超星 - Exercise I Choose the best answer to each of the f

单选题

What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A. Zac had started his sail trip from Los Angeles, California.
B. Zac was 18 when he came back from the trip around the world on July 16, 2009.
C. Zac knew nothing about sailing before his trip around the world.
D. Zac suddenly got the idea of sailing around the world.

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Why didn’t Robin Lee Graham become the first person to complete a solo trip around the world before 18?

A. Because it took him five years to sail around the world.
Because he started his journey at the age of 16.
C. Because he completed his journey when he was 21.
D. Because he gave up his journey halfway.

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Which of the following is probably true about the sentence “Zac used all his $6,000 savings from summer jobs to buy a sailboat”?

A. His family was too poor to buy him a sailboat.
B. His parents paid no attention to their son’s dream.
C. Zac had long been preparing for his trip by taking summer jobs.
D. Zac made a living by himself and helped support his family.

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Which of the following is Zac most unlikely to do to kill time on the sea?

A. Watching DVDs.
B. Playing video games with friends.
C. Reading books.
D. Writing blogs.

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According to the text, which of the following is NOT true about Zac?

A. He finished a solo trip around the world before he turned 18.
B. He liked to see and talk to new people.
C. He quitted from high school and began to work after the trip.
D. He wrote a book about his trip around the world.

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why soap operas are popular?

A. They are about activities in our daily lives.
B. They are about popular stars' daily lives.
C. They provide easy entertainment.
D. They use a technique called the "cliff-hanger" ending.

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The stories of soap operas are often based on _________ .

A. personal relationships
B. family life
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B

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Which of the following topic may NOT interest the viewers?

A. career
B. birth
C. death
D. marriage

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What is the purpose for the use of the "cliff-hanger" ending in a soap opera?

A. To make it easier to for viewers to concentrate
B. To make the story develop more slowly
C. To provide viewers with a chance to criticize the story
D. To guarantee that views will continue to watch the next episode to see what's next

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What do viewers often do in between episodes?

A. They talk and make guesses about the plot.
B. They make comparisons with their own lives.
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B

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