第二部分　閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。

　　A

　　After a confirmed rabies (狂犬病) case in Parke County，Indiana，experts are urging caution if you find a bat (蝙蝠) in your home or office.

　　“If you try to kill a bat，you're more likely to get bitten，” said Joy O'Keefe，assistant professor of biology and director of Indiana State University's Center for Bat Research，Outreach and Conservation.“Most bats people find in their houses are healthy and are not going to bite them and give them rabies.” But they could be a federally endangered species，such as the Indiana Bat，which is found in this area.

　　So if you spot a bat in your home or office，don't kill it or touch it with bare hands，O'Keefe said.Instead，put on a pair of heavy gloves and gently move it into a box or bucket.Once contained，the bat can be removed outside.

　　“If it's a healthy bat，it'll fly away eventually，” O'Keefe said.“If it doesn't move or seem to be healthy，you can take it to the health department to be tested.”

　　This is the time of year when bats move from their summer resting sites to their winter resting sites，O'Keefe said.

　　“We get calls every year during the first month of school year from people finding bats in the university's buildings，” said O'Keefe.

　　Bats are a great help to people，as every night they can eat up to their entire body weight of insects.Bats，however，are facing great threats from epidemics (流行性疾病)，habitat destruction and other things.

　　“The best way the average person can help bats is by understanding them and by telling other people how awesome bats are and what bats do for us，” O'Keefe said.“Hopefully，it will make people think that if there's a bat in their house，they should try to get it out but not kill it.That would be really positive for bats—to not have people be one of their major threats.”

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是說明文。蝙蝠對人類有益，但是被蝙蝠咬傷后會使人得狂犬病，所以O(shè)'Keefe建議我們在室內(nèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)蝙蝠時，不要空手去捉它們或傷害它們，而是要戴上手套把它們移到戶外。

　　21.According to the text，experts are giving the public a warning about________.

　　A.the biting by bats

　　B.the danger of keeping bats

　　C.the spreading of an infectious disease

　　D.the extinction of an endangered species

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的After a confirmed rabies case及第二段中的If you try to kill a bat，you're more likely to get bitten可知，因為有了被蝙蝠咬后導(dǎo)致人得狂犬病的案例，所以專家向公眾發(fā)出了小心被蝙蝠咬的警告。]

　　22.In O'Keefe's opinion，when you find a bat in your house，you should________.

　　A.put it on a tree

　　B.send it to get tested

　　C.remove it with gloves

　　D.report to the health department

　　答案　C　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的put on a pair of heavy gloves and gently move it into a box or bucket.Once contained，the bat can be removed outside可知，O'Keefe建議大家戴上手套把蝙蝠移到戶外。]

　　23.We can infer that the text is probably written in________.

　　A.spring B.summer

　　C.autumn D.winter

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的This is the time of year when bats move from their summer resting sites to their winter resting sites及第六段中的during the first month of school year可知，蝙蝠在這個時期從它們夏天的窩遷徙到冬天的窩，再根據(jù)新學(xué)年的第一個月可推測，這篇文章寫于秋季。]

　　24.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means________.

　　A.what bats like to eat

　　B.people's awareness of bats

　　C.the best way to protect bats

　　D.the greatest threat bats are facing

　　答案　B　[詞義猜測題。根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容可知，O'Keefe認為保護蝙蝠最好的方法就是了解它們并且告訴他人蝙蝠有多棒，它們能為人類做很多事情。O'Keefe希望“人們對蝙蝠的這種認識”能避免人類成為蝙蝠的最大威脅之一。]

　　B

　　People took bets on when Le Ho's business，Capital City Waste Services (CCWS)，would fail，but she has proved the doubters wrong by turning the waste management business into a multi-million dollar empire.

　　Le Ho had a poor start to life in Australia.When she was 18 days old，her family arrived in Australia from Vietnam on a fishing boat.At the age of 21，Ho started her first business called Honey Bee，a bridal store.In six years she grew that to six stores，but the market for Internet shopping changed things greatly.Therefore，she wanted to find some business that，whatever the economy，would be there.

　　It turned out the answer was waste management.Ho first came across CCWS when she helped to run the business for a friend who was a director and had to go overseas.In 2010，Ho decided to buy it for $50，000 although the business was losing about $20，000 a month.

　　To cut down costs，Ho took on all the roles in the business from sales to driving a truck.She started the day with a waste collection run and then changed clothes to go to meetings.Evenings were spent reading books and sending emails.She worked 18 hours a day for the first 12 months.

　　Ho's hard work paid off after her business doubled in the first 12 months.Over the next 12 months the income doubled again.Ho picked the right industry with IBISWorld (an Australian research company) analysis valuing solid waste collection services at $6.2 billion for 2015-2016 and predicting annual growth of 3.8 per cent in the future.

　　However，Ho faced discrimination (歧視) when starting out in an industry controlled by men.But it only inspired her.She regarded it as a driving force for her to get in the truck at 6 am.She said that any business or job that men can do，women can do too.And she proved it with her success.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是記敘文。悉尼亞裔女子Le Ho通過自身努力，在垃圾管理行業(yè)取得了驕人的成就。

　　25.When Le Ho was in her twenties，she________.

　　A.took a boat trip to Vietnam

　　B.owned several bridal stores

　　C.got interested in online shopping

　　D.moved to Australia with her parents

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的At the age of 21，Ho started her first business called Honey Bee，a bridal store.In six years she grew that to six stores可知，Le Ho在二十多歲時已經(jīng)擁有六家婚紗店。]

　　26.Le Ho took over CCWS mainly because________.

　　A.her own business had failed

　　B.her friend advised her to do so

　　C.she wanted to make a bet with others

　　D.she believed the waste industry is more stable

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的she wanted to find some business that，whatever the economy，would be there以及第三段中的It turned out the answer was waste management可知，Le Ho想尋找不受經(jīng)濟狀況影響的行業(yè)，由于這一想法，她選擇了垃圾管理業(yè)，最終接手了CCWS。]

　　27.According to the IBISWorld analysis，we can infer that Le Ho is________.

　　A.competent B.ambitious

　　C.far-sighted D.strong-willed

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。IBISWorld的分析報告指出，固體廢品行業(yè)在2015-2016年間值62億澳元，并估計未來的年增長率為3.8%。由此不難看出，該行業(yè)增長勢態(tài)良好，Le Ho很有遠見，選對了行業(yè)。]

　　28.How did Le Ho deal with the discrimination against her?

　　A.She simply ignored it.

　　B.She chose to keep silent.

　　C.She used it to encourage herself.

　　D.She expressed her anger publicly.

　　答案　C　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的But it only inspired her.She regarded it as a driving force...可知，在受到性別歧視后，Le Ho反而把它當成一種前進的動力。]

　　C

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　　【語篇解讀】　本文是應(yīng)用文。本文介紹了一款名為Luci的充氣式電燈。

　　29.According to Paragraph 1，we know Luci lights________.

　　A.can be used around the clock

　　B.will not continue to work in water

　　C.will take the place of flash lights

　　D.can be taken for outdoor activities

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段Perfect for everything from everyday indoor use to outdoor activities and roadside assistance可知，Luci可以被帶到戶外活動時使用。]

　　30.Which of the following is the right order of using Luci lights?

　　a.Push the valve down and press the on/off button.

　　b.Bite on the valve until Luci is fully inflated.

　　c.Make Luci take in the sunlight.

　　d.Open the valve to inflate Luci.

　　A.d，a，c，b B.b，c，d，a

　　C.c，a，b，d D.c，d，b，a

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中How to Use Luci中的內(nèi)容可知，在使用Luci過程中，應(yīng)先讓Luci吸收陽光，接著打開閥門充氣，待氣充滿后封住閥門，再把閥門按下去，最后打開開關(guān)即可使用。]

　　31.From the text we can learn that Luci is designed for people________.

　　A.who want to save electricity

　　B.who love outdoor activities

　　C.who are short of reliable electricity

　　D.who live in developed countries

　　答案　C　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章后半部分Originally designed for developing countries，Luci can provide light sources for people who have no access to electrical services和people without reliable electricity可知，Luci是為了那些用不上電的人而設(shè)計的。]