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一、阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项Accordingtoateamofresearchers,ananimalsabilitytoperceive感知timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife.“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures,”mentedtheleadauthorKevinHealyfromTrinityCollegeDublin.Thestudywasdonewithavarietyofanimalsusingaphenomenonbasedonthemaximumspeedofflashesoflightanindividualcanseebeforethelightsourceisseenasconstant.Dogs,forexample,haveeyeswitharefreshratehigherthanhumans.Oneexampleofthisphenomenonatwork,theauthorssay,isthehouseflyanditsabilitytoavoidbeinghit.Theresearchshowsfliesobservemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit.ProfessorGraemeRuxtonoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,whoworkedjointlyontheresearchproject,saidinastatement,“Havingeyesthatsendupdatestothebrainatmuchhigherfrequenciesthanoureyesdoisofnovalueifthebraincannotprocessthatinformationequallyquickly.Thusthisworkhighlightstheimpressiveabilitiesofeventhesmallestanimalbrains.Fliesmightnotbedeepthinkers,buttheycanmakegooddecisionsveryquickly.”Inparisonthetigerbeetle虎甲虫runsfasterthanitseyescankeepup,basicallybeingblind,whichrequiresittostopperiodicallytoreevaluateitspreys猎物position.Ourresultssuggestthattimeperceptionoffersanasyetunstudieddimensioninwhichanimalscanspecializeandthereisaconsiderablerangetostudythissysteminmoredetail.1.WhatistheresearchmentionedinthepassagemainlyaboutA.Paceoflifeofanimals.B.Timeperceptionofanimals.C.Lifetimeofsmallanimals.D.Impressiveabilitiesofanimals.2.WhatdoesKevinHealysmentmeaninPara.2A.Theabilityofanimalstoperceivetimedependsontheirhighmovingspeed.B.Thesurvivaloffastmovinganimalsreliesontheirabilitytoperceivetime.C.Animalswithquickerpaceoflifehavebetterperceptionoftime.D.Animalswithpoorabilityoftimeperceptionhaveashorterlife.3.WhycanhousefliesavoidbeinghitA.Theycanthinkverydeeplybeforetheyact.B.Theycanflymuchfasterthantheireyescankeepup.C.Theycanprocessinformationasquicklyastheyreceiveit.D.Theycansendinformationtothebrainmorequicklythantotheireyes.【解题导语】本文是一篇科普说明文研究发现,动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关,对于快速移动的动物来说,在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死文章列举了家蝇、狗和虎甲虫等动物,证明了动物感知时间的能力的重要性1.B 考查主旨大意通读全文可知,“Accordingtoateamofresearchersananimalsabilitytoperceive感知timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife”为本文的主题句;结合下文内容可知,本文主要介绍了一项研究发现动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关,故B项正确2.B 考查细节理解根据第二段KevinHealy所说的话“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures”可知,KevinHealy认为,对于快速移动的动物来说在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死;据此可知,该句是说快速移动的动物的生存依赖于它们对时间的感知能力,故B项正确3.C 考查细节理解根据第四段的“Theresearchshowsfliesobservemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit”可知,家蝇能比我们在更短的时间内感知到物体的运动,这是它们得以避免被拍死的原因,故C项正确
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1.ThankstothejointeffortsmadebytheleadersofChinaandtheUSoverrecentyearsmutually_______Sino-USrelationshavemaderemarkableprogress.A.adaptableB.beneficialC.relevantD.convenient【答案】B【解析】句意由于近年来中美两国领导人的共同努力,双边互惠的中美关系取得了长足的发展beneficial意为“有益的”,符合句意adaptable有适应能力的;relevant相关的;convenient方便的
2.Whoever_______ofastrongfightingspiritcansucceedinhiscareer.A.possessesB.isinthepossessC.ispossessedD.possessed【答案】C【解析】bepossessedof具有句意任何一个具有挑战精神的人都能够在他的事业上取得成功
3.Painisnowconsideredthefifth_______signasimportantasbloodpressuretemperaturebreathingrateandpulseindeterminingaperson’shealth.A.originalB.vitalC.uniqueD.vivid【答案】B【解析】vital极其重要的,充满活力的句意现在,疼被认为是第五生命特征,在决定一个人健康方面同血压、体温、呼吸率和脉搏一样重要
4.FriendlycooperationbetweenChinaandJapanhasgreat________especiallyinthefieldsofeconomiccooperationandtrade.Ourpurposeofpromotingsuchco-operationisforshareddevelopment.A.functionB.burdenC.potentialD.character【答案】C【解析】function功能;burden负担;potential潜力;petence能力;ambition雄心,野心;character性格,汉字句意中日友好合作有很大的潜力,特别是在经贸方面,我们的目标是促进两国的共同发展
5.Duetothe_______ofthefilmingtechnologythecinemaisbeingmoreandmoreentertaining.A.applicationB.adaptationC.approvalD.appreciation【答案】A【解析】application应用;adaptation改编;approval批准;appreciation感激句意由于新的电影技术的应用,看电影变得越来越有意思了
6.A19-year-oldteenagerfromGuangdongnicknamedNikodemandedanapologyfromYoukuwhichhebelievedviolatedtheircopyrightsasitusedhisteam’sphotoswithout_______.A.mitmentB.approvalC.recognitionD.reservation【答案】B【解析】mitment承诺,委托,献身;approval同意,批准,认可,赞成;recognition识别,承认;reservation保留,预定句意来自广东昵称为Niko的19岁青年要求优酷道歉,他相信优酷违反了他们的版权因为优酷未经同意就使用了他们团队的照片故选B
7.Nowadaysthereisa_______increaseinchildren’screativityfortheyaregreatlyencouragedtodeveloptheirtalents.A.sharpB.slight.C.naturalD.modest【答案】A【解析】sharp急剧的,锋利的;slight轻微的;natural自然的;modest谦虚的,适度的句意如今,因为孩子们被极大地鼓励发挥自己的潜力,他们的创造性有了急剧的增长
8.Mostparentstakestrongviewsagainstputergameswhichchildrenare_______toandappealtotheclosingofallnetbarsforsuchgames.A.addictedB.accustomedC.availableD.sensitive【答案】A【解析】beaddictedto沉溺于;beaccustomedto习惯于;available可利用的;sensitive敏感的句意大多数的家长强烈反对孩子们所沉溺于的电脑游戏并呼吁关闭有这些游戏的网吧
9.Oneofthethingsthisteacherhasdoneisto_______histeachingtocontemporaryeventsinadifferentway.A.relateB.considerC.imagineD.adopt【答案】A【解析】relate关联,联系;consider考虑,认为;imagine想象;adopt采取,接纳句意这个老师所做的事情之一就是将他的教学以一种不一样的方式和当代的事件联系起来了
10.Theinventorisexcitedandheisgoingto_______hisnewmachine.Hisideasoundsfinebutweneedtoseehowitworksinpractice.A.makeoutB.handoutC.tryoutD.takeout【答案】C【解析】makeout分清,看清;handout分发;tryout测试,实验takeout拿出,取出句意这个发明家很兴奋,他准备去试验他的新机器了他的想法听起来挺好,但是我们需要看看实际上运行起来怎样
11.Nowadaysalotofchildrenhavelesstimetoplayandmunicatewiththeirpeer_______extrastudies.Consequentlyitisdifficulttodeveloptheircharacterandsocialskills.A.apartfromB.butforC.duetoD.forall【答案】C【解析】apartfrom除了;butfor要不是;dueto因为,由于;forall尽管句意现在,由于额外的课业负担,许多孩子很少有时间和他们的同龄人玩和交流,所以很难发展他们的性格和社会技能
12.Johnaccidentally_______hehadoncequarreledwithhiswifeandthathehadn’tbeenhomeforacoupleofweeks.A.madesureB.letoutC.madeoutD.findout【答案】B【解析】madesure确保;madeout开列,书写出;findout查出,发现,均不合题意letout泄露,符合题意句意他无意中说出他与妻子吵了一架,他已经两周没有回家了
13.—Doyou_______theideaoflivingalow-carbonlife—Itsoundstoughbutitisatendency.A.correspondtoB.applytoC.catertoD.subscribeto【答案】D【解析】subscribeto“同意”,符合句意correspondto与……相一致;applyto适用于;caterto迎合句意“你同意过低碳生活的观点吗?”“听起来很难,但这是一种趋势”
14.China’snew“BeltandRoad”strategyhasconsiderablepotentialtocreatepositive_______forChina’sneighbors.A.effortsB.impressionsC.benefitsD.reputations【答案】C【解析】effort努力;impression印象;benefit利益,好处;reputation声誉,声望句意中国的新“一带一路”战略拥有巨大的潜力来为中国的邻国创造效益
15.Youmustkeepthenewsasecretanddon’tputit_______anybodyelse.A.inpossessionofB.inthepossessionofC.inchargeofD.inthechargeof【答案】B【解析】表示“某物被某人占有”用inthepossessionof句意你必须对这个消息保密,不要让任何人知道
16.Itisvitalthateverypieceofequipment_______beforetheexperiment.A.ischeckedB.willbecheckedC.becheckedD.mustbechecked【答案】C【解析】vital做表语并后接从句时,从句中的谓语用should+动词原形的形式句意实验之前检查所有设备是至关重要的
17.Anofficialsurveyshowsthatelectricitybicyclesarenowthemostpotential_______invitationtotrafficaccidents.A.preferentialB.confidentialC.influentialD.potential【答案】D【解析】preferential优待的,优先的;confidential秘密的,机密的;influential有影响的,有势力的;potential潜在的,有潜能的句意一个官方调查显示,电动车现在是交通事故最为可能的诱因
18.Thesetaxlawswhichareintendedfordomesticpaniesdonot_______toforeignpanies.A.contributeB.leadC.applyD.fit【答案】C【解析】句意这些法律针对的是国内的公司,不适用于外国公司applyto此处表示“适合,适应”contributeto贡献,促成;leadto导致,通向;fit表示大小、形状吻合,且不与to连用
19.Thegovernmentwasaboutto_______theuseofwide-spreadsurveillancewhentheJusticeDepartmenttookobjections.A.admitB.permitC.approveD.advertise【答案】C【解析】approve赞成,赞同,同意,批准,认可句意政府正打算同意采取广泛监督的手段时,却遭到了司法部的反对
20.HardlyhadSabrinafinishedherwordswhenAlbertsaid_______“Don’tbesomean”pointingafingerofwarningather.A.dreadfullyB.guiltilyC.indirectlyD.sharply【答案】D【解析】sharply急剧地,严厉地;indirectly间接地;guiltily愧疚地;dreadfully极度地句意Sabrina一说完她的话,Albert就用手指着警告她,并严厉地说“不要这么刻薄!”
三、完形填空Ialwayshadadream.Init,Iwasalittlegirlagain,rushingabout,tryingtoget__1__forschool.DeepinsideIknew__2__itcamefrom.Itwassomeunfinished__3__inmylife.AsakidIlovedschool.MostofallI__4__toreceivemydiploma.Thatseemedmore__5__eventhangettingmarried.Butat15,Ihadto__6__becausemyparentscouldntaffordmy__7__.PrettysoonImarriedandhadthreechildren.Ithought,“Theregoesmydiploma.”__8__,Iwantedmychildrentobeeducated.ButLinda,theyoungest,hadaseriousheartdisease,whichmadeitimpossibleforherto__9__inanormalclassroom.Oneday,Isawanadforeveningcourses.“Thatsthe__10__.Lindaalwaysfeelsbetterintheevening,soIlljust__11__herupfornightschool.”Lindawasbusyfillingformswhentheschool__12__said,“MrsSchantz,whydontyouebacktoschool?”Ilaughed,“Theresno__13__!Im55!”Buthe__14__meandIattendedclasswithLinda.Surprisingly,bothLindaandIfeltgreatthereandmy__15__steadilyimproved.Itwasexcitingtogotoschoolagain,butitwasno__16__.Sittinginaclassfullofkidswas__17__,eveniftheywererespectful.WheneverIwasdown,Lindaencouragedme“Mom,youcant__18__now!”Togetherwemadeit__19__.Finally,IgotmydiplomawithLindaandrealizedmy__20__ofyears.1.A.started B.concernedC.finishedD.prepared2.A.whenB.whereC.howD.why3.A.homeworkB.diplomaC.accidentD.business4.A.requiredB.managedC.longedD.struggled5.A.annoyingB.incredibleC.appealingD.ridiculous6.A.dropoutB.giveinC.breakupD.turnaway7.A.livingB.teachingC.workingD.schooling8.A.AsusualB.UntilthenC.EvensoD.Infact9.A.recoverB.functionC.benefitD.arrive10.A.problemB.answerC.dealD.result11.A.signB.putC.callD.pick12.A.secretaryB.colleagueC.employerD.referee13.A.rushB.timeC.wayD.class14.A.urgedB.demandedC.persuadedD.informed15.A.gradesB.attitudeC.healthD.moods16.A.funB.gameC.goodD.wonder17.A.availableB.awkwardC.awesomeD.awful18.A.missB.rejectC.resignD.quit19.A.upB.outC.offD.through20.A.dreamB.ambitionC.planD.thought【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了已为人母的作者梦想着自己能够再年轻一次重新回到课堂,最后在女儿的带动下实现了自己梦想的故事1.D 根据下文作者和女儿一起回到课堂的事可知,此处指“准备上学”getpreparedfor“为……做准备”故选D2.B 根据语境可知,此处指作者知道这种想法再次年轻并回到校园来源于哪里where故选B3.D 根据下文内容可推知,这个梦想是作者未完成的事business故选D4.C 根据常识及语境可知,作者渴望得到自己的毕业证书longtodosth.“渴望做某事”故选C5.C 根据上文的“AsakidIlovedschool.MostofallI__4__toreceivemydiploma”可推出,对于作者来说上学甚至比结婚更有吸引力annoying“讨厌的,令人气恼的”;incredible“难以置信的”;appealing“有吸引力的”;ridiculous“荒谬的”故选C6.A 根据上下文可推知,因为家里负担不起作者的学校教育费用,所以作者不得不辍学dropout“辍学”;givein“屈服”;breakup“破碎”;turnaway“拒绝”故选A7.D 参见上题解析schooling“学校教育”8.C 根据语境可知,尽管这样,作者还是想让孩子接受教育故选Casusual“像往常一样”;untilthen“直到那时”;evenso“即便这样,尽管如此”;infact“事实上”9.B 根据语境可知,此处指“在一间正常的教室里上课对琳达来说是不可能的”function意为“运转,正常工作”,符合语境recover“恢复”;benefit“使受益”;arrive“到达”故选B10.B 根据语境可知,那就是解决琳达上学问题的方法,因为琳达在晚上身体感到很不错故选Bproblem“问题”;answer“解决办法,答案”;deal“交易”;result“结果”11.A 根据语境可知,女儿在晚上时身体感觉舒服,因此作者就为女儿在夜校报了名signupforsth.“报名参加课程”故选A12.A colleague“同事”;employer“雇主,老板”;referee“裁判员,调解人”根据语境可知选Atheschoolsecretary“校办秘书”13.C 根据空后的“Im55”可推知,作者认为55岁的自己不可能再回到校园了thereisnoway意为“不可能”14.C 根据上下文可知,此处指作者被劝服urge“催促”;demand“要求”;persuade“劝服”;inform“通知”故选C15.A 根据语境及常识可推知,令人吃惊的是,作者的成绩稳步提高grade“成绩”;attitude“态度”;health“健康”;mood“情绪”故选A16.B 根据语境可知,重回学校对于作者而言是一件兴奋的事,但这并不是个游戏故选B17.B 据下文的“eveniftheywererespectful”可推出,作者认为和孩子们坐在一起是尴尬的available“可获得的”;awkward“令人尴尬的”;awesome“令人惊叹的”;awful“可怕的”根据语境可知选B18.D 根据“encouragedme”和下文的“Togetherwemadeit”可推知,女儿鼓励作者不能放弃miss“思念”;reject“拒绝接受”;resign“辞职”;quit“放弃”故选D19.D 此处考查固定搭配makeitthrough,意为“成功渡过”20.A realizeonesdream“实现某人的梦想”,符合语境ambition“雄心”;plan“计划”;thought“想法”
四、短文改错IamwritingtotellyouanythingaboutthetransportationinChina.Overthepastfewdecadeswehavedevelopedanamazednetworkofpublictransportation.Besideswehavebeendecidedtomakeeffortstomakethemmuchbetter.Iamsureanetworkwillsatisfyyourneedsfortravelingeverywheremoreconvenient.Peopleusuallychosethemeansoftransportationbasedwithsomeaspectssuchasthecostandthetimeneeded.Forexamplebusinessmenaremorelikelytravelbyplaneorhighspeedtraintosavetimewhileofficeworkertendtotakebusesordrivetoworkthemselves.答案IamwritingtotellyouaboutthetransportationinChina.Overthepastfewdecadeswehavedevelopedannetworkofpublictransportation.Besideswehavedecidedtomakeeffortstomakemuchbetter.Iamsurenetworkwillsatisfyyourneedsfortravelingeverywheremore.Peopleusuallythemeansoftransportationbasedsomeaspectssuchasthecostandthetimeneeded.Forexamplebusinessmenaremorelikelytravelbyplaneorhighspeedtraintosavetimewhileofficetendtotakebusesordrivetoworkthemselves.。