1、每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWindermere Jetty This new museum will trace 200 years of boats and boat-building in the Lakes. The vessels on show will range from historic steam launches to record-breaking speed boats. The conservation workshop will also allow visitors to watch th
2、e restoration work take place. Venture out on to the water on cruise boats and grab the opportunity to sail on the Osprey, a restored Edwardian steam boat. Opens 23 March, adult 9, under 16s 7.Yorkshire Sculpture ParkThis art-filled landscape has 500 acres of rolling hills home to works by many arti
3、sts. The newly-built visitor centre, the Weston, is to open to the public, with a gallery space, restaurant and a shop selling produce that includes honey made at the park. Park is open year round, new visitor centre opens30 March, admission free, parking from 3 an hour.National Centre for Childrens
4、 LiteratureNeverland is real after all. The “enchanted land”, surrounding Moat Brae, a Georgian townhouse in Dumfries, south-west Scotland, was the inspiration behind the tale of Peter Pan. The house is being restored to its former glory and transformed into a cultural centre celebrating childrens l
5、iterature. It will include an interactive exhibition, garden adventure trails, bookshop, cafe, as well as hosting workshops and events.Opens 3 May, tickets on sale in April.Adventure Parc SnowdoniaNew activities at this redeveloped adventure centre in Wales include indoor climbing and artificial cav
6、ing, and an adventure playground.The centre was the worlds first inland surf hub. Currently theres pod and camping, including use of hot tubs and sauna, with plans for an on-site hotel and spa for 2020.Off-peak surfing 35 adult, 25 child; surf lessons from 50 adult, 40 child.1. What can be expected
7、in Windermere Jetty? A. Different crafts. B. Great scenery. C. Riding a steam boat. D. Restoring some ships.2. Where can local produce be accessed? A. Windermere Jetty. B. Yorkshire Sculpture Park. C. National Centre for Childrens Literature. D. Adventure Parc Snowdonia.3. Which of the following was
8、 inspired by the tale of Peter Pan?A. Neverland. B. Moat Brae. C. Dumfries. D. Scotland.4. How much will it cost for a couple with two kids to take surfing courses? A. 120. B. 180. C. 200. D. 300.BThirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father,
9、 far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local market. I named him Cowboy. Cowboy was undoubtedly the ugliest horse in the world. But I didnt care. I loved him beyond all reas
10、on. I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboys looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we w
11、ere quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didnt
12、 feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didnt need to. I came in next to last. The stinging memory of Beckys smirks(得意的笑) made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena. We practiced running and ju
13、mping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted. All of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place. My turn final
14、ly came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboys neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line. As we crossed t
15、he line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds! I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, Id always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.5. Why was
16、 the writer unconfident of victory?A. He was an inexperienced rider. B. He was unpopular with the crowd.C. He had not practised much yet. D. He thought his horse wasnt good. 6. What did the writer learn from his experience?A. Life can sometimes be unfair for us. B. Anything is possible if one tries
17、hard enough.C. A positive attitude will bring us success.D. One should not judge others by appearance. 7. What is the best title for the text?A. A Run to Remember B. A Horses TaleC. Neck and Neck Race D. A Difficult AgeC What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products disp
18、layed at the entrance? Or the soft background music? But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shops scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in e
19、ncouraging people to purchase. A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when i
20、t first introduced scent into its stores, customers intention to purchase increased by 80 percent. When it comes to the best shopping streets in Paris, scent is just as important to a brands success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales. That is mainly because shopping is a very d
21、ifferent experience to what it used to be. Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants disproving attitude and dont-touch-what-you-cant-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. B
22、ut while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve
23、this. Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the stores windows to smell books, pot
24、s and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.8. What is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?A. A friendly assistant. B. Unique scents.C. Soft background music. D. Attractive window display.9. E-shops are mentioned in the text to _.A. show the advantages of brick-and-m
25、ortar storesB. urge shop assistants to change their attitudeC. advise stores to use sights and soundsD. introduce the rise of e-commerce10. The underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_”.A. a platform that exhibits goodsB. a spot where travelers like to stayC. a place where cust
26、omers love to goD. a target that a store expects to meet11. What is the purpose of the text?A. To compare and evaluate. B. To examine and assess.C. To argue and discuss. D. To inform and explain.DResearchers from the Water, Peace and Security partnership (WPS) have announced the creation of a global
27、 forecasting tool that can predict where conflicts arising from water insecurity are most likely to break out. The system uses artificial intelligence to create patterns from a wide rage of geographical and socio-economic data and can identify potential conflict hotspots up to a year in advance.Susa
28、n Schme, a senior lecturer at Delft Institute for Water Education, which leads the WPS, explains predicting these types of conflicts isnt as simple as it might first appear. It isnt simply a case of conflicts increasing every time a water security incident occurs. Several regional and cultural facto
29、rs also play a part, making prediction difficult. The researchers test-ran the AI tool in Mali. They found that it predicted more than three-quarters of the water-related conflicts there. To achieve this, the system is fed with a variety of data. “First theres the natural side of thingsso rainfall d
30、ata, soil moisture and many other natural factors,” explains Schme. This enables it to identify areas where availability of water is likely to become a concern. “Then we also look at vulnerability in terms of socio-economic and political developments anything from a regime type to the state of devel
31、opment in a region,” she adds. This additional information is weighed up to determine whether it increases or decreases the chance of conflict. Other factors might include whether the water insecurity is likely to affect crops. The tool is just one part of a wider WPS project that aims to increase the availability of information which could help avoid water-related conflicts. Once artificial intelligence has made its predictions the WPS researchers use other analytical tools t
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