【正文】 Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has bee a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world. This year we are over 600 cities strong, a number that is growing every day. s have a holiday for the read aloud Therefore, my organization, LitWorld, created a grassroots movement World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to honor this young boy39。 What he said was this: Mrs. Allyn, let39。s language a story of a little girl and her mother out in nature, coexisting with a mother bear and her own baby. The power of the story, of language and of my mother all came together. And it happened many times after that, over and over. The read aloud made me a reader. s voice changed my world. 8．閱讀理解 s（獵物）position”可知，虎甲蟲的移動比眼睛快，基本上是盲目的，這就要求它不時地停下來，重新評估獵物的位置，由此可知，為了抓住移動的獵物，虎甲蟲需要不時地停下來確定獵物的位置，故選C。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“According to a team of researchers，an animal39。Try to run as fast as it can.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了對動物時間感知的研究。Stop occasionally to spot the prey again.B.Slow down to gain its time perception.They can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up.D.They can think very deeply before they act.B.The ability of animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed.D.The survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time.B.Time perception of animals.（2）What does Kevin Healy39。Impressive abilities of animals.C.Pace of life of animals. s(獵物)position. Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the research project, said in a statement, Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally quickly. Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains. Flies might not be deep thinkers, but they can make good decisions very quickly. The study was done with a variety of animals using phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant. Dogs, for example, have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans. s ability to perceive(感知)time is linked to their pace of life. 7．閱讀理解 t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress.”可知，在壓力大的情況下，幽默是一種減壓的方式，第六段第一句話又說有很多團隊小丑的例子，緊接著舉廚師的例子就是為了證明這一點，即：幽默的人能使人在困難的情況下振作起來，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“‘Being funny won39。To reveal that a mission to Mars is more difficult than a journey to the South Pole.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，由美國宇航局尋找一位幽默的工程師來和宇航員一起執(zhí)行航天任務(wù)介紹了幽默對宇航員的重要作用。To prove that an amateur can play a more important role than a professional.C.s purpose of giving the example of the cook? A.It can help them know themselves better.（4）What39。It can make them feel less homesick.B.It can stop them from feeling bored.D.C.B.A popular edian.（2）What does a confined space in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.A good cook.A talented clown.A funny engineer.Besides, they must be in top physical condition.（1）What is NASA39。Being funny won39。re hoping that your favorite TV edian will fly to Mars, that probably won39。 s team, was a clown. He made people laugh through the whole journey. Amundsen later wrote that Lindstrom was the most valuable member of the team. t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just worrying.This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. These are people that have the ability to pull everyone together, Johnson said.When you39。 s no joke. The US space agency is looking for a joker to join their planned mission to Mars. 6．閱讀理解 縱觀全文可知，本文主要講述了一只鯨魚因吞食大量的塑料而死亡，這引發(fā)了人們對塑料污染的擔(dān)憂，故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“If we keep going this way, it will be more unmon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic,”可知，布拉奇利說如果我們繼續(xù)這樣下去，動物因吃塑料死亡的情況比自然死亡更為常見，由此可知，他對菲律賓的塑料污染很擔(dān)憂，故選B。s system.”可知，在鯨魚體內(nèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)的東西將在這座自然博物館中展出，故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale39。Natural Death or Merciless Murder【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一只鯨魚因吞食大量的塑料而死亡，這引發(fā)了人們對海洋塑料污染的擔(dān)憂。Stand Up for Protecting WhalesC.Mild.（4）What is the best title for the text? A.C.Worrying.Many different tools of whaling.（3）What does Blatchley think of plastic pollution in the Philippines? A.Things found in the whale39。B.Bone Collector Museum? A.Blatchley didn39。Blatchley was shocked at what he found.C.Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe. If we keep going this way, it will be more unmon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic, he said.（1）What can he inferred from the second paragraph? A. s system. Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.Blatchley is the founder and owner of the D39。When the necropsy (尸檢) was performed, Blatchley told NPR, he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale39。 5．閱讀理解 故選D。所以短文主要是圍繞著海洋氧含量下降而展開的。 （4）考查主旨大意。故判斷出海洋脫氧改變了一些動物的自然領(lǐng)地。這些調(diào)整可能使動物暴露在新的掠食者面前，或迫使它們進入食物匱乏的地區(qū)。 （3）考查推理判斷。所以表面的極地冰水阻止氧氣下沉是海洋缺氧的原因之一。這個過程會形成一種冰蓋，它可以防止水流將地表水混合到海洋更深的深度。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。所以根據(jù)前兩段，科學(xué)家最擔(dān)心的是變暖的海洋中日益惡化的脫氧現(xiàn)象。一些最近的研究表明，在過去的50年里，一些熱帶地區(qū)的氧氣含量下降了驚人的40%。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了海洋氧含量下降是一個與氣候變化有關(guān)的令人擔(dān)憂的趨勢。Ocean Warming Affects Food WebC.The Oxygen Levels of Marine LifeNot all ocean animals are bothered by the