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‎2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文类型模拟试题10篇训练之二十一 ‎[一]‎ Many of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries and stone fruits are in abundance. These colourful and sweet jewels from British Columbia’s fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.‎ Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein (蛋白质),iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein).Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants (抗氧化物质).The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for cherries (樱桃),they are so delicious who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.‎ When combined with berries or slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice cream”. For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of the freezer.‎ If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below. ‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了各种莓类和核类水果营养丰富,以及和冰冻香蕉等水果搭配的两种不同食用方法——果昔和软冰淇淋。‎ ‎24.What does the author seem to like about cherries?‎ A. They contain protein.‎ B. They are high in vitamin A.‎ C. They have a pleasant taste.‎ D. They are rich in antioxidants.‎ ‎【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 As for cherries, they are so delicious who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.可知,樱桃非常美味,富含维生素C,这是作者喜欢樱桃的原因。故选择C项。‎ ‎25.Why is fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas?‎ A. To make them smell better.‎ B. To keep their colour.‎ C. To speed up their ripening.‎ D. To improve their nutrition.‎ ‎【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句 If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown.可知,香蕉中放入少量的鲜柠檬汁可以使其不变色。故选择B项。‎ ‎26. What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph?‎ A. A dessert. B. A drink.‎ C. A container. D. A machine.‎ ‎【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据第四段前两句If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away.可知,将冰冻香蕉和其他莓类、水果片放进去,出来的是奶油状甜品。由此可推知juicer指的是榨汁机。故选择D项。a dessert意为“一台甜品”;a drink意为“一种饮料”;a container意为“一个容器”;a machine意为“一台机器”。‎ ‎27. From which is the text probably taken?‎ A. A biology textbook. B. A health magazine.‎ C. A research paper. D.A travel brochure.‎ ‎【解析】选B。推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了各种莓类所含的营养成分,以及冰冻香蕉等水果搭配的食用方法。由此可推断出这篇文章可能来自健康杂志。故选择B项。A项意为“生物教科书”;B项意为“健康杂志”;C项意为“研究论文,研究报告”;D项意为“旅游指南,旅游手册”。‎ ‎[二]‎ Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场), and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans. So far there is no effective way to get rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.‎ Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms’ chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物) and applied it to plastic films.14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass—apparently broken down by enzymes(酶)from the worms’ stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.‎ Federica Bertocchini, co-author of the study, says the worms’ ability to break down their everyday food—beeswax—also allows them to break down plastic. “Wax is a complex mixture, but the basic bond in polyethylene, the carbon-carbon bond, is there as well, ”she explains.“ The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond.”‎ Jennifer DeBruyn, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, who was not involved in the study, says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene. But compared with previous studies, she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting. The next step, DeBruyn says, will be to identify the cause of the breakdown. Is it an enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生物)?‎ Bertocchini agrees and hopes her team’s findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills. But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process—not simply “millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic.”‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文。一项新的研究表明一种叫大蜡螟的昆虫可以分解塑料中的聚乙烯。据此,研究人员希望有一天可以使用工业生产方法制作一种化学物质来处理垃圾填埋场里的塑料。‎ ‎43. What can we learn about the worms in the study?‎ A. They take plastics as their everyday food.‎ B. They are newly evolved creatures.‎ C. They can consume plastics.‎ D. They wind up in landfills.‎ ‎【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段可知,研究人员发现这些昆虫可以消耗塑料、分解塑料。A项与第三段的内容不符;B项无中生有;D项与第一段事实不符。故选C。‎ ‎44.According to Jennifer DeBruyn, the next step of the study is to .‎ A. identify other means of the breakdown B. find out the source of the enzyme C. confirm the research findings D. increase the breakdown speed ‎【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知,研究人员下一步就是要确定分解的起因。分解物是昆虫本身分泌的酶还是它的肠道微生物分泌的酶?即:查明分解酶的来源,因此选B。‎ ‎45.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might . ‎ A. help to raise worms B. help make plastic bags C.be used to clean the oceans D.be produced in factories in future ‎【解析】选D。推理判断题。由文章的最后一句可推知研究人员希望有一天可以使用工业生产方法制作一种化学物质来分解垃圾填埋场里的塑料。据此选D。‎ ‎46.What is the main purpose of the passage?‎ A. To explain a study method on worms.‎ B. To introduce the diet of a special worm.‎ C. To present a way to break down plastics.‎ D. To propose new means to keep eco-balance.‎ ‎【解析】选C。写作意图题。本文是一篇科普说明文。旨在通过一项科学研究向读者介绍一种分解塑料的有效方法。因此选C。A选项 on worms 表述不对。B、D选项偏离主题。‎ ‎[三]‎ There’s a new frontier in 3D printing that’s beginning to come into focus: food. Recent development has made possible machines that print, cook, and serve foods on a mass scale. And the industry isn’t stopping there.‎ Food production With a 3D printer, a cook can print complicated chocolate sculptures and beautiful pieces for decoration on a wedding cake. Not everybody can do that — it takes years of experience, but a printer makes it easy. A restaurant in Spain uses a Foodini to “re-create forms and pieces” of food that are “exactly the same,” freeing cooks to complete other tasks. In another restaurant, all of the dishes and desserts it serves are 3D-printed, rather than farm to table.‎ Sustainability(可持续性)‎ The global population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050,and some analysts estimate that food production will need to be raised by 50 percent to maintain current levels. Sustainability is becoming a necessity.3D food printing could probably contribute to the solution. ‎ Some experts believe printers could use hydrocolloids (水解胶体) from plentiful renewables like algae(藻类) and grass to replace the familiar ingredients(烹饪原料).3D printing can reduce fuel use and emissions. Grocery stores of the future might stock “food” that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.‎ Nutrition Future 3D food printers could make processed food healthier. Hod Lipson, a professor at Columbia University, said,“ Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins. So instead of eating a piece of yesterday’s bread from the supermarket, you’d eat something baked just for you on demand.”‎ Challenges Despite recent advancements in 3D food printing, the industry has many challenges to overcome. Currently, most ingredients must be changed to a paste(糊状物) before a printer can use them, and the printing process is quite time-consuming, because ingredients interact with each other in very complex ways. On top of that, most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad. Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited for fast food restaurants than homes and high-end restaurants.‎ ‎【文章大意】本文属于科普性说明文,主要介绍了打印食物的一些知识。‎ ‎46. What benefit does 3D printing bring to food production?‎ A. It helps cooks to create new dishes.‎ B. It saves time and effort in cooking.‎ C. It improves the cooking conditions.‎ D. It contributes to restaurant decorations.‎ ‎【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“it takes years of experience, but a printer makes it easy”可知打印食物耗时少;第二段中后面的两个例子则说明了打印食物可以减少人们的付出。‎ ‎47. What can we learn about 3D food printing from Paragraph 3?‎ A. It solves food shortages easily.‎ B. It quickens the transportation of food.‎ C. It needs no space for the storage of food.‎ D. It uses renewable materials as sources of food.‎ ‎【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据“from plentiful renewables like algae and...”可知,打印食物的原料是可再生的。‎ ‎48.According to Paragraph 4,3D-printed food .‎ A.is more available to consumers B. can meet individual nutritional needs C.is more tasty than food in supermarkets D. can keep all the nutrition in raw materials ‎【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据本段中的“Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content...you’d eat something baked just for you on demand.”可知消费者可以根据自己的需求定制化地做出自己需要的食品来满足自己的需求。‎ ‎49.What is the main factor that prevents 3D food printing from spreading widely?‎ A. The printing process is complicated.‎ B.3D food printers are too expensive.‎ C. Food materials have to be dry.‎ D. Some experts doubt 3D food printing.‎ ‎【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第五段中的“On top of that, most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad.”可知“最困难的是食物打印需要干的材料,因为肉类和奶制品容易变质。”‎ ‎50.What could be the best title of the passage?‎ A.3D Food Printing: Delicious New Technology B.A New Way to Improve 3D Food Printing C. The Challenges for 3D Food Production D.3D Food Printing: From Farm to Table ‎【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章属于总分结构,第一段是总,其余段落是分。第一段的首句又是第一段的核心。由首段首句可知食物打印是3D打印的尖端项目。‎ ‎[四]‎ In 1812,the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century—most experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719—but nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steam-powered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy(识字) rate in England was under 50%.Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like “By a lady”.Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, or just plain bad.‎ In 1870,when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters—from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim—were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon(名人堂) of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa.‎ How did Dickens get to the top? For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60,000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to 1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. It’s partly true that Dickens’ style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. It’s partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But it’s also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible — and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a lasting one.‎ ‎【文章大意】这是一篇写于狄更斯诞辰200周年纪念前夕的文章,介绍了英国小说的产生和兴盛,以及狄更斯在英国小说界的地位。‎ ‎21.Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18th century?‎ A. They were difficult to understand.‎ B. They were popular among the rich.‎ C. They were seen as nearly worthless.‎ D. They were written mostly by women.‎ ‎【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral or just plain bad.可知,18世纪的英国小说被看不起,被认为是愚蠢的,邪恶的,坏透了的。 与C选项中的worthless基本一致,故选C。‎ ‎22.Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress　　　. ‎ A. his reputation in France B. his interest in modern art C. his success in publication D. his importance in literature ‎【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged.可知,文章把狄更斯与蒙娜丽莎比较,是利用蒙娜丽莎在艺术界的地位来类比狄更斯在文学界的地位。故选D。‎ ‎23.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ A. To remember a great writer.‎ B. To introduce an English novel.‎ C. To encourage studies on culture.‎ D. To promote values of the Victorian age.‎ ‎【解析】选A。目的意图题。根据最后一段中But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches,...可知,本文写于狄更斯诞辰200周年纪念前夕,显然是为了纪念这位伟大的作家。故选A。‎ ‎[五]‎ Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.‎ Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear,and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.‎ At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2,400;and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200,of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800.The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000,which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.‎ Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to extinction (消亡),with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150),Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述了随着人类社会的发展,很多语言逐渐消失。‎ ‎28. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?‎ A. They developed very fast.‎ B. They were large in number.‎ C. They had similar patterns.‎ D. They were closely connected.‎ ‎【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers ...they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.可知,在狩猎时代虽然人口很少,但语言种类很多。‎ ‎29.Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2?‎ A. Complex. B. Advanced.‎ C. Powerful. D. Modern.‎ ‎【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的increasingly taking over,意为“越来越占据统治地位”,可知dominant意为“占优势的;占支配地位的”,与C项同义。‎ ‎30.How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present?‎ A. About 6,800. B. About 3,400.‎ C. About 2,400. D. About 1,200.‎ ‎【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句The median number of speakers is a mere 6,000,which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.以及第四段第一句中的the total of 6,800 languages可知答案为B。‎ ‎31.What is the main idea of the text?‎ A. New languages will be created.‎ B. People’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.‎ C. Human development results in fewer languages.‎ D. Geography determines language evolution.‎ ‎【解析】选 C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述随着人类社会的发展,语言的种类越来越少,故C项为正确答案。‎ ‎[六]‎ Children as young as ten are becoming dependent on social media for their sense of self-worth, a major study warned.‎ It found many youngsters(少年)now measure their status by how much public approval they get online, often through “likes”. Some change their behavior in real life to improve their image on the web.‎ The report into youngsters aged from 8 to 12 was carried out by Children’s Commissioner (专员)Anne Longfield. She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.‎ Some social apps were popular among the children even though they supposedly require users to be at least 13.The youngsters admitted planning trips around potential photo-opportunities and then messaging friends—and friends of friends —to demand “likes” for their online posts.‎ The report found that youngsters felt their friendships could be at risk if they did not respond to social media posts quickly, and around the clock.‎ Children aged 8 to 10 were “starting to feel happy” when others liked their posts. However, those in the 10 to 12 age group were “concerned with how many people like their posts”, suggesting a “need” for social recognition that gets stronger the older they become.‎ Miss Longfield warned that a generation of children risked growing up “worried about their appearance and image as a result of the unrealistic lifestyles they follow on platforms, and increasingly anxious about switching off due to the constant demands of social media”.‎ She said: “Children are using social media with family and friends and to play games when they are in primary school. But what starts as fun usage of apps turns into tremendous pressure in real social media interaction at secondary school.”‎ As their world expanded, she said, children compared themselves to others online in a way that was “hugely damaging in terms of their self-identity, in terms of their confidence, but also in terms of their ability to develop themselves”.‎ Miss Longfield added: “Then there is this push to connect—if you go offline, will you miss something, will you miss out, will you show that you don’t care about those people you are following, all of those come together in a huge way at once.”‎ ‎“For children it is very, very difficult to cope with emotionally.” The Children’s Commissioner for England’s study—Life in Likes—found that children as young as 8 were using social media platforms largely for play.‎ However, the research—involving eight groups of 32 children aged 8 to 12—suggested that as they headed toward their teens, they became increasingly anxious online.‎ By the time they started secondary school—at age 11—children were already far more aware of their image online and felt under huge pressure to ensure their posts were popular, the report found.‎ However, they still did not know how to cope with mean-spirited jokes, or the sense of incompetence they might feel if they compared themselves to celebrities(名人)or more brilliant friends online. The report said they also faced pressure to respond to messages at all hours of the day—especially at secondary school when more youngsters have mobile phones.‎ The Children’s Commissioner said schools and parents must now do more to prepare children for the emotional minefield(雷区)they faced online. And she said social media companies must also “take more responsibility”. They should either monitor their websites better so that children do not ‎ sign up too early, or they should adjust their websites to the needs of younger users.‎ Javed Khan, of children’s charity Barnardo’s, said: “It’s vital that new compulsory age-appropriate relationship and sex education lessons in England should help equip children to deal with the growing demands of social media.‎ ‎“It’s also hugely important for parents to know which apps their children are using.”‎ ‎【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一份研究报告,英国儿童正在受到社交媒体的影响,他们过度关注自己在媒体上的形象,而干扰了他们的正常情感发展,以至于在现实社交中显得不能适应。同时也提出了一些建议。‎ ‎65. Why did some secondary school students feel too much pressure?‎ A. They were not provided with adequate equipment.‎ B. They were not well prepared for emotional risks.‎ C. They were required to give quick responses.‎ D. They were prevented from using mobile phones.‎ ‎【解析】选B。细节理解题。第三段中with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online解释了中学生感到压力的原因。‎ ‎66.Some social app companies were to blame because .‎ A. they didn’t adequately check their users’ registration B. they organized photo trips to attract more youngsters C. they encouraged youngsters to post more photos D. they didn’t stop youngsters from staying up late ‎【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段中Some social apps were popular among the children even though they supposedly require users to be at least 13.可知,虽然有些社交软件要求用户必须至少13岁, 但是仍然在儿童中流行。由此判断,一些社交软件公司执行规则不严格,应该负责任。‎ ‎67.Children’s comparing themselves to others online may lead to .‎ A. less friendliness to each other B. lower self-identity and confidence C.an increase in online cheating D. a stronger desire to stay online ‎【解析】选B 。细节理解题。根据第九段中hugely damaging in terms of their self-identity, in terms of their confidence, but also in terms of their ability to develop themselves可知,孩子们在网上与别人相比,会严重损害他们的自我认同感,自信,从而影响他们自我发展的能力。‎ ‎68.According to Life in Likes, as children grew, they became more anxious to .‎ A. circulate their posts quickly ‎ B. know the qualities of their posts C. use mobile phones for play D. get more public approval ‎【解析】选D 。细节理解题。在第十一,十二,十三段中依次介绍了随着孩子年龄的增长,他们越来越在乎自己在网络上的形象,维护自己在网上良好形象的压力越来越大。‎ ‎69. What should parents do to solve the problem?‎ A. Communicate more with secondary schools.‎ B. Urge media companies to create safer apps.‎ C. Keep track of children’s use of social media.‎ D. Forbid their children from visiting the web.‎ ‎【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章最后一句It’s also hugely important for parents to know which apps their children are using.可知,家长应该知道孩子在使用哪些社交软件,与C选项中的keep track of意义一致。‎ ‎70.What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ A. The influence of social media on children.‎ B. The importance of social media to children.‎ C. The problem in building a healthy relationship.‎ D. The measure to reduce risks from social media.‎ ‎【解析】选A。主旨大意题,根据第一段Children as young as ten are becoming dependent on social media for their sense of self-worth,可知本文主要讲述社交媒体对孩子的影响。‎ ‎[七]‎ Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role—showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.‎ In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under ￡5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she’s been able to put a lot of what she’s learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons,Sam,14,Finn,13,and Jack,11.‎ ‎“We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant,” she explains.“ I pay ￡5 for a portion (一份),but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes we’re not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves.”‎ The eight-part series (系列节目),Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV’s Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.‎ With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonight’s Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了Susanna Reid主持的烹饪节目Save Money: Good Food。这个节目旨在帮助家庭烹饪省钱、美味又营养的食物。‎ ‎24.What do we know about Susanna Reid?‎ A. She enjoys embarrassing her guests.‎ B. She has started a new programme.‎ C. She dislikes working early in the morning.‎ D. She has had a tight budget for her family.‎ ‎【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的内容可知,Susanna Reid现在创办了一档新的节目,教人们如何在家庭预算紧张的情况下制作出美味并且营养丰富的饭食,故选择B项。‎ ‎25. How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna?‎ A. He buys cooking materials for her.‎ B. He prepares food for her kids.‎ C. He assists her in cooking matters.‎ D. He invites guest families for her.‎ ‎【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的句子I pay ￡5 for a portion, but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil.可知,Susanna Reid用5英镑买一份食品,而Matt Tebbutt只用了26便士便制作成了,由此可知他是在制作食品方面给她以帮助,故选择C项。‎ ‎26.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?‎ A. Summarize the previous paragraphs.‎ B. Provide some advice for the readers.‎ C. Add some background information.‎ D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.‎ ‎【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知,Susanna Reid创办的Save Money: Good Food节目是仿效的另外一档节目Save Money: Good Health,由此可推知第四段是为此档节目提供了一些背景知识,故选择C项。‎ ‎27.What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A. Keeping Fit by Eating Smart B. Balancing Our Daily Diet C. Making Yourself a Perfect Chef D. Cooking Well for Less ‎【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文是通过一档电视节目教给人们如何在家庭预算紧张的情况下制作出美食,故D项最适合作为文章的标题。‎ ‎[八]‎ What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods，including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes - the list goes on and on.‎ The idea came from Pierre Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tufts University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade(升级) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skoll, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great.com crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.‎ eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is take an ephoto, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business; the world is your market place. Of course for each item (商品)sold eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.‎ ‎[语篇解读]文章向我们介绍了eBay网的一些情况。‎ ‎1．We learn from the text that eBay provides people with ________.‎ A. a way of buying and selling goods B. a website for them to upgrade C. a place to exhibit their own photos D. a chance to buy things at low prices ‎[解析]根据第一段内容可知。[答案]A ‎ ‎2．Why did Pierre create eBay after graduating from university?‎ A. For fun. B. To make money.‎ C. For gathering the engineers. D. To fulfill a task of his company.‎ ‎[解析]由第二段第三句话可知。[答案]A ‎3．From "he has never looked back "in Paragraph 2 we learn that Pierre________.‎ A. did not feel lonely B. was always hopeful C. did not think about the past D. became more and more successful ‎[解析]Peter由原来的业余爱好开始，逐步走向成功，创建了世界知名网站。[答案]D ‎4．How does eBay make money from its website?‎ A. By bringing sellers together. B. By charging for each sale.‎ C. By listing items online. D. By making ephotos.‎ ‎[解析]由最后一段第一句话可知，这个网站通过提供交易平台，然后收取适当的服务费。因此B项正确。[答案] B ‎[九]‎ People diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group, and getting eaten as a result. That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of Australian scientists.‎ The research team has discovered that subordinate fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors. "In studying gobies ‎ we noticed that only the largest two individuals, a male and female ，had breeding(繁殖) rights within the group, "explains Marian Wong. "All other group members are nonbreeding females, each being 5～10% smaller than its next largest competitor. We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation."‎ The reason for the size difference was easy to see. Once a subordinate fish grows to within 5 10% of the size of its larger competitor，it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group. More often than not, the_evicted_fish_is then eaten up.‎ It appeared that the smaller fish were keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish. Whether they did so voluntarily，by restraining how much they ate, was not clear. The research team decided to do an experiment. They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened. To their surprise，the gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered，clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights, over having a feast.‎ The discovery challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group. Previously it was thought that large individuals simply used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves，so keeping their competitors small.‎ While the habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious, Dr.Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is important to understanding how hierarchical (等级的) societies remain stable.‎ The research has proved the fact that voluntary dieting is a habit far from exclusive to humans. "As yet, we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature，" the researchers comment. "Data on human dieting suggests that，while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness, rarely does it improve long-term health and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females' own ideal."‎ ‎[语篇解读]人们节食是为了更有魅力。令鱼类专家们惊奇的是有种鱼也要节食。实验发现它们节食可不是为了美，而是为了自我保护。如果身体大小吸引到竞争者的注意，会有被殴打、驱逐，最后被吃掉的危险。‎ ‎5．When a goby grows to within 510% of the size of its larger competitor, it________.‎ A. faces danger B. has breeding rights C. eats its competitor D. leaves the group itself ‎[解析]推理判断题。从第三段可得知如果身体大小超过权威的规定范围，会有被殴打、驱逐最后被吃掉的危险。[答案]A ‎6．The underlined words "the evicted fish" in Paragraph 3 refer to ________.‎ A. the fish beaten up B. the fish found out C. the fish fattened up D. the fish driven away ‎[解析]猜测词义题。从本段前文可知，体积超标的鱼会被赶出鱼群。接着说到，不仅如此，这些鱼往往会被吃掉。这些鱼一定是指被驱逐的鱼。[答案]D ‎7．The experiment showed that the smaller fish________.‎ A. fought over a feast B. went on diet willingly C. preferred some extra food D. challenged the boss fish ‎[解析]事实细节题。从第四段中的试验可得知这些鱼是自愿节食。[答案]B ‎8．What is the text mainly about?‎ A. Fish dieting and human dieting. B. Dieting and health.‎ C. Human dieting. D. Fish dieting.‎ ‎[解析]主旨大意题。文章通篇都是围绕鱼的节食来叙述。故选D。[答案]D ‎[十]‎ Find Which Direction Is South Do you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.‎ It' s never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托) with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused look on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it' s still morning. If you don't know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you'll need to be patient.‎ ‎①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.‎ ‎②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直) as you can.You can check this by making a simple plumb line (铅锤线)with a piece of string and weight. You haven' t got any string？OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.‎ ‎③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.‎ ‎④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.‎ ‎⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.‎ ‎⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.‎ ‎⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.‎ ‎⑧That point is south of where you are.‎ ‎⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.‎ ‎[语篇解读]你有好的方向感吗？如果没有，那就要带上指南针。如果没带指南针呢？你仍然可以用其他方法找到方向，本文就是教你如何找到方向的。‎ ‎1．To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because________.‎ A. it is not easy to find a proper stick B. it is not easy to position the stick C. it takes hours to make the marks D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks ‎[解析]推理判断题。依据文章中的③⑤可以看出，做阴影的标记最费时间，所以要耐心。[答案]C ‎2．The passage would probably be most helpful to________.‎ A. those who draw maps B. those who get lost C. those who make compasses D. those who do experiments ‎[解析]推理判断题。依据文章第二段，"我们发现地图上的标记跟身边的不一致"，可以知道这是迷路时的现象，所以答案为B。[答案]B ‎3．The author presents this passage by________.‎ A. telling an interesting story B. describing an activity in a lively way C. testing an idea by reasoning D. introducing a practical method ‎[解析]细节理解题。本文介绍的这种方法切实可行，所以作者是通过讲述一个很实用的方法来阐述这篇文章的。[答案]D