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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
IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitable(好客的)andfriendly.
However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.
IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetravelling,oneafternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,IwasscoldedinrapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat-ithadnotbeen“spare”afterall.IapologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridorfortheremainderofthejourney.Theotheroccupantsofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongstthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.
TransportalsofeaturedinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketomenor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse’sprivacy.However,whenItravelledacrosstheUnitedStates,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.
1.WhatdoweknowabouttheoccupantswhentheauthorwastravellinginItaly?
A.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.
B.Theyalllaughedattheauthorforhismistake.
C.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor’sinpublic.
D.Theyshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor’smistake.
2.HowdoestheauthorprobablybelievestheItalianpeopleare?
A.ColdB.RudeC.HelpfulD.Hospitable
3.WhydidEnglishpassengerssitinnearsilenceaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Theyweretootiredtospeak.
B.Theywereallstrangerstoeachother.
C.PrivacywasavaluedtraditioninEngland.
D.Everybodywasdeeplylostinthought.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.DifferentWaysofHospitalityandPoliteness
B.MyUnforgettableTravellingExperienceAbroad
C.Co-understandingEachOther
D.TheImportanceofPrivacy
B
Thesharingeconomy,representedbycompanieslikeAirbnborUber,isthelatestfashioncraze.Butmanysupportershaveoverlookedtherealitythatthisnewbusinessmodelislargelybasedonescapingregulationsandbreakingthelaw.
AirbnbisanInternet-basedservicethatallowspeopletorentoutspareroomstostrangersforshortstays.UberisanInternettaxiservicethatallowsthousandsofpeopletoanswerriderequestswiththeirowncars.Therearehundredsofothersuchservices.
Thegoodthingaboutthesharingeconomyisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.Millionsofpeoplehavehousesorapartmentswithemptyrooms,andAirbnballowsthemtoprofitfromtheseroomswhileallowingguestsaplacetostayatpricesthatareoftenfarlessthanthosechargedbyhotels.Uberofferspricesthatarecompetitivewithstandardtaxipricesandtheirdriversareoftenmuchquickerandmoretrustworthy.
Butthedownsideofthesharingeconomyhasgottenmuchlessattention.Mostcitiesandstatesbothtaxandregulatehotels,andthetouristswhostayinhotelsareusuallyanimportantsourceoftaxincome.ButmanyofAirbnb’scustomersarenotpayingthetaxesrequiredunderthelaw.
Airbnbcanalsoraiseissuesofsafetyforitscustomersandtroubleforhosts’neighbors.Hotelsareregularlyinspectedtoensurethattheyarenotfiretrapsandthattheydon’tformotherrisksforvisitors.Airbnbhostsfacenosuchinspections.
SinceAirbnbisallowingpeopletoescapetaxesandregulations,thecompanyissimplypromotingthefts.Othersintheeconomywilllosebybearinganadditionaltaxburdenorbeingforcedtolivenexttoanapartmentunitwithanever-endingseriesofnoisyvisitors.
ThesamestorymayapplywithUber.Uberiscurrentlyindisputesoverwhetheritscarsmeetthesafetyandinsurancerequirementsimposedonstandardtaxis.Also,ifUberandrelatedservicesfloodthemarket,theycouldharmalltaxidrivers’abilitytoearnaminimumwage.
Thisdownsideofthesharingneedstobetakenseriously,butthatdoesn’tmeanthecurrenttaxandregulatorystructureisperfect.
5.Whatisthepositivethingaboutthesharingeconomy?
A.Itisaglobaltrend.
B.Itisbeyondregulations.
C.Itdrawsonspareresources.
D.Itbringsinmodestprofits.
6.WhatistheproblemwithAirbnbcustomersaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyarenotregularlyinspected.
B.Theyarelikelytocommitthefts.
C.Theyareallowednottopaytaxes.
D.Theycanbenoisytohosts’neighbours.
7.WhatistheargumentoverUberaccordingtothepassage?
A.Whetheritguaranteescustomers’safety.
B.Whetheritprovidesreliableservices.
C.Whetheritlowerscustomers’expenses.
D.Whetheritcancompetewithstandardtaxis.
8.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?
A.Existingregulationsandlaws.
B.Necessaryimprovementsofcurrentlaws.
C.FurtherdevelopmentofAirbnbandUber.
D.MoredownsidesofAirbnbandUber.
C
Thisweeklyfour-dayphysicalactivityschedulewillgetyourkidsexcitedaboutbeingactive.
Tuesday
Whenthekidsgethomefromschool,don’tletthemgostraighttotheTVandgetsettledin.Encouragethemtogetmovingandgetoffthecouch(沙发)bygivingthemapedometer(计步器).Pedometersarethemostfunwhenparentsalsouseonebecausethatturnsstepping,walkingandrunningintoagametoseewhocangetthemoststeps.
Thursday
Thekidshavedoneagreatjobsofarthisweek,butnowtheylongforalittlemoreTVtime.Insteadofturningoncartoons,letthemwatchfitnessmoviesmadejustforkids.Thesemoviesencouragewatcherstogetupanddancealongtokid-friendlymusic.
Saturday
Getthewholefamilyoutofthehousetogetherandovertoapark.Bringlotsofsportsequipment,packahealthypicnicandhaveafamilycompetitivesportsday.Kidsandadultsgetintogroupsandplayagainsteachotherintennis,basketballorsoccer.Aftereveryonehasplayedhardforacoupleofhours,stopforapicnicandthenifyourfamilyisn’ttootired,gobackandplaysomemore.
Sunday
EverychildlovestoplayvideogamesandthereisnobettertimetoallowkidstoplaythemthanonSundaywhennohomeworkisdue.Butdon’tletthemplayagamethatforcesthemtositdownforhours.Dancegameswithafloormat(垫子)tohelpkidsfollowthedancemovesarepopulartokids.
9.Parentsareadvisedtouseapedometertogetherwiththeirkidsbecause_______.
A.theycangivetheirkidssomeadviceaboutwalking
B.itcanpreventthemfromwatchingTVtoomuch
C.theirkidswillnotuseitiftheydon’t
D.thiswillallowthemandtheirkidstohaveafuncompetition
10.OnThursdaywhenakidwantstowatchTV,hisparentsshould_______.
A.lethimwatchitforashorttime
B.showfitnessmoviestohim
C.takehimoutforawalkinstead
D.watchcartoonswithhim
11.Accordingtotheauthor,thebesttimeforakidtoplayvideogamesis_______.
A.SundayB.TuesdayC.SaturdayD.Thursday
D
Afterfoursilentyears,the27-year-oldBritishsingerAdeleAdkinshasfinallyintroducedherselftotheworldagainwithHello,theopeningsongfromherthirdalbum25,whichwillcomeoutonNov.20.
AlthoughAdeleisaverysuccessfulsingernow,musicwasn’talwayswhatshesawherselfdoing.Atage10,whenshesawhergrandmother’spainoverthedeathofAdele’sgrandfather,shepicturedherselfasaheartsurgeon.
“Iwantedtofixpeople’shearts,”shetoldtheUKmusicwebsitei-D,rememberingthechildhoodinterestshe’dhadinbiologyclassesuntilshefoundoutthatherrealtalentwasforsinging.
Adeledidn’tgotomedicalschool,butmanywouldagreethatshestillhashealing(治愈)powers.Hersongsfindthekindofmemoryeverylistenerholdssomewhereintheirheart.ThiskindoffeelingiswhatpeoplehavealwayslikedinAdele,”saidTheTelegraph.“Shewritesapopdiary,sharingthesimplesecretsofherheart.”
Mostsuccessfulpopstarsmakealbumsatafastpace,butnotAdele.Afterhersecondalbum21wonthe2012GrammyAwardforAlbumoftheYear,shemadeitclearwithherlabelthatshewouldspend“fourorfiveyears”makinghernextalbum.Shetoldmagazine.“Iwon’tcomeoutwithnewmusicuntilit’sbetterthan21.”
Insteadofseekingfame,Adeleremainedsilentandmovedtothecountryside.Inherfreetime,shelovedtowatchTVseriesTeenMom,AmericanHorrorStory,andTheWalkingDead.
Livinglifeasnormallyaspossibleisimportanttothesinger’sart.“Nobodywantstolistentoarecordfromsomeonewho’snotlivingintherealworld,”Adeletoldi-D.“SoIlivealow-keylifeformyfans.”
12.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?
A.ThepopularityofAdele’salbum25.
B.ThehealingpowersofAdele’smusic.
C.ThesecretsofAdele’ssuccessinmusic.
D.ThereasonforAdele’sbecomingasinger.
13.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?
A.Adelewasn’tinterested