小卷速测(四)B 阅读理解(限时:30分钟)ATravelInformationPlace:WelcometothefabulousBankParkofFloridainAmerica.Time:July18-20 From9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.Way:Thetourbuswilltakeyoutotheparkfromthehotelyoulivein.Entertainment:Listeningtotherockmusic,goingboatingandtakingpartintheraffle(抽奖活动)forthechildren.Price:Adult:$270eachChildrenunderten:onlyhalfpriceFood:Thetouronlygivesoneluncheachdayandsomedrinks.Attention:Mustbecarefulwithyourchildren,becausetherivermaybealittledeepandpleaselookafterthembetterwhileboatingintheriver.Besides,pleasetakeyourownumbrellas.Accordingtotheweatherreport,theremayberaininthosedays.8\nCompany:Aprofessional(专业的)guidemaygiveyousomeguidanceduringthetrip,andifyouhaveanyquestions,youcancallhimforhelp.Wehopeyouhaveagoodtime.WelcometotheBankPark!Tel:(02)92136116 (02)92674363E-mail:theBankPark@tour.com.au1.Youcan't duringthetriptotheBankPark. A.flykitesB.takepartintheraffleC.goboatingD.enjoytherockmusic2.IfMrs.Brownwantstovisittheparkwithher9-year-oldboy,Sam,shemustpay . A.$540B.$270 C.$405D.$6753.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthetrip,youcan . A.askyourteacherforhelpB.visitthecompanyyourselfC.visitthewebsiteD.sendane-mailtotheBankParkB Astronautshaveverybusylives.Eachdaytheyarecarefullyplannedbymission(任务)control.The12-hourworkingdayontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)beginswithawake-upcall.Afteraquickwashwithawetcloth,thecrew(全体乘务员)havebreakfastandrunthroughthejobsfortheday. Spacestationsarelikelargehousesthatneedmuchcareandattention.Muchofthecrew'stimeisspentpreparingandcarryingoutscientificexperiments. Atleasttwohourseachdayisspentonexercise.Itisnecessarytokeepthecrewhealthy.Insome8\nways,livinginaspacestationislikebeingonadesertisland.Acrewoftwoorthreeastronautshastosurvivefarfromhomeforweeksormonths. Iftheirmissionistobeasuccess,theyhavetolearntoliveandworktogetherasateam.Crewmembershavetolearntosharejobssuchascleaningandrepairs.Theyalsohavetotalkaboutproblemsanddiscusshowtodealwiththem. Astronautsfirstfeeltheinfluenceofweightlessness(失重)whentherocketenginesareturnedoff.Straightaway,theybegintofloat(漂浮),helddownonlybyseatbelts.Weightlessnessallowsastronautstoappearsuperstrong.Theycanliftobjectsthatwouldbefartooheavytomoveontheearth. Withouttheinfluenceofgravity(重力),astronautsbecomeweak.Tostayfit,theyhavetoexerciseseveralhourseachday.Inaspacestation,thereisnoupordown.Thereisnodifferencebetweenafloorandaceiling(天花板).Thiscanmakeastronautsfeelsickuntiltheygetusedtothisstrangeenvironment.4.AstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationworkfor hourseveryday. A.8B.10C.11D.125.Whatisthecrew'stimemainlyusedfor?A.Exercising.B.Doingscientificexperiments.C.Reading.D.Connectingwiththeground.6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Astronautsneedtoworkasateam.B.Weightlessnessmakesastronautsbecomestrong.C.Thereareupanddowninaspacestation.D.Astronautsexerciseonehoureachday.7.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Astronauts'LivesintheSpaceStationB.TheInfluenceofWeightlessness8\nC.HowtoLiveintheSpaceStationD.HowtoExerciseintheSpaceStationC AmericanschoolsaredifferentfromthoseinChina.InAmerica,atthebeginningoftheterm,studentsmustchoosetheircoursesandteachersfirst.WhileinChina,studentsusuallyhavenochancestochoosetheircoursesandteachers.Selecting(选择)isveryimportantforstudentsinAmerica.Soatthefirstterm,don'tselecttoomanycourses,oryou'llfeelverynervousanditmayinfluenceyourstudy.Thenyouhavetoaskforsometeachingplans.Thereissomeinformationaboutsubjects,timeplanning,marksandtextbooks.Atthesametime,youmustchoosetheteachers.Differentteachershavedifferentteachingmethods.Iftheteacheriscalled“killer”bythelastgrade,manystudentswillgiveupchoosinghim.Becausethiskindofteacherwillleavetoomuchhomework,toomanyexamsandgivetoolowgrades.Thereisanotherthingafteryouselectthecourseandtheteacher.Howtobuytextbooksmakeseachstudentfeelhard.ThetextbooksinAmericaareveryexpensive.Inordertosavemoney,manystudentsbuysomeusedtextbooks,andsomestudentsusuallyborrowtextbooksfromtheschoollibrary.Youmustgetreadybeforeclass.Inclass,discussingisveryimportant.Theteacherencouragesstudentstoaskquestionsorshowtheirideas.Theydon'tusuallyaskyoutositwell.Insteadtheyallowyoutositorstandeverywhereyoulike.Theydon'tgiveyoumuchhomeworktodo.Youcanlearnsomeknowledgeanddoexercisesbyyourself.SoinAmericanschools,youmustdoalmostallthingsyourself.8.You'dbetternotselecttoomanycoursesatthefirsttermbecause . A.youwillfeelworriedB.thereisnotenoughtimeC.teachersalwaysgivetoomuchhomeworkD.somesubjectsaretoodifficult9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouta“killer”?A.Leavetoomuchhomework.8\nB.Givetoolowgradesintheexam.C.Alwaysbelateforclass.D.Givetoomanyexams.10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThetextbooksarealwaysveryexpensiveinAmerica.B.Somestudentsborrowtextbooksfromtheschoollibrarytosavemoney.C.Theteacherencouragesstudentstodiscussinclass.D.Studentsmusttaketheirownseatsinclass.11.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheWonderfulAmericanClassB.TheDifferencebetweenAmericanandChineseSchoolsC.TheStudyMethodofAmericanStudentsD.TeachersPlayanImportantRoleinAmericanSchoolsD OnMiriamGardsbane's9thbirthdaytwoyearsago,herauntgavemoneytoagroupthatcaresforelephants.Thewoman,wholivesinKenya,toldthegroupshewasgivingthemoneytocelebrateMiriam'sbirthday.MiriamandhermotherthenvisitedAfricatolearnhowthatmoneywashelpingtosupportelephants.Miriamfellinlovewiththeanimalsandwantedtohelpsavethem.AfewmonthsaftervisitingAfrica,MiriamwatchedHowIBecameanElephant,adocumentaryaboutthemistreatmentofelephantsinThailand,andayounggirl'scampaigntosavethem.Miriamdecidedtomakeherownefforttoraisemoneytosaveelephants.Lastyear,MiriamcreatedagroupcalledTheyDeservetoBeFreeafterseeingaprogrammethatshowedyoungelephantsbeingmistreatedinThailand.8\nSheaskedherfriendstogivemoneytotheparkratherthangivingherbirthdaygifts.Shemadeandsoldbakedgoods,andmadesignsaboutelephantabuse.Shealsocreatedaplantomakeandsellclayelephants.Sheaskedherartteachertohelphermaketheelephants.Miriamsayssheisluckybecausehermotherandherartteachersupporther.HerfathersaysMiriamisseriousabouthelpingtheanimals.Hesaysthatwhatherdaughterisdoingismakingheralittlebitmoremature.Miriamnowknowsalotmoreaboutanimalsandwhatishappeningtothem.Sheisproudofherwork,andishappythatshecanhelpelephants.Sheandherfriendsoftenselltheirclayelephantsatalocalfarmers'market.Lastyear,shesoldabout$2,000worthofthemandsentallofthatmoneytotheElephantNatureParkinThailand.12.MiriamGardsbaneis yearsoldnow. A.9B.10C.11D.1213.TheyDeservetoBeFreeis . A.agrouptohelpelephantsB.anelephantC.agirl'snameD.aprogramme14.Miriamisalittlemorematurebecause . A.sheisseriousabouthelpingtheanimalsB.shecanmakeclayelephantsC.shecanmakemoneyD.shefallsinlovewithelephants15.FromthepassagewecanknowthatMiriamisa(n) girl. A.creativeB.beautiful8\nC.warm-heartedD.interesting参考答案A [主旨大意]本文是一篇旅行广告,介绍了旅行地、时间、方式、旅行活动、价格、食物、注意事项、公司简介、联系电话和电子邮箱。1.A 细节理解题。根据“Entertainment:Listeningtotherockmusic,goingboatingandtakingpartintheraffleforthechildren.”可知A项不在其中。故选A。2.C 数字计算题。根据表中“Price:Adult:$270each Childrenunderten:onlyhalfprice”可知布朗太太和她九岁儿子的票价为:$270+$135=$405,故选C。3.D 细节理解题。根据“E-mail:theBankPark@tour.com.au”可知D项正确,故选D。B [主旨大意]本文是一篇说明文,讲述了宇航员的一天的生活。他们的主要任务是做科学实验,但每天做锻炼是必不可少的,因为失重状态下对人的身体影响很大。宇航员是作为一个团队来工作的,所以团队精神是必需的。4.D 细节理解题。从文中首段的“The12-hourworkingdayontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)beginswithawake-upcall.”可知,宇航员在国际太空站每天工作12小时,故选D。5.B 细节理解题。从文中第二段的“Muchofthecrew'stimeisspentpreparingandcarryingoutscientificexperiments.”可知,宇航员的时间很多花在准备和执行科学实验上,故选B。6.A 细节理解题。从文中第四段的“theyhavetolearntoliveandworktogetherasateam”可知,宇航员在太空要学会作为一个团队生活和工作,故选A。7.A 主旨大意题。Astronauts'livesintheSpaceStation意思是“宇航员在太空站里的生活”。通读全文可知,本文讲述了宇航员在太空站的工作时长、工作内容、饮食、健康以及如何适应失重的问题等,故讲述的是宇航员在太空站的生活。故选A。C [主旨大意]文章介绍了美国学生的学习方式。开学之初,他们要选择科目和老师。第一学期,作者建议要少选科目,选好适合自己的老师。在课堂上,学生没有固定的座位,老师鼓励学生们讨论问题,且不会留大量的家庭作业。8.A 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“…oryou'llfeelverynervousanditmayinfluenceyourstudy.”可知选A。worried与nervous同义。9.C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Becausethiskindofteacherwillleavetoomuchhomework,toomanyexamsandgivetoolowgrades.”可知,这类老师的特点是留大量的家庭作业,太多考试,给学生分数低,没有提到C项,8\n故选C。10.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Theydon'tusuallyaskyoutositwell.Insteadtheyallowyoutositorstandeverywhereyoulike.”可知,在课堂上,学生们不必坐好,他们可以坐着或站在任何喜欢的地方,故D项描述错误。11.C 标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了美国学生的学习方式,他们如何选择学科及老师等,只有C项“美国学生的学习方法”与文章主旨吻合,故选C。D [主旨大意]本篇文章是一篇记叙文,主要介绍了Miriam在姑姑的影响下开始加入保护大象的队伍。她建立了一个名叫“TheyDeserveToBeFree”的组织来保护大象。12.C 数字计算题。根据文章第一句“OnMiriamGardsbane's9thbirthdaytwoyearsago…”可知MiriamGardsbane现在11岁。故选C。13.A 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Lastyear,MiriamcreatedagroupcalledTheyDeservetoBeFreeafterseeingaprogrammethatshowedyoungelephantsbeingmistreatedinThailand.”可推断正确答案为A。14.A 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段最后两句“HerfathersaysMiriamisseriousabouthelpingtheanimals.Hesaysthatwhatherdaughterisdoingismakingheralittlebitmoremature.”可知答案为A。15.C 推理判断题。文章主要介绍了Miriam是如何帮助保护大象的,由此可知选C。8
