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一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk
There are many standards that aim to rank how green cities are. But what does it actually mean for a city to be green or sustainable?
We've written about what we call the "parks, cafes and a riverwalk" model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people. This vision of shiny residential towers and waterfront parks has become a widely-shared conception of what green cities should look like. ________
Gentrification(住宅高档化) has become a catch-all term used to describe neighborhood change, and is often misunderstood as the only path to neighborhood improvement. In fact, its defining feature is displacement. Typically, people who move into these changing neighborhoods are wealthier and more educated than residents who are displaced.
A recent flood of new research has focused on the displacement effects of environmental cleanup and green space initiatives. ________
Land for new development and resources to fund extensive cleanup of poisonous sites are scarce in many cities. ________ And in neighborhoods where gentrification has already begun, a new park or farmers market can worsen the problem by making the area even more attractive to potential high-income people and pricing out long-term residents. In some cases, developers even create temporary community gardens or farmers markets or promise more green space than they eventually deliver, in order to market a neighborhood to buyers looking for green pleasantness.
________ It makes deindustrialization seem both inevitable and desirable, often by quite literally replacing industry with more natural-looking landscapes. When these neighborhoods are finally cleaned up, after years of activism by longtime residents, those advocates often are unable to stay and enjoy the benefits of their efforts.
A. This phenomenon is often missing from development projects promoted as green or sustainable.
B. This phenomenon has variously been called environmental, eco-or green gentrification.
C. Greening and environmental cleanup do not automatically or necessarily lead to gentrification.
D. This creates pressure to rezone industrial land for residential towers or profitable commercial space, in exchange for developer-funded cleanup.
E. But it can drive up real estate prices and displace low- and middle-income residents.
F. Environmental gentrification naturalizes the disappearance of manufacturing and the working class.
【答案】 E；B；D；F
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，可持续发展城市需要的不仅仅是公园、咖啡馆和河边人行道。

有许多标准旨在对绿色城市进行排名。

但是一个城市的绿色和可持续发展究竟意味着什么呢?意味着住宅高档化，生态环境更中产化，用更自然的景观取代工业的痕迹。

（1）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空前“ We've written about what we call the ‘parks, cafes and a riverwalk’model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people.”我们称之为“公园、咖啡馆和河边漫步'的可持续发展模式，其重点是为高收入人群提供新的绿色空间"，及空后“ Gentrification(住宅高档化) has become a catch-all term used to describe neighborhood change, and is often misunderstood as the only path to neighborhood improvement.”住宅高档化'已成为描述邻里变化的一个笼统的术语，移居到这些住宅区的人比那些流离失所的居民更富有"，可知，这样的高档住宅抬高了房地产价格，并取代中低收入居民，代之的是中产阶级。

可知E项符合题意，故选E。

（2）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空前"A recent flood of new research has focused on the displacement effects of environmental cleanup and green space initiatives."可知，"最近大量的新研究集中在环境清理和倡议绿色空间的效应上。

"由此可知，清理环境，倡议绿色空间，意味着让环境，绿化生态有了很大的改善，适合于中产阶级（即住宅高档化)，可知B项符合题意，故选B。

（3）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空前“ Land for new development and resources to fund extensive cleanup of poisonous sites are scarce in many cities.”在许多城市，用于新开发的土地和用于大规模清理有毒场所的资源都很稀缺；及空后“ In some cases, developers even create temporary community gardens or farmers markets or promise more green space than they eventually deliver, in order to market a neighborhood to buyers looking for green pleasantness.”开发商不得不创造及承诺更多最终会有更多的绿化。

由此可知，为了让开发商资助清理这些有毒的场所，这就造成了将工业用地重新规划为住宅楼或有利可图的商业用地的压力。

故选D。

（4）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空后“ It makes deindustrialization seem both inevitable and desirable, often by quite literally replacing industry with more natural-looking landscapes.”这使得去工业化看起来既不可避免又令人向往，通常是通过用更自然的景观代替工业……当这些社区最终被清理干净时，这些倡导者往往无法留下来享受他们的努力带来的好处。

"，再快速阅读本段得出大意，F项意义与本小题一致。

其中的F项中的"disappearance of manufacturing"与文中的"disappearance of manufacturing"是同义词组。

其中的F项中的"the disappearance of the working class"即是文中所说的"清理干净社区，这些人无法留下来享受他们带来的好处的"工人阶级的消失。

分析选项可知F项符合题意，故选F。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

2．请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

Fighting the curse of presenteeism
"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" Beyond a certain level, extra effort seems to be self-defeating. Studies suggest that, after 10 hours a week, employee productivity falls sharply.
But that doesn't stop some managers from demanding that workers stay chained to their desk
for long periods. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, recently applauded the "996" model, where employees work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week, as a huge blessing". However, to modem office workers presenteeism is a curse.
There will be days when you do not have much to do, just waiting for someone else to respond to a request. As the clock ticks past 5pm, there may be no purpose in staying at your desk. But you can see your boss hard at work and, more important, they can see you. So you make an effort to look busy.
If bosses do not like to go home before their underlings (下属)and underlings fear leaving before their bosses, everyone is trapped. Staff may feel that they will not get a pay rise, or a promotion, if they are not seen to be putting in maximum effort. This is easily confused with long hours. Managers, who are often no good at judging employees5 performance, use time in the office as a measurement.
But presenteeism has more serious consequences. As well as reducing productivity, this can increase medical expenses for the employer. According to a study, these costs can be six time: higher for employers than the costs of absenteeism among workers. To take one example, research found that Japanese employees with lower-back pain were three times more likely to turn up for work than in Britain. As a result, those workers were more likely to experience greater pain and to suffer from depression. What could be more discouraging than being in pain while feeling trapped at work?
"None of this is to say that employers are not entitled to expect workers to be in the office for a small amount of time. Unavoidably there will be a need for some (preferably short)meetings. Dealing with colleagues face-to-face develops friendships, allows for a useful exchange of ideas and enables workers to have a better sense of their common needs.
With portable smart phones and laptops, we can work at home as easily as in the office. Turning an office into a prison does nothing for the creativity that is increasingly demanded of office workers as routine tasks are automatic. To be productive you need presence of mind, not being present in the flesh.
paid/covered/afforded；tendency；use/help；Benefits；face-to-face；understand
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了老板如何应对工人工作中的不满。

（1）考查信息归纳。

根据文章内容结合表格，先给出现象，讨论这种现象的原因、后果。

因此答案Phenomenon。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第四段中的"Staff may feel ……not get a raise，or a promotion……efforts"得出答案是give sb. an edge/advantage“给某人优势”。

故填edge/advantage。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第四段中的“Managers, who are often no good at j udging employees5 performance, use time in the office as a measurement.”，老板不擅长评判员工的表现，就会把时长作为考核手段得知答案是考核，故填evaluated /measured/judged。

（4）考查原词复现。

根据第五段中的“ As well as reducing productivity, this can increase medical expenses for the employer. ”和第三段中的“ So yo u make an effort to look busy.”，可知答案是productivity。

（5）考查推理判断。

根据第五段中的“As well as reducing productivity, this can increase medical expenses for the employer. ”，可得知雇主还需多支付员工的医疗费用，因而表格中更多的医疗费用要雇主为员工负担。

注意被动语态的使用，故填 paid/covered/afforded。

（6）考查细节理解。

根据第五段中的“As a result, those workers were more likely to experience greater pain and to suffer from depression. ”可以得知员工工作时长过长，不仅身体上出现健康问题，心里上也遭受巨大压力，have a tendency to固定短语，“有……倾向，有……趋势”，故填 tendency。

（7）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的"……does nothing for the creativity……"可知答案是be of no use固定短语“毫无帮助”，所以填use/help。

（8）考查推理判断。

根据表格给出的内容可知都是face-to-face contact的好处，因而由文章内容概括为benefits，注意表格中第一栏首字母大写，故填 Benefits。

（9）考查细节理解。

很据第六段中的“Dealing with colleagues face--to--face develops friendships, allows for a useful exchange of ideas and enables workers to have a better sense of their common needs.”，可知在阐述face--to-face 的工作方式，因而答案为face -to- face，面对面的思想沟通、意见交流。

（10）考查推理判断。

根据第六段中的"Dealing with colleagues face-to-face develops friendships, allows for a useful exchange of ideas and enables workers to have a better sense of their common needs"可知答案是更好的明白。

故填understand。

【点评】本题涉及信息归纳，细节理解，推理判断和原词复现四个题型的考查，是一篇社会类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，写出正确答案。

3．阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a bank, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily, I was one of them.
My once secure future became uncertain. However, I was not a single parent, so the family did not depend only on my income and my husband can support the family. My motto has always been, "Change is good; change is progress", but when it affected my livelihood, I had to change it. "Accept change and make the most of it." From the beginning, I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the difference in the way I pursued the future. First, I decided to return to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little courage. Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank, but now it's a personal goal I longed to achieve. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult student. In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time, I realized that no matter what life throws in our way, nothing can hinder our personal growth.
The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my past life. It used to be filled with endless, and sometimes meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I care for.
The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life. Revisiting the past made room for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.
（1）What made the author lose her job? (no more than 10 words)
（2）What did the author do after the unemployment? (no more than 15 words)
（3）How do you understand the underlined word in Paragraph 3? (no more than 3 words) （4）How would you describe the author in terms of personalities? (no more than 5 words) （5）What's your attitude towards the "changes" in your life? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
【答案】（1）The bank's plan to use less staff. Or: Less staff in the bank.
（2）Return to college and reevaluate her past life.Or: Return to college and devote more time to her beloved people.
（3）stop/ prevent; prohibit /forbid
（4）She is optimistic and determined. Or: She is active and adaptable.
（5）I will accept the changes and try my best to live a positive life. Or: I will make use of every chance to be successful in my life.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，生活中充满了变数,作者用自己的经历告诉我们要接受并善于利用这些改变。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的"a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily, was one of them."可知,银行的裁员计划让作者失业了,故填The bank's plan to use less staff. /Less staff in the bank.
（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的"First, I decided to return to college"及第四段中的"The
second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my past life."可知,失业后,作者回到大学并重新评估自己过去的生活,故填Return to college and reevaluate her past life。

/Return to college and devote more time to her beloved people.
（3）考查句义猜测。

根据画线词后的"our personal growth"可知,无论生活给我们带来了什么（变化）,没有什么能阻碍我们的个人成长,由此可知画线词词义为"阻碍",故填stop/ prevent; prohibit /forbid。

（4）考查概括归纳。

根据第二段中的"I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different."可知,作者把失业看作一个好机会而不是坏运气,拒绝难过,积极地去做一些新的、不同的事情,下文又说作者回到大学并重新评估过去的生活,由此可见,作者积极、乐观、有决心并且适应能力强,故填She is optimistic and determined./She is active and adaptable.
（5）考查观点态度。

根据最后一段中的"The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life."及"I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it."可知,我会接受生活中的变化并积极地生活,故填I will accept the changes and try my best to live a positive life./I will make use of every chance to be successful in my life.
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，句义猜测，概括归纳和观点态度四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而做出正确答案。

4．请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

Is Cash Becoming Outdated?
When he rolls into a gas station to fill his tank, Barkhad Dahir doesn't get out of his car. He pushes a few buttons on his cellphone and within seconds he has paid for the fuel. With the same quick pushes on his phone, he pays for virtually everything he needs: groceries at the supermarket, a few oranges from a market stall, or a cup of sweet milky tea from a café. Mr. Dahir boasts, "Even lying in bed, you can be paying your bills."
Electronic payments offer consumers convenience, provide revenue for banks, credit card companies and payment processors, and offer merchants improved cash flow and convenience. "I don't even carry money any more," says Adan Abokor, a democracy activist. "I haven't seen cash for a long time. Almost every merchant, even hawker (小贩) on the street, accepts payment by cellphone. There's no waiting for it and no counting of cash."
The system is impressively simple and secure. Purchases are made by dialing a three-digit number, entering a four-digit PIN, and then entering the retailer's payment number and the amount of money. Both customers and merchants receive text messages to confirm the payment. Clearing up cash payments has several advantages as well. The printing and handling of money is expensive. Cash payments can be anonymous and hard to track criminal activities to be conducted in secret. Many governments favor reducing cash dealings in order to better monitor and understand the activities of their citizens. The Swedish government has been discussing the removing of cash since 2010.
However, some people doubt what members of a cashless society do when the power goes off. Do they choose to barter (物物交换) and rob? Do they sit at home and wait? What happens to people who rely on their cellphones to process money dealings when cell service and the Internet are interrupted? A world affected by terrorism and increasingly violent weather may not yet be ready to abandon currency. "Ironically, the day after the largest bank in Norway, DNB, proposed ending all cash dealings, I went to my local grocery store and when I tried to pay by phone, I was told that I needed to go to the ATM to get cash because the system was broken." said an interviewee.
Other people fear that electronic payments may create security and fraud risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported. Privacy, security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment technology. New technologies which balance and address these factors may enable people to remove cash.
convenient/easy；failure/cut；privacy；use/effect/adoption；disappear/vanish
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，分析了电子支付的优点与缺点，最后得出结论，现金不可能被完全取代，除非隐私、安全和便利得到平衡和解决。

（1）考查信息提升。

根据第一段中的”With the same quick pushes on his phone, he pays for virtually everything he needs: groceries at the supermarket, a few oranges from a market stall, or a cup of sweet milky te a from a café. Mr. Dahir boasts, ’Even lying in bed, you can be paying your bills.‘”同样快速地按一下手机，他几乎支付了所有他需要的东西:超市里的杂货，市场摊位上的几个橘子，或者咖啡馆里的一杯甜奶茶。

Dahir先生自豪地说，“即使躺在床上，你也能付账单。

”可知Barkhad Dahir声称，当他支付燃料和必需品时，他可以很容易地进入自
己的银行。

get access to固定短语“进入；使用”。

故填access。

（2）考查信息归纳。

根据表格右栏的内容可知是在叙述电子支付的优点，故填Advantages/Benefits。

（3）考查信息提升。

根据第二段中的“says Adan Abokor, a democracy activist. ’I haven't seen cash for a long time. Almost every merchant, even hawker on the street, accepts payment by cellphone. There's no waiting for it and no counting of cash.‘”民主活动人士Adan Abokor说。

“我很长时间没看到现金了。

几乎每一个商人，甚至街头小贩，都接受手机支付。

不用等，也不用数钱。

”可知点至支付可以省去顾客排队或数现金的麻烦。

故填save/free/spare。

（4）考查信息归纳。

根据第三段中的”The system is impressively simple and secure. Purchases are made by dialing a three-digit number, entering a four-digit PIN, and then entering the retailer's payment number and the amount of money. Both customers and merchants receive text messages to confirm the payment.“该系统极其简单和安全。

购物是通过拨打一个三位数的号码，输入一个四位数的个人识别码，然后输入零售商的付款号码和金额。

客户和商家都会收到确认付款的短信。

可知电子支付非常安全，因为客户和商家都会收到确认付款的短信。

故填safe/secure。

（5）考查信息归纳。

根据第四段中的”The printing and handling of money is expensive.“印刷和处理货币是昂贵的。

可知电子支付减少印刷和处理金钱的费用。

故填cost/expense。

（6）考查信息归纳。

根据第四段中的”Many governments favor reducing cash dealings in order to better monitor and understand the a ctivities of their citizens.“许多政府赞成减少现金交易，以便更好地监测和了解其公民的活动。

可知电子支付使政府很容易跟踪公民的现金活动。

故填easy/convenient。

（7）考查信息理解，根据第五段中的”However, some people doubt what members of a cashless society do when the power goes off.“然而，一些人怀疑无现金社会的成员在断电时会做些什么。

可知有些人担心停电时的有效支付。

故填failure/cut。

（8）考查信息归纳。

根据最后一段中的”Other people fear that electronic payments may create security and fraud risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported. Privacy, security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment t echnology.“其他人则担心电子支付可能会带来安全和欺诈风险，使交易能够被跟踪和报告。

隐私、安全和便利性都是采用电子支付技术的重要因素。

可知另一些人则表现出对自己隐私的担忧，因为他们的金钱交易可以被监控并公之于众。

故填privacy。

（9）考查信息提升。

根据最后一段中的”Other people fear that electronic payments may create security and fraud risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported. Privacy, security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment technology.“其他人则担心电子支付可能会带来安全和欺诈风险，使交易能够被跟踪和报告。

隐私、安全和便利性都是采用电子支付技术的重要因素。

）可知当使用电子支付时，可能会出现安全和欺诈风险。

故填use/effect/adoption。

（10）考查信息理解。

根据最后一段中的”New t echnologies which balance and address these factors may enable people to remove cash.“平衡和解决这些因素的新技术可能使人们能够取消现金。

可知除非隐私、安全和便利得到平衡和解决，否则现金不太可能消失。

故填
disappear/vanish。

【点评】本题考点涉及信息理解，信息提升和信息归纳三个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料内容，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，做出正确答案。

5．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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Porridge doesn't have a very tasty name, does it? ________. I'm here to try and convince you that porridge can be a delicious, convenient and very healthy way to start the day.
Porridge is a type of food served for breakfast, usually a type of grain with either milk or water. It is thicker than liquid, but not solid. ________, so it's a very good option for people who are ill, and it provides long-lasting energy for the day.
Porridge preparation, such as the amount of materials and cooking time depends on what you choose to use as your porridge base. ________, I put a very big handful of oats (麦片) in a pot, add a little bit of water and about 200ml of milk, and let the mixture boil. It takes about five minutes to cook.
Once it's cooked, the fun part is adding the flavors (味道). Porridge alone doesn't have a very strong flavour. ________, I think this is what makes porridge exciting! It is like a blank piece of paper-you can add almost anything you want to the porridge base. Seeds, nuts and dried fruits are very healthy options to add and can give you energy for the day. But if you don't like these, or you're allergic, then sugar and chocolate are also very tasty options.
________. Either oats or corn or both are "staple foods" for most people on the earth. You can usually buy big bags of either, then add local materials to make your porridge interesting-whatever is cheap and convenient to find, wherever you are.
Hopefully porridge sounds a lot tastier now!
A．If you've never eaten it
B．If I'm cooking for myself
C．The porridge base is very easy to digest
D．It doesn't have a very tasty reputation, either
E．It is often heated up but lacks all kinds of nutrition
F．You can make porridge almost anywhere in the world
G．Although some people think this makes porridge boring
【答案】 D；C；B；G；F
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。

粥是很好的早餐，但是很多人不喜欢它，认为其寡淡无味。

在读完文章之后，你会对粥有一个全新的认识。

（1）根据前文“Porridge doesn't have a very tasty name, does it?”可知，粥听起来并不美味，因此本空承接上文论述，故答案选D。

（2）根据后文“so it's a very good o ption for people who are ill, and it provides long-lasting energy for the day.”可推测粥很好消化，所以对于生病的人来说是一个很好的选择，它能为人体提供持久的能量，故答案选C。

（3）根据下文“I put a very big handful of oats (麦片) in a pot, add a little bit of water and
about 200ml of milk, and let the mixture b oil. It takes about five minutes to cook.”可知是作者在叙述煮粥的方法，故对应下文应选B“如果我煮粥的话”，我会把一大把燕麦放进锅里，加一点点水，约200克牛奶，然后煮开这种混合物。

故答案选B。

（4）根据后文“I think this is what makes porridge exciting!”（我认为这正是粥令人兴奋的地方）可知，此空应为与后文完全相反的观点，故可对应到G选项：虽然有些人认为这使粥无聊。

故答案选G。

（5）根据本段最后一句“wherever you are”可知，你几乎可以在世界上任何地方做粥。

故答案选F。

【点评】阅读理解七选五解题步骤
1）分析选项，串联主题：了解文章的主题、大意，会让解题的方向更明确。

2）研究空格前后，对比选项，选择答案。

3）复读短文，核对答案：为了保证答案的正确性，一定要把答案代入原文，进行核对检查。

6．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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

How much do you know about colors? The colors that you select create a distinct atmosphere in the room. ________
Pick the color for your room and you can create whatever you feel like. The color will also help you to enlarge the space or making it more inviting, which will also make differently all about it. However, the trick is to select the right version of that particular color. There are different hues (色调) for blues, for instance. ________ Here we have presented a guide that will let you gain a deep insight about the colors.
Blue
________ For kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms it is an ideal choice. Of course it is also associated with sadness that means it may not strike note for each and everyone. It is a popular choice among people. Blue comes from the cold side of the color wheel, so it can make the room feel cold, unless and until it is south filling space. If you are attracted to blue color, think of going for purple, or mix red and purple.
Dark blue is best for a living room. Probably it is best reserved for high ceiling space. ________ Green
Like blue, green is also a calm shade. ________ It is the shade that reflects nature and renewal. Green produces a positive energy without the feeling of overstimulation.
A. Colors can light up the mood of the room.
B. You can use it for a living room or a bedroom.
C. They won't create similar effect and atmosphere generally.
D. Traditionally, blue is just related to calmness and comfort.
E. It is better that you select colors that are very warm like blue.
F. Dark blue will really make you feel the wall appear near to you.
G. But before diving into any decision, here's what you need to know.
【答案】 G；C；D；F；B
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。

我们为自己的房间所选的颜色会对我们的感受产生一定的影响。

（1）根据上文“The colors that you select create a distinct atmosphere in the room.”可知颜色的选择会在房间里创造了一种独特的氛围。

本空指在你做任何决定之前，你需要了解“颜色”的相关知识，故选G。

（2）根据上文“However, the trick is to select the right version of that particular color. There are different hues (色调) for blues, for instance.”可知颜色有不同的版本，因此会产生不同的效果和氛围，故选C。

（3）根据标题可知，本段主要讲述“蓝色”带给人的感受，故根据标题Blue可定位到D选项：传统上，蓝色只与平静和舒适有关。

故选D。

（4）根据上文“Dark blue is best for a living room. Probably it is best reserved for high ceiling space.”可知本段主要讲“Dark blue”故可定位到F选项：深蓝色会让你觉得墙离你很近。

故选F。

（5）根据后文“Green produces a positive energy without the feeling of overstimulation.”可知绿色产生一种积极的能量，没有过度刺激的感觉。

故绿色适合客厅和卧室，故选B。

【点评】阅读理解七选五解题步骤
1）分析选项，串联主题：了解文章的主题、大意，会让解题的方向更明确。

2）研究空格前后，对比选项，选择答案。

3）复读短文，核对答案：为了保证答案的正确性，一定要把答案代入原文，进行核对检查。

7．阅读理解
When was the last time you sat on a park bench(凳子)? Did you stay for long? A new kind of park benches will limit the amount of time you can sit there. If you don't get up in time, it could be very painful: there are many sharp spikes (钉子) on the part that you sit on!
Visitors who want a rest on the bench need to put a coin in a machine next to it. Once the money was accepted, the spikes disappear into the bench. Then visitors can sit down comfortably, but only for half an hour. When the time's up, the spikes slowly start moving up again. It doesn't hurt at first, but after a minute, they start coming up even more quickly. They aren't long enough to cause serious hurt, but they do cause pain, as tests have shown. But why have they been installed (安装)?
"Our public park is very popular in summer," a spokesperson for the park explained. "But with all the thousands of people who visit the park, there aren't enough benches for everyone. We want to make sure that the benches are shared by more visitors, and to stop people taking a bench and staying there all day. Installing spikes seems to be the fairest way of stopping people doing this."
（1）How is the new kind of park bench different from other benches?
（2）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
（3）Why are the new benches installed?
（4）The passage says, "Installing spikes seems to be the fairest way of stopping people doing this." Do you agree with this? Please state your reasons.
【答案】（1）It can limit the amount of time people sit on it (with sharp spikes). / If you don't get up from it in limited time, it could make you painful./ There are many sharp spikes on it to limit the amount of time people sit on it.
（2）It's mainly about how the new kind of benches work.
（3）They're installed to solve the problem that some people take a bench too long and others can't share it.
（4）Yes. If people are asked to pay for benches, they will not take it too long when they don't really need it. Thus, every visitor will have the chance to share it. / No. Benches in parks should be free to visitors. The park can build more benches to solve its problem instead of limiting the time when visitors have a rest on benches.
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文，介绍了一种新型公园长椅，其不同之处在于它上面有很多尖刺，用来限制人们坐在上面的时间。

安装这种椅子的目的是为了让更多的人都能分享到长椅。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“If you don’t get up in time, it could be very painful: there are many sharp spikes on the part that you sit on!”如果你没有及时起来，那将是非常痛苦的:你所坐的部位有许多锋利的刺!可知新型公园长椅与其他长椅的不同之处在于如果你不能在有限的时间内离开它，它可能会让你痛苦。

故答案为：It can limit the amount of time people sit on it (with sharp spikes). / If you don’t get up from it in limited time, it could make you painful./There are many sharp spikes on it to limit the amount of time people sit on it.。

（2）考查段落大意。

根据第二段中的“Visitors who want a rest on the bench need to put a coin in a machine next to it. Once the money was accepted, the spikes disappear into the bench. Then visitors c an sit down comfortably, but only for half an hour. When the time’s up, the spikes slowly start moving up again.”想要在长椅上休息的游客需要在旁边的机器里放一枚硬币。

一旦这笔钱被接受，钉子就会消失在板凳上。

然后游客可以舒服地坐下来，但只能坐半个小时。

当时间到了，尖峰又开始慢慢地向上移动。

可知第二段主要介绍了这种新型长椅是如何工作的，故答案为It’s mainly about how the new kind of benches work.。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“We want to make sure that the benches are shared by more visitors, and to stop people taking a bench and staying there all day.”我们希望确保更多的游客可以共享这些长椅，并阻止人们坐在长椅上一整天。

可知安装它们是为了解决有些人坐了太长时间的板凳，而有些人却无法分享的问题。

故答案为：They’re i nstalled to solve the problem that some people take a bench too long and others can’t share it.。

（4）本题为开放性题目，言之有理即可。

故答案为：Yes. If people are asked to pay for benches, they will not take it too long when they don’t really need it. Thus, every visitor will h ave the chance to share it. /No. Benches in parks should be free to visitors. The park can build more benches to solve its problem instead of limiting the time when visitors have a rest on benches.。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，段落大意以及开放题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生准确掌握细节信息，根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行推理，概括归纳，从而写出正确答案。

8．阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，每空格1。