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In the past month,we’ve been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370.

It took off from Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡),Malaysia.On March 8.It was heading to Beijing.But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing.

There were 239 people on the flight,including 154 Chinese.

A total of 12 countries including China and the US have joined the search for the plane.

Did it crash? We know that the weather was clear that day.The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号).And as of March l3,experts have not found any broken parts of the plane。

Was it hijacked(劫机)? Two Iranians(伊朗人)used stolen passports to get into the flight.But now they do not appear to be linked to any possible hijacking of the plane,international police agency Interpol(国际刑警组织)official said on March 11.

The search is still going on.It could take months or even years to find out what happened

to the flight.

小题1:When did MH370 go missing?

A.March 8

B.March 9

C.March ll

D.April 8小题2:How many Chinese are there on the flight?

A.239

B.1 54

C.1 45

D.85小题3:What was the weather like that day? 

A.cloudy

B.rainy

C.fine

D.windy小题4:Did the pilots make any distress calls before the plane went missing?

A.Yes,they did.

B.No,they didn’t.

C.We don’t know.

D.Maybe小题5:How long could it take to find out what happened to the flight?

A.several months

B.several years

C.months or years

D.3 months

答案

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:B

小题5:C

题目分析:这篇新闻报道了马航失踪事件。介绍了出发时间与飞机的人员总数,以及当时的天气情况。面对本次航班的失踪有很多的疑点,飞行员并没有向地面发出求救信号,若是劫机,现在也没有得到任何消息。面对这种情况,搜索依然进行,可能要花费数月甚至数年的时间来找出飞机失踪的原因。

小题1:细节理解题。问题:马航370是在什么时候失踪的?分析原文:On March 8.It was heading to Beijing.But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing.句意:在三月八日。去往北京的飞机在两个小时之前失去了联系。明确了答案为三月八日。故选A

小题2:细节理解题。问题:在这次航班上有多少中国人?分析原文:There were 239 people on the flight,including 154 Chinese.句意:在飞机上有239人,其中包括154名中国人。从中得知中国人有154名。故选 B

小题3:细节理解题。问题:那一天的天气如何?分析原文:We know that the weather was clear that day.句意:我们知道那天的天气是晴朗的。结合选项体现天气好,只有第三项fine.故选C

小题4:细节理解题。问题:在飞机失去联系之前飞行员发出求救信号了吗?分析原文:The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号).句意:飞行员们并没有发出求救信号。因此本题用否定回答。故选B

小题5:细节理解题。问题:寻找失联的飞机花费了多长时间?分析原文:The search is still going on.It could take months or even years to find out what happened to the flight.句意:搜索依然进行,可能要花费数月甚至数年的时间来找出飞机失踪的原因。明确答案的只有第三项。故选C

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Look in an old dictionary—say, a pre-1960 Webster’s—and you’ll likely find a definition of culture (1) looks something like this: "1.The cultivation of soil. 2.The raising, improvement, or development of some plant, animal (2) product. " This use of the word has its roots in the ancient Latin word cultura, "cultivation" or "tending," and (3) entrance into the English language had begun by the year 1430. By the time the Webster’s definition above was (4) , another definition had begun to take precedence over the old Latin denotation; culture was coming to mean "the training, (5) , and refinement of mind, tastes, and manners" (Oxford English Dictionary). The OED traces this definition, which today we associate (6) the phrase "high culture," back as far as 1805; by the middle of the 20th century, it was (7) becoming the word’s primary definition.
However, if you try a more modem source, like the American Heritage English Dictionary, (8) find a primary definition of culture which is substantially different than either of the two given above: "The totality (9) socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. " Why such a (10) , and in such a (relatively) short period of time Well, in the past 40 years, the use of the (11) "culture" has been heavily influenced by the academic fields of sociology and cultural anthropology. These fields have gradually brought (12) was once a minor definition of culture (the last of eight definitions given in the old 1958 Webster’s quoted (13) ) into the mainstream.
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