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第一节（共15小题;

每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

HerearefourhomesforsalearoundtheU.S.withlinkstopast,presentand

futurepresidents,aswellastheirclosefamilies.

JohnF.KennedysWeekendRetreat

AmodestfarmnearMiddleburg,Virginia,wasbuiltbyJohnFKennedyandhis

wifeintheearly1960s.Theformerfirstladydesigneditherself.Thefour-bedroom

propertyiscurrentlybackonthemarketfor$5.95million,decreasedby$2million

comparedwith2015.Itwas$10.99millionwhenitfirstwasputupforsalein2013.

JackieKennedysSummerHouse

AnotherKennedy-linkedpropertyforsaleistheLasataestateintheHamptons,

designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethanseven

acresoflandneartheocean,itincludesa10-bedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2007,

includingathree-cargaragebuilding.It'

sonthemarketfor$38.9million,alittlebit

higherthanlastyear.

ChesterA.Arthur'

sSummerWhiteHouse

ChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhis

downtimehere.Thethree-story,six-bedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin

1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag,down

from$20millionin2015.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldining

andlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.

PresidentObama'

sSummerRental

ThisMartha'

sVineyardhomeservedasthesummerWhiteHousetoPresident

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Obama.ItiscurrentlyforsaleforS19.1million,downfromS22.5millioninJuly

2015.Setonnineacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubt

actedasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn'

twanttheireverymovement

seen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,half-basketballcourt,

outdoorterracesandatwo-bedroomguestcottage

21.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?

A.PresidentObama'

B.JackieKennedy'

sSummerHouse

C.ChesterA.Arthur'

D.JohnF.Kennedy'

sWeekendRetreat

22.WhatisthefeatureofPresidentObama'

sSummerRental?

A.PrivacyB.ArchitectureC.LocationD.Price.

23.Whatdothefourhouseshaveincommon?

A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.

B.TheyhaveconnectionswithUSpresidents.

C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.

D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.

B

Itwasjustonewordinoneemail,butitcausedhugefinanciallossesfora

multinationalcompany.Themessage,writteninEnglish,wassentbyanativespeaker

toacolleagueforwhomEnglishwasasecondlanguage.Unsureoftheword.the

receiverfoundtwocontradictorymeaningsinhisdictionary.Heactedonthewrong

one.Monthslater,seniormanagementinvestigatedwhytheprojecthadfailed,costing

hundredsofthousandsofdollars.

Whensuchmisunderstandingshappen,it'

susuallythenativespeakerswhoareto

blame.Ironically,theyareworseatdeliveringtheirmessagethanpeoplewhospeak

Englishasasecondorthirdlanguage.

AlotofnativespeakersarehappythatEnglishhasbecometheworld'

sglobal

language.Theydon'

tfeeltheneedtoaccommodateoradapttoothers.Theyoftentalk

toofastforotherstofollowandusejokes,slang,shortformsandreferencesspecific

totheirownculture.ThefirsttimeIworkedinaninternationalinstitution,somebody

said‘ETA16:

53'

andIthought‘WhatthehellisETA?

'

saysMichaelBlatter,an

executiveinaninternationalcompany.

Andthenthere'

sculturalstyle.WhenaBritishreactstoaproposalbysaying

hat'

sinteresting,afellowBritishmightrecognizethisashat'

srubbishButother

nationalitieswouldtakethewordinterestingonfacevalue.

Also,lotsoftheinformationisnotfullyunderstoodbecauseofthecomplex

languagenativespeakersuse.Toomanynon-nativespeakers,especiallytheAsians

andtheFrench,aretooconcernedaboutnot“losingface”andnodapprovinglywhile

notgettingthemessageatall,becauseofwhich,thenativespeakerscontinue

deliveringinformationthatmakeslittlesensetothem.Theinformationgapis

unnoticedandkeepswidening.

Nativespeakersshouldcommunicateefficientlywithsimplelanguage.When

tryingtocommunicateinEnglishwithagroupofpeoplewithdifferentlevelsof

fluency,it'

simportantfornativespeakerstomakethesamepointinacoupleof

differentwaysandaskforsomeacknowledgement,reactionandaction,toknow

whetherthey'

vebeenunderstoodornot.

24.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageiswrittento_____.

A.tellreadersaninterestingstory

B.introducethetopicofthepassage

C.statetheimportanceofEnglish

D.showanexampleofcommunication

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichael?

A.HethinksBritishpeopletalktoofast

B.Hefeelsnoneedtoadapttoothers

C.He'

snotanativeEnglishspeaker.

D.HefindsBritishculturehardtounderstand

26.WhatmightcausetheAsiansandtheFrenchto“loseface”accordingtothe

passage?

A.Beingunabletousecomplexlanguage

B.Beingnon-nativeEnglishspeakers

C.Failingtounderstandnativespeakers

D.Noddingapprovinglywhilelistening

27.Nativespeakersareadvisedtoaskforlistenersacknowledgementinorderto____.

A.talktoagroupofpeopleatthesametime

B.learnaboutlisteners'

levelsoffluency

C.getsuggestionsfromlisteners

D.checklisteners'

understanding

C

Scientistshaveidentifiedtheorderofthegeneofthegiraffeforthefirsttimeto

helpexplainhowthetallestanimalsonearthdevelopedtheirremarkablylongnecks.

Beingagiraffeisnoteasy.Topumpbloodtwometersupfromthechesttothe

braincallsforapowerfulheartandtwicethebloodpressureofothermammals.

Giraffesalsoneedspecialsafetysystemtoletthembenddownforadrinkandraise

theirheadsagainwithoutfeelingdizzy.

Theanimals'

uniquebodystructurehaslongbeenapuzzleforbiologists,

includingCharlesDarwin.Now,bycomparingthegeneofthegiraffewithitsclosest

relative,theshort-neckedokapi,scientistshavesolvedpartofthepuzzlebystudying

changesinasmallnumberofgenesresponsiblebothforregulatingbodyshapeand

circulation.Thissuggeststhatthedevelopmentofalongneckandapowerfulheart

wenthandinhand,drivenbyarelativelysmallnumberofgeneticchanges.

Theinterpretationofthegeneticfactorsbehindthegiraffe'

sremarkableheart

systemcouldalsobeinstructiveforhumanhealth,sincetheanimalsappeartoavoid

thekindoforgandamageoftenfoundinpeoplewithhighbloodpressure.

Themorefundamentalquestionofwhygiraffesdevelopedtheirlongnecks

remainsopen,however.Theapparentlyself-evidentideathatitwastoreach

ever-higherfoodsupplieshasbeenchallengedinthepast20yearsbyacompeting

beliefthatitisactuallyduetocompetitionamongfightingmalesforfemales.

Unlikelong-neckedbirds,whichhaveadditionalvertebrae（椎骨）,giraffeshave

thesamesevenvertebraefoundinallmammals,althoughtheirsaregreatlyextended.

28.Astrongheartisveryimportantforagiraffebecauseit____.

A.pumpsbloodtothebrainhighaboveitsbody

B.keepsthebloodpressureatanormallevel

C.helpsthegiraffefindadrinkatlowerplaces

D.keepsthegiraffesafeindifferentenvironments

29.Scientistscomparethegeneofthegiraffeandtheshort-neckedokapibecausethe

latter___.

A.hasaquitespecialbodystructure

B.isapuzzleworthfurtherstudy

C.isinthesamefamilyasthegiraffe

D.hasgonethroughfewgeneticchanges

30.Whichpossiblycausedthegiraffetodevelopalongneck?

A.Itsfavoritefoodathighplaces

B.Itsattemptstoattractfemales

C.Itsneedtoavoidorgandamage.

D.Itsgreatly-extendedvertebrae

31.What'

stheauthor'

spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroduceanewfindingofscience.

B.Toexplaingeneticchangesinanimals.

C.Todescribegiraffesbodystructure.

D.Tochallengeabeliefoftwentyyears.

D

Bettysmith'

sfirstnovel,ATreeGrowsinBrooklyn,becameimmediatelypopular

whenitwaspublishedin1943.Thestoryissetintheyearsof1900to1920.Ittellsof

FrancieNolanandherparents,whowereborntoimmigrants,andtheirstruggleto

providefortheirfamily.Smithsaysshebasedthestoryonherownexperiences

growingupintheneighborhoodofWilliamsburginBrooklyn,aboroughofNew

YorkCity.It'

swidelybelievedthatthecharacterofFrancieisbasedonSmith.

Thetreeofthebook'

stitlereferstothebigTreeofHeavenwhichgrowsnearthe

family'

sapartmentbuilding,despiteattemptstogetridofit.It'

sasymbolforFrancie

herself.Francieisdeterminedtosurviveandimproveherlife,despitethingsthatget

inherway:

herfatherisanalcoholicanddies,hermotherdoesn'

tcareaboutFrancie'

s

dreamsandherfamilyisalmostconstantlypoor.

ThenoveltellsthestoryofhowFrancie'

sparents,JohnnyandKatieNolan,met

asteenagers.Katielaterbecamepregnant,andtheymarriedbeforeeitherofthemhad

turned20.Despitehischarmandgoodnature,Johnnyisanalcoholicwho