一．A

When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- and with that along, I thought, it would be easy.

My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time blogger.

Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.

Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.

56. After the author quit her job, she decided to ______.

A. divorce her husband　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be a wedding photographer

C. pay off all her debt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go travelling abroad

63. [答案]B

[试题解析]细节题。根据文章最后两句It also can be considered a word because it’s something we learn to say，rather than a grunt or cry that we are born knowing how to make．可知研究人员认为这是一个词，而不是一个简短的声音。我们要学习这个词所表达的含义。故B正确。

[长难句解析]

Researchers discovered that languages spoken in countries from Ghana and Laos to Iceland and Italy all include ‘‘huh?”, or something that sounds very like it.

[翻译]研究人员发现从加纳、老挝到冰岛和意大利的语言里都含有‘‘huh?”或者听起来像它的词。

[分析]本句中的动词discover后面含有that引导的宾语从句，宾语从句中含有过去分词短语spoken in countries from Ghana and Laos to Iceland and Italy修饰名词languages。同时在后面句子含有另外一个定语从句that sounds very like it修饰先行词something, 关系代词that在这个定语从句中做主语。

62. [答案]D

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章4,5段第一句The Dutch researchers carefully studied ten languages from around the world和They analyzed tapes of recorded conversations for words that sounded like ‘‘huh?”可知研究人员仔细研究全世界的十种语言，对每种语言中的huh这样的词的对话进行了分析。所以他们使用的是分析使用了这些词的对话。故D正确。

61. [答案]C

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第五段1,2行They analyzed tapes of recorded conversations for words that sounded like ‘‘huh?” and were used to request that whatever had just been said be repeated．可知当你请求对方再次重复所讲内容的时候，可以使用这些词。也就是说当你听见这些词的时候，你要把自己说过的话更清楚地再说一遍。故C项正确。

60. [答案]A

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第二段最后2行Without it and similar words，it would be impossible to show that we haven’t heard or understood what had been said and this would lead to constant misunderstandings可知如果没有这些单词，我们就无法理解别人所说的话也会导致误解。说明这些单词在交流中是非常重要的。故A正确。

63. According to researchers，‘‘huh?” should be considered a word rather than a sound because　 __________ .

　 A. it is pronounced quite differently around the world　　　　

　 B. it is something humans learn to say

　 C. there is a clear and consistent spelling of the word

　 D. it is listed in most dictionaries

62. The main method used in the research of “huh?” was_____________．

　 A. comparing different words with the same meaning in different languages

　 B. interviewing language experts in universities

　 C. talking with people from ten different countries

D. analyzing the recorded conversations in different languages

61. If you hear someone you’re speaking to say “huh?”, what should you do?

　 A. You should apologize to her for speaking in a low voice．　

　B. You should invite her to share her different views politely．　

　 C. You should try to say what you’ve just said again in a clearer way．

　 D. You should ask her to repeat what she says before that.

十四.B

It is one of the most annoying words in the English language and it seems there is no escaping it．The word “huh?” is in worldwide use, a study found．

　　 Researchers discovered that languages spoken in countries from Ghana and Laos to Iceland and Italy all include ‘‘huh?”, or something that sounds very like it. They said that while the study may sound silly，the word is an absolutely necessary part of speech．Without it and similar words，it would be impossible to show that we haven’t heard or understood what had been said and this would lead to constant misunderstandings．

　　 But while other words used in the same context，such as ‘‘sorry'’ or‘ ‘what”，vary widely across languages，“huh?” remains unchanged．

　　 The Dutch researchers carefully studied ten languages from around the world，including Siwu, which is spoken in Ghana, and an Australian Aboriginal language，as well as Italian，Spanish，Dutch and Mandarin Chinese．

　　 They analyzed tapes of recorded conversations for words that sounded like ‘‘huh?” and were used to request that whatever had just been said be repeated．All contained a version of ‘‘huh?”．The word was also found in another 21 languages．While there were subtle differences in each country, all sounded basically the same．

　　 This is surprising because normally unrelated languages will use very different words to describe the same thing．For instance，the Japanese for “dog’’ is ‘‘inu”，while the French is‘ ‘chien”．It is thought that languages around the world have developed their own version of “huh?’’ because the sound is quick and simple to form，as well as being easily understood．

　　 The researchers，said that it might seem unimportant to carry out scientific research into a word like “huh?'’ but in fact this little word is an essential tool in human communication．They also have an answer for those who claim that ‘‘huh?’’ isn’t a word．They say that it qualifies because of the small differences in its pronunciation in different languages．It also can be considered a word because it’s something we learn to say，rather than a grunt or cry that we are born knowing how to make．

60．According to researchers，the word “huh?” is very important in speech because of 　　　.

　 A. its important function in communication　 B．its simple and easy sound and spelling

　C. its popularity in every language　　　　　 D．its stable meaning in language development