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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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When 12 girls from San Fernando high school in California received a grant (助学金) to develop an invention to solve a realworld problem, they decided to create a solarpowered shelter. Now for over a year, the girls have been working after school and over the winter and spring breaks to complete their project. “They have this amazing drive that I've never seen before, ” said Violet Mardirosian, a math teacher at San Fernando High. “I thought at the beginning that maybe some of them would give up, saying ‘I didn't expect this much work,’ but they don't. They're just working hard and they're not giving up.”
Living in a lowincome community (社区), the girls have seen the problem of homelessness firsthand, which is why they chose that population to create a product for. Many of them are also from immigrant families and hope the solarpowered shelter might help refugees(难民). Seventeenyearold Maggie Mejia said that while she had no engineering experience, the girls figured out as a team how to create the prototype (雏形), using howto videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important lesson she's learned over the course of the project isn't technical. “I've learned a lot about helping others, helping the community and showing a better world to other people,” she said.
The girls have been invited to MIT to show their invention. Mardirosian says all the participating students have expressed interest in going into STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields and that students from lower grades are already expressing interest in being involved next year. She says, “Many of them didn't think about engineering before. They thought maybe they're not made out to be an engineer. But working together, now they realize they're all needed in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。加州圣费尔南多高中的12名女孩获得了一项助学金时,她们决定建立一个太阳能避难所。文章介绍了她们进行该项目的原因和感受。
1.Why did Mardirosian think some girls would quit the subject?
A.It was not practical in real life.
B.It demanded a lot of time and energy.
C.It was not supported by their math teacher.
D.It required a lot of money and expert knowledge.
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I thought at the beginning that maybe some of them would give up, saying ‘I didn't expect this much work”可知,Mardirosian认为有一些女孩子可能会放弃,说:“我没有料到会有这么多工作”。该句中的“much work”应该指完成这个项目所需要的大量时间和精力。故B选项切题。
答案 B
2.Why did the girls decide to create a solarpowered shelter?
A.To save energy.
B.To win a scholarship.
C.To help the homeless.
D.To be admitted to MIT.
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Living in a lowincome community (社区),...and hope the solarpowered shelter might help refugees(难民).”可知,生活在低收入的社区中,这些女孩们亲眼目睹了无家可归的问题,这就是为什么他们选择为无家可归的人创造产品的原因。他们中许多人也来自移民家庭,希望太阳能供电的住房可以帮助难民。综上,这些女孩子创造太阳能避难所是为了帮助这些无家可归的人。C选项正确。
答案 C
3.According to Maggie, what is the most valuable lesson she has learned from the project?
A.How to code.
B.The power of teamwork.
C.The way to teach herself.
D.How to make the world a better place.
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But the most important lesson she's learned over the course of the project...and showing a better world to other people', she said”可知,Maggie Mejia认为,她学到的最重要的一点就是如何帮助他人,帮助社区,给其他人展示一个更好的世界。故结合选项,D选项切题:如何使世界变得更好。
答案 D
4.What does Mardirosian think of the project?
A.It taught girls to be independent.
B.It should be continued next year.
C.It inspired girls' interest in STEM.
D.It showed the importance of engineering.
解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Mardirosian says all the participating students have expressed interest...are already expressing interest in being involved next year”可知,马迪罗西安说,所有参与的学生都对进入STEM(科学、技术、工程、数学)领域表示兴趣,而来自较低级的学生们已经对明年参与该项目表示兴趣。由此可以推知,该项目激发了女孩们对于STEM领域的兴趣。故C选项正确。
答案 C
B
Many people in the UK have poor mathematical skills. Dr.Richard Pike, a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, said that mathematics questions in entrance tests to British universities were much too simple.
About two thirds of British universities now offer special courses in mathematics to new students. The courses are necessary because new students do not know enough mathematics when they leave high school. A university teacher said that there was a serious risk that there would not be enough scientists and engineers coming out of British universities in the future.
New university students are bad at mathematics. So are a lot of other people in Britain. A survey found that 7 million people in England were bad at mathematics. It is necessary to help people improve their math skills, which are important in lots of ways.
One problem is that many students do not want to study math because they think it is a difficult subject. They want to have high grades in their A levels. High A level grades are necessary in order to go to university. This is one reason why students do not choose to study mathematics at A level. Sometimes schools also prefer students to study easier subjects instead of mathematics. A school will have a better reputation if more students pass A level exams.
Another problem is that some educated people think mathematics is not important. They think it is not a creative subject. This way of thinking is very dangerous. When people do not understand mathematics, they are not able to make proper judgments about important questions. Nowadays, a lot of people use the Internet to find the answers to scientific questions. But they don't understand science. They cannot judge the value of the information which they find. People will become very ignorant if they don't study mathematics and science.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。介绍了英国的数学教育问题。
5.What is the text mainly about?
A.Mathematics problems in the UK.
B.Simple exams for British students.
C.Unscientific course structure in the UK.
D.Problems for British high school students.
解析 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是根据首段首句“Many people in the UK have poor mathematical skills. (许多英国人的数学能力很差。)”可知,本文主要是关于英国的数学问题。
答案 A
6.Many universities in Britain offer math courses because ________.
A.students hope to learn more about mathematic skills
B.students' parents want them to continue math study
C.students do not learn enough mathematics in high school
D.students are expected to become scientists or engineers
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“About two thirds of British universities now offer special courses ... when they leave high school. (大约三分之二的英国大学现在为新生开设数学方面的特殊课程。这些课程是必要的,因为新学生在高中毕业时对数学的了解还不够。)”可知,英国大学现在为新生开设数学方面的特殊课程是因为新学生在高中毕业时对数学的了解还不够。
答案 C
7.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that ________.
A.students think mathematics is not important
B.schools ask all students to pass A level exams
C.schools encourage students to study mathematics
D.students are afraid to study mathematics at A level
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段第三、四句“High A level grades are necessary in order to ...choose to study mathematics at A level. (要想上大学,高水平考试成绩是必要的。这就是为什么学生不选择学习A等级数学的原因之一。)”可知,上大学要有高水平的考试成绩,所以,A等级数学让学生望而却步。
答案 D
8.What can we infer about people who are bad at mathematics?
A.They can't make any achievements in some creative work.
B.They can't make correct decisions on some important issues.
C.They can properly use the Internet to look for information.
D.They can gain the respect of students who are bad at math.
解析 推理判断题。根据末段第四句“When people do not understand mathematics, they are not able to make proper judgments about important questions. (当人们不懂数学时,他们就无法对重要问题做出正确的判断。)”可知,数学不好的人无法对重要问题做出正确的判断。
答案 B
Ⅱ.完形填空
My husband was away for a few days,so I had to look after our oneyearold daughter.I was also __1__ to life in Pune,where we'd just __2__.One day,I took one look at Ban and froze.She was on the floor,lifeless,the small container I had opened that morning lying __3__ next to her.I took my daughter and ran out—she needed a doctor immediately.The __4__ was empty.I reached the main road,barefoot and in my nightdress.Just then,a red car stopped.“My baby needs a doctor immediately!”I shouted to the young couple in the car.
“Get in,”the man,who was __5__,said.He then turned the car around and headed towards the __6__.As I sat in the back seat,calling Ban,aware that her arms were growing __7__,I told the couple what happened.When the car finally stopped near the first doctor's signboard we found,it was a doctor!Taking Ban from me,the man __8__ up to the clinic on the first floor.His wife and I followed.He told the doctor the accident __9__,who then took Ban and asked us to __10__ outside.The lady sat next to me,__11__ me.After 15 minutes,which seemed like hours to me,I was told Ban was __12__.When I went in to see her,she called out,“Mamma!”
The doctor had __13__ Ban's stomach out.She had something choked in her throat.When the doctor told us Ban could go home,the young man __14__ to drop us.When I refused,he pointed out something I hadn't realized in the midst of the emergency(在紧急情况下):I hadn't taken any __15__ with me.The couple paid the doctor and gave me $100 for the auto fare home.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了当作者的女儿遇到意外,需要就医的时候,一对陌生夫妇给予作者无私帮助的故事。
1.A.looking B.turning
C.adapting D.referring
解析 结合选项可知,此处指作者正在“适应”这个地方的生活。adapt to是固定搭配,意为“适应”。
答案 C
2.A.explored B.visited
C.defended D.settled
解析 结合上下文及选项可知,此处指他们刚刚来到这个地方“定居”。
答案 D
3.A.broke B.empty
C.worn D.loose
解析 根据上下文可知,那个小瓶子“空空地”放在女儿的身边,言外之意就是作者女儿吃了瓶子里的东西,现在已经不省人事了。
答案 B
4.A.market B.shop
C.office D.street
解析 结合上文可知,作者跑出了家,因此这里指“大街”上空荡荡的。
答案 D
5.A.working B.driving
C.walking D.reading
解析 此处指“开车的”那个男子,故选B。
答案 B
6.A.park B.company
C.school D.hospital
解析 结合文意可知,这个年轻人掉转车头,向“医院”开去。
答案 D
7.A.thick B.dirty
C.cold D.hot
解析 此处指作者的女儿的胳膊开始“变凉”,情况比较严重了。其余选项与文意不符。
答案 C
8.A.reached B.raced
C.pointed D.walked
解析 此处指这个年轻人抱着作者的女儿“跑向”诊所。raced更能突出事态的紧急性。
答案 B
9.A.nervously B.seriously
C.truly D.briefly
解析 此处指年轻人“大体地”向医生介绍这个事故的情况。briefly意为“大体地,概括地”。
答案 D
10.A.pace B.chat
C.wait D.beg
解析 结合语境可知,此处指医生让我们大家在外面“等待”。
答案 C
11.A.comforting B.hugging
C.protecting D.admiring
解析 司机的妻子坐在作者的身边,应该是“安慰”作者。
答案 A
12.A.active B.fine
C.beautiful D.clever
解析 根据空后的句子可知,Ban已经安然无恙了。本题选fine表示身体已无大碍。
答案 B
13.A.pulled B.sorted
C.examined D.washed
解析 根据上文可知,作者的女儿吃了某种东西,所以医生给她“洗”了胃。
答案 D
14.A.offered B.agreed
C.argued D.reacted
解析 根据上文,医生告诉作者可以回家了,所以年轻人“主动提出”送作者回家。
答案 A
15.A.gift B.coin
C.money D.card
解析 此处与上题的“emergency”呼应。由于事态紧急,作者慌乱之下根本没有带“钱”。
答案 C
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