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-1-SectionⅠListeningandSpeakingⅠ阅读理解A◆LesserSpottedAnimalsbyMartinBrownHaveyoueverheardofanumbat?Youmaynot．Thankstothisunusualpicturebook,bothyouandyourkidscanlearnaboutawholegroupofanimals．Theymaystartaskingforforeignpetsafterturningthesepages!YoucanbuyitfromAmazonfor$14．47．◆HowtoAvoidExtinctionbyPaulAcamporaYourmiddleschoolerwillcertainlyenjoyjumpingintoacaralongsideLeoandatalkativedognamedKermitonacross­countryroadtrip．Thisfunbookfilledwithfood,familyandfossils(化石)willteachkidsaboutlifeinawaytheycanunderstand．Ifyou’relookingforagoodreadforyourkid,thisisit．YoucanbuyitfromAmazonfor$8．95．◆What’sOutTherebyLynnWilsonDoyouhaveaninterestingreadingmaterialonhandforyourlittleastronaut(宇航员)?Thisbookwillteachyourchildwhatthesunismadeof,whatcausesthemoontochangeitssize,andallaboutthestarsinjustafewpages．Thisbookissimplyoutofthisworld．YoucanbuyitfromAmazonfor$3．99．◆ScienceStuntsbyJordanD．BrownDoesyourlittlescientistalsolovemagic?We’vefoundtheperfectbookforthem!They’llbeexcitedbythewaythesesimplemagictricks(戏法)cancometogetherwiththehelpofabitofscience．Thisisonebookthatwillhaveyousmilingfromeartoear．YoucanbuyitfromAmazonfor$12．59．【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，主题语境是文学。文章介绍了四本适合孩子阅读的书。1．WhomayhaveaninterestinLesserSpottedAnimals?A．Ahistoryfan．B．Ananimalfan．-2-C．Aplantlover．D．Apaintinglover．B解析：细节理解题。根据对第一本书的介绍中提到的bothyouandyourkidscanlearnaboutawholegroupofanimals可知，本书描述的是动物，动物爱好者会感兴趣。2．WhatcanchildrenlearnfromWhat’sOutThere?A．Famousastronauts．B．Weatherinformation．C．Knowledgeaboutspace．D．Whatastronautsdo．C解析：推理判断题。根据对第三本书的介绍中提到的whatthesunismadeof,whatcausesthemoontochangeitssize,andallaboutthestars可知，该书介绍的是太空的有关知识。3．Whichbookmaymakechildrenlaughloudly?A．ScienceStunts．B．What’sOutThere．C．LesserSpottedAnimals．D．HowtoAvoidExtinction．A解析：细节理解题。根据对第四本书的介绍中提到的willhaveyousmilingfromeartoear可知，这是一本让你开怀大笑的书。BItravelledtoLondon,Englandinthespringof2016．Actually,ItravelledwithCAPAInternationalEducationonastudyprogram．Atthattime,Ididafullthree－monthprogrambutItravelledonweekendsandduringbreaks．IusedtoliveinasmalltownoutsideNewYork．TheideaofbigcitieshasalwaysexcitedmeandIwantedtotakeadvantageofthatonce－in－a－lifetimeopportunity．ItwasagreatopportunityformetoseehowindependentIcouldbeinanothercountry,becauseIhopetotravelalotmoreinthefuture．IlivedinaflatinEalingBroadwaywithseveralotherstudentsfromdifferentAmericanschools．ThebiggestsurpriseIfoundtherewasthecultureshockIexperienced．IhadexpectedtravellingtoLondontobeaneasytransition(转变)formebecauseIthoughttheirculturewasclosetothatofAmerica．ButyouknowthelanguageandthepeopleweregreatlydifferentfromwhatIhadexpected．Theyhaddifferentaccents．Infact,theywerenoisyandmorefree－thinkingthanmostAmericansIknew．However,ItriedtotakepartintheirgiantChineseNewYearcelebrationinTrafalgarSquare．IwenttoseveralJewishsocietyholidaycelebrationsandactively-3-participatedinanyculturalactivitiesIknewatthattime．Itwasgreattobeabletotrulyputmyselfintheirculture．TheseareexperiencesIcouldn’tgetanywhereelse．Iwouldsuggestpeoplehopingtofollowinmyfootstepsnotletanythingholdthembackfromexploringtheforeignculturespresentedtothem．Yes,youarethereforschool,butyournumberonepriority(优先)isyourself．Somakesureyougohomewithnoregrets．Donotmissanything!【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在去英国参加学习项目期间，利用周末和假期旅游，努力融入当地文化，并且感受到了将学习与探索外国文化融为一体的重要意义。4．Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeingoingtoLondon?A．Togosightseeing．B．Tovisitsomerelatives．C．Tojoininastudyprogram．D．Toexperiencethelifeinabigcity．C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的ItravelledtoLondon,Englandinthespringof2016．Actually,ItravelledwithCAPAInternationalEducationonastudyprogram．可知，作者去伦敦的主要目的是参加一个学习项目。5．WhatdidtheauthorthinkoftheopportunityoftravellingtoLondon?A．Itwouldchangehislife．B．Itwouldtesthisindependence．C．Itwouldmakehisdreamcometrue．D．Itwouldhelpimprovehiscommunicationability．B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的ItwasagreatopportunityformetoseehowindependentIcouldbeinanothercountry．．．可知，我把赴英国学习的机会看作对自己独立能力的一次检验。6．Whatwasbeyondtheauthor’sexpectationafterarrivinginLondon?A．Culturedifferences．B．Unfriendlystudents．C．Hislivingconditions．D．Somestrangeaccents．A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的ThebiggestsurpriseIfoundtherewasthecultureshockIexperienced．可知，作者在英国经历的文化冲击是作者意料之外的。7．Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainlyadvisespeoplestudyingabroadto________．A．exploremoreinterestingplacesfortravellingB．trytoreceivemoreinternationaleducation-4-C．combinestudywithexploringforeignculturesD．lookformorewaystodealwiththecultureshockC解析：写作意图题。在最后一段，作者建议那些希望追随其脚步赴英国学习的人们不要让任何事情阻止他们探索呈现在他们面前的外国文化。CMakingemployeesfeelhappyandhealthyatworkisgoodformanybusinesses．Butitisn’talwaysaneasything．Aresearchsuggeststhatjust33%oftheU．S．employeesconsiderthemselvesfullyengaged(投身于)atwork,while16%areactivelydisengaged,and51%arejustshowingup．Butthereisanexception(例外)．Whenitcomestoemployeeengagement,itseemsthatemployeesinsmallcompaniesaredoingbetter．Accordingtothesameresearch,thelargestU．S．companieshavethelowestlevelsofengagement,whilecompanieswithfewerthan25employeeshavethehighest．Andinonerecentreport,75percentofsmallbusinessworkerssurveyedsaidtheywere“very”or“extremely”satisfiedwiththeirroleasasmallcompanyempl