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A
(2023江苏省淮安市淮安区高一下学期期中)Lags, a big city in Nigeria, has a ppulatin f 20 millin, and they can prduce between 13, 000 and 15, 000 tnnes f waste every day including 2, 250 tnnes f plastic.
Despite a lt f cleaning, Lags has n prper system t dispse f rubbish, and nt having public awareness f pllutin brings a huge envirnmental challenge. Litter gets washed away by the rains and waterways and ends up in muntains f rubbish n the beaches. Light- huse Beach is ne f the beaches. It stretches fr abut 100 kilmeters alng the Atlantic, all the way t neighbring Benin. Lined with palm trees, the beach culd be beautiful if it weren’t fr all the pllutin.
“It is time that we shuld raise awareness f keeping the envirnment clean and clean up all the plastic,” says Chima Chukwura, wh helped pick up rubbish n Lighthuse Beach. At the end f a tiring day, 230 large bin bags were put tgether n the ht sand, filled with dirty plastic.
“Althugh the jb is challenging,a cmpany will cme and pick them up tmrrw. All the plastic here will get reused. Sld fr $500 a tnne, the plastic culd bring $250 millin t Lags each year, and a cleaner envirnment culd prmte the develpment f the city,” says Owade Yussuf, rganiser f the cleanup.
As the vlunteers leave at the end f the day,always just 100 meters is clean. “There is still a lt t d. Maybe we need tw mnths, cntinuusly, t get this cleaned up,” says anther vlunteer. “We have t find a way t prevent the plastic frm cming back. After we’ve finished, I’m sure we may still see litter here when we cme back.”
On Lighthuse Beach, the prblem isn’t just plastic. Destryed ships als pllute the beach. With that kind f pllutin, even an army f vlunteers may struggle. Hwever, with mre help, they can still make a difference.
1. Hw des the authr shw the severity f rubbish in Lags in paragraph l?
A. By listing numbers.B. By giving examples.
C. By asking questins.D. By making cmparisns.
2. What des the underlined phrase “dispse f” mean in paragraph 2?
A. Pick ut.B. Deal with.C. Bring abut.D. Adapt t,
3. Which f the fllwing is the cmmn idea f the three vlunteers?
A. There is n need t recycle the beach litter.
B. It is tugh t clean all the plastic n the beach.
C. It is nccessary t sell the beach litter fr mney.
D. There is n fund t remve all the beach plastic.
4. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Destryed Lighthuse Beach in Lags
B. Plastic Pllutin is a Wrldwide Prblem
C. Lags Faces Many Envirnmental Challenges
D. Cleanup Effrts n Lags’Lighthuse Beach
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了尼日利亚拉各斯的灯塔海滩上每年都会堆积很多塑料垃圾，志愿者们开始采取行动来清理这些垃圾。
1. 推理判断题。 根据第一段“Lags, a big city in Nigeria, has a ppulatin f 20 millin, and they can prduce between 13,000 and 15,000 tnnes f waste every day including 2,250 tnnes f plastic.(拉各斯是尼日利亚的一个大城市，拥有2000万人口，每天产生1.3万至1.5万吨垃圾，其中包括2250吨塑料。)”可知，作者通过列举数据来呈现拉各斯垃圾污染的严重性。故选A。
2. 词义推测题。根据下文“Litter gets washed away by the rains and waterways and ends up in muntains f rubbish n the beaches.(垃圾被雨水和水道冲走，最终在海滩上堆积成山。)”可知，垃圾未能得到恰当的处理，结合划线词所在句“Lags has n prper system t dispse f rubbish (拉各斯没有适当的系统dispse f 垃圾)”可推知，拉各斯并没有适当的系统来处理垃圾，所以划线短语dispse f的意思是“处理”，与deal with同义。故选B。
3. 细节理解题。 根据第三段“‘It is time that we shuld raise awareness f keeping the envirnment clean and clean up all the plastic,’ says Chima Chukwura, wh helped pick up rubbish n Lighthuse Beach. At the end f a tiring day, 230 large bin bags were put tgether n the ht sand, filled with dirty plastic.(在灯塔海滩帮忙捡垃圾的Chima Chukwura说：“我们是时候提高保持环境清洁的意识，清理所有塑料了。”在疲惫的一天结束后，230个大垃圾袋被放在热沙上，里面装满了脏塑料。 )”，第四段“‘Althugh the jb is challenging, a cmpany will cme and pick them up tmrrw. All the plastic here will get reused. Sld fr $500 a tnne, the plastic culd bring $250 millin t Lags each year, and a cleaner envirnment culd prmte the develpment f the city,’ says Owade Yussuf, rganiser f the cleanup.(“虽然这份工作很有挑战性，但明天就会有公司来录用他们。这里所有的塑料都会被重复利用。每吨塑料的售价为500美元，每年可以为拉各斯带来2.5亿美元的收入，更清洁的环境可以促进城市的发展，”清理活动的组织者Owade Yussuf说。)”和第五段“As the vlunteers leave at the end f the day, always just 100 meters is clean. ‘There is still a lt t d. Maybe we need tw mnths, cntinuusly, t get this cleaned up,’ says anther vlunteer. ‘We have t find a way t prevent the plastic frm cming back. After we’ve finished, I’m sure we may still see litter here when we cme back.’(当志愿者在一天结束时离开时，总是只有100米是干净的。“还有很多事情要做。也许我们需要持续两个月的时间来清理干净，”另一名志愿者说。“我们必须找到一种方法来防止塑料卷土重来。等我们结束了，我相信我们回来的时候还能在这里看到垃圾。”)”中三名志愿者说的话可知，他们都认为清理灯塔海滩上所有的塑料垃圾很困难。故选B。
4. 主旨大意题。 通读全文可知，尼日利亚拉各斯的灯塔海滩上每年都会堆积很多塑料垃圾，志愿者们开始采取行动来清理这些垃圾。所以D选项“拉各斯灯塔海滩的清理工作”符合文章主旨，适合做标题，故选D。
B
(2023江苏省泰州姜堰中学高一下学期期中)Like many peple, public speaking nce filled me with a sense f fear. As a writer, I felt much mre cmfrtable expressing myself n the page, rather than frm central stage. Strangely, I fund that the feelings f anxiety were perfectly tlerable. Meanwhile, I tried my best t cntain the feelings as I assumed that I’d be judged negatively fr any nn-verbal(非言语的) signal that shwed my lack f cnfidence. I bet yu must have had the same experience as me!
Hwever, accrding t a striking new study, these cncerns may be unreasnable. Jamie Whitehuse, a researcher at Nttingham Trent University in the UK, has shwn that visible signs f stress are ften appealing, making thers like us and treat us warmly.
In 2021 Whitehuse fund sme initial evidence supprting this idea. Observing a grup f 45 rhesus macaques( 恒河猴) in Punta Santiag Puert Ric, he fund that individuals tended t shw mre nervus scratching when they were arund higher-ranking individuals and relative strangers with whm they did nt already have a strng scial bnd. And that, in turn, seemed t change the nature f the interactin -- resulting in gentler behavir frm the ther mnkey.
Inspired by this finding, Whitehuse decided t test whether humans displays f stress might als change individuals’ respnses t us -- perhaps thrugh a heart-warming respnse.
Whitehuse’s team first asked 23 participants t underg the “Trier Scial Stress Test”-- an anxiety-inducing rutine in which the participants must underg a fake jb interview, with a three-minute speech abut why they are the ideal candidate and an n-the-spt mental arithmetic test.
A further 133 participants were then asked t rate vides f the fake interviews -- with questins abut hw stressed the persn appeared t be, and hw much they liked the persn they saw. Psychlgsts, meanwhile, cunted hw many times the participants shwed nn-verbal signs f stress.
As the researchers had expected, the peple rating the vides were able t predict hw stressed the interviewees felt, and this seemed t cme frm thse characteristic nn-verbal signals. Mst imprtantly, thse perceptins then influenced the raters’ judgements f the interviewees’ likeability -- fr the better. The mre the interviewees shwed signs f stress, the mre appealing they were t the peple watching their vides.
“This tells us that these behavirs are nt just functinless by-prducts f stress, but actually have cmmunicative functins,” Whitehuse says.
5. What can we learn frm the authr’s experience?
A. He can hardly put up with his anxiety.
B. He tends t hide his anxius feelings.
C. He encurages thers t express themselves.
D. He is gd at cmfrting smene with anxiety.
6. What did Whitehuse find ut abut rhesus macaques in his 2021 study?
A. Their anxiety culd help bring thers clser t them.
B. Their anxiety culd be easily discvered by humans.
C. They behaved gently arund higher-ranking individuals.
D. They shwed varius nn-verbal sigals befre stranger.
7. What is the finding f the researchers’ test?
A. Shwing stress can lead t negative judgements.
B. Shwing stress can make peple mre likeable.
C. Peple wh shw stress perfrm better in the test.
D. Peple tend t lk dwn upn thse wh shw stress.
8. What is the significance f the study’s results?
A. T help us prepare fr jb interviews.
B. T prvide a prper way t deal with stress.
C. T shw the value f nervus interviewees.
D. T justify the behavirs caused by stress.
【答案】5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章通过研究和实验证明了压力导致的行为在人际交往方面有积极的意义——在人际关系中表现出焦虑和压力的人更讨人喜欢。
5. 推理判断题。根据第一段第四句“Meanwhile, I tried my best t cntain the feelings as I assumed that I’d be judged negatively fr any nn-verbal(非言语的) signal that shwed my lack f cnfidence.”(与此同时，我尽力控制自己的情绪，因为我认为任何非语言的信号都会让我受到负面的评价，因为这表明我缺乏自信。)可知，作者认为任何非语言的信号都会让他遭受负面的评价，所以他会有意地隐藏自己的焦虑情绪。故选B项。
6. 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句第三句“Observing a grup f 45 rhesus macaques( 恒河猴) in Punta Santiag Puert Ric, he fund that individuals tended t shw mre nervus scratching when they were arund higher-ranking individuals and relative strangers with whm they did nt already have a strng scial bnd. And that, in turn, seemed t change the nature f the interactin -- resulting in gentler behavir frm the ther mnkey.”(他在波多黎各圣地亚哥蓬塔观察了一组45只恒河猴，发现当它们和地位更高的猕猴以及相对陌生的猕猴在一起时，它们往往会表现出更多紧张的抓挠。反过来，这似乎改变了互动的性质—导致另一只猴子的行为更温和。)可知，恒河猴紧张的抓挠行为使得对方会更温和地对待它，使他们的关系更加亲密。故选A项。
7. 细节理解题。根据第七段最后一句“The mre the interviewees shwed signs f stress, the mre appealing they were t the peple watching their vides.”(受访者表现出的压力越多，他们对观看他们视频的人就越有吸引力。)可知，研究表明一个人展现出的压力越多，就越受人喜欢。故选B项。
8. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“This tells us that these behavirs are nt just functinless by-prducts f stress, but actually have cmmunicative functins”(这告诉我们，这些行为不仅仅是压力的无功能副产品，实际上也具有交流功能)可知，这些由压力导致的行为在人际交流方面有积极的意义，而非一无是处，研究结果对这些行为的合理性做出了解释。故选D项。
C
(2023江苏省盐城市第一中学等多校高一下学期期中联考)Billins will be spent trying t deal with a bargain(便宜货) in the apprach t Christmas. But as clse attentin turns t whether r nt the deals n ffer are really cheep, instead f marketing tricks, spare a thught fr the thusands f extra deliveries that will be made and the resulting crwding and blckage, CO2 emissins (释放), and stress that this shpping hliday creates.
Demand fr mre drivers highlights the highly seasnal nature f shpping, with similar increases n Mther’s Day, Valentine’s Day and the run up t Christmas. Althugh the industry is cnstantly learning frm past mistakes t better serve custmers, it ignres extremely imprtant energy, ability t mve arund and health issues. Behind the scenes, the basic equipment that makes all this nline shpping pssible is huge—the extra delivery vans (货车) add t already crwded and blcked rads, and drivers suffer frm stress and tiredness. Seasnal shpping events like Black Friday harm peple and the planet.
One medium-sized business in Lndn recently tld us that rughly 75% f the gds received by its frnt desk in the run up t Christmas were persnal packages. Extremely imprtantly, in a hub-and-spke (辐射状的) mdel, nt nly d these packages arrive frm different vans travelling lng distances frm different warehuses (仓库), but delivery results in travelling n sme f the mst precius, crwded and blcked and plluted streets in Lndn—simply t service nline shpping preferences.
At this early stage f the next evlutin f shpping, it is imprtant that we cnsider the benefits and brader scietal csts f different shpping and delivery ptins. Or else we will risk fighting with ur respnsibilities t cut carbn and imprve air quality in cities.
9. What can we knw abut the result f extra hliday delivery?
A. It creates less pleasure.B. It makes peple crwd in the shps.
C. It prduces mre CO2 emissins.D. It makes the drivers earn mre mney.
10. What can we infer abut the drivers in Paragraph 2?
A. They harm the peple and the planet.
B. They feel tired during the hliday shpping delivery.
C. They lead t crwded and blcked rads.
D. They are needed less n Mther’s Day.
11. Which f the fllwing can best replace the underlined wrd “highlights”?
A. challenges.B. declares.
C. recmmendsD. emphasizes.
12. What is the text mainly abut?
A. The benefits f hliday shpping.
B. The cncerns abut the hliday shpping delivery.
C. The stress and tiredness caused by the hliday shpping.
D. The hliday shpping’s influence n sciety and envirnment.
【答案】9. C 10. B 11. D 12. B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了假期的配送发货带来的拥挤和堵塞、二氧化碳排放，以及给购物节日带来的压力。同时，作者也表达了对假日购物配送的担忧。
9. 细节理解题。根据第一自然段“But as clse attentin turns t whether r nt the deals n ffer are really cheep, instead f marketing tricks, spare a thught fr the thusands f extra deliveries that will be made and the resulting crwding and blckage, CO2 emissins (释放), and stress that this shpping hliday creates. (但是，随着人们的注意力转向所提供的交易是否真的很便宜，而不是营销技巧，请考虑一下将要进行的数千次额外交付，以及由此造成的拥挤和堵塞，二氧化碳排放, 并强调这个购物假期带来的压力。)”可知，额外的假期配送发货的结果是它产生更多的二氧化碳排放。故选C。
10. 推理判断题。根据第二自然段“Althugh the industry is cnstantly learning frm past mistakes t better serve custmers, it ignres extremely imprtant energy, ability t mve arund and health issues. Behind the scenes, the basic equipment that makes all this nline shpping pssible is huge—the extra delivery vans (货车) add t already crwded and blcked rads, and drivers suffer frm stress and tiredness. Seasnal shpping events like Black Friday harm peple and the planet. (尽管该行业不断从过去的错误中吸取教训，以更好地为客户服务，但它忽视了极其重要的能源、移动能力和健康问题。在幕后，使所有这些网上购物成为可能的基本设备是巨大的——额外的快递货车增加了本已拥挤和堵塞的道路，司机们承受着压力和疲劳。像黑色星期五这样的季节性购物事件伤害了人类和地球。)”可知，司机们承受着压力和疲劳，故可推断，他们在假日购物配送期间感到精疲力竭。故选B。
11. 词义猜测题。根据第二自然段“Demand fr mre drivers highlights the highly seasnal nature f shpping, with similar increases n Mther’s Day, Valentine’s Day and the run up t Christmas. (对更多司机的需求凸显了购物的高度季节性，母亲节、情人节和圣诞节前夕也出现了类似的增长。)”可猜测，highlights为“凸显”的意思，即购物季凸显了需求更多司机的问题。A. challenges. 挑战；B. declares. 宣布；C. recmmends推荐；D. emphasizes.强调。故highlights语义最接近emphasizes。故选D。
12. 主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及最后一段“At this early stage f the next evlutin f shpping, it is imprtant that we cnsider the benefits and brader scietal csts f different shpping and delivery ptins. Or else we will risk fighting with ur respnsibilities t cut carbn and imprve air quality in cities. (在购物的下一步发展的早期阶段，我们必须考虑不同的购物和送货选择的好处和更广泛的社会成本。否则，我们就有可能抱着一套不切实际的期望，与削减碳排放和改善城市空气质量的责任作斗争。)”可知，文章主要讲的是关于假日购物配送的担忧。故选B。
D
(2023江苏省盐城市新丰中学、龙岗中学等五校高一下学期期中联考)This year a grup called Teach Fr America (TFA) saw an increase in applicatins by 36 percent. The rganizatin recruits(招聘) cllege graduates t help fill a teacher shrtage in less develped areas f America. The rganizatin’s leaders say sme cllege graduates prefer t take the psitins in public service during the ecnmic(经济的) dwnturn but many feel a renewed spirit f public service.
“Teaching is much harder than I expected. Changing the wrld is never easy,” says Lren Heinbach. She has made up her mind t becme a teacher t address the imbalance in educatin that exists between rich and pr cmmunities.
Heinbach is ne f ver 6,000 TFA members, recent cllege graduates wh vlunteer t teach children in pr inner cities and rural public schls. She gives up pssible wrk in medicine r law which will pay much mre later n. Instead, she takes a teaching jb at the KIPP Academy.
The schl is in a neighbrhd f Washingtn, DC. The students there traditinally perfrm (表现) in the lwest 25% f natinal standards. Vice Principal Kristy Ochs says the schl is wrking hard t imprve the quality f educatin, but it is difficult t find teachers willing t d the hard wrk.
Ochs als gets her start in TFA. Tw-thirds f members stay in educatin after their tw-year service ends. She says these new teachers make every effrt t teach schl.
Heinbach’s students say she has high standards and expectatins. One student says, “Yu have t really pay attentin. The questins may seem easy, but if yu make the wrng decisin n a questin, it’s like yu really messed up.” “She als likes us t take ntes. And I d thank her because she is getting us ready fr cllege,” anther student adds.
13. What’s the purpse f TFA recruiting cllege students?
A. T send mre teachers t pr areas.B. T create well-paid jbs.
C. T grw its business.D. T earn high praise frm the gvernment.
14. Why des Lren Heinbach chse t take a teaching jb?
A. She will get an increase in pay sn.B. She failed t get int the public service.
C. She tries t live up t her parents’ expectatin.D. She wants t change the imbalanced educatin.
15. What can we knw abut the KIPP Academy?
A. Its teachers are experienced.B. Its teachers dislike schling.
C. Its students perfrm badly in study.D. Its students are frm rich families.
16. Which wrd best describes Lren Heinbach as a teacher?
A. Strict.B. Regretful.C. Lucky.D. Stressed.
【答案】13. A 14. D 15. C 16. A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一个名为“为美国而教”的组织招聘大学毕业生来弥补美国贫困地区短缺的教师资源。文章介绍了TFA中的成员Heinbach以及Ochs去志愿教书的经历。
13. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The rganizatin recruits (招聘) cllege graduates t help fill a teacher shrtage in less develped areas f America.(该组织招募大学毕业生来帮助填补美国欠发达地区的教师短缺)”可知，TFA招聘大学毕业生是为了弥补美国贫困地区短缺的教师资源。故选A。
14. 细节理解题。根据第二段“She has made up her mind t becme a teacher t address the imbalance in educatin that exists between rich and pr cmmunities.(她决心成为一名教师，以解决贫富社区之间存在的教育不平衡问题)”可知，Lren Heinbach 选择教书是为了改变不均衡的教育现状。故选D。
15. 细节理解题。根据第四段“The students there traditinally perfrm (表现) in the lwest 25% f natinal standards.(那里的学生表现传统上只能达到国家标准中最低的25%)”可知，KIPP Academy的学生成绩较差。故选C。
16. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Heinbach’s students say she has high standards and expectatins.(海因巴赫的学生说她有很高的标准和期望)”可推断，Lren Heinbach是一位非常严厉的老师。故选A。
A
(2024·江西赣州高一下学期阶段练习)The Mnarch butterfly(帝王蝶) ppulatin has drpped t its secnd-lwest number n recrd in Mexican frests this winter. The frests are the insects’ winter hme. The ppulatin decrease is wrrying as the butterfly grup is already cnsidered at risk f disappearance.
Mexic’s gvernment and the nn-prfit Wrld Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently issued findings f their yearly jint study n the butterflies. The research shws that the Mnarch butterfly presence has decreased t less than a hectare (公顷) f frest area. In the mid-1990s, Mnarch butterflies culd be fund n arund 18 hectares f the frests. The findings represent an almst 60 percent decrease in the Mnarch butterfly ppulatin cmpared t last year’s study. It is als the secnd-lwest ppulatin finding since the first study tk place mre than thirty years ag.
Bilgists blame the drp n higher-than-usual temperatures and dry cnditins in the nrthwestern U. S. where the butterflies lay eggs. The weather cnditins affect the grwth f milkweed, the plant where the butterflies lay their eggs. When the yung arrive, milkweed is their fd fr a time. In ne f the planet’s famus wildlife migratins(迁徙), the butterflies travel suth as many as 4,500 kilmeters frm places as far nrth as Canada. They spend the winter in warmer Mexic, where millins f the insects stay in trees that prtect them frm the rain and cld.
Mnarch butterfly ppulatins change year t year. As recently as 2021, the same study shwed a 35 percent increase t cver arund 2.8 hectares. Officials and activists called fr mre actin t help the species. Such calls include the need t reduce threats f destrying milkweed and the need t prtect frests. “We can’t lwer ur guard,” Jrge Rickards, head f WWF’s Mexic ffice, tld reprters after releasing the latest data.
1. What can be learned frm the secnd paragraph?
A. The reasns fr the Mnarch butterfly ppulatin decrease.
B. The findings f the research n the Mnarch butterfly ppulatin.
C. The effrts Mexic’s gvernment and Wrld Wildlife Fund have made.
D. The effects f the Mnarch butterfly ppulatin decrease n the envirnment.
2. What mainly caused the Mnarch butterfly ppulatin decrease accrding t bilgists?
A. Habitat lss.B. Human hunting.
C. Weather cnditins.D. Their natural enemies.
3. What shuld be dne t help the Mnarch butterflies?
A. Plant milkweed.B. Keep the species in a reserve.
C. Prmte public educatin.D. Watch ver the frests.
4. What’s the best title f the passage?
A. The Mnarch Butterflies Are a Threat t Other Insects
B. The Mnarch Butterfly Ppulatin Decrease Is a Cncern
C. Mexican Frests Are the Winter Hme f the Mnarch Butterflies
D. The Mnarch Butterflies Often Suffer When Travelling t Spend Winter
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了帝王蝶在墨西哥森林中的数量下降到了历史第二低的记录，并介绍了这一现象引起的担忧和研究结果。
1. 细节理解题。根据第二段“Mexic’s gvernment and the nn-prfit Wrld Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently issued findings f their yearly jint study n the butterflies. The research shws that the Mnarch butterfly presence has decreased t less than a hectare (公顷) f frest area. In the mid-1990s, Mnarch butterflies culd be fund n arund 18 hectares f the frests. The findings represent an almst 60 percent decrease in the Mnarch butterfly ppulatin cmpared t last year’s study. It is als the secnd-lwest ppulatin finding since the first study tk place mre than thirty years ag.(墨西哥政府和非营利组织世界自然基金会最近公布了他们每年对帝王蝶进行的联合研究结果。研究表明，帝王蝶的活动范围已经减少到不足一公顷的森林面积。而在20世纪90年代中期，帝王蝶在约18公顷的森林中都有出现。与去年的研究相比，这一发现表明帝王蝶的数量减少了近60%。这也是自三十多年前第一次研究以来的第二低的种群数量)”可知，从本段中可以了解到关于帝王蝶数量的研究结果。故选B项。
2. 细节理解题。根据第三段“Bilgists blame the drp n higher-than-usual temperatures and dry cnditins in the nrthwestern U. S. where the butterflies lay eggs. The weather cnditins affect the grwth f milkweed, the plant where the butterflies lay their eggs.(生物学家将帝王蝶数量的下降归咎于美国西北部异常高温和干燥的天气条件，因为那里是帝王蝶产卵的地方。这些天气条件影响了帝王蝶产卵的植物——马利筋的生长)”可知，生物学家认为帝王蝶数量下降的主要原因是美国西北部异常高温和干燥的天气条件，这些条件影响了帝王蝶产卵的植物马利筋的生长。故选C项。
3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Officials and activists called fr mre actin t help the species. Such calls include the need t reduce threats f destrying milkweed and the need t prtect frests. “We can’t lwer ur guard,” Jrge Rickards, head f WWF’s Mexic ffice, tld reprters after releasing the latest data.(官员和活动人士呼吁采取更多行动来帮助这一物种。这些呼吁包括减少破坏马利筋的威胁和保护森林的必要性。“我们不能放松警惕，”世界自然基金会墨西哥办事处负责人豪尔赫·里卡兹在公布最新数据后告诉记者)”可知，本段提到需要减少破坏马利筋的威胁，而马利筋是帝王蝶的食物和产卵地。由此推知，种植马利筋可以帮助帝王蝶。故选A项。
4. 主旨大意题。根据第一段“The Mnarch butterfly (帝王蝶) ppulatin has drpped t its secnd-lwest number n recrd in Mexican frests this winter. The frests are the insects’ winter hme. The ppulatin decrease is wrrying as the butterfly grup is already cnsidered at risk f disappearance.(帝王蝶的数量在今年冬天已经降至墨西哥森林有记录以来的第二低水平。这些森林是这种昆虫的越冬地。由于该蝴蝶种群已经被认为有消失的危险，因此其数量的下降令人担忧)”以及纵观全文可知，文章主要讲述了帝王蝶数量下降的问题，并指出这是一个令人担忧的问题，因为帝王蝶已经被认为有消失的危险。由此可知，B项“The Mnarch Butterfly Ppulatin Decrease Is a Cncern(帝王蝶数量减少令人担忧)”适合作本文最佳标题。故选B项。
B
When Hurricane Ian hit Flrida, Karen Lauder refused t leave her hme because she was wrng abut the intensity(强度) f the strm. Karen is 84 years ld and depends n a wheelchair t get arund because she is missing a leg. Her sn, Jhnny Lauder, tried repeatedly t get her t leave, but she refused.
Jhnny and his whle family live within a few blcks f ne anther. They kept in tuch with Karen as the strm cntinued vilently(猛烈地) utside, watching the water rising dangerusly all arund them. When Karen reprted that the water in her huse had reached her bttm, Jhnny knew he had t take actin.
First, Jhnny ensured his sns and their pets were taken care f. Then, he jumped ut f a windw and began t swim. Jhnny used t wrk as a rescue swimmer. He is bviusly a strng swimmer, but the fld water was filled with dangerus materials. There was als a strng current (水流), and he had t swim against it fr mst f his trip t Karen’s. As he made his way thrugh the water, Jhnny stpped peridically t snap selfies(自拍) t shw his wrried family that he was kay.
Jhnny was racing against the clck. He knew he nly had a shrt perid f time t get there befre the water rse abve Karen’s head. It tk him 40 minutes t swim fur blcks. The sund f Karen shuting inside was music t his ears!
“If it wuld’ve been 20 minutes later, she wuldn’t be here,” Jhnny said.“She’s never been happier t see me.”
Karen is nw safe, althugh she is in the hspital being treated fr infectins(感染) she gt in the water. The family have all lst everything they wned, including their huses, but they’re grateful just t be here.
5. Why did Karen decide t stay in her huse when Hurricane Ian came?
A. She had nwhere t g.
B. She was t ld t mve.
C. She thught the strm was nt vilent.
D. She lst her wheelchair and was unable t leave.
6. Why did Jhnny take selfies alng the way t Karen’s hme?
A. T recrd his swimming trip.B. T shw ff his swimming skills.
C. T warn ther rescuers f danger.D. T reprt his safety t his family.
7. Hw did Jhnny’s family keep in tuch in the strm?
A. By shuting.B. Over the phne.
C. Thrugh e-mail.D. With ther’s help.
8. Hw did Jhnny feel when he heard Karen shuting?
A. Curius.B. Frightened.C. Cnfused.D. Relieved.
【答案】5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了飓风伊恩(Ian)袭击佛罗里达州时，约翰尼(Jhnny)游了四个街区去救自己因为缺少一条腿而坐轮椅的母亲凯伦·劳德(Karen Lauder)的故事。
5. 细节理解题。根据第一段“When Hurricane Ian hit Flrida, Karen Lauder refused t leave her hme because she was wrng abut the intensity(强度) f the strm. (飓风伊恩袭击佛罗里达州时，凯伦·劳德拒绝离开家，因为她对风暴强度的判断有误。)”可知，凯伦不愿意离开家是因为她对飓风的强度判断失误。故选C。
6. 细节理解题。根据第三段“As he made his way thrugh the water, Jhnny stpped peridically t snap selfies(自拍) t shw his wrried family that he was kay. (当他穿过水面时，约翰尼不时停下来自拍，向忧心忡忡的家人表示他没事。)”可知，当约翰尼穿过水面时还不时停下来自拍，是为了向忧心忡忡的家人报告他的安全状况。故选D。
7. 推理判断题。根据第三段“As he made his way thrugh the water, Jhnny stpped peridically t snap selfies(自拍) t shw his wrried family that he was kay. (当他穿过水面时，约翰尼不时停下来自拍，向忧心忡忡的家人表示他没事。)”可知，约翰尼是通过手机和家人联系的。故选B。
8. 推理判断题。根据第四段“The sund f Karen shuting inside was music t his ears! (凯伦在里面叫喊的声音对他来说简直是音乐！)”可知，当儿子约翰尼听到母亲凯伦的叫喊时他感到很安慰，因为他的母亲还活着。故选D。
C
Natural disasters take many different frms and can happen withut warning. Earthquakes, flds, vlcanes, drughts, typhns, and hurricanes are all natural disasters.
The earthquake f 26 December 2004 resulted in ne f the wrst natural disasters in living memry. It was a massive underwater quake that ccurred in the Indian Ocean. This caused a huge tsunami t crss the Indian Ocean. It destryed castlines and cmmunities and brught death and destructin t many peple. The survivrs needed fresh water, fd and shelter as well as medical help. Peple frm all ver the wrld gave mney.
The surface f the Earth has nt always lked as it des tday; it is mving cntinuusly (althugh very slwly) and has dne s fr billins f years. This is ne cause f earthquakes, when ne sectin f the Earth crashes with anther. Scientists can predict where this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line. Hwever, earthquakes d nt always happen n fault lines, which is why they are s dangerus and unpredictable.
All the disasters are very dangerus and cntinue t kill thusands f peple each year, but they are nwhere near the mst dangerus disaster t ever happen n earth. One type f event in the earth’s histry has regularly killed millins f beings: asterid (小行星) impacts (撞击). Abut nce every millin years the Earth is hit by a piece f rck and ice frm space large enugh t cause massive destructin (including earthquakes, vlcanes and ice ages) and smetimes t kill entire species. Sixty-five millin years ag mre than half the earth’s species were killed by such a disaster, including all the dinsaurs. Disasters n the Earth may seem dangerus, but the biggest threat t humans is likely t cme frm space.
9. What did the wrld d when the tsunami ccurred in the Indian Ocean?
A. They gave away mney t the beggars.
B. They spnsred t help the survivrs.
C. They dnated their pssessins t the survivrs.
D. They helped rebuild the castlines and cmmunities.
10. What can scientists predict abut earthquakes?
A. The pssible time.B. The pssible climate.
C. The pssible place.D. The pssible frequency.
11. What can we cnclude accrding t the passage?
A. There are sme signs befre natural disasters.
B. Earthquakes always happen n fault lines.
C. The huge tsunami in the Indian Ocean was caused by an earthquake.
D. We humans can d smething t prevent natural disasters.
12. Accrding t the passage, which may be the mst dangerus natural disaster?
A. Asterid impact.B. Earthquake.
C. Tsunami.D. Vlcan.
【答案】9. B 10. C 11. C 12. A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了自然灾害的种类以及其危害。
9. 细节理解题。根据第二段“Peple frm all ver the wrld gave mney.( 来自世界各地的人们捐款。)”可知，当印度洋发生海啸时，世界各地的人们都捐款帮助幸存者。故选B。
10. 细节理解题。根据第三段“Scientists can predict where this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line. (科学家可以预测这种情况可能发生在哪里，板块之间的区域被称为断层线。)”可知，科学家可以预测可能发生地震的地点。故选C。
11. 细节理解题。根据第二段“The earthquake f 26 December 2004 resulted in ne f the wrst natural disasters in living memry. It was a massive underwater quake that ccurred in the Indian Ocean. This caused a huge tsunami t crss the Indian Ocean. ( 2004年12月26日的地震是人们记忆中最严重的自然灾害之一。这是发生在印度洋的一次巨大的水下地震。这引发了一场席卷印度洋的巨大海啸。。)”可知，这次地震引发了穿越印度洋的巨大海啸。故选C。
12. 推理判断题。根据最后一段 “One type f event in the earth’s histry has regularly killed millins f beings: asterid impacts (撞击). (地球历史上有一种事件经常导致数百万人死亡：小行星撞击。)”可知，小行星撞击可能是最危险的自然灾害。故选A。
D
Are yu addicted t cmputer games? D yu stay up all night playing them? D yu feel happy after yu play cmputer games?
There’s n dubt that the excitement and appeal f games these days make them hard t put dwn. We are attracted by the chice when it cmes t gaming: Yu can rle play — creating yur wn fantasy characters and stries, giving yu chance t step ut f everyday life int an imaginary wrld. And there are shting games where yu can let ut yur anger and depressin in vilent situatins where yu kill peple with guns. Yu can get excited frm the games.
Hwever, can these kinds f games really be fun and can being absrbed in virtual reality be gd fr us? Shuld we wrry abut their effects n ur health? Ppular games like Grand Theft Aut have been blamed fr everything frm falling results at schl t causing acts f extreme vilence. Internet safety advisr, Alan MacKenzie, thinks “many peple understandably will just think that a game is just a game and nt realizing the exact cntent that’s in there”. He gives an example f the vilence, which he says is “whlly inapprpriate fr anybdy, nt t mentin children” .
Others will argue that gaming is a harmless frm f entertainment. There is evidence that playing vide games culd actually be gd fr us. Sme games like Game f Thrnes and Wrld f Warcraft are educatinal and using games certainly can help children learn gd qualities. Studies have als shwn that the skills used in playing games can cause grwth in certain areas f the brain, the ability t think in 3D and even imprve ur eyesight.
Vide game players are als n lnger just simple creatures. Fr sme, gaming is having a psitive effect n their scial lives with games like Hal and Wrld f Warcraft ften being played in grups. When yur grup wrks tgether t win the game, yur sense f achievement is higher than when winning by yurself.
S every cin has tw sides. It seems tday, gaming isn’t just fr game fans and if used in a prper way, we can all take part. If vide games have tw sides, which side d yu stand by?
13. The writer used a lt f questins at the beginning t .
A. lead int the tpic f the passage
B. shw his wrries abut the effect f playing cmputer games n health
C. dubt the advantage f playing cmputer games
D. ask the readers fr their wn pinins abut games
14. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us .
A. games cntain extreme vilence
B. the cntents f the game are cmplex
C. gaming is a harmful frm f entertainment
D. ppular games lead t students’ falling results at schl
15. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing shws the gd influence n scial lives?
A. Li Hua learnt many English wrds frm playing games.
B. Han Meimei passed the exam after playing the games.
C. Yang Li let ut her anger and depressin.
D. Sun Yang wrked well with his teammates.
16. In Paragraph 4, the authr supprts his idea .
A. with descriptive wrds
B. by giving sme examples
C. with sme research results
D. by prviding sme numbers
【答案】13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。本文论述了电脑游戏的积极作用和消极作用，并提出应当正确看待电脑游戏，选择有益于自己身心健康的游戏。
13. 推理判断题。由第一段“Are yu addicted t cmputer games? D yu stay up all night playing them? D yu feel happy after yu play cmputer games? (你沉迷于电脑游戏吗？你整晚都在玩它们吗？你玩电脑游戏后感到快乐吗？)”以下文陈述人们对电脑游戏的不同看法推知，文章开头用三个问句的目的是引出本文话题：我们该如何看待电脑游戏。故选A项。
14. 主旨大意题。由第三段“Hwever, can these kinds f games really be fun and can being absrbed in virtual reality be gd fr us? Shuld we wrry abut their effects n ur health? Ppular games like Grand Theft Aut have been blamed fr everything frm falling results at schl t causing acts f extreme vilence. Internet safety advisr, Alan MacKenzie, thinks “many peple understandably will just think that a game is just a game and nt realizing the exact cntent that’s in there”. He gives an example f the vilence, which he says is “whlly inapprpriate fr anybdy, nt t mentin children” . (然而，这些类型的游戏真的很有趣吗？沉浸在虚拟现实中对我们有好处吗？我们应该担心它们对我们健康的影响吗？从学校成绩下降到引发极端暴力行为，《侠盗猎车手》等热门游戏都被指责为罪魁祸首)”可知，该段主要论述电脑游戏是一种有害的娱乐方式。故选C项。
15. 推理判断题。由第五段中“Fr sme, gaming is having a psitive effect n their scial lives with games like Hal and Wrld f Warcraft ften being played in grups. When yur grup wrks tgether t win the game, yur sense f achievement is higher than when winning by yurself. (对一些人来说，游戏对他们的社交生活产生了积极影响，《光环》和《魔兽世界》等游戏经常以小组形式进行。当你的团队共同努力赢得比赛时，你的成就感比独自获胜时更高)”可知，通过电脑游戏我们可以培养团队精神，这是有好处的，可得出“孙杨和他的队友们合作得很好”显示出电脑游戏对社会生活的良好影响。故选D项。
16. 推理判断题。由第四段中“Sme games like Game f Thrnes and Wrld f Warcraft are educatinal and using games certainly can help children learn gd qualities. (有证据表明，玩电子游戏实际上对我们有好处。一些游戏，如《权力的游戏》和《魔兽世界》是有教育意义的，使用游戏当然可以帮助孩子学习良好的品质)”可知，作者通过“Game f Thrnes”和“Wrld f Warcraft”这两个电脑游戏说明这种游戏对孩子有积极作用，该段使用了举例法。故选B项。
E
On July 14, 2017, Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanfrd prfessr f mathematics and the first female winner f the Fields Medal in Mathematics, died at the age f 40.
The news was especially hard-hitting fr a generatin f yunger academics wh have always held Maryam t be a rle mdel whse example is helping redefine(重新定义) wmen’s status in science and especially in mathematics. What was fun was that Maryam always tried t avid the media’s sptlight. Despite being the first wman t gain such high status in the wrld f mathematics--winning what’s ften called the “Nbel Prize f Math”— her mdesty (谦逊) and simplicity std ut t thse wh knew her.
Maryam riginally wanted t be a writer, a passin f hers that never faded away even during her pstgraduate studies. Hwever, she fund an even greater jy in hw rewarding it felt t slve mathematical prblems. As a student, she was the first female member f Iran’s natinal team t participate in the Internatinal Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), and she wn tw gld medals in tw years, which is still a recrd.
She received her bachelr’s degree in Iran and later studied at Harvard. In 2014, Maryam was recgnized with the Fields Medal, the highest-ranking award in mathematics. Her wrk fcused n curved surfaces like sphere (球体). Her achievements have applicatins in ther scientific fields including engineering and material science. Unfrtunately, at that time she was already fighting against the breast cancer.
Maryam’s legend (传奇) may cntinue t grw after her early death. Still nly 20 percent f full-time math teachers at U.S. universities are wmen. The example f a wman wh rse t the tp f this still very male field may help inspire math’s next generatin.
In the same way peple think f Marie Curie r Jane Gdall as scientific pineers, Maryam Mirzakhani will g dwn in histry as a pineer as well as a mathematical genius.
17. What made Maryam famus wrldwide?
A. Everlasting lve fr writing.
B. Hiding behind the media’s sptlight.
C. Fighting fr wmen’s equal scial status.
D. Being the first female winner f Fields Medal.
18. What is the main idea f paragraph 3?
A. Maryam’s early experience.
B. Maryam’s life achievements.
C. Maryam’s individuality.
D. Maryam’s life dream.
19. What can we learn abut Maryam frm the text?
A. She stpped wrking when she was fighting against cancer.
B. She encuraged the yunger generatin in mathematics.
C. She applied mathematics t material science.
D. She gt her bachelr’s degree at Harvard.
20. Which f the fllwing can best describe Maryam Mirzakhani?
A. Able and mdest.B. Tugh and energetic.
C. Talented and utging.D. Determined and generus.
【答案】17. D 18. A 19. B 20. A
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了著名女性数学教授玛丽亚姆·米尔扎哈尼去世的消息。这位菲尔兹数学奖得主帮助重新定义了女性在科学领域，尤其是数学领域的地位。是数学领域年轻一代学者的偶像。她不仅是一位数学天才，也是一位先驱，将被载入史册。
17. 细节理解题。根据第一段“On July 14, 2017, Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanfrd prfessr f mathematics and the first female winner f the Fields Medal in Mathematics, died at the age f 40.( 2017年7月14日，斯坦福大学数学教授、第一位女性菲尔兹数学奖得主玛丽亚姆·米尔扎哈尼去世，享年40岁)”可知，她是第一位女性菲尔兹数学奖得主，这是数学领域最高级别的奖项，通常被称为“诺贝尔数学奖”。由此可知，她因此而世界闻名。故选D项。
18. 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Maryam riginally wanted t be a writer, a passin f hers that never faded away even during her pstgraduate studies. Hwever, she fund an even greater jy in hw rewarding it felt t slve mathematical prblems. As a student, she was the first female member f Iran’s natinal team t participate in the Internatinal Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), and she wn tw gld medals in tw years, which is still a recrd.(玛丽亚姆最初想成为一名作家，即使在她的研究生学习期间，她的激情也从未消退。然而，她发现更大的乐趣是解决数学问题的回报感。作为一名学生，她是伊朗国家队第一位参加国际数学奥林匹克(IMO)的女性成员，并在两年内获得了两枚金牌，这仍然是一项记录)”可知，本段主要介绍了她的早期经历。故选A项。
19. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Maryam’s legend (传奇)may cntinue t grw after her early death. Still nly 20 percent f full-time math teachers at U.S. universities are wmen. The example f a wman wh rse t the tp f this still very male field may help inspire math’s next generatin.(玛丽亚姆的传奇可能会在她英年早逝后继续流传下去。然而，美国大学的全职数学教师中只有20%是女性。一位女性在这个男性占主导地位的领域脱颖而出的例子，可能有助于激励数学的下一代)”可推知，她的榜样力量会鼓舞后来的学者们。故选B项。
20. 推理判断题。根据第一段“Stanfrd prfessr f mathematics and the first female winner f the Fields Medal in Mathematics (斯坦福大学数学教授、第一位女性菲尔兹数学奖得主)”及第二段“Despite being the first wman t gain such high status in the wrld f mathematics—winning what’s ften called the “Nbel Prize f Math”— her mdesty (谦逊) and simplicity std ut t thse wh knew her.(尽管她是第一位在数学界获得如此高地位的女性——获得了通常被称为“诺贝尔数学奖”的奖项——但她的谦虚和简单却让认识她的人印象深刻)”可推知，她在数学专业领域是能力非凡的，而且她还是谦虚的。故选A项。
F
The hustle and bustle(喧嚣)f life, walking back and frth frm the ideal t reality, and the inner cnfusin hidden behind a scial mask-these daily experiences are recrded by Chinese yuths in lines f petry nline. Recently, 124 Bilibili internet users shared their wrks in a pem cllectin.
One blgger n Xiahngshu wh ges by the nickname Gehuaren is ne such petry lver. The twenty-smething girl nt nly writes pems as a frm f entertainment in her spare time, but als imprvises(即兴创作)pems fr thers at night markets in Yunnan. As a street-stall pet, Gehuaren ften writes pieces f petry quickly based n themes frm custmers. Once the pem has been cmpleted, she refuses t change her wrk because she feels her pems reflect her first reactin. Fr her, everything in the wrld, n matter trivial r significant, can serve as her petic inspiratin. “A glass, a tree in the dawn r a persn wh nce talked with me…these all culd becme themes fr my pems,” said Gehuaren.
With free writing with a regular rhythm and brad themes, her pems strike a chrd with many yung peple nline, helping her gain ver 190, 000 fllwers. Many have made cmments “I feel healed by yur pems because I can find beauty frm unnticeable things and in turn, slw dwn t reflect n my life.”
Apart frm petry, varius means such as vlgging and phtsharing can be used t recrd mments f daily life. But yung peple cnsider petry t be the best way t express them. “Taking phts r vlgging can just shw the bject r emtins in real life. Yet petry, which can be used t excite the imaginatin, shws the beauty f daily life, ”an 18-year-ld said. S when he is inspired by the beauty f daily life, the by writes it dwn int lines f petry and then shares them with his friends n his WeChat Mments.
N matter why yung peple write their unique brand f pems, they are attempting t take every mment in lives seriusly, face their lives bravely and actively express themselves.
21. Hw des Gehuaren find inspiratin fr her pems?
A. By referring t traditinal Chinese pems.
B. By attending varius nline petry lectures.
C. By explring great mments in life.
D. By bserving everyday life.
22. Why are Gehuaren’s pems s ppular with her fllwers?
A. They are riginal and full f imaginatin.
B. They have a strng sense f rhythm.
C. They recrd the beauty f small and rdinary things.
D. They reflect the differences between the ideal and reality.
23. What’s the 18-year-ld’s attitude twards petry?
A. Psitive.B. Neutral.C. Cautius.D. Objective.
24. What can we infer abut the yung pets in the last paragraph?
A. They hpe t avid challenges.
B. They intend t impress their peers.
C. They try t escape frm the busy life.
D. They make their thughts knwn bravely.
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位网名叫隔花人的年轻诗人的故事，她的诗歌自由自在，节奏规律，主题广泛，在网上引起了许多年轻人的共鸣，帮助她获得了19万多名粉丝。
21. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Fr her, everything in the wrld, n matter trivial r significant, can serve as her petic inspiratin. “A glass, a tree in the dawn r a persn wh nce talked with me…these all culd becme themes fr my pems,” said Gehuaren.”(对她来说，世界上的一切，无论琐碎还是重要，都可以成为她的诗歌灵感。隔花人说：“一个杯子，黎明的一棵树，或者一个曾经和我说话的人……这些都可以成为我诗歌的主题。”)可推知，隔花人通过观察日常生活找到她诗歌的灵感的。故选D项。
22. 细节理解题。根据第三段“With free writing with a regular rhythm and brad themes, her pems strike a chrd with many yung peple nline, helping her gain ver 190, 000 fllwers. Many have made cmments “I feel healed by yur pems because I can find beauty frm unnticeable things and in turn, slw dwn t reflect n my life.””(她的诗歌自由自在，节奏规律，主题广泛，在网上引起了许多年轻人的共鸣，帮助她获得了19万多名粉丝。许多人评论说：“你的诗治愈了我，因为我能从不引人注目的事物中发现美，从而放慢了对生活的反思。”)可知，隔花人的诗在她的追随者中如此受欢迎是因为他们记录了小而平凡的事物之美。故选C项。
23. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Yet petry, which can be used t excite the imaginatin, shws the beauty f daily life, ”an 18-year-ld said. S when he is inspired by the beauty f daily life, the by writes it dwn int lines f petry and then shares them with his friends n his WeChat Mments.”(然而，诗歌可以用来激发想象力，展示日常生活的美好。”因此，当他被日常生活的美好所启发时，他会把它写成行诗，然后在朋友圈和朋友们分享。)可推知，这个18岁的年轻人对诗歌的态度是积极的。故选A项。
24. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“N matter why yung peple write their unique brand f pems, they are attempting t take every mment in lives seriusly, face their lives bravely and actively express themselves.”(不管年轻人为什么会写出自己独特的诗歌，他们都在努力认真对待生活中的每一刻，勇敢地面对生活，积极地表达自己。)可推知，关于最后一段的年轻诗人，我们能推断出他们勇敢地表达自己的想法。故选D项。
G
I was cutting up lettuce in the kitchen when I suddenly remembered watching a vide abut saking the lettuce stub (莴苣残余部分) in water t grw a whle new vegetable. S I tk ut a wide-muthed cup and placed the stub int it, gave it a little water, and placed it by the windw.
On a snwy mrning I nticed the first sign. A first small leaf frm its heart spread ut. A tiny green flag f hpe. Beaten, but nt defeated. This lettuce was nt dne living! Within days, it was impssible t see the cuts where I had remved the leaves. The grwth was explsive. And when I lifted the blssming head ut f the cup, tiny rt threads fell dwn, seeking fr the earth. What is grwing here? Lettuce r hpe?
If I were a lettuce in a similar cnditin, I’d want t skeptically assess where I fund myself befre cmmitting t full grwth. Yet fr this lettuce, my inadequate ffering f water and a place by a windw was enugh fr it t decide t reclaim itself again. It grew in a cup f water, in faith. This is the heart f this lettuce: alive, strng and fearless. It deserved a name. I decided t call it Mnty.
Mnty wanted t grw, as we all d. I think I gave him a little lve and freedm. Thse tw were all he needed t return t himself. I see jy in this lettuce. The return t self is always an expressin f jy, which is life itself. This is the tendency f all living things.
Mnty still lives in a cup, but I’m ging t transplant him utside. He deserves t becme his full self. The nly prblem I see nw is my ability t supprt Mnty. I hpe I have enugh f a green finger.
I’m surprised t find myself where I am. Maybe Mnty is, t. I have the same chice as he des: give in r start again. The prspect f starting again is discuraging. But my lettuce-friend, Mnty, leads the way. I can nly hpe t be as brave.
25. Why did the authr sak the stub in water?
A. T decrate the nice cup.B. T hpe that it wuld grw.
C. T make a vide in persn.D. T remve kitchen rubbish.
26. What can we infer frm paragraph tw?
A. This lettuce shwed n sign f recvery.
B. This lettuce was still fighting t survive.
C. Tiny rt thread climbed ut f the cup.
D. The cuts can still be seen where there used t be leaves.
27. Hw wuld the authr feel if put in the lettuce’s situatin?
A. Hesitant.B. Fearless.C. Aimless.D. Annyed.
28. What can we learn frm Mnty?
A. Never being afraid t restart yurself.B. Believing in yurself when in truble.
C. Enjying yur wn life t the fullest.D. Giving freedm t the heart in a way.
【答案】25. B 26. B 27. A 28. A
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者在厨房里切莴苣的时候突发奇想，尝试泡水种植莴苣根部，意外地观察到新生命的诞生。通过描述从一片小叶子的萌发到快速生长的过程，作者赋予这棵莴苣一个名字Mnty，看到其中的希望和生长的力量。最后，作者从Mnty的生长经历中领悟到，应该勇敢面对挑战，敢于重新开始。
25. 细节理解题。根据第一段“I was cutting up lettuce in the kitchen when I suddenly remembered watching a vide abut saking the lettuce stub (莴苣残余部分) in water t grw a whle new vegetable. S I tk ut a wide-muthed cup and placed the stub int it, gave it a little water, and placed it by the windw. (我正在厨房切莴苣，突然想起看过一个视频，讲的是把莴苣残余部分泡在水里，就会长出一个全新的蔬菜。于是我拿出一个宽口杯子，把残余部分放进去，浇了一点水，然后把它放在窗边)”可知，作者把莴苣残余部分泡在水中是希望能看到它生长。故选B项。
26. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“On a snwy mrning I nticed the first sign. A first small leaf frm its heart spread ut. A tiny green flag f hpe. Beaten, but nt defeated. This lettuce was nt dne living! Within days, it was impssible t see the cuts where I had remved the leaves. (在一个下雪的早晨，我注意到了第一个迹象。第一片小叶子从它的芯里伸出来。希望的小绿旗。被打败了，但没有被打败。这莴苣没有放弃生存！几天之内，我就无法看到我切除叶子的伤口了)”可知，这棵莴苣没有放弃生长，真的长出了小叶子，很快就迅速覆盖住原先的伤口。由此可知，这棵莴苣还在挣扎求生。故选B项。
27. 细节理解题。根据第三段中“If I were a lettuce in a similar cnditin, I’d want t skeptically assess where I fund myself befre cmmitting t full grwth. (如果我是一棵处于类似状况的莴苣，我会先怀疑地评估一下自己的状况，然后再开始全面生长)”可知，如果作者处于莴苣的状况之下，他会犹豫不决，在评估好环境后才努力生长。故选A项。
28. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I have the same chice as he des: give in r start again. The prspect f starting again is discuraging. But my lettuce-friend, Mnty, leads the way. I can nly hpe t be as brave. (我和他有同样的选择：要么放弃，要么重新开始。重新开始的前景令人沮丧。但是我的莴苣朋友Mnty在前面带路。我只希望能像他一样勇敢)”可知，作者认识到自己应该像莴苣朋友Mnty一样勇敢，不畏惧重新开始可能遇到的令人沮丧的状况。由此可知，我们应该向Mnty学习永远不要害怕重新开始。故选A项。
H
It is challenging t teach children abut seasnal fds in a mdern-day grcery stre (杂货店). Having lts f chices f fresh prduce frm all arund the wrld means that a sense f the seasns is lst. That’s why I like being part f a Cmmunity Supprted Agriculture (CSA) prgram. Every week I receive a share f vegetables that cmes frm a nearby farm. I d nt knw ahead f time what I’m getting, nr d I have any say n what cmes hme; I take whatever was harvested earlier that same day, based n the week’s weather cnditins, and use them t the best f my ability.
My kids have had a gd knwledge f the supply f certain vegetables thrughut the harvesting seasn. They knw what it’s like t eat a lt f asparagus(芦笋) until they’re sick f it, nly t mve n t dark greens and leafy salads, then eggplants, and tmates, and finally the rt vegetables that mark the arrival f cld weather.
The funny thing is, when yu’ve eaten a tn f smething fr a few weeks, yu’re ready t mve n t the next crp (作物) and leave the ther behind, but when its time cmes the fllwing year, the expectatin will return. In this way, a CSA share creates excitement at vegetables that can’t be felt when everything can be bught all the time, as it is in a grcery stre.
A farmers’ market can ffer similar lessns in seasnality t a CSA, but it differs in that yu have mre chices abut what yu buy. A CSA share, hwever, nly ffers few kinds f vegetables and smetimes fruits, frcing yu t wrk ut ways f using them up. I enjy this challenge because it tests my cking skills and intrduces my family t new and unusual vegetables. What’s mre, it is glad t knw I’m supprting lcal farmers by eating what they want t grw, nt just what I’m used t eating.
29. What is special abut the vegetables ffered by the CSA prgram?
A. They are free.
B. They are cheap.
C. They can’t be fund in lcal grcery stres.
D. They make the authr full f expectatins.
30. What des the authr think f the CSA share?
A. It prvides enugh supply f vegetables.
B. It makes peple chse vegetables freely.
C. It keeps peple’s excitement fr vegetables.
D. It makes peple becme sick f eating vegetables.
31. What des the authr say abut the prgram in the last paragraph?
A. It encurages him t supprt lcal farmers.
B. It helps him learn abut the cmmunity.
C. It gives peple mre chices f fds.
D. It causes lcal farmers a lt f stress.
32. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Lcal fd is becming mre ppular
B. The CSA prgram is making a difference
C. Peple are encuraged t experience farm life
D. Naturally grwn fd imprves peple’s health
【答案】29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者喜欢CSA项目，并介绍了它的优势和主要作用。
29. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“I d nt knw ahead f time what I’m getting, nr d I have any say n what cmes hme; I take whatever was harvested earlier that same day, based n the week’s weather cnditins, and use them t the best f my ability. (我事先不知道我能得到什么，也对到家的东西没有任何发言权；我会根据一周的天气情况，把当天早些时候收获的东西都拿走，然后尽我所能地使用它们。)”以及第三段中“The funny thing is, when yu’ve eaten a tn f smething fr a few weeks, yu’re ready t mve n t the next crp (作物) and leave the ther behind, but when its time cmes the fllwing year, the expectatin will return.(有趣的是，当你在几周内吃了一吨的东西后，你准备继续下一茬，把另一茬抛在脑后，但当第二年的时候，这种期待又会回来。)”可知，CSA项目提供的蔬菜让作者充满了期待。故选D项。
30. 推理判断题。根据第三段中“In this way, a CSA share creates excitement at vegetables that can’t be felt when everything can be bught all the time, as it is in a grcery stre. (通过这种方式，CSA份额创造了对蔬菜的兴奋，当所有东西都可以随时买到时，就像在杂货店一样，这种兴奋是无法感受到的。)”可知，作者认为CSA分享使人们保持对蔬菜的兴奋。故选C项。
31. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“What’s mre, it is glad t knw I’m supprting lcal farmers by eating what they want t grw, nt just what I’m used t eating. (更重要的是，我很高兴知道我通过吃当地农民想要种植的东西来支持他们，而不仅仅是我习惯吃的东西。)”可知，这个项目使作者支持当地农民。故选A项。
32. 主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“That’s why I like being part f a Cmmunity Supprted Agriculture (CSA) prgram. (这就是为什么我喜欢成为社区支持农业(CSA)项目的一部分。)”可知，本文讲述了作者喜欢CSA项目，并介绍了它的优势和主要作用。B“CSA项目正在发挥作用”符合主题，故选B项。
I
I ask every student I interview fr admissin t my institutin, Pitzer Cllege, the same questin, “What d yu lk frward t the mst in cllege?” I was stunned and delighted recently when a student sat acrss frm me and replied, “I lk frward t the pssibility f failure.” Of curse, this is nt hw mst students respnd t the questin when sitting befre the persn wh can make decisins abut their academic futures, but this yung man tk a risk. “Yu see, my parents have never let me fail,” he said. “When I want t take a chance at smething, they remind me it’s nt a safe rute t take. Taking a mre rigrus curse r trying an activity I may nt succeed in, they tell me, will ruin my chances at cllege admissin. Even the sacrifice f staying up late t d smething unrelated t schl, they see it as a risk t my academic wrk and cllege success.”
Kids all ver the wrld admit they are under tremendus pressure t be perfect. S students are usually in shck when I chuckle and tell them I never expect perfectin. Hw culd a dean f admissin at ne f America’s mst selective institutins nt want the best and the brightest? The reality is (that) perfectin desn’t exist.
I’ve spent enugh time in high schls t knw teenagers will never be perfect. They d silly things, mess up, fall dwn, and lack cnfidence. The ability t bunce back is a fundamental life skill students have t learn n their wn. The lessns f failure can’t be taught in a classrm; they are experienced and reflected upn. During my weekend f interviews, anther student tld me, “I’m ashamed t admit I failed precalculus, but I decided t take it again and gt a B-plus. I’m nw taking calculus, and even thugh I dn’t lve it, I’m glad I pushed thrugh!” I asked him what he learned frm the experience. “I learned t let g f shame,” he said. “I realized that I can’t let a grade define my success. I als learned that if yu want anything bad enugh, yu can achieve it.”
I smiled as I wrte his wrds dwn n the applicatin-review frm. This kid will thrive n my campus. Nt nly will the faculty lve him, but he has the cping skills he needs t adjust t the rigrs f life in a residential cllege setting. Failure is abut grwth, learning, vercming, and mving n. Let’s allw yung peple t fail. Nt nly will they learn smething, it might even get them int cllege.
33. What des the underlined wrd “rigrus” in the first paragraph mean?
A. funB. livelyC. strictD. special
34. What can we learn frm the student mentined in paragraph 3?
A. Teachers can help students t admit failure.
B. Parents define their children’s success by grades.
C. Teenagers get lessns f failure thrugh experiences.
D. Yung peple spend enugh time letting g f shame.
35. Why did the authr smile as he wrte the student’s wrds dwn n the applicatin-review frm?
A. Because the cllege teachers wuld lve the student fr his perfectin.
B. Because he succeeded in persuading the student int the cllege.
C. Because the student realized his dream f being a perfect persn.
D. Because he thught the student wuld have a prmising future.
36. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Learn t FailB. Live t Learn
C. Try t SucceedD. Decide t Experience
【答案】33. C 34. C 35. D 36. A
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者是大学的面试官，但是从不会期待学生做得过于完美，因为作者认为有失败经历的申请才是真实的，一位面试者的自述和作者提及的一个学生也表明学生也应该从失败中获益。
33. 词句猜测题。由第一段中“When I want t take a chance at smething, they remind me it’s nt a safe rute t take. Taking a mre rigrus curse r trying an activity I may nt succeed in, they tell me, will ruin my chances at cllege admissin. (当我想在某件事上碰碰运气时，他们提醒我这不是一条安全的路。他们告诉我，参加一门更rigrus课程或尝试一项我可能不会成功的活动，都会毁掉我大学录取的机会)”可知，这个学生想碰运气去获得成功，其父母却告诫他这么做会毁掉大学录取的机会，比如尝试一项自己可能不会成功的活动会毁掉大学录取的机会，Taking a mre rigrus curse应与trying an activity I may nt succeed呼应，可得出碰运气去参加一门更严格的课程可能会让这个学生大学录取失败，画线词意为“严格的(strict)”。故选C项。
34. 推理判断题。由第三段中“The lessns f failure can’t be taught in a classrm; they are experienced and reflected upn. (失败的教训不能在课堂上教授；它们需要经历和反思)”和“During my weekend f interviews, anther student tld me, “I’m ashamed t admit I failed precalculus, but I decided t take it again and gt a B-plus. I’m nw taking calculus, and even thugh I dn’t lve it, I’m glad I pushed thrugh!” I asked him what he learned frm the experience. “I learned t let g f shame,” he said. “I realized that I can’t let a grade define my success. I als learned that if yu want anything bad enugh, yu can achieve it.”(在我周末的面试中，另一名学生告诉我，“我很惭愧地承认我的微积分考试不及格，但我决定再考一次，并获得了B+。我现在正在学习微积分，尽管我不喜欢它，但我很高兴我成功了！”我问他从这次经历中学到了什么。“我学会了放下羞耻，”他说。“我意识到，我不能让分数来定义我的成功。我还学到，如果你想要足够糟糕的东西，你就能实现。”)”可知，作者认为失败的教训不能在课堂上教授，它是通过经历和反思才能获得的，作者提到的学生微积分考试不及格后再考成绩不错，这个学生还从这次失败的经历中获益良多，说明青少年从经验中吸取失败的教训。故选C项。
35. 推理判断题。由最后一段中“This kid will thrive n my campus. Nt nly will the faculty lve him, but he has the cping skills he needs t adjust t the rigrs f life in a residential cllege setting. (这个孩子会在我的校园里茁壮成长的。教员们不仅会喜欢他，而且他有应对能力，能够适应寄宿大学环境中的严酷生活)”可推知，作者在申请审查表上写下学生的话时面带微笑，是因为他认为这个学生在校园里会茁壮成长、受老师喜爱、有优点，这个学生会前途光明。故选D项。
36. 主旨大意题。通读全文和最后一段中“Failure is abut grwth, learning, vercming, and mving n. Let’s allw yung peple t fail. Nt nly will they learn smething, it might even get them int cllege. (失败关乎成长、学习、克服和继续前进。让我们允许年轻人失败。他们不仅会学到一些东西，甚至可能进入大学)”可知，文章主要讲述了作者是大学的面试官，但是从不会期待学生做得过于完美，因为作者认为有失败经历的申请才是真实的，一位面试者的自述和作者提及的一个学生也表明学生也应该从失败中获益，作者最想告诉我们的是学生要从对失败的积极态度中受益，A项“学会失败”符合文意。故选A项。
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A phrase “less screen time and mre green time” is ppular nw. A study frm the University f Adelaide fund that mre time utside and less time spent watching TV is cnnected with better psychlgical (心理的) results and schl achievements amng teenagers. Gardening is a great way t d s.
Jim Carter, a psychlgist f America, is asking fr teenagers’ return t traditinal values f gardening, and thinks that they need t turn ff the TV and g utside t d smething healthier instead. Carter even cnsiders it imprtant t put gardening as a usual curse because it is prven t be gd fr mental health.
“It’s physical exercise, and it teaches patience,” Carter explains. “The wait fr a small sunflwer seed (葵花籽) t becme a six-ft plant is lng.”
“I’m hearing that teenagers are struggling t deal with stress, and every time they pen Gardeners’ Wrld, they talk abut hw gardening helps them deal with stress. They learn s much abut life, and s much abut themselves thrugh gardening,” said Lee Cnnelly, a teacher wh is carrying ut his wn green schl prgramme—Gardeners’ Wrld. “The jin f gardening int the class curse fr schls presents a remarkable chance t change educatin and the benefits are far beynd the classrm, influencing mental health, behavir and develping a lifelng lve fr hrticulture (园艺).”
37. What des Carter suggest teenagers d?
A. D exercise at hme.B. G back t gardening.
C. Turn n the TV at night.D. Pay attentin t psychlgical curses.
38. Why des Carter mentin the sunflwer seed?
A. T prve gardening is easy.B. T say dealing with stress is difficult.
C. T shw green time is hard t find.D. T explain gardening develps patience.
39. What can we say abut Lee Cnnelly’s green schl prgramme?
A. It is meaningful.B. It is useless.C. It is cstly.D. It is challenging.
40. What is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Time t Get Clse t TV
B. Being Sprty, Being Healthy
C. Less Screen Time, Better Schl Achievements
D. Gardening: A Gd Green Mment fr Teenagers
【答案】37. B 38. D 39. A 40. D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要通过介绍园艺活动所带来的好处说明其是进行绿色活动的最佳选择。
37. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Jim Carter, a psychlgist f America, is asking fr teenagers’ return t traditinal values f gardening…(美国心理学家吉姆·卡特(Jim Carter)呼吁青少年回归园艺的传统价值观……)”可知，Carter建议青少年参与园艺活动。故选B。
38. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段““It’s physical exercise, and it teaches patience,” Carter explains. “The wait fr a small sunflwer seed (葵花籽) t becme a six-ft plant is lng.”(“这是一种体育锻炼，它教会我们耐心，”卡特解释说。“一颗小小的葵花籽长成六英尺高的植物需要漫长的等待。”)”可知，Carter提到葵花籽是为了说明园艺活动能培养人的耐心。故选D。
39. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“They learn s much abut life, and s much abut themselves thrugh gardening,” said Lee Cnnelly, a teacher wh is carrying ut his wn green schl prgramme—Gardeners’ Wrld. “The jin f gardening int the class curse fr schls presents a remarkable chance t change educatin and the benefits are far beynd the classrm…(他们通过园艺学到了很多关于生活的东西，也学到了很多关于自己的东西，”李·康纳利说，他是一名教师，正在开展自己的绿色学校项目——园丁的世界。“将园艺纳入学校的课堂课程为改变教育提供了一个非凡的机会，其好处远远超出了课堂……)”可推断，Lee Cnnelly的绿色学校项目是有意义的。故选A。
40. 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A phrase “less screen time and mre green time” is ppular nw. A study frm the University f Adelaide fund that mre time utside and less time spent watching TV is cnnected with better psychlgical (心理的) results and schl achievements amng teenagers. Gardening is a great way t d s.(“少屏幕时间，多绿色时间”这句话现在很流行。阿德莱德大学的一项研究发现，青少年多出门，少看电视，心理成绩和学业成绩都更好。园艺是一个很好的方法。)”可知，本文主要通过介绍园艺活动所带来的好处说明其是进行绿色活动的最佳选择。由此可知，D项：Gardening: A Gd Green Mment fr Teenagers(园艺：青少年的美好绿色时刻)是最合适的标题。故选D。
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Trpical cyclnes(热带气旋), including hurricanes and typhns, are nw mving at a slwer speed than they did decades ag, new research shws.
While having a cyclne travel with less speed may seem like a gd thing, it’s actually just the ppsite. Wind speeds within the strm remain high, but the whle system itself mves slwer, allwing punishing rains t stay lnger ver cmmunities. “Nthing gd cmes ut f a slwing strm,” says James Kssin, authr f the paper. “It can increase the amunt f time that buildings suffered frm strng wind. And it increases rainfall.”
In his paper, Kssin shwed that frm 1949 t 2016, trpical cyclnes acrss the glbe slwed their mvement by 10 percent n average. In sme regins(地区), the speed f thse strms slwed even mre as they hit land. In the western Nrth Pacific, the decrease was much mre manifest—almst a third. That means a strm that may already hld mre misture(水分)will have time t drp mre f it in each spt.
Kssin’s wrk was based n details f almst 70 years’ wrth f strms, but he didn’t try t determine what was causing the slwdwn. Still, the change is exactly what he and ther cyclne experts said, which wuld be expected frm climate change. With the plar regins warming faster than ther parts f the glbe, that is changing the pressure and reducing the winds that push these strms.
Christina Patricla, a scientist, called Kssin’s wrk imprtant and new and said she fund it reliable. “I was nt surprised by his findings,” she says. “But I was surprised by the speed f the slwdwn.”
Kssin hpes that scientists will begin building mdels that shw which places are likely t face the mst risk. Given that strms in sme regins are mving twards plar regins and already increasing in intensity(强度), cyclnes causing unusually pwerful rain may threaten places nt nrmally in their paths. Scientists must take actin t make thse places suffer less frm the disasters.
41. Why is the decrease in cyclnes’ speed a bad thing?
A. It leads the cyclnes t mve faster n the grund.
B. It causes the cyclnes t have higher wind speed utside.
C. It makes hard rains and strng wind last lnger in ne place.
D. It results in mre typhns taking place in sme cmmunities.
42. What des the underlined wrd “manifest” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Obvius.B. Satisfying.C. Cnfusing.D. Impssible.
43. What des Paragraph 4 suggest?
A. Climate change in the plar regins is under cntrl.
B. Scientists find it hard t understand the slwer cyclnes.
C. Scientists shuld d further experiments in plar regins.
D. Climate change may be the cause f the slwdwn f the cyclnes.
44. Why des Kssin want scientists t build mdels in the last paragraph?
A. T find ut the nrmal paths f serius cyclnes.
B. T prve the speed f the cyclnes can be cntrlled.
C. T reduce the damage frm cyclnes t pssible areas.
D. T call n scientists t fcus n the danger f climate change.
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章的主要是围绕一项新的研究发现，相比几十年前，热带气旋，包括飓风和台风的移动速度都慢了许多。研究人员 James Kssin 对比了70年的暴 数据得出了这一结论，并说明了这种变化带来的后果。
41. 细节理解题。根据第二段“Wind speeds within the strm remain high, but the whle system itself mves slwer, allwing punishing rains t stay lnger ver cmmunities. “Nthing gd cmes ut f a slwing strm,” says James Kssin, authr f the paper. “It can increase the amunt f time that buildings suffered frm strng wind. And it increases rainfall.””(风暴内部的风速仍然很高，但整个系统本身的移动速度较慢，这使得强降雨在社区停留的时间更长。该论文的作者詹姆斯·科辛说：“缓慢的风暴不会带来任何好处。”“它可以增加建筑物遭受强风的时间。它增加了降雨量。”)可知，气旋速度的降低是一件坏事是因为它使大雨和强风在一个地方持续更长时间。故选C项。
42. 词句猜测题。根据上文“In sme regins (地区), the speed f thse strms slwed even mre as they hit land.”(在一些地区，这些风暴的速度在登陆时甚至更慢)以及“almst a third.”(减少了三分之一)可知，在北太平洋西部，这种减少更为明显。故划线词的意思是“明显的”。故选A项。
43. 推理判断题。根据第四段“Still, the change is exactly what he and ther cyclne experts said, which wuld be expected frm climate change. With the plar regins warming faster than ther parts f the glbe, that is changing the pressure and reducing the winds that push these strms.”(由于极地地区变暖的速度比全球其他地区快，这正在改变压力，减少推动这些风暴的风。)可知，气候变化可能是飓风减缓的原因。故选D项。
44. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Kssin hpes that scientists will begin building mdels that shw which places are likely t face the mst risk.”(科辛希望科学家们能开始建立模型，显示哪些地方可能面临最大的风险)以及“Scientists must take actin t make thse places suffer less frm the disasters.”(科学家们必须采取行动，使这些地方少受灾害的影响。)可知，建立模型的目的是减少飓风对可能地区的破坏。故选C项。
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The wrld’s mst famus tire(轮胎) graveyard(坟地) f 42 millin tires in the sands f Kuwait is finally being cleaned up and recycled. This news in itself wuld be a majr relief t lcals wh have t suffer frm the cluds f black smke arising during fires. But the gvernment isn’t stpping there. They are aiming t create a green city f 25,000 hmes in line with a pst-il Persian Gulf, with a fcus n sustainability and turism.
The first step is t clear the grund. The Salmiya area, nicknamed “Rubber(橡胶) Muntain”, is frmed frm hundreds f small muntains f spent tires — a reactin frm the ne millin cars which were added t Kuwait’s rads ver the decade.
EPSCO Glbal General Trading recycling cmpany has pened a recycling plant fr the tires, where they’ve been cllected, srted, cut up, and pressed int ther materials like rubbery clured flring tiles (铺地砖). The plant pened in January f 2021, and can recycle up t 3 millin tires a year. The recycled material is then exprted ut t nearby gulf neighburs and Asia. In the place f the tires will be Suth Saad Al-Abdullah City, a green city characterizing a new era in the Middle-Eastern cuntry.
Spent tires are a majr envirnmental prblem wrldwide due t the rm they take up and the chemicals they can release.
“We have mved frm a difficult stage that was characterized by great envirnmental risk,” says Oil Minister Mhammed al-Fares. “Tday the area is becming clean and all tires are being remved t begin the launch f the prject f Saad Al-Abdullah city.”
Expected t cst €3.3 billin and require 30 years t cmplete, the city hpes t feature green technlgy, prbably like the kind ne can see in ther cities n the Persian Gulf, bth existing and nt. Saudi Arabia is planning t build a zer-emissins, car-less future city that’s centered arund access t big data rather than water r crps.
45. Why is the Salmiya area called “Rubber Muntain”?
A. It is rich in rubber.B. It has t many waste tires.
C. It used t be a muntain.D. It has been a traditin.
46. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. A recycling cmpany.B. The purpse fr remving tires.
C. Hw t build a green city.D. What is dne with the spent tires.
47. Why des the authr mentin Mhammed al-Fares’ wrds?
A. T make a predictin.B. T explain an idea.
C. T present a fact.D. T analyze a cause.
48. What might be the best title fr the text?
A. The Transfrmatin f a Huge LandfillB. Spent Tires, a Big Threat t the Envirnment
C. The Salmiya Area’s Measures t Kick PllutinD. Kuwait Tire Muntain t Be int a Green City
【答案】45. B 46. A 47. C 48. D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了科威特的Salmiya地区开始对废弃轮胎进行处理，这将极大改善当地的环境，减少污染。
45. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“The Salmiya area, nicknamed “Rubber (橡胶) Muntain”, is frmed frm hundreds f small muntains f spent tires — a reactin frm the ne millin cars which were added t Kuwait’s rads ver the decade. (Salmiya地区被戏称为“橡胶山”，由数百个小堆的废轮胎组成，这是对过去十年科威特道路上增加的100万辆汽车的反应)”可知，Salmiya被称为“橡胶山”是因为那里废轮胎太多了。故选B项。
46. 主旨大意题。根据第三段中“EPSCO Glbal General Trading recycling cmpany has pened a recycling plant fr the tires, where they’ve been cllected, srted, cut up, and pressed int ther materials like rubbery clured flring tiles (铺地砖). The plant pened in January f 2021, and can recycle up t 3 millin tires a year. The recycled material is then exprted ut t nearby gulf neighburs and Asia. (EPSCO全球通用贸易回收公司开设了一家轮胎回收厂，将轮胎收集、分类、切割并压制成橡胶色地砖等其他材料。该工厂于2021年1月开业，每年可回收多达300万个轮胎。回收材料随后出口到附近的海湾邻国和亚洲)”可知，第三段主要介绍了一家轮胎回收公司的相关情况。故选A项。
47. 推理判断题。根据第五段中Mhammed al-Fares所说“We have mved frm a difficult stage that was characterized by great envirnmental risk (我们已经走出了一个以巨大环境风险为特征的困难阶段)”和“Tday the area is becming clean and all tires are being remved t begin the launch f the prject f Saad Al-Abdullah city. (今天，该地区正在变得干净，所有的轮胎都被移除了，Saad Al-Abdullah城的项目开始启动)”可知，作者提到其话语是为了陈述一个事实：Salmiya地区所有的轮胎都被移除了、正在变得干净。故选C项。
48. 主旨大意题。根据第二段“The Salmiya area, nicknamed “Rubber (橡胶) Muntain”, is frmed frm hundreds f small muntains f spent tires — a reactin frm the ne millin cars which were added t Kuwait’s rads ver the decade. (Salmiya地区被戏称为“橡胶山”，由数百个小堆的废轮胎组成，这是对过去十年科威特道路上增加的100万辆汽车的反应)”和第三段中“In the place f the tires will be Suth Saad Al-Abdullah City, a green city characterizing a new era in the Middle-Eastern cuntry. (代替轮胎的将是南Saad Al-Abdullah城，一座代表中东国家新时代的绿色城市)”等内容可知，本文主要讲述了科威特的Salmiya地区开始对废弃轮胎进行处理，这将极大改善当地的环境，减少污染，将轮胎山变成新时代绿色城市，D“科威特轮胎山将成为绿色城市”符合主题，故选D项。
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We ften think abut relatinships n a scale frm psitive t negative. We are drawn t lving family members, caring classmates and supprtive mentrs. We d ur best t avid the cruel uncle, the playgrund bully and the jerk bss.
But the mst harmful relatinships aren’t the purely negative nes. They’re the nes that are a mix f psitive and negative. We ften call them frenemies, suppsed friends wh smetimes help yu and smetimes hurt yu. But it’s nt just friends. It’s the in-laws wh vlunteer t watch yur kids but devalue yur parenting. The manager wh praises yur wrk but denies yu a prmtin.
Grundbreaking research led by the psychlgists Bert Uchin and Julianne Hlt-Lunstad shws that ambivalent(矛盾情绪的) relatinships can be damaging t yur health — even mre than purely negative relatinships.
Even a single ambivalent interactin can cause harm. In ne experiment, peple talked abut cntrversial(具有争议性的) tpics in frnt f a friend wh ffered feedback. The researchers had randmly assigned the friend t give ambivalent r negative cmments. Receiving mixed feedback caused higher bld pressure than pure criticism. “I wuld have gne abut the tpic differently, but yu’re ding fine” prved t be mre distressing than “I ttally disagree with everything yu’ve said.”
The evidence that ambivalent relatinships can be bad fr us is bvius, but the reasns can be harder t read — just like the relatinships themselves.
One reasn is that ambivalent relatinships are unpredictable. With a clear enemy, yu put up a shield when yu crss paths. With a frenemy, yu never knw whether Dr. Jekyll r Mr. Hyde is ging t shw up. Feeling unsure can break the bdy’s calming system and activate a fight-r-flight respnse. It’s unsettling t hpe fr a hug while als preparing fr a likely quarrel.
Anther factr is that unpleasant interactins are mre painful in an ambivalent relatinship. It’s mre distressing t be let dwn by peple yu like smetimes than by peple yu dislike all the time. When smene stabs yu in the back, it stings mre if he’s been friendly t yur face.
48. Which f the fllwing can be cnsidered as a frenemy?
A. Yur neighbr’s kid wh advises yu t study hard but kill his wn time.
B. Yur classmate wh admires yur hard wrk at first, but dubts yur intelligence later.
C. Yur mther’s friend wh encurages yu t spend mre time n hmewrk but less n smart phnes.
D. Yur father’s clleague wh prpses yu t d a reasnable amunt f hmewrk while ensuring enugh sleep.
50. What des the underlined wrd “distressing” in Paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. Upsetting.B. Satisfying.C. Inspiring.D. Cnfusing.
51. Which f the fllwing statements can be inferred frm the passage?
A. The negative impact f ambivalent interactins is strng.
B. Ambivalent relatinships have a lng-lasting effect n yur well-being.
C. The cmmn cause f high bld pressure is ambivalent relatinship.
D. Interactins in ambivalent relatinships are mre painful than thse in negative nes.
52. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Negative relatinships are bad fr health.B. Ambivalent relatinships are unpredictable.
C. Ambivalent Relatinships are the mst harmful.D. Psitive relatinships are better than negative nes.
【答案】49. B 50. A 51. A 52. C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究发现，该研究发现最有害的人际关系不是纯粹负面的关系，而是混合了正面和负面情绪的关系，这种关系被称为“亦敌亦友”的关系，即有时帮助你，有时伤害你的关系。
49. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“They’re the nes that are a mix f psitive and negative. We ften call them frenemies, suppsed friends wh smetimes help yu and smetimes hurt yu. But it’s nt just friends. It’s the in-laws wh vlunteer t watch yur kids but devalue yur parenting. The manager wh praises yur wrk but denies yu a prmtin. (它们是积极和消极的混合体。我们经常称它们为亦敌亦友，所谓的朋友有时帮助你，有时伤害你。但这不仅仅是朋友。是姻亲自愿照顾你的孩子，却贬低了你的育儿价值。那个赞扬你工作却拒绝提拔你的经理)”可知，“亦敌亦友”的人有时候帮助你，有时候伤害你，B“Yur classmate wh admires yur hard wrk at first, but dubts yur intelligence later. (你的同学，一开始钦佩你的勤奋，但后来怀疑你的智力。)”符合这一表述。故选B项。
50. 词句猜测题。根据第四段中“Receiving mixed feedback caused higher bld pressure than pure criticism. “I wuld have gne abut the tpic differently, but yu’re ding fine” prved t be mre distressing than “I ttally disagree with everything yu’ve said.”(接受褒贬不一的反馈比接受纯粹的批评更容易导致高血压。事实证明，“我本来可以换个方式来讨论这个话题，但你做得很好”比“我完全不同意你所说的一切”更distressing)”可知，“我本来可以换个方式来讨论这个话题，但你做得很好”是褒贬不一的反馈，即“亦敌亦友”，与纯粹的批评“我完全不同意你所说的一切”相比，它会导致人更高的血压，让人感到苦恼，划线词意为“令人苦恼的(Upsetting)”。故选A项。
51. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Grundbreaking research led by the psychlgists Bert Uchin and Julianne Hlt-Lunstad shws that ambivalent (矛盾情绪的) relatinships can be damaging t yur health — even mre than purely negative relatinships. (心理学家Bert Uchin和Julianne Hlt-Lunstad领导的开创性研究表明，矛盾的关系会对你的健康造成损害，甚至比纯粹的负面关系更严重)”以及第四段“Even a single ambivalent interactin can cause harm. In ne experiment, peple talked abut cntrversial (具有争议性的) tpics in frnt f a friend wh ffered feedback. The researchers had randmly assigned the friend t give ambivalent r negative cmments. Receiving mixed feedback caused higher bld pressure than pure criticism. “I wuld have gne abut the tpic differently, but yu’re ding fine” prved t be mre distressing than “I ttally disagree with everything yu’ve said.””(即使是一个矛盾的相互作用也会造成伤害。在一项实验中，人们在一位朋友面前就有争议的话题即兴演讲，这位朋友提供反馈。研究人员随机安排这位朋友给出矛盾或负面的评论。接受褒贬不一的反馈比接受纯粹的批评更容易导致高血压。比起“我完全不同意你所说的一切”，“我本来可以换个方式来讨论这个话题，但是你做得很好”被证明更令人沮丧)”可知，矛盾的关系对你健康造成的损害比纯粹的负面关系更严重，即使是一次矛盾的互动也可能造成伤害，比起纯粹的批评，它更让人感到苦恼，可得出矛盾相互作用的负面影响是强烈的。故选A项。
52. 主旨大意题。根据第二段中“But the mst harmful relatinships aren’t the purely negative nes. They’re the nes that are a mix f psitive and negative. (但最有害的关系并不是纯粹的消极关系。它们是积极和消极的混合体友)”和第三段“Grundbreaking research led by the psychlgists Bert Uchin and Julianne Hlt-Lunstad shws that ambivalent (矛盾情绪的) relatinships can be damaging t yur health — even mre than purely negative relatinships. (心理学家Bert Uchin和Julianne Hlt-Lunstad领导的开创性研究表明，矛盾的关系会对你的健康造成损害，甚至比纯粹的负面关系更严重)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述的是矛盾的关系才是最有害的，C“矛盾的关系是最有害的”符合文意。故选C项。
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Spain is a cuntry that lies in suthwestern Eurpe. It’s surrunded by the Mediterranean Sea n the suth and the east, while t the nrth and nrtheast f Spain lie France, Andrra and the Bay f Biscay. The west and nrthwest f Spain are surrunded by Prtugal and the Atlantic Ocean.
The fficial name f the state is the Kingdm f Spain. Madrid is the capital city, which is als ne f the famus places in Spain. Spain, which cvers 505，925 square kilmetres, is ne f the largest cuntries in Eurpe.
The weather in Spain differs frm ne area t anther. Mst f the rain that happens in Spain is in the muntainus areas. The plains hardly receive any rainfall.
Sccer is an imprtant part f life in Spain. It’s said that Spanish children learn t walk and play sccer at exactly the same time. Real Madrid and FC Barcelna are tw Spanish sccer teams, which are respected by sccer fans nt nly in Spain, but all ver the wrld. The ppularity f the sprt can be judged frm the fact that three majr sccer teams, which are Real Madrid, Atletic de Madrid, and Ray Vallecan, were brn in Madrid.
If yu are a turist, then yu will want t knw abut the driving rules in Spain. If yu’re nt frm the Eurpean Unin, Switzerland, Nrway, Iceland, r Liechtenstein, then fr yu t drive yu’ll have t carry yur internatinal driver’s license. Bad news if yu haven’t celebrated yur 18th birthday. If yu want t rent a car, then yu must have cmpleted 21 years f age. If yu’re driving, make sure yu take all the dcuments at all times during yur stay in Spain.
53. Paragraph 1 is mainly abut .
A. the histry f SpainB. the lcatin f Spain
C. famus cities in SpainD. neighburing cuntries f Spain
54. What is the best example shwing that sccer is ppular in Spain?
A. Three majr sccer teams were brn in Madrid.
B. Spanish peple enjy watching sccer matches.
C. Spanish peple play sccer when they are walking.
D. Spanish sccer teams have fans all ver the wrld.
55. Wh is allwed t rent a car in Spain?
A. Tm wh is 17 years ld.B. Jenny wh is 19 years ld.
C. Mike wh is 20 years ld.D. Bruce wh is 22 years ld.
56. The purpse f the passage is t .
A. explain hw t enjy life in SpainB. prve Spain is a beautiful cuntry
C. make readers knw mre abut SpainD. attract mre peple t pay a visit t Spain
【答案】53. B 54. A 55. D 56. C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了西班牙的地理位置、首都、面积、气候以及足球文化，同时还详细说明了游客在西班牙驾车的注意事项，包括需要携带的证件和年龄限制等。
53. 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Spain is a cuntry that lies in suthwestern Eurpe. It’s surrunded by the Mediterranean Sea n the suth and the east, while t the nrth and nrtheast f Spain lie France, Andrra and the Bay f Biscay. The west and nrthwest f Spain are surrunded by Prtugal and the Atlantic Ocean.(西班牙是一个位于欧洲西南部的国家。它的南部和东部被地中海包围，而在西班牙的北部和东北部是法国、安道尔和比斯开湾。西班牙的西部和西北部被葡萄牙和大西洋包围)”可知，第一段主要是介绍了西班牙的地理位置。故选B项。
54. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“The ppularity f the sprt can be judged frm the fact that three majr sccer teams, which are Real Madrid, Atletic de Madrid, and Ray Vallecan, were brn in Madrid.(从皇家马德里、马德里竞技、巴列卡诺三支主要足球队都诞生在马德里的事实就可以判断这项运动的受欢迎程度)”可知，足球在西班牙很受欢迎的最好例子是马德里诞生了三支主要的足球队。故选A项。
55. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“If yu want t rent a car, then yu must have cmpleted 21 years f age. If yu’re driving, make sure yu take all the dcuments at all times during yur stay in Spain.(如果你想租一辆车，那么你必须年满21岁)”可知，在西班牙租车需要年满21岁，所以只有22岁的布鲁斯可以租车。故选D项。
56. 推理判断题。通读全文，文章第一、二段介绍了西班牙的地理位置和国土信息，第三段介绍了西班牙的天气，第四段介词了西班牙的足球，第五段介绍了西班牙的一些旅游信息。所以本文是目的是让读者更多地了解西班牙。故选C项。
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Between the 16th and 17th century, the effrts f France’s Jesuits played a key rle in the transprtatin f science and culture between China and the West. Their first missin t reach China dates back t 1552, when St. Francis Xavier arrived n a Chinese island. He died n the island a year later, having never reached the mainland. But three decades later, the Jesuits made a secnd and successful attempt. During their stay, the Jesuits intrduced Western science, mathematics, astrnmy, and visual arts t China and tk part in philsphical cnversatins with representatives f Cnfucianism. Imprtantly, the Jesuits als tk precius art and cultural artwrks back t France. Their furniture, architecture and design all became influenced by the Chinese style.
At the beginning f the 19th century, the ppularity f chiniserie (中国风格) cntinued t increase, particularly in England. Many f the architectures were cvered with chiniserie wallpaper relating t flwers, birds and trees. But shrtly after, the ppularity began t wane. The appeal f China and East Asia had t cmpete with ther tastes, such as Turkish, Egyptian and Greek.
The first three decades f the 20th century witnessed a revival (复兴) in the ppularity f chiniserie bth in Eurpe and America. Chinese dragns were drawn n cushins, curtains and wallpaper, while Chinese cats and hairstyles prved ppular with wmen. The style was assciated with mdernity and was a by-prduct f Wrld War I. Chiniserie was assciated with wealthy, stylish wmen and attached itself t the bm in entertainment as peple dressed up t visit cinemas.
In 2024, chiniserie is making yet anther cmeback. The rise f scial media and hme blg lifestyle pages has seen demand increase fr imitatins (模仿) f Chinese artwrk and furniture. But critics pint ut hw much f it is based n an idea f Chinese art and design and wh actually creates it.
57. What happened t the secnd attempt f France’s Jesuits t China?
A. It ended up as a ttal failure.
B. It tk the Jesuits 3 decades t finish.
C. St. Francis Xavier died n the mainland.
D. The Jesuits exchanged with China in many aspects.
58. Which f the fllwing is likely t replace the underlined wrd“wane”?
A. Disappear.B. Increase.
C. Reduce.D. Exist.
59. Hw des the passage develp?
A. By making cmparisns.B. By prviding examples.
C. By fllwing the rder f time.D. By listing data.
60. In which part f a newspaper can we find the passage?
A. Culture.B. Science.
C. Art.D. Philsphy.
【答案】57. D 58. C 59. C 60. A
【导语】本文是说明文。文章通过叙述中国风格在不同历史时期对欧洲文化和艺术的影响，展现了中西文化交流和融合的历史进程。
57. 推理判断题。根据第一段“But three decades later, the Jesuits made a secnd and successful attempt. During their stay, the Jesuits intrduced Western science, mathematics, astrnmy, and visual arts t China and tk part in philsphical cnversatins with representatives f Cnfucianism. Imprtantly, the Jesuits als tk precius art and cultural artwrks back t France. Their furniture, architecture and design all became influenced by the Chinese style.(但三十年后，耶稣会士进行了第二次成功的尝试。在逗留期间，耶稣会士向中国介绍了西方科学、数学、天文学和视觉艺术，并与儒家代表进行了哲学对话。重要的是，耶稣会士还将珍贵的艺术和文化艺术品带回法国。他们的家具、建筑和设计都受到了中国风格的影响)”可知，法国耶稣会士第二次尝试成功到达中国，并在那里介绍了西方科学、数学、天文学和视觉艺术，并与儒家代表进行了哲学对话。此外，他们还带走了珍贵的艺术品和文物回到法国，影响了法国的家具、建筑和设计风格。因此，可以得出结论，法国耶稣会士第二次尝试成功，并与中国进行了多方面的交流。故选D项。
58. 词句猜测题。根据前文“At the beginning f the 19th century, the ppularity f chiniserie (中国风格) cntinued t increase, particularly in England. Many f the architectures were cvered with chiniserie wallpaper relating t flwers, birds and trees.(在19世纪初，中国风的流行继续增加，特别是在英国。许多建筑都覆盖着与花鸟和树木有关的中国风墙纸)”可知，在19世纪初，中国风的流行继续增加，根据句中的but可知，此处为转折，以及后文“The appeal f China and East Asia had t cmpete with ther tastes, such as Turkish, Egyptian and Greek.(中国和东亚的吸引力不得不与其他口味竞争，比如土耳其、埃及和希腊)”可知，需要和其他口味竞争，推知应是人气开始下降，所以wane是“下降”之意和C项意思相近。故选C项。
59. 推理判断题。根据第一段“Between the 16th and 17th century, the effrts f France’s Jesuits played a key rle in the transprtatin f science and culture between China and the West.(16世纪至17世纪，法国耶稣会士的努力在中西方科学和文化的传播中发挥了关键作用)”，第二段“At the beginning f the 19th century, the ppularity f chiniserie (中国风格) cntinued t increase, particularly in England.(在19世纪初，中国风的流行继续增加，特别是在英国)”，第三段“The first three decades f the 20th century witnessed a revival (复兴) in the ppularity f chiniserie bth in Eurpe and America.(20世纪的前30年见证了中国风在欧洲和美国的复兴)”以及最后一段“In 2024, chiniserie is making yet anther cmeback.(2024年，中国风将再次卷土重来)”可知，文章是按照时间顺序发展的，从16世纪到17世纪，再到19世纪初，然后是20世纪前三十年，最后是2024年，每个时间段都介绍了中国风格在欧洲的流行情况。故选C项。
60. 推理判断题。根据第一段“But three decades later, the Jesuits made a secnd and successful attempt. During their stay, the Jesuits intrduced Western science, mathematics, astrnmy, and visual arts t China and tk part in philsphical cnversatins with representatives f Cnfucianism. Imprtantly, the Jesuits als tk precius art and cultural artwrks back t France. Their furniture, architecture and design all became influenced by the Chinese style.(但三十年后，耶稣会士进行了第二次成功的尝试。在逗留期间，耶稣会士向中国介绍了西方科学、数学、天文学和视觉艺术，并与儒家代表进行了哲学对话。重要的是，耶稣会士还将珍贵的艺术和文化艺术品带回法国。他们的家具、建筑和设计都受到了中国风格的影响)”以及纵观全文可知，文章主要讲述了中国风格对欧洲文化和艺术的影响，因此可以在报纸的文化版面找到这篇文章。故选A项。
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We’ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank r n an airplane, surrunded by peple wh are, like us, deeply fcused n their smartphnes r, wrse, struggling with the uncmfrtable silence.
What’s the prblem? It’s pssible that we all dn’t have enugh cnversatinal ability. It’s mre likely that nne f us start a cnversatin because it’s embarrassing and challenging, r we think it’s annying and unnecessary. But the next time yu find yurself amng strangers, cnsider that small talk is wrth the truble. Experts say it’s a valuable scial practice that leads t big benefits.
It is easy t cnsider small talk as unimprtant, but we can’t frget that deep relatinships wuldn’t even exist(存在) if there weren’t casual cnversatins. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) fr scial cmmunicatin, says Bernard Carducci, directr f the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Sutheast. “Almst every great lve stry and each big business deal begins with small talk,” he explains. “The secret t successful small talk is learning hw t cnnect with thers, nt just cmmunicate with them.”
In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, prfessr f psychlgy at UBC, invited peple t a cffee shp. One grup was asked t interact with its waiter, the ther, t speak nly when necessary. The results shwed that thse wh chatted with their server reprted bviusly higher psitive feelings and a better cffee shp experience. “It’s nt that talking t the waiter is better than talking t yur husband,” says Dunn. “But interactins with peripheral(边缘的) members f ur scial netwrk is imprtant fr ur happiness and health.”
Dunn believes that peple wh reach ut t strangers feel a greater sense f belnging, a link with thers. Carducci believes develping such a sense f belnging starts with small talk. “Small talk is the basis f gd manners,” he says.
61. What des the underline wrd “casual” in paragraph 3mean?
A. AddictiveB. PublicC. PersnalD. Infrmal
62. What is imprtant fr successful small talk accrding t Carducci?
A. Shwing gd manners.B. Making business deals.
C. Fcusing n a tpic.D. Keeping in cntact with ther peple.
63. What des the cffee-shp study suggest abut small talk?
A. It raises peple’s cnfidence.B. It makes peple feel gd.
C. It imprves family relatinships.D. It matters as much as a frmal talk.
64. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Cnversatin CuntsB. Ways f Making Small Talk
C. Imprtance f Small TalkD. Uncmfrtable Silence
【答案】61. D 62. D 63. B 64. C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何和周围的人进行聊天及聊天的好处。
61. 词义猜测题。根据第三段的“Small talk is the grease fr scial cmmunicatin, says Bernard Carducci, directr f the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Sutheast. “Almst every great lve stry and each big business deal begins with small talk,” he explains. “The secret t successful small talk is learning hw t cnnect with thers, nt just cmmunicate with them.”(印第安纳大学东南分校羞怯研究所所长Bernard Carducci说，闲聊是社交的润滑剂。他解释道：“几乎每一个伟大的爱情故事和每一笔重大的商业交易都始于闲聊。”“成功闲聊的秘诀是学会如何与他人建立联系，而不仅仅是与他们交流。”)”可知，闲聊对于建立深入的合作关系是非常重要的，再由划线词所在句的“It is easy t cnsider small talk as unimprtant, but we can’t frget that deep relatinships wuldn’t even exist if there weren’t casual cnversatins.(人们很容易认为闲聊不重要，但我们不能忘记，如果没有casual交谈，深层关系甚至不会存在)”可知，深层关系的存在是需要闲聊的，闲聊即“非正式的谈话”，因此划线词意为“非正式的”。故选D。
62. 细节理解题。根据第三段的“The secret t successful small talk is learning hw t cnnect with thers, nt just cmmunicate with them.(成功闲聊的秘诀是学会如何与他人建立联系，而不仅仅是与他们交流)”可知，Carducci认为，与他人保持联系对成功的闲聊很重要。故选D。
63. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“The results shwed that thse wh chatted with their server reprted bviusly higher psitive feelings and a better cffee shp experience.(结果显示，那些与服务员聊天的人表现出明显更高的积极情绪和更好的咖啡店体验)”可知，和服务员聊天的人的情绪更高，即这会使人感觉更好，故选B。
64. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章首段通过描述当前社会中存在与陌生人缺乏交流的现象切入，第二段分析其原因并引入专家认为闲聊是非常宝贵的社会实践，能带来巨大的好处的观点，第三段通过一项研究，进一步具体指出闲聊的益处，最后一段说明闲聊是培养良好礼貌的基础。因此，本文主要是讲述闲聊的重要性，则C项“闲聊的重要性”可以作为标题。故选C。