【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之二

【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之二

‎2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之二 ‎【一】‎ Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you're making a one－off trip to London or you're a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city's public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.‎ Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London：‎ ‎● Save time－your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.‎ ‎● It's more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.‎ ‎● There is a daily price cap－once you have reached this limit, you won't pay any more.‎ ‎● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues－plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.‎ Buy a Visitor Oyster Card Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs ￡3 (non－refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.‎ Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with ￡20 credit. If you run ‎ out of credit, add credit at the following locations：‎ ‎● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.‎ ‎● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.‎ ‎● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.‎ ‎● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.‎ ‎● Emirates Air Line terminals.‎ ‎1．When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?‎ A．After you become a regular visitor.‎ B．Only when you end your journey.‎ C．Once you arrive in London.‎ D．Before you leave home.‎ ‎2．What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?‎ A．It can reach you before your journey to London.‎ B．It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.‎ C．It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.‎ D．It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.‎ ‎3．Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?‎ A．On the Internet.‎ B．At a Tube station ticket office.‎ C．On Eurostar trains.‎ D．At Gatwick Express ticket offices.‎ ‎【二】‎ Lee's mother Sun became unexpectedly pregnant while married to a disabled man. Doctors told her that because of a medication she had been taking her child would not be normal. She chose to continue with the pregnancy and in 1985 in Seoul, South Korea, little Hee Ah Lee was born with only two fingers on each hand, disfigurement of her legs, and slight ‎ brain injury. The hospital told Sun that she could not care for the child at home and her relatives wanted her to place the child for adoption in a foreign country. Sun, however, thought her baby would live a successful life.‎ When Lee was a pre－schooler, Sun wanted her daughter to take piano lessons for two reasons. One was that she felt it would help her strengthen her hands so she could hold a pencil. The other was that she felt that if she could master the piano, she could master anything. For six months piano schools turned them down and then the one teacher who did accept the task got discouraged and wanted to quit. It was a three－month contest of wills between mother and daughter that led to a conflict in which Sun actually threw her daughter on the floor in frustration. But Lee got back up on the piano bench and for the first time played a children's song. That was the turning point and one year later Lee won the grand prize in a piano concert for Kindergartners. It was at the age of 7 that Lee won Korea's 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was presented with her award by the President of Korea.‎ Lee has won numerous awards, and is a widely traveled concert pianist with more than 200 appearances. Her first album titled “Hee－ah, a Pianist with Four Fingers” was released in June, 2008.‎ Lee speaks highly of her mother for challenging her to master the piano and said that although her training was difficult, “As time went by, the piano became my source of inspiration and my best friend.”‎ ‎4．Which of the following can best describe Sun?‎ A．Stubborn and devoted.‎ B．Impatient and strict.‎ C．Enthusiastic and hardworking.‎ D．Honest and responsible.‎ ‎5．What was probably in Lee's mind when on the floor?‎ A．Learning piano was too difficult for her.‎ B．Life was unfair to her.‎ C．She would try her best to learn piano.‎ D．Her mother didn't love her any more.‎ ‎6．When was Lee awarded by the president of Korea?‎ A．1985. B．1992.‎ C．2008. D．2007.‎ ‎7．What's the best title of the passage？‎ A．A 4－finger pianist B．Love between mother and daughter C．Learning piano D．An abnormal girl ‎【三】‎ Mei Xiang, a female panda of 17 years old, gave birth to twins on August 22, 2015, bringing a happy end to an anxious wait that had begun in April. The birth of two pandas has increased the excitement at Washington's National Zoo, but keeping them both alive will be tricky.‎ Now that Mei Xiang has surprised the world with twin babies, zoo staff are working round the clock to help them through the first fragile weeks of life. Unable to crawl (爬) or see for about two months, the baby depends on the mother's warmth, milk and protection. Even so, misfortunes can happen. Mei's second baby, a female, was born in September 2012, but died a week later due to lung damage. Poorly developed lungs likely prevented it from getting enough oxygen.‎ In the wild, if a panda has twins, the nature of the mother is to choose the stronger of the two pandas and abandon one. But zoos have developed a way to get around that: They will take turns to put the twins between mom and the incubator (恒温箱) every few hours, which means that each baby will get enough time with its mother to be fed by her. If necessary, her milk will be supplemented (补充) with a mixture of infant formula (婴儿配方), dog food and water.‎ The tiny pandas are especially fragile in the face of the mother's ‎ ‎200－pound weight. In July 2006, a panda in China accidentally killed her newborn as it nursed. By watching the zoo's panda nests, zoo staff will keep a careful eye on the twins to make sure mom doesn't accidentally harm them.‎ ‎1．How do the public feel about the birth of the pandas?‎ A．Anxious. B．Excited.‎ C．Curious. D．Calm.‎ ‎2．Why are baby pandas fragile in the first weeks?‎ A．They can't get enough time with their mother.‎ B．Their mother may abandon them.‎ C．Their mother isn't willing to feed them.‎ D．They aren't able to move or see.‎ ‎3．The zoo staff took turns to put the twins between mom and the incubator to ________.‎ A．get baby pandas familiar with their mother B．prevent mother panda from abandoning the weaker one C．prevent baby pandas from lung damage D．get mother panda to rest easy ‎4．What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A．Newborn Pandas Bring Happiness to USA B．Newborn Pandas Are Killed in Zoo C．Newborn Pandas Face Risks to Survival D．Newborn Pandas Depend on The Mother's Care ‎【四】‎ Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This opinion holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!‎ The idea that we use only a small part of the brain dates back to animal experiments in the 19th century. When scientists stimulated (刺激) a specific part of the brain, the animal moved its leg or tail. If a tiny part of the brain could do something so great, what was the use of the rest of the brain? Some scientists assumed that large parts of the brain were simply useless.‎ Then, in the early 20th century, scientists observed that stimulating certain parts of the brain had no physical effects. They named these seemingly useless parts of the brain the “silent cortex”. Today we know that in humans, much of the “silent cortex” is actually devoted to complex activities like language, learning, and imagining.‎ Brain scans have shown that different parts of the brain become much more active as we shift (切换) our attention and focus, but even as we sleep, many areas of the brain are extremely active. Would you be smarter if your entire brain constantly worked to maximum capacity (能力)? Interestingly enough, the opposite is probably true. The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do. ‎5．Why does the opinion mentioned in Paragraph 1 seem appealing?‎ A．People wish to become much smarter.‎ B．People believe it is scientific.‎ C．People know nothing about the brain.‎ D．People want to make little use of their brain.‎ ‎6．What did scientists discover in their experiment in the 20th century?‎ A．The majority of the brain is sleeping.‎ B．Animals' legs and tails have some connection with their brain.‎ C．Stimulation on some parts of the brain causes no physical reaction.‎ D．Certain parts of the brain are devoted to language and learning activities.‎ ‎7.“Silent cortex” has proved to be ________.‎ A．sensitive to stimulation B．useful in complex activities C．responsible for physical reaction D．more active than the other parts of the brain ‎8．If you need less brain activity to perform a task, ________.‎ A．you will feel sleepy B．you must shift your focus C．you can use your brain to the fullest D．you will be more productive ‎【五】‎ Today's youngsters use smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices (设备) more than ever before. And the amount of time they spend on these devices is only likely to increase in the future. But are all these changes good? ‎ We sometimes call children who are able to use mobile devices and technology easily digital natives. They can text, e－mail, get Wi－Fi, and download. Some experts say that long periods of time spent chatting to friends online, playing video games and listening to mp3s, for example, may possibly change how their brains work.‎ Then there is the question of privacy. All this online activity creates a digital footprint. Every time we share a photo or a post on social media, and every time we search for something on the Internet, information about our activity is stored somewhere. ‎ Our inability to control what happens to our children's digital footprint—and their personal privacy－has big possibilities. It might become normal for companies to ask their employees for their social media qualifications. We are also becoming more aware that companies and governments may be able to “listen in” on our communications. So it is important to make our children aware of the possible results of ‎ oversharing. ‎ Another area where the digital world may have a big effect is in education. One worry is that kids who spend a lot of time online at home are sometimes unable to socialize properly with other children when they are at school. Other experts point out that, when it comes to children and technology, the children are the experts, not the teachers. They say that we should stop seeing online as “bad” and offline as “good” －and there is evidence of innovative (革新的) work in some schools.‎ So, do we really need to rescue our children from the dangers of the digital world?‎ ‎1．According to the second paragraph, what is the possible effect of digital childhood?‎ A．Children can grow up quickly.‎ B．Children can read texts fluently.‎ C．Children's way of thinking may be changed.‎ D．Children may become mentally disabled.‎ ‎2．All the following may happen to our digital footprints EXCEPT ________.‎ A．when surfing the Internet, our digital footprints are saved B．some business societies may take advantage of the information C．government may look into our communication through the Internet D．digital pictures may be printed by our computer automatically ‎ ‎3．Why are many teachers doubtful about digital technology?‎ A．Because some students cannot do well in studies.‎ B．Because some teachers haven't changed for years.‎ C．Because some students addicted to digital technology cannot socialize well.‎ D．Because some teachers addicted to tradition technology cannot teach well. ‎ ‎4．Which of the following can summarize the main idea of the text?‎ A．Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?‎ B．Should children learn to use digital technology? ‎ C．Are there changes in children's school life?‎ D．Should teachers accept changes in our life?‎ ‎【六】‎ Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty？ Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far－fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.‎ Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week－long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.‎ All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”， older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.‎ American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand－up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe's first test one, with a seven－week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth－grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.‎ The findings of these studies and others done previously， all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win－win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.‎ ‎5．According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that ________.‎ A．they have to exchange desks with each other B．they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats C．there are no seats for them to sit in class D．the officials show no sympathy to them at all ‎6．According to the teachers, older students may not like stand－up desks because ________.‎ A．they are cleverer than younger students B．they are easily tired of standing long C．they have formed the habit of sitting D．they do badly in class while standing ‎7．What is most likely to be the result of the seven－week trial?‎ A．The standing desks can't be used at all.‎ B．It is good for students to use stand－up desks.‎ C．More tests should be done in other schools.‎ D．The students are different in personality.‎ ‎8．Why do the teachers like the standing desks?‎ A．Because the educators can draw the students' attention.‎ B．Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.‎ C．Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.‎ D．Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.‎ ‎【七】‎ A rare butterfly has been discovered in Britain for the first time in 60 years, having moved from Eastern Europe. The only previous record of a wild yellow－legged Tortoiseshell in Britain was in 1953, when it was ‎ seen just once in Sevenoaks, Kent. Several weeks ago, there were already four confirmed sightings, along the East coast in Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent, and six further reports of the butterfly in coastal areas. Conservationists are very excited about the sightings, which are rare in the butterfly world.‎ The butterflies are thought to have flown on easterly winds across Europe in the last few weeks. The large and colourful insect mainly lives in Eastern Europe. In recent years, it has spread into Scandinavia and its number increases rapidly during warm weather. Also known as the Scarce Tortoiseshell, it has an orange and blue colour and is about one third bigger than our own Small Tortoiseshell.‎ Butterfly Conservation was starting its annual Big Butterfly Count, a yearly survey of the butterflies across the nation. Sir David Attenborough, President of the charity, said, “The UK is a nation of amateur naturalists and we have a proud tradition of celebrating and studying our wildlife. By taking part in the Big Butterfly Count this summer, you can contribute to discovering the fantastic butterflies and other wildlife that share your garden, parks and countryside.”He added, “Butterflies_fought_back last year after a terrible 2012 but despite this, butterfly numbers were still below average. Three quarters of the UK's butterflies are in decline and one third are in danger of dying out. This is bad news for the UK's birds, bees, bats and other wildlife.‎ ‎1．These rare butterflies usually live in ________.‎ A．Eastern Europe B．Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent C．coastal areas D．Sevenoaks, Kent ‎2．The annual Big Butterfly Count is intended to ________.‎ A．inspire amateurs' studying interest B．teach people to do good gardening C．study butterflies across Britain ‎ D．celebrate naturalists' contributions ‎3．What do the underlined words probably mean in the last paragraph?‎ A．Butterflies' number increased.‎ B．Butterflies struggled to survive.‎ C．Butterflies were dying out.‎ D．Butterflies felt like fighting.‎ ‎4．What's the main idea of the text?‎ A．Butterflies are quite rare in Britain.‎ B．Butterflies like travelling frequently.‎ C．A rare butterfly appeared in Britain.‎ D．The butterfly world changed a lot.‎ ‎【八】‎ Soccer is not a violent game. But players can hit the ball with their head to purposely change the direction of the ball. In the sport this move is known as a header. Unfortunately, they may sometimes crash into other players, the ground or goal posts. During the World Cup semifinal soccer match in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2014，Netherlands' Dirk Kuyt went for a header with ArgentinA s Javier Mascherano and Ezequiel Garay, making his competitors injured in head.‎ Catherine McGill is a neuropsychologist (神经心理学家) at the Children's National Health System in Houston. She examines many children who have suffered concussions (脑震荡)，which are the most common brain injury. She says concussions from soccer and other youth sports are increasing.‎ ‎“Firstly, parents, coaches, and medical providers alike are getting better at recognizing and responding to the injury, and it's a huge proof to media paying more attention to this and leagues (联队) paying more attention to the safety of their players. Also, kids are getting bigger, faster, stronger across the sports, and so more injuries may be occurring simply ‎ because of that.”‎ Catherine McGill spoke at a recent conference on ways to make soccer safer for young players which was held recently in New York. She says researchers are examining the effects of soccer－related head injuries. They want to know whether repeated hits to the head can cause CTE, which is a brain disorder that worsens as a person ages.‎ She says parents often ask what age children should start “heading” or whether there should be “heading” at all. She thinks it's a very individual decision. The age for one child may be quite different from another.‎ ‎5．According to the passage, Dirk Kuyt is probably ________.‎ A．a league leader B．a soccer player C．a doctor D．a coach ‎6．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?‎ A．Young soccer players are stronger and swifter nowadays.‎ B．Parents are getting better at dealing with head injuries.‎ C．Media are paying more attention to such injuries in sports.‎ D．Leagues are more concerned about the safety of their players.‎ ‎7．What can we learn from Catherine McGill's research?‎ A．Heading is a common move for players in soccer matches.‎ B．Children can start heading at any age in playing soccer.‎ C．CTE is mainly caused by soccer－related head injuries.‎ D．Concussions from soccer and other youth sports are on the rise.‎ ‎8．What's the main purpose of the passage?‎ A．To entertain us with exciting soccer matches.‎ B．To warn us of something dangerous in sports.‎ C．To inform us of risks of heading in soccer.‎ D．To share ways to make soccer safer for children.‎ ‎【九】‎ Bantham Beach, Devon The South Devon coast is knee deep in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.‎ Bantham is a golden bank of sand. There are rock pools for younger children and for their elders. This is one of the county's favourite surfing beaches.‎ The 14th－century Sloop Inn (01548 560489, sloopatbantham.co.uk) has summer doubles from ￡145 per night (and it's only a couple of hundred yards to the beach)．‎ Camber Sands, East Sussex Head to the western end of the overflow car park and then it's a pleasant walk through dunes (沙丘) to your own private area on the endless sands.‎ If you haven't bought a picnic, the village's Rye Bay Cafe is good for lunch and the nearby Rye Bay Nature Reserve provides walking, cycling and bird watching options.‎ Charming double rooms at The Galivant (01797 225057, thegalivant.co.uk) start at ￡115 per night.‎ Aberdour Silver Sands, Fife This small, rural, sandy beach is beside woodland and offers dreamy views out to the islands of Inchmickery and Inchcolm.‎ The Fife coastal path passes through and there's a good walking road following the cliff top to Hawkcraig with views across the river Forth to Edinburgh.‎ Lunch at Sands beachfront cafe and book a room at Forth View Hotel (01383 860402，forthviewhotel.co.uk), where doubles cost from ￡85 per night.‎ Druridge Bay, Northumberland Druridge Bay has 99 acres of golden, sweeping sands. The kids can explore the towering grassland dunes that shelter the bay, and just 300 yards from the beach is the Druridge Bay County Park and Visitor Centre with wildlife displays and play areas.‎ Food can be had at the Widdrington Inn (eight miles away) while Eshott Hall (01670 787454, eshotthall.co.uk) has doubles from ￡120 per night.‎ ‎1．If you want to watch wild life displays, you can go to ________.‎ A．Bantham Beach, Devon B．Camber Sands, East Sussex C．Aberdour Silver Sands, Fife D．Druridge Bay, Northumberland ‎2．Which of the following can you enjoy at Camber Sands?‎ A．Surfing in rock pools. B．Watching birds.‎ C．Playing in a park. D．Exploring islands.‎ ‎3．Which hotel charges the least for a double room?‎ A．Sloop Inn. B．The Galivant.‎ C．Forth View Hotel. D．Eshott Hall.‎ ‎【十】‎ When should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?‎ Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented， are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a company or the nation. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.‎ Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. A second point is that older employees are often extremely loyal employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff. However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at ‎ ‎60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over. Age is irrelevant to a working life, surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination. That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick. Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.‎ ‎ Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are only ambitious workaholics who are too selfish and self－centered to believe that a younger person could do better. Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, however, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans or roles. A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life's labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can't find jobs because old people are choosing not to retire. Old people are not retiring because this new generation of “old people”， thinking they will never die due to modern advances in medicine.‎ With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low－level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers.However, this can affect the older individual's freedom and right to work and can deprive (剥夺) society of valuable experience and insights. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.‎ ‎4．What is the purpose of this passage?‎ A．To explain the compulsory age limit. ‎ B．To discuss the retirement age.‎ C．To examine people's working life.‎ D．To introduce a particular stage.‎ ‎5．Which of the following is NOT a reason for allowing old people to continue working according to the passage?‎ A．Their contribution should be valued.‎ B．Their experience should be made use of.‎ C．They can help the youngsters.‎ D．They are loyal employees.‎ ‎6．It can be inferred in the fourth passage that ________.‎ A．the young people have more creative spirits B．modern advances in medicine make old people never die C．pensions and freedom are not given to the old now D．old people believe that a younger person could do better ‎7．The passage is arranged as follows: ‎ ‎【十一】‎ Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited (继承) her ‎ commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven－year－old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22－year－old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12－month－old son by herself.‎ The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.‎ Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination. Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.‎ ‎“Mom，” she told Ann, “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”‎ At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter's story. To her surprise， staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie.‎ On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl's generosity. Ashley says she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away，” Ashley says. “She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be.”‎ ‎1．According to the text, Ann Sutton ________.‎ A．only cares about poor children B．has possessed a good fortune C．is warm－hearted and ready to help others D．is a single mother with a 12－month－old boy ‎2．When hearing the aid had fallen through, Kinzie ________.‎ A．was not sad but cheerful B．put all her coins away immediately C．told her mother to ask the coworkers for help D．decided to buy a present for the baby with all her allowance ‎3．From the text we can learn that ________.‎ A．Ann would act as Santa Claus to hand out the Christmas presents B．the Sutton children always got lots of presents at Christmas C．Kinzie's generosity influenced others and they did something similar D．Ashley was moved and promised to return the money ‎4．What does the text mainly talk about?‎ A．How a warm－hearted mother shows her love to a poor family.‎ B．How a mother and her young daughter helped a poor family.‎ C．Many people make contributions to those in need.‎ D．What happened to a poor family on Christmas Eve.‎ ‎【十二】‎ Many areas of cropland in Bangladesh are becoming unfit for farming. The land is becoming salty. It is a big problem for the small country which has more than 155 million people because growing crops is the most common way Bangladeshis support themselves.‎ Farmers in the country are learning to grow vegetables in so－called “vertical gardens.”The soil in these gardens is better because heavy rains have removed much of the salt. Shobitha Debna, a 35－year－old farmer in the village Chandipur, is able to grow hundreds of kilograms of vegetables each season in her small garden.‎ This kind of farming is new in Chandipur. But it may spread across the country.‎ Most of Bangladesh is at or below sea level. Rising seawaters linked to climate change has severely affected the country. High water from ‎ storms in coastal areas also add salt to soil. High salt content makes crops less productive. The salty sea water flows into rivers, which then flood Chandipur and other villages. Vegetable crops fail. For three years now, hundreds of villagers have grown crops in vertical gardens.‎ From July to October, about 1.5 meters of rain falls in Bangladesh. The seasonal rains remove salt from the soil. At the end of the rainy season, villagers collect the cleaned soil and place it in large containers. They use that soil to grow vegetables.‎ WorldFish Center, a non－profit International group has trained about 200 villagers in southwestern Bangladesh to make vertical gardens. Over the next two years, the center will train about 5,000 people. A vertical garden is easy to make. Villagers fill containers with good soil and natural fertilizers. They put the containers on bricks so they are off the ground. They add pieces of the bricks to the soil to help water flow and drain.‎ Villagers also grow vegetables in containers made from large, thin pieces of plastic supported by bamboo. This is called “vertical tower” which can produce more than 100 kilograms of vegetables each.‎ ‎5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A．The heavy rain makes the soil salty.‎ B．The salty water from the sea makes the soil salty.‎ C．Villagers uses bricks to contain good soil.‎ D．WorldFish Center has already trained 200 villagers in to make vertical garden.‎ ‎6．What can be inferred from the passage?‎ A．Living conditions in Bangladesh is not easy.‎ B．Villagers put containers on bricks to make them off the ground.‎ C．Villagers are trying to produce vegetables that can grow in salty soil.‎ D．People in village Chandipur live a happier life than people in other part of Bangladesh.‎ ‎7．What do the villagers need to make a vertical garden?‎ a．sea water B．container c．good soil D．bricks e．bamboo f．plastic A．a，b，d B．a，d，e C．b，c，d D．b，e，f ‎8．The main idea of this passage should be ________.‎ A．poor country, rich people B．a non－profit group's help C．salty soil, high yield D．creative methods to grow crops ‎【十三】‎ ‎ Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.‎ ‎“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”‎ ‎“He won't find out，” Mark said, “I'll just have a quick look and shut it down.”‎ Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.‎ It was a strange－looking machine—one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It's an experimental model, ” his father had explained, “so don't touch it under any circumstances.” But his father's warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the center of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”‎ ‎“Yes！” Mark cried excitedly, “It's a computer game. I knew it! ‎ DaD s only been pretending to work. He's really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen: “ENTER NAMES VOYAGER 1：...‎ VOYAGER 2：...”‎ Mark's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.‎ ‎“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROG－RAM.AUTO－RETRIEVE INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动)．”‎ The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.‎ ‎“I think we'd better shut it off, Mark，” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.‎ But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow (光芒), until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.‎ ‎“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION: MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”‎ ‎1．Why did Mark touch the computer against his father's warning?‎ A．He wanted to take a voyage.‎ B．He wanted to practice his skill.‎ C．He was so much attracted by it.‎ D．He was eager to do an experiment.‎ ‎2．Where did the boys' father most likely work?‎ A．In an electronic factory.‎ B．In a computer company.‎ C．In a scientific research center.‎ D．In an information processing center.‎ ‎3．Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of________.‎ A．a computer game B．a company website C．a software producer D．an astronomy program ‎4．Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?‎ A．He was afraid of being scolded.‎ B．He didn't like the loud noise and light.‎ C．He didn't want to play games any more.‎ D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen.‎ ‎【十四】‎ We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer. Researchers say it is not important how far you run. It also does not matter how fast or even how often you run. As advertisements for the running shoe Nike say, “just do it.”‎ Recently, researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About one－fourth of the adults reported they ran regularly. The study found these runners were considerably less likely than non－runners to die of any form of disease, including heart disease. In fact, the runners lived, on average, three years longer than the non－runners. This study lasted 15 years. During that time, more than 3,400 of the individuals died. About 1,200 of the deaths were linked to heart disease, a heart attack or stroke (中风)．‎ One of the researchers is a man named D. C. Lee. He is an assistant professor of kinesiology, or the science of movement， at Iowa State University. Compared to non－runners, he says, runners showed a much lower risk of dying from some diseases. “Compared to non－runners, runners showed 30 percent lower risk of death by any causes, including heart attack， stroke or cancer. Also, runners compared to non－runners ‎ showed 45 percent lower risk of death by cardiovascular (心血管的) disease, including heart attack and stroke. ”‎ D．C.Lee and the other researchers found that speed, distance and how often one runs made little difference in reducing the risk of death. The runners in the study averaged between 10 and 16 kilometers per hour. Mr Lee says slower runners, and those who only ran once or twice a week, were helped nearly as much as those who ran faster and further. “And also we looked at the running over time and we found that persistent runners—over I think six years—they showed the biggest benefits， as well.”‎ ‎ To stay healthy, doctors suggest that adults up to age 65 do 150 minutes of moderate exercise every week. They say these individuals need 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, like running, every week for good health.‎ ‎5．What can be the best title for the passage?‎ A．The secrets to living healthily B．Let's run faster and further C．The causes of some diseases D．For a longer life, go running ‎6．Which of the following is TRUE about the research?‎ A．The runners lived, on average, four years longer than the non－runners.‎ B．Runners showed 30 percent lower risk of death by any causes than non－runners.‎ C．Among over 55,000 adults, about one－third of the adults ran regularly.‎ D．During the 15 years of study, more than 3,400 of the individuals died of heart disease.‎ ‎7．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?‎ A．How can people improve their speed of running?‎ B．How can people increase their distance of running?‎ C．What ways of running can benefit people's health?‎ D．What surroundings should people run in for their health?‎ ‎8．What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph that follows?‎ A．Measures to cure heart disease.‎ B．Some tips for safe running.‎ C．Ways to build up one's body.‎ D．How to participate in a match.‎ ‎【十五】‎ ‎ Going green seems to be fad (时尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.‎ On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.‎ With the idea of going green every single day for a year. Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.‎ Over the course of our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don't need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home－made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.‎ Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We ‎ believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.‎ ‎1．What might be the best title for the passage?‎ A．Going Green B．Protecting the Planet C．Keeping Open－Minded D．Celebrating Our Green Year ‎2．It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because________.‎ A．they were expected to follow the green fad B．they didn't know how to educate other people C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks ‎3．What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?‎ A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.‎ B．They ignore others' ungreen behavior.‎ C．They chose better chemical cleaners.‎ D．They sold their homemade food.‎ ‎4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?‎ A．The government will give support to the green people.‎ B．The couple may continue their project in the future.‎ C．Some people disagree with the couple's green ideas.‎ D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.‎ ‎【十六】‎ Mars (火星) appears to be flowing with small streams of salty water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday. “It suggests that it would be possible for there to be life today on Mars，” NASA s science mission chief, John Grunsfeld, said at a news conference on September 28, 2015.‎ The streams are about 12 to 15 feet wide and 300 feet or more long, ‎ scientists said. “What we're dealing with is wet soil, thin layers of wet soil, not standing water，” said Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona at Tucson, the principal scientist for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's high－resolution imaging experiment.‎ Because liquid water is essential to life, the findings could have major implications for the possibility of Martian life. The researchers said further exploration is needed to determine whether microscopic life exists on the planet.‎ The presence of liquid water could also make life easier for astronauts visiting or living on Mars. Water could be used for drinking and for creating oxygen and rocket fuel. NASA s goal is to send humans there in the 2030s.‎ The evidence of flowing water consists largely of dark, narrow streaks (条痕) on the surface that tend to appear and grow during the warmest Martian months and fade the rest of the year.‎ Mars is extremely cold even in summer, and the streaks are in places where the temperature is as low as minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. But salt can lower the freezing point of water and melt ice.‎ The source (源头) of the water is a mystery. Scientists noted it could be melting ice. It could be an underground aquifer, which is rock or sand that can hold water. It is possibly water vapor from the thin Martian atmosphere. Or it may be a combination.‎ Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA s Mars exploration program, said the only definitive way for now to determine whether there's life on Mars is to collect rocks and soil for analysis on Earth—something a US lander set for lift－off in 2020 will do.‎ ‎5．What would be the best title for the text? ‎ A．Streams of Water Spotted on Mars B．Astronauts will Land on Mars C．NASA s Mars Exploration Program D．A Breakthrough in the Exploration of Mars ‎6．According to John Grunsfeld, there seems to be________on Mars.‎ A．salty water B．standing water C．rocket fuel D．human beings ‎7．Scientists are uncertain about the________of the water on Mars.‎ A．state B．source C．temperature D．taste ‎8．What matters to the existence of liquid water on Mars?‎ A．The distance from the sun.‎ B．The favorable climate.‎ C．The gravity of the earth.‎ D．The salt in it.‎ ‎【十七】‎ Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.‎ And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure (肥料). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops， and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes (哈密瓜、甜瓜) filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.‎ As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew (炖菜). Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought DaD s pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.‎ Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out ‎ the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!‎ Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn't look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It would never win a prize in a cooking competition， but it was surprisingly edible and we drank up every last drop of soup.‎ ‎1．Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin's chicken house regularly?‎ A．To earn some money for the family.‎ B．To collect manure for his crops.‎ C．To get rid of the terrible smell.‎ D．To set a good example to us.‎ ‎2．What can we infer about DaD s stew?‎ A．It is popular among the neighbors.‎ B．It contains honey and vegetables.‎ C．It looks very wonderful.‎ D．It tastes quite delicious.‎ ‎3．What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?‎ A．To attract. B．To upset.‎ C．To air. D．To shut.‎ ‎4．What can we learn about Dad from the text?‎ A．He is an experienced cook.‎ B．He is a troublesome father.‎ C．He has a positive attitude to life.‎ D．He suffers a lot from his disability.‎ ‎【十八】‎ ‎ We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the body in the head. It controls our body's functions， movements, emotions and thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.‎ A brain can also simply be a smart person. If a person is called brainy, she is smart and intelligent. If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could say, “She's the brains in the family.” And if you are the brains behind something you are responsible for developing or organizing something. For example, Bill Gates is the brains behind Microsoft.‎ Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice. Word experts say the phrase “brain trust” became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for president in 1932. Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the US. These professors were called his “brain trust.”‎ These ways we use the word “brain” all make sense. But other ways we use the word are not so easy to understand. For example, to understand the next brain expression, you first need to know the word “drain”. As a verb, to drain means to remove something by letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears.But, brain drain is when a country's most educated people leave their countries to live in another. The brains are, sort of， draining out of the country.‎ However, if people are responsible for a great idea, you could say they brainstormed it. Here, brainstorm is not an act of weather. It is a process of thinking creatively about a complex topic. For example, business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products, and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems.‎ If people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean. To brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a forceful or tricky way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.‎ ‎5．According to the text, if you're the CEO of Bai Du you can be called________.‎ A．the brains behind Bai Du B．Bai Du's brain trust C．the brain drain of Bai Du D．the organ of Bai Du ‎6．Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election?‎ A．Because he was smart at giving advice.‎ B．Because word experts were popular.‎ C．Because he got his brain trust.‎ D．Because he was the brains behind America.‎ ‎7．Which of the following expression is always used in a negative way?‎ A．Brain trust. B．Brain drain.‎ C．Brainstorm. D．Brainwash.‎ ‎【十九】‎ Driving on up to Yosemite with my family was exciting but nerve－racking (神经紧张的). I had never been to such an amazing national park before, yet I wasn't the most athletic person so I knew that I couldn't stick through all the hiking up and down. It actually ended up being a fun and adventurous experience.‎ The ride there was definitely long but worth it. As I woke up from my nap, I saw the beautiful sceneryof the tall mountains and beautiful streams. The trails were made nicely for visitor. The waterfalls were breathtaking. Climbing up rocks was one of my favorite parts. Even though I fell a couple of times, I still have a lot of fun. The fact that my family and I spent so much time together all trying to find out which route to take and what views to watch really brought us closer together.‎ The great thing about nature is that, it's just you, the views, and the people around you. There's nothing there to bother you and it's the best way to relax and enjoy yourself. Yosemite has 5 of the worlD s highest waterfalls, and about 300 lakes. The structure of each mountain is incredible； it's formed in ways that almost take your breath away. Some ‎ of them are of a deep dark color with waterfalls forming; some are formed with spots of green peeking (窥探) out. It's definitely something you wouldn't want to miss.‎ Yosemite isn't the only great National Park but based on my experience I highly recommend going out and enjoying nature with family and friends. It's a great time to bond, laugh, and take in what Mother Nature offers.‎ ‎1．The author writes the first paragraph mainly to________.‎ A．introduce the topic of this passage B．offer an example to us C．tell us his future plan for hiking D．describe a national park ‎2．While climbing up rocks, the author was________.‎ A．nerve－racking B．injured C．pleased D．worried ‎3．According to the passage, Yosemite________.‎ A．is crowded with visitors every day B．is the only great National Park C．is worth travelling to D．is nothing but a common destination ‎4．The author suggests us________.‎ A．keeping a good bond with other people B．visiting Yosemite now and then C．trying to protect the environment D．going out to enjoy the beauty of nature ‎【二十】‎ The recent capsizing (倾覆) of Eastern Star，with 454 people on board, will not affect cruise (乘船游览) ship tourism in China in the long ‎ term，but may have an immediate fallout (附带影)，an analyst says.‎ On June 1，the ship sank in the Yangtze River in Central ChinA s Hubei province, in the face of a fierce storm, killing all but 12 people aboard. According to Zhang Lingyun, the deputy dean of tourism college at Beijing Union University, the ship capsized owing “mainly to rare weather conditions”. “But the public needs time to put the tragedy behind, so there might be a shortterm fallout from it. ”‎ Ctrip, a major Chinese online travel agency, has received some requests from customers seeking to cancel their bookings on cruise ships after the incident. More than 50 tourists canceled their planned cruises, says Huang He, general manager of Xiyanghong Travel Agency in Suzhou in eastern ChinA s Jiangsu province. His company expects more people to withdraw (撤销) from such trips in the coming days. The Nanjing branch of Shanghai Xiehe Travel Agency, which organized the river excursion (游览) of the capsized Eastern Star, canceled its next cruise, which was to start on June 15. The private company said another trip, set for June 17，might also be canceled.‎ The cruise business in China is developing very fast as more Chinese take to this mode of luxury travel. Last year, more than 220 cruise ships set sail from Shanghai alone, with approximately 1.2 million passengers, according to the annual report on ChinA s cruise industry, prepared by Shanghai Center for International Cruise Economic Research, an industry body.‎ Most river cruise routes are between Hubei province's Yichang to Chongqing on the Yangtze River, says Chen Caiyin，public affairs manager of Ctrip's Beijing office. “We still have guests signing up for the cruise trip at the moment，” Chen says, adding that Ctrip has a procedure to refund money if their customers wish to cancel their cruise trip. Many travel agencies still offer tourism products on the Yangtze River. A five－day cruise on the river costs around 2,000 yuan ($322) at present—the usual price has not been changed after the tragedy, Chen says.‎ ‎5．What can be the main idea of the news report?‎ A．Cruise ship tourism in China is increasing rapidly.‎ B．Long－term cruise business is unlikely upset by Eastern Star tragedy.‎ C．Tourism products offered by travel agencies on the Yangtze River.‎ D．Eastern Star sank in the Yangtze River in Central ChinA s Hubei province.‎ ‎6．The ship overturned mainly due to________.‎ A．unusual weather conditions B．its hitting something in the river C．its traveling at too fast a speed D．the overload of too many passengers ‎7．Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined word “refund ” in Para. 5?‎ A．Put out. B．Take on.‎ C．Turn over. D．Give back.‎ ‎8．The passage tells us that________.‎ A．Ctrip is a major Chinese shipping company B．there were 466 people on board when the ship capsized C．most river cruise routes are between Wuhan to Chongqing D．a travel agency in Nanjing organized the cruise of the Eastern Star ‎ ‎【一】‎ 本文讲述的是一种智能卡“Visitor Oyster”介绍了它的优点，如何购买，如何充值等相关信息。‎ ‎1.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段“Whether you're making a one－off trip to London or you're a regular visitor.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：A　推理判断题。由Advantages中可知B项与C项错误，由Buy a Visitor Oyster Card中第一句可知D项错误。故选A。‎ ‎3.答案：B　细节理解题。由Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card中信息点可知答案。‎ ‎【二】‎ 本文是一篇人物介绍，介绍了韩国著名残疾人钢琴家Lee的人生，从出生残疾到后期的成功都应归功于她伟大的母亲Sun。‎ ‎4.答案：A　推理判断题。从第一段Sun怀孕检查结果而Lee出生后的情况介绍看出母亲的stubborn，并从一心培养Lee方面看出她的devoted。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段“But Lee got back up on the piano bench and for the first time played a children's song.”可以推断。‎ ‎6.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第一段Lee出生在1985年，以及第二段“It was at the age of 7 that Lee...and was presented with her award by the President of Korea.”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：A　主旨大意题。从文章第一段到最后一段均是讲述Lee的相关情况，因此选择的题目应该与Lee最明显的特征有关，故选A。‎ ‎【三】‎ 本文讲述的是在美国华盛顿动物园出生了一对双胞胎熊猫，以及人们是如何照顾他们的。‎ ‎1.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第一段“The birth of two pandas has increased the excitement at...”可知答案。‎ ‎2.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段“Unable to crawl or see for about two months, the baby...”可知答案。‎ ‎3.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“In the wild, if a panda has twins, the nature of the mother is to choose the stronger of the two pandas and abandon one.”可知答案。‎ ‎4.答案：C　主旨大意题。根据首段中最后一句“The birth of two ‎ pandas has increased the excitement..., but keeping them both alive will be tricky.”可知。‎ ‎【四】‎ 研究发现，人们一生中仅仅使用了大脑的1/10，研究者通过扫描大脑来研究是否可以激活大脑的睡眠区域，使人类变得更聪明。‎ ‎5.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第一段“... if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain！”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知答案。‎ ‎7.答案：B　词义猜测题。根据第三段“Today we know that in humans, much of the ‘silent cortex’ is actually devoted to complex activities”可知。‎ ‎8.答案：D　推理判断题。根据第四段“The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do.”可知。‎ ‎【五】‎ 本文分析的是各种高科技产品的出现对孩子的影响有好有坏，那我们该如何权衡利弊是最重要的。‎ ‎1.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“...may possibly change how their brains work.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知A正确，由第四段第二句和第三句可知B、C正确。故答案选D项，未涉及。‎ ‎3.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第五段“One worry is that kids who spend a lot of time online at home are sometimes unable to socialize properly with other children...”可知。‎ ‎4.答案：A　主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段内容，可以作出判断答案是A。‎ 本文讲述的是一类新型的课堂——学生和教师均站着上课，经过在很多学校试验证实：这种模式的课堂更有利于师生健康，同时，也有助于学生集中注意力。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据“— Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math...”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.”可知答案是B。‎ ‎8.答案：D　细节理解题。根据参与实验的25名老师的反馈可以看出，这种课堂会使学生注意力集中，可知答案。‎ ‎【七】‎ 本文讲述的是一种稀有蝴蝶最近在英国被发现，并讲述了与保护蝴蝶有关的一些情况。‎ ‎1.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第一段“having moved from Eastern Europe”可以判断答案。‎ ‎2.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段“a yearly survey of the butterflies across the nation”可知答案是C。‎ ‎3.答案：A　词义猜测题。根据下文“after a terrible 2012 but despite this, butterfly numbers were still below average”可以猜测，该句表示“蝴蝶”数量增加，“but despite”为关键信息。‎ ‎4.答案：C　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知主题，从第二段到最后均是在分析蝴蝶保护的相关情况，故答案是C。‎ ‎【八】‎ 本文讲述的是足球比赛中“头球”对大脑的影响。‎ ‎5.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Dirk Kuyt went for a header with ..., making his competitors injured in head.”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：A　词义猜测题。根据that指上文中的内容，故根据“kids are getting bigger, faster, stronger across the sports”可猜测答案。‎ ‎7.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“concussions from soccer and other youth sports are increasing.”可知。‎ 答案：C　推理判断题。根据神经心理学家的研究发现，经常“头球”可能会存在着脑震荡的风险。因此，写作目的及正确答案是C。‎ ‎【九】‎ 本文向读者介绍了去沙滩海边游玩的几个地方。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据最后一部分Druridge Bay, Northumberland中“The kids can explore the towering ... and Visitor Centre with wildlife displays and play areas.”可选出D项。‎ ‎2.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二部分中的第二段“Nature Reserve provides walking, cycling and bird watching options.”可选出答案B。‎ ‎3.答案：C　细节理解题。根据Aberdour Silver Sands, Fife部分中的第三段“Forth View Hotel, where doubles cost from ￡85 per night”，其他三个分别收费145 per night, 115 per night, 120 per night，比较可选出C。‎ ‎【十】‎ 本文是一篇关于老年人何时退休的议论文，并阐述了老年人退休这一现象的利与弊。‎ ‎4.答案：B　主旨大意题。考查作者的写作目的，根据第二段最后一句话“This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.”可看出是讨论在何时退休合适。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段中列举的赞成老年人继续工作的理由中“First of all...A second point... However, a more important point is...”可看出C项没有提到。‎ ‎6.答案：A　推理判断题。根据第四段“Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff.”‎ 可推断出A。其他三项的内容均与原文不符。‎ ‎7.答案：A　文章结构题。文章就老年人是否退休及在何时退休展开论述，先总述作者观点，然后分两部分展开讨论，最后作者又表达了自己的看法，文章结构为“总—分—总”的结构。‎ ‎【十一】‎ 一位母亲帮助穷人的善举影响了自己的孩子，母女共同将爱心传递，这也影响了别人。‎ ‎1.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段“Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families.”可看出她性格热情，爱帮助别人。‎ ‎2.答案：D　事实细节题。根据第四段“I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”可选择D。‎ ‎3.答案：C　事实细节题。根据文章内容最后一段可知选C。‎ ‎4.答案：B　主旨大意题。文章讲述了母亲的善行影响了孩子，她们共同帮助了贫穷的人们，故选B。‎ ‎【十二】‎ 面对土地盐碱化，Bangladesh的农民学会了新的种植技术——即利用所谓的“vertical gardens”来种植。‎ ‎5.答案：B　事实细节题。由第四段内容可知选B。‎ ‎6.答案：A　推理判断题。Bangladesh正面临土地盐碱化不得不改变种植技术和种植方法可推断出他们的生存条件并不容易。B项为文中细节，并非推断内容；C项文中未说到；D项事实文中未提到，无法比较。‎ ‎7.答案：C　事实细节题。根据倒数第二段内容后半部分可知。‎ ‎8.答案：A　主旨大意题。由文章第一段可知大意。‎ ‎【十三】‎ 孩子对电脑的好奇心带着他们穿越到了火星。‎ ‎1.答案：C　事实细节题。从文中第一段及第四段可看出答案。‎ ‎2.答案：C　事实细节题。从第五段“one his dad had brought home ‎ from the laboratory where he worked.”可看出答案。‎ ‎3.答案：A　事实细节题。从第六段可看出答案“It's a computer game.”‎ ‎4.答案：D　事实细节题。从倒数第三段可看出答案“He was really frightened.”‎ ‎【十四】‎ 坚持跑步对你的健康是有益的：生命在于运动，健康在于跑步。‎ ‎5.答案：D　主旨大意题。文中第一段引入主题，跑步对健康有益，后面几段分别从不同角度论述了跑步的益处，故D项最为合适。‎ ‎6.答案：B　事实细节题。从文中第三段“Compared to nonrunners, runners showed 30 percent lower risk of death by any causes.”可知答案。 ‎ ‎7.答案：C　段落大意题。本段中的第一句话即可作为本段的中心句。‎ ‎8.答案：B　推理判断题。最后一段提到了为了保持健康，请跑步，所以接下来有可能谈论如何正确的、健康的去跑步。‎ ‎【十五】‎ 倡导绿色生活，环保生活是为了保护地球。‎ ‎1答案：A　主旨大意题。结合文中第一段和最后一段不难看出“绿色生活”即为主题。‎ ‎2.答案：D　事实细节题。从文中第二段可归纳出原因。‎ ‎3.答案：A　事实细节题。从文中第四段可归纳出他们新的绿色的生活方式。‎ ‎4.答案：B　推理判断题。从文中最后一段可看出他们今后绿色生活的长远打算。其他三项文中没有相关信息，故无从推理。‎ ‎【十六】‎ 在火星上发现了水的痕迹，意味着是否会有生命呢？是否适合人类居住呢？‎ ‎5.答案：A　主旨大意题。从文中第一段即可归纳出题目。‎ ‎6.答案：A　事实细节题。从文中第一段的第一句可看出。‎ ‎7.答案：B　事实细节题。从文中倒数第二段“The source of the water ‎ is a mystery”可选出B项。‎ ‎8.答案：D　事实细节题。从倒数第三段的“salt can lower the freezing point of water and melt ice”可知道盐对液态水的存在有重要作用。‎ ‎【十七】‎ 即使身体有残疾，父亲仍不忘努力工作，用自己的双手给家人种出了健康的蔬菜和水果。‎ ‎1.答案：B　事实细节题。从第二段第一句话即知答案。‎ ‎2.答案：D　推理判断题。从最后一段“we drank up every last drop of soup.”“吃个精光”，可推断出D选项。‎ ‎3.答案：B　词义猜测题。句中提到“It didn't look that bad, I took a taste.”可猜出气味并非难闻，并非让人不舒服。‎ ‎4.答案：C　主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知。‎ ‎ 【十八】‎ 文中介绍了与“brain”相关的表达方式。‎ ‎5.答案：A　事实细节题。根据文中第二段最后两句即可选出答案A项。‎ ‎6.答案：C　事实细节题。根据第三段可知道答案。‎ ‎7.答案：D　事实细节题。根据最后一段最后一句话可知道答案。‎ ‎【十九】‎ 作者向我们介绍了自己与家人一起去Yosemite公园的经历。‎ ‎1.答案：A　写作意图题。首段为了引入话题。‎ ‎2.答案：C　事实细节题。根据第二段中间“Climbing up rocks was one of my favorite parts...closer together.”可知道答案。‎ ‎3.答案：C　事实细节题。根据最后一段可知道答案。‎ ‎4.答案：D　推理判断题。从最后一段中“I highly recommend going out and enjoying nature with family and friends.”可知道答案。‎ ‎【二十】‎ 游轮沉没可能在短期内对旅游业有所影响。‎ ‎5.答案：B　主旨大意题。从文中第一段以及第二段最后一句话及最后一段谈到旅游的价格并未受事故影响，可概括出主要内容为B项。6.答案：A　事实细节题。从文中第二段“owing ‘mainly to rare ‎ weather conditions’．”可知选A。‎ ‎7.答案：D　词义猜测题。从本句中“if their customers wish to cancel their cruise trip”可知refund为“退还”。‎ ‎8.答案：D　事实细节题。从文中第三段倒数第二句话可知答案。‎