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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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
EcoleCollegeParkSchool
FallWelcomeBack—Tuesday,September5th
DearFamilies:
Ourfirst(half)dayofschoolforthe2017/2018schoolyearisTuesday,September5th.Thisisaveryimportantday;
wewelcomestudentsandparentsbacktoanotherschoolyearandconfirmthestudentswhowillbeattendingEcoleCollegeParkSchool.PleasenotethatstudentsinGrade1-8shouldbepreparedtostayfortheentiremorning.Kindergartenstudentswillonlystayforanhour.
TuesdayAttendanceInformation:
Kindergartenstudents/parentsgototheirregularclassroom(downstairs,onleft)foronehouronly.Parentspleasestayforthefullhour.
Grade1-8studentswillmeetoutside(weatherpermitting)orinthegymtofindtheirgradesignsandthenwillmovetoclassrooms.
BusingInformation:
Changestothe2020┄2021schoolyearbusservicewillbeginonSeptember5th.
BusingstartsforKindergartenstudentsonSeptember11thandcontinuesfromSeptember11thonward.
Pleasedonotparkinourschoolbuszoneasparkingticketsareissued.
FeestoBePaidinOfficeAreaFirstWeekofSchool:
EcoleCollegeParkSchoolcoversthe$28costofallstudentsfees.Additionalrequestformoneymaybeneededtosupportfieldtripsofspecialprojects.
Grade1-8studentspaya$6StudentPlannerfee.
BandFeeis$25andispaidtothebandteacher.
OnWednesday,September6th,studentsshouldbeatschoolby8:
50amandmeetintheclassroomtheywereinonTuesday.Thiswillbeafulldayofclassesforstudents.
21.HowlongwillaGrade7studentstayatschoolonTuesday,September5th?
A.Anafternoon.B.Anhour.C.Halfaday.D.Afullday.
22.Howmuchdoesoneneedtopaytojointheband?
A.Sixdollars.B.Twenty-fivedollars.
C.Twenty-eightdollars.D.Fifty-fivedollars.
23.WhatwillstudentsdoonWednesday,September6th?
A.Meetoutsideorinthegym.
B.Movetoanewclassroomforaday.
C.Starttotaketheschoolbustogotoschool.
D.Begintohavelessonsasnormal.
B
Electronicdevicescanseemlikea“thirdparty”insomerelationshipsbecausesomepartnersspendmoretimeonthemthanwitheachother.
WhenAmandaGao,a26-year-oldwhite-collarworkerinBeijing,wenttoahotpotrestaurantwithherboyfriendonFridaynightseveralweeksago,sheexpectedthattheywouldhaveagoodtimetogether.Toherdisappointment,however,itdidnotturnoutthatwaylater.Assoonastheywereledtotheirseatsandshebegantoorderdishes,heburiedhimselfinhismobilephone.
“Itseemedthathisphonewasmakingitswaybetweenus.AdatethatshouldhavebelongedtousturnedintoonewheremyboyfrienddatedathirdpartyandIfeltleftout.”Gaosaid.somepeople,likeher,havefoundthatelectronicshavebeensabotaging(破坏)theirromanticrelationships.
Astudy,publishedinthejournalPsychologyofPopularMediaCultureinApril2017,questionednearly200collegeagedadultswhowereincommittedrelationshipstoreportontheirandtheirpartner’ssmartphonedependency.Theresultsshowedpeoplewhoweremoredependentontheirphoneswerelesssureabouttheirrelationships,andpeoplewhoconsideredtheirpartnersexcessively(过度地)dependentontheirdeviceswerelesssatisfiedintheirrelationship.
LinYuan,arelationshipadvisorinBeijing,notedthatasmoreandmoreelectronicscomeoutandspiceuppeople’slives,theyareatthesametimebecomingathirdpartyinrelationships,especiallyforyoungpeople.
Linsaidsheknewofsomepeoplewhosuggestthatelectronicsshouldbekeptoutofbedrooms,whichsheconsideredchallengingandhardtobeputintopracticeformostcouples.Sherecommendedthatifpeoplearefeelingneglectedintheirrelationship,theyneedtorespectfullylettheirpartnersknowtheirfeeling.“Communicationisalwaysthebestandthemostefficientway,”shesaid.
24.WhatisGao’sfeelingwhenenteringtherestaurantwithherboyfriend?
A.Disappointed.B.Expectant.C.Annoyed.D.Uneasy.
25.WhichofthefollowingmayLinYuanagreewith?
A.Gao’sboyfriendisaddictedtoplayinggames.
B.Mostcouplescankeepelectronicsoutofbedrooms.
C.Partnersshouldcommunicatemoretounderstandeachotherbetter.
D.Couplesshouldstopusingelectronicstoavoidtheproblemmentionedabove.
26.WhywasthecaseofAmandaGaomentioned?
A.Toexplainwhothe“thirdparty”is.
B.Tostresstheimportanceofelectronicdevices.
C.Toencourageadvisorstotalkaboutthecase.
D.Tointroducethephenomenaofexcessivelydependingonelectronics.
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Aredeviceskillingromance?
B.Howtobeatsmartphone
C.TheromanticstoryofMissGao
D.Therelationshipbetweenmanandsmartphone
C
Australiaisadevelopedcountryandthefutureofitssolarindustryislookingbrightafterarecord3.5mpanels(嵌板)wereinstalledonrooftopslastyear,givingtheequaloutputofamedium-sizedcoal-firedpowerstation.Therecord1,057MWofcapacity(生产能力)insmall-scalesystemsinstalledacrossthecountrybrokethepreviousrecordsetin2012,figuresfromtheCleanEnergyRegulatorshowedonTuesday.
Australia’ssolarpowerprosperitycouldalmostdoublecapacityinayear.Thedataalsorevealedthattheaveragesystemsizehasalsodoubledsincethenfromthreetosixkilowattsasaveragepricescontinuedtofall.Afullyinstalled5KWsystemcostsanaverageof$5,930inAustralia,accordingtotheenergybrokerSolarchoice.net.au.Itsrecordsshowthatthepricehasroughlyhalvedinmanycapitalcitiessince
Theregulator’sexecutivegeneralmanager,MarkWilliamson,saidtherewasincreasinginterestinrenewalsasawaytotakecontrolofelectricitybills.Butmoreimportantly,hesaiditwasalsogoodnewsforreducingcarbonemissions.
“Weareseeingawidecross-sectionofAustralians-households,communitycenters,schools,andsmallbusinesses-receivingrewardsunderthesmall-scalerenewableenergyscheme,”Williamsonsaid.“Ourdatashowsconsumersareembracingrenewableenergytotakecontroloftheirelectricitybills.”
In2017,therewasa41%increaseininstallingrenewableenergycapacityacrossallstatesandterritoriescomparedtoQueenslandledthewaywithinstalledcapacityat295MW,withtheAustralianCapitalTerritorytakingtopplaceforthebiggestannualincreaseby57%.“ThedatacollectedbytheCleanEnergyRegulatorin2017reflectstheindustryisgoingfromstrengthtostrength.Itlookslike2018willbeanotherbigyearforthesolarindustry.”
Thetotalofinstalledcapacityforlastyearisexpectedtoriseto1,070MWwhenallthedataiscollected.Alargecoal-firedpowerstationsuchasLoydYangAinVictoria’sLatrobeValleyhasacapacityof2,200MW.
28.WhatdoweknowabouttheAustralia’ssolarindustryfromthefirstparagraph?
A.It’sstillrisky.B.It’spromising.
C.It’sunpredictable.D.It’swithinexpectation.
29.What’sthereasonfortheAustralia’ssolarindustry’sdevelopment?
A.Theentiredecreaseofthecarbonemissions.
B.Theautonomouscontroloftheelectricitybills.
C.Thedoubtaboutthecapacityofcoal-firedpowerstation.
D.Thecontinuousfalloftheaveragepriceofinstallingasolarenergysystem.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fromstrengthtostrength”inParagraph5suggest?
A.Australia’ssolarindustryisbeingaccepted.
B.Australia’ssolarindustryisdevelopingrapidly.
C.Australia’ssolarindustryismorepracticalthanbefore.
D.Australia’ssolarindustryismoreadvancedthanothercountries.
31.WhatisthebiggestfeatureoftherenewableenergyaccordingtoMarkWilliamson?
A.Reducingpollution.
B.Providingenoughenergy.
C.Loweringelectricitybills.
D.Simplifyinginstalledequipment.
D
Whenwegoouttraveling,weneedeitheramaporGPStopointusintherightdirection.Butbumblebees(大黄蜂)haveneitherofthesethings,yettheystillknowthebestroute.Whyisthat?
Itturnsoutthatthesehard-workinglittlebeestrymanypossiblepassagesbeforepickingoutthebestoneandrememberingitthenexttimetheyjourneyout.Theylearnfrom“trialanderror”,accordingtoastudybyscientistsfromtheUniversityofLondon.
Weuseitallthetimeinourdailylives—trialanderrorisahelpfulproblem-solvingmethod.Itisthebasicconceptof“learningfromyourmistakes”.Mostofthetime,wefailonourfirsttry,soweanalyzethefailure,makeadjustmentsandtryagain.Afterrepeatingthisafewtimes,wefinallygetthingsright.
Thismightsoundabittiring,butit’scertainlyeffectiveanditworksforbumblebees.
Inthestudy,scientistssetupfiveartificialflowersinafield.Eachoneofthemwasfittedwithmotion-triggered(运动触发的)camerasandhadlandingplatformswithdropsofsugarinthemiddletoattractthebees.
Atfirst,scientistsnoticedthebees’flyingrouteswerelongandcomplex.Butaftertheygainedenoughexperience,theygraduallygottotheirdestinationquicker.Everytimeabeetriedanewroutethatwasshorterthantherouteithadtriedbefore,itwaslikelytouseitagain.Otherwisethenewroutewouldsimplybegivenupandanotheronewastested.
“Thespeedatwhichtheylearnthroughtrialanderrorisquiteextraordinaryforbumblebees,asthiscomplexbehaviorwasthoughttobeonethatonlylarger-brainedanimalshave,”ProfessorLarsChittka,leaderofthestudy,toldS.
Infact,thesmartbum