出自:兰州交通大学-土木工程-大学英语3
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know. Instead many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, sex, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for these kinds of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”. The other is addressed as “Dear Ann Landers”. Experience is their preparation for giving advice.
There is one writer who hasn’t lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.
Choose the right answer:
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
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A.
Dear Angel is a girl.
B.
Dear Angel gives advice to young readers.
C.
Dear Angel is ten years old now.
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D.
Dear Angel does not have much experience.
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know. Instead many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, sex, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for these kinds of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”. The other is addressed as “Dear Ann Landers”. Experience is their preparation for giving advice.
There is one writer who hasn’t lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.
Choose the right answer:
According to the passage, two of the most famous writers of advice are ______________.
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A.
male writers
B.
Dear Ann Landers and Dear Angel
C.
Dear Abby or Dear Angel
D.
female writers
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know. Instead many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, sex, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for these kinds of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”. The other is addressed as “Dear Ann Landers”. Experience is their preparation for giving advice.
There is one writer who hasn’t lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.
Choose the right answer:
What are most Americans usually do if they need advice?
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A.
They usually write to a newspaper or magazine.
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B.
They usually ask their family members for it.
C.
They often write to their friends at newspaper.
D.
They often ask their friends for it.
I will always remember my mother’s last few days in this world.
On February 14th, 2008, my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible.
On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She’s gone. Teresa, mommy’s gone. She’s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye. Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.
Choose the right answer:
From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _______.
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A.
the writer feels sorry for her mother
B.
the writer is proud of her mother
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C.
the writer feels sad about her mother
D.
the writer is afraid of her mother
I will always remember my mother’s last few days in this world.
On February 14th, 2008, my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible.
On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She’s gone. Teresa, mommy’s gone. She’s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.
Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.
Choose the right answer:
Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？
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A.
At school.
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B.
At home.
C.
in the police office
D.
On the beach.
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I.m going to fly to New York next week because I.ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don.t know yet."Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报）," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then, he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn.t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o.clock and said, "Now I.m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi(出租车）and the driver said,"Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn.t remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he send his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answer:
Which of the following is not true?
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A.
Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
B.
Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
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C.
Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.
D.
Dick didn.t work on the first night of his arrival.
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I.m going to fly to New York next week because I.ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don.t know yet."Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报）," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then, he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn.t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o.clock and said, "Now I.m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi(出租车）and the driver said,"Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn.t remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he send his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answer:
Where did Dick stay in New York?
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A.
In a hotel.
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B.
In a restaurant.
C.
In the center of the city.
D.
At his friend.s house.
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I.m going to fly to New York next week because I.ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don.t know yet."Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报）," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then, he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn.t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o.clock and said, "Now I.m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi(出租车）and the driver said,"Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn.t remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he send his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answer:
Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
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A.
Because she wanted to go to New York, too.
B.
Because she couldn.t leave her husband by himself in New York.
C.
Because she didn.t know his address yet
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D.
Because she might send him another telegram.
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I.m going to fly to New York next week because I.ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don.t know yet."Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报）," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and the. He sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn.t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o.clock and said, "Now I.m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi(出租车）and the driver said,"Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn.t remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he send his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
得分/总分
A.
Because she might send him another telegram
B.
Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C.
Because she couldn.t leave her husband by himself in New York
D.
Because she didn.t know his address yet
Valentine’s Day probably has its origin in the ancient Roman celebration called Lupercalia（牧神节）. It was celebrated on February 15. In the Roman calendar February was in the spring. The celebration honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus as well as the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. As part of the ceremony the priests paired up young men and women. The girls’ names were placed in a box and each boy drew a girl’s name. The couple was paired then until the next Lupercalia.
In 260 AD the emperor Claudius II, called Claudius the Cruel, decided that young soldiers would only be distracted by marriage and so ordered that young men may not marry. Valentinus (Valentine), a Christian priest, defied the emperor and got married in secret. He was caught and executed（处死）on February 14, the eve of Lupercalia. His name became associated with young lover forever after. In 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor him as Saint Valentine and it has been St. Valentine’s Day ever since.
In the Middle Ages some of the customs of the Lupercalia still persisted in spite of the attempts of the Church to put an end to these non-Christian customs and Christianize the holiday. Both men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear the names on their sleeves for a week. Today we still sometimes “wear our hearts on our sleeves” when we cannot conceal our feelings.
In the 1600s, it became common to give flowers, particularly the rose, as a sign of love as the “language of flowers”. This came to Europe from Turkey. The color and placement of the rose held a special significance—a red rose, for example, meant beauty. Flowers have been part of Valentine’s Day ever since.
The main purpose of this passage is .
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A.
to trace back the origin of Valentine’s Day
B.
to tell us the story of Valentinus, a Christian priest
C.
to introduce the custom of Valentine’s Day
D.
to explain the relationship between marriage and religion
Valentine’s Day probably has its origin in the ancient Roman celebration called Lupercalia（牧神节）. It was celebrated on February 15. In the Roman calendar February was in the spring. The celebration honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus as well as the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. As part of the ceremony the priests paired up young men and women. The girls’ names were placed in a box and each boy drew a girl’s name. The couple was paired then until the next Lupercalia.
In 260 AD the emperor Claudius II, called Claudius the Cruel, decided that young soldiers would only be distracted by marriage and so ordered that young men may not marry. Valentinus (Valentine), a Christian priest, defied the emperor and got married in secret. He was caught and executed（处死）on February 14, the eve of Lupercalia. His name became associated with young lover forever after. In 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor him as Saint Valentine and it has been St. Valentine’s Day ever since.
In the Middle Ages some of the customs of the Lupercalia still persisted in spite of the attempts of the Church to put an end to these non-Christian customs and Christianize the holiday. Both men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear the names on their sleeves for a week. Today we still sometimes “wear our hearts on our sleeves” when we cannot conceal our feelings.
In the 1600s, it became common to give flowers, particularly the rose, as a sign of love as the “language of flowers”. This came to Europe from Turkey. The color and placement of the rose held a special significance—a red rose, for example, meant beauty. Flowers have been part of Valentine’s Day ever since.
According to Paragraph 3, what does the phrase “wear our hearts on our sleeves” mean?
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A.
To hide our true feelings.
B.
To keep our feelings in our mind.
C.
To demonstrate our love.
D.
To show our true feelings openly.