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高考阅读北京卷
北京卷
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SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium(水族馆)
Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,situatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBD,isoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscovery,SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.
*OpeningTimes
SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:
30amuntil6:
00pmeverydayoftheyear,includingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:
00pm,onehourbeforeclosing.
*Location(位置)
SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet,Melbourne.ItissituatedontheYarraRiver,oppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.
*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium
Train
TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute(公交线路)andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.
ShuttleBus
TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservice,stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdaily,every15minutesfrom10:
00amto4:
00pm.
CarParking
WhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,thereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.
*WheelchairAccess
SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.
*Terms
Ticketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepted.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket,noentry!
56.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.
A.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityB.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourne
C.admitsvisitorsfrom9:
30amuntil6:
00pmD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex
57.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,visitorscantake________.
A.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstation
C.boatsacrosstheyarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or75
58.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.
A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairaccessC.InternetconnectionD.transportationservice
59.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.
A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbepursedbyemail
C.rarecheckedattheentranceD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice
B
TheBrownBear
MywifeLauraandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.
Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!
Thebearisrightbehindus!
”Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback----thesign(迹象)ofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.
Iheldmycameratripod(三脚架)inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.
Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:
Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.
Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.
Drawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling(扭打)withthebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowardtheforest,beforereturningforanotherattack-----ThefirsttimeIfelfpanic.
Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.
60.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto_______.
A.catchshorebirdsB.startanattackC.protectthechildrenD.setupabarrierforitself
61.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit_______.
A.feltsafeB.gotinjuredC.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera
62.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir______.
A.prideB.patienceC.calmnessD.cautiousness
C
ChoosingtheRightResolution(决定)
MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013with,agoaloflosingweight.However,settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.
Toreachourgoaloflosingweight---theoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeat---theinput(输入).Thatis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstrucegoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweight,tryanactionableresolution:
“I’llstophavingdesertforlunch,”or“I’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.”Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcome.
Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives(激励),includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.Forexample,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecases,hegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninput,likereadingcertainbooks,whileinothers,theincentiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheintensivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausedonotknowhowtodobetteronexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike“studyharder.”Readingcertainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.
Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.
Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafe,forexample.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,don’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.
Inthelongrun,thesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.
63.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_______.
A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericansB.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresult
C.itisdependentontoomanythingsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions
64.InRolandFryer’sresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause______.
A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theypaidmoreattentiontoexams
C.theyweremotivatedbytheirclassmatesD.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooks
65.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?
A.“I’llgiveupdesert.”B.“I’llstudyharder.”
C.“I’llcutdownmyexpense”D.“I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamily”
66.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould________.
A.developgoodhabitsandfocusontheoutcomeB.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothem
C.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits
D.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputangoutput
D
Multitasking
Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?
Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?
Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?
Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?
Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.
Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.
WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonslaes.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.
Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce(e-commerce)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores(实体店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.
Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,i