閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

（一）

A

Withthecomingofonlinebookbuying,manyhave

predictedthatthebookstoreswilldisappeareventually.

Tothebooklovers,nothingbeatswalkingthrougha

bookshop,lookingatallthecovers,pickinguplarge

heavybooksandturningthemover.Thesmellofinkon

paper,andconversationswithstrangersabout

authorsareamazingforthem.Andweregratefulthat

there5rebeautifulbookstoresstilloutthere.

ElAteneoGrandSplendid

DesignedforthemusicdirectorMaxGlucksmann,

thisbuildingwasopenedasashow-stoppingtheater

calledTeatroGranSplendidinBuenosAiresin1919.

Afternearlyacenturyofhostingtango（探戈舞）

masters,thegreatspacewasrentedbyafirm,

Grupollhsa,in2000.Theformertheaternowserves

asthegroup'sflagshipbookstore;morethan1million

peoplevisititannually.

TheBookBarge

TheBookBargeisa60-footcanalboatbookshop.

InspiredbytheSlowFoodmovement,Henshawsays,

“Wehopetopromotealesshurriedandbusylifestyle

filledwithleisureandpleasurehere,throughcupsof

tea,conversations,cultureand,ofcourse,an

extremelygoodBookBargepurchase.

LaCavemeauxLivres

AtLaCavemeauxLivresinnorthofParis,anold

postaltrainstationandseveralmail-sortingtraincars

havebecomehometoarangingcollectionofused

booksforsale.Visitorsoftenspendhourslooking

throughthebroadselectionthere,surroundedbyan

atmosphereofoldlettersanddreamsoffaraway

places.

SelexyzDominicanen

Forthosewhoregardbookstoreswithgreatrespect,

welcometoSelexyzDominicanen：a13th-century

DominicanchurchinMaastricht,Holland.Later,the

bigspaceofthechurchwasusedtostorebicycles.

Severalyearsago,thechurchwaschangedtoa

bookstore.Thisgloriousgothic（哥特式的）building

wasredecoratedbyadesignfirm;theresultisnothing

shortofamiracle.

1.Whatdothebookloverscareaboutmost

accordingtoParagraph1?

A.Findingthelatestbooksonline.

B.Readingthenewlypublishedbooks.

C.Communicatingwithdifferentreaders.

D.Gettingcertainexperiencesinbookstores.

2.WhatdoElAteneoGrandSplendidand

SelexyzDominicanenhaveincommon?

A.Theywerebothusedastheaters.

B.Theybothhavealonghistory.

C.Theybothhaveagothicstyle.

D.TheybothlieinHolland.

3.Wherewillpeoplegoiftheyreinterestedin

collectingoldbooks?

A.TheBookBarge.

B.SelexyzDominicanen.

C.LaCaverneauxLivres.

D.ElAteneoGrandSplendid.

B

EveryoneknewthatStutiwasthebestspellerinthe

wholeclass.Shecouldspelldifficultwordslike

“encyclopedia”and“amendment"veryeasily.Sheused

togetperfectscoresduringeachweeklyspellingtest.

Ms.Daisy,herEnglishteacher,madearulefor

thespellingteststhatanychildwhodoesn'tgetatleast

60%correctspellingswouldhavetocopyeachword

fiftytimesfornextweek5sspellingtest.Seema,who

satnexttoStutialwaysstruggledwithspellings.Last

Thursday,shereceived56percent,whichmeant

copyingeachwordfiftytimes.

Stutiwassoconfidentaboutherspellingabilitythat

shedecidednottostudyforhernextspellingtest.The

testbegan.MSDaisypronouncedeachwordandthen

repeatedit.EverythingwasOKuntilsheread

“Handkerchief'.Stutiscribbledh-a-n-d-k-e-r-c-h...now

what?iore?Hermindwasblank.

Ms.Daisystartedtomoveontothenextword.

Suddenly,StutirealizedthatSeemaknewhowtospell

it!Seemahadwrittenthiswordfiftytimes.

TherewaswideopenspacebetweenStutiand

Seema.Stutiseyesrolledtotheright.Thereitwas;it

wasspelledoutinSeema5shandwriting.Hereyes

wentquicklybacktoherownpaperandfinishedthe

wordwiththeletters"i-ef.

StutiremainednervousasMs.Daisyreadthelast

word.Shehadcheatedjustforthefirsttimeinherlife.

Shethought,“IsthisthewayIwanttokeepmyperfect

record-bybeingacheater?”

Frantically（手忙腳舌L地），sheerasedwhatshehad

writtenearlierandreplaceditwithwhatsheknewwas

thewronganswer.Shewrote"e-i-f二Asshepassed

thetestpapertotheteacherwithhersweatyhands,

shesighedwithrelief.Shethought,“So,whatifmy

perfectscoresarenolongerperfect?Atleastmy

honestyis.”

4.WhydidSeemacopytheword“handkerchief”

fiftytimes?

A.Shefounditdifficulttomemorizeit.

B.Shespelleditincorrectlyinthelasttest.

C.Shewantedtoscorefullmarksinthecomingtest.

D.Shegotmorethan40%wrongspellingsinthe

lasttest.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribbled”in

Paragraph3probablymean?

A.Wrotesomethingquickly.

B.Drewsomethingcarefully.

C.Removedsomethingsuddenly.

D.Pronouncedsomethingcorrectly.

6.WhatmadeStutinervousduringthetest?

A.Sheforgotthespellingofsomewords.

B.Sheknewshecouldn'tgetthehighestscores.

C.ShecopiedawordfromSeema'spaper.

D.Shecouldn,thearherEnglishteacherclearly.

7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A.Betterlatethannever.

B.Pridegoesbeforeafall.

C.Honestyisthebestpolicy.

D.Lazypeopletakethemostpains.

c

Beeristhebestalcoholic（酒精的）drinktochange

intofuelandcouldbekeytodevelopingan

environmentalreplacementforpetrol（汽油），

scientistshavefound.ChemistsattheUniversityof

Bristolhavespentyearsdevelopingtechnologyto

changewidely-availableethanol（乙醇），namely

alcohol,intobutanol（丁醇）.Butanolisabetterfuel

replacementforthewidely-usedethanol,whichcan

lastlonger.

Thescientistshavebeenabletochangepure,dry

ethanolintobutaneinlaboratoryconditions.Theyare

nowworkingtoincreasetheproductionofthe

technologybyusingrealethanolfermentationbroths,

whichcontainupto90%wateralongwithother

impurities（雜質(zhì)）.ProfessorDuncanWass,ofthe

university'sSchoolofChemistry,said,“Thealcohol

inalcoholicdrinksisactuallyethanol-exactlythe

sameunitthatwewanttochangeintobutaneasa

petrolreplacement.^^Soalcoholicdrinksareanideal

modelforenvironmentalfuel.

“Ifourtechnologyworkswithalcoholic

drinks-especiallybeer,whichisthebest

model—thenitshowsithasthepotentialtobe

enlargedtomakebutaneasapetrolreplacementonan

industriallevel.nThechemistsusedacatalyst,a

substanceusedtospeedupandcontrolachemical

reaction,tohelpchangeethanolintobutane.They

foundtheircatalystswillchangebeer-specificallythe

ethanolinbeertobutane.

ProfessorWasssaidbeerisn5tusedonalargescale

fornowbutitwillbean“excellentreadilyavailable

model"totestthetechnology.Theteamwillnowbuilda

large-scaleversionoftheirtechnology,whichcould

takeuptofiveyearsifitrunssmoothly.

Theyarealsotryingtounderstandwhatmakestheir

catalystssosuccessfulinchangingethanolinto

butanol."Beerisactuallyanexcellentmixtureof

chemicalswewouldneedtouseinarealindustrial

process,sowebelievethistechnologyisonestep

closertoreality,"ProfessorWassadded.

8.Whatistheadvantageofbutanecomparedwith

ethanol?

A.Itissafertouse.

B.Itcontainsfewerimpurities.

C.Itprovidesmoreenergy.

D.Itcanbechangedmoreeasily.

9.Whatdoestheresearchfocusonatpresent?

A.Howtomakebutaneinlargerquantities.

B.Howtoperformtheexperimentinthelab.

C.Howtoapplythetechnologytoproduction.

D.Howtomakefactoriestoadoptthetechnology.

10.Whatcanbelearntaboutthealcoholindrinks?

A.Itisaperfectpetrolreplacement.

B.Itcanbeusedinmanymorefields.

C.Itissimilartoethanolinchemicalstructure.

D.Itcanbechangedintobutanebyusingcatalysts.

11.WhatisProfessorWassattitudetothis

technology?

A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.

C.Unconcerned.D.Negative.

D

Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecan

bedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyour

passport.

Accordingtotheresultsofaninternational

passengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggest

drinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthe

hatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33

percentofBrits.

TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation

(APEX)spoketoaround1，500people,aged18

andolder,whohavetraveledbyplaneatleastonce

duringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivinginthe

UnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,

China,Singapore,AustraliaorBrazil.

TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikely

tonodoff（打盹）oncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.

Theyarealsothefirsttoreachfortheircreditcardfor

somein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.

Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimein

theairmoreproductively-whennot

drinking—choosingtoworkwhileflyingat350,000

feet.

Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestat

makingchatwithrandomstrangers—spending50

percentmoretimethananyothernationality.

Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversations

onlineviae-mail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.

Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,seven

outoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatup

ontheselectionin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flight

magazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffive

passengersclaimingtoreadthem.

Theinternationalflyersdid,however,expresstheir

desireforbetterin-flightentertainment.uTheindustry

hasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentand

on-boardservice,andpassengersareaccepting

thoseimprovements,”saidRussellLemieux,APEX

executivedirector.uAtthesametime,passengersare

demandingmorefromtheirairtravelexperiences

whichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingall

aspectsofthejourney,"headded.

12.Whatcanprobablybeseenduringaflight

accordingtothestudy?

A.Braziliansdrink.

B.Germanschattokilltheirtime.

C.Americansdoin-flightshopping.

D.theChineseswitchofftheseat-beltsign.

13.WhatisTRUEaboutpassengersonboarda

plane?

A.Mostofthemliketoreadin-flightmagazines.

B.Morethanhalfofthemdon'tenjoyplanefood.

C.Theyhavelittleincommonthoughfromthesame

country.

D.Mostofthemtendtousein-flighttimetohavea

goodsleep.

14.Whatcanwelearnabouttheflyersfromthelast

paragraph?

A.Theycarelittleaboutentertainment.

B.Theyareexpectingbetterflightexperience.

C.Theyaresatisfiedwiththeimprovement.

D.Theyhavemoreandmoredemandsfrom

airlines.

15.Whafsthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toentertainreaderswithinterestingstories.B.To

informreadersoftheresultsofasurvey.

C.Tocriticizeimpolitebehavior'sontheplane.D.To

encouragepeopletobehavewellinpublic.

（二）

A

TwoEuropeanSummerMust"Seas”

Whenyouthinkofsummer,thebeach,clearwater,

sunnyskies,andrelaxingdaysareafewthingsthat

cometomind,andtwoofthebestplacesto

experiencethesesummerfeelsaretwogorgeous

Europeanbodiesofwater：theMediterraneanSeaand

theAdriaticSea!ThesetwoincredibleSeashold

someofmyfavoritetravelmemories,andIwould

revisiteachoneinaheartbeat!

TheMediterraneanSea

TheMediterraneanSeacanbeaccessedfrom

variousEuropeancountriesaswellasafewNorth

Africancountries.AndwhilemanythinkofvisitingIbiza,

Malta,ortheGreekislandstoexperiencethe

Mediterranean,myMediterraneanbeachdayscame

whilevisitingtheseasidecityofMarseilleinthesouth

ofFrance!Marseillewasalovelycitywitheasyaccess

totheSea,alsowithprettysandybeaches.The

gorgeouscrystalclearbluewatermadeitunlikeany

beachdayinAmerica!Notonlywerethebeaches

amazing,butthecityofMarseillewasadorableand

filledwithnumerouscuteshopsandseaside

restaurants.AndtheMediterranean-stylefoodwas

delicious!

TheAdriaticSea

TheAdriaticSeaisequallyasstunningandsurely

worthavisit!TheCroatiancoasthasnumerousbeach

clubs,someprivateandsomepublic,whichtourists

areabletovisitandyoucanexperiencethebeautyof

theAdriaticSeathere!ZrceNovalja,aCroatian

seasidetownIvisited,wasimpressivelyfeaturedby

theratherrockybeachinplaceofsand.Therockswere

smallandsmooth,makingswimmingintheseaand

wadinginthewaterjustaseasyassandybeaches!

PlusthelocalsinCroatiaarealsoextremelyfriendly,

makingtheexperienceevenmorememorable.

1.Theauthorstriptotheseaswasfullof.

A.funnyeventsB.variousadventures

C.pleasantsurprisesD.wonderfulexperiences

2.Fromwheredidtheauthorgettothe

MediterraneanSea?

A.Ibiza.B.Malta.

C.Marseille.D.TheGreekislands.

3.WhatmakesZrceNovaljasospecial?

A.Itsbeachclubs.B.Itsrockybeach.

C.Itsbeautifulsea.D.Itsfriendlylocals.

B

In2012,KimStemple,aspecial-educationteacher,

foundherselftiedtoanIVpole（輸液架）inaBoston

hospitalbeingtreatedforoneofseveraldiseasesshe

had.Beforeshegottoosicktoexercise,Stemplehad

beenamarathonrunner.Shewasnaturallygetting

verydepressed.Andthenaracingpartnerwhohadjust

finishedahalfmarathoninLasVegasgavehera

medal（勛章）andhopedthekeepsakewouldactas

akindofpick-me-up.Itworkedlikeacharm.

AfterStemplehungthemedalfromherhospitalIV

pole,otherpatientssaidtheywantedmedalstoo.That

gotStemplethinking.UAmedalisasimplewaytogive

apositivemessage,“shetoldpilotonline.Com.Andso

wasbornhercharity,WeFinishTogether,which

collectsmedalsfromstrangers—runners,dancers,

swimmers,singers,andevenspellingbee

winners-anddonatesthemtoallsortsofpeoplein

need.

Peoplewhoreceivethemedalshaveincluded

hospitalpatients,residentsofhomelessshelters,and

veterans.Partoftheprocessinvolvesthedonorwriting

apersonalizednoteontheribbon（勛帶）.“Thisgives

themaconnectiontosomeone,nsaysStemple."Ifthey

receiveamedal,theyknowsomeonecares.”

Canasimplemedalreallymakeadifference?Yes,

saysJoanMusarra,whosuffersfromaterrible

disease.ulopenedmypackagecontainingmynew

medalandthenoteofpositive,warmthoughts.Iwas

deeplytouched,"shewrotetoStemple."Atthat

moment,Iwassittingonmycouchbreathingthrough

anoxygencannulabecausemylungshadworsened

sobadly.ItmeanssomuchtometofeelthatIamnot

alone.”

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thekeepsake”in

Paragraph1referto?

A.Themedal.B.Thedisease.

C.Thepartner.D.Themarathon.

5.StemplewasinspiredtostartWeFinishTogether

A.aftershestartedcollectingmedals

B.whenherfriendgaveheramedal

C.whenotherpatientsalsowantedmedals

D.aftershewasinterviewedby

6.Howdoestheauthorpresenthispointinthelast

paragraph?

A.Bysuggestingatreatment.

B.Byprovidingstatistics.

C.Bydescribingadisease.

D.Bygivinganexample.

7.WhatdoesKimStemplesstorymainlytellus?

A.Donatingbringssunshinetoboth.

B.Sportsmanshipcaninspirepeoplewithhope.

C.Peopleshouldhelpeachotherwhenintrouble.

D.Thesimpleactofkindnessmakesaperson'sday.

c

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefighting

alongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.

Likeaborderconflict（沖突）betweenneighboring

countries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries

（邊界）：WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontroland

whatyoudo?

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasany

powertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecause

neitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstarting

it.Fromtheparentspointofview,theonlycauseof

theirfightistheiradolescentscomplete

unreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitin

exactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeel

trapped（陷入困境）.

Inthisarticle,IIIdescribethreeno-winsituations

thatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsand

thensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirst

no-winsituationisquarrelonunimportantthings.

Examplesincludethecoloroftheteenshair,the

cleannessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleof

clothing,thechild'sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfast

beforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonon

theweekends.Second,blaming（責(zé)備）.Thegoalof

ablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbad

attitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,

needingtoberight.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthetopic

is-politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwayto

breakanegg-thepointoftheseargumentsistoprove

thatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,for

bothwishtobeconsideredanauthority-someone

whoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforeto

commandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparents

andteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmore

thantheother,theyllcontinuetofightthesebattles

foreverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

8.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teen

wartoaborderconflict?

A.Neitherhasanyclearwinner.

B.Neithercanbeputtoanend.

C.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.

D.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.

9.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2meansthe

teens.

A.thinkstheirparentsoftenmisleadingthem

B.tendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents

C.blamestheirparentsforstartingtheconflict

D.agreewiththeirparentsonthecauseofthe

conflict

10.Thetroublebetweenparentsandteensshows

thattheywantto.

A.gainrespectfromtheother

B.getstheothertobehaveproperly

C.givesorderstotheother

D.knowmorethantheother

11.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussinthe

paragraphthatfollows?

A.Solutionstotheparent-teenproblems.

B.Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship.

C.Causesoftheparent-teenconflicts.

D.Harmoftheparent-teenwar.

D

Knownforitshistoricstonepathsandtraffic-jammed

streets,Francestopsusingtraditionalbricksand

pavementforshinysolarpanels（嵌板）withitsnew

roadwayproject.Frenchofficialsannouncedplansto

constructa1，000-kilometer-longsolarroadway,with

eachkilometercapableofprovidingenoughcheap,

renewableenergytopower5,000homes.

“Themaximumeffectoftheprogram,ifsuccessful,

couldbetofurnish5millionpeoplewithelectricity,”

SegolenceRoyal,Francesministerofecologyand

energy,saidataconference.

Thestreet—or“Wattway"一wasmadepossible

throughthecooperationbetweentheNationalInstitute

ofSolarEnergyandFrenchcivilengineeringfirmColas.

Testsfortheroadwillbegininthespring.Theentire

projectwilltakeanestimatedfiveyearstocomplete,

butbuilderswon5thavetodestroyexistingroadsinthe

meantime.Onlyaboutaquarterofaninchthick,the

solarpanelscansimplybegluedontopofexisting

streetsandaredurable（耐用的）enoughtobear

heavytrafficandweatherconditions.

DespitethebadtrafficParisiansassociatewiththeir

journeytoworkeveryday,theaverageFrench

roadwayispackedforonly10percentoftheday,

accordingtoColasfigures.Thatwillleavethesolar

streetwiththemajorityofthedaytogatherenergyfrom

thesun,whichmakestheprojectquitepromising.The

panelscollectsolarpowerthroughathinlayerof

polycrystallinesilicon（多晶硅）andchangeitinto

electricity.Electricalconnectionscanbeputinto

existingtrafficstructures.

Francewon'tbethefirstcountrytorolloutasolar

road.A70-metersolarbikepathwassetupinthe

Netherlandsin2014.Withinsixmonths,thepathhad

createdenoughtopowerahouseforanentireyear.

12.WhydidFrancebuildWattway?

A.Tofindacheaperwayofroadconstruction.

B.Toprovideelectricityforhomeuse.

C.Toproducepowerforpassingcars.

D.Toimprovetrafficconditions.

13.WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsofWatt

way?

A.Theycanberecycledeasily.

B.Theyaremadeofcheapmaterials.

C.Theycanbelaidontopofpresentroads.

D.Theyarethickenoughforheavyvehicles.

14.Whichparagraphgivesthereasonthesolarroad

cancollectenergymostofthetime?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.

C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

15.Whydoestheauthormentionthebikepathin

theNetherlands?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofsavingenergy.

B.Topointoutanewtechnologyinroad-building.

C.TopraisethegovernmentoftheNetherlands.

D.Togiveanothersuccessfulexampleofasolar

road.

（三）

A

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Pleasenotethattheterminaldoesnotofferluggage

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Audiotours

Orpheusstate-of-the-artaudiodeviceandheadset

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and$7discounted(seniors,military,students,

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Theaudiotourisalsoavailablesevendaysaweek

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Docent-ledtours

Thetourlasts75minutes.Thecostis$30foradults

or$20forseniors(65+),studentsandkids.Hours

are9amto6pm.Spaceislimited.

1.Wherecantouristsgoshopping?

A.TheCampbell.B.CiprianiDolci.

C.GrandCentralMarket.D.TheGraybarPassage.

2.Whatisofferedbytheterminal?

A.Luggagestorage.B.Freeaudiodevices.

C.Wheelchairrentals.D.Specialtravelpricefor

students.

3.Whatdoaudiotoursanddocent-ledtourshavein

common?

A.Theyareself-guided.

B.Theylastlessthananhour.

C.Theycanbebookedaheadoftime.

D.Theyareavailablefor9hourseachday.

B

EmilyandZachareconfused!Theirparentstold

themtheycouldchoosebetweenMassachusettsand

Arizonafortheirvacationthissummer.

EmilyhasalwayswantedtovisitBoston,thecapital

ofMassachusetts.Zachandshebothagreethat

walkingalongtheFreedomTrailwouldenablethemto

seeBoston5smostfamousplacesofhistoricinterest,

likethesiteoftheschoolBenjaminFranklinattended

andtheOldStateHouse.IfEmilyandZachwentto

Massachusetts,theycouldspendafewdaysatthe

beachesonCapeCod.Emilylovesbodyboarding,and

Zachisgreatatbodysurfing.Theybothenjoybuilding

sandcastleswiththeirmomanddad.

ZachfindslearningaboutNativeAmericans

wonderfulandhasalwayswantedtotravelalongthe

ApacheTrailinArizona.Thismountainhighway

passesNativeAmericanruinsinTontoNationalForest.

Emilyisnotasinterestedintravelingalongthistrailas

Zach,buttheybothwouldliketovisitPhoenix,the

capital,andthentraveltoGrandCanyonNational

ParkandMeteorCrater.Zachlearnedinscienceclass

thatMeteorCraterisaholeover4,000feetwideand

520feetdeepthatwascreatedwhenahugeobject

fromspacefelltoEarth.Theobjectwentsodeepthatit

hasneverbeenfound.Zachwouldreallyliketotryto

discoverit.ButEmilythinksifexperiencedscientists

andresearcherscannotfindit,Zachmightaswellnot

evenbothertotry.

TheonlydrawbackforZachandEmilyifthey

chooseArizonawouldbetheheat.Itisveryhotanddry

inthissouthwesternstate.Massachusetts,onthe

otherhand,isinthenortheasternUnitedStates.Here

ZachandEmilyandtheirparentscouldenjoymild

temperatures.Theirparentslovehotweather,but

ZachandEmilydonotreallyliketosweat.

Howwilltheyeverdecidetowhichstatetheyshould

travel?Ifonlytheycouldtaketwotrips!

4.EmilyandZachwillspendtheirsummervacation

A.visitingtheirparents

B.learninghowtosurf

C.doingsomesightseeing

D.livingwithNativeAmericans

5.ComparedwithEmily,Zachismoreinterestedin

A.designB.sportsC.beachesD.history

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drawback”in

Paragraph4mean?

A.Value.B.Reason.

C.Interest.D.Disadvantage.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ADifficultChoiceB.AnInterestingPlan

C.AnUnforgettableTripD.APersonalExperience

c

Readingmakesyouasmarter,betterleader.Butif

you'vebeenfollowingthelatestscience,youllalso

knowthatstudieshaveshownregularlypickingupa

bookmightincreaseyourempathy（共鳴）andprotect

youfromfeelinglonely,hopelessorsufferingfrom

dementia（癡呆）inlaterlife.Butobviously,thafsnot

theendofthelist.Newresearchhasdiscoveredyet

anotherbenefitofbeingareaderwhofocusesone's

mindonreading.

Afterfollowingthosesurveysbasedonmorethan3,

500adultsoverage50for12years,theteamfrom

YaleUniversitybehindtheresearchfoundthatthose

whoreadbooksfor3.5hoursaweekwere23percent

lesslikelytodie.Readingforlessthan3.5hoursa

weekloweredparticipantsriskofdeathby17percent.

Putanotherway,pickingupaninterestingbookcould

earnyouaboutanextratwoyears.

It'sworthnoticingthattheresearcherswerelooking

exactlyattimespentinreadingbooks,ratherthan

newspapers,magazines,oronlinemedia,andthat

thisdifferenceisimportantfortheobserved

advantagesofreading.uWefoundthatreadingbooks

providedagreateradvantagethanreading

newspapersormagazines,"saidAvniBavishiofthe

YaleSchoolofPublicHealth.'Thiseffectislikely

becausebooksattractthereadersmind

more-providingmorecognitive（認(rèn)矢口的）advantages,

andthereforeincreasingthelifespan.Inshort,deep

slowreadingratherthanreadingquicklyandcarelessly

isbest.”

Sohowlongshoul