成人学位英语阅读理解训练题及答案

学位英语阅读理解专项提升练习合集

一、阅读理解

Passageone

AfewyearsagoIhadan"aha!"momentregardinghandwriting.

Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorial

task.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseit

mustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforat

leastayear,maybetwo,andyet1didnotrecognizeherhandwritingalthatpoint.

Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife-asignthattheinformal,friendly

communicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpento

instantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,

andwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather\office,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksof

hisstaff,thesamehandwriting1wouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge-

exceptthatthosenotesweresigned<4dad,,insteadof"RFW".

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,a

bookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthe

failureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigital

agecan'tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

Idon'tbuyit.Idon'twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthat

apenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer（传记记者），

partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthe

handwritingof16thcenturyItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand-asiftheywantkidstolean

todrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

1.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague'shandwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.

B.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwassobeautiful.

C.Hiscolleaguehatedtogivewrittennotes.

D.Theyusedtowritenotestoeachotherinwork.

答案：A

2.Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes.

A.shouldbeusedinclassB.attractmoreattention

C.areusedmainlyamongfamilyD.carrymoremessages

答案：D

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.docsnotagreewithFlorey

B.doesnotwanttolosehandwriting

C.putstheblameonthecomputerforpeople'sbadhandwriting

D.thinkshandwritingshouldbetaughtbasedonthatof16thcenturyItaly

答案：B

【答案解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲了现代社会，人们越来越少的使用手写，但事实上，

手写传达了更多信息。许多学校已经重视并且开始教授手写技能。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段力finallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththis

colleagueforatleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthat

point.（我终于意识到，我已经和这位同事共事了至少一年，也许两年，但那时我还没有

认出她的笔迹）”可知，作者对没有认出他同事的笔迹感到惊讶是因为他和他的同事共事

的时间足够长了。故选A。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段“Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,

andwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.（曾JL何时，我

们的工作日充满了小小的字母，我们能认出彼此的笔迹，就像我们认得对方的声音或面

孔一样）”和倒数第二段"Idon'twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personal

associationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer

（传i己i己者）,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheir

handwriting.（我不希望看到任何人脱离表达性的、个人的联系，而笔仍然比数字键盘更能

促进这种联系。对于许多传记作家来说，真正了解他们的传记对象的一部分就是学习读

他们的笔迹）“可推知，据作者说，手写的便条传达的信息更多。故选D。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Idon飞wanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,

personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanya

biographer（传记记者）,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheir

handwriting.（我不希望看到任何人脱离表达性的、个人的联系，而笔仍然比数字键盘更能

促进这种联系。对于许多传记作家来说，真正了解他们的传记对象的一部分就是学习读

他们的笔迹厂可推知我们可以从文章中了解到，作者不想失去手写。故选B。

Passagetwo

Jeanwasasinglemotherwithayoungson.Shetaughtthefirstgradeandworkedveryhard.

Shedroveasmalloldcar.OneAugust,theteachersreturnedfromasummerbreaktoseeJean

driveuptoschoolwiththreechildrenThetwogirlswereJean'sformerstudentswhohadlost

theirparents.Theydidnotwanttoenterafostercarecenter.TheyturnedtoJean—theirfirst

gradeteacher-forhelp.Thoughsheandhersonlivedinasmallhouse,Jeantookthegirlsin.

Duringlunch,whileotherteacherssharedlifestories,Jeannevercomplainedabouthernew

responsibilities.Shedid,however,speakabouthercar.Withthreechildrentotransport,thecar

wastoosmallandslow.Itevenburnedengineoil.Jeanneededsomethingnew.However,she

couldn'tbuyonewiththreechildreninherhome.

Asagoodfriend,Ilistenedtoherconcerns.Atthattime,didnothavemuchmoney.ButI

wantedtohelpJeanbuyacar.AnideahitmewhenIwatchedaTVshow.

Oneday,JeanreceivedaninvitationtoTVshow.Shewassurprisedbutdecidedtoattendit.

MidwaythroughtheshowthehostcalledJeantothestage.Heexplainedhehadreceiveda

letter,knowingherneedforanewcar.TheaudiencelistenedtothedetailsofJean'sstoryand

wereallmoved.ThenthehostsaidthatJeanwouldreceiveanewcarforherfamily.Cheers

filledthestudioandJeanshookwithdisbelief.

Sixhundredmilesaway,Iwatchedthejoyofitallfromthetelevisioninmylivingroom.Jean's

bighearttaughtmemanylessonsthatyear.Ididnothingbutshareherstory.

1.WhatcanweinferaboutJeanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Sheknewthegirls'parents.

B.Shewasverykind-hearted.

C.Shewantedtosellhersmallcar.

D.Shedidn'thavesummerbreakasotherteachers.

答案：B

2.WhattroubledJean?

A.Shecouldn'taffordtobuyanewcar.

B.Shefoundithardtoraisethreekidsalone.

C.Shecouldn'tsparemoretimeforherstudents.

D.Shehadnotimetotransportherkidstoschool.

答案：A

3.WhydidJeanreceiveaninvitationtotheshow?

A.Theauthorturnedtotheshowforhelp.

B.Theschoolwantedtomakeherstoryknown.

C.Theschoolrewardedherforherhardwork.

D.Theshowpickedsomesinglemotherstoreportrandomly.

答案：A

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AletterfrommyfriendB.Helpingmyfriendgetacar

C.InvitingmyfriendtoshowD.Asinglemotherwiththreekids

答案：B

【答案解析】

本文是记叙文，讲述了我为了我的朋友获得新车，邀请她参加节目，通过大家的帮助，

让她完成愿望，她的善心温暖了很多人。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Thoughsheandhersonlivedinasmallhouse,Jeantookthe

girlsin”尽管她和她的小儿子住在了小房子里，简还是带两个女孩回家了。说明简的家

庭条件很差，但是因为善心，还是把两个女儿带回了家。选项B说她非常热心肠，符合

题意，故选B项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段“Withthreechildrentotransport,thecarwastoosmallandslow.It

evenburnedengineoil.Jeanneededsomethingnew.However,shecouldn'tbuyonewiththree

childreninherhome.”由于要载三个孩子，这辆车又小又慢。它甚至烧机油。琼需要一些

新东西。然而，家里有三个孩子，她买不起。所以简的困扰是无法承担一辆新车，故选

A项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段“Asagoodfriend,Ilistenedtoherconcerns.Atthattime,didnot

havemuchmoney.ButIwantedtohelpJeanbuyacar.AnideahitmewhenIwatchedaTV

show.”作为一个好朋友，我倾听了她的担忧。那时，没有多少钱。但是我想帮简买辆

车。我在看电视节目时突然想到一个主意。以及第四段提至广Oneday,Jeanreceivedan

invitationtoTVshow.Shewassurprisedbutdecidedtoattendit.“有一天，琼收到了参加电

视节目的邀请。她很惊讶，但还是决定参加。可知，是作者向节目组提出了帮助请求，

A项符合题意，故选AJ页。

【详解】

主旨大意题。联系整篇文章，我的善良朋友抚养了三个孩子，我为了帮助她，邀请她来

参加节目，并帮助她获得了新车。B项符合题意，故选B项。

Passagethree

AsheetoftransparentnewmaterialataUniversityofMarylandlablookslikeitmightbe

plastic.Butit'sactuallywood-anditcouldeventuallybeusedtomakeenergy-efficient

windowsorevensee-throughbuildings.

“Comparedtoglass,woodhaslowerthermalconductivity（热导率），andit'slighter,stronger,

moreenvironmentallyfriendly,saysLiangbingHu,amaterialsscienceprofessoratthe

UniversityofMarylandandoneoftheauthorsofanewstudyofthematerial.

Theideaistoemploythematerialinbuildings.Withawindowmadefromtransparentwood

insteadofglass,forexample,abuildingwouldtakelessenergytoheatandcool.Becauseofthe

structureofthewood,thewindowscouldalsoreduceglarefromthesunwhileallowingin

naturallight.

Researchershaveexperimentedwithtransparentwoodinthepast,butthenewmethodismore

sustainable.Othermethodsusuallysoakthewoodinachemicalcompoundcalledsodium

chlorite（亚£各酸车内）toremovelignin,partofthewoodthatgivesitstructure.Butthiscan

weakenthewood,anditproduceswastethatishardtorecycle.Huandhisteamslightly

changedtheprocesssoitdoesn'tfullyremovethelignin.Bybrushinghydrogenperoxideover

thewoodandleavingitunderaUVlight,theyremovedonlythepartsoftheligninthatgiveit

color.Theresultistransparentwoodthatcanbecoatedinepoxy（环氧树脂）.

It'sjustoneofanumberofwaysscientistsandengineersarerethinkinghowwecanusethis

renewableresourceinconstruction.Skyscrapersmadeentirelyoutofwoodaregaining

popularityincitiesaroundtheworld.Andscientistsrecentlydiscoveredatechniquetogrow

woodinalab,openingupthepossibilityofusingwoodwithouthavingtochopdownaforest.

Thetransparentwoodis50%strongerthanprevioustransparentwoodandcouldevenbeused

tobuildload-bearingwallsinabuilding.Itcouldalsopotentiallybeusedinotherways,suchas

layersusedinsolarcells（太阳能电池）.AnewspinoffcompanycalledInventWoodisworking

tocommercializethetechnology.

1.Whichofthefollowingshowsthefunctionofthenewmaterial?

A.Itlookslikeplastics.

B.Thewindowsmadeofitareenergy-efficient.

C.Itisinventedbyamaterialsscienceprofessor.

D.Transparentwoodwillreplaceglassinthefuture.

答案：B

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthe4thparagraph?

A.Ligninisthewastethatislikelytoweakenthewood.

B.Differentmethodsofhowtobrushhydrogenperoxideoverthewood.

C.Huandhisteamsoakthewoodinsodiumchloritetoremovelignin.

D.Thepreviousmethodcausespollutionwhilethenewoneismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

答案：D

3.Whateffectdoesgrowingwoodinalabhaveontheenvironment?

A.Skyscrapersmadeoutofwoodarepopularwithcitiesaroundtheworld.

B.Itmakesitpossibletostopthedestructionofforestsforconstruction.

C.Scientistsandengineersaredriventosearchforrenewableresource.

D.Researchershaveexperimentedwithtransparentwood.

答案：B

4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Transparentwoodisusedaslayersinsolarcells.

B.Wallsinabuildingaremadefromtransparentwood.

C.InventWoodispromotingthenewtransparentwoodforbusiness.

D.Theprevioustransparentwoodhasbeendamagedallovertheworld.

答案：C

【答案解析】

这是一•篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新型建筑材料——透明木材。

【详解】

细节理解题。由第一段“AsheetoftransparentnewmaterialataUniversityofMarylandlab

lookslikeitmightbeplastic.Rutit'sactuallywood—anditcouldeventuallybeusedtomake

energy-efficientwindowsorevensee-throughbuildings.（马里兰大学实验室的一片透明的新

材料看起来像是塑料。但它实际上是木头——它最终可能被用来制造节能窗户，甚至是

透明建筑。户可知，新材料可以被用来制造节能窗户，说明用它做的窗户是节能的。故

选B项。

【详解】

细节理解题。由第四段中的"Researchershaveexperimentedwithtransparentwoodinthe

past,butthenewmethodismoresustainable.Othermethodsusuallysoakthewoodina

chemicalcompoundcalledsodiumchlorite（亚路酸钠）ioremovelignin,partofthewoodthat

givesitstructure.Butthiscanweakenthewood,anditproduceswastethatishardtorecycle.

（研究人员过去曾用透明木材做过实验，但新方法更具可持续性。其他方法通常是将木材

浸泡在一种叫亚氯酸钠的化合物中，以去除木质素，木质素是赋予木材结构的一部分。

但这会削弱木材，产生难以回收的废物。厂可知，以前的方法会产生难以回收的废物，

造成污染，而新方法更具可持续性、更环保。故选D项。

【详解】

细节理解题。由第五段中的"Andscientistsrecentlydiscoveredatechniquetogrowwoodin

alab,openingupthepossibilityofusingwoodwithouthavingtochopdownaforest.（科学家

们最近发现了一种在实验室里种植木材的技术，这为在不砍伐森林的情况下使用木材开

辟了可能性。）”可知，在实验室里种植木材使停止破坏森林进行建筑成为可能。故选B

项。

【详解】

推理判断题。由最后一段中的“AnewspinoffcompanycalledInventWoodisworkingto

commercializethetechnology.（一家名为InventWood的新公司正在致力于使这项技术商'也

化。）’‘可知，InventWood正在使新型透明木材技术商业化，说明InventWood正在推广

用于商业的新型透明木材。故选C项。

Passagefour

ChristyandTedWilsonsetasidetimeeverySundayeveningtogoovertheirsharedto-dolist.

Mostoftheitemsaretaskslikeschedulingdoctorappointmentsandorganizingplaydatesfor

theirthreeyoungchildren.

Ineveryrelationship,there'saquestionofwhoispullingtheirweightaroundthehouse.Now

thatamajorityofmarried-couplefamilieshavetwoworkingparents,theold“roughdayatthe

office“excusedoesn'treallycutit.

Womenstillhandlemoreofthehouseholdactivities,butmenincreasinglyarespendingtimeon

foodpreparationandcleanup.Tokeepthingsfairoratleasttoavoidfights,couplesareturning

totechnology.Theyareusingprojectmanagementappsdesignedfortheworkplacetodivideup

andtrackhouseholdto-dosandreservingaportionoftheirdatenightstocomparechores.In

somecases,theyareeventurningitintoagame,settingrewardsforgettingthingsdone.

Theimbalancedoesn'talwaysfollowgenderlinesC性另ij界线）.TherewasatimewhenMr.

Wilsonwasinmoreofa"Mr.Mom"role:Hewasattendingbusinessschool,whileMrs.Wilson

wasclockinglonghoursasalawyer.SoMr.Wilsonhadmoreflexibilitytotakeonmoreofthe

child-careandhousehold-managementwork.Thecouple'sroleschangedafterMr.Wilson

graduatedandstartedane-commercecompany.t4Wehavehadalotofswitchingbackandforth

ofwhowasinthedriver'sseatintermsofhouseholdmanagementsoonepersonwasn'ttooput

upon,^^shesaid.Theybeganusingcalendarstokeepthefamilyschedulesstraightandsharinga

to-dolistintheNotesappontheirphones.Eachcantakeonchorestheotherdislikes.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“pullingtheirweightaroundthehouse,,inParagraph2

probablymean?

A.Takingonthehouseholdchores.

B.Sharingtheburdenofbuyingahouse.

C.Runningaroundthehousetoloseweight.

D.Makingexcusesfornotdoinganyhousework.

答案：A

2.Whydoesthecoupleturntoprojectmanagementapps?

A.Tostoptheirargumentsoverdates.

B.Toplayphonegameswitheachother.

C.Todistributeandfollowhouseholdto-dos.

D.Torewardthemselvesfordoingthehousework.

答案：C

3.WhatcanweinferfromtheWilsons'example?

A.Digitalappscanonlyhandlehouseholdarguments.

B.Couplesneedtoswitchtheirroleseachday.

C.Genderplaysakeyroleinmanagement.

D.Understandingcanhelpsettleconflicts.

答案：D

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Waystofinishhousework.B.AdvantagesoftheNotesapp.

C.Afamilyto-dolistgoesdigital.D.Workingparentsfacedifficulties.

答案：C

【答案解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述家庭分工走向数字化，职场父母使用一些应用程序来分

配和追踪家庭待办事项。

【详解】

词句猜测题。由第三段首句“Womenstillhandlemoreofthehouseholdactivities,butmen

increasinglyarespendingtimeonfoodpreparationandcleanup.（女性仍然承担更多的家务

活，但男性越来越多地花时间准备食物和打扫卫生。户可推知，划线短语所在句意为'‘在

每段关系中，都有一个该谁承担家务活的问题故选A项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中“Theyarcusingprojectmanagementappsdesignedforthe

workplacetodivideupandtrackhouseholdto-dosandreservingaportionoftheirdatenights

tocomparechores.（他们使用专为工作场所设计的项目管理应用程序来划分和跟踪家庭待

办事项，并预留了一部分约会时间来比较家务。）“可知，这对夫妇使用项目管理程序是

为了分配和跟踪家庭待办事项。故选C项。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据第四段中根herewasatimewhenMr.Wilsonwasinmoreofa'Mr.Mom'

role（曾经有段时间Wilson先生充当了“妈妈"的角色）"及"Thecouple'sroleschangedafter

Mr.Wilsongraduatedandstartedane-commcrcecompany.4Wehavehadalotofswitching

backandforthofwhowasinthedriver'sseatintermsofhouseholdmanagementsooneperson

wasn^tooputupon/shesaid.（在Wilson先生毕业开了一家电子商务公司后，这对夫妇的

角色发生了变化。她说：‘在家庭管理方面，我们经常在由谁来掌舵这个问题上来回转

换，这样就不会有人受到太大的压力。’）“可知，Wilson夫妇根据彼此的工作需要灵活转

换在家庭管理中充当的角色，互相理解来经营家庭。所以我们可以从Wilson夫妇的例子

中推知，理解有助于解决冲突。故选D项。

【详解】

主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合第三段中“Tokeepthingsfairoratleasttoavoidfights,

couplesareturningtotechnology.（为了保持公平，或者至少避免争吵，夫妻们开始求助于

科技。）''可知，文章主要讲述家庭分工走向数字化，职场父母使用一些应用程序来分配

和追踪家庭待办事项。故选C项。

Passagefive

Wetendtoreceivealotoffreeadviceinourdailylives.Whenouroldestdaughterwasliving

athomebeforeshegotmarried,shehadsomuchadviceforusthatshebecameourlifecoach.

Becauseourlifecoachwasengagedandabouttomarry,shewasreadingbookafterbookon

marriageandrelationships.Shehadnotyetbeeninamarriage,butshewasnearlyanexperton

thesubject.

Ourlifecoachisnowmarriedandextremelybusycoachingafamilyofherown.Shedoesn't

havemuchtimeforcoachingus,butoneofherdaughtersrecentlytookoverthatresponsibility.

Thechildisconcernedthathergrandpasleepslatemanydays.Sheistooyoungtohaveread

anybooksonflexibleschedulesbeingoneofthegreatpartsofretirementandbelievesmy

husbandandIneedtokeepthesameschedule.IexplainthathergrandpaandIhavedifferent

circadianrhythms（生物周期节律），whicharepatternsofsleepandwakefulnessinrelationship

tolightanddarkness.Hehasalwaysbeenanightowl,andIhavealwaysbeenanearlymorning

person.

Mini-coachalsohasitinherheadthatIshouldgethergrandpaonthesamescheduleIamon.I

didnottellhertherearesomewhobelieveslightlydifferentschedulesmaybethekeytoa

happymarriageforfearshewouldreportmetohermotherourformerlifecoach.

Mini-coachhasadvisedmetoseteveryclockinthehouseaheadbyoneminutesoGrandpa

willthinkitislaterthanitisandgetupearlier."Theneachweek,youshouldseteveryclock

aheadbyanotherminute,"shesays.Mini-coachhasnotdonethemathbecauseusingthat

methodcouldtaketouryearstobringhisscheduletomatchmine.

Wetakeourcoachingintoconsideration.Wearehappythatsomeonetakesaninterestinusand

evenhappierthatwedon'thavetopayfbrfreeadvice.

1.Whydidtheauthorconsiderheroldestdaughtertheirlifecoach?

A.Shehadawiderangeofknowledge.

B.Shewasanexpertonrelationships.

C.Shedealtwithhermarriagevery.

D.Shewaskeenongivingthemadvice.

答案：D

2.Whydidthechildtakeoverhermother'sdutyasamini-coach?

A.Shewasaskedbyhermothertodoso.

B.Shewasworriedabouthergrandpa.

C.Shewantedmoreattentionfromheygrandparents.

D.Shewantedhergrandparentstogetonwell.

答案：B

3.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Shehasahabitofworkinglate

B.Sheenjoysthelovefromherfamily.

C.Shedislikesitwhenpeopleofferheradvice.

D.She'llhelpherhusbandadjusthisschedule.

答案：B

【答案解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的女儿和外孙女，在作者的生活中充当着生活“教练”

的角色，给作者提出各种爱的建议，作者为这种来自家人的爱感到开心和幸福。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段“Whenouroldestdaughterwaslivingathomebeforeshegot

married,shehadsomuchadviceforusthatshebecameourlifecoach.（当我们的大女儿在结

婚前还住在家里的时候，她给了我们如此多的建议，以致于她成了我们的生活“教练

可知，作者认为大女儿是生活“教练”的原因是大女儿总是给他们提很多建议。故选D

项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段“Thechildisconcernedthathergrandpasleepslatemanydays.（这

孩子担心她的外公很多天都睡得很晚）''可知，作者的外孙女接替她妈妈的任务去去做一

个小“教约1是出于对外公晚睡的担心。故选B项。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段“Thechildisconcernedthathergrandpasleepslatemanydays.（这

孩子担心她的外公很多天都睡得很晚）”可知，“教练”提建议是出于对作者他们的关心；

再结合文章最后——段“Wetakeourcoachingintoconsideration.Wearehappythatsomeone

takesaninterestinusandevenhappierthatwedon'thavetopayfbrfreeadvice.”（我们会考虑

我们教练的建议。我们很高兴有人对我们感兴趣，更高兴的是我们不用为免费的建议付

费）”可知，作者把女儿和孙女当作生活的“教练”，并且以幽默的口吻表示不用为免费的

建议付费而感到高兴，可推断作者享受着这种来自家人的关心和爱。故选B项。

【点睛】

Passagesix

Humansdon'tknowwhytheenvironmentshapesthegenderofsomelizards,crocodilesand

allkindsofseaturtles.

Seaturtleeggsthathatchbelow81.86degreesFahrenheitproducemales,accordingtothe

NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,whilenestsinthemid-80screateagender

mix.Anythinghigherthan87.8degrees,though,is100percentgirls.

A2018studyongreenturtlesnearAustralia'sGreatBarrierReeffound116femalehatchlings

foreverymale.Thestudyfoundthat99percentofhatchlingsfromthewarmernorthern

beacheswerefemalewhiletheshareinthecoolersouthwasmuchlower(69percent).

NOAAresearchersdeterminedthegendergapinAustraliastartedwideningaftertheearly

1990s,whenthetemperaturestartedclimbing.Femaleturtlesthathatchedbeforethatperiod

weremorethanmalesbyasmallerrate-6to1.

A2015reportfromSanDiegoalsoshowedachangeafteryearsofhotternestingseasons:Sea

turtlestestedonthesouthernCaliforniashoreshadgonefrom65percentto78percentfemale.

AndresearchersatFloridaAtlanticUniversityguessthathatchlingsonBocaRaton*sbeaches

thesedaysareatleast90percentfemale.

Scientistshavebeentestingmethodstocoolthenests.Gentlydiggingupeggsandmoving

themtoshadierpartsofthebeachhasprovedtowork.Sodosprinkler(泗水)systemsand

dividingeggsintosmallerhatches.

Oncereplanted,thehatchlingsburstfromthegroundsome5()dayslaterin1-by-1-footarea,

movingincirclesuntilsomeoneputsthemintoawoodenboxandcarriesthemtotheshore,

wheretheyclimbintothewaves.

1.Whatdoestheword"hatch"inparagraph2probablyreferto?

A.Comeout.B.Findout.C.Lookout.D.Turnout.

答案：A

2.Toproduceabalancedgenderrate,we'dbetterputturtleeggsat.

A.78degreesFahrenheitB.85degreesFahrenheit

C.80degreesFahrenheitD.99degreesFahrenheit

答案：B

3WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Girlturtlesprefertoliveinwarmerclimates.

B.Thegendergapstartedwideningwiththetemperaturegoingdown.

C.Onlywhenpeoplecarryeggstotheshorecantheyhatch.

D.Dividingeggsintosmallerhatchescancoolthenests.

答案：D

【答案解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了通过研究，人们发现环境可以影响海龟生殖。

【详解】

词义猜测题。根据后文“whilenestsinthemid-80screateagendermix（而85度的海龟巢

则会产生性别混合。）”中的creat,可猜测，hatch指的是“孵化产生”之意。故选A。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段“Seaturtleeggsthathatchbelow81.86degreesFahrenheitproduce

males,accordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,whilenestsinthe

mid-80screateagendermix.Anythinghigherthan87.8degrees,though,is100percentgirls.根

据美国国家海洋和大气管理局的数据，在华氏81.86度以下孵化的海龟蛋会产生雄性，

而80年代中期的海龟巢则会产生性别混合。不过，高于87.8度的都是女孩。”可知，为

了产生平衡的性别比例，我们最好把海龟蛋放在华氏85度。故选B。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Sodosprinkler（洒水）systemsanddividingeggsintosmaller

hatches.（喷水灭火系统和将蛋分成更小的孵化蛋也是如此。）"可知，把蛋分成更小的

孵化可以给巢降温。故选D。

Passageseven

Evenase-readersbecomecommon,nothingwillevercompetewithagoodold-fashioned

book.Exploresomeamazingbookstoresandlibrariesaroundtheworldthatmakereadinga

trulyartfulexperience.

BoekhandelSelexyzDominicanen

TheBoekhandelSelexyzDominicaneninMaastricht,theNetherlands,isabookstorebuiltina

church.InsteadofallowingthisoldGotliicchurchtofallintodisrepair,itwaspurchasedbya

booksellerandrestoredtoitsoriginalglotyItmightbetheworld'smostbeautifulbookstore.

Thewalls,archesandceilingsoftheoriginalbuildingarerestored,whilethebookstorerises

fromitscenter.

ElAteneoGrandSplendid

AhistoricaltheaterinBuenosAiresisnowoneofthecity'smostexcitingbookstores,theEl

AteneoGrandSplendid.WhileitnolongerhousesperformancesofArgentina'snationaldance,

thetango,itisnowhometothousandsofbooks.Thecharacteroftheoriginalarchitecture

remainswhiletheredtheatercurtainsstillhangatstageleftandright.Itkeepsastrongsenseof

Argentina'shistorywhilestillsellingculture,book-by-book.

LiyuanLibrary

InavillageoutsideofBeijing,China,asmalllibraryhidesamongstthetreesinaquietsetting.

TheLiyuanLibraryiswrappedinrecycledbranches.Indoors,threelevelsofbooksandreading

spacesareavailablefortheoccasionalguests.Perhapsthemostimpressivethingistheopen

designthatallowsinlightfromnearbyeverydirection.

A47MobileLibrary

Whywillyougotothelibrarywhenitcancometoyou?TheA47MobileLibraryisalibrary

onwheelsthattravelsaroundMexicoCitybringingbookstothepublic.Justkeepyoureyeon

thelatefees,asthisisonelibrarythatcanactuallytrackyoudownforlatepayments.

1.WhatcanyoudoatElAteneoGrandSplendidbesidesbuyingbooks?

A.Experiencehowbooksarerecycled.

B.Enjoytheoriginalarchitecture.

C.Watchaliveperformanceoftango.

D.Getaknowledgeofthenationaldance.

答案：B

2.What'sspecialaboutLiyuanLibrary?

A.Ithastraditionaldesign.

B.Thelightisabitweak.

C.Itisveryclosetonature.

D.Readersfrequentlyvisitit.

答案：C

3.Whichlibraryisavailableevenduringyourstay-at-home?

A.BoekhandelSelexyzDominicanen.

B.ElAteneoGrandSplendid.

C.LiyuanLibrary.

D.A47MobileLibrary.

答案：D

【答案解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了世界上一些令人惊叹的书店和图书馆，它们让阅读成为一

种真正的艺术体验。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据“ElAteneoGrandSplendid”部分第三句"Thecharacteroftheoriginal

architectureremainswhiletheredtheatercurtainsstillhangatstageleftandright.”（原有的建

筑风格保留了下来，而红色的剧院幕布仍然悬挂在舞台的左右两侧。）可知，除了买书，

你还可以在ElAteneoGrandSplendid欣赏到原始的建筑。故选B。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据“LiyuanLibrary”部分前两句“InavillageoutsideofBeijing.China,a

smalllibraryhidesamongstthetreesinaquietsetting.TheLiyuanLibraryiswrappedin

recycledbranches.”（在中国北京郊外的一个村庄里，有一个隐蔽在树林中的小图书馆。梨

园图书馆是用回收的树枝包装的。）可知，梨园图书馆非常接近自然。所以选项C正确。

且据此可知，梨园图书馆的设计并不是传统的，所以选项A错误。根据“LiyuanLibrary”

部分最后一句"Perhapsthemostimpressivethingistheopendesignthatallowsinlightfrom

nearbyeverydirection."（也许最令人印象深刻的是开放的设计，允许光从附近的每个方向

的进入。）可知，图书馆内的光线很亮，所以选项B错。根据“LiyuanLibraiy”部分第三句

“Indoors,threelevelsofbooksandreadingspacesareavailablefortheoccasionalguests.''（在

室内，三层的书籍和阅读空间为偶尔的客人提供。）可知，图书馆内偶尔才有客人，所以

选项D错。故选C。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据“A47MobileLibrary”部分第一句和第二句"Whywillyougotothe

librarywhenitcancometoyou?TheA47MobileLibraryisalibraryonwheelsthattravels

aroundMexicoCitybringingbookstothepublic."（当它可以来找你的时候,你为什么要去

图书馆呢？A47移动图书馆是一个带轮子的图书馆，它在墨西哥城四处巡游，将书籍带

给公众。）可知，即使在你呆在家里的时候也可以进入A47移动图书馆。故选D。

Passageeight

Foraslongaswe'veknownaboutit,humanshavesearchedforacureforcancer.Acrossthe

world,countlessamountsoftimeandmoneyhavebeenspentonresearchingawaytostopthis

terribledisease.Butnow,itseemsliketheanswercouldhavebeeninsideourownbodiesthe

wholetime.

Recently,theFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）intheUS,agovernmentagencythafs

responsibleforhealthcare,approvedanewformofgenetherapy（治疗）thatcouldmeanthe

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