1、Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring.We visited a small village in the mountains.The village people here love the quiet lifeno computers or phones.They are the kindest people I have ever met.They always smile and say “hello”Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai,so smiling is the best
2、way to show our kindness.I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.21Which of the following is TRUE?AChiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.BThe writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.CThe writer is traveling alone in Thailand.DThe writer will take a bus to C
3、hiang Mai.22The people in the village of Chiang Rai .Aare friendly to othersBlike speaking EnglishChope to live in the citiesDlive a very busy life23What is the best title for the whole diary?AMy First TravelBThe Outside WorldCTraveling in ThailandDMy Trip to Chiang Mai【语篇解读】文章是几篇日记,介绍了作者泰国之旅的一些见闻。2
4、1答案B 解析:细节理解题。根据第二篇日记中的“We will take the train north,stay in Chiang Mai for two days,and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.”可知B项正确。22答案A 解析:根据最后一篇日记中的“They are the kindest people I have ever met.They always smile and say hello”可知应选A项。23答案C 解析:标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知,这是几篇到泰国旅游的日记,因此C项作标题最佳。BA snowboarder was fee
5、ling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue(直升机营救)Ben Akintola,30,was snowboarding in the French Alps under a clear blue sky in the afternoon when a large amount(数量) of snow fell down the side of the mountain.He didnt have time to escape(逃脱) and it hit him with full force and knocked
6、him senseless.He woke in the middle of the night in total darkness.He was lying on an icy rock.Amazingly,he still had a mobile phone signal(信号),so he called a friend a thousand kilometers away in Britain.His friend called the French rescue services.“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that r
7、ock.I was beginning to give up hope when I heard the sound of a helicopter.It was circling around in the darkness,looking for me.I was trying my best to wave my mobile around.Fortunately the helicopter pilot saw the light.”“I was overjoyed when the helicopter headed my way.It stayed above me and beg
8、an lowering a rope.”Ben was in hospital last night but he was not being treated for any serious injuries.Hes looking forward to going home today.The French rescue services said:“We were very pleased that we were able to save Ben.The risk of snowslide offpiste(非滑雪场地的) is much higher at this time of y
9、ear.All snowboarders and skiers should stay on the ski runs and not go offpiste.Ben was very lucky.”24What happened to Ben?AHe got lost in the French Alps.BHe had a snowboarding accident.CHe was separated from his friends.DHe was knocked down by falling rocks.25The French rescue services learned abo
10、ut Bens difficulty .Afrom his friendBin the early afternoonCafter receiving his callDwhen seeing his mobile26How did Ben feel about the wait?AIt made him strong in the darkness.BIt caused him to hope for the best.CIt was shorter than he expected.DIt was a little discouraging.27Whats the best title f
11、or the text?AA Lucky EscapeBA Rocky MountainCRisks of SnowboardingDFrench Rescue Services【语篇解读】本文是新闻报道。文章主要报道了一名滑雪者在阿尔卑斯山遭遇雪崩后被营救的故事。24答案B 解析:根据第二段中的“He didnt have time to escape(逃脱) and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.”以及文章接下来描述的内容可知,Ben在阿尔卑斯山的法国区域出了事故。25答案A 解析:根据第三段中的“His frie
12、nd called the French rescue services.”可知答案。26答案D 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock.I was beginning to give up hope”可知,Ben 在漫长的等待过程中开始有点灰心和失望。27答案A 解析:文章首段“A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue(直升机营救)”为全文的中心思想,下文围绕此话题展开叙述。
13、由此可知,A项作标题合适。CEach year there are at least five million people around the world who develop serious flu (流感),and almost half a million deaths.When someone we know gets the flu virus,we expect them to be very careful not to pass it on to others.Doctors and nurses working with flu patients also need t
14、o protect themselves from the virus.But what is the best way to do this? This is the question that flu expert Professor Jonathan VanTam at Nottingham University is trying to answer.He wants to find out how flu is transmitted,so that he can stop doctors and nurses getting sick.VanTam explains their m
15、ethod,“There are 41 volunteers in my experiment.Some healthy volunteers are made to get flu first.When they show symptoms (症状),other volunteers,usually called recipients(接受者),enter the house.Everyone lives together in the small space for four days.Some of the recipients wear face masks,and wash thei
16、r hands every 15 minutes,but some have no protection.In this way we can study who catches the flu and which ways of transmitting flu are important.During the four days when they are in contact with the virus,and for the ten days after that,the flu recipients are checked regularly.”The experiment is
17、not simple and it is very expensive.It is difficult to design correctly,and it is also difficult to plan and carry out.Just one study like this takes about 18 months to organize and needs hundreds of people working on it.But VanTam believes it is worth because the results will help to decide what ty
18、pe of protection is needed for people working in hospitals with large numbers of flu patients around the world.And perhaps it could reduce the number of deaths from flu each year.28Which word can replace the underlined word “transmitted” in Paragraph 1?ASolved. BPassed.CFormed. DStopped.29What is th
19、e main purpose of this study?ATo test the medicines for people who develop serious flu.BTo find the best way to protect doctors and nurses from the flu.CTo reduce the number of people who die of flu.DTo find out who gets the flu easily.30According to the text,which of the statements is TRUE?AThis ty
20、pe of study lasted 18 months.BThe experiment is neither simple nor expensive.CRecipients were divided into at least 2 groups to perform the experiment.DWearing masks was the best way to protect people from getting flu.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了流感专家乔纳森为了验证流感如何传染,而进行了一项复杂的实验。尽管很难,但是乔纳森认为这项实验很值得。28答案B 解析:词义猜
21、测题。根据第一段第二句“When someone we know gets the flu virus,we expect them to be very careful not to pass it on to others.”可知,transmit意为“传递”。故选B。29答案B 解析:根据最后一段第四句“But VanTam believes it is worth because the results will help to decide what type of protection is needed for people working in hospitals with l
22、arge numbers of flu patients around the world.”可知,VanTam相信这项实验的结果将有助于决定在全世界有大量流感患者的医院工作的人们需要何种类型的保护,故选B。30答案C 解析:根据第二段倒数第三句“Some of the recipients wear face masks,and wash their hands every 15 minutes,but some have no protection.”可知,recipients(接受者)分为两类:一些戴面具,每十五分钟洗一次手;一些没有任何保护措施。故选C。第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满
23、分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。There have been a lot of comments recently surrounding 5G,the next generation of wireless technology. 31 ?How might it change our lives?5G stands for fifth generation,meaning the next step in the progression of technology to replace the current 4G system
24、.Earlier “G” systems were designed to improve mobile communication operations.Each new technology brought major improvements in speed and greatly increased network capacity(容量) 32 .It is expected to permit more users to do more things at a faster rate.However,technology experts say there is a major
25、way that 5G is different from the earlier systems. 33 .It will affect many more devices and industries than other “G” versions.5G will help fuel future “smart cities” by connecting sensor networks.5G is also expected to connect selfdriving cars and support new technologies involving virtual reality(
26、虚拟现实)Higher 5G speeds could also permit doctors to commonly perform remote medical operations.Factories and businesses could use 5G technology to increase automation and improve the collection of information. 34 .The increased data flow across 5G networks would give Internet attackers a lot more pos
27、sibilities to steal and misuse data.In addition,the wider use of a 5G wireless network means any breakdown of the system would have more widespread and severe results.Such difficulties could affect public safety. 35 ,or a network breakdown could cause selfdriving vehicles to crash.AWhy is 5G so popu
28、larBWhat is this technologyCEvery coin has two sidesDThe new 5G system promises more of the sameEIt will move beyond mobile network technologyFA breakdown of 5G networks may cause economic lossesGA failure during a doctors remote operation could lead to death【语篇解读】本文属于说明文,介绍5G技术以及其优点,同时也存在安全危险。31答案B
29、 解析:分析文章结构可知,本文属于总分结构,文章主要就第一段的两个问题展开来写,根据第二段“5G stands for fifth generation,meaning the next step in the progression of technology to replace the current 4G system.”可知,第一个问题是关于5G概念,故选B。32答案D 解析:根据前一句“Each new technology brought major improvements in speed and greatly increased network capacity(容量)”可知,每一项新技术都大大提高了速度和网络容量,讲述新技术的作用,D选项,而
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