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A
HOW TO BOOK
Booking opens for Beckett Shorts on 8 September.
BY TELEPHONE
BOX OFFICE
01789 285623 9am-8pm (Mon-Sat)
0541 541051 (24 hours, 7 days, no booking charge).
BY FAX
For credit card bookings. Please allow at least 48 hours for reply, if required.
BOX OFFICE
01789 261974 or 01862 387765
BY POST
Please enclose (附上) a cheque or credit card details together with an SAE or add 50p to the total amount (总额) to cover postage. Please send to the Box Office, RST. Stratford-upon- Avon, CV376BB.
Booking opens for all other plays on 19 September.
IN PERSON
BOX OFFICE
RST hall. 9: 30am-8pm (Mon-Sat) (6pm when theatres are closed).
OVERSEAS BOOKING
The easiest method of payment is by credit card. You can also pay by: Eurocheque (up to ￡500) with your card number written on the back.
PAYING FOR YOUR TICKETS
CREDIT CARDS
We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express and Diners Club. Please give the card number, name and address of cardholder.
CHEQUES
Cheques and postal orders should be payable to Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
1. In which of the following ways of booking does one probably have to pay extra money?
A.In person.
B.By telephone.
C.By fax.
D.By post.
2.One has to wait for 2 days or longer for a reply if he/ she pays______.
A.in person
B.by telephone
C.by fax
D.by post
3.What is a useful number to call at 11am Sunday ?
A.01789 295623
B.0541 541051
C.01789 261174
D.01862 387665
【答案解析】
1.答:D最佳【分析】这是一道图表题，在By Post一项中可以看出。
2.答:C最佳【分析】这是一道细节题。在By Fax一项中，可以发现allow at least 48 hours for reply.
3.答:D最佳【分析】又是一道细节题。在By Telephone一项中，7 days一项前面的那个号码应为正确答案，也就是说，seven days包括星期天在内。
B
Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment (环境) friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced , and these are difficult to get rid of.
However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo damage the environment?" "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?"
A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are "green," that is, friendly to the environment.
Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels (标签) to show that the product is green. Some companies have made the manufacturing (生产) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize
it in their advertising.
The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of " Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it. " The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.
1. It becomes clear from the text that the driving force (动力) behind green products is_______.
A. public caring for the environment
B. companies' desire for bigger sales
C. new ways of doing business
D. rapid growth of supermarkets
2. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Business and People
?B. Business Goes Green
C. Shopping Habits Are Changing
D. Supermarkets and Green Products
3. The underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph refers to ____.
A. a selling point
B. the company name
C. a great demand for health foods
D. the manufacturing of green products
【答案解析】
64.答:A最佳【分析】题意为，从此文中，显而易见的是绿色产品的驱动力是人们对环保的关注。从面上看此题可从第五段中找答案，但该题是深层次理解题，须通篇考虑才能正确选择。
65.答:B最佳【分析】根据本篇讲的是环保意识，所以可得出B最佳。
66.答:D最佳【分析】题干要求学生对第四段的it作注。整个自然段共3句话。it出现在最后一句中，如考生能把好the manufacturing of clean and safe products中的of前后词的关系，同时明白文中clean and safe的真实含义就是green products，选D不难。
C
Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, U.S.A., is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River, which flow into the Rio Grands 35 kilometres west of the city. More than two thousand metres above sea level, it lies in the Sangre de Gristo Mountains with the Ortiz Mountains to the southeast.
Santa Fe was founded in l609 by the Spanish (西班牙人)on an old Indian village. In l680 the Indians seized the place but only held it for twelve years before the Spainish retook it. The city remained under Spanish rule until Mexico won its indePendence(独立) in l82l. From then on it was a Mexican city until 1846 when it was taken over by U.S.A troops.
With a population of 48,953, Santa Fe is now the second largest city in the state. Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains. it is a good place for holiday makers. Besides hunting and skating in the mountains people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year. In summer there is an international opera(歌剧) season when operas are shown in a partly-roofed, open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world.
1. At present Santa Fe belong to______.
A. India
B. Mexico
C. Spain
D. The United States
2. Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in_______.
A. 1675
B. 1695
C. l816
D.1833
3. The people who held Santa Fe for the longest period in history were______.
A. Spainish
B. Indians
C. Mexicans
D. Americans
4. What is of special interest to People who visit Santa Fe in Summer?
A. Hunting.
B. Fishing.
C. watching operas.
D. Doing shopping.
5. Santa Fe is best described as a_______.
A. trade centre
B. holiday centre
C. home for all nations
D. seaport city
6. One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it ______.
A.has fine weather
B.is the state capital
C.had historical mountains
D.is on the Santa Fe River
7. Which of the drawings below gives an idea of what Santa Fe is like?
RG=the Rio Grande
SFR=the Santa Fe River
OM=the Ortiz Mountains
【答案解析】
1.【分析】这是一道细节题。从文章的第一句便可以知道该题答案是D,即Santa Fe是美国新墨西哥州的首府。
2.【分析】这是一道年代计算题。正确答案为 D。从文中知道墨西哥于1821年开始统治Santa Fe直到1846年，而在试题的4个选项中没有这两个时间；而1833年恰是在这个期间。
3.【分析】这也是一道年代计算题。虽然文章出现的时间较多，显得有些乱，但给我们提供了下列信息:此题通过年为49％，区分度为0.512。1609～1680 the Spanish ruled Sante Fe（71 years）
1680～1692 the Indians ruled Santa Fe（12 years）
1692～1821 the Spanish ruled Santa Fe（129 years）
1821～1846 the Mexicans ruled Santa Fe（25 years）
1846～1993 the Americans ruled santa Fe（149 years）由此看来，西班牙人共统治了71＋129=200 years，故A为本题答案。
4.【分析】这是一道细节题。文中的最后一句提示我们C为最佳答案。
5.【分析】这也是一道细节题。文章中有It is a good place for holiday makers看出B为最佳答案。
6.【分析】这也是一道细节题。文中这句：Because of its sunny weather已经暗示A是最佳答案。
7.【分析】这是一道识图题。通过第一自然段所提供的信息及地理知识，以及west of the city得出D为本题的最佳答案。此题难度适中，通过率为63％。
D
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Departure time：May，October 2017
Includes：
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Return flights from 6 China’s airports to Naples
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Return airport to hotel transport
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Seven nights’ accommodation at the 3star Hotel Nice
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Breakfast
● The service of guides
● Government taxes
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1．All the following are included in the price of ￥12,000 EXCEPT________.
A．transport between airport and hotel
B．telephone calls made by tourists
C．the service of guides to tourists
D．a double room for every two tourists
2．If you don’t like sharing a room with others，you have to pay________.
A．￥12,000
B．￥10,000
C．￥2,000
D．￥14,000
3．If you like to visit historical sites，which of the following is your best choice?
A．Amalfi.
B．Sant’ Agata.
C．Pompeii.
D．Sorrento.
4．Who is the advertisement intended for?
A．Potential tourists.
B．College students.
C．Government officers.
D
Old people
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1．解析： 细节理解题。根据“Includes”中的“Return airport to hotel transport”“The service of guides”和倒数第二段第一句“Price based on two tourists sharing a double room at the Hotel Nice.”可知，A、C、D均包括在内，但不包括游客打电话的费用，故选B。
答案： B
2．解析： 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“A single room，another ￥2,000.”可知住单间需要另外支付2 000元，由此可推断游客需要在原来的价格上再多付2 000元，即14 000元。
答案： D
3．解析： 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段第二句中的“the hunting ruins of Pompeii”可推知意大利古城庞贝是狩猎遗址，由此可推断它是历史名胜。
答案： C
4．解析： 推理判断题。结合文章中提到的费用、出发日期、服务项目、景点介绍以及联系方式等可推测本文的宣传对象是潜在的游客。
答案： A
E
Imagine living in a city made of glass. No, this isn’t a fairy tale. If you could grab your diving gear and swim down 650 feet into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington State, you would witness the secret world of glass reefs.
The reef you’d be looking at is made up of glass sponges(海绵). But how can animals be made of glass? Well, glass is formed from a substance called silica. The sponges use the silica found in ocean waters to build glass structures that will give them shape and support. Be careful! Some of the fragile creatures are up to 200 years old.
When sponges die, new ones grow on top of the pile of old ones. Over centuries, a massive and complex reef takes shape. Some sponges look like wrinkled trumpets, while others look like overgrown cauliflower or mushrooms.
Dr. Paul Johnson, who discovered the Washington reef in 2007, also found other surprises such as bubbles of methane(甲烷) gas flowing out of the seafloor nearby. The methane feeds bacteria, and the bacteria feed the glass sponges.
“It’s a new ecosystem we know nothing about,” said Dr. Johnson.
The reef of yellow and orange glass sponges is crowded with crabs, shrimp, starfish, worms, snails, and rockfish. The glass reef is also a nursery for the babies of many of these creatures and was called a “kindergarten” by scientists.
Many animals that live in the reef hang around for a long time, just like the sponges. Rockfish, for example, live for more than 100 years. Scientists are just beginning to study all the species that call the reef home.
The Washington coast isn’t the only place where a living glass reef has been found. The first was discovered in Hecate Strait off the coast of British Columbia in 1991. Scientists all over the world were stunned to see it.
26. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Man-made cities under the sea
B. The world under the sea
C. Glass “cities” under the sea
D. Creatures under the sea
27. It can be learned that the glass reef _______.
A. is made up of a kind of materials called sponges
B. is a work of art made by some American scientists
C. is a new ecosystem people are not familiar with
D. was first discovered off the coast of Washington State
28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sponges must feel soft.
B. Silica comes from animals’ body fluid.
C. Methane is harmful to glass sponges.
D. Glass sponges depend on the bacteria for a living.
29. Why did scientists call the glass reef a “kindergarten”?
A. Because the babies of many sea creatures grow well there.
B. Because thousands of children visit it every year.
C. Because it is crowded with snails and rockfish, etc.
D. Because all the species call the reef home.
30. What does the underlined word “stunned” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Greatly surprised.
B. Extremely scared.
C. Highly satisfied.
D. Very pleased.
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