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Passage 1
限时：7分钟
体裁：记叙文 题材：生活类 难度：中词数：257
My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn't fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventyfive dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed_off for the night. Fortunately, I didn't get any channels showing allnight movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial， a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.
When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
本文作者以幽默的口吻介绍了自己购买彩电后遇到的种种麻烦。
1．Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?
A．He got an older model than he had expected.
B．He couldn't return it when it was broken.
C．He could have bought it at a lower price.
D．He failed to find any movie shows on it.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第一段中“I realized this a day later...at seventyfive dollars less than I had paid.”可知，作者之所以认为被愚弄买了电视机，是因为一天后他在看报纸的广告时得知自己多花了75美元。故选C。]
★2.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?
A．ended all their programs
B．provided fewer channels
C．changed to commercials
D．showed allnight movies
答案 A [词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“Fortunately, I didn't get any channels showing allnight movies or I would never have gotten to bed.”可知，画线短语的意思为“结束所有的电视节目”。故选A。]
3．How did the author finally get his TV set working again?
A．By shaking and hitting it.
B．By turning it on and off.
C．By switching channels.
D．By having it repaired.
答案 D [事实细节题。根据文章最后一句话可知，最后作者不得不到维修店去修理电视机，让其重新工作。故选D。]
4．How does the author sound when telling the story?
A．Curious.
B．Anxious.
C．Cautious.
D．Humorous.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据文章中多处细节及最后一句中“but I keep expecting more trouble”可判断作者以幽默的口吻叙述了自己购买彩电后遇到的种种麻烦。故选D。]
1．relative n．/adj. 亲戚；相对的，相关的
2．commercial adj. 商业的
3．remove v. 去除，移走
1．switch into 转变成
2．build up 增强(体质)
原文：Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back.(不定式作目的状语)
译文：渐渐地，这个噪音在播放节目的时候开始出现。为了摆脱它，我不得不换到另一个频道，然后再换回来。
仿写：To_avoid_any_delay,_please phone your order direct.
为免延误，请直接打电话预订。
Passage 2
限时：7分钟
体裁：说明文 题材：科普知识类 难度：中词数：264
There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.
Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.
In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend
primarily on pheromones (外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.
In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take_on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.
Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.
文章对个体渺小，实则有着庞大团队和巨大力量的蚂蚁进行了分析。作者从蚂蚁有着明确的分工合作、对集体任务无私奉献中找到了它们在地球上存活时间比恐龙还长的原因。
1．We can learn from the passage that ants are________.
A．not willing to share food
B．not found around the poles
C．more successful than all other animals
D．too many to achieve any level of organization
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles”可知，答案为B项。]
2．Ants can use pheromones for________.
A．escape
B．communication
C．warning enemies
D．arranging labor
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素)”可知，答案为B项。]
3.What does the underlined expression “take on”
in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Accept.
B．Employ.
C．Play with.
D．Fight against.
答案 D [短语猜测题。根据第三段中的“They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知，答案应为attack之类的动词。因而，答案为D项fight against“对抗”。]
4．Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?
A．Their behavior.
B．Their size.
C．Their number.
D．Their weight.
答案 A [推理判断题。根据文中最后一段中的“Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth...”可知答案。]
1．worldwide adj. 世界范围的
2．roughly adv. 粗略地，大体上地
3．division n. 分开
4．conflict n. 冲突
5．devoted adj. 献身的，忠诚的
put together 聚集
原文：Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.(倒装句)
译文：它们就是这样献身于群体的共同利益，以至于兵蚁和工蚁都会牺牲生命来帮助打败敌人。
仿写：Such_a_good_boy_is_he that he is always ready to help others.
他是如此好的一个男孩子，总是乐于助人。
Passage 3
限时：7分钟
体裁：记叙文 题材：日常生活类 难度：中词数：385
What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn't a prerequisite for a modern growyourown lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can (装罐) and preserve much of the food they consume.
Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what's on their plate.
Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs (香草) and foods for that fresh flavor，” she said. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.
“I teach people how to live farmfresh without a farm，” Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasizes that “anybody can do this anywhere”. Got an apartment with a balcony (阳台)? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they're very forgiving”. Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level，” she added. “I think it's a great place to start.” Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.
Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food, Loe noted, there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar，”Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what's in your food, knowing where it comes from.”
In addition to being more in touch with the food she's eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children：“Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the_bigger_ picture，”she said, “that if we don't take care of the earth, no one will.”
本文讲述的是Loe一家如何仅用一小片土地就过上了田园般的生活，并向我们讲述了如何利用有限的条件自己栽种和保存果实。
★1.The underlined word “prerequisite” (Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “________”．
A．recipe
B．substitute
C．requirement
D．challenge
答案 C [词义猜测题。从语境上看，下文讲述的是Loe和她的家人在仅仅只有十分之一英亩的土地上栽种和保存他们所需的大部分食物，由此可推断，画线词的含义应是“必备条件，先决条件”，同C项的含义相近，故选C。]
2．Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?
A．They are used daily.
B．They are easy to grow.
C．They can grow very tall.
D．They can be eaten uncooked.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Start with herbs... because
they're very forgiving”可知，Loe推荐从栽种香草开始是因为香草很容易栽种，即使被人们忽视了，它们依旧能够存活，因此选B。]
3．According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?
A．It can preserve their best flavor.
B．It can promote her online sales.
C．It can better her cooking skills.
D．It can improve their nutrition.
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第五段中的“there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavor”可知，Loe把她种的食物装罐是为了保持食物的最佳口味。]
4．What is the “the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?
A．The knowledge about good food.
B．The way to live a growourown life.
C．The joy of getting in touch with foods.
D．The responsibility to protect our earth.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据画线部分后面的“that if we don't take care of the earth, no one will”可推断，Loe希望自己的孩子能够理解保护地球的重要性，因此选D。]
1．consume v. 消耗，消费
2．initially adv. 原来地，初始地
3．emphasize v. 强调
4．absolute adj. 绝对的，完全的
1．start with... 以……开始
2．in addition to 除……之外
3．pass...to... 把……传给……
原文：In addition to being more in touch with the food she's eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children.(定语从句)
译文：除了能更近距离地接近她吃的食物，另一个惊喜来自能把这种知识和对健康食物的需求传递给孩子们。
仿写：The film (that/which)_they_went_to_see_last_night was not interesting at all.
他们昨晚看的那部电影一点儿意思也没有。
Passage 4
限时：8分钟
体裁：议论文 题材：社会生活类 难度：中词数：291
A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social
backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it
comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of
reports from Nat West that has started a fiveyear research
project into teenagers and money, are particularly
worrying as this generation of young people is likely to
be burdened with greater debts than any before.
University tuition fees (学费)
are currently capped at
￡3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and
the Government is under enormous pressure to_raise_the__ceiling.
In the research, the teenagers were presented with
the terms of four different loans but 76 percent failed to
identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted
that they would be earning on average
￡31,000 by the
age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22
to 29 is just
￡17,815. The teenagers expected to be in
debt when they finished university or training, although
half said that they assumed the debts would be less than ￡10,000.
Average debts for graduates are
￡12,363.
Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the
Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns Nat West, said.
“The more exposed young people are to financial issues,
and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible， forwardplanning
adults who manage their
finances confidently and
effectively.”
Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial
pressures on teenagers and young people because of
students' loans and rising housing costs. They have just
introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki
Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had
