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[语篇解读] 随着科技的进步、社会的发展,人们的生活节奏也越来越快。
为了节省时间或者是为了保持苗条身材,很多人不吃早餐。
然而这样做是绝对不科学的,尤其对于那些想要减肥的人是极其不利的。
1.Theword“leftovers”inParagraph1probablymeans________.
A.foodremainingafterameal
B.thingsleftundone
C.mealsmadeofvegetables
D.pizzatoppedwithfruit
[解析] 猜测词义题。
从第一段lastnight可以猜测出leftovers的含义为“剩饭”。
[答案] A
2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Workingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurry.
B.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast.
C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal.
D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy.
[解析] 推理判断题。
第二段告诉我们很多人有种种借口不吃早餐,第三段开始“but”一词告诉我们这样做是不对的。
[答案] B
3.Accordingtothelastparagraph,itisimportantto________.
A.eatsomethingforbreakfast
B.becarefulaboutwhatyoueat
C.heatupfoodbeforeeatingit
D.eatcalorie-controlledfood
[解析] 事实细节题。
最后一段第一句告诉我们:
早餐吃什么都可以,但要吃。
4.Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose________.
A.whogotoworkearly
B.whowanttoloseweight
C.whostayuplate
D.whoeatbeforesleep
[解析] 主旨大意题。
第三段第一句以及第四段第一句都提示我们:
本文主要写给那些想减肥的人。
B
WhenIwassevenmyfathergavemeaTimex,rayfirstwatch.Ilovedit,woreitforyears,andhaven’thadanotheronesinceitstoppedtickingadecadeago.Why?
BecauseIdon’tneedone.IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevices(装置)tellthetime—whichiswhy,ifyoulookaround,you’llseelotsofemptywrists;
salesofwatchestoyoungadultshavebeengoingdownsince2020;
2020.
Butwhilethewisehaverealizedthattheydon’tneedthem,others—apparentlyincludingsomedistinguishedmenofourtime—arespendingtotalfortunesonthem.BrandssuchasRolex,PatekPhilippeandBreitlingcommandshockingprices,upto£250,000forapiece.
Thisisridiculous.Expensivecarsgofasterthancheapcars.Expensiveclotheshangbetterthancheapclothes.Butthesedaysallwatchestellthetimeaswellasallotherwatches.Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions—butwhoneedsthem?
Howoftendoyoudiveto300metresintotheseaorneedtofindyourdirectionintheareaaroundtheSouthPole?
Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?
Ifjusticeweredone,theSwisswatchindustryshouldhavecloseddownwhentheJapanesediscoveredhowtomakeaccuratewatchesforafive-poundnote.InsteadtheSwissreinventedthewatch,withtheaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertising,asamessageaboutthemanwearingit.Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains;
aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily;
aBreitlingsuggestsyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworld.
Watchesarenowclassifiedas“investments”(投资).A1994PatekPhilipperecentlysoldfornearly£350,000,while1960sRolexeshavegonefrom£15,000to£30,000plusinayear.Butawatchisnotaninvestment.It’satoyforself-satisfaction,amatteroffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenfashionmoveson,theownerofthat£350,000beautywillsuddenlyfindhisprideandjoyisnomoreagoodinvestmentthanmychildhoodTimex.
[语篇解读] 本文从小时候父亲买的那块表说起,简单说明了“表”曾经辉煌的历史和现在的年轻人,包括我,由于各种新设备的出现,如移动电话等上面都可识别时间,不再戴“表”似乎成了一种趋势,然而令人啼笑皆非的是尽管“表”针对年轻人的销售量越来越小,却越来越高档化。
1.Thesalesofwatchestoyoungpeoplehavefallenbecausethey________.
A.haveotherdevicestotellthetime
B.thinkwatchestooexpensive
C.prefertowearaniPod
D.havenosenseoftime
此题比较简单。
从第一段直接可以得到答案,特别是IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevicestellthetime.“表”在年轻人当中销售下降的主要原因就是有移动电话等诸如此类的其他设备可替代。
2.Itseemsridiculoustothewriterthat________.
A.peopledive300metresintothesea
B,expensiveclothessellbetterthancheapones
C.cheapcarsdon’trunasfastasexpensiveones
D.expensivewatcheswithunnecessaryfunctionsstillsell
从第三段Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions...Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?
和第四段InsteadtheSwissreinventedthewatch,withtheaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertising,asamessageaboutthemanwearingit.可以得知,拥有不必要功能的名表还在销售。
[答案] D
3.WhatcanbelearntaboutSwisswatchindustryfromthepassage?
A.Ittargetsrichpeopleasitspotentialcustomers.
B.It’shardfortheindustrytobeatitscompetitors.
C.Itwastesahugeamountofmoneyinadvertising.
D.It’seasyfortheindustrytoreinventcheapwatches.
根据第四段Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains;
aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily;
aBreitlingsuggestyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworld.可以推测出,瑞士的制表产业已经瞄准富人作为它的潜在顾客。
4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TimexorRolex?
B.MyChildhoodTimex
C.Watches?
NotforMe!
D.Watches—aValuableCollection
买表吗?
我不要!
从第一段和最后一段最后一句的总结全文主旨:
不买表。
[答案] C
C
Alltoooften,achoicethatseemssustainable(可持续的)turnsoutoncloserexaminationtobeproblematic.Probablythebestexampleistherushtoproduceethanol(乙醇)forfuelfromcorn.Cornisarenewableresource—youcanharvestitandgrowmore,almostlimitlessly.Soreplacinggaswithcornethanolseemslikeagreatidea.
Onemightgetabitmoreenergyoutoftheethanolthanthatusedtomakeit,whichcouldstillmakeethanolmoresustainablethangasgenerally,butthat’snottheendoftheproblem.Usingcorntomakeethanolmeanslesscornislefttofeedanimalsandpeople,whichdrivesupthecostoffood.Thatresultleadstoturningthefallowland—including,insomecases,rainforestinplacessuchasBrazil—intofarmland,whichinturngivesofflotsofcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheair.Finally,overmanyyears,theenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforestloss.Butbythen,climatechangewouldhaveprogressedsofarthatitmightnothelp.
Youcannotreallydeclareanypractice“sustainable”untilyouhavedoneacompletelife-cycleanalysisofitsenvironmental(环境的)costs.Eventhen,technologyandpublicpolicykeepdeveloping,andthatdevelopmentcanleadtounforeseenandundesiredresults.Theadmirablegoaloflivingsustainablyrequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.
[语篇解读] 文章通过用玉米转化成乙醇为例子来讨论可持续燃料的问题,来说明一些做法还缺少实际发展利用的基础。
1.Whatmightdirectlycausethelossoftheforestaccordingtothetext?
A.Thegrowingdemandforenergytomakeethanol.
B.Theincreasingcarbondioxideintheair.
C.Thegreaterneedforfarmland.
D.Thebigchangeinweather.
从第二段“...including,insomecases,rainforestinplacessuchasBrazil—intofarmland.”可知这些雨林要被变成农田,故选择C。
2.Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“________”.
A.theenergybenefit
B.theforestloss
C.climatechange
D.burningethanol
从第二段“...theenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforestloss.”可知,上文中的theenergybenefit就是下文it所指代的内容,故选择A。
3.Theauthorthinksthatreplacinggaswithcornethanolis________.
A.impracticalB.acceptable
C.admirableD.useless
impractical不切实际的;
acceptable可以接受的;
admirable受尊敬的;
useless无用的。
从文中最后一句“Theadmirablegoaloflivingsustainablerequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.”可知,开发这种可持续性燃料还是不太实际,故选择A。
4.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?
A.Technology.
B.Sustainability.
C.Ethanolenergy.
D.Environmentalprotection.
technology技术;
sustainability可持续性;
ethanolenergy乙醇能源;
environmentalprotection环境保护。
从文中论述可知作者将乙醇作为例子,以此来谈论可持续问题,故选择B。
D
Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.
Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandtheca