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1.34billionpeopleeachyear,travelingontheTubeinLondoncanactuallybequitelonely.Onecitizen,however,istryingtochangethis.“YougetontheTubeandit’spletelysilentandit’sweird,”saysJonathanDunne,whohasstartedaworldwidedialogueaftergivingoutbadges徽章withthewords“Tubechat?”lastmonth,encouragingpassengersinLondontogettalkingtooneanother.“Ihandedout500badgesduringrushhourinacityof8million,expectingmostofthemtobethrownaway,butafterabout24hoursitpletelysnowballed,”hesays.Dunneandhis“Tubechat”campaignhavesincebeenreportedbymediaacrosstheworld,seeingTVinterviewsinSwedenBrazilandtheU.K.,aswellascountlesswebsite,newspaperandmagazineappearances.AlthoughDunnesayshe’sreceivedmostlypositivefeedback,noteveryoneagreeswithhisidea.LondonerBrianWilsonrespondedwithacampaignofhisown,handingout500badgeswiththewords“Don’teventhinkaboutit”onthem.MichaelRobinson,24,astudentfromLondon,agrees.“BeingontheTubeistheonlypeaceandquietsomepeoplegetontheirjourneystoandfromwork.Itdoesn’tneedtobespoiledbypeopleingupandchattingtoyou,”hesays.“PeopleassumethatIjustwalkupandtalktostrangerswhichIdon’t,butit’sbeenagreatwaytomeetpeopleyouwouldneverhavenormallyspokento,”Dunnesays.SoifyoueverendupusingpublictransportintheWestwhynotsayhellotothepersonnexttoyou?Justmakesuretocheckforabadgefirst.【解题导语】 每年乘坐伦敦地铁的乘客众多,可是人们仍然感到孤独;为此JonathanDunne发起了一个旨在鼓励乘客相互交谈的运动,此举引起了世界媒体的关注尽管如此,人们对此仍有不同的态度1.HowdidDunneencourageLondonpassengerstotalkwitheachotherA.ByputtinguppostersontheTube.B.Byadvocatinghisideaonthemedia.C.Byofferingpassengersspecialbadges.D.Bystartingadialoguewithpassengers.C 解析细节理解题根据第二段的“whohasstartedaworldwidedialogueaftergivingoutbadges徽章withthewords‘Tubechat?’”可知,Dunne给乘客们分发写着“Tubechat?”的徽章来鼓励乘客聊天,故C项正确2.HowisDunne’scampaigngettingalongA.Ithascaughtinternationalattention.B.Ithasbeeaworldwidecampaign.C.Mostpassengershaverefusedtoacceptit.D.Wilsonhasmadegreateffortstopromoteit.A 解析细节理解题根据第二段的“‘Tubechat’campaignhavesincebeenreportedbymediaacrosstheworldseeingTVinterviewsinSwedenBrazilandtheU.K.aswellascountlesswebsitenewspaperandmagazineappearances”可知,Dunne和他的“Tubechat”运动引起了世界各种媒体的关注,故A项正确3.AccordingtoMichaelRobinson,whatshouldTubepassengersdoA.Handintheirfeedbackintime.B.Walkupandtalktostrangers.C.Stopusingpublictransport.D.Enjoythepeacequietly.D 解析细节理解题根据第三段的“BeingontheTubeistheonlypeaceandquietsomepeoplegetontheirjourneystoandfromwork.Itdoesn’tneedtobespoiledbypeopleingupandchattingtoyou”可知,MichaelRobinson认为乘伦敦地铁是人们上下班时享受安静的时刻,而不是交谈的时刻,故D项正确4.WhatcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.TubeChatorNotB.LonelyTravelintheLondonTubeC.SilenceontheTubeD.TubePassengersWearingBadgesA 解析标题归纳题通读全文可知,文章第二段介绍Dunne和他的“Tubechat”运动引起了世界各种媒体的关注;第三段介绍一些人持不同的观点;最后一段建议如果要跟陌生人打招呼,先看看他有没有徽章据此可以判断,文章主要介绍了人们对于是否在伦敦地铁相互交谈持不同的观点,故A项最能概括文意***语法填空ResidentsofatowninJapanhavebrokentheworldrecordforbuildingsnowmen.Around630citizensattheIiyamaSnowFestival__1__make1585snowmeninonehour.The__2__earlyrecordwas1279snowmen__3__wassetin
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10.________篇章导读本文为一篇说明文在日本的一个小镇,人们在一个小时内堆了1585个雪人,打破了先前创造的一个小时内堆1279个雪人的纪录1.made考查动词的时态堆雪人是过去发生的事,所以用一般过去时2.earlier考查形容词的比较级此处指一个小时内堆1279个雪人是早前的纪录,和1585的记录进行比较,故空格处用比较级3.which考查定语从句的引导词先行词为record,指物,故用which引导非限制性定语从句4.a考查冠词此处表泛指,故用不定冠词a5.although/though考查连词根据语境可知,空格处应用连词although/though引导让步状语从句,指“虽然小镇被雪覆盖,但居民们还是情绪高涨,共同迎接挑战”6.tobebroken考查非谓语动词根据语境可知,此处说的是“将被打破的纪录”,故用不定式表示将来发生的动作,又因逻辑主语record是不定式动作的承受者,所以用不定式的被动式7.must/should考查情态动词此处指“雪人必须/应该由三个独立的雪球组成”,故用must/should8.them考查代词此处指代人们堆的雪人,且作make的宾语,故用them9.cooperation考查词性转换此处指“幸好有许多人的合作”,且空处位于定冠词之后,故用名词形式cooperation10.to考查介词addto为固定用法,意为“增加;增添”***完形填空HelloMr.WiFi.Lifewithoutyouisnexttoimpossiblenow.Werehappytosingyournamefrommorningtilleveningsometimestilldawn.__1__Iknowyouhelpmesometimesyouremakingmedothingswith__2__attention.ManytimesIpromisemyselfthatIll__3__myfeelingstowardsyoubutyoure__4__mecloserandcloser...Youveenteredbothmyhomeandmy__5__.Yourejustawindowforour__6__andinformation.Butwepeoplearent__7__onlywiththewindow.Soweopenallour__8__foryou.Isthisan__9__orsomekindofattachmentIfthisisanillnessisitcurableAndifthisisanattachmentwillyou__10__metothelifelongtogethernessWewantyou24/
7.CantyoutakeafewdaysoffsothatbothyouandIcan__11__?Youreapoison—notaslowonebutasuper__12__poisonwhichholdsourmindandmakesusdance__13__itstune.Nowadaysyoureso__14__thatanyonecanbuyandmakeyouour__15__.Youllneverbebotheredaboutourhealthbutwell__16__beconcernedaboutyour“health”.Becauseyouacpanyuseverywhereandneverletusbealone.Ifyouwerea__17__personmadeoffleshandblood血肉之躯wouldweloveyouthesameYou__18__uswithyournumeroustalentsandweevencantgetridofyou.Wereallyou__19__.SometimesIwonderhowpeopleinthepreviousgenerations__20__,butiftheydidwhycantwe1.A.NowthatB.OnlyifC.ThoughD.When2.A.praisedB.increasedC.focusedD.divided3.A.keepinB.bringbackC.approveofD.giveup4.A.drawingB.pushingC.forcingD.observing5.A.spaceB.soulC.societyD.workplace6.A.entertainmentB.argumentC.expansionD.struggle7.A.strictB.satisfiedC.generousD.busy8.A.thoughtsB.eyesC.exitsD.doors9.A.diseaseB.inspirationC.routineD.phenomenon10.A.remendB.instructC.mitD.adapt11.A.persistB.relaxC.progressD.balance12.A.rawB.ambiguousC.strongD.fast13.A.toB.againstC.fromD.within14.A.affordableB.valuableC.conventionalD.attractive15.A.additionB.expertC.panionD.instrument16.A.sometimesB.alwaysC.neverD.seldom17.A.selfishB.dishonestC.responsibleD.real18.A.controlB.scoldC.fortD.challenge19.A.friendsB.slavesC.colleaguesD.employers20.A.sufferedB.connectedC.survivedD.surfed【解题导语】作者用诙谐的语气质问WiFi,这呈现了现代人的一种通病,那就是对无线网络的依赖1.C 根据语境可知,虽然Though作者知道WiFi帮助了自己,但是正是WiFi的特殊作用让作者在做事情的时候会分心2.D 参见上题解析3.A 根据语境可知,作者很多次都对自己承诺说要抑制keepin自己对WiFi的情感bringback“使回忆起,使想起”;approveof“同意,赞成”;giveup“放弃”4.A 根据语境可知,此处形象生动地表现了作者不能抗拒WiFi对自己的吸引draw“吸引”符合语境force“强迫,迫使”;observe“观察”5.B WiFi进入了作者的家和灵魂中下文中的“holdsourmind”是关键提示6.A WiFi本来只是我们娱乐entertainment和获取信息的窗口argument“争论”;expansion“扩张”;struggle“斗争,奋斗”7.B 根据上文的“Yourejustawindowforour...information”以及“But”所表示的转折关系可知,此处表示人们并不满足于satisfiedWiFi仅仅是个“窗口window”strict“严格的”;generous“慷慨的”8.D 此处表示人们将WiFi的作用扩大化,不仅仅满足于其作为窗口的作用,而是将所有的“门doors”打开迎接WiFi某种程度上而言,door是window的“升级版”9.A 结合下文中的“anillness”可知,作者疑惑的是自己和其他人对WiFi如此依赖的现象是否是一种病diseaseinspiration“灵感”;routine“惯例”;phenomenon“现象”10.C 如果对WiFi的情感是一种依赖的话,WiFi能保证与作者一生都亲密无间吗?mit意为“保证做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等,承诺”,符合语境remend“推荐”;instruct“教导”;adapt“适应”11.B WiFi不能给自己放几天假以便它和作者都能放松relax一下吗?persist“坚持”;progress“发展、使进步”;balance“平衡”12.D 根据本句中的“notaslowone”可知,WiFi并不是慢性毒药,而是快速起效的毒药,故用fast与slow形成对比raw“不熟练的”;ambiguous“含糊不清的”13.A WiFi是一种能控制人们的思想并使人们随着它的音调起舞的毒药danceto表示“随着……跳舞”14.A 根据下文中的“anyonecanbuy”可知,如今WiFi的价格是如此低廉以至于任何人都能买到,并使其成为人们的伴侣affordable“支付得起的,不算太贵的”;valuable“有价值的”;conventional“传统的”;attractive“有吸引力的”15.C 参见上题解析下文中的“Becauseyouacpanyuseverywhereandneverletusbealone”亦是提示addition“加,添加”;panion“伴侣,伙伴”;instrument“工具”16.B 毫无生命的WiFi是决不会在意其用户的健康的,但是用户们会一直担心WiFi的“健康”,此处用always与上文的“never”形成对比,强调人们对WiFi的在意程度17.D 根据下文中的“personmadeoffleshandblood血肉之躯”可知,作者想知道如果WiFi成为拥有血肉之躯的真实的人,人们是否会一样喜欢它selfish“自私的”;dishonest“不诚实的”;responsible“负责任的”18.A 根据上文作者介绍的人们对WiFi的依赖及下文中的“weevencantgetridofyou”可知,人们离开了WiFi简直无法生活下去,而本句中的“withyournumeroustalents”正是WiFi控制人们的方式control“控制”;scold“责备”;fort“安慰”;challenge“挑战”19.B 根据语境可知,WiFi控制了人们,也就是说人们成了被其掌控的奴隶slavescolleague“同事”;employer“雇主”20.C 根据语境尤其是本句中的“inthepreviousgenerations”可知,作者非常疑惑的是在早期没有WiFi的时候人们是如何存活survived下来的suffer“受苦”;connect“联系”;surf“冲浪”***短文改错NowadaysfoodwasteisbeingseriouslyinChina.Toshowtheirhospitalityininterpersonalmunicationsomecustomersorderedfarmorethanwhatisenoughcausemuchfoodtobeuntouchedandthrownaway.Whatisevenmoreunbearablelieinthefactwhatbanquetsatpublicexpensescostthereputationofourgovernmentaswellasahugeamountofmoney.Themoneycouldhaveactuallybeenspenthelpingthosewhichareinneed.Consequentlysuchwastereallymakespeoplebedisappointedanddepressed.Toourdelightedasanationwidecampaignagainstwasteatthediningtablehaslaunched“ClearthePlates”isgainingmoreacceptanceandsupport.Thereforethenations“ClearthePlates”ismostlikelytobeethemainstreamideaofhospitalitythrougheveryoneefforts.答案NowadaysfoodwasteisbeinginChina.Toshowtheirhospitalityininterpersonalmunicationsomecustomersfarmorethanwhatisenoughmuchfoodtobeuntouchedandthrownaway.Whatisevenmoreunbearableinthefactbanquetsatpublicexpensescostthereputationofourgovernmentaswellasahugeamountofmoney.Themoneycouldhaveactuallybeenspenthelpingthoseareinneed.Consequentlysuchwastereallymakespeopleeq\o\s\do15
⑦disappointedanddepressed.Toour,asanationwidecampaignagainstwasteatthediningtablehaslaunched“ClearthePlates”isgainingmoreacceptanceandsupport.Thereforethenations“ClearthePlates”ismostlikelytobeethemainstreamideaofhospitalitythroughefforts.难项分析第三处cause→causing考查非谓语动词此处用现在分词短语作结果状语第七处去掉disappointed前的be考查make的复合结构“make+宾语+宾补”中,宾补可以是动词原形、形容词、副词、过去分词等disappointed和depressed是过去分词转化来的形容词,所以be是多余的第九处在has后加been考查动词的语态launchacampaign“发起运动”,campaign与launch之间是被动关系,所以要用现在完成时的被动语态***。