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第一部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

ALille, FranceThis charming European town is just one hour from Paris and the most exciting art destination of the moment. The spring weather here is delightful, ideal for strolling around on the cobblestoned streets. The city government has poured money into public art projects such as Lille 3000, a group of indoor and outdoor art exhibitions, as well as a wonderful modern art museum.Shanghai, ChinaThe Chinese city continues to grow rapidly, with popular restaurants and bars, world-class shopping, and five-star hotels. The weather is incredibly pleasant in May—the spring rains have passed, but the summer humidity is around the corner. And come here before the crowds decrease in June for the opening of the Shanghai Disney Resort, which is sure to be popular for families during the summer break.MaltaThe small European island gained some major screen time recently owing to the setting for Brad P itt and Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea( the movie was shot in Malta and its sister island, Gozo). Stay at the Corinthia Palace, a fantastic home base for touring the medieval town, beaches, ancient temples, and Maltese vineyards. The tourists really begin to decrease in June, so beat the crowds in May to get the beaches to yourself.Canggu, BaliBalis beaches attract all types of sun worshippers, but surfers know to head to Canggu, a town on the island’s southwestern coast. Lately, it’s become a destination for more than its breaks, with the opening of vegetarian-focused restaurants,Australian-style cafes, and fantastic hotels like the Fri Bali Echo Beach. In May, Deus, a mixed-use space that includes a restaurant, music venue, and art gallery, hosts a major surf competition, bringing together professionals and amateurs for a fun-filled weekend.1. If you want to have fun with your family in Disney Resort, you had better travel to .A. Shanghai, ChinaB. MaltaC. Lille, FranceD. Canggu, Bali2. From the passage we can know that .A. Lille is the most exciting art destination with the weather delightful all the year aroundB. The summer humidity’s arrival makes Shanghais weather in May incredibly pleasantC. More tourists go to the beaches in Malta to enjoy themselves in JuneD. Canggu is a good destination for surfers to live a happy weekend3. Which column of a paper can we possibly read this passage in?A. Sports Column.B. News Column.C. Travel Column.D. Business Column.BStephen Hawking, the world-known physicist, died peacefully at the age of 76 at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. The British scientist was famous for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including his most famous book, A Brief History of Time, which has now shot to the top of the Amazon Best Sellers list.At the age of 21 Prof Hawking was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease( 运动神经元病). The illness left him in a wheelchair and largely unable to speak except through a voice synthesizer(合成器).Prof Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology(宇宙学) as a union of relativity and quantum mechanics(量子力学). He also discovered that black holes leak energy and fade to nothing—a phenomenon that would later become known as Hawking Radiation. Through his work with mathematician Sir Roger Penrose he demonstrated that Einstein’s general theory of relativity implies space and time wo uld have a beginning in the Big Bang and an end in black holes.The scientist also gained popularity outside the academic world and appeared in several TV shows including The Simpsons, Red Dwarf and The Big Bang Theory. He was portrayed in both TV and film—recently by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything, which charted his rise to fame and relationship with his first wife, Jane.The Motor Neurone Disease Association, of which Prof Hawking had been a sponsor since 2008, reported that its website had crashed because of an infux of donations to the charity.4. From the passage it can be inferred that .A. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease in 1942B. Stephen Hawking had no more than one wife in his whole lifeC. Stephen Hawking was left in a wheelchair by his illness more than half a centuryD. Stephen Hawking gained popularity nowhere except in the academic world5. Which of the following sentences is correct?A. Stephen Hawking was a famous American scientistB. Stephen Hawking was the first to set out the theory of relativityC. Hawking Radiation implies space and time would have a beginning in the Big Bang and an end in black holesD. Stephen Hawking was a sponsor of the Motor Neurone Disease Association for ten years6. The last paragraph implies that Stephen Hawking was .A. intelligentB. hard-workingC. affectionateD. considerate7. What’s the purpose of the passage being written?A. To let us know Stephen Hawking, the great British scientist, has passed away.B. To tell us the disabled can achieve as many great things as the healthy.C. To be in memory of Stephen Hawking and express people’s love to him.D. To tell us what Stephen Hawking was famous for.CWinter solstice(冬至), an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, as the name implies, means the coming of winter. It generally occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, one year is divided into twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is the longest.In Northern China there is a custom of eating dumplings during winter solstice. The tradition of eating dumplings during winter solstice has its origin in early times. It is said that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a well-known doctor from the Eastern-Han Dynasty.One winter, he noticed that many people’s ears were frozen, which made him sad. In order to prevent and cure the freezing injury caused by the cold, he asked his followers to boil mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties in a pot for fending off cold. After these were boiled, they ladled(舀取) the mutton and other ingredients out of the pot, cut them into pieces, and then wrapped them with dough skins in the shape of ears. Afterward, they put these into pots to boil again.On the day of the winter solstice, the people whose ears were frozen were sent to eat the dumplings. People who ate it felt warm from head to toe and had their cold injury healed. Thereafter, every winter solstice people ate dumplings. Then there became a saying that if you eat dumplings during the winter solstice, then you won’t freeze your ears off.Afterwards, Zhang Zhongjing died on the day of winter solstice. In order to honorhim, every year on the day of the winter solstice every household makes dumplings.8. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?A. The Custom Of Eating DumplingsB. The Inventor Of DumplingsC. The Importance Of Eating DumplingsD. The Origin Of Winter Solstice9. According to the passage, people make dumplings to eat every winter solstice because .A. they want to honor Zhang Zhongjing, who invented dumplings to cure peoples freezing injuryB. they want to celebrate the important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendarC. dumplings boiled with mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties taste deliciousD. they can feel warm from head to toe and have their freezing injury healed10. What does the underlined phrase “fending off” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Put off.B. Put out.C. Keep up.D. Keep out.11. According to the passage, which is TRUE about the following description?A. Winter solstice is the most important among twenty-four solar terms.B. Australia in the Southern Hemisphere has the longest period of daytime on Winter Solstice.C. If people don’t eat dumplings, they will have their ears frozen off.D. China has the longest period of daytime on Winter Solstice.DAirbus is testing a big harpoon(鱼叉) to trap rogue (流氓) or unnecessary satellites and pull them out of the sky. The 1m-long projectile(自动推进武器) would be attached to a chase spacecraft through a strong chain. Once the target was captured and under control, the chase vehicle would then drag its prey down into the atmosphereto burn to destruction.Airbus has been working on the concept for a number of years now, developing ever bigger systems. It is a response to the growing problem of orbital junk—old pieces of hardware that continue to circle the globe and which now cause a collision threat to working satellites.Something in the region of 20,000 items of 10cm or larger are currently being tracked. The latest Airbus harpoon is being designed with the capability to capture one of the biggest rogue items—Europe’s defunct Envisat (欧洲环境卫星)，which is now a rubbish satellite. “This 8-tonne monster died suddenly in orbit in 2012”，explained advanced project engineer Alastair Wayman.The testing at the aerospace company’s facility in Stevenage, UK, involves firing the harpoon, using compressed air(压缩空气), into a panel that is representative of the kinds of material used to build satellite structures. “The harpoon goes t hrough these panels like a hot knife through butter,” said Mr Wayman.A harpoon is relatively simple. You line up the target and shoot. Whereas, with the harpoon, all you have to do is to sit a distance away, wait for the target to spin underneath you, and at the right moment fire your harpoon.12. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?A. Space JunkB. Solution To Space JunkC. Use Of Big HarpoonD. Track Of Satellites13. Airbus is testing a big harpoon to .A. get materials to build satellite structuresB. capture and pull those useless and un-working satellites out of the skyC. pull satellites out of sky to burn them to destructionD. capture one of the biggest rogue items—Europe’s defunct Envisat14. What does the und erlined word “prey” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. The captured target.B. Big harpoons.C. Working satellites.D. A chase spacecraft.15. From the passage we can know that .A. none of the satellites in the sky is usefulB. Europe’s defunc t Envisat has been pulled out of the sky to destructionC. the harpoon can automatically fire at the right moment when the target spinsD. all satellites in the sky are not useful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。