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1、 daily 10 a. m5：30 p. m.Price: FreeThis exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification （干尸化）. From a kings daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities of eight people, using their bodies to discover clues about how they lived. By using new methods, such as CT scannin

2、g and 3D visualization, the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years, from prehistoric Egypt to Christian Sudan. the Fashion and Textile Museum 02074078664 www. ftmlondon. org daily 11 a. m5： 8.80 adults, 5.50 studentsThis Fashion and Textile Mus

3、eum is housing the firstever exhibition of the classic Mexican shawl （披肩）, which became famous in the 20th century. Artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their colorful works there. the Victoria and Albert Museum 02079422000 vam. ac. uk45 p. m； Fri. 10 a. m10 p.

4、 m.The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries. White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century. See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers. the Science Mu

5、seum 02079424000 sciencemuseum. org. uk daily 10 a. m6 p. m.This fourday festival displays the latest exciting gadgets and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics, build robots, get handson experiences with new technologies and have a go at 3D printing. There will be displays ta

6、king place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个英国博物馆的展览，包括博物馆的联系电话、网址、展出时间、票价，重点介绍了展览的内容和特色。1Which number would you call if youre interested in exploring history with modern technology?A02073238000.B02074078664.C02079422000. D02079424000.解析：选A

7、细节理解题。根据第一部分最后一句可知，大英博物馆的这一次展出使用CT扫描、可视化三维等高科技手段探索四千年以来的尼罗河河谷生活风貌；根据联系电话可知A项正确。2Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p. m. on Friday?AThe British Museum.BThe Fashion and Textile Museum.CThe Victoria and Albert Museum.DThe Science Museum.选C细节理解题。根据第三部分中的“Opening hours: Fri. 10 a. m10 pm.”可

8、知，该博物馆在周五从上午十点到晚上十点都有展出；据此可知，在周五晚上八点可以去该博物馆，故C项正确。3What can we learn about the Science Museum?AThe exhibition will last a week.BIt displays CT scanning technology.CVisitors themselves can try new technologies.DMore information can be found at vam. ac. uk.根据最后一部分第二句可知，游客可以自己尝试新技术，故C项正确。B东北三省四市模拟）Kyle

9、 is my big brother. For eighteen years, I felt that Kyle was my enemy. In fact, I found it ridiculous that people thought older brothers looked out for their sisters, protected them and fought off their sisters bullies （恃强凌弱者）. Huh? My brother was the bully.When we were little, his fights with other

10、s caused my black eye, cuts in my lips and even a nosebleed or two. I often wished I were an only child!Time flew. We ended up attending colleges two thousand miles apart, yet, strangely, thats when we began communicating. Through email, we kept in constant touch. Mostly I complained about serious h

11、omesickness, impossible roommates, difficult classes, and . dating. I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I cried to Kyle about my injured confidence, my broken heart, and the particular jerk （蠢人） who broke it.And thats when the package arrived.“Whats this？” I thought as I tore it. The b

12、ox revealed a sweatshirt. “Phi Delta Theta? Thats Kyles frat （兄弟会）” Kyle was the president of the frat house. Why would he send this? I put it aside and dug deeper. A pile of letters. And they were all addressed to me. I opened the one on top.“Katrina，” it said, “your brother showed me your picture

13、and I think youre awesome and beautiful.” I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, sure.” I opened another letter. And another. Eighteen in all.Each one was from a different guy. They complimented （恭维） me. They invited me on dates. And they tried to convince me to make a trip out to Knox College and meet them.I lov

14、ed it. I didnt care about the motives. And mostly, I loved the idea that my big brother had pulled it off. I picked up the phone.“Kyle, the box came and I cant believe what you did.” But Kyle wasnt accepting compliments. “Oh，” he said, “I was just tired of reading your oversensitive emails.”Big brot

15、hers, I decided, really did protect their sisters. And mine fought off the_biggest_bully Id ever met. Now I return to my true self, full of confidence.本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要讲述了哥哥Kyle对自己的保护使她改变了对哥哥的看法的故事。4Why did the author use to call Kyle her enemy?AHe had many fights with her.BHe couldnt fight off her bull

16、ies.CHe looked after and protected her.DHis fights caused her to suffer a lot.选D细节理解题。根据第二段可知，小时候哥哥Kyle经常与别人打架，使得作者也跟着受罪。故选D项。5Why did the frat guys write to the author?AThey had mercy on her.BThey tried to cheer her up.CThey couldnt help dating her.DThey were crazy about her beauty.选B推理判断题。根据第七段和第八

17、段中的“I loved it. I didnt care about the motives”可推知，兄弟会的人给作者写信的目的是想让她振作起来。故选B。6What does the underlined words in the last paragraph refer to?AHer selfdoubt. BHer homesickness.CThe particular jerk. DThe challenging classes.选A词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I cried to Ky

18、le about my injured confidence, my broken heart”和画线部分后的“Now I return to my true self, full of confidence”可知，作者一开始失去了自信，自我怀疑，后来在哥哥的帮助下，兄弟会的人的来信使得她重新找到了自信。故the biggest bully是指“自我怀疑”。故选A项。7Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo share her childhood experience.BTo complain about her bigges

19、t bully.CTo show her brothers protection for her.DTo introduce her adjustment to college life.选C写作意图题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段可知，作者写这篇文章是为了说明她的哥哥是如何保护她的。C福州质检）If you thought pilots dimmed （使变昏暗） the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually h

20、elp save your life in case of a plane emergency.The dimmed lights before taking off from the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one thats completely dark would require some time

21、for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide，” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”The ph

22、enomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles （小斑点） as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 minutes to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, wh

23、ich is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you havent been sitting under fluorescent bulbs （荧光灯） all flight.Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, it also reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the

24、emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction，” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, which might affect an escape.”

25、So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know its for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff into the sky.本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了飞行员在飞机起飞和降落之前把机舱内的灯光调暗的原因。8The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers _.Atake a short breakBescape in time from an emergencyCc

26、reate a warm atmosphereDadapt their eyes to the bright environment选B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，在飞机起飞和降落前把（机舱内的）灯光调暗是一种飞行预防措施，用于帮助乘客在紧急逃生时使眼睛更快速地适应周围的环境。故本题选B。9What is one of the roles of shortening “dark adaptation” time?ASlowing down the landing.BAdjusting the plane lights.CKeeping passengers calm.DHelping t

27、he crew judge outside risks.根据最后一段中的“It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, which might affect an escape”可知，它也使乘务员更容易评估任何外部风险，如火灾或碎片，这些可能会影响逃生。10What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to?ADimming lights. BThe escape

28、process.CReducing tension. DThe passage.选A代词指代题。在最后一段第一句中，dimming lights为句子的主语；又因it用于指代上文出现过的同一个事物，故此处“It”指代前一句中的“dimming lights”，故选A。11What is the text mainly about?AA tip of air travel.BAn emergency event on a plane.CA warning message on a plane.DAn explanation of an airline safety measure.选D主旨大意题

29、。通读全文可知，文章介绍了飞行员在飞机起飞和降落前会把机舱内的灯光调暗的原因；再根据文章第二段最后一句中的“dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers”可知，文章主要介绍了一项航空安全措施，并非“一条航空旅行的建议”“飞机上的一个紧急事件”或“飞机上的一则警告信息”。故本题选D。D陕西质检一）Culture shock occurs when people have been suddenly thrown into a new culture. Newcomers

30、may be anxious because they dont speak the language. Neither do they know the customs nor understand the peoples behavior in daily life.Quite often the visitor finds that “yes” may not always means “yes”， that friendliness does not necessarily mean friendship, or that statements that appear to be serious are really intended as jokes. The foreigners may be unsure as to when to shake hands, when to start conver