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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A、BC和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Bookstoresareatraveller'
sbestfriend:
theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweather,andtheyoftenhostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookatworld’ssixgreatestbookstores.
AdrianHarrington—since1971.Rarebooks;
rarefirsteditions;
leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiquarian(古玩).Address:
64AKensingtonChurchStreetKensington,London,England,U.K.
AnotherCountry—Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishLanguagesecondhandbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyoucanbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilmnights.
AtlantisBooks—Oí
a,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantorini,Greece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.
Bart’sBooks—Ojai,California,U.S.A.“TheWorld’sGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoor’scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.
10CorsoComo—Milan,Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonart,architecture,design,graphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarlaSozzani.
TheBookworm—Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthreecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloor-to-ceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandcomfortableinwinter.
21.Whichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistory?
A.AdrianHarrington.B.AtlantisBooks.
C.Bart’sBooks.D.10ComoBookshop.
22.WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks?
A.Attendafestival.B.Learnphotography.
C.Enjoyrarebooks.D.Buybooksanytime.
23.HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheotherbookstores?
A.Itisusedasalibrary.B.Ithostsallsortsofactivities.
C.Itfocusesonphotography.D.Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.
B
OnenightIreceivedaFacebookmessagefromLauraaformerclassmate.“HeySteve,”shesaid,“Iknowyou’vealwaysbeenananimallover.I’vejusthadababyandIcan’tkeepmyminipig.”
Beingfondofanimals,IknewIwantedthepig.Ijusthadtofigureouthowtomakeithappen.Ilivedinatwo-bedroomsingle-levelhouseinGeorgetwon,Ontario.It’stoughtobringapigbacktothehouseIsharewithtwodogs,twocats,andmylifelongpartner.
ButIwasnotlettingthatpiggo.SoItoldLauraI’dtaketheanimal.WhenIgothomewiththepig,Ihidherinthebedroom,andbegantoprepareadinnerforAlisha—herfavouritebaconcheeseburgers.It’sbettertomakeherhappybeforeintroducingthenewmembertoher.
WhenIledhertothebedroomandshowedherthesurprise,Alishastoodinthedoorwaylikeastatue.IttookherafewsecondstoknowwhatIhaddone.Shecomplainedaboutmyunreasonableaction.Sheinsistedtherewasnomoreroominthehouse.
IknewIwaswrong,butIhopedIcouldsmooththingsover.Soonenough,thelovelypigdidthesmoothingforme.Neverhadwefeltsuchjoyasshebroughttous.Wegotheraname“Esther”.
Esther’sarrivalchangedourlives.Afewweekslater,wedecidedtostopeatingbacon.Wefigureditwasourturntotrytochangetheworldforotheranimals.Afewmonthslater,wemovedtoafarmwherewecaredforabandonedanimals—sofar,sixrabbits,sixgoats,twosheep,onehorse,threecowsandthreechickens.
24.Whodoestheunderlinedphrase“mylifelongpartner”inParagraph2referto?
A.Laura.B.Steve.C.Alisha.D.Esther.
25.WhydidtheauthorcookAlishaameal?
A.Topleasehertoacceptthepig.B.Tomakeanapologytoher.
C.TocelebrateEsther’sarrival.D.Toshowoffhiscookingskills.
26.WhatwasAlisha’sreactionthemomentshesawEsther?
A.Sheburstintotears.B.Sheshowedinterestinher.
C.ShequarreledwithSteve.D.Shewasfrozenforawhile.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ASmallPigMakingaBigDifference
B.AnAbandonedPigFindingaWarmHome
C.ALittlePigBringingHappinesstoaFamily
D.ALovelyPigRemovingaCouple’sDisagreement
C
Whocanthinkoftheracebetweenthetortoiseandtherabbitwhenitcomestothegreatestraces?
Sure,thatraceonlytookplaceinancientAesop’smind,butwhilethegreatmodernracescanteachusalotaboutcommitment,perseverance(毅力)andthevirtuesofhavingaratherlargeengine,“TheTortoiseandtheRabbit”maytelluseverythingaboutanimalsandevenvehiclesonthisplanet.
Inastudypublishedthisweek,AdrianBejan,aprofessorofmechanicalengineering,concludesthatnooneshouldbesurprisedthatthetortoisewinsovertheseeminglyspeedierrabbit.Infact,afteranalyzingthereportedspeedsofland-air-and-water-basedanimals,Bejanconcludesthattheworldswell-knownspeedstersareactuallyamongtheslowestwhentheirmovementsareaveragedoutoverthecourseofalifetime.
ThestudybuildsonBejan’spreviousresearchshowingthatananimalsspeedincreaseswithmassregardlessofspecies.Andthatprinciplecanalsobeextendedtonon-livingthings,likeaircraft.
Afterstudyingdatafromhistoricalairplanemodels,Bajannotedthespeedofeachmodelincreasedwithitssize,too.Thatdoesn’tsoundright.Whataboutthemodernjetfighter?
Howisthatrelativelysmallcraftnotfasterthanaclumsylargetransportplane?
Again,Bejanharksbacktothetortoise.Thattransportplanespendslotsoftimeintheair,movingregularlyacrosslongdistances.Thefighterjet,ontheotherhand,mayflyacrosstheskyoccasionally,but-liketherabbit-it’softenfoundrestingontheground.
Theslowandsteadytransportplanewinsthemarathonoflife.
Butlikesomanygoodstories,Aesop’staleoffersevenmorethanalessoninperseverance.
Atonepoint,therabbitasksthetortoisehowheexpectstowinaraceatsuchaslowpace.
Thetortoise—everfocused—doesn’trespondButit’stherabbitsownwordsthatprovidethemomenttoreflecton,especiallyinmodemtimes.
“Thereisplentyoftimetorelax,”Untilthereisn’t.
28.Whyisthestory“TheTortoiseandtheRabbit”mentioned?
A.Towarmpeoplenottobeproud.
B.Tointroduceauniquephenomenon.
C.Tohelpputforwardtheauthor’sidea.
D.Toshowtheimportanceofperseverance.
29.WhathasBejanprovedinhisresearch?
A.Airplanesimproveinspeed.
B.Speedhasnothingtodowithsize.
C.Speedmattersmostintheanimalworld
D.Animals’speedandmassgohandinhand.
30.Whatlessondoestheauthorwanttoteachus?
A.Weshouldn’tlookdownonothers
B.Weshouldputourtimetogooduse.
C.Stayingfocusedduringracesisimportant.
D.Peopleshouldoftenreflectonthemselves.
31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Lifeisjustlikearace.
B.Nearlyallracesarethesame
C.Quicknessisnotalladvantageinarace.
D.Theslowbutsteadyarealwayswinners.
D
Thelong,whiterobotweighsmorethan450kilograms.Likeotherrobots,itisequippedwithcamerasandmechanicalarmstoautomaticallyperformmanydifferentjobs.
AngusisamajorpartofoperationsatAlexander’sindoorrobotfarm.about40kilometerssouthofSanFrancisco.The743-squaremeterfarmusesahydroponicsystemthatgrowsplantswithoutsoil.Theplantsgrowinsideequipmentthatprovidesacontinuousflowofwater.Theindoorfarmuseselectricallightinsteadofsunlight.
Thiskindoffarmusesmuchlesswateranddoesnotrequirehumanlabortorun.ThemainjobforAngusistomovethousandsofplantsaroundthefarm,fromsmallcontainerstolargeronesastheygrow.Angusalsocarriesplantstoanotherrobotthatdoesnothaveanameyet.Angusmovesslowlytocompleteitswork.Buttherobotisverystrongandcanliftabout300kilograms.
Fornow,thefarmuseshumanstocollectvegetablesandothercropswhentheyareready.ButAlexandersaysheisworkingonarobotthatwilleventuallytakeoverthatjobtoo.
AlexanderhelpedstartthecompanyIronOxafterleavingGoogle,whereheworkedonroboticsatthecompany’sGooglexproject.HeteamedupwithanotherformerGoogleemployee,JonBinney.TogethertheyfoundedIronOx.
IronOx’swebsitesaysthehydroponicgrowingsystemuses90percentlesswater.Italsosaidthegrowingmethodisupto30timesmoreproductivethangrowingcropsonland.
Alexandersaidgrowingfoodroboticallythroughouttheyearinmajorcitieswillprovideamoreconsistentandfreshproduct.MostofthevegetablessoldintheU.S.aregrowninCalifornia,Arizona,Mexicoandothernations.ThatmeansthatmanypeopleinU.S.citiesareeatingvegetablesthatarenearlyaweekoldbythetimetheyarriveinstores.
Indoorfarmsoperateallyearandarenotgenerallyaffectedbybadweather.Thiswillpermitthecompanytoprovideasteadyflowofgoodswithoutmajorpricechanges.
32.HowdoesAngusworkinthefarm?
A.Itprovidesacontinuousflowofwaterfortheplants.
B.Itdirectsotherrobotstoworkinthefarm.
C.Itworksoncollectingvegetables.
D.Itisinchargeoftransferringplants.
33.WhatdoweknowaboutAlexander?
A.HeusedtoworkonroboticsatGoogle.
B.HestartedacompanystudyingroboticswithBinney.
C.He