Nothing ventured,nothing gained教案
in the second year,the students’ goal is for their hybrid to exceed the factory equinox’s fuel efficiency by 50 percent.“our goal is to place in the top five but increase in the areas we lacked in,” mcalpin said.“if we can maintain this strategy,we should be able to obtain our goal.”
in the final competition this year,gm technicians would examine the cars to approve the safety and make sure they meet all contest rules.“we would like to be in the top half of each event,but they are all different.every team has their own strategy to win,” said a computer engineering major.
“by hosting the competition,gm really gets the cream of the crop (優秀畢業生)from the top engineering schools across the country,” mcalpin said.“many of our recent graduates who have worked on the car have received jobs with gm.” and pickering agreed,“their brainpower will give us firepower and horsepower for the future.”
1.how long does the contest last?
a.one year. b.two years.
c.three years. d.four years.
2.what does the underlined word “modifications” in the second paragraph mean?
a.design b.changes
c.approval d.examination
3.what’s the real purpose for gm to sponsor this contest?
a.to reduce the consumption of fuels.
b.to sell its chevrolet equinox.
c.to make advertisements.
d.to find excellent graduates and employ them.
4.which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
a.students building better hybrid
b.a competition for redesigning cars
c.an energy-saving competition
d.gm and the redesigned cars
答案：1.c 根據第二段最后一句可知。
2.b 根據第一段第二句及第三至第五段可推斷出答案。
3.d 根據最后一段可知。
4.a 綜合全文可逐一排除其他三項。b、d兩項未指出活動的主體。c項太籠統。
b
when she looked ahead,florence chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog.her body was numb (麻木的).she had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.already she was the first woman to swim the english channel in both directions.now,at age 34,her goal was to become the first woman to swim from catalina island to the california coast.
on that fourth morning of july in 1952,the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats.sharks cruised (巡游)toward her lone figure,only to be driven away by rifle shots.against the frigid grip of the sea,she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television.
alongside florence in one of the boats,her mother and her trainer offered encouragement.they told her it wasn’t much farther.but all she could see was fog.they urged her not to quit.she never had...until then.with only a half mile to go,she asked to be pulled out.