高考英语二轮复习天津高考英语阅读理解训练作业含答案

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COVERING LETTERS—Maybe yu’ve set up a few basic styles in advance, but that’s nt enugh. Each cvering letter shuld be designed t suit the jb fr which yu are applying.
THE WARDROBE(衣橱)—Check yur wardrbe t ensure that yu have the apprpriate prfessinal dress, including shes, ready fr interview.
NETWORKING—Dn’t islate yurself frm thers. Netwrk thrugh e-mail messages, phne calls, appintments and meetings keep yu in tuch with the utside wrld and prevent yu frm becming depressed.
APPLICATION—A glance at huge nline jb sites isn’t usually the best way t find a jb. Yu are mre likely t succeed thrugh the peple yu knw via netwrking.
INTERVIEWS—If yu’ve gt plenty f interviews but n return calls r jb ffers, take a lk at yur interviewing skills. This is ne area where investing in a career cach may pay ff. But if yu can’t affrd ne, try t find a jb grup r service that cnducts free mck(模拟) interviews.
SUPPORT SYSTEMS—Finally, recgnize that lking fr jb is rather difficult. Even at the best f times, a jb hunt is ften abut rejectin, and that can be hard t endure. Staying in tuch with family, friends, prfessinal netwrks and fellw jb seekers can help yu t maintain a psitive attitude and a sense f perspective.
1．The authr’s purpse f writing this text is t ________.
A．suggest graduates shuld find suitable jbs
B．give peple sme tips n searching fr jbs
C．tell peple hw t imprve their interview skills
D．teach peple hw t get ready fr an interview
2．Which f the fllwing methds is NOT true accrding t the text?
A．Yu shuld have yur resume read by yur friends after finishing it.
B．Yu shuld create different cvering letters fr the different jbs yu apply fr.
C．Searching nline is the mst effective way t lk fr a jb.
D．Yu shuld wear apprpriate prfessinal clthes and shes fr the interview.
3．What shuld yu d if yu dn’t receive any calls after lts f interviews?
A．Carefully review yur interviewing skills.
B．Ask a fellw jb seeker t help yu.
C．Rewrite yur resume as sn as pssible.
D．G t the managers’ ffices t find ut why.
4．It is implied in the text that ________.
A．peple ften pay n attentin t writing their resume
B．the interview is the mst difficult step fr interviewees
C．a career cach ften ffers free mck interviews t interviewees
D．yur scial netwrk may help yu a lt in yur jb hunt
One f ur biggest fears nwadays is that ur kids might smeday get lst in a “sea f technlgy” rather than experiencing the natural wrld. Fear-prducing TV and cmputer games are leading t a serius discnnect between kids and the great utdrs, which will change the wild places f the wrld, its creatures and human health fr the wrse, unless adults get wrking n child’s play.
Each f us has a place in nature we g smetimes, even if it was trn dwn. We cannt be the last generatin t have that place. At this rate, kids wh miss the sense f wnder utdrs will nt grw up t be prtectrs f natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use cntinues acrss Nrth America, wh will defend parks against encrachment (蚕食)?” asks Richard Luv, authr f Last Child in the Wds.
Withut having a nature experience, kids, can turn ut just fine, but they are missing ut a huge enrichment f their lives. That applies t everything frm their physical health and mental health, t stress levels, creativity and cgnitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict mdern kids will have prer health than their parents — and they say a lack f utside play is surely part f it; research suggests that kids d better academically in schls with a nature cmpnent and that play in nature fsters (培养) leadership by the smartest, nt by the tughest. Even a tiny utdr experience can create wnder in a child. The three-year-ld turning ver his first rck realizes he is nt alne in the wrld. A clump f trees n the radside can be the whle universe in his eyes. We really need t value that mre.
Kids are nt respnsible. They are ver-prtected and frightened. It is dangerus ut there frm time t time, but repetitive stress frm cmputers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhd rite (仪式) f passage.
Everyne, frm develpers, t schls and utdr citizens, shuld help regain fr ur kids sme f the freedm and jy f explring, taking friendship in fields and wds that cement lve, respect and need fr landscape. As parents, we shuld devte sme f ur energies t taking ur kids int nature. This culd yet be ur greatest cause.
5．The main idea f Paragraph 2 is that ________.
A．kids miss the sense f wnder utdrs
B．parks are in danger f being gradually encrached
C．Richard Luv is the authr f Last Child in the Wds
D．children are expected t develp int prtectrs f nature
6．Accrding t the passage, children withut experiencing nature will ________.
A．keep a high sense f wnder
B．be ver-prtected by their parents
C．be less healthy bth physically and mentally
D．change wild places and creatures fr the better
7．Accrding t the authr, children’s breaking an arm is ________.
A．the fault n the part f their parents
B．the natural experience in their grwing up
C．the result f their wn carelessness in play
D．the effect f their repetitive stress frm cmputers
8．What des the underlined wrd “cement” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Strengthen.B．Enrich.C．Spread.D．Present.
9．In writing this passage, the authr mainly intends t ________.
A．blame children fr getting lst in cmputer games
B．encurage children t prtect parks frm encrachment
C．shw his cncern abut children’s lack f experience in nature
D．inspire children t keep the sense f wnder abut things arund
Taste is such a subjective matter that we dn’t usually cnduct preference tests fr fd. The mst yu can say abut anyne’s preference is that it’s ne persn’s pinin. But because the tw big cla cmpanies-Cca-Cla and Pepsi Cla-are marketed s aggressively, we’ve wndered hw big a rle taste preference actually plays in brand lyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged peple wh identified themselves as either Cca-cla r Pepsi fans: Find yur brand in a blind tasting.
We invited staff vlunteers wh had a strng liking fr either Cca-Cla Classic r Pepsi, Diet Cke, r Diet Pepsi. These were peple wh thught they’d have n truble telling their brand frm the ther brand.
We eventually lcated 19 regular cla drinkers and 27 diet cla drinkers. Then we fed them with fur unidentified samples f cla ne at a time, regular clas fr the ne grup, diet versins fr the ther. We asked them t tell us whether each sample was Cke r Pepsi; then we analyzed the recrds statistically t cmpare the participants’ chices with what mere guesswrk culd have accmplished.
Getting all fur samples right was a tugh test, but nt t tugh, we thught, fr peple wh believed they culd recgnize their brand. In the end, nly 7 ut f 19 regular cla drinkers crrectly identified their brand f chice in all fur trials. The diet-cla drinkers did a little wrse-nly 7 ut f 27 identified all fur samples crrectly.
Bth grups did better than chance wuld predict, but nearly half the participants in each grup made the wrng chice tw r mre times. Tw peple gt all fur samples wrng. Overall, half the participants did abut as well n the last rund f tasting as n the first, s tiredness, r taste burnut, was nt a factr. Our preference test results suggest that nly a few Pepsi participants and Cke fans may really be able t tell their favrite brand by taste and price.
10．Accrding t the passage the preference test was cnducted in rder t ______.
A．reveal which cla is mre t the liking f the drinkers
B．shw that a persn’s pinin abut taste is mere guesswrk
C．find ut the rle taste preference plays in a persn’s drinking
D．cmpare the ability f the participants in chsing their drinks
11．The statistics recrded in the preference tests shw that ______.
A．peple’s tastes differ frm ne anther
B．few peple had truble telling Cca-Cla frm Pepsi
C．Cca-Cla and Pepsi are peple’s tw mst favrite drinks
D．there is nt much difference in taste between Cca-Cla and Pepsi
12．It is implied in the first paragraph that ______.
A．blind tasting is necessary fr identifying fans
B．the cmpetitin between the tw clas is very strng
C．the purpse f taste test is t prmte the sale f clas
D．the imprvement f quality is the chief cncern f the tw cla cmpanies
13．The underlined wrd “burnut” here refers t the state f ______.
A．being badly damaged by fire
B．being seriusly burnt in the skin
C．being unable t burn fr lack f fuel
D．being unable t functin because f t much use
14．The authr’s purpse in writing this passage is t ______.
A．shw that taste preference is highly subjective
B．argue that taste testing is an imprtant marketing strategy
C．emphasize that taste and price are clsely related t each ther
D．recmmend that blind tasting be intrduced in the quality cntrl f clas
“I dn’t want t write a stry abut girls! I dn’t knw anything abut girls,” Luisa May Alctt tld her publisher, Mr. Niles. But she was desperate fr mney. She seemed t be the nly ne in her family wh culd make any mney. Niles had asked her t write abut smething she knew, instead f the rmantic adventure stries she had been writing. “S I pld away,” Alctt wrte, “thugh I dn’t enjy this srt f thing.” It was 1867, and the hrrible Civil War was ver. Nw Alctt culd turn her energy t making mney.
Alctt wrte a simple stry f life in her family, their pillw fights n Saturday nights and the amateur (业余的) plays they perfrmed. “Our experiences may prve interesting, thugh I dubt it.” (“Gd jke,” she wrte years later.) Her bk described her days grwing up with fur sisters in a family that had n mney. She sketched (勾画) a lving mther wh tk time t be interested in each child, and she tld f the death f a belved sister. She prtrayed her family and friends in her bk Little Wmen. Finally, in July f 1868, she finished writing. With a sigh and a headache, she sent ff all 102 handwritten pages f her bk.
Niles thught the bk was dull, and s did Alctt. But when she received her cpies f the bk, Alctt thught it seemed better than expected. “Nt a bit sensatinal,” she wrte, “but simple and true. We really lived mst f it.” Niles asked sme girls t read Little Wmen, and they lved it.
In three mnths, all the cpies f Little Wmen had sld. It was already time t print mre bks! Niles thught he culd sell three r fur hundred mre cpies. “An hnest publisher and a lucky authr made a dull bk int a glden egg fr an ugly duckling,” Alctt wrte in 1885. Later, with a great sigh f relief, she was able t write, “Paid ff all the debts! Nw I feel that I culd die in peace. If my head hlds ut, I’ll d all I nce hped t d.”
15．Which f the fllwing wuld be used t describe Alctt’s bk?
A．Magic.B．Funny.C．Bring.D．Skillful.
16．In which rder did the fllwing happen?
a. Alctt began writing Little Wmen
b. Niles asked Alctt t write abut girls
c. Alctt wrte rmantic adventure stries
d. Alctt perfrmed plays with her sisters
e. Niles was nt pleased with Alctt’s wrk.
A．a, b, e, d, cB．d, c, a, b, eC．c, b, e, d, aD．d, c, e, b, a
17．When she handed her first writing in, Niles was ______.
A．sure f her successB．happy abut her wrk
C．unsatisfied with the wrkD．unpleased with the publisher
18．Alctt tk up writing as a jb due largely t ______.
A．lveB．interestC．pvertyD．encuragement
19．We learn frm the stry that, after Little Wmen sld ut, ______.
A．Alctt paid ff all her bills
B．Alctt wrte anther bk
C．sme girls started t read the bk
D．Niles published hundreds f bks girls liked
If a business wants t sell its prducts internatinally, it had better d sme market research first. This is a lessn that sme large American crpratins have learned in the hard way.
What’s in the name?
Smetimes the prblem is the name. When General Mtrs intrduced its Chevy Nva int Latin America, it verlked the fact that Nva in Spanish means “It desn’t g”. Sure enugh, the Chevy Nva never went anywhere in Latin America.
Translatin prblems
Smetimes it is the slgan that desn’t wrk. N cmpany knws this better than Pepsi-Cla, with its “Cme alive with Pepsi!” campaign. The campaign was s successful in the United States that Pepsi translated its slgan literally (按字面意思的) fr its internatinal campaign. As it turned ut, the translatins were nt quite right. Pepsi was begging Germans t “Cme ut f the grave” and telling the Chinese that “Pepsi brings yur ancestrs back frm the grave.”
A picture is wrth a thusand wrds
Other times, the prblem invlves packaging. A picture f a smiling baby has helped sell cuntless jars f Gerber baby fd. When Gerber started selling baby fd in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby n the label. Later they learned that in African cuntries, the picture n the jar shws what the jar has in it, fr many peple there can’t read.
Twist f fate
Even culture and religius factrs and pure cincidence can be invlved. Thrn McAn shes have a Thrn McAn “signature” inside. T peple in Bangladesh, which is a Muslim cuntry, this signature lked like Arabic script fr the wrd Allah. In that cuntry, feet are cnsidered unclean, and Muslims felt the cmpany was ffending Gd’s name by having peple walk n it.
20．Frm the text we learn that ______.
A．Chevy Nva was brught in Latin America
B．General Mtrs did the best market research f all cmpanies
C．the “Cme alive with Pepsi” campaign wrked well in the US
D．Pepsi still sld well in China wing t the translatin prblems
21．What was Gerber’s prblem?
A．The picture n the jar.B．Cultural factr.
C．Religius factr.D．A translatin prblem.
22．Fr what reasn were Thrn McAn shes turned dwn in Bangladesh?
A．They are nt designed attractively.
B．Their advertisements are nt persuasive.
C．Prblem fr Thrn McAn was the cmpany’s name.
D．A signature lking like the wrd Allah was in the shes.
23．The intended readers f the passage are ______.
A．prduct advertisersB．market researchers
C．managers f Sales DepartmentD．businesses t prmte prducts abrad
24．What des the text mainly tell us?
A．The imprtance f packagingB．The imprtance f market research.
C．Hw t make use f advertisements.D．Lessns frm sme large crpratins.
The turning pint f my life was my decisin t give up a prmising business career and study music. My parents, althugh sympathetic, and sharing my lve f music, disapprved f it as a prfessin. This was understandable in view f the family backgrund. My grandfather had taught music fr nearly frty years. Thugh much belved and respected in the cmmunity, he earned barely enugh t prvide fr his large family. As a cnsequence f this example in the family, the very mentin f music as a prfessin carried with it a picture f a risky existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted n cllege instead f a music schl, and t cllege I went-quite happily, as I remember, fr althugh I lved my vilin and spent mst f my spare time practicing, I had many ther interests.
Befre my graduatin frm cllege, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty t leave cllege and take a jb. Thus was I launched upn a business career—which I always think f as the wasted years. Nw I d nt fr a mment mean t disparage (贬低) business. My whle pint is that it was nt fr me. I went int it fr mney, and aside frm the satisfactin f being able t help the family, mney is all I gt ut f it. It was nt enugh. I felt that life was passing me by.
I cntinued t make mney, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enugh t enable me t g abrad t study music. I resigned frm my psitin and, feeling like a man released frm jail, sailed fr Eurpe. I stayed fur years, wrked harder than I had ever dreamed f wrking befre and enjyed every minute f it. “Enjyed” is t mild a wrd. I walked n air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was ding what I lved t d and what I was meant t d.
If I had stayed in business, I might be a cmparatively wealthy man tday, but I d nt believe I wuld have made a success f living. I wuld have given up all thse inner satisfactins that mney can never buy.
25．The writer’s parents didn’t want him t take a music career mainly because .
A．the writer didn’t shw much talent in playing music
B．cllege was a much better ptin than a music schl
C．it seemed an unstable and financially-challenged prfessin
D．the living cnditins f the writer’s parents weren’t gd enugh
26．What can be learned abut the writer’s experience f cllege?
A．The writer enjyed the fruitful cllege life
B．The writer drpped ut befre graduatin.
C．The writer kept playing the vilin every day.
D．The writer went t cllege unwillingly.
27．What was the mst imprtant thing the writer achieved frm his business career?
A．A sense f belnging
B．A cnsiderable frtune
C．The satisfactin f helping thers
D．The pride f being a wealthy man.
28．What des the underlined sentence I walked n air. in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．I was interviewed by a bradcaster.B．My music was alive n bradcast.
C．I felt very relaxed indeedD．I was extremely excited
29．What message des the passage mainly cnvey?
A．Being able t d what ne lves is the best kind f life.
B．A success f living depends n ne’s adaptin t life.
C．One shuld think twice befre he/she makes a decisin.
D．Ups and dwns make ne even strnger.
Mnarch butterflies migrate (迁徙) by the millins each year, making the trip frm nrthern areas f the Cntinent t Califrnia and Mexic and back. Because mst butterflies nly live fr a few weeks t a few mnths, it takes several generatins f butterflies t cmplete the migratin
As mnarch butterflies are a threatened species with their ppulatin numbers in decline, Patrick Guerra, an assistant prfessr at the University f Cincinnati, and his clleagues wanted t see what types f envirnmental stress might be linked t their decline.
“We use mnarch butterflies as a mdel system t understand lng-distance animal migratin. Our gal was t understand hw envirnmental stress, such as different types f stress caused by urbanizatin, impacts animal migratry phenmena,” Guerra says.
Fr their study, researchers cnducted lab studies where they reprduced the effects f artificial light pllutin with butterflies using a flight simulatr (模拟器).
“The flight simulatr is like a butterfly treadmill (跑步机), in which we can study the flight behavir f insects in cntrlled, experimental cnditins. We first tested if mnarchs treated a single, artificial light surce as if it were the actual sun during the day,” Guerra says.
“Once we established that they did, we then tested hw the mnarchs wuld behave when expsed t this same artificial light surce during their night.”
Butterflies stayed quiet and unmving when they were first placed in the flight simulatr in the dark. But as sn as scientists turned n the light, they started flying. The light made them believe that night was day and this can cause them t fly lnger at night r start flying t early.
The study has fund that the internal circadian (昼夜) clck f butterflies functins nrmally when they are expsed t natural day night lighting cycles, but artificial light, such as a streetlight, at night can thrw ff a mnarch butterfly’s internal cmpass. It can affect their circadian rhythms, which can make the mnarch butterflies get lst when they try t fly the next day. This shws withut darkness, the circadian clck f butterflies cannt functin prperly.
“When expsed t artificial light, the light can perturb the nrmal functining f the animal’s circadian clck,” Guerra says. “Light pllutin, particularly nighttime light pllutin, causes animals t experience light at a time when they are nt suppsed t, e.g., at night when they are nrmally in the dark, and are at rest. Expsure t such light can prevent the behavir and bilgical prcess f animals which they rely n r that are regulated by the circadian clck.”
30．Why did the researchers carry ut the study?
A．T lk fr the reasn fr butterflies’ migratin
B．T test what actin shuld be taken t prtect butterflies.
C．T knw abut the circadian rhythms f migratry animals.
D．T find ut hw the envirnmental stress affects animal migratin.
31．What can we learn frm the lab studies?
A．The mnarchs mistk a single, artificial light as the actual sun during the day.
B．The Butterflies mved quietly when first placed in the flight simulatr in the dark
C．The mnarchs gt lst in directin when the light in the flight simulatr was n.
D．The Butterflies were never at rest when they are expsed t the light.
32．What cnclusin can be drawn frm the experiment?
A．Natural light cntributes much t pllutin
B．Migratry animals ften lse their way,
C．Light pllutin is increasingly serius
D．Darkness is vital t migratry animals.
33．What dcs the underlined wrd “perturb” in Paragraph 9 prbably mean?
A．StpB．Disturb.C．ReflectD．Enhance.
34．What culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．Light pllutin can interfere with butterfly migratin
B．Effrts are made t save the endangered mnarch butterflies.
C．Butterflies’ circadian cycle is revealed in research.
D．Human activity impacts the rest f nature negatively.
Chsing a majr is ne f the biggest decisins yu’ll make while yu’re in cllege. It’s imprtant that yu make yur chice cnfidently and after sme cnsideratin
There’s Nthing Wrng With Being “Undecided”. Between 20% and 50% f cllege freshmen enter schl withut a declared majr. Keep in mind that there’s nthing wrng with remaining “undecided” r “undeclared” fr the first few years f yur cllege career. Yu can use this time t decide what yu’re interested in. Als, keep in mind that even if yu d declare a majr yur freshman year, yu can always change yur mind. Abut ne-third f first-time cllege students change their majr within three years. Even mre, ver 60% f cllege graduates say they wuld g back and change their majr if they culd, primarily t pursue their passin areas and expand their jb pprtunities.
Explre Yur Passins and Abilities. Set aside sme time t really explre yur passins and take stck f yur unique abilities. With an undeclared majr t start, yu can take time t really delve deep int what interests yu. Jin clubs arund campus t cnnect with fellw students wh share yur interests. Take electives in areas that yu might nt therwise have an pprtunity t experience. Fr example, when else might yu be able t take a petry curse r an art histry seminar? Cllege is the perfect time t step ut f yur bx and expand yur hrizns. As a student with an undeclared majr, yu’re uniquely psitined t d just that.
Cnsider Emplyment Opprtunities. While it’s imprtant t chse a majr that interests yu, it’s als critical t chse a cllege majr that will prvide yu with future emplyment pprtunities. Statistically, the cllege majrs that tend t have the mst earning pwer are in STEM. These majrs might include health sciences r cmputer engineering. Business majrs can als expect a higher than average earning ptential. That being said, emplyers frequently recgnize that graduates wh majred in the liberal arts have valuable sft skills, t, including strng cmmunicatin, written and verbal skills, and leadership abilities. The key is t pick a majr that will be marketable fr the career yu’re interested in pursuing.
Talk t an Academic Advisr. If yu need a little guidance, set up an appintment with an academic advisr r career cunselrs. Career develpment cunselrs and academic advisrs can help yu narrw dwn yur ptins. If yu have an idea f what classes yu’ve mst enjyed and what career paths are mst appealing t yu, wrking with ne f these prfessinals might be the final push yu need t pick a majr.
Still have sme dubts nw? Yu can submit yur questins Here.
35．What can we learn frm the 2nd paragraph?
A．Mst graduates went back t cllege and changed their majrs fr a brighter future.
B．Sme students frequently change their majrs thrughut their cllege years
C．It is all right t remain undecided n majrs fr nly the freshman year.
D．Yu dn’t necessarily need t declare yur majrs upn entering cllege.
36．Yu are advised t take electives as described in the 3rd paragraph because .
A．the curses and seminars are ppular with cllege students
B．it helps yu fully explre where yur interest lies
C．yu can share yur cmmn interest with yur fellw students
D．yur majr lies in the areas, yu can’t miss them
37．An example f having gd sft skills is that .
A．yu express yurself well in a cntrversial business discussin
B．yu fix the technical prblems f cmputers in yur ffice easily
C．yu quickly figure ut why the cmmunicatin equipment desn’t wrk
D．yu never delegate but shulder mre f the wrklad at wrk
38．Which f the fllwing statements is False?
A．Yur majr shuld be a reflectin f yur interests and career gals.
B．Chse a majr that will give yu future emplyment pprtunities.
C．An academic advisr r career cunselrs will decide the majr fr yu.
D．Yu shuld chse yur majr carefully and cnfidently.
39．Which f the fllwing is the passage prbably taken frm?
A．A high schl newspaper.B．A website page
C．A university guideD．A ppular magazine.
When yu feel thankful fr things yu’ve received r smething that’s happened, that’s gratitude. It’s impssible t feel it in a vacuum; thers are always respnsible, whether they’re lved nes, strangers r a higher pwer. “Gratitude is hw yu relate t thers, when yu see yurself in cnnectin with things larger than yurself” says Willibald Ruch, a psychlgy prfessr at the University f Zurich.
Nwadays, t many peple dn’t stp t appreciate what they have, and much less express gratitude. Our instant-satisfactin lifestyle may be t blame. “With cmmercial and scial media, everything is speeding the yunger generatin t make them feel that they’re the centre f the universe,” says Tamik Zablith, funder f the Lndn-based etiquette cnsulting firm Minding Manners. “If it’s all abut them, why thank thers?”
Hwever, studies have shwn that peple wh express gratitude increase their happiness levels, lwer their bld-pressure levels, get better-quality sleep, imprve their relatinships, have a psitive impact n their depressin levels and are less affected by pain. And gratitude’s psitive effects are lng-lasting. Canadian researchers fund that peple wh wrte letters f thanks r perfrmed gd deeds fr a mere six-week perid were able t imprve their mental health, decrease their bdily pain and feel mre energetic fr up t six mnths.
What abut gratitude recipients wh receive messages f thanks? Research has cnfirmed that the recipients experience psitive emtins when they’re singled ut. “Thse are happy surprises—yu may nt be expecting the favur t be returned,” says J-Ann Tsang, assciate prfessr f psychlgy at Baylr University. When smene is the recipient f unexpected kindness r gratitude, he’s mre likely t return the favur r pass kindness n. One study fund that when smene is thanked, it mre than dubles his chances f being helpful again, prbably because he enjys feeling scially valued. Zablith likes the reactin she gt when she rewarded a stranger wh held the dr pen fr her at a cffee shp with his rightful place in line in frnt f her. “The lk n his face was shck,” says Zablith. “He wuld be nicer t the cashier, the next persn he wuld see at wrk. There’s a trickle-dwn effect.”
The give-and-take f gratitude can als deepen relatinships. Studies shw that when yur partner regularly expresses gratitude, making yu feel appreciated, yu’re mre likely t return appreciative, grateful feelings and stay cmmitted t each ther. One fund that sharing gratitude with a partner makes yu feel mre respnsible fr his well-being and mre satisfied with the relatinship. “Yu feel clser t the ther persn, and they feel clser t yu, Tsang says. “That creates an upward spiral.’
40．The authr begins the passage by .
A．giving a definitinB．making a cmparisn
C．describing an exampleD．quting a famus mtt
41．What might cntribute t peple’s less gratitude expressing nwadays?
A．The fast-paced lifestyle.
B．Having fewer things t be grateful fr.
C．Peple’s self-centeredness.
D．Being embarrassed t express appreciatin
42．In paragraph 3, why are findings frm Canadian researchers used?
A．T let peple knw that effrts pay ff eventually.
B．T encurage peple t write thank-yu ntes frequently
C．T inspire peple t help peple in need cnstantly.
D．T shw gratitude psitively influences peple fr a lng time.
43．What des the authr imply in the last tw paragraphs?
A．Sharing gratitude cntributes greatly t persnal achievement.
B．Kindness can be passed n if the giver feels appreciated.
C．The give-and-take f gratitude can determine relatinships.
D．Gratitude recipients actually expect the favr t be returned.
44．What’s the main idea f the text?
A．Respect t thers is highly encuraged.
B．Gratitude benefits peple’s well-being
C．Unhealthy lifestyle is t blame fr less appreciatin.
D．Kindness shuldn’t be a ne-way matter.
Edinburgh is the wrld’s “festival city”. The city hlds 12 festivals thrughut the year, half f which are celebrated during the mnths f July and August. Hundreds f thusands f peple visit the Scttish capital during the summer t enjy the very best f art and literature. Belw are sme f the events yu can enjy.
The Edinburgh Internatinal Festival
This is the riginal Edinburgh festival, which began in 1947. Actrs, musicians, dancers and pera singers frm all ver the wrld perfrm fr large audiences. Yu need tickets fr mst f the festival’s events, which take place in theaters arund the city.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
This is the largest art festival in the wrld,with thusands f perfrmances. Anyne can perfrm at the festival, and ver 20,000 artists can take part. G t the Ryal Mile, ne f Edinburgh’s main streets, t watch perfrmers such as magicians, acrbats(杂技演员), and cmedians.
Yu will meet varius perfrmance artists walking frm ne side f the city t the ther during this festival seasn. Hwever, it can get very busy, as thusands f turists and lcal peple fill the city streets t enjy the shws.
The Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival
Beginning in 1983, this is the largest bk festival in the wrld and takes place every year in Charltte Square Gardens in the center f Edinburgh. There are ver 700 events fr children and adults. Yu can meet many authrs, talk t them, ask them t sign a bk r listen t them talking abut their stries.
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Music lvers cme t this festival t enjy musical perfrmances all ver the city. Artists perfrm street theater, dance and circus shws in amazing cstumes. Everyne can enjy the music and dance perfrmances.
45．Which festival f Edinburgh can nt be enjyed fr free?
A．The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.
B．The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
C．The Edinburgh Internatinal Festival.
D．The Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival.
46．Tmmy wh lves reading is mst likely t g t________.
A．The Ryal Mile.B．Streets all ver the city.
C．Theaters arund the city.D．Charltte Square Gardens.
47．Which statement is FALSE abut the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
A．It is the largest art festival arund the wrld.
B．The perfrmers will walk acrss Edinburgh during the festival.
C．Only invited artists are allwed t perfrm at this festival.
D．As a turist yu will find the streets f Edinburgh crwded during the festival.
48．Which f the fllwing perfrmances will nt be seen at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival?
A．Circus shws.B．Magic shws.C．Street theater.D．Dance perfrmances.
49．The passage is prbably taken ut f________.
A．a turism brchure abut Edinburgh.
B．a bk abut the histry f Edinburgh.
C．a magazine intrducing theaters in Edinburgh.
D．a pster t prmte Edinburgh’s musical culture.
参考答案
1．B
2．C
3．A
4．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在寻找工作的时候，人们需要注意的几个方面的问题及相关建议。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Here is a checklist that cvers sme f the majr links in the jb-search chain.(下面是一份清单，涵盖了求职链中的一些主要环节)”可推知，作者写本文的目的是给找工作的人一些重要的建议。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第六段的“A glance at huge nline jb sites isn’t usually the best way t find a jb.(浏览大型求职网站通常不是找工作的最佳途径) ”可知，在大型求职网站找工作通常不是最好的求职方式。C. Searching nline is the mst effective way t lk fr a jb. (在网上寻找工作是求职最有效的方法)和以上说法相反。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“If yu’ve gt plenty f interviews but n return calls r jb ffers, take a lk at yur interviewing skills.(如果你有很多面试机会，但没有回电或工作邀请，那就审视一下你的面试技巧吧)”可知，如果面试很多次都没有回电，也没有工作机会，那么要审视一下自己的面试技能。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Staying in tuch with family, friends, prfessinal netwrks and fellw jb seekers can help yu t maintain a psitive attitude and a sense f perspective.(与你的家人、朋友、网络上的专业认识以及其他求职者保持联系可以帮助你保持积极的态度和观点)”可推知，保持良好的社交网络可能对找工作有帮助，因为它能让你保持积极的态度和观点。D. yur scial netwrk may help yu a lt in yur jb hunt (你的社交网络可能在求职中帮你很多)符合以上推测。故选D。
5．D
6．C
7．B
8．A
9．C
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章表达了作者对于现在的孩子们缺乏自然体验的担忧。
5．主旨大意题。根据第二段中“At this rate, kids wh miss the sense f wnder utdrs will nt grw up t be prtectrs f natural landscapes. (这样下去，那些失去了户外奇妙感觉的孩子长大后就不会成为自然景观的保护者)”以及“If the decline in parks use cntinues acrss Nrth America, wh will defend parks against encrachment (蚕食)? (如果整个北美公园使用率持续下降，谁来保护公园不受侵蚀？)”可知，本段中心思想是期望孩子们发展成自然的保护者。故选D项。
6．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Withut having a nature experience, kids, can turn ut just fine, but they are missing ut a huge enrichment f their lives. That applies t everything frm their physical health and mental health, t stress levels, creativity and cgnitive (认知的) skills. (没有大自然的经历，孩子们可以过得很好，但他们错过了丰富他们生活的巨大机会。这有利于他们的身体健康和心理健康、压力水平、创造力和认知技能等方方面面)”可知，没有经历过自然的孩子身体和精神都不太健康。故选C项。
7．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“It is dangerus ut there frm time t time, but repetitive stress frm cmputers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhd rite (仪式) f passage. (外面的环境有时很危险，但来自电脑的重复压力正在取代折断手臂，成为童年的必经之路)”可知，作者认为儿童骨折是他们成长过程中的自然经历。故选B项。
8．词句猜测题。划线词句后文“As parents, we shuld devte sme f ur energies t taking ur kids int nature. (作为父母，我们应该花一些精力带我们的孩子进入大自然)”说明父母应该把孩子带进大自然，增强孩子对大自然的热爱，从而推知划线词句“Everyne, frm develpers, t schls and utdr citizens, shuld help regain fr ur kids sme f the freedm and jy f explring, taking friendship in fields and wds that cement lve, respect and need fr landscape. (每个人，从开发商，到学校和户外市民，都应该帮助我们的孩子重获探索的自由和乐趣，在田野和树林中建立友谊，cement对自然风景的热爱、尊重和需求)”其中划线词汇应为“增强”的意思。故选A项。
9．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其根据第一段中“One f ur biggest fears nwadays is that ur kids might smeday get lst in a ‘sea f technlgy’ rather than experiencing the natural wrld. (我们现在最大的恐惧之一是，我们的孩子可能有一天会迷失在‘科技的海洋’中，而不是去体验自然世界)”可推知，作者表达了他对孩子们缺乏自然体验的担忧。故选C项。
10．C
11．D
12．B
13．D
14．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章用偏好测试证明了味觉偏好是高度主观的这样一个事实。
10．细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“we’ve wndered hw big a rle taste preference actually plays in brand lyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged peple wh identified themselves as either Cca-cla r Pepsi fans: Find yur brand in a blind tasting. (我们想知道口味偏好在品牌忠诚度中究竟扮演了多大的角色。我们设立了一个品尝测试，挑战那些自称为可口可乐或百事可乐粉丝的人：在盲品中找到你的品牌)”可知在自称为可口可乐或百事可乐粉丝的人中做偏好测试，让他们盲品，看是否能够通过口味偏好找到自己的品牌。由此可知，做偏好测试是为了找出偏好在人喝饮料中起着什么作用；故选C项。
11．推理判断题。根据文章第四段中“In the end, nly 7 ut f 19 regular cla drinkers crrectly identified their brand f chice in all fur trials. The diet-cla drinkers did a little wrse-nly 7 ut f 27 identified all fur samples crrectly. (最后，在所有四项试验中，19名经常喝可乐的人中只有7人正确地说出了他们选择的品牌。饮用无糖可乐的人表现稍差，27个样本中只有7个正确识别了所有四个样本)”可推知可口可乐和百事可乐的口味差别并不大，因为只有少部分的人正确说出了他们选择的品牌；故选D项。
12．推理判断题。根据文章第一段中“But because the tw big cla cmpanies-Cca-Cla and Pepsi Cla-are marketed s aggressively (但因为两大可乐公司——可口可乐和百事可乐——他们的营销非常激烈)”可知可口可乐和百事可乐这两个公司的营销手段非常激烈，故推知他们之间的竞争也是非常强烈的；故选B项。
13．词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段中“Bth grups did better than chance wuld predict, but nearly half the participants in each grup made the wrng chice tw r mre times. Tw peple gt all fur samples wrng. Overall, half the participants did abut as well n the last rund f tasting as n the first, s tiredness, r taste burnut, was nt a factr. (两组的表现都比随机预测的要好，但每组中有近一半的参与者两次或两次以上做出了错误的选择。有两个人把四个样本都搞错了。总的来说，一半的参与者在最后一轮品尝时的表现和第一轮一样好，所以疲劳或味觉burnut不是一个因素)”可知参与者最后一轮的表现和第一轮一样，故他们并没有因为品尝过多而造成疲劳或者味觉的耗尽而影响表现。由此可知，taste burnut是指味觉疲劳，即划线单词“burnut”的意思是“因过度使用而不能工作的”；故选D项。
14．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Taste is such a subjective matter that we dn’t usually cnduct preference tests fr fd. (口味是一个如此主观的事情，我们通常不会对食物进行偏好测试)”可知文章开头提出“口味是一个如此主观的事情”这样一个观点，文章后面段落用一个偏好测试来证明了这一观点，全文也都是围绕这一观点在进行阐述；故选项C“shw that taste preference is highly subjective (表明味觉偏好是高度主观的)”是本篇文章的写作目的；故选A项。
15．B
16．D
17．C
18．C
19．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是一个诚实的出版商Niles和一个幸运的作者Alct把一本枯燥的书从一只丑小鸭变成金蛋的故事。
15．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Alctt wrte a simple stry f life in her family, their pillw fights n Saturday nights and the amateur plays they perfrmed. “Our experiences may prve interesting, thugh I dubt it.” (“Gd jke,” she wrte years later.) (奥尔科特写了一个简单的故事，关于她的家庭生活，他们在周六晚上的枕头大战，以及他们表演的业余戏剧。“我们的经历可能会很有趣，尽管我对此表示怀疑。”(“好笑话，”她多年后写道。))”可知，她的书主要描写了一些有趣的家庭琐事，所以有趣可以用来描述奥尔科特的书。故选B项。
16．细节理解题。由文章前两段可判断出这些事件发生的先后顺序。根据第一段中““I dn’t want t write a stry abut girls! I dn’t knw anything abut girls,” Luisa May Alctt tld her publisher, Mr. Niles. (“我不想写一个关于女孩的故事!”我对女孩一无所知，”路易莎·梅·奥尔科特(Luisa May Alctt)对她的出版商奈尔斯说)”以及“Niles had asked her t write abut smething she knew, instead f the rmantic adventure stries she had been writing. “S I pld away,” Alctt wrte, “thugh I dn’t enjy this srt f thing.”(奈尔斯让她写一些她知道的东西，而不是她一直在写的浪漫冒险故事。奥尔科特写道：“所以我埋头苦干，尽管我不喜欢这种事。”)”可推知，ceb顺序是正常的；再根据第二段中“Alctt wrte a simple stry f life in her family, their pillw fights n Saturday nights and the amateur plays they perfrmed.(奥尔科特写了一个简单的故事，关于她的家庭生活，他们在周六晚上的枕头大战，以及他们表演的业余戏剧)”和“She prtrayed her family and friends in her bk Little Wmen. Finally, in July f 1868, she finished writing.(她在《小妇人》一书中描绘了她的家人和朋友。终于，在1868年7月，她完成了写作)”可知，奥尔科特和她的姐妹们一起表演戏剧是小时候的事，所以最先发生，所以d项是最先发生，然后是奥尔科特刚开始时是写浪漫的冒险故事，之后奈尔斯对奥尔科特的工作不满意，让她写女孩的故事，最后奥尔科特开始写《小妇人》，所以是d, c, e, b, a的顺序。故选D项。
17．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Niles thught the bk was dull, and s did Alctt.(奈尔斯认为这本书枯燥乏味，奥尔科特也这么认为)”Niles认为这本书枯燥乏味，可推知，对她的作品是不满意的。故选C项。
18．推理判断题。根据第一段中“But she was desperate fr mney. She seemed t be the nly ne in her family wh culd make any mney.(但她急需钱。她似乎是家里唯一能赚钱的人)”可推知，奥尔科特从事写作工作很大程度上是为了赚钱。故选C项。
19．细节理解题。根据最后一段“In three mnths, all the cpies f Little Wmen had sld. It was already time t print mre bks! Niles thught he culd sell three r fur hundred mre cpies. “An hnest publisher and a lucky authr made a dull bk int a glden egg fr an ugly duckling,” Alctt wrte in 1885. Later, with a great sigh f relief, she was able t write, “Paid ff all the debts! Nw I feel that I culd die in peace. If my head hlds ut, I’ll d all I nce hped t d.”(三个月后，《小妇人》就卖光了。是时候印刷更多的书了!奈尔斯认为他还能多卖出三四百本。奥尔科特在1885年写道：“一个诚实的出版商和一个幸运的作者把一本枯燥的书变成了一只丑小鸭的金蛋。”后来，她终于松了一口气，写下：“还清了所有的债务!现在我觉得我可以平静地死去。如果我的脑袋还在，我就会做我曾经希望做的一切。”)”可知，当《小妇人》卖完后，Alctt也还清了她所有的债务。故选A项。
20．C
21．A
22．D
23．D
24．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文以几个实例向我们展示一些商战中的教训，告知我们想要拓展国际市场，我们首先一定要做一些市场调查。
20．细节理解题。根据第三段中“The campaign was s successful in the United States that Pepsi translated its slgan literally (按字面意思的) fr its internatinal campaign.”（这一活动在美国非常成功，百事可乐公司甚至将其口号逐字翻译成国际活动。）由此可知，“Cme alive with Pepsi”活动在美国效果很好。故选C。
21．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Later they learned that in African cuntries, the picture n the jar shws what the jar has in it, fr many peple there can’t read.”（后来他们了解到，在非洲国家，罐子上的图案显示了罐子里的东西，因为那里的许多人不识字。）由此可知，Gerber的问题出在包装图案上。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“T peple in Bangladesh, which is a Muslim cuntry, this signature lked like Arabic script fr the wrd Allah. In that cuntry, feet are cnsidered unclean, and Muslims felt the cmpany was ffending Gd’s name by having peple walk n it.”（对孟加拉国这个穆斯林国家的人来说，这个签名看起来像阿拉伯文字“Allah”。在那个国家，脚被认为是不干净的，穆斯林认为该公司让人们在Allah上行走是冒犯了上帝的名字。）由此可知，在孟加拉国，Thrn McAn鞋被拒绝的原因是鞋子上有一个签名，看起来像是“Allah”，人们认为把Allah的名字踩在脚底下是对Allah的冒犯。故选D。
23．推理判断题。根据第一段“If a business wants t sell its prducts internatinally, it had better d sme market research first. This is a lessn that sme large American crpratins have learned in the hard way.”（如果一个企业想要在国际上销售其产品，最好先做一些市场调查。这是一些美国大公司在经历了惨痛的教训后得到的教训。）由此可推知，这篇文章的目标读者是那些想要在国外推销产品的企业。故选D。
24．主旨大意题。根据第一段“If a business wants t sell its prducts internatinally, it had better d sme market research first.”（如果一个企业想要在国际上销售其产品，最好先做一些市场调查。）结合文章主要以几个实例向我们展示一些商战中的教训，告知我们想要拓展国际市场，我们首先一定要做一些市场调查。由此可推知，本文讲述了市场调查的重要性。故选B。
25．C
26．B
27．B
28．D
29．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了作者为了帮助家庭解决经济危机不得不放弃自己的音乐梦想去经商，后来他义无反顾去国外继续学习音乐的故事。
25．推理判断题。由文章第一段第六句“As a cnsequence f this example in the family, the very mentin f music as a prfessin carried with it a picture f a risky existence with uncertain financial rewards. ”（作为这个家庭例子的结果，只要一提到音乐这个职业，人们就会联想到一种充满风险和不确定性的存在。）可知音乐这个职业应该是不稳定的和具有经济挑战的事业。故选C项。
26．事实细节题。根据第二段第一句“Befre my graduatin frm cllege, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty t leave cllege and take a jb.（在我大学毕业之前，我的家庭遭遇到了严重的经济逆转，因此我觉得我有责任离开大学去参加工作。）可知作者在毕业之前辍学了。故选B项。
27．推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“I cntinued t make mney, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enugh t enable me t g abrad t study music.”（我持续不断地挣钱，最终渐渐地攒够了可以让我去国外学习音乐的钱。）可知作者在工作当中最重要的事情就是获得了可观的收入。故选B项。
28．句义猜测题。根据第三段中“I stayed fur years, wrked harder than I had ever dreamed f wrking befre and enjyed every minute f it. “Enjyed” is t mild a wrd.”（我待在那里四年比以前梦想当中的工作更加努力，并且享受着每一分钟。享受对我来说是个太温柔的词汇。）可知作者对于学习音乐这件事情不仅是享受的，而且从作者表明享受这个词太温柔得出划线短语“ I walked n air.”（走在空气中）表达了作者的激动和兴奋之情。故选D项。
29．主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句“If I had stayed in business, I might be a cmparatively wealthy man tday, but I d nt believe I wuld have made a success f living.”（如果我继续做生意，我或许现在是一个相当富有的人，但是我相信我不会取得生活的成功。）可知作者想要传达的观点是做自己喜欢的事情才是生活的成功这个道理。故选A项。
30．D
31．A
32．D
33．B
34．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了科学家进行研究，发现帝王蝶在迁徙过程中会受到人为光污染的影响。
30．细节理解题。根据第三段“We use mnarch butterflies as a mdel system t understand lng-distance animal migratin. Our gal was t understand hw envirnmental stress, such as different types f stress caused by urbanizatin, impacts animal migratry phenmena,(我们使用帝王蝶作为一个模型系统来理解动物的远距离迁徙。我们的目标是了解环境压力，如城市化造成的不同类型的压力，如何影响动物迁徙现象)”可知，研究人员进行研究是为了了解环境压力如何影响动物迁徙。故选D项。
31．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Butterflies stayed quiet and unmving when they were first placed in the flight simulatr in the dark. But as sn as scientists turned n the light, they started flying. The light made them believe that night was day and this can cause them t fly lnger at night r start flying t early.(当蝴蝶第一次被放置在黑暗中的飞行模拟器中时，它们保持安静，一动不动。但当科学家们一打开灯，它们就开始飞行。光线使它们相信夜晚是白天，这可能会导致它们在夜间飞行时间更长或过早开始飞行)”可知，帝王蝶会将单一的人造光误以为是白天的太阳。故选A项。
32．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“This shws withut darkness, the circadian clck f butterflies cannt functin prperly.(这表明，没有黑暗，蝴蝶的生物钟就不能正常工作)”以及最后一段“Light pllutin, particularly nighttime light pllutin, causes animals t experience light at a time when they are nt suppsed t, e.g., at night when they are nrmally in the dark, and are at rest. Expsure t such light can prevent the behavir and bilgical prcess f animals which they rely n r that are regulated by the circadian clck.(光污染，特别是夜间光污染，会导致动物在不应该的时间体验光，例如，在它们通常处于黑暗中和处于休息状态的夜间。暴露在这种光下可以阻止它们依赖的或受由生物钟调节的动物的行为和生物过程)”可知，光污染会影响动物迁徙，黑暗对于迁徙动物至关重要。故选D项。
33．词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段“night lighting cycles, but artificial light, such as a streetlight, at night can thrw ff a mnarch butterfly’s internal cmpass.(夜间照明周期，但夜间的人造光，如街灯，会打乱帝王蝶的内部指南针)”以及最后一段“When expsed t artificial light, the light can perturb the nrmal functining f the animal’s circadian clck,(当暴露在人造光下时，光会perturb动物生物钟的正常功能)”可知，夜间的人造光会打乱帝王蝶的生物钟，干扰动物生物钟的正常功能，推测划线单词表示“干扰”，与disturb同义。故选B项。
34．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Mnarch butterflies migrate by the millins each year, making the trip frm nrthern areas f the Cntinent t Califrnia and Mexic and back.(每年有数百万只帝王蝶从欧洲大陆的北部地区迁徙到加利福尼亚和墨西哥，然后再迁徙回来)”、倒数第二段“The study has fund that the internal circadian clck f butterflies functins nrmally when they are expsed t natural day: night lighting cycles, but artificial light, such as a streetlight, at night can thrw ff a mnarch butterfly’s internal cmpass.(这项研究发现，当蝴蝶暴露在自然白天时，它们的内部生物钟正常工作：夜间照明周期，但夜间的人造光，如街灯，会打乱帝王蝶的内部指南针)”以及文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了人造光会干扰帝王蝶的迁徙，所以“光污染会干扰蝴蝶的迁徙”可以作为文章标题。故选A项。
35．D
36．B
37．A
38．C
39．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。短文介绍了如何选择大学的专业。
35．推理判断题。根据第二段“ Between 20% and 50% f cllege freshmen enter schl withut a declared majr. Keep in mind that there’s nthing wrng with remaining “undecided” r “undeclared” fr the first few years f yur cllege career. Yu can use this time t decide what yu’re interested in .”（20%到50%的大学新生入学时没有指定专业。请记住，在大学生涯的前几年保持“犹豫不决”或“未定”并没有什么错。你可以利用这段时间来决定你感兴趣的专业）可知，你不必在进入大学时就决定你的专业。故选D项。
36．细节理解题。根据第三段“Set aside sme time t really explre yur passins and take stck f yur unique abilities. With an undeclared majr t start, yu can take time t really delve deep int what interests yu. Jin clubs arund campus t cnnect with fellw students wh share yur interests. Take electives in areas that yu might nt therwise have an pprtunity t experience. ”（留出一些时间来真正探索你的激情，评估你的独特能力。有了一个未公开的专业开始，你可以花时间去真正深入研究你感兴趣的东西。加入校园俱乐部，与志同道合的同学建立联系。参加一些你可能没有机会体验的选修课）可知，建议你参加选修课，因为它能帮助你充分探索自己的兴趣所在。故选B项。
37．推理判断题。根据第四段“That being said, emplyers frequently recgnize that graduates wh majred in the liberal arts have valuable sft skills, t, including strng cmmunicatin, written and verbal skills, and leadership abilities. ”（话虽如此，雇主们通常都认为文科专业的毕业生也有宝贵的软技能，包括良好的沟通能力、书面和口头表达能力以及领导能力）可知，软技能是指良好的沟通能力、书面和口头表达以及领导能力。因此推知，你在有争议的商业讨论中很好地表达自己是一种良好的软技能。故选A项。
38．细节理解题。根据最后一段“If yu need a little guidance, set up an appintment with an academic advisr r career cunselrs. Career develpment cunselrs and academic advisrs can help yu narrw dwn yur ptins. ”（如果你需要一些指导，和学术顾问或职业顾问约个时间。职业发展顾问和学术顾问可以帮助你缩小选择范围）可知，学术顾问或职业顾问会会帮助我们缩小选择范围。C选项“学术顾问或职业顾问会为你决定专业”错误。故选C项。
39．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Still have sme dubts nw? Yu can submit yur questins Here”（现在还有些疑惑吗?你可以在这里提交问题）推知，短文来自网页。故选B项。
40．A
41．C
42．D
43．B
44．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了感恩的定义以及感恩给人带来的好处。
40．推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句话“When yu feel thankful fr things yu’ve received r smething that’s happened, that’s gratitude.(当你对你所得到的东西或发生的事情心存感激时，那就是感恩。)”可知，文章开篇给出了“感恩”的定义，作者通过下定义的方式展开本篇文章。故选A项。
41．细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的““With cmmercial and scial media, everything is speeding the yunger generatin t make them feel that they’re the centre f the universe,” says Tamik Zablith, funder f the Lndn-based etiquette cnsulting firm Minding Manners. “If it’s all abut them, why thank thers?”(“随着商业和社交媒体的发展，一切都在加速年轻一代的发展，让他们觉得自己是宇宙的中心，如果一切都是为了自己，为什么要感谢别人？”伦敦礼仪咨询公司的创始人塔米子·扎布里斯说。)”可知，如今的年轻一代认为自己就是宇宙的中心，一切都是为了自己，所以对别人的感恩就更少了。由此可知，是人们的这种“自我中心论”使得对别人的感恩更少了。故选C项。
42．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Hwever, studies have shwn that peple wh express gratitude increase their happiness levels, lwer their bld-pressure levels, get better-quality sleep, imprve their relatinships, have a psitive impact n their depressin levels and are less affected by pain. And gratitude’s psitive effects are lng-lasting. (然而，研究表明，表达感激之情的人会增加他们的快乐，降低他们的血压，获得更好的睡眠质量，改善他们的人际关系，对他们的抑郁有积极的影响，并且更少受到痛苦的影响。感恩的积极影响是持久的。)”可知，表达感激之情能增加快乐，降低血压，睡眠质量更好，能改善人际关系，对抑郁也有积极的影响，这些都是表达感激之情带来的积极影响，而这种影响是长期的。由此可知，作者使用加拿大研究人员们的发现就是为了证明这一点。故选D项。
43．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“When smene is the recipient f unexpected kindness r gratitude, he’s mre likely t return the favur r pass kindness n.(当一个人收到意想不到的善意或感激时，他更有可能回报这种恩惠或将善意传递下去。)”可知，如果给予者感到被感激，善意就可能传递下去。故选B项。
44．主旨大意题。阅读文章内容可知，文章第一段介绍了感激的定义；第二段提出如今很多人不会去感激别人；第三段提到了向别人表达感激之情能增加自己的快乐，降低血压，改善睡眠和人际关系等；第四段提到了接受别人的感激和善意的人更有可能去回报这种善意或将善意传递下去；最后一段提到了互相感激也能加深彼此之间的关系。由此可推知，本文主要介绍了感恩给人们带来好处，有益于人们的幸福。B项“Gratitude benefits peple’s well-being(感恩有益于人们的幸福。)”最能概括本文内容。故选B项。
45．C
46．D
47．C
48．B
49．A
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了爱丁堡五个的节日。
45．细节理解题。根据The Edinburgh Internatinal Festival部分的“Yu need tickets fr mst f the festival’s events, which take place in theaters arund the city.(电影节的大部分活动都在全市的剧院举行，你需要买票)”可知，The Edinburgh Internatinal Festival的活动不能免费享受。故选C。
46．推理判断题。根据The Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival部分的“Beginning in 1983, this is the largest bk festival in the wrld and takes place every year in Charltte Square Gardens in the center f Edinburgh.(从1983年开始，这是世界上最大的图书节，每年在爱丁堡市中心的夏洛特广场花园举行)”推知，喜欢阅读的Tmmy最有可能去Charltte Square Gardens。故选D。
47．细节理解题。根据The Edinburgh Festival Fringe部分的“G t the Ryal Mile, ne f Edinburgh’s main streets, t watch perfrmers such as magicians, acrbats(杂技演员), and cmedians.(你可以去爱丁堡的主要街道之一皇家英里街(Ryal Mile)观看魔术师、杂技演员和喜剧演员等表演)”可知，The Edinburgh Festival Fringe邀请了魔术师、杂技演员和喜剧演员等进行表演。C项“只有受邀的艺术家才被允许在这个节日上表演”不符合以上说法。故选C。
48．细节理解题。根据The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival部分的“Artists perfrm street theater, dance and circus shws in amazing cstumes. Everyne can enjy the music and dance perfrmances.(艺术家们穿着华丽的服装表演街头戏剧、舞蹈和马戏团表演。每个人都可以欣赏音乐和舞蹈表演)”可知，在The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival人们可以观看戏剧、舞蹈和马戏。B项“魔术表演”没有提到。故选B。
49．推理判断题。根据第一段“Edinburgh is the wrld’s “festival city”. The city hlds 12 festivals thrughut the year, half f which are celebrated during the mnths f July and August. Hundreds f thusands f peple visit the Scttish capital during the summer t enjy the very best f art and literature. Belw are sme f the events yu can enjy.(爱丁堡是世界“节日之都”。这座城市全年举办12个节日，其中一半在7月和8月庆祝。夏季，成千上万的人来到苏格兰首都欣赏最好的艺术和文学。下面是一些你可以享受的活动)”并结合下文对四个节日的介绍推知，本文很有可能出现在关于爱丁堡的旅游手册上。故选A。