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阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）分）第一节（共第一节（共15小题；每小题小题；每小题2分，满分分，满分30分）分）AWeconsideredalistofthebestAmericanbooks-butwedneedawholeissuetodothemjustice.Herearefivethathelpdefinethenationalcharacter.Mostfromacenturyorsoago,theystillentertain,teach,andinspireus.Moby-DickbyHermanMelvilleFirstpublishedin1851,theadventurestoriesofCaptainAhabandhismonomaniacal（偏执的偏执的）pursuitofthewhitewhaledrawusintoauniversefulloffascinatingcharactersandstories.TheEducationofHenryAdamsbyHenryAdamsAwardedthePulitzerPrizeinautobiography（自传自传）in1918,descendedfromoneofAmericasmostfamouspoliticaldynasties,Adamsprovidesinsightintohisfamily,includinghisexperienceasaprivatesecretarytohisfather,ministertoEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilwar.LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitmanWhenWhitmanpublishedLeavesofGrassin1855,hewantedtodefinetheAmericanexperience-singingofthenewcountryinanewvoice,reflectingthegreatchangesintheAmericanliteraryworldthathadtakenplaceduringhislifetime.PoemsbyEmilyDickinsonAnenthusiasticpoetwhoseworkshavehadconsiderableinfluenceonmodernpoetry,Dickinsonsfrequentuseofdashes,occasionalcapitalization（大写大写）ofnouns,andunconventionalmetaphors（隐喻隐喻）havecontributedtoherreputationasoneofthemostinventive（创新创新的的）poetsofthe19thcenturyAmericanliterature.TheSongofHiawathabyHenryWadsworthLongfellowFirstpublishedin1855,thisisLongfellowsmostpopularandmostrecognizedpoem,theheroiclifeanddeathofamagicAmericanIndian,sentbytheGreatSpirittoguidethenationsinthewaysofpeace.1WaltWhitmanwroteLeavesofGrassinorderto_.A.praiseAmericaandshowthegreatchangesintheAmericanliteraryworldB.reflectthegreatchangesinAmericathathadtakenplaceduringhislifetimeC.giveAmericansencouragementinanewvoiceD.showhistalentandheroiclifetous2.Theunderlinedword“considerable”probablymeans“_”A.satisfyingB.excitingC.inspiringD.great3.IfyouwanttoreadastoryaboutamagicAmericanIndian,youcanread_.A.Moby-DickB.LeavesofGrassC.PoemsDTheSongofHiawatha4.Whatsthepurposeofthewirerwritingthispassage?

A.Tomakeanadvertisementforabookstore.B.TointroduceseveralbestAmericanbookstoreaders.C.Totellstoriesofseveralfamouswriters.D.Totalkaboutsomeknowledgeaboutliterature.BWalkingissosimpleandconvenientthatitcouldntpossiblycountasexercise,right?

WrongStudyafterstudyshowsthatregularwalkingcanhelpyouloseweightandreduceyourriskofheartdiseaseThestudypublishedinDiabetesResearchandClinicalPracticeshowsthatthebloodpressureoftheoverweightmenbeingtestedimprovedandtheamountofbodyfatgreatlydecreasedThatsgoodnews,becausewalkinghasnowbecomethemostpopularfitnessactivityintheUnitedStatesConvenient,simple,andgentleonthejoints,walkingisperhapstheeasiestformofexercisetomaintainAccordingtoasurvey,fouroutoffivewomenwhostartawalkingprogramcontinuetowalk,whilehalfofwomenwhoattemptothertypesofaerobicexercise（有氧运动）,suchasswimming,dropoutduringthefirstfewmonthsHerearesomebasicsforwalkingexerciseWalkatapacethatmakesyoubreatheheavily,butstillabletotalkYourgoal,firstandforemost,istowalkfivedaysaweek,30minutesawalkDothat,andyouaregettingthebase-levelamountofexercisethatresearchsaysshouldmaintainyourhealthandvigor（精力）Walkforaslongasyouarecomfortablethefirstweek,evenifitisjusttoyourmailboxandbackEachfollowingweek,increasethatamountbynomorethan10percentStarteverywalkwithfiveminutesofeasy-pacedwalking,aboutthesamepaceatwhichyoudoshopping,togetyourbodywarmedupThen,cooldownattheendofeachwalkwithanotherfiveminutesofeasy-pacedwalkingThisallowsyourheartratetograduallyspeedupandslowdown5.ThesurveymentionedinParagraph3showsthat_A80ofthewomensurveyedarewalkingasameansofexerciseB50ofthewomensurveyedwanttoswimasameansofexerciseCwalkingismoreeasilymaintainedthanothertypesofaerobicexerciseDtheeffectofwalkingisasgoodasthatofothertypesofaerobicexercise6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutwalkingforexercise?

AWalkingfivedaysaweek,30minutesaltogether,isthegoalBIncreaseatleast10oftheamountofeachpreviousweekCEachwalkshouldstartwiththepaceofdoingshoppingDWalkingasmuchasyoucaninthefirstweekissuggested7.Whatisthepurposeoftheeasy-pacedwalkingineverywalk?

ATohelpreduceyourbloodpressureBTohelpreduceyourriskofheartdiseaseCTohelpyourbodylosefatDTohelpyourheartratechangegradually8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

AHowtoKeepHealthy?

BWalkingforExerciseCDifferentWaysofExerciseDIsWalkingaTypeofExercise?

CThetraditionofhavingapinetreeasaChristmasTreeisbelievedtocomefromGermany.Sincethemedievaltime,lightingacandleonatreeiscommontowelcomeguests.SuchpracticehasevolvedintotheChristmascelebration.TheformalChristmasTreewasintroducedtoEnglandabout100yearsagowhenQueenVictoriamarriedGermanAlbert.TheevidenceofVictoriasloveforAlbertisnotonlyexpressedthroughinheritingtheGermantraditionofhavingaChristmasTreebutalsothroughthegoldAlbertStatuesthatVictoriahadorderedtobuiltforAlbert,standinginmanyplacesinLondon.InAmerica,theChristmasTreeideawasbroughtbyGermanimmigrantstoo.ThecustomofsendingChristmascardswasinitiatedinEnglandaround1850.Thefirstcardsweredecoratedwithelaboratedesignsofflowers,birdsandlandscapes.AsforSaintNicholas,orSantaClaus,thestorygoesbacktothethirdcentury.Legendhasit,SaintNicholasdedicatedallhislifetohelpingmankind,especiallychildren.HediedonDecember6,whichmarkstheSaintNicholasDayinmanyEuropeancountriesandthatwaswhengiftsweregiventochildren.SaintNicholasbearsmanydifferentnames,suchasFatherChristmasintheUK,SanNicolasintheNetherlands,LePereNoelinFrance,andKrissKringleinGermany.Healsoarrivesondifferentdatestodeliverpresentstochildrenindifferentcountries,typicallyfromchimneys.Thechimneystorywasthis:

Santaflewoverhousetopsinasleigh,hedroppedcoinsbyaccidentandtheylandedinsomestockingshangingnexttothefireplacetodry.Fromthenon,redstockingswerehungbythechimneyinhopesthatSantawouldfillthemwithgifts.9.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_.A.ahistorybookB.ageographybookC.afolkstorybookD.abookonculture10.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutSantaClauseisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheUK,SantaClausisFatherChristmas.B.SantaClaususuallydeliverspresentstochildrenthroughchimneys.C.SantaClausbecameknowntotheBritishabout170yearsago.D.SantaClauswasdevotedtohelpingmankind.11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_.A.EnglandisthebirthplaceofpinetreesB.SantaClauswasverypopularamongchildrenC.itwastheGermanswhobroughttheChristmastreetotheUnitedstatesD.SantaClausissomeoneonlyexistinginpeoplesimaginationDItisofteneasytofeeloverwhelmed（受打击的）inthefaceofspecieslossandhabitatdestruction.Theproblemislargeandcomplex,anditsnaturalforindividualstofeelpowerless.Yet,everythingyoudoisvitallyimportant.Itmaynotseemtoamounttomuchinthegrandschemeofthings,butyourseeminglysmallactions,addedtogether,canmakeabigdifference.Herearesomethingsyoucando:

ProtectWildlifeHabitat.Perhapsthegreatestthreattomanyspeciesisthewidespreaddestructionofhabitats.Farming,development,andcuttingdownofforestsallresultinlossofwildlifehabitats.Inareaswhererarespecieslive,habitatdestructioncanquicklyforceaspeciestoextinction.Byprotectinghabitat,entirecommunitiesofanimalscanalsobeprotectedtogether.Parks,reserves,andotherprotectedlandsaretoooftentheonlyplacesleftuntouchedbyhabitatdestruction.Reducethethreatofinvasive（入侵的）species.Thespreadofnon-nativespecieshasgreatlyreducednativepopulationsaroundtheworld.Invasivespeciescompetewithnativespeciesforresourcesandhabitats.Theycanevenpreyonnativespeciesdirectly,greatlyreducingtheirpopulation.onewaytoreducethethreatofinvasivespeciesistogrownativeplantsinyourgardenandtowelcomenativeanimalsintoyouryard.Placebird-shapedpaperonyourwindows.ItisestimatedthatasmanyasonebillionbirdsintheUnitedStatesdieeachyearduetocollisionswithwindows.Youcanhelpreducethenumberofcollisionssimplybyplacingbird-shapedpaperonyourwindows.Othersimplestepsyoucantakearetodrawtheshadesandcurtainsduringbrightestpartsoftheday,andputscreensontheoutsideofthewindows.Slowdownwhendriving.Manynativeanimalsliveindevelopedareas,inotherwords,closetohumans.Roadsareaparticularlybigdangertothem:

animalsareatriskeverytimetheytrytocross.Sowhenyoureoutandabout,slowdown,andkeepaneyeoutforwildlife.12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowDoAnimalsBecomeExtinct?

B.TheImportanceofProtectingWildlife.C.WhatCanWeDotoProtectWildlife?

D.NewWaysofSavingEndangeredAnimals.13.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis_.A.moreparksandreservesshouldbebuiltB.weshouldkeepwildlifehabitatsfromdestructionC.conditionsofparksandreserveshavebeenimprovedD.parksandreservesarebestwaysofprotecting14.Peopleareadvisedtoputbird-shapedpaperontheirwindowsto_.A.beautifytheirhousesB.protectthewindowsfromb