【正文】 spaper appealed on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.” its testing and test — preparation service now brings in at least half the pany39。It is mainly about the stock market.It carries articles by political leaders.C.It remains a successful newspaper in America.（2）What can we infer about the newspaper editors? A. suggestions.They caw a lot about each other39。They stop doing business with advertisers.They face great difficulties in their business.（3）Which of the following found a new way for its development? A.The Guardian.C.New England Courant.（4）How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers”? A.Hopeful.C.Worried.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國(guó)報(bào)紙的由來，以及現(xiàn)在面臨的挑戰(zhàn)和做出的調(diào)整。根據(jù)第一段中的“the printer James Franklin, Benjamin39。(2)考查推理判斷。How are you?39。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選A。通讀全文，作者列舉了報(bào)業(yè)所面臨的種種問題，可以判斷作者對(duì)此很擔(dān)憂?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(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。 The British pany Malloy Aeronautics has developed a prototype (原型) of its flying bicycle. Grant Stapleton, marketing sales director of Malloy Aeronautics, says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly. It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed, he adds.s main concern. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors to power the vehicle. In New Zealand, Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a fullsize prototype of its personal flying device, called the Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up to 1, 000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour. The Jetpack uses a gasolinepowered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr. Coker says it also has a parachute that would be used, if there should be an emergency. It starts to work at very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot, he adds. Mr. Coker says the Jetpack will be ready for sale soon.（1）We can learn from the passage that the Hoverbike ________. A.can fly for over 30 minutes, up to 1, 000 meters highC.can be transported quickly after being folded and packed（2）Peter Coker uses the example of Formula One racing car to show that ________. A.the engine of the Jetpack is powerfulC.the Jetpack can reach a great speed and height（3）The underlined word It in the last paragraph refers to ________. A.the engineC.the parachute（4）What is the author39。To describe the problems of inventing flying vehicles.B.To show the differences between two flying vehicles.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。它可快速地在大陸上移動(dòng)，因?yàn)樗梢哉郫B和包裝。 （2）考查推理判斷。我們?cè)谲嚨默F(xiàn)行結(jié)構(gòu)中植入了安全性，非常類似于Formula One賽車。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)?！霸诤０畏浅５偷那闆r下開始用它…”。由此可知it指的是parachute (降落傘)。 （4）考查主旨大意。然而飛行自行車的安全性和強(qiáng)度一直是個(gè)大問題。故選B。8．閱讀理解 In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn39。 As for the general Lack of equipment in the hose, there was no oven. tin opener, or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasn39。m not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out, I spent the fallowing 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.m now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils (用具).（1）How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival? was nervous to kick off the new job. was annoyed with the rude students. was full of enthusiasm about her new life. was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.（2）What was the trend in the following weeks? flat became dirtier. developed disability. began to go wrong. clothes needed mending.（3）What happened when the author was making a burger? suffered a big fire. made a terrible mistake. was seriously injured. broke her phone accidentally.（4）What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage? will go on living here. will resign from her job. will more into a new flat. will buy new daily necessities.【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文為一篇記敘文，作者去西班牙的一個(gè)漂亮小島上做英語老師，雖然擁有自己的公寓，可是里邊的生活用具很老舊，給作者的生活帶來了諸多不便。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。所以作者剛到的時(shí)候是滿懷熱情的。 （2）考查推理判斷。t broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.”可知，接下來的幾周作者所住的房子里東西每天損壞一件，不壞的東西要么臟了，要么找不到了，洗衣籃里都是蟲子。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“ I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on Smoke soon started to appear.”可知，作者本來知道不能把將金屬烤架放進(jìn)微波爐里，但是她還是這樣做了，導(dǎo)致冒煙，發(fā)生了故障。故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ I am also learning how to adapt to life with limited， broken utensils(用具)”可知，作者還在學(xué)習(xí)如何利用有限的破舊的日常用品適應(yīng)生活，因此推測(cè)她還會(huì)繼續(xù)住在這里。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 OffPeak fares are cheaper tickets for traveling on trains that are less busy, offering good value for money. The tickets may require you to travel at specific times of day, days of the week or on a specific route. 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