【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解D篇难度试题练与析学案（29页）

【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解D篇难度试题练与析学案（29页）

‎2018届二轮复习阅读理解D篇难度试题练与析 D(易)‎ Many people eventually get round to trading in their first car. But not Mike Harrison. He loves his 1931 black Bentley sports car so much that he’s still driving it – 54 years after be bought it.‎ Mr. Harrison was 20 when he paid £150 (about £3,000 now) for the car after passing his test in 1956. It had already done 85,000 miles and he has since driven it a further 100,000, yet the car still runs like clockwork. ‎ It is now one of only three left in the country and is worth £250,000. Despite its value, Mr. Harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car “which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life”. ‎ Mr. Harrison courted his wife Jenny in it during the early sixties and it was their family car when children Caroline, now 46, and Ben, 42, came along. Even when he took a job as an advertising executive which came with the company car of his choice, Mr. Harrison kept the Bentley. ‎ He said: 'How many people still have their first car these days when everything is so disposable? But it is a real eye-catcher. It has something that modern cars just don't have - style and character. 'I still drive it most days, even though it only does about 15 miles to the gallon!' Petrol was just six shillings (30p) a gallon when Mr. Harrison bought the Bentley, which had a top speed of 120mph. ‎ He has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years but has kept the bodywork in good condition himself, hand-painting the underneath and spraying the black panels of the bodywork. ‎ For decades the Bentley was a regular sight on the roads near Mr. Harrison's home in Hampton Court, Surrey. He now uses it as a runaround after retiring to Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire. ‎ Mrs. Harrison, 71, said: “It was a nuisance(累赘) keeping it in tip-top order with me helping out with the repairs by passing Mike the spanners the whole time. But I wouldn't have changed any of it --- I feel like a Queen every time I'm in it.”‎ D1. When Mike Harrison bought his black Bentley sports car, it was_________.‎ ‎ A. a hand – made car B. a second – hand car ‎ C. one of only three left D. unique in style D2. Mike Harrison would never sell the car mainly because________.‎ ‎ A. it has witnessed his life and his family B. it is very eye-catching ‎ C. it has save much oil D. it runs very fast D3. It can be concluded from the passage that the car .‎ ‎ A. has cost more for repairs than it is worth ‎ B. has almost been retired ‎ C. has caused much trouble to Mrs. Harrison.‎ ‎ D. is priceless to the family D4. What’s the main purpose of this writing?‎ ‎ A. To show that an old car is better than a new one.‎ ‎ B. To share Mike Harrison’s story of his first car.‎ ‎ C. To ask people to treasure old things.‎ ‎ D. To describe the quality of a black Bentley.‎ D1.答案为B。答案解析：本题为细节推理题。由文章第二段第二句话 “It had already done 85,000 miles …” 可知，Mike Harrison 买车的时候，车已经跑了85,000 miles，可以推断, Bentley sports car是二手车。故答案为B。‎ D2.答案为A。 答案解析：本题为推理题。由第三段 “Mr Harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car ‘which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life’ ”.和第四段的进一步解释可知，这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭，故答案为A。‎ D3.答案为D。答案解析：本题为文章主旨推理题。通读全文可知，尽管Mike Harrison 的车现在已经速度减慢，需要经常修理，但是它见证了Mike Harrison和他的家庭生活，所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的。故答案为D。由第三段 “It is now one of only three left in the country and is worth £250,000.”和第六段 “He has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years …”可知，车的修理费是几千镑，但是价值是250,000镑，故A选项错误。 由最后一段最后一句话 “But I wouldn't have changed any of it --- I feel like a Queen every time I'm in it.”可知，这辆车还是在使用，并没退休，故B选项错误。C选项未提及。‎ D4.答案为B。答案解析：本题考查文章的写作目的，结合前面的问题可知，全文都是在围绕Mike Harrison和他的车展开，故答案为B。‎ D(中等难度)‎ Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.‎ ‎"Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence ，but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas ，study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.‎ Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.‎ Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires about the students* academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.‎ ‎"At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills," according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.‎ ‎"Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker," Orpinas said, "when the couple breaks up. They have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert attention from studying.”‎ ‎“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，” Orpinas concluded.‎ D1.According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____‎ A. have poorer academic performances. B. be more likely to hurl others.‎ C. enjoy better school lives. D. be less likely to use alcohol and tobacco.‎ D2.When doing his study, Orpinas_____.‎ A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade.‎ B. completed a survey and a report each year.‎ C. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts.‎ D. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating.‎ D3. Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except_____‎ A. being diligent. B. being well organized.‎ C. being kind and helpful. D. finishing assigned schoolwork.‎ D4. What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?‎ A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.‎ B. Their attention to studying will be affected.‎ C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes. ‎ D. They will think it is reasonable to get depressed.‎ D5. Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____‎ A. supportive B. positive C. negative D. indifferent D1.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Students who date (约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills,可知约会的学生成绩一般都不好。故选A。‎ D2.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据："At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,可知学生的成绩和约会的频率有关。故选D。‎ D3.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.可知没有提到C项。故选C。‎ D4.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (转移）attention from studying.”可知分手的两个人会上课不专心。故选B。‎ D5.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，可知Orpinas 对中学谈恋爱是消极的观点。故选C。‎ D（中等难度）‎ America’s population was booming and spreading west in the early 1800’s. Westward expansion came mostly at the expense of the Indians who were often forced to move from their native lands. ‎ In the state of Georgia, the population increased 600 percent in the matter of 40 years. As a result, many of its native tribes(部落) were pushed out. The Cherokee Indians, of western Georgia had managed to keep their land until gold was discovered in their territory in 1828. In 1830, however, president Andrew Jackson authorized (批准) the Indian Removal Act. The Cherokees fought the law, and it was overturned by chief justice John Marshall two years later.‎ Just three years later, however, in 1835, the Treaty of New Echota was signed. The "Treaty" was not authorized by the Cherokee Nation, but rather, a small group of Cherokee radicals led by John Ridge. Under the "Treaty", the Cherokee were to leave Georgia and the government would ‎ compensate them at a price determined to be about 5 percent of the value of the land. The majority of the Cherokee Nation would never had agreed to the "Treaty", but the U.S. government ratified it anyway. John Ridge was thus seen as a traitor by the Cherokees - and would later pay with his life. The Georgia government then staged a "land lottery" in which Cherokee land was divided into 160 equal portions. They were sold to anyone who had $4.00 and who had won a chance to own land. In 1838, General Winfield Scott and 7,000 troops invaded Cherokee land. Men, women, and children were forced to walk westward from Georgia nearly 1,000 miles with minimal facilities and food, to reservations set up for them in Oklahoma. Cherokee chief John Ross, eventually was able to convince Winfield Scott that his people should lead the tribe west. Scott agreed and Ross divided the people into smaller groups so they could forage for food on their own. Although Ross may have save countless lives, nearly 4,000 Indians died walking this Trail of Tears. ‎ D1. Which of the following happened first?‎ ‎ A. Cherokees’ walk to Oklahoma. B. The Indian Removal Act.‎ ‎ C. The Treaty of New Echota. D. The Georgia “Land Lottery”.‎ D2. The underlined part “ratified it” (in Para. 3) can be replaced by “_____”.‎ ‎ A. made it official B. signed it secretly ‎ C. removed it D. ignored it D3. Why was John Ridge viewed as a traitor by the Cherokees?‎ ‎ A. Because he sold his land to the U.S.Government at a low price.‎ ‎ B. Because he represented the U.S. Governmentt.‎ ‎ C. Because he signed an unfair treaty for the Cherokees.‎ ‎ D. Because he carried out a “land lottery” in Georgia.‎ D4. According to the passage, what is the key factor for the “Trail of Tears”?‎ ‎ A. The conflict between the Cherokees and the local government.‎ ‎ B. The increase of population in the state of Georgia.‎ ‎ C. The constant struggle for land between the native Americans and the settlers.‎ ‎ D. The discovery of gold in western Georgia.‎ D1.答案为B。 答案解析：本题为细节题。由文章第二段倒数第二句话 “In 1830, however, president Andrew Jackson authorized the Indian Removal Act.”可知，B选项发生在1830年；由第三段第一句话 “Just three years later, however, in 1835, the Treaty of New Echota was signed.”可知，C选项发生在1835年；由第三段倒数第二句话 “The Georgia government then staged a ‘land lottery’ in which Cherokee land was divided into 160 equal portions.”可知，D选项发生在Treaty of New Echota后; 由最后一段前两句话 “ In 1838, General Winfield Scott and 7,000 troops invaded Cherokee land. …set up for them in Oklahoma.”可知，A选项发生在最后。故答案为B。‎ D2答案为A。答案解析：本题为语义推断题。结合该短语出现的句子 “The majority of the Cherokee Nation would never had agreed to the ‘Treaty’, but the U.S. government ratified it anyway.”, “ratified it” 出现在 “but” 后面，可见该短语和前面的never had agreed to the “Treaty" 意思相反，故答案为A，使条约正式化。‎ D3.答案为C。答案解析：本题为推理题。细读第三段，Treaty of New Echota被签署，但不是经过Cherokee 民族批准的，而是由John Ridge领导的一小群Cherokee极端分子干的，规定Cherokee民族离开Georgia，政府赔偿给他们原有土地的百分之五，大多数Cherokee ‎ 人并不同意该条约，但是美国政府最终还是批准了该条约，因此John Ridge被认为是Cherokee的民族叛徒。故答案为C。‎ D4.答案为D。答案解析：本题为推理题。文章的最后提到 “nearly 4,000 Indians died walking this Trail of Tears”， 为什么会发生此事？本题实际考察现象背后的实质：Cherokee 印第安人为什么要移民？由文章第二段 “The Cherokee Indians, of western Georgia had managed to keep their land until gold was discovered in their territory in 1828.” 可知，western Georgia 发现了金子后，白人就觊觎此片土地淘金，发生了后来的移民事件，留下了Cherokee 印第安人的血和泪。故答案为D。‎ D(易)‎ If you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo（纹身）design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your opinion be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.‎ In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin.On Bali, a little island in Indonesia; they believe that a beautiful woman or handsome man must have perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic（麻药）and this tooth filing is really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are thought ready to become an adult.‎ In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the “Papaung”. They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that you are either born with a long or short neck and that there’s nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Papaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never once taking them off.‎ So now I’m sure you will all agree that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.‎ D1. What is mainly talked about in paragraph one?‎ A. Women’s design. B. Beautiful body decoration.‎ C. Body decoration. D. Attractive decoration. ‎ D2. What does the underlined word “trolley” mean?‎ A. schoolbag B. luggage C. basket D. shopping cart ‎ D3. On Bali, it is believed that _________.‎ A. a person with straight, flat teeth looks ugly B. a person with sharp teeth looks ugly C. a teenager’s teeth points must be filed off with anesthetic D. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed off D4. What is the best title of the passage?‎ A. Different ideas about beautiful.‎ B. Body Decoration. ‎ C. Who is a beautiful woman?‎ D. What is beautiful?‎ D1【答案】C【解析】大意归纳题。第一段讲的是如果你在超市里见到一个剃光头，穿鼻环，胳膊上有纹身并且在购物车里推着一个小孩的女人，你会有什么看法。你认为这样的装饰是有魅力的还是丑陋的。由此可见答案选C。‎ D2.【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。由在超市里和“she has a small child”可以推断出，孩子是在购物车里。‎ D3.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal.”可知在巴厘岛牙齿尖的人被认为是丑陋的。‎ D4.【答案】D【解析】标题归纳题。通过本文介绍巴厘岛和缅甸人对于美丽的不用看法以及最后的“different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.”可以总结出文章的标题是“什么是美丽？”‎ D（易）‎ ‎ The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn't’ even know I had. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just go to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.‎ ‎ Knowing that no one in the world was going to help us, I rented a cheap apartment. I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange glow of the lave pouring out of Kilarea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!‎ ‎ The next day I quit my job and invested my last paycheck in art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $1,500 before I even had time to frame it.‎ ‎ The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.‎ D1. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.‎ ‎ A. the writer didn’t expect her marriage would end ‎ B. the writer’s parents were content with her divorce ‎ C. the writer’s husband took away most of her property ‎ D. there was something wrong with the writer’s job D2. The writer went to Hawaii to ______.‎ ‎ A. free herself from trouble B. spend her holiday ‎ C. earn a living for the family D. realize her childhood’s dream D3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?‎ ‎ A. The writer is a woman of great determination.‎ ‎ B. The writer has been fond of painting.‎ ‎ C. The writer sold her first framed painting for 1,500 dollars.‎ ‎ D. The writer likes a life full of adventures.‎ D4. What would be the best title for this passage?‎ ‎ A. My Broken Marriage B. A Hard Life in Hawaii ‎ C. Adventures over 6 Years D. My Life After Divorce D1.答案为A。答案解析：本题为推理题。从第一段的第一句话 “The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end.” 可以推断，作者迈入50岁的那一周，婚姻突然解体，这个是她所没有预料到的。故答案为A。从第一段的 “My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn't’ even know I had… I’d lost everything except my four teenage children.” 可以推断，作者失去了所有的财产，而不是大部分财产，故C选项错误。又从 “In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family.”可推断，她的父母拒绝接受她的离婚，故选项B错误。D选项未提及。‎ D2.答案为C。 答案解析：本题为推理题。由第二段前两句话 “Knowing that no one in the world was going to help us, I rented a cheap apartment. I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day.”可知，作者带着四个孩子去夏威夷后，没人帮助，住廉价的公寓，一天工作18个小时，吃一顿饭，故可推断她去夏威夷为了谋生。‎ D3.答案为C。 答案解析：本题为推理题。结合全文，作者50‎ 岁的时候，婚姻瓦解，带着四个孩子到夏威夷，偶然的机会发现了生财之道，利用自己以前的爱好谋生，自力更生，奋斗不息，可推断她是位有决心的伟大女性，故A选项正确。由作者的经历和最后一段的倒数第二句话 “The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality.” 可知，作者一直喜欢绘画，故B选项正确。由最后一段首句 “The past six years have been filled with adventures.” 可推断，作者喜欢冒险生活，故选项D正确。由第三段最后一句话 “The first painting sold for $1,500 before I even had time to frame it.” 可知，作者的第一幅画在抽空上框之前就卖了$1,500，选项C与文意不符。故答案为C。‎ ‎ D4.答案为D。答案解析：本题考查文章标题。全文描述了作者离婚后去夏威夷如何发现谋生的机会，如何过上幸福自由的快乐生活。故答案为D。‎ D（中等难度）‎ The $ 11 billion self – help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed.” But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?‎ Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply stress how unhappy they are.‎ The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is too positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your stupid friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the authors were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.‎ In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-respect. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."‎ Those with low self-respect didn't feel better after the forced self-affirmation(自我肯定). In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.‎ The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Instead, meditation (静思) techniques can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic way. Call it the power of negative thinking.‎ D1. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?‎ ‎ A. It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.‎ ‎ B. It is a highly profitable industry.‎ ‎ C. It is based on the concept of positive thinking.‎ D. It has provided positive results.‎ D2. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?‎ ‎ A. There can be no simple treatment for psychological problems.‎ ‎ B. The power of positive thinking is limited.‎ ‎ C. Unhappy people cannot think positively.‎ D. Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.‎ D3. What does the author mean by "… you're just underlining his faults" (Para. 3)?‎ ‎ A. You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.‎ ‎ B. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.‎ ‎ C. You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.‎ D. You are pointing out the errors he has committed.‎ D4. It can be inferred from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic that________.‎ ‎ A. It is important for people to continually boost their self-respect.‎ ‎ B. Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one's mood.‎ ‎ C. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-respect.‎ D. People with low self- respect seldom write down their true feelings.‎ D5. What do we learn from the last paragraph?‎ ‎ A. People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.‎ ‎ B. Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy. ‎ ‎ C. The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person.‎ D. Different people tend to have different ways of thinking.‎ D1.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。原文定位于首段第一句“The $ 11 billion self-help industry ‎ is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right”into positive ones like “I can succeed.”选项中的based on与文中的built on同义。‎ D2.【答案】D 【解析】原文定位为第二段：“Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have opposite effect;”之后，作者在下一段又再次强调了这一观点“older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse , not better.” cause of a tragedy与选项中的cause of the crash一致。抓住关键词“opposite effect；feel worse , not better”，答案即可一目了然。‎ D3.【答案】A【解析】与答案较为相近的是选项D。本题关键是正确理解文章中两个单词“underline（加强，强调）”与“dim（迟钝的，愚笨的）”。选项D中的point out是“指出”之意，与文章中的underlining意思不符。‎ D4.【答案】C【解析】原文定位于第五段Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts。抓住关键词“didn’t feel better；darker”。‎ D5.【答案】B【解析】原文定位于最后一段。作者在最后一段提出了新的心理疗法，建议人们接受消极思维，而不要一味用积极思维去反抗。In contrast这一短语的应用，说明meditation是积极思维的对立面，即消极思维的一种方式。只有把自己的不足放到更广泛、更现实的层面去思考，才会大事化小，小事化了。选项A中的内容文中并未提及。‎ D（易）‎ ‎ For ten years Jo Eddings felt that she had been banging her head against a brick wall. “I can’t describe my frustration. I felt so helpless,” she says. “What I wanted was the help with my very bright daughter who had a problem with language.” She was slow to learn to talk and at 9 her reading and writing were still poor.‎ ‎ “We took her to psychologists and all sorts of experts, but for years nobody seemed to be able to give us a proper diagnosis or know what to do.” But that changed this month when she heard a radio program about an exhibition called Genes Talking at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. It was about a research project to discover a gene lined with a condition known as specific language impairment. “As soon as I heard it I knew that this was what I’d been looking for,”‎ ‎ she says. “I wasn’t alone; I wasn’t mad. There was someone who understood my daughter.”‎ ‎ SLI covers speech and grammar problems suffered by children, the most familiar of which is dyslexia (诵读困难). About 8 percent of children are recognized as dyslexic. But a similar number may be suffering from other forms of SLI and are not recognized. The condition is the failure of different parts of the brain to deal with speech and language, and different failures manifest (表明) themselves in different ways.‎ ‎ The scientist involved in the ICA project was Professor Heather van der Leiy, the director of the Centre for Developmental Language Disorders and Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, and a leading expert on SLI. “If we can find a genetic link, it will provide the kind of hard evidence that this is a genuine problem, which is needed if we are to cure the disease,” she says.‎ D1. The underlined part in the first paragraph probably means Jo Eddings couldn’t _____.‎ ‎ A. understand her daughter and was very sad ‎ B. help her daughter out of trouble and felt helpless ‎ C. afford to treat her daughter’s disease and felt sad ‎ D. find where to treat her daughter’s disease and felt ashamed D2. Jo Eddings was pleased when she _______.‎ ‎ A. visited and exhibition called Genes Talking ‎ B. heard a radio program about an exhibition ‎ C. discovered a gene linked with her daughter’s problem ‎ D. was given a proper diagnosis of her daughter’s illness.‎ D3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?‎ ‎ A. Jo Eddings’ daughter was lonely and mad.‎ ‎ B. Dyslexia is an unknown problem among the public.‎ ‎ C. “SLI” stands for Specific Language Impairment.‎ ‎ D. Jo Eddings’ daughter’s illness was cured at last.‎ D4. On which column can we read the above passage in a newspaper?‎ ‎ A. Education News. B. Health News.‎ ‎ C. Business News. D. Economy News.‎ D1.答案为B。答案解析：本题为句意推测题。从划线部分后文 “I can’t describe my frustration. I felt so helpless,” she says. “What I wanted was the help with my very bright daughter who had a problem with language.”可知，Jo Eddings 对于女儿的疾病感到沮丧、无助，他非常需要帮助。故答案为B。由第二段首句 “We took her to psychologists and all sorts of experts…”可推测，他们带着女儿看了许多心理医生和各种专家，应该有能力支付治疗费用，故C选项错误。A选项和D选项的 “felt ashamed” 与文意不符。‎ D2.答案为B答案解析：本题为细节题。由第二段 “But that changed this month when she heard a radio program…” 可知，答案为B。‎ D3.答案为C。答案解析：本题为推理题。由第二段 “It was about a research project to discover a gene lined with a condition known as specific language impairment.” 和第三段首句 “SLI covers speech and grammar problems suffered by children, the most familiar of which is dyslexia.”可以推断，C选项正确。由第二段倒数第二句话 ““I wasn’t alone; I wasn’t mad.” 可知，选项A错误。由第三段 “About 8 percent of children are recognized as dyslexic.” 可知，B选项错误。D选项未提及。‎ ‎ D4.答案为B。答案解析：本题为推理题。结合全文和最后一段研究SLI的专家描述 “If we can find a genetic link, it will provide the kind of hard evidence that this is a genuine problem, which is needed if we are to cure the disease,” 可推断，Jo Eddings的女儿的疾病属于基因问题，和健康有关，故答案为B。‎ D（易）‎ Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight. ‎ Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.‎ But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, “Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.”‎ Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.‎ But calling them “summer school” could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp”, “enrichment”, “extra time” and “hands-on learning”.‎ D1. According to the first paragraph the summer learning gap .‎ A. helps children to gain weight B. leads children to work harder C. improves children’s memories D. affects children’s regular studies D2. Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones .‎ A. perform better and have more learning gains B. have much less time for relaxation every year C. have generally the same number of class days D. hold more classes with more free weeks off D3. Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?‎ A. They cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much.‎ B. They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.‎ C. They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.‎ D. They can’t afford to the further study during vacation.‎ D4. What would be the best title of this passage?‎ A. Opening Summer Camps B. Forbidding Summer Schools C. Spreading Year-Round Education D. Minding the Summer Learning Gap ‎ D1.【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget.暑假影响了学生的正常的学习，故选D。‎ D2.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据But many experts point out that the number of class ‎ days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.全年的学校与一般的学校都有相同的天数的授课时间，故选C。‎ D3.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.父母认为这样剥夺孩子的自由的权利，故选A。‎ D4.【答案】D【解析】标题归纳题。根据Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.及短文的内容可知注意暑假假期学习的退步，故选D。‎ D（易）‎ When I was younger, bedtime was always my favorite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Ian, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all.‎ I named Ian after my uncle when I compared Ian’s long arms and legs to his. One night I ran up to Uncle Ian at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle（哈哈笑）escaped his lips. I guess he didn’t understand how important it was to me.‎ Even if Uncle Ian didn’t think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed him in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Ian was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne（科隆香水）I used on him years ago makes him still smell “pretty”.‎ For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me. He was my best friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls. I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to talk to him again.‎ It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian. I know now that maturity（成熟）doesn’t only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your childhood and acting young sometimes.‎ Ian has been with me since I was six years old holding him in my arms connects me to my past and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.‎ D1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?‎ ‎ A．Bedtime used to be the writer’s favourite part of the day because of the stuffed monkey.‎ ‎ B. Uncle Ian liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer.‎ ‎ C. The writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.‎ ‎ D. Years later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monkey Ian.‎ D2. The writer loved Monkey Ian deeply because __________.‎ ‎ A. he could understand her B. he was a fashionable monkey ‎ C. he could talk with her D. he was her most honest listener D3. We can learn from the text that the writer believes ________.‎ ‎ A. keeping stuffed animals is babyish ‎ B. maturity doesn’t mean growing up and taking on more responsibility ‎ C. one should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he has grown up ‎ D. human beings should be kind to animals D4. We can infer from the text that _________.‎ ‎ A. the writer is still a teenager ‎ B. the writer is now a middle-aged woman ‎ C. Monkey Ian got angry for being left alone ‎ D．Uncle Ian has a monkey-like face D1.答案为B。答案解析：本题为细节推理题。由第一段 “…bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. ..my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all.”可知，A选项正确。由第四段首句 “For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me.” 可知，C选项正确。由倒数第二段首句 “It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian.” 可知，D选项正确。结合第二段和该段的 “His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle escaped his lips. I guess he didn’t understand how important it was to me.” 可知，Uncle Ian 对于我用他的名字为我的玩具猴命名感到迷惑，但是他并不知道玩具猴对我有多重要，因此可推断，Uncle Ian并不是和作者一样喜欢玩具猴。B选项不符合文意，故选择B。‎ D2.答案为D。答案解析：本题为细节推理题。由第四段 “He was my best friend, and I told him everything.” 可以推断，玩具猴是作者最忠实的听众。故答案为D。‎ D3.答案为C ‎。答案解析：本题为推理题。由倒数第二段可知，作者几年后才意识到想念玩具Ian 是没有错的。他懂得了成熟不仅仅意味着长大和承担责任，成熟也意味着怀念童年并有时候表现得稚气也无妨。故可推断，C选项符合文意。A选项与文意相反；B选项没有了 “only” ，意思就与原文相反；D选项未提及。‎ D4.答案为A。答案解析：本题为推理题，要求推断作者的年龄。结合文章第一段首句 “When I was younger…” 和最后一段 “…and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.” 可以推断，作者继续在成长并开始懂得自己，现在应该是个青少年。故答案为A。‎ D(易)‎ Believe it or not, optical illusion(视错觉) can cut highway crashes.‎ Japan is a case in point. It has reduced car crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.‎ Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.‎ Too great speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all serious traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related risks are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars(水平杆)painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.‎ Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.‎ D1. The passage mainly discusses ________.‎ A. a new type of optical illusion ‎ B. a new pattern for painting highways C. a new way of training drivers D. a new way of highway speed control D2. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.‎ A. they should avoid speed-related danger B. they should slow down their speed ‎ C. they are driving in the wrong side D. they are coming near to the speed limit D3. Compared with straight, horizontal bars, what is the advantage of chevrons? ‎ A. They will have a longer effect on drivers. B. They can cut road accidents in half. ‎ C. They will look more attractive. D. They can keep drivers awake.‎ D4. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________.‎ A. repeat the Japanese road patterns B. change the road signs across the country ‎ C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons D. try out the Japanese method in certain areas D5. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?‎ A. They are suitable only on broad roads. ‎ B. They are falling out of use in the United States.‎ C. They are ignored in a long period of time.‎ D. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.‎ D1.【答案】D 【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文，我们可以知道，在高速公路上画各种线是为了让司机觉得车速过快，从而达到控制车速的目的。‎ D2.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题，由“But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.”可知B项正确。D3.【答案】A【解析】推断题。由最后两段对比可知，人字形线比直线，平等线对控制车速有更长久的影响。‎ D4.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据“paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country”可知他们在精心挑选的几条路上试验日本的模式。‎ D5.【答案】C【解析】推理题。根据“However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.”可知答案选C。‎ D（中等难度）‎ Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?‎ Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.‎ Another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.‎ Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!‎ Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.‎ D1. The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to .‎ A. support online shopping B. collect answers from readers C. show his dislike of going shopping D. introduce the topic of the passage D2. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud?‎ A. Using only trusted websites. B. Choosing big websites.‎ C. Collecting shopping evidence. D. Seeking advice from the police.‎ D3. What can we learn about online shopping from Para. 3?‎ A. It’s normal for a blue dress to change into green.‎ ‎ B. We shouldn't believe product descriptions easily.‎ ‎ C. It’s usually wise for us to buy colorful products.‎ ‎ D. Product appearances are sometimes not good.‎ D4. The author agrees with the fact that ______.‎ A. customers are never satisfied with products B. online shopping is a safe way to make purchases C. online shopping has nothing to do with global warming D. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy D5. What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?‎ A. Very popular. B. A wise choice. C. Not trouble free. D. A waste of time.‎ D1.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据用这些问题导入本段的主题，故选D。‎ D2.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的句子：Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation(名声).可知是使用值得信任的网站。故选A。‎ D3.【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据Another problem is that the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen.可知不要相信产品描述。选B。‎ D4.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated(使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late !可知是顾客对送货迟了是很生气的。故选D。‎ D5.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据从最后一段可知网购是一个不是没有麻烦的，故选C。‎ D（易）‎ ‎ Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.‎ ‎ I suppose grandma's primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa's quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.‎ ‎ Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.‎ D1. What did grandma learn from grandpa's death? ‎ A. Good health was not there for everyone.‎ B. She should take dance lessons.‎ C. She had to struggle to live a better life. ‎ D. She should wear beautiful dresses.‎ D2. How did the author's family feel when Grandma decided to take dance lessons? ‎ A. Hopeless. B. Helpless. C. Embarrassed. D. Proud.‎ D3. Normal grandmas usually ________ in the author's point of view?‎ A. took dance lessons B. did some exercises at home C. took care of grandchildren at home D. did some housework at home D4. The author felt ______ when he was invited to watch grandma's match.‎ A. happy B. proud C. excited D. uninterested D5. The text is mainly about ‎ A. my grandma's confidence B. my dancing grandma C. my grandma's dancing D. my grandma's gold cup D1.【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据good health was not to be taken for granted，对于大家来说好的健康已经不在了，故选A。‎ D2.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据we rolled our eyes in embarrassment可知作者的家人都感到尴尬，故选C。‎ D3.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did.在作者眼中祖母就是能在家做做家务，故选D。‎ D4.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point,作者对于祖母的邀请他去看比赛感到没有兴趣，故选D。‎ D5.【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知关于祖母的事情，故选B。‎ D(中等难度)‎ June 26, 2000 — the Human Genome(基因组) Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life. But those communities and policy makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life. For the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination. While European and Japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human DNA, the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes connected with terrible diseases as yet, and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or ‎ AIDS. Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases. Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.‎ D1. Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome? A. Because the human genome can destroy many illnesses. B. Because the human genome's completion can help them get rid of many diseases. C. Because they wanted to be better known than others. D. Because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work. D2. Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world? A. Japan. B. Germany. C. The United States. D. China. D3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. If the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses. B. The scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers. C. Many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map. D. The United States began the Genes Study early in the 19th century.‎ D4. The author suggests that the Human Genome Project can cause _______. A. the policy makers to feel very worried and careful B. the scientists to work harder C. many people to find work easily D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs D5. The main idea of this article is about _______. A. unlocking genetic code B. the genes' discovery C. the great human genome D. the genes and the scientists D1.答案为B。答案解析：本题为细节推理题。由第一段第二句话 “the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.” 和最后一段首句 “Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases.” 可知，科学家绘制人类基因组图是为了驱除疾病，故答案为B。A选项表述不正确；C、D 在文中均未提到。‎ D2答案为C。答案解析：本题为细节题。由第三段首句提到的 “…the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States, …”可知，答案为C。.‎ D3.答案为D。答案解析：本题为细节判断题。由第三段首句提到的 “which began in 1990” 可知，美国是在20 世纪末开始绘制人类基因组图的，故D选项表达错误。由最后一段首句 “Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases.”可知，A选项与文意符合；由第三段最后一句 “…and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.” 可知，B选项与文意符合；由最后一段最后一句话 “Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, …”可知，C选项与文意符合，均不选。‎ D4.答案为B。答案解析：本题为推理题。由第一段最后一句话 “But those communities and policy makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.” 可知，A选项表述与文意不符。C选项未提及。由最后一段最后一句话 “Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.”可知，D选项是文中的一个事实，不需要推理，故不选。 结合全文内容和第一段提到的 “June 26, 2000 — the Human Genome Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed.” 可以推断，绘制人类基因组图是一个长期的项目，现在虽然完成了百分之九十多，但是作者在文中也暗示了这个项目需要科学家更努力地工作，故B选项正确。‎ D5答案为A。答案解析：本题考查文章的主旨大意。结合第二段提到的 “…but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code…”和第三段提到的 “… is ‘unlocking the code’ of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal diseases.” 可知，解读基因密码可以知道如何打败疾病。故答案为A。B、C、D都不是文章的中心。‎ D（易）‎ Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed, for many of the poorest regions of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.‎ Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S., where are more TVs than people, and ‎ where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.‎ Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant improvement in their reading skills.‎ Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide. ‎ D1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.‎ A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused D2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.‎ B. The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.‎ C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.‎ D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.‎ D3. The author intends to .‎ A. stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives ‎ B. persuade women to become more independent ‎ C. encourage people to improve their reading skills ‎ D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google ‎ D4. What would be the best title for the passage? K^S*5U.C#O%‎ A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb the World ‎ C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World D1.答案B。【解析】词义猜测题。由本句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。K^S*5U.C D2.答案D。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2013年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。‎ D3.答案A。K^S*5U.C【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项 D4.答案C。【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越好。由此可知应选C项。 K^S*5U.C#O%‎ D（中等难度）‎ Sports shoes that out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK. ‎ The shoes—named Square Eyes—contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts. ‎ The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tackle that with my design.” ‎ Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. ‎ Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time. ‎ Existing pedometers （计步器） normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count ‎ of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.” ‎ D1. According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________. ‎ A. keep a record of the steps of the wearer ‎ B. deal with overweight among teenagers ‎ C. enable children to resist the temptation of TV ‎ D. prevent children from being tricked by TV programs D2. Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes? ‎ A. They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time. ‎ B. They determine a child’s daily pocket money. ‎ C. They have raised the hot issue of overweight. ‎ D. They contain information of the receiver. ‎ D3. What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion? ‎ A. The exact number of steps to be taken. ‎ B. The precise number of hours spent on TV. ‎ C. The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time. ‎ D. The way of changing steps into TV watching time. ‎ D4. Compared with other similar products, the new design ________. ‎ A. makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat ‎ B. counts the wearer’s steps through shaking ‎ C. records the sudden movement of the wearer ‎ D. sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver ‎ D5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? ‎ A. Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time ‎ B. Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise ‎ C. Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise ‎ D. Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight D1. B 这是一道推断题。根据第三段“‘We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,’she says,‘And I want to tackle that with my design .’”‎ 可以推断出这个设计是为了解决孩子超重的问题。‎ D2. A 这是一道推断题。根据第四段“Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.”可知这种鞋利用走路的步数来控制孩子看电视的时间。‎ D3. C 这是一道推断题。根据第五段“Health experts suggest that a child take 12 000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television.”可以推断出健康专家给出了每天合适的运动量和看电视时间。‎ D4. A 这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat.”可以推断出类似产品可以用晃动来作弊,但是她设计的鞋使得懒惰的青少年很难作弊。‎ D5. A 这是一道主旨题。本文主要介绍了一款智能运动鞋,利用孩子们每天的走步数来决定看电视的时间,起到控制体重的作用。‎ D（中上难度）‎ Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. It’s an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds think link together into the same frequency. We call it telepathy. ‎ We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person, and they call you, you are most likely better at sending.‎ You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will them to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, try "feeling" who's contacting you. Don't guess, try to feel the vibrations. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn't mean that you are not capable of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency. ‎ Telepathic Dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other, and find that their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.‎ Telepathy&Relationships： The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the others mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the others, mind through time spent together；The other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child desperately wanting his/her mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mothers deep desire to protect her child from harm. ‎ D1. When does telepathy occur?‎ ‎ A. It occurs when one senses that a close friend of his/her is in danger.‎ ‎ B. It occurs when one has very good five senses.‎ ‎ C. It occurs when one wants to call his/her best friend.‎ ‎ D. It occurs when one doesn’t know a stranger.‎ D2. Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. Receiving Telepathy B. Telepathy: Mind-to Mind Contact ‎ C. Telepathy: People’s Dream D. Dream of Telepathy D3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. The more people separate, the more likely that telepathy will occur.‎ ‎ B. It is by using the five senses that telepathy occurs.‎ ‎ C. Telepathy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another.‎ ‎ D. One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friend’s call as one wishes.‎ D4. Which of the following belongs to telepathy?‎ ‎ A. By accident, you are aware of a friend of yours is coming to see you.‎ ‎ B. People’s communication over the telephone.‎ ‎ C. A mother’s sense of her child is in danger.‎ ‎ D. A couple’s long separation.‎ D1答案为A。答案解析：本题为推理题。由第一段第一、二句话 “Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. It’s an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need.” 可知，心灵感应不依靠五官感觉，而是在紧急关头或者有需要的时候，这种潜能才能被激发出来。故A选项正确。‎ D2答案为B。答案解析：本题考查文章的标题。全文都是围绕心灵感应而展开，故答案为B。‎ D3.答案为D。答案解析：本题为细节题。由第二段 “If you think of a person, and they call you, you are most likely better at sending.” 可知，如果你正在想着某人，然后他就给你打电话了，那么你可能更擅长于发送感应，D选项意思与文章符合。 故答案为D。由最后一段 “The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the others mind, especially when separated.” 可知，人们在一起相处的时间越长，他们的心灵相互间就越有可能产生共鸣，尤其是当分开的时候，故A、C选项错误，结合第一题分析知B选项同样错误。‎ D4.答案为C。答案解析：本题为推理题。由最后一段 “ A mother will often sense that her child is in danger..”可知，C选项正确。结合前面几题的分析可知，A、D不正确，B选项与文章毫不相干。‎