Alice,together with two boys,__for having broken the rule.
Alice,together with two boys,__for having broken the rule.A.was punishedB.punishedC.were punishedD.being punishedA 求原因还有其他为什么错了-.-thanks~
together with two boys是插入语,所以忽略不计.也就是主语是Alice,因此 C排除.Alice由于破坏规则,所以被处罚.因此,用的是被动语态,它的结构是 be动词+动词的过去分词.那么 B 没有be动词,错.如果D正确应该是这样：is being punished
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问题详情 : 完形填空Long ago there was a boy ___ was hungry for success. For him winning was ____ .One day the boy was to compete with two other young boys in a race in his village. Many people got together to ____ , including a wise old man. The race began. With strength and power , the boy easily ____ the race . The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The little boy felt ____. However the wise man remained still and calm . “Another race, another race!” cried the little boy. The wise old man came over and presented ( 交给 ) the little boy with two new runners, an old woman and a blind man. The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the line , ____ two left standing at the starting line . The little boy raised his arms ____. The crowd , ____& , were silent . “_____don’t the people cheer for my success ?” he asked the wise old man .“Race again!” replied the wise man, “But this time,& all three of you finish ___ .” The little boy thought for a moment , stood __ of the blind man and the old lady , and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked ___to the finishing line and crossed it . The crowed ___ . The wise man smiled,gently ____ his head .“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy. “For this race ,you have won ___ than in any race you have ever run before, “ said the wise old man . “For this race the crowd cheer not for any winner!”【小题1】A．whomB．whoC．whichD．what【小题2】A．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything【小题3】A．joinB．runC．watchD．hear【小题4】A．failedB．beatC．wonD．lost【小题5】A．calmB．modestC．surprisedD．proud【小题6】A．otherB．anotherC．the otherD．the others【小题7】A．in delight (高兴)B．in surpriseC．in sadnessD．in fear【小题8】A．thereforeB．howeverC．ratherD．although【小题9】A．WhatB．HowC．WhenD．Why【小题10】A．wellB．togetherC．awayD．off【小题11】A．in the middleB．at the centerC．amongD．between【小题12】A．slowlyB．quicklyC．easilyD．hardly【小题13】A．shoutedB．cheeredC．talkedD．cared【小题14】A．noddingB．shakingC．holdingD．losing【小题15】A．littleB．muchC．evenD．much more
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【答案】【小题1】B 【小题2】D 【小题3】C 【小题4】C【小题5】D【小题6】C【小题7】A 【小题8】B 【小题9】D【小题10】B【小题11】A【小题12】A 【小题13】B 【小题14】A【小题15】D【解析】试题分析：短文主要介绍了一个男孩非常渴望成功。每次赢得比赛之后，他都很享受别人的喝彩和欢呼。在一次赢得和一位老妇人一位盲人的比赛之后，则没有人为他喝彩欢呼。他向一位智者寻求原因。智者让他们再比赛一次，并且要求他们三人要一起完成比赛。男孩思考片刻，拉住老妇人和盲人的手，慢慢的走到终点，终于赢得观众的智者的一致喝彩。从这次比赛中男孩受益匪浅。【小题1】B考查定语从句和语境理解。A. whom谁，做宾语；B. who 谁，做主语；C. which 哪一个，代指物，做主语宾语；D. what 什么，不引导定语从句。在定语从句中，先行词a boy指人，并在从句中做主语，故答案选B。【小题2】D考查不定代词和语境理解。A. something某物；B. nothing什么也没有；C. anything任何一个 D. everything一切。上文说男孩非常渴望成功，所以对他，来说赢就是一切。肯定句中用everything；anything用在否定句和疑问句中。故答案选D【小题3】C考查动词和语境理解。一群人在观看孩子们的比赛。Join加入；run跑； watch观看； hear听见。观看比赛应该用动词watch，故选C。【小题4】C考查动词和语境理解。A. failed 失败；B. beat打败；C. won 赢得；D. lost失去。因为男孩的体很好，所以很轻易的赢得了比赛。根据The crowd cheered and waved可知男孩赢得了比赛。故选C。【小题5】D考查形容词辨析和语境理解。calm平静的；modest 谦虚的；surprised吃惊的；proud自豪的。因为上文提到男孩赢得了比赛，所以感到自豪，故选D。【小题6】C考查代词和语境理解。A. other 其他的；B. another三种以上另一个的；C. the other 两者中的另一个 D. the others别的人或物。这次进行的是男孩和另两人的比赛。因为空格后有two，故排除D；这里是把三个人看成两部分，把一个是男孩看成一部分，另外两个是一部分，所以另一部分用the other；故选C。【小题7】A考查介词短语和语境理解。in delight高兴的；in surprise 吃惊的；in sadness伤心的；in fear害怕的。该句句意为：男孩赢得比赛，高兴的举起双臂。根据the boy was the only one to cross the line可知男孩赢得了比赛，当然心里是很高兴的。故选A。【小题8】B考查副词及语境理解。therefore因此，表示前后是因果关系；however然而；rather 宁愿；although尽管,后跟句子。该句句意为：然而人群却沉默不语。however表示前后是转折关系，是副词，可以用在句中，前后都用逗号。因为前面提到男孩赢得了比赛很高兴，而观众却是沉默的，前后是转折关系，故选B。【小题9】D考查疑问词和语境理解。A. What 什么；B. How 怎么样；C. When什么时候；D. Why为什么。该句句意为：男孩赢得比赛却没人鼓掌，他想知道为什么。根据he asked the wise old man可知男孩在问为什么人们不鼓掌。故选D。【小题10】B考查副词和语境理解。A. well 好；B. together 一起；C. away远离；D. off离开，远离。该句句意为：智者要求他们三人一起完成比赛。根据stood&& 11 of the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand这里可知男孩挽着另外的两个人一起比赛，故选B。【小题11】A考查介词、介词短语和语境理解。. A. in the middle在……中间；B. at the center在……的角落； C. among 在……三者之间；D. between在两者之间，不和of连用。 句意为：男孩站在两人中间，in the middle of…在……中间。故选A.【小题12】A考查副词和语境理解。该句句意为：男孩牵着两人的手慢慢的走向终点。slowly慢慢地 ；quickly很快地；easily 轻易地；hardly几乎不。根据上文可知男孩挽着一位盲人一个老人走路肯定是很慢地。故选A。【小题13】B考查动词和语境理解。. A. shouted 大喊；B. cheered欢呼；C. talked 谈话；D. cared关心。上文说男孩牵着两人的手慢慢的走向终点。人群为他们欢呼。根据“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?可知人们在欢呼，故选B。【小题14】A考查动词和语境理解。智者看到上文这一幕，微笑着点点头，表示对男孩行动的赞许。nodding点头；shaking 摇头；holding 举行；losing失去。故答案选A。【小题15】D考查比较级和语境理解。A. little几乎没有；B. much 很多；C. even less更少；D. much more 更多。题干中出现than，故空前要用比较级，much more比……多的多。句意为：男孩从这次比赛中收获的要比他在以往比赛中收获的要多得多。故选D。
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From the first use of the rocket to carry satellites into
space to the setting up of space stations, human beings have been
putting great effort into space research. And so far, we have
achieved many successes. But there are still numerous tasks in
front of us and we should not cease trying to progress.
The international space station is an important step we
should take in space exploration. It is not only helpful but also
essential. It provides a proper space environment for many
experiments that we have wanted to do for a long time. It is also a
base for the observations of the earth and the universe. It could
also be an important base for later travel to the moon and Mars. In
a word, if we want to explore space more, the first thing we should
do is to set up a space station.
As the space station costs a lot of money, it is hard for one
country alone to establish one. The USA seems to be the only
country that has the ability to build a space station
alone，and it has tried to do so, but not very successful. So
it aggregated many other countries to work on it together. Though
it is still extremely expensive, it is much cheaper than doing it
alone. It is really a job that needs everyone& s effort and will
benefit everyone.
But even so, the funds needed are still a big problem. As for
the USA, it seems that it has too many things to spend its money
on. Although it is the richest country in the world, it has much
debt every year. It has to make arrangements about its finance, and
try to find a balance in all these issues.
[语篇解读]
这是一篇说明文。国际空间站对于人类探索太空起着至关重要的作用。由于耗资巨大，财大气粗的美国单独建造起来也并不那么成功。只有各国合作起来，才能解决资金问题，从而使国际空间站造福全人类。
1．What is the author&s attitude towards building and
developing the international space station?
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.
C. Critical. D. Dissatisfied.
[解析] 态度判断题。根据第一段中的&we should not cease trying
to progress&和文中作者介绍国际空间站的重要性可知，作者对建设国际空间站持支持态度。
2．From Paragraph 2 we learn that ________.
A. the necessity of building the international space station
is not realized now
B. many experiments have been done in the international space
C. the international space station is necessary for people to
explore space more
D. people have traveled to Mars from the international space
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段中的&In a word，if we want
to explore space more，the first thing we should do is to set
up a space station&可知，国际空间站是进行太空探索所必需的。
3．Which of the following is NOT a reason for
countries& cooperation in building the international space
A. That it requires a lot of money.
B. That it needs everyone& s effort.
C. That it will benefit every participating country.
D. That it is too far away from the earth.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第三段中的&As the space station costs a
lot of money...&和&It is really a job that needs everyone&s
effort and will benefit
everyone&可知，A、B、C三项均提到了，而文章中没有提到D。
5．The underlined word &aggregated& in Paragraph 3 can
be replaced by &________&．
A. united B. scolded
C. allowed D. forbade
词义猜测题。由该词所在的语境可知，发展国际空间站耗资巨大，因此美国联合其他一些国家共同来建设该工程，即该词的意思相当于united。
5．Which of the following aspects about building the
international space station is NOT mentioned in the
A. Difficulties. B. Cooperation.
C. Significance. D. Specific arrangements.
细节理解题。第二段提到了建设国际空间站的重要性，第三段提到了建设国际空间站面临的困难和合作的重要性，但是文中没有涉及具体细节安排，故答案为D。
[长难句解读] From the first use of the rocket to
carry satellites into space to the setting up of space stations,
human beings have been putting great effort into space
此句较长，但是简单句，句子前半部是介词短语，结构是&from...to...&。语意：从最初使用火箭将卫星送入太空到建立空间站，人们一直在太空研究方面努力着。
One potential problem with allowances is that children&s
responsible behavior can become about earning the allowance rather
than the intrinsic (固有的) value of their family
responsibilities. For example, if you pay your children for taking
out the trash, they see this chore (家务) as a job that they
should be rewarded for instead of a responsibility they must
fulfill as part of the family. But giving children an allowance for
weekly chores is not necessarily bad. You are rewarding them for
fulfilling their family responsibilities, but it is not for a
specific act. Rather, it is an appreciation of their commitment to
your family values. You are also conveying another important
message that their actions have consequences: if they do good
things, good things happen. They also learn a lesson about the
market economy, namely that work is rewarded.
Allowances can also be used as punishment and to teach
children lessons about family values. For example, if your children
join a group of kids smashing (砸碎) pumpkins on Halloween, a
part of a reasonable punishment might be to require them to pay the
families out of their allowances to replace the pumpkins. Thus,
your children learn that bad behavior has financial consequences.
Also, by relating the punishment to the misdeed, you ensure that
your children see the connection and learn the value
How much allowance should you pay your children？The
precise amount depends on your family& s financial situation, the
cost of living and your children&s needs. Children can start to
earn a weekly allowance as early as 5 years of age. An increase of
$ 1 per week for each ydar of your children& s lives is realistic
until they reach their midteens. When they begin to drive
and date, you can calculate their expenses and establish a
reasonable allowance that covers their needs.
[语篇解读]
本文为议论文，就&孩子做家务要不要给予物质奖励&这一话题进行谈论。文章分析了其利与弊，最后还就怎样的金额比较合适提出了自己的看法。
1．The underlined sentence in the 1st paragraph
probably means that &giving allowances may
________&．
A. lead to children&s preference for money rather than
anything else
B. lead to children& s preference for earning money by their
C. cause the problem that children value money more than
responsibilities
D. cause children to earn money instead of going to
句意理解题。根据接下来的一句的举例说明可知前一句的句意，孩子会认为做家务得到奖励是合理的，而不认为做家务是他的责任。答案为C。
2．How many advantages of giving allowances are
mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
推理判断题。第一段最后三句分别提到了三点好处，第二段的第一句论及了使用经济方式作为处罚的好处。显然文中共提及四点好处，故选D。
3．When your children join a group of kids smashing
pumpkins on Halloween，________.
A. they should be taught that bad behavior has financial
consequences
B. they should be rid of their opportunity to celebrate
C. you should give them some allowances to pay for the
D. you should ensure your children see the connection with
their lessons
事实细节题。根据第二段第三句可知A正确，让孩子意识到做出不好的行为要承担经济后果。其他选项均与第二段内容不符。
4．The precise allowance amount you should pay your
children depends on all the following factors
EXCEPT________.
A. how rich or poor your family is
B. how much other children receive
C. the actual needs of your children
D. the living standard in your area
正误判断题。根据第三段第二句可知，A、C和D均正确。故选B。
5．It can be inferred that________.
A. the author doesn& t want to give any tips on the allowance
B. allowances given to children of different ages may
C. children under 6 can&t be given any allowance
D. the allowance amount grows at the same speed with your
推理判断题。根据文章最后两句可知B正确。最后一段作者就具体数量提了自己的意见，故A错。C与第三段第三句不符，D过于绝对化。
[长难句解读] For example，if you pay your
children for taking out the trash，they see this
chore(家务)as a job that they should be rewarded for instead
of a responsibility they must fulfill as part of the
该句为一个多重复合句。第一层次为they see this chore as a
job；第二层次有两个：if you pay your children for taking out the
trash 为条件状语从句，that they should be rewarded for instead of a
responsibility为定语从句修饰job。第三层次为they must fulfill as
part of the
family，是省略了which/that的定语从句，修饰responsibility。
If you want to help children develop language and speech
skills, UCLA researchers say, listening to what they have to say is
just as important as talking to them.
The effect of a conversation between a child and an adult is
about six times as great as the effect of adult speech input alone,
the researchers found. &Adults speaking to children helps language
develop, but what matters much more is the interaction，&
said the study& s lead author, Frederick Zimmerman, an associate
professor in the School of Public Health at the University of
California, Los Angeles. The researchers also found that TV viewing
didn& t have much of an effect & positively or negatively & as long
as it wash& t displacing conversations between an adult and a
The UCLA study included 275 families with children between 2
months and 48 months old. They represented a variety of incomes and
education. The researchers found that, in an average day, children
hear about 13,000 spoken words from adults and participated in
about 400 adultchild conversations a day.
Assessed separately, factors positively associated with
language development included each additional 100 conversations a
day and each 1,000 word increase in the number of words spoken by
adults and heard by children. When looked at alone, TV was
negatively associated with language development. But, when the
three factors were analyzed together, the only one that stood out
was conversation between adults and children.
&The more a child speaks and interacts with an adult, the
better idea a parent has about where the child is，&
Zimmerman said. &Although it& s mostly done unconsciously, parents
will provide feedback and correct mistakes. They&ll also tailor
their speech to the child. Parents can give a child words by
talking to them about what they& re doing, such as，&I&m
putting on your pajamas now&. But give your child the opportunity
to talk, hopefully without the rest of the noise in the
environment，& she added. &If parents can carve out some
conversation time & maybe at bath time or at dinner time & that& s
a wonderful thing.&
[语篇解读]
本文是科普文。研究发现，父母和孩子之间的交谈对孩子语言的发展至关重要。这种交谈必须是双向的、互动的。
1．The researchers also found that TV viewing
A. could have a positive effect on a child&s language
development
B. had a little effect on a child& s language
development
C. affected a child&s language development more negatively
than positively
D. affected a child&s language development both negatively
and positively
细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，看电视对孩子没有多少影响，无论是积极的还是消极的。
2．Frederick Zimmerman would probably agree that
A. parents should let their children talk most of the
B. children should watch TV programs selectively
C. the conversation between parents and children should be
twoway
D. it& s no good for parents to correct their children& s
mistakes when they are speaking
推理判断题。从文章第二段内容可知，Zimmerman强调父母跟孩子之间交谈的双向性和互动性才是更重要的。
3．We can conclude from the last paragraph that
A. parents should let a child repeat what he or she
B. bath time or dinner time is the best chance for parents to
talk to a child
C. parentchild conversation can be carried out at any
proper time
D. parents should leave a child talking alone
推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，父母应该随时创造跟孩子交谈的机会，时间的选择是非常灵活的。
4．What would be the best title for the
A. Talk with kids, not at them
B. Let your children voice their own opinions
C. How to develop a child& s language ability
D. The importance of early child language development
主旨大意题。根据文章内容分析，文章强调父母和孩子之间的交流，而且强调交流的互动性，因此A项符合文章的主旨，适合作本文标题。
5．The underlined word &tailor& in the last paragraph
can be best replaced by ________.
A. control B. improve
C. pass D. adjust
词义理解题。根据句子结构和语境分析，此处tailor是动词，本义是&量体裁衣&，此处的意思是不断调整以适应。故答案为D。
[长难句解读] The researchers also found that TV
viewing didn& t have much of an effect & positively or negatively &
as long as it wasn&t displacing conversations between an adult and
child.研究者还发现，看电视只要不取代大人和孩子之间的交谈，它就没有多大影响，无论是积极的还是消极的。
本句是一个复合句，that引导宾语从句，从句中又有as long
as&只要&引导的条件状语从句。
The HOPE IS A GAME&CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable
soccer balls to kids who，all too often, see things horrible,
broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project
started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead
which is to test the power of likeminded people working
together to turn inspiration into action.
Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the
people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with
his &soccer ball&， which was a pile of rubbish tied together
with a string. This &ball& was the only thing Moise could call his
own & no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the
Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of
seven, the boy&s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one
photo after the next, that he&d never forget him. In fact, he
returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within
his heart &but he was gone.
I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the
Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids
from wartorn areas around the world. All of his earnings go
towards the HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT for the kids he
visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape
from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for
recovery and hope.
Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering
hope is really a gamechanger, especially to a child. We
believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a
lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small&The Power of
the Invisible Sun.
This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are
doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes
to put it, consider &taking_a_concrete_baby_step&， which
added together, can create transformational change. It&s my great
hope that the HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT will change the
lives of children the world over &one book, one ball at a
1. In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies
that________.
A. kids live an unsafe life in parts of the world
B. the balls sent to kids should be of good quality
C. young kids can not overcome the difficulties
D. kids intend to break their toys into pieces
考查推理判断能力。从第一句中可以看出孩子们处于一个与家人分离并无法生存的境地，故选A。而B、C、D三个答案与文章提到的事实相反。
2. The purpose of The HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT
is to________.
A. send ball gifts to kids in poor countries
B. collect money to help kids in need
C. comfort kids in wartorn areas
D. offer kids help to change their lives
[解析] 考查对作者意图的理解能力。通过最后一句关键信息&change the lives
of children the world over&one book，one ball at a
time.&可以得出答案。
3. How may Bobby feel about Mosie?
A. He was very proud of Mosie&s bravery.
B. He felt sorry for Mosie&s ruined childhood.
C. He thought money could solve Mosie&s problem.
D. He felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.
考查细节理解能力。从第二段中可以看出Mosie无家可归的悲惨童年。
4. Which of the following about Bobby&s new book is
A. It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.
B. The photos inside reflected the kids& hopeless
C. Its title shows the author&s belief to change the
D. It changed the life of the kids recorded in the
[解析] 考查推理判断能力。书名中的关键词The Power of the Invisible
Sun和A light no matter how small.是答案的信息点来源。
5. The underlined part in the last paragraph probably
means________.
A. starting the first step as a baby does
B. taking an active action from now on
C. making great changes step by step
D. doing some small but good deeds
[解析] 考查猜词能力。尽管每一选项都接近意思，但从后句&which added
together，can create transformational
change.&暗示，每个人都做一件小小好事，聚集在一起将改变孩子的生活。
Western New Bridge Library Announcement
Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break
Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day
(9∶00 a. m. 4∶00 p. m. ) for Spring Break
from March 24 to March 30.
Coming Events
◆On Monday, March 24, at 10∶30 a. m. , Scott Sutton, a
children&s writer, will tell stories to kids over seven. Sutton& s
attractive style will surely inspire everyone present
◆At 2∶00 p. m. , on March 25, a lecture will be
delivered in Room 201, which focuses on the development of writing
skill. Famous tutors from the district won& t disappoint
◆At 1∶00 p. m. ，on March 26, the Georgetown
Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert, which will be
entertaining for the entire family. Come for the music and stay to
check out some relevant books for the rest of the
◆On Thursday, March 27, at 2∶00 p. m. , the annual
Children& s Gathering will take place in Room 201, the second
floor. Pick up an invitation in the Children& s Room and return
your RSVP (回复)to reserve your seat at the table by
3∶00 p. m. on Tuesday, March 25. Only children are allowed
in the Gathering.
◆At 10∶30 a．m. on Friday, March 28, Enzo Monfre
of the hit kids& science show, ENZOology, will bring Fossils Live!
Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time, deep beneath the
surface of the earth, to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs,
and more. Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show & come
and see him at the library！
Please note: In case of emergency, please call the Help Desk
at 926 &# and follow the procedures outlined on the voice
message. The calldown service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7
days a week for emergencies. The Help Desk supplies service to you
all the year round! For questions about all these, please
contact_hld_@_wnbl._corg.
Come for the great F Stay for the relevant
[语篇解读]
本文是一则通知，属于应用文。文章主要介绍了寒假期间学校图书馆作息时间的变化及将要举行的一系列活动。
1．Tim wants to polish his writing, it is best for him
to attend the related activity on________.
A. Monday B. Tuesday
C. Thursday D. Friday
[解析] 推理判断题。根据Coming
Events中的第一、二两条信息判断，提高写作技能的活动是在March
25举行的，而由第一条信息可知March 24是星期一，所以选B。
2．Which of the following descriptions about the annual
Children& s Gathering is true?
A. Tickets are a must in order to attend it.
B. Only those who have received an invitation are admitted in
the Gathering.
C. You have to make a reply to the invitation to make sure
you get a seat.
D. You& d better apply in advance because there are not
enough seats for everyone.
细节判断题。根据第四条信息可知，要想参加该活动，需要在儿童室取请帖并回复以预订座位，因此C项正确。
3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the
announcement?
A. The children who are interested in the mysteries of killer
dinosaurs can attend the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday.
B. Children can& t attend all the activities with their
C. Children can choose more than one of the
activities.
D. Children can borrow some relevant books for the
activities.
[解析] 细节判断题。根据第五条信息的最后一句可知A选项中的the Ellen
DeGeneres Show并非在假期所举办的活动。
4．If there is an emergency, you
should________.
A. call the Help Desk
B. contact hld @ wnbl. corg
C. stay in the library and wait
D. ring 926 &#
[解析] 细节理解题。由注意事项中的第一句话可知答案。
5．The announcement is mainly intended
for________.
A. staff members of the library
B. parents of the school children
C. the school children
D. volunteers of the activities
推理判断题。根据通知内容可知，活动是为学生举办的，这则通知主要是让他们了解活动的时间、地点及相关内容。
●Ms Tan, you& ve referred to your new novel as your eighth
That&s because it took me six or seven attempts at a second
novel before I started and completed this one.
●Why do you think you had so many false starts?
I would say that my reasons were wrong: I was trying to prove
that I wasn&t just a mother-daughter storyteller, or I was trying
to prove that I didn& t just have to write about things that were
strictly Chinese or Chinese-American. Those were never the right
reasons for writing those early stories. And I could never come up
with other, better reasons for continuing them.
●What kept you going on this book?
This book was different because it was based on my mother& s
real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and
emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out, my mother was always
explaining to people that she wasn& t any of the mothers in that
book. And at one point she said to me, &Next book tells my true
story.& And then she started telling me things I never knew before.
She also told me many, many stories，because my mother doesn&
t generalize. The book really grew out of that.
●Have you ever visited China?
Yes. I& ve been there twice: about three years ago and then
again last November, both times with my mother and my
●Was it difficult to capture the Chinese-American dialect
without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿)?
No, because it& s the language I& ve heard all my life from
my mother. She speaks English as it& s direct translation from
Chinese. But it&s more than that: Her language also has more
imagery than English.
●Can you think of an example?
Somebody might say to me, &Don&t work so hard. You&ll kill
yourself.& My mother will say to me，&Why do you press all
your brains out on this page for someone else？& So it& s
very vivid. That& s the way she talks.
●Have many readers told you that the Chinese mother in your
book reminded them of the typical Jewish (有癖好的)
Many people have told me that. I think the mother-daughter
relationship is very intense in both cases. Culturally there is an
acceptance that mothers have the power to tell their children,
especially their daughters, how to conduct their lives & not simply
up until the time they are 18, but for the rest of their lives.
However, when children grow up in a different culture from their
parents&， they tend to keep more secrets from their parents.
The children think, &They just wouldn& t understand that I had to
do this.& And that can really create a gap, and it can grow as the
number of secrets grows.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇人物访谈纪实。通读这篇访谈录，我们可以了解华裔美国作家Ms
Tan创作第二部作品的经历。
1．Based on the questions in this interview, what do
you think Ms Tan& s profession is?
A. A journalist. B. A storywriter.
C. An interviewer. D. An interviewee.
[解析] 推理判断题。根据文中的&your new novel，a second
novel&等关键词及访谈内容可知，Ms
Tan是一名小说家。C、D两项有一定的干扰性，注意题干中问的是&profession(职业)&。
2．What& s TRUE about Tan& s second book?
A. It& s about her real life in America.
B. The name of the book is The Joy Luck Club.
C. It is the result of many times of careful thought.
D. It includes many works of her mother.
[解析] 细节判断题。根据文中的&it took me six or seven
attempts at a second novel before I started and completed this
one&可知，Tan在完成这部书的写作之前曾经历过六、七次尝试，说明这本书是她经过多次深思熟虑的产物。
3．Which question is NOT answered in the
interview?
A. How does she think of her mother& s language?
B. How many books does she plan to write?
C. When did she visit China?
D. How is generation gap created?
细节理解题。&她计划写几本书？&这个问题在文中找不到答案，其他三项文中均有涉及。
4．We can infer that________.
A. Tan& s mother is a good storyteller
B. Tan plans to write another book about her mother
C. Tan plans to return to China
D. Tan& s mother is hard to communicate with because of
personality
[解析] 推理判断题。根据文中的&She also told me
many，many stories，because my mother doesn&t
generalize&和&So it&s very vivid. That&s the way she
talks&可知，Tan的母亲是一位善于讲故事的人。
5．The last paragraph mainly talks
about________.
A. how to keep secrets from parents
B. how to deal with the mother-daughter relationship
C. how to conduct the lives
D. how the generation gap comes about
段落主旨题。此段大意是：传统地认为母亲有教育孩子们一生如何生活的权力，而孩子们随着年龄的增长，他们不愿将自己的秘密告诉父母，从而产生了代沟。因此本段主要阐述的是代沟是如何产生的。
&Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity，&
said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. I& ve never watched
her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it& s
probably worth listening to.
Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be
lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you
should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If
you& re a Chinese，you may already be familiar with the tale
of a farmer waiting by a tree stump (树桩) for a rabbit to run
out and break its neck.
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The
Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. It& s not
about going to a temple to burn some incense (香) in hopes
that the gods will g it& s practical advice
you can follow each day.
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First
he divided volunteers into two groups：those who said they
were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave
everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how
many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took
about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people
took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a
command, &Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this
newspaper，& was written in big letters. The unlucky people
mostly did not spot the message.
It&s easy to compare this situation to a young person looking
for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type
of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who
are &lucky&， in fact, keep an open mind and don&t go through
the same routine every day.
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather
strange thing to do. Like many foreigners，my plan was to
teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, I&
ve had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and
magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. I& ve
also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had
problems with the police. Coincidence? After reading about
Professor Wiseman& s studies I think not.
As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your
friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking,
but it&s important to consider how you feel about each choice you
make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential
Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall
down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to
study English.
[语篇解读]
本文为议论文。作者认为命运只垂青那些有所准备的人。身处逆境，不要怨天尤人，要想方设法化厄运为好运。每个人都可以做自己命运的主人。
1．Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the
writer& s point?
A. Make the best of a bad job.
B. Rome was not built in a day.
C. All is not gold that glitters.
D. A good heart conquers ill fortune.
[解析] 推理判断题。Make the best of a bad
job意为&身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明&，与最后一段作者的观点&try to turn
bad luck into good(把厄运变好运)&最为接近。故答案为A。Rome was
not built in a day意为&伟业非一日可成&；All is not gold
that glitters意为&闪光的东西并不都是金子&；A good heart
conquers ill fortune意为&善心克厄运&。
2．What do you know about Oprah Winfrey?
A. She became famous through her family background.
B. She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her
C. She is a British talk show host.
D. She became successful by her own effort.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第一段中的a self-made
billionaire可知美国talk show主持人oprah
Winfrey是从白手起家，通过自我奋斗而成名的。
3．The writer quoted the Chinese tale of a farmer in
order to show________.
A. luck is in your own hand
B. bad luck can turn into good
C. you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to
come to you
D. man can conquer nature
推理判断题。根据第二段内容可以判断，作者引用中国&守株待兔&的故事是为了说明&人们不应该待在家里等待机会的降临&的观点。
4．From the experiment Wiseman drew the conclusion
that________.
A. lucky people are quick-minded
B. unlucky people are slow to read
C. lucky people often have an open mind
D. unlucky people are more creative
细节理解题。根据第四、五段内容，尤其是第五段最后一句可知，Wiseman通过试验得出结论：&幸运的人&具有开放的心态，做事不墨守成规。
5．The underlined word &spot& is the closest in meaning
to&________&．
A. recognize B. mark
C. locate D. receive
[解析] 词义猜测题。根据上文语境及The unlucky people mostly did
not spot the
message可知spot在句中用作及物动词，是&发现，识别&之意。
[长难句解读] You may have to be lucky to find a good
job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home
waiting for the opportunity to come to you.
but前后为两个并列分句。在第一个分句中不定式短语to find a good
job用作结果状语。第二个分句含有一个宾语从句，现在分词短语waiting for the opportunity to
come to you作伴随状语。
Can you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that
the answer to that question may depend on your age.
Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling
in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment,
Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力) of some
people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers
showed the same pictures to two groups of people. The first group
included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included
24 adults aged 18 to 25.
The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a
white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and
these people were asked to identify the larger one. Four-year-olds
identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults
identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time.
Next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange
circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles.
Here&s where the trick lies in. In some of the pictures, the
smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles &
making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange
circle, which was the real larger one. And the larger orange circle
was surrounded by even bigger gray circles & so it appeared to be
smaller than the real smaller orange circle.
When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky
pictures, they weren&t fooled&they were still able to find the
bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. Older
children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. Older
children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one, and
adults got it wrong most of the time.
As children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop
the ability to identify visual context. In other words, they will
begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray
circles, as well as the orange circle in the middle. As a result,
they&re more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick.
1. Doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to
evaluate________.
A. children&s and adults& eye-sight
B. people&s ability to see accurately
C. children&s and adults& brains
D. the influence of people&s age
[解析] 考查细节理解能力。第二段第二行可以得出结论。
2. When asked to find the larger
circle，________.
A. children at 6 got it wrong 79 % of the time with no gray
ones around
B. only adults over 18 got it right 95% of the time with gray
ones around
C. children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with
gray ones around
D. adults got it right most of the time with gray ones
[解析] 考查细节理解能力。第三段清晰地说明了辨别圆圈的比例。
3. According to the passage, we can know
that________.
A. a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white
background
B. an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the
C. a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its
D. a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its
[解析] 考查细节理解能力，对第四段整体的理解和第五段最后一句可以得出答案。
4. Visual context may work when children get older
than________.
C. 10 D. 18
[解析] 考查推理判断能力。从第五段和第六段第一句判断得出答案。
5. Why are younger children not fooled?
A. Because they are smarter than older children and
B. Because older people are influenced by their
experience.
C. Because people&s eyes become weaker as they grow
D. Because their brain can hardly notice related things
考查推理判断能力。第四、五、六段提及到46岁小孩和6岁以上小孩的区别是判断的依据。
If you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco
Conservatory of Flowers, you will have chances to see some
meateating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant,
for example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. But
these are the fastestknown killers of the plant kingdom,
able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap
Once the trap door closes on the victim, the
enzymes(酶) similar to those in the human stomach slowly
digest the insect. When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap
door and is ready to trap again.
Meateating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil
that doesn& t offer much food value. In such conditions, these
amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional
needs over thousands of years.North America has more such plants
than any other continent.
Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance
to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name because
they look like beautiful pitchers (a container like a bottle) full
of nectar(花蜜)．
The Asian pitcher plant, for example, has bright colors and
an attractive halfclosed lid. Curious insects are tempted
to come close and take a sip, and then slide down the slippery
(光滑的)slope to their deaths.
Hairlike growths along the pitcher walls ensure that
nothing cab escape, and the digestive enzymes can get to work. A
tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a
couple of days.
Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons.
Meateating plants only eat people in science fiction
movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover
that a pitcher plant isn& t a good place to get a drink.
[语篇解读]
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些特别的植物&&靠捕食动物获得生长所需养分的&食肉植物&。
1．From the first paragraph, we can know that
bladderworts can ________.
A. capture 50 small insects in a second
B. capture an insect in the shortest time
C. be found floating on a quiet lake
D. digest an insect in 1/50 of a second
细节理解题。第一段指出，bladderworts能在1/50秒的时间内捕获一只小昆虫，是植物中已知的捕获动物速度最快的，因此选B。
2．If the trap door of a meateating plant is
closed, the plant ________.
A. is fooling insects into taking a sip
B. is producing nectar
C. is tempting insects to come close
D. is enjoying a dinner
细节判断题。第二段说，一旦&陷阱门&将猎物关起来，类似于人胃里的那些消化酶就开始慢慢地消化它了，由此判断D正确。
3．Meateating plants can grow in wet and poor
soil because they ________.
A. can get nutrition from animals
B. don& t need much food value
C. can make the most of such conditions
D. have developed digestive enzymes
推理判断题。这些植物生长在潮湿贫瘠的土壤中，为获得生长所需的养分，在数千年的进化中，它们演化出了捕获昆虫的&陷阱&，由此推出它们主要从动物中获取养分，而不是从土壤中获取养分。
4．Which of the following is the picture of the Asian
pitcher plant?
推理判断题。根据第四、五、六段可知亚洲捕虫草主要有这些特征：状如水瓶，颜色鲜亮，有半掩的盖子，综合此三项可知，只有A项最合适。
5．According to the passage, which of the following is
A. South Asia has the most meateating plants.
B. Some of the meateating plants can even eat a
C. Hairlike growths in the plants help trap
D. The traps of these plants have a dull color.
细节理解题。依据文章第三段最后一句可知，北美洲的食肉植物最多，故A错。从最后一段中的第二句可知，食肉植物是不吃人的，所以B项错。从文章倒数第二段可知，这些须状的东西可以防止小昆虫逃跑，故C项正确。从文章第四段可知，食肉植物为了吸引昆虫一般有漂亮的外形，故D项错。
After years of research and testing, the hybrid car was
developed and put on the market. It& s an interesting and exciting
new improvement in today& s world as we look for better ways to
protect the quality of the air we breathe and conserve our natural
resources.
The quality of our air is affected by many different things.
But one of the largest sources of air pollution is the burning of
fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline which is used to power a
car& s engine. The EPA has set national standards to help control
the level of harmful pollutants sent off into the air, and the
automobile industry has acted by producing a hybrid car that uses
less gas and therefore causes less pollution.
A hybrid car is a combination of a regular car that runs on
gasoline and an electric car that is battery powered. Some people
tend to think that since the hybrid car is partially electric, you
have to plug it in to charge it. But that&s not how it works. The
144volt battery pack is actually recharged through the
energy that is produced when the car&s brakes are used. This is
referred to as &regenerative braking& , because it generates
electricity.
Although the hybrid car still runs on gasoline most of the
time, this helps it use less gas than a regular car. When the
driver stops at a traffic light, the engine automatically shuts off
to save fuel. Then, as soon as the driver puts the car in gear and
touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.
Have you ever ridden in a car with someone who ran out of
gas? That probably wouldn& t happen if you were riding in a hybrid
car. It flashes a waming on its computer screen that says, &I am
low on gas&. When it completely runs out, the warning
reads，&YOU ARE NOW OUT OF GAS！& Then the electric
power supply kicks in to let the driver travel a few more miles to
a gas station.
[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了一种新型汽车hybrid
cars的优点和生产这种汽车的原因。
1．Which of the following is true according to the
A. The hybrid car will be put on the market.
B. Hybrid cars run faster than regular cars.
C. When the hybrid car stops at a traffic light, the driver
will get a warning.
D. The burning of fossil fuels is one of the largest sources
of air pollution.
[解析] 细节判断题。根据第二段的&But one of the largest
sources of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels such as
coal and gasoline which is used to power a car&s
engine.&可知答案。
2．According to the passage, the word &hybrid& refers
to ________.
A. a hightech discovery
B. energy saving
C. a new invention
D. a combination of two things
[解析] 词义猜测题。由文章的第三段的第一句&A hybrid car is a
combination of a regular car that runs on gasoline and an electric
car that is battery powered.&可知答案。
3．&Regenerative breaking& is an important process of
the hybrid car because ________.
A. it allows the car to come to a quick stop
B. it gives the driver a smoother ride
C. it produces energy to charge the battery
D. it can control the speed of the car
[解析] 细节理解题。由文章的第三段的&The 144volt battery
pack is...because it generates electricity.&可知答案。
4．Which of the following is right about the
A. They designed hybrid cars.
B. They outlawed (宣布&&为不合法) the burning of
fossil fuels.
C. They set important guidelines that help control
pollution.
D. Their main purpose is to protect endangered plants and
[解析] 细节理解题。由文章的第二段的第三句可知答案。
5．Which of the following is the reason for developing
hybrid cars?
A. They use less gas than regular cars.
B. They& re safer to drive than most cars.
C. They&re more modern than other cars.
D. They cost less than regular cars.
[解析] 细节理解题。由第四段的第一句&Although the hybrid car
still runs on gasoline most of the time，this helps it use
less gas than a regular car.&可知答案。
Throughout the world, boys and girls prefer to play with
different types of toys. Boys typically like to play with cars and
trucks, while girls typically choose to play with dolls. Why is
this? A traditional sociological explanation is that boys and girls
are socialized and encouraged to play with different types of toys
by their parents, peers, and the &society&. Growing scientific
evidence suggests, however, that boys& and girls& toy preferences
may have a biological origin.
In 2002, Gerianne M. Alexander of Texas A&M
University and Melissa Hines of City University in London surprised
the scientific world by showing that monkeys showed the same
sextypical toy preferences as humans. In the study,
Alexander and Hines gave two masculine toys (a ball and a police
car), two feminine toys (a soft doll and a cooking pot), and two
neutral toys (a picture book and a stuffed dog) to 44 male and 44
female monkeys. They then assessed the monkeys& preference for each
toy by measuring how much time they spent with each. Their data
showed that male monkeys showed significantly greater interest in
the masculine toys, and the female monkeys showed significantly
greater interest in the feminine toys. The two sexes did not differ
in their preference for the neutral toys.
If children& s toy preferences were largely formed by gender
socialization, as traditional sociologists& claim, in which their
parents give &genderappropriate& toys to boys and girls,
how can these male and female monkeys have the same preferences as
boys and girls？They were never socialized by humans, and
they had never seen these toys before in their lives.
[语篇解读]
本文是科普阅读。男孩和女孩在玩玩具方面具有明显的性别差异。这种差异是后天习得的，还是与生俱来的呢？科学家对此进行了研究。
1．Traditional sociologists believe boys& and girls&
toy preferences ________.
A. are passed down from their parents
B. have a biological origin
C. have nothing to do with gender socialization
D. are largely formed in later life
细节理解题。从文章第一段的第四句和最后一段可知，传统的社会学家认为男孩、女孩对玩具的偏好差异是后天形成的。
2．The study by Alexander and Hines shows that
monkeys________.
A. also play toys as humans do
B. also have a sextypical toy preference
C. have no toy preferences
D. like to play different toys at different time
[解析] 细节理解题。文章第二段的第一句说明，猴子在玩玩具时，也有性别差异。
3．Alexander and Hines carried out the study to
A. find out why boys and girls prefer different toys
B. test the intelligence of monkeys
C. test whether monkeys like to play toys
D. find more evidence for traditional sociology
推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句和最后一段可知，用猴子做研究的目的是证明男孩和女孩在玩玩具时所表现出的偏好是与生俱来的，而不是后天习得的。
4．According to the study, if given a stuffed dog,
A. only the male monkeys showed interest
B. the female monkeys showed more interest
C. the male and female monkeys showed the same
D. neither the male nor the female monkeys showed any
细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，如果给一种中性的玩具，猴子表现出的兴趣没有性别差异。
5．Masculine toys are mainly intended
for________.
A. monkeys B. adult
C. boys D. girls
细节理解题。从文章第二段可知，这种玩具是跟女孩玩的玩具相对的，因此是指男孩玩具。
When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an
engineering degree and a hightech job & but he couldn&t
balance his checkbook. &I took one finance class in college but
dropped it to go on a ski trip，& says the
45yearold father of three, who lives in Windsor,
Colorado. &I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me
how to read my statement.&
One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not
understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just
don&t get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate.
&It bothered me that I didn&t understand this stuff，& says
Steve, &so I read books and magazines about money management and
investing, and I asked every financial whiz (能手) I knew to
explain things to me.&
He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a
point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse,
always negotiated better deals (on their cars，cable bills,
furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an
expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary
into investments.
Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were
coming to Steve for advice. &Someone would say, &I need to
refinance my house & what should I do? &A lot of times，I
wouldn&t know the answer, but I&d go to find it and learn something
in the process，& he says.
In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company
that holds personal finance seminars (研讨会) for employees of
corporations like WalMart. He also started going to real
estate investment seminars, and it&s paid off: He now owns $ 30
million worth of investment properties, including apartment
complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.
&I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible,
but all it truly takes is a little selfeducation，&
says Steve. &You can do anything once you understand the
[语篇解读]
经过不断的学习，史蒂夫从不懂理财的工程师发展成为善于理财的百万富翁。
1. When Steve Maxwell graduated from college,
he________.
A. couldn&t balance his work and life
B. made up his mind to become a millionaire
C. didn&t know how to manage his money
D. often went to banks to borrow money
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第一段的he couldn&t balance his
checkbook和I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to
teach me how to read my statement可知，Steve Maxwell
刚毕业后不懂得如何理财。
2. The underlined part &live below their means& (in Paragraph
3) probably means &________&．
A. take effective measures
B. live a miserable life
C. spend more money than they had
D. spend less money than they had
词义猜测题。根据下文&他们从来不冲动地买东西，买东西时尽量获得低价，减少外出度假计划&等线索可以推断出，史蒂夫一家在尽量减少开支。
3. Since Steve Maxwell became a millionaire,
he________.
A. has been unwilling to help others
B. hasn&t stopped learning from practice
C. has been willing to follow others& advice
D. has stopped to invest in houses
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第四段的A lot of times，I
wouldn&t know the answer，but I&d go find it and learn
something in the process可以看出，史蒂夫总是在教别人理财的过程中学到一些东西。
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A selfmade engineer
B. How to balance your checkbook
C. Don&t avoid investing
D. Educate yourself to become a millionaire
标题归纳题。史蒂夫从开始的根本不懂理财到最后成为百万富翁，靠的是不断的学习&&向别人讨教，从书本上学习，D项点出了他成功的秘诀。文章最后一段的selfeducation是关键词。
5. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. selfeducation is very important to one&s
B. everyone should learn how to invest in their life
C. Steve Maxwell was quite interested in finance classes in
D. Steve became rich because he saved every penny he had
细节推断题。根据文章的最后一段可知，自主学习对每一个人的人生有重大的影响，故可知选A。文中提到了Steve投资赚钱韵事情，但是无法推断出每个人都要学习如何投资；根据文章首段可知Steve为了滑雪旅行放弃了财经课，可判断C不对；D项与原文不符合。
Mankind is still evolving(进化), according to a recent
study by a team of scientists led by a Yale University evolutionary
biologist. But research suggests that the natural selection process
is no longer driven by survival, perhaps because of differences in
women&s fertility(能生育性)．
The team examined 2,238 women in Framingham, Massachusetts,
the US and studied the medical histories of some 14,000 residents
since 1948.
They found that strong，slightly fat women tend to have
more children. And if this trend were to continue for the next 10
generations, by 2409 the average woman would be 2 cm shorter,1 kg
heavier, and have a healthier heart.
That rate of evolution is pretty similar to what we see in
plants and animals. Humans_don&_t_seem_to_be_any_exception,_the
team said.
Other recent genetic research backs up that belief. One study
by John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, found that some 1,800 human gene variations (变异)
are common in recent generations because of evolution. Among the
changes are mutations (突变) that allow people to digest milk
or resist malaria(疟疾) and others that govern brain
development.
Since the Industrial Revolution, modern humans have grown
taller and stronger. It& s easy to assume that evolution is making
humans fitter. But according to anthropologist Peter McAllister,
the contemporary male has evolved physically into &the sorriest
example of male ever on the planet&. An average Neanderthal woman,
McAllister notes, could have beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in an
armwrestling (腕力) match. And early Australian Aborigines
could easily defeat Usain Bolt in a 100m dash.
However, Douglas Ewbank, of the University of Pennsylvania,
says that cultural factors tend to have a much greater impact than
natural selection on future generations, so people tend to ignore
evolution& s effects.
And, despite evidence indicating evolution still works, Steve
Jones, an evolutionary biologist at University College London,
thinks that the impact of evolution on humans is not the most
important. &What makes humans what we are is in our minds, in our
society, and not in our evolution，& said Jones.
[语篇解读]
科学家们发现人类还在不断地进化，但是他们认为自然选择对人类进化的影响已经没那么大了。
1．What does the underlined sentence &Humans don& t
seem to be any exception& imply?
A. Plants and animals are evolving faster than
B. Evolution doesn&t work in humans any longer.
C. The rate of evolution in plants and animals also applies
to humans.
D. Humans are unique in their evolution.
推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，人类的进化速度和动植物的很相似，人类并不例外，由此可判断动植物的进化速度也适用于人类。
2．Why is the recent genetic research quoted in the
fifth paragraph?
A. To support the belief that mankind is still
B. To show human gene variations are common in recent
generations.
C. To prove modern humans have grown fitter.
D. To suggest that the natural selection process is no longer
driven by survival.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第五段中的Other recent genetic research
backs up that
belief可知最近的其他基因研究也支持&人类还在进化&这一观点，和文章开头的主题句照应。
3．According to the passage, we can infer that Arnold
Schwarzenegger ________.
A. used to be a famous actor
B. is an American governor
C. is very weak
D. is very strong
推理判断题。第六段中举施瓦辛格的例子是为了证明在人类越来越健壮的进化中，男性成为最令人遗憾的例子。由对施瓦辛格的了解和文段内容可判断阿诺德&施瓦辛格很强壮，力气很大。
4．According to Douglas Ewbank, which of the following
factors plays a greater part in the future generations?
A. Culture. B. Evolution.
C. Natural selection. D. Genetic mutations.
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，在未来的后代中，起更大作用的是文化因素。
5．What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mankind is still evolving.
B. Women will get fatter.
C. The history of human evolution.
D. Future women tend to have more children.
主旨大意题。本文第一句就是主题句，后面都是围绕着&人类还在不断地进化&这一观点进行论述的。
[长难句解读] 1.Among the changes are
mutations(突变)that allow people to digest milk or resist
malaria(疟疾) and others that govern brain
development.
本句主语很长，为了句子结构的平衡进行了倒装。主句的主语是mutations and
others，定语从句that allow people to digest milk or resist
malaria修饰mutations，定语从句that govern brain
development修饰others。
2．And, despite evidence indicating evolution still
works, Steve Jones, an evolutionary biologist at University College
London, thinks that the impact of evolution on humans is not the
most important.
本句的主语是Steve Jones, an evolutionary biologist at University
College London是Steve
Jones的同位语，that引导一个宾语从句。despite
evidence为介词短语作状语，后面的非谓语动词短语作evidence的后置定语。
THURSDAY, July 9 ( HealthDay News) & A new study that found
that a lowercalorie diet slowed the aging process in
monkeys could be the best proof yet that restricted diets might do
the same for humans.
&The big question in aging research is, &Will caloric
restriction in species closely related to humans slow
aging？&& said Richard Weindruch, senior author of a paper
appearing in the July 10 issue of Science.This is the first clear
demonstration that, in a primate species, we& re inducing a
slowdown of the aging process & showing increased survival,
resistance to disease, less brain atrophy and less muscle
&This predicts humans would respond similarly，& added
Weindruch, professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin and
an investigator at the Veterans Hospital in Madison. Another expert
noted that, despite some highly publicized studies in certain
species, the link between restricted eating and longer lifespan has
been far from proven.
&The idea that dietary restriction extends lifespan in all
species is not true. Many strains of rats and mice do not respond.
In some strains, it& s actually deleterious，& explained
Felipe Sierra, director of the biology of aging program at the US
National Institute on Aging (NIA), which supported the new study.
&The fact that it doesn&t work in some mice but it does seem to
work in monkeys is surprising and it gives us hope.&
But there& s a larger question: how to change humans&
increasingly lax eating habits.
&This_finding_doesn&t_give_me_hope_that_humans_are_going_to_go_into_dietary_restriction，&
added Marianne Grant, a registered dietitian at Texas
A&M Health Science Center Coastal Bend Health
Education Center in Corpus Christi.
[语篇解读]
这是一篇新闻报道，研究人员通过对动物的研究证明低热量的饮食可能会延长人的寿命。
1．The underlined word &restricted&
means&________}