專題09名詞性從句限時：（35分鐘）（基礎題）Thesegentle,lovelygatekeeperswelcomedherandkick-started________wastobeatripGinniwouldneverforget.Itiscalculated________Europeanrailwaysalonespendapproximately20billioneurosayearonmaintenance,includingsendingmaintenancestaff,oftenatnight,toinspectandrepairtherailinfrastructure.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshow________they’reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsingroundwater..Thisabilitytorecognize________ashapewillneedtobeturnedinaspecificdirectionbeforeitwillfitiscalledan“allocentricframeofreference.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisis________thehoneyguidetakesitsshare.It’sjaw-dropping________muchperfectlygoodfoodisthrownaway—from“ugly”(butquiteeatable)vegetablesrejectedbygrocerstolargeamountsofuneatendishesthrownintorestaurantgarbagecans.Acomputersystemwillanalyzethevideotodetermine________acowissick.Radiotags(標簽)ontheanimalswillmeasuretemperaturechanges.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstand________othersarefeelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpherpatients,whileacheatermightuseittocontrolpotentialvictims.Therealization________thisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathithometoGinni.Icouldhavemadesixsaladswith________Ithrewout.Itisourhope________incomingdecades,advancesinsciencewilloffernewperspectives(視角)fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheirlives.Thenextstepaccordingtotheresearchers,istotryandworkout________thecockatoosrelyentirelyonvisualclues(線索),oralsouseasenseoftouchinmakingtheirshapeselections.Ihadnoideaabout________I’dfindthereandIwasn’tnervous,Ijustwantedtodoit.ShirleyFitzgerald,thecity’sofficialhistorian,toldme________initsrushtomodernityinthe1970s,Sydneysweptasidemuchofitspast,includingmanyofitsfinestbuildings.Writeapoemabout________courage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesinyourlife.________peopleforgetisthattheItalians,whentheycametoAustralia,brought2000yearsoftheirculture,theGreekssome3000years,andtheChinesemorestill.Thisresearchoverturnsthepopularview________allhumanspeechsoundswerepresentwhenhumanbeingsevolvedaround300,000yearsago.Icounttwelveshadesofgreenfrom________Istand.Forthefirstfewdays,Kynanwasalwaysabitdisappointed________thecubsweren'tthere.Soon,however,theyrealized________theyhadundertaken.There’sawelcomefamiliarity—butalsosometimesaslightsuspicion________timehaschangedyouboth,andthustherelationship.Butbooksdon’tchange,peopledo.Andthat’s________makestheactofrereadingsorichandtransformative.Thedeadlinesand________youneedtoapplydependontheprogram.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometosee________newsthenightmightbring.TheIntelligentTransportteamatNewcastleUniversityhaveturnedanelectriccarintoamobilelaboratorynamed“DriveLAB”inordertounderstandthechallengesfacedbyolderdriversandtodiscover________thekeystresspointsare.WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishis________mygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.IamPeterHodes,avolunteerstemcourier.SinceMarch2012,I’vedone89trips—ofthose,51havebeenabroad,Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells(干細胞)inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat’s________longtheylast.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureabout________todonext.HeandIbothknew________thedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationfor________tostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.But________beganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Youprobablyknow________MarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Oftheoutstandingladieslistedbelow,________doyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?Whatdoyoudoforaliving?",you'llbeabletogetalotmoreinterestingconversationoutof________itisyou'retalkingto.InSaveMoney:GoodFood,shevisitsadifferenthomeeachweekandwiththehelpofchefMattTebbuttofferstoptipson________toreducefoodwaste,whilepreparingrecipesforunder￡5perfamilyaday.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotalltangledleavesandbushes,likeinfilms,butisactuallyfairlyclear.Itis________deadleavesturnintofoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.Also,ask________kindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold,theywerelearning________toopendoorsandjumpfences,andweknewitreallywastimeforthemtogo.Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.________findstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction(干擾)inhisopenoffice,hesaid,“That’s_______Ihaveamembershipatthecoworkingspaceacrossthestreet—soIcanfocus."Key:1.what2.that3.whether/if4.that5.when6.how7.whether/if8.how9.that10.what11.that12.whether13.what14.that15.how16.What17.that18.where19.that20.what21.that;what22.what23.what24.where25.that26.how27.what28.what29.where30.what31.who32.what33.whomever34.how35.where36.what37.how38.Whoever39.why（能力題）(2021新高考一卷)_______issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceistheout-of-this-worldscenes.(2019全國一卷)ThepolarbearisfoundintheArcticCircleandsomebiglandmassesasfarsouthasNewfoundland.Whiletheyarerarenorthof88°,thereisevidencetheyrangeallthewayacrosstheArctic,andasfarsouthasJamesBayinCanada.(2018·11月浙江高考)Itispossible________caffeinemaycausebirthdefects(缺陷)inhumans,too.(2017·天津高考改編)Sheaskedme________Ihadreturnedthebookstothelibrary,andIadmittedthatIhadn't.(2016·北京高考改編)Themostpleasantthingoftherainyseasonis________onecanbeentirelyfreefromdust.(2016·天津高考改編)Themanagerputforwardasuggestion________weshouldhaveanassistant.Thereistoomuchworktodo.(2016·江蘇高考改編)Itisoftenthecase________anythingispossibleforthosewhohangontohope.(2018·全國卷Ⅲ)I'mnotsure________ismorefrightened,meorthefemalegorilla(大猩猩)thatsuddenlyappearsoutofnowhere.(2018·北京高考改編)Thisis________myfatherhastaughtme—toalwaysfacedifficultiesandhopeforthebest.(2018·北京高考改編)Withouthissupport,wewouldn'tbe________wearenow.(2018·天津高考改編)Thegoldmedalwillbeawardedto________winsthefirstplaceinthebicyclerace.(2018·江蘇高考改編)Byboatistheonlywaytogethere,whichis________wearrived.(2017·北京高考改編)Everyyear,________makesthemostbeautifulkitewillwinaprizeintheKiteFestival.(2017·北京高考)Janemovedaimlesslydownthetree-linedstreet,notknowing________shewasheading.(2017·江蘇高考改編)Wechoosethishotelbecausethepriceforanighthereisdownto$20,halfof________itusedtocharge.(2016·北京高考改編)Yoursupportisimportanttoourwork.________youcandohelps.(2015·全國卷Ⅱ)Asnaturalarchitects,thePuebloIndiansfiguredoutexactly________thicktheadobewallsneededtobetomakethecycleworkonmostdays.(2014·廣東高考)Ididn'tunderstand________thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeenchargedforthereservation.答案：解析：what分析句子結構可知，該句是一個主從復合句，從句為主語從句，缺少主語，指代事物內容，故答案為what。解析：that分析句子結構可知，該句是一個主從復合句，空格處引導詞引導同位語從句，且在從句中不做任何成分，只起到連接作用，無意義，故答案為that。解析：that分析句子結構可知，該句是一個主從復合句，it作形式主語，that從句為真正的主語。解析：whether/if句意：她問我是否已經把書還給圖書館了，我承認說我還沒有還。分析句子結構可知，空格處引導賓語從句，且在從句中不作任何成分，只起連接作用；又根據句意可知此處表示“是否”，故用whether或if引導賓語從句。解析：that句意：雨季最令人高興的事情就是人們可以完全遠離灰塵。分析句子結構可知，本句包含一個表語從句，且表語從句中句子結構完整，故使用that引導表語從句，that在表語從句中不作句子成分，只起連接作用。解析：that句意：經理提出了一個建議，我們應該有一個助手。工作太多了。分析句子結構可知，空處引導同位語從句，解釋說明suggestion的具體內容，故填that。解析：that句意：通常情況下，對于那些堅持希望的人來說，一切皆有可能。空處引導主語從句，從句中不缺少任何成分且意思完整，故使用that引導。解析：who分析句子成分，空格處作從句的主語，根據后面的“meorthefemalegorilla”可知，作者把自己和大猩猩作對比，表示“我不知道我和大猩猩誰更害怕”，故填who。解析：what句意：這就是父親教給我的——永遠面對困難并且寄予最大的希望。表語從句中動詞taught缺少直接賓語，且表示“……的東西”，故填what。解析：where句意：要是沒有他的幫助，我們就不會是現在的情形了。空處引導表語從句，表示的是具有抽象意義的地點，故用where引導。解析：whoever句意：這塊金牌將頒發給在這場自行車比賽中獲得第一名的人。從句中缺主語且表示“人”，因此填whoever引導賓語從句并在從句中作主語。解析：how句意：坐船是到達這里唯一的方式，我們就是這樣來的。how引導表語從句，表示方式。解析：whoever句意：每年，在風箏節上，制作出最漂亮風箏的人將會獲獎。根據句子結構和句意可知，主語從句中缺少表示人的主語，故填whoever。解析：where句意：簡在綠樹成蔭的街道漫無目的地走著，不知道她要去哪里。本句考查名詞性從句中的賓語從句，根據句意和句子結構可知，賓語從句中缺少表示地點的連詞，故填where。解析：what句意：我們選擇這家賓館是因為這里住一晚上的價格降到了20美元，這是它以前要價的一半。此處考查賓語從句的引導詞，在of后面what既引導賓語從句，又在從句中作charge的賓語。解析：Whatever句意：你們的支持對我們的工作很重要，你們做的任何事情都有幫助。根據句意和結構可知，whatever引導的是主語從句，主語從句中缺少謂語動詞do的賓語，表示事物，故用Whatever引導。解析：how分析句子結構可知，空格處是一個賓語從句。空格后的thick為形容詞，因此空格處應用副詞，故填how。解析：why根據語境可知，“我”不知道/不明白為什么會發生這樣的事情。不明白的一定是原因，故用why引導賓語從句。（真題/新題）模塊綜合練09（2022年1月（浙江卷））一、閱讀理解Fornearlyadecadenow,Merebethhasbeenaself-employedpettransportspecialist.Herpettransportjobwasbornofthefinancialcrisis（危機）inthelate2000s.Thedownturnhittherealestate（房地產）firmwhereshehadworkedfortenyearsasanofficemanager.Thefirmwentbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.Oneday,whiledrivingnearherhome,shesawadogwanderingontheroad,clearlylost.Shetookithome,andhersisterinDenveragreedtotakeit.Thiswasalovinghomeforsure,but1,600milesaway.Itdidn'ttakelongforMerebethtodecidetodrivethedogthereherself.Itwasherfirstroadtriptohernewjob.Merebeth'spetdeliveryservicealsosatisfiesherwanderlust.IthastakenhertoeverystateintheUSexceptMontana,WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanewplace,shewillsimplyfindapetwithtransportneedsthere.Shetravelsinallweathers.Shehasdriventhrough55mphwindsinWyoming,heavyfloodingandstormsinAlabamaandtotalwhiteoutconditionsinKansas.Thiswanderlustisinheritedfromherfather,shesays.ShemovedtheirfamilyfromCanadatoCaliforniawhenshewasoneyearold,becausehewantedthemtoexploreanewplacetogether.AssoonasshegraduatedfromhighschoolshelefthometoliveonCatalinaIslandofftheCaliforniancoast,awayfromherparents,wheresheenjoyedalifeofsailingandoff-roadbiking.Itturnsoutthatpettransportingpaysquitewellatabout$30,000peryearbeforetax.Shedoesn'tworkinsummer,asitwouldbeunpleasantlyhotfortheanimalsinthecar,evenwithairconditioning.Asautumncomes,shegetsrestless—thesameoldwanderlustreturning.It'sacallshemustheedalone,though.Merebethsays,"WhenIamontheroad,I'mjustinmyownworld.I'vealwaysbeenindependent-spiritedandIjustfeelstronglythatImushhelpanimals.*'1．WhydidMerebethchangedherjob?A．Shewantedtoworknearherhome.B．Shewastiredofworkingintheoffice.C．HersisteraskedhertomovetoDenver.D．Herformeremployerwasoutofbusiness.2．Theword"wanderlust"inparagraph2meansadesireto_________?A．makemoney. B．tryvariousjobs.C．beclosetonature. D．traveltodifferentplaces.3．WhatcanwelearnaboutMerebethinhernewjob?A．Shehaschancestoseerareanimals.B．Sheworkshardthroughouttheyear.C．Shereliesonherselfthewholetime.D．Sheearnsabasicandtax-freesalary.TheUnitedStatesrosetoglobalpoweronthestrengthofitstechnology,andthelifebloodthattechnologyhaslongbeenelectricity.Byprovidinglong-distancecommunicationandenergy,electricitycreatedthemodemworld.Yetproperlyunderstood,theageofelectricityismerelythesecondstageintheageofsteam,whichbeganacenturyearlier."Itiscuriousthatnoonehasputtogetherahistoryofboththesteamandelectricrevolutions."writesMauryKleininhisbookThePowerMakers,Steam,Electricity,andtheMenInventedModemAmerica.Klein,anotedhistorianoftechnology,spinsanarrativesolivelythatattimesitreadslikeanovel.Thestorybeginsinthelastyearsofthe18thcenturyinScotland,whereWattperfected"themachinethatchangedtheworld".Kleinwrites,"Americadidnotinventthesteamengine,butoncetheygraspeditspasswordstheyputittomoreusesthananyoneelse."Meanwhile,overthecourseof19thcentury,electricitywentfrommerecuriositytoabasicnecessity.Morseinventedacodeforsendingmessagesoveranelectromagneticcircuit.Bellthengavethetelegraphavoice.EdisonperfectedanincandescentbullsthatbroughtelectriclightintotheAmericanhome.Mostimportantly,Edisonrealizedthatsuccessdependedonmasselectrification,whichheshowedinNewYorkCity.WithhelpfromTesla,Westinghouse'sfirmdevelopedasystemusingalternatingcurrent,whichsoonbecamethemajorformsofpowerdelivery.Toframehisstory,KleincreatesthecharacterofNed,afictionalwitnesstotheprogressbroughtaboutbythesteamsandelectricrevolutionsinAmericaduringoneman'slifetime.It'satechniquethathelpsturnalongnarrativeintoaninterestingone.4．WhatisKlein'sunderstandingoftheageofelectricity?A．Itiscloselylinkedtothesteamage.B．Itbeganearlierthanproperthought.C．Itisalittle-studiedperiodofhistory.D．Itwillcometoanendsoonerorlater.5．WhatcanbeinferredaboutNed?A．HewasborninNewYorkCity. B．Hewrotemanyincreasingstories,C．Hecreatedanelectricitycompany. D．Helivedmainlyinthe19thcentury.6．Whatisthetext?A．Abiography. B．Abookreview. C．Ashortstory. D．Asciencereport.Thebenefitsofregularexercisearewelldocumentedbutthere’sanewbonustoaddtotheever-growinglist.Newresearchersfoundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhowerephysicallyfitcouldbenearly90percentlesslikelytodevelopdementiainlaterlife,andastheydid,itcameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.LeadresearcherDr.HelenaHorder,oftheUniversityofGothenburginSweden,said:"Thesefindingsareexcitingbecauseit’spossiblethatimprovingpeople'scardiovascular（心血管的）fitnessinmiddleagecoulddelayorevenpreventthemfromdevelopingdementia."Forthestudy,191womenwithanaverageageof50tookabicycleexercisetestuntiltheywereexhaustedtomeasuretheirpeak（最大值的）cardiovascularcapacity.Theaveragepeakworkloadwasmeasuredat103watts.Atotalof40womenmetthecriteriaforahighfitnesslevel,or120wattsorhigher.Atotalof92womenwereinthemediumfitnesscategory;and59womenwereinthelowfitnesscategory,definedasapeakworkloadof80wattsorless,orhavingtheirexercisetestsstoppedbecauseofhighbloodpressure,chestpainorothercardiovascularproblems.Thesewomenwerethentestedfordementiasixtimesoverthefollowingfourdecades.Duringthattime,44ofthewomendevelopeddementia.Fivepercentofthehighlyfitwomendevelopeddementia,comparedto25percentofthewomenwithmediumfitnessand32percentofthewomenwithlowfitness."However,thisstudydoesnotshowcauseandeffectbetweencardiovascularfitnessanddementia,itonlyshowsanassociation.Moreresearchisneededtoseeifimprovedfitnesscouldhaveapositiveeffectontheriskofdementiaandalsotolookatwhenduringalifetimeahighfitnesslevelismostimportant."Shealsoadmittedthatarelativelysmallnumberofwomenwerestudied,allofwhomwereformSweden,sotheresultsmightnotbeapplicabletoothergroups.7．Whatisontheever-growinglistmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Positiveeffectsofdoingexercises.B．Exercisessuitableforthemiddle-aged.C．Experimentalstudiesondiseases.D．Advantagesofsportywomanoverman8．Whydidtheresearchersaskthewomantodobicycleexercise?A．Topredicttheirmaximumheartrate.B．ToassesstheircardiovascularcapacityC．TochangetheirhabitsofworkingoutD．Todetecttheirpotentialhealthproblems9．WhatdoweknowaboutDrHorder'sstudy?A．Itaimedtofindacurefordementia.B．Datacollectionwasalengthyprocess.C．Someparticipantswithdrewfromit.D．Theresultswerefarfromsatisfactory.10．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MoreWomenAreExercisingtoPreventDementiaB．Middle-AgedWomenNeedtoDoMoreExerciseC．FitWomenAreLessLikelytoDevelopDementiaD．BikingImprovesWomen'sCardiovascularFitness二、七選五Ihavethesame24hoursinadayasyoudo,butIhavemadespecificchoicethatallowmetomakethemostofeverydayandstillfeelhappyandrelaxed.____11____Pickthemostimportant.____12____Focusonspendingtimethatforyouisfunandproductive.IchosethelifeofanadviserbecauseIliketoworkwithcompanies,butdon'twantthelifeofabigcompanyCEO.MychoicesarebasedonthelifestyleIwant.Combineyouractivities.Manypeoplegocrazytryingtofigureouthowtospendtimewithfriends,family,work,play,etc.____13____Findwaystoenjoytheminacombinedmanner.Buildyoursociallifearoundpeopleyourworkenvironment.Findpeopleinyourcompanywhosharecommoninterestsanddevelopyourcareer(職業)aroundthepeopleandactivitiesyoulove.____14____Youwouldthinklearningtakesmoretimefromyou,butactuallytherearealwaysnewwaysofdoingthingsthatcansaveyoutimeondailytasks,freeingyouupforthemostimportant.Alwaysbelookingforanewwaytogainbackanhourhereorthere.Lightenup.Theworldwon'tcometoanendinmostcasesjustbecauseyouleftafewthingsundone.Celebrateprogressandkeeprefining(改進)towardahappyproductiveexistence.____15____Everycompletionisasmallvictorythataddsupinabigway.A．Speedup.B．Beanactivelearner.C．Stoptryingtobalancetimebetweenthemall.D．Makechoicesaboutwhatismeaningfulinyourlife.E．Thethingsyoudowellusuallygiveyougreaterjoy.F．Perhapsthesetipswillhelpyoumakethemostofyourtime.G．Thisiswhymakinglistsisimportantinanyproductivityhandbook.三、完形填空WhenBeverleyBurdeyneyturnedseventyfourlastyear,shestartedhavingproblemswithher___16___,notablydrynessanddiscomfort."Iwassimply___17___aterribleexperience,"Ms.BurdeyneysaidatherhomeinToronto."Ifeltsohelplessandinsecurebecausethequalityofmy___18___wasaffected."Ms.Burdeyneytalkedtosomefriendswhohad___19___problemsanddiscoveredthattheywerelargelysufferingin___20___."Nobodychoosestotalkaboutitbecauseitseemsso___21___shesaid."Butmoreandmorearesufferingandlivesarebeing___22___.Eventually,Ms.Burdeyneylearnedaboutplansforaneyeresearch,___23___atTelAvivUniversityinIsrael.Theresearchteam___24___CanadiandoctorAllanSlomovic,whohasdone_____25_____workoneyecareusingstemcells.Seeingarayofhope,Ms.Burdeyneybeganraising_____26_____fortheprojectwithafriend,TorontobusinessmanMeyerZeifman._____27_____shehasraised$110,000withanother$40,000_____28_____."I'mtryingtogetmoreandmorepeopleto_____29_____thattherearesolutions（解決辦法）saidMs.Burdeyney,atrainednursewhoisstillworkingasapersonaltrainerafter_____30_____."Isaythereisnoold_____31_____,there'sonlyneglect（忽視）.Don'tstand_____32_____,dosomethingaboutit."Ms.Burdeyney_____33_____thatsheishopingtodomorefortheresearchproject."Ijustwanttobring_____34_____intopeopleeyesandthisisjustthe_____35_____.Thereisstillalongwaytogo"16．A．throat B．skin C．lungs D．eyes17．A．gettingover B．goingthrough C．holdingon D．passingdown18．A．story B．treatment C．life D．relationship19．A．similar B．various C．personal D．special20．A．turn B．peace C．vain D．silence21．A．unbearable B．abnormal C．insignificant D．disturbing22．A．compromised B．forgotten C．substituted D．separated23．A．course B．program C．paper D．conference24．A．informed B．doubted C．included D．dismissed25．A．part-time B．controversial C．voluntary D．ground-breaking26．A．money B．standards C．awareness D．questions27．A．Asever B．Sofar C．Inreturn D．Onceagain28．A．wasted B．donated C．expected D．earned29．A．imagine B．confirm C．remember D．understand30．A．retirement B．childbirth C．graduation D．marriage31．A．time B．rule C．age D．tale32．A．straight B．still C．firm D．alone33．A．commented B．learned C．reminded D．added34．A．light B．joy C．color D．beauty35．A．future B．beginning C．truth D．meaning四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當的內容（一個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。KimCobb,aprofessorattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyinAtlanta,isoneofasmallbutgrowingminorityofacademics___36___arecuttingbackontheirairtravelbecauseofclimatechange.Travellingtoconferences,lectures,workshops,andthelikefrequentlybyplane

____37____（view）asimportantforscientiststogettogetherandexchangeinformation.ButCobbandothers____38____（be）nowquestioningthatideapushingconferencestoprovidemorechancestoparticipateremotely,and____39____（change）theirpersonalbehaviortodotheirpartindealingwiththeclimatechangecrisis.OnawebsitecalledNoFlyClimateSci,forexample,_____40_____（rough）200academics-manyofthemclimatescientists____41____（promise）toflyaslittleaspossiblesincetheeffortstartedtwoyearsago.Cobb,forherparty,startedtoaskconferenceorganizerswhoinvitedhertospeak___42___shecoulddosoremotely;aboutthree-quartersof___43___time,theyagreed.Whentheanswer,wasno,she,declinedthe____44____（invite）.ThatapproachbroughtCobb'sairtravellastyeardownby75%,andsheplans_______45_______（continue）thepractice."Ithasbeenfairlyrewarding.",shesays,"areallypositivechange."【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述Merebeth從事的新工作。近十年來，她一直是一名自營寵物運輸專家。1．D推理判斷題。根據第一段中“Thedownturnhittherealestate（房地產）firmwhereshehadworkedfortenyearsasanofficemanager.Thefirmwentbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.（她曾在一家房地產公司做了10年的辦公室經理，經濟低迷打擊了這家公司。公司破產了，她只好另尋新工作）”，可知，Merebeth之所以換工作，是因為她以前的雇主破產了。故選D。2．D詞義猜測題。根據第二段中“IthastakenhertoeverystateintheUSexceptMontana,WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanewplace,shewillsimplyfindapetwithtransportneedsthere.Shetravelsinallweathers.（她自豪地說，除了蒙大拿州、華盛頓州和俄勒岡州，她走遍了美國所有的州。如果她想去一個新的地方，她只需要找到一個有交通需要的寵物。她風雨無阻地旅行）”，可知，劃線詞的意思是“渴望去不同的地方旅行”。故選D。3．C推理判斷題。根據最后一段中“WhenIamontheroad,I'mjustinmyownworld.I'vealwaysbeenindependent-spiritedandIjustfeelstronglythatImushhelpanimals.（當我在路上的時候，我只是在自己的世界里。我一直很獨立，我強烈地覺得我必須幫助動物）”，可知，Merebeth在她的新工作中一直都是靠自己。故選C。【解析】本文是說明文。文章按照時間順序講述了蒸汽時代和電力時代的聯系。4．A推理判斷題。根據第二段“Itiscuriousthatnoonehasputtogetherahistoryofboththesteamandelectricrevolutions.”（我很好奇，竟然沒有人把蒸汽和電力革命的歷史放在一起。）可知，在Klein看來，電力時代和蒸汽時代是有很緊密的聯系的。故選A。5．D推理判斷題。根據最后一段“Toframehisstory,KleincreatesthecharacterofNed,afictionalwitnesstotheprogressbroughtaboutbythesteamsandelectricrevolutionsinAmericaduringoneman'slifetime.”（為了編織他的故事，Klein創造了一個人物Ned，它是對美國蒸汽和電力革命在一個人的整個人生中的進程的神奇的見證。）和第四段“Meanwhile,overthecourseof19thcentury,electricitywentfrommerecuriositytoabasicnecessity.”（同時，在19世紀，電力從好奇變成了根需。）可知，Ned見證了蒸汽時代和電力革命，所以他應該是生活在19世紀。故選D。6．B推理判斷題。根據最后一段“Toframehisstory,KleincreatesthecharacterofNed,afictionalwitnesstotheprogressbroughtaboutbythesteamsandelectricrevolutionsinAmericaduringoneman'slifetime.It'satechniquethathelpsturnalongnarrativeintoaninterestingone.”（為了構建他的故事，克萊因創造了奈德這個角色，一個虛構的人物，在一個人的一生中見證了蒸汽和電力革命給美國帶來的進步。這是一種有助于將長篇故事變得有趣的技巧。）可知，這篇文章是一篇書評。故選B。【解析】這是一篇說明文。主要說明了經常鍛煉的中年女性在老年時罹患失智癥的幾率會大大降低。7．A細節理解題。根據文章第一段“Newresearchersfoundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhowerephysicallyfitcouldbenearly90percentlesslikelytodevelopdementia（失智癥）inlaterlife,andastheydid,itcameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.”（新的研究人員發現，身體健康的中年女性在晚年患癡呆癥的可能性要低近90%，而且確實如此，與不太喜歡運動的女性相比，她們患癡呆癥的時間要晚十年。）可知，第一段提到了健身鍛煉的好處。故選A項。8．B細節理解題。根據上文“Thesefindingsareexcitingbecauseit’spossiblethatimprovingpeople'scardiovascularfitnessinmiddleagecoulddelayorevenpreventthemfromdevelopingdementia.”（這些發現令人興奮，因為在中年時改善人們的心血管健康可能會延緩甚至防止他們患上癡呆癥。）以及本段“Forthestudy,191womenwithanaverageageof50tookabicycleexercisetestuntiltheywereexhaustedtomeasuretheirpeakcardiovascularcapacity.”（在這項研究中，191名平均年齡為50歲的女性進行了自行車運動測試，直到她們精疲力竭，以測量她們的心血管峰值能力。）可知，做這項實驗的目的是為了測試女性的心血管峰值能力。故選B項。9．B細節理解題。根據文章第五段“Thesewomenwerethentestedfordementiasixtimesoverthefollowingfourdecades.”（這些女性在隨后的四十年里測試了六次失智癥狀況。）可知，此次實驗的數據收集是一個長期的過程。故選B項。10．C推理判斷題。根據文章第一段“Newresearchersfoundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhowerephysicallyfitcouldbenearly90percentlesslikelytodevelopdementia（失智癥）inlaterlife,andastheydid,itcameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.”（新的研究人員發現，身體健康的中年女性在晚年患癡呆癥的可能性要低近90%，而且確實如此，與不太喜歡運動的女性相比，她們患癡呆癥的時間要晚十年。）以及文章后面幾段通過列舉實驗目的、過程、方式、結果等，說明了身體健康的中年女性在老年時患失智癥的幾率會大大降低。故選C項。【解析】本文是說明文。作者給出了既可以充分利用時間又可以快樂放松的有效建議。11．F上文“Ihavethesame24hoursinadayasyoudo,but1havemadespecificchoicethatallowmetomakethemostofeverydayandstillfeelhappyandrelaxed.(我和你一樣，每天都有24小時，但我做了具體的選擇，讓我充分利用每一天，仍然感到快樂和放松)”說明作者做出選擇，充分利用每一天，但仍舊感到快樂和輕松，根據下文段落小標題可知，下文就如何充分利用每一天給出了建議，因此空格處應是承上啟下，F項中的“helpyoumakethemostofyourtime”與上文“tomakethemostofeveryday”一致，“tips”引出下文的建議，因此F項“也許這些建議會幫助你充分利用你的時間”符合語境，承上啟下。故選F。12．D根據段落標題“Pickthemostimportant.”可知，本段建議挑選最重要的，下文“Focusonspendingtimethatforyouisfunandproductive.(把時間花在那些對你來說有趣和富有成效的事情上)”說明要挑選一些有趣的和富有成效的事情去做，D項中的“whatismeaningfulinyourlife”與標題中的“themostimportant”一致，下文是對“Makechoices”具體解釋。因此推斷D項“選擇你生活中有意義的東西”符合語境。故選D。13．C上文“Manypeoplegocrazytryingtofigureouthowtospendtimewithfriends,family,work,play,etc.(許多人瘋狂地試圖弄清楚如何在朋友，家庭，工作，娛樂等方面度過時間)”說明許多人想要弄清楚在生活中如何分配好時間，下文“Findwaystoenjoytheminacombinedmanner.(找到一種結合的方式來享受它們)”說明可以把事情組合在一起享受，因此推斷空格處與上文是轉折關系，說明不要試圖均衡時間，C項“不要試圖在它們之間平衡時間”符合語境。故選C。14．B空格處為段落小標題。根據下文“Youwouldthinklearningtakesmoretimefromyou,butactuallytherearealwaysnewwaysofdoingthingsthatcansaveyoutimeondailytasks,freeingyouupforthemostimportant.Alwaysbelookingforanewwaytogainbackanhourhereorthere.Alwaysbelookingforanewwaytogainbackanhourhereorthere.(你可能會認為學習需要花費了你更多的時間，但實際上總有一些新的方法可以為你節省出做日常事務的時間，為你騰出時間去做最重要的事情。尋找在這里或者那里贏回一個小時的新方法)”可推斷，本段講述學習雖然花費很多時間，但總是能有一些方法為你節省時間做其他事情，因此要做有效的學習者。因此推斷B項“做有效的學習者”為段落標題，故選B。15．G下文“Everycompletionisasmallvictorythataddsupinabigway.(每一次的完成都是一個小的勝利，累積起來就是一個大的勝利)”說明事情要一件一件去做，G項中的“ma