1、四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Whether you're looking for antiques, food, collectors' items or just random junk, our rich heritage has produced some of the finest markets in the world. Here are 3 of them. Edinburgh Farmers Market Traders have long sold their goods in the shadow of the citys spectacul
2、ar castle, which dates back to 1130 and its a tradition that shows no sign of abating. Edinburgh Farmers Market takes place on Castle Terrace every Saturday and attracts a huge crowd with its locally sourced goods. The market is now in its 15th year and champions the very best in Scottish produce, f
3、rom knitwear to organic water buffalo and lobster. Ford Airfield Market Looking for an old-style prosthetic leg, a ventriloquists dummy, or even a suit of armour? The chances are you will find what you are afterand plenty of other random stuffat one of the hundreds of stalls here. A market and two h
4、uge car-boot sales are held throughout the week all year round, come rain or shine.The market has been running for 25 years and is a well-known treasure trove for antiques experts looking for a bargain. St Georges Market Follow your nose along May Street in Belfast and the smells of delicious home-m
5、ade food from across the globe will land you in St Georges Market. With three different weekly markets accompanied by fresh food and live music, St Georges was once voted the best in the UK. When Belfast became an important port in the 17th century, the range of goods grew and trading thrived. 1. Wh
6、at is special about Edinburgh Farmers Market? A. It lasts a long time. B. It provides local products C. It offers all kinds of food. D. It attracts antiques experts. 2. When was the trading at St Georges Market booming? A. It the year of 1130. B. Fifteen years ago. C. In the 17th century D. Tw
7、enty-five years ago. 3. Where is this text most likely from ? A. A diary. B. A novel. C. A website. D. A magazine. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 【解析】 本文是应用文。文章介绍了 3 个适合寻找食物或古董收藏的人们的好去处。 【1 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段 Edinburgh Farmers Market takes place on Castle Terrace every Saturday and attracts a huge cro
8、wd with its locally sourced goods.得知爱丁堡农民市场独特的地方是有大量当地特色的货物出售。故 选 B。 【2 题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段 When Belfast became an important port in the 17th century, the range of goods grew and trading thrived.得知圣乔治市场的交易在 17世纪兴盛。故选 C。 【3 题详解】 推理判断题。根据首段 Whether you're looking for antiques, food, collectors'
9、items or just random junk, our rich heritage has produced some of the finest markets in the world. Here are 3 of them. 得知无论你是寻找古董、食物、 收藏品，可以来以下三个地方。可以推断出文章出自杂志。故选 D。 B One special grandmother is lending 100 years of wisdom to strangers on New York Citys upper West side. Her office attracts many New
10、Yorkers, who wait for a chat with the woman. Inside the office, you will find a laptop with 100-year-old grandmother Eileen Wilkinson waiting to chat. She may live across the country in Washington State, but thanks to her grandson, Mike Matthews, who is a social professor at New York University, she
11、 is now sharing words of wisdom for a chat. You can be anything you want, Eileen said. Dont complain about anything. You can do something about it. Over the past three months, hundreds of people have stopped by, chatting with Eileen as if they were old friends. She completely gets a kick out of meet
12、ing New Yorkers because they are so open about their lives, said Matthews. A music student asked for advice on a performance. Others were curious about life in 1917. One boy said he was already planning his next visit. She is so wise and energetic, he said. And she really doesn't look 100 years
13、old. She looks as if she was in her early late 80s. Eileen spent most of her life as a homemaker and mother. She said truly listening gave her advice-giving ability and she was honest. Eileen hosts online chats and has two accounts of the social media. It works both ways because I get great joy talk
14、ing to them, she said. Eileen isn't slowing down any time soon, bringing new meaning to the saying, The road to your grandmas house is never long. She said the secret to her long life was living a good life. 4. How does Eileen help strangers? A. By chatting with them. B. By working for them. C.
15、By lending money to them. D. By giving speeches to them. 5. What do strangers think of Eileen? A. She is a responsible mother. B. She is good at performing. C. She is full of energy and wisdom. D. She is a woman of caring for education. 6. What will Eileen do in the future? A. Set up online chats. B
16、. Make her life simple. C. Bring new meaning to the saying. D. Continue to share her wisdom. 7. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Ways of Living a Good Life. B. A Special 100-year-old Woman. C. Helping the Strangers Is Interesting. D. The Secret to a 100-year-old Womans Long Life. 【答案】4.
17、 A 5. C 6. D 7. B 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位特别的祖母在纽约向陌生人传授了 100 年的智慧的事迹。 【4 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段 One special grandmother is lending 100 years of wisdom to strangers on New York Citys upper West side. 一位特别的祖母在纽约向陌生人传授了 100 年的智慧以及第二段 Inside the office, you will find a laptop with 100-year-old g
18、randmother Eileen Wilkinson waiting to chat.得知 Eileen 通过网上聊天来帮助陌 生人。故选 A。 【5 题详解】 细节理解题。根据 One boy said he was already planning his next visit. She is so wise and energetic, he said.得 知陌生人认为 Eileen是一个智慧的活力的老人。故选 C。 【6 题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段It works both ways because I get great joy talking to them, she s
19、aid. Eileen isn't slowing down any time soon, bringing new meaning to the saying, The road to your grandmas house is never long. 得知 Eileen 觉得和大家分享她的智慧也给自己带来了快乐，她不会放慢脚步，可以推断出 Eileen 在未来还 会继续分享她的智慧。故选 D。 【7 题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段 One special grandmother is lending 100 years of wisdom to strangers on New
20、 York Citys upper West side. Her office attracts many New Yorkers, who wait for a chat with the woman.得知首段点明主题。 讲述了一位特别的祖母在纽约向陌生人传授了 100 年的智慧的事迹。故选 B。 C In recent years, stressed-out urbanites have been seeking refuge in green spaces for the proven positive impacts on physical and mental health, but
21、 the benefits of blue space the sea and coastline, but also rivers, lakes, canals, waterfalls, even fountains are less well publicized, yet the science has been consistent for at least a decade: being by water is good for body and mind. Many of the processes are exactly the same as with green space
22、with some added benefits, says Dr Mathew White, a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter.White says there are three established pathways by which the presence of water is positively related to health and happiness. First, there are the beneficial environmental factors, such as less polluted air
23、 and more sunlight. Second, people who live by water tend to be more physically active. Third and this is where blue space seems to have an edge over other natural environments water has a psychologically restorative effect. When you are sailing, surfing or swimming, says White, youre really in tune
24、 with natural forces there. By being forced to concentrate on the qualities of the environment, we access a cognitive state honed over millennia. Water is, quite literally, immersive. Catherine Kelly is a wellness practitioner who teaches classes in mindfulness by the sea. She says the sea has a med
25、itative quality. To go to the sea is synonymous with letting go, says Kelly. It could be lying on a beach or somebody handing you a cocktail. For somebody else, it could be a wild, empty coast. But there is this really human sense of: Oh, look, theres the sea and the shoulders drop. 8. Why do people
26、 go to the blue space for a relaxation ? A. To seek positive effect on body and mind. B. To have a good swim in the blue sea. C. To consider the beneficial environmental factors. D. To tend to be more careful and active. 9. What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. The characteristics of the ben
27、eficial and friendly environmental factors. B. The classification of being by water is good for body and mind. C. The importance of the beneficial and friendly environmental factors. D. The causes of being by water are good for body and mind. 10. What does the underlined word immersive in paragraph
28、2 refer to? A. Being interested. B. Being forced. C. Being involved. D. Being moved. 11. What does Catherine Kelly find about going to the sea according to the text? A. Trick of the lesson B. Secret of the happiness. C. Sense of human beings D. Broadness of the sea 【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C &n
29、bsp;11. B 【解析】 【分析】 本文是说明文。研究表明蓝色空间对人们身心有积极影响。 【8 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段 In recent years, stressed-out urbanites have been seeking refuge in green spaces for the proven positive impacts on physical and mental health, but the benefits of blue space得知近年来，压力很大的城 市居民一直在绿色环保区寻求避难，因为靠水生存是减压的。因此去蓝色空间对人们身心有积极影响。故
30、 选 A。 【9 题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段 First, there are the beneficial environmental factors, such as less polluted air and more sunlight. Second, people who live by water tend to be more physically active. Third and this is where blue space seems to have an edge over other natural environments water has a psych
31、ologically restorative effect.得知一，水 边有比较新鲜的空气和更充足的阳光。二，住在水边的人们更爱运动。三，水有心理恢复功效。因此第二 段主要讲述了在水边对人们身心有积极影响的原因。故选 D。 【10 题详解】 词义猜测题。 根据第二段When you are sailing, surfing or swimming, says White, youre really in tune with natural forces there.得知当你在航海、冲浪、游泳的时候，你真的和自然力量很协调。因此水真的让人们参与其中。 故选 C。 【11 题详解】 推理判断题。根
32、据最后一段To go to the sea is synonymous with letting go, says Kelly. It could be lying on a beach or somebody handing you a cocktail.得知 Catherine Kelly认为去海边就意味着要放松。这意味着在沙滩 上躺着或别人递给你一杯鸡尾酒。因此去海边这是快乐的秘密。故选 B。 【点睛】猜测词义题在高考中有三种考查形式：生词猜测词义或熟词生义、猜测一句话的意思、指代关系 猜词(代词或者名词)。从近三年考查形势看，三种考查方式同等重要。本文中考查的是生词猜测词义。这 种题型
33、的解法主要是在生词前找到指代关系。例如本文第三题，由生词所在句子的位置，可知生词指代是 前面的内容。我们再从上一句内容，就可以推断出生词指代什么内容。When you are sailing, surfing or swimming, says White, youre really in tune with natural forces there.得知当你在航海、冲浪、游泳的时候，你 真的和自然力量很协调。因此水真的让人们参与其中。故选 D。 D Languages will continue to diverge. Even if English were to become the u
34、niversal language, it would still take many different forms. Indeed the same could happen to English as has happened to Chinese: a language of intellectuals which doesnt vary hugely alongside a large number of variations used by local peoples. We will continue to teach other languages in some form,
35、and not just for reasons of practical use. Learning a language is good for your mental health; it forces you to understand another cultural and intellectual system. So I hope British education will develop a more rational approach to the foreign languages available to students in line with their pol
36、itical importance. Because so many people believe it is no longer important to know another language, I fear that time devoted to language teaching in schools may well continue to decline. But you can argue that learning another language well is more exhausting than, say, learning to play chess well
37、it involves sensitivity to a set of complicated rules, and also to context. Technology will certainly make a difference to the use of foreign languages. Computers may, for instance, relieve the hard work that a vast translation represents. But no one who has seen a computer translation will think it
38、 can substitute for live knowledge of the different languages. A machine will always be behind the times. Still more important is the fact that no computer will ever get at the associations beyond the words associations that may not be expressed but which carry much of the meaning. In languages like
39、 Arabic that context is very important. Languages come with heavy cultural baggage tooin French or German if you miss the cultural references behind a word youre very likely to be missing the meaning. It will be very hard to teach all that to computer. All the predictions are that English will be sp
40、oken by a declining proportion of the worlds population in the 21st century. I dont think foreign languages will really become less important, but they might be perceived to be and that would in the end be a very bad thing. 12. According to the text,we can infer that Chinese _. A. is a language full
41、 of cultural background B. is narrowly used by local peoples C. will be regarded as important as English D. will soon become the universal language 13. Which of the following best describes the authors opinion ? A. Foreign languages should be taught for political importance. B. Learning another lang
42、uage is just like learning to play chess well. C. British education lacks a rational approach to the teaching of foreign languages. D. Learning a language need to know a country cultural and intellectual system. 14. Why can the computer translation make a difference to the use of foreign languages?
43、A. It can replace for live knowledge of the different languages. B. It can always keep the pace with the times in the translation. C. It can reduce the hard work that a vast translation represents. D. It can express the implied meaning beyond word associations. 15. What is the text mainly about? A.
44、Learning foreign languages is a challenging job. B. Learning a language is good for your mental health. C. Cultural background blocks the understanding of a language. D. Computers play an important role in learning foreign languages. 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. A 【解析】 本文是说明文。学好外语是一项有
45、挑战性的工作，因为学语言不仅要对一套复杂的规则而且要对语境非常 敏感。 【12 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段 Indeed the same could happen to English as has happened to Chinese: a language of intellectuals which doesnt vary hugely alongside a large number of variations used by local peoples.得知中文和英 文一样不会有太多变化，因为有许多当地民族使用的语言变体。故可以推断出中文是一种富有文化背景的 语言。故选 A
46、。 【13 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段 Learning a language is good for your mental health; it forces you to understand another cultural and intellectual system.得知学习外语有助于脑力健康；它迫使你了解另一种文化和智力体系。故可以 得知作者认为学习外语需要了解它国家的文化和智力体系。故选 D。 【14 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段 Technology will certainly make a difference to the use of foreign la
47、nguages. Computers may, for instance, relieve the hard work that a vast translation represents.得知科技对外语的使用有影响，电脑可 以解脱大量翻译的艰苦工作。故选 C。 【15 题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段 But you can argue that learning another language well is more exhausting than, say, learning to play chess wellit involves sensitivity to a set of
48、complicated rules, and also to context.得知学好外语 比学好象棋更费力，因为学语言不仅要对一套复杂的规则而且要对语境非常敏感。故可以推断出本文主要 讲述的是学外语是一个挑战性的工作。故选 A。 第二节第二节 ( (共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 3 分，满分分，满分 15 分分) ) 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。 The Segway(平衡车)was invented by Dean Kamen,
49、 and was first shown to the public in 2001 by ABCs Good Morning America program. _16_ The word Segway is remarkably close to the word segue which means to move smoothly from one thing to another The Segway looks like a large stick with two wheels. The wheels are connected to a platform. The stick has handles for a person to hold. The person stands on the
