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NO.1

Thenorthmagneticpole（磁极）isnolongeraresidentofCanada.IthasdriftedacrosstheCanadianArcticandisnowanglingtowardSiberia.

NottobeconfusedwiththegeographicNorthPole—thenorthernextremityoftheEarth’saxis（地轴），thenorthmagneticpole（wheretheEarth’smagneticfieldisdirecteddownward）ismovingduetonaturalchangesintheEarth’smagneticfield,aprocessthatoriginatesabout3，000kilometersbelowourfeet，intheoutercore（核心）oftheplanet.Butscientistsarenownoticingthatthemagneticpolehaspickedupitspace.

   “Overthepastcentury，thepolehasbeenmigratingatanaveragespeedofabout10kilometersperyear，”saysLarryNewitt，headofGeomagneticLaboratoryatNaturalResourcesCanadainOttawa.“Sincethe1970s，thisspeedhasincreasedtoabout50kilometersperyear.”

“Scientistsarewonderingwhythespeedisincreasing，”saysNewitt.OneHypothesis（假说）relatesitto“magneticjerks”suddenshifts（变化）intherateofchangeofthemagneticfield.Therehavebeenthreejerksinthepastfourdecades，eachonecorrelatingtoanincreaseinspeed.

   Ifthenorthmagneticpolecontinuesatitscurrentrate,itcouldreachSiberiaby2056.

“Formostofrecordedhistory，thepolehasbeenapartofCanada,andnowit’snot，”saysNewitt.“Itmaybeablowtoourcollectivepsyche，butotherthanthat,itdoesn’thaveamajoreffectonmostpeople’sexistence.

1.Findinthepassageawordclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“angling”.

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 2.Whatcouldhappentothenorthmagneticpolebythemiddleofthe21century？

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3.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

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（2007湖南卷）「参考答案」

1.Moving/Migrating.

2.ItcouldreachSiberia.

3.Thenorthmagneticpoleismovingfaster.

NO.2

EveryJanuary，BreckenridgehoststheInternationalSnowSculptureChampionships.FourteenteamstravelfromallovertheworldtoSwitzerlandtocompete.Teamssculptforsixty-fivehoursoverfivedays.Eachteamhopesthatwhenthetimeisup,itssculpturewillbejudgedthebest.

Asthechampionshipbegins,thefourteenteamsarefacedwithhugeblocksofsnowthatweightwentytonseach.Thesculptorsbringouttheirfavoritetoolsthatworkbestonthehardicedsnow，buttheyarenotallowedtoemploytoolsthatuseelectricity.

   Mostteamsareinspiredbywhattheyhaveseenindailylife.Forexample，oneteamcarvedateapotwithteapouringout.Anotherteamsculptedalittlecatonitshindfeet（后脚）reachingintoafishbowlcompletewithwaterripples（涟漪）andacrab（螃蟹）tryingtoattackthecat.In2006，TeamUSAsculptedagoldendoglookingatitsimagereflectedinamirror.Tocreatetheeffectthatthelittledogsawitsreflectionintheglass,theartistscarvedtwodogsfacingeachotherwiththeirpaws（脚爪）touching.

   Asthefinalhoursofthecompetitiontickby，exhaustedteammembersaddlast-minutedetails.Theyusesmallbroomstobrushoffsnowcaughtintinyholes.Oneteammembercountsdownthelastfiveminuteswhileothersarebusycleaningupthetools.Iftheyleaveanytoolsbehind，theywillbeout.Whenthewhistleblows，everyonemuststepawayfromthesculpture.Thejudgesthenvoteoncreativity,technicalskill,andvisualimpact（视觉效果）ofthedesigns.

   In2006,TeamUSAtookfirstplacefortheirgoldendogsculpturetitled“Discovery”.Butthecompetitionisnotjustaboutmedalsandribbons.“It‘snotabouttheprize,”saidRobNeyland，TeamUSA’scaptain.“It’sabouttouchingtheaudience.”

Everyyear,asthechampionshipends,eachteamisalreadydreamingofthenextmasterpieceitwilldesign.

1.WhatkindoftoolsarethesculpturesNOTpermittedtouse？

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2.Whatgivesthesculptorsideasfortheircreativework？

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3.WhydidTeamUSAwinthecompetitionin2006？

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（2008湖南卷）「参考答案」

1.Thetoolsthatuseelectricity.

2.Thethingstheyhaveseenindailylife.

3.Becauseitssculpturewasjudgedthebestforcreativity,technicalskillsandvisualimpact.

NO.3

Alongtimeago,MiltonS.Hershey,thecreatorofthepopularchocolatebars,wasdippedinwarmchocolate.Iknowallaboutit.Mygrandfatherwasthere!

   Atnineteen,HersheyestablishedacandybusinessinPhiladelphia.Althoughitfailed,hetriedagaininseveralothercitiesandsucceededwithCrystalACaramels.ButHersheywasnotcontent.Hebeganexperimentingwithchocolateandmanagedtosellhisfirstchocolatebarsin1900.Theywereaninstantsuccess.In1903,Hersheybuiltafactory.

   Hersheywasusuallypleasantandkindandenjoyedagoodjoke.However,inhischocolatefactory,heheldhighstandardsforalltheworkers.Hewasbothrespectedandfeared.Hisangerwouldburstoutwhenthingsdidn’tgoashe’dexpected,andworkerswerefiredformistakes.

   Mygrandfatherbeganworkinginthefactoryasayoungman.Hisjobwastopushthevats（大桶）ofwarmchocolatetoastoragearea.Todothis,hehadtopushtheheavyvatsuparamp（斜坡）andacrossthewalkway.Oneday,Hersheywaswalkingbackwardonthewalkwaywhilemygrandfatherwaspushingavatofchocolateuptheramp.Bump.Clunk.Ker-plop!

Hersheyfellbackwardintothevat.Everyoneelseheldtheirbreathandranuptopullhimout.Grandfatherfrozeinfear.Washegoingtolosehisjob?

Hersheystoodstifflywithhishandsonhiships.Colorroseinhisface.Hesaidsomethinginalowvoice.Thenhesmiled.“It’snotyourfault,son,”hesaid.“IneedtowatchwhereI’mgoing.”Heputsomechocolateinhismouth.“Mmm,that’sgood,”hesaid.Everyonelaughed.Thetourcontinued,withHersheydrippingchocolateashewent.AndGrandfatherkepthisjob.

1.WhatdidGrandfatherdoinHershey’sfactory?

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2.Whydidn’tHersheyfireGrandfather?

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3.WhatdoestheincidentshowusaboutHershey?

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（2009湖南卷）「参考答案」

1.Hepushedthevatsofwarmchocolatetoastoragearea.            

2.Becauseherealizeditwashisownfault.                                                    

BecauseherealizeditwasnotGrandfather’sfault/mistake.           

 3.（Itshowsusthat）Hersheywaspleasant,humorous,kind（toothers）andreallyrespectable.

NO.4

OnChristmasmorning,Lindawakesup,andtriestoimaginethewide-eyedsurpriseofchildreninanotherhouseholdasthey unwrapthepresentsshecarefullychoseforthem.Lindahasnevermetthechildren,butthat’sallpartofthejoyofgivingassecretSantas,shesays.

     “It'sanamazingfeelingtobuygiftsonananonymous（匿名的）basis,”saysLinda.

“Itbringsawholenewmeaningtotheholidays.”

     LindaandTonyareanAmericancouplelivinginToronto,Canada,andLindadidcharitableworkasamemberoftheAmericanWomen’sClubofToronto.Asthenamesuggests,membersareU.S.citizenslivinginToronto,whojointogetherforfellowshipandcommunityservice.

     Tofindher“adopted”family,Lindagoestothelocalschoolsandrequestsawishlistforafamilythat’sstrugglingtosurvive.Lastyearshehelpedasinglemotherwiththreechildren.Themotherworksasacleaningladyinanursinghome.

     “Thelistisalwaysheartbreaking.Theyhaveanopportunitytoaskforanythinganddojusttheopposite,askingforbasicclothesorsimpletoys,”shesays.“Wealwaysbuythekidsanewwintercoat,hats,andgloves.”Shealsobuysgiftsfortheparents.

     LastyearLindaaskedthemotherforasecondwishlist－onethatdidn’tincludethebasics.“EverychildshouldhaveaChristmasthatstickswiththemforalifetime.”ShepurchasediPodsforthetwoolderchildren andavideogamesystemfortheyoungest.“Ihavelearnedaveryvaluablelessoninallofthis,”saysLinda.“Payattentiontowhat’sgoingoninyourownbackyard－nomatterwhereyoulive.”

     ThejoyofgivingassecretSantasismuchsweeterwhenthegiftisanonymous.

1.WhatreactiondoesLindaimaginethechildrenwillhave?

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2.WhydidLindajointheAmericanWomen'sClubofToronto?

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3.WhydidLindaaskforasecondwishlist?

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4.Whatkindofpeopledoes"secretSantas"inthepassagereferto?

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（2010湖南卷） 「参考答案」

1.Theywillfeelgreatlysurprised.

2.Shejoineditforfellowshipandcommunityservice.

3.Shewantedtogivethechildrensomeothergiftsratherthanthebasics.

4.ItreferstopeoplewhogiveawayanonymousgiftsonChristmas.

NO.5

Nowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapageinshort,jerk