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Monday/Week 9
A lost garden comes back again
Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted (爆发) in 79 CE. It destroyed a garden. Experts found signs of flowers and fruit trees there. These plants were grown to make natural perfumes (香水). Now flowers and fruit trees have been planted again in the garden. They remind visitors of the garden's history.
The Postal Service introduces zip codes (邮编)
In 1963, the US Postal Service began to use zip codes to deliver the mail more efficiently. The new way was not popular at first because people were not sure that they could remember the numbers. Today, there are nearly 42,000 zip codes in the US.
A famous shipwreck (沉船) is found
In 2022, researchers proved that a shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island is the Endeavor, a famous lost ship. British explorer James Cook was the ship's leader from 1768 to 1771, and he became the first European to reach the eastern coast of Australia and other places. England later took over the ship and sold it. The ship sank in 1778.
The first woman pilot who broke the sound barrier (音障)
On May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier. Cochran helped train women pilots during World War II. When she died in 1980, she held the most flying records of any person, man or woman.
题型: 阅读理解
主题: 趣闻轶事
语篇类型: 应用文
词数: 233
难度:
建议用时: 5分钟
1 Why did ancient people plant flowers and fruit trees in the garden?
A. To make delicious food.
B. To make natural perfumes.
C. To catch visitors' attention.
D. To make the garden beautiful.
2 What happened about 60 years ago?
A. The US began to use zip codes.
B. Mount Vesuvius broke out.
C. The Endeavor went underwater.
D. Cochran broke the sound barrier.
3 What do we know about James Cook?
A. He explored all parts of Rhode Island.
B. He got to the eastern coast of Australia.
C. He sold the Endeavor to another country.
D. He found the shipwreck of the Endeavor.
4 What is TRUE about Jacqueline Cochran?
① She broke the sound barrier first.
② She lost her life about 70 years ago.
③ She helped to teach many women pilots.
④ She held the most flying records in 1980.
A. ①② B. ①③
C. ②④ D. ③④
5 Which event happened earliest?
A. Jacqueline Cochran was dead.
B. The lost garden was built again.
C. Zip codes were introduced in the US.
D. James Cook was the leader of the Endeavor.
Monday/Week 9
A lost garden comes back again
Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted (爆发) in 79 CE. It destroyed a garden. Experts found signs of flowers and fruit trees there. These plants were grown to make natural perfumes (香水). Now flowers and fruit trees have been planted again in the garden. They remind visitors of the garden's history.
The Postal Service introduces zip codes (邮编)
In 1963, the US Postal Service began to use zip codes to deliver the mail more efficiently. The new way was not popular at first because people were not sure that they could remember the numbers. Today, there are nearly 42,000 zip codes in the US.
A famous shipwreck (沉船) is found
In 2022, researchers proved that a shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island is the Endeavor, a famous lost ship. British explorer James Cook was the ship's leader from 1768 to 1771, and he became the first European to reach the eastern coast of Australia and other places. England later took over the ship and sold it. The ship sank in 1778.
The first woman pilot who broke the sound barrier (音障)
On May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier. Cochran helped train women pilots during World War II. When she died in 1980, she held the most flying records of any person, man or woman.
题型: 阅读理解
主题: 趣闻轶事
语篇类型: 应用文
词数: 233
难度:
建议用时: 5分钟
1 Why did ancient people plant flowers and fruit trees in the garden?
A. To make delicious food.
B. To make natural perfumes.
C. To catch visitors' attention.
D. To make the garden beautiful.
2 What happened about 60 years ago?
A. The US began to use zip codes.
B. Mount Vesuvius broke out.
C. The Endeavor went underwater.
D. Cochran broke the sound barrier.
3 What do we know about James Cook?
A. He explored all parts of Rhode Island.
B. He got to the eastern coast of Australia.
C. He sold the Endeavor to another country.
D. He found the shipwreck of the Endeavor.
4 What is TRUE about Jacqueline Cochran?
① She broke the sound barrier first.
② She lost her life about 70 years ago.
③ She helped to teach many women pilots.
④ She held the most flying records in 1980.
A. ①② B. ①③
C. ②④ D. ③④
5 Which event happened earliest?
A. Jacqueline Cochran was dead.
B. The lost garden was built again.
C. Zip codes were introduced in the US.
D. James Cook was the leader of the Endeavor.
答案
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本文介绍了四则历史事件：公元79年被火山爆发摧毁的庞贝古城里的一座花园如今重现辉煌；1963年美国邮政部门启用邮政编码；2022年一艘沉船被研究者们确认为“奋进号”；1953年 Cochran 成为首位驾驶飞机飞行速度超过音速的女性。
1. B 细节理解题。由第一段第四句可知，当时人们种植这些花与果树是为制作天然香水。
2. A 推理判断题。由常识可知，距今约60年前为1965年左右。由第二段第一句可知，1963年美国邮政局引入了邮政编码。由此可推知，约60年前，美国开始使用邮政编码。
3. B 细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知，James Cook 到达了澳大利亚东海岸。
4. D 细节理解题。由第四段最后两句可知，Cochran在二战期间帮助训练女飞行员，截止到1980年，她拥有最多的飞行纪录。
5. D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，花园重建是现在的事；美国开始使用邮政编码是在1963年；James做“奋进号”的船长是在1768年至1771年；Cochran于1980年去世。由此可推知，James担任“奋进号”的船长最早发生。
本文介绍了四则历史事件：公元79年被火山爆发摧毁的庞贝古城里的一座花园如今重现辉煌；1963年美国邮政部门启用邮政编码；2022年一艘沉船被研究者们确认为“奋进号”；1953年 Cochran 成为首位驾驶飞机飞行速度超过音速的女性。
1. B 细节理解题。由第一段第四句可知，当时人们种植这些花与果树是为制作天然香水。
2. A 推理判断题。由常识可知，距今约60年前为1965年左右。由第二段第一句可知，1963年美国邮政局引入了邮政编码。由此可推知，约60年前，美国开始使用邮政编码。
3. B 细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知，James Cook 到达了澳大利亚东海岸。
4. D 细节理解题。由第四段最后两句可知，Cochran在二战期间帮助训练女飞行员，截止到1980年，她拥有最多的飞行纪录。
5. D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，花园重建是现在的事；美国开始使用邮政编码是在1963年；James做“奋进号”的船长是在1768年至1771年；Cochran于1980年去世。由此可推知，James担任“奋进号”的船长最早发生。
