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A
You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They [elevators] are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.
If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the
Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.
36.The main purpose of the article is to _____.
A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
37. According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.
A. turn around and greet one another
B. look around or examine their phone
C. make eye contact with those in the elevator
D. try to keep a distance from other people
38. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two
people in an elevator?
39. The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. judge
B. ignore
C. put up with
D. make the best of
40. According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.
A. someone’s odd behaviors
B. the lack of space
C. their unfamiliarity with one another
D. their eye contact with one another
【答案解析】【文章大意】
36【答案】【 解析】【答案】【 解析】“from each other to create distance”可
38【答案】【 解析】
39【答案】【 解析】size up出现在“when the doors slide open”电梯门开时，“act decisively果断行动”之前，所以应该是判断门内情况的意思，只有judge审度最接近。B“ignore”无视；C“put up with”容忍；D “make the best of” 充分利用。故选A。
【答案】【 解析】根据倒数第二段“You don’t have enough space”可知只有电梯里缺少空间的时候感到尴尬，故选B。
B
[2017·湖北卷]
C
It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland's oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140yearold letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews University has been discovered by researchers. Written by Sophia JexBlake in 1873, the sevenpage document, which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was released yesterday on International Women's Day.
The document was discovered buried in the university archives (档案)by parttime history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research. She said: “We knew that Sophia JexBlake and her supporters, in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senates Academicus (校评议委员会)at St Andrews in an attempt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didn't know documentary evidence existed. While searching the archives for information about the university's higher certificate for women, I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter JexBlake wrote. ”
In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already covered at St Andrews. Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distancelearning degree for women. The qualification, which ran from 1877 until the 1930s, gave women access to university education in the days before they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews in 1892.
Ms JexBlake went on to help establish the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874. She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877. Eventually, she moved back to Edinburgh and opened her own practice.
59．Sophia wrote a letter to St Andrews University because she wanted ________.
A．to carry out a research project there
B．to set up a medical institute there
C．to study medicine there
D．to deliver lectures there
60．Lis Smith found Sophia's letter to St Andrews University ________.
A．by pure chance
B．in the school office
C．with her supporters' help
D．while reading history books
61．Sophia's letter resulted in the establishment of ________.
A．the London School of Medicine for Women
B．a degree programme for women
C．a system of medical education
D．the University of Berne
62. When did St Andrews University begin to take fulltime women students?
A. In 1873.
B. In 1874.
C. In 1877.
D. In 1892.
【答案解析】【要点综述】此篇讲述了一封女子求学的信件引发了英国高等教育的改革，允许女子接受高等教育。
59．C 信息理解题。根据第一段…which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution可知C为正确选项。
60．A 信息理解题。根据第二段中but we didn't know documentary evidence existed…I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter JexBlake wrote.可知A(纯粹偶然的机会)为正确选项。
61．B 信息理解题。由倒数第二段…letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews…可推断B为正确选项。
62．D 信息理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知答案为D，此事发生在1892年。
C
D(2017广东卷)
While
Jennifer
was at hose
taking
an
online
exam
for
her
business
law
class, a
monitor（监控器）a
few
hundred
miles
away
was
watching
her
every
move.
Using
a
web
camera
equipped
in
Jennifer’s
Los
Angeles
apartment , the
monitor
in
Phoenix
tracked
how
frequently
her
eyes
moved
form
the
computer
screen
and
listened
for
the
secret
sounds
of
a
possible
helper
in
the
room. Her
Internet
access
was
locked ?remotely e?to
prevent
Internet
searches , and
her
typing
style
was
analyzed
to
make
sure
she
was
who she said
she
was: Did
she
enter
her
student
number
at
the
same
speed
as
she
had
in
the
past? Or
was
she
slowing
down?d
In
the
battle
against
cheating
, this
is
the
cutting
edge
and
a
key
to
encourage
honesty
in
the
booming
field
of
online
education. The
technology
gives
trust
to
the
entire
system, to
the
institution
and
to
online
education
in
general.
Only
with
solid
measures
against
cheating, experts
say, can
Internet
universities
show
that
their
exams
and
diplomas
are
valid ?that
students
havens’t
just
searched
the
Internet
to
get
the
right
answers.
Although online classes have existed for more than a decade ，the concern over cheating
has become sharper in the last year with the growth of "open online courses." Private colleges，public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field . spending millions of dollars to attract potential students，while also taking steps to help guarantee
honesty at a distance.
Aside from the web camers, a number of other hight-tich methods are becoming increasingly
popular Among them are programs that check students’ identities using personal information,such as the telephone number they once used.
Other programs can produce unique exam by drawing on a arge list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test question are answered at the same speed as easy ones ,As in many university classes ,term papers are scanned aganinest some large Internet data banks for cheating.
41.
Why was Jennifer watched in anonine exam ?
A.To correct her typing mistakes.
B.To find her secrets in the room.
Cto prevent her form slowing down.
D.To keep her from dishonest behaciors.
42. The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.advanced teachique
B.sharpening tool
C.effective rule
D.dividing line
43.For internet universities, exams and diplomas will be valid if _____.
A.they can attract potential students
B.they can defeat academic cheating
C.they offer students online help
D.they offer many online courses
44.Some programs can find out possible cheaters by _____.
A.checking the question answering speed
B.produucing a large number of question
C.scanning the Internet test question
D.giving difficult test question
45.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.The Advantages of
Online Exams
B.The High-tech Methods in Online Courses
C.The Fight against Cheating in Online Education
D.The War against the Booming of Online Education
【答案解析】D
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项多余选项。（共五小题；每小题5分，满分10分）
—Mum, my old bike has gone wrong again. What shall I do?
—61
Great! But can I have a mountain bike?
Why a mountain bike? There’re no mountains around here.
Mountain bikes are stronger, and they are better at going up hills. But I …
62
Money. Do you know how much they cost? At least $300 each! How can I get so much money?
63
Over a year! But I need one now.
64
I suppose about $ 150 each.
Well, that’s sounds more reasonable. If you save $ 5 a week, you’ll have enough in about six months.
65
Well, go head with your saving and I’ll make up the rest in six months. Now, go and get your old bike repaired.
A. No problem.
B. Buy a new one.
C. Is that expensive?
D. What’s troubling?
E. Mm…, but I still hope…
F. How much does an ordinary bike cost?
G. You can save up the money, say $ 5 a week, then in just over a year…
【答案解析】
62. 答案：D
解析：根据上句的But I…说明孩子有困难及后句的Money…,可确定D. What’s troubling?合适
63. 答案：G
解析：依据下句的 Over one year! But I need one now. 可知上面用妈妈的建议孩子攒钱，每周五美元，一年多就好的选择较为合适。
64. 答案：F
解析：根据下句的I suppose about $ 150 each可得出答案
65. 答案：E
解析：根据下句Well, that’s sounds more reasonable. If you save $ 5 a week, you’ll have enough in about six months. 可知上文应该是孩子想让妈妈为他出点钱。
E
The easy way out isn't always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of
orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the window to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the "living thing" was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed (尴尬) by the whole thing---Doug or me.
1. The writer's purpose in writing this story is ____.
A. to tell an interesting experience
B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty
C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman
D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books
2. Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?
A. The canned orange had gone bad.
B. She didn't use the right kind of flour.
C. The cookbook was hard to understand.
D. She did not follow the directions closely.
3. Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?
A. She didn't see the use of keeping it.
B. She meant to joke with her husband.
C. She didn't want her husband to see it.
D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.
4. What made the dough in the bin look frightening?
A. The rising and falling movement.
B. The strange-looking marks.
C. Its shape.
D. Its size.
5. When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was ____.
A. surprised at his bring interested in the bin
B. afraid that he would discover her secret.
C. unhappy that he didrit enjoy the meal
D. curious to know what disturbed him
【答案解析】
该篇文章是通过生活中的实事来证实一个格言：看似容易的事情，并不都总是那么容易的。
1.答:A最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生判断作者意图的能力。从题干的要求看，所给四个选项似乎均不妥当。用排除的方法才能得出A选项较为正确，从文章的主题句看，作者并不仅仅是在讲述一件有趣的经历。
2.答:D最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生对细节性问题的判断能力。细节性问题常用疑问词来询问，如who, what, where, which,why，how many，when等等。文章开头第三句就是：“I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu…” glance through粗略地看一下（烹调书），这就说明作者不会仔细地看。因此D选项是正确答案。
3.答:C最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生依据语篇中的陈述进行推理判断的能力。文中提到作者把面团扔到外面的拉圾箱内，“so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work”可见是不愿让丈夫看到。因此C选项是正确答案。
4.答:A最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生对语篇中词语的深层含义的理解能力。文章结尾倒数第五个句子“…and the fermenting yeast made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing”倒数第四句“It looked like some unkonwn being from outer space.”“breathing”一词的深层含义很重要。此处考生若能联想到面团发酵时的情景（如果他们有这样的生活经验的话）就不难看出答案，当然考生们也可根据“呼、吸”来推断出“起、落”这一深层含义。
5.答:D最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生依据语篇中的陈述进行推理判断的能力。文章里写道，当丈夫第三次离开房子时，作者“……went to the window to see what he was doing”可见她非常想知道为什么丈夫再三地到外边去。再对照上文中丈夫“…saying he thought he heard a noise”可知她想知道什么东西在干扰着她的丈夫。
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