1、 maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I dont live to make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves.1Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of_.Aobserving her school routineBexpressing her satisfaction
2、Cimpressing her classmatesDpreserving her history解析细节理解题。由文章第一段的最后一句话“After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?”可知,我认为通过看过去经历的记录是保存过去的一种方式,故选D项。答案D2What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?AA dull night on the journey.BThe beauty of the great val
3、ley.CA striking quotation from a book.DHer concerns for future generations.由第三段的第一句话“At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知,山谷的美让我意识到没有什么能比得上让自己去体验美。故选B项。答案B3What does the autho
4、r put in her diary now?ANotes and beautiful pictures.BSpecial thoughts and feelings.CDetailed accounts of daily activities.DDescriptions of unforgettable events.由第四段第一句话“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知现在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受写在日记里,故正确答案为B项。4The author
5、 comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is_.Ato experience itBto live the present in the futureCto make memoriesDto give accurate representations of it由最后一段的最后一句“I dont live to make memories.I just live,and the memories form themselves”可知A项正确,C项不正确;由第四段最后一句“I realize that life will simply p
6、ass me by if I stay behind the camera,busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知B项错误。由最后一段第二句话“Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places;maybe Ill forget certain facts,but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知D项错误。答案A。The need to fee
7、d a growing population is putting much pressure on the worlds supply of water. With 97% of the worlds water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage (短缺) seems strange to som
8、eone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the worlds agricultural industries experience constant water shortages. Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution (重新分配) are very high. Not only is t
9、here the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys (山谷) are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the wo
10、rld to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements. This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation (灌溉). In Texas, farmers overuse of irrgation water has resulted in a 25
11、% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed. Saudi Arabias attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantitie
12、s of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry. 1. From the first two paragraphs we learn that.A. much of the worlds water is available for useB. peopl
13、e in high rainfall countries feel luckyC. the costs of water redistribution should be consideredD. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world2. Which of the following is true? A. The water stores in Texas have been reduced by 75%. B. Most industries in the world suffer from water sho
14、rtages. C. The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years. D. Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley. 3. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Steps to improving water use management. B. Ways to reduce the costs of
15、 building dams. C. Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages. D. Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply. 4. The text is mainly about.A. water supply and increasing populationB. water use management and agricultureC. water redistribution and wildlife protectionD. water shortages an
16、d environmental protection【参考答案】1-4 CCAB 阅读理解。The internet will open up new vistas (前景),create the global villageyou can make new friends all around the world.That,at least, is what it promised us.The difficulty is thatit did not take the human mind into account.The reality is that we can not keep r
17、elationship with more than a limited number of people.No matter how hard the internet tries to putyou in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.The problem is twofold(双重的)First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship wit
18、h.That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain.Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest (投入) in them.We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute whats left among as many others as we can.The problem is that if we invest li
19、ttle time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline (减弱)until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”This is not, of course, to say that the internet doesnt serve a socially valuable function.Of course it does.But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of y
20、our social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.In one sense, thats a good thing.But it also has a disadvantage.If you continue to invest in your old friends even
21、 though you can no longer see them, then certainly you arent using your time to make new friends where you now live.And I suspect that probably isnt the best use of your time.Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face.The internet will slow down the ra
22、te with which relationships end, but it wont stop that happening eventually.一般认为网络在让人与人交流方面起到了非常重要的作用。而本文作者对此却持怀疑态度。他认为网络在加强人与人之间的关系方面并没有起到应有的作用。17What is stressed in the first paragraph?AThe present situation of the internet.BThe difficulty in communication on the internet.CThe socially valuable fu
23、nction of the internet.DThe role of the human mind in the internet communication.答案:D。主旨大意题。由文章第一段特别是最后一句“No matter how hard the internet tries to put you in communication,its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.”可知人类思维在网络交流中起到举足轻重的作用,故D项正确。18The underlined word “engagement” in the second par
24、agraph probably means “_”Aappointment BconnectionCinterview DagreementB。词义猜测题。句意为:问题是如果我们在一个人身上花很少时间,我们跟这个人的联系将会减弱到“他只是一个曾经认识的人”,因此划线单词意为“联系,交往”。19According to the passage, the author holds the view that_.Athe internet fails to play so valuable a role in communication as it promisedBthe internet det
25、ermines the quality of social relationshipsCthe internet greatly increases the size of social circlesDthe internet communication is no less effective than the facetoface talkA。推理判断题。由文章的一些信息“This is not ,of course,to say that the internet doesnt serve a socially valuable function.以及The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end,but it wont stop that happening eventually.”等可推知网络在人与人之间的交流上并没有起到应有的作用,故A项正确。20What is the authors attitude towards the use of t
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