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Ⅰ. 阅读理解
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Paparazzi is an Italian word referred to photographers who take pictures of famous people when they are not at the center of public attention. It is also called“paps”. Paps are different from professional photographers or journalists because they never take ordinary photos.
The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money—normally a small newspaper, magazine or website.
There is no law against paparazzi taking pictures in public places. However, there are laws that protect certain individuals. For example, child protection laws stop improper pictures of anyone under 16 from being published.
There is also no law that stops paparazzi from following celebrities(名人)and taking their pictures either. However, if paps are secretly following them and taking pictures of their faces, they could get into trouble.
Most paparazzi hang out on streets and hot spots for celebrities, waiting for the opportunity to take a picture of a star. Many stay on the streets until the early hours of the morning when celebrities are leaving nightclubs and looking a little worse for wear. However, some have other ways to make sure they get pictures. Many paps are in contact with“informers”who know the locations of celebrities at any given time. They then pass the information on to paparazzi. An informer could be
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anyone—from a restaurant waiter to a salesman.
Most of the time, paparazzi get a bad reputation for following celebrities. But sometimes stars or their managers will contact paps themselves and tell them exactly where and when they will go.
What a love-hate relationship between paparazzi and celebrities!
【文章大意】本文讲述了狗仔队可以做什么事, 不可以做什么事, 又告诉我们狗仔队是怎样得到消息的以及狗仔队和名人的关系。
1. Which of the following things paparazzi might do would be against the law? A. Taking pictures of famous people in public places. B. Hanging out at the places where celebrities often appear. C. Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published. D. Following a famous woman singer secretly and taking her pictures.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段child protection laws stop improper pictures of anyone under 16 from being published, 可知答案为C。
2. In order to earn a large amount of money, a pap has to______. A. know the locations of celebrities B. make friends with famous people C. sell the pictures to a big newspaper
D. get the only first-hand pictures of celebrities
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money, 可知答案为D。
3. The fifth paragraph mainly tells us______. A. how paparazzi contact informers B. how dangerous paparazzi’s job is
C. how paparazzi get the pictures of famous people D. how much paparazzi pay for the pictures of celebrities
【解析】选C。段落大意题。通读这一段, 不难看出, 本段主要写了狗仔队是如何拍到照片的, 故选C项。
4. What can we infer from the passage?
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A. Informers might get paparazzi into trouble.
B. Stars hate paparazzi and don’t want to be followed. C. Paparazzi always take pictures when famous people are tired. D. In some cases, paparazzi and famous people rely on each other.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知名人和狗仔队相互依存, 故选D项。
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Over decades of studying the oceans’ fishes, some species have been found to have partial warm-bloodedness. But scientists say the moonfish circulates heated blood—and puts it to a competitive advantage.
“Nature has a way of surprising us with clever strategies where you least expect them, ”according to NOAA Fisheries biologist Nicholas Wegner, “It’s hard to stay warm when you’re surrounded by cold water but the opah has figured it out. ”
The moonfish is not a small animal; it’s roughly the size of a car tire and often weighs more than 100 pounds. In the past, it was often viewed as a fairly content dweller of water that’s hundreds of feet deep.
Now researchers say the moonfish also uses internal warmth to help it move quickly and efficiently—and kill prey such as squids and smaller fish. As the researchers describe, the fish relies on an internal heating system that seems to have been developed in frigid waters.
“Satellite tracking showed opah spend most of their time at depths of 150 to 1, 300 feet, without regularly surfacing. Their higher body temperature should increase their muscle output and capacity, increase their eye and brain function and help them resist the effects of cold on the heart and other organs, ”Wegner said.
“Fatty tissue surrounds the gills, heart and muscle tissue where the opah generates much of its internal heat, insulating them from the frigid water. ”Heat is generated from the moonfish’s large wing-like pectoral fins, which were previously thought only to help it swim fast enough to catch prey.
The agency’s researchers say they found an unexpected design twist in the moonfish’s gills that sets it apart from other fish: a counter-current heat exchange
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in which blood vessels carrying warm blood are twined around vessels that are bringing oxygen—and cold temperatures—from the gills. The design helps the opah maintain warm-bloodedness. “The fish had an average muscle temperature about 5℃above the surrounding water while swimming about 150 to 1, 000 feet below the surface, ”NOAA says.
【文章大意】一直以来人们都认为, 大自然中除了鸟类和哺乳动物是恒温动物, 其他都是变温动物。然而据美国报道, 研究人员发现, 一种名为月亮鱼的鱼类也是恒温动物。 5. What Wegner said in Para. 2 suggests that______. A. moonfish have clever ways to keep warm B. it is no surprise to feel cold in water C. people never thought moonfish warm-blooded D. nature has its own way to surprise humans
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的“Nature has a way of surprising us with clever strategies where you least expect them, ”可知, 人们原先并没有想到月亮鱼会是恒温的热血鱼类。
6. What do we know about the moonfish?
A. It has to return to the surface to keep warm. B. It has a body shape of a car tire. C. It is slow and lazy in pursuing its prey.
D. It can circulate heated blood throughout its body.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。结合第四段的the fish relies on an internal heating system that seems to have been developed in frigid waters可知, 月亮鱼有一种内在的热量系统。
7. According to the text, being warm-blooded makes moonfish______. A. swim faster than its cold-bodied prey B. stay deep near its food source all the time
C. have the ability to stand the pressure on its organs D. react quicker to avoid the sight of its prey
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段的Now researchers say the moonfish also uses internal warmth to help it move quickly and efficiently—and kill prey such as squids
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and smaller fish. 可知, 这种热血的月亮鱼可以比它们的冷血猎物游得更快。 8. The last paragraph is mainly about______. A. what role of gills play for moonfish B. how the moonfish can keep its body warm C. where cold temperatures of moonfish go
D. why moonfish don’t lose heat to the environment
【解析】选B。段落大意题。根据最后一段的The agency’s researchers say they found an unexpected design twist in the moonfish’s gills. . . The design helps the opah maintain warm-bloodedness. 可知, 这一段主要介绍了月亮鱼是怎样做到保持自己的体温的情况。
9. What is the best title for the passage? A. Moonfish are unique in their body temperature B. Moonfish feel warmer than their surrounding water C. Fully warm-blooded moonfish swim in the deep sea D. Moonfish can circulate their blood quickly
【解析】选C。标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了月亮鱼能够通过全身血液循环维持身体温度, 从而在冰冷的深海里捕食时保持活力以及人们第一次在深海鱼里发现恒温动物的情况。 Ⅱ. 阅读填句
(2017·郑州模拟)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。
Question: My 14-year-old son is very disrespectful(不尊重)to my husband and me, and we don’t know what to do about it. We tell him to get home before dark, but he is often late, and then we wait, worry and sometimes get close to calling the police. And so what happens when he does come home? We have a big argument. Can you help us?
Answer: Your son should, of course, come in before dark, not because you say so, but because it is his responsibility and because you would worry about him if he didn’t come home when he promised. __1__Just tell him that he has to be home on time if he wants to go out next time—and that this is his choice, not yours.
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