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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

Areyouseekingforsomecharmingplacesintheworld?

Herearesomedestinationsforyoutoexplore.

1.Basilicata,Italy

ThisisachancetovisitItaly'

ssouthernregionbeforetheworldcatcheson.BetweentheheelthatisPugliaandthetoethatisCalabria,youwillfindBasilicata,thearch（拱状物）ofItaly'

sfoot.

Despiteastoriedandancientpast,theregionhasbeenoverlookedinmoderntimes.EasilyItaly'

sbest-keptsecret,Basilicataisreservedforbeautifulbeachesandancienttowns.In2019,thetownofMatera,aUNESCOsite,willhosttheEuropeanCapitalofCulture.Itisalsoknownforitsancientcaves-onceusedforlivestock,laterasprimitivehomes,andtoday,asprivateresidencesorhotelsbeautifullyrestored.

2.Iceland

IsIcelandappealing?

Absolutelyforluxurytravellersseekingover-the-top,only-in-Icelandexperiences.High-endpropertiesaremoney-consuming,fromEditionHotelopeningin2018inReykjaviktothesuper-privateTrophyLodge.

Anadvancedhot-springs,theRetreatatBlueLagoonIceland,issettoopeninMay2019attheBlueLagoon.AndontheremotenorthernTrollPeninsula,DeplarFarmisaformersheepfarmwhereadventurerscanfly-fishandhelicopter.

3.TopEnd,Australia

Australia'

sremoteTopEnd-thenorthernmostsectionoftheNorthernTerritoryisexperiencinganupgradeoftourismtoitsaboriginalcommunities,theworld'

soldestcivilizations,accordingto2017DNAanalysis.

Theregion'

ssmallcities--Darwin,Palmerston,Katherineareseeingnewmarketsandaboriginalcenters,givingvisitorsaperfectplacetoappreciatethevastregion'

sdiversecultures.4.Seattle,Washington

Seattletakesaboldturnin2019,notlettingyoudownwithahighbudget.MultiyearreconstructionsattheSpaceNeedleareunderway,includingarestaurantcompletewithaspinningglassfloorscheduledtoopenthisspring.

Downtown,toursofthehugeNBBJ-designedAmazonSpheresfilledwithhundredsofplantspeciesbegininearly2019，whichwillseetheopeningofthePacificNorthwest'

slargesthotel,the45-storyHyattRegencySeattle.

21.WhatcanyouknowaboutBasilicata,Italy?

A.ItislocatedintopendofsouthernItaly.

B.Itisanancientregionwithoutmanytourists.

C.Therearebeautifulbeachesandancienthotels.

D.Therearelivestockintheancientcaves

22.WhatmighttravellersdoinIceland?

A.Theycanenjoyanadvancedhot-springs.

B.Theycanvisitasheepfarm.

C.Theycantakeahelicopter.

D.Theycanappreciatethediversecultures.

23.Whichplacesmightcostyoumuchmoney?

A.Basilicata,ItalyandIceland

B.Basilicata,ItalyandTopEnd,Australia

C.TopEnd,AustraliaandSeattle,Washington

D.IcelandandSeattle,Washington

B

Humansandelephantsdon'

talwaysgetalong.InAfricaandAsia,elephantsdamageinfrastructure,farmers'

crops,andnaturalhabitatimportantforotherspecies.Ifanelephantbecomesaproblem,humansmaykillit.Solocalpeopleandconservationistsaretryingtofindbetterwaystokeepelephantsawayfromsensitiveplaces.Now,researchersthinktheyhaveagoodtooltopreventelephants:

honeybeepheromones（信息素）.

"

Elephantsdislikebeingstunginthetrunk,soit'

sanextremelysensitiveorgan.Imaginebeingstunginyournosebyabee,andmultiplythatafewthousandtimes."

saidMarkWright,aprofessorofentomologyattheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.

Kenyanfarmershavelongknownthatiftheyhanglivebeehives（蜂箱）aroundtheirfarms,theywilldriveelephantsaway."

Theproblemishowtomanagehundredsofthousandsofhives,ifyouhaveahugeareatoprotect.Andthentheideacameupt8lookatthealarmpheromones,whicharechemicalsthatthebeesreleasetolaunchanattackonsomethingthat'

sdamagingthehive."

Sotheresearcherstestedoutanartificialmixtureofchemicalsthatimitateshoneybees'

alarmpheromones.InGreaterKrugerNationalParkinSouthAfrica,theteamhungwhitesockstreatedwiththeartificialmixtureaswellasuntreatedcontrolsocksaroundanelephantwateringhole,andthenobservedtheanimals'

behavior."

Elephantsarereallycuriouscreatures.They'

llwalkalongandseesomethinglikeasockhangingonabranchintheenvironment,andthey'

llinspectit,andifit'

snottreatedwiththealarmpheromones,they'

llpickitup,throwitaround,andtrytotasteit,thingslikethat.Andinthecaseofthetreatedones,wefoundthattheywouldshowimmediatesignsofuneaseoruncertainty,andthey'

deventuallybackofffromthem.Veryseldomwouldtheygopickthemupandplaywiththem."

ThestudyisinthejournalCurrentBiology.

Inordertoavoidtheelephantsmoreeffectively,theresearchersplantomakethepheromonemixturepurer.Thatway,theseremarkableanimalswillstayfarawayfromwherevertheyshouldnotbegoing--andbothelephantsandhumanscancoexistabitmorepeacefully.

24.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2?

A.Beesenjoystingingelephants.

B.Elephants'

trunkisasensitiveorgan.

C.Yournoseisfrequentlystungbybees.

D.Beingstunginthetrunkisunbearabletoelephants.

25.Whydidn'

ttheresearchershanglivebeehivestokeepelephantsawayfromcrops?

A.Becauseit'

sofnousetoelephants.

B.Becauseit'

simpractical.

C.Becauseelephantslikethetasteofhoney.

D.Becausetheyprefertoinventnewchemicals.

26.Paragraph4mainlytellsus______

A.howtoimitatehoneybeealarmpheromones

B.elephants'

reactiontothewhitesocks

C.howtheexperimentwascarriedout

D.whytheteamhungtwodifferentwhitesocks

27.Theresearchwasaimedat

A.betteringtherelationbetweenhumansandelephants

B.cuttingdownthenumberofelephants

C.preventingelephantsfromdamagingcrops

D.protectingelephants

C

Productswith“MadeinChina”"

onthemhavebecomeanimportantpartoftheworldasChinaisgraduallytakingtheglobewithitsincrediblemanufacturingindustry.ThoughChineseproductshavealreadygotridoftheimageoflowquality,therearestillmanyforeignerswhoconsiderthemcheap,low-endandcopycatandclaimthattheywillneverbuyone.

However,arecentJapaneseTVshowwhichconductedasurveyonChineseproductshasastonishedthosewholookeddownuponChinesemanufacturing.TheTVshowdidatest:

ClearalltheChina-madeproductsfromaJapanesehousehold.Fourhourslater,619piecesofChineseproductswereremoved,andeventheclothesofthehouseownerhadtobetakenoff.

NotonlyinJapan,butalsointheuspeopleareseeingthesamechange.TheUSwriterSaraBongiornwhopublishedabooktitledWithoutMADEINCIIINAadecadeagoalsoconductedasimilarexperimenttomeasuretheimpactofglobalizationonordinaryAmericans.ShedecidednottobuyanyproductsmadeinChinaforayear,Atfirst,shewasprettypositiveaboutherdecision,believingshecouldfindsubstitutesfromothercountries.Butshelaterprovedherselfwrong.

AvoidingChineseproductsonpurpose,Bongiorncouldonlychooseltalian-madesneakersforherchildrenatthepriceof$68perpair,whiletheChineseoneswereonly$I0.Onceshetriedtobuyacandleforherhusband'

sbirthday,butfailedtofindonethatwasnotmadeinChinaatsixstores.

Atlast,Bongiornconcludedinherbookthat"

MadeinChina"

productsareinseparabletoAmericansociety,sincetheinconveniencesoflivingwithoutthemareahugecost.

USPresidentDonaldTrumphaswonlotsofsupportforhisslogan"

MakeAmericaGreatAgain"

andforhis“BuyAmerican,HireAmerican"

advertisementsduringhiscampaign.However,thehats,clothes,andflagsprintedwiththeslogansthatwereusedforthecampaignwereallmadeinChina.

Today,withthearisingawarenessofbrandsandimprovingdemandforquality,“MadeinChina”hasgraduallyshakenoffthelabelofcheap,copycatproducts,andiswinningarereputationforcompetence.

28.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ProductsmadeinChinasellbestintheworld.

B.ThequalityofChineseproductsstillhasalongwaytogo.

C.ManyforeignersstilllookdownuponChineseproducts.

D.Chineseproductsarepopularbecausetheyarecheap.

29.FromSaraBongiorn'

sexperiment,wecanlearnshe,

A.refusedanyChineseproductsfortheirpoorquality

B.lackedconfidenceatthebeginningoftheexperiment

C.gaveupdoingtheexperimentbecauseitwasmuchtooexpensive

D.cametobelieveAmericansocietycan'

tgowithoutChineseproducts

30.WhatisthepurposeofusingDonaldTrump'

scampaignasanexample?

A.TosupporttheideathatChineseproductsarewinningthemarket.

B.ToshowthatDonaldTrumpknewhowtowinpeople'

sheart.

C.ToexplainwhyAmericanpeoplerefuseChineseproducts.

D.ToshowthatAmericaisinatradewarwithChina.

31.Inwhichofthefollowingmagazinescanyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?

A.Reader'

sDigest

B.BusinessExploration

C.GreenChina

D.NationalGeographic

D

“Thefirstyearwasabitlikethefirstyearofamarriage--butwith25peopleratherthanjustone."

ThatishowJudeTisdalldescribesjoiningaco-housingdevelopmentbuiltforwomenover50.Tisdall,anartsconsultantinherearly60s,movedintotheNewGroundComplexinnorthLondonjustoverayearago.

Tisdallwasluckytosecureoneofthe26apartmentsinthedevelopment.ItsL-shapeddesign,withasingleentrancethattakesresidentspastthecommonroom,isintendedtofostercasualsoci