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第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Oneafternoonlastweek,Isawthreetearfulchildrenfrommyson'
sschoolbeingcomfortedbyteachers.Thatmorning,my11yearoldhadstomachpains,retching(干呕)intoabowl.Talkingtoothermotherslater,Iheardaboutotherchildrenwithstomachacheordifficultysleepingthenightbefore.
Whatcausedsomuchpain?
Sportsday.Sportsdaymightbenecessaryatahighlycompetitiveindependentschool,butnotatavillageprimaryschool.Forthechildrenwhocanflylikethewind,sportsdaycausesnoproblem.Forthosewhoareoverweightorjustnotgoodatsport,itisanightmare(噩梦).Evenforthosewhoenjoyrunningbutfallhalfwaydownthetrackinfrontoftheentireschoolandtheirparents,itcanproveadisaster.
Whydoweputourchildrenthroughthisannualsuffering?
Somemaysaycompetitionischaracterbuilding;
orit'
stakingpart,notwinning,that'
simportant;
orthatitisatraditionofschoollife.Ijustfeltgreatpityforthosechildrenintearsorinpain.
Teamgamesattheendofsportsdayproducedsomecloseraces,wildenthusiasm,lotsofshouting—andwerefuntowatch.Moreimportantly,thechildrenwhowerenotsofastorquickatpassingtheballwerehiddenalittlefromeveryone'
seyes.Someofthemalsohadthethrillofbeingonthewinningside.
Iwishthatsportsdaycouldbeabandonedandreplacedwithsomeotherlesscompetitiveevent.Perhapsanafternoonofteamgames,withafewracesforthosewhowantthem,wouldbelessstressfulforthechildrenandalotmorefuntowatch.
21.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'
ssonfromParagraph1?
A.Hetalkedwithsomemothers.B.Hecomfortedhisclassmates.
C.Hehaddifficultyinsleeping.D.Hesufferedfromstomachache.
22.Sportsdayisstillanannualeventinthisschoolprobablybecause__________.
A.thisisanindependentschoolB.itisatraditionoftheschool
C.ithelpschildrenloseweightD.childrenenjoywatchingsports
23.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutteamgames?
A.Theyshouldincludemorestressfulraces.
B.Theyareacceptabletodifferentchildren.
C.Theyshouldbeabandonedatprimaryschools.
D.Theyarelessfunforthosewholoverunning.
24.Whatistheauthor'
sattitudetowardssportsday?
A.Critical.B.Neutral.
C.Positive.D.Ambiguous.
B
MOOCs,shortfor“massiveopenonlinecourses,”markanimportant,possiblyrevolutionary,developmentineducation.Thesecoursesareonline,freeofcharge,andopentoanyoneintheworldwhohasalaptopandanInternetconnection.Moreover,theyaremainlyofferedbygreatuniversitieslikeStanford,Berkeley,HarvardandColumbia.
Thecoursesarearrangedaccordingtohowdifficulttheyare,enablingstudentstoprogressfrombeginnerstotheadvanced.Thecoursescovernotonlyabroadrangeofsciencesubjectssuchasmathandcomputerscience,butalsocoursesinsocialsciencesandhumanities.ThoughMOOCsarenotofferedforcreditanddegree,manystudentsenroll(加入)inthecoursesforrealskillsorknowledgewhichtheycanputtosomepracticaluse.
Theformat(形式)seemsbetterthanthetraditionalschoolclass.Theaveragequalityofthelecturersismuchhigher.Besides,studentscanlearnbackandforward—thatis,theycangoattheirownlearningspeed,whichtheycan'
tdoinalivelecture.And,moreimportantly,theydon'
thavetotravelanywheretoattendanonlinelecture.Thereisaproblemofaskingquestionsofthelecturerinaclassoftenthousandstudents,butsomeMOOCshavesolveditbyallowingstudentstopostquestionsonlineforavote,andonlythemostpopularquestionsareputtothelecturer.
Inaknowledgeage,lifelonglearningisnotconfinedtoatraditionalclassroom.StudentstakingMOOCSareusuallyveryclever,haveworkexperience,andinmanycases,havealreadydevelopedasetofpracticalskills.Moreover,theyalsoofferuniqueinternationalperspectives(远景)thatwouldbetheenvyofanyschoolclassroom.
25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutMOOCs?
A.Theword“MOOCs”isshortfor“massiveopenonlinecampuses”.
B.AnyonewhohasacomputerandanInternetconnectioncantakeMOOCs.
C.MOOCsareusuallyofferedbyfirstclassuniversitiesintheworld.
D.MOOCsmaybeabreakthroughinthedevelopmentofeducation.
26.MOOCsseemtohaveanadvantageovertraditionalschoolclassesinthat________.
A.thereisaproblemofaskingquestionsintraditionalclasses
B.studentsenrollinginMOOCscangetcreditanddegreeeasily
C.studentscanlearnattheirownstudypace
D.studentscantraveltomanyplaceswhentakingMOOCs
27.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“confined”means________.
A.extendedB.developed
C.limitedD.advanced
C
Passengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.
Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.
Sadlytheabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasaneverlastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.
Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans'
needforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.
In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.
28.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons________.
A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld
B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica
C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment
D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS
29.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons'
________.
A.escapeB.ruin
C.liberationD.evolution
30.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?
A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.
C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.
31.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?
A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.
C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.
D
Whendifferentspeciesofbirdsflock(聚集)together,theirflightformationsaredeterminedbysocialdynamicsbothbetweenandwithinspecies.
NewresearchfromtheUniversitiesofCambridgeandExeterrevealsforthefirsttimethat,contrarytocurrentmodelsusedtoexplainthemovementofflocks,thedifferencesbetweenbirdspeciesandsocialrelationshipsbetweenindividualsplayacriticalroleindeterminingthedynamicsofmixedspeciesflocks.
Theunified(群集)behaviourofbirdflockshaspuzzledscientistsforhundredsofyears.Onenaturalistfromtheturnofthecenturyevensuggestedtelepathy(心灵感应)maybeinvolved.Therehavesincebeenmorelogicalexplanations,includingmathematicalmodelsthatshowthatrepeatedinteractionsamongindividualsfollowingsimplerulescangeneratecoordinated(协同的)groupmovements.However,thesemodelsusuallyrelyontheassumptionthatindividualswithingroupsareidenticalandinteractindependently,whichmaynotreflectreality.
JolleJolles,aPhDstudentattheUniversityofCambridge'
sDepartmentofZoologyandauthorofthepaper,said:
“Spectacularcollectivebehaviourcanbefoundinalargerangeofanimalspecies,andwenowknowthatoftenthesecomplexcoordinatedgroupmovementsmaybetheresultofindividualsfollowingsimplerules.However,rarelyaretheindividualcharacteristicsandsocialrelationshipswithinthemtakenintoaccount.Ourresearchhighlightsthatthesestrikingdisplaysofgroupbehaviouraremuchmorecomplex.”
Byanalysinghighresolutionphotographsofmixedflocksofrooksandjackdaws(bothfromthecorvidfamily),theresearchersfoundthatratherthanindividualsinteractinginaconsistentfashionthroughouttheflock,interactionsdependedonsocialdynamicsbetweenthedifferentspeciesaswellasrelationshipswithinaspecies.
Theresearchersdiscoveredthatbirdsprefertoflyclosetomembersoftheirownspecies,andthatthelargerandmoredominantrookstaketheleadbyflyingnearthefrontofflocks.Additionally,thelifelong,monogamous(一妻一夫制的)pairbondsthatarecharacteristicofbothspeciesseemtobereflectedinflight,asbirdsoftenflyparticularlyclosetoasingle,samespeciespartner.
DrAlexThornton,principalinvestigatoroftheCambridgeJackdawProject,nowattheUniversityofExeterandauthorofthepaper,said“Together,ourfindingsdemonstratethattounderstandthestructur