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阅读下列短文,从每題所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheIsleofWight,offthesouthcoastofEngland,isthebestplaceinEuropefordiscoveringdinosaurbones.DinosaurFarmMuseumwasestablishedin1993.Sincethen,themuseumhasintroducedthestudyofoldbonestomanymorepeople.

Whatweoffer

Visitorscanenjoyourdisplays,orwatchuscleaningdinosaurbonesandotherfossilsfoundontheisland'

sbeaches.Themuseumhasavarietyofdifferentfossils,manyofthemneverdisplayedtothepublicbefore.Asmorearediscoveredallthetime,youcanbesureofseeingsomethingneweachtimeyouvisit.

WehaveafreeFossilIdentificationService,soyoucanbringinanyfossilsyouhaveandfindoutwhattheyare.Inaddition,wehaveareasonably-pricedMuseumShop,whereyoucanbuyasouvenirofyourvisit.Youcouldalsobringapicnicandrelaxinourspecialpicnicarea.

Activities

Fossilhuntsareorganizedfromthemuseumandrunallyearround.Groupsofupto25areguidedonalocalbeachwheretheycansearchforfossils.Allthesehuntsarefullylicensedandinsured,andguidescanhelptoidentifyanyfossilsfoundandpointoutthingsofinterest.

Duetothepopularityofthesehunts,alltripsmustbebookedbyapersonalvisittoDinosaurFarmMuseum.

Didyouknow…?

TheBBCprogramme"

LivefromDinosaurIsland"

wasfilmedalongthecoasthere,andDinosaurFarmMuseumwasthebaseforthetelevisioncrew.

Findoutmore

Checkoutourwebsiteatwww.isleofwight/dinosaurfarmtolearnindetailhowwedigfordinosaurs.Youcanalsoreadaboutthemanydifferentkindsofdinosaurswhichlivedinthisarea,whichwasconnectedtoEurope120millionyearsago.

1.Onecanbookafossilhunt.

A.throughaBBCprogram

B.throughthemuseum'

swebsite

C.bymakingacalltothemuseum

D.byvisitingthemuseumpersonally

2.Whichofthefollowingisfreeofchargeatthemuseum?

A.Foodforapicnic.

B.Attendingfossilhunts.

C.Asouvenirofthemuseum.

D.Havingfossilsidentified.

3.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.aconferenceinterview

B.atravelmagazine

C.ahistorybook

D.asciencefiction.

B

LeBronJamesiswidelyregardedasoneofthebestbasketballplayerstoday.Hehasanincrediblecombinationofskills,strength,leapingabilityandheightthatmakehimoneofthebestathletesintheworld.

LeBronJameswasborninAkron,OhioonDecember30th,1984.HegrewupinAkronwherehehadadifficultchildhood.Hisfatherwasanex-con（出狱的囚犯）whowasn'

ttherewhenhegrewup.Hisfamilywaspoorandhadahardtime.Fortunatelyhisbasketballcoach,FrankieWalker,receivedhimandlethimstaywithhisfamilywherehecouldfocusonschoolandbasketball.LeBronJameswenttohighschoolatSt.Vincent-StMaryHighSchoolinAkron.Heledhisbasketballteamtothreestatetitlesandwasnamed“Mr.Basketball”intoOhioforthreeyears.HedecidednottogotocollegeandwentstraighttotheNBAwherehewasthenumber1pickinthedraft（选秀）.

LeBronJameswasdraftedbytheClevelandCavalierswhereheplayedhisfirstsevenseasons.

In2010,LeBronJamesbecameafreeagent.Thismeanthecouldplayforanyteamhewanted.Whichteamhewouldchoosewasbignews.ESPNevenhadawholeshowcalledTheDecisionwhereJamestoldtheworldthathewasgoingtoplayfortheMiamiHeatnextseason.HehadplayedfortheHeatuntil2014.

LeBronJamesholdsanumberofNBArecordsandhasreceivedanumberofawards.Herearejustafewofthem.HewastheNBAFinalsMVPandChampionin2012.HewontwoOlympicgoldmedalsin2008and2012.

4.LeBronJamesisconsideredasoneofthebestathletesintheworldbecauseof__________.

A.hisbasketballcoach

B.hisfather

C.hiscombinationofskills,strength,leapingabilityandheight

D.hishometown

5.WhatwasLeBronJames'

childhoodlike?

A.Difficult.B.Naughty.C.Rich.D.Weak.

6.WhatdidLeBronJamesdoafterhedecidednottogotocollege?

A.HewentstraighttotheNBA.

B.Hewentstraighttoworkwithhiscoach.

C.HewenttoplayforMiamiHeat.

D.Hewenthome.

7.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat_________.

A.LeBronJamesisnotabornbasketballplayer.

B.LeBronJameswasnotfitforthesportwhenhewasyoung.

C.LeBronJamesisgiftedinbasketball.

D.LeBronJamesleftsportin2010.

C

Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:

Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.

Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,thetoothlessbaleenwhale（须鲸类）becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,"

Whyisthat?

"

"

Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,"

saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:

Iceagesinthelast3to5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.

Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations（模拟）andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcludedthatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwindsshifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator（赤道）andtheneventuallymovedbackupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.

Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales（抹香鲸）,huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn'

taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleenwhaleshuntschoolsoffish.

OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit"

areallyconvincingsituation"

.Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeitwaswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.

8.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"

Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye"

inthesecondparagraph?

A.Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.

B.Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.

C.Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.

D.Researchersthoughtthechangeofbaleenwhaleswasunimportant.

9.Whatplayedthekeyroleinbaleenwhales'

becominghuge?

A.Man-madeclimatechange.B.Itseatingahugeamountoffish.

C.Thewatercirculationintheoceans.D.Theincreaseoffoodsupplyforwhales.

10.Whatdoweknowaboutspermwhalesandbluewhalesaccordingtothetext?

A.Spermwhaleseatmorefood.

B.Bluewhalerlivemuchlonger.

C.Spermwhalesprefertohuntschoolsoffish.

D.Bluewhalesusuallyswallowschoolsoffish.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Therearenowhalefossilsnow.B.Thewhalesmaybecomeevenbigger.

C.Globalwarminghasthreatenedthewhales.D.OlivierLamberthinksthestudyisperfect.

D

Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehears.

Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling（生动的）“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitor,bestofall,recitingit.

Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”it,ifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”,and“aheighteningoflife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.

IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.

12.Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould_____.

A.discussitwithothers

B.analyzeitbyoneself

C.practicereadingitaloud

D.copyitdowninanotebook

13.Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudents_____.

A.toenjoypoetry

B.tounderstandlife

C.tobecometeacher

D.tobecomepoets

14.Theunderlinedword"

makeroom"

（inthelastparagraph）probablymeans____.

A.tobuildabooth

B.toprovideequipment

C.tosetasideenoughspace

D.toleaveacertainamountoftime

15.Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?

A.Poetryismoreimportantthananyothersubject.

B.Morestressshouldbelaidontheteachingofpoetry.

C.Onecannotenjoylifefullywithoutanunderstandingofpoetry.

D.Poetryisthefoundationofalllanguageandliteraturecourses.

第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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