公共英语课程考试大纲试题及答案(8)

out in March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every day.

1. The first daily newspaper came out in _____. A. 59 BC B. 700’s C. 1069 D. 1620

2. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____. A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden

3. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____. A. Washington B. New York C. Boston

D. New Orleans

4. Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States. A. 1800 B. 1620 C. 1760 D. 1704

5. The largest circulation for a newspaper that of ______. A. Asahi Dhimbun B. Newsletter C. Daily Couran D. Amsterdam

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There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources, such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.

Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save

energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house

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to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.

Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometer down. At six kilometers, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.

1. How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the text? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five.

2. From the text we learn that coal ________. A. is quite easy to produce B. is not used most efficiently

C. is the most common source of energy D. could be renewed only by new technology

3. The writer tells about the \A. show the excellent skills of the builders

B. serve as an example of energy conservation C. are heated by different sources of energy D. are warmer than other types of houses

4. The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean ________. A. renewable source B. underground source C. heat inside the earth D. temperature of the earth

5. At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃? A. One km. B. Two km. C. Three km. D. Four km

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Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”

The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”

The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than

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computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.

Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so

interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that．

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.

1. The Internet can not be used for ______. A. studying B. shopping C. thinking D. playing

2. When the computer was invented, it was ______. A. large and worked quickly B. small and worked slowly C. large but worked slowly D. small but worked quickly

3. The Internet was born in about _______. A. 1971 B. 1946 C. 1921 D. 1996

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Few students like going into the Internet.

B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”. C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.

D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well. 5. What does the writer think of the Internet? A. It is wonderful.

B. It can make students study harder. C. It is not good for students.

D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

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2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points (得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you

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watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy. ” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new …… 此处隐藏：7275字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……