1、 14.50Pages: 186www._trafford._comWhen space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it. However, not everyone wishes for change, and destruction leads to a new fight, a long way from home. The crew must now work together in order to get back.The War Around UsWolfgan
2、g Peter May 9781426921452 22.34Pages: 460As a young child, Wolfgang Peter May fled from his home in Breslau, Germany during World War and witnessed the destruction of Dresden. He eventually joined the US Army. In The War Around Us, May explores and debates many faces of war and delivers thoughtprovo
3、king (引人深思的) comments about warfare using his personal experiences and real world events.The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway 9780684830490 14.99Pages: 132www._goodreads._comThe Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in
4、1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin (枪鱼) far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba.Little WomenLouisa May Alcott 9780553212754 4.99Pages: 560
5、Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (18321888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books over several months at the request of her publisher. Following the lives of the four March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy the novel details t
6、heir passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters.Order online and you can save 20% off your total purchase on orders over 15.语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本书。1If we are interested in science fiction, which book will we choose to read?AMoonshaker. BThe War Aro
7、und Us.CThe Old Man and the Sea. DLittle Women.解析:选A细节理解题。根据对第一本书的介绍中的“When space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it”可知,第一本书是与科幻有关的。故选A项。2How much does it cost to order The War Around Us online?A14.99. B17.872.C20.79. D23.75.选B细节理解题。根据对第二本书的介绍中的“Price: 22.34”
8、和文章最后一句“Order online and you can save 20% off your total purchase on orders over 15”可知,从网上订购此书需花费:22.34(120%)17.872(美元),故选B项。3Whose book tells a story set in Cuba?AErnest Hemingways.BWolfgang Peter MayCG. V. ChillingsworthDLouisa May Alcott根据对第三本书的介绍中的“It tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban
9、fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin (枪鱼) far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba”可知,选A项。B陕西质检一)Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our house to my sons flat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I d
10、ecided to hire a lorry and drive it myself.Moving the lorry backward in my yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. Fortunately I owned the shed. I loaded up with the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the stree
11、ts nervously.At last I arrived at Charlotte Street and found an available parking space. I moved the lorry into it only to notice three people at a pavement cafe waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing. “Youve hit the car parked behind
12、you,” they said. I examined the car. There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the severe look of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged cars windscreen, giving my phone number.I unloaded the furniture, drippin
13、g the sweat, wanting only to escape from the monster. I drove it back to its base at Edgware. On arrival, the boss told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me,” I cried, still shaking with fear. He stared at me with understanding. No doubt hed witnessed others in this
14、state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you fill up, and I drive it back?” he asked.He danced the great lorry through the traffic so carefully that it would have shamed me if I had not been so grateful.本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过描述作者因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致了一系列问题,告诉我们:过分自信是愚蠢的。4The man felt _
15、 to have delivered the furniture himself.Agrateful BproudCconfident Dregretful选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知,“我”本应付费让别人装运家具的,但是出于对自己驾车能力的愚蠢的自信,“我”决定租一辆卡车自己装运。结合下文描述的“我”停车时撞上别人的车可知,“我”对决定自己装运家具的事感到后悔,D项意为“后悔的”,符合语境,故D项正确。5The man trembled violently because _.Athe lorry was too difficult to driveBhe caused a ter
16、rible traffic accidentChe was afraid to see the three peopleDthe furniture was too heavy for him根据第三段中的“I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing”及第二段最后一句“My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously”可知,由于卡车难以驾驶,“我”十分紧张
17、,故A项正确。6The man said he was a bad man most probably because _.Ahe shouldnt have driven the lorry himselfBhe made the traffic accident on purposeChe shouldnt have caused trouble for the disabledDhe parked the big lorry on the pavement选C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“There were white scratches on its front face. It bo
18、re a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man”可知,由于刮坏了带有残疾人标志的车,这可能会给其带来麻烦,因此“我”觉得自己是一个坏人,故C项正确。7The writer intended to suggest that _.Ait was thrilling to drive a lorryBbeing too confident is foolishCit was hard to avoid accidentsDthe boss was expert in driving选B推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文的主题句是第
19、一段最后一句结合全文描述的“我”因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致一系列问题可知,本文旨在说明“过分自信是愚蠢的”,故B项正确。C武汉市武昌区调研)Every now and then, a product comes along that proves itself a complete gamechanger, as is the case with a new British brand and invention, Eyejusters the reading glasses that you can focus yourself for less than 70!
20、With 6 in 10 people wearing glasses in the UK, those with perfect vision are increasingly in the minority. And of those who do require glasses, many find themselves requiring two or three pairs of glasses in order to complete different tasks throughout the day. As well as being an added expense on_t
21、op_of everything else, this also means carrying around (and trying not to lose) those extra pairs!Eyejusters allow you to instantly change the lens (镜片) strength of your glasses with hidden dials, tucked just inside the frames themselves. Eyejusters work by the wearer simply turning the concealed ey
22、eDials to change the focus to fit your needs. The lenses adjust from 0.00 to 3.00 D. They also have antiscratch technology and are lightweight in design so you arent paying the price of comfort for convenience.The creator of Eyejusters, Owen Reading who came up with the idea for Eyejusters with frie
23、nd David Crosby, who studied physics at Oxford with him, explained:“Lots of people need reading glasses but they need glasses with lots of different strength. They might have a pair with 1 prescriptionstrength lenses for the computer, 2s for reading and 3s for really closeup stuff. Eyejusters replac
24、e the need for multiple pairs of reading glasses, by covering the whole range from zero to 3, which is the strongest you will find in overthecounter products.”He added:“If you wear reading glasses, these are a much more flexible alternative. You can put them on and just turn the dial until what you
25、want to see comes into focus. They are much like using binoculars (双筒望远镜)”本文是科技新产品类说明文,介绍了一种视力调节器,人们可以调整镜片焦距以达到不同的目的。8Which has the closest meaning to the underlined part “on top of” in Para.2?AJoan stays on_top_of the news by reading newspapers.BA submarine can run under water as well as on_top_of
26、water.CWhen I turned the corner, I was right on_top_of the post office.DHe promised to help us and on_top_of that he lent us many books.选D词义猜测题。画线部分上文讲的是,很多人需要两三副眼镜来完成不同的任务,而画线部分所在句是说这不但是一笔额外的费用,还意味着到哪里都要带着额外的眼镜(还得注意别把它们弄丢了)。由此可以推断,on top of 的意思是“除之外”,所以D项表达的含义与画线部分最接近。9Eyejusters are popular for th
27、e following reasons EXCEPT their _.Anew brand Bantiscratch technologyClight weight Dlow price根据第一段最后的“for less than 70”可知,它的价格低,排除D项;根据第三段最后一句中的“They also have antiscratch technology and are lightweight in design so you arent paying the price of comfort for convenience”可知,它有抗抓痕技术,还很轻便,排除B项和C项。10How
28、can you make Eyejusters serve different purposes?ABy folding glasses. BBy adjusting lenses.CBy combining glasses. DBy changing lenses.根据第三段首句可知,人们通过调整镜片的焦距来服务于不同的目的,所以选B。11Who need Eyejusters most according to Owen Reading?APeople having perfect vision.BPeople wearing reading glasses.CPeople changin
29、g glasses constantly.DPeople preferring comfortable glasses.选C推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知,为了完成一天之内不同的任务,很多人需要两三副眼镜。Eyejusters这种新型的眼镜正好可以弥补这个缺陷,可以通过调整镜片焦距来达到不同的目的,所以选C。D石家庄模拟)Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies. Most time the task is easily accomplished with
30、parents reading or talking to their babies. However, in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. Now, an adorable blueeyed robot, a human avatar, and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.The Robot AVatar thermalEnhanced system, or RAVE, is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by LauraAnn Petitto, an educational neu
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