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(2015·重庆一中一诊)Based on new analysis predict that within the next eighty years，current world climate zones could shift and some could completely disappear.Polar regions will get colder while tropical regions will get even hotter，forcing animals to migrate(迁徙) north.e could lead to the spread of diseases.Tropical storms and hurricanes will not only increase but may also become more intense.If the changes come too quickly，animal and plant species may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.
According to Science Daily，a new study predicts that by the year 2100，many of today’s familiar climates will be replaced by climates unknown in today’s world.It is urgent that we reduce the risks of these farreaching consequences for the whole world.The planet itself has been showing signs of change.In 2004，a serious tsunami created by a major earthquake killed thousands in Sumatra and in 2008，thousands died in China because of another severe earthquake.Egypt was hit in 2009 with a major earthquake and Haiti was devastated in 2010 by yet another massive earthquake.
Within just the last few months，new reports from around the world have been coming in and most agree that our climate situation is much worse than previously thought.At this point，it doesn’t matter what is causing it，but rather，what can be done about it.What’s more，our world is getting more and more unstable every year.There is war and threat of war everywhere.Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.
However，other planets are experiencing global warming as well as our own and some scientists believe there may be some connection between this.No one knows anything for sure at this point because there is simply not enough data.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了未来气候的变化对人和动物的生存环境的影响。解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“Based on new analysis可知最新研究数据表明世界的气候变化已经严重地影响了社会和环境。而接下来的几段则是围绕气候变化对社会和环境具体的影响而展开的由此可B项。’s purpose in using the examples of earthquakes?
A．To show major changes are taking place on the planet.
B．To remind people to prevent future earthquakes.
C．To show the damage earthquakes caused.
D．To tell us more earthquakes will happen in the future.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“The planet itself has been showing signs of change.”可知列举最近地球上所发生的地震是为了说明地球正在发生着重大变化。故选A项。ies may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.
B．It could lead to the spread of diseases.
C．Current world climate zones could shift and completely disappear.
D．Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Geographers predict that within the next eighty years可知地理学家预计在未来的八十年中现在的世界气候带可能会改变有的C项中说世界气候带可能会变化并会完全消失与文中描述不符故C项错误；根据第二段第一句“Climate changes like these could lead to the spread of diseases.”可知项正确；根据第二段最后一句“If the changes come too quickly可知项正确；根据倒数第二段最后一句“Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.”可知项正确。故选C项。because of animal migration.
D．The earth is not the only planet that is experiencing climate change.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“However be some connection between this.”可知地球并不是唯一一个在经历气候变化的星球。故选D项。B
(2015·扬州、南通、连云港市第二次调研考试)Consumers everywhere are faced with the same dilemma：given limited resourcesuce lasting happiness and satisfaction? Recent research has confirmed that experiential purchases tend to produce greater hedonic (享乐的)gains than material purchases.experiences in a more abstract manner than possessions.For example，if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth，you might easily remember an abstract sense of warm sunshine and youthful exuberance(生气勃勃) what you did daybyday.
Material possessions are harder to think about in an abstract sense.The car you bought is still a car，that great new jacket you picked up cheap is still just a jacket.It’s more likely the experience of that summer has taken on a symbolic meaning that can live longer in your memory than a possession.
Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessions，resulting in comfort but not pleasure.In general，people adapt to experiences more slowly than to material purchase.This can be seen in both negative and positive purchases：hedonic adaptation would result in a positive experience causing more happiness but a negative experience causing less happiness than the comparable material purchase with the same initial happiness level.
Experience，however，seems to be more resistant to these sorts of unfavourable comparisons.It is because of the unique nature of experience.It’s more difficult to make an unfavourable comparison when there is nothing directly comparable.After all，each of our youthful summers is different.
It’s well established that social comparisons can have a huge effect on how we view what might seem like positive events.One striking example is the finding that people prefer to earn $50，000 a year while everyone else earns $25，000，instead of earning $100，000 themselves and having other people earn $200，000.
A similar effect is seen for possessions.When there are so many flatscreen HD TVs to choose from，it’s easy to make unfavourable comparisons between our choice and the others available.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。该文章主要介绍了现在流行的实验购物的优点和可行性。________．you can’t remember well
C．you cannot understand
D．you cannot see or touch
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段的if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth(生气勃勃)可知抽象感是看不见、摸不着的。故选D。________．re going to a park
C．a mall before going to a grocer’s
D．a market before going to a restaurant
解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章第四段的In general可知你应该购物前去体验店体验一下。故选A。The example of earnings is given to actually indicate________．解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的关键词prefer说明人们挣多少钱表示人们获得多大的满足感。故选B。________． the items
D．leave what they’ve purchased untouched at home
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第一句话Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessionsre.可知购买实物后人们总是后悔自己的决定。故选C。C
(2015·扬州、南通、连云港市第二次调研考试)lost.I have a wonderful，loving husband and bright，caring teenage daughter but I am lonely and have lost my spark for life.
I have always taken care of everyone and managed a career，but，after the death of my father this summer，my difficulties as a child in a terribly abnormal family have come back to me regularly.I have become unfocused and often alone while my husband is away frequently on business and my daughter busy with school and friends.
I am seeking the help of a therapist and taking care of myself but I would love to read something to help me “get my groove (理想状况)back” and reengage with life. groove back，I’d recommend taking a journey into Rebecca Solnit’s nonfiction book，A Field Guide to Getting Lost，which is packed with the wisdom of everyone from Pat Barker to Thoreau and Keats.
The word lost is rooted in the Old Norse “los”，meaning the disbanding of an army.“This origin suggests soldiers falling out of formation to go home，ceasing fighting with the wide world.I worry now that many people never disband their armies，never go beyond what they know，” Solnit writes.So instead of fearing that lost feeling，try seeing its potential for discovery.Explorers，remember，are always lost simply because they’re forever someplace new.
“Leave the door open for the unknown，the door into the dark，” Solnit advises.“That’s where the most important things come from，where you yourself came from，and where you will go.”
For something that asks a little less of the reader while still giving plenty in return，try a dose(一剂) of Anne Tylere anyone who finds themselves in a midlife difficult situation.One such character is 53yearold Rebecca Davitch，the heroine of Back When We Were Grownups.Like you，she’s combined marriage and motherhood with a career but suddenly finds herself feeling lonely in her own home.Could it be，she wonders，that she’s “turned into the wrong person”？Don’t be fooled by the way this novel ambles along—as Rebecca revisits youthful ambitions and the college boyfriend she abandonedfore arriving at a place of graceful，joyous acceptance.
Along similar lines，I’m also going to recommend The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce.Its hero is 65 when he learns that a former colleague sick.On his way to post her a note，he decides instead to visit her— on foot，from his home in deepest Devon to England’s northernmost town，more than 600 miles away.You don’t manage that without focus！It’s a journey to a holy place that will take him 87 days to complete childhood，marriage and relationship with his son，and becomes an accidental media sensation (轰动)．By the time he reaches his destination into your life.Combining the diary of a sad Tokyo teenager with the story of the middleaged novelist who finds it，washed ashore on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia，it’s a beautiful illustration of how our lives touch—and are touched by—others in ways we mightn’t even be aware of.This Man Booker Prize finalist has plenty to teach about Zen Buddhism，and unless you happen to live in one of its settings，it provides a bracing change of scene，too.
One other suggestion：booksgreat companions but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed in the company of others.If you find yourself home alone，why not slip one into your back pack and head out to a favourite café.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇书信文阅读。该文章以PC向心理医生的求助来引出主题以书信的方式推荐几本能够帮助人们摆脱孤独的书籍。life and her family members busy life.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章PC部分的I have always taken care of everyone and managed a careerk to me regularly.I have become unfocused and often alone while my husband is away frequently on business and my daughter busy with school and friends.可知她对家人投入很多但当她失去父亲时丈夫和孩子都忽略了她她的心理不平衡所以就迷失了方向。故选C。 lost，Textual Healing implies that________．on
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章Textual Healing部分的第一段中的I’d recommend taking a journey into Rebecca Solnit’s nonfiction book及第二段中的Explorers可知建议换换环境不要老是困在目前的处境中。故选D。B．Anne Tyler.Ruth Ozeki.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据通读文章的倒数第二段并根据首句Finally及it’s a beautiful illustration of how our lives touch—and are touched by—others in ways we mightn’t 是Ruth Ozeki在自己的作品中分享了这种观点。故选D。 busy and healthy
解析：选A。标题归纳题。通读全文可知这位心理医生主要想通过介绍几本书来帮助PC治疗孤独症。故选A。