【正文】 y is my birthday, Skaar told a reporter. She would be turning 29, but she knew she had already got the best present possible—the gift of life.（1）What did Skaar and Oksas do when they were stopped by the fire? A.B.they rushed back and shut the door.（2）The following helped Skaar and Oksas survive the fire except D.D.他們趕緊跑回去關上門，用她的夾克填滿了門底部的空隙，把煙擋在外面。（3）考查推理判斷。3．閱讀理解t use their legs even when they went on holiday.seye view of the world. When you travel by car or train, an unclear picture of the countryside constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, especially, are mixed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. The typical twentiethcentury traveler is the man who always says I39。the modern means of transportation.B.appreciating beautiful sceneryB.Modern transportation devices have replaced legs.s history develops very fast.The best way to travel is on foot.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，由于種種現代化交通設施，人們不需用腳走路，甚至也不需要用眼看風景，出門就坐汽車、公交車、地鐵、飛機……根據第一段中的“When the time es for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label‘Legless Man’. Histories of the time will go something like this:in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing is that they didn39。根據第二段中的“The future history books might also record that we were deprived (剝奪) of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird39。根據第三段中的“When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place.”可知，我們知道高速旅行意味著關注下一個目的地。故選D。 To revive (復興)literature in the era of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of shortform literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers (分發(fā)機)in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices. s fiction or romance. Short Edition gets stories for its category by holding writing contests.s smartphone addiction. reduce the financial stress of libraries. make people have access to literature. advertise the network literature.（4）What is the best title for the text? Reading: a Virtual Tour Edition, a French Publisher Old Will Be Popular Again of Literature, at the Push of a Button【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，人們可以通過多種途徑讀到小說，例如書籍、雜志等。根據第五段中的“when a button is pushed, a short story is printed”可知，按下按鈕，就會打印出一篇短篇小說，因此小說在形式上是簡短的。賓夕法尼亞州立大學的校園里有一臺小說分發(fā)機。故選A?！币虼?，在Andrew Nurkin看來，設置小說分發(fā)機的主要目的是使人們有機會接觸文學。故選D。 A study by a UK market research organization, suggests that over 542,000 Brits went vegan during the previous decade, an increase of 360%. And the main force behind this increase was those aged 1534 years old — 42% of recent vegans fall under that age range.s cars, trains and planes bined. Another reason is that many of today39。 Social media is also believed to have given rise to the increase in veganism. Platforms such as Facebook allow young vegans to connect with each other much easier, while others such as Instagram have led to the creation of “vegan celebrities (名人)”, who share lips on vegan lifestyles.s health. “A strict vegan diet makes it difficult to get some minerals and vitamins that your body needs,” Wyness told BBC news.t seem to be fading. “It feels more like this is something that is sticking.” said an expert of the Vegan Society, a UK charity that promotes veganism.（1）What can we learn about veganism, “the fastestgrowing lifestyle movement” in UK? A.B.It has grown steeply in the past 10 years.（2）The following may account for the increase in veganism EXCEPT Young people prefer an environmentfriendly life.s greenhouse gas.Veganism Comes FirstC.其原因可能是由于肉類加工排放的熱量大過世界上所有的汽車，火車和飛機的總和，他們認為殺死動物用作食物是不對，年輕人想要保護環(huán)境?！惫蔬xD。根據第六段中的“ the popularity of veganism doesn39。(4)考查主旨大意。故選A。 Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start close relationships? Does modem life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for money or status. A man doesn39。 But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.Couples share the burdens.D.The pressure to survive.C.The faith between life partners.（4）What is the author trying to inform us in this text? A.Independence is much more important than love.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本人是一篇說明文，美國最新的一項問卷調查發(fā)現，50%的人覺得找到相伴一生的另一半很困難，作者從工作經濟壓力以及對配偶要求過高等因素進行了分析。說明現在是夫妻雙方共同承擔負擔。故選A。(4)考查主旨大意。7．閱讀理解 Adults￡12,Members/under 16s free Free, just drop in Room 30 Room 90aRoom 35Room 30D.In a parenting magazine.根據根據Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia部分中的“14 September 2017—14 January 2018”，可知在2017年十月份可以去參觀“Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia”這幅作品。故選D。 Bee an Annual Member or buy a day Pass to access the system. For visitors Monthly Pass: $25. Unlimited 30minute rides for a month.Service:Opportunities:Monthly PassD.$D.(855)8982378(855) 8982498（4）Which of the following statement is TRUE? A.The green light on the dock shows the bike is unlocked【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇廣應用文，共享自行車多倫多是城市的官方自行車分享計劃，旨在為當地人