B
【要点综述】 本文是一则网络广告。短文通过陈列多位名人的成功实例来吸引读者对Andrew Zuckerman项目的关注。
60.A 细节理解题。第一段第一句说明了Andrew Zuckerman采访几位智者的目的:传承智慧。
61.D 推理判断题。Federico Mayor Zaragoza专业为药学,但后来从政多年,接着担任联合国教科文组织领导人,又创建和平文化基金并担任会长,除多部科学出版物以外,还有诗歌小说集多部,可谓建树颇多。
62.C 推理判断题。Nadine Gordimer的教育背景比较简单, 但她取得了巨大的文学成就。
63.B 综合推理题。通过在网站上发布这几位智者的简介来推介Andrew Zuckerman的项目。
C
【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了Fringe的成长和发展的历史过程。在英国,二战刚结束以后,百废待兴。从战争和痛苦之中解脱出来的人们期待着一次艺术的盛会。第一届爱丁堡艺术节从战后的艺术家群体里邀请了所有知名的艺术家,可谓盛况空前。八支同样具有好评的艺术团体自费来到英国,组成团体,在爱丁堡艺术节举办的同时自发地举办了他们自己的艺术节。
64.A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可以推知,其目的是为了让二战后的欧洲再次团结起来。
65.D 细节理解题。第三段中的“…in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so…”说明他们的目的是参加这个节日。
66.B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University…”等信息可知,大学生参加到Fringe中。
67.D 推理判断题。文章最后一段叙述了Edinburgh Festival的不断发展,D项的意思符合题意,故为最佳答案。
D
【要点综述】 科技的发展改变了人们的生活方式。许多人变得冷酷无礼了,他们不愿意与别人交流,整天宅在家里上网。
68.C 句意理解题。根据第一段“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ?time poor' than ever before”可知,“现在的人变得更加没有礼貌”,而画线句是对该句作补充说明的,意思是“现在的人们不注意自己的行为举止(礼貌行为用雷达都探测不到)”,故选C。
69.A 推理判断题。根据题干中“less willing to deal with humans”定位到文章第二段中第二、三句内容。由此可知,有些人不愿意跟人打交道是嫌人太慢(feels very slow),达不到4G速度(don't work at 4G speeds)。也就是说,这些人变得缺乏耐心。故选A。
70.B 细节理解题。根据题干中“unsigned awful messages”定位到第三段最后一句“Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.”。由线索定位中的句子可知,发一些不署名的恶俗信息很令人厌烦。 71—75 DEAFC 短文改错:
1. excited →exciting。消息是“令人激动的”。
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2. don?t →didn?t。 下一句暗示了这是描述当时的情景,应用一般过去时。
3. trouble后的of→ with。have trouble with sth.是固定搭配,意为“在……方面有麻烦”。 4. his→ her。此处指Maria。
5. 去掉from。 stop doing sth.停止做某事;stop sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事。二者意义不同。
6. have→ be。There be…句型的谓语动词应用be 动词或其他表示存在意义的动词,如live, stand, lie 等。
7. 去掉very。very much 多用来修饰动词;very 不能修饰形容词、副词的比较级,much 则可以。
8.families→ family。结合语境,这里指一个家庭。 9. but→ and。前后为顺接关系。
10. makes后加you。这里动词make后接复合宾语结构。 One possible version: Dear Tom,
How are you doing? You asked me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation. I am sorry that I didn't reply without delay. How I wish I would read and reply your email as soon as I received it. However, I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time, which is vital for me. As a result, I had no choice but to completely focus on my study, for which I am very sorry. I hope you can understand me.
During the holiday, I am going to do a part-time job. On the one hand, I can earn some money to reduce the burden of my family. On the other hand, I can accumulate the social experience, which does good to my future life. At the same time, I will not forget to go over my lesson. I will spend an instructive holiday. How will you spend your holiday? I hope you have a good time.
These are my plans for the summer vacation. What's yours? I am looking forward to your earliest reply.
Best wishes!
Yours, Li Hua
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