安通学校06年成考英语内部资料—连载(四)

1、安通学校 06 年成考英语内部资料连载 四7It?s not the flashiest car in the world. Not even close. But the 1971 Volkswagen named Helios can do something most cars can?t: nm on solar energy - energy from the sun?s light and heat!Joshua Bechtold, 14, and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville, Vermont,

2、 worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol "Sol" is the Latin word for "sun". They named their car after Helios, the sun god in Greek mythology 神话 .The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of "green", or environmentally friendly, cars

3、 to help reduce pollution and save energy. It? s not a race. Cars arejudged on fuel efficiency 耗油量 rather than speed. In the week-long event, 44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury, Connecticut, to Lake George, NewYork. Of the 23 student cars, Helios was the only one built by middle school st

4、udents.A teacher drove Helios, but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the mad. "That was my favorite part," says Anna Browne, 15. "We explained how the car runs. Due in part to old, inefficient batteries 电池 , Helios finished fourth - out of four- in its kind,

5、the sun-powered class. "We were there for the fun of it," Anna says. "We?re proud of Helios," says Ariel Gleicher, 14. "It?s a car that?s good for the environment."1. What is special about the car Helios in the text?A. It was built by middle school students.B. It has an

6、? attractive design.C. It was made in 1971.D. It won the fourth prize.2. How many sun-powered cars took part in the race?A. 1.B. 4.C. 23.D. 44.3. What would be the best title for the text.?A. The Making of HeliosB. 1999 American Tour de SolC. Sun-powered Cars on the RoadD. Use of Green Cars in Conne

7、cticut4. The students felt proud of Helios because.A. it could run as far as 350 milesB. it was favored by many childrenC. it had high-quality batteriesD. it was driven by clean energy8The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm.

8、Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about

9、 to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.Their experience suggests that the words an the printedinvitations need to be madeclearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agr

10、ee that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pmand any time thereafter means no food, oatbeforehand, roll up late.But this is not always the case. If asked to a students? party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear bef

11、ore midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group late thirties falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think

12、we?re young, we?re probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.The accepted custom at present is confusing 混乱的 , sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element 成 分 of surprise.1. The underlined words "off their heads"

13、; probably mean.A. tiredB. crazyC. curiousD. hopeless2. Jane and David? s story is used to show that .A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at partiesB. party invitations can be confusingC. people should ask for food at partiesD. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull3. For some young people,

14、arriving on time for a students? party will probably be considered.A. very difficultB. particularly thoughtfulC, friendly and politeD. socially unacceptable4. According to the writer, people in their late thirties.A. are likely to arrive late for a partyB. care little about the party timeC. haven? t

15、 really grown up yetD. like surprises at parties5. What is the general idea of the text?A. It? s safe to arrive late just when food is served.B. It? s wise to eat something before going to a party.C. It? s important to follow social rules of party-going.D. It? s necessary to read invitations carefully.Word是学生和职场人士最常用的一款办公软件之一，99.99% 的人知道它，但其实，这个软件背后，还有一大批隐藏技能你不知道。掌握他们，你将开启新世界的大门。Tab+Enter,在编过号以后，会自动编号段落Ctrl + D 调出字体栏，配合 Tab+Enter 全键盘操作吧Ctrl + L 左对齐， Ctrl + R 右对齐， Ctrl + E 居中Ctrl + F 查找，Ctrl + H 替换。然后关于替换，里面又大有学问！有