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36.A.continentB.characterC.contentD.culture 37.A.lovelyB.basicC.particularD.scientific 38.A.novelB.jokeC.legendD.music 39.A.politelyB.clearlyC.easilyD.slightly 40.A.whileB.forC.whereasD.as 41.A.agreementB.punishmentC.achievementD.argument 42.A.puzzleB.injureC.interruptD.offend 43.A.personB.actionC.virtueD.system 44.A.quarrelB.raceC.fightD.trip 45.A.winB.failC.defeatD.beat 46.A.slow downB.come upC.give upD.fall off 47.A.describesB.praisesC.tellsD.mentions 48.A.lonelyB.aloneC.certainD.deserted 49.A.in spite ofB.on account ofC.as a result ofD.instead of 50.A.rowB.circleC.movementD.action 51.A.hurtB.destroyedC.ruinedD.hit 52.A.offeredB.returnedC.honoredD.reminded 53.A.coverB.respectC.shapeD.reflect 54.A.strengthB.silenceC.loyaltyD.reality 55.A.invaluableB.honorableC.unbelievableD.invisible 第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。 A In the UK, a country known for its bad weather and lack of sunshine, there appears to be an ever increasing number of very tanned (晒黑的) young people. So just how are they achieving their golden tans? Some are choosing the sun-free option and are getting their tans from a bottle. However, it appears that others are turning to tanning salons (沙龙), of which there are thousands in the UK. So why do the British prefer to be tanned? Often, they are trying to imitate their favorite celebrities (名人). Research from the British Sunbed Association suggests that many people believe a tan makes them feel and look healthier. This is a belief that is most definitely not shared by Cancer Research UK. They firmly state that being tanned is not a sign of health. In fact, they are strongly against young people using sunbeds. On their website, they state that people who use sunbeds before the age of 35 have a higher risk of melanoma (黑素瘤). The dangers of tanning did not appear to concern ten-year-old Kelly Thompson who hit the headlines in April after receiving severe (严重的) burns from spending 16 minutes on a sunbed. Kelly’s mother was shocked that her daughter had been allowed to use the sunbed and the tanning salon was unmanned (无人看管的). She noted that: “There was no one to give advice on using these potentially (潜在地) dangerous machines.” Whether the British government has been taking notice of such recent tanning tragedies is not clear. What is clear however is that self-regulation (自行监管) in the sunbed industry looks unlikely to continue. Just after Kelly’s story was reported in the news, the government gave a statement advising that people under 18 should not use sunbeds and that all salons should employ trained workers. 56. The first paragraph mainly tells us that ______. A. The UK is known for its bad weather B. young British people like to be tanned C. more people turn to tanning salons D. tan is young British people’s favorite color 57. According to Kelly’s mother, ______. A. Kelly spent too much time on the sunbed B. Kelly was given the wrong advice C. the tanning salon was to blame D. Kelly should use the sunbed with the help of the workers in the salon 58. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To introduce something about sunbeds B. To advise people to stop being tanned. C. To give the UK government some advice. D. To show the danger of being tanned. B The more we learn about the octopus (章鱼), the more intelligent we discover they are. Octopuses possess not one but nine “brains”, one in each of their legs and a central brain behind the eyes. Octopuses can solve problems, can be trained to learn behavior and are extremely good at figuring out how to get out of an aquarium (水族馆) and get into food. We can learn a lot from an octopus. An octopus doesn’t have a backbone, which doesn’t mean that they lack nerve. On the contrary, their nervous system, which goes all the way down each leg, is very complex. They are able to take in a lot of information about their world and seem to be able to remember, learn and adapt to new situations. The suckers (吸盘) on their long legs can not only feel, but also taste. Each sucker works individually, so an octopus can just focus on one leg or one sucker. Their eyesight is sharp. Although their brains are quite small in comparison to ours, they still have very large brains for invertebrates (无脊椎动物). They have many physical characteristics of a human brain. Perhaps you’ve seen the video of an octopus in a German aquarium that learned to open a jar to get its food. Octopuses have also been taught to go through mazes (迷宫) and to pick out different shapes of patterns. Their short term and long term memory seems to be excellent. It is thought that octopuses are as intelligent as dogs in their capacity (能力) to learn certain behavior, solve problems, and make use of objects. In the movie “Octopus Intelligence: Deep Sea Aliens,” some species of octopuses are letting young octopuses watch the adults in order to train them. If this keeps up, in a hundred thousand generations the octopus may rule the seas. Clearly, there is more to an octopus than just a lot of legs. 59.We can learn from the passage that the octopus ______. A. is the cleverest animal in the sea B. has nine small brains and a big one C. has a very complex nervous system D. has all its brains behind its eyes 60. Which of the following statements about the suckers of the octopus is true? A. Each one can work by itself. B. They can taste but can’t feel. C. Each leg has only one sucker. D. Each one has an eye, 61. Paragraph 4 mainly tell us ______. A. the octopus is as clever as the dog B. what octopuses are good at C. octopuses can go through mazes D. how intelligent octopuses are 62. We can learn from the last paragraph that octopuses ______. A. will rule the oceans in the future B. may have an unbelievable future C. are good at training their young D. should have more powerful legs C Lee Humberg, district manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, is the man in charge of figuring out how to remove the flocks (群) of 15,000 to 20,000 Canada geese that could strike planes flying in and out of the New York area. The Port Authority, the agency that manages airport in New York and New Jersey, estimates (估计) that there have been as many as 315 bird strikes annually in the past 30 years. Bird strikes have been a hot topic since a US Airways jet suffered a “double strike” and made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in January 2009. All 155 passengers were rescued safely and the flight was called “Miracle on the Hudson”. The plane finally ended up at the Carolinas Aviation Museum. The next major bird strike may not have such a happy ending. To thin the flocks, Humberg and his team have tracked down goose nests and killed eggs with corn oil. They’ve also terrified the birds with dogs, remote-controlled boats and kites that look like eagles. But the only method that effectively decreases the goose population is the one that angers animal lovers the most: gassing (使…吸入毒气) hundreds at a time. (责任编辑：admin) |