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Ⅰ.阅读理解AAustralia.Tomovements.Theydays.Duringwhales.Duringedorcas，orkillerwhales，andhumpbackwhalesoffthecoastofWesternAustralia.Toresearchfurther，thescientistsattachedatrackertoafemaleorca，whichallowedthemtousesatellitestomonitorhermovements.Theyfollowedherforsixdays.Duringthattime，theorcaattackedeightyounghumpbackwhales.Duringthesevenattacks，theorcakilledthehumpbackwhalecalf(幼兽)onthreeoccasions.Butthestorydoesn'tendthere.Humpbackwhalesthemselvesarepopularlythoughttobelargebutgenerally，passivecreatures.Pitman'sstudyfindingsmayletpeoplethinkotherwise.Whenchasedbyorcas，humpbackwhalesareknowntotrytooutswimorcas.Theyarethoughttodothisathighspeedsothattheorcascan'tkeepup.Onsomeoccasions，thehumpbackwhalessoughtoutprotection.Theyswamtoshallowwater，nearbyreefs，orevenundertheresearchers'boats.Thesewaysoftenreducedtheattack.Butatothertimes，thehumpbackwhalesdecidedtostayandfight.Astheorcasapproached，themotherhumpbackwouldsometimesmovehercalftoherside，orliftitoutofthewaterusingherheadorflippers.Shealsoblewhugebreathsofairtodisturbtheorcas，andlungedorchargedatthem，slashing(劈)andslappinghertailandflippers.Perhapsmostsurprisingly，humpbackwhalesalsohaveadult“escorts(护卫队)”thattrytoprotectcalvesthatarenottheirown，joiningthemotherindefendingthesmallerwhale.Theseescortwhaleseitherchargedattheorcas，orplacedthemselvesbetweentheattackersandcalves，slashingtheirtailsandflippers.Despitetheeffortsofthemotherwhalesandescorts，theorcasweremoreoftenthannotsuccessfulintheirattacks.Butthepresenceoftheescortsdidreducehowmanytimesawhalecalfwaskilled.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是科学家使用科学仪器来观察杀人鲸是如何追杀驼背鲸及后者是如何反击和保护幼小的驼背鲸的。1．What'sthepurposeofthescientists'furtherresearch?A．Tokeeparecordofwhales'livinghabits.B．Toobserveorcas'huntinghumpbackwhales.C．Toseewhatlife­or­deathbattleswhalesmayface.D．Tofindoutthetechniquesorcasusewhenhunting.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Toresearchfurther...tousesatellitestomonitorhermovements.Theyfollowedherforsixdays.Duringthattime，theorcaattackedeightyounghumpbackwhales...”可知，科学家进行进一步研究的目的是观察杀人鲸追杀驼背鲸的活动。故选B。答案：B2．Whydidthehumpbackwhalesswimtoshallowwater?A．Toavoidbeingattacked. B．Tohuntforfood.C．Toprotecttheiryoung. D．Totrickthechasers.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Onsomeoccasions，thehumpbackwhalessoughtoutprotection.Theyswamtoshallowwater，nearbyreefs，orevenundertheresearchers'boats.”可知，驼背鲸游至浅水区是出于自身的安全考虑，为了避免被攻击。故选A。答案：A3．WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?A．Whyhumpbackwhalesfallvictimtoorcas.B．Howhumpbackwhalesprotecttheircalves.C．Thegreatmotherloveofhumpbackwhales.D．Smallerhumpbackwhales'waysofsurviving.解析：段落大意题。根据第四段的内容可知，本段主要讲的是在面对杀人鲸的攻击时，驼背鲸是如何进行反击来保护自己的幼崽的。故B项最能概括本段的主旨要义。答案：B4．WhatdoesPitman'sstudyfind?A．Orcasaresuccessfulintheirattacks.B．It'snoteasyfororcastoobtainfood.C．Humpbackwhalesswimfasterthanorcas.D．Humpbackwhalescouldbeactiveanimals.解析：推理判断题。第二段提到“Humpbackwhalesthemselvesarepopularlythoughttobelargebutgenerally，passivecreatures.Pitman'sstudyfindingsmayletpeoplethinkotherwise.”，驼背鲸一般被认为是大型的但是通常被动的生物，Pitman的研究发现可能会让人不这么认为。下文接着讲了面对杀人鲸的攻击时，驼背鲸所采取的一些应对方式，其中包含积极迎击。故选D。答案：DBOperaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice.Nootherartformcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes，especiallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.Itusesmusic，words，andactionstobringadramaticstorytolife.OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears，ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecades，muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtechnology.Somesingershavebeecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio，onTV，andinthecinema.However，inrecentyears，operahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemulti­million­dollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?Somehow，peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpoverty，butthisisunrealistic.Ifartists，includingoperasingers，lackthesupporttheyneed，valuabletalentiswasted.Notonlytheshortageofmoney，butalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships.Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformancefeesoncetheypleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal(排练)beforeashowstarts.Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.Popsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowtheysound.Thesedemandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Operasingerssimplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow.Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera'sproblemsandtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.However，everyyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentinthisspecialartform.Thefactthatoperahassurvivedmanyobstaclesandcontinuestoattracttherisinggenerationshowsthatitremainsarespectableartformfullofvalue.[语篇解读]本文主要讨论了歌剧所面临的挑战和困难。5．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Operasingers'lifestoriesaredramatic.B．OperawillsoonappearonTVandinfilms.C．Operafansthankcelebritiesforperforming.D．Operadevelopsbyadaptingtonewconditions.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Overtheyears，ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.”可推知，歌剧适应新的状况而得以发展，故选D。答案：D6．WhatcanweknowfromParagraphs2and3?A．Operasingersarefinanciallyinsecure.B．Operasingerswastetheirvaluabletalent.C．Operasingersgetpaidbeforetheshow.D．Operasingersperformbetteriftheyarepoor.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.”以及第三段第一句“Notonlytheshortageofmoney，butalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships.”可知，歌剧演唱家的经济是有问题的，不安全的，故选A。答案：A7．WhatdoestheauthortrytosayinParagraph4?A．Popularculturehashadapositiveinfluenceonopera.B．Audiencesknowbesthowoperashouldbeperformed.C．Microphonesshouldbeusedtomakeoperamoreenjoyable.D．Operasingers'voicesshouldbevaluedmorethantheirlooks.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.”可知，歌剧演唱家的声音要比外貌重要得多，故选D。答案：D8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheEconomicChallengetoOperaB．OperaFacedwiththeDifficultiesC．OperaasPartofPopularCultureD．TheHistoricalContextofOpera解析：标题归纳题。根据最后一段第一句“Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera'sproblemsandtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.”并结合全文的整体内容可知，本文主要讨论的是歌剧所面临的问题和挑战，故选B。答案：BⅡ.完形填空AlbertEinstein，whowasborninGermanyin1879，isknownasoneofthegreatestscientistsintheworld.Whenhewasalittleboy，hewasslowtotalkandhad__1__learningtoread.Healwayspreferredstayingaloneandthinking__2__.Attheageof20，EinsteinstudiedattheSwissFederalUniversityofTechnologyinZurich.OnceEinsteinaskedhis__3__“Howcanaperson，__4__me，leavehisdistinctfootprintsontheroadoflifeandmakeanoutstanding__5__inthescientificfield？”Itwasa__6__problem.Thetutorsaidthathehadto__7__itcarefullyandthengavehimananswer.Afterthreedays，thetutortoldEinsteinthatthe__8__wasing！He__9__Einsteintowalktowardabuildingsiteandsetfeetonthecement(水泥)groundthattheconstructionworkershadjustpaved.Intheworkers'scold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B．pleasureC．difficulty D．luck解析：根据本句中的“slowtotalk”可知他在学习读书方面有困难。havedifficulty(in)doingsth.为固定结构，意为：在做……方面有困难。答案：C2．A.proudly B．deeplyC．highly D．roughly解析：根据本句中的“preferredstayingalone”以及常识可知本题答案为deeply。答案：B3．A.assistant B．partnerC．staff D．tutor解析：根据本段最后一句中的“Thetutorsaid...”可知答案为tutor(导师)。assistant“助手”；partner“同伴”；staff“全体职工”。答案：D4．A.asfor B．inspiteofC．like D．except解析：一个像(like)我这样的人如何才能在人生道路上留下清晰的足迹，在科学领域做出杰出的贡献(contribution)呢？答案：C5．A.contribution B．reputationC．decision D．impression解析：解析见上句。contribution“贡献”；reputation“名声”；decision“决定”；impression“印象”。答案：A6．Aplex B．flexibleC．satisfying D．amusing解析：根据下句导师的话可知爱因斯坦提出的问题很难回答，故答案为plex(复杂的)。答案：A7．A.referto B．dealwithC．argueover D．thinkabout解析：学生提出一个很复杂的问题，老师要认真思索(thinkaboutitcarefully)，然后再给出答案。答案：D8．A.moment B．answerC．problem D．footprints解析：根据上段最后一句中的“ananswer”可知答案为answer。答案：B9．A.pulled B．forcedC．reminded D．allowed解析：他拉着(pulled)爱因斯坦朝建筑工地走去。force“迫使”；remind“提醒”；allow“允许”。答案：A10．A.satisfied B．delightedC．confused D．concerned解析：爱因斯坦是迷惑的(confused)。satisfied“满意的”；delighted“高兴的”；concerned“担心的”。答案：C11．A.formally B．newlyC．originally D．previously解析：根据常识可知只有新(newly)铺的水泥路才能留下脚印。故答案为B项。答案：B12．A.measure B．remainC．leave D．remove解析：然而那些被无数人(humans)踩过的老路，你不能留下(leave)脚印。答案：C13．A.scientists B．studentsC．musicians D．humans解析：解析见上题。scientists“科学家”；students“学生”；musicians“音乐家”；humans“人”。答案：D14．A.arose B．appreciatedC．absorbed D．accumulated解析：arise意为：出现，符合句意。appreciate“欣赏，感激”；absorb“吸收”；accumulate“积累”。答案：A15．A.strange B．sweetC．slight D．strong解析：从此，一种强烈的(strong)创新和开拓意识开始主导着(governing)爱因斯坦的思维和行动。strange“奇怪的”；sweet“甜蜜的”；slight“轻微的”。答案：D16．A.equipping B．governingC．guarding D．questioning解析：解析见上题。equip“装备”；govern“主导”；guard“保卫”；question“问”。答案：B17．A.master B．undertakeC．u