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20.DSection IIReading Comprehension、2In January,Currys fatherlaunched acampaign fbrthe inventionThey hopeto raisemoney tofinalize the patent,buildmodels,and findamanufacturer1®1)选项To get the patentand bringit to production、
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13、A.it B.them C.me D.us、14A.unless B.if C.while D.as、15A.confidence B.dream C.issue D.desire、16A.similar B.familiar C.various D.serious、17A.who B.whom C.whose D.which、18A.abandons B.quits C.motivates D.protests、19A.advertise B.advise C.share D.compare、20A.always B.sometimes C.seldom D.neverSection IIReading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read the following fourtexts.Answer the questions beloweach textby choosingA,B,C orD.Mark youranswerson the ANSWER SHEET.40pointsText1Summer heatcan bedangerous,and heatleads totragedy fartoo often.According tokidsandcars,org,an averageof37youngchildren peryear dieof carheat in the US,when they are accidentallyleft in a hotvehicle.For BishopCurry,a fifthgrader fromMckinney,Texas,one suchincident hitclose tohome.A six-month-old babyfrom hisneighborhooddied afterhours in a hotcar.After hearingabout herdeath,Curry decidedthat somethingneeded tobe done.Young草图Curry,who turned11this year,has alwayshad aknack forinventing things,and hedrew up a sketchof adevice hecalled“Oasis.”The devicewould attachto carseatsand watchthe temperatureinside thecar.If itreached acertain temperaturein thecar,andthe devicesensed achild in the carseat,it wouldbegin tocirculate coolair.Curry alsodesigns thedevice usingGPS andWi-Fitechnology,which wouldalarm the childs parentsand,if therewas noresponse from them,the police.Currys fatherbelieves thatthe inventionhas potential.The coolthing aboutBishops thinkingis none of thistechnology isnew,“he said.We feellike theway hesthinking andcombining allthese technologieswill gettoproductionfaster.^^His fatherevenintroduced thedevice toToyota,where heworks asan engineer.The companywas soimpressed that they sentCurry andhis fathertoa carsafety conferencein Michigan.In January,Curry9s fatherlaunched acampaign fbrthe invention.They hopeto raisemoney tofinalize thepatent,build models,and finda manufacturer.Their goalwas$20,000,but somany peoplebelieved inOasis potentialthattheyhave raisedmore thantwicethat—over$46,
000.Currys fatherremembers thefirst timehe sawhis sonssketch.I wasso proudof himfor thinkingof asolution/9he said.“Wealways justcomplain aboutthings andrarely offersolutions.1What inspiredCurry toinvent OasisA.His narrowescape fromdeath after being lockedin acarB.His knowledgeof manychildrens deathbecause ofcar heatC.The deathof hisneighbors babyafterbeingleft in a hotcarD.The injuryof37children inhis schoolin acar accident、2What wouldOasis doif itwas hotin acar with a childA.It wouldinform theparents oreven thepoliceB.It wouldpump outthe hotair in the carC.It wouldsound thealarm attachedto thecarD.It wouldgetthewindow opento savethechild、3What doesCurrys fatherthink iscool aboutCurrys inventionA.It usedsome of the mostadvanced technologyB.It simplycombined technologiesthat existedC.It couldaccelerate productionof newtechnologyD.It is the mostadvanced amongsimilar products、4Why didCurrys fatherstart acampaign toraise moneyA.To conductexperiments totest theinventionB,To getother childrendevoted toinventionsC.To supporta charityof medicalaid forchildrenD.To getthepatentand bringit toproductionText2(汉学家)Idema,a DutchSinologist,has servedas thedirector of the ChineseLanguages andCultures Departmentat LeidenUniversityof theNetherlands andwas alsodirector ofHarvards FairbankCenter forEast AsianResearch.He hasstudied ancientChineseplays,novels andliterature,and hasauthored ortranslated anumber ofinfluential bookspublished inEnglish and otherlanguages.The70-year-old DutchSinologist recalledhis half-century-long romancewith Chineseculture duringa recentvisit toBeijing.As achild,the vividdescriptions ofChina inNobel andPulitzer Prize-winner PearlS.Bucks bookssparked Idemasinterest in thecountry.He laterread classicChinese literatureand spentwhole dayspouring throughworks atthe NationalLibrary ofChina.While manyother expertson Chinafocused on the countryseconomic transformation,Idema continuedto studytraditionalChinese literature.nThere werescholars studyinglaw,religion andsociety,but nottraditional Chinese literature,which wasmy personalinterest,Idema explains.Finding referencebooks for his research,especially regionalpublications,used tobe ahuge challenge,and Idemaused tospend alotof timecollecting booksandothermaterials duringvisits to China.Now itis muchmore convenientwith theInternet.Idema usuallychooses less-known subjectsforhisresearch andtries to get firsthandmaterials.In recentyears,he hasdevotedhimself totranslating Chinesefolk talesand writingabout Chinesefolk societyand folkculture.Traditional Chineseculture isa passion.I havebeen studyingit for50years andwill continueto doso,says theretired professor.、1What doesthe underlinedword sparkedin Paragraph2meanA.Increased.B.Broke.C.Performed.D.Aroused.、2Idema concentratedon traditional Chinese literaturebecause.A.he wantedto showhe wasdifferent fromothersB.he wasinterested intraditional Chineseliterature、C.traditionalChineseliterature iseasier tostudy thanother fieldsD.he couldbenefitted alot from the traditionalChineseliterature3What maybe thebest titlefor the textA,A Passionfor ChineseCulture B.The Lifeof IdemaC.Idemas VisittoChinaD.The PersonalHobbyText3Dogs andcats are not forstudents wholive inthe dormitory.Just thinkabout thenoise,the smelland allthat wildbehavior,chewing onwhatever they can gettheir teethon,or knockingover thetrash can.But dontfeel sad.There aresmaller andlessdestructive petsto makeyour dormitorylife colorful.Betta fishTheymake greatpets with their bigpersonality and astonishing colors,ranging frombright red,dark blueto lemonyellow.Unlikemany fish,most bettasreact to their ownerspresence andbecome moreactive when theyarenearby,which isunusual inthe fishworld.Chinchillas(蚤),Without badsmell,about thesize ofa rabbitand withfur sodense thatthey cantget pestssuch asfleas EKthe friendlycreatureoriginally fromthe AndesMountains inSouth Americamakes anideal indoorpet.Chinchillas arevery socialanimals,so ifyouonly haveone,you will become itsfamily.In coldwinter days,in aglance atthis furypet in a dormwill bringyou alot ofwarmth.Land hermitcrabsIn asociety whereowners areoften asked“Are theytasty,\land hermitcrabs are among the most unluckyanimals commonlykeptas pets.But theyare easyto carefor,inexpensive andfascinating towatch.And thefact thatthey dontcause anyallergic reactionsmakesthem perfectfor collegedormitories.Red-eared slidersIf youre interestedinalifelong friend,red-eared slidermakes awonderful pet.Tf wellcared for,they canlive foraround40years.But there areacouple ofthings youshould know.Red-eared cangrow toan adultsize ofup to30cm!So youmay needa largertank西太quickly.In addition,you willneed toprovide UVlighting,water heater,and aswimming areaandabasking Harea.Housing ared-eared slideris noteasy.1All thedormitory pets mentioned inthetextare.A.active andallergic B.quiet andpeacefulC.colorful andtasty D.small andsmelly、2Which ofthe followingis NOTtrue aboutthese creaturesA.Betas areactive andrich incolors.B.Chinchillas areoriginally mountainanimals.C.Land hermitcrabs areallergic buttasty.D.Red-eared slidersneed morecare fromthe owner.、3If youwant to keep thepet aslong aspossible,youd betterchoose.A.Beta fishB.ChinchillasC.Land hermitcrabs D.Red-eared sliders、4The passageis mainlyto.A.introduce thebest waytokeeppetsB.offer usefulpictures forchoosing petsC.inform studentsof lifestyleof petsD,recommend somedormitory petsText4Tourism isoften aboutseeking deeperemotional andpersonal connectionswiththeworld around us.Not alltravelexperiences,however,need to take placeinthe real world.With theevolution ofvirtual realityVRtechnology,tourism willincreasinglybecome acombination ofphysical andvirtual worlds.VR mayeven removethe need to travelentirely.But cana VRexperience reallyequal areal worldone Manyexperts believeit can.Studies haveshown thatour brainshave aninbuiltVR-like mechanismthat enablesus tolive imaginedexperiences.Much ofour wakinglife isspent thinkingabout eitherthe pastorthe future.This isknown asnmind wandering
0.During theseevents we renotpaying attentiontothecurrent worldaroundus.Instead,wererecalling memories,or creatingand processingimagined futures.When engagedin mind wandering,our brainsprocess thesemental imagesusing the same pathwaysused toreceive inputsfromthe real world.So,the imaginedpast orfuture cancreate emotionsand feelingssimilar tohow wereact toeveryday life.VR cancreatethese samefeelings.While criticsmight arguethat avirtual experiencewill nevermatch reality,thereareseveral waysVR tourismcould makeapositive contribution.Firstly itcould helpprotect sensitivelocations fromover-tourism.In recentyears famoussites suchas MayaBayin Thailand,and CambodiasAngkor WatTemples havehad tolimit thenumber ofvisitors becauseof theirnegative impact.Theseplaces arenow producingtheir ownVR experiencesthat willallow touriststo passthrough virtualmodels ofthe sites.Virtual realitymay alsoallow peopleback intime,to experiencehistorical events,visit ancientcities,and evento walkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworld wheremany peoplesuffer fromstress anddepression dueto overwork,virtual tourismmay providea cheapandconvenient wayfor people to takebrief holidaysto otherwiseunreachable destinationsand rechargetheir batteries,without everleavingtheir homes.It soundslike sciencefiction butits alreadyhappening.As virtualtechnology improvesand aspeople continueto demandnew andinterestingexperiences,expect morevirtual tourism,both incombination withthe realworld andinstead ofit.、1What isdriving thedevelopment ofvirtual tourismA.Companies seekingto makemore money.B.Improvements invirtual realitytechnology.C.Peoples demandfor moreshared experiences.D.Peoples deeperunderstanding ofthe physicalworld.、2Which ofthefollowingbest describesmindwandering*A.The brainprocesses whichhelp peoplethink VRis real.B.The waythe brainprocesses inputsfromtherealworld.C.Brain activitiesfocusing onpast orfuture events.D.Experiences comingfrom apersons imagination.、3What doesthe underlinedword itinthelast paragraphrefer toA.Science fiction.B.Virtual technology.C.Virtual tourism.D.The realworld.、4What isthe purposeofthepassageA.To describethe advantagesof VR tourism.B.To givesuggestions forreducing over-tourism.C.To encouragepeopletodevelop VRtechnology.D.To argueVRtourismwill replacetherealworld travel.Part BDirections:Read thefollowing textand answerthequestionsby choosingthemostsuitable subheadingfromthelist A-Gfor eachnumbered paragraph41-
45.There aretwo extrasubheadings whichyou donot needto use.Mark youranswersontheANSWER SHEET.10points隐士」Cold Food Day,which honorsJiezitui,a hermitwho livedsome2600years ago,used tobe observed1wide,but todayfewChinese observeit excepton andaround themountain on2,the hermitlivedJiezitui served3-an advisorto Chonger,a princeinthestate ofJin Acivil warforced theprince
4.leave Jinand Jie Zitui,followed him5-when Chongerreturned andbecame theruler ofJin,his followerswere rewardedwith money,land andofficial jobs6-Jie Zituiwas overlookedSoJieZituichose thelife ofa hermiton MtMian,where hetook careof hiselderly motherChong5er9smenset fireson MtMian、to drivehim outof7-mountain and then rewardhim ButJie andhis motherrefused andwere burnedto deathOut of8sad,Chonger、、declared ColdFoodDayin honorof himIt9celebrate forcenturies inChina until10replace bythe morepopular TombSweepingFestival,which beginsthe dayafterWe allknow cleanwater isimportant forgood healthBut nowwe alsoknow weshould watch1-we keepour waterin Plasticbottleshardened with a dangerousmaterial
2.call BPAcan releasea chemicalinto ourwater thatharms ourbodies Since2011,manycountries
3.ban plasticwith BPAfrom usein foodcontainers andbaby bottlesBut areother non-BPA plasticssafe」」Plastic labeledBPA-free mightuse otherchemicals thathave4harm healtheffects5Study haveshown thatlow levelsofthose chemicalsmight havethesameeffects asBPA.So,what shouldpeople doThe
6.good materialto drinkfrom isglass,7,has nochemicalsthat canpoison waterAnothergood choice
8.a drinkcontainer isstainless steelStainless steelbottles are better thanaluminum bottles,which arecoveredwithathin plastic9_protect themetal fromacids Thereare manygood food-grade stainlesssteel water bottles onthe marketJIfyou dodecide to use areusable plasticwaterbottle,avoid
10.keep itinthesun Sunlightand hotliquid speedup therelease ofchemicalsinto yourdrinking waterSection III TranslationDirections:任务型Translate thefollowing textinto Chinese.Write yourtranslation ontheANSWERSHEET.15points阅读根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项A strongvocabularyhelps developunderstanding,communication,and readingability,1Consider thefollowing tipson helpingyour childdevelop animpressivevocabulary LetYour ChildTell theStoryPerhaps youread nightlyto your child ortake turnsdoing so.Of course,this isanexcellent wayto expandreading andvocabulary skills,2Then,let yourchild chargethe end oftherope ofhis imaginationwherever、his imaginationleads.3In short,you needtotakean activerole.Ifyouwant your childrens languageskills toimprove,take theirvocabularyquestions seriously.When theyexpress curiosityabout aword,be sureto teachthe correctdefinition andpronunciation.Correct Mistakeswith Care4However,its essentialnot toscold themwhen theymake suchmistakes.Rather,point outwhatthey gotright,andthenreview theproper waytouseand orspeak theword.The morefun andpositive anexperience,the moreinterestedand ableyourchildrenwillbein expandingtheir vocabularyDo BePatientYou mayneedtorepeat wordsand meaningsmanytimes beforeyourchildfully graspsthe concept.This iscompletely norma!5Children developat theirown paces.The mostimportantthing isto honorand balancetheir needsso that learning doesntbecome struggle.While youwant them togetahead,youdont wantthemtodevelop pressurewith tryingto dosoA.Try YourBest toCorrect ThemB.Pay MoreAttention toYour KidsVocabularyC.Its naturalfbr childrento mispronounceor misusenew words.D.Its importantfbr childrento mispronouncenew wordswhile learning.E.Thafs whyparents shoulddo whattheycanto helpkids leamnew words.F.Further,if yourneighbors childhas twicethe vocabularyyours does,its notworth stressingover.G.However,on occasion,feel freeto putthe bookdown andask yourchild tocreate astory totell you.Language LearningLearninga new language canbe trickyat anyage.But ina recentstudy,scientists havepinpointed theexact ageat whichyourchances ofreaching fluencyina new languageseem toquickly dropoff:
10.Does thismean youshould quityour Frenchclass ifyoureolder than10Non!、1It foundthat itsnearly impossible“to reachfluency ifyou start learning alanguage afterage
10.Thats notbecause languageskillsstart togo downhill.“Youre stilllearning fhstjsays JoshuaHartshorne,oneofthe studyscoauthors.Ifs justthat yourun outoftime,because yourability toleam startsdropping ataround17or18years old.People whostartlearninganew language afterage10may stillbecome quitegood,the authorssay.22Kids maybe betterthan adultsatlearningnew languagesfbr manyreasons.Childrens brainsare moreadaptable thanthose ofadults.
3、All learninginvolves thebrain changing/9Hartshorne says.Childrens brainsseem tobe alot moregood atchanging.Kidsmay alsobe morewilling thanadults totry newthings.And whileadults tendto fallback onthe rulesand patternsof theirfirst language,kids areable toapproach anew onewithablank slate.、4It promisedto guesspeoples native language,dialect,and homecountry,based ontheir responsesto Englishgrammarquestions.At theendofthe quiz,people enteredtheir actualnativelanguage.They alsoreported ifand whenthey hadlearned anyotherlanguages andwhere theyhad lived.Nearly670,000people tookthe quiz.Analyzing peoplesresponses andgrammar mistakesallowedthem todraw conclusionsabout languagelearning.、The findingsalso offerideas for adults hopingto pickupanewlanguage.5Moving toa placewhere yourchosen languageisspoken allthe timeisthebest wayforadultsto learn.Learners ofall agescan searchout nativespeakers intheir communityto talkwith.By creatingan immersiveenvironment,its possibleto becomegood atspeaking anewlanguage.A.Now thatsworth talkingabout!B.But theyare unlikelyto becomefluent.C.The studyappeared inthe journalCognition.D.For thestudy,the researcherscreated anonline quiz.E.This meansthey9rebetterable torespond tonew information.F.This gaveresearchers hugeamounts ofdata fromEnglish speakersof manyages andbackgrounds.G.Researchers foundthat peopledid betterwhentheylearned byimmersion ratherthan onlyinaclassroom.参考答案SectionIUse ofEnglish、
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