一、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
C
I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy (哲学).
That love for philosophy lasted until I got to college. Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them.
Eric Weiner’s The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers reawakened my love for philosophy. It is not an explanation, but an invitation to think and experience philosophy.
Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. This, more than a book about undestanding philosophy, is a book abour learning to use philosophy to improve a life.
He makes philosophical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor. Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he bees part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his own interpretation.
The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. The invitation is clear: Weiner wants you to pick up a coffee or tea and sit down with this book. I encourage you to take his offer. It’s worth your time, even if time is something we don’t have a lot of. ( )1. Who opened the door to philosophy for the author? A. Foucault. B. Eric Weiner. C. Jostein Gaarder. ( )2. Why does the author list great philosophers in paragraph 4? A. To pare Weiner with them. B. To give examples of great works.
C. To praise their writing skills. D. To help readers understand Weiner’s book. ( )3. What does the author like about The Socrates Express?
A. Its views on history are wellpresented. B. Its ideas can be applied to daily life. C. It includes ments from readers. D. It leaves an open ending. ( )4. What does the author think of Weiner’s book?
A. Objective and plain. B. Daring and ambitious. C. Serious and hard to follow. D. Humorous and straightforward. 二、词汇过关
D. A college teacher.
Para1&Para2&Para3
① a copy of ________________
② philosophy n.____________ philosopher
③ nothing ...faster than ...___________;_______________ ④ reawaken v.______________ awake ⑤ ________________
⑥ ___________ n.邀请 __________ v.邀请 _________________邀请某人做某事 Para4&Para5
⑦ chapter n._________ ⑧ scene n._________
⑨ frame v.______; ______ ⑩ appealing
11 improve the quality of our experiences _____________________________ 12 enter into conversation ________________________ 13 crowd n.__________ __________adj. 拥挤的 14 _________________ 在这个过程中 15 decode their messages ________________ 16 add his own interpretation_________________ Para6
17 ____________ 一本犀利的书 19 apparent 20 simplicity
21 with its apparent simplicity _______________ 22 pull sb. in deeper thoughts _________________23 _________ n.&v. 渴望 25 loneliness
26 ___________ n. 邀请 ________ v.邀请 ____________________邀请某人做某事 Qs
27 pare A with B _________________ 28 give examples _______________
29 praise their writing skills _____________________30 views on
31 wellpresented ______________ 35 plain
36 daring adj.____________ 三、长难句分析:
① Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them.
32 be applied to _____________ 33 men37 ambitious 38 straightforward24 aging
18 ______________ 吸引某人的注意
34 objective adj._______ subjective adj. ___________
分析:Nothing ... faster than ...译为_________________,此句中含有who 引导的_______从句,修饰先行词_____________。
翻译:_________________________________________________________________________
② Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better.
分析:本句含有由and连接的两个谓语动词___________和______________;另外,they can help us do better是一个__________从句,修饰先行词____________。
翻译:________________________________________________________________________
③ Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he bees part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his own interpretation.
分析:此句为由______连接的并列句,第一个部分谓语动词为___________________,第二个部分系动词为_________________。
翻译:__________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 四、阅读词汇梳理 Para1&Para2&Para3
① a copy of 一本,一册,一份 ② philosophy n.哲学 philosopher
③ nothing ...faster than ...没有比...更快;...最快 ④ reawaken v.重新唤起 awake ⑤ explanation ⑥ invitation n. Para4&Para5
⑦ chapter n.章节 ⑧ scene n. 场景
⑨ frame v.表达;制定 n.框架 ⑩ appealing
11 improve the quality of our experiences 提高体验质量 12 enter into conversation 与...进行对话 13 crowd n.
14 in the process 在这个过程中
15 decode their messages 解读他们的信息 16 add his own interpretation添加自己的解释 Para6
17 a sharp book 一本犀利的书 19 apparent
18 draw sb. in 吸引某人的注意
20 simplicity
21 with its apparent simplicity 用它简单的方式 22 pull sb. in deeper thoughts 将某人带入更深的思考23 desire n.&v. 渴望 25 loneliness 26 invitation n. Qs
27 pare A with B 将A与B比... 28 give examples 举例子
29 praise their writing skills 赞扬他们的写作技巧30 views on
31 wellpresented 很好的呈现 34 objective adj.35 plain
36 daring adj.大胆的
37 ambitious 38 straightforward32 be applied to 被运用于 33 men24 aging
一、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
D
Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche — we revere (敬畏) them even as they give us frightening dreams. Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see, and their answer is often the same: a grizzly bear.
“Grizzly bears are reoccupying large areas of their former range,” says bear biologist Chris Servheen. As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven’t been seen in a century or more, they’re increasingly being sighted by humans.
The western half of the U.S. was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s, after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S. Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to delist grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, grizzlies remain listed.
Obviously, if precautions (预防) aren’t taken, grizzlies can bee troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at
getting grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attractantfree place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,” says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.
( )1. How do Americans look at grizzlies? A. They cause mixed feelings in people. B. They should be kept in national parks. C. They are of high scientific value. D. They are a symbol of American culture.
( )2. What has helped the increase of the grizzly population? A. The European settlers’ behavior. B. The expansion of bears’ range. C. The protection by law since 1975. D. The support of Native Americans.
( )3. What has stopped the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service from delisting grizzlies? A. The opposition of conservation groups. B. The successful eback of grizzlies. C. The voice of the biologists. D. The local farmers’ advocates.
( )4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Food should be provided for grizzlies. B. People can live in harmony with grizzlies. C. A special path should be built for grizzlies. D. Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies. 二、词汇过关 Para1&Para2
① occupy v._________ ② conflicted adj.___________ ③ corner n._________ ④ psyche n._____________ ⑤ revere v.____________ ⑥ frightening adj.__________ ⑦ _______________ 涌入 Para3&4
14 cruel and continuous hunting________________15 settler n. _____________
16 endangered species ___________ 17 _____________ n.
18 _________________ 试图做某事 19 delist v.(de+list)_______________
⑧ expand their range__________ ⑨ _________n 扩大 ⑩ ____________ n.世纪 11 ____________ v.增长 12 ____________ adv.越来越多地 13 sight v.__________
20 loosen v.(loose+en)______ 21 overturn v.__________ Para5
24 _________________adv.显然 25 _______________ n.采取预防措施 26 ______________adj.麻烦的 27 ____________ 寻找 28 remove v._________
29 attractant n.(attract+ant)_________ Qs
22 lawsuit n. _______
23 conservation groups n. __________
30 campsite n._____________ 31 typically ;________ 32 pass by_____________ 33 electric fence _________ 34 _____________ 很有效的 35 ______________ v.管理
36 ___________________________ 很高的科学价值37 ________________n.象征 38 population n.___________ 39 ___________n.行为 40 ___________ n.支持 41 opposition n.___________ 42 ___________n.&v.倡导 43 _______________与...和谐相处 44 path 三、阅读词汇梳理 Para1&Para2
① occupy v.占据 ② conflicted adj.矛盾的 ③ corner n.角落 ④ psyche n.精神,心灵 ⑤ revere v.敬畏 ⑥ frightening adj.可怕的 ⑦ flood into 涌入 Para3&4
15 cruel and continuous hunting 残酷而持续的狩猎16 settler n.殖民者,移民者 17 endangered species 濒危物种 18 recovery n.恢复
19 attempt to do sth. 试图做某事 20 delist v.(de+list)从名单中删除
21 loosen v.(loose+en)放宽 22 overturn v.推翻 23 lawsuit n.诉讼
24 conservation groups n.保护组织⑧ former adj.之前的
⑨ expand their range扩大他们的范围 ⑩ expansion n 扩大 11 century n.世纪 12 increase v.增长
13 increasingly adv.越来越多地 14 sight v.看到
Para5
25 obviously adv.显然
26 take precautions n.采取预防措施 27 troublesome adj.麻烦的 28 in search of 寻找 29 remove v.移开
30 attractant n.(attract+ant)引诱物 Qs
37 be of high scientific value 很高的科学价值38 symbol n.象征 39 population n.数量 40 behavior n.行为 41 support n.支持 42 opposition n.反对 答案与详解
C篇
[答案]1.C 2.D 3.B 3.D
【导语]这是一篇说明文。作者在13岁时开始喜欢哲学,随后Weiner的书The Socra tes Express唤起了作者对哲学的热爱。文章通过介绍了The Socrates Express这本书,倡导读者花时间去读这本书。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段“I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein
Gaarder's Sophie's World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy(哲学).(我 13岁的时候,一个叔叔给了我一本Jostein Gaarder的《Sophie的世界》书里面的观点对我来说都很新奇,所以我整个夏天都在钻研那本书。它对我说话,把我带入一个哲学的世界。)”可知,Jostein Gaarder为作者打开了通往哲学的大门。故选C。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段中“Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride be tween cities and then frames each philosopher's work in the context(背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. (Weiner在每一章的开头都描述了一个城市之间火车旅行的场景,然后将每一位哲学家的著作框定在一个他们能够帮助我们做得更好的事情上。最终的结果是,我们学会了像苏格拉底一样思考,像梭罗一样看,像叔本华一样听,像尼采一样没有遗憾。)”可知,作者在第四段开头描写了Weiner书的内容,接着作者通过列举了几位伟大的哲学家来描写读完这本书后我们能从中学到的东西,
43 advocate n.&v.倡导 44 live in harmony with ...
与...和谐相处 45 path n.道路31 campsite n.营地
32 typically adv.通常;典型地 33 pass by 通过
34 electric fence 电动围栏 35 highly effective 很有效的 36 manage v.管理
由此可推知,作者列举了几位伟大的哲学家是为了帮助读者理解 Weiners的书。故选 D。 3.细节理解题。根据第四段中“This, more than a book about undestanding philosophy, is a book abour learning to use philosophy to improve a life.(这不仅仅是一本关于理解哲学的书,更是一本关于学习运用哲学来改善生活的书。)”可知,作者喜欢The Socrates Ex press 这本书,是因为它的思想可以应用到日常生活中。故选B。
4.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“He makes philosopical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor.(他使哲学思想成为一种有吸引力的练习,可以提高我们经验的质量,而且他在做这件事的时候充满了幽默感。)”可知,Weiners的书很幽默,根据最后一段中“The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. (The Socrates Express是一本有趣而尖锐的书,它以其表面上的简单吸引着读者,并逐渐将他们拉进对欲望、孤独和衰老的深层思考中。)”可知,Weiners的书简单易懂,由此可知,Weiners的书既幽默又简单易懂。故选D。
D篇
【导语]本文是说明文,讲述了美国灰熊从濒危物种恢复到2000多头,但也带来了一些问题。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psychewe revere them even as they give us frightening dreams.(灰熊可以长到2.5米长,体重超过400公斤,在美国人的心理中占据着一个矛盾的角落即使它们给我们带来可怕的梦,我们也敬畏它们)”可知,美国人对灰熊既有害怕,又有敬畏,他们的情感是混合的。故选A项。
2.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.(1975年,灰熊被列入《濒危物种法》)”以及第四段“Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S. Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to delist grizzlies, which would loosen legal protec tions and allow them to be hunted. (如今,美国大约有2,000只或更多的灰熊。它们的恢复非常成功,以至于美国鱼类和野生动物管理局两次试图将灰熊从名单上除名,这将放松对灰熊的法律保护,允许它们被猎杀)”可推知,由于1975年起受法律保护,灰熊的数量有了增长。故选 C项。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段中“Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S. Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to delist grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be
hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, griz zlies remain listed.(如今,美国大约有2,000只或更多的灰熊。它们的恢复非常成功,以至于美国鱼类和野生动物管理局两次试图将灰熊从名单上除名,这将放松对灰熊的法律保护,允许
它们被猎杀。由于环保组织的诉讼,这两项努力都被推翻了。目前,灰熊仍在名单上)”可知,是环保组织的的反对阻止了美国鱼类和野生动物管理局将灰熊从濒危物种名单上除名。故选A项。
4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Obviously, if precautions aren't taken, grizzlies can be e troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attract antfree place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,“ says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.(显然,如果不采取预防措施,灰熊会变得很麻烦,有时会杀死农场动物,或者在院子里寻找食物。如果人们把食物和引诱剂从他们的院子和露营地移走,灰熊通常会安然通过。在鸡舍和其他农场动物生活区周围设置电动围栏也能有效地赶走灰熊。“我们希望有一个干净,没有诱饵的地方,熊可以通过,而不会养成坏习惯,”詹姆斯·琼克尔说,他是一位长期管理米苏拉及其周围熊的生物学家)”可推知,灰熊数量增长,虽然会带来一些麻烦,但是如果采取一些预防措施,人和灰熊可以和谐相处。故选B项。
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