1、 阅读理解AIt was a cold morning, and Eduardo Ortega was nervousHe held a large envelopeIn it was his dream“This is everything，”he said“Ive worked for this since I was a young boy”Eduardo remembered the long hours working in the fields, picking strawberries and beansAfter the workday, his tired friends d
2、rank coffee or sleptEduardo studied, read, and wrote poetry and short storiesAlthough he missed many classes, he became the schools best studentOne school year, Eduardo wrote an essay(文章) and won a prizea flying trip to San FranciscoAs he flew, he felt free from his life of hard work in the fieldsHe
3、 promised himself not to return to that lifeHe loved to flyThis morning, Eduardo caught the school bus and went to school with the envelopeHe walked past his classmates and sat down at his deskHe opened the envelope and began reading the letter insideIt was the answer to his application to the state
4、 universityIt was also the answer to the beginning of his dream of becoming a pilotEven though Eduardo worked to help his family, his father always encouraged him to go to schoolSo, while he worked, he also studiedEduardo knew that his dream was his fathers dream, tooHis father was a smart man, but
5、he was too poor to go to collegeHe loved to read, but never had time, because he worked long hoursNow, as Eduardo read the words，“Congratulations you have been accepted，” he knew that his dream was not lostOne day, he would be a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting places in the world【解题导语】本文
6、是一篇记叙文。男孩家境不好，需要打零工帮助家里维持生计，但他并没有放弃自己的梦想。他坚持学习，通过不懈的努力终于考上了大学，缩短了与梦想的距离。1What did Eduardo do when his friends drank coffee or slept?AHe attended classesBHe studied and wroteCHe worked in the fieldsDHe helped around his homeB解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的After the workday, his tired friends drank coffee or sleptEdu
7、ardo studied, read, and wrote poetry and short stories可知，工作结束后，他的朋友们或喝咖啡或睡觉，而他却在学习和写作。2What was Eduardos dream?ABecoming a pilotBBecoming a writerCTraveling around the worldDRealizing his fathers dreamA解析：细节理解题。由第五段中的It was also the answer to the beginning of his dream of becoming a pilot和最后一段中的One
8、day, he would be a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting places in the world可知，他梦想成为一名飞行员。3What was Eduardos fathers attitude toward his dream?ASupportiveBUnconcernedCDoubtfulDUnclearA解析：推理判断题。由倒数第三段中的his father always encouraged him to go to school 可知，他父亲鼓励他上学，因此推断出他父亲支持他的梦想。4What was in the
9、envelope?AAn invitation to a flying tripBEncouragement from his fatherCCongratulations from his friendsDAn admission notice from a universityD解析：推理判断题。由第五段中的It was the answer to his application to the state university和最后一段中的as Eduardo read the words, “Congratulations you have been accepted，” he knew
10、 that his dream was not lost可推断，信封里是他所申请的大学发来的录取通知书。BHidden in the mountains of Jordan is the beautiful ancient city of PetraIt lay in ruins for more than a thousand yearsPetra was built in 312 BC by the Nabataeans who were an ancient southern Arab peopleThey were very skilled at carving(刻)It is no
11、wonder that this ancient city has so much to offer!In 363 AD, the city suffered from terrible earthquakes that left most of the city damagedThe buildings and the citys water system were affectedA Swiss explorer，Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, discovered this city of wonders in 1812Until he discovered Petr
12、a, it had been unheard of in the Western world for about 5 centuries!Petra is the Greek word for stone and this name makes perfect sense because of where the city is located and how some of it is carved into the rockThe ancient city of Petra is also known as the “Rose City”This is because the rock i
13、n which the city is built is a rosered colourMany of the buildings of Petra have beautiful facades(正面)Some of the facades have columns(柱) carved into the rock, but they are for decoration and they dont actually hold anything upPetra was built in the middle of the desert, where it hardly ever rainedL
14、uckily, the Nabataeans were very skilled engineers and knew how to live in a hot and dry placeFirst, they carved channels(渠) to bring water from a nearby spring into the cityRainwater was also collected in underground channelsThe water was then storedSo, even in the long dry months there was enough
15、water for people to useToday, Petra is one of the worlds most famous ancient sites and people come from all over the world to visit it【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者在文中介绍了古城佩特拉。5What do we know about Petra?AIt was built on high mountainsBIt was a history of five centuriesCIt was destroyed by earthquakesDIt was fi
16、rst visited by westerners in 363C解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的In 363 AD, the city suffered from terrible earthquakes that left most of the city damaged可知，这座古城被地震毁了。6Why was the city named “Petra”？ASome of it looked roseredBSome of it was filled with rosesCSome of it was home to animalsDSome of it was built into t
17、he rockD解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的Petra is the Greek word for stone and this name makes perfect sense because of where the city is located and how some of it is carved into the rock可知答案。 7What is the purpose of the columns?ATo beautify the buildingsBTo support the buildingsCTo function as gatesDTo serve as too
18、lsA解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的they are for decoration and they dont actually hold anything up可知，这些柱子没有实际作用，装饰而已。8Which word can best describe the Nabataeans?AHonestBCreativeCHardworkingDWelleducatedB解析：推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知，纳巴泰人在沙漠上建起了佩特拉城，并用很智慧的方式解决了沙漠的缺水问题。 完形填空Kelvin Doe is a child from a very poor district of Free
19、town, Sierra Leones capital cityThe area is in such _1_shape that the lights only come up once a weekAt the age of 10, he started _2_rubbish dumps(垃圾场) for small electronics parts after schoolThen he would spend his time _3_ how they work_4_he was very young and didnt receive traditional engineering
20、 education, this didnt _5_ Does dream of helping solve the local problems in his communityAt the age of 13, after he tried many times, he finally _6_ a generator(发电机) using materials he had _7_ around the house or from rubbish dumpsFrom then on, Kelvin Doe became a completely _8_engineerHe then buil
21、t a radio station by using recycled materialsHe reported news and played music under the _9_ of DJ Focus and _10_ his friends as workers in the station“They call me DJ FocusI am confidentI always _11_if I focus, I can complete anything seeming to be _12_，” Doe said in a YouTube videoHe had _13_been
22、more than 10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competitionThere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)_14_such a smart boyDavid Sengeh, a PhD student at MIT, recognized his amazing _15_right away“Does story is very _16_He made a generator because he _17_it，”
23、 Sengeh said“Does _18_ in the YouTube video have had a big _19_ on me and on millions of people all over the worldIn Sierra Leone, other young people suddenly feel they can be _20_Doe” Kelvin was later invited to give a talk at the TEDxTeen in 2012 to Harvard Students“Creativity can be found in plac
24、es where one does not expect to find it，”said Kelvin during the talk【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。一位来自非洲塞拉利昂的名叫Kelvin Doe的小男生通过自学搭建了一个无线电台设备，并且自己当起这个电台的DJ，通过它向当地社区播放新闻和音乐。1AattractiveBsimpleCinterestingDbadD解析：根据上文中的 from a very poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leones capital city以及下文中的the lights only come up onc
25、e a week可知，这个地区的情况非常“糟糕”。2AmistakingBdesigningCsearchingDexchangingC解析：根据上下文内容可知，十岁时，Kelvin Doe 开始放学后在垃圾场中“寻找”电子产品的零件。3AstudyingBexplainingCdiscussingDconsideringA解析：根据下文中的how they work可知，然后他花时间“研究”这些零件的构造。4AIfBAlthoughCOnceDSinceB解析：根据下文中的he was very young and didnt receive traditional engineering
26、education, this didnt 可知，前后两句是让步关系，故用Although。5AshowBwakeCstopDmentionC解析：根据上文中的he was very young and didnt receive traditional engineering education可知，尽管他很小且没受过传统的工科教育，但是这没有“阻止”他想帮助社区解决当地问题的梦想。6AreusedBcreatedCrepairedDmixedB解析：根据上下文可知，十三岁时，Kelvin Doe终于“自制”了一台发电机。7ArecycledBdividedCstolenDborrowedA
27、解析：根据上文中的rubbish dumps(垃圾场) for small electronics parts可知，电池和发电机是用他在家周围或垃圾场“回收”来的材料制成的。8AwarmheartedBeasygoingChardworkingDselftaughtD解析：根据上文中的didnt receive traditional engineering education可知，Kelvin Doe 完全是一个“自学”成才的工程师。9AactionBguidanceCcontrolDnameD解析：根据下文中的They call me DJ Focus可知，他用回收的材料搭建了一个无线电台
28、设备，并且以DJ Focus的“名字”向当地社区播放新闻和音乐。10AemployedBservedCregardedDtreatedA解析：根据下文中的as workers in the station可知，他“雇用”他的朋友当电台的工作人员。11AwishBbelieveCpredictDworryB解析：根据上文中的I am confident可知，Kelvin Doe很自信，并一直“相信”如果自己专注，肯定会完成看似不可能的事情。12AimpossibleBimperfectCunreasonableDunfinishedA解析：根据语境可知，Kelvin Doe一直相信如果自己专注，
29、肯定会完成似乎“不可能的”事情。13AalreadyBjustCneverDalwaysC解析：根据下文中的been more than 10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competition可知，他“从未”离家超过十英里，直到参加了全国性的发明比赛。14AdiscoveredBeducatedCsavedDintroducedA解析：根据语境可知，这场比赛中，麻省理工学院“发现”了这个聪明的男孩。15AsuggestionsBskillsCgoalsDexperiencesB解
30、析：根据语境可知，David Sengeh立即看出Kelvin Doe不可多得的“技能”。16AtrueBencouragingCtragicDamusingB解析：根据上下文的内容可知，Kelvin Doe的故事非常“鼓舞人心”。17AsoldBresearchedCrecognizedDneededD解析：根据上文可知，Kelvin Doe自制发电机是因为他“需要”它。18AperformancesBadvertisementsCwordsDexpressionsC解析：根据上文中的Doe said in a YouTube video以及下文中的in the YouTube video可知，这里指Kelvin Doe在YouTube视频中所说的“话”。19AexpectationBimpressionCinfluenceDpressureC解析：根据语境可知，Kelvin Doe在YouTube视频中所说的话对David Sengeh以及全世界千百万的人都有着很大的“影响”。20AbesideBagainstCforDlikeD解析：根据语境可知，在塞拉利昂，其他年轻人突然觉得他们也可以“像”Kelvin Doe一样。
