【正文】 s a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary pensation issue, said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who39。 t receive residuals (追加酬金) for their gaming work. Instead, they receive a fixed rate, which is typically about $825 for a standard fourhour vocal session. So the voice actors are pushing for the idea of secondary pensation—a performance bonus every time a game sells 2 million copies or downloads, or reaches 2 million subscribers, with a cap at 8 million. The video gaming industry has ballooned in recent years. The Los Angeles Times reports that the industry is in the midst of an intense increase in cash flow. In 2015, gaming produced $ billion in domestic revenue. Effective Friday, Screen Actors GuildAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAGAFTRA) has declared a strike against 11 video game publishers over games that went into production after Feb. 17, 2015. The panies include some of the heavyweights of the industry, like Electronic Arts Productions, Insomniac Games, Activision and Disney. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第五段中的“In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren39。根據(jù)第四段中的“These are. people that have the ability to pull everyone together,”可知，幽默的人有能力把每個(gè)人都團(tuán)結(jié)在一起，也就是說幽默能夠促進(jìn)宇航員在任務(wù)中的團(tuán)隊(duì)合作，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“ such as on a mission to Mars, ”可知，與在地球上生活的寬廣空間不同，在火星任務(wù)中，你需要和其他人一起在狹小的航天器內(nèi)生活很長一段時(shí)間，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“狹小的空間、有限的空間”，故選D。t be enough to land somebody the job,’ Johnson said. ‘They also need to be an excellent engineer.’”可知，美國宇航局的新工作是幽默的工程師，故選A。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。To make the point that humorous people can cheer people up in difficult situations.D.To tell us that what explorers eat on their journey is very important.B.s the author39。D.It can promote teamwork on a mission.C.a small space.（3）How does the author think humor can help astronauts? A.an open spacean empty spacea full spaceD.C.B.s new job listing? A. t be enough to land somebody the job, Johnson said. They also need to be an excellent engineer. t happen.But if you39。There are other examples of team clowns. One example is the journey to the South Pole led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. It was a difficult journey full of danger. Adolf Lindstrom, a cook at Amundsen39。 In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren39。 re living with others in a confined space for a long period of time, such as on a mission to Mars, problems are likely to occur, Jeffrey Johnson, a scientist at the University of Florida, told The Guardian. A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. On average, the red planet is 140 million miles (225 million kilometers) away from Earth. A trip there would take around eight months in a small spacecraft. And Mars has a munications delay of 20 minutes. This means that astronauts will have to wait 20 minutes for a reply, when an emergency happens.NASA has a new job listing, and it39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，而選出正確答案。即作者在參觀拿破侖的花園時(shí)想到了拿破侖對(duì)重新掌權(quán)的野心。根據(jù)最后一段中的“In the formal gardens behind the house it seemed to me that I could imagine the exiled (流放的) conqueror39。live對(duì)應(yīng)上文的ensconce，意思為“定居；安置”，故選A。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“Long before Etruscans and other Greeks set foot on it, Dorians had moved in by the tenth century B. C. and were mining the island.”可知早在伊特魯里亞人和其他希臘人踏足該島之前，多里安人在公元前10世紀(jì)就已遷入該島，并在島上采礦。根據(jù)第一段中的“I studied the history of the island, which of course particularly features Napoleon.”可知作者為了Elba的此次拜訪對(duì)它過去的歷史做了一些學(xué)習(xí)和研究，故選A。s return to France.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了對(duì)拿破侖曾經(jīng)流放地Elba島的參觀之旅，作者介紹了Elba島的歷史背景與拿破侖在島上的生活事跡。s gardens? views on Elba. living conditions on Elba.39。Romans.（3）What does the underlined word ensconced probably mean? ....（4）What came to the author39。C.Etruscans and other Greeks.He booked acmodation.（2）Who might be the earliest outsiders to Elba according to the text? A.He arranged transportation.C.He did research on its past. In the formal gardens behind the house it seemed to me that I could imagine the exiled (流放的) conqueror39。 I was eager to visit his house in Portoferraio. The Emperor lived with his court and his mother, but his wife, Marie Louise had ensconced herself in the splendid Viennese palace of her father, Emperor of Austria. She lived safely there and showed little interest in visiting her husband in his minikingdom. Apparently, Napoleon wasn39。 Napoleon (now I know) picked Elba as a place for peace when he was forced to give up the throne (王權(quán)) as Emperor of France in 1814. Far from being a prison island, Elba is beautiful with towering mountains, thick forests and sweeping bays and beaches.7．閱讀理解 故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“I suspect the anxiety that drove me to seek silence in Iceland was losing sight of my ability to choose gratitude and joy，and to be present in the challenges I set in my career and my family. ”可知作者懷疑驅(qū)使她去冰島的焦慮正在讓她失去選擇感恩和快樂的能力，也讓她看不到在家庭和事業(yè)中的挑戰(zhàn)。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“with no less confusion on who I want to be. 和 The answer is in front of me with every step on my own 1ife39。根據(jù)第三段中的“Climbing a mountain against rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal reminds you how little you actually need. And how strong it feels to be unfortable sometimes. ”可知作者在冰島旅行時(shí)冒雨爬山，飲食簡(jiǎn)單，并且體驗(yàn)到了種種不適，故推測(cè)作者的旅行是艱苦的，故選D。根據(jù)第一段和第二段中的“But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am. Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be. So I booked a trip to find out.”可知作者心里一直有疑問，那就是我是真正的自己?jiǎn)幔?，所以作者預(yù)定了旅行去尋找答案，即她去冰島旅行的目的是尋找真正的自我，故選C?；貋碇?，她意識(shí)到答案不在遙遠(yuǎn)的冰島，而在平平淡淡的日常生活和工作中。D.Embrace reality bravely.C.She became more anxious（4）What will the author d