2018高考英语阅读理解真题大全(附详解)

2018高考英语阅读理解真题大全（附详解）

1.

Summer Activities

Students should read the list with their parents/careers, and select two activities they would like to do. Forms will be available in school and online for them to indicate their choices and return to school. Before choices are finalised, parents/careers will be asked to sign to confirm their child‘s choices.

（1）Which activity will you choose if you want to go camping?

A.OUT.

B.WBP.

C.CRF.

D.POT.

（2）What will the students do on Tuesday with Mrs. Wilson?

A.Travel to London.

B.See a parade and fireworks.

C.Tour central Paris.

D.Visit the WWI battlefields.

（3）How long does Potty about Potter last?

A.Two days.

B.Four days.

C.Five days.

D.One week.

2.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 form British Columbia‘s fie lds 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 of 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 banan as into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.

（1）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.

（2）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.

（3）What is ―a juicer‖ in the last paragraph?

A.A dessert.

B.A drink.

C.A container.

D.A machine.

（4）From which is the text probably taken?

A.A biology textbook.

B.A health magazine.

C.A research paper.

D.A travel brochure.

3.Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense Media report published Monday.

While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in the report shows that reading remains a big part of many children‘s lives, and indicates how parents might help encourage more reading.

According to the report‘s key findings, ―the proportion (比例) who say they ?hardly ever‘ read for fun has gone from 8 percent of 13-year-olds and 9 percent of 17-year-olds in 1984 to 22 percent and 27 percent respectively today.‖

The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children, ages 2—8, remain largely the same. But the amount of time spent in reading each session has declined, from closer to an hour or more to closer to a half hour per session.

When it comes to technology and reading, the report does little to counsel(建议) parents looking for data about the effect of e-readers and tablets on reading. It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading, mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.

The most hopeful data shared in the report shows clear evidence of parents serving as examples and important guides for their kids when it comes to reading. Data shows that kids and teens who do read frequently, compared to infrequent readers, have more books in the home, more books purchased for them, parents who read more often, and parents who set aside time for them to read. As the end of school approaches, and school vacation reading lists loom(逼近) ahead, parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.

（1）What is the Common Sense Media report probably about?

A.Children‘s reading habits.

B.Quality of children‘s books.

C.Children‘s after-class activities.

D.Parent-child relationships.

（2）Where can you find the data that best supports "children are reading a lot less for fun"?

A.In paragraph 2.

B.In paragraph 3.

C.In paragraph 4.

D.In paragraph 5.

（3）Why do many parents limit electronic reading?

A.E-books are of poor quality.

B.It could be a waste of time.

C.It may harm children‘s health.

D.E-readers are expensive.

（4）How should parents encourage their children to read more?

A.Act as role models for them.

B.Ask then to write book reports.

C.Set up reading groups for them.

D.Talk with their reading class teachers.

4.We‘ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.

What‘s the problem? It‘s possible that we all have compromised conversational intellig ence. It‘s more likely that none of us start a conver sation because it‘s awkward and challenging, or we think it‘s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it‘s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits.

Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can‘t forget that deep relationships wouldn‘t even exist if it weren‘t for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. ＂Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk,＂ he explains. ＂The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.＂

In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. ＂It‘s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband,＂ says Dunn. ＂But interactions with peripheral(边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also.＂

Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. ＂Small talk is the basis of good manners,＂ he says.

（1）What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?

A.Addiction to smartphones.

B.Inappropriate behaviours in public places.

C.Absence of communication between strangers.

D.Impatience with slow service.

（2）What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?

A.Showing good manners.

B.Relating to other people.

C.Focusing on a topic.

D.Making business deals.

（3）What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?

A.It improves family relationships.

B.It raises people‘s confidence.

C.It matters as much as a formal talk.

D.It makes people feel good.

（4）What is the best title for the text?

A.Conversation Counts

B.Ways of Making Small Talk

C.Benefits of Small Talk

D.Uncomfortable Silence

5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. （1） Working out in the morning provides additional benefits beyond being physically fit.

Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day.（2）

Your metabolism(新陈代谢) gets a head start. （3） If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie(卡路里)burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.

（4） Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise energizes you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.

（5） If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day. Who would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food? You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.

There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.

A.You will stick to your diet.

B.Your quality of sleep improves.

C.You prefer healthy food to fast food.

D.There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.

E.You can keep your head clear for 4-10 hours after exercise.

F.After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.

G.If you are p lanning to do exercise regularly, or you‘re doing it now, then listen up!

6.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow ,life and death, and everything else in between.

（1）We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays , office parties and just to fill the time.

―I adore dancing,‖ says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. ―I can't imagine doing anything else with my life." Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. "Teaching dance is wonderful. （2）It's great to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life."

（3）"I can tell you about one young c ouple," says Bridges. ―They're learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile.（4）‖

So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says,―Dance, like the patte rn of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.（5） I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I'm alive."

A.So why do we dance?

B.Dance in the U.S.is everywhere.

C.If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.

D.My older students say it makes them feel young.

E.I keep practicing even When I'm extremely tired.

F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.

G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.

7.

Fire Prevention Information

The University of Adelaide employs a full-time staff of fire prevention professionals. They inspect all campus buildings and test and maintain all sprinkler(喷水灭火装置）systems fire alarms and fire extinguishers (灭火器). They also provide educational programs or fire safety in the residence hall. Whenever you move to a new area, you should locate the fire alarm pull stations and the two exits nearest your room.

Fire Alarms

The floors of all campus buildings are equipped with manual(手动的）fire alarm systems which include fire alarm pull stations and pipes. Most are also equipped with automatic fire alarm systems consisting of heat detectors, smoke detectors and sprinklers. For your safety, never tamper with(胡乱摆弄）these systems. False fire alarms are illegal and may lead to imprisonment.

Fire Drills

A fire drill will be conducted in your residence hall every semester. During a fire drill, please do the following:

·Take your room key and ID, close and lock the door to your room.

·Exit immediately from the nearest emergency exit do not use a lift.

·Meet outside of your residence hall and wait for further instructions.

Fire Extinguishers

Fire extinguishers are located on each floor and in each apartment. Use a fire extinguisher only if

you have been trained to do so. Irresponsible use of a fire extinguisher can create a dangerous situation for other residents and could result in damage to personal property.

Misuse of a fire extinguisher will result in fines.

Smoke Detector

A smoke detector is on the ceiling in your room. Some buildings also have heat detectors on the ceilings. Do the following to ensure the safe operation of your smoke detector:

·If your smoke detector is working properly, the red light should be on. If the red light is not blinking（闪动），contact residence hall staff immediately.

·Do not cover or block your smoke detector in any way.

·If a smoke detector sets off an alarm and there is no fire or smoke, inform your hall staff.

（1）What is the main duty of the fire prevention professionals?

A.To provide part-time jobs for students.

B.To lead the students to the nearest exits.

C.To check and maintain fire prevention equipment.

D.To train teachers to be fire prevention professionals.

（2）What do the automatic fire alarm systems include?

A.Pipes and smoke detectors.

B.Smoke detectors and sprinklers.

C.Fire alarm pull stations and pipes.

D.Sprinklers and fire alarm pull stations

（3）In a fire drill, the students should ________.

A.rush quickly to a lift

B.gather at the nearest exit.

C.shut the door and leave at once

D.wait for instructions in the hall

（4）What do we know about the use of fire extinguishers?

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/897148861.html,ing them wrongly results in punishment.

B.Irresponsible use of them can damage them.

C.Improper use of them can destroy the apartment.

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/897148861.html,ing them without a trainer present is forbidden.

（5）To ensure the safe operation of the smoke detector, one should_________.

A.contact the hall staff regularly

B.cover the things that burn easily

C.start the smoke detector in a fire

D.make certain the red light is working

8.When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, "Do you have the address? ""No, but I'll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine. "

"Oh, stop. There it is!‖

The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.

"May I help you?" a man asked. "No, "I said. "We're fine.‖ Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren't that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. "Where do you think you are? " he asked. I turned sharply. "The McNay Art Museum!" He smiled, shaking his head. "Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street." "What‘s

this place?‖ I asked, still confused. "Well, it's our home." My heart jolted(震颤). I raced to the staircase and called out, "Sally! Come down immediately! "

"There's some really good stuff(艺术作品) up there." She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, "Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place." Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn't believe how long they let us look around without saying anything.

The real McNay was splendid, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso. This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened.

Thirty years later, a woman approached me in a public place. "Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?"

"Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone."

"That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that. I've always wanted to thank you."

（1）What do we know about Marian McNay?

A.She was a painter.

B.She was a community leader.

C.She was a museum director.

D.She was a journalist.

（2）Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house?

A.She disliked people who were nosy.

B.She felt nervous when talking to strangers.

C.She knew more about art than the man.

D.She mistook him for a tour guide.

（3）How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?

A.Puzzled.

B.Concerned.

C.Frightened.

D.Delighted.

（4）Why did the author describe the real McNay museum in just a few words?

A.The real museum lacked enough artwork to interest her.

B.She was too upset to spend much time at the real museum.

C.The McNay was disappointing compared with the house.

D.The event happening in the house was more significant.

（5）What could we learn from the last paragraph?

A.People should have good taste to enjoy life.

B.People should spend more time with their family.

C.People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.

D.People tend to educate teenagers at a museum.

9.There‘s a new frontier in 3D printing that‘s beg inning 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-cre ate forms and pieces‖ of foo d that are ―exactly the same,‖ freeing co oks 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.

（1）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.

（2）What can we learn about 3D food printing from Paragraphs 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.

（3）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

（4）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.

（5）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

10.Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you‘ll have no trouble answering these questions.

Most of us ob served much more as children than we do as adults. A child‘s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb(麻木的）to new stimulation(刺激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.

The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they‘d felt cold water at first.

Another block to awareness is the obsession(痴迷) many of us have with naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a "ruby-crowned kinglet" and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.

The pressures of "time" and "destination" are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what‘s around them. I asked them what they‘d seen. "Oh, a few birds," they said. They seemed bent on their destinations. Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.z.xxk

（1）According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more ____________.

A.anxious to do wonders

B.sens itive to others‘ feelings

C.likely to develop unpleasant habits

D.eager to explore the world around them

（2）What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?

A.To avoid jumping to conclusions.

B.To stop complaining all the time.

C.To follow the teacher‘s ad vice.

D.To admit mistakes honestly.

（3）The bird watchers‘ behavior shows that they __________.

A.are very patient in their observation

B.are really fascinated by nature

C.care only about the names of birds

D.question the accuracy of the field guides

（4）Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?

A.The natural beauty isn‘t attractive to them.

B.They focus on arriving at the camp in time.

C.The forest in the dark is dangerous for them.

D.They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.

（5）In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should __________.

A.fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world

B.get rid of some bad habits in our daily life

C.open our mind to new things and ideas

D.try our best to protect nature

11.Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens

Visitor Information

How to Get to Holker

By Car： Follow brown signs an A590 from JB6, M6.Approximale travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-I hour 30 minutes.z.x.xk

By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities & airports.

Opening Times

Sunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00pm,30 March-2nd November.

Admission Charges

Hall & Gardens Gardens

Adults: ￡12.00 ￡8.00

Groups ￡9 ￡5.5

Producers: Market 13th April

Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.

Holker Garden Festival 30th May

The event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.

National Garden Day 28th August

Holker once again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.

Winter Market 8th November

This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.

（1）How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?

A.20minutes.

B.25 minutes.

C.45 minutes.

D.90 minutes.

（2）How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens?

A.￡l2.00.

B.￡9.00.

C.￡8.0

D.￡5.50

（3）Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?

A.Producers' Market.

B.Holker Garden Festival.

C.National Garden Day.

D.Winter Market.

12.Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness(荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.

Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.

But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and go — to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City — its present population is 762.

（1）What attracted the early settlers to New York City?

A.Its business culture.

B.Its small population.

C.Its geographical position.

D.Its favourable climate.

（2）What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?

A.Two-thirds of them stayed there.

B.One out of five people got rich.

C.Almost everyone gave up.

D.Half of them died.

（3）What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?

A.They found the city too crowded.

B.They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.

C.They were unable to stand the winter.

D.They were short of food.

（4）What is the text mainly about?

A.The rise and fall of a city.

B.The gold rush in Canada.

C.Journeys into the wilderness.

D.Tourism in Dawson.

13.While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.

Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize — which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture — on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.

Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.

The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲线)

of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.

Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).

Wang‘s works show a deep unders tanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.

Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. "That is only evidence that traditions once existed," he said.

"Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old

things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created, " he said.

"Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are, " said Wang.

The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.

（1）Wang‘s win ning of the prize means that Chinese architects are ___________.

A.following the latest world trend

B.getting international recognition

C.working harder than ever before

D.relying on foreign architects

（2）What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?

A.Its hilly environment.

B.Its large size.

C.Its unique style.

D.Its diverse functions.

（3）What m ade Wang‘s architectural design a success?

A.The mixture of different shapes.

B.The balance of East and West.

C.The use of popular techniques.

D.The harmony of old and new.

（4）What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?

A.Spread them to the world.

B.Preserve them at museums.

C.Teach them in universities.

D.Recreate them in practice.

14.Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.

I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school

fund(基金）(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)

For weeks, I've been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for them? And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it.

It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.

We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.

（1）What do the words ―more is more‖ in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.The more, the better.

B.Enough is enough.

C.More money, more worries.

D.Earn more and spend more.

（2）What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?

A.Saving up for her holiday

B.Raising money for a poor girl

C.Adding the money to her fund

D.Giving the money to a sick mother

（3）Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?

A.To try out an idea

B.To show a parent's love

C.To train his attention

D.To help him start a hobby

（4）What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Take It or Leave It

B.A Lesson from Kids

C.Live More with Less

D.The Pleasure of Giving

15.Moving into a new home in a new neighborhood is an exciting experience. Of course, you want to make sure that you become an acceptable and valuable part of your neighborhood . the easiest way to accomplish this is to make sure you conduct yourself as a good neighbor should. （1）Perhaps one of the most important things you can do as a good neighbor is to keep your property(房产) neat, clean, and in good repair. （2） By choosing to keep the outside of the home in great shape, you will help to improve the look and feel of the area.

Second, take the overall appearance of the neighborhood seriously,. When going for a walk. Take a small garbage bag. （3） This small act will let your neighbors know that you care about the area.

（4） If a neighbor is going to be out of town, offer to collect mail and newspapers. If a neighbor suffers an illness, offer to do the grocery shopping . Let them know you are there to help in any way this acceptable, while still respecting the privacy of your neighbor.

（5） By following the basic rules of respecting others, taking care of what belongs to you, and taking pride in the appearance of the neighborhood in general, you will quickly become a good neighbor that everyone appreciate.

A.In general, keep an eye on their property while they are gone.

B.A good neighbor is also one who likes to help out in small ways.

C.Being a good neighbor is more or less about considerate behavior.

D.Sometimes neighbors may go to the supermarket together to do shopping.

E.Should you come across waste paper thrown out of a passing car, pick it up.

F.People tend to lake pride in keeping everything in their street fresh and inviting.

G.Here are a few tips to help you win over everyone in the neighborhood quickly

16.We may think we're a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices(装置) well after they go out of style. That‘s bad news for the environment — and our wallets — as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.

To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life — from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation — Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.

As we accumulated more devices, however, we didn't throw out our old ones. "The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids' room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house," said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. We're not just keeping these old devices — we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitt's team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions（排放）more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.

So what's the solution（解决方案）? The team's data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.

（1）What does the author think of new devices?

A.They are environment-friendly.

B.They are no better than the old.

C.They cost more to use at home.

D.They go out of style quickly.

（2）Why did Babbitt's team conduct the research?

A.To reduce the cost of minerals.

B.To test the life cycle of a product.

C.To update consumers on new technology.

D.To find out electricity consumption of the devices.

（3）Which of the following uses the least energy?

A.The box-set TV.

B.The tablet.

C.The LCD TV.

D.The desktop computer.

（4）What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?

A.Stop using them.

B.Take them apart.

C.Upgrade them.

D.Recycle them.

17.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Color is fundamental in home design——something you‘ll always have in every room. A gr asp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of t he first steps to creating rooms you‘ll love to live in. Do you want a room that‘s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day?（1）, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.

Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point.（2）, t hey can get a little complex .But good news is that there‘re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.

（3）. They‘re the little spots of color like throw pillows ,mir rors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms .Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa ,small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable .

Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves （4）. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.

The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors .Whether you‘re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant.（5）.

A.While all of them are useful

B.Whatever you‘re looking for

C.If you‘re experimenting with a color

D.Small color choices are the ones we‘re most familiar with

E.It‘s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces

F.So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time

G.Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways

18.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 wi thout 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‘ great ness 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 to1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. It‘s partly true that Dickens‘ style of writing attra cted 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 singular 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.

（1）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.

（2）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

（3）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.

19.Steven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he‘s an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Stein's jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.

Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts(收银台) . The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.

Among the bag makers' argument: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while

plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today

The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic. Environmentalists don't dispute（质疑） these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.

（1）What has Steven Stein been hired to do?

A.Help increase grocery sales.

B.Recycle the waste material.

C.Stop things falling off trucks.

D.Argue for the use of plastic bags.

（2）What does the word ―headwinds‖in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Bans on plastic bags.

B.Effects of city development.

C.Headaches caused by garbage.

D.Plastic bags hung in trees.

（3）What is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?

A.They are quite expensive.

B.Replacing them can be difficult.

C.They are less strong than plastic bags.

D.Producing them requires more energy.

（4）What is the best title for the text?

A.Plastic, Paper or Neither

B.Industry, Pollution and Environment

C.Recycle or Throw Away

D.Garbage Collection and Waste Control

20.As cultural symbols go, the American car is quite young. The Model T Ford was built at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ago, with the first rolling off the assembly line（装配线）on September 27, 1908. Only eleven cars were produced the next month. But eventually Henry Ford would build fifteen million of them.

Modern America was born on the road, behind a wheel. The car shaped some of the most lasting aspects of American culture: the roadside diner, the billboard, the motel, even the hamburger. For most of the last century, the car represented what it meant to be American—going forward at high speed to find new worlds. The road novel, the road movie, these are the most typical American ideas, born of abundant petrol, cheap cars and a never-ending interstate highway system, the largest public works project in history.

In 1928 Herbert Hoover imagined an America with ―a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.‖ Since then, this society has moved onward, never looking back, as the car transformed America from a farm-based society into an industrial

The cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster. In America the demand for oil has grown by 22 percent since 1990.

The problems of excessive（过度的）energy consumption, climate change and population growth have been described in a book by the American writer Thomas L. Friedman. He fears the worst, but hopes for the best.

Friedman points out that the green economy（经济）is a c hance to keep American strength. ―The ability to design, build and export green technologies for producing clean water, clean air and healthy and abundant food is going to be the curr ency of power in the new century.‖

（1）Why is hamburger mentioned in paragraph 2?

A.To explain Americans‘ love for travelling by car.

B.To show the influence of cars on American culture.

C.To stress the popularity of fast food with Americans.

D.To praise th e effectiveness of America‘s road system.

（2）What has the use of cars in America led to?

A.Decline of economy.

B.Environmental problems.

C.A shortage of oil supply.

D.A farm-based society.

（3）What is Friedman‘s attitude towards America‘s future?

A.Ambiguous.

B.Doubtful.

C.Hopeful.

D.Tolera

21.If you want to disturb the car industry, you'd better have a few billion dollars: Mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies. But in agriculture, small farmers can get the best of the major players. By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems(生态系统）, small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys. As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC, 美国青年农会）and a family farmer myself. I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

For example, take the Quick Cut Greens Harvester, a tool developed just a couple of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan from a local Slow Money group. It enables small-scale farmers to harvest 175 pounds of green vegetables per hour—a huge improvement over harvesting just a few dozen pounds by hand—suddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California. Before the tool came out, small farmers couldn't touch the price per pound offered by California farms. But now, with the combination of a better price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.

The sustainable success of small farmers, though, won't happen without fundamental changes to the industry. One crucial factor is secure access to land. Competition from investors. developers, and established large farmers makes owning one's own land unattainable for many new farmers. From 2004 to 2013, agricultural land values doubled, and they continue to rise in many regions.

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