2014第十一届学而思英语目标班选拔考答案

2014·第十一届学而思英语目标班选拔考试五升六试题解析

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Part ⅠGrammar and Vocabulary （2’*15=30’）

1. The word ―appreciate‖ reads _________.

A. /ɑ'pri:ʃɪe ɪt/ B. /ə'pri:ʃɪe ɪt/ C. /ɑ'pri ʃɪe ɪt/ D. /ə'pr e :ʃɪe ɪt/

【答案】B. 基础题，音标考察。

【解析】根据国际音标，appreciate 此词发音可为/ə'pri:ʃɪe ɪt/或 /əˈpri ʃi ˌet/，B 选项符合。

2. Which of the underlined letters pronounces differently from the others? 【答案】C. 基础题，音标考察。

【解析】A, B, D三选项划线部分发音均可为长音/ɔ:/，而选项C 划线部分为短音/ɔ/，因此答案选C 。

3. --- What else can we do?

--- An international effort is required to cope with _________ urgent need of _________ earthquake victims.

A. the, the B. a, an C. an, a D. a, the

【答案】A. 基础题，冠词考察。

【解析】考点：定冠词。冠词分为定冠词、不定冠词和零冠词，定冠词应放在特指的名词前，特指某一（类）人或事物。题目中的意思是，需要全世界的努力来处理这次地震受害人的迫切需要。这次地震受害人为特指，前面应用the ，受害人的迫切需要也为特指，前面也用the ，因此答案为A 。

4. Neither side is prepared to talk to _________ unless we can smooth things over between them.

A. others B. the other C. another D. one other

【答案】B. 基础题，代词考察。

【解析】考点：代词other 。从题干neither 可知，这里指的是两方的人，两方之间的相互交谈应该是一方和另一方交谈，使用的代词应该是one, the other，因此答案应为talk to the other。选项A 中的others 指的是其他人，为复数，选项C 中的another 指的是另一个，但并不是特指，选项D 的说法不正确。

5. Graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you _________ the tough years.

A. through B. up C. with D. from

【答案】A. 基础题，介词考察。

【解析】考点：时间介词through 。题目的意思是：毕业季是一个感谢那些在艰苦年间曾帮助过你的人的好时机。横线部分的介词意思应为“在„时间里”，through 做时间介词时意为“时间的经历、历程”，和题干意思相符，因此答案选A 。

6. In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a _________ for everyone to stand up.

A. signal B. chance C. mark D. measure

【答案】A. 中等题，名词考察。

【解析】考点：常见名词辨析。题目意思为：当铃响了，老师合上书后，这是大家起立下课的______。不难理解，横线处应填上表示“信号或标志”的一个名词，A 选项意为信号，B 意为机会，C 意为标签、记号，D 选项意为方法，因此答案选A 。

7. If you _________ go, at least wait until the storm is over.

A. can B. may C. must D. will

【答案】C. 中等题，情态动词考察。

【解析】考点：情态动词辨析。根据题意：如果你______走，至少等到风暴结束。理解题意后，不难推出横线处应填上must ，表示“如果你坚持要走”的意思。must 除了表示一定，必须以外，还可以表示某人坚持做某事的意思。

8. After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team _________ four days later.

A. rescued B. was rescued C. has rescued D. had been rescued

【答案】B. 中等题，被动语态考察。

【解析】考点：被动语态的判断及时态分析。根据题意：在一场风暴后迷失之后，海军的一名成员四天后被营救。这位成员应该是被营救的，因此本句要使用被动语态。再者，four days later为过去时态的时间标志，因此本题应使用被动语态的过去式，即选项B 。

9. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn‘t get through. Her brother _________ on the phone all the time!

A. was talking B. has been talking C. has talked

D. talked

【答案】A. 中等题，过去进行时考察。

【解析】考点：过去进行时的情景判断。根据题干第一句话yesterday evening可知，此事发生在过去，前半句意思是昨晚我打电话给Hannah 的时候打不通，因为她的弟弟一直在讲电话（on the phone all the time），由此可判断我打电话当时她的弟弟正在讲电话，因此应该用进行时，综上所述，应使用过去进行时。答案选A 。

10. --- Bob! How‘s your project? I heard you started it last Friday, right?

--- Oh! I _________ for it. But I haven‘t decided when to do it.

A. had been preparing B. had prepared

【答案】C. 难题。现在完成时考察。

【解析】考点：现在完成时。从发问者所说：“你的项目怎样？听说你昨晚就开始了！”可得知下面回答时应使用与过去相关的时态；从回答者最后一句话“但是我还没决定什么时候执行”可知，我直到现在应该已经开始准备了好一阵子，应使用与现在相关的时态，综合来看，应用现在完成时，选项中只有C 选项符合。选项用了现在完成进行时，强调我一直在准备。

11. There's going to _________ in tomorrow's newspapers.

A. have something new

C. be something new B. have new something D. be new something C. have been preparing D. was preparing

【答案】C. 难题。There be结构考察。

【解析】考点：There be结构的正确使用，及不定代词的形容词后置。题干意思是“明天报纸将有新的信息”，其中，is going to为助词，表示将要的意思，那么there be结构还缺be 动词；不定代词something 的形容词需要后置，即不定代词+形容词，因此，综上所述，只有C 选项符合。

12. --- I have some big news for you. You‘ve been accepted as a member of our club.

--- _________ That‘s great!

A. Have I? B. Pardon? C. Congratulations D. Good idea!

【答案】A. 中等题。情景交际考察。

【解析】考点：情景交际中的适当应答方式。第一个人说“有一个好消息要告诉你，你成功成为我们俱乐部的一员了。”，第二个人最后说了“太棒了”，那证明他听到了，因此选项B “再说一遍”不正确，并且这对于第二个说话者来说是一个好消息，选项C “祝贺”及D “好主意”意思不符，这里应选一个表达听话者惊喜以及想确认信息的回答，即A “我真的进了吗？”，其实这里A 选项是省略应答，完整应为‖Have I been accepted as a member of your club?‖。

13. --- My dear grandchildren, listen to me!

--- We

The underlined part can be best replaced by __________.

A. have a lot of ears

B. are listening with concentration D. try to listen unconsciously C. are listening without concentration

【答案】B. 难题。常见俚语考察。

【解析】考点：俚语。be all ears指的是全神贯注地听，答案中concentration 指的是注意力，因此B 选项符合意思。A 选项是字面意思有许多耳朵，C 选项意思相反，为不认真听，D 选项unconsciously 指的是无意识的听，不正确。本题虽然有一定难度，但做题时可通过选项排除选出正确答案。奶奶要求大家听她讲，那理所当然的，孩子们的应答是，我们会认真听的。此时可分析，选项A 字面意思显然不正确，D 选项unconsciously 这个形容词虽然没学过，但从前缀un-就能猜出这是一个表示否定意思的词，不能选，C 选项介词without 也提示了该选项表示的为否定意思，也不能选。

14. A: That was such a difficult question! How did you know the answer?

B: I just took .

According to the underlined part, we can know that B __________.

A. knew how to solve the question very well

B. knew something about the question and solves it by herself

C. just guessed the answer and happened to get the right one

D. was an expert in solving this question

【答案】C. 难题，俚语考察。

【解析】考点：俚语。shot 是动词shoot （射击）的名词形式，意为―射击‖。而a shot in the dark从字面意思来看就是―在黑暗中放的一枪‖，比喻―（没有根据的）乱猜或瞎蒙‖。选项A 表示回答者非常清查题目如何解答，B 表示了解一些，并且通过分析解答题目，选项D 表示在解决这道题上回答者是一个专家，这些答案都不符合意思。从对话中可知‖I just took a shot in the dark‖里面使用了副词just 仅仅，可猜测出回答者并不太会这个问题，答案C 刚好解释了这一俚语，知识乱猜并且碰巧得到正确答案。

15. Twitter is a kind of __________.

A. online shop B. electronic product C. science fiction D. microblogging site

【答案】D. 中等题，常识考察。

【解析】考点：常识。本题考察学生对英美互联网简单应用的知识。Twitter 即“推特”相当于中国的新浪或腾讯微博，是一个微博网站。答案选D 。

Part Ⅱ Cloze （2’*15=30’）

A private funeral service was held on August 31 for US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. He died on August 25, aged 82. Armstrong‘s family said the hero had ___16___ complications after heart surgery.

The funeral in Cincinnati, Ohio, was by invitation only, ___17___ Armstrong‘s own intensely private nature. Hundreds of millions watched Armstrong land on the moon on July 20, 1969 and describe it as: ―One small ___18___ for a man, one giant leap for mankind,‖ which became one of the most famous ___19___ of the 20th century.

Armstrong ‘s family and friends as well as fellow astronauts ___20___ at a private golf club for the funeral. ―Neil Armstrong ‘s first step on the moon ___21___ the way for others to be the ‗first ‘ to step foot on another planet,‖ said Charles Bolden, head of NASA.

Flags flew at half-mast across America on the day, ___22___ President Barrack Obama‘s order to mark the funeral. The president earlier described Armstrong as a hero not just of his time, but of all time. A public ___23___ for the astronaut is planned on September 12 in Washington.

Last November, Armstrong ___24___ the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest US civilian award. Many of his colleagues and friends have paid ___25___ to him as a modest man who never ___26___ the limelight(众人的注目). Michael Collins, a pilot on the Apollo 11 moon mission, said, ―He was the best, and I will ___27___ him terribly.‖

Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin Aldrin collected samples, ___28___ experiments and took photographs during their moonwalk.

Born in 1930 and raised in Ohio, Armstrong took his first flight aged six with his father and formed a lifelong ___29___ for flying. He flew Navy fighter jets during the Korean War in the 1950s, and joined the US space programme in 1962. In 1971, he left NASA to ___30___ aerospace engineering.

16. A. died on B. died out C. died off D. died from

【答案】D ，中等题，考察动词固定搭配。

【解析】从文中the hero had ___16___ complications after heart surgery.可知，此处的动词短语后面应该是可以直接加上名词complication 的，选项A 说法不正确，选项B 、C 都是灭绝的意思，是不及物的动词短语，即后面不能直接加名词，选项D 以为因„而死，与文章意思相符，句意为“这位英雄死于心脏手术之后的综合症。”

17. A. including B. reflecting C. reducing D. refusing

【答案】B ，中等题，考察名词词义辨析。

【解析】 前文说到这次葬礼只有收到邀请函的人才能去，这“___17___ Armstrong‘s own intensely private nature”

intensely private nature（强烈的隐私个性）表现了Armstrong 注重个人隐私，不难推出横线处应填上意思为“表现、反映”的词，A 意为包括，B 意为反映，C 意为减少，D 意为拒绝，只有B 选项符合。

18. A. step B. move C. jump

D. way 【答案】A ，基础题，考察名词词义辨析。

【解析】这是一句名言，“一个人迈出的一小步，是全人类的一大步”，横线部分应选择表示步伐的单词，A 表示步、步伐，B 表示移动，C 表示跳跃，D 表示道路，从词义上比较，A 选项为正确答案。

19. A. events B. news C. words D. quotes

【答案】D ，基础题，考察综合。

【解析】从上文用双引号引出的句子可知，这应该是一句引述，引言，A 选项意为事件，B 为消息，C 为话语，D 为引言，因此答案选D 。

20. A. met B. gathered C. reached D. appeared

【答案】B ，中等题，考察综合。

【解析】 根据前文可知亲友们齐来到这个地方参加Armstrong 的葬礼，因此横线部分应填一个表示聚集意思的单词，A 意为相见，若选了此选项，原文意思就会变成亲友们来到这个地方相互见面，意思显然不符，B 表示聚集，表示大家来到这里为了Armstrong 举行葬礼，C 表示到达，D 表示出现，从意思上很容易选出符合上文的答案B 。

21. A. flatted B. opened C. paved D. made

【答案】C ，难题，考察固定搭配。

【解析】本题为固定搭配pave way for为„开辟道路，其余动词与way for搭配并无此意，因此答案选C 。

22. A. containing B. leading C. following D. allowing

【答案】C ，中等题，考察上下文联系。

【解析】 根据本段第一句，在Armstrong 葬礼那天，国家降半旗，而后出现奥巴马，可知，应该是奥巴马下令降半旗的，那么就是说这个Order 是跟随Obama 而来的，选项中A 表示包括，B 表示带领，C 表示跟随，D 表示允许，选项C 符合文意。

23. A. memory B. memorial C. memorize D. commemorate

【答案】B ，中等题，考察上下文联系及词义辨析。

【解析】根据文意，人们打算给Armstrong 举办一个公开的纪念仪式，public 后应填一个名词，只有A 、B 选项是名词，并且B 为纪念仪式的意思，其余选项可用排除法将它们排除，A 为记忆力，C 为动词，表记忆，D 选项以-ate 结尾可推断这个单词应为动词或形容词，不能选，本词是一个动词，意为纪念。

24. A. received B. rewarded C. refused

D. replied

【答案】A ，简单题，考察上下文及动词辨析。

【解析】 从横线后面the Gold Medal不难看出这是一个奖项，获奖所使用的动词应为receive, B选项reward 为奖励的意思，如果要使用到原文应为be rewarded the Gold medal, C为拒绝，D 为回复，意思不合适，因此答案选A 。

25. A. attribute B. distribution C. contribution D. tribute

【答案】D ，难题，考察综合

【解析】 固定搭配pay tribute to表示证明、赞扬，选项A 做名词时意为属性，价值，选项B 意为分发，选项C 意为贡献。

26. A. avoided B. sought C. frightened D. enjoyed

【答案】B ，中等题，考察上下文联系。

【解析】由前面朋友说他是一个modest man谦虚的人可知，Armstrong 从不会自己去关注众人的注目，从此可知横线处应填表示找寻或关注意思的词，A 为避免，B 为寻找，C 为害怕，D 为享受，正确答案应选B ，此词为不规则动词，原形是seek 。

27. A. miss B. admire C. remember D. forgive

【答案】A ，中等题，考察综合

【解析】 从前半句“He was the best”可知，Michael Collins非常尊敬喜爱他，“I will _______ him terribly!”我将会非常地______他。A 选项思念，B 选项敬佩、欣赏，此处不能选这个选项，因为敬佩喜爱应该在Armstrong 生前Michael 就这样认为，这里用了will ，表示将要做的事，因此选B 不合适，C 记住，D 原谅。前后文联系，意思应为我将会非常思念他，选A 选项。

28. A. designed B. analyzed C. constructed D. conducted

【答案】D ，中等题，考察综合

【解析】 A 选项为设计，B 为分析，C 为构建，D 为执行、做，横线后单词为experiment 实验，那应该是他们搜集样本，然后做实验，因此答案应为D ，conduct experiments表示做实验的意思。

29. A. dream B. idea C. passion D. ambition

【答案】C ，中等题，考察综合

【解析】单从意思上讲，四个选项均没错，但是纵观文章，从Armstrong 年轻时上月球，再到年老时继续教授关于太空月球知识可知，他毕生都十分热爱这一事业。A 选项梦想，梦想所指的是没能实现的东西，因此不合适，B 选项想法，由于Armstrong 已经实践了他的这个爱好，因此并不只是一种想法，D 选项雄心壮志，原文中并没有体现，若要选此选项，原文应该用更大的篇幅描述他是如何克服困难解决追求梦想中的难题的，只有C 选项热情、激情与原文符合。

30. A. study B. teach C. improve D. test

【答案】B ，中等题，考察综合

【解析】 从文章描述，他1971年离开美国国家航天局，然后_________ 太空工程，并且他是一个经验丰富的太空员可知，他并不是要去学习或提高太空工程的，退役后他应该是去把自己的经验传授给别人，因此综合理解，应选B 。

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （2’*20=40’）

（A ）

―Hi, everyone. I‘m Popeye! Don‘t make fun of my accent! I have extremely strong forearms and spinach makes me feel so powerful!‖ But is spinach really that wonderful? Well, the truth may be to all of us.

Back to 1870, a German scientist was examining the amount of iron within spinach. When recording data in his notebook, he accidentally misplaced a decimal point. While there are actually only 3.5 milligrams of iron in 100 grams of spinach, the accepted fact became 35 milligrams!

The wrong place of a decimal point made the vegetable a hero. Once this incorrect number was published, spinach became popular among people. When Popeye was created, spinach was chosen as the food to increase his strength. And then, as we all know, Popeye helped increase the misunderstanding of spinach.

This error was eventually corrected in 1937, when someone rechecked the numbers. But the error was so widespread that people now still believe spinach has amazing nutritional value.

Now let‘s learn something from the story. It is easy to spread the first thing you find or the fact that sounds correct. But we should always keep in mind that facts are more important. And also, next time you take a maths exam, be very careful with decimal points!

31. About Popeye, which of the following statements is FALSE ?

A. Popeye has weak forearms.

B. Popeye has a strange accent.

C. Popeye hates his accent to be laughed at.

D. Popeye thinks that his secret of being strong is spinach.

【答案】A ，基础题，考察细节

【解析】依据：第一段第一行“I have extremely strong forearms”，A 选项与原文内容相反。

32. In the sentence ―Well, the truth may be fresh to all of us,‖ the word ―fresh‖ can be replaced by ___________.

A. new B. delicious C. energetic D. strange

【答案】A ，基础题，考察词汇

【解析】fresh 意为新奇，新鲜，因此答案选new 。本题也可通过上下文推出，人们原本以为菠菜真的很厉害，结果从下文看出是由于科学家在做实验时弄错数据了，这对于过去的人们来说是新的认识，因此可推出应该选new 。

33. In 1870, a(n) ___________ tried to examine the amount of iron within spinach.

A. Englishman B. German C. Japanese D. American

【答案】B ，基础题，考察细节

【解析】第二段第一行“a German scientist was examining the amount of iron within spinach. ”可看出答案为German 。

34. There are ___________ of iron within 100 grams of spinach in reality.

A. 3.5 milligrams B. 350 milligrams C. 35 milligrams D. 0.35 milligrams

【答案】A ，中等题，考察细节

【解析】第二段第二行“While there are actually only 3.5 milligrams of iron in 100 grams of spinach, the accepted fact became 35 milligrams! ”为答案所在，应正确理解此句中while 表示然而，actually 与题目中in reality 意思一样，表示实际上，答案选A 。

35. Which of the following statements cannot be inferred from the passage?

A. We should be careful no matter what we are doing.

B. Details sometimes matter a lot.

C. It will be good to spread the first thing you know immediately.

D. What you have heard of might not be correct.

【答案】C ，中等题，考察主旨

【解析】 选项A 不论我们做什么都要小心，这一结论从科学家做实验不小心放错小数点可知；B 细节很重要，这也从小数点这一小错误中可提现；C 当你知道了最新的结论是应该立刻公诸于众，这个结论不正确；D 选项你所听到的并不一定是正确的，这一结论完全符合文章。

（B ）

Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy‘s War and Peace, is more than once described as having ―fat little hands.‘‘ Nor does he ―sit well or firmly on the horse.‘‘ He is said to be ―undersized.‘‘ with ―short legs‘‘ and a ―round stomach‖. The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy‘s description--it seems not that far off from historical accounts but his choice of facts: other things that could be said of the man are not said. We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman. Tolstoy‘s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of

powdered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point.

It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man. In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812, Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar, who has come with peace terms. Napoleon is very angry: doesn‘t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped. ―That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!‖ he shouts. And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon ―walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.‘‘

Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner. ―He raised his hand to the Russian‘s…face,‖ Tolstoy writes, and ―taking him by the ear pulled it gently….‖ To have one‘s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court. ―Well, well, why don‘t you say anything?‘‘ said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect anyone but himself, Napoleon.

36. Tolstoy‘s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is ___________.

A. far from the historical facts

B. based on the Russian history

C. based on his selection of facts

D. not related to historical details

【答案】C ，中等题，考察细节

【解析】第一段第三行“it seems not that far off from historical accounts but his choice of facts”，与C 选项相符，这里his choice for fact意为他自己的选择，C 选项selection 表示选择的意思，故选C 。

37. Napoleon was angry when receiving the Russian representative because ___________.

A. he thought he should be the one to make the peace terms

B. the Tsar's peace terms were hard to accept

C. the Russians stopped his military movement

D. he didn‘t have any more army to fight with

【答案】A ，中等题，考察细节

【解析】第二段第三行，“Napoleon is very angry: doesn‘t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. ”，此行为与C 相符，故选C 。

Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.

38. What did Napoleon expect the Russian representative to do?

A. To walk out of the room in anger.

B. To show agreement with him.

C. To say something about the Tsar.

D. To express his admiration.

【答案】D ，难题，推断题

【解析】原文第二段第四行“―That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!‖ he shouts. And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon ―walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.‘‘拿破仑在说完话之后就在房间里来回走，快速地耸肩，再从第三段第一行“after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds,”在检阅完为他欢呼的士兵后 ”可看出，拿破仑是希望这个俄国使者像他的士兵一样为他欢呼的。

39. Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is ___________.

A. ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests

B. fond of showing off his iron will

C. determined in destroying all of Europe

D. crazy for power and respect

【答案】D ，难题，推断题

【解析】 根据文章第二段和第三段的描写，可看出拿破仑是个对权力极为疯狂的人，他对俄国使者所做的也能看出他极为希望得到尊重，因此答案D 是最合适的，从全文的描述可看出，Tolstoy 并没有要打算把拿破仑写成一个很负面的人，因此A 、B 、C 三个选项都不能选，因为它们都只是对拿破仑进行负面描写，也并不全面。

40. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

A. A writer doesn‘t have to be faithful to his findings.

B. A writer may write about a hero in his own way.

C. A writer may not be responsible for what he writes.

D. A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings.

【答案】A ，中等题，推断题

【解析】文章最后一句“Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.”包括两方面内容，一、Tolstoy 的确做了研究，掌握了一些事实，二、后半句意思是文章是他自己的，证明他可以根据自己的喜好写文章，因此，选项应同时包括这两方面的内容，只有A 选项符合。

(C)

How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments---mostly for entertainment purposes---is fair and respectful?

Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain ―collections‖ of interesting ―things‖ rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural zones.

Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals‘ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species‘ name, diet, and natural range. The animals‘ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don‘t usually take care of the animals‘ natural needs.

The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.

Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven‘t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals‘ natural habitats.

41. How would the author describe the animals‘ life in zoo?

A. Dangerous. B. Unhappy. C. Natural. D. Easy.

【答案】B ，简单题，考察细节

【解析】从文章第四段第四行“a sign of unhappiness and pain.”可知答案。

42. In the state of zoochosis, animals ___________.

A. remain in cages

B. behave strangely D. enjoy moving around C. attack other animals

【答案】B ，基础题，考察细节

【解析】从第四段第二行“This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis.”可知答案为B 。

43. What does the author try to argue in the passage?

A. Zoos are not worth the public support.

B. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.

C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings.

D. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.

【答案】A ，中等题，考察主旨

【解析】从文章最后一段“Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to prot ect animals‘ natural habitats. ”作者倡导大家应该把对动物园的支持转换成支持保护动物的组织可看出，作者应该认为动物园并不值得大家支持的，答案A 与最后一段内容相符，选项BCD 都是对文章的细节描述，此处不合适 。

44. The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by ___________.

A. pointing out the faults in what zoos do

B. using evidence he has collected at zoos

C. questioning the way animals are protected

D. discussing the advantages of natural habitats

【答案】A ，中等题，推断总结题

【解析】从文章第二到第五段，作者每一段分别写了动物呆在动物园里对它们的伤害，这是一篇议论文，在文中主体部分，即作者的论点，他都用了支持动物园的缺点来说服读者，因此答案A 合适。

45. Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that ___________.

A. zoos have to keep animals in small cages

B. most animals in zoos are endangered species

C. some endangered animals are reproduced in zoos

D. it‘s acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats

【答案】C ，难题，推测题

【解析】 本题可使用排除法，A 选项动物园一定要把动物留在小笼子里这个说法显然错误，B 选项作者在文中第五段已否认，也错误，D 选项让动物远离它们的栖息地是可以的，从文章第二段“Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural zones.”这句话里可看出，作者是不同意这个说法的，因此D 选项错误。剩下C 选项，本说法并没有直接在文中说起，但从文章第五段可看出，由于这些野生动物得以留在动物

园里，依然会有后代繁殖的，只不过作者又说了这些繁殖出来的小动物同时也为动物园赚钱，但这也不能否定濒临绝种的动物的确是可以通过动物园更好地繁殖后代，因此选C 。

(D)

根据材料内容，从A-F 中选出5个答案填到文章横线处。

Among all the numbers in the world, which is the most popular one? Alex Bellos, one curious researcher, set up a website and asked people to answer this question.

________46________? ―7‖ is leading the game to be the world‘s favorite number. Following are ―3‖, ―11‖ and ―13‖. Alex has already noticed that odd numbers are more popular than even numbers, and prime numbers are more popular than non-prime numbers. ________47________, especially if they fall on the 3rd, the 5th, the 9th and the 13th. However, ―if you were born on the 22nd or 24th, you are unlikely to choose your birthday as your favorite number,‖ Alex says.

________48________. People like to personate numbers, adding their own imagination and understanding to numbers. According to those who have voted for prime numbers, prime numbers send out a feeling of being ―strong and trustworthy ‖. ―37‖ is widely welcomed because ―it looks cool, like a cloaked villain from a silent movie.‖ The number ―9‖ is also preferred because it looks cute. ________49________!

―6, ‖ however, is not that lucky. ________50________. And being in the middle of ―5‖ and ―7‖ also adds to its unpopularity. ―5‖ is a nice number related to religion. But ―6‖ is just nothing special.

Interesting reasons, aren‘t they? Now it‘s your turn. What‘s your favorite number and what‘s your reason?

46【答案】E ，简单题，考察细节

【解析】46题后面是一个问号，只要在选项先选出疑问句，选项只有E 符合。

47【答案】C ，简单题，考察细节

【解析】从后半句“―if you were born on the 22nd or 24th, you are unlikely to choose your birthday as your favorite number, ‖ Alex says.”可知，横线上内容应该跟birthday 有关系，选项中只有C 符合。

48【答案】F ，简单题，考察细节

【解析】从后面一句话“People like to personate numbers, adding their own imagination and understanding to numbers.”人们喜欢把数字拟人化，可知对于数字人们有自己的想象。此处选F 。

49【答案】B ，简单题，考察细节

【解析】这里可从谐音知道9和单词lie 相近，因此B 最符合。

50【答案】D ，简单题，考察细节

【解析】从后半句“And being in the middle of ―5‖ and ―7‖ also adds to its unpopularity.”可看出，这个数字并不受欢迎，因此这里的描述应为一个不好的描述，从选项看来，只有D 选项描述的是负面的。