天津市2022-2023学年高一下学期英语外研版阅读表达专项训练3（强化训练）

这是一份外研版 (2019)必修 第三册本册综合同步达标检测题，共15页。
2023年高一阅读表达专项训练3（强化训练）
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During the month of September, over 500,000 high-school graduates in Sudan will be taking their university entrance exams, and to discourage applicants (申请人) from cheating, the mobile Internet will be turned off nationwide for three hours every day.
Sudan has a long history of turning off its Internet during protests in order to disrupt the communication of participants, but this year it is using the Internet shutdown as a measure to prevent “large scale (规模) cheating” during university entrance exams. At 8 am sharp, September 16, the people of Sudan realized that despite having paid their bills on time, their mobile Internet service wasn’t working. After receiving thousands of complaints, Internet operators announced that the Government had ordered a daily mobile Internet shutdown until September 24, as a way to discourage university applicants from cheating in exams.
According to news organization EFE, the Sudanese government adopted the controversial measure to prevent the large scale exam cheating that occurred three years ago, when exam questions were revealed online and the Ministry of Education had to organize a second exam session.
Every day, between 8 am and 11 am the mobile Internet is turned off nationwide, which leaves about 13 million mobile data users unable to visit the World Wide Web on their cell phones. The measure only affects the monile Internet, allowing essential government departments to remain functional.
In the past few years we have used some questionable cheating prevention techniques, like making students wear cardboard boxes on their heads, or having them take off their coats, but Sudan’s daily Internet shutdown is probably the most extreme one yet.
1．Why does Sudan turn off the Internet for 3 hours every day in September? (No more than 5 words)
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2．What does the underlined word “disrupt” in Paragraph 2 mean? (One word)
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3．What was the reaction of the Sudanese on September 16? (No more than 10 words)
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4．According to Paragraph 4, which group of people would be affected? (No more than 3 words)
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5．What is your attitude towards “cheating in exams”? Please explain in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
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When I was a little girl, I spent memorable holidays with my grandmother, who lived in a small village. She was a farmer with a stooped (弯曲的) back that made it seem like she was always leaning forward to examine something. Early in the morning, she would tie a cloth around her waist and set out to the farm. I would skip breathlessly alongside, trying to keep up. On our way, she would greet everyone we passed.
There was the standard greeting, “Did you wake up on the right foot this morning?” Then, the more personalized greetings. To Patriarch Kosi who sat under the mango tree, she would ask, “Are the grandchildren in good health?” To the Bean Stew Seller who was preparing to serve breakfast, she would inquire, “Are your boys well?”
Sometimes, the greetings were spoken soothingly (安慰地). When we walked past the widow, Dada Mawusi, many months after her husband’s death, Grandmother would say directly, “How is your grieving?” She didn’t like to beat around the bush. The greeting made more sense to her to acknowledge the woman’s suffering, and in doing so, empathize (理解) with her.
The people that Grandmother greeted would respond similarly. “I see you have your granddaughter with you today. How is her father?” or “I see you have woken up before the cock’s crow today. May it be a fruitful day at the farm.” As a young girl, I thought these greetings were unnecessarily time-consuming. What I now realize is that the greetings increased a sense of belonging. My grandmother taught me that there is always time to greet someone before getting down to business. You can always take a few extra seconds to say a greeting to a person. We enrich our society when we acknowledge the unique presence of one another.
1．Where did the writer spend holidays when she was young? (No more than 6 words)
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2．What made the writer feel breathless? (No more than 8 words)
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3．How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? (No more than 10 words)
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4．What did the writer think about greetings when she was young? (No more than 10 words)
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5．Why do you think greeting neighbors is important? Give your reasons, (No more than 20 words)
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Across America, libraries used to reach out to readers by sending bookmobiles into school parking lots, street corners and rural byways (侧道). Now, those rolling reading rooms are becoming fewer.
One town in northern New England just lost its bookmobile. The Cobleigh Public Library in Lyndonville, Vt., had managed to keep its van (有蓬货车) rolling until about a month ago, when it died.
If you want to hear first-hand what it’s like to go through a whole month without a single visit from the bookmobile, just ask the preschoolers at a daycare centre.
“We miss the bookmobile,” one child says. “Yeah, we miss the bookmobile until it comes here,” says another.
Now that the bookmobile has broken down, librarians have to bring books in their own cars for story hour. Daycare provider Anneka Bickford says it’s not as exciting as having a big, brightly painted van roll into the driveway and open its doors so the kids can choose their own books.
“It’s getting the children involved with what a library is, how to check out books and how to return books,” Bickford says. “They would do programs with the children; singing, dancing, themes—so it’s the excitement of the library that we can’t give to the children.”
It’s not the first bookmobile to bite the dust. Over the years, Vermont’s large number has reduced to three or four. Lyndonville’s head librarian, Cindy Karasinski, says replacement costs have risen quickly.
“New bookmobiles are expensive; just one of them costs $90,000,” she says, “so that seems not the way we are going to go.” Sadly, Karasinksi says, money that used to support bookmobiles has nearly dried up.
However, not everyone hopes the Cobleigh bookmobile gets a second chance. Some in town feel the bookmobile has served its purpose and become a financial burden (财政负担).
1．What’re bookmobiles? (No more than 5 words)
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2．What can kids do with the help of bookmobiles in the opinion of Anneka Bickford? (No more than 15 words) .
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3．What does the underlined phrase “bite the dust” in Paragraph 7 most probably mean? (No more than 5 words)
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4．What leads to the disappearance of bookmobiles? (No more than 10 words)
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5．What’s your own opinion on bookmobiles according to the passage? (No more than 25 words)
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A safari park is a park in which wild animals are kept. They are mainly located in east or central Africa. They often occupy a very wild area, with mountains and rivers. To visit the park and look at the animals, people have to drive around in a car for a few of hours because the park is huge.
In south Africa there is a safari park, which contains all sorts of wild animals like lions, elephants, rhinoceroses (犀牛), zebras, wild pigs, deer and giraffes.
There is a wild road leading through the park, but nobody is permitted to walk on the road. Anyone traveling in the park has to go in a car because wild animals may fiercely attack people. From the car he may see almost every types of African wildlife. Some of these are getting scarce (稀有的) because people kill them for various reasons. For example, rhinoceroses are killed for their horns (角), which are used in traditional Chinese medicines for colds and headaches. Perhaps they will be seen only in museums and books one day.
Travels may buy food for the animals. They can feed them when they tour the park. Of course, they should not feed them in a close distance because the wild animals may attack people. In addition, they should only give proper food to the animals.
A traveler may carry a gun with him in his journey. The gun is given to him by the government. However, it is not used for hunting. In fact, a seal (封条) is fixed to it. The traveler may fire at a wild beast to defend himself in case he is attacked. However, he has to prove to the government that he has been attacked and that he has not fired at a harmless animal.
1．List one of the reasons why travelers have to stay in a car during their visit. (No more than 6 words)
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2．Why are rhinoceroses getting scarce? (No more than 7 words)
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3．What warning are given to travelers when they feed the animals? (No more than 15 words)
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4．How does the government know the gun is fired? (No more than 10 words)
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5．What is the passage mainly about? (No more than 6 words)
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About 7 million people over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with depression, and many more could be suffering. It is high time that you learned how to know the signs and help them. Depression is a big problem for seniors, especially those who are lack of care and attention. Older people are much more likely to be alone, socially isolated(孤立的) or feel a lack of purpose. Sometimes older people have a much more difficulty time admitting mental health problems. Many times, the link between depression and physical illness is much stronger.
The elderly don’t like to express sadness the way that young people do. Older people who are depressed may have more physical troubles and may pay more attention to them. Depression may result from early memory loss and meanwhile, depression will make a person forget more and faster. A patient with early memory loss and depression really needs to be treated for the depression to slow the memory loss. A mood change is also a sign of depression. If a previously calm person becomes increasingly annoyed, or a previously clean person no longer bothers to shower or clean up, that person should be considered.
Don’t tell older adults that you think they may be depressed, as older adults ----particularly men see depression as a weakness. What you should do is tell them you’re worried about their health. Tell them they seem to be out of sorts.
Say you just want to check with the doctor to see what’s going on. Once you’ve used physical symptoms to get that person to agree to a check-up, mention your fear to the doctor and allow the doctor to approach the subject of depression with the patient.
1．What is the title of the passage? (No more than 8 words)
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2．For what kind of older people is depression especially a big problem? (No more than 8 words)
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3．What attitude do older people have towards their mental illnesses? (No more than 10 words)
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4．What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “out of sorts” in Paragraph 4? (No more than 3 words)
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5．What will you do if your grandparents suffer from depression? (No more than 25 words)
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I recently gave my adult class homework. The assignment was to “go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time”.
That doesn’t sound like a tough assignment, but most of the men in that group were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho（男子汉的）”.
At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. One of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.
He began by saying, “I didn’t feel that I had anyone to say those words to. But as I began driving home, I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’to. Five years ago, my father and I had a disagreement and never resolved it. We hardly spoke to each other.” “The next morning, I called my dad. When he answered the phone, I said, ‘Dad, can I come over tonight? I have something to tell you.’ I assured him it wouldn’t take long, so he finally agreed.”
“At 5：30, I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell. As luck would have it, Dad answered the door.”
“I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you’”
“His face softened, his wrinkles（皱纹）disappeared and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it.’”
“Dad and I hugged for a moment longer. I hadn’t felt that great in a long time.”
“Two days after that visit, my dad had a heart attack and ended up unconscious in the hospital. I don’t know if he’ll make it.”
“My message to all of you is this：Don’t wait to do the things that need to be done. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now！”
1．Why might the assignment challenge the students? （no more than 10 words）
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2．What happened to the author’s student and his father five years ago? （no more than 15 words）
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3．What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 5? （no more than 5 words）
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4．Why did the student’s father cry? （no more than 10 words）
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5．What do you often do when you have disagreements with your parents? Please explain. （no more than 20 words）
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When I was a kid, there was only one way my parents would let me stay home from school and that was if I had a high fever. Most of my friends could stay home due to a stomachache or a mild fever — but not me… I had to be dying in order to stay home. By the way, my parents are both doctors. My parents used to say that they were teaching me how to have a good work ethic(职业道德). I didn’t understand the connection until last week.
The other day I was on the train and sat behind a young man who was complaining to his friend about his life. He went on for twenty minutes about how his passion in life was to make movies, but he wouldn’t pursue it because he had no clue if he could make enough money and he didn’t want to waste time because it would take years to make it big. He then admitted to thinking about buying stocks by borrowing money because he thought he could easily make six figures within one year. His friend agreed with him and said, “The stock is good because you can make tons of money and only work for a short time.”
I think they were indulging(沉溺) in the wildest fantasy. Many people these days don’t realize that when things seem to happen immediately, it is only because a lot of effort, determination and time have gone into them and it isn’t due to some miraculous(不可思议的) event. The easier it looks, the more hours go into it. There is no excuse for laziness.
Looking at the two young men, all of a sudden I was having a flashback of being ten years old and watching the television show Fame.
In the show the dance teacher told her students, “If you want fame, fame costs and here’s how you start paying for it … in sweat.” Every time we watched that show, my dad would proudly say how right the teacher was because in order to succeed you have to work hard.
1．When did the author’s parents allow her to stay home from school? (No more than 10 words)
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2．Why did the young man on the train give up his dream of making movies? (No more than 15 words)
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3．What will it take to succeed immediately in author’s opinion? (No more than 10 words)
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4．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 10 words)
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5．Do you agree with the author’s opinion? Please explain it in your own words. (No more than 25 words)
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参考答案
（1）
【答案】
1. To prevent cheating in exams.    
2. Prevent./Stop.    
3. They complained that their mobile Internet service wasn’t working.    
4. Cell phone users./ Phone users./ Mobile data users.    
5. Cheating in exams is absolutely wrong, because it will lead to more mistakes in his life when a student cheats.

【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了为了防止考生作弊，苏丹全国范围内的移动互联网将每天关闭3个小时。
1．考查细节理解题。根据第一段“to discourage applicants (申请人) from cheating, the mobile Internet will be turned off nationwide for three hours every day.”（为了防止考生作弊，苏丹全国范围内的移动互联网将每天关闭3个小时）可知，为什么苏丹在9月每天要关闭3个小时的互联网是一位防止作弊。故回答为：To prevent cheating in exams。
2．考查词义猜测题。根据第二段“Sudan has a long history of turning off its Internet during protests”（苏丹在抗议期间关闭互联网的历史由来已久）根据“but this year it is using the Internet shutdown as a measure to prevent “large scale (规模) cheating” during university entrance exams.”（但今年苏丹将关闭互联网作为一种措施，以防止大学入学考试期间的“大规模作弊”）由此可知，苏丹在抗议活动期间关闭互联网，以阻止参与者的交流，这种做法由来已久。由此判断出划线词的意思是“阻止”。故回答为：Prevent./Stop。
3．考查细节理解题。根据第二段“At 8 am sharp, September 16, the people of Sudan realized that despite having paid their bills on time, their mobile Internet service wasn’t working. After receiving thousands of complaints, Internet operators announced that the Government had ordered a daily mobile Internet shutdown until September 24, as a way to discourage university applicants from cheating in exams.”（9月16日上午8点整，苏丹人民意识到，尽管他们按时支付了账单，他们的移动互联网服务却无法工作。在收到数千起投诉后，互联网运营商宣布，政府已下令在9月24日之前每天关闭手机网络，以阻止大学考生在考试中作弊。）由此可知，苏丹人在9月16日反应是他们投诉他们的移动互联网服务无法工作。故回答为：They complained that their mobile Internet service wasn’t working。
4．考查细节理解题。根据第四段“Every day, between 8 am and 11 am the mobile Internet is turned off nationwide, which leaves about 13 million mobile data users unable to visit the World Wide Web on their cell phones.”（每天上午8点到11点，全国范围内的移动互联网都是关闭的，这使得大约1300万移动数据用户无法用手机访问万维网。）由此可知，手机用户最受影响。故回答为：Cell phone users./ Phone users./ Mobile data users。
5．开放性试题。考试作弊是绝对错误的，因为当一个学生作弊时，会导致他生活中更多的错误。故回答为：Cheating in exams is absolutely wrong, because it will lead to more mistakes in his life when a student cheats。

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1. In her grandmother’s small village.    
2. Trying to keep up with her grandmother.    
3. She liked to come to the main point directly.    
4. She thought they were a waste of time.    
5. Because greeting neighbors can not only show our friendliness but also help build a harmonious atmosphere in the neighborhood.

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小的时候，她和住在一个小村庄的奶奶度过了难忘的假期。这次经历让作者后来意识到看似浪费时间的问候，实际上会给人一种归属感。当我们承认彼此的独特存在时，我们的社会就丰富了。
1．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“When I was a little girl, I spent memorable holidays with my grandmother, who lived in a small village.(当我还是个小女孩的时候，我和住在一个小村庄的奶奶度过了难忘的假期)”可知，作者年轻时在她祖母的小村庄里度假。故答案为In her grandmother’s small village.
2．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“I would skip breathlessly alongside, trying to keep up.(我气喘吁吁地在旁边跳着，试图跟上)”可知，试图跟上她的祖母让作者感到气喘吁吁。故答案为Trying to keep up with her grandmother.
3．考查词句猜测。根据文章第三段“When we walked past the widow, Dada Mawusi, many months after her husband’s death, Grandmother would say directly, “How is your grieving?” She didn’t like to beat around the bush. (当我们走过那位名叫Dada mawisi的寡妇时，她的丈夫已经去世好几个月了，祖母会直接问：“你怎么了？”她不喜欢拐弯抹角)”可推知，祖母不喜欢拐弯抹角，她喜欢直接切入主题。故答案为She liked to come to the main point directly.
4．考查细节理解。根据文章第三段“Sometimes, the greetings were spoken soothingly (安慰地).()”最后一段“As a young girl, I thought these greetings were unnecessarily time-consuming.(作为一个年轻的女孩，我认为这些问候是不必要的时间)”可知，作者在年轻时认为这位问候是浪费时间。故答案为She thought they were a waste of time.
5．开放性试题。只要言之有理有据即可。根据最后一段“You can always take a few extra seconds to say a greeting to a person. We enrich our society when we acknowledge the unique presence of one another.(你总是可以多花几秒钟的时间向一个人打招呼。当我们承认彼此的独特存在时，我们的社会就丰富了)”可推知，问候邻居是很重要的，因为问候邻居不仅可以显示我们的友好，也有助于在邻里间建立和谐的气氛。故答案为Because greeting neighbors can not only show our friendliness but also help build a harmonious atmosphere in the neighborhood.

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1. Moving/ Rolling reading rooms.    
2. They can learn about libraries, do programs and take part in all kinds of activities.    
3. Break down.    
4. Replacement costs have risen / are too much.    
5. Bookmobiles not only provide convenience for us, but also enrich our life. I' d like to have a bookmobile in my neighborhood.

【分析】这是一篇说明文。流动阅览室给孩子们提供了读书的便利，但是因为资金问题这种读书形式正在消失。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Across America, libraries used to reach out to readers by sending bookmobiles into school parking lots, street corners and rural byways (侧道). Now, those rolling reading rooms are becoming fewer.”（在美国各地，图书馆过去常常通过在学校停车场、街角和乡村小路上提供流动读书机来吸引读者。现在，这种滚动阅览室越来越少。）可知，bookmobiles指的是流动阅览室，故答案为Moving/ Rolling reading rooms.
2．细节理解题。根据第六段中““It’s getting the children involved with what a library is, how to check out books and how to return books,” Bickford says. “They would do programs with the children; singing, dancing, themes””（“让孩子们了解图书馆是什么，如何借书，如何还书，”比克福德说。“他们会和孩子们一起做节目;唱歌、跳舞、主题。”）可知，孩子们可以在流动阅览室里了解图书馆，做项目，参加各种活动，故答案为They can learn about libraries, do programs and take part in all kinds of activities.
3．词义猜测题。根据第四段中“Now that the bookmobile has broken down, librarians have to bring books in their own cars for story hour.”（既然流动书倒闭了，图书管理员们只好用自己的车带书来参加讲故事时间。）可知，管理员们需要自己带着书来讲故事，故说明流动阅览室倒闭了，故答案为Break down.
4．细节理解题。根据第七段中“Lyndonville’s head librarian, Cindy Karasinski, says replacement costs have risen quickly.”（林登维尔图书馆馆长辛迪·卡拉辛斯基(Cindy Karasinski)表示，重置成本迅速上升。）可知，由于重置成本迅速上升，流动阅览室消失了，故答案为Replacement costs have risen / are too much.
5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了流动图书馆。流动图书不仅为我们提供了方便，也丰富了我们的生活。我想在我的社区里有一个流动书店。故答案为Bookmobiles not only provide convenience for us, but also enrich our life. I' d like to have a bookmobile in my neighborhood.

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1．The park is huge./Animals may attack people.    
2．People killed them for their horns.    
3．Staying away from the animals and giving them proper food.    
4．By checking their seal.    
5．A safari park in South Africa.

【分析】这是一篇应用文。本文属于广告类阅读，主要讲述的是在南非的a safari park游览的注意事项。
1．考查细节理解。由第一段中的“To visit the park and look at the animals, people have to drive around in a car for a few of hours because the park is huge. (为了参观公园和观赏动物，人们不得不开车在公园里转几个小时，因为公园很大)”和第三段中的“Anyone traveling in the park has to go in a car because wild animals may fiercely attack people. (任何在公园里旅行的人都必须开车，因为野生动物可能会猛烈地攻击人)”可知，旅行者在游览期间必须待在车里的原因之一：公园很大或动物可能会攻击人。故答案为：The park is huge./Animals may attack people.
2．考查细节理解。由第三段中的“For example, rhinoceroses are killed for their horns (角), which are used in traditional Chinese medicines for colds and headaches. (例如，犀牛被杀死是因为它们的角，而犀牛角是被用于治疗感冒和头痛的传统中药)”可知，犀牛被猎杀是因为人们需要它的角。故答案为：People killed them for their horns.
3．考查细节理解。由第四段中的“Of course, they should not feed them in a close distance because the wild animals may attack people. In addition, they should only give proper food to the animals. (当然，人们不应该在近距离喂养它们，因为野生动物可能会攻击人类。此外，人们应该只给动物适当的食物)”可知，当旅行者给动物喂食时，他们会被告知：远离动物，要在一个安全的距离喂食，另外要喂适当的食物。故答案为：Staying away from the animals and giving them proper food.
4．考查推理判断。由第五段中的“In fact, a seal (封条) is fixed to it. The traveler may fire at a wild beast to defend himself in case he is attacked. (事实上，枪上面有一个封条。旅行者可以向野兽开火以防遭到攻击)”可知，开枪了说明封条开了，因此政府会通过“seal”来看你是否开枪射击。故答案为：By checking their seal.
5．考查主旨大意。由第一段中的“A safari park is a park in which wild animals are kept. (野生动物园是一个饲养野生动物的公园)”和第二段“In south Africa there is a safari park, which contains all sorts of wild animals like lions, elephants, rhinoceroses (犀牛), zebras, wild pigs, deer and giraffes. (在南非有一个野生动物园，里面有各种各样的野生动物，比如狮子、大象、犀牛、斑马、野猪、鹿和长颈鹿)”及下文游览南非野生动物园的注意事项可知，本文主要讲述的是在南非游览一家野生动物园的注意事项，全文围绕“南非的一家野生动物园”展开。故答案为：A safari park in South Africa.

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【答案】
1．Depression in the elderly.    
2．For those who lack care and attention.    
3．They wouldn’t like to admit them.    
4．Ill/Sick.    
5．I will give them more care and attention and try to have them examined by the doctor.

【分析】这是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要讲了老年人群体中存在的沮丧问题以及帮助他们远离沮丧的一些方法。
1．考查主旨大意题。根据“Depression is a big problem for seniors, especially those who are lack of care and attention. Older people are much more likely to be alone, socially isolated(孤立的) or feel a lack of purpose. ”（抑郁症是老年人的一个大问题，尤其是那些缺乏照顾和关注的老年人。年纪大的人更容易孤独、被社会孤立或感到缺乏目标。）可知，这篇文章主要讲述的是老年人中存在的抑郁症问题。故填Depression in the elderly。
2．考查细节理解题。根据第一段中“Depression is a big problem for seniors, especially those who are lack of care and attention.”（抑郁症是老年人的一个大问题，尤其是那些缺乏照顾和关注的老年人。）可知，对于缺乏关爱的老年人来说，抑郁症是一个大问题。故填For those who lack care and attention。
3．考查细节理解题。根据第三段中“Don’t tell older adults that you think they may be depressed, as older adults --- particularly men–see depression as a weakness.”（你认为他们可能抑郁，不要告诉把你的想法告诉老年人，因为老年人——尤其是男性——把抑郁视为一种弱点。）可知，老年人对于他们的精神疾病不愿意承认，故填They wouldn’t like to admit them。
4．考查词句猜测题。根据文章第三段中的“What you should do is tell them you’re worried about their health.”（你应该做的是告诉他们你担心他们的健康。）可知，不要把他们得抑郁症的情况告诉他们，你应该告诉他们的是担心他们的健康的，即告诉他们可能生病了。out of sorts意为“生病的”，故填Ill/Sick。
5．开放性试题。根据题干“What will you do if your grandparents suffer from depression?”（假设我的祖父母为抑郁症），我会给他们更多的关爱，并且努力带他们去看医生，故填I will give them more care and attention and try to have them examined by the doctor.

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【答案】
1．They were taught to hide their emotions.   
2．They had a disagreement which wasn’t resolved and they hardly spoke to each other.    
3．By chance.    
4．He was touched by his son’s words.    
5．Open.

【分析】本文属于记叙文，讲述作者给成年学生布置一个任务，向之前没有表达过爱意的人表达爱意，之后在课堂上，一位学生分享了其感人的经历。本文表达了这样一个哲理，那就是及时去做你需要做的事情，不要拖延时间。
1．考查推理判断。根据第二段“That doesn’t sound like a tough assignment, but most of the men in that group were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho（男子汉的）”.”（这个任务听起来不难，但是那组大部分学生年龄超过35岁，认为表达情感是缺乏男子汉气概的。）可知，成年人学会了不轻易表达自己的情感，把自己的情感隐藏了起来，故答案为They were taught to hide their emotions.
2．考查细节理解。根据第四段“Five years ago, my father and I had a disagreement and never resolved it. We hardly spoke to each other.”（五年前，我和我的父亲有一次争执，从未解决，之后很少说话。）可知，作者与父亲起争执，也没有和解，因此也没有说话。故答案为They had a disagreement which wasn’t resolved and they hardly spoke to each other.
3．考查词义猜测。根据第五段“At 5：30, I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell. As luck would have it, Dad answered the door.”（在五点半的时候，我到了父母家门口，按了门铃，父亲开了门。）根据前文可知，作者与父亲起了争执，没有和解，作者去父母家，父亲能开门是作者没有预料到的，故很意外，故答案为By chance。
4．考查推理判断。根据第七段“His face softened, his wrinkles（皱纹）disappeared and he began to cry.”（父亲的年不再那么僵硬，脸上的皱纹也没有了，开始哭了。）可知，作者父亲听了作者的话之后，心软了，很受感动，故答案为He was touched by his son’s words.
5．考查观点态度。本题为开放式问题，针对问题，要明确自己做法的回答，并且解释这么做的原因。所以答案可以为I usually talk with my parents, because communication can break down all barriers.

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【答案】
1．Only when the author was seriously ill. / Only when the author had a high fever.    
2．Because he thought making movies couldn’t help make lots of money in a short time.    
3．It will take lots of efforts, determination, and time.    
4．You have to work hard in order to succeed.    
5．Yes, because working hard makes us successful and it’s hard working, rather than intelligence, that matters.

【分析】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述作者的父母对他的要求很严格，他小时候不是很理解。但是后来，作者明白了，只有通过努力才能成功。
1．考查细节理解。根据第一段“When I was a kid, there was only one way my parents would let me stay home from school and that was if I had a high fever. (当我还是个孩子的时候，我的父母只有一个办法让我呆在家里不上学，那就是如果我发高烧。)”可知，只有当作者发高烧的时候，他的父母才会允许他呆在家里不上学。故答案为Only when the author was seriously ill. / Only when the author had a high fever.
2．考查细节理解。根据第二段“He went on for twenty minutes about how his passion in life was to make movies, but he wouldn’t pursue it because he had no clue if he could make enough money and he didn’t want to waste time because it would take years to make it big. (他花了20分钟讲述了自己对电影的热爱，但他不会去追求，因为他不知道自己是否能赚到足够的钱，也不想浪费时间，因为要想把电影做大需要几年的时间。)”可知，那位年轻人之所以放弃做电影的梦想是因为他觉得做电影花费的时间太长，而且也不一定能赚到足够的钱。故答案为Because he thought making movies couldn’t help make lots of money in a short time.
3．考查细节理解。根据第三段“Many people these days don’t realize that when things seem to happen immediately, it is only because a lot of effort, determination and time have gone into them and it isn’t due to some miraculous(不可思议的) event. (如今，许多人没有意识到，当事情似乎立即发生时，这仅仅是因为他们付出了大量的努力、决心和时间，而不是由于某种奇迹事件。)”可知，在作者看来，成功需要付出大量的努力、决心和时间。故答案为It will take lots of efforts, determination, and time.
4．考查词句猜测。根据最后一段“If you want fame, fame costs and here’s how you start paying for it … in sweat. (如果你想成名，成名就要付出代价，下面是你如何开始为此付出代价的……汗水。)”可知，这句话想表达的意思是：要想成功就需要努力。故答案为You have to work hard in order to succeed.
5．开放性试题。根据“In the show the dance teacher told her students, “If you want fame, fame costs and here’s how you start paying for it … in sweat.” Every time we watched that show, my dad would proudly say how right the teacher was because in order to succeed you have to work hard. (在节目中，舞蹈老师告诉她的学生，“如果你想成名，成名就要付出代价，这就是你如何开始付出代价……挥汗如雨。”每次我们观看节目时，我父亲都会自豪地说，老师是多么正确，因为为了成功，你必须努力工作。)”可知，这篇文章作者想要表达的中心就是：想要成功，就必须努力。所以给出的答案要围绕这个中心展开。故答案为Yes, because working hard makes us successful and it’s hard working, rather than intelligence, that matters.