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PartI(30%)
Passage1
In2014,olderAmericansfell29milliontimes,leadingto7millioninjuries,accordingtoareportpublishedlastweek.About2.8millioncasesweretreatedinemergencydepartment,andapproximately800,000seniorswentontobehospitalized.Morethan27,000fallsledtodeath.(76)Andtheproblemisgettingmoreandmoreserious.
“Olderadultfallsareincreasingand,sadly,oftenindicatetheendofindependence,”saidDr.TomFrieden.Thefallsarepreventable,Friedenstressed.Hesaidindividuals,familiesandhealthcareproviderscantakestepstoresistthetrend.
Dr.Wolf-KleinisamedicalprofessorinNewYork.Shesaidoneconcernisthatseniorswhohaveexperiencedafallaloneathomedon’ttellanyone.Whenthathappens,preventioneffortsdon’tbeginandthey’reatriskforadditionalfallsthatleadtobrokenbonesandbraininjuries.
“Elderlypatientstendnottoreportfallstotheirfamilies,orevendoctors.Afallisaveryfrighteningthingthatyoukeepquietabout.Theythinkiftheymentionit,theyareafraidthattheywillmovetoanursinghomeorneedassistantstohelpoutinthehouse,”saidWolf-Klein.
It’salsoastatusissueandmaymakesomeonefeelthatthey’reweakerthantheyreallyare,sheexplained.Whensomeonedoesfallandhurtthemselves,they’reoftenneverthesame,Wolf-Kleinsaid.“Youcandevelopchronic(慢性的)problems.Afterafall,apercentageofthepopulationwillneverreturntowalkingaround.Peopleusedtotakingthesubway,nowthey’reinawheelchair,ortheymayneedhelpgoingtothebathroom.Theybecomefrailerandloseindependence,”shesaid.
1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE
A.In2014,olderadultfallscaused7millioninjuries.
B.In2016,Americansfell29milliontimes.
C.Lastyear,2.8millionAmericanshademergencytreatment.
D.Lastmonth,morethan27,000olderAmericanswerehospitalized.
2.Fromthepassagewelearnthatolderadultfalls___.
A.Aredecreasing
B.Can’tbeavoided
C.Mustbetreatedinhospitals
D.Usuallyimplytheendofindependence
3.ThewordfrailerinParagraph5probablymeans___.
A.LonelierB.weakerC.smarterD.better
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE
A.allisaveryterriblethingthatyoukeepquietabout.
B.Afterafallelderlypeoplewillnotdevelopchronicproblems.
C.Topreventfellselderlypeopleshouldmovetoanursinghome.
D.Elderlypatientstendtotelltheirfamiliesabouttheirfalls.
5.WhatisthemainideaofthispassageA.Olderadultfellsareontherise.
B.Peopleshouldkeepquietabouttheirfells.
C.Olderadultsarelosingtheirindependence.
D.Olderadultfallscausebraininjuries.
Passage2
Thesciencebehindsolar(太阳的)energyisnotnew.ButSheridanCommunitySchoolsisthefirstschooldistrictinIndianatobecompletelysolar-powered.Thedistrictfinishedinstallingsolarpanels(太阳能板)forallthreeofitsschoolsin2016.Someofthepanelscanturntofallowthesunacrossthesky.
Sheridan’ssolarpushispartofatrend.In2008,fewerthan1,000schoolsusedsolarpower.By2014,therewere3,727schoolswithsolarpanelsintheUS.ThisdatacomesfromareportbytheSolarFoundation,anorganizationthatpromotestheuseofsolarpowerRoxieBrown,aprogramdirectorthere,saysthatthenumberofschoolswithsolarpanelshascontinuedtorisesince2014.
(77)Solarpowerhassomeobviousadvantageoverotherenergysources.Sunlightisarenewable(可再生的)resource,whichmeansitwon’trunout.Solarpanelsdon’tharmtheenvironment.Alsosunlightisfree.Sobyusingsolarpower,schoolscansavemoneyonenergycostsovertime.
Butswitchingtosolarpowerisn’talwayseasySolarpanelscanbeexpensivetoinstall.SheridanCommunitySchoolshadtoborrowmoneytopayforitssolartransition.(78)Thepanelsalsotakeupspace.Butformanyschools,goingsolarisworthis.
Theuseofsolarenergycanalsohelpstudentslearnaboutelectricityandenvironmentalissues.Teacheratschoolsthatusesolarpoweroftenincorporateitintotheirsciencelessons.Thekidstalkaboutitintheclassroom.Thentheycanlookatitinaction.AccordingtoBrown,theeducationalimpactofsolarpanelsit“themostcompellingreason”forschoolstoinstallthem.
BrownhopesthepanelswillgiveSheridanstudentsaglobalperspective.“Theworldisbiggerthantheboundariesoftheirschooldistrict,”hesays.“They’redoingthingstohelptheworldasawhole.”
6.SheridanCommunitySchoolscoastsof__schools.
A.TwoB.threeC.fourD.five
7.Accordingtothepassage,solarenergyhasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat___.
A.Itcreatesnopollution
B.Itcansavemoney
C.Solarpanelsareeasytomaintain
D.Solarenergyisrenewable
8.ThewordincorporateinParagraph5isclosestmmeaningto___.
A.ReachB.improveC.runDinclude
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE
A.Solarpanelsareveryexpensivetoinstall.
B.SheridanCommunitySchoolsiscompletelysolar-powered.
C.In2014,fewerthan1,000schoolsusedsolarpowerintheUS.
D.Moreandmoreschoolsareswitchingtosolarpowertocutcosts.
10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage
A.SolarPower
B.SchoolsGoSolar
C.CheapEnergySources
D.AGi0balPerspective
PartIII(10%)
46.Mary,togetherwithherclassmates,areinthelobby,waitingtodiscusswithyoutheplansforthecomingsportsmeet.
47.Ofthetwostudents,oneisnamedTomandanothernamedFred.
48.Intheirhousetherearefourrooms,thelargestofthatisusedasadrawingroom.
49.Wehavecometotheconclusionwhenthissummerwillbemuchhotterthanbefore.
50.WhenUncleTomwillcomeback,pleasetellmeimmediately.
51.Ihavelivedinthiscitythirtyyearsago,soIknowitquitewell.
52.Thebackgroundmusicinthelittlecafesoundssoftlyandsweettome.
53.Anewsofhisarresttraveledquicklyamonghisfriends.
54.Icouldn’thelptolaughwhenIsawthelittleboyinhisfather’sovercoat.
55.Afterdrivingfortwentymiles,hesuddenlyrealizedthathehasbeendrivinginthewrongdirection.
PartIV(10%)
PartV(20%)
76.Andtheproblemisgettingmoreandmoreserious.
77.Solarpowerhassomeobviousadvantageoverotherenergysource.
78.Thepanelsalsotakeupspace.
79.Shefarexceededhergoalandcollectedmorethan10,000books!
80.“ThebiggestthingI’velearnedisthatkids’voicesneedtobeheard.”