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2020
届高三百所名校好题速递分项汇编（
10
）之阅读理解
< br>阅读理解【
2020
届安徽省皖南八校高三第三次联考英
语试题】
Cinema Arts: Ice Hours
.
Osher Gallery
1
，
Microcinema
1
．
What may be the
main purpose of showing the video?
A
．
To present the
attractive scenery of the Antarctic.
B
．
To prove the
Antarctic is a source of inspiration for artists.
C
．
To show the
power of good teamwork of different people.
D
．
To remind
humans to be in harmony with the environment.
2
．
Who is likely
to be expert in visual art according to the
advertisement?
A
．
Camille Seaman.
C
．
Nathan
Clevenger.
B
．
Kim
Miskowicz.
D
．
Kristina
Dutton.
3
．
How
much will a healthy couple in their thirties with
a kid aged 9 pay for a visit in the
morning?
A
．
$$69. 85.
C
．
$$79.85.
【答案】
1
．
D2
．
B3
．
C
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。短文介绍了在
Micr
ocinema
Osher
画廊上映的视频信息，以及票价和开馆时间。
B
．
$$74.85.
D
．
$$89.85.
1
．
推理判
断题。
根据表格中
At its core, the
piece shows the close connection and independence
of humans and the
natural environment
and documents inspiring and endangered features of
our changing planet.
可知作品的核心是
展示人类与自然环境的紧密联系和独立性，并记录了我们这个不断变化的星球上鼓舞人心，濒临灭绝的物
种的特征。由此判断出，播放视频的主要目的是提醒人们要与环境和谐相处。故选
D
。
2
．细节理解题。根据表格中
The
work is a joint effort by photographer Camille
Seaman, visual artist Kim
Miskowicz,
composer/performer Kristina Dutton and
composer/guitarist Nathan Clevenger.
可知这
幅作品是由摄
影师
Camille
Seaman
、视觉艺术家
Kim
Miskowicz
、作曲家兼演员
Kristina
Dutton
和作曲家兼吉他手
Nathan
Clevenger
共同完成的。由此可知，
Kim
Miskowicz
是视觉艺术方面的专家。故选
B
。
3
．细节理解题。根
据表格中可知由此可知，一对
30
多岁的健康夫妇，带着一个<
/p>
9
岁的孩子，早上去看要
花
29.95+29.95+19.95=79.85
美元。故选
C
。
Summer has finally started. I walked
outside my house to smell the hot air of the
summer of 2019. We
were leaving for
Panama City Beach in the 6-hour drive. I had never
met the twelve cousins I have on my mom's
side of the family before and I was
kind of nervous to see them. Finally, we reached
the Emerald Coast. The whole
family of
18 people were all sharing one four- bedroom house
right on the water.
It was almost
dinner time and by that time I had been observing
the family. Everyone was running around the
house yelling and trying to figure out
dinner. It was only the first night and I already
didn't like this family. After
dinner,
everyone went to bed. I was glad it was bedtime
because now I could get some peace and quiet.
The next morning I got up before
everyone else. I looked out of the giant window at
the ocean. I watched
carefully as the
waves crashed against the sand and watched early
risers hanging up their beach towels. All I wanted
to do was go to the
beach
，
After about an hour I
started getting ready to go to the beach with my
mom.
Walking down the walkway to the
beach, I had particles of sand on my feet. I was
so excited that I ran to our
beach
chairs, threw on my glasses, and jumped into the
ocean. After a moment in the water, I noticed my
surroundings. I was alone in the area
of water I was in. For the next few hours, I
played in the sand. I made
sandcastles,
buried my feet
，
dug a hole, and made a wall. It was a
lot of fun, I then heard my mom yell my name. I
turned and looked at her and she told
me it was time to go. We left the beach and went
back up to our house for
dinner.
4
．
Which of the
following made the author nervous?
A
．
The long trip.
C
．
The heat of
summer.
B
．
His 6-hour
drive.
D
．
His
cousins he had never met before.
5
．
Why did the
author dislike the family on the first day of his
arriving there?
A
．
Because they
laughed at him a lot.
B
．
Because they
didn't play with him.
C
．
Because they
made too much noise.
D
．
Because they
shared a bedroom with him.
6
．
Why do you
think the author threw on his glasses before he
jumped into the ocean?
A
．
To protect his
eyes.
C
．
To do
some warming-up exercise.
B
．
To drink some
water.
D
．
To
appreciate more scenery at sea.
7
．
How did the
writer totally feel about the trip to the beach?
A
．
Delighted.
C
．
Exhausted.
【答案】
4
．
D5
．
C6
．
A7
．
A
【解析】
这
是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了作者
2019
年夏天见到了自己从未
见过的堂兄弟姐妹，以及去海滩玩
耍的事情。
4
．细节理解题。根据第一段中
I
had never met the twelve cousins I have on my
mom's side of the family before
and I
was kind of nervous to see them.
可知我以前从来
没有见过我妈妈那边的
12
个堂兄弟姐妹，
一想到见到他
们，我就有点紧张。由此可知，作者以前从未见过他的堂兄弟姐妹，所
以感到紧张。故选
D
。
5
．细节理解题。根据第二段中
Everyone
was running around the house yelling and trying to
figure out dinner. It
was only the
first night and I already didn't like this family.
可知每个人都在屋子里跑来跑去，大喊大叫，
想弄清
楚晚饭该吃什么。这只是第一个晚上，我已经不喜欢这个家庭了。由此可知，作者在他们到达的第一 天就
不喜欢这家人，因为他们制造了太多的噪音。故选
C
。
6
．
推理判断题。
根据最后一段
I was so
excited that I ran to our beach chairs, threw on
my glasses, and jumped into
the ocean.<
/p>
可知我太激动了，跑到我们的沙滩椅前，戴上眼镜，跳进海里。由此可推知，作者在跳进海
洋之
前戴上了眼镜是为了保护他的眼睛。故选
A
。
7
．
推理判断题。
根据最后一段中
I was so
excited that I ran to our beach chairs, threw on
my glasses, and jumped
into the ocean.
After a moment in the water, I noticed my
surroundings. I was alone in the area of water I
was in.
For the next few hours, I
played in the sand. I made sandcastles, buried my
feet, dug a hole, and made a wall. It was
a lot of fun, I then heard my mom yell
my name.
可知我太激动了，
跑到我们的沙滩椅前，
戴上眼镜，
跳进海里。
在水中呆了一会儿，
我注意到了周围的环境。我独自一人在我所处的水域里。接下来的几个小时，我在沙
B
．
Annoyed.
D
．
Disappointed.
滩上玩。我堆沙堡，埋脚，挖洞，砌墙。这很有趣，然后我听
到我妈妈喊我的名字。由此可推知，作者对
去海滩的旅行感觉很高兴。故选
A
。
TORONTO/' TOKYO- The International
Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the
Tokyo 2020
Summer Games because of the
coronavirus pandemic(
流行病
),
IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday, as a
window slowly began to open that would
allow the showcase to be staged next year.
Major sporting nations Australia and
Canada withdrew on Monday as organisers came under
global pressure
to postpone the event
for the first time in its 124-year modern history.
Pound told Reuters that a
one-year postponement looked like the best
solution. This would mean the Games,
scheduled for July 24-
Aug.
9, are likely to be held in the summer of
2021.“That's my conclusion ( there w
ill
be a
postponement) , Pound said in a
telephone interview, after Sunday's IOC decision
saying it was stepping up its
“scenario
planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games
-
including a possible postponement.
“From reading IOC
-speak in
the communique, if you are
g
oing to cancel, you simply cancel
because there are no future plans,” added Pound.
“But if you are going to carry on with
the original objective (to stage the Games), there
is no reason to issue a
statement
because you have already done that over the past
several weeks.”
Japan and the IOC have said calling off
the Games entirely is not an option. But finding a
new date could be
complicated as the
summer 2021 calendar is already crowded, while
2022 will see the soccer World Cup and the
Beijing Winter Olympics.
Pound said a large number of
stakeholders(
利益相关者
) from the
organising committee, to athletes to
broadcasters and sporting federations
would all need to be consulted before a plan could
be finalised but there were
early signs
of a willingness to accommodate a 2021 Summer
Games.
World Athletics said on Monday
they would be willing to move their 2021 world
championships scheduled for
Aug. 6-15
in Eugene, Oregon to clear a path for a 2021
Olympics.
“World Athletics has already
been in discussion with the Oreg
on 21
Organising Committee about the
possibility that the Olympic Games may
move to next year and they in turn have held
discussions with their key
stakeholders
and have reassured us they will work with all of
their partners and stakeholders to ensure that
Oregon
is able to host the World
Athletics Championships on alternative dates if it
is necessary,” athletics' global governing
body said in a statement.
8
．
What can we
learn from the news report?
A
．
Pound thought
that a one-year postponement was not so suitable
B
．
Oregon might
change the dates to hold the 2021 world
championships.
C
．
Australia and
Canada were discussing whether to withdraw from
the 2020 Olympics.
D
．
It is the
second time that the Olympic Games have been put
off in its 124-year modern history.
9
．
What does the
underlined word “communique
A
．
A thing that
blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.
B
．
The level of
quality, especially one that people think is
acceptable.
C
．
An
official announcement or statement, especially one
made to the media.
D
．
The information
that is used in a court of law to try to prove
something.
10
．
What does the
fourth paragraph mainly talk about? .
A
．
The success in
postponing the 2020 Olympic Games.
B
．
The purpose of
postponing the 2020 Olympic Games.
C
．
The difficulty
in postponing the 2020 Olympic Games.
D
．
The consequence
of postponing the 2020 Olympic Games.
11
．
Which of the
following can be the best title for the news
report?
A
．
Tokyo
2020 Games will be put off
B
．
Future of Tokyo
2020 Games hangs in the balance
C
．
IOC are to
decide on fate of Tokyo 2020 Games
D
．
Postponement of
Tokyo Olympics has to be considered
【答案
】
8
．
B9
．
C10
．
C11
．
A
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。
文章主要说明了因为新型冠状病毒的流行，
2020
年东京奥运
会将被推迟。澳
大利亚和加拿大这两个主要的体育国家退出了比赛，国际奥委会成员
Dick Pound
就此进行了一些说明。文
章还提到了延迟奥运会的困难，以及其他将推迟的赛事。
8
．
细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段
World Athletics said on Monday they would
be willing to move their 2021 world
championships scheduled for Aug. 6-15
in Eugene, Oregon to clear a path for a 2021 Olymp
ics.
可知，世界田径运
动员周一表示，他们愿意将原定于<
/p>
8
月
6
日至
15
日在俄勒冈州尤金市举行的
2021<
/p>
年世界锦标赛改期，以
便为
2021
年奥运会让路。由此可知，俄勒冈州可能会更改举办
2021
年世界锦标赛的日期。故选
B
。
9
．
词义猜测题。
根据上文
Pound said in a telephone
interview, after Sunday's IOC decision saying it
was stepping
up its “scenario planning”
for the Tokyo 2020 Games
- including a
possible postponement
可知，庞德在电话采访
< br>中说，周日的国际奥委会决定说，它正在加紧对
2020
年东京奥运会的
“
情景规划
”——
包括可能的延期，所
< br>以从国际奥委会在公报中的发言来看，如果你要取消，你就取消，因为没有未来的计划。故划线单词意思< /p>
为
“
官方声明或声明，尤指对媒体发表的
声明或声明
”
，故选
C
。
10
．主旨大意题。根据
第四段中
But finding a new date could be
complicated as the summer 2021 calendar is
already crowded, while 2022 will see
the soccer World Cup and the Beijing Winter Olympi
cs.
可知但由于
2021
年
夏季的日历已经很拥挤，而
2022
年将是足球
世界杯和北京冬奥会，因此寻找新的日期可能会很复杂。由此
可知，第四段主要讲了推迟
2020
年奥运会的困难。故选
C
。
11
．主旨大
意题。根据第一段
TORONTO/' TOKYO- The
International Olympic Committee has decided to
postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games
because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member
Dick Pound said on
Monday,
可知
多伦多
/
东京
——
国际奥委会成员
Dick Pound
周一表示，由于新型
冠状病毒的流行，国际奥委
会已决定推迟
2020
年东京夏季奥运会。
结合文章主要说明了因为新型冠状病毒的流行，
2020
年东京奥运会
将被推迟。澳大利亚和加
拿大这两个主要的体育国家退出了比赛，国际奥委会成员
Dick Pound
就此进行了
一些说明。
文章还提到了延迟奥运会
的困难，
以及其他将推迟的赛事。
故
A
选项
“2020
年东京奥运会将被推<
/p>
迟
”
符合文章标题，故选
A
。
SpaceX will soon have a whole fleet of
shiny silver Starship
prototypes(
原型
), if all goes
according to the
plan. Elon Musk gave
his annual update about Starship and Super Heavy,
the
reusable spaceship and
rocket,
respectively, that the company
is building to help colonize Mars. The
presentation took place at SpaceX s South
Texas site and featured the 165-foot-
tall Starship Mkl- the first full-size Starship
prototype, whose
assembly(
组装
)
was
completed just days before Musk's talk.
SpaceX aims to launch the stainless-
steel Mk1 on an uncrewed, 12- mile- high test
flight in the next month or
two, Musk
said. And a much more ambitious journey should
follow in relatively short order. “I mean, this is
going
to sound totally unrealistic, but
I think we want to try to
reach orbit
in less than six months.” But the Mk1 won't
make that milestone flight. That honour
will be likely to go to Mk4 or Mk5 Starship
version, Musk added.
Starship Mk2 is
already under construction and should be finished
within the next couple of months at most.
SpaceX plans to begin building the Mk3
at Boca Chica in about a month, and that prototype
will likely be ready to
fly about three
months from now. The Mk4 will take shape in
Florida shortly after that- and it could end up
being
the first Starship vehicle to
circle Earth.
Like most of Musk' s
plans, these construction schedules are quite
ambitious. SpaceX spent a lot of time on the
Mk1, after all; construction work on
that vehicle goes all the way back to at least
December 2018. But the company
has
learned a lot during the time, so getting a
Starship to orbit by the spring of 2020 should be
achievable, Must
said.
The Mk1 and Mk2
Starships are equipped with three of SpaceX’s
next
- generation Raptor engines.
Versions
starting with Mk3, however,
will be powered by six Raptors, just like the
final, operational Starship, which Musk
has said will be capable of carrying up
to 100 passengers.
At present SpaceX is
building one Raptor every eight to ten days but
should pick up the pace obviously in the
coming months. The record will
skyrocket when SpaceX starts building the Super
Heavy, which won't happen until
Starship Mk4 is done. The goal is to
get to one Raptor per day by early 2020 at the
latest.
The final Starship could take
to the skies very soon, if the testing campaign
continues to go well. And Japanese
billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has booked a
crewed flight around the moon aboard the system,
with a target launch
date of 2023.
12
．
What can we
learn about the Starship Mk1?
A
．
It is an
imaginary passenger-carrying vehicle.
B
．
It is an
unmanned reusable large spaceship.
C
．
It is a scaled-
down version of Super Heavy.
D
．
It is a
stainless-steel spaceship under construction.
13
．
How will Mk5
be powered according to the text?
A
．
By three of
SpaceX's next generation Raptor engines.
B
．
By four of
SpaceX' s next- generation Raptor engines.
C
．
By five of
SpaceX's next- generation Raptor engines.
D
．
By six of
SpaceX s next- generation Raptor engines.
14
．
Which of the
following is true about Mk4 compared with the
former Starships?
A
．
It will take up
to 100 passengers to space.
B
．
It is the first
to make a test flight orbiting Mars.
C
．
It has been
under construction for about one year.
D
．
It is expected
to go into Earth's orbit before long.
15
．
Why is Yusaku
Maezawa mentioned in the last paragraph?
A
．
The project of
SpaceX is promising.
B
．
Space
exploration has caught on worldwide.
C
．
SpaceX takes
the lead in the aerospace field.
D
．
More financial
support is desperately needed.
【答案】
12
．
B13
．
D14
．
D15
．<
/p>
A
Elon
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。
文章主要说明了
SpaceX
很快就会拥有一整支闪亮的银色星际飞船原型舰队，
Musk
在他的年度报告中分别介绍了该公司为帮助开拓火星而建造的星际飞船和超重型，以及可重复使用
的
宇宙飞船和火箭。文章详细介绍了星际飞船系列飞船的计划和配置情况。
12
．细节理解题。根据第一段中
Elon Musk gave his annual update about
Starship and Super Heavy, the reusable
spaceship and rocket, respectively,
that the company is building to help colonize
Mars. The presentation took place
at
SpaceX s South Texas site and featured the
165-foot-tall Starship Mkl- the first full-size
Starship prototype,
whose assembly was
completed just days before Musk's
talk.
可知
Elon Musk
在
他的年度报告中分别介绍了该公
司为帮助开拓火星而建造星际飞船和超重型，以及可重复
使用的宇宙飞船和火箭。发布会在
SpaceX
公司的
南德克萨斯基地举行，
展示了
165
英尺高的星际飞船
Mkl
，
这是第一艘全尺寸的星际飞船原型，
它的组装工
作在马斯克演
讲前几天完成。以及第二段中
SpaceX aims to launch the
stainless-steel Mk1 on an uncrewed, 12-
mile- high test flight in the next
month or two, Musk said.
可知马斯克表示，
SpaceX
的目标是在未来一两个月里，
在无人驾驶
的
12
英里高空试飞不锈钢
Mk1
。由此可知，星际飞船
Mk1
是一艘无人驾
驶可重复使用的大型
宇宙飞船。故选
B
。
13
．细节理解题。根据倒数第三
段中
Versions starting with Mk3, however,
will be powered by six Raptors, just
like the final, operational Starship,
which Musk has said will be capable of carrying up
to 100 passengers.
可知然
而，从
Mk3
开始之后的版本，将由
6
架猛禽提供动力，就像最后一艘投入使用的星际飞船一样。马斯克曾
表示，这艘
飞船最多可以搭载
100
名乘客。由此可知，
< br>SpaceX
公司的下一代猛禽发动机为
Mk5
提供动力。
故选
D
。<
/p>
14
．
细节理
解题。
根据第三段中
The Mk4 will take
shape in Florida shortly after that- and it could
end up being the
first Starship vehicle
to circle Earth.
可知在那之后不久，
Mk4
将在佛罗里达州成形
——
它可能最终成
为第一艘
环绕地球的星际飞船。由此可知，与以前的星际飞船相比，
Mk4
不久就会进入地球轨道。故选
D
。
15
．推理判断题。根据最后
一段中
The final Starship could take to the
skies very soon, if the testing campaign
continues to go well.
可知如果测试活
动继续顺利进行，最终的星际飞船可能很快升空。由此可推知，最后一
段提到
Yusaku Maezawa
的目的是为了表明
SpaceX
的项目是很有希望的。故选
A
。
阅读理解
【
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Libraries
across Long Island will offer a variety of face
painting, crafts, games and shows this Saturday in
celebration of
Take Your Child to the Library Day.
Here is how libraries around Long
Island will celebrate:
Harborfields
Public library
Young children can spend
the morning singing and dancing with Ms. Diane
Young. Children of all ages can
participate in a get
—
to
—
know
—
your
—
library hunt from 12 p.m.
to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a
prize awarded to everyone who finishes
the hunt.
When: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: 31 Broadway, Greenlawn
More info: Free and open to all,
tickets are required for the magic and comedy
show;
631-757-4200,
Patchogue-Medford library
Spend the day with the very hungry
caterpillar taking photos, playing games and
making caterpillar crafts. A
library
representative will be on hand to talk about
library programs and services. “it’s a
chanc
e for families to
come
and connect with the library and to learn all
about the services that we offer and good for
families to spend
time together,” said
Patchogue
-
Medford Library
children’s librarian Elizabeth Ramos.
When: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Where:
54-60 East Main Street, Patchogue
More
info: Free and open to all; 631-654-4700,
Henry Waldinger Memorial library
Children 3 months to 13 years can color
and create bookmark crafts. The first 25 children
will receive a free
book. The library
will also raffle off (
抽奖
) a
basket of books and other goodies.
When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream
More info: Free and open to all,
preference given to Valley Stream library
cardholders; 516-825-6422,
Connetquot Public library
Kids can spend the morning making
crafts and taking green screen photos. There will
also be a balloon artist
and raffles.
When: 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Where: 760 Ocean Avenue,
Bohemia
More info: Free and open to
all; 631-567-5079,
1
．
Which activity
needs tickets for admission?
A
．
The magic and
comedy show.
C
．
The morning
singing and dancing.
B
．
Taking green
screen photos.
D
．
A get
—
to
—
know
—
your
—
library hunt.
2
．
Which phone
number will you ring to join in family activities?
A
．
631-757-4200.
C
．
516-825-6422.
3
．
Which library
will offer some free books?
A
．
Harborfields
Public Library.
C
．
Henry Waldinger
Memorial Library .
【答案】
1
．
A2
．
B3
．
C
【解析】
本文是
一篇应用文，介绍了几个图书馆在
“
带孩子去图书馆日
”
当天为儿童提供的一些活动。
1
．
细节理解题。
根据
Harborfields Public
library
部分中的
“Free and open to
all, tickets are required for the magic
and comedy show; ”
可知，活动免费向所有
人开放，但魔术和喜剧表演需要门票，故
A
项正确。
2
．
细节理解题。
根据
Patchogue-Medford
library
部分中的
““it’s a chance
for families to come
and connect with
the
library and to learn all about the
services that we offer and good for families to
spend time together,” said
Patchogue-
Medford Library
children’s librarian Elizabeth
Ramos.”
及
“More info: Free and
open to all;
631-654-
4700, ”
可知，帕乔基
-
梅德福图书馆的儿童图
书管理员伊丽莎白
·
拉莫斯说：
“
这是一个让家
人来图书馆与我们联系的机会，
了解我们所提供的所有服务，
也让家人有更多的时间待在一起
”
，
由此可知，
如果想要参加家庭活动
，应该去梅德福图书馆，联系电话是
631-654-4700
，故
B
项正确。
3
．
细节理解题。
根据
Henry Waldinger Memorial library
部分中的
“The first 25
children will receive a free book.”
可知，在
亨利
·
瓦尔丁格纪念图书馆，前
25<
/p>
个孩子将得到一本免费的书，故
C
项正确
。
Rising numbers of older
adults are unable to care for themselves, often
leading to serious health problems
and
even death, according to state and local
government agencies. So-called self-neglect cases
generally involve the
inability to
perform basic self-care, such as providing oneself
with food, personal health, medication and safety.
Seniors who no longer drive, for
instance, are often unable to get to medical
appointments, worsening health
problems
that can make them unable to care for themselves.
A fall can result in body injuries leaving one
bedridden
and unable to care for
oneself. Failure to pay bills for public services
could lead to service cutoffs. Forgetting to pay
B
．
Patchogue-
Medford Library.
D
．
Connetquot
Public Library.
B
．
631-654-4700.
D
．
631-567-5079.
rent could lead to the loss
of a home.
Mr. McCormack, 75 years old,
and his wife, 71, both had mental illness and
stayed in hospitals from time to
time,
unable to care for their possessions. Despite
repeated visits to their home by local officials,
the Mc-Cormacks
declined assistance.
But after they were found living in their car
parked outside their house in December 2017,
officials removed them from their home
and helped them settle in a nursing home.
Self-neglect cases, like above,
involved 144,296 people across the country in
2018, according to a report. The
federal gove
rnment doesn’t
have comparable data for previous years, but
several state and local service providers
say they are seeing the self-neglect
problem swell.
The reasons seniors stop
caring for themselves vary, including illness,
depression and poverty. The loss of the
spouse or a neighbor who previously
kept an eye on an individual often starts a
decline into self-neglect, experts say.
And the key to reducing self-neglect
cases is providing services to enable seniors to
remain in their homes safely,
such as
reliable transportation for medical appointments
and shopping, as well as affordable home help.
4
．
What does the
author intend to do in paragraph 2?
A
．
Give examples
of self-neglect cases.
C
．
Summarize the
previous paragraph.
5
．
What do we know
about the Mc-Cormacks?
A
．
They longed for
help from others.
B
．
They took good
care of themselves.
C
．
They couldn’t
afford to go to hospital.
D
．
They ended up
living in the nursing house.
6
．
What can be a
suitable title for the text?
A
．
Self-care
Benefits Greatly the Seniors.
B
．
Self-Neglect
Rises Among the Elderly.
C
．
Government’s
Encouragement on Self
-care.
D
．
Many Years’
Investigation on Self
-Neglect.
7
．
What is the
text most likely from?
A
．
A science
fiction.
C
．
A
guidebook.
【答案】
4
．
A5
．
D6
．
B7
．
B
B
．
A newspaper.
D
．
A fairy tale.
B
．
Provide some
advice for seniors.
D
．
Introduce a new
topic for discussion.
【解析】<
/p>
本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了美国社会的自我忽视问题
——
越来越多的老年人无法照顾自己，常
常导致严重的健康问题，甚至死亡
。
4
．推理判断题。根据第一段中的
“So
-called self-neglect
cases generally involve the inability to perform
basic
self-care, such as providing
onese
lf with food, personal health,
medication and safety. ”
可知，所谓的自我忽视案
例通常涉及到无法进行基本的自我护理，如为自己提供食物、个人健康、药物和安全，再结合第二
段内容，
特别是第一句中的
“for instance”
可知，作者在第二段是想举几个老年人自我忽视的例子，故
A
项正确。
5
．细节
理解题。根据第三段中的
“But after they were found
living in their car parked outside their house
in
December 2017, officials
removed them from their home and helped them
settle in a nursing home.”
可知，但在
< br>2017
年
12
月他们（麦科马
克夫妇）被发现住在停在屋外的车里后，官员将他们从家中带走，并帮助他们在
养老院安
顿下来，故
D
项正确。
6
．主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的
“Rising numbers of older adults are unable to care
for
themselves, often leading to
serious health problems and even death, according
to state and local government
agencies.
”
及
“So
-called
self-
neglect cases”
可知，本文主要介绍
了美国社会的自我忽视问题
——
越来越多的老
< br>年人无法照顾自己，常常导致严重的健康问题，甚至死亡，故
B
< br>项正确。
7
．推理判断题。通
读全文，特别是根据第一段中的
“Rising numbers of older
adults
are unable to care for
themselves, often leading to serious
health problems and even death, according to state
and local government
agencies.”
< br>及
“So
-called
self-
neglect cases”
可知，本文主要介绍
了美国社会的自我忽视问题
——
越来越多的老
< br>年人无法照顾自己，常常导致严重的健康问题，甚至死亡，这属于社会问题，最有可能出现在报纸上，故< /p>
B
项正确。
For
much of the 20th century, milk was a simple part
of daily life in the U.S., as farmers raised cows,
milkmen delivered bottles and children
drank it at school. But those days are fading. On
January 5 Borden Dairy,
the milk
processor with a cheery Elsie the cow on its
label, announced to be filing for bankruptcy
(
破产
) protection.
Borden Dairy, which said it was
affected by “market challenges facing the milk
industry,” follows Dean Foods,
America’s largest milk producer, which
filed for bankruptcy protec
tion in
November.
America has fallen out of
love with drinking milk, as there are more lower-
calorie options and people are
preferring water bottles to milk
cartons (
盒子
). Americans each
drank about 146 lb. of fluid milk-a category that
includes products fr
om skim
to creamin 2018, according to the USDA’s Economic
Research Service. That may
sound like a
lot, but it’s down 26% just since 2000.
The downturn has been tough on milk
processors like Borden and Dean, which buy fresh
milk from farms and
use techniques to create a consumer-
safe drink with a longer shelf life. For the past
five years, thanks to technology
that
increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were
relatively low, which meant processors could break
even
although there was shifting
demand. But
prices went up again last
year, squeezing the processors’ already tight
profits. “Declining sales in a business
with small profit is not a good recipe for
success” says Mark Stephenson,
director
of dairy policy analysis at the University of
Wisconsin.
Milk processors are also
facing competition from big retailers
(
零售商
), which have set up
their own
processing plants. In 2018,
Walmart opened a milk-processing plant in Indiana
to serve hundreds of stores in the
Midwest, taking away approximately 95
million gal. of milk-processing business from Dean
Foods.
8
．
What can
we learn about American milk industry?
A
．
Consumers favor
bottled milk.
B
．
Milk producers
have cows on their labels.
C
．
Processed milk
is losing its popularity.
D
．
Borden Dairy is
the largest milk producer.
9
．
What does the
underlined part “break
even”
，
in paragraph 3
probably mean?
A
．
Have no loss.
C
．
Go bankrupt.
B
．
Upgrade
technology.
D
．
Produce large
quantities of goods.
10
．
What’s Mark
Stephenson’s attitude towards the milk
industry?
A
．
Positive.
C
．
Ambiguous.
B
．
Concerned.
D
．
Prejudiced.
11
．
Why have some
big retailers brought a challenge to milk
processors?
A
．
They open
stores abroad.
C
．
They process
milk by themselves.
【答案】
8
．
C9
．
A10
．
B11
．
C <
/p>
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国牛奶加工业的现状以及面
临的挑战。
8
．推理判断题。根据第
二段中的
“America has fallen out of love
with drinking milk, as there are more
lower-
calorie options and
people are preferring water bottles to milk carton
s”
可知，美国人已经不再喜欢喝牛奶
了，因为现在有更多低热
量的选择，而且人们更喜欢瓶装水而不是盒装牛奶，这说明加工的牛奶越来越不
受欢迎了
，故
C
项正确。
9
．词义猜测题。根据画线词前的
“thanks to
technology that increased milk production,
fresh
-milk prices were
B
．
They lower the
price of milk.
D
．
They won’t
offer fresh milk to processors.
relatively low,”
可知，由于技术提高了牛奶产量，而且从农场购买鲜奶的价格又相对较低，所以尽管需求在
变化（人们不买那么多牛奶了）
，但（由于投入少了，产量大了）牛奶加工商仍能实现
盈亏平衡，由此可知
画线词的意思是
“
没有损失
”
，故
A
项正确。
10
．推理判断题。根
据第三段中的
““Dec
lining sales in a
business with small profit is not a good recipe
for
success” says Mark Stephenson,
director of dairy policy analysis at the
University of Wisconsin.”
可知，威斯康星
大学乳品政策分析主任马克
?
斯蒂芬森表示，在一家利
润微薄的企业中，销售额下降并不是成功的良方，由
此可知，马克
?
斯蒂芬森对对牛奶工业的现状表示担忧，故
B
项正确。
11
．细节理解
题。根据最后一段中的
“Milk processors are also
facing competition from big retailers
(
零售商
),
which have
set up their own processing plants.”
可知，
牛奶加工商还面临着来自大型零售商的竞争，因为这些
零售商已经建立了自己的牛奶加工
厂，故
C
项正确。
Wandering the British Museum, you can
see some of the finest objects ever created by
human hands. But
some of our most
precious objects are things that were once thrown
away. Today, they have become invaluable
tools for learning about the past.
On display in Room 3, Disposable?
exhibits a group of objects: finds from Staple
Howe, a settlement
sometime between 700
BC and 450 BC
．
These pot
pieces, animal bones, and tools were cast aside
when they were
no longer useful.
Thousands of years later they allow us to study
the people who made, used, and threw them away.
From Staple Ho
we’s rubbish
we know that its inhabitants were very
resourceful: a broken pot was recycled to make
a spindle whorl, and a razor has been
heavily sharpened to lengthen its life.
The second half of the Disposable?
displays the human impact of modem waste in the
Pacific Island nations.
Single-use
products made from plastic are often thrown away
poorly. This has led to almost eight million
metric
tons of plastic entering our
oceans every year.
A simple yet
technically beautiful yellow fishing basket made
by Guam artist Guerrero highlights the plastic
waste problem in the Pacific. For
centuries, fishing baskets in Guam were made of
coconut leaves but here
Guerrero used
plastic wrapping found on his local beach. While
the basket is made using traditional techniques,
the
plastic wrapping is more durable
than plant fibers. Guerrero has found a creative
and practical way to give this
single-
use material a second life.
Communities
across the Pacific are working together to fight
the problem through re-purposing thrown
—
away items and
banning some single-use plastic items. However,
these local responses can by no means reduce the
scale of the problem. The plastic
crisis cannot be left to individuals or
communities and will take a concerted
international effort by
governments across the globe.
If the
rubbish from Staple Howe can help us build stories
and details of people living in ancient Britain,
what
can today’s plastic rubbish tell
us about ourselves?
12
．
Why are the
deserted objects in Staple Howe valuable?
A
．
They were
created by hand.
C
．
They consist of
precious materials.
B
．
They were
beautifully decorated.
D
．
They bear
information of life in the past.
13
．
In which way
did Guerrero change the traditional fishing
basket?
A
．
Material.
C
．
Color.
14
．
The
exhibition, Disposable? ________.
A
．
is displayed in
two rooms
B
．
is
held by Pacific communities
C
．
displays both
ancient and modem items
D
．
shows Staple
Howe’s influence on Pacific communities
15
．
What does the
writer suggest about the plastic crisis?
A
．
Leaving it to
individuals.
B
．
Holding
international concerts.
C
．
Local responses
from Staple Howe.
D
．
A united effort
by global governments.
【答案】
1
2
．
D13
．
A14
．
C15
．
D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大英博物馆
3
号房间的一次性？展览所展示的展品及其意义和反映的
问题。
12
．
细节理解题。
根据第二段中的
“From
Staple Howe’s rubbish we know
that its
inhabitants were very resourceful:
a
broken pot was recycled to make a spindle whorl,
and a razor has been heavily sharpened to lengthen
its life.”
可
知，从斯特普尔豪斯的废弃物中我们了
解到它的居民是充满智慧的：一个破碎的罐子被回收用来制作一个
纺锤轮，一把剃刀被磨
快来延长它的使用寿命，由此可知，斯特普尔豪斯被遗弃的物品有价值是因为它们
承载了
过去生活的信息（从它们我们能够了解过去人们生活的一些情况）
，故
< br>D
项正确。
13
．细节理解题。根据第四段中的
“For centuries,
fishing baskets in Guam were made of coconut
leaves but here
Guerrero used plastic
wrapping found on his local beach.”
可知，<
/p>
几个世纪以来，
关岛的捕鱼篮都是用椰叶做的，
< br>
B
．
Technique.
D
．
Wrapping.
但格雷罗在这里使用的是当地海滩上发现的塑料包装，也就是
说格雷罗通过改变制作材料改变了传统的捕
鱼篮，故
A
项正确。
14
．细节
理解题。根据第二段中的
“On display in Room 3,
Disposable? exhibits a group of objects: finds
from
Staple Howe, a settlement sometime
between 700 BC and 450 BC.”
可知，一次性？展览展出了
在斯特普尔豪斯
发现的、
公元前
700
年到公元前
450
年之间的人类定居点
的一组废弃物品；
再根据第三段中的
“The second
half
of the Disposabl
e?
displays the human impact of modem waste in the
Pacific Island nations.”
可知，一次性？展览
的后半部分展示现代垃圾对太平洋岛国居民的影响，
由此可知，
一次性？展览展示了古代和现代物品，
故
C
项正确。
15
．细节
理解题。根据倒数第二段中的
“The plastic crisis cannot
be left to individuals or communities and will
take a concerted
internation
al effort by governments
across the globe.”
可知，作者认为解决塑料危机不能只靠个
人和社区，需要全球各国政府共同努力，故
D
项正确。
阅读理解
【
2020
届广东省深圳市高三第一次调研】
Auckland University Online Education
—
What to Expect
Most Auckland University
（
AU
）
online programs are 100 percent online
so that students do not come to the
school campus. Instead, AU has designed
a media-rich, easy-to-use learning environment
through a Learning
Management System
（
LMS
）
.
? Discipline
（纪律）
With disciplined work habits, you are
likely to succeed as an online student. It is up
to you to log on to your
course and
meet your own deadlines.
? Time
Management
In order to earn
competitive grades, plan on spending a minimum of
20-25 hours a week on each course. AU
courses operate on a seven-week
schedule, with start dates in January, March, May,
July, September and November.
Students
are able to complete two courses per semester by
taking one seven-week course at a time.
? Professional Connections
Many of the AU faculty
（教员）
who teach online have
connections to industry, so the online learning
environment ensures access to diverse
expertise and practice. It includes an extensive
network of professionals in a
variety
of industries.
“I work as an IT
manager. And right from the very beginning, every
class I took was relevant to what I was
doing at
work. The wide
range of courses gave me a strong foundation for
my career development.”
—
Jim Heilman,
Computer Information Systems graduate
?
Technology
It goes without
saying that technology plays a vital role in
online learning. You will need a high-speed
Internet
connection and basic computer
skills. For specifics, please click here to visit
our Technology page.
1
．
How long does
it take to complete one course?
A
．
Seven weeks.
C
．
Several months.
B
．
One semester.
D
．
At least 20-25
hours.
2
．
What is
the purpose of mentioning Jim Heilman?
A
．
To recognize an
excellent graduate.
B
．
To set a good
example to other learners.
C
．
To prove
benefits of professional connections.
D
．
To show
effective methods of online learning.
3
．
Where is the
text probably taken from?
A
．
A course
brochure.
C
．
An
academic magazine.
【答案】
1
．
A2
．
C3
．
B
【解析】
本文是
应用文。文章介绍了奥克兰大学的在线教育的优势所在。
1<
/p>
．细节理解题。根据第三段中的
“Students are
able to complete two courses per semester by
taking one
seven-
week course
at a time.”
可知，一门课程需要七个星期来完成，学生每学期可以上完两门
课程。即完成
一门课程需要七个星期。故选
A
< br>。
2
．推理判断题。根据第三
段中的
“The wide range of courses gave me a
strong foundation for my career
develop
ment.”
可知，广泛的课程为
Jim Heilman
的职业发展奠定了坚实的基础。因此文章提到
Jim Heilma
n
的目的是为了证明与专业人士建立联系的好处。故选
C
。
3
．推理判断题
。根据最后一段中的
“For specifics, please
click
here to visit our
Technology page.”
可知，有关详
细信息，请
单击此处访问我们的技术学院的页面。因此文章可能来自一个大学网站。故选
B
。
My mother
always said, “You young men should explore your
own country before stepping out into the
world.” It seemed like a tough task.
But luckily for me, Via Rail Can
ada
offered youths between the ages of 18 and
25 the chance to ride the train across
Canada for the month of July in 2017.I jumped at
the opportunity and secured
an
inexpensive ticket.
B
．
A college
website.
D
．
An
online advertisement.
Excitement was at its peak as I
approached the train station on the morning when
my 22-day adventure was to
begin. I
jumped on board the passenger vessel
（车厢）
like it was the train to
Hogwarts in Harry Potter. The train
headed west in search of our first
destination
—
the scenic
town of Banff, Alberta. After just an hour on the
train,
desperation already came on me.
The thought of three full days on those tracks
broke my spirits. As I gazed out
towards Lake Superior’s glistening
（闪闪发亮）
waves, I decided if I
was to be stuck in here, I would need to enjoy
my time.
Those three days
turned into a summer camp on rails. Real
friendships with the crew were born within that
train. Stops were made in small, remote
railroad villages. A large group of strangers
turned travelling companions
would rush
towards the villages to reward our endless
patience with local cuisine. At night, we would
walk to the
glass-domed
（玻璃穹顶）
train car, which gave
a scenic view of the night sky, untouched by light
pollution.
After three days, we arrived
in Banff. Before my adventure of taking the train
across Canada, if I could have
skipped
the travel and arrived at the destination, I would
have. But that is no longer true. I’ve learned
that the
journey can be more enjoyable
than the destination.
4
．
What made the
author’s train trip possible?
A
．
The
encouragement from his mother.
B
．
The attraction
of the splendid scenery.
C
．
A time-limited
ticket offer for youths.
D
．
His
determination to face the tough tasks.
5
．
What did the
author experience after one hour on the train?
A
．
Great joy.
B
．
A dream-like
trip.
C
．
Unrealistic
hopes.
D
．
Faded
enthusiasm.
6
．
Which of the
following best describes the author as a young
man?
A
．
Considerate.
C
．
Smart.
B
．
Adaptable.
D
．
Determined.
7
．
What has the
author learned from his adventure?
A
．
To enjoy
travelling on his own.
B
．
To be content
with train service.
C
．
To skip to the
final destination.
D
．
To explore more
in the process.
【答案】
4
．
C5
．
D6
．
B7
．
D
【解析】
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者的旅行经历，作者的心态从盼望快速到
达目的地转变为关注旅途
中的快乐。
4
．细节理解题。根据第一段中的
“But luckily
for me, Via Rail Canada offered youths between the
ages of 18 and
25 the chance to ride
the train across Canada for the month of July in
2017.I jumped at the opportunity and secured
an inexpensive
ticket.”
可知，
Via Rail Canada
公司为
18
至
25
岁之间的年轻人提供了在
对作者来说幸运的是，
2017
年
7
月乘火车穿越加
拿大的机会。
作者抓住这个机会并获得了一张便宜的火车票。
因
此
Via Rail Canada
公司为青少年提供的限时的
火车票使作者的火车之旅成为了可能。故选
C
。
5
．细节理解题。根据第二段中的
< br>“After just an hour on the train, desperation already came on me. The thought of
three full days on those tracks broke
my spirits.”
可知，在火车上仅一个小时之后，作者就已经感到绝望了。一
想到要在火车上呆整整三天让作者很沮丧。
< br>即作者在火车上呆了一个小时后，
其旅行热情开始下降。
故选
D
。
6
．
推理判断题。
根据第二段中的
“As
I gazed out towards Lake Superior’s glistening
waves, I decided if I was to be
stuck
in here, I would need to enjoy my time.”
和第三段中的
“Those three days
turned into a summer camp on
rails.
Real friendships with the crew were born within
that train.”
可知，当作者凝视苏必利尔湖畔闪闪发光的海
浪时，作者决定如果要呆在这里，我需要享受我的时间。那三天变成了铁轨上的夏令营。与乘务员的真正
友谊源于那列火车。
由此可知，
作者想
办法度过在火车上的时间，
使自己充满快乐。因此
“
适应性强
”
最能恰
当地描
述作者。故选
B
。
< br>7
．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的
“I’ve
learned that the journey can be more enjoyable
than the destination.”
可
知，作者明
白了关注旅途中的快乐比盼望到达目的地更有趣。即作者明白了要在旅行中去探索更多的快乐。
< br>故选
D
。
Jere
my from America cannot
understand why a lady he met outside the Hyde Park
in London said, “Ooh,
isn’t it cold?”,
and he thinks of this behaviour as a distinctively
English concern about the weather. In fact, the
female was just trying to strike up a
conversation with Jeremy. Not necessarily a long
conversation
—
just an
exchange of greetings. It is not always
quite that obvious, but all English weather
conversations have a distinctive
structure conducted according to
unwritten but accepted rules.
The
unpredictable nature of our weather ensures that
there is always something new to comment on, or
perhaps most importantly, agree about.
We have already established that
weather-
speak greetings like “Cold,
isn’t
it?”
require the response expressing agreement, as in
“Yes, isn’t it?” .It would be very rude to respond
with “No,
actually it’s quite mild.” or
“It’s pretty hot to me.” If you deliberately break
the rule, you will find that the
atmosphere becomes rather tense and
awkward. There may be an uncomfortable silence.
Most likely, they will
either change
the subject or continue talking about the weather
among themselves politely, if coldly, ignoring
your
faux pas.
There is,
however, one situation in which English weather-
speakers are not required to observe the agreement
rule at all and that is the male-
bonding argument, particularly the pub-argument.
In the special environment of the
pub,
constant disagreement not just on the weather, but
on everything else as well is a means of
expressing
friendship.
While
we may spend much of our time complaining about
our weather, foreigners are not allowed to
criticize
it. Indeed, this brings us to
the weather as family rule. In this respect, we
treat the English weather like a member of
our family: one can complain about the
b
ehavior of one’s own children or
parents, but any blame from an outsider
is unacceptable. The weather may be one
of the few things about which the English are
still unconsciously and
unashamedly
patriotic
（爱国的）
.
8
．
Why did the
lady comment on the weather to Jeremy?
A
．
To build up
friendship.
B
．
To
begin a casual chat.
C
．
To send
seasonal greetings.
D
．
To express
dissatisfaction.
9
．
What does the
underlined phrase “faux pas” in Paragraph 2
probably mean?
A
．
Improper
response.
B
．
Careless
attitude.
C
．
Rude
interruption.
D
．
Frequent
complaint.
10
．
What is
Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A
．
Male bonding in
pubs.
B
．
Argument
about weather.
C
．
Exception to
the agreement rule.
D
．
Making friends
by disagreement.
11
．
What is the
best title for this text?
A
．
Politeness Tips
for Foreigners
B
．
Accepted Rules
in Social Life
C
．
English
Politeness in Weather Conversation
D
．
Hidden Rules of
English Weather Conversation
【答案】
8
．
B9
．
A10
．
C11
．
D
【解析】
本文是说明文。文章讲述英国人在谈
论天气时是按照未成文但被人们普遍接受的规则进行的，谈
论天气是英国人一种独有的情
怀。
8
．细节理解题。根据第一段中
的
“In fact, the female was just trying
to strike up a conversation with
Jeremy. Not
necessarily a long
conversation
—
just an exchange of greetings.”
< br>可知，
实际上这名女性只是想与
Jeremy
搭一下
话。不必是长时间的对话，只是互相问好。因此这位女士对
Jeremy
评论天气是为了开始一个随便的聊天。
故选
B
。
9
．短语猜测题。根据第二段中的
“The
unpredictable nature of our weather ensures that
there is always something
new to comment on, or perhaps most
importantly, agree about.”
可知，我们天气的不可预测性
确保我们始终有新
的东西可以评论，或者说最重要的是要达成对天气的共识。由此可知，
人们在谈论天气时，双方往往会有
一致的看法。由
“If
you deliberately break the rule, you will find
that the atmosphere becomes rather tense
and
awkward. There may be an
uncomfortable silence.”
可知，如果你故意违反规则，你会发
现气氛变得非常紧张和
尴尬。可能会有不舒服的沉默。因此说话双方就要做出选择，即下
文的
“
他们很可能会改变话题，或者继续
礼貌地谈论天气
”
。
如果对话氛围不
好的话，
他们自然会忽略你的回应。
因此，
这说明你的回应是不合适的，
即违背了人们默认的规则。即划线短语意为
“
不当的回应
”
。
故选
A
。
<
/p>
10
．段落大意题。根据第三段中的
“T
here is, however, one situation in
which English weather-speakers are not
required to observe the agreement rule
at all and that is the male-bonding argument,
particularly the pub-argument.
In the
special environment of the pub, constant
disagreement not just on the weather, but on
everything else as well
is a means of
expressing friendship.”
可知，
有一
种情况下，英国谈论天气的人不需要遵守规则，
这是发生在男
人
小圈子里的，尤其是在酒吧。在酒吧的特殊环境中，天气上的不断的分歧和在其他所有方面的分歧都是
表达友谊的一种手段。即第
3
段主要讲的是遵守天
气对话规则的例外。故选
C
。
11
．标题判断题。通读全文尤其是第一段的
“all English weather conversations have a
distinctive structure
condu
cted according to
unwritten but accepted rules.”
可知，
所有关于天气的对话都是按照未成文但被人们普遍
接受的规则进行的。文章接
下来具体地对该规则进行了解释，因此本文的最佳标题是
“
英国
人天气对话的潜
规则
”
。故选
D
。
Should we be thrilled that, for
the first time in a century, Australia went more
than a week without using any
coal to
make electricity? While some are welcoming this as
a sign that the country is going green, the bigger
picture
is less encouraging. For one
thing, renewables
（可再生能源）
supplied only 23 per
cent of electricity during this
coal-
free period, while 45 per cent came from natural
gas. In the past decade, the country has gone from
getting a
third of its electricity from
coal to obtaining more than a third from
renewables like onshore wind on average.
Australia now gets 11 per cent of its
electricity from “renewable” biomass
（生物质能）
, much of it using
imported
wood. But forest campaigners
say swapping coal for wood isn’t truly renewable
and is actually doing huge damage
to
the environment.
For another, Australia
is off-track when it comes to meeting its long-
term targets for cutting greenhouse gas
emissions
(
排放
).Producing electricity
without burning fossil fuels is relatively easy.
But it is much harder to heat
homes, to
make cement and steel, to grow food and to power
cars, ships and planes without producing any
greenhouse gases. In view of this, we
should handle the energy and climate crises at the
same time by finding
climate-friendly
alternatives to coal.
Australia has now
stopped the financial aid that drove its
renewables revolution. So growth in renewable
energy is expected to come to a stop in
a decade. The global renewables revolution seems
to be following the same
trend. The
International Energy Agency
（
IEA
）
recently announced that the world added
180 gigawatts
（千兆
瓦）
of solar,
wind, hydro power and bioenergy in 2018, the same
as in 2017. But IEA said we must add 300
gigawatts a year to have a chance of
limiting global warming to under 2°
C by
2100. So we should cheer the end of
coal, but continue to worry about how
it will be replaced.
12
．
In the
“coal
-
free week”, what did
Aus
tralia use most to make electricity?
A
．
Natural gas.
C
．
Biomass.
B
．
Onshore wind.
D
．
Wood.
13
．
What can be
inferred about the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions in Paragraph 2?
A
．
Positive
results are tracked.
B
．
Long-term goals
are ambitious.
C
．
Additional
efforts are required.
D
．
Climate changes
are unavoidable.
14
．
What can we
learn about renewable energy in Paragraph 3?
A
．
It ought to be
replaced.
B
．
It
will see an adequate increase.
C
．
It starts a
revolution in Australia.
D
．
It needs
constant financial aid.
15
．<
/p>
Wh
at is the author’s attitude
towards the coal
-free week?
A
．
Skeptical.
C
．
Thrilled.
【答案】
12
．
A13<
/p>
．
C14
．
D1
5
．
A
【解析】
本文是说明文。文章讲述了一个世纪以来，首次没有使用任何煤炭发电的澳大利亚引起人们的关
注，虽然这是一个好的势头，但总体情况却不太乐观。促进可再生能源更新需要持续的财政援助和不断
的
努力。
12
．细节理解题。根据第一段中的
“For one
thing,
renewables supplied only 23 per
cent of electricity during this
coal-
free period, while 45
per cent came from natural gas.”
可知，
可再生能源在这个无煤时期仅提供了
23
％的电
力，而
45
％的电力来自天然气。因此在
“
无煤周
”
中，澳大利亚用的最多的来发电的东西是天然气。故选
A
。
13
．推理判断题。根据第二段中的
“For another, Australia is
off
-track when it comes to meeting its
long-term
targets for cutting
greenhouse gas emissions. Producing electricity
without burning fossil fuels is relatively easy.
But it is much harder to heat homes, to
make cement and steel, to grow food and to power
cars, ships and planes
without
producing any greenhouse gases. In view of this,
we should handle the energy and climate crises at
the
same time by finding
climate-
friendly alternatives to coal.”
可知，
在实现减少温室气体排放的长期目标方面，
澳
大利亚偏离了轨道。在不燃烧化石燃料的情况下生产电力相对容易。但是，
在不产生任何温室气体的情况
下，为房屋供暖，制造水泥和钢铁，种植食物以及为汽车，
轮船和飞机提供动力要困难得多。有鉴于此，
我们应该通过寻找对气候有好处的煤炭替代
品来同时应对能源和气候危机。由此可知，关于减少温室气体
的排放，还需要作出额外的
努力。故选
C
。
14
．
推理判断题。
根据第三段中
的
“Australia has now stopped the
financial aid that drove its renewables
revolution.
So growth in renewable
energy is expected to come to a stop in a decade.
The global renewables revolution seems
to be following the same trend.”
可知，
澳大利亚现已停止了推动其可再生能源革新的财政援助。
因此，
可再生
能源的增长预计将在十年内停止。全球可
再生能源革新似乎正在遵循同样的趋势。即促进可再生能源更新
需要持续的财政援助。故
选
D
。
15
．推理判断题。根据第一段中的
“Should we be
thrilled that, for the first time in a
ce
ntury, Australia went more
B
．
Optimistic.
D
．
Ambiguous.
than a week without using
any coal to make electricity? While some are
welcoming this as a sign that the country is
going green, the bigger picture is less
encouraging.”
和
“So we should
cheer the end of coal, but continue to worry
about how it will be replaced.”
< br>可知，一个世纪以来首次没有使用任何煤炭发电的澳大利亚让有些人对此表示
欢迎
，这表明澳大利亚正在走向绿色环保，但总体情况却不那么令人鼓舞。我们应该为煤炭使用的终结欢
呼，但还要继续担心它将如何被取代。因此可知，作者对
“
< br>无煤周
”
持怀疑态度。故选
A<
/p>
。
阅读理解
【
2020
届广西柳州市高三三模】
The United Nations Cultural
Organization, or UNESCO, meets each year to choose
the latest additions to
its World
Heritage list. Today, we look at some of the
recent additions:
Churches of the Pskov
School of Architecture (Russia)
A group of ancient structures in the
city of Pskov make up Russia’s newest UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
The
structures, many of which are churches,
all were designed by the Pskov School
Architecture. It was a leading
school
of building design in the country, especially in
the 15th and 16th centuries. Some elements common
to
Pskov architecture date back to the
11th century.
Writing-on-Stone (Canada)
Canada’s
Writing
-on-
Stone monument,
known also as Aisinai’ pi, has a large number of
protected rock
paintings and rock
carvings. Some of them are 2,000 years old. The
markings were left by Blackfoot Native
Americans, who live in parts of Western
Canada and the far northern United States. The
land that makes up
writing-on-Stone is
filled with rock columns that have been formed by
erosion (
侵蚀
) into
“spectacular shapes”.
Babylon (Iraq)
The ancient city of Babylon
is gaining World Heritage Site status. The city
was once a main tourist site before
Iraq suffered several wars. The 4,
300-year-old Babylon is where dynasties have risen
and fallen since the earliest
days of
settled human civilization UNESCO says the site
“
offers a look into one of the most
influential empires of
the ancient
world”.
Paraty and IIha
Grande (Brazil)
The
historic coastal town of Paraty and the island
IIha Grande are already popular places for
visitors to
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
state. Now, th
ey make up a newly named
UNESCO site. Paraty was the final stop along the
gold Route, along which gold was
shipped to Europe in the 1600s. The area is also
home to a huge number of
animals some
of which are threatened.
1
．
What do we know
about Russia’s newe
st UNSCO World
Heritage Site?
A
．
They merely are
various churches.
B
．
They are a
group of ancient school.
C
．
Their paintings
are 2,000 years old.
D
．
Their designs
came from the same school.
2
．
Which country
has the oldest relic mentioned in the text?
A
．
Iraq.
C
．
Russia.
B
．
Brazil.
D
．
Canada.
3
．
What is special
about Paraty and IIha Grande?
A
．
It has rich
wildlife resources.
B
．
It has many
famous churches.
C
．
It used to be a
gold mining site.
D
．
It has many
rock paintings and rock carvings.
【答案】<
/p>
1
．
D2
．
A3
．
A
【解析
】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了联合国教科文组织新批准的四处世界文化遗产。分别是
普斯科夫
建筑学院教堂（俄罗斯）
；石头上的文字纪念碑（加拿
大）
；巴比伦（伊拉克）
；海滨小镇
P
araty
和伊尔哈格
兰德岛（巴西）
。
1
．
细节
理解题。
根据第一个世界遗产的第二句
The
structures, many of which are churches, all were
designed by
the Pskov School of Archite
cture.
可知，结构，其中许多是教堂，都是由普斯科夫学校建筑设计。由此可知，
这些建筑都是由普斯科夫建筑学院设计的。故选
D
。
2
．细节理解题。根据
第三个世界遗产的第三句
The 4, 300-year-old Babylon
is where dynasties have risen and
fallen since the earliest days of
settled human civilization UNESCO says the site
“offers a look into one of the most
influential empires of the ancient worl
d”.
可知，有
4300
年历史的巴比
伦是人类文明早期定居以来朝代起起落
落的地方。
联合国教科文
组织称，该遗址
“
让人们得以一窥古代世界最具影响力的帝国之
一
”
。
由此可知，
有
4300
年历史的伊拉克的巴比伦是这四项世界遗产中最
古老的。故选
A
。
< br>3
．
细节理解题。
根据最后一个
世界遗产介绍的最后一句
The area is also home to a
huge number of animals some
of which
are threatened.
可知，
Paraty
和
IIha
该地区也是大量动物的家园，
其中一些动物受到威胁。
由此可知，
Gra
nde
的独特之处是有丰富的野生动物资源。故选
A
。
Everybody may
have that one neighbor, who just looks out of the
window, looking angry at everyone and
everything that crosses the path. And
though we think we know what’s going on in is
head, we could be wrong.
There is such a person in our
community. First you see this bad-tempered old man
looking out of his window,
taking in
everything that is happening on his block. He
looks annoyed by just everything. But his heart is
solid gold.
When he saw one neighbor
shouting angrily at her son after he broke her
coffee maker, this ill-tempered old man
went and bought her a new one.
But he didn’t want her to know so,
instead he made it look like he was just throwing
it away. And that one
secret good deed
was just the tip of the iceberg. When he saw
another neighbor with a crying baby because of the
heat, he got a fan, took it to his room
and made it look like it had been sitting for
forever. He thought he was being
strange and no one would know all the
kindness he had shared. But a boy next door knew
this ill-tempered
neighbor’s secrets.
He carefully drew a picture of the old man dressed
as Santa and put it on the wall.
So when Christmas came, this little boy
had a surprise for the block’s secret Santa. This
precious poster is such
an important
reminder that the holiday season is about giving
out of love, even if no one knows. How sweet this
is!
4
．
What impression
does the old man leave on his neighbors?
A
．
Warmhearted.
C
．
Dangerous.
B
．
Easy-going.
D
．
Unfriendly.
5
．
Why did the old
man pretend to throw away his coffee maker?
A
．
To help a
mother and her son.
C
．
To get rid of a
useless thing.
B
．
To show off his
wealthy life.
D
．
To create a
peaceful neighborhood.
6
．
What do we know
about the bad-tempered old man?
A
．
He wanted to
scare his neighbors.
B
．
He did many
good deeds secretly.
C
．
He told his
secrets to the little boy.
D
．
He was really
angry with all his neighbors.
7
．
Why did the
little boy draw the old man as a Santa?
A
．
To blame the
neighbours.
B
．
To
play a trick on the old man.
C
．
To show the old
man’
s kindness.
D
．
To make the old
man embarrassed.
【答案】
4
．
D5
．
A6
．
B7
．
C
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。一位老人总是看着窗外，生气地看着每一个人和
每件路过的东西。但他却有
一颗金子般的心，暗地里做了很多好事。
4
．
推理判断题。
根据第一段中
Everybody may have that one
neighbor, who just looks out of the window,
looking
angry at everyone and
everything that crosses the path.
可知，每个人
都可能有这样一个邻居，他只是看着窗外，
生气地看着每一个人和每一件穿过小路的东西
。由此可知，这位老人只是看着窗外，生气地看着每一个人
和每一件东西，因此给邻居们
留下不友好的印象。故选
D
。
5
．推理判断题。根据第二段中
When
he saw one neighbor shouting angrily at her son
after he broke her coffee
maker, this
ill-tempered old man went and bought her a new one
.(
当他看到一个邻居因为儿子打破了她的咖啡壶
而生气地对她
大喊大叫时，
这个脾气暴躁的老人就去给她买了一个新的
)
和第三段的第一句
But he didn’t want
her to know so, instead he made it look
like he was just throwing it away.(
但他不想
让她知道，
相反，
他让她觉得
他只是把
它扔了
)
可知，老人假装扔掉他的咖啡壶，是为了帮助这对母子
。因为儿子打碎了咖啡壶，母亲冲
他大喊大叫。故选
A
。
6
．细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句
And
that one secret good deed was just the tip of the
iceberg.
可知，那件
秘密的好事只是冰山一角。由此可
知，这位老人偷偷地做了很多好事。故选
B
。
< br>
7
．推理判断题。根据第三段的最后两句
But a boy next door knew this
ill-
tempered neighbor’s secrets. He
carefully drew a picture of the old man
dressed as Santa and put it on the wall.
可知，但是隔壁的一个男孩知道这
个坏脾气的邻居的秘密。他小心翼翼地画了一幅老人
装扮成圣诞老人的画像，并把它挂在了墙上。由此可
知，圣诞老人是秘密做好事的，画这
幅画是为了表示老人的善良。故选
C
。
Americans are drinking less milk today
than they did 40 years ago. In fact, Americans are
drinking about
40 percent less than
they did in 1975. This decrease has led the United
States dairy (
乳品
) industry
to explore new
ways to get people to
drink milk. One method it is testing: helping to
set up coffee bars in U.S. high schools.
Schools prepare coffee drinks in
different ways, but milk is always the main
ingredient in lattes (
拿铁
).
That is
why Midwest Dairy is providing
financial help for a coffee bar at a fourth high
school in the Fort Zumwalt,
Missouri
area during the upcoming school year. In exchange,
the group will get data on how much milk is used
for
the lattes, as well as other
information about food products with dairy.
Dairy groups have provided money to
high schools in many states. At a high school in
North Dakota, for
example, a $$5,000
grant from a dairy group helped pay for a coffee
machine. The device makes lattes with about
0.23 liters of milk each. The drinks
used around 2,000 liters of milk this past school
year.
Not all high school coffee bars
get money from dairy groups. Even then, the money
may only cover a small
amount of the
costs. But school food operators say lattes give
American teenagers another reason to stay on
school
grounds.
But not
everyone thinks teens should drink coffee, or that
they need milk. The American Academy of
Pediatrics is against children
consuming products with caffeine.
While
dairy is a good way to get calcium and vitamin D,
it is not the only way to get such nutrients, says
Doctor Natalie Muth. She is a child
care specialist and representative for the
American Academy of Pediatrics. As
for
lattes, Muth said there are ways to persuade
students to get the nutrients of milk without
promoting caffeine use.
8
．
Why is the
United States dairy industry willing to help set
up coffee bars in American high schools?
A
．
To promote milk
consumption.
C
．
To
test a new mixed drink.
B
．
To keep
students healthy.
D
．
To compare
coffee with milk.
9
．
Which of the
following best explains “grant” underlined in
Paragraph 3?
A
．
Loan.
B
．
Aid.
C
．
Equipment.
D
．
Scholarship.
10
．
What’s Muth’s
attitude to the coffee bars in school?
A
．
Supportive.
C
．
Disapproving.
11
．
What is the
best title for the text?
A
．
Coffee Leads
Americans to Drink More Milk
B
．
Why Do
Americans Less Like Milk?
C
．
Coffee Is
Welcomed by U.S. Students
D
．
Should Coffee
Bars Be in Schools?
【答案】
8
．
A9
．
B10
．
C11
．
D <
/p>
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。美国人现在喝的牛奶比
40
年前少多了。这种趋势导致美国乳制品行业探索新
方法让人们喝牛奶。其中一种方法是帮助美国高中设立咖啡吧。对此，也有些人持否定态度。
< br>
8
．细节理解题。根据第一段的最后两句
This decrease has led the United States dairy
(
乳品
) industry to explore
new ways to get people to drink milk.
One method it is testing: helping to set up coffee
bars in U.S. high schools.
可
知
，这种减少导致美国乳制品行业探索新的方法来让人们喝牛奶。它正在测试的一种方法是：帮助在美国
高中设立咖啡吧。由此可知，在高中设咖啡馆，就是为了消费牛奶。故选
A
。
9
．
词义猜测题。
根据前面的
Dairy
groups have provided money to high schools in many
states.(
乳制品集团已经
为许多州的高中提供了资金<
/p>
)
可知，
乳制品集团已经为许多州的高中
提供了资金。
故本句意思是
“
一家乳品
集
团给予了
5000
美元赠款帮助支付了一台咖啡机的费用
”
。
即
grant
的意思是
“
给予
”
，
与<
/p>
aid
是近义词。
故选
< br>B
。
10
．
推理判断题。
根据最后一段的最后一句
As for
lattes, Muth said there are ways to persuade
students to get the
nutrients of milk
without promoting caffeine use.
可知，至于拿铁咖
啡，
Muth
说，有很多方法可以说服学生在
< br>
不增加咖啡因摄入的情况下摄取牛奶的营养。
由此可知
，
Muth
对学校开设咖啡馆持不赞成的态度。
故选
C
。
11
．
主旨大意题。
根据第一段中
This decrease has led the United States dairy
(
乳品
) industry to explore new
ways
to get people to drink milk. One
method it is testing: helping to set up coffee
bars in U.S. high schools.
可知，这种
< br>减少导致美国乳制品行业探索新的方法来让人们喝牛奶。它正在测试的一种方法是：帮助在美国高中设立< /p>
咖啡吧。以及和最后两段的内容可知，文章介绍了一种吸引学生消费牛奶的做法：在高中内
设咖啡馆，这
确实带动了牛奶的消费。
但有人提出质疑，
指出咖啡因对学生有害。
故
D
选项
“
咖啡馆应该开在学校里吗？
”
符合文章标题。故选
D
。
The United States space
agency, NASA, says its Mars exploration vehicle
recently recorded a high level
B
．
Ambiguous.
D
．
Understanding.
of methane
(
甲烷
) gas on the planet. The
discovery is exciting because the presence of
methane gas could support
the case for
life on Mars.
NASA’s Curiosity vehicle
recently recorded the largest level of methane
ever measured during its seven
-year
Mars mission.
Methane has no
color or
smell. A special instrument on
Curiosity’s Mars Science Laboratory recorded the
increased gas level. In addition to
methane, the instrument can record levels of water
and carbon dioxide.
Nearly all the
methane gas found in Earth’s atmosphere is
produced b
y biological activity. It
usually comes
from animal and plant
life. But it can also be formed by geological
processes, such as interactions between rocks
and water.
It was not the
first time Curiosity has found methane gas in the
Martian atmosphere. About a year ago, NASA
announced that Curiosity had discovered
sharp seasonal increases in the gas. This time,
NASA said the measured
methane gas
level was clearly larger than any others observed
in the past. NASA officials even temporarily
stopped
Curiosity’s o
ther
activities to investigate further.
However, Curiosity’s team carried out a
follow
-up methane experiment that
showed a sharp drop in levels of
the
gas. The rise and fall of the methane gas levels
left NASA scientists with more questions than
answers. The
scientists are continuing
to study possible causes for the sudden increase.
Curiosity does not have instruments
that can exactly identify whether the source of
the methane is biological
or
geological. One leading theory is that methane is
being released from underground areas created by
possible life
forms that disappeared
long ago, Even though Mars has no active
volcanoes, scientists believe it is also possible
that methane is being produced by
reactions involving carbon materials and water.
12
．
Why is the
discovery of high level of methane on Mars
exciting?
A
．
It is
a very rare gas on Mars.
C
．
It can be used
in further study.
B
．
It’s evidence
of life existence.
D
．
It proves the
existence of water.
13
．
What do we
know about methane gas on the earth?
A
．
It is different
from that on Mars.
B
．
It is mainly
created by rocks and water.
C
．
It is mainly
coming from living things.
D
．
It is as
important as water and carbon dioxide.
14
．
What brought
more puzzles to NASA scientists?
A
．
Sharp changes
of methane amount on Mars.
B
．
The first time
to find methane gas on mars.
C
．
Methane gas
discovered several times on Mars.
D
．
The sharp drop
in levels of methane gas on Mars.
15
．
What is the
last paragraph mainly about?
A
．
V
olcanoes erupting on
Mars.
B
．
Instruments
equipped on Curiosity.
C
．
Possible life
forms on Mars long ago.
D
．
Possible
sources of methane on Mars.
【答案】
12
．
B13
．
C14
．
A15
．
D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。美国太空总署
表示，其火星探索汽车最近记录了一个高浓度的甲烷。这一发
现令人兴奋，因为甲烷气体
的存在可能支持火星上存在生命的说法。
12
．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句
The discovery is
exciting because the presence of methane gas could
support the case for life on Mars.
可知，这一发现令人兴奋，因为甲烷气体的存在可能支持火星上存在生命的
说法。由此可知，这一发现令人兴奋是因为甲烷气体的存在是生命存在的证据。故选
B<
/p>
。
13
．细节
理解题。根据第四段第一句
Nearly all the methane gas
found in Earth’s atmosphere is produced by
biological activity.
可知，在地球大气
中发现的几乎所有甲烷气体都是由生物活动产生的。故选
C
。<
/p>
14
．
细节理
解题。
根据第六段的第二句
The rise and
fall of the methane gas levels left NASA
scientists with more
questions than ans
wers.
可知，甲烷气体浓度的上升和下降给
NASA
的科学家们留下了更多的问题而不是答
案。由此可知，甲烷气体浓度的
上升和下降给
NASA
的科学家们留下了更多的困惑。故选
A
。
15
．主旨大意题。根据本段的内容可知，本段谈论了火星上甲烷的两个来源：从地下释放出来，这
些区域
可能是很久以前消失的生命形式造成的；也有可能是由碳物质和水的反应产生。由
此可知，最后一段主要
讲了火星上甲烷的可能来源。故选
D
。
阅读理解
【<
/p>
2020
届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试】
< br>
Cities all over the world
celebrate Christmas in unique and memorable ways.
The following international
destinations are just a few of the
countless choices to consider.
Quebec city
Quebec city has
long drawn admirers to its historic district the
famed city wall, strange cobblestone
lanes
（鹅
卵石小路）
and
handsome stone houses. This area transforms into a
scenic Christmas village each December. The
403-year-old
capital of Quebec province takes pride in the
outdoors at Christmas time, when stone buildings
shine
with lights. Consider
cross-
country ski on the Plains of
Abraham, or skate at the place D’ Youville
square.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh, a magic city full of
staircases and hills as well as Georgian and neo-
Classical buildings, is famous
for its
mixture of the modern and the old. This is evident
in winter, when Scotland’s capital puts on a
six
-week
festival lasting
until Jan. 6 that goes way beyond Christmas
markets. You can ride roller coasters, climb a
wall of
ice and attend a vivid
Christmas themed show by the cabaret
troupe
（剧团）
La Clique.
Zurich
If buying gifts is on
your travel schedule, Zurich is an impressive
shopping center, particularly around the
holidays, from multiple Christmas
markets and the
luxury
（奢侈品）
dress shops of
Bahnhofstrasse Street, to the
independent designers and antique shops
in the merging industrial zones. Another annual
lighting spectacle
（
壮观场
面）
, Lichterschwimmen, on Dec. 21,
includes hundreds of tiny lanterns that are sent
floating down the River
Limmat.
Sydney
A lack of snow does
not dampen the Christmas spirit in Sydney. One
great and free way to feel the holiday is
to take this Dec. 21 walking tour of
George Street, which promises “the most sharable
window displ
ays and
coloured
lights.” One advantage over other destinations:
warm, sandy beaches that lie just minutes from
downtown,
where the natural beauty of
Australia’s most popular city will be
waiting.
1
．
What can you do
in Quebec city during Christmas?
A
．
Ride roller
coasters.
B
．
Take
part in a walking tour.
C
．
Enjoy cross-
country ski.
D
．
Watch a
Christmas-themed show.
2
．
Where should
you go if you want to enjoy a Christmas without
snow?
A
．
Quebec
city.
C
．
Zurich.
3
．
Where is this
text most likely from?
A
．
A guidebook.
C
．
A novel.
B
．
A
diary.
D
．
A
research paper.
B
．
Edinburgh.
D
．
Sydney.
【答案】
1
．
C2
．
D3
．
A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章
介绍了魁北克市、爱丁堡、苏黎世和悉尼这四个适合圣诞节期间旅游的好
去处。
1
．
细节理解题。<
/p>
由题干关键词
Quebec city
可
将答案定位于第二段。
由第二段最后一句
“Consider
cross
-country
ski on the
Plains of Abraham, or skate at the place D’
Youville square.”
（可以考虑在亚伯拉罕平原上越野滑雪或
者在尤维尔广场上滑冰。
）
，可知在魁北克可以
越野滑雪。故选
C
项。
2
．细节理解题。由最后一段首句
“A
lack of snow does not dampen the Christmas spirit
in Sydney.”
（
雪的缺乏
并没有影响悉尼的圣诞节气氛。
）
，可
知如果想要没有雪的圣诞节，可以去
Sydney
（悉尼）
。故选
D
项。
<
/p>
3
．
推理判断题。
由第一段中的句子
“Cities all over the world
celebrate Christ
mas in unique and
memorable ways.
The following
international destinations are just a few of the
countless choices to consider.”
（世界各地的城市
都以
独特而难忘的方式庆祝圣诞节。下面的国际目的地只是无数的选择中的一部分。
）和后文主要介绍了四个适
合在圣诞节期间旅行的城市，可知本文最
有可能摘自一本旅行指南。故选
A
项。
One of the most important things that
has happened to me occurred long before I was
aware of it. As the
story goes, I was
three days old and Mom was singing “The Name Game”
song to me: “Christine
Bo-Bean-Banana-
Fanna-Fo-
Feen.” By day four, I was
given a new name—
Christine-Bo-Bean, or
just Bo-Bee to
my mother. Now, I am Bo
to her and close friends.
Why is this
nickname
（昵称）
so important to
me? I once read a book with a passage about True
Names which
explains that when a
person’s true name is spoken, she has a distinct
aura
（光环）
around her. Although
I have been
Bo to my mother all my
life, I recently discovered that my true name is
not on my birth certificate; it’s the name
that is as unique and memorable as I
am.
People usually know me as
Christine. They still see me as a quiet, bookish
child.
They don’t know who I am
now. My most recent hopes, fears,
goals, dreams and opinions escape their notice; it
is easier to think of me as I
was. In
their minds, they have a box labeled “Christine”
in which I fit neatly, and as Christine, I was
content wit
h
the perfect
packaging.
Those who call me Bo or Bo-
Bee really know me. They remember who I was and
realize I have changed. Bo
is a tight
squeeze in the old “Christine” boxes. The Bo I am
is ever
-changing, ever-growing and
ever-learning.
When I was Christine, I
was quiet, and easily scared. I feared groups,
meeting new people and sharing my
opinions. I was more comfortable with a
book than my best friend. As Christine, I thought
everyone was better than
I was.
As Bo, I still
love my books, but I want to discuss them. As Bo,
my dream is to live where I can experience
new things and meet new people. I dream
about being alone on a stage lit by a single
spotlight; I have that
confidence now.
I am equal to those I once saw as better than me.
A name shouldn’t make
such a
difference, but sometimes, when a person finds his
or her True Name, they
develop a new
shine visible to friends, family and especially
themselves.
I can’t always be Bo.
Sometimes exposing myself is still scary and I
feel too nervous; I want to hid
e in
those
old boxes. Mostly, however, I am
ready for the world. So, just call me Bo.
4
．
When was the
author given a nickname?
A
．
When she was
three years old.
B
．
On the fourth
day after she was born.
C
．
Seven days
after she was born.
D
．
When she
received the o
ld “Christine”
box.
5
．
What do the
people know about the author as Christine?
A
．
They think the
author is active and crazy.
B
．
They care about
the author’s most recent feelings.
C
．
They don’t
realize the author has changed.
D
．
They don’t know
the author has cha
nged her name.
6
．
What kind of
person was the author in the past?
A
．
She showed no
interest in reading.
B
．
She took
pleasure in finding new things.
C
．
She loved
reading and sharing books with friends.
D
．
She lacked
confidence and preferred to be alone.
7
．
What can be a
suitable title for the text?
A
．
Bo
—
the True
Name
B
．
A Unique
Name
C
．
Remember
the Past
D
．
The
Meaning of Nickname
【答案】
4
．
B5
．
C6
．
D7
．
A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者介绍了自己的昵称及其背后
蘊含的深意。
4
．细节理解题。由第一段中的
“As
the story goes, I was three days old and Mom was
singing “The Name Game”
song to me:
“Christine Bo
-Bean-Banana-Fanna-
Fo-
Feen.” By day four, I was given a
new
name
—
Christine-
Bo-Bean, or just Bo-
Bee to my
mother.”
（
故事是这样的，
我三天大，妈妈给我唱了一首
“
名
字游
戏
”
的歌：
“
克莉丝汀
·
波豆香蕉粉
”
。到了第四天，我得到了一个新的名字，克莉丝汀
·
波豆，或者对于
妈妈来说是波比。
）
，
可知作者出生后四天大得到了昵称。故选
B
项。
5
．推理判断题。由第三段中的
“They still see me as a quiet, bookish child. They don’t know who I am now. My
most
recent hopes, fears, goals, dreams and opinions
escape their notice; it is easier to think of me
as I was”
（
他们
仍然把我看作一个安静的，书呆子。他们不知道我现在是谁。我最近的希望、恐惧、目标、梦想和
观点都
没有引起他们的注意；更容易把我想象成原来的我。<
/p>
）
，可推断出他们并没有意识到作者的改变。故选
C
项。
6
．
< br>推理判断题。
由第四段中的
“Bo is a
tight squeeze in the old “Christine”
boxes.”
（
Bo
是个挤在旧
“Christine”
盒子里的人。<
/p>
）
，可知作者的过去指的是
Christ
ine
（克莉丝汀）
；再有第五段中的
“When I was Christine, I was
quiet, and
easily scared. I feared groups, meeting new people
and sharing my opinions. I was more comfortable
with a book than my best friend. As
Christine, I thought everyone was better than I wa
s.”
（当我还是克莉丝汀的时
候，我很安静，很容易害怕。我
害怕团体，害怕结识新朋友，害怕分享自己的观点。与其和好朋友待在一
起，我更喜欢和
书相处，这样更舒服。作为克莉丝汀，我觉得每个人都比我好。
）
，可推断出作者过去缺乏
信心、宁愿独处。故选
D
项。
7
．
主旨大意题。
第一段讲昵称
Christine-
Bo-Bean
的由来，
第二段讲昵称
Bo
的重要性，
第三段讲本名
Chri
stine
的自己在大家眼中是什么样的，第四到五段讲作者成为
“Christine”
和
“Bo
”
的不同之处，第六到八段讲自己
更喜欢
Bo
的身份，所以文章讲的是
Bo
这
个真正的名字。故选
A
项。
We’ve known that sitting for long
periods of time every day has countless health
consequences, lik
e a
higher
risk of heart disease. But now a new study has
found that sitting is also bad for your brain.
A study published last week, conducted
by Dr. Prabha Siddarth at the University of
California, showed that
sedentary
（久坐的）
behavior is associated with
reduced thickness of the medial temporal
lobe
（中颞叶）
, a brain
area that is critical to learning and
memory.
The researchers asked a group
of 35 healthy people, ages 45 to 70, about their
activity levels and the average
number
of hours each day spent sitting and then scanned
their brains. They found that the subjects who
reported
sitting for longer periods had
the thinnest medial temporal lobes. It means that
the more time you spend in a chair
the
worse it is for your brain health, resulting in
possible damage to learning and memory.
What is also interesting is that this
study did not find a significant association
between the level of physical
activity and thickness of
this brain area, suggesting that exercise, even
severe exercise, may not be enough to
protect you from the harmful effects of
sitting.
It then surprisingly turned
out that you don’t even have to move much to
enhance cognition
（认知）
; just
standing will do the trick. For
example, two groups of subjects were asked to
complete a test while either sitting or
standing. Participants are presented
with conflicting stimuli
, like the word
“green” in blue ink, and asked to
（
刺激）
name the
color. Subjects thinking on their feet beat those
who sat by a 3-milicond margin.
The
cognitive effects of severe physical exercise are
well known. But the possibility that standing more
and
sitting less improves brain health
could lower the bar for everyone.
I
know, this all runs counter to received ideas
about deep thought, from our grade school
teachers, who told us
to sit down
and focus, to Rodin’s famous “Thinker,”
seated with chin on hand.
They were wrong. You can now all stand
up.
8
．
What can we
infer from Paragraphs 3 and 4?
A
．
Severe exercise
can lessen the damage of sitting.
B
．
Severe exercise
can greatly improve our brain health.
C
．
Sedentary
behavior will possibly damage our brain.
D
．
Brain health
has nothing to do with sedentary behavior.
9
．
What does the
underlined word “margin” in Paragraph 5
mean?
A
．
blank.
C
．
decrease.
B
．
edge.
D
．
difference.
10
．
What is the
received idea about deep thought?
A
．
Sitting more is
good for our mental health.
B
．
Sitting is
better when we think.
C
．
Exercise more
can improve our cognition.
D
．
We should stand
while thinking.
11
．
The passage
mainly tells us ________.
A
．
people tend to
sit while thinking
B
．
standing more
can make our brain healthier
C
．
physical
exercise can improve our brain health
D
．
sedentary
behavior leads to countless health problems
【答案】
8
．
C9
．
D
10
．
B11
．
B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了站着思考能够使人
的大脑更加健康、思维更加敏捷的这一现象。
8
．
推理判断题。
由第三段最后一句
< br>“It means that the more time yo
u
spend in a chair the worse it is for your brain
health, resulting in possible damage to
learning and memory.”
（这意味着，
你
在椅子上坐的时间越久，
就越不利
于你的大脑健康，
可能会导致学习和记忆受损。
）
和第四段中的
“What is also interesting is that this
study did not
find a significant
association between the level of physical activity
and thickness of this brain area, suggesting that
exercise, even severe exercise, may not
be enough to protect you from the harmful effects
of sitting.”
（有趣的是，
这项研究没有发现身体
活动水平和大脑区域厚度之间有显著的关联，这表明运动，甚至是剧烈运动，可能
不足以
保护你免受坐姿的有害影响。
）
，可知久坐的行为可能会损害我
们的大脑。故选
C
项。
9
．词义猜测题。由第五段最后一句
“Subjec
ts thinking on their feet beat those who sat by a
32
-millisecond
margin
.”
（站着思考的受试者会以
32
毫秒的差异击败坐着的受试者。
）
，可知
< br>margin
在此处意为
“
差异
”
。故
选
D<
/p>
项。
10
．细
节理解题。根据倒数第二段
“I know, this all runs
counter to received ideas about deep thought,
from
our
grade school
teachers, who told us to sit down and focus, to
Rodin’s famous “Thinker,” seated with chin on hand
.”
（我知道，这一切都与我们从小学老师那里得到的关于深思熟虑的想法背道而驰，他
们让我们坐下集中注
意力，
还有罗丹著名的
“
思想者
”
，
手托下巴坐着。
）
，
可知我们以前
接受的关于深思熟虑的想法是坐着思考更
好。故选
B
项。
11
．主旨大意题
。根据第一段中的
“But now a new study has found
that sitting is also bad for your
brain.”
（
但
现在一项新的研究发现，坐着对大脑也有害。
）
，
第三段最后一句
“It means
that the more time you spend in a
chair
the worse it is for your brain health, resulting
in possible damage to learning and memory.”
（这意味着，
你在
椅子上坐的时间越久，就越不利于你
的大脑健康，可能会导致学习和记忆受损。
）
，第五段中的
“It then
surprisingly turned
out that you don’t even have to move much to
enhance cognition; just standing will do the
trick.”
（结果令人惊讶的是，
你甚至不需
要移动太多来增强认知能力；
仅仅站着就可以了。
）
和最后一段
“They
were wrong.
You can now all stand up.”
（他们错了。你们现在都可以
站起来了。
）可知，文章主要介绍了多站
立能够使人的大脑更加
健康、思维更加敏捷的现象。故选
B
项。
If you’ve spent any amount of time
boating, fishing, or bird
-watching at
lakes and rivers, you have most
likely
seen fishes jumping out of the water. I have seen
it many times. Certainly, fishes will exit water
in desperate
attempts to escape
enemies. Dolphins take advantage of the behavior,
forming a circle and catching the frightened
fishes in midair. But just as we may
run fast from fun or from fear, different emotions
might motivate fishes to
jump.
Mobula
rays
aren’t motivated by fear when they
throw their impressive bodies—
up to a
seventeen-foot
（蝸鲼）
wingspan
(the distance from the end of one wing to the end
of the other) and a ton in
weight
—
skyward in
leap
（跳
跃）
of up to
ten feet. They do it in
schools
（鱼群）
of hundreds. They
usually land on their bellies, but sometimes
they land on their backs. Some
scientists think it might be a way of removing
parasites
（寄生虫）
. But I think
that
the rays are enjoying themselves.
In the clear waters of Florida’s
Chassahowitzka National
Wildlife
Refuge, I watched several schools of fifty or
more
mullets
（鲻鱼）
moving in
beautiful formation. Their well-built bodies were
most evident when they leaped
from the
water. Most of the time I saw one or two leaps by
a fish, but one made a series of seven. They
usually land
on their sides. Each jump
was about a foot clear of the water and two to
three feet in length.
Nobody knows for
sure why the fish leaps. One idea is that they do
it to take in oxygen. The idea is supported
by the fact that mullets leap more when
the water is lower in oxygen, but is challenged by
the likelihood that
jumping costs more
energy than is gained by breathing air. It is hard
to imagine they will feel any fresher when
back in water.
Might these
fishes also be leaping for fun? There is some new
evidence. Gordon M. Burghardt recently
published accounts of a dozen types of
fishes leaping repeatedly, sometimes over floating
objects
—
sticks, plants,
sunning
turtle
—
for no clear reason
other than entertainment.
12
．
What can we
say about the dolphins in Paragraph 1?
A
．
They have great
escaping skills.
C
．
They are very
clever.
B
．
They
are easily frightened.
D
．
They love
jumping.
13
．
What
do the ray and the mullet have in common when
jumping?
A
．
Both
do it in groups.
C
．
Both jump many
feet out of water.
B
．
Both land on
their bellies.
D
．
Both make leaps
one after the other.
14
．
How does the
author feel about the idea mentioned in Paragraph
4?
A
．
It is
valuable.
C
．
It is
imaginative.
B
．
It
is interesting.
D
．
It is
questionable.
15
．
Which may be
the reason for fish leaps according to the author?
A
．
To remove
parasites.
C
．
To
take in more oxygen.
B
．
To amuse
themselves.
D
．
To
express positive emotions.
【答案】
12
．
C13
．
A14
．
D15
．
B
【解析】
这是一篇
说明文。文章讲述了鱼为何要跃出水面，一些人认为是因为情绪的激发和要去除寄生虫，
但作者认为它们可能是为了享受快乐。
12
< br>．推理判断题。由第一段中的
“Dolphins
take
advantage of the behavior, forming
a circle and catching the
frightened
fishes in midair.”
（
< br>海豚利用这种行为，围成一个圈，在半空中抓住受惊的鱼。
）可知，海豚能够
巧妙地吃掉跃出水面的鱼，说明它们很聪明。故选
C
项。
13
．细节理解题。由
第二段中的
“They do it in
schools
（鱼群）
of
hundreds.”
（
蝸鲼成群跳
跃。
）和第三段中
的
“I
watched several schools of fif
ty or
more mullets
（鲻鱼）
moving in
beautiful formation.”
（
我看到几个由
50
只或更多的鲻鱼组成的鱼群以美
丽的队形移动。
）可知，蝠鲼和鲻鱼都是成群地跳跃。故选
A<
/p>
项。
14
．<
/p>
推理判断题。
由第四段中的
“It is
hard to imagine they will feel any fresher when
back in water.”
（
很难想象
当它们回到水里时会感觉更新鲜。
）可知，作者认为第
四段提到的猜想是值得怀疑的。故选
D
项。
15
．推理判断题。由第二段中的
“But I think that the rays are enjoying
themselves.”
（
但我觉
得它们很享受光
线。
）和最后一段中的
“Gordon M. Burghardt recently published accounts
of a dozen types of fishes leaping
repeatedly, sometimes over floating
objects
—
sticks, plants,
sunning turtle
—
for no clear
reason other than
entertainment.”
（
Gordon rdt
最近发表了一系列关于十几
种鱼类反复跳跃的报道，
有时是在漂浮的物
体上，树枝，植物，
晒海龟，除了娱乐之外，没有其他明确的原因。
）可知，作者认为鱼跃出水面可能是为<
/p>
了享受快乐。故选
B
项。
阅读理解
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