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Unit1Livingwell
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。
A
Glovelies
Usingaphoneorpalmtopcomputerwithtouchscreenswhilewearinggloveshasalwaysbeendifficult.Well,withGlovelies,younolongerhavetowritetextmessageswithfrozenfingers.Gloveliesarestylishgloveswithspecialpads(垫块)inthefingertipstohelpyoutypeorscroll(滚屏)withoutdifficulty.Theycomeinarangeofsizesandcolors.Price:
£15.00
MiniVax
Itisatinycleanerthatyoupluginto(插入)yourcomputer'sUSBport.Althoughit'ssmallenoughtofitintoyourpocket,theMiniVaxisverypowerfulandyou'llbeamazedathowmuchdustanddirtitmanagestosuckup(吸取)fromyourcomputerkeyboard.YourMiniVaxcomeswiththreeattachmentsofdifferentsizestohelpyoureachallthosedifficultplaces.Color:
gray/black.Price:
£8.00
CheekyClock
CheekyClockmightlooklikeanormaldigitalalarmclock,butthedifferenceisthatCheekyClockisaclockwithwheels.Whenthealarmgoesoffinthemorning,CheekyClockjumpsdownfromyourbedsidetableandstartsrunningaroundthefloorlookingforaplacetohide.Thealarmwon'tstopuntilyoufindyourCheekyClockandswitchitoff.Bythispoint,you'llbewideawake.ItneedsthreeAAAbatteries(notincluded).Price:
£40.00
PianoMagic
Haveyoueverwantedtolearntoplaythepianobutthoughtthatpianosweretooexpensiveandtookuptoomuchroom?
ThenPianoMagicisforyou.PianoMagicisarealfour-octave(八度)(forty-nine-key)keyboardwhichrunsfromtheUSBportonyourcomputer.Itsoundsasgoodasarealpianoandyetfitsintoasmallbackpack.Itcomeswithafree“MasterThePiano”programwhichteachesyouthepianoasyouplayalong.Price:
£60.00
21.HowcanyouproperlyuseGlovelies?
A.Bywearingthem.
B.Byknockingonthemslightly.
C.Bytouchingthescreensonthem.
D.Byconnectingthemwithyourcomputer.
22.WhatisMiniVaxusedtodo?
A.Tohelpedittextmessages.
B.Toimprovecomputingspeed.
C.Toprovidepowerforcomputers.
D.Tocleanupcomputerkeyboards.
23.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCheekyClock?
A.Annoyingbuteffective.
B.Fashionablebutinaccurate.
C.Fast-movingandpower-saving.
D.Clock-shapedandsolar-powered.
24.What'sthecharacteristicofPianoMagic?
A.Itrunsonbatteries.
B.Itisconvenienttocarry.
C.Itlookslikearealpiano.
D.Itcanbeplayedwithoutakeyboard.
B
Backinmiddleschool,Iwenttolivewithmymotherfortwoyearsonherfarm.WheneverpeoplehearthatIlivedonafarm,theyimmediatelyhaveanimage ofdairycows,tractors,hay,andoveralls.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.
Iwasn'tonthekindoffarmeveryoneimagines.Ididn'tfeedcows orpigs; Ididn'tgrowcornorwheat.Ihelpedmymotherraisellamas(羊驼).
Itisstrangethatsuchnon-traditionallivestockshouldberaisedonalong-establishedfarmsuchasours,whichhasbeeninthefamilyforgenerations.Ourfamilydidindeedraisetraditionallivestockformanydecades.Then,fiftyyearsago,mygreat-grandfatherdecidedtobuyallama.Hemusthavelearnedthatwoolfromllamaswasmoreprofitablethanwoolfromsheep.Thellamawoolbusinessturnedouttobesosuccessful,infact,thatmygreat-grandfatherchangedthefamilybusinesstoacompletely-developedllamafarm.
BeforeI begantolive onthefarm,Ihadmanyillusions(错误的观念)aboutrurallife.Whatcouldpossiblybeeasierthanfeedingandgrooming(照看)someanimals?
AfterI hadsettledintomynewhome,however,IrealizedthatfarmworkwasmuchmoreinvolvedthanIhadexpected. Collectingmanure(肥料),forexample,doesn'tseemsobadwhensomeoneelsedoesitonTV,butIhadtogetupbeforedawneverydaytofinishthatchorebeforecatchingthebustoschool.
Idon'tmeantosaythatmylifeonthefarmwasabadexperience.Ilearnedalotaboutmyself:
forexample,I'mnotamorningperson.Ialsolearnedabout llamas'habits, suchasspitting(吐唾沫)whentheyareunhappy.Mostimportantly,mymotherandIgottospendalotoftimetogetherduringthoseyears.AlthoughIdoubtI'llhavea careerin farming,Ilookforwardtoreturningtothefamilyfarmforshortvisits.
25.Whydidtheauthor'sgreat-grandfatherwanttoraisellamas?
A.Topleasehisgrandchildren.
B.Tolearnabouttheirhabits.
C.Tomakemoremoney.
D.Tosavetheirlives.
26.Whatdidtheauthorimaginerurallifewouldbelike?
A.Itwouldbeboringandtiring.
B.Itwouldinvolvelotsoflaborers.
C.Itwouldbeveryeasyandrelaxing.
D.ItwouldbethesameaswhatwasshownonTV.
27.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthislifeonhismother'sfarm?
A.Hewasbored.
B.Hewasgrateful.
C.Hewasexcited.
D.Hewasdisappointed.
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Returningtoafamily
B.Livinginab