细节理解题。根据文章第四段的A recent study found that a growing number of kids in the US are suffering from kidney stones. This painful condition usually affects people aged over 40. Now, kids as young as five are getting it. (最近一项研究发现越来越多的美国孩子正在患肾结石。这种痛苦的病通常只在40岁以上的人才患，现在五岁的孩子也在遭受这种疾病)可知，研究发现现在肾结石这种病正在变得年轻化。故选B项。 【15题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第五段的The best way to reduce the amount of sodium you eat is to make changes gradually. Start by adding half as much salt to your dinner as you normally do. Switch to fresh foods instead of canned and bottled versions. And go easy on the condiments(调味品). You might also want to start reading nutrition labels. (减少钠摄入量的最好方法是逐渐改变。先在晚餐中加入平时一半的食盐。食用新鲜食品而非罐装或者瓶装食品。少放些调味品。你可能也要阅读营养标签。)可知，本段提供了一些可以减少食盐摄入量的方法。B. How to cut down on salt. (如何减少食盐)符合以上说法。故选B项。

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Maybe you live in places where English is not the main language. When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating things from your first language into English，which can also sound unnatural.___16___ It is not very difficult, but it does take conscious effort and practice.

Think in single words

Charles Thomas has taught English to Union members, children and teenagers for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are.

___17___ Think in sentences

For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like, ''It' s such a beautiful day\are playing sports with their friends.\___18___

Think in conversation

This is a great way to practice what you might say in a real conversation. For example, let' s say the imaginary person asks you a question like, ''What did you think of the talk show last night?\___19___ Imagine the conversation and practice it in your head. You can do this out loud or in silence.

___20___

''When you're doing it every day, over and over again, little by little, that's the key. Because when you make things a habit, it just pops up into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you're thinking in English, '' Thomas says. A. Practice it daily. B. How would you answer?

C. Speak English with a native speaker. D. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. E. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests. F. Once this becomes easy, move on to more difficult sentences.

G. The good news is that thinking in English will bring you closer to fluency! 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. F 19. B 20. A 【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些方法来帮助我们用英语思考问题，锻炼我们大脑的英语思维能力。 【16题详解】

下文It is not very difficult, but it does take conscious effort and practice. (这不是很难，但需要有意识的努力和锻炼)与G. The good news is that thinking in English will bring you closer to fluency! (好消息是用英语思维会让你变得流利)承接自然，下文的it就是选项中的thinking in English。故选G项。 【17题详解】

E. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests. (他建议以名词开始，然后加入动词)符合本段小标题Think in single words (用单个词来思考)的话题，选项中的nouns和verbs是标题中所指的single words。故选E项。 【18题详解】

F. Once this becomes easy, move on to more difficult sentences. (一旦这个变得容易了，就继续学习更难的句子)符合本段小标题Think in sentences (用句子思考)的话题，sentences是关键词。故选F项。 【19题详解】

前文For example, let's say the imaginary person asks you a question like, “What did you think of the talk show last

night?\举个例，我们来想象一下有人问了你一个“你觉得昨晚的脱口秀怎么样？”的问题)与B. How would you answer? (你该怎么回答？)承接自然，上文提出了问题，选项谈到“如何回答问题”，符合逻辑和语境，故选B项。 【20题详解】

根据下文 “When you're doing it every day, over and over again, little by little, that' s the key. Because when you make things a habit, it just pops up into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you' re thinking in English, '' Thomas says. (托马斯说：“当你每天都这么做，一遍又一遍，一点一点的做，这是关键。当你让事情成为了习惯，它就会不假思索地跳入你的脑海，然后在你意识到之前，你已经在用英语思考了。”)可知，本段主要讲述每天练习，让它成为习惯，就会自然而然用英语思考，所以A. Practice it daily. (每天都练习)可以作为本段小标题。故选A项。

第二部分语言运用(共两节;满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Jarrell Little W8s road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something in the distance___21___among the trees caught her attention. It___22___to be a sandy-colored five-month-old Great Dane mix.

He was skinny, and had a lot of road rash and a___23___leg. The cyclists fed the friendly pup and___24___their water. They were more than seven miles from___25___and riding bikes. ''We couldn't___26___ him,\partner. He___27___picked up his new friend and slipped the dog's hind legs into the back pockets of his cycling jersey. Then he put the dog's___28___paws over his shoulders.

The 30-minute ride into town\___29___at a bike store, where they got more water and ____30____ for the dog. That was when Andrea Shaw, a woman from Maine in town on business,____31____by. The dog made a beeline for her, licking her. Shaw was____32____and, after learning what had happened, declared her____33____ : I am keeping this dog.

Shaw called him Columbo ____34____the town where they'd met and scheduled an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high____35____on a farm with a horse, a pony, a six-year-old boy, and two coon dogs to keep him company. 21. A. calling 22. A. turned out

B. moving B. looked

C. standing C. found out

D. sleeping D. figured

23. A. dirty 24. A. shared 25. A. school 26. A. take 27. A. quickly 28. A. front 29. A. turned 30. A. medicine 31. A. happened 32. A. excited 33. A. luck 34. A. at 35. A. friendship

B. broken B. drank B. home B. carry B. carefully B. other B. reached B. care B. made B. touched B. wish B. in B. way

C. burnt C. poured C. village C. leave C. natural C. hurt C. arrived C. food C. stopped C. shocked C. intention C. from C. life

D. beaten D. finished D. downtown D. keep D. finally D. injured D. ended D. rest D. moved D. annoyed D. mind D. after D. chance

【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 【解析】

Jarrell Little和搭档去测试山地自行车时，这是一篇记叙文。发现一条腿受伤的小狗。他们把它带回市中心，碰巧遇到了女士Shaw，小狗和女士很投缘，所以女士决定养它，并以这个小镇的名字给小狗取名。现在小狗在伙伴们的陪同下在农场里过着幸福的生活。 【21题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：远处某个在树丛中移动的东西引起了她的注意。A. calling打电话；B. moving移动；C. standing站；D. sleeping睡觉。根据下文的He___7___picked up his new friend and slipped the dog's hind legs into the back pockets可知，Little看到的是小狗，故此处用“移动”符合语境，故选B项。 【22题详解】

考查动词短语辨析。句意：事实证明这是一条五个月大，沙色的大丹混血狗。A. turned out证明是；B. looked 看；C. found out查明；D. figured认为。结合上下文可知，此处是指最终发现那个在树丛中移动的东西是一条狗，故用“证明是”符合语境，故选A项。