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有一种鱼，即使离开水也能存活。

1．TheMangroveRivulusisatypeoffishthat________.

A.likeseatingnuts

B.preferslivingindryplaces

C.isthelongestlivingfishonearth

D.caustayalivefortwomonthsoutofwater

[解析]　事实细节题。

依据在第六段，Taylor说这种鱼离水后能活66天，也就是两个多月。

[答案]　D

2．WhowillwriteupareportonmangroveRivulus?

A.PatriciaWright.

B.ResearchersinGuatemala.

C.ScientistsfromBelize.

D.ScottTaylor.

[解析]　推理判断题。

第五段最后一句话告诉我们：

明年ScottTaylor将要把对于这种鱼的研究在一份美国杂志上公布于众。

3．Accordingtothetext,lungfishcan________.

A.breathethroughitsskin

B.movefreelyondryland

C.remainaliveoutofwater

D.beasactiveonlandasinwater

第七段第二句话告诉我们：

lungfish离开水也可以存活。

[答案]　C

4．WhatcanwesayaboutthediscoveryofMangroveRivulus?

A.Itwasmadequitebyaccident.

B.Itwasbasedonalabtestofsealife.

C.ItwassupportedbyanAmericanmagazine.

D.ItwashelpedbyPatriciaWright.

第五段Taylor的话告诉我们：

发现这种鱼是偶然的。

[答案]　A

（第2篇）

“Oldwives’tales”arebeliefspasseddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Forexample，mostofusrememberourparents’tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?

Someofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinking，butothershavenotpassedthetestoftime.

Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?

Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic（蒜）isgoodforyou，too.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.

Unfortunately,notallofMom’sadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudies.Forexample,generationsofchildrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearchsuggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems？

Well,yesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.

Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditionalbeliefsdon’thold_water,_thereisstillalotoftruthintheoldwives’tales.Afterall,muchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulated（积累）fromthousandsofyearsofexperienceinfamilyhealthcare.Weshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoproveittrueorfalse.

[语篇解读]　我们大多数人都记得父母告诉我们要吃某些食物或者不要去做某些事情。

这些告诫是对的吗？

实际上，其中一些是与现在的医学思想相符合的，而另外一些却经不起考验。

文章举了例子，并指出即便当我们寻找明确的科学证据来证明它的对错时，我们也应该尊重这类知识。

5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.

B.Stickysweetsaredamagingtoourteeth.

C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.

D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.

从第三段最后一句Stickysweelsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.可以看出，stickysweets的确可以对牙齿造成危害。

[答案]　B

6．Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainly________.

A.bycauseandeffect　　　　B.byorderinspace

C.byorderintimeD.byexamples

第三段第一句是主题句。

随后，举了饭后一小时内游泳和吃糖这两个例子来证明主题句。

因此，这一段是通过举例来构成段落的。

7．Thephrase“holdwater”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans“________”．

A.tobebelievableB.tobevaluable

C.tobeadmirableD.tobesuitable

[解析]　猜测词义题。

从最后一段第一句可知，虽然科学告诉我们有一些传统观念不可信，但是这些老妈妈们的说法还是有一些正确的地方。

holdwater指“可信的”。

8．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoward“oldwives’tales”inthetext?

A.Subjective.B.Objective.

C.Dissatisfied.D.Curious.

纵观全文，作者既指出了一些传统说法的正确性，又说明了一些传统观念没有科学依据。

尤其是文中最后一段作者表明了对这些观念的尊重，因此可以看出作者的态度是客观的。

（第3篇）

EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.

“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford！

”Richardusedtoboast.

“Andyou’llbesorryyouknewme，”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llbethebestlawyerintown！

”

GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.

ThenRichardmarriedamysteriousgirl.Thecouplespenttheirhoneymoononthecoast—butRichardnevercameback.Thepolicefoundhiswalletonadesertedbeachbutthebodywasneverfound.Hemusthavedrowned.

Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival（竞争对手）.Perhapshemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries.He’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!

Trembling,Georgestartedreading.

“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymultimillionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.”

[语篇解读]　本文讲述了Richard和George竞争的故事。

他们上学时就扬言要分别成为百万富翁和最好的律师，结果Richard实现了自己的梦想，George却没有。

1．GeorgeandRichardwere________atschool.

A.roommates　　　　　　　B.goodfriends

C.competitorsD.booksellers

[解析]　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段“EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard”可知两人是竞争对手。

2．HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?

A.HeenviedRichard’smarriage.

B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.

C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.

D.HewasguiltyofRichard’sdeath.

根据第六段中的“Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow，oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow，thinkingabouthisformerrival.”可知George有时会想起Richard，故答案为B。

3．GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom________.

A.adictionarycollectorinAustralia

B.thelatter’srivalsDylans

C.ararefirsteditionofadictionary

D.thewrappingpaperofabook

根据倒数第二段中的“Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin...”可知George是在包书的报纸上得到了Richard的消息。

故答案为D。

4．WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhileRichardwasmissing.

D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

[解析]　根据文章最后一段可知Richard最后成功了，而George依然开着书店，没有成为百万富翁，也没有成为有名的律师，A、B、C三项的表述都错误，所以答案为D。

（第4篇）

Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.

Reciteandrepeatinconversation.

Whenyouhearaperson’sname,repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.

Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.

Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone，askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.

Admityoudon’tknow.

Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay,“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain？

Useassociations.

Linkeachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample,youcouldmakeamentalnote：

“VickiCheng—tall,blackhair.”Toreinforce（加强）yourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.

Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.

Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anothe