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Prince Henry was born on June 28th in Greenwich.Unlike his sickly older brother Arthur，Henry was a healthy and athletic boy.He loved to play sports and ride horses.However，it was Arthur who，as the oldest son，was being raised to be king.Henry was being raised to enter the church.He received an excellent education and learned how to speak Latin，French，Spanish，and Greek.When Henry was ten years old，his life was greatly changed.His older brother Arthur died and Henry was named the crown prince(皇储)．He would be the next king of England.
In 1509，when Henry was seventeen years old，his father Henry Ⅶ died.Henry decided at that point to marry his brother’s former wife，Catherine.They quickly married and then were crowned king and queen of England.
Catherine only gave birth to one healthy baby，Princess Mary.Henry became worried that he would never have a male heir(继承人)．Later，he fell in love with another woman，Anne Boleyn.Henry was determined to marry her and did so in 1533.He was also determined to have a male heir.But Anne Boleyn did not have a son.Then he married Jane Seymour.Henry finally got what he wanted and had a son named Edward.
Henry Ⅷ is often described as a true Renaissance Man.He was athletic，good looking，intelligent，and educated.He was also an accomplished musician and he played instruments and wrote his own songs.He spoke many languages fluently and loved to read and study.Henry loved art and culture and brought many of the top artists，writers，and philosophers from mainland Europe to his court.
Henry suffered a leg wound in an accident in 1536.As a result，he found it difficult to move about.He became extremely overweight and his skin was covered with painful infections.He died at the age of 55 in 1547 and was succeeded by his son Edward who became King Edward Ⅵ.
【解题导语】 本文主要向我们介绍了Henry Ⅷ的生平。
1．Why was Henry named the crown prince?
A．Because he was the eldest son.
B．Because the king lost the crown prince.
C．Because he was considered a better choice.
D．Because he received an excellent education.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的it was Arthur who，as the oldest son，was being raised to be king以及His older brother Arthur died and Henry was named the crown prince(皇储)．可知，是因为原定的王位继承人死了。
2．What most probably caused Henry Ⅷ to marry Jane Seymour?
A．Having no child of his own.
B．Madly falling in love with her.
C．Wanting a son to be the next king.
D．Not being allowed to marry Anne Boleyn.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的He was also determined to have a male heir.But Anne Boleyn did not have a son.Then he married Jane Seymour.可知，他与Jane Seymour结婚是因为想生一个儿子来继承他的王位。
3．What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us about Henry Ⅷ？
A．He loved learning languages.
B．He wasn’t interested in being king.
C．He can really be called a Renaissance Man.
D．He had many accomplishments because of the Renaissance.
C 解析：段落大意题。第四段的第一句是这一段的主旨句，后面的内容都是围绕这一句展开的。
4．What do we know about Henry Ⅷ？
A．He suffered a lot in his last years.
B．He wasn’t considered a good king.
C．He just loved one woman in his life.
D．He was king of England for 55 years.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据末段的内容可知，Henry Ⅷ人生中的最后几年过得很痛苦。
七选五
College is more than aiming for a 4.0 GPA and living in the library for four years. 1.________
The truth about college is that it’s a gateway to success, because there will never be a better time in life to take advantage of opportunities and learn as much as possible about the world and its cultures.
2．________ However, it is not the end-all, be-all of success. Instead of treating college as an advanced high school that leads to success, treat it as a gateway to experience. Everyone has wanderlust(漫游癖) within his or her soul, and college is the time to wander the world in order to acquire more knowledge.
Most colleges offer study abroad trips.3.________ After graduation, the working world becomes the biggest barrier to experiencing life, so there is no better time than the present to see the world.
Many students say they don’t have time or money to travel the world and globalize their mindsets. 4.________ No matter how many books are read, none of that knowledge matters if it cannot be related to the real world. Living within a culture and reading about a culture are two completely different concepts.
Instead of spending every cent eating snacks, save that money for a global experience. 5.________ This is the time to not just read history, but experience it. Take control of the future by taking control of the present and learn what it means to live.
A．They can offer us experiences that aren’t accessible elsewhere.
B．The truth is that those students simply fail to see the relevance.
C．It is for developing oneself through challenging experiences.
D．College education is extremely important.
E．Use those few dollars to sign up for one.
F．College life will give oneself confidence.
G．It can help you achieve academic success.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了大学生活不应局限于埋头苦读，还应读万卷书行万里路，拓宽眼界，体验生活。
1．C 解析：根据上文中的more than aiming for a 4.0 GPA and living in the library可知，作者认为大学生活不仅仅限于追求高学分和在图书馆度日，还应该在实践中发展自我。C项中的developing oneself through challenging experiences符合上下文语境。
2．D 解析：根据下文中的However, it is not the end-all, be-all of success.可知，作者认为大学不是成功的终点而是体验的开端。设空处与下文为转折关系。D项“大学教育非常重要”符合此处语境。
3．A 解析：根据下文中的there is no better time than the present to see the world可知，作者认为大学是最合适的时机，能让学生去体验生活。A项They can offer us experiences that aren’t accessible elsewhere.符合此处语境。
4．B 解析：本段阐述了旅行与读书的紧密联系。B项The truth is that those students simply fail to see the relevance.符合这一语境。
5．E 解析：E项Use those few dollars to sign up for one.与上文中的save that money for a global experience相呼应。
阅读强化训练(七)
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There’s no such thing as showering too much, right? Wrong. Despite the practice that many people shower once or twice a day, we’re only meant to shower once or twice a week. As experts say, human daily showering is mainly for the love for beauty.
Speaking to TIME, Dr. Elaine Larson, an expert from Columbia University School of Nursing argues, “People think they’re showering to keep clean, but that’s not the case. Bathing will remove smells if you have unpleasant smell on your body or you are back from the gym. But in terms of protecting you from illness, washing your hands regularly is probably adequate.” Larson’s research turns out, antibacterial soaps and cleaning products are not any better than a regular bar of soap when it comes to lowering your risk of getting diseases, so the fancy soaps you bought are probably a waste of money.
The more you bathe, the thinner and less hydrated(含水的) your skin becomes. Dry skin opens up gaps for infection(感染) and causes bacteria to slip through. Washing can also clear away your skin of its natural oils and may destroy the bacteria that support the immune(免疫的) system on your skin, according to Dr. C. Brandon Mitchell, assistant professor of dermatology at the George Washington University. Both Mitchell and Larson recommend that you shouldn’t use antibacterial soaps that are particularly bad for removing essential oils. Mitchell adds, “Your body is naturally a well-oiled machine. A daily shower isn’t necessary. The rest of your body doesn’t need much soaping.”
So, in terms of your health, you should probably only shower once or twice a week, in terms of how you look and smell might be a different story. A recent study shows that smelling bad is the biggest relationship deal-maker.
【解题导语】 本文通过介绍研究人员的研究结果说明：从健康角度看，一个人一周只需要洗一到两次澡就够了。
1．What’s the main reason why people bathe frequently according to experts?
A．For a relaxed feeling.
B．For a good appearance.
C．To keep in good health.
D．To attract others’ attention.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的As experts say, ...for beauty.可知，人们每天洗澡主要是因为爱美。
2．What is Dr. Elaine Larson’s attitude towards antibacterial soap?
A．Doubtful. B．Supportive.
C．Negative. D．Uncaring.
C 解析：观点态度题。根据第二段的Larson’s research... waste of money.可知，Larson认为抑菌香皂并不比普通香皂好，说明他对抑菌香皂持消极态度。
3．What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A．Wet skin is easier to be infected.
B．Too much bathing is harmful to our skin.
C．Many people have a wrong way of bathing.
D．Washing without soaps can cause diseases.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句和第二句话可知，澡洗得越多，皮肤会越干燥，甚至会滋生细菌。可见频繁洗澡对皮肤是有害的。
4．The purpose of the passage is to ________．
A．introduce some ways of bathing
B．prove the disadvantages of bathing
C．give us advice on how to choose a soap
D．tell us how often we should take a bath
D 解析：写作意图题。根据全文内容可知，文章的主要目的是告诉我们应该多久洗一次澡。
语法填空
Do you ever throw away food at home? Have you ever thought about 1.____________ happens to the food that shops and supermarkets don’t sell? Well, you might be shocked 2.____________(find) out that approximately one third of food 3.____________(produce) for human consumption gets wasted. What’s more, around 800 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead 4.____________ healthy life.
Many people in the UK are trying to do something about this imbalance and make use 5.____________ thrown-out food that is edible(可以吃的). For example, there is a café in Leeds whose meals are created using unsold food from supermarkets, 6.____________(include) a lot of vegetables, fruit, fish and other items. This unwanted food is turned into delicious soups that feed the hungry people of Leeds. Customers 7.____________(simple) pay what they can afford, or help with the washing up.
More cafés like this are being opened in other parts of the UK such as Bristol and Manchester, and it is now becoming a worldwide phenomenon. This is a(n) 8.____________(amaze) project as food waste is one of the world’s biggest 9.____________(problem). Also, new laws should 10.____________(adopt), so that supermarkets don’t throw away so much perfectly good food!
1．what 解析：考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句且在从句中作主语，故填what。
2．to find 解析：考查不定式作宾语的用法。be shocked to find out...意为“惊讶地发现……”。
3．produced 解析：考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语修饰food，因为produce与food之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且produce所表示的动作已完成，故填produced。
4．a 解析：考查不定冠词。lead a healthy life意为“过健康的生活”。
5．of 解析：考查介词。make use of意为“利用”。
6．including 解析：考查介词。unsold food与a lot of vegetables, fruit, fish and other items之间是包含关系，故填including。
7．simply 解析：考查副词。设空处修饰谓语，意为“仅仅”，故填副词simply。
8．amazing 解析：考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰project，故填形容词amazing(令人惊喜的)。
9．problems 解析：考查名词复数。problem是可数名词，由one of可知，此处应用复数形式，故填problems。
10．be adopted 解析：考查被动语态。laws与adopt之间是被动关系，因为设空处前有情态动词should，故填be adopted。
短文改错
Last month we had the whole house painting. We moved the furnitures each night so the painting could be done easily. Beside, I often supplied tea and biscuits with the young man who painted our house. We weren’t going to paint the bathroom area as it made living there too difficulty. However, the young man talked to us about get it done quickly for us. When we finally go to pay him, he said painting the bathroom was gift to us. He explained that we had made him so welcome that we wanted to do this. Now I’ve come to realize of when you give out kindness, it does come back.
答案：
Last month we had the whole house . We moved the each night so the painting could be done easily. ， I often supplied tea and biscuits the young man who painted our house. We weren’t going to paint the bathroom area as it made living there too . However, the young man talked to us about it done quickly for us. When we finally to pay him, he said painting the bathroom was gift to us. He explained that we had made him so welcome that wanted to do this. Now I’ve come to realize when you give out kindness, it does come back.
阅读强化训练(三)
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An inflexible attitude might just be the enemy of great customer service. The story from Sainsbury’s supermarket proves that they know how to take care of customers, and it also highlights how your support team should spot great opportunities to do things that are out of ordinary.
Lily Robinson, who insists that she is three and a half years old, was quite confused by one of Sainsbury’s products called tiger bread. In her eyes, the bread didn’t look like a tiger at all, and in fact looked very much like a giraffe. With a little assistance from mom and dad, Lily Robinson wrote a letter to Sainsbury’s Customer Service Department, suggesting that the bread should be called giraffe bread.
To her surprise, customer support manager Chris King told her that he couldn’t agree more. He wrote, “I think renaming tiger bread giraffe bread is a brilliant idea. It looks much more like the blotches(斑点) on a giraffe than the stripes(条纹) on a tiger, doesn’t it? The first baker who made it a long time ago thought it looked like a stripy tiger. Maybe he was a bit silly.” He included a ￡3 gift card, and signed the letter with Chris King.
Lily’s mom enjoyed the letter and ended up posting it on her blog. Before long, the cute correspondence(信件) became a hit, and it caused much pressure for Sainsbury’s.
Knowing the customer was certainly right in this case and spotting an unusual opportunity to do something fun, Sainsbury’s_has_now_given_in_to_popular_demand,_with putting signs around their stores that give a humorous nod to Lily’s original idea, “We should express our sincere thanks to one of our customers for her clever suggestion. Don’t worry. The recipe hasn’t changed and the bread still tastes as great as ever.”
Sainsbury’s says that Chris King has left the company and returned to university to study to be a primary school teacher.
【解题导语】 小女孩Lily写信建议Sainsbury’s超市的老虎面包更名为长颈鹿面包，公司客户经理Chris King积极回应，展现了其在客户服务方面的优良作风。
1．What can we infer about Sainsbury’s according to the passage?
A．It is a wonderful bread company.
B．It respects customers and is creative.
C．It is on the top of the supermarket industry.
D．It usually has disagreements with customers.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的The story from Sainsbury’s...out of ordinary.及下文的内容可知，该公司尊重顾客且富有创意。
2．What is Chris King’s attitude towards Lily’s letter?
A．Indifferent. B．Puzzled.
C．Cautious. D．Favorable.
D 解析：观点态度题。根据第三段的第一句和第二句话可知，Chris King赞成Lily的意见，认为她的建议很不错。
3．What does the underlined sentence in the last but one paragraph mean?
A．The giraffe bread is in great demand now.
B．Sainsbury’s has changed the name of the bread.
C．Sainsbury’s became very popular on the Internet.
D．The customers of Sainsbury’s called for better service.
B 解析：句意理解题。根据倒数第二段的...with putting signs...as great as ever.可知，Sainsbury’s超市采纳了Lily的建议，现在已经给老虎面包更名了。
4．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．The New Tiger Bread of Sainsbury’s
B．A Little Girl and a Customer Support Manager
C．Sainsbury’s Takes Advice from a 3-year-old Girl
D．Sainsbury’s Becomes Famous Overnight for Bread
C 解析：标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了Sainsbury’s超市由于一个三岁半的小女孩的建议而将其老虎面包更名为长颈鹿面包的故事。
语法填空
After meals, there is usually some food still on plates. Many people don’t like to waste food and choose to eat leftovers. However, leftovers don’t last forever. Eating leftovers that 1.____________(be) in the refrigerator for a long time can cause serious illness. The key to 2.____________(keep) leftovers safe to eat is to prevent 3.____________(harm) bacteria from growing on the food.
Bacteria grow best at warm temperatures. 4.____________(fortunate), refrigeration can cool leftovers and slow down the 5.____________(grow) of bacteria. Be sure to refrigerate the leftovers within two hours of cooking. And it’s OK to let leftover food containers sit out for a little while so that they can cool down a bit 6.____________ you put them in the refrigerator. Just don’t let them sit out 7.____________ hours. Besides, many bacteria travel through the air, so leaving leftovers in containers that can 8.____________(seal) is also effective. Experts recommend using small, shallow containers to allow for faster cooling in the refrigerator.
Eating leftovers is a way to save money, but you do need 9.____________(think) about when you plan to eat leftovers. To reduce 10.____________ risk of food poisoning, throw away uneaten refrigerated leftovers which have been kept for more than four days.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了应该如何处理剩饭。
1．have been 解析：考查动词的时态。根据后面的状语for a long time可知，指长时间一直放在冰箱里的剩饭，故用be的现在完成时态。
2．keeping 解析：考查非谓语动词。the key to意为“……的关键”，to为介词，动名词作介词宾语。
3．harmful 解析：考查形容词。“有害的”，作定语修饰名词。
4．Fortunately 解析：考查副词。“幸运的是”，副词修饰整个句子。
5．growth 解析：考查名词。这里需要名词作宾语。
6．before 解析：考查连词。根据前后两个分句的语义可知，这里指剩饭放入冰箱前可以先凉一凉。
7．for 解析：考查介词。for后面接时间，表示一段时间。
8．be sealed 解析：考查动词的语态。定语从句中谓语动词和先行词是被动关系，指容器被密封，情态动词的被动语态为：情态动词＋be done。
9．to think 解析：考查非谓语动词。need为实意动词，后面需要接动词不定式need to do sth.“需要做某事”。
10．the 解析：考查冠词。这里特指食物中毒的风险。
短文改错
I played in my first football game when I was nine year old. We were down 1－0, but I didn’t want to lose, so I steal the ball back. Three defenders stood between me or the goal. I moved the ball past two, but last one knocked me to my knees again. I absolute refused to quit. I managed to get the ball back, stood, and kicked them into the corner of the net. Late, my coach said he was satisfied about my performance. He felt proud of me not because of I scored but because I got knocked down twice, got back up twice and kept on move forward.
答案：
I played in my first football game when I was nine old. We were down 1－0, but I didn’t want to lose, so I the ball back. Three defenders stood between me the goal. I moved the ball past two, but last one knocked me to my knees again. I refused to quit. I managed to get the ball back, stood, and kicked into the corner of the net. ， my coach said he was satisfied my performance. He felt proud of me not because I scored but because I got knocked down twice, got back up twice and kept on forward.
阅读强化训练(九)
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Hundreds of people were gathered at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Suddenly, inside the building’s hallway, dragons were flying and breathing fire. The dragons were not real, though. They were made using a special technique called projection mapping which casts virtual(虚拟的) pictures onto the real world. Now, it has gotten very popular in the United States. TV companies are using the technology to help to create excitement around certain events.
To create it, the artists first take hundreds of photos of an object or building. They might use lasers(激光) to measure an object exactly. Then, the computer software shows what the pictures will look like when projected onto the building or object. Next, designers produce an image(图像) that perfectly fits the shape of the physical object. The final product is projected onto the space using bright lasers. These can cost as much as $100，000 each.
Philippe Bergeron started a projection mapping company called Paintscaping. Bergeron said 2017 might be the company’s most profitable year. Los Angeles County is a major center for talented artists. Still, projection mapping is new. It is perhaps not as popular as it could be. One reason is that it is hard to get permission from the local government for this type of show. City officials fear that the images will distract drivers on local highways.
A new company in San Francisco called Lightform is building a computer that will be able to connect with any projector. This will allow the artists to project images while drawing them. Brett Jones who runs the new company said you would be able to talk to projected images or touch the light like you would touch a smart phone screen.
Bergeron sees a bright future for projection mapping. “In the future, we’re not going to be able to trust reality，” he said. “We will be able to create effects that are so real that you’re not going to know the difference.”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了立体光雕的制作方法以及发展现状。
1．What happened in the Walt Disney Concert Hall?
A．Hundreds of people performed a dragon dance.
B．TV companies were competing for attention.
C．Virtual pictures excited the audience.
D．Pictures of dragons were exhibited.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段内容可推断，该立体光雕秀轰动了全场。
2．What does the author want to show in Paragraph 2?
A．How to make a projection mapping show.
B．How to produce a physical image.
C．How to measure a huge object.
D．How to use lasers.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的To create it以及下文中的具体做法可知，该段描述了立体光雕的制作步骤。
3．Why does the new technique gain little popularity in Los Angeles County?
A．It costs too much.
B．It has caused road accidents.
C．There are few artists who can apply it.
D．The local government disapproves of it.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的One reason is that it is hard to get permission from the local government for this type of show.可知，当地政府不允许展示这种光雕秀。
4．What can we infer about the company Lightform?
A．It was built and run by Bergeron.
B．It is attempting to make a breakthrough.
C．It has attracted many artists to work for it.
D．It is producing touch screens for smart phones.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的A new company in San Francisco called Lightform is building a computer that will be able to connect with any projector.可知，这个公司正在研究技术突破。
七选五
The minute you realize you’re in trouble, your first thought might be to search for help. 1.________ Doing so will make it easier for the search and rescue teams to find your location.
What should you do until then, you ask? 2.________ That’s where your three pieces of survival equipment come into play.
For one, you should have something to start a fire on you at all times. Fire-starting tools are inexpensive to purchase, and you can easily carry them around in a bag or pocket. You can use cotton balls covered in petroleum jelly(凡士林) as a fire starter. 3.________
Second, you’ll need something to purify your drinking water, such as a canteen that can boil water. If you are in a bad situation, you run the risk of drinking wild water that has microbiological organisms(生物) in it that can quickly kill you.
Finally, you should have a raincoat, or anything that can be used to shelter you against the weather.
You can keep all three things with you in a bag if you’re hiking or camping, or even a car if you’re traveling on the road. 4.________ But when it comes down to it, the best thing you can do is to ensure(确保) your own survival before you even leave. 5.________ It’s too often survival circumstances are worsened because no one knows people are missing.
A．Prepare for the long run.
B．Never leave the house without a few necessary things.
C．All you really need is something to light the first flame.
D．They are water resistant and will start a fire quite easily.
E．Even food should take a back seat to these three necessary things.
F．But survival experts insist you should stay put until help finds you, instead.
G．Tell at least three people where you are going and when to expect you back.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。外出游玩时，随身携带哪些装备能让你在陷入麻烦时最大程度地保证自己的生命安全呢？
1．F 解析：F项中的help finds you与本空后一句中的rescue teams to find your location形成照应。
2．A 解析：本空前What should you do until then问的是陷入困境时该怎么办，A项符合文意，即做好长期斗争的准备，且下文That’s where... come into play.承接A项，在这个“长期”之内便是三种求生装备的用武之地。
3．D 解析：本段讲的是生火的问题，且D项中的They指代本空前面一句话中的cotton balls covered in petroleum jelly(凡士林)。
4．E 解析：本空前面讲了三件必要的求生装备的用途及重要性，E项承接上文说明出门时应该优先携带这些装备，强调了它们的重要性。
5．G 解析：G项句意与本空下一句中的no one knows people are missing形成语义上的关联。
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In the United States there are more than half a million criminals serving time in prisons. Most prisoners are male high school dropouts(退学者) between the age of 18 and 29. Even more shocking is the fact that the number and rate of imprisonment has more than doubled over the past twenty years, and the recidivism(累犯) is more than 60 percent.
Although the aim of the criminal justice system is to get them back into society, the system itself doesn’t support such a goal. Although most prisons are located within the community, prisons are usually isolated(隔离的) and terribly overcrowded. Even in the better-equipped prisons, only one-third of the prisoners have job training opportunities or work release(监外就业) choices.
If prisons are to achieve the goal of getting prisoners back into society, then the prisons themselves will have to change. First, they will have to be smaller, housing no more than five hundred prisoners. It has been shown that crowding does not help improve(改进) behaviors. Second, they will have to be built in or near population centers with what prisoners need. This must include social services. Finally, prison programs must be reorganized to provide work release and job training for all prisoners, giving them skills that carry over into their lives after release. In addition to work release, successful models for such teamwork between the criminal justice system and the community already exist in several hundred half-way houses throughout the country where prisoners complete their sentences while beginning to rebuild their lives as productive members of society. Studies suggest that imprisonment as it is currently operated must be viewed as punishment rather than reform. Until we approach the problem in terms of changing behaviors, prisoners who are set free will probably return to a life of crime.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了美国监狱存在的问题并提出改革建议。
1．What can be learned about the prisoners in the U．S．?
A．Most of them are high school graduates.
B．About 60% of them are in their twenties.
C．The number of them is decreasing these years.
D．Under 40% of them are in prison for the first time.
D 解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的the recidivism(累犯) is more than 60 percent可知，初犯者不到40%。
2．What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
A．To raise public awareness of crime.
B．To improve prisoners’ performance.
C．To bring prisoners back to a normal life.
D．To offer criminals job training opportunities.
C 解析：推理判断题。由第二段中的the aim of the criminal justice system is to get them back into society可知，监狱系统的最终目标是要让犯人回归社会，重新开启正常生活。
3．Why should prisons be built near towns or cities?
A．They give prisoners hope for a better after-release life.
B．Prison programs require a social support system.
C．They benefit the prison reorganization.
D．Prisons are better-equipped inside.
B 解析：推理判断题。由第三段中的Second, they will have to be built in or near population centers with what prisoners need. This must include social services.可知，监狱建在人口集中区域是为了利用社会支撑体系所提供的一系列基本社会服务。
4．Which of the following is necessary for prison improvement?
A．Bigger prisons.
B．Formal education.
C．More isolated areas.
D．Community support.
D 解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的successful models for such teamwork between the criminal justice system and the community already exist可知，社区支持对监狱改革很必要。
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The hammer(锤子) may be the oldest tool we have record of.Not only is the hammer the oldest tool，but it’s also the 1 invention. What makes the hammer so great is its simplicity， 2 ，and usefulness.
The structure of the hammer is relatively 3 —a fact largely responsible for its early invention and 4 distribution across cultures and geographic areas.The hammer is made of two main 5 ：a handle and a head.The handle is used to 6 the hammer.The head is used to 7 other objects.
8 the hammer is a very simple tool，it’s still able to produce great power.This power 9 two parts：the 10 of the head，and the speed at which the hammer is swung.Every hammer has a large amount of weight at the 11 ．When a hammer is swung，this weight turns around the hand，which acts as a fulcrum(支点)．The handle 12 the weight at a distance，acting as a lever arm(力臂)．The weight of the head together with the speed given by the lever arm is what gives the 13 so much power.The heavier the head and the 14 it is swung，the more power a hammer 15 ．
In addition to the hammer’s great power，it also has a wide range of 16 ．A hammer can be made to pound nails.It can break apart 17 objects such as brick.It can bend and 18 metal.It can be used in the hot，harsh(艰苦的) business of blacksmithing.In times of danger，it can even be used to 19 yourself.
The hammer truly is a great tool.It’s simple，powerful，and useful.A symbol of labor，the hammer has come to 20 hard work and the spirit of human industry.
【解题导语】 本文是说明文。文章主要说明了锤子的特点、工作原理和用途。
1．A．cleverest B．smallest
C．greatest D．strongest
C 解析：由下文中的What makes the hammer so great可知，锤子不仅是最古老的工具，也是“最伟大的(greatest)”发明。
2．A．safety B．power
C．practicality D．convenience
B 解析：由第三段中的produce great power及最后一段第二句可知，锤子之所以是最伟大的发明源于其简易、“力量(power)”和用处。
3．A．simple B．strange
C．special D．stable
A 解析：由上文中的its simplicity以及该段的描述可知，锤子的结构相对“简单(simple)”。
4．A．equal B．general
C．local D．widespread
D 解析：由该空后的across cultures and geographic areas可知，锤子不仅是早期的发明，它的分布也非常“广(widespread)”。
5．A．metals B．parts
C．stones D．designs
B 解析：由该空后的a handle and a head可知，锤子主要由两“部分(parts)”组成：手柄和锤头。
6．A．turn B．swing
C．point D．push
B 解析：由第三段中的the speed at which the hammer is swung可知，手柄用来“挥动(swing)”锤子。
7．A．catch B．affect
C．hit D．control
C 解析：根据常识可知，锤头用来“击打(hit)”别的物体。
8．A．While B．Since
C．Unless D．If
A 解析：上下句之间是转折关系，故用“虽然(While)”。
9．A．belongs to B．leads to
C．combines with D．results from
D
10．A．weight B．size
C．height D．length
A 解析：由该句中的two parts：the...of the head，and the speed at which the hammer is swung和Every hammer has a large amount of weight可知，锤子的这种力量“来自(results from)”两部分：锤头的“重量(weight)”和锤柄挥动的速度。
11．A．handle B．body
C．back D．head
D 解析：由上下文的描述可知，锤“头(head)”有很大的重量。
12．A．passes B．examines
C．carries D．gets
C 解析：由上文的描述可知，锤柄“带着(carries)”锤头的重量，这之间有一定的距离，形成一个力臂。
13．A．person B．tool
C．material D．hand
B 解析：由文中的描述可知，锤头的重量和锤柄挥动的速度给锤子这一“工具(tool)”以极大的力量。
14．A．sooner B．farther
C．closer D．faster
D
15．A．takes B．loses
C．produces D．removes
C 解析：由文中的描述可知，锤头越重，锤柄挥动的速度“越快(faster)”，锤子“产生(produces)”的力量就越大。
16．A．uses B．results
C．tasks D．goals
A 解析：由第一段中的usefulness以及该段的描述可知，锤子还有很多“用途(uses)”。
17．A．common B．short
C．heavy D．hard
D 解析：由该空前的break apart和该空后的objects such as brick可知，锤子可以敲开像砖一样的“硬(hard)”物。
18．A．shake B．roll
C．shape D．fold
C 解析：由该空前的bend可知，锤子可以把金属打弯，给金属“定型(shape)”。
19．A．hide B．protect
C．enjoy D．change
B 解析：由该空前的In times of danger可知，在危险时刻，锤子还可以用来“保护(protect)”自己。
20．A．deepen B．replace
C．develop D．represent
D 解析：由上文中的A symbol of labor以及该空后的hard work and the spirit of human industry可知，作为劳动的象征，锤子已经用来“代表(represent)”辛勤的劳动和人类工业的精神。
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As consumers lose interest in traditional advertising，guerrilla marketing(游击营销)，which relies on eye-catching methods，is becoming fashionable.But much of it misses the mark.Even by New York standards，things have been strange on the streets lately.Some 8，000 wallets were dropped onto Manhattan’s pavements last winter，but not by careless shoppers.Instead of cash inside，curious New Yorkers found a card and the address of a charity website，at which they could donate money.More recently an Internet search engine sent 35 actors dressed as British butlers(管家) to the U．S．
Open tennis tournament to guide visitors to their seats and answer tennis questions.Some well-known firms are acting strangely，too.This summer，a chain restaurant helped to support Russia’s space agency by putting a ten-meter-high，$1.25 million ad on a rocket sent into space.In America，marketers have even approached a soft drinks company with the idea of projecting its logo(标识) onto the moon.
Marketing tricks are hardly new，but they are becoming more frequent，more extreme，and more widespread—earning a name all of their own：guerrilla marketing.One advantage of guerrilla marketing，claim its fans，is that it is cheaper than typical TV or print advertising.This has particular appeal to Internet firms as they run out of cash，having poured too much money into traditional advertising.A health-advice site cut its monthly marketing budget by 95%，to $50，000，by reducing paid TV advertising.Instead，it relies on excitement created by marketing tricks，such as giving away free products.
Of course，guerrilla marketing’s appeal is often shallow.A quick Internet search throws out 12，000 references to the term，but most of the websites are surprisingly ordinary.Many tricks are neither memorable nor clever enough to raise brand awareness and boost sales.
While there is no doubt that extreme marketing can create noise，raising wrong expectations lays advertisers open to criticism，especially if the products they push end up being nothing special.Good marketing simply helps word-of-mouth to spread.If advertisers are smart，guerrilla marketing could develop into something that is as focused as it is fun.If not，it will do little but add to the noise.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。随着消费者越来越疏离大众广告，游击营销正变得越来越流行，但如何才能让游击营销成为既有趣又有效的营销方式是值得很多人思考的问题。
1．How does the author explain the idea of guerrilla marketing?
A．By giving examples.
B．By describing a process.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By presenting research findings.
A 解析：写作手法题。由第一、二段中提到的a charity website，an Internet search engine，a chain restaurant和a soft drinks company可知，作者主要通过举例说明这几个公司或网站是如何进行营销的来阐明游击营销这一概念。
2．Compared with traditional advertising，guerrilla marketing ________．
A．is more interesting and useful
B．can help save on advertising costs
C．can attract more Internet customers
D．is mostly adopted by small companies
B 解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的One advantage of guerrilla marketing，claim its fans，is that it is cheaper than typical TV or print advertising.可知，游击营销比传统的营销方式省钱。
3．What does the underlined word“boost”in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Stop. B．Achieve.
C．Close. D．Increase.
D 解析：词义猜测题。由画线词前的raise brand awareness以及该段中的guerrilla marketing’s appeal is often shallow可知，很多游击营销技巧既没有让消费者记住产品，也没有高明到足以提高品牌的知名度和销量；由此可知，boost意为“提高；增加”。
4．What’s the author’s opinion on guerrilla marketing?
A．It has nothing special to offer.
B．It will enjoy increasing popularity.
C．It can be effective if wisely dealt with.
D．It often brings people wrong expectations.
C 解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的If advertisers are smart，guerrilla marketing could develop into something that is as focused as it is fun.可知，如果打广告者很聪明，那么游击营销有可能发展成为既有趣又能专注产品特点的成功营销模式。
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This past week, I took a huge step in my adult life. I flew on a plane and got to a new city that I had never been to all by myself. 1.________ So it took a lot for me to be able to overcome my fear of flying on a plane alone.
In the months leading up to the trip, I was very nervous. I rarely travel long distances, and often avoid airplanes. However, I knew that I desperately wanted to go on this trip. 2.________ My fears almost kept me from getting on the plane, but I knew I had to prove to myself that I was able to figure out things for myself and take my first huge step in becoming an adult.
On my drive to the airport, I did my best to keep calm and instill(逐步培养) enough confidence in myself to allow me to do this all by myself. 3.________ I went through security and made it to my gate, without getting lost. Then I got on my flight. I took my seat on the plane and tightly held my armrests(扶手) until we made it into the air. The whole flight, I just sat back and took some deep breaths until we finally landed. Now all I had to do was find my luggage(行李) and catch my ride. 4.________
All in all, this trip has helped me to realize that I should be more confident about my abilities. I now know that I’m able to do whatever I set my mind to. 5.________
A．Now I had to sit and wait to get on my flight.
B．I was wondering if everything would be fine.
C．I just need to have a little confidence in myself.
D．So I decided that I would just have to get through it.
E．At this point, I realized that I made it all on my own.
F．I am someone who is always nervous and living in fear.
G．I walked into the airport alone, leaving my family outside at the checking desk.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者是如何克服独自乘飞机旅行的恐惧的经历。
1．F 解析：由上文中的took a huge step以及该空后的So it took a lot for me to be able to overcome my fear of flying on a plane alone.可知，F项的描述“我是一个总是感到紧张、生活在恐惧中的人”符合此处语境。
2．D 解析：由该空前的I desperately wanted to go on this trip和该空后的but I knew I had to prove to myself... take my first huge step in becoming an adult可知，作者知道自己迫切想要进行这次旅行，所以他决定一定要挺过去。
3．G 解析：由下文中的I went through security... Then I got on my flight. I took my seat...等可知，本段讲述作者独自乘飞机出行的过程，G项的描述符合此处语境。
4．E 解析：由该空前的Now all I had to do was find my luggage(行李) and catch my ride.可知，作者最后终于下了飞机，取了行李，准备出发去看这座城市，由此可知，E项“此刻，我意识到自己独自完成了这一次飞行”符合此处语境。
5．C 解析：本段主要讲述了作者在这次独自旅行后的感受，C项的描述符合此处语境。
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Just days before the cyberattack(网络攻击) known as WannaCry struck computers in at least 150 countries in May, 2017, the telecommunications company NTT issued a report on digital threats. One of its conclusions: “In today’s environment, everyone has an important role to play in cybersecurity.”
The advice was timely. The attack that spread from China to Spain was slowed down by a British man who lives with his parents and who is self-taught in cybersecurity. His quick work in buying a web domain name(域名) connected to the digital worm(蠕虫病毒) ended up being a temporary kill switch. This gave time for companies, governments, and others to protect their systems.
His $10 purchase saved billions. More to the point, his action shows that the users of digital tools connected to the Internet must always be prepared for attacks, even if only to inform experts. The attacks like WannaCry, which often come through email, are responsible for as much as 73 percent of malware(恶意软件)．
The NTT report says cybersecurity requires much more than a technological fix. New security software cannot keep up with growing threats. The key solution is for people to be prepared and to work together.
“To successfully work their way around these challenges，” the report states, “organizations are going to be required to rely on their users more than ever.” This includes such steps as keeping software up to date with security patches(补丁), using complex passwords, and watching for potential cyberattacks in email and texts. A similar recommendation was offered last December by the U．S. Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
To assist digital users, the commission called for a private body to develop something like a “nutritional label” for technology products. Such a fair, third-party assessment would help consumers better use cyber tools and curb wide-ranging harmful activity in cyberspace.
The NTT report makes one other and necessary point about the role of cyber experts in assisting computer users: “Our end goal is not to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt or to overcomplicate the current state of the threat landscape, but to make cybersecurity interesting and inclusive for anyone facing the challenges of security attacks...”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。在互联网时代，黑客造成的网络攻击给人们的网络生活带来极大的威胁，每个网民都应该成为网络安全的守护者。
1．What stopped the spread of WannaCry?
A．NTT’s report on cybersecurity.
B．A company’s discovery of a kill switch.
C．A British security researcher’s $10 purchase.
D．Governments’ measures to improve cybersecurity.
C 解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的The attack... was slowed down by a British man... quick work in buying a web domain name(域名) connected to the digital worm(蠕虫病毒) ended up being a temporary kill switch.和第三段的第一句可知，一名自学成才的英国网络安全研究员在无意间发现了WannaCry隐藏开关的域名，他花10美元购买了这一域名，遏制了病毒的进一步大规模扩散。
2．What is most important in preventing threats according to NTT’s report?
A．People’s joint efforts.
B．Internet users’ skills.
C．New security software.
D．Reduced use of emails.
A 解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的The key solution is for people to be prepared and to work together.可知，NTT的报告指出网络安全需要的不仅仅是技术的修复，关键是要让人们准备好应对网络攻击，共同努力。
3．What is the focus of Paragraph 5?
A．Cyber experts’ suggestions.
B．The importance of cybersecurity.
C．The challenges Internet companies face.
D．Ways for digital users to resist cyberattacks.
D 解析：段落大意题。由第五段的描述可知，本段主要讲述了数字用户应对网络攻击可采取的措施：用安全补丁升级软件、使用复杂的密码、警惕电子邮件和文本中潜在的网络攻击。
4．What does the underlined word “curb” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．Limit. B．Undertake.
C．Control. D．Improve.
A 解析：词义猜测题。由画线词前的help consumers better use cyber tools可知，这样一个公正的第三方评估将帮助消费者更好地利用网络工具，遏制网络空间里大规模的有害活动；由此可推断，curb意为“遏制，限制”。
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Before the age of the telegraph(电报) or telephone, letter writing was the main way of communication. However, it has been gradually 1 by other ways over recent years. Technology has developed so 2 that we now expect to be able to talk to people immediately—and get a(n) 3 from them almost straight away. Rather than putting pen to paper, for most of us it now feels much more 4 to send texts and emails, quickly typing out our message within seconds.
Of course, there are 5 to these modern ways of communication. We live in a fast-paced world and it’s important we 6 . We can chat to people all over the globe, within seconds! We can also edit our emails before we 7 them. However, if we made a(n) 8 in a letter, we’d be forced to cross it out or start again.
But do we ever think about what we are 9 ？ By forgetting about the art of letter writing, I think we’re missing out. Hugely.
I don’t know a single person who would say that they didn’t enjoy 10 a letter through the post. There’s something very special about 11 that someone has taken the time to write a hand-written 12 for you. It doesn’t have to be full of 13 news—after all, most of our emails to friends are just chatting about normal things, but it feels much more 14 to receive just one letter than to receive hundreds of texts and 15 ．
And it’ s not only the person receiving the letter who will 16 a lovely envelope appearing through their door. Letter writing can help the 17 ， too. In a similar way to keeping a diary, writing a letter to a 18 can be very relaxing. 19 ， when we know we’re doing something that will make a friend very 20 ， we feel good ourselves!
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。手写书信相比现代沟通方式确实有不足之处，但它也有现代沟通方式所没有的好处。
1．A．removed B．replaced
C．rejected D．remembered
B 解析：由第三段中的By forgetting about the art of letter writing...可知，手写书信被大家淡忘了，它已经逐渐被其他沟通方式“取代了(replaced)”。
2．A．early B．steadily
C．slightly D．rapidly
D
3．A．order B．favour
C．response D．explanation
C 解析：由本句话中的be able to talk to people immediately和almost straight away可知，科技发展得非常“迅速(rapidly)”，我们能够向他人发起即时谈话，并得到即时“回应(response)”。
4．A．convenient B．difficult
C．interesting D．annoying
A 解析：由下文quickly typing out our message within seconds可知，通过短信和电子邮件，我们能快速打出文字内容，因此与用纸笔写信相比，发送短信和电子邮件更加“方便(convenient)”。
5．A．reasons B．effects
C．requirements D．advantages
D 解析：由下文We can chat to people all over the globe, within seconds！以及We can also edit our emails可知，本段讲的是现代沟通方式的“优势(advantages)”。
6．A．keep up B．cheer up
C．grow up D．show up
A 解析：由上文We live in a fast-paced world可知，当今世界的节奏很快，因此我们需要“跟上(keep up)”。
7．A．open B．read
C．sign D．send
D
8．A．excuse B．picture
C．mistake D．promise
C 解析：电子邮件的优势之一就是在“发送(send)”它们之前，我们可以编辑修改邮件内容；而写信时，如果写“错(mistake)”了，我们就不得不划掉或者重新再写一封。
9．A．lacking B．losing
C．expecting D．learning
B 解析：下文missing out是提示。
10．A．changing B．copying
C．receiving D．dropping
C 解析：由下文可知，本段讨论了收到书信时的感受，且下一段中the person receiving the letter是提示。
11．A．regretting B．hoping
C．guessing D．knowing
D
12．A．card B．letter
C．book D．report
B 解析：“知道(knowing)”有人腾出时间给“你”写了一封手写“信(letter)”，这感觉非常特殊，且上文a letter是提示。
13．A．important B．good
C．fresh D．funny
A 解析：本空与下文normal形成对比，毕竟我们平时给朋友发的电子邮件里谈论的也都是些平常的事，因此书信里也不必写满“重要的(important)”消息。
14．A．useful B．common
C．personal D．simple
C 解析：虽然书信的内容也可以是平常小事，但因为书信是手写的，收到小小的一封书信能让人感觉非常“私密(personal)”。
15．A．emails B．calls
C．visits D．gifts
A 解析：与上文one letter相对应，收到数百的短信和“电子邮件(emails)”都不如收到一封书信给人的感觉好。
16．A．focus on B．pick up
C．benefit from D．ask for
C 解析：上文讲的是收到书信给人带来的益处，此处作者认为“受益于(benefit from)”书信的人不仅仅是收信人。下文的Letter writing can help... too.也是提示。
17．A．owner B．writer
C．editor D．postman
B 解析：由下文writing a letter可知，作者还讨论了书信给“写信人(writer)”带来的好处。
18．A．friend B．stranger
C．neighbour D．teacher
A 解析：下文a friend是提示。
19．A．However B．Therefore
C．Instead D．Besides
D 解析：本空前面讲到写信让人放松，后面讲到我们写信时自己也感觉很好，因此前后讲的都是写信给写信人带来的好处，故选D项。
20．A．anxious B．happy
C．nervous D．clever
B 解析：由上一段中的第一句话I don’t know a single person... letter through the post.可知，人们收到信时很开心，因此我们写信是在做让朋友“高兴(happy)”的事情。
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Criticisms of the Common Core curriculum(课程) have mostly centered on its attention to keeping things new，fresh and relevant.English classrooms are now asked to focus on current events，rather than timeless works，for fear of losing students’ interest.
That’s good news for students hoping to enter fields like science，tech，and journalism but not-so-good news for those interested in the arts.Even kids who aren’t longing to(渴望) write poetry might benefit from reading it，however，as it aids self-reflection and pattern-forming.
But classic poetry hasn’t been excluded from public school classrooms just yet.Organizations like Get Lit，a nonprofit based in LA and run by former teacher Diane Luby Lane，are keeping it alive.Founded in 2006，Get Lit began as a one-woman show performed by Lane，which developed into a curriculum she began teaching at public high schools in California.Today，her lesson plans meet Common Core standards，and are taught at over 100 public high schools in the state.
The process of the lesson-plan-turned-artwork is simple：participants select classic poems，then write and perform their own spoken-word responses.The poems then can qualify for the organization’s Classic Slam.Some have even been selected to be included in a book，Get Lit Rising：Words Ignite.Claim Your Poem.Claim Your Life.
According to the publisher，the teens included in the book come from a variety of backgrounds—some are battling with mental illness or eating disorders，others have parents who are in prison，and still others are homeless.Lane says that classic poetry isn’t just the language of the upper classes.In an interview with LA Weekly，she said，“It makes me so angry because we decide，‘Well，if you’re going to go to classes，you’d better bring hip hop(嘻哈)here because that’s what the kids like.’”Lane believes both hip hop and the classics matter.Both Walt Whitman and Kendrick Lamar deserve to go down in history and to be taught in schools.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。Get Lit公益组织将经典诗歌引进校园，带领学生致敬经典的同时创造属于自己的经典作品。
1．What do we know about the Common Core curriculum?
A．It has been praised all the time.
B．It focuses on current events.
C．It ruins students’ interest.
D．It is homework-centered.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的focus on current events，rather than timeless works可知，该课程重视时事。
2．What does the author think of poetry learning?
A．Interesting. B．Beneficial.
C．Upsetting. D．Tough.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的Even kids who aren’t longing to(渴望) write poetry might benefit from reading it，however，as it aids self-reflection and pattern-forming.可知，作者认为学习诗歌很有益处。
3．What can we learn about Get Lit?
A．It aims to select classic poetry.
B．It puts on talk shows worldwide.
C．It is a poetry learning curriculum.
D．It is unacceptable by many students.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的which developed into a curriculum可知，Get Lit已经演变成一种课程。
4．What is Lane’s opinion on classic poetry?
A．It is more important than hip hop.
B．It should be given more attention.
C．It is the language of upper classes.
D．It fails to attract most students’ interest.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据末段内容可推断，Lane认为经典作品值得学习，应受到更多重视。
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One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. All students were seated and 1 the test to begin. Once the professor was done with 2 the test papers, he asked all students to turn the test pages and begin.
The students were 3 to see that there was no question but just a black dot(点) in the center of the page. The professor 4 the students’ expression and told them，“I want you to write about what you 5 there.”
The students then started the test. At the end of the 6 ， the professor took all answer sheets(答卷) and 7 reading each answer. All of them gave a(n) 8 of the black dot and tried to explain its position. After the professor finished reading, all the students were 9 ．
Now, the professor began to explain，“Don’t worry. I’m not going to give you 10 for this but I just want you to 11 about something. Here everyone 12 the white paper and focused on the black dot—the 13 is with our lives.The white paper represents our whole life and the black spot represents 14 in our life. Actually, we always have reasons to 15 —our friends around us, the job that provides us with our livelihood, etc. 16 ， we just focus on health issues, lack of money, and the 17 . We never see that these problems are very 18 compared with everything we have.”
Be happy and live 19 ！ We should try to take 20 off our problems and enjoy each moment that life gives us.
【解题导语】 本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。我们应该努力把注意力从问题上移开，享受自己拥有的一切和生命里的每一刻。
1A．prepared for B．waited for
C．sought for D．longed for
B 解析：由文章首句可知，听到要考试，所有学生便坐下来等待考试开始。
2．A．showing off B．writing about
C．handing out D．giving back
C 解析：由he asked all students to turn the test pages and begin可知，所有试卷都发完后，教授让学生把试卷翻过来，开始考试。
3．A．confused B．disappointed
C．delighted D．annoyed
A 解析：由there was no question but just a black dot(点) in the center of the page可知，学生看到试卷上没有题，感到很困惑。
4．A．changed B．resisted
C．read D．noticed
D 解析：由and told them，“I want you to write about what you ________ there.”可知，教授注意到了学生脸上的神情。
5．A．do B．see
C．recall D．obtain
B 解析：由下文All of them gave a(n) ________ of the black dot and tried to explain its position.可推断，教授让学生把他们所看到的都写下来。
6．A．section B．line
C．class D．lecture
C 解析：由第一段One day a professor entered the classroom可推断，此处应指快下课时教授把所有试卷都收上来了。
7．A．began B．continued
C．fancied D．suggested
A 解析：由After the professor finished reading可知，教授开始读每张试卷上的答案。
8．A．assumption B．prediction
C．evaluation D．description
D 解析：由tried to explain its position可知，所有学生都描述了那个黑点。
9．A．bored B．silent
C．awkward D．frightened
B 解析：由下文教授的解释可判断，教授读完以后全班都沉默了，等着教授的解释。
10．A．grades B．punishments
C．promises D．reports
A 解析：由Don’t worry.可知，教授说他不会给这次测验打分。
11．A．care B．talk
C．hear D．think
D 解析：由下文教授所说的道理可推断，他只是想让学生思考一件事。
12．A．forgot B．ignored
C．missed D．destroyed
B 解析：由上段所有学生的答案及focused on the black dot可知，每个人关注的都是黑点，却没人描述这张白纸，即忽视了这张白纸。
13．A．following B．vain
C．same D．reasonable
C 解析：由下文可知，我们对待生活也像对待这张白纸。
14．A．problems B．pains
C．attempts D．regrets
A 解析：由下文we just focus on health issues，lack of money...We never see that these problems可推断，此处意为：白纸代表我们的一生，黑点代表我们生活中的问题。
15．A．advance B．believe
C．reflect D．celebrate
D 解析：our friends around us, the job that provides us with our livelihood等这些美好的东西值得我们去庆贺。
16．A．Besides B．Therefore
C．However D．Otherwise
C 解析：上句与本句之间为转折关系。我们总是有快乐的理由，但是我们仍然只是日复一日地关注着问题。
17．A．identical B．basic
C．initial D．like
D 解析：这里指像health issues，lack of money一类的问题。
18．A．small B．complicated
C．apparent D．central
A 解析：由上文黑点对整张白纸可知，与我们所拥有的一切相比，这些问题简直微不足道。
19．A．modestly B．positively
C．confidently D．appropriately
B 解析：由最后一句话可知，我们应该积极地正能量地生活。
20．A．hands B．fear
C．eyes D．time
C 解析：由上文及enjoy each moment that life gives us可知，我们应该把视野放宽，享受生活的馈赠。
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Susan Cottrell, a London, Ontario woman，was surprised and deeply moved last Friday when the Star handed her a package, containing a handmade dark-green shawl(披肩). It was not just a piece of clothing, but also the thoughtfulness of a complete stranger named Katrina King, of Fort Collins, Colorado.
In a handwritten note with the gift, King wrote that she had read the Star’s Oct. 12 online article about the disappearance of Cottrell’s shawl. Cottrell had knit(编织) to keep calm while her husband, Carl Johnston, was stuck between life and death during a major surgery(外科手术). The shawl disappeared from Toronto General Hospital (TGH) in August.
“I’m sorry that your beautiful shawl has disappeared，”said the note, which Cottrell read aloud, sometimes pausing.“Someone may just see a pretty object... unless they understand a knitter very well. It doesn’t have a deeper meaning.”
King’s shawl was first sent to the Star, and the newspaper brought it to Cottrell at eweKnit on Markham St., where she teaches a class once a week. She immediately replaced the black shawl she was wearing with King’s creation.“It’s so beautiful. How very, very thoughtful，”said Cottrell.“I would give her such a big hug.”
Like Cottrell, it’s clear that King also likes to knit when going through tough times, which include watching her father recover from a heart attack in hospital and staying by her daughter’s side as she had tonsil(扁桃腺) surgery.
Cottrell said she is now focused on her husband’s recovery. After months spent between hospitals in London and Toronto, Johnston was sent home about two weeks ago.
“I cooked a meal for the two of us, the first time I’ve done that in six months，”said Cottrell, laughing, while still feeling her new shawl.
“It’s so beautiful. So, so beautiful.”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Cottrell 丢失了自己精心编织的披肩，好心人King女士送给了她一条新的披肩。
1．What can we infer from the note?
A．King was a friend of Cottrell’s.
B．King knew Cottrell’s feelings well.
C．Cottrell was sometimes very careless.
D．Cottrell worried about Johnston’s recovery.
B 解析：推理判断题。由第三段可知，King非常理解Cottrell的心情。
2．Which of the following played a key role in delivering King’s shawl?
A．A hospital. B．A newspaper.
C．King’s father. D．Cottrell’s husband.
B 解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的when the Star handed her a package 和第四段中的King’s shawl was first sent to the Star，and the newspaper brought it to Cottrell 可知，这家报纸帮助King 把披肩送给了Cottrell。
3．What do Cottrell and King have in common?
A．Both had taught at eweKnit.
B．Both are citizens in Colorado.
C．Both used to find comfort in knitting.
D．Both had been in Toronto General Hospital.
C 解析：推理判断题。由第二段中的 Cottrell had knit(编织) to keep calm和第五段可知，Cottrell 和 King都喜欢通过编织获得安慰。
4．How did Cottrell feel about the dark-green shawl?
A．It was creatively designed.
B．It met her expectations.
C．It had a strange style.
D．It warmed her heart.
D 解析：细节理解题。由第一段和最后两段可知，这条深绿色的披肩温暖了 Cottrell 的心。
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I was going to post about the wonderful time I had today，because for me，it was a truly magical day full of unexpected kindness.
A few weeks ago 1 I was wearing my magical hat and returning from clowning(扮演小丑)，a gentleman came towards me and 2 a conversation with me and now we’ve become friends.He’s a(n) 3 and today he asked me to come to the hospital where he worked to meet the chief doctor to talk about possibly 4 at other hospitals.But they 5 talking about various charitable organizations which they think would be 6 in the Acting Kindly game.I felt so 7 to be able to communicate with them and confirm we have so much in common.
Then on the way home on the 8 ，I gave my seat to an older woman.But what really 9 me was that the woman I had offered my 10 to earlier，passed the 11 and gave her seat to another woman.Each of those little things touched my heart and made me realize the world is full of 12 ．
Later，I was a little 13 ，so I decided to stop at a street food seller for an egg sandwich，and two boys who I had met a few times on that road came up and asked me if I could buy them a boiled 14 ，the least expensive thing on the menu.I 15 ．These are boys，maybe 11 or 12 years old，working on the street.They were so 16 that they had no money to buy something to eat.When they saw their egg 17 into slices(薄片)，they seemed very 18 ．What happened next was 19 unbelievable—they each gave two slices of their egg to a dog，but it seemed like the most natural thing in the world for them. 20 ！
【解题导语】 一个小丑在医院表演给病人带来很多欢乐。他从医院回家的路上，本想着帮助别人，让人惊奇的是他的善意也被他人传递着。
1．A．before B．while
C．after D．until
B 解析：从小丑演出归来，还戴着神秘的帽子，这才引起别人的注意，在这个时候这位先生开始和我谈话。
2．A．interrupted B．quitted
C．began D．stopped
C 解析：他开始和我对话，所以我们现在成为了好朋友。
3．A．leader B．organizer
C．clown D．doctor
D 解析：根据后文的come to the hospital where he worked和meet the chief doctor可推断，他是一名医生。
4．A．performing B．donating
C．working D．teaching
A 解析：他带我去见主任医师，谈谈看能否到其他医院进行小丑表演。
5．A．sat up B．got up
C．stood up D．ended up
D 解析：他们本来是去谈是否能到其他医院进行小丑表演的，但最后却以谈论各种可能对他们的节目感兴趣的慈善机构结束。end up doing以……结束。
6．A．busy B．strict
C．lost D．interested
D 解析：他们谈到了一些慈善组织，这些组织可能对Acting Kindly游戏感兴趣。
7．A．embarrassed B．concerned
C．lucky D．formal
C 解析：和他们互动，我感到很幸运(lucky)。embarrassed感到尴尬的；concerned担心的；formal正式的。
8．A．bus B．plane
C．bike D．truck
A 解析：回家的路上，我把座位让给一位年长的女士，由此可知在公交车上。
9．A．frightened B．moved
C．annoyed D．satisfied
B 解析：但让我感动(moved)的是，这位女士也做出善意的举动，把座位让给了另一位女士。
10．A．time B．money
C．seat D．ticket
C 解析：此处为原词复现，根据上文中的gave my seat可知答案，指作者早些时候让的座位。
11．A．sadness B．kindness
C．fortune D．hope
B 解析：让座是一种善行，在传递善意，故选kindness。
12．A．love B．people
C．darkness D．promises
A 解析：善意的传递触动人心，让人觉得世界充满了爱(love)。
13．A．angry B．hungry
C．impatient D．cold
B 解析：根据后文的so I decided to stop at a street food seller for an egg sandwich可知，作者应该是饿了，所以去买鸡蛋三明治。
14．A．egg B．sandwich
C．drink D．coffee
A 解析：两个男孩问我是否能给他们买个煮熟的鸡蛋。后文中When they saw their egg可推测是鸡蛋。
15．A．complained B．agreed
C．left D．ignored
B 解析：根据下文可知，这两个男孩最后得到了鸡蛋，故此时作者同意给他们买鸡蛋。
16．A．lazy B．stupid
C．poor D．worried
C 解析：根据后文的they had no money to buy something to eat可知，这两个小男孩很穷，没有钱买吃的。
17．A．broken B．knocked
C．put D．cut
D 解析：他们的鸡蛋被切成薄片。后文中有提示：they each gave two slices of their egg...
18．A．unhappy B．delighted
C．surprised D．curious
B 解析：他们似乎很高兴(delighted)，因为他们可以拿到鸡蛋，然后想着做好事。
19．A．totally B．never
C．hardly D．instantly
A 解析：接下来发生的事情完全(totally)让人难以想象。他们每人给一只小狗喂了两片鸡蛋。
20．A．Strange B．Amusing
C．Unfortunate D．Amazing
D 解析：太令人惊奇了(amazing)。作者没想到这些孩子如此有爱心。amusing令人发笑的。
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Tom is seven. He’s staring curiously up at a big drone(无人机) flying above his head in the London Science Museum.The black drone Tom is so amazed by looks like a big toy that many children want to have.But this drone is not a toy.It was once a military(军用的) drone，and it’s supposed to save our rainforests.
Lauren Fletcher is a former NASA engineer.The idea to create a drone that would deal with forests’ being destroyed around the world came to him from a science fiction book.Lauren’s team，called BioCarbon Engineering，is repurposing these drones to have them plant trees.
In comparison to a technique—sowing(播种) seeds by air—where an uptake rate(摄入率) is around 8%，a recent test conducted by BioCarbon Engineering resulted in a 75% uptake rate.The project team says their use of drones could reduce the costs of traditional methods by up to 85%.
But there are still some concerns.Alan Watson Featherstone，founder and executive director of Trees for Life，a charity，told the museum that he is not sure whether such a natural process as tree planting can be achieved by impersonal drones.He believes that human interaction is necessary to guarantee a proper planting process.Another concern is more familiar to new technologies—some worry the drones might take jobs away from humans.But Fedorenko，Lauren’s colleague，adds that they are currently targeting planting in remote areas or areas such as those affected by fires or chemical spills.
The project has begun to attract some attention.However，the use of drones for planting still has not been tested on a large scale(规模) and in the wild.And，further fundraising is still an issue.So far they have raised around DC＝ 160，000 as a winning project from various competitions，but this is not enough for large-scale planting.The company is looking to raise more funds.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了由前美国宇航局工程师设计的无人机。该无人机可用于播种，且成功率高。
1．What’s the purpose of the drone in the London Science Museum?
A．To protect forests.
B．To serve the army.
C．To guard the museum.
D．To attract children’s interest.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的it’s supposed to save our rainforests可知，该无人机将用于保护森林。
2．Where did the drone designer’s inspiration come from?
A．His work experience.
B．His team members.
C．A science movie.
D．A fiction book.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The idea to create a drone that would deal with forests’ being destroyed around the world came to him from a science fiction book.可知，利用无人机播种这个主意来源于一本科幻书籍。
3．How does the author develop Paragraph 3?
A．By making comparisons.
B．By providing processes.
C．By analyzing causes.
D．By giving examples.
A 解析：写作手法题。第三段将传统播种与使用该无人机播种的摄入率进行了比较。
4．What’s the current condition of the drone?
A．It faces technical issues.
B．It is doubted by some people.
C．It has been applied in remote areas.
D．It has become free from human involvement.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的But there are still some concerns.可知，使用该无人机播种受到一些人的质疑。
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As a leader，1.____________(simple) holding positive expectations about team members’ performance can actually lead 2.____________ better team performance.Research has clearly proved the power of holding positive expectations of others.We get the outcomes that we expect.This is what is known as the “Pygmalion effect”— named after George Bernard Shaw’s play in 3.____________ Professor Henry Higgins transformed a common flower seller，Eliza Doolittle，into a lady because he believed that it would happen.
The power of the Pygmalion effect，first 4.____________(show) by psychologist Robert Rosenthal in his study of elementary school children，has been well documented as a simple and 5.____________(use) way to improve performance — in the classroom，in the workplace，and elsewhere.
In his famous study of elementary school students，Rosenthal made teachers 6.____________(believe) that certain pupils in their classrooms had been identified as “intellectual bloomers”—children who would show intellectual 7.____________(grow) during the school year.As 8.____________ matter of fact，the students were randomly named intellectual bloomers，but at the end of the term，these students did indeed show 9.____________(high) academic achievement than others.Why？Because the teachers believed in them.Many later 10.____________(study) showed that teachers unconsciously gave more positive attention and learning opportunities to these students.
1．simply 解析：考查副词。设空处作状语修饰动词-ing形式短语，故填副词simply。
2．to 解析：考查介词。lead to意为“引起，导致”。
3．which 解析：考查关系代词。in与设空处引导限制性定语从句，设空处指代play，故填which。
4．shown 解析：考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语修饰power，因为show与power之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且show表示的动作已发生，故填shown。
5．useful 解析：考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处与simple并列作定语修饰way，由语境可知，此处表示“有用的”，故填useful。
6．believe 解析：考查不定式作补语的用法。make sb.do sth.“使某人做某事”。
7．growth 解析：考查名词。设空处作宾语，表示“增长”，故填名词growth。
8．a 解析：考查不定冠词。as a matter of fact意为“事实上”。
9．higher 解析：考查形容词比较级。由than others可知，此处应用high的比较级，故填higher。
10．studies 解析：考查名词复数。study在此表示“研究”，是可数名词，且由Many可知，此处应用名词复数，故填studies。
短文改错
When I was in primary school，I was often asked what I dream of being.At first，I had no idea，but all we could think about was my teachers’ backs and hands.I realized that I wanted to be the teacher.I wanted to share my knowledge with my student and help them know about the world.But I made up my mind fight for my goal.Now in high school，I feel so closely to my dream.I want to study in a normal university，what I think is the best way to realize my dream.Therefore，I should work hard than before.I believe in that my efforts will be rewarded one day.
答案：
When I was in primary school，I was often asked what I of being.At first，I had no idea，but all could think about was my teachers’ backs and hands.I realized that I wanted to be teacher.I wanted to share my knowledge with my and help them know about the world. I made up my mind fight for my goal.Now in high school，I feel so to my dream.I want to study in a normal university， I think is the best way to realize my dream.Therefore，I should work than before.I believe that my efforts will be rewarded one day.
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The vast majority of us spend our entire lives pulled down by gravity.Then there are astronauts.
This small population of space travelers has given researchers a rare look at what happens to the human body when it’s able to spend large amounts of time outside the downward pull of the Earth.This week，a study on one of the largest groups of astronauts yet—34 participants—was published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
In the new study，a team of international radiologists(放射科医生)supported by NASA looked at MRIs of the brains of astronauts before and after their trips to space.The scientists found that upon returning to Earth，many of the astronauts’ brains had become repositioned inside their skulls，floating higher than before.In addition，the space between certain brain areas appeared to have shrunk(缩小)．The changes were more common in astronauts who took longer trips into space.
The team characterized astronaut trips as short(an average of less than 14 days)or long(an average of about 165 days)．Radiologists who didn’t know each astronaut’s duration(持续时间)in space compared MRIs from before and after their trips.
Of the 34 total astronauts involved in the study，18 took long trips to space—spending most of that time on the International Space Station—and of those，17 returned to Earth with smaller areas between the frontal lobe(脑前额叶) and parietal lobe(顶叶)．The same area of the brain also shrank for three of the 16 astronauts who took shorter trips with the US Space Shuttle Program.The researchers also found that 12 of the ISS astronauts and six of the space-shuttle astronauts returned home with their brains sitting slightly higher in their skulls than before.
It’s not clear what，if anything，these brain changes mean for the health of space travelers.In general，it appears the human body tolerates space travel fairly well：the time astronauts have spent in zero-gravity environments so far doesn’t seem to have had any strong or long-lasting effects.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。放射科医生研究发现，宇航员从太空返回地球后，他们的大脑在颅内的位置比去太空旅行前高。
1．What is the finding of the study?
A．Astronauts have great brain power.
B．Astronauts’ duration in space is updated.
C．Astronauts’ skulls expand after space trips.
D．Astronauts return to Earth with raised brains.
D 解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的The scientists found that upon returning to Earth，many of the astronauts’ brains had become repositioned inside their skulls，floating higher than before.可知，科学家发现，宇航员在返回地球后，他们的大脑在头颅内的位置改变了，悬浮在比以前更高的位置。
2．How did the scientists draw the conclusion?
A．By analyzing astronauts’ symptoms.
B．By comparing each astronaut’s MRIs.
C．By monitoring astronauts’ brain activities.
D．By observing countless astronauts’ behaviors.
B 解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的Radiologists who didn’t know each astronaut’s duration(持续时间) in space compared MRIs from before and after their trips.可知，放射科医生通过比较每位宇航员太空旅行前后的脑部核磁共振成像，得出研究结论。
3．What does the author say about the changes inside astronauts’ skulls?
A．They are totally harmless.
B．Their effects are hard to assess.
C．Their occurrence is unavoidable.
D．They will heavily influence astronauts.
B 解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的It’s not clear what，if anything，these brain changes mean for the health of space travelers.可知，宇航员在经历太空旅行后大脑的这种变化是否意味着对他们的健康有影响，这一问题目前还没有明确的解释。
4．What is the best title for the text?
A．Effects of Zero Gravity
B．Valuable Experiences of Space Travel
C．Space Travel Changes Astronauts’ Brains
D．Flying Long Hours Increases Health Risks
C 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了放射科医生经过研究发现，宇航员从太空返回地球后，他们的大脑在头颅内的位置改变了，悬浮在比以前更高的位置，C项作标题最能概括文章主旨。
七选五
Medicine
Medicine is the science of keeping people healthy and healing the sick.Humans have practiced forms of medicine for thousands of years.Today specially trained people called doctors practice medicine.
There are many parts to a doctor’s job.Doctors first need to identify what is making a person sick.Then they decide on a treatment.They also predict when the patient will feel better. 1.________When treating patients，doctors work with many other people，including nurses and physician assistants.
Becoming a doctor involves years of education and training.Medical students first graduate from college. 2.________ Students usually earn a Doctor of Medicine degree in medical school.After medical school，most graduates enter a residency(住院医师实习期)，which is a training program usually in a hospital. 3.________ During this time，new doctors can specialize in a particular type of medicine in such areas as internal medicine(内科学) or surgery(外科)．Finally，new doctors must pass a test to get a license to practice medicine.
In the 1900s scientists developed vaccines(疫苗) to prevent many diseases and drugs to treat many others.Doctors transplanted organs from one person into another.They used many machines to help them to identify and treat diseases.4.________
Today doctors have many ways to help patients heal. 5.________ For example，scientists are still searching for cures for cancer，AIDS，and many other diseases.
A．They can be used to prevent diseases.
B．In addition，doctors try to prevent illnesses.
C．Doctors thought diseases were caused by the Gods.
D．Then they spend three to four years in medical school.
E．But there are still many unanswered questions in medicine.
F．They also learned how good nutrition helped people to stay healthy.
G．During a residency，experienced doctors train the new doctors for three to seven years.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了医生的工作和医学的发展。
1．B 解析：由该段的主题句There are many parts to a doctor’s job.以及本段的描述可知，B项“此外，医生还要努力防止疾病的发生”符合此处语境。
2．D 解析：由该空前的first以及该空后的earn a Doctor of Medicine degree in medical school可知，之后医学生要在医学院度过三到四年的时间。
3．G 解析：由该空前的most graduates enter a residency(住院医师实习期)可知，G项“在实习期间，有经验的医生会培训新医生三到七年”符合此处语境。
4．F 解析：由该段的描述可知，本段主要介绍了二十世纪医学的发展情况，故F项“医生也了解到好的营养能帮助人们保持健康”符合此处语境。
5．E 解析：由该空后的For example，scientists are still searching for cures for cancer，AIDS，and many other diseases.可知，在医学界还有很多尚未解决的问题。
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The discussion on renewable energy has been going on for at least a decade and people have relied on fossil fuels almost entirely for more than a century.However，the situation when fossil fuels were the most efficient and the cheapest source of energy has been left far in the past.Many countries such as Germany and Sweden have already made significant efforts to fix this situation，employing numerous power plants working on the renewable resources of energy.The most effective among these resources is geothermal(地热的) energy.
Geothermal energy does not depend on the world’s economic and political situation as strongly as fossil fuels do. Besides, extracting(提炼) fossil fuels adds up to the price of energy produced from them.Therefore，geothermal energy is much cheaper than traditional ones，saving up to 80% of the costs over fossil fuels.
Being a renewable resource，geothermal energy produces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources.In geothermal systems，carbon dioxide makes up about 10% of air produced.Overall，in order to produce the electricity that can be used for one hour，the geothermal systems produce 0.1 pound of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases.For a comparison，a power plant producing electricity from gas produces up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere，and those power plants that work on coal(煤) produce an astonishing 3.6 pounds of greenhouse gases.
Low costs make another reason why using geothermal power plants should be the first choice for many countries.Geothermal heat systems require 25% to 50% less energy for work compared with the traditional systems for heating or cooling.Besides，geothermal equipment is less bulky：due to the very nature of geothermal energy，geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts，all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building.What’s more，the life span of geothermal equipment is rather long.All these make geothermal power stations easy to build and keep.
【解题导语】 地热作为非常重要的可再生清洁能源，将会给人们带来巨大的好处。
1．Fossil fuels are more expensive than geothermal energy partly because________．
A．fossil fuels are nearly used up
B．it is free to use geothermal energy
C．the production of fossil fuels costs a lot
D．geothermal energy doesn’t depend on political situation
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Besides，extracting(提炼) fossil fuels adds up to the price of energy produced from them.可知，化石燃料需要经过提炼才能生产出来，所以这大大增加了它的生产成本，故答案为C项。
2．According to Paragraph 3，what can be concluded from the comparison?
A．Coal is much more efficient than gas.
B．Geothermal energy is environmentally friendly.
C．Gas and coal are often used to produce electricity.
D．The geothermal systems don’t produce harmful gases.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段后两句可知，经过对比发现，用地热能源生产电比用汽油和煤炭生产电更环保，因为用地热能源生产电排放的温室气体较少，故答案为B项。
3．What does the underlined word“bulky”in the last paragraph mean?
A．Being really big and heavy.
B．Being convenient to operate.
C．Being expensive and low effective.
D．Being unfriendly to the environment.
A 解析：词意猜测题。根据最后一段第三句中的due to the very nature of geothermal energy，geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts，all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building可知生产地热的设备不是那么大而笨重的，因为它只有一些运转部件并能够放在相对小的建筑中，故答案为A项。
4．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Fossil fuels are being run out of.
B．Geothermal energy is well accepted.
C．Geothermal energy has many advantages.
D．Many countries have benefited from geothermal energy.
C 解析：主旨大意题。作者主要通过价格、环保、运行成本这三方面证明了地热能源比传统能源更有优势，故答案为C项。
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The summer heat made me really uncomfortable.I stayed inside，feeling 1 ，lonely，and depressed.
I walked out and entered an Indoor Flea Market.I’d never purchased anything that wasn’t 2 ，and wasn’t a brand name.So I had no desire to 3 anything.
At one stall(摊位)，I 4 a little girl’s bike with a $10 price tag(价签) hanging from the handlebars.Just then，a woman and a little girl 5 to look at the bike.The girl’s eyes opened wide with 6 ．The woman’s face lit up，too，for the briefest second，and she almost smiled，but it 7 passed.The child reached into her pocket and 8 coins and a few bills.
“Please，Mommy，”she said.“Do I have enough 9 ？”
“Honey，we need so many other things. Let’s look for other things we need first.Okay？”
The little girl’s face fell.They continued their 10 for other more important necessities.My heart was in my throat.I walked up to the vendor(小贩)， 11 him a ten-dollar bill and asked him to give the little girl the 12 ．
I hid around the corner and watched.When the mother and the daughter approached the table，the vendor stopped them and 13 the bike over to the child.The little girl’s face 14 ，and the mother smiled a full smile that time.The mother wrote something down on a piece of paper and gave it to the vendor.After they left，I 15 the vendor.
“They were really 16 ，”he said，handing me the paper.
The 17 said that they were starting a new life in the town，and I had 18 their day.When I arrived home，my house no longer seemed like a prison.It seemed 19 and safe.I felt very 20 ．I really hope that she had the courage to start over.
That miserable hot summer day，I spent ten dollars for a new life.Now，that’s what I call a bargain!
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在室内跳蚤市场花了10美元帮助一个小女孩买了一辆自行车，使一对母女拥有了美好的一天，作者管它叫一个“大实惠”。
1．A．amazed B．peaceful
C．cheerful D．bored
D 解析：由上文中的really uncomfortable以及该空后的lonely，and depressed可知，夏天炎热的天气让“我”很不舒服，“我”感到“无聊(bored)”、孤独和沮丧。
2．A．fresh B．new
C．common D．simple
B 解析：根据常识以及上文中的Indoor Flea Market可知，跳蚤市场卖的都是旧的物品，所以此处指“我”以前从不买不“新的(new)”东西和不是品牌的东西。
3．A．buy B．offer
C．keep D．store
A 解析：由上文中的I’d never purchased anything...可知，“我”不想“买(buy)”任何东西。
4．A．found B．left
C．recognized D．noticed
D 解析：由该空后的a little girl’s bike可知，在一个摊位边，“我”“注意到(noticed)”一辆小女孩用的自行车。
5．A．hoped B．decided
C．stopped D．planned
C 解析：由该空后的to look at the bike可知，就在那时，一对母女在自行车摊前“停下来(stopped)”。
6．A．surprise B．excitement
C．disappointment D．embarrassment
B 解析：由下文中的The woman’s face lit up，too可知，小女孩“激动(excitement)”得睁大了双眼。
7．A．quickly B．slightly
C．clearly D．naturally
A 解析：由上文中的The woman’s face lit up，too，for the briefest second以及该空前的but可知，可是“很快(quickly)”这位母亲脸上的笑意消失得无影无踪。
8．A．picked up B．put away
C．pulled out D．showed off
C 解析：由上文中的reached into her pocket和该空后的coins and a few bills可知，小女孩把手伸进口袋，“掏出(pulled out)”硬币和几张钞票。
9．A．time B．food
C．energy D．money
D 解析：由上下文的描述可知，小女孩问妈妈她的“钱(money)”够不够。
10．A．search B．travel
C．demand D．effort
A 解析：由上文中的Let’s look for other things we need first.以及该空后的other more important necessities可知，她们继续往前“寻找(search)”其他更重要的必需品。
11．A．forced B．handed
C．wrote D．awarded
B 解析：由该空后的a ten-dollar bill可知，“我”“递给(handed)”摊主一张10美元的钞票。
12．A．bill B．book
C．bike D．letter
C 解析：由上下文的描述可知，“我”请摊主把“自行车(bike)”交给小女孩。
13．A．wheeled B．rode
C．parked D．put
A 解析：由该空后的the bike over to the child可知，摊主示意这对母女停下来，并把自行车“推到(wheeled)”小女孩面前。
14．A．turned B．shone
C．clouded D．tightened
B 解析：由上下文的描述可知，小女孩的脸上“发出光彩(shone)”。
15．A．observed B．blamed
C．followed D．approached
D 解析：由上下文的描述可知，当这对母女离开后，“我”“走向(approached)”摊主。
16．A．interesting B．considerate
C．grateful D．sensitive
C 解析：由上文中的the mother smiled a full smile that time可知，此处指摊主说这对母女十分“感激(grateful)”“我”。
17．A．note B．advice
C．reason D．truth
A 解析：由上文中的The mother wrote something down on a piece of paper可知，此处指“纸条(note)”上说她们将在这座城镇开始新的生活。
18．A．spent B．had
C．seen D．made
D 解析：由下文中的I spent ten dollars for a new life可知，她说“我”“给了她们美好的一天(made their day)”。
19．A．expensive B．empty
C．comfortable D．large
C 解析：由上文中的no longer seemed like a prison可知，“我”回到家后觉得房子不再像监狱，它看起来既“舒适(comfortable)”又安全。
20．A．calm B．happy
C．tired D．nervous
B 解析：由下文中的Now，that’s what I call a bargain！可知，“我”感到很“开心(happy)”。
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Palanichamy Sarathkumar has been focused on the messages of support since news of the rescue in Tamil Nadu State appeared.Many wanted to know how he carried the animal，which weighs more than he does.
Mr. Sarathkumar is a member of a forest guard team stationed near Mettupalayam.“Many people called to congratulate me.Everyone in my village is now asking me the same question‘How did you lift an elephant？’I was scared of losing my balance.But my friends controlled the calf(小象) a bit and helped me to carry the animal.”
The rescue happened when Mr. Sarathkumar took a call as he was heading home after a night shift.“The caller informed me that a female elephant was blocking the road.”He and his colleagues managed to drive the elephant back into the jungle.The team then searched the area for other elephants.“We saw this calf stuck inside a small ditch(沟)，” he said.They realized the calf was the reason for the female’s distress and started trying to reunite them，but the calf was too weak to walk.“Firstly four of us carried the calf.We wanted to take it to the other side of the road to reunite it with its mother.But there was a danger of being attacked as she was still nearby.So，instead of all four of us being put at risk，I decided to carry the calf by myself.”After carrying the baby elephant for about 50 meters，he put it down near a water hole，hoping the mother would find it.
“The next day when I went there，the calf wasn’t there.But I could see the steps of a big elephant on the forest floor.It seems they were reunited before dawn and slipped away into the forest.” Elephants are highly evolved social animals which live in large groups.Forest officials say the calf would have died if they had not made it.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Sarathkumar因成功营救了一只小象而成了新闻焦点人物。
1．What did many people ask Sarathkumar?
A．How he could keep balance.
B．Where he found the elephant.
C．Whether he rescued the calf alone.
D．How he could move the elephant.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Many wanted to know how he carried the animal...以及第二段的...asking me the same question “How did you lift an elephant？”可知很多人都问Sarathkumar是如何移动小象的。
2．What does the underlined word “distress” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Sadness. B．Reunion.
C．Desire. D．Anger.
A 解析：词义猜测题。小象被卡住了，母亲应该是感到非常悲伤和难过。
3．Why did Sarathkumar carry the calf himself at last?
A．He was strong enough.
B．He wanted to be praised.
C．He believed that he could do it alone.
D．He wanted to protect his colleagues.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段But there was a danger of being attacked...I decided to carry the calf by myself.可知Sarathkumar想要自己一个人冒这个风险来保护自己的同事。
4．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．How a forest guard saved a calf.
B．How a calf got stuck inside a ditch.
C．What a forest guard’s main job is.
D．Why a female elephant blocked the road.
A 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一位森林防护队员成功营救一头小象的故事。
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The term“junk food”dates back at least to the early 1950s.It 1.____________(use) to describe food that is low in nutritional value but high in caloric value.Many people try to avoid or limit it in their diets，out of concerns that it is not healthy.Doctors often educate people about junk food and encourage 2.____________(they) to eat well-balanced diets.
Foods which fall under the umbrella of“junk food”vary，depending on 3.____________ number of reasons.Snack foods like chips，candies，and so on are 4.____________(universal) regarded as junk food.And some people also classify(划分) fast food like hamburgers，pizza，and fries into the group.As a general rule，such foods are perfectly safe 5.____________(eat)，as long as they are well-balanced diets.There’s nothing wrong 6.____________ having some potato chips now and then，but consuming a diet 7.____________(base) primarily on such food is a cause for concern.Because junk food often lacks 8.____________(benefit) vitamins and minerals，people who eat it too much may have health problems.
In several 9.____________(place) of the world，advertising of any junk food that targets at children is carefully controlled and monitored 10.____________ such foods often attract children.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，为我们科普了“垃圾食品”的相关知识。
1．is used 解析：考查动词的时态和语态。本文时态为一般现在时，此处it和use之间为被动关系，故填is used。
2．them 解析：考查代词。医生们经常鼓励人们平衡饮食，此处用them指代people。
3．a 解析：考查冠词。a number of为固定搭配，意为“很多，大量”。
4．universally 解析：考查副词。此处用副词universally修饰后面的动词regarded。
5．to eat 解析：考查非谓语动词。“主语＋be＋形容词＋不定式”结构中不定式常与主语构成动宾关系，此处用主动形式表示被动意义，故填to eat。
6．with 解析：考查介词。wrong with为固定搭配，意为“有毛病，有问题”。
7．based 解析：考查非谓语动词。该句为过去分词作后置定语修饰a diet，故填based。
8．beneficial 解析：考查形容词。垃圾食品通常缺少有益维生素和矿物质，此处用形容词修饰名词。
9．places 解析：考查名词的复数。place为可数名词，与several搭配时应使用复数形式。
10．because 解析：考查连词。面向儿童的垃圾食品广告受到严格监控，这是因为垃圾食品经常吸引儿童。
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In our city there is an nonprofit radio station I listen every day.They recently held a competition and on this particularly morning I fortunately won a book.However，I had to go there to pick up my prizes.I decided to gift them all something before go to collect the book.So I bought them for a huge box of chocolates.I am deeply thank to all the staff who work there.After all，they are not paid and they did this just out of love.I hope these chocolates add a few sweetness to their day，making them realize what grateful we are.
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In our city there is nonprofit radio station I listen every day.They recently held a competition and on this morning I fortunately won a book.However，I had to go there to pick up my .I decided to gift them all something before to collect the book.So I bought them a huge box of chocolates.I am deeply to all the staff who work there.After all，they are not paid and they this just out of love.I hope these chocolates add a sweetness to their day，making them realize grateful we are.
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Don Quixote，the classic by Spanish Renaissance writer Cervantes，has inspired literary movements from the 18th-century picaresque novels to the most special works of the 21st-century post-modernism and has provided the power for critical works by everyone from Thackeray to Ortegay Gasset.Shakespeare paid Cervantes(his contemporary) the rare compliment of using Quixote as source material for one of his later plays，Cardenio.
The concept of the novel is simple：Alonso Quijano，a landowner from La Mancha，is attracted by the books about knights(骑士)．Driven mad by the special plots，characters and philosophy in these 17th-century novels，Quijano decides to bring dignity back to the lost profession of knight under the name Don Quixote.He carries a sword，a suit of armor(盔甲) and a horse，and sets out into Spain.
The first few scenes involve Quixote alone against the world，meeting various people，but before a hundred pages Cervantes introduced Sancho Panza，Quixote’s talkative squire(侍从)．In the endless discussions，Quixote’s crazy conception of the world is brought crashing to earth by Sancho’s practical ideas.The reader faces，at the same moment，an ideal view of the world and the cruel facts of the actual world.
Quixote’s insistence on his own reality in the face of arguments to the contrary makes him an interesting character because we know that Quixote is just wrong.Yet，despite all of the pain he suffers in pursuit of that wrong，he continues to believe that he’s right.So we read on page after page，waiting to see how much more the man who considers himself a knight is able to take before he gives in.
Just as Quixote builds his castles from criminal campfires，we build our understanding of Cervantes’ Spain，which was so cruelly real and so dream-like.We，like Don Quixote，are driven to hallucinate(产生幻觉) by what might be，in the end，just a very good story.
【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了西班牙文艺复兴代表作家塞万提斯的著作《堂吉诃德》。
1．We can learn from the first paragraph that Don Quixote ________．
A．is not very popular among young people
B．changed the writing style of Shakespeare
C．wasn’t well recognized at Cervantes’ time
D．has great influence in the field of literature
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段Don Quixote...has inspired literary movements from...power for critical works可知，《堂吉诃德》在文学领域具有巨大的影响力。
2．Alonso Quijano sets out into Spain to seek ________．
A．great wealth B．real knowledge
C．knight spirit D．personal experience
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段Quijano decides to bring dignity back to the lost profession of knight...可推断，Quijano即堂吉诃德本人所追求的是骑士精神。
3．According to Paragraph 3，the novel mainly ________．
A．describes the changes of a person
B．focuses on the social problems in Spain
C．criticizes the literary works in the 17th century
D．deals with the conflict between ideal and reality
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段Quixote’s crazy conception of the world...cruel facts of the actual world.可知，《堂吉诃德》主要探讨了理想与现实的冲突。
4．What’s the author’s purpose of writing this text?
A．To introduce and comment on Don Quixote.
B．To explain the new meaning of Don Quixote.
C．To discuss the development of Spanish Renaissance.
D．To analyse the characteristics of Renaissance literature.
A 解析：写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，本文是一篇书评，主要介绍并评论了《堂吉诃德》这部著作。
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When you think about all the technological revolutions around us，it makes you wonder if things are really better.In some cases，the 1 are good；in others，not so much.
For instance，everything I buy on Amazon involves 2 a few buttons on my phone and waiting for items to 3 ．If there is a problem, I 4 the problem by email to Amazon and an email comes back with 5 on shipping the item back to the seller.
It is my understanding if you have Alexa，an intelligent personal assistant，you can 6 your stuff through her and give her other 7 tasks such as turning off the lights or turning on the music.You have to believe if Alexa can understand your specific commands she can 8 understand everything you are saying.This sometimes annoyed me.Once，I went to the kitchen and found I was out of milk.“Alexa，would you 9 milk on the list？”“I’m wondering if skim milk(脱脂牛奶) would be a 10 choice because your weight seems to be increasing rapidly.”“I don’t need this sort of thing.”“ 11 you may.”An argument happened and a silence 12 ．I unplugged(拔掉插头) her later.
After that，I called Amazon and 13 a very pleasant girl on the phone.She laughed when I told her I was tired of Alexa and I wanted to change her 14 ．The girl said once the artificial intelligence advances to a certain stage，it would be very 15 to change the operating data.To solve my problem，she suggested 16 Alexa with a new one.I was 17 the new one would be another “Jeannie”，a film character，whose kindness ends up bringing much 18 ．I asked if the new one will serve me well.She ensured that it would， 19 I needed to pay extra $50 per month.I thanked her for her perfect 20 and ended the conversation by saying，“I’m sorry，but what’s your name？”“Jeannie.”
【解题导语】 高科技发展是好事但并非完全是好事，有时候也会给人带来不必要的麻烦。作者讲述了他与机器人“Alexa”的故事。
1．A．societies B．developments
C．environments D．markets
B 解析：根据前文可知作者说科技发展就在我们身边。但有的新事物是好的，有的却未必。
2．A．pressing B．finding
C．exploring D．choosing
A 解析：作者说他在亚马逊网上买东西通过手机按几个按钮就可以完成。
3．A．sell B．build
C．pay D．arrive
D 解析：在手机上操作完成后只需等待货物到达。
4．A．arrange B．report
C．watch D．create
B 解析：如果商品出现问题，作者会通过邮件告知亚马逊这一问题。report符合语境。
5．A．apologies B．doubts
C．guidance D．experience
C 解析：随后，亚马逊会回复一封指导你如何把货物退给卖家的邮件。
6．A．order B．judge
C．invent D．show
A 解析：根据前文可知，作者认为如果你有Alexa(机器人助理)，你可以通过她来订购东西。
7．A．simple B．honored
C．satisfying D．lucky
A 解析：你还可以给她安排一些简单的任务，比如：关灯，打开音乐。
8．A．hardly B．likely
C．secretly D．vividly
B 解析：根据语境可知，作者认为你必须相信如果Alexa能听懂你的具体指令，她就可能听得懂你所说的一切。
9．A．take B．make
C．put D．hold
C 解析：根据前文可知，作者发现厨房没有牛奶了，他让Alexa把牛奶放进购物清单中。
10．A．strict B．wise
C．boring D．rich
B 解析：根据前文skim milk和后文your weight seems to be increasing rapidly可知，Alexa认为作者体重飙升，脱脂牛奶对作者来说会是一个明智的选择。
11．A．Normally B．Obviously
C．Frequently D．Generally
B 解析：作者说他并不需要什么脱脂牛奶，但Alexa回复：显然你需要。
12．A．followed B．offered
C．packed D．helped
A 解析：根据前面的对话可知，作者和Alexa起了争执，随后便是一阵沉默。followed符合语境。
13．A．saw B．informed
C．got D．blamed
C 解析：根据后文a very pleasant girl on the phone可知，作者在电话中接通了一个非常亲切的女孩儿。got符合语境。
14．A．name B．system
C．appearance D．machine
B 解析：作者告诉这个女孩儿说他讨厌Alexa，他要给Alexa换系统，后面的operating data也可提示答案。
15．A．specific B．foolish
C．difficult D．meaningful
C 解析：那个女孩儿说人工智能一旦进入到特定阶段，她的操作数据将很难再改变。
16．A．replacing B．controlling
C．improving D．managing
A 解析：为了解决作者的问题，那个女孩儿建议用一个全新的机器人来替换Alexa。
17．A．relaxed B．tired
C．eager D．afraid
D 解析：根据语境可知，作者担心新的机器人将会是另一个Jeannie，Jeannie是一部电影中的人物。
18．A．energy B．help
C．trouble D．failure
C 解析：根据语境及所给选项可知，电影人物Jeannie常常好心办坏事。trouble符合语境。
19．A．if B．so
C．or D．but
D 解析：根据语境可知，两个分句之间为转折关系。故用but连接。
20．A．smile B．voice
C．promise D．service
D 解析：根据语境可知，作者对那个女孩儿的耐心服务表示了感谢。
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If you want to have a great road trip this summer，consider downloading a few new iPhone and iPad apps to help the miles fly by.Here are some tried-and-tested apps guaranteed to keep everyone busy and happy.
Mad Libs|Ages：4 and up|free
If your kid likes silly sentences，then this app is a good one.Even very young kids can get in on the action with a little help.The app itself is free，but the books(which contain 21 stories each)cost $1.99 as in-app purchases.Just so you know，the funniest noun in the English language is “hamster” and the funniest adjective is “hairy”．
State Plate Bingo|Ages：6 and up|$0.99
Can you find all 50 states in a single road trip？There’s only one way to find out.This app is a continuous search for the entire family.Note：The iPhone version works on an iPad，but isn’t best for it.
Road Trip Bingo|Ages：4 and up|$1.99
Got two kids？Download the only travel-themed bingo app that lets two players compete head to head，not to mention side by side.Your kids can search the landscape for everything from white cars and road signs to snow-topped mountains and airplanes.
Story Lines|Ages：8 and up|free
This creative multi-player game lets everyone but the driver get in on the fun.Player One types a well-known phrase，such as “The early bird gets the worm”．Player Two explains the phrase with a fingertip drawing.Player Three uses a phrase to explain Player Two’s drawing without seeing the original phrase.And so on.It’s a lot like the telephone game we all played when we were young，and it’s absolutely funny.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几款在旅途中打发时光的手机app。
1．If one wants to read the books in Mad Libs，he must ________．
A．pay $1.99
B．pay to download the app
C．know some basic words
D．seek help from experts
A 解析：细节理解题。根据Mad Libs部分...but the books...cost $1.99 as in-app purchases.可知，这款app免费，但要想阅读里面的图书的话，需支付配套书费1.99美元。
2．What do State Plate Bingo and Road Trip Bingo have in common?
A．Both are for people to find road signs.
B．Both allow many people to play together.
C．Both are related to geographical locations.
D．Both work better on the iPhone than on the iPad.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据State Plate Bingo部分的Can you find all 50 states in a single road trip？以及Road Trip Bingo部分的Your kids can search the landscape...可知两款游戏都是和地理位置有关的。
3．What is Player Three’s role in playing Story Lines?
A．He will judge who plays best.
B．He will check the original phrase.
C．He will explain a phrase with a drawing.
D．He will describe a drawing with a phrase.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据Story Lines部分，第一人写出一个短语，第二人根据短语画图，第三人根据图画，在不看原短语的基础上配上短语，可知第三个人在游戏中扮演的角色。
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Our mind may forget things as we get older, but there are some things that our heart will never forget.
About three years ago, Melvyn Armine was diagnosed(诊断) with Alzheimer’s, a disease which is quite 1 among elders. Now he does not always 2 little things that he used to be able to recall(回想起), like 3 he proposed(求婚) to his wife, Doris, or she proposed to him.
The day before Mother’s Day, Melvyn went 4 ， which isn’t uncommon in Alzheimer’s patients. Some people with Alzheimer’s may 5 to go on a walk and then forget how they can get back home and then they end up wandering 6 . Doris called the police when she 7 her husband was gone. He usually needs 8 to do any walking so she was 9 he might hurt himself.
Police 10 Melvyn three kilometers from his house. When they asked him where he was going, he said he was going to buy 11 for Doris for Mother’s Day, just like he had done every year 12 their first child was born. Even though Melvyn couldn’t remember his 13 or even from where he started walking, he 14 he had to get some flowers for his wife. 15 driving him home right away, the two policemen, Grigsby and Dillard, gave him a 16 to the flower store and even paid for the flowers.
“When I saw him walking up 17 those flowers in his hands, it just broke my heart. I know that he went there to get me some flowers because he loves me 18 ，” Doris said to the policemen when Grigsby and Dillard dropped Melvyn at home.“It is so 19 ， because even though the mind doesn’t remember everything, the 20 remembers.”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Melvyn Armine患上老年痴呆，他不记得自己的住所，但他的内心却永远记得在母亲节给自己的妻子买花。
1．A．curable B．deadly
C．dangerous D．common
D 解析：由该空前的Alzheimer’s, a disease...和该空后的among elders可知，老年痴呆症在老年人群体中是“常见的(common)”。
2．A．remember B．draw
C．catch D．keep
A 解析：由下文中的he used to be able to recall(回想起)可知，Melvyn Armine经常不“记得(remember)”以前很容易记得的事情。
3．A．how B．whether
C．when D．where
B 解析：由下文中的or可知，此处指Melvyn Armine不记得是他向妻子Doris求婚的还是妻子向他求婚的。
4．A．wrong B．mad
C．missing D．deaf
C 解析：由下文的描述可知，母亲节前一天，Melvyn Armine走“丢了(missing)”。
5．A．set out B．turn around
C．step down D．catch up
A 解析：由下文中的to go on a walk and then forget how they can get back home可知，老年痴呆症病人常会“动身(set out)”出去散步，然后却忘记了回家的路。
6．A．breathlessly B．aimlessly
C．carelessly D．fearlessly
B 解析：由该空前的then they end up wandering可知，这些老人找不到回家的路，结果却“漫无目的地(aimlessly)”闲逛或游荡。
7．A．reported B．imagined
C．agreed D．realized
D 解析：当Doris“意识到(realized)”丈夫失踪时，她赶紧报了警。
8．A．praise B．time
C．assistance D．energy
C 解析：日常生活中，Melvyn Armine走路不方便，Doris要经常“协助(assistance)”他四处走动。
9．A．amazed B．worried
C．frightened D．ashamed
B 解析：Doris“担心(worried)”丈夫会受伤。
10．A．found B．searched
C．seized D．challenged
A 解析：警察在离Melvyn Armine的家三公里开外的地方“找到了(found)”他。
11．A．books B．clothes
C．flowers D．souvenirs
C 解析：由下文中的he had to get some flowers for his wife可知，Melvyn Armine说他要去给妻子买“花(flowers)”。
12．A．unless B．until
C．before D．since
D 解析：“自从(since)”他们的第一个孩子出生以后，Melvyn Armine坚持每年母亲节给妻子买花。
13．A．address B．number
C．purpose D．destination
A 解析：由下文中的even from where he started walking可知，Melvyn Armine记不清楚自己的“住址(address)”，也记不清楚他是从哪里开始走的。
14．A．admitted B．knew
C．decided D．forgot
B 解析：尽管Melvyn Armine无法记起自己的住址及从哪里开始走的，但他内心“知道(knew)”要给妻子买花。
15．A．As well as B．Apart from
C．Rather than D．Because of
C 解析：参见下题解析。
16．A．lift B．call
C．treat D．visit
A 解析：两位警官“并没有(Rather than)”立刻送Melvyn Armine回家，而是“开车送(give...a lift)”他去花店买花。
17．A．against B．towards
C．on D．with
D 解析：由该空后的those flowers in his hands可知，Melvyn Armine手里“拿着(with)”花。
18．A．simply B．deeply
C．regularly D．properly
B 解析：由上文的描述可知，Melvyn Armine“深深地(deeply)”爱着他的妻子。
19．A．interesting B．embarrassing
C．special D．terrible
C 解析：Doris认为这种情况非常“特别(special)”。
20．A．heart B．brain
C．body D．life
A 解析：由第一段中Our mind may forget things as we get older, but there are some things that our heart will never forget.可知，尽管大脑会不记得一些事，但是“心(heart)”会记得。
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Boyan Slat was just a regular Dutch high school student when he went on a diving trip to Greece. Once underwater, he was surrounded by plastic waste. “There were more plastic bags than fish，” he told the BBC in an interview. “That was the moment when I realized it was a huge issue and that environmental issues are really the biggest problems we are facing.”
Like many of us, Slat heard about various great rubbish piles the world over, and he figured that someone was working to solve it. During his research after the trip, he learned that there were a few clean-up ideas out there, but most of them relied on nets to filter(过滤) the plastic out of the water. Those nets also scooped up(舀起) a lot of fish, turtles and other sea lives. So he worked on developing his own solution. “I finally decided to focus all my school life on developing this idea. I wasn’t sure if it would succeed, but I thought at least it was worth a try，” said Slat.
And now, despite some scientists denouncing his idea, he sets to start his rubbish-collecting booms(水栅), after a two-year study. Just six years from his Greek dive to solution, the $320 million donation to his cause seems to have been worthwhile investments. According to Slat’s current estimates, his booms will collect about half of the Pacific Ocean rubbish piles in five years.
The design works through massive floating booms sitting on top of the water and acts like a minicoastline. Just like beaches collect our plastic waste, the boom can passively gather plastic waste and pull it to its center. Once a month or so, a boat would go and collect the rubbish.
It’s a huge job, with some of the rubbish up to 40 years old. But Slat has used computer models to determine how much his booms can collect, and he believes that he can take tons of plastic waste every year.
【解题导语】 Boyan Slat去希腊潜水旅游时发现海洋垃圾污染严重。因此，他决心为打捞海洋垃圾做出自己的贡献。
1．When did Slat realize the serious pollution in the sea?
A．When he went to a Dutch school.
B．When he had a diving in Greece.
C．When he learned some clean-up ideas.
D．When he heard about great rubbish piles.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，Boyan Slat在希腊潜水旅游时意识到海洋污染非常严重。
2．What made Slat start his own solution?
A．His interest in creating new things.
B．His major in environment protection at school.
C．The disadvantages of the existing ideas.
D．The seriousness of the pollution in his country.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的most of them relied on...his own solution.可知，现有的处理海洋垃圾的方式有些缺陷，所以Slat想找到自己的解决方法。
3．The underlined word “denouncing” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “________”．
A．thinking highly of
B．discussing a lot about
C．having some doubt about
D．making an agreement on
C 解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段despite some... booms(水栅)中的despite及后半句可知，Slat不顾一些科学家对他的想法的质疑，依然决定开始他的计划。
4．What can we learn about Slat from the passage?
A．He has collected lots of rubbish from the ocean.
B．He will get the investment from the government.
C．He will collect half of the sea rubbish in 5 years.
D．He has great confidence in collecting sea rubbish.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句可推测，Slat对打捞海洋垃圾有很大的信心。
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Sitting in the comfortable sofa of the barber’s, I was waiting for my turn. There was a big basket filled with maybe over fifty 1 . I lifted a big pile to 2 and one attracted me. The beautiful view of a tropical(热带的) island got my 3 . The magazine is called Island. It contains a large number of 4 of tropical islands. I was 5 in these pictures so much that forty minutes went by like four seconds.
When I was all done with the haircut, I asked Isabella, the hair stylist, 6 I could take the magazine home with me. She said it wasn’t a 7 because they would recycle the magazines at the end of each month when they brought 8 ones in. Thus I took the magazine home. At home, I 9 it next to my computer and until today it’s still lying there. I 10 this magazine from time to time. Every time I feel down or discouraged, I will pick it up. 11 the wonderful pictures, I separate myself from this world. I 12 my soul(灵魂) to the tropical beauty shown in the pictures and I _ 13 myself living there and not just viewing. I’m living in the very 14 northern hemisphere(半球) of the planet and the life in tropical areas has 15 been a dream of mine. Every time after 16 the magazine, I will get the smile back on my face and become 17 again.
Like me, you need 18 to cheer yourself up. It may be a good book, a motto, or 19 a picture. There is no doubt that 20 yourself and awaking your enthusiasm from time to time can help you realize your dream.
【解题导语】 作者遇到了一本喜欢的杂志，每当情绪低落的时候就浏览那本杂志，以此使自己精力充沛，以便更好地实现自己的目标。
1．A．notebooks B．menus
C．newspapers D．magazines
D 解析：从下文可知，这个篮子里放了很多的杂志(magazines)。
2．A．choose from B．refer to
C．throw away D．look into
A 解析：作者拿出了一堆想从中挑选(choose from)一本。
3．A．feelings B．attention
C．opinions D．strength
B 解析：根据上文 and one attracted me可知，其中一本杂志上美丽的热带海岛风光吸引了“我”的注意力(attention)。
4．A．articles B．examples
C．photos D．messages
C 解析：根据下文 I was...in these pictures...可知，这本杂志里有大量的图片(photos)。
5．A．rich B．expert
C．disappointed D．absorbed
D 解析：根据下文 that forty minutes went by like four seconds可知，“我”沉浸在(absorbed)这些图片中以至于觉得时间过得飞快。
6．A．how B．if
C．when D．where
B 解析：根据语境可知，“我”询问理发师 Isabella“我”是否(if)可以带走那本杂志。
7．A．dream B．chance
C．problem D．duty
C 解析：根据语境可知，理发师说他们在每个月底会更新杂志，因此“我”拿走那本杂志不是问题(problem)。
8．A．new B．good
C．beautiful D．useful
A 解析：理发师说他们在每个月底会用新(new)杂志替换这些旧的。
9．A．involved B．combined
C．placed D．fixed
C 解析：根据语境 At home, I...it next to my computer and until today it’s still lying there.可知作者将那本杂志拿回家后放在(placed)电脑旁边。
10．A．give up B．look through
C．run into D．turn down
B 解析：根据下文可知，“我”会不时地浏览(look through)它。
11．A．Enjoying B．Designing
C．Selecting D．Receiving
A 解析：“我”在情绪低落时就会翻这本杂志，欣赏着(Enjoying)那些图片，“我”将自己从现实世界中隔离了出来。
12．A．sell B．pass
C．lend D．send
D 解析：根据上文I separate myself from this world以及下文I...myself living there 可知，“我”将自己的灵魂送往(send)了图片中展示的那一片热带美景。
13．A．hate B．prevent
C．imagine D．find
C 解析：从前后文可知，“我”想象(imagine)自己生活在那儿，而不只是在看图片。
14．A．comfortable B．cold
C．crowded D．common
B 解析：根据下文 northern hemisphere(半球) of the planet 可知，此处与下文的tropical areas形成对比，说明“我”生活在寒冷的(cold)北半球。
15．A．always B．seldom
C．never D．still
A 解析：因为受够了北半球的寒冷，所以热带地区的生活总是(always)“我”的梦想。
16．A．publishing B．selling
C．borrowing D．closing
D 解析：根据语境可知，每次合上(closing)这本杂志，“我”的心情就会变好。
17．A．polite B．kind
C．smart D．energetic
D 解析：根据前文I will get the smile back on my face...可知，“我”的心情变好，又重新变得精力充沛(energetic)。
18．A．anything B．something
C．nothing D．everything
B 解析：作者认为，像“我”一样，每个人都需要一些东西(something)来为自己打气加油。
19．A．ever B．also
C．even D．still
C 解析：这个东西可能是一本好书，一个座右铭，或者甚至(even)是一张图片。
20．A．inspiring B．appreciating
C．disturbing D．challenging
A 解析：根据语境可知，作者认为，不时地激励(inspiring)自己，唤醒自己的热情，可以帮助一个人实现梦想。
