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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Low-CostGiftsforMother’sDay
GiftNo.1
Offertobeyourmother’shealthfriend.Promisetobethereforanyandalldoctor’svisitswhetheradiseaseoraregularmedicalcheck-up.Mostmothersalwayssay“noneed,”butanothersetofeyesandearsisalwaysagoodideaatadoctor’svisit.Thebestpartthisoneisfree.
GiftNo.2
Helpyourmotherorganizeallofhermedicalrecords,whichincludethetestresultsandmedicalinformation.Putthemallinoneplace.Besuretomakealistofallofhermedicinesandwhattimesshetakesthem.“Havingallthisinformationinoneplacecouldendupsavingyourmother’slife,”Dr.MarieSavardsaid.
GiftNo.3
Enoughsleepisconnectedtogeneralhealthconditions.“Buyyourmothercottonsheetsandcomfortablepillowstoencouragebettersleep,”Savardsaid.“Weknowthatgoodsleepisveryimportanttoourhealth.”
GiftNo.4
SomegiftcompaniessuchasPresentsforPurposeallowyoutopayitforwardthisMother’sDaybypickinggiftsinwhich10percentofthepriceyoupaygoestoacharity(慈善机构).Giftgiverscanchoosefromawidevarietyofusefulbutinexpensivethings—manyofwhichare“green”—andthenchooseameaningfulcharityfromalist.Whenyourmothergetsthegift,shewillbetoldthatshehashelpedthechosencharity.
1.Whatareyouadvisedtodoforyourmotheratdoctor’svisits?
A.Bewithher.B.Buymedicine.C.Givehergifts.D.Takenotes.
2.Wherecanyoufindagiftideatoimproveyourmother’ssleep?
A.InGiftNo.1.B.InGiftNo.2.C.InGiftNo.3.D.InGiftNo.4.
3.BuyinggiftsfromPresentsforPurposeallowsmothersto
_______.
A.enjoygoodsleepB.bewell-organized
C.getextrasupportD.giveothershelp
B
“Thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround…”shesang.I’dseenherbefore;
shewasaregular,likeme.EverydayIwouldridethecitybusfromBurlingtontoSaintMichael’scollegeinColchester.
OnthisdayIwasridingwithafriend.Weweresittingintheback,observingatone-deaf(音盲的)womanpracticinghersinging.Notonlywashervoiceunbearable,butshewouldharass(骚扰)everypersonthatgotonoroffthebus.Thedriverbecameannoyed.
“Ma’am,you’vegottosettledown,”hedemanded.
Thebusridegavemeplentyoftimetothinkabouteverything.Iwouldimaginewhatitwouldbeliketohavethebusdriver’sjob.Themanisunderconstantstress,narrowlymissingcarswhilemakingaturningandpayingattentiontobusstops.
Whenwereachedourstop,myfriendpulledtheyellowcordtosignalthedriver.Thebushadadoorinthefrontandinthemiddle.Sinceweweresittingintheback,myfriendexcitedthroughtheclosermiddleone.I,however,walkedoutthroughthefront,pastthesingingwoman,givingthedriverawaveanda“thankyou”.“Youarewelcome…haveaniceday,”heresponded,soundingpuzzled.
Istartedwalkingwithmyfriend.“Whydoyoualwayswalkoutthefront?
Themiddledoorisrightthere,”sheasked.
“Tosaygoodbye.”Iresponded.
“What?
”shesaid.“You’recrazy.”
ButIdon’tthinkI’mcrazy.Ihaveapersonalobligation(责任)tothemanwhotransportedmeacrosstown.Idon’tknowhisname,buthedeservesmyrespect.Somanypeoplewalkthroughthosebusdoors,withlittleregardforothersaroundthem.Politenessgoesalongway,andasmilealwayslightensthemoodandbrightensaroom.Littleactsofselflesskindnessmakeahugedifferencetopeople’slives.
4.Whydidthedrivertellthesingingwomantosettledown?
A.Thewomanwastone-deaf.
B.Thewomanhassungalongtime.
C.Thedriverwasunderstressthatday.
D.Passengersweredisturbedbyhervoice.
5.Whydidtheauthorexitthroughthefrontdoor?
A.Hewasnearthefrontdoor.
B.Hewantedtothankthedriver.
C.Itwascrowdedatthebackdoor.
D.Hewantedtoavoidthesingingwoman.
6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedriver?
A.Concerned.B.Respectful.C.Unsatisfied.D.Annoyed.
7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusthroughthetext?
A.Benicetothepeoplearoundyou.
B.Peopleshouldknowtheirobligations.
C.Everyoneshouldobservepublicrules.
D.Peopleshouldtreatdisabledpeoplewithkindness.
C
LocatedintheSwissAlps,BergunisoneofthemostbeautifulmountainvillagesinEurope.Itissobeautifulthatphotosofitsharedonsocialmediamaymakepeoplethatcan’tvisititfeeldepressed,solocalauthoritiesbannedtouristsfromtakingphotos.
Itmaysoundlikeajoke,butit’sactuallyanewlawapprovedbyitsmayor(市长).Thejustificationforthephotobanisthatphotosofthebeautifulvillagecouldmakepeopleseeingthemonsocialmediajealous(嫉妒的)anddepressed.TopreventvisitorsfromtakingphotosinBergun,asymbolic€5finewillbegiventothosecaughtbreakingthelaw.
“Wedon’twanttomakepeopleoutsidethecommunityunhappybysharingsocialmediaphotosofourlandscape,andwewarmlyinvitepeopletovisitBerguntoexperienceitinperson.”saidthemayor.
However,itseemsunlikelythatBergun’snewlawwasreallythoughtupasawaytosparepeoplefromthedepressingexperienceofseeingthebeautyofthevillage.Asthenewsspreadonline,manyguessedthatitwasactuallyaclevermarketingscheme,andthistheorywaspartiallyconfirmedbythevillage’sdirectoroftourism,Marc-AndreaBarandun.
“NoweveryoneistalkingaboutBergun,soit’sacombinationofboth—wemadethelawandalsothere’ssomemarketingaimbehindit.”Barandunaddedthatitwasunlikelythatanyonewouldactuallybefinedfortakingaphotointhevillage.
Toshowthattheywereseriousaboutthelaw,BergunauthoritiesremovedphotosofthevillagefromFacebookandTwitter,andhavedeclaredtheirpurposetoremovethemfromtheBergunwebsitetoo.Ifthenewlawisjustapromotional(营销的)tool,itactuallyworkedwonders,aspeoplestartedpostingmorephotosofthevillagesoonafterthenewsofthephotobanstartedmakingheadlines.
8.WhydidBergunauthoritiesforbidvisitorstotakephotosoftheirvillage?
A.Itwasonlyajokemadebytheauthorities.
B.Thephotosmaycauseuneasyfeeling.
C.Theauthoritieswantedtogetmorefines.
D.Thephotospreventedvisitorsvisitingthevillage.
9.Theunderlinedword“justification”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“________”.
A.evidenceB.backgroundC.reasonD.desire
10.WhatcanwelearnfromthewordsofMarc-AndreaBarandun?
A.Thelawwillnotbeappliedstrictly.
B.Visitorsshouldtreatthelawseriously.
C.Thelawisonlyatricktoattractvisitors.
D.Thelawmayhaveabadeffectonthetourism.
11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Peoplewillpostmorephotosonlinetobreakthelaw.
B.Thephotosofthevillagewilldisappearsoononline.
C.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillvisitthevillage.
D.Thevillagewillbecomebetter-known.
D
Toyota’snewrobotHSRisdevotedtoasingletask:
pickingthingsup.HSRisshortfor“humansupportrobot”.Itcomeswithasinglemechanicalarmthatcanholdobjectsofvariousshapesandsizesandpickupsmalleritemswithatinycup.Itdoesn’thaveothertricks,exceptforacomputerpanelonitsheadforsurfingtheInternet.Apersoncanalsoaccesstherobotfromanothercomputeranduseitlikeacamera-phone.
HSRwillfirstbeusedforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandthenfortheelderlyingeneral.Pickingupisespeciallychallengingforpeoplewithspinal(脊柱的)disordersandotherillnesses.Althoughitcanonlydoonesimpletaskofpickingup,it’salreadymakingdisabledpeoplequitehappy.“We’rejustgettingstarted,buteventuallyitwillenterpeople’shomes,”theengineerKouichiIkedasaid.Nearly40percentofJapan’spopulationwillbe65orolderby2060andtherestofthedevelopedworldandsomedevelopingnationswillfollowit.“Peoplefeelmorecomfortableaskingarobottopickupafterthemthanaskingahumanhelper,”saidIkeda.
ToyotacameupwiththeideaofHSRin2012.Themodelshouldbereadytoenteruniversities,researchfacilitiesandbusinessesnextyear,whereitcangetmoreapplications.Onedisadvantageisthatmass(大规模的)productionisneededforthepricetocomedown.
Therobothasseveralcameras,includingtwoonitsheadthatlooklikeitseyesandsensors(感应器)onitsbody.Itrunsquietlyaroundinalldirections.Unlikeotherroboticarm,HSR’sholdandbumpsaredesignedtobesoftsotheycan’thurtanyone.Butitcanpickupitemsthatweighupto2.6pounds.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutHSR?
A.Itcanfulfillvariousneeds.
B.Itcanhelpgetdifferentthings.
C.Itcanbemadeintodifferentsizes.
D.ItcannotbeusedtosurftheInternet.
13.IntheeyesofIkeda,therobot________.
A.facesmanyproblems
B.willhaveabrightfuture
C.isintendedforthedisabled
D.worksbestinhospitalsforpatients
14.WhatistheproblemwithHSRfromToyotanow?
A.Itssize.B.Itsshape.C.Itscost.D.Itsfunction.
15.WhatisspecialaboutHSRcomparedwithotherrobots?
A.Itissafetouse.B.Itmovesquickly.
C.Itworksbysensors.D.Ithasmanycameras.
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
“Thankyou”isthemostusefulphraseontheplanet.Itisappropriateinnearlyallsituations.16Let’scoversomecommonsituationswhenwesayallsortsofthingsbutshouldsay“Thankyou”instead.
Whenyou’rereceivingpraise.
17Theproblemisthatyoufailtoexpressyourgratefulnessbydevaluing(贬低,降低)thepraisetothepersonwhowasniceenoughtoadmireyou.Simplysaying“Thankyou”fullyacknowledgesthepersonwhopraisedyou.
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