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Ⅰ.阅读理解
Lauren Price has come a long way from a taxi driver to an Olympic champion.She pursued her Olympic dream all the way to winning the middleweight gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. “When I look back now, I have to pinch(掐) myself at times, because I still think it’s mad that I won the Olympics，” Price told the media. Raised by her grandparents, she was always encouraged to play sports.“They’ve always backed me.If it hadn’t been for them, I wouldn’t have achieved anything，” Price said.Her grandma used to say to her，“Reach for the moon and if you fall short, you’ll land on the stars.” She began with football.But Price was also a high－standard kickboxer and was then talent－scouted by a taekwondo coach before she switched to boxing. “For me the big turning point was as a child being inspired by Kelly Holmes.I remember watching her on TV and I was like，'Oh my goodness, I want to go to the Olympics’，” Price recalled.“I had that dream over the years.I just worked hard.I believe if you put the effort in, you’ll get to where you want to be.” When Price was breaking into the Welsh boxing team, funding was extremely limited.So she worked as a driver for a taxi company when she was still a teenager.“I was training from Monday to Thursday and then I was driving a taxi on Friday and Saturday nights.I’d start work at 5 pm and I’d finish at 4 in the morning, picking up all the drunken passengers，” she remembered.That was a different kind of education.“It’s quite funny now when I look back，” Price smiled. Ultimately, she excelled as a boxer.Price won every major gold medal going, despite the difficulties of competing against bigger opponents outside of her weight class. 1.Which event did Price compete in at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics? A.Football. B.Kickboxing. C.Taekwondo. D.Boxing. 2.Who inspired Price to go to the Olympics? A.Her grandmother. B.An athlete. C.A coach. D.A passenger. 3.Which of the following contributed most to Price’s success? A.Determination. B.Luck. C.Education. D.Talent. 4.In which section of a newspaper can we find the text? A.Entertainment. B.Opinions. C.Sports. D.Destinations.
A Malawian woman，Gloria Majiga－Kamoto，was recently awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa—the world’s leading award for grassroots environmental activists. Gloria Majiga－Kamoto was then working for a local environmental organization with a program that gave goats to rural farmers, who would use the goat waste to produce low－cost, high－quality organic fertilizer (肥料).The problem? The thin plastic bags covering the Malawian countryside.“We have this very common street food, chiwaya, which is salty and served in little blue plastics，” Majiga－Kamoto says.“Goats eat the plastic for salty taste and they die because it blocks the ingestion(吸收) system.” For her, this was the moment when it all changed.All of a sudden, she started noticing how plastics were everywhere in the Malawian environment and food system—affecting people’s living and health. “I remember back in the day when we’d go to the market and buy things like dried fish, which were wrapped in newspaper，” the 30－year－old says.But thin plastics took off in the last decade or so as new producers sprung up in Malawi, selling products like thin plastic bags at cheap prices.In fact, the Malawian government decided to ban the importation, production and distribution of single－use plastic in 2015.But before the ban could go into full effect, Malawi’s plastic producing industry appealed to the country’s High Court against the ban, causing it to be suspended. When Majiga－Kamoto and her fellow environmentalists heard about this, they were annoyed.She organized marches and rejected the plastic industry’s argument that the ban would hurt Malawi’s economy—and even debated with an industry spokesman on TV.Finally in 2019, Malawi’s High Court ruled in favor of the ban.The following year, the government began closing down illegal plastic producers. Michael Sutton, executive director of the Goldman Environmental Foundation，said，“Majiga－Kamoto’s fight with the plastic industry is a perfect example of the spirit of the prize.” 5.What made Majiga－Kamoto realize the problem? A.Her experience with plastic－eating goats. B.Her discovery of goat waste everywhere. C.Her doubt about the safety of street food. D.Her care for the farmers living in poverty. 6.What can we learn about Malawi? A.It used to be extremely rich in fish. B.It advocated using thin plastic bags. C.It failed to ban single－use plastic at first. D.It relied heavily on the plastic industry. 7.What was the purpose of Majiga－Kamoto’s acts in Paragraph 4? A.To put the ban into effect. B.To support the government. C.To back the plastic industry up. D.To promote Malawi’s economy. 8.Which of the following best describes Majiga－Kamoto? A.Humble. B.Generous. C.Patient. D.Committed. Ⅱ.完形填空 Like most people, I have to work for a living.We have a bank loan, and other __1__ we have to pay.But I certainly don’t have a 9－5 __2__.I decided long ago that I could not __3__ fixed working hours for a big company and that I certainly wasn’t suitable to __4__ in an office day in and day out.I work __5__ as a writer, garden designer, and sustainability consultant.For many days I work long hours, but I have a lot of __6__ and control over everything.I have found my __7__—what I really want to do. But I fully appreciate that most people are not in such a __8__ position and some of them have no choice but to __9__ the work they do not like.Therefore, many people feel __10__ in their jobs even when they are not really stuck at all.Finding sustainable solutions and a better quality of life means __11__ long and hard about what you really want to do, and how you can __12__ that goal. Working for yourself is beneficial on __13__ levels：you save time, you save money, and you can potentially __14__ your carbon footprint.Consider this: Management consultancy firm WSP found working from __15__ can help reduce your carbon footprint in the summer months. 1.A.wages B.rents C.bills D.fines 2.A.habit B.job C.workout D.trip 3.A.arrange B.resist C.avoid D.bear 4.A.arrive B.compete C.sit D.communicate 5.A.dully B.occasionally C.cooperatively D.independently 6.A.judgement B.flexibility C.burden D.doubt 7.A.routine B.style C.pressure D.passion 8.A.fortunate B.promising C.profitable D.permanent 9.A.submit to B.leave out C.make for D.depart from 10.A.interested B.relaxed C.engaged D.trapped 11.A.complaining B.thinking C.worrying D.arguing 12.A.reach B.ignore C.discover D.switch 13.A.special B.multiple C.high D.spiritual 14.A.decrease B.record C.calculate D.increase 15.A.nothing B.reality C.home D.office
参考答案Ⅰ.【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作为出租车司机出身的Lauren Price在经过漫长的不懈努力后终于在东京奥运会的拳击项目中赢得了中量级金牌，她的成功离不开祖父母的支持与鼓励。 1.D [细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，Price在东京奥运会上赢得了中量级金牌；又根据后文的叙述可知，Price曾经是一名自由搏击运动员，后来转向了拳击并最终成了一名出色的拳击手且赢得了所有重要比赛的金牌。由此可知，Price在东京奥运会上参加的是拳击比赛。] 2.B [细节理解题。根据第五段中的“For me the big turning point was...I want to go to the Olympics”可知，Price想参加奥运会的梦想是在电视上看到Kelly Holmes的缘故，Kelly Holmes是一名运动员，即Price的奥运之梦是受到一名运动员的启发。] 3.A [推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第五段中的“I had that dream over the years...you’ll get to where you want to be”可知，Price之所以能够成功，个人的决心起着很重要的作用。] 4.C [文章出处题。文章讲述了Price的奥运冠军之路。根据常识可知，此类文章应出现在报纸的运动栏目中。] 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。马拉维的Gloria Majiga－Kamoto女士被授予非洲戈德曼环境奖，文章就她与塑料行业斗争的起因、经过和结果进行了详细叙述。 5.A [细节理解题。根据第二段内容，尤其是“Goats eat the plastic for salty taste and they die because it blocks the ingestion (吸收)system”可知，山羊为了尝到咸味而吃塑料，但因塑料阻塞其吸收系统而导致其死亡，正是由此得到的教训使Gloria Majiga－Kamoto意识到了塑料导致的环境和健康问题。] 6.C [细节理解题。根据第三段的“the Malawian government decided to ban the importation...causing it to be suspended”可知，马拉维政府在2015年就决定禁止进口、生产和分销一次性塑料，但由于马拉维的塑料生产行业向该国高等法院上诉反对禁令，导致禁令被暂停，即马拉维政府最初未能禁止一次性塑料。] 7.A [推理判断题。根据第四段的“Finally in 2019，Malawi’s High Court ruled in favor of the ban.The following year，the government began closing down illegal plastic producers”可知，Gloria Majiga－Kamoto进行游行等一系列行动的目的是使禁令生效。] 8.D [推理判断题。通读全文可知，Gloria Majiga－Kamoto是一个环保工作者，发现塑料给环境和生活带来危害时，决定做出改变；当禁塑令被暂停后她组织了游行，甚至在电视上与行业发言人进行了辩论，最终高等法院裁定支持该禁塑令。由此可推知，Gloria Majiga－Kamoto是一个做事尽心尽力的人。] Ⅱ.【语篇解读】 本文是议论文。文章通过作者的自身经历讲述了一个自由职业者的内心感受，阐明了自由职业的诸多好处。 1.C [根据空前的“I have to work for a living.We have a bank loan”再结合常识可知，作者生活不易，有银行贷款和其他账单需要支付，故选C。wage“工资”；rent“租金”；bill“账单”；fine“罚款”。] 2.B [由下文内容可知，作者是自由职业者，没有一份朝九晚五的工作，故选B。workout“锻炼”。] 3.D [根据后文可知，此处应指作者很久以前就断定自己不能忍受大公司固定的工作时间，故选D。arrange“安排”；resist“抵抗”；avoid“避免”；bear“忍受”。] 4.C [根据语境可知，此处是指作者不适合日复一日地坐在办公室里，故选C。arrive“到达”；compete“竞争”；communicate“交流”。] 5.D [根据下文的“For many days I work long hours...control over everything”指的是作者工作时间很长，但有很大的灵活性，可以控制一切。结合常识可推知，此处应表示作者是独立工作的作家、花园设计师和可持续发展顾问。independently“独立地”，故选D。dully“呆滞地”；occasionally“偶尔”；cooperatively“合作地”。] 6.B [根据空后的“and control over everything”可知，此处表示作者的工作有很大的灵活性，可以掌控一切，故选B。judgement“判断力”；flexibility“灵活性”；burden“负担”；doubt“怀疑”。] 7.D [根据破折号后面的“what I really want to do”可知，此处指作者找到了自己的激情所在，故选D。routine“常规”；style“风格”；pressure“压力”；passion“激情”。] 8.A [根据后面的“and some of them have no choice but to the work they do not like”可知，作者意指多数人不像自己那么幸运，故选A。fortunate“幸运的”；promising“有前途的”；profitable“获利的”；permanent“永久的”。] 9.A [根据语境可知，他们中的一些人别无选择，只能屈服于他们不喜欢的工作，故选A。submit to“屈服于”；leave out“忽略”；make for“前往”；depart from“离开”。] 10.D [根据语境可知，此处表示“许多人觉得自己被工作困住了，即使他们实际上根本没有被困住”。故选D项。engaged“忙碌的”；trapped“受困的”。] 11.B [根据句意可知，此处表示找到可持续的解决方案和更好的生活质量意味着要长期认真地思考你真正想做的事情以及你如何能够实现那个目标，故选B。complain“抱怨”；argue“争论”。] 12.A [见上题解析。reach“实现”；ignore“忽视”；discover“发现”；switch“转换”。] 13.B [根据后文可知，此处指为自己工作有很多好处，故选B。multiple“多种多样的”；spiritual“精神的”。] 14.A [此处考查词汇复现。根据下文中的“can help reduce your carbon footprint”可知，此处指你可以减少你的碳足迹，故选A。decrease“减少”；record“记录”；calculate“计算”；increase“增加”。] 15.C [根据后面的“can help reduce your carbon footprint”并结合常识可知，该处指在家办公有助于减少夏季的碳足迹，故选C。work from home“在家上班”。] |
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