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Ⅰ阅读理解ACreativeAlarmClocksDumbbell(哑铃)alarmclockItisnotarealdumbbell,butyouhavetoshakeitupanddown30timestostopthealarmclock.Andthereisnostopbutton.Ofcourseyouwillbetotallyrefreshedbythen.Don’tbelazyandtakesomeexerciseinthemorning!TargetalarmclockThealarmisringingatthetimeyousetitfor!Doyouseethetarget?Thenhitittostopthesoundwithalasergun(激光枪).Ofcourseyouhavetobefullyawakeifyoudon’twanttomissthetarget.FlyingalarmclockI’msureyouwon’tbeabletosimplyignorethisalarmasyouusuallydo,becauseitflies!Itspropeller(螺旋桨)flyingoffthealarmisthekey.Beforethefrighteningalarmsoundsdriveyoucrazy,you’dbetterquicklyputthekeyback.BanclockHaveyoubeenkeepingapocketfulofchangeforsometimewithoutknowingwhattodowithit?Maybeyoucanputthosecoinsinyouralarm.Thisisbothanalarmclockandamoneybox.Itonlystopsringingifyouputacoininit.IQalarmclockWhataboutabrainworkoutinthemorning?IQalarmwillgooffandaskyouasetofIQquestions.Don’teventhinkaboutremovingthebattery,becauseitishardtoopen.Theonlywaytoshutitoffistoanswerallquestionscorrectly.Mr.Bump-off-the-wallalarmclockAnalarmclockissoannoyingwhenyouaretootiredandsleepytogetup.YoucanreleaseyourangeronMr.Bump.Itlookslikeablueballcoveredwith“bandages”.Justthrowthisalarmatthewalltosilenceit.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几个有创意的闹钟。1．HowcanweturnoffTargetalarmclock?A．Byshootingatit.B．Byshakingit30times.C．Byputtingthekeybackonit.D．Byansweringquestionsshownonit.A解析：细节理解题。根据Targetalarmclock部分中的Thenhitittostopthesoundwithalasergun(激光枪)．可知，要关掉这个闹钟需要向闹钟射击。2．WhatisanotherfunctionofBanclock?A．Improvingpeople’ssleep.B．Askingpeopletodoexercise.C．Testingpeople’sintelligence.D．Helpingpeopletosavemoney.D解析：细节理解题。根据Banclock部分中的Thisisbothanalarmclockandamoneybox.可知，这个闹钟也是一个储钱罐，能帮助人们存钱。3．WhatcanweinferaboutMr.Bump­off­the­wallalarmclock?A．Ithangsonthewall.B．Itisdifficulttobreak.C．ItwasinventedbyMr.Bump.D．Itringslouderthananyotherclocks.B解析：推理判断题。根据Mr.Bump-off-the-wallalarmclock部分中的Justthrowthisalarmatthewalltosilenceit.可推断，这个闹钟很难摔破。BLouisville－basedonlinecompanyCuddleClonesInc.isinthebusinessofcreatingcustom－madestuffedreplicas(填充复制品)ofhousepetsforanimallovers.TheircustomersaremostlypeoplewhoarelookingforaCuddleClonetoreplacetheirdeadpets.AccordingtofounderJenniferGraham,hercustomersjustwanttohugtheirdogorcatagain,evenifit’sjustanincrediblyrealisticreplica.GrahamsaidshegottheideaforCuddleClonesafewyearsagowhenshewasrestingherheadonherpetRufus,aGreatDane.Atthetime,shethoughtitwouldbenicetohavealife－sizeversionofRufus.Shetooktheideatoafewbusinessplancompetitions,andencouragedbythepositivefeedback(反馈),shedecidedtoturnitintoareality.IfyouwantaCuddleCloneofyourveryown,allyouneedtodoissendthemapictureofthepetyouwanttoclone.Justuploadthepictureontheironlinestore,choosetheearandtailpositions,andaddanyotherkeycharacteristicsyouwanttheclonetohave.Onceyou’vemadethepayment,thecompanystartstheprocessofcreatingtheclone.Thestuffeddollsaremadefromhigh－qualityplush(长毛绒)materialsthatarespecificallychosentomatchyouranimal.GrahamsaidthatshemanagesthebusinessbytalkingwithoperationmanagerseverynightviaSkype.“Wearetryingtogetthemtounderstandthehigh－qualitydesignneededforourproductsandtobuildupalargeinventory(库存)ofplushmaterials.”Theyhaven’tadvertisedmuch,butGrahamsaidthatsimpleword－of－mouthmarketingisprovingveryeffective．“FromsendingsomeoneaCuddleClonetohugtocopewiththelossoftheirpettosendingateenagerofftocollegewithaplushversionoftheirbestfriend,wereallyarecreatingbigsmiles，”shesaid.“Aspetloversourselves,itmakesushappyknowingthatourcustomersarehappy.”【解题导语】心爱的宠物去世，如何化解心中的那份思念？一家“克隆”宠物的公司能让你感受再度拥抱去世宠物的温暖。4．CuddleClonesInc.offersservicesmainlytocustomerswho________．A．misstheirdeadpetsB．wishtoprotectanimalsC．refusetoraiselivepetsD．wanttofollowthefashionA解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的Theircustomersaremostly...hugtheirdogorcatagain...realisticreplica.可知，CuddleClonesInc.主要为思念去世宠物的人提供服务。5．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowGrahambecomessuccessful.B．Themarketdemandforpetsatpresent.C．ThedevelopmentofCuddleClonesInc.D．WhatinspiredGrahamtosetuphercompany.D解析：段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了Graham创建“克隆”宠物公司的缘由。6．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph4impliesthatGraham________．A．considersitineffectivetomakeadvertisementsB．thinksmanycustomershateadvertisementsC．hasspentmostmoneybuyingthematerialsD．believesgoodreputationisveryimportantD解析：句意理解题。根据第四段画线句语境可知，Graham觉得口碑营销已见成效，由此可知她认为产品口碑十分重要。7．Accordingtothelastparagraph,Grahamthinksherproducts________．A．areperfectlydesignedB．arefacinggreatchallengesC．bringcustomersgreatpleasureD．havemuchroomforimprovementC解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的wereallyarecreatingbigsmiles...ourcustomersarehappy可知，Graham认为她的产品为顾客们带来了快乐。CMostscientistsarenowcertainthatglobalwarmingistakingplace.Gasessuchascarbondioxidearecreatingawarmblanketaroundtheearth.Thisblanketistrappingheatintheatmosphere,andsoraisingthetemperatureoftheearth.InEurope,eightofthelasttenyearshaveseenrecordhightemperatures.Ontheotherhand,thecountriesaroundtheMediterraneanSeaarereceivingevenlessrainthanbefore.Insub­SaharanAfricathecropsaredryingoutinthefieldsandpeoplearedyingofstarvation.ThesouthernUnitedStateswasstruckbyaseriesofdestructive(毁灭性的)hurricanes.Scientistsexpectsuchtrendstocontinue,andtoworsen,ifglobalwarmingcannotbestopped.Inadditiontoworryingaboutrisingglobaltemperaturesandextremeweatherconditions,scientistsarecloselymonitoringsealevelsaroundtheworld.Theseareslowlyrising,asthenorthernandsouthernpolaricecapsstarttomelt.Thiswillhaveseriousconsequencesforlow­lyingcountriesnearthesea.Alreadypartsoftheseplacesaredisappearingundertherisingseawater.Accordingtonewresearch,onecontradictoryfeature(特征)ofglobalwarmingisthatitwillprobablyleadtoaperiodofmuchcolderweather.Scientistsbasetheirtheoryonwhathappenedthelasttimetheworldwarmedup,8，300yearsago.TheyhavediscoveredthatwhentheicemeltedfromthenorthernpolaricecapitbecametrappedinalakeinnorthernCanada.Asmoreicemelted,thislakesuddenlyburstopen,pouringmillionsoftonsoffreezingfreshwaterintotheNorthAtlantic.ThisfloodofwaterpreventedthenormalflowofwaterintheAtlantic,whichtakeswarmwaterfromthetropics(热带地区)northtoEurope.Whenthisflowofwarmwaterwascutoff,temperaturesinEuropedroppedbybetweenthreeandeightdegreesoverthenext200years.“That’stheconcernhere，”saysRichardAlley,anAmericanclimateexpert.“Theclimatehasn’tvariedmuchin8，000years.Butbigchangescouldcomeback！”【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了全球变暖的影响。8．WhatistheoveralleffectofglobalwarmingonEurope?A．Adecreaseofcropproduction.B．Anincreaseofhurricanes.C．Adeclineinrainfall.D．Awarmerclimate.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的InEurope,eightofthelasttenyearshaveseenrecordhightemperatures.可知答案。9．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Therisingsealevel.B．Themeltingoficebergs.C．Theincreaseindisasters.D．Thecauseofglobalwarming.A解析：段落大意题。根据第三段中的scientistsarecloselymonitoringsealevelsaroundtheworld可知，本段主要讲述了全球变暖引发了海平面上升。10．HowdoestheauthordescribetheclimatechangeinEurope8，300yearsago?A．Byofferingstatistics.B．Bygivinganexample.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byanalyzingtheprocess.D解析：推理判断题。根据末段中的．..whentheicemelted...Asmoreicemelted,thislakesuddenlyburstopen...ThisfloodofwaterpreventedthenormalflowofwaterintheAtlantic,whichtakeswarmwaterfromthetropics(热带地区)northtoEurope.可知，作者分析了8300年前整个欧洲变冷的过程。11．WhatcanweinferfromRichardAlley’swords?A．Globalclimatewillremainunchangeableinthenext8，000years.B．Globalwarmingwillcontinueforthenexttwocenturies.C．Globalwarmingwilllikelyproduceacolderclimate.D．Globalclimatechangewillbringmoredisasters.C解析：推理判断题。RichardAlley在末段中说的That’stheconcernhere实指该段中的onecontradictoryfeature(特征)ofglobalwarmingisthatitwillprobablyleadtoaperiodofmuchcolderweather，再由Scientistsbasetheirtheoryonwhathappenedthelasttimetheworldwarmedup,8，300yearsago.以及Butbigchangescouldcomeback！可知，全球变暖将会带来巨大的变化，可能会导致天气变得更冷。Ⅱ七选五Hereareafewtipsonhowtostopmultitaskingsoyoucangetbetterqualityandmorework

doneinthetimeyouhaveeachworkingday.Getenoughrest.Whenyouaretired,yourbrainhaslessstrengthtoresisteventhetiniestattentionseeker.1.________Itisasignthatyourbrainistiredandit’stimetotakeabreak.Whenyouarewellrestedandtakeshortregularbreaksthroughouttheday,yourbrainisfullyrefueledandreadytofocusontheworkthatisimportant.2．________Whenyouallowoutsideinfluencestotakecontrolofyourday,itisveryhardnottobedraggedoffinalldirections.Whenyouhaveaplanfortheday,whenyouarriveatworkyourbrainknowsexactlywhatitisyouwanttoaccomplishandwillsubconsciously(潜意识地)haveprepareditselfforalongperiodoffocusedwork.Doyourworkwhenatyourdesk.Donotdoyouronlineshoppingatwork.3.________Onlydoyourworkwhenatyourdesk.Thisconditio