第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分 40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.
His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.
The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”
The puzzling Drake equation reads: N =" R*" x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”
56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. whether there exists life out of our planet
B. the possibility of his being able to find love
C. how to get rid of singledom
D. what math can do to serve our daily life
57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?
A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.
B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.
D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.
59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.
A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single
B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C. the result was based on his own criteria
D. there might be more dream date out of London
60. Which of the following statements is true?
A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.
D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.


B
Once a New Zealand teacher asked where I live. “In the white building,” I answered.
“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory.” I added.
Beyond my expectation(出乎意料), however, my attempt(努力)to show I am speaking American English(AE) turned out to be something else. The New Zealander seemed very puzzled(迷惑)at my answer.
With a half smile, she asked, “Really?Do they live in the same room?”
“Oh, no. They live in different rooms but in the same building.” I reacted(反应)quickly.
Later I got to know the word “dormitory”. In AE it means one building, whereas(而,却)it means one room in  British English(BE).
The New Zealander misunderstood me because she spoke New Zealander English(NE), which, as we know, is much related to BE.
Nowadays, not a few English learners, who try to catch up with the fashion(时髦), choose to speak AE.
Yet, the problem is that they cannot speak pure AE, but half AE and half BE instead.
I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avoid(避免)misunderstanding.
61、Which of the following is right?
A、AE and BE are two different languages.
B、There are some differences between AE and BE.
C、New Zealanders speak BE.
D、New Zealanders cannot understand Americans.
62、What I said to the New Zealander is    .
A、really pure AE                 B、really pure BE    
C、half AE and  half BE          D、not English at all
63、According to the passage ,    .
A、few people speak AE         B、more people speak BE
C、BE is becoming fashionable    D、AE is becoming fashionable
64、The writer wrote the passage in order to    .
A、tell us a funny story
B、warn us not to make  mistakes
C、tell us the differences between AE and BE
D、encourage us to speak one style of English

B

Once a New Zealand teacher asked where I live. “In the white building,” I answered.

“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory.” I added.

Beyond my expectation(出乎意料), however, my attempt(努力)to show I am speaking American English(AE) turned out to be something else. The New Zealander seemed very puzzled(迷惑)at my answer.

With a half smile, she asked, “Really?Do they live in the same room?”

“Oh, no. They live in different rooms but in the same building.” I reacted(反应)quickly.

Later I got to know the word “dormitory”. In AE it means one building, whereas(而,却)it means one room in  British English(BE).

The New Zealander misunderstood me because she spoke New Zealander English(NE), which, as we know, is much related to BE.

Nowadays, not a few English learners, who try to catch up with the fashion(时髦), choose to speak AE.

Yet, the problem is that they cannot speak pure AE, but half AE and half BE instead.

I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avoid(避免)misunderstanding.

61、Which of the following is right?

A、AE and BE are two different languages.

B、There are some differences between AE and BE.

C、New Zealanders speak BE.

D、New Zealanders cannot understand Americans.

62、What I said to the New Zealander is    .

A、really pure AE                 B、really pure BE    

C、half AE and  half BE          D、not English at all

63、According to the passage ,    .

A、few people speak AE         B、more people speak BE

C、BE is becoming fashionable    D、AE is becoming fashionable

64、The writer wrote the passage in order to    .

A、tell us a funny story

B、warn us not to make  mistakes

C、tell us the differences between AE and BE

D、encourage us to speak one style of English

 

 [1] While the Amazon may seem far away, we are all closely connected to it through our actions. Now there are largely the results of great demand for forest products and agriculture land, which makes its plant and animal species in danger. Fortunately, we can help save the Amazon rainforest by making the right choices in our daily lives. By being smart consumers, we can make a difference and help reduce human pressures on the forests and rivers.

[2] Look for forestt products that you don ’ t need to destroy forests to get. We can choose many rainforest products like Brazil nuts and coffee, which can be got without destroying forests. And at the same time the money you provide can help local people to _______________.

[3] Recycle everything possible. Such items as batteries, cloth, glass, paper in our daily life can be recycled with different techniques. For example, the collected glass pieces are taken to a glass recycling factory where they are madeinto new glass bottles through a series of processing.

[4] Buy the rightpets. Many wild animals are illegally caught in the Amazon and sold as pets and large numbers of these animals die in the process. It ’ s important to ask where the animal comes from and to require a store to give you proof when you decide to buy a pet.

[5] Carefully select the appliances( 家用电器 ) in your home . For example, order low-flow shower heads ( 喷头 ),which can reduce your use of hot water and use of energy to heat the water. So it ’ s wise to select the appliances which can save energy.

[6] Turn off appliances that you are not using and take the plug off them..Switch off TVs, computers, lights, etc. even when they are not being used and make sure the plug off the switch of some appliances that se electricity including TVs, video and audio systems, computers.

76. What is the main idea of the text ? (no more than 8 words)

________________________________________________________________________________

77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

And at the same time the money you provide can help local people to ________________________

78. L i st two threats to the wildlife in Amazon.(no more than 5 words)

________________________________________________________________________________

79. What ’ s the purpose of choosing the appliances carefully ?(no more than 4 words)

________________________________________________________________________________

80. What does the word “ they ” (L i ne 2, Paragraph 6) probably refer to?(no more than 1 word)

完形填空。
     Curt and I have this kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience.
     Our friendship   1   many years ago. We met while   2   different high schools. As years passed, we became
good friends. Curt was the best man (伴郎) at my wedding, and I was   3   a few years later when he married
my sister's roommate. And yet the event that almost showed our partnership and   4   our friendship happened
over 25 years ago, when we were in our 20's.
     Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club. We were walking to the car,
joking about the party, and Curt   5   ne and said, "Steve, your ve had too much   6  . Maybe I should drive."
At first I thought he was   7 , but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I   8   his judgment.
     "Good idea." I said, and handed him the   9  .
     After I was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel, he said, "I'm going to need your  10  
because I'm not sure how to get to your house from here." "No problem," I  11 .
     Curt started the car and we were  12 . The next ten miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted (提示) Curt
with  13 -left now, right soon, slow down, speed up and so on. The important thing was that we got home  14   
that night.
     Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought  15  to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partners
hip and  16  we drove home together that night. Why was it such a (n)  17  story? We would all offer our keys 
 18  we knew we shouldn't drive. But you see, my friend Curt was blind. He had been blind from  19  and never
sat behind the wheel of a car  20  that night.
(     )1. A. continued  
(     )2. A. attending  
(     )3. A. alone      
(     )4. A. formed     
(     )5. A. pointed to 
(     )6. A. water      
(     )7. A. lying      
(     )8. A. respected  
(     )9. A. wheels     
(     )10. A. advice    
(     )11. A. agreed    
(     )12. A. off       
(     )13. A. safety    
(     )14. A. late      
(     )15. A. attention 
(     )16. A. how       
(     )17. A. interesting
(     )18. A. when      
(     )19. A. now       
(     )20. A. during    
B. began       
B. taking      
B. theirs      
B. began       
B. turned to 
B. medicine  
B. insisting   
B. doubted     
B. keys        
B. reason      
B. answered    
B. over      
B. speed       
B. safely      
B. excitement   
B. why         
B. surprising  
B. until       
B. nature      
B. over      
C. encouraged
C. leaving   
C. there     
C. deepened  
C. went to   
C. smoke     
C. joking    
C. understood 
C. seat      
C. help      
C. promised  
C. out       
C. qualities 
C. early     
C. tears     
C. when      
C. touching  
C. because   
C. end       
C. after     
D. interrupted 
D. finishing   
D. his         
D. valued      
D. looked into 
D. wine        
D. deciding    
D. used        
D. car         
D. statement                 
D. decided     
D. down        
D. directions  
D. drunken     
D. surprise    
D. whom        
D. amazing     
D. since       
D. birth       
D. before      

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