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【答案】1-5ACD
二
ThesoundthatwokeDamianLanguellat8:
15inthemorningwassoloudheassumeditcamefrominsidehishouseinWade,Maine.Ashegotuptoinvestigate,heheardanothersound,thisonecomingmostdefinitelyfromoutside.Lookingoutofhisbedroomwindow,henoticedatreeenvelopedinsmokeabout500yardsaway.Acarwrappedaroundthetree'
sbase,itsengineonfire.
Grabbingbucketsofwater,heandhiswiferantothecrashsite.Upclose,theaccidentlookedworse.Thecarwassplitnearlyintwo,andthetreewaswherethedriver'
sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Nooneshouldhavesurvivedthiscrash,andyettherewas20-year-oldQuintinThompson,histerrifiedfacepressedagainstthedriver'
ssidewindow,invisiblepain.
Languelltriedputtingoutthefirewithhisbucketsofwaterbutfailed.Whentheflamesgotintothefrontseats,heknewhehadtogettheyoungmanout.SoLanguellopenedthecar'
sbackdoorandclimbedin.Usingapocketknifehe'
dbroughtwithhim,hecutthroughThompson'
sseatbelt.NowthatThompsonwasfree,Languellpulledhimout,anddraggedhimtosafetybeforetheentirecarwasinflames.
ItisempathythatdroveLanguelltohelp,justashesaid,"
MyheartgoesouttoThompson.Whenyouarethatclosetothatlevelofhurt,youfeelitsodirectly."
Forhisheroicaction,Languellwasaddedtothelistofreal-lifeheroeschangingtheworld.
4.Wherewasthefirstsoundactuallyfrom?
A.Ahouseonfire.B.Acarcrash.
C.Thebedroomwindow.D.Thebasement.
5.WhatdoweknowaboutQuintinThompson?
A.Hesavedhiscarfromfire.B.Hewassuccessfullyrescued.
C.Heremainedcalmallthetime.D.Hewascapableofhelpinghimselfout.
6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"
empathy”underlinedinthelastparagraph?
A.Honesty.B.Wisdom.C.Sympathy.D.Responsibility.
7.WhichwordscanbestdescribeDamianLanguell?
A.Daringandgenerous.B.Caringandgrateful.
C.Courageousandnoble.D.Ambitiousandreliable.
【答案】BBCC
三
Coralreefs(珊瑚礁)areanintegralpartofsealifeandsustainitbyprovidingshelterandhabitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsaswellasenableagrowingfishpopulation,alongwithotherspecies,forahealthyanddiverseecosystem.However,theriseinaveragewatertemperaturesduetoclimatechangehasresultedinmorefrequentandlongtimeucoralbleaching(白化现象)”eventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.
Inordertorestorethisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheUKandAustraliaconductedastudythatinvolvedusingloudspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallykick-startingthenaturalrecoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.ThelocationforthisexperimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea,foundalongsidetheeastcoastofQueensland,Australia.Thesiteisnotedtohavethelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.
“Healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces-thecrackleofsnappingshrimpandthewhoopsandgruntsoffish.Youngfishconcentrateonthesesoundswhenthey'
relookingforaplacetosettle,”saidSteveSimpson,studyco-authorandaprofessorattheUniversityofExeter,UK.
Byusingloudspeakerstocopysuchsounds,partsofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswereplayed.“Thesereturningfish,arecrucialforcoralreefstofunctionashealthyecosystems.Boostingfishpopulationsinthiswaycouldhelptokick-startnaturalrecoveryprocesses,preventingthedamagewe'
reseeingonmanycoralreefsaroundtheworld,”saidleadauthor,TimGordon.
8.Whatcausesthephenomenonofcoralbleaching?
A.Diversespecies.B.Noisepollution.
B.Fishingindustry.D.Climbingtemperatures.
9.Whatapproachisintroducedtorecoverthecoralreefs?
A.Removingdamagedcoralreefs.
B.B.Usingloudspeakerstokeepfishaway.
C.Buildingnewhomesforseaspecies.
D.Playingcertainsoundstoappealtofish.
10.WhyareSteveSimpson'
swordsquoted?
A.Toprovidesomefindingsofthestudy.
B.Toshowtheprogressoftheexperiment.
C.Toexplainreasonsforthenewapproach.
D.Togiveanothersolutiontotheproblem.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theattemptsareinvain.
B.Naturalrecoveryisimpossible.
C.Initialsuccesshasbeenachieved.
D.Thecoralreefshavereturnedtonormal.
【答案】DDCC
四
Aswereflectontheevolutionoffitnessoverthecenturies,andtheemergenceofawell-organizedandgrowing"
fitness”marketandindustry,itiswelltoaskourselves:
whathavewelost,andwhathavewegained?
Obviously,muchgoodhascomeoutoftheserecentdevelopments:
there'
swidespreadawarenessoftheimportanceofregularexercise,nearlyeverycommunityhasagymorfitnessclubwherepeoplecangoorpaytoworkout,andweunderstandmoreabouthowthehumanbodyworks.Yetdespitethemanyhealthandfitnessmethods,programs,andresources,thegeneralpopulationhasneverbeensophysicallysedentary(久坐的)andout-of-shape.ArecentWorldHealthOrganizationreportindicatesthatlifeexpectancy(寿命)intheU.S.droppedforthefirsttimesince1993.Thehealthofmodempeopleisdeclining,despitehighlyadvancedmedicaltechnologiesandtheboominghealthandfitnessindustry.
Howcouldthatbe?
Alargepartofitismotivation.Peoplearesimplynotasmotivatedtomovetheirbodyandgethealthyastheywereinthepast.Weliveinasocietywheretheinabilitytooperateone'
sbodyinapracticalandeffectivemannerisnolongeranembarrassingcondition.Thefitnessindustry,nomatterhowgoodeachnewprogramclaimstobe,hasfailedtogetthemajorityofpeopletovalue,practice,andenjoyphysicalexercise.
So,shouldweexpecttheanswertothisdilemmatocomefromevenmorevaried,ormoretechnologicallyadvancedprogramsandequipment?
Orwillthesolutioncomefromadifferentmindset,asimplerapproachandpractice,andoverallanewculture?
12.Whatdoestheauthortellusaboutfitnessindustryinparagraph2?
A.Itprovidesbettertechnology.
B.Itissupportedbymostpeople.
C.Itbringsaboutpositiveeffects.
D.Itcostspeopletoomuchmoney.
13.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeoplefailtodophysicalexercise?
A.Notenoughequipment.
B.Lackofinnerdrive.
C.Misguidedinstructions.
D.Embarrassinglivingconditions.
14.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoagreewith?
A.Changeattitudestofitness.
B.Relyonstandardpractice.
C.Seekmorepotentialcustomers.
D.Turntomoreadvancedprograms.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Lostinfitness
B.Misunderstandingaboutfitness
C.Evolutionoffitness
D.Importanceoffitness
【答案】11--15CBAA
五
SweetestDayinAmericaisalwaysthethirdSaturdayinOctober.Thisholidayismuchmoreimportantinsomeregionsthaninothers(Detroit,ClevelandandBuffalobeingthebiggestSweetestDaycities).Itisaholidaythatisgaininginpopularityeveryyearthroughoutthecountry.
SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeonehappy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,aged,andorphaned,butalsofriends,relativesandassociateswhosehelpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.
Over60yearsago,amaninCleveland,believingthatthecity'
sorphansandshutins(卧病在床的人)toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,thoughtoftheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisthroughthedistributionofsmallgifts.Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbors,hedistributedthesesmallremembrancesonaSaturdayinOctober.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelandersbegantoparticipateinthecelebrationceremony,whichcametobecalled“SweetestDay”.Intime,theSweetestDayideaof