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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
ActivitiestoGetYouOutdoorsWhileTraveling
Manyofuswouldenjoygettingoutsideandescapingourdaytodaywithsomefreshairwhiletraveling.Butwheredoyoustart?
Tryoutafewoftheseactivitiesandyou’resuretofindanewoutdoorhobbytohelpyouenjoynatureonyournextholiday.
HorsebackRiding
Manypeoplemayshyawayfromthis,excusinglackofexperiencewithhorses,butmostoperatorshavehorsesforridersofanyexperienceincludingnoneiftheymeetthephysicalrequirements.Horsescantakeyougreaterdistancesinashortertime,coveringareasthatwouldbedifficultorinaccessibleotherwise.
Fly-Fishing
Foranexcusetostandinariverenjoyingthesounds,smellsandsceneryofsomeofthemostbeautifulplaces,tryfly-fishing.Fishingisaperfectactivitytoenjoywithchildren,grandparentsorwhoever.Withenoughpractice,youmayevencatchadeliciousbigfish.
Cycling+MountainBiking
Onthepathortheroad,spendingtimeonabikeallowsyoutoslowdownandleisurelytakeinthesceneryaroundyou.Mountainbikingcangiveyouthebiggestexcitement,whileroadcyclingmayofferamorepeacefulandcalmingexperience.Travelwithyourbikeorrentoneatyourtravellingplaces,andyourpossibilitiesforexplorationhavealreadyincreased.
RockClimbing
Foramorephysicalandchallengingexperienceoutdoors,tryyourhandatrockclimbing.Youcangetafeelforclimbinginagym,butitsrealrewardslieinputtingthoseskillstouseoutside.Manypopulartravelplaceshavegreatclimbingwithinadaytripdistance.
1.Whocantakeahorsebackride?
A.Anybodywhowantstotakeahorseride.
B.Travelerswithoutexperienceofhorseriding.
C.Thosewhohavethebasicphysicalconditions.
D.Theexplorerswholiketotravelindangerousplaces.
2.Whichactivityisfittestforallthefamilies?
A.Fly-Fishing.B.RockClimbing.
C.HorsebackRiding.D.Cycling+MountainBiking.
3.Whatdomountainbikingandroadcyclinghaveincommon?
A.Allowingtravelerstofullyenjoythescenery.
B.Slowingdownthetraveltohaveanenoughrest.
C.Gettingthetravelerstohavethebiggestexcitement.
D.Offeringamorepeacefulandcomfortableexperience.
B
Freshoffthebiggestwinofhershortgymnasticscareer,16-year-oldMorganHardandhercoach,SIavaGlazunov,landedatPhiladelphiaInternationalAirport,headedtobaggageclaimandpreparedforthehour-longdrivehometoMiddletown,Delaware.Itwasadulldrillthey’dperformedhundredsoftimesbefore.
Sheisthatgymnastwhocompeteswearingglasses.Sheissopetite(娇小)thatshelookstinystandingnexttoothergymnasts.
“Nooneisbornperfect,”Hardsays.“Youwillhaveimperfections.Ihopemorepeopleseemeandtrytodosportsorgymnasticswithglasses.Nothingshouldstopyoufromdoingsomethingyouarepassionateabout.”
Hardwas11monthsoldwhenhermom,Sherri,adoptedherfromWenzhou,China,andbroughthertoMiddletown.WhenMorganwas3,Sherribegansigningherupforvarioussports—gymnastics,soccer,T-ball,dance.Becauseofhersize,mostsportsweretough.Butatgymnasticsclass,beingtinyandflexiblewasagift.Bythefifthgrade,hertalenthadoutgrownherclasses,soSherribroughthertoFirstState.
“Shestoodoutfromthestart,”Glazounovsays.“Sheexhibitedthatdesire.Shelovestoimpressandshewanteditalways.Nooneeverhadtotellhertoworkhard.”
Asinglemom,Sherriworkedasadentalhygienistfor30yearsuntilretiringandtakingajobforDiscoverBankthatallowedhertoworkfromhome,supportherdaughter’shome-schoolingandhelpherdaughter’sgymnasticscareer.
“WhowouldhaveknownwhenIwenttogetthatlittlegirlinChinawhatwasgoingtohappen,”Sherrisays.“Thisisourlifenow,butthatiswhatIwantforher,alifethatisasfulfillingandhappyaspossible.”
4.WhatdoweknowaboutMorganHard?
A.Sheisapoorchildwhohasasinglemother.
B.SheisanorphanwhowasadoptedfromChina.
C.Sheisthegymnastwhocompetedwearingglasses.
D.Sheisanathletewhofirstwonthechampionat16.
5.WhydidSherritakeajobforDiscoverBank?
A.Sheenjoyedworkingathome.
B.Shedidn’tlikethepreviousone.
C.Sheneededathoroughcareerchange.
D.ShecouldgiveherfullsupporttoMorgan.
6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMorganHard?
A.Tinyandperfect.B.TalentedandOutstanding.
C.Flexiblebutincapable.D.Passionatebutproud.
7.Inwhichcolumnofawebsitecanyoumostprobablyreadthistext?
A.Culture.B.Sports.C.Travel.D.Job.
C
Weallknowthatregularexerciseisgoodforus.Inrecentyearswe’vebeentoldtoaimtowalk10,000stepsadaytoremainhealthy,althoughotheradvicetodothree
10-minutewalksadayisthoughttobeevenmore
effective.Butthelatestpieceofresearchmightput
aspringinyourstep
ifyou’resomeonewhowalksata
fastpace.That’sbecause,accordingtoscientists,thespeedatwhichpeoplewalkintheir40sisasignofhowmuchtheir
brains,aswellastheirbodies,areageing.
TheBBC’sPhilippaRoxbywritesthattestson1,000peoplefromNewZealandborninthe1970sfoundthat
slowerwalkers
tendedtoshowsignsof“acceleratedageing”.Their
lungs,teethand
immunesystems
werein
worseshape
thanthosewhowalkedfaster.And
toaddinsulttoinjury,thestudyfoundnotonlydidslowerwalkers’bodiesagemorequickly,theirfaceslookedolderandtheyhadsmallerbrains.ProfessorTerrie,leadauthorofthestudy,toldtheBBC:
“Itfoundthataslowwalkisaproblemsigndecadesbeforeoldage.”
Thismightbeseenas
awake-upcall
forpeoplewithaslower
pacewhomightfeelit’stimeto
workout
andgetfitter.Butitmightbetoolate;
researcherssaytheywereabletopredictthewalkingspeedof45-year-oldsusingtheresultsofintelligence,languageandmotorskillstestsfromwhentheywereagedthree.Theyalsosuggestthateveninearlylife,therearesignsshowingwhichpeoplewillgoontohaveahealthierlife.
So,what’sthepointofknowingthataslowerwalkingpacemightmeanasmallerbrain?
Well,researcherssaymeasuringwalkingspeedatayoungerage,andunderstandingwhatthismightmean,couldbeawayoftesting
treatments
toslowhumanageing.Thismighthelpus
makelifestylechanges
whilewe’restillyoungandhealthy.Anystepswecantaketoprolongagoodmentalandphysicalstateis
anobrainer!
8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Walkingandhealth.B.Slowwalkingandageing.
C.Thewayofslowingageing.D.Thestandardwalkingpace.
9.Whatdoesthelatestresearchshow?
A.Walking10,000stepsadayhelpskeepfit.
B.Aslowerwalkerishealthierthanafasterwalker.
C.Slowerwalkersareeasytohaveslowerbrains.
D.Ageingsignsofslowwalkersariseearlierthanfastwalkers.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“wake-upcall”refertoinparagraph3?
A.Challenge.B.Potential.C.Reminder.D.Solution.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Testingwalkingspeedbeforeoldagemakessense.
B.It’simportanttokeepfitbothphysicallyandmentally.
C.Walkingpaceisconnectedwithhealthandageing.
D.Walkingspeedatayoungagedeterminesone’slongevity.
D
Beforetheendoftheyear,employeesatUbiquitousEnergy,acompanyinRedwoodCity,Calif,willgatherinawindow-linedconferenceroomtostaretowardthefuture.That’sbecausetheirnewglasswindowswilloffermorethananamazingviewoftheNorthCalifornialandscape.Theywillalsobeabletopowerthecompany’slights,computersandairconditioners.
Severalyearsinthemaking,Ubiquitous’energy-producingglassisaremarkabletechnologicalachievement.Itspowerliesinthelayersoforganicpolymers(聚合物)betweensheetsofglass.Aslightentersthewindow,theflowofelectronsbetweenthepolymerlayerscreatesanelectriccurrent,whichisthencollectedbytinywiresintheglass.
“It’ssortoflikeatransparent(透明的)computerdisplayruninreverse(相反),”saysVeeralHardev,directorofbusinessdevelopmentatUbiquitousEnergy.“Insteadofelectricitybeingsenttodifferentpointsinadisplaytolightthemup,lightisproducingelectricitytobesentoutofdifferentpointsinthewindow.”
Rightnowthewindowsproduceaboutathirdasmuchelectricityfromagivenamountofsunlightasthetypicalsolarcellsusedinroofpanels(板).Thesewindows,abouthalfastransparentasordinaryglass,don’tworkaswellastransparentones.Hardevsaysthecompanyislikelytoimprovethetransparencysignificantly.Asfortheloweroutputofelectricity,henotesthatwindowscancoveramuchgreatersurfaceareathanaroof,sonumerouswindowswillproduceasurprisinglylargeramountofelectricitythantheproductionfromarooftopfullofhigher-efficiencysolarpanels.“Youcoulddoboth.”saysHardev.“Butyou’llgetmorefromthewindows.”Thebiggestchallenge,headds,isincreasingthewindowsfromlessthantwosquarefeetcurrentlytoabout50squarefeet.
12.Whatmakesthenewglasswindowsspecial?
A.Theycanofferanamazingview.
B.Theyarecontrolledbycomputers.
C.Theycanpowertheconferenceroom.
D.Theycanhelpstaretowardthefuture.
13.WhatisHardevtryingtoexplaininparagraph3?
A.Thesourceoflight.
B.Thesignificanceofdifferentpoints.
C.Thesimilarityofcomputerandglass.
D.Theworkingprincipleofenergy-producingglass.
14.Whatcanaffectpowerp