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龍騰  高二下 英文  U6   Dabbawalas: Door-to-Door Meal Delivery in Mumbai  (附答案)   Q

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1.  Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, runs an e_____e worth more than 700 billion dollars.

2.  The records of t_____n are vital when it comes to the trial of corruption.

3.  As a consequence of global warming, corals all over the world are dying out at an incredible r_____e.

4.  John thinks he is nobody since he is m_____y a cog in the machine.

5.  In the case of science, a_____y is everything.   Ambiguity is not allowed.

6.  In comparison to the crowded urban region and the isolated rural area, the s_____b is a much more livable choice.

7.  Sophia always falls asleep in the long c_____e between her home and office.

8.  When the World Wide Web (WWW) was invented in 1989, its vision was forming a n_____k which connected everything and everyone.

9.  As time is money, one of the best ways to improve our income is the enhancement of e_____y.

10.  If we look into the issues of gender and race, we could see that we are so used to s_____ting people by biases.

11.   When Allen heard that juicy bonus would be provided for the best performer, he dropped his negative attitude and started working s_____tly.

12.  Junk foods are everywhere, most of which are loaded with fat and a_____ves.

13.   Even though Armin has departed from home a long distance, as it starts to rain, he has to cancel the picnic and retrace his path to home.

14.  If you ask a certified public accounting firm to help you file your income tax, you are this c_____t.

15.   The Holocaust is a well-organized m_____e killing of the Jews and the others who were considered to be pollutions towards human race by the Nazi.

16.   A mature individual should be able to h_____e herself. 

17.   In the modern society, people are c_____ded with numbers since they were born, like birth date and ID number.

1.  Cathy, what do you want to eat in dinner?   Nothing _____.

     A) in particular          B) in special               C) on particular              D) on specific

2.  The rebels _____ a great idea of how to win the war without any casualty.

     A) think about          B) think with             C) come up with            D) come up

3.  Alexia is in college.  In order to make friends ASAP, Alexia _____, namely “catch your stomach, catch your heart”, which means sharing delicious handmade cookies with her new classmates.

     A) takes a tactic        B) adopts a tactic         C) tried a tactic            D) accepts a tactic

4.  About the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although the official explanation for the last decades was that in order to end the war as soon as possible, the US government _____ to press the button, there is a different opinion rising up recently.  

     A) had no choice but        B) had a choice but    C) had choose     D) cannot choose but

5.  There is a _____ human nature, which makes the pie can never be sufficient for everyone.  Guess what!  It’s greedy.    

     A) fatal flaw in           B) dead flaw in           C) dying flaw on             D) fatal mistake in

6.  Gender inequality and racism are usually identified as the _____ of social bias.

     A) classic instances   B) common examples    C) general instances     D) classical cases

7.  It _____ Jonathon seven years to get his master degree.  At first, he thought himself _____ incapable, but when he found it was actually a common phenomenon, he knew it was not his fault.

     A) spent; be               B) spent; to be          C) spent; being               D) took; being

     E) took; be                 F) took; X

8.  There is not a moment that Chris is not _____ excellence _____ her performance.  This is how she gets exhausted.   (M)

     A) pursue; in             B) pursuing; in           C) chase; on                   D) chasing; on

     E) strive for; in          F) striving for; in

9.  “Joanna, what are you doing?  She’s dead!”  “No, she’s still alive. I have to _____ her _____.”

     A) rescue; back            B) bring; back         C) save; return                D) bring; here

10.  Globalization has _____ radical changes to the world, in both good and evil ways.

       A) made up                B) made about        C) brought about          D) brought up

11. In the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961), tens of millions of people had to suffer from _____ food, which is _____ caused by the government’s policy.   (M)

       A) shorting; on a great extent                  B) lacking; largely

       C) the lack in; on large part                       D) the lack of; in large part

       E) the shortage in; on large extent           F) the shortage of; to a great extent

12.  Choose the correct ones.   (M)

       A) First impression is always the vital foundation of friendship.  Hence, we have to be on time for, at least, the first date.

       B) As the old saying goes, heroes always arrive late, but always arrive at time. 

       C) Everything changes in time, except change itself.   

       D) Edward had graduated from high school for years, but he will still revisit the school at times.

       E) Arthur was told that he had to be at time for the meeting, as the schedule is tight.

13.   Choose the wrong ones.   (M)

       A) Pablo Picasso is, without a doubt, a great artist and a pioneer of modern art, but also a controversial figure in his private life.

       B) There is without doubt that eating and drinking are essential to human life, yet too much of a good thing always makes the worst.  

       C) The villain’s deed is not forgivable without doubts, but the devil herself may not be that black as she was painted.  

       D) There are no doubts that the more friendship you made, the more help you will get.

       E) Viola is undoubtedly an important part of an orchestra though it is always mocked as the “out-of-tune” one. 

       F) It is no doubt that sport is good for us though many of us dislike it.  

14.   Choose the correct ones.   (M)

       A) It was until the evening did Elsa forgive Anna for stealing her cookies where was Elsa’s favorite.     

       B) As Jack drank too much milk tea before entering the cinema, it was harsh for him to wait not until the end of the movie.    

       C) Not until 1920 did women in the US can enjoy their legal right of voting which is man’s privilege before that.   

       D) Not until did Bob’s grandma arrive home his parent left for Taipei.   

       E) If Ann missed the train, she will need to stay in the station hall until the evening. 

       F) Not until graduating from high school is Barbie allowed to have a boyfriend.

       G) If Laura shouldn’t get married with her boyfriend, she would turn forty next year.

1.  當Stephen 問Mary 她有沒有看見那個在角落、看起來像是一個身穿白衣的女人的影子，Mary回答說她沒有看見任何特別的東西。

2.  儘管Armin 已經被提醒過要準時抵達會在早上七點開始的典禮，但直到早上十點他才踏出自己的房門。

In India, Mumbai, there is a logistics system being responsible for the daily delivery of about 200,000 boxes of homemade lunch from the factory or office workers’ home to their hands.  With the execution of around 400,000 transactions per day, the system is still __1__ maintaining its error rate in __2__ one out of sixteen million.  Considering the scale and this level of accuracy, if we were asked to imagine __3__ of organization is providing such an excellent service, many of us would start to visualize a highly digitalized logistics enterprise using cutting-edge technologies.  However, in fact, 85% of the 5,000 workers __4__ keep the system operate smoothly are actually __5__.  Furthermore, the tools used in their work are simply bicycles and colored pens.  So, which organization on earth __6__ possibly achieve this marvelous?

The organization is named Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association.  The magic behind its incredible performance is actually inside each of its employees.  They are known as the dabbawala(s), __7__ means “one who carries a box”.  The secret behind their witchcraft is a clever __8__ system.  Dabbawalas will write special numbers and characters on each lunch box’s lid to signify the specific neighborhood, building, floor, and other delivery details.  In addition to the symbols, the different color __9__ they used can also identify the train station of origin.  By using all these __10__, the dabbawalas ensured the excellence in accuracy, and achieved this modern miracle with their own wisdom.

1.  A) capable of             B) able to                   C) capable to                  D) able of

2.  A) mere                     B) only                       C) merely                        D) just      (M)

3.  A) what type             B) which type            C) which                         D) what    (M)

4.  A) whose                   B) which                    C) who                            D) what

5.  A) cannot write         B) illiterate                 C) unreadable                 D) illuminate

6.  A) should                   B) shall                       C) could                          D) able    (M)

7.  A) what                      B) whereas                 C) who                            D) which

8.  A) writing                  B) painting                 C) drawing                      D) coding

9.  A) schemes                B) plans                      C) strategies                   D) system

10.  A) techniques        B) technologies         C) systems                      D) strategies

       E) paths                   F) tactics      (M)

龍騰  高二下 英文 U6    Dabbawalas: Door-to-Door Meal Delivery in Mumbai    答案

1.  enterprise                  2. transaction            3. rate                           4. merely.

5.  accuracy                    6. suburb                  7. commute               8. network

9.  efficiency                  10. sorting               11. swiftly                   12. additives

13. departed                   14. client                  15. massive                   16. handle

17. coded                                                                                             

1. A                               2. C                             3. B                             4. A

5. A                               6. A                             7. F                              8. BF

9. B                                10. C                           11. BDF                       12. AD

13. ACDF                      14. FG                                                               

1.  When Stephen asked Mary whether she saw the shadow in corner which seemed to be a woman dressed in white, Mary answered that she saw nothing in particular.

2.  Although Armin had been noted/reminded to arrive on time for/at the ceremony which would start at 7 a.m., not until 10 a.m. did he step out of the door of his room.

1. A                               2. BCD                        3. AB                          4. C

5. B                                6. AC                          7. D                             8. D

9. A                               10. ADF