【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 s writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and wellresearched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly mercial effort. Scott?s last journey, pleted as be lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world?s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a oime British merchantnavy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published. 13. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley? A. They were made last week B. They showed undersea sceneries C. They were found by a cameraman D. They recorded a disastrous adventure 14. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text? A. Frank Hurley B. Ernest Shackleton C. Robert Falcon Scott D. Caroline Alexander 15. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage? A. Artistic creation B. Scientific research C. Money making D. Treasure hunting 【答案】 13. D 14. C 15. C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二句“ ....start a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography”可知 Alexander 認為他的這次航行就是為了掙錢。 故 C 項正確。 考點：考查記敘文閱讀 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 A garden that?s just right for you Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(總和 ) of its parts? 16 . But it doesn?t happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process. ● ___17 Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料 ). 18 . However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them es from our earliest years. ● Recall(回憶 )your childhood memories Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma?s rose garden and Dad?s vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that?s not what?s important. 19 how being in those gardens made us feel. If you?d like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 20 then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grownup garden. Have fun. A. Know why you garden B. Find a good place for your own garden C. It?s our experience of the garden that matters D. It?s delightful to see so many beautiful flowers E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants F. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too G. For each of those gardens, writer down the strongest memory you have 【答案】 16. F 17. A 18. E 19. C 20. G 本段前兩句提出有些人認為花園只是一些花花草草，有些人關(guān)心少用水少用廢料。本句仍然在說明人們對園藝的不同看法。故 E 項“還有其他人只是喜歡在戶外接觸植物”與上下文一致，也是人們對于園藝的觀點。 根據(jù)前句“ ......那些都不重要”可知劃線句強調(diào)的是在園藝中對我們來說真正重要的是什么。故 C 項“重要的是我們搞園藝的經(jīng)歷”符合上下文串聯(lián)。 本部分介紹自己搞一個花園，要回憶一下年輕的時候所看到的那些花園 ，并把這些花園的優(yōu)點寫下來，然后制定計劃并把自己的計劃變成美麗的花園。故 G 項與上下文一致。 考點：考查說明文閱讀 第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分） 第一節(jié)完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(裝置 )on your desk. And they?ve never actually 21 you. Everything they know about you 22 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 23 they feel they can know you 24 from the sound of your voice. That?s how powerful the 25 is. Powerful, yes, but not always 26 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I?d never met 27 , got me rockbottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 28 me. I sometimes wished to 29 another agent. One morning, I had to 30 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani?s office 31 . The woman sitting at the desk, 32 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 33 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 34 immediately. “What a wonderful lady!” I thought. Rushing out 35 I called out over my shoulder, “By the way, what?s your name?” “I?m Rani,” she said. I turned around and saw a 36 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 37 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 38 . Sitting back in the car on the way to the airpor