1、第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项。AThis may be music to your ears. Researchers P. Jason Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling gave 3,500 people a personality（人格、个性）quiz. “We found that the musical styles people like are closely linked to their personalitie
2、s,” Gosling says.RAP/HIP-HOPKnown for their quick speech, some rappers can say more than 700 syllables（音节）a minute! If you like rap/hip-hop, you are energetic and have a way with words. You put a fresh spin on things, whether its new moves on the dance floor or your hip style.CLASSICALIn the 18th ce
3、ntury, classical musicians were like rock stars. Beethoven and Mozart, for example, played in crowded concert halls. If you like classical, you are open to new ideas and like debating with friends. Creative and imaginative, you can easily spend many hours scrapbooking（剪贴）, writing or painting.COUNTR
4、YCountry music came from the folk songs of English, Scottish, and Irish settlers of the southeastern United States. If you like country, you express your opinions well, which makes you the ideal class president or team captain. Traditional and loyal, you enjoy spending time with your family.POPPop m
5、usic is designed to attract almost everyone, and it does. Each year, the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars! If you like pop, you are attractive to your friends. You can make big things happen, like planning for a huge party or inspiring your team to victory.ROCK/ALTERNATIVEIn the 1950s, ro
6、ck music created a brand-new culture. Teenagers, for the first time, had an identity separate from adults and children. If you like rock/alternative, you are a risk-taker who never accepts no for an answer. You rise to any challenge, like doing very well in a big exam or landing the lead in the scho
7、ol play.If these personality profiles（人格剖析）dont match you, thats OK. These are just for fun.21.What is the purpose of the quiz mentioned in the text?A. To encourage people to enjoy music.B. To lead people to know about music.C. To identify the differences in personality among people.D. To know the r
8、elationship between music and personalities.22.Who would be chosen as the best class head?A. A classical lover. B. A country lover. C. A hip-hop lover. D. A rock lover.23.Which type of music is popular among teenagers according to the article?A. Rock. B. Pop. C. Classical. D. Country.B “An apple a d
9、ay keeps the doctor away.” Similarly, if we drink a little more water every day, we may find that we need to go to the doctor a lot less often. A healthy diet is made up of water and a great many different kinds of foods. We know that healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and fish, are important as
10、they provide us with energy and fiber, without giving us too much fat and sugar. But why is water important?The human body needs water to survive. Water is important as it carries poisons and waste out of our bodies. However, doctors advise us to drink plenty of water, much more than the small amoun
11、t we need to stay alive.Some doctors believe that water is important for our health in all kinds of ways. They believe that a great many illnesses and health problems start as a result of dehydration （脱水）-a lack of water in the body. Most people are dehydrated at least some of time, although they pr
12、obably dont know it. It is surprising to learn that if we feel thirsty, we are already in the first stage of dehydration. In fact, we are advised to drink water before we feel thirsty.These doctors think that health problems such as headaches, high blood pressure and asthma （哮喘） could be helped if p
13、eople drink more water. They also believe that drinking more water can help people who are overweight. Water contains no calories so it will not make us put on weight. If we drink water, we will probably drink less sugary soft drinks such as Coca-cola. Doctors also believe that drinking more water m
14、ay stop people from overeating. They say that many people think that they are hungry when they are, in fact, thirsty. Doctors suggest, therefore, that we eat less food and drink more water. There are still many health problems that cannot be solved by drinking water, so we should not stop going to s
15、eeing the doctor completely. However, if we make a decision to drink water every day, we may find that we need to go to the doctor a lot less often.24. From the text, we know water can carry_.A. energy and fiber in our bodies B. fruit, vegetables and fish in our bodiesC. sugar and fat out of our bod
16、ies D. poisons and waste out of our bodies 25. Some doctors think that_.A. some health problems are caused by a lack of waterB. water is not important for our healthC. we should go to the doctor less often D. people eat too much sugar 26. Lack of water caused people to put on weight too much because
17、_.A. they think they are thirsty and eat less B. they think they are hungry and eat too much C. water has no calories D. it makes them thirsty27. Which of the following isnt mentioned in the passage?A.The amount of water a person should drink in a day.B. Some healthy problems start because of a lack
18、 of water.C. Drinking more water may stop people from overeating.D.Fruitprovidesuswithenergyandfibre.CNola （August 21, 1974 -November 22, 2015） was a northern white rhino（犀牛）who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four remaining northe
19、rn white rhinos in the world. The other three lived in Kenya. World Rhino Day, held on September 22, is to raise awareness of the less than 30,000 other rhinos left on Earth.“Rhinos need our help today, not tomorrow,”Nolas lead keeper Jane Kennedy said. “Last year we lost over 1,200 rhinos just in S
20、outh Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1,000 rhinos a year, in 10 to 20 years all the rhinos on the planet will be gone.”“Unfortunately, most animals are in danger of dying out because of humans,” Kennedy says.“ Humans have either poached（偷猎）animals, or because there are over seven billion of
21、 us, we ve taken up too much of the worlds resources ”. Poachers illegally hunt rhinos for their horns. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, to be used for art, jewelry, and decorations.Experts believe that one rhino is poached every eight hours.In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institut
22、e for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a program through which researchers have collected cell （细胞） samples from more than 8,000 different types of animals, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will get greater understanding of it, a
23、nd will find ways to increase its numbers.Jane Kennedy describes World Rhino Day as “a celebration of rhinos along with an awareness campaign for everybody across the world to know that rhinos need our help.”At the San Diego Zoo, children and adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeepers to
24、learn about rhinos. But you don t have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is observed around the world, with zoos and wildlife parks holding special events and programs to teach people about rhinos, and enable them to see the animals up close. For more information, go to www. worl
25、drhinoday. org.28. What do we know about Nola?A. It was a baby white rhino. B. It was one of the last of its kind.C. It lived with other northern white rhinos in Kenya.D. It died on September 22 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.29. What troubled Jane Kennedy according to Paragraph 2?A.The rhinos str
26、ange activities. B. The rhinos uncertain future. C. The limited natural resources. D. The rare animals in South Africa.30. What does the Frozen Zoo aim to do?A. Keep animals from dying out. B. Invent new kinds of animals. C. Prevent rhinos from being hunted. D. Raise public awareness of rhinos.31. W
27、hat is the main purpose of the last paragraph?A. To help people know more about animals. B. To encourage people to protect animals.C. To report special events in San Diego. D. To introduce World Rhino Day.DA survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children. I was shocked. I
28、 mean, a whole minute? Every day? Get real. Once a week maybe. The fact is, many Asian males are terrible at kid-related things. In fact, I am one of them.Child-rearing （养育） doesnt come naturally to guys. My mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes. My dad was only vaguely awa
29、re there were short people sharing the apartment. My mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day. My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of butter. Then hed buy beer. My mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers. My dad would ask
30、 my English teacher if she could get us a discount on school fees. My mother served kid food to kids. My dad added chili sauce to everything, including our baby food.The truth is, mothers have superpowers. My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over. I demanded someone bring me a computer
31、so I could google what to do. My wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting （咏诵） phrase such as“Mummy kiss it better,” and cured 17 separate injuries in less than 15 seconds.Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always correct. Yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers
32、only know best 99.99 percent of the time. Here are some famous slip-ups.The mother of Bill Gates:“If youre going to drop out of college and hang out with your stupid friends, dont come running to me when you find yourself penniless.”The mother of Albert Einstein:“When you grow up, youll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space wont pay
