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每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

1.MacaoTowerAJHackettBungeeJump

TheMacaoTower,338meterstall,istheworld'

s10thhighesttower,withavarietyofactivities,suchasgambling,eatingandentertainment.Oneofthefamousactivitiesisthebungeejump.TheAJHackettMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Raiseyourarmsandoffyougo!

Ifyouarenotdaringenoughtojumpthatheight,youcantrytheskywalkonthe57thfloor-it'

sstillremarkable.Grabthischanceandtickoffthisitemonyourbucketlist.

2.GrabatraditionalPortuguesedinner

MacaowascolonizedbyPortugalbefore1999.Asaresult,PortuguesecultureisdeeplyintomanycornersofMacao.ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantsinthespecialadministrativeregion,buttheflavorismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople.

3.Visitamuseum

Macao,asatinylittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoitsuniquehistory,bothEasternandWesternhistoricalsitescanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforculturalheritage,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuseumandWineMuseum.

4.Selfie（自拍）attheRuinsofSt.Paul

TheRuinsofSt.PaulisthesignaturelandmarkofMacao.TheruinsconsistoftheSt.Paul'

sCollegeandtheChurchofSt.Paul,builtin1583.However,afterthreefiresin1595,1601and1835,thechurchwasseriouslydamaged.Surprisingly,aftertherebuildingandfires,thehugefrontpartandthefrontstairwayremainunburned.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMacaoToweraccordingtothepassage？

A.TherearemanyactivitiesinMacaoTower.

B.Thebungeejumpthereholdsarecordintheworld.

C.Itisathrillingplacetogo.

D.Theskywalkis233metershigh.

2.WhathappenedtotheRuinsofSt.Paul?

A.Culturalheritageispreservedhere.

B.Ithasexperiencedseveralfires.

C.Itistotallyruinedbythefires.

D.Itisstillwellreserved.

3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThehistoricalsitesinMacao.

B.HowtomakeatourinMacao.

C.Thingsthatyoucan’tmissinMacao.

D.Seeingisbelieving.

B

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom”.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmy“secretsharer”,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical（相同的）tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos:

theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabrush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether

Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous（奇迹）”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

4.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.

A.encouragehimtodomorewalking 

B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem 

D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

5.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause________.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndog

B.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

D.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch

6.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwith（对某事有同感）thestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

7.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyPassionforReading 

B.Mum’sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagle. 

D.TheCharmofaBook.

C

Whenyouthinkofamap,isnorthonthetoporthebottom?

Usually,mapsaredesignedwithnorthontop,thoughwhenwethinkaboutit,thereisnologicalreasonforthisbias.Afterall,thereisnoupordowninspace.Sowhatiswrongwithsouth,eastorwestbeingonthetopofthemap?

Theansweris:

nothingatall.Infact,north-upmapsonlybecamethenorminthelastfewhundredyears.

AncientEgyptianmapshadsouthatthetopbecausetheNileRiverflowsdownhillfrommountainsinthesouthtotheMediterraneanSeainthenorth.MeccawastothesouthofmostearlyMuslimcivilizations,andsouth-upmapsweredesignedsothatviewerswouldlookuptoseeMecca.MedievalChristianmapshadeastatthetop,astheybelievedtheGardenofEdenwasintheeast.TheonlyearlymapsthathadnorthatthetopwerethoseofearlyChinabecausetheemperorlivedinthenorth.

Northseemstohavesettledatthetopofmapsduringthe16thcentury,largelythankstoaFlemishmapmaker,Mercator.MercatorwasagreatadmirerofanearlyGreekmapmaker,who,forreasonsnowunknown,putnorthatthetopofmaps,soMercatordid,too.WhenMercatorsworldmapbecamethestandardmaptonavigatetheoceans,northupbecamestandardaswell.

Whatistheimplicationofthisnorth-viewoftheworld?

Psychologically,peopletendtothinkofupasgoodanddownasbad.Justthinkofwordsandphraseslike“upmarket”，“upbeat”and“movingupintheworld"

andhowtheycontrastwiththeiropposites.Becausenorthissoconsistentlyputatthetopofmaps,peoplenowthinkofnorthasgood,too.

Severalattemptshavebeenmadeinrecentyearsbyintroducingsouth-upmapstothemarket.Thesemapsnotonlygiveusachancetoseetheworlddifferently,butalsogiveeveryonethechancetoseethemselvesontop.

8．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．North-upmapswererareinancienttimes.

B．Decidingupordowninspaceisridiculous.

C．Meccamapswerebasedonalegend.

D．Thesouth-upmapfirstappearedinancientEgypt.

9．Whyisnorthassociatedwithgood?

A．Anillogicalreason.

B．ThespreadofMercator'

smaps.

C．People'

spreferenceforup.

D．Anage-oldtraditioninGreece.

10．Whatistheauthorsattitudetosouth-upmaps?

A．Cautious.B．Supportive.C．Uncaring.D．Disapproving.

11．What'

sthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Toexplainaphenomenon.

B．Tocomparevariousfacts.

C．Tocorrectaculturalbias.

D．Toargueforaviewpoint.

D

Hardwareingeneral,andsmartphonesinparticular,havebecomeahugeenvironmentalandhealthproblemintheGlobalSouth'

slandfillsites（垃圾填埋场）.

Electronicwaste（e-waste）currentlytakesup5percentofallglobalwaste,anditissettoincreaserapidlyasmoreofusownmorethanonesmartphone,laptopandpowerbank.TheyendupinplaceslikeAgbogbloshieontheoutskirtsofGhana'

scapital,Accra.Itisthebiggeste-wastedumpintheworld,where10,000informalworkerswalkthroughtonsofabandonedgoodsaspartofaninformalrecyclingprocess.Theyrisktheirhealthsearchingforthepreciousmetalsthatarefoundinabandonedsmartphones.

ButAgbogbloshieshouldnotexist.TheBaselConvention,a1989treatyaimstopreventdevelopednationsfromunauthorizeddumpingofe-wasteinlessdevelopedcountries.TheE-wasteindustry,however,circumventstheregulationsbyexportinge-wastelabelledas“secondhandgoods”topoorcountrieslikeGhana,knowingfullwellthatitisheadingforalandfillsite.

ArecentreportfoundAgbogbloshiecontainedsomeofthemostdangerouschemicals.Thisisnotsurprising:

smartphonescontainchemicalslikemercury（水银）,leadandevenarsenic（砷）Reportedly,oneeggfromafree-rangechickeninAgbogbloshiecontainedacertainchemicalwhichcancausecanceranddamagetheimmunesystematalevelthat'

sabout220timesgreaterthanalimitsetbytheEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority（EFSA）,Mostworryingly,thesepoisonouschemicalsarefreetopollutethebroadersoilandwatersystem.Thisshouldconcernusall,sincesomeofGhana'

stopexportsarecocoaandnuts.

Somegovernmentshavestartedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirconsumers'

waste.Forexample,GermanyhasstartedaprojectthatincludesasustainablerecyclingsystematAgbogbloshie,alongwithahealthclinicforworkers.However,governmentscannotsolvetheproblemalone,asthereisamalmostlimitle