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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Bornin1983inArizona,US,Jessicahaslearnedtoliveherlifewithherfeet.Shewasbornwithoutarms,andnodoctorscouldfigureoutwhy.

ThereweremanyquestionsatthetimeaboutwhetherJessicawouldbeabletolivea“normal”life.However,Jessica’sfathersaid,“Ihavenevershedatearaboutherbirthcondition.”Withthesupportofherparentsandfamily,Jessicabecameconfidentinherselfasanadultandcontinuedtoexploretheworldwithherfeet.

Asachild,Jessicastudieddanceinherhometown.Whenthefirstperformancearrived,sheaskedtobeputinthebackrow.Herdanceteachertoldhertherewasnobackrow.Nervously,shetookthestagewiththeotherstudentsandperformedherroutine.Whenshefinished,theapplausefromtheaudiencegaveherencouragementandtheconfidencetocontinuedancingfor14years.

Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,JessicaattendedtheUniversityofArizona,wheresheearnedabachelor’sdegreeinPsychology.Whentalkingabouthermajor,shefrequentlyexplainsthatpsychologyhasagreateffectonherlife,helpingheroutofaphysicallimitation.

Duringcollege,JessicasignedupforaclubofTaekwondo（跆拳道）andlearnedallofthecolorbeltmaterial.Theinstructorscreatedacoursethatwouldbeaccessibletoanyfuturearmlessstudents.Jessicabecamethefirstarmlesspersontoearnablackbeltintheclub.

Jessica’smostfamousaccomplishmentwaslearninghowtofly.Ittookthreestates,fourairplanes,twoflightinstructorsandadiscouragingyeartofindtherightaircraft.ShereceivedtheGuinnessWorldRecordforbeingthefirstpersonpermittedtoflyanairplanewithonlyherfeet.

NowJessicaworksasamotivationallecturer.Shetravelstheworldsharingherstoryandencouragingpeopletobecreativewiththeslogan“Thinkoutsidetheshoe.”

【语篇概述】美国的Jessica虽没有双臂,但乐观地面对生活,实现了一个又一个成就。

1.WhatencouragesJessicatokeepdancingforsomanyyears?

A.Thesupportofherfamily.

B.Herdanceteacher’swords.

C.Thehelpoftheotherstudents.

D.Hersuccessinthefirstperformance.

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

由Whenshefinished,theapplausefromtheaudiencegaveherencouragementandtheconfidencetocontinuedancingfor14years.可知演出成功鼓励了她。

2.WhydidJessicamajorinpsychologyinuniversity?

A.Becausepsychologyisthebestsubjectinheruniversity.

B.Becausepsychologycanbringheragoodjobinthefuture.

C.Becausepsychologycanhelphergobeyondherdisability.

D.Becausepsychologyisfitforanarmlessstudent.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

由Shefrequentlyexplainsthatpsychologyhasagreateffectonherlife,helpingheroutofaphysicallimitation.可知心理学对她的生活有巨大的影响,帮助她克服身体的缺陷。

3.What’sJessica’sgreatestachievement?

A.Flyinganairplanewithherfeet.

B.Findingtherightaircraft.

C.Speakingasamotivationallecturer.

D.Travellingaroundtheworld.

【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

由Jessica’smostfamousaccomplishmentwaslearninghowtofly.可知A项正确。

4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Atalentedgirl,Jessica

B.Amotivationalspeaker

C.Exploringtheworldwithfeet

D.Beingcreativeasastudent

【解析】选C。

主旨大意题。

本文主要讲述没有双臂的女孩是如何克服生活中的障碍,不断进取,积极参与生活的故事,故C项合适。

B

China’swomen’sswimmerFuYuanhuihascreatedasensationonlinenotjustbywinningthebronzemedalinthe100mbackstrokecompetition,butalsobyherfacialexpressionsduringthepost-semifinalinterviewwithChinaCentralTelevision（CCTV）onMonday.

Fuswamintothewomen’s100mbackstrokefinalwith58.95secondsinthesemifinal,settingherpersonalbestinthegame.WhentheCCTVreporterinformedheraboutthelaptime,Fu’seyessuddenlywidenedandsaid,“IamverysatisfiedwithmyperformanceandIthoughtitwas59seconds.”

Whenaskedwhethersheheldbackforthefinal,Fureplied,“No,Iutilizedmy‘prehistoricalpower’.”Whatshemeantwasthatshehadsparednoeffortsinthesemifinal.

Sincethen,theso-called“prehistoricalpower”hasgoneviralandbecomeanewInternetmeme.ThephraseoriginatesfromaChinesefantasydramaTheJourneyofFlowerorHuaQianGu,anditsEnglishtranslationfirstappearedonthesubtitlesofCCTVnewschannel.

Meanwhile,herfacialexpressionshavebeenwidelysharedamongChinesesocialmedia.ManyInternetusershavenamedthe20-year-oldswimmerasthenewgenerationof“WangHong”,orInternetcelebrity.OnAugust8,herlatestpostonherSinaWeibo,aTwitter—likesocialmediaplatform,hasgainedmorethan900,000“likes”and160,000comments.

Inthejust-concludedwomen’s100mbackstrokefinal,FuYuanhuionceagainoutdidherpersonalbestperformancewith58.76secondsandtiedforthebronze.

“Itisprobablymyshortarmstoblame.SinceIutilizedthe‘prehistorical’yesterday,mystrengthdried,”Fusaidwithheruniquehumor,asherperformancewasonly0.01secondbehindthesecondplace.

【语篇概述】中国女子游泳运动员傅园慧在里约奥运会女子100米仰泳半决赛后接受央视记者采访时,因其画风清奇的表情包和耿直的回答在网上一炮而红。

而她也两度在赛中打破自己个人最佳纪录,并最终获得一枚奥运铜牌。

5.WhyisFuYuanhuipopularonline?

A.Becauseofherfacialexpressionsandher“prehistoricalpower”.

B.Becauseshewonthegoldmedalandher“prehistoricalpower”.

C.Becauseofwinningthegoldmedalandherfacialexpressions.

D.Becauseofwinningthebronzemedalandherfacialexpressions.

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据第一段的内容可知傅园慧在网上一炮而红不仅仅是因为她在奥运会女子100米仰泳比赛中摘得铜牌,更是因为她在周一的半决赛后接受中央电视台采访时所展示的个人表情包。

6.WhatwasFuYuanhui’sreactionwhenthereportertoldhertheresultofthesemifinal?

A.Surprisedandpleased.

B.Happyandsatisfied.

C.Excitedandhappy.

D.Surprisedanddisappointed.

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

根据第二段的第二句“...Fu’seyessuddenlywidenedandsaid,“IamverysatisfiedwithmyperformanceandIthoughtitwas59seconds.”可知傅园慧对结果很吃惊,并且很满意。

7.Whatdoyouknowaboutthephrase“prehistoricalpower”accordingtothetext?

A.FuYuanhuiisthefirstwhousedit.

B.IthasalreadybecomepopularbeforeFuYuanhuiusedit.

C.ItisfirstappearedinaTVseries.

D.Itmeansthepowerthatcomesfromadistanthistory.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第四段的第二句“ThephraseoriginatesfromaChinesefantasydramaTheJourneyofFlowerorHuaQianGu,and...”可知“洪荒之力”一词源于一部中国奇幻剧《花千骨》。

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outdid”insixthparagraphprobablymean?

A.Used.　　　　　B.Surpassed.

C.Played.D.Kept.

【解析】选B。

词义猜测题。

在半决赛中傅园慧创造了自己的最好纪录58.95秒,这次是超出了自己的最好纪录,达到了58.76秒。

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Fuusedallhereffortsinthesemifinal.

B.Fulatestposthasgainedmorethan160,000“likes”and900,000comments.

C.Thesecondplaceinthebackstrokefinalis58.75second.

D.Fusetherpersonalbestbothinthesemifinalandfinalgames.

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据第五段的最后一句“OnAugust8,herlatestpostonherSinaWeibo,aTwitter—likesocialmediaplatform,hasgainedmorethan

900,000‘likes’and160,000comments.”可知B项错误。

Ⅱ.完形填空

　　BessieColemanwasborninAtlanta,Texasin1892.Herfamilywas　1　andBessiehadtowalkmorethansixkilometerstogotoschool.InTexasthen,blackpeopleweretreated　2　.Theylivedseparatelyfromwhitepeople,　3　Bessiewasproudofherrace.

Bessiehadtopickcottonandwashclothestohelpearnmoney　4　herfamily.Shewasabletosave　5　moneyandwenttocollegeinthestateofOklahoma.Shehadtoleavecollegeoneyearlaterbecauseshedidnothaveenoughmoneyto　6　herstudies.Butduringthatyear,she　7　aboutflying.ShereadaboutthefirstflightoftheWrightBrothersandthefirstAmericanfemalepilot,HarrietQuimby.Bessieoftenthoughtaboutwhatitwouldfeelliketo　8　likeabird.

Whenshewastwenty-three,BessieColemanmovedtoChicago,Illinois.There,sheworkedatseveral　9　atthesametimetomakealiving.Butshewantedtodosomethingmore　10　.Shedecidedshewasgoingtolearnhowtoflyairplanes.Shesoon　11　thatthiswasalmostimpossible.Whatflightschoolwould　12　ablackwoman?

Shefoundthattherewere　13　intheUnitedStates.Bessielearnedthatshewouldhaveabetter　14　inEurope.

Shebeganto　15　FrenchatalanguageschoolinChicago.Shealso　16　ahigher-payingjobsupervising（管理）apubliceatingplacesoshecouldsavemoney.

SoonaftertheendofWorldWarⅠ,BessieColeman　17　France.InFrance,she　18　afamousflyingschool,andshecompletedsevenmonthsofflight　19　there.

Bessie　20　herinternationalpermittoflyin1921fromtheFederationAeronautiqueInternationalinFrance.Shebecamethefirstblackwomanevertogetaninternationalpilot’slicense.

【语篇概述】本文是对世界上第一位黑人国际女飞行员BessieColeman的简介。

1.A.big　　　B.different　C.stranger　　D.poor

【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

根据“Bessiehadtowalkmorethansixkilometerstogotoschool.”以及后文说她必须帮助家里赚钱的语境可以推知她家很穷。

2.A.commonlyB.unfairly

C.equallyD.interestingly

【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

根据“Theylivedseparatelyfromwhitepeople”可以推断出黑人在当时的得克萨斯州并没有得到公平的对待。

3.A.thenB.asC.butD.so

【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

虽然身为黑人,不能被公平对待,但Bessie还是喜欢她的种族。

4.A.toB.inC.withoutD.for

【解析】选D。

词语辨析题。

因为家里穷,Bessie不得不帮助家里挣钱,故选D。

5.A.alittleB.all

C.noD.toomuch

【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据后文“她一年后就退学”的语境可知她节省下来的钱不多。

6.A.spreadB.change

C.improveD.complete

【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

根据“shedidnothaveenoughmoney”的语境可知Bessie没有完成她的大学学业。

7.A.toldB.wrote

C.heardD.learned

【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

根据下文“ShereadaboutthefirstflightoftheWrightBrothersandthefirstAmericanfemalepilot,HarrietQuimby.”可知Bessie在上大学的那一年里通过学习对飞行有了一些了解。

8.A.lookB.singC.flyD.live

【解析】选C。

词语辨析题。

Bessie常想,像鸟儿一样飞翔会是什么样的呢?

9.A.choiceB.jobs

C.placesD.ways

【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

根据“tomakealiving”的语境可知,Bessie为了谋生同时做了几份工作。

10.A.importantB.necessary

C.famousD.difficult

【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据后文Bessie学开飞机的语境可知她想做一些更重要的事情。

11.A.predictedB.joked

C.realizedD.doubted

【解析】选C。

词语辨析题。

Bessie想学习开飞机,但她立即意识到对于一个黑人女