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每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ILikeMe
ByNancyCarlson
Alovelypigannouncesthatshehasabestfriend:
herself!
Sweet,
colorfulpictureshelppiggycelebratewhatsheappreciatesabout
herself:
Thewayshelooks,herhobbies,andhowshetakescareof
herselfbyexercisingandeatingwell.Whenpiggyisfeelingdownshe
cancheerherselfup,andwhenshemakesmistakes,shecantryagain.
Piggyisproudofwhosheis.
WhistleforWillie
ByEzraJackKeats
FromtheauthoroftheCaldecottMedal--winningclassicThe
SnowyDay,thispopularpicturebookfollowsPeterashecarriesouthis
attemptstowhistleforhisdog,Willie.Vividpicturesdescribesachild'
s
innerworldasheexperiencesbarriersanddisappointmentuntilhe
finally,joyfully,succeeds.
TheBlueRibbonDay
ByKatieCouric
BestfriendsCarrieandEllietryoutfortheschoolsoccerteam,
buttheyfacechallengeswhenonlyEllieisselected.Disappointment
maybeapartoflifenowandthen,butwithsomehelpfromhermom
andfriends,Carrielearnsthatweallhavewaysinwhichweshineand
sheregainsherconfidence.
TooLoudLily
BySofieLagunaand
KerryArgent
EveryoneinherfamilyandatschooltellsLilyHippothatshe'
stoo
loud.She'
sevennoisywhenshereadsabook!
Shefeelsherselfuseless
anddisabled.Butthenanewdramateacherentersthepictureand
encouragesLilytomakegooduseofhertalentsfortheschoolplay,and
eventually,shemakesit.
21.Whichbookisrelatedtotheschoolfootball?
A.ILikeMe.B.TooLoudLily.
C.WhistleforWillie.D.TheBlueRibbonDay.
22.WhatcanweknowaboutEzraJackKeats?
A.He'
sacharacterofTheSnowyDay.B.Hewasawardedabigbookprize.
C.Heisaco-authorofILikeMe.D.HehelpedPetertrainhisdog.
23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?
A.TheyarefordisabledchildrenB.Theyareonbuildingconfidence.
C.Theyareadaptedfromfairytales.D.Theyfocusonanimalprotection.
B
ItallstartedwhenIsawalittleadvertisementinamagazineforteensthatread,"
Followyourdreams"
.
Ihavealwaysdreamtofseeingotherpartsoftheworld,meetingpeopleofdifferentcultures,andcommunicatinginalanguagethatisdifferentfrommynativeone.ItwastheinfluenceofmydadthatmademedecideonlearningEnglish.HetoldmethatifIlearnedhowtospeakEnglish,Iwouldhavefriendsallaroundtheworld.SoIdecidedtostudythelanguage.
LearningEnglishwaslikefindinggold!
JustbylearningthelanguageIcouldreadbookswritteninEnglish,makefriendswithpeoplefromBrazil,Switzerland,Italy,USA,Canada,Singapore,Japan,Spainandmanymorecountries.Istartedattendingmeetingsabroad.IwasgettingjoboffersjustbecauseIcouldspeakEnglish.
BritishEnglishhasalonghistory,butIwantedtospeakEnglishlikeanAmericannotanEnglishman.SpeakingwithanAmericanaccentismoreinteresting.OneofmyteacherstoldmethatthebestwaytoimprovemyEnglishwastoliveinacountrywhereEnglishwasspoken.AfterlivingintheUSA,Icametounderstandthatthebestwaytounderstanditsculturesanditspeoplewasbylivingthereforaperiodoftime.
IdecidedtogotheUnitedStatestostudyandtolearnhowtodobusinesswithAmericans.IchoseCaliforniabecausetomeCaliforniaaccentwaseasytounderstandandthewayoflifewascasual;
theweatherinCaliforniawaswarmandIwouldbenexttothePacificOcean.Thecostoflivinghereishigh,butthespiritinCaliforniaisinternational.Itisrelaxingandpeaceful.Itisfullofaction.
24.WhatmadetheauthorchoosetolearnEnglish?
A.Thelittleadvertisement.B.Themagazine.
C.Hisfather'
swords.D.Skillsforlanguages.
25.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?
A.TheadvantagesoflearningEnglish.B.TheEnglishlanguage'
sinfluences.
C.TheEnglish-speakingcountries.D.ThewaysoflearningEnglish.
26.WhydoestheauthorwanttospeakEnglishlikeanAmerican?
A.AmericanEnglishismorecasual.B.Americanaccentisinteresting.
C.Americanculturesareimportant.D.Americanpeopleareeasygoing.
27.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlivinginCalifornia?
A.Worried.B.Annoyed.
C.Regretful.D.Pleased
C
Wehaveheardsomeinterestingwaysthat5Gwirelesstechnologymightchangeourlivesinthe,future.
5Gshortforthe5thgenerationmobilecommunicationtechnology,promisesInternetspeedsbetween50to100timesfasterthancurrent4Gsystems.While5GissettobeusedinsomelimitedareasofAmericathisyear,muchoftheworldisnotexpectedtoreceivewidelyavailableserviceuntil2023.
OneprojectinBritain,however,isalreadytestingthissuperfasttechnologyonanunlikelygroupofInternetusers-cows.TheprojectwasdevelopedbyAmericantechnologycompanyCiscoSystems.ItalsoreceivesmoneyfromtheBritishgovernmentCiscosaystheprogramseekstoexplorethefutureof5Gconnectivityinruralareasaroundtheworld.
Testingareasweresetupatfarmsin.threeruralareasofEngland.Thecowsareequippedwith5G-connecteddevices(装置)thatlinkuptoaroboticmilkingsystem,whichusessensorsandmachinelearningtofullyautomatetheprocess.Systemdesignerssaytechnologytakesoverafteracowfeelsreadytobemilkedandwalkstowardanautomaticgate.Thedeviceisdesignedtorecognizeeachindividualcow.Itthenpositionsequipmenttotherightbodypositionformilking.Duringtheprocess,machinesreleasefoodforthecowasareward.
Other5Gtechnologytoolsincludeautomatedbrushesthatturnonwhenthecowrubsupagainstthem.Sensorsalsocontroltheamountoflighttothecows'
livingareasdependingontheweather.And,anautomaticfeedingsystemmakessuretheanimalsalwaysgetenoughtoeat.
DuncanForbes,headoftheproject,toldReutersthattheprojectshowsthefarm'
scowoperationscanbegreatlyimprovedwith5Gtechnologyandthattheexperimentprovidesstrongevidencethat5Gtechnologycanbewidelyusedinthefuture,notjustonfarmsinBritain,butinruralcommunitiesacrosstheworld.
28.WhatisthepurposeofCiscoSystems'
program?
A.TowinfinancialsupportfromBritishgovernment.
B.Totesttheeffectsof5Gtechnologyonanimals.
C.TopromoteitstechnologicaldevelopmentinBritain.
D.Toexpandthefutureuseof5Ginruralcommunities.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?
A.Theproject.B.Thecompany.C.Thetechnology.D.Thegroup.
30.Whatcanwelearnabout5Gaccordingtothetext?
A.Itisnoworsethan4Gintermsofspeed.
B.Itisalreadywidelyavailableintheworld.
C.Itenablescowstocontroltheirownmilking.
D.Itisbasedonsensorsandmachinelearning.
31.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Entertainment.B.Lifestyle.C.Education.D.Technology.
D
Doestheamountofcashinalostwalletinfluencehowlikelyapersonistoreturnit?
Classicaleconomictheoriessuggestthatthegreatertheappeal,thelesslikelywearetobehonest-butanewstudyturnstheideaonitshead,findingaltruism(利他主义),andapowerfulhateforviewingoneselfasa"
thief'
outweighthefinancialattraction.
Ateamofresearchersconductedahugeexperimentconcerning355citiesin40countries.Morethan17,000identicalwalletsweredroppedoffatpublicplaces,eachcontainingagrocerylist,akey,andthreebusinesscardsinthelocallanguageusingmade-upnamesandanemailaddress.Somehadnomoneywhileotherscontainedtheequivalent(等值)of$13.45.
Accordingtotheresearch,peopleonaveragereturned40%ofwalletswithnomoneyinthembut51%withmoney.Italsoshowsextremedifferencesbetweencountries.Butalthoughratesofpeople'
shonestyvariedgreatlyfromcountrytocountry,onethingremainedremarkablyconstant:
walletswithmoney,asopposedtonomoney,raisedreportingrates.
IntheUS,theUKandPoland,theyrepeatedtheexperimentwithevenmoremoney:
$94.15,whichincreasedreportingratesbyanaverageof11%comparedtothesmalleramount.Theyalsofoundthathavingakeyexpandedreportingratesby9.2%.
Thefindings,whichruncountertoafundamentalprincipleofclassicaleconomics,suggesthonesty,altruismandself-imagecansometimesbemoreinfluentialthaneconomicself-interest.
Apurelyeconomicapproachtobehaviorsuggestspeoplewouldkeepthewalletswiththelargeramountsofmoneyduetotheincreasedfinancialreward,buteconomicsoftendoesn'
taccountforaperson'
ssenseofhonestyorself-image,accordingtobehavioralscientists.Altruismalsoinfluencedthefindings,theresearcherssay.Sincethekeyisvaluabletotheownerbutnotthefinder,thispointedtowardanaltruismconcerninadditiontothecostofnegativelyupdatingone'
sselfimage.
32.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?
A.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.
B.Addsomebackgroundinformation.
C.Describeawidelyconductedexperiment.
D.Providetheresearchresultsforthereaders.
33.What'
stheaveragereportingrateofawalletwith$94.15inside?
A.11%.B.20.2%.C.51%.D.62%.
34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
runcounterto"
inParagraph5mean?
A.Goagainst.B.Accountfor.C.Agreewith.D.Focuson.
35.What'
sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Classicaleconomictheorieshavealreadybeenoutofdate.
B.Peoplearemorelikelytoreturnalostwalletwithmorecash.
C.Anexperimentconductedworldwide