1、第一部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AKALW On-Air Folk Festival Sat. May 16Join us on Saturday May 16th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. for over three hours of continuous live music. The Folk Festival is presented by KALWs music hosts Jo Ann Mar, Kevin Vance, and Peter
2、Thompson. Heres the line-up:3:00 p.m.Briana di Mara is a violinist who performs in a wide variety of traditional styles including Celtic, Balkan, Turkish and Arabic. Shell be playing songs from her first recording Haven.45 p.m.Paper Wings is the duo (搭档)of Emily Mann and Wilhelmina Frankzerda, two y
3、oung famous musicians, harmonizing together on songs inspired by old-time and traditional styles. Well hear them perform songs from their new upcoming release Clementine.4:15 p.m.Miko Marks is an enthusiastic singer. At the start of her career, she was praised as a hot new artist breaking the sound
4、barriers in music by the magazine Ebony. Miko got a standing welcome last year at the Freighfs 50th anniversary concert in front of a full house.5:Mokai plays original country music. Accompanying himself on finger-style guitar, he tells old stories and rhymes freely. He mixes the strange and beautif
5、ul into traditional performances through his songs.30 p.m.The Wildcat Mountain Rambers are a bluegrass band based in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Chad Johnson, Mark Wardenburg, Robert Cornelius, Suzanne Suwanda, and Alex Mayers will be previewing their upcoming appearances at the Brookdale Bluegrass Fe
6、stival.6:Forest Sun returns to KALW. His home is in the Bay Area and around the world. A second-generation folkie, he comes from the school of Do-It-Yourself writing his own songs, recording and releasing his work, giving global performances, and gaining a following.1. When can we enjoy the songs fr
7、om Clementina?A. At 3:00 p.m. B. At 3:C. At 4:15 p.m. D. At 5:2. Who favors the country music lovers? A. Briana di Mara. B. Miko Marks.C. Mokai. D. Alex Mayers.3. What do we know about Forest Sun?A. He has toured the world. B. He is on a bluegrass band.C. He was praised by Ebony. D. He performs mode
8、m songs.BI was sitting in an airport when a woman behind me asked, Whats the best gift youve ever got? I closed the magazine Id paid too much for and listened for an answer. 4tYou mean like, the best birthday present?, a young man said, Probably the gold coin I got for graduation.”I threw my magazin
9、e onto a neighboring chair and thought about the question. Whats the best gift I Good health aside, when it comes to material objects, for me the answer is easy. It was a high school graduation present, gift-wrapped and hand-delivered by my grandfather. He handed it to me and said, Stay close to the
10、 land. Dont be afraid to dig in and get a little dirt on you.That fall, I went off to college and that shiny new green-handled spade with the silver blade (刀刃)hung untouched on the wall in my parents, garage. A few years later, I had my own family and that graduation spade made its way from my folks
11、5 garage into my own. I dug gardens, planted trees, roses and bushes. The spade was nothing but a tool.The years rolled by. The spade has lost some of its color and Ive added some gray, but I still dig hard into the earth, more often than ever. Its more than a trusted workout partner. Ifs a reminder
12、 of my family, one proudly rooted in agriculture. Its a useful tool with a memorable message about staying close to the earth. Priceless!A few months from now, my daughter will finish graduate school, and she has already had a job waiting in another city. Shes knowledge-rich but cash-poor, and thoug
13、h shes expecting nothing from me, I have something valuable to give her before she moves away. Itll be wrapped of course, and itll be worth the weight in gold.4. Why did the author mention his experience in the airport?A. To compare his gift with the mans.B. To introduce the topic of the text.C. To
14、recall his graduation ceremony.D. To share his way of killing time.5.How was the spade dealt with at first?A. It was hung on the wall.B. It was sold for gold coins.C. It was used to plant trees.D. It was wrapped without touch.6.What does the author consider the spade?A. A practical garden tool.B. An
15、 ordinary workout partner.C. A very precious present.D. A reminder of his school life.7.What can we infer from the text?A. The family makes a living by farming.B. The spade is kept in the garage at present.C. The author gradually changed his attitude to life.D. The spade will be passed down to the n
16、ext generation.CRunning after fireflies (萤火虫)on a warm summer night might become a rare childhood memory if humans dont take action. There are over 2,000 different firefly species around the world, but their populations are decreasing due to artificial light pollution, pesticides (杀虫剂)and smaller ha
17、bitat size.A team of Tufts University-led researchers surveyed scientists and conservationists about the threats to firefly populations around the world. According to the study, one of the main threats to fireflies in East Asia and South America is artificial light. Fireflies light up to attract mat
18、es, but they can easily mistake human-made lights as potential partners. Adult fireflies typically live only a few days, which doesnt give them long to find a mate.Humans destroying the insects natural habitats creates another threat. During their larval phase (幼虫期),Malaysian fireflies live in river
19、side bushes that are often pulled out for human-made fish farms. In Europe, Lampyris fireflies are finding less food to eat due to the growing urbanization of what were once woods and farmlands. In Malaysia, adult pteroptyx fireflies that usually prefer to mate in specific trees next to rivers have
20、to find new mating areas because the trees are being knocked down for farmhouses.The study also looked at the effects of climate change, tourism, invasive (侵入的)species and water pollution. On a positive note, while fireflies around the world seem to be suffering from the previously mentioned issues,
21、 Big Dipper fireflies living in the US happen to be booming. Those guys can survive pretty much anywhere,said Sara Lewis, a biologist from Tufts University.The study urges countries where firefly populations are dwindling to take measures to preserve suitable habitats, lessen light pollution, reduce
22、 use of pesticides and develop better guidelines for tourism around known firefly areas.8.What mainly causes the drop of the firefly population in East Asia?A. Light pollution. B. Habitat loss.C. Climate change. D. Food shortage.9.Which of the following is more likely to adapt to the environment?A.
23、The Malaysian firefly. B. The Lampyris firefly.C. The Pteroptyx firefly. D. The Big Dipper firefly.10.What does the underlined word “dwindling” in paragraph 5 mean?A. on the rise B. on the decreaseC. under control D. out of control11.What does the text mainly talk about?A. Watching fireflies is a ra
24、re childhood memory.B. Cooperation is the key to firefly protection.C. Urbanization becomes a main threat to fireflies.D. Human activities lead to less firefly population.DSwiss researchers have developed a machine that can keep human livers (肝脏)alive outside of the body for one week. At present, te
25、chnology and methods are only able to keep human livers alive for up to 24 hours. The new machine is able to keep the liver active by performing several functions normally carried out by the human body.Scientists from the University of Zurich in Switzerland developed the machine. The researchers say
26、 the purpose of their “Liver4Lifb” machine is to perform what they call liver perfusion (灌注)operations outside of the human body. Perfusion is the process by which blood or other fluids are pumped through organs and tissue. The machine keeps the liver at the right temperature and moves it in a way t
27、hat would be natural in the body. It uses a pump to fill the liver with blood acting like a replacement for a human heart. The machine also provides oxygen to the organ, controls red blood cell levels and removes waste.The research team began their experiments using livers from pigs. After repeated
28、testing and engineering development, the team said it was able to get the pig livers to survive for seven days with support only provided from the Liver4Life machine.They also discovered that the system can work to repair damaged livers. In one test, the team connected the machine to 10 injured huma
29、n livers that had been rejected for transplantation by all European medical centers. After seven days of perfusion treatment from the machine, six of the human livers fully regained important liver functions, the researchers reported.The success of this unique perfusion system, developed over a four
30、-year period by a group of surgeons, biologists and engineers, clears the way for many new applications in transplantation and cancer medicine, helping patients with no liver grafts (移植)available.12.How does the machine keep the liver active?A. By pumping to fill it with kinds of medicine.B. By bala
31、ncing the temperature of the body.C. By providing blood for the liver like a heart.D. By controlling its white blood cell levels.13.What do we know about the system?A. It took researchers four periods to invent it.B. It is designed to repair damaged livers.C. Its possible that it may have a bright future.D. It needs more evidence to prove its functions.14.In which section of a newspaper may the text appear?A. Education. B. Enviro
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