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iPodsandKindles?Morethanyouthink.Onlyifyouknowwheretogo.CentralLibrary:Seattle,Washington,UnitedStatesTheCentralLibraryinSeattleismodernandfashionableandhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.ItwasdesignedbyDutcharchitectRemKoolhaasandAmericandesignerJoshuaRamus.Toursbeganin2006,twoyearsafteritsopening.Thelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitions,booksigningsandotherevents,whilevisitorscanstopbytheChocolatecartforacoffeeandscanthroughthegiftshopanytime.TrinityCollegeLibrary:Dublin,IrelandTheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinistheoldestlibraryinIreland,foundedin1592byQueenElizabethI.Itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld,alsoknownastheLongRoom,whichcontainsmorethan200,000ofthelibrary ’soldestbooks.TheLongRoomhousesoneoftheoldestharps(竖琴)inIreland.Datingtothe15thcentury,theoldharpisthemodelforthesymbolofIreland.GeiselLibrary, UniversityofCalifornia:SanDiego,UnitedStatesAtfirstglance,itlookslikeaspaceship.ArchitectWilliamPereira,whohelpeddesignactualspacelaunchfacilitiesatCapeCanaveralinHouston,Texas,designedthelibraryin1970.Ithasbeenfeaturedinsci-fifilms,shortstoriesandnovels.Thelibraryhostswhichinvitesreadersforcocktails,andalsoadistinguishedauthors.

“DinnerintheLibrspecialspeechfromTUDelftLibrary:Delft,TheNetherlandsThelibraryattheDelftUniversityofTechnologywasconstructedin1997andhasmorethan862,000books,16,000magazinesubscriptionsanditsownmuseum.Thebuildingitselfexistsbeneaththeground,soyoucan’reallytseetheactuallibrary.Whatmakesitinterestingistheroof,whichisagrassyhill.Theroofcovers5,500squaremeters.Andithasbecomeoneofthemoststrikingandgreeneststructuresinthearea.1.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?A.CentralLibrary. B.TrinityCollegeLibrary.C.GeiselLibrary. D.TUDelftLibrary.2.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat______.A.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthereB.ithasaroofofgrassyhillC.QueenElizabethIfoundedthelibraryD.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld3.InCentralLibrary,youcan______.A.buysouvenirsB.drinkcocktailsC.enjoysci-fifilmsD.seetheoldharpPassage2文体：应用文 词数：314 限时：6分钟IttakesmorethanjustpracticetobecomeanOlympian.Goldmedalperformancesrequiresomeseriousnutrition.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatthesesuccessfulathleteseattostayinpeakshape?KeriGlassman,aregistereddietitianandfounderofNutritiousLifeMeals,appearedon“GoodMorningAmerica”todaytogiveyouaglimpseintothedietsofsometopathletes.Someoftheirmealscouldsurpriseyou.CrazyCalorieCountGlassmansaidOlympiansatealotoffood—quantitiesthatforordinarypeoplewouldconstitutepiggingout.onesecretofswimmerMichaelPhelps’astonishingperformanceinthe2008OlympicsinBeijingwasconsumingasmanyas12,000caloriesinoneday.Athletescaneatlikethisandnotgainanyweightbecausetheirworkoutsareintense.AccordingtoGlassman,Phelps’workoutscanburn4,000to6,000caloriesinaday,andthosecaloriesmustbeaddedinordertotrainthefollowingday.SnackingSecrets“Someathleteseatstrangefoodsthatimprovetheirperformance.YohanBlake,theJamaicasprinterand100-meterworldchampion,hasstolenchampionsprinterUsainBolt’thundersonthetrackduringtheOlympictrials.Whenaskedabouthowhegetshisenergy,Blakeanswersthatheeats16bananasperday，”Glassmansaid.“JonathanHorton,theleadgymnastontheUSteam,hasabloodsugarproblem.Hissolutionishoney.Whenhestartstofeelshakyatthegym,hetakeshoneytoboosthisenergy，”Glassmansaid.FoodsforRecoveryWhatarethebestfoodstohelpthebodyrecoverafterharshcompetition?“ForOlympicswimmerRyanLochte,therecoverymealisgrilledchickenbreastswithAlfredosauce,whole-grainspaghettiandasaladwithlemonjuiceandoliveoil.Lochte,whorecentlycutoutjunkfood,candyandsoda,hasundertakenastrength-trainingregimen(养生法)thatinvolvesflippingtractortires,andtossingbeerkegs，”Glassmansaid.1.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?GoodDietMakesaTrueOlympianB.OlympiansHaveOlympic-sizeAppetitesC.Olympians’StrangeEatingHabitsD.TheDietsofSomeTopOlympicAthletes2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A.OrdinarypeopleeatfewpigscomparedwithOlympians.B.Olympianseatalotmorefoodthanordinarypeople.C.Olympianstendtoeatalotofhigh-qualityfood.D.Olympianseatalargeamountoffood,justlikepigs.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RyanLochtequiteatingjunkfood,candyandsodaforhisbetterrecovery.B.YohanBlakefinallybeatUsainBoltonthe100-metertrackintheOlympics.C.MichaelPhelps ’astonishingperformancewasduetohiseatinglotsoffood.D.JonathanHortonhasabloodsugarproblembecauseoftakingtoomuchhoney.4.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin______.A.atechnicalreport B.afashionmagazineC.aneducationcolumn D.asportsnewspaperPassage3文体：应用文 词数：359 限时：7分钟Herearesomeofthemoviesthatinspireyoutotravel.TheLordoftheRingsThestoryisaboutFrodo,hisfriendsandtheiradventurousjourneythroughMiddle-earth.Filmedinabout150locationsalloverNewZealand,thistravelmovieshowsitsbeauty.FromtherollinghillsofMatamatatothevolcanicregionofMtRuapehu,thisisthebestmovietoseeNewZealand.Also,thistravelmoviemighthavetheonlydistinctionofbeinginspiredbytravel.ThedirectorofthemoviePeterJacksonfirstreadthenovelonatraingoingfromWellingtontoAucklandwhenhewasjustseventeen.IndianaJones:TheCompleteAdventureCollectionIndianaJonesandtravelareinseparable.Everyonerememberstheredlineontheworldmapthatshowsuponscreenwhenheflies.TheEgyptscenesinRaidersoftheLostArkwerefilmedinTunisia.TempleofDoomwasfilmedmostlyinSriLankaandMacau.LastCrusadewasfilmedinItaly,SpainandJordanincludinganexcellentviewofPetra.Unliketheotherfilms,KingdomoftheCrystalSkullwasfilmedalmostentirelyintheUnitedStates.However,theirshotsofIguazuFallsareamazing.RomancingtheStoneandTheJeweloftheNileThismovieseriesfocusesonaromanticwriterJoanandheradventureswithasoldieroffortunenamedJack.InRomancingtheStoneJoangoestoColombiatosavehersisterwhoiskidnapped.Inthesequel(续集)JoangoestothefictionalkingdomofKadirintheMiddleEast.RomancingtheStone’ssceneswereshotmostlyoin.ForMexicTheJeweloftheNile,thescenesweremostlyshotinFranceandMorocco.TheTalentedMr.RipleyTomRipleyisaworkingclassyoungman.Throughacaseofmistakenidentity,heisaskedtogotoItalytoconvinceawealthybusinessman’ssontocomehome.ThistravelmoviestartsinNewYorkandheadstothefictionalresortofMonticello.ThelastsectionofthemoviewasfilmedmostlyinRomeandNaples.Thelocationswerebeautiful.TheyalsodidagoodjobofshowingItalyasitlookedinthe1960s.1.IfyouareinterestedinEurope,youprobablywatchthefilm______.A.TempleofDoomB.LastCrusadeC.RaidersoftheLostArkD.KingdomoftheCrystalSkull2.WhatcanwelearnbyreadingtheparagraphofTheLordoftheRings?A.ItisthebestmoviemadeinNewZealand.B.ItwasshotfromWellingtontoAuckland.C.IthasincreasedtourisminNewZealand.D.Thenovelaboutitcaughtthedirector

’sattentionlongago.3.WhathappenstothewriterJoan?A.SheiskidnappedtoColombia.B.Shetravelswithhersister.C.Sheissobravetosavehersister.D.Sheisaskedtowritethemovieseries.4.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?A.Socialnews. B.Entertainment.C.Technology. D.Education.全国高中英语教师群 190624773 全国高中英语教师②群 587542205答案及解析Passage1【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四座世界闻名的图书馆，表明在信息时代，图书馆以自己的方式彰显了其特有的魅力。1.B【解析】细节理解题。根据全文可知，CentralLibrary于2004年开放；TrinityCollegeLibrary成立于1592年；GeiselLibrary是在1970被设计的；TUDelftLibrary于1997年被建造。所以TrinityCollegeLibrary的历史最悠久。故选B项。2.A 【解析】细节理解题。四个选项中只有 A项为GeiselLibrary的特点。故选A项。