【正文】 The best way to travel around England is by bus.C.B.D.s membership fee, which is perfect for most travelers.s a great way to learn about the country39。5．閱讀理解 （2）考查詞義猜測。d joined the chase shortly behind the runners.s World admiringly. Cassidy discovered why the sprinter was so fleet of foot when another man ran by, yelling, Help! He took my phone and laptop!4．閱讀理解 （1）考查推理判斷。Warmhearted but poor.（3）What can be inferred from the passage? A.To see whether there were gloves on sale.（2）What do we know about old George McNeilon? A.故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“These findings, published in the journal Nature last week, explain why people aren39。A careless driver lost his eyesight after a car accident.D. Studies over the past decade at the University of Utah show that drivers talking on handsfree cellphones are just as influenced as those on handsheld phones because it is the conversation, not the device, that is distracting their attention. Those talking on any kind of cellphone react more slowly and miss more traffic signals than other motorists.t.根據(jù)第一段中的“Rushing back, Skaar shut the door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keep the smoke out. Then they called 911. Looking around, Skaar noticed a small workroom. It seemed to have cleaner air. So they crowded tried to break the windows,”這些Skaar的行為可知，面對火災(zāi)她保持鎮(zhèn)靜，從容面對。she remained calm in the face of danger.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了兩個女孩由于大火被困在36層的大樓內(nèi)，面對危險她們臨危不懼，終于安然脫險，幸免于難的故事。B.they tried to run down the stairs.t panic. She figured that it was just a small fire. Her office building was huge. There were 62 floors and her desk was on the 37th floor. Skaar called out to office mate Stephen Oksas, who also stayed late to work. But when they got out to the hallway, they were met by a cloud of black smoke. Rushing back, Skaar shut the door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keep the smoke out.B.D.他們趕緊跑回去關(guān)上門，用她的夾克填滿了門底部的空隙，把煙擋在外面。2．閱讀理解What Cocktail Parties Teach Uss as if only one person was speaking alone,” says investigator Edward Chang. Many of those accidents are due to “inattentional blindness”, in which people can, in effect, turn a blind eye to things they aren39。 Some people can train themselves to pay extra attention to things that are important — like police officers learn to scan crowds for faces and conductors can listen for individual instruments within the orchestra as a whole. Many more think they can effectively multitask, but are actually shifting their attention rapidly between two things and not getting the full effect of either, experts say.（1）What have scientists in University of California found about “the cocktailparty effect”? A.B.A manager talked on a handsfree phone with his client.examine and evaluate【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，講述的是“雞尾酒會效應(yīng)”的啟示。故選A。專家說，更多的人則是自以為可以有效地處理多任務(wù)，但他們其實是在兩件事之間迅速轉(zhuǎn)移注意力，而并沒有全身心地投入到其中任何一件事中。s Eve. He reentered the store and followed the same route he had walked before. But several minutes of anxious search turned out to be in vain. Society has changed. People have changed … he murmured to himself. Years ago, if people picked up something lost, they would give it back.s leather gloves.To kill time in Value Mart as usual.Never ever jump to conclusions.C.（2）考查推理判斷。Kyle Cassidy and three other members of the Annenberg Running Group were stretching on the grounds of the University of Pennsylvania, waiting for a few lateers. The Penn colleagues and other munity members meet three days a week for a roughly 30minute jog and an occasional lecture. That39。At that, the group did what running clubs do: They ran, trailing the suspect down the streets of Philadelphia until he ducked into a construction site. The runners split up. Cassidy ran around to the far side of the site to cut the thief off while the others wandered the neighborhood hoping he had dumped the loot (贓物)in a backyard.The members of this running group are not hardcore athletes. But they do understand the benefit of a little exercise. 39。根據(jù)第三段中的“At that, the group did what running clubs do: They ran, trailing the suspect down the streets of Philadelphia until he ducked into a construction site.”及第四段中的“As the owner opened the door, the suspect darted out from behind the bush ... and right into the arms of campus police, who39。 England continues to be one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. London in particular is one of the most visited cities and draws people in with its appeal, history and pubs. England39。 Take a free walking tour—Many major cities in England offer free walking tours. They usually last a few hours and are a great way to see the city.（1）Compared with London, Oxford is ________. A.less crowdedThe taste of UK card holders can enjoy discounts at all restaurants.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，就英國旅行作者提出了一些建議。故選A。 “Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remembered someone ing up to the canyon39。t in the frame.t usually very organized on their puters.（1）Why did the author mention Henkel39。s obsession with taking pictures.D.s memory.C.(2)考查細節(jié)理解。通讀全文可知，本文主要敘述現(xiàn)代人癡迷于拍照，是因為拍照有助于記錄某一時刻，但不利于他們的記憶。 We all think plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(濕度)and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide said researchers from the National University of Singapore.B.C.OptimisticC.可知氣候的變化打敗了二氧化碳帶來的影響。可知作者對氣候變化很擔心。 The pany is testing a fullsize prototype of the Hoverbike, which will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams. . A.can be transported quickly