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第一部分阅读理解共两节，满分40分)ThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyoucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer.(Includedinticketsprice)Price:$90BacktotheFiftiesTourRunning:August16ththroughAugust31stThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco’smostfantasticperiods,the1950s!EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscoforafreetasteoficecream.DepartingfromtheCannery:5:00pmand7:00pmDuration:2hoursPrice:$90Running:October10ththroughOctober31st1JoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear(服装)isprovidedforyourwarmthasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFranciscoDepartingfromtheCannery:6:30pmand8:30pmDuration:1hourand30minutesRunning:December6ththroughDecember23rdThisattractivetakesyoutosomeofSanFrancis’smostcolorfulholidayscenes.Authentigearisprovidedforyourwarasyougetintotheholidayspirit.DepartingfromtheCannery:7:00pmand9:00pm.Duration:1hourand30minutesPrice:availableuponrequest.B.BacktotheFiftiesTour.C.SpookyHalloweenTour.D.HolidayLightsTour.B.Enjoytheholidayscenes.C.Havefreeicecream.D.VisitthePresidiodistrict.3.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?A.Takesomedrinks.2B.Setoffearlyinthemorning.C.Wearwarmclothes.MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusysweepinguppopcornsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimesinthetheater’s75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thecleanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheaterequipmentinpreparationforthebuilding’send.ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyedaudiencewantingtosaygood-byetotheoldbuilding.TheaterownerEdBradfordsaidhechosethemoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetinasmalltownwheretheonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.BradfordsaidthatlargemoderntheatersinthecitymadeitimpossibleforthePlazatocomplete.Headdedthatthetheater’slocation(位置)wasalsoareason.“Thisusedtobethecenteroftown,”hesaid,“Nowtheareaismostlyofficebuildingsandwarehouses.”Lastweekendsomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeinterestedinturningtheoldtheaterintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.However,theseplanswereabandonedbecauseoffinancialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandtoalocaldevelopmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethetheaterislocated.Thetheateraudiencesaidgood-byeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.After75yearsthePlazaTheaterhadshownitslastmovie.Thetheaterwillbemissed.4.Inwhatwaywasyesterday’scleanupatthePlazaspecial?3CAfteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170wolves.4GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,butgraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.TheywentfarthernorthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumanaround.Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulation—majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf—grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlareeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark’sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark’sbeavers.Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Theyhopedthatwolveswouldbeabletocontroltheelkandcoyoteproblems.Manyfarmersopposedtheplanbecausetheyfearedthatwolveswouldkilltheirfarmanimalsorpets.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Today,thedebatecontinuesoverhowwellthegraywolfisfittinginatYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“displaced”inparagraph2mean?5D.Trackeddown.DTheIntelligentTransportteamatNewcastleUniversityhaveturnedanelectriccarintoamobilelaboratorynamed“DriveLAB”inordertounderstandthechallengesfacedbyolderdriversandtodiscoverwherethekeystresspointsare.Researchshowsthatgivingupdrivingisoneofthekeyreasonsforafallinhealthandwell-beingamongolderpeople,leadingtothembecomingmoreisolated(隔绝)andinactive.LedbyProfessorPhilBlythe,theNewcastleteamaredevelopingin-vehicletechnologiesforolderdriverswhichtheyhopecouldhelpthemtocontinuedrivingintolaterlife.Theseincludecustom-madenavigation导航)tools,nightvisionsystemsandintelligentspeedadaptations.PhilBlytheexplains:“Formanyolderpeople,particularlythoselivingaloneorinthecountry,drivingisimportantforpreservingtheirindependence,givingthemthefreedomtogetoutandaboutwithouthavingtorelyonothers.”“Butweallhavetoacceptthataswegetolderourreactionsslowdownandthisoftenresultsinpeopleavoidinganypotentiallychallengingdrivingconditionsandlosingconfidenceintheirdrivingskills.Theresultisthatpeoplestopdrivingbeforetheyreallyneedto.”6DrAmyGuo,theleadingresearcherontheolderdriverstudy,explains,“TheDriveLABishelpingustounderstandwhatthekeypointsanddifficultiesareforolderdriversandhowwemightusetechnologytoaddresstheseproblems.“Forexample,mostofuswouldexpectolderdriversalwaysgoslowerthaneveryoneelsebutsurprisingly,wefoundthatin30mphzonestheystruggledtokeepataconstantspeedandsoweremorelikelytobreakthespeedlimitandbeatriskofgettingfined.We’relookingatthebenefitsofsystemswhichcontroltheirspeedasawayofpreventingthat.“Wehopethatourworkwillhelpwithtechnologicalsolutions()toensurethatolderdriversstaysaferbehindthewheel.”12.WhatisthepurposeoftheDrivelAB?14.Whatdoresearchershopetodoforolderdrivers?A.Improvetheirdrivingskills.D.Organizeregularphysicalcheckups.7A.AnewModelElectricCar第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出学&科网能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多Lotsofpeoplefindithardtogetupinthemorningandputtheblameonthealarmclock.Infact,thekeytoeasymorningwake-upliesinrestingyourbodyclock___16___Hereishowtomakeone.___17___Inordertomakeachange,youneedtodecidewhyit'simportant.Doyouwanttogetupintimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,getinsomeexercise,orjustbebetterpreparedforyourday?Onceyouareclearaboutyourreason,tellyourfamilyorroommatesaboutthechangeyouwanttomake.Rethinkmornings.Nowthatyouknowwhyyouwanttowakeup,considerre-arrangingyourmorningactivities.Ifyouwanttimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,savesometimethenightbeforebysettingoutclothes,shoes,andbags.___18___That’saquarter-hourmoreyoucouldbesleepingifyouboughtacoffeemakerwithatimer.Keepyoursleep/wakescheduleonweekends.Ifyou’retiredoutbyFridaynight,sleepinginonSaturdaycouldsoundwonderful.Butcompensatingontheweekendsactuallyfeedsintoyoursleepinessthefollowingweek,arecentstudyfound.___19___8Keeparecordandevaluateitweekly.Keeptrackofyoureffortsandwritedownhowyoufeel.Afteryou’vetriedanewmethodforaweek,takealookatyourrecord.___20___Ifnot,takeanotherlookatothermethodsyoucouldtry.B.Findtherightmotivation.E.Ifthestepsyoutakeareworking,keepitup.F.Sticktoyoursetbedtimeandwake-uptime,nomattertheday.G.Reconsiderthe15minutesyouspendinlineatthecafétogetcoffee.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的ABC和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ATorontomanisofferingafreeround-the-worldairtotherightwoman.But___21___apply.YoumustbenamedElizabethGallahgherandhaveaCanadian___22___.JordanAxani,28,saidheandhisthengirlfriend,ElizabethGallagher,bookedheavilydiscountedround-the-worldairticketsinMay,buttheir___23___endedandhedidnotwantherticketto___24___.Thetickethadastrictno-transfer(不可转让___25___,butsincepassportinformationwasnotrequiredwhen___26___,anyCanadianElizabethGallaghercan___27___it.“Ijustwanttoseetheticketgotogooduseandforsomeoneto___28___alotofjoy,”saidAxani.Hepostedhis___29___onasocialnetworkingwebsite,andreceivedthousandsofe-mails,includingthirtyfromactualElizabethGallagherswiththe___30___passports,“More___31___,9therearehundredsofCanadianswhoareinterestedin___32___theirnametoElizabethGallagher,”Axanisaid.“Itwasabsolutelyoutof___33___,thousandsofe-mails,peoplearoundtheworld___34___theirstoriesoftravel.”Axaniwroteinhispostthatheisnot___35___anythinginreturnandthatthewomanwhousesthe___36___ticketcanchoosetoeithertravelwithhimor___37___theticketandtravelonherown.The___38___isscheduledtostartonDecember21inNewYorkCityandcontinueontoMilan,Prague,Paris,BangkokandNewDelhibefore___39___inTorontoonJanuary8.Hesaidthe___40___womanwillbeannouncedonthewebsiteandthetripwillbesharedonline.B.questionB.advertisingB.lookingfor34.A.admiring35.A.leavingC.sharingC.losingD.doubtingD.dealingwith10B.strangeB.takeD.extraD.hide37.A.return阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Shelookslikeanyotherschoolgirl,fresh-facedandfulloflife.SarahThomasislookingforwardtochallengeofhernewA-levelcourse.Butunlikeschoolfriends,16-year-oldSarahisnotspendinghalf-term___41___(real).Instead,sheisearning$6500adayas___42___modelinNewYork.Sarah___43___(tell)thatshecouldbeBritain’snewsupermodelearningamilliondollarsinthenewyear.HerfatherPeter44,wanthertogiveupschooltomodelfulltimeButSarah,___44___hastakenpartinshowsalongwithtopmodelswants___45___(prove)thatshehasbrainsaswellasbeautysheisdeterminedtocarryonwithher___46___(educate).Shehasturneddownseveral___47___(invitation)tostaratshowsinordertoconcentrateonherstudies.Afterschoolsheplanstotakeayearofftomodelfulltimebeforegoingtouniversitytogetadegree___48___engineeringorarchitecture.school___49___(come)first.Idon'twanttogettooabsorbedinmodeling.Itis___50___(certain)funbutthelifestyleisalittleunreal.Idon'twanttohave