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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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheVisitorOystercard

AVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.

HowtogetaVisitorOystercard

YoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts£

5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.

HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?

TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybededucted（减去）fromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd£

20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof£

2.30,youwillhave£

17.70leftonthecard.

Afewmorepoints:

·

Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.

You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped（给……定上限）”at£

6.80perday.

You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday（6:

30am—9:

30am;

4:

00pm—7:

00pm）,exceptforpublicholidays.

ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.

ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.

1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?

A.Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.

B.Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.

C.YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.

D.Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.

2.HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?

A.£

2.30.B.£

3.40.

C.£

6.80.D.£

9.20.

3.WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?

A.OntheInternet.B.Atabusstation.

C.Atatubestation.D.Inconveniencestores.

B

Severalwomensatoutsideamedicalbuildingwaitingforthemother-to-mothergroupmeetingtostart.Eachoneheldababyclothedinbrightpatterns.Onemothernurseda1-year-old;

anotherheldasleepingnewbornandotherschattedhappilywhiletheywaitedfortherestofthemotherstoarrive.They’vecometolearnhowtoprovidenutritiousmealsfortheirchildren.

ThesemothersinMyanmargathertogetheronceamonthtolearnaboutnutritionandproperhygiene（卫生）.ThisisvaluableinformationthattheyhadlittleornoaccesstobeforetheSamaritan’sPurse，whichhashelpedmeettheneedsofpeopleworldwidewhoarevictimsofwar,poverty,naturaldisasters,etc.,startedmother-to-mothergroup.Theheadofthegroup,SeinWinMya,isstrongandactive.ShetaughtwomenfromhervillagebyusinginformativepicturesprovidedbytheSamaritan’sPurse.CulturalpracticesandtraditionsinMyanmarencouragemotherstofeedyoungchildrenonlywithwhitericewhichmakesthemhavelittlemicronutrients,suchasironandvariousvitamins.

Myaguidedandtaughtthegroupwithmuchconfidence.Shetaughtthemtopreparehealthyfoodandhowtobeleadersthroughherexample.Evenher7-year-olddaughterseemedtobelearninghowtoleadandservetheotherchildren.Aftertheclassfinished,Myainvitedthegrouptoherhomeforahealthymealshehadprepared.Afterthat，Myaoftenledthemonatourofthevillagetocontinueherexplanationofnutrition.Graduallymoreandmoremothersandchildrenfromthevillagejoinedthem.

Asateacher,Myaisinvestingin（为….付出）hercommunityinawaythatcouldtransformfuturegenerations—bothphysicallyandmentally.Asamother,sheisshowingherdaughterwhatitmeanstosacrificetimeandenergytoserveothers.Myawillsurelyleadhercommunityintohealthierfuture.

4.Whywasthemother-to-mothergroupmeetingheld?

A.Tointroduceanewwayoflife.

B.Tosharethehappylifetheyhad.

C.Tooffertipsonhowtocareforbabies.

D.Toteachhowtoraisechildrenhealthily.

5.WhatdoweknowabouttheSamaritan’sPurse?

A.It’satraditionalhealth-careinstitution.

B.Itgivesahelpinghandtopeopleinneed.

C.It’sanorganizationsetuptohelpwomen.

D.IthasfoundedmanyvoluntarygroupsinMyanmar.

6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A.Mya’steachingisveryinfluential.

B.Myahasagreatgiftforlecturing.

C.Mya’sjobisphysicallydemanding.

D.Myalikestouringaroundhervillage.

7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SeinWinMya,agoodleaderofavillage

B.Mother-to-mothergroupcanbenefitmany

C.localmotherleadsbyexampleinMyanmar

D.Womenmakeabigdifferencetothecountryside

C

Inthepast40years,thetotalnumberofAdé

liePenguins（阿德利企鹅）beensteadilydeclining.Anewstudy,however,announcedthediscoveryofapreviouslyunknown“supercolony”ofmorethan1,500,000Adé

liePen-gumsintheDangerIslandsoftheAntarcticPeninsula’snortherntip.

“Untilrecently,theDangerIslands,achainofremote,rocky,islands,weren’tknowntobeanimportantpenguinhabitat（栖息地）saysHeatherLynch,aprofessoratStonyBrookUniversity；

Thesesupercolonieshavegoneunnoticedfordecades,shenotes,partlybecauseoftheremotenessoftheislandsthemselves,andpartlythedangerouswatersthatsurroundthem.Eveninsummer,thenearbyoceanisfilledwiththickseaice,makingthemextremelydifficulttoaccess.

Yetin2014,LynchandMathewSchwallerfromNASAdiscoveredguanostains（粪渍）insatellitepicturesoftheislands,whichmeantalargenumberofpenguins.Tofindoutforsure,LynchteamedwithStephanieJenouvrier,MikePolitoandTomHarttoarrangeanexplorationintotheislandswiththegoalofcountingthebirdsfirsthand.

InDecember2015;

theyfoundhundredsofbirdsandstartedtocalculatebyhand.Theteamalsousedacommercialdrone（无人机）totakepicturesoftheentireislands.Theythenusedakindofnetworksoftwaretoanalyzethepictures,searchingforthepenguinnestsautonomously.Theaccuracythatthedroneensuredwasthekey.Thenumberofpenguinscouldprovideunderstandingsnotjustonchangeablepenguinpopulation,butalsoontheeffectsofchangingtemperatureandseaiceonthearea’secology.

“theDangerIslandsholdthelargestpopulationofAdé

liepenguinsontheAntarcticPeninsula.Beingabletogetanaccuratecountofthebirdsinthesesupercoloniesoffersavaluablestandardforfuturepopulationchangesofpenguins,”notesJenouvrier.“ThepopulationofAdé

liesontheeastsideoftheAntarcticPeninsulaisdifferentfromwhatweseeonthewestside,forexample.Wewanttounderstandwhy.Isitlinkedtotheextendedseaiceconditionoverthere?

Foodavailability?

That’ssomethingweneedtofigureoutinthefuture,”shesays.

8.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlyfocuson?

A.Theconceptofsupercolony.B.ThediscoveryoftheDangerIslands.

C.AnewlydiscoveredpenguinhabitatD.ThepopulationdeclineofAdé

liePenguins.

9.AccordingtoParagraph2,theDangerIslands______.

A.arecircledbylargeislandsB.arehometovariouswildlife

C.areanewlyformedchainofislandsD.haveroughsurroundingenvironment

10.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Itwasreallyhardtogettheaccuratestudyresult.

B.Modernequipmentplayedanimportantroleinthestudy.

C.Thepopulationofthepenguinschangedthearea’secology.

D.Thecomputerhelpedanalyzethelivinghabitsofthepenguins.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphindicate?

A.ThestudyonAdé

liepenguinsstillhasalongwaytogo,

B.Theseaiceconditionaffectsthegrowthofthepenguinsgreatly.

C.Therapiddeclineofthepenguinsismainlycausedbyfoodunavailability

D.ThestudyonAdé

liepenguins,showsanewwayforenvironmentalprotection.

D

TheSwisshavealwayshadacomfortablerelationshipwiththeirmountains.Butnotimeinayearseemstoshowthatspecialconnectionquitelikethebeginningofsummer.That’swhenconservationists（环境保护者）makethedifficultjourneyupthosetoweringheightswhilebearinglargewhiteblankets.

Thegrandplan?

TocovercriticalsectionsoftheRhoneGlacier-sixsquaremilesoficethatiscountedasthecountry’soldestandmostessentialglaciervintheUV-resistant（防紫外线的）blankets.Whileitmayseemagentlegesture,likeamothertakingcareofachildforthenight,theideaisn’ttokeeptheglacierwarm.It’sactuallytheopposite.Theblanketsaredesignedtodeflect（使偏斜）thesun’slight,coveringthehugeglacieruplikeafreezerbaginthehopeofprotectingitfromthestrongheatofthesummersun.Andthesedays,theworld’sglaciersneedallthehelptheycanget.Withtheplanetgettingwarmereveryyear,glaciershavebeenmeltingatarapidrate.

InSwitzerland,climatechangehasincreasedtheRhoneGlacier’stypicalsummermeltwhichfeedsEurope’sfamousRhô

neRiver.Asaresult,moreandmorepeoplehavetakenupprotectingtheglacierswithblankets.Bycoveringapproximatelysixacresoftheglaciers,theblankets,Volkenexplains,havereducedtheicemeltbyasmuchas70percent.Butithasmadetheslope（斜坡）we’reononlyslightlylessslippery.Andunlesspeople—themainculpritsinclimatechange—makefundamentalchangestoaddressthebiggerpicture,therewon’tbeenoughblanketsintheworldtowardoffthedisastrousconsequencesofrisingsealevels.

AndthosedreamywhiteblanketscoveringtheRhô

neGlacier?

“Itwillslowthingsdownforayearortwo,”Jean-Pierre