【正文】 nceabandoned resort. They instantly decided to purchase it with hopes to transform the 10acre beachfront property into a luxury hotel.However, they had no idea how much the investment would end up costing them. Here most supplies had to be shipped in, and the property was in bad shape. The budget for the remodelling should be around $ 4 million, but they39。s worse, in the fall of 2019, category 5 Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, and their employees and friends were affected.Finally, several months later, as they prepared to open the resort to the public, the Coronavirus pandemic （大流行?。﹕truck. They39。re just taking things one day at a time. I think at the end of this pandemic, well find many people are searching for a different experience，” says Bryan. Instead of crowding into large resorts, they39。s objections.6. What, is Bryan39。s not worth the price. B. He is worried about it.C. He is confident about it. D. He thinks it should be reevaluated.7. What is mainly implied in the last paragraph?A. The sustainable ways of developing the island.B. The political effects of the hotel on the island.C. The promising future of the tourism on the island.D. The couple39。本文主要講述了一對著名的真人秀夫婦在安德羅斯島上修建賓館的故事。根據(jù)第1段第1句“Located in the Bahamas, Andros Island is also known as “The Sleeping Giant”，yet with only about people living on it.” 位于巴哈馬群島的安德羅斯島也被稱為“沉睡的巨人”，然而島上只有大約8000人居住。故選B項。根據(jù)第2段“Here most supplies had to be shipped in, and the property was in bad shape.” 這里的大部分物資都得用船運來，而且這里的財產(chǎn)狀況很差。根據(jù)第2段“What39。根據(jù)第3段“Finally, several months later, as they prepared to open the resort to the public, the Coronavirus pandemic struck.” 最后，在他們準備向公眾開放度假村的幾個月后，新冠肺炎大流行爆發(fā)了。故選A項。根據(jù)第4段“Instead of crowding into large resorts, they39。我們的酒店就是這樣一個地方。因此他對他們賓館的未來充滿了信心?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。可以感受到這對夫婦為小島做貢獻的決心。CFull stops intimidate young people when used in social media munication as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts.Teenagers and those in their early twenties, classified as Generation Z, have grown up with smartphones which they use to send short messages without full stops. Linguistic experts are now investigating why teens interpret a correctlypunctuated text as a signal of annoyance.The debate became active again after writer Rhiannon Cosslett tweeted: “Older people, do you realise that ending a sentence with a full stop conies across as sort of abrupt and unfriendly to younger people in a message?” Genuinely curious. That caused crime novelist Sophie Hannah to reply: “Just asked 16yearold son — apparently this is true. If he got a message with full stops at the end of sentences? He’d think the sender was weird, mean or too blunt.”According to experts, youngsters used to municating electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, rather than using a full stop, which they use only to signal they are annoyed. Some have said the full stop is unnecessary when used in texting because the message is ended just by sending it.Linguist Dr Lauren Fonteyn of Leiden University in Holland tweeted: “If you send a text message without a full stop, it’s already obvious that you39。s anger.10. What is Dr Lauren Fonteyn39。文章介紹了在社交媒體交流中使用“句號”會讓年輕人感到害怕，因為它們會被解讀為憤怒的信號。根據(jù)劃線詞后面“as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts(根據(jù)語言學家的說法，因為它們被解讀為憤怒的表現(xiàn))”可知，they指的是上文中的Full stops。故選A項。根據(jù)第一段“Full stops intimidate young people when used in social media munication as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts.(根據(jù)語言學家的說法，在社交媒體交流中使用“句號”會讓年輕人感到害怕，因為它們會被解讀為憤怒的信號)”和第二段中的“Linguistic experts are now investigating why teens interpret a correctlypunctuated text as a signal of annoyance.(語言專家正在研究為什么青少年會把標點符號正確的文本解讀為一種惱怒的信號)”可知, Z一代不喜歡發(fā)信息時用句號是因為句號被認為是發(fā)件人惱怒的表達?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。所以在大多數(shù)情況下，句號可能是不必要的)”可推知，Dr Lauren Fonteyn對用full stops來結(jié)束句子持否定或消極態(tài)度?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。由此可知，B項“Does a full stop really conclude a message?(句號真的能結(jié)束信息嗎？)”適合做本文最佳標題，用問句的方式提出話題，吸引讀者通過閱讀找出答案的。DWhen we drive between two similar mature woodlands，we notice that one is crowded with beautiful flowers while the other has none. Why don39。t eaten by birds or mammalsD. grow away from their parent plants13. What can we learn about elaiosome from paragraph 3?A. It39。s coated with soft shells.C. It39。s often deserted outside the ant nest.14. What are wildlife corridors used to do?A. Spread flower seeds faster. B. Raise small creatures.C. Assist wildlife to cross roads. D. Provide food for the migrating birds.15. What can be the best title for the text?A. Thank ants for wildflowersB. Discover wildflowers39。文章主要講述了螞蟻和其他一些小動物在植物種子傳播中所起的作用。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句“A young plant has a much better chance at survival if its seed is carried away from the parents.(如果幼苗的種子被從父母身邊帶走，它有更好的生存機會)”可知，如果種子遠離母本，幼苗的生存機會會大得多。13題詳解】推斷判斷題。這些一定是不可抗拒的。由此推知，elaiosome對于螞蟻來說是一頓美味大餐?！?4題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段的“Researchers have documented ants dragging seeds as far as 70 yards.(研究人員已經(jīng)記錄了螞蟻可以把種子拖70碼遠)”以及其它內(nèi)容可知，文章講述了螞蟻在野花的種子傳播過程中功不可沒。故選A。每小題2. 5分，滿分12. 5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Team effectiveness refers to the system of getting people in a pany or institution to work together effectively. The idea behind it is that a group of people working together can achieve much more than if the individuals of the team work on their own. ____16____How effective a team is depends in part on bringing together people who have different skills that somehow plement （互補）each other. ____17____ In fact, teaming up people who share the exact same characteristics is often a recipe for disaster.The interest that the group has in the project strongly influences its effectiveness. If the job is too easy or too difficult? or if the rewards for achieving the end result do not seem worth the effort, the team may end up working halfheartedly. ____18____ Working towards a specific goal improves the effectiveness of a team significantly.Sometimes, groups end up making decisions which they know are not in