【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ded C． allowed D． forbade 答案與解析： A 詞義推測(cè)題。由該詞所在的語(yǔ)境可知，發(fā)展國(guó)際空間站耗資巨大，因此美國(guó)聯(lián)合其他一些國(guó)家共同來(lái)建設(shè)該工程，即該詞意思相當(dāng)于 united。 B Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before. Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you rememb er not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut， and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office. We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people39。s fetfulness or absent － mindedness. Stories about absent － minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent－ mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble. 25． If you want to have a good memory， you should ________. A． force yourself to remember things B． make a conscious effort of practice and exercise C． never stop learning D． try hard to remember things 答案與解析： B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第二句 “If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, ...” 可知，如果你想有一個(gè)好的記憶力的話，你應(yīng)該有意識(shí)地進(jìn)行練習(xí)和訓(xùn)練。 26． What can we infer from the last paragraph? A． Absent－ mindedness stories can bring people fun. B． Absent－ mindedness is more troublesome than fetfulness. C． Absent－ minded professors are often amused by the incidents, too. D． Absent－ mindedness happens not only to professors but to all other people. 答案與解析： A 推理判斷題。由第四段第一句 “We always seem to find something funny ...by people39。s fetfulness or absent－ mindedness” 可知，有關(guān)健忘及心不在焉的故事可以帶來(lái)樂(lè)趣。 27． Which of the following could be the best title for this passage? A． The Key to a Good Memory B． “Tricks” of Memory C． The Dangers of Fetfulness D． The Dangers of Absent－ mindedness 答案與解析： B 主旨大意題。由文章中列舉的例子可知，主要是圍繞著記憶力的 “ 花招 ” 來(lái)進(jìn)行說(shuō)明的。 C Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using ,_which is being added to a number of university puters across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won39。t cost them a penny. Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity— 88% of full time students have used the Inter to give to charity. This age group is often the least likely to have their own ine 19% of 22 to 24173。year173。olds have short173。term debts of more than ￡ 5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long173。term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing (有感染力的 ) or possible. Beth Truman, a 21173。year173。old recent university graduate, has used to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow in popularity with students. “When you39。re at university you bee more socially aware, but it39。s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself， ” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.” Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don39。t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding. works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK39。s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2021, is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK. 28. According to the passage, “wugging” is actually ________. A. a website B. a charity173。related action C. a school anization D. a student movement 答案與解析： B 從第一段中可知， “wugging” 是指通過(guò) “web use” 針對(duì) “charity”的 “giving” ，因此 B項(xiàng)理解最準(zhǔn)確。 29. In the case of charity, . A. frees students of the financial worries B. receives much money from students C. offers valuable information to students D. praises students for their money173。raising 答案與解析： A 通過(guò)第三段可知， 讓經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)的學(xué)生實(shí)現(xiàn)了不出錢也可以做慈善的想法，因此 A項(xiàng)正確。 30. What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement? A. It makes popular in the UK. B. It bees easy to do charity because of it. C. It results in students39。 more social awareness. D. It helps students to save money. 答案與解析： B 從第三段中的 “...it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity” 可知， B項(xiàng)正確。 31. What would be the BEST title for this passage? A. “Wugging” ， a new popular term on the Inter. B. British people show strong interest in charity. C. More Britain charities benefit from the Inter. D. Students raise money for charity by “wugging” ． 答案與解析： D “wugging” 、 “students” 和 “charity” 是該文話題中的三個(gè)重要元素，因此 D項(xiàng)作為標(biāo)題最具針對(duì)性。 D Can Animals Be Nice? Scientists recently discovered that animals who live in groups， such as elephants， foxes， and wolves， are especially likely to follow some rules. If they don39。t， the group might break apart. Group members would be forced to live alone. Then they39。d have a harder time hunting and raising their young. Sometimes， though， animals go out of their way to do what39。s ri