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20141學(xué)校 姓名 班級 考號 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A,B,C,D）Asageneralrule,20141學(xué)校 姓名 班級 考號 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A,B,C,D）Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyperformedonaroutinebasis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis workinpeopleofall .Forexample,onChristmasmorning,excitedabout withtheirnewtoys.Buttheir soonwearandbyJanuary toyscanbefoundputawayintheworldisfull stampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,standingasamonumenttosomeone’s interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withinashorttime,however,the ofcaringtheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescententerhighschoolwithgreat butsoonlookingforward .Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtothecollege.Andthen,how ,whocomplainaboutthelongdrivesto droveforhoursatatimewhenthey theirdriverslicenses?Beforepeopleretire,they todoaofthings,whichneverhadwhileworking.But retirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimesbecomeasboringasthejobsthey .And,likethechildJanuary,theygosearchingfor 6．A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-C.The6．A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-C.TheCambridgeScienceCuriosityDaretoTaketheCuriosityTheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoofsixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evenstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirStudentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.ToentertheallartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,FebruaryStudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnersbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,FebruaryStudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnersbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerwillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.FamiliesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationbrunchwillbeBetweenandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificstheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.The21．WhocantakeintheCuriositySchoolCambridgeCSFMIT22．Whenwilltheprize-givingFebruary23．Whattypeofwritingisthisexhibitionartshowofficial24．Passengerpigeons（旅鴿）onceunbelievablenumbers.WrittenoverfromofUnitedStates18thand19thdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforItwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,weremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheItwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,weremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdsintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320(about515kilometers)longwasseennearSadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.thebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Bytheclosingdecadesofcentury,thehardwoodforestspassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,scattered（驅(qū)散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soongreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenIn1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedtheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninSeptember1,centuries,passengerpigeons 1】InandwerethebiggestbirdinthelivedmainlyinthesouthofdidgreatharmtothenaturalWerethelargestpopulationinthe2】Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothe A.B.C.D.3】WhatwasreasonforpeopletokillpassengerA.ToseekB.TosaveotherC.TomakeD.Toprotect4】WhatcanaboutthelawpassedinA.wasignoredbytheB.ItwasdeclaredtooC.wasD.ItwasA.wasignoredbytheB.ItwasdeclaredtooC.wasD.Itwasawhip(鞭子)andachair.Thewhipgetalloftheattention,butmostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?Howdoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachiever(e,g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore)–onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsofyouandnevermakeprogressupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusywhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultiswefeellikewecan’tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthingsandsowetakelessactioncouldbeimprovingmakelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenItdoesn’thavetobeinyourface,rememberway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavinga:Allyouneedtodoisfocusononethingjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneoftheofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome….takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetouttheway.1】Whydoestheliontameruseatricktheshowoffhisskillgetreadyforaentertainthe2】InwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingaA.TheyfeelpuzzledoverB.TheyholdontothewrongC.TheyfindithardtomakeD.TheyhavetodosomethingforC.TheyfindithardtomakeD.Theyhavetodosomethingfor3】Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedparagraph4Whentheworldiswavingachairinyourfaceyou’re waitforabetterbreakyouroldmakeaquickaskforclear26．AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberorganizations-UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem–haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,specializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinDocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayansreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofmaterials-includingphotographs,films,taprecordings,andfieldwhichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandNow,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded-theDigitalProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-TurinwhichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandNow,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded-theDigitalProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-Turinhasstartedatomakeavailabledocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundthejusttoscholarsbuttotheofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswerecollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableTurinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeech【小題1】Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto promoteglobalthedisappearingforlanguagesetlanguagesresearch2】Whatdoesthattradition”in3referHavingfirstrecordsofthebooksonlanguagestoriesaboutlanguagewiththenative3】WhatisTurin’sbookbasedculturalstaticsindocumentsavailableatlanguageresearchinpersonalexperiencein4】WhichofthefollowingbestTurin’sWritesellandRecord,repeatandCollect,protectandDesign,experimentand27．Nearlyfiveyearsbefore,andwiththehelpby27．Nearlyfiveyearsbefore,andwiththehelpbyourfather,mysisterISomecherrytomatoes(圣女果)inourbackgarden.Sincethenforallthesewehadbeenallowingtomatoestoself-seedwheretheyplease.Asresult,theplantsaregrowingsomewhere.Thefruitsaresmallinsize,butjuicyandtaste.Therearesomuchthatweoftensharethemwithourneighbors.Althoughweallowtomatoplantstogrowinthesameplaceyearafteryear,butwehaveneverhadanydiseaseorinsectattackproblems.WearegrowingwonderfullytomatoesatnoThejobsofthefuturehavenotbeeninvented,28．Byhelpingthemclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefuture1.tobedeeplycurious.29．ingredients(配料)canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternextandthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?2.Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandsomethingnewfromit.30．Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.ExperimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheirCreativity.3.InterpersonalUnderstandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhatgoingoninsideourownhead,butwhataboutothers?Beingabletopeoplehelpskidsfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtoconclusions.31．“Whydopeoplehelpskidsfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtoconclusions.31．“Whydoyouthinksheiscrying?”“Canyoutellhowmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?”“Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyou,howwouldyoufeel?”4.Self32．Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas?amusic,drawing,building,photography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother.EncouragekidstocookwithAndcan’tforgetscienceWegivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewSocanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetGardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisF.WecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinG.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluable參考詞匯：住宿—Areyoufacingasituationthatlooking參考詞匯：住宿—AreyoufacingasituationthatlookingimpossibletoIn1969,thepollutionisterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearOhio.It 34．(be)imaginablethatitcouldbeeverbecleanedup.Therivewassopollutedthatit 35．(actual)caughtfireandburned.Nowyearlate,thisriveisoneof 36．mostoutstandingexamplesofenvironmentalcleanup.Butriverwasn’tchangedinafewdays37．evenafewmonths.Ittookyearsofwork 38．(reduce)industrialpollutionandcleanthewater.Finally,thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterinthe 39．(clean)thanMaybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation.Maybeyouhavea40．isdrivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon’tknowhowtocontrolyourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchimpossiblesituation,don’tyouwantaquickfixandsomethingtochangeimmediately.Whilethereare 41．(amaze)storiesofinstanttransformation,formostofusthe 42．(change)aregradualandrequirealotofandwork,likecleaningupapollutedriver.Just 1．A1．AB.races；countriesB.races；countries；agesD。C。5．AA。6D組織好的D。passingBC10．D。考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。青少年進入高中時很激動。此處courage勇氣；D。11．A?？疾槊~詞義辨析及語境理解。但是很快就盼著畢業(yè)了。此處graduationA12．C13．B13．B張地；bravelyB。14．B16．Agreat偉大的；strange；difficult；correctA。A。18．DD。19．Clost；chose；leftquitleavework離開工作C。20．B說明老人和小孩子一樣沒有長性。把老人比作孩子，那孩子玩的東西就是玩具了。故選B514schoolstudenrsbetweentheschoolstudenrsbetweentheagesof5--14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosity5—14A。22．DStudentswhoentertheChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonornedataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.421D。23．C考查判斷推理。這篇是屬于什么體裁的文章？根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容及TheTheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouOfthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.可知這里是劍橋科技節(jié)的名譽寫的通知，而并非D1】2】3】4】鴿的數(shù)量很大。人們認為旅鴿數(shù)量多，會永恒的供應(yīng)，于是成千的人殺害了旅鴿。191D1819pigeons（旅鴿）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）sothattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.可知在美國，18thattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.可知在美國，1819D【小題2】B.考查詞義猜測。劃線單詞undoingWherethebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.可知人們認為旅鴿數(shù)量多會永恒的供應(yīng)，于是成千的undoingB。3】CCommercialattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.可知商業(yè)獵人捕捉了大量的旅C。BD,為了thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驅(qū)散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,可知美國人是為了需要木材而驅(qū)趕旅鴿，而不是為了保護莊DthestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.可知到密B。1】2】3】4】1】A.Whenalionholdsa1】A.Whenalionholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sfacetheliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.可知當(dāng)馴獸師拿著椅子在獅子面前時，獅子關(guān)注A?！拘☆}2A.Withitsdividedthelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext3】B.ThismetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbestB?！拘☆}Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourfacerememberthis:Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.可知當(dāng)你面Youjustneedtogetstarted.可知需要開始去做某事，而不是等待，habitsofsuccessfulpeopleyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetouttheway1】2】3】4】MarkTurin1】B.Inaneffortto1】B.Inanefforttolanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations-UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem–haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandB.2】A.Butheiscontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.可知A3】D.考查推理判斷。TurinHisrecentlybookAGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.可知他的書是根據(jù)他在尼泊爾一個村莊的生活經(jīng)歷寫的。D.選項ADocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsa