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Ⅰ.完形填空ThesmalltownofRjukaninNorwayissituatedbetweenseveralmountainsanddoesnotgetdirectsunlightfromlateSeptembertomid-March—1sixmonthsoutoftheyear.“Ofcourse，wenoticeitwhenthesunisshining，”saysKarinRo，whoworksforthetown'stourismoffice.“Weseetheskyis2，butdowninthevalleyit'sdarker—it'slikeonacloudyday.”Butthat3whenasystemofhigh-tech4wasintroducedtoreflectsunlightfromneighboringpeaks(山峰)intothevalleybelow.Wednesday，residents(居民)ofRjukan5theirveryfirstrayofwintersunshine：Arowofreflectiveboardsonanearbymountainsidewereputto6.Themirrorsarecontrolledbyacomputerthatdirectsthemtoturnalongwiththesunthroughoutthe7andtocloseduringwindyweather.Theyreflectaconcentratedbeam(束)oflightontothetown'scentral8，creatinganareaofsunlightroughly600squaremeters.Whenthelight9，Rjukanresidentsgatheredtogether.“Peoplehavebeen10thereandstandingthereandtakingpicturesofeachother，”Rosays.“Thetownsquarewastotally11.Ithinkalmostallthepeopleinthetownwerethere.”The3,500residentscannotall12thesunshineatthesametime.13，thenewlightfeelslikemorethanenoughforthetown's14residents.“It'snotverybig，”shesays，“butitisenoughwhenweare15.”本文是一篇新聞報道。文章報道了挪威小城尤坎一年中接近半年無法得到陽光直射，這種情況通過運用高科技設備得以改善。該語篇旨在激發(fā)思考，引導考生關注自然生態(tài)，探索人與自然的和諧相處之道。1．A.only B．obviouslyC．nearly D．precisely答案：C解析：上文語境題。根據(jù)空前所述(從九月底到三月中旬)可知，此處指接近(nearly)六個月的時間。only只有；obviously明顯地；precisely精確地。2．A.emptyB．blueC．highD．wide答案：B解析：上文語境題。顯然，該引號中的話為當?shù)厝俗⒁獾降那闆r——天空是藍色的(blue)，但山谷里較暗。empty空的；high高的；wide寬的。3．A.helpedB．changedC．happenedD．mattered答案：B解析：下文語境題。但是當一套高科技的鏡子系統(tǒng)被引進之后，這種狀況改變(change)了。help幫助；happen發(fā)生；matter重要。4．A.computersB．telescopesC．mirrorsD．cameras答案：C解析：下文語境題。由下文中的“Themirrorsarecontrolled...”可知該空填mirrors(鏡子)。computer電腦；telescope望遠鏡；camera照相機。5．A.rememberedB．forecastedC．receivedD．imagined答案：C解析：上下文語境題。由上下文可知，在引進高科技的鏡子系統(tǒng)后，尤坎居民收到(receive)了冬日的第一束陽光。remember記住；forecast預報；imagine想象。6．A.repairB．riskC．restD．use答案：D解析：上文語境題。由該句前的冒號可知，此句介紹尤坎居民是如何得到光源的——附近山坡上的一排反射板投入使用。puttouse“投入使用”，符合語境。repair修理；risk冒險；rest休息。7．A.dayB．nightC．monthD．year答案：A解析：上下文語境題。因為是要反射光源，肯定是在白天時間。throughouttheday“整個白天”，符合語境。8．A.libraryB．hallC．squareD．street答案：C解析：下文語境題。由下一段中的“Thetownsquarewastotally...”可知，此空填square。library圖書館；hall大廳；street街道。9．A.appearedB．returnedC．fadedD．stopped答案：A解析：上文語境題。當光出現(xiàn)(appear)的時候，尤坎居民就聚集到一起。return返回；fade逐漸消失；stop停止。10．A.drivingB．hidingC．campingD．sitting答案：D解析：下文語境題。與空后的standing對應的是sitting，指人們或坐或站，故選D項。drive駕駛；hide躲藏；camp露營。11．A.newB．fullC．flatD．silent答案：B解析：下文語境題。由空后的“我覺得幾乎鎮(zhèn)上所有人都在那里了”可知城鎮(zhèn)廣場完全滿了(full)。new新的；flat平淡的，單調(diào)的；silent沉默的。12．A.blockB．a(chǎn)voidC．enjoyD．store答案：C解析：上下文語境題。3500個居民不能同時享受(enjoy)陽光。block擋住，堵??；avoid避免；store儲存。13．A.InsteadB．HoweverC．GraduallyD．Similarly答案：B解析：語義邏輯題?？涨疤岬骄用癫荒芡瑫r享受陽光，空后說，新光線對小鎮(zhèn)居民而言感覺綽綽有余，由此可知，前后語義為轉(zhuǎn)折關系，故填However(然而)。instead反而，相反；gradually逐漸地；similarly相似地。14．A.nature-loving B．energy-savingC．weather-beaten D．sun-starved答案：D解析：上文語境題。尤坎小鎮(zhèn)原本每年有接近六個月的時間不見陽光，所以說他們是渴望陽光的(sun-starved)居民。nature-loving熱愛自然的；energy-saving節(jié)約能源的；weather-beaten飽經(jīng)風霜的。15．A.tryingB．waitingC．watchingD．sharing答案：D解析：上文語境題。此處指當我們分享(share)的時候就足夠了。try嘗試；wait等待；watch觀看。Ⅱ.閱讀理解Thereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwide.Eachindividual(個體的)anthardlyweighsanything，butputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallofmankind.Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhere，exceptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles.Foranimalstheirsize，antshavebeenastonishinglysuccessful,largelyduetotheirwonderfulsocialbehavior.Incolonies(群體)thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillions，theyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor.Evenmoreamazingishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicate,antsdependprimarilyonpheromones(外激素)，chemicalssentoutbyindividualsandsmelledortastedbyfellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfood，itproducesapheromonethatwillleadothersstraighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantcomesunderattackorisdying，itsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.Infact，whenitcomestotheartofwar，antshavenoequal.Theyarecompletelyfearlessandwillreadilytake_onacreaturemuchlargerthanthemselves，attackinginlargegroupsandovercomingtheirtarget.Suchistheirdevotiontothecommongoodofthecolonythatnotonlysoldierantsbutalsoworkerantswillsacrificetheirlivestohelpdefeatanenemy.Behavinginthisselflessanddevotedmanner，theselittlecreatureshavesurvivedonEarthformorethan140millionyears，farlongerthandinosaurs.Becausetheythinkasone,theyhaveacollective(集體的)intelligencegreaterthanyouwouldexpectfromitsindividualparts.這是一篇科普說明文。文章對個體渺小，實則有著龐大團隊和巨大力量的螞蟻進行了分析。作者從螞蟻有著明確的分工合作、對集體任務無私奉獻中找到了它們在地球上存活時間比恐龍還長的原因。1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatantsare________.A．notwillingtosharefoodB．notfoundaroundthepolesC．moresuccessfulthanallotheranimalsD．toomanytoachieveanyleveloforganization答案：B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhere,exceptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles”可知，答案為B項。2．Antscanusepheromonesfor________.A．escape B．communicationC．warningenemies D．a(chǎn)rranginglabor答案：B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicate,antsdependprimarilyonphero