1、31. How does Owain James feel about the gapyear phenomenon?AHes puzzled.BHes worried.CHes surprised.DHes annoyed.【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了越来越多的学生们在上大学之前采取了“间隔年”的方式,即推迟上大学的时间,在此期间挣钱赚取上学的学费等,以及人们对于这种做法的赞成和反对的观点。 2015My colour television has given me nothing but a headache.I was able to buy it a little over a yea
2、r ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldnt fit.I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later,when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventyfive dollars less than I had paid.The set wor
3、ked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed_off for the night. Fortunately, I didnt get any channels showing allnight movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some rea
4、son,when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually,this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it,I had to change to another channel and then change it back.Sometimes this technique would not work,and I had to pick up the set and
5、shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise,I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist,and it stopped working altogether.My trip to th
6、e repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now,but I keep expecting more trouble.24. How does the author sound when telling the story?ACurious.BAnxious.CCautious.DHumorous.24. D推理判断题。这是一道推理作者讲述故事的时候,以什么口吻来讲述的试题。文章中第一段提到“Fortunately, I didnt get any channels showing allnight movies or I w
7、ould never have gotten to bed.”;第二段提到当作者不断地摇晃电视来消除噪声的时候, 作者说了“I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉)”。这些都体现了作者幽默的叙述手法。故选择D项。全国卷 BThe freezing northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed
8、before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the af
9、ternoon) filled the weekend, but the best partparticularly to my taste, dulled by months of coldweather root vegetableswas a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wakeup call.The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday f
10、rom 7 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the redpainted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.Disappointed by many a broken, vineripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, Ive ref
11、used to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Browns Grove Farms stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. Th
12、ese were the real dealand at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnt be experiencing again for months.Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm i
13、s one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, whereluckily for meI was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew Id be ordering every tomato on it.26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?AThe
14、y are soft.BThey look nice.CThey taste great.DThey are juicy.DConflict is on the menu tonight at the cafe La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of Frances favourite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get
15、in touch with their true feelings. It isnt always easy. The customerssome thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per sessionare quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论),slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say one feels, or people think,” Lehanne told them. “Say I think, Think me”
16、A cafe society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldnt seem more unFrench. But Lehannes psychology cafe is about more than knowing oneself: its trying to help the citys troubled neighbourhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestylelonger
17、working hours, a fastfood boom and a younger generations desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.The citys “psychology cafes”, which of
18、fer great comfort, are among the most popular places. Middleaged homemakers, retirees, and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love, anger, and dreams with a psychologist. And they come to Lehannes group just to learn to say what they feel. “Theres a strong need in Paris for communicatio
19、n,” says Maurice Frisch, a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious instructor in a nearby church. “People have few real friends. And they need to open up.” Lehanne says shed like to see psychology cafes all over France. “If people had normal lives, these cafes wouldnt exist,”she says.“If life
20、 werent a battle, people wouldnt need a special place just to speak.”But then, it wouldnt be France.33. How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?AThey are less frequently visited.BThey stay open for longer hours.CThey have bigger night crowds.DThey start to serve fast food.34. What are the
21、me cafes expected to do?ACreate more jobs.BSupply better drinks.CSave the cafe business.DServe the neighbourhood.35. Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?AThey bring people true friendship.BThey give people spiritual support.CThey help people realize their dreams.DThey offer a platform
22、 for business links.34C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation.”可以得出答案。故选C。35B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“If people had normal lives, these cafes wouldnt exist, she says.If life werent a battle, people wouldnt need a special place just to speak.But then, it wouldnt be France.”可知,
23、 心理咖啡馆在巴黎受欢迎的原因是它们能给予人们精神上的支持。故选B。【2014全国卷,A】The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge! The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the a
24、ges of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or
25、 pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue. Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speaker w
26、ill also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given t
27、he specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: http:/cambridgesciencefestival.org.What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review. C. An announcement. D. An official report.【答案】
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