【正文】 People39。The naturally neat people tend to be very creative.B.Creativity results from tidiness and discipline.C.Misfortune may be an actual blessing.C.tidy. A. The implications of these findings are also practical. My advice would be, if you need to think outside the box for a future project, Dr. Vohs says, then let the clutter rise and free your imagination. But if your primary goal is to eat well or to go to the gym, pick up around your office first. By doing this, the naturally messy can acquire some of the discipline of the conscientious.（1）The underlined word immaculate in paragraph 1 probably means But in the study by Dr. Vohs, disordered offices encouraged originality and a search for novelty. In the final portion of the study, adults were given the choice of adding a health boost to their lunchtime smoothie that was labeled either new or classic. The volunteers in the messy space were far more likely to choose the new one。7．閱讀理解 What a Messy Desk Says About You故選C。故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。 （1）考查詞義猜測。To give the injured animals timely treatment.（3）What is the author39。D.B. The whales had bee desensitised to the noise of approaching boats and were being struck by them, often seriously. We never thought that this could be something that could kill, recalls (回憶) Andre, who is the director of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona.根據(jù)最后一段中的“People who do not need glasses sometimes wear them for fashion only. They want to look worldly or cool. But not everyone is impressed by this idea, though.”可知，不需要眼鏡的人有時戴眼鏡只是為了時尚，他們想顯得酷一些，但并不是每個人都對這個想法印象深刻，可知，對于那些追求時尚而戴眼鏡的人來說，人們的態(tài)度是既有人支持也有人反對，故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“Just because something is connected to something else does not mean one of those things caused the other.”可知，僅僅因為某物與其他事物相聯(lián)系并不意味著其中一個事物導致了另一個事物，這是對畫線詞的解釋說明，因此此處是說重要的是要記住這些都是沒有被證實的原因的聯(lián)系，科學家稱之為相關性，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“相關聯(lián)、聯(lián)系”，故選B。Indifferent.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了研究發(fā)現(xiàn)戴眼鏡和高智商有關，文章還指出有些人只是為了追求時尚而戴眼鏡。MixedNegative.Positive. qualities.Because it can create a moral image.C.Wearing glasses is associated with higher IQ.（2）What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean? A.t stopped many celebrities from happily wearing glasses even if they do not need them. Justin Bieber is just one highprofile fan of fashion glasses.（1）What does the new study show? A.t found guilty.s worth noting that what constitutes intelligence is subjective and can be difficult, if not impossible, to measure.The scientists studied the genes of thousands of people between the ages of 16 and study showed intelligence can be connected to physical characteristics. One characteristic was eyesight. In out of 10 people who were more intelligent, there was a higher chance they needed glasses. Scientists also said being smarter has other benefits. It is connected to better health. 故選D。 （5）考查細節(jié)理解。）可知，大學畢業(yè)生對回家的態(tài)度是積極的，很高興能夠回家，故選B。故選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 （1）考查推理判斷。Not only parents but also children want to be independent.D.It is harder for the children to secure a satisfying job.D.They are doubtful about whether they should return.D.D.causes return.C. Parents on the whole were more uncertain, expressing concern about the likely duration of the arrangement and how to manage it. But they acknowledged that things were different for graduates today, who leave university with huge debts and fewer job opportunities. The young adults taking part in the study were more positive than might have been expected about moving back home—the shame is reduced as so many of their peers are in the same position, and they acknowledged the benefits of their parents39。 The findings contradict research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant decline in their parents39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。然而，它們也會釋放出有害 的t have to fax anyone a death certificate. They just lie there with their tongues hanging out with the smell of dead flesh, sometimes for hours, effectively convincing potential predators they can find a much fresher meal elsewhere.”可知，負鼠假裝死亡，讓捕食者在其他地方找到更新鮮的食物，以避免成為捕食者的目標。故選C。sea hare【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一些野生動物是如何進行自身防御的。millipedeopossumvultureThe vulture carries bacteria so that predators dare not get close to it.B.being plain in taste at the discovery of a predatorB. Millipedes are tricky. For starters they look wormy. Their name is deceptive, too: Their legs number about 750. Their major defense is to curl up into a ball. They, though, also release a harm eyes, and leave a horrible smell on their attackers. While faking and fierce looks are among animals great defenses, many species know that everyone runs from a big stink (臭氣) too. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇環(huán)境類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第一段中的“to reach a newly revealed ecosystem that had been hidden for 120,000 years below the Larsen C ice shelf.”到達一個新發(fā)現(xiàn)的在拉森冰架下面隱藏了12萬年的的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，可知選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。冰山下面顯現(xiàn)的新的海洋生態(tài)系統(tǒng)為科學家提供了研究未知的海洋生物的機會。There is no need to worry about climate change in Antarctica.B.It is as big as London.B.The Larsen C ice shelf.B.To study how the iceberg was formed.B. Last year, part of the Larsen C ice shelf calved (崩解) away, forming a huge icebergA68—which is four times bigger than London, and revealing life beneath for the first time. Now scientists say it is a race against time to explore these new ecosystems before they are transformed to the light. Marine biologist Dr Katrin Linse from the BAS is leading the mission. A team of international scientists is due to set off for the world39。2．犇犇閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。t going to change