
A
(2024江西鷹潭二模)
This chart shws hw much mney Americans have in savings at every age.
The typical American husehld has an average f $8,863 in an accunt at a bank r credit unin,accrding t a recent reprt frm Bankrate that analyzed inflatin-adjusted data frm the Federal Reserve.That’s purely in liquid savings,s it desn’t include retirement funds r ther investments.
Hwever,that amunt varies greatly by age and husehld type.
Savings vary widely by husehld type and age
Fr many families,this amunt f savings falls shrt,sme experts warn.“The ultimate destinatin shuld be enugh t cver six mnths’ expenses,perhaps 9 t 12 mnths fr sle breadwinners r self-emplyed individuals,” Greg McBride,CFA and chief financial analyst fr Bankrate.cm,says in the reprt.
“Here’s the thing with emergency mney:Mre is always better,” best-selling authr and c-funder f AE Wealth Management David Bach tells CNBC Make It.“Yu hear all the time experts say,yu shuld have three mnths f expenses set aside.Well,it depends.In the recessin,when peple lst their jbs,three mnths f expenses set aside wasn’t enugh.”
Meanwhile,ther research has fund that 60 percent f millennials dn’t have enugh mney t cver a $1,000 emergency.
In additin t building yur emergency fund,yu shuld aim t put arund 15 percent f yur incme twards retirement savings,accrding t the financial services cmpany Fidelity.
If yu want t put mre away each mnth,start by cutting back n Americans,three biggest expenses:husing,transprtatin and fd.Yu can als research ways t trim(削減) yur budget and lk int strategies fr bsting yur incme.
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章通過圖表介紹了美國人在各個年齡段的儲蓄金額。
1.Accrding t the chart,fr thse between 35 and 44,wh have the mst in savings?
A.Singles with children.
B.Singles withut children.
C.Cuples with children.
D.Cuples withut children.
答案 C
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)柱狀圖可知,35~44歲的人群中,有孩子的夫婦存款最多。故選C項。
2.Accrding t Greg McBride,at least hw much mney shuld be set aside fr a family with nly ne persn wh earns mney?
A.3 mnths’ expenses.
B.6 mnths’ expenses.
C.9 mnths’ expenses.
D.12 mnths’ expenses.
答案 C
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中Greg McBride所說的話可知,對于只有一人養(yǎng)家糊口的家庭,要預(yù)留9~12個月的花費,所以至少要有9個月。
3.Which clumn f a newspaper is this article prbably frm?
A.Business and trade.
B.Saving and investing.
C.Health and wellness.
D.Emplyment and retirement.
答案 B
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文大意,文章通過圖表介紹了美國人在各個年齡段的儲蓄金額,可以推斷這篇文章應(yīng)該來自報紙中的“Saving and investing(儲蓄和投資)”專欄。
B
(2024廣東惠州一模)
As a child,Jhn always wndered hw the human bdy wrked and hw he culd keep it healthy.His interest in medicine grew strnger when he vlunteered at a children’s hspital during high schl.The never-give-up spirit f yung patients battling against varius illnesses massively affected him.Initially,he chse nursing in cllege,believing it wuld lead him t wrk clsely with children.But after his first half year,he recgnized nursing wasn’t fit fr him.
Switching t bilgy helped him discver his passin fr learning abut the cmplexities f human bdy and using that knwledge t help children.Althugh the thught f the lengthy educatin and residency required fr pediatrics(兒科學(xué)) made him hesitant,a heart-t-heart cnversatin with his brther changed his mind.His brther cnvinced Jhn that his passin shuld mtivate him rather than scare him.It was then that Jhn decided t becme a pediatrician because f the simple fact that he wuld wrk with children every day,and wuld make a psitive impact n their lives and their families.
Pediatrics is nt just abut regular check-ups,it als includes making sick kids feel better and helping them heal.This brings s much jy t Jhn’s heart.T him,he is nt nly a dctr but als a teacher,ffering a safe space fr the little nes t pen up and share their fears r cncerns.Plus,he really enjys being a friendly and easy-t-talk-t persn in their lives.
Being a pediatrician gives Jhn the rewarding experience f helping and interacting with children daily and making thse little nes’ tugh times easier.Als,the changing wrld f healthcare means he’ll always be learning new things and facing exciting challenges.With his future plans,he wants t get int the field f being a physician assistant—a stepping stne that keeps him invlved in pediatric care while still engaged in direct interactin with yung patients.It allws him t d lts f the same things as a pediatrician,as well as helps him imprve skills that are vital fr making kids healthier.
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了Jhn從小對人體的運作和健康感興趣,高中時在兒童醫(yī)院志愿服務(wù)增強了他的醫(yī)學(xué)熱情。雖然最初選擇護理,但轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)生物后,他決定成為兒科醫(yī)生,為孩子們的生活帶來積極影響。
4.What can we learn abut Jhn frm the first paragraph?
A.He began t have an interest in medicine during high schl.
B.He decided t wrk n nursing after graduatin frm cllege.
C.He gt inspired by yung patients when vlunteering at a hspital.
D.He was curius abut hw the dctrs wrk t keep peple healthy.
答案 C
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“The never-give-up spirit f yung patients battling against varius illnesses massively affected him.”可知,從第一段中可了解到Jhn在醫(yī)院做義工時受到年輕病人的啟發(fā)。
5.Why did Jhn chse the career as a pediatrician?
A.T learn abut the cmplexities f human bdy.
B.T bring abut imprvements in children’s lives.
C.T get rewarding experience f helping children.
D.T face the challenges making him hesitant and scared.
答案 B
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“It was then that Jhn decided t becme a their lives and their families.”可知,Jhn選擇了兒科醫(yī)生的職業(yè)是因為他想改善兒童的生活。
6.Which f the fllwing best describes Jhn’s feeling twards being a pediatrician?
A.Excited but tired.
B.Wrthy but stressful.
C.Prud and delighted.
D.Cncerned and mved.
答案 C
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“This brings s much jy t Jhn’s heart.”以及第四段中“Being a pediatrician gives thse little nes’ tugh times easier.”可知,Jhn對成為一名兒科醫(yī)生的感受是自豪和喜悅的。
7.What’s the text mainly abut?
A.Jhn’s jurney f pursuing a career in pediatrics.
B.Jhn’s challenges and rewards as a pediatrician.
C.A cmparisn between pediatricians and nurses.
D.The imprtance f imprving the health f children.
答案 A
解析 主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段中“It was then that Jhn decided t becme a their lives and their families.”并結(jié)合全文可知,文章主要講述了Jhn從小對人體的運作和健康感興趣,高中時在兒童醫(yī)院志愿服務(wù)增強了他的醫(yī)學(xué)熱情。雖然最初選擇護理,但轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)生物后,他決定成為兒科醫(yī)生,為孩子們的生活帶來積極影響。A項具有高度概括性,符合全文語境。故選A項。
C
(2024安徽合肥二模)
Sme languages are rapid-fire and thers mre unhurried but there is n difference in the speed at which infrmatin is shared,accrding t the new research.
The wrld’s 7000 r s languages differ greatly nt nly in their range f available phnemes—the units f sund that make up speech,but als in the pace at which these building blcks are thrwn tgether in speech.But the new research int the infrmatin cntent in speech shws that languages allw their speakers t cmmunicate abut the same amunt f infrmatin per secnd despite wide variatins in the speed f speech.
T understand this better,researchers led by Christphe Cupé frm the University f Lyn and Yn Oh frm the University f Canterbury studied recrdings f 170 native adult speakers f 17 Eurpean and Asian languages.Each speaker read a set f standardized texts cntaining abut 240,000 syllables(音節(jié)).The researchers fund that the fastest language hit 9.1 syllables per secnd,and the slwest a mere this was cancelled ut by the amunt f infrmatin,measured in bits,that each syllable cntained.This varied significantly frm 4.8 bits per syllable fr Basque t 8.0 bits per syllable fr Vietnamese.
The study fund languages that pack a lt f infrmatin int sunds and syllables tend t be spken mre slwly,while thse with a lw infrmatin density(密度) are delivered mre rapidly.While speech rate and infrmatin density fluctuate(波動) widely,the infrmatin rate—the speed at which infrmatin is delivered—stays cnsistently arund 39.15 bits per secnd.
The researchers say this appears t represent a ptimal(最佳的) rate fr giving and receiving infrmatin.Languages seem t stably inhabit an ptimal range f infrmatin rates,away frm the extremes that can still be available t individual speakers.Of curse,nt everybdy speaks at the ptimal infrmatin rate.We all knw peple wh talk t quickly r slwly,and the new research may cast light n why we find listening t them hard wrk.
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了語言學(xué)領(lǐng)域的最新研究成果,盡管各語言語速各異,但信息傳遞效率卻基本一致。
8.What has the new research fund ut?
A.Languages tend t cnvey infrmatin with similar efficiency.
B.Languages have nearly the same range f available phnemes.
C.The number f languages has gradually decreased t abut 7000.
D.The speed f speech is determined by the infrmatin cntent.
答案 A
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段“But the new research int the infrmatin cntent in speech speed f speech.”可知,新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)語言傾向于以相似的效率傳遞信息。故選A項。
9.What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A.A further explanatin f the research methds.
B.A brief intrductin f the research prcess.
C.Ptential applicatin f the research findings.
D.Supprting evidence fr the research results.
答案 B
解析 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第三段“T understand this Basque t 8.0 bits per syllable fr Vietnamese.”可知,第三段主要講述了研究團隊如何進行實驗,包括他們選擇的參與者、實驗材料以及實驗發(fā)現(xiàn)的一些具體數(shù)據(jù),因此,這一段是對研究過程的簡要介紹。
10.What can we learn frm the finding f Christphe’s study?
A.Mre wrds in speech cnvey mre infrmatin.
B.The infrmatin rate remains at a reasnable level.
C.The speech rate can affect the infrmatin density.
D.Languages with mre syllables are delivered faster.
答案 B
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段尾句可知,從Christphe的研究中我們能得知語言的信息率保持在合理水平。故選B項。
11.What can be inferred abut the ptimal infrmatin rate?
A.It can lead t smth cmmunicatin.
B.It may result in the difficulty f listening.
C.It stays the same fr individual speakers.
D.It prevents speakers frm ging t extremes.
答案 A
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Languages seem available t individual speakers.”可推知,最優(yōu)信息速率可以避開個體說話者的極端速率,能夠使溝通順暢。
D
A brwn and dry lawn is nt smething many gardeners wuld bast abut.But that is exactly the kind f yard cmpetitin rganizers in Sweden were lking fr when they launched the prize fr the “Wrld’s Ugliest Lawn”.Peple frm arund the wrld were invited t pst pictures f their dehydrated(脫水的) grass t scial media in a bid t win the uncertain hnr.
The intentin,accrding t thse behind the prject,was t raise awareness f “saving water n a glbal scale by changing the nrm fr green lawns”.Lawns,which can require large amunts f water t maintain,are cming under increasing examinatin as climate change makes perids f drught mre frequent and intense.
The glbal initiative was launched n the fficial website fr Gtland in Sweden.“Huge amunts f water are used t water lawns fr aesthetics(美學(xué)).As the wrld gets warmer,lack f water in urban areas is prjected t affect up t 2.4 billin peple by 2050.By nt watering lawns fr aesthetic reasns,we can prtect the availability f grundwater,” the cmpetitin rganizers said.
The unlikely title has been awarded t Kathleen Murray wh lives in Sandfrd in Tasmania,Australia.Accrding t the rganizers,Murray’s lawn “basts deep and dry divts created by three wild bandicts(袋貍) and nt ne dust-cvered decimeter is wasted n watering”.Murray said in the press release abut her triumph,“I am terribly prud!I knew I wuld have my 5 minutes f fame,even if it was fr having the ugliest lawn n the planet!I am nw free f ever taking care f my lawn again.”
A press release by the Gtland,ffice added,“Fr the planet and its declining stckpiles f life-giving liquid,thank yu,Kathleen,as well as thse naughty bandicts damaging yur lawn fr the greater gd.” Organizers added,“Gtland aims t shw t Sweden and the wrld that sustainable behavir desn’t have t be dull.”
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇新聞稿。文章主要介紹瑞典庭院比賽組織者推出“世界上最丑草坪”獎。
12.What can we say abut the yard cmpetitin rganized in Sweden?
A.Peple had even dubted its authenticity.
B.Peple wrldwide were unwilling t jin.
C.Its participants must be prfessinal gardeners.
D.Its entries must agree with the existing aesthetics.
答案 A
解析 推理判斷題。由文章第一段內(nèi)容可推測,該獎項不是常規(guī)獎項,所以人們甚至懷疑它的真實性。
13.What is the purpse f this yard cmpetitin?
A.T call n peple t prtect lawns.
B.T encurage peple t be creative.
C.T challenge the nrm f aesthetics.
D.T remind peple f water shrtage.
答案 D
解析 推理判斷題。由文章第二段內(nèi)容可知,這場庭院比賽的目的是提醒人們注意缺水問題。
14.What des the underlined wrd “triumph” in paragraph 4 mean?
A.Ambitin. B.Success.
C.Srrw.D.Barrier.
答案 B
解析 詞句猜測題。由文章第四段中的“The unlikely title has been awarded t Kathleen Murray wh lives in Sandfrd in Tasmania,Australia.”可知,Kathleen Murray獲得“世界上最丑草坪”獎,所以畫線單詞的句子應(yīng)表示Murray在新聞稿中談到了她的獲獎的成功,所以猜測triumph表“成功”。
15.What can be the best title fr the text?
A.Peple’s Whelming Reactin T A Yard Cntest In Sweden
B.Lawns And Rare Bandicts Calling Fr Urgent Prtectin
C.A Lawn Named The Ugliest Glbally All Fr A Gd Cause
D.The Wrld’s Ugliest Lawn Unaccepted By The Whle Wrld
答案 C
解析 標(biāo)題歸納題。由文章第一段內(nèi)容以及下文可知,文章主要介紹瑞典庭院比賽組織者為了提醒人們注意缺水問題,推出“世界上最丑草坪”獎。所以C項“A Lawn Named The Ugliest Glbally All Fr A Gd Cause(一塊草坪被評為全球最丑陋草坪,只為做一件好事)”符合語境。
Ⅱ.七選五
(2024江西新余二模)
Hw lng des it take t becme an elite(精英) in yur field? 16 That’s what Jhn Hayes,a cgnitive psychlgy prfessr at Carnegie Melln University,wanted t knw.
Fr decades,Hayes has been investigating the rle f effrt,practice and knwledge in tp perfrmers. 17 The research fcused n peple like Mzart and Picass—t determine hw lng it tk them t becme wrld-class at their craft.
Let’s talk abut what Hayes has discvered abut wrld-class perfrmers.And mre imprtantly,let’s discuss hw yu can use these insights t achieve yur gals and becme yur best.
18 He analyzed thusands f musical pieces prduced frm 1685 t 1900.The central questin that drve his wrk was,“Hw lng after ne becmes interested in music is it that ne becmes wrld-class?” Eventually,Hayes develped a list f 500 pieces f “masterwrks” in the field,which were created by a ttal f 76 cmpsers.
Hayes mapped ut the timeline f each cmpser’s career. 19 What he discvered was that virtually every single “masterwrk” was written after the tenth year f the cmpser’s career.Nt a single persn prduced incredible wrk withut putting in a decade f practice first.Even a genius like Mzart had t wrk fr at least ten years befre he prduced smething that became ppular. 20
In fllw-up studies,Hayes fund similar patterns amng famus painters and ppular pets.These findings have been further cnfirmed by research frm prfessrs like K.Anders Ericssn,wh prduced research that revealed that yu needed t put in “10,000 hurs” t becme an elite r expert in yur field.
A.It takes time t achieve yur gals.
B.And what d peple like ding in their spare time?
C.He has studied the mst talented creatrs in histry.
D.Hayes started his research by examining successful cmpsers.
E.Prfessr Hayes began t refer t this perid as the “ten years f silence”.
F.And what d the successful peple d differently than the rest f us?
G.And then he calculated hw lng they had been wrking befre they created their ppular wrks.
答案與解析
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了Jhn Hayes教授對于成為頂級精英所需時間的研究。通過分析莫扎特、畢加索等大師的作品,Hayes發(fā)現(xiàn)幾乎所有杰作都是在創(chuàng)作者生涯的第十年后誕生的,強調(diào)了“十年沉默期”的重要性。
16.F 上文“Hw lng des it take t becme an elite(精英) in yur field?”以及下文“That’s what Jhn Hayes,a cgnitive psychlgy prfessr at Carnegie Melln University,wanted t knw.”說明Jhn Hayes想要知道需要多久能成為所在領(lǐng)域的精英。空處和上文并列提出關(guān)于精英的問題,并引出下文。F項“成功人士與我們其他人有什么不同之處?”符合語境。
17.C 上文“Fr decades,Hayes has been investigating the rle f effrt,practice and knwledge in tp perfrmers.”說明Hayes教授多年研究頂尖表演者所付出的努力、練習(xí)和知識的作用??仗庬樈由衔?繼續(xù)說明他的研究特點或范圍,并引出下文。C項中的He指代上文中的Hayes,“the mst talented creatrs”和下文中的“peple like Mzart and Picass”相呼應(yīng),所以C項“他研究了歷史上最有才華的創(chuàng)作者。”符合語境。
18.D 設(shè)空處下文說明本段主要介紹了Jhn Hayes研究了世界級表演者,以及如何利用這些見解實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。所以D項“Hayes的研究始于考察成功的作曲家”符合語境,適合引出本段,該項中的“by examining successful cmpsers”和下文中的“He analyzed thusands f musical pieces”相呼應(yīng)。
19.G 上文“Hayes mapped ut the timeline f each cmpser’s career.”說明Hayes繪制了每位作曲家的職業(yè)生涯時間線。空處順承上文,進一步描述他之后的分析步驟。G項中的they 指代上文中的“cmpsers”,說明Jhn Hayes計算了作曲家們創(chuàng)作流行作品之前工作了多長時間。所以G項“然后他計算了他們創(chuàng)作流行作品之前下了多長時間功夫?!狈险Z境。
20.E 上文“Nt a single persn prduced incredible that became ppular.”說明幾乎所有“杰作”都是在作曲家職業(yè)生涯的第十年后產(chǎn)生的??仗帉η懊娴默F(xiàn)象進行總結(jié)性命名。E項中的“this perid”指代上文中的“wrk fr at least ten years befre he prduced smething that became ppular”,所以E項“Hayes教授開始將這段時期稱為‘十年沉默期’。”符合語境。故選E項。
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