广东高考英语阅读理解专项训练

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If you happen to notice a man talking to a large, brown dog, that’s my dad and his dog.
Sometimes I think he loves that dog more than he loves us. The moment dad arrives from the office, he hides in a room or behind the door and shouts, “Pluto, come and get me.” Dad’s conversations with Pluto are quite natural, like the dog isn’t a dog at all but another human and that’s the scary part. Has Dad lost the ability to tell the difference between a man and an animal?
I was curious about this so I finally got my courage up to ask him. I went into the living room and saw dad sitting in his favorite chair and reading a book. Pluto curled up (蜷伏), as usual, around his feet. So I gathered my courage and asked him. “Dad,” I said, “do you know you talk to that dog just like a human?”
Dad looked me in the eye. I thought, for a moment, he might be angry at my question. But he just smiled, reached out and patted my head and said, “Yes, I do. The reason is simple. If I talk down to him, he doesn’t respect me, but if I carry on a normal conversation, ask questions, then Pluto understand everything I say.” I stood there wanting to ask more questions, but decided that wasn’t the best time.
As so for a few days, I watched everything about them. I have noticed the dog never receive direct orders. It never hears “sit”, “lie down” or anything like that. What it hears are suggestions like, “Would you like to shop with me, Pluto?” or “Would you like me to feed you now?” or “Shall we go for a walk?”
What’s amazing is that Pluto does understand everything dad says. I have also noticed that dad keeps some special walks just for them. This is what he calls his “time alone”.
1．Pluto is ________.
A．the writer B．the writer’s father C．a pet D．the writer’s friend
2．The first thing Dad does when he gets home is ________.
A．to feed his dog B．to play games with his dog
C．to read a book D．to greet everybody in the family
3．The writer thinks his father’s conversations with the dog are _________.
A．interesting B．boring C．abnormal D．simple
4．The writer had to gather his courage before asking his dad the question because _______.
A．it was a silly question B．he was too curious
C．his father got angry quite often D．he thought it might make his dad mad
5．From the passage we can see that _______.
A．Dad treats the dog as an equal
B．Dad feels quite lonely every day
C．Dad loves the dog more than he loves his kids
D．Dad loves giving direct orders to his kids and dog

It was six in the morning, and I pushed myself into a box truck that in the US would seat six people. Here in Ghana, it was equipped with benches that could hold twelve. I did this every morning, Monday to Friday, for two hours to get to the school I taught in.
When I arrived, I told them to place me where there was the biggest need for help. That ended up being this room. In this tiny room, there were about 120 children under six. It was so full that I had to pick my way carefully in the room. It reminded me of turning over a rock and having hundreds of ants run loose.
Within days, we’d had their names learned. There were the troublemakers who spent their time hitting one another in the hope of gaining your attention. All of my child psychology classes begged me to ignore the behavior unless I wanted to reinforce it by responding.
Then there were the ones that made my heart pound. The five-year-old girl who sat quietly in the front row was always ready to learn whatever I threw her way. She learned everything at a pace that took my breath away.
I looked at this classroom and these children, and thought of how different this was than American classrooms. I thought of how different their lives would likely be.
My volunteer coworker was trying to gain their attention to start lessons, but they were all talking excitedly over him. I held up a bag and within seconds, the classroom was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the children were staring at the bag of candy picked up at the market, and I realized maybe they were not that different after all.
6．What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 2?
A．The kids were too naughty. B．The kids were always busy.
C．The room was over-crowded. D．The class ran out of control easily.
7．How did the author respond to the kids’ attention-drawing behavior?
A．He took no notice of it.
B．He called out the kids’ names.
C．He moved the kids out of the way.
D．He sought help from his coworker.
8．What made the author feel amazed?
A．The differences between kids.
B．The 5-year-old girl’s pace of leaning.
C．The 5-year-old girl’s quietness.
D．Some kids’ efforts to gain attention.
9．Which way can gain the kids’ attention before lessons according to the text?
A．Giving some sweet treats. B．Starting some small talks.
C．Dropping a pin. D．Throwing a special bag at them.

Researchers don’t know exactly how whales direct their way in the ocean dark depths during their migrations (迁徙), and it’s difficult to study them in action. But recently, scientists discovered that whale strandings (搁浅) in Europe’s North Sea seemed to be related to the solar storms.
“We think the solar activity is wrecking their ability to tell directions,” Jesse Granger said. Imagine whales directing their way using GPS, and the sun closes the GPS in the middle of the trip.
Scientists have recorded whale strandings for decades, and in many cases the whales appeared to be otherwise healthy. If the whales were in good health when they accidentally beached, it’s possible that the issue of telling directions was to blame. Building on past research linking strandings with the solar activity, they studied 31 years of gray whale stranding data and compared it to sunspot data.
The team decided on the gray whales for their research due to their long migration. Gray whales experience one of the longest mammalian (哺乳动物的) migrations. Scientists have recorded one gray whale that covered 22,000 kilometers in six months, for example. The researchers found that whales were 2.3 times more likely to beach on days with lots of sunspots, darker areas on the sun associated with solar storms. This suggests that the whales do probably rely on some sort of sense to guide the way, and that when they receive a certain influence, they get lost, said Granger.
Granger added that it is just a beginning and that they have more work to do to explain the connection between the sun and whale strandings. The sun is just one of the several factors that might confuse whales, and the researchers didn’t include other things such as diseases or water up welling in the ocean itself.
But it’s important work, and if it holds, it might help environmentalists predict when they should deploy (部署) more observers in anticipation of live whale strandings.
10．What is the new discovery about?
A．Why whales move to other parts of the ocean.
B．The solar storms appear in Europe’s North Sea.
C．How whales tell directions in the ocean’s dark depths.
D．Whale strandings have something to do with the solar activity.
11．What does the underlined word “wrecking” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Damaging. B．Adjusting. C．Improving. D．Showing.
12．What is special about gray whales according to Paragraph 4?
A．They respond more actively to the solar activity.
B．They are hard to lose their way in the deep oceans.
C．Their health conditions are better than those of other whales.
D．Their migrations are long enough for researchers to collect data.
13．What can be inferred about whales from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A．They have a poor sense of direction. B．Their living environment is in great danger.
C．They rely on the sunlight to direct them-selves. D．Their strandings are linked to different factors.

All through the UK, people have been going out of their way to show their thanks to the workers of National Health Service (NHS), who risk their lives to help patients with COVID-19. One of them is a 99-year-old English army captain, known simply as “Captain Tom”, using a rolling frame (滚动的框架) for support when he walks. He had been very impressed by the efforts of the health care system workers. He wanted to join them.
Captain Tom tried to raise money to support NHS workers by walking laps (圈) around his garden. Each lap is about 80 feet (25 meters). His original plan was to walk 100 laps. He hoped to raise &1,000. Captain Tom soon announced his fundraiser (资金筹集活动). In less than 24 hours, he had reached his goal. Shocked by his success, the captain set a new goal of raising ten times of his original goal by his 100th birthday, April 30.
People learned about the project quickly. The fundraiser easily beat the new goal, reaching &50,000 by April 12th. The captain and his team decided to try for half a million pounds. Two days later, more than a million pounds had been raised. By the time the captain finished his 100th lap, people had donated &14 million. Mr. Moore described it as “an absolutely fantastic sum of money”.
Things didn’t stop there. Captain Tom promised that he would continue his walking project as long as people kept raising money, and people did so. Word spread further as Captain Tom followed up his walking activity with interviews.
Though his age may be a part of what has made Captain Tom reach his goal, his positive messages have also brought sunshine to many people and touched them. “Tomorrow you will find everything is much better than today,” he says.
14．What can we know about Captain Tom from Paragraph 1?
A．He was once a military doctor. B．He is well-known for his long life.
C．He tried to do his part for the NHS. D．He has difficulty using his walking frame. 2
15．What is people’s attitude towards Captain Tom Moored project?
A．Worried. B．Curious. C．Doubtful. D．Supportive.
16．What message does Captain Tom intend to send to people in his walking activity?
A．Remaining hopeful about life.
B．Taking exercise can benefit people’s health.
C．Spending money on the good things for others.
D．Reminding people to show thanks to NHS workers.
17．What would be the best title for the text?
A．How the NHS fights against COVID-19
B．An old man supports the NHS in his own way
C．How an old man Keeps walking to be a role model
D．British medical workers draw public attention to COVID-19

This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts(花生), while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; let the coin decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?
Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.
18．What is the first task I received?
A．Search something about uses for peanuts.
B．Learn about American War of Independence.
C．Find information about George Washington.
D．Send messages to my headmaster Miss Lancelot.
19．Why did people in the class act strangely?
A．I was too proud of my homework.
B．The teacher’s face turned to a stone.
C．I mistook what the homework was about.
D．The whole world suddenly became quiet,
20．What can be inferred(推断) from the passage?
A．The writer’s grandpa was a very wise man.
B．The headmaster didn’t like the writer at all.
C．The writer’s classmates felt sad at his mistake,
D．The writer knew little about American history.
21．Which of the following proverbs can best describe the main idea of this story?
A．Seeing is believing. B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．One is never too old to learn. D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

As the world around them is changing, teenagers continue to need guidance and support from both parents. Studies show that teens who have an active relationship with their fathers are less likely to involve themselves in dangerous behaviors and more likely to succeed in school and develop higher self-worth, because their fathers go beyond social expectations to devote attention to them.
Peer (同龄人) pressure has always been a big part of the teens’ experience. Even the best father can’t completely protect their kids from the growing influence of their peer group. However, studies show that teenagers whose fathers focus on their lives are more likely to resist (抵抗) the more bad effects of peer pressure, taking drugs, for example.
Teens may not like to admit it, but they are watching their parents closely and often follow their example. An interesting finding explains just how important parents are, especially Dad. Swiss researchers discovered that if Dad attends church, even though Mom doesn’t, 44 percent of the kids are still more likely to keep going to church as adults. But if Mom goes regularly and Dad never shows up, only 2 percent of the kids continue to attend.
Teenagers face a lot of difficult choices, especially in their later teens. Fathers don’t get to make those choices for them, but they can be influenced. For example, teenagers can learn a lot from their parents’ concern on what to do when they finish high school. Should they go directly to college and, if so, where? Should they consider going to trade schools, joining the army or looking for a job? A father’s guidance brings a long-term perspective that teens often lack to these important decisions.
22．Teenagers without fathers’ focus are more likely to______.
A．experience some dangerous things B．have higher self-worth in the society
C．become the best students in school D．resist all bad effects of peer pressure
23．What does the third paragraph tell us?
A．More teenagers pay no attention to their parents.
B．Teenagers often treat their fathers as role models.
C．Teenagers never attend church with their mothers.
D．Fewer teenagers like to attend church with their fathers.
24．Whats the underlined word “perspective” in the last paragraph means?
A．The chance of joining the arm. B．The ability to look for a good job.
C．The ability to think about problems. D．The way of resisting peer pressure.
25．What can we learn from the text?
A．Mothers have no effect on their children’s life.
B．Teenagers care less about what their parents do.
C．Teenagers are greatly influenced by their fathers.
D．Fathers should make choices for teenagers directly.

Winter’s first chill may bring an unwelcome guest: flu outbreaks, a new study says. Researchers looked at data on weather and flu cases in Gothenburg, Sweden, and found that flu outbreaks occurred about one week after the first appearance of cold weather and low humidity (湿度).
“According to our calculations, a cold week with an average temperature below 0°C suggests the start of the flu outbreaks,” said study researcher Nicklas Sundell. He’s an infectious diseases specialist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, which belongs to the University of Gothenburg.
“We believe that this sudden drop in temperature contributes to 5 ‘kick-start’ epidemic (流行病). Once the epidemic has started, it continues even if temperatures rise. Once people are sick, many more may become infected,” Sundell said in a university news release.
The findings support the theory that aerosol particles (雾气粒子) containing flu viruses and liquid spread more easily in cold and dry weather. In northern regions of the world, cold weather is likely a more important factor in flu outbreaks than people crowding indoors during the winter, according to Sundell. “But cold weather isn’t the only contributing factor. The virus has to be present among the population and there have to be enough people susceptible to the infection,” he said.
“If you can predict the start of the annual epidemics of the flu and other respiratory viruses, you can use this knowledge to promote campaigns for the flu vaccine and prepare emergency wards and hospital staff in advance for an increased number of patients seeking care,” Sundell said. He added that the recommendations to try to prevent the flu are the same as in previous years. Get a flu vaccine and remember to wash your hands.
26．What is the cause of the start of the epidemic according to Sundell?
A．An average temperature.
B．A lack of resistance.
C．The sudden drop in temperature.
D．The aerosol particles’ spreading quickly.
27．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “susceptible to” in paragraph 4?
A．Devoted to. B．Addicted to. C．Defeated by. D．Affected by.
28．The findings of the study can be the most helpful to the development of ________.
A．tourism B．medicine C．epidemic D．geography
29．What can be the best title for the text?
A．How to Prevent the Flu
B．When Do People Get the Flu Easier?
C．Why Does Winter Weather Bring more Flu?
D．How to Expect the Arrival of Flu Outbreak

Winston and Christian Edmondson have recently graduated from a Texas police academy together, which set the record for graduating together as a father and son duo (搭档) from the academy in recent memory.
“As we all know, being a policerman is very challenging and it was very refreshing that a father and son duo wanted to actually come,”officer Damon Ing said. According to Winston, the father, his decision to become a police officer was a long time coming, and something he hoped would ultimately become a family affair. “I had been thinking about getting into law enforcement (执法) and I had been encouraging both my sons to get into it,” he explained to KTVT.
After he and Christian decided to join the academy, the two said they found themselves pushing one another to be better.“My dad and I are really competitive,” Christian said. “This academy was good for both of us, I think, because it gave us a bond.”Winston added, “There were a few times I got the better of him. But not often.”
Though they graduated side by side, the father and son may be going separate ways in their careers，as Christian, was officially sworn into the Flower Mound Police Department on Thursday, while his dad continued to consider offers.
And surprisingly enough, the Edmondsons weren’t the only ones to grab attention at Tanant County College’s Law Enforcement Academy graduation. William Shaw also left his mark by completing the police academy at 64 years old, according to KTVT. ”The age doesn’t matter. If your son push yourself and persevere (坚持不懈), you’ll get there,” Shaw said.
30．Why did the father and son duo in Texas attract peopled attention?
A．They graduated from the same police academy together.
B．They graduated with honors from the police academy.
C．The son took over his father’s job as a policeman.
D．The father was the oldest of all the graduates.
31．What can we know about the father?
A．He wanted to be a policeman for a long time.
B．He held high expectations for his sons.
C．He won great support for his career.
D．He was born in a family of police.
32．What do the father and son probably feel about their campus life?
A．Busy. B．Creative. C．Inspiring. D．Embarrassing.
33．What can we infer from William Shaw’s story?
A．Hard work pays off. B．Doing is better than saying.
C．A good beginning makes a good ending. D．It’s never too late to achieve your dream.

Since the show of the first Lion King film, nearly half of all lions have been lost. These big cats are now believed to be locally extinct in 16 African nations where they once lived, and it may not be long before we have no lions left. Environmentalists recognize a world connection between ecosystems and the biodiversity (生物多样性) they support. Lions depend upon many more living things than just lions. They are not considered separately.
The story of the decease and re-appearance of North America’s gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park serves as a reminder of what can happen when we keep our eye on animals’ broader connections to the world. After people killed off wolves in Yellowstone in the early 1900s, the deer population increased, greatly reducing the number of willow tees, which the deer fed on. This in tum forced beavers that relied on the willows to move out. Without the beavers building dams, the whole system changed, lowering the water table, which affected all the other species that had adapted to live in this system.
When wolves were introduced again in 1995, we gained a special view into this connection. The wolves killed deer, which allowed the willows to grow. Beavers returned, building new dams that helped fish, birds and so on to increase as well. This shows that ecosystems have great ability to return to normal after the changes like serious weather events, droughts, fires and so on.
In Africa, the relation between lions and the larger landscapes shows the greatest challenge. One recent study suggests that if we want lions to recover to levels similar to those when the first Lion King movie was produced, it will take about a billion dollars a year, mainly to better manage the national parks and other protected areas where lions survive.
34．What does the underlined part in Paragraph l probably mean?
A．Lions also make friends with other animals.
B．Lions need various living things to satisfy their hunger.
C．The survival of lions is closely related to other species.
D．The number of lions is smaller than that of other creatures,
35．What was the biggest influence of killing off ray wolves in Yellowstone?
A．The water table was lifted to a higher level.
B．The local creatures’ living ability had increased.
C．The greening area of the park was well protected.
D．The ecological balance of the park was destroyed.
36．What can we conclude from the story of the gray wolves return?
A．Each animal has its own unique charm.
B．The ecosystem has strong ability to repair itself.
C．Proper measures can make the damaged ecosystem recover.
D．The balance of the ecosystem has a great influence on humans.
37．What can we infer about the lions living in Africa from the last paragraph?
A．They are badly in need of enough living space.
B．Increasing their population is challenging work.
C．Their living conditions are well shown in Lion King.
D．A lot of money has been spent to build protected areas for them.

March 14 is Pi (π) Day, the yearly celebration of a never-ending number — π (3.14159...). The foil tradition began on March 14, 1988, when a scientist, called Larry Shaw, connected March 14 (3.14) with the number of (3.14159...) and asked his team-mates to mark the day by eating pies. Later, more and more people began to celebrate Pi Day each year, and in 2009 the US lawmakers declared Pi Day an official holiday. Pi Day has been observed in different ways by different groups of people.
Restaurants celebrate Pi Day with special selling of pies. Blaze Pizza has continued its tradition by offering a kind of pizza for just $3.14. Blaze Pizza’s boss Jim Mizes said, “We guessed that we would serve as many as a quarter-million pizzas at $3.14 and even more on Pi Day of this year. We think Blaze fans across the US and Canada would come in to celebrate with us.”
Some women scientists also celebrate Pi Day. Since 2015, to encourage more girls to work on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), some women scientists have been wearing purple on Pi Day. They ask women of all ages and here backgrounds to join them by wearing the same color on March 13-14.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will join in the fun with their yearly “Pi in the Sky” challenge. The fun activities are designed to encourage students from 5th to 12th grade to help NASA scientists solve real-world problems using π. Each year, many students take the “Pi in the Sky” challenge to help NASA scientists with their scientific research, which greatly benefits students in their future study.
Though Pi Day celebrations are relatively new, π has been around for thousands of years. 4,000 years ago Babylonians calculated (计算) the area of a circle, giving π a value (数值) of 3. The ancient Egyptians came closer to the real number with 3.165 in 1650 BC． Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BC) was the first to calculate π mathematically. The Greek scientist gave his number between 3+(1/7) and 3+(10/71), which is much closer to “3.14159...”.
38．As for Blaze Pizza’s pie sales on Pi Day of this year, Jim Mizes felt __________.
A．hopeful B．doubtful C．confused D．anxious
39．Why are women encouraged to wear purple on March 13-14?
A．To show the beauty of women scientists. B．To praise women’s contributions to society.
C．To strengthen the team of women scientists. D．To let more women understand Pi Day’s history.
40．What’s the influence of the “Pi in the Sky” challenge according to Paragraph 4?
A．Encouraging students to join outdoor activities.
B．Enabling students to experience the life of scientists.
C．Helping greatly reduce the work of NASA scientists.
D．Improving students’ ability to put theory into practice.
41．What’s the last paragraph mainly about?
A．The calculation of π in history. B．The old ways to celebrate Pi Day.
C．The influence of π in the ancient world. D．The ancient scientists’ confusion about π.

The Pharos, the great lighthouse of Alexandria, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It stood on the island of Pharos, in the harbor (港口) of the city of Alexandria. In 280 B．C．, Ptolemy Ⅰ Soter, the ruler of Egypt, ordered the building of the lighthouse. Twenty years later, it was finished—the first lighthouse in the world and the tallest building on Earth, besides the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
The Pharos was designed by Sostrates, a Greek architect. Sostrates wanted to leave his name on the base of the lighthouse. But Ptolemy refused, ordering that only his own name appeared on the building. But Sostrates found a way to do that. At the base of the Pharos, Sostrates left a message containing his own name. Then he covered it with plaster (建筑石膏) and left Ptolemy’s name over it. After many years, the plaster disappeared and people knew the true architect of the lighthouse.
In 1302 and 1323, two strong earthquakes hit Alexandria, damaging the lighthouse. In 1326, it finally fell into the sea. Much of what we know about the lighthouse comes from the writings of Arabs who once visited the Pharos.
The Pharos was about 384 feet tall, the same height as a modern 40－story building. At the top of the lighthouse stood a large statue of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Under it was a beacon, the source of light for the lighthouse. The Pharos used two kinds of beacons. At night, a large fire created the light. During the day, a huge mirror made use of the sunlight to create the light.
It was said that the mirror was also used to set enemy ships on fire as they entered the harbor by directing the sun’s rays (光线) at them. While the idea is interesting, it is also clearly impossible.
42．Why did Sostrates use plaster at the base of the Pharos?
A．To follow Ptolemy’s orders. B．To hide his name left on the base.
C．To protect the base from damage. D．To make the lighthouse more beautiful.
43．How long had the Pharos stayed standing?
A．For about 800 years. B．For about 1,000 years.
C．For about 1,600 years. D．For about 2,000 years.
44．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．The lighthouse. B．The statue. C．A large fire. D．A huge mirror.
45．What’s the main purpose of the text?
A．To explain why the Pharos was built. B．To find more secrets about the Pharos.
C．To offer some basic facts about the Pharos. D．To introduce the true architect of the Pharos.

School Activities for Kids and Teens
July is a month of fun－filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.
Secret_of_the_Dragon
Time: Monday, July 1, 2020, 10: 30 a. m.
Cost: Adult: $7.40
Children(under 15): half
Bookings: Phone the booking office at 3403 2578.
Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taken on a dragon.
The_Search_for_Life:_Are_We_Alone?
Time: Thursday, July
4, 2020, 2: 00 p. m.
Cost: Adult: $14.50
Children: $8.70
Bookings: Phone the booking office at 3403 7689.
Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.
Magic_Class
Time: Friday, J uly
12,2020,10: 00 a. m.
Cost: Free
Booking: Please phone 34038470.
Address: Centenary Community
hub,171 Dandenong
Note: Would you like to be a magician?
Then join David, the magician,
to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party.
Science_With_Me:_Making_Your_Own_Guitar!
Time: Saturday, July
20,2020, 3：00 p. m.
Cost: Free
Booking: Please phone 3403
1226.
Address: 10, Egginton Close
Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber
bands and some nails with
you.

46．John and his 10-year-old daughter want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay?
A．7.40 B．11.10 C．14.80 D．23.20
47．Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to ________.
A．Magic Class B．Science with Me C．The Search for Life D．Secret of the Dragon
48．What do the four activities have in common?
A．They can all be booked by phone. B．They happen in the same place.
C．They are all weekend activities. D．They are all free.

People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited (有限的).
There is an old saying, “If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
49．If you making a mistake, that means ________.
A．you’re careful B．you’re kind C．you’re growing D．you know nothing
50．If you never try new things, you can’t ________.
A．improve B．create C．spend D．A and B
51．After Edison failed 10,000 times, he ________.
A．gave up B．invented the light bulb
C．invented the computer D．invented 10,000 new things
52．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Never make mistakes B．You can make mistakes without thinking.
C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes D．Making mistakes is terrible.

International English Summer Camp for Teens in New York
International Junior English Summer Camp for Teens in New York City is located on Rose Hill campus of Fordham University founded in 1841. This camp offers learners aged 11 — 17 from all over the world the opportunity to improve their English language skills, explore the “Big Apple” and enjoy one of the world’s greatest cities and a varied and exciting activity program. We offer residential (居住的) and day camp programs.
Prices and Dates
Dates of the Junior Camp:
June 28 — August 2, 2020
All arrivals and departures are on Sundays. Program duration: from 1 to 5 weeks.
Fees
●Residential Camp Program fee:
1 week: $2,110
2 weeks: $ 4,120
3 weeks: $ 5,630
4 weeks: $7,455
5 weeks: $ 9,820
●Day Camp Program fee (Day Program is from Monday to Friday from 08:45-18:00)
1 week: $ 915
2 weeks: $ 1,580
3 weeks: $ 2,380
4 weeks: $ 3,080
5 weeks: $ 3,825
●Application fee: $ 100
●Guardianship fee: $ 105
Residential Program Fee includes:
●20 lessons per week in the mornings
●Residential accommodation in twin rooms
●All meals (day camp prices include lunch only)
●Outings, all its tickets included
●Afternoon and evening activity program
●Two-way airport transfers,
●Close consideration and 24-hour emergency telephone number
●Placement test
●Full Emergency Medical Insurance
●Leaving certificate
We don’t have application deadlines. Please note that the camp capacity is only 200 students and many parents and group leaders are “Early Birds” and make their decision 6 to 8 months in advance.
53．Which of the following can be the learners of the Summer Camp?
A．A five-year-old child.
B．A fifteen-year-old student.
C．A thirty-year-old man.
D．A sixty-year-old grandmother.
54．How much will you pay if you choose Day Camp for 3 weeks?
A．$2,380. B．$ 2,480. C．$2,485. D．$2,585.
55．What do we know about Residential Program?
A．Learners can join morning activity program.
B．Learners will take at least 20 lessons.
C．Learners have to apply for it before the deadline.
D．Learners are required to pay extra for their meals.

What kind of amusing activities will you participate in during your life? Will you be spending your free time doing safe sports with little danger or will you always be one of the first people to try the next popular extreme activity? Scientists have been interested in finding out why some people seem to prefer dangerous activities.
Researchers have found that men often try to impress other people by proving that they are courageous and fearless, and they are more likely to take risks when people are watching them or when they are competing against other men. Research also shows that as people get older they usually behave more responsibly and try not to take unnecessary risks. In addition, when people are in stable relationships, they seem to be less attracted to daring activities.
Some people seem to be more daring than others, but there are many different types. Do they take all types of risk? Psychologists have identified a number of categories(种类) of risks. These include financial risks, risks related to health and safety, amusing risks and social risks. Psychologists discover that just if a person enjoys bungee jumping, it doesn’t mean he or she will take chances when investing money or that he or she will tell a joke to a group of strangers.
Interestingly, research shows that in most cases men are less cautious than women, but women take more social risks than men. Men are more likely to make career changes as they get older and to express unpopular opinions in business meetings.
Yet, at the end of the day, the probability of particular people taking a risk depends on what type of people they belong to. In general, optimistic people are more likely to take risks because they focus on the possible positive outcomes (结果) of their actions. On the other hand, pessimistic people are the complete opposite.
56．Why do men try to prove they are brave according to the research?
A．To attract people’s attention.
B．To take on more responsibility.
C．To make favorable impressions on people.
D．To develop stable relationships with others.
57．What have researchers discovered about women?
A．They are willing to take risks.
B．They are always changing jobs.
C．They are good at doing business.
D．They are usually more conservative (保守的) than men.
58．What mainly determine whether people take risks possibly?
A．Their personalities . B．Their financial conditions.
C．Their social relationships. D．Their expectations of outcomes.

From teenage to adulthood, you go through a basket of changes—graduation, jobs and relationships that come and go. But as you grow older, does your personality change? Personality is the pattern of thoughts, feelings and behaviors unique to a person.
People tend to think of personality as fixed. But that is not how it works. “Personality is a developmental phenomenon instead of something that you’re stuck with and can’t get over.” said Brent Roberts, a psychologist at the University of Illinois.
Roberts and other researchers have surveyed the personalities of participants regularly over man years, showing that our personality is actually stable within each decade of life. You don’t notice it on a 1-to-5-year time range, but in the long term, it becomes pronounced.
In 1960, psychologists surveyed over 440, 000 high school students who answered questions about everything from how they reacted to emotion at situations to how efficiently they got work done. Fifty years later, researchers tracked down 1,952 of these students and gave them the same survey. The results found that in their 60s, participants scored much higher than they did as teenagers on questions measuring calmness, self-confidence, leadership and social sensitivity.
Again and again, studies have found similar results. Personality tends to get “better” over time. Psychologists name it “the maturity principle”. People become more extroverted, emotionally stable, agreeable and gentle as they grow older. Some individuals might change less than others, but in general, “the maturity principle” applies to everyone.
So what causes the change? Evidence suggests it’s not dramatic life events, such as marriage, the birth of a child or loss of a loved one. Instead, changing expectations placed on us—as we adjust to university, the work force, starting a family—slowly wear us in, almost like a pair of shoes, Roberts said. “Over time, you are asked to do things differently and thus learn how to behave in these situations.” So we adapt.
59．What has Roberts found about personality according to the passage?
A．It is a stable phenomenon.
B．It changes on a daily basis.
C．It is a fixed patter of thoughts.
D．It develops gradually as we age.
60．How did the psychologists carry out their research according to Paragraph 4?
A．By classifying the facts. B．By making comparisons.
C．By giving various examples. D．By quoting previous researches.
61．Which of the following might “the maturity principle” bring about?
A．An approachable and stable character.
B．A calm and self-centered personality.
C．A successful and extraordinary career.
D．An unusual and emotional sensitivity.
62．Why does our personality change according to the last paragraph?
A．Additional expectations are placed on us.
B．Dramatic life events have happened to us.
C．We gradually adapt to different life situations.
D．It is stressful to behave ourselves in adulthood.

Sores Duman is a normal 29-year-old. Later in the week he will see an action movie with his mate Piebe. Before that, he may go to McDonald’s with Martey, another friend. It might take more time than usual for his friends to get ready for these activities. Piebe is 79 and Martey 94. Does Sores think his weekend plans are strange? “No, I do similar things with friends of my own age. I don’t see the difference in age as an obstacle (障碍).”
Mr. Duman lives at the Humanitas care home in Deventer, Holland. His housemates’ average age is over 85. He lives there with ten other students and around 150 elderly residents. They are part of a project that provides them with free housing in exchange for 30 hours per month living as a “good neighbour”.
Both parties appear to benefit from the programme. Mr. Duman estimates that he has saved over €10,000 per year in rent. He claims that living in a care home has not affected his university experience. “We have big parties here.” he says, “we host things from chess games to yoga classes.” In a promotional video, one resident calls the project gezelling a Dutch word that roughly translates as homelike: “Now and then they put me into the walker and race me through the hall,” she explains.
Such projects could help fight against loneliness, an increasing problem across the rich world. I goes hand in hand with social isolation(隔离). Nearly half of Britons over the age of 65 say that television or pets are their main form of company. Loneliness is also said to have serious health consequences: a study from 2015 found that lonely people had on average a 26% higher risk of dying in its seven-year study period than those who were not lonely. And the problem may get worse as social isolation is becoming more common. Creating a space for the elderly to mingle with youngsters can lift spirits—and help cash-strapped millennials (千禧一代).
63．How does Mr. Duman feel about his present life?
A．Dull. B．Content. C．Strange. D．Special.
64．Which of the following best explains “gezelling” underlined in paragraph 3?
A．Rough. B．Beneficial. C．Comfortable. D．Promotional.
65．Which of the following is true about the project?
A．Various activities are held in the care home.
B．Mr. Duman is required to live with 150 elderly people.
C．Mr. Duman pays over €10,000 per year for the rent.
D．It helps to fight against the loneliness of British elders.
66．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Care—Hold up the Blue Sky of the Elderly
B．Live with the Old to Enrich Your College Life
C．A Win-win Project—Housing Students with the Old
D．Loneliness—the Number One Killer of the Old-aged

The world is going to have to start thinking seriously to save its coral reefs. Corals are comeback creatures. As the sea levels rose and fell over 30,000 years, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which is roughly the size of Italy, died and revived five times. But now, thanks to human activity, corals face the most complex conditions they have yet had to deal with.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a rise in global temperature of 1.5C above pre-industrial level could cause coral reefs to decline by 70-90%. The planet is about 1C hotter than in the 19th century and its seas are becoming warmer, stormier and more acidic. This is already affecting relations between corals and the single-celled algae (海藻) with which they live together, and which give them their colour. When waters become unusually warm, corals push the algae out, leaving res a ghostly white. This “bleaching” is happening five times as often as it did in the 1970s. Meanwhile the changing chemistry of the oceans lowers the abundance of carbonate ions (碳酸盐离子), making it harder for corals to form their skeletons (骨骼).
If corals go, divers and ocean biologists are not the only people who will miss them. Reefs take up only one percent of the sea floor, but support a quarter of the planet’s fish diversity. The fish that reefs shelter are especially valuable to their poorest human neighbours, many of whom depend on them as a source of protein. In the Coral Triangle, an area of water stretching across South-East Asia and into the Pacific which is home to three-quarters of known coral species, more than 130 million people rely on reefs for food and for their livelihoods in fishing and tourism.
67．What causes corals to decline?
A．Pollution. B．Tourism. C．Fishing. D．Temperature rise.
68．What will affect the color of corals?
A．The single-celled algae. B．The abundance of carbonate ions.
C．The planet’s fish diversities. D．The changing chemistry of the oceans.
69．What is not true if global temperature rises by 1.5℃ above pre-industrial level?
A．Coral reefs may decline at least 70%.
B．Corals’ relations with algae may be affected greatly.
C．A quarter of the planet’s fish diversity may be in danger.
D．Carbonate ions may increase and change the chemistry of the oceans.
70．What will the following paragraph probably talk about?
A．Advantages of corals. B．Measures to save corals.
C．Effects of coral decline. D．Reasons why corals decline.

Will printed newspapers disappear one day? It’s quite possible. Here are some reasons.
First of all, printed newspapers aren’t the only way to get information. You can find the information on the Internet. Besides, you can read a lot of information online for free,which make the Internet even more attractive.
Lots of people are becoming Internet users, and most of Internet users read news online. For example, I usually get new information about events that happen in the world by reading short messages on Twitter. As far as I know, students in our university hardly read newspapers. One can argue that older generations may have been used to reading printed newspapers and do not want to change anything, but research proves the opposite. According to a study, the number of Inter-net users between the ages of 70 and 75 has increased from 26% to 45% within four years.This fact sounds strange but 4% of Internet users are over 73 years old.
Where do newspapers get their money? The answer is “advertisers”.But will ad continue to put ads in printed newspapers if they are not that successful? It is rather expensive to print ads in a newspaper, especially when you have a lot of other opportunities. Online advertisements are becoming more and more popular. It is beneficial to both sides because it is easier to track (跟踪) how many clicks have been made on this link than to find out how many people have actually read a newspaper and paid attention to advertisements. Also,printed newspapers are not environmentally friendly. They need tons of wood, lots of electricity and many delivery (运输) ways to produce and transport the papers.
71．The first reason for the possibility of printed newspapers disappearance in the near future is that_________.
A．newspapers are expensive
B．the Internet is available to everybody
C．newspapers provide nothing interesting
D．the Internet provides a lot of free information
72．What does the author want to show by mentioning the study in Paragraph 3 ?
A．old people also love new things
B．Newspapers are losing their readers.
C．Old people are used to reading newspapers .
D．Newspapers aren’t suitable for Internet users.
73．The last Paragraph mainly shows that printed newspapers______.
A．harm the environment
B．need high production costs
C．lack convenient delivery ways
D．need many workers to deliver them
74．What is the text mainly about?
A．How people read news today.
B．Why the Internet is important.
C．How people get information today.
D．Why printed newspapers may disappear.

When we use “okay”, “OK” , “kk” or other similar words at work, we may pass on meanings we don’t intend. “OK” is a basic word of acceptance we say out loud to show agreement, but when you use it in digital work spaces such as Slack, or email, you may be communicating negativity or anger.
In the mind of an anxious employee, an “OK” or “okay” can become roof of Trendiness and
Judgement in text-based communication. When the boss answers a deadline request with just“OK”in an email, the two-letter word can suddenly sound indescribable. When a colleague replies to a paragraph-long question with a one letter on Slack, it can send us into an anxious panic, thinking the sender is mad at us. Why does simply saying “okay” or any of its other forms, such as the briefer “kay“, or “ kk”, not always sound OK online? One expert has an answer.
Gretchen Mcculloch, an Internet linguist and author of the upcoming book Because Internet, said OK is not born to be rude but something else matters. “Anything that’s shorter can sound rude, and anything that’s longer can sound more polite, ”Mcculloch said. This may be one subconscious reason that many of us add our Oks with pleasant expression like OK, great! ”or OK, sounds good “to express that we come in peace. Those extra words can make all the difference. ” Having two things there, listeners may feel you have gone through a bit of an extra effort and it is that extra effort that makes some-thing more polite Mcculloch said, “These real unnoticeable things are often what our vague (模糊的) social impressions are made out of.”
75．Which of the following idea may the writer support?
A．Be careful using “OK ”in online work-place communication.
B．The meaning of OK “varies from person to person.
C．Try to avoid using”OK “in group communication.
D．OK ”may have rich meanings in the work-place.
76．what do the examples in Paragraph 2 probably imply?
A．OK“sometimes shows satisfaction with work.
B．OK”“in written form is hard to express feelings.
C．It’s best to use”OK“less when facing unfamiliar people.
D．Simply replying with “OK” may cause misunderstandings at work.
77．What may influence the impression of a reply according to Mcculloch?
A．The length of it
B．The ending words.
C．the response speed.
D．The pronunciation of it.
78．How to use “OK ”to make a friendly reply?
A．Express more positive feelings instead of only saying OK
B．Take extra time to practice saying OK in a pleasant way
C．Add extra words based on the characters of the listeners
D．Find some more polite words to replace it.






















参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．A

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章描述了父亲和家里的大狗布鲁托的交流方式，在平等的交流模式下布鲁托真的能听懂作者父亲说的每句话。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Sometimes I think he loves that dog more than he loves us. The moment dad arrives from the office, he hides in a room or behind the door and shouts, ‘Pluto, come and get me.’ (有时候我觉得他爱那条狗胜过爱我们。爸爸一从办公室回来，就躲在房间里或门后大喊：‘布鲁托，来找到我。’)”可知，Pluto是一条狗，是作者的父亲养的宠物。故选C项。
2．推理判断题。根据第二段“The moment dad arrives from the office, he hides in a room or behind the door and shouts, “Pluto, come and get me.” (爸爸一从办公室回来，就躲在房间里或门后大喊：‘布鲁托，来找到我。’)”可知，作者的父亲下班回家后，第一件事就是和狗玩游戏，陪它捉迷藏，故选B项。
3．推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“‘Dad,’ I said, ‘do you know you talk to that dog just like a human?’ (‘爸爸，’我说，‘你知道你和那条狗说话就像和人说话一样吗？’)”可知，作者认为父亲跟布鲁托的交流不正常，因为父亲把布鲁托当成了人，故选C项。
4．推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“‘Dad,’ I said, ‘do you know you talk to that dog just like a human?’ (‘爸爸，’我说，‘你知道你和那条狗说话就像和人说话一样吗？’)”，以及第四段“Dad looked me in the eye. I thought, for a moment, he might be angry at my question. (爸爸看着我的眼睛。有那么一会儿，我想他可能会对我的问题生气)”可知，作者知道自己的话可能会令父亲生气，故选D项。
5．推理判断题。根据第四段“If I talk down to him, he doesn’t respect me, but if I carry on a normal conversation, ask questions, then Pluto understand everything I say. (如果我高高在上地对他说话，他就不尊重我，但如果我进行正常的交谈，问问题，那么布鲁托就能理解我所说的一切。)”可知，作者的父亲没有用高高在上的语气跟布鲁托交谈，而是以平等的方式互动。故选A项。
6．C 7．A 8．B 9．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己在加纳贫民窟的一所学校志愿教书的经历，艰苦的环境，捣蛋的孩子、求知若渴的小女孩等都给作者留下了深刻印象。
6．句意猜测题。划线句“It reminded me of turning over a rock and having hundreds of ants run loose.(这让我想起翻过一块石头，几百只蚂蚁跑出来的情景)”提到，它使作者想到搬开一块石头后成百上千的蚂蚁乱窜的样子，此处It指代上文“In this tiny room, there were about 120 children under six. It was so full that I had to pick my way carefully in the room.(在这个小房间里，大约有120个6岁以下的孩子。房间里太满了，我不得不小心翼翼地走着)”提到的一个小房间里容纳了120个孩子导致过度拥挤这一情况，故划线句意思是房间过度拥挤。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“All of my child psychology classes begged me to ignore the behavior unless I wanted to reinforce it by responding.(我所有的儿童心理学课程都请求我忽略这种行为，除非我想通过回应来强化它)”可知，作者从上过的儿童心理学课程中得知，若是不想助长淘气包们的气焰，就要对他们那些为求关注而打打闹闹的行为视而不见，由此可知，作者应对这些行为的方法是对其不予理睬，故选A。
8．细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“The five-year-old girl who sat quietly in the front row was always ready to learn whatever I threw her way. She learned everything at a pace that took my breath away.(那个五岁的小女孩安静地坐在第一排，无论我教给她什么，她都随时准备学习。她学东西的速度快得让我惊讶)”可知，令作者很吃惊的是那个5岁的小女孩学东西的速度，故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I held up a bag and within seconds, the classroom was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the children were staring at the bag of candy picked up at the market (我举起一个袋子，几秒钟之内，教室安静得连一根针掉在地上的声音都能听见。所有的孩子都盯着从市场上买来的那袋糖果)”可知，孩子们看见作者举起的一袋糖果之后很快安静了下来，故作者用糖果这种甜食吸引了孩子们的注意力，故选A。
10．D 11．A 12．D 13．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项关于影响鲸鱼搁浅因素的科学研究。
10．细节理解题。根据第一段“But recently, scientists discovered that whale strandings (搁浅) in Europe’s North Sea seemed to be related to the solar storms.(但最近，科学家们发现，欧洲北海的鲸鱼搁浅似乎与太阳风暴有关)”可知，新的发现是鲸的搁浅与太阳活动有关。故选D。
11．词句猜测题。根据第二段“Imagine whales directing their way using GPS, and the sun closes the GPS in the middle of the trip.(想象一下，鲸鱼用GPS导航，而太阳在途中关闭了GPS)”可知，这里是一个比喻，当鲸鱼在使用导航指路时，太阳会在半路上关掉导航，由此可见，太阳活动会“破坏”鲸鱼辨别方向的能力。故划线词意思是“破坏”。故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据第四段“Gray whales experience one of the longest mammalian (哺乳动物的) migrations. Scientists have recorded one gray whale that covered 22,000 kilometers in six months, for example. The researchers found that whales were 2.3 times more likely to beach on days with lots of sunspots, darker areas on the sun associated with solar storms.(灰鲸经历了哺乳动物中最长的迁徙之一。例如，科学家们记录了一只灰鲸在六个月内行走了22000公里。研究人员发现，在太阳黑子多的日子里，鲸鱼上岸的可能性要高出2.3倍，太阳黑子是太阳上与太阳风暴有关的较暗的区域)”可推知，灰鲸的特殊点在于它们的迁徙距离足够长到让研究人员收集数据。故选D。
13．推理判断题。根据第四段“The researchers found that whales were 2.3 times more likely to beach on days with lots of sunspots, darker areas on the sun associated with solar storms.(研究人员发现，在太阳黑子多的日子里，鲸鱼上岸的可能性要高出2.3倍，太阳黑子是太阳上与太阳风暴有关的较暗的区域)”以及第五段“The sun is just one of the several factors that might confuse whales, and the researchers didn’t include other things such as diseases or water up welling in the ocean itself.(太阳只是可能迷惑鲸鱼的几个因素之一，研究人员没有考虑其他因素，如疾病或海洋本身的水)”可推知，关于鲸的搁浅不止和太阳活动有关，和多种因素都有关系。故选D。
14．C 15．D 16．A 17．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了英国一位99岁的陆军上尉通过走路募集善款来帮助英国国民医疗服务机构对抗新冠肺炎的故事。
14．细节理解题。根据第一段“One of them is a 99-year-old English army captain, known simply as “Captain Tom”, using a rolling frame (滚动的框架) for support when he walks. He had been very impressed by the efforts of the health care system workers. He wanted to join them.(其中一位是99岁的英国陆军上尉，被简称为“汤姆上尉”，他走路时使用一个滚动框架作为支撑。他对卫生保健系统工作人员的努力印象深刻。他想加入他们)”可知，Captain Tom试图为国民医疗服务机构尽自己的一份力。故选C。
15．推理判断题。根据第二段“In less than 24 hours, he had reached his goal. Shocked by his success, the captain set a new goal of raising ten times of his original goal by his 100th birthday, April 30.(不到24小时，他就达到了目标。他对自己的成功感到震惊，并制定了一个新的目标，即在4月30日他的100岁生日之前筹集到原来目标的10倍)”可推知，人们非常支持他的走路集资计划。故选D。
16．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Though his age may be a part of what has made Captain Tom reach his goal, his positive messages have also brought sunshine to many people and touched them. “Tomorrow you will find everything is much better than today,” he says.(虽然汤姆上尉的年龄可能是他实现目标的部分原因，但他的积极信息也给许多人带来了阳光，并感动了他们。“明天你会发现一切都比今天好得多，”他说)”可知，他向人们传达了一种积极乐观的态度：对生活永远充满希望。故选A。
17．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Captain Tom tried to raise money to support NHS workers by walking laps (圈) around his garden. Each lap is about 80 feet (25 meters). His original plan was to walk 100 laps. He hoped to raise &1,000. Captain Tom soon announced his fundraiser (资金筹集活动). In less than 24 hours, he had reached his goal. Shocked by his success, the captain set a new goal of raising ten times of his original goal by his 100th birthday, April 30.(汤姆上尉试图通过绕着他的花园走几圈来筹集资金，以支持NHS的工作人员。每圈约80英尺(25米)。他最初的计划是走100圈。他希望筹到1000英镑。汤姆上尉很快宣布了他的筹款活动。不到24小时，他就达到了目标。他对自己的成功感到震惊，并制定了一个新的目标，即在4月30日他的100岁生日之前筹集到原来目标的10倍)”以及本文主要讲述了一位99岁的老人通过自己的方式帮助英国全民医疗服务机构对抗新冠肺炎的故事。B选项“一位老人以自己的方式支持NHS”最符合文章标题。故选B。
18．C 19．C 20．D 21．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者初到新学校的第一个作业是查找一个名叫乔治·华盛顿的人的相关信息，而作者找到了两个同名的人，于是选择了错误的那个，结果自己的分数很差，但作者没有放弃，在接下来的日子里全身心投入学习，最终获得了跳级的资格。
18．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington.(这是我在新学校收到的第一个真正的任务。这似乎很简单：上网找到一个名叫乔治·华盛顿的人的信息。)”可知，作者的第一个任务是查找有关乔治·华盛顿的信息。故选C。
19．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, ‘My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.’(当一位同学开始他的报告时，一切都变得清晰起来，‘我的报告是关于发动美国独立战争的乔治·华盛顿的。’)”和“How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?(我怎么知道我的老师是指那个乔治·华盛顿？)”可知，作者误解了老师留的作业内容，做错了作业，所以才让教室里的同学和老师表现得很奇怪。故选C。
20．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher.(我环顾四周，却发现我的同学大笑得眼中含泪，还有我的老师板着脸。)”和第三段中的“How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?(我怎么知道我的老师是指那个乔治·华盛顿？)”可知，作者在课堂上做报告时，惹得全班同学笑得前俯后仰，同时也让老师很生气，而且后来作者才知道自己报告的人物选错了。根据常识可知，历史课本中讲述的乔治·华盛顿是领导美国独立战争的那个人，但作者却不知道。由此可推测出，作者的美国历史知识很差。故选D。
21．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段中的“So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.(因此，在本学年剩下的时间里，我全身心地投入到学习中。十个月后，我再次坐在校长办公室，但这次的谈话完全不同。当校长告诉我，我已经足够优秀了，可以跳过六年级，下学期开始上七年级的时候，我微笑着回忆起学年开始时的糟糕时刻。)”可知，作者的第一个作业是查找一个名叫乔治·华盛顿的人的相关信息，而作者找到了两个同名的人，由于历史知识很差，于是经过投币选择了错误的那个，结果很糟糕，但作者没有放弃，在接下来的日子里全身心地投入学习，最终获得了跳级的资格。由此可推测出，本篇文章主要想讲述的是，努力就会有回报，B项“有志者事意成”最能描述这个故事的主旨。故选B。
22．A 23．B 24．C 25．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一项研究发现，青少年深受父亲的影响，他们经常以父亲为榜样。
22．推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“However, studies show that teenagers whose fathers focus on their lives are more likely to resist (抵抗) the more bad effects of peer pressure, taking drugs, for example.”（然而，研究表明，被父亲关注生活的青少年更有可能抵抗同伴压力带来的更坏的影响，例如吸毒。）可知，被父亲关注生活的青少年更有可能抵抗同伴压力带来的更坏的影响，更少经历一些危险的事情，换言之，没有父亲关注的青少年更有可能经历一些危险的事情。故选A项。
23．主旨大意题。根据第三段关键句“Teens may not like to admit it, but they are watching their parents closely and often follow their example. An interesting finding explains just how important parents are, especially Dad. Swiss researchers discovered that if Dad attends church, even though Mom doesn’t, 44 percent of the kids are still more likely to keep going to church as adults.”（青少年可能不喜欢承认这一点，但他们密切关注父母，并经常以他们为榜样。一个有趣的发现解释了父母是多么重要，尤其是父亲。瑞士研究人员发现，如果爸爸去教堂，即使妈妈不去，44%的孩子成年后仍更有可能继续去教堂。）可知，第三段告诉我们父母是孩子们的榜样，尤其是父亲，并列举了教堂的例子说明这一点，由此可知，第三段告诉我们青少年经常把他们的父亲当作榜样。故选B项。
24．词句猜测题。根据画线单词上文“Teenagers face a lot of difficult choices, especially in their later teens. Fathers don’t get to make those choices for them, but they can be influenced.”（青少年面临许多艰难的选择，尤其是在他们十几岁的时候。父亲不能为他们做出这些选择，但他们可能会受到父亲的影响。）可知，本段内容告诉我们青少年面临许多艰难的选择，父亲会影响孩子们思考问题的能力，由此可知，父亲的指导带给青少年在做出重要决定时应该具备的思考问题的能力，“The ability to think about problems”意为“思考问题的能力”，能够表达画线单词在句中所要表达的意思。故选C项。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“However, studies show that teenagers whose fathers focus on their lives are more likely to resist (抵抗) the more bad effects of peer pressure, taking drugs, for example.”（然而，研究表明，被父亲关注生活的青少年更有可能抵抗同伴压力带来的更坏的影响，例如吸毒。）和根据第三段关键句“Teens may not like to admit it, but they are watching their parents closely and often follow their example. An interesting finding explains just how important parents are, especially Dad.”（青少年可能不喜欢承认这一点，但他们密切关注父母，并经常以他们为榜样。一个有趣的发现解释了父母是多么重要，尤其是父亲。）可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究发现，青少年深受父亲的影响，他们经常以父亲为榜样，由此可知，我们从文章中可以得知青少年深受父亲的影响。故选C项。
26．C 27．D 28．B 29．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了一项关于冬天为什么易发流感的研究。
26．细节理解题。根据第二段中“According to our calculations, a cold week with an average temperature below 0°C suggests the start of the flu outbreaks(根据我们的计算，平均气温低于0°C的寒冷一周表明流感开始爆发)”和第三段中“We believe that this sudden drop in temperature contributes to 5 ‘kick-start’ epidemic(流行病).(我们认为，气温的突然下降导致了流行病的‘启动’)”可知，Sundell认为气温突然下降导致流感的爆发。故选C。
27．短语猜测题。根据划线短语前“But cold weather isn’t the only contributing factor. The virus has to be present among the population(但寒冷的天气并不是唯一的影响因素。病毒必须存在于人群中)”可知，此处是描述导致流感爆发的因素，故指“病毒必须存在于人群中，而且必须有足够多的人易受感染”才会导致流感爆发，susceptible to意为“受影响，被感染”，故选D。
28．推理判断题。根据全文内容，结合最后一段中“If you can predict the start of the annual epidemics of the flu and other respiratory viruses, you can use this knowledge to promote campaigns for the flu vaccine and prepare emergency wards and hospital staff in advance for an increased number of patients seeking care(如果你能预测每年流感和其他呼吸道病毒流行的开始，你就可以利用这些知识来促进流感疫苗的接种，并提前为急诊室和医院的工作人员做好准备，以应对越来越多的寻求治疗的病人)”可知，该研究是关于流感爆发的原因，如果知道了原因，能预测爆发的起始时间，就可以促进流感疫苗的接种，并提前为急诊室和医院的工作人员做好准备，以应对越来越多的寻求治疗的病人，故该研究结果有助于医学的发展，故选B。
29．主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合第一段中“Winter’s first chill may bring an unwelcome guest: flu outbreaks, a new study says.(一项新的研究表明，冬天的第一股寒意可能会带来一个不受欢迎的客人：流感爆发)”可知，文章主要介绍了一项关于冬天为什么易发流感的研究，C项“为什么冬天带来更多流感”为最佳标题，故选C。
30．A 31．A 32．C 33．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲温斯顿通过自己努力，实现自己多年的梦想，和儿子斯蒂安•埃德蒙森一起从警察学院毕业的励志故事。
30．细节理解题。根据第一段“Winston and Christian Edmondson have recently graduated from a Texas police academy together， which set the record for graduating together as a father and son duo (搭档) from the academy in recent memory.(温斯顿和克里斯蒂安•埃德蒙森（Christian Edmondson）最近一起从德州一所警察学院毕业，创下了近年来以父子二人组的身份一起从该学院毕业的纪录)”可知，这对父子受人关注的原因是他们同时从同一个警察学校毕业。故选A项。
31．细节理解题。根据第二段“According to Winston, the father, his decision to become a police officer was a long time coming, and something he hoped would ultimately become a family affair.(据温斯顿的父亲说，他做警察的决定是一个漫长的过程，他希望这件事最终能成为家庭事务)”可知，这位父亲想成为警察已经很长时间了。故选A项。
32．推理判断题。根据第三段“After he and Christian decided to join the academy, the two said they found themselves pushing one another to be better.(在他和克里斯蒂安决定加入学院后，两人说他们发现自己在推动彼此变得更好)”可知，他们觉得大学生活是鼓舞人心的。故选C项。
33．推理判断题。由文章第一段“Winston and Christian Edmondson have recently graduated from a Texas police academy together, which set the record for graduating together as a father and son duo (搭档) from the academy in recent memory.(Winston和Christian Edmondson最近一起从德克萨斯州的一所警察学院毕业，这创造了近年来该学院父子二人组毕业的记录)”以及后文可知，文章主要讲温斯顿通过自己努力，实现自己多年的梦想，和儿子斯蒂安•埃德蒙森一起从警察学院毕业的励志故事。由此推知，这篇文章想告诉我们实现梦想从来都不算晚。故选D项。
34．C 35．D 36．C 37．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述自从第一部狮子王电影上映以来，几乎有一半的狮子都消失了。这些大型猫科动物现在被认为在它们曾经生活过的16个非洲国家已经在当地灭绝了，也许不久我们就没有狮子了，增加狮子的数量是一项具有挑战性的工作。
34．句意猜测题。根据文章第一段“Environmentalists recognize a world connection between ecosystems and the biodiversity(生物多样性)they support.( 环保主义者认识到生态系统及其支持的生物多样性之间的世界联系。)”和“They are not considered separately. (它们没有被分开考虑。)”可知，“狮子依赖的生物比狮子多得多。”说明狮子的生存与其他物种密切相关。故选C。
35．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“After people killed off wolves in Yellowstone in the early 1900s, the deer population increased, greatly reducing the number of willow tees, which the deer fed on. This in tum forced beavers that relied on the willows to move out. Without the beavers building dams, the whole system changed, lowering the water table, which affected all the other species that had adapted to live in this system.( 20世纪初，人们在黄石公园杀死狼后，鹿的数量增加了，大大减少了鹿赖以为生的柳树的数量。这反过来又迫使依赖柳树的海狸搬出去。没有海狸建造水坝，整个系统就改变了，降低了地下水位，这影响了所有其他适应了这个系统的物种。)”可知，在黄石公园捕杀雷狼的最大影响是破坏了公园的生态平衡。故选D。
36．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“This shows that ecosystems have great ability to return to normal after the changes like serious weather events, droughts, fires and so on.(这表明，在经历了严重的天气事件、干旱、火灾等变化后，生态系统有很大的能力恢复正常。)”可推断，我们可以从灰狼的数量回归中总结出：合适的方式能够让被破坏的生态系统恢复。故选C。
37．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“.One recent study suggests that if we want lions to recover to levels similar to those when the first Lion King movie was produced, it will take about a billion dollars a year, mainly to better manage the national parks and other protected areas where lions survive.(最近的一项研究表明，如果我们想让狮子恢复到第一部《狮子王》电影制作时的水平，每年将需要大约10亿美元，主要用于更好地管理狮子生存的国家公园和其他保护区。)”可推断，增加狮子的数量是一项具有挑战性的工作。故选B。
38．A 39．C 40．D 41．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了“圆周率日”这个节日的来历和人们的庆祝方式，以及古人对π的计算。
38．推理判断题。根据第二段“We guessed that we would serve as many as a quarter-million pizzas at $3.14 and even more on Pi Day of this year. We think Blaze fans across the US and Canada would come in to celebrate with us.(我们猜测，今年圆周率日，我们将以3.14美元的价格供应多达25万个披萨，甚至更多。我们认为美国和加拿大的Blaze粉丝会来和我们一起庆祝)”可知，Jim Mizes预计今年“圆周率日”他店里能卖出大约25万个披萨饼，甚至更多，故他对这个节日里披萨饼的销售充满了希望。故选A。
39．细节理解题。根据第三段“Since 2015, to encourage more girls to work on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), some women scientists have been wearing purple on Pi Day.(自2015年以来，为了鼓励更多的女孩从事科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的工作，一些女科学家在圆周率日穿紫色衣服)”可知，鼓励女性在3月13日至14日穿紫色衣服是为了加强女科学家队伍。故选C。
40．推理判断题。根据第四段“The fun activities are designed to encourage students from 5th to 12th grade to help NASA scientists solve real-world problems using π. Each year, many students take the “Pi in the Sky” challenge to help NASA scientists with their scientific research, which greatly benefits students in their future study.(这些有趣的活动旨在鼓励5至12年级的学生帮助美国宇航局的科学家利用π解决现实世界中的问题。每年，许多学生参加“天空中的Pi”挑战，帮助美国宇航局的科学家进行科学研究，这对学生未来的学习大有好处)”可知，这项挑战活动的影响是提高学生将理论应用于实践的能力。故选D。
41．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Though Pi Day celebrations are relatively new, π has been around for thousands of years. 4,000 years ago Babylonians calculated (计算) the area of a circle, giving π a value (数值) of 3. The ancient Egyptians came closer to the real number with 3.165 in 1650 BC. Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BC) was the first to calculate π mathematically. The Greek scientist gave his number between 3+(1/7) and 3+(10/71), which is much closer to “3.14159...”. (尽管圆周率日庆祝活动相对较新，但π已经存在了数千年。4000年前，巴比伦人计算出圆的面积，得出π的值为3。古埃及人在公元前1650年以3.165的数字更接近真实数字。锡拉丘兹的阿基米德(公元前287-212年)是第一个用数学方法计算π的人。这位希腊科学家给出的数字介于3+(1/7)和3+(10/71)之间，更接近于“3.14159...”)”可知，本段主要阐述了古人对π的计算。故选A。
42．B 43．C 44．B 45．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了古代世界七大奇迹之一的亚历山大港的Pharos灯塔的建造时间、建筑师、毁灭时间以及灯塔的结构和使用功能等。
42．细节理解题。根据第二段中“At the base of the Pharos, Sostrates left a message containing his own name. Then he covered it with plaster (建筑石膏) and left Ptolemy’s name over it.”（在Pharos的基座，Sostrates留下了一条包含他自己名字的信息。然后他用石膏把它覆盖起来，并把Ptolemy的名字留在上面）可知，Sostrates在Pharos的底部使用石膏是为了隐藏他留在基座上的名字。故选B。
43．细节理解题。根据第一段“In 280 B.C., Ptolemy Ⅰ Soter, the ruler of Egypt, ordered the building of the lighthouse.”（公元前280年，埃及统治者Ptolemy I Soter下令建造灯塔）以及第三段“In 1302 and 1323, two strong earthquakes hit Alexandria, damaging the lighthouse. In 1326, it finally fell into the sea.”（在1302年和1323年，两次强烈地震袭击了亚历山大港，损坏了灯塔。1326年，它终于坠入大海）可知，亚历山大港的Pharos灯塔始建于公元前280年，毁于公元1326年，因此Pharos灯塔存在的时间是1326+280=1606，大约存在了1600年，故选C。
44．词义猜测题。根据上一句“At the top of the lighthouse stood a large statue of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.”（灯塔顶上矗立着希腊海神波塞冬的大型雕像）可知， “Under it was a beacon, the source of light for the lighthouse.”这一句指的是“在雕像下面是一个信号灯，灯塔的光源”，因此本句中的it指的是上一句中的statue“雕像”，故选B。
45．推理判断题。本文主要介绍的是古代世界七大奇迹之一的亚历山大港的Pharos灯塔的建造时间、建筑师、毁灭时间以及灯塔的结构和使用功能等。由此推知，本文的目的是提供一些关于Pharos的基本信息。故选C。
46．B 47．C 48．A

【导语】这是一篇应用文。短文介绍了学校为孩子和青少年举办的活动的相关信息。
46．细节理解题。根据第一项活动“Cost: Adult: $7.40 Children(under 15)：half (花费：成人7.40 美元 儿童（15岁）：半价)”可知，约翰和10岁大的女儿去Secret of the Dragon.，总共需要支付$$3.7=$11.10，故选B。
47．细节理解题。根据第二项活动The Search for Life:Are We Alone?部分中 “Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.(我们在太空中真的是孤独的吗？那里有生命吗？这些是本期节目要问的问题)”可知，对太空生命感兴趣的亚历克可能会去The Search for Life。故选C。
48．细节理解题。根据第一个活动的“Bookings: Phone the booking office at 3403 2578.(预订：致电340302578)”，第二个活动的“Bookings: Phone the booking office at 3403 7689.(预订：致电34037689预订办公室)”，第三个活动的“Booking: Please phone 34038470.(预订：请致电34038470)”，和第四个活动的“Booking: Please phone 34031226.(预订：请致电34031226)”可知，这四个活动的共同点是都可以通过电话预定。故选A。
49．C 50．D 51．B 52．C

【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章从三个方面论证了有时犯错也是一件好事。
49．细节理解题。根据第二段的“At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing.(首先，错误是你尝试新事物的明显迹象。尝试新事物总是很好的，因为当你尝试新事物时，你就在成长)”可知，犯错意味着你正在成长。故选C。
50．细节理解题。根据第二段的“If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” (如果你从不尝试新事物，你怎么进步？你怎样才能创造？简单的答案是，“你不能。”)”可知，如果从来不犯错，你就不能进步，不能创新。故选D。
51．细节理解题。根据第三段的“Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. (想想看：爱迪生在发明灯泡之前失败了一万次)”可知，失败一万次后，爱迪生发明了灯泡。故选B。
52．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段“People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.(人们总是害怕犯错误。但有时犯错误也不错，原因如下)”，以及最后一段“There is an old saying, “If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.(俗话说“如果你没有犯错，说明你还不够努力。”所以勇敢地去犯错误吧。去学习。去成长。去成功)”可知，文章主要论述了有时犯错也是一件好事，错误能帮助我们学习、成功，最后获得成功。故选C。
53．B 54．D 55．B

【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章介绍了纽约市国际青少年英语夏令营活动。
53．细节理解题。根据第一段中“This camp offers learners aged 11 — 17 from all over the world the opportunity to improve their English language skills(这个夏令营为来自世界各地的11到17岁的学习者提供了提高英语语言技能的机会)”可知，11到17岁的学习者可以参加该夏令营，故B项“一名15岁的学生”符合，故选B。
54．细节理解题。根据Fees部分中“Day Camp Program fee”的价格“3 weeks: $ 2,380(三周：2380美元)”和“Application fee: $ 100(申请费：100美元)”以及“Guardianship fee: $ 105(监护费：105美元)”可知，参加日营项目三周的费用是2380美元，加上100美元申请费和105美元监护费一共是2585美元，故选D。
55．细节理解题。根据Prices and Dates部分中“Program duration: from 1 to 5 weeks.(课程时间：1 - 5周)”和Residential Program Fee includes:部分中“20 lessons per week in the mornings(每周上午20节课)”可知，课程时间是1-5周，住宿营项目每周20节课，由此可知参加住宿营的学生至少要上20节课。故选B。
56．C 57．D 58．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要是关于科学家对人们的冒险意识的研究发现。
56．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Researchers have found that men often try to impress other people by proving that they are courageous and fearless, and they are more likely to take risks when people are watching them or when they are competing against other men.( 研究人员发现，男性经常试图通过证明自己勇敢无畏来给别人留下深刻印象，而且当人们看着他们或与其他男性竞争时，他们更有可能冒险。)”可知，男人试图证明自己很勇敢是为了给人们留下好印象。故选C。
57．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“Interestingly, research shows that in most cases men are less cautious than women, but women take more social risks than men.(有趣的是，研究表明，在大多数情况下，男性不如女性谨慎，但女性比男性承担更多的社会风险。)”可推知，研究人员发现，女性通常比男性更保守。故选D。
58．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Yet, at the end of the day, the probability of particular people taking a risk depends on what type of people they belong to.(然而，在一天结束的时候，特定的人承担风险的可能性取决于他们属于什么类型的人。)”可知，主要决定人们是否可能冒险的是他们的性格。故选A。
59．D 60．B 61．A 62．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了从青少年到成年，我们的个性并非一成不变，而是随着我们处在不同时期、承担不同责任，而逐渐发生调整和变化的。
59．细节理解题。根据第二段的“Personality is a developmental phenomenon instead of something that you’re stuck with and can’t get over.（性格是一种发展现象，而不是你一直无法克服的东西。）”可知，人的性格并非是一成不变的，而是随着年龄的增长而逐渐发展变化的。故选D。
60．推理判断题。根据第四段的“In 1960, psychologists surveyed over 440, 000 high school students who answered questions about everything from how they reacted to emotion at situations to how efficiently they got work done. Fifty years later, researchers tracked down 1,952 of these students and gave them the same survey. （1960年，心理学家调查了超过44万名高中生，他们回答了各种问题，从他们对情绪的反应到他们完成工作的效率。50年后，研究人员追踪了这些学生中的1952人，并对他们进行了同样的调查。）”可知，研究人员将受访者的问卷调查结果与50年前的结果进行对比，因此是采用对比的方式进行研究。故选 B。
61．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“People become more extroverted, emotionally stable, agreeable and gentle as they grow older. （随着年龄的增长，人们会变得更加外向、情绪稳定、随和和温柔。）”可以，按照“成熟原则”的解释，随着年龄增长，大部分人会变得温和外向、情绪稳定。故选 A。
62．推理判断题。根据最后一段的““Over time, you are asked to do things differently and thus learn how to behave in these situations.” So we adapt.（随着时间的推移，你会被要求以不同的方式做事，从而学会在这种情况下如何行事。所以我们会适应。）”可知，我们在逐渐适应不同的生活环境时，我们的性格会产生变化。故选 C。
63．B 64．C 65．A 66．C

【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了大学生杜曼和老人们在一起居住生活，不仅陪伴了孤独的老人，也使得自己节省了租房子的钱，这是一个双赢的项目。
63．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Does Sores think his weekend plans are strange? “No, I do similar things with friends of my own age. I don’t see the difference in age as an obstacle.”（Sores觉得他的周末计划很奇怪吗？“不，我和同龄的朋友做类似的事情。我不认为年龄差异是一个障碍。”）”可知，杜曼先生对他现在的生活感到满意。故选B。
64．词义猜测题。根据第三段的“a Dutch word that roughly translates as homelike: “Now and then they put me into the walker and race me through the hall,” she explains.（这是一个荷兰语单词，大致翻译为“舒适的”。她解释道，“他们时不时地把我放进助行器，让我快速地大厅里穿行。”） ”可知， 这位居民在荷兰德文特的人道关怀院里生活的很舒适，comfortable可以解释划线词，故选C。
65．细节理解题。根据第三段的““We have big parties here.” he says, “we host things from chess games to yoga classes.”（ 他说，“我们这里有大型派对”。“我们举办从国际象棋到瑜伽课的各种活动。）”可知，养老院举办了各种活动。故选A。
66．主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第三段的“Both parties appear to benefit from the programme. Mr. Duman estimates that he has saved over €10,000 per year in rent. He claims that living in a care home has not affected his university experience.（双方似乎都从该计划中受益。杜曼估计，他每年节省的租金超过1万欧元。他声称，住在养老院并没有影响他的大学经历。）”可知，文章主要讲的是大学生杜曼和老人们在一起居住生活，不仅陪伴了老人，也使得自己节省了租房子的钱，因此C项（为学生提供住房和老人住在一起的双赢项目）适合作为标题。故选C。
67．D 68．A 69．D 70．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了现在珊瑚正面临着危险，以及造成这种现状的原因。
67．细节理解题。根据第二段的“According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a rise in global temperature of 1.5C above pre-industrial level could cause coral reefs to decline by 70-90%. （根据政府间气候变化专门委员会的数据，全球气温比前工业化水平高出1.5℃，可能会导致珊瑚礁减少70%到90%。）”可知，温度升高会导致珊瑚礁减少。故选D。
68．细节理解题。根据第二段的“This is already affecting relations between corals and the single-celled algae with which they live together, and which give them their colour.（已经影响到珊瑚和单细胞藻类之间的关系，它们和单细胞藻类生活在一起，藻类赋予它们颜色。）”可知，单细胞海藻和珊瑚共生，并赋予珊瑚颜色。故选A。
69．细节理解题。根据第二段的“Meanwhile the changing chemistry of the oceans lowers the abundance of carbonate ions, making it harder for corals to form their skeletons.（与此同时，海洋化学成分的变化降低了碳酸盐离子的丰度，使珊瑚更难形成骨骼。）”可知，全球温度升高会导致海水化学成分改变，从而使海水里的碳酸盐离子减少。D项“碳酸盐离子可能增加并改变海洋的化学成分”与原文不符。故选D。
70．推理判断题。根据第三段的“If corals go, divers and ocean biologists are not the only people who will miss them. Reefs take up only one percent of the sea floor, but support a quarter of the planet’s fish diversity. The fish that reefs shelter are especially valuable to their poorest human neighbours, many of whom depend on them as a source of protein. In the Coral Triangle, an area of water stretching across South-East Asia and into the Pacific which is home to three-quarters of known coral species, more than 130 million people rely on reefs for food and for their livelihoods in fishing and tourism. （如果珊瑚消失，潜水员和海洋生物学家并不是唯一会想念它们的人。珊瑚礁只占海底的1%，但却支持着地球上四分之一的鱼类多样性。珊瑚礁庇护的鱼类对最贫穷的人类邻居来说尤其宝贵，他们中的许多人依赖它们作为蛋白质来源。珊瑚三角是一个横跨东南亚并进入太平洋的水域，拥有四分之三的已知珊瑚物种，超过1.3亿人依靠珊瑚礁为生，以捕鱼和旅游为生。）”可知，本段主要讲述的是珊瑚物种存在的重要，因此下一段应该讲述“保护珊瑚的措施”。故选B。
71．D 72．A 73．B 74．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了纸质报纸面临的严峻局面以及可能会消亡的原因。
71．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Besides, you can read a lot of information online for free, which make the Internet even more attractive.(此外，你可以在网上免费阅读很多信息，这使得互联网更具吸引力)”可知，印刷版报纸可能在不久的将来消失的第一个原因是互联网提供了大量的免费信息。故选D。
72．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“One can argue that older generations may have been used to reading printed newspapers and do not want to change anything, but research proves the opposite. According to a study, the number of Inter-net users between the ages of 70 and 75 has increased from 26% to 45% within four years.This fact sounds strange but 4% of Internet users are over 73 years old. (有人可能会说，老一辈人可能已经习惯了阅读印刷报纸，不想改变任何东西，但研究证明情况恰恰相反。根据一项研究，年龄在70到75岁之间的网民数量在四年内从26%增加到45%。这个事实听起来很奇怪，但4%的互联网用户年龄超过73岁)”可推知，老年人也喜欢新事物。故选A。
73．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Where do newspapers get their money?  The answer is “advertisers”. But will ad continue to put ads in printed newspapers if they are not that successful?  It is rather expensive to print ads in a newspaper, especially when you have a lot of other opportunities.(报纸的钱是从哪里来的？答案是“广告商”。但如果广告不那么成功，他们还会继续在报纸上刊登广告吗？在报纸上刊登广告是相当昂贵的，尤其是当你有很多其他机会的时候)”和“Also, printed newspapers are not environmentally friendly. They need tons of wood, lots of electricity and many delivery ways to produce and transport the papers.(此外，印刷报纸也不环保。他们需要大量的木材，大量的电力和许多运输方式来生产和运输纸张)”可知，最后一段主要说明印刷报纸需要很高的生产成本。故选B。
74．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Will printed newspapers disappear one day? It’s quite possible. Here are some reasons.(纸质报纸有一天会消失吗？很有可能。以下是一些原因)”可知，文章主要介绍了印刷报纸可能会消亡的原因。故选C。
75．A 76．D 77．A 78．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了OK在不同场合代表的意思。
75．推理判断题。根据文章第一段““OK” is a basic word of acceptance we say out loud to show agreement, but when you use it in digital work spaces such as Slack, or email, you may be communicating negativity or anger.(“OK”是一个我们都接受的表示同意时的基本词汇。但是当您在Slack或电子邮件等数字工作中使用它时，您可能在传达消极或者愤怒。)”可知，作者认为OK在工作场合可能有丰富的含义。由此推知，作者可能会同意“在网上工作交流中要小心使用‘OK’”这个观点。故选D。
76．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“In the mind of an anxious employee, an “OK” or “okay” can become roof of Trendiness and Judgement in text-based communication. When the boss answers a deadline request with just “OK” in an email, the two-letter word can suddenly sound indescribable. When a colleague replies to a paragraph-long question with a one letter on Slack, it can send us into an anxious panic, thinking the sender is mad at us. Why does simply saying “okay” or any of its other forms, such as the briefer “kay“, or “ kk”, not always sound OK online?(在一个焦虑的员工心中，一个“OK”或“OK”可能成为基于文本交流的潮流和判断的屋顶。当老板在电子邮件中回答一个截止日期的要求时，这个两个字母的单词突然听起来难以形容。当一个同事在Slack上用一个字母回复一个很长的问题时，我们可能会陷入焦虑恐慌，认为发信人在生我们的气。为什么简单地说“okay”或其他形式，比如更简短的“kay”或“kk”，在网上听起来并不总是好的)”可推知，第二段的例子暗示了简单地回答“OK”可能会在工作中引起误解。故选D。
77．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段““OK is not born to be rude but something else matters. Anything that’s shorter can sound rude, and anything that’s longer can sound more polite,( OK并不是天生粗鲁的，而是有别的东西很重要。任何较短的词听起来都很粗鲁，而较长的词听起来更礼貌)”可知，根据Mcculloch一个词的长度可能会影响回复给人的印象。故选A。
78．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““Anything that’s shorter can sound rude, and anything that’s longer can sound more polite, ”Mcculloch said. This may be one subconscious reason that many of us add our Oks with pleasant expression like OK, great! ”or OK, sounds good “to express that we come in peace. Those extra words can make all the difference. ”(“任何较短的词听起来都很粗鲁，而较长的词听起来更礼貌。”这可能是一个潜意识的原因，我们中的许多人加上“OK，太好了！”“OK, sounds good”来表达我们和平而来。那些额外的话会让一切变得不同。”)”可推知，表达更多积极的感受，而不是只说“OK”可以让我们使用“OK”来作一个友好的回答。故选A。