题目内容
13.Green Festival:A Party With a PurposeFor the past four years,the Green Festival in Washington,D.C.,has brought together people from around the country who are interested in the environmental movement.The groups call the festival"a party with a purpose".They say the purpose of the Green Festival is to create an economy in which natural resources are used in a way that does not destroy the environment.To the people who organize the event,"green"means having a safe and healthy community and a strong local economy.
Throughout the two-day event,over one thousand people volunteered to help the festival run smoothly.Four hundred businesses and organizations showed their products and projects.About three thousand visitors came to the party.They could find everything from naturally made organic food to clothing made from bamboo plants.
There were over one hundred fifty speakers and discussion groups.For example,you could learn how to be an environmentally friendly traveler.You could also watch several movies about political and environmental issues.Then you could listen to some live music performances.After sitting for too long,visitors could take a yoga exercise class.There was even an area for children.Younger visitors could enjoy fun games and lessons on subjects like protecting the rainforest and creating chocolate sweets.
Green building was one of the important subjects at the festival.Many companies and organizations aim to create environmentally safe buildings.They design structures with reduced energy use,fewer chemicals and more recycled materials.The Loading Dock is an organization based in Baltimore,Maryland.Its message is that"a person could build a house with what others throw away".The Loading Dock collects donations of used building materials such as flooring,lighting,doors,and windows.These materials would otherwise end up in a landfill trash center.Then,the group resells the materials.This way,the materials are recycled.This form of recycling provides entire families and neighborhoods with low cost solutions for rebuilding their communities.
Spending a day at the Green Festival showed people many solutions for improving the health of our planet.People have inclusive green choices,from the things people buy to the ways people eat,think,and live.The Green Festival connects a wide community of people who care deeply about,and are working to improve,our shared environment.
44.What is the purpose of the Green Festival?D
A.To bring people together
B.To study the environment
C.To improve people's health
D.To develop a green economy.
45.What could younger visitors do in the festival?C
A.They could watch some movies about love.
B.They could build a house with their hands.
C.They could play fun games and have lessons.
D.They could taste food made from bamboo plants.
46.The underlined word"inclusive"in the last paragraph probably meansA.
A.wide B.right C.important D.possible.
分析 本文讲述了绿色节日,其目的是创造一种经济,在这种经济里自然资源以不会破坏掉环境的方式被使用,对组织这个活动的人们,绿色意味着有一个安全、健康的社区和一种强烈的当地经济.
解答 44.D 45.C 46.A
44.D 细节理解题 根据第一段第二句They say the purpose of the Green Festival is to create an economy in which natural resources are used in a way that does not destroy the environment.可知他们说绿色节日的目的是创造一种经济,在这种经济里自然资源以不会破坏掉环境的方式被使用.To the people who organize the event,"green"means having a safe and healthy community and a strong local economy.对组织这个活动的人们,绿色意味着有一个安全、健康的社区和一种强烈的当地经济.故选D
45.C 细节理解题 根据第三段最后一句There was even an area for children.甚至有一个为孩子的区域.Younger visitors could enjoy fun games and lessons on subjects like protecting the rainforest and creating chocolate sweets.年轻的游客可以享受有趣的游戏和课程的主题,像保护热带雨林和制作巧克力糖的主题,故选C
46.A 词义猜测题 根据最后一段第二句People have inclusive green choices,from the things people buy to the ways people eat,think,and live.人们又包容性的绿色选择,从人们买东西到人们吃东西、想事情和生活的方式,可知A正确
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.
It was a busy day as usual.I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin.The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters.We had only about twenty minutes to eat (36)C we had to take the girls to their next activity.My husband seemed a bit(37)A that dinner was not on the table.
That night,I had a heavy (38)D,thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线).We had become too(39)A in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us.We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives.It needed to be something that would (40)C our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.
I bought a notebook,named it"Our Deed Diary"and held a family meeting.I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a (41)A for others every day.It could be for each other or for people outside our(42)B.And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one deed a day was too easy.However,it was actually(43)C than it seemed because it had to be something (44)A what we had already done.Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not(45)B.
We had a rough (46)C.On some days,someone would forget to(47)D a good deed,while on oher days,we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary.After a few weeks though,I found myself waking up in the morning trying to(48)B what good deed I could do for someone that day.My daughters began to rush to me after school to (49)D me the good deed they had done.
Now,after a year,I am happy to say that it is making a(n) (50)C in our lives.Instead of always (51)D what the day will bring for us,we think bout what we can do for someone else.
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so(52)D?I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only (53)A by giving to someone else from your heart.The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything i(54)B.So,when someone does return the favor,it is an enormous and positive(55)B.
36.A.though | B.unless | C.before | D.while |
37.A.annoyed | B.puzzled | C.embarrassed | D.frightened |
38.A.shoulder | B.stomach | C.foot | D.heart |
39.A.absorbed | B.interested | C.confident | D.successful |
40.A.repeat | B.relate | C.refocus | D.recall |
41.A.kindness | B.task | C.job | D.copy |
42.A.room | B.home | C.school | D.town |
43.A.stranger | B.sweeter | C.harder | D.bigger |
44.A.beyond | B.from | C.about | D.between |
45.A.matter | B.count | C.last | D.happen |
46.A.time | B.life | C.start | D.idea |
47.A.praise | B.check | C.record | D.do |
48.A.describe | B.decide | C.remember | D.explain |
49.A.bring | B.teach | C.offer | D.tell |
50.A.effort | B.choice | C.difference | D.fortune |
51.A.forgetting | B.believing | C.knowing | D.wondering |
52.A.tiring | B.moving | C.surprising | D.rewarding |
53.A.experience | B.imagine | C.predict | D.exchange |
54.A.silence | B.return | C.time | D.order |
55.A.effect | B.bonus | C.attitude | D.contribution |
In 2004,David Cohen had an idea for a social network for mobile phones that would connect users in the real world.His company,called iContact,launched a beta version ( 测试版 ),and seemed ready to tap the muchpublicized mobile software market.Cohen,then 36,had already founded a successful software company. (51)C,after 18 months,he was unable to get phone carriersto distribute his software,and he closed the company.
Bets on mobile applications didn't begin to (52)D until Apple's iPhone app storeopened the market in 2008.
Conventional (53)B says being first to market creates a competitive advantage.Reality is more complicated.Market opportunities are (54)C opening and closing,and a hit idea at one point could be a failure a year earlier or a yawning"me too"business a year later.It's tough---likely (55)A---to identify the best moment to enter a market,but common sense dictates new entrepreneurs ( 创业人 ) can improve their odds ( 机会 ) if they (56)C how much they bearto gain or lose by waiting.
New academic research suggests one way entrepreneurs can (57)Bwhether they should enter a market first or wait on the sidelines.The decision depends on how hostile ( 不利的 ) the learning environment is; (58)C,how much entrepreneurs can learn by observing other players before they (59)A,compared to what they learn from participating after they enter,according to Moren Levesque,an entrepreneurship researcher at the University of Waterloo.Levesque,along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University,used a mathematical (60)D to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early.Their research is among the first to explore"how different learning environments may influence the entry behavior of entrepreneurs."
The key to the academics'findings on timing is this:In a hostile learning environment,entrepreneurs gain relatively (61)C benefit by watching others.For example,if the relevant knowledge is (62)Bintellectual property,studying the market before entering wouldn't yield much advantage.In these situations,the trade-off ( 权衡利弊 ) (63)A entering early.But in less hostile learning environments,where entrepreneurs gain valuable information (64)Bto increase their success just by watching other companies,companies benefit from waiting and learning lessons from earlier players.IContact's successors,for example,may have learned from watching the company's trouble in getting mobile networks to distribute their software,a barrier that was (65)D by the iPhone's app store.
51.A.Otherwise | B.Moreover | C.However | D.Therefore |
52.A.pay in | B.pay back | C.pay for | D.pay off |
53.A.custom | B.wisdom | C.habit | D.experience |
54.A.completely | B.confusingly | C.constantly | D.increasingly |
55.A.impossible | B.possible | C.potential | D.manageable |
56.A.imagine | B.interpret | C.weigh | D.measure |
57.A.value | B.evaluate | C.ensure | D.convince |
58.A.after all | B.as a result | C.in other words | D.in addition |
59.A.launch | B.campaign | C.strike | D.function |
60.A.version | B.pattern | C.example | D.model |
61.A.few | B.many | C.little | D.much |
62.A.provided | B.protected | C.shared | D.improved |
63.A.favors | B.dislikes | C.opposes | D.concerns |
64.A.unlikely | B.likely | C.unbelievable | D.questionable |
65.A.lowered | B.created | C.resolved | D.removed |