1、1小卷速测(二)B 阅读理解(限时:30 分钟)AMusic ClubMusic lessons(guitar, violin, piano and drums)Time: 8:30 a.m.9:30 a.m. every SundayPrice: Only $ 20 eachAddress: 25 Jiefiang RoadTel: 420-258-1200National ParkRiding horsesBoatingTime: 11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m. every dayPrice: adults $ 15,children (aged 37) $ 8Address: 9
2、5 the Fifth AvenueTel: 208-683-3400Art Museum200 famous picturesMore than 300 worksOpening hours:8:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.on weekdaysPrice: adults $ 10,children $ 5.50Address: 120 Xinjin Street, Thermopolis TownTel: 307-867-29971.When can we visit Art Museum?2A.11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m. every day. B.8:00 a.m.6:0
3、0 p.m. on weekdays.C.8:30 a.m.9:30 a.m. every Sunday. D.8:00 a.m.6:00 p.m. on weekends.2.Where can we go if we want to learn music?A.25 Jiefiang Road. B.95 the Fifth Avenue.C.120 Xinjin Street. D.Thermopolis Town.3.If you, aged 10, and your parents visit National Park, how much should you pay? A.$15
4、. B.$30.C.$38. D.$45.BMost of us have experienced trouble sleeping at one time or another. This is normal and usually temporary (短暂的), because of stress(压力) or other reasons. But if sleep problems last too long in your daily life, you may be have a sleep disorder. Sleep disorders cause more than jus
5、t sleepiness. The lack(缺乏) of quality sleep can be bad for your health. If youre experiencing sleep problems, learn about what you can do to help yourself, and when to see a doctor.Sleep can be a barometer(晴雨表) of your health. In many cases, people in good health sleep well, while those suffering fr
6、om sleep problems often have a health problem. Sleeping well is necessary for your physical health. Unfortunately, if you dont care for your sleep problems it can lead to poor health, weight gain and accidents. If you want to feel at your best and stay healthy, sleep is necessary. Its not normal to
7、feel sleepy during the day, to have problems getting to sleep at night, or to wake up feeling tired. But even if youve struggled with sleep problems for so long, you can still learn to sleep better and then make healthy changes to your daytime habits and bedtime. If self-help doesnt work, you can tu
8、rn to sleep specialists who are trained in sleep medicine. Together, you can 3find out causes of your sleep problem and find ways to improve your sleep and quality of life.4.Temporary sleep problems . A.can lead to bad healthB.are good for your healthC.are all caused by stress D.hardly affects healt
9、h 5.What does the underlined part most probably mean?A.Sleep is not very important to your health.B.Sleep problems have an effect on your life.C.Sleep can show your health condition.D.Sleeping well is not an easy thing.6.What should you do to learn to sleep well?A.Go to bed as early as possible.B.De
10、velop healthy sleep habits.C.Do more exercise before going to bed.D.Avoid feeling tired during the daytime. 7.We know from the passage that . A.an angry person must have sleep disorders B.the better you sleep, the better you will workC.sleep is really more important than our mealsD.sleep problems ar
11、e too hard to solve C4Do you ever forget a face? If not, then you could be a “super recognizer”.Usually its easy for someone to recognize(识别) the faces of their family and friends. But it could be difficult for them to remember faces that theyve only seen once.However, studies have found that super
12、recognizers have amazing face recognition skills. They can remember at least 80 percent of faces theyve seen. At least one in 50 people are super recognizers, reported Daily Mail.Bournemouth University of UK recently carried out a study. They tried to find whether super recognizers have a different
13、way to remember faces.They found that when these people look at faces, they spend more time looking at the persons noses.Researchers also found that these people are not smarter than others. Their super ability usually only helps them recognize faces.important finding is that there are subtypes(子类型)
14、 of super recognition. Some super recognizers never forget faces. But for some, if you show pairs of faces to them at the same time, they can quickly decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people.In fact, many super recognizers say they are good at “spotting”(认出) faces in a
15、 crowd.These subtypes of super recognition could be used in many areas of life. For example, the skills could be very useful at a passport control checkpoint. Super recognizers could also help the police spot known troublemakers, bad people or even missing people in crowds.8. Whose face can an ordin
16、ary person remember easily?A.A foreigners. B.A friends. C.A troublemakers. D.A missing persons.9. According to the passage, which part of the body helps a lot in recognizing faces?A.Eye. B.Ear. 5C.Mouth. D.Nose.10. Which word can best fit in the blank in Paragraph 7?A.One. B.Other. C.The other. D.An
17、other. 11. What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The study of super recognizers.B.How to remember faces. C.The use of super recognition.D.Ways of being super recognizers.DHow do you deal with plastic bags? Throw them away or reuse them? How about eating them? An Indian company named EnviGreen ha
18、s made a kind of bag with natural ingredients. The bags look just like plastic ones, but they can be broken down in a few seconds. They bring no harm to the environment. People can even eat them. EnviGreen Founder Ashwath Hedge spent four years doing experiments with a combination of 12 natural ingr
19、edients. They include potatoes, corn, vegetable oil and bananas. He made the ingredients into liquid (液体) and used the liquid to make the bag.Although an EnviGreen bag is about 35 percent more expensive than a common plastic bag, it has many advantages. According to The Wall Street Journal, it takes
20、 1,000 years for common plastic bags to break down. But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180 days. It also breaks down in less than a day in water, and in about 15 seconds in boiling water. Hedge was happy to show it in his interview. In the interview, he put an EnviGreen bag i
21、n water and ate it with a smile.According to Indias Minister of State for Atmosphere, Forest and Weather Change, the country produces more than 15,000 tons of plastic waste every day. But only 9,000 tons are processed (处理 ). In China, 3 billion plastic bags are used every day. Maybe the EnviGreen ba
22、g could be a solution to 6the world problem of plastic pollution.12.According to Paragraph 1, which is NOT true about the EnviGreen bag?A.It is made from natural materials.B.It does a little harm to the environment.C.It can break down easily.D.It can be eaten by people.13.What is the main idea of Pa
23、ragraph 2?A.Who founded the EnviGreen company.B.How Hedge made the EnviGreen bag.C.What Hedge thought of the new bag.D.Why Hedge made the bag.14.What is the disadvantage of the bag?A.It is more expensive than a normal bag.B.It takes a long time to break down.C.It takes a long time to make.D.It canno
24、t hold heavy things.15.What can we know from the last paragraph?A.India produces the most plastic waste in the world.B.India has processed all its plastic waste.C.China produces more plastic waste than India.D.The EnviGreen bag may solve the problem of plastic pollution. 7参考答案A 1.B 2.A 3.DB 主旨大意 如果一
25、个人经常失眠,或者睡眠质量很差的话,那么他的健康会受到危害,因此关注睡眠是非常重要的。4.D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“This is normal and usually temporary”可知,偶尔睡眠不好也是正常的,因此它不会过多地影响一个人的身体健康。故选 D。5.C 句意理解题。根据下文内容可知,睡眠好的人身体健康,睡眠不好的人身体健康状况差, 因此睡眠是人体健康的标志。故选 C。6.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,养成有规律的睡眠习惯有助于解决睡眠不好的问题。故选 B。7.B 推理判断题。根据第二段可知,睡眠不好会导致健康状况不佳、体重增加、出事故等问题。故选 B。 C 主
26、旨大意 本文是一篇说明文,说明了超级认脸者的特殊能力及其在生活中的应用。8.B 细节理解题。根据第二段“Usually its easy for someone to recognize the faces of their family and friends.”可知,对普通人来说,家人或朋友的脸是最容易记住的。故选 B。9.D 细节理解题。根据第五段“they spend more time looking at the persons noses.”可知,鼻子在识别人脸的时候起到了很大的作用。故选 D。10.D 文章结构题。根据上文“They found that”和“Researche
27、rs also found that”可知,这是第三个发现。“三个以上的另一个”应该用 another表示。故选 D。11.A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文讲述的是有关 super recognizers的研究。故选 A。8D 主旨大意 本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述的是印度一家名叫 EnviGreen的公司利用天然原料生产出一种新型塑料袋,这种塑料袋不仅对环境没有任何危害,而且还可以食用。12.B 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句话“They bring no harm to the environment.”可知,这种塑料袋对环境无害,故选项 B“它对环境有一些害处”是不正确的表述。13.B
28、 主旨大意题。通读第二段内容可知,该段主要介绍了 Hedge研制这种环保塑料袋的过程,故选 B。14.A 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Although an EnviGreen bag is about 35 percent more expensive than a common plastic bag, it has many advantages.”可知,这种环保塑料袋比普通的塑料袋贵 35%。由此推测,选项 A就是这种环保塑料袋的缺点。15.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句“Maybe the EnviGreen bag could be a solution to the world problem of plastic pollution.”可知,这种环保塑料袋的诞生,有可能会解决世界范围内的塑料污染问题。 故选D。
