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阅读理解板块组合练五(限时35分钟).阅读理解AA professor from the University of Georgia is allowing students to choose their own grades to reduce their stress and to walk out of any class if they dont like “the group dynamics”If the professor were to write a book outlining this educational belief, what could it be titled? Would you like to write down your possible title and then send an email to us?How to enter：You can send an email to contesttheweek.Please include your name, address, and telephone number, please type “No stress” in the subject line.Entries are due by noon, August 29.In the case of similar entries, the first one received will get credit.All entries will bee property (所有物) of The Week.Winners name will appear on the Puzzle Page on the September 8 issue (期号) and at ：.theweek./puzzles on September 1. What to win：Winners will get a chance to discuss some topics they care about face to face with the professor.Winners will get a oneyear subscription (订阅) to The Week.They will receive 4 free issues first.Theyll also get 46 more for a total of 50 in all for just $1.39 per issue! Theyll receive instant access to the digital edition.If youre not pletely satisfied, just cancel it and any trial issues you receive are yours to keep.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。一个教授想写一本以“学生不要任何压力”为主线的书，现在面向人们征集书的标题。1How will participants know the result of the event?ABy visiting the website of The Week.BBy dropping in on the organizers.CBy sending a special email.DBy phoning the professor.解析：选A细节理解题。根据How to enter部分的“Winners name will appear on the Puzzle Page on the September 8 issue (期号) and at ：/.theweek./puzzles on September 1”可知，参加者可以通过访问The Week网站来得知获胜者的名单。2What will you get if you win the event?AAn award of some money.BAn honor to receive books you like.CA chance to talk with the professor face to face.DA oneyear subscription to The Week for free.解析：选C细节理解题。根据What to win部分的“Winners will get a chance to discuss some topics they care about face to face with the professor.”可知，获胜者可以跟教授面对面交流。3What is the purpose of the text?ATo remind readers of their school life.BTo introduce a professors achievements.CTo encourage students to enjoy reading.DTo ask for some possible titles for a book.解析：选D写作意图题。根据第一段的最后两句可知，本文主要面向人们征集一本以“学生不要任何压力”为主线的书的标题。BMy husband Chris and I were on Brighton Beach.While we were walking along the beach, we saw a woman in the water.She was fully dressed, lying on her back.We hesitated: we knew this scene wasnt right.Then we heard, “Help, please! I dont want to die！”We ran to the shoreline.I shouted to her, “We are here; you are not going to die.We wont let that happen.Can you swim to us？” It quickly became apparent from her distress that she had gone out there with the intention of drowning herself, but had then changed her mind.After struggling for a while, she was finally pulled out of the water by us.I sat next to her and asked her name.She was my age and kept saying how sorry she was for wasting our time.I couldnt imagine how much pain she must have been in to feel that desperate.“Shall I let you into a secret？” I said. “Four years ago, almost to this very hour, I was taken to an operating theatre to have a double lung transplant (移植)My life was saved by a stranger, and now here we are, strangers helping you.Please dont apologize; we are glad to be here.”That was the reason why Chris and I had taken the train to Brighton: to mark the anniversary of my transplant.Before that operation, I had to wear an oxygen mask, using a wheelchair, unable to wash by myself.But I stuck to the belief that a better life was waiting for me, if I could hold on.The woman on the beach broke my heart when she said Id deserved to get better, but that she didnt.I told her we were both just very ill and needed to let other people help us sometimes.We may get desperate sometimes, but we should always believe well have a bright future.And very likely we may be helped out by a stranger.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者和丈夫在海滩散步时，发现了一位绝望的想溺亡的女士，作者和丈夫救了她。4What do we know about the author when she first saw the woman?AShe thought the woman was out for a swim.BShe didnt pay much attention to the woman.CShe wondered why the woman wanted to drown herself.DShe was confused due to the way the woman was dressed.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段的“She was fully dressed, lying on her back.We hesitated: we knew this scene wasnt right.”可推断出作者当时感到很疑惑，不知道那位女士想做什么。5What does the underlined word “distress” in Paragraph 2 mean?AGreat sorrow. BSudden shock.CPoor condition. DFunny mood.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据那位女士想自杀的语境及第三段最后一句可推断出她看起来非常悲伤。由此可知，distress意为“极大的痛苦、悲伤”。6Why did the author tell the woman her story?ATo show the womans life wasnt good.BTo explain why she saved the woman.CTo let the woman show pity on her.DTo make her feel a little bit better.解析：选D推理判断题。根据上文可知，那位女士因悲伤而感到绝望从而想自杀，作者分享自己曾经非常痛苦的经历是想开导她，让她好受一些。7What is the best title for the text?AAn operation that saved two livesBMy experience of saving a womans lifeCMy courage to offer help to a strangerDAn important lesson I learned from a rescue解析：选B标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，作者主要讲述了她和丈夫在海边救了一位女士的经历。CMusic expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. Victor HugoThere is certainly no denying (否定) that while a holiday or trip to another country leaves you with a sense of excitement, moving to another country is something entirely different.Speaking from experience, one of the most worrying questions that play on everyones mind is always: how will I make friends? And it bees even more terrible when a foreign language is thrown into the mix.It is a longknown fact that music creates bonds.For a good reason, many people have fallen in love or built lifelong friendships based on mutual (共同的) appreciation for a band.No matter who you are, or where you e from, everyone listens to music in some way.So: youve met people, youre making friends, but youve only just overe the “small talk” stages of these friendships.The next bit can sometimes be tricky.But, I always find, as soon as someone breaks the ice with the ageold question “What type of music do you listen to？” the language barriers seem to fall away.Music is something that everyone can speak excitedly about.Music is one of the most important forms of selfexpression and individuality (个性), but, above all, it is a means of munication.Lets also not forget the sense of pride you feel when you introduce someone to a new song that they like.Music is a universal language that everyone can understand.Whether youre playing, singing or just listening, your mother tongue and cultural background bee unimportant; so if youre ever at a loss for something to say, say it with music.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。音乐可以突破语言的限制，有助于人们在异域他乡的生活、工作和交际。8What may make people who move to another country worried?ATheir foreign language is poor.BThey have no good friends there.CThey have no travelling experience.DTheir trip cannot make them excited.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段的“And it bees even more terrible when a foreign language is thrown into the mix.”可知，语言的不熟悉会让去另一个国家的人感到担忧。9What does the underlined part “good reason” refer to?AThe bond. BThe love for music.CThe longknown fact. DThe appreciation for a band.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第二段的第一句和画线词所在句中的“a band”可知，对音乐的热爱是此处提到的原因。10Why does the author mention the ageold question?ATo explain how to break the ice.BTo teach us a good way to make friends.CTo show music can help people municate.DTo prove its hard to cross the language barriers.解析：选C推理判断题。文中第三段提到了一个问题，根据该段第一句和下文“the language barriers seem to fall away”可知，作者的目的是为了说明音乐能够帮助人们交流。11What can we learn from the last paragraph?AMusic always makes people feel proud.BMusic is different from the mother tongue.CMusic can help people express themselves better.DMusic is more important than the cultural background.解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Whether youre playing, singing or just listening, your mother tongue and cultural background bee unimportant; so if youre ever at a loss for something to say, say it with music.”可知，音乐有助于更好地表达个人的思想。DKevin Petty is a meteorologist (气象学家) and chief scientific officer for Vaisala, in Louisville, Colo.The pany provides weatherrelated observations and software for governments and other groups to help guide their decisionmaking.Then where does weather e from? The sun provides energy that drives the weather.Other factors (因素) also play a role.These include Earths oceans, its land cover, the chemistry of its atmosphere and the planets rotation (旋转)If any of those were different, wed experience different weather patterns. And if the planet were just a bare rock orbiting a star, there would be no weather at all.Not so long ago in human history, weather was just something that happened.People would know generally what to expect from season to season.An areas climate the longterm average of weather didnt tend to change much from year to year.People might know to expect snow in winter, for example, and hot weather in summer.But they wouldnt know if itd snow on any particular day or whether some July drought (干旱) would develop, putting fields of wheat at risk.Today, you only need to turn on the TV or pull out your phone to have a prediction for what the uping weather will be.“People always say the weatherman is wrong，” notes Petty, “which is not really true.Actually, we never fault the weatherman when its beautiful outside, and we only notice when the forecast goes wrong.”Scientists have understood the basic physics behind the weather for so long.But they require puter models and reliable weather data to turn that knowledge into reliable forecasts.Today, puters take that knowledge of what Earth is like and use it to predict the weather.And thats one of the reasons why forecasts arent always right there just arent enough data for those puter models to work with.Nowadays, scientists are working to improve forecasts.Because of the plexity of Earths system, puter models still cant reproduce everything going on with the planet, which limits the accuracy of forecasts.However, weather forecasts, imperfect as they sometimes seem, already are a key piece of knowledge in todays world.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。天气预报有时候不是很准确，其中有哪些影响因素呢？12Whats the main idea of the first paragraph?AThere are various factors that influence weather.BMore software will be used to predict the weather.CWeather has an effect on decisionmaking abilities.DThe sun creates different weather patterns on Earth.解析：选A段落大意题。根据第一段的内容可知，许多因素导致了天气形成，这些也是影响天气的因素。13The example used in Paragraph 2 is just to show that climate .Ais relatively stable Bis quite dependableCis different in areas Dis easily predictable解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段的“An areas climate the longterm average of weather didnt tend to change much from year to year.”可知，此处举例是为了说明气候的相对稳定性。14What results in the inaccuracy of forecasts according to Kevin Petty?AThe errors by puter models.BThe weathermans carelessness.CThe lack of enough weather data.DThe false information from websites.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段的“And thats one of the reasons why forecasts arent always right there just arent enough data for those puter models to work with.”可知，缺少足够的数据是导致天气预报有时候不准确的原因。15What is the author most likely to mention if he continues to write?AAdvantages of weather forecasts.BDifficulties weathermen are facing.CAchievements in weather prediction.DReasons for imperfect weather forecasts.解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“However, weather forecasts, imperfect as they sometimes seem, already are a key piece of knowledge in todays world.”可判断，接下来作者极有可能举例说明天气预报的重要性，即给人们的生活带来的好处。.阅读七选五Christmas is a time for relaxing, having fun and spending time with family and friends. 16 It can be difficult to find the motivation for study when everyone around you is having so much fun.So, here are my top five tips for revising effectively over the Christmas break.Set aside a few hours a day to revise.Find the best time to revise and make sure that you stick to your timetable! For example, I find that I work best in the morning. 17 Plan something fun to do every day.Even if its just going for coffee with a friend or watching a film at home, this will give you something to look forward to and motivate you to finish your revision.Explain to your family why your revision is important. 18 So, make efforts to tell them why your exams are important.Perhaps you can agree to do something nice with them when your exams are over. 19 It is important to take some time to relax.When you do get back to revising, youll probably find it easier to concentrate.Pick the most important days for you and your family to concentrate on celebrating Christmas!Remember that it wont last forever.You might have to spend your Christmas revising this year, and perhaps for a few more years, but soon enough youll be free of exams forever. 20 Have a great Christmas and make sure you find a balance between studying and celebrating.Good luck with your exams!ASpare your time for your family.BMake sure that you take a few days off!CSo I get up fairly early and do a few hours of revision.DSometimes it can be difficult for family to understand you.EHowever, for many of us, it is also the time to prepare for January exams.FOtherwise, you may probably fall into trouble with your friends and family.GAnd after spending time revising, your future Christmases will seem even better!语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在圣诞节期间如何有效分配复习功课和参加娱乐活动的时间。16选E根据上文的“Christmas is a time for relaxing, having fun and spending time with family and friends.”和下文中的“It can be difficult to find the motivation for study”可知，空处应填一个起承上启下作用的句子，故E项“然而，对我们中的许多人来说，这也是该为一月份的考试做准备的时候了”符合语境。17选C根据上一句可知作者在早上学习的效果最好，故选C项“因此我起得很早来进行几个小时的复习”来承接上文。18选D根据本段的小标题Explain to your family why your revision is important.及下文中的“So, make efforts to tell them why your exams are important.”可知，复习功课时获得家人的理解是很重要的。根据“so”可知，前后存在因果关系。故选D项“有时家人理解你可能是困难的”来引出下文。19选B根据第五段的内容可知，作者建议在复习功课时要做到劳逸结合，故B项“确保你休息几天”符合语境。20选G根据本段的小标题Remember that it wont last forever.及空处前后的内容可知，G项“花费时间复习(功课)后，你未来的圣诞节似乎会更美好”符合语境。
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