【正文】 (2)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沒有安全感。它更容易接近，也更適合環(huán)境。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。D.tough but to the topB.a shortcutD.it builds minds and bodiesB.is a steep cliff climbing（2）Bouldering bees popular because ________. A.has no safety protectionC.is an indoor sport 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.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.8．閱讀理解Climbing Without Ropes故選C。(4)考查主旨大意。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B。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。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。The development of 3D in architecture.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了世界上第一個(gè)免費(fèi)的3D打印房子。s first freeform 3Dprinted house.The Freeform Home Design Challenge.C.What our homes will look like in the future.It helps put creative ideas into practice.（4）What39。It sponsors petitors when necessary.B.Next to some modem architectures.（3）What does the Freeform Home Design Challenge do? A.Between the Tennessee River and the woods.B.was ever built in the world（2）Where is the architect located according to Paragraph 4? A.has apparent walls and a roofB.. A.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 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. The architects leading the program were famed for constantly pushing the limits in terms of minimalist (極簡(jiǎn)主義) materials, and trying to create openplan spaces that focused on enhancing (增強(qiáng)) natural light. In a written statement, a spokesman for WATG said, “Employing many of the same modem design principles, Curve Appeal is the next evolutionary step. It39。 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. Amazing concept images have shown what homes of the future could look like, as preparations are made for the world39。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和目的意圖三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Sometimes genius (天才) is just the thing that es out after 20 years of working at your kitchen. Also, doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth. Orson Welles made his masterpiece, Citizen Kan, at 25. T. S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock at 23.”可知，作者引用Orson Welles and T. S. Eliot的例子是為了要表現(xiàn)出創(chuàng)造力需要能量和努力。故選A。(3)考查目的意圖。根據(jù)第二段中的“I began my new life on a February morning. I sat down at my kitchen table at 7:30 am and made a resolution. Every day I would write until lunchtime. Then I would lie down on the floor for 20 minutes to rest my mind. After that, I would return to work for a few more hours.”可知，我們可以從第二段推斷出作者合理安排了他的生活。故選D。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.To show creativity needs energy and efforts.C.To make a parison between them and himself.D.It is never too old to learn.B.remained single（3）What does the author mainly intend to tell us in this passage? A.was too diligent to relax himselfB.led a wealthy lifeD.Straight after graduation from law school.C. Sometimes genius (天才) is just the thing that es out after 20 years of working at your kitchen. Also, doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth. Orson Welles made his masterpiece, Citizen Kan, at 25. T. S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock at 23.（1）When did the author decide to devote himself to writing fictions? A.s Long Halftime Walk, was published to glowing reviews and received the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. In my first year, I sold two stories. Then I wrote a novel