第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分.docx
- 文档编号:18004385
- 上传时间:2023-08-05
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:13
- 大小:26.84KB
第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分.docx
《第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分.docx(13页珍藏版)》请在冰点文库上搜索。
第一部分阅读理解共两节满分40分
第一部分阅读理解(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
BKLYNHouseHotel
Thishotelfeatures(特色)worksbyBrooklynartists.The116roomsaregoodvalueandManhattanisonly20minutesawaybytaxiorsubway.Theimmediatesurroundingsfeelurban—thehotelisbyahigh-risepublichousingprojectwhilethenearestcommercialstreetisunderelevated(高的)subwaytracks—butBushwick’sbestbarsandcafes/restaurantsarenearby.
Doublesfrom$99,roomonly.Tel:
7183884433
ArcherHotel
VisitorseagertostayintheheartofManhattanshouldtryoneofthebargain-pricedroomsatthishotel.Ratesvaryfromgreatvaluetoexpensive;somestartfromaslowas$179anight(ifprepayinginfull).Roomsaresmallbuttasteful,withnicetouchessuchasexposedbrick.Somehaveclose-upviewsoftheEmpireStateBuilding.
Doublesfrom$199,roomonly.Tel:
2127194100
Pod39Hotel
InanelegantbrickbuildinginManhattan’sMurrayHill,thisexcellentbudgetoptionopenedfollowingthesuccessofitssisterhotel,ThePod.Theroomsarecalledpodsgivenfortheirsmallsizeandmaynotsuiteveryone.ButwithpricesamongthemostcompetitiveinManhattan,budgeterswillbehappy.
Doublesfrom$95,roomonly.Tel:
2128655700
CitizenMNewYorkTimesSquare
ThisisthefirstUSlocationforaNetherlands-basedconcepthotelchain—CitizenM.Thehotelfeaturesselfcheck-inatits230littlebutcomfortableroomsviatouchscreen“MoodPads”.There’sarooftopbar,a24-hourgrab-and-gocafeteriaandanareawithpubliciMacworkspaces.AlthoughNewYorkersavoidnearbyTimesSquare,allthelights,camerasandactioncanmakeitafuntouristexperience.
Doublesfrom$170,roomonly.Tel:
2123197000
21.WhatcanweknowaboutBKLYNHouseHotel?
A.Ithasthemostrooms.B.ItislocatedinManhattan.
C.ItisBushwick’sbesthotel.D.Itisdecoratedwithsomeartworks.
22.WhatistheadvantageoflivinginCitizenMNewYorkTimesSquare?
A.Regularscanenjoyacertaindiscount.
B.Visitorswillgeta“MoodPads”asagift.
C.Visitorscanenjoythemselvesinarooftopbar.
D.VisitorscanhaveagoodviewoftheEmpireStateBuilding.
23.Whichhotelmightattractthosewhohaveatightbudget?
A.ArcherHotel.B.Pod39Hotel.
C.BKLYNHouseHotel.D.CitizenMNewYorkTimesSquare.
24.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoliveintheheartofManhattan?
A.2123197000.B.7183884433.C.2128655700.D.2127194100.
B
Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.
ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree(狂欢)everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.
MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.
MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftth
atInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,
orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.
25.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.
B.Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.
C.HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.
D.Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.moneyofferedbyhisfather.B.fathergenerouswithmoney.
C.Christmasbeingimportant.D.themeansofspendingmoney.
27.Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.
A.plannedtoopenhiscompanyB.becameinterestedinshows
C.gavehismotheragiftD.wasoutofwork
28.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?
A.sensitive.B.optimistic.C.considerate.D.determined.
C
Ifyouwanttogetsomethingdone,youmightwanttoputyourmobilephonebackinyourpocket.Researchershavefoundthatthemerepresenceofaphoneisdistracting(分心)—evenifitisnotyourown.Andthedevices(设备)arelikelytodistractyou,eveniftheyarenotringingor“pinging”withtextmessages.Peopleaskedtocarryoutelectronictestsoftheirattentionspans(持续时间)werefoundtoperformworsewhenamobilephonewaspresentthanotherpeopleperforminginthepresenceofapapernotepad.
ScientistsfromHokkaidoUniversityinJapansaidthattheirfindingsshowthatitishardertoconcentratewhenoneoftheelectronicdevicesispresent.Theeffectwasmostmarkedonpeoplewhoarenotregularusersofphones.Intestson40undergraduates,AssociateProfessorJunichiroKawaharaandacolleaguedividedthesubjectsintotwogroups—oneaskedtocarryouttestsinthepresenceofanAppleiPhonenexttoacomputermonitor,andtheothersinthepresenceofanotebook.
Thetestinvolvedaskingtheparticipanttosearchforaparticularcharacteramongamessofothercharactersonthescreen.Researchersmeasuredthetimeittooktofindthetarget.Theresultsoftheexperimentfoundthatthosewiththemobilephonetooklongertofindthecharacter“indicatingthatparticipantswereautomaticallydistractedbythepresenceofthephone”.Theresearcherssuggestthatpeopleare“drawntothepresenceofamobilephone”althoughthereareindividualdifferencesinhowoneattemptstoignoreit.Inconclusion,ProfessorKawaharasaid,“Themerepresenceofamobilephonewasadistractionamonginfrequentinternetusers.”
Anotherfindingisthatlisteningtoonehalfofamobilephoneconversationalsodistractspeople,andotherstudieshavefoundthatplacingamobilephoneinviewhasanegativeimpactonthequalityofface-to-facecommunications.Holdingamobilephonemakesyoulesslikelytogetafairhearingfromothers.
29.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Amobilephonewon’tdistractpeopleunlessit’sringing.
B.Apapernotepadcanhelppeoplerecordmuchinformation.
C.Textmessagesdistractpeopleevenifphonesarepoweroff.
D.Peoplefindithardtoconcentrateiftheirphonesarepresent.
30.Whowillbeaffectedmostaccordingtothefindings?
A.Peopleirregularlyusingphones.B.Peopleregularlyusingphones.
C.Peopleusuallyusingnotepads.D.Peoplealwaysusingcomputers.
31.Inaface-to-facecommunication,whatistheeffectofputtingamobilephoneinsight?
A.Itmakeslistenersfeelmuchawkward.
B.Itcausesotherpeopletoloserespectforyou.
C.Itreducespeople’sattentiontolisteningtoothers.
D.Itmakestheairoftheconversationmorepleasant.
32.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Peopleperformworsewithamobilephoneathand.
B.Mobilephonesdoalotofdamagetopeople’shealth.
C.Peopleworkingwithmobilephoneswilldoverywell.
D.Phonesshouldbebannedinallschoolsanduniversities.
D
Mostnationshaveatleastonetypeoffoodthatpeoplefromothercountriesthinkisunusualorunethical(不道德的)toeat.InFrance,peopleeathorsemeatandfroglegs.InSouthKoreaandpartsofChina,restaurantsservedogmeat.AndinAustralia,it’scommontocookkangaroomeatonthebarbecueanduseemu(鸸鹋)eggstomakepancakes.
ThekangarooandemuarenativetoAustralia.BothanimalsareimportanttothenationalimageofAustraliaandappearontheAustraliancoatofarms.They’realsocentralfiguresinthehistoryoftheindigenous(土生土长的)AustralianAboriginals(土著人).However,Aboriginaltribesstillhunttheseanimalsfortheirmeat,furandfat.
Today,Australianpeoplecontinuetoeattheseanimals.Oneofthereasonspeopleeatkangaroomeatisthatit’shighinproteinandlowinfat,soeatingkangarooisagoodoptionforanyoneonadiet.It’salsocheapertoeatkangaroomeatthanotherredmeats.Becauseofthis,alotofuniversitystudentschoosetobuykangaroomeat.BBCNewsalsoreportedthatAustralianscientistsbelievethateatingkangaroomeatisgoodfortheenvironment--kangarooshavedifferentdigestivesystemsthancowsandsheep,meaningtheyproducelessmethane(甲烷),thesecondbiggestcontributortoglobalwarming.
WhileemumeatishighinironandvitaminC,mostpeopledon’tthinkittastesgood.Forthisreason,theypreferemueggs.Oneeggislargeenoughtomakesevenomelettes(煎蛋).Andwhileit’sillegaltocollectemueggsfromthewild,theycanbeboughtfromemufarms.Ratherthancrackingthebeautifuldarkshell,it’sbettertodrain(流干)itbyputtingasmallholeateachendandblowing.Afterwards,youcanevencarveadesignintotheeggshell.
33.Theauthormentionedthemeat-eatingcustomsofdifferentcountriesatthebeginningofthearticleto__________.
A.presentdif
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 第一 部分 阅读 理解 共两节 满分 40