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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
Feelinghungrybutdon’thavethetimetogetinlineforfood?
Whynotjustgrabandgo?
Herearethebestplacesfortakeoutinthiscity.Trychoosingyourtakeawayfoodbyreferringtothefollowingfeedbacksfromthecustomers:
NewGarden:
Shop6A,G/F,SenFatBldg,6BonhamStrand
RileenChua:
Beefeggtoastedsandwich!
Goodfortakeawayasuskipthequeue!
Sotime-saving!
ChrisChua:
Mustordertheirsandwichesandredbeanice!
Classic!
FuyuhikoTakaya:
Englishserviceavailable.MyfavoriteChinese-Westernfusionrestaurant!
Pololi:
35-39GrahamStreet(HollywoodRoad)
MaxLmn:
Greathealthytakeawayspot!
AlfonsoCastillo:
Lovedthefood.Veryhealthyandnotsoexpensive.Iwouldrecommendittobetakenawayratherthanactuallyeatthere.11:
30allthewayto02:
00,goodforlatenightsnacks!
WillC:
Friendlystaff,wellknowledgeoftheirproductsandoffersamplestotry.Hadtheavocadospicytuna,wasabiMayoandsalad.Ifyoulikefreshhealthyfood,youwon'
tbedisappointed.
Feast(FoodbyEAST):
1/F,EAST,HongKong,29TaikooShingRd
ShariMcCullough:
Theto-gocounterisgreatforpickingupafresh,yummysaladorsandwichfortakeaway.
BerlaKing:
Cupcakesturnedouttobethedensestandheaviestever.Suggestyoupassonthetakeawaycounterformoredesserts.Closesat21:
00.
LaRotisserie:
ShopB,G/F,ManhattanAvenue,25Queen'
sRdC,SheungWan
BartVerkoeijen:
It'
sfortakeawayoronthegoonly.Yougetthechickenwrappedinaluminumfoil,anditisstillhotafter15minutes.Opens14:
00–23:
JohnChew:
Itisagreatlunchtakeaway.Ilovethechickenwithpasta.PeoplearecrazyaboutitschocolatecakewhichIwillhavetotryoneofthesedays.
TinkWong:
Yummy!
Probablynotthehealthiestbutthepotatoesweredelicious.Thechickenwasjuicyandverywell-seasoned.Willgobackforsure!
Teasetiswortheverydollar.
Click“more”ifyouwantotherrecommendations.Treatyourself!
21.Whoisthispassageintendedfor?
A.Peoplewhodon’twanttowaitforfood.
B.Peoplewhoarehungry.
C.Peoplewhoaretoolazytogoouteating.
D.Peoplewhoareparticularaboutfood.
22.WhatmadeNewGardenspecialamongthebestplacesfortakeaway?
A.Customerscanexperiencedifferentfoodcultures.
B.Itonlyofferstakeawayfood.
C.Onlyfreshhealthyfoodisserved.
D.Customerscanenjoyexcellentservice.
23.Youcangoto________tochoosefreshhealthyfoodat22:
A.NewGardenB.PololiC.FeastD.LaRotisserie
B
Irealizedsomethingthismorning.Ihavebeenwritingnowfor34years.ItallstartedwhenIwasjust18yearsold.AsaboyIhadreadliterally(毫不夸张地)hundredsofbooks.Ihadathirstforknowledgethatseeminglycouldneverfade.ThensuddenlyIfoundIhadsomethingIwantedtoshare.Itriedtoignoreit,butasanywriterwilltellyouoncetheideasawakeninsideofyoutheywon'
tleaveyoualoneuntilyouwritethemdown.Ididn'
thaveacomputer,wordprocessor,orevenatypewriter.Still,Igrabbedapenandlinednotebookpaperandwroteeverythingthatwasburninginsideofme.
WhenIwasdoneIdidn'
tknowhowtoshareit.Therewasnointernetbackthen,nosmartphones,andnosocialmedia.IsoughtouttheeditorofmylocalcountynewspaperandaskedhimtoprintwhatIhadwritten.Hewasagoodmanfullofbothwisdomandkindness.HenotonlyprintedmyfirststorybutagreedtopublishanythingelseIwaswillingtowrite.Icontinuedtowritenewarticleseachweekandsharedthemfirstwithotherlocalpapersandlateronlineaswell.YearslaterattheurgingofmyreadersIevenself-publishedtwocollectionsofmystoriesinbookform.
ThroughmywritingIslowlybecamemorethanIwas.InmywritingsIencounteredmyhighestself.InmywritingsIdiscoveredthegoodnessandlightthatliesinusall.InmywritingsIfoundgreatloveandjoyandencouragedotherstochooseloveandjoyaswell.Ialsofoundthatweallarewriterswhetherweputpentopaperornot.Witheverychoicewemake,witheverythoughtwehold,andwitheverythingwedowearewritingourownlifestory.
LanceWubbelsoncewrote:
"
Ihopeyourealizeyourlifeistrulyyourlife.Itbelongstoyou.Itisyourstorytowritewithlove.Daybyday,linebyline,writeitwell."
24.Asaboy,whentheauthorfoundhehadsomethingtoshare,________.
A.hewroteitdown
B.heignoredit
C.heshareditonsocialmedia
D.hetoldittoawriter
25.Howdidtheauthorbeginhiswritingcareer?
A.Hewashiredasanewspapereditor.
B.Heputhisstoriesonlinebyhimself.
C.Heself-publishedtwobooks.
D.Hewashelpedbyalocalnewspapereditor.
26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwriting?
A.Writingtakespracticeandefforts.
B.Writingcanbenefitoneselfandothers.
C.Writinghelpspeopletellrightfromwrong.
D.Onlywithapencanonewritehislifestory.
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AWaytobeaWriter
B.AWaytoShareIdeas
C.LivingisWriting
D.WritingistheSourceofLove
C
Doyoufinditdifficulttoputdownyourmobilephone?
Ifyes,you'
renotalone.Thesedays,manypeoplesufferfromthestressofFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyreachfortheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday,theyconstantlyscrolldownthetimelinesoftheirsocialmediaappstogetthelatestupdates.
Despitetheconveniencesmartphonesbring,manypeoplestrugglewiththeirdigitalhabits.
AsSameerSamat,UStechcompanyvicepresidentofproductmanagement,saidinhisspeechatthe2018GoogleI/OdeveloperconferenceonMay8,70%ofpeopledon’twanttospendsomuchtimeontheirphones.
ThisiswhyduringtheconferenceGoogleintroducedanappcalledDashboardforthenewversionofitsAndroidoperatingsystem.Thisnewappincludeswell-beingfunctionsthataimtohelpusersmanagethetimetheyspendontheirdigitaldevices.
Itallstartswithabird’s-eyeview.Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits.Forexample,userscanseehowmanytimesthey’veunlockedtheirphoneandhowmanytimesthey’vecheckedtheirsocialmediaapps,aswellashowmuchtimetheyspendoneachappeveryday.
Oncetheusersseethisinformation,they'
llbeabletomakesomechanges.WiththeAppTimerfunctions,userscansetatimelimitforhowlongtheycanuseeachappforeveryday.Afterthey'
vehitthelimit,theywon'
tbeabletolaunchtheappuntilthenextday.
Butevenifusersbecomemoremindfuloftheirusage,they’restilllikelytobedrawninbynotifications(通知).ThisiswheretheShushfeaturecomesin.Itautomaticallysilencesincomingcallsandnotificationswhenauserputshis/herphonefacedown.
Ifpeopletrulywanttomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeinsteadoflosinghoursusingtheirsmartphones,thesenewfunctionsarejustonewayofdoingthat.
Afterall,whoneedstouseanapptostopyoufromusingotherappswhentheeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower?
28.PeopleunderthepressureofFOMOmay________.
A.havetroublewiththeirsleep
B.findithardtofocusonanything
C.beaddictedtotheirmobilephones
D.prefertodownloadthelatestapps
29.WhatinspiresGoogletolaunchDashboard?
A.ThelimitedfunctionsofcurrentAndroidsystem.
B.People’scomplaintabouttheirsmartphones.
C.Samat’simpressivespeechataconference.
D.Mobilephoneusers’greatdemand.
30.________cantrackusers’phonehabitsindetail.
A.AndroidB.TimerC.ShushD.Dashboard
31.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Dashboardturnedouttobepopular.
B.Dashboardisaperfectchoicetomanagetimeproperly.
C.Strongwillpoweristheeasiestwaytoavoidsmartphoneaddiction.
D.Peopleareexploringotherwaystostopoverusingsmartphones.
D
Wildanimalsareknowntolistentoeachotherforwarningsthat
predators
arenear.Somebirds,forexample,fleewhenneighborsmakealoudnoisetoannouncea
snake'
spresence.
ThefairywrenisasmallAustraliansongbird.Itisnotbornknowingthe"
languages"
ofotherbirds.Butrecentresearchsaysitcanlearnthemeaningofafewimportantsounds.
AndrewRadfordisabiologistattheUniversityofBristolinEnglandandco-writerofthenewreportpublishedinearlyAugustinthe
journal
CurrentBiology.HetoldtheAssociatedPress,"
Weknewbeforethatsomeanimalscan
translatethemeaningsofother
species'
‘foreignlanguages,'
butwedidnotknowhowthat‘languagelearning'
cameabout."
Birdshaveseveralwaysoflearninglifeskills.Someknowledgeisgeneticallypasseddownbytheirparentsandsomecomesfromdirectexperiencewiththeworld.ButRadfordandotherscientistsareexploringathirdkindofknowledge:
informationfrom
fellows.
RadfordandresearchersattheAustralianNationalUniversitycarriedoutthestudyinthecountry'
sNationalBotanicGardensinCanberra.Theyattachedtotheirbodiesspecially-designed,sound-producingequipmentcalled"
tweeterspeakers."
Theywantedtoseeiffairywrenswouldreacttosoundsofotherbirdseveniftheycouldnotseethem.
Thescientistsfirstplayedthebirdstworecordedsoundsthattheylikelyhadneverheardbefore.Onewasawarningcryofathornbill,abirdnotnativetoAustralia.Theotherwasacomputer-generatedbirdsoundcalled"
buzz."
Whenthe16fairywrensinthestudyfirstheardthesounds,theyhadnospecialreaction.T