Unit2TheUnitedKingdomreading第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。A★★★☆☆Whileincollege,Timstartedtolookforeasywaystomakemoney.Oneoftheopportunitieshesawwasgambling(賭博).Hestartedlearningaboutallformsofgambling.Hegotluckyenoughtomake$9,000,butsadlyitdidn’tlastlongandoverthenextyearhelostallofthatmoney.ItwasatthispointthatTimrealizedthatheneededtostopgamblingandfocusonlearningaboutfinance.Oneday,hewastalkingtooneofhisfriendsaboutcreatingabusiness,andhisfriendturnedhimontoQuickSprout.SohestartedreadingeveryblogpostonQuickSproutinthehopethathecouldlearnabouthowtobecomeasuccessfulbusinessmanandmeetsomepeoplethroughQuickSproutthathecouldpartnerupwith.AyearagoTimreadablogpostonQuickSproutaboutanotherbusinessmanbythenameofTimothySykes.TimvisitedTimothysykesandlearnedabouthisMillionaireChallengeprogramthattaughtpeoplehowtobuyandsellpennystocks(低價股票).Timthoughtitwouldbeworthgivingatry.TimspentthenextfewmonthslearningfromTimothySykesonhowtotradestocks.Afterhefeltthathehadlearnedenough,hewantedtostarttrading.Withinthefirst6monthsofusingwhathelearnedintheMillionaireChallengeprogram,hemadeover$40,000.Atonepointheevenmade$11,000in15minutes.Overthenext12monthsTimisontracktomakeevenmoremoney.Sofarthingsarelookinggoodandheisalreadyaheadofschedule.TheMillionaireChallengeprogramhasworkedoutsowellforhimandheisnowstartingtoenjoythefinerthingsoflife.

21.Timdecidetolearnaboutfinancewhen_____.A.hefirstenteredthecollegeB.hewasluckyenoughtoearn$9,000C.helearnedaboutallformsofgamblingD.helostallthemoneyhegotfromgambling22.ByvisitingTimothysykes,Tim_____.A.foundabusinessopportunityB.knewhowQuickSproutdevelopedC.postedabloghewroteonthewebsiteD.setuptheMillionaireChallengeprogram23.HowdidTimcometoknowTimothySykes?A.ByattendingTimothy’slectures.B.BytradingstockswithTimothy.C.Bybeingintroducedbyfriends.D.Byvisitingawebsitebychance.24.ThelasttwoparagraphsshowTim_____.A.hasstoppedlearningfromTimothyB.hastakenchargeoftheprogramC.benefitsfromthestockmarketD.hasbecomeamillionaire

B★★★☆☆We’regoingtohelpherdoitBethWangariisafarmerinKenya.She’soneof450millionsmallholder(耕種小塊農田者)farmersworldwide.Together,theyproduceover25%oftheworld’sfoodsupply.Buttheycoulddomuchmore.AcrossSub-SaharanAfrica,theaveragefarmproducesonly1.3tonnesofmaize(玉米)perhectare(公頃).InNorthAmerica,afarmproduces7timesasmuch.WhatBethneedsisthetechnologyandskillsthatcanhelphergetmorefromherland.Asoneoftheworld’sleadingagriculturalcompanies,Syngentahelpsfarmersacrosstheworldtoraiseharvestswhilesavingwaterandsoil.ThisispartofwhatwecallTheGoodGrowthPlan.TheGoodGrowthPlanWepromisetohelpfarmersgetthroughfourmajorchallengesbytheyear2024.1.Increasetheaverageproductivityoftheworld’smajorcropsby20%withoutusingmorelandorwater.2.Increasethebiodiversity(生物多樣性)of5millionhectaresoffarmland.3.Reach20millionsmallholdersandhelpthemincreaseproductivityby50%.4.Train20millionfarmworkersonlaborsafety,especiallyindevelopingcountries.Seehowwedo

AspartofTheGoodGrowthPlanwearereadytoworkwithgrowers,governmentsandallwhoshareourgoals.Wewillreportourprogressonourwebsite.YoucanfindoutmoreaboutTheGoodGrowthPlanandtheprogresswearemakingatgoodgrowthplan.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthetitlereferto?A.TravellingaroundNorthAmerica.B.Workingtogetherwithotherfarmers.C.Havingabetterharvestfromthefarmland.D.Producing25%oftheworld’sfoodsupply.26.WhatwillSyngentaprobablysupplytoBethWangari?A.Morelabor.B.Lotsofmaize.C.Technologyandskills.D.Enoughlandandwater.27.Themainpurposeofthetextistointroduce_____.A.TheGoodGrowthPlanB.aKenyanfarmercalledBethC.thedevelopmentofSyngentaD.theagriculturalproductivityofKenya

C★★★★☆ReachforthestarsattheEuroSpaceCenter.Findouteverythingyouneedtoknowaboutspace—fromtheoriginsoftheuniverse(宇宙)tothefuturespaceexplorationplans.Light,soundandspecialeffectshelptobringyourspacejourneytolife.Throughoutyourtour,ourspeciallytrainedguideswillansweryourquestionsandprovideyouwithanyinformationyourequire.Beginyourtourwithourexhibitionabouttheplanets,thenmoveontotheSpaceLaboratoryandseesomeoftheexperimentscarriedoutinspace.Visitourinternationalspacestation,whereyoucanclimbintoourfull-scaleSpaceShuttlemodelandexperiencelifeonboardasanastronaut(宇航員).Youwillknowallaboutspacebynowandtohelpyoufurther,ourSpaceCenterastronautwilltellyouabouthowyoungpeopletrainasastronautsinourowntrainingschool.Finally,youcanwatchouramazingSpaceShowinourIMAXcinema,whichwillhelpyouunderstandeverythingyouhavelearnedduringyourvisitbetter.Outsidewehaveanoutdoorexhibitionincludingagiantsolarsystem,full-sizerocketmodelsandoutdoorgames.Don’tworryifitrains—muchofthisisundercover.Afterthat,whynotvisitourrestaurantRestoSpaceforfoodanddrinkonaspacetheme(主題)?Anddon’tforgetourSpaceShop,offeringyoualotofgiftstotakehome.TheEuroSpaceCenterisopeneverydayduringschoolholidays,andalsoduringothertimesexceptMondays.Openingtimesare10:00-5:00.Forentrancefees,callourbookingserviceon+32-61-650133.Oryoucanemailusforup-to-dateentryinformationatinfo@eurospacecenter.be.28.AnyonewhogoestotheEuroSpaceCenterwill_____.A.visitthereforfreeB.becomeatrueastronautC.feelasifhewasinspaceD.doanyspaceexperimentshewants29.IntheSpaceShuttle,visitorscan_____.A.enjoyfoodanddrinkB.watchanamazingspaceshowC.learnaboutspaceexperimentsD.knowhowastronautsliveinspace30.OnschooldayMondays,theEuroSpaceCenter_____.A.willbeopenalldaylongB.willbeopenonlyfor5hoursC.willbeclosedforthewholedayD.willhaveaspaceshowintheIMAXcinema31.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.LearntobeanastronautB.WelcometoSpaceShopC.ComeandtakeaspacewalkD.ShowyourtalentforscienceD★★★★☆ThebiggestthreattothefutureofOxfordshire’seconomy(經(jīng)濟)istransport.Thatisthekeyfindingofamajornewreportwhichinterviewedmorethan120countyfirms.Theresultsshow76percentofthecompanyownersanddirectorsbelievetrafficjamsandthequalityoftransportareaffectingtheirbusiness.Morethan30percentsaythisiscostingthemdearlyintheformofextrafuelcosts,whilesomesaythesituationofbeingstuckinjamsonkeyroadssuchastheA34andA40everydayismakingithardertoemployworkers.Butlack(缺乏)ofsafercyclingplansisencouraging72percentofpeopletocontinuetogotoworkbycar.Thereporthasledthegovernmenttotrytoworkoutasolutiontothesituationonthecounty’scrowdedroads.NicolaBlackwood,anofficialofOxfordshire,recentlybroughttransportministerStephenHammondtothecountyandsaidhebecamestuckinatrafficjamontheA34.Asaresult,hehaspromisedthathewillaimtolookatentireroads,ratherthanindividualprojectssuchasimprovingjunctions(交叉路口).MsBlackwoodsaid:“Ifweareabletoachieveanythinglikeoureconomicgrowth,weneedtosolvetheproblemsthatnotonlyaffectthenewcompaniesbutalsothegrowthofexistinglocalbusinesses.WhatIwanttoseemostofallisthequickproductionofaplantosolvetheproblemoftheA34.”JohnCardy,co-founderofGardenGames,saidhehadconsideredmovinghisbusinessfromafarminGarfordtoWitneybuttrafficfearshadmadehimreconsider.Headded:“MostofouremployeeswerenotpreparedtousetheA40whichisalwayscrowded.”32.Accordingtothereport,_____.A.theA34andA40arethemostcrowdedroadsB.companiesspendmoreonfuelthanbeforeC.moreandmoreworkersarelosingtheirjobsD.thereisaseriousshortageoffuel33.Whatdoweknowaboutthereportmentionedinthetext?A.Itaimstodevelopsafercyclingplans.B.Itfocusesontheunemploymentproblem.C.Ithasattractedthegovernment’sattention.D.ItisbasedonStephenHammond’sexperience.34.AccordingtoMsBlackwood,what’sthemostimportantthingtodo?A.Tosolvetheproblemofheavytraffic.B.Tolimitthegrowthofnewbusinesses.C.ToinvitethetransportministertoOxfordshire.D.Tofindwaystodevelopthecounty’seconomy.35.JohnCardy’sworryshows_____.A.transportisholdingbackbusinessgrowthB.businessgrowthleadstotrafficjamsC.mostofhisemployeesaren’tsatisfiedwithhimD.hisemployeesarealwayscaughtintrafficjamsontheA40其次節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）依據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。NomatterwhatGarydid,itwasneverenoughtopleasehisfather.

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Hetriedtotalkhimoutofit,explainingtheadvantagesofbeingclosetothefamilyandthedisadvantagesofmoving.Finally,Garygotangry,“Dad,I’mmovingtogetawayfromyou!

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It’snotenoughthatyouloveme;Ineedyoutoappreciateme.”That’sanimportantlesson.Inpersonalrelationships,theremaybebenefitstotheendlesspursuit(追求)ofbetter,butthecostmaybetoohigh.A.It’swhatIdo.B.Icanunderstandyou.C.Alwaystryingtomakemebetterjustmakesmefeelworse.D.IpromiseI’llstandbyyoursideforevernomatterwhathappens.E.WhenhegotsevenA’sandthreeB’s,hisdadaskedabouttheB’s.F.Iloveyou,butIcan’tstandthewayyouteardowneverythingIdo.G.Gary’sdadwassurprisedandhurtwhenGarytookajobinanothertown.

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部分解析閱讀理解：A篇（社會）本文是記敘文。作者介紹了蒂姆是如何賺錢的。21.D。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段的thenextyearhelostallofthatmoney.ItwasatthispointthatTimrealized...focusonlearningaboutfinance可知。22.A。推理推斷題。MillionaireChallenge安排教授人們如何買賣低價股票。蒂姆認為這值得嘗試。從第四段蒂姆賺到錢可知，通過訪問Timothysykes，他找到了一個商機。23.D。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段的TimreadablogpostonQuickSproutaboutanotherbusinessmanbythenameofTimothySykes可知，蒂姆是在閱讀網(wǎng)頁上的博客時偶然知道TimothySykes的。24.C。推理推斷題。從第四段蒂姆賺錢和最終一段他正在享受生活可知，蒂姆通過學習買賣低價股票而賺到錢，故他在股票市場中受益。B篇（自然）

本文是說明文。文章介紹一項旨在幫助農夫增產的安排。25.C。篇章結構題。從文中第三段的Syngentahelpsfarmersacrosstheworldtoraiseharvests可知，TheGoodGrowthPlan的目的是為了使農夫增產，標題中的We指代這項安排的實施者Syngenta公司，而it則指代這項安排的目的。26.C。推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次和第三段可知，Syngenta公司致力于幫助農夫在節(jié)約水和土壤的狀況下得到更多的收成，而Beth所需的是能幫助她獲得更多收成的科技和技能，故可推斷Syngenta可能向Beth供應的是科技和技能。27.A。主旨大意題。從文章標題、對TheGoodGrowthPlan的具體介紹以及最終一段描述該項安排的后續(xù)工作可知，本文通過列舉一位肯尼亞農夫的狀況，從而引出對TheGoodGrowthPlan的具體介紹。C篇（愛好與愛好）

本文是應用文。文章介紹了天文愛好者可以參觀巡游的theEuroSpaceCenter。28.C。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段的Light