【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 0。B.To conduct a research.C.To show the influence of Twitch.D.To arouse the audience39。s interest.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了什么是電子競(jìng)技以及它的發(fā)展。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的ESports are professional multiplayer video game petitions. Any video game with a strong petitive element is considered eSports.可知,電子競(jìng)技是一種專業(yè)的多人視頻游戲競(jìng)賽,任何具有強(qiáng)烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)元素的電子游戲都被認(rèn)為是電子競(jìng)技,也就是說電子競(jìng)技具有很強(qiáng)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性,故選A。 （2）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第二段中的The history of eSports dates back to 1972,ESports pretty much continued on the rather quiet path until the 80s,2002 marked the beginning of a new era for the sport及Halo Ⅱ became the first game to be shown on national television for Major League Gaming in 2004, paving the way for eSports to bee a global phenomenon.等細(xì)節(jié)可知,本段以時(shí)間為順序介紹了電子競(jìng)技的發(fā)展,故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，如今,由于技術(shù)的進(jìn)步和像Twitch這樣的流媒體服務(wù)的到來,電子競(jìng)技正在快速發(fā)展,由于Twitch的覆蓋面廣,它已經(jīng)將電子游戲競(jìng)賽展示給了新的觀眾,特別是growing at a rapid pace表明了作者對(duì)電子競(jìng)技的未來充滿希望,故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的To understand how much impact Twitch has made, data from gaming analyst group Newzoo show that eSports global audience increased 43 percent from 204 million to 292 million between 2014 and 2016.可知,為了了解Twitch產(chǎn)生了多大的影響,游戲分析機(jī)構(gòu)Newzoo的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,從2014年到2016年,全球電子競(jìng)技的觀眾數(shù)量增長(zhǎng)了43%,由此可知最后一段引用的數(shù)據(jù)就是為了表明Twitch產(chǎn)生的影響,故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和段落大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解 Compared with solar and wind energy, which are booming, tidal (潮汐的) power is a loser in the clean energy petition. But if you did want to build a tidal power station, there are few better sites than the mouth of the River Severn, in Britain. Its tidal range, the difference in depth between high and low tides, of around 15 metres is among the largest in the world. Engineers and governments have been toying with the idea since at least 1925. But none of the suggested projects has materialised. Price is one objection. A study thought that tidal energy might cost between ￡216 and ￡368 ($306 521) per MWh of electricity by 2025, pared with ￡58 75 for seagoing wind turbines (輪機(jī)) and ￡55 76 for solar panels. Environmentalists also worry that any plant would change the tides, making life harder for wildlife. An engineer called Rod Rainey thinks he has a way around both problems. He plans to replace the conventional turbines of previous plans with a much older technology. Specifically, he plans to span (橫跨) the river mouth with a line of water wheels. This is a design that dates back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution. Examples can be found fixed to the sides of old watermills (水磨). But there would be nothing old fashioned about Mr Rainey39。s wheels. Thirty metres high and sixty wide, they would be made from ordinary steel. Two hundred and fifty of them, along with the supporting structures, would be floated into place and secured to the seabed, creating a line 15km long. Together, they could supply power at an avenge ate of 4GW. That is about as much as two biggish nuclear power stations would manage. Substituting one of the wheels with a set of locks would provide a shipping channel about twice the width of Panama Canal, permitting upstream ports such as Avonmouth and Cardiff to continue operating.（1）What is special about the mouth of the River Seven? A.The tidal range there is about 15 meters.B.It has the largest tidal range in the world.C.The tidal power station has been built there.D.Its power plant makes life harder for wildlife.（2）What was people39。s initial attitude towards tidal power? ....（3）What are the locks used for? .. wheels. electricity.（4）What39。s the best tittle for the text? invented turbines.39。s tidal power station. power in the River Seven. old idea might be made practical.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，潮汐能發(fā)電站雖然計(jì)劃已久,但由于科學(xué)家的擔(dān)心,很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以來都沒有得以實(shí)現(xiàn)。而名叫Rod Rainey的工程師最近想到了解決問題的辦法,雖然用的是過去的科技,但在輪上做了很大改進(jìn),這樣在保證海洋生物和環(huán)境安全的同時(shí)也可大量發(fā)電。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的Its tidal range, the difference in depth between high and low tides, of around 15 metres is among the largest in the world.它的潮汐差,即最低和最高潮汐的深度差,是大約15米,位居世界首位?？芍?the mouth of the River Severn最大的特點(diǎn)就是潮汐差很大。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的Engineers and governments have been toying with the idea since at least 1925.和最后一段中的Environmentalists also worry that any plant would change the tides, making life harder for wildlife.可知,工程師對(duì)潮汐電站的想法漫不經(jīng)心,環(huán)境主義者擔(dān)心它會(huì)給海洋生物帶來危險(xiǎn),所以最初人們對(duì)潮汐發(fā)電站都是不支持的。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的a set of locks would provide a shipping channel about twice the width of Panama Canal, permitting upstream ports such as Avonmouth and Cardiff to continue operating.可知,locks的主要作用是提供一條比巴拿馬運(yùn)河寬一倍的水上運(yùn)輸渠道,保證上游的港口能夠正常運(yùn)行。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知,文章主要講Rod Rainey用古老的方法代替?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)的輪機(jī)進(jìn)行潮汐發(fā)電,打破River Severn不適宜潮汐發(fā)電的舊思想。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 What a Messy Desk Says About You For some time, psychologists have been studying how personality traits affect health and healthrelated choices. Not surprisingly, they have found that people blessed with innate conscientiousness, meaning that they are organized and predictable, typically eat better and live longer than people who are disorderly. They also tend to have immaculate offices. What has been less clear is whether neat environments can produce good habits even in those who aren39。t necessarily innately conscientious. To find out, researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted a series of experiments. In the first experiment, they randomly assigned a group of collegeage students to spend time in two office spaces, one of which was very neat, the other wildly cluttered (亂堆) with papers and other workrelated stuff. The students spent their time filling out questionnaires unrelated to the study. After 10 minutes, they were told they could leave with an apple or a chocolate bar. Those students who sat in the orderly office were twice as likely to choose the apple as those who sat among the mess. A second experiment, however, found that working in chaos has its advantages, too. In this one, college students were placed in a messy or a neat office and asked to dream up new uses for PingPong b