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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(shè)備得以改善。該語篇旨在激發(fā)思考，引導(dǎo)考生關(guān)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(dāng)?shù)厝俗⒁獾降那闆r——天空是藍(lán)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(dāng)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(yuǎn)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?。籪orecast預(yù)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(dāng)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(yīng)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(guān)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(fēng)霜的。15．A.tryingB．waitingC．watchingD．sharing答案：D解析：上文語境題。此處指當(dāng)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(wù)無私奉獻(xiàn)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(xì)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(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicate,antsdependprimarilyonphero