本站
非官方网站,信息完全免费,仅供参考,不收取任何费用,请以官网公布为准!
文章概述 经验丰富的老警官Robert Moody 负责处理辖区学校校园内的吸毒和流氓团伙等犯罪活动。为使问题少年转向正途,预防犯罪,他在休息日邀请这些少年一起去钓鱼,并创立野营基金会,目的是通过展现给孩子们另一种有趣的生活来缓解孩子们的压力,加强人际间的勾通交流,使问题少年相互影响,远离毒品,从而改善辖区内的治安。
难点剖析 ①a chance encounter“偶尔相遇”,此处指Moody 与后面那个男孩的偶然相遇。
②can’t help but“禁不住;情不自禁”。
③peer pressures“(同龄人间的)趋同心理压力,攀比心理压力-strong feelings that you must do the same things as other people of your age if you want them to like you”。
④run the foundation full-time“专职经营基金会”。 长句注解 Deeply touched by the boy’s words,Moody decided to create a foundation (基金会) that introduces teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs.穆迪被这个男孩的话所感动,决心创立一个基金会,给参加野营活动的青少年介绍钓鱼的基本知识。
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C.和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
As a kid, I felt my happiness would be based on whether I could fulfill all my needs and wants. If I was rich, I would definitely be content with my life.
My father always stressed me his belief in happiness. I can remember him lecturing me about how money does not make one happy and how other things in life such as health, family, friends, and memorable experience make a person genuinely happy. 56 At that time in my life, I did not put any thought into his words as usual.
At a young age, I noticed the media seemed to portray the wealthy as happy people that add value to our society. 57 At high school, I still sought a career that would produce a high salary.
After my second year of college, I started my first job in an accounting department, where I found myself extremely bored. Every day I had to do boring work. In addition, I had to live away from friends and family.58 I noticed having money to spend when you are by yourself was not satisfying.
I began to think back to what my dad always said. After two months on the job, I trully realized that a more satisfying experience for me would have been doing an ordinary part-time job for far less money. No matter how high the salary of this position was, I would never be capable of fulfilling a happy life and making a career out of this job.
59 As the summer drew to a close, I truly understood the meaning of my dad’s words. The term “wealth” is a broad term, and I believe the key to happiness is to become wealthy in a great memories, friends, family, and health.
56. When the author was a kid, ______.
A. he suffered a lot from being poor B. it worried him whether he could live happily
C. he didn’t treat his father’s advice seriously D. his attitude to life was greatly influenced by his father
57. At high school, the author still thought that happiness was based on _______.
A. health B. family C. friendship D. wealth
58. What do we know about the author and his first job?
A. He got no happiness although it was well-paid. B. He got the job with the help of his friends.
C. He did not earn enough money to support himself. D. He decided to make it his lifelong career.
59. Through his experience, the author wanted to tell us that ______.
A. young people should listen to their parents. B. one should be careful in choosing his first job.
C. money cannot always bring you real happiness. D. one can learn much by doing a part-time job.
阅读:56—59 CDAC
B
Student Residences
Banbury House Tel: 564839
Enjoy mixing with other students in comfortable accommodation? 10 minute’s walk to the university district and close to all main bus stops. Single and double rooms. All cleaning services offered. Please bring your own bedding.
Three Seasons Tel: 445987
We can provide all types of accommodations for all types of single students. Rooms are fully furnished with bedding and there are four bathrooms each floor. Meals provided. 20 minute’s walk to the university and city center.
First Stop Tel: 223300
Suitable for new students.60 We provide double rooms. If you wish, we can offer assistance in finding a suitable person to share a room with. All washing and cleaning services offered at extra charge. Large canteen (餐厅) and three bathrooms on each floor.
Sturtin Hotel Tel: 876333
Located in pleasant countryside surroundings. We offer scenic views and old-world attractiveness.61 Relax after a long day by swimming in the pool or using the exercise gym. Separate study rooms.; bar and restaurant available. No children.
Downtown Digs Tel: 882313
62 Do you worry that you will not have enough money to see them though? Don’t waste it on expensive housing. This is a hostel( 招待所 ) run by students. No references and no rules. Shared bathroom, dormitory accommodation. 63 30 minute’s walk to university and city center.
Hilton Hostel Tel: 846241
It’s not quite the Hilton Hotel but all rooms are fully provided with meals, bedding and cleaning services included. 5 minute’s walk to the university and bus stops to the city downtown. Minimum stay period of six months. Singles only.
60. If you choose First Stop, you ______.
A. have to cook yourself B. can choose your roommate
C. can enjoy the washing service freely D. must share a room with others
61. If you like swimming, you will choose _______.
A. Banbury House B. Three Seasons C. Sturtin Hotel D. Downtown Digs
62. In what way is Downtown Digs different from the other residences?
A. It is comfortable B. It is expensive C. It is cheap D. It is quiet
63. If you would like to live as close as possible to the university, you’d better choose ______.
A. Banbury House B. Three Seasons C. Downtown Digs D. Hilton Hostel
60—63 BCCD
C
Burning the midnight oil before an exam or interview has an opposite effect according to a research which found that 64 sleep is necessary for memories to be “downloaded” into the brain.
“A good night’s sleep within 30 hours of trying to remember a new task is a necessary condition of having good recall(回忆)in the weeks ahead,” scientists have found.
“We think that getting that first night’s sleep starts the process of memory consolidation(加强),” said Robert Stickgold, a sleep researcher at Harvard Meidical School who conducted the latest study.
“It seems that memories are normally washed out of the brain unless some process nails them down. I feel uncertain that sleep is one of those things that do the nailing down,” Professor Stickgold said.
Professor Stickgold’s team trained the 24 people to tell direction of three diagonal bars(斜线)shown for a sixtieth of a second on a computer screen full of horizontal stripes(水平线).
66 Half the subjects were kept awake that night, while the others slept. Both groups were allowed to sleep for the second and third nights so make up for any differences in tiredness between the volunteers(志愿者).
Those who slept the first night were much better at remembering the task while the second ground showed no improvement in spite of enjoying two nights of catch-up sleep.
A further study by scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck Germany showed that memories are laid down in two stages during the night. The first is during the deep, so-called “slow wave” sleep, which usually takes place in the first half of the night. The second, and less important stage happens during the period of dreaming or “rapid eye movement (REM)”. When people don’t sleep well in the first half of the night, their memory consolidation is almost the same as having no sleep at all.
64.Which of the following statements is correct according to Paragraph 1?
A. It is necessary to burn the midnight oil before an exam or interview. B. Sleep speeds up the loss of memory.
C. Man should have a good sleep if he wants to keep a good memory.
D. Staying up late will make you better prepared for an exam or interview.
65. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that _____.
A. some process helps memories to be washed out of the brain
B. professor Stickgold is doubtful about whether sleep can make memories better
C. some memories normally influence the function of the brain
D. sleep improves the condition of memories
66. How was the research conducted by Professor Stickgold?
A. The subjects were divided into two groups B. All the subjects were kept awake for 3 nights
C. One group slept at the first night but was kept awake the next two nights
D. One group was kept awake for 3 nights but the other slept for the second and third nights
67. The best title of this passage is _____.
A. Sleep is Necessary for Memories B. The Importance of the First Stage of Sleep
C. Studies Made by Scientists About Sleep D. The Scientists’ Achievement in Sleep Research
64--67 CDAA
D
To extinguish (熄灭) different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable (手提式的) kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires. 68 The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.
69 Since fuel, oxygen (氧气) and heat must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out. The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.
Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may be used do cover a small fire.
A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.
70The method that is used to put out a fire depends upon the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in71 three classes. Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help keep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.
68. If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the follow should be ready there for you to use?
A. Sand B. Water C. A blanket. D. An extinguisher.
69. To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin in order to stop the fire is an example of _______.
A. separating the fire B. reducing the heat C. removing the fuel D. cutting off the oxygen
70. In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about_______.
A. when it breaks out B. how it comes about C. what kind it is D. where it takes place
71. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. Another class of fires B. Another type of extinguishers
C. How fires break out. D. How fires can be prevented.
68—71 DDCA
E
You hear the same complaint all the time: “My memory is terrible.” Is it all in the mind, or do real changes take place in the brain with the passing of time? The answer is that the brain’s cells, the neurons, decline and die with age.However, according to Professor Arthur Shimamura of the University of California, people vary greatly in how they change mentally with age, as well as how much their mental ability declines.
There are three main ways in which mental function changes.The first concerns speed, such as how quickly you can react to fast-moving incidents on the road.Drivers in their late teen react quickly but often drive too fast, while the over-60’s are more careful but react more slowly.72 This type of mental slowing results from a reduction in the efficiency with which the brain’s neurons work.
73 The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instrument than children points to a second type of mental decline, the loss of learning ability with age.The part of the brain which is known to control new learning is particularly sensitive to the effects of aging.The means we have to depend more on diaries and other mental aids as we get older, take longer to learn a new language and are slower to master new things at work.
“Working memory” is the third brain function that is sensitive to the effects of aging.Absent-mindedness occurs at all ages because of imperfections in the working memory system.
For example, you may continually lose your glasses, or find yourself walking into a room of your house only to find that you cannot remember what you came for.Such absent-mindedness also occurs more often as we get older.
74 However, evidence also shows that the principle “use it or lose it” applies to the aging brain.Professor Shimamura studied a group of university professors who were still mentally active, and compared their performance on neuropsychological tests with that of others of their age group, as well as with younger people.He found that on several tests of memory, the mentally active professors in their 60’s and early 70’s performed better than those of the same age, and as well as the younger group.
72.Memory gets worse as people grow older because _________.
A.the brain starts to produce too many neurons B.cells in the brain stop the neurons from working
C.the brain’s neurons don’t work as well as before D.when people get old, they complain too much
73.Which of the following well-known sayings best expresses the idea of the third paragraph?
A.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush B.You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.老狗学不会新把戏。意思就是新人的学习能力更强,更快接受新事物。
C.Where there’s a will, there’s a way. D.It’s never too old to learn.
74.We can conclude from Shimamura’s test on the professors that _________.
A.active minds might keep their memory better B.memory can improve with the time passing on
C.all of the old people will suffer memory loss D.the principle “use it or lose it” is obviously wrong
75.This passage is mainly about _________.
A.youth and aging B.problems of getting old
C.secrets of a good memory D.aging and mental ability
英语学习 http://www.yggk.net/english/