【題目】按字母表順序排列的一組字母是 。
A.Pmr B.mkj C.npq D.oli
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【題目】Do Encyclopedias Know Everything?
LONG BEFORE Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica (《大英百科全書(shū)》), there was Pliny the Elder. He was a first-century Roman researcher. His assistants (助理) read to him while he ate dinner and while he bathed. All the while, Pliny took notes. He even considered walking a waste of time. His assistants carried him around Rome in a chair while he read.
All of this was preparation for his Historia Naturalis (《博物志》). The book was published in A.D. 77. It is considered the oldest surviving encyclopedia on Earth. There are 2,500 chapters. They cover everything from mice to Mars.
“No Roman author has completed such a project,” Pliny proudly announced. Unluckily, two years after publishing (出版) the encyclopedia, he died in a natural disaster.
Accidents can hardly be avoided (避免). However, they can be recorded. Editors of encyclopedias, like Pliny, organize the knowledge of our world. Like a valuable gift, the books pass through the ages. They begin their lives as a tool and end them as a historical record.
Therefore, in my opinion, an encyclopedia is not just a record of what its editors know. It’s also a record of what they don’t know.
Pliny was wrong when he said there were seven planets, including the Sun and the Moon. He was wrong, too, when he said Africans were black from being burnt by the Sun. After all, Historia Naturalis is a book edited by a Roman thousands of years ago. These were all he truly knew.
Similarly, both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have some incorrect information. Even the biggest encyclopedias only represent what their editors know.
“The task of editing an encyclopedia can never be completed,” said Roger Lewinter, an American researcher. Encyclopedias can’t record all of the human knowledge but just some of it. They are always waiting for someone — you, perhaps — to improve them.
【1】According to the article, before Pliny the Elder completed his Historia Naturalis, ______.
A.Nobody had considered walking a waste of timeB.There was no encyclopedia on Earth
C.Nobody knew what Mars wasD.No Roman author had completed an encyclopedia
【2】When did Pliny die in a natural disaster?
A.In A.D. 79.B.In A.D. 77.C.In A.D.75. D. In 77 B.C.
【3】Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
A.We should destroy Pliny’s encyclopedia because it contains too many mistakes.
B.Modern encyclopedias — such as Wikipedia — have fewer mistakes.
C.In the biggest encyclopedia, we can find all of the human knowledge.
D.In all encyclopedias, there is some incorrect information.
【4】The author expects his readers to _____.
A.find all the mistakes in Historia NaturalisB.improve an encyclopedia
C.complete the task of editing an encyclopediaD.take a look at the world’s biggest encyclopedias
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【題目】Please return my English book to me next week. I’ll need it.
A. come back B. get back C. give back
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【題目】Do you often English at home ?
A. have B. speak C. talk D. say
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【題目】German Chancellor (總理) Angela Merkel may look like an ordinary woman. She dresses commonly and doesn’t show many feelings. But don’t let appearance fool you.
As the first woman chancellor in Germany’s history, Merkel has topped Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” six times. She has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher and many people call her “Iron Lady”.
Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954. As a small child, she quickly learned to speak but it took longer for her to walk. “I was a stupid person when it came to moving,” Merkel said. “A normal person could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and practise.” As a teenager, she was the top student in high school. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied Physics.
At 32, she got her doctor’s degree in Physics. She stepped into politics (政壇) in 1989. In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005 she became Germany’s Chancellor. Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence(堅(jiān)持) and patience helped her a lot.“She’s bright and open-minded,” said Hubert Markl, a German biologist. “She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future. ”
【1】The first two paragraphs tell us that Angela Merkel _________.
A. is not different from an ordinary woman
B. is the first woman Chancellor in Germany
C. is the richest woman in the world
D. learns everything from Margaret Thatcher
【2】When she was a small child, Merkel _________.
A. didn’t like to walk B. was slow in learning to speak
C. was not good at learning to walk D. thought she was as clever as other kids
【3】According to the story, Merkel _________.
A. didn’t study well when she was in high school
B. studied politics in the University of Leipzig
C. worked for the government at the age of 35
D. did a job in the scientific field in 1994
【4】What does Hubert Markl think of Merkel?
A. She cares only about politics. B. She isn’t fit for the position.
C. She doesn’t like to listen to others. D. She is a person with strong will.
【5】What does the story mainly talk about?
A. How to be a powerful woman. B. The story of Angela Merkel.
C. Differences between two great women. D. An introduction to German politics.
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A. History B. Blue C. Salad D. Soccer
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【題目】—You’d better keep the secret to ______, Millie and Lily.
—OK, Amy.You should keep it for ______,too?
A.yourself; youB.myself; yourself
C.you; ourselvesD.yourselves; us
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【題目】 — Can you tell me ________?
— His home is quite far from the office, I think.
A. where he works B. why he bought the car
C. when he got up D. how he likes his job
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