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1、第三部分阅读理解专题九事实细节【考纲解读】 考点来源:学|科|网来源:Z&xx&k.Com内容来源:1ZXXK考查方式20192019年浙江高考事实细节考次统计2019.112019.62019.10事实细节考纲要求考生能够根据文章的具体细节内容做出正确的理解和选择在阅读理解中以单项选择的方式考查354分析解读事实细节题考查学生对文章的某一特定的表层信息的理解和判断,基本属于对信息的发现和选择。要求考生既能理解具体的事实,也能理解抽象的概念,且能理解某句、某段的意义。命题者设置的题目有时比较直接,理解字面意思即可作答;有时则比较间接,需要概括、比较、计算等才能作答。【命题探究】(2019浙江1

2、1月,C)There are energy savings to be made from all recyclable materials, sometimes huge savings. Recycling plastics and aluminum, for instance, uses only 5% to 10% as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting(提炼) aluminum.Long before most of us even noticed what we now call “the environment”,

3、Buckminster Fuller said, “Pollution is nothing but the resources(资源) we are not harvesting. We allow them to be left around because we􀆳ve been ignorant of their value.” To take one example, let􀆳s compare the throwaway economy(经济) with a recycling economy as we feed a cat for life.S

4、ay your cat weighs 5kg and eats one can of food each day. Each empty can of its food weighs 40g. In a throwaway economy, you would throw away 5,475 cans over the cat􀆳s 15-year lifetime. That􀆳s 219kg of steelmore than a fifth of a ton and more than 40 times the cat􀆳s weight

5、.In a recycling economy, we would make one set of 100 cans to start with, then replace them over and over again with recycled cans. Since almost 3% of the metal is lost during reprocessing, we􀆳d have to make an extra 10 cans each year. But in all, only 150 cans will be used up over the cat&

6、#1049011;s lifetimeand we􀆳ll still have 100 left over for the next cat.Instead of using up 219kg of steel, we􀆳ve used only 6kg. And because the process of recycling steel is less polluting than making new steel, we􀆳ve also achieved the following significant savings: in ene

7、rgy use47% to 74%; in air pollution85%; in water pollution35%; in water use40%.1.What does Buckminster Fuller say about pollution?A.It is becoming more serious. B.It destroys the environment.C.It benefits the economy. D.It is the resources yet to be used.2.How many cans will be used up in a cath

8、9011;s 15-year lifetime in a recycling economy?A.50.B.100.C.150.D.250.答案1.D2.C命题方法1.语义总结。如第1题,设题为“What does Buckminster Fuller say about pollution?”就是要求考生对某人所说的话进行语义的归纳和总结。2.数字辨别或简单计算。如第2题,设题主干是“How many cans will be used up in a cat􀆳s 15-year lifetime in a recycling economy?”就是对其中的数字进行辨别或简

9、单计算。3.具体信息获取。事实细节题有很多题目就是考查对特定的数字的获取,如“When did the boy get to the station?” 这样的题目都是要求考生从文章中寻找具体的信息。解题指导1.阅读要仔细。很多事实细节题设题都是文章中的一些小的细节,如果阅读不细致,就会忽略,没有发现信息,那么就会给解题造成很大的障碍。2.特别注意主体定位。很多信息题都涉及某个人,或某个时间,地点,事件。解题时要对这些主体信息非常清楚。如第1题,主干中涉及“Buckminster Fuller say”,因此,解题时要快速定位此信息,就会很快发现答案。3.仔细甄别,排除干扰信息。如第2题是数字

10、判断。而原文中出现了多个数字,但最关键的一句是“But in all, only 150 cans will be used up over the cat􀆳s lifetime”。所以在解题时,我们要认真阅读文章,仔细甄别,排除干扰信息。命题规律事实细节题是阅读理解题目中最基础的题型。设题比较简单,主要是特定信息获取。只要认真阅读文章,读懂文章,解题并不难。【五年高考】第一组记叙文Passage 1(2019课标全国,B)词数:292Grandparents Answer a CallAs a third-generation native of Brownsville,

11、Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the

12、move as a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama⣺

13、11;s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by , 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson􀆳s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more fa

14、milies will follow the example of Obama􀆳s family.“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn􀆳t get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how importa

15、nt family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when you􀆳re raising children.”Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.

16、Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.1.Why was Garza􀆳s move a success?A.It strengthened her family ties.B.It improved her living conditions.C.It enabled her to make more friends.D.It help

17、ed her know more new places.2.What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson􀆳s decision?A.17% expressed their support for it.B.Few people responded sympathetically.C.83% believed it had a bad influence.D.The majority thought it was a trend.3.What did Crosby say about people in the 196

18、0s?A.They were unsure of themselves.B.They were eager to raise more children.C.They wanted to live away from their parents.D.They had little respect for their grandparents.4.What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?A.Make decisions in the best interests of their own.B.A

19、sk their children to pay more visits to them.C.Sacrifice for their struggling children.D.Get to know themselves better.答案1.A2.D3.C4.APassage 2(2019山东,E)词数:271The kids in this village wear dirty,ragged clothes.They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud.They have no school.Yet the

20、y all can chant the English alphabet,and some can make words.The key to their success:20 tablet computers(平板电脑)dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S.group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether kids using today􀆳s new technology can teach themselves

21、 to read in places where no schools or teachers exist.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they􀆳re already amazed.“What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,”s

22、aid Matt Keller,who runs the Ethiopia program.The fastest learnerand the first to turn on one of the tabletsis 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse.The device􀆳s camera was disabled to save memory,yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work.He called himself a lion,a

23、 marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.With his tablet,Kelbesa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows.Then he spelled words on his own.“Seven months ago he didn􀆳t know any English.That􀆳s unbelievable,”said Keller.The project aims to get kids

24、to a stage called “deep reading”,where they can read to learn.It won􀆳t be in Amharic,Ethiopia􀆳s first language,but in English,which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.1.How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?A.It trains teachers for them.B.It

25、contributes to their self-study.C.It helps raise their living standards.D.It provides funds for building schools.2.What can we infer from Keller􀆳s words in Paragraph 3?A.They need more time to analyze data.B.More children are needed for the research.C.He is confident about the future of the

26、 project.D.The research should be carried out in kindergartens.3.It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could.A.learn English words quicklyB.draw pictures of animalsC.write letters to researchersD.make phone calls to his friends4.What is the aim of the project?A.To offer Ethiopians higher pay

27、ing jobs.B.To make Amharic widely used in the world.C.To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.D.To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.答案1.B2.C3.A4.CPassage 3(2019辽宁,D)词数:293Travis is the manager of G&G where he is responsible for forty employees(雇员)and profits(利润)of over$2 mi

28、llion per year.He􀆳s never late to work.He does not get upset on the job.When one of his employees started crying after a customer screamed at her,Travis took her away.“Your working uniform is your shelter,”he told her.“Nothing anyone says will ever hurt you.You will always be as strong as y

29、ou want to be.”Travis picked up that lecture in one of his G&G training courses,an education program that began on his first day and continues throughout an employee􀆳s occupation.The training has,Travis says,changed his life.G&G has taught him how to live,how to focus,how to get to work on

30、time,and how to master his emotions(情绪).Most importantly,it taught him willpower.At the center of that education is an extreme focus on an all-important habit:willpower.Dozens of cases show that willpower is the single most important habit for a person􀆳s success.And the best way to strength

31、en willpower is to make it into a habit.“Sometimes it looks like people with great self-control aren􀆳t working hardbut that􀆳s because they􀆳ve made it automatic,”Angela Duckworth,one of the University of Pennsylvania researchers said.“Their willpower occurs without them hav

32、ing to think about it.”The company spent millions of dollars developing programs of study to train employees on self-control.Managers wrote workbooks that serve as guides to how to make willpower a habit in workers􀆳 lives.Those courses are,in part,why G&G has grown from a sleepy company int

33、o a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year.1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that employees in G&G must.A.learn to give lecturesB.attend education programsC.design a working uniformD.develop a common hobby2.Willpower will become a habit when employee

34、s can.A.focus on the profitsB.benefit from the jobC.protect themselves wellD.control their feelings well3.What can we infer from the passage?A.G&G has grown into a large company.B.G&G will spend half its profits training employees.C.G&G may become more successful in the future.D.G&G has to produce m

35、ore workbooks for managers.答案1.B2.D3.CPassage 4(2019辽宁,A)词数:239China is a land of bicycles.At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country.Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle.Millions of them,all black.Cars were rare.Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year,I􀆳ve found

36、 the opposite is true.There are millions of cars.However,people still use their bicycles to get around.For many,it􀆳s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today.Bicycles also come in different colorssilver,green,red,blue,yellow,whatever you want.It􀆳s fun watching people biking.The

37、y rush quickly through crossroads,move skillfully through traffic,and ride even on sidewalks(人行道).Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can􀆳t provide.Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture,I decided to buy a bicycle.Great weather accompanied my great buy

38、.I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.My first ride home was orderly(守秩序的).To be safe,I stayed with a “pack”of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times.I didn􀆳t want to get hit.So I took the ride carefully.Crossing the streets was

39、the biggest problem.It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States.The streets here were wide,so crossing took time,skill and a little bit of luck.I finally made it home.The feeling on the bicycle was amazing.The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful.I was

40、 sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people.Biking made me feel alive.1.According to the author,why are bicycles still popular in China today?A.Because they are traditional and safe.B.Because they are convenient and inexpensive.C.Because they are colorful and available.D.Because th

41、ey are fast and environment friendly.2.The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended. A.to ride it for funB.to use it for transportC.to experience local cultureD.to improve his riding skills3.How did the author feel about his street crossing?A.It was boring.B.It was difficult.C.It was live

42、ly.D.It was wonderful.4.Which of the following best describes the author􀆳s biking experience?A.The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.B.The author was annoyed by the air while riding.C.The author was praised by the other bikers.D.The author took great pleasure in biking.答案1.B2.C3.

43、B4.DPassage 5(2019湖北,A)词数:340Some years ago,writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day􀆳s events,feelings,and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words,bu

44、t I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all,isn􀆳t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old,I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley,well-equipped with pens,a diary,and a camera.During the

45、trip,I was busy recording every incident,name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively,dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there,I wandered out of my tent,diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glar

46、e of the moon,and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen.At that point,I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of

47、 the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now,I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books,or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures,b

48、ut not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful.I􀆳m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera,busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I don􀆳t want

49、to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won􀆳t have as many exact representations of people and places;maybe I􀆳ll forget certain facts,but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don􀆳t live to make memoriesI just live,and

50、 the memories form themselves.1.Before the age of thirteen,the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of.A.observing her school routineB.expressing her satisfactionC.impressing her classmatesD.preserving her history2.What caused a change in the author􀆳s understanding of keeping a diary?A.

51、A dull night on the journey.B.The beauty of the great valley.C.A striking quotation from a book.D.Her concerns for future generations.3.What does the author put in her diary now?A.Notes and beautiful pictures.B.Special thoughts and feelings.C.Detailed accounts of daily activities.D.Descriptions of u

52、nforgettable events.4.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is.A.to experience itB.to live the present in the futureC.to make memoriesD.to give accurate representations of it答案1.D2.B3.B4.APassage 6(2019安徽,C)词数:277When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteeri

53、ng to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation(基金会),nobody understood what she was talking about.But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.We were interested in finding out more,so we went along t

54、o meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say.Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980.“It􀆳s a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses.Make-A-Wish helps children feel happy even though they are sick,

55、by making their wishes and dreams come true,”Sophia explained.We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started.She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris,who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman.Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make

56、Chris􀆳s dream come trueso,with everybody􀆳s help,Chris,only seven years old at the time,had been a “policeman” for a day.“When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true,they decided to try and help other sick children too,and that was the beginning of Make-A-Wish,”

57、explained Sophia.Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special,happy time.A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world.Sophia said the volunteers were important because the

58、y were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true.They do this either by providing things that are necessary,or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.1.Sophia found out about Make-A-Wish because her best friend had.A.benefited from itB.volunteered to help itC.dreamed about i

59、tD.told the author about it2.According to Sophia,Make-A-Wish.A.is an international charityB.was understood by nobody at firstC.raises money for very poor familiesD.started by drawing the interest of the public3.What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3?A.He has been a policeman since he was seven.B.He

60、 gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish.C.He wanted people to help make his dream come true.D.He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up.4.Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers?A.They are important for making wishes come true.B.They try to help chi

61、ldren get over their illnesses.C.They visit sick children to make them feel special.D.They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular.答案1.A2.A3.B4.A第二组说明文Passage 1(2019浙江11月,C)词数: 274There are energy savings to be made from all recyclable materials, sometimes huge savings, Recycling plast

62、ics and aluminum, for instance, uses only 5% to 10% as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting(提炼) aluminum.Long before most of us even noticed what we now call “the environment”, Buckminster Fuller said, “Pollution is nothing but the resources(资源) we are not harvesting. We allow them to be

63、 left around because we􀆳ve been ignorant of their value.” To take one example, let􀆳s compare the throwaway economy(经济) with a recycling economy as we feed a cat for life.Say your cat weighs 5kg and eats one can of food each day. Each empty can of its food weighs 40g. In a throwaway

64、 economy, you would throw away 5,475 cans over the cat􀆳s 15-year lifetime. That􀆳s 219kg of steelmore than a fifth of a ton and more than 40 times the cat􀆳s weight.In a recycling economy, we would make one set of 100 cans to start with, then replace them over and over again

65、 with recycled cans. Since almost 3% of the metal is lost during reprocessing, we􀆳d have to make an extra 10 cans each year. But in all, only 150 cans will be used up over the cat􀆳s lifetimeand we􀆳ll still have 100 left over for the next cat.Instead of using up 219kg of st

66、eel, we􀆳ve used only 6kg. And because the process of recycling steel is less polluting than making new steel, we􀆳ve also achieved the following significant savings: in energy use47% to 74%; in air pollution85%; in water pollution35%; in water use40%.1.What does Buckminster Fuller s

67、ay about pollution?A.It is becoming more serious. B.It destroys the environment.C.It benefits the economy. D.It is the resources yet to be used.2.How many cans will be used up in a cat􀆳s 15-year lifetime in a recycling economy?A.50.B.100.C.150.D.250.3.What is the author􀆳s purpose i

68、n writing the text?A.To promote the idea of recycling. B.To introduce an environmentalist.C.To discuss the causes of pollution.D.To defend the throwaway economy.答案1.D2.C3.APassage 2(2019浙江6月,C)词数:322FLORENCE, ItalySvetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver t

69、o Italian kids and the elderly, but in order to stay she􀆳s had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to an imaginary friend and answer a fictional job ad.Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growing immigrant(移民) pop

70、ulation by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, citizenship.Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard financial times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a vehicle for intolerance than integration(融合). Others say it&#

71、1049011;s only natural that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreign

72、ers better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrants numbered some 1.14 million out of Italy􀆳s then 56.7 million people, or about 2 pe

73、rcent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants􀆳 children accounting for an ever larger percentage of births in Italy.Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent resi

74、dence(居住权)would help her bring her two children to Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in Europe. She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.Italians always “see me as a foreigner,”an outsider, even though she􀆳s s

75、tayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said.1.Why does Cojochru have to take a language test?A.To continue to stay in Italy.B.To teach her children Italian.C.To find a better job in Italy.D.To better mix with the Italians.2.Some people worry that the new langua

76、ge requirement may .A.reduce Italy􀆳s population quicklyB.cause conflicts among peopleC.lead to financial difficultiesD.put pressure on schools3.What do we know about Cojochru?A.She lives with her sister now in Italy.B.She enjoys learning the Italian language.C.She speaks Italian well enough

77、 for her job.D.She wishes to go back to her home country.答案1.A2.B3.CPassage 3(2019浙江10月,B)词数: 274The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机). The idea is to get people fit a

78、nd reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricityroughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meat tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will

79、have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visito

80、rs are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don􀆳t think people will take advantage of our programme.”Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the hig

81、hest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen.dk. US environmental website recently voted Copenhagen the world􀆳s best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling,we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotel􀆳s g

82、reen profile (形象).”If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.1.What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?A.To promote the hotel􀆳s green concept.B.To make the city known to the world.C.To at

83、tract people to the hotel restaurant.D.To get guests to stay longer at the hotel.2.How can a participant get a free meal?A.By becoming a professional cyclist.B.By cycling to produce some electricity.C.By linking a smart phone to a bicycle.D.By monitoring his or her carbon footprint.3.Who are most li

84、kely to enter for the programme?A.The poor local people.B.The environment activists.C.Health-conscious hotel guests.D.Visitors fond of Copenhagen food.4.According to paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the world􀆳s .A.best chain hotelsB.greenest natural environmentsC.longest bike pathsD.highe

85、st rates of people cycling to work答案1.A2.B3.C4.DPassage 4(2019江苏,B)词数:385Chimps(黑猩猩) will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory. But beyond the minimum requirements as social beings, they have little instinct (本能) to help one another. Chimps in the wild

86、seek food for themselves. Even chimp mothers regularly decline to share food with their children, who are able from a young age to gather their own food.In the laboratory, chimps don􀆳t naturally share food either. If a chimp is put in a cage where he can pull in one plate of food for himsel

87、f or, with no greater effort, a plate that also provides food for a neighbor in the next cage, he will pull at randomhe just doesn􀆳t care whether his neighbor gets fed or not. Chimps are truly selfish.Human children, on the other hand, are naturally cooperative. From the earliest ages, they

88、 desire to help others, to share information and to participate in achieving common goals. The psychologist Michael Tomasello has studied this cooperativeness in a series of experiments with very young children. He finds that if babies aged 18 months see an unrelated adult with hands full trying to

89、open a door, almost all will immediately try to help.There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help, inform and share are not taught,but naturally possessed in young children.One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parents have started to train their children

90、to behave socially. Another is that the helping behaviors are not improved if the children are rewarded. A third reason is that social intelligence develops in children before their general cognitive(认知的)skills, at least when compared with chimps. In tests conducted by Tomasello, the human children

91、did no better than the chimps on the physical world tests but were considerably better at understanding the social world.The core of what children􀆳s minds have and chimps􀆳 don􀆳t is what Tomasello calls shared intentionality. Part of this ability is that they can infer what

92、 others know or are thinking. But beyond that, even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose. They actively seek to be part of a “we”, a group that intends to work toward a shared goal.1.What can we learn from the experiment with chimps?A.Chimps seldom care about others􀆳 inte

93、rests.B.Chimps tend to provide food for their children.C.Chimps like to take in their neighbors􀆳 food.D.Chimps naturally share food with each other.2.Michael Tomasello􀆳s tests on young children indicate that they.A.have the instinct to help othersB.know how to offer help to adultsC

94、.know the world better than chimpsD.trust adults with their hands full3.The passage is mainly about .A.the helping behaviors of young childrenB.ways to train children􀆳s shared intentionalityC.cooperation as a distinctive human natureD.the development of intelligence in children答案1.A2.A3.CPa

95、ssage 5(2019浙江,B)词数:554Graphs can be a very useful tool for conveying information,especially numbers,percentages,and other data.A graph gives the reader a picture to interpret.That can be a lot more efficient than pages and pages explaining the data.Graphs can seem frightening,but reading a graph is

96、 a lot like reading a story.The graph has a title,a main idea,and supporting details.You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand graphs just like any other text.Most graphs have a few basic parts:a caption or introduction paragraph,a title,a legend or key,and labeled axes.An act

97、ive reader looks at each part of the graph before trying to interpret the data.Captions will usually tell you where the data came from(for example,a scientific study of 400 African elephants from 1980 to 2019).Captions usually summarize the author􀆳s main point as well.The title is very impo

98、rtant.It tells you the main idea of the graph by stating what kind of information is being shown.A legend,also called a key,is a guide to the symbols and colors used in the graph.Many graphs,including bar graphs and line graphs,have two axes that form a corner.Usually these axes are the left side an

99、d the bottom of the graph.Each axis will always have a label.The label tells you what each axis measures.Bar GraphsA bar graph has two axes and uses bars to show amounts.In Graph 1,we see that the x-axis shows grades that students earned,and the y-axis shows how many students earned each grade.You c

100、an see that 6 students earned an A because the bar for A stretches up to 6 on the vertical measurement.There is a lot of information we can get from a simple graph like this(See Graph 1).Line GraphsA line graph looks similar to a bar graph,but instead of bars,it plots points and connects them with a

101、 line.It has the same parts as a bar graphtwo labeled axesand can be read the same way.To read a line graph,it􀆳s important to focus on the points of intersection rather than the line segments between the points.This type of graph is most commonly used to show how something changes over time

102、.Here is a graph that charts how far a bird flies during the first five days of its spring migration(See Graph 2).The unit of measurement for the x-axis is days.The unit of measurement for the y-axis is kilometers.Thus we can see that,on the first day,the pipit flew 20 kilometers.The line segment go

103、es up between Day 1 and Day 2,which means that the bird flew farther on Day 2.If the line segment angled down,as between Day 4 and Day 5,it would mean that the bird flew fewer kilometers than the day before.This line graph is a quick,visual way to tell the reader about the bird􀆳s migration.

104、Pie GraphsA typical pie graph looks like a circular pie.The circle is divided into sections,and each section represents a fraction of the data.The graph is commonly used to show percentages;the whole pie represents 100 percent,so each piece is a fraction of the whole.A pie graph might include a lege

105、nd,or it might use icons or labels within each slice.This pie graph shows one month􀆳s expenses(See Graph 3).Food $25Movies $12Clothing $36Savings $20Books $71.When used in a graph,a legend is.A.a guide to the symbols and colorsB.an introduction paragraphC.the main ideaD.the data2.What is th

106、e total number of students who earned a C or better?A.4.B.6.C.10.D.20.3.The bird covered the longest distance on.A.Day 1B.Day 2C.Day 3D.Day 44.Which of the following cost Amy most?A.Food.B.Books.C.Movies.D.Clothing.答案1.A2.D3.C4.DPassage 6(2019福建,A)词数:362Food festivals around the worldStilton Cheese

107、RollingMay Day is a traditional day for celebrations,but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans.Teams of four,dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes,roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course.On the

108、way,they must not kick or throw their cheese,or go into their competitors􀆳 lane(赛道).Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos(disappointingly,but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones).All the competitors are serve

109、d with beer or port wine,the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.Fiery Foods FestivalThe Hottest Festival on EarthEvery year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque,New Mexico.They come from as far away as Australia,the Caribbean and China,but they all share a common addict

110、ionfood that is not just spicy(辛辣),but hot enough to make your mouth burn,your head spin and your eyes water.Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March.You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepperofficially the hottest pepp

111、er in the worldor any one of the thousands of products that are on show.But one thing􀆳s for sureif you don􀆳t like the feeling of a burning tongue,this festival isn􀆳t for you!La TomatinaThe World􀆳s Biggest Food FightOn the last Wednesday of every August,the Spanish

112、 town of Buol hosts La Tomatinathe world􀆳s largest food fight.A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week􀆳s events.The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoesofficial fight-starters get things going by casting toma

113、toes at the crowd.The battle lasts little more than half an hour,in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves,runs,or fights back.Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends againand for a much-needed wash!1.In the Stilton cheese rolli

114、ng competition,competitors on each team must.A.wear various formal clothesB.roll a wooden cheese in their own laneC.kick or throw their cheeseD.use a real cheese weighing about four kilos2.Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?A.In New Mexico.B.In the Caribbean.C.In Australia.D.In China.3.Th

115、e celebration of La Tomatina lasts.A.three daysB.seven daysC.less than three daysD.more than seven days4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.B.More than 10,000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food an

116、d BBQ Festival.C.Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.D.An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.答案1.B2.A3.B4.CPassage 7(2019湖北,C)词数:335Hilversum is a medium-sized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area

117、of North Holland,the Netherlands.Unlike most of the Netherlands,Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand.Once called the Garden of Amsterdam,it still attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests.They visit it for a relaxing da

118、y off from the urban madness.For Dutch people,Hilversum is all about textile(纺织)and media industries,and modern architecture.In history,Hilversum was largely an agricultural area.Daily life was marked by farming,sheep raising and wool production.A railway link to Amsterdam in 1874 attracted rich tra

119、ders from Amsterdam to Hilversum.They built themselves large villas(别墅)in the wooded surroundings of the town.One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers,currently the wealthiest family of the Netherlands.They moved in after big success in the textile industry and aided a substantial texti

120、le industry in Hilversum.But the textile boom lasted only several decades.The last factory closed in the 1960s.The change to a media economy started in 1920,when the Nederlandse Seintoestellen Fabriek(NSF)established a radio factory in Hilversum.Most radio stations settled in the large villas in the

121、 leafy areas of the town.Television gave another push to the local economy.Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands,and Dutch television stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.In the early 1900s,modern architects W.M.Dudok and J.Duiker placed hundreds of remarkabl

122、e buildings in Hilversum.These modern architectural masterpieces(杰作)are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum.Dudok alone shaped most of 20th century Hilversum and approximately 75 buildings still bear his unique characteristics.His masterpiece,Hilversum Town Hall,was built in

123、19281931.It has wide international fame and is included in many architecture textbooks.The building has a remarkable shape and looks like a combination of“blocks”.Actually,one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking the W.M.Dudok Architectural Route in Hilversum.1.Hilversum

124、 is different from most of the Netherlands in that.A.it has a large populationB.it is cut off from big citiesC.it has many beautiful gardensD.it is in a hilly area with sandy soil2.What was the greatest contribution of the Brenninkmeijers to Hilversum?A.Building a railway link to Amsterdam.B.Helping

125、 its textile industry to develop.C.Constructing large villas for the poor.D.Assisting its agricultural industry.3.The beginning of the media industry in Hilversum was marked by the establishment of.A.a radio factoryB.the media capitalC.a radio stationD.a TV station4.What is known about W.M.Dudok

126、49011;s Hilversum Town Hall?A.It consists of approximately 75 buildings.B.It looks like an open air museum in the city.C.It is a classic example in architecture textbooks.D.It has shaped most of 20th century Hilversum.答案1.D2.B3.A4.CPassage 8(2019四川,C)词数:315Across Britain,burnt toast will be served t

127、o mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers.But,according to a new study,we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work.Now,the new study has

128、 shown that if they were paid for their parental labours,they would earn as much as 172,000 a year.The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do,as well as the hours they are working,to determine the figure.This would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analysing

129、 the numbers,it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime.After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18,it found that,on most days,mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.To calcul

130、ate just how much mothers would earn from that labour,it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on,including housekeeper,part-time lawyer,personal trainer and entertainer.Being a part-time lawyer,at 48.98 an hour,would prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”,with psychologist(心理学家

131、)a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face,with 80 per cent making emotional(情感的)demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year

132、long and not just on Mother􀆳s Day.The emotional,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending,but children are also sources of great joy and happiness.Investing(投入)in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.1.How much would a mother

133、 earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A.30,000.B.142,000.C.172,000.D.202,000.2.The biggest challenge for most mothers is from.A.emotional demandB.low pay for workC.heavy workloadD.lack of training3.What is stressed in the last paragraph?A.Mothers􀆳 importance shows in family all year

134、 long.B.The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.C.Mothers􀆳 devotion to children can hardly be calculated.D.Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.4.What can we conclude from the study?A.Mothers􀆳 working hours should be largely reduced.B.Mothers shoul

135、d balance their time for work and rest.C.Mothers􀆳 labour is of a higher value than it is realised.D.Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.答案1.B2.A3.A4.CPassage 9(2019广东,C)词数:326Daniel Anderson,a famous psychologist,believes it􀆳s important to distinguish television&

136、#1049011;s influences on children from those of the family.We tend to blame TV,he says,for problems it doesn􀆳t really cause,overlooking our own roles in shaping children􀆳s minds.One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child􀆳s ability to think and to un

137、derstand the world.While watching TV,children do not merely absorb words and images(影像).Instead,they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see.Actually,children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows.Furthermore,as many teachers agree,children understand far more when

138、parents watch TV with them,explaining new words and ideas.Yet,most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment.But according to Anders

139、on,the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability.TV doesn􀆳t take the place of reading for most children;it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation,such as listening to the radio and playing sports.Things like parents􀆳 educational background h

140、ave a stronger influence on a child􀆳s reading.“A child􀆳s reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads,”Anderson says.Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ(智商)scores and affects school performance.But here,too,Anderson notes that no

141、studies have proved it.In fact,research suggests that it􀆳s the other way around.“If you􀆳re smart young,you􀆳ll watch less TV when you􀆳re older,”Anderson says.Yet,people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.For years researchers have attempted to show

142、that television is dangerous to children.However,by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed,Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.1.By watching TV,children learn.A.images through wordsB.more than e

143、xplicit meaningsC.more about images than wordsD.little about people􀆳s psychology2.An educational program is best watched by a child.A.on his ownB.with other kidsC.with his parentsD.with his teachers3.Which of the following is most related to children􀆳s reading ability?A.Radio-liste

144、ning.B.Television-watching.C.Parents􀆳 reading list.D.Parents􀆳 educational background.4.Anderson believes that.A.the more a child watches TV,the smarter he isB.the younger a child is,the more he watches TVC.the smarter a child is,the less likely he gets addicted to TVD.the less a ch

145、ild watches TV,the better he performs at school5.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To advise on the educational use of TV.B.To describe TV􀆳s harmful effects on children.C.To explain traditional views on TV influences.D.To present Anderson􀆳s unconventional ideas.答案1.B2.C3.D4

146、.C5.DPassage 10(2019重庆,B)词数:259In ancient Egypt,a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment.Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics(策略).One tactic involves where to display the goods.For example,stores place

147、 fruits and vegetables in the first section.They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food(垃圾食品)later in their trip.In department stores,the women􀆳s shoe section is generally next to the women􀆳s cosmetics(化妆品)section:whi

148、le the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe,bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later.Besides,businesses seek to appeal to customers􀆳 senses.Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping,so they make

149、their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day.Music sells goods,too.Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played,sales of French wines went up.When it comes to the selling of houses,businesses also use highly rewarding tactics.They find

150、 that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door,and turn it into a business opportunity.A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly.When entering the house,the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows,and then the pool through an

151、 open stairway leading to the lower level.The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.1.Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?A.To save customers time.B.To show they are high quality foods.C.To help sell junk food.D.To sell them at

152、 discount prices.2.According to Paragraph 3,which of the following encourages customers to buy?A.Opening the store early in the morning.B.Displaying British wines next to French ones.C.Inviting customers to play music.D.Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.3.What is the California builder

153、􀆳s story intended to prove?A.The house structure is a key factor customers consider.B.The more costly the house is,the better it sells.C.An ocean view is much to the customers􀆳 taste.D.A good first impression increases sales.4.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To explain ho

154、w businesses turn people into their customers.B.To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.C.To report researches on customer behavior.D.To show dishonest business practices.答案1.C2.D3.D4.APassage 11(2019课标,D)词数:267As more and more people speak the global languages of English,Chinese,Spanis

155、h,and Arabic,other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact,half of the 6,0007,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century,according to the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Organization(UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss,scholars

156、 from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin,a scientist at the Macmillan Center,Yale University,who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas,is following

157、 in that tradition.His recently published book,A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture,grows out of his experience living,working,and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for T

158、urin,who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India,Nepal,Bhutan,and China.But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materialsincluding

159、 photographs,films,tape recordings,and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now,through the two organizations that he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campaign to make such documents,foun

160、d in libraries and stores around the world,available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet,Turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected w

161、ith speech communities. 1.Many scholars are making efforts to.A.promote global languagesB.rescue disappearing languagesC.search for language communitiesD.set up language research organizations2.What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Having full records of the languages.B.Writing books

162、on language teaching.C.Telling stories about language users.D.Living with the native speakers.3.What is Turin􀆳s book based on?A.The cultural studies in India.B.The documents available at Yale.C.His language research in Bhutan.D.His personal experience in Nepal.4.Which of the following best

163、describes Turin􀆳s work?A.Write,sell and donate.B.Record,repair and reward.C.Collect,protect and reconnect.D.Design,experiment and report.答案1.B2.A3.D4.CPassage 12(2019广东,D)词数:317Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents(洋流).Most do it using satellites and other high-

164、tech equipment.However,ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special wayby studying movements of random floating garbage.A scientist with many years􀆳 experience,he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores

165、of the northwest coast of the United States.There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoesabout 60,000 in totalfell into the ocean in a shipping accident.He phoned the shoe co

166、mpany and asked if they wanted the shoes back.As expected,the company told him that they didn􀆳t.Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment.If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed,he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean curr

167、ents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the world􀆳s best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻)because winds and currents join here,and as a result,there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area.Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the

168、 shoes landed.In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes.With this data,he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents,and publish the findings of their study.As the result of his work,Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist

169、to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean.He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts,with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand.They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.1.The underlined phrase swap

170、 meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to.A.fitting roomsB.trading fairsC.business talksD.group meetings2.Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out.A.what caused the shipping accidentB.when and where the shoes went missingC.whether it was all right to use their shoesD.how much they lost in

171、 the shipping accident3.How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?A.By collecting information from beachcombers.B.By studying the shoes found by beachcombers.C.By searching the web for ocean currents models.D.By researching ocean currents data in the library.4.Ebbesmeyer is most famous for.A.traveling

172、 widely the coastal cities of the worldB.making records for any lost objects on the seaC.running a global currents research associationD.phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea5.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A.To call people􀆳s attention to ocean pollution.B

173、.To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.C.To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.D.To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.答案1.B2.C3.A4.D5.CPassage 13(2019浙江,B)词数:413Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in s

174、ome countries.In BrazilBrazilians are warm and friendly.They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder.People often greet each other(particularly women)with light cheek kisses.Schedules tend to be flexible,with business meetings sometimes starting l

175、ater than planned.But to be safe,be on time.Meals can stretch for hoursthere􀆳s no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil.Lunches also can start in the mid to late afternoon.Brazilians are social,preferring face-to-face communication over emails or phone calls.In SingaporeSingaporeans shake

176、hands when they meet and often also greet each other with a small,polite bow.Business cards should be offered and received with two hands.Arriving late is considered disrespectful.So be on time.Efficiency(效率)is the goal,so meetings and dealings often are fast-paced.Singaporeans are direct in their d

177、iscussions,even when the subject is about money.Rank is important and authority is respected.This determines how people interact in meetings.For example,people avoid disagreeing outright with someone of a higher rank.In the United Arab EmiratesIn the UAE,status is important,so the most senior or old

178、est should be greeted first with their titles.The handshake seems to be longer than elsewhere.So do not pull away from the handshake.Women should cover themselves when it comes to dress.Men also tend to be covered from neck to elbows(肘部)and down to the knees.People do not avoid entertaining in their

179、 homes,but they also hold business meals at restaurants.Touching or passing food or eating with your left hand is to be avoided.When meetings are one-to-one,if your host offers you coffee,you should refuse.It might seem odd,but it is a cultural tradition.Coffee should only be accepted if it is alrea

180、dy set out or presented.In SwitzerlandThe Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name.They also are respectful of private lives.You should be careful not to ask about personal topics.Punctuality(守时)is vital,something that comes from a deep respect for others􀆳 time.Arrive at

181、any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe.They also have clear structure in their companies.Higher-ups make the final decisions,even if others might disagree.Neat,clean dress is expected.The Swiss follow formal table manners.They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows

182、off the table.It is polite to finish the food on your plate.1.The passage is mainly about.A.communication typesB.the workplace atmosphereC.customs and social mannersD.living conditions and standards2.Why do Singaporeans avoid arguing with their boss?A.They put efficiency in the first place.B.They di

183、slike face-to-face communication.C.They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.D.They are supposed to obey the person of a higher rank.3.In the UAE,when should you refuse the coffee if it is offered?A.When greeting seniors.B.When meeting the host alone.C.When attending a presentation.D.When

184、dining with business partners.4.In which country do people care about where to put their hands at the dinner table?A.In Brazil.B.In Singapore.C.In the United Arab Emirates.D.In Switzerland.答案1.C2.D3.B4.DPassage 14(2019安徽,C)词数:254You are the collector in the gallery of your life.You collect.You might

185、 not mean to but you do.One out of three people collects tangible(有形的)things such as cats,photos and noisy toys.These are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”the first of several new museums which,over the next two years,will exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown co

186、llectors.In doing so,they will promote a popular culture of museums,not what museums normally represent.Some of the collections are fairly commonrecords,model houses.Others are strangely beautifulbranches that have fallen from trees,for example.But they all reveal(显露)a lot of things;ask someone what

187、 they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.Others on the way include“The Museum of Collectors”and “The Museum of Me”.These new ones,it is hoped,will build on the success of “The Museum Of”.The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect,and what it means to do so.T

188、hey hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they,too,collect.Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important points:the beginning or end of adolescence“it􀆳s a growing-up thing;you stop when you grow up,”says one.Othe

189、r painful times are mentioned,such as the end of a relationship.For time and life can seem so uncontrollable that a steady serial(顺序排列的)arrangement is comforting.1.How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?A.By collecting more tangible things.B.By showing what ordinary people hav

190、e collected.C.By correcting what museums normally represent.D.By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.2.What can be learned about collectors from their collections?A.Who they are.B.How old they are.C.Where they were born.D.Why they might not mean to collect.3.Which of the following is an a

191、im of the new museums?A.To help people sell their collections.B.To encourage more people to collect.C.To study the significance of collecting.D.To find out why people visit museums.4.According to the last paragraph,people may stop collecting when they.A.become adultsB.feel happy with lifeC.are ready

192、 for a relationshipD.feel time to be uncontrollable答案1.B2.A3.C4.A第三组议论文、应用文Passage 1(2019课标全国,A)词数:225Pacific Science Center GuideVisit Pacific Science Center􀆳s StoreDon􀆳t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center􀆳s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science ac

193、tivity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located(位于)upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.Hungry?Our exhibits will feed your mind, but what about your body?Our caf offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The caf is located ups

194、tairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour before Pacific Science Center closes.Rental InformationLockers are available to store any belongings during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3.Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to r

195、ent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.Support Pacific Science CenterSince 1962, Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion(热情)for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today, Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a ye

196、ar and brings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. It􀆳s an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to fin

197、d various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.1.Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center?A.In Building 1.B.In Building 3.C.At the Laser Dome.D.At the Denny Way entrance.2.What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?A.Train science teachers.B.Distribute science books.C.Inspi

198、re scientific research.D.Take science to the classroom.3.What is the purpose of the last part of the text?A.To encourage donations.B.To advertise coming events.C.To introduce special exhibits.D.To tell about the Center􀆳s history.答案1.B2.D3.APassage 2(2019课标全国,A)词数:287In the coming months, we

199、 are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare􀆳s plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.National Theatre of ChinaBeijing|ChineseThis great occasion(盛会)will be the National Theat

200、re of China􀆳s first visit to the UK. The company􀆳s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare􀆳s Richard will be directed by the National􀆳s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time:Saturday 28 April, 2.30pm &

201、Sunday 29 April, 1.30pm & 6.30pmMarjanishvili TheatreTbilisi|GeorgianOne of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导)by the company􀆳s Artistic Direct

202、or Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time:Friday 18 May, 2.30pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30pmDeafinitely TheatreLondon|British Sign Language(BSL)By translating the rich and humourous text of Love􀆳s Labour􀆳s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of

203、 Shakespeare􀆳s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30pmHabima National TheatreTel Aviv|HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Fo

204、unded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare􀆳s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time:Monday 28 M

205、ay, 7.30pm & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30pm1.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A.Richard .B.Love􀆳s Labour􀆳s Lost.C.As You Like It.D.The Merchant of Venice.2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A.It has two groups of actors.B.It is the leading theatre in Lo

206、ndon.C.It performs plays in BSL.D.It is good at producing comedies.3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?A.On Saturday 28 April.B.On Sunday 29 April.C.On Tuesday 22 May.D.On Tuesday 29 May.答案1.A2.C3.DPassage 3(2019课标全国,A)词数:236San Francisco Fire Engine ToursSan Francisco Winery TourRunning:February 1s

207、t through April 30thThis delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in ticket price)Departing from the Cannery:Tour times upon requestDuration(

208、时长):2 hoursPrice:$90Back to the Fifties TourRunning:August 16th through August 31stThis tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco􀆳s most fantastic periods, the 1950s!Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.Departing from the Canner

209、y:5:00 pm and 7:30 pmDuration:2 hoursPrice:$90Spooky Halloween TourRunning:October 10th through October 31stJoin us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear(服装)is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisc

210、o.Departing from the Cannery:6:30 pm and 8:30 pmDuration:1 hour and 30 minutesPrice:Available upon requestHoliday Lights TourRunning:December 6th through December 23rdThis attractive tour takes you to some of San Francisco􀆳s most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for

211、your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery:7:00 pm and 9:00 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutesAdvance reservations required.1.Which of the tours is available in March?A.San Francisco Winery Tour.B.Back to the Fifties Tour.C.Spooky Halloween Tour.D.Holiday Lights Tour.2.

212、What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tour?A.Go to Treasure Island.B.Enjoy the holiday scenes.C.Have free ice cream.D.Visit the Presidio district.3.What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A.Take some drinks.B.Set off early in the morning.C.Wear warm clothes.D.Make reserva

213、tions in advance.答案1.A2.C3.D高级语块transport sb. back to 把某人带回到(另一地点或时间)thrilling adj. 惊险的;刺激的reservation n. 预订;预约Passage 4(2019课标全国,A)词数:259What􀆳s On?Electric Underground7.30pm1.00amFree at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know who􀆳s playing in your area?We􀆳re bringing you an excit

214、ing evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands.Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)?If so,come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer.He􀆳s going to talk about how you can find the right person to pr

215、oduce your music.Gee Whizz8.30pm10.30pmComedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform.He􀆳s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene.This joyful show will please everyone,from the youngest to the oldest.Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm

216、 for drinks and snacks(快餐).Simon􀆳s Workshop5.00pm7.30pmWednesdays at Victoria StageThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy.The workshop looks at every kind of comedy,and practices many different ways of making people laugh.Simon is a comedian and actor who has 1

217、0 years􀆳 experience of teaching comedy.His workshops are exciting and fun.An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte Stone8.00pm11.00pmPizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out.Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new be

218、st-selling CD,with James Pickering on the piano.The menu is Italian,with excellent meat and fresh fish,pizzas and pasta(面食).Book early to get a table.Our bar is open all day,and serves cocktails,coffee,beer,and white wine.1.Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A.Jules Skye.B.Gee

219、Whizz.C.Charlotte Stone.D.James Pickering.2.At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A.The Cyclops Theatre.B.Kaleidoscope.C.Victoria Stage.D.Pizza World.3.What do we know about Simon􀆳s Workshop?A.It requires membership status.B.It lasts three hours each time.C.It is ru

220、n by a comedy club.D.It is held every Wednesday.4.When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A.5.00pm7.30pm.B.7.30pm1.00am.C.8.00pm11.00pm.D.8.30pm10.30pm.答案1.A2.B3.D4.CPassage 5(2019课标全国,A)词数:178MusicOpera at Music Hall:1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performa

221、nces in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone:241-2742.Chamber Orchestra:The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information. .Symphony Orchestra:At Music Hall an

222、d Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300.Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend. http:/www.symphony.org/home.asp.College Conservatory of Music(CCM):Performances are on the main campus(校园)of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organ

223、izes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM􀆳s Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is avai

224、lable by calling the box office at 556-4183.http:/www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.Riverbend Music Theater:6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover(price difference). Big name shows all summer long!Phone:232-6220.1.Which number should you call if you want to see an op

225、era?A.241-2742.B.723-1182.C.381-3300.D.232-6220.2.When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?A.February.B.May.C.August.D.November.3.Where can students go for free performances with their I.D. cards?A.Music Hall.B.Memorial Hall.C.Patricia Cobbett Theater.D.Riverbend Music Theater.4.How is Rive

226、rbend Music Theater different from the other places?A.It has seats in the open air.B.It gives shows all year round.C.It offers membership discounts.D.It presents famous musical works.答案1.A2.B3.C4.APassage 6(2019四川,A)词数:109Basketball Statistician Help WantedThe Athletic Department is looking for stud

227、ents to help assist staff during the Fall 2019, Winter 201917 and Spring 2019 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:Good computer skillsAvailable evenings and weekendsKnowing basketball rules

228、 and statisticsStudents interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的)campuses.TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone, 240-567-1308Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga, 240-567-7589Springfield Athletic Coordinator, Gary

229、Miller, 240-567-2273Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gauri Chavan, 240-567-69151.When will the job start?A.In May 2019. B.In May 2019.C.In September 2019.D.In September 2019.2.Who is more likely to get the job?A.Sam, English major, member of the college basketball team.B.Judy, IT staff with night cl

230、asses, children􀆳s basketball team coach.C.Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends.D.Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother.3.Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?A.Michael.B.Jorge. C.Gauri.D.Gary.答案1

231、.C2.C3.BPassage 7(2019北京,A)词数:316December 15,2019Dear Alfred,I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150+ at 17, I􀆳m anything but stupid. The fact was that I was found to have ADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍).Anxious

232、all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.However, when something did interest me, I could become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant

233、 pre-college courses.While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn􀆳t.So, I was killing my time at home until June 2019 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.Since then, I have taken courses l

234、ike Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, I􀆳m learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in self-written notes from your videos.This has given me a purpose.Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public, I

235、 could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the jobData Analystthis month and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors.Thank y

236、ou. You􀆳ve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because I􀆳m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole.This is why you􀆳re saving my life.Yours,Tanis1.Why didn􀆳t Tanis go to college

237、after high school?A.She had learned enough about computer science.B.She had more difficulty keeping focused.C.She preferred taking online courses.D.She was too slow to learn.2.As for the working environment, Tanis prefers.A.working by herselfB.dealing with the publicC.competing against othersD.stayi

238、ng with ADHD students3.Tanis wrote this letter in order to.A.explain why she was interested in the computerB.share the ideas she had for her professionC.show how grateful she was to the centerD.describe the courses she had taken so far答案1.B2.A3.CPassage 8(2019天津,A)词数:313University Room RegulationsAp

239、proved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential(住宿的)rooms:electric blankets,hair dryers,personal computers,radios,televisions and DVD players.Items that are not allowed in student rooms include:candles,ceiling fans,fireworks,waterbeds,sun lamps and wireless routers

240、.Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.Access to Residential RoomsStudents are provided with a combination(组合密码)for their room door locks upon check-in.Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone.The Office of Residence Life may change

241、the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others.The fee is $25 to change a room combination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen.Students mus

242、t clean up after cooking.This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff.Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use.With the exception of using a small microwave oven(微波炉)to heat food,students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in st

243、udent rooms.Students who are found with pets,whether visiting or owned by the student,are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet.Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect.If,one week from the date of written notice,the pet is not removed,th

244、e student is referred to the Student Court.Quiet HoursResidential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University.Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday.Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00

245、 am to 8:00 am.Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of $25.1.Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?A.Ceiling fans and waterbeds.B.Wireless routers and radios.C.Hair dryers and candles.D.TVs and electric blankets.2.What if a student is found to have told his comb

246、ination to others?A.The combination should be changed.B.The Office should be charged.C.He should replace the door lock.D.He should check out of the room.3.What do we know about the cooking policy?A.A microwave oven can be used.B.Cooking in student rooms is permitted.C.A housekeeper is to clean up th

247、e kitchen.D.Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.4.If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning,he will face.A.parent visitsB.a fine of $100C.the Student CourtD.a written notice5.When can students enjoy a party in residences?A.7:00 am,Sunday.B.7:30 am,Thursday.C.

248、11:30 pm,Monday.D.00:30 am,Saturday.答案1.D2.A3.A4.C5.DPassage 9(2019四川,A)词数:501.The card above is.A.a ticketB.a postcardC.an invitationD.an advertisement2.The party is for.A.a birthdayB.the QueenC.bee watchingD.the National Day3.According to the card,if you are unable to go,you can.A.return the cardB

249、.visit the MuseumC.ignore the messageD.contact Alice􀆳s mother答案1.C2.A3.DPassage 10(2019陕西,A)词数:155Share with us!Would you like to have your writing published in this magazine?Then let us know!We pay for stories,anecdotes and jokes:Anecdotes and Jokes$50What􀆳s made you laugh recentl

250、y?A funny sign?A colleague􀆳s behaviour?Got a joke?Send it in for Laughter is the Best Medicine!Email:julietSmart AnimalsUp to $100Send us a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words.Email:audreyPower of LoveUp to $150Acts of generosity can change lives o

251、r just give you that warm feeling full of love.Share your moments in 100500 words.Email:susanMy Story$350Do you have an inspiring or life-changing story to tell?Your story must be true,unpublished,original and 8001000 words.Email:nanjcFor more information,please visit:1.How much will the magazine pa

252、y for a joke to be published?A.$50.B.$100.C.$150.D.$350.2.If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers,you need to submit it to.A.Anecdotes and JokesB.Smart AnimalsC.Power of LoveD.My Story3.A story showing people􀆳s generosity should be emailed to the editor at.A.julietB.susan

253、C.audreyD.nanjc4.An inspiring story sent to the magazine should.A.describe strange behaviourB.contain less than 800 wordsC.be real and originalD.be published before答案1.A2.B3.B4.CPassage 11(2019课标,D)词数:274Choose Your One-Day Tours!Tour ABath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman b

254、athrooms and Stonehenge37 until 26 March and 39 thereafter.Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey,the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum.Stonehenge is one of the world􀆳s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour BOxford & Stratford includ

255、ing entrance fees to the University St Mary􀆳s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway􀆳s house32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter.Oxford:Includes a guided tour of England􀆳s oldest university city and colleges.Look over the“city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”from St Mary􀆳s Church T

256、ower.Stratford:Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour CWindsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace34 until 11 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court,Henry VIII􀆳s favourite palace.Free time

257、to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history,Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen.Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.Visit the palace and its various historic gardens,which include the famous maze(迷

258、宫)where it is easy to get lost!Tour DCambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England&

259、#1049011;s oldest university city?A.Tour A.B.Tour B.C.Tour C.D.Tour D.2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.B.Oxford & Stratford.C.Bath & Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A.It used to be the home of

260、royal families.B.It used to be a well-known maze.C.It is the oldest palace in Britain.D.It is a world-famous castle.答案1.B2.D3.APassage 12(2019课标,A)词数:218Monthly Talks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August.Admission is at normal charg

261、es and you don􀆳t need to book.They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers,by Chris Lewis.James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building.Chris Lewis will explain how Bri

262、ndley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early“civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis,by Malcolm Tucker.Well before the arrival of freezers,there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering.Malcolm will explain the history of importing natura

263、l ice and the technology of building ice wells,and how London􀆳s ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotswold Canals,by Liz Payne.The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening.The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer.We will have a report on the present state of play

264、.March 6thEyots and AitsThames Islands,by Miranda Vickers.The Thames has many islands.Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them.She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMore info:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum1213 New Wharf

265、Road,London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020 7713 08361.When is the talk on James Brindley?A.February 6th.B.March 6th.C.November 7th.D.December 5th.2.What is the topic of the talk in February?A.The Canal Pioneers.B.Ice for the Metropolis.C.Eyots and AitsThames Islands.D.An Upd

266、ate on the Cotswold Canals.3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A.Miranda Vickers.B.Malcolm Tucker.C.Chris Lewis.D.Liz Payne.答案1.C2.D3.APassage 13(2019江苏,A)词数:2071.According to the Code,visitors should act. A.with care and respectB.with relief and pleasureC.with caution and calmness

267、D.with attention and observation2.What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand?A.Take your own camping facilities.B.Bury glass far away from rivers.C.Follow the track for the sake of plants.D.Observe signs to approach nesting birds.答案1.A2.CPassage 14(2019安徽,A)词数:179Welcome to the Ele

268、ctronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.Electronic Village Program(Thursday,June 18,2019)Nearpod9:00 am to 10:00 amRoom 501Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context(语境)for students to learn vocabulary.The presenter will show how to use it.TEO2:00 pm to 3

269、:00 pmRoom 502Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line.The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO.Kahoot10:30 am to 11:30 amRoom 601Kahoot software can be used to create gra

270、mmar tests which can be graded on a network.It can provide students with instant feedback(反馈),including reports about their strengths and weaknesses.Prezi3:30 pm to 4:20 pmRoom 602Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students􀆳 attention to speaking more fluently.The presente

271、r will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family,friends,and hobbies.1.Nearpod can be used to. A.offer grammar testsB.teach listening on-lineC.help vocabulary learningD.gain fluency in speaking2.If you want to improve your speaking sk

272、ills,you can go to.A.Room 501B.Room 502C.Room 601D.Room 6023.Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?A.Nearpod.B.Kahoot.C.TEO.D.Prezi.4.A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by.A.9:00 amB.10:30 amC.2:00 pmD.3:30 pm答案1.C2.D3.B4.CPassage 15(2019天津,A)词数:287

273、A Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm.It serves snacks(小吃),drinks,ice cream bars and meals.You can pay with cash or your ID cards.You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk.Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria,you can use the tables to eat yo

274、ur lunch,to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or late at night,you can buy snacks,fast food,and drinks in the Lower Caf located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre.This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts,games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe,l

275、ocated in the bottom level of McMillan Hall,is available for relaxing,studying,cooking,and eating.Monthly activities are held here for all international students.Hours are 10 am to 10 pm,closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall,the Wellness Centre is committed to physical,emo

276、tional and social health.A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice.The cost of this is included in your medical insurance.Hours are Monday to Friday,9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the W

277、riting Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall.Here,qualified volunteers will work with you on written work,grammar,vocabulary,and other academic skills.You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door:two 30-minute appointments per week maximum.This service is free.Transpo

278、rtationThe TWU Express is a shuttle(班车)service.The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre,leaving from the Mattson Centre.Operation hours are between 9 am and 3 pm,Saturdays only.Round trip fare is $1.1.What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A.Do homework and watch TV.B.Buy

279、 drinks and enjoy concerts.C.Have meals and meet with friends.D.Add money to your ID and play chess.2.Where and when can you cook your own food?A.The Globe,Friday.B.The Lower Caf,Sunday.C.The TWU Cafeteria,Friday.D.The McMillan Hall,Sunday.3.The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre.A.is open six

280、days a weekB.offers services free of chargeC.trains students in medical careD.gives advice on mental health4.How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A.By applying online.B.By calling the centre.C.By filling in a sign-up form.D.By going to the centre directly.5.What is the function of TWU Expre

281、ss?A.To carry students to the lecture halls.B.To provide students with campus tours.C.To take students to the Mattson Centre.D.To transport students to and from the stores.答案1.C2.A3.D4.C5.DPassage 16(2019陕西,A)词数:103Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crises(危机)in the coming decadesw

282、hich means each nation􀆳s natural resources will be more important than ever.Percent of total land areacovered by forests(2019)WORLD AVERAGE30.88TOP 5 AVERAGE90.15Freshwater resources,cubickilometers per year(2019)WORLD AVERAGE241TOP 5 AVERAGE3,642Freshwater resources,cubic meters per person

283、(2019)WORLD AVERAGE6,122TOP 5 AVERAGE244,9731.SURINAME94.58REST OF TOP 52.Micronesia91.663.Seychelles88.484.Samoa88.405.Palau87.61123.CHINA22.471.BRAZIL5,418REST OF TOP 52.Russian Federation4,3133.Canada2,8504.the United States2,8185.CHINA2,8131.ICELAND532,891REST OF TOP 52.Guyana304,7233.Suriname16

284、6,1124.Papua New Guinea114,2165.Bhutan106,923102.CHINA2,0921.According to the statistics,what is the world average of freshwater resources per person?A.244,973 cubic meters.B.241 cubic kilometers.C.3,642 cubic kilometers.D.6,122 cubic meters.2.Which country or region has the most freshwater resource

285、s per year?A.Guyana.B.Brazil.C.Iceland.D.China.3.Which country or region appears twice on the Top 5 lists?A.Bhutan.B.Seychelles.C.Canada.D.Suriname.答案1.D2.B3.D【三年模拟】A组20192019年模拟基础题组第一组记叙文、说明文Passage 1(2019宁波选考联盟,C)Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps.

286、As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergar

287、ten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren􀆳t written until the final threat.I􀆳ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master􀆳s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade

288、 he became a “vo-tech”student(技校学生). They􀆳re called“motorheads” by the rest of the student body.When a secretary in my office first called him“motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he􀆳s a good kid,” I wanted to say.“And smart, really.”I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, differe

289、nt. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don􀆳t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don􀆳t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began

290、to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $ 800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件) from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The

291、 cost was $ 25 instead of $800.Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their o

292、wn relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most importantly, I have learned that fathers don􀆳t need clones in footsteps or anywhe

293、re else.My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.1.What used to be the author􀆳s hope for his son?A.To avoid becoming his clone.B.To resemble him in appearance.C.To develop in a different direction.D.To reach the author􀆳s unachieved goals.2.What can we learn abo

294、ut the author􀆳s children?A.His daughter does better in school.B.His daughter has got a master􀆳s degree.C.His son tried hard to finish homework.D.His son couldn􀆳t write his book reports.3.The author let his son repair the car because he believed that.A.his son had the abili

295、ty to fix itB.it would save him much timeC.it wouldn􀆳t cause him any more lossD.other motorheads would come to help4.In the author􀆳s eyes, motorheads are.A.tidy and hard-workingB.cheerful and smartC.lazy but brightD.relaxed but rude5.What did the author realize in the end?A.It is u

296、nwise to expect your child to follow your path.B.It is important for one to make the honor roll.C.Architects play a more important role than builders.D.Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.答案1.D2.A3.C4.B5.APassage 2 (2019湖州期中,C)词数:282As facts prove,a mother sits in the passenger seat

297、while a teen learns to drive,which can change the teen􀆳s brain activity.For the study,researchers came up with a driving simulation(模拟)test that encourages risk-taking behavior in teens.Twenty-five teens were asked to pass the simulation test in the shortest possible time.In the simulation,

298、there are 26 intersections(交叉路口)that teens need to pass through.Each intersection provides a choice to stop at a yellow light,which could delay(耽搁)the driver for three seconds,or finish the simulation faster by speeding through the yellow light.If the drivers don􀆳t crash,they􀆳ll fi

299、nish earlier;if not,there is a six-second delay to their time of completion(完成,结束).The study required(要求)teens to go through the simulation on their own as well as under Mum􀆳s watch.The results show that when teens drive alone,they drive past the yellow light 55 percent of the time.However,

300、if Mum is present,racing past the yellow light is seen at decreased rate of 45 percent.In addition,the study found that driving alone caused changes in the teens􀆳 brains,causing an increase of blood flow towards the reward center of the brain.If Mums were present,blood flow to the brain

301、49011;s reward center increased when they made safer driving decisions.Researchers think that parents play an important role in helping their children to make more thoughtful decisions.Sarah Helfinstein,a researcher from University of Maryland,said,“Basically,they􀆳re being influenced by wha

302、t they expect the wish of the other person to be.”1.What were the teens asked to do in the driving simulation test?A.To stop at the yellow light.B.To finish the test as quickly as possible.C.To make as few mistakes as possible. D.To go through the intersection safely.2.What happened to the teens whe

303、n they were driving alone?A.They completed the test 6 seconds early.B.Their brain􀆳s reward center became less active.C.More blood flowed towards their brain􀆳s reward center. D.They were less likely to race past the yellow lights.3.From the last paragraph,we know that Sarah Helfinst

304、ein .A.gives further explanation to the study B.adds new evidence to the studyC.offers a different opinion on the study D.expresses her doubts about the result of the study4.What can we learn from the driving simulation test?A.Teens shouldn􀆳t drive alone.B.Teens learn to drive quickly with

305、Mum.C.Teens are influenced by Mum􀆳s driving style.D.Teens drive more safely with Mum in a car.答案1.B2.C3.A4.DPassage 3(2019浙江吴越联盟二模,A)词数:264Hannah tightened the helmet. A man􀆳s voice came from the loudspeakers:“Participants in the Five-Mile Junior Fat-Tire Race, please gather behind

306、 the orange flags.”First prize was a mountain bike. On a bike like that, she􀆳d fly through the woods.“Good luck, junior mountain bikers.”Hannah reached a fork in the trail. There, to her left, was the sign with the orange arrow.She accidentally kicked over the sign.“I need to stop and fix t

307、he sign,”she thought.The other racers might get lost. But even as she was thinking this, her feet kept moving faster and faster.“Hannah Anderson,winner of the Five-Mile Junior Fat-Tire Race!”the man on the loudspeakers announced as she passed the finish line.“Hey!”Hannah turned and saw a girl with a

308、 pair of glasses jumping off her bike.“Good job!”the girl called to Hannah.“I thought I almost had you, but I must have missed a trail marker.”“You would have won if it hadn􀆳t got lost,”Hannah mumbled.The girl was smiling.“No,”she said,“It􀆳s all part of racing. You won fair and squ

309、are.”“I want you to have the bike. I accidentally kicked the sign over,”Hannah said softly. The girl was quiet.“You know, I tipped the sign at the fork in the trail,”Hannah said,a little louder, “I want you to have the bike.”As she handed over the bike to the girl, Hannah felt relieved.“Are you sure

310、.?”the girl asked. Hannah nodded.“I􀆳m sure.”she said. The girl was very happy, her fingers moving along the shiny blue frame. “Are you racing in Copper Harbor next weekend?”she asked.“Yes,”Hannah smiled.“Ok,”she said.“Let􀆳s see who will win then.”1.Hannah couldn􀆳t have won

311、 the race if .A.she hadn􀆳t had a good mountain bikeB.she hadn􀆳t kicked over the sign accidentlyC.the girl hadn􀆳t withdrawn from the raceD.the girl behind her hadn􀆳t lost her glasses2.Hannah and the girl will .A.become partners in other racesB.race again for the mo

312、untain bikeC.share the prize of the race togetherD.both participate in Copper Harbor3.What does the author suggest in the text?A.Where there is a will,there is a way.B.Honest is the best policy.C.Well begun, half done.D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.答案1.B2.D3.BPassage 4(2019浙江金华十校11月联考,A)词数:32

313、4Dr. Paul Kelley, a sleep expert, and his colleagues, including the well-known Oxford sleep researcher, Professor Russell Foster, developed an interesting theory at the British Science Festival in Bradford. They said that school hours should start at 10:00 and university at 11:00 to better match the

314、 biological rhythms of adolescents and young adults.Dr. Kelley said most people wake up to alarms because they have to go to work. In fact, the body clock of most people from 10-55 years of age is not well suited to getting up early. This means insisting on an early start can lead to lack of sleep,

315、which in turn can affect learning and health. Adolescents in particular are the most affected, which is “a huge society concern”.Dr. Kelley and his colleagues are leading a project called Teensleep, which is currently looking for 100 schools from the UK to test the idea. The Teensleep experiment, wh

316、ich is funded by the Welcome Trust and the Education Endowment Fund, will randomly divide the 100 schools into four groups. One group of schools will change their school hours for 14-16-year-olds into 10:00.Another group will offer “sleep education”to their students. This method involves helping stu

317、dents and staff realize wise ways of making them sleep well. The third group of schools will introduce both a later start and sleep education, while the fourth will make no such changes. The experiment will start in the 2019-17 academic year, and the researchers plan to report their results in 2019.

318、Dr. Dijk, a professor of sleep and physiology at the University of Surrey cautioned that Changing the school hours might be of limited use without changing other habits that affect their sleep. But he will observe the experiment with interest.1.According to Dr. Kelley, delaying school starting time

319、can.A.match students􀆳 body clockB.change students􀆳 body clockC.make students lack of sleepD.improve students􀆳 sleep quality2.Which of the following statements about the Teensleep experiment is TRUE?A.The experiment will last three years.B.One group will have sleep educatio

320、n.C.Two groups will start school at 10 o􀆳clock.D.The experiment will be sponsored by Dr. Kelley.3.Dr. Dijk􀆳s attitude to the Teensleep experiment can be best described as.A.enthusiasticB.doubtfulC.supportiveD.negative答案1.A2.C3.B第二组议论文、应用文Passage 5 (2019宁波重高12月热身,C)词数:350For those t

321、hat enjoy tricks, there is no better day than April 1. Known as April Fool􀆳s Day, it is the day of a year when light-hearted tricks are not only accepted but welcomed! Nobody knows how this fun tradition started. Some think it began in 1582 when the world moved away from the Julian calendar

322、 to the current Gregorian calendar. Others think it was to celebrate the beginning of spring. No matter what the reason is, April Fool􀆳s Day is a worldwide celebration, one that is celebrated by both individuals and organizations. Here are some of our favorites.Autonomous Office ChairLast y

323、ear, German car producer Audi showed their latest engineeringan autonomous chair that could not only transport employees around the office, but also sense when they needed to go to the bathroom or wanted to drink a cup of coffee. Its face recognition technology would allow owners to avoid people the

324、y did not wish to meet. However, the video of the chair was released on April 1!Food CreatorIn 1878, the front page of the Daily Graphic published an article about Thomas Edison􀆳s latest inventionan invention that could change soil into vegetables and meat, and water into wine.Given that th

325、e inventor was the genius behind the world􀆳s first phonograph, the article was nothing but the truth. In fact, several newspapers wrote follow-up articles that praised the scientist􀆳s intelligence. It was only a few days later that they realized that the invention had been shown on

326、 April 1!Smell-Through-VisionThe British Broadcasting Company (BBC)is known for its serious programming, which is why it has been fooling people for decades. In 1961, the television station broadcast an interview with a professor who said he had created a machine that would make viewers test food

327、049011;s smell through their televisions. He asked the audience to test the “smell-through-vision” by letting him know if they could smell the coffee and onions that were in the television studio. Sure enough, thousands of people called in. Some even said that the strong onion􀆳s taste was m

328、aking their eyes water!1.What can we infer about the autonomous office chair?A.It could be used as a robot. B.It could sense how people feel.C.Office workers liked it very much. D.It would be widely used in the office.2.Why did people say they smelled the onions through TV?A.They believed what the B

329、BC said. B.Onions have a very strong taste.C.They could use a special machine. D.They had a good sense of smell.3.What does the author think of these organizations􀆳 behavior? A.Annoying. B.Boring. C.Unfriendly. D.Interesting.答案1.B2.A3.DPassage 6(2019浙江温州中学10月月考,A)词数:330Henry Ford, the famou

330、s US inventor and car manufacturer, once said,“The business of America is business.”He meant that the way of life in the US is based on the values of the business world. Few people would argue with Ford􀆳s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper which vividly shows how much people in

331、 the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most nation

332、al news has an important financial aspect. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the

333、entertainment industry”or “show business”.The positive side of Henry Ford􀆳s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to the US life. One of the most important reasons why so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a bett

334、er job. Jobs are produced in abundance because the economic system of the US is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford􀆳s statement, however, can be seen when the word business

335、 is taken to mean big business. And the term big businessreferring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout the history of America, the labors have had to fight hard for higher wages and better working conditions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but the la

336、bors still have some anxiety. The lay-off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high creates feelings of insecurity for many people.1.The United States is a typical country.A.which encourages free trade at home and abroadB.where people􀆳s chief concern is how to make money

337、 C.where all businesses are managed scientifically D.which normally works according to the federal budget 2.The influence of business in the US is evidenced by the fact that.A.most newspapers are run by big businesses B.even public organizations concentrate on working for profits C.Americans of all

338、professions know how to do business D.even arts and entertainment are regarded as business3.According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the US, dreaming that.A.they can start profitable businesses thereB.they can be more competitive in businessC.they will make a fortune overnight thereD

339、.they will find better chances of employment4.Henry Ford􀆳s statement can be taken negatively because.A.the labors are discouraged to fight for their rightsB.there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC.there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and labors

340、D.public services are not run by the federal government5.A company􀆳s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in.A.reduction in the number of employeesB.improvement of working conditionsC.fewer disputes between labor and managementD.a rise in workers􀆳 wages答案1.B2.D3

341、.D4.C5.APassage 7(2019浙江杭州四校高三期中,B)词数:260It􀆳s easy to think of the selfless reasons to listen. People want you to listen to them. By listening, you can help someone with a problem, or help them come up with new ideas. But listening also has selfish benefits that make it worth the investment

342、.The biggest selfish benefit is that you learn more with your mouth closed. You􀆳ll learn more about other people, and often, about yourself, if you stop talking. Those ideas are useful if you want to improve yourself.Listening also helps you think. When you􀆳re truly listening, not

343、just waiting for your turn to speak, you can chew over your ideas more. You can mull on the points of the conversation longer. In the end, you􀆳ll appear a lot wiser if you explain a fully-digested point of view than if you just speak out the first response that comes to mind.Building the li

344、stening habit also makes you a better friend than trying to be an impressive conversationalist. People like the guy who listens more than the guy with the best jokes.If the person you􀆳re talking with isn􀆳t chatty, you can bait(启发) them with a comment. Throw something at them which

345、will make it easy for them to talk. A better strategy to listen is to master the short anecdote. If they are telling a long explanation of their work as an accountant, you could comment on someone you know that does accounting or something you know about accounting.1.The following are talked about E

346、XCEPT.A.the ways of being a good listenerB.the benefits of building the listening habitC.the ways of being a good speakerD.the strategies to inspire others to speak2.According to the passage, which kind of person is most probably popular with people?A.The one who is good at telling jokes.B.The one w

347、ho has no speaking ability.C.The one who is good at public speaking.D.The one who is good at listening to others.3.The underlined phrase “mull on” in the third paragraph means.A.think overB.agree withC.disagree withD.put forward答案1.C2.D3.AB组20192019年模拟提升题组Passage 1 (2019北师大附中期中,C)词数:328In colleges a

348、round the country, most students are also workers. The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules

349、of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.This isn􀆳t a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year-round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load an

350、d a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition (学费) and living costs, obviously. And there􀆳s value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many

351、 employers looking for students with already-developed skills, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on. But it􀆳s not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. The study notes that if a student

352、worked a full-time job at the federal minimum wage, they would earn just over $15,000 each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and board at many colleges without some serious financial aid. That means that though they􀆳re sacrificing time away from the classroom, many workin

353、g students will still graduate with at least some debts. And working full-time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes.There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who wind up leaving

354、school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn􀆳t gone at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiv

355、ing any of the financial or career benefits.1.According to the passage, the reality of college students is that .A.they throw parties a lotB.they stay up late every nightC.they pay no attention to examsD.they work besides attending classes2.What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of worki

356、ng students?A.The need of developing social networks.B.The lack of summer jobs for young adults.C.The chance of finding a job after graduation.D.The expenses of high tuition and living costs. 3.We can learn from the passage that .A.working students are more likely to finish collegeB.students can cov

357、er their college expenses through workingC.students receive a huge reward for managing work and classD.dropping out of college may not help students get career benefits4.What is the best title for the passage?A.The Difficulties of Landing a JobB.The Struggle of Work-School BalanceC.The Reward of Wor

358、king While StudyingD.The Images of Working College Students答案1.D2.C3.D4.BPassage 2 (2019稽阳10月联考,A)词数:290Emily Temple-Wood was 12 years old the first time she was bullied(欺负) online. They left ugly comments on her Wikipedia and Facebook pages about her looks. “That would make my mother􀆳s hai

359、r curl,” says Temple-Wood, now 22 and in medical school. The reason? she believes, “I was a woman on the Internet.”Over the years, she considered how she might exact revenge. Then, as a freshman in college, it hit her: “What do misogynists(men who hate women) hate most?” she asked herself. “Women wh

360、o are productive!” Her solution: For every insulting comment she received, Temple-Wood would post a biography of a female scientist, and thus, in 2019, Wiki Project Women Scientists was born. She profiled her heroes, like Barbara McClintock, who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medi

361、cine, and Caroline Still Anderson, one of the first African American women to become a physician in the United States, in the late 1800s. With help from other women, many of them scientists who have also been victimized online, Temple-Wood has published hundreds of these brief biographies and women

362、of all ages have taken notice. “When I was a kid, I could count the number of women scientists I was aware of on one hand,” wrote Siko Bouterse, formerly of the Wikimedia Foundation. “But our daughters are going to have access to much more knowledge about scientists who are like them, thanks to Emil

363、y.”The nasty comments still come, says Temple-Wood. Being a strong woman online is not easy. “We all have days where we break down and need to have a glass of wine,” she says. “I tell people who are being bullied that it􀆳s OK to be upset. But now you need to find a productive way to take re

364、venge.”1.How did Emily react to the ugly comments about her?A.She paid no attention to them.B.She posted biographies about great women.C.She became a talkative woman.D.She learned from women scientists.2.What does Siko Bouterse think of Emily􀆳s efforts?A.They are helpful.B.They are fruitles

365、s.C.They are creative.D.They are surprising.3.What does Emily Temple-Wood advise people to do?A.Sit down and have a glass of wine.B.Try hard to be a productive person.C.Never feel upset about ugly comments.D.Fight against ugly comments in a positive way.答案1.B2.A3.DPassage 3(2019浙江湖州高三10月联考,B)词数:273J

366、ohn Sand was one of the most influential teachers and people I have ever met. During the two years in high school, he taught me more than any other teacher has been able to.His unusual attitude reflects his methods of teaching. He was constantly trying to push us out of our comfort zones with video

367、projects we did about once a month. He wanted us to face and accept how other people saw us to prepare us for the real world. He was always making colorful Power Points to teach us the latest topic instead of standing in front of us lecturing for a period like many teachers do. He gave us a schedule

368、 of the homework for the section and left the responsibility to us and let us remember to do it. Having that prepares us for life after high school, life less structured(有条不紊的), where the responsibility is all on us.Mr. Sand is a responsible family man. He took whatever time we had left in class to

369、show us his newest vacation videos or his children􀆳s sports videos. He balances his family and his career so nicely.Mr. Sand always encouraged us to explore the cultures of the world. He would tell us stories of his travels in Europe and his adventures around the US.Many people many not eve

370、r get to have the experience of having Mr. Sand as a teacher or ever be affected by him like I was. He was my teacher and he also was one person who influenced me greatly and taught me things that went beyond the school courses.1.According to the writer, why was John Sand different from other teache

371、rs?A.He never gave homework to his students.B.He clearly knew what his students would be like in the future.C.He always made his classes lively and interesting.D.He often encouraged his students to face the real world bravely.2.Which of the following shows that the writer was greatly affected by Mr.

372、 Sand?A.He realizes what makes an excellent teacher.B.He has the courage to take great adventures.C.He feels more confident within comfort zones.D.He knows how to deal with life after high school.3.What would be the best title for the passage?A.An outstanding teacher and a great person.B.A valuable

373、experience of schooling.C.A kind family man and a father.D.An unusual method of teaching.答案1.C2.D3.APassage 4 (2019浙江嘉兴三校11月质检,C)词数:396People who play computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, a new research suggests.In a six-week study, experts found people who play

374、ed online games designed to improve their cognitive(认知的) skills didn􀆳t get any smarter.Researchers recruited(招募) participants from views of the BBC􀆳s science show Bang Goes the Theory. More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the resear

375、chers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn􀆳t play any brain games but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet. All participants were given an “IQ test” before

376、and after the experiment.Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn􀆳t do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet.“If you play these games because they􀆳re fun, that􀆳s absolutely fine,” said Adrian Owen, assista

377、nt director at Britain􀆳s Medical Research Council, the study􀆳s lead author. “But if you􀆳re expecting these games to improve your IQ, our data suggests this isn􀆳t the case.”Computer games that are supposed to improve memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are

378、 played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies have examined if the games work.“There is little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world,” said Art Kramer, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, US.Instead of playing brain games, Kr

379、amer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can help produce new brain cells.Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they weren􀆳t fun.“If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you don􀆳t get the ans

380、wers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful,” said Philip Adey, a professor of psychology at King􀆳s College in London.If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said, they probably aren􀆳t being challenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.He sa

381、id people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power. “To stimulate the intellect, you need a real challenge,” Adey said, adding that computer games were not an easy shortcut. “Getting smart is hard work.”1.According to the article, which of the

382、 following is NOT useful to develop brain power?A.learning a languageB.getting some physical exerciseC.playing challenging gamesD.playing fun games2.What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A.Playing brain games is as effective a means of improving the brain as Super Mario.B.Playing Super Mar

383、io is a better means of improving the brain power.C.Playing brain games can􀆳t improve cognitive skills.D.Playing computer games can train the brain.3.Which is another way of summing up Adey􀆳s argument in the last paragraph?A.Practice makes perfect.B.Where there is a will, there is

384、a way.C.No pains, no gains.D.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.答案1.D2.C3.CPassage 5(2019河南八市重点高中质量监测,B)词数:277The holiday season is the time of magic moments. Our hearts are waiting for something special to happen. Children dream of meeting Santa Claus and receiving desirable presents. I􀆳m

385、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

386、 and our grandparents deserve to hear these pleasant and healing words. Don􀆳t feel shy of showing and proving your love. Your hug and frank smile can be the best cure for different diseases to your dear grandparents.Old people are very sensitive creatures. They need both physical and mental

387、 support. Young people should be patient enough to hear them out and shouldn􀆳t let them 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 ho

388、use. 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 will stop one day. Why don􀆳t we begin to value things before we

389、 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 grandparents. Don􀆳t forget to treat grandparents with respect, because they􀆳re an essential part of your family.1.How does the author describe

390、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.y

391、ou pay more attention to themC.they are ignored D.they know they are useful3.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 old. D.Because life on the earth is relatively short.4.According to the passage the author intends.A.to tell us that the old are living quite a lonely life B.to encourage people to visit their grandparentsC.to imply few take care of their grandparents D.to show he is very kind to his grandparents答案1.A2.C3.D4.B