【正文】 s Nest was a particularly useful point, because it allowed a tennis writer to keep track of the action on as many as 10 outside courts at a time. At days end, reporters from different nations would share notes on what they had observed all over the grounds.s Nest, a small green observation tower with an outer ladder that I used to climb on for a wide view of the grounds, but which has since been knocked down.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，本文主要談論的是世界上第一個免費的3D打印房子。(3)考查推理判斷。故選A。D.B.D.It motivates participants to design at random.In the woods near the Tennessee River.C.Far away from the Tennessee River.is the first 3Dprinted buildingC.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.” 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. The house is the creation of the design pany WATG, based in London and California. The design for Curve Appeal draws inspiration from the Case Study House program.故選A。(4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第六段中的“ the popularity of veganism doesn39?！惫蔬xD。其原因可能是由于肉類加工排放的熱量大過世界上所有的汽車，火車和飛機的總和，他們認為殺死動物用作食物是不對，年輕人想要保護環(huán)境。Veganism Comes FirstC.s greenhouse gas.Young people prefer an environmentfriendly life.It has grown steeply in the past 10 years.（2）The following may account for the increase in veganism EXCEPT B.t seem to be fading. “It feels more like this is something that is sticking.” said an expert of the Vegan Society, a UK charity that promotes veganism.（1）What can we learn about veganism, “the fastestgrowing lifestyle movement” in UK? A.s health. “A strict vegan diet makes it difficult to get some minerals and vitamins that your body needs,” Wyness told BBC news. Social media is also believed to have given rise to the increase in veganism. Platforms such as Facebook allow young vegans to connect with each other much easier, while others such as Instagram have led to the creation of “vegan celebrities (名人)”, who share lips on vegan lifestyles.s cars, trains and planes bined. Another reason is that many of today39。 A study by a UK market research organization, suggests that over 542,000 Brits went vegan during the previous decade, an increase of 360%. And the main force behind this increase was those aged 1534 years old — 42% of recent vegans fall under that age range.3）細節(jié)排序題首尾定位法：根據(jù)動作發(fā)生的先后順序和句子之間的邏輯關系，找出事件發(fā)生的正確順序。分析可知，要解決這個問題就要放慢速度。（4）推理判斷題。在本段中說他們匆匆忙忙地工作而不是奔跑去上班， A錯誤。他們抱怨沒有足夠的時間。（3）細節(jié)理解題。分析選項可知D項符合題意，故答案選D。（1）細節(jié)理解題。By performing good work.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文為應用文。D.B.She watched the tape too fast.（3）What are the major trouble people face in the 21st century in the writer39。She found the tape useless.C.s friend? A.Nothing was missed.C.Time was saved. “But it39。 A woman told me how much stress her friend was suffering from and how she sought to convince her that she needed to find ways to relax. She gave her a videotape on stress management and relaxation techniques, and encouraged her to watch it right away. Fifteen minutes later, her friend handed back the tape. “It was good,” she said,” but I don39。s the place where you need to slow down。m in and out in a hurry,” I told him proudly. “I have no time to waste!”t you get your creative thoughts from the same place?” For years, my time spent in the shower could have got me a mention in Guinness World Records as the shortest time taken to bathe. I hurried up during this process. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。故選D。根據(jù)第五段中的“The free books e from customers in Gentile39。根據(jù)第四段中的“The idea for the initiative (倡議) came after Gentile collaborated with a nearby middle （1）考查細節(jié)理解。s book giveaway? sell more coffee and books. attract more customers. collect money for a new project. inspire reading and recycling.（2）How did Gentile e up with the idea? with a school to recycle cans. school kids don39。Michele owns Ex Libris Cafe in Polla, a small town in southern Italy. He said he thought of the recycling program because he wanted to inspire children in the small town to read and pay attention to the environment. 是全文的主題句，由此推斷出，作者寫這篇文章的目的是告知讀者最新的研究結果，故選B。t sure how the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants got started.”但是科學家們并不確定螞蟻和植物之間的進化關系是如何開始的。其他植物讓螞蟻幫助它們移動種子，方法是在種子上附加豐富的食物包。根據(jù)第二段中的“Other plants get ants to help them move their seeds around, by providing them with rich food packets attached to the seeds.”其他植物讓螞蟻幫助它們移動種子，方法是在種子上附加豐富的食物包。 interest in science research. criticize people39。 ll grow better, and since it39。Plants are boring. They just sit there photosynthesizing (光合作用) while animals have all the fun. Right? Not so much. A new study has found that there is a long history of interactions between ants and plants. The ant and plant coevolution (協(xié)同進化) started with ants feeding on plants and plants evolving antfriendly features.【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。第一段說表情符號可能不是你在災難中溝通的第一選擇，但研究人員認為還是會有作用的。根據(jù)第二段中的“we really want to be able to municate to all of those regions, all of those different languages, and an emoji is an amazing way of doing that.”及第三段“That can be life saving in many cases. Naturally you don39。這次運動想以地震為目標。（1）考查推理判斷。Emoji can cross the boundaries of written languages.s words about emoji? A.C.Because earthquakes are the most destructi