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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

Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:

ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan（1678）

AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.

RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe（1719）

Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.

Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift（1726）

Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.

ClarissabySamuelRichardson（1748）

Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas‘"

thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.

TomJonesbyHenryFielding（1749）

TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.

EmmabyJaneAusten（1816）

JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.

TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe（1838）

EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel---aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements---hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.

1．WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?

A.RobinsonCrusoe.B.Gulliver’sTravels.C.TomJones.D.Emma.

2．WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?

A.Alovestory.B.Quarrelsinafamily.

C.Thehumanheart.D.Thespiritsofthelime.

3．WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?

A.Theirclassiclifestyles.B.Theirdifferentnationalities.

C.Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D.Theirrepresentationofthesociety.

B

HawkingdiedearlyWednesdayathishomeinEnglandattheageof76.Throughouthiscareerasoneoftheworld’smostrecognizablecosmicthinkers,heregularlythrewhimselfintopopculture’scomedicringwithcameos（客串）onprogramssuchasTheSimpsonsandLateNightwithConanO’Brien.

TheseappearancesdefinedHawking’spersonallifeasmushashisuniverse-shakingtheoreticalwork.Humor,however,wasnotjustonesideofhispersonality,butakeytoovercomingthediseasehestruggledagainstsince1963.

“Keepinganactivemindhasbeenvitaltomysurvival,ashasmaintainingasenseofhumor,”Hawkingsaidina2013documentary.“IamprobablybetterknownformyappearancesonTheSimpsonsandonTheBigBangTheorythanIamformyscientificdiscoveries.”

At21,Hawkingwasdiagnosedwithaconditionsimilartoamyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎缩性侧索硬化症）,alsoknownasLouGehrig’sdisease.AccordingtotheALSAssociation,“HalfofallpeopleaffectedwithALSliveatmostthreeormoreyearsafterdiagnosis.Twentypercentlivefiveyearsormore;

onlytenpercentwilllivemorethantenyears.”

ThediseasewouldeventuallyshutdownHawking’smotorfunctions,makinghimspeechlessandunabletomovewithoutawheelchair.Doctorsinitiallysaidhewouldbedeadintwoyears.Hiscondition,however,provedtobearareslow-actingversion.

ButHawkingfoughtthroughhisworsephysicalstate,risingtoapositionasacelebratedprofessorofmathematicalattheUniversityofCambridgeandalteringthepopularconceptionofphysicswithhis1988bestseller,ABriefHistoryofTime.

“WhenIturned21,myexpectationswerereducedtozero,”hesaidinaTVshow.Headded,“ItwasimportantthatIcametoappreciatewhatIdidhave.It’salsoimportantnottobecomeangry,nomatterhowdifficultlifeis,becauseyoucanloseallhopeifyoucan’tlaughatyourselfandatlifeingeneral.”

4．WhatwasHawkinglikeaccordingtothetext?

A.Hewaskindandbrave.

B.Hewasfriendlyandadventurous.

C.Hewashumorousandstrong-minded.

D.Hewasshyanduncommunicative.

5．HowdidHawkingdealwithALS?

A.Hedidfurtherresearchintothedisease.

B.Hekeptapositiveattitudetowardshisdisease.

C.Hedidmoreexerciseandspokealotwithothers.

D.Hewenttohospitaltohaveahealthcheckregularly.

6．WhatcanbelearntfromthestoryofHawking?

A.Laughteristhebestmedicine.

B.Losttimeisneverfoundagain.

C.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

D.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.

7．Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.ALSisacommondiseaseinEngland.

B.DoctorsonceabandonedtreatmentforHawking.

C.PlayingrolesincomedywasHawking’sfavorite.

D.It’salmostawonderthatHawkingcansurvivethedisease.

C

Ihavebeenwatchingmydaughtersplaysportssincetheywerefour,andhavebeenshockedathowsomeparentsinthecrowdbehave.

Atsoccergames,whenmygirlswereveryyoung,parentswouldbescreamingattheirchildrentogettheirheadsintothegame,tocharge,to“get”anopposingplayer,orto“killit.”Iunderstandparentswanttoencouragetheirchildrenandtheirteam—butatsomepointitbecomestoomuch.

MydaughterGraceisahighschoolandAAU（AssociationofAmericanUniversities）basketballplayerandaverygoodoneatthat.Duringarecentgame,aparentsittingnearmewasshoutingloudlytoherdaughter,standingup,expressingdispleasureaboutthewayherteamwasplayingand,duringhalftime,speakingloudlyaboutherpersonallife.Afterhavingherinmyearformorethanhalfofthegame,IwassoputoffthatIhadtomove.

Admittedly,Iamthequietparentatgames.Iclapfortheschoolgirlswhentheymakewonderfulplays.Forthemostpart,however,Iremainsilent.Shoutingoutmakesthemnervous.

IaskedGracetoweighinonthis,andshetellsme:

“Someparentsbecomeextremelyemotionallyinvestedinsportsgames,whichcanbecomeaproblemfortheplayers.Theworstthingiswhenpeoplepointoutthat‘crazyparent,’andtheydon’tknowthat’syourparent.”

Iamallforparentspectatorscheeringontheirchildrenandtherestoftheteam.ButIhopeyoucancheeryourchildrenoninapositiveway.Shoutingthingslike,“Where’syourhead?

”“Goafterher!

”isnot,inmyview,thewaytocheeronhighschoolstudentsoryoungerchildren.

Ifyouhavenothingpositivetosay,holdyourtongue.Ifyoufindyourselfstrugglingtokeepittogether,getsomefreshairduringhalftime.

8．Unabletostandthemothernearby,theauthor____.

A.toldhertoshutupB.foundanotherseat

C.askedGraceforhelpD.refusedtotalktoher

9．InGrace’sopinion,crazyparentsintheaudiencewillmakeplayersfeel____.

A.helplessB.impatientC.scaredD.ashamed

10．Theauthorisagainstparentspectators____.

A.keepingsilentallthetimeB.sayingunpleasantwords

C.cheeringontheplayersD.leavingduringhalftime

11．Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Parents.B.Teenageplayers.C.Soccerspectators.D.Coaches.

D

Fromthelossofwildlifetorisingsealevels,we’reallwellawareoftheproblemsthatclimatechangecouldcause.

Butwhileitmayseemlikesuchissueswon’taffectmostofusdirectly，itlookslikefuturegenerationscouldgrowupwithoutsomethingthatmanyofusnowtakeforgranted:

chocolate.

AccordingtoanessaypublishedbytheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,changestotheclimateintheregionsthatproducecacao-theplantfromwhichchocolateisproduced-maymeanthatitwillsoonbecomeextinct.

Mostoftheworld’scacaogrowsincountriesclosetotheequator，withoverhalfofitgrowingintheAfricannationsofGhanaandIvoryCoast.

It’spredictedthatby2050,climatechangewillhaveacceleratedtherateatwhichtemperaturesinthesecountriesrise,makingitextremelydifficultforcacaotogrowthere.

Theproblemdoesn’tlieinincreasedheat,however，butinlowerhumidity（湿度），asit’sbelievedthatrainfallwillstayatthesamelevelifthetemperaturerises.

“Inotherwords,ashighertemperaturessqueezemorewateroutofsoilandplants,it’sunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtooffsetthemoisture（含水量）loss,”MichonScott,theessay’sauthor,wrote.

Tohelpfightthisproblem,researchersfromBerkeleyUniversityintheUSareworkingonchangingtheDNAofcacaoplantstoallowthemtosurviveindryerconditionsbyusinggeneeditingtechnology,accordingtoUSNews.

Inthemeantime,UScompanyMars,oneoftheworld’sbiggestmanufacturersofchocolateproducts,announcedinJanuarythatitwouldspend$1billiontohelpreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.

“Thisisaworldissue,anditrequireseveryonetoworktogether,”MarsspokespersonBarryParkintoldBusinessInsider.

Themessagehereisthatifwealldoourpart,wemaybeabletopreventsomeoftheworstimpactsofclimatechange.Orifwe’reunlucky,chocolatewillbecomeathingofthepast.

12．Whatcouldmakeithardforcacaotosurvivearoundtheequatorinthefuture?

A.Theincreasedheatthere.B.Thehigherhumiditythere.

C.Thedecreaseinrainfallthere.D.Themoisturelossinthesoilthere.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offset”intheseventhparagraphmean?

A.holdbackB.makeupforC.protectD.accept

14．WhatwillUScompanyMarsdotohelpcacaosurvive?

A.Itwillworkhardtoplantcacaoingreenhouses.

B.Itwillapplygeneeditingtechnologyinplantingcacao.

C.Itwillgivefinancialsupporttohelpfightclimatechange.

D.Itwilldeve