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第二部分：阅读理解：（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

More than a hundred years ago, two boys were fishing in a small river. They sat in a heavy-bottomed boat, each holding a long, bent pole in his hands and eagerly waiting for “a bite”. When they wanted to move the boat from one place to another they had to push against a long pole into the bottom of the stream.

“This is slow work, Robert,” said the older of the boys. “Yes, Christopher, and it’s hard work, too.” answered Robert. “I think there’s some better way of moving a boat.”

Christopher advised rowing it and Robert promised to make some paddles (桨). The next day Robert’s aunt heard a great noise in her house. The two boys were there, busily working. “What are you making, Robert?” she asked. He told his plan. His aunt laughed and said, “Well done! I hope you’ll succeed.”

After much work, they succeeded in making two paddle wheels. They were very rough, but strong and usable. They fixed each of these wheels to the end of an iron rod (长杆) which they passed through the boat from side to side. The rod was bent in the middle. When the work was finished, the old fishing boat looked rather strange, with a paddle wheel on each side. The boys lost no time in trying it. One of t/he boys could guide the boat while the other turned the paddle wheels.

That night when Christopher went home, he told his father a wonderful story. “Robert Fulton planned the whole thing,” he said, “and I helped him make /the paddles and put them on the boat.” When Robert Fulton became a man, he didn’t forget his experiment with the old fishing boat. He kept on thinking and working, until at last he succeeded in making a boat with paddle wheels that could be run by steam. He’s now honored as the inventor of the steamboat.

21. How did the two boys move their heavy boat at first?[来源:学#科#网]

A. By moving two paddle wheels. B. By using a long pole in the water.[来源:***ZXXK]

C. By pushing two paddles in the water. D. By moving their hands in the water.

22. What did Robert’s aunt do when she knew about his plan?

A. She wished Robert success. B. She didn’t care about Robert.

C. She laughed at Robert much. D. She helped Robert work on it.

23. The underlined words “a wonderful story” in the last paragraph may refer to __________.

A. the old fishing boat B. Christopher’s successful plan

C. Christopher’s skill in guiding the boat D. the invention of paddle wheels

24. Which of the following can best describe Robert Fulton?

A. Helpful and b/rave. B. Easy-going and careful.

C. Creative and hardworking. D. Determined and selfless.

B

Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next /step is to create an app that can solve the problem.

Group of five to seven students in middle school or high school, led by a teacher, can enter the contest. First, teams will compete on a local level. Teams that make it to the next round receive $5,000 for their schools. Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live web conference. Next, the judges pick national winners. The top eight teams receive an additional $15,000 for their schools, and each team member receives a Samsung tablet. Besides, the winning team get the chance to bring their app to life.

A group of six girls from Los Frenos, Texas won the second annual Verizon App Challenge. They came up with the Hello Na/vi app concept, short for “hello navigation (导航)”. The app was designed to help visually (视觉地) damaged students navigate their school.

Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue? The deadline to register (登记) is November 24. Find more information and register your team at verizonfoundation.org/ appchallenge.

Here are some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started:

·Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting. Write out all the ideas that come to mind.

·Don’t ignore challenges. Accept the idea that you can solve a problem that exists in your community.

· Make a survey and ask family, friends, and people in your community to share their thoughts about problems that they want to see solved.

How much will the winning team earn in all for their schools?

A. $5,000 B. $15,000 C. $20,000 D. $120,000

What can we learn about the “hello navigation”?

A. It was first made public in Texas.

B. It won the second prize in the last Verizon App Challenge.

C. It mainly benefited those with poor sense of direction.

D. It aimed to help those with poor eyesight.

The Verizon Foundation advises students willing to participate in the Verizon App Challenge to _______.

A. register as early as they can

B. conduct a survey in the community

C. choose an especially challenging topic

D. choose close friends as their teammates

What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To create a problem-solving app.

B. To share some ways of solving problems.

C. To call on students to enter the contest.

D. To introduce how to make contributions to your community.

C

Every summer, the Serengeti plains (平原) of Africa /are worth visiting. Millions of wild animals begin their 1,800-mile journey northwards on their annual migratory (迁移的) route.

In the month of November, polar bears in their thousands cross the Canadian Arctic, as they head towards the ice sheets of Hudson Bay. The sea ice that forms every winter is the key to the bear’s managing to exist, for here they hunt for seals (海豹).

The Great Bustard, one of the heaviest flyi/ng birds, migrates each year across Europe and Asia to its wintering grounds. Unluckily, these and other migratory animals are in danger from human activity.

We have written several articles on climate change and the effect of rising ocean temperatures. Since 1979, ice sheets in the Arctic have gone down by 30 percent. What does this mean for polar bears? They are forced to stay on land for longer periods of time, which delays their search for food. As a result, bears today are 60 pounds lighter than what they were. Besides, smaller bears also produce weaker babies, and their chances of survival are at risk. In the plains of Africa, migratory animals like gazelles are traveling long distances for food, just to avoid falling prey (牺牲品) to humans who hunt them.

In an unusual step, experts from 120 countries have agreed to protect 31 migratory mammals, fish and birds. The United Nation’s 11th annual Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was held in Quito, Ecuador. For the first time, 900 experts attended the conference, and the enthusiastic support shows the world is united in conservation (保护) efforts.

What does getting on a protected list mean? Countries that have signed the agreement will be required to pass laws locally and work with other countries that fall within the animal’s migratory path. Only one animal did not make the list. The African lion was rejected (拒绝) for lack of information of the countries where it lives.

29. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The weight of polar bears today is lighter than what it was.

B. The Great Bustard is one of the largest flying birds.

C. In the 1970s, ice sheets went down by 30 percent.

D. 120 experts have agreed to protect 21 migratory animals.

30. Why was the African lion not included in the list from the passage?

A. It isn’t a migratory animal.

B. We don’t know which countries it lives in.

C. Experts were not interested in this animal.

D. It was not traveling long distances for food.

31. The writer writes this passage aiming to __________.

A. let us know about the animals

B. draw our attention to helping the migratory animals

C. inform us of the effects of climate change

D. prevent the rare animals from dying out

32. All these factors have probably put the migratory animals in danger EXCEPT _______.

A. some human activity B. climate change

C. rising ocean temperatures D. 内容过长，仅展示头部和尾部部分文字预览，全文请查看图片预览。 fee bars, clubs and many other of places where people can meet and exchange ideas. And there are times that I need the peace and quiet of the countryside.

Cities are interested, and they can be beautiful, but they are never beautiful in the way that the countryside is beautiful. By this I meant that they do not have the beauty of nature, trees and hills, lakes and streams.

I love cities, but sometime I need to get out into the countryside. I think that there are many people who feel same way.

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