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Ever feel like there aren't enough hours in the day? A group of timechallenged Canadian women are wishing for a 25hour clock.
Jessie Behan，president of the 25th Hour Coalition (联盟) which is a group of Canadian women who have changed to a longer dayvated her to research the body's natural clock.“Many of my girlfriends are having kids，getting married，and I see the sufferings of dealing all that when you're a working woman，” she said.“Women like myself are sick of living their lives by a 24hour clock.”
A 2007 study by Charles Czeisler found a switch to longer days could be beneficial，especially for frequent travelers，shift workers，astronauts and those who experience trouble sleeping or waking.
In a similar study，Czeisler showed the body's natural clock averages 24 hours and 11 minutes in both young and older people.The current 360degree clock has 720 minutes，giving each minute 0.5 degree.With the new 25hour day，30 minutes is added to each 12hour period making each minute 0.48 degree.
While still a relatively small movement－the 25th Hour Coalition has 160 Facebook membersthere's no harm in just trying it out and seeing.If it gets big，maybe the government will decide to standardize it.”
A recent online survey by Reader's Digest，which included 150 people in each of the 13 countries，suggests it's not just Canadians looking for longer days.Readers were asked “What would you do with an extra hour？” if given a choice between sleepwork，exercise and family time.In Spain，half of respondents (被访者) said they'd like an extra hour in the day to devote to family time.The same was found for respondents in Brazilcond.Only in India did work top the list with 50 percent of respondents claiming they could use an extra hour at the office.
1．Some Canadian working women are campaigning for the 25hour day in order to
．hances at work
B．keep a balance between life and work
C．experience something new
D．have a better sleep
2．Jessie Behan wants more women to join the 25th Hour Coalition because she
．iends
B．hopes to get benefits from more people
C．considers it is harmless to form such an organization
D．thinks it can help those women to realize their dreams
3．What is implied in the last paragraph?
A．Respondents from most nations want more family time.
B．Respondents from developed countries experience more stress.
C．Most Canadian respondents claim that they need more family time.
D．Indians are the most hardworking of the 13 nations.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文属于社会类短文阅读。文章讲述了一群加拿大的职业已婚女性正在努力争取要一天过25个小时因为她们既要工作还要管家照顾孩子。她们觉得自己的时间不够用这样的人组成一个联盟希望能得到政府的支持。1．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the struggle for women to maintain worklife balance motivated her to research the body's natural clock”可知一些加拿大的工作女性争取一天25小时是为了保持平衡工作和生活。故选B。2．解析：选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的意思可知作为组织这项活动的主席Behan希望更多的人加入这样就会有更大的影响力D。3．解析：选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知在西班牙、巴西、美国、英国的被调查者表示更愿意和家人在一起。故选A。B
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is still one of the world's great mysteries. Who built it? Why? And how？Around 3rcle of standing stones in the middle of a green field in Wiltshire.It is Britain's most important ancient monument.
There is evidence that it was a burial site.It is believed to have astronomical，spiritual or even supernatural meaning.Unfortunately，these days a couple of major roads rush by on either side ruining the vista，but Stonehenge still manages to retain its magic and mystery.People flock there all year around.
Since 1986，Stonehenge has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The distance from central London is about 87 miles and takes around 2 hours by car.
Opening Times：－31 August－8 pm－15 October：30 am－7 pm－15 March：30 am－5 pmNotes: Opening times from 20 June to 22 June may be subject to change due to the summer solstice (夏至). Please call 08703331181 before your visit. Recommended last admission time is no later than 30 minutes before the advertised closing time.When weather conditions are bad，access may be restricted and visitors may not be able to use the walkway around the stone circle.
Ticket Prices：￡16.00(5－15) : ￡9.60(2 adults，up to 3 children) : ￡41.60Please note: all education group visits to Stonehenge must be prebooked.
4．What do we know about Stonehenge?
A．It is a fascinating place for tourists.
B．It is just a burial site for royal families.
C．It has a history of more than 5，300 years.
D．It is the most mysterious place in the world.
5．If you want to visit Stonehenge，you can go there
．：30 am on June 16：30 pm on August 20：00 pm on October 16：00 am on September 106．If John and Mary take their tenyearold twin sons to Stonehenge，they should pay
．￡28.80
B．￡41.60￡48.00
D．￡51.207．The purpose of the text is
．uss something
B．to persuade people
C．to entertain people
D．to inform people something
【解题导语】 本文介绍了英国著名的旅游景点巨石阵的历史、现状、开放时间和票价为游客提供了充足的信息。4．解析：选A。细节理解题。根据“People flock there all year around.”Opening Times和Ticket Prices可知巨石阵是对游客非常有吸引力的景点故A项正确。其余三项与文中细节不符。5．解析：选C。细节理解题。Opening Times部分的内容可知在10月16日下午三点可以去参观巨石阵。6．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据Ticket Prices部分的“Family(2 adults)：￡41.60”可知一个家庭(包括两个大人和两个孩子)参观巨石阵的话价格是英镑。7．解析：选D。意图推断题。本文为读者提供了关于巨石阵的各种信息旨在告诉读者游览信息因此最佳答案为D。阅读填空1.
Here is a short list of main reasons trees are necessary for improving our living conditions.
●Trees produce oxygen
2．
A leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year.What many people don’t realize is that the forest also acts as a giant filter that cleans the air we breathe.Trees help clean the air by preventing airborne particles，reducing heat，and absorbing such pollutants.
●Trees clean the soil
The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have entered the soil.3.
Trees filter(过滤)sewage and farm chemicals●Trees are carbon sinks
To produce its food，a tree absorbs and locks away carbon dioxide in the wood，roots and leaves.Carbon dioxide is a global warming suspect.4.
This lockingup process“stores”carbon as wood and not as a “greenhouse”gas.
●5.
Trees block urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls.Trees，planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house，can reduce major noises from freeways and airports.
A．We could not exist as we do if there were no trees.
B．Trees help clean the sky
C．A forest is a carbon storage area that can lock up as much carbon as it produces.
D．Trees control noise pollution
E．Man has been planting trees to make the planet a more beautiful world.
F．The modern human community has other more practical reasons to admire and honor trees.
G．Trees can either store harmful pollutants or change the pollutants into less harmful forms.
【解题导语】 树对人类的生存环境起着重要的作用。无论是天然林还是人工林都在美化着这个星球。树在哪些方面造福我们呢？1．解析：选F。空格的前句说的是地球上的自然林和我们种植的树木一起创造更好的世界。空格后的F项“当今的人类还有其他更现实的理由敬佩、珍视树木”起承上启下的作用符合语境。2．解析：选A。根据下文可知此处是说树所生产的氧气帮助我们存活故A项符合语境。3．解析：选G。由空后的内容可知树木会过滤污水和农业用药减少动物粪便的影G项能概括此处描述的内容。4．解析：选C。根据空前的“locks away carbon dioxide”和空后的“This
lockingup process‘stores’carbon”可知答案。5．解析：选D。结合本段内容可知此处讲的是树木可以减少噪音污染故D项符合文意。语法填空 1.
your answer is QQ or MSN，I must say you're a bit oldfashioned.Today，a new form of communication “WeChat”，which 2.
(own)a Chinese name Weixin，is becoming the most influentrial text and voicing tool all over the world.
What advantages does WeChat have? First，WeChat is 3.
relatively cheap way of communication；that is to say4.
is going on
at any time.
And we can have 5.
(easy) access to information available than other messaging tools.
What roles does it play 6.
our daily life？According to the latest reported users on WeChat platform have topped 200 million and WeChat has expanded its business to overseas market.Can you imagine that a mobile phone “app” is so 7.
(appeal) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? WeChat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world.A large 8.
of people have become “WeChataholic”，which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can't live without 9.
．10.
(cheat) ，for information on WeChat is publicly known.
【解题导语】 本文对目前非常流行的微信进行了介绍。1．解析：If。考查状语从句。由语境可知此处表示条件故填If。2．解析：owns。考查主谓一致。定语从句的关系代词指代WeChat(第三人称单数)故答案为owns。3．解析：a。考查冠词。此处表示微信是一种相当便宜的通讯方式。way为可数名词单数在本句中表泛指所以用不定冠词a。4．解析：what。考查宾语从句。句意：其次我们随时可以知道发生了什么。5．解析：easier。考查形容词比较级。根据本句中的than可知设空处需用形容词的比较级。6．解析：in。考查动词短语。play a ...role in ...为固定短语意为：在……中起……作用。句意：它在我们的日常生活中起着什么作用呢？7．解析：appealing。考查形容词。appealing为形容词意为：有吸引力的。8．解析：number。考查名词短语。a large number
of大量的修饰可数名词复数。9．解析：it。考查代词。此处用it指代前面的the mobile phone。10．解析：being cheated。考查动名词作介词宾语。介词后应用动名词作宾语。people与cheat为逻辑上的被动关系故用动名词的被动形式即being cheated。