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第I卷
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife-changingadventureoverseas.Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However,lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture.
Thehoneymoonperiod
Atfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad,lifeisanexcitingadventure.Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydon’tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign-languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes.
Troubleinparadise
Inmanycases,whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground.
Theroadtorecovery
Gradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew-foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.
Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:
youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind.
21.Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst?
A.Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.
B.Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills.
C.Theylovetheadventureandexploration.
D.Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures.
22.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface?
A.Homesickness. B.Cultureshock
C.Healthproblems. D.Lackofemployment.
23.Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?
A.Studythelocallanguage.
B.Goonholidaysfrequently.
C.Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.
D.Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.
B
Australialovesinterestingmoney.In1988,itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowit’sintroducedanewfive-dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!
Atfirstglance,thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback.Butlookcloser,andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant.
Tilt(使倾斜)thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill,anAustralianbird,beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside,andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins,andtheimageof“5”changesposition.Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining,thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.
Thenewfive-dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithasaraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue.
ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall-importantbumpgoesto15-year-oldConnorMcLeod.TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas.Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention.
Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew$10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdate420,$50,and$100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned.
24.WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted?
A.Thebird. B.Thenumber. C.Theplants. D.Thebuilding.
25.WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote?
A.Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy.
B.Toshowthecountry’sadvancedtechnology.
C.Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney.
D.Tomakethenote’sappearancemoreattractive.
26.WhatcanweguessaboutAustraliancoins?
A.Theyaredifferentinsizeorshape.
B.Theyarerequiredinschoolcafeterias.
C.Theyaremorefrequentlyusedthannotes.
D.Theyaremoreconvenientforyoungpeople.
27.WhatdidConnordotopersuadethegovernment?
A.Hewrotealettertotheleaders.B.Heorganizedanonlinemeeting.
C.HesoughtsupportontheInternet.D.HerequestedaspecialChristmasgift.
C
Atthisyear’sTechnologyForum,speakersincludeworld-famouspeople,suchasSteveWozniak,co-founderofAppleComputer,andlesser-knownindividualswithgreatideastochangetheworld.OneofthelatterisJonnyCohen,ahighschoolsenior,greenbusinessmanandcreatorofGreeenShields.
SinceCohenwasachild,hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing.Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity,hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea:
whatiftheshapeofschoolbuswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient?
Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced.Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparents’garageandplacedsmallmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem.Theresult:
hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus,decreasedwinddrag,andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution.
CohenwentthroughvariousexperimentstoimprovehisGreenShieldsinventionwiththehelpofMITandCook-IllionisBusCompany,whichdonatedafull-sizedbusforCohen’sexperiments,henowhasashieldmodelthatisinexpensiveandeasytoattach,enablingwidespreadadoption.
Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange?
FuelconsumptionfortheaverageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon.GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10-20%,savingabout$600perbusperyear,andcostsonly$30toattach.CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses.
Withalmosthalf-a-millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly$2.5billionoffuelperyear,aconsumptionreductionof10-20%wouldmakeabigdifferenceinpollution.Nottomentiontheroughly$285millioninannualsavingsonfuel.
28.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext?
A.HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently.
B.Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses.
C.Heisaworld-famousbusinessmanandinventor.
D.Hehasatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems.
29.HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient?
A.Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag.
B.Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused.
C.Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus.
D.Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine.
30.WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields?
A.AtNorthwesternUniversity.B.Inhisparents’garage.
C.Atalocalbuscompany.D.InanMITlab.
31.What’stheintendedbenefitofCohen’sinvention?
A.Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel.
B.Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses.
C.Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry.
D.Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally-friendly.
D
Weallknowthefeeling:
lookingatthecomputerscreen,pretendingtobeinterestedinourhomework,eventhoughwereallyfeelbored.Butsuchfeelingsmaysoonbeatanend,saysDrHarryWitchel,headoftheEssexMedicalSchool.Hebelievesthatcomputersofthefuturewillnoticewhenpeoplefeelboredandeventakeactiontostopit.
Beforeyougetconcerned,themachinewon’tbereadingyourmind.Itwillbeobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer.It’snotinterestedinthebigmovementsneededtousethemachine-----likemovingamouseortouchingascreen-----butsmall,barelynoticeablemovementslikeclosingyoureyes,movinginyourseatorrubbingyourface.Witchelcallsthese“boredommovements”andsaystheyshowhowinterestedthepersonisinwhattheyarereadingorwatching.Thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessmovement!
Totesthistheory,Witchelinvited27peopletoperformvariouscomputer-basedtask.Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegames(aninterestingtask)toreadingdocumentslikegovernmentlawsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.
Aspecialvideocamerafollowedtheparticipants’movementsastheycompletedeachtask.Justastheresearcherexpected,the“boredommovements”greatlydecreased,byasmuchas42%,whenthesubjectswereveryinterestedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.
Fortunately,DrWitchelisn’tplanningtousehisresultstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotpayingattentionatschool.Instead,hewants“movementsensing”technologytobebuiltintofuturecomputersinordertoimprovestudents’computer-basedlearningexperience.
Thescientistsaysthatbymeasuringthestudents’interestlevelastheywork,educatorswillbeabletoadjusttheirmaterialsinreal-timetokeepstudentsfocused.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture,helptodevelopmoreintelligentrobots.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?