1、每题2分,总分值30分阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOneafternoonlastweek,Isawthreetearfulchildrenfrommysonsschoolbeingcomfortedbyteachers.Thatmorning,my11yearoldhadstomachpains,retching(干呕)intoabowl.Talkingtoothermotherslater,Iheardaboutotherchildrenwithstomachacheordifficultysleepingthenightb
2、efore.Whatcausedsomuchpain?Sportsday.Sportsdaymightbenecessaryatahighlycompetitiveindependentschool,butnotatavillageprimaryschool.Forthechildrenwhocanflylikethewind,sportsdaycausesnoproblem.Forthosewhoareoverweightorjustnotgoodatsport,itisanightmare(噩梦).Evenforthosewhoenjoyrunningbutfallhalfwaydownt
3、hetrackinfrontoftheentireschoolandtheirparents,itcanproveadisaster.Whydoweputourchildrenthroughthisannualsuffering?Somemaysaycompetitionischaracterbuilding;oritstakingpart,notwinning,thatsimportant;orthatitisatraditionofschoollife.Ijustfeltgreatpityforthosechildrenintearsorinpain.Teamgamesattheendof
4、sportsdayproducedsomecloseraces,wildenthusiasm,lotsofshoutingandwerefuntowatch.Moreimportantly,thechildrenwhowerenotsofastorquickatpassingtheballwerehiddenalittlefromeveryoneseyes.Someofthemalsohadthethrillofbeingonthewinningside.Iwishthatsportsdaycouldbeabandonedandreplacedwithsomeotherlesscompetit
5、iveevent.Perhapsanafternoonofteamgames,withafewracesforthosewhowantthem,wouldbelessstressfulforthechildrenandalotmorefuntowatch.21、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorssonfromParagraph1?A、Hetalkedwithsomemothers. B、Hecomfortedhisclassmates.C、Hehaddifficultyinsleeping. D、Hesufferedfromstomachache.22、Sportsda
6、yisstillanannualeventinthisschoolprobablybecause_.A、thisisanindependentschool B、itisatraditionoftheschoolC、ithelpschildrenloseweight D、childrenenjoywatchingsports23、Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutteamgames?A、Theyshouldincludemorestressfulraces.B、Theyareacceptabletodifferentchildren.C、Theyshouldbeabandon
7、edatprimaryschools.D、Theyarelessfunforthosewholoverunning.24、Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardssportsday?A、Critical. B、Neutral.C、Positive. D、Ambiguous.BMOOCs,shortfor“massiveopenonlinecourses,”markanimportant,possiblyrevolutionary,developmentineducation.Thesecoursesareonline,freeofcharge,andopentoanyon
8、eintheworldwhohasalaptopandanInternetconnection.Moreover,theyaremainlyofferedbygreatuniversitieslikeStanford,Berkeley,HarvardandColumbia.Thecoursesarearrangedaccordingtohowdifficulttheyare,enablingstudentstoprogressfrombeginnerstotheadvanced.Thecoursescovernotonlyabroadrangeofsciencesubjectssuchasma
9、thandcomputerscience,butalsocoursesinsocialsciencesandhumanities.ThoughMOOCsarenotofferedforcreditanddegree,manystudentsenroll(加入)inthecoursesforrealskillsorknowledgewhichtheycanputtosomepracticaluse.Theformat(形式)seemsbetterthanthetraditionalschoolclass.Theaveragequalityofthelecturersismuchhigher.Be
10、sides,studentscanlearnbackandforwardthatis,theycangoattheirownlearningspeed,whichtheycantdoinalivelecture.And,moreimportantly,theydonthavetotravelanywheretoattendanonlinelecture.Thereisaproblemofaskingquestionsofthelecturerinaclassoftenthousandstudents,butsomeMOOCshavesolveditbyallowingstudentstopos
11、tquestionsonlineforavote,andonlythemostpopularquestionsareputtothelecturer.Inaknowledgeage,lifelonglearningisnotconfinedtoatraditionalclassroom.StudentstakingMOOCSareusuallyveryclever,haveworkexperience,andinmanycases,havealreadydevelopedasetofpracticalskills.Moreover,theyalsoofferuniqueinternationa
12、lperspectives(远景)thatwouldbetheenvyofanyschoolclassroom.25、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutMOOCs?A、Theword“MOOCs”isshortfor“massiveopenonlinecampuses”、B、AnyonewhohasacomputerandanInternetconnectioncantakeMOOCs.C、MOOCsareusuallyofferedbyfirstclassuniversitiesintheworld.D、MOOCsmaybeabreakth
13、roughinthedevelopmentofeducation.26、MOOCsseemtohaveanadvantageovertraditionalschoolclassesinthat_.A、thereisaproblemofaskingquestionsintraditionalclassesB、studentsenrollinginMOOCscangetcreditanddegreeeasilyC、studentscanlearnattheirownstudypaceD、studentscantraveltomanyplaceswhentakingMOOCs27、Themeanin
14、goftheunderlinedword“confined”means_.A、extended B、developedC、limited D、advancedCPassengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditsh
15、ighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeonsanumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCinc
16、innati.Sadlytheabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasaneverlastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsata
17、time.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericansneedforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.S
18、oonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.T
19、helastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.28.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons_.A.werethebiggestbirdintheworldB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS29.Theunderlinedwo
20、rd“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons_.A.escape B.ruinC.liberation D.evolution30.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?A.Toseekpleasure. B.Tosaveotherbirds.C.Tomakemoney. D.Toprotectcrops.31.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?A.Itwasignoredbythepublic. B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.C.I
21、twasunfair. D.Itwasstrict.DWhendifferentspeciesofbirdsflock(聚集)together,theirflightformationsaredeterminedbysocialdynamicsbothbetweenandwithinspecies.NewresearchfromtheUniversitiesofCambridgeandExeterrevealsforthefirsttimethat,contrarytocurrentmodelsusedtoexplainthemovementofflocks,thedifferencesbet
22、weenbirdspeciesandsocialrelationshipsbetweenindividualsplayacriticalroleindeterminingthedynamicsofmixedspeciesflocks.Theunified(群集)behaviourofbirdflockshaspuzzledscientistsforhundredsofyears.Onenaturalistfromtheturnofthecenturyevensuggestedtelepathy(心灵感应)maybeinvolved.Therehavesincebeenmorelogicalex
23、planations,includingmathematicalmodelsthatshowthatrepeatedinteractionsamongindividualsfollowingsimplerulescangeneratecoordinated(协同的)groupmovements.However,thesemodelsusuallyrelyontheassumptionthatindividualswithingroupsareidenticalandinteractindependently,whichmaynotreflectreality.JolleJolles,aPhDs
24、tudentattheUniversityofCambridgesDepartmentofZoologyandauthorofthepaper,said:“Spectacularcollectivebehaviourcanbefoundinalargerangeofanimalspecies,andwenowknowthatoftenthesecomplexcoordinatedgroupmovementsmaybetheresultofindividualsfollowingsimplerules.However,rarelyaretheindividualcharacteristicsan
25、dsocialrelationshipswithinthemtakenintoaccount.Ourresearchhighlightsthatthesestrikingdisplaysofgroupbehaviouraremuchmorecomplex.”Byanalysinghighresolutionphotographsofmixedflocksofrooksandjackdaws(bothfromthecorvidfamily),theresearchersfoundthatratherthanindividualsinteractinginaconsistentfashionthr
26、oughouttheflock,interactionsdependedonsocialdynamicsbetweenthedifferentspeciesaswellasrelationshipswithinaspecies.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatbirdsprefertoflyclosetomembersoftheirownspecies,andthatthelargerandmoredominantrookstaketheleadbyflyingnearthefrontofflocks.Additionally,thelifelong,monogamou
27、s(一妻一夫制的)pairbondsthatarecharacteristicofbothspeciesseemtobereflectedinflight,asbirdsoftenflyparticularlyclosetoasingle,samespeciespartner.DrAlexThornton,principalinvestigatoroftheCambridgeJackdawProject,nowattheUniversityofExeterandauthorofthepaper,said“Together,ourfindingsdemonstratethattoundersta
28、ndthestructureofgroups,suchasbirdflocks,weneedtoconsiderthecharacteristicsandrelationshipsoftheindividualswithinthem.”32.Theunderlinedword“generate”means_.A、setdown B、takeawayC、bringabout D、giveup33、AccordingtoJolleJolles,whatareseldomconsideredaboutcoordinatedgroupmovement?A、Individualcharacteristi
29、csandsocialrelationshipbetweenthem.B、Repeatedinteractionsamongindividualsandsocialdynamics.C、Telepathyandsocialrelationshipbetweenthem.D、Thestructureofgroupsandthevarietiesofspecies.34、Birdsmayprefertoflytheclosestto_.A、thelargestone B、themostdynamiconeC、thelifelongpartner D、thefriendlypartner35、Wha
30、tisthemainideaofthepassage?A、Howbirdsinteractinsimplerules.B、Howbirdsofdifferentfeathersflocktogether.C、Whybirdsshowpreferencetoflocking.D、Whybirdsdisplaythecharacteristics.第二节共5小题;每题2分,总分值10分依照短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Whatdoyou,thetrees,andabirdhaveincommon?_36_Alllivingthingsmusthav
31、ewatertosurvive,whethertheygetitfromawaterfountain,araincloud,oralittlebottleattachedtothesideofabirdcage._37_Watermakesupmorethanhalfofyourbodyweightandapersoncantsurviveformorethanafewdayswithoutit.Why?Yourbodyhaslotsofimportantjobsanditneedswatertodomanyofthem.Forinstance,yourblood,whichcontainsalotofwater,carriesoxygentoallthecellsofyourbody.Withoutoxygen,thosetinycellswoulddieandyourbodywouldstopworking.Waterisalsoinlymph,afluid(流体)thatispartofyourimmunesystem,whichhelpsyoufightoffillness._38_Waterisneededfordigestivejuices,urine,andpoop.Andy
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