PAGEPAGE1SectionⅡLearningaboutLanguageⅠ．閱讀理解ATheTechMuseumNeedsVolunteersLikeYou!Doyouhaveadesiretolearnandteachothersaboutscienceandtechnology?Ifso,thenTheTechMuseummightbetheperfectplaceforyoutovolunteer.TheTechMuseumisnoordinarymuseum.Itservesadiversepopulation,includinginternationalvisitors，localfamiliesandschoolgroups.Volunteershavetheopportunitytostaffexhibitsandinteractwithmuseumvisitors.Atypicaldaycouldincludethefollowing：?Helpingguestsstepintotheroleofacybersleuth(網絡偵探)inCyberDetectives—thenation’sfirstinteractiveexhibitdesignedtohelpvisitorslearnaboutInternetsafety.?Encouraginggueststodesign,buildandprogramarealrobotinourSocialRobotsexhibit.Youdon’thavetobeateacheroranengineertosucceedasavolunteer.Weprovidehands-ontrainingtoensureyoursuccess.Ifyouare18orolderandenjoytalkingandworkingwithpeople,weknowyou’llenjoyjoiningus.WeareprimarilylookingforvolunteerstohelpusfromMondaytoFridayformorning(8：30am—1：00pm)orafternoon(12：30pm—5：00pm)shifts(輪班)．Also,ifyouaretryingtovolunteeraroundabusyschedule,youcanvolunteerforeveningevents.Inordertobeconsideredforeveningeventvolunteering,youhavetovolunteerforatleasttwoeveningeventspermonth.Benefitsofvolunteeringinclude：FreemuseumentryandIMAXfilmsafterworkFreedowntownparkingduringyourvolunteershiftDiscountinthestoreandcafeMeetingadiversegroupofco-volunteersandguestsIfyouareinterestedinvolunteering,pleasecompleteanonlineapplication.文章大意：本文是一則聘請啟事，介紹了所要聘請志愿者的日常工作、時間支配以及做這項志愿活動的好處。1．Whatrequirementshouldavolunteermeet？__A__A．Reaching18yearsold.B．Havingrelevantexperience.C．Havingplentyoftimeontheweekend.D．HavingagoodcommandofEnglish.解析：細微環節理解題。依據文中“Ifyouare18orolderandenjoytalkingandworkingwithpeople，weknowyou’llenjoyjoiningus.”可知，選A。2．Whatisavolunteer’sdailywork？__C__A．Playingtheroleofacybersleuth.B．HelpingcleanTheTechMuseum.C．Introducingsometechnologytovisitors.D．Operatingrobotstogivevisitorsperformances.解析：細微環節理解題。依據文章第一句以及文中“Encouraginggueststodesign，buildandprogramarealrobotinourSocialRobotsexhibit.”可知，選C。3．WhencanavolunteeronafternoonshiftseeafreeIMAXfilm？__D__A．12：30pmonFriday. B．1：00pmonTuesday.C．2：30pmonWednesday. D．8：30pmonMonday.解析：推理推斷題。依據文中“WeareprimarilylookingforvolunteerstohelpusfromMondaytoFridayformorning(8：30am—1：00pm)orafternoon(12：30Pm—5：00pm)shifts(輪班)．”和“FreemuseumentryandIMAXfilmsafterwork”可推知，選D。4．Whatwillavolunteerget？__C__A．Achanceofbeingemployedasanemployee.B．Therighttodownloadfilmsforfree.C．Somehands-ontraining.D．Freedrinksinthecafe.解析：細微環節理解題。依據文中“Weprovidehands-ontrainingtoensureyoursuccess.”可知，選C。BABritishshopperEmmaMumfordwhowasnamed“theCoupon(實惠券)Queen”hasspentjust$350onaluxury(奢侈品)Christmasforherandherfamilybutgot$2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamilyshehasevenbeenabletodonate$1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes(香水)ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.Shesaid,“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”文章大意：本文介紹了EmmaMumford如何擅長買打折的東西，并且告知我們她很樂意和大家一起共享。5．HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings？__A__A．Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.B．Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.C．Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth2,500.D．ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.解析：細微環節理解題。依據其次段第三句“MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesand...”可知，MsMumford通過閱讀有關物價對比的網站節約了許多開支。6．Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean？__B__A．Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B．Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.C．Breakingintothebank.D．Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.解析：詞義揣測題。依據第三段其次句“Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.”可知，MsMumford想向大家證明不用花一大筆錢就能買到質量很好的禮品，由此可知，畫線部分是“透支銀行賬戶”的意思。7．WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney？__B__A．Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.B．Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherexpartner.C．Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.D．Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.解析：細微環節理解題。依據第四段“IknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyexpartnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”可知，Ms.Mumford的前夫欠下了巨額債務，MsMumford和前夫遇到的經濟困難促使她幫助人們省錢。8．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma？__D__A．Ambitiousandcreative. B．Sensitiveanddetermined.C．Braveandlucky. D．Carefulandcaring.解析：推理推斷題。依據第三段“butthroughmycarefulshopping”可知，MsMumford是一個細心的人；依據第四段“Iamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney”和第五段“shesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublic”可知，MsMumford是一個細心又關切他人的人。Ⅱ．七選五依據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Truefriendsareraretocomebythesedays.Evenifyoubelieveyou’veconnectedwithsomeone，__1.F__？Andoftenyouwillfindthatsomeonewhoyouthoughtyoucouldtrustmayhaveletyoudown.Therearewaysyoucanknowifafriendshipistrueandhowyoucanholdontothatfriend.Atruefriendissomeonewhowillbethereforyounomatterwhathappens.Throughgoodtimesandbadtimes，__2.A__.Theywillacceptyouforwhoyouarewithouttryingtochangeyou,andtheywillbetheretohelpyougrowinnewways.Trustisanotherimportantaspect.Atruefriendwillkeepyoursecrets.Theywillbehonestandbesomeoneyoucandependon.Theywilllistenandbesomeoneyouknowyoucantalkthingsoverwith，__3.G__.Friendshipisatwo-waystreetthough.Tofindtruefriendsandkeepthem，__4.D__.Bethereforthemintheirhardtimesandsharethegoodtimeswiththem.Besomeoneyourfriendscandependonaswellandofferthemthesamethingstheygivetoyou.Afriendshipwillfallapartfastifonlyonepersonisgivingandputtingalltheeffortin.Ifyouaretheonlyonemakinganeffort，behonest.Therewillbebarriersintheroadbutthatisthetestoftruefriendship.Ifitcansurvivethosebarriers，__5.E__.St.ThomasAquinassaid,“Thereisnothingonthisearthmoreprizedthanfriendship”anditholdstrue.A．theywillstandbyyouB．HowoftendoesheletyoudownC．asiftheycouldofferyougreathelpD．youmustinturnbethesameaswellE．itwillbestrongerandbetterthaneverF．howdoyoureallyknowheisatruefriendG．eveniftheymaynothaveadvicetosharewithyou文章大意：本文是一篇爭論文。文章主要介紹了如何推斷友情真假以及找到真正的摯友的方法。解析：1．空格后句子意為“你經常會發覺你原以為能夠信任的人或許會讓你悲觀”；結合“And”可知，空格處與該句為并列關系，聯系語境可知，F項“你怎么知道對方是否是你真正的摯友呢”符合語境。故選F項。2．依據其次段可知，真正的摯友無論發生什么事情都會跟你在一起，會無條件接受你的一切。故A項“他們會支持你”符合語境。3．空格前提到真正的摯友會傾聽，是你可以與之傾心溝通的人。故G項“即使他們可能不會給你供應建議”符合語境，與上文構成合理的邏輯關系。故選G項。4．本段第一句提到友情是一種雙向溝通。空格后提到假如只是單方面的付出，友情很簡單破裂。所以為了找到真正的摯友，你對待對方也要像對方對待你一樣。故選D項。5．依據語境可知，真正的友情之路是會存在障礙的，但假如能克服這些障礙，那么友情就會變得更好。E項“它會比以前更強大、更好”符合語境。故選E項。Ⅲ．語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。You’veseenalotofunlikelyanimalfriendships.However，nothingcomesclosetoseeinganAmericanblackbear，__1.an__AfricanlionandaBengaltiger(孟加拉虎)livingtogetherinharmony.Theyhavespentthelast15yearsatananimalshelterinGeorgia(格魯吉亞)afterbeingrescued.Thebear,thelionandthetiger__2.wererescued__(rescue)in2001fromthebasementofahouseinAtlanta.They__3.havespent__(spend)everyhappydaytogethereversince.Theyweretoo__4.injured__