1、 (建议用时：35分钟).阅读理解AIn Mark Turins article“Protecting Our Public Spaces” in issue 14, he claims that “all graffiti(涂鸦) is vandalism(故意破坏财物的行为), pure and simple, and offers no benefit to our public spaces”. I would like to point out that many people believe that graffiti is an art form that can benefit
2、 our public spaces just as much as sculptures, fountains, or other more accepted art forms.People who object to graffiti usually do so more because of where it is, not what it is. They argue that posting graffiti in public places is considered an illegal act of property damage. But the location of s
3、uch graffiti should not prevent the images themselves from being considered real art.I would argue that graffiti is the most important public art form. Spray paint is a medium unlike any other. Through graffiti, the entire world has become a canvas(画布). These works of art dotting the urban landscape
4、 are available, free of charge, to everyone who passes by.To be clear, I do not consider random words or names sprayed on stop signs to be art. Plenty of graffiti is just vandalism, pure and simple. However, there is also graffiti that is breathtaking in its complex detail, its realism, or its creat
5、ivity. It takes great talent to create such involved designs with spray paint. Are these creators not artists just because they use a can of spray paint instead of a paintbrush?To declare that all graffiti is vandalism, and nothing more, is an overly simplistic statement. Furthermore, graffiti is no
6、t going anywhere, so we might as well find a way to live with it and enjoy its benefits. One option could be to make a percentage of public spaces open to graffiti artists. By doing this, the public might feel like part owners of these works of art, rather than just the victims of a crime.【解题导语】本文是一
7、篇议论文。文章通过论述涂鸦与公共空间的关系，进而探讨涂鸦是否为艺术。作者认为判断其是否为艺术应该根据涂鸦的质量而非存在的地方。1Mark Turin apparently believes that graffiti _Ais not an art formBis too simple to be considered artCcan only sometimes be considered a work of artDshould be restricted to places where it is allowedA解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“In Mark Turins arti
8、cle Protecting Our Public Spaces in issue 14, he claims that all graffiti(涂鸦) is vandalism(故意破坏财物的行为), pure and simple, and offers no benefit to our public spaces”可知，Mark Turin显然认为涂鸦不是一种艺术形式。2The author argues that graffiti _Ais the only art form that is freeBis best viewed on public walls rather th
9、an canvasesCprovides more public benefits than sculptures doDshould be judged on artistic qualities rather than placesD解析：细节理解题。根据对全文的整体理解，尤其是第二段最后一句“But the location of such graffiti should not prevent the images themselves from being considered real art.”可知，作者认为评价涂鸦应该根据其艺术品质而不是其所在地点。3The author co
10、ncludes his passage by _Arestating his positionBquestioning the magazineCoffering an answer to the matterDidentifying the benefits of graffitiC解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容尤其是“One option could be to make a percentage of public spaces open to graffiti artists.”可推知，作者是通过提供一个解决办法来结束文章的。BGrowing PainsThe term “adu
11、lting” started as a sort of jokewhenever a millennial(千禧一代) would do something ageappropriate, this was an act of “adulting”. Now, though, millennials obviously require training in being an adult.Rachel Flehinger has cofounded an Adulting School, which includes online courses on simple sewing, confl
12、ict resolution and cooking. The cause for such classes is that many millennials havent left childhood homesin America 34 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 still lived with their parents as of 2015, up from 26 percent a decade before.Theres a good deal of truth to this. If youre living at home, with Mo
13、m and Dad doing their best to spoil(溺爱) you, youre less likely to know how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook. Dependency_breeds_enervation.But living at home doesnt necessarily lead to dependency. As of 1940, more than 30 percent of 25 to 29yearolds lived at home with parents or grandparent
14、s. They were adulting, even while living at home. Parents expected their kids to do chores, to prepare for life. Instead of blaming living at home, then, we have to blame our style of parenting. The truth is that weve simply become lazier as parents.So whats the real problem?Were more likely to let
15、our kids crash on our couches(长沙发) than tell them to get a job and pay rent. We dont push our kids to build families of their own, as life expectancy has increased, so has adolescence. Americans arent expected to start building a life, particularly middleand upperclass Americans, until theyre nearin
16、g their 30s. Then the question is how we can encourage young people to “adult” in noncircumstancedriven fashion.【解题导语】千禧一代的孩子接受着父母的宠爱，他们很多人不知道如何洗衣、做饭、管理生活收支，不能独立；所以有必要在他们成人之前培训他们缝纫、解决冲突、烹饪等简单的生活技能。事实上，是父母的养育方式导致孩子不能独立，父母应当让孩子去承担他们的责任。4What does the last sentence “Dependency breeds enervation.” in th
17、e third paragraph mean?AParents would like to do housework by themselves.BPresent kids are too lazy to do housework.CDependency makes kids unable to do things.DKids depend on their parents.C解析：句意理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，如果你住在家里，爸爸妈妈竭尽全力溺爱你，你就不太可能知道如何洗衣服、做饭或平衡收支。画线句为进一步的总结，据此可推知，画线句意在表达：过度依赖父母会使孩子丧失做事情的能力。故C项正
18、确。5Which of the following statements is TRUE?AMillennials would like to be trained in being an adult.BParents are too lazy to do chores.CMillennials dont adult because they still live in their childhood homes.DIn the 1940s kids were adulting even when they were living at home.D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，
19、自20世纪40年代起，有超过30%的25至29岁的人与父母或祖父母一起住在家里；但即使和家人同住，他们也很成熟。故D项正确。6Which of the following statements is the main idea of the passage?A“Adulting” is hard, but only because parents are too lazy to teach their kids.BMillennials should leave home early to adult.CAmericans arent expected to start building a
20、life until theyre nearing their 30s.DAdulting schools with online courses are popular.A解析：主旨大意题。根据第四段尾句“The truth is that weve simply become lazier as parents.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要论述了由于父母的过分宠爱和懒得教孩子们生活技能，现在许多千禧一代的孩子不能独立，不知道如何洗衣、做饭、管理生活收支等。故A项正确。7According to the passage, what will be written about next?
21、AThe government should put off the age of adulthood.BParents should leave kids in charge of society.CParents should put responsibility on young people.DPushing kids to adult is painful for parents.C解析：推理判断题。根据本文最后一句可知，接下来的问题是，我们如何鼓励年轻人以非环境驱动的方式“成年”。据此可推知，下文将介绍家长如何鼓励孩子们承担生活的责任。故C项正确。【难句分析】If youre li
22、ving at home, with Mom and Dad doing their best to spoil(溺爱) you, youre less likely to know how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook.分析：本句是一个主从复合句。句中“If youre living at home”为if引导的条件状语从句，“how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook”为“疑问副词不定式”结构，作know的宾语；“with Mom and Dad doing their best to
23、 spoil(溺爱) you”为with复合结构，作状语。译文：如果你住在家里，父母尽最大努力溺爱你，那你不太可能知道如何洗衣、做饭和管理生活收支。.完形填空(2020台州高三模拟)When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”At the _1_ of Palo Duro Canyon(峡谷) State Park, I _2_ a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The p
24、osition offered a _3_， permanent campsite in the park and _4_， the hosts served as a link between the parks guests and the rangers(护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rentfree place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an _5_ for the following day.The park was _6_， so it took us
25、some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks(臭鼬) walking toward our table. We _7_ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to _8_ our camp.Having survived that night, we were _9_ that everything else would be a
26、ll right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our _10_ and gave us a beautiful campsite.That evening, _11_， we learned about the canyon _12_. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay _13_ in the dark until the winds died away.
27、_14_ the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck. And we managed to _15_ the little money my wife _16_ by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful _17_. For a time after our business _18_ I thought I mi
28、ght lose my family as well.Living in the tiny _19_ with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself _20_ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!【解题导语】餐馆生意失败后作者和妻子一起去了
29、得克萨斯州。作者在帕罗杜洛峡谷州立公园的入口处，看到了招聘公园管理人员的广告。作者因为这个岗位能提供免费的野营地而去参加应聘。然后他与妻子一起在野营卡车里过了几周的艰苦生活，这样的生活使作者能够和妻子紧靠在一起阅读和谈话。最终，作者不仅对所经历的磨难充满感激，而且回归了家庭，并最终爱上峡谷公园的一切。1A.backBedgeCcentre DentranceD解析：招聘广告一般都贴在入口处。entrance“入口”。2A.sponsored BpublishedCnoticed DansweredC解析：作者注意到一则招聘公园管理人员的广告。sponsor“赞助”；publish“出版”；no
30、tice“注意”；answer“回答”。3A.safe BfreeCconvenient DbeautifulB解析：根据下文中的“a rentfree place”可知，这个岗位提供一个免费的、永久性的营地。4A.in return Bin timeCin short Din turnA解析：根据空前表述这个岗位提供永久性的营地和空后的这个岗位的职责并结合选项可知，此处应是作为回报，这些被招聘来的管理人员在公园游客和护林人员之间起联系作用。in return“作为回报”；in time“及时”；in short“总而言之”；in turn“轮流，转而”。5A.attempt Bagreeme
31、ntCappeal DappointmentD解析：根据下文的“The next day we met with the people who ran the park.”可知，此处是作者与招聘人员约好第二天见面。attempt“尝试，试图”；agreement“同意，协议”；appeal“呼吁，吸引力”；appointment“预约，约会，约定”。6A.crowded BdangerousCideal DquietA解析：根据空后的“so it took us some time to find an available site”可知，作者花了一些时间才找到可用的位置，故可反推出：公园是十
32、分拥挤的。crowded“拥挤的”。7A.repeatedly BimmediatelyCeventually DcalmlyB解析：根据语境可知，看到两只臭鼬爬过来，作者和妻子立即爬到桌子上。immediately“立即”。8A.attack BleaveCpass DsearchB解析：根据该句中的“waited for them”和语境可知，此处表示作者和妻子等着臭鼬离开。9A.satisfied BdeterminedCconfident DawareC解析：根据空处前后的内容可知，那一夜他们有惊无险地度过了，所以此处作者很自信(confident) 其他一切都会好起来的。satisf
33、ied“满意的”；determined“有决心的”；aware“知道的，意识到的”。10A.responsibilities BrequirementsCcircumstances DconditionsA解析：根据空前一句可知，作者与招聘人员见了面，招聘人员肯定要向作者说明他们的工作职责(responsibilities)。requirement“要求”；circumstance“情况，情形”；condition“条件；状况”。11A.moreover BthereforeCmeanwhile DhoweverD解析：根据下文的“winds”可知，此处表达的是，然而(however)，那天夜
34、里他们遭遇到了峡谷狂风(winds)。12A.winds BsnowsCwoods DtrailsA解析：参见上题解析。13A.shaking BquarrellingCmourning DachingA解析：根据空前一句“They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently”可知，寒冷的狂风摇动着野营车，作者和妻子也随之抖动直到狂风渐息。shake“摇动，抖动”；quarrel“争吵”；mourn“哀悼，忧伤”；ache“疼痛”。14A.After BBetweenCDuring DBeyondC解析：根据
35、语境可知，在接下来的几周时间里(During)，作者和妻子学会了在卡车中生存(live on)并设法依靠妻子临时代课挣(earned)来的少量的钱生活。15A.give away Bhand outClive on Dput asideC16A.borrowed BearnedCposted DraisedB17A.business BcareerCfamily DimageC解析：根据下文中的“I might lose my family as well”可知，此处表达的是开了一个成功的店，然后又失去了它，(这一过程)使得作者很少有时间建立一个成功的家庭，故选C。18A.started Bf
36、ailedCexpanded DdeclinedB解析：根据第一段第一句中的“When our restaurant business failed”可知，此处是生意失败后的一段时间内，作者认为自己连家也可能失去。start“开始”；fail“失败”；expand“扩大”；decline“下降，拒绝”。19A.truck BparkChouse DcampA解析：根据上文中的“survive in our truck”可知，此处表示作者夫妻俩生活在无电视的狭小的野营卡车内。20A.desperate BreadyCsuitable DthankfulD解析：根据本段最后一句“We had become a family！”和空前的“a jeweled sky”可知，此处应是作者对过去的磨难充满了感激。desperate“绝望的”；ready“准备好”；suitable“适合的”；thankful“感激的”。