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(共15题,每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton(骨骼)inthecloset(衣橱)?
”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?
”hermotherpausedthoughtfully.“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”
“Whypickonmyfamily?
”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?
”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”“Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.
Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica’smothersankinafaint(晕倒),wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.
“Whathappened?
WhereamI?
”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica.“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“They’rebothcrazy,”shethought.
1.AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletoninthecloset”means______.
A.afamilyhonor
B.afamilystory
C.afamilysecret
D.afamilytreasure
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians’ancestorsfromParagraph2?
A.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.
B.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.
C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.
D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.
3.Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.
A.theywerecrazy
B.theywereoverexcited
C.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstanding
D.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel
B
AnAfrican-bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing'
sworkprovedthatbeehive(蜂房)"
fences"
cankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbees,whichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnoses,andfleewhentheyhearbuzzing(蜂鸣声).
DrKing'
sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage-oldchallenge,whileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'
slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenya,DrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwards,theyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafence,keepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.
Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethem,disturbingthebees.Later,thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts,whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.
AsAfrica'
spopulationgrows,competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreserious,andtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofanestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.
LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfricaandperhaps,eventually,inAsia.
4.DrKing'
ssolutionisdescribedas“intelligent”because_____________.
A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'
fields
B.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts
C.morethan90%ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees
D.itprotectscrops,produceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime
5.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?
①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.
②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.
③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.
④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.
A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②
C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③
6.Theunderlinedword“fatalities”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.
A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences
C
Well,parents,surprise!
LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktofindrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjusttweet(贴子,留言)andlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.
Itmaysoundrisky,butmanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.
“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sotheyhavebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.
Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession(经济衰退),allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoodsandservicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecost.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom.
AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.
“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassengersideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus,”Schorcontinued.
Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.
7.TheAmericanteenslikeme,prefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause______.
A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyareboredwithdrivingcars
C.theyarefondofbeingconnectedD.itismuchcheaperthanacar
8.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.
A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassage
B.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecession
C.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitter
D.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople
9.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.
A.Twitter,anAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhone
C.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo
D
Three-quartersofamilliontouristsflocktothewhitebeacheseveryyear,butthisboomingindustryhascomeataprice.Poisonoussmokerisingfromopenfires,rubbishmadeupofplasticbottles,packets…it’safarcryfromthewhitesands,clearwatersandpalmtreesthatweassociatewiththeMaldives(马尔代夫),theparadiseislandholidaydestinationsetintheIndianOcean.
Ofits200inhabitedislands,whicharespreadacrossanareaof35,000squaremiles,99aregoodresorts(旅游胜地).Somanytouristscomeeveryyear,morethandoublethelocalpopulation.Ofthese,overl00,000travelfromtheUK.Thecapital,Malé
,isfourtimesmoredenselypopulatedthanLondon.Giventhesefacts,it’shardlysurprisingthattheMaldiveshasawastedisposalproblem.
Yearsago,whenthetouristsleft,thegovernmenthadtodealwithastreamofrubbish.Theirsolutionwastoturnoneoftheislandsintoadumpingground.FourmileswestofMalé
isthecountry’sdumpingground,Thilafushi.WhatyouareseeinghereisaviewoftheMaldivesonwhichnohoneymoonerswilleverclapeyes.Eachvisitorproduces3.5kgofwasteperday.Thecountrydumpsmorethan330tonsofrubbishontheislandeveryday.
Now,sincemanywasteboats,fedupwithwaitingsevenhoursormore,directlyoffloadtheirgoodsintothesea,thegovernmentoftheMaldiveshasbannedthedumpingofwasteontheisland.So,thewasteboatsshiptherubbishtoIndiainstead.
10.Theunderlinedpartcanprobablybereplacedby___________.
A.it’squitesimilartoB.it’salongdistancefrom
C.it’saloudshoutfromD.it’stotallydifferentfrom
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.ItismuchmorecrowdedinMalé
thaninLondon.
B.Anotherislandwillbeusedasadumplingground.
C.NohoneymoonersarewillingtovisittheMaldives.
D.Wasteonislandswillbeoffloadeddirectlyintothesea.
12.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.ToattractmoretouriststotheMaldives.
B.