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Unit 2 课时跟踪检测(二)
Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空
1．His explanation clarified (澄清) the mystery.
2．You must pass the examination to get credit (学分) for the course.
3．They have launched a nationwide (全国范围的) campaign.
4．This is a good chance to go abroad, so she is unwilling (不愿意) to give it up.
5．I'm not sure of the exact number of the audience, but roughly (rough) speaking, I would say there are 1,500 or so.
6．Our country is like a big family, consisting (consist) of fifty?six nations.
7．The secretary arranged a convenient (convenience) time and place for the applicants to have an interview.
8．I think this was perhaps the most enjoyable (enjoy) occasion we have ever had at the White House.
9．What attracts me most in Beijing is that there are many attractions,_like the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They are so attractive as to attract eyes from every corner of the world. (attract)
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．You have formed the habit of smoking, but you must break_away from it.
2．Who will take_the_place_of Mr Li when he retires
3．A word is left_out,_so the sentence does not make sense.
4．To_his_credit,_the little boy finally finished his picture in five minutes.
5．He usually divides the boys into three groups for the gym class.
6．The United Kingdom consists_of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
7．Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake, which attracts the world's attention.
8．Her hair was cut short for_convenience rather than fashion.
9．Many young people are_unwilling_to go to the places where working conditions are poor.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．This research shows that helping others is_linked_to_happiness.
这项研究显示帮助别人是与幸福联系在一起的。
2．When the manager referred_to the incident once again, Henry got red.
当经理再次提到那次事件时，亨利的脸红了。
3．Now the farmers in this area have enough food to feed their family and they can sell crops to earn money as_well.
现在这个地区的农民们有足够的食物养活他们的家人，他们也能卖粮食挣钱。
4．As they walked along the grassy path, they kept_their_eyes_open for snakes.
当他们沿着那条杂草丛生的路走时，他们都提防着蛇。
5．It_is_a_pity_that he was too nervous when interviewed.
真遗憾，他面试的时候太紧张了。
6．I speak slowly to_make_myself_understood.
我说得很慢，以便别人能听懂我的话。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
After a long winter, spring is the ideal time for sightseeing and exploring London's green spaces.
Explore London's parks and gardens
Springtime is the perfect time to explore London's parks and gardens, when the city's Royal Parks will be blooming with flowers. Go and admire the rainbow of azaleas (杜鹃花) at Richmond Park or hire a deckchair in St. James's Park with a view of Buckingham Palace.
Enjoy the entertainment at spring festivals
There are a good many festivals and events held in London throughout spring. Make the most of the cultural exhibitions at the British Library Spring Festival, the Sundance Film Festival or the London Literature Festival; head to Shakespeare's Globe, which hosts open air Shakespeare performances from late April until early October.
Get active
Warmer weather means there's no excuse for staying indoors, so go for a walking or cycling tour of London. Alternatively, walk the Thames Walkway, which follows the river all the way from central London into the countryside; make the most of London's “Boris Bikes”， which are available for hire all around the city and are free of charge for the first half hour. If you're really looking for a challenge, sign up for the famous London Marathon, held annually in April.
Take to the waters
Whether cruising (航行) along the Thames River, hiring a rowing boat in Hyde Park or riding a canal boat around Little Venice, there are lots of fun ways to get on the water in London. Held every year since 1829, the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race allows teams from England's most famous universities to compete against each other, and draws huge crowds of watching people.
1．If you are interested in British culture, you are advised to ________.
A．visit Richmond Park
B．row a boat in Hyde Park
C．attend the London Festivals
D．walk the Thames Walkway
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据Enjoy the entertainment at spring festivals的内容可知，伦敦春季有许多节日和活动，如the cultural exhibitions (文化展览), the London Literature Festival (伦敦文学节)等，这些活动及节日与英国文化有关。故选C项。
2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A．You can see Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park.
B．London's Boris Bikes are free to use for a whole day.
C．Outdoor Shakespeare performances are held only in spring.
D．The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race has a history of over 200 years.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Explore London's parks and gardens的内容中最后一句可知，在圣詹姆斯公园租一个折叠躺椅看白金汉宫，即能从圣詹姆斯公园看见白金汉宫。故选A项。
3．According to the writer, which of the following activities challenges you most
A．Watching Boat Race.
B．Joining in London Marathon.
C．Cruising along the Thames River.
D．Cycling around London.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据Get active的内容中最后一句可知，如果你真的想要挑战一下，就参加每年四月举办的著名的伦敦马拉松。故选B项。
4．The writer wrote the text in order to ________.
A．introduce tourist attractions in London
B．stress the importance of exploring London
C．suggest ways to enjoy spring in London
D．show the beauty of spring in London
解析：选C 写作意图题。根据第一段可知，春天是在伦敦观光和踏青的理想时间，下文介绍了具体的活动方式。因此，本文的写作意图是推荐一些在伦敦享受春光的方式。故选C项。
B
Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers (制造商) with big buyers across the world.Its business to business site, allowed businesses to buy almost everything.Alibaba's advantage wasn't hard to judge: size.Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.Its market attracts about 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers,
11．3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman.It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.
If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on Chinese daily life, take my experience.I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted.“You're looking for what exactly？Why not try it？” my Chinese teacher asked me one day.With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.
Alibaba's original business to business model now is second to consumer buying.Chinese retail (零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba's profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you'll never find. is Alibaba's another big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike to Unilever almost at the lowest prices.
What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U．S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big box retailers especially — in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites.In smaller towns than Beijing, Taobao will be the first choice when shopping online.
I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is.Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping.I'm not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese language site.When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher's iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了阿里巴巴对人们的购物产生的巨大影响，它已经深入到人们日常生活的方方面面。
5．Alibaba's advantage mainly lies in ________.
A．its low price
B．its not charging small sellers
C．its big size
D．its business to business service
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第一段第三、四句可知，阿里巴巴的优势就在于规模大。故选C项。
6．We know from the passage that Alibaba ________.
A．acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers
B．charges small sellers on its site a percentage of the sale
C．sells everything you want online
D．has taken the place of traditional stores
解析：选A 推理判断题。由第一段第一句“... by connecting big Chinese manufacturers (制造商) with big buyers across the world.”可知，阿里巴巴的运营模式是将制造商与买家联系起来，由此推断出阿里巴巴起到了桥梁的作用，故选A项。
7．What can be inferred from the last 3 paragraphs
A．Taobao sells millions of items with the lowest price.
B．Alibaba's profit mainly consists of Chinese retail buying.
C． is more popular than Taobao.
D．The author can purchase items on Taobao without any difficulty now.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第三段第二句“Chinese retail (零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba's profit ...”可知，中国人的零售购买占了阿里巴巴利润的80%，故选B项。
8．What is the passage mainly about
A．Taobao, the best choice for shopping online in China.
B．Alibaba influences people's daily purchase in China.
C．Shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping in China.
D．How the author learns to purchase online in China.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要论述了阿里巴巴对人们日常购物产生的巨大影响，故选B项。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
Sometimes you may want to start a new good habit and it's difficult to do. You've made good plans, but your body just doesn't do what you want it to do. On the other hand, all bad habits started innocently enough.__1__ Then, over time, as you practiced the habit over and over again, they seemed like they were a natural way to behave. Here are some tips for doing away with bad habits.
Create or change one habit at a time.
When you want to change a bad habit, don't try to work on more than one at a time. __2__ You may want to start with a smaller habit first, and once you've mastered it, then you can move on to another habit that's more difficult for you. __3__
Tell your commitment to create a new habit to your family, friends and co workers. The more people, the better. Make a promise to text them, call them or contact them online as soon as there's a problem. Keep all these people updated on your progress to make you responsible to them.
Communicate with yourself too.
Remind yourself often of your commitment. __4__ Write down every day what happens, what your feelings are, and how you'll continue to create the new habit or change this bad habit. The journal helps you stay motivated, especially if you can see your progress every day.
Deal positively with relapse (退步)．
If you relapse, don't give up. First, figure out what happened, what thoughts went through your mind, and what to do or think differently next time. __5__ Learn from your failure so that your failure becomes a positive thing that helps you to succeed.
A．Share with others.
B．Keep focused on improving.
C．You know what you want to do, but doing it isn't easy.
D．They started as things you learned to do or enjoyed doing.
E．Then be consistent from that time forward in creating the new habit.
F．Devote all of your time and energy to working on that one habit first.
G．Keep a journal of everything that is relevant to making your change day by day.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了摒弃陋习的方法。
1．选D D项中的They指代设空上一句中的bad habits；D项中的started是对设空上一句中的started的原词复现。
2．选F F项中的“working on that one habit first”与设空上一句中的“don't try to work on more than one at a time”属于同义表达。
3．选A 设空为段落小标题。根据该段的主要内容“告知他人你要建立好习惯的意愿，并在有困难时向他们求助”可知，A项“与他人分享”适合作本段标题。
4．选G G项中的“day by day”与设空后一句中的“every day”属于同义表达。G项中的“a journal”与下文的“The journal”为同一所指。
5．选E E项中的Then与设空上一句中的First为时间标记词，E项“接下来，从今往后，一以贯之，建立那个新的习惯”与设空上一句“First, figure out what happened, what thoughts went through your mind, and what to do or think differently next time”构成语义上的顺承关系。
Ⅵ.课时微写作(根据提示完成小作文)
Last week we visited the British Museum, which 1.attracts (吸引) tourists from all over the world. 2.For_convenience (为了方便起见), we made a list of the things we wanted to see so that we couldn't 3.leave_out (漏掉) anything. We found that the museum 4.consisting_of (由……构成) nine showrooms, each of which 5.is_divided_into (分成) several parts to display different historical 6.collections (收藏品). We have learned a lot from it.PAGE
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Unit 2 课时跟踪检测(三)
Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空
1．Pygmalion made a stone statue (雕像) of a beautiful woman.
2．John folded (折叠) his arms over his chest and turned his head away.
3．To her great delight (快乐) she passed the examination with first class honours.
4．What you're saying now is not consistent (一致的) with what you said last week.
5．We spent the days sightseeing (观光) and the evenings sitting in the bars drinking the local wine.
6．To avoid such conflicts (冲突), we should be kind to one another, which is essential to enjoying a harmonious life.
7．Thrilled (thrill) at the good news, she couldn't say a word.
8．The beauty of Mountain Tai is beyond description (describe)．
9．There is a possibility (possible) that the company will suffer a great loss this month.
10．They are making arrangements (arrange) for the important meeting.
11．Having quarrelled (quarrel) with his wife about who should wash the dishes, he felt very upset.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1.She was_thrilled_with terror when she saw a shadow on the curtain.
2．This word is wrongly spelt. You've left_out a letter.
3．I'll take_his_place when he goes abroad.
4．Our car broke_down halfway, and we had to walk home.
5．If one fact or idea is_consistent_with another, that means they are not in conflict.
6．“You are a newcomer, and I'll arrange_for someone to take you round our school，” the headmaster said to me.
7．If someone takes_delight_in something, he'll get a lot of pleasure from it.
8．As is often the case, parents drive their cars to pick_up their kids after school.
9．It is not good manners to quarrel_with other people about small things.
10．Many people came to the square in_memory_of the foundation of the country.
11．Never believe in that man, because his words are in_conflict_with his deeds.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．His health broke_down under the pressure of work.
由于工作的压力，他的身体垮掉了。
2．He arranged_for_me_to_meet_them at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
他安排我在明天上午10点和他们见面。
3．To_our_delight,_everything goes well.
使我们高兴的是，一切进展顺利。
4．Although_faced_with_many_problems,_they didn't lose heart.
尽管面临着很多问题，他们没有失去信心。
5．It is strange that she (should)_have_cheated in the exam.
她竟然考试作弊，真是太奇怪了。
6．The subway will take_the_place_of the bus to become the main vehicle for the people in the future.
未来，地铁将会逐渐取代公共汽车，成为人们主要的交通工具。
Ⅳ.完形填空
I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident.I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don't __1__ anything about the accident.My first memory is lying in the back of the ambulance and being given oxygen as the doctors and nurses tried to __2__ me back to life.
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself __3__ my life and thanking God that I was still __4__.The good news is that nobody else was __5__ and my dog Casey wasn't with me.
Since that day, the physical recovery has been __6__， but not as tough as the emotional recovery.I've learned a lot about myself and about what really __7__ in this world.Things that are really important are not “things”．I'm not invincible (无敌的) and I cannot __8__ everything that happens in my life.I need to be better at __9__ the things that come my way that I didn't plan for.As someone who was always in a __10__， it taught me to slow down a little.I have learned to live each day honestly and __11__.If you have a bucket list (遗愿清单), start doing those things.If not, __12__ one.We all have __13__.Don't wait for “someday” because “someday” may __14__ come.Besides, I am very __15__ that I have family and neighbors who stepped in to help me deal with this __16__.I feel blessed.
__17__ I continue to heal physically and emotionally, I have a different opinion on __18__.When tragedy (悲剧) strikes, you can either let it __19__ your spirit, or use it as an opportunity to grow and look at life from a different perspective.
I have chosen to __20__ from it.
1．A.receive B．remember
C．mention D．care
解析：选B 根据空前的“I was knocked unconscious”和空后的“first memory”可推断作者被撞倒失去了意识，车祸过程都记不起来了。
2．A.bring B．hit
C．pay D．answer
解析：选A 根据“to life”可推断医护人员正全力抢救作者。bring sb.back to life 意为“救活某人”。
3．A.sacrificing B．predicting
C．analyzing D．mourning
解析：选C 根据下文作者对人生的思考可知，作者苏醒过来以后开始分析自己的人生并感谢上帝让他活着。
4．A.wealthy B．alive
C．optimistic D．healthy
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
5．A.threatened B．informed
C．ignored D．hurt
解析：选D 根据“The good news”和“my dog Casey wasn't with me”可推断所幸没有其他人受伤。
6．A.difficult B．smooth
C．quick D．stable
解析：选A 根据“but not as tough as the emotional recovery”中tough的提示可判断选A项。
7．A.works B．happens
C．matters D．functions
解析：选C 根据空后的“Things that are really important are not ‘things’”可知，作者更加了解自己了，并且知道了在这个世界上什么才是真正重要的。
8．A.understand B．control
C．identify D．oversee
解析：选B 根据“I'm not invincible”可推断作者认为有些事是自己无法控制的。
9．A.rejecting B．identifying
C．improving D．accepting
解析：选D 对一些突如其来的事情最好学会接受。
10．A.hurry B．dilemma
C．routine D．mess
解析：选A 根据空后的“slow down a little”可知，作者以前一直是匆匆忙忙，这件事教会作者要慢下来。
11．A.comfortably B．quietly
C．fully D．busily
解析：选C 作者知道了要真诚并充实地过好每一天。
12．A.steal B．imagine
C．design D．make
解析：选D 如果你有遗愿清单，那么就开始做清单上的事情吧。如果没有，那就列一个遗愿清单。
13．A.pains B．memories
C．dreams D．hobbies
解析：选C 我们每个人都有梦想。
14．A.never B．always
C．even D．ever
解析：选A 不要等“某一天”再去实现，那一天也许永远不会到来。
15．A.sure B．worried
C．grateful D．surprised
解析：选C “我”很感恩家人与邻居在这场灾难到来的时候，帮“我”渡过难关。
16．A.failure B．disaster
C．condition D．incident
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
17．A.As B．Before
C．Unless D．Although
解析：选A 在“我”康复的阶段，“我”对生活有了不同的看法。
18．A.love B．future
C．work D．life
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
19．A.lift B．break
C．protect D．show
解析：选B 当悲剧袭来的时候，你可以让它摧毁你的意志，也可以用它来给自己一个机会成长并从不同的角度来看待生活。
20．A.suffer B．escape
C．discover D．learn
解析：选D 而“我”选择了从中吸取教训。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
It is widely known that any English conversation begins with the weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather speak.
Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. “Bryson is wrong，” he says, “because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather speak is a means of social bonding.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。由于英国的天气是多变的，所以英国人谈论天气被认为是见面或者搭讪的合理开场白是再熟悉不过的了，本文就此从不同的角度进行了解释。1.The author mentions Dr. Johnson's comment to show that________.
A．most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson
B．Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D．English conversations usually start with the weather
解析：选D 推理判断题。本文第一句话就给出了答案，作者提到Dr. Johnson的评论旨在说明英国人见面总是以谈论天气开始，故答案为D项。
2．What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to
A．A social trend.
B．An emotional state.
C．A historical concept.
D．An unknown phenomenon.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句话句意“……那些不常见、难以预料的天气在不列颠群岛几乎是不被人知道的”可知，英国的天气根本不令人兴奋，随之而来的一种情绪也是几乎不能被理解的。obsession可以理解成是一种谈论天气的“强迫症”，故它是一种情绪的状态，所以答案为B项。
3．According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that________.
A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B．there is nothing special about the English weather
C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Jeremy所说的话可知，他反驳Bryson的观点，他认为英国的天气是多变而又不确定的，这吸引着英国人和外来者，所以答案为D项。
4．What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage
A．To explain what English weather speak is about.
B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.
C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.
D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.
解析：选A 写作意图题。根据第一段的介绍和最后一段的总结可知，本文主要是解析英国人的weather speak到底是关于什么的。所以答案为A项。B、C两项陈述有误，D项“使人们信服英国的天气是多变的”不是文章的主要谈论内容。
B
When I first arrived at Barranquilla, the public transport system was a mystery to me. Seemingly, hundreds of huge, multicolored buses whizzed around. What's more, there seemed to be no stop signs, and therefore absolutely no indication of where the bus was going, or at what time it would arrive there. Now I know more about the ways of Barranquilla buses. I thought it only fair to share this knowledge.
So, start with the decorations. The vehicles are painted all colors of the rainbow, and often have graffiti style designs on the side. In fact, this type of graphic design is so typical here that even a local design company took it and decided to make T shirts with it. The inside is decorated according to the taste of the driver, with stickers quotations, names of family members, curtains and various items dangling from the ceiling.
At night time, the buses are covered with multicolored flashing lights enough for a good party atmosphere, coupled with the music from the driver's stereo system, which is exactly what you get!
As for the destinations, no signs are needed — these are often splashed across the front of the bus, with a card in the front window detailing more specific directions. If you see a bus passing your way and you want to get on, you stick out your hand and wave it about a bit, and the bus driver will slam on the brakes and wait for you before continuing on his way.
On the journey itself, there's yet more fun to be had. Vendors (小商贩) often pass through the buses, trying to sell you sweets or water bags. There are also preachers coming to give you the sermon (布道) of the day in return for some small change. However, my favorite moment is when someone comes into the main street with a mini stereo and some rap music to entertain the crowd.
5．When the writer first arrived in Barranquilla, he/she ________.
A．hated taking the bus
B．got lost many times
C．was confused by the public transport
D．shared the knowledge with the local people
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，一开始巴兰基亚这个城市的公共交通对于作者来说是一个谜。故选C项。
6．The decorations of the vehicles are ________.
A．colorful and personalized
B．bright and humorous
C．old fashioned and unusual
D．practical and tasteful
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，交通工具外部的颜色是多彩的；再根据第二段最后一句中的“The inside is decorated according to the taste of the driver”可知，内部的装饰是根据司机的喜好来布置的，因此非常个性化。故选A项。
7．How can you get on a bus in Barranquilla
A．By using a stop sign.
B．By raising a card.
C．By slamming on the brakes.
D．By waving your hand.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“If you see ... you want to get on, you stick out your hand and wave it about a bit ... before continuing on his way.”可知，在巴兰基亚如果想坐公交车，招手即可。故选D项。
8．What does the writer like best according to the last paragraph
A．Sweets. B．Rap music.
C．Small change. D．Water bags.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，作者最喜欢的是街头表演说唱乐。故选B项。PAGE
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Unit 2 课时跟踪检测(一)
Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading
阅读理解
A
Planning out your summer？Use this guide to find activities around Seattle, May through August.For more summer fun, check out our website www.projects..
Space Race Exhibit
Opening day of new exhibit of things from flights to the moon in the 1960s on display, including moon rocks, space clothes, the first Apollo spacecraft and the historic Apollo 12 engines that were lost at the bottom of the sea for 43 years until they were recovered by Seattle based Bezos Expeditions in 2013, 10 a．m.－5 p．m.
Call for info：206 764 5720
Location: The Museum of Flight, Seattle
Date: May 20
West Seattle Bee Festival
Sustainable (可持续的) gardening practices and other ways to help bees; vendors (摊贩) and organizations who focus on sustainability and/or help support bees, kids' activities, music, food vendors, 10 a．m.－3 p．m.
Call for info：206 533 7848
Location: High Point Commons Park, Seattle
Date: June 25
Touch a Truck
Children of all ages explore construction trucks, emergency cars, vintage (老式的) trucks; professionals explain the equipment and the work each performs, 10 a．m.－1 p．m.; horns free (无喇叭音的) hour for children with sensitive ears, 9 a．m.－10 a．m.; hosted by Junior League of Seattle
Call for info：206 708 2236
Location: Magnuson Park, Seattle
Date: July 21
Kirkland Uncorked
Wine festival with wine tasting, food, live music in the Tasting Garden, $20－$25; street fair for all ages with Uncorked Market, 5 p．m.－10 p．m. August 14; noon－10 p．m. August 15; noon－6 p．m. August 16
Call for info：206 548 2500
Location: Marina Park, Kirkland
Date: August 14－16
1．Where can space exploration lovers go
A．Marina Park.
B．Magnuson Park.
C．The Museum of Flight.
D．High Point Commons Park.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据Space Race Exhibit部分中的“Opening day of new exhibit of things from flights to the moon in the 1960s ... Seattle based Bezos Expeditions in 2013”及“Location: The Museum of Flight, Seattle”可知，太空探索爱好者可前去The Museum of Flight。
2．What is special about Touch a Truck
A．It attracts people of all ages.
B．It encourages environmental protection.
C．It gives participants hands on experience.
D．It cares about children with special needs.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据Touch a Truck部分中的“horns free (无喇叭音的) hour for children with sensitive ears”可知，Touch a Truck为有特殊需求的孩子设置了相关活动，体现了对其的关爱。
3．What do events West Seattle Bee Festival and Kirkland Uncorked have in common
A．People can enjoy food and music.
B．They are based in the same place.
C．People pay nothing for them.
D．They teach gardening skills.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据West Seattle Bee Festival部分中的“kids' activities, music, food vendors”及Kirkland Uncorked部分中的“Wine festival with wine tasting, food, live music”可知，这两项活动都有音乐和美食。
B
London — A morning's train ride away, across the Channel, English kids about Liverpool's soccer team in a Paris pub.
Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.
In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A Tale of One City.
Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor's broken French and respond in polite English.
As jobs grew lacking at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.
Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive, but London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.
“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive，” said Trevor Wheeler, a banker.
Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I'll stay in London，” she said.
There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris，” she said.
In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the old descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property.
“Both cities have changed beyond recognition，” said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner.
Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.
“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place，” Collins said.
“But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better, but certainly not cheaper.”
In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.
Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.
Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don't have to choose.
“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a center, but life is so structured，” she said. “In London, you can be who you want. No one cares.”
4．The best title for this passage is ________.
A．Londoner and Parisians
B．A Modern Tale of Two Cities
C．The Similarity of Two Cities
D．Fancy London and Fashionable Paris
解析：选B 标题归纳题。文章用大量的篇幅对伦敦和巴黎进行对比。对照十九世纪狄更斯的小说《双城记》，因此本文可以被形象地称作“现代版的双城记”。
5．The underlined word “flocked” in the passage probably means “________”．
A．came in large numbers B．flew a long way
C．rushed hurriedly D．drove a long distance
解析：选A 词义猜测题。因为欧盟逐渐减少了控制，所以伦敦人成批地涌入巴黎去购物。flock作动词，意为“聚结；成群结队地赶往”。
6．Living in Paris, you may find ________.
A．life is better B．things are cheaper
C．a job easily D．more attractive people
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第十段“Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property”以及倒数第五段可以得知在巴黎物价更低些。
7．We can infer from the text that ________.
A．Paris and London have become perfect partners
B．London feels more full of life
C．life in Paris is structured
D．Paris and London have become fierce competitors
解析：选A 推理判断题。两个城市之间的人互相往来，可以自由选择自己的生活方式，也有利于这两个城市的发展，所以说它们是很好的合作伙伴。
C
Standing 20 feet from a lion, Charles Tshuma was armed with just a horn.He and some neighbors kept blowing their horns and shouting and screaming until the lion turned away and walked slowly back into Hwange National Park, leaving Tshuma's community.It's not always so easy, said Tshuma.“Sometimes people in the village do not want to join in, choosing instead to lock themselves indoors，” he said.
That is the life of Zimbabwe's lion guards, brave community members selected and trained to prevent attacks on humans and cattle by big cats from the unfenced (无围墙的) Hwange National Park.
The killing of Cecil the lion near Hwange National Park caused international outrage. It caused the largest reaction in the history of wildlife conservation. But the biggest threat to Hwange's lions comes from conflicts with surrounding cattle farmers, researchers say.
Oxford University's Lions Research Project has tracked and studied over 30 lion families in its 15 years here. Seeing many attacks by lions wandering out of the park, the researchers in 2007 created the Long Shields program.Since then, there has been a 40 percent decrease in the number of conflicts.Many of Hwange's lions have collars (项圈) with satellite tracking devices so the researchers can inform surrounding villages when and where lions have left the park.
“We certainly know that the program has actually been able to drive away some lions from the community back into the park，”said Lovelater Sedede, an ecologist, but she warns：“Lions running away from the sound of horns do not totally solve the problem.Lions could get used to it and thus there is a need for more research methods to fight lion and human conflict.”
The surrounding communities are pleased with the results.“We have noticed that the challenges from lions have gone down ... our animals are protected and the lions are kept away，”said Vincent Mangenyo, a local leader.
8.What was Charles Tshuma doing at the beginning of the text
A．Organizing a local community festival.
B．Driving a lion away from his neighborhood.
C．Catching a lion from Hwange National Park.
D．Training neighbors who want to be lion guards.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He and some neighbors kept blowing their horns and shouting and screaming until the lion turned away and walked slowly back into Hwange National Park, leaving Tshuma's community”可知，Tshuma 正在和邻居们把狮子赶离居民区，让它们回到自然保护区。
9．What is the purpose of the Long Shields program
A．To reduce lion human conflicts.
B．To stop lion hunting once and for all.
C．To design advanced tracking devices.
D．To help villagers know more about lions.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“the researchers in 2007 created the Long Shields program. Since then, there has been a 40 percent decrease in the number of conflicts”可以推知，设立Long Shields项目的目的是减少狮子和人类的冲突。
10．What would be the best title for the text
A．The death of Cecil the lion
B．How can we help save lions
C．Zimbabwe lifts a ban on lion hunts
D．Are you brave enough to be a lion guard
解析：选D 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了为解决人狮冲突而征召狮子卫士的项目，故D项作标题既符合文章主旨，又能吸引读者的注意力。
