【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之四

【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之四

‎2020届二轮复习阅读理解原创试题专题训练学案20篇之四 ‎【一】‎ I paid a visit to Cambridge last January. Though the trip took me 5 hours and it rained the whole day with strong winds there, the town deserved a visit.‎ The bus started at 6：10 a．m. It stopped at 4 airports before we finally arrived, which wasted more time than we expected. Tired with long sitting, one passenger stood up to relax his numbed legs. The driver asked him to sit down but in vain. So he pulled up and said seriously, “Either you get off or sit down.”To him, safety is the first policy.‎ Cambridge consists of nearly thirty colleges. The oldest part of the university was built in the 13th century while the newest was founded in the mid 1960s. The number of the students is so great that many students live in lodgings (出租房) and move into college for their final year.‎ Cambridge is called a university town because there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has shops, pubs, and supermarkets, but most of it is universitycolleges, departments, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks and churches, making these as well part of the university.‎ With over 10,000 undergraduates and postgraduates, the town is a busy place indeed. Students here are not allowed to keep cars. If you happen to be walking in the street during a break, better stop a moment to avoid the boiling sea of bicycles hurrying in all directions， carrying students from one college or lecture room to another.‎ ‎1．The writer believed that the trip took more time because of ________.‎ A．bad weather B．unexpected stops of the bus C．one passenger D．an accident on the way ‎2．Why is Cambridge called a university town?‎ A．It has 10,000 undergraduates and postgraduates.‎ B．There are nearly thirty colleges in the town.‎ C．All the students and staff live in the town.‎ D．The university and town are fully combined.‎ ‎3．It can be inferred that most Cambridge students take ________ as their first means of transport.‎ A．boats B．cars C．bicycles D．Buses ‎【二】‎ Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self－conscious; that is, they are concerned with their own appearance and actions too much. Negative thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?‎ It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. A person's self－concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives.‎ Shy people, who have low respect, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need faith that they are doing “the right thing”. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism. It makes them feel inferior (自卑). They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one: “You're just saying that to make me feel good, I know it's not true.” It is clear that, while self－awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.‎ Can shyness be completely got rid of， or at least reduced? Fortunately， people can overcome shyness with determination since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self respect. It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and successful life.‎ ‎4．The first paragraph is mainly about ________.‎ A．the cause of shyness B．the effect of shyness on people C．the feelings of shy people D．the questions in the minds of shy people ‎5．According to the writer, self－awareness is ________.‎ A．harmful to people B．a weak point of shy people C．the cause of unhappiness D．a good characteristic ‎6．What is the shy people's reaction to praise?‎ A．They are pleased by it.‎ B．They feel it is not true.‎ C．They are very sensitive to it.‎ D．They feel they are worthy of it.‎ ‎7．We can learn from the passage that shyness can________.‎ A．block our chances for a successful life B．help us to live up to our full development C．enable us to understand ourselves better D．have nothing to do with lack of self respect ‎【三】‎ The holiday season is the time of magic moments. Our hearts are ‎ waiting for something special to happen. Children dream of meeting Santa Claus and receive desirable presents. I'm sure that grandparents are waiting for their kids' and grandchildren's visit. If your holiday schedule is tightly packed, then you should find at least two hours to pay a visit to your grandparents.‎ We often forget about three magic words “I love you”. Love is not a sign of weakness and our grandparents deserve to hear these pleasant and healing words. Don't feel shy of showing and proving your love. Your hug and a frank smile can be the best cure for different diseases to your dear grandparents.‎ Old people are very sensible creatures. They need both physical and mental supports. Younger people should be patient enough to pay attention, hear out and don't let their grandparents feel too old, lonely and useless.There're hundreds of ideas on how to make something good and useful for your grandparents. The best one is to bring a fresh and bushy Christmas tree to their house. Do your best to decorate it with lights and ribbons. Encourage your grandparents to do it together.‎ Unfortunately, people are like candles. The light of their eyes can die out in a moment. Chances are high that their hearts willstop one day. Why don't we begin to value things before we lose them? I know that not everyone can answer this challenging question.‎ I hope this week will bring a lot of joy to children, parents and their grandparents. Don't forget to treat grandparents with respect because they're an essential part of your family.‎ ‎1．How does the author describe children in the passage?‎ A．They are eager to receive Christmas gifts.‎ B．They hope to have a good rest in the holidays.‎ C．They wish to see their grandparents anxiously.‎ D．They want to see Santa Claus for themselves.‎ ‎2．Your grandparents will be happy except when ________.‎ A．you give them a frank and sweet smile B．you pay more attention to them C．they are ignored D．they know they are useful ‎3．Why does the author compare human beings to candles?‎ A．Because people won't have good eyesight.‎ B．Because few people can live a long time.‎ C．Because everyone will be in the aging group.‎ D．Because life on the earth is relatively short.‎ ‎4．According to the passage the author intends________.‎ A．to tell the old are living a quite lonely life B．to encourage people to visit their grandparents C．to imply few take care of their grandparents D．to show he is very kind to his grandparents ‎【四】‎ According to a survey，more Europeans go digital—changing from fixed lines to mobile phones and from narrowband to broadband Internet connections.‎ The survey showed that 22 percent of EU households use only mobile phones, up from 18 percent a year ago，while the percentage of households with at least one fixed line decreased by 5 percent to 72 percent, although the percentage of households with at least one mobile phone remains fairly stable at 81 percent.‎ Broadband is presenting a rapid upward trend in the EU, showed the survey, which polled (对……进行民意调查) 27,000 households across the union. Twenty－eight percent of households are now connected to the Internet via high－speed “broadband” links, up six percent from last year, while narrowband usage has dipped by three percentage points to 12 percent. More than half of households access the Internet via an ADSL line and 34 percent of broadband connections are wireless.‎ ‎ “Europe's digital economy is growing strongly as more and more households love to choose between fixed, mobile and Internet services，” said EU Information Society and Media Commissioner wiane Reding. ‎ ‎“The challenge of this year's reform of the EU's telecom rules will be to respond to this rapidly changing technological environment while enhancing (提高) at the same time effective competition.”‎ Meanwhile, nearly 20 percent of Europeans buy two or more telecom products from a single service provider, the combination of fixed telephony and Internet access being the most common. The result may strengthen the commission's case for breaking up telecom giants, whose control over the fixed line networks was accused of hindering (妨碍) competition.“Today's survey findings will feed into the ongoing public debate on the reform of the EU telecom rules, planned for summer this year，” said Reding.‎ ‎5．Today, the percentage of households with at least one fixed line goes down to________.‎ A．34% B．22%‎ C．72% D．81%‎ ‎6．What will be covered in this year's reform of the EU's telecom rules?‎ A．The quickly changing technological environment.‎ B．The plan to stop the use of the fixed lines.‎ C．Breaking up telecom giants.‎ D．The ongoing public debate on global economy.‎ ‎7．If a European will buy telecom products from a single service provider, what will be the result?‎ A．Less than two services are provided for customers.‎ B．Competition will become fierce in the telecom field.‎ C．A plan on the reform of the telecom is breaking up.‎ D．It becomes more diffcult to fight off big companies' control.‎ ‎8．The best title of this article is ________.‎ A．Mobile Phones Become Popular B．More Europeans Go Digital C．The Disappearance of The Fixed Line D．The Rules of the EU's Telecom ‎【五】‎ It was a bad time for me.I was low emotionally and tired physically. Probably because of this I hadn't shaved for a few days.Also, because I had been doing some repairs at my daughter's house, I was dressed quite scruffily (不整洁地). Boarding the bus to go home, I saw it was almost full so I found a rail (扶手) to lean against.‎ That's when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and offered me her seat. “Wow！” I thought.Out loud I said, “Do I look that old and tired？” She replied，“ You look like you've had a tough day.” I thanked her sincerely and stayed standing.‎ A moment later a man rose from his seat at the back of the bus and made his way towards me, squeezing past several people on the way. Then he told me about his addiction problems, asked my advice, and just chatted about life for a few minutes.Then he went back to his seat. Very random！‎ Watching him go, I also looked at the bus－load of people between me and his seat. He hadn't chosen to talk to those strangers. He chose to talk to this_stranger,_for whatever it meant to him and whatever comfort it brought him, Why?‎ That's when it occurred to me. I must have looked like I had been where he was probably looked like a man who would understand a difficult life.I was humbled and uplifted at the same time by the realization that even when we are at our lowest we can still help others－if we look like we might be able to meet them where they live or walk a while in their world.‎ ‎1．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the writer ________.‎ A．didn't stay at home every day B．got along well with his daughter C．helped people that he knew well D．fixed something at his daughter's ‎2．Why did the young woman offer her seat to the writer?‎ A．Because she thought the writer looked very old.‎ B．Because the writer looked very friendly.‎ C．Because the writer looked exhausted.‎ D．Because the writer looked humorous.‎ ‎3．What can we learn about the man from the third paragraph?‎ A．He lacks confidence in life.‎ B．He maybe takes drugs heavily.‎ C．He felt familiar with the writer.‎ D．He was an acquaintance of the writer.‎ ‎4．The underlined words “this stranger” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to “________”．‎ A．the writer B．the driver C．one passenger D．the young woman ‎【六】‎ The bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.‎ Charles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a daylong picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素) was in their blood at any given time.‎ When subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion (分泌) was delayed by an hour and a half.‎ The researchers conclude in today's journal article that given the rise of ereaders and the increasingly widespread use of ethings among children and adolescents, more research into the longterm consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note：“Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.”‎ However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter (过滤) short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.‎ ‎5．In Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to________.‎ A.sit in a row and receive the strict tests B.have their sleep patterns observed all night C.read a paper book and an iPad at the same time D.have their blood tested per hour during the trial ‎6．The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to________.‎ A.feel less sleepy and tired in the day ‎ B.fall asleep more easily after reading C.become less energetic the next morning D.have a lot more melatonin secretion ‎7．The special software recently developed can________.‎ A.remove the blue light from your devices completely B.help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelength C.weaken the harm done by doing nighttime ereading D.be used in all the ethings widely and safely ‎8．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A．No ereading in bed before sleep B．New software for night ereaders C．Wrong behaviors before bedtime D．No games on iPad in bed ‎【七】‎ Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的) shoes they designed and created.‎ Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175foot lake on campus in record time—just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boatlike shoes，also won last year and will receive $ 500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A” on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Materials and Methods Construction Class. “It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that，” Canaves said. “We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level.”‎ A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9yearold girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67yearold female.‎ A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadilymade their way to the end.‎ ‎“A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better，” he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.‎ ‎“Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research, test it and go through the design process seriously.”‎ ‎1．For what purpose did the students take part in the race?‎ A．To go across the lake to school. ‎ B．To test their balance on the water.‎ C．To pass Professor Canaves' class.‎ D．To win the prize money of $ 500.‎ ‎2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A．The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Canaves to walk across the lake.‎ B．The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by the Professor.‎ C．Most students finished the class assignment successfully.‎ D．The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.‎ ‎3．What can we infer from the passage?‎ A．Alex Quinones is a top student in the university.‎ B．It's a custom for the people in the community to get involved in student activities.‎ C．The student who made it to the end in the race would succeed in their professional career.‎ D．Professor Canaves attaches importance to handson learning experience.‎ ‎4．The purpose of the passage is to________. ‎ A．show his approval of the unique teaching style B．report an interesting assignment C．inspire teachers to be more creative D．encourage more people to take part in the race ‎【八】‎ Families should not waste their money on organic food, the government has warned. They should instead spend their money on whatever they can afford, even if it means eating frozen vegetables. The ‎ government now faces calls to end ￡20 million of subsidies to organic farming.‎ A recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition found organic crops have up to 60 percent more antioxidants (抗氧化物) than nonorganic crops. But critics claim there is still no evidence that organic food is a healthier option. Amid growing concern that too few people are eating enough fruit and vegetables, the government is at pains to stress that families should not waste their money on organic food. Just 30 percent of people meet the recommendation to eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day.‎ Government frontbencher (前座议员) Baroness Jolly said，“Organic products provide a useful extension of consumer choice, but it is worth emphasizing that, nutritionally, they are no better and no worse than conventional products. The only benefit of organic farming was enjoyed by birds, insects, mammals and plants.”“It is up to the consumers to decide how they spend their money on their fruit and vegetables.There are many reasons why an individual might wish to choose organic products but nutritional benefit should not be one of them，”she added.‎ Chief Executive Helen Browning said, “We know that people choose organic food because they believe it is better for them, also well as for wildlife, animal welfare and the environment, and this research backs up what people think about organic food.”‎ ‎5．The government is encouraging people to________.‎ A．eat more fruit and vegetables B．do more research on food C．pay attention to their health D．protect the environment ‎6．According to Baroness Jolly，________.‎ A．organic products are better than common food B．organic products can't provide better nutrition C．people should be urged to buy organic products D．organic foods are good for environment protection ‎7．What's Helen Browning's attitude to organic food?‎ A．Mixed.B．Doubtful.‎ C．Positive.D．Worried.‎ ‎【九】‎ At the Magazine we welcome your contributions！ We love to publicize and promote new writers, authors, bloggers and businesses. 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D.A newspaper.‎ ‎【十】‎ Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years. But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?‎ It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia (怀旧的). I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them, playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woods. My parents scarcely appear in these memories, except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure. ‎ These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed dramatically. Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only ‎ children. It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn't time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child. As a result, today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone. Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home, inside. More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves. ‎ Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different. Computer and video games have replaced the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood. The irony (令人啼笑皆非的事情) is that so many ways of playing games are called “interactive”. The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today. Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same. ‎ ‎4．What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph?‎ A．To get people's attention and lead in the topic.‎ B．To gather people's opinions on childhood.‎ C．To show who the passage is written for.‎ D．To compare the childhood lives of two generations.‎ ‎5．Which is NOT a reason for the changes?‎ A．Families are smaller today. ‎ B．Parents worried too much about their children.‎ C．Toys can be played by children alone at home.‎ D．It's too dangerous to play outside.‎ ‎6．What has the writer focused on in the fourth paragraph? ‎ A．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games.‎ B．Some games that young people play today aren't really good.‎ C．Computer and video games have replaced the board games.‎ D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games.‎ ‎7．The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing is .‎ A．approving B.unconcerned C．objective D.optimistic ‎【十一】‎ I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her threemonthold calf struggling in the fastrising water, and it was a lifeanddeath struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.‎ Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother's love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring all the time, but to her calf it was music.‎ ‎1．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw .‎ A．the calf was about to fall into the river B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water D．the calf was washed away by the rising water ‎2．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fastflowing water?‎ A．By pressing it against her body.‎ B．By putting it on a safe spot.‎ C．By taking it away with her.‎ D．By carrying it on her back.‎ ‎3．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring?‎ A．It was a musical note. B．It was a sign of danger.‎ C．It was a call for help. D．It was a great comfort.‎ ‎4．What can be the best title for the text?‎ A．A Deadly River B．A Brave Act C．A Mother's Love D．A Matter of Life and Death ‎【十二】‎ Today, several of the world's nearly 7,000 languages face a serious risk of extinction. “For example, Ainu, a language in Japan, is now seriously threatened， with only 10 native speakers left，” said lead study author Tatsuya Amano at the University of Cambridge in England.‎ The scientists found that 25 percent of the world's languages are threatened. After identifying where the endangered languages were, they looked for any environmental and social or economic factors those languages might have in common, such as rugged terrain or rapid population growth. “We found that at the global scale, language speaker declines are strongly linked to economic growth－that is, declines are particularly occurring in economically developed regions，” Amano said.‎ One important implication of this new study “is that languages in the tropics and Himalayan region are likely to be increasingly threatened in the near future, because these regions still have many local indigenous languages (土语) with a small number of speakers, and at the same time ‎ are experiencing rapid economic growth，” Amano said.‎ Economic growth may endanger languages for a variety of reasons. For instance， speakers of endangered languages may view another more dominant language as offering economic opportunities, and thus forego their own languages. There are other important factors that might endanger languages, the researchers said. For instance, policies regarding how languages are used and taught in schools can be very different among countries and even within each country, and these factors may explain more detailed patterns in language endangerment.‎ Amano suggested it could be possible to forecast future threats to linguistic diversity. “There exists detailed information on projected future changes in the environment, economies and climates，” Amano said. “Using such information, together with the findings of this study and further analysis, we would like to understand what will happen to the world's languages, where it will happen and which languages will be threatened in particular. ”‎ ‎5．The language of Ainu is mentioned in Paragraph 1 in order to tell us that .‎ A．Japanese is new seriously threatened B．few people speak Japanese in the world C．Japanese is made up of many languages D．it is most likely to disappear in the future ‎6．What may endanger the languages most according to Amano?‎ A．The diversity of society.‎ B．The decline of the population.‎ C．The development of economy.‎ D．The improvement of the environment.‎ ‎7．The writer shows us the reasons that languages are endangered by .‎ A．offering some examples B．performing some experiments C．telling some interesting stories D．making a list of important facts ‎8．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .‎ A．the study is very important to languages B．world's languages are developing rapidly C．it is rather hard for us to protect languages D．future threats to languages can be predicted ‎【十三】‎ ‎“Indeed，” George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of America was not the father of bug. When Washington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century，and Americans had already created lightningbug (萤火虫). But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.‎ The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs, and the like.‎ Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bugshaped car. The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install (安装) an alarm”. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others' conversation. Since the 1840s, to bug has long meant “to cheat”， and since the 1940s it has been annoying. ‎ We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or another design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering ‘a bug’ in his invented record player.”‎ ‎1．We learn from Paragraph 1 that .‎ A．Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bug.‎ B．George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bug.‎ C．the word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth century.‎ D．both Englishmen and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century ‎2．What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?‎ A．Explanation. B．Finding. ‎ C．Origin. D．Fault.‎ ‎3．The passage is mainly concerned with .‎ A．the misunderstanding of the word bug B．the development of the word bug C．the public views of the word bug ‎ D．the special characteristics of the word bug ‎ 【十四】‎ La Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.‎ The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.‎ We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to ‎ another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.‎ The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions. ‎ ‎4．If a person on La Gomera is ill, .‎ A．the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor B．people will take him to town by carriage C．his family will take him to the hospital D．others will phone the doctor in town ‎5．La Gomera is special because .‎ A．we don't know its complete history B．people have to shout if they want to communicate C．people there have good teeth and ears D．people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other ‎6．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?‎ A．The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.‎ B．The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.‎ C．It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.‎ D．The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others from seven miles away.‎ ‎7．Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?‎ A．The Secret Language. ‎ B.Do You Know the Whistle Language?‎ C．The Life of Islanders. ‎ D．La Gomera－a Mystery.‎ ‎【十五】‎ Camp Jano India ‎ Celebrate Indian culture, languages, arts, festivals and literature. Weekly themes are brought to life through related arts, games, projects, stories and theatre in a very unique， exciting, creative, interactive (互动的) and structured style. A very unique and memorable (难忘的) experience that kids will want to repeat! Mornings are spent with the Hindi language at the child's level. Afternoons provide the cultural elements taught in an interactive style with special emphasis (重点) on drama. ‎ Bay Language Academy ‎ We invite campers (4—12 years old) to travel and open up doors to explore past and recent civilizations through daily field trips. Cultures will be shown through customs and cooking. Lectures (6/10—8/30) will introduce/reinforce French, Spanish or Chinese and the cultures they convey. Our language summercamp is infused (灌输) with cultural activities and taught by a team of bilingual (通晓双语的) instructors. ‎ Petits Confettis ‎ Want your 3to5yearold kids to experience a French camp? Come and join us for 6 weeks of French camps!‎ Kids will be totally happy to learn French and French culture while they take part in team projects like building a tipi or making French bread. Weekly themes include cooking, arts, drama, outdoor activities, board games, music, yoga, rhymes and story time.‎ Chinese Immersion Summer Camp ‎ This is our 11th Chinese language and culture summer camp. We take children from 6th grade. This year we continue the weekly fun themes like art, science, cooking and sports in the morning. In the afternoon, we ‎ have abacus, reading and Chinese culture lessons taught in Chinese. Our teachers are all native speakers with a lot of experience. Our weekly field trips go to different places like SF zoo, tech museums, fire stations etc. ‎ ‎1．Camp Jano India can give children a memorable experience probably because . ‎ A．it has quite experienced teachers B．it teaches Indian languages at different levels ‎ C．the activities are arranged for the whole day ‎ D．the activities are carried on in an interesting style ‎2．Bay Language Academy and Chinese Immersion Summer Camp are similar in that .‎ A．they both provide field trips B．they both have bilingual teachers C．they both provide sports programs in the morning ‎ D．they are both intended for kids of 4－12 years old ‎3．A girl who likes yoga will go to .‎ A．Camp Jano India ‎ B.Bay Language Academy C．Petits Confettis ‎ D.Chinese Immersion Summer Camp ‎4．What is the common theme of the four camps?‎ A．Fun and sports. B.Travel and adventure.‎ C．Language and culture. D.Art and music.‎ ‎【十六】‎ In the United States, a group called Thread has been helping young people in the community meet their goals for more than 10 years through its volunteers. Thread is based in the eastern city of Baltimore, Maryland. Its volunteers help high school students with almost anything, like learning how to wash their clothes and how to get a job.‎ Thread, a nonprofit organization, was launched 11 years ago. It was the idea of Sara Hemminger, who was a student at The Johns Hopkins ‎ University School of Medicine. The school and the hospital are in a poor neighborhood in Baltimore. Ms Hemminger wanted to do something to help young people from poor neighborhoods. She wanted to give poor students in the community the advice and support they needed to succeed in school and in life.‎ Thread helps connect students who are having difficulty in high school with people who can help them change their lives. Thread says it stays with the students no matter what happens. It never gives up on them.‎ The relationships between the students and volunteers are planned to last for 10 years. The volunteers give the young people whatever kind of help they need. The group also helps students meet with experts to learn the skills they need to get a summer job or a permanent one.‎ Kiss was 15 years old when she joined the program three years ago. “When I moved up here. I didn't know a lot of people because I don't have family here. And so when they came into my life, it helped me with everything.”‎ Kiss must complete one more year of high school before she can go to college. She already knows what she wants to do with her life with their help. She says she wants to be a dentist, and she wants to volunteer at Thread too.‎ She has been helped by Jesse Cohen, a medical student at Johns Hopkins. He says, “Kiss has taught me a lot about perseverance. She has overcome numerous obstacles to get where she is today, which is really inspiring.”‎ ‎5．Which of the following about Thread is TRUE according to the text?‎ A．It was launched by Thread.‎ B．It was created for teachers.‎ C．It helped young people find jobs and meet their goals.‎ D．It helped volunteers change lives and build community.‎ ‎6．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 refer to?‎ A．Teachers at school. B．Volunteers from Thread.‎ C．Problems of Kiss. D．Parents of Kiss.‎ ‎7.According to the text, Kiss .‎ A．has become a good dentist B．helps create the group Thread C．feels lonely because of her study D．benefits from the group Thread ‎8．What can we know from what Jesse Cohen says in the last paragraph?‎ A．He benefited a lot from volunteering.‎ B．He has overcome many difficulties.‎ C．He got whatever help he needed badly.‎ D．Saying is one thing but doing is another.‎ ‎【十七】‎ Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and two hours later, reached the next village. He could only give his name and address. ‎ By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it？” they used to ask. “I just want to see new places in the world, which makes me very happy.” Johnny told them.‎ Johnny continued to “see new places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers； but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.‎ It is hardly surprising that Johnny managed to board a plane with lots of goods. He was only twelve at that time. A few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows. According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport,‎ ‎ walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.‎ In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up？” his teachers asked him. “I want to be an explorer！” he answered. “But it's difficult to become an explorer in this modern age，” they tried to tell him.But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!‎ Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied， and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil. ‎ ‎1．Why did Johnny frequently leave home?‎ A．He enjoyed seeing new places. ‎ B．He liked geography very much. ‎ C．He was tired of going to school. ‎ D．His parents were strict with him.‎ ‎2．What did Johnny' parents and teachers do with him?‎ A．Keep following him to get him back. ‎ B．Encourage him to travel abroad.‎ C．Try to stop him from slipping away. ‎ D．Book tickets for him if necessary.‎ ‎3．What was Johnny going to do?‎ A．Work for a daily paper. ‎ B．Have a holiday abroad.‎ C．Travel to Brazil alone. ‎ D．Explore the Amazon River.‎ ‎4．Which of the following best describes Johnny?‎ A．Naughty. B．Adventurous. ‎ C．Disappointing. D．Generous.‎ ‎【十八】‎ Here is an astonishing and significant fact：Mental work alone can't make us tired.It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins at and fatigue products.But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.‎ So far as the brain is concerned， it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning.The brain is totally tireless.So what makes us tired?‎ Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional attitudes. One of England's most outstanding scientists, J．A.Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin.In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”‎ What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction？ No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated—those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.‎ ‎5．What surprised the scientists a few years ago?‎ A．Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer's blood.‎ B．Albert Einstein didn't feel worn after a day's work.‎ C．The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.‎ D．A mental worker's blood was filled with fatigue toxins.‎ ‎6．According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?‎ A．Challenging mental work. ‎ B.Unpleasant emotions.‎ C．Endless tasks. ‎ D.Physical labor.‎ ‎7．What's the author's attitude towards the scientists' idea?‎ A．He agrees with them. ‎ B.He doubts them.‎ C．He argues against them. ‎ D.He hesitates to accept them.‎ ‎8．We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to .‎ A．have some good food B.enjoy their work C．exercise regularly D．discover fatigue toxins ‎【十九】‎ A middleaged man, dressed in an old brown coat, sat quietly on a park bench with a newspaper. He lost his job and life just seems so pointless. A dark cloud of hopelessness hung over his head.‎ A little girl with a toy bear in hand was playing nearby, whose parents were busy talking with other people. To his surprise, he witnessed the girl stray from the playground in the opposite direction of her parents. But her parents had no idea their daughter was running off in pursuit of a butterfly.‎ ‎“Maybe there was a danger，” the man abandoned his paper and walked in the girl's direction. His walk turned into a jog. He didn't know what he did, but he knew he'd have to move more quickly. The girl's back was turned as she continued after the butterfly. He went into a full speed after the child.‎ ‎“Look out! A speeding car！...” Luckily, she was within grasp. The man reached out， grabbed her arm quickly and pulled her back. The girl screamed in terror. But the noise of the busy streets served to mute her cries to those nearby.‎ ‎ “Let me go！” the girl shouted.‎ ‎ The man kept hold of her, knelt, and looked her in the eyes. “You should be more careful! Never play near the streets.”‎ ‎ “I'm sorry I frightened you. Just get back to your parents, kid.” He let go, fully expecting the girl to run away in tears, however, she stayed, staring fixedly at the ground.‎ ‎ “I'm sorry, mister. I had thought you were a bad man. My toy is now for you.”‎ ‎ “Look，” the man sighed, “No need to apologize. You are safer from now on.”‎ ‎ She started off, and then turned to wave before she continued back to her folks.‎ ‎ The man kept his eyes on her until she reached her parents. “Maybe life isn't so bad after all. At least there's still some beauty left in this city.”He thought and regained confidence towards life.‎ ‎1．Why did the man feel depressed at the beginning?‎ A．No one bought his newspaper.‎ B．He wanted a higher position.‎ C．People ignored him.‎ D．He was out of work.‎ ‎2．What did the girl's parents do when a danger appeared?‎ A．They had a chat with their friends.‎ B．They read newspapers on a bench.‎ C．They tried to catch the butterfly.‎ D．They witnessed a terrible accident.‎ ‎3．How did the little girl feel after realizing the man's behavior?‎ A．Annoyed. B．Thankful.‎ C．Terrified. D．Excited.‎ ‎4．What can we learn from the story?‎ A．Where there is a will, there is a way.‎ B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.‎ C．Helping others means helping oneself.‎ D．It's never too late to learn.‎ ‎【二十】‎ We take it for granted that with memory we can remember most of things which happened in our life. But it is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions (感知), the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.‎ Memory can be defined as the ability to keep information available for later use. It not only includes “remembering” things like arithmetic (算术) or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile.‎ Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity (容量) of a computer with that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 “words”—strings of alphabetic or numerical characters—ready for instant use. An average US teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 1,000,000 words of English. However, this is but a part of the total amount of information that the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.‎ The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and combinations of words. But while language greatly expands the number and the kind of things a person can remember, it also requires a huge memory capacity. It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals. ‎ ‎5．Which of the following is TRUE about memory?‎ A．It helps us perceive things happening around us every day.‎ B．It is based on the decisions we made in the past.‎ C．It is rooted in our past habits and skills.‎ D．It connects our past experiences with the present.‎ ‎6．According to the passage, memory is helpful in one's life in the following aspects EXCEPT that .‎ A．it involves a change in one's behavior B．it keeps information for later use C．it warns people not to do things repeatedly D．it enables one to remember events that happened in the past ‎7．What is the major characteristic of man's memory capacity according to the author?‎ A．It can be expanded by language. ‎ B．It can remember all the combined words. ‎ C．It may keep all the information in the past. ‎ D．It may change what has been stored in it. ‎ ‎8．Human beings make themselves different from other animals by . ‎ A．having the ability to perceive danger B．having a far greater memory capacity ‎ C．having the ability to recognize faces and places on sight ‎ D．having the ability to draw on past experiences ‎ ‎【一】‎ 本文讲述的是作者在雨中参观剑桥大学城的经历，向读者介绍了剑桥大学的相关情况。‎ ‎1.答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The bus started at 6：10 a．m. It stopped at 4 airports before we finally arrived, which wasted ‎ more time than we expected.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：D　细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Cambridge is called a university town because there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：C　推理判断题。根据最后一段“If you happen to be walking in the street during a break, better stop a moment to avoid the boiling sea of bicycles...”可知。‎ ‎【二】‎ 本文分析了害羞的影响以及如何摆脱害羞的一些方法。‎ ‎4.答案：B　主旨大意题。根据第一段“Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness ... Shy people are anxious and self－conscious...”可推断。‎ ‎5.答案：D　推理判断题。根据第三段“It is clear that, while self－awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“... They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise.”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：A　推理判断题。根据最后一段“The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and successful life.”可知。‎ ‎【三】‎ 圣诞节就要到了，你的假日安排如何呢？有没有考虑这个圣诞节和你的爷爷奶奶一起过呢？读一读这篇文章，你会感悟到和爷爷奶奶一起过节的益处。‎ ‎1.答案：A　细节理解题。依据首段的“Children dream of meeting Santa Claus and receive desirable presents.”可知，孩子们期盼着收到圣诞老人的礼物。‎ ‎2.答案：‎ C　细节理解题。根据前三段可知，过节爷爷奶奶被忽略会不高兴。‎ ‎3.答案：D　推理判断题。依据倒数第二段的“Chances are high that their hearts will stop one day.”可知，人生是短暂的。‎ ‎4.答案：B　推理判断题。作者在文中谈到了节假日探望祖父母的重要性，尾段的“Don't forget to treat grandparents with respect”提醒读者要尊敬爷爷奶奶，因此选项B正确。‎ ‎【四】‎ 研究表明了欧洲国家，家庭使用数字网络的用户在不断增长。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段“...while the percentage of households with at least one fixed line decreased by 5 percent to 72 percent.”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第四段“...The challenge of this year's reform of the EU's telecom rules will be to respond to this rapidly changing technological environment.”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：D　细节理解题。根据最后一段“The result may strengthen the commission's case for breaking up telecom giants.”可知答案。‎ ‎8.答案：B　主旨大意题。根据第一段内容可知本文的主题为B项，“more Europeans go digital”为关键信息。‎ ‎【五】‎ 本文讲述的是作者在经历了疲惫的一天后，坐公交车回家时的事情，并从中悟出一个道理：凡事站在他人的角度思考，会更好的理解他人。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。由文章第一段中的第四句话“Also, because I had been doing some repairs at my daughter's house...”可知，作者在女儿家干一些修理活。‎ ‎2.答案：C　细节理解题。由文章第二段中的倒数第二句话“You look like you've had a tough day.”可知，那位女士看到作者很疲惫，所以让座给他。‎ ‎3.答案：B　推理判断题。由文章第三段中的第二句话“Then he told me about his addiction problems，”可知，那位男士告诉作者他的吸毒问题，希望作者有所建议。‎ ‎4.答案：A　词义猜测题。由文章第三段和第四段内容可知，那位男士径直从车后通过拥挤的人群来到作者身边求助，而没有向其他陌生人求助，对他而言，作者同样是陌生人。故此处的“this stranger”指代的是作者。‎ ‎【六】‎ 本文阐述的是人们在床上使用电子产品时，对睡眠和人体健康的影响，这一研究仍需进一步的深入。‎ ‎5.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段“Their sleep patterns were monitored all night.”可知答案。‎ ‎6.答案：C　推理判断题。根据该段最后一句“...the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion was delayed by an hour and a half.”可推知。‎ ‎7.答案：C　细节理解题。根据最后一段“However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens...”以及“While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users，”可知。‎ ‎8.答案：A　主旨大意题。根据前四段可知，本文论述了晚上看手机，电脑等电子产品对身体的不良影响，尽管最后一段提及一种软件或许可解决这些危害但未得到证实，故选A。‎ ‎【七】‎ 本文讲的是Florida International University举办的一种特殊活动，即穿着自行设计的水鞋走过一个175尺长的湖。‎ ‎1.答案：C　推理判断题。根据第二段“Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an ‘A’ on the ‎ assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves，”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：C　细节理解题。A项中鞋子是自己设计的而不是由教授发放的。B项根据第三段“Others who fell got back up and made it to the end.”D项根据上一题可知均错误，故选C。‎ ‎3.答案：D　推理判断题。根据文章内容A、B、C项均无相关信息，D项可根据倒数后两段推断出来。‎ ‎4.答案：B　推理判断题。根据文章第一段以及最后两段可以看出作者在客观的陈述一种有趣的学习任务，并未带有其他的含义。‎ ‎【八】‎ 本文是一篇说明文，说明了有机食物与普通的食物一样，从营养学的价值上两者差别不大。因此，人们无需介意食用的是否是有机食物。‎ ‎5.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Just 30 percent of people meet the recommendation to eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day.”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“...nutritionally，they are no better and no worse than conventional products.”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：C　推理判断题。根据最后一段Helen Browning发表的看法“他认为人们选择有机食品有利于人类、野生动物及环境”，因此他对有机食物持积极向上的态度。‎ ‎【九】‎ 本文是一篇应用文，讲述的是关于投稿相关的一些情况。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Make sure click here to see the questions first and you simply reply as you wish.”可知答案。‎ ‎2.答案：B　句意猜测题。倒数第二段“We reserve the right to edit submissions－as they are personal to the writer，”可以猜测出答案为B。‎ ‎3.答案：A　推理判断题。根据“Any questions? Contact us here.”可知答案。‎ ‎【十】‎ 本文回顾了50年以来儿童生活发生的变化，辩证地比较了当前儿童的生活与过去儿童生活上的差异。‎ ‎4.答案：A　推理判断题。根据下文讲述的内容可知，第一段主要是引起读者对话题的注意。‎ ‎5.答案：B　细节理解题。利用排除法，根据第三段“Firstly, families are smaller，”“...more than they used to about real or imagined dangers.”以及第四段中“the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different.”可知A、C、D均是童年发生改变的原因，B项中的内容并非是导致童年改变的原因。‎ ‎6.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第四段“The irony is that so many ways of playing games are called ‘interactive’. The fact that you can play...increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：C　推理判断题。本文在论述童年生活上的变化时，均是很客观地列举事例来证明，因此，答案是C。‎ ‎【十一】‎ 本文讲述的是一头母象拯救自己落水的小象的过程，体现了母爱的伟大。‎ ‎1.答案：C　细节理解题。根据“Ma Shwe with her threemonthold calf struggling in the fastrising water，”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：D　推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“...was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring all the time, but to her calf it was music.”可知。‎ ‎4.答案：C　主旨大意题。根据本文母象拯救落水小象的整个过程的描述，反映出来的是伟大的母爱，故选C项。‎ ‎【十二】‎ 本文讲述的是导致世界上近7000种语言面临着绝迹的因素。‎ ‎5.答案：D　推理判断题。文章第一段提到日本的阿伊努语，由该句上下文的语境可推知，其目的是为了说明该语言在未来有可能消失。‎ ‎6.答案：C　细节理解题。由文章第二段最后一句话中的“...declines are particularly occurring in economically developed regions，”可推知，经济的发展最可能引起语言的衰败，也就是使得语言濒临灭绝。‎ ‎7.答案：A　推理判断题。文章第四段提到语言濒临灭绝的原因，为了说明这一点，该段两次引用了事例，由此可知A项为最佳答案。‎ ‎8.答案：D　推理判断题。由文章最后一段首句话“Amano suggested it could be possible to forecast future threats to linguistic diversity.”可推知，语言受到威胁的情况是可以预见的。‎ ‎【十三】‎ 本文讲述的是“bug”这一单词，词义的演变过程，以及与该词义演变相关的史料。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第一段中讲述的与bug相关的史料可以发现，无论美国还是英国均使用bug这一词。‎ ‎2.答案：D　词义猜测题。根据第四段中“In 1878 he explained bugs as ‘little problems and difficulties’．..”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：B　主旨大意题。根据文章每段讲述的话题均与“bug”相关，可以总结本文的主旨应与“bug”词义的演变过程相关。‎ ‎【十四】‎ 本文是一篇说明文，讲述的是世界上的另外一种语言——“whistle language”的相关历史。‎ ‎4.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第三段“If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another.”可知。5.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第一段“There are many deep valleys on the island. A person...can not easily shout to a person...But he can whistle and ‎ be heard.”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：A　细节理解题。利用排除法，根据第四段中“The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more.”可知A项错误，故选A。B、C、D三项与文中信息一致，均正确。‎ ‎7.答案：B　主旨大意题。根据每段讲述的内容，可知本文讲的内容是一种“口哨”语言，而不是介绍某个地方，A项内容范围过小；C项文中并未介绍，故选B。‎ ‎【十五】‎ 本文是一则广告，介绍的是四个不同的夏令营组织的活动情况。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第一段中“...in a very unique, exciting, creative, interactive and structured style.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第二和第四个夏令营活动的内容介绍，找到两者的共同之处，daily field trips均在这两则信息中。‎ ‎3.答案：C　细节理解题。根据题干中的yoga可知答案。‎ ‎4.答案：C　主旨大意题。根据每一段夏令营主题的介绍，找到他们之间的共同主题，均与文化和语言相关。故答案是C。‎ ‎【十六】‎ 本文主要介绍了志愿者机构Thread的成立、目标和具体所做的事情。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知Thread通过其志愿者来帮助那些孩子们来实现自己的目标。‎ ‎6.答案：B　推理判断题。通过第五段“Kiss was 15 years old when she joined the program three years ago.”可知，Kiss也参加了Thread，下面介绍了她的经历，因此当文章介绍“And so when they came into my life, it helped me with everything.”可知，此处的they是指那些能够帮助她的志愿者们。‎ ‎7.答案：D　推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“When I moved up here. I didn't know a lot of people because I don't have family here.”可知，开始来到一个陌生的地方感到人生地不熟，再结合倒数第二段“She already knows what she wants to do with her life with their help.”可知，Kiss曾经从这个项目获益，因此本题答案为D项。‎ ‎8.答案：A　推理判断题。根据最后一段“Kiss has taught me a lot about perseverance. She has overcome numerous obstacles to get where she is today, which is really inspiring.”可知，Jesse Cohen说，在他帮助Kiss的过程中，学到了什么是坚韧，Kiss克服困难的过程也激励了他。‎ ‎【十七】‎ 本文讲述的是一个有探险精神的小孩Johnny，从小到大，总是用多种方式离家出走去探险，并最终实现了自己的愿望。‎ ‎1.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第二段“I just want to see new places in the world, which makes me very happy.”可知。‎ ‎2.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段“His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers.”可知。‎ ‎3.答案：D　细节理解题。根据最后一段“A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River.”可知。‎ ‎4.答案：B　推理判断题。根据每一段讲述的Johnny的经历，可知Johnny爱好探险，故答案是B。‎ ‎【十八】‎ 本文介绍的是一项新的研究成果：单独的脑力劳动不会使我们感到疲倦，真正让我们感到累的原因是我们的情绪。‎ ‎5.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段“To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that...when it is active, shows no fatigue at all！”可知。‎ ‎6.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional attitudes.”以及最后一段可知。‎ ‎7.答案：‎ A　推理判断题。根据最后一段，并结合第三段内容，可知作者与科学家的观点一致。‎ ‎8.答案：B　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知“那种厌倦，愤怒，焦虑，紧张，担忧不被欣赏的情绪会让sitting workers疲倦”，可推知。‎ ‎【十九】‎ 一个失去工作且对生活失去信心的人，在自己绝望的时候，救了一个面临危险的小女孩，之后感到这个世界上还是有很多值得珍惜的东西。‎ ‎1.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第一段“He lost his job and life just seems so pointless. A dark cloud of hopelessness hung over his head.”可知，这个人失去了工作，因此感到很失望。‎ ‎2.答案：A　细节理解题。根据第二段“A little girl with a toy bear in hand was playing nearby, whose parents were busy talking with other people.”可知，小女孩的父母正与他们的朋友聊天，因此当小女孩面临危险的时候，他们根本没注意到。‎ ‎3.答案：B　推理判断题。根据文章“Let me go！” the girl shouted.可知，起初小女孩不知道那个人的意图，再结合下文“I'm sorry I frightened you. Just get back to your parents, kid.”可知，那个男人解释了自己的行为。“I'm sorry, mister. I had thought you were a bad man. My toy is now for you.”可知，小女孩因为误解了他而感到羞愧并进而充满了感激之情。‎ ‎4.答案：C　主旨大意题。绝望的人在拯救了一个小女孩后又对生活充满了希望，暗示出帮助他人也就是帮助自己。‎ ‎【二十】‎ 本文是一篇说明文，介绍的是与memory相关的情况：定义，记忆存在的形式，以及记忆的作用。‎ ‎5.答案：D　细节理解题。根据第一段“...perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences”可知A、B、C三项错误，故选D，亦可根据“which are brought into the present by memory”确定D项正确。‎ ‎6.答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段“Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious...”可知。‎ ‎7.答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.”可知。‎ ‎8.答案：B　推理判断题。根据文章第三段讲述的内容，尤其是“However, this is but a part of the total amount of information that the teenager has stored.”可推知答案。‎