07閱讀理解一．科普知識1．Someresearchersexplainhowmostpeopleformtheirsocialgroupswithpeopleoftheirage.Especially，aschildrenandteenagers，evenadults，peoplemaketheirfriendsbasedonproximity（鄰近）morethananythingelse.Eveninacollegeclassroom，thestudentsmaynotmakefriendswiththosewhohavesimilarpersonalitiesandinterests.It'sthepeopletheyreallysitnextto.Clearlywhostandsnearesttoyouhasthegreatestinfluenceonyou.AsJimRohnhaswidelysaid."Youareaverage（平均）offivepeopleyouspendthemosttimewith."Overthepasttenmonths，I'vepaidRyan，afamouswriterofseveralbestsellingbooks，tohelpmewiththebookI'mwriting.Workingwithhimhasshownmejusthowlowmystandardsformyworkare.Forexample，everytimeIsendhimadraft（草稿），heshowsmehowitcouldbe10timesbetter，andheholdsmetothatstandard.______It'sbecausethatIdon'tknowwhatIdon'tknow.WorkingwithRyanhasmademerealizewhatispossibleandwhatittakestocreatesomethingpowerful.LikeRyan，mybusinesspartnerRichardhaswonderfulideasandfardifferentexperiencethanIhave.Hehaswritten36NewYorkTimesBestsellers.He'sbeenspeakinganddoingeventsfor20years.Richardalwaysperformsathighlevels，andalsoheisverystrictwithmebecausemyperformancealwaysmakesadifferentreflection（反映）onhim.It'snotabadthingbecauseitcreateshighpressure（壓力）tohelpmemakegreatprogressinorganizingtraining.Inaword，youneedtostaywiththosepeoplewhocanhelpyourealizeyourleveloftalentandpotential.Stayingwithpeoplewhohavehigherstandardsisthefastestwayforyoutochange.Ifyoudon'tchangeyourenvironment，yourprogresswillbeveryslow.Whoyoustaywithhashugeimportance.Youcan'tignorethis.（1）Whydidthewriterquote（引用）JimRohn'swordsinParagraph1？A.ToshowJimRohn'sworkingability.B.ToproveJimRohnisagreatperson.C.Tointroducethewriter'sbestfriend.D.Tosupportthewriter'sopinion.（2）WhichofthefollowingcanbeputatthebeginningofParagraph3？A.It'snotthatmyworkmates'abilitiesarelow.B.It'snotthatImakefriendsbasedonproximity.C.It'snotthatmyworkingabilitywasbornlow.D.It'snotthatI'vepaidRyantohelpmewithmybook.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto（指代）？A.Richard'sstrictnesswiththewriter.B.Thewriter'sperformance.C.JimRohn'sfamoussaying.D.Richard'sdifferentexperience.（4）Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.A.wecanimproveourworkingabilitiesbyourselvesB.we'dbettermakefriendswiththosewhocanholdustohigherlevelsC.wemustpayattentiontoourtalentandpotentialD.weshouldstaywiththosewhohavesimilarpersonalitiesandinterests2．Whatshouldyoutakewithyouwhenyoutakeanexam？Pen，pencil，eraser，ruler...，anddon'tforgetabottleofwater!AccordingtoastudyaltheBritishPsychologicalSocietyAnnualConferenceheldinLondon，studentswhobringwaterintoexamsmayimprovetheirgradesbyupto10percent.ScientistsattheUniversityofEastLondonandtheUniversityofWestminster，UK，didastudyon447students.ThestudentswerestudyingfordifferentdegreesattheUniversityofEastLondon.Only25percentofthementeredtheexamhallwithsomethingtodrink.Scientiststhencomparedtheirexamresultswiththeirnormalschoolworkgrades.Theyfoundthatallthosewhohadbroughtdrinkswiththemgotbettergradesbybetween2and10percent.Itisunclearwhydrinkingwaterimprovesexamresults.Butscientistssayhavingenoughwaterinourbodiesandnotfeelingthirstycouldhaveahelpfuleffectonourbrains.Drinkingwatermayalsocutdownonanxiety，whichhasabadeffectonexamperformance，accordingtoChrisPawson，PhD，oftheUniversityofEastLondon."Whatevertheexplanation，itisclearthatstudentsshouldtryhardtostayhydratedwithwaterduringexams，"hesaid.Sonexttime，whenyouaregoingtohaveabigexam，trybringingabottleofwaterwithyou.Whoknows一itmayhelpyoupasstheexam!WordBankpsychological心理學(xué)的degrees學(xué)歷anxiety焦慮hydrated含水的根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。（1）Howmuchmaythestudentsimprovetheirgradesmostiftheybringwaterintoexams？A.By2%.B.By8%.C.By10%.D.By25%.（2）Howmanystudentsinthestudygotbettergrades？A.About112studentswhobroughtdrinksorwaterintotheirexams.B.Allthe447students'whocomefromtheUniversityofEastLondon.C.About300studentswhotookpartinthestudy.D.About10percentofthestudentswhostudieddifferentsubjects.（3）Theunderlinedphrase"cutdownon"probablymeans.A.增加B.帶走C.減少D.改變（4）Accordingtothepassage，howdoeswaterhelpstudentsinexams？a.Itisgoodfortheirbrains.b.Itmakesstudentssmarter.e.Ithelpsstudentsstaycool.d.Ithelpsstudentsstayawake.A.abB.acC.beD.ed（5）Wherecanyouprobablyreadthearticle？A.Fashionmagazine.B.Textbook.C.Travelguide.D.Newspaper.二．杰出人物3．Scene1（ThesettingisaroominthepalaceoftheQueenofSheba.TheQueensitsatoneendoftheroomonachair.Zahrahstandsononesideofthechair.AmramisshowingsomesilkstotheQueen.）Amram：WouldyourMajestybegoodenoughtofeelthissilk？Seehowfineandsoftitis!（AmarmcomesalittleclosertotheQueenandholdsoutsomepurplesilk.Shefeelsit.）Queen：Yes，itis.AndIlikethisbrightpurplecolorverymuch.（SheturnstoZahrah.）Zahrah，whatdoyouthinkofit？Zahrah：Ilikeitverymuch，anditisagoodcolourforaqueen，yourMajesty.（Shefoldsupthesilkandputsittooneside.）Amram：Thekingofmyowncountry，thewiseKingSolomon，likesthisbrightpurplebetterthananyothercolor.Queen：Ihaveheardmanythingsaboutyourking.Amram：Heisagoodking，yourMajesty，andakindman.Allhispeoplelovehim.Queen：Ihavealsoheardthatheisverywise.Isittrue，Amram，thatKingSolomonunderstandswhatanimalssay？Amram：Itistrue，yourMajesty.Queen：（Smiles）It'sveryhardtobelieve.Amram：IfItoldyouwhathappenedonetimewhenIwaswiththeking，Ithinkyouwouldbelieveit.Queen：I'dliketohearyourstory.Amram：Well，onedayourkingandsomemenofhispalacewereridingonhorsebacktoanearbycity.Thekingwasridingaheadoftherestofus.Allatoncehepulledhishorsetostop.Helookeddownatthesandintheroad.Queen：Goon.Amram：Thenthekingturnedhishorseofftheroadandontothegrass.Hekepthishorseonthegrassalittleawaybeforeturningbackontotheroad.Queen：Didhesaywhyhestoppedandthenturnedhishorseofftheroad？Amram：KingSolomontoldushehadseensomeantshurryingalonginthesandoftheroad.Hesaidhehadheardthemsaytheywereafraidthatthehorseswouldwalkonthem.Queen：（Surprised）Andthatwaswhyyourmightykingturnedofftheroad？Amram：（Proud）Yes，yourMajesty.ThemightyKingSolomonstoppedtohearwhatthelittleantsinthesandweresaying.Heturnedofftheroadtosavethemfrombeinghurt.Queen：Thenhemustbeaswiseandaskindaspeoplesayheis.Amram：Nowyoucanbelieveit，can'tyou？Queen：Iwon'tfullybelieveituntilIseeandhearhimmyself，Amram.Amram：Thenwhydon'tyoucometoourcountryandpayhimavisit，yourMajesty？Queen：Yes，IthinkIshalldothat，Amram.ButfirstImustthinkofawaytotestthiswiseking.Youmaygonow，Amram，Amram：Goodday，yourMajesty.（Hebacksaway.）（Curtain）（1）Wheredoesthisscenetakeplace？A.Onthewaytoacity.B.Inthesandofaroad.C.Inaroomofapalace.D.Onthegrassneararoad.（2）Amramtoldthestoryofhiskingtoshow.A.KingSolomoniswiseandkindB.KingSolomonisafraidofantsC.KingSolomonlooksafterhishorsewellD.KingSolomoncantalktoanimals（3）KingSolomonturnedhishorseofftheroadbecause.A.therewassandinthewayB.thehorseneededtohavearestC.hewantedtoenjoythebeautythereD.hewantedtoavoidhurtingtheants（4）WhichofthesewordsinthepassageisusedtohelpreadersknowfeelingoftheQueen？A.Fine.B.Surprised.C.Proud.D.Afraid.（5）WhatmayhappennextaccordingtoScene1？A.AmramwillrefusetoleavetheQueen'spalace.B.Zahrahwillcertainlykeepthepurplesilkforherself.C.KingSolomonwilltestwhetherAmram'sstoryistrue.D.TheQueenwillpayavisittoKingSolomon'scountry.4．LudwigvanBeethovenwasbornin1770inBonn，GermanyandhediedinViennain1827.Inhisshortlifehechangedthehistoryofmusic.Beethoven'sfatherstartedtogivehimpianolessonswhenhewasonly4.Andthefatherrecognizedthathissonwasamusicalgenius.Beethovenplayedthepianoinpublicforthefirsttimewhenhewasjust8yearsold.By1783BeethovenwasreceivingencouragementandfinancialsupportfromtheprinceofthecityofBonn.In1787BeethoventravelledtoViennatoseekoutthefamouscomposerMozartashisteacher.Unfortunately，hehadtoreturnhomeonlytwomonthslaterbecausehismotherdied.Hisfatherbecameaheavyalcoholic（酒鬼），soBeethovenhadtobecomethebreadwinnerofhisfamilydespite（盡管）beingonly18yearsold.Itwasatthistimethathisstronganddeterminedpersonalitywasformed.BeethovenmovedtoViennain1792tostudywiththecomposerJosephHaydn.TheprinceofBonncontinuedtosupporthimduringthistimeandBeethovenstartedtobecomeamasterofmusicaltechniques.Hisfirstpublishedworksofmusicappearedin1795.Itispossiblethathewrotemanyofthesepiecesearlierbuthewantedtomakeabigimpressionbypublishingthemalltogether.Hegaveupconducting（指揮）andperforminginpublicinabout1800ashishearingwasgettingworse.InthelastyearsofhislifeBeethovenwasalmostdeaf.Amazingly，hecontinuedtowritemusicuntilhisdeath，andmanyofhismostadmiredworkscomefromhislateperiod.ThefirstofthesewashisPianoConcertoNo.5.Thereisasadstoryrelatedto（與....有關(guān)）thegreatestofhisworks，SymphonyNo.9.Beethovenwasconductingtheorchestra（管弦樂隊）duringthefirstperformanceofhissymphony.Attheendoftheperformancehecouldnotheartheaudienceapplaudinghim，andafriendturnedhimaroundtoseethecheeringcrowd.（1）WhofirstdiscoveredBeethoven'stalentinmusic？A.Mozart.B.TheprinceofBonn.C.Hisfather.D.JosephHaydn.（2）WhatdidtheprinceofBonndoforBeethoven？A.Hechangedthehistoryofmusic.B.HeencouragedBeethovenandgavehimsupport.C.HeplayedthepianoforBeethoven.D.HeattendedBeethoven'sfirstpublicperformance.（3）Whichoffollowingisinthecorrecttimeorder？a.Beethoven'sfirstworksofmusicwerepublished.b.Beethovenalmostbecameunabletohear.c.BeethovenstartedtostudywithJosephHaydn.d.BeethoventriedtolookforMozartashisteacher.e.BeethovenconductedinthefirstperformanceofSymphonyNo.9.A.d﹣b﹣c﹣a﹣eB.c﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣eC.c﹣d﹣e﹣a﹣bD.d﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣e（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.Beingthebreadwinnerofhisfamilyat18probablyformedBeethoven'sgreatpersonality.B.Beethovencontinuedtowritesomanyadmirablemusicworksuntilhisdeafness.C.BeethovenmovedtoViennabecausehehopedtomeetthefamouscomposerMozart.D.Beethovenkeptsomeearlyworksunpublishedbecausetheywerenotgoodenough.三．應(yīng)用文5．SunsetIslandTouristInformationCentreWelcometoSunsetIslandTouristInformationCentre.Wecanhelpyouplanyourholiday.THINGSTODOONSUNSETISLANDBoattripsaroundLighthouseIslandTwo﹣hourtripleaveseachdayat9：00.Lunchincluded.SwiminthebeautifulwateroffLighthouseIsland!Exitingnightlife!TheclubsofPortGeorgeareopeneverynightuntil4：00﹣thelatestmusiceverynight.Twofreedrinksifyouarrivebeforemidnight.MakefriendswithourwildlifeAtRosetownReserve，you'llfindwildlifethatonlylivesonSunsetIsland﹣getclosetowildhorses，deerandparrots.Easywalksandagreatteahouse.SeeRoseMountainsThehighestmountainsontheislandwithgreatviewsoftheislandinalldirections!Catchthe22bustoRosetownandspendthedayclimbing.tofivedifferentviewpoints.Ifyouarefit，you'llloveRoseMountains.OurislandstoryPortGeorgeMuseumisopeneverydayfrom10：00to16：00exceptWednesday.FindoutmoreaboutSunsetIslandintheeighteenthcenturyandthestoryofourpeople.SunsetislandspecialsPortGeorgerestaurantsarealwayspopularwithourvisitors.TheVictoriarestaurantonGreenStreetisfamousforisSunsetIslandcooking，adeliciousAsian/Africanmix.25GreenStreet，PortGeorge，SunsetIslandOpeneverydayexceptSunday9：00﹣17：00.Pleasetakeafreemapoftheisland!根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。（1）TheTouristInformationCentreisopen.A.everydayexceptSunday9：00﹣17：00.B.eachdayat9：00C.everynightuntil4：00D.everydayfrom10：00exceptWednesday（2）PeoplecantoRoseMountains.A.takeaboatB.takeawalkC.catchthe22busD.swim（3）Sallylikestogooutatnight，andenjoysmeetingpeopleanddancing.Shecangoto.A.RoseMountainsB.TheclubsofPortGeorgeC.RosetownReserveD.PortGeorgeMuseum（4）PeoplecanonSunsetIsland.A.fishinthebeautifulwaterB.getclosetowildlions，horsesanddeerC.climbatmostfourdifferentviewpointsofRoseMountainsadayD.learnaboutSunsetIslandandthestoryofthepeopleintheeighteenthcentury（5）WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue？A.Youneedtopayforamapoftheisland.B.You'llfindwildlifethatonlylivesonSunsetIsland.C.Youcanhavetwofreedrinksifyouarrivebeforemidnight.D.TheVictoriarestaurantisfamousforitsSunsetIslandcooking.四．新聞報道6．ChinasaysitwillpreventtheactofeatingwildanimalsandseriouslyfightagainsttheunlawfultradeaswildanimalsarewidelybelievedtobethesourcethatcausestheoutbreakoftheCOVID﹣19，accordingtoadecisionacceptedbythetoplegislatureonFeb.24.Thedecisionwasmadetofightagainsttheunlawfulwildlifetradeandgiveupthebadhabitofeatingwildanimals.Itwasalsomadetosafeguardpeople'slivesandhealth.Thedecision，madeupofeightitems，paysattentiontotheseriousproblemofsomepeopleeatingwildanimals.Itaimstocompletelybaneatingwildanimalsandfightagainsttheunlawfulwildlifetrade.Later，somelawswillbeamendedtoprovideastronglegislativepromiseforsafeguardingpublichealthandecologicalsecurity，accordingtothelegislature.ThehabitofeatingwildanimalsandtherelatedunlawfultradehavecausedhugepublicattentionaftertheoutbreakoftheCOVID﹣19.Diseasecontrolexpertshavesaidwildanimalsareverylikelytobethesourceofthenewvirus.Thetoplegislaturesaidinastatementthateatingwildanimalscauseshugehiddenriskstopublichealth，butamendingtheWildAnimalProtectionLawneedstimeandshouldgothroughlegislativeprocedures."AttheseriousmomentintheCOVID﹣19preventionandcontrol，it'shighlynecessaryandimportantfortheNPCStandingCommitteetopassaspecialdecision，"thestatementsaid，addingthatthedecisiontakeseffectimmediately.Undercurrentlaws，wildanimalsthatarebannedfrombeingeatenarethoseundernationalprotectionorthosewithoutalawfulsource.However，thelatestdecisionincreasesthescopebycompletelybanningeatingwildanimals，accordingtothestatement.（1）WhatmaybethesourcethatcausestheCOVID﹣19？A.Wildplants.B.Dirtywater.C.Wildanimals.D.Sickpersons.（2）AccordingtotheNPCStandingCommittee，it'snecessaryandimportanttoatthismoment.A.takecareofpatientsB.passaspecialdecisionC.raiseanimalsforfoodD.stayawayfromwildanimals（3）Thedecisionwasmademainlybecauseof.A.beingshortofanimalsB.beingshortofdoctorsandnursesC.thebadhabitsofeatingD.theoutbreakoftheCOVID﹣197．"Putonyourseatbelt!"Everyonegetssickofhearingthat.Butit'sgoodadvice.Peoplewhowearseatbeltsare45percentlesslikelytobekilledwhileridinginthefrontseatofacar.TheUSgovernmentwantsmoreseatbeltlaws.Itsayschildrenaged4to15areoftenkilledincaraccidents.In2005，therewere1，627childrenaged4to15killedincaraccidents.Morethan1，000ofthosechildrenwerenotwearingseatbelts.Iftheyhadbeenwearingseatbelts，500ofthosechildrencouldbealivetoday.Thesechildrenaretoooldtobeinsafetyseats，buttheyoftensitinthebackseat.Seatbeltlawsinmanystates，includingWisconsin，onlyrequirepeopleinthefrontseattowearseatbelts.Childrenwhoaren'twearingseatbeltscanbethrownoutofthecar.Theriskofdyinginanaccidentisthreetimesgreaterifthepersonisthrownoutofthecar.Newlawscouldrequirechildrenaged4to8tobeinboosterseatsinthecar.Boosterseatshelpseatbeltsfitchildrenproperly.Rightnow，only5percentofchildrenaged4to8areseatedinboosterseats（加強(qiáng)座椅）.Whileparentshavethechoiceofwhethertowearseatbeltsornot，childrenaretooyoungtomakethatchoice.Evenifyoudecidenottowearaseatbelt，makesureyourchildrenareinseatbeltsandsafetyseats.It'sthelawanditwillsavetheirlives.（1）Whatdoesthesentence"Everyonegetssickofhearingthat."inthefirstparagraphmean？A.thereissomethingwrongwitheveryone'searsB.allpeoplefallillwhentheyhearsomethingC.manypeopledon'tpayattentiontowearingseatbeltsD.noneofthepeopleknowsitisapieceofgoodadvice（2）Morethantwothirdsof1，627childrenwerekilledbecause.A.theyweretoocarefulwhentheywalkedontheroadB.theyweren'tusingseatbeltsC.theywerenotoldenoughtositinthecarD.theyworeseatbelts（3）Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage？A.ParentsAreImportanttoChildren.B.TooManyTrafficAccidentsHappenedRecently.C.TrafficLawsAreVeryImportant.D.ChildrenShouldPutonSeatBelts.五．詩歌/小說8．Youneversaid"I'mleaving"YouneversaidgoodbyeYouweregonebeforeIknewitAndonlyGodknewwhyAmilliontimesIneededyouAmilliontimesIcriedIflovealonecouldhavesavedyouYouneverwouldhavediedInLifeIlovedyoudearlyIndeathIloveyoustillInmyheartyouholdaplaceThatnoonecouldeverfillItbrokemyhearttoloseyouButyoudidn'tgoaloneForpartofmewentwithyouThedayGodtookyouhome（1）Thetextaboveisthemostlikelytobe.A.aletterB.anovelC.apoemD.areport（2）Thepurposeofwritingthetextistotohisfather.A.saysorryB.saygoodbyeC.showhischaracteristicD.showhislove（3）Fromthetext，wecanknowthewriteris.A.sadB.angryC.happyD.scared9．Mariedidn'tlikeEva'sfriendshipwithTom，soshetoldherhusbandthatshedidn'twantanysmellofhorsesinthehouse.StClaretoldTomtostopworkingwiththehorses.EvatoldherfathershelikedgoingforwalkswithTom.SoTomhadorderstoleavewhathewasdoingwhenEvaneededhim.EvaandTomspentalotoftimetogether.TomnoticedthatStClaredidn'tlookafterhismoneyandhishouseverywell.Hestartedmakingsomesuggestions，andsoonStClareunderstoodthatTom'sbusinessadvicewasverygood.AftersometimeTomstartedtolookafterthehouseexpenses.Tomalsonoticedthathismasterdidn'ttakeanythingseriouslyanddidn'tlivewell，andthisworriedhim.OnenightStClarewenttoapartywherehedranktoomuch.Hecamehomeverylate.Themorningafter，StClaregaveTomsomemoneytodobusinessforhim.Tomtookthemoneybuthedidn'tmove."What'stheproblem？Youlookveryserious."StClareasked."Ifeelverybad，Master.IthoughtthatMasterwasalwaysgoingtobegoodtoeverybody，butMasterisn'tgoodtohimself"StClarefelthisfacebecomered，thenhelaughed."Oh，Tom!"saidStClare，withtearsinhiseyes.“Well，youright.Neveragain，Tom，Ipromise."—TakenfromUncleTom'sCabin（1）Mariesaidshedidn'tlikethesmellofthehorsesinthehouse.Infact.A.shewantedherhusbandtosellthehorsesB.shedidn'tthinkthehorseswereusefultoherC.shethoughtEvaspentmuchtimewiththehorsesD.shedidnotlikeTomtostaywithEva（2）Fromthelastparagraph，weknowthatStClare.A.wassorrythathewasnotkindtoTombefore