第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分.docx

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第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分

第一部分阅读理解（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

BKLYNHouseHotel

Thishotelfeatures（特色）worksbyBrooklynartists.The116roomsaregoodvalueandManhattanisonly20minutesawaybytaxiorsubway.Theimmediatesurroundingsfeelurban—thehotelisbyahigh-risepublichousingprojectwhilethenearestcommercialstreetisunderelevated（高的）subwaytracks—butBushwick’sbestbarsandcafes/restaurantsarenearby.

Doublesfrom$99,roomonly.Tel:

7183884433

ArcherHotel

VisitorseagertostayintheheartofManhattanshouldtryoneofthebargain-pricedroomsatthishotel.Ratesvaryfromgreatvaluetoexpensive;somestartfromaslowas$179anight（ifprepayinginfull）.Roomsaresmallbuttasteful,withnicetouchessuchasexposedbrick.Somehaveclose-upviewsoftheEmpireStateBuilding.

Doublesfrom$199,roomonly.Tel:

2127194100

Pod39Hotel

InanelegantbrickbuildinginManhattan’sMurrayHill,thisexcellentbudgetoptionopenedfollowingthesuccessofitssisterhotel,ThePod.Theroomsarecalledpodsgivenfortheirsmallsizeandmaynotsuiteveryone.ButwithpricesamongthemostcompetitiveinManhattan,budgeterswillbehappy.

Doublesfrom$95,roomonly.Tel:

2128655700

CitizenMNewYorkTimesSquare

ThisisthefirstUSlocationforaNetherlands-basedconcepthotelchain—CitizenM.Thehotelfeaturesselfcheck-inatits230littlebutcomfortableroomsviatouchscreen“MoodPads”.There’sarooftopbar,a24-hourgrab-and-gocafeteriaandanareawithpubliciMacworkspaces.AlthoughNewYorkersavoidnearbyTimesSquare,allthelights,camerasandactioncanmakeitafuntouristexperience.

Doublesfrom$170,roomonly.Tel:

2123197000

21.WhatcanweknowaboutBKLYNHouseHotel?

A.Ithasthemostrooms.B.ItislocatedinManhattan.

C.ItisBushwick’sbesthotel.D.Itisdecoratedwithsomeartworks.

22.WhatistheadvantageoflivinginCitizenMNewYorkTimesSquare?

A.Regularscanenjoyacertaindiscount.

B.Visitorswillgeta“MoodPads”asagift.

C.Visitorscanenjoythemselvesinarooftopbar.

D.VisitorscanhaveagoodviewoftheEmpireStateBuilding.

23.Whichhotelmightattractthosewhohaveatightbudget?

A.ArcherHotel.B.Pod39Hotel.

C.BKLYNHouseHotel.D.CitizenMNewYorkTimesSquare.

24.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoliveintheheartofManhattan?

A.2123197000.B.7183884433.C.2128655700.D.2127194100.

B

Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.

ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree（狂欢）everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.

MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.

MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftth

atInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,

orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.

25.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.

B.Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.

C.HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.

D.Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.moneyofferedbyhisfather.B.fathergenerouswithmoney.

C.Christmasbeingimportant.D.themeansofspendingmoney.

27.Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.

A.plannedtoopenhiscompanyB.becameinterestedinshows

C.gavehismotheragiftD.wasoutofwork

28.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?

A.sensitive.B.optimistic.C.considerate.D.determined.

C

Ifyouwanttogetsomethingdone,youmightwanttoputyourmobilephonebackinyourpocket.Researchershavefoundthatthemerepresenceofaphoneisdistracting（分心）—evenifitisnotyourown.Andthedevices（设备）arelikelytodistractyou,eveniftheyarenotringingor“pinging”withtextmessages.Peopleaskedtocarryoutelectronictestsoftheirattentionspans（持续时间）werefoundtoperformworsewhenamobilephonewaspresentthanotherpeopleperforminginthepresenceofapapernotepad.

ScientistsfromHokkaidoUniversityinJapansaidthattheirfindingsshowthatitishardertoconcentratewhenoneoftheelectronicdevicesispresent.Theeffectwasmostmarkedonpeoplewhoarenotregularusersofphones.Intestson40undergraduates,AssociateProfessorJunichiroKawaharaandacolleaguedividedthesubjectsintotwogroups—oneaskedtocarryouttestsinthepresenceofanAppleiPhonenexttoacomputermonitor,andtheothersinthepresenceofanotebook.

Thetestinvolvedaskingtheparticipanttosearchforaparticularcharacteramongamessofothercharactersonthescreen.Researchersmeasuredthetimeittooktofindthetarget.Theresultsoftheexperimentfoundthatthosewiththemobilephonetooklongertofindthecharacter“indicatingthatparticipantswereautomaticallydistractedbythepresenceofthephone”.Theresearcherssuggestthatpeopleare“drawntothepresenceofamobilephone”althoughthereareindividualdifferencesinhowoneattemptstoignoreit.Inconclusion,ProfessorKawaharasaid,“Themerepresenceofamobilephonewasadistractionamonginfrequentinternetusers.”

Anotherfindingisthatlisteningtoonehalfofamobilephoneconversationalsodistractspeople,andotherstudieshavefoundthatplacingamobilephoneinviewhasanegativeimpactonthequalityofface-to-facecommunications.Holdingamobilephonemakesyoulesslikelytogetafairhearingfromothers.

29.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Amobilephonewon’tdistractpeopleunlessit’sringing.

B.Apapernotepadcanhelppeoplerecordmuchinformation.

C.Textmessagesdistractpeopleevenifphonesarepoweroff.

D.Peoplefindithardtoconcentrateiftheirphonesarepresent.

30.Whowillbeaffectedmostaccordingtothefindings?

A.Peopleirregularlyusingphones.B.Peopleregularlyusingphones.

C.Peopleusuallyusingnotepads.D.Peoplealwaysusingcomputers.

31.Inaface-to-facecommunication,whatistheeffectofputtingamobilephoneinsight?

A.Itmakeslistenersfeelmuchawkward.

B.Itcausesotherpeopletoloserespectforyou.

C.Itreducespeople’sattentiontolisteningtoothers.

D.Itmakestheairoftheconversationmorepleasant.

32.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Peopleperformworsewithamobilephoneathand.

B.Mobilephonesdoalotofdamagetopeople’shealth.

C.Peopleworkingwithmobilephoneswilldoverywell.

D.Phonesshouldbebannedinallschoolsanduniversities.

D

Mostnationshaveatleastonetypeoffoodthatpeoplefromothercountriesthinkisunusualorunethical（不道德的）toeat.InFrance,peopleeathorsemeatandfroglegs.InSouthKoreaandpartsofChina,restaurantsservedogmeat.AndinAustralia,it’scommontocookkangaroomeatonthebarbecueanduseemu（鸸鹋）eggstomakepancakes.

ThekangarooandemuarenativetoAustralia.BothanimalsareimportanttothenationalimageofAustraliaandappearontheAustraliancoatofarms.They’realsocentralfiguresinthehistoryoftheindigenous（土生土长的）AustralianAboriginals（土著人）.However,Aboriginaltribesstillhunttheseanimalsfortheirmeat,furandfat.

Today,Australianpeoplecontinuetoeattheseanimals.Oneofthereasonspeopleeatkangaroomeatisthatit’shighinproteinandlowinfat,soeatingkangarooisagoodoptionforanyoneonadiet.It’salsocheapertoeatkangaroomeatthanotherredmeats.Becauseofthis,alotofuniversitystudentschoosetobuykangaroomeat.BBCNewsalsoreportedthatAustralianscientistsbelievethateatingkangaroomeatisgoodfortheenvironment--kangarooshavedifferentdigestivesystemsthancowsandsheep,meaningtheyproducelessmethane（甲烷），thesecondbiggestcontributortoglobalwarming.

WhileemumeatishighinironandvitaminC,mostpeopledon’tthinkittastesgood.Forthisreason,theypreferemueggs.Oneeggislargeenoughtomakesevenomelettes（煎蛋）.Andwhileit’sillegaltocollectemueggsfromthewild,theycanbeboughtfromemufarms.Ratherthancrackingthebeautifuldarkshell,it’sbettertodrain（流干）itbyputtingasmallholeateachendandblowing.Afterwards,youcanevencarveadesignintotheeggshell.

33.Theauthormentionedthemeat-eatingcustomsofdifferentcountriesatthebeginningofthearticleto__________.

A.presentdif