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英语试题ta
英语试题
2015.3
第I卷(共100分)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Exhausted,coveredinmudanddesperatelyhungry,ateamofSwedishathletessatdownforamealastheypreparedtotakeonadangerous20-miletrekthroughtheEcuadorianrainforest.
Astheyopenedtheircannedmeat,atiredMikaelLindnordnoticedamiserablestraydogstaringathimoutofthecornerofhiseye.
Feelingsorryforhim,hefedthedogameatballandthoughtnothingofit,butastheteamstooduptocontinuetheirracetheanimalstartedtofollowthem—andhedidn’tstop.
Asthegroupoffournavigatedthefinaltwostagesofthe430-mileAdventureRacingWorldChampionship,thedogbefriendedthemandwaseventuallygiventhenameArthur.
Everytiringtasktheteamface,Arthurwoulddothesame.Heswamalongsidethemwhiletheykayakeddownrivers,draggedhimselfuphillsduringhikesandpulledthroughknee—deepmudduringtreks.
Evenwhentheteamtriedtogetridoftheirnewmemberoutofconcernsforhissafety—herefusedtoleave.Thismeantwhenhewastiredtheystoppedforabreakandwhenhegotstuckinthemudtheypulledhimout.
Aftersixdaystheteamfinishedtherace,andthedoghadsuffered.Theythereforedecidedtotakehimtoavet(兽医)whilestillinSouthAmericatohavehimcheckedout.
DuringthattimeLindordthoughttohimselfthataftertheirexperience,theycouldnotleaveArthur,sohedecidedtoadopthimandtakehimbacktoSweden.HeappliedtotheSwedishBoardofAgricultureandwasmadetowaittoseeifhisapplicationwassuccessful.Afteratensefewdays,theteamarrivedattheairportwithArthurandboardedtheplanewithhimbackhome.
Lindordsaid:
“IcametoEcuadortowintheWorldChampionship.Instead,Igotanewfriend.”
21.Aftermeetingthedog,theteam______________.
A.abandonedthedogimmediatelyB.fedthedogwithenoughfood
C.adoptedthedogforconvenienceD.continuedtheracewiththedog
22.Whydidtheteamtrytogetridofthedogduringtherace?
A.Theywereconcernedabouthissafety.
B.Theycouldn’taffordtheracewithhim.
C.Thedogwasaburdentotheteam.
D.Thedogcouldn’tfollowtheteamsuccessfully.
23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheteam?
A.Friendlyandcaring.B.Helpfulandgenerous.
C.Riskyandharsh.D.Cautiousandsensitive.
24.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Thedogwassadtohavesufferedfromtherace.
B.TheteamwontheWorldChampionshipmanytimes.
C.Lindordwasoverjoyedtobefriendthedog.
D.TheteamfelttensetotakeArthurtotheairport.
B
Amazonjustreleaseditslistofthe10best-sellingbooksof2014,andchancesallyou’vealreadyseenpeoplereadingthemonthetrain.It'snottoolatetoread—orreread—thebestsellersoftheyear.Thefollowingarethetopfourofthem.
“TheInventionofWings”bySueMonkKid
Setinthesouthintheearly1800s,thisOprahBookClubbookfollowsthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweenHandful,aslave,andSarah,herowner,astheygrowuptogetherfromchildhood.Theirconfusingfriendship,inthefaceofpoliticsandsocietalnorms,becomesabeautifulanddifficultthingtowatchasitchangesovertime.
“GrayMountain”byJohnGrisham
Whentheeconomicrecession(萧条)causesSamanthaKofertoloseherWallStreetlawfirmjob.shetakesajobatalegalaidclinicinVirginiauntilshecanhopefullygetbacktobiglaw.Butwhilehernewjob,forthefirsttime,putsherfrontandcenterinthecourtroom,italsoputsherinterribledanger.
“AlltheLightWeCannotSee”byAnthonyDoerr
ThisNationalBookAwardFinalistfollowsbothMarie—Laure,ablindFrenchgirllivingwithherfatherduringWorldWarII,andWerner,aGermanorphanwithaskillforbuildingandfixingradios.Astheirpathscross,thismovingstorywillquestionhowlifeandartareinfluencedbywar.
“TwentySecondsAgo(JackReacher,#19)”byLeeChild
AfteryearsofbeingoutoftheArmy,JackReacherispulledbackintoserviceattheCIAandStateDepartmentaftersomeonetriedtoshootthepresidentofFrance.InChild’slatestJackReacherinstallment(系列丛书),Reacherfindshimselffacetofacewithalloldenemyandoldmemories.
25.Ifyoupreferemotional(情感)stories,you’llchoose_______________.
A.TheInventionofWingsandGrayMountain
B.AlltheLightWeCannotSeeandTwentySecondsAgo
C.TheInventionofWingsandAlltheLightWeCannotSee
D.TwentySecondsAgoandGrayMountain
26.WhatisSamanthaKofer?
A.Alawyer.b.Adoctor.C.Amerchant.D.Anofficial.
27.Whichbookhaswonthetophonor?
A.TheInventionofWingsB.AlltheLightWeCannotSee
C.GrayMountainD.TwentySecondsAgo
28.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Atestreport.B.Anannouncement.
C.Abookreview.D.Introductionofbooks.
C
AteamofscientistsfromUniversityofFreiburginGermanyaredevelopingashoewithasensortoautomaticallytieitslaces(鞋带)thatcouldbetakenoffwhenusersclicktheirheelstogether.
It’sbeen26yearssincewesawthemmagicallytighteningMartyMcFly’sNikebootsinthefilmBacktoTheFuture.
Now,self-tyingshoelacescouldactuallybecomearealitythisyear,provingrightoneofthefilm’sfantasticalpredictionsforwhat2015wouldbelike.
Engineershavedesignedashoethatcanautomaticallylaceup,adjustingitselftotheshapeofyourfoot.
Simplyslipthecontrolleronandpressuresensorswilltellthe‘smartshoe’whenyourfootisinposition,triggering(触发)atinymotorintheheelthatpullsthelacestight.
Whenyouwanttotakeofftheshoes,youclickyourheelstogethertwiceandthemotorwillreleaseaspring(弹簧)intheshoe’stongue,whichloosensthelacesenoughforyoutoslipthemoff.
Andtheinventiondoesn’tevenneedtobepluggedintochargeorhaveitsbatteryreplacedbecauseitrunsonpowergeneratedbytheswingofyourfootasyouwalk·
EngineerK1evisYlli,oftheInstituteforMicromachiningandInformationTechnologyinsouthernGemany,saidtheshoescouldhelpavarietyofdifferentpeople.
“Onefocusisthatitcouldbeusedinshoesforelderlypeoplewhohavemobilityproblems,”hesaid.“Butitcouldalsoworkforchildren,orasalifestyleproduct.”.
Thedesign,whichisstillinaprototype(雏形)stage,cleverlygetstheenergyofthefoot’sswingwhenopposingmagnetsineachshoemovepasteachother.Itthenusesthatpowertochargeabattery.Anhourofwalkingisenoughtotightenthelacesonce,anditrequiresnoenergytoundotheshoesbecausethatreliesonthespringalone.
29.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.AfantasticalpredictionB.AgreatinventioninGermany
C.Ashoewithself-tyinglacesD.Apopularlifestyleproduct
30.Whatcanwelearnabouttheshoes?
A.Theycanautomaticallytakeoff.
B.Theycanadjustthemselvestoyourfoot.
C.Theyneedtobechargedonce.
D.Theyhavebeenindesignfor26years.
31.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknow____________.
A.theshoeshavebeenputintouse
B.theshoesneedpowertotakeoff
C.theshoespromisetobepopular
D.howtheshoesworktoproduceenergy
D
Cambridgegraduatesarethemostemployableintheworld,accordingtoagloballeaguetable.Theancientuniversityisthebestatproducinggraduateswhoare‘readytowork’,apollofmajoremployersfound.
Oxfordslippedtofourthplaceintherankingshavingtakentopspotlastyear.HarvardandYale—partoftheUS‘IvyLeague’ofuniversities—weresecondandthirdrespectively.
FiveBritishuniversitieswererankedinthetop20—onemorethanlastyear—and12wereinthefulllistof150.
ButtheUKasacountrycamethird—behindtheUSandGermany—whencompanieswereaskedtonamethebestnationforproducingwork—readygraduates.
Thetable—theGlobalEmployability(就业能力)UniversityRankingpublishedbytheInternationalNewYorkTimes—alsoshowedthatuniversitiesinAsiancountrieswererapidlygaininggroundontheirwesterncounterparts(对手).
Asianuniversitiesclaimed20percentofthetop150placesin2014comparedwithonly10percentwhenthetableswerefirstpublishedin2010.
TheotherBritishuniversitiesinthetop20wereUniversityCollegeLondon,in14thplace,ImperialCollegeLondon,in15th,andEdinburgh,18th.
ThetableshowedthegapbetweenasmallnumberoftopUKuniversitiesandlessfamousinstitutions.
LaurentDupasquier,managingpartneratEmerging,aFrenchhumanresourcesconsultancy,said:
“Thetoptierplayers.globalbrands(whichtendtobeallAmericanandBritish).continuetolead,whileotherAnglo—Saxonuniversities,thosethataremainlyregionalplayers,tendtodeveloplesswell,withanaverageoffiveplaceslostincomparisonwithlastyear.”
“LikethePremierLeague(英超联赛),thechampionshaveaninternationalcommunityofstudentsandthinkinternationally,unliketheirmorelocallyorientedcounterparts.”
Thetablewasmadefollowingasurveyof2,500majorcompaniesin20countries.Employerswereaskedtorankuniversitiesagainstarangeofcriteriaincludingtheirproductionofgraduateswhoarereadytoworkandtheirlinkswithbusiness.
Thestudyclaimedthat‘thedaysofivorytowersareover’.
32.Whichuniversityhadthebestwork-readygraduateslastyear?
A.Cambridge.B.Oxford.C.Harvard.D.Yale.
33.Theunderlinedphrase“gainingground”inParagraph5probablyrefersto____________.
A.fallingbehindB.comingintoconflict
C.makingroomD.becomingmoresuccessful
34.WhatcanwelearnabouttheUKuniversitiesfromthetext?
A.TherearemanyqualitygapsbetweenUKuniversities.
B.TheUKproducedthemostwork-readygraduatesthisyear.
C.UniversitiesintheUKmakeupmostofthetop20.
D.AlmostallUKuniversitygraduatesareemployable.
35.WhydoregionalUKuniversitiestendtodeveloplesswellthisyear?
A.Theycouldn’traiseenoughe
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