Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage I
Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage.
(76)For more than 60 years, Lego(乐高)bricks have sparked children's imaginations. Now, a new version of these toys is in the works. They 're Lego Braille Bricks, and they're being tested around the world.
Lego Braille Bricks are designed to help people learn Braille. That's a system of writing in which letters are
represented by raised dots. People who are blind or visually impaired (弱势的)use their fingertips to read.
According to the World Health Organization, 36 million people worldwide are blind. In the United States, it's estimated that only 10%o of blind children learn Braille. Lego Braille Bricks can help change that. The small knobs on the bricks are arranged as Braille letters. Blind children can use these knobs to learn Braille.
Lego plans to launch Braille Bricks next year. (77)For some schools and institutions, they will be free. Each set will contain about 250 bricks. Along with the alphabet, the bricks will feature numbers and math symbols.
The Danish association of the Blind was the first organization to come up with the idea of using Lego bricks to teach Braille. Thorkild Olesen is the president of the group. Olesen is blind, He says many teachers don't have
the tools and skills to help kids learn Braille. So they teach with audio(声音的)tools, such as audio books. "Like any other people, we need to express ourselves in writing. Audio can never replace Braille. Braille is the single most important tool for us to learn to spell correctly and write like sighted people.”
“This is particularly critical when we know that Braille users often are more independent, have a higher level of education and better employment opportunities. We strongly believe,” Olesen continues, "Lego Braille Bricks can help promote the level of interest in learning Braille.'
1、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A Sparking Children’s Imaginations
B Lego Braille Bricks
C Teaching Blind Children Braille
D The Toy Industry
答案解析：
题目:下面哪个是这篇文章的最佳标题?
A:激发孩子们的想象力
B:乐高盲文砖
C:教盲童盲文
D:玩具产业
2、Lego Braille Bricks will be launched ______ .
A 2019
B 2020
C 2021
D 2022
答案解析：
60多年来,乐高积木激发了孩子们的想象力。现在,这些玩具的一个新版本正在制作中。它们是乐高盲文积末,正在全世界范围内接受测试。
乐高盲文积木旨在帮助人们学习盲文。这是一种用凸起的圆点代表字母的文字系统。失明或弱视的人
用指尖来阅读。
根据世界卫生组织的统计,全世界有3600万人失明。在美国,据估计只有10%的盲童学习盲文。乐高
盲文积木可以帮助改变这种现状。积末上的小凸点是按照盲文字母排列的。盲童可以使用这些凸起的点学
习盲文。
乐高计划明年推出盲文积木。对于一些学校和机构,这些积木将是免费的。每套积木大概包括250块。
除了宇母表,积木上还印制了数字和数学符号。
丹麦盲人协会是第一个提出用乐高积木教盲文这一想法的组织。托基尔·奥尔森是这一组织的主席也是一个盲人。他说许多教师没有工具和技能来帮助孩子们学习盲文。所以他们用音频工具来教学.如有声书。和其他人一样.我们需要用文字来表达自己。声音永远不能代替盲文。盲文是让我们像视力正常的人样学习正确地拼读和书军的最重要的工具。
“当我们知道盲文使用者通常更独立、有更高的教育水平和更好的就业机会时,这就显得尤为重要。我
们坚信”奥尔森继续说“乐高盲文积木有助于提高人们学习盲文的兴趣。”
3、The phrase come up with in Paragraph 5 probably means ______.
A put forward
B turn out
C sum up
D take over
4、According to Olesen, which of the following statements is NOT TRUER?
A Teachers often use audio books to teach blind children.
B Braille users often have better employment prospects.
C There's no need for blind children to learn Braille.
D Audio is helpful, but can never replace Braille.
答案解析：
题目:根据Olesen的说法，下列哪个陈述是不正确的?
A:教师经常用有声书来教盲童。
B:盲文使用者通常有更好的就业前景。
C:盲人儿童没有必要学习盲文。
D:音频是有帮助的，但永远不能代替盲文。
5、According to the passage, which of the following statements about Lego Braille Bricks is NOT TRUE?
A The idea was first proposed by the Danish Association of the Blind.
B They are currently undergoing testing around the world.
C They will be distributed for free to all blind children.
D There are about 250 bricks in each set.
答案解析：
题目:根据文章，下列关于乐高盲文砖的陈述哪一个是不正确的?
A:这个想法最初是由丹麦盲人协会提出的。
B:它们目前正在世界各地接受测试。
C:它们将免费分发给所有的盲童。
D:每组大约有250块砖。
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.
There are more species(种类)of beetles(甲虫)than any other form of life. About 380,000 species of beetles are known to exist, and more are discovered all the time. (78)There are several theories about why there are so many beetles, but evidence shows that beetles have the lowest extinction rates of any animal ever.
One of the reasons beetles survive so well is their body design. Most beetle species have two pairs of wings. The front pair of a beetle’s wings are hard and thick. These protect the rear set of wings and the beetle’s stomach region. They are not used for flying. Indeed, some species of beetles have lost the ability to fly, but they are still equipped with front wings.
Beetles can also eat a wide range of foods Beetle species live all over the world, and they have many different types of food available to them. Most beetles are omnivores. That means they eat both plants and animals. The mixed diets help beetles adapt to many different environments.
Finally, beetles are good at moving quickly over long distances. Any change in an animals environment can be dangerous to it, but some species can avoid dangerous environment change by migrating to a new place Research shows that beetles respond quickly to shifts in temperature They can migrate to safer environments.
Beetles’bodies and habits help give them an edge over other creatures (79) They are unlikely to die out. As a result, beetles make up nearly one quarter of all animal species. There are more types of beetles on Earth than there are types of plants. Some types of beetles that exist today were around during the Permian period of history, 284 million years ago. Beetles, clearly, are here to stay.
6、What is the passage mainly about?
A Why beetles have two pairs of wings.
B Why there are so many species of beetles.
C Why there are different types of food for beetles.
D Why beetles are good at moving long distances
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章主要讲了什么?
A:为什么甲虫有两对翅膀
B:为什么有那么多种类的甲虫
C:为什么有不同种类的食物供甲虫食用
D:为什么甲虫擅长远距离移动
7、Beetles survive better than other animals because of their ______.
A bodies and habits
B stomach and diets
C diets and ability to fly
D ability to fly and migrate
答案解析：
题目:甲虫比其他动物更能生存，因为它们的身体和习性。
A:身体和习性
B:胃和饮食
C:饮食和飞行的能力
D:飞行和迁移的能力
8、Which of the following is NOT TRUE of beetle?
A Some species have existed for 284 million years.
B They live all around the world.
C They have two pairs of wings to fly.
D They are unlikely to die out.
答案解析：
题目:下列哪个选项不对甲虫?
A:有些物种已经存在了2.84亿年。
B:他们生活在世界各地。
C:它们有两对翅膀可以飞翔。
D:它们不太可能消失。
9、The word edge in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A evidence
B margin
C survival
D advantage
10、How many animal species are there according to the passage?
A Around 1.52 million
B Around 380.000.
C Around 284 million
D Not known
答案解析：
题目:根据短文，一共有多少种动物?
A:152万左右
B:380.000左右。
C:2.84亿左右
D:不知道
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 3
Questions II to 15 are based on the following passage.
In today's extremely connected world. (80) people appear to have more chances to get into contact with one another than ever. Yet societies known as "uncontacted peoples" remain in parts of the world. These are communities with little contact with the wider world. It is estimated that about one hundred groups of uncontacted
peoples exist today. In general, these groups remain uncontacted by choice, because of this, it is impossible to know much about their societies
For example, North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean is home to a group that clearly wishes to stay separate from the rest of the world. They are referred to as the North Sentinelese. North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, which are part of India. While groups on other Andaman Islands have slowly accepted tourism and development, the North Sentinelese fire warning arrows from their beaches at any boat that approaches their land. Over many decades, gifts and other efforts from outsiders have been rejected. From what little we know about their language, they have probably been isolated for tens of thousands of years.
Why might uncontacted peoples choose to remain isolated? Unfortunately, in many cases, these groups' past encounters with the outside world were violent Former members of uncontacted groups have said that after friends and family were attacked or killed by outsiders, they avoided any kind of contact. Even peaceful contact can have disastrous effects. Many uncontacted groups have never been exposed to diseases, not even the common cold or flu. As a result, they often don t have immunity(免疫力)to these diseases, meaning that even minor contact with outsiders has resulted in deadly outbreaks. It's not surprising, then, that some groups prefer to keep to themselves.
11、What is the passage mainly about ?
A Societies known as “uncontacted peoples”
B The North Sentinelese.
C Encounters with "uncontacted peoples".
D Contact with groups on the Andaman Islands.
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章主要讲了什么?
A:被称为“原始民族”的社会
B:北森蒂纳尔人
C:与安达曼群岛上的人群的接触
D:与安达曼群岛人群的接触
12、What is TRUE of the majority of the Andaman Islands?
A They have developed contact with the wider world.
B They fire warming arrows at approaching boats.
C They reject gifts from outsiders.
D They are eager to develop tourism.
答案解析：
题目:安达曼群岛的大部分地区情况如何?
A:他们与更广阔的世界建立了联系。
B:他们向驶近的船只发射暖箭。
C:他们拒绝外人的礼物。
D:他们渴望发展旅游业。
13、From which of the following do people know that the North Sentinelese have been separated for so many years?
A Peaceful contact.
B The warming arrows.
C Their language.
D Tourism.
答案解析：
题目:从下列哪一项，人们知道北森蒂纳尔人已经分离了这么多年?
A:和平接触。
B:全球变暖的箭头。
C:他们的语言。
D:旅游业。
14、How many reasons are given to explain the isolation of the "uncontacted peoples"?
A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
答案解析：
在当命这个高度互联的世界中,人们似乎比以往任何时候都有更多的机会相互接触。然而,被称为“未接触民族“的社会仍然存在于世界上的某些地方。这些社会群体与广阔世界的接触很少。据估计,目前存在的未接触民族大约有一百个。总的来说,这些群体出于自己的选择与外界保持隔绝。正因如此,人们不可能对他们的社会有太多的了解。
例如.印度洋的北森蒂纳尔岛有一个明显希望与世界其他地方保持距离的族群。他们被称为北森蒂纳尔人。北森蒂纳尔岛是安达曼群岛之一,属于印度。虽然其他安达曼群岛上的族群已逐渐接受旅游业和开发但北森蒂纳尔人依然会从海难上向任何靠近其岛屿的船只射箭告。几十年来外界的礼物和其他尝试都遭到拒绝。从我们对他们的语富知之备少这一点可以看出,他们可能已经与世隔绝几万年了。
未接触民族为什么会选择保持隔绝的状态呢?不幸的是，在许多情况下,这些人群过去与外界的接触是暴力的。曾属干未接触民族的成员说,在朋友和家人被外来者袭击或杀死后,他们就避免任何此类接触。即使是和平的接触,也会造成灾难性的后果。许多未接触人群从未患病,甚至没有患过普通的感冒或流感。因此.他们通常对这些疾病没有免疫力,这就意味着基至与外界很少的接触都会导致致命的疾病爆发。那么,一些人群宁愿保持与世隔绝的状态也就不足为奇了。
15、The expression keep to themselves in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A stay separated
B guard secrets
C stick closely
D protect themselves
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