1、A(2015河北邢台市高三摸底考试)Dear Mom and Dad，Camp is great！I have met a lot of new friends.Jim is from California，Eric is from Iowa，and Tony is from Missouri.We have a great time together，swimming，boating，hiking，and playing tricks on other campers！Every night，we go to another tent secretly and try to scare ot
2、her campers by making scary noises.Its so funny to see them run out screaming！Now dont worry，Mom.Im not going to get caught like I did last year.One thing that is different from last year is how many bugs there are！I have at least 100 mosquito bites and about 20 fire ant bites.Every time I go outsid
3、e，horseflies chase me，too！Other than all these annoying bugs，Im having the best time!Love，TylerDear Tyler，Are you sure you are okay？All of those bugs sound awful！Have you used all of the “ItchBeGone” cream I got you？How about the“Antsk Awful” lotion(护肤液)for the fire ant bites？You and your aunt Ethel
4、 have always seemed to attract those nasty fire ants.Now Tyler，I am very happy that you have met some new friends and that you are having fun together.However，you must stop trying to scare other campers.Remember，honey，some campers may be scared easily.I want you to apologize for any anxiety you may
5、have caused them and start being the nice，polite boy that I know you are.Do you hear me，Tyler？Please be careful.I want you to come home safely.Love，Mom【解题导语】这是两封书信。第一封是Tyler写给父母的信，讲述了他有趣的宿营经历；第二封是母亲的回信，字里行间流露出对儿子的关爱。1Why did Tyler write the letter to his parents?ATo describe his interesting camp exp
6、eriences.BTo express his regret about scaring others.CTo ask his parents for advice about camping.DTo tell his parents about his sufferings at camp.解析：选A。细节理解题。第一封信的第一句“Camp is great”总领下文，Tyler给父母写信是为了讲述他有趣的宿营经历，故A项正确。2The underlined word “chase” in the first letter probably means“_”Afly awayBget ri
7、d ofCput up with Drun after解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一封信第二段的第二句“I have at least 100 mosquito bites and about 20 fire ant bites”可知，Tyler被蚊子和火蚁咬了，再结合画线词所在句的“horseflies chase me，too”中的too可知，此处chase表示“追赶”，即D项正确。3Tylers mother advises him to_Abuy more lotion for the bitesBreturn with a few friendsCavoid scaring oth
8、er campersDturn to the police when in trouble解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二封信第二段的第二句“However，you must stop trying to scare other campers”可知，选C项。B(2016云南省师大附中第四次适应性考试)For twenty years，I saved all my college course notes and textbooks: thats a lot of paper.Worse，its not easy to carry them aroundand trust me，they ar
9、ent lighton at least seven moves.Yet I never once looked at them.They sat in our basement，covered in a thick layer of dust.If books and papers could wonder，theyd wonder why they were still under our stairs after all those years.When would the Big Day come?Well，the Big Day eventually did arrive; only
10、 it was different than expected.My wife，always more accepting changes than I am，finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.The pain I experienced was also unexpected.What hurt me was to come across those terrible papers Id written，which reminded me of my poor study habits，and an embarrassin
11、g lack of comprehension.It was great to get rid of them.But it was also a clearing of personal history.At first，I struggled with this.The truth was in the record that my books，my notes，and my papers were primary source materials，documenting an important time in my life.To clear them out was to clear
12、 out the truth.What Ive learned since taking this leap is that the process is more important than the truth.I feel as if much of my real education during my college years isnt in the documents but now in me.So I am glad to free myself of this physical burden.And whats better is that I dont need to l
13、ook back to those painful moments.They belong to the past.You might want to consider doing something similar，either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind.What is the personal rubbish piling in your life? Clear it out and make your life awesome.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。下决心清除了堆积多年的大学课本和笔记后，作者从开始纠结
14、“清除了过去的记录，就清除了过去的历史”到最终明白“过程才最重要”的道理。4Why was the author finally determined to desert all the college materials?ABecause his wife persuaded him to.BBecause they were of no use at all.CBecause they were heavy on the moves.DBecause they occupied space too long.解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第二句“My wife.finally t
15、alked me into clearing out the entire mess”可知，作者的妻子说服了作者，故选A项。5The author struggled at the very beginning for _Aa sense of painBa sense of embarrassmentCa sense of regret for the pastDa sense of losing part of his history解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“But it was also a clearing of personal history”及第五段中的“To
16、clear them out was to clear out the truth”可知，作者纠结的是“清除了过去的记录，就清除了过去的历史”，故选D项。6What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AThe past experiences.BThe wasted collegerelated materials.CThe rubbish in the basement.DPhysical and psychological mess.解析：选D。代词指代题。根据文章最后两段中的“either under
17、 the stairs of your basement or in your mind”以及“What is the personal rubbish piling in your life”可知，it 指代的是物质上和心理上的垃圾，即D项正确。7What would be the best title for the passage?ALet It Go BSort It OutCGive up the Past DForget the History解析：选A。标题判断题。结合全文内容可知，本文主要讲述的是该放弃生活中的“垃圾”的时候，我们就应该任凭它去，并且文章在篇末点题，“Clear
18、 it out”是关键词，故A项最适合作文章标题。C(2015吉林长春市第三次质检)Windows 8，apart from Windows 95，is the biggest surprise and the only version of Microsofts operating system that has been changed from the core(核心) when compared to its former one.However，a recent study has shown that under 20% of business owners would be wi
19、lling to upgrade to the new version of Windows.The reason for this remains to be discussed and debated，and we will try to throw light on this research by providing you with some of the most common advantages and disadvantages of Windows 8.Generally speaking，there are a great number of plus_sides rel
20、ated to upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8.Speedthis is the biggest advantage to mention.Boot time has been reported to be up to nine times shorter than that with Windows 7.New passwordsinstead of typing your passwords，Windows 8 will let you use gestures on your favorite photos to enter your pass
21、words.This is not only practical but also extremely cool!Windows 8 experienceapart from computers，Windows 8 will be used on all devices，including smartphones，tablet PCs and so on.Also，owing to the fact that it has been specifically designed with touch screen users in mind，Windows 8，besides using the
22、 keyboard and mouse，will offer a whole new user experience.However，there are still some disadvantages.The first one that has to be mentioned is that there is no Start menu from Windows.Yes，there is no Start button in the lower left corner，and this might be a real puzzle of many Windows users.Also，ma
23、ny users have had a problem to get used to the new interface (界面) introduced by Windows 8.The biggest problem that is worth noticing is that Windows 8 was originally designed for touch screen users，and this may have a bad effect on desktop users who have gotten used to doing everything with the help
24、 of their keyboard and mouse.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了Windows 8的优缺点。8What do “plus sides” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?AMath symbols.BStrengths.CNew rules. DMessages.解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据plus这个词的本义和下文中提到的Speed，New passwords，Windows 8 experience这三个优点以及“However，there are still some disadvantages”可知，plus sides在此
25、应指“优点”，故选B项。9According to the text the greatest advantage of Windows 8 is its _Acomplex passwords Bhigh speedCunique experience Dnew interface解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“Speedthis is the biggest advantage to mention”可知，高速是Windows 8最大优势。10From the text we can learn that Windows 8 _Ano longer requires a passwo
26、rdBwas upgraded from Windows 95Cwill be popular with desktop usersDcan be used on more than computers解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第五段的“apart from computers，Windows 8 will be used on all devices，including smartphones，tablet PCs and so on”可知，Windows 8除了电脑之外，还可以在所有的设备上使用，因此选D项。11Many Windows 8 users face the problem
27、that _Athe Start menu is hidden in the lower left cornerBthey have to use fingerprints instead of buttonsCthe keyboard and mouse cant be used any longerDthey dont get accustomed to the new interface解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“Also，many users have had a problem to get used to the new interface(界面) introduced by Windows 8”可知，Windows 8的使用者面对的一个问题就是他们不习惯新界面。故选D项。
