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阅读理解AEdinburgh,Scotland’scapital,isfamousforitslivelysummerfestivalandmoody
gothicarchitecture—butashortbreakhereoffersplentymorebesides.Thiswalkablecitypacksunforgettableexperiencesintoasingleday,fromliterarytrailstofinediningandhistoricpubs.3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tosharepersonaltravelexperiences.B.TocompareEdinburgh’stouristattractions.C.Torecommendaone-daytriptoEdinburgh.D.Toadvertise
Edinburgh’sfestivalandarchitecture.✓8a.m.:Exploretheoldtown
Craft
yourownliterarytrailstartingintheGrassmarket.ClimbtheMissJeanBrodieStepstoviewEdinburghCastleframedbynarrowlanes,andthenwanderintoGreyfriarsKirkyard,a17th-centurycemetery.Sharp-eyedHarryPotterfanswillspotfamiliarnamesongravestones,includingones
thatinspiredYou-Know-Who.11a.m.:Diveintothepast
Acrossfromthecemetery
istheNationalMuseumofScotland,whosegalleriescovertimeandcontinentswithafocusonScottishhistoryandculture.Don’tmissAlexanderGrahamBell’soriginaltelephoneandaTrainspottingscreenplaysignedbyEwanMcGregor.Foradifferentexperience,visitSurgeons’Hall,whichshowcases
Edinburgh’smedicalhistory.1.Whichplacewillfantasyfictionloverswanttovisit?A.PrincesStreet.B.Surgeons’Hall.C.GreyfriarsKirkyard. D.TheNewTown.✓v.精心制作2p.m.:HeadfortheriverAftermorningculture,takeashorttramfromPrincesStreettoLeith,whichholdsaquarterofScotland’sMichelin-starredrestaurants,includingTomKitchin’sTheKitchin.Itslunchmenufeatures
seasonalScottishfare,suchasthelobsterfromjustthreebusstopsdownthecoast,whichtastesallthebetterforit.LittlewonderWelshhimselfisaregular.7p.m.:DrinkupNoEdinburghdayiscompletewithoutapubstop,andtheNewTownhasgreatoptions.SherlockHolmesfansshouldseekoutTheConanDoyle,ahistoricpubneartheauthor’sbirthplace.Stepinsideandenjoyarefreshing
localaleorwhiskytowinddownafterabusydayofexploration.✓2.WhyisWelsharegularattheKitchin?A.Itoffersfreshlobster. B.Itservestastyseasonallocalfood.C.Itiswithinwalkingdistance.D.ItisaMichelin-starredrestaurant.阅读理解BWhenthebellrangforrecess,childrenquicklypouredout.However,raggedVincentSabellawasleftout.Hedidn’tjointheboysgatheringaroundthehorizontalbar,ortheoneswhisperinginafarcorner,northelargergroupchasingincircles.Initially,hepretendedto
bebusywithhisshoelaces,bendingtoundo
andretiethem.Afterrepeatingthisforfiveminutes,hebegancastingstonesataninvisible
target—anotherfiveminutesgone,withfivestillleft.Thenhejuststoodthere,handsinpockets,thenonhips.(第一段)
4.Whatdothethree“fiveminutes”imply?A.Vincentfailedtointegrate.B.MissPriceobservedkeenly.C.Vincentfollowedaroutine.D.Vincent’sschoollifewasboring.✓MissPricestoodwatching,wonderingwhethertointervene.Knowingthenewboywasadoptedfromanorphanagefilledherwithasenseofmission.Shemanagedtocontroltheurge
thatdayandeverydaythatweek.Heranxiety
showedinclass,though.Hisschoolworkerrorswereexcusedpublicly,while
hisachievementsgotspecialmention.Hercampaigntobuildhimupwaspainfully
obvious.Forinstance,shewouldsay,“SupposeVincentSabellawenttothestorewithfifteencents.Candybarscostfivecentseach.Howmanywouldhehave?”Hewaswellonthewaytobecomingateacher’spet.(第二段)
5.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablyreferstosomeone________bytheteacher.A.highlyvaluedfornobilityB.overlypitiedformisfortuneC.deeplyadmiredforexcellenceD.sharplycriticizedformisbehavior✓
OnFriday,MissPricedecidedtospeaktohimprivately.ButlunchtimewastryingforVincent.Unlikeotherswhowenthome,hehadlunchintheclassroomfromawrinkledpaperbag,whichmadeforawkwardness.Andhervisitdidn’thelp.Theroomstillhalffull,shesatbesidehim,obviouslysacrificing
herlunchbreak.Mumbling(嘟囔),heshifted
hiseyestothedeparting
children.With
thedoor
closedbehindthelastchild,hefinallygaveherhisfullattention.Themoreshetalked,themoreheseemedtorelax.Shewentrighton,feelingitwasassimpleandsatisfyingasstrokingacat.(最后一段)
6.Whatcanweinferaboutthetalkfromparagraph3?A.ItembarrassedVincent.B.ItfinallyputVincentatease.C.Itdidn’tsatisfyMissPrice.D.Itwasinterruptedbyothers.✓7.WhichwordsbestdescribeMissPrice?A.Patientandempathetic.B.Optimisticandcreative.C.Humbleandresponsible. D.Caringandcourageous.✓阅读理解C
Recently,IwaslisteningtoPaulSimon’s1983albumHeartsandBonesagainandwasstruckbyaquestion:whatdidit—aweary,bittersweetreflectiononabrokenrelationship----meantomyyoungerself?Asateenagerwithlittleromanticexperience,IbelieveIwasdrawntothematurity
sadnessseemedtorepresent,whichhintsatacomplexjoy
foundwithinsadness.Butwhyvaluesadnesswhenhappinessissouniversallypursued?Nationsmeasure
well-beingthroughhappinessIndexes(指数),andphilosophiesprioritize
increasingjoy.Yet,inreality,wedon’tseekconstanthappiness.Sometimessadnesshasacause;sometimeswewanttobe.Perhapsemotionalvariety
ispreferable
tomonotony.Butthere’smoretoit—sadnessholdsadepth
thathappinesslacks.(第二段)8.WhydidtheauthorlikePaulSimon’s1983albumasateenager?A.Hethoughtsadnessinspiredart.
B.Heviewedsadnessashappiness.C.Heexperiencedbrokenrelationships.D.Heassociatedsadnesswithbeingmature.✓
Sadnessinspiresgreatartinawaythatgrinninglyeatingicecreamcannot.EssayistHartleyColeridgepraiseditasamoreelegantstateofmindthanhappiness.“Melancholy(悲伤)canscarce
existinanundegradedspirit—itcannotexistinamereanimal”ishowheputit,suggestingitismoredignifiedthanhappiness.Isuspect
mostpeoplefeeljoyis,atroot,akindofidiotpleasure.Melancholyissomehowmoregrown-up,moresincere,andmoreauthentic.(第三段)
9.What’sHartleyColeridge’sviewonmelancholy?A.Unrelatedtoart.
B.Richinvariety.C.Uniquetohumans. D.Deep-rootedinhistory.✓
Justaswhatevolutionaryscientistscall“thehandicapprinciple”,luxurioustraitsareuseful,becausetheyaresoshowilyexpensive,apparently
inconveniencingtheowner.Theyareawayofsaying:I’msostrong.Thepeacock’stail,forexample,despite
beingadisadvantageattached,signalsdesirablegenes.Sadness,accordingtothismodel,isakindofobviousconsumption.Ittakesmoremusclestofrownthansmile,andmaybethat’sthepoint.Darwinobservedthatsadnessappearsthesamewayacrossallcultures,implyingadeep-rootedhumancapacity.(第四段)
10.Whydoestheauthorrefertothepeacock’stail?A.Tostressfrowningtakesmoremuscles.B.Toshowluxurioustraitsareunnecessary.C.Toprovesadnessisapparently
convenient.D.Toexplainsadnesshasevolutionaryvalue.✓
11.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Whythelongface?B.Whichisdeeper?C.What’shappiness? D.Where’ssadness?Happinesscanbelovely,buttheprofound,elegantsadnessunlocksaesthetic(美学)worldthathappinesscanneverreach.(最后一段)✓阅读理解D
InJuly,theUniversityofChicago’sprincipal
announcedplansto“restructure”itsDivisionoftheArtsandHumanities,potentially
reducinglanguageinstruction,establishingminimumclasssizesandsoon.
Asfor
whyaninstitutionwithahugefund
ofover$10billion,renownedworldwideforitshumanitiesprograms,wouldmakesuchdramatic
changes,administratorsofferedavaguereasoncenteredon“historicfundingpressures”.Butwhat,specifically,arethesepressures?AsCliffordAndo,adistinguished
professorofclassicsatChicago,detailstheuniversity’sleadershiphasforyearsspentvastamountsofmoney,largelyonSTEMprojects,andthenattemptedtoweakenitsDivisionoftheArtsandtheHumanities
asameans
topayfortheseinvestments.
(第一段)12.WhataccountsforChicagoUniversity’srestructuringplanaccordingtoProfessorAndo?A.Fundshortage.B.AI’spopularity.C.Humanities’costly
instruction. D.STEM’shugeinvestments.✓Infact,asAndowrites,theyarethe“onlystaffintheartsandscienceswhosystematicallypayforthemselves:theydonotneedexpensivebuildings;theprovisionofinstructionintheirfieldsischeap”.Thus,itseemstomanyprofessorsofthehumanitiesthat“financialcrisis”hasbecomeanexcuseforfar-reachingchangesthatarenotnecessarysomuchasdesiredbyuniversityleaders.
Whymightuniversityleadersdeliberately
choosetoundercuthumanisticeducationandresearch?Manyreasonssuggestthemselves.Surelytheendlessreportsofartificialintelligencespellingtheendofreadingandwritingaren’thelpingmatters.STEMfieldssecurefarmorefinancialaidandthusserveaspotentiallyimportantsourcesofincomeforuniversities.Butweshouldnotoverlookadeeperroot
tracedbacktothe19thcentury.Priortothattime,highereducationintheUnitedStateswasgreatlyinfluencedbythespiritofRenaissancehumanism.Theinstitutionsdevoted
outsizedattentionto
thestudyofancientGreekandRomanliterature,keytoshapingstudents’characters.Inthelate19thcentury,reformersshiftedtheirfocustothescientificmethod,onwhichtheyaimedtorecenterhighereducation.(第四段)13.HowmanyreasonsaregiveninParagraph3forundercuttinghumanities?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.✓
Amidthesechanges,Americancollegeshaveabandonedtheircoreoriginalmission.Theyoughttoofferstudentsspaceforreflectiononhumanlife,balancecharacterdevelopmentwithcareertraining,andpreservehumanculturalheritageasdiligentlyastheyadvancenewknowledge.(最后一段)14.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthechanges?A.Approving. B.Objective. C.Critical. D.Skeptical.✓15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theinfluence
ofAIon
highereducation.B.ThedevelopmentofSTEMfieldsintheUS.C.ThefinancialproblemofAmericanuniversities.D.TheneglectofhumanitiesinAmericanuniversities.七选五A.Readytogobutstuckforastart?B.Continuefromtheretoexplorefurther.C.Atanygivenmoment,weallorbitlanguageworlds.D.Usually,therearepowerfullessonsandtruthsfoundinit.E.Whatareyourstrongestmemoriesofreadingandwriting?F.Maybeyourememberyourfirstbrushwithpoetry’sgreatpower.G.Manyofuscarryscarsandwoundsfromearlyliteracyexperiences.
Tobe“literate”implies
theabilitytodecode
languageonitsmostbasicterms,butliteracyalsoexpandstoone’sabilityto“readandwrite”theworld.__16__Soccerplayers,forexample,learnthegamelanguage.Doctorstalkmedicalterms.Literacy
inthesespecificlanguagesallowsustonavigate,participateinandcontributetosuchaworld.Famouswritershavepennedliteracynarrativestorevealthejourneyoflanguagelearning.Butyoudon’thavetobefamoustotellyourown—everyonehastheirownstorytotellabouttheirrelationshipswithreadingandwriting.__17__CAA.Readytogobutstuckforastart?B.Continuefromtheretoexplorefurther.C.Atanygivenmoment,weallorbitlanguageworlds.D.Usually,therearepowerfullessonsandtruthsfoundinit.E.Whatareyourstrongestmemoriesofreadingandwriting?F.Maybeyourememberyourfirstbrushwithpoetry’sgreatpower.G.Manyofuscarryscarsandwoundsfromearlyliteracyexperiences.
Recallastorylinkedtoyourpersonalhistoryofreadingandwriting.Perhapsyouwanttowriteaboutyourfavoritebookanditsimpactonyou.__18__Whateveritis,makesuretoconsiderwhythisparticularstoryisthemostimportanttotell.Onceyou’vesettledonyourstory,picturethefirstscenethatcomestomind.Takethestoryofyourfavoritebook:itmaystartwithdescribingwhereyouwerewhenyoufirstgotit.__19__Wheredidthisleadyouinyourwritingandreadingjourney?FBA.Readytogobutstuckforastart?B.Continuefromtheretoexplorefurther.C.Atanygivenmoment,weallorbitlanguageworlds.D.Usually,therearepowerfullessonsandtruthsfoundinit.E.Whatareyourstrongestmemoriesofreadingandwriting?F.Maybeyourememberyourfirstbrushwithpoetry’sgreatpower.G.Manyofuscarryscarsandwoundsfromearlyliteracyexperiences.
Writingliteracynarrativescanbejoyful,butitcanalsotrigger
hiddenfeelingsaboutthecomplexities
ofliteracy.__20__Writingthemdowncanhelpusexplorethesefeelingsinordertostrengthen
ourrelationshipwithreadingandwriting.This,inturn,deepensourunderstandingofourselvesandothers.G完形填空
Asuddentrafficaccidenttookmyhusbandfromus.Hugo,myeight-year-oldson,__21__bytrashing
hisroombeforefinallylettingtearflow.Meanwhile,he__22__anewfear—thefearofdeath.21.A.recovered B.responded C.resisted D.reflected22.A.developed B.emerged C.maintained D.fostered√√
“Ican’tsleep.Iamthinkingaboutdeath,”hewouldsaywhenIcaughthislittlebodytightly__23__bystuffedtoys.Ifeltheartbrokenandjoinedahealinggroup,whereanunlikely__24__formed.Mysonbecameaninstant__25__ofDenis,an80-year-oldcancersurvivorwhenintroducedtohim.Fromthenon,thetwowouldaskfor__26__abouteachother—eventuallyashockingonethatDenis’cancer__27__.23.A.sheltered B.buried C.surrounded D.wrapped24.A.contract
B.regulation C.routine D.bond25.A.partner B.fan C.sponsor D.supporter26.A.reports B.comments C.updates D.missions27.A.kickedin B.movedin C.brokeout D.cameback
√
√√√√
“Ishegoingtodie?”Hugoasked.“Yes,”Itoldhimgentlybutfirmly,feelingmythroat__28__alittle.Onourwaytothehospital,Hugoinsistedongettingagift.Astuffeddragon!Perfect,we__29__.
Deniswas__30__andletHugohavehishospitalpudding.HeeveninvitedHugotoplaychess.“Ican’t,butyoucanteachme,”Hugoallowed.Fromthenon,wesetup__31__withDeniseverySunday.Theyatesnacks,playedchess,andtalkedaboutDenis’wildadventures.Denisnevermentionedhiscancer,andHugothoughthewaswell.__32__hewasn’t.28.A.burning B.trembling C.contracting
D.closing29.A.joked B.claimed C.remarked
D.murmured30.A.awed B.amused C.ashamed D.confused31.A.appointments B.encounters C.games D.visits32.A.Except B.Furthermore C.Instead D.Besides√√√√√Amonthlater,wegotacallsayingDenishadonlyhoursleft.After__33__,wedecidedtorecordavoicemailforhim.“Haveanicetrip!”hesaidandlaughed__34__.Idon’tknowifmyson’ssleeplessnightswentawaybecauseofthosevisits,butwedid
settleintoournewlifeandHugowasnolongerworriedabout__35__.33.A.pickingup B.speakingup C.hangingupD.takingup34.A.heartily B.uneasily C.deliberatelyD.steadily35.A.fear B.desertion
C.departure D.death√√√语法填空
InearlyNovember,seedersmovedupanddownthefields,placingwheatseedsinthesoilin____36____agriculturaldistrictofDongying,Shandongprovince.It’shardtoimaginebackin2010,nothingwouldgrowonthebare,whitestretchofsaline-alkalineland(盐碱地),justthincottonwith____37____(pitiful)lowyields.“Theland____38____(consider)worthless.Fellowfarmersrentedittomeforonly50yuanpermu,”saidLiDianquan,alocalfarmer.OntheshoresoftheBohaiSeawherethewinding
YellowRiver____39____(empty)intotheocean,Dongying’slandscapehasbeenshapedbyanunusualgeographicallegacy.Thegradualwithdrawal
ofseawaterovertimeleftbehindsaltdeposits____40____havecreated227,330hectaresofsaline-alkalineland.36.an37.pitifully38.wasconsidered39.empties40.which/that
“Intheautumnharvestseason,Shandong’slandscapeisacolorfulpalette(调色板),____41____thelastcolorwewanttoseeisthewhiteofsaline-alkalineland,”saidWangJingdong,anofficialoftheDepartmentofAgriculture.Thisyearfarmersstartedplantinganewstrainofwheat,whichhasresistance
____42____pestsanddiseases.Thefourthgeneralconferencecalledforenhancingoverallagriculturalproductionperformance,qualityand____43____(efficient).Saline-alkalinelanduseisacrucialpartofthiseffort,whichholdssignificantstrategicimportanceforsafeguardingnationalfoodsecurityand____44____(ensure)China’sfoodsupplyremainsfirmlyinitsownhands.Shandongisexploringapath____45____(characterize)byecologicalprioritizationandtechnologicalsupport.41.but42.to43.efficiency44.ensuring45.characterized应用文写作
假定你是学生李华,上周末参加了学校组织的为期一天的蔬菜基地社会实践,收获颇丰。你校英文公众号YouthVoice正发起以FieldLabor为主题的互动分享,请你撰写跟帖,内容包括:1.简述经历;2.分享收获。(参考词汇:蔬菜基地vegetablebase)注意:1.词数80词左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答;3.开头结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Helloguys!I’minclinedtosharemysocialpracticeatanearbyvegetablebaselastSaturday,whichturnedmytextbookknowledgeoflaborintoreal-lifelearning.Guidedbylocalfarmers,wewateredcrisplettuce,clearedstubbornweeds,andsortedplumptomatoes.Besides,wealsolearnedtoidentifycroppests,useorganiccompost,andjoinedaminisoilfertilityworkshop.
Notonlydidtheexperienceteachmeeverybiteoffoodstemsfrompersistentcare,butitalsorevealedthatgrowththrivesamidthesweatofthefield.Itisthesehands-onexperiencesthatletustasteharvestjoyandbuildadown-to-earthmindset.Dropyourstorybelow!续写
GrowingupinIstanbul,Turkey,Iwasaccustomedtoseeingstreetcatsalloverthecity.Butoneyellowtabbywithbeautifulbrowneyescapturedmyheart.Weplayedourversionofhide-and-seekaroundtheyard—hewouldsneakupfrombehindatreeuntilhereachedme,andIwouldactstartled.InamedhimSkippy.Ourbondsoontraveledbeyondtheboundariesofouryard.Everymorning,hewouldwalkmetoschool.Everyafternoon,he’dwaitatourhomeentrance,recognizemyfootstepsregardlessofwhichshoesIwaswearing,andmeowhisgreeting.Mymother,worriedaboutgerms,establishedastrictrule—Skippywastoremainanoutdoorcat.However,loveknowsnorules.Eachnight,hewouldsecretlyslipinthroughmywindow,sleepingwarmlyatmyfeet.Atsunrise,I’dlethim
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