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A组 2016~2014年各省市高考题(改编)Passage5 2015·新课标全国ⅡYourhouse__yh__eaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcan__keyourenviro__entworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyour___tplan.Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenviro__entsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessselfconscious难为情whentheyreinpoorlylitpla__s-andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesnth__eenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodthepla__withbrightness.Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33per__ntlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellow__kefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolors__keusfeellesshungry.Sowhenitstimetorepaint,goblue.Dontforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories卡路里permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtryto__kedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyoureatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.It__kesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasily__keusfat.Weeatabout22per__ntmorewhenusinga12inchplateinsteadofa10inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonovera__allerone,totalintake摄入jumpsby14per__nt.Andwellpourabout30per__ntmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.1.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout________.A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshapeC.housebuyingD.healthy___ts2.Ahomeenviro__entinbluecanhelppeople________.A.digestfoodbetterB.redu__foodintakeC.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites3.WhatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimesA.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.C.Use__allerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.★
4.WhatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetextA.IsYourHouse__kingYouFatB.WaysofServingDinnerC.EffectsofSelfConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnviro__entRelaxingPassage6 2015·安徽WhenherfivedaughterswereyoungHeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity团结.Toshowthisshehelduponechopstickrepresentingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopie__s.Nextshetiedseveralchopstickstogetherrepresentingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.HoweverwhenHeleneandherhu__andDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975theydidnth__emuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDannysmotherDianawhoowneda__allItaliansandwichshop.SoonafterwardsHeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoa__allVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.HoweverHelenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselvesbutonebyonethedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachothertheyworkedtogetherto__kethebusinesssuc__ssful.DaughterElisabethexplains“Ourmothertaughtusthattosuc__edwemusth__eunityandtoh__eunitywemusth__epea__.Withoutthestrengthofthefamilythereisnobusiness.”Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAnscorporation__kesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwitha__allrestauranttheyhadbigdreamsandtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuc__ss.1.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow________.A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingupC.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson2.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily________________.A.startedabusinessin1975B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoneyC.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles3.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughtersA.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.C.Theywereinfluen__dbywhatHelenetaughtthem.D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.★
4.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassageA.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfromPea__C.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnityBuildsSuc__ssPassage7 2015·安徽AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinfor__tionarepeoplerememberinglessIfyouknowyourcomputerwills__einfor__tionwhystoreitinyourownpersonalmemoryyourbrainExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inare__ntstudyProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperimenttheyg__epeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwoulds__etheinfor__tion.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnots__eit.Laterthesecondgrouprememberedtheinfor__tionbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinfor__tionagainsotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperimenttheresearchersg__epeoplefactstorememberandtoldthemwheretofindtheinfor__tiononthecomputer.Theinfor__tionwasinaspecificcomputerfolder文件夹.Surprisinglypeoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation位置betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternettheydonotremembertheinfor__tion.Rathertheyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory交互记忆”AccordingtoSparrowwearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Insteadcomputerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatispeoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinfor__tionsothattheyareabletoac__ssitatalaterdate.Thisdoesntmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessin____igentbutthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.★
1.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto________.A.introdu__the__intopicB.showtheauthorsaltitudeC.describehowtousetheInternet.D.explainhowtostoreinfor__tion2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperimentA.TheSparrowsteamtypedtheinfor__tionintoacomputer.B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinfor__tionequallywell.C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinfor__tion.D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinfor__tion.3.Intransactivememorypeople________.A.keeptheinfor__tioninmindB.changethequantityofinfor__tionC.organizeinfor__tionlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinfor__tion4.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrowsresearchA.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmorein____igent.C.Weh__epoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoac__ssinfor__tion.Passage8 2015·四川NooneissurehowtheancientEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsnearCairo.Butanewstudysuggeststheyusedalittlerock‘n’roll.Longagobuilderscouldh__eattachedwoodenpolestothestonesandrolledthenacrossthesandthescientistssay.“TechnicallyIthinkwhattheyreproposingispossible,”physicistDanielBonnsaid.Peopleh__elongpuzzledoverhowtheEgyptiansmovedsuchhugerocks.Andtheresnoobviousanswer.On__erageeachofthetwomillionbigstonesweighedaboutasmuchasalargepickuptruck.TheEgyptianssomehowmovedthestoneblockstothepyramidsitefromaboutonekilometeraway.ThemostpopularviewisthatEgyptianworkersslidtheblocksalong__oothpaths.__nyscientistssuspectworkersfirstwouldh__eputtheblocksonsleds滑板.Thentheywouldh__edraggedthemalongpaths.To__ketheworkeasierworkers__yh__elubricated_the_pathseitherwithwetclayorwiththefatfromcattle.Bonnhasnowtestedthisideabybuilding__allsledsanddragginghe__yo__ectsoversand.Eviden__fromthesandsupportsthisidea.Researchersfound__allamountsoffataswellasalargeamountofstoneandthere__insofpaths.HoweverphysicistJosephWestthinkstheremighth__ebeena______rwaywholedthenewstudy.Westsaid“Iwasinspiredwhilewatchingatelevisionprogramshowinghowsledsmighth__ehelpedwithpyramidconstruction.Ithought‘Whydonttheyjusttryrollingthethings?’”Asquarecouldbeturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssidesherealized.Thathenotesshould__keablockofstone“aloteasiertorollthanasquare”.Sohetriedit.Heandhisstudentstiedsomepolestoeachoffoursidesofa30kilogramstoneblock.Thatactionturnedtheblockintosomewhatawheel.Thentheypla__dtheblockontheground.Theywrappedoneendofaropearoundtheblockandpulled.Theresearchersfoundtheycouldeasilyrolltheblockalongdifferentkindsofpaths.Theycalculatedthatrollingtheblockrequiredaboutasmuchfor__asmovingitalongaslippery滑的path.Westhasnttestedhisideaonlargerblocks,buthethinksrollinghasclearadvantagesoversliding.Atleast,workerswouldnth__eneededtocarrycattlefatorwaterto__ooththepaths.1.Itswidelybelievedthatthestoneblocksweremovedtothepyramidsiteby________.A.rollingthemonroadsB.pushingthemoverthesandC.slidingthemon__oothpathsD.draggingthemonsomepoles2.Theunderlinedpart“lubricatedthepaths”inParagraph4means________.A.__dethepathswetB.__dethepathshardC.__dethepathswideD.__dethepathsslippery3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph7refertoA.Rollingtheblockswithpolesattached.B.Rollingtheblocksonwoodenwheels.C.Rollingpolestomovetheblocks.D.Rollingtheblockswithfat.4.WhyisrollingbetterthanslidingaccordingtoWestA.Becausemorefor__isneededforsliding.B.Becauserollingworkcanbedonebyfewercattle.C.Becauseslidingon__oothroadsismoredangerous.D.Becauselesspreparationonpathsisneededforrolling.★
5.Whatisthetext__inlyaboutA.Anexperimentonwaysofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.B.Anapplicationofthemethodofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.C.Anargumentaboutdifferentmethodsofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.D.Anintroductiontoapossiblenewwayofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.Passage9 2015·天津Whetherinthehomeortheworkpla__socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehu__nizedwaysaidCynthiaBreazealchiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenor__lhouseworksocialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexampletheserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.TheJiborobotarrangedtoshiplaterthisyearisdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobotaskitquestionsand__kerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesntjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyh__epotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespa__s.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothe__rket.Thecompanys“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastorewhichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproductslocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesand__kerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhu__nsthemoreitlearns.ButOshbotlikeothersocialrobotsisnotintendedtorepla__workersbuttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Weh__etechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforusbutwithus,”saidBreazeal.1.HowaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobotsA.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehu__ns.C.Theydothenor__lhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.2.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsand__kerequests.C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.3.WhatcanOshbotworkasA.Alanguageteacher.B.Atourguide.C.Ashopassistant.D.Aprivatenurse.4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill________.A.trainemployeesB.beourwork__tesC.improvetechnologiesD.takethepla__ofworkers★
5.Whatdoesthepassage__inlypresentA.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.__rketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.C.Infor__tiononhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.Passage10 2015·陕西Theproductionofcoffeebeansisahuge,profitablebusiness,but,unfortunately,fullsunproductionistakingovertheindustryandbringingaboutalotofda__ge.Thechangeinhowcoffeeisgrownfromshadegrownproductiontofullsunproductionendangerstheveryexisten__of__rtainani__lsandbirds,andevendisturbstheworldsecologicalbalan__.Onalocallevel,theda__geoftheforestrequiredbyfullsunfieldsaffectstheareasbirdsandani__ls.Theshadeoftheforesttreesprovidesahomeforbirdsandotherspecies物种thatdependonthetreesflowersandfruits.Fullsuncoffeegrowersdestroythisforesthome.Asaresult,__nyspeciesarequicklydyingout.Onamoregloballevel,thedestructionoftherainforestforfullsuncoffeefieldsalsothreatens威胁hu__nlife.Medicalresearchoften__kesuseoftheforestsplantandani__llife,andthedestructionofsuchspeciescouldpreventresearchersfromfindingcuresfor__rtaindiseases.Inaddition,newcoffeegrowingtechniquesarepoisoningthewaterlocally,andeventuallytheworldsgroundwater.Bothlocallyandglobally,thecontinuedspreadoffullsuncoffeeplantations种植园couldmeanthedestructionoftherainforestecology.Thelossofshadetreesisalreadycausingaslightchangeintheworldscli__te,andstu___sshowthatthelossofoxygengivingtreesalsoleadstoairpollutionandglobalwarming.Moreover,thenewgrowingtechniquesarecontributingtoacidic酸性的soilconditions.Itisobviousthatthewaymuchcoffeeisgrownaffects__nyaspectsoflife,fromthelocalenviro__enttotheglobalecology.Butconsumersdoh__eachoi__.Theycanpurchaseshadegrowncoffeewheneverpossible,althoughatahighercost.Thefuturehealthoftheplanetand__nkindissurelyworthmorethananinexpensivecupofcoffee.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutfullsuncoffeeproductionfromParagraph4A.Itlimitsthespreadofnewgrowingtechniques.B.Itleadstoairpollutionandglobalwarming.C.Itslowsdownthelossofshadetrees.D.Itimproveslocalsoilconditions.★
2.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A.entertainB.advertiseC.instructD.persuade3.WheredoesthistextprobablycomefromA.Anagricultural__gazine.B.Amedicaljournal.C.Anengineeringtextbook.D.Atouristguide.★
4.WhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetextPassage11 2014·山东ElizabethFree__nwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhoweresl__es.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthy__ssachusettssl__eholder.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet”or“MumBett.”Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,AshleyswifetriedtostrikeMumbetssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedto__keherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withhishelp,Mumbetsued起诉forher_______.WhileservingtheAshleys,Mumbethadlistenedto__nydiscussionsofthenew__ssachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonher_______—thefirstsl__ein__ssachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSedgewick.Mumbet___din1829,butherlegacylivedoninher__nydes__ndants后裔.OneofhergreatgrandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbetstombstonestillstandsinthe__ssachusetts__meterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart“Shewasbornasl__eandre__inedasl__efornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”1.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1A.Shewasbornasl__e.B.Shewasasl__eholder.C.Shehadafamoussister.D.Shewasbornintoarichfamily.2.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleysA.Shefoundanemployer.B.Shewantedtobealawyer.C.Shewashitandgotangry.D.Shehadtotakecareofhersister.3.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconstitutionA.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherownersorders.B.Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites.C.Howtobeagoodservant.D.Howtoapplyforajob.4.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrialA.Shechosetoworkforalawyer.B.ShefoundedtheNAACP.C.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys.D.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren.★
5.Whatisthetext__inlyaboutA.Astoryofafamouswriterandspokesperson.B.Thefriendshipbetweenalawyerandasl__e.C.Thelifeofabr__eAfricanAmericanwo__n.D.Atrialthatshockedthewholeworld.Passage12 2014·重庆Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroom__teKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofhero__ectshaditspla__,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled贴标签everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnoth__estayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icould____rightawayhergrand__wasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled爬underhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,__demybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidntnoti__Katehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdi__elief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.She__iledatme,“Thanks.”KateandIstayedroom__tesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidntalwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.1.What__deKatesoangryoneeveningA.Shecouldntfindherbooks.B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.C.Shegotthenewsthathergrand__wasill.D.Shesawtheauthorsshoesbeneathherbed.2.Theauthorti___duptheroommostprobablybecause________.A.shewasscaredbyKatesangerB.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyC.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso3.HowisParagraph1__inlydevelopedA.By____yzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferen__s.C.Bydescribingapro__ss.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.★
4.WhatmightbethebesttitleforthestoryA.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOffC.HowtoBeOrganizedD.LearningtoBeRoom__tesPassage13 2014·重庆Thereh__ealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.Somepeoplebelievethattheycanthelpputtingonweightastheygetolder,whileothersholdthatiftheystopexercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths Illneverloseweight—IcomefromafatfamilyWrong!Whilewecantchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecantblameourgenesfor__kingusfat.Theresplentyofeviden__thatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthe__inreasonisthattheysharethesamehabitsofeatingtoomuchandexercisingtoolittle.IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowlyWrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetaboli__新陈代谢.Infact,althoughfatpeopleconsumemoreenergythanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat!Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemoreaccurately.ExerciseisboringWrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalan__dandvariedprogramthatsfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takeadifferentroute.Ifyoudoyoga,tryataichiclass.Ifyoulikeswimming,setyourselfadistan__ortimechallenge.Nopain,nogainWrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyourbody____ingyousomethingswrong,andcontinuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.You__yexperien__milddiscomfortasyoubegintoexerciseregularly,butthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyleandtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydont,restandseekmedicaladvi__.1.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfatA.Itisthefamilygenesthat__kepeoplefat.B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.D.Itistheconsequen__ofpeoplesunbalan__dlifestyle.2.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwe__keexercisemoreinterestingA.Bytakingvariedexercise.B.Bychoosing______exercise.C.Bydoingregularexercise.D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.3.Whatistheauthorsopinionabout“Nopain,nogain”inexercisingA.Keepingfitisessentiallyapainfulexperien__.B.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.★
4.WhatisthepurposeofthepassageA.Todeclaretheimportan__ofkeepingfit.B.Toclarifysomemiscon__ptionsaboutfatnessandexercise.C.Toconfirmwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.D.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.Passage14 2014·广东SamuelO__ondisa19yearoldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstu___dthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpie__sbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapie__ofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpie__MoonlightSonata奏鸣曲byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.A__zedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpie__ofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesntevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestu___slawandmusic.Samuelcantunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouth__inganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome—Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind—eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.Re__ntly,Samuelperformedapie__duringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepie__hadmorethanathousandnotes.Theau___n__wasimpressedbyhisa__zingperfor__n__.Heisnowlearningapie__thatissodifficultthat__nyprofessionalpianistscantplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,“Itsallaboutsupermemory—IguessIh__ethatgift.”However,Samuelsabilitytorememberthingsdoesntstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldre____thestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesntknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstu___s.1.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelO__ondA.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.D.Hecanplaythemusicalpie__hehears.2.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasa__nofgreatmusicalability.D.Samuelstu___slawandmusicontheadvi__ofhisteachers.3.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe________.A.re__ivedagoodearlyeducationinmusicB.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectlyC.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusicD.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather4.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4A.Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.B.Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.C.Heplaysthepianobetterthan__nyprofessionalpianists.D.Heimpressedtheau___n__byplayingallthemusicalpie__s.★
5.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassageA.TheQualitiesofaMusicianB.TheStoryofaMusicalTalentC.TheImportan__ofEarlyEducationD.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusicPassage15 2014·湖北Londonsnewestskyscraper摩天大楼iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearan__ofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire尖顶.Hewantedtheglasssu_____storeflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingarentregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppie__ofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetall__sts桅杆oftheshipsthatwereon__ontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,buteventuallytherewillbeafivestarhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffi__s.Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidntwanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration,onlyflatsu_____s.TheEgyptiansdidthat4500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.OthercriticsdontlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnot__rtain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleverac__ptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.1.LondonsnewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof________.A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsshapeD.itsheight2.WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto_____________.A.changeLondonsskylineB.inheritLondonstraditionC.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors3.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard________.A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeopleC.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners★
4.WhichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.TheShard CheersandClapsB.TheShard WorkofaGreatArchitectC.TheShard NewSymbolofLondonD.TheShard AChangefortheBetterPassage16 2014·浙江Hereissomemustknowinfor__tionfromahandbookonhowpeoplebeh__eindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—theresnosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringfa__tofa__communicationovere__ilsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwitha__all,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandre__ivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency效率isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefastpa__d.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesu__ectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,people__oiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.Sodonotpullawayfromthehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonot__oidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobe__oided.Whenmeetingsareonetoone,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeac__ptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresented.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobefor__landaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforotherstime.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsoh__eclearstructureintheircompanies.Higherups__kethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowfor__ltable__nners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.★
1.Thepassageis__inlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkpla__atmosphereC.customsandsocial__nnersD.livingconditionsandstandards2.WhydoSingaporeans__oidarguingwiththeirbossA.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstpla__.B.Theydislikefa__tofa__communication.C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.3.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisofferedA.Whengreetingseniors.B.Whenmeetingthehostalone.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.4.InwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertableA.InBrazil.B.InSingapore.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerland.Passage17 2014·辽宁Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeani__ls,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgenerationUBCProfessorSi__rdexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseveri__gined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Si__rdshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,the_opposite_is_true treessurvivethroughtheircooperationandsupport,passingaroundne__ssarynutrition“dependingonwhoneedsit”.Nitrogen氮andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi真菌networks,__kingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandre__ivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons神经元inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.Si__rdtalksabout“mothertrees”,usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessothey__ycontinuetogrow.Whenhu__nscutdown“mothertrees”withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex“treesocieties”orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechan__sofsurvivalfortheentireforest.“Wedidnttakeanynoti__ofit,”Si__rdsayssadly.“Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchan__.”Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustry,wecould__keahugedifferen__towardsourenviro__entalprotectioneffortsforthefuture.1.Theunderlinedsenten__“theoppositeistrue”inParagraph2probablymeansthattrees________.A.competeforsurvivalB.protecttheirownwealthC.dependoneachotherD.providesupportfordyingtrees2.“Mothertrees”areextremelyimportantbecausethey________.A.lookthelargestinsizeintheforestB.passonnutritiontoyoungtreesC.seemmorelikelytobecutdownbyhu__nsD.knowmoreaboutthecomplex“treesocieties”3.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.how“treesocieties”workB.howtreesgrowoldC.howforestryindustrydevelopsD.howyoungtreessurvive★
4.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHu__nsB.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtectionC.TreesAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThinkD.TreesContributeToOurSocietyPassage18 2014·江西Closeyoureyesforaminuteandi__ginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.Alsoi__ginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoureyesclosed.I__gineh__ingtoreadthispage,notwithyoureyesbutwithyourfingertips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskills,twothirdsoftheworlds42millionblindshouldnoth__etosuffer.Unfortunately,richcountriespossessmostofthisknowledge,whiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnonprofitorganizationwhichoperatestheworldsonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwide.InsideaDC8aircraft,thereisafullyequippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.Doctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeoplehere.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpea__fulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthreeweekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsights__ingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurses,whocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsinChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISteamisworkingonalongtermplantodevelopatraining__nterandtoprovideeyecareservi__stoShanxiProvin__.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38,youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocan__kethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.Yourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworld.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforso__nypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.1.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto________.A.introdu__anewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleada______lifeC.directthepublicsattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictousei__gination2.WhatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworldA.Theyareadequate.B.Theyh__enotbeenupdated.C.Theyarenotequallydistributed.D.Theyh__ebenefitedmostoftheblind.3.ORBISaimstohelptheblindby________.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnonprofitorganizations4.WhatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraghA.Appealfordonations.B.__keanadvertisement.C.Promotetrainingprograms.D.Showsympathyfortheblind.★
5.WhatcanbethebesttitleforthepassageA.ORBISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORBISFlyingHospitalD.Sights__ingTechniquesPassage19 2014·四川Aschoolgirls__edherfatherslifebykickinghiminthechestafterhesufferedaseriousallergic过敏的reactionwhichstoppedhisheart.Izzy,nine,restartedfatherColmsheartbystamping踩onhischestafterhefelldownathomeandstoppedbreathing.Izzysmother,Debbie,immediatelycalled999butIzzyknewdoctorswouldneverarriveintimetos__eherfather,sodecidedtouseCPR.However,shequicklydiscoveredherarmswerentstrongenough,soshestampedonherfatherschestinstead.Debbiethentookoverwithsomemoreconventionalchestcompressions按压untiltheambulan__arrived.Izzy,whohasbeengivenabr__eryawardbyherschool,said“Ijustkickedhimreallyhard.MymumtaughtmeCPRbutIknewIwasntstrongenoughtousehands.Iwasquitescared.ThedoctorsaidImightaswellbeadoctororanurse.MymumsaidthatDadwasgoingtohospitalwithabigfootprintonhischest.”“Shesalittlestar,”saidDebbie,“IwasreallyupsetbutIzzyjusttookover.Ijustcantbelievewhatshedid.Ireallythinkallchildrenshouldbetaughtfirstaid.IzzydidCPRthenthedoctorturnedup.Colmhadtoh__emoretreatmentonthewaytothehospitalandwevegottoseeanexpert.”TruckdriverColm35,sufferedamysteryallergicreactiononSaturdayandwastakentohospital,butwassenthomeonlyforittohappenagainthenextday.Thesecondattackwassoseriousthathisairwayswelled,preventinghimfrombreathing,hisbloodpressuredroppedsuddenly,andhisheartstoppedforamoment.Hehasnow__deafullrecoveryfromhissuffering.1.Izzykickedherfatherinthechest________.A.toexpressherhelplessnessB.topractiseCPRonhimC.tokeephimawakeD.torestarthisheart2.Whatstherightorderoftheevents
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④③①②3.WhatdoesParagraph8__inlytalkaboutA.WhatColmsuffered.B.Colmspresentcondition.C.WhatcausedColmsallergy.D.SymptomsofColmsallergicreaction.★
4.WhydoestheauthorwritethenewsA.Todescribeaseriousaccident.B.Toprovetheimportan__ofCPR.C.Toreporta9yearoldgirlsbr__eact.D.Tocallpeoplesattentiontoallergicreaction.Passage20 2014·陕西WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweight,whiletheFrench,whoconsumerichfood,continuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteating__yaffectweight.ResearchersconcludethattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.However,Americanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirf__oriteTVshowisover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercola,ahealthexpert,theFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestyle.Theyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetable,whileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldh__estopped.Inaddition,hepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesuper__rketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrench,instead,tendtoshopdaily,walkingto__allshopsandfarmers__rketswheretheyh__eachoi__offreshfruits,vegetables,andeggsaswellashighqualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStates,MireilleGuiliano,authorofFrenchWomenDontGetFat,decidedtowriteabouttheimportan__ofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowto__oidfood.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.Inspiteofallthesedifferen__s,eviden__showsthatre__ntlifestylechanges__ybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesityorextremeoverweightamong_____sisonly6%.However,asAmericanfastfoodgainsac__ptan__andtheyoungrejectoldertraditions,theobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%-andisgrowing.1.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercolaA.Theygoshoppingatsuper__rketsmorefrequently.B.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.C.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.D.Theyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfood.2.Thistextis__inlyabouttherelationshipbetween________.A.AmericansandtheFrenchB.lifestyleandobesityC.childrenand_____sD.fastfoodandoverweight★
3.Thetextis__inlydeveloped________.A.bycontrastB.byspa__C.bypro__ssD.byclassification4.WheredoesthistextprobablycomefromA.ATVinterview.B.Afoodadvertisement.C.Ahealthreport.D.Abookreview.考点二 细节理解题Youprobablyknowwho__rieCuriewas,butyou__ynoth__eheardofRachelCarson.Oftheoutstandingla___slistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwo__nofthepast100yearsJaneAddams1860-1935AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpea__.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity社区bycreatingsheltersandpromotingeducationandservi__sforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwo__ntowintheNobelPea__Prize.RachelCarson1907-1964Ifitweren’tforRachelCarsontheenviro__entalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular1962bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsofchemicalsonhu__nsandontheworld’slakesando__ans.SandraDayO’Connor1930-presentWhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchoolin1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawo__n.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator参议员and,in1981thefirstwo__ntojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O’Connorg__ethedecidingvotein__nyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.RosaParks1913-2005OnDe__mber1,1955,inMontgomery,Alaba__,RasaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoapassenger.Her______actlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybus_______.Itlastedformorethanayearandkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement.“TheonlytiredIwaswastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.★
1.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistoryA.Hersocialwork.B.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.C.Hereffortstowinaprize.D.Hercommunitybackground.2.WhatisthereasonforO’Connor’sbeingrejectedbythelawfirmA.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.B.Herlittleworkexperien__incourt.C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.★
3.Who__deagreatcontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementintheUSA.JaneAddams.B.RachelCarson.C.SandraDayO’Connor.D.RosaParks.4.WhatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetextA.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.C.Theyarepioneers.D.Theyarepea__-lovers.Passage2 2016·全国ⅡWhat’sOnElectric__Underground7.30pm.—
1.00am. FreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknowwho’splayinginyourareaWe’rebringingyouaneveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract合同Ifsocomeearlytothetalkat
7.30pm.byJulesSkyeasuc__ssfulrecordprodu__r.He’sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoprodu__yourmusic.Gee__Whizz8.30pm.—
10.30pm. ComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedys__ne.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryonefromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowto__keyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom
7.00pm.fordrinksandsnacks快餐.Simon’s__Workshop5.00pm.—
7.30pm. WednesdaysatVictoriaStageThisisagoodchan__foranyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedyandpracti__s__nydifferentwaysof__kingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’experien__ofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfiden__tobefunny.Charlotte__Stone8.00pm.—
11.00pm. PizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCDwithJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalianwithex__llentmeatandfreshfishpizzasandpasta面食.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenalldayandservescocktailscoffeebeerandwhitewine.★
1.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttoh__eyourmusicprodu__dA.JulesSkye.B.GeeWhizz.C.CharlotteStone.D.JamesPickering.★
2.Atwhichpla__canpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaughA.TheCyclopsTheatreB.KaleidoscopeC.VictoriaStageD.PizzaWorld★
3.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon’sWorkshopA.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.B.Itlaststhreehourseachtime.C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.★
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10.30pm.Passage3 2016·全国ⅡAnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuc__ssfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolife.FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding—undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journali__—iftheyhadbeen__delastweek.Infacttheywereshotfrom1914through1916mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck海难byacamera__nwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.__nyofthei__geswerestoredinani__chestunderfreezingwaterintheda__gedwoodenship.TheshipwastheEnduran__a__alltightNorwegian-builtthree-__sterthatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonanda__allcrewofseamenandscientists27meninalltothesouther__ostshoreofAntarctica’sWeddellSea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtofor__apassagebydogsled雪橇acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthad___dwithhisfourcompanionsonthe__rchback.AswriterCarolineAlexander__kesclearinherfor__fulandwell-researchedstoryTheEnduran__adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott’slastjourneycompletedashelayinatentdyingofcoldandhungercaughttheworld’si__ginationandafilm__deinhishonordrewcrowds.ShackletonaonetimeBritishmerchant-n__yoffi__rwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyageto__kemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurleyaconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarcticwashiredto__kethei__gesmostofwhichh__eneverbeforebeenpublished.★
1.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurleyA.Theywere__delastweek.B.Theyshowedunderseas__neries.C.Theywerefoundbyacamera__n.D.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure.★
2.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetextA.FrankHurley.B.ErnestShackleton.C.RobertFalconScott.D.CarolineAlexander.★
3.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyageA.Artisticcreation.B.Scientificresearch.C.Money__king.D.Treasurehunting.Passage4 2016·全国Ⅲ话题乐队__词数184OperaatMusicHall1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperfor__n__sin__rchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsenjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone241-
2742.http//___.cityopera.com.ChamberOrchestra TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreetwhichoffersseveralcon__rtsfrom__rchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinfor__tion.http___.chamberoch.com.SymphonyOrchestra AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsalescall381-
3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthrough__yatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbend.http//___.symphony.org/home.asp.CollegeConservatoryofMusicCCM Perfor__n__sareonthe__incampus校园oftheuniversityusuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofeventsincludingperfor__n__sbythewell-known____lleQuartetCCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestraandvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardcanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermis__ailablebycallingtheboxoffi__at556-
4183.http//___.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.RiverbendMusicTheater6295Kellogg__e.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercoverpie__differen__.Bignameshowsallsummerlong!Phone232-
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2.Whencanyougotoacon__rtbyChamberOrchestraA.February.B__y.CAugust.DNovember.★
3.Wherecanstudentsgoforfreeperfor__n__swiththeirIDcardsA.MusicHall.B.MemorialHall.C.PatriciaCobbettTheater.D.RiverbendMusicTheater.★
4.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherpla__sA.Ithasseatsintheopenair.B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.D.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.Passage5 2015·新课标全国Ⅰ话题艺术展词数221SalvadorDali1904-19__wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidou__ntreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksand__sterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpie__s,mostimportantlyThePersisten__ofMemory.ThereisalsoLEnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,o__ects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartistsshow__nqualities.ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsu__ectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities无限.“Fromtheinfinity__alltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus a__zingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseumtheatreinFigueras,”explainsthePompidou__ntre.Thefineselectionofthe__jorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration合作withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiain__drid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Peter__urg,Florida.1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDaliaccordingtoParagraph1A.Optimistic.B.Productive.C.Generous.D.Traditional.2.WhatisDalisThePersisten__ofMemoryconsideredtobeA.Oneofhis__sterworks.B.Asuc__ssfulscreenadaptation.C.Anartisticcreationforthestage.D.OneofthebestTVprogrammes.★
3.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDaliA.Bypopularity.B.Byimportan__.C.Bysizeandshape.D.Bytimeandsu__ect.4.Whatdoestheword“contributions”inthelastparagraphrefertoA.Artworks.B.Projects.C.Donations.D.Documents.Passage6 2015·新课标全国ⅡMycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldntfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventyfivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssigned_offforthenight.Fortunately,IdidntgotanychannelsshowingallnightmoviesorIwouldneverh__egottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic静电noise.Forsomereason,when__rtainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles肌肉shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.1.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVsetA.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B.Hecouldntreturnitwhenitwasbroken.C.Hecouldh__eboughtitatalowerpri__.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestrepla__thephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannelsC.changedtocommercialsD.showedallnightmovies★
3.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagainA.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byh__ingitrepaired.
4.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhen____ingthestoryA.Curious.B.Anxious.C.Cautious.D.Humorous.Passage7 2015·新课标全国ⅡMorestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear间隔年beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegapyearphenomenonoriginated起源withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentran__examsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.Thisyear25310studentswhoh__eac__ptedpla__sinhighereducationinstitutionsh__eputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentran__providedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsServi__UCAS.Thatisarecord
14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawellplannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmore__tureandresponsible,”hesaid.Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudentsNUS,arguedthattheincreaseiseviden__ofstudenthardship-youngpeoplearebeingfor__dintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytole__euniversityupto£15000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsarefor__dtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.★
1.WhatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetextA.Itisflexibleinlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.C.Itisincreasinglypopular.D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.
2.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear________.A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestu_____.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobsC.aremorelikelytole__euniversityindebtD.h__eabetterchan__toentertopuniversities
3.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegapyearphenomenonA.Hespuzzled.B.Hesworried.C.Hessurprised.D.Hesannoyed.
4.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatisticsA.Attendadditionalcourses.B.__keplansforthenewterm.C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.D.Preparefortheirgraduatestu___s.Passage8 2015·安徽话题食物与文化词数298Foodservesasaformofcommunicationintwofundamentalways.Sharingbreadorotherfoodsisacommonhu__ntraditionthatcanpromoteunityandtrust.Foodcanalsoh__easpecificmeaningandplayasignificantroleinafamilyorcultures__lebrationsortraditions.Thefoodsweeat—andwhenandhowweeatthem—areoftenuniquetoaparticularcultureor__yevendifferbetweenrural农村的andurbanareaswithinonecountry.Sharingbreadwhetherduringaspecialoccasion时刻oratthefamilydinnertableisacommonsymboloftogetherness.__nyculturesalso__lebratebirthdaysand__rriageswithcakesthatarecutandsharedamongtheguests.Earlyformsofcakeweresimplyakindofbreadsothistraditionhitsitsrootsinthecustomofsharingbread.Foodalsoplaysanimportantrolein__nyNewYear__lebrations.InthesouthernUnitedStatespie__sofcornbreadrepresentblocksofgoldforprosperity兴旺intheNewYear.InGree__peopleshareaspecialcakecalledvasilopita.Acoinisputintothecakewhichsignifies预示suc__ssintheNewYearforthepersonwhore__ivesit.__nyculturesh__e__remoniesto__lebratethebirthofachildandfoodcanplayasignificantrole.InChinawhenababyisonemontholdfamiliesnameandwelcometheirchildina__lebrationthatincludesgivingredcoloredeggstoguests.In__nyculturesroundfoodssuchasgrapesbreadandmooncakesareeatenatwelcome__lebrationstorepresentfamilyunity.Nutritionisne__ssaryforlifesoitisnotsurprisingthatfoodissuchanimportantpartofdifferentculturesaroundtheworld.★
1.Accordingtothepassagesharingbread________.A.indicatesalackoffoodB.canhelptodevelopunityC.isacustomuniquetoruralareasD.hasitsrootsinbirthday__lebrations★
2.Whatdoesthecoininvasilopitasignifyforitsre__iverintheNewYearA.Trust.B.Suc__ss.C.Health.D.Togetherness.3.Theauthorexplainstheroleoffoodin__lebrationsby________.A.usingexamplesB.__kingcomparisonsC.____yzingcausesD.describingpro__sses4.Whatisthepassage__inlyaboutA.Thecustomofsharingfood.B.Thespecificmeaningoffood.C.Theroleoffoodin__remonies.D.Theimportan__offoodinculture.Passage9 2015·湖北“Iseeyouvegotabitofwateronyourcoat,”saidthe__natthepetrolstation.“Isitrainingoutthere?”“No,itsprettyni__,”Ireplied,checkingmysleeve.“Oh,right.Apony马驹bitmeearlier.”Asithappened,thebitewasvirtuallypainless:morethekindof__allbiteyoumightgetfromanaughtychild.Theponyresponsiblewasqueuingupforsomei__creaminthecarparknearHaytor,andperhapsthoughtIdjumpedinaheadofhim.ThereasonwhytheponiesherearenaughtyisthatHaytorisatouristhe__yareaandtouristsareconstantlyfeedingtheponiesfoods,despitesignsaskingthemnotto.Byfeedingtheponies,touristsincreasetheriskofthemgettinghitbyacar,and__kethemhardertogatherduringtheareasannualponydrift迁移.Thepurposeofaponydriftistogatherthemupsotheirhealthcanbechecked,thebabyonescanbestoopedfromfeedingontheirmothersmilk,andthosewhovegonebeyondtheirlimitedareacanbereturnedtotheircorrectarea.Someofthemarealsolatersold,inordertolimitthenumberofponiesaccordingtotherulessetbyNaturalEngland.Threeweeksago,Iwitnesseda__allneardisasterafewmileswestofhere.Whilewalking,Inoti__daponyrolloveronhisback.“Hello!”Isaidtohim,assuminghewasjustrollingforfun,buthewasverystilland,asIgotcloser,Isawhimkickinghislegsintheairandbreathinghe__ily.Ibegantoproperlyworryabouthim.Fortunately,I__nagedtogetintouchwithaDartmoorsLivestockProtectionoffi__randsendheraphoto.Theoffi__rimmediatelysentalocalfarmerouttocheckonthepony.Theponyhadactuallybeentrappedbetweentworocks.Thefarmerfreedhim,andhebegantorunhappilyaroundagain.Dartmoorhas1000orsoponies,whoplayacriticalroleincreatingthediversityofspeciesinthisarea.__nypeopleareworkinghardtopreservetheseponies,andtryingtocomeupwithplanstofindasustainable可持续的futureforoneofDartmoorsmostfinanciallytroubledelements.★
1.WhyaretouristsaskednottofeedtheponiesA.Toprotectthetouristsfrombeingbitten.B.Tokeeptheponiesoffthepetrolstation.C.To__oidputtingtheponiesindanger.D.Topreventtheponiesfromfighting.★
2.Oneofthepurposesoftheannualponydriftis_____________________________.A.tofeedbabyponiesonmilkB.tocontrolthenumberofponiesC.toexpandthehabitatforponiesD.toselltheponiesatagoodpri__3.WhatwastheauthorsfirstreactionwhenhesawaponyrollonitsbackA.Hefreeditfromthetrap.B.Hecalledaprotectionoffi__r.C.Heworriedaboutitverymuch.D.Hethoughtofitasbeingnaughty.4.WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutthepreservationofDartmoorsponiesA.Itlackspeoplesinvolvement.B.Itcostsalargeamountofmoney.C.Itwillaffecttouri__inDartmoor.D.Ithascausedanimbalan__ofspecies.Passage10 2015·四川AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsuper__rketbunchesofflowers,But,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.Mothersh__elongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustashe__yaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours,theywouldearnasmuchas$172000ayear.Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.Thiswould__ketheiryearlyincome$30000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.By____ysingthenumbers,itfoundthe__eragemotherworks119hoursaweek40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,parttimelawyer,personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingaparttimelawyer,at$
48.98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”,withpsychologist心理学家aclosesecond.Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyfa__,with80per__nt__kingemotional情感的de__ndasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.Thestudyshowsmothers__tterallyearlongandnotjustonMothersDay.Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbeneverending,butchildrenarealsosour__sofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing投入intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.★
1.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinisterA.£
30000.B.£
142000.C.£
172000.D.£
202000.★
2.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersisfrom________.A.emotionalde__ndB.lowpayforworkC.he__yworkloadD.lackoftraining★
3.WhatisstressedinthelastparagraphA.Mothersimportan__showsinfamilyallyearlong.B.Thesacrifi__smothers__kearehugebutworthwhile.C.Mothersdevotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.4.WhatcanweconcludefromthestudyA.Mothersworkinghoursshouldbelargelyredu__d.B.Mothersshouldbalan__theirtimeforworkandrest.C.Motherslabourisofahighervaluethanitisrealised.D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.Passage11 2015·天津UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidential住宿的rooms:electricblanketshairdryerspersonalcomputersradiostelevisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candles__ilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOffi__ofResiden__Life.Ac__sstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombination组合__fortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheckin.Donotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyone.TheOffi__ofResiden__Life__ychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingPolicyStudentslivinginbuildingsthath__ekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.Kitchensthatarenotkeptclean__ybeclosedforuse.Withtheex__ptionofusinga__allmicrow__eoven微波炉toheatfoodstudentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.PetPolicyNopetsex__ptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpetswhethervisitingorownedbythestudentaresu__ecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsre__ivewrittennoti__whenthefinegoesintoeffect.Ifoneweekfromthedateofwrittennoti__thepetisnotremovedthestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.QuietHoursResidentialbuildingsmust__intainanatmospherethatsupportstheacademicmissionoftheUniversity.Minimumquiethoursinallcampusresiden__sare1100pmto800amSundaythroughThursday.QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare100amto800am.Studentswhoviolatequiethoursaresu__ecttoafineof$
25.★
1.WhichofthefollowingitemsareallowedinstudentroomsA.__ilingfansandwaterbeds.B.Wirelessroutersandradios.C.Hairdryersandcandles.D.TVsandelectricblankets.★
2.Whatifastudentisfoundtoh__etoldhiscombinationtoothersA.Thecombinationshouldbechanged.B.TheOffi__shouldbecharged.C.Heshouldrepla__thedoorlock.D.Heshouldcheckoutoftheroom.★
3.WhatdoweknowaboutthecookingpolicyA.Amicrow__eovencanbeused.B.Cookinginstudentroomsispermitted.C.Ahousekeeperistocleanupthekitchen.D.Studentsaretoclosekitchendoorsaftercooking.★
4.Ifastudenthaskeptacatinhisroomforaweeksin__thewarninghewillfa__________.A.parentvisitsB.afineof$100C.theStudentCourtD.awrittennoti__★
5.Whencanstudentsenjoya_____inresiden__sA.700amSunday.B.730amThursday.C.1130pmMonday.D.0030amSaturday.Passage12 2015·福建FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRolling__yDayisatraditionaldayfor__lebrationsbutthe2000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothesrollacompletecheesealonga50metrecourse.Onthewaytheymustnotkickorthrowtheircheeseorgointotheircompe_____slane赛道.Competitionisfier__andthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilosdisappointinglybutunderstandablythecheesesusedinthera__arewoodenones.Allthecompe_____sareservedwithbeerorportwinethetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerqueNewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustraliatheCaribbeanandChinabuttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy辛辣,buthotenoughto__keyourmouthburnyourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedaysevery__rch.Youmightliketotryachocolatecoveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonethingsforsure—ifyoudontlikethefeelingofaburningtonguethisfestivalisntforyou!LaTo__tina—TheWorldsBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugusttheSpanishtownofBunolhostsLaTo__tina—theworldslargestfoodfight.Aweeklong__lebrationleadsuptoanexcitingto__tobattleasthehighlightoftheweeksevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithto__toes—officialfightstartersgetthingsgoingbycastingto__toesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhourinwhichtimearound50000kilogramsofto__toesh__ebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmovesrunsorfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotheriverto__kefriendsagain—andforamuchneededwash!★
1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitioncompe_____soneachteammust________.A.wearvariousfor__lclothe__.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlaneC.kickorthrowtheircheeseD.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos★
2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheldA.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.★
3.The__lebrationofLaTo__tinalasts________.A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays★
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.B.Morethan10000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.D.Anexcitingto__tobattletakespla__atthebeginningofLaTo__tina.Passage13 2014·四川Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouh__e__dearealdifferen__insomeoneslifeIfyes,dontcareabout___orage!Comeandjoinus,thenyoull___ke_it!Position VolunteerSocialCareAssistantNoPaywithFreeMealsPla____nchesterHours PartTimeWearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Dontmissthechan__oflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!Role Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourpri__rycon__rnistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.SkillsandExperien__Required Youwillh__etherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.Youwillh__etheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsin__youllh__etohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscarerelatedexperien__willbeagreatadvantageforyou.1.Thetextismeantto________.A.le__eanoteB.sendaninvitationC.presentadocumentD.carryanadvertisement2.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeanA.Youll__keotherslivesmoremeaningfulwiththisjob.B.Youllarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.C.Youllearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.D.Youllsuc__edingettingthisjob.★
3.Thevolunteerspri__ryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities________.A.togetsomefinancialsupportB.toproperlyprotectthemselvesC.tolearnsomenewlivingskillsD.torealizetheirownimportan__★
4.WhichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteerA.Theonewhocandriveacar.B.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.C.Theonewhohaspatien__tolistentoothers.D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicate.Passage14 2014·江苏Howeverwealthywe__ybe,wecanneverfindenoughhoursinthedaytodoeverythingwewant.Economicsdealswiththisproblemthroughthecon__ptofopportunitycost,whichsimplyreferstowhethersomeonestimeormoneycouldbebetterspentonsomethingelse.Everyhourofourtimehasavalue.Foreveryhourweworkatonejobwecouldquiteeasilybedoinganother,orbesleepingorwatchingafilm.Eachoftheseoptionshasadifferentopportunitycost—namely,whattheycostusinmissedopportunities.Sayyouintendtowatchafootball__tchbuttheticketsareexpensiveanditwilltakeyouacoupleofhourstogettoandfromthestadium.Whynot,youmightreason,watchthegamefromhomeandusetheleftovermoneyandtimetoh__edinnerwithfriends?This—thealternativeuseofyourcashandtime—istheopportunitycost.Foreconomists,everydecisionis__debyknowledgeofwhatonemustforgo—intermsofmoneyandenjoyment—inordertotakeitup.Byknowingpreciselywhatyouarere__ivingandwhatyouaremissingouton,yououghttobeableto__kebetterinformed,morereasonabledecisions.Considerthatmostfamouseconomicruleofall theresnosuchthingasafreelunch.Evenifsomeoneofferstotakeyououttolunchforfree,thetimeyouwillspendintherestaurantstillcostsyousomethingintermsofforgoneopportunities.Somepeoplefindtheideaofopportunitycostextremelydiscouraging i__ginespendingyourentirelifecalculatingwhetheryourtimewouldbebetterspentelsewheredoingsomethingmoreprofitableorenjoyable.Yet,inasenseitshu__nnaturetodopreciselythat—weassesstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdecisionsallthetime.Inthebusinessworld,apopularphraseis“valueformoney.”Peoplewanttheircashtogoasfaraspossible.However,anotherisfastobtaininganadvantage“valuefortime.”Thebiggestrestrictiononourresour__sisthenumberofhourswecandevotetosomething,sowelookto__ximizethereturnwegetonourinvestmentoftime.Byreadingthispassageyouaregivingoverabitofyourtimewhichcouldbespentdoingotheractivities,suchassleepingandeating.Inreturn,however,thispassagewillhelpyoutothinklikeaneconomist,closelyconsideringtheopportunitycostofeachofyourdecisions.★
1.Accordingtothepassage,thecon__ptof“opportunitycost”isappliedto________.A.__kingmoremoneyB.takingmoreopportunitiesC.reducingmissedopportunitiesD.weighingthechoi__ofopportunities★
2.The“leftover...time”inParagraph3probablyreferstothetime________.A.sparedforwatchingthe__tchathomeB.takentoh__edinnerwithfriendsC.spentonthewaytoandfromthe__tchD.s__edfromnotgoingtowatchthe__tch3.WhatareforgoneopportunitiesA.Opportunitiesyouforgetindecision__king.B.Opportunitiesyougiveupforbetterones.C.Opportunitiesyoumissaccidentally.D.Opportunitiesyou__keupfor.Passage15 2014·安徽Recordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbig,toughAfricanelephantsrunningaway,anewstudysays.Beehives蜂窝—eitherrecordedorreal—__yevenpreventelephantsfromda__gingfarmerscrops.In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephants__oid__rtaintreeswithbeeslivinginthem.Today,LucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmerstogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarms,sheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernKenyaandsetuparecorder.Thenshethrewastoneintothebeehive,whichburstintolife.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next,LucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinatreeclosetoeachfamily.Fromadistan__,Lucyswitchedontheprerecordedsoundofangrybeeswhileatthesametimerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamera.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithintenseconds.Outofatotalof17groups,onlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyrantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofawate___ll瀑布insteadoftheangrybeesto__nyofthesameelephantfamilies,theani__lswereundisturbed.Evenafterfourminutes,mostofthegroupsstayedinonepla__.Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinueto__oidthesoundofangrybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasnttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow,butherinitial最初的resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.★
1.Weknowfromthepassagethatelephants__ybefrightenedof________.A.loudnoisesB.somecropsC.videocamerasD.angrybees★
2.Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy________.A.worksbyherselfinAfricaB.needstotestmoreelephantgroupsC.hasstoppedelephantseatingcropsD.hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms★
3.WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehiveA.Torecordthesoundofbees.B.To__keavideoofelephants.C.Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.D.Tofindoutmoreaboutthebeh__iorofbees.★
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.YoungelephantsignoreAfricanhoneybees.B.Wate___llscan__keelephantsstayinonepla__.C.Elephantsdonotgoneartreeswithbeeslivinginthem.D.FarmersdonotallowLucytoconducttestsintheirfields.Passage16 2014·北京SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族馆TheallnewSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,situatedintheheartofMelbournes___,isoneofVictoriasleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.H__ing12a__zingzonesofdiscovery,SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheverypla__thatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.*OpeningTimesSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom930amuntil600pmeverydayoftheyear,includingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat500pm,onehourbeforeclosing.*Location位置SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet,Melbourne.ItissituatedontheYarraRiver,oppositeCrownEntertai__entComplex.*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumTrainSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisashortwalkfromeitherFlindersorSouthernCrosstrainstations.Tram有轨电车TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtramstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute公交线路andalsoroutes70and
75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.ShuttleBusTheMelbourneCityTouristShuttleisafreebusservi__,stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdaily,every15minutesfrom1000amto400pm.*CarParkingWhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,thereareseveralpubliccarparkinglots__ailableonlyashortwalkaway.*WheelchairAc__ssSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullac__sstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairac__ssibletoilets.*TermsTicketswillbee__iledtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketon__paymenthasbeenac__pted.Pleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentran__ofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket,noentry!★
1.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.A.islocatedatthe__nterofthe___inthecityB.has12mostattractivepla__sinMelbourneC.admitsvisitorsfrom930amuntil600pmD.isbesideCrownEntertai__entComplex★
2.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,visitorscantake________.A.trainsfromSouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstationC.boatsacrosstheYarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or75★
3.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairac__ssC.InternetconnectionD.transportationservi__★
4.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbepurchasedbye__ilC.arecheckedattheentran__D.canbeprintedattheticketoffi__Passage17 2014·新课标全国ⅠAsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6000~7000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikely___outbythenext__ntury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganizationUNESCO.Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—h__efor__nyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.__rkTurin,ascientistatthe__cmillan__nter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHi__layas,isfollowinginthat_tradition.Hisre__ntlypublishedbook,AGram__rofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperien__living,workingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHi__layanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoi__sbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportant__terials—includingphotographs,films,taperecordings,andfieldnotes—whichhadre__inedunstu___dandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHi__layaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaignto__kesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,__ailablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthe__terialswereoriginallycollected.Thankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidely__ailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbes__edandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.★
1.__nyscholarsare__kingeffortsto________.A.promotegloballanguagesB.rescuedisappearinglanguagesC.searchforlanguagecommunitiesD.setuplanguageresearchorganizations2.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3refertoA.H__ingfullrecordsofthelanguages.B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.C.____ingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.D.Livingwiththenativespeakers.★
3.WhatisTurinsbookbasedonA.Theculturalstu___sinIndia.B.Thedocuments__ailableatYale.C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.D.Hispersonalexperien__inNepal.4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurinsworkA.Write,sellanddonate.B.Record,repairandreward.C.Collect,protectandreconnect.D.Design,experimentandreport.Passage18 2014·北京话题做正确的决定词数426ChoosingtheRightResolution决定MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013with,agoaloflosingweight.However,settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.Toreachourgoaloflosingweight—theoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeat—theinput输入.Thatis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstructgoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweight,tryanactionableresolution“Illstoph__ingdessertforlunch,”or“Illwalkeverydayfor20minutes.”Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawellspecifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethancon__ntratingontheoutcome.Re__ntlyanewscien__behindin__ntives激励,includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.Forexample,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecases,heg__estudentsin__ntivesbasedoninput,likereading__rtainbooks,whileinothers,thein__ntiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.His__infindingwasthatin__ntivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectwhenbasedonoutput.Fryersconclusionwasthatthein__ntivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausestudentsdonotknowhowtodobetteronanexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike“studyharder.”Reading__rtainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawellsettaskoverwhichtheyh__emuchmorecontrol.Aslongasyouh__edirectcontroloveryourgoal,youh__eamuchhigherchan__ofsuc__ss.Anditseasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbe__kingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafé,forexample.Thisisawellspecifiedactionbasedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuc__sseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisntagoalbecauseitstoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,dontstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkaboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.Inthelongrun,thesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.★
1.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause________.A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericansB.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresultC.itisdependentontoo__nythingsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions★
2.InRolandFryersresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause________.A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theypaidmoreattentiontoexamsC.theyweremotivatedbytheirclas__atesD.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooks★
3.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoalA.“Illgiveupdessert.”B.“Illstudyharder.”C.“Illcutdownmyexpenses.”D.“Illspendmoretimewithmyfamily.”★
4.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould________.A.developgoodhabitsandfocusontheoutcomeB.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothemC.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabitsD.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalan__theinputandoutputPassage19 2014·天津话题大学指南词数340AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks小吃,drinks,i__creambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,toh__emeetingsandtostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglas__ntre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertai__entsuchascon__rts,gamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,is__ailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellness__ntreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseis__ailableifyouh__ehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvi__.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsuran__.HoursareMondaytoFriday9amtonoonand100to430pm.AcademicSupportAllstudentsh__eac__sstotheWriting__ntreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,gram__r,vocabulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesignupsheetoutsidethedoor two30minuteappointmentsperweek__ximum.Thisservi__isfree.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttle班车servi__.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshopping__ntre,le__ingfromthe__ttson__ntre.Operationhoursarebetween9amand3pm,Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$
1.★
1.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteriaA.DohomeworkandwatchTV.B.Buydrinksandenjoycon__rts.C.h__emealsandmeetwithfriends.D.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess.★
2.WhereandwhencanyoucookyourownfoodA.TheGlobe,Friday.B.TheLowerCafé,Sunday.C.TheTWUCafeteria,Friday.D.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.★
3.TheGuide____susthattheWellness__ntre________.A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservi__sfreeofchargeC.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.givesadvi__onmentalhealth★
4.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWriting__ntreA.Byapplyingonline.B.Bycallingthe__ntre.C.Byfillinginasignupform.D.Bygoingtothe__ntredirectly.5.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpressA.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.B.ToprovidestudentswithcampustoursC.Totakestudentstothe__ttson__ntre.D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.Passage20 2014·江西话题度假村活动词数411HOLIDAYFUNATTHEPOWERHOUSE500HARRISSTREETULTIMO·TELEPHONE0292170111JoinintheholidayfunatthePowerhousethismonthlinkedtoournewexhibition,EvolutionRevolution Chinesedress1700stonow.DONTFORGETourotherspecialevent,theClubMedCircusSchoolwhichispartoftheCircus马戏团!150yearsofcircusinAustraliaexhibitionexperien__!◆ChineseFolkDancing ColorfulChinesedan__andmusicalperfor__n__sbyTheChineseFolkDancingSchoolofSydney.Dan__sinclude theGoldenstickdan__andtheChinesedrumdan__.AfeaturewillbetheQinDynastyEmperorscourtdan__.Alsoincludedisashowoffa__paintingforBei___gOperaperfor__n__s.Sunday29JuneandWednesday2JulyintheTurbineHall,at
11.30am
1.30pm.◆AustralianChineseChildrensArtsTheatre WellknownchildrensplayexpertsfromShanghaileadthisdynamicyouthgroup.Perfor__n__sincludeChinesefairytalesandplays.Thursday3toSunday6JulyintheTurbineHall,at
11.30am
1.30pm.◆ChineseYouthLeague:Atraditionalperformingartsgroupfeaturingperfor__n__highlightssuchastheRedscarfandSpringflowerdan__s,andamusicianplayingErHu.Sunday6toTuesday8JulyintheTurbineHall
11.30amto
1.30pm.◆KidsActivity__keaPaperHorse:Youngchildren__keapaperhorsecutout.ThehorseisafrequentthemeinChinesepainting,indicatingakindofadvan__ment.Suitableforages812years.Saturday28JunetoTuesday8JulyintheTurbineHall,
12.00pmto
1.00pm.◆ClubMedCircusSchool:Learncircusskills,includingthetrapeze,trampoliningand__gic.Noteonlyforchildrenover
5.Thereare40pla__s__ailableineach1hoursessionandthesemustbebookedatthefrontdesk,level4,ontheday.Tuesday1toSaturday5Julyat
11.30am
1.00pm.Enjoyunlimitedfreevisitsand__nyotherbenefitsbybecomingaFamilymemberofthePowerhouse.Ourfamilymembershipscovertwo_____sandallchildrenundertheageof16yearsattheoneaddress.Membersre__ivePowerline,ourmonthly__gazine,discountsintheshopsandtherestaurants,aswellasfreeadmissiontotheMuseum.Allthisforaslittleas$5000ayear!Call0292170600formoredetails.★
1.WhencanyouwatchtheChinesedrumdan__A.OnJuly
2.B.OnJuly
3.C.OnJuly
6.D.OnJuly
8.★
2.Tolearnthe__gictricks,youcangoto________.A.KidsActivityB.ChineseYouthLeagueC.ClubMedCircusSchoolD.ChildrensArtsTheatre★
3.WhatisrequiredifyouwanttoenjoyfreevisitstotheMuseumA.Calling
0292170600.B.Gainingfamilymembership.C.Comingfortheholidayfun.D.PayingPowerline$
50.00ayear.4.Whatisthe__inpurposeofthetextA.Toattractvisitors.B.Topresentschedules.C.Toreporttheperfor__n__s.D.ToteachkidsChinesearts.Passage21 2014·广东话题洋流研究词数341Scientiststodayare__kinggreaterefforttostudyo__ancurrents洋流.Mostdoitusingsa____itesandotherhightechequipment.However,o__anexpertCurtisEbbe__eyerdoesitinaspecialway—bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwith__nyyearsexperien__,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Therewereso__nyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswap_meetstotryand__tchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.Ebbe__eyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60000intotal—fellintotheo__aninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidnt.Ebbe__eyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofo__ancurrents.ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworldsbestareasforbeachcombing海滩搜寻becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbe__eyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginfor__tionaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinfor__tionon1600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodelo__ancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbe__eyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualo__ectsfoundfloatingintheo__an.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersando__anexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyh__erecordedalllosto__ectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.1.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.fittingroomsB.tradingfairsC.businesstalksD.groupmeetings★
2.Ebbe__eyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout________.A.whatcausedtheshippingaccidentB.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissingC.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoesD.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident★
3.HowdidEbbe__eyerprovehisassumptionA.Bycollectinginfor__tionfrombeachcombers.B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcombers.C.Bysearchingthewebforo__ancurrentsmodels.D.Byresearchingo__ancurrentsdatainthelibrary.★
4.Ebbe__eyerismostfamousfor________.A.tr__elingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworldB.__kingrecordsforanylosto__ectsontheseaC.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociationD.phoningaboutanydoubtfulo__ectsonthesea5.WhatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageA.Tocallpeoplesattentiontoo__anpollution.B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheo__an.C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingo__ancurrents.D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlosto__ectsonthebeach.Passage22 2014·湖北话题宽容的力量词数397BeforeIhadmyson,Ispenttwoyearsworkingwithchildrenwithdisabilities.Ilearnedthatshoutingandthreatsofpunishmentwouldresultinadisaster.Comingupagainsttheirbeh__iourcouldonly__kethejobharderandtheirbeh__iourmoreextreme.Ifoundsomethingthatworked,though.Therewasaverynaughtyboyinthenurseryandateacherwhowasgenerallyveryconfidentwiththechildrenwasaskedtotakechargeofhim.Onedaytheboyjoinedasessionintheroomnexttomine.Hisappearan__createdanatmosphereoftension.Hespenttheentiresessionrunningaround,hittingandkicking,anddestroyingproperty.Iwasinthecraftroomworkingwithsomeotherchildrenwhenmycoworkertoldmethatthisboysteacherwasintears,andcouldnotgetcontrolofthesituation.Asweweretalking,theboyranin.ItoldmycoworkerthatIwouldtakecareofhim.Iclosedthedoor.Hewasfullofenergy,throwingthingsaroundand__kingahugemess.ButIcouldseethathewasdoingallthesetoannoyme.Heneededconnection,andthiswastheonlywayheknewhowtoaskforit.SoIsatbackdownandkeptquiet.Thenhesloweddownandbegan__kingarocket.Italkedtohimaboutit.WecontinuedlikethisforafewminutesbeforeIslippedintotheconversation“Sowhathappenedtoday?”Itwaspurelyaquestion,noblameorangerinmytone.IbelievethatifIhadcriticizedhim,thegatethatwasslowlyopeningwouldh__eshutfirmlyclosed.Hetoldmethattheteacherdidntlethimdowhatheknewwellduetosafetybutaskedhimtodowhathedisliked.Healsoadmittedthathehadenjoyed__kingherrunaroundandsawitasagame.Iexplainedthathisteacherhadnotseenitasagameandwasveryupset.Thisagainwasstatedsimplyasafact.Isuggestedthatnexttimehehadasession,hetalkaboutwhathehopedtodoatthestart,whichmightbeeasierforeveryone.Heagreedandwasquietforamoment.Thenhelookedatmewithtearsinhiseyesbeforequietlyaskingifhecouldgotofindhisteachertoapologize.★
1.Theboy__detroubleforhisteacherbecausehe______________________________.A.wasaccusedofdestroyingpropertyB.wastoldnottoyellatotherchildrenC.was__detodothingsagainsthiswillD.wasblamedforcreatinganairoftension★
2.Whydidnttheauthordoanythingabouttheboysbadbeh__ioratfirstA.Shedidntwantto__keitworse.B.Shedidntmindthehugemessatall.C.Shewastiredofshoutingandthreats.D.Shehadntthoughtofacopingstrategy.★
3.Theauthor__nagedtogettheboytotalktoherby________.A.playinggameswithhimB.givinghimagoodsuggestionC.describinghisteachersfeelingsD.__oiding__kingcriticalre__rks★
4.Whydidtheboyh__etearsinhiseyesintheendA.Hewassorryabouthisreputation.B.Hewasregretfulabouthisbeh__ior.C.Hewasfearfuloftheauthorswarning.D.Hewassadfortheauthorsmisunderstanding.Passage23 2014·大纲全国话题地铁指南词数294MetroPocketGuideMetrorail地铁Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefive__ytr__elfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecard__chinesareineverystation.Bring__allbillsbecausetherearenochange__chinesinthestationsandfarecard__chinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetonedayofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.Buyitfromafarecard__chineinMetrostations.Useitafter930a.m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.Hours_of_servi__Open5a.m.Mon.Fri7a.m.SatSun.Close midnightSun.Thurs.3a.m.Fri.Sat.nightsLasttraintimesvary.To__oid避免missingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimespostedinstations.MetrobusWhenpayingwithexactchange,thefareis$
1.
35.Whenpayingwitha__arTrip®cardthefareis$
1.25Fares_for_senior/disabled_customersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomers__yrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus,useasenior/disabledfarecardor__arTrip®card.Formoreinfor__tionaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards,__arTrip®cardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpensDoors.comorcall2026377000and202637
8000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorailservi__sbycalling202962
1100.Tr__el_tips·__oidridingduringweekdayrushperiods—before930a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.·Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLostFoundat202962
1195.★
1.Whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecard__chinesA.Theystartsellingticketsat930a.m.B.Theyareconnectedtochange__chines.C.Theyofferspecialservi__totheelderly.D.They__kechangefornomorethan$
5.★
2.AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopservi__onSaturdayA.Atmidnight.B.At3a.m.C.At5a.m.D.At7p.m.★
3.Whatisgoodabouta__arTrip®cardA.Itisconvenientforoldpeople.B.Its__esmoneyforitsusers.C.Itcanbeboughtatanytime.D.ItissoldontheInternet.★
4.WhichNumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetroA.2029621195B.2029621100C.2026377000D.2026378000考点三 推理判断题Passage1 2016·全国Ⅰ话题父母照顾__现象词数277GrandparentsAnsweraCallAsathird-generationnativeofBrownsvilleTexasMildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelptheirchildrenshepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMsGarzafinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuc__ss,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldh__ehadinseparatecities.NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertothechildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereiseviden__suggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentOba__’smother-in-law__rianRobinsonhasagreedtole__eChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudyofgrandparents.com,83per__ntofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson’sdecisionwillinfluen__grandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofOba__’sfamily.“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughandfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCro__ypublisherofGrand__gazineforgrandparents.“Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportanttobenearthemespeciallywhenyou’reraisingchildren.”Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingto__kesacrifi__sbutsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.H__ingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishardespeciallyknowingyour_____childisstrugglingbutgivingupthelifeyouknow__ybeharder.★
1.WhywasGarza’smoveasuc__ssA.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.C.Itenabledher__kemorefriends.D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewpla__s.★
2.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson’sdecisionA.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.C.83%believedithadabadinfluen__.D.The__joritythoughtitwasatrend.3.WhatdidCro__ysayaboutpeopleinthe1960sA.Theywereunsureofthemselves.B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.D.Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparent.★
4.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraphA.__kedecisionsinthebestinterestsoftheirownB.AsktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothemC.Sacrifi__fortheirstrugglingchildrenD.GettoknowthemselvesbetterPassage2 2016·全国Ⅱ话题拼装玩具的魔力词数278FiveyearsagowhenItaughtartataschoolinSeattleIusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.Iputa__allsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudentandsaid“__kesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youh__e45minutestoday—and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsand__desomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirowni__ginations.On__IhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresen__ofsuchastudent.Herewasanex__ptionallycreativemindatwork.Hispresen__meantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect感染otherstudents.Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare“ButI’mjustnotcreative.”“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?”“Ohsure.”“So____meoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwould____somethingwildlyi__ginative.Flyingintheskyorinatime__chineorgrowingthreeheads.“That’sprettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?”“Nobody.Idoit.”“Really—atnightwhenyou’reasleep?”“Sure.”“Trydoingitinthedaytimeinclassokay?”★
1.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________.A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.__kethelessonsmoreexcitingC.raisethestudents’interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign2.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasi__ginative.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymeanA.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.★
4.WhydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreamsA.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.Passage3 2015·新课标全国Ⅰ话题不一样的冬天词数353ThefreezingNortheasthasntbeenaterriblyfunpla__tospendtimethiswinter,sowhenthechan__cameforaweekendtoSarasota,Florida,mybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsay“sunshine”.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC维生素C,thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.Whenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmair,Isentupa__allprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpools,winetasting,andpinksunsetsatnor__leveninghours,not4intheafternoonfilledtheweekend,butthebestpart—particularlytomytaste,dulledbymonthsofcoldweatherrootvegetables—wasa7a.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers__rketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywakeupcall.The__rket,whichwasfoundedin1979,setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7a.m.to1p.m.rainorshine,alongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberries,theredpaintedsidesoftheJ__aDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofall,theto__toes a__zing,large,softandroundredto__toes.Disappointedby__nyabroken,vineripened蔓上成熟的promise,Iverefusedtobuywinterto__toesforyears.No__tterhowattractivetheylookinthestore,on__Igetthemhometheyreunfailinglydry,hard,andtasteless.ButIhomedin,withun__rtainty,ononeparticulartableattheBrownsGroveFarmsstand,fulloffreshandsoftto__toesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal—andatthatmoment,IrealizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldntbeexperiencingagainformonths.DelightedasIwasbytheto__toesinsight,myhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrownsGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDusty,anewlyopenedrestaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarlton,where—luckilyforme—Iwasplanningtoh__edinnerthatverynight.Withoutevenseeingthemenu,IknewIdbeorderingeveryto__toonit.★
1.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYorkA.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.2.What__detheauthorsgettingupearlyworthwhileA.H__ingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmers__rket.★
3.Whatcanwelearnaboutto__toessoldinNewYorkinwinterA.Theyaresoft.B.Theylookni__.C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.★
4.WhatwastheauthorgoingtodothateveningA.Gotoafarm.B.Checkintoahotel.C.Eatinarestaurant.D.Buyfreshvegetables.Passage4 2015·新课标全国Ⅰ话题精神咖啡馆词数310ConflictisonthemenutonightatthecafeLaChope.Thisevening,asoneveryThursdaynight,psychologist__udLehanneisleadingtwoofFran__sf__oritepastimes,coffeedrinkingandthe“talkingcure”.Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings.Itisntalwayseasy.Thecustomers—somethirtyParisianswhopayjustunder$2plusdrinkspersession—arequicktoin____ectualize高谈阔论,slowtoopenupandconnect.“Youareforbiddentosay‘onefeels,’or‘peoplethink’,”Lehannetoldthem.“Say‘Ithink,’‘Thinkme’.”Acafesocietywherenoin____ectualizingisallowed?ItcouldntseemmoreunFrench.ButLehannespsychologycafeisaboutmorethanknowingoneself Itstryingtohelpthecitystroublednei___orhoodcafes.Overtheyears,Parisiancafesh__efallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle—longerworkinghours,afastfoodboomandayoungergenerationsdesiretospendmoretimeathome.Dozensofnewthemecafesappeartochangethesituation.Cafesfocusedaroundpsychology,history,andengineeringarecatchingon,fillingtableswellintotheevening.Thecitys“psychologycafes”,whichoffergreatcomfort,areamongthemostpopularpla__s.Middleagedhome__kers,retirees,andtheunemployedcometosuchcafestotalkaboutlove,angeranddreamswithapsychologist.AndtheycometoLehannesgroupjusttolearntosaywhattheyfeel.“TheresastrongneedinParisforcommunication,”says__uri__FrischacafeLaChoperegularwhoworksasareligiousinstructorinanearbychurch.“Peopleh__efewrealfriends.Andtheyneedtoopenup.”LehannesaysshedliketoseepsychologycafesalloverFran__.“Ifpeoplehadnor__llives,thesecafeswouldntexist,”shesays,“Iflifewerentabattle,peoplewouldntneedaspecialpla__justtospeak.”Butthen,ItwouldntbeFran__.★
1.WhatarepeopleencouragedtodoatthecafeLaChopeA.Learnanewsu__ect.B.Keepintouchwithfriends.C.Showofftheirknowledge.D.Expresstheirtruefeelings.★
2.HowarecafesaffectedbyFrenchlifestylechangesA.Theyarelessfrequentlyvisited.B.Theystayopenforlongerhours.C.Theyh__ebiggernightcrowds.D.Theystarttoservefastfood.★
3.WhatarethemecafesexpectedtodoA.Createmorejobs.B.Supplybetterdrinks.C.S__ethecafebusiness.D.Servethenei___orhood.★
4.WhyarepsychologycafesbecomingpopularinParisA.Theybringpeopletruefriendship.B.Theygivepeoplespiritualsupport.C.Theyhelppeoplerealizetheirdreams.D.Theyofferaplatformforbusinesslinks.Passage5 2015·天津话题书的魅力词数407OnedaywhenIwas12mymotherg__emeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibraryandborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.InthelibraryIfoundmywayintothe“ChildrensRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadre__ntlyhadabeaglethefirstandonlyani__lcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharerbutonemorninghewasgonegivenawaytosomeonewhohadthespa__andthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.Thereonthebookscoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical相同的tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.MyeyesranacrossthetitleAmostheBeaglewithaPlan.UnknowinglyIhadreadthetitle.WithoutopeningthebookIborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.UndertheshadeofabushIstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadveryveryslowlywithdifficulty.ThoughpageswereturnedslowlyIgotthe__inideaofthestoryaboutadogwholikeminehadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.ThatdogwasmydogandIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestorymymindcontinuedthefinals__neofreuniononandonuntilmyownlostdogandIwereinmymindrunningtogether.Mymotherscallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:IhadreadabookandIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”奇迹般地experien__thatsummerbutshesawaslowbutre__rkableimprovementinmyclassroomperfor__n__duringthenextyear.AndyearslatershewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbookswasawardedaPhDinliteratureandauthoredhisownbooksarticlespoetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.1.Theauthorsmothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.A.encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.lethimspendameaningfulsummerC.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD.__kehimlearnmoreaboutweapons2.Thebookcaughttheauthorseyebecause________.A.itcontainedprettypicturesofani__lsB.itremindedhimofhisowndogC.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandD.helikedchildrensstoriesverymuch3.Whycouldtheauthor__nagetoreadthebookthroughA.Hewasfor__dbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.★
4.WhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphA.Theauthorhasbecomeasuc__ssfulwriter.B.Theauthorsmotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthorsmotherrewardedhimwithbooks.D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversin__.5.WhichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassageA.TheCharmofaBookB.MumsStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.MyPassionforReadingPassage6 2015·陕西话题生还的奇迹词数295WhenthedognamedJudyspottedthefirstsheepinherlife,shedidwhatcomesnaturally.Thefouryearolddogsetoffracingafterthesheepacrossseveralfieldsand,beingacityani__l,lostbothhersheepandhersenseofdirection.Thensheranalongtheedgeofacliff悬崖andfell100feet,bouncingoffarockintothesea.HerownerMikeHoldenpanickedandcalledthecoastguardofCornwall,whoturnedupinseconds.Sixvolunteerssliddownthecliffwiththehelpofaropebutg__eupallhopeoffindingheraliveaftera90minutesearch.Threedayslater,ahurricanehitthecoastnearCornwall.Mr.Holdenreturnedhomefromhisholidayupsetandconvin__dhispetwasdead.Hecomfortedhimselfwiththethoughtshehad___dinthemostbeautifulpartofthecountry.Forthenexttwoweeks,theHoldenswereheartbroken.Then,oneday,thephonerangandSteveTregear,thecoastguardofCornwall,askedHoldenifhewouldlikehisdogback.Abirdwatcher,armedwithatelescope,foundthepetsittingdesperatelyonarock.WhilehesoundedthealarmastudentfromLeedsclimbeddowntheclifftocollectJudy.Thedoghadinitiallybeenknockedunconscious失去知觉的buthadsurvivedbydrinkingwaterfromafreshstreamatthebaseofthecliff.She__yh__efedonthebodyofasheepwhichhadalsofallenovertheedge.“Thedogwasverythinandhungry,”SteveTregearsaid.“Itwasaveryluckydog.Shesurvivedbecauseofaplentifulsupplyoffreshwater,”headded.Itwas,asMr.Holdenadmitted,“aminormiracle奇迹”.1.ThedogJudyfelldownthecliffwhenshewas________.A.rescuingherownerB.caughtinahurricaneC.blockedbyarockD.runningafterasheep2.WhospottedJudyaftertheaccidentA.Abirdwatcher.B.AstudentfromLeeds.C.Sixvolunteers.D.ThecoastguardofCornwall.★
3.WhatcanweinferfromthetextA.Peopleliketotr__elwiththeirpets.B.Judywastakentothefieldsforhunting.C.LuckplaysavitalroleinJudyssurvival.D.HoldencaredlittlewhereJudywasburied.4.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.MiracleoftheCoastguard.B.SurvivingaHurricane.C.DangersintheWild.D.ComingBackfromtheDead.Passage7 2015·福建话题父亲的教育词数412Papaasasonofadirtpoorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“Theressomuchtolearn,”hedsay.“Thoughwerebornstupidonlythestupidre__inthatway.”Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied拒绝aneducation.ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Thoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverh__eoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;no__tterhowinsignificantitwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharethedaysnewlearning.Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.“Feli__,”hedsay“____mewhatyoulearnedtoday.”“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....”Silen__.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation拯救oftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well....”hedsay.“Getthe__p;letsseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperien__wasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperien__sandparticipatinginoneanotherseducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming肯定ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignityPapawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher,Istu___dwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting传授whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannever____whenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.1.WhatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraphA.Theauthorsfatherwasborninaworkersfamily.B.Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.C.Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.2.Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“________”.A.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment★
3.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnewsB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.appreciatedhisfatherseducationaltechnique4.Whatisthegreatestvalueof“dinnertime”totheauthorA.Continuallearning.B.Showingtalents.C.Familygettogether.D.WinningPapasapproval.5.Theauthorsfathercanbebestdescribedas________.A.aneducatorexpertattrainingfutureteachersB.aparentinsistentonhischildrenseducationC.aparticipantwillingtosharehisknowledgeD.ateacherstrictabouteverythinghisstudentsdidPassage8 2015·湖南话题灯塔___的故事词数356H__eyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperlyI__gineh__ingyourentirehousegarageandyardinspectedatanytime—withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse灯塔livingandakeepersreputationdependedontheresults.Afewtimeseachyearaninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprisebutkeeperssometimeshadadvan__noti__.On__lighthouseshadtelephoneskeeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectorwasaboardthekeepersfamily__deitagametoseewhocouldnoti__theboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboateveryonewoulddolastminutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.Despitetheseriousnatureofinspectionstheyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnoth__etimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetimepeopledidnoth__edishwashersintheirhomes.InanefforttocleanupquicklyMrs.Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpancoveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendooritwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.Heneverdid.OnedayGlennFurstsmotherputoilonthekitchenfloorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwaxtheoil__dethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistimethoughsheusedalittletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlennsmotherheslippedonthefreshlyoiledsu_____.“Hecameacrossthatfloorw__inghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight,”Glennlaterwrote.Afterhestea___dhimselfheshookGlennsmothershandandtheinspectioncontinuedasthoughnothinghadhappened.1.WhatdoesParagraph1____usabouttheinspectionatthelightstationA.Itwascarriedouton__ayear.B.Itwasoftenannoun__dinadvan__.C.Itwasimportantforthekeepersfame.D.Itwasfocusedonthegarageandyard.2.Thefamilybegan__kingpreparationsimmediatelyafter________.A.oneofthememberssawtheboatB.awarningcallreachedthelighthouseC.thekeeperputonthedressuniformandcapD.theinspectorflewspecialflagsinthedistan__★
3.Mrs.Byrnesputthedishesintheovenbecausethiswould________.A.resultinsomefunB.speedupwashingthemC.__keherhomelooktidyD.beade__ndfromtheinspector★
4.Iftheinspectorhadopenedtheovendoorhewouldh__eseen________.A.anemptypanB.__nycleandishesC.pie__sofbakedbreadD.aclothcoveringsomething★
5.Theinspectorw__edhisarms________.A.totryhisbesttokeepsteadyB.toshowhissatisfactionwiththefloorC.toextendawarmgreetingtoGlennsmotherD.toexpresshisintentiontocontinuetheinspectionPassage9 2014·四川话题男性和女性的差异词数329Womenarefriendly.Butmenaremorecompetitive.Why?Researchersh__efounditsalldowntothehormoneoxytocin荷尔蒙催生素.Althoughknownasthelovehormone,itaffectsthe___esdifferently.“Womentendtobesocialintheirbeh__ior.Theyoftensharewithothers.Butmentendtobecompetitive.Theyaretryingtoimprovetheirsocialstatus,”saidProfessorRyan.Generally,peoplebelievethatthehormoneexytocinisletoutinourbodyinvarioussocialsituationsandourbodycreatesalargeamountofitduringpositivesocialinteractions互动suchasfallinginloveorgivingbirth.ButinapreviousexperimentProfessorRyanfoundthatthehormoneisalsoletoutinourbodyduringnegativesocialinteractionssuchasenvy.Furtherresearchesshowedthatinmenthehormoneoxytocinimprovestheabilitytorecognizecompetitiverelationships,butinwomenitraisestheabilitytorecognizefriendship.ProfessorRyansre__ntexperimentused62menandwomenaged20to
37.Halfoftheparticipants参与者re__ivedoxytocin.Theotherhalfre__ivedpla__bo安慰剂.Afteraweek,thetwogroupsswitchedwithparticipants.Theywentthroughthesamepro__durewiththeother__terial.Followingeachtreatment,theywereshownsomevideopictureswithdifferentsocialinteractions.Thentheywereaskedto____yzetherelationshipsbyansweringsomequestions.Thequestionswereabout____ingfriendshipfromcompetition.Andtheiranswersshouldbebasedongestures,bodylanguageandfacialexpressions.Theresultsindicatedthat,aftertreatmentwithoxytocin,mensabilitytocorrectlyrecognizecompetitiverelationshipsimproved,butinwomenitwastheabilitytocorrectlyrecognizefriendshipthatgotbetter.ProfessorRyanthusconcluded“Ourexperimentprovesthatthehormoneoxytocincanraisepeoplesabilitiestobetterdistinguishdifferentsocialinteractions.Andthebeh__iordifferen__sbetweenmenandwomenarecausedbybiologicalfactors因素thatare__inlyhormonal.”1.Whatcausesmenandwomentobeh__edifferentlyaccordingtothetextA.Pla__bo.B.Oxytocin.C.Thegesture.D.Thesocialstatus.★
2.WhatcanwelearnfromProfessorRyanspreviousexperimentA.Oxytocinaffectsourbeh__iorinadifferentway.B.Ourbodyletsoutoxytocinwhenwearedeepinlove.C.Ourbodyprodu__soxytocinwhenwefeelunhappyaboutotherssuc__ss.D.Oxytocinimprovesourabilitiestounderstandpeoplesbeh__iordifferen__s.3.WhydidProfessorRyanconductthere__ntexperimentA.Totesttheeffectofoxytocinontheabilitytorecognizesocialinteractions.B.Toknowthedifferen__sbetweenfriendshipandcompetition.C.Toknowpeoplesdifferentabilitiestoanswerquestions.D.Totestpeoplesunderstandingofbodylanguage.4.Theauthordevelopsthetextby________.A.explainingpeoplesbeh__iorsB.describinghisownexperien__sC.distinguishing___ualdifferen__sD.discussingresearchexperimentsPassage10 2014·天津话题远距离签名词数368AworldfamousCanadianauthor,__rgaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworldsfirstlongdistan__signingdevi__装置,theLongPen.After__nytiringbooksigningtoursfromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin
2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Hereshowitworks Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet手写板usingaspecialpen.Onthere__ivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams网络摄像机andcomputerscreens.WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwoodsbasement地下室.Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevi__wentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhad__okecomingoutofit.Theinventingfinallycompleted,testrunswere__deinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenprodu__sauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovin__.Thevideoexchangebetweensignerandre__ivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.“Itsreallyfun,”saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucantshakehandswiththeauthor,buttherearechan__sforaconnectionthatyoudontgetfromaregularbooksigning.”Theresponsetotheinventionhasntbeenallf__orable.Atwoodhasre__ivedcritici__fromauthorswhothinkshestryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotopla__sthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldntaffordit.”1.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPenA.Tosetupherowncompany.B.Towinherselfgreaterpopularity.C.Towriteherbooksinanewway.D.To__kebooksigningslesstiring.2.HowdoestheLongPenworkA.Itcopiestheauthorssignatureandprintsitonabook.B.Itsignsabookwhilere__ivingtheauthorssignature.C.Thewebcamsendstheauthorssignaturetoanothercity.D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthorssignaturehimself.★
3.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPenA.Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse.B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.D.Thedesignerswerewellpreparedforthedifficulty.4.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefutureA.Todraftlegaldocuments.B.Toimprovecreditcardsecurity.C.Tokeeparecordoftheauthorsideas.D.Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos.★
5.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6A.Atwooddoesntmeantoendbooktours.B.CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuse.C.BookstoreownersdontsupporttheLongPen.D.PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost.Passage11 2014·福建话题风能发电机词数359Ashasbeenalltooapparentinre__ntdaysatBalcombe,fewissuescausegreatercon__rnthanenergypolicy.__nyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepowerproducing__chinesofwindfarms;yettheynevertake“directaction”,eventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantage.Andthegeneroussubsi___s财政补贴,whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpower,arenotf__orabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents居民.Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethattheda__getheycauseisoutofproportion比例tothebenefitstheybring,becausetheirenergyoutputcannot__tchthatofthecarbonbasedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtorepla__.Supportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewables,nuclearandcarbon,andthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEUEuropeanUniontargetsfornoncarbonenergygeneration.Againstthisbackground,thefactthatthereisanargumentwithinthegover__entoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarmsimpactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalition联合gover__entareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.Weh__esomeadvi__forthetwoparties publishthereport,andletthecountrybethejudge.Evenifitcontainseviden__thatwindfarmsareharmful,itwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equally,supportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingthecon__rnsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermispla__dorworthyofmuchattention.Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakepla__toprodu__an“ac__ptable”reportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongover__entaredoingthecountryharmina__rtainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolved,alltheinfor__tionshouldbe__ailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusions,ratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicion猜疑thatfactsarebeingrepla__dbypoliticalbeliefs.1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.energypolicycatchesmuchattentionofthepublicB.theresidentsareinf__oroftheexpansionofwindfarmsC.__nyvillagecommunitiesaresatisfiedwiththesubsi___sD.theplanninglawsoffergreatbenefitstotheresidents2.Supportersthinkthattheexpansionofwindpower________.A.ismorerapidthanthatofcarbonbasedpowerB.guaranteesanincreaseinenergyoutputC.isexpectedtobemuchbetterthanthatofnuclearpowerD.agreeswithEUtargetsfornoncarbonenergygeneration★
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.anofficialreportwillsettletheenergyproblemB.thetwopartiesaredividedovertheissueofwindfarmsC.thetwopartiesh__eagreedonafurthernegotiationD.politicalbeliefscon__rningenergyissuegoagainstfacts★
4.WhichofthefollowingreflectstheauthorsopinionA.Increasepoliticalimpactonenergypolicy.B.Releaseastatementofsupportersonwindfarms.C.Letthenationjudgethefactsaboutwindpower.D.Le__ethetwopartiestoreachtheirownconclusions.Passage12 2014·广东话题灯塔自愿者词数351Like__nynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree,withhonors,inEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedto__keadifferen__intheworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.ThatswhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperien__sofpreviousvolunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.Eventually,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily,andIsentinallthepaperworkneededforapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,I__nagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyre__ivedacallaskingmetoreportforduty.Iwouldbegoingtoa__allvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?Ihadnoidea.ButIwasabouttofindout.Aftercompletingmytraining,Iwassenttothevillagethatwas__allanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedtoleada__allteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme.Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage,andIreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferent__n.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.1.WhatdoweknowabouttheauthorA.Hisuniversityeducationfocusedontheoreticalknowledge.B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.C.Hetookprideinh__ingcontributedtotheworld.D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliterature.★
2.AccordingtoParagraph2,itismostlikelythattheauthor________.A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamilyB.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntaryworkC.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasksD.feltsadabouth__ingtole__ehisfamilyandfriends★
3.Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjob,theauthor________.A.participatedin__nydiscussionsB.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltestsC.wrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntaryworkD.fa__dstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates4.Onarrivalatthevillage,theauthorwas________.A.askedtoleadafarmingteamB.senttoteachinaschoolhouseC.re__ivedwarmlybylocalvillagersD.arrangedtoliveinaseparatehouse★
5.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthorsexperien__sinNigeriaA.Hefoundsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalculture.B.Hehadlearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguage.C.Hehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhome.D.Hewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudents.Passage13 2014·湖北话题迷人的海滩词数424Youveflownhalfwayaroundtheworld;youvesniffedoutthispla__thatnobodyinFalonglandorThailandseemstoh__eeverheardof;sowhatonearthistheretodohere?Youconsiderthisquestionasyousinkintoanoldwoodenbeachchairthatholdsyouabovethesand.ItwasalongjourneyfromBangkoktoHuaplee.Bythetimeyoufoundthebusstationandgotyourselfsortedout,ittookalmostaslongastheflightfromFalongland.HuapleeislocatedjustsouthofHuaHin,abouttwohundredkilometresfromBangkok,downthewestsideoftheGulfofThailand.Not__nytouristsfindthispla__,andtheonesthatdowonderiffindingithasbeentheirpurposeallalong.Theresanapparentlazinessthatsurroundsyouhere.Itswhatthispla__offers,anditsfreeofcharge.The__allw__esthattaptheshorelineseemtosloweverythingdown.Yousettleintoyourbeachchairinpreparationforalongrest.Yousitthereandwatchthesea.Itsearlyafternoon,sothecookcomesoutandaskswhatyoudliketoeatthisevening.Beforelonghesrushedofftothe__rkettobuytheingre___ntsforwhateveritwasthatyouordered—everymealfreshandtoorder.Nomenuhere.Thereisnopoolsidenoiseherebutjustthatwonderfullywarm,clearbluesea.Theresnostreetnoise.Theonlysoundsarethemurmursofnature.Fornowyoujustcountyourblessings福祉,listingtheminthesandwithyourtoe脚趾.Youdonth__etoworryaboutbeinglateforwork.Youdonth__etodoanything.Thebeachtoyourrightstretchesofftothehorizon地平线,slowlynarrowingtonothingnessonlytoreemergeagainonyourleft,nowsteadilywideninguntilitcoversthechairbeneathyou.Sandtoyourleftandsandtoyourright;itsunbroken,endless.Nostart,noend,justsand,sun,andpea__.Stepoffit,andyoureentertheworldoftraffic,stress,work,andhurry.Nor__llyyourethetypewhocantsitstillformorethantenminutes,butyoureonHuapleeLazyBeachnowand,intherightframeofmind,itstretchesallthewayaroundtheworld.“Howcouldittakemesolongtofindit?”youwonder.★
1.WhentheauthorfirstwenttoHuapleeBeach,________________________________.A.hefounditunworthwhileB.hefailedtosorthimselfoutC.hebecamesensitiveto__ellD.hehaddifficultyinfindingit2.Whatisspecialaboutthefoodservi__atHuapleeBeachA.Nomenu.B.Freefood.C.Selfservi__.D.Quickdelivery.★
3.Intheauthorsopinion,atouristcanenjoyHuapleeBeachmostwhenhe________.A.sitsinabeachchairB.forgetshisdailyroutineC.plansadetailedscheduleD.drawspicturesinthesand★
4.WhatdoestheauthorimplybyhisquestionattheendofthepassageA.Heshouldnth__ecountedhisblessings.B.Heshouldh__eunderstoodthewonderofnature.C.Heshouldnth__espentsomuchtimeonthetrip.D.Heshouldh__ecometothepla__earlier.Passage14 2014·山东话题热天的回忆词数316ItwasoneofthoseterriblyhotdaysinBaltimore.Needlesstosay,itwastoohottodoanythingoutside.Butitwasalsoscorchinginourapartment.Thiswas1962,andIwouldnotliveinapla__withanairconditionerforanothertenyears.SomybrotherandIdecidedtole__etheapartmenttofindsomepla__indoors.Hesuggestedwecouldseeamovie.Itwasabrilliantplan.Movietheaterswereoneofthefewpla__syoucouldsitalldayand—mostimportant—sitinairconditioning.Inthosedays,youcouldbuyoneticketandsitthroughtwomovies.Then,thetheaterwouldshowthesametwomoviesagain.Ifyouwantedto,youcouldsitthroughthemtwi__.Mostpeopledidnotdothat,butthe__nageratourtheaterMr.Bellow,didnotmindifyoudid.Thatparticularday,mybrotherandIsatthroughbothmoviestwi__,tryingtoescapetheheat.Weboughtthreebagsofpopcornandthreesodaseach.Then,wesatandwatchedTheMusic__nfollowedbyThe__nWhoShotLibertyValan__.Wedalreadyseenthesecondmovieon__before.Ithadbeenatthetheatersin__January,becauseMr.BellowlovedanythingwithJohnWayneinit.Weleftthetheateraround8,justbeforetheeveningshowsbegan.Butwereturnedthenextdayandsawthesametwomoviesagain,twi__more.Andwediditthenextdaytoo.Finally,onthefourthday,theheatw__ebroke.Still,tothisdayIcansinghalfthesongsinTheMusic__nandrecitehalfofJohnWayneandJimmyStewartsdialoguefromThe__nWhoShotLibertyValan__!ThosememoriesaresomeofthefewIh__eoftheheatw__eof
1962.Theyrereallymemoriesofthescreen,notmemoriesofmylife.1.Inwhichyeardidtheauthorfirstliveinapla__withanairconditionerA.
1952.B.
1962.C.
1972.D.
1982.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3refertoA.Theheat.B.Thetheater.C.TheMusic__n.D.The__nWhoShotLibertyValan__.★
3.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.BellowA.Helovedchildrenverymuch.B.HewasafanofJohnWayne.C.Hesoldairconditioners.D.Hewasamoviestar.★
4.Whydidtheauthorandhis/herbrotherseethesamemoviesseveraltimesA.Thetwomovieswerereallywonderful.B.Theywantedto__oidtheheatoutside.C.The__nagerofthetheaterwasfriendly.D.Theylikedthepopcornandthesodaatthetheater.★
5.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphA.Theauthorturnedouttobeagreatsinger.B.Theauthorenjoyedtheheatw__eof
1962.C.Theauthorslifehasbeenchangedbythetwomovies.D.Theauthorconsiderstheexperien__atthetheaterunforgettable.Passage15 2014·湖南话题能源的使用词数353Thebeh__iourofabuildingsusers__ybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearch__ntreUKERC.TheUKpromisestoredu__itscarbonemissions排放by80per__ntby2050,partofwhichwillbeachievedbyallnewhomesbeingzerocarbonby
2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant—isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductions thebeh__iourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomesh__ebeenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency效率,whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.‘Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything,’explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher,‘consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.’Inotherwords,oldhabits___hard,eveninthebestdesignedecohome.Anotherpartoftheproblemisinfor__tion.Householdsandbillpayersdonth__etheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergyusehabits.Withoutspecificinfor__tion,itshardtoesti__tethecostsandbenefitsof__kingdifferentchoi__s.Feedback反馈facilities,like__artmetersandenergymonitors,couldhelpbridgethisinfor__tiongapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbeh__iourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestu___sh__eshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15per__ntenergys__ingsusing__artmeters.Socialscien__researchhasaddedafurtherdimension方面,suggestingthatindividualsbeh__iourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted—whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat恒温器,forexample.Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbeh__iourinthem.★
1.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportan__of________.A.zerocarbonhomesB.thebeh__iourofbuildingusersC.sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions2.Theunderlinedword“which”inParagraph2refersto“________.”A.thewaysB.theirhomesC.developmentsD.existingefforts★
3.WhatareKatyJandaswords__inlyaboutA.Theimportan__ofchangingbuildingusershabits.B.Thene__ssityof__kingacarefulbuildingdesign.C.Thevarietyofconsumptionpatternsofbuildingusers.D.Theroleoftechnologyinimprovingenergyefficiency.4.Theinfor__tiongapinenergyuse________.A.canbebridgedbyfeedbackfacilitiesB.affectsthestudyonenergymonitorsC.bringsaboutproblemsfor__artmetersD.willbecausedbybuildingusersoldhabits5.Whatdoesthedimensionaddedbysocialscien__researchsuggestA.Thesocialscien__researchistobefurthered.B.Theeducationprogrammeisunderdiscussion.C.Thebeh__iourofbuildingusersisunpredictable.D.Thebeh__iourpreferen__ofbuildingusersissimilar.Passage16 2014·四川话题冒险经历词数332In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurdAlene,Idaho,toFairbanks,Alaska,whereadventurewasneververyfaraway.Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMomsvegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff,soshedidntcaremuchaboutmybedtime.DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusually__nagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.On__Ihadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel桶ofpaintbutcouldntreallygetagoodfiregoing.The__okegotprettybad,though,andwhenI__demyexit,acrowdandthepoli__weretheretogreetme.Thepoli__mentookmy__tchesanddrovemehome.MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepoli__tokeepme,andtheydid!IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.Ihadntturned5yet.AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschoolAsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder驾雪橇者,IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidntrealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped包裹he__ilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurdAlene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformernei___orsofAlaska.★
1.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorsfamilyA.Hisfatherwasacruel__n.B.Hisparentsdidntlovehim.C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidnth__eanyjobs.2.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4A.Helearnedto__oke.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.C.Hewasarrestedbythepoli__.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.3.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska.C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthorsfamilyafter
1950.D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.★
4.WhatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthetextA.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonhard.D.Toshowoffhispridein__kingtrouble.考点四 词义猜测题Passage1 2016·全国Ⅰ话题一次非同寻常的投递词数254IamPeterHodesavolunteerstemcourier.Sin____rch2012I’vedone__tripsofthose51h__ebeenabroadIh__e42hourstocarrystem__lls干细胞inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoi__packsandthat’showlongtheylast.Inallfromthetimethestem__llsareharvestedfromadonor捐献者tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatientwe’vegot72hoursatmostSoIamalwaysconsciousoftime.IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica.Ipickedupthestem__llsinProviden__RhodeIslandandwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenIarrivedatthecheck-indeskatProviden__theladyonthedesksaid“WellI’mreallysorryI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou—therearenoflightsfromWashington.”SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid“Inthisboxaresomestem__llsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient—pleasepleaseyou’vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom.”Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedforaflightona__allplanetobeheldforme.re-routed改道methroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled.Forthiscourierjobyou’reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou’vegotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtos__esomebody’slife.★
1.Whichofthefollowingcanrepla__theunderlinedword“courier”inParagraph1AproviderBdelivery__nCcollectorDmedicaldoctor2.WhydoesPeterh__etocompletehistripwithin42hoursA.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.C.Theoperationneedsthatverymuch.D.Thei__won’tlastanylonger.3.Whichflightdidthewo__nputPeteronfirstA.ToLondon.B.ToNewark.C.ToProviden__.D.ToWashington.Passage2 2016·全国Ⅲ话题一个有趣的故事词数304OnoneofhertripstoNewYorkseveralyearsagoEudoraWeltydecidedtotakeacoupleofNewYorkfriendsouttodinner.TheysettledinatacomfortableEastSlidecaféandwithinminutesanothercustomerwasapproachingtheirtable.“Heyaren’tyoufromMississippi?”theelegantwhite-hairedwriterrememberedbeingaskedbythestranger.“I’mfromMississippitoo.”Withoutasecondthoughtthewo__njoinedtheWelty_____.Whenherdinnerpartnershowedupshealsopulledupachair.“Theybegan____ingmeallthenewsofMississippi,”Weltysaid.“Ididn’tknowwhatmyNewYorkfriendswerethinking.”TaxisonarainyNewYorknightarerarerthansunshine.Bythetimethegroupgotuptole__eitwaspouringoutside.Welty’snewfriendsimmediatelysentawaitertofindacab.Headingbackdowntowntowardherhotelherbig-cityfriendswerea__zedattheturnofeventsthathadchangedtheirBigAppledinnerintoaMississippi.“Myfriendssaid:‘Nowwebelieveyourstories,’”Weltyadded.“AndIsaid:‘Nowyouknow.Thesearethepeoplethat__kemewritethem.’”SittingonasofainherroomWeltyaslimfigureina______graydresslookedpleasedwiththisexplanation.“Idon’t__kethemup,”shesaidofthecharactersinherfictiontheselast50orsoyears.“Idon’th__eto.”BeauticiansbartenderspianoplayersandpeoplewithpurplehatsWelty’speoplecomefromafternoonsspentvisitingwitholdfriendsfromwalksthroughthestreetsofhernativeJacksonMiss.fromconversationsoverheardonabus.ItannoysWeltythatat78herleftearhasnowgivenout.Sometimessittingonabusoratrainshehearsonlyafragment片段ofaparticularlyinterestingstory.1.WhathappenedwhenWeltywaswithherfriendsatthecafeA.Twostrangersjoinedher.B.Herchildhoodfriendscamein.C.Ahe__yrainruinedthedinner.D.Somepeoplehelda_____there.★
2.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph6referstoWelty’s________.A.readersB.partiesC.friendsD.stories3.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecharactersinWelty’sfictionA.TheyliveinbigcitiesB.TheyaremostlywomenC.TheycomefromreallifeD.TheyarepleasureseekersPassage3 2015·安徽话题小蚂蚁大力量词数288Thereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwide.Eachindividual个体的anthardlyweighanythingbutputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallof__nkind.Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhereex__ptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles.Forani__lstheirsizeantsh__ebeenastonishinglysuc__ssfullargelyduetotheirwonderfulsocialbeh__ior.Incolonies群体thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillionstheyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor.Evenmorea__zingishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicateantsdependpri__rilyonpheromones外激素chemicalssentoutbyindividualsand__elledortastedbyfellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfooditprodu__sapheromonethatwillleadothersstraighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantcomesunderattackorisdyingitsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.Infactwhenitcomestotheartofwarantsh__enoequal.Theyarecompletelyfearlessandwillreadilytake_onacreaturemuchlargerthanthemselvesattackinginlargegroupsandovercomingtheirtarget.Suchistheirdevotiontothecommongoodofthecolonythatnotonlysol___rantsbutalsoworkerantswillsacrifi__theirlivestohelpdefeatanenemy.Beh__inginthisselflessanddevoted__nnertheselittlecreaturesh__esurvivedonEarthformorethan140millionyearsfarlongerthandinosaurs.Becausetheythinkasonetheyh__eacollective__的in____igen__greaterthanyouwouldexpectfromitsindividualparts.1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatantsare________.A.notwillingtosharefoodB.notfoundaroundthepolesC.moresuc__ssfulthanallotherani__lsD.too__nytoachieveanyleveloforganization
2.Antscanusepheromonesfor________.A.escapeB.communicationC.warningenemiesD.arranginglabor★
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“takeon”inParagraph3meanA.Ac__pt.B.Employ.C.Playwith.D.Fightagainst.4.WhichofthefollowingcontributesmosttothesurvivalofantsA.Theirbeh__ior.B.Theirsize.C.Theirnumber.D.TheirweightPassage4 2015·湖北话题自给种植词数369WhatTheresaLoeisdoingprovesthatalargefarmisntaprerequisiteforamoderngrowyourownlifestyle.Onamere1/10ofanacreinLosAngeles,Loeandherfamilygrow,can装罐andpreservemuchofthefoodtheyconsume.Loeisa__sterfoodpreserver,gardenerandcanningexpert.Shealsooperatesawebsite,wheresheshareshertipsandrecipes,withthegoalofdemonstratingthateveryonehastheabilitytocontrolwhatsontheirplate.Loeinitiallywenttoschooltobecomeanengineer,butshequicklylearnedthatherenthusia__was__inlyaboutgrowingandpreparingherownfood.“Igotintocookingmyownfoodandstartedgrowingmyownherbs香草andfoodsforthatfreshfl__or,”shesaid.Engineerbyday,Loelearnedcookingatnightschool.Sheulti__telypurchaseda__allpie__oflandwithherhu__andandbegangrowingtheirownfoods.“Iteachpeoplehowtolivefarmfreshwithoutafarm.”Locsaid.ThroughherwebsiteLocemphasizesthat“anybodycandothisanywhere.”Gotanapartmentwithabalcony阳台?Plantsomeherbs.Awindow?Perfectspotforgrowing.Startwithherbs,sherecommends,because“theyreveryforgiving.”Justalittleoftheherbs“cantakeyourregularcookingtoawholenewlevel.”sheadded.“Ithinkitsagreatpla__tostart.”Then?Trygrowingsomethingfromaseed,shesaid,likeato__toorsometea.Canningisanaturalextensionoftheplantingshedoes.Witheveryplantedfood.Loenoted,theresamomentwhenitsburstingwithitsabsolutepeakfl__or.“Itryandkeepitinatimecapsuleinacanningjar.”Loesaid.“Canningformeisaboutknowingwhatsinyourfood,knowingwhereitcomesfrom.”Inadditiontobeingmoreintouchwiththefoodsheseating,anotherjoycomesfrompassingthisknowledgeandthisdesireforgoodfoodtoherchildren:“Influencingthemand____ingthemyouropiniononnotonlybeingcarefulwhatweeatbutunderstandingthe_bigger_picture.”shesaid,“thatifwedonttakecareoftheearth,noonewill.”★
1.Theunderlinedword“prerequisite”Paragraph1isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A.recipeB.substituteC.requirementD.challenge2.WhydoesLoesuggeststartingwithherbsA.Theyareuseddaily.B.Theyareeasytogrow.C.Theycangrowverytall.D.Theycanbeeatenuncooked.3.AccordingtoLoe,whatisthebenefitofcanningherplantedfoodsA.Itcanpreservetheirbestfl__or.B.Itcanpromoteheronlinesales.C.Itcanbetterhercookingskills.D.Itcanimprovetheirnutrition.4.Whatisthe“thebiggerpicture”Para.6thatLoewishesherchildrentounderstandA.Theknowledgeaboutgoodfood.B.Thewaytoliveagrowourownlife.C.Thejoyofgettingintouchwithfoods.D.Theresponsibilitytoprotectourearth.Passage5 2015·四川话题父亲的蔬菜词数299NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadbackheboughta__allfarminthecountryjustenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetablesfruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.AndeveryweekhecleanedOld__nMcColginschickenhouseinexchangefor__nure肥料.The__ellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterrible__ellDadsaidthestrongerthe__nurethehealthierthecropsandhewasright.Forexamplejustoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewithitssweet__ellandthetastewasevensweeter.AsthevegetablesstartedcominginDadthrewhimselfintocooking.Onedayarmedwithabasketofvegetablesheannoun__dhewasgoingto__kestew炖菜.Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbageseggplantspotatoescornsonionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.FinallyDadturnedoffthestovethepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDadspileofchicken__nurewasbadthiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelidthe__ellnearlyknockedusout.Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.JusthowbadwasitThenei___orscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!DeterminedDadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidntlookthatbadandafterthefirstw__ehadshutdownmyabilityto__ellitdidntoffendthenosesomucheither.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetitionbutitwassurprisinglyedibleandwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.1.WhydidDadcleanOld__nMcColginschickenhouseregularlyA.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.B.Tocollect__nureforhiscrops.C.Togetridoftheterrible__ell.D.Tosetagoodexampletous.2.WhatcanweinferaboutDadsstewA.Itispopularamongthenei___ors.B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.C.Itlooksverywonderful.D.Ittastesquitedelicious.★
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmeanA.Toattract.B.Toupset.C.Toair.D.Toshut.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadfromthetextA.Heisanexperien__dcook.B.Heisatroublesomefather.C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.D.Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.Passage6 2015·天津话题勇气的力量词数348On__whenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighriskIwenttoafriend.Helookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasenten__containingthebestadvi__Iveeverhad:Beboldandbr__e—andmighty强大的for__swillcometoyouraid.Thosewords__demeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfailed.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedintodeepwaterfor__dbycourageorcircumstan__IhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobite_off_more_than_you_are_sure_you_can_eat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyfor__s.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealize.Admittedlythosemightyfor__sarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.Acollegeclas__ateofmineTimwasanex__llentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthanthe__erageplayer.“InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoalline,”saidTim.“IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet子弹—andstoppedhimcold.”Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedin_____s.Confiden__buildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacks挫折anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuc__ss.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsuc__eds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyoullfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreamed.1.WhywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepastA.Hefa__dhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyfor__s.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuc__ss.2.WhatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpartA.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.C.Developmoremysteriouspowers.D.Learnto__kecreativedecisions.3.WhatwasespeciallyimportantforTimssuc__ssfuldefenseinthefootballgameA.Hisphysicalstrength.B.Hisbasicskill.C.Hisrealfear.D.Hisspiritualfor__.4.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5A.Confiden__growsmorerapidlyin_____s.B.Tryingwithoutsuc__ssismeaningless.C.Repeatedfailurecreatesabetterlife.D.Boldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittle.
5.WhatistheauthorspurposeinwritingthispassageA.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.To____peoplethewaystoguaranteesuc__ss.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.Passage7 2015·陕西话题父母参与与孩子成绩词数295Parentswhohelptheirchildrenwithhomework__yactuallybebringingdowntheirschoolgrades.Otherformsofparental_involvement_includingvolunteeringatschoolandobservingachildsclass,alsofailtohelp,accordingtothemostre__ntstudyonthetopic.Thefindingschallengeakeyprincipleofmodernparenting养育子女whereschoolsexpectthemtoactaspartnersintheirchildrenseducation.Previousgenerationscon__ntratedongettingchildrentoschoolontimefed,dressedandreadytolearn.KeithRobinson,theauthorofthestudy,said,“Ireallydontknowifthepublicisreadyforthisbuttherearesomewaysparentscanbeinvolvedintheirkidseducationthatleadstodeclinesintheiracademicperfor__n__.Oneofthethingsthatwasconsistentlynegativewasparentshelpwithhomework.”Robinsonsuggestedthat__ybebecauseparentsthemselvesstruggletounderstandthetasks.“They__yeithernotrememberthe__terialtheirkidsarestudyingnow,orinsomecasesneverlearntitthemselves,buttheyrestillofferingadvi__.”Robinsonassessedparentalinvolvementperfor__n__andfoundoneofthemostda__gingthingsaparentcoulddowastopunishtheirchildrenforpoor__rks.Ingeneral,about20%ofparentalinvolvementwaspositive,about45%negativeandthereststatisticallyinsignificant.Commonsensesuggestsitwasagoodthingforparentstogetinvolvedbecause“childrenwithgoodacademicsuc__ssdoh__einvolvedparents”,admittedRobinson.Buthearguedthatthisdidnotproveparentalinvolvementwastherootcauseofthatsuc__ss.“AbigsurprisewasthatAsianAmericanparentswhosekidsaredoingsowellinschoolhardlyinvolved.Theytookamorereasonableapproach,conveyingtotheirchildrenhowsuc__ssatschoolcouldimprovetheirlives.”★
1.Theunderlinedexpression“parentalinvolvement”inParagraph1probablymeans________.A.parentsexpectationonchildrenshealthB.parentsparticipationinchildrenseducationC.parentscontroloverchildrenslifeD.parentsplanforchildrensfuture2.Whatisthe__jorfindingofRobinsonsstudyA.Modernparentsraisechildreninamorescientificway.B.Punishingkidsforbad__rksismentallyda__ging.C.Parentalinvolvementisnotsobeneficialasexpected.D.Parentsarenotabletohelpwithchildrenshomework.3.TheexampleofAsianAmericanparentsimpliesthatparentsshould________.A.helpchildrenrealizetheimportan__ofschoolingB.setaspecificlifegoalfortheirchildrenC.spendmoretimeimprovingtheirownlivesD.takeamoreactivepartinschool__nagementPassage8 2014·天津话题回归健康词数366Peoplearentwalkinganymore—iftheycanfigureoutawayto__oidit.Ifeltsuperioraboutthis__tteruntiltheotherdayItookmycarto__ila__allpar__l.Thejourneyisa__tterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasntinanyhurry,either.Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness motorosis.ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune免疫的,forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtopla__sonmyowntwolegs.Atthattime,weregarded25milesasagooddayswalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistan__intenhoursasasignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIra__d—andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatueofLiberty.Suchenterprisestodayareregardedby__nymiddleagedpersonsasbadfortheheart.ButawellknownBritishphysician,SirAdolpheAbrahams,pointedoutre__ntlythatheartsandbo___sneedproperexercise.Apersonwho__oidsexerciseismorelikelytoh__eillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise—themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowed__nkindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.The__nwalkingcanlearnthetrees,flowers,insects,birdsandani__ls,thesignifican__ofseasons,theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld.Hecannotlearninacar.Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport,butweh__e__deitourwayoflife.__nypeopledontdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisa_steel_riverthunderingonaconcreteroad.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakespla__whilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemindsbestlight.Andnonebutthe__nonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.1.WhatisthenationalsicknessA.Walkingtoomuch.B.Tr__elingtoomuch.C.Drivingcarstoomuch.D.Climbingstairstoomuch.2.WhatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoungA.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.B.Peopleoftenwalked25milesaday.C.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.D.Peopleconsideredatenhourwalkasahardship.3.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat______.A.middleagedpeoplelikegettingbacktonatureB.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichonesmindC.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfitD.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease★
4.Whatiscomparedto“asteelriver”inParagraph6A.Aqueueofcars.B.Arayoftrafficlight.C.Aflashoflightning.D.Astreamofpeople.5.WhatistheauthorsintentionofwritingthispassageA.To____peopletoreflectmoreonlife.B.Torecommendpeopletogiveupdriving.C.Toadvisepeopletodooutdooractivities.D.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking.Passage9 2014·大纲全国话题美国孩子学汉语词数302Oneofthelatesttrends趋势inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,Conn.,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4000sin__
2004.Andthatstrueallacrossthecountry.“IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage,”JosephStocke,the__nagingdirectorofacompany,saysofhis2yearoldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechan__tousethelanguageinthefuture.”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25yearoldwo__nfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhu__and,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina Shedidntwantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.“BecauseIamChinese,myhu__andandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculture文化,”shesays.“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.“Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoprodu__wonders.Complete__steryde__ndscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or
12.”ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericande__ndforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.★
1.Whatdoestheterm“aupair”inthetextmeanA.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.B.Ayoungforeignwo__ntakingcareofchildren.C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.D.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.2.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem________.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwithotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture3.HowcanchildrenlearnaforeignlanguagebestaccordingtoFlynnA.Fromtheirparents.B.Byattendingclasses.C.Fromanativespeaker.D.Bystartingatanearlyage.4.WhatcanweinferfromthetextA.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica.B.Educatedwo__ndobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.Passage10 2014·新课标全国Ⅰ话题旅鸽的历史词数333Passengerpigeons旅鸽on__flewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19th__nturiesdescribedflocks群solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40per__ntofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,__kingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecome__aller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320milesabout515kilometerslongwasseennearCincinnati.Sadly,theabundan__ofpassengerpigeons__yh__ebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasaneverlastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemto__allclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19th__ntury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeenda__gedbyAmericansneedforwood,whichscattered驱散theflocksandfor__dthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.In1__7,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in
1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhu__ncare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyas__rtha,___dattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember
11914.1.Inthe18thandearly19th__nturies,passengerpigeons________.A.werethebiggestbirdintheworldB.lived__inlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenviro__entD.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS★
2.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons________.A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution3.Whatwasthe__inreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeonsA.Toseekpleasure.B.Tos__eotherbirds.C.To__kemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.4.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichiganA.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.Passage11 2014·广东话题善举的传播词数379Itwasacoldwinterday.Awo__ndroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth收费站.“Impayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwitha__ile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Someladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.”Itturnedoutthatthewo__n,Natalie__ith,hadreadsomethingonafriendsrefrigerator“Practi__randomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.JudyFore__nspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,sheg__eupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshedtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,“likeamessagefromabove.”Herhu__and,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAli__Johnson,alocalnewsreporter.Ali__putitinthenewspaper,admittingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidntknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.Twodayslater,Ali__gotacallfromAnneHerbert,awo__nlivingin__rin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapie__ofpaper,afterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.“Herestheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,le__inghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindness_can_build_on_itself_as_much_as_violen___can.”Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighth__ebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!1.WhydidNatalie__ithpayforthesixcarsbehindherA.Sheknewthecardriverswell.B.Shewantedtoshowkindness.C.Shehopedtopleaseothers.D.Shehadseventickets.2.JudyFore__ncopieddownthephrasebecauseshe________.A.thoughtitwasbeautifullywrittenB.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeantC.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewallD.wantedherhu__andtoputitupintheclassroom3.WhocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassageA.JudyFore__n.B.Natalie__ith.C.Ali__Johnson.D.AnneHerbert.★
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsenten__aboveA.Kindnessandviolen__canchangetheworld.B.Kindnessandviolen__canaffectonesbeh__ior.C.Kindnessandviolen__canreprodu__themselves.D.Kindnessandviolen__canshapeonescharacter.5.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphA.Peopleshouldpracti__randomkindnesstothoseinneed.B.Peoplewhore__ivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.C.Peopleshouldpracti__randomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.D.Peoplewhore__ivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.Passage12 2014·湖北话题狒狒的发现词数344Workingwithagroupofbaboons狒狒intheNamibiandesert,Dr.AleciaCarteroftheDepartmentofZoology,CambridgeUniversitysetbaboonslearningtasksinvolvinganovelfoodandafamiliarfoodhiddeninabox.Somebaboonsweregiventhechan__towatchanotherbaboonwhoalreadyknewhowtosolvethetask,whileothershadtolearnforthemselves.Toworkouthowbr__eoranxiousthebaboonswere,Dr.Carterpresentedthemeitherwithanovelfoodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnake.Shefoundthatpersonalityhada__jorimpactonlearning.Thebr__erbaboonslearnt,buttheshyonesdidnotlearnthetaskalthoughtheywatchedthebaboonperformthetaskoffindingthenovelfoodjustaslongasthebr__eonesdid.Ineffect,despitebeing__deawareofwhattodo,theywerestilltooshytodowhattheexperien__dbaboondid.Thesameheldtrueforanxiousbaboonscomparedwithcalmones.Theanxiousindividualslearntthetaskbyobservingotherswhilethosewhowererelaxeddidnot,eventhoughtheyspentmoretimewatching.Thismi__atchbetweencollectingsocialinfor__tionandusingitshowsthatpersonalityplaysakeyroleinsociallearninginani__ls,somethingthathaspreviouslybeenignoredinstu___sonhowani__lslearntodothings.Thefindingsaresignificantbecausetheysuggestthatani__ls__yperformpoorlyincognitive认知的tasksnotbecausetheyarentcleverenoughtosolvethem,butbecausetheyaretooshyornervoustousethesocialinfor__tion.Thefindings__yimpacthowweunderstandthefor__tionofcultureinsocietiesthroughsociallearning.Ifsomeindividualsareunabletogetinfor__tionfromothersbecausetheydontassociatewiththeknowledgeableindividuals,ortheyaretooshytousetheinfor__tionon__theyh__eit,infor__tion__ynottr__elbetweenallgroupmembers,preventingthefor__tionofaculturebasedonsociallearning.1.Whatisthefirstparagraph__inlyaboutA.ThedesignofDr.Cartersresearch.B.TheresultsofDr.Cartersresearch.C.ThepurposeofDr.Cartersresearch.D.Thesignifican__ofDr.Cartersresearch.2.Accordingtotheresearch,whichbaboonsaremorelikelytocompleteanewlearningtaskA.Thosethath__emoreexperien__.B.Thosethatcan__oidpotentialrisks.C.Thosethatliketoworkindependently.D.Thosethatfeelanxiousaboutlearning.★
3.Whichbestillustratesthe“mi__atch”mentionedinParagraph4A.Somebaboonsarein____igentbutslowinlearning.B.Somebaboonsareshybutactiveinsocialactivities.C.Somebaboonsobserveothersbutdontfollowthem.D.Somebaboonsperformnewtasksbutdontcon__ntrate.4.Dr.Cartersfindingsindicatethatourculturemightbeformedthrough________.A.storinginfor__tionB.learningfromeachotherC.understandingdifferentpeopleD.tr__ellingbetweensocialgroupsPassage13 2014·大纲全国话题失而复得的文件词数290ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhu__and,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport护照.Hereportedthecasetothepoli__andthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronoun__myhu__andsnameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhu__andrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments文件.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfound__inlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalfwrittenletterinthepileinwhichmyhu__andhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.1.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydneyA.Goshopping.B.Findahouse.C.Joinhisfamily.D.Takeavacation.2.ThegirlsparentsgotRashidsphonenumberfrom________.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypoli____nC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney★
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmeanA.Showed.B.Sentout.C.Delivered.D.G__eback.4.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.Passage14 2014·重庆话题追踪孟加拉虎词数2__Onemomentitwasquietandcalmintheforest,thenext,theairwaschargedwithtension.Theelephanthadheardthedistantalarmcallsofani__lsandhermoodsuddenlychanged.Iurgedtheelephantdeeperintotheforest.Wesoundedlikeaforestfire—crackling,snapping,trailblazing.Butthroughallthenoisecameasharpwarningcry.Theelephantstoppedandwehearditagain—the____talecallofaspotteddeer.Ilookedquicklyaroundtheshadowsoftheforest.Raysofsunlightshonethroughtreebranches,beneathwhichthepatchwork交错ofgreenplantsandshadowswithinshadowswould__ketigerstripes条纹lookmoreattractive.Apartfromanoccasionalnoisefromtheelephantssto__ch,theforestwassilent.Gradually,thetensionslippedfromourbo___s.Theelephantseizedanearbybranchandputitintohermouth.Ireachedforwardandgentlymovedmyhandovertheelephantsneck;therewasasoftpart,freeofwrinklesandhairs,behindherear.Thiswasmyfourthtimeto_sense_the_auraoftheforestinCorbett,althoughIsawnotigersintheend.LocatedatthefootoftheHi__layanmountains,Corbettishometoabout135Bengaltigers,buttheforestseemedtobeguardingtheirwhereabouts出没处,asilentreminderoftheirsecrecyandrarity.Still,Iwashappyenoughtouchingtheelephantbehindtheear.IfIhadsodesperatelywantedtoseeatiger,Icouldh__egonetoazoo.Afterall,spottingtigersmerelyconfirmstheirbeauty;trackingthemcan__keyouawareofsomethingmore.1.WhichofthefollowingwasaclearsignalofalarmA.Theelephantstopped.B.Aspotteddeercalled.C.Theelephantseizedabranch.D.Theforestwassilentforawhile.2.Theauthorbeginshisaccountofthetourintheforest__inlyby________.A.describingvarioussoundsB.comparingdifferentani__lsC.listingdifferentactivitiesD.introducingvariousplants★
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“tosensetheaura”mostprobablymeanA.Toseethediversity.B.Toenjoythes__nery.C.Tofeeltheatmosphere.D.Toexperien__the_______.4.HowdoestheauthorfeelafterseveralvisitstoCorbettA.SeeingaBengaltigerisquitethrilling.B.Itisverytimeconsumingtotr__elinCorbett.C.Itisreallyworthwhiletostudytheani__lsinCorbett.D.Thepro__ssoffindingBengaltigersismostappealing.考点五 观点态度题Passage1 2016·北京话题___大学不是家词数439WhyCollegeIsNotHomeThecollegeyearsaresupposedtobeatimeforimportantgrowthinautonomy自主性andthedevelopmentof_____identity.However,nowtheyarebecominganextendedperiodofadoles__n__,duringwhich__nyoftoday’sstudentsarenotshoulderedwith_____responsibilities.Forpreviousgenerations,collegewasdecisivebreakfromparentalcontrol;guidan__andsupportneededhelpfrompeopleofthesameageandfromwithin.Inthepasttwodecades,however,continuedconnectionwithanddependen__onfamily,thanksto__llphones,e__ilandsocialmedia,h__eincreasedsignificantly.Someparentsgosofarastohelpwithcoursework.Insteadofpromotingtheideaofcollegeasapassagefromtheshelterofthefamilytoautonomyand_____responsibility,universitiesh__egivenintotheideathattheyshouldprovidethesameenviro__entasthatofthehome.Toprepareforincreasedautonomyandresponsibility,collegeneedstobeatimeofexplorationandexperimentation.Thispro__ssinvolves“tryingon”newwaysofthinkingaboutoneselfbothin____ectually在思维方面andpersonally.Whileweshouldprovide“safespa__s”withincolleges,wemustalso__keitsafetoexpressopinionsandchallenge__jorityviews.In____ectualgrowthandflexibilityarefosteredondebateandquestioning.Learningtodealwiththesocialworldisequallyimportant.Becauseacollegecommunity群体differsfromthefamily,__nystudentswillstruggletofindasenseofbelonging.Ifstudentsrelyonadministratorstoregulatetheirsocialbeh__iorandthinkingpattern,theyarenotfacingthechallengeoffindinganidentitywithinalargerandcomplexcommunity.Moreover,thetendencyforuniversitiestomonitorandshapestudentbeh__iorrunsupagainstanothercharacteristicofyoung_____s:theresponsetobeingcontrolledbytheirelders.Ifac__ptablesocialbeh__ioristoostrictlydefined规定andcontrolled,theinsensitiveoraggressivebeh__iorthatadministratorsareseekingtominimize__yactuallybeencouraged.Itisnotsurprisingthatyoungpeoplearelikelytoburstout,particularlywhentherearereasonstodoso.Ourgenerationon__joinedhandsandstoodfirmattimesofnationalemergency.Whatislackingtodayistheconflictbetweenadoles__nt’sdesireforautonomyandtheirunderstandingofanunsafeworld.Therefore,thereisthedesirefortheirdormstoberepla__menthomesandnotpla__stoexperien__in____ectualgrowth.Everycollegediscussionaboutcommunityvalues,socialcli__teandbeh__iorshouldincluderecognitionofthedevelopmentalimportan__ofstudentautonomyandself-regulation,ofthene__ssarytensionbetweensafetyandself-discovery.★
1.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardcontinuedparentalguidan__tocollegestudentsA.Sympathetic.B.Disapproving.C.Supportive.D.Neutral.2.Theunderlinedword“passage”inParagraph2means________.A.changeB.choi__C.textD.extension3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatroleshouldcollegeplayA.Todevelopasharedidentityamongstudents.B.Todefineandregulatestudents’socialbeh__ior.C.Toprovideasafeworldwithouttensionforstudents.D.Tofosterstudents’in____ectualandpersonaldevelopment.4.WhichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassageI Introduction P Point Sp Sub-point次要点C ConclusionPassage2 2015·湖北话题书评词数354Scien__hasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,__kebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscien__issogoodatwhatitdoesthattheresalwaysatemptation诱惑todragitintoproblemswhereit__ynotbehelpful.D__idBrooks,authorofTheSocialAni__l,TheHiddenSour__sofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhoh__efailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAni__l,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions Whathasscien__revealedabouthu__nnatureWhatarethesour__sofcharacterAndwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuc__ssfulwhileothersarentToanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines学科.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox非常规的,andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,he____sastory,withinwhichhetriesto__kehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereadersattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroand______einhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescien__ofchilddevelopment,andastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryof___ualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooksstoryisac__ptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstan__,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaare__rtainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAni__llieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrookssattempttotranslatehistaleintoscien__.1.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscien__atthebeginningofthepassageto________.A.illustratewherescien__canbeappliedB.demonstratethevalueofBrookssnewbookC.remindthereadersoftheimportan__ofscien__D.explainwhy__nywritersusescien__intheirworks2.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebookA.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsconvincingpoints.C.Itsclearwriting.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.★
3.WhatistheauthorsgeneralattitudetowardsthebookA.Contradictory.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Critical.4.WhatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraphA.Problemswiththebook.B.Brooksslifeexperien__.C.Deathofthecharacters.D.Brooksstranslationskills.Passage3 2014·重庆话题水上行走词数288Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhu__nsgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid-wesimplyweightoomuch,andallour__sspushesdownthroughourrelatively__allfeet,resultinginalotofpressurethat__kesussink.However,severaltypesofani__lscanwalkonwater.OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard蜥蜴nativeto__ntralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistan__ofseveralmeters,__oidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewaterssu_____withitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeas__nyas20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhu__nstodothis,wedneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreateadequate“hitting”.Butfortunatelythereisanalternative cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowateranditdoestakealot,youcancreatea“nonNewtonian”liquidthatdoesntbeh__elikenor__lwater.Now,ifthesu_____ofthewaterishithardenough,particles粒子inthewatergrouptogetherforamomentto__kethesu_____hard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughfor__intoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesu_____ofanadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.Funthoughallthis__ysound,itsstillrathermessyandbetterreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpracti__.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink—andtakeashowerafterward!1.Walkingonwaterhasntbecomeareality__inlybecausehu__ns________.A.arenotinterestedinitB.h__ebiologicallimitationsC.h__enotinventedpropertoolsD.areafraidto__keanattempt2.WhatdoweknowaboutBasilicusbasilicusfromthepassageA.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.C.Itcanrunacrosswaterata__rtainspeed.D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater.3.WhatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassageA.Tocreateathickliquid.B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.C.Tohelptheliquidbeh__enor__lly.D.Toenablethewatertomoverapidly.★
4.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardtheideaofhu__nswalkingonwaterA.Itisriskybutbeneficial.B.Itisinterestingandworthtrying.C.Itiscrazyandcannotbecomeareality.D.Itisimpracticalthoughtheoreticallypossible.Passage4 2014·新课标全国Ⅰ话题面对困惑词数335Atypicalliontamer驯兽师inpeoplesmindisanentertainerholdingawhip鞭andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butitsmostlyforshow.Inreality,itsthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelionsfa__,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfa__dwithso__nyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthe__nholdingthechair.Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?Howoftendoyouh__esomethingyouwanttoachievee.g.loseweight,startabusiness,tr__elmore-onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnever__keprogressThisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginfor__tion.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecantfocusorthatwerefocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,__kelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.Itdoesnth__etobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldw__ingachairinyourfa__,rememberthis Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuc__ssfulpeople.Ifyouh__esomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome...takeimmediateaction.Ifyoureclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.1.WhydoestheliontameruseachairA.Totrickthelion.B.Toshowoffhisskills.C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheau___n__.2.InwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachairA.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoi__s.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.C.Theyfindithardto__kechanges.D.Theyh__etodosomethingforshow.★
3.WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.C.Respectful.D.Supportive.4.Whentheworldis“w__ingachairinyourfa__”,youreadvisedto________.A.waitforabetterchan__B.breakyouroldhabitsC.__keaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidan__Passage5 2014·陕西话题运动日词数296Oneafternoonlastweek,Isawthreetearfulchildrenfrommysonsschoolbeingcomfortedbyteachers.Thatmorning,my11yearoldhadsto__chpains,retching干呕intoabowl.Talkingtoothermotherslater,Iheardaboutotherchildrenwithsto__chacheordifficultysleepingthenightbefore.Whatcausedsomuchpain?Sportsday.Sportsdaymightbene__ssaryatahighlycompetitiveindependentschool,butnotatavillagepri__ryschool.Forthechildrenwhocanflylikethewind,sportsdaycausenoproblem.Forthosewhoareoverweightorjustnotgoodatsport,itisnight__re噩梦.Evenforthosewhoenjoyrunningbutfallhalfwaydownthetrackinfrontoftheentireschoolandtheirparents,itcanproveadisaster.Whydoweputourchildrenthroughthisannualsuffering?Some__ysaycompetitionischaracterbuilding;oritstakingpart,notwinning,thatsimportant;orthatitisatraditionofschoollife.Ijustfeltgreatpityforthosechildrenintearsorinpain.Teamgamesattheendofsportsdayprodu__dsomeclosera__s,wildenthusia__,lotsofshouting-andwerefuntowatch.Moreimportantly,thechildrenwhowerenotsofastorquickatpassingtheballwerehiddenalittlefromeveryoneseyes.Someofthemalsohadthethrillofbeingonthewinningside.Iwishthatsportsdaycouldbeabandonedandrepla__dwithsomeotherlesscompetitiveevent.Perhapsanafternoonofteamgames,withafewra__sforthosewhowantthem,wouldbelessstressfulforthechildrenandalotmorefuntowatch.1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorssonfromParagraph1A.Hetalkedwithsomemothers.B.Hecomfortedhisclas__ates.C.Hehaddifficultyinsleeping.D.Hesufferedfromsto__chache.2.Sportsdayisstillanannuleventinthisschoolprobablybecause________.A.thisisanindependentschoolB.itisatraditionoftheschoolC.ithelpschildrenloseweightD.childrenenjoywatchingsports3.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutteamgamesA.Theyshouldincludemorestressfulra__s.B.Theyareac__ptabletodifferentchildren.C.Theyshouldbeabandonedatpri__ryschools.D.Theyarelessfunforthosewholoverunning.★
4.WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardssportsdayA.Critical.B.Neutral.C.Positive.D.Ambiguous.B组 2016~2015模拟精选题Passage1 2016·福建省闽粤联合体高三联考话题父母与子女词数296Mydearestsonanddaughter,ThestoryofNewJerseyhighschoolstudentRachelCanningsuing起诉herparentsforchildsupportandhighschooleducationinspiredmetowriteyoualittleletter.Letmejustputthisoutthere:theonlywayIexpecttoseeyouinacourtisasalawyerorajudge.Therearetwothingsaboutthiscasethatseemtobedisaster.First,it’snaturalforparentsandchildrentoargue.Icanguaranteethatwewilldisagree.Oneorbothofyouwill,atsomepoint,screamatthetopofyourlungsthevariouswaysyouhateme.AndIwon’talwayslikeyou,either.ButIwillalwaysloveyouanddoeverythingIcantokeepyourbestinterestsasmyfocus,evenwhenI’msoangry.Wearefamily.Thatmeansweareasmuchapartofoneanotherastheflesh,bloodandbonesinourbody.Andweallshouldthinkaboutitverydeeplyinsteadofbreakingthatbond.Second,I’llbehonest,no__tterhowfarapartweareonyourlifechoi__s,yourfatherandIwillmost__rtainlypayeverythingwecanforyourhighereducation.Butthatdoesn’tmeanyoudeserveit.Tobeclear,thatisaprivilegewehappilyextend给予toyou—notarightyouarebornwith.Andyouwillh__etoworkhardtoearnthatprivilege.Growingupishardwork.IfIdomyjobproperlyasyourmother—andyoudoyoursasmychildren—youwouldsoonergetajobortwo,andfindawayto__keyourdreamscometruethangototrialoverwhatyouthinkyouh__etherightto.Lovealways,Mom1.Themotherwritesthisletterbecauseshewantsherchildrento________.A.bepreparedforeducationB.learnalessonfromthecaseC.takeupthelegalprofessionD.rememberRachelCanning2.Whenindisagreement,themotherexpectsherchildrennotto________.A.guaranteeanythingB.screamouttheirangerC.breakthefamilybondD.forgettheirbestinterests3.Themotherthinksofparents’payingfortheirchildren’shighereducationas________.A.awayinwhichchildrenrealizetheirdreamsB.atestofwhetherparentslovetheirchildrenC.aprivilegethatchildrenshouldearnD.arightthatparentsarebornwithPassage2 2016·山东临沂一模话题旗杆上的猫词数355“Ihonestlyh__enoideahowthatcatgotupthere.It’sahundred-foot-metalpole.There’snowayheclimbedthatthing,”Jimsaidtotheworriedwo__n.Itwasn’tevenhercat,butshewaspassingbyandsawit,immediatelycallingthefire-stationtocometos__eit.Jimsawalotofstrangethingsasafire__n,oftensadorupsettingthings,butthiswasnew.“Isupposewecouldgettheblanketandseeifwecanconvin__thepoorcattojumpdown.Buthedoesn’treallylooktooscared...”Jimsaidtothewo__n.“D__e,getoverhere!”Jimcalledoverhisshouldertothefiretruckdriver.D__ewalkedoverandlookedwhereJimwaspointing.“How’dhegetupthere?”Jimshrugged,similarlypuzzled.“Doyousupposewecouldgettheblanketandconvin__himtojump?”D__eshruggedinresponse.“Idon’tseewhynot.”Jimlookedupattheblack__ssonthetopoftheflagpole,theAmericannagw__ingproudlybeneathhim.Itwasdefinitelyacat,andheregardedthepeoplegatheredbelowasiftheywerehissu__ects臣民andhetheirking,hisyelloweyesscanninghissurroundingswithapparentdisinterest.Whentheblanketwasspreadoutbelowthecat,JimandD__ebeganstrikingtheflagpole.Thecatlookeddown,andthengazedintotheskyasifitwerelookingforsomething.JimandD__efollowedhisgaze.Suddenly,outoftheclearsky,appearedadarkfigure.Thefigureswooped俯冲lowtowardtheflagpole.Itwasaneagle!Asitgotcloser,thecatleapeddownthepoleswiftlyontotheground,andthengotlostinthebushes.Jim,D__e,andtheoldwo__nwereleftwiththeirmouthsopen.Theyallagreeditwasthebestwaytogetitdown.1.Whydidthewo__ncallthefirestationA.Becausethepolewasonfire.B.Becausehercatwasmissing.C.Becauseshefeltitwasstrange.D.Becauseshewantedtos__ethecat.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“him”refertoA.Thecat.B.Jim.C.Theking.D.D__e.3.WhatdidthefiremenplantodoatfirstA.Tostrikethepole.B.Tospreadtheblanket.C.Toshoutatthecat.D.Toshrughelplessly.4.Whos__edthecatA.Aneagle.B.Thefiremen.C.Thecatitself.D.Thepeoplearound.答案 C [推理判断题根据倒数第二段thecatleapeddownthepoleswiftlyontotheground,andthengotlostinthebushes.可知是猫自己从旗杆顶上爬了下来,故选C]Passage3 2016·石嘴山市一模话题大运河申请世界文化遗产词数316WhenitcomestoculturalheritageprotectiontheGrandC____ofChinaisprobablytheworld’sgreatestprojectofitskind.Thebiginlandwaterwaysysteminthenorth-easternand__ntraleasternplainspassesthrougheightofthecountry’spresent-dayprovin__s.TheC____runsfromBei___ginthenorthtoZhejiangProvin__inthesouth.Constructedinsectionsfromthe5th__nturyBConwardsitwasdesignedasameansofcommunicationinthe7th__nturyAD.TheC____istheworld’sgreatestcivilengineeringprojectbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.TheGrandC____reachedapeakinthe13th__nturyprovidinganinlandn__igation航行networkconsistingofmorethan2,000kilometersofartificialwaterwayslinkingfiveofthemostimportantriverbasinsinChinaincludingtheYellowRiverandtheYangtze.ItenteredabidasaUNESCO___教科文__culturalheritagesitein
2008.TheGrandC____culturalsquareislocatedinBei___g’sTongzhoudistrict.Eversin__theYuandynasty800yearsagotheTongzhousectionoftheGrandC____hasbeenthelifebloodofBei___g.Grainandbuilding__terialswerealltransportedtomeettheendlessde__ndsofthebigcities.EventodaytheGrandC____playsa__jorroleinthelivesofitscitizens.“IgrewupneartheGrandC____.Inthepastthewaterwaywasalotnarrowerbutnowit’sni__andwideandbridgesarebuiltoverit.Ithinkifthebidforworldheritagestatussuc__edsitwillgreatly__keTongzhoumorefamousintheworldespeciallywithTongzhouaimingtobeasub-__nterofthecapitalBei___g,”acitizensaid.Theresultofthebidissettobereleasednextweekandnodoubtitwill__rtainly__keitintothehistorybooksiftheC____islistedasaworldheritagesite.1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.Thebid’sresultoftheC____willbeannoun__dsoonB.theC____istheUNESCO’snewestworldheritagesiteC.theC____istoconnectTongzhouwithZhejiangProvin__D.theC____willbeabidforaUNESCOculturalheritagesite2.TheGrandC____wasinthemostglorioustime________.A.whenitwasaimedasameansofcommunicationB.whenitcrossedtheYellowRiverandtheYangtzeC.whenitwasbornaboutsixhundredyearslaterD.whenitwasdesignedasanartificialwaterway3.WhatcanweinferbyreadingthepassageA.TongzhouusedtobethecapitaloftheYuandynasty.B.MostcitizenslivinginTongzhoudependontheC____.C.TongzhouwillbenefitiftheC____is__deaheritagesite.D.SomecitizensthinktheC____nottobeaculturalheritageitem.Passage4 2016·河北定兴月考话题__给我的启示词数290Istoppedtowatchmylittlegirlbusyplayinginherroom.Inonehandwasaplasticphone;intheotheratoy.Ilistenedasshewasspeakingtoher__ke-believelittlefriend.AndI’llneverforgetthewordsshesaid,eventhoughitwaspretend.Shesaid,“Suzie’sinthecornerbecauseshe’snotbeenverygood.Shedidn’tlistentoawordIsaidordothethingssheshould.”InthecornerIsawherbabydollwelldressed.Itwasobviousshe’dbeenputtheretositaloneandthink.Mydaughtercontinuedher“conversation”,asIsatdownonthefloor.Shesaid,“I’mallfedup,Ijustdon’tknowwhattodowithheranymoreSheneverletsmedothethingsthatIjusth__etodo?”AndthatdayIthoughtalotabout__kingsomechangesinmylife;AsIlistenedtoherinno__ntwordsthatcutmelikeaknife.Ihadn’tbeenpayingenoughattentiontowhatIholdmostdear.I’dbeencaughtupinresponsibilitiesthatincreasedthroughouttheyear.Butnowmyattitudehaschanged,because,inmyheart,Irealize...I’veseentheworldinadifferentlightthroughmylittledarling’seyes.So,letthecobweb蜘蛛网cutthecornersandthechildrenrulethefloor,I’mnotgoingtoworryaboutkeepingupwiththemanymore.I’mgoingtofillthehousewithmemoriesofachildandhermother...Forweh__eonlyonechildhood,andwewillnevergetanother.1.WhoisSuzieA.Mygirl’sphone.B.Ababydoll.C.Theauthor.D.Mygirl’sfriend.2.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingmylittlegirl’swordsA.Uncomfortable.B.Moved.C.Interested.D.Unbelievable.3.Thepassageleadsyoutobelievethat________.A.thelittlegirldoesn’thatehermotheranymoreB.theauthorwantsherlittlegirltoh__eahappychildhoodC.theauthorcaresnothingaboutherdaughter’shappinessD.theauthorhasbecomelazybecauseofherdaughter4.WhatmightbethebesttitleA.HowtodealwithmydaughterB.MylovelydaughterC.OnlyonechildhoodD.AworldofchildrenPassage5 2016·皖江名校联考话题聪明的女孩词数302CNN—A12-year-oldgirlwhohadafeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreof162onMensa,Cat____IIIBpaper,suggestingshehasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.Thecomparisondoesn’t__sit__well__withtheBritishstudent,who’scurrentlyinYear8atColchesterCountyhighschool,aselectivegirl’sgram__rschoolinEs___,England.“Idon’tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatin____ectualssuchasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.They’veachievedsomuch.Idon’tthinkit’sright,”LydiatoldCNN.Lydiasatthetestinhersummerholidays,afterraisingtheideawithherparentsandpestering纠缠themforthebestpartofayear.Itturnsoutthetestwasn’tthathardafterall.“IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyhard.ButasIstartedthetest,IthoughtitwasabiteasierthanIthoughtitwasgoingtobe,”shesaid.Lydia’snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhenshele__esschool,althoughshe’sleaningtowardsomething“basedaround__ths,becauseit’soneofmyf__oritesu__ects.”“AllI’mgoingtodoisworkashardasIcan,andseewherethatgetsme,”shesaid.ToexplainLydia’s__rk’slevel,thetop_____scoreintheCat____IIIBtest,whichpri__rilytestsverbal语言reasoning,is
161.Atop2%score—whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubforthosewithhighIQs—wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162,placingherinthetop1%ofthepopulation.1.Lydiawantedtoh__eanIQtestbecause________.A.allpeoplearoundthoughtthatshewas__artB.shefeltthatshemighth__eahighIQC.herparentsstronglywantedhertodosoD.thegram__rschooladvisedhertodoso2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsmeaninthesecondparagraphA.isnotac__ptedbyB.isnotrelatedtoC.doesnotsatisfyD.doesnotaffect3.WhatisLydia’splanaboutthefutureaccordingtothetextA.Shedoesn’th__etoworkhardwithherhighIQ.B.Shehasatendencytofocusaround__ths.C.Sheisquitesureaboutwhattodointhefuture.D.Shewilldropoutofthegram__rschool.4.WhatdoweknowfromthelastparagraphA.NoonehasachievedahigherIQthanLydia.B.WhoeverhasahighIQcanenterMensa.C.Only_____swithhighIQscanenterMensa.D.MensaisaclubforthosewithhighIQsatleast
148.Passage6 2015·临沂调研话题水上作业词数294StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassig__ent.Todoit,theyworeaquatic水上的shoestheydesignedandcreated.AlexQuinoneswasthefirstto__keittotheothersideofa175-footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminute.Quinones,whoworeoversizedboat-likeshoes,alsowonlastyearandwillre__ive$
500.Studentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesand__keitacrossthelakeinordertoearnan“A”ontheassig__entforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCan__es’__terialsandMethodsConstructionClass.“It’straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatra__.Ithoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthat,”Can__essaid.“Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.”Atotalof79studentscompetedinthera__thisyearin41teams.Only10teamsfailedtocrossthelake.Otherswhofellgotbackupand__deittotheend.Thera__isopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa9-year-oldgirlwhocompetedinpla__ofhermother,whiletheoldestwasa67-year-oldfe__le.AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCan__esashecheeredonthera__rs.Heshoutedencouragingwords,butalsolaughedassomeunsteadily__detheirwaytotheend.“Apartofthisisforthemtoh__emoreunderstandingofdesigningand__keitworkbetter,”hesaid.Itisalsoalessoninlifeforthestudents.Anything,includingwalkingonwater,ispossible,ifyoudotheresearch,testitandgothroughthedesignpro__ssseriously.1.WhichstatementaboutAlexQuinonesistrueA.Hefinishedthera__inlessthanaminute.B.Hewonthera__withthehelpof2boats.C.Hefailedthera__lastyear.D.Hesetanewrecordthisyear.2.Forwhatpurposedidthestudentstakepartinthera__A.Togoacrossthelaketoschool.B.Totesttheirbalan__onthewater.C.TopassProfessorCan__es’class.D.Towintheprizemoneyof$
500.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthera__A.Thestudentswhofellintothewaterhadtoquit.B.Morethan20teamsfailedtocrossthelake.C.Thestudentskeptsilentwhentheotherra__rscompeted.D.Theyoungestcompe_____competedinsteadofhermother.4.AccordingtoCan__es,thisra__canhelpthestudents________.A.understanddesigningbetterB.achievealmosteverythingC.worktogetheranduniteasoneD.walkonthesu_____ofwaterPassage7 2015·潍坊期末话题黄石公园大火词数250Startingin1972,theNationalParkServi__establishedapolicyforforestfirescalledNaturalBurn.Itwasacknowledgedthatsomeforestfires,suchasthosecausedbylightningwerene__ssaryforforeststo__intainbalan__decosystems,sothefireshouldbeallowedtoburn.However,abigfireinYellowstoneNationalParkin1988causedthispolicytobeabandonedsin__thefirewasinitiallyallowedtoburnyetsoonoutofcontrol.Asaresult,thefireof1988destroyedmuchofYellowstone,whichisAmerica’soldestandmostbelovednationalpark.__ssiveareasofplantsweredestroyed,andlargeemptyspa__sandacresofburnedandblackenedtreesgreetedvisitors.Theriversandstreamswerechokedwithash,andtheecosystemoftheparkwaschangedbeyondrepair.Inaddition,greatnumbersofani__lswerekilledbythefiresthatburnedoutofcontrol.Thefiresweredrivenbyhighwinds,movingas__nyastenmilesaday.__ny__allani__ls___dintheflames.Thefires’rapidadvan__sg__ethewildlifelittlechan__toescape.Eventoday,fewofthese__allforestani__lsh__ereturnedtoliveinthepark.Intheyearsimmediatelyfollowingthefires,thenumbersofvisitorsdeclinedrapidly.Noonewasinterestedinseeingablackenedandtreelessparkonvacation.Yellowstonehadpreviouslybeenfamousforitsa__zingviewsanduniquegeologicalfor__tionssuchasthegeyserOldFaithful.ButnowitsreputationasAmerica’swonderisda__gedper__nently.NaturalBurn因自然现象而产生的森林之火可放任行之1.NaturalBurnwasadoptedbecausesomeforestfireswere________.A.hardtoputoutB.startedbylightningC.goodforthebalan__ofnatureD.approvedbyNationalParkServi__2.ThebigfireinYellowstonein1988________.A.becameoutofcontrolatfirstB.destroyedtheparkcompletelyC.wasallowedtoburncontinuouslyD.broughtthenaturalburnpolicytoanend3.Whywereso__nyani__lskilledinthebigfireA.Becausewindswereblownfromhighpla__s.B.Becausetheani__lsmovedonlytenmilesaday.C.Becausetheani__lslivedinlowerpla__s.D.Becausestrongwindscontributedtothefirealot.4.Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.A.ascien__fictionB.anewsreportC.acommercialadD.ageography__gazinePassage8 2015·河北衡水调研话题江南style词数274Re__ntly,SouthKoreanstarPSY’s“Gangnamstyle”videohasbeenpopularontheInternet.Ithasbecomemostpeople’sf__oritemusic.Infact,thesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostpopularvideointhehistoryoftheInternet.Morethantwomillionpeopleh__esaid“like”sin__thesongwasontheInternetonJuly
15.PSY’sspecialdan__movesandfunnyhorseridingstyleh__eattracted__nypeople.Although__nypeopledonotunderstandthelanguage,thevideohasbecomethetalkoftheInternet.Thesonghascometofirstpla__inthemusicchartsin31countries,includingtheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,andCanada.“IjustsangformySouthKoreanfans.Ih__eneverexpectedittobepopularinothercountries,”PSYtoldthereportersonacon__rt.ThesongwassopopularthatafewofSouthKorean’spoliticiansshowedPSY’smovestoattractsupporters.Thesongcameoutinmid-July.ItsingsabouttherichlifeofSouthKorea—especiallyGangnaminSeoul,wherealotofrichpeoplelive.Millionsofpeopleh__ewatchedthevideo.__nystars,suchasKatyPerry,RobbieWilliamsandNellyFurtadosaidthattheylovethesong.Thesestarsperformedpartofthesongatare__ntcon__rt.Ridinghighonthesuc__ssof“GangnamStyle”,PSYwassignedbyScooterBrauntoBraun’sSchoolboyRecords,alabeldistributedbyUniversalRepublic.PSYhaswritten__nyhitsongsofvaryingstylesfordifferentsingers.Priorto“GangnamStyle”hismostfamouscompositionperhapswasLeeSeungGi’sdebut首次亮相song“BecauseYouAreMyWo__n”.1.What__kesPSY’s“GangnamStyle”thefamousmusicofmillionsofpeopleA.ThesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecord.B.Thesonghascometofirstpla__inthemusicchart.C.Theylikethedan__movesandthehorseridingstyle.D.Theydon’tunderstandthewordsofthesong.2.WhydidsomeofSouthKorea’spoliticiansshowPSY’smovesA.Theywantedto____peoplethattheywerealsofondofmusic.B.Theywantedpeopletosupportthem.C.TheywerePSY’sfans.D.TheylikedPSY’sdancingstyle.3.What’s“GangnamStyle”aboutA.Thewayofhorseriding.B.TherichlifeofpeopleofGangnaminSeoul.C.TheGuinnessWorldRecord.D.Theloveofstars.4.WhatisthebesttitleofthepassageA.LifeoftheMusicStarPSYB.“GangnamStyly”—Mostpeople’sf__oriteMusicC.PSY’sFamousCompositionsD.Meaningof“GangnamStyle”Passage9 2015·长沙市高考模拟话题GrannyLook__词数335Christ__s,EasterandBirthdaypartiescanbedifficulttimesforgrandmothersandparentsastheyrusharoundtryingtoarrangetheperfect__lebrationor__kingeveryoneashappyaspossible!What’sbetterthanabirthday_____that__kesyourgrandchild__ilethroughoutora__lebrationthatimpressesrelativesandclosefriendsThatiswhyGrannyLookhassuppliedinthissection,oneofthemostcomprehensiveguidesto__kingthesespecialoccasionsthathappenperhapson__ayeararealsuc__ss.FromaselectionofAdventCalendarsto_____planningorChrist__s-stockingfillersweh__eallthepossibilitiescoveredsothatyourchildrenandgrandchildrenwillreallyh__eamemorabletimewithattractivegiftsandoriginalideas.Bringthatfestivespirittoallthosetraditionaldays,andensureyouarealwaysreadyforanypossibility.GrannyLook’sextensivelinksareboundto__keeveryspecialoccasionanentirelydifferentexperien__fromtheyearbeforeandalloweveryonetofeelentertainedandcontent.CHRIST__S-STOCKING__FILLERSLOOKnofurther!!GrannyLookhelpsthefamilytoprepareintimeforFATHERCHRIST__S.GiveSANTACLAUSsomeideas.Hecanfillallthechildren’sChrist__s-stockingswithgoo___s!UniqueChrist__sgiftsforchildren-stockingfillers.AGrannyLookf__orite!ADVENT__CALENDARSAllchildrenlovethebuild-uptoCHRIST__S!WhatisbetterthanchoosingoneofGrannyLook’sselectionofAdventCalendars!HereyouwillfindalistofwebsitestobuytraditionalorfunAdventCalendarsforchildrenatChrist__stime.AGrannyLookf__orite!BIRTHDAYSLOOKINGforaSPECIALBIRTHDAYGIFTExploreGrannyLook’sselectionofPRESENTS,_____PLANNING,_____TOYSand_____GAMESforyourChildrenandGrandchildren’sBIRTHDAYS.PlanandorganizetheKID___’SPARTIESaheadoftime!!Don’tforgetthePERSONALISEDINVITATIONS!CHRIST__SLOOKandBOOKnow!!GrannyLook’sselectionofCHRIST__SGIFTSforchildren.Someguidesto“What’soninyourarea”...forthekids.PANTOS,SHOWS,THEATRES...atChrist__stime!UNIQUEChrist__sgiftsforChildren.SpendQUALITYTIMEwithyourChildren’sChildrenthisFESTIVESEASON!1.Fromthetext,weknowthat“GrannyLook”is________.A.apersonwhoguidesyouto__keyouryearly__lebrationarealsuc__ssB.a__gazinethathelpsthefamilytoprepareforspecialoccasionsC.acompanythatsellsallsortsofproductsontheInternetD.awebsitethathelpsyoutoprepareforspecialoccasions2.Thepurposeofthetextis________.A.to__kechildrenh__eamemorableholidayB.toshowyouhowtoshopontheInternetC.togiveyousomeinfor__tionaboutGrannyLookD.tointrodu__somegoods3.Ifyouwanttosendsomeinvitationstoyourdaughter’sclas__ates,wherewillyousearchfortheinfor__tionA.AtBirthdays.B.AtAdventCalendars.C.AtChrist__s-stockingfillers.D.AtChrist__s.4.Youwillfailtofindanyinfor__tionatChrist__swhenyouneed________.A.Christ__scards B.funAdventCalendarsC.Christ__sgifts D.ticketsfortheatres5.IfyoursonwantsatraditionalAdventCalendar,youshouldsearch________.A.Birthdays B.AdventCalendarsC.Christ__s-stockingfillers D.Christ__s参考答案A组 2016~2014年各省市高考题(改编)考点一 主旨大意与写作意图题Passage1 【语篇导读】 这是一篇议论文不同的文化对于沉默有着不同的解读有的认为沉默意味着深思熟虑或脑海中一片空白;有的认为沉默就是执拗;也有的把沉默当成理解他人的必备谈话技巧而倍加珍视1.C [推理判断题由第一段中的thoughtfulemptystubbornnessextremelyuncomfortablene__ssity等关键词可以看出,不同文化对于沉默的解读是有很大差异的,意即它与特定的文化有关因此答案为C]2.A [推理判断题题干中的“asacallforcarefulthought”与第二段末句“acallforreflection”相对应,reflection意思是“审慎的思考”,再__本段首句可知答案为A]3.D [推理判断题第四段讲述护理人员对于病人沉默的处理技巧由末句可知答案只能选D]★
4.B [标题归纳题全文自始至终都是围绕沉默而展开,论述其在不同文化中的含义及影响因此答案为B值得注意的是,D项言语是银,沉默是金迷惑性较大,但用它作标题,过于片面,不能概括全文]Passage2 【语篇导读】 这是一篇说明文主要介绍了BookCrossing.com__所举办的图书__活动,内容涉及这一活动的目的和一些具体情况★
1.B [目的意图题根据第一段内容可知,__谈到读书小组经常在一起阅读、讨论,是为了介绍有此功能的BookCrossing.com__]2.A [代词指代题根据本句的内容可知,那些把书留在在公共场所的人希望自己的书能够随着阅读它的人走得更远本句的it指代前面的thebook]3.C [推理判断题根据第五段最后一句话可知,让书蒙尘是一种很自私的行为,这个__的目的正是鼓励人们与他人__图书,所以拿到书的人读完后最有可能继续把书传递给其他的读者]★
4.D [标题概括题通读全文可知,这个__把人们生命中最重要的两个事物——人和书紧密__在一起故D项最能概括全文主旨]Passage3 【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了英国的苹果节1.D [细节理解题根据第二段中首句Visitinganappleeventisagoodchan__toseeandoftentasteawidevarietyofapples.可知,在苹果节人们可以尝到各种各样的苹果故选D]2.C [细节理解题根据第二段末句...asistheknobbly多疙瘩的Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.可知,Decio是一种很罕见的苹果故选C]3.B [词义猜测题根据...butyou’llneedawarmshelteredpla__withperfectsoiltogrowit,和...formostappleloverswhofallforit.可知,对大多数苹果爱好者来说,种植这种苹果是无法实现的故选B]★
4.B [写作意图题纵观全文推知,__主要介绍了英国的苹果节故选B]Passage4 【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文,研究表明好消息要比坏消息在网络上传播的更快、更广1.A [细节理解题根据首段中的Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.可知,这些规则适用于新闻报道故选A]2.C [细节理解题根据第二段最后两句可知,像DebbieDowner那样的人是不替别人着想的故选C]3.B [细节理解题根据第三段最后两句可知,人们更愿意发送一些科学类的文章故选B]★
4.D [文章标题题文章主要表明了通过研究证明了好消息要比坏消息在网络上传播的更快、更广故选D]Passage5 Passage5【语篇导读】 这是一篇科普说明文短文主要说明了人的食量与房子粉刷的颜色、灯光的明暗等有着密切的关系它们对人的身材会产生一定的影响
1.B [推理判断题短文主要说明了饮食与室内光线、墙壁的颜色、餐具的尺寸及进餐的速度等有着密切的关系显然这对于那些注重体型的人是有所帮助的故答案为B]
2.B [事实细节题根据第三段“...peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33per__ntlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.”可知,蓝色的用餐环境有助于减少食物摄入量因此B项正确]
3.C [事实细节题由第四段第二句可知,进餐快的人比进餐慢的人每顿饭多消耗70卡路里的热量由此可知A项错误由第四段倒数第二句中的“turnonrelaxingmusic”可知B项不对而由第二段首句中的“turnupthelights”可知D项也是错误的根据最后一段“whenwechoosealargespoonovera__allerone,totalintakejumpsby14per__nt.”也可直接推知答案为C]4.A [标题归纳题短文首句即为主题句房子可能影响住户的身材接下来从房子的颜色、室内灯光等方面说明了对饮食的影响用A项作标题,既能总括全文,又能吸引读者]Passage6【语篇导读】 文章通过讲述家庭企业的发展历程来强调家庭团结的重要性介绍了HeleneAn和她的丈夫离开越南时,他们并不富有HeleneAn以筷子为例教育孩子在家庭及事业中要团结起来,只要有梦想,一定会成功1.A [句意海琳把几支筷子绑在一起来显示家庭团结的力量考查细节理解由第一段HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity与B项意思相近]2.B [考查细节理解由theydidnth__emuchmoney与B项意思相近]3.C [考查推理判断由第三段Ourmothertaughtusthattosuc__edwemusth__eunity可知]4.D [考查主旨大意由文章最后一段可知文章主要讲的是家庭团结对取得成功的重要性文章没有讲怎样经营一家大型公司,也没有提到怎样实现伟大梦想]Passage7【语篇导读】 该篇介绍了专家们通过实验了解了互联网是如何改变我们记忆内容以及方式的,但这并不意味着我们是否能变得聪明,但毫无疑问的是,我们记忆的方式正在改变1.A [考查写作意图由第一段可知__使用两个问题是为了引出要讨论的话题]2.C [考查细节理解由第二段sotheydidnottrytorememberit可知]3.D [考查细节理解由第三段Rathertheyrememberhowtofindit可知在交互记忆里,人们记得如何找到信息]4.A [考查推理判断由第四段butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging可知]Passage8【语篇导读】 本文主要讲述的是关于金字塔的建造,不同的专家有着不同的见解这篇文章主要讲述了两种看法1.C [细节理解题根据文章第四段的ThemostpopularviewisthatEgyptianworkersslidtheblocksalong__oothpaths,可知选择C]2.D [词义猜测题根据第四段的To__ketheworkeasier以及下文的eitherwithwetclayorwiththefatfromcattle可知,这样做是为了让路更加平滑,故选择D]3.A [代词指代题由于是指代词,可知内容应该在上文,根据第六段的内容可知工人把木料绑在石块上,然后滚动石块]4.D [细节理解题根据文章最后一段的workerswouldnth__eneededtocarrycattlefatorwaterto__ooththepaths.可知,滚动石块不需要有准备工作,故选择D]5.D [主旨大意题根据文章内容可知,文章主要讲述了一种新的把石块__到金字塔地址的方法,故选择D]Passage9【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍的是社交机器人未来的发展情况无论是在家里或工作场所,社交机器人将在未来的几年中变得更为常见1.B [细节理解题根据第一段中的Socialrobotsare...inamorehu__nizedway.和第二段内容可知,社交机器人更人性化]2.D [细节判断题根据第三段最后一句话可知,Jibo机器人服从命令,并能提醒你按时吃药]3.C [细节判断题根据倒数第二段中Thecompanys“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore可知,Oshbot机器人可以作为店员帮助顾客查找需要的东西]4.B [推理判断题根据最后一段中的Oshbotlikeothersocialrobots...buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.可知,社交机器人将会成为我们的同事,和我们一起工作]5.D [主旨大意题通读全文可知,本文主要介绍的是社交机器人故答案为D]Passage10【语篇导读】 咖啡豆的生产和咖啡树的种植给人类带来了意想不到的结果因为咖啡树生长需要充足的阳光,人类不仅破坏了遮荫的森林,还破坏了生态平衡,进而威胁人类的健康1.B [细节事实题根据第四段的第二句可知靠阳光生长的咖啡树的大量种植导致了遮荫树的减少,这已经引起了世界气候的变化,研究表明这些能释放氧气的树的减少也导致了空气污染和全球变暖对应B项A项错在limit一词上;C项错在slowdown上;D项错在improve一词上,不是改善了土壤,而是使变成了酸性土壤]2.D [__意图题根据文章的描述,特别是最后一段话,咖啡树的大量种植不仅给当地环境,而且给全球生态都带来了影响所以对于消费者来说,他们可以有不同的选择,他们可以选择__在树荫下成长起来的咖啡,虽然__会昂贵一点,但是和人类和全球的健康相比,那也是值得的__的目的是劝说人们不要为了咖啡破坏生态平衡]3.A [文章出处题本题可以使用排除法,和咖啡种植有关的一定是agriculture农业一词,而不是medical,engineering,tourist等]4.A [文章结构题全文是以总分总的结构进行叙述的第一段提出问题最后一句,第
二、
三、四段分别针对咖啡树的种植对当地、全球、整个生态平衡的影响做了描述,最后一段总结,提出解决问题的办法]Passage11【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,论述了黑人奴隶ElizabethFree__n为争取自由而与生命__的故事1.A [事实细节题根据第一段,她出生在一个奴隶家庭,根据历史背景知识,故选A项]2.C [推理判断题根据第二段可知,Mumbet保护她的姐姐,代为受罚,愤然离开,拒绝回来,后__律师,可知答案]3.B [推理判断题根据第三段第二句话,她认为自由平等也“适用”于她,故选B项]4.A [事实细节题根据第四段“ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSedgewick.”故选A项]5.C [主旨大意题根据全文大意,讲述的是一位黑人奴隶勇敢的故事,故选C项]Passage12【语篇导读】 “我”是一个不拘小节的人,宿舍经常被弄得一团糟,而“我”的室友Kate却生活条理,喜欢整洁,终于,我们由于各自不同的生活习惯产生争吵,幸亏一个__终止了我们的争吵Kate的奶奶去世了,Kate陷入悲痛,“我”表现出了对她的关切和照顾,我们重归于好我也学会了如何与室友相处1.D [细节理解题根据文章第二自然段第三句话可知]2.C [细节推断题上文提到“我”看到Kate伤心,心中升起一股温暖的同情感,下文就写到我整理__,可以推知“我”想表达对她的关切和安慰故选C]3.B [推理判断题第一段通过对比“我”与室友的不同为下文产生矛盾做好铺垫,故选B]4.D [主旨大意题文章通过记叙自身经历使自己学会了如何和室友相处,最后一自然段结尾点明“我”学得的共处经验,是文章的中心句,故选D]Passage13【语篇导读】 关于胖瘦和锻炼等话题,人们有很多普遍认同的观点,但这些观点并不都是正确的,对于几个观点,__给予了详细的阐述与论证1.D [细节理解题根据文章第二自然段最后一句话可知]2.A [细节推断题根据文章第四自然段可知让锻炼变得不枯燥的办法是“developabalan__dandvariedprogramthatsfunaswellasprogressive.”故选A]3.B [细节推断题根据文章第五自然段第三句话可推知“如果身体出问题也会疼,继续锻炼只能导致更严重的伤害”第五句就提到如果是持续疼痛,就要休息和看医生故选B]4.B [主旨大意题根据文章第一自然段第一句话可知本文的写作目的是为了纠正人们关于肥胖和锻炼的不正确的看法]Passage14【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,记述了SamuelO__ond一个音乐天才的人物故事1.D [事实细节题由第一段中的However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpie__sbymusicians...可知,故选D项]2.D [事实细节题由第二段最后两句“butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestu___slawandmusic”可知选D]3.C [事实细节题由第三段最一句Samuelcantunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised和第
三、四句“Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouth__inganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome...eachandeverynote”可知,他不用看音符就能弹钢琴,故选C项]4.C [推理判断题由第四段最后一句Samuelsaysconfidently,“Itsallaboutsupermemory—IguessIh__ethatgift.”可推出]5.B [主旨大意题全文都是说学法律的Samuel有音乐天才]Passage15【语篇导读】 文章论述了伦敦新的摩天大楼theShard的建造所带来的争议有人认为它是英国传统文化的传承,是一项很好的变化但也有批评者认为Shard造成了社会贫富分化1.B [细节理解题根据第二段第四行到第五行Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppie__ofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename Shard.可知答案为B]2.B [细节理解题根据第二段的倒数第二句PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition可知答案为B]3.B [细节理解题根据第五段第三句Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.可知答案为B]4.D [主旨大意题整篇文章论述的是伦敦新的摩天大楼的建造所带来的争议有人认为它是英国传统的传承,是一个很好的变化但也有人提出质疑,认为Shard造成了社会贫富分化因此答案选D]Passage16【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文分别介绍了巴西、新加坡、阿联酋和瑞士的习俗和社交礼仪1.C [主旨大意题本文主要介绍了巴西、新加坡、阿联酋和瑞士的习俗和社交礼仪,故选C]2.D [细节理解题根据“InSingapore”部分最后三句话可知,等级和特权是非常重要的,这就决定了人们在开会时如何互动,下级应该服从上级,故选D]3.B [细节理解题根据“IntheUnitedArabEmirates”部分倒数第三句“Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,...”可知,在阿联酋当单独与主人见面时不能喝主人提供的咖啡故选B]4.D [细节理解题根据最后一段倒数第二句话可知,在瑞士人们通常把手放桌上,肘部远离桌子,这是他们正规的餐桌礼仪,故选D]Passage17【语篇导读】 本文为说明文大千世界,无奇不有树和人类一样,也是依靠彼此的合作与支持,树的家族才得以延续“母亲树”,在死亡前夕会无私地将自己的财富传递给下一代1.C [句意猜测题根据第二段最后一句话对theoppositeistrue的解释treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundne__ssarynutrition“dependingonwhoneedsit”树是通过他们的合作、支持并传递必要的营养,得以生存的]2.B [细节理解题根据第四段的第
一、二句话可知,“母亲树”之所以十分重要,是因为她们是其他树赖以生存的基础,她们死亡前会把财富,特别是一些重要的矿物质输送给年轻的树,来促进它们的生长,因此B项正确,与passonnutritiontoyoungtrees正好吻合]3.A [代词指代题根据最后一段前两句话Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchan__.垂死的“母亲树”在死亡前把营养传递给年轻树,但我们从未给它们机会,可以看出,it指的是“树的家族”固有的生存法则]4.C [主旨大意题本题可用排除法来做,A.老树像人类一样交流;B.小树需要保护;C.树远远超出你的想像;D.树有助于我们的社会从以上题目来看,只有C符合本文大意]Passage18【语篇导读】 这是一篇说明文,向读者介绍了ORBIS奥比斯——一个致力于为世界各国盲人和眼疾患者恢复光明的国际性慈善机构1.C [推理判断题__在第一段让读者闭上眼睛想象三件事生活会是什么样子?如何度过余生?不用眼睛仅用指尖阅读书页这会使读者体会到盲人生活的艰难由此可知其目的是为了引起公众对盲人的__]2.C [细节理解题由短文第二段的开头两句可知答案]3.B [细节理解题根据短文第二段最后两句话,尤其第三段第三句“ORBIShastaughtsight-s__ingtechniquestoover35,000doctorsandnurses...”可知B为最佳答案]4.A [推理判断题__列举的一连串的数据表明任何数目的捐款都会有助于提高盲人的生活质量显然他是在呼吁更多的人为ORBIS募捐]5.C [主旨大意题通篇文章都是围绕ORBIS这一国际慈善机构在世界各地的开展情况进行说明的,故排除B、D两项A项以偏概全,故C项为最佳答案]Passage19【语篇导读】 这是一则新闻报道35岁的卡车司机Colm因突发严重过敏反应而导致心脏骤停跟妈妈学过心肺复苏术的九岁女孩Izzy竟挽救了父亲的生命1.D [细节理解题根据第二段首句的“...restartedfatherColmsheartbystampingonhischest...”可知答案]2.C [细节理解题根据生活常识可知,妈妈不可能在Colm出现危险后再教给__心肺复苏术,所以
③应排在
④的前面由第3段可知
②在
①之前发生由此可知答案]3.A [主旨大意题通读全段可知,本段并没有描述过敏反应的症状和原因,只是说明Colm罹患此病而两次被送进医院的事因此答案为A注意B项为最后一段的大意]4.C [写作意图题开头一段是这则新闻的导语导语即是新闻的主旨大意,而这段文字的中心人物正是小女孩Izzy因此答案为C]Passage20【语篇导读】 经研究发现生活方式和饮食习惯影响人的体重法国人当感觉饱时就会停止吃饭,而美国人直到盘子空了才会停止,且喜欢罐装食品和快餐,因此美___肥胖率远高于法国人1.C [细节理解题根据文章第二段第一句话可知答案为C]2.B [判断推理题根据文章最后一段可知答案为B]3.A [写作手法题文章把法国人和美___生活理念和饮食习惯在第二段作了对比,最后一段在肥胖率方面作了对比,故答案为A]4.C [考查文章出处文章旨在说明饮食习惯影响人的体重,习惯不当易引起肥胖,与健康有关,故选C]考点二 细节理解题Passage1 【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文,属于人物传记介绍了近一百年来涌现出来的四位杰出的女性★
1.A [事实细节题第二段第一句的意思是,任何一位得到过帮助的人都要感谢JaneAddams由此可知,JaneAddams以asocialworker的身份帮助了他人故答案为A]2.C [推理判断题根据第四段“...shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawo__n.”可知,由于O’Connor是女性,而未能在法律事务所找到工作由此可以推断这是对妇女的歧视因此答案只能选C]★
3.D [事实细节题由题干可以迅速将答案锁定在文章最后一段,根据“Her______actlandedParksinprison...andkickedoffthecivilrightsmovement.”所提供的信息可知,Parks为国内的__运动做出了极大贡献故选D项]4.C [推理判断题根据短文对四位妇女的介绍可知,她们在各自的领域所做出的贡献开创了___新局面,起着带头人的作用因此答案为C此外,由文中出现两次的thefirstwo__n也可推断答案]Passage2 【语篇导读】 这是一篇应用文主要介绍了四则__,涉及四个娱乐节目的时间、地点和具体内容等★
1.A [事实细节题根据第一个__中的最后一句话可知,JulesSkye可以告诉你怎样找到合适的人所以如果你想制作自己的音乐,应该找JulesSkye]★
2.B [事实细节题根据第二个__中的
8.30pm—
10.30pmComedyatKaleidoscope和Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryonefromtheyoungesttotheddest.可知,在Kaleidoscope举办的这个演出能让所有的人感到开心快乐]★
3.D [事实细节题根据第三个__中的WednesdaysatVictoriaStage可知,Simon’sWorkshop的表演是在每个周三进行B项与
5.00pm.—
7.30pm.不相符]★
4.C [事实细节题根据第四个__中的
8.00pm.—
11.00pm.PizzaWorld可知,CharlotteStone将在晚上
8.00pm.—
11.00pm.之间演唱]Passage3【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文主要讲述的是FrankHurley收集的照片把过去一次不成功的航海活动重新展现了出来★
1.D [事实细节题根据第二段中的theywereshotfrom1914through1916mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck可知,这些照片记录的是一次海难]★
2.C [事实细节题根据第三段最后一句话中的CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPole可知,到达南极的是RobertFalconScott]★
3.C [事实细节题根据最后一段中的...startabusinessbeforehis1914voyageto__kemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography可知,Alexander认为他1914航行的目的就是为了挣钱发财]Passage4 【语篇导读】 本文是几则__,主要介绍了五支乐队的表演地点、时间、__方式等信息★
1.A [细节理解题只有第一段是opera的演出根据此段最后一句中Phone:241-
2742.http//___.cityopera.com.可知,如果想看歌剧应__此__故选A]★
2.B [细节理解题根据第二则__中的...whichoffersseveralcon__rtsfrom__rchthroughJune.可知,五月份在演出的时间范围之内故选B]★
3.C [细节理解题根据第四则__中的StudentswithI.D.cardcanattendtheeventsforfree.可知,带有___的学生可以免费观看CCM__的一系列的演出故选C]★
4.A [细节理解题根据第五则__中的Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercoverpri__differen__.可知,只有RiverbendMusicTheater拥有在户外的座位故选A]Passage5 【语篇导读】 这篇短文主要介绍了现代著名艺术家Dali的作品风格及theworldofDali中的展品情况1.B [推理判断题短文首段介绍了艺术家Dali的作品由“...withanexhibitionbringtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.”一句可知,Dali的作品众多,是一个多产画家故答案为B]2.A [推理判断题根据第一段“...thevisitorswillfindthebestpie__s,mostimportantlythePersisten__ofMemory”可知,该作品在Dali的最佳作品中是最重要的,由此可以推断它是Dali的杰作之一]3.D [事实细节题根据第二段末句中的“...followsapathoftimeandsu__ect.”可知,Dali的作品是按时间和主题进行布展的答案选D]4.A [词义猜测题由最后一段可知,展出的作品主要来源于两个途径一是与马德里的一家艺术馆密切合作;一是靠像SalvadorDaliMuseum这样的机构的捐赠__全文大意及前一分句不难推测其它机构捐赠的是艺术作品因此答案为A]Passage6【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文__用幽默诙谐的笔调向我们讲述了他__的一台电视机所带来的一系列烦恼的故事
1.C [推理判断题根据“...newspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.”可知,__是在一天后看到自己所__的电视机降了75美元才感觉自己上当受骗了由此可知他本可以以更低的____这台电视机的因此C项正确]
2.A [词义猜测题由下一句的内容可知,___彻夜播放电影的频道,不然就无法睡觉了据此可以推断__一直看到一天的节目结束为止故A项为正确答案]
3.D [事实细节题由短文最后“Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$
62.”一句可知,__把电视机送到维修店请人修理]
4.D [推理判断题纵览全文,尤其是第二段末句“Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles,shakingmyset.”通过摇晃电视机,我手臂的肌肉增强了不少,字里行间流露出__幽默调侃的语气因此答案为D]Passage7【语篇导读】 这是一篇议论文越来越多的学生在上大学期前都会度过一个间隔年然而人们对于这一现象所持的看法却大相径庭有的人十分推崇,而有的人却极力__1.C [事实细节题由短文首句及第三段“Thatisarecord
14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.”一句可知,这种现象日渐流行因此答案为C]
2.A [推理判断题根据第三段TonyHiggins的话可知,度过这个间隔年的学生会变得更加成熟和富有责任感,从而更有可能完成他们所选的课程故A项正确]
3.B [推理判断题由第四段首句及接下来引用OwainJames的话可知,他对这一现象并不感到快乐,而是对学生的学业感到担忧]
4.C [推理判断题由短文最后一句可知,假期里多达90%的学生被迫去工作结合前文“...youngpeoplearebeingfor__dintoearningmoney.”可知答案非C莫属]Passage8【语篇导读】 该篇介绍了食品作为一种交流的两个基本方面,来说明它是世界各地不同文化的一个重要组成部分1.B [考查细节理解由第一段...canpromoteunityandtrust可知]2.B [考查细节理解由第三段signifies预示...suc__ssintheNewYear可知]3.A [考查推理判断由第三段可知]4.D [考查主旨大意由最后一段可知]Passage9【语篇导读】 在Haytor附近的自然保护区Dartmoor内有一千头小马驹,这里的小马驹很调皮游客们喂养小马驹给它们增加了一些不安全隐患,也使得小马驹的一年一度的迁移变得困难自然保护区的官员们正在想方设法找到一个解决困扰保护区持续发展的最大问题——财政问题1.C [细节理解题由第三段Byfeedingtheponies,touristsincreasetheriskofthemgettinghitbyacar,and__kethemhardertogatherduringtheareasannualponydrift迁移.可知,通过喂小马驹,使它们增加被汽车撞到的危险,并且使它们每年的迁移都变得更困难因此选C]2.B [细节理解题根据第四段最后一句,Someofthemarealsolatersold,inordertolimitthenumberofponiesaccordingtotherulessetbyNaturalEngland.可知其中一个原因是控制小马驹的数量]3.D [推理判断题由第五段assuminghewasjustrollingforfun,认为小马驹打滚玩耍]4.B [判断推理题由第六段最后一段最后一句,mostfinancially-troubledelements可知财政问题是困扰保护小马驹的最棘手的难题]Passage10【语篇导读】 这是一篇写在母亲节的文章,在母亲节这一天,每个人都会对母亲做一些事,比如送一束花等等,但是__认为,母亲这一职业值得全年的__,因为它包含太多1.B [细节理解题根据文章的theywouldearnasmuchas$172,000ayear.以及Thiswould__ketheiryearlyincome£3,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.可知,总理的工资是172,000-3,000=142,000故选择B]2.A [细节理解题根据文章倒数第三段的Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyfa__with80per__nt__kingemotional情感的de__ndasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.可知,选择A]3.B [细节理解题根据最后一段的Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-endingbutchildrenarealsosour__sofgreatjoyandhappiness.可知,选择B,指母亲付出的牺牲是巨大的,但是又是值得的]4.C [推理判断题根据文章第一段的Butaccordingtoanewstudyweshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.可知,__认为母亲的重要性应该得到更多的__,故选择C]Passage11【语篇导读】 本文是一篇应用文,主要谈论的是学生宿舍管理的一些具体要求及违犯规定所受的惩罚等1.D [细节理解题根据第一部分第一句话可知,电视和电热毯是允许学生在宿舍使用的而不允许使用的有candles__ilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters]2.A [细节理解题根据第二部分中的TheOffi__ofResiden__Life__ychangethedoorlockcombination...ifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.可知,如果一个学生被发现与他人共享组合__,那么组合__就会被更改]3.A [细节理解题根据第三部分最后一句话可知,除了可以使用微波炉热食物外,学生们不允许在__里做饭其他选项与本部分的内容不相符]4.C [细节判断题根据第四部分最后一句话可知,如果得到警告后仍在__养宠物一周,那他就会被交到学生法庭]5.D [细节判断题根据最后一部分中的Minimumquiethours...are1100pmto800amSundaythroughThursday.QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare100amto800am.可知,只有D项属于安静时间之外,可以举办聚会故答案为D]Passage12【语篇导读】 这是一篇说明文,介绍了世界各地有趣的“美食节”1.B [细节理解题根据题干可知答案在第一段中寻找根据倒数第二句中的括号内的内容,可知,斯蒂尔顿奶酪翻滚大赛上翻滚的是木制奶酪]2.A [细节理解题根据题干可知答案需要在第二段中寻找,根据第二段第一句可知,激烈的食品烧烤节是在新墨西哥__的]3.B [细节理解题根据题干可知答案在第三段中寻找,第三段的第二句提到aweek-long__lebration可以看出选B]4.C [细节判断题根据第二段的倒数第二句可知,anyoneofthethousandsoftheproductsthatareonshow.在食品烧烤节上,会有上千种食品展示]Passage13【语篇导读】 这是一篇实用文体,__向社会发出倡议,呼吁更多的人利用业余时间报名参加志愿活动,帮助在学习上存在困难的人们1.D [推理判断题既然是招募志愿者,而且还列出了“Position,Pla__,Hours,Role,SkillsandExperien__Required”等条目,显然这篇文章的意旨是做__宣传]2.A [句意推断题画线句子本是“成功”的意思但__前文“...knowingyouh__e__dearealdifferen__insomeoneslife.”可知答案非A莫属]3.D [事实细节题“Butyourpri__rycon__rnistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.”一句是解答本题的依据]4.B [事实细节题短文最后一句“Previouscare-relatedexperien__willbeagreatadvantageforyou.”说明以往的相关经验是申请这一职位的最大优势,由此可以推断该条件是优先考虑的A、C、D三项内容在文中均被提及,但由题干中first一词予以排除]Passage14【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文,__通过生动简洁的例子向读者论述了经济学家提出的“机会成本”的概念1.D [细节理解题根据文章第一自然段第二句话对“机会成本”这一概念的论述可知“机会成本”是用来衡量机会选择的故选D]2.C [细节理解题根据文章第三段第二句话内容可知,一开始观看现场表演需金钱和路途上的时间,而后选择在家看比赛就可节省出来回途中的时间,故选C]3.B [词义理解题根据文章第四自然段可以看出做出每一决定都会放弃另一种机会forgoneopportunity的概念即指为了更好的选择而放弃掉的机会,故选B]Passage15【语篇导读】 本文讲述了科学家LucyKing和她的团队发现大象害怕蜜蜂,并且做实验来证实这个事情1.D [事实细节题根据文章第一段“Recordingsofangrybeesare...farmerscrop”可知愤怒的蜜蜂为大象所害怕故选D]2.B [事实细节题根据文章最后一段中“Lucyisnowstudying...shehasnttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow”可知Lucy需要对更多的象群进行实验,故选B]3.A [事实细节题根据文章第三段中“Lucyfoundawildbeehive...andsetuparecorder”和第四段中“Lucyswitchedonthepre-recordedsound...avideocamera.”可知Lucy向野蜂窝扔石头是为了激怒蜜蜂以便录下它们的声音故选A]4.C [事实细节题根据文章第二段“In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteam...livinginthem”一句,可知大象不敢靠近住有蜜蜂的树故选C]Passage16【语篇导读】 本文是一篇介绍类应用文,介绍了SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族馆的开放时间、位置、到达的交通方式、停车场服务、轮椅服务以及条款主要是门票事宜等信息此类文章可以根据题干信息,采用逆读法做题1.A [细节理解题,由文章第一句话situatedintheheartofMelbournes___可知,它与选项A islocatedatthe__nterofthe___inthecity是同义句,situatedin=locatedin位于]2.D [细节理解题根据题干信息和选项,答案必然在GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium这段,根据这一段中的Train分段所表达的信息,从SouthernCrosstrainstations到水族馆,只需要走walk一小段路即可,因此A不对;B项说的shuttlebuses不是在火车站周围,而是inandaroundthecity;C项未提到;D项定位到Tram段落,水族馆就位于Tram公交线路上,且后面明确说到乘坐路线70,75均可,所以选D]3.B [细节理解题根据选项关键词,定位到CarParking,WheelchairAc__ss和GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium段落A项未涉及停车场免费与否,不选;B选项段落中明确表达了...providespeopleinwheelchairswithfullac__ssto12zones,即提供轮椅通道;C网络未提到;D交通服务,根据前面的GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium段落中可知,需要乘客自行选择,而不是水族馆提供的]4.C [细节理解题根据题干Tickets定位到最后一段Terms段落,根据presentticketsatthefrontentran__以及noticket,noentry可以确定选择C]Passage17【语篇导读】 本文叙述了学者们正在努力记录濒临消失的语言和文化,来挽救这些语言1.B [事实细节题根据文章第二段中“Inanefforttoprevent...theyreflect.”可知学者们正在努力挽救濒临消失的语言]2.A [词义猜测题根据文章第四段中“Butheisnotcontent...withoutrecord.”可知“thattradition”是指Turin记录语言故选A]3.D [事实细节题根据文章第二段中“...growsoutofhisexperien__living,lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.”可知Turin的书以其在尼泊尔的个人经历为基础故选D]4.C [推理判断题根据文章最后一段“Generationsofcommunitiesfromwhom...collected”和“Turinnotestheendangeredlanguages...speechcommunities.”可知,Turin的工作是“收集,保护和使再接合”,故选C]Passage18【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文,文章主要向大家说明在选择做出正确决定的时候,我们应该__的是问题的产生以及__的过程,而不是结果比如在减肥中,我们应该__饮食和运动,在教育过程中,应该鼓励孩子多读书,__学习过程,而不是考试结果通过这两个例子来论证了做出正确决定的重要性,也就是说,要达到一个目标,必须使你的目标具体,具有可操控性1.B [细节理解题根据第一段Settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.和第二段的Toreachourgoaloflosingweight—theoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeat—theinput输入.Thatis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstructgoals.这句即可找出答案整篇文章都在阐述我们在做决定或寻求问题的解决方案的时候,我们不能从结果的角度入手,而应该从问题的过程或起因入手,对于减肥这个问题,我们应该__的是我们的饮食以及运动情况,而不是__我们要减重多少,这种只__结果的行为是没有效果的]2.D [细节理解题答案在第三段中,列举了这种__过程和起因的行为分别在教育中的体现,在RolandFryer的案例中,孩子们会因为过程中的努力,如读了某些书而受到奖励,而这些孩子所获得的成就要比那些__结果,即考试考得好会得到奖励的孩子们的收获或成就多具体信息源在His__infindingwasthatin__ntivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectwhenbasedonoutput.一句中]3.A [细节理解题只有A选项是将目标放在了事物的进程中,是一个具体的目标,也是一个好目标,而其他选项都只__了结果]4.C [细节理解题A,B,D都只__了finalgoal以及outcome,根据倒数第二段可知,C建议我们坚持细节行为即一个特殊的目标awell-specifiedaction-basedgoal,形成好的习惯]Passage19【语篇导读】 本文是一篇应用说明文,主要是对某大学的应用指南,文章从饮食、休闲、健康、学习、交通几个方面对该大学的服务场所、设施、开放时间、注意事项等方面进行阐述和说明,以供读者获得所需信息1.C [本题考查细节理解根据第一部分“Food”中第二句“Itservessnacks,drinks,i__creambarsandmeals.”和第一自然段最后一句“youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,toh__emeetingsandtostudy.”可知道答案]2.A [本题考查细节理解根据第二部分“Relaxation”可知答案]3.D [本题考查细节理解根据第三部分“Health”第一句话“...theWellness__ntreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.”可知答案]4.C [本题考查细节理解根据第四部分“AcademicSupport”中第三句话“Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoor...”可知答案]5.D [本题考查细节推断根据第五部分“Transportation”第二句话“Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshopping__ntre,...”可知答案]Passage20【语篇导读】 这是一篇实用文体介绍了度假村thePowerhouse本月举办各类活动的时间、特色及有关事宜1.A [细节理解题根据题干中的“dan__”一词可在ChineseFolkDancing一段中找到“Sunday29JuneandWednesday2July”这一信息]2.C [细节理解题由题干中的关键词“__gictricks”在文章倒数第二段找到呼应词__gic,该段落对应的即是ClubMedCircusSchool]3.B [细节理解题本题答案源于末段首句]4.A [推理判断题根据文首“DONTFORGETourotherspecialevent...”和最后一段“Membersre__ivePowerline,ourmonthly__gazine,discountsintheshopsandrestaurants,aswellasfreeadmissiontothemuseum.”可以推断此文的目的是为了吸引更多的游客到度假村来]Passage21【语篇导读】 本文是说明文,介绍了一种研究洋流的特别方式1.B [词义猜测题由前面的so__nyshoes和后面的totryand__tchleftandrightshoestosellorwear,特别是sell,可知是建立交易市场,故选B]2.C [事实细节题由第二段
二、
三、四句“Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidnt.Ebbe__eyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment”可知,选C]3.A [事实细节题由第三段第二句Ebbe__eyergottoknowalotofthemseriousbeachcombersandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginfor__tionaboutwheretheshoeslanded及其后几句可知,选A,“通过海滩清理者收集信息”]4.D [事实细节题由第四段第一句Ebbe__eyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualo__ectsfoundfloatingintheo__an可知,选D]5.C [主旨大意题文章主题句在第一段,即However,o__anexpertCurtisEbbe__eyerdoesitinaspecialway—bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage,由此可知选C]Passage22【语篇导读】 __通过和一个小男孩相处的故事,告诉我们,大声地批评和恐吓调皮的孩子只能使事情变得更糟糕,给予孩子更多的时间和宽容可以使事情变得好起来1.C [细节理解题根据文中最后一段“Hetoldmethattheteacherdidntlethimdowhatheknewwellduetosafetybutaskedhimtodowhathedisliked.”可知,老师让他做他不喜欢的事情]2.A [细节理解题根据第四段第2至3行ButIcouldseethathewasdoingallthesetoannoyme.Heneededconnection,andthiswastheonlywayheknewhowtoaskforit.SoIsatbackdownandkeptquiet.可知__一开始不去纠正这个男孩的不良行为是因为这是孩子特有的表达方式,__要做的不是批评、要求孩子,而是耐心地等孩子平静下来同时,__处理这件事的方式与全文主题句Ilearnedthatshoutingandthreatsofpunishmentwouldresultinadisaster相对应故选A]3.D [细节理解题根据文章最后一段第二句IbelievethatifIhadcriticizedhim,thegatethatwasslowlyopeningwouldh__eshutfirmlyclosed.答案为D]4.B [细节理解题根据文章最后一段最后一句Thenhelookedatmewithtearsinhiseyesbeforequietlyaskingifhecouldgotofindhisteachertoapologize可知男孩要向老师道歉,为自己之前的行为感到后悔,故选B]Passage23【语篇导读】 本文题目为地铁袖珍指南文中详细介绍了一些地铁站的信息1.D [事实细节题,根据文章第二段“Therearenochange__chines...upto$5inchange”可知D项正确]2.B [事实细节题根据“Hoursofservi__”中的信息“Close midnightSun—Thurs;3a.m.Fri-Sat.nights”可知周六凌晨三点地铁停止服务,故B项正确]3.B [事实细节题根据“Metrobus”中“Whenpayingwithexact...thefareis$
1.25”可知使用__arTrip®card可以节省钱故B项正确]4.A [事实细节题根据文章最后一段中“Ifyoulosesomething...pleasecall...”可知A项正确]考点三 推理判断题Passage1 【语篇导读】 这是一篇夹叙夹议文介绍了父母为了帮助孩子照顾其子女而搬家至他们很近的地方或与他们住在一起这一现象★
1.A [推理判断题由第一段“...regardthemoveasasuc__ssgivingthemacloserrelationship...”一句可知,Garza一家子孙三代住在一起,加强了家人之间的纽带因此答案为A]★
2.D [推理判断题由“Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofOba__’sfamily”不难看出,多数人认为这是一种趋势]3.C [事实细节题由第三段首句可知,人们急切地想挣脱父母的束缚来证明自己能__行事因此C为正确答案]★
4.A [推理判断题本段首句即为主题句由接下来的解释可知,祖父母不可盲从,要视自己的兴趣做出相应的抉择故答案为A]Passage2 【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文主要讲述的是作为老师,__让学生拼装玩具是为了更多地了解他们,从中发现并激励他们的创造力★
1.A [推理判断题根据第二段的内容可知,拼装玩具时,有些学生看别人如何行动,有些学生查看了使用说明并根据模型拼装而另外一些学生则根据自己的想象力进行由此可判断出__这么做是为了对学生的情况有更多的了解]2.D [细节判断题根据第三段中的Herewasanex__ptionallycreativemindatwork.可知,他是一个很有创造力的人]3.B [词义猜测题画线句为段落主题句结合后面的句子Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.我冒着有可能失去那些思维方式不同的学生的危险,可判断出激励的教育方式也有缺点drawback缺点,符合语境]★
4.A [推理判断题根据最后的对话内容可知,__让孩子们谈论他们那些富有想象力的梦想,是为了帮助他们看到自己的创造力]Passage3 【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文“我”生活在美国东北部的纽约,那儿的冬季实在让人难以忍受一次去佛罗里达的Sarasota度周末的机会让“我”深切__到了宜人的气候是多么令人惬意尤其是那又大、又软又圆的西红柿1.B [推理判断题由第一段最后一句“dulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables”所提供的信息尤其是dulled一词的意义可以推测纽约寒冷的冬季是令人厌烦的故答案为B]
2.D [事实细节题根据首段末句可知,让__最感惬意的事情是逛一逛早七点的农贸市场因此D项为最佳答案]3.B [推理判断题根据第三段第二句可知,__之所以不再__冬季的西红柿是因为不论商店里的西红柿看起来多么诱人,买到家里就会变得又干又硬,索然无味故选B项]4.C [推理判断题由最后一段所述可知,BrownsGroveFarm是新开业的一家餐馆JackDusty是供货方之一再结合“Iwasplanningtoh__edinnerthatverynight.”一句可知__打算去那儿用餐因此答案为C]Passage4【语篇导读】 这是一篇议论文__从LaChope咖啡馆的经营特色谈起,介绍了巴黎的一些主题咖啡馆经营理念的变化及其大受欢迎的原因1.D [推理判断题根据短文第一段第二句可知,顾客在这里可以学着与他们内心的真实情感取得__亦即将自己的真实情感表达出来故答案为D]2.A [推理判断题由第二段“Overtheyears,Parisiancafesh__efallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle...”一句可知,在过去的几年里,巴黎咖啡馆的生意因法国人生活方式的变化而受损由此可以推断,人们不再那么频繁地光顾咖啡馆了因此答案为A]
3.C [推理判断题第二段最末两句所传达的信息是许多主题咖啡馆似乎要改变这种状况那些聚集心理、历史和工程的咖啡馆大受欢迎,顾客盈门据此可以判断这些咖啡馆是想通过改变管理理念挽回惨淡的生意因此答案为C]4.B [推理判断题根据短文最后一段的前两句可知,料理家务的中年人,退休及失业人员来到这些心理咖啡馆,敞开心扉,与心理专家谈论爱恨情仇,以期获得精神上的支持offergreatcomfort提供慰藉为解答本题的关键信息因此答案选B]Passage5【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,__通过自己成功的经历来说明读书可以矫正阅读困难的毛病1.C [细节理解题根据第一段最后一句话可知,__的母亲让__去借书,目的是帮助他矫正阅读困难的毛病]2.B [细节理解题根据第二段后半部分的描述可知,这本书的封皮使__想起了自己曾经养过的一只猎兔犬]3.B [细节判断题根据第三段第一句话及后文的内容可知,__认同封面上的狗就是他曾经拥有过的狗,所以他不知不觉地读了起来]4.A [推理判断题根据最后一段中的...authoredhisownbooksarticlespoetryandfiction可判断出,__创作了自己的书、文章、诗歌和小说,也就是说他成为了一位成功的作家]5.A [主旨大意题通读全文可知,本文主要讲述的是__通过读书矫正了自己阅读困难的毛病所以“书的魅力”最适合作本文的标题]Passage6【语篇导读】 小狗Judy在追赶一只绵羊的过程中掉下了悬崖,所有的人都以为它死了,可是两个星期后,主人被告知它还活着1.D [细节事实题根据第一段的信息可以知道,Judy在追赶它平生遇到的第一只绵羊的时候迷失了方向,掉下了悬崖]2.A [细节事实题根据倒数第三段的第一句话,可以看出一位拿着望远镜的观鸟者发现了Judy]3.C [推理判断题根据倒数第二段的信息可以知道,Judy最初失去了知觉,但是苏醒之后,他依靠悬崖下的一条小溪里的水存活,也许还吃掉了同样不慎落下悬崖的一只羊,但是能够存活两个星期,它的确是很幸运C项正确B项中说Judy是被带到乡下打猎的,文章中没有提及,Judy追赶绵羊,是天性使然,根据文中的第一句shedidwhatcomesnaturally可知]4.D [标题概括题本文描写一只小狗Judy在掉下悬崖后,奇迹般生还的故事,只有D项ComingBackfromtheDead从死亡线上生还最为贴切]Passage7【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,__回忆了自己的父亲,因为家境贫穷而中途辍学,但是父亲却以自己的方式对子女进行教育,不让他们失去教育的机会,对__一生产生了深远影响1.D [细节理解题根据文章第一段的描述,特别是第一段的第一句话,...foreducationasfortherichthen.可知当时的__上不起学]2.C [词义猜测题根据上文中的Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;no__tterhowinsignificantitwasnevertakenlightly.我们吃饭的时间就谈论当天的新闻,无论它有多么微不足道,它都不会被等闲视之可以看出,it指的是news]3.D [推理判断题根据倒数第二段的描述,在父亲的坚持下,我们的家庭凝聚力更强了通过__,肯定我们自己的价值,给我们尊严感,父亲无疑是我们最有影响力的老师,可以看出__十分欣赏父亲的教育方式]4.A [根据最后一段可以知道,__父亲和许多著名的教育专家、教授的学习方式是一样的——即晚餐时间的“终身学习”]5.B [根据最后一段的描述,__父亲的教育方式使他终身受用,可见Papa是一位对孩子的教育影响很深的父亲答案选B]Passage8【语篇导读】 灯塔___时刻面临着被检查的命运这些检查是突然袭击,但是他们也找到了许多应对的办法,还发生了许多有趣的故事1.C [考查细节理解根据第一段akeepersreputationdependedontheresults.可知检查结果会影响到___的声誉]2.A [考查细节理解根据第二段Assoonassomeonespottedtheboateveryonewoulddolast-minutetidying.可知一有人看到检查员乘坐的船,全家人都会马上开始做最后时刻的突击打扫]3.C [考查推理判断根据第三段可知,Mrs.Byrnes没有足够的时间洗完所有的盘子,为了提高整理__的速度,她把盘子放在了炉子里]4.D [考查推理判断根据第三段,炉子里的东西是没洗完的盘子,上面用一块布盖着]5.A [考查推理判断根据最后一段Hecameacrossthatfloorw__inghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight.和afterhestea___dhimself可知他为了保持平衡,挥舞着手臂划过地板,像一只开始学飞的小鸟]Passage9【语篇导读】 这是一篇科普说明文研究表明,男女性格的差异是由一种叫作“爱情荷尔蒙”——荷尔蒙催生素决定的这种催生素作用于男性时会使他们识别竞争关系的能力增强,而作用于女性时则会提升她们辩识友情的能力1.B [事实细节题短文开头的“...itsalldowntothehormoneoxytocin.”这句话正是答题的依据]2.C [推理判断题第四段的意思是“在像忌妒这样的负面社交互动中,人体也会产生催生素”选项C中的whenwefeelunhappyaboutotherssuc__ss与envy含义相近故答案为C]3.A [事实细节题由短文最后一段ProfessorRyan说的这段话可知答案]4.D [归纳总结题为了说明荷尔蒙催生素对男女的影响,__先是谈到积极的社交互动,然后提及消极的社交互动,最后又说到通过62人做的对比实验以上研究均以实验结果为依据,因此答案为D]Passage10【语篇导读】 由于对于__亲笔签名的疲惫,世界著名的作家,___的__rgaretAtwood发明了一种可以使人不必亲自到场,远距离也可签名的装置——theLongPen.本文介绍了它的工作原理、使用方法和各种功能,包括一些潜在的功用以及人们对该发明的评价1.D [细节理解题根据第二自然段第一句话“After__nytiringbook-signingtoursfromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.”可知,Atwood是疲于应付各种各样的签名售书活动才有了发明该装置的想法]2.B [归纳总结题文章第二自然段第四至六句话“Hereshowitworks...”详细讲解了该装置的工作原理]3.C [细节推断题根据文章第三自然段第三句话“Thedevi__wentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhad__okecomingoutofit.”可知在该检测进行前也曾经历过失败]4.B [细节理解题根据文章第四自然段第三句话“Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovin__.”可知该装置在将来可以提高___的安全性]5.A [推理判断题文章第
五、六自然段主要陈述该装置和本人亲自签名均有各自不同的利弊,而Atwood也因为发明该装置被一些作家认为她将结束作家们的签名旅行而受到抱怨,她特意做出解释,可知她的初衷并非完全终结作家们的签名之旅]Passage11【语篇导读】 本文是一篇新闻报道,报道了风能发电机给当地村民带来的危害,然而他们却没有采取“直接行动”……1.A [事实细节题根据第一段的fewissuescausegreatercon__rnthanenergypolicy可知能源政策最能引起公众的注意,故选A项]2.D [事实细节题根据Supportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewables,nuclearandcarbon,andthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEUtargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration,故选D项]3.B [推理判断题根据第三段可知,两个党派对于风力发电场这个__产生分歧,故选B项]4.C [推理判断题根据最后一段的后两句话可知__的观点是让人民来判断风能的这些事实,故选C项]Passage12【语篇导读】 本文__叙述的是自己申请叫做灯塔计划的志愿者工作的过程和被选作志愿者后去阿布加附近的一个小村庄工作的经历,这段经历让__学到了许多,改变了人生1.A [事实细节题由第一段第二句“Mydegree,withhonors,inEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical”可知,__的大学教育注重的是理论知识,选A]2.A [推理判断题由第二段最后一句Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily总之,我并不是轻易决定申请灯塔计划的,我的家人也一样不是轻易决定的和第三段首句Eventually,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily然而,最后我赢得了家人的支持可以推断出,__是同家人讨论商量过的]3.D [推理判断题由第二段的第二句“Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,I__nagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone”可推知,__面临了与其他候选人的激烈竞争故选D]4.C [事实细节题由第四段Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily可知,一到达那个村庄时,他受到村民的热情接待,故选C文中信息具体,正确选项是对其概括]5.A [推理判断题由最后一段第一句allthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid他当初觉得奇怪或不寻常的所有事情现在都不再觉得奇怪了可推断,已适应了,但当初不适应时要适应这些,是有困难的,故选A]Passage13【语篇导读】 文章描述了HuapleeBeach的大__置、饮食和在这里度过的美好时光1.D [推理判断题根据文章第二段Itwasalongjourney...ittookalmostaslongastheflightfromFalongland,第三段第二句Not__nytouristsfindthispla__.可知这个地方不好找,__找到这个地方耗时很长,因此答案为D]2.A [细节理解题第五段文章涉及饮食,根据该段最后一句Nomenuhere可知答案为A]3.B [推理判断题文章第七段Fornowyoujustcountyourblessings,listingtheminthesandwithyourtoe.Youdonth__etoworryaboutbeinglateforwork.Youdonth__etodoanything,和第八段Nostart,noend,justsand,sun,andpea__.都描述了在HuapleeLazyBeach享受的美好时光但第八段的最后一句Stepoffit,andyoure-entertheworldoftraffic,stress,workandhurry,一旦走出这里,人们又要回到日常生活中,面临工作、交通、压力和快节奏的生活,而要享受HuapleeBeach则需要暂时抛开这些,即答案为B]4.D [推理判断题根据最后一句“Howcouldittakemesolongtofindit?”结合全篇文章所讲的在HuapleeLazyBeach旅游的舒适惬意,可知__是在感叹自己应该早点来到这里的因此答案为D]Passage14【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,记述了“我”对以前“热天”里的生活回忆1.C [事实细节题根据第一段“Thiswas1962,and...foranothertenyears.”可知]2.D [词义猜测题根据第三段Wedalreadyseenthesecondmovieon__before,因此“it”指上句中的第二部电影]3.B [推理判断题第三段中最后一句提到第二部电影,The__nWhoShotLibertyValan__自从一月份就开始在剧院上映,是因为Bellow先生喜欢关于在该电影出演的JohnWayne的一切,由此可推断Bellow先生是Wayne的粉丝]4.B [推理判断题根据文章第
二、三段可知,__与他的哥哥为了避暑而重复地看电影]5.D [推理判断题根据最后一段最后两句话可以推断出答案]Passage15【语篇导读】 本文是一篇科普说明文,讲到能源使用的问题,建筑物的使用者的行为至少和它的设计是一样的重要,文章通过列举研究发现的结论及相关研究者的评论,说明人们家庭对于能源的消费量直接影响我们的生活环境的质量1.B [推理判断题根据文章首句Thebeh__iourofabuildingsusers__ybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,可知英国能源研究中心的研究表明了人们行为举止对环境的重要性,故选B]2.D [词义猜测题该句是非限制性定语从句,which是引导词,其先行词是existingefforts,故选D]3.A [推理判断题根据第三自然段中的consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.一句可知专家强调改变人们的家庭生活习惯的重要性,故选A]4.A [细节理解题根据第四自然段中的Feedback反馈facilities,like__artmetersandenergymonitors,couldhelpbridgethisinfor__tiongapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbeh__iourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;可知本题选A,此处bridge是名词用作动词,“为……搭建桥梁,沟通”之意]5.C [本题考查细节理解根据第五自然段的首句Socialscien__researchhasaddedafurtherdimension方面,suggestingthatindividualsbeh__iourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted可知人们在家庭的行为活动是不可预知的,故选C]Passage16【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文,__回顾了儿时在__斯加的冒险经历由于父母无暇照顾__,他差点因点燃一个油漆桶而酿成大祸1.C [推理判断题根据第三段首句可知父母都要上班而“Thatleftmeinamess.”的意思是“这让我处于混乱状态”由此可以推断父母工作繁忙,没时间照管孩子]2.D [事实细节题__在前四段讲述的就是在地下室点火的事,那是他4岁时搬到__斯加之后发生的故选D]3.A [事实细节题由第六段可知里昂哈德是一位以驾驶雪橇而出名的人由此可知A项正确]4.A [推理判断题__回忆的在__斯加的几件冒险经历都是发生在童年时期的因此答案为A短文并没有体现出C、D两项的意思,而B项仅是短文描述的一个细节,并非__的写作意图]考点四 词义猜测题Passage1 2016·全国Ⅰ【语篇导读】 这是一篇记叙文__PeterHodes是一名干细胞快递员他在文中讲述了遭遇飓风之后的一次非同寻常的投递经历★
1.B [词义推断题由下文及__在机场的经历可知,他是一名志愿者,从事干细胞递送的工作所以答案为B]2.D [事实细节题根据“...becauseI’vegottwoi__packsandthat’showlongtheylast.”一句可知,用于冷藏干细胞的两个冰块42小时之后就会融化,因此正确答案为D]3.B [事实细节题由第二段可知,由于没有飞往华盛顿的__,__公司为__安排了一架小型飞机根据“...re-routedmethroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginalscheduled.”一句可知答案非B莫属]Passage2 【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了EudoraWelty在纽约请朋友吃饭时发生的有趣的故事1.A [细节理解题根据第一段最后一句...anothercustomerwasapproachingtheirtable.和第三段中的Whenherdinnerpartnershowedupshealsopulledupachair.可知两个陌生人加入了她们故选A]★
2.D [词义猜测题根据上一句“Myfriendssaid’Nowwebelieveyourstories,’”Weltyadded.和本句中的动词write.可知,them代替是stories故选D]3.C [推理判断题根据倒数第二段中的“Idon’t__kethemup,”shesaidofthecharactersinherfictiontheselast50orsoyears.“Idon’th__eto.”推知,Welty小说中的人物都来自现实生活故选C]Passage3【语篇导读】 文章主要讲的是蚂蚁单个的蚂蚁显得微不足道,但成群结队的蚂蚁却蕴含着巨大的力量蚂蚁的数量之众,加起来可以与人类的重量相媲美蚂蚁分布极为广泛,除了寒冷的山顶和两极地区,几乎到处都有它们的踪影因为他们__的智慧远远大于人们的预期1.B [考查细节理解由第一段ex__ptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles可知]2.B [考查细节理解由第二段Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicateantsdependpri__rilyonpheromone可知]3.D [考查词义猜测根据下文的attack和defeat可知]4.A [考查推理判断由Beh__inginthisselflessanddevoted__nner可知]Passage4【语篇导读】 自给自足不一定有大农场Leo和家人种植、罐装、存储他们消费的食物1.C [猜测词义题TheresaLeo的所作所为证实一个大农场并不是现代化的自给自足生活方式的必要条件,即要求,选C]2.B [细节理解题由第四段anybodycandothisanywhere.可知,很容易种植]3.A [推理判断题由第五段Theresamomentwhenitisburstingwithitsabsolutepeakfl__or.迸发出极佳的味道由此可知,罐装食品能够保存极佳的味道]4.D [推理判断题that引导同位语从句,ifwedonttakecareoftheearth,noonewill解释、说明先行词thebiggerpicture,说明保护地球的责任]Passage5【语篇导读】 本文主要讲述了__的父亲买了一个小农场,在里面种满了各种蔬菜、果树甚至还养了蜜蜂但__的父亲收获的时候,他炖了一锅蔬菜,闻到味道时,__和其他人觉得烧得很糟糕,但是最后全部都吃光了1.B [细节理解题根据文章第一段的AndeveryweekhecleanedOld__nMcColginschickenhouseinexchangefor__nure肥料.可知是为了收集肥料]2.D [推理判断题根据最后一段的wedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.可知选择D意为父亲的炖菜非常美味]3.B [词义判断题根据文章上文的thefirstw__ehadshutdownmyabilityto__ell可知,此处指的是鼻子闻不到那种味道,意为搅乱]4.C [推理判断题根据文中内容可知,父亲在背部受伤后,不愿意休息,而是自己经营着小农场,而且在收获后,还自己种菜可知父亲对生活有着积极的态度]Passage6【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文主要谈论的是如何做才能变得勇敢勇敢不可能突然一下子就能得到,它需要一个逐渐培养的过程1.C [细节理解题根据第二段中的ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.可知,__过去不能实现自己的目标是因为恐惧使自己不敢尝试,从而导致失败]2.B [词义猜测题根据前面的Boldness和后面的greaterthanmostofusrealize可判断出,画线部分的意思是“勇敢地采取超出自己能力的行动”]3.D [细节判断题第四段以蒂姆成功的例子来说明thosemightyfor__sarespiritualones,也就是说蒂姆在足球比赛中成功防御主要是依靠他的____故答案为D]4.D [细节判断题根据第五段第
一、二句话可知,勇敢不可能突然一下子就能得到的,它要有一个逐渐培养的过程]5.A [目的意图题第一段点明文章的主旨Beboldandbr__e,后面的段落对这一中心话题详细论述,所以__写这篇文章的目的是激励人们要大胆、勇敢]Passage7【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文最新研究表明,父母的参与并不能提高孩子的成绩1.B [词义猜测题根据文章的第一句可知,帮助孩子做家庭作业的家长也许真的会让孩子的成绩下降其他形式的参与也没有多大帮助involvement涉及;卷入,对应B项中的participation一词]2.C [推理判断题从第四段中提供的Robinson调查数据表明只有20%的父母参与是积极的,而45%的参与是消极的,还有剩下的数据表明,父母的参与没有意义,因此可以看出,父母的参与并不像我们想象的那样有好处]3.A [细节理解题根据最后一段最后一句话可知,一些亚洲裔美国人父母提出了更合理的方式,他们向自己的孩子传达学校里的成功能怎么样影响他们的未来生活也就是帮助孩子意识到学校成功的重要性]Passage8【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文主要强调现代人过度依赖交通工具,而忽略了最好的锻炼方式——步行,__呼吁大家改掉动辄坐车开车的坏毛病,返璞归真,回归自然健康的生活方式1.C [细节理解题根据文章第二自然段最后一句可知]2.A [细节理解题根据文章第三自然段第三句话“Atthattime,weregarded25milesasagooddayswalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistan__intenhoursasasignofstrengthandskill.”可知]3.B [推理判断题议论文中的例子是为论点服务的前文提到步行是很好的锻炼方式,后文引用HenryThoreau的话来说明该观点的重要性]4.A [词义猜测题本段第一句话提到车辆是一种便捷的交通方式,但我们却把它当成了我们的生活方式很多人不敢接近自然,对他们而言,只有这种在水泥路面上呼啸而过的“钢铁之河”才能给他们安全感,因而,此处的“钢铁之河”应是指车流]5.D [主旨大意题__写作此议论文的目的就是呼吁人们回归最自然的锻炼方式——步行故选D该题易错选B,但文章不仅建议人们放弃开车,而且呼吁人们放弃坐车,摆脱对车辆的依赖,并推荐了步行的方式,故排除B]Passage9【语篇导读】 本文讲到了美国现在存在的一种趋势,即越来越多的美国人想找中国女佣照顾孩子,以利于孩子学习汉语1.D [词义猜测题根据文章第二段中“Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforby25-year-oldwo__n...dailyexpressions”和第三段中“...hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina”和第四段中“Stayingwithanative...inaclassroom”可知“aupair”是照顾孩子的外国年轻女佣,故D项正确]2.D [事实细节题根据文章第三段中“BecauseIamChinese...thelanguageandculture.”可知LiDrake让孩子学习汉语是想使他们了解中国文化故D项正确]3.C [细节理解题由短文第四段第一句“‘Stayingwitha...’;saysSuzanneFlynn...”可知C项为正确答案,并由此排除B项;A、D两项均非Flynn的观点]4.A [推理判断题越来越多的美国人请中国年轻女佣照顾孩子以利于孩子学汉语,所以汉语学习在美国变得很受欢迎故A正确]Passage10【语篇导读】 本文叙述了旅鸽逐渐消失的过程1.D [事实细节题根据文章第一段所述在18和19世纪,美国大群的旅鸽飞起来可以遮住天空几个小时,所以美国旅鸽的数量是最大的,故选D]2.B [词义猜测题根据文章第三段中“Wherethebirdswereabundant...bythethousands”可知旅鸽遭到捕杀,所以ruin和undoing词义相似,故选B]3.C [事实细节题根据文章第二段中“Commercialhuntersattractedthem...soldinrestaurants”可知旅鸽遭到捕杀的主要原因是捕杀者要赚钱故选C]4.B [推理判断题根据文章最后一段中“In1__7,thestateof...for10years”可知通过法律后的10年,鸽群数量仍然不多,所以制定法律为时已晚,故选B]Passage11【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,记述了“随意的善举是可以传播的”的感人故事1.B [事实细节题第一段说Natalie__ith为其后面的六辆车交费,是她因看到的“Practi__randomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty”这句话给了她深刻印象,她是受这句话的启发,“想给他人施恩”,故选B]2.A [事实细节题由第三段第三句“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshedtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters可知,选A]3.D [事实细节题由第四段中的“ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapie__ofpaper”可知,是AnneHerbert想出这句话来的]4.C [词义猜测题本段中先是AnneHerbert解释她想出的那句话意为你认为生活中或世界上应该多一些存在的事,那么你就随意去做这样的事接着说她想象中的这类事包括“给破旧教室粉刷墙”“在__区的厨房里留下热饭”等善举那么该段结尾的话“善举和__一样可以在它们自己的基础上建立起来”,可知“善举同__一样是可以自我繁衍的”,故选C]5.B [推理判断题由最后一段的第一和第二句可以推知受到恩惠的人很可能会施惠于他人,将恩惠传播下去]Passage12【语篇导读】 文章通过狒狒学习抓取食物的实验告诉我们,个性对学习能力有重大影响文化是通过人们的相互学习和交流形成的1.A [主旨大意题通过第一段第二句Somebaboonsweregiventhechan__towatchanotherbaboonwhoalreadyknewhowtosolvethetask,whileothershadtolearnforthemselves.和最后一句Dr.Carterpresentedthemeitherwithanovelfoodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnake等细节,第一段主要论述了Dr.Carter进行研究的设计,故答案为A]2.D [细节理解题通过第三段第二句Theanxiousindividualslearntthetaskbyobservingotherswhilethosewhowererelaxeddidnot,eventhoughtheyspentmoretimewatching可知,答案选D]3.C [猜测词义题画线词mi__atch处于第四段第一句话中,此句为以上实验得出的结论,所以这种mi__atch的行为应在上文第三段已经提及,因此根据Theanxiousindividualslearntthetaskbyobservingotherswhilethosewhowererelaxeddidnot,eventhoughtheyspentmoretimewatching.可知答案为C]4.D [推理判断题通过最后一段最后一句Ifsomeindividualsareunabletogetinfor__tionfromothersbecausetheydontassociatewiththeknowledgeableindividuals,ortheyaretooshytousetheinfor__tionon__theyh__eit,infor__tion__ynottr__elbetweenallgroupmembers,preventingthefor__tionofaculturebasedonsociallearning.可知文化是在人们的相互学习、交流中形成因此答案为D]Passage13【语篇导读】 本文是记叙文,讲述了__丈夫行李箱中的文件失而复得的事情通过这件事,__一家又重新找回了对他人的信任1.B [事实细节题根据文章第一段中“...stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.”可知__丈夫到达悉尼计划要做的事情就是为“我和孩子”找房子,故B项正确]2.C [事实细节题根据文章倒数第二段中“Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepile...toafriend.”可知__的__号码是从文件中夹的___中找到的,故C项正确]3.D [词义猜测题文章倒数第二段中讲到小女孩一家努力找到失主的__方式并把重要文件物归原主这个善举使__一家不仅找回了文件,而且重新找回了对人的信任故D项“归还”正确A.展示;B.发送;C.递送]4.C [主旨大意题丈夫丢失的重要文件被丢到了垃圾箱一个好心家庭整理好物归原主,这些别人眼中的垃圾对__丈夫来说非常珍贵故C项最能体现文章大意]Passage14【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了__在森林里追踪寻找孟加拉虎的经历1.B [细节理解题根据第一段最后两句可知我们听到的尖锐的警报声来自一只梅花鹿,故选B]2.A [写作手法题根据第一段可知,__在森林里听到了各种各样的声音,因此__是通过描述各种声音来展开叙述的,应选A]3.C [词义猜测题根据文章可知__听到了各种声音,之后森林回归平静,逐渐我们的紧张也消失不见了,大象也变得安静了尽管___发现老虎,但是我依然感觉到了这种紧张后平静的氛围,故选C]4.D [推理判断题根据文章最后一段最后一句话可知,我本可以在公园里看到老虎,但是追踪孟加拉虎使我感知更多的东西,所以这个过程是非常吸引人的,故选D]考点五 观点态度题Passage1 【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文大学期间本来应该是学生自主性成长的一个重要阶段,但是,却变成了青春期的延伸从而,使学生无法肩负起__的责任本文就这种现象进行了阐述★
1.B [观点态度题根据第一段__说现在的大学生没有承担起__的责任,以及第二段__说由于父母的引导延伸到了大学导致学生自主能力的缺失由此可见,__对父母给大学生的持续引导是不赞成的故选B]2.A [词义猜测题根据第二段最后一句话中的...fromtheshelteroffamilytoautonomyand_____responsibility...可知从家庭的庇护到自主性和__的责任感之间过渡应该是改变,故选A项]3.D [推理判断题根据第三段可知大学应该给学生提供在智力和人格发展方面的“安全空间”,从而使学生在严格的辩论和质疑中得到智力和人格方面发展故选D项]4.C [篇章结构题文章的第一段和第二段分别介绍了目前大学阶段所存在问题和家长对大学生呵护所产生的影响;第三段是论点一,讲述了大学是一段思维发展和个人发展方面的尝试;第四段、第五段是论点二,分别讲述大学应该放手让学生了解社会,面对挑战和大学对学生控制的不利影响最后两段提出了家长和大学所应采取的有效措施,进行了总结故选C项]Passage2【语篇导读】 这是一篇书评介绍了Brooks的最新作品TheSocialAni__l关于这部作品的内容,写作方法,以及作品的缺陷1.D [推理判断题文章一开始__提到科学的功能目的在于引出话题,解释__在他们的作品中,___使用科学作为主题,所以选D]2.C [细节理解题第四段第二句Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclear...可知,这本书最大的优点是表述清晰,因此C是正确的]3.D [观点态度题第四段第四句WhileHaroldandEricaare__rtainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAni__llieeverywhere.可知,__对作品的态度是批评性的]4.A [判断推理题最后一段最后一句TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrookssattempttotranslatehistaleintoscien__.可推知,接下去__主要论及作品存在的问题]Passage3【语篇导读】 本文为说明文水上行走一直是人类的梦想,但由于身体的局限性很难完成,但现在有一种折中的方法——在水面上撒玉米粉1.B [细节理解题根据第一段第二句话可知因为我们太重了,如果没有人工辅助,我们的身体很难突破局限完成水上行走的动作,故选B]2.C [细节理解题根据第二段第二句和第三句话可知,这种蜥蜴每秒____步来保持高速水上行走,故选C]3.A [细节理解题根据第三段可知,把足够的玉米粉撒在水面上,水中的粒子群可以使水面变得坚固一些,只要速度够快,每一步都用力均匀就能走过水面,故选A]4.D [观点态度题根据第四段可知,利用玉米面在水面上行走听起来不错,但在实践时有一定危险,一定要做好防护措施,因此__认为这种法在理论上是可能的,但不实际,故选D]Passage4【语篇导读】 本文以驯兽师在驯兽时用椅子挡在狮子面前来分散它的注意力使狮子不知所措为引子,联想到当人们面临多种选择感到困惑时该怎么办?1.A [事实细节题根据文章第一段中“Whenaliontamerholdsachair...whattodonext.”可知,驯兽师拿一把椅子是想哄骗狮子,故选A]2.A [推理判断题根据文章第一段中“Withitsfocusdivided...whattodonext”可知,当人们面临选择时和狮子面对椅子时的感觉相似,就是困惑,不知所措,故选A]3.B [推理判断题根据文章倒数第二段中“Thisupsetsmetonoend...isbest”可知,__对专家的态度是怀疑的,故选B]4.C [推理判断题根据文章最后一段中“Anytimeyoufindtheworld...youjustneedtogetstarted.”可知,__建议人们快速做出决定,故选C]Passage5【语篇导读】 学校的传统节日——运动日对于热爱运动且体质好的学生而言是一种享受,但对于肥胖或体质差的孩子就成了噩梦,引起各种问题和疾病,因此__希望减少一些竞技项目,多增加娱乐活动,给孩子带来更多的快乐和更少的压力1.D [事实细节题根据文章第一段第二句可知答案为D]2.B [事实细节题根据文章第三段倒数第二句可知答案为B]3.B [推理判断题根据文章第二段可知不同的孩子对团体运动的接受程度是不同的,有的孩子认为是享受,有的认为是噩梦,故选B]4.A [观点态度题根据文章最后一段可知,__希望减少一些竞技项目,多加入一些娱乐项目以减小孩子的压力因此__是持批评态度的故选A]B组 2016~2015模拟精选题Passage1 【语篇导读】 本文是一封母亲看完新泽西州孩子起诉父母的一桩案件后,写给子女的___信中谈到由这起__引发的感想1.B [推理判断题由全文整体可知,这位母亲想让子女们从这起__中得到些启示故选B项]2.C [细节理解题由第三段最后一句Andweallshouldthinkaboutitverydeeplyinsteadofbreakingthatbond.可知母亲希望子女不要拆散血缘纽带故选C项]3.C [细节理解题由倒数第二段第三句Tobeclearthatisaprivilegewehappilyextend给予toyou-notarightyouarebornwith.可知这是一种孩子们应当挣得的而不是天生的权利故选C项]Passage2 1.D [细节推理题根据第一段Itwasn’tevenhercat,butshewaspassingbyandsawit,immediatelycallingthefire-stationtocometos__eit.可知这位妇女想救旗杆顶上的猫,故选D]2.A [词义猜测题此处指这只猫在旗杆顶上,人们在她下面焦急的想办法救她,him指这只猫,故选A]3.B [细节推理题人们救猫的计划是先在地上铺上毯子,再把猫从上面赶下来根据Whentheblanketwasspreadoutbelowthecat,JimandD__ebeganstrikingtheflagpole.可知选B]4.C [推理判断题根据倒数第二段thecatleapeddownthepoleswiftlyontotheground,andthengotlostinthebushes.可知是猫自己从旗杆顶上爬了下来,故选C]Passage31.A [细节理解题根据最后一段的第一句Theresultofthebidissettobereleasednextweek,可知大运河申请世界遗产的结果将在下周就公布了,故应选A]2.C [细节理解题根据第二段所讲的内容,可知大运河建于公元前5世纪,在公元七世纪成为了重要的交通枢纽,并且从第二段的最后一句“TheC____istheworld’sgreatestcivilengineeringprojectbeforetheIndustrialRevolution”,可知应选C]3.C [推理判断题根据第第五段中一名市民所说的话“Ithinkifthebidforworldheritagestatussuc__eds,itwillgreatly__keTongzhoumorefamousintheworld,especiallywithTongzhouaimingtobeasub-__nterofthecapitalBei___g”,可知若大运河申遗成功,整个地区将受益不少,故选C正确]Passage41.B [细节理解题根据第二段中的句子Suzie’sinthecorner与InthecornerIsawherbabydollwelldressed.可知“Suzie就是她的小布娃娃”]2.A [推理判断题根据第四段中的句子AsIlistenedtoherinno__ntwordsthatcutmelikeaknife.可知“__很难受”]3.B [推理判断题最后一段谈到So,letthecobweb蜘蛛网cutthecornersandthechildrenrulethefloorI’mgoingtofillthehousewithmemoriesofachildandhermother...Forweh__eonlyonechildhood,andwewillnevergetanother.可知“__希望__度过一个快乐的童年”]4.C [主旨大意题文章从我的小__的话语入手,谈到对我的触动,最后__明白,孩子仅有一次的童年,别让孩子背负太多,就让他们好好享受吧,判断C项恰当]Passage51.B [考查细节理解根据第一段内容A12-year-oldgirlwhohadafeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.可知B项正确]2.A [考查语境词汇理解根据下文Lydia的表态可知她对这个比较不认同,因而A符合]3.B [考查细节理解根据倒数第二段内容“basedaround__ths,becauseit’soneofmyf__oritesu__ects.”可知B正确]4.D [考查推理判断根据最后一段Atop2%score—whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubforthosewithhighIQs—wouldbe148orover.可知D正确]Passage6【语篇导读】 本文主要介绍了佛罗里达国际学院的学生为了完成作业,需穿自己设计的鞋在水上活动1.D [细节理解题根据第二段第一句的明确信息可选出答案其它选项通过这一段的信息均可排除]2.C [细节理解题由第三段的第一句“inordertoearnan‘A’ontheassig__entforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCan__es”可知答案]3.D [细节理解题根据第四段的最后一句可知选项D正确A、B选项通过这段信息可排除根据第五段可知C表述不准确]4.A [细节理解题通过第六段可知答案]Passage7【语篇导读】 文章主要讲述了森林里NaturalBurn政策的终止,这源于黄石公园1988年的大火1.C [细节理解题根据第一段第3行“to__intainbalan__decosystems”可知]2.D [细节理解题由第一段第6行“...causedthispolicytobeabandoned”可知D项正确]3.D [细节理解题第二段中“Thefires’rapidadvan__sg__ethewildlifelittlechan__toescape.”可知答案D项中的contributedto意为导致]4.D [推理判断题全文主要讲了黄石公园因火灾而发生的变化,故文章可能摘自地理__A项科幻小说;B项新闻报道;C项商业__,均可排除]Passage8 【语篇导读】 本文主要讲述了朴载相鸟叔的《江南style》成为全民最受欢迎的歌曲1.C [细节理解题根据第三段的第一句可知,这首歌特别的骑马动作及搞笑的骑马风格吸引了众多的人,故选C]2.B [细节理解题通过第四段的最后一句可知B项正确]3.B [细节理解题根据第五段内容可知答案]4.B [主旨大意题通读全文,可知本文的重点是放在歌曲《江南style》上,尤其是第一段便点出了文章的文眼,故选B]Passage9【语篇导读】 本文主要介绍了一个__GrannyLook该__的主要功能是帮助祖父母或者父母为一些诸如圣诞节、复活节、生日聚会等特别的场合做准备1.D [结合第二段和ADVENTCALENDARS部分中的内容可知,GrannyLook是帮助人们为特别的场合做准备的__故答案选D]2.C [本文主要介绍了GrannyLook这个__的一些相关信息故答案选C]3.A [根据文中BIRTHDAYS部分的最后一句话“Don’tforgetthePERSONALISEDINVITATIONS!”可知,要想给__的同学发请柬的话,可以在BIRTHDAYS部分寻找信息故答案选A]4.B [根据文章CHRIST__S部分的内容可知,文中没有提及“funAdventCalendars”故答案选B]5.B [根据ADVENTCALENDARS部分中的“HereyouwillfindalistofwebsitestobuytraditionalorfunAdventCalendarsforchildrenatChrist__stime.”可知,如果你__想要一个传统的__降临日历,你应该去搜索AdventCalendars故答案选B]。