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Whenitcomestoarchitecturalaccomplishments,humansliketothinktheystandatthetopofthepyramid.Thatistounderestimatetheastonishingachievementsofsocialinsects:termites(白蟻)raiseskyscrapingnestsandhoneybeesfashiongeometriccombs.Thetruemasterbuildersoftheinsectworld,however,arethehundredsofspeciesofstinglessbees,whichweavecombsofunequalledvarietyandcomplexity.AgroupofbiologistsledbyVivianaDiPietroinBelgium,reportsthat,likehumans,thesetinycreaturesarecapableofbuildingaccordingtodifferentarchitecturaltraditionshandeddownovergenerations.Tocollecttheirdata,MsDiPietroandhercolleaguesobservedover400colonies(群體)ofthestinglessbeespeciesinalargeapiary(養蜂場)inBrazilovertwoextendedperiodsin2022and2023.Around95%ofthecoloniesexhibitedcombsbuiltinhorizontallayers,liketiered(分層)weddingcakes,whiletheremainderadoptedaspiralstructure.Ineachcasethetraditionwasmaintainedovermanygenerationsofworkerbees.Toruleoutageneticexplanationforthedifferentstyles,theresearcherstransplantedworkersfromcoloniesbuiltinonetraditiontocoloniesbuiltintheother.Theimportedworkerssoonswitchedtothelocalstyle.DrWenseleers,whorunsthelab,putforwardatheorythatthebeesmayswitchstylestofixtheextremelysmallconstructionerrorsmadebytheirpredecessors(前輩).Inthisprocess,multipleorganismsindirectlyaffecteachother’sbehaviourthroughthetracestheyleaveontheirenvironment.Totestit,theresearchersintroducedahintofspiraltohorizontal-layercombs,andfoundthatitcausedthebeestoswitchtobuildingspirals.ThatisstrongevidenceinfavourofDrWenseleers’stheory.Theseresultshaveleftobserversofanimalcultureabuzz,astheysuggestthatstinglessbeescantransmitdifferentbuildingtraditionsacrossgenerationswithoutbeinginstructedbytheirpeers.ForDrWhiten,thenewfindingindicatesthatmorecomplexanimalbehaviours—thebuildingofnestsbychimpanzees,forinstance—mayalsohavearisenthroughsuchindirecttransmission.本文是一篇說明文。生物學家的一項研究表明，蜜蜂也能像人類一樣保存并延續傳統。1.Whydoestheauthormentiontermitesandhoneybeesinparagraph1?A.Tocomparevariousspecies’accomplishments.B.Toillustrateinsects’buildingcapability.C.Tohighlightthetraditionsofstinglessbees.D.Todrawattentiontocertainsocialinsects.B寫作意圖題。由第一段前兩句“說到建筑成就，人類總認為自己站在金字塔的頂端。這是低估了群居昆蟲的驚人成就：白蟻筑起高聳的巢穴，蜜蜂打造的幾何體蜂房。由此可知,提到白蟻和蜜蜂是為說明群居昆蟲的建筑能力。答案與解析2.Howwasthestudyconducted?A.Bycomparingdifferentcombstructures.B.Byanalyzingthedatacollected.C.Byobservingbees’buildingbehaviors.D.Byinterveningworkerbees.C推理判斷題。由第三段前三句“為收集數據，DiPietro女士和她的同事在2022年和2023年的兩個較長時期內，在巴西的一個大型養蜂場觀察了400多個無刺蜜蜂群。大約95%的蜂群建的是水平層的蜂房，就像分層的婚禮蛋糕，而其余5%則采用螺旋結構。在這兩種情況下，這種建造傳統都由許多代的工蜂維持下來。”可知,這項研究是通過觀察無刺蜜蜂的建筑習性進行的。故選C。答案與解析3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinparagraph4?A.Theassumption. B.Theenvironment.C.Theprocess. D.Thebehavior.A代詞指代題。第四段第一句提出DrWenseleers的理論,然后研究人員把螺旋體放入水平蜂房之中，發現蜜蜂開始建造螺旋體蜂房。由此說明這種做法是為了驗證他的假設，故A項正確。答案與解析4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Truemasterarchitectsinnature.B.Architecturalaccomplishmentsmadebyinsects.C.Bees’abilitytopreservetraditions.D.Architecturalwondersoftheinsectworld.C主旨大意題。本文屬于研究發現,第二段“AgroupofbiologistsledbyVivianaDiPietroinBelgium,reportsthat,likehumans,thesetinycreaturesarecapableofbuildingaccordingtodifferentarchitecturaltraditionshandeddownovergenerations.”中that引導的賓語從句內容即為文章主旨：像人類一樣，這些微小的生物能夠根據世代相傳的不同建筑傳統筑巢，故C項正確。答案與解析閱讀B

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JaneJacobsspentherworkinglifeadvancingadistinctvisionofthecity—inparticularfocusingonwhatmakesasuccessfulurbancommunity.Attheheartofhervisionistheideathaturbanlifeshouldbeanenergeticandrichaffair,wherebypeopleareabletointeractwithoneanotherindense(稠密)andexcitingurbanenvironments.Sheprefersdisordertoorder,walkingtodriving,anddiversitytouniformity.ForJacobs,urbancommunitiesareorganicbeingsthatshouldbelefttogrowandchangebythemselvesandnotbesubjecttothegrandplansofso-calledexpertsandofficials.Thebestjudgesofhowacityshouldbe—andhowitshoulddevelop—arethelocalresidentsthemselves.Jacobsarguesthaturbancommunitiesarebestplacedtounderstandhowtheircityfunctions,becausecitylifeiscreatedandsustainedthroughtheirvariousinteractions.Jacobsnotesthatthebuiltformofacityiscrucialtothelifeofanurbancommunity,especiallythesidewalks.Thestreetsinwhichpeopleliveshouldbeatightpatternofcrossedsidewalks,whichallowpeopletomeet,talk,andgettoknowoneanother.Suchacomplexbutultimatelyenrichingsetofencountershelpsindividualsknowtheirneighboursandneighbourhoodbetter.Diversityandmixed-useofspacearealso,forJacobs,keyelementsofthisurbanform.Thecommercial,business,andresidentialelementsofacityshouldnotbeseparatedoutbutinsteadbesidebyside,toallowforgreaterintegrationofpeople.Thereshouldalsobeadiversityofoldandnewbuildings,andpeople’sinteractionsshoulddeterminehowbuildingsgetusedandreused.Finally,urbancommunitiesgrowbetterinplaceswhereacriticalmassofpeoplelive,work,andinteract.Suchhigh-densityspacesare,shefeels,enginesofcreativityandvitality.Theyarealsosafeplacestobe,becausethehigherdensitymeansthattherearemore“eyesonthestreet”:shopkeepersandlocalswhoknowtheirareaandmaintainaclosewatchovertheneighbourhood.本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章主要介紹了Jacobs一生致力于推進一種獨特的城市愿景，尤其關注是什么造就了一個成功的城市社區。5.WhatdoesJacobsfindmostimportantforasuccessfulurbancommunity?A.Efficientpublictransport. B.Stronginteractionbetweenpeople.C.Uniformstyleofbuildings. D.Acomparativelylargepopulation.B細節理解題。根據第一段中的“Attheheartofhervisionistheideathaturbanlifeshouldbeanenergeticandrichaffair,wherebypeopleareabletointeractwithoneanotherindense(稠密)andexcitingurbanenvironments.(她構想的核心在于，城市生活應當充滿活力且豐富多彩，人們能夠在密集且令人興奮的城市環境中相互交流。)”可知，Jacobs認為對于一個成功的城市社區來說，人與人之間的強烈互動是最重要的。故選B。答案與解析6.WhodoesJacobsthinkshouldmakedecisionsonurbandevelopment?A.Localresidents. B.Governmentofficials.C.Cityplanners. D.Constructionworkers.A細節理解題。根據第二段中的“ForJacobs(對于Jacobs來說)”以及“Thebestjudgesofhowacityshouldbe—andhowitshoulddevelop—arethelocalresidentsthemselves.(一個城市應該是什么樣的(它應該如何發展)，最好的評判者是當地居民自己。)”可知，Jacobs認為對城市發展做出決定的應該是當地居民。故選A。答案與解析7.HowdoesJacobssuggestsidewalksbebuilt?A.Linedwithplants. B.Paintedwithclearsigns.C.Tightlyconnected. D.Convenientfortheold.C細節理解題。根據第三段中的“Thestreetsinwhichpeopleliveshouldbeatightpatternofcrossedsidewalks,whichallowpeopletomeet,talk,andgettoknowoneanother.Suchacomplexbutultimately答案與解析enrichingsetofencountershelpsindividualsknowtheirneighboursandneighbourhoodbetter.(人們居住的街道應當是縱橫交錯的人行道構成的緊密格局，這樣人們才能相遇、交談并相互了解。這樣一系列復雜但最終豐富了個人經歷的相遇，有助于人們更好地了解自己的鄰居和社區。)”可知，Jacobs建議修建連接緊密的人行

道。故選C。答案與解析8.AccordingtoJacobs,the“eyesonthestreet”bringasenseof________.A.pride B.comfort C.security D.urgencyC推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Theyarealsosafeplacestobe,becausethehigherdensitymeansthattherearemore“eyesonthestreet”：shopkeepersandlocalswhoknowtheirareaandmaintainaclosewatchovertheneighbourhood.(它們也是安全的地方，因為人答案與解析口密度高意味著有更多“街頭的眼睛”：店主和當地人熟悉自己的區域，并密切留意著社區的情況。)”可知，Jacobs認為，“街頭的眼睛”給人帶來一種安全的感覺。故選C。答案與解析閱讀C

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TomarkInternationalWomen’sDay,weaskedDezeenAwardsjudgestonominate(提名)awomaninarchitectureanddesignwhoshouldhavegreaterrecognition.Shefali

BalwaniNominatedbyKamnaMalik“ShefaliBalwaniisanIndianarchitect.Herprojectshaveacertainvoicethatgoesbeyondtheconventionaldefinitionsofarchitectureanddesign.WheneverIlookatherwork,Iseemindfulnessonsomanylevels,whetheritisthroughtheuseofmaterialsorthesensitivityshowntowardsthesurroundings.”Oana

St?nescuNominatedbyIngridMoye“HavingmetOanaSt?nescumanyyearsagowhileworkingatSANAAinTokyo,wehavenotonlybeenfollowingeachother’spathbutalsobecomefriends.IadmireOana’scuriousperspective(視角)throughwhichsheobservestheworld.Herrefreshingvoiceshowsnotonlyinheroriginalarchitecturalpracticebutalsoinherworkasanacademic,lecturer,andwriter.”Tatu

GatereNominatedbyStellaMutegi“TatuGatereistheco-founderandCEOofBuildher—anorganizationthatseekstoempowerwomenwithskillsneededintheconstructionindustry,whichisverymale-dominatedinKenya.TheskillsthatthesewomenareempoweredwithatBuildhermakeabigimpactoneveryaspectoftheirdailylives.”Jessica

Smulders

CohenNominatedbyKatieTreggiden“HavingstudiedsustainabledesignatKingstonUniversity,JessicaSmuldersCohendecidednottobecomeadesigneroramaker,butinsteadtobecomearepairspecialist.Jessandherworkdeservemorerecognitionbecauseourwholeindustryneedstomoveawayfrompursuingnewnessandinsteadprioritizereuseandrepair—itistheonlyhopewehaveforacircularfuturethatwillenableourspeciestolivewellonthisplanet.”本文是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹的是為了紀念國際婦女節，Dezeen獎的評委們提名的幾位在建筑和設計領域應該得到更多認可的女性。9.WhatdoBalwaniandSt?nescuhaveincommon?A.Writingmanybooks. B.Beingcreativearchitects.C.WorkingforSANAAinTokyo.D.Empoweringconstructionworkers.B細節理解題。根據Shefali

Balwani部分的“Her

projects

have

a

certain

voice

that

goes

beyond

the

conventional

definitions

of

architecture

and

design.(她的項目有一種超越傳統建筑和設計定義的聲音。)”和Oana

St?nescu部分的“Her

refreshing

voice

shows

not

only

in

her

original

architectural

practice

but

also

in

her

work

as

an

academic,lecturer,and

writer.

(她清新的聲音不僅體現在她新穎的建筑實踐中，也體現在她作為學者、講師和作家的工作中。)”可知，Balwani和St?nescu的共同點是都是有創造力的建筑師，故選B。答案與解析10.WhatcanweknowaboutIngridMoye?A.Sheisawriter. B.SheisafriendofSt?nescu.C.SheonceworkedforSt?nescu.D.ShethinksSt?nescuhasabeautifulvoice.B細節理解題。根據Oana

St?nescu部分的“Nominated

by

Ingrid

Moye(由Ingrid

Moye提名)”和“Having

met

Oana

St?nescu

many

years

ago

while

working

at

SANAA

in

Tokyo,we

have

not

only

been

following

each

other’s

path

but

also

become

friends.(多年前在東京SANAA工作時認識了Oana

St?nescu，我們不僅追隨彼此的道路，而且成了朋友。)”可知，Ingrid

Moye是St?nescu的朋友。故選B。答案與解析11.WhoseorganizationimprovesthelivesofKenyanwomen?A.ShefaliBalwani’s. B.OanaSt?nescu’s.C.TatuGatere’s. D.JessicaSmuldersCohen’s.C細節理解題。根據Tatu

Gatere部分的“Tatu

Gatere

is

the

co-founder

and

CEO

of

Buildher—an

organization

that

seeks

to

empower

women

with

skills

needed

in

the

construction

industry,which

is

very

male-dominated

in

Kenya.(Tatu

Gatere是Buildher的聯合創始人兼首席執行官，該組織旨在為女性提供建筑業所需的技能，在肯尼亞,建筑業是男性主導的。)”可知，Tatu

Gatere的組織改善了肯尼亞婦女的生活。故選C。答案與解析12.WhydoesTreggidennominateCohen?A.Sheexcelsatdesigningandmaking.B.Shecontributestoasustainableplanet.C.Shepromotesequalrightsbetweengenders.D.Shegetswheresheisthroughself-education.B推理判斷題。根據Jessica

Smulders

Cohen部分的“Jessandherworkdeservemorerecognitionbecauseourwholeindustryneedsto答案與解析moveawayfrompursuingnewnessandinsteadprioritizereuseandrepair—itistheonlyhopewehaveforacircularfuturethatwillenableourspeciestolivewellonthisplanet.(Jess和她的工作應該得到更多的認可，因為我們整個行業需要放棄追求新鮮，而是優先考慮再利用和修復——這是我們實現循環未來的唯一希望，這將使我們的物種能夠在這個星球上生活得更好。)”可知，Treggiden提名Cohen是因為她為地球的可持續發展做出了貢獻。故選B。答案與解析閱讀D

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Whenitcomestothemostfamous20th-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates,GrandmaMosesshouldbementioned,althoughshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies.Assheoncesaidtoherself,“Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme.”Noonecouldhavehadamoreactiveoldage.Shewasalive-inhousekeeperforatotalof15years,startingat12yearsofage.Aftergettingmarried,sheandherhusbandfarmedmostoftheirlives.Withnotimeinherdifficultfarminglifeforpainting,shehadtosetasideherpassionforit.Atage92shewrote,“WhenIwasquitesmall,myfatherwouldgetmeandmybrotherspiecesofwhitepaper.Helikedtoseeusdrawpictures.Itwasapennyasheetandlastedlongerthancandy.”Itwasherfather’sencouragementthatfedherpassionforpaintingandthisdreamwasabletomanifest(清楚顯示)itselflaterinherlife.GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroidery(刺繡)asahobby,butonlychangedtooilsinheroldagebecauseherhandsbecametoostiff(僵硬的)tosewandshestillwantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughtallthatshepainted.Moses’works,whichshecalled“old-timey”NewEnglandlandscapes,arecarefulandlivelyportrayalsofthecountrylife.Mosessaidthatshewould“getaninspirationandstartpainting;thenI’llforgeteverything,excepthowthingsusedtobeandhowtopaintitsopeoplewillknowhowweusedtolive.”13.WhatcanwelearnaboutGrandmaMosesfromparagraph1?A.Hermarriagelifewasnothappy.B.Shepaintedinoilswhenshewasachild.C.Shestoppedpaintinginherlateseventies.D.Shestillledacolorfullifewhenshewasold.本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了20世紀美國著名畫家GrandmaMoses的生平并介紹了她的創作風格。D細節理解題。根據第一段中的“No

one

could

have

had

a

more

active

old

age.

(沒有人能擁有比她更活躍的晚年了。)”可知，Grandma

Moses

在晚年仍然過著豐富多彩的生活。故選D。答案與解析14.WhatdidGrandmaMosesspendmostofherlifedoing?A.Embroidering. B.Farming.C.Nursing. D.Painting.B細節理解題。根據第二段中的“After

getting

married,she

and

her

husband

farmed

most

of

their

lives.

With

no

time

in

her

difficult

farming

life

for

painting,she

had

to

set

aside

her

passion

for

it.

(結婚后，她和丈夫大部分時間都在務農。在艱苦的農業生活中，她沒有時間畫畫，只好把對畫畫的熱情放在一邊。)”可知，Grandma

Moses一生中大部分時間都在務農。故選B。答案與解析15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“portrayals”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Directions. B.Stages.C.Surveys. D.Descriptions.D詞義猜測題。根據最后一段中的“Moses

said

that

she

would‘get

an

inspiration

and

start

painting;then

I’ll

forget

everything,except

how答案與解析things

used

to

be

and

how

to

paint

it

so

people

will

know

how

we

used

to

live.’(摩西說她會‘獲得靈感并開始繪畫；然后我就會忘掉一切，只記得過去是怎樣的，以及怎樣把它畫出來，好讓人們知道我們過去是怎樣生活的。’)”可知，其畫作重在重現她所熟知的鄉村生活，故其畫作是對鄉村生活的生動描繪。故畫線詞的意思是“描述”。故選D。答案與解析16.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GrandmaMosesandHerExhibitionB.GrandmaMosesandHerFarmingLifeC.GrandmaMoses:theBestWomanPainterD.GrandmaMoses:AFamousWomanPainterofthe20thCenturyD標題歸納題。根據第一段中的“Whenitcomestothemostfamous20th-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates,GrandmaMosesshouldbementioned,althoughshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies.(說到20世紀美國最著名的畫家，就不得不提摩西奶奶，盡管她直到70多歲才開始畫畫。)”結合文章主要介紹的是20世紀美國著名畫家GrandmaMoses可知，這是一篇人物傳記類記敘文，故D項“摩西奶奶：一位20世紀著名女畫家”為最佳標題。故選D。答案與解析七選五

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體裁：說明文主題語境：完善自我難度：★★★☆☆Personal

ForgivenessTakingresponsibilityformistakesisapositivestep,butdon’tbeatyourselfupaboutthem.Toerr(犯錯)ishuman.

1

Youcanusethefollowingwritingexercisetohelpyoudothis.

Inajournaloronapieceofpaper,puttheheading“Personalstrengths”.

2

Areyoucaring?Creative?Generous?Agoodlistener?Funtobearound?Theydon’thavetobeworld-changing,justaspectsofyourpersonalitythatyou’reproudof.

Atthetopofasecondpage,puttheheading“Actsofkindness”.Onthisone,listallthepositivethingsyou’vedoneforothers.Itmightbethetimewhenyouhelpedafriendwiththeirhomework,whenyoudidtheironingwithoutbeingasked,orwhenyoubakedcookiesafterthefamilyhadhadatiringday.

3

Youcouldaskafriendorfamilymembertohelpaddtoyourlist.

4

Thatway,youcouldexchangethoughtsonwhatmakeseachofyouspecialandtheaspectsofyourpersonalitythatshinethrough.Infact,don’twaituntilyou’vemadeamistaketotrythis—it’sagreatwaytoboostself-confidenceatanytime.

It’ssomethingofacliché(陳詞濫調)thatmostpeoplelearnnotfromtheirsuccessesbuttheirmistakes.Thethingis,it’strue.

5

We’reallchangingandlearningallthetimeandmistakesareapositivewaytodevelopandgrow.

A.Alittleself-forgivenessalsogoesalongway.B.Nowlistallthecharacteristicsyoulikeaboutyourself.C.Theymightevenliketohaveagoatdoingtheexercise.D.It’sjustasimportanttoshowyourselfsomeforgiveness.E.Itdoesn’tmeanyouhavetoignorewhat’shappenedorforgetit.F.Whateveritis,nomatterhowsmallitmightseem,writeitdown.G.Whateverthemistake,rememberitisn’tafixedaspectofyourpersonality.本文是一篇說明文。文章提出通過寫作練習可以讓我們在犯錯后學會如何自我諒解，并給出了寫作練習的幾個要點，點明了犯錯的積極意義。1.D第一段前兩句提到“為自己的錯誤承擔責任是積極的一步，但不要因錯誤而過分自責。人都是會犯錯誤的”。因此，既然犯錯是人之常情，所以不要過分自責，學會原諒自己也同樣重要。D項符合語境，呼應上文。空后一句提出自我原諒的解決辦法：你可以用以下的寫作訓練幫你做到這一點；句中的this指代D項中的“showyourselfsomeforgiveness”。答案與解析2.B本段先介紹：寫下個人優點，空后舉例說明你可能會寫下的個人優點——樂于助人、有創造性、慷慨、善于傾聽、有趣等

等。最后一句總結說明這些寫下的品質不需要有多高尚。由此可知只需要寫一些自己引以為傲的品質就行了。B項符合語境，呼應上文。B項與空前一句句式同為祈使句，且選項中的“allthecharacteristics”是對下文caring,creative,generous,agoodlistener,funtobearound的品質的概括，且與下一句中的They呼應。characteristics與personality屬于近義詞復現。答案與解析3.F上文介紹：寫下“善行”，并且列出一些你為他人做的好事。下文列舉了一些生活中瑣碎的好事的例子。本空是對本段的總

結，再次重申無論這件好事是什么、有多小，要把善行記下來。故F項能夠總結本段。答案與解析4.C本段介紹：你可能想要親朋好友來幫你增加你的列表，空后提到：這樣，你們就能交流想法，談談你們各自的特殊之處和你們個性中的閃光點。故空處應該是對此處的進一步討論或建議：他們甚至可能喜歡嘗試做這個練習。C項是前文內容的遞進，也是后文的過渡。選項中的They指代“afriendorfamilymember”,“doingtheexercise”和上文的“helpaddtoyourlist”是前后承接的

關系。答案與解析5.G本段總結，前文提到“雖然大多數人都是從錯誤中學習而并非從成功中學習已是陳詞濫調，但事實確實如此”，后文提到“我們總是在改變和學習，因此犯錯是一個發展和成長的積極途徑”。由此可知，無論什么錯誤都不是不變的，人不會總犯相同的錯

誤，即錯誤不是你性格中固有的一面。G項符合語境，選項中的“isn’tafixedaspect”與下文的changing呼應。答案與解析完形填空

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1.A.experiment B.encounter C.competition D.appointment2.A.treated B.saved C.lectured D.approached3.A.true B.so-called C.new D.long-lost4.A.chance B.advice C.trouble D.right5.A.visited B.financed C.attended D.founded6.A.building B.sweeping C.checking D.guarding7.A.typical B.obvious C.natural D.remarkable8.A.publish B.quote C.copy D.download9.A.writers B.historians C.workers D.students10.A.anticipate B.imagine C.recall D.catch11.A.lookinto B.relyon C.goover D.dealwith12.A.well-behaved B.multi-skilled C.warm-hearted D.self-educated13.A.asked B.warned C.showed D.promised14.A.traveling B.reading C.searching D.teaching15.A.cooperate B.side C.negotiate D.engage答案與解析本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了旅行途中，作者在火車上遇到一位年輕的中國當地小伙子，在與他的交談中發現這個小伙子見多識

廣、勤奮努力、自學成才，最后作者對他表達了欽佩之情。1.B根據下文中的“withalocalthatalltravelerslongfor”可知，此處指作者和當地人有了一次美妙的邂逅。experiment“實驗”；encounter“邂逅，相遇”；competition“比賽”；appointment“任

命”。故選B。2.D根據下文中的“meonthetrain”以及兩人的交談可知，一位年輕的中國男子在火車上向作者走來。treat“對待”；save“拯救”；lecture“講授