where hometown artists play through the night.

1.Perforated toilet paper comes from _______.

A. Geneva

B. Johannesburg

C. New York City

D. Albany

2.We can learn from the text that _______.

A. Cape Town is South Africa’s legislative capital

B. Canberra is also called the land "Down Under"

C. Pretoria is South Africa’s judiciary capital

D. Bamako is the fastest growing city in the world

3.Which of the following can best describe Bern?

A. Charming and peaceful.

B. Fun and exciting.

C. Mysterious.

D. Exotic.

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. Bamako is famous for its industry.

B. Canberra is well-known for its opera.

C. Each country has only one capital.

D. Canberra has a history of less than 100 years.

5.This text is mainly about _________.

A. some famous big cities in the world

B. some famous mistaken capital cities in the world

C. features of some capitals in the world

D. traveling in some big cities in the world

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江蘇省徐州市2016-2017學(xué)年高二12.5周練英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：完成句子

stand up for; a variety of; trip over; make fun of; have affection for; come up with; react to; rely on; instead of; have an effect on

1.We'll have noodles ___________ rice for lunch today.

2.Some scientists believe that Japan's nuclear leak may ___________ the world's climate.

3.It is obvious that no student likes being ___________ in the teacher's face during the class.

4.He ___________ a good idea for the difficult math problem.

5.They could stand, ____________ touch and move.

6.He always _____________ the things in which he believes.

7.You can make a plan for this weekend, but you can't ____________ the weather.

8._____________ scientists doubted the level of nuclear radiation in Japan would be high enough to be harmful at that time.

9.Unfortunately, he _________________ a stone and fell in the mud.

10.I ____________ special ______________ Cao Yu's classic novel Thunderstorm.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：遼寧省分校2016-2017學(xué)年高一6月月考英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：閱讀理解

Car companies are developing vehicles that will plug into electric sockets, ust like many laptops, digital cameras, cell phones and Mp4 do. Called “plug-in vehicles”, these cars will get most of their power from electricity. Their drivers won't have to stop at gas stations as often as usual.

The technology is more than just cool. In our car-filled world, plug-in vehicles could reduce the amount of gas we use, which keeps rising in cost now and then. Besides, driving around in these vehicles may even help the environment. Gas-burning cars produce a lot of greenhouse gas, which causes global warming.

The first company-produced plug-in vehicles could hit the roads by 2020. But engineers still have a lot of work to do to make the technology practical and inexpensive.

Batteries are the biggest challenge. In the plug-in-vehicle world，Li-ion(鋰離子)batteries are getting the most attention. These batteries can store a large amount of energy in a small package, and they last a longer time between charges. Li-ion batteries can fit laptops, cell phones, heart instruments and other similar pocket ones.

But because cars are so big and heavy, it would still require a suitcase-sized Li-ion batteries to power about 12km of driving. What's more, the batteries are much expensive.

“A car filled with batteries could go a long distance,” says Ted Bohn, an electrical engineer in Chicago. “But it couldn't pull any people, and it would cost $100,000.” So researchers need to work out how to make batteries smaller and cheaper, among other questions.

“The answers don't exist yet, ” Bohn says, “As a kid, I thought someone someplace knows the answer to everything. All of these questions haven't been decided. That's what engineering is about-making a guess, running tests and getting fine results.”

1.According to the passage, the main problem of the new car is ______________.

A. the developing B. the speed

C. the appearance D. the batteries

2.Which is true according to the passage?

A. The “plug-in vehicles” will use electricity completely as driving power．

B. The new technology will help protect our environment．

C. The technology of using electricity as driving is quite practical now．

D. The biggest challenge of the new technology is that it will cost us more energy．

3.How does Bohn feel about the future of the technology according to the last paragraph?

A. Confident B. Puzzled．

C. Worried． D. Disappointed．

4.According to the passage, the new technology is facing the problems except that_______．

A. the new technology cannot come into use at present

B. the cost of the new technology is quite high

C. the government won't support the technology

D. the size of the batteries is too big at present

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：寧夏2016-2017學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：完形填空

O Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents.The next day she drove her old car home along the road.____she found she got a flat.The 22-year-old student____to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk.No____tire.

At this time,a car____.Paul and Diane told Clay to____them to a service station near their____.They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to____with her car."Follow us home,"said Paul.

The couple called around to find a tire.No____.They decided to let her use their own car."Here,"Paul said, handing Clay a____of keys,"Take our car.We____be using it over the holiday."

Clay was____."But I'm going all the way to South Carolina,and I'll be gone for two weeks,"she____them.

"We know,"Paul said."We'll be____when you get back.Here's our number if you need to____us."

Unable to believe her eyes,Clay watched as the____put her luggage into their car and then____her off.Two weeks later she____to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio____.

"Thank you so much,"she said."How much do I____you?""Oh,no,"Paul said,"we don't want any money.It's our ____."Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure,it was now her duty to pass on their "do onto others" spirit.

1.A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Immediately D. Fortunately

2.A. afforded B. wanted C. managed D. allowed

3.A. spare B. free C. full D. empty

4.A. passed B. stopped C. paused D. started

5.A. help B. push C. take D. follow

6.A. garage B. house C. shop D. hotel

7.A. agree B. match C. go D. deal

8.A. way B. message C. success D. luck

9.A. number B. set C. pair D. chain

10.A. can't B. shouldn't C. mustn't D. won't

11.A. satisfied B. worried C. astonished D. disturbed

12.A. persuaded B. advised C. reminded D. promised

13.A. happy B. here C. away D. busy

14.A. get in touch with B. keep in touch with C. be in touch with D. put in touch with

15.A. repairmen B. cleaners C. friends D. couple

16.A. sent B. shook C. watched D. drove

17.A. shocked B. job C. duty D. came

18.A. loaded B. happened C. returned D. rebuilt

19.A. owe B. fixed C. tied D. offer

20.A. Wish B. lend C. give D. pleasure

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：山西省太原市2016-2017學(xué)年高二3月月考英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：短文改錯(cuò)

Nowadays millions of people of all age take pleasure in a hobby which is both interested and fun. Every year more and more people started a stamp collection of your own and discover an interest which can even last lifetime. Starting your collection of stamps are easy because they are everywhere. Holiday and birthday postcards from relatives and letters from friends can all provide you for stamps from all over the world. So once you’ve started collecting seriously, you will probably want to join in the Stamp Collectors’ Club which exist to help you add more stamps to your collection.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：山西省太原市2016-2017學(xué)年高二3月月考英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

They are organizing a program to ________people’s attention to protecting wild animals.

A. give B. pay

C. draw D. have

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江蘇省如皋市2016-2017學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)選修六Unit 3 Understanding each other練習(xí) 題型：閱讀理解

An investigative study of Black Friday, led by West Chester University Professor Gina Castle Bell, observed themes of consumerism but also observed the themes of a happy holiday. The researchers found through Black Friday people celebrate, plan, bond, and build traditions together.

For me my Black Friday always begins and ends on a living room floor littered with newspaper ads. There, late on Thanksgiving night, my family collectively holds a strategy session. Later, we race to early bird specials, wait with strangers in lines sharing stories of past Black Fridays, take a long relaxing lunch full of family banter(戲謔), get Christmas decorations, stop into a Cheesecake Factory bar to see the dramatic end of a football game, get a caffeine-high from Starbucks Christmas drinks, and end the shopping at a torn apart Old Navy(美國(guó)服裝品牌), digging to find late available basics like socks. Finally, exhausted but contented, we collapse back on that living room floor, still littered with ads, where we drink hot cocoa, watch a Christmas movie, and plan to hang the new decorations.

This is not to say that Black Friday is always lovely. Instead, it’s often miserable. But the misery is sort of what makes Black Friday such a great tradition. Many Black Friday shoppers know that the deals on Black Friday are not especially great and are available online. But they did not show up for the deals, they showed for the “misery”.

For them the crowds, the rush, and the difficulty all enhance(提升) Black Friday—similar to the way crowds enhance movie opening nights, the rush enhances music festivals, and difficulty enhances the experience of camping for other types of people. Those crazy elements transform the events into what consumer researchers call a “collectible experience”. Collectible experiences are not always pleasant but they are memorable and meaningful to those games for them.

There seems to be a mad rush in the media to analyze Black Friday. Yet, every analysis misses the point that Black Friday, which though on the surface seems like just evil consumerism, is actually, for some, quite a meaningful, ritualistic(例行的) experience.

Maybe this happy holiday is not for you. Maybe you think it is silly or even disgusting that Americans choose to bond through, over all other options, shopping. But what you cannot deny is that Black Friday has become something bigger than deals. It has become a part of a collective and personal culture, where many shoppers are not trying to avoid the trouble and craziness of the day; instead, they are trying to strategically and happily dive into it. And, right now, on living room floors all across America, families are planning how to get the most out of their yearly ritual.

1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that 　　　　.

A. many shops open ahead of schedule to compete with others for more customers

B. many shops offer free drinks to customers when they watch football games

C. the author purchases cheap socks and the room floor collapses under their weight

D. the author stops shopping at an old and shabby store late on Thanksgiving night

2.Which of the following does NOT belong to a “collectible experience”?

A. Waiting with strangers in lines. B. Racing to early bird specials.

C. Digging to find commodities. D. Transforming crazy elements.

3.By saying “Black Friday has become something bigger than deals”, the author means Black Friday 　　　　.

A. would be enjoyed more if it was less commercial

B. is a great chance to feel comfortable and relaxed

C. is a miserable, meaningful and traditional experience

D. undergoes a comprehensive evaluation from the media

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A. A Loving Defense of Black Friday

B. An Introduction to Black Friday

C. Widespread Criticism of Black Friday

D. Fantastic Experience of Black Friday

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：吉林省2016-2017學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：單詞拼寫(xiě)

1.All the classrooms in our school are e__________ with cameras for the convenience of supervision.

2.Tropical rainforests face severe t__________ today, with much of their original extent depleted.

3.In the US, most white people’s a__________ came to America from European countries.

4.Australia’s forests are strikingly different from those of the rest world, r__________ from tropical rain forests to scrub.

5.It is everybody’s duty to protect e__________ species, like the giant panda.

6.The custom-made software proved to be reliable and __________(方便操作的).

7.In fact, many food crops failed because of the __________(干旱).

8.Mr. Zhang intended to __________(轉(zhuǎn)移) some money to his son’s account via the Internet but failed.

9.This hotel__________(結(jié)合) comfort with convenience and thus enjoys popularity.

10.__________(核的) energy is nonrenewable but wind energy is renewable.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江蘇省張家港市2016-2017學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期周考4英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

I can't understand ________a decision until it is too late.

A. him to postpone to make B. his postpone to make

C. him to postpone making D. his postponing making

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案