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(二十三)ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesⅠ.阅读理解AIlearnttoflyinaballooninaraceacrosstheAtlanticOceanin1992andbecameextremelyinterestedinthesport.InthesamewaythatamountainclimberdreamsofclimbingtheworldshighestmountainIdreamedaboutflyingnonstoparoundtheworld.IspentsixyearsplanningtheflightandfailedtwicebeforeIandmyteammanagedtosucceed.ForsomereasonwehadtogofirsttoNorthAfricatocatchtherightwinds.Thatadded10000kilometresandanotherweektoourjourney.Butbecauseofthisourflightbrokealltherecordsfordistanceandtimespentintheair.Themostmemorablepartofthetripformeisthatwelivedintheairfor20daysandthattherisingsunwasthemostamazingthingwesaw.Wehadtogooutoftheballoonscapsule舱inwhichweweretransportedthreetimeswhileintheairtorepairthefuelsystem.Wedidnthaveanysafetyequipmentbutwhenyouareinasituationlikethatyoujustdowhatyouhavetodowithoutthinkingaboutfeelingafraid.Landingwasafantasticmoment.IrememberthatwhenIgotoutofthecapsuleIlookedatmyfootprintinthesand.IrememberedtheastronautNeilArmstrongwhowassohappytoputhisfootprintonthemoonsofarawayfromEarth.AtthatmomentIwassohappytohavemyfootbackonEarth!语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了作者乘热气球环球旅行的经历1.Theauthorbecameinterestedinballooningbecauseof________.A.acrossoceanrace B.amountainclimbC.achildhooddreamD.alongseajourney解析选A 细节理解题由第一段第一句“Ilearnttoflyinaballooninarace...becameextremelyinterestedinthesport.”可知,作者对乘热气球飞行的兴趣源自一场比赛2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheauthorandhisteamsflightA.Theysetanewrecord.B.Theyshortenedtheirflight.C.Theirflightwentverysmoothly.D.Theirflightcovered10000kilometres.解析选A 细节理解题由第二段最后一句“Butbecauseofthisourflightbrokealltherecordsfordistanceandtimespentintheair.”可知,他们的飞行创造了新纪录3.WhydidtheballoonistsgetoutofthecapsuleduringtheflightA.Tofighttheirfear.B.Todosomerepairwork.C.Toadmiretherisingsun.D.Tochecksafetyequipment.解析选B 细节理解题由第三段中的“Wehadtogooutoftheballoonscapsule舱...threetimeswhileintheairtorepairthefuel”可知,作者的团队在飞行过程中从飞行舱出来是为了做一些修理工作BTheAfricanChildrensChoir合唱团ismadeupofchildrenwhoare7to10yearsoldfromAfrica.Theyhaveincredible惊人的voicesandspiritthatamazetheaudienceeverywheretheygo!Andtheygotoalotofplacesallaroundtheworld.Andnotonlydotheytravelalotbuttheyperformwithsomesuperstarsingersandcelebrities名人forheadsofstate.Butthisisnotwhatmakesthechoirsospecial.LikeNewYorksPS22theydonotjustsingbuttrulyputtheirheartssoulsandbodiesintotheirwords.Butwhatisuniqueaboutthechoiristhatitoffershopeeducationandconfidencetochildrenwholiveinextremepoverty.ForexamplethekidsinthechoiraremostlyfromthepoorestcountriesintheworldsuchasUganda.Manychildrenliveinoneroomhomesandwalkmorethan2milestogetwaterfortheirfamily.Mostofthechildrenhavelostoneorbothoftheirparentsbecauseofwarsordiseases.ThroughitsmusicandeducationtheAfricanChildrensChoirchangesthelivesofitschildren.Itallowsthemtoseetheworld.Itgivesthemhopeandconfidence.Itshowsthemthateverythingispossible.Thechoirevenpaysfortheireducationthroughcollege.In30yearsithaseducatedandchangedthelivesofover50000children.Andinturnthechildrenreturntotheirhometownswithnewthoughtsandnewskillstohelpimprovetheirfamilyandmunity.ThesechildrenaretrulyhelpingtobuildabetterAfrica.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述了非洲儿童合唱团,由非洲一些贫困儿童组成,他们给听众带来希望和信心,他们自己的命运也得到了改变4.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemembersoftheAfricanChildrensChoirA.Theyhavenoparents.B.Theyarealltenyearsold.C.Manyofthemliveahardlife.D.SomeofthemefromPS
22.解析选C 推理判断题根据第三段中的“...thekidsinthechoiraremostlyfromthepoorestcountriesintheworldsuchasUganda”以及下文的描述可知,合唱团的很多成员过着艰难的生活5.WhatisspecialaboutthechoirA.Itspositiveinfluenceonpoorchildren.B.Performingtogetherwithfamouspeople.C.Itsmemberstrulyputtingtheirheartsinwords.D.Itsmembersfocusingonsingingbeautifulsongs.解析选A 推理判断题根据第三段中的“Butwhatisuniqueaboutthechoiristhatitoffershopeeducationandconfidencetochildrenwholiveinextremepoverty.”可知,这个合唱团特别之处在于它对别的贫穷的小孩有着积极的影响6.Paragraph4mainlyshowstheAfricanChildrensChoir________.A.makesalotofmoneyB.hasbeeverypopularC.isveryhelpfultoitsmembersD.helps50000childrengotocollege解析选C 推理判断题根据第四段中的“ThroughitsmusicandeducationtheAfricanChildrensChoirchangesthelivesofitschildren.”可知,该段主要是讲这个合唱团改变了这些成员的命运,给他们提供了很多帮助7.Thepassageismeantto________.A.tellaninspiringstoryB.advertisesomechoirsC.introduceaspecialchoirD.encourageustohelpAfricanchildren解析选C 写作意图题根据文章内容可知,文章主要介绍了非洲儿童合唱团,比如合唱团的成员、特别之处、影响等Ⅱ.完形填空Recentlywecarriedoutasurveyof1000peoplefromdifferentcountriestofindoutwhattheythink__1__willbelikeinthefuture.Theresultsclearlyshowbothour__2__andfears.Thesurveysuggeststhat__3__—oneofthemostimportanthumanrelationships—willchangegreatly.PeoplewillmakefriendsthroughtheInternet.puterswillbeereally__4__by
2050.Evennowsomepeopledescribethemastheirbestfriends!Others__5__,saythatwewillbeemuchmoreisolated孤立的fromeachother__6__wewillhavelittlerealhumanmunication.Educationwill__7__alottoo.Asmoreandmorechildrenwillbeusingputersinschoolscertain__8__,suchasmentalarithmetic心算wontbenecessary.Evenwritingbyhandwillhavebeeathingofthe__9__.Accordingtothesurveyhomelifewillbe__10__.Mostpeoplebelievethatby2050robotswillbedoingthehouseworkandwewillbeeating__11__food.Alotofpeoplethinkthatwemightonlycookforfuninthefuture.Spaceexplorationwillbeeincreasingly__12__.Fiftypercentofthepeoplewetalkedto__13__thatmanwillregularlyvisitMars.Pollutionissomethingthatseemsto__14__manypeople.Somefearthatitwill__15__togetworseandthatourplanetwillbee__16__toliveon.Otherseven__17__thatonedaywellhavetopayforcleanair.__18__,peopleseemtobequiteoptimisticaboutgeneticengineering遗传工程学astheythinkscientistswilluseitto__19__diseaseslikecancerandAIDS.Nomatterhowdarkorbrightitmayseemitisuptousto__20__ourplanetandtrytomakeitabetterplace.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章是人们对未来生活看法的问卷调查结果1.A.educationB.spaceC.natureD.life解析选D 根据下文描述的交友、教育、空间探索以及污染问题等可知,此问卷调查是关于未来“生活life”的2.A.tearsB.hopesC.rightsD.plans解析选B 根据本空后的fears以及下文描述的未来生活的不同方面可知,问卷结果显示了人们对未来生活的“期许hopes”和担忧3.A.marriageB.leadershipC.friendshipD.neighborhood解析选C 根据下文的“oneofthemostimportanthumanrelationships”和“PeoplewillmakefriendsthroughtheInternet.”可知,此处是说未来的“友谊friendship”会发生巨大的改变4.A.privateB.perfectC.necessaryD.expensive解析选C 根据本段描述电脑对人们的影响可知,到2050年,电脑将变得“必不可少necessary”5.A.howeverB.insteadC.anyhowD.therefore解析选A “一些人认为电脑是最好的朋友”和“有些人认为人与人之间将变得更加孤立”之间是转折关系,故选however6.A.untilB.unlessC.becauseD.although解析选C “缺少真实的人际交流”是“人们变得更加孤立”的原因,故选because7.A.provideB.pleteC.receiveD.change解析选D 根据下文描述心算变得没有必要可知,未来的教育也会“改变change”很多8.A.factsB.abilitiesC.goalsD.thoughts解析选B 由于电脑的普及,某些“技能abilities”,如心算,将没有必要甚至用手写字也会变得过时athingofthepast表示“过时的事物”9.A.endB.pastC.momentD.future解析选B 参见上题解析10.A.busierB.saferC.easierD.sadder解析选C 根据下文的“robotswillbedoingthehousework”可知,未来家庭生活将变得“更简单easier”11.A.unhealthyB.frozenC.overcookedD.readymade解析选D 根据下文的“wemightonlycookforfuninthefuture”可知,到2050年人们基本不做饭,而是吃“已经做好的readymade”饭12.A.famousB.cheapC.popularD.difficult解析选C 根据下文的“manwillregularlyvisitMars”可知,未来的太空探索将非常“流行popular”13.A.doubtB.believeC.rememberD.warn解析选B 根据上文的“Mostpeoplebelieve”可知,50%的受访者“相信believe”人类会定期拜访火星14.A.confuseB.frightenC.satisfyD.worry解析选D 根据下文的“Somefearthat...”可知,环境污染让很多人“担心worry”15.A.stopB.continueC.refuseD.begin解析选B 本段指污染带给人们的影响有些人担心如果环境“继续continue”变糟糕,在地球上居住将变得“不可能impossible”16.A.coldB.freeC.suitableD.impossible解析选D 参见上题解析17.A.expectB.promiseC.predictD.wish解析选C 环境污染使得有些人“预测predict”有一天呼吸干净的空气也需要付费18.A.AsaresultB.InotherwordsC.InasimilarwayD.Ontheotherhand解析选D 对未来生活,人们一方面担心环境污染,而“另一方面Ontheotherhand”则对基因工程充满期待19.A.catchB.preventC.spreadD.carry解析选B 根据上文的“bequiteoptimistic”可知,有一些人相信科学家可以利用遗传工程“防治prevent”诸如癌症和艾滋这样的疾病20.A.lookafterB.takeoverC.payforD.thinkabout解析选A 根据上述调查结果以及作者的结论“trytomakeitabetterplace”可知,作者认为我们应该“照顾lookafter”好地球。