1、阅读理解阅读下列短文。从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A For Rachael and Leigh Badman,there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year-that their sick daughter survives until December 25 Fifteenyearold Paige suffers from a rare brain conditionThe disease affects as few as l2 people in the world,
2、and can kill her any day without warning And her condition has deteriorated in recent monthsEach time she closes her eyes,she may never wake upRachael and Leigh Badman are worried that she couldnt live through ChristmasThey filled their house with Christmas decorations on November 1,so she could enj
3、oy her favorite day of the year in advance Paige was diagnosed with the condition four years agoMrs.Badman described the condition as“being on death row”as she never knows if she will wake up and still have a daughter She said,“Paige always loves Christmas and its heartbreaking to see her suffering
4、like this” In the last months,Paige has been unable to eat and has never walked or spoken But she loves music,and enjoys watching pop starsDVDsAnd in May she also went on holiday to Florida with her parents and little brother,KeftonThe family,who have already organized parts of Paiges funeral,also s
5、aw the teenager swimming with dolphins during the tripSince then,however,her condition has worsened Mrs. Badman,who is separated from her husband and works as Paige,s fulltime carer, said,“Now she cant eat or drink anymore,and her brain is shrinking(萎缩)With all her problems,we just thought,Lets get
6、the Christmas tree up as soon as possibleWere praying she lives to see Christmas Day”41Paiges parents got the Christmas tree up on November 1 to A1et her enjoy the great time with visitors B1et her enjoy Christmas early before her death C1et her understand her parents love D1et her receive more good
7、 wishes from others42Mrs. Badman described Paige as“being on death row” because APaige could die at any time without warning Bshe found Paige struggling painfully Cshe had organized Paiges funeral DPaige lost the abilities to walk and speak43The underlined word can be replaced by“ ”Aproved satisfyin
8、gBgrown stronger Cgot improvedDbecome worse44What can be learned from the passage? AChristmas is Paiges favorite festival B12of children in the world suffer from the disease CPaige enjoyed watching pop starsDVDs on a trip DPaige travelled with her family before suffering the diseaseB Are your childr
9、en liked by their teachers? All parents want their children to impress their teachers and succeed in sch001You can get your children to impress their teachers by following these easy steps Make sure theyre preparedTeachers are impressed by children coming to schoolprepared to learnMake sure they hav
10、e everything they need:pencils,textbooks,erasers,and so on.Require them to be active in classTeach them to ask teachers questions when they dont understand somethingSome children think teachers are bothered by questions, but most teachers are impressed when children take the initiative(主动)to askThey
11、 should take part in class discussions,giving their opinions politely Keep your children healthyIf your children are tired and hungry,they wont be ready to learnChildren need at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep per nightFeed your children a solid breakfast and prepare a healthy lunchProvide them with fr
12、uit and other healthy foodsapples or bananas are better for them than cookies Make sure that your children do their homeworkIf they really dont understand it, discuss it with them patientlyDont do their homework for themTeachers can always tell who is doing the work Teach your children good manners
13、and habitsChildren need to arrive at school on time,and be polite to their teachers and classmatesParents need to teach these skills at homeNothing is sweeter than children who say “please” and “thank you” and these are children their teachers are certain to love45The first paragraph serves as a(n)
14、Aexplanation Bintroduction Cbackground Dexample46What should parents do according to the passage? AThey should ask teachers questions from time to time BThey have to require children to buy study materials on their own CThey ought to prefer children to take cookies to schoo1 DThey should discuss hom
15、ework with their children patiently47Which of the following is NOT true? AHungry and tired children cant focus on their study BChildren should go to school on time and learn to be polite CTeachers wont know when parents do homework for their children DTeachers are impressed when children take part i
16、n class discussions48What would be the best tide for the passage? AHelp Your Children Impress Their Teachers BAsk Your Children to Be Active in Class CTeach Your Children to Be Prepared for ClassDRequire Your Children to Follow the Rules at Schoo1C At Institute for the Future,game designer Jane McGo
17、nigal creates massive(大规模的)multiplayer free online roleplaying games(MMORPGs),which focus on social changes and environmental problemsShe hopes that players will use their new skills to make the real world better According to Jane,our addiction to gaming is actually a great thing,so long as we use i
18、t properlySpeaking at the TED(TechnologyEntertainmentDesign)2010 Conference,Jane says that people should devote more time to games to build the skills necessary to make the world betterPeople who take part in MMORPGs develop specialized skills in problemsolving as a teamSo,if gamers are willing to t
19、ake part in roleplaying games based on realworld problems,they will be able to work together to find ways that can be used in the real world Jane focuses on creating the kinds of video games that enable players to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of those around themIn 2007, she he
20、lped create a video game called A World Without Oil,in which 1,800 players tried to find new ways to transport themselves in a world without oilEven after completing the game,the players focused on the problem and its possible solutionsHer next game,Evoke,takes an even more practical wayGame players
21、 are mainly young people in AfricaThey will learn to create a business that will help stop problems such as poverty and AIDS on a local levelBy the end of the game,players will be guided by experts on how to start their own businesses “We can make any future we imagine and we can play any games we w
22、ant,”she said at the TED Conference“So let the worldchanging games begin”49The MMORPGs are created by Jane McGonigal to Agive garners more chances to play online games Bdevelop gamers problemsolving skills Chelp gamers get used to social changes Dmake gamers take proper attitudes towards games50Whic
23、h of the following is true about MMORPGs? ARoleplaying games are realworld problems BThey take too much of gamers spare time CThe gamers play different roles in the games DThey cost garners a lot of money to play51What can we learn from the third paragraph? AA World Without Oil was mainly created fo
24、r African youth BGamers can learn how to run a business in Evoke CThe garners of A World Without Oil are all environmentalists DThe players taking part in Evoke will start their own businesses52The passage is mainly about Asome popular online gamesBadvice on how to play gamesCgames to solve realworl
25、d problemsDways to develop specialized skillsD In a research on the effect of the transport sector(运输领域)on climate,it proves that road traffic contributes the most to global warmingThe aviation(航天)sector has the second largest warming effect while shipping has a cooling effect on the Earths Climate
26、The study concludes that since preindustrial times,15of CO emissions(排放量) made by humans have come from the transport sectorThe study implies that more attention needs to be paid to the fast growing road sectorLooking only at CO emissions,road traffic alone has led to twothirds of the warming caused
27、 by total transport emissionsThe reason why road transport tops the list is mainly due to the large number of vehicles on the roads and the smaller cooling effect from their emissionsThe researchers said that the road emissions of today will make Up three quarters of the warming caused by transport
28、over the next hundred years Following road transport,aviation is the second largest transport contributor to global warmingHowever, the historical contribution from aviation emissions to global warming is more than doubled the contribution from road emissionsIn fact,over the next 100 years,todays ro
29、ad emissions will have a climate effect that is four times higher than the climate effect from todays aviation emissions For shipping,the picture is more complicatedUntil now,shipping has had a cooling effect on climateThis is because shipping produces a large amount of S02,which has a cooling effec
30、tHowever,although the gas,until now,has given the shipping industry a cooling effect,this effect will disappear after a while,as the gas doesnt last long in the atmosphereThe longlived CO will dominate(占优势),giving shipping a warming effect in the long run In general,the transport sectors contributio
31、n to global warming will be continuously high in the future53What can we learn about road traffic? AIt has the second largest warming effect on climate BIt produces l5of all CO into the air every year CIt created more CO emissions than aviation in history DIts CO emissions will probably increase in
32、future54Shipping has a cooling effect because Ashipping conditions have been improved Bthe amount of ships at sea is small Cit produces a gas which has a cooling effect Dthe gas it produces can absorb CO55The underlined phrase in paragraph 4 probably means“ ” Aafter a long time Bin a tiring race Cal
33、l the time Dduring a long voyage56The passage mainly talks about Athe effect of CO 0n global climate Bthe effect from traffic on global warming Chow to choose a green way to travel Dwhy transport produces so much COE The Proposal is an American romantic comedy filmAlthough predictable, its surprisin
34、gly enjoyable and completely charmin9The story goes as follows Margaret is the chief editor in a book publishing company in the USHer workers strongly dislike her for she doesnt bear anything less from perfectionMargaret is Canadian and shes been working in the US without a proper visa(签证) After lea
35、rning she is being deported(驱逐)to Canada,she forces her assistant,Andrew,to marry herAndrew wants to get his own book published,so he agrees to marry Margaret in return for the editorship and publicationThe two spend the weekend with his parents in SitkaAlaska in order to sell the lie, where they wi
36、ll be attending the birthday party of Andrews grandmotherMargaret is not receptive to AlaskaAs they have to act as if they were a real couple in front of Andrews family,a series of funny things happen during this vacationHowever,during the wedding ceremony,Margaret decides she cannot marry Andrew an
37、d confesses the business arrangement in front of everyoneincluding Mr. Gilbertson, who informs her she has twentyfour hours toget back to CanadaAndrew then rushes to New York and shows up at the office where he expresses his love for Margaret,proposing marriage all over again as he “wants to date Ma
38、rgaret”The two go to Mr. Gilbertson once more to get engaged, this time “for real” The Proposal is directed by Anne Fletcher and stars Sandra Bullock (Margaret)and Ryan Reynolds(Andrew)Teaming up with Ryan Reynolds for the first time brought out the best in Bullockand it made Reynolds seem even more
39、 attractive than usual57Margaret forces Andrew to marry her because she Awants to publish her own book Badmires Andrews talent as an editor C1ikes the business of Andrews family Dis going to be sent back to Canada58What can we learn about Margaret? AShe and Andrew pretend to be a couple all the time
40、 BShe is actually unwilling to travel to Alaska CShe cant stand Andrews seriousness DShe gets on quite well with her workers59The director of the film is AAnne Fletcher BMargaret CRyan Reynolds DAndrew60It can be inferred from the passage that AThe Proposal was Ryan Reynolds first film BAndrews family like Margaret once they see her CMargaret and Andrew finally fall in love with each other DBullock was the best actress Reynolds had worked with4144 BADA 4548 BDCA 4952 BCBC 5356 DCAB 5760 DBAC