【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之五

【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之五

‎2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之五 ‎【一】‎ When traveling, it's important to learn about the customs and etiquette of the global village. What we consider politebehavior at home isn't always accepted outside our borders. ‎ ‎●Etiquette of Gift Giving Gift giving should be a happy, positive experience. When selecting a present for someone in Netherlands, don't purchase fancy kitchen knives or scissors. Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky. Be careful when presenting flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia. Yellow blooms suggest cheat or a relationship break up. Traditionally, red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead. Writing cards or notes while visiting South Korea, be mindful of your pen's ink color. Writing a person's name in red ink traditionally suggests that the person has passed away—an important point to remember when giving a birthday card.‎ ‎●Eating Customs Being early or on time is viewed as being rude, too eager or even greedy in Venezuela. If you are invited to someone's home for a meal, it's recommended that you arrive 10 minutes later than the requested time.S When having a meal in Egypt, don't use the salt shaker (盐瓶). It's insulting to your host to spread salt on your food, which means that you find the meal terrible. Japan is a very polite nation, and their fondness for etiquette extends to the use of chopsticks. According to Japanese custom, if you're in the middle of eating, use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. When doing business in Turkey, it's the custom for your host to pay for your meal. Requests to split the bill won't be accepted. If you would like to pay your fair share, Turks recommend inviting your host to a followup meal. ‎ ‎1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A.Giving a fancy kitchen knife to a friend from Russia is a good choice.‎ B.You can use blue ink to write notes to your friend from South Korea.‎ C.Dining with Japanese, one can use either end of the chopsticks to get food from shared plates.‎ D.Invited to a meal, one should arrive earlier to show respect for the host.‎ ‎2．What does the underlined word “insulting” in Paragraph 3 refer to?‎ A．Respectful. B．Challenging.‎ C.Indifferent. D.Offensive.‎ ‎3．Where is this passage probably from?‎ A．A news report. B.A travel essay.‎ C．A culture column. D.A food magazine.‎ ‎【二】‎ It is commonly believed that the earliest Chinese papercuts appeared during the sixth century. Some scholars believe it was even earlier. Legend has it that during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCAD 24), Emperor Wudi was very sad after one of his favorite concubines, Madame Li, died. A Taoist priest, Li Shaoweng, cut a piece of hemp paper in the shape of Madame Li. When evening fell, the emperor's servants lit candles in his bedroom; the reflection of that papercut on the wall made the emperor think about his beloved concubine.‎ The Yuxian papercut is different from most papercuts produced in other regions of China. Papercuts from other regions are mostly cutwith scissors or knivesfrom singlecolored paper, such as red or black paper.‎ There are four major procedures to making the Yuxian papercut: First, sketch the pattern on the draft paper; second, fasten the draft to the paper to be cut; third, use a knife to carve out the pattern; and fourth, dye (染色) the papercut with various colors.‎ Precise cutting skills are needed to make a piece of the Yuxian papercut, which highlights the craft maker's artistic taste and dyeing skills. That explains the following saying: “The successful making of a Yuxian papercut is 30 percent dependent on the maker's cutting skills, and 70 percent on the maker's dyeing skills.”‎ The traditional Yuxian papercut highlights two themes: Flowers and characters in Chinese operas. The papercut is particularly known for its vivid description of characters in various traditional Chinese operas. In October 2009, the art of Yuxian's papercut was added to the list of intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产) established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)．‎ ‎4．The first paragraph his actually about .‎ A．Emperor Wudi's favorite concubine B．the origins of Chinese papercuts C．the inventor of Chinese papercut ‎ D．one of the themes of Yuxian papercut ‎5．Which is the most important skill of making papercut?‎ A．Drawing skill. B．Cutting skill.‎ C．Dyeing skill. D．Carving skill.‎ ‎6．According to the passage, Yuxian papercut is especially famous for its .‎ A．lively images of characters in classic operas ‎ B．traditional Chinese operas C．Chinese cultural influence on operas ‎ D．advanced cutting techniques ‎7．What is the best title for the passage?‎ A．The Earliest Chinese Legend ‎ B．The Yuxian Papercut Skills C．Emperor Wudi's Sad Story D．Chinese Yuxian Papercut ‎【三】‎ Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.‎ They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affectthe growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.‎ Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number ofP1 places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”．‎ Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture.S Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.‎ The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.‎ ‎1．The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to .‎ A．find out the living conditions for squirrels B．do something to get rid of squirrels C．learn squirrels' influence on black walnut trees D．save the forests in the American state of Indiana ‎2．The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in .‎ A．the way they gather the walnut B．the place they store the walnuts C．the number of the nuts they can collect D．the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory ‎3．When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”， he actually means that .‎ A．nuts above the ground will not develop into plants B．red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels C．gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights D．seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest ‎4．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?‎ A．Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.‎ B．Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.‎ C．The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.‎ D．Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of gray squirrels.‎ ‎【四】‎ A paralysed man has walked again thanks to an electronic device—a special brain cap, which connected his brain signals to electrodes attached to his legs. The 26yearold man was able to control his legs and cover almost four metres using his own muscle power. This is believed to be the first time that anyone has used their own muscles, controlled on their own.‎ The man, who has not been named, lost the power of both legs after his spinal cord was completely severed in a motorcycle accident five years ago. His brain was still able to generate the thoughts needed to move his legs and his muscles were healthy, but the damage to his spine stopped the ‎ brain's signals from reaching his muscles. To get round this, the man wore a cap connected with electrodes that captured his brain activity. This information was sent wirelessly to a computer and decoded before being transmitted to electrodes around his knees. These stimulated his muscles, allowing him to swing his legs.‎ He needed walking frame and his pace was unnatural, but he felt confident enough while walking to chat to the US researchers who developed the technology. The man had months of training to relearn to walk, including brain training, which involved playing a video game while wearing the cap and just by thinking about moving them to control the movements of a character on screen.‎ This fired up the necessary part of his brain to move his legs and made him formulate the sort of thoughts he would need to control his own movements.‎ Paralysed people have been made to walk in the past, but this is the first time the patient has used their own legs rather than an exoskeletonS—a batterypowered framework around the limbs.‎ British experts welcomed the breakthrough but said the work was still at a very early stage. Researcher Dr Zoran Nenadic said the new device proved promising, but they say many years of work remains.‎ ‎5．What does this kind of brain cap help a paralysed man to do?‎ A．Recover from the injury. B．Build up his muscles.‎ C．Gain the ability to walk. D．Get the skill to think.‎ ‎6．What does the underlined phrase “get round” in Paragraph 2 mean?‎ A．Remove. B．Overcome.‎ C．Gain. D．Achieve.‎ ‎7．How did the paralysed man control the character's movements on screen?‎ A．By using his own thought.‎ B．By obeying the orders of computers.‎ C．By imitating the human's movements.‎ D．By moving their muscles.‎ ‎8．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?‎ A．The new device has been used widely.‎ B．It's a long way to put the new device to use.‎ C．Experts are doubtful about the new device.‎ D．The idea of the new device is unrealistic.‎ ‎【五】‎ Events in New York in October 2015‎ Arts in Central Park When: October 3,2015 ‎ ‎8：00 a．m.～4：00 p．m.‎ Where: New York, NY Cost: $35.00‎ What/Why: Learn to draw in just two hours! Think you can't draw a straight line? Longing to tap into your right brain? Join in this fun and inspiring drawing class in Central Park.‎ Create your own drawings while learning about line, shading, selfexpression, and more.‎ Receive the health benefits of drawing, such as deep relaxation, stress releaseW2, increased memory and focus, and of course, enjoyment！‎ Cheers NY When: October 3,2015～October 4,2015 3：00 p．m.‎ Where: Industry City, New York, NY What/Why: The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is proud to present CHEERS NY, a firstofitskind craft beverage festival and trade show in Industry City. Sample tastings from New York State beer, wine and spirits, to enjoying drinks at the outdoor beer hall. Grab your friends and come to enjoy all that New York State has to offer！‎ Passport Grand Tasting KickOff Event When: October 5,2015 1：30 p．m.～5：00 p．m.‎ CMJ Music Marathon 2015‎ When: October 13,2015 9：00 a．m.～October 17,2015 11：55 p．m.‎ Where: Back Label Wine Merchants, New York, NY Cost: $ 37.00‎ What/Why: Join us at our grand tasting kickoff event, where you can sample spirits—both neat and in cocktails—from each participating local distilleries. If you want to attend the tasting event, one of the VIP tickets is a must. VIP tickets come at no additional cost but there is a very limited amount availableW4.‎ Where: Multiple Locations, New York, NY Cost: $149.00～$499.00‎ What/Why：CMJ Music Marathon, now celebrating our 35th anniversary, is one of the world's most important platforms for the discovery of new music. Throughout one vital week every October, CMJ features live performances in New York City's storied venues as well as exclusive parties and cutting edge conference events.‎ ‎1．When can you feast your ears with beautiful music?‎ A．On October 3. B．On October 4.‎ C．On October 5. D．On October 13.‎ ‎2．What activity can you join in if you want to learn the drawing skills?‎ A．Arts in Central Park.‎ B．Cheers NY.‎ C．Passport Grand Tasting KickOff Event.‎ D．CMJ Music Marathon 2015.‎ ‎3．What should you do when attending the tasting event of October 5?‎ A．You should be a warmhearted person.‎ B．You should have a VIP ticket.‎ C．You should like drawing badly.‎ D．You should be a lover of the wine.‎ ‎[六]‎ When you've seen a couple fighting or having a pity argument, what ‎ is the first thing that comes in your mind? Probably you think that you will never allow arguments to set in your relationship, especially when you get married, or will never think to start one, but arguments seem to come naturally. ‎ You argue about the brand of coffee, or what to eat at lunch, who will do the dishes, etc.. Sometimes, more than that, but regardless of your reasons for the argument (or fight), fixing a troubled relationship and having a solution is very important. ‎ Our partners are our most valuable fortunes. Companions provide a listening ear for our troubles, support for our dreams, and a safety net when we fall. They give us love, even when we are unlovable. They are and must be our friends. ‎ Inevitably, though, sometimes we go through troubled periods and a solution should be sought through the following steps: ‎ Address the situation. Admit to your partner that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. ‎ Determine the problem. Together, discuss what problems we are facing. Be honest and let your honesty be in its proper place. Remember, you are talking to your partner, another half of yourself. ‎ Apologize. We accept responsibility for our actions and seek forgiveness. ‎ Refuse to blame. In addition, we must avoid defending ourselves. There could be a temptation to argue over who did what; however, the goal is not proving who is right but saving the relationship. ‎ Begin repairs. Ask, “What can I do to rebuild our relationship？” The key here is to do willingly whatever is requested. ‎ Commit to rebuilding. Immediately start investing your time, energy, and love in restoring the relationship. In order to have a good relationship with a partner who accepts and loves us, we must be willing to pay the high price of patching up the broken relationship. Walking away might seem easier, but in the long run, we would lose a valuable treasure. ‎ ‎4．It is essential to fix a troubled relationship in that .‎ A．arguments seem to come naturally B．arguments are not allowed in a good relationship ‎ C．companions provide us with comfort and support ‎ D．sometimes we inevitably go through troubled periods ‎ ‎5．The solutions to fixing a troubled relationship do NOT include .‎ A．asking for forgiveness of the mistakes B．bravely facing the existing problems ‎ C．being honest when discussing the problems ‎ D．trying to speak for ourselves to protect our rights ‎6．The author does NOT agree that .‎ A．our partners are our most valuable treasures B．it's sensible to ignore the heated argument for a while C．proving who is to blame has nothing to do with the solution ‎ D．it takes time, energy, and love to rebuild the broken relationship ‎7．The purpose of the text is to .‎ A．tell how to sensibly deal with troubled relationships ‎ B．confirm that arguments are common in daily life C．encourage people to invest love in a relationship D．persuade people not to blame those who make mistakes ‎【七】‎ Failing in something isn't a really nice feeling, but Scotland's Fettes College in Edinburgh wants to show its students that failure isn't something to fear and is actually something to accept willingly!‎ The boarding school held “failure week” to celebrate taking risks and learning from them. Whether in sports or school, children often face lots of pressure to succeed and do well, and the school was becoming concerned.‎ ‎“Young people from all walks of life live in a highpressure environment where they are trying very hard to achieve a level of ‎ perfection，” said Sue Bruce, head of personal and social education in the school.‎ ‎“This week at Fettes we have been focusing onP1 one of the most misunderstood parts of success: failure. While we are often scared of failure, it is important to learn that it is only through failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed.S All through the week, we have looked at the experiences of some of the most successful inventors, artists and businessmen, who failed hundreds, if not thousands of times on their journey to success，” read a letter on Fettes College's website.‎ To celebrate failure, students were encouraged to try something they've never done before, like playing an instrument or dancing in front of audiences. A number of students stepped up and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had fun and enjoyed the experience. “The concert was extremely enjoyableW4, proving that we should always try not to worry about failure and have a go！” read another note on the website. Students were also taught about famous people like J．K.Rowling and Richard Branson who failed many times before they finished what they set out to do.‎ ‎“If they let the fear of failure stop them from doing something, they are actually stopping themselves from learning, developing, and potentially succeeding，”said Bruce.‎ ‎1．What is the purpose of the boarding school to hold “failure week”？‎ A．To get the students involved in social activities. ‎ B．To help the students accept and learn from failure.‎ C．To make the students study even harder. ‎ D．To teach the students how to get relaxed.‎ ‎2．During the “failure week” the students could do the following things EXCEPT .‎ A．taking risks B．learning from others' experiences C．trying something new D．trying to entertain themselves ‎3．What can we learn from the passage?‎ A．Many successful people are lucky and achieve success easily.‎ B．Because we are often scared of failure，we never succeed.‎ C．The fear of failure can stop the students from learning and succeeding.‎ D．The students who failed in trying new things felt depressed.‎ ‎【八】‎ Have you heard about Leap year? Leap year is a year that has 366 days instead of the usual 365. It normally occurs every four years, always on an evennumbered year. The extra day is added to our shortest month. That is the second month of the year, which in nonleap years has 28 days, two fewer than any other month. 1 ‎ We also call Leap year the bissextile year (闰年). 2 In our calendar system there is a need for a leap year because the solar year (the time it takes the earth to go around the sun once)is actually slightly more than 365 days long. That extra day—Feb.29 every four years—helps correct the difference between our calendar and the solar calendar.‎ It is said that Leap year was first made part of the calendar by the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar. His astronomers had calculated the length of the solar year to be 365 days and six hours. So Caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar. 3 ‎ However, Caesar's adjustment was not completely accurate because his astronomers' year exceeded the true solar year by eleven minutes and fourteen seconds. By 1582, a difference of ten days had developed between the calendar year and the true solar year. To correct this error, Pope Gregory XⅢ ruled that every fourth year would continue to be a leap year except for century years that could not be divided evenly by 400. By this system, century years such as 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was a leap year. 4 ‎ People born on Feb.29 celebrate their growing up a little differently from the rest of us. 5 But if they go strictly by the calendar, they ‎ have only onefourth as many birthday celebrations as most people.‎ A．They acknowledge that they get older each year.‎ B．When you see Feb.29 on a calendar, you know that year is a leap year.‎ C．This is its formal, or scientific title.‎ D．This may seem complicated, but it works.‎ E．In a leap year, the extra day is added to the second month, giving it 29 instead of the usual 28 days.‎ F．The leap year was introduced in the Julian calendar in 46 BC.‎ G．This is done every four years.‎ ‎【九】‎ The oldest giant panda living in cage is set to challenge the world record for the animals' long life, with her age said to be the same asP1 a human being at least 100 years old.‎ Hong Kong's giant panda Jiajia, whose name means “good”， will turn 37 this summer at the theme park Ocean Park，S matching the Guinness World Records title for the oldest panda survivor in cage—Du Du, who died in 1999, aged 37.“It is rare for pandas to live to this age，” said Grant Abel, the park's director of animal care.‎ Born in the Chinese mainland in 1978, Jiajia was gifted to Hong Kong in 1999, along with another panda, to mark the second anniversary of the city's handover from former colonial ruler Britain. She weighs 80 kg and is considered to be in remarkably good health for her age, even though her eyesight is severely impaired and her hearing has grown worse, says Paolo Martelli, the park's chief vet Jiajia takes medicines for high blood pressure and arthritis. She walks slowly and avoids the exhibition area of her fence, preferring to stay at the back and feast on several kilograms of bamboo shoots and leaves, besides fruit and highfibre bread.‎ ‎“The first thing I thought when I saw Jiajia was, Oh my God, she's so old, I'm going to be the one to bury her，” Martelli said.‎ ‎“But actually it's been 10 years now. And she's had a few ups and ‎ downsP2, but she always manages to recover and look surprisingly good for years after that，” he said, adding that it was hard to predict her remaining lifetime.‎ A Chinese mainland government survey in 2014 estimated 1,864 pandas live in the wild, up 17 percent from 2003.‎ They also have an exceptionally short breeding (繁殖) season, with females fertile (可繁殖的) for just 24 to 36 hours a year, says a nonprofit body, Pandas International.‎ ‎1．Jiajia was sent to Hong Kong in 1999 to .‎ A．celebrate her 37th birthday B．apply for the Guiness World Records C．celebrate the return of the city D．receive better care from caregivers ‎2．The underlined word “impaired” in Paragraph 3 probably means .‎ A．repaired B．controlled ‎ C．recovered D．damaged ‎3．How does Martelli feel when first seeing Jiajia?‎ A．Anxious. B．Cautious. ‎ C．Humorous. D．Curious.‎ ‎4．From a Chinese government survey, we can learn that .‎ A．pandas have a short breeding season B．there will be more pandas living in the wild C．pandas can live a longer and healthier life in the wild D．we cannot keep the pandas in the cage ‎【十】‎ Many of us have had this annoying experience: You are waiting at a bus station when someone nearby begins to smoke a cigarette.You frown and move, but it seems that there isn't much you can do about it.‎ The situation is changing now, as in Beijing, a new ban is set to fight ‎ againstP1 smoking. Seen as the toughest antismoking regulation in China's history, the law makes smoking in Beijing locations such as offices, restaurants, hotels and hospitals punishable by fines.‎ Businesses that fail to rein in smoking can be fined up to 10,000 yuan and repeat offenders could have their licenses revoked (吊销)．‎ Individual smokers themselves can be fined up to 200 yuan. As well as indoor smoking, the law prohibits lighting up in some openair spaces close to schools, hospitals, and sports stadiums. Tobacco advertisements are not allowed to appear outdoors.‎ Health commission inspectors will be in charge, carrying out spotchecks and acting on tipoffs from the publicposters in the capital advertise a hotline number, and the city government has launched a social media account allowing observers to upload images of smokers caught in the act.‎ ‎“Since previous antismoking laws have been poorly enforced (实施), we don't expect it will be entirely smooth running，”said Bernhard Schwartlaender, the WHO's representative in China. “Key point is...enforcement.”‎ ‎“I don't think you can just rely on policy，” Yang Gonghuan, deputy head of the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, said of the law. “Parents and teachers who smoke have a strong influence on children. Smoking scenes in films and TV programs also make young people wrongly connect tobacco use with glamour (魅力) and a cool image.”‎ ‎5．The best title for the passage is probably .‎ A．No More Smoking, Beijing B．Antismoking Movement C．Fight against indoor smokers D．Get rid of tobacco in China ‎6．What does the underlined phrase “rein in” in the third paragraph probably mean?‎ A．Promote. B．Control.‎ ‎ C．Advocate. D．Quit.‎ ‎7．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A．There used to be some antismoking laws in the past.‎ B．Experts are positive about the new antismoking law.‎ C．Beijing is the first city in China to produce a ban on smoking.‎ D．The most effective way to ban smoking is to get smokers fined.‎ ‎8．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .‎ A．family members are the decisive factor B．teachers hold the key to fighting against smoking C．education matters in discouraging people from smoking D．media are responsible for the failure of banning smoking ‎【十一】‎ When I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh. Whenever I was “bad”， you'd shake your finger at me and ask, “How could you？”—but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.‎ My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.‎ Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. Eventually, you fell in loveP1. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. But nevertheless, as they began to grow, I became their friend.‎ Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your “family”， but there was a time when I was your only ‎ family.‎ I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said, “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged and gave you a pained look. The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye. And “How could you？” were the only three words that swept over my mind.‎ Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen (围栏), I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream.‎ My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever. I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me.‎ ‎1．Who tells this story?‎ A．A dog. B．A child.‎ C．A dog's owner. D．A dog trainer.‎ ‎2．Why did the dog's owner take his dog to the pound?‎ A．He had a newborn baby.‎ B．His wife did not like the dog.‎ C．He was moving into a new building.‎ D．He thought the dog too troublesome.‎ ‎3．Which is TRUE about the dog when it lived at the pound?‎ A．It hoped to be adopted by another family.‎ B．It continued to love its former owner.‎ C．It did not trust humans any more.‎ D．It was excited about the pound.‎ ‎4．What is the theme of the story?‎ A．Be ready for changes.‎ B．Never expect too much.‎ C．Never complain about your life.‎ D．Be faithful to those who love you.‎ ‎【十二】‎ In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice—Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻整形手术). The latest trend in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is similar to the curve of the Eiffel Tower.‎ Surgeon Wang Xuming said: “We are influenced by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. We are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US $10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.‎ Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his private practice. They show a Westernlooking woman with an almosttooperfect nose, against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.‎ Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, they'll have more chances of finding a job，” said surgeon Xuming. “We've had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose; it's helped them a lot.”‎ Apparently, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirements in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty “improvement”．‎ According to a Mr Li, hospital manager at surgeon Xuming's clinic, most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. “They usually come in with their mothers, and tend to be from welloff backgrounds.” he said.‎ PersonallyW5, I don't think it so important to “improve” our appearance as long as we are skilled at our jobs. We can't decide how we look, but we can decide how well we live and work.‎ ‎5．Chinese college students choose to have a nose operation to .‎ A．marry well B．look cool C．have a good job D．look like westerners ‎6．What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?‎ A．The posters.‎ B．A nose job. ‎ C．The Eiffel Tower.‎ D．A plastic surgery procedure.‎ ‎7．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that .‎ A．employers are potential customers ‎ B．attractive appearance seems to increase job chances ‎ C．appearance is as important as height and weight D．ads promote the plastic surgery ‎8．From what Mr Li said we can learn that .‎ A．most families can't afford the surgeon B．the number of plastic surgeons is increasing C．patients can be well looked after at the clinic D．their customers are usually from wealthy families ‎【十三】‎ Every year, millions of Americans see their personal information leak into the wrong hands. Maybe there's spyware on their computer, or a service they use suffered a security reach, leaving customers at the risk of exposure. Or perhaps their password is easy to guess.‎ Don't fear: You can easily set up proper defenses. Here's how.‎ ‎● Clean Your Computer and Smartphone Before you put new security measures into place, make sure your devices are as spotless as possible. This means installing a good antivirus program and taking the time to clear out any spy — or malware that may have already infected your system. These days, it's also worth it to make sure your phone is safe from viruses. iPhones are less likely to be targeted by spyware, but Android users should download the Lookout app to scan ‎ their devices and ensure everything is as it should be.‎ ‎● Secure Your WiFi It's fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information if they're able to share your connection — that's why you want to be careful when using public WiFi. Even though you put security measures into place a couple of years ago, it's a good idea to refresh your settings.‎ ‎● Use passwords What you've heard is true: Passwords should use a variety of special characters, numerals, letters, and cases when possible. ‎ ‎● Check the shopping security Take care when shopping online. Always check the security symbols when using an online site for shopping. If the lock icon encryption (加密) is not there, do not give out credit details. Also, check that the site is legal — never go to a site from a random email and start shopping online.‎ Keep a separate credit card just for online shopping. This will make it easier to cancel if something bad does happen and your other credit card for “in real life” can still be used uninfluenced.‎ Don't store information on any store's website. It may be convenient but it's also a possible loss to you if the site is hacked.‎ ‎1．This passage is mainly about .‎ A．ways of avoiding identity theft B．tips of freeing computers from viruses C．measures to ensure network security D．steps to keep track of passwords ‎2．To put new security measures into place, we need to .‎ A．clear out everything in the system B．make a random selection of network C．get rid of potential spyware D．refresh the infected system ‎3．According to the passage, the risk of exposing personal information may possibly be caused by .‎ A．the applications of antivirus programs B．the practice of using public WiFi C．the difficult access to passwords D．the separate credit card for online shopping ‎4．Which of the following is an improper way to shop online?‎ A．Adopting a unique password for every website.‎ B．Shopping online at reliable websites. ‎ C．Keeping credit details safe by checking security symbols.‎ D．Monitoring credit card by storing information online.‎ ‎【十四】‎ Why do Chinese people love hot pot so much? As the winter months are coming in, more and more people are sitting around a table, enjoying this kind of traditional meal. I find myself wondering what it is about this traditional meal, which has existed for more than 1,000 years. What makes it a Chinese food favorite? It seems that the answer lies beyond the dish itself. ‎ ‎ Hot pot isn't just designed to keep you warm during the cold months; it's also a social experience. It's a “theater” cooked food that turns a meal into an event. There is a lot of fun for everyone to have in adding some foods to the hot pot. ‎ Hot pot is eaten over two to three hours. For this reason, it is often considered an evening's entertainment， and a time to spend with friends and families. However, many Westerners would be put off by the idea of other people sticking chopsticks in their food. When we come to eat at the table in the UK, we tend to have our own shares, although the experience is still a social one. ‎ A similar experience to the hot pot can be found in Korean barbecue restaurants, which let you cook your own meat. This allows people to have their meat done however they want. ‎ For most Westerners, the idea of going to a restaurant to cook their ‎ own food is very strange. But having a go, I find it's now one of my favorite meals in Beijing. The steam from the pot left my clothes smelling of food when I got home, but perhaps this was also part of the experience. When the cold wind is blowing outside, I am sitting around with my good friends, eating and drinking. For me it's like a dinner party where my taste buds (味蕾) and my appetite are equally satisfied in the warm company of friends. ‎ ‎5．What is the main reason why hot pot is popular in China? ‎ A．It has a history of over 1,000 years.‎ B．It is a fun social experience.‎ C．It serves people with many kinds of foods.‎ D．It keeps people very warm in winter. ‎ ‎6．We can conclude from the article that British people generally . ‎ A．enjoy cooking their own food in restaurants B．prefer a Korean barbecue to Chinese hot pot C．don't like sharing food with others in restaurants D．don't mind the smell of food staying on their clothes ‎ ‎7．How long do people spend in enjoying the traditional meal? ‎ A．More than four hours.‎ B．Over one hour.‎ C．About three hours.‎ D．All the evening. ‎ ‎8．What is the author's attitude to hot pot? ‎ A．Serious. B．Tired. ‎ C．Humorous. D．Appreciative.‎ ‎【十五】‎ One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter (仲裁人). I read the ‎ examination problem：“Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer (气压计)．”The student had answered; “Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”‎ The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read：“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula (公式) to calculate the height of the building.”‎ At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn't help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others, and then added, “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, ‘Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.’”‎ Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.‎ The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.‎ ‎1．The student got a zero at the beginning because .‎ A．the teacher wasn't satisfied with him B．his answer wasn't complete or correct C．the teacher didn't fully understand his answer D．his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics ‎2．We know from the passage that .‎ A．the student knew the expected answer B．the administrator told Bohr the height C．the author preferred Bohr's last answer D．the teacher was a very stubborn person ‎3．We can learn from the passage that . ‎ A．instructors can teach students how to think B．arbiters can help students to get high scores C．students should be given more freedom in thinking D．teachers should make students use physical formulas ‎4．What was Bohr's attitude toward his schooling?‎ A．Optimistic. B．Critical.‎ C．Approving. D．Neutral.‎ ‎【十六】‎ Square dancing is a form of entertainment and physical exercise, which is a good thing. However, a group of senior Chinese ladies dancing in New York's Sunset Park were recently faced with noise complaints from nearby residents. The local court even served a summons (传票) related to a certain Ms Wang.‎ The news soon caused heated discussion across China, with many believing the incident to involve a cultural conflict between the East and West, while others view it as a form of discrimination against Chinese in the United States.‎ The United States is a diverse society, and in many cases, Chinese dancers are tolerated and even appreciated. Meanwhile, the United States is a society based on the rule of law, and due to cultural differences, local regulations seem to be very different from those in China. As a result, some old Chinese ladies dancing in New York's Sunset Park found themselves caught in an embarrassing situation. Locals and immigrants from other nations view such noise as a violation of their right to enjoy tranquility. Calling the police is regarded as the most efficient way to solve such a problem.‎ Before, these ladies probably did not understand local customs and ‎ rules. However, since the incident took place, they should perhaps know a little better next time and keep the noise to a minimum. People from different nations are often supposed to reach compromises， respecting and tolerating each other.‎ Whatever your choice of entertainment, it is important not to affect other people's lives. Square dancing is only one of many activities during which people should mind their behavior.‎ As for US police practice, there might still be some room for improvement. Some were said to be rather rude, leading to the socalled “racial discrimination”， which is a sensitive topic in US society.‎ If the involved parties could be more tolerant, and solve such problems without involving the court, perhaps immigrants would mix more.‎ ‎5．The writer mentions the incident in Paragraph 1 to .‎ A．show his opinion B．make complaints C．bring up the topic D．criticize the local police ‎6．The underlined word “tranquility” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by .‎ A．entertainment B．quietness C．freedom D．quality ‎7．What will the senior Chinese ladies most probably do after the incident?‎ A．Go back to China.‎ B．Fight for their right. ‎ C．Ask America to change its law.‎ D．Keep the noise lower.‎ ‎8．What's the writer's attitude towards senior Chinese ladies dancing in New York's Sunset Park?‎ A．He thinks all parties involved should be more tolerant.‎ B．He strongly supports the action of the local police.‎ C．He considers it a shame for senior Chinese ladies to do so.‎ D．He suggests such kind of problem should be solved in the court. ‎ ‎【十七】‎ Some humans consider mulberry trees（桑树）little more than oversize weeds． the giraffe Stella loves them． Her long， gray tongue snakes around the leaves and gets them from their branches beautifully．‎ ‎ Stella's mother， Abby， comes over for her share． The Philadelphia Zoo's two female giraffes consume about a pound of leaves in mere minutes． Fortunately， the zoo has plenty， thanks in part to an unusual source： the local power company．‎ ‎ Utility（公共事业）companies routinely cut back trees． They want to keep branches from damaging power lines and causing power failures． Usually the branches end up in landfills． But in recent years， a growing number of energy providers have begun donating them to zoos． Hungry zoo animals are happy to eat the green， leafy tree branches known as "browse"‎ ‎ Browse partnerships between zoos and power companies are one example of the creative and sometimes unexpected ways zoos work with local organizations to meet animals' particular﹣and often huge﹣dietary needs． Store chains and restaurants sell or donate greens，‎ ‎ fruits and vegetables to zoos． Local landowners also provide plant material． But utility companies are in a special position． They need to regularly cut back branches． And they have no use for these branches themselves．‎ ‎ PECO Energy Co． Is Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility． From August through October， the company delivered three pickup trucks full of browse every week to the Philadelphia Zoo． The weekly browse delivery totaled between 100 and 200 pounds．‎ ‎ "Zoos require a lot of browse because it's such an important part of many animals' diets． Of the Philadelphia Zoo's 330 species， 40 eat it． Browse has it all： fiber， protein， vitamins， minerals and a little fat． It's also lower in sugar and higher in protein and fiber than some other plant material， "said Toddes， the Zoo's director． "Chewing on the bark is even good for animals' teeth．"‎ ‎ What's more， browse provides animals with important exercise， she said． In the wild， giraffes eat the tops of trees． So zoo staff hang browse up high to simulate（模拟）their native environment． This also gives visitors a better idea of the animals' natural behavior．‎ ‎（1）What can be learned about Stella and her mother？　　‎ A． They are big eaters B． They don't like oversize weeds C． They have difficulty reaching leaves D． They live in a local power company ‎（2）Why do utility companies cut back trees？　　‎ A． To beautify the tree B． To use them to produce power C． To provide food for zoo animals D． To keep power lines working normally．‎ ‎（3）In what way are browse partnerships between zoos and power companies special？　　‎ A． The donations are for large animals B． The donations come from landfills C． The donations are given routinely D． The donations contain fruits and vegetables．‎ ‎（4）What did Toddes say about PECO's browse？　　‎ A． It has great nutritional value．‎ B． It doesn't require strong teeth C． It's more than what the animals can eat．‎ D． It's suitable for most of the zoo's species．‎ ‎ （5）Why do zoo staff hang browse up high？　　‎ A． To give visitors a better view．‎ B． To get the giraffes moving a lot．‎ C． To prevent other animals stealing giraffes' food D． To get the giraffes out of their native environment．‎ ‎【十八】‎ In the mid﹣1990s． Dr． Marshall Duke， a psychologist at Emory University， was asked to help explore ceremonies in American families． "There was a lot of research at the time into the falling apart of the family，" he said． "But we were more interested in what families could do to oppose those forces．" And they found that the single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all： develop a strong family narrative（口述故事）．‎ ‎ Around that time， Dr． Duke's wife， Sara， a psychologist who works with children with learning disabilities， noticed something about her students． "The ones who know a lot about their families tend to do better when they face challenges，" she said．‎ ‎ Her husband was interested， and along with a colleague， Robyn Fivush， set out to learn if Sara's assumption was valid． They developed a measure called the "Do You Know？" scale（量表）that asked children to answer 20 questions． Examples included： Do you know where you grandparents grew up？ Do you know where your mom and dad went to high school？ Do you know an illness or something really terrible that happened in your family？‎ ‎ Dr． Duke and Dr． Fivush asked those questions of four dozen ‎ families in the summer of 2001， and taped several of their dinner table conversations． They then compared children's results to a series of psychological tests the children had taken， and reached a surprising conclusion． The more children knew about their family's history， the stronger their sense of control over their lives and the higher their self﹣respect． Why does knowing where your grandmother went to school help a child become tougher and happier？ "The answers have to do with a child's sense of being part of a larger family，" Dr． Duke said．‎ ‎ So if you want a happier family， retell the story of your family， especially about the positive moments and how you braved the difficult ones． That act alone may increase the probability that your family will thrive （兴旺）for many generations to come．This is particularly important for children， whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence．‎ ‎（1）What research topic attracted Dr． Duke most in the mid﹣1990s？　B　‎ A． Why families fell apart？‎ B． How to keep families united？‎ C． Why family ceremonies existed？‎ D． How to preserve family tradition？‎ ‎（2）Why did Duke and Fivush develop the "Do You Know？" scale？　　‎ A． To explore learning disabilities B． To study family challenges C． To test Sara's assumption D． To research family illness ‎（3）What may be linked with kids' mental health according to Duke？　　‎ A． The frequency of dinner table conversations．‎ B． The knowledge about their family history．‎ C． The sense of control over their schoolwork．‎ D． The belief in their family's success．‎ ‎（4）What does the underlined word "This" in the last paragraph refer to？　　‎ A． Telling family stories B． Having a thriving stories C．Living in a happy family D． Braving the difficult moments ‎（5）What is the purpose of this text？　　‎ A． To solve a problem B． To give expert advice C． To tell an interesting story D． To present a research result．‎ ‎【十九】‎ The following are a few places recommended by tourists.‎ Ka’awaloa Trail The pathway is steep and continues for about 2 miles each way, so the way there will be a lot easier than the way back. Keep in mind that the loose rocks may present a dangerous situation when slippery, so do carry the appropriate footwear and plenty of water to fight against the intense sun.‎ Mauna Kea Summit Most hikers give themselves 8 to 10 hours to finish the journey. Don’t forget to register at the Mauna Kea Visitors Center before setting out, and plan on being back before sunset. The weather here is unpredictable and completely unique to the rest of the island. This area is pure wilderness, and altitude sickness is a definite risk, so researching the hike in advance on the Mauna Kea website is a must.‎ Waipio Valley Trail Famed Waipio Valley, the former home of King Kamehameha, shouldn’t be missed by nature lovers. Be sure to catch a glimpse of nearby Hiilawe Falls from here, flowing 1,300 feet at the back of the valley. About 6.5 miles round-trip, this adventure will most likely be too difficult for beginner hikers due to the steep inclines(倾向) and length.‎ Onomea Bay Trail Onomea Bay offers two different hikes from the Mamalahoa ‎ Highway in Papaikou. The first, the Donkey Trail, follows a stream through the Hawaiian rainforest past a small waterfall and to the ocean. The second, Onomea Trail, goes just to the right of the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and past the Alakahi stream. Many choose to combine the trails or pair the hike with the botanical garden for added adventure.‎ ‎21.What should tourists be careful about in Ka’awaloa Trail?‎ A. Burning. B. Loose rocks. ‎ C. Dry weather. D. The steep pathway.‎ ‎22.Why is the visit to the Mauna Kea website in advance?‎ A. The journey lasts long. B. There exist many tourists.‎ C. There’s a potential danger. D. The weather is unpredictable.‎ ‎23.What do the last two items（Waipio Valley Trail and Onomea Bay Trail） have in common?‎ A. They attract plant lovers. B. Tourists can see waterfalls.‎ C. Tourists can hike along a stream. D. They aren’t suitable for beginner hikers.‎ ‎【二十】‎ From 20-pound turkeys to red and green Christmas cookies, with their emphasis on food, experts agree that the holidays are an ideal time to get kids involved in the kitchen.‎ ‎"I think it helps build up their confidence and their independence," Charleston-based chef and mother-of-two Aimee Jones said. "They say, ‘Look, I can do this. I can make and feed myself something yummy.’ Especially when they can share it with their parents, it definitely helps them build confidence in themselves."‎ Instilling(灌输) a comfort level with cooking at an early age can create a life-long habit of making meals at home and help to foster a healthy relationship with food.‎ ‎"This is the age when everything we teach them gets stuck in their heads," Nico Romo, chef and owner of Nico Oysters Seafood and father of three said. "If something goes wrong with the heat on the stove, they know they can handle it. They can turn it off. And they’re using their hands to create things. They can already draw and do all those things, so why can’t they hold and chop a vegetable? You show them and watch them. It’s a lot of fun."‎ ‎ Involving children in creating their favorite holiday treats also makes for a one-of-a-kind bonding experience. "For better or worse, you will get to know your children, and they you, more deeply when you cook with them. For better, you will share recipes, techniques and anecdotes that you learned at the elbows of mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers long gone," they wrote.‎ ‎ "For worse, you will huff and puff and whine(埋怨) and lose your ‎ patience when they accidentally spill heavy cream all over the kitchen table while making mini-shortcakes with berries, but they will love you anyway, teaching you, the one who’s supposed to be the grown-up, about unconditional affection and ready forgiveness."‎ ‎24. What does the author suggest in paragraph 2? ‎ ‎ A. Increasing children’s confidence by cooking. B. Forming a tradition of family cooking.‎ ‎ C. Cooking delicious meals for children. D. Making holidays more meaningful. ‎ ‎25. What does Nico Romo mean in Paragraph 4?‎ ‎ A. Children are good at drawing. B. This is an age lack of creativity.‎ ‎ C. Children are able to handle cookery. D. Modern technology is easy to learn.‎ ‎26. What will adults learn when children make a mess in the kitchen?‎ ‎ A. The skills in controlling their temper. B. The unlimited love and pardon.‎ ‎ C. The tips for making everything in order. D. The remarks made for complaint. ‎ ‎27. What is the text mainly about?‎ ‎ A. The stress of cooking during holidays. B. The benefits of cooking with kids.‎ ‎ C. The advantage of playing with children. D. The importance of sharing recipes.‎ ‎【一】‎ 本文讲述的是两种旅游礼仪——送礼物和就餐礼仪。‎ ‎1.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段“giving a kitchen knife与Netherlands有关”，C项未提及，根据“be mindful of your pen's ink color.”故选B。‎ ‎2.答案：D　词义猜测题。根据第三段“which means that you find the meal terrible.”可推测insulting的意思应表示对主人不敬，故选D。3.答案：C　推理判断题。根据首段讲述的内容可知本文讲述的是与旅游相关的礼节、礼仪或风俗问题，故答案为C。‎ ‎【二】‎ 本文讲述的是中国传统文化——剪纸艺术的历史以及蔚县剪纸的特点。‎ ‎4.答案：B　主旨大意题。根据第一段首句可以概括本段的主旨大意。即由“It is commonly believed that the earliest Chinese papercuts appeared during the sixth century.”可知。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The successful...is 30 percent dependent on the maker's cutting skills...”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：A　细节理解题。根据最后一段“...known for its vivid description of characters in various traditional...”。可知。‎ ‎7.答案：D　主旨大意题。本文第一段由剪纸历史引出话题，从第二段便展开对蔚县剪纸进行介绍，由此选D项。‎ ‎【三】‎ 本文为科普文，分析的是两种不同类型的松鼠为过冬储备食物的种类不同的原因，以及松鼠对这些植物的影响。‎ ‎1.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段“The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：B　细节理解题，根据第三段“Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：A　句意猜测题。根据第三段倒数第二句“Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground.”可知答案。‎ ‎4.答案：D　细节理解题。利用排除法，根据第四段“...as more forests were cut for agriculture.”可知D项正确，A项未比较过；B项应是Gray squirrels有助于walnut tree的传播；C项“directly”描述错误。‎ ‎【四】‎ 本文是一篇科技报道。一种新型的设备为瘫痪或不能移动身体某部位的人们带来了福音但是这项技术还需要一个较为漫长的过程才能最终得以运用。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段“A paralysed man has walked again thanks to an electronic device—a special brain cap”可知，这种帽子有助于瘫痪的残疾人获得控制自己行走的能力。‎ ‎6.答案：B　词义猜测题。根据第二段画线词的前面“...but the ‎ damage to his spine stopped the brain's signals from reaching his muscles.”可知，受伤部位阻止了大脑信号的正常传输，下文阐述为了克服这种障碍，瘫痪患者戴上了这种特殊的帽子，目的是为了获得大脑的指令。‎ ‎7.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第三段“The man had months of training to relearn to walk, including brain training, which involved playing a video game while wearing the cap and just by thinking about moving them to control the movements of a character on screen.”可知，瘫痪患者运用意念去控制电脑屏幕上人物的活动，因此本题答案为A项。‎ ‎8.答案：B　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，专家们认为该技术正处于初级阶段，实验证明这很有希望，但还要研究很多年。因此本题答案为B项。‎ ‎【五】‎ 本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了2015年在纽约举行的各种活动安排。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据文章第四项活动安排CMJ Music Marathon 2015可知，该活动是发现最新音乐的最重要的平台。因此这将是一次音乐盛宴，因此答案为D项。‎ ‎2.答案：A　细节理解题。根据文章第一项活动Arts in Central Park的安排：Learn to draw in just two hours！可知该项活动是有关绘画培训的，因此本题答案为A项。‎ ‎3.答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章Passport Grand Tasting KickOff Event中的安排：If you want to attend the tasting event, one of the VIP tickers is a must.可知，如果你想参加10月5日的品尝大会，你必须有一张贵宾票，因此本题答案为B项。‎ ‎[六]‎ 本文论述如何修补破裂关系。‎ ‎4.答案：C　细节理解题。通过第三段可得知。第二段和第三段是相互呼应、前后衔接的。注意：in that意思是“因为”。‎ ‎5.答案：D　细节理解题。A、B、C分别在第七、五、六段找到答案。D项与第八段avoid defending ourselves矛盾。‎ ‎6.答案：B　推理判断题。从文章最后一段最后一句，可得知作者不赞同回避问题，因为长期这样下去，会失去生命中宝贵的财富。‎ ‎7.答案：A　主旨大意题。文章第一至三段是引入论述主题，都是为第四至十段“如何修补关系裂痕”作铺垫的。因此选A。其他选项过于片面，仅仅是文章提及的某个方面而已。‎ ‎【七】‎ 本文讲述的是Scotland's Fettes College为让学生不惧怕失败，举行“failure week”，在这次活动中，学生们学到了要想成功，就必须要经历更多的失败。‎ ‎1.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段“The boarding school held ‘failure week’ to celebrate taking risks and learning from them.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段首句(见上题)以及第五段“Students were encouraged to try something they've never done before, ...”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：C　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Bruce所说的话可以推知。‎ ‎【八】‎ 本文讲述的是在英国进行的一场特殊的比赛——撒谎大赛，对比赛规则以及最近的比赛情况进行了介绍。‎ ‎4.答案：D　推理判断题。根据第一段作者对读者撒谎，引出本文话题。‎ ‎5.答案：A　词义猜测题。根据第二段“Who was reportedly famous for his lies.”可以判断，fib与lie有关。‎ ‎6.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part in the competition.”可知答案。‎ ‎7.答案：B　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可以判断文章主题，并结合下文讲述的内容可确定答案。‎ 本文讲述的是闰年的相关知识。‎ ‎1．B　第一段讲述的是Leap year的基本情况，因此，答案是B，进一步说明闰年的特点。‎ ‎2．C　第二段讲述的是Leap year的称谓来源，根据上句可知，对Leap year的称谓进行阐述。‎ ‎3．G　第三段讲的是Leap year的由来，结合上句“So Caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar.”可知答案。‎ ‎4．D　该段讲述的是Leap year的时间计算中存在的一些问题以及调整的情况，根据上文讲述的内容，该空进行总结。‎ ‎5．A　根据上句中“people born on Feb.29 celebrate their growing up a little differently from the rest of us.”可知“people”为关键信息。‎ ‎【九】‎ 本文讲述的是香港在笼子内生活的大熊猫Jiajia在生存年龄上创造了新的纪录，以及熊猫Jiajia的一些情况介绍。‎ ‎1.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段“Born in the Chinese mainland in 1978, Jiajia was gifted to Hong Kong in 1999，”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：D　词义猜测题。根据该词所在的句子“even though”这一连词以及“and her hearing has grown worse”可以猜测。‎ ‎3.答案：A　推理判断题。根据第四段作者对在见Jiajia后的描述“Oh my God, she's so old, I'm going to be the one to bury her，”可知。‎ ‎4.答案：B　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“...estimated 1,864 pandas live in the wild, up 17 percent from 2003.”可推知。‎ ‎【十】‎ 本文讲述的是北京禁止在公共场合吸烟的问题。‎ ‎5.答案：A　主旨大意题。根据第二段首句“The situation is changing now, as in Beijing, a new ban is set to fight against smoking.”‎ 并结合下文内容可确定答案。‎ ‎6.答案：B　词义猜测题。根据“...can be fined up to 10,000 yuan and repeat offenders could have their licenses revoked.”可猜得语义为B项；fined(罚款)与revoked(吊销)为关键信息。‎ ‎7.答案：A　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Since previous antismoking laws have been poorly enforced...”可知A正确，B项根据“we don't expect it will be entirely smooth running，”可知错误，C项未提及，D项表达错误。‎ ‎8.答案：C　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Parents and teachers who smoke have a strong influence on children.”可知。‎ ‎【十一】‎ 本文通过一只小狗的自述，讲述自己与主人相处以及离别后的感受。‎ ‎1.答案：A　推理判断题。根据第三段“She, now your wife, is not a dog person.”以及第六段“whenever anyone passed my pen (围栏)”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第四段“Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第五段小狗对新生活的描述，尤其“And ‘How could you？’ were the only three words that swept over my mind.”可知。‎ ‎4.答案：D　主旨大意题。根据最后一段的理解，可知答案是D。‎ ‎【十二】‎ 本文讲述的是一些中国毕业生为寻找到更好的就业机会做鼻整形手术，对这一现象人们从不同角度持不同的观点和看法。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段“In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice.”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第三段“Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up...”以及“they show...”中“they”‎ 指的仍是“posters”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：B　推理判断题。根据第五段“Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates.”可知。‎ ‎8.答案：D　推理判断题。根据第六段“...and tend to be from welloff backgrounds.”可推断答案是D。‎ ‎【十三】‎ 本文是一篇说明文，讲述的是在当前信息社会里，如何确保自己的信息不被泄露，以保证自己的生活及财产不受到影响。‎ ‎1.答案：A　主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“Don't fear: You can easily set up proper defenses. Here's how.”可推知答案。‎ ‎2.答案：C　细节理解题。根据“Clean Your Computer and Smartphone”部分中第一句话“...make sure your devices are as spotless as possible.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：B　细节理解题。根据“Secure Your WiFi”内容中的“It's fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information...”可知答案。‎ ‎4.答案：D　细节理解题。利用排除法：根据“Check the shopping security”中的内容逐一排查。A、B、C三项内容在该部分中有明确提示，故选D。‎ ‎【十四】‎ 本文阐述的是为什么吃火锅在中国如此受欢迎，并对中西方的饮食作了简单的对比。‎ ‎5.答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第一段的各种反问以及第二段首句“火锅的设计不仅仅是用来取暖的，而且它也是一种social experience”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：C　推理判断题。根据第三段“When we come to eat at the table in the UK, we tend to have our own shares, although...”可知答案选C。‎ ‎7.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段首句“Hot pot is eaten over two to three hours.”可知。‎ ‎8.答案：D　推理判断题。综合作者对火锅的描述“a lot of fun, evening's entertainment, my appetite are equally satisfied...”可判断，答案是D。‎ ‎【十五】‎ 本文讲述的是著名物理学家Bohr的一件轶事，说明了教育不应束缚学生思维的道理。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据首段第二句“He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：A　细节理解题。根据学生的几个对该物理问题的答案以及“I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：C　推理判断题。根据第四段“...but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.”可推知。‎ ‎4.答案：B　推理判断题。解释同上题，表示Bohr对教育模式不满足，故用批判的态度对待他的学校。‎ ‎【十六】‎ 本文讲述的是中国大妈在纽约跳广场舞被抓一事，反映出一个问题：在幸福自己的时候，要考虑别人的感受才能使不同的文化融合在一起。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段讲述的内容，以及第二段及下文对该话题的讨论可知答案为C “引出话题”。‎ ‎6.答案：B　词义猜测题。根据“tranquility”所在的句子中的“view such noise as a violation of their right”，可以判断答案是B “quietness”。‎ ‎7.答案：D　推理判断题。根据第五段“Square dancing is only one of many activities during which people should mind their behavior.”可知。‎ ‎8.答案：A　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的假设可知答案是A。‎ ‎【十七】‎ ‎【分析】本文章主要讲述了费城动物园大量的树叶的来源以及表达出对提供树枝和树叶的那些公司的感谢．‎ ‎【解答】1．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段 ， The Philadelphia Zoo's two female giraffes consume about a pound of leaves in mere minutes．费城动物园的两只雌性长颈鹿只需几分钟就能吃掉一磅树叶．可知，Stella 和她的妈妈食量很大，结合选项，故选A．‎ ‎2．D．细节理解题．根据文章第三段，Utility（公共事业）companies routinely cut back trees． They want to keep branches from damaging power lines and causing power failures． 公用事业公司通常会砍树，他们想防止树枝损坏电线和造成电力故障．可知，他们砍树是为了保护电线电缆正常工作，不影响电力，结合选项，故选D．‎ ‎3．A．细节理解题．根据文章第四段，Browse partnerships between zoos and power companies are one example of the creative and sometimes unexpected ways zoos work with local organizations to meet animals' particular﹣and often huge﹣dietary needs．动物园和电力公司之间的合作关系就是一个例子，展示了动物园与当地组织合作满足动物特殊的、通常是巨大的饮食需求的创造性的、有时是出人意料的方式．可知，捐献的大量物品都是给动物的，结合选项，故选A．‎ ‎4．A．推理判断题．根据文章倒数第二段， Browse has it all： fiber， protein， vitamins， minerals and a little fat． It's also lower in ‎ sugar and higher in protein and fiber than some other plant material， "said Toddes， the Zoo's director． "Chewing on the bark is even good for animals' teeth．"动物园园长托德斯说："Browse有所有的功能：纤维、蛋白质、维生素、矿物质和少量脂肪．它的糖分也比其他一些植物物质低，蛋白质和纤维含量也高．咀嚼树皮对动物的牙齿甚至有好处．可知， browse富含很多营养成分，结合选项，故选A．‎ ‎5．B．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段， What's more， browse provides animals with important exercise， she said． In the wild， giraffes eat the tops of trees． So zoo staff hang browse up high to simulate（模拟）their native environment． This also gives visitors a better idea of the animals' natural behavior．更重要的是， browse 为动物提供了重要的锻炼，她说．在野外，长颈鹿吃树梢．所以动物园工作人员把 browse 挂在高处，模拟它们的自然环境．这也让游客更好地了解动物的自然行为．可知，把 browse 挂在高处是为了让长颈鹿能够像在自然环境中那样，更多的运动，结合选项，故选B．‎ ‎【点评】阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．‎ ‎【十八】‎ ‎【分析】本文是议论文．一项研究显示，孩子对家史了解得越多，越能成长为一个精神健康的人．‎ ‎【解答】1．B 推理判断题．根据第一段中的But we were more interested in what families could do to oppose those forces，但我们更感兴趣的是家庭能做些什么来反对这些势力，可知吸引Duke医生的研究课题是如何让家庭凝聚在一起．所以选B．‎ ‎2． C．推理判断题．根据第三段中的Her husband was interested， and along with a colleague， Robyn Fivush， set out to learn if Sara's assumption was valid． They developed a measure called the "Do You Know？" 她的丈夫对此很感兴趣，她和一位同事罗宾•菲弗什一起，开始研究萨拉的假设是否有效，他们开发了一种称为"你知道吗？"可知Duke和Fivush制作"Do You Know？"的目的是检验Sara的猜想，所以选C．‎ ‎3． B．细节理解题．根据第三段句子 Do you know where you grandparents grew up？ Do you know where your mom and dad went to high school？ Do you know an illness or something really terrible that happened in your family？你知道你祖父母在哪里长大吗？你知道你爸妈在哪里上的高中吗？你知道你家里发生过什么疾病或可怕的事情吗？可见Duke的研究显示，孩子们的精神健康与了解家族史有关系，所以选B．‎ ‎4．‎ ‎ A．句意理解题．根据最后一段的内容可知，作者在最后一段提出建议：若想家庭幸福，家庭兴旺，给孩子们讲讲家庭故事吧．This在此处指代的是"讲述家庭故事"．所以选A．‎ ‎5．D． 写作目的题．本文主要写了一项研究显示，孩子对家史了解得越多，越能成长为一个精神健康的人．向人们展示了这个研究结果．故选D．‎ ‎【点评】阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．‎ ‎【十九】‎ ‎21.B 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第一则信息中的Keep in mind that the loose rocks may present a dangerous situation when slippery可知，在这里游客应该当心松散的岩石。‎ ‎22.C 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第二则信息中的This area is pure wilderness, and altitude sickness is a definite risk, so researching the hike in advance on the Mauna Kea website is a must.可知，存在着潜在的危险是应该提前浏览这个网站的原因。‎ ‎23.B 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第三则信息中的Be sure to catch a glimpse of nearby Hiilawe Falls from here与第四则信息中的follows a stream through the Hawaiian rainforest past a small waterfall可知，这两个景点都有瀑布。‎ ‎【二十】‎ ‎【语篇解读】作者介绍了和孩子一起做饭可以增强孩子自信，增加亲密度并教会大人无条件地去爱。‎ ‎24. A 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句"I think it helps build up their confidence and their independence"可知和孩子一起做饭可以增强孩子的自信和独立性。‎ ‎25. C 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第四段内容可知，如果孩子知道怎么关炉子和画画，他也能掌握怎么切菜，此处Nico Romo想表达，孩子们有能力帮忙做饭。‎ ‎26.B 【解析】考查细节理解。根据最后一段可知，当孩子做小蛋糕把奶油撒得到处都是时你可能会叹气，埋怨并失去耐心，但是他们仍然爱你，也教会身为成人的你无条件地爱和原谅。‎ ‎27. B 【解析】考查主旨大意。根据全文内容可知文章主要讲述了和孩子一起做饭的好处。‎