Ⅲ.阅读技能(三部分,共25小题,计50分)
第一节 图表理解 阅读下列图表,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。(共5小题,计10分)
A
Zoo One Day Pass
Adults $24
Seniors(Aged 60 and above) $20
Children(Ages 6~17) $12
●Children aged 5 and under FREE
●FREE Parking
●9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. seven days a week
●Open every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
41.Mrs. Smith takes her 5-year-old son to the zoo, and she needs to pay ______ .
A.$24 B.$36 C.$44
42.The Zoo Pass above tells us that ______ .
A.the zoo is free for old people
B.the zoo offers free parking
C.the zoo opens every day
B
The Youth Daily newspaper group is looking for two English-language business editors(编辑)for the international team.
Applicants(申请人)should
◆help the editor-in-chief(主编)set goals and work on completing them.
◆give creative ideas, be able to rewrite articles if necessary and give lessons to the team members who have little experience.
◆work hard to finish the tasks on time.
◆have at least three years' experience.
If you join us, you'll get
◆free lunch
◆80% medical cost
◆seven days' paid leave
◆11 public holidays and a return ticket to your hometown
If you are interested in it, you can first write to job@youthdaily.com.
43.The Youth Daily newspaper group offers everything below EXCEPT ______ to the editors.
A.free lunch B.all medical cost C.public holidays
44.If you want to get the job, you can ______ The Youth Daily newspaper group first.
A.call B.visit C.email
45.From the chart(图表), we know that ______ .
A.applicants are required to be good at writing
B.anyone who has worked for two years can get the job
C.workers of The Youth Daily don't need to pay for housing
第二节 短文理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。(共15小题,计30分)
A
Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space. What is life really like in space? And what do astronauts(宇航员) do there?
Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene needs as people do on Earth. When they wake up, they wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well. However, because of microgravity(微重力), astronauts take care of themselves in different ways. For example, they use a kind of special matter to wash their hair and leg restraints(腿部固定装置) to position themselves when they use the toilet.
Astronauts eat three meals a day:breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some food can be eaten in the natural form such as fruit. Other foods require adding water such as noodles. There are no fridges in space, so space food must be stored and prepared properly to avoid going bad.
Besides morning routine(常规)and eating in space, astronauts perform many tasks including checking the machines, updating computer equipment(更新电脑设备), etc. At the same time, the control center on Earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or email with new instructions to assist them in their daily routines.
What's more, living in space is not just all work and no play. A popular way of relaxation is looking out of the window. And they can also enjoy themselves by watching movies, reading books, playing cards and talking to their families during their free time.
46.The underlined word“hygiene”in this passage probably means ______ in Chinese.
A.卫生 B.饮食 C.心理
47.As for eating in space, which statement is NOT true?
A.Astronauts eat three meals a day as people do on Earth.
B.Fruit can be eaten in the natural form.
C.Food can be kept fresh in fridges.
48.What's the main idea of Paragraph(段落)Four?
A.Eating in space. B.Working in space. C.Relaxing in space.
49.Besides checking the machines and updating computer equipment, astronauts also need to ______ in their daily work.
A.communicate with friends on Earth
B.control the people at the control center on Earth
C.receive the messages and follow the instructions from the control center on Earth
50.From this passage, we learn that ______ .
A.life in space is exactly the same as life on Earth
B.living in space is different but interesting
C.astronauts have little free time in space
B
A college graduate(毕业生)from Shanxi named Wu Jun created a 9-page“WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Wu made the guide for her parents.“My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use technology,” she said.
Wu's experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media(媒体), from their children, according to a study.
Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, while the students turn into the teachers.
The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a professor(教授)from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(辈). As a result, in the age of information, it's possible that children know more than their parents do.
It's reported that 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The young generation usually acts as a link(桥梁)between their families and the new environment. When they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves.
In Wu's eyes, teaching her parents about WeChat brings her closer to her parents.“People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?”said Wu.
51.Wu's 9-page “WeChat guide” made it ______ for her parents to learn the new technology.
A.harder B.simpler C.slower
52.What has caused the change of roles about teaching in the family?
A.The rapid development of society and technology.
B.The growing numbers of old people.
C.The unscientific design(设计) of the new technology.
53.Why is it possible that children know more than their parents do?
A.Because children have better memories.
B.Because children have more ways to get information.
C.Because their parents refuse to accept new things.
54.What does Wu think of the phenomenon(现象)that kids teach parents?
A.There is no need for parents to learn new technology.
B.Parents are supposed to learn new technology by themselves.
C.Children should teach their parents new technology to make communication convenient.
55.We can infer(推断)from the passage that ______ .
A.it's never too old to learn
B.all's well that ends well
C.a good beginning is half done
C
With time, everything changes. So do magazine covers. The following are three of the most popular magazines in the U.S. Let's take a look at how their covers have changed over the past centuries.
◆Time
Time is best known for its red border(镶边). The cover photos and designs are almost the same for ages—a photo of a famous person with bold(粗体)text to draw your attention. The cover continues to feature(以……为特色)America's icons year after year—from presidents to pop stars.
◆National Geographic
Being around for more than a century, the design of National Geographic, especially of the cover, has gone through many changes. The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography—yet it wasn't shaped until the 1960s. It has also done a great job designing its famous yellow border.
◆Seventeen
The Seventeen logo(标识)has stayed the same, but almost everything else about the design has changed. There was a time when the cover was simple. And then things just got more and more cluttered(杂乱). The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine—it has to stand out from the others. So the design starts to get louder and louder.
But honestly, you might get a bit of a headache when you look at the Seventeen covers for too long.
56.What does the underlined word“icons”in this passage mean in Chinese?
A.轶事 B.时政 C.偶像
57.Which of the following is NOT true about National Geographic?
A.It has a history of more than a hundred years.
B.It had amazing photography in the 1950s.
C.It is famous for its yellow border.
58.According to the last paragraph, ______ may make a magazine sell well.
A.special covers B.good writers C.fantastic ads
59.The writer thinks the covers of Seventeen became ______ .
A.comfortable B.pleasant C.cluttered
60.What could be the best title of this passage?
A.The changes of magazine colors.
B.The changes of magazine covers.
C.The changes of magazine logos.
答案解析：
第一节 图表理解
A篇
41. 根据图表中“Adults $24”以及“Children aged 5 and under FREE”，可知史密斯夫人是成人，票价24美元，她5岁的儿子免费，所以她只需支付24美元，答案选A。
42. 根据图表中“FREE Parking”，可知动物园提供免费停车，答案选B。
B篇
43. 根据图表中“free lunch”“11 public holidays”以及“80% medical cost”，可知日报集团不提供全部医疗费用，答案选B。
44. 根据图表中“If you are interested in it, you can first write to job@youthdaily.com.”，可知如果感兴趣可以先发邮件，答案选C。
45. 根据图表中对申请人的要求“give creative ideas, be able to rewrite articles if necessary”，可知申请人需要擅长写作，答案选A。
第二节 短文理解
A篇
46. 根据后文“When they wake up, they wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well.”描述的洗漱等行为，可知“hygiene”意思是“卫生”，答案选A。
47. 根据文中“There are no fridges in space”，可知太空没有冰箱，食物不能在冰箱里保鲜，C选项错误，答案选C。
48. 第四段主要讲宇航员在太空执行很多任务，包括检查机器、更新电脑设备等，主要说的是在太空工作，答案选B。
49. 根据文中“At the same time, the control center on Earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or email with new instructions to assist them in their daily routines.”，可知宇航员在日常工作中需要接收来自地球控制中心的信息并遵循指示，答案选C。
50. 文章讲述了太空生活在很多方面和地球不同，同时也有很多有趣的活动，可知生活在太空不同但有趣，答案选B。
B篇
51. 根据文中“With drawings and simple words, the step - by - step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls.”，可知这份指南让父母学习新技术更简单，答案选B。
52. 根据文中“The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology”，可知家庭中教学角色的变化来自社会和科技的快速发展，答案选A。
53. 根据文中“the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations. As a result, in the age of information, it's possible that children know more than their parents do.”，可知孩子知道得比父母多是因为他们有更多获取信息的途径，答案选B。
54. 根据文中“In Wu's eyes, teaching her parents about WeChat brings her closer to her parents.‘People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?’said Wu.”，可知吴认为孩子应该教父母新技术让交流更方便，答案选C。
55. 文章讲述了孩子教父母新技术这一现象，体现了活到老学到老，答案选A。
C篇
56. 根据文中“from presidents to pop stars”，可知“icons”意思是“偶像”，答案选C。
57. 根据文中“yet it wasn't shaped until the 1960s”，可知20世纪50年代国家地理杂志的摄影还没有成型，B选项错误，答案选B。
58. 根据文中“The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine—it has to stand out from the others.”，可知特别的封面可能让杂志卖得好，答案选A。
59. 根据文中“And then things just got more and more cluttered(杂乱).”，可知作者认为十七岁杂志的封面变得杂乱，答案选C。
60. 文章主要讲述了三种美国流行杂志封面在过去几个世纪的变化，答案选B。
