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第一节：

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阅读下面的短文。

从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Smartphonesaresocommonthesedays.It’sawonderthatourpetsdon’townone.Buttheydon’tnecessarilyhaveto.Thesefourappswillhelpyoutakecareofyourbestfurryfriendfromdogtrainingtofirstaid.

PetFirstAid

Price:

$3.99

PetFirstAidhelpsyouprovidethebasiccareandattentionthatyourfour-leggedfriendmightneedinamedicalemergency.Theapplicationshowsownershowtotreatillnesseswithhelpfulvideos,picturesandarticlesonsubjectslikecuts,woundtreatmentandmore.AsectioncalledPetInfoletsyouenterininformationaboutyourpetsincludingwhentheyhadtheirlastvaccinations,anymedicinestheytake,orinformationaboutanydiseasesorconditionsyouranimalsuffersfrom.

PawCardPetTracker

Free

PawCardhelpsyoukeeparecordofyourlovedone’simportantinformation.Useittorecordyourpet’smedicalcontacts,vaccinations,identitycards,medicalconditionsandmedicines.Additionalcharacteristicsincludeadrawingshowingyourdog’sweightovertime.

DogParkFinder

DogParkFinderhelpsyoulocatedog-friendlyparksandtraininglocationsinyourarea（USA）locationsonly）.Theappincludesinformationonmorethan2,200off-leash（无需给狗拴链的）areas,userphotosandmorethan6，500reviews,soyoucanhavefunwithyourdogofftheleash.

DogBook

DogBookisasocialnetworkingapplicationfordogs.LikeFacebook,userscansharewithotherpeoplewhat’sgoingonintheirdog’slife,sharephotos,andfindgreatanimal-friendlyplacestomeetup.

1.TheappPetFirstAidisdifferentfromtheothertheemainlyin.

A.sizeB.priceC.applicationD.position

2.Ifyouwanttokeeparecordofyourdog’sweight,youcanuse.

A.DogBookB.PetFirstAid

C.DogParkFinderD.PawCardPetTracker

3.Whichoneisthebestchoiceifyouwanttofinddogtraininglocations?

A.DogParkFinderB.PetFirstAid

C.PawCardPetTracker.D.DogBook

4.Fromthetextwecanknow.

A.DogBookuserscanfindoff-leashareas

B.DogParkFinderprovidesworldwideinformation

C.PawCardPetTrackerrecordsyourdog’sinformation

D.PetFirstAiduserscanfindthenearesthospitaleasily

B

Choosinganameforaclubcanbeachallenge.Butwhenmembersofanafter-schoolprograminNewHampshireheardthestory“TheBoyandtheStarfish,”theStarfishClubwasborn!

Thestorygoeslikethis:

Amanseesaboythrowingstarfishthathavewasheduponthebeachbackintotheocean.Hetellstheboythathe’swastinghistime,“youcan’tpossiblysavethemall—youcan’tmakeadifference.”Astheboyreturnsanotherstarfishtothesea,hesaystotheman,“Maybe—butImadeahugedifferenceforthatone!

”

TheStarfishClubmembersenjoymakingadifferenceforanimals.Theydoalottohelpanimalsintheirlocalshelter.ButwhentheylearnedthataboyinMassachusettsworkedtogetalawpassedbanning（禁止）thesaleofsharkfins（鳍）inhisstate,theydecidedtotrytogetasimilarlawpassedinNewHampshire.

Thekidslearnedalotaboutsharkfinning,apracticeofcuttingoffthefinsofsharksandthenthrowingthesharksbackintotheoceantodie.Thefinsaresoldandusedtomakesharkfinsoup.Eachyear,tensofmillionsofsharksarekilledfortheirfins.

Clubmembersmadeposters,andwroteletterstoraiseawarenessabouttheproblem.Whenabilltobanthesharkfintradewasproposed（提议）intheirstate,fourmemberstraveledtothestatecapitoltotestify（作证）forpassageofthebill.Butintheend,thebillwasn’tpassedintolaw—atleastnotthistime.

“IfeelproudofmyselfandtheStarfishClubforworkingveryhard,”addsPaytonParadis,age10.“Iamsadthatthelawdidn’tpass,butIhopeweencouragedmanykidsaroundtheworldtokeeptrying,nomatterwhattheproblemis.Andremember—finsbelongofsharks,notinsoup!

5.TheStarfishClubgotitsnamefrom.

A.aboyB.astoryC.astarfishD.aprogram

6.What’sthepurposeoftheStarfishClub?

A.TostudysharksB.Tosaveanimals

C.ToraisestarfishD.Toprotecttheenvironment.

7.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Manysharksarekilledfortheirmeat.

B.Manysharksaresoldtomakemoney.

C.Sharkfinningisbecomingunpopular.

D.Sharkfinningisabigdangertosharks.

8.WhatdidtheStarfishClubmembersdotohelpsharks?

A.Theymadeeffortstosupporttherelatedbill.

B.Theymadeaspeechattheirschool.

C.Theywroteletterstoofficials.

D.Theytraveledtotheseaside.

C

AerialperformerJenniferBrickerwasbornwithoutlegs,butsheneverletitstopher.

WrappedinaloopofredsilkhungfromtheceilingJenniferBrickerclimbsandtwiststothemusic.Herheadhangsdownandherstrongarmsletgoasshebalancesonherback,highabovethegroundamovethat’sallthemoredaringbecauseshehasnolegs.

JenniferwasafewmonthsoldwhenshewasadoptedbySharonandGeraldBricker.Shehadbigbrowneyes,abrightsmile,andhugeamountsofenergy.Whenadoctoradvisedheradoptiveparentstocarryheraroundinakindofbucket,theyrefused.

Jennifersoonlearnedtowalk—andrun—onherhandsandbottom,andgrewupfearlesslyclimbingtreesandbouncingonthetrampoline（蹦床）withherthreeolderbrothers.“Myparentsdidn’ttreatmedifferentlysoIdidn’tgrasptheconceptthatIwasdifferent.IknewIdidn’thavelegsbutthatwasn’tstoppingmefromdoingthethingsIwantedtodo.”

Attheageofthreeshewasfittedwithartificiallegs,butsheneverreallytooktothem—shemovedmorefreelywithout.

In1996theOlympicGamestookplaceinAtlanta.Jenniferlovedtowatchthewomen’sgymnasticsteam,andespeciallyadoredthe14-year-oldDominiqueMoceanuwhocompetedfortheUS.WhenMoceanuandthewomen’steamwongold,Jenniferdecidedshewasgoingtobeagymnast,too.Shetookuppowertumbling,whichinvolvesperformingfloorexercisesdownarunway.ButJenniferdidnotwantanyallowancestobemadeforherdisability.

Attheageof10shetookpartintheJuniorOlympicsandbyage11shewastumblingchampionforthestateofIllinois.

Jennifernowtravelstheworldasaninspirationalspeakerandactsasanaerialperformer.

9.WhydidJenniferdeterminetobeagymnast?

A.Sheknewthatshewasdifferentfromothers.

B.Shewantedtomakeallowancesforherdisability.

C.ShewaseagertoparticipateintheJuniorOlympics.

D.ShewasgreatlyinfluencedbyDominiqueMoceanu.

10.WhatdoweknowaboutJenniferBricker?

A.Shefeltembarrassedwithoutlegs.

B.Shewascarriedinabucketasababy.

C.Shewasbroughtupasanormalchild.

D.Shelostherlegswhenshewasadopted.

11.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJenniferBricker?

A.Self-respectedB.Cautious.C.Sensitive.D.Clever.

D

OnMonday,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionpredictedthat42%ofAmericanscouldbeoverweightby2030.Ourexpandingwaistlinesleadtonotonlyamedicalproblem,butaccordingtoarecentarticleInTheNewYorkTimes,itcouldalsoendangerpersonalsafetyinsomesituations—inanairplanecrash,forexample.

TheNewYorkTimes’ChristenNegronireportsthatengineersandscientistsarequestioningwhetherairplaneseatsareadequatelyconstructedtoprotectoverweighttravelers.Governmentstandardsforairplaneseatstrength（强度）—firstsetmoethan60yearsago—requirethattheseatsbemadeforapassengerweighing170pounds（77kg）.Today,theaverageAmericanmanweighsnearly194pounds（88kg）andtheaveragewoman165pounds（75kg）.Negronireports:

“Ifaheavierpersoncompletelyfillsseat,theseatisnotlikelytobehaveasintendedduringacrash,”saidRobertSalazar,theleadingscientistattheCenterforAppliedBiomechanicsattheUniversityofVirginia.“Theenergyabsorptionthatisbuiltintotheaircraftseatislikelytobeoverpoweredandthepassengerswillnotbeprotectedproperly.”

“Norwouldtheinjurybelimitedtothatpassengeronly,”Dr.Salzarsaid.“Ifaseatoraseatbeltfails,”hesaid,“thosepeoplewhoareseatednearbycouldbeendangeredfrom‘theuncontrolledmovementsofthepassenger’.”

Mostcomplaintsaboutairplaneseatsfocusontheirlackofcomfortandhighticketprice,andwhetheroverweightpassengersshouldbemadetobuytwoseats.ButTheNewYorkTimes’articlebringsupanotherreasontofeelanxiousaboutflying.Investigatorsoftheissuegotintouchwiththeairplaneseatandseatbeltmakers,buttheyrefusedtocommentontheproblem.Expertsagreedthatcrashtestingshouldbedonewithoverweightdummies（人体模型）.Bothairplaneseatsandseatbeltsshouldbetested,theysaid.

Fortunately,however,accordingtoNoraMarshall,asenioradviserattheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard,theboard’sinvestigatorshaveneverseenanaccidentinvolvingacommercialplaneinwhichtheweightofapassengerwasaproblem.

12.WhatisthearticleinTheNewYorkTimesmainlyconcernedwith?

A.Thesizeofairplaneseatsandseatbelts.

B.Safetyofoverweightairplanepassengers.

C.Airplanecrashesinvolvingcommercialplanes.

D.Amedicalproblemcausedbybeingoverweight.

13.RobertSalzarwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.overweightpassengersshouldbuytwoseats

B.thegovernmentshouldhelpproducesaferplanes

C.standardsforairplaneseatstrengthshouldberaised

D.passengersshouldknowhowtoprotectthemselves

14.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.airplaneseatmakershavetakenactionnow

B.therearefewcomplaintsaboutairplaneseats

C.