1、 1 实战演 练（二） A This is a true story from Guyana.One day ，a boy took a piece of paper from a box.He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose.He couldn t get it out.He ran crying to his mother.His mother couldn t get the paper out ，either.A week later ，the paper was still in the boy s nose.His nos
2、e began to have a bad smell. So his mother took the boy to a hospital.The doctor looked up at the child s nose ，but she couldn t get the paper out.She said she had to cut the boy s nose to get the paper out. The boy s mother came home looking sad.She didn t want her child to have his nose cut.The ne
3、xt day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May.May wanted to see the child ，so the child let her look up his nose. “Yes ，I can see it，” May said. “It will be out soon. ” As she spoke ，she shook some black pepper( 胡椒 粉) on the child s nose.The child gave
4、 a mighty( 强而 有力 的) sneeze and the paper flew out.His mother was surprised.May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim ，for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.So the lucky boy didn t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut. 语篇解 读 本文 属于 记叙 文，讲 述了 一位 老
5、妇 人 May 使用 胡椒 粉帮 助一 个把 纸球放 进鼻 子里 的小男 孩取 出发 臭的 纸球 的故事 。 1After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose ，_. Ahe took it out Bhis mother took it out Che tried to take it out but failed Dhe did nothing but cry 答案 C 解析 细节 理解 题。 根据 第一段 第二 、 三、 四句 “One day ，a boy took a piece of paper from a box.He made
6、a paper ball and pushed it into his nose.He couldn t get it out. ” 可知这 个小 男孩 把纸 球弄 进鼻 子 以后 无法 拿出 来。 故 C 项 正确 。 2Which of the following is TRUE? AThe doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy s nose. BThe boy had to have his nose cut at last. 2 CThe boy s mother found some black pepper to s
7、olve the problem. DMay succeeded in taking the paper out. 答案 D 解析 推理 判断 题。 根据 第五段 第一 、 二 句 “As she spoke ，she shook some black pepper( 胡 椒粉) on the child s nose.The child gave a mighty( 强 而有 力的) sneeze and the paper flew out. ” 可 知 May 给 小 男孩闻 了胡 椒粉 ， 小男 孩 打了一 个很 有力 的喷 嚏 。 这个喷 嚏让 纸球 从鼻子 里出 来了 。 故D 项
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19、由 此可 知全 文都 是介 绍 怎样订 阅 USA Today ，并 不是 一则 推销 广 告，故 选 择 B 项。 C Trends come and go but style is eternal.So what is the latest fashion trend that defines this season ？Let s take a look at the fashion trend in 2016 and be the first ones to embrace the latest trend. Head It seems like everyone will be wea
20、ring a bucket hat this season.Bucket hat might sound a bit oldfashioned for some people ，but the 90s trend is in season again ！Spring and summer are always the seasons for casual clothes ，so pairing the bucket hat with casual shorts or skirts would be your outfit to go in this spring and summer in 2
21、016. Bottom Summer is the season when everyone gets ready for the humid weather.The current season trend is making everyone have a more comfortable summer because wide- leg bottoms is in trend again.Perhaps not everyone likes wideleg bottoms because this could possibly make people look shorter ，choo
22、sing a highwaist wideleg bottom and matching it with crop top will definitely make you look taller and trendy in 2016. Dress Be prepared for embracing the feminine details this season.Ruffles( 荷 叶边) around the sleeve or ruffles allover the dress will be everyone s favorite in SS 2016.All these littl
23、e details will transform your look in season.Simple colors like pink and black are designer s favorites in this season too. Shoes Many people thought wedges are also the shoes to go in spring and summer time，but in SS 2016 ，very flat flats are in trend again.Shoe designers are trying to have more co
24、mbinations flats or lowheels with less of gender identity. Accessories No outfit goes perfect without accessories.Adding statement accessories to your simple and natural outlook this summer is your daytonight outfit.These jewels are doing to make you feel completed in day time and sparkled at night.
25、 5 语篇解 读 本文 属于 说明 文，介 绍了2016 年春 夏最 可能的 流行 时尚 的潮 流趋 势。 8What kind of people will benefit a lot more from this passage? AScientists. BTeachers. CDesigners. DLawyers. 答案 C 解析 推理 判断 题。 根据 第一段 第三 句“Let s take a look at the fashion trend in 2016 and be the first ones to embrace the latest trend. ” 可知 本文 主
26、要 叙述 的是 2016 年的 时尚趋 势， 让我 们对 最新 的时尚 潮流 有更 好的 了解 。从中 收益 最大 的应 该是 设计师 。 故 C 正 确。 9Which of the following is TRUE about bucket hats in the second paragraph? AEveryone is wearing a bucket hat. BBucket hats in the 90s were oldfashioned. CNowadays most people do not like bucket hats. DMaybe you will match
27、 the bucket hat with casual shorts this spring. 答案 D 解析 推理 判断 题。 根据 第二段 最后 一句 “Spring and summer are always the seasons for casual clothes ，so pairing the bucket hat with casual shorts or skirts would be your outfit to go in this spring and summer in 2016. ”可 知在2016 年春 、夏 季节， 我们 可 以把bucket hat 和casu
28、al shorts 搭配 在一 起， 成 为新的 时尚 。 故D 项 正确 。 10From the passage we know that in SS 2016 _. Aaccessories will be an important part of the fashion Bshoe designers are trying to have highheels Cjewelry is not considered a fashionable item Dsimple and natural outlook this summer is your daytonight outfit 答案
29、A 解析 推 理 判 断 题 。 根 据 文 章 最 后 一 段 “Accessories No outfit goes perfect without accessories.Adding statement accessories to your simple and natural outlook this summer is your daytonight outfit. ”可 知在 时尚 界 ，配饰 是非 常重 要的 ，合 适的配 饰会 让 我们的 衣着 更为 得体 。 故A 项说 法正 确。 11What will fashion icons( 时尚 潮人) do in SS 20
30、16 EXCEPT _ ？ Aprefer flat shoes Bprefer complex colors Cwear dresses with ruffles( 荷叶 边) around the sleeves Dchoose a highwaist wideleg bottom and match it with crop top 6 答案 B 解析 细节 理解 题 。 根 据倒 数第二 段第 一句 中 “but in SS 2016 ， very flat flats are in trend again ”可 知flat shoes 是今年 的时 尚潮 流，A 正 确；根 据第 四
31、段 第二 句“Ruffles( 荷 叶边) around the sleeve or ruffles allover the dress will be everyone s favorite in SS 2016. ”可 知C 正确 ；根 据 第三段 最一 句中 的“choosing a highwaist wideleg bottom and matching it with crop top will definitely make you look taller and trendy in 2016. ” 可知D 正确 。只 有B 项文 章中没 有涉 及。 故 B 符合 要求。 D I
32、n colleges around the country ，most students are also workers. The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television.Instead of the students who wake up late ，party all the time ，and study only before exams ，many colleges are full of students with pressing
33、 schedules of not just classes and activities ，but real jobs ，too. This isn t a temporary phenomenon.The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s ，and onefifth of students work year round.About onequarter of those who work while attending school have both a fullcourse load and
34、a fulltime job.The arrangement can help pay for tuition( 学费) and living costs ，obviously.And there s value in it beyond the direct cause ：such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation.With many employers look
35、ing for students with alreadydeveloped skill sets ，onthejob training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on. But it s not all upside.Even fulltime work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses.The study notes that if a student worked a fulltime job at t
36、he federal minimum wage ， they would earn just over 15,000 each year ， certainly not enough to pay for tuition ，room ，and board at many colleges without some serious financial aid.That means that though they re sacrificing time away from the classroom ，many working students will still graduate with
37、at least some debt.And working full time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all ，by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes. There is little reward for attending but not finishing college.Students who wind up leaving school because of difficulty in managi
38、ng work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn t gone at all.The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that 7 pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits. 语
39、篇解 读 文章 讲述 了现 在大学 生的 生活 并不 像电 影或电 视剧 里演 的一 样， 他们不 仅有 着 课 程压力 ，而 且许 多学 生在 校外或 兼职 或全 职挣 学费 及生活 费， 这种 做法 有利 又有弊 。 12According to the passage ，the reality of college students is that _. Athey throw parties a lot Bthey stay up late every night Cthey pay no attention to exams Dthey work besides attending
40、classes 答案 D 解析 细节 理解 题。 根据 第二段 中的 “many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities ，but real jobs ，too ”可 知一些 大学 生 除了上 课的 同时 还在 工作 ，所以 答案 是D 。 13What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students? AThe need of developing social netwo
41、rks. BThe lack of summer jobs for young adults. CThe chance of finding a job after graduation. DThe expenses of high tuition and living costs. 答案 C 解析 细节 理解 题。 根据 第三段 中的 “.such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after g
42、raduation.With many employers looking for students with alreadydeveloped skill sets ，onthejob training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on. ” 可知 答案 是C 。 14We can learn from the passage that _. Aworking students are more likely to finish college Bstudents can cover their col
43、lege expenses through working Cstudents receive a huge reward for managing work and class Ddropping out of college may not help students get career benefits 答案 D 解析 推理 判断 题。 根据 最后一 段可 知， 答案 是D 。 15What is the best title for the passage? AThe Difficulties of Landing a Job 8 BThe Struggle of WorkSchool Balance CThe Reward of Working While Studying DThe Images of Working College Students 答案 B 解析 标题 归纳 题。 文章 讲述了 现在 大学 生的 生活 并不像 电影 或电 视剧 里演 的一样 ，他 们 不 仅有着 课程 压力 ， 而 且许 多学生 在校 外或 兼职 或全 职挣学 费及 生活 费， 这种 做法有 利又 有弊 ， 要保持 好一 个平 衡点 ，所 以答案 是 B 。
