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1 What'sonyourtravellist?
I'veconsultedseveraltravelexpertstofindoutsomeplacesworthvisiting.
Where：
NewOrleans,Louisiana
Chosenby：
NatalieDiScalaisawriterandeditoratjohnnyjet.com,coveringtraveltrends?
productsandfamilytravel.
Why：
NewOrleansisknownforitsmusicandfood—nottomentionthefestivals.Ithasabout130festivalseachyearsothere'sreallynobadtimetovisit.BourbonStreetistheobviouschoiceforfood,drinkandjazzandit'sdefinitelyamust-visitlocation,especiallyforfirst-timerstothecity.
Where：
Vail,Colorado
Chosenby：
BeccaIngleisanactivefamilytravelblogger.SheisthefounderofBeccaIngle,com,whereyoucanreadallhertravelguides.
Why：
Vailistheperfectdestinationforfamiliesandtravelerslookingtofindalmosteverythinginonecentralspot.StayattheamazingFourSeasonsResortandResidencesVailtobestepsawayfromVailVillage,apopulartownwithspecialheatedstonestreetsforstrolling（漫步）,restaurantsandbars,coffeeshops,ice-skating,amovietheaterandabowlingalley?
allwithinreach.
Where：
HudsonValley,NewYork
Chosenby：
DevorahLev-TovisafoodandtravelwriterwhoregularlywritesforTheNewYorkTimes,Afar,CondeNastTraveler,etc.
Why：
TheHudsonValleyiswhereNewYorkersgotoescapethecitywhentheyneedahealthyclosetonatureandrelaxation.TheHudsonValleyismadeupofsmall,impossiblycharmingtowns,wheretheairisfresherandthingsdomoveslowerinthemountains.The750-milebikingandhikingroutelinkscommunitiesacrossNewYorkStateandlinksuptotheHudsonGreenwayTrails.TheregionwasrecentlyequippedwiththefamousCharliePalmerRestaurant.
21.Whoisthewriterofjohnnyjet.com?
A.NatalieDiScala.B.BeccaIngle.
C.DevorahLev-Tov.D.CharliePalmer.
22.Whichplacewouldyoupreferifyouwanttowalkonthestonestreets?
A.BourbonStreet.B.FourSeasonsResort.
C.VailVillage.D.ResidencesVail.
23.WhatcanyoudointheHudsonValley?
A.Visitbigtowns.B.Enjoyridingbikes.
C.Watchthelatestfilms.D.Attendmusicfestivals.
【答案解析】21.A22.C23.B
【分析】本文是应用文，主要介绍了专家推荐的几个旅游景点。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。
根据第一部分“NatalieDiScalaisawriterandeditoratjohnnyjet.com”NatalieDiScala是johnnyjet的作家兼编辑，可知A项正确，故选A项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。
根据第二部分“StayattheamazingFourSeasonsResortandResidencesVailtobestepsawayfromVailVillage,apopulartownwithspecialheatedstonestreetsforstrolling”住在令人惊叹的四季度假村和住宅韦尔是距离韦尔村几步，一个受欢迎的城镇，有特别加热的石头街道散步。
可知在韦尔村有石头街道，如果你喜欢在石头路上散步，应该来这里，故选C项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。
根据第三部分“The750-milebikingandhikingroutelinkscommunitiesacrossNewYorkStateandlinksuptotheHudsonGreenwayTrails.”这条750英里长的自行车和徒步路线连接了整个纽约州的社区，并与哈德逊绿道小径相连。
可知在哈德逊谷能够骑自行车。
故选B项。
2 Twoyearsago,IdecidedtostudyattheUniversityofSt.EdwardsinthecityofAustin,Texas.WhenIwasonmyresearchtofindtheperfectplacetostudyin,Iconsideredmanyaspects:
asafeplace,acitywheretherewerecompaniesdevotedtomarketingortechnology,aplacewherespeakingSpanishandEnglishwasanadvantageandaschoolwhereIcouldlearnaboutdigitalstrategies（数字策略）.Aftercomparingandevaluatingmanycitiesanduniversities.IfinallydecidedonAustin.
SinceIarrivedinAustin,Texas.IhadbeenlivinginsidetheuniversitywhereIhadaprivateroomandsharedcommonareaswithmorestudents.UniversitylifewasnotverydifferentfromthelifeinMexicoandclassesweresemblableandthewayofsocializingtoo.However,intheUnitedStates,theclassesweremorepracticalandteachersencouragedyoutobeself-responsibleandcompleteyourtasks.
TheclassesthatIwastakingwererelatedtosocialmedia,digitalmarketingandadvertising.Iwasveryexcitedtobeabletostudytechnology-relatedcourses.
WhatIlikedmostabouttheexperiencewasbeingabletolivewithstudentsfrommanyplaces,whichallowedmetolearnfromotherculturesandtoshareminewithotherstudents.Also,internationalstudentservicesusuallyorganizedeventsandtoursthathelpedmetogettoknowthecityandtheschool.
Icertainlythinkthatstudyingabroadisabeneficialexperience.Itmakesuscapableofunderstandingculturaldifferencesandacceptingdiversity.Personally,Iwouldsuggestthatyoufirstdeterminewhatyourgoalsarebygoingabroad,researchtheopportunitiesandlifestyle,evaluateyouruniversities,andfinallydecideontheonewhereyoufeelmorecomfortable,connectingwithyourvaluesandwayofseeinglife.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthoraccordingtoparagraph1？
A.Casual.B.Cautious.
C.Changeable.D.Adventurous.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“semblable”inparagraph2probablymean?
A.Worthwhile.B.Practical.C.Same.D.Similar.
26.Whatmadetheauthormostpleased?
A.SpeakingSpanishandEnglishinAustin,Texas.
B.Workingasadesignerinatechnologycompany.
C.Havingachancetolearnaboutdifferentcultures.
D.Organizingmanyeventsandtoursindependently.
27.Whatarethestudentswhointendtostudyabroadadvisedtodo?
A.Becarefultochoosetheuniversitytostudyin.
B.Setnolimitsontheiracademicperformances.
C.Studywherethey'refamiliarwitheverything.
D.Adjustpersonallifestylesfortheuniversity.
【答案解析】24.B25.D26.C27.A
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。
作者讲述了自己的留学经历，建议打算出国留学的学生慎重选择要留学的大学。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。
根据文章第一段“WhenIwasonmyresearchtofindtheperfectplacetostudyin,Iconsideredmanyaspects（当我在我的研究中寻找完美的地方学习时，我考虑了很多方面）”和“Aftercomparingandevaluatingmanycitiesanduniversities,IfinallydecidedonAustin.（在比较和评估了许多城市和大学之后，我最终选择了奥斯汀。
）”可知，作者在寻找大学时，经过了许多比较和评估，并多方考虑。
由此可推知，作者是非常小心谨慎的。
故选B。
【25题详解】
词句猜测题。
根据上文“UniversitylifewasnotverydifferentfromthelifeinMexico（大学生活和墨西哥的生活并没有太大的不同）”可知，and前后为并列成分，semblable与“notverydifferent”意思接近，由此可知，semblable意为“相似的”。
故选D。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。
根据文章倒数第二段“WhatIlikedmostabouttheexperiencewasbeingabletolivewithstudentsfrommanyplaces,whichallowedmetolearnfromotherculturesandtoshareminewithotherstudents.（关于这段经历，我最喜欢的是能够和来自许多地方的学生一起生活，这让我可以从其他文化中学习，并与其他学生分享我的文化。
）”可知，有机会了解不同的文化使作者最高兴。
故选C。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。
根据文章最后一段“Personally,Iwouldsuggestthatyoufirstdeterminewhatyourgoalsarebygoingabroad,researchtheopportunitiesandlifestyle,evaluateyouruniversities,andfinallydecideontheonewhereyoufeelmorecomfortable,connectingwithyourvaluesandwayofseeinglife.（就我个人而言，我建议你首先通过出国来确定你的目标，研究机会和生活方式，评估你的大学，最后决定一个你感觉更舒适的，与你的价值观和看待生活的方式。
）”可知，建议打算出国留学的学生慎重选择要留学的大学。
故选A。
3 Thursday,twoRussiansubmarines（潜艇）diveddown2.5milesintotheArcticOceanandplantedanationalflagontoapieceofcontinentalshelfknownastheLomonosovRidge.RisingfromthecenteroftheArcticBasin,theflagsentaclearmessagetothesurroundingnations:
Russiahadjustlaidclaim（权利）tothevastoilandgasreservescontainedinthisunderwaterarea.
AfterRussia,theUnitedStates,Norway,SwedenandFinlandarealltryingtogainprofit.ProjectionsshowthattheareaoflandandseathatfallswithintheArcticCircleishometoanestimated90billionbarrelsofoil,anincredible13%ofEarth’sreserves.It’salsoestimatedtocontainalmostaquarterofuntappedglobalgasresources.Butlongbeforethisoilracebegan,howdidtheArcticbecomesorichinenergy?
“ThefirstthingyourealizeisthattheArctic—unliketheAntarctic—isanoceansurroundedbycontinents”,AlastairFraser,ageoscientistfromImperialCollegeLondon,said.Firstly,thismeansthere’sahugequantityoforganicmaterialavailable,intheformofdeadseacreaturessuchasplanktonandalgae,whichformthebasisofwhatwillultimatelybecomeoilandgas.Secondly,thesurroundingringofcontinentsmeansthattheArcticBasincontainsahighproportionofcontinentalcrust（大陆地壳）,whichmakesupabout50%ofitsoceanicarea.That’ssignificantbecausecontinentalcrusttypicallycontainsdeepdepressionscalledbasins,intowhichorganicmattersinks.
Here,itgetsinsertedinrockandpreservedinanoxic（缺氧
）waters,meaningtheycontainlittleoxygen.“Normally,inashallowseawithlotsofoxygen,itwouldnotbepreserved.Butiftheseaisdeepenough,theoxygenatedwatersatthetopwillbeseparatedfromtheanoxicconditionsatthebase,”Fraserexplained.Conservedwithintheseoxygen-freebasins,themattermaintainscompoundsthatfinallymakeitusefulasanenergysourceformillionsofyearsinthefuture.
28.WhydidRussiaplantanationalflagontotheLomonosovRidge?
A.Totellsurroundingcountriesitsarmedforces.
B.Toshowitsadvancedtechnologyofsubmarines.
C.ToshowabundantnaturalresourcesintheArcticBasin.
D.Toclaimitsprivilegetoexploreforoilandgasinthearea.
29.What’sthefunctionofthelastsentenceinparagraph2?
A.Makingacomparison.B.Servingasaconnectinglink.
C.Analyzingthecauseandeffect.D.Drawingtheconclusionofthetext.
30.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?
A.Oxygenonlyexistsinthetoppartoftheocean.
B.Organicmaterialsmostlyexistinthebasinswithoxygen.
C.Watercontainingoxygenturnsorganicmaterialsintooilandgas.
D.Oxygen-freeenvironmentcountsintheformationofthearctic’srichenergy.
31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WhatmakestheArcticattractive?
B.WhydomanynationsfocusontheArctic?
C.WhyistheresomuchoilintheArctic?
D.HowdoestheArcticBasincomeintobeing?
【答案解析】28.D29.B30.D31.C
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。
文章主要讲述了在俄罗斯刚刚宣布对北极这片海底地区的巨大石油和天然气储备拥有主权之后，各国争相争取在这里的利润，由此而引出了对于“为什么北极有这么多石油?
”的讨论，原来有机物质被保存在这里的无氧盆地中，最终使其成为未来数百万年有
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