【正文】 , a spokesman for WATG said, “Employing many of the same modem design principles, Curve Appeal is the next evolutionary step. It39。s important that the architecture and the environment work together harmoniously. The chosen site is steps away from the Tennessee River in a beautiful wooded, sunlit area.” WATG was awarded the first prize in the Freeform Home Design Challenge in 2016 and given prize money of $ 8,000 to make its plans a reality. The petition was aimed at architects, designers, engineers and artists. Participants were challenged to design a 600 to 800sq ft singlefamily home that rethinks traditional aesthetics (美學(xué)), ergonomics, construction, building systems and structure. Over the last year, WATG39。s Chicago office has been developing their design with Branch Technology. This project is currently underway, working towards breaking ground later this year. Once pleted, the Curve Appeal home will have open and lightfilled inside living spaces.（1）From the passage we can know that Curve Apple . A.will be different from an ordinary houseB.is the first 3Dprinted buildingC.has apparent walls and a roofD.was ever built in the world（2）Where is the architect located according to Paragraph 4? A.Far away from the Tennessee River.B.In the woods near the Tennessee River.C.Between the Tennessee River and the woods.D.Next to some modem architectures.（3）What does the Freeform Home Design Challenge do? A.It motivates participants to design at random.B.It emphasizes traditions rather than modernization.C.It sponsors petitors when necessary.D.It helps put creative ideas into practice.（4）What39。s the passage mainly about? A.What our homes will look like in the future.B.The Freeform Home Design Challenge.C.The world39。s first freeform 3Dprinted house.D.The development of 3D in architecture.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了世界上第一個(gè)免費(fèi)的3D打印房子。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Experts will build a house called Curve Appeal, which will be 3Dprinted offsite before being put together onsite to create two outside walls, a roof and an inside part. These four main sections will then be joined together.”可知，Curve Apple不同于一般的房子。故選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“The chosen site is steps away from the Tennessee River in a beautiful wooded, sunlit area.”可知，建筑師住在the Tennessee River附近的樹(shù)林里。故選B。(3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“WATG was awarded the first prize in the Freeform Home Design Challenge in 2016 and given prize money of $ 8,000 to make its plans a reality. The petition was aimed at architects, designers, engineers and artists.”可知，the Freeform Home Design Challenge有助于把創(chuàng)造性的想法付諸實(shí)踐。故選D。(4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段中的“Although 3Dprinted buildings have been made before, this home to be constructed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, later this year — will be the first of its kind, as it will contain no regular shapes or angles.”可知，本文主要談?wù)摰氖鞘澜缟系谝粋€(gè)免費(fèi)的3D打印房子。故選C。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(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。8．閱讀理解Climbing Without Ropes The popular image of the mountain climber is of a person carefully climbing a steep cliff with a network of safety ropes, but it is not the only kind. Many climbers now enjoy bouldering. It39。s more accessible and better for the environment.What is bouldering?Bouldering is a sport that involves climbing on, over, and around boulders up to approximately twenty feet above the ground. Participants employ no safety ropes.Why boulder??improve your climbing skills by focusing on basics?places to climb, such as climbing walls at gyms and parks, easy to find?less time mitment to bouldering than to mountain climbing?intellectual and physical enjoyment as one solves problemsBouldering Termscrimp: a very small handholdfoothold: a place where one may place a foot to aid in climbing boulderjug: a very large handhold that is easy to useproblem: The path up a boulder is referred to as the “problem” that one must solve. The “solution” is the sequence of moves one makes up and over a boulder. Here is an example of a climber addressing a bouldering problem. Figure 1: The climber has two routes she could take, one to the left and one to the right. The left one appears easier because it has a jug within easy reach, but look what happens if she chooses that direction. She gets stuck on the rock and has to go back down. Sometimes that is even difficult than going up. Figure 2: The climber takes the one to the right this time. using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to life herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.（1）According to the passage, bouldering ________. A.is an indoor sportB.has no safety protectionC.needs maps and equipmentD.is a steep cliff climbing（2）Bouldering bees popular because ________. A.it challenges the limitsB.it costs lessC.it builds minds and bodiesD.it is a team game（3）According to the example, the right route is ________. A.a shortcutB.a dead endC.tough but to the topD.lined with jugs【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹沒(méi)有安全繩的攀巖運(yùn)動(dòng)。登山者的流行形象是用一根安全繩，一個(gè)人小心翼翼地爬上陡峭的懸崖，但這并不是唯一的一種。許多登山者現(xiàn)在都喜歡抱石。它更容易接近，也更適合環(huán)境。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)What is bouldering?部分中的“Participants employ no safety ropes.”可知，bouldering沒(méi)有安全感。故選B。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Why boulder?部分中的“improve your climbing skills by focusing on basics places to climb, such as climbing walls at gyms and par