Ⅰ.閱讀理解Apackages.TherellageofAngelica，NewYork，thepostofficeismorethanaplacetogetmailorsendpackages.Thereyou'llfindthehemunity.Itlovelymunity.It'swherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.WhenAngelica'spostofficewasthreatenedwithbeingclosedinthe1980s，avillager，Pat，cameupwithaplantosaveit.“AtChristmastimeIwouldhearonthenewsabouttownsnamedSnoworBethlehemhavingcelebrations，”saysPat.“Whycouldn'twedothesamethingwithAngelica？”angel.SheS.PostalService.Oncest，createdapostalcancellation(郵戳)designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.ShedrewherangelsinatraditionalfashionandsubmittedhersuggestiontotheU．S.PostalService.Onceapproved，thedrawingwascarvedintoastampcancellationthatcouldbeusedforonedayonly.Thepostmistress(女郵局局長)thenhadanotherideatomakethedayevenmorespecial—callingthepostofficeAngelStation.ThelargeincreaseinmailamountsavedAngelica'spostofficefrombeingclosedandkeepsthedoorsopentoday.Nowit'straditionthatonthefirstFridayinDecember，peopleetoAngelicatomailtheirChristmascards.EachyeartheamountofmailgoingthroughtheAngelicaPostOfficeincreasesduringlateNovemberandearlyDecember.StampcollectorsfromaroundtheworldhaveacceptedtheAngelStationcancellation，somesendingmailfromasfarawayasFrance.Becausethestampisdestroyedeachseason，Patdrawsanewangelthatconveysseason'sgreetingsfromAngelStationeveryyear.Postofficesmaycloseinotherpartsofthecountry，butthistinyonecontinues.[語篇解讀]紐約的一個小村莊Angelica的郵局即將被迫關閉，藝術家Pat提出新的想法，女郵局局長也給郵局更換了名字，從而使郵局正常運營下去。1．WhatdidPatdotosavethepostoffice?A．Sheinventedanewcancellation.B．ShehostedChristmascelebrations.C．Shegavetheofficeabettername.D.Shedesignedaspecialsetofstamps.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句“Pat，whoisanartist，createdapostalcancellation(郵戳)designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.”可知，Pat創(chuàng)造了一個郵戳，郵戳上是一個Angelica天使，故選A。答案：A2．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePat?A．Curiousandfriendly.B．Stubbornanddetermined.C．Creativeandwarm-hearted.D．Humorousandintelligent.解析：推理判斷題。通讀文章可知，Pat為了Angelica的郵局不被關閉，創(chuàng)造一個新的郵戳來幫助郵局增加郵件數(shù)量，由此可知她是一個熱心且具有創(chuàng)造性的人。答案：C3．WhatcanwelearnaboutAngelica'spostofficefromthepassage?A．Itwaspletelyclosedinthe1980s.B．Itisalsothecenteroflocalsociallife.C．Itsnamehasbeenchangedmanytimes.D．Itsstampsremainthesameeachseason.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“It'swherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.”可知，Angelica的郵局是村民會見朋友的地方，這說明Angelica的郵局是當?shù)厣缃换顒拥闹行?，所以B項正確。答案：BBHelsinkiisofferingyoungpeoplethechancetorentacheapapartmentinanoldpeople'shome,iftheyagreetospendtimesocializingwiththeelderlyresidents.Thecitycouncilisseekingapplicationsfromrentersundertheageof25whowillmittospendingbetweenthreeandfivehourseachweekwiththeirolderneighbours,atacarehomeintheeasternLaajasalodistrict.Inexchange，they'llgetastudioflatmeasuring23squaremeterswithaprivatekitchen，bathroomandbalconyfor250eurospermonth.Currentlyonlythreeflatsareavailable，buttheschemeispartofawiderefforttodealwithalackofacmodationforyoungpeopleinthecapital.Ordinarilyastudiocostsabout600eurosamonth，dependingonthearea，onelocaluniversityadvises.Thosewhoapplydon'tneedanyspecificcareexperience.“Therearestafftolookaftertheelderly，”projectmanagerMikiMielonentellsYle.“Wearelookingforyoungpeoplewhomaybehaveadifferentperspectiveoneverydaylife，whowillbringvarietyandrecreationtotheelderlyresidents.”Morethan60peoplehaveappliedforthespacesinlessthanaweek，andtheideahasalsobeenwidelyrecognizedbyFinnsonsocialmedia.“Greatproject,hopefullyitwillspreadtootherareas，”writesonepersononFacebook，whileanotherapplaudstheschemeforbringingdifferentgenerationstogether.Butsomewishitwereopentomorepeople，withoneusersaying：“It'sashametheflatsaresosmall.Itwouldhavebeenniceiftheelderlyhadasmallfamilywithchildrenorasingleparentastheirneighbour.”Andonepersonhasadifferentopinionaboutthecut-offage，writing：“Shame_I'm_too_old_for_this—I_would_have_surely_applied.”[語篇解讀]本文為一篇新聞報道。在芬蘭赫爾辛基市，愿意在養(yǎng)老院陪伴老年人的年輕人可以很便宜地租到養(yǎng)老院的公寓樓。4．Onecanprobablygetthecheapapartmentifhe________.A．reachestheageof25B．hasfinancialproblemsC．promisestoacpanytheelderlyD．a(chǎn)greestoshareit解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“...whowillmittospendingbetweenthreeandfivehourseachweekwiththeirolderneighbours，atacarehome...”可知凡是在25歲以下愿意陪伴老人的年輕人都可以申請租用便宜的公寓樓，故答案為C項。答案：C5．Whyisthenewrentschemeaccepted?A．Itcanbenefitboththeyoungandtheold.B．Itdoesn'tneedanyprofessionaltraining.C．Theflatsarewell-equipped.D．Bigapartmentsareinshortsupply.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“they'llgetastudioflatmeasuring23squaremeterswithaprivatekitchen，bathroomandbalconyfor250eurospermonth.”和第三段“Ordinarilyastudiocostsabout600eurosamonth，dependingonthearea”可知年輕人可從此項新的租房計劃中受益；根據(jù)第四段“...whowillbringvarietyandrecreationtotheelderlyresidents”可知老年人也可從此項新的租房計劃中受益，故答案為A項。答案：A6．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencesuggest?A．Hedoesn'twanttogrowup.B．Hehasachancetoapplyagain.C．Hedisapprovesoftheagelimit.D．Heappliesfortheflatwithouthesitation.解析：推理判斷題。從畫線句子可以看出說話者為自己超過了25歲這一年齡限制，不能申請租用公寓樓感到不滿，故答案為C項。答案：C7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．YoungFinnsofferedcheapflatsatacarehomeB．NewapartmentsdesignedfortheelderlyC．AnewapproachtocaringfortheoldD．Agoodchancefortheneedyfamilies解析：標題歸納題。本文圍繞芬蘭年輕人可在養(yǎng)老院便宜地租用公寓樓這一事件展開，故答案為A項。答案：AⅡ.閱讀七選五HowItrainedmyselftogetupearlierIamnotwhatyouwouldcallamorningperson.I'mawriter.Butgettingupearlyhasbeereallyimportantforme.ThesearethetechniquesthatIusedtofollowtolearntogetupearlier：1Inmycaseitis6amsothatIcoulddoacoupleofhours，writemyblogandcatchupmyemailbeforeeveryoneelsestartedwork.Promisemyselfareward.IalwayswantedtolearnshootingsoIpromisedmyselfIwouldbookaday'sshootingifIgotupearlyforamonth.Getclothes，puterandbreakfastreadythenightbefore.2Alarm.Isetmybedsidealarmfor6:00.Ialsosetmytelephonetoringat6：05butIputthephoneontheothersideoftheroomsothatIhavetogetoutofbedtostopitringing.Naps(打盹)andearliernights.Sleepislikemoneyinthebank.Ifyouoverdrawbygettingupearly，youhavetopayinsomeothertime.3Also，inthelongrun，goingtobedanhourorsoearliermeantthatIwasgettingtherightamountofsleep.Talkbigwidelyaboutyournewearly-birdiness.4MyfriendStuartsays“Wearethestorieswetellaboutourselves.”IfIdescribemyselfasapunctual，early-rising，efficientrobotmaybethat'swhatI'llbee.Tocutalongstoryshort.Itworked！Iwakeupatsix，feelfreshandjumprightoutofbedwithoutanyalarmsorbribery(賄賂)．5A．Thistechniqueworkseverytime.B．DecidewhattimeIwantedtogetup.C．Initially，Ididthisbyhavingshortnapsafterlunch.D．Noneoftheseisrocketscience，buttheyareworthsharing.E．Itmakesyoufeelgoodtotellpeople“Oh，Igetupat6am”．F．WhenIaddblogs，itfeelsasifIhavenofreehoursinthedaytime.G．Idon'twanttofallovereverythingwhendoingbasictaskswhenI'mhalf-asleep.答案：1.B2.G3.C4.E5.DⅢ.語法填空Haveyouevernoticedthatyoufeelhappierandmorerelaxedafteryoueatbread，pastaorfruit?Doyoufindthatyouaremoreenergeticandawakeaftereatingyogurtorbeans？Thesethingsarenotaccidents.Foodaffects1.howwefeelmorethanweth