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Zheng Qinwen announced herself as a major new force in women’s tennis with an important French Open debut(首秀) last month. Now the Chinese teenager hopes the fighting spirit she showed at the Grand Slam (大满贯) tournament can encourage kids starting out in the sport to chase their dreams on the court with the same determination.
“If tennis is your dream, I think you always have to fight for your dream. Because we only have one life, you shouldn’t have any regrets,” Zheng said last week in an interview.
The 19-year-old showed she possesses the talent to be a contender at the very top level of tennis with a breakout campaign at French Open.
Accounting for two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep along the way, Zheng’s journey was ended in the fourth round by a three-set defeat to eventual champion Iga Swiatek. Zheng, though, gave the Polish world No. 1 a big scare, battling back from 3-0 down in the first set to force and win a tiebreak(平分决胜局).
“That was the first time I had played against the world No.1, so I really wanted to grab this chance so I could judge her level and test myself,” said Zheng. “I didn’t want to give her the match so easy like that. It was pretty difficult for me to hold on in that match because of what my body was going through, but I wanted to show her I’m not easily beaten.”
Looking back at Zheng Qinwen’s performances in this year’s French Open, there’s no doubt that she’s a true fighter. Zheng says she avoids being discouraged by higher-ranked opponents by simply focusing on the next point, one shot at a time. Supported by her team, she hopes she can one day win a Grand Slam title.
Zheng’s impressive French Open run has inevitably(不可避免地) led to comparisons with China’s solitary Grand Slam singles champion Li Na, who won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titles.
“When I was a kid, Li Na showed that Asian people also can do something really good in tennis. She was the first one. I will just focus on my own game and then let’s see if I can really compete at the highest level,” said Zheng.
1．What does the underlined word “contender” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Competitor B．Announcer. C．Campaigner. D．Designer.
2．What is the result of the match between Zheng and Iga Swiatek
A．Iga Swiatek beat Zheng easily.
B．Zheng lost to Iga Swiatek at last.
C．Zheng won the match despite her pain.
D．Iga Swiatek lost because of her mistakes.
3．Why is Li Na mentioned in paragraph 7
A．To show how excellent Zheng Qinwen is.
B．To prove failure is the mother of success.
C．To explain why Li Na has achieved a lot.
D．To compare the difference between Zheng Qinwen and Li Na.
4．Which of the following can best describe Zheng Qinwen
A．Optimistic and generous B．Adventurous and realistic.
C．Independent and helpful D．Struggling and determined.
The Best Books of 2020
On Monday, the American Library Association announced the top children’s books of 2020. Here are the winners.
Devotion
Author Clare Vanderpool took home the John Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature for Moon over Manifest. The book is about a young girl’s magical adventures in a small Kansas town, in 1936.
Vanderpool said that she was shocked to learn that she had won. “You grow up reading legendary authors like Madeleine L’Engle, but I never expected to be put in a category with her,” Vanderpool told TFK, “It’s fabulous”.
Picture This
The picture book A Sick Day for Amos McGee won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The book was illustrated by Ein E. Stead and written by her husband, Philip C．Stead. It tells the story of an elderly zookeeper and the animals that visit him when he’s not well enough to go to work.
“I love drawing animals and I love drawing people and I love drawing the emotional connection between animals and people,” said Stead.
More Honored Books
The Coretta Scott King award, given to an African-American author and illustrator of “outstanding books for children and young adults”, went to Rita Williams-Garcia for One Crazy Summer. Set in 1968, the novel follows three sisters from Brooklyn, New York, who visit their mother, a poet who ran away years ago and lives in California, and later learn much about family, their country and themselves.
The king prize for best-illustrated work went to Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. The book, which was written by Laban Carrick Hill and illustrated by Bryan Collier, tells the story of a skilled potter who engraved his poems on the clay pots and jars that he made. The enslaved potter, known only as Dave, lived in South Carolina in the 1800s.
5．When she heard the news that she won the medal Vanderpool felt .
A．depressed B．annoyed C．amused D．astonished
6．We can infer from the passage that probably One Crazy Summer is mainly about .
A．a frighting experience B．children’s growth
C．an adventurous journey D．social problems
7．From the passage, we can infer that .
A．The book Moon over Manifest tells a story of a zookeeper and his animals.
B．The book A Sick Day for Amos McGee is written by Erin, a famous woman writer.
C．A Sick Day for Amos McGee shows us that animals can interact with humans.
D．One Cray Summer is about a mother with her three children having a holiday in California.
Young adults have strong positive memories of the music their parents loved when they were the same age, a study finds.
Participants in a study on musical memory said they remembered and loved the music that was popular in the early 1980s, when their parents were young. They also relished the music of the 1960s, which their grandparents may have been playing while changing their mom’s diapers (尿布). “They would hear this music and say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s my parents’ music,’ with obvious fondness,” says Carol Lynne Krumhansl, the psychology professor at Cornell University who led the study.
The scientists had been testing musical memory in an earlier study, and were surprised to find that college age participants could recognize older pop and rock songs just as quickly as the new stuff. Even more surprisingly, they liked the older stuff more. Therefore, the researchers decided to find out what was happening, using clips (片段) from hits on Billboard lists between 1955 and 2009. More than 60 student volunteers (average age 20) listened to short clips of the top two pop and rock songs of each year. The researchers quizzed them about which songs they recognized, how much they liked them and their emotional responses. They were also asked if they had memories associated with the songs and whether those memories were from listening with parents, alone, or with others.
“We didn’t have any idea that young adults had the strongest personal memories of the music of the early 1980s”, Krumhansl said. She and her colleague, Justin Adam Zupnick of the University of California, were even more surprised to see the second “reminiscence bump (回忆高峰)” in emotion and memory for top hits was from 1965 to 1969.
The connection to parents’ music isn’t entirely surprising. Music plays a central role in bringing up a child. Songs are taught at home and school and heard more informally as part of the home environment. The songs parents choose to listen to reflect their taste, their values, and their era. Besides, music is a powerful cue (提示) for calling up strong personal memories — when you made a new friend at the summer camp or the blue dress you wore to a party. And the human brain remembers music in great detail, unlike spoken words, in which people remember just the general meaning.
The 1960s music may evoke strong memories in people in their twenties because of the quality, Krumhansl guesses. She thinks the students might have memories of the 1960s music because it lives on as classics. Technology may also be a factor. The introduction of cassette tapes in the 1960s made music more ubiquitous (普遍存在的), and the same tapes were played long after that decade ended.
Next, Krumhansl wants to find out if other generations have the same experiences with music, and try to trace influences back through multiple generations.
8．The underlined word “relished” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A．played B．heard C．understood D．enjoyed
9．We can learn from the study that young adults________.
A．can only recognize the top two pop and rock songs on Billboard lists
B．showed no emotional response to music of the 1950s
C．had the second strongest memories of the music of the late 1960s
D．like listening to the old songs with their parents
10．The last but one paragraph serves to________.
A．draw a conclusion B．make a comparison
C．give an example D．provide an explanation
11．What’s the main idea of the passage
A．Music of parents’ era still appeals to young adults of today.
B．Music can narrow the generation gap between parents and kids.
C．Music matters a lot in the growth of young people.
D．Music of quality can have a lasting influence.
It was our last class before the summer break. I was finishing the first year of an MFA program. I was tired and puzzled. “Was I good enough to be in the program ” When the professor asked about our summer plans, I panicked. I didn’t want to appear idle (无所事事的). “Gardening,” I responded immediately. Actually, I knew nothing about plants! My professor nodded and said, “What a good idea, Mary! Emily Dickinson loved gardening.”
Emily Dickinson lived in the countryside, studying plants as a child. I was in my late twenties, living in the city without gardening experience.
A few days later, I bought a jalape o seedling (青辣椒苗). At least I could say I’d tried gardening. I watered and changed the dirt for my little plant. I even talked to it. And over the summer, it grew bigger and bigger. I was proud. Maybe I didn’t have a black thumb after all.
I started the second year of my MFA, and then it was almost December and my jalape o was suffering. It was brown in some places, and many of its leaves had fallen. Would my little guy make it I prayed, “Please be okay,” as if its survival was closely linked to mine.
I worked hard in school. Spring came. My jalape o plant came back to life. It grew bigger with new leaves. And then it flowered. I handed in my graduate paper, a book of poems, in May. “Your poems are strong,” my professor said.
A huge weight lifted. I’d done it! At that time, I found the flowers on my jalape o plant were gone. I watched closer. A tiny green fruit pushed through where a flower had been. I smiled. I had succeeded in my MFA program, and my jalape o plant had grown right beside me, and I successfully did things I hadn’t thought possible.
12．Why did the author begin gardening
A．Just by accident.
B．Because of the love of gardening.
C．To express love for Emily Dickinson.
D．Because of the reminding of a professor.
13．When did the author begin her first gardening
A．In her childhood. B．In one of her summer breaks.
C．In her teens. D．In her first year of the MFA program.
14．What does the underlined phrase “a black thumb” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A．A talent for growing plants well. B．A dirty finger to touch plants.
C．A good fortune to do everything. D．The inability to do gardening.
15．Which proverb can best describe the story
A．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. B．Easier said than done.
C．It’s never too old to learn. D．Do not teach fish to swim.
Faced with greater competition, movie theaters have tried various experiments to upgrade the cinematic experience, including bigger and brighter screens and shaking seats. But a major challenge for exhibitors is to make the experience more attractive without depending on tricks.
One local theater, Regal L. A．Live, is experimenting with an idea that managers say strikes the right balance between so-called upgrade and sensory overload. The downtown L. A．theater plans to introduce Immersive Cinema Experience known as ICE technology in one of its auditoriums (礼堂) this fall.
The 190-seat auditorium will feature a traditional screen at the front, like any other theater. But the audience will also have five LED screens on both sides that will flood moviegoers’ peripheral (周边的) vision with lights and colors based on what’s playing on the main screen. For example, if you’re watching a scene that takes place in the African desert, the LED might shower the audience with enveloping colors of sky-blue, sun-like yellow sand. But importantly, viewers won’t have to turn their necks to catch any additional onscreen action. “When you’re watching the movie, you actually feel very absorbed in the film,” said Shelby Russell, a manager at L. A．Live. “It strengthens the mood of each of the scenes.”
Regal L. A．Live will be the first U.S theater to employ the technology. Managers did not say how much tickets would cost, but like other previous formats such as Imax, they will be more expensive than standard admission.
Other cinemas have tried to introduce some other formats as theaters face growing threats from popular media. Results have been mixed, though. 4DX, which uses seat movements, water and scent effects, operates in more than 620 theaters around the world. On the other hand, Barco Escape, a once promising idea for a three-screen theatrical design, failed to catch on. Shelby said the success of ICE theaters in France, where it competes with Imax, indicated well for its U.S. expansion. “The problem with other formats is that they distract the moviegoer from the film,” Shelby said. “ICE appeals to a very large audience.”
16．What leads cinemas to experiment with new technology
A．Expensive admission. B．Growing competition.
C．Mixed results of previous formats. D．The increasing number of moviegoers.
17．What does ICE use to upgrade cinematic experience
A．Brighter colors. B．Shaking seats.
C．Multiple screens. D．Sweet-scented effects.
18．How do the audience feel when watching films in an ICE cinema
A．Absorbed in the movie. B．Distracted from the screens.
C．Overloaded with excitement. D．Tired from turning their necks.
19．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Imax failed to catch on in France. B．ICE looks promising in the U.S.
C．Barco Escape is a popular design. D．The use of 4DX is on the decline.
La Pedrera (1133,220 visits / year)
Opening hours: November-February: 09:00-18:30; March-October: 09:00-20:00.
Admission: 9.50 Euros. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled Access: No.
This building used to be called Casa Mila but nowadays it’s more commonly known as La Pedrera. It is made of bricks and has colorful tiles (瓷砖).
Barcelona FC Museum (1032,763 visits / year)
Opening hours: 6th April - 4th October: (Monday to Saturday) 10:00-20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 to 18:30.
Admission: 8.50 Euros for entry to the museum and 17 Euros for a guided tour.
Disabled Access: Yes.
When you buy your ticket, you have two choices. You can buy a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or you can buy a dual (双的) ticket for 15 Euros where you get to see the museum and the scenes at the club.
Miró Museum (518,869 visits / year)
Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.
Admission: 8 Euros. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled Access: Yes.
This museum has a wide range of Miró’s work dating back as far as 1914. This artwork collection not only includes his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures.
Picasso Museum (887,958 visits / year)
Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.
Admission: 9 Euros for main exhibition - extra for special showings. Save 50% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled Access: Yes.
The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings in chronological (按年代排列的) order from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you an attractive insight into the development of Picasso thinking over time and shows how he developed the distinguishing designs that he is famous for today.
20．What do we know about the tourist attractions above
A．Barcelona FC Museum doesn’t accept the disabled.
B．La Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.
C．Picasso Museum will attract painting fans.
D．Miró Museum was built in 1914.
21．If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC Museum, you should pay _______.
A．25.5 Euros B．32 Euros C．34 Euros D．42.5 Euros
22．What do the attractions have in common
A．They are famous for their architectural style.
B．They are available for the disabled people.
C．Their opening hours are changeable in different seasons.
D．Tourists have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.
English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human be-ings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in Eng-lish. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth One goose,two geese — so one moose, two meese
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are oppo-sites How can overlook and oversee be opposites,while quite a lot and quite a few are alike How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.
23．According to the passage ________.
A．boxing rings should be round B．there should be egg in an eggplant
C．pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D．sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things
24．Which of the following is the correct plural
A．Beeth. B．Geese. C．Meese. D．Tooth.
25．Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning
A．A wise man and a wise guy. B．Overlook and oversee.
C．Quite a lot and quite a few. D．Hot as hell and cold as hell.
26．Through the many paradoxes in the English language,the writer wants to show that human beings are ________.
A．clever B．crazy C．lazy D．dull
In November 2020,Hurricane Eta made landfall in Central America.The storm caused huge damage from Panama to Florida.Two weeks later,Hurricane lota arrived.It was even more powerful.Heavy rain fell on places that were already flooded.President Juan Orlando Hernandez,of Honduras,said lota would leave the area in tatters.
Scientists say climate change is to blame. They don’t know if it’s causing more storms,but data seems to show it’s causing storms to be stronger and more harmful. James P.Kossin is a climate scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA).He says the increase in greenhouse gas emis-sions(排放)is changing how storms behave. “These storms have a human fingerprint on them，”he told TIME for Kids.
As the planet warms,so do its oceans.That’s where hurricanes begin.A storm draws its energy from ocean air.Warmer water provides more energy,which means higher winds. It also means heavier rain.In-creased energy is also causing hurricanes to get stronger and faster.In August,Laura changed from a tropi-cal storm to a strong hurricane in about a day. It hit Texas and Louisiana with winds of up to 150 miles per hour.Laura’s storm surge-a wall of ocean water mainly caused by a strong wind-reached 17 feet in places.It was among the highest ever recorded in Louisiana.
Hurricanes are also sticking around longer to do more damage.Rising temperatures are slowing down westerly winds,which blow around the planet. That makes storms move more slowly.In 2017,Hurricane Harvey hung around for days,flooding parts of Texas. “That storm was damaging because it didn’t move.”Kossin says. “It just sat there. And it rained and rained.”
Reducing greenhouse gases is the first step.Kossin says.“We can stop making it worse.Then we can try our best to adapt to the new climate we’re in.”
27．What do the underlined words “in tatters” in the first paragraph mean
A．Quiet. B．Ruined.
C．Crowded. D．Wonderful.
28．How do scientists think climate change has influenced storms
A．It’s led to storms destroying more.
B．It’s made storms difficult to read.
C．It’s increased the number of storms.
D．It’s made storms happen in more places.
29．Why did the author give the example of Laura
A．To introduce different types of storms.
B．To show that storms are causing more and more damage.
C．To prove that increased energy is causing storms to get stronger.
D．To explain how storms form.
30．What happened in Texas in 2017
A．A wall of ocean water broke the record in history.
B．A girl named Laura was lost in a storm.
C．Greenhouse gases increased rapidly.
D．Floods hit some places there.
Dear Mr. Wu,
This is to confirm my resignation (辞职) from the position of Good Morning Editor (编辑) at Formosa News, effective March 31, 2013.
There are several reasons for my resignation, but to put it simply, I am just too tired. To do my job well, I need to spend at least ten hours a day at the office, which leaves no time for anything else.
Because of this, I have recently accepted a job at Let’s Learn English Inc, where I will be editing textbooks for children. I will be working fewer hours a day, for almost as much money as at Formosa News. This will allow me to pursue (从事) other interests.
Regarding (关于) the salary at Formosa News, I feel it is reasonable. However, I believe that the company should consider creating a position for an assistant editor, as this job is really too much for one person.
Finally, I would like to thank you for giving me the chance to work at Formosa News. I wish you all the best in the future.
Sincerely,
Susan A．Wood
31．What is purpose of this letter
A．To apologize. B．To quit a job.
C．To ask for a salary rise. D．To apply for a position.
32．What can we learn from the passage
A．Susan’s salary won’t change too much.
B．Susan will get the training from the new job.
C．Susan quits the job for the low salary.
D．Susan has to work longer in her new job.
33．What suggestion does Susan make
A．Offer classes for employers. B．Hire an assistant for the new editor.
C．Increase the pay for the new editor. D．Reduce employees’ working hours.
When we were young, we didn’t know what we would overcome. Growing up, I came across a difficulty I had to be patient to overcome. Then I realized if I continued to let the problem hold me back, my dream could never come true. So I changed my focus.
At the age of 13, I fell ill. This illness lasted three years and I missed a lot of schooling. Doctors tried their best to help me, but in the end it was something I just had to be used to. At high school, I had a turning point. I discovered my gift for writing and decided that I wouldn’t let anything hold me back anymore. At that time, I suffered and bottled up a lot to the point where writing became my escape from it all.
During my years at college, I had many lessons to catch up on, so I became focused and determined to complete my college courses in three years instead of four due to my illness. At the end of my junior year, I became an honor roll(光荣榜) student. Seeing what I had accomplished, I realized that having disadvantages didn’t mean it was impossible to achieve success.
By becoming a writer, I have also become a reader. While performing community service in the library, I would read to those less fortunate or unable to read. From pre-school children to the elderly, I enjoy my time reading to all ages. It’s pleasing to see the awesome expressions on their faces as the words became a vision in their minds. Giving back is one of the greatest gifts I can give in life. It inspires me to write in a way people can learn from.
34．What made the author change at high school
A．The change of his dream. B．The tolerance of his illness.
C．The recovery from his illness. D．The discovery of his ability to write.
35．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A．My illness. B．The turning point.
C．My schooling. D．The gift for writing.
36．What can we learn from author’s story in Paragraph 3
A．Two heads are better than one. B．He that climbs high falls heavily.
C．Hard work pays off. D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
37．How does the author help others as a reader
A．Talking with the elderly. B．Reading to all ages in need.
C．Reading more in the library. D．Making great gifts for children
参考答案
1．A
2．B
3．A
4．D
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了19岁的网球选手郑钦文在法网公开赛中取得了不俗的成绩，表明了自己是女子网球的重要新生力量。
1．词句猜测题。根据划线单词所在句子“The 19-year-old showed she possesses the talent to be a contender at the very top level of tennis with a breakout campaign at French Open.(这位19岁的女孩在法网公开赛上展示了她有成为一名顶级网球contender的天赋。)”和第一段中“Zheng Qinwen announced herself as a major new force in women’s tennis with an important French Open debut(首秀) last month.(上个月，郑钦文在法网公开赛上首次亮相，宣布自己是女子网球的重要新生力量。)”可知，郑钦文在法网公开赛首次亮相证明了自己的实力，这说明她有成为顶级网球选手的天赋，由此可知，划线单词contender意为“选手”，与competitor(选手)意思一样，故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据第四段中“Zheng’s journey was ended in the fourth round by a three-set defeat to eventual champion Iga Swiatek.(郑的征程在第四轮以三盘败给最终的冠军Iga Swiatek而告终。)”可知，最终郑钦文输给了Iga Swiatek，故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据第七段“Zheng’s impressive French Open run has inevitably(不可避免地) led to comparisons with China’s solitary Grand Slam singles champion Li Na, who won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titles.( 郑令人印象深刻的法网表现，不可避免地让人们将她与中国单打大满贯冠军李娜相提并论。李娜赢得了2011年法网和2014年澳网的冠军。)”可知，李娜是很优秀的网球运动员，郑钦文的出色表现让人们将她与李娜相提并论。由此可推知，第七段提及李娜是为了表明郑钦文在网球方面也很优秀，故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据第二段““If tennis is your dream, I think you always have to fight for your dream. Because we only have one life, you shouldn’t have any regrets,” Zheng said last week in an interview.( “如果网球是你的梦想，我认为你必须为你的梦想而奋斗。因为我们只有一次生命，你不应该有任何遗憾，”郑在上周的一次采访中说。)”可知，郑钦文为了自己的梦想很努力。根据第五段中“I didn’t want to give her the match so easy like that. It was pretty difficult for me to hold on in that match because of what my body was going through, but I wanted to show her I’m not easily beaten(我不想这么让她那么容易地赢得比赛。对于我来说，在那场比赛中坚持下来是很困难的，这是因为我的身体状况，但是我想让她知道我不是那么容易被打败的)”可知，郑钦文很有决心，由此可知，郑钦文是一个努力且有决心的人，故选D。
5．D
6．B
7．C
【导语】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了美国2020年最畅销的儿童图书。
5．细节理解题。根据Devotion中的“Vanderpool said that she was shocked to learn that she had won.(Vanderpool说，得知自己获奖时她很震惊。)”可知，当Vanderpool听到她获得奖牌的消息时，她很吃惊。故选D项。
6．推理判断题。根据More Honored Books中的“The Coretta Scott King award, given to an African-American author and illustrator of ‘outstanding books for children and young adults’, went to Rita Williams-Garcia for One Crazy Summer. Set in 1968, the novel follows three sisters from Brooklyn, New York, who visit their mother, a poet who ran away years ago and lives in California, and later learn much about family, their country and themselves.(科雷塔·斯科特·金（Coretta Scott King）奖颁给了一位非裔美国作家和插画家，她为儿童和年轻人写了杰出的书，丽塔·威廉姆斯·加西亚（Rita Williams Garcia）的《一个疯狂的夏天》（One Crazy Summer）。小说以1968年为背景，讲述了来自纽约布鲁克林的三姐妹去看望多年前离家出走住在加利福尼亚州的诗人母亲，后来了解了很多关于家庭、国家和自己的事情。)”可知，One Crazy Summer是讲述一个三姐妹去找到离家的母亲，从而更多了解到自己和家庭的青少年成长方面的故事。故选B项。
7．推理判断题。根据Picture This中的“It tells the story of an elderly zookeeper and the animals that visit him when he’s not well enough to go to work.(它讲述了一位年老的动物园管理员和在他身体不太好不能上班时来看望他的动物的故事。)”可知，A Sick Day for Amos McGee向我们展示了动物可以与人类互动。故选C项。
8．D
9．C
10．D
11．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一项研究发现，父母时代的音乐仍然吸引着今天的年轻人。
8．词义猜测题。根据画线单词上句“Participants in a study on musical memory said they remembered and loved the music that was popular in the early 1980s, when their parents were young.”（一项关于音乐记忆的研究的参与者表示，他们记得并喜欢上世纪80年代初流行的音乐，当时他们的父母还很年轻。）可知，参与者表示他们喜欢上世纪80年代初流行的音乐，结合句中“loved”和画线单词句中“also”可知，句中指参与者不仅喜欢上世纪80年代初流行的音乐，也喜欢上世纪60年代的音乐，“enjoyed”意为“喜爱”，能够表达画线单词在句中所要表达的意思。故选D项。
9．细节理解题。根据第四段关键句“She and her colleague, Justin Adam Zupnick of the University of California, were even more surprised to see the second “reminiscence bump (回忆高峰)” in emotion and memory for top hits was from 1965 to 1969.”（她和她的同事、加州大学的Justin Adam Zupnick更惊讶地发现，第二次在情感和记忆上出现了“回忆高峰”的热门歌曲是在1965年至1969年间。）可知，第二次在情感和记忆上出现了“回忆高峰”的是1965年至1969年间的热门歌曲，由此可知，年轻人对20世纪60年代末的音乐有着第二强烈的记忆。故选C项。
10．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段关键句“The 1960s music may evoke strong memories in people in their twenties because of the quality, Krumhansl guesses. She thinks the students might have memories of the 1960s music because it lives on as classics. Technology may also be a factor.”（Krumhansl猜测，20世纪60年代的音乐可能会在20多岁的人中唤起强烈的回忆，因为它的质量。她认为学生们可能会对20世纪60年代的音乐有记忆，因为它一直是经典音乐。技术也可能是一个因素。）可知，倒数第二段内容解释了为什么人们会对20世纪60年代的音乐有强烈的回忆，因为那段时期的音乐一直是经典音乐，由此可知，倒数第二段是为了提供解释。故选D项。
11．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段内容“Young adults have strong positive memories of the music their parents loved when they were the same age, a study finds.”（一项研究发现，年轻人对父母与他们同龄时喜欢的音乐有着强烈的积极记忆。）可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究发现，今天的年轻人同样喜欢父母那个时代的音乐，他们对那时的音乐有着强烈的积极记忆，由此可知，本文主要讲述了父母时代的音乐仍然吸引着今天的年轻人。故选A项。
12．A
13．B
14．D
15．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者在攻读艺术硕士的第一年暑假种植青辣椒的故事，成功地做了以前认为不可能的事情。
12．推理判断题。根据文章第一段话“When the professor asked about our summer plans, I panicked. I didn’t want to appear idle (无所事事的). “Gardening,” I responded immediately. Actually, I knew nothing about plants!(当教授问起我们的暑假计划时，我慌了。我不想显得无所事事。“园艺。”我立刻回答。事实上，我对植物一无所知!)”可知，作者并不懂园艺，只是被教授突然问道，出于紧张，随口说了一个。因此，作者开始园艺只是出于偶然。故选A项。
13．细节理解题。根据文章第一段话“It was our last class before the summer break.(这是我们暑假前的最后一节课。)”,第三段话“A few days later, I bought a jalape o seedling (青辣椒苗).(几天之后我买了一颗青辣椒苗。)”以及“ And over the summer, it grew bigger and bigger. (整个夏天，它变得越来越大)”可知，作者真正开始园艺是在暑假期间。故选B项。
14．词义猜测题。根据划线前“And over the summer, it grew bigger and bigger. I was proud.(整个夏天，它变得越来越大。我很自豪。)”可知，青椒苗在作者的培育下长势喜人。由此推断，作者觉得自己也有做好园艺的能力。划线处所在句子是个否定句，因此推知，此处指作者骄傲的自夸“或许我终究不是不擅长园艺的人”。故选D项。
15．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段话“I smiled. I had succeeded in my MFA program, and my jalape o plant had grown right beside me, and I successfully did things I hadn’t thought possible.(我笑了笑。我成功地完成了我的艺术硕士课程，我的墨西哥胡椒就长在我身边，我成功地做了一些我认为不可能的事情。)”可知，通过作者的努力，成功地做了自己认为不可能的事情。因此推断A项“世上无难事只怕有心人”最好的描述了这个故事。故选A项。
16．B
17．C
18．A
19．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。为了应对日益激烈的竞争，美国洛杉矶一家电影院引进了ICE电影技术，文章讲述了ICE电影技术的特点以及前景。
16．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Faced with greater competition, movie theaters have tried various experiments to upgrade the cinematic experience, including bigger and brighter screens and shaking seats.(面对更大的竞争，电影院尝试了各种各样的实验来提升电影体验，包括更大更亮的屏幕和摇椅。)”可知，日益激烈的竞争促使电影院尝试新技术，故选B。
17．细节理解题。根据第三段“The 190-seat auditorium will feature a traditional screen at the front, like any other theater. But the audience will also have five LED screens on both sides that will flood moviegoers’ peripheral (周边的) vision with lights and colors based on what’s playing on the main screen.(拥有190个座位的礼堂将像其他剧院一样，在前面安装一个传统的屏幕。但是观众还将体验两侧安装的5个 LED 屏幕，根据主屏幕上播放的内容，这些屏幕将为观众的外围视觉注入大量的灯光和颜色。)”可知，ICE主要用多屏幕来提升电影院的体验，故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段中“But importantly, viewers won’t have to turn their necks to catch any additional onscreen action. “When you’re watching the movie, you actually feel very absorbed in the film,” said Shelby Russell, a manager at L. A. Live. “It strengthens the mood of each of the scenes.”(但是重要的是，观众不必转动他们的脖子去捕捉任何额外的屏幕动作。“当你看这部电影的时候，你实际上感觉自己沉浸其中”，洛杉矶现场的经理Shelby Russell说。“它增强了每个场景的情绪。”)”可知，观众在采用ICE技术的电影院观看电影时，会觉得自己沉浸在电影中，故选A。
19．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Shelby said the success of ICE theaters in France, where it competes with Imax, indicated well for its U.S. expansion. “The problem with other formats is that they distract the moviegoer from the film,” Shelby said. “ICE appeals to a very large audience.”(Shelby表示，ICE 影院在法国的成功表明其在美国的扩张是有利的。 ICE影院在法国与 IMAX 影院展开竞争。Shelby说:“其他形式的问题在于，它们分散了观众对电影的注意力。 ICE吸引了很多观众。”)”可推知，在美国ICE的前景是不错的，故选B。
20．C
21．B
22．C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是一些游客可以参观游览的景点，包括景点的开放时间，门票价格，有无残疾通道等详细情况。
20．推理判断题。根据Picasso Museum (887,958 visits / year)部分的“The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings in chronological (按年代排列的) order from his early days to his final works.(博物馆按照时间顺序排列了毕加索的绘画作品，从他的早期作品到他的最后作品。)”可知，Picasso Museum将吸引绘画爱好者。故选C。
21．细节理解题。根据Barcelona FC Museum (1032,763 visits / year)部分的“Admission: 8.50 Euros for entry to the museum and 17 Euros for a guided tour.(门票：博物馆门票8.50欧元，导游团门票17欧元。)”和“You can buy a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or you can buy a dual (双的) ticket for 15 Euros where you get to see the museum and the scenes at the club.(你可以买一张去博物馆看足球场的票，也可以花15欧元买一张双景点票，在那里你可以看到博物馆和俱乐部的场景。)”可知，如果你在Barcelona FC Museum有导游陪同参观球场和俱乐部，你需要支付的费用是17 Euros+15 Euros=32 Euros。故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据La Pedrera (1133,220 visits / year)部分的“Opening hours: November-February: 09:00-18:30; March-October: 09:00-20:00.(开放时间：11月- 2月:09:00-18:30；3月-10月：09:00-20:00。)”，Barcelona FC Museum (1032,763 visits / year)部分的“Opening hours: 6th April - 4th October: (Monday to Saturday) 10:00-20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 to 18:30.(开放时间：4月6日- 10月4日：(周一至周六) 10:00-20:00；其他时间：10:00到18:30。)”，Miró Museum (518,869 visits / year)部分的“Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.(开放时间：根据一年中的不同时间，开放时间会有所不同，请查看网站了解详细信息。)”和Picasso Museum (887,958 visits / year)部分的“Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.(开放时间：根据一年中的不同时间，开放时间会有所不同，请查看网站了解详细信息。)”可知，这些景点的共同点是它们的开放时间在不同的季节不同，也就是随季节而变化。故选C。
23．D
24．B
25．C
26．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章列举了一些英语词汇，以说明人类的智慧和创造性。
23．细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.(sweetmeats是糖果，而sweetbreads不是甜食，却是肉)”可知，sweetmeats和sweetbreads两个词的意思不同，指的是不同的事物。故选D。
24．细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese (一只goose，两只geese——那么一只moose，两只meese？)”可知，正确的复数形式是geese。故选B。
25．细节理解题。根据第五段第二句“How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike (为什么overlook和oversee意思相反，而quite a lot和quite a few意思相近？)”可知，quite a lot与quite a few表达意思相同。故选C。
26．推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings.(英语是人类而不是计算机发明的，它反映了人类的创造力)”可知，英语是被人创造的, 它反映了人类的创造性和智慧。故选A。
27．B
28．A
29．C
30．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了随着气候变化引发了破坏性极强的风暴及风暴带来的一系列严重的破坏，呼吁人们要减少温室气体的排放。
27．词义猜测题。根据第一段划线部分的前文“The storm caused huge damage from Panama to Florida. Two weeks later, Hurricane lota arrived. It was even more powerful. Heavy rain fell on places that were already flooded.”（风暴给从巴拿马到佛罗里达的地区造成了巨大的损失。两周之后，飓风洛塔来了。它甚至更加强大。大雨落在了曾经发洪水的地方。）可知，飓风洛塔是在暴风雨之后到达的，它会造成更大的破坏，可推断出划线部分in tatters意为“破坏的”。故选B项。
28．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Scientists say climate change is to blame. They don’t know if it’s causing more storms, but data seems to show it’s causing storms to be stronger and more harmful.”（ 科学家说气候的加速改变是有责任的。他们不知道气候改变是否会引起更多的暴风雨，但是数据似乎显示了这会使暴风雨变得更强更有害。）可知，气候改变使暴风雨变得更强更有害，就意味着它的破坏力会增强。故选A项。
29．推理判断题。根据第三段的第六句“In-creased energy is also causing hurricanes to get stronger and faster.”（不断增强的能量也会使飓风变得更强更快。）可知，作者列举了劳拉的例子就是为了证明飓风随着能量的增强引起的暴风雨更强。故选C项。
30．细节理解题。根据第四段第四句“In 2017,Hurricane Harvey hung around for days, flooding parts of Texas.”（在2017年，飓风停留了几日，引起了德克萨斯州部分地区的洪水。）可知，洪水袭击了德克萨斯州的部分地区。故选D项。
31．B
32．A
33．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。本文是辞职信，作者阐述了辞职的原因并对公司提出了意见。
31．推理判断题。根据第一段“This is to confirm my resignation (辞职) from the position of Good Morning Editor (编辑) at Formosa News, effective March 31, 2013.(特此确认本人辞去Formosa News早安编辑一职，自2013年3月31日起生效。)”可知，作者写这封信的目的是辞职。故选B。
32．推理判断题。根据第三段“Because of this, I have recently accepted a job at Let’s Learn English Inc, where I will be editing textbooks for children. I will be working fewer hours a day, for almost as much money as at Formosa News.(正因为如此，我最近接受了Let’s Learn English Inc的一份工作，在那里我将编辑儿童教科书。我将每天工作更少的时间，薪水却几乎和在Formosa News一样多。)”可知，作者的第二份工作与第一份工作工资几乎一样，作者的工资变化不会太大。故选A。
33．推理判断题。根据第四段“However, I believe that the company should consider creating a position for an assistant editor, as this job is really too much for one person.( 然而，我认为公司应该考虑设立一个助理编辑的职位，因为这个工作对一个人来说实在是太多了。)”可知， Susan建议为新编辑雇一个助手。故选B。
34．D
35．A
36．C
37．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在13岁时不幸患病并为此花费了三年时间去治疗，但他却在高中时发现了自己的写作天赋，并在大学时期努力拼搏，后来成为一名作家回馈社会的经历。
34．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“At high school, I had a turning point. I discovered my gift for writing and decided that I wouldn’t let anything hold me back anymore. At that time, I suffered and bottled up a lot to the point where writing became my escape from it all.(高中时，我经历了一个转折点。我发现了自己写作的天赋，并决定不再让任何事情阻碍我的前进。那时候，我饱受痛苦，内心压抑，以至于写作成了我对生病的一切的逃避。)”可知，写作能力的发现使作者在高中时发生了改变。故选D。
35．词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“At the age of 13, I fell ill. This illness lasted three years and I missed a lot of schooling.( 13岁那年，我生病了。这场病持续了三年，我错过了很多课程。)”和最后一句“At that time, I suffered and bottled up a lot to the point where writing became my escape from it all.( 那时候，我饱受痛苦，内心压抑，以至于写作成了我对生病的一切的逃避。)”可知，作者那时候正遭受着病痛的折磨，努力克制自己，恰逢其时，写作使他从痛苦中逃离出来。由此可知，it指代作者的疾病。故选A。
36．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“During my years at college, I had many lessons to catch up on, so I became focused and determined to complete my college courses in three years instead of four due to my illness. At the end of my junior year, I became an honor roll(光荣榜) student. Seeing what I had accomplished, I realized that having disadvantages didn’t mean it was impossible to achieve success.(在大学期间，我有很多课程要补课，所以我变得很专注，决心用三年而不是四年的时间完成我的大学课程，因为我的病。在我大三结束时，我成了一名优等生。看到我所取得的成就，我意识到有缺点并不意味着不可能成功。)”可知，作者在大学时通过自身努力登上了学校的光荣榜，作者的努力最终有了回报。故选C。
37．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“While performing community service in the library, I would read to those less fortunate or unable to read. From pre-school children to the elderly, I enjoy my time reading to all ages.(当我在图书馆做社区服务的时候，我会给那些不幸或没有阅读能力的人读书。从学龄前儿童到老年人，我都喜欢读给各个年龄段的人听。)”可知，作者通过给所有年龄段有需要的人阅读来帮助其他人。故选B。

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