2022届高三英语二轮复习阅读理解新闻报道类10篇（含答案）
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新闻报道（1）
While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.
Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize — which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture — on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.
Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.
The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲线) of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.
Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).
Wang’s works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.
Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. "That is only evidence that traditions once existed," he said.
"Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created, " he said.
"Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are, " said Wang.
The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said. （2018年全国卷Ⅲ）
1．Wang’s winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are ___________.
A．following the latest world trend B．getting international recognition
C．working harder than ever before D．relying on foreign architects
2．What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most
A．Its hilly environment. B．Its large size.
C．Its unique style. D．Its diverse functions.
3．What made Wang’s architectural design a success
A．The mixture of different shapes.
B．The balance of East and West.
C．The use of popular techniques.
D．The harmony of old and new.
4．What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang
A．Spread them to the world. B．Preserve them at museums.
C．Teach them in universities. D．Recreate them in practice.
新闻报道(2)
When “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren’t there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: “Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!”
The creative team behind “Apes” used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.
Yet “Apes” is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including “Water for Elephants,” “The Hangover Part Ⅱ” and “Zookeeper,” have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.
In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the States. （2020年全国卷Ⅲ）
1．Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard
A．To see famous film stars.
B．To oppose wearing fur coats.
C．To raise money for animal protection.
D．To express thanks to some filmmakers.
2．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．The cost of making “Apes.” B．The creation of digitalized apes.
C．The publicity about “Apes.” D．The performance of real apes.
3．What does the underlined phrase “keeping tabs on” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Listing completely. B．Directing professionally.
C．Promoting successfully. D．Watching carefully.
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors
A．They may be badly treated. B．They should take further training.
C．They could be traded illegally D．They would lose popularity.
新闻报道（3）
Deciding to get her money's worth out of the wedding dress on which she spent over $1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.
43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism (反消费主义) lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.
But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day
"In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I'd make sure I could get my money's worth," Hall tells PA Real Life.
"The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019," the 43-year-old adds. "Since then, it's been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I've worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym."
Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn't really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.
Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Iceland that she and her partner will take next summer.
1．Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle
A．To adapt herself to Indian life. B．To cut down her consumption.
C．To save money for her next trip. D．To get prepared for her wedding.
2．What did Tammy Hall do to get her money's worth out of her wedding dress
A．She brought fun to people with it. B．She tried to wear it to earn money.
C．She wore it repeatedly in daily life. D．She got it exchanged again and again.
3．Which of the following best explains the word "irritating" underlined in paragraph 6
A．Thrilling. B．Annoying. C．Amusing. D．Confusing.
4．What can we infer about Tammy Hall
A．She is determined to turn her ideas into practice.
B．She values her wedding dress less than her trips.
C．She has been struggling to make the ends meet.
D．She has influenced people's lifestyle widely.
新闻报道（4）
A Chinese company says it has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks.
Engineers at the Beijing-based Hanwang Technology Ltd. say their system is the first to be created to effectively identify people wearing face masks. A team of 20 people built the system in about a month. The system is based on existing technologies developed over the past 10 years. The process involved adding a collection of about 6 million unmasked faces and a much smaller collection of masked faces.
Hanwang is now selling two main kinds of products that use the new technology. One performs “single channel” recognition, which is designed to be used at the entrances to buildings. The other product is a “multi-channel” recognition system that uses groups of surveillance cameras (监控摄像头).
“When wearing a mask, the recognition rate can reach about 95 percent, which can ensure that most people can be identified,” said Huang Lei, Hanwang’s vice president. He added that the system’s success rate for people not wearing a mask is about 99.5 percent.
Huang said Hanwang’s technology can be used to identify and track people as they move about. He added the system can identify crime suspects, terrorists or make reports or warnings.
However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost. In such cases recognition is tough,” Huang said.
It was not immediately clear how people were reacting to the new technology. While some have expressed opposition to such tools, many others seem to have showed interest in the new system and accepted it as a way to deal with the current health emergency — the spread of the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒). Huang says he sees the interest likely expanding if the virus continues to spread and the use of face masks increases.
1．What is the second paragraph mainly about
A．Where the company is located.
B．How the system is developed.
C．When the research work started.
D．What the collection stands for.
2．What is the limitation of the new facial recognition system
A．The poor storage of information.
B．The relatively low recognition rate.
C．Identifying people with both a mask and sunglasses.
D．Tracking the movement of crime suspects and terrorists.
3．What attitude does Huang Lei hold towards the new technology
A．Unclear. B．Optimistic. C．Opposed. D．Worried.
4．Where is the text most likely from
A．A travel brochure. B．A health magazine.
C．A medical paper. D．A science report.
新闻报道（5）
There are many online and in-person courses that promise to teach a “native accent”. But is it really necessary to sound exactly like a native speaker Some experts say it is not. Eusebia V. Mont leads the Accent Modification (修正) Program at the University of Maryland’s Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences. Mont talked about it to reporters.
Students come to the program for one or two school terms. They meet in a group for 90 minutes a week. Each student meets with one other student and a “doctor” for more individual work. Altogether the program amounts to about 60 hours of learning in class. Mont says the rate of progress absolutely depends on the type of accent it is, how long they’ve been speaking English and how often they speak English.
Mont says, “I view accent as the spread of culture; the spread of a person’s individual identity-and I don’t work to remove any part of culture from an individual.”
Students will most probably work in English-speaking environments when they leave school. The program teaches them tools for this. For example, they learn how to give an “elevator pitch”—a short description of an idea-and how to discuss their research. They also practice interviewing and giving presentations at work.
Mont says that there are a few methods for modifying accent, but most have the same basis. One method is called the Compton Method. Arthur J. Compton developed the method for English learners who know English vocabulary and grammar fairly well. It begins with a test to find out how the student’s native language affects different areas of pronunciation. Then learners use practice materials to record their own voice and compare their pronunciation attempts to recordings of a native speaker.
Another method is the Tomatis Method, which uses special headphones and includes listening to electronically modified voices and asks students to find the difference between their pronunciation and the voices they hear. This method is also used to cure children who have mental conditions that can cause difficulty in language learning.
Mont’s final advice to English learners is not to expect to sound exactly like a native speaker. And remember: even native English speakers do not all speak alike!
1．According to the passage, the Accent Modification Program
A．is aimed at helping students get rid of their accent
B．divides students into different classes according to their abilities
C．teaches students how to communicate in English-speaking environments
D．offers students a total of 90 minutes’ study over one or two school terms
2．What does the underlined part “elevator pitch” mean in Paragraph 4
A．Discussing one’s research in brief.
B．Giving presentations in an effective way.
C．Practicing interviewing skills in an elevator.
D． Making others understand an idea in a short time.
3．Both of the Compton Method and the Tomatis Method
A．use the method of comparison
B．require students to take a test first
C．serve students who have mastered English well
D．require students to record their voices with equipment
4．What would be the best title for the passage
A．The Development of the Accent Modification Industry
B．Keep Your Identity While Changing Your Accent
C．The Situation of the Accent Modification Program
D．Ways to Sound like a Native Speaker
新闻报道（6）
Two Russian cosmonauts(宇航员)aboard the International Space Station (ISS) played chess against an Earth-bound grandmaster on Tuesday, in celebration of the first such game half a century ago.
Equipped with an electronic chessboard,cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vaguer played in zero gravity against 30-year-old Russian former child prodigy(神童)Sergei Karyakin. The game was broadcast live and ended in a draw after about 15 minutes.
It was organised by the space agency Roscosmos and the Russian Chess Federation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Space-Earth game of chess played on June 9, 1970. "It's a huge honor for us not to lose to a grandmaster," Ivanishin said, while Vaguer added that US astronauts on the ISS watched the game and gave tips.
Karyakin, who played from Moscow's Museum of Cosmonautics, said he was jittery during the game and could not fall asleep until 4 a. m. on the night before the match.
"They played well," he said. "I can say that the human brain functions very well in space, and I have seen this today." At the age of 12 years and seven months, Karyakin became the world's youngest ever grandmaster.
Ivanishin, Vagner and US astronaut Chris Cassidy arrived on the ISS in April. On May 31, they were joined by US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on the first manned private (light to the ISS. SpaceX made history by becoming the world's first commercial company to send humans to the ISS, leading Russia to lose its long-held monopoly(垄断)on space travel.
1．Why did the two Russian astronauts play chess on the ISS
A．To offer a live show from the ISS.
B．To prove their success in boarding the ISS.
C．To test the human brain functions in zero gravity.
D．To celebrate the first Space-Earth chess game 50 years ago.
2．What does the underlined word "jittery" mean in the fourth paragraph
A．Bored. B．Disappointed. C．Anxious. D．Frightened.
3．What is the best title of the passage
A．A Space-Earth Chess Game B．A Former Child Chess Prodigy
C．A Chess Game Played on the ISS D．A Celebration of Human Space History
新闻报道（7）
The Internet has become part of modern life, bringing convenient services to everyone who can connect. While it seems hard to live without the Internet, it also brings new problems. For example, individuals, organizations and even governments can become targets of cyber attacks.
The past week marked China's sixth annual Cybersecurity Week, held from Sept 16 to 22 nationwide. The opening ceremony and major activities were held in Tianjin. First launched in 2014, the event was designed to raise public awareness of the importance of fighting online threats and cyber attacks. The theme of this year's event is "cybersecurity for the people and by the people".
The leaking (泄露）of personal information now stands out. " Efforts should be made to raise people's sense of fulfillment, happiness and security in cyberspace," said President Xi Jinping in an instruction for the event. "The country will safeguard the security of personal information and citizens' legal rights and interests in cyberspace. According to a report from the 2017 China Internet Security Conference, more than 90 percent of Android smartphones for sale in China contained serious safety bugs. Such flaws (缺陷)allow hackers to control entire phones and obtain the users' passwords, bank information and more.
To protect personal information, China issued its first cybersecurity law in June 2017. One key part of this law is meant to protect personal information. It rules that network operators are not allowed to leak, change or damage the personal information they gather. They are also not allowed to give personal information to others freely.
Apart from China, issuing laws to protect personal information and prevent junk electronic information is a common practice in other countries.
1．What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To introduce the new Internet-based problems.
B．To show readers a new Internet-based trend.
C．To make a list of new cybercrimes online.
D．To call for protection of personal security.
2．What can be inferred from Paragraph 3
A．Android smartphones sales are on the decrease.
B．Personal data protection comes into focus.
C．Netizens are sensitive to online information.
D．Nearly all smartphones contain security flaws.
3．Who does China's first cybersecurity law mainly intend to regulate
A．Website designers. B．Illegal hackers.
C．Network operators. D．Internet-based companies.
4．What will be probably mentioned after the last paragraph
A．Foreign practices to safeguard cybersecurity.
B．Countries producing laws of national security.
C．Effective ways to deal with personal security.
D．Advice on how to avoid leaking personal data.
新闻报道（8）
The rebuilt Notre Dame(巴黎圣母院) could feature a futuristic glass design, solar power, and an urban farm that supports vulnerable and homeless Parisians, if one architecture firm's vision is realized. In April, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced an international competition for architects to redesign the cathedral's 19th century spire(尖顶), which fell down after a fire destroyed the 850-year-old Gothic landmark. Paris firm Vincent Callebaut Architectures (VCA) responded to the call with an eco-friendly design that supports the local population and produces more energy than it uses.
The Vincent Callebaut(VC) project is titled "Palingenesis", a Greek concept of rebirth or recreation. The firm proposes a new roof made of glass, oak and carbon fiber, which connects "in one single curved stroke of pencil" to the sloping spire. The rooster which topped the original spire, regained from the remains after the fire, will resume its watch from the new glass design, while the cathedral's choir will be "bathed in natural light".
Beneath the spire, the roof will host a fruit and vegetable farm run by charities and volunteers, in order to produce free food for vulnerable local people. "Up to 21 tons of fruits and vegetables could be harvested and directly redistributed for free each year," the firm said in a press release. "To that end, a farmers' market would be held every week on the forecourt of Notre Dame." The roof and spire will also produce electricity, heat and ventilation (air circulation) for the cathedral: an "organic active layer" within the glass will provide solar power, while the roof's diamond-shaped "scales" will open to offer natural ventilation -a design inspired by termite mounds(白蚁丘). The spire will act as a space in which hot air accumulates in winter.
"How can we write the contemporary history of our country, but also that of science, art and spirituality together " the firm said in a press release. "We seek to present a supreme project, a symbol of a lively and ecological future.” If the Vincent Callebaut design is selected, the firm said, the reborn Notre Dame will define "the new face of the Church in the 21st century", presenting "a fairer symbiotic relationship between humans and nature".
1．What can be learned about the design of Notre Dame by VCA
A．It focuses on the theme of "green".
B．It gets the most local support than the others.
C．It can recover Notre Dame's original appearance.
D．It is from the most famous architect around the world.
2．What does the underlined part "resume its watch" in paragraph 2 mean
A．be decorated with a watch.
B．show people the right time again.
C．be removed and placed somewhere else.
D．overlook Notre Dame again at its original place.
3．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A．The inspiration of the design.
B．The function of the roof and the spire.
C．A detailed introduction of the VCA project.
D．The symbol of Notre Dame for the local people.
4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．The future of the new Notre Dame looks black.
B．The proposal for the Notre Dame has been approved.
C．The VCA is confident about winning the competition.
D．The new design will be a mix of history, science and art.
新闻报道（9）
SpaceX's first-ever passenger flight to the International Space Station (ISS) ended successfully on August 2,2020,when Crew Dragon Endeavour landed into the Gulf of Mexico. After a series of safety checks, the recovery teams unlocked the capsule's hatch and moved NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to shore. During their total 64 days in space, they completed 1,024 orbits around Earth and traveled 27,147,284 miles.
In a press conference the astronauts described the crucial final minutes of the historic mission when Crew Dragon fired its rocket pusher to slow its descent for re-entry into the outer atmosphere."It came alive,"Behnken told of the 12-minute pusher burn. “It sounds like an animal coming through the atmosphere."
Hurley told reporters that following the successful landing, the astronauts had to complete one final task-"making satellite phone calls to whoever we can get a hold of'”。 The scientists said the fun attempt had a serious purpose- to ensure that future crews could use the emergency phone to contact mission control in case the spacecraft landed in an unexpected part of the ocean.
Crew Dragon Endeavour was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020. After19 hours,the spacecraft autonomously pulled up at the forward port of ISS. Hurley and Behnken spent their 62 days aboard the station conducting scientific experiments alongside Expedition 63's crew and participating in numerous public engagements. Behnken also accompanied ISS Commander Chris Cassidy on four spacewalks to upgrade two power channels.
The journey marked the first time astronauts have been launched to orbit aboard a privately-built spacecraft. It was also the first crewed orbital piloted launch from American soil since the US Space Shuttle program ended in July 2011.
With the final test flight complete, NASA will spend the next few weeks analyzing all performance data. If everything is satisfactory,SpaceX will become the first private company to be certified to transport astronauts to the ISS. In anticipation of the approval, Space-X is already preparing for its first two operational missions.
1．What does the underlined word “descent” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Crash. B．Launch. C．Falling. D．Burning.
2．Which of the following best describes Behnken' s mission
A．Orbit Earth,experiment,issue certificates.
B．Experiment, improve channels, make calls.
C．Spacewalk, repair, analyze data.
D．Interpret, spacewalk, interview.
3．What is Space-X most looking forward to
A．Obtaining public recognition.
B．Completing the final test flight.
C．Getting licensed for crewed flights to the ISS.
D．Releasing their latest news about space technology.
4．What's the best title for the text
A．Crew Dragon Endeavour:A Private Spacecraft.
B．First-ever Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
C．NASA Astronauts: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley
D．SpaceX's Spacecraft Returns NASA Astronauts to Earth
新闻报道（10）
In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.
Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.
MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2,000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.
The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.
MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120,000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.
“Fasten your seatbelts,” Hockfield said.
Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.
The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-profit（非盈利的）organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.
1．According to this text, edX is _______.
A．a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare
B．a free computer program by MIT and Harvard
C．a Harvard-MIT platform of free online courses
D．a free program online for universities worldwide
2．What is said about online education in the text
A．Universities have been trying online courses.
B．About 2,000 online courses have been offered.
C．Over 100 million people have finished courses online.
D．Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.
3．The underlined part in the text probably means “ ”.
A．Get ready for the difficulties
B．Get ready for this educational change
C．Get prepared to complete the online courses
D．Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses
4．What can be said about MITx according to the text
A．It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.
B．It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program.
C．It is a standard to recognize online learners’ achievement.
D．It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.
阅读理解新闻报道参考答案
新闻报道(1)BCDD
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了中国建筑设计师王澍在其作品中融合中国传统建筑文化，获得了建筑界的诺贝尔奖——普利策奖，这让中国建筑现在得到了国际认可。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，王澍获得2012年普利策奖，而普利策奖相当于建筑界的诺贝尔奖，他是第一个获此奖的中国人，故推知中国建筑现在得到了国际认可。故B项正确。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第四段对CAA校园的描述可知，它的设计风格独特，与大多数中国大学的校园很不同，许多游客感对复杂的建筑空间和丰富的建筑类型感到吃惊，故C正确。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第六段1995年普利策奖的获得者Tadao Ando的评语可知，王澍设计的成功之处是把中国传统元素融入现代设计，并保持两者的和谐，故D正确。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段和倒数第三段中In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created可知，传统的研究要与实践相结合，在实践中进行再创造，否则就会是人工的和空的，故D正确。
新闻报道(2) D B D A
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了电影“猩球崛起”上个月首次与公众见面。动物爱好者聚集在好莱坞前，感谢电影制作者，在电影拍摄时，没有使用真的类人猿。现在的动物拍摄使用的是数字化人猿的创造技术，而一些电影的拍摄却存在着虐地动物的现象，这让一个非盈利的组织密切关注此事。但有些拍摄也是不能够被监测到的。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Instead, one activist ,dressed in a full -body monkey suit ,…r not using real apes”可知，相反，一名身穿全套猴服的活动人士来到现场，手里拿着一块牌子，称赞电影制作人:“感谢你们不用真正的猿猴。所以动物保护者聚集在好莱坞大道是为了向电影制作者表示感谢。故选D项。
2．主旨大意题。根据第二段“The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (动作捕捉) …(图像). ”可知，“人猿”背后的创作团队利用动作捕捉技术创造数字化的动物，在记录演员表演的技术上，花费数千万美元，然后用电脑图形处理，以产生最终的影像。由此可知，第二段主要是关于数字化人猿的创造。故选B项。
3．词句猜测题。根据第三段划线前的句子“One nonprofit organization, …in filmed entertainment”（一个非营利组织，监控动物在电影娱乐中的待遇）以及下文Already, a number of films, including … haven’t been treated properly.（许多电影,包括“大象的眼泪”,“宿醉Ⅱ”和“管理员”,引起了动物保护人士的愤怒，他们说影片中的动物没有遭到很好的对待。）由此可知，其中一家监控动物待遇的非营利组织，今年正密切关注着2000多部影片。由此判断出，划线词的意思是“密切关注”。故选D项。
4．推理判断题。根据最后一段In some cases, it’s not so much the… filmed in the Sates.”（在某些情况下，让活动人士担心的并不是电影棚里对动物的待遇;让人担忧的是训练和生活条件。还有一些关于在美国以外拍摄的电影的问题，这些电影有时不像在美国拍摄的电影那样受到严密的监控。）可知，在某些情况下，让活动人士担心的并不是工作室里动物的待遇;令人担忧的是训练和生活条件。由此判断出动物演员可能受到虐待。故选A项。
新闻报道（3）BCBA
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了，一位反消费主义观念的澳大利亚妇女，为了避免浪费，结婚后一直穿婚纱做各种事，她认为多次穿上这件婚纱是利用婚纱最合理的方式。
1．细节理解题。由题干关键词Tammy Hall和a new lifestyle可将答案定位到第二段。由第二段的句子“43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism(反消费主义)… returned home to Adelaide”可知，43岁的Tammy Hall在2016年接受了一种新的生活方式——反消费主义，因为此前一次印度之行让她看到了我们这个社会消费了多少东西，回到Adelaide后，她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋，说明她认为社会存在过度消费，所以接受反消费主义并缩减消费。所以为什么塔米·霍尔采取了一种新的生活方式是为了减少消费。故选B项。
2．细节理解题。由第四段的句子“I'd make sure I could get my money's worth”和第五段的句子“The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote … and to the gym.”可知，为了确保从婚纱中得到价值，婚礼后她穿婚纱去2019年初的澳大利亚大选中投票，从那以后，婚纱去过各种各样的地方，在拥挤的火车上穿它特别有趣，但我穿它做家务、踢足球和健身；可知Tammy Hall在日常生活中穿婚纱。故选C项。
3．词义猜测题。由倒数第二段的句子“Hall says that she has gotten some strange…o reserved to say anything.”可知，可能是与这件衣服不是最华丽的有关，但Tammy Hall认为是人们太拘谨了以致于什么也说不出来有关，人们并未发表什么使人恼怒的评论，只是有一些奇怪的表情，所以此处irritating意为“令人恼怒的”。故选B项。
4．推理判断题。由第二段的句子“She decided not to buy any new clothes …managed to make it.”（回到Adelaide后，她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋，并做到了），第四段的句子“In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, …（假如我要买一件婚纱，我会确保我能得到钱的价值——在第五段用天天穿婚纱的行动做到了）和倒数第二段的句子“Anyway, she doesn't really care, because…（不管怎么说，她其实并不在乎，因为她知道自己必须达到自己设定的目标，而多次穿上这件婚纱是她能想到的最合理的方式，才能最大限度地利用自己的婚纱。）由此推断出Tammy Hall是一个能把想法付诸实践的人。故选A项。
新闻报道（4）BCBD
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了北京汉王科技有限公司研发的一种新的面部识别系统，该系统能够有效识别戴口罩的人。
1．主旨大意题。根据第二段中的A team of 20 people built the system in about a month….a much smaller collection of masked faces.可知，一个20人的团队用了大约一个月的时间构建了这个系统。该系统以过去10年开发的现有技术为基础。这个过程包括增加大约600万张未戴面具的脸和更少的戴面具的脸。由此可知，第二段主要讲述的是系统是如何开发的。故填B。
2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses.可知，然而，新系统很难识别同时戴口罩和太阳镜的人。由此可知，这种新的面部识别系统的局限性在于，它很难识别同时戴口罩和太阳镜的人。故填C。
3．推理判断题。根据黄磊对新系统识别率的陈述及最后一段中的Huang says he sees the interest likely expanding if the virus continues to spread and the use of face masks increases.(黄说，他认为，如果病毒继续传播，口罩的使用增加，人们的兴趣可能会扩大)可推知，黄磊对这项新技术持乐观态度。故填B。
4．推理判断题。根据第一段中的A Chinese company says…a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks.(一家中国公司表示，他们开发了一种新的面部识别系统，即使人们戴着口罩也能识别他们)及下文对该项新技术的介绍可知，这篇文章很可能来自一篇科学报告。故填D。
新闻报道（5）CDAB
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。有许多书籍、软件程序、在线和面对面式课程，都承诺教授“母语腔”。但是，真有必要像以英语为母语的人那样说话吗？一些专家说不用的。专家介绍了几种矫正口音的方法，但指出改变口音的同时保持自己原有的身份。
1．细节理解题，根据第四段Students will most probably work in English-speaking environments ….参与此项目的学生正在展望未来，他们毕业后很可能在讲英语的环境中工作，这个项目教会他们不同的方法。由此可知，根据这篇文章，口音矫正项目教授学生如何在英语环境中进行交流。故选C项。
2．词句猜测题。根据a short description of an idea-and how to discuss their research.可知，即在最短的时间内把观点表达清楚，以及讨论他们的研究。由此可知，“elevator pitch”的意思是让别人在短时间内理解一个想法。故选D项。
3．推理判断题。根据第五段It begins with a test to find out…recordings of a native speaker.可知，该种教学从测试开始，以便了解学生的母语对发音不同方面的影响。然后，学习者运用练习材料录制自己的声音，并将发音与母语者的录音进行比较。根据第六段Another method is the Tomatis Method, …and the voices they hear. 另一种方法是托马蒂斯方法，它使用特殊的耳机，包括听电子修改的声音，并要求学生找出他们的发音和他们听到的声音之间的区别。由此判断出，康普顿法和托马蒂斯法均采用比较法。故选A项。
4．主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是根据第三段Mont says, “I view accent as the spread of culture; …认为口音是文化和个人身份的延伸，我不想从个人身上消除文化的任何部分。”再结合短文中专家介绍了几种矫正口音的方法，但指出改变口音的同时保持自己原有的身份。所以短文的最佳标题为“改变口音的同时保持自己原有的身份”。故选B项。
新闻报道（6）DCA
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了两位身处国际空间站的俄罗斯字航员与在地面上的俄罗斯国际象棋大师进行的一场象棋比赛。该场比赛是为了纪念50年前首次在太空和地球之间进行的象棋比赛。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段Two Russian cosmonauts(宇航员)aboard the International …(为了庆祝半个世纪前的首次这种形式的国际象棋比赛，国际空间站上的两名俄罗斯宇航员与地球上的一位象棋大师下了一盘国际象棋)和第三段第一句It was organised by the space agency … played on June 9, 1970.( 它是由俄罗斯航天局和俄罗斯国际象棋联合会组织的，目的是庆祝1970年6月9日第一场太空—地球国际象棋比赛的50周年)由此可知，两名俄罗斯宇航员在国际空间站上下棋，是为了庆祝50年前的第一场太空地球棋局。故选D。
2．词义猜测题。根据划线词后文and could not fall asleep until 4 a. m. on the night before the match.可知，Karyakin在比赛前凌晨4点才入睡，这说明他非常紧张。故划线词jittery意为“紧张不安的”。A. Bored.无聊的；B. Disappointed.失望的；C. Anxious.紧张的；D. Frightened.害怕的。故选C。
3．主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段Two Russian cosmonauts(宇航员)aboard the ….可知为了庆祝半个世纪前的首次国际象棋比赛，国际空间站上的两名俄罗斯宇航员与地球上的一位象棋大师下了一盘国际象棋。结合文章主要介绍了两位身处国际空间站的俄罗斯字航员与在地面上的俄罗斯国际象棋大师进行的一场象棋比赛。该场比赛是为了纪念50年前首次在太空和地球之间进行的象棋比赛。故A选项“一场太空——地球棋局”最符合文章标题。故选A。
新闻报道（7）ABCA
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了互联网带来的新的问题：个人信息泄露，同时提到了中国对此采取的措施。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容“While it seems hard to live without the Internet, it also brings new problems(虽然没有互联网似乎很难生活，但它也带来了新的问题)”可知本段的主要目的是引出文章的中心话题：互联网带来的问题。故选A项。
2．推理判断题。根据文章第三段首句内容“The leaking of personal information now stands out.( 个人信息的泄露现在引起了人们的注意。)”可知，本段主要在阐述个人信息通过互联网泄露的问题，因此可推知，保护个人信息安全很重要。故选B项。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第四段内容“It rules that network operators are not allowed to leak, …( 它规定，网络运营商不得泄露、更改或损害他们收集的个人信息。他们也不允许向他人免费提供个人信息。)”可知，中国首部网络安全法的主要目的是规范网络运营商。故选C项。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容“Apart from China, issuing laws to protect personal ….( 除了中国，其他国家也普遍颁布法律保护个人信息，防止电子信息垃圾化。)”提及了除了中国外的其他国家，因此可以推知，后文要讲述其他国家在这方面采取的措施。故选A项。
新闻报道（8）ADBD
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了巴黎的一家名为Vincent Callebaut的建筑公司对未来重建巴黎圣母院提出了自己的设计和构想。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The rebuilt Notre Dame(巴黎圣母院) …if one architecture firm's vision is realized.”（重建后的巴黎圣母院将以未来主义的玻璃设计、太阳能和支持脆弱和无家可归的巴黎人的城市农场为特色，如果一家建筑公司的愿景得以实现的话。）可知，太阳能和一个援助巴黎弱势群体和无家可归者的城市农场这些都具有绿色环保的特征，故VCA对巴黎圣母院的设计主题是“绿色环保”。故选A。
2．词句猜测题。根据文章划线词上文“The rooster which topped the original spire, regained from the remains after the fire”（那只雄鸡站在原来的塔尖上，在大火后又从废墟中恢复了原样）可知在火灾后从废墟中找到的原塔顶的公鸡，在新设计中依然从原位置重新俯瞰（圣母院）。故划线短语的意思是“在原来的位置俯瞰圣母院”。故选D。
3．主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“Beneath the spire, the roof will host a fruit….which hot air accumulates in winter.”（在尖塔下，屋顶将建成一个由慈善机构和志愿者运营的水果和蔬菜农场，为当地弱势群体提供免费食品。屋顶和尖顶也将为教堂产生电力、热量和通风(空气流通):玻璃内部的“有机活动层”将提供太阳能，而屋顶的钻石形“鳞片”将打开提供自然通风——这一设计灵感来自白蚁丘。在冬天，塔尖将充当热空气聚集的空间。）可知，第三段主要介绍了Vincent Callebaut对屋顶和尖顶的功能设计。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“How can we write the contemporary history of our country, but also that of science, art and spirituality together ”（我们怎样才能共同书写我们国家的当代历史，同时也书写科学、艺术、精神的历史 ）可推断，新的巴黎圣母院将会是历史、科技和艺术的融合体。故选D。
新闻报道（9）CBCD
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了SpaceX航天飞机成功将美国宇航员送回地球。
1．词句猜测题。根据前文“Crew Dragon fired its rocket pusher”可知，宇航员发射了火箭推手，结合下文“for re-entry into the outer atmosphere(为了重新进入外太空) ”可推断，发射火箭推手是为了减慢宇宙飞船的下降以便于再次进入外太空。因此划线词词义与falling意思相近。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段的“the astronauts had to complete one final task…'”(宇航员必须完成最后一项任务——“给我们能找到的人打卫星电话)”和第四段的“Hurley and Behnken spent their 62 days aboard the station … upgrade two power channels.(赫利和贝恩肯在空间站上度过了62天的时间，与63号远征队的船员一起进行了科学实验，并参加了许多公共活动。贝恩肯还陪同国际空间站指挥官克里斯-卡西迪进行了四次太空行走，以升级两个电力通道)”可知，贝恩肯的任务是实验，升级通道，和打电话。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据最后一句“ If everything is satisfactory, …first two operational missions.( 如果一切都令人满意，Space-X将成为第一家通过认证将宇航员运送到国际空间站的私营公司。期待获得批准，Space-X已经在为其前两次业务做准备)”可知，Space-X最期待获得飞往国际空间站的载人飞行许可。故选C。
4．主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，第一段是主旨段，根据第一段的第一句“SpaceX's first-ever passenger flight to…landed into the Gulf of Mexico.( 航天飞机有史以来第一次飞往国际空间站(ISS)的客运航班于2020年8月2日成功结束，届时Crew Dragon Endeavour降落在墨西哥湾)”可知，本文讲述了SpaceX太空飞船成功将美国宇航员送回地球，因此推断D项“SpaceX太空飞船将美国宇航员送回地球”为最佳标题。故选D。
新闻报道（10）CABC
【分析】本文为新闻报道类文体。文章报道了Harvard和MIT联手向全球免费提供网上课程的事情。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段话说Harvard和MIT联手向全球免费提供网上课程及第二段话“a number of courses developed by teachers…known as edX”可知edX是这两所大学联手打造的一个网上免费授课的平台。故答案选C。
2．细节判断题。根据倒数第二段话“Other universities, including Stanford,… a global population online”（其他大学，包括斯坦福大学、耶鲁大学和卡内基-梅隆大学，已经在尝试通过网络向全球人口进行教学。）可知大学已经开始尝试在线课程。答案选A。
3．词义推断题。上文说MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than…open-source edX platform.“麻省理工学院校长苏珊·霍克菲尔德表示，超过12万人报名参加了第一届麻省理工学院的课程。她说，哈佛大学和麻省理工学院希望其他大学也能加入他们的行列，在edX平台上提供课程。下文Hock field said….a global population online.说其他大学，包括斯坦福大学、耶鲁大学和卡内基-梅隆大学，已经在尝试通过网络向全球人口进行教学。划线句的字面意思为“系好安全带”。结合文章的意思可知，这里表示为这些大学在网上开设免费课程这一教育的变革做好准备。故答案为B。
4．细节理解题。根据第三段“In December, the school announced it also would begin ….”（去年12月，该校宣布还将开始为完成某些在线课程的学员提供一种名为MITx的特殊证书。）以及The MITx will serve as the foundation …（MITx将作为新的学习平台的基础。）可知MITx是评价在线学习者学习成绩的标准。故答案选C。
While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.
Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize — which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture — on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.
Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.
The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲线) of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.
Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).
Wang’s works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.
Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. "That is only evidence that traditions once existed," he said.
"Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created, " he said.
"Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are, " said Wang.
The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said. （2018年全国卷Ⅲ）
1．Wang’s winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are ___________.
A．following the latest world trend B．getting international recognition
C．working harder than ever before D．relying on foreign architects
2．What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most
A．Its hilly environment. B．Its large size.
C．Its unique style. D．Its diverse functions.
3．What made Wang’s architectural design a success
A．The mixture of different shapes.
B．The balance of East and West.
C．The use of popular techniques.
D．The harmony of old and new.
4．What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang
A．Spread them to the world. B．Preserve them at museums.
C．Teach them in universities. D．Recreate them in practice.
新闻报道(2)
When “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren’t there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: “Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!”
The creative team behind “Apes” used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.
Yet “Apes” is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including “Water for Elephants,” “The Hangover Part Ⅱ” and “Zookeeper,” have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.
In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the States. （2020年全国卷Ⅲ）
1．Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard
A．To see famous film stars.
B．To oppose wearing fur coats.
C．To raise money for animal protection.
D．To express thanks to some filmmakers.
2．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．The cost of making “Apes.” B．The creation of digitalized apes.
C．The publicity about “Apes.” D．The performance of real apes.
3．What does the underlined phrase “keeping tabs on” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Listing completely. B．Directing professionally.
C．Promoting successfully. D．Watching carefully.
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors
A．They may be badly treated. B．They should take further training.
C．They could be traded illegally D．They would lose popularity.
新闻报道（3）
Deciding to get her money's worth out of the wedding dress on which she spent over $1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.
43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism (反消费主义) lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.
But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day
"In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I'd make sure I could get my money's worth," Hall tells PA Real Life.
"The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019," the 43-year-old adds. "Since then, it's been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I've worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym."
Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn't really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.
Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Iceland that she and her partner will take next summer.
1．Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle
A．To adapt herself to Indian life. B．To cut down her consumption.
C．To save money for her next trip. D．To get prepared for her wedding.
2．What did Tammy Hall do to get her money's worth out of her wedding dress
A．She brought fun to people with it. B．She tried to wear it to earn money.
C．She wore it repeatedly in daily life. D．She got it exchanged again and again.
3．Which of the following best explains the word "irritating" underlined in paragraph 6
A．Thrilling. B．Annoying. C．Amusing. D．Confusing.
4．What can we infer about Tammy Hall
A．She is determined to turn her ideas into practice.
B．She values her wedding dress less than her trips.
C．She has been struggling to make the ends meet.
D．She has influenced people's lifestyle widely.
新闻报道（4）
A Chinese company says it has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks.
Engineers at the Beijing-based Hanwang Technology Ltd. say their system is the first to be created to effectively identify people wearing face masks. A team of 20 people built the system in about a month. The system is based on existing technologies developed over the past 10 years. The process involved adding a collection of about 6 million unmasked faces and a much smaller collection of masked faces.
Hanwang is now selling two main kinds of products that use the new technology. One performs “single channel” recognition, which is designed to be used at the entrances to buildings. The other product is a “multi-channel” recognition system that uses groups of surveillance cameras (监控摄像头).
“When wearing a mask, the recognition rate can reach about 95 percent, which can ensure that most people can be identified,” said Huang Lei, Hanwang’s vice president. He added that the system’s success rate for people not wearing a mask is about 99.5 percent.
Huang said Hanwang’s technology can be used to identify and track people as they move about. He added the system can identify crime suspects, terrorists or make reports or warnings.
However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost. In such cases recognition is tough,” Huang said.
It was not immediately clear how people were reacting to the new technology. While some have expressed opposition to such tools, many others seem to have showed interest in the new system and accepted it as a way to deal with the current health emergency — the spread of the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒). Huang says he sees the interest likely expanding if the virus continues to spread and the use of face masks increases.
1．What is the second paragraph mainly about
A．Where the company is located.
B．How the system is developed.
C．When the research work started.
D．What the collection stands for.
2．What is the limitation of the new facial recognition system
A．The poor storage of information.
B．The relatively low recognition rate.
C．Identifying people with both a mask and sunglasses.
D．Tracking the movement of crime suspects and terrorists.
3．What attitude does Huang Lei hold towards the new technology
A．Unclear. B．Optimistic. C．Opposed. D．Worried.
4．Where is the text most likely from
A．A travel brochure. B．A health magazine.
C．A medical paper. D．A science report.
新闻报道（5）
There are many online and in-person courses that promise to teach a “native accent”. But is it really necessary to sound exactly like a native speaker Some experts say it is not. Eusebia V. Mont leads the Accent Modification (修正) Program at the University of Maryland’s Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences. Mont talked about it to reporters.
Students come to the program for one or two school terms. They meet in a group for 90 minutes a week. Each student meets with one other student and a “doctor” for more individual work. Altogether the program amounts to about 60 hours of learning in class. Mont says the rate of progress absolutely depends on the type of accent it is, how long they’ve been speaking English and how often they speak English.
Mont says, “I view accent as the spread of culture; the spread of a person’s individual identity-and I don’t work to remove any part of culture from an individual.”
Students will most probably work in English-speaking environments when they leave school. The program teaches them tools for this. For example, they learn how to give an “elevator pitch”—a short description of an idea-and how to discuss their research. They also practice interviewing and giving presentations at work.
Mont says that there are a few methods for modifying accent, but most have the same basis. One method is called the Compton Method. Arthur J. Compton developed the method for English learners who know English vocabulary and grammar fairly well. It begins with a test to find out how the student’s native language affects different areas of pronunciation. Then learners use practice materials to record their own voice and compare their pronunciation attempts to recordings of a native speaker.
Another method is the Tomatis Method, which uses special headphones and includes listening to electronically modified voices and asks students to find the difference between their pronunciation and the voices they hear. This method is also used to cure children who have mental conditions that can cause difficulty in language learning.
Mont’s final advice to English learners is not to expect to sound exactly like a native speaker. And remember: even native English speakers do not all speak alike!
1．According to the passage, the Accent Modification Program
A．is aimed at helping students get rid of their accent
B．divides students into different classes according to their abilities
C．teaches students how to communicate in English-speaking environments
D．offers students a total of 90 minutes’ study over one or two school terms
2．What does the underlined part “elevator pitch” mean in Paragraph 4
A．Discussing one’s research in brief.
B．Giving presentations in an effective way.
C．Practicing interviewing skills in an elevator.
D． Making others understand an idea in a short time.
3．Both of the Compton Method and the Tomatis Method
A．use the method of comparison
B．require students to take a test first
C．serve students who have mastered English well
D．require students to record their voices with equipment
4．What would be the best title for the passage
A．The Development of the Accent Modification Industry
B．Keep Your Identity While Changing Your Accent
C．The Situation of the Accent Modification Program
D．Ways to Sound like a Native Speaker
新闻报道（6）
Two Russian cosmonauts(宇航员)aboard the International Space Station (ISS) played chess against an Earth-bound grandmaster on Tuesday, in celebration of the first such game half a century ago.
Equipped with an electronic chessboard,cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vaguer played in zero gravity against 30-year-old Russian former child prodigy(神童)Sergei Karyakin. The game was broadcast live and ended in a draw after about 15 minutes.
It was organised by the space agency Roscosmos and the Russian Chess Federation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Space-Earth game of chess played on June 9, 1970. "It's a huge honor for us not to lose to a grandmaster," Ivanishin said, while Vaguer added that US astronauts on the ISS watched the game and gave tips.
Karyakin, who played from Moscow's Museum of Cosmonautics, said he was jittery during the game and could not fall asleep until 4 a. m. on the night before the match.
"They played well," he said. "I can say that the human brain functions very well in space, and I have seen this today." At the age of 12 years and seven months, Karyakin became the world's youngest ever grandmaster.
Ivanishin, Vagner and US astronaut Chris Cassidy arrived on the ISS in April. On May 31, they were joined by US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on the first manned private (light to the ISS. SpaceX made history by becoming the world's first commercial company to send humans to the ISS, leading Russia to lose its long-held monopoly(垄断)on space travel.
1．Why did the two Russian astronauts play chess on the ISS
A．To offer a live show from the ISS.
B．To prove their success in boarding the ISS.
C．To test the human brain functions in zero gravity.
D．To celebrate the first Space-Earth chess game 50 years ago.
2．What does the underlined word "jittery" mean in the fourth paragraph
A．Bored. B．Disappointed. C．Anxious. D．Frightened.
3．What is the best title of the passage
A．A Space-Earth Chess Game B．A Former Child Chess Prodigy
C．A Chess Game Played on the ISS D．A Celebration of Human Space History
新闻报道（7）
The Internet has become part of modern life, bringing convenient services to everyone who can connect. While it seems hard to live without the Internet, it also brings new problems. For example, individuals, organizations and even governments can become targets of cyber attacks.
The past week marked China's sixth annual Cybersecurity Week, held from Sept 16 to 22 nationwide. The opening ceremony and major activities were held in Tianjin. First launched in 2014, the event was designed to raise public awareness of the importance of fighting online threats and cyber attacks. The theme of this year's event is "cybersecurity for the people and by the people".
The leaking (泄露）of personal information now stands out. " Efforts should be made to raise people's sense of fulfillment, happiness and security in cyberspace," said President Xi Jinping in an instruction for the event. "The country will safeguard the security of personal information and citizens' legal rights and interests in cyberspace. According to a report from the 2017 China Internet Security Conference, more than 90 percent of Android smartphones for sale in China contained serious safety bugs. Such flaws (缺陷)allow hackers to control entire phones and obtain the users' passwords, bank information and more.
To protect personal information, China issued its first cybersecurity law in June 2017. One key part of this law is meant to protect personal information. It rules that network operators are not allowed to leak, change or damage the personal information they gather. They are also not allowed to give personal information to others freely.
Apart from China, issuing laws to protect personal information and prevent junk electronic information is a common practice in other countries.
1．What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To introduce the new Internet-based problems.
B．To show readers a new Internet-based trend.
C．To make a list of new cybercrimes online.
D．To call for protection of personal security.
2．What can be inferred from Paragraph 3
A．Android smartphones sales are on the decrease.
B．Personal data protection comes into focus.
C．Netizens are sensitive to online information.
D．Nearly all smartphones contain security flaws.
3．Who does China's first cybersecurity law mainly intend to regulate
A．Website designers. B．Illegal hackers.
C．Network operators. D．Internet-based companies.
4．What will be probably mentioned after the last paragraph
A．Foreign practices to safeguard cybersecurity.
B．Countries producing laws of national security.
C．Effective ways to deal with personal security.
D．Advice on how to avoid leaking personal data.
新闻报道（8）
The rebuilt Notre Dame(巴黎圣母院) could feature a futuristic glass design, solar power, and an urban farm that supports vulnerable and homeless Parisians, if one architecture firm's vision is realized. In April, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced an international competition for architects to redesign the cathedral's 19th century spire(尖顶), which fell down after a fire destroyed the 850-year-old Gothic landmark. Paris firm Vincent Callebaut Architectures (VCA) responded to the call with an eco-friendly design that supports the local population and produces more energy than it uses.
The Vincent Callebaut(VC) project is titled "Palingenesis", a Greek concept of rebirth or recreation. The firm proposes a new roof made of glass, oak and carbon fiber, which connects "in one single curved stroke of pencil" to the sloping spire. The rooster which topped the original spire, regained from the remains after the fire, will resume its watch from the new glass design, while the cathedral's choir will be "bathed in natural light".
Beneath the spire, the roof will host a fruit and vegetable farm run by charities and volunteers, in order to produce free food for vulnerable local people. "Up to 21 tons of fruits and vegetables could be harvested and directly redistributed for free each year," the firm said in a press release. "To that end, a farmers' market would be held every week on the forecourt of Notre Dame." The roof and spire will also produce electricity, heat and ventilation (air circulation) for the cathedral: an "organic active layer" within the glass will provide solar power, while the roof's diamond-shaped "scales" will open to offer natural ventilation -a design inspired by termite mounds(白蚁丘). The spire will act as a space in which hot air accumulates in winter.
"How can we write the contemporary history of our country, but also that of science, art and spirituality together " the firm said in a press release. "We seek to present a supreme project, a symbol of a lively and ecological future.” If the Vincent Callebaut design is selected, the firm said, the reborn Notre Dame will define "the new face of the Church in the 21st century", presenting "a fairer symbiotic relationship between humans and nature".
1．What can be learned about the design of Notre Dame by VCA
A．It focuses on the theme of "green".
B．It gets the most local support than the others.
C．It can recover Notre Dame's original appearance.
D．It is from the most famous architect around the world.
2．What does the underlined part "resume its watch" in paragraph 2 mean
A．be decorated with a watch.
B．show people the right time again.
C．be removed and placed somewhere else.
D．overlook Notre Dame again at its original place.
3．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A．The inspiration of the design.
B．The function of the roof and the spire.
C．A detailed introduction of the VCA project.
D．The symbol of Notre Dame for the local people.
4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．The future of the new Notre Dame looks black.
B．The proposal for the Notre Dame has been approved.
C．The VCA is confident about winning the competition.
D．The new design will be a mix of history, science and art.
新闻报道（9）
SpaceX's first-ever passenger flight to the International Space Station (ISS) ended successfully on August 2,2020,when Crew Dragon Endeavour landed into the Gulf of Mexico. After a series of safety checks, the recovery teams unlocked the capsule's hatch and moved NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to shore. During their total 64 days in space, they completed 1,024 orbits around Earth and traveled 27,147,284 miles.
In a press conference the astronauts described the crucial final minutes of the historic mission when Crew Dragon fired its rocket pusher to slow its descent for re-entry into the outer atmosphere."It came alive,"Behnken told of the 12-minute pusher burn. “It sounds like an animal coming through the atmosphere."
Hurley told reporters that following the successful landing, the astronauts had to complete one final task-"making satellite phone calls to whoever we can get a hold of'”。 The scientists said the fun attempt had a serious purpose- to ensure that future crews could use the emergency phone to contact mission control in case the spacecraft landed in an unexpected part of the ocean.
Crew Dragon Endeavour was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020. After19 hours,the spacecraft autonomously pulled up at the forward port of ISS. Hurley and Behnken spent their 62 days aboard the station conducting scientific experiments alongside Expedition 63's crew and participating in numerous public engagements. Behnken also accompanied ISS Commander Chris Cassidy on four spacewalks to upgrade two power channels.
The journey marked the first time astronauts have been launched to orbit aboard a privately-built spacecraft. It was also the first crewed orbital piloted launch from American soil since the US Space Shuttle program ended in July 2011.
With the final test flight complete, NASA will spend the next few weeks analyzing all performance data. If everything is satisfactory,SpaceX will become the first private company to be certified to transport astronauts to the ISS. In anticipation of the approval, Space-X is already preparing for its first two operational missions.
1．What does the underlined word “descent” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Crash. B．Launch. C．Falling. D．Burning.
2．Which of the following best describes Behnken' s mission
A．Orbit Earth,experiment,issue certificates.
B．Experiment, improve channels, make calls.
C．Spacewalk, repair, analyze data.
D．Interpret, spacewalk, interview.
3．What is Space-X most looking forward to
A．Obtaining public recognition.
B．Completing the final test flight.
C．Getting licensed for crewed flights to the ISS.
D．Releasing their latest news about space technology.
4．What's the best title for the text
A．Crew Dragon Endeavour:A Private Spacecraft.
B．First-ever Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
C．NASA Astronauts: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley
D．SpaceX's Spacecraft Returns NASA Astronauts to Earth
新闻报道（10）
In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.
Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.
MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2,000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.
The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.
MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120,000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.
“Fasten your seatbelts,” Hockfield said.
Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.
The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-profit（非盈利的）organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.
1．According to this text, edX is _______.
A．a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare
B．a free computer program by MIT and Harvard
C．a Harvard-MIT platform of free online courses
D．a free program online for universities worldwide
2．What is said about online education in the text
A．Universities have been trying online courses.
B．About 2,000 online courses have been offered.
C．Over 100 million people have finished courses online.
D．Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.
3．The underlined part in the text probably means “ ”.
A．Get ready for the difficulties
B．Get ready for this educational change
C．Get prepared to complete the online courses
D．Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses
4．What can be said about MITx according to the text
A．It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.
B．It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program.
C．It is a standard to recognize online learners’ achievement.
D．It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.
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新闻报道(1)BCDD
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了中国建筑设计师王澍在其作品中融合中国传统建筑文化，获得了建筑界的诺贝尔奖——普利策奖，这让中国建筑现在得到了国际认可。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，王澍获得2012年普利策奖，而普利策奖相当于建筑界的诺贝尔奖，他是第一个获此奖的中国人，故推知中国建筑现在得到了国际认可。故B项正确。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第四段对CAA校园的描述可知，它的设计风格独特，与大多数中国大学的校园很不同，许多游客感对复杂的建筑空间和丰富的建筑类型感到吃惊，故C正确。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第六段1995年普利策奖的获得者Tadao Ando的评语可知，王澍设计的成功之处是把中国传统元素融入现代设计，并保持两者的和谐，故D正确。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段和倒数第三段中In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created可知，传统的研究要与实践相结合，在实践中进行再创造，否则就会是人工的和空的，故D正确。
新闻报道(2) D B D A
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了电影“猩球崛起”上个月首次与公众见面。动物爱好者聚集在好莱坞前，感谢电影制作者，在电影拍摄时，没有使用真的类人猿。现在的动物拍摄使用的是数字化人猿的创造技术，而一些电影的拍摄却存在着虐地动物的现象，这让一个非盈利的组织密切关注此事。但有些拍摄也是不能够被监测到的。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Instead, one activist ,dressed in a full -body monkey suit ,…r not using real apes”可知，相反，一名身穿全套猴服的活动人士来到现场，手里拿着一块牌子，称赞电影制作人:“感谢你们不用真正的猿猴。所以动物保护者聚集在好莱坞大道是为了向电影制作者表示感谢。故选D项。
2．主旨大意题。根据第二段“The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (动作捕捉) …(图像). ”可知，“人猿”背后的创作团队利用动作捕捉技术创造数字化的动物，在记录演员表演的技术上，花费数千万美元，然后用电脑图形处理，以产生最终的影像。由此可知，第二段主要是关于数字化人猿的创造。故选B项。
3．词句猜测题。根据第三段划线前的句子“One nonprofit organization, …in filmed entertainment”（一个非营利组织，监控动物在电影娱乐中的待遇）以及下文Already, a number of films, including … haven’t been treated properly.（许多电影,包括“大象的眼泪”,“宿醉Ⅱ”和“管理员”,引起了动物保护人士的愤怒，他们说影片中的动物没有遭到很好的对待。）由此可知，其中一家监控动物待遇的非营利组织，今年正密切关注着2000多部影片。由此判断出，划线词的意思是“密切关注”。故选D项。
4．推理判断题。根据最后一段In some cases, it’s not so much the… filmed in the Sates.”（在某些情况下，让活动人士担心的并不是电影棚里对动物的待遇;让人担忧的是训练和生活条件。还有一些关于在美国以外拍摄的电影的问题，这些电影有时不像在美国拍摄的电影那样受到严密的监控。）可知，在某些情况下，让活动人士担心的并不是工作室里动物的待遇;令人担忧的是训练和生活条件。由此判断出动物演员可能受到虐待。故选A项。
新闻报道（3）BCBA
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了，一位反消费主义观念的澳大利亚妇女，为了避免浪费，结婚后一直穿婚纱做各种事，她认为多次穿上这件婚纱是利用婚纱最合理的方式。
1．细节理解题。由题干关键词Tammy Hall和a new lifestyle可将答案定位到第二段。由第二段的句子“43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism(反消费主义)… returned home to Adelaide”可知，43岁的Tammy Hall在2016年接受了一种新的生活方式——反消费主义，因为此前一次印度之行让她看到了我们这个社会消费了多少东西，回到Adelaide后，她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋，说明她认为社会存在过度消费，所以接受反消费主义并缩减消费。所以为什么塔米·霍尔采取了一种新的生活方式是为了减少消费。故选B项。
2．细节理解题。由第四段的句子“I'd make sure I could get my money's worth”和第五段的句子“The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote … and to the gym.”可知，为了确保从婚纱中得到价值，婚礼后她穿婚纱去2019年初的澳大利亚大选中投票，从那以后，婚纱去过各种各样的地方，在拥挤的火车上穿它特别有趣，但我穿它做家务、踢足球和健身；可知Tammy Hall在日常生活中穿婚纱。故选C项。
3．词义猜测题。由倒数第二段的句子“Hall says that she has gotten some strange…o reserved to say anything.”可知，可能是与这件衣服不是最华丽的有关，但Tammy Hall认为是人们太拘谨了以致于什么也说不出来有关，人们并未发表什么使人恼怒的评论，只是有一些奇怪的表情，所以此处irritating意为“令人恼怒的”。故选B项。
4．推理判断题。由第二段的句子“She decided not to buy any new clothes …managed to make it.”（回到Adelaide后，她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋，并做到了），第四段的句子“In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, …（假如我要买一件婚纱，我会确保我能得到钱的价值——在第五段用天天穿婚纱的行动做到了）和倒数第二段的句子“Anyway, she doesn't really care, because…（不管怎么说，她其实并不在乎，因为她知道自己必须达到自己设定的目标，而多次穿上这件婚纱是她能想到的最合理的方式，才能最大限度地利用自己的婚纱。）由此推断出Tammy Hall是一个能把想法付诸实践的人。故选A项。
新闻报道（4）BCBD
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了北京汉王科技有限公司研发的一种新的面部识别系统，该系统能够有效识别戴口罩的人。
1．主旨大意题。根据第二段中的A team of 20 people built the system in about a month….a much smaller collection of masked faces.可知，一个20人的团队用了大约一个月的时间构建了这个系统。该系统以过去10年开发的现有技术为基础。这个过程包括增加大约600万张未戴面具的脸和更少的戴面具的脸。由此可知，第二段主要讲述的是系统是如何开发的。故填B。
2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses.可知，然而，新系统很难识别同时戴口罩和太阳镜的人。由此可知，这种新的面部识别系统的局限性在于，它很难识别同时戴口罩和太阳镜的人。故填C。
3．推理判断题。根据黄磊对新系统识别率的陈述及最后一段中的Huang says he sees the interest likely expanding if the virus continues to spread and the use of face masks increases.(黄说，他认为，如果病毒继续传播，口罩的使用增加，人们的兴趣可能会扩大)可推知，黄磊对这项新技术持乐观态度。故填B。
4．推理判断题。根据第一段中的A Chinese company says…a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks.(一家中国公司表示，他们开发了一种新的面部识别系统，即使人们戴着口罩也能识别他们)及下文对该项新技术的介绍可知，这篇文章很可能来自一篇科学报告。故填D。
新闻报道（5）CDAB
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。有许多书籍、软件程序、在线和面对面式课程，都承诺教授“母语腔”。但是，真有必要像以英语为母语的人那样说话吗？一些专家说不用的。专家介绍了几种矫正口音的方法，但指出改变口音的同时保持自己原有的身份。
1．细节理解题，根据第四段Students will most probably work in English-speaking environments ….参与此项目的学生正在展望未来，他们毕业后很可能在讲英语的环境中工作，这个项目教会他们不同的方法。由此可知，根据这篇文章，口音矫正项目教授学生如何在英语环境中进行交流。故选C项。
2．词句猜测题。根据a short description of an idea-and how to discuss their research.可知，即在最短的时间内把观点表达清楚，以及讨论他们的研究。由此可知，“elevator pitch”的意思是让别人在短时间内理解一个想法。故选D项。
3．推理判断题。根据第五段It begins with a test to find out…recordings of a native speaker.可知，该种教学从测试开始，以便了解学生的母语对发音不同方面的影响。然后，学习者运用练习材料录制自己的声音，并将发音与母语者的录音进行比较。根据第六段Another method is the Tomatis Method, …and the voices they hear. 另一种方法是托马蒂斯方法，它使用特殊的耳机，包括听电子修改的声音，并要求学生找出他们的发音和他们听到的声音之间的区别。由此判断出，康普顿法和托马蒂斯法均采用比较法。故选A项。
4．主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是根据第三段Mont says, “I view accent as the spread of culture; …认为口音是文化和个人身份的延伸，我不想从个人身上消除文化的任何部分。”再结合短文中专家介绍了几种矫正口音的方法，但指出改变口音的同时保持自己原有的身份。所以短文的最佳标题为“改变口音的同时保持自己原有的身份”。故选B项。
新闻报道（6）DCA
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了两位身处国际空间站的俄罗斯字航员与在地面上的俄罗斯国际象棋大师进行的一场象棋比赛。该场比赛是为了纪念50年前首次在太空和地球之间进行的象棋比赛。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段Two Russian cosmonauts(宇航员)aboard the International …(为了庆祝半个世纪前的首次这种形式的国际象棋比赛，国际空间站上的两名俄罗斯宇航员与地球上的一位象棋大师下了一盘国际象棋)和第三段第一句It was organised by the space agency … played on June 9, 1970.( 它是由俄罗斯航天局和俄罗斯国际象棋联合会组织的，目的是庆祝1970年6月9日第一场太空—地球国际象棋比赛的50周年)由此可知，两名俄罗斯宇航员在国际空间站上下棋，是为了庆祝50年前的第一场太空地球棋局。故选D。
2．词义猜测题。根据划线词后文and could not fall asleep until 4 a. m. on the night before the match.可知，Karyakin在比赛前凌晨4点才入睡，这说明他非常紧张。故划线词jittery意为“紧张不安的”。A. Bored.无聊的；B. Disappointed.失望的；C. Anxious.紧张的；D. Frightened.害怕的。故选C。
3．主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段Two Russian cosmonauts(宇航员)aboard the ….可知为了庆祝半个世纪前的首次国际象棋比赛，国际空间站上的两名俄罗斯宇航员与地球上的一位象棋大师下了一盘国际象棋。结合文章主要介绍了两位身处国际空间站的俄罗斯字航员与在地面上的俄罗斯国际象棋大师进行的一场象棋比赛。该场比赛是为了纪念50年前首次在太空和地球之间进行的象棋比赛。故A选项“一场太空——地球棋局”最符合文章标题。故选A。
新闻报道（7）ABCA
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了互联网带来的新的问题：个人信息泄露，同时提到了中国对此采取的措施。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容“While it seems hard to live without the Internet, it also brings new problems(虽然没有互联网似乎很难生活，但它也带来了新的问题)”可知本段的主要目的是引出文章的中心话题：互联网带来的问题。故选A项。
2．推理判断题。根据文章第三段首句内容“The leaking of personal information now stands out.( 个人信息的泄露现在引起了人们的注意。)”可知，本段主要在阐述个人信息通过互联网泄露的问题，因此可推知，保护个人信息安全很重要。故选B项。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第四段内容“It rules that network operators are not allowed to leak, …( 它规定，网络运营商不得泄露、更改或损害他们收集的个人信息。他们也不允许向他人免费提供个人信息。)”可知，中国首部网络安全法的主要目的是规范网络运营商。故选C项。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容“Apart from China, issuing laws to protect personal ….( 除了中国，其他国家也普遍颁布法律保护个人信息，防止电子信息垃圾化。)”提及了除了中国外的其他国家，因此可以推知，后文要讲述其他国家在这方面采取的措施。故选A项。
新闻报道（8）ADBD
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了巴黎的一家名为Vincent Callebaut的建筑公司对未来重建巴黎圣母院提出了自己的设计和构想。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The rebuilt Notre Dame(巴黎圣母院) …if one architecture firm's vision is realized.”（重建后的巴黎圣母院将以未来主义的玻璃设计、太阳能和支持脆弱和无家可归的巴黎人的城市农场为特色，如果一家建筑公司的愿景得以实现的话。）可知，太阳能和一个援助巴黎弱势群体和无家可归者的城市农场这些都具有绿色环保的特征，故VCA对巴黎圣母院的设计主题是“绿色环保”。故选A。
2．词句猜测题。根据文章划线词上文“The rooster which topped the original spire, regained from the remains after the fire”（那只雄鸡站在原来的塔尖上，在大火后又从废墟中恢复了原样）可知在火灾后从废墟中找到的原塔顶的公鸡，在新设计中依然从原位置重新俯瞰（圣母院）。故划线短语的意思是“在原来的位置俯瞰圣母院”。故选D。
3．主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“Beneath the spire, the roof will host a fruit….which hot air accumulates in winter.”（在尖塔下，屋顶将建成一个由慈善机构和志愿者运营的水果和蔬菜农场，为当地弱势群体提供免费食品。屋顶和尖顶也将为教堂产生电力、热量和通风(空气流通):玻璃内部的“有机活动层”将提供太阳能，而屋顶的钻石形“鳞片”将打开提供自然通风——这一设计灵感来自白蚁丘。在冬天，塔尖将充当热空气聚集的空间。）可知，第三段主要介绍了Vincent Callebaut对屋顶和尖顶的功能设计。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“How can we write the contemporary history of our country, but also that of science, art and spirituality together ”（我们怎样才能共同书写我们国家的当代历史，同时也书写科学、艺术、精神的历史 ）可推断，新的巴黎圣母院将会是历史、科技和艺术的融合体。故选D。
新闻报道（9）CBCD
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了SpaceX航天飞机成功将美国宇航员送回地球。
1．词句猜测题。根据前文“Crew Dragon fired its rocket pusher”可知，宇航员发射了火箭推手，结合下文“for re-entry into the outer atmosphere(为了重新进入外太空) ”可推断，发射火箭推手是为了减慢宇宙飞船的下降以便于再次进入外太空。因此划线词词义与falling意思相近。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段的“the astronauts had to complete one final task…'”(宇航员必须完成最后一项任务——“给我们能找到的人打卫星电话)”和第四段的“Hurley and Behnken spent their 62 days aboard the station … upgrade two power channels.(赫利和贝恩肯在空间站上度过了62天的时间，与63号远征队的船员一起进行了科学实验，并参加了许多公共活动。贝恩肯还陪同国际空间站指挥官克里斯-卡西迪进行了四次太空行走，以升级两个电力通道)”可知，贝恩肯的任务是实验，升级通道，和打电话。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据最后一句“ If everything is satisfactory, …first two operational missions.( 如果一切都令人满意，Space-X将成为第一家通过认证将宇航员运送到国际空间站的私营公司。期待获得批准，Space-X已经在为其前两次业务做准备)”可知，Space-X最期待获得飞往国际空间站的载人飞行许可。故选C。
4．主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，第一段是主旨段，根据第一段的第一句“SpaceX's first-ever passenger flight to…landed into the Gulf of Mexico.( 航天飞机有史以来第一次飞往国际空间站(ISS)的客运航班于2020年8月2日成功结束，届时Crew Dragon Endeavour降落在墨西哥湾)”可知，本文讲述了SpaceX太空飞船成功将美国宇航员送回地球，因此推断D项“SpaceX太空飞船将美国宇航员送回地球”为最佳标题。故选D。
新闻报道（10）CABC
【分析】本文为新闻报道类文体。文章报道了Harvard和MIT联手向全球免费提供网上课程的事情。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段话说Harvard和MIT联手向全球免费提供网上课程及第二段话“a number of courses developed by teachers…known as edX”可知edX是这两所大学联手打造的一个网上免费授课的平台。故答案选C。
2．细节判断题。根据倒数第二段话“Other universities, including Stanford,… a global population online”（其他大学，包括斯坦福大学、耶鲁大学和卡内基-梅隆大学，已经在尝试通过网络向全球人口进行教学。）可知大学已经开始尝试在线课程。答案选A。
3．词义推断题。上文说MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than…open-source edX platform.“麻省理工学院校长苏珊·霍克菲尔德表示，超过12万人报名参加了第一届麻省理工学院的课程。她说，哈佛大学和麻省理工学院希望其他大学也能加入他们的行列，在edX平台上提供课程。下文Hock field said….a global population online.说其他大学，包括斯坦福大学、耶鲁大学和卡内基-梅隆大学，已经在尝试通过网络向全球人口进行教学。划线句的字面意思为“系好安全带”。结合文章的意思可知，这里表示为这些大学在网上开设免费课程这一教育的变革做好准备。故答案为B。
4．细节理解题。根据第三段“In December, the school announced it also would begin ….”（去年12月，该校宣布还将开始为完成某些在线课程的学员提供一种名为MITx的特殊证书。）以及The MITx will serve as the foundation …（MITx将作为新的学习平台的基础。）可知MITx是评价在线学习者学习成绩的标准。故答案选C。