第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choo to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with curity and comfort.
Yellow Hostel
If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s clo to the main train station.
Hostel Alessandro Palace
If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.
Youth Station Hostel
If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s clo to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.
21. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choo to stay in a hostel?
A. Comfort.
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B. Security.
C. Price.
D. Location.
22. Which hostel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?
A. Yellow Hostel.
B. Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C. Youth Station Hostel.
D. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.
23. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?
A. It gets noisy at night.
B. Its staff is too talkative.
C. It charges for Wi-Fi.
D. It’s inconveniently located.
本文主要介绍了罗马的四个旅社。
21. C 细节理解题。由首段首句“Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choo to stay in a hostel.”，旅行者选择住旅社是因为罗马物价高，因此他们最关心的问题可能是价格，故选C项。
22. B 细节理解题。由第三段首句“If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome, Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun.”可知，如果你喜欢社交旅馆，Hostel Alessandro Palace是最适合你的，故选B项。
软知识23. C细节理解题。由题干中的Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes可定位到最后一段，由最后一句“However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.”可知，Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes的缺点是它对Wi-Fi收费，故选C项。
B
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria
Raspopova—not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr. Titterton is chairman of the Omega Enmble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themlves. He said he became just as nervous as tho playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr. Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and required up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat
passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practice with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get r
eady for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caud the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr. Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Mr. Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?融资计划书模板范文
A. Read music.
B. Play the piano.
C. Sing songs.
D. Fix the instruments.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage?
A. Boring.
B. Well-paid.
C. Demanding.
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D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practice?
A. Counting the pages.
毛卷云B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects.
D. Performing in his own style.
27. Why is Ms. Raspopova’s husband “the wor page turner”?
夏尔图片A. He has very poor eyesight.
B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music.
D. He forgets to do his job.
本文介绍了Robert Titterton在钢琴家旁作为翻页者的工作。
24. A 细节理解题。由首段末句“I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”可知，“我”不是一个受过训练的音乐家，
但“我”学会了识谱，这样“我”就可以在Maria的表演中帮助她。由此可见，Titterton应学会识谱才能成为翻页者，故选C项。
25. C 推理判断题。由第三段和第四段的描述可知，翻页工作需要很多技巧，你必须确保你不会一次翻两页，此外还需要大量的练习。由此可推断，翻页工作是“高要求的(demanding)”，故选C项。
26. B 细节理解题。由第四段末句可知，舞台上的无声交流是关键，每个钢琴家都有自己表示翻页的“点头”风格，需要翻页者配合练习。换言之，翻页者需要识别钢琴家的“点头”风格，故选B项。
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27. D 细节理解题。由最后一段的第一、二句可知，她的丈夫对音乐非常感兴趣，且感知每一个音符，她不得不口头提醒他翻页，即他沉醉于音乐，忘记翻页，故选D项。
C
When the explorers first t foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of the precious natural resources wily. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the ttlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of the resources. Millions of waterfowl (水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsman. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and hou the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat (栖息地).
In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory (迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival. Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purcha and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed by Presi
dent Franklin Roovelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.
About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conrvation Fund to purcha wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System—a fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for all generations to come. Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purcha more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conrvation programs ever initiated.
28. What was a cau of the waterfowl population decline in North America?
A. Loss of wetlands.
B. Popularity of water sports.
C. Pollution of rivers.
D. Arrival of other wild animals.
29. What does the underlined word “decimate” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Acquire.
B. Export.
C. Destroy.
D. Distribute.
30. What is a direct result of the Act pasd in 1934?
A. The stamp price has gone down.
B. The migratory birds have flown away.
C. The hunters have stopped hunting.
D. The government has collected money.
31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. The Federal Duck Stamp Story
经典阅读B. The National Wildlife Refuge System
C. The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl
D. The History of Migratory Bird Hunting
本文介绍了联邦鸭邮票的由来，包括鸭邮票产生的背景的目的，以及所带来的结果。
28. A 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句“Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and hou the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat.”可知，大量的湿地被填干以为不断增长的人口提供食物和住所，从而减少了水禽的栖息地，故选A项。
29. C 词义猜测题。前一句提到美洲原住民对这些珍贵的自然资源进行了精心的保护。结合Unfortunately表示转折可知，此处应描述另一番场景，即大量资源遭到了摧毁，故C项“Destroy(破坏，摧毁)”符合题意；其他选项“获得(Acquire)”“出口(Export)”“分配(Distribute)”均不符合题意。
30. D 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purcha more than 5 million acres of habitat.”可知，售卖联邦鸭邮票所得直接进入候鸟保护基金。自1934年以来，该基金已投入超过50亿美元用于购买超过500万英亩的栖息地。由此可见，法
案的通过使得政府筹集到了大量资金，故选D项。
