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【题目】阅读理解
For the first time in the history of the Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou marathons, fourteen blind runners competed in the Nov 6 Hangzhou Marathon this year with the assistance of personal guides. Each runner was supported by 4 or 5 volunteers. Among them was Yan Wei, from a running group called “Running in the Dark”, which specially provides training for blind runners.
During trainings, blind runners are each accompanied by three volunteers. One volunteer is responsible for removing any obstacles（障碍物）on the road and controlling the pace. The second volunteer acts as a lookout for other runners or vehicles on the path while the third, who is attached to the blind runner by a safety rope, takes note of the trainee's running gait and pace.
Zhu Peihua, the leader of the group's Shanghai branch, first developed a passion for running last year when he took part in a guided running activity. Zhu said that he was so fascinated with the sport that he even bought a treadmill（跑步机）so that he could train at home. “Running gives me the chance to be outside and take in the fresh air. The activity has also made me more willing to talk to people. It's simply good for health, ” said Zhu.
The popularity of guided running activities for blind people has been growing since last year. Cheng Yi, a volunteer at Running in the Dark's Hangzhou branch, said that both the numbers of blind runners and volunteers to become assistants to them are rising continually. However, he added that volunteers face a more physically demanding task compared to a regular runner. Some of the other challenges involve being aware of the verbal(口头的) instructions one gives.
“At the beginning, I kept saying ‘here' and ‘there' instead of ‘left' or 'right' which is much more specific and relevant to the runner. A blind runner once collided with another runner because of my mistake. Luckily, no one was hurt,” said Cheng. Through everything, according to Cheng, he and many of the blind runners he has guided become close friends with shared topics and increased understandings.
（1）“Running in the Dark” .
A.has 4 or 5 volunteers
B.is a very popular sports activity
C.helps people develop a passion for running
D.trains the blind to run
（2）This passage is most probably taken from a/an .
A.newspaper
B.advertisement
C.story book
D.scientific report
（3）What is the best title of the passage?
A.Making the World Different.
B.Meeting New Challenges.
C.Bringing Back Friendships.
D.Lending One's Feet and Eyes.

【答案】
（1）D
（2）A
（3）D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍14个盲人在“Running in the Dark”组织的志愿者的帮助下参加11月4日在杭州举办的马拉松赛，在文中向我们介绍这个组织“Running in the Dark”，其中的一些志愿者以及他们对活动的看法。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Among them was Yan Wei, from a running group called ‘Running in the Dark’, which specially provides training for blind runners.”可知“Running in the Dark”为盲人跑步者提供训练。故选D。
（2）考查文章出处。通读全文可知，本文介绍14个盲人在志愿者的帮助下参加11月4日在杭州举办的马拉松赛，在向我们介绍其中的一些志愿者以及他们对活动的看法。通过文章大意可知，这属于公益活动，最可能出现在报纸上。故选A。
（3）考查主旨大意。本文介绍一个志愿团队帮助训练盲人赛跑并参加像马拉松这样的比赛，故标题用Lending One's Feet and Eyes.“借出脚和眼”合适，故选D。

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The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw（生的）fish. In Africa, maize（玉米）is the most important food. People there make maize into flour（面粉）.From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.
In western（西方的）countries such as Britain, Australia and the U.S.A, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They cook the potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their work place, in the park or on the road. People call it "take-away" food.
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A.food
B.drink
C.clothes
D.ways of life
（2）Who sometimes eat fish when it isn't cooked?
A.People in China
B.People in Japan
C.People in Africa
D.People in Britain
（3）The most important food for African people is .
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D.vegetable
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A.One of the countries in Africa
B.Japan
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【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
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“It's 300 years of British homes told through their inhabitants (居民),” said Alice Sage, who is in charge of the London museum.
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“The kitchen of the house would have been the perfect way to teach the girls about the management of a home,” she said, noting the tiny dishes and pots.
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The end of the exhibit shows how imaginative design sometimes works best in small spaces.
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A.A dozen dollhouses from England.
B.Some old shelters for poor people.
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D.A couple of fashionable living spaces.
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A.Working as organizers of the exhibit.
B.Making the exhibit more attractive.
C.Providing good services for visitors.
D.Helping visitors understand dollhouses.
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B.Its kitchen may have an educational purpose.
C.Its history dates back to the 17th century.
D.It was owned by a woman named Betsy.
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【题目】Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful,there's a natural impulse to catch and own it—which means, in this day and age,that we can't help reaching for our phones to take a picture when seeing beautiful things.

Though this would seem to be a wonderful solution,there are two big problems about taking pictures.Firstly, we're likely to be so busy taking the pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest inspire us to take a photograph in the first place.And secondly,because we feel the pictures are safely stored in our phones,we never get around to look at them.

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Before the invention of photography,people used to draw far more than they do today.It was an active necessity. But in the mid-19th century,photography killed drawing.It became something only "artists" would ever do,so Ruskin spent four years on a campaign to get people drawing again.

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【1】What does the underlined word "impulse" mean?

A. Interest. B. Urge.

C. Habit. D. Reaction.

【2】What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. An effective solution to storing something nice.

B. Reasons for taking pictures in the first place.

C. Problems related with taking photos.

D. Methods of storing pictures in phones.

【3】It can be inferred that John Ruskin______.

A. lived at the origin of photography

B. lived at the origin of drawing

C. studied the history of photography

D. was an English literature critic

【4】How did John Ruskin advise us to remember our travel?

A. By taking photographs.

B. By buying meaningful souvenirs.

C. By writing some travel notes.

D. By trying drawing what we see.

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Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we keep doing this， (gradual)we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English，we will certainly meet many difficulties. First, it often happens that we have difficulty(find)proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. (two), there are so many idioms(成语)in Chineseit is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
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The 31-year-old created sets of four pictures showing the playful and serious sides of each animal.Guinevere Shuster tried her best to show these dogs the way they'd really look if you allowed them into your life.She said,“I'm always trying to imagine better ways to make the poor animals attractive to the public.The photos show their great personalities and are a much better way than presenting them as the sad dogs waiting to be taken home.I'm lucky because I get to connect the two things I love most,animals and photography.”

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【1】The Humane Society of Utah is .

A. a shelter center only for little dogs B. a profit-making organization

C. a home for the old citizens in Utah D. an organization to help homeless animals

【2】What can we know about Guinevere Shuster?

A. She is a photographer featuring on animals and plants.

B. She shows great interest in photographing animals.

C. She grew up in New York and learned photography there.

D. The photos of the dogs she took were displayed at her gallery.

【3】Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The organization only accepts animals from the state of Utah.

B. Guinevere worked for the Humane Society of Utah voluntarily.

C. Many dogs have been adopted after Guinevere's photos were posted.

D. Guinevere takes the pictures of the dogs at her own home.

【4】What is the author's attitude towards this project?

A. Objective. B. Subjective. C. Doubtful. D. Critical.

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（2）A.business B.English C.math D.sports
（3）A.chance B.way C.challenge D.choice
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（11）A.opened B.knocked C.burst into D.shut
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（14）A.small B.extra C.little D.left
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A.order
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The world’s most-used natural resource (apart from water,listed at the second place and air,as the champion) is sand,which consists of extremely small pieces of stone-and it’s disappearing.

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【1】According to the passage,the world’s most-used natural resource is______.

A. water B. air C. sand D. stone

【2】According to the passage,the most important factor of a team’s success is_____.

A. a team’s culture B. the interpersonal relationship C. individual IQ D. individual talent

【3】Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?

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B. The Greenland Shark is the oldest living life on Earth.

C. Cereal porridge is as unhealthy as Granola Bars for teenagers.

D. Closing unused apps on smart phones will prolong battery life.

【4】The underlined word “scarce” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.

A. enough B. safe C. familiar D. rare

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