高三英语微阅读（含答案详）

第一套

（一）

“冰火之国”之美称的冰岛，对大多数探险爱好者来说是一个理想之地，令人神往；

在冰岛居民大量集中的南部海岸附近，80%的火山岛与冰河、湖泊、山洞熔岩混

在一起，形成无数地热温泉，是真正的冰火一般的体验。

Icelandisoneofthemostvolcanicallyactivenationsintheworld,andthereare

anumberofhotspringsaroundtheisland.OneofIceland'smostpopularhotsprings

istheBlueLagoon,ahugelakeofbrightblueseawaterjustoutsideReykjavik.

Surroundedbyvolcanoes,theBlueLagoonreceivesmorethan300,000visitorsa

year.

MostoftheinnerpartofIcelandisaccessibleonlybytruckorothervehicle.

Nevertheless,thereisarangeofoutdooractivitiestoenjoyalongthecoasts.Oneof

Iceland'smostpopularattractionsiscaving.ExploringIceland'sunusuallavacaves,

mostofwhichformedmorethan10,000yearsago,requiresonlybasiccaving

knowledgeandequipment.Icecaves,however,aremorechallengingandrequire

specialclothesandhikingtools.Thebest-knownicecavesareinVatanajokull.

Accordingtothetext,theicecavesinIceland.

A.formed1,000yearsago

B.aresituatedintheinnerpart

C.attractedover300,000visitorsayear

D.aremoredifficulttoexplorethanlavacaves

（二）

面对市场上鱼龙混杂的电脑游戏软件，家长们要做好和熊孩子们斗智斗勇的准备。如果能有

外力介入，比如说政府对市场的监管，理应是好事一件，但令人惊讶的是，美国的最高法院

近日推翻了2010年加利福尼亚的法律：阻止向18岁及以下的青少年租售暴力游戏。对此，

一些家长却拍手称快！为什么？

Withsomanyvideoandcomputergameseasilyreached,thatmonitoringroleisn'teasy.It

isnotjustamatterofsaying“no”tochildren,saypsychologists.Someparentswhoshun

governmentinvolvementinsuchmatterswelcometheruling（裁决），evenwhilehatingviolent

videogames."It'saparent'sresponsibilitytoteachthemwhattheyshouldwatchanduse,“said

RuthForster,45.Herdaughter,Ellie,13,doesn'tliketoplayvideogamesnow,butForster

monitorsherdaughter'smoviesandbooks....

Theunderlinedword"shun”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"

A.opposeB.doubtC.favorD.understand

（三）

丛林之旅充满了惊险和刺激！是我们想去又不敢去的地方，但是你能想到有人竟然一而再再

而三地进入丛林去追踪孟加拉虎吗？究竟是什么在吸引着他？让我们看看本文的作者在丛

林中感受到了什么吧。

ThiswasmyfourthtimetosensetheauraoftheforestinCorbett,althoughIsawnotigersinthe

end.LocatedatthefootoftheHimalayanmountains,Corbettishometoabout135Bengaltigers.

buttheforestseemedtobeguardingtheirwhereabouts（出没处），asilentreminderoftheir

secrecyandrarity.（2014重庆高考卷阅读D）

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"tosensetheaura"mostprobablymean?

A.Toseethediversity.

B.Toenjoythescenery.

C.Tofeeltheatmosphere.

D.Toexperiencethefreedom.

第二套

（-）

学校午餐和自备午餐，你会更喜欢哪一个呢？美国的一个研究表明，学校午餐比自备午餐更

有营养哦。

SchoolcafeteriasintheUnitedStatesmustfollowtherulessetoutbytheNationalSchool

LunchProgram（NSLP）,agovernmentservicethatprovideslow-costorfreelunchestostudents.

Therulesrequireschoolstoservemorefruit,vegetables,wholegrains,andlow-fatdairyproducts.

Schoolsmustalsolimittheamountsoffat,saltandsugarinthefoodtheyserve.

Theresearchersfoundthatnoneofthepackedlunchestheyexaminedmetalloftherequirements

ontheNSLPlist.Only27percentofthepackedlunchesmetatleastthreeoftherequirements.

Ninety-fivepercentofallthelunchesdidnotcontainaservingofvegetables.Oneinfourlunches

didnotincludeamainfooditem.Instead,theycontainedpackagedsnacksanddesserts.The

researcherssaidtheyweresurprisedbytheamountofsugarydrinksandpackagedfoods-like

potatochips,cookiesandfruitsnacks-theyfoundinthelunches.

2.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Theprocessinwhichtheresearchwascarriedout.

B.Theexistingproblemsofhome-packedlunches.

C.Theadvantageofbringinglunchboxes.

D.Waystopreparehome-packedlunches.

（二）

同学们，在你们眼里，手机能有什么功能？上网，听音乐，看电影，打电话，查资料，微信

聊天，还是自拍？除了这些常用的功能，你有没有听说过人们使用手机的铃音来抓捕野兽？

在印度西部，护林员利用录制了动物叫声的手机铃音来诱捕豹子，并将它们擒获。你是不是

很想看看到底发生了什么？

ForestguardsinwesternIndiaareusingcellphoneswithringtonesofcowsmooing,goats

bleatingandroosterscrowingtoattractleopards（豹）thathavewanderedintohumansettlements,

officialssaidonMonday.

"Themoosofacow,bleatingofagoatfromthephonehasprovedeffectivetotrapleopards,said

D.Vasani,aseniorforestofficialinGujarat."Thistrickworks."Vasanisaidforestguardshave

downloadedthesoundsofoveradozenanimalsasringtonesontheirmobileswhichtheyattachto

speakersandfixbehindacage.Theythenplaytheringtonecontinuouslyforuptotwohoursuntil

thecuriousleopardappearsandmovesintothecagelookingforitseasymeal.

Atleastfiveleopardshavesofarbeencaughtfromvillagessincethenewringtonemethod

wasintroducedthreemonthsago.Thecatshaveallbeenreleasedbackintoforestareas.Wildlife

activistswelcomedthenewinitiativesayingthatpreviousmethodsoftrappingthecatsusingpits

oftenresultedintheanimalsgettinginjured.

29.Accordingtothewildlifeactivists,thenewmethodis.

A.notsaferthantheformerone

B.effectivebecauseringtoneswork

C.appreciatedbecauseitbenefitsleopards

D.notgoodbecauseitmayinjureanimals

(三)

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第三套

(-)

Buiihesignificanceformewasn'twhichbrandiheyused,ilwasthat(heyservedpeanulbutter

dumplings,thisspecialtyexistsneitherinChina,noranywhereelseinNorthAmerica.Instead.

HunandumplingsareauniqueQuebecoistradition,andaslowlydyingone,foundinthe

second-generationChinesefamilyrestaurants.

Peanutbutterdumplingstastehowtheyexactlysound,butalsounlikeanythingelse.Itisakindof

dumplingthatcoatsyourmouthwithadistinctstore-brandquality,alittletoosweet,butbuttery,

andluxuriously(十分舒适地)warm,perfectlysuitedtoresistthebone-chillingeffectsofthe

Montrealwinter.

1.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Humorous.

B.Curious.

C.Disappointed.

D.Affectionate.

2.分析下划线长难句的句子结构并翻译成中文。

（二）

Workcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messages

ofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyear,whenthecompany

wasstillinitsinfancy,babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformof

fightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweek

onaplayfulnote.

“The自rsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwas

abouliheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,"saidHall.

“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,but

theycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.

26.Accordingtothepassage,unlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley___.

A.setagoodexampletoRochetwerkz

B.didn'tworkoutasexpected

C.helpeddevelopthelocalculture

D.solvedtheproblemofunemployment

2.分析下划线长难句的句子结构并翻译成中文。

（三）

Whilebrowsingforbooksafewyearsago,IpickedupacopyofChloeCaldwelfsfirst

collectionofpersonalessays,LegsGetLedAstray,andhandedittoafriend.Shelooked

cautiouslyatthelittlebook,whichshehadneverheardof,andturneditovertotheback."Oh

look,"shesaid.""There'saCherylStrayedquoteontheback."Withoutlookingthroughthebook

anyfurther,myfriendboughtit.That'swhenIfirsttrulywitnessedCherylStrayed'simpacton

readersandwriters.

Strayedisthatraretypeofwriterwhoisbothcriticallyandcommerciallyembraced（欣然接

受），butalsokeepsherfeetfirmlyplantedintheliteraryworld.Hermemoir（Inlfc^）,Wild,

spentseveralweeksatthetopoftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.Inashorttime,Cheryl

Strayedhadstakedherclaimasoneofthemostwell-knownwritersinAmerica.Peoplearedrawn

toher,andthepublishingindustryknowsit.NotamonthgoesbywhenIdon*tseeanewbookthat

hasStrayed*snameattachedtoitinsomeway.OnesuchbookisKristaBremer's,My

AccidentalJihad,whosepublisherthinksfansofStrayed*smemoir"willeagerlycometoit."The

otherbookitiscomparedtoisElizabethGilbert's,Eat,Pray,Love.

SomemighttellyouthatStrayedandGilbertshareasimilarformulaforsuccess.Thesetwo

authors'mostpopularbooks,bothmemoirsaboutwomenovercominghardshipsbygoingon

journeys,hookreadersintothestory;thethemeofself-empowerment（自强）issomethingreaders

reallylove.Gilbertwasalreadyasuccessfulandaccomplishedwriterwhenshepublished

Eat,Pray,Love,whileStrayed'sfirstbook,2006'sTorch,wascriticallypraised,soshehadalegup

onStrayedintermsofpre・blockbuster（之前非常成功的书）work.

Anotherbigdifferencebetweentheauthorsisthatyoudon'thearmanypeoplecitingGilbert

asaninfluence.Meanwhile,Strayedremainssomethingofalivinginspirationformanywriters.

WhyarereaderssoloyaltoStrayed?Becausesheremainsoneofthem.Strayedhasfoundthe

successmostpeoplewillneverknow,butsheisworkinglikeshestillhassomethingtoprove.It's

somethingthatkeepsreadersinterested,andeventhesnobbiest（自命不凡的）writerscanstill

appreciateherworkethic.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.APopularWriter--CherylStrayed

B.CherylStrayedandHerWild

C.CherylStrayedandElizabethGilbert

D.TheCherylStrayedEffect

2.分析下划线长难句的句子结构并翻译成中文。

第四套

（一）

JohnSand'sunusualattitudereflectshismethodsofteaching.Hewasconstantlytryingto

pushusoutofourcomfortzoneswithvideoprojectswedidaboutonceamonth.Hewantedusto

faceandaccepthowotherpeoplesawustoprepareusfortherealworld.Hewasalwaysmaking

colorfulPowerPointtoteachusthelatesttopicinsteadofstandinginfrontofuslecturingfora

period,puttingustosleeplikemanyteachersdo.Hedidnotgiveushomeworkonedayandhave

itduethenext,butinsteadgaveusascheduleofthehomeworkforthesectionandleftthe

responsibilityuptoustoremembertodoit.Havingthatpreparesusfbrlifeafterhighschool,life

lessstructured,wheretheresponsibilityisallonus.

24.Accordingtothewriter,whywasJohnSanddifferentfromotherteachers?

A.Henevergavehomeworktohisstudents.

B.Heclearlyknewwhathisstudentswouldbelikeinthefuture.

C.Healwaysmadehisclasseslivelyandinteresting.

D.Heoftenencouragedhisstudentstofacetherealworldbravely.

（二）

AlongwithOfMiceandMen,mygroupsread:Sounder,TheRedPony,LordoftheFlies,Romeo

andJulietandMacbeth.Thestudentsdidn'talwaysreadfromtheexpectedpointofview.About

TheRedPony,onestudentsaid,"It'saboutbeingaman,it'saboutmanliness.^^Ihadneverbefore

seentheparallelsbetweenScarfaceandMacbeth,norhadIheardLadyMacbeth'ssoliloquies（独

白）readasraps,butbothmadesense;theinterpretationswereplayful,butserious.Once

introducedtoSteinbeck'swriting,oneboywentontoreadTheGrapesofWrathandtoldme

repeatedlyhowamazingitwasthatt4allthesepeoplehateeachother,andthey'reallwhite."His

historicalviewwasbroadening,hissenseofhisowncountrydeepening.Yearafteryearformer

studentsvisitedandtoldmehowpreparedtheyhadfeltintheirfirstyearincollegeasaresultof

theclasses.

1.Totheauthor'ssurprise,thestudentsreadthenovels.

A.creatively

B.passively

C.repeatedly

D.carelessly

2.分析下划线长难句的句子结构并翻译成中文。

（三）

Genealogy,alsoknownasfamilyhistory,isthestudyoffamiliesandthefootmarksoftheir

lineages（家系）andhistory.Genealogistsuseoralinterviews,historicalrecords,geneticanalysis,

andotherrecordstoobtaininformationaboutafamilyandtoprovekinship（亲属关系）and

lineagesofitsmembers.Theresultsareoftendisplayedinchartsorwrittenasdescriptions.

Thepursuitoffamilyhistoryandoriginstendstobeshapedbyseveralimpetuses,includingthe

desiretocarveoutaplaceforone'sfamilyinthelargerhistoricalpicture,asenseofresponsibility

topreservethepastforfuturegenerations,andasenseofself-satisfactioninaccuratestorytelling.

29.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordHimpetuses”inParagraph2?

A.Results.

B.Drives.

C.Categories.

D.Exploitations.

第五套

（一）

你知道排灯节（Diwali）吗？每年伦敦都会在特拉法尔加广场庆祝排灯节。

IfyouhaveevervisitedLondon,youwillknowthatitisatrulymulticulturalcitywhere

peopleofdifferentethnicgroupsandreligionslive.Diwaliiscelebratedeveryyearinthe

world-famousTrafalgarSquare.PeoplecanwatchfreeperformancesofSouthAsianmusicand

dance.BorisJohnson,theformerMayorofLondon,describesDiwaliinTrafalgarSquareas“a

magicalcelebration^^.

25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheDiwaliinLondonfromthetext?

A.PeoplecanwatchtheperformancesinTrafalgarSquarebybuyingtickets.

B.ItisheldinhonoroftheformerMayorofLondon.

C.ItisheldinthefamousTrafalgarSquareeveryotheryear.

D.Itisafestivalcelebratedbydifferentethnicgroupsandreligions.

（二）

在当今社会，中国的影响越来越大，国外掀起了学习中文及其文化的热潮。

Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityin

Westernuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesin

morethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.Themaincourses

ofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy.Somesocialscientists

suggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthe

drawbacksofWesterners,philosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingto

learnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththe

UnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksabout

ConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

25.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents.

A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese

B.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexams

D.fightforachancetolearnChinese

（三）

参加马拉松比赛不仅是对身体的一种挑战，也是对人的意志的一种挑战。当你的身体达到极

限时，支撑你坚持下去的更多的是你的意志力。

Bytheageof30,LeaTambellinihadrunmorethanfivemarathonsandhadnoplanstostop.

Shehadalwaysbeenanathlete.Whenshewasinhighschool,sheswamonherschoofsswim

teamandrantostayhealthyandactive.Hermomanddadranmarathons,andwhenshewas22,

theyhelpedhertrainforherfirstmarathon.

Lea'sfirstmarathontookplaceinCincinnati,Ohio,andwascalled“TheFlyingPig.”“Iwas

verynervous,shesaid,UbutIhadmymomthere,sothathelped."Runningtheracewashard,but

thehardestpartwaswhensheranpastacookiefactoryandsmelledcookiesatmile18.“1just

wantedtobedone,“shesaid."Iwasspent,mymomkeptmegoing.Itwasalreadyher15th

Marathon.^^

22.WhatdoesLeameanbysaying“Iwasspent“inparagraph3?

A.Iwasextremelyexhausted.

B.Ifeltlikequittingmysportingcareer.

C.Iwasfeelingincreasinglynervous.

D.Iwasovercomebyhunger.

第六套

（一）

青少年喜欢看什么样的小说呢？看看SophieClarke是怎样说的。

Andwhatdoteenagersthemselvesthinkabouttheseries?WetalkedtoSophieClarke,aged15.

Shesaid,'TvereadafewbooksintheWavesSeries.Theysaythey'refor14-19yearoldsandI

agreewiththat.Wearenotinterestedinthesamethingsaspeopleintheirtwentiesandthirties.I

likethemandIthinktheylookreallygoodtoo.Theonlythingisthatbecausebookshopsputthem

inthechildrensection,lotsofteenagerswon'tfindthemsotheymaynotdoverywell.Andit'sa

shamethatthere'snonon-fictionintheseriesasIthinklotsofteenagers,especiallyboys,might

buythat.”

4.WhatdoesSophieClarkesayaboutthebooksintheWavesseries?

A.Sheisn'tkeenonthedesign.

B.Shewouldprefertoreadadultfictionamongthem.

C.Theywillbeboughtbylotsofteenagers.

D.Theyshouldn'tbekeptwithchildren'sbooks.

（二）

众所周知，“众议院”代表的是广大选民的利益，但是现在选出来的众议院代表比6年之前的

代表要富有四倍。那么现在的“众议院”代表的到底是哪些人的利益呢？

WASHINGTON,Sept.23—TheHouseofRepresentatives,whichpridesitselfonbeing“the

People'sHouse“hasbeenturningintoarichman'sclub.

Therepresentativesnewlyelectedin1984werealmostfourtimesaswealthyasthefirstterm

lawmakerselectedonlysixyearsbefore,accordingtoanewstudyonthemembers'financial

reports.

Behindthisremarkableswing,thestudysays,aretwomainfactors:acourtdecisionthat

outlawedlimitsonwhatcandidates（候选人）couldgivetotheirowncampaigns,andtheenormous

growthinthecostofpursuingaseatincongress.Asaresult,itisincreasinglydifficultfor

candidatesofmodestmeans,particularlywomentoamountsuccessfulchallengetoentrenched

officeholders.

2.Whatdoes“thisremarkableswing“inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A.Thenewstudybasedonthemembers'financialreports.

B.TheHouseofRepresentativespridesitselfonbeing“Ihepeople'sHouse”.

C.Therepresentativeselectednowaremuchwealthierthanthoseelectedafewyearsago.

D.courtdecisionthatoutlawedlimitsonwhatcandidatescouldgivetotheirowncampaigns.

（三）

海上原油钻井中原油的泄漏和溢出可以引起极大的生态问题。欧盟制定了更为严格的规则和

制度来防止这样的事故再次发生。

Europeanplanstocrackdownonoilcompanies,withorderstoimprovesafetytopreventa

spil1（溢出）likethatintheGulfofMexicolastyear,willbereleasedonThursday.

However,theEuropeancommissionhasdecidednottoextendthetoughernewrulestothe

overseasoperationsofEU-basedcompanies,afterpressurefromoilcompaniesandtheUK

government.

TheEUwillstayoutofrows（争论）overwheredrillingshouldbeallowedtotakeplace.At

present,severalcompaniesareseekingtoexploreareasneartheShetlandIslandsandinGreenland

wheretheirwellswouldbeinfardeeperwaterthannormal,andpotentiallyinenvironmentally

sensitiveareas.Activistsopposetheseoperations,warningofthedangersofleaksoccuningwhere

theyaredifficulttoreach.

30.WhatdowelearnaboutoildrillinginGreenland?

A.Oilleaks,oncetheyoccur,cannotbecleanedupeasily.

B.Oilleaksaremorelikelytooccurthere.

C.Oildrillingislessdifficultthere.

D.Oildrillingisnotallowedthere.

第七套

（一）

生活中，我们会经常遇到一些需要帮助的人，但有时使人接受帮助可能比给予帮助更难。

EverydayasIdrovethroughthetown,Isawaone-leggedmangoingthroughthedustbinnextto

McDonald\lookingforfood.ItwasonlyamonthbeforeChristmas,startingtogetcoldandIcould

nothelpthinkingabouthim.

SoIboughtabrush,apackofcigarettes,cansoffish,andthenIaddedablanketandasweatshirt.

Imadeaboxuplikeapresentandwentinsearchofthisman.Isawhimhobbleawayfromthe

dustbin.Ipulledover,tooktheboxandwentuptohim.Isaid,“Iwouldliketogiveyoua

Christmaspresent;therearesomefooditemsinhereandsomethingsyoumightbeabletouse.^^

l.Whydidtheauthorbuysomethingfortheone-leggedman?

A.ThemanneededaChristmaspresent.

B.Themanhasnothingtoeat.

C.Theauthorhadpityontheman.

D.Themanwasbeggingforfood.

（二）

我们生活中的每一项活动，从自身需要的呼吸，到生火做饭和取暖，到使用电器，到乘车坐

飞机旅行，都是一个消耗能量的过程，二氧化碳便是这一过程中不可避免的副产品。那么，

一个人在他的日常生活中，会因为这些活动导致多少二氧化碳的排放呢？

Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismore

environmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou'vehadtoeat

before.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.Soifweeatabananaandthen

rideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebike

ride,it's200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon'lneedpackaging,theycanbe

transportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.

Whyarebananasgoodingeneral?

A.Theygrownaturally.

B.TheyproduceslessCO2

C.Theydon'lneedpackaging.

D.Theyprovideenergyforcycling.

（三）

狗是人类最好的朋友，他们对人类忠诚，友好，同时他们也很聪明，研究表明，狗能很好地

理解人类的语言。

Dogsmayactuallyunderstandwhattheirownersaretryingtosay,accordingtoanewstudy.

Moreover,whendogslistentosomeonetalking,theymayusebrainregionsthatareequaltothose

thathumansusetounderstandwhatotherssay,theresearchersfound.

Inotherwords,thenewstudyshowsthatthebrainmechanisms（结构）involvedintheprocess

ofunderstandinghumanspeecharesimilarindogsandhumans.Thismeansthatthebrain

mechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeecharenotuniquetohumans.

Toconveyinformationthroughspeech,peopleusebothwordsandintonation（语调）,which

isthewayaperson'svoicerisesandfallstoexpressanemotionormeaning,suchaspraiseor

disapproval.Similarly,tounderstandwhatsomeoneistryingtosay,peoplehavetopayattention

toboththeirwordsandtheirintonation.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Dogsarethecleverestanimals.

B.Itisgenerallybelievedthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeechare

uniquetohumans.

C.Withthebrainmechanismslikehuman's,dogscanspeakashumandointhenearfuture.

D.Dogsarealsogoodatlearninglanguages.

第八套

（-）

提到WakaWaka,你可能会想到南非世界杯，让我们来看看文中的WakaWaka是什么呢？

“ThisisthefirsttimethatartificiallightorsolarLEDisnowlessexpensivethankerosene

（煤油）「saidCamillevanGestel,headofaDutchcompanycalledWakaWaka.

VansaidWakaWakaisthemostefficientsolar-poweredlightandphonechargerintheworld

todayandhesaidhiscompanyoperateslikeanyotherbusiness,butsomeofthemoneymadefrom

sellingitsproductsistomakeWakaWakalightsaffordabletopoorpeople.Hesaidtheprojectis

supportedbyinternationalnon-governmentorganizations.t€TheInternationalRescueCommittee

wasoneofthefirsttoactuallytaketheWakaWakapowerintoSyria,toprovidelightandpowerto

Syrianrefugees,andnowtheWakaWakaisthemostvaluablenon-fooditeminSyria,“saidVan

Gestel.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“WakaWaka“refertointhelastparagraph?

A.Refugee.

B.Akindoflights.

C.Acompany.

D.Atypeofenergy.

（二）

享受过周末的惬意吗？会在周末的时候拜访亲朋好友吗？还是依旧行色匆匆为生计奔波

呢？

Sundayasadayofrestis,orwas,sodeeplyrootedintheculturethatit'ssurprisingto

considerthat,inashortspanoftime,ithasalmostentirelylostthisassociation.Inmychildhood,

itwasassumedthateveryonewouldeitherbehomeorvisitsomeoneelse'shomeonSunday.But

nowthequestionis,“WhatdoyouplantodothisSunday?”Theanswercanrangefromgoingto

themalltoparticipatinginaroadraceortojettingtoMontrealforlunch.Ifoneweretorespond,

"I'mmakingaSundayvisittoafamily,“suchananswerwouldfeelstrange,anechofromanother

era（时代）.

IsupposeIshouldbegratefultoliveinMaine,astateofsmalltowns,abundantlandandtight

relationships.Eventhoughfolksworkashardhereastheydoanywhereelse,thestate's

powerfullyruralcast（特质）stillharborsatleastwhatisleftoftheethicofyesterday'sAmerica,

wherepeoplehadtodependononeanotherinthefaceofeconomicvagaries（变幻无常）anda

challengingenvironment.

30.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardstheSundaytoday?

A.Unsatisfied.

B.Confused.

C.Respectful.

D.Thankful.

（三）

共享自行车因为外观时尚、随借随还、收费低廉而在中国各地风靡，这本来是一件有助于缓

解交通拥堵、鼓励低碳出行的好事。但是随着丢车、毁车的现象增多，共享单车公司似乎遇

到了“素质难题”。

Ithasbeenseenasahi-techbike-sharingboomthatentrepreneurshopewillmakethemrich

whiletransformingChina'straffic-jammedcities.

But,occasionally,dreamscanturnlesspleasant.InthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,more

than500bicyclesforhirehavebeenfounddumpedinhugepilesonthestreets,accordingto

reports.Picturesshowedvehiclesnearlythreemetreshigh,withsmallpartsontheground.City

streetsaroundthecountryhaveseenanexplosionofthecolourfulbikesthatuserscanrenton

demandwithasmartphoneappandthenparkwherevertheychoose.

CompaniessuchasOfoandMobike,withtheiryellowandorangebikes,havebeenina

cut-throatbattleforcustomers.Butproblemshavearisenwhenclientshaveabandonedtheir

cycles."'Somepeoplethesedaysjusthavereallybadcharacter,amannamedHe,wholivesnear

wherethepilesappeared,toldtheSouthernMetropolisDaily.Whenthey'redoneusing（thebike）

theyjustthrowitawaysomewhere,becausethey'vealreadypaid.Residentstoldthepaperthat

hikeshadbeenpilingupoverthepastweek,eitherparkedrandombycarelessusersorpiledby

localsecurityguards