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答案C 20.When will the swimming match begin tomorrow? A.At 9:30 a.m. B.At 3:00 p.m. C.At 3:30 p.m. 答案B 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）》阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A This month millions of American kids can forget about classroom bells and set off for their grandparents'homes,sleep-away camps and lifeguard stands.But the summer vacation hasn't always been a birthright of US schoolchildren.Before the Civil War,schools operated on one of two calendars(),neither of which included a summer vacation.Rural()schooling was divided into summer and winter terms,leaving kids free to help with the farm work in the spring planting and fall harvest seasons.Urban students,meanwhile,regularly had as many as 48 weeks of study a year,with one break per quarter. In the 1840s,however,educational reformers like Horace Mann moved to combine the two calendars out of concern that rural schooling was not enough and that overusing of young minds could lead to nervous disorders.Summer appeared as the obvious time for a break:it offered a rest for teachers,fit in the farming calendar and reduced doctors'concern that packing students into hot classrooms would promote the spread of disease. But people's opinion about the modern US school year,which averages 180 days,is still divided.Some experts say its pleasant but lazy summer break,which took hold in the early 20th century,is one of the reasons maths skills and graduation rates of US high school students ranked well below average in two international education reports published in 2007.Others insist that with children under increasing pressure to devote their downtime to internships (or study,there's still room for an institution that protects the lazy days of childhood 21.What did the rural school calendar before the Civil War allow children to do? A.Enjoy a summer vacation. B.Take a break each quarter C.Have 48 weeks of study a year. D.Assist their parents with farm work. 答案D

答案:C 20.When will the swimming match begin tomorrow? A.At 9:30 a.m. B.At 3:00 p.m. C.At 3:30 p.m. 答案:B 第二部分阅读(共两节,满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A This month millions of American kids can forget about classroom bells and set off for their grandparents’ homes,sleep-away camps and lifeguard stands.But the summer vacation hasn’t always been a birthright of US schoolchildren.Before the Civil War,schools operated on one of two calendars(日历),neither of which included a summer vacation.Rural(农村的) schooling was divided into summer and winter terms,leaving kids free to help with the farm work in the spring planting and fall harvest seasons.Urban students,meanwhile,regularly had as many as 48 weeks of study a year,with one break per quarter. In the 1840s,however,educational reformers like Horace Mann moved to combine the two calendars out of concern that rural schooling was not enough and that overusing of young minds could lead to nervous disorders.Summer appeared as the obvious time for a break:it offered a rest for teachers,fit in the farming calendar and reduced doctors’ concern that packing students into hot classrooms would promote the spread of disease. But people’s opinion about the modern US school year,which averages 180 days,is still divided.Some experts say its pleasant but lazy summer break,which took hold in the early 20th century,is one of the reasons maths skills and graduation rates of US high school students ranked well below average in two international education reports published in 2007.Others insist that with children under increasing pressure to devote their downtime to internships (实习) or study,there’s still room for an institution that protects the lazy days of childhood. 21.What did the rural school calendar before the Civil War allow children to do? A.Enjoy a summer vacation. B.Take a break each quarter. C.Have 48 weeks of study a year. D.Assist their parents with farm work. 答案:D

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的Rural(农村的)schooling was divided into summer and winter terms,leaving kids free to help with the farm work in the spring planting and fall harvest seasons.”可知，在内战前，美国农村的学校分为夏季和冬季两个学期，这样可以让孩子们在春天播种和秋季收获时给大人帮忙。故选D项。 22.What did the educational reformers do in the 1840s? A.They introduced summer vacation. B.They shortened rural school terms. C.They promoted the study of farming D.They advocated higher pay for teachers. 答案：A 解析：推理判断题。从文章第二段可以看出，当时的教育改革家出于对美国农村教育不足，以及青少年过度使用大脑会导致神经紊乱等问题的考虑，认为夏天应该是休息的时刻。由此可以推知，当时的教育改革家提出了暑假这一设想。故选A 项。 23.Why are some people unhappy about the modern US school year? A.It pushes the teachers too hard B.It reduces the quality of education. C.It ignores science instruction. D.It includes no time for internships. 答案B 解析根据判断题。根据最后一段可知，一些专家认为，美国高中生的数学技能和毕业率远低于2007年发布的两份国际教育报告中的平均水平，原因是美国轻松慵懒的暑假。由该语境可知，人们认为美国现代的学年制降低了教学质量。故选 B项。 B Working up a credit score for Walter Cavanagh has got to be a mathematical nightmare-the man has nearly 1,500 valid credit cards to his name and holds the Guinness Record for the most credit cards.Mr.Plastic Fantastic-a title given to him by Guinness World Records-is also the proud owner of the world's longest wallet,which can hold about 800 cards.But he uses it only to carry a few cards,while the rest are safely kept in bank safe-deposit boxes. Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s."One of my best friends and I made a silly bet:the guy who could collect the most credit cards by the end of the year would win dinner,"he said."I got 143 cards by the end of the year,and my friend gathered 138."After winning that bet,Cavanagh decided to simply keep

解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Rural(农村的) schooling was divided into summer and winter terms,leaving kids free to help with the farm work in the spring planting and fall harvest seasons.”可知,在内战前,美国农村的学校分为夏季和冬季两个学期,这样可以让孩子们在春天播种和秋季收获时给大人帮忙。故选 D 项。 22.What did the educational reformers do in the 1840s? A.They introduced summer vacation. B.They shortened rural school terms. C.They promoted the study of farming. D.They advocated higher pay for teachers. 答案:A 解析:推理判断题。从文章第二段可以看出,当时的教育改革家出于对美国农村教育不足,以及青少年过度使用大脑会导致神经紊乱等问题的考虑,认为夏天应该是休息的时刻。由此可以推知,当时的教育改革家提出了暑假这一设想。故选 A 项。 23.Why are some people unhappy about the modern US school year? A.It pushes the teachers too hard. B.It reduces the quality of education. C.It ignores science instruction. D.It includes no time for internships. 答案:B 解析:根据判断题。根据最后一段可知,一些专家认为,美国高中生的数学技能和毕业率远低于 2007 年发布的两份国际教育报告中的平均水平,原因是美国轻松慵懒的暑假。由该语境可知,人们认为美国现代的学年制降低了教学质量。故选 B 项。 B Working up a credit score for Walter Cavanagh has got to be a mathematical nightmare—the man has nearly 1,500 valid credit cards to his name and holds the Guinness Record for the most credit cards.Mr.Plastic Fantastic—a title given to him by Guinness World Records—is also the proud owner of the world’s longest wallet,which can hold about 800 cards.But he uses it only to carry a few cards,while the rest are safely kept in bank safe-deposit boxes. Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s.“One of my best friends and I made a silly bet:the guy who could collect the most credit cards by the end of the year would win dinner,” he said.“I got 143 cards by the end of the year,and my friend gathered 138.” After winning that bet,Cavanagh decided to simply keep

going with his unusual collection.He got credit cards from gas stations,airlines,bars and even ice cream stores. If there's one card missing from Cavanagh's collection,it's that from the Newberry Company.They repulsed his application for a card in the early 1970s,even though he'd collected over 100 by then.They said he had too much credit.Therefore,so far he hasn't had a Newberry card in his collection. Cavanagh hasn't stopped applying for new cards-he's held the Guinness Record since 1971 and has no intention of letting go of it.He copies whole pages from a U.S.directory of businesses and keeps sending applications.If he receives a rejection,he writes back to the company explaining his goal and ambition.But he doesn't count useless cards in his total collection. Thanks to all the cards to his name,Cavanagh has access to about $1.7 million at any moment.Despite this privilege,he has managed to maintain an excellent credit score. The 72-year-old retired financial planner and credit expert has only one piece of advice to share:"Never use a card to buy anything you can't pay off in a couple of months.If you don't have the discipline.you shouldn't have the cards." 24.Cavanagh began to collect credit cards when he A.owned a very long wallet B.made a bet with his friend C.wanted to create a Guinness Record D.was treated to dinner by his friend 答案B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s.'One of my best friends and I made a silly bet:the guy who could collect the most credit cards by the end of the year would win dinner,he said.”可知，自从s跟朋友打赌后，Cavanagh就开始收集信用卡了。 25.What does the underlined word"repulsed"in paragraph 3 probably mean? A.Rejected.B.Recalled. C.Repeated. D.Recognised. 答案：A 解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的They said he had too much credit.Therefore,so far he hasn't had a Newberry card in his collection.”可知，Cavanagh设有Newberry Company的卡，表明他的申请被拒绝了，故选A项

going with his unusual collection.He got credit cards from gas stations,airlines,bars and even ice cream stores. If there’s one card missing from Cavanagh’s collection,it’s that from the Newberry Company.They repulsed his application for a card in the early 1970s,even though he’d collected over 100 by then.They said he had too much credit.Therefore,so far he hasn’t had a Newberry card in his collection. Cavanagh hasn’t stopped applying for new cards—he’s held the Guinness Record since 1971 and has no intention of letting go of it.He copies whole pages from a U.S.directory of businesses and keeps sending applications.If he receives a rejection,he writes back to the company explaining his goal and ambition.But he doesn’t count useless cards in his total collection. Thanks to all the cards to his name,Cavanagh has access to about $1.7 million at any moment.Despite this privilege,he has managed to maintain an excellent credit score. The 72-year-old retired financial planner and credit expert has only one piece of advice to share:“Never use a card to buy anything you can’t pay off in a couple of months.If you don’t have the discipline,you shouldn’t have the cards.” 24.Cavanagh began to collect credit cards when he . A.owned a very long wallet B.made a bet with his friend C.wanted to create a Guinness Record D.was treated to dinner by his friend 答案:B 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s.‘One of my best friends and I made a silly bet:the guy who could collect the most credit cards by the end of the year would win dinner,’he said.”可知,自从跟朋友打赌后,Cavanagh 就开始收集信用卡了。 25.What does the underlined word “repulsed” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A.Rejected. B.Recalled. C.Repeated. D.Recognised. 答案:A 解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“They said he had too much credit.Therefore,so far he hasn’t had a Newberry card in his collection.”可知,Cavanagh 没有 Newberry Company 的卡,表明他的申请被拒绝了,故选 A 项

26.What do the underlined words"the discipline"in the last paragraph probably refer to? A.Having many cards to your own name. B.Buying things by card and paying off in time C.Managing to own more privileges for your card. D.Using a card to buy things as many times as possible. 答案B 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Never use a card to buy anything you can't pay off in a couple of months.”可知，Cavanagh建议人们：如果几个月内无法偿还信用卡，那最好别用信用卡购物，故选B项。 27.What do we know about Cavanagh's cards? A.Some of them are useless. B.They are safely kept in his long wallet C.They have brought him fame and privilege. D.Fewer new cards are added to his collections. 答案C 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“holds the Guinness Record for the most credit cards.”及倒数第二段中的Despite this privilege'”可知，Cavanagh收藏的信用卡给他带来了荣誉并且也使他享有一些特殊待遇。 C It happens to most first-time fish keepers.They run to a fish store,pick out the best looking fish,and get all the things they need for their tanks.Then they fill up their tanks and put their fish in the water.Over the course of the next week,their fish aren't looking so good.Then all of a sudden,all of their fish start to die off. Luckily,there is an explanation.Ammonia(氨)and nitrite(亚硝酸盐)are toxic to fish.You see,keeping fish in a tank produces ammonia.If a fish is placed in a new tank,the tank won't be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical.And that's why they die. To avoid the whole failure,you have to understand a little something called the Nitrogen Cycle().After ammonia is produced in a tank,a kind of bacterium that is naturally found in water(a bacterium that consumes ammonia and produces nitrite) reproduces itself to form a large enough area to change all ammonia into nitrite.As the concentration()of nitrite increases,the same thing happens to nitrite,which happened to ammonia.A group of bacteria that change nitrite into nitrate() form in large numbers.The cycle takes about one week to several months,depending

26.What do the underlined words “the discipline” in the last paragraph probably refer to? A.Having many cards to your own name. B.Buying things by card and paying off in time. C.Managing to own more privileges for your card. D.Using a card to buy things as many times as possible. 答案:B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Never use a card to buy anything you can’t pay off in a couple of months.”可知,Cavanagh 建议人们:如果几个月内无法偿还信用卡,那最好别用信用卡购物,故选 B 项。 27.What do we know about Cavanagh’s cards? A.Some of them are useless. B.They are safely kept in his long wallet. C.They have brought him fame and privilege. D.Fewer new cards are added to his collections. 答案:C 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中的“...holds the Guinness Record for the most credit cards.”及倒数第二段中的“Despite this privilege”可知,Cavanagh 收藏的信用卡给他带来了荣誉并且也使他享有一些特殊待遇。 C It happens to most first-time fish keepers.They run to a fish store,pick out the best looking fish,and get all the things they need for their tanks.Then they fill up their tanks and put their fish in the water.Over the course of the next week,their fish aren’t looking so good.Then all of a sudden,all of their fish start to die off. Luckily,there is an explanation.Ammonia(氨) and nitrite(亚硝酸盐) are toxic to fish.You see,keeping fish in a tank produces ammonia.If a fish is placed in a new tank,the tank won’t be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical.And that’s why they die. To avoid the whole failure,you have to understand a little something called the Nitrogen Cycle(氮循环).After ammonia is produced in a tank,a kind of bacterium that is naturally found in water(a bacterium that consumes ammonia and produces nitrite) reproduces itself to form a large enough area to change all ammonia into nitrite.As the concentration(浓度) of nitrite increases,the same thing happens to nitrite,which happened to ammonia.A group of bacteria that change nitrite into nitrate(硝酸盐) form in large numbers.The cycle takes about one week to several months,depending

on your technique.When a tank reaches a point where it can change all ammonia and nitrite being produced in a tank to nitrate before they reach harmful concentrations,it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle-it is safe for fish. So before you ever place a fish into a tank from now on,use some skills to make it do that first.To do so,slightly increase ammonia concentration of your tank.If after 24 hours,your tank has no mark of ammonia or nitrite,you can ensure that it's cycled.You just need to perform a partial water change and your tank is ready for fish 28.What can we learn from paragraph 1? A.It's really hard for people to keep fish well B.The author feels very sorry for those dead fish C.New fish keepers begin to raise fish in a hurry. D.People have no idea how to use their tanks well. 答案C 解析：推理判断题。第一段描述了养鱼新手经常会遇到的问题：他们刚养的鱼很快就死了。由第二段的最后两句可知，这是因为新买的鱼缸会产生有害物质，导致鱼中毒而亡。由此可推知，作者在第一段中想说明新手养鱼太仓促了。 29.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "toxic"in paragraph 2? A.Open. B.Harmful. C.Familiar. D.Beneficial. 答案B 解析：词义猜测题。由第二段的“.the tank won't be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical..”可推知，ammonia和nitrite这两种化学物质对鱼类有害。 30.What do we know about the Nitrogen Cycle? A.It makes sure of fish's safety. B.It provides all the nutrition fish need C.It increases the concentration of ammonia. D.It produces more chemicals to clean the tank 答案：A 解析：细节理解题。由第三段的内容尤其是最后一句“.it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle-一it is safe for fish.”可知，新买的鱼缸经过氦循环之后人们就可以用它来养鱼了。故选A项。 31.Which question can't be answered in the text? A.What's the right way to raise fish in a new tank? B.What happens during the Nitrogen Cycle?

on your technique.When a tank reaches a point where it can change all ammonia and nitrite being produced in a tank to nitrate before they reach harmful concentrations,it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle—it is safe for fish. So before you ever place a fish into a tank from now on,use some skills to make it do that first.To do so,slightly increase ammonia concentration of your tank.If after 24 hours,your tank has no mark of ammonia or nitrite,you can ensure that it’s cycled.You just need to perform a partial water change and your tank is ready for fish. 28.What can we learn from paragraph 1? A.It’s really hard for people to keep fish well. B.The author feels very sorry for those dead fish. C.New fish keepers begin to raise fish in a hurry. D.People have no idea how to use their tanks well. 答案:C 解析:推理判断题。第一段描述了养鱼新手经常会遇到的问题:他们刚养的鱼很快就死了。由第二段的最后两句可知,这是因为新买的鱼缸会产生有害物质,导致鱼中毒而亡。由此可推知,作者在第一段中想说明新手养鱼太仓促了。 29.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “toxic” in paragraph 2? A.Open. B.Harmful. C.Familiar. D.Beneficial. 答案:B 解析:词义猜测题。由第二段的“...the tank won’t be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical.”可推知,ammonia 和 nitrite 这两种化学物质对鱼类有害。 30.What do we know about the Nitrogen Cycle? A.It makes sure of fish’s safety. B.It provides all the nutrition fish need. C.It increases the concentration of ammonia. D.It produces more chemicals to clean the tank. 答案:A 解析:细节理解题。由第三段的内容尤其是最后一句“...it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle—it is safe for fish.”可知,新买的鱼缸经过氮循环之后人们就可以用它来养鱼了。故选 A 项。 31.Which question can’t be answered in the text? A.What’s the right way to raise fish in a new tank? B.What happens during the Nitrogen Cycle?