【正文】 phenomenon of coral bleaching? species. pollution. industry. temperatures.（2）What approach is introduced to recover the coral reefs? damaged coral reefs. loudspeakers to keep fish away. new homes for sea species. certain sounds to appeal to fish.（3）Why are Steve Simpson39。 re looking for a place to settle, said Steve Simpson, study coauthor and a professor at the University of Exeter, UK. In order to restore this delicate ecosystem, scientists from the UK and Australia conducted a study that involved using loudspeakers underwater near damaged coral reefs to make them sound healthy and attract fish, potentially kickstarting the natural recovery process of coral reefs and their dependent life forms. The location for this experiment was the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea, found alongside the east coast of Queensland, Australia. The site is noted to have the largest coral reef system in the world. 5．閱讀理解 故選C。（4）考查細節(jié)理解。結合文意，由常識可推知，和尚會覺得是一個很有趣的誤解。故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第一段中的“A monk lived with his brother, a oneeyed idiot(a very stupid person).”可知，和尚的哥哥是一個只有一只眼的傻瓜。one eye of himself【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，神學大師站在自己的角度誤解了和尚的傻瓜弟弟的手勢語言，讓人讀著忍不住發(fā)笑。a unity of the Buddha, theory and the worldB.s fist to be the meaning of _____________. A.The monk would think what a funny misunderstanding it was.（4）According to what the theologian said, he considered the monk39。The monk would apologize to the theologian and his brother.B.s explanation on how it went earlier with the theologian? A.the theologian himself misunderstood the brother39。the brother had deep thoughts of BuddhismB.s brother as a great theologian because ______. A.D.who was a threeeyed idiotC.s brother is a person__________. A.s back. Showing him a closed fist, I threatened to lay him out right then and there if he didn39。Be that as it may, between us, we have three eyes.39。 Very simple, said the brother. He made fun of me。 A little later, the monk went to look for his oneeyed brother. What do you mean? My brothera theologian? stuttered(結巴地說)the surprised monk. You brother is outstanding. He39。 The monk left the temple. Upon returning, he went to meet his guest. A monk lived with his brother, a oneeyed idiot(a very stupid person).One day ,when the monk was scheduled to have an interview with a famous theologian(a scientist who studies religions) who had e from far away to meet him, he needed to take care of some matters and would therefore be absent when the theologian arrived. He told his brother: Receive this scholar and treat him well！Don39?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。通讀全文可知，本文主要敘述了最近日本尤其是醫(yī)藥大學對女性性別的歧視，使社會一片嘩然，這一性別歧視現(xiàn)象讓日本政府陷入窘境，出現(xiàn)了很大的問題。她剛剛還出版了一本名為《抓住未來》的書，根據她的言行可知，她在公眾場合表達自己的雄心，故選B。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第一段中的“So it was shocking when, on August 7th, Tokyo Medical University (TMU), a distinguished medical school, admitted marking down the test scores of female applicants to keep the ratio of women in each class below 30%.” 在 8 月 7 日，當聲望卓著的醫(yī)學院——東京醫(yī)科大學承認壓低了女性申請者的考試分數(shù)，以將每個班級中女生的比例維持在 30%以下時，社會一片嘩然。Discrimination against women in careers in Japan is a big concern.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了最近的日本尤其是醫(yī)藥大學對女性性別的歧視，使社會一片嘩然，這一性別歧視現(xiàn)象讓日本政府陷入窘境。Shinzo Abe performed poorly in dealing with labour shortfall.B.Her newly released book Grab the Future is a bit hit.（3）What does the passage mainly talk about? A.s cabinet.She never fails to show her ambition in public.C.She is quite likely to win the leadership contest.D.TMU judging female applicants to medical school merely on their test score.C.Women being more likely to drop out of school to marry and have children.s rights. Ms. Noda, who makes little secret of her ambition to beat Mr. Abe in a leadership contest next month, has just published a book called Grab the Future, her public declaration for pulling Japan into line with global standards. She has almost no chance of winning.（1）According to the passage, what has aroused the public39。 Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, says he wants to bring millions more women into the workforce to make up for a labour shortfall caused by its ageing and declining population. In the field of politics, the record under Mr. Abe39。 Their defence was that women are more likely to drop out to marry and have children. To judge female applicants to medical school purely on their academic performance would leave Japan with a shortage of doctors, they said. The admission has caused outrage.3．閱讀理解故選C。（4）考查主旨大意。故劃線句指“女性控制花錢的話語權”。（3）考查句義猜測。t even a possibility. So families cut back on other expenses (like alcohol and tobacco) to make those dreams a reality.”可知當某些家庭得到匯款以后，他們會把這筆錢和用在喝酒抽煙上的錢一起被用在孩子的教育上，或購買之前無法購買的東西上。根據第四段“ One theory is that the cash transfer made things possible that once seemed impossible. Investing in their kids39。故選A。s money well spent.”可知給貧窮家庭的匯款并不會被使用在酒精和香煙上，很多貧窮家庭會用來改善生活。根據最后一段“Whatever the reason for the trend, the data is clear—families that receive cash handouts don39。the theories for a study about cash transfers【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，世界銀行和斯坦福大學的專家進行了一項研究，給貧窮家庭一筆匯款，結果發(fā)現(xiàn)匯款能夠減少煙酒方面的花銷，作者分析了出現(xiàn)這一現(xiàn)象的原因。the findings of a study and explanations to themB.how the study was carried outwomen have the final word for money（4）The passage mainly tells us women know what to do with the moneyB.. A.that was the promise made before the cash transfer was given to the poor family（3）In paragraph 5, when the author said women control the purse strings, he just meant buying healthier and more expensive foods left less money for alcohol and tobaccoB.. A.s alcohol and tobacco purchases because D.cash should be given to poor