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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
InsidetheRainRoom
TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?
Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’tgettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.
TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!
21.What'
sthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.
B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.
C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit.
D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.
22.What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?
A.Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.
B.Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.
C.Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.
D.Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.
23.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?
A.Weararaincoat.
B.Weardarkclothing.
C.Leaveyourcameraoutside.
D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.
B
Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.
Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.
Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.
CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventionofgunpowderandexplosives.LiBingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.
Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.
24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.
B.Protectingthemountainandreducingtheflooding.
C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.
D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.
25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiver’sflooding?
A.HeavingrainsB.Meltingsnow.
C.LowriverbanksC.Steepmountains.
26.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?
A.Byusinggunpowder.
B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.
C.Byapplyingahearingandcoolingtechnique.
D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades
27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?
A.Itpreservedmuchofthenaturalriverlife.
B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.
C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodern.
D.Ithadraisedthelivingstandardsofthelocalpeople.
C
BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?
Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工)decidetopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?
Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.
Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.
Therealquestioniswhyeraren’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?
Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.
BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.
28.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?
A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.
B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.
C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.
D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?
A.Creative.B.Enthusiastic.C.Well-behaved.D.Experienced.
30.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?
A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline.
B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites.
C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites.
D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames.
31.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?
A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies.
B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment.
C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent.
D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites.
D
Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:
ethos,pathos,andlogos.
Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikeytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou,youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.
Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddosandcats,tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals,theyillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.
Logosistheuseoffacts,statistics,orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.
Althoughethos,pathos,andlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed,mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos,pathos,andlogstopersuadetheiraudiencesso,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercial,orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.
32.Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart?
A.Theybothentertaintheaudience.
B.Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.
C.Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.
D.TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.
33.Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience?
A.Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.
B.Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.
C.Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.
D.Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic..
34.Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion?
A.Ethosisthemostimportantaspect