【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 something into it and it tends to be a falling intonation (語(yǔ)調(diào)) or negative tone. Make your sentence an open end. and it will make friends online very happy and relaxed. So full stops could be unnecessary in most cases.”Professor David Crystal? one of the world’s leading language experts, argues that the usage of full stops is being “revised in a really fundamental way”. In his book, Making a Point, he says that the punctuation mark has bee an “emotion marker” which warns the recipient (接受者) that the sender is angry or annoyed.8. What does the underlined word “intimidate” probably mean in paragraph 1?A. Frighten. B. Move. C. Delight. D. Reward.9. Why do the Generation Z dislike full stops when texting?A. Full stops end the conversation awkwardly.B. Full stops make messages more boring.C. Full stops are punctuation marks without any emotion.D. Full stops are regarded as an indication of the sender39。s anger.10. What is Dr Lauren Fonteyn39。s attitude to full stops for pletion?A. Skeptical. B. Conservative. C. Negative. D. Tolerant.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Will full stops be replaced in messages?B. Does a full stop really conclude a message?C. How do full stops make recipients embarrassed?D. How do we understand punctuation marks in messages?【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B【解析】【分析】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了在社交媒體交流中使用“句號(hào)”會(huì)讓年輕人感到害怕，因?yàn)樗鼈儠?huì)被解讀為憤怒的信號(hào)?！?題詳解】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線詞后面“as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts(根據(jù)語(yǔ)言學(xué)家的說(shuō)法，因?yàn)樗鼈儽唤庾x為憤怒的表現(xiàn))”可知，they指的是上文中的Full stops。由此可知，年青人認(rèn)為是Full stops在表達(dá)憤怒，所以看到Full stops時(shí)，他們很可能會(huì)感到害怕。故選A項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Full stops intimidate young people when used in social media munication as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts.(根據(jù)語(yǔ)言學(xué)家的說(shuō)法，在社交媒體交流中使用“句號(hào)”會(huì)讓年輕人感到害怕，因?yàn)樗鼈儠?huì)被解讀為憤怒的信號(hào))”和第二段中的“Linguistic experts are now investigating why teens interpret a correctlypunctuated text as a signal of annoyance.(語(yǔ)言專家正在研究為什么青少年會(huì)把標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)正確的文本解讀為一種惱怒的信號(hào))”可知, Z一代不喜歡發(fā)信息時(shí)用句號(hào)是因?yàn)榫涮?hào)被認(rèn)為是發(fā)件人惱怒的表達(dá)。故選D項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中Dr Lauren Fonteyn 的話“Make your sentence an open end and it will make friends online very happy and relaxed. So full stops could be unnecessary in most cases.(讓你的句子成為一個(gè)開放式的結(jié)尾，這會(huì)讓網(wǎng)上的朋友們非常開心和放松。所以在大多數(shù)情況下，句號(hào)可能是不必要的)”可推知，Dr Lauren Fonteyn對(duì)用full stops來(lái)結(jié)束句子持否定或消極態(tài)度。故選C項(xiàng)?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“Full stops intimidate young people when used in social media munication as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts.( 根據(jù)語(yǔ)言學(xué)家的說(shuō)法，在社交媒體交流中使用“句號(hào)”會(huì)讓年輕人感到害怕，因?yàn)樗鼈儠?huì)被解讀為憤怒的信號(hào))”及下文介紹可知，文章主要介紹了在社交媒體交流中使用“句號(hào)”會(huì)讓年輕人感到害怕的現(xiàn)象及原因。由此可知，B項(xiàng)“Does a full stop really conclude a message?(句號(hào)真的能結(jié)束信息嗎？)”適合做本文最佳標(biāo)題，用問(wèn)句的方式提出話題，吸引讀者通過(guò)閱讀找出答案的。故選B項(xiàng)。DWhen we drive between two similar mature woodlands，we notice that one is crowded with beautiful flowers while the other has none. Why don39。t wildflowers spread from one forest to another?It depends on how the seeds are spread. If seeds are spread by wind, the flowers can turn up almost anywhere. Plants with berries are often spread by birds or small mammals so they are pretty well distributed. But for plants that are planted by ants, roads can be an obstacle (障礙). So can petition. Wildflower seeds would not last long if they merely ripened and fell to the forest floor. Those seeds that were not eaten by birds and small mammals would grow into tiny shoots illequipped to pete with their parent plants. A young plant has a much better chance at survival if its seed is carried away from the parents. In the case of flowers such as trillium and violets, ants spread and plant the seeds.The seeds of these wildflowers are coated with a fleshy globe called an elaiosome filled with oils and sometimes sugars. These must be irresistible. Consequently, ants pull them into their nests to be consumed or fed to their young. The actual seeds have extremely hard shells much too hard for ants to eat, so the tidy creatures desert the seeds in one of their underground tunnels. Underground, the wildflower seeds may develop and begin the long process of reaching maturity and blooming.Researchers have documented ants dragging seeds as far as 70 yards. It is unthinkable that our forest ants would go across a road, a plowed field, or even a lawn. Wildflowers can spread by stems and runners, but asphalt (瀝青) can stop their spread. Ecologists are starting to talk more and more about “wildlife corridors (走廊) — providing passage for wildlife across artificial obstacles such as dams, roads and railways” and when they do, we tend to think of large mammals or migrating birds. But small creatures need wildlife corridors too. Ants, turtles and squirrels need to move between woodlots, because in the process of feeding themselves these creatures are making our forests sustainable.12. According to the text,the young plants have greater survival chances when the seeds_____.A. fall to the forest floorB. are deserted in a shady placeC. aren39。t eaten by birds or mammalsD. grow away from their parent plants13. What can we learn about elaiosome from paragraph 3?A. It39。s lacking in nutrition. B. It39。s coated with soft shells.C. It39。s a tasty treat for ants. D. It39。s often deserted outside the ant nest.14. What are wildlife corridors used to do?A. Spread flower seeds faster. B. Raise small creatures.C. Assist wildlife to cross roads. D. Provide food for the migrating birds.15. What can be the best title for the text?A. Thank ants for wildflowersB. Discover wildflowers39。 treasuresC. Protect the environment for wildflowersD. Develop new species of wildflowers【答案】12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A【解析】【分析】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章主要講述了螞蟻和其他一些小動(dòng)物在植物種子傳播中所起的作用?！?2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句“A young plant has a much better chance at survival if its seed is carried away from the parents.(如果幼苗的種子被從父母身邊帶走，它有更好的生存機(jī)會(huì))”可知，如果種子遠(yuǎn)離母本，幼苗的生存機(jī)會(huì)會(huì)大得多。故選D。13題詳解】推斷判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的“The seeds of these wildflowers are coated with a fleshy globe called an elaiosome filled with