47. How many students’ plans are there in the passage? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5. 48. What is Sarah planning to do? A. Take photos with penguins. B. Go to Disneyland in America. C. Go to see kangaroos and koalas.
D. Go to some very hot and sunny places. 49. Who went to an island last year?
A. Linda. B. Jim. C. Sarah. D. Jack.
I hate lying on a hot beach doing nothing.
Jim I’m dreaming of a trip to the Disneyland in America in my holiday. But I know it would cost a lot of money. I’d like to go there with one of my pen friends in California. He often sends me postcards. But my mum wants me to learn swimming this summer. Actually, I don’t like swimming at all. Sarah
I want to go to some very hot and sunny places in my holiday, like Egypt. I’d like to travel on a camel. Me, my camel and sand, sand, sand everywhere. It would be a perfect holiday. I don’t want to be on that island I went to last summer. I’m so afraid of big mice there.
Jack 47. 考查事实细节题。介绍了Linda, Jim, Sarah, Jack四个学生的计划。故选C 48. 考查事实细节题。通过Sarah的计划中的第一句I’m dreaming of a trip to the Disneyland in America in my holiday.得知。故选B
49. 考查事实细节题。通过Jack的计划中的第五句
I don’t want to be on that island I went to last summer.得知。故选D
B
Johnny went to see his grandparents on their farm, and they gave him a slingshot (弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He was excited and practiced for some time. But he could never hit the target he had set.
Getting a little upset, he headed back for dinner. As he was going back, he saw his grandma’s duck. Without thinking, he let the slingshot fly, hitting the duck in the head and killing it.
In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the woodpile(柴堆), only to see his sister
watching! But Sally said nothing. After lunch the next day, Grandma said, ―Sally, help me with the dishes.‖
But Sally said, ―Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.‖ Then she whispered(耳语) to Johnny, ―Remember the duck?‖ So Johnny did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to ride horses, and Grandma said, ―I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.‖
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Sally just smiled and said, ―Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help you.‖ She whispered again, ―Remember the duck?‖
So Sally went to ride horses and Johnny stayed behind to help make supper. After several days of doing both his chores and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t stand it any more.
He went to his grandma and said that he had killed the duck.
Grandma smiled. ―Sweetheart, I know,‖ said Grandma. ―You see, I saw the whole thing at the window that day, but because I love you, I forgave you. I just waited to find out when you would tell me what you did.‖ 50. How did Johnny feel when he couldn’t hit the target? A. Upset. B. Bored. C. Happy. D. Excited. 51. Why did Johnny keep helping Sally do chores?
A. Because he had told her he would do them. B. Because Sally didn’t know how to do them. C. Because he wanted Sally to keep the secret. D. Because Grandma asked him to do the chores.
52. What has Johnny learned from his experience? A. One should be brave. B. One should be honest. C. One should be helpful. D. One should be patient.
C
Have you ever felt sleepy and unable to think clearly in a crowded classroom? The problem is caused by what we breathe out ourselves-carbon dioxide, or CO2.
There are rules about how much fresh air we need in buildings to keep us healthy. When there isn’t enough new air coming in to push the old air out, pollutants(污染物) build up. One of these pollutants is CO2, which increases every time we breathe out.
The truth is that CO2 has always been considered
harmless. After all, how poisonous(有毒的)could it be since it comes out of our own body? But this view changed when an American scientist named William Fisk happened to watch an experiment by Hungarian scientists six years ago. Their findings showed that people have difficulty doing paperwork when CO2 levels are high.
Fisk and his team repeated the experiment at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California, US. They asked students to participate over three different periods. During each period, there were different carbon dioxide levels. Students had to take part in role-playing games on a computer: They were told they were managers and the organization they were running was having some problems. Each student was then
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graded on how well they dealt with these problems.
Like the experiment from six years before, the results showed that students were more likely to make careful, smart decisions with less CO2 in the air. Their ability was reduced when the CO2 in the room rose, Science News reported.
An interesting thing that Fisk noticed was that even though the students knew that the amount of CO2 was changing throughout the day, none of them felt the difference between each period. This means that CO2 can do harm without us even realizing it.
This problem is especially serious for schools because there are lots of people in classrooms for long hours every day. So it is important that rooms are ventilated(通风). US scientists recently surveyed 100 California classrooms. ―We found a clear relationship between higher CO2 level and increased absences(缺课) among the kids for illness,‖ said Mark Mendell, a member of the research team.
53. What can we infer from the first three paragraphs?
A. All the CO2 in the room comes from ourselves. B. People didn’t think CO2 could harm the body before.
C. CO2 is considered the most poisonous pollutant in a room. D. Fisk was the first to discover that CO2 could be bad for us.
54. What was the conclusion of Fisk and his team’s experiment?
A. Students had the same reaction with different levels of CO2. B. Low levels of CO2 could make students do things carelessly. C. Students felt uncomfortable when the level of CO2 increased.
D. High levels of CO2 reduced the students’ ability to make decisions.
55. According to the last paragraph, we’d better_______.
A. keep the windows open all the time B. put more plants inside to reduce CO2 C. let fresh air into the rooms now and then
D. avoid going into rooms with too many people
D
Almost everyone is afraid of something – snakes, heights, public speaking and so on.
It is normal and can even be helpful to experience fear sometimes. In dangerous situations, fear can keep our bodies alert (警醒的) so that we can act quickly to protect ourselves.
But for some people, fear develops into a ―phobia‖, which is a strong and unreasonable fear of something.
For example, most of us feel a little scared when looking down from a tall building. But people with height phobia may have trouble breathing, feel dizzy or turn down a great job just because the company is on the 20th floor.
Phobias can prevent you from living a normal life. ―People with spider phobia would stay out of their home or dorm room for days if they thought a spider was
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present,‖ Katherina Hauner, a researcher at Northwestern University, US, told ABC News. This is why scientists have been trying to find a cure for this disease.
Since fear comes from experience-from what we are told, what we see others experience and what happens to us-some scientists think if they can ―rewrite‖ these unpleasant memories, they might be able to help people overcome their phobias. In a study by Katherina Hauner and other scientists, participants with spider phobia were asked to first touch a spider with a paintbrush. Seeing that it was not actually dangerous, they then tried touching it while wearing a glove. Finally, they could hold it with their hands.
Certain medicine has also been found to be helpful. Back in 2010, researchers at the University of Hiroshima, Japan, injected a special medicine into a fish-who was afraid of light-to turn off the fear center in its brain. From then on, the fish no longer feared light.
While the search for solutions to phobias is making great progress, it’s an open question whether getting rid of (去除) fear is good. Some people want to use these methods to make soldiers fight harder in wars by taking away their sense of fear.
Dave Smithson of the charity Anxiety UK has his own idea. ―It’s fear that prevents us from doing crazy things,‖ he says. ―There’s a name for people who don’t have fear of consequences: psychopaths(精神变态者)“
56．The expression ―overcome‖ probably means ―______‖.
A.control B. beat C. weaken D. repeat
57．What can we learn from the passage?
A．People with spider phobia could be cured by touching a spider. B．People with height phobia would lose his great job in a high building. C．People would feel scared when seeing others frightened by something. D．People have found certain medicine to help soldiers fight harder in wars. 58．Which of the following would Dave Smithson probably agree with?
A．Without fear, people would be braver. B．We shouldn’t let fear affect our decision. C．Fear stops us from doing some creative things. D．Fear can help avoid taking unnecessary chances. 59．What is probably the best title for this passage?
A．Why is fear helpful? B．Is fear good or not? C．How do we treat fear? D．When should fear be treated?
A篇
47. 考查事实细节题。介绍了Linda, Jim, Sarah, Jack四个学生的计划。故选C 48. 考查事实细节题。通过Sarah的计划中的第一句I’m dreaming of a trip to the Disneyland in
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America in my holiday.得知。故选B
49. 考查事实细节题。通过Jack的计划中的第五句
I don’t want to be on that island I went to last summer.得知。故选D B篇
50. 考查事实细节题。根据第二段第一句Getting a little upset得知。故选A 51. 考查事实细节题。根据第四段第二句Then she whispered(耳语) to Johnny, ―Remember the duck?‖ So Johnny did the dishes.得知。故选C 52. 考查主旨大意题。根据第九段第三句You see, I saw the whole thing at the window that day, but because I love you, I forgave you. I just waited to find out when you would tell me what you did.得知。故选B C篇
53 考查逻辑推断题。根据第三段第一句
The truth is that CO2 has always been considered harmless.推断得知。故选B
54. 考查事实细节题。根据第五段第一句the results showed that students were more likely to make careful, smart decisions with less CO2 in the air得知。故选D
55. 考查事实细节题。根据第七段第二句it is important that rooms are ventilated.得知。 D篇
56. 考查词义推断题。overcome指―克服‖beat跟它同义。故选B
57. 考查事实细节题。根据第五段第一句fear comes from experience-from what we are told, what we see others experience and what happens to us得知。故选C 58. 考查事实细节题。根据第八段第四句It’s fear that prevents us from doing crazy things得知。故选D
59. 考查主旨大意题。综合全文各段得知。故选D
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最
佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
Who’s Got Talent?
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. 60 .Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.
All these shows have one thing in
common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the most popular actors and so on. 61 .But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. 62 . However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. 63 .For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing
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