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第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;
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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Railcards
Wanttosaveonthepriceofyourtraintickets?
Thenyou'
llneedtobuyaNationalRailcard.ThefirststepistopicktherightRailcard,butdon'
tworry!
We'
llwalkyouthrougheachtypeandhelpyoufindtheonemostsuitedtoyourneeds.
TheNetworkRailcard
SpendE30onaNetworkRailcardfortheyearandlookforwardto1/3offyourtrainticketsduringoff-peak(非高峰)times.Enjoydiscountedtravelacross16counties(郡)intheSouthEast,evenincludingthewholeofLondon!
Itisagreatoptionforanyonewhodoesn'
tfallintoanyoftheotherRailcardcategories,aspeopleofanyagecanholdone.
TheStudentRailcard
AtthecostofjustE30,thisRailcardisexcellentvalueformoney.Whetheryouhaveanearlymorninglectureoryou'
rerollinghomeintheearlyhoursafteranightout,youcanstillget1/3offonallpassengerrailserviceswithintheUK!
TheonlyrequirementforthisRailcardisthatyouneedtobewithintheagesof16and25.
TheMillennialRailcard
ThisRailcardisavailableforallwhoarebetweentheagesof26and30,regardlessofpeakoroff-peaktimes.However,itiscurrentlyonlyavailabledigitally,withusersbeingrequiredtodownloadtheRailcardappandshowticketinspectorsduringtrainticketchecks.CostingjustE30,thenewRailcardcanbeusedacrosstheUK.
TheDisabledPersonsRailcard
Anypassengerwithadisabilityiseligible(符合条件的)toapplyforone.Itonlycosts£
20,makingyouroveralldiscountfortheyearevenbetter!
ThemostimportantthingisthatanytypesofticketscanbepurchasedthroughouttheUKrailnetwork.Besides,itcanalsogetyoudiscountsonLondonattractions.
21.WhichRailcardjustappliestotrainservicesinpartoftheUK?
A.TheNetworkRailcard.B.TheStudentRailcard.
C.TheMillennialRailcard.D.TheDisabledPersonsRailcard.
22.WhatisrequiredfortheStudentRailcard?
A.Ridinghours.B.Railcardcategory.
C.Agerange.D.Servicecharge.
23.WhatisspecialabouttheMillennialRailcard?
A.Itcannotbeusedduringpeaktimes.
B.ItoffersdiscountsonLondonattractions.
C.ItisthecheapestamongthefourRailcards.
D.Itrequiresitsownerstodownloadanapp.
B
Cedar,athird-generationbeekeeperfromthecountrysideofNewSouthWales,Australia,saysthathewasinspiredtotryanddesignasimplerhive(蜂箱)afterhisbrotherwasstung(蜇)duringoneoftheirhoney-gatheringtasks.
Theyoungguyknewthattheremustbeacleverwaytogatherhoneywithouthavingtowearprotectivesuits,openthehive,anddisturbthelittlebees.Afterseveralyears,CedarandhisfatherStuartfinallyperfectedtheirinvention-theFlow.Hive,whichcansavebeekeepershoursofworksimplybychannelingallofitshoneyintoatapthatcanbeturnedonandoffatwill.
Fouryearsaftertheirinitialsuccess,theFlowHivehashadabiginfluenceonhoneybeepopulationsaroundtheworld.Thefatherandhissonsaythattheyhavesuccessfullyshippedover51,000hivesto150differentcountries.Sincetheyintroducedthehivein2015,thenumberofbeekeepersintheU.S.alonehasincreasedbyover10%.
Theirsuccessisparticularlysignificantsincehoneybeepopulationshavebeensteadilydecreasingasaresultofhabitatloss.That'
swhynowStuartandCedarAndersonaredonatingtheirhiveearningstointernationalhoneybeeadvocacygroups.
"We'
reproudtohavedonated100%ofprofitsfromthesaleofourFlowPollinator(传粉昆虫)HousetoninelocalpollinatorprojectsinAustraliaandtheU.S.thatareatworkprotectingwildhabitatsallaroundtheworld,"
saidtheAndersonsinastatement."
Pollinatorsneedlargeareasofhabitattogrowhealthily-themorewecandotoconservenativehabitats,themoreopportunitiesthesetinyenvironmentalchampionswillhavetodotheirimportantwork."
24.WhatcanwelearnaboutCedar?
A.Heisoftenhurtbyhoneybees.
B.HeisfromabigcityinAustralia.
C.Heknowsalotaboutbeekeeping.
D.Hedislikesworkingwithhisbrother.
25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheFlowHive?
A.Itisfriendlytotheenvironment.
B.Itcanimprovethequalityofhoney.
C.Itcanhelpbeesproducemorehoney.
D.Itsimplifiesthehoney-gatheringprocess.
26.WhydotheAndersonsmakedonations?
A.Toexpandtheirbusiness.
B.Toprotectbees'
habitats.
C.TobuildmoreFlowHives.
D.TohelpthepoorinAustralia.
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.“HoneyonTap"
Beehive
B.TheCostofBeekeeping
C.TheGrowthofaBeekeeper
D.TrueFactsAboutHoneybees
C
Inordertohelpdiscoverspoilage(变质)andreducefoodwasteforsupermarketsandconsumers,researchershavedevelopednewlow-cost,smartphone-linked,eco-friendlyspoilagesensorsformeatandfishpackaging.
OneinthreeUKconsumersthrowawayfoodjustbecauseitreachestheuse-bydate(保存期),but60%(4.2milliontonnes)ofthe£
12.5billion-worthoffoodwethrowawayeachyearissafetoeat.
Theresearchers,whosefindingswerepublishedinACSSensors,saythesensorscouldalsoeventuallyreplacetheuse-bydate-awidelyusedindicatorofbeingfreshandeatable.
ThesensorscosttwoUScentseachtomake.Knownas"
paper-basedelectricalgassensors(PEGS)"
theydetectspoilagegaseslikeammonia(apoisonousgaswithastrongunpleasantsmell)inmeatandfishproducts.Theinformationprovidedbytheelectronicnoseisreceivedbyasmartphone,andthenyoucanknowwhetherthefoodisfreshandsafetoeat.
TheImperialCollegeLondonresearcherswhodevelopedPEGSmadethesensorsbyprintingcarbonelectrodes(电极)ontoaspecialtypeofpaper.Thematerialsareeco-friendlyandharmless,sotheydon'
tdamagetheenvironmentandaresafetouseinfoodpackaging.Thesensors,combinedwithatinyelectronicsystem,theninformnearbymobiledevices,whichidentifyandunderstandthedataaboutspoilagegases.
LeadauthorDrFiratGuder,ofImperial'
sDepartmentofBioengineering,said,"Althoughthey'
redesignedtokeepussafe,use-bydatescanleadtoeatablefoodbeingthrownaway.Theydon'
talwaysreflectitsactualfreshness.Infact,peopleoftengetsickfromfoodbornediseasesduetopoorstorage,evenwhenanitemiswithinitsuse-bydate.
"Thesesensorsarecheapenoughsowehopetoseesupermarketsusingthemwithinthreeyears.OurgoalistousePEGSinfoodpackagingtoreduceunnecessaryfoodwaste."
TheauthorshopethatPEGScouldhaveapplicationsbeyondfoodprocessing,likesensingchemicalsinagriculture,airquality,anddetectingdiseasemarkersinbreathlikethoseinvolvedinkidneydisease.
28.WhatisthefunctionofPEGSaccordingtothetext?
A.Toimprovetheserviceofstores.
B.Tohelpsupermarketsstorefoods.
C.Toimprovethetasteoffoodproducts.
D.Tohelppeopletestfoodfreshness.
29.WhatroledoesthesmartphoneplaywhilePEGSarefunctioning?
A.Itactsasanelectronicnose.
B.ItreadsthedatacollectedbyPEGS.
C.Itdiscoversthespoilagegasesfromfoods.
D.Ithelpsprintthegassensorsontopaper.
30.WhatdoesDrFiratGudersayaboutuse-bydates?
A.Theyarenotcompletelyreliable.
B.Theycanhelpreducefoodwaste.
C.Theyarenotacceptedbyconsumers.
D.Theyarebasedonscientificresearch.
31.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthetext?
A.Theprocessofresearchingspoilagesensors.
B.Anewtechnologyinpackagingtoreducefoodwaste.
C.Use-bydates'
influenceonsupermarketsandconsumers.
D.Theapplicationofspoilagesensorsbeyondfoodprocessing.
D
MuazzezKocek,46,isconsideredoneofthebestwhistlersinKuskoy,avillageinTurkey'
snorthernGiresunprovince.Herwhistlecanbeheardoverthearea'
svastteafields.WhenPresidentofTurkeyvisitedKuskö
yin2012,shegreetedhimandproudlywhistled,"
Welcometoourvillage!
"
Sheuseskusdili,or"
birdlanguage"
.Forhundredsofyears,thiswhistledformofcommunicationhasbeencriticalforfarminginthisplace,allowingcomplexconversationsoverlongdistancesandmakinganimalherding(放牧)easiertodo.However,becauseoftheincreaseduseofcellphones,thelanguageisatriskofdyingout.
Turkeyisoneofahandfulofcountriesintheworldwherewhistlinglanguagesexist.Theyattractlinguistic(语言学的)expertsverymuch.Thereisalong-heldbeliefthatlanguageinterpretationoccursmostlyinthelefthemisphere(大脑半球),andtunesandsingingontheright.ButastudyconductedinKuskoysuggeststhatwhistlinglanguageisprocessedinbothhemispheres.
OrganCivelek,37,whocanwhistleinfullsentences,explainedthattheyareveryproudoftheirlinguisticcustomandwanttoshareitwithvisitors.Since1997,KuskoyvillagehasbeenhostinganannualBirdLanguage,CultureandArtFestival,wherethecommunitygatherstopracticeandcompete.
Whiletechnologyiscontributingtothelanguage'
sdisappearance,itisalsobeingusedbysometopreserveit.Mr.Civelek,whoteachesbirdlanguagetochildrenduringthesummer,usesanapplicationcalled"
IslikDiliSozlugu,"
orwhistlinglanguagedictionary.
"Youcanloseorbreakaphone,butaslongasyoucanbreathe,youcanwhistle,"
saidMr.Civelek."
It'
sacommunicationtoolthatyoucanbringwithyouanywhere."
32.Beforecellphones,whatdidTurkishfarmersmainlyusekusdilitodo?
A.Talkwithwildbirds.
B.Greetrespectableguests.
C.Speakwithpeoplefaraway.
D.Warnfarmanimalsofrisks.
33.WhatmightbeconcludedbasedonthestudyconductedinKuskoy?
A.Therighthemisphereinterpretssounds.
B.Whistlinglanguageisn'
tuniquetoTurkey.
C.Brainstructuresprocessinglanguagearen'
tfixed.
D.Thelefthem