理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food
9:00-9:45a.m. Blue Tent
Panelists(成员): Jami Bernard, David Kamp, Marion Nestle and Peter Singer.
Hosted by Denise Gray, science writer for The New York Times.
How does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world? The food and nutrition experts debate the role that the diet plays in both personal and global health, and present a look at food politics.
● Sports writing: For the Love of the Game
9:50-10:35a.m. Blue Tent
Panelists: Christine Brennan, Ira Rosen, Joe Wallace and Joe Drape.
Hosted by William C. Rhoden, sports writer for The New York Times.
Whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience. Listen as some professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news.
● The Art of the Review
11:15-12:00a.m. Green Tent
Panelists: John Freeman, Barry Gewen, David Orr, Celia McGee and Jennifer Schuessler.
Hosted by Sam Tanenhaus, editor for The New York Times Book Review.
How much of an effect does the book review have on book sales? Join this group of critics as they discuss the reality of the book review and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review.
● New York Writers, New York Stories
3:00-3:45p.m. Green Tent
Panelists: Cindy Adams, Richard Cohen, Ric Klass and Lauren Redniss.
Hosted by Clyde Haberman, columnist for the City Section of The New York Times.
Join this inspiring group of New York—centric writers as they talk about why New York is a gold mine of ideas for their work.
1. If you are free in the afternoon, you can attend___________.
A. The Art of the Review
B. New York Writers, New York Stories
C. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food
D. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game
2. If you like sports writing, you will most probably_______.
A. go to Blue Tent at 11:15a.m.
B. enjoy Jami Bernard’s talk
C. listen to Christine Brennan
D. attend the Art of the Review
3. Sam Tanenhaus is in charge of ______.
A. The Art of the Review
B. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food
C. New York Writers, New York Stories
D. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game
4. All the four activities above_________.
A. are about writing
B. will last 45 minutes each
C. can be attended freely
D. will attract many readers
5. We can learn from the text that_______________.
A. sports writers are a type of audience
B. New York Times is a gold mine company
C. Denise Grady will discuss political policy
D. book reviews may affect book sales
B
For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer. For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing.
Cold can affect other parts of the body. The expression“get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instesd of speaking to him face to face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.
“Out in the cold”means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise —he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.
6. How many expressions are related to cold that are mentioned in the passage?
A.3 B.4 C.6 D.7
7.When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by“_______ ”.
A.I give him the cold shoulder B.I think he is a cold-blooded man
C.I think he is a cold fish D.I’m likely to get cold feet
8.If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa,you will say ______ .
A.she is a cold-blooded killer B.she gets cold feet
C.she is a cold fish D.she is out in the cold
64. Which one would you pick to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercy ?
A.cold-blooded B.cold shoulder C.cold feet D.cold-hearted
9.What is the topic of the passage ?
A.The relationship between cold and our bodyB.Some expressions about friendship
C.Some expressions connected with coldD.How cold weather comes into being
C
BEIJING—Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular network compatibility （兼容） for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion．
According to China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in China．The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is compatible with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Unicom （Hong Kong） Ltd．
China Unicom declined to comment．
Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland．Still, consumers in China, which according to research firm IDC surpassed the US as the world’s largest PC market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels．
Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the company’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale （高档的） IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront．Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China．She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2．
Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world．The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market．
The new stores reflect Apple’s confidence in rising demand for its products such as smart phones and tablet computers．Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost （增长） the company’s third-quarter results, newly appointed Chief Executive Tim Cook said in July．China revenue （收益） surged （激增） six-fold to about $3．8 billion during the three months ended June 25．
“This has been a substantial （重大） opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we’re just scratching the surface right now,” Cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in China．“I see an incredible opportunity for Apple there．”
From China Daily 2014-09-08
11．According to the news, which of the following statements is true?
A．WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world．
B．Apple Inc sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores．
C．The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions．
D．Chinese mainland is the second largest PC market in this year’s second quarter．
12．Which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?
A．in the interests of B．in the front of C．in the process of D．in the case of
13．How many full-service Apple stores in China?
A．4． B6． C．8． D．Unknown．
14．What’s the probable meaning of “six-fold” in the last but one paragraph?
A. one-six B. six times C. 60 percent D. 2 times
15．By saying “we’re just scratching the surface right now”, Cook means ________．
A．they don’t know much about China’s market
B．they will sell more products and gain more profit in China
C．they need to obtain more permission from China’s government
D．they ignored the rural market in China
D
Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers．Most of the crashes result from distracted driving not paying attention to the road．
Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree．He was one of the nation's more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008．Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent, involved drivers aged fifteen to twenty．Ryan's father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Montgomery County, Maryland．He said, "It was an inexperienced," immature driver who felt that he was invincible(不可战胜的), driving at night with a carload of kids．He was distracted, he was going too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some upsetting experiences and tragedy for the rest of the community."
Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company said "The number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone．Talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving．If you're texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't．
Reaching for a cell phone when it's going off, you're nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving," The insurance industry recently held a safety event near Washington for teen drivers．
At first, nineteen-year-old Kevin．Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent children．He also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the road．Then, as part of the test,he started texting. He hit several cones and at least one doll．
Debbie Pickford from the Allstate Insurance Company said, "Teens are especially at risk from distracted driving—and not just because they lack experience on the roads．What we know from research on teen brain development, is that teens don't really have fully developed brains until they are twenty-five years old. You put those two things together and you get a much, much higher risk.
16．We can learn from the second paragraph that _ _．
A．drivers who resulted in nearly 4,000 deaths are teenagers
B．over 30,000 victims have died from traffic crashes so far
C．it was at night that Ryan Didone died from a car accident
D．Ryan Didone's death was due to the other 's careless driving
17．According to the passage, __ is the most likely to lead to a traffic accident while you are driving．
A．reaching for a cell phone． B．texting on the mobile phone
C．talking on the mobile phone D．bringing along a cell phone
18．A safety event held by insurance industry was meant to _ _.
A．attract more teenagers to take part in it
B．make more teenagers practice avoiding large barriers
C．draw encough attention to teenagers' distracted driving
D．encourage more teenagers to pay for insurance protection
19．The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ___．
A．much higher risk B．measures to be taken
C．experience on the roads D．teen brain development
20. Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?
A. Car Crashes —the Top Killer.B. Drunken Driving — Dangerous Enough！
C. Distracted Driving —Let's Avoid!D. Tips on Driving While Calling
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