A(2017·河西區(qū)二模)Howdidonemanprovethatsmallkindnessesaddup?MyfamilyfirstmetWallyUrtz，thegentle，modestmanagerofourlocalsupermarket，onawindydaynearly20yearsagojustafterwe’dmovedtoHastingsonHudson，aNewYorkCitysuburb.Asmywifemadeherwaytothestore’sexit，attendinghergroceriesandtwosmallchildren，Wallyrushedupbesideher.“I’llgetthose，younglady，”hesaidbrightly，takingherbagsandleadinghertotheparkinglot.Nowthatmayseemlikenobigdeal—exceptthatthesedaysthingslikethatsoseldomhappen.Ourstory，asitturnedout，wastypical.AmongHastings’s8,000peoplelivinghere，spolitenessandgenerosity.Therewerethetimeshespolitenessandgenerosity.Therewerethetimeshe’dreachintohisownpocketwhensomeonewasshortofmoney；thetimeshe’dshowsmallkindnessestosomeonewho’djustlostalovedoneorwhowasinthemiddleofdivorce；themany，manytimeshe’dputhimselfoutforolderpeople.“Hejustappreciatedthatwhenpeoplegetolder，theirlivesgetsmaller—theydon’tdrive，theirfriendshavepassedon—andhowmuchitmeanstobetreatedwarmly，”onewoman，KathyDragansaid.“Whenmymotherwasinher80s，itwasatreatforhertogotothestore.”Wallywouldcallouttotheshopclerkandsay，“Yougiveherwhateverattentionsheneeds.”She’dtellme，“He’skindertomethansomepeopleI’veknownallmylife.”YetfewofusfullyunderstoodwhatWallymeanttothepeople’slifeofourmunity—untilhewassenttoanotherstore20milesaway.Forsomeunknownreason，theFoodEmporiumchainhaddecidedtoreplace67yearoldWallyafter26yearsdueto“operationalissuesrelatedtooperatingastorethesizeoftheoneinHastings”．Noonecouldbelieveit.Wordspreadquickly.Neighborscalledeachotherseekingthefeelingofemotionalfort.SomeplannedtobringWallybackandstagedprotestmarchesoutsidethestore.Othersfloodedthelocalnewspaperwithangryletters.Themayortookupthecause.Eventhepolicetriedtosetthingsright.Agrocerseemsanunlikelyfiguretosetoffsuchanemotionaloutpouring(流露)．WhathedidshowstheremarkableeffectWally—amanofendlesswarmthandgoodhumor—hadonpeople.語篇解讀本文描寫了WallyUrtz先生無私地關(guān)心周圍的人，尤其是老年人的事跡，以及大家對他的感恩和擁護(hù)。1．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．WallyUrtzisalwaysreadytohelpotherseveryday.B．WallyUrtzisamanwhowantstodrawattentiontohim.C．WallyUrtzhelpedtheauthor’swifeonpurpose.D．TheauthorhadknownWallyUrtzbeforewemovedtoHastingsonHudson.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的內(nèi)容可推知A項正確。2．ThepurposeofKathyDragan’swordsinParagraph4istoshowthat.A．inthewholelifeofKathyDragan’smother，WallyisthekindestpersontoherB．whenpeoplegetolder，theywouldliketolivebythemselvesC．WallyhadalwayscaredabouthelpingtheolderpeopleD．youshouldgiveyouroldmotherwhateverattentionsheneeds答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句中的“...themany，manytimeshe’dputhimselfoutforolderpeople.”及第四段內(nèi)容可知，KathyDragan說的話是為了表明Wally總是關(guān)心幫助老年人。3．What’speople’sreactiontoWallyUrtz’sbeingmovedaway?A．Noonepaidmuchattentiontoit.B．Manypeopleobjectedtoitindifferentways.C．Thepolicesupporteditwithalltheirheart.D．Themayorthoughtitwasagoodidea.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“SomeplannedtobringWallybackandstagedprotestmarchesoutsidethestore.Othersfloodedthelocalnewspaperwithangryletters.”可知，很多人用不同的方式反對WallyUrtz先生的調(diào)動，故選B。4．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A．a(chǎn)personinthegrocerycaneasilyexpresshisfeelingsouttoothersB．a(chǎn)personfullofwarmheartednessandhumorhasagreatinfluenceonpeopleC．themayordidn’tlookintothereasonofpeople’semotionaloutpouringD．theauthorhadjoinedintheplanofbringingWallyback答案B解析推理判斷題。結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容，尤其是最后一段中的“WhathedidshowstheremarkableeffectWally—amanofendlesswarmthandgoodhumor—hadonpeople.”可知選B。5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WallyUrtzandOldPeopleB．AFoodShoppingGrocerC．WallyUrtz’sBeingMovedAwayD．WallyUrtz—aManofEndlessWarmth答案D解析標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講述了WallyUrtz先生對周圍的人尤其是對老年人無私的關(guān)心，給大家?guī)Я藷o盡的溫暖，故D項符合。B(2017·河西區(qū)一模)Humanbeingsarethemostintelligentofallanimalsbecausewearegiftedwiththeabilitytothinkandreasonlogically.Scientistsandevenmonpeoplewithspecialintelligencehavemadealotofinventionsandcontributionstomodernlifestyleinthepastandevennow.Manyhouseholditemshavebeentheresultofinventionsofpeoplewhodesiredbetterfunctioningoftheexistentproducts.Everyindividualhasintelligenceandifitisusedproperlyfortherightpurposeitleadstoinventionofanewtoolordevice.Manynewhouseholdinventionsaremadealmosteverydayandtherearespecificpanies，whichparticularlykeeparecordofalltheseinventions.Alotofinventionshavebeenmaderecentlyinthehouseholdfield.Theseproductsarepatentedandhavetrademarklicenses.Thepatentedslidingcinchisaverysimplebuteffectivemethodtopreventshoulderstressandinjuryforthosewhoworkbeforeputersalldaylong.VanityPCisatypeofputerfurniturethatspecificallyhidesalltheputerwiresandkeepsacleanandgoodlook.Alltheoutdoordust，mudandsnowcanbekeptoutofthehousebyinstallingthedirtdrain(排水管)attheentranceofthedoor.Anotherimportantinventionistheautomatictoiletnightlight，inwhichasmalllightstartswhenthelidofthetoiletseatisopenedandclosesassoonasthelidisclosed.Thesearesomeofthenewhouseholdinventionsinventedmostlybymonpeople.Thus，avarietyofnewhouseholditemsareinventedeveryday，whichhelpinabetterfunctioningofhouseholdchoresandinamoreusefulmanner.eq\x(語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。主要講了家用發(fā)明以及它們產(chǎn)生的影響。)6．Thefirstparagraphisintendedto.A．stresstheimportanceofinventionsB．showtheadvantagesofmodernlifestyleC．introducethetopicofthearticleD．tellthedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandanimals答案C解析寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容，尤其是“Scientistsandevenmonpeoplewithspecialintelligencehavemadealotofinventionsandcontributionstomodernlifestyleinthepastandevennow.”可知，第一段主要介紹了文章的主題，故選C。7．Accordingtothepassage，peoplemakehouseinventionsto.A．improvethepresentlivingconditionsB．earnmoremoneyandgainawardsC．a(chǎn)ccumulatetheirwealthD．meetthenewdemandsofnewscience答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段首句“Manyhouseholditemshavebeentheresultofinventionsofpeoplewhodesiredbetterfunctioningoftheexistentproducts.”可知，人們發(fā)明了許多家居用品來改善目前的生活條件，故選A。8．Itcanbeinferredthattheslidingcinchisusedto.A．keepyourshouldersafeandsoundinanaccidentoranoperationB．preventyourshoulderfrombeingoverpressuredC．helpyoupracticeyourshouldermoreoftenandreduceshoulderpainsD．coveryourshoulderandmakeitstrongertoresisttheoutsidestrike答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Thepatentedslidingcinchisaverysimplebuteffectivemethodtopreventshoulderstressandinjuryforthosewhoworkbeforeputersalldaylong.”可知，滑動肚帶是用來減少肩部壓力和防止受傷的，故選B。9．monpeoplecanalsomakegoodinventionsbecause.A．someinventionsareeasytobemadeandcanbemasteredbythemB．theyhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingforscienceresearchC．successisoftenconnectedwithhardshipandbitterexperienceofmonpeopleD．wisdomandinspirationsometimesefromeverydaylife答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，普通人也可以做出好的發(fā)明，因為有時智慧和靈感來自日常生活，故選D。10．Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A．thecorrectuseofhouseholdfacilitiesB．differentideasabouthouseholdinventionsC．thehistoryofhouseholdinventionsD．householdinventionsandtheirinfluence答案D解析主旨大意題。閱讀全文，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，這篇文章主要講了家用發(fā)明以及它們產(chǎn)生的影響，故選D。C(2016·河?xùn)|區(qū)一模)Researchersaroundtheworldhavebeentryingtheirhandatmakingbetteruseofthehugeamountofwindenergyavailableinnaturetoproducecleanenergy.Apartfromthis，studiesarebeingcarriedouttoharness(利用)usablewindenergyproducedbymanmadetechnologies.OneusefulsourceidentifiedbyIndianinventorSantoshPradhanabouttwoyearsagoisaspeedingtrain，whichproducesfiercewindthatcanbetransformedintoelectricity.AccordingtoPradhan’sproposal，withafewsmallimprovementsinexistingtrainsrunninginMumbai，thelargestcityinIndia，atleast10,000megawatts(兆瓦)ofelectricitycouldbeharvestedeachday.Buildingonthisprinciple，designersAleLeonettiLupariniaandQianJiangfromYankoDesignhavecreatedadevice(裝置)calledTBoxthatharnesseswindenergyfromspeedingtrains.TBoxcanbeplacedwithintherailwaytracks.Itishalfburiedundergroundbetweentheconcretesleepers(水泥枕木)，whichdoesnotdisturbthenormaltrainoperatingatall.AccordingtoYanko，around150TBoxescanbefittedalonga1,000meterrailwaytrack.Atrainrunningataspeedof200kphcanproducewindsblowingat15milesasecond.Basedonthiscalculation,150TBoxescanproduce2.6KWHofelectricityperday.TheTBox’sdesignwonasilvermedalinlastyear’sLiteOnAwardsandwasexhibitedlastsummerattheXueXueInstituteinTaipei，TaiwanProvince.Thoughthefigureslookimpressive，itisimportanttorememberthatthedesignisstillataconceptualstageandhasn’ttakenintoaccountissuessuchaspiecesofwastematerialproducedbythedeviceandtheeffortsandcostsinvolvedinthemaintenance(維護(hù))ofthedevice.Wecanexpectthetechnologytoseethelightofthedayonlyafteritclearstheseissues.Ifso，railtravel，oneofthegreenestformsoftravel，willbeegreenerandmoreenergyefficient.語篇解讀本文介紹了一種新的裝置T-Box的發(fā)明，它可以利用加速行駛的列車提取風(fēng)能。如果能投入實際應(yīng)用，它可以讓我們的出行變得更環(huán)保和更有效。11．WhatcanwelearnaboutTBox?A．Itwillbefittedonthetrains.B．ItisbasedonPradhan’sidea.C．Itcanturnelectricityintolight.D．ItwasinventedbyanIndianscientist.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容“AccordingtoPradhan’sproposal，withafewsmallimprovementsinexistingtrainsrunninginMumbai...”及第四段中的“Buildingonthisprinciple...”可知這個裝置是基于Pradhan的想法，故選B項。12．HowmuchelectricitycanbeproducedperdaybyTBoxesalongarailwaytrackof100km?A．260KWH. B．2.6KWH.C．150KWH. D．1.5KWH.答案A解析數(shù)字計算題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句“AccordingtoYanko，around150TBoxescanbefittedalonga1,000meterrailwaytrack.”和第六段第二句“Basedonthiscalculation,150TBoxescanproduce2.6KWHofelectricityperday.”可知是2.6乘以100，故選A項。13．Itcanbeconcludedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat.A．TBoxhasprovedtobeeffectiveinharvestingwindB．themaintenanceofTBoxwillbecostlyC．thereismuchtodoaboutTBoxD．TBoxwilleintousesoon答案C解析段落大意題。根據(jù)最后兩段尤其是倒數(shù)第二段第一句“Thoughthefigureslookimpressive，itisimportanttorememberthatthedesignisstillataconceptualstage...”雖然這個數(shù)字是很可觀的，但要記住這個設(shè)計仍處在概念階段，故還有很多工作要做，故選C項。14．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheIndianinventorSantoshPradhaninventedthespeedingtrain.B．TheTBox’sdesignwonasilvermedalinLiteOnAwardslastyear.C．Railtravelhasbeeoneoftheenergyefficienttechnologiesintheworld.D．Indiaharvests10,000megawattsofelectricityeachdayonaverage.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第三句“TheTBox’sdesignwonasilvermedalinlastyear’sLiteOnAwardsandwasexhibitedlastsummerattheXueXueInstituteinTaipei，TaiwanProvince.”可知這個設(shè)計在去年的光寶創(chuàng)新獎獲得銀獎，故選B項。15．Thepassageismainlywrittento.A．encouragemorepeopletotravelbytrainB．explaintheadvantagesofelectricityC．tellreadershowtosaveenergyandmoneyD．introduceanewinventiontoreaders答案D解析寫作目的題。通讀全文知，作者主要向我們介紹了一種新的發(fā)明TBox，此裝置可以利用加速行駛的列車提取風(fēng)能。故選D項。D(2017·河西區(qū)一模)Inthepast，fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy，butrecentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown(不容樂觀)，evenasoilpricessinklowerandlower.Doesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakened?Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy.Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey’repayinglessatthepump.Theyspendthatmoneyonotherthings，whichstimulatestheeconomy.ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina，Japan，andIndia.Butdoesn’ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthosecountries’consumersmeananequallossinoilproducingcountries，cancellingoutthegains？“Notnecessarily，”sayseconomicresearcherSaraJohnson.“Manyoilproducersbuiltuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehigh，sowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirreservestosupportgovernmentspendingandsubsidies(補貼)fortheirconsumers.”Butnotalloilproducershavebigreserves.InVenezuela，collapsingoilpriceshavesentitseconomyintofreefall.EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilpricesareoverwhelmingthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil.Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade，whichhasplunged(暴跌)partlybecauseoilproducingnationscan’taffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto.SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoilpricestodayislikelylowerthanitwasinthepast.Onereasonisthatmorecountriesarebigoilproducersnow，sothenationssufferingfromthepricedropaccountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy.Consumers，inAmericaatleast，areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey’regettingatthegaspump，asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecession(衰退)isstillfreshintheirmind.Andanumberofoilproducingcountriesaretrimmingtheirgasolinesubsidiesandraisingtaxes，sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigastheoilpriceplungemightsuggest.語篇解讀本文論述了石油價格下跌對全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長的影響。16．Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?A．Thereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices.B．Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy.C．Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending.D．Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.答案D解析主旨大意題。由首段最后一句“Doesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakened？”可知，文章講述的是石油價格下跌與全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長之間的聯(lián)系，故選D。17．Whydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy?A．Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.B．Consumerswillspendtheirsavingfromcheapoilonothergoods.C．Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.D．Oilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題