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讲
词义猜测题
【真题达标组】
A
Money_with_no_strings_attached. It's
not something you see every day. But at
Union Station in Los Angeles last
month, a board went up with dollar bills attached
to it with pins and a sign that read,
“Give What You Can, Take What You
Need.”
People quickly caught
on. And while many took dollars, many others
pinned their
own cash to the board.
“People of all ages, races, and
socio－
economic
(
社会经济
的) backgrounds gave and
took, ”said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which
created
the
project.
“W
e
even had a bride in her
wedding dress come up to
the board and
take
a few dollars.” Most of the bills
on the board were singles, but a few people left
fives, tens and even twenties. The
video clip (
片段
) shows one
man who had found a
$$ 20 bill pinning
it to the board.
“What I can say for
the folks that gave the most, is that they were
full of
smiles
，” Bridges
said. “There's a certain feeling that giving can
do for you and
that was apparent in
those that gave the most.” Most people who took
dollars took
only a few, but Bridges
said a very small number took as much as they
could.
While the clip might look like
part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only
goal
was
to
show
generosity
and
sympathy.
He
added
that
he
hopes
people
in
other
cities
might try similar projects and post
their own videos on the Internet.
“After all, everyone has bad days and
good days，” he said. “Some days you
need a helping hand and some days you
can be the one giving the helping
hand.”
(
)1.
What
does
the
expression
“money
with
no
strings
attached”
in
Paragraph
1
mean?
A
．
Money spent
without hesitation.
B
．
Money not
legally made.
C
．
Money offered
without conditions.
D
．
Money not tied
together.
(
)
did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride?
A
．
Women tended to
be more sociable.
B
．
The activity
attracted various people.
C
．
Economic
problems were getting worse.
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D
．
Young couples
needed financial assistance.
(
) did Bridges carry out the
project?
A
．
To do
a test on people's morals.
B
．
To raise money
for his company.
C
．
To earn himself
a good reputation.
D
．
To promote
kindness and sympathy.
【语篇解读】本文简单介绍了
Tyler
Bridges
在洛杉矶发起的
The
Toolbox
及其影响、
意义。
1
．
C
句义猜测题。
no strings
attached
指“无附加条件”；
without con
ditions
意
为“无条件”，故选
C
。后文“Give What You Can”也可体现。
2
．
B
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“People
of
all
ages,
races,
and
socio
－
economic
backgrounds gave and
took”可知有各种人都参与到了这个项目中，甚至包含新娘。
3
．
D
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Bridges said the only
goal was to show
generosity and
sympathy.”可知这个项目的主要目的是鼓励人们心存善意、伸出援手。
B
Adults
understand what it feels like to be flooded with
do we often
assume that more_is_more
when it comes to kids and their belongings? The
good news
is that I can help my own
kids learn earlier than I did how to live more
with less.
I found the
pre
－
holidays a
good time to encourage young
children
to donate less
－
used
things,
and
it
e
of
our
efforts,
our
daughter
Georgia
did
decide
to
donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose
mother was unable to pay for
her
holiday
due
to
chose
to
sell
a
few
larger
objects
that
were
less
often
used when we promised
to put the money into her school
fund(
基金
)(our kindergarten
daughter is serious about becoming a
doctor)
．
For
weeks, I've been thinking of bigger, deeper
questions: How do we make it a
habit
for them? And how do we train ourselves to help
them live with, need, and use
less?
Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined
to test my own theory on
this.I decided
to play with him with only one toy for as long as
it would keep his
interest.I expected
that one toy would keep his attention for about
five minutes,
ten minutes, max.I chose
a red rubber ball
－
simple,
universally passed
it, he tried to put
it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it,
sitting on
it, throwing was totally,
completely enough for I knew it an hour
had passed and it was time to move on
to lunch.
We both became absorbed in
the simplicity of playing had my full
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attention and I had
little experiment to find joy in a single object
worked
for both of us.
(
)4.
What do the
word
s “more is more” in Paragraph 1
Probably mean?
A
．
The more, the
better.
B
．
Enough
is enough.
C
．
More
money, more worries.
D
．
Earn more and
spend more.
(
)
made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?
A
．
Saving up for
her holiday.
B
．
Raising money
for a poor girl.
C
．
Adding the
money to her fund.
D
．
Giving the
money to a sick mother.
(
) did the author play the ball with
Shepherd?
A
．
To
try out an idea.
B
．
To show a
parent's love.
C
．
To train his
attention.
D
．
To
help him start a hobby.
(
) can be a suitable title for the text?
A
．
Take It or
Leave It
B
．
A
Lesson From Kids
C
．
Live More With
Less
D
．
The
Pleasure of Giving
【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了作
者引导孩子主动捐献玩具，并从玩耍简单
玩具中获得快乐的做法。
4
．
A
词义猜测题。根据文章第一段最后一句“…I
can
help
my
own
kids
learn
earlier
than I did how to
live m
ore with less.”可以推断出，人们通常认为越多越好。故
选
A
。
5
．
C
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“She
chose
to
sell
a
few
larger
objects
that
were
less
often
used
when
we
promised
to
put
the
money
into
her
school
fund(
基金)…”
可知，当“我们”承诺给她把卖玩具的钱放到她的教育基金里时，她同意了卖玩具。故选
C
。
6
．
A
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“My
little
experiment
to
find
joy
in
a single object worked for both of us.”
表明，跟
Shepherd
玩球是为了测试自己的一种
想法是否可行。故选
A
。
7
．
C
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知，作者想要教会孩子“how to live
more with
less”，而接下来的第二、三段是作者的尝试，故
C
作标题适合。
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C
Steven Stein likes to follow garbage
strange habit makes sense when
you
consider that he's an environmental scientist who
studies how to reduce litter,
including
things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive
down the is
even more interesting is
that one of Stein's jobs is defending an industry
behind
the plastic shopping bag.
Americans use more than 100 billion
thin film plastic bags every many
end
up
in
tree
branches
or
along
highways
that
a
growing
number
of
cities
do
not
allow
them
at
checkouts
(
收银台
)
．
The
bags
are
prohibited
in
some
90
cities
in
California,
including
Los
these
headwinds,_plastic
－
bag
makers
are
hiring
scientists like Stein to make the case
that their products are not as bad for the
planet as most people assume.
Among the bag makers' argument: many
cities with bans still allow shoppers to
purchase paper bags, which are easily
recycled but require more energy to produce
and while plastic bags may be ugly to
look at, they represent a small
percentage of all garbage on the ground
today.
The
industry
has
also
taken
aim
at
the
product
that
has
appeared
as
its
replacement:
reusable
shopping stronger a reusable bag is, the longer
its life and the
more
plastic
－
bag use it cancels
r, longer
－
lasting reusable
bags often
require more energy to
study found that a cotton bag must be used at
least
131 times to be better for the
planet than plastic.
Environmentalists
don't dispute(
质疑
) these
hope paper bags will be
banned someday too and want shoppers to
use the same reusable bags for years.
(
) has Steven Stein been
hired to do?
A
．
Help increase
grocery sales.
B
．
Recycle the
waste material.
C
．
Stop things
falling off trucks.
D
．
Argue for the
use of plastic bags.
(
)9.
What does the word
“headwinds” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A
．
Bans on plastic
bags.
B
．
Effects
of city development.
C
．
Headaches
caused by garbage.
D
．
Plastic bags
hung in trees.
(
) is a disadvantage of reusable bags
according to plastic
－
bag
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makers?
A
．
They are quite
expensive.
B
．
Replacing them
can be difficult.
C
．
They are less
strong than plastic bags.
D
．
Producing them
requires more energy.
(
) is the best title for the text?
A
．
Plastic, Paper
or Neither
B
．
Industry,
Pollution and Environment
C
．
Recycle or
Throw Away
D
．
Garbage
Collection and Waste Control
【语篇解读】本文讨论
塑料袋和可以回收的袋子相比是否污染更大。一些人认为可以回
收的袋子虽然很容易回收
，但需要更多的能量来生产和运输，从这个角度来说，哪一个更环
保还不能轻易确定。<
/p>
8
．
D
细节理解题。
根据第二段的“…plastic－
< br>bag
makers
are
hiring
scientists
like
Stein
to
make
the
case
that
their
products
are
not
as
bad
for
the
planet
as
most
people
assum
e.”可知，塑料袋制造商正在雇佣像斯坦这样的科学家，以证明他们的产品并不像大多
数人想象的那样坏，所以他是被雇佣来争取解除塑料袋使用禁令的，因此答案是
D
。
9
．
A
词义猜测题。根据第二段第三句
“The bags are prohibited in some 90
cities
in California, including Los Ang
eles.”可知，在加利福尼亚的
90
个城市禁止使用塑料<
/p>
袋，包括洛杉矶，所以本句的
headwinds
应该表示“对塑料袋禁令”，所以答案是
A
。
10
．
D
细节理解题。根据第三段的“Among the b
ag
makers' arguments: many cities
with
bans still
allow shoppers to
purchase paper bags, which are easily
recycled
but
require more energy to produce and tran
sport.”可知，在制袋商的争论中：许多城市仍
然允许购物者购买纸袋，纸袋很容
易回收，但需要更多的能量来生产和运输。所以答案是
D
。
11
．
A
主旨大意题。根据整篇文章来看，主要是讨论塑料袋和可以回收的袋子哪一个更
环保，所以题目应该选择
A
：
Plastic, Paper or Neither
。
【模拟提能组】
A
What Theresa
Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn't a
prerequisite for a
modern grow
－
your
－
own
lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los
Angeles, Loe and
her family grow, can
(
装罐
) and preserve much of
the food they consume.
Loe is a master
food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She
also operates
a
website,
where
she
shares
her
tips
and
recipes,
with
the
goal
of
demonstrating
that
everyone has the ability to control
what's on their plate.
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Loe initially went to school
to become an engineer, but she
quickly
learned that
her
enthusiasm
was
mainly
about
growing
and
preparing
her
own
food.
“
Got
into
cooking
my
own
food
and
started
growing
my
own
herbs(
香草
)and
foods
for
that
fresh
flavor
，”
she
said.
Engineer
by day, Loe learned
cooking
at
night
school. She
ultimately
purchased a small piece of land with
her husband and began growing their own foods.
“I teach people how to live
farm－
fresh without a farm
，”
Loe said. Through
her website Loe
emphasize
s that “anybody can do this
anywhere.” Got an apartment
with a
balcony (
阳台
)? Plant some
herbs. A window perfect spot for growing. Start
with
herbs,
she
recommends,
because
“they're
very
forgiving.”
Just
a
little
of
the
herbs “can take your
regular cooking
to a whole new
level
，” she added. “I think
it's
a
great
place
to
start.”
“Then
try
growing
something
from
a
seed，”
she
said,
“like a tomato or some tea.”
Canning
is
a
natural
extension
of
the
planting
she
does.
With
every
planted
food,
Loe noted, there's a
moment when it's bursting with its
absolute peak flavor. “I
try to keep it
in a time capsule in a canning jar
，”
Loe said. “Canning for me is
about
knowing what's in your food, knowing where it
comes from.”
In addition to
being more in touch with the food she's eating,
another joy comes
from
passing
this
knowledge
and
this
desire
for
good
food
to
her
children:
“Influencing them and telling them your
opinion on not only being careful what we
eat but understanding
the_bigger_picture
，” she said, “that if
we do
n't take care
of the
earth, no one will.”
(
)1.
The
underlined word “prerequisite”
(
Para.1
)
is closest in
meaning to
“
_______
”．
A
．
recipe
C
．
requirement
B
．
substitute
D
．
challenge
(
) does Loe
suggest starting with herbs?
A
．
They are used
daily.
B
．
They are
easy to grow.
C
．
They can grow
very tall
D
．
They
can be eaten uncooked.
(
)ing to Loe, what is the benefit of
canning her planted foods?
A
．
It can preserve
their best flavor.
B
．
It can promote
her online sales.
C
．
It can better
her cooking skills.
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