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语篇提能阅读理解AThereoncelivedadoctorinourcity,whowasfamousforhisskills.Oncehereceivedalittlechildwhowasbadlyill.Thankstohisskillandcare,hisyoungpatientgotwellandwassoonabletogetupandrunaboutagain.Thechild'smotherwasverymuchthankfultothedoctor,andshevisitedhimtothankhimforwhathehaddoneforherchild.“Doctor，”shesaid,“youhavesavedmylittleson.Idon'tknowhowtothankyouenough.Ifeelthatmoneyalonecannotrepayyou,soIhavemadethislittlepursewithmyownhands,asasignofmygratitude.Ihopeyouwillacceptit.”Thedoctorstoodupandsaidcoldly,“Madam,alittlepresentlikethatisverynicebetweenfriends,butadoctorneedstobepaidproperlyforwhathehasdone.”Theladywassosurprisedandhurtsomuchthatshecouldnotreplyforamoment.Thenshesaidquietly,“Perhapsyouwilltellmehowmuchyourfeeis？”“Fiftypounds”，heanswered.Theladyopenedthelittlepurseandtookoutfourfifty­poundbanknotes.Shehandedoneofthemtothedoctor,andputtheotherthreebackintothepurse.Sheputthepurseintoherhandbagand,sayinggoodbyetothedoctor,wentoutoftheroom.语篇解读一个母亲为救了自己儿子的医生准备了钱包作为答谢的礼物，医生却想要50英镑而不要这个礼物。而钱包里其实有200英镑……1．Theladywasthankfultothedoctorbecause________.A.hehadsavedherlifeB.hehadsavedherson'slifeC.hehadgivenhersomemoneyD.heoftencalledonher答案与解析B细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知答案为B项。2．Thedoctorrefusedthelady'spursebecausehethought________.A.theladydidn'tgavehimmoneybutthepurseB.thepursewastoosmallC.theladywasnotkindtohimD.thepurseshouldbegivenbetweenfriends答案与解析A细节理解题。由第二段倒数第三句医生说的话可知A项正确。3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theladydidn'tpaythedoctoranymoney.B.Theladyhadplannedtogivethedoctor200pounds.C.Theladywasmean.D.Theladywasangrywiththedoctor.答案与解析B细节理解题。由最后一段可知答案为B项。BThesummerof2013wasfullofreportsofextremeweather:oneofthehottestsummersonrecordinChina,thewettestsummerintheUK,andtheworstdrought(旱灾)inEastAfrica.Inshort,extremeweatherseemstobebecomingthenewnormal.Weatherextremesarenotthatextremeanymore.Heatwaves,droughtsandwildfiresarethenewrealityofawarmingworld.Andthisshouldnotcomeasasurprise.Scientistshavebeenwarningforyearsthatastheplanetheatsup,wewillhavetodealwithmoredreadfulweather.Althoughnoteveryextremeweathereventistheresultofclimate(气候)change,scientistsarenowmuchmoreconfidentaboutconnectingweathereventswithclimatechange.In2011,theUKhadawarmNovember.Researcherssaythatitwasatleast60timesmorelikelytohappenbecauseofclimatechangethanbecauseofnaturalchangesintheearth'sweathersystems.Allthenewsshowsthatclimatebreakdownisoccurringfasterthanmostclimatescientistshadexpected.Butisn'tittooexpensivetostoptheclimatefromchanging?Well,yesitcosts.Soeverythingisjustasusual.Itwouldbewrongtobelievethattoletthingscontinueastheyalwaysdoisthecheapchoice.Instead,itisveryexpensive.Justoneexample:droughtsintheUS,RussiaandtheUkrainesentfoodpricestoarecordhigh.AccordingtotheWorldBank,thepriceforcorn(玉米)increasedby113%insomemarketsinMozambiqueandinSudan.Thisisthekindofcostthatoftengetsignored(忽视)．IbelieveintelligentclimateactioncanhelpcreatenewopportunitiesforjobsinEurope,forencouragingcreativityandcompetitiveness,forspendinglessmoneyonenergy.语篇解读本文是议论文。文章主要讨论了现在频发的极端天气。4．Accordingtothetext,in2013________.A.theUKhadawarmNovemberB.theUShadmanywildfiresC.theUKhadadrysummerD.EastAfricahadlittlerain答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第一段的“theworstdroughtinEastAfrica”可知，2013年东非降雨少。5．Theunderlinedword“dreadful”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”．A.lovelyB.terribleC.seasonableD.freezing答案与解析B词义猜测题。根据第一段中所举的例子可知，这里说的是我们将会面临更加“可怕的”天气。6．TheauthormentionstheincreaseoffoodpricesinParagraph3to________.A.showalotofpeoplearehungryB.provefoodpricesareverychangeableC.provewe'repayingforextremeweatherD.showit'sexpensivetostoptheclimatefromchanging答案与解析C推理判断题。第三段说到极端天气导致食品价格上涨，这就说明我们在为恶劣的气候变化买单。7．Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Properclimateactionwillbeuseful.B.Europeisprovidinglimitedjobopportunities.C.It'severyone'sdutytoprotecttheenvironment.D.Everyoneneedstimetogetusedtoextremeweather.答案与解析A推理判断题。根据最后一段作者的观点可知，针对气候异常变化的一些恰当的做法是有用的。