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TheAndromedaStrain

MichaelCrichtonwasoneofthemostsuccessfulnovelistsofhisgeneration.TheAndromedaStrain（1969）ishisbest-sellingtechno-thrillerthatbeginswhenamilitarysatellitecrashestotheearthandreleasesanorganismthatkillsalmosteveryoneinanearbysmalltown.Thenthingsgetbad.

LoveintheTimeofCholera

GabrielGarciaMarquezwasamajorLatin-Americanauthorofnovelsandshortstories,acentralfigureintheso-calledmagicalrealismmovementinLatinAmericanliterature.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinliteraturein1982.LoveintheTimeofCholera（1985）ishisgreatColombianauthorsattractivetaleofa50-yearcourtship,inwhichlovesicknessisasstubbornasdisease.uMybest,"

hesaidofit."

Thenovelwaswrittenfrommysoul."

TheRoad

CormacMcCarthyisanAmericannovelistandplaywright.TheRoad（2006）ishisbeautifullywritten,PulitzerPrize-winningnovelsetafteranunspecifiedextinctioneventhaswipedoutmostofhumanity.Anunnamedmanandaboytravelonfoottowardasouthernsea,havingtoavoidcannibals（食人者）anddespair.TheRoadisaspeciallymovingstory1ofajourney.

1．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwobooksmentionedinthetext?

A．They'

rethebestsellers.B．They'

refairlytales.

C．They'

reaboutdisasters.D．They'

renon-fiction.

2．Whichbookiswrittenbytheauthorwhocouldn'

tthinkhighlyofittoomuch?

A．PaleHorse,PaleRiderB．TheAndromedaStrain

C．LoveintheTimeofCholeraD．TheRoad

3．Whowrotethebookthatdescribedanadventurousjourney?

A．KatherineAnnePorter.B．MichaelCrichto.

C．GabrielGarciaMarquez.D．CormacMcCarthy.

I'

mAlice.When1wasyoung,mymothermadethesamedishfivenightsaweekbecausewewerelowoncash.Sheboiledpotatoes,carrots,andsometimes,othervegetablesonthekitchenstove.Onlysmallamountsoftheroastbeefthatshecookedonceaweekwereaddedtothebowls.Shecalleditstew（炖菜）.

Iwouldhearotherchildrentalkabouthamburgers,fries,andmilkshakesfromfastfoodrestaurants,whichwereexpensiveatthetime.Iwishedwecouldeatlikethatonceinawhile,butmyparentscouldn'

taffordit.

ButIlookbackandIthinkhowblessedIwas.Mymomtookthetimetopreparethestewnearlyeverynight.Herportionswereright——focusingonthevegetablesandnotonthemeat——andweweren'

teatingthefatandsaltwewouldhavehadintake-outfood.

Ihadalotfewerheadcoldsandflusthanmyclassmatesthen.If1didgetsick,I'

dbehomeforadayortwo,notawholeweeklikemanyofthem.ThoughIbecameillmoreofteninmythirties,IhavetoadmitI'

dbeeneatinglotsoffastfood,makingupfornotgettingitasachild.ButwhenIwentbacktopreparehomemademealswithoutthoseextrafatandsalt,Istartedtofeelhealthier.

TodayIoftenfindmyselfenjoyingabowlofmymother'

sstew.IrealizehowluckyIwastohaveamotherwhowouldliketotakethetimetopreparetheslewforherfamilyfiveeveningsaweek.Thatstewwasmadewithloveandithasleftmewithamemorythatwillwarmmeforever.

4．WhydidAlice'

smothercookthestewnearlyeverynightwhenshewasyoung?

A．Becauseitwasabalancedmeal.B．Becauseitwastheirfavorite.

C．Becauseitwaseasilycooked.D．Becauseitmightcostless.

5．Whatistheauthor'

spurposeofwritingparagraph4?

A．Toshowushowtocookthestew.B．Toexplaintheeffectsthestewhasonher.

C．Totellushowgreathermotheris.D．Towarnusofthedangeroffastfood.

6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlice'

smother?

A．CaringB．Strict.C．Humorous.D．Cautious

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MyMothersDaughterB．MyUnforgettableChildhood

C．GratefulfortheStewD．ServingFoodandKindness

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoworkwithzoooraquariumanimals?

Kylene,ananimalcarespecialistfromSeaWorldSanDiego,whocaredfortheAfricanpenguinsatSeaWorldformanyyears.

Overthepastseveralyears,theSouthAfricanpenguinshavebeenonthedecreaseinnumbers.Ahundredyearsago,therewereabout1millionAfricanpenguins,butsincethentheirpopulationhasdecreasedtounder100,000.Scientistspredictthepopulationcouldfallaslowas50,000overthenext20yearsifwedon'

tdoanything.

Somescientiststhinkthechangingoceantemperatureshavecausedthepenguins1foodsupplytodisappear.Humanshavealsodisturbedthepenguins'

wildhabitatandcollectedtheireggs.Andhumanshavealsobeencollectingguano（thewastepassedfromtheseabirds'

bodies）,whichcanbeaddedtothesoiltomakeplantsgrowmoresuccessfully.Asaresult,humansdamagetheirnaturalnest-diggingsites.Withoutthepilesofguanothepenguinsusedtobuildtheirnests,they'

vebeenforcedtonestonopenground.

Someotherscientiststhinktheslightincreaseinairtemperatureontheislandshashadanimpactonthepenguins'

successrateofhatchingtheireggs.Nomatterwhatthereasonis,SouthAfricanpenguinpopulationisfalling,andscientistsneedtofindawaytostopthedecline.

Workingwithotherzoosinthecountry,KylenedidwhatshecouldtohelpprotecttheSouthAfricanpenguins.ThroughKylene'

seffortsandtheeffortsofthepeoplelikeheratmanypenguinconservationorganizationsinSouthAfrica,theselittlepenguinshaveachanceforabettertomorrow.

8．WhathashappenedtotheSouthAfricanpenguinsoverthepastyears?

A．Thepenguinpopulationhasgreatlydeclined.

B．They'

vebeguntolosethehabitatcompletely.

C．Theyhavedonegreatharmtothenaturalenvironment.

D．Theyhavebeenhuntedbyhumansformoney-making.

9．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofpenguins'

return.B．Thecausesofpenguins'

decrease.

C．Theeffortsofsomescientists.D．thenecessityofpenguins'

existence.

10．Whatisguanousedforbyhumans?

A．Thefoodsupply.B．Thebuildingmaterials.

C．Thegoodshelter.D．Thefarmingfertilizer.

11．Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheSouthAfricanpenguins?

A．Worried.B．Doubtful.C．Hopeful.D．Uncertain.

Thewayofgreetingsomeonecomesindifferentforms.KissingandhuggingarenormalinsomeEuropeanandArabcountries.MaorisinNewZealandgreeteachotherbyrubbingagainsttheirnoses.However,themostcommonphysicalwayofgreetingpeoplenowadaysishandshake.Ithasbecomesoubiquitousthatyoumayneverhavethoughtaboutitsorigins.It'

slikeapartofhumannature.

Themodernhandshakeasaformofgreetingishardtotrace.TheQuakersaretraditionallyseenasoriginators.ButasDutchsociologistHermanRoodenburg——thechiefauthorityforthehistoryofhandshaking一wroteinhispublicationACulturalHistoryofGesture,"

Morethaninanyotherfield,thestudyofgestureisoneinwhichthehistorianhastomakethemostofonlyafewclues."

Anotherwell-knownevidenceoftheearlytraditionofshakinghandstookplaceintheearly17thcentury.AScotsmanlivinginEngland,namedJamesCleland,suggestedthatthepracticeoftheugoodoldScottishshakingofthetworighthands”shouldbeobserved,insteadofthingslikebowingdowntoeveryone'

sshoesandkissinghands.

Ifyouaskwhyshakinghandsisthemostpreferredwayofgreetingoverothergestures,themostwell-knownexplanationisthathandshakingpreventstherighthandfromholdingaweapon.Inthe19thcenturyitwasarguedthatshakinghandswithoutremovinggloveswasquiterudeandrequiredanimmediateapology.

Shakinghandsseemslikeagesturethathasbeenaroundforever.However,in1880'

sFrance,asocietyhadbeenformedtoabolishthehandshakeasa'

'

vulgar"

Englishnovelty.AndnowintheUSthatgesturemayfallawayinfavorofthefisthump.Whilethefistbumpisacoolerwaytogreetsomeone,thereasonmayhavebeenmorepractical.Accordingtosurveyparticipants,theydidnotwanttoshakehandsbecausetheywereafraidofcatchingandspreadinggerms（细菌）.

12．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplain"

ubiquitous”underlinedinparagraph1?

A．Curious.B．Obvious.C．Common.D．Shallow.

13．Whatdoesparagraph2mainlydiscussaboutthemodernhandshake?

A．Theimportance.B．Thehistory.

C．Thefeature.D．Theclassification.

14．Whydidpeopleshakehandsusingrighthandsaccordingtothemostfamousexplanation?

A．Forconvenience.B．Forpoliteness.

C．Forenjoyment.D．Forsafety.

15．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Everyonedoesn'

tfallinlovewiththehandshake.

B．Therootofhandshakeislostinthesandsoftime.

C．Itmightseemlikeshakinghandsisanancientcustom.

D．Ahandshakeisamongthemostcommonwaystogreetothers.

二、七选五

Whenitcomestohealth,everyonewantsthebestforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.YoucanhelppreventthespreadofCOVID-19byseeingthelatestinformationfromtheWHO.WhatisCOVID-19?

16．ManycountrieshaveseencasesofCOVID-19andseveralhaveseenoutbreaks.ExpertsinChinaandsomeothercountrieshavesucceededinslowingorstoppingtheiroutbreaks.17．YoucanreduceyourchancesofbeinginfectedorspreadingCOVID-19bytakingsomesimplemeasures:

18．Why?

Whensomeonecoughsorsneezesthey