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　　A

　　Nursing is a popular choice for students who desire a practical and professional degree that will allow them to help people.Here are some best colleges for a degree in nursing.

　　Simmons College

　　Simmons College is a private women's college founded in Boston in 1899.Nursing is a top­ranking major at the college as well as the most popular.The average nursing graduate from Simmons makes $58,000 in their early career.

　　Villanova University

　　Villanova is a private research university located in Philadelphia.Nursing is a popular major, and students are offered an online degree as well.The average nursing graduate from Villanova makes $63,000 in their early career.

　　University of California­Los Angeles (UCLA)

　　The UCLA School of Nursing is known for its excellent education provided by some leaders in the medical field.The four­year programs allow students to focus on medical issues through classroom learning and clinical training.Completion of the B.S.(理學(xué)士) degree in nursing prepares students for the National Council Licensing Examination or continuation of the master's or doctoral degrees at UCLA.A nursing degree from UCLA leads to positions in various hospitals, clinics and medical institutions, with the mid­career salary averaging $86,000.

　　Fairfield University

　　Founded in 1942, Fairfield University is a liberal arts university rooted in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.The School of Nursing offers established programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.The B.S.programs equip students with skills and ethics (道德規(guī)范) to prepare them for the medical field.At most 10 students are taught in a class using the latest medical technology to provide a strong theory­based knowledge.Graduates of Fairfield find numerous employment opportunities within the field and earn an average starting salary of $62,000 and mid­career salary of $83,000.

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了有護(hù)理專業(yè)的最好的四所大學(xué)，以及這四所大學(xué)護(hù)理專業(yè)學(xué)生的就業(yè)前景。

　　1.Where should Mary go for a degree in nursing if she is busy looking after children at home?

　　A.Simmons College.

　　B.Villanova University.

　　C.The UCLA School of Nursing.

　　D.Fairfield University.

　　解析：選B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Nursing is a popular major, and students are offered an online degree as well.”可知，該所大學(xué)的護(hù)理專業(yè)學(xué)生可以通過(guò)遠(yuǎn)程教育獲得學(xué)位，因此，如果Mary邊在家照顧孩子邊學(xué)習(xí)的話，那就選擇Villanova University。

　　2.What do we know about the UCLA School of Nursing?

　　A.Its university fee is the highest.

　　B.It is devoted to the B.S.degree alone.

　　C.It provides theoretical and practical learning.

　　D.Its nursing students are only in demand in hospitals.

　　解析：選C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的“The four­year programs allow students to focus on medical issues through classroom learning and clinical training.”可知，UCLA護(hù)理學(xué)院提供課堂學(xué)習(xí)和臨床訓(xùn)練，即理論和實(shí)踐學(xué)習(xí)。

　　3.What is special about Fairfield University?

　　A.It is the most promising university of all.

　　B.It provides numerous employment opportunities.

　　C.It focuses on programs at the graduate levels.

　　D.It has small­sized classes for nursing students.

　　解析：選D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的“At most 10 students are taught in a class using the latest medical technology to provide a strong theory­based knowledge.”可知，該大學(xué)的護(hù)理專業(yè)一個(gè)班最多有10個(gè)學(xué)生，實(shí)行的是小班教學(xué)，這是該大學(xué)的與眾不同之處。

　　B

　　When I was eleven, my parents gave me the first book I ever owned — The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe.It was written by the famous novelist Edgar Allan Poe.I clearly remember opening it, reading the first lines of the book, and saying to myself, “So this is what reading is!” I was delighted.Little did I know at the time that I was at the beginning of a lifelong journey.

　　So, if I read my first real book at the age of eleven, what was I reading before then?In a word, these books are relatively plotless (沒(méi)有情節(jié)的) and repetitive, and they attempt to teach children to recognize letters and their sounds and to build their vocabulary.But I still had no idea what writing was.In Poe's stories, the sentences were more complex and stylish than anything I had ever read before.

　　Poe, in short, was a start.My parents gave me that first book, but then I searched for other books.I liked science, which led me to discover Jules Verne and H.G.Wells.Other writers followed in quick one after another, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Arthur C.Clarke.But I didn't limit myself to science fiction.Other books that deeply impressed me, and which I have carried on my life's journey, include: The Yearling, Shane, Ivanhoe, Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Good Earth.

　　It went on from there.I became that kid who, long after his parents turned the lights off, hid under the covers with a flashlight, a book, and his greatest fear of being discovered and having his flashlight taken away.I realized that my parents must have known I was defying them.But in their wisdom they pretended to ignore it.And so I owe my start as a reader to my parents.

　　4.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

　　A.The author was absorbed in reading at age 11.

　　B.The author didn't read any books before 11.

　　C.The author explained the meaning of reading.

　　D.The author enjoyed journeys with reading.

　　解析：選A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的“‘So this is what reading is!’ I was delighted”可知，作者在11歲時(shí)讀了The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe這本書，它喚起作者對(duì)書籍的熱愛(ài)。

　　5.What was the effect of plotless reading on the author?

　　A.Expanding his vocabulary.

　　B.Teaching him how to write.

　　C.Arousing his interest in novels.

　　D.Developing his ability to read.

　　解析：選A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，作者以前的讀物沒(méi)有情節(jié)，它們只能幫助孩子識(shí)別字母和發(fā)音，擴(kuò)大他們的詞匯。故作者不知道什么才是真正的寫作，只是從以前的讀物中擴(kuò)大了自己的詞匯量。

　　6.What did the author do after reading his first book?

　　A.He tried doing scientific research.

　　B.He started to write science fiction.

　　C.He advised his parents to buy more books.

　　D.He expanded the range of reading material.

　　解析：選D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知，作者涉獵的讀物范圍越來(lái)越廣。

　　7.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “defying” in the last paragraph?

　　A.Respecting.　　　　　 　

　　B.Disobeying.

　　C.Appreciating.

　　D.Satisfying.

　　解析：選B　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段的“But in their wisdom they pretended to ignore it.”可知，作者認(rèn)為父母其實(shí)知道他并沒(méi)有關(guān)燈睡覺(jué)，而是違背他們，躲在被窩里偷偷看書，只是不揭穿他而已。

　　C

　　In an effort to stop poaching (偷獵) and protect endangered species, people are using technology previously created to discover stars.Claire Burke, who led the project, says the application of the star­hunting tech has so far paid off big for conservation.“Since animals and humans in thermal imagery (熱成像) ‘glow’ in the same way as stars in space, we have been able to combine the technical expertise of astronomers with the conservation knowledge of ecologists to develop a system to find the animals or poachers automatically，” she said in a statement.

　　In addition to species identification, the software can also provide an overview of health.Burke said that diseased or injured animals give off a different thermal imagery than the healthy ones.“The real advantage this gives you is that if you know how many animals you have and where they are and what kind of health they are in, then you can work out a good conservation strategy for looking after them，” she said.

　　The following is a post written by Burke on Twitter: More animals for the thermal imagery library.Thanks to Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ for letting us observe their fantastic creatures.Images are giraffes, Indian elephants, and fruit bats.— Claire Burke (@CBurkeSci) October 27, 2017.

　　To train the software on a wide variety of heat signatures from different species, the team of researchers spent time collecting thermal imagery of animals.Their first field trial to detect Riverine rabbits, one of the most endangered mammals in the world (with only 500 living adults left in the wild), was a complete success.“The rabbits are very small, so we flew the drone (無(wú)人機(jī)) quite low to the ground at a height of 20 meters (65 feet).Although this limited the area we could cover with the drone, we managed to see the rabbit five times，” said Burke.“Given that there have only been about 1,000 times people have seen Riverine rabbits, it was a real success.”

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。為保護(hù)瀕危動(dòng)物、防止偷獵，生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者利用天體物理學(xué)中用來(lái)尋找星星的技術(shù)來(lái)定位動(dòng)物和偷獵者。

　　8.What can people decide by observing the thermal imagery of the animals?

　　A.What the animals are doing.

　　B.When the animals need help.

　　C.Whether the animals are healthy.

　　D.Why the animals are in danger.

　　解析：選C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“In addition to species identification, the software can also provide an overview of health.”可知，使用這種熱成像技術(shù)，不僅可以觀測(cè)到動(dòng)物所屬的物種，而且還能觀測(cè)到它們的健康狀況。

　　9.What can we learn from Burke's post on Twitter?

　　A.It is better for animals to live in the zoo.

　　B.More animals are becoming endangered.

　　C.Zoos help a lot in protecting endangered animals.

　　D.The researchers are collecting data for the software.

　　解析：選D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Burke在Twitter上發(fā)布的這條信息可知，科學(xué)家們正在為利用這種技術(shù)所開發(fā)的軟件收集各種動(dòng)物的數(shù)據(jù)信息。

　　10.What did the researchers find out after detecting the Riverine rabbits?

　　A.The number of them is decreasing.

　　B.It is difficult for people to identify them.

　　C.There are more of them than people thought.

　　D.It is easier to find them using the high­tech tool.

　　解析：選D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后兩句可知，南非山兔非常稀有，研究者們使用這種新技術(shù)觀察到南非山兔5次，相比起過(guò)去人們共觀察到南非山兔大約1 000次，這個(gè)比率已經(jīng)非常高了。

　　11.What is the text mainly about?

　　A.Technology has helped a lot in helping the endangered animals.

　　B.Scientists use stargazing tools to protect endangered species.

　　C.What we should do to protect the endangered animals.

　　D.Scientists are working hard to protect the environment.

　　解析：選B　主旨大意題。本文介紹了環(huán)境保護(hù)者利用天文學(xué)中用來(lái)尋找星星的工具來(lái)對(duì)瀕危動(dòng)物實(shí)施保護(hù)。

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　　As a teenager, convincing yourself to stay away from electronics to plant a garden might not be an easy task.__1__ This is because whether you have the yard space to grow a garden or there are community gardens in your area, getting yourself involved has several benefits.

　　For example, caring for plants helps you develop responsibility.Also you can gain a sense of accomplishment and self­confidence as you raise them from small sprouts (苗芽)up through full blooming (盛開的) beauties.What's more, gardening has been shown to reduce stress and depression.__2__

　　In addition, outdoor time promotes exercise.Gardening offers fresh air, sunshine, and exercise, even to the teen who generally avoids physical activity.__3__ So you may actually enjoy growing potatoes, or any other kinds of plants, for these benefits.

　　__4__ If you're looking for a new way that doesn't involve arguing to bond with your family, consider plants.You can have a good family time by taking care of plants together in your family garden.

　　Finally, growing food can encourage healthier eating habits.__5__ Tasting the fruits through your own efforts also inspires you to eat more of the items you grow yourself.What's more, a backyard garden is also an excellent way for you to ensure that what you eat is organic (有機(jī)的).

　　A.Gardening also offers a great way to connect.

　　B.Meanwhile, it can improve your ability to focus.

　　C.But it's always a good idea to learn to love gardening.

　　D.You will experience the benefits of your efforts over time.

　　E.Sowing seeds and planting seedlings also require movement.

　　F.Try to become knowledgeable about making wise food choices for life.

　　G.Teens who grow their own food are more likely to enjoy healthy eating.

　　1.選C　讓自己遠(yuǎn)離電子產(chǎn)品去從事園藝是不易的，但園藝總是值得去愛(ài)的，因?yàn)樗�有許多好處。

　　2.選B　根據(jù)空前的“has been shown to reduce stress and depression”可推斷出，此處在介紹園藝在人的心理層面上的好處，園藝已被證明可以減輕壓力和抑郁;同時(shí)，它也可以提高你的專注力。

　　3.選E　園藝可以給缺少身體鍛煉的青少年提供鍛煉機(jī)會(huì)，播種和種植幼苗也需要運(yùn)動(dòng)。

　　4.選A　根據(jù)空后的“bond with your family”可知，如果你想找一種不會(huì)牽涉到爭(zhēng)吵的方式與家人建立良好的關(guān)系，那么請(qǐng)考慮園藝。因此，該段主要講園藝是一種與家人建立良好關(guān)系的方式。

　　5.選G　該段第一句提到“種植水果或蔬菜能夠促進(jìn)更健康的飲食習(xí)慣”，G選項(xiàng)提到“種植水果或蔬菜的青少年更可能享受健康的飲食習(xí)慣”，該句是對(duì)第一句進(jìn)一步的解釋。