题目内容
12.What's life like on a deserted island?Senator(参议员) Jeff Flake of Arizona decided to find out.The adventurous senator took a vacation from Capitol Hill and went on a four-day Robinson Crusoe style holiday with his two teenage sons to a remote,uninhabited island in the North Pacific Ocean.
The senator and his sons,15-year-old Tanner and 13-year-old Dallin,traveled 5,200miles from Phoenix,Arizona to the island of Biggarenn.They didn't carry any food or water.
The island is part of the Marshall Islands.It offered no basic facilities,so the Flakes had to catch and cook their own food and purify their water.Their diet was made up of coconuts,crab and fish.They captured the crab and fish themselves and cooked the food over an open fire started with a magnifying glass(放大镜).
The Flakes brought along a lobster(龙虾) trap in hopes of having some delicious treats,but lost it within the first few hours after it was attacked by a shark.They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water.It took them hours each night pumping for just a few gallons of fresh water.
One of the most memorable moments of the trip,the father said,was when he and his 15-year-old son were chased by sharks after spearing(叉) a fish in the ocean.
Still,it was quite an enjoyable holiday for the senator."For a dad it was a wonderful thing.No video games around,no television,no distractions,no texting,"Flake recalled.
41.What's a Robinson Crusoe style holiday like?D
A.People take the holiday to avoid modern entertainment.
B.People go on an adventurous sailing like Robinson Crusoe.
C.People take the holiday to learn to be a skillful fisherman.
D.People take the holiday on a place without any basic living facilities.
42.Where did the Flakes take their holiday?B
A.On a hill.
B.On an island.
C.In the ocean.
D.In a desert.
43.They might have had all the things EXCEPTD.
A.coconuts
B.crab
C.fish
D.lobster
44.What kind of water did they drink?A
A.The purified sea water.
B.Water from the river.
C.The running water nearby.
D.Water they brought from home.
45.What was probably the most difficult period for the Flakes during the holiday?C
A.Being unable to make a fire.
B.Being unable to get fresh water.
C.Being chased by sharks.
D.Being unable to meet people.
分析 本文介绍了一名参议员带着他的两个儿子,在一所岛上开始了鲁滨逊冒险式的假期.
解答 41.【答案】D.主旨大意题.根据题意定位文章第三段第四段文章内容,They didn't carry any food or water.It offered no basic facilities我们可以了解鲁滨逊式假期是指他们没带任何食物和水.岛上没有任何基础设施.故选D.
42.【答案】B.细节理解题.根据题意,定位文章第三段traveled 5,200 miles from Phoenix,Arizona to the island of Biggarenn来到了距离亚利桑那州的凤凰城5,200英里的比盖瑞恩岛,可判断他们是来到了岛上度假.故选B.
43.【答案】D.判断理解题.根据题意定位文章第四段Their diet was made up of coconuts,crab and fish.可判断他们的食物包括椰子、螃蟹和鱼.D项为龙虾,根据第五段可知他们带去的龙虾笼子丢了,故食物不包括龙虾,选D.
44.【答案】A.细节理解题.根据题意定位文章第五段They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water.他们还带了两个抽水机,用来除去海水中的盐.可知他们引用的是海水净化后获得的淡水.故选A.
45.【答案】C.细节理解题.根据题意定位文章倒数第二段One of the most memorable moments of the trip,the father said,was when he and his 15-year-old son were chased by sharks after spearing(叉) a fish in the ocean.父亲说,此行最难忘的就是他和自己15岁大的儿子在海里叉到一条鱼后被几条鲨鱼穷追不舍的那段经历.故选C.
点评 在做阅读理解时,考生可快速阅读短文,通读测试题,明确考察点,在对应细读,加快做题速度.有时间还可以复查校对答案.
The famous English writer,Charles Dickens,said that he could walk down any long street in(19)C and then tell you the names of all the shops he had (20)D.Many great men of the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help (21)Ba language.Everybody learns (22)A own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child.Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents,seem to learn two languages as (23)C as they do one.In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very (24)C time for it.
Memory (25)Da diary that we keep every day.
16.A.easy | B.easier | C.easily | D.hardly |
17.A.Some | B.Other | C.The others | D.Others |
18.A.until | B.after | C.when | D.but |
19.A.Beijing | B.Paris | C.London | D.Moscow |
20.A.went | B.walked | C.came | D.passed |
21.A.learning | B.in learning | C.with learn | D.learn |
22.A his | B.their | C.your | D.our |
23.A.good | B.better | C.well | D.more easily |
24.A.few | B.a little | C.little | D.a few |
25.A.looks like | B.does like | C.likes | D.is like. |
A. | breaks into | B. | bursts out | C. | yells out | D. | falls into |
That evening,we were a bit (22)C for time.So instead of having dinner at home,we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar.There went the (23)B of eight movie tickets.
Then I met up with a friend and we sat around (24)D for a while,and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee.After that,we figured we might as well (25)A around until the movie ended to pick up the boys.To help (26)D the time,I bought snacks.However,the (27)B went for an hour longer than expected.To watch the free movie,we always have to (28)B an hour of ads.
Oh,did I (29)Cparking and fighting my way through the (30)Dto get to the right theater?I could have sent the (31)Cto a movie theater in walking distance and had enough (32)D left over to watch ten more movies!
Next time I'm offered something free,I'll (33)A refuse it.
I should have known better.(34)D in 2004,I built my own business.One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts.I said"probably"because"free"is just the most irresistible (35)A in your marketing language.And it always (36)C.
If you don't believe me,next time when you do a promotion,(37)Athis test:one with and one without the free (38)B.You will be amazed by how many people will (39)D hundreds of dollars to get something for (40)C
21.A.for | B.or | C.so | D.but |
22.A.grateful | B.prepared | C.rushed | D.thankful |
23.A.time | B.price | C.chance | D.length |
24.A.singing | B.judging | C.bargaining | D.chatting |
25.A.wander | B.turn | C.look | D.gather |
26.A.save | B.waste | C.record | D.kill |
27.A.meeting | B.movie | C.walk | D.coffee |
28.A.break down | B.sit through | C.cut down | D.look through |
29.A.forget | B.continue | C.mention | D.stop |
30.A.race | B.park | C.gate | D.traffic |
31.A.employees | B.customers | C.boys | D.friends |
32.A.food | B.patience | C.room | D.money |
33.A.probably | B.angrily | C.definitely | D.repeatedly |
34.A.Ending | B.Writing | C.Reporting | D.Starting |
35.A.word | B.reason | C.letter | D.desire |
36.A.fails | B.cheats | C.works | D.loses |
37.A.try | B.study | C.face | D.attend |
38.A.help | B.gift | C.advice | D.market |
39.A.gain | B.bank | C.receive | D.pay |
40.A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
Researchers tested how long participants needed to(41)A from one cognitive (认知)task to another,something that's known to(42)D longer for older adults,said lead researcher,Brain Gold,an expert at the University of Kentucky,"It has great effects these days because our population is
(43)B gradually,"Gold said."Seniors are(44)C longer,and that's a good thing,but it's only a good thing(45)D a certain degree that their brains are(46)B."
Gold's team compared task-switching of younger and older(47)A,knowing they would find slower speeds in the(48)C population because of previous studies.(49)D,they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental gear (齿轮)(50)A than those who didn't.
First,Gold and his team(51)B 30 people,who were either bilingual (双语的)(52)C monolingual (单语的),to look at a series of colored shapes and(53)D with the name of each shape by pushing a button.Then,they(54)A the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what(55)Cthe shapes were by pushing a button.The bilingual people had the(56)Bto respond faster to the shifting prompts (提示).
Researchers then gathered 80 more people for a second(57)A; 40bilinguals and 40monolinguals.This time,researchers used FMRI machines to(58)D brain activity during the same shape-and color-identifying(59)C.Gold and his team found that bilingual people had different brain activity than their monolingual peers.
"Learning a second language in childhood was thought of as(60)A,"Gold said."Actually,it's beneficial."
41.A.switch | B.perform | C.jump | D.transport |
42.A.hold | B.spend | C.last | D.take |
43.A.increasing | B.aging | C.growing | D.exploding |
44.A.surviving | B.staying | C.living | D.expecting |
45.A.with | B.in | C.at | D.to |
46.A.powerful | B.healthy | C.sensitive | D.special |
47.A.adults | B.researchers | C.leaders | D.seniors |
48.A.random | B.ordinary | C.older | D.younger |
49.A.Thus | B.Otherwise | C.Besides | D.However |
50.A.faster | B.slower | C.longer | D.better |
51.A.paid | B.asked | C.promised | D.forced |
52.A.yet | B.nor | C.or | D.and |
53.A.remember | B.realize | C.recall | D.reply |
54.A.presented | B.rewarded | C.assisted | D.treated |
55.A.forms | B.types | C.colors | D.sizes |
56.A.right | B.ability | C.opportunity | D.determination |
57.A.experiment | B.conclusion | C.lesson | D.task |
58.A.recognize | B.improve | C.make | D.record |
59.A.tools | B.scores | C.tasks | D.games |
60.A.useless | B.reasonable | C.simple | D.interesting |