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语篇提能Ⅰ.阅读理解Avalanches(雪崩)areoneofthosenaturaldisastersthatcancausegreatdamageandonlyMotherNatureknowswhenandwherethey'regoingtooccur.Evenwithmoderntechnologyit'sstillimpossibletoknowexactlywhenorwhereoneisgoingtooccur.Mountainclimbersarewisetobecareful,asavalancheskillmanyofthemeachyear.Thephysicsofhowandwhyanavalancheoccursiscomplex.Therearetimesofhigherprobability.Duringtheyear,thetransitionfromwintertospringwillcausesomesnowandicetomelt,whichmaytriggeravalanches.Alsoatdaybreakthereisahigherprobabilityduetothetemperaturechange.Whileclimbershikeupslopes(斜坡),somedistancebetweentheclimbersshouldbekept.Ifanavalancheoccurs,thentherewillbefewerliveslostandahigherprobabilitythatsomeonewillbeabletoseekhelp.Sinceanaccidentismorelikelytohappenwhenatoplayerofsnowisloose,avoidareaswhereheavysnoworrainhasrecentlyoccurred.Trytochooseareasthatyouarefamiliarwithandstayinareaswithrocks,bushesandtrees.Treesandbushesallowsnowtopileupandkeepthelayersstable(稳定的).Ifanavalancheoccurs,treeswilltaketheimpactofthesnow,sothereisabetterchanceofbeingsafe.Climbersmustalsopayattentiontothedegreeoftheslope.Avalancheswon'toccuronlevelgroundandthereislittlesnowfallonverysteepareas.Thegreatestdangerisinareaswheretheslopeisbetween25and40degrees.Rememberthat,ifyougetstuckinanavalanche,thereisnocarhireavailabletotakeyoutothenearestairport.1．Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Manymountainclimbersdieofavalancheseachyear.B.Ofallthenaturaldisasters,avalanchescausethegreatestdamage.C.Mostclimberswhomeetavalanchesdiefornotpayingenoughattentiontoavalanches.D.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,avalanchescannowbepredictedexactly.答案与解析A细节理解题。根据第一段“avalancheskillmanyofthemeachyear”可知A项正确。2．Theunderlinedword“trigger”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A.makeuseofB.resultinC.putanendtoD.slowdown答案与解析B词义猜测题。第二段主要讲雪崩多发的时间，故可以判断冬春季节交替时引起的雪和冰的融化会导致雪崩的发生。3．Whyisthereahigherprobabilitythatanavalancheoccursatdaybreak?A.Becausedaybreakisthecoldesttimeofthedayinthemountains.B.Becauseitoftensnowsheavilyinthemountainsatdaybreak.C.Becausetemperaturechangesatdaybreak.D.Becausethetoplayersnowislooseatdaybreak.答案与解析C细节理解题。根据第二段“Alsoatdaybreakthereisahigherprobabilityduetothetemperaturechange”可知C项正确。4．Itwouldn'tbeagoodideaforaclimberto________whileclimbingamountain.A.keepsomedistancefromotherclimbersB.avoidareaswhereheavysnoworrainhasrecentlyoccurredC.chooseareasthatheorsheisfamiliarwithD.climbupaslopewhichisbetween25and40degrees答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第五段“Thegreatestdangerisinareaswheretheslopeisbetween25and40degrees.”可知，25度到40度之间的斜坡是最危险的，故选D项。Ⅱ.阅读理解七选五HowtoChooseaCollegeIt'sprobablyoneofthemostimportantdecisionsyou'llmakeinyourlife,soyoudon'twanttomakethewrongone.Therearealwaysmanywaystodecidewhichcollegeisrightforyou.__1__Hereareafewimportantdosanddon'tsforyoutoremember.__2__Makesureyoudoalotofresearchonanycollegeyouarethinkingabout.Takeadvantageofanyopenhousesacollegeoffersandtrytotakeacampus(大学校园)tourifyoucan.Makeitapointtoseeasmuchofacollegeaspossible.Thebesttimetovisitiswhenstudentsarehavingalesson.Thatwayyoucangetthefeelofatypicalday.__3__Ifyouwanttobeinvolvedinlotsofactivities,chooseonethathasplentytochoosefrom.Anotherthingyouneedtothinkaboutishowfarfromyourparentsyouwanttobe.__4__Alsokeepinmindthatifyoudon'tfeelcomfortablewiththecollegeyouchoose,you'dbetterfindsomethingthatinterestsyou.Whenchoosingthecollege,therearesomethingsyoudon'twanttoinfluenceyourdecision.__5__Theymayhavedifferentneedswhenitcomestoeducation.Makesureyouchooseacollegebecauseyouwanttogothereandnotbecauseyourparentswantyouto.Don'tbeafraidtoaskquestionsorrequestadditionalinformation.Therearelotsofimportantthingsyou'llneedtoknowaboutacollegetomaketherightdecision.A.Taketimetothinkthingsover.B.Justchooseonethatsuitsyourpersonality.C.Therefore,choosingacollegecanbeconfusing.D.Aname­brandcollegewon'tpromiseyoursucess.E.Don'tgotoacollegejustbecauseyourfriendswill.F.Visitthewebsiteofthecollegeyou'reinterestedin,andtrytolearnasmuchinformationasyoucan.G.Youmaybecomfortablefarawayoryoumayonlywanttobeacoupleofhours'drivefromhome.答案1.C2.A3.B4.G5.E