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试卷名称20春《阅读(II)》作业11.GeorgeAshmoreFitchwasborninSoochowChinain1883thesonofPresbyterianmissionariesGeorgeF.andMaryMcLllanFitch.AfterreceivinghisB.A.fromWoosterCollegein1906FitchattendedUnionTheologicalSeminaryinNewYork.Hewasmadeapriestin1909andreturnedtoworkinShanghai.WhentheNankingMassacreoccurredFitchwasoneofthewitnessesofthecrime.HequicklybecameactiveinassistingtheInternatinalCommittenfortheNankingSafetyZone.FitchsdiaryofeventsofNankingwascarriedtoShanghaibythefirstpersonabletoleavetheNankingafteritsoccupationbytheJapaneseonDecember131937.AsFitchhaswritten"MystorycreatedasensationinShanghaiforitwasthefirstnewsofwhathadhappenedinthecapitalsinceitsevacuationanditwascopiedandmimeographedandwidelydistributedthere."FitchsNankingdiaryhasbeenpublishedpreviouslybuttheversionofhisdiaryavailableintheYalecollectiondiffersslightlyfromthewellpublicizedversionsoexcerptsfromithavebeenincludedinthisvolume.In1938FitchtraveledthroughouttheUnitedStatesgivingtalksabouttheNankingMassacreandshowingfilmstodocumentit.HereturnedtoworkfirstinChinaandtheninKoreaandChinasTaiwanuntilhisretirementin1961.问题:WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutG.A.Fitch?
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A.bothofhisparentsweremissionaries
B.hewasborninChina
C.hereceivedhiseducationinChina
D.hewasmadeapriestinhistwenties
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2.Aftertrackingthegroupforsixyearsresearchersfoundthatshortsleeptimehadahighcorrelationwith(mortality).
A.health
B.deathrate
C.longevity
D.disease
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3.Myfatherwas17whenheleftthefarminCameronN.C.andsetoffforBaltimoretoapplyforajobattheMartinAircraftCompany.Whenaskedwhathewantedtodohesaid"Everything."Heexplainedthathisgoalwastolearneveryjobinthefactory.He'dliketogotoadepartmentandfindoutwhatwasdonethere.Whenthesupervisordeterminedhisworkwasasgoodasanyoneelse'she'dwanttogotoadifferentdepartmentandstartover.ThepersonnelpeopleagreedtothisunusualrequestandbythetimeH.T.Morriswas20he'dmadehiswaythroughthehugefactoryandwasworkinginexperimentaldesignforafantasticsalary.Wheneverhewenttoanewdepartmenthelookedfortheguyswhohadbeenaroundforever.Thesewerethepeoplenovicesusuallyavoidedafraidthatnexttothemthey'dlooklikethebeginnerstheywere.Myfatheraskedthemeveryquestionhecouldthinkof.Theylikedthisinquisitiveyoungmanandshowedhimshortcutstheyhaddevelopedthatnooneelsehadeveraskedabout.Thesesagesbecamehismentors.Whateveryourgoalsplantonetworkwiththosewhoknowmorethanyou.Modelyoureffortsontheirsadjustingandimprovingasyougo.问题:Therequestmadebytheauthor'sfatherwasregardedbythepersonneldepartmentas().
A.nature
B.strange
C.unacceptable
D.overreaching
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4.Hemingwaywasbornin1899inOakParkIllinoisaprosperoussuburbofChicago.Hisfatheraphysicianwasanenthusiastichunterandfishemanwhotaughthissontohandlearodandagun.Hemingwaysrespectfortheseskillsandhisloveoftheopenairrunthroughhiswriting.Hehastiredtocapturethepointofviewactionsfeelingsandspeechofmenwhoexcelintheactivitiesheadmires.InschoolHemingwaywasagoodstudentwithawiderangeofinterestsbeyondtheclassroom.Hewasknownasaboxerafootballplayeramemberoftheswimmingteamandmanagerofthetrackteam.For3yearsheplayedintheschoolorchestra.Butmuchofhisactivitywasconnectedwithwordswhichweretobehislifelongpreoccupation.Firstasreporterthenaseditorhegainedexperienceontheschoolpapertowhichhecontributedarticlesandstories.WhenHemingwaygraduatedfromhighschoolin1917WorldWarIwasstillbeingfought.AfterafewmonthsasareporterontheKansasCityStarhesailedforEuropeinMay1918asavolunteerambulancedriverandlatertransferredtotheItalianinfantry.Twoweeksbeforehis19thbirthdayalegwoundbroughthimclosetodeath.WaranddeathhavebeenrecurrentthemesinHemingwayswriting.Ofwarhehassaid"IthoughtaboutTolstoiandaboutwhatagreatadvantageanexperienceofwarwastoawriter.Itwasoneofthemajorsubjectsandcertainlyoneofthehardesttowritetrulyof..."问题:agoodtitleforthepassageis()
A.HemingwaysInterestinWriting
B.TheSubjectsforHemingwaysWriting
C.TheLifeofYoungHemingway
D.HemingwaysUnderstandingofWar
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5.MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericanwasdiscovered.TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakingoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.HundredsofyearslatericecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesIenjoyedthattreatverymuch.Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.问题:Morethan2billionquartsoficecreamhavebeeneaten()
A.byAmericansinoneyear
B.allovertheworldinoneyear
C.sincethetimeofNero
D.sinceAmericawasdiscovered
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6.Anamazinglyprecisebiologicalclockwithinusregulatessleepandwakingandalso(synchronizes)avastarrayofbiochemicaleventsinourbodies.
A.regulatesafterwards
B.worksoffinanefficientway
C.causes…tooccuratthesametime
D.supervisesclosely
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7.Theywerereports(compiled)byalliedsecretserviceagents.
A.gathered
B.copied
C.sent
D.created
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8.Astronomers(天文学家)cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater(沸水).Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero(零度).Inaneclipse(月蚀)theearthsshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoonstemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearthrocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdowntherocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdarktheheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold.问题:Duringaneclipsethemoonis()
A.turnedawayfromthesun
B.intheshadowofthesun
C.intheshadowoftheearth
D.indirectsunlight
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9.NoonethoughtofanythingevenalittlebitlikethezipperuntilWhitecombL.Judsoncamealong.Therewerebuttonsandbuttonholeshooksandeyeslacesandbuckles.Theyalltookanirritatinglylongtimetodoupespeciallywhenmenworehighlacedbootsandfashionableladiessqueezedthemselvesintolongcorsets.WhitecombL.Judson'sslidefastenerwasanoutoftheblueinventionandnooneknowswhatgavehimtheidea.NooneevenknowsmuchabouthimexceptthathewasamechanicalengineerlivinginChicagoandthathepatentedotherinventionstodowithastreetrailwaysystemandmotorcars.Judsoninventedthefirstzipper(calledatthetimeaClaspLockerorUnlocker)in1891.Thisingeniouslittledevicelookssosimpleandtheprinciplebehinditissimpleonerowofhooksandeyesslottingneatlyintoanotherrowbymeansofatab.Yetittook22yearsmanyimprovementsandanotherinventortomakethezipperreallypractical.问题:Theword"ingenious"means()
A.clever
B.admirable
C.important
D.useful
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10.Twobasicmodelsofparentalinfluenceemergefromallthiscompetitionandvarietyhowever.OnelooselybasedonFreudianideashaspresentedanimageofthevulnerablechildchildrenaresensitivebeingseasilydamagednotonlybytraumaticeventsandemotionalstressbutalsobyoverdosesofaffection.The2ndmodelisthatofthebehavioristswhoseintellectualancestorstheempiricistphilosophersdescribedthechildsmindasatabularasaorblankslate.ThebehavioristmodelofchildrearingisbasedontheviewthatthechildismalleableandparentsarethereforecastintheroleofPygmalionswhocanshapetheirchildrenhowevertheywish."Givemeadozenhealthyinfantswellformedandmyownspecifiedworldtobringthemupin"wroteJ.B.Watsonthefatherofmodernbehaviorism"andIllguaranteetotakeanyoneatrandomandtrainhimtobeanytypeofspecialistImightdoctorlawyerartistmerchantchiefandyesevenbeggarmanandthief!"Theimageofthevulnerablechildcallsforgentleparentswhoaresensitivetotheirchildsinnermostthoughtsandfeelingsinordertoprotecthimfromtrauma.Theimageofthemalleablechildrequiresstemparentswhocoollyfollowthedictatesoftheirownexplicittrainingproceduresnlytheearlyeradicationofbadhabitsineatingsleepingcryingcanfendoffpermanentmaladjustments.问题:Theimageofthemalleablechildneedsparentswhoare()
A.tender
B.sensitive
C.moderate
D.strict
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11.LastDecember22apickuptruckslidonanicybridgeovertheElizabethRivernearPortsmouthandslammedintotheguardrailwhereworkerswereremovingscaffoldingfromapavingproject.TheimpactthrewCornellTaylor43morethan70feetintothefrigidwaterbelow.NearbyJosephG.Brisson36wasinthewheelhouseofhistugboat.Heandhiscrewweretalkingabouttheupcomingholidayswhensuddenlytheirchatterwasinterruptedbyanurgentvoice"Mandown!"BrissonsawTaylorhitthewater."HewentdownafewtimesandallIsawwasahand."RealizingtherewasnotimetowaitforrescuecrewsBrissontookoffhisshoesandhandedhiswallettoacoworkerthenjumpedfeetfirstintothe40degreewater.SwimmingtoTaylorBrissonhelpedthedisorientedmangethisfaceabovewater."ItoldhimIwasnotgoingtolethimgothatifhewentIwasgoingwithhim."Therivercurrentwasfreezing."Icouldntfeelmylegsarmsorhands"Brissonsaid.HelockedhislegsaroundTaylorswaistandkepttheinjuredmanfloatandtalking."ItoldhimweweregoingtobeallrightthatwewerebothgoingtoenjoyChristmas."Finallyafterabout30minutesinthewaterthemenwerepulledtosafety.Callinghimself"anormalJoe"Brissonsays"Ihaveafamily.Ithoughtaboutthat.ButIthoughtabouthowlifeisveryimportantIcouldntletanythinghappentohim."问题:BycallinghimselfanormalJoeBrissonmeansthat()
A.heiswillingtosacrificehimselfforothers
B.heisafamilyman
C.heisanordinaryman
D.heknowsthevalueoflife
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12.Copper(铜)wasthefirstmetalthatmanlearnedtomake.Insomemountainouslandstherewererocksstreakedwithgreenminerals.Onedaysomerockswereaccidentallyheatedbyaroaringfire.Whenthefireburnedlowlittlebeadsofcopperwereseenontherockwall.Afterthatmenheatedtherockdeliberatelytoseewhethermorecopperwouldappear.Theysoonfoundagoodwaytomakecopper.Theywouldbuildatrenchonahillsideandfillitwithcharcoalandcopperbearingrock.Theycoveredthisfurnacewithflatstones.Theystartedawoodfiretoheatthecharcoalandthehotcharcoalreleasedcopperfromtherock.Ahotredpoolofmeltedmetalformedatthemouthofthetrench.Whenitwascoolthesolidmetalcouldbeliftedoutandcutandpoundedintoshapes.问题:Thefirstcopperwasprobablymadeby() 奥鹏作业答案请联系QQ515224986
A.experimenting
B.accident
C.someonedeliberatelybuildingafire
D.someonewhoknewthattherewascopperintherock
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13.Myfatherwas17whenheleftthefarminCameronN.C.andsetoffforBaltimoretoapplyforajobattheMartinAircraftCompany.Whenaskedwhathewantedtodohesaid"Everything."Heexplainedthathisgoalwastolearneveryjobinthefactory.He'dliketogotoadepartmentandfindoutwhatwasdonethere.Whenthesupervisordeterminedhisworkwasasgoodasanyoneelse'she'dwanttogotoadifferentdepartmentandstartover.ThepersonnelpeopleagreedtothisunusualrequestandbythetimeH.T.Morriswas20he'dmadehiswaythroughthehugefactoryandwasworkinginexperimentaldesignforafantasticsalary.Wheneverhewenttoanewdepartmenthelookedfortheguyswhohadbeenaroundforever.Thesewerethepeoplenovicesusuallyavoidedafraidthatnexttothemthey'dlooklikethebeginnerstheywere.Myfatheraskedthemeveryquestionhecouldthinkof.Theylikedthisinquisitiveyoungmanandshowedhimshortcutstheyhaddevelopedthatnooneelsehadeveraskedabout.Thesesagesbecamehismentors.Whateveryourgoalsplantonetworkwiththosewhoknowmorethanyou.Modelyoureffortsontheirsadjustingandimprovingasyougo.问题:Theauthor'sfatherappliedforajobattheMartinAircraftCompanyandhisgoalwas()
A.tobeagoodworkerwithaspecialknowledgeabouthiswork
B.todoeverythingassignedhimwillingly
C.tobeabletodowhateverjobtherewasinthefactory
D.tobeagoodsupervisorhimselfinthefuture
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14.Atthe1908OlympicsinLondontheMarathonracewasheldonaveryhotday.TheracestartedatWindsorCastleoneofthehomesoftheRoyalFamilysothattheRoyalchildrencouldseetherunnersleave.Theracewasplannedtocontinuefor26miles385yards(42195metres)nowtheaccepteddistanceforthisraceintoCentralLondon.Becauseofthegreatheathowevermanyrunnershadtogiveupbeforetheycouldfinishtherace.TowardstheendthelargecrowdwaitedwithgreatexcitementfortheSouthAfricanCharlesHefferontocomeintothestadiumfirst.Theyweresurprisedhoweverwhenthe1stmantoappearwasthesmallItalianPietriDorando.Dorandowasbynowextremelytiredandweakandashewasrunningroundthestadiumtowardsthefinishinglinehefelltothegroudunabletocontinue.Doctorsrushedtohelphimandhesoongottohisfeetandcontinuedwithloudcheersfromthecrowd.Ashecameclosetothelinehehadtobehelpedagainthistimebyajournalistbutfinallyhefinishedtherace.Hewasnotofcourseallowedtoreceivethegoldbecausehehadhadhelpduringtherace.AfterwardsDorandoarguedunsuccessfullythathehadnotaskedforthishelp.ButthemedalwasgiventoanAmericanHayeswhohadfinishedsecond.HoweverDorandolaterreceivedaspecialgoldcupfromQueenAlexandraforhiscourage.问题:Dorandolaterreceivedaspecialgoldcupbecauseofhis()
A.topspeed
B.fairplay
C.greatcourage
D.successfulargument
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15.NoonethoughtofanythingevenalittlebitlikethezipperuntilWhitecombL.Judsoncamealong.Therewerebuttonsandbuttonholeshooksandeyeslacesandbuckles.Theyalltookanirritatinglylongtimetodoupespeciallywhenmenworehighlacedbootsandfashionableladiessqueezedthemselvesintolongcorsets.WhitecombL.Judson'sslidefastenerwasanoutoftheblueinventionandnooneknowswhatgavehimtheidea.NooneevenknowsmuchabouthimexceptthathewasamechanicalengineerlivinginChicagoandthathepatentedotherinventionstodowithastreetrailwaysystemandmotorcars.Judsoninventedthefirstzipper(calledatthetimeaClaspLockerorUnlocker)in1891.Thisingeniouslittledevicelookssosimpleandtheprinciplebehinditissimpleonerowofhooksandeyesslottingneatlyintoanotherrowbymeansofatab.Yetittook22yearsmanyimprovementsandanotherinventortomakethezipperreallypractical.问题:Agoodtitlefortheabovepassageis()
A.JudsontheInventor
B.HowtheZipperWorks
C.ThePrincipleoftheZipper
D.TheInventionoftheZipper
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16.Forafewminutessilence(reigned).
A.continued
B.prevailed
C.wasfelt
D.wasbroken
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17.Astronomers(天文学家)cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater(沸水).Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero(零度).Inaneclipse(月蚀)theearthsshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoonstemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearthrocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdowntherocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdarktheheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold.问题:Temperatureontheearthchange()
A.lessthanthoseonthemoon
B.moreslowlythanthoseonthemoon
C.morequicklythanthoseonthemoon
D.bothaandb
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18.The12thlunarmonthinChineseiscalledlayue(themonthtoworshipallthedeities).The8thdayofthe12thelunarmonthistheLabaFestival.ItistreatedasthebeginningoftheChineseholidayseason.AftertheLabaFestivalpeopleenterintothebusypreparationfortheLunarNewYear.ThemainactivityoftheLabaFestivaliscookingandsharingthespeciallabagruel(labazhou).MostpeoplebelieveithasacloserelationtoSakyamunitheBuddha.Helefthiscomfortablehomeandsetoffinsearchofthefinalenlightenment.AfterdaysoftravellingwithoutresthecollapsednearariverinnorthernIndia.Hewasrevivedbyawanderingshepherdesswhoofferedhimherlunchoffamilyleftoversconsistingofstickycerealglutinousricedateschestnutsandwildfruit.AfterconsumingthisrepastSakyamunitookabatchandsatunderatreeformeditationwherehefinallyattainedenlightenment.Theverydaywasthe8thdayofthelastlunarmonth.Themealwastheoriginallabagruel.问题:Sakyamuniateamealwhichwasmadeofallthefollowingexcept()
A.wildfruit
B.rice
C.cereal
D.meat
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19.Newmeasurementstakenfromsleepingpeopleexplainatleastinpartwhydreamstendtohavesuchbizarrebutvividstorylines.ThefindingsdealablowtotheFreudianinterpretationofdreamsbutleaveopenthepossibilitythatsomeusefulpersonalmeaningcanbeextractedfromthem.Themainpurposeofdreamshowevertheauthorsofthenewstudybelieveistotestwhetherthebrainhashadenoughsleepandifsotowakeitup.Thenewresultsshowthatinsleepthefrontallobesofthebrainareshutdown.Intheabsenceofactivityintheselobeswhichintegrateotherinformationandmakesenseoftheoutsideworldthesleepingbrainsimagesaredrivenbyitsemotionalcenters.Thecontentofthesedreamsmaybevividandgrippingbutlackscoherence.Thenewresultsareconsistentwiththetheorythatmemoriesareconsolidatedduringsleep.Fromthepatternofactivitythatwasrecorded"itseemsthatmemoriesalreadyinthesystemarebeingreadoutandfiledintermsoftheiremotionalsaliencewithisanextremelyinterestingidea"saidDr.J.AllanHobsonofHarvardMedicalSchool.ThenewmeasurementsweremadebyapplyingthetechniqueknownasPETscanningtosleepingsubjects.ThebiologistsfocusedonthetwoformsofsleepknownasslowwavesleepandREMsleep.REMsleepsonamedbecauseoftherapideyeballmovementsthatoccurthentakespalceaboutfourtimesduringthenightandisthephasefromwhichthemostvividdreamsarerecalled.问题:Accordingtothepassageallofthefollowingaretureexceptthat()
A.thecontentofthedreamsisnotveryconsistentandseemsveryboring
B.thetechniquePETscanningleadsresearcherstofocusontwoformsofsleep
C.amanssleepcanhave2formsslowwavesleepandREMsleep
D.inREMsleeprapideyeballmovementsoccur
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20.TheinventorofspectaclesprobablylivedinthetownofParisItalyaround1286andwasalmostcertainlyacraftsmanworkinginglass.Butnobodyknowshisname.WeonlyknowthismuchabouthimbecauseFriarGiordanepreachedasermononeWednesdaymorninginFebruary1306atachurchinFlorence."It'snotyet20yearssincetherewasfoundtheartofmakingeyeglasseswhichmakeforgoodvision"saidtheFriar."Oneofthebestartsandmostnecessarythattheworldhas.Soshortatimeisitsincetherewasinventedanewartthatneverexisted.IhaveseenthemanwhofirstinventedandcreateditandIhavetalkedtohim."WeknowwhatFriarGiordanesaidbecauseadmirerscopiedhissermonsdownashegavethem.Theinventorofspectaclesapparentlykeptthemethodofmakingthemtohimself.Perhapshethoughtthiswasthebestwayofgettingmoneyfromhisinvention.Buttheideasoongotaround.Asearlyas1300craftsmeninVenicethecentreofEurope'sglassindustryweremakingthenew"disksfortheeyes".Spectaclesatfirstwereonlyshapedforfarsightedpeople.Concavelensesforshortsightedpeoplewerenotdevelopeduntilthelate15thcentury.Spectaclesallowedpeopletogoonreadingandstudyinglongafterbadeyesightwouldnormallyhaveforcedthemtogiveup.Theywerelikeanewpairofeyes.Theinventorofsuchavaluablethingshouldbehonoredeveryonethought.Butforcenturiesnoonehadanyideawhotheinventorreallywas.SoallkindsofcandidateswereputforwardDutchEnglishGermanItaliansfromrivalcities.AfakememorialwaserectedlastcenturyinachurchinFlorencetohonoramanasthetrueinventorofspectaclesbutheneverevenexisted.问题:Thefirstspectalcesweremadefor()
A.anyonewhohadaneyetrouble
B.thefarsighted
C.theshortsighted
D.boththefarsightedandtheshortsighted
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