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4.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
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,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
YellowstoneNationalPark
BriefIntroduction:
YellowstoneNationalParkislocatedinthenorthwestcornerofWyoming,andincludessmallareasofMontanaandIdahoaswell.InadditiontoitssuperbRockyMountainscenery,theparkisoneoftheworld’sprincipalwildlifepreserves.It’salsothesiteofAmerica’sgreatestconcentrationofgeysersandhotsprings,whichformavisibleandspectacularlinkwiththeprimevalforcesoftheEarth’screation.
EntranceFees:
$25—private,nonmercialvehicle;
$20—motorcycleorsnowmobile(winter);
$12—visitors16andolderenteringbybike,ski,etc.
Thisfeeprovidesthevisitorwitha7-dayentrancepermitfortheYellowstoneNationalPark.
A$50parkannualpassprovidesentranceforasingleprivatenon-mercialvehicleatYellowstoneNationalPark.The$10InteragencySeniorPass(62andolder)isalifetimepassavailabletoU.S.citizensorpermanentresidents.
InterestingYellowstoneNationalParkFacts:
◇AdesignatedWorldHeritageSiteanddesignatedBiosphereReserve
◇World’sFirstNationalPark
◇3,472squaremilesor8,987squarekm
◇2,221,766acresor898,317hectares
◇63airmilesnorthtosouth(102km)
◇54airmileseasttowest(87km)
◇96%inWyoming
◇3%inMontana
◇1%inIdaho
21.YellowstoneNationalParkisfamousforthefollowingexcept.
A.itswildlifepreserves
B.itshotsprings
C.itsRockyMountainscenery
D.itsnonmercialvehicle
22.TwocollegestudentswhovisitYellowstoneNationalParkbybikehavetopay.
A.$50B.$40C.$24D.$20
23.Accordingtothepassage,YellowstoneNationalParkis.
A.thelargestdesignatedvulturereserve
B.theworld’sfirstnationalpark
C.aparkwithanareaof8,987miles
D.theonlynationalparkinAmerica
B
Atage23,IndianentrepreneurSrikanthBollaistheCEOofapanyvaluedatINR50crore(over$7.5million).Today,heconsidershimselftheluckiestmanintheworld,notforhissuccess,butforhavingsupportiveparentswhoalwaysstoodbyhim.
WhenSrikanthwasbornblind,severalofhisparents’friendsandrelativesadvisedthemtoabandonhim.Th
atwouldindeedhavebeentheeasierthingtodo,giventhefactthattheywerepooranduneducated,earningamereINR20,000($300)ayear.Buttheychosetonotonlykeeptheboy,butalsoraisehiminapositive,lovingenvironment.“TheyaretherichestpeopleIknow,”heoftensays.
Andtheirexcellentparentinghaspaidoff—today,SrikanthistheCEOofBollantIndustries,aHyderabad-basedpanythatemploysphysicallychallengedstafftomanufactureeco-friendlyconsumerpackagingsolutionsmadefromleavesandrecycledpaper.Itwasn’taneasyrideforSrikanth—he’shadtofaceseveralchallengesallhislife,includingrejectionfromhispeersathisvillageschool.Ashegrewolder,hestartedtakingonlargerchallenges.Hewasrejecteddespitehavingscoredwellintheentrancetest,merelybecausehewasblind.ButhemanagedtousehisexcellentacademicrecordstogainadmissionintotheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,fromwherehegraduatedin2012.HereturnedtoIndiasoonafter,anddecidedtostartapanythatwouldemploypeoplewhohadstruggledlikehimselfinlife.
Srikanthsaid,“passion(怜悯)isshowingsomebodythewaytoliveandgivingthemtheopportunitytothrive.Showpassionandmakepeoplerich.Includepeopleinyourlifeandremoveloneliness,andlastly,dosomethinggood;
itwillebacktoyou.”
24.FromParagraph1and2,welearnthatSrikanthoweshissuccesstohis_________.
A.parentsB.luckC.hardworkD.friendsandrelatives
25.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referstothosewho_________.
A.areambitious
B.arephysicallywell
C.likechallengesandphysics
D.havesomeprobleminhealth
26.AsSrikanthgrewolder,he________.
A.refusedanyrejectionandstartedapany
B.facedmorerejectionsandtriedtooverethem
C.gotalotoffriendlyassistancewhenfacingchallenges
D.showedgreatpassionandgaveopportunitiestotherich
27.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Blindmanbuiltpanyworthmillions
B.Howparentsraisedasuccessfulchild
C.Howpassionmakespeoplerich
D.ThewholelifeofSrikanthBolla
C
Previousstudieshavesuggestedasmanyas70percentofcollegestudentsgetinsufficient(不充足的)sleep.Butnewdatareleasedtodaythatanalyzedsleephabitsofcollege-ageusersofJawbone’sUPfitnesstrackersuggestsotherwise.
Jawbonelookedatsleepdatafromcollege-ageuserswhowearthepany’sUPfitnesstrackersandfoundthattheyactuallyaveragejustover7hoursofsleeppernightonweekdaysand7.38hoursonweekendnights.Thedataesfrom18,498college-ageusersfrom137schoolsacrossthecountrywhowearthedeviceandaccountsfor1.44millionnightsofsleepdatarecordedbythoseindividualsbetween2013and2016.Herearefourmorepointsabouttheresearch:
1.Peopleathigh-achievingschoolstendedtohavelaterbedtimes
ThedataanalyticsteamatJawbonewasalsoabletoseparateoutsleepdataforeachschoolwithUPwearersreportingdata.Theyfoundthatthetoughertheschool,accordingtotheU.S.Newsranking,thelatertheaveragecollege-ageUPweareratthatschoolgoestobed.
2.Still,7hoursmaynotbeenoughsleep
WhilethedatafromJawbonemaybeencouraging,consideringthatpreviousresearchhasfoundthatsomestudentssleeponly5.7hoursanightonaverage.ButNeilKline,asleepphysician,pointsoutthateventhishighernumberisn’tsufficient.“Thereismuchdatathatsuggeststhatthisagegroupneedsmorethansevenor7.5hoursofsleeponaveragepernight,”Klineclaimed.
3.Thedatadoesn’tincludenaps
Anotherpoint,Klinesaid,isthatthedatadoesn’tincludenaps.Totaldaytimesleep—napping—tendstobedifficulttoaccountforbecausenapscanbeshortandeasilyforgotten,hesaid.Buttheydoaffecttotalsleep.
4.Fitness-trackingstudentsaren’texactlythenorm
It’salsoimportanttonotethatthedatafromJawboneesfromcollege-agepeoplewhopurchasedandusedJawboneUPfitnesstrackingdevices,whichmeansthattheparticipantsinthisresearchdonotnecessarilymakeuparepresentativesample(样本)ofcollegestudentsintermsofsocioeconomicstatusorlifestylefactors.
28.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph1?
A.Newdatahasthesameresultsasthepreviousone.
B.New
dataandthepreviousonehavemanythingsinmon.
C.NewdatafromJawbonemayastonishmostcollegestudents.
D.Newdatasuggeststhatcollegestudentsspendmoretimesleeping.
29.Accordingtothenewdata,astudentwhodoeswellinacademicperformancemayprobablysleep________.
A.lessthan5.7hoursanight
B.lessthan7.5hoursanight
C.earlyatnight
D.overthenight
30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thesampleofcollegestudentsisfarfromenough.
B.Collegestudentsusuallydon’thavenapsatall.
C.Collegestudentssleeponly5.7hoursanightonaverage.
D.Everycollegestudentacrossthecountrytakespartintheresearch.
31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Toshowtheimportanceofsufficientsleepatnight.
B.Toexplainwhycollegestudentscan’tgetsufficientsleep.
C.Totellreaderssomedataaboutcollegestudents’sleeppernight.
D.Toofferc
ollegestudentssometipsonhandlinginsufficientsleep.
D
TheHollywoodfilm,“TheMartian”,openstoU.S.
audiences
onOctober2.ActorMattDamonstarsasanastronautleftaloneonMars.HiscrewreturnedtoEarththinkinghehaddiedinawindstorm.Damon'
s
character,MarkWatney,mustsurvivewithfewsuppliesandsomehowgetamessagetoEarththatheisalive.
Theplantoreleasethemoviethisweekwassomeluckytiming.OnMonday,theU.S.spaceagencyNASAannouncedithadfoundstrongevidenceofliquidwateronMars.Thatagainraisedthepossibilitythat,withliquidwater,therecouldbelife.
NASAalsotookapartinthedevelopmentof“TheMartian”.DirectorRidleyScottandMa
ttDamonreachedouttoagencyofficialsforhelptomakethestoryasscientificaspossible.
Sohowscientifically
accurate
is“TheMartian”?
JeffreyLugerof
Time
magazinetriedtoanswerthatquestion.Hepointedouttwoofthebiggest
falsehoods
ofthefilm.Thefirst,Mr.Lugerwrites,iscentraltothestory:
apowerful,dangerouswindstormthatforcesthespacecrewtoleavetheplanet.TheverylowdensityatmosphereofMars,Mr.Lugerargues,couldnotcreateastormlikethat.Mr.LugeralsohastroublewiththelackofdangerfromradiationonMars.Henotesthatthesix-monthtriptoMarsalonewouldexposetheastronautto15timesmoreradiationthanispermittedfornuclearenergyworkersinayear.
But
PopularScience
reportedmuchrealisminthedetails.SciencewriterSarahFechtpointstoAstronautWatney’sstruggletoworkinastronautclothing,especiallythegloves.And,anexpertshespokewithsaidthestiffglovesarearealproblem.Theyareverydifficulttobend.
“TheMartian”isreceivingexcellentreviewsfromtopcritics.AnneHornaday
callsita“spiritedexampleofhowcoolscie
ncecanbe”.MikeD’Angelodescribes“TheMartian”asa“celebrationofourabilitytosolveeventhemost
difficult
problems”.
32.In“TheMartian”,MarkWatney.
A.hadnofoodtoeat
B.wasleftaloneonMars