1、As for Zeng, hes trying to be a little more frugal, even though he is now trying to earn a little by himself. “I deliberately set the credit limit at a lower level,” he says, “so that hopefully I can better match my income with spending.”Regulators（监管部门）last year launched a breakdown on peer-to-peer
2、 lending, which, besides being a source of easy credit, had also become a popular investment vehicle. The sector has shrunk to less than half its peak size as a result of forced shutdowns.1. What can we learn about Zeng Jiapeng from the first paragraph?A. He was in debt because he bought smart phone
3、 app.B. He likes purchasing goods on the app Huabei of Alibaba Group.C. He always spent more than he earned from his salary in the past.D. He depended on his parents to support him to repay his debt.2. What does the underlined word “frugal” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Impractical B. HardworkingC
4、. Avoiding waste D. Relying on others3. Which of the following can be the best title?A. Overconsumption-A Bad Habit B. Chinas Generation Z-Hooked On CreditC. Chinese Youth In the E-commerce Age D. Zeng Jinpengs Financial Crisis【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B【解析】本文是说明文。文章通过列举Zeng Jiapeng在手机应用程序上欠债1万多元，要靠父母帮他还债的例子
5、，引出了当今年轻人沉迷于信贷的现象，并分析了其原因和严重性。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段“He tried to repay the debt in installments（分期）, even borrowing from Jiebei, another Alibaba-owned credit service, but eventually his mother and father had to help him out.”（他试图用分期付款的方式偿还债务，甚至从借呗借款 ，但最终他的父母不得不帮助他。）可推知Zeng Jiapeng要依靠他父母来资助他还债。故选D。【2题详解】词
6、句猜测题。根据文章第一段“At one point in June last year, Zeng Jiapeng was more than 10,000 yuan in debt to a smart phone app.和He tried to repay the debt in installments（分期）, even borrowing from Jiebei, another Alibaba-owned credit service, but eventually his mother and father had to help him out.”可知Zeng Jiapeng
7、以前的情况，他在手机应用程序上欠债1万多元，最后还要靠父母帮他还债。第三段“As for Zeng, hes trying to be a little more frugal, even though he is now trying to earn a little by himself.”提到了他现在的情况，根据后句“尽管他现在正努力自己挣钱，”说明他现在除了自己挣钱外，还正努力少花钱，frugal应该是“花钱少的，节俭的”，与Avoiding waste同义。故选C。【3题详解】主旨大意题。文章开头列举了Zeng Jiapeng在手机应用程序上欠债1万多元，要靠父母帮他还债的例子，第二
8、段“Zengs story is typical of members of China Generation Z.” 引出了当今年轻人沉迷于信贷的现象。同时指出“The spending habits of the young in particular are causing concern.” 年轻人的这种消费习惯令人担忧，并用数字说明了其严重性。最后两段说明了Zeng Jiapeng的改变和应对此现象的措施。B项Chinas Generation Z-Hooked On Credit（中国沉迷于信贷的一代人）概括了本文内容，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。故选B。BAt the World
9、 Economic Forum last month, President Trump drew claps when he announced the United States would respond to the forums proposal to plant one trillion（万亿） trees to fight climate change. The trillion-tree idea won wide attention last summer after a study published in the journal Science concluded that
10、 planting so many trees was “the most effective climate change solution to date”.If only it were true. But it isnt. Planting trees would slow down the planets warming, but the only thing that will save us and future generations from paying a huge price in dollars, lives and damage to nature is rapid
11、 and considerable reductions in carbon release from fossil fuels, to net zero by 2050.Focusing on trees as the big solution to climate change is a dangerous diversion（偏离）. Worse still, it takes attention away from those responsible for the carbon release that are pushing us toward disaster. For exam
12、ple, in the Netherlands, you can pay Shell an additional 1 euro cent for each liter of regular gasoline you put in your tank, to plant trees to balance the carbon release from your driving. Thats clearly no more than disaster slightly delayed. The only way to stop this planet from overheating is thr
13、ough political, economic, technological and social solutions that end the use of fossil fuels.There is no way that planting trees, even across a global area the size of the United States, can absorb the huge amounts of fossil carbon released from industrial societies. Trees do take up carbon from th
14、e atmosphere as they grow. But this uptake merely replaces carbon lost when forests were cleared in the first place, usually long ago. Regrowing forests where they once grew can undo some damage done in the past, but even a trillion trees cant store enough carbon to head off dramatic climate changes
15、 this century.In a sharp counter argument to last summers Paper in Science, Justin Gillis wrote in the same journal in October that the studys findings were inconsistent with the dynamics of the global carbon cycle. He warned that “the claim that global tree restoration（复原） is our most effective cli
16、mate solution is simply scientifically incorrect and dangerously misleading”.4. What do we know about the trillion-tree idea? It was published in a journal.B. It was proposed last summer.C. It was put forward by Trump.D. It drew lots of public attention.5. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. A drawb
17、ack of the tree planting strategy.B. An example of balancing carbon release.C. An anecdote of making a purchase at Shell.D. A responsibility for politicians and economists.6. What was Justin Gilliss attitude towards global tree restoration?A. Indifferent. B. Opposed.C. Hesitant. D. Supportive.7. Wha
18、t is the best title for the text?A. Contradictory Ideas on Tree Planting.B. A Trillion Trees Come to the Rescue.C. Planting Trees Wont Save the World.D. The Best Solution to Climate Change.【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C本文为一篇议论文。文章论述了作者不赞成美国总统Trump响应 “种一万亿棵树”来对抗气候变化的倡议，作者认为真正能解决问题的方法是迅速地大量减少碳排放。【4题详解】细节理解题。
19、根据第一段The trillion-tree idea won wide attention last summer after a study published in the journal Science concluded that planting so many trees was “the most effective climate change solution to date”.去年夏天，发表在科学杂志上的一项研究得出结论，大量种树是“迄今为止最有效的气候变化解决方案”，这 “一万亿棵树”的想法赢得了广泛关注。可知，一万亿树的想法引起了公众的广泛关注。故选D项。【5题详解】
20、根据第三段Focusing on trees as the big solution to climate change is a dangerous diversion（偏离）. Worse still, it takes attention away from those responsible for the carbon release that are pushing us toward disaster. 把树木作为解决气候变化的主要办法是一种危险的转移。更糟糕的是，它把注意力从那些对碳排放负责的人身上移开，正是这些人把我们推向灾难。因此，第3段主要论述了以植树来保护环境的缺点。故
21、选A项。【6题详解】根据最后一段In a sharp counter argument to last summers findings were inconsistent with the dynamics of the global carbon cycle. He warned that “the claim that global tree restoration（复原） is our most effective climate solution is simply scientifically incorrect and dangerously misleading”. Justi
22、n Gillis在科学杂志上发表了与去年夏天科学杂志公布的研究结果截然相反的观点，他认为去年夏天公布的那个研究结果是不符合地球碳循环动力学的。同时，他发出警告：通过植树来解决气候问题是不科学的，是错误的，是危险的，是具有误导性的。推测，Justin Gillis对植树提议是持反对态度的。故选B项。【7题详解】结合全文，文章论述了作者不赞成美国总统Trump响应 “种一万亿棵树”来对抗气候变化的倡议，作者认为真正能解决问题的方法是迅速地大量减少碳排放，种树的想法是不科学的，且具有误导性。C项“植树不会拯救世界。”符合文章主旨，适合作为标题。故选C项。CArtists always treat b
23、usinessmen as money-obsessed bores. Or worse, many businessmen, for their part, assume that artists usually consider themselves to be more intelligent than others. Bosses may stick a few modern paintings on their office walls. But they seldom take the arts seriously as a source of inspiration.The pr
24、ejudice starts at business school, where “hard” things such as numbers rule. It is reinforced by everyday experience. Bosses constantly remind their employees that if you cant count it, it doesnt count. Few read deeply about the arts. Sun Tzus The Art of War does not count while some tasteless busin
25、ess books are pleasing to them: consider Wess Roberts Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun.But lately there are welcome signs of a thaw （缓和） on the business side of the great cultural divide. Business presses are publishing a series of books such as The Fine Art of Success by Jamie Anderson. Busines
26、s schools such as the Roman School of Management at the University of Toronto are trying to learn from the arts.Mr. Anderson points out that many artists have also been superb businessmen. Damien Hirst has been one of the most enterprising. He upturned the art world by selling his work directly thro
27、ugh Sothebys, an auction （拍卖） house. Whatever they think of his work, businessmen cannot help admiring a man who parted art lovers from 75.5 million on the day that Lehman Brothers collapsed.Studying the arts can help businessmen communicate more effectively. Most bosses spend a huge amount of time “messaging” a
