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专题02Workingtheland
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
A
Review:
PablointheSnow
WrittenbyTeriSloatandillustratedbyRosalindeBonnet
—Adventure,Animals
Whatissoft,furry,andwhite?
Pablo'swool,ofcourse.Butthislittlelambsoondiscoversthatthere'ssomethingelseaswell:
SNOW!
Frommakingtrailstosleddingwithfriends,havingsnowballfightsandcraftingsnowmen,there'stonsoffuninthesnow.Butwinterdaysgrowdarkveryfast,andPablofindshimselflostonhiswayhome.Nottoworry—MamaandPapahelpPablogetbacktothecomfortableandwarmhouseonafarmsohecantalkabouthisadventures.
Biographies
TeriSloat
TeriSloatistheauthorofTHEREWASANOLDLADYWHOSWALLOWEDATROUT!
andboththeauthorandillustratorofPIECESOFCHRISTMAS,aswellasmanyotherbooksforchildren.MsSloatliveswithherhusbandinatidyhouseinthenorthofSanFrancisco.
RosalindeBonnet
RosalindeBonnetisaFrenchwriterandillustratorofchildren'sbooks.Shelovedtodrawwhenshewaslittle.Shealsospentalotoftimecreatingplaysandsetsforherpuppets.So,afterhighschoolshewenttotheVersaillesSchoolofFineArtsfortwoyears.ThenshestudiedattheEcoleNationaleSupérieuredesArtsDécoratifsinParisforfouryears.Sincehergraduation,shehaswrittenandillustratedagreatnumberofchildren'sbooks.Youcanvisitherat.
语篇导读
本文为应用文，介绍了一本由泰瑞·斯洛特所写，由罗莎琳德·博内作插图的书《雪中的巴勃罗》，并简述了两位作者的生平事迹。
1．WhatdoesPablothinkofplayinginthesnow?
A．Dangerous.B．Enjoyable.
C．Unusual.D．Frightening.
解析B 细节理解题。
根据第一部分中的…there'stonsoffuninthesnow可知，在雪里玩很快乐，故选B项。
2．WhattypeofbookdoesPablointheSnowbelongto?
A．Comedy.B．Friendship.
C．Humor.D．Adventure.
解析D 细节理解题。
根据第一部分中的—Adventure,Animals可知，该书属于“冒险故事”，故选D项。
3．WhatcanweknowaboutTeriSloat?
A．Shewritesmanybooksfortheyoung.
B．ShenowlivesinNewYorkwithherhusband.
C．SheisthewriterandillustratorofPablointheSnow.
D．ShewritesPIECESOFCHRISTMASandprovidespicturesforit.
4．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A．Theplacewhereshewasborn.
B．Thehobbiesoflearningexperiences.
C．ThegrowingexperiencesofRosalindeBonnet.
D．TheschoolsthatRosalindeBonnetgraduatedfrom.
解析C 主旨大意题。
根据最后一段的内容可知，该段介绍了作家和插图画家罗莎琳德·博内的爱好、求学经历以及成就等，所以综合起来看，最后一段主要介绍的是罗莎琳德·博内的成长经历，故选C项。
B
Therumorprovedalltoobitterlytrue:
Park'sHardware，adowntowninstitutionofOronoforover100years,wouldbeclosing.Localscrossexamined,andbeggedLin,theownerofthestore,butinvain.Runningasmall,local,familyownedhardwarebusinesswasnolongerprofitmaking.Thetown'saffectionforPark'sHardwarewasjustnotenoughtoallowittocompeteagainstthegiantwarehousestores.
IwasonememberoftheexcitedmassesthatbegantowalkthroughPark'sas,daybyday,theletteringonthefrontwindowchangedfrom“20%OFFEVERYTHING”to“30%”，“40%”，andonandon,untiltheonlythingsleftwerethelightsockets（插座）anddoorknobs.
Comparedwithgiantwarehouses,ahardwarestoreisspecial.IrecallthetimeIwasexploringinonegiantwarehouseforawirelessdoorbellthatPark'sdidn'tcarry.Ifoundthething,butdidn'tunderstandthefollowingnoteonthepackage:
“Redlightindicatesconditionofthebattery.”“Excuseme，”Isaidtoaclerk,holdingtheitemout,“Ican'tseemtofindtheredlight.”Themanexaminedit,andsaid,“NeithercanI．”IcontrastedthisexperiencewithoneIroutinelyhadatPark's.“Lin，”I'dbeg.“Canyou…please…Idon'tknow…doyouthink…？
”Andquickerthanonecouldsay,“littleredlight，”Linwouldspringintoactionandtogetherwe'dsitdowntofindthesolution.
Icouldbuyasinglescrew（螺丝钉）atPark's.AtawarehouseIhavenochoicebuttobuyaboxofahundredscrews.ButIdon'twantaboxofahundredscrewswhenallIneedisone.Ijustwanttoknowthelocationofthelittleredlight,andnowthatPark'sisgone,IrealizethatIneverwill.
语篇导读
本文为记叙文，讲述了一家五金店的倒闭和人们对它表示怀念的一些情况。
5．WhydidPark'sdecidetostopitsbusiness?
A．Theownerinvestedinotherbusiness.
B．Theownercouldn'tmakeenoughmoney.
C．Itslocationwasnotconvenientforshopping.
D．Itcouldn'twinenoughaffectionfromthelocals.
解析B 细节理解题。
根据第一段最后两句可知，经营这样的五金店已经不能挣钱了，镇上的人们对这家五金店的喜爱并不能使它赢得与大型仓储式商店的竞争，故选B项。
6．WhatdidPark'sdobeforeclosing?
A．Ithadaclosingdownsale.B．Itstruggledforitsreorganization.
C．Itdistributeditsgoodstoregulars.D．Itlookedforanewowner.
7．Whatdoesthewriter'sexperienceinParagraph3indicate?
A．Thebenefitofhavingmorechoices.
B．ThepressureofcompetitionforPark's.
C．ThegoodserviceofPark's.
D．Theresponsibleworkingattitudeoflargestores.
解析C 推理判断题。
根据第三段中的Themanexaminedit,andsaid,“NeithercanI．”以及Linwouldspringintoactionandtogetherwe'dsitdowntofindthesolution可知，作者提及自己购买无线门铃的经历是为了说明这家大型商店和帕克的五金店在服务质量方面存在的差别，借以突出帕克的五金店良好的服务，故选C项。
8．What'sthewriter'stoneinwritinghispassage?
A．Humorous.B．Supportive.
C．Critical.D．Regretful.
C
AEuropeanteamproposedanewexplanationforwhychildrengrowinguponfarmsarefarbetterprotectedagainstasthma（哮喘）andallergies
.TheprotectiveeffectmaybecreatedbyaparticularproteincalledA20,whichthebodyproducesuponcontactingwithfarmdust,accordingtotheteam.
Thefindingsmayrepresentamajorstepforwardtowardthedevelopmentofanasthmavaccine.Forthestudy,theresearchersfirstexposed
micetofarmdustextract,abacterialcomponentcalledendotoxin（内毒素）,everyotherdayfortwoweeks.Theythenpresentedthesemicewithallergy－drivinghousedustmites（螨）,whichoftencauseasthmainpeople,findingthatmicethathadbeenregularlyexposedtoendotoxindidnotdevelopallergicfeatures,whilecontrolmicedid.
Thesefindingswerethentestedinpatients.Theresultsshowedthatpeoplesufferingfrom
asthmaandallergieshaveadeficiencyintheprotectiveproteinA20,explainingwhytheyreactto
allergiessoseverely
.“Discoveringhowfarmdustprovidesthistypeofprotectionhascertainlyputusontherighttracktowarddevelopinganasthmavaccineandnewallergytherapies，”Hammadsaid.“However,__several_years_of_research_are_required_still_before_they_will_be_available_to_patients.”
Someexpertscautioned
thatthenewlyuncoveredmechanismdoesnotentirelyexplaintheprotectiveeffectoffarmlife.Forexample,itiscommonlyknownthatdrinkingrawcow'smilkcanprovideprotectionagainstallergies,butthateffectisunlikelytoinvolve
thelungepithelium（上皮细胞）．
篇章导读：
本文是一篇科技说明文。
详细介绍了一个欧洲团队的研究发现：
在农场长大的孩子因为接触过尘螨而更不易患上哮喘或者过敏症。
1．Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat________.
A．childrengrowinguponfarmsareaffectedbyA20
B．thebodiesofchildrengrowinguponfarmsproducesA20
C．childrengrowinguponfarmsseldomgetasthmaandallergies
D．theEuropeanteampresentedanideaforchildrengrowinguponfarms
答案：
C'细节理解题。
根据第一段第一句“AEuropeanteamproposedanewexplanationforwhychildrengrowinguponfarmsarefarbetterprotectedagainstasthmaandallergies.”可知，在农场长大的孩子不易患上哮喘或者过敏症。
故选C项。
2．Whatdidtheresearchersdoforthestudy?
A．Theypresentedmicewithsomedust.
B．Theytestedmiceinanallergy－drivinghouse.
C．Theyofferedmiceabacterialcomponenteveryotherday.
D．Theyexposedmicetoendotoxineverytwodaysfortwoweeks.
3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?
A．Severalyearsofresearchisavailabletopatients.
B．Whatpatientsrequireisseveralyearsofresearch.
C．Itisimportantthatresearchshouldbedoneforpatients.
D．Severalyearsofresearchisneededbeforetreatmentforpatients.
答案：
D'句意理解题。
画线句句意为：
然而，在此疫苗能够在病人身上使用之前，还需要好几年的实验研究。
这与D项“在（用于）治疗病人之前，还需要好几年的研究”意思相近。
故选D项。
4．Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom________.
A．atextbookB．asciencemagazine
C．adoctor'snotebookD．anadvertisement
答案：
B'推理判断题。
根据首段提出的新发现，以及文章中的关键词“study,research”以及“findings”可知，本文是介绍科学研究发现的文章，可能是选自科学杂志。
故选B项。
D
Wetakesmilesforgranted
，buttheevolution
oftheseandotherfacialexpressionsisabigdealforanimals,includinghumans.Smilesandotherexpressionsallowustocommunicateouremotionalstatestoothers.Amongprimates（灵长目动物）,becausesociallivingbecamemoreandmoreimportant,theabilitytoquicklyindicate
fear,excitement,lackofthreatandmorehelpedourancestorssurviveinthewild.
Humans,chimpanzeesandothergreatapesevenshareexpressionsandotherphysicalindicatorsofpride,whichappearstobeamoreabstract
emotion.AzimShariff,aresearcherattheUniversityofOregon,studiedfacialexpressionsandfoundthatchimpsreachouttheircheststoshowothersthattheyarereadytotakeonchallenges.“Weseemtoshareanumberofexpressions,includingpride,withchimpanzeesandotherapes，”saysShariff.
Sincecatsaremammals
too,wehavemanythingsincommonwith
them.Smiling,however,isnotoneofthem.Whenacatshowsitsteethinawaythatmightlooklikeit'sgrinning,itisprobablygrimacing（做怪相）,orisangryandreadytousethoseteethtobiteintosomeone.
AccordingtotheArizonaHumaneSociety,whenacatishappy,itmayexhibit
thesefacialfeatures：
·Relaxedcheeksthatarenotpulledin
·Openearsthatarefacingforward
·Closed,relaxedmouth
·Wideopeneyesthatarefocusedonyou
·Whiskers（须）thatarepointedoutwardandnotspreadapartmuch
Humanstendtorelyalotonfacialexpressions,butcatsusetheirbodiestocommunicatehowtheyfeel.Ahappycatwilltendtoholditsheadandtailhigh,withitstailraisedupwardandfurlyingflatonthebody.
篇章导读：
本文是一篇科普说明文。
面部表情的进化对动物而言是一件大事。
人类、黑猩猩和其他类人猿使用的表情相同，同为哺乳动物的猫却不用露齿笑来展示自己的高兴。
5．Whatcanwelearnfromth
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