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3.回答第II卷时,将答案写在答题卡上。
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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
DearDaughter,
AswedroveofffromColumbiaUniversity,Iwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.
Collegewillbethemostimportantyearsinyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Iencourageyoutobeinquisitive,butIalsowanttotellyou:
"
Educationiswhatyouhaveleftafterallthatistaughtisforgotten."
WhatImeanbythatisthematerialstaughtisn'
tasimportantasyougainingtheabilitytolearnanewsubject,andtheabilitytoanalyzeanewproblem.Thatisreallywhatlearningincollegeisabout—thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbeeaself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriously,andevenifwhaty
oulearnisn'
tcriticalforyourlife,theskillsoflearningwillbesomethingyoucherishforever,sodoyourbestinclassesandlearn.
Takecareofyourselfandfollowyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don'
tbetrappedinwhatothersthinkorsay.
Mostimportantly,makefriendsandbehappy.Collegefriendsareoftenthebestinlife.Pickafewfriendsandbeereallyclosetothem—picktheoneswhoaregenuineandsinceretoyou.Peoplearenotperfect,soaslongastheyaregenuineandsincere,trustthemandbegoodtothem.Theywillgiveback.Thisismysecretofsuccess—thatIamgenuinewithpeopleandtru
stthem(unlesstheydosomethingtolosemytrust).
Pleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetime,beeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny,beboldtoexperiment,learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.MayColumbiabeethehappiestfouryearsinyourlife,andmayyoublossomintojustwhatyoudreamtobe.
Love,
Dad(&
Mom)
21.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?
A.Educationiswhatyoulearnatschool.
B.Abilityismoreimportantthanknowledge.
C.Learningandanalyzingareequallyimportant.
D.Collegesonlyfocusonskillsoflearning.
22.Thewriterthinkshisdaughtershould_____________.
A.askforhisadviceonherchoiceB.makealotoffriends
C.getalongwellwithherfriendsD.sparenoefforttosucceed
23.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterisa_________father.
A.wiseandcaringB.strictandwarm-hearted
C.generousandtalentedD.diligentandsuccessful
24.Whydoesthefatherwritethisletter?
A.Toinformhisdaughterofcollegelife.B.Toshowfather’slove.
C.Tobroadenhisdaughter’smind..D.Toguidehisdaughter.
B
Astheproverbgoes,manstrugglesupwards;
waterflowsdownwards.Waterrunsdownhillfrommountaintopstostreams,toriversandtooceans.Butdownhillisn’ttheonlywaythatwatermoves.Anewstudymeasureshowwatertravelsfromcountrytocountryforhumanconsumption.Thisflowisn’tthetypeweusuallythinkabout.Thesescientistslookedatthewaterusedtogrowandmaketheproductswhichgetshippedfromnationtonationasimportsorexports.Theycallthisaflowof“virtualwater”.
Wetypicallythinkaboutwaterastheliquidthatflowsfromatap.However,92%ofthewaterusedbypeoplegoesintogrowingcrops,accordingtoawaterresearcherArjenHoekstra.Herecentlystudiedthehiddentravelsofvirtualwaterusedinproductsmadefromthingslikecropsandmeats.Theseproductsareshippedaroundtheworld.
Forexample,considerasugarysoftdrink.Hoekstraestimatedthattoproduceonehalf-literofthedrinkrequiresbetween170and310litersofwater—about95%isusedtogrowandprocesstheingredients(原料).Another4%goesintothepackagingandlabeling.InHoekstra’scalculation,whenonecountryproducesahalf-literofsodaandsellsitabroad,itexportsasmuchvirtualwateraswouldfillalargerefrigerator.
AccordingtoHoekstra’snewreport,drycountrieslikeIsraelandKuwait,bothintheMiddleEast,getthemajorityoftheirvirtualwaterfromothercountries,throughimportedproducts.Moresurprisingly,somewettercountries,liketheNetherlandsandtheUnitedKingdom,alsogetthemajorityoftheirvirtualwaterfromotherplaces.Thatmeansthatmostofthewaterusedtogroworproducetheproductsandfoodconsumedinthosecountriescamefromothercountries.
25.TheproverbinParagraphOneisusedto_________.
A.inspirereaderstostruggleupwardB.tellalawofnature
C.introducethetopicofthepassageD.summarizethemainideaofthepassage
26.Inwhichcountriesdoesmostpartofvirtualwaterefromoutside?
.
A.TheUnitedKingdomandChinaB.Americaa
ndIsrael
C.TheNetherlandsandKuwaitD.TheNetherlandsandAmerica
27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.BenefitsofVirtualWaterB.HiddenUsesofWater
C.CropsandVirtualWaterD.Water’sWorldwideTravels
28.Wheredoesthepassageprobablyefrom?
A.Asciencenewsreport.B.Anewspaperadvertisement.
C.Abookreview.D.Asciencefictionstory.
C
ThoughmanyInter
netcelebritiestrytoshrugofftheirfame,YanMingliang,27,hasdreamedofjoiningtheInternetelite(精英)eversinceheenteredcollege.
However,luckdidn’tfavorhim.Instead,famefellintothelapofhispetdog,Beiji.Inearly2015,YanusedhismicroblogtoposttwopicturesofBeijilyingontheground,andtheywentviralonsocialmedia.Becausehetookthephotosatastrangeangle,italmostlookslikeBeiji’sbodyhasfallenapart.
Finally,YangottoexperiencewhatisliketobeanInternetcelebrity,ormoreaccurately,theownerofanInternetcelebritydog.Newfollowersstartedtofloodin,andYanreceivedhundredsofprivatemessageseachday.Inlessthanfourweeks,Yanmanagedtoattractmorethan20,000followers.“Iamfamousnow.”Yanthoughtatthattime.
However,famedidn’tjustbringjoy,butalsoannoyance.SinceBeijiwasonly3monthsoldandYansometimeshadtoputhimintoacageasameansof“education”,therewerealsoprivatemessagesfromfollowerswhofiercelycriticizedYanforbeingtoocruel.
“Itgraduallyoccurredtomethatnomatterhowfranklyyoupresentyourselfonsocialmedia,Internetusersonlywitnesspartofyourlife.Andtheirjudgmentsdependonthatpartiallifestoryofyours,”saidYan,“Theydon’tknowhowharditistoraiseapetdogwhenyou’reunemployed,Yanexplained.Theyalsodon’tcareaboutwhetherthedogthey’reenjoyingisbeingpushedtoohard.”
YanfinallydecidedtoleavehisInternetfamebehindandfocusmoreonhisreallife.“ThelessonIlearnedisthat,ifyoucan’tliveuptoyourfollowers’expectations,it’sbetternottobeanInternetcelebrity,”hesaid.
29.Theunderlinedphrase“wentviral”inParagraph2probablymeans______.
A.wereexposedB.becamewidely-spread
C.werecriticizedD.becameviruses
30.WhydidYanbeefamous?
A.Becausehisdogbecamefamous.
B.BecausehepostedtwopicturesontheInternet.
C.Becausehetookastrangepicture.
D.BecausehebecameanInternetcelebrity.
31.HowdidYanprobablyfeelatfirstwhenherealizedhebecamewell-known?
A.puzzledandannoyedB.surprisedandtired
C.disappointedandannoyedD.excitedandjoyful
32.WhatcanweinferfromwhatYansaidinthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Itishardtoraiseapetdog.
B.Heisn’tfullyunderstoodontheInternet.
C.Hedecidedtostopmakinguseofhismicroblog.
D.Internetcelebritiescan’tsatisfytheirfollowers.
D
Youmightthinkgoingtoschoolduringthesummerisoppositetowhatsummertimeisallabout.ButforthethousandsofCalgarykidswithatrueloveoflearning,there’snobettertimetohavefunwiththeireducation,whileatthesametimegettingaroughideaofwhattheirpost-secondaryfuturemighthold.
TheUniversityofCalgary,MountRoyalUniversityandSAITPolytechnicalloffersummertimeprogramsthatgivekidshands-onexperienceinthelabsandotherfacilitiesthey’l
lbeworkingindowntheroad.
“OurbreadandbutterisMiniUniversityPhD,”saysDonMcSwiney,spokespersonforUofCSummerCamps.“Theideaistogivepeopleafunlearningexperienceandahands-onlearningexperience,whichhelpskidsunderstandconceptsbetterthanlearninginabook.”MiniUniversityPhDgetskidsintothelabsandartstudiosoftheUofC,wheretheytakepartinprogramssuchasTheScientist,wheretheylearnabouttopicslikemappingDNAandcreatingvolcanoes.MiniUprogramsdealingwithartandsportsarealsobeingofferedthisyear.MindsinMotionmotivateskidstoexplorescience,engineeringandtechnologyinahands-onway.
AtMountRoyal,theMRUKidsprogramismarkingits20thanniversary.“Wehaveabout18differentprogramsforchildrenfrom6to17.”saysprogramadministratorMayaAnderson.There'
salsotheConocoPhillipsYouthScienceAcademyforages13to17,whichfocusesmoreontheacademic--thosewhowanttogointoscience.Morethan3,200kidsareexpectedtotakepartinMRUsummerprograms,whichhelpstokeepkidsengagedinlearningthroughthesummerinafunway.
SAITPolytechnichasaddedmorecampsforthegrades4to6range,andthelistincludestopicsrangingfromSportsScienceandSCISpy,toPlanetProtectors(energy,engineering,environment).
“Wefocusonbuildingself-confidenceinourcampers,”saysJaros.“Makingthemconfidentintheirabilitytolearnandbeereengagedinlearning,withoutthepressureofschool.”
33.Ifastudentwant