第二部分 阅读理解 (第一节20小题，第二节5小题;每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.

Relaxation

The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.

Health

Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.

Academic Support

All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.

Transportation

The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.

41. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria

A. Do homework and watch TV           B. have meals and meet with friends

C. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts          D. Add money to your ID and play chess

42. Where and when can you cook your own food

A. The Lower Café, Sunday              B. The Globe, Friday

C. The TWU Cafeteria , Friday            D. The McMillan Hall , Sunday.

43. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _________.

A. gives advice on mental health        B. offers services free of charge

C. trains students in medical care        D. is open six days a week

44. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre

A. By applying online             B. By calling the centre

C. By going to the centre directly    D. By filling in a sign-up form

45. What is the function of TWU Express

A. To carry students to the lecture halls.

B. To transport students to and from the stores.

C. To take students to the Mattson Centre.

D. To provide students with campus tours

B

In the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effort. One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment

In Mrs. Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson, Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数).

Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions.

Mrs. Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the xkb1 front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.

Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.

What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. As Mrs. Totten made her way from the beginning of the class，I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn’t function.

When Mrs. Totten reached my desk，she asked what answer I’d got for problem No. 14. “I…I didn’t get anything,” I answered，and my face felt warm.

“Correct,” she said.

It turned out that the correct answer was zero.

What did I learn that day First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn’t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Third，I would never make it as a mathematician.

If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.

46. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate

A.It is wise to value one’s time.            B. It is enough to do the necessary.

C.It is important to make an effort          D.It is right to stick to one’s belief.

47. Usually, Mrs. Totten asked her students to _______.

A.answer their homework questions orally

B. recite their homework together

C.grade their homework themselves

D.check the answers to their homework questions

48.The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always _______.

A.walked up and down when asking questions

B.chose two or three questions for the students

C.requested her students to finish their usual questions

D.asked questions in a regular way

49.The author failed to get the questions he had expected because _______.

A.the class didn’t begin as usual

B.he didn’t try hard to make his estimate

C.Mrs. Totten didn’t start from the back of the class

D. several students didn’t come to school

50. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage

A.An Unforgettable Teacher           B.A Future Mathematician

C.An Effective Approach             D.A Valuable Lesson

C

How fit are your teeth Are you lazy about brushing them Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Several says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market.

Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

51. Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush

A. It can track users’ school performance.        B. It can sense how users brush their teeth.

C. It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.     D. It can help users find their phones.

52. What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3

A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

C. You should see your dentist on a day-to –day basis.

D. You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

53. Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun

A. It can be used to play mobile phone games   B. It can be used to update mobile phones.

C. It can send messages to other users         D. It can talk to its developers.

54. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about

A. How Serval found out his kids lied to him.

B. Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.

C. How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.

D. What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush

55. What can we infer about Serval’s children

A. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

B. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

C. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

D. They were unwilling to brush their teeth.