Find which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction?If not,please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass , you can still find your way.
It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托〕with the job of map reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the "slightly confused look on their face that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’s still morning. If you don't know the exact time,you can still find out where south is,but you'll need to be patient.
①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线)with a piece of string(绳子) and weigh. You haven't got any string? Ok, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be traveling.
1.To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because ________.
A. it is not easy to find a proper stick
B. it is not easy to position the stick
C. it takes hours to make the marks
D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks
2.The passage would probably be most helpful to ________.
A. those who draw maps
B. those who get lost
C. those who make compasses
D. those who do experiments
3.Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
4.The author presents this passage by ________.
A. telling an interesting story
B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning
D. introducing a practical method
高二英语阅读理解简单题
Find which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction?If not,please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass , you can still find your way.
It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托〕with the job of map reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the "slightly confused look on their face that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’s still morning. If you don't know the exact time,you can still find out where south is,but you'll need to be patient.
①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线)with a piece of string(绳子) and weigh. You haven't got any string? Ok, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be traveling.
1.To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because ________.
A. it is not easy to find a proper stick
B. it is not easy to position the stick
C. it takes hours to make the marks
D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks
2.The passage would probably be most helpful to ________.
A. those who draw maps
B. those who get lost
C. those who make compasses
D. those who do experiments
3.Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
4.The author presents this passage by ________.
A. telling an interesting story
B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning
D. introducing a practical method
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
You either have it, or you don’t — a sense of direction, that is.But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works.One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it.Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we 1ose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around, ’’ says Jim Martland, research director of the project.“However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.’’
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction.He makes the following suggestions:
1.If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
2.If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree—something easy to recognize.Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike.When you return, go back along the same route.
3.Simplify the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you.Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where yon are.
Now you will never get lost again!
1.Scientists have the belief that__________.
A.some people have a sense of direction when they are born
B.a sense of direction is developed with ages
C.people have their sense of direction all their life
D.everybody has a sense of direction from birth
2.What is true about 7-year-old children according to the passage?
A.Their sense of direction does not work without maps.
B.They should be allowed indoors if they lack(缺乏)a sense of direction.
C.They have the ability to find their way around
D.They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.
3.If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should___________.
A.plant a tree beside the bike so that you can know where the bike is
B.on the map mark where the bike is
C.find the stone which is beside the bike
D.remember something easily recognizable on the route
4.According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to___________.
A. take a bike as a landmark
B. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself
C. remember your route by asking a policeman for help
D. remember the number of landmarks that you see
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
You either have it , or you don’t –a sense of direction ,that is.But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map ,while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction ,but it is not property understood how it works.One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it.Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it.we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” says Jim Mart land.Research Director of the project.“However if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car ,they never develop the skills”
Jim Mart land also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction.He makes the following suggestions.
●If you are using a map ,turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
●If you leave your bike in a strange place ,put it near something like a big stone or a tree.
Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike.When you return ,go back
along the same route
●Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town,
streams ,or walls in the countryside to guide you.Count your steps so that you know how
far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to
find out where you are.
Now you need never get lost again!
1.Scientists believe that ________.
A.some babies are born with a sense of direction
B.people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C.people never lose their sense of direction
D.everybody posses a sense of direction from birth
2.What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?
A.They never have a sense of direction without maps.
B.They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction.
C.They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.
D.They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.
3.If you leave your bike in a strange place ,you should ________.
A.tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen
B.draw a map of the route to help remember where it is
C.avoid taking the same route when you come back in it
D.remember something easily recognizable on the route
4.According to the passage the best way to find your way around is to ________.
A.ask policemen for directions
B.use walls.streams , and streets to guide yourself.
C.remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs.
D.count the number of landmarks that you see.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
You either have it , or you don’t –a sense of direction ,that is.But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map ,while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction ,but it is not property understood how it works.One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it.Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it.we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” says Jim Martland.Research Director of the project.“However if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car ,they never develop the skills”
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction.He makes the following suggestions.
●If you are using a map ,turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
●If you leave your bike in a strange place ,put it near something like a big stone or a tree.
Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike.When you return ,go back
along the same route
●Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town,
streams ,or walls in the countryside to guide you.Count your steps so that you know how
far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to
find out where you are.
Now you need never get lost again!
60.Scientists believe that .
A.some babies are born with a sense of direction
B.people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C.people never lose their sense of direction
D.everybody posses a sense of direction from birth
61.What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?
A.They never have a sense of direction without maps.
B.They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction.
C.They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.
D.They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.
62.If you leave your bike in a strange place ,you should .
A.tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen
B.draw a map of the route to help remember where it is
C.avoid taking the same route when you come back in it
D.remember something easily recognizable on the route
63.According to the passage the best way to find your way around is to .
A.ask policemen for directions
B.use walls.streams , and streets to guide yourself.
C.remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs.
D.count the number of landmarks that you see.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.
C. He will give the very person long list of direction.
D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.
2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
A. Because of his poor sense of direction.
B. Because he always forget the way to home.
C. Because he did not have any friend.
D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
A. He felt strange. B. He felt embarrassed.
C. He felt very sad. D. He felt astonished.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
A. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing
B. The writer did it for himself.
C. The secretary did so.
D. Someone we don’t know.
2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
A. Because he always forget the way to home
B. Because of his poor sense of direction
C. Because he did not have any friend.
D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
A. He felt astonished B. He felt embarrassed.
C. He felt very sad. D. He felt strange
4.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
B. He will give the very person long list of direction
C. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town
D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am one of those unfortunate people who have sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get on my way there. When I was young I was so that I never dared ask strangers the way and so I used to round in circles and hope that I would happen to get to the place I was heading for. I am too shy to ask people for directions, but I often replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will on telling you the way, even if they do not know it ; others who are to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the direction. If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong but even this can have embarrassing (尴尬的) results. Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turn back and him in the crowd behind me I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting. Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the man who had asked for directions to my office and his when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.A. good B. instant C. poor D. fine
2.A. lost B. disappeared C. stuck D. missing
3.A. brave B. nervous C. afraid D. shy
4.A. come B. show C. look D. wander
5.A. still B. no longer C. any more D. often
6.A. receive B. accept C. give D. import
7.A. advise B. suggest C. insist D. persuade
8.A. glad B. anxious C. interested D. angry
9.A. line B. list C. page D. paragraph
10.A. say B. know C. divide D. tell
11.A. right B. same C. other D. opposite
12.A. friend B. policeman C. stranger D. foreigner
13.A. direction B. advice C. answer D. road
14.A. direct B. tell C. take D. point
15.A. similar B. common C. usual D. general
16.A. noticed B. realized C. believed D. considered
17.A. look B. find C. discover D. search
18.A. when B. then C. while D. as
19.A. only B. certain C. very D. just
20.A. astonishment B. excitement C. judgment D. Embarrassment
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
A.He will direct the right way to the person willingly. |
B.He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town. |
C.He will give the very person long list of direction. |
D.He is going to show the man an opposite direction. |
2. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
A.Because of his poor sense of direction. |
B.Because he always forget the way to home. |
C.Because he did not have any friend. |
D.Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way. |
3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
A.He felt strange. | B.He felt embarrassed. |
C.He felt very sad. | D.He felt astonished. |
4. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
A.Someone we don’t know. | B.The writer did it for himself. |
C.The secretary did so. | D.A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing. |
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Not having a good sense of direction, I always take a map along whenever I____ in the city.
A.set out | B.turn around | C.get around | D.call up |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
— What took you so long?
— I got lost. I have no of direction.
A. sense B. ability
C. knowledge D. feeling
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析