成人學(xué)位英語閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題及答案 (九)

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一、閱讀理解

Passageone

Thefutureofspaceexplorationmaydependonanartformfromthepast:origami（折紙藝

術(shù)），theancientartofpaperfolding.

ResearchersfromWashingtonStateUniversity（WSU）,US,haveusedorigamitopossiblysolve

theproblemofstoringandmovingfueltorocketengines,akeychallengeinspacetravel,

accordingtoNewswise.They'vedevelopedafoldableplasticfuel“bladder（囊狀物）"resistant

tosupercoldtemperatures,whichcouldbeusedtostoreandpumpfuelinspacecraftsofthe

future.TheirfindingshaverecentlybeenpublishedinthejournalCryogenics.

“Folkshavebeentryingtomakebagsforrocketfuelforalongtime,“saidJakeLeachman,one

oftheleadresearchers.C4Wecurrentlydon'tdolarge,long-durationtripsbecausewecan'tstore

fuellongenoughinspace.”

Meanwhile,NASAisalsolookingtopaperfoldingtohelpobservedistantplanets.Theagency

iscurrentlydevelopingStarshade,afoldable,sunflower-shapedpieceofhardwarethatwould

helpblockstarlightandenabletelescopestoviewdistantobjectsmoreclearlyinspace.

“Ahugepartofmyjobislookingatsomethingonpaperandasking,'Canweflythis?"'Manan

Arya,atechnologistinCalifornia,said."OnceIrealizedthisishowyoufoldspacecraft

structures,Ibecameinterestedinorigami.IrealizedIwasgoodatitandenjoyedit.Now,Ifold

constantly.

Usingorigamiforspacepurposesisn'tnew,however.Solararrays（太陽自白陣歹U）,experimental

wingsforspaceshuttleprogramsandaninflatable（可充氣的）satellitewerealsoinspiredby

origamiinbothpastandpresentspaceprojects.

“Withmostorigami,themagiccomesfromthefolding/'RobertSalazar,whohelpeddesignthe

StarshadeandnowworksontheTransformersproject,saidinastatement."Therearesomany

patternstostillbeexplored.

1.Howcouldthe“bladder“helpinfuturemissions?

A.Toprotectspacecraftsfromextremeweather.

B.Tobeusedtostoreandsupplyfuelinspacecrafts.

C.Tohelprocketenginescutenergyconsumption.

D.Tobeusedtoimproveenergyefficiency.

答案：B

2.WhatcanweknowaboutNASA'sStarshade?

A.Itcanbeusedtogettelescopesclosertostars.

B.Itcanenlargetheviewoftelescopesinspace.

C.Itcanabsorbastar'slightbeforeitenterstelescopes.

D.Itcanhelptelescopesgetcleareipicturesofobjectsinspace.

答案：D

3.Whatisthistext?

A.Atraveljournal.B.Adigest.

C.Asciencereport.D.Anadvertisement.

答案：c

4.Whichcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Foldingintospace.B.Theartofpaperfolding.

C.Spaceexploration.D.Theorigami-inspiredprojects.

答案：A

【答案解析】

這一篇說明文。文章主要講述折紙這種古老的藝術(shù)形式對太空探索的影響。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段"They'vedevelopedafoldableplasticfuel"bladder（囊狀物）”

resistanttosupercoldtemperatures,whichcouldbeusedtostoreandpumpfuelinspacecrafts

ofthefuture.（他們已經(jīng)開發(fā)出了一種可折疊的塑料燃料“囊”，可以抵抗超低溫，可以用

來在未來的航天器中存儲和泵送燃料。）”可知，“thebladder（囊狀物廠可以用來在宇宙

飛船中儲存和供應(yīng)燃料故選B項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“TheagencyiscurrentlydevelopingStarshade,afoldable,

sunflower-shapedpieceofhardwarethatwouldhelpblockstarlightandenabletelescopesto

viewdistantobjectsmoreclearlyinspace.（美國宇航局目前正在開發(fā)一種可折疊的、向日

葵形狀的硬件"星罩''（Starshade）,它將有助于阻擋星光，使望遠(yuǎn)鏡能夠更清楚地觀察太空

中的遙遠(yuǎn)物體。）”可知，美國宇航局目前正在開發(fā)的“星罩”可以阻擋星光，它可以幫助

望遠(yuǎn)鏡獲得更清晰的太空物體圖像。故選D項(xiàng)。

theflowoftraffic,causingjam.Motsch,amathematicianinArizonaStateUniversity,andhis

colleagueswantedtoknowifantsonthemovecouldalsogetstuck.Sotheyregulatedtraffic

densitybyconstructingbridgesofvariouswidthsbetweenacolonyofArgentineantsanda

sourceoffood.Thentheywaitedandwatched."Thegoalwastotrytofindoutatwhatpoint

theyaregoingtohaveatrafficjam."saidSebastienMotsch.

Butitappearsthatthatneverhappened.Theyalwaysmanagedtoavoidtrafficjam.Theflow

antsdidincreaseatthebeginningasantsstartedtofillthebridgeandthenleveledoffathigh

densities.Butitneversloweddownorstopped,evenwhenthebridgewasnearlyfilledwith

ants.

Theresearchersthentookacloserlookathowthebehaviourofindividualantsimpactedtraffic

asawhole,andtheyfoundthatwhenantssenseovercrowdingtheyadjusttheirspeedsand

avoidenteringhigh-densityareas,whichpreventsjams.Thesebehavioursmaybepromotedby

pheromones,chemicalsthattellotherantswhereatrailis.Theantsalsomanagetoavoid

coHidiiig（碰撞）witheachotheralhighdensities,whichcouldreallyslowthemdown.Thestudy

isinthejournaleLife.

Canantshelpussolveourowntrafficproblems?Notlikely,saysMotsch.That'sbecausewhen

itcomestogettingfrompointatopointbasfastaspossible,humandriversputtheirowngoals

firstIndividualantshavetobemorecooperativeinordertofeedthecolony.Buttheresearch

couldbeusefulinimprovingtrafficflowforself-drivingcars,whichcanbedesignedtobeless

likeselfishhumans-andmorelikeants.

1.Howdidtheresearcherscontrolthetrafficdensityofthecommutingants?

A.ByfindingoutthedensepointsB.Throughcloserobservation

C.Bycontrollingthewidthsoftheirpath.D.Byregulatingtheirnumbers

答案：C

2.Accordingtotheresearch,antscanavoidtrafficjamsmainlybecause.

A.theyfollowaspecialroute

B.theyleveloffathighdensities

C.theyneverstoporslowdownontheway

D.theydependontheirnaturalchemicalstoadjusttheirspeeds

答案：D

3.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TrafficjamsB.Unavoidable?Notforants

C.Survivalofanantcolony.D.Differencebetweenhumanandants

答案：B

【答案解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了通過研究，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)螞蟻可以避免交通堵塞。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Sotheyregulatedtrafficdensitybyconstructingbridgesofvarious

widthsbetweenacolonyofArgentineantsandasourceoffood.（因此，它們通過在阿根廷

蟻群和食物來源之間建造不同寬度的橋梁來調(diào)節(jié)交通密度。）“可知，研究人員通過控制

路徑的寬度控制通勤螞蟻的交通密度。故選C。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“andtheyfoundthatwhenantssenseovercrowdingtheyadjust

theirspeedsandavoidenteringhigh-densityareas,whichpreventsjams.Thesebehavioursmay

bepromotedbypheromones,chemicalsthattellotherantswhereatrailis.（他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，當(dāng)螞

蟻感覺到擁擠時，它們會調(diào)整速度，避免進(jìn)入高密度區(qū)域，從而避免擁堵。這些行為可

能是由信息素促進(jìn)的，信息素是一種能告訴其他螞蚊蹤跡的化學(xué)物質(zhì)。）”根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研

究，螞蟻能夠避免交通堵塞，主要是因?yàn)樗鼈円揽刻烊换瘜W(xué)物質(zhì)來調(diào)節(jié)速度。故選D。

【詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段“Butitappearsthatthatneverhappened.Theyalwaysmanagedto

avoidtrafficjam.（但這似乎從未發(fā)生過。它們總是設(shè)法避開交通堵塞。）”以及第一段

“Anyonewhocommutes（通勤）bycarknowsthattrafficjamsareanunavoidablepartoflife.

Buthumansarenotaloneinfacingpotentialbackups.（開車上下班的人都知道，交通堵塞

是生活中不可避免的一部分。但人類并不是唯一面臨潛在備份的物種。）”及全文可知，

整篇文章介紹的是交通堵塞在螞蟻種群中可以避免?！安豢杀苊獾?螞蟻不是"最適合作文

章標(biāo)題。故選B。

Passagethree

Fastfashionhaschangedthewaywedress.Webuymoreclothes,moreoften,butwearthem

less.Theaveragelifespanofapieceofclothingisjusttwoyears,and87percentofunwanted

clothingendsupinlandfillorincinerators（焚化爐）.

AlinaBassi,founder,ofKleiderly,wantstogiveourclothingwasteanotherchanceofauseful

life.The30-year-oldchemicalengineerhasalwayscaredaboutthethreatofclimatechange—

inherteensshemadeafilmhighlightingtheenvironmentalimpactofHeathrowAirport——but

sheactuallystartedhercareerintheoilindustry.learnedsomuchthere,butknewitwasn't

quiterightforme,“Bassisays.Asajuniorengineer,itwasdifficulttoaffectchangeinlarge

corporationsandshewantedtomakeanimpact.reallywantedtoworkinsustainability.（nJ

持續(xù)性）

Afterafewmoreyearsintheenergyindustry,shelandedajobwithbio-bean,acompanythat

turnedwastecoffeegroundsfrommajorUKcafechainsintoproductsthatcouldbeburnedfor

heatandfuel.AfterayearinBerlinaschiefoperatingofficerofKaffeeform,anothercoffee

recyclingcompany,Bassiwaseagertostepintoadifferentfield—usedcoffeegroundsarenot

thebiggestthreatfacedbytheplanet.Instead,Bassipouredhereffortsintotacklingamuch

biggerpolluter.

Kleiderlyhopestochangethelandscapeofclothingwaste.Usingtheprinciplesofacircular

（循環(huán)的）economy,Bassihasdevelopedalow-energy,multi-stageprocesstoturnclothing

fibersintoanalternativetooil-basedplastic.Sheisreluctanttorevealanyfurtherdetailsasthe

processisstillbeingpatented.Thisplasticcanthenbefedtomanufacturersthatcanuseitin

theirexistingmachines,sothatyouroldT-shirtsandjeansarereusedasbrandnewproducts.t6I

wantedtotakethefibersandturnthemintosomethingthatwouldbeusedformanyyearsto

come."Bassisays.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutBassi'sworkintheoilindustry?

A.Itgavehermuchjoy.

B.Itinspiredhertomakeafilm.

C.Itwentagainstherpersonalgoals.

D.Itmadeherworryabouttheoilindustry.

答案：D

2.WhatdidBassirealizeafterayearofmanagingKaffeeform?

A.Sheshouldentertheenergyindustry.

B.Sheshoulddomoretohelppreventpollution.

C.Sheshouldtakeadvantageofcoffeegrounds

D.Sheshouldaccepttheprinciplesofacirculareconomy.

答案：B

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Determined.B.Unwilling.

C.Unlucky.D.Proud.

答案：B

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Engineersfindanewwaytoproduceoil-basedplastic

B.Aladymakesgreateffortstopromotethefashionindustry

C.Engineersappealtovariousindustriestofightclimatechange

D.Aladydevotesherselftogivingclothingwasteasecondlife

答案：D

【答案解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了如何將時尚行'也轉(zhuǎn)化成可以重復(fù)利用，減少污染的環(huán)保

行業(yè)。

【詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段“butsheactuallystartedhercareerinoilindustry（但實(shí)際上，

她的職業(yè)生涯是從石油行業(yè)開始的）”及該段后文“itwasdifficulttoeffectachangeinlarge

corporations,andshewantedtomakeanimpact（在大公司中實(shí)施變革是很困難的，而她想

要產(chǎn)生影響廠可知，她的第一份工作是在石油行業(yè)，而她想在石油行業(yè)做出改變和變

革，D正確。其余選項(xiàng)在文章里沒有提到，都不正確。故選D項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中"AfterayearinBerlinaschiefoperatingofficerofKaffeeform,

anothercoffeerecyclingcompany,Bassiwaseagertostepintoadifferentfield-usedcoffee

groundsarenotthebiggestthreatfacedbytheplanet.Instead,Bassipouredhereffortsinto

tacklingamuchbiggerpollute”在柏林擔(dān)任另一家咖啡回收公司Kaffeeform的首席運(yùn)營官

一年后，巴西渴望進(jìn)入一個不同的領(lǐng)域——用過的咖啡渣不是地球面臨的最大威脅。取

而代之的是，巴西把全部精力投入到解決一個更大的污染源上）”中的tacklingamuch

biggerpolluter及第四段中的“Kleiderlyhopestochangethelandscapeofclothingwaste.

Usingtheprinciplesofacircular（循環(huán)的）economy,Bassihasdevelopedalow-energy,multi-

stageprocesstoturnclothingfibersintoanalternativetooil-basedplastic.（克萊德利希望改變

服裝廢棄物的現(xiàn)狀。利用循環(huán)經(jīng)濟(jì)的原理，Bassi開發(fā)了一種低能耗、多階段的工藝，將

服裝纖維轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橛突芰系奶娲罚?'中的changethelandscapeofclothingwaste可知，

Kleiderly希望可以做更多的工作，防止污染。D選項(xiàng)中“Kleiderly接受了循環(huán)經(jīng)濟(jì)的理

念“，理解片面，不符合題意c故選B項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)后文中“astheprocessisstillbeingpatented.（因?yàn)檎麄€過程仍在申請專

利）”中的isstillbeingpatented可知，由于該過程還在申請專利，所以應(yīng)該是“不愿意''透

露細(xì)節(jié)。reluctant意同unwilling,意為“不情愿的，不愿意的”。故選B項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

主旨大意題。通讀全文，并根據(jù)最后一段“Klciderlyhopestochangethelandscapeof

clothingwaste.Usingtheprinciplesofacircular（循環(huán)的）economy,Bassihasdevelopeda

low-energy,multi-stageprocesstoturnclothingfibersintoanalternativetooil-based

plastic.（Kleiderly希望改變服裝廢棄物的現(xiàn)狀。利用循環(huán)經(jīng)濟(jì)的原理，Bassi開發(fā)了一種

低能耗、多階段的工藝，將服裝纖維轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橛突芰系奶娲罚?以及'"wantedtotakethe

fibersandturnthemintosomethingthatwouldbeusedformanyyearstocome.（我想把這些纖

維變成可以用很多年的東西）”可知，文章主要關(guān)于KleideHy為解決服裝浪費(fèi)而做出的貢

獻(xiàn)。D項(xiàng)“Kleiderly致力于給衣物廢棄物第二次生命?！狈项}意，適合做標(biāo)題。故選D

項(xiàng)。

Passagefour

Trafficlightsarekeytoolsforregulatingtrafficnow.Theyarenot,however,perfect.Creating

suchasmoothpassagemeansadjustingavehicle'sspeedsothatitalwaysarrivesatthelights

whentheyaregreen.Thatistheoreticallypossible,butpracticallyhard.Roadsidesignswiredto

trafficlightscanhelpgetthemessageacrossacouplehundredmetersfromacrossing,butsuch

signsareexpensive,andarenotwidespread.MargaretMartonosiandEmmanouilKoukoumidis

atPrincetonUniversity,andLi-ShiuanPehattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,

however,haveanideathatcouldmaketheprocesscheaperandmoreeffective.Insteadofa

hardwirednetworkofsigns,theyproposetousemobile-phoneapplications.

Foradrivertobenefit,hemustloadtheteam'ssoftware,namedSignalGuru,intohisphoneand

thenputitonaspecialthingattachedtotheinsideofhiscar'swindscreen,withthecameralens

pointingforward.SignalGuruisdesignedtodetect（探測）trafficlightsandtracktheirstatusas

red,yelloworgreen,Itbroadcaststhisinformationtootherphonesintheareathatarefitted

withthesamesoftware,and—ifthereareenoughofthem,thephonesthuseachknowthe

statusofmostofthelightsaroundtown.Usingthisinformation,SignalGuruisabletocalculate

thetraffic-lightschedulefortheareaandsuggestthespeedatwhichadrivershouldtravelin

ordertoavoidredlights.

TestsinCambridge,Massachusetts,wherefivedriverswereaskedtofollowthesameroutefor

threehours,andinSingapore,whereeightdriverswereaskedtofollowoneoftworoutesfor30

minutes,revealedthatSignalGuruwascapableofpredictingtraffic-lightactivitywithan

accuracyof98.2%and96.3%respectivelyinthetwocities.

1.Roadsidesignswiredtotrafficlightsarenotthebestwaytocreateasmoothpassagebecause

A.theyareexpensiveandeasilybreak

B.theyaretoocostlyandnotwidelyused

C.theyarecomplexandconfusingtodrivers

D.theyaretheoreticallypossiblebutpracticallyuseless

答案：B

2.SignalGuruisanapplicationusedon.

A.acameraB.acomputer

C.amobilephoneD.awindscreen

答案：C

3.Withtheinformationitcollectsandprocesses,SignalGuruisableto.

A.helpdriversavoidtrafficaccidents

B.allowdriverstoadjusttheirspeed

C.changethetrafficlightsinadvance

D.sendinformationtoallcellphones

答案：B

【答案解析】

本文是說明文。交通燈是規(guī)范交通的重要工具，遇到紅燈司機(jī)不得不停車，這不僅使人

心煩還費(fèi)油。本文介紹了安裝在手機(jī)里的一種軟件，它能幫助司機(jī)調(diào)整車速，以避免等

紅燈。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的“Roadsidesignswiredtotrafficlightscanhelpgetthe

messageacrossacouplehundredmetersfromacrossing,butsuchsignsareexpensive,andare

notwidespread4連接在交通燈上的道路標(biāo)志可以幫助你從離一個十字路口幾幾百米的地

方獲得信息，但這樣的標(biāo)志很昂貴，而且并不普遍）”可知，連接在紅綠燈上的路邊標(biāo)志

并不是創(chuàng)造暢通通道的最佳途徑，因?yàn)樗麄儼嘿F并且不被普遍使用。故選B。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Foradrivertobenefit,hemustloadtheteam'ssoftware,named

SignalGuru,intohisphoneandthenputitonaspecialthingattachedtotheinsideofhiscar's

windscreen,withthecameralenspointingforward.（為了讓司機(jī)受益，他必須把團(tuán)隊(duì)的名為

SignalGuru的軟件裝到手機(jī)里，然后把它放在汽車擋風(fēng)玻璃內(nèi)部的一個特殊東西上，鏡

頭指向前方）“可知，SignalGuru是一種安裝在手機(jī)里的應(yīng)用軟件，故選C。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的最后一句"Usingthisinformation,SignalGuruisabletocalculate

thetraffic-lightschedulefortheareaandsuggestthespeedatwhichadrivershouldtravelin

ordertoavoidredlights.（利用這些信息，辛納格魯能夠計(jì)算該地區(qū)的交通燈時間表，并建

議司機(jī)應(yīng)該行駛的速度，以避免紅燈）”可知，SignalGuru可以幫助司機(jī)調(diào)整車速，避免

等紅燈。故選B。

Passagefive

Sarahcamerunningin."LookwhatIfound.OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcamea

crispy（松脆的）objectthatcausedmetojump.Itwasasnakeskinthathadbeenshedbyoneof

ourmanygardensnakes."Isn'titbeautiful?^^saidmywide-eyedseven-year-old.

Istaredattheorganicwrapperandthoughttomyselfthatitreallywasn'tthatbeautiful,butI

havelearnednevertoappearuninterestedwithchildren.Theyseeonlygoodqualityand

excellenceintheworlduntileducatedotherwise.

“Whydoesitdothis?"Sarahasked.

“Snakesshedtheirskinbecausetheyneedtorenewthemselves."1explained.€tWhydothey

needtorenewthemselves?”Sarahasked.

Tsuddenlyrememberedanarticleonthispagemanyyearsagowherethewriterwasexpressing

herconceptofrenewal.Sheusedlayersofpaperoverawalltodescribehowwehideour

originalselves,andsaidthatbypeelingawaythoselayersonebyone,weseetheoriginal

beneath.4tWeoftenneedtoshedourskinsandthosecoalingsthatwecoverourselveswith.,,I

saidtomynowabsorbeddaughter.uWeoutgrowsomethingsandfindotheronesunwantedor

unnecessary.Tillssnakenolongerneedsthisskin.Itisprobablytoocrinkly（起皺的）forhim,

andheprobablydoesn'tthinkhelooksassmartinitasheoncedid.,,Sarahwasgettingthe

point.Aswetalked,1knewthatshebegantounderstand,althoughslightlythatrenewalispart

ofprogress.

“Isee,Dad.^^saidSarahandjumpedoffmytapandranoff.

Ihopedshewouldrememberthis.Thatoften,inordertofindourrealselvesunderneaththe

layersofcommunityandculturewithwhichwecoverourselvesyearafteryear,weneedtostart

examiningtheselayers.Weneedtogentlypeelsomeaway,aswerecognizethemtobe

worthlessorunnecessary;oratbest,storetheonesthrownawayasmementoes（念想）ofour

promotiontoabettervitalityorspirit.

1.Atthefirstsightofthesnakeskin,theauthorwas.

A.scaredB.puzzled

C.uninterestedD.excited

答案：A

2.Sarahlearnedfromherfatherthatrenewalis.

A.torecoverhelayersoutsideone'srealselfB.toreviewwhathasbeendone

C.anaturalpartofgettingmatureD.theprocessoffindingtheunwanted

答案：c

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.dislikesthesnakeskinatall

B.showsconcernfornatureandculture

C.cangraspthechancetoeducatechildren

D.oftenencourageshisdaughtertoraisequestions

答案：C

【答案解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者的女兒Sarah問作者蛇脫皮的原因，作者給她

解釋原因時，借機(jī)給女兒進(jìn)行了一次教育，告訴她：蛇要脫皮是在成長，人要進(jìn)步也須

不斷反省自己，只有會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的缺點(diǎn)才能不斷進(jìn)步。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段"OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcameacrispyobject

thatcausedmetojump.（我正在看的報(bào)紙上出現(xiàn)了一個松脆的東西，把我嚇了-一跳）''可

知，作者看到蛇皮的時候，嚇得都跳起來了。故選A項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段"Sarahwasgettingthepoint.Aswetalked,1knewthatshe

begantounderstand,althoughslightlythatrenewalispartofprogress.（Sarah說到點(diǎn)子上了。

在我們談話的過程中，我知道她開始明白了，盡管稍微明白了一點(diǎn)，更新乜是進(jìn)步的一

部分）“可知，Sarah開始慢慢理解蛇蛻皮也是一種進(jìn)步，一種成熟的表現(xiàn)。故選C項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

推理判斷題。通過文章第三段“"Whydoesitdothis?”Sarahasked.（“它為什么這樣

做？“Sarah問）”以及文章最后一段"Ihopedshewouldrememberthis.Thatoften,inorderto

findourrealselvesunderneaththelayersofcommunityandculturewithwhichwecover

ourselvesyearafteryear,weneedtostartexaminingtheselayers.Weneedtogentlypeelsome

away,aswerecognizethemtobeworthlessorunnecessary;oratbest,storetheonesthrown

awayasmementoesofourpromotiontoabettervitalityorspirit.（我希望她能記住這——點(diǎn)。

通常，為了在我們年復(fù)一年被社會和文化層層覆蓋之下找到真正的自我，我們需要開始

審視這些層次。當(dāng)我們認(rèn)識到它們沒有價值或沒有必要時，我們需要輕輕剝掉一些；或

者，最好的情況是，把那些被扔掉的東西儲存起來，作為我們獲得更好活力或精神的紀(jì)

念）”可推知，作者的女兒問作者關(guān)于蛇為什么會脫皮的問題，作者抓住這個機(jī)會給女兒

進(jìn)行了一次教育。因此可推知，作者很善于抓住生活中的小事對孩子進(jìn)行教育。故選C

項(xiàng)。

Passagesix

ASpaceXrocket,knownasSN10,wentupoverSouthTexasduringtestflightWednes-day

beforefallingdowntoapointlandingnearitslaunchsite.Approximatelythreeminutesafter

landing,however,therocketexplodedatitslandingplace.Itwasunclearwhatcausedthe

rockettoexplode.

“We'vehadasuccessfulsofttouchdownonthelandingsite,"SpaceXengineerJohnIns-

pruckersaid."That'sabeautifultestflightofStarship10.“HeaddedthatSpaceXhasseveral

otherrocketsalreadyinproductionandthenext,SN11,willbereadytorolloutforanothertest

flightinthenearfuture.Theprimarygoalofthetestwastogatherdataonhowthevehicle's

flaps（襟翼）wouldcontroltheStarshiprocketasitfallsbacktotheEarth.

Musk,theCEOofSpaceX,firstexplainedStarship'sintendedlandingmethodduringa

September2019mediaevent.Hebilleditasauniquewaythatwouldmaketherocketdive

backthroughtheairwithitsbellypointedtowardtheEarthasitsfourflapsswitchslightlyto

keepitsteady.It'samethodthatMusksaidisintendedtolearnhowaskydiverwouldfall

throughtheair,ratherthanthestraightvertical（垂直）divetotheEarththatSpaceX'sFal-con9

rocketsemploywhentheycomeinforlandings.

Perfectingthelandingmethodisessentialto"enableafullyreusabletransportationsys-tem

designedtocarrybothpassengersandgoodsonlongtimeandinterplanetaryflightsandhelp

humansreturntotheMoon,andtraveltoMars,“accordingtothecompany'swebsite.

SpaceXintendstouseStarshipforavarietyofpurposes,includingshuttlingpayingcus-tomers

betweencitiesatbreakneckspeeds,potentiallyaidingNASA'sMoonlandingefforts,and,

eventually,launchinggoodsandhumanmissionstoMars.

1.WhatdoesJohnInspruckerthinkoftherocketexplosion?

A.AdisasterfortheSpaceX.

B.Apartoftheirroutinework.

C.Ablowontheirconfidence.

D.Abreakthroughwithfailure.

答案：D

2.WhatisthepurposeofthetestofStarshiprockets?

A.TotestthepossibilityoflivingonMars.

B.Tofindapracticalaccesstoreusingrockets.

C.Toexperimenthowtofixflapsonrockets.

D.Totransporthumanwastetootherplanets.

答案：B

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutSpaceX'sFalcon9rocketsfromthetext?

A.Theylandstraightvertically.

B.Theycanlandwithbodylyingintheair.

C.Theyrelyonflapstokeepsteadyintheair.

D.Theylearntofallfromskydiversintheair.

答案：A

4.WhatistheStarship'sfinalaim?

A.TolandontheMoon.

B.Toshuttlebetweencities.

C.TocarryhumanstoMars.

D.TotaketheNASA'splace.

答案：C

【答案解析】

這是一■篇新聞報(bào)道。被稱為SN10的SpaceX火箭在著陸后爆炸，文章介紹了專家對此次

事件的反應(yīng)和后續(xù)計(jì)劃，并介紹了星際飛船的預(yù)定著陸方式和各種目標(biāo)。

【詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句"ThatkabeautifultestflightofStarship10."（那是星際飛船

10號的一次漂亮的試飛。）可知，雖然火箭爆炸了，但是Johnlnsprucker認(rèn)為這是一次漂

亮的試飛。根據(jù)第一段第二句"Approximatelythreeminutesafterlanding,however,the

rocketexplodedatitslandingplace."（然而，在著陸大約3分鐘后,火箭在著陸地點(diǎn)爆炸。）

和第二段第一句"We'vehadasuccessfulsofttouchdownonthelandingsite”（我們在著陸點(diǎn)

進(jìn)行了成功的軟著陸）可知，Johnlnsprucker認(rèn)為雖然火箭在著陸地點(diǎn)爆炸，但是至少在

著陸點(diǎn)進(jìn)行了成功的軟著陸。所以雖然失敗了，但也是一次突破。故選D。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句"Theprimarygoalofthetestwastogatherdataonhow

thevehicle'sflaps（襟翼）wouldcontroltheStarshiprocketasitfallsbacktotheEarth.”（該測

試的主要目的是收集有關(guān)飛船襟翼如何在飛船落回地球時控制火箭的數(shù)據(jù)。）可知，這個

測試的目的是找到一種實(shí)用的火箭再利用方法。故選Bo

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句"It'samethodthatMusksaidisintendedtolearnhowa

skydiverwouldfallthroughtheair,ratherthanthestraightvertical（垂直）divetotheEarththat

SpaceX'sFal-con9rocketsemploywhentheycomeinforlandings.”（馬斯克說，這種方法是

為了了解跳傘者是如何從空中墜落的，而不是SpaceX的Fal-con9火箭在著陸時采用的

直接垂直俯沖地球的方式。）可知，SpaceXKFalcon9火箭是垂直降落的。故選A。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段"SpaceXintendstouseStarshipforavarietyofpurposes,

includingshuttlingpayingcus-tomersbetweencitiesatbreakneckspeeds,potentiallyaiding

NASA'sMoonlandingefforts,and,eventually,launchinggoodsandhumanmissionsto

MarsJ(SpaccX打算將星際飛船用于多種用途，包括以極快的速度在城市間穿梭，可能有

助于美國宇航局的登月工作，并最終向火星發(fā)射貨物和載人任務(wù)。)可知，星際飛船的最

終目標(biāo)是載人去火星。故選C。

Passageseven

COURSE:IntroductiontoAmericanHistory

INSTRUCTOR:Dr,JaneKlammer

OFFICE:305MarshallHall

OFFICEHOURS:11:15/2:30MWF(MondayWednesdayFriday)Is

CLASS:363MarshallHall3:35-5:00M-Th(Monday-Thursday)10:10-11:00MWF

Othertimesbyappointment

TELEPHONE:255-4786

TEXTBOOK:Green,RobertP,TheAmericanTradition:AHistoryoftheUnitedStates.

CharlesE.MerillpublishingCo.Columbus,Ohio1984,whichisavailableattheCollege

Bookstore.

COURSERequirements:

mid-termexam:October1020%ofthefinalgrade

finalexam:December1040%ofthefinalgrade

termpaperdue:December1540%ofthefinalgrade

Attendanceisnotrequired,butyouareresponsibleforalltheinformationgivenintheclass

lectures.InthelecturesIwilltalkaboutthechaptersinthetextbookandothermaterialsthatI

choosetosupplementthecourse.Theexamswillcoverallthisinformation.Therefore,Iadvise

youtocometotheclassasmuchaspossible.Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretogettheclass

notesfromanotherstudent.

Yourhomeworkassignmentsarelistedonthenextpage.Ifthereareanychangesinthe

assignedhomeworkreading,Iwillannounceinclass.Youaresupposedtoreadthechapter

aboutwhichIwillbelecturingbeforeyoucometoclass.Thisistomakesurethatyou

understandasmuchaspossiblewhiletakingnotesinmylectures.Bepreparedwhenyoucome

toclass.Thetermpaperis40%ofyoufinalgrade.Itshouldnotexceedfifteenpages(Anyone

thinkingofmajoringinhistorymaywritetwenty-fivepages.)Beforethemid-termexamyou

willchoosethetopicforyourpaper.

Haveagoodterm!

1.AstudentwhowouldliketoattendthecoursebyProf.Klammerhastostayin363Marshall

Hall.

A.from11:15tol2:30onMonday,WednesdayandFriday

B.from10:10to11:00onMondayandThursday

C.from3:35to5:00onMonday,WednesdayandFriday

D.from3:35to5:00onMondayandThursday

答案：D

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThetextbookiswrittenbyDrJaneKlammer.

B.Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretosaysorrytoProf.Klammer.

C.Thestudentscanbuy"IntroductiontoAmericanHistory,,attheCollege.

D.Prof.Klammeradvisesherstudentstotakenotesinherclass.

答案：D

3.Ifafreshmanthinksthathemightmajorinhistory,whichisthemainlengthofhispapercan

be?

A.Fifteenpages

B.Twenty-fivepages

C.Tenpages

D.Nomaximum

答案：B

【答案解析】

這是一篇應(yīng)用文，主要介紹了IntroductiontoAmericanHistory這門課程，并對學(xué)生就讀

這門課程時的一些注意事項(xiàng)進(jìn)行說明。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞"attendthecoursebyProf.Klammerhastostayin363

MarshallHair,可以定位到文章第五行，根據(jù)“363MarshallHall3:35-5:00M-Th

(Monday-Thursday)10:10-11:00MWF,Othertimesbyappointment”可知,在363Marshall

Hall上克萊默教授的課程的時間是周一至周四的3:35至5:00,以及周一，周三，周五的

10:10至11:00,其他時間需預(yù)約。選項(xiàng)D“from3:35to5:00onMondayandThursday(周

一和周四的335至5:00)”中提到的時間段,與原文相符。故選D項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretogettheclassnotes

fromanotherstudent.（如果你不得不缺課，一定要從另一個學(xué)生那里拿到課堂筆

T己。）“，以及最后一段“Thisistomakesurethatyouunderstandasmuchaspossiblewhile

takingnotesinmylectures.（這是為了確保你在我的課堂做筆記時能盡可.能多地理解。）“

可知，克萊默教授要求學(xué)生要做課堂筆記，選項(xiàng)D意為“克萊默教授建議她的學(xué)生在課

堂上做筆記?！?，與原文相符,故選D項(xiàng)。

【詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第五行“Anyonethinkingofmajoringinhistorymaywrite

twenty-fivepages.（任何想主修歷史的人都可以寫二十五頁。）可知，任何想要主修歷史

專業(yè)的學(xué)生，論文可以寫二十五頁。題目中的“freshman（新生）”屬于anyone的范疇，

所以也可以寫二十五頁。故選B項(xiàng)。

Passageeight

InMarch2019,whenSaraCookfirstgotalettertellingherthatsomeonehadpaidoffapart

ofhermedicaldebt,shethough