Passage 1

　　【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文主要介紹了一位勵(lì)志的老太太,她在87歲的時(shí)候?qū)崿F(xiàn)了她的大學(xué)夢(mèng)。

　　1.Why does the author compare Rose to the “time machine” in Paragraph 2?

　　A.To stress her old age and knowledge of life.

　　B.To describe the close friendship between them.

　　C.To show that she always enjoyed her active life.

　　D.To explain why she took on a challenge in college.

　　答案　A

　　解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到的“...she was eighty-seven years old.”以及下文的“...as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.”可知,其原因是因?yàn)樗�的年齡和她豐富的生活閱歷,所以選A項(xiàng)。

　　2.Rose was invited to speak at the football meal most probably because 　　　.

　　A.she was a great football fan

　　B.she was the smartest student

　　C.she tried hard to achieve her dream

　　D.she became more educated than the others

　　答案　C

　　解析　推理判斷題。上文提到她87歲了上大學(xué),甚至參加了某種形式的體育活動(dòng)。她說(shuō)課外活動(dòng)可以成為她經(jīng)歷的重要組成部分,為友誼和學(xué)習(xí)創(chuàng)造獨(dú)特的機(jī)會(huì)。由此可知,雖然年齡大了,但是她還是盡力實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想,所以C項(xiàng)正確。

　　3.We can learn that Rose agreed with the idea that 　　　.

　　A.growing old means growing up

　　B.it takes talent and ability to grow up

　　C.receiving high education helps to be courageous

　　D.one grows old at the same time when he grows up

　　答案　B

　　解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Anybody can grow older.It’s non-optional but that doesn’t take any talent or ability.The idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change.”可知,任何人都會(huì)變老。這是無(wú)法選擇的,但不需要任何才能和能力。關(guān)鍵在于要在不斷變化的機(jī)會(huì)中成長(zhǎng)。由此可知B項(xiàng)正確。

　　4.The passage is intended to 　　　.

　　A.provide an example for the elderly

　　B.discuss how to grow up quickly

　　C.tell the importance of attending college

　　D.inspire the readers to live up to lives

　　答案　D

　　解析　推理判斷題。通讀全文可知,老人在87歲時(shí)實(shí)現(xiàn)了上大學(xué)的夢(mèng)想,在大學(xué)積極參加力所能及的活動(dòng)。結(jié)合文章的最后一句“...who taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.”可知,D項(xiàng)正確。

　　【長(zhǎng)難句分析】She said that extra-curricular activities could form a vital part of her experience,creating unique chances for friendship and learning.

　　她說(shuō),課外活動(dòng)是構(gòu)成她經(jīng)歷的重要組成部分,可以為友誼和學(xué)習(xí)創(chuàng)造獨(dú)特的機(jī)會(huì)。

　　本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。that...引導(dǎo)的是賓語(yǔ)從句,creating...在句中作伴隨狀語(yǔ)。

Passage 2

　　【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】文章講述了美國(guó)的一位科學(xué)家把科學(xué)與智能手機(jī)技術(shù)結(jié)合在一起,幫助研究瀕危鳥(niǎo)類。

　　1.What can we know about the piping plover?

　　A.Its behaviour is changing.

　　B.Its habitat is growing bigger.

　　C.Its living environment is becoming worse.

　　D.Its breeding is limited to the Atlantic Coast.

　　答案　C

　　解析　推理判斷題。第二段提到“與氣候變化相關(guān)的海平面上升,以及人們?cè)谒鼈兒�灘棲息地更多地開(kāi)發(fā)也在威脅著這個(gè)物種”。由此推測(cè)笛鸻的生活環(huán)境變得糟糕。

　　2.Why did Thieler develop iPlover?

　　A.To study shorelines across America.

　　B.To advance information technology.

　　C.To find out global climate change.

　　D.To monitor changes of piping plover habitats.

　　答案　D

　　解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“To help track changes in piping plovers’ habitats,Thieler developed a free app called iPlover in 2012.”可知,他開(kāi)發(fā)這個(gè)程序的目的追蹤笛鸻的棲息地的變化。

　　3.Which of the following benefits the shorebirds?

　　A.The camping equipment.

　　B.Research on smartphones.

　　C.The changeable coast.

　　D.Progress in technology.

　　答案　D

　　解析　推理判斷題。文章的第三段中提到使用這種程序,科學(xué)家快速獲得笛鸻在哪里棲息以及如何使用棲息地的實(shí)時(shí)數(shù)據(jù)。由此推測(cè)科技進(jìn)步對(duì)這些鳥(niǎo)有益。

　　4.What would be the best title of the text?

　　A.Protecting Endangered Shorebirds.

　　B.Rob Thieler,a Creative Scientist.

　　C.IPlover,Tool for Training Field Staff.

　　D.Differences Between IPlover and ICoast.

　　答案　A

　　解析　主旨大意題。文章講述了美國(guó)的一個(gè)科學(xué)家把科學(xué)與智能手機(jī)技術(shù)結(jié)合在一起,幫助研究瀕危鳥(niǎo)類,所以A項(xiàng)可作為文章的標(biāo)題。B、C和D三項(xiàng)雖然在文章中提到,但是以偏概全,不能說(shuō)明文章的主旨。