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"

My

favorite

pair

of

jeans

has

finally

blown

a

hole

in

the

knee!

I'm

so

excited

to

throw

them

out,

clear

my

plans

for

the

day,

and

head

to

the

mall

to

shop

for

a

new

pair

of

jeans"

Said

no

one

ever.

Shopping

for

a

pair

of

jeans

was

so

simple

when

I

was

younger.

I

grabbed

my

size

and

went

directly

to

the

cash

register.

But

somewhere

along

the

line

it

got

so

much

more

complicated.

Last

weekend

I

went

to

the

Mall

of

America

in

search

of

a

new

pair

of

jeans.

And

that

is

when

my

rage

reached

new

heights.

I've

had

trouble

finding

the

perfect

pair

of

jeans

in

the

past,

but

never

quite

like

this.

This

was

a

denim

(牛仔布)

nightmare.

I

went

to

nine

different

stores

and

probably

tried

on

thousands

of

different

pairs.

Skinny

jeans,

flare

jeans,

boyfriend

fit,

low

rise,

bell-bottom,

high

waisted—even

the

dreaded

slim

fit—and

sill

nothing

was

working.

And

it's

not

just

the

denim,

it's

everything

that

comes

along

with

trying

on

denim.

It's

the

squeezing

of

skin,

the

horrific

dressing

room

lighting

and

the

exhausting

dance

you

have

to

do

every

time

you'

re

trying

to

get

the

jeans

over

your

bottom.

In

a

determined

attempt

to

save

this

horrible

experience

of

shopping

endless

hours

for

denim,

I

made

my

way

to

the

Smith's

store.

I

usually

wouldn't

walk

into

Smith's

because

I

don't

like

to

spend

more

than

$50

on

a

pair

of

jeans,

but

I

had

reached

my

breaking

point.

After

all,

Smith's

is

one

of

good

designers

of

blue

jeans.

And

they've

been

making

jeans

for

decades.

So,

I

think

they

have

a

pretty

good

grip

on

what

great

denim

involves.

Unfortunately,

still

nothing.

My

spirit

was

broken.

Maybe

the

perfect

pair

of

blue

jeans

just

isn't

in

the

cards

for

me.

With

that

being

said,

I've

come

to

the

conclusion

that

I'm

going

to

live

in

leggings

(女士緊身褲)

for

the

rest

of

my

life.

【正確答案】

1.What

does

the

author

imply

in

paragraph

1?

（A）There

were

fewer

shops

selling

jeans

than

before.

（B）It

was

difficult

to

find

time

to

wash

jeans.

（C）It

was

no

easy

to

buy

desirable

jeans.

（D）Jeans

were

not

as

popular

as

they

had

been.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

推理判斷題。由第一段可知，“我最喜歡的牛仔褲的膝蓋上終于破了個洞!我很興奮地把它們扔了，我可以清空我當天的計劃然后去購物中心買一條新的牛仔褲了!”從來沒有人會這樣說。再結合第二段第一句話“在我年輕的時候，買一條牛仔褲是如此簡單。”即可推斷出現在買一條自己非常喜歡的牛仔褲沒有那么容易。故選C。

2.What

was

the

author's

trouble

when

she

went

to

buy

jeans

last

weekend?

（A）She

forgot

where

her

favorite

store

was.

（B）She

got

confused

with

the

sizing

systems.

（C）She

failed

to

try

on

enough

kinds

of

jeans.

（D）She

found

little

variety

in

the

style

of

jeans.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第四段可知，作者去了九家不同的商店，可能試了上千條不同的牛仔褲。緊身牛仔褲、喇叭褲、男友褲、低腰褲、喇叭褲、高腰褲，甚至是可怕的修身褲，都不管用。由第五段可知，作者走進的每一家店都有不同尺碼的牛仔褲。有腰圍尺寸，從24到32，還有美國尺碼，從0到14，這甚至不包括長度。要接受的東西太多了。故選B。

3.Which

word

best

describes

the

author's

buying

experience?

（A）Boring.

（B）Terrible.

（C）Amusing.

（D）Valuable.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

推理判斷題。作者的購物體驗不僅有尺碼帶來的困惑，由第六段可知，作者認為試穿一切牛仔褲帶來的都是糟糕的體驗：皮膚的擠壓，可怕的更衣室燈光，以及每次你試圖把牛仔褲提上去時你不得不做的筋疲力盡的跳躍。所以說作者的牛仔褲購物體驗很糟糕。故選B。

4.Why

does

the

author

rarely

go

to

Smith's?

（A）Its

dressing

room

lighting

is

dim.

（B）It

is

far

away

from

her

home.

（C）Few

of

the

clothes

there

fit

her.

（D）Things

there

are

too

expensive

for

her.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由倒數第二段第二句話可知，作者通常不會走進smith’s，因為作者不喜歡在一條牛仔褲上花費超過50美元，這已經達到了作者能承受的價格極限。即作者認為smith’s的價格對她來說太貴了。故選D。

5.What

does

the

author

conclude?

（A）She

will

no

longer

have

jeans

to

wear.

（B）Women

will

prefer

leggings

to

jeans.

（C）Blue

jeans

will

no

longer

sell

well.

（D）She

will

change

her

taste

in

jeans.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由最后一段最后兩句話可知，作者已經得出結論，也許擁有一條完美的牛仔褲時她來說是不可能的。所以她今后將會一直穿女式緊身褲度過余生。即她再也不會穿牛仔褲了。故選A。

It

is

not

surprising

that

many

women

complain

that

their

partners

don't

listen

to

them.

But

men

make

the

same

complaint

about

women,

although

less

frequently.

The

accusation

"

You

'

re

not

listening"

often

really

means

"You

don't

understand

what

I

meant,

"

or

"I'm

not

getting

the

response

I

wanted.

"

Being

listened

to

means

being

understood

and

being

valued.

In

my

earlier

work

I

emphasized

that

women

may

get

the

impression

that

men

aren't

listening

to

them

even

when

the

men

really

are.

This

happens

because

men

have

different

habitual

ways

of

showing

they're

listening.

As

anthropologists

(人類學家)

Maltz

and

Borker

explain,

women

are

more

inclined

to

ask

questions.

They

also

give

more

listening

responses—little

words

like

mhm,

uh-uh,

and

yeah—scattered

throughout

someone

else's

talk.

And

they

respond

more

positively

and

enthusiastically,

for

example

by

agreeing

and

laughing.

All

this

behavior

is

doing

the

work

of

listening.

It

also

creates

friendly

talk

by

emphasizing

connection

and

encouraging

more

talk.

The

corresponding

strategies

of

men—giving

fewer

listener

responses,

making

statements

rather

than

asking

questions,

and

challenging

rather

than

agreeing—

can

be

understood

as

moves

in

a

contest

by

speakers

rather

than

audience

members.

Not

only

do

women

give

more

listening

signals,

according

to

Maltz

and

Borker,

but

the

signals

they

give

have

different

meanings

for

men

and

women.

Women

use

"yeah"

to

mean

"I'm

with

you,

I

follow,

"

whereas

men

tend

to

say

"yeah"

only

when

they

agree.

The

opportunity

for

misunderstanding

is

clear.

When

a

man

is

confronted

with

a

woman

who

has

been

saying

"

yeah,

"

"

yeah,

"

"

yeah,

"

and

then

turns

out

not

to

agree,

he

may

conclude

that

she

has

been

insincere,

or

that

she

was

agreeing

without

really

listening.

When

a

woman

is

confronted

with

a

man

who

does

not

say

"yeah"—or

much

of

anything

else—she

may

conclude

that

he

hasn't

been

listening.

The

men's

style

is

more

literally

focused

on

the

message

level

of

talk,

while

the

women

s

is

focused

on

the

relationship

level.

To

a

man

who

expects

a

listener

to

be

quietly

attentive,

a

woman

giving

a

stream

of

feedback

and

support

will

seem

to

be

talking

too

much

for

a

listener.

To

a

woman

who

expects

a

listener

to

be

active

and

enthusiastic

in

showing

interest,

attention,

and

support,

a

man

who

listens

silently

will

seem

not

to

be

listening

at

all,

but

rather

to

have

checked

out

of

the

conversion

and

gone

mentally

home.

【正確答案】

7.What

is

the

main

message

conveyed

in

paragraph

1?

（A）Bodi

men

and

women

blame

their

partners

for

not

listening

to

them.

（B）Women

are

more

effective

than

men

in

expressing

themselves

in

talks.

（C）Women

listeners

tend

to

give

more

responses

than

men

listeners.

（D）Both

men

and

women

attempt

to

control

their

conversations.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第一段可知，很多女人抱怨她們的伴侶不聽她們說話，這不足為奇。但男性對女性也會有同樣的抱怨，盡管頻率較低。“你沒有在聽我說話”的指責，通常意味著你不明白我的意思，或者我沒有得到我想要的回應。被傾聽意味著被理解和被重視。即男性和女性都會責備他們的伴侶沒有傾聽他們。故選A。

8.What

do

women

listeners

tend

to

do

in

a

talk

according

to

Maltz

and

Borker?

（A）To

ask

tough

questions.

（B）To

interrupt

from

time

to

time.

（C）To

respond

in

a

quiet

manner.

（D）To

give

frequent

feedback.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第二段最后兩句話可知，正如人類學家Maltz和Borker解釋的那樣，女性更傾向于提問。她們也會在別人的談話中使用一些像“嗯，是的”這樣的詞作為傾聽性的回應。她們的反應更積極、更熱情，比如表示同意和大笑。即女性在傾聽的過程中經常會給予反饋。故選D。

9.Which

of

the

following

is

a

strategy

of

men

listeners?

（A）Challenging

the

speaker.

（B）Giving

positive

responses.

（C）Asking

personal

questions.

（D）Showing

interest

in

the

talk.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第三段最后一句話可知，男性在傾聽過程中的相應策略是，對聽眾回應較少，發言而不是提問。挑戰而不是同意。故選A。

10.What

does

"yeah"

mean

to

men

in

a

talk?

（A）Suspicion.

（B）Compliment.

（C）Confirmation.

（D）Understanding.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第四段第二句話可知，而男人只有在表示同意的時候才會說“yeah”。suspicion

“懷疑”；compliment“恭維，稱贊”；conformation“確認，證實”；understanding“理解”。故選C。

11.Both

men

and

women

speakers

expect

their

listeners

to

be________.

（A）quiet

（B）attentive

（C）talkative

（D）aggressive

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由最后一段可知，對于一個希望聽眾安靜專注的男人來說，一個給予一連串反饋和支持的女人似乎說得太多了。對于女人來說，她希望傾聽者積極、熱情地表現出興趣、關注和支持。由此可見，男性和女性都希望他們的傾聽者attentive。故選B。

When

my

daughter

Jane

was

in

first

grade,

her

teacher

pressured

me

to

put

her

on

stimulants

(興奮劑).

She

explained

that

Jane

daydreamed;

she

also

became

over-excited

when

she

learned

something

new.

"Inattention

and

excessive

activity

are

classic

symptoms

of

ADHD(多動癥).

They

can

be

treated

with

Adderall

or

Ritalin,

"

her

teacher

explained.

But

I

knew

this

was

absurd.

Jane

did

not

have

ADHD.

"That

just

sounds

like

any

bright

kid,

"

I

responded.

"If

she's

ahead

of

her

classmates,

she'll

be

bored

sometimes.

"

I

was

on

to

something.

Some

scientists

believe

that

kids

with

IQs

in

the

top

5

to

10

percent

of

the

population

are

especially

at

risk

for

ADHD

misdiagnosis.

It

is

estimated

that

somewhere

between

one-third

and

one-half

of

intelligent

kids

diagnosed

with

ADHD

are

misdiagnosed.

As

I

suspected,

that

is

because

smart

kids

such

as

Jane

engage

in

the

same

behaviors

as

children

with

ADHD.

For

example,

both

bright

kids

and

those

with

ADHD

are

over-excitable

and

inattentive.

Both

question

authority.

Even

so,

her

teacher's

suggestion

merited

further

consideration.

After

all,

intelligent

children

such

as

Jane

can

still

have

ADHD.

I

was

not

going

to

ignore

Jane's

problem.

But

I

am

also

a

doctor.

And

I

know

stimulants

carry

risks.

For

example,

a

"natural

experiment"

in

Quebec

revealed

that

kids

using

stimulants

for

ADHD

may

be

more

likely

to

drop

out

of

school

and

underperform

in

math.

Other

evidence

suggests

that

these

drugs

deteriorate

some

child-parent

relationships.

Additionally,

a

one-year

study

suggests

that

stimulant

use

can

lead

to

chronic

depression.

Meanwhile,

stimulants

are

no

cure.

They

simply

reduce

core

ADHD

symptoms

while

the

child

is

on

the

drug.

Consequently,

drugs

may

hide

conditions

that

are

misleadingly

presenting

as

ADHD

leaving

them

unnoticed.

Due

to

these

concerns,

I

tried

other

approaches

before

drugs.

I

enrolled

Jane

in

a

more

challenging

school.

There,

she

became

first

in

her

class.

Later,

she

became

high

school

valedictorian

(致告別辭的畢業生代表).

What

if

I

had

accepted

her

teacher's

suggestion?

Jane

probably

would

have

been

fine.

But

she

could

have

dropped

out

of

school.

Medication

might

have

sucked

her

into

a

depression

or

hidden

her

real

problems,

leaving

them

unnoticed.

Also,

humanity

might

never

have

benefited

from

Jane's

considerable

achievements.

Being

watchful

while

medicating

children

is

important

for

all

parents,

especially

parents

of

intelligent

children.

Mounting

evidence

indicates

that

bright

kids

are

at

considerable

risk

for

misdiagnosis.

And

medication

may

minimize

their

contributions,

upon

which

society's

progress

depends.

【正確答案】

13.What

are

Adderall

and

Ritalin?

（A）Jane’s

doctors.

（B）Jane’s

teachers.

（C）Drugs

for

ADHD.

（D）Symptoms

of

ADHD.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第一段可知，我女兒Jane一年級的時候，她的老師強迫我給她服用興奮劑。注意力不集中和過度活動是多動癥的典型癥狀。她的老師解釋說可以用Adderall或Ritalin治療。故Adderall和RitaIin是治療多動癥(ADHD)的藥物。故選C。

14.What

did

the

author

think

of

the

teacher's

suggestion?

（A）It

was

vague.

（B）It

was

immoral.

（C）It

was

complex.

（D）It

was

unreasonable.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第一段最后幾句話可知，作者認為老師的建議很荒謬，她的女兒Jane沒有多動癥。即作者認為老師的建議很不合理(unreasonable)，故選D。

15.What

did

the

"natural

experiment"

in

Quebec

tell

people

about?

（A）The

side

effects

of

stimulant

use.

（B）The

behaviors

of

ADHD

children.

（C）The

cases

of

ADHD

misdiagnosis.

（D）The

importance

of

child-parent

relationships.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第四段可知，魁北克的一項自然實驗顯示，使用興奮劑治療多動癥的孩子更有可能輟學。數學成績也更差。其他證據表明，這些藥物會惡化一些親子關系。此外，一項為期一年的研究表明，服用興奮劑會導致慢性抑郁癥。這些都是服用興奮劑的副作用。故選A。

16.What

did

the

author

do

to

deal

with

her

daughter's

problem?

（A）She

brought

her

to

a

hospital.

（B）She

sent

her

to

another

school.

（C）She

put

her

under

medication.

（D）She

started

to

study

medicine.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第五段可知，出于對興奮劑的各種副作用的考慮，作者在讓Jane吃藥之前嘗試了其他方法。作者把Jane送進了一所更具挑戰性的學校。在那里，她成為班里的第一名。故選B。

17.What

do

we

know

about

Jane?

（A）She

is

a

quiet

girl.

（B）She

is

very

bright.

（C）She

is

poor

in

math.

（D）She

suffers

from

ADHD.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

推理判斷題。由第五段可知，Jane轉學后成了班里的第一名，并且還是高中致辭的優秀畢業生代表。由最后一段話可知，在給孩子用藥時保持警惕對所有父母來說都很重要，尤其是聰明孩子的父母。越來越多的證據表明，聰明的孩子有相當大的誤診風險。綜上所述，Jane是個聰明的孩子。故選B。

In.

Visible

Moscow

is

a

walking

tour

imagined.

The

technology

is

like

any

guided

walking

tour;

a

pair

of

headphones

and

a

guide.

The

difference

is

that

the

guide

is

the

fictional

character

named

Sasha.

We

tourists

follow

her

as

she

looks

to

fill

her

time

in

Moscow.

As

she

chats

to

herself,

the

headphones

relay

Sasha's

stream

of

consciousness—available

in

Russian,

English,

German

and

French—directly

into

the

visitors'

ears.

It

is

surprisingly

effective.

It's

not

hard

to

imagine

that

the

actress

with

the

red

backpack

playing

Sasha

is

genuinely

pondering

which

way

to

turn

as

we

leave

the

GUM

shopping

center.

She

even

indulges

in

some

self-reflection

on

occasion,

like

asking

herself

some

challenging

questions:

"Do

I

like

the

way

I

look

today?"

When

she

asks

herself,

"Do

I

have

a

plan

for

the

next

five

years?"

a

narrator

cuts

in,

suggesting

that

we

answer

the

question,

too.

This

is

not

the

only

interactive

element

to

the

tour.

At

one

spot,

we

were

arranged

into

a

circle

and

asked

to

participate

in

group

stretches

to

some

classical

music.

Indeed

we

were

subject

to

some

puzzled

looks

from

passers-by,

but

at

this

point

we

were

all

so

immersed

(沉浸)

in

the

experience

that

none

of

us

cared.

Sasha

several

times

walks

away

down

the

street

to

various

pieces

of

music,

where

she

awkwardly

avoids

people

in

her

way.

But

these

lighter

moments

do

break

up

Sasha's

internal

monologue

(獨白).

The

result

is

a

good

balance

of

fact

and

fiction,

and

I

found

some

of

the

details

fascinating.

We

see

where

Leo

Tolstoy

went

shopping

for

watches

in

GUM.

The

story

of

how

the

16th

century

Old

English

Court

ended

up

in

what

is

now

Zaryadye

Park

was

also

truly

interesting.

Sound

effects

brought

this

information

to

life:

church

bells

toll

in

our

ears

as

we

walk

past

the

14th

century

Church

of

All

Saints,

only

to

be

cut

off

as

Sasha

recalls

that

the

bell

was

removed

for

safety

reasons

because

of

its

Pisa-like

leaning

bell-tower.

The

walk

is

between

four

and

five

kilometers

long,

although

the

two-hour

length

ensures

a

leisurely

pace

and

even

allows

a

five-minute

complementary

finger-buffet

(簡餐)

midway.

The

experience

as

a

whole

was

undeniably

engaging

and

insightful.

It

is

a

genuinely

fun

and

original

way

to

explore

the

city.

【正確答案】

19.In

what

way

does

In.

Visible

Moscow

differ

from

other

walking

tours?

（A）The

headphones

are

optional.

（B）It

is

self-guided

and

interesting.

（C）The

guide

speaks

only

Russian.

（D）It

has

a

fictional

guide.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第一段第二、三句可知，In.

Visible

Moscow這項技術就像任何有導游的徒步旅行：一副耳機和一個導游。不同的是，導游是虛構的人物Sasha。故選D。

20.What

does

Sasha

do

during

the

tour?

（A）She

sings

songs.

（B）She

does

shopping.

（C）She

talks

to

herself.

（D）She

answers

questions.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第二段第三句話可知，有時Sasha甚至會自我反省，比如問自己一些富有挑戰性的問題：“我喜歡我今天的樣子嗎?”“我有未來五年的計劃嗎?”故選C。

21.What

did

the

author

think

of

the

group

stretches?

（A）Puzzling.

（B）Engaging.

（C）Annoying.

（D）Embarrassing.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第三段可知，在一個地方，我們被安排成一個圈，并被要求在一些古典音樂的伴奏下參加團體伸展運動。我們確實受到一些來自路人不解的表情，但我們都沉浸其中，沒有人在意。puzzling意為“令人迷惑的”，是路人的看法；engaging意為“迷人的，有趣的”；annoying意為“討厭的，惱人的”；embarrassing意為“令人尷尬的”。對于團體伸展運動，作者很沉浸其中，并不感到討厭和尷尬。故選B。

22.Why

was

the

bell

removed

from

the

tower

according

to

Sasha?

（A）The

tower

needed

replacement.

（B）The

bell

caused

noise.

（C）The

bell

got

broken.

（D）The

tower

leaned.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第五段最后一句可知，音效使這些信息生動起來：當我們走過14世紀的萬圣教堂時，教堂的鐘聲敲響，但薩莎回憶說，由于鐘樓傾斜得像比薩斜塔，出于安全考慮拆除了鐘。故選D。

23.What

do

we

know

about

the

whole

tour?

（A）It

takes

two

hours.

（B）It

is

full

of

danger.

（C）It

involves

no

break.

（D）It

is

five

miles

long.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由倒數第二段可知，這段路大約4到5公里長，不過兩小時就可以悠閑地走完全程，中途還可以享受五分鐘的簡餐時間。故選A。

快速閱讀

Constructed

languages,

also

known

as

artificial,

planned

or

invented

languages,

are

usually

designed

for

a

specific

purpose.

There

are

several

types

of

constructed

languages,

depending

on

the

use.

People

have

created

artificial

languages

to

improve

communication

between

speakers,

for

creative

purposes

as

in

writing

and

films

about

fantasy

worlds,

to

revive

dead

languages,

and

to

talk

to

and

instruct

computers.

Constructed

languages

differ

from

others

because

their

entire

structure,

including

grammar,

vocabulary,

and

phonology

(sound

system)

have

been

planned

deliberately.

Constructed

languages

can

be

built

by

existing

languages,

or

based

on

entirely

new

principles.

Constructed

languages

that

are

created

with

entirely

new

elements,

such

as

sound

symbols

or

numbers,

and

then

given

meanings,

are

known

as

"a

priori"

languages.

Examples

of

"a

priori"

languages

are

fictional

languages

like

Sindarin

or

Elvish,

created

by

JRR

Tolkien,

or

the

languages

spoken

in

the

TV

series

Game

of

Thrones

directed

by

Alan

Taylor

and

three

others.

Because

the

purposes

behind

the

creation

of

constructed

languages

are

so

varied,

they

are

very

different

from

each

other.

Here

are

some

familiar

examples

of

constructed

languages.

Esperanto

was

created

in

the

late

19th

century

with

the

purpose

of

improving

communicate

of

between

people

of

different

nationalities.

It

is

an

artificial

language,

made

by

combining

features

of

several

European

languages.

An

estimated

two

million

people

speak

Esperanto

today,

and

it

is

recognized

as

an

auxiliary

(輔助的)

language

by

the

United

Nations.

Sindarin

or

Elvish

is

one

of

the

fictional

languages

created

by

fantasy

writer

JRR

Tolkien

for

some

of

the

peoples

who

inhabited

Middle

Earth.

Tolkien

was

a

specialist

in

Old

Norse

literature

as

well

as

an

enthusiastic

linguist.

He

based

the

languages

of

Middle

Earth

on

Celtic

models

and

also

on

the

medieval

Icelandic

of

the

Sagas

(長篇故事).

Viewers

of

Game

of

Thrones

will

be

familiar

with

Dothraki

and

Valyrian.

These

are

based

on

a

small

number

of

words

in

the

books

of

George

R.

R.

Martin,

on

which

the

series

is

based.

Both

languages

were

developed

by

David

Peterson

from

the

Language

Creation

Society.

Computer

languages

are

used

to

communicate

with

computers

and

for

computers

to

communicate

with

each

other.

They

include

programming

languages,

as

well

as

languages

used

for

machine

learning.

Machine

learning

can

be

used

to

teach

computers

to

use

techniques

like

data

mining

and

statistical

(統計學的)

pattern

recognition

for

practical

functions

like

speech

recognition,

web

search

and

virtual

assistants.

【正確答案】

25.What

can

we

learn

about

constructed

languages?

（A）They

are

based

entirely

on

new

principles.

（B）They

evolve

slowly

like

natural

languages.

（C）They

are

designed

for

different

purposes.

（D）They

resemble

one

another

in

structure.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第一段第一句話可知，建構語言，也被稱為人工的、計劃的或發明的語言，通常是為特定的目的而設計的。故選C。

26.Which

language

is

NOT

an

"a

prior"

language?

（A）Esperanto.

（B）Sindarin.

（C）Dothraki.

（D）Valyrian.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第三段第二句話可知，“先天”語言的例子包括虛構的語言，如由JRR

Tolkien創造的Sindarin語或Elvish語，或者由Alan

Taylor等人導演的電視劇《權力的游戲》中的語言。由第七段可知，《權力的游戲》的觀眾應該對Dothraki語和Valyrian語很熟悉，其源于Georgel

R.

R.

Martin書中的單詞。故選A。

27.What

do

we

know

about

Esperanto?

（A）It

was

made

up

in

the

late

19th

century.

（B）It

combines

several

Asian

languages.

（C）It

boasts

two

million

native

speakers.

（D）It

was

designed

for

the

United

Nations.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第五段可知，世界語誕生于19世紀末，目的是改善不同民族之間的交流。它是一種人工語言，由幾種歐洲語言的特點組合而成。據估計，今天有200萬人說世界語，它被聯合國承認為一種輔助語言。故選A。

28.Who

works

with

the

Language

Creation

Society?

（A）JRR

Tolkien.

（B）Alan

Taylor.

（C）David

Peterson.

（D）George

R.

R.

Martin.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第七段最后一句話可知，Dothraki和Valyrian這兩種語言都是由語言創造協會的David

Peterson開發的。故選C。

29.What

is

the

passage

mainly

about?

（A）Whether

constructed

languages

can

last

long.

（B）How

effectively

constructed

languages

work.

（C）Why

constructed

languages

emerge.

（D）What

constructed

languages

are.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

主旨大意題。本文主要講了建構語言的定義、和其他語言的區別、創造建構語言的目的以及詳細列舉了一些建構語言的例子，都是在為了說明什么是建構語言。故選D。

In

recent

years

two

families

of

Saskatchewan

have

converted

old

round

metal

grain

bins

into

unlikely

accommodations,

and

opened

their

yards

for

visitors

to

stay.

Grain

farmers

April

Anderson

and

her

husband

run

Alive

Sky

Lodge,

outside

of

Rosetown,

Saskatchewan.

The

property's

accommodations

include

Canada's

original

four-season

luxury

grain

bin,

April

Anderson

says—they've

named

it

BINcredible

and

it

is

generally

booked

full

May

through

August.

"We

were

trying

to

think

of

what

we

could

build

that

would

be

typical

prairie

(北美草原)

accommodation,

"

said

Anderson.

The

interior

of

their

fashionable

grain

bin

features

a

vaulted

(拱形的)

ceiling

with

some

of

the

bin's

original

metal

finish

along

the

wall.

It

also

has

a'bed,

kitchen,

in-floor

heat

and

fireplace.

It

is

designed

to

help

people

feel

comfortable

and

relaxed,

Anderson

says.

Anderson

is

passionate

about

giving

visitors

an

authentic

farm

experience,

which

is

why

they

are

insured

to

ride

along

on

their

family's

farm

equipment.

They

are

also

strong

believers

in

promoting

rural

Saskatchewan

through

agritourism,

and

Anderson

says

the

bin

has

sparked

conversations

with

curious

guests,

some

of

whom

hail

from

Europe

and

the

United

States.

Julie

Hilling

and

her

husband

are

retired

grain

farmers

near

Moose

Jaw,

Saskatchewan,

who

heard

there

was

a

lack

of

group

camping

in

their

area

close

to

Buffalo

Pound

Provincial

Park.

This

past

June,

they

opened

the

Bin

There

Campground

after

transforming

six

leftover

grain

bins

into

two

floor

cabins

with

skylights

and

an

old

seed-cleaning

plant

into

a

hall.

"

I

call

this

whole

operation

here

'Saskatchewan

recycling,

'

"

said

Julie

Hilling.

Some

of

their

bins

are

from

the

'

70s

and

'

80s,

and

at

first

it

was

a

challenge

to

do

the

carpentry

work

inside

because

of

their

round

shape,

she

said.

Hilling

is

surprised

by

their

popularity

and

by

how

many

people

are

looking

for

somewhen

different

to

stay.

Both

she

and

Anderson

agree

that

spending

the

night

inside

an

old

grain

bin

is

a

novelty

for

guests,

but

Anderson

believes

it

means

something

more

to

locals.

"

People

want

to

reconnect

with

their

roots,

"

she

said,

adding

many

of

their

Saskatchewan

visitors

are

two

or

three

generations

removed

from

living

on

a

farm,

or

haven't

been

back

to

one

since

they

were

kids.

"It's

all

of

the

great

reminders

of

growing

up

for

a

lot

of

people;

The

dogs.

The

farmyard.

Seeing

the

tractors

drive

through

the

yard.

"

【正確答案】

31.What

have

the

two

families

recently

done?

（A）They

have

put

their

houses

on

sale.

（B）They

have

expanded

their

farmyards.

（C）They

have

bought

several

luxury

grain

bins.

（D）They

have

turned

grain

bins

into

living

places.

【正確答案】D

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第一段可知，近年來，薩斯喀徹溫省的兩戶人家把舊的圓形金屬糧倉改造成了令人意想不到的住所，并開放院子供游客入住。故選D。

32.What

do

we

know

about

BINcredible?

（A）It

is

cheap.

（B）It

is

popular.

（C）It

is

out

of

fashion.

（D）It

is

uncomfortable.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

推理判斷題。由第二段最后一句話可知，他們把它命名為BINcredible，從5月到8月通常都被預訂滿了。由此可知，BINcredible非常受歡迎。故選B。

33.What

was

the

hall

of

the

Bin

There

Campground

made

from?

（A）A

seed-cleaning

plant.

（B）Six

leftover

grain

bins.

（C）A

two-floor

cabin

building.

（D）A

farm

house

with

skylights.

【正確答案】A

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第六段最后一句話可知，他們將6個剩余的糧倉改造成帶天窗的兩層小屋，并將一個洗籽廠改造成一個大廳，然后開放了Bin

There露營地。故選A。

34.What

did

the

first

difficulty

in

building

the

Bin

There

Campground

lie

in?

（A）The

location

of

the

bins.

（B）The

changeable

weather.

（C）The

bin

shape

for

carpentry.

（D）The

shortage

of

funds.

【正確答案】C

【試題解析】

事實細節題。由第八段可知，他們的一些糧倉是70年代和80年代的，起初在里面做木工是一個挑戰，因為它們是圓形的。即這些糧倉的形狀對做木工來說比較困難。故選C。

35.According

to

Anderson,

why

do

local

guests

show

interest

in

the

grain

bins?

（A）They

want

to

join

a

different

community.

（B）They

want

to

relive

their

traditional

life.

（C）They

want

to

contribute

to

agritourism.

（D）They

want

to

help

with

bin

recycling.

【正確答案】B

【試題解析】

主旨大意題。由最后三段話可知，Anderson認為，在一個舊糧倉里過夜對客人來說是件新奇的事，這對當地人來說更有意義。人們想要與自己的根重新聯系起來，薩斯喀徹溫省游客中，有很多是兩三代人離開了農場，或者從小就沒有回到過農場。狗、農場、看著拖拉機穿過院子，這些對很多人來說都是成長的見證。即他們想重新感受他們的傳統生活。故選B。

短文填空

Several

years

later,

I

heard

that

Jerry

did

something

you

are

never

supposed

to

do

in

a

restaurant

business;

he

left

the

back

door

open

one

morning

and

was

held

up

at

gunpoint

by

three

armed

robbers.【C1】________,

his

hand,

shaking

from

nervousness,

slipped

off

the

combination.

The

robbers

panicked

and

shot

him.

Luckily,

Jerry

was

found

relatively

quickly

and

rushed

to

the

local

trauma

center.

【C2】________,

Jerry

was

released

from

the

hospital

with

fragments

of

the

bullets

still

in

his

body.

I

saw

Jerry

about

six

months

after

the

accident.【C3】________,

he

replied,

"If

I

were

any

better,

I'd

be

twins.

Wanna

see

my

scars?"

【C4】________,

but

did

ask

him

what

had

gone

through

his

mind

as

the

robbery

took

place.

"

The

first

thing

that

went

through

my

mind

was

that

I

should

have

locked

the

back

door,

"

Jemy

replied.

"Then,

as

I

lay

on

the

floor,【C5】________:

I

could

choose

to

live,

or

I

could

choose

to

die.

I

chose

to

live.

"

"Weren't

you

scared?

Did

you

lose

consciousness?"

I

asked.

Jerry

continued,

"

The

paramedics

were

great.【C6】________.

But

when

they

wheeled

me

into

the

emergency

room

and

I

saw

the

expressions

on

the

faces

of

the

doctors

and

nurses,【C7】________.

In

their

eyes,

I

read,

'

He's

a

dead

man.

'

I

knew

I

needed

to

take

action.

"

"What

did

you

do?"

I

asked.

Well,

there

was

a

big,

burly

nurse

shouting

questions

at

me,

"

said

Jerry.

"【C8】________'

Yes'

,

I

replied.

The

doctors

and

nurses

stopped

working

as

they

waited

for

my

reply.

I

took

a

deep

breath

and

yelled,

'

Bullets'

'

Over

their

laughter,

I

told

them,

'

I

am

choosing

to

live.【C9】________,

not

dead.

Jerry

lived

thanks

to

the

skill

of

his

doctors,

but

also

because

of

his

amazing

attitude.

I

learned

from

him

that【C10】________.

Attitude,

after

all,

is

everything.

(From

Attitude

Is

Everything)

A.

When

I

asked

him

how

he

was

B.

Jerry

was

the

kind

of

guy

you

love

to

hate

C.

You

choose

how

you

react

to

situations

D.

While

trying

to

open

the

safe

E.

I

got

really

scared

F.

She

asked

if

I

was

allergic

to

anything

G.

every

day

we

have

the

choice

to

live

fully

H.

Operate

on

me

as

if

I

am

alive

I.I

declined

to

see

his

wounds

J.

After

18

hours

of

surgery

and

weeks

of

intensive

care

K.

I

remembered

that

I

had

two

choices

L.

They

kept

telling

me

I

was

going

to

be

fine

【正確答案】

37.【C1】

【正確答案】D

38.【C2】

【正確答案】J

39.【C3】

【正確答案】A

40.【C4】

【正確答案】I

41.【C5】

【正確答案】K

42.【C6】

【正確答案】L

43.【C7】

【正確答案】E

44.【C8】

【正確答案】F

45.【C9】

【正確答案】H

46.【C10】

【正確答案】G

填寫單詞

48.(conserve)

At

a________estimate,

the

trip

will

cost

about

1,

800

dollars.

【正確答案】conservative

49.(similar)

One

argument

stresses

the

functional________between

rulemaking

and

legislation.

【正確答案】similarity

50.(philosophy)

Richard

Sennett,

a

New

York

University________,

has

written

about

the

meaning

of

life.

【正確答案】philosopher

51.(personal)

The

health

service

has

been

criticized

for

being

too________.

【正確答案】impersonal

52.(absent)

In

the________of

any

evidence,

the

police

had

to

let

Mike

go.

【正確答案】absence

53.(comfort)

Within

a

few

days

she

had

become

seriously

ill,

suffering

great

pain

and

【正確答案】discomfort

54.(arrive)

I

was

flicking

through

a

newspaper

while

awaiting

the________of

orange

juice

and

coffee.

【正確答案】arrival

55.(length)

There

is

a

plan

to________the

three-year

course

to

four

years.

【正確答案】lengthen

56.(offend)

Her

comments

were

deeply________to

a

large

number

of

local

residents.

【正確答案】offensive

57.(sense)

The

classroom

teacher

must

be________to

a

child's

needs.

【正確答案】sensitive

選詞填空

match

problem

touch

ideal

reason

pay

compare

voice

undergo

think

addition

alike

The

first

girl

arrived

a

week

later.

Milton's

face

turned

red

when

he

saw

her.

He

spoke

as

though

it

were

hard

to

do

so.

They

were

together

a

great

deal

and

he【G1】________no

attention

to

me.

One

time

he

said,

"Let

me

take

you

to

dinner.

"

The

next

day

he

said

to

me,

"

It

was

no

good,

somehow.

There

was

something

missing.

She

is

a

beautiful

woman,

but

I

did

not

feel

a