1、1阅读理解+七选五.阅读理解ASUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers？ Canyouunderstandhowolderpeoplefeel？ Areyouagoodcommunicator？ Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills？ Canyouworkonweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStoalloftheabove，wewouldliketohearfromyou：Startingrateof8.56perhourFreeuniformEWOWEEMAGAZINEWritersWanted
2、WoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare：chatty，interesting，passionateandskilledCCALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel
3、？Ifso，wedliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisnteasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunity.Girlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight，wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou，butyoumustbringaparent
4、.infotopmodelagency.ukWORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritainsnumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans，whereeverycafehasthesameaims：tocreatefamilylikete2amsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus，sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday：ChoosethehoursyouworkGetmanagementexperienceShareyourl
5、oveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember， AssistantManagerofCafeManager， dependingonyourskillsandexperience.Emailusatjobscoffeebeans.co.uk.1Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker?A B jobscoffeebeans.co.ukC D infotopmodelagency.uk2Awriterworkingfor WoweeMagazinecan.AgetafreeuniformBreceivefree
6、ticketstoeventsCbringaparentDchooseworkinghours3Whatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?AThemodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.BThereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.CEmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.DApplicantsto WoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.BInA
7、merica，eachofthestateslikestopromoteitselfwithaslogan(口号)IcurrentlyliveinUtah，wherethesloganis“LifeElevated” Itsanodtooutdoorentertainmentinthehighcountry，includingtheskiindustry.IpreviouslylivedinColorado，alandwithreddirt，greatmountainsandgoldenplains.Thesloganthereis“ColorfulColorado”YearsagoIlive
8、dinthe“PeachState”3ofGeorgia，andIgrewupinNewMexicoasalittleboy，whosesloganis“LandofEnchantment(魔力)” WeneverseemedtogetawayfromdustinNewMexico，soIappreciatethestoryofanewcomertothe“LandofEnchantment”wholearnedaboutdustywind.Shewasvisitinganantiqueshopandtheownerwipeddowneveryitembeforeshowingit.Thene
9、wcomersaid， “Everythinggetsdustyhereprettyquickly，doesntit？” “Thatsnotdust，honey， ”theshopownerreplied， “ThatsENCHANTMENT”Thatmadetheproblemmoreacceptableoratleastcanbelivewith.Anescalator(自动扶梯) broke，sohepostedasigntowarncustomers.Hechosenottousethetraditional“OutofOrder”or“DoNotUse”warnings.Instea
10、d，hissignread， “ThisEscalatorIsTemporarilyaStairway”Heturnedaminusintohumorandmadeitaplus.Andinfacttherearesomethings，liketheweather，wecantchange.Allwecanchangeisourwaysthatwethinkandfeelaboutthem.Ibelieveoneofthebesttechniquestodothisistofindsomehumorinthesituation.Findingsomethingamusingorenjoyabl
11、eofdifficulty，atroublesomeproblemcanbeoneofthemostcreativeandeffectivethingswecando.Sometimestheonlysenseyoucanmakeofasituationisasenseofhumor.4Howmanyplaceshastheauthorlivedinfromthefirstparagraph?A2.B3.C4.D5.5Howwouldthenewcomerprobablyfeelafterhearingwhattheshopownersaid?AAngry. BRelaxed.CCurious
12、. DNervous.6Whatsthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?AToencouragepeopletofindthefunnysideintheirdailylife.BToshowtheeffectsofusingsloganstoraisetheposition.CToexplaintheskillsofturningadisadvantageintohumor.DTotellthestrangeexperienceofabargaininanantiqueshop.7Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagr
13、aph2referto?ADustonitems.4BTheantiqueshop.CAnitemforsale.DTheLandofEnchantment.CThediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However，thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenlef
14、tfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation，employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal(地热的) energy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworldseconomicandpoliticalsituationass
15、tronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides，extracting(提炼) fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore，geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalenergy，savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource，geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeot
16、hermalsystems，carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall，inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour，thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison，apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere，andthosepowerplan
17、tsthatworkoncoal(煤) produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides，geothermalequipmentislessbig
18、：duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy，geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts，allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.Whatsmore，thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.8Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenerg
19、ypartlybecause.Aitisfreetousegeothermalenergy5BtheproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotCfossilfuelsarenearlyusedupDgeothermalenergydoesntdependonpoliticalsituation9AccordingtoParagraph3，whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?AGeothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.BGasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectric
20、ity.CCoalismuchmoreefficientthangas.DThegeothermalsystemsdontproduceharmfulgases.10Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof.AthelifespanofgeothermalequipmentBgeothermalpowerplantsCthenatureofgeothermalenergyDthesmallbuildings11Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?AManycountri
21、eshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.BGeothermalenergyiswellaccepted.CFossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.DGeothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.七选五(2018江西百所名校第一次联考)Weallknowwhatitmeanswhenaniceenvelopelandsinyourmailbox：Someonesgettingmarried，andtheyrehopingthatyoucanbethereforthebigday.Whilesayingyestotheinvit
22、ationisarelativelystraightforwardprocess，thingscangetabitawkwardifyourenotsosureaboutattending.12.Tohelpyougetoutoftheseformalengagementswithoutfeelingawkward，weveconsultedKatieBalmer，aleadingweddingexpertinScotland.FollowtheformatThelevelofformalityshouldbeinformedbythewaythattheinvitationwassent.1
23、3，youshoulddeclineviapost.Ifthemessagecameinanemail，asimpleemailexpressingyourregretswilldo.6DontputoffyourresponseIfyoualreadyknowthatyoucantmakeitforwhateverreason，donthesitatetoletthehappycoupleknowwhy.“Itisveryimportanttorespondingoodtime.14， ”saysBalmer.15 Whileitsanicegesturetoofferareasonfory
24、ourrefusal，theresnoneedtobeextreme.Asimpleresponsewilldo，anditsanespeciallybadideatoemphasizeyourreasonifitscostrelated.Itwillestablishnothingbeyondmakingthecouplefeelbad.Dontchangeyourdecision16，itisimportanttosticktothatdecision.“Goingbackandforthonlyaddstotheinconvenienceforthesoontobenewlyweds，
25、”saysBalmer.“Aslongasyouarehonestandtimely，thebrideandgroomshouldunderstand.”AMakeituptothecoupleBBebriefinyourexplanationCIftheofferwassenttoyoubymailDDonotleaveituntilthelastpossiblemomentEOncethedecisionnottoattendtheweddinghasbeendecidedFOtherwise，youriskaddingtothecoupleslastminuteweddingstress
26、GTurningdownaweddingisasituationwhereyoucanfeelverypersonal7答案解析.语 篇 解 读 本 文 是 一 篇 应 用 文 。 本 文 提 供 了 4条 招 聘 广 告 ， 介 绍 了 职 位 要 求 和 联 系 方 式 。1C 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 第 一 条 招 聘 广 告 中 的“SUPPORT WORKER”可知，想要成为护工可以给 发邮件。故选 C。2B 细节理解题。根据第二条招聘广告中的“You may also receive free tickets to events and free products to t
27、est.”可知，成为 Wowee杂志的作者可以享受公司活动的免费票和免费的测试产品。故选 B。3D 细节理解题。根据第二条招聘广告中的“We want people who are：chatty，interesting，passionate and skilled”可知，Wowee 杂志要求应聘者善谈、有激情是社交能力强。故选 D。语篇解读 作者通过一些经历告诉我们，对于生活中我们不能改变的事情，我们可以改变自己的思考方式，从困难中找到一些有趣的事情，多一些幽默感，这样麻烦的问题便不再麻烦。4C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I currently live in Utah” “I previo
28、usly lived in Colorado”“Years ago I lived in the Peach State of Georgia，and I grew up in New Mexico”可知作者住过四个地方。故选 C。5B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“That made the problem more acceptable or at least can be live with.”可知，在听到店主说的话之后，新来的人可能会感到放松。可知答案为 B。6A 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Finding something amusing or enjoyable of dif
29、ficulty，a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do.Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor.”可知，这篇文章是为了鼓励人们在日常生活中找到有趣的一面。故选 A。87C 词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句“She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showi
30、ng it.”她去了一家古玩店，店主在展示之前把每件东西都擦了一遍。由此推知，it 指的是“出售的一件商品” ，故选 C。语 篇 解 读 当 前 地 热 资 源 是 最 有 效 、 最 受 欢 迎 的 资 源 ， 它 具 有 经 济 、 环 保 、 成 本 低 等 特 点 。8B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“extracting(提炼) fossil fuels adds to the price of energy produced from them”可知，提炼化石燃料成本较高，造成了化石燃料价格较高。故选 B。9A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“geothermal energy prod
31、uces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources”和下文地热系统和发电厂产生二氧化碳的数量比较可知，地热是比较环保的资源，故选 A。10C 细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句中的“due to the very nature of geothermal energy，geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts”可知，由于地热资源的性质，地热设备没有传统能源设备大，易移动。故选 C。11D 主旨大意题。当前地热资源是最有效、最受欢迎的资源，它具有经济、环保、成本低等
32、特点。本文主要介绍的就是地热能源的优点。故选 D。.语篇解读 本文是关于礼仪的话题。接到婚礼邀请，如果没有时间要按照收到邀请的方式拒绝，不要拖延，也不要反复变化。12G 根据上一句提到不确定参加的话，事情会变得很尴尬，可推知下一句要表达拒绝婚礼会怎么样。G 项(拒绝婚礼是一种让你觉得很私人的情况)符合语境。13C 根据下半句的“you should decline via post.”可知，此处说的是拒绝邀请的方式，C 项(如果邀请函是邮寄给你的)，你应该通过邮寄来拒绝，符合语境。14D 根据本段的标题“不要拖延你的回复” ，以及本段意思是说如果确定自己无法参加，不要拖延，尽快地让对方知道。D 项(不要把它留到最后一刻)符合本段语境。 15B 根据本段中的“A simple response will do，and its an especially bad idea to emphasize your reason if its costrelated.”可知，此处的标题是：要附上简短的解释。B 项意思吻合。16E 根据标题“不要改变决定” ，以及下文提到反复改变决定会给新婚夫妇带来不便。E项(一旦决定不参加婚礼，重要的是要坚持这个决定)符合语境。9
