【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。通观全文，我们可以看出人们在Hart的工作室能够学会原谅，改变他们对仇恨的态度。故选B。
39. If you are a member in Hart's workshop, you'll________.
A. meet in eight or ten groups
B. get rid of the illness of cancer
D. pour out everything stored in your mind
C.attend a gathering twice a month 【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。第五段“The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.”说明成员们每两周聚集一次，也就是一个月两次。 40. The author wrote this passage in order to________.
A. persuade Britons to go to Hart's workshop B. tell us the news about Hart's workshop C. tell us how to run a workshop like Hart's D.help us to look at various kinds of angers 【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。第三段“More than 70 people have become members in Hart's first 20-week workshop……”和第七段“Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.”都说明作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们关于Hart的工作室的消息。ks5u
D
The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.
The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of years? development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.
Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People?s food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.
Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems (图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.
These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked. The king of China around 1000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag. 41. The best title for the passage would be “________”. A. Development of the National Flag C. Types of Flags 【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。“It is, rather, the product of thousands of years? development.”说明国旗是几千年发展的产物。而且整片文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向，一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜。所以本文说的是国旗的发展。故选A。
42. The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 means ________. A. impossible to make sure of C. easy to be damaged 【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。本段第一句“Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats.”说早期人类使用非常易坏的的房屋和船只。而本句 “People?s food supplies were similarly vulnerable.” 中“similarly”意为“同样地”，所以\”也表示“易损坏”。故选C。 43. The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because ________. A. they could tell direction
B. they could bring good luck to ancient fighters C. they were handed down by the ancestors D. they were believed to stand for natural forces
B. likely to be protected D. difficult to find
B. Power of the National Flag D. Uses of Flags
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。本段第一句“Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods,……”“用一块布系到标杆顶部来判断风向比早期的办法更可靠。”因此，最早的旗帜与天的力量有关。故选D。 44. What does the author know of the first national flag? A. He knows when it was sent to Europe. B. He believes it was made in Egypt. C. He thinks it came from China. D. He doubts where it started. 【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。最后一段“The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked.。”说明第一个国家的旗帜未被标明，所以作者不知道第一面国旗是从哪儿诞生的。 45. What will the author most probably talk about next? A. The role of China in the spread of the national flag. B. The second ancestor of the national flag. C. The use of modern flags in Europe. D. The importance of modern flags. 【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。结尾处“This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.”说明中国国王树立旗帜的做法遍及到了贸易行路，通过印度，穿过阿拉伯大陆，最终到达欧洲。在那与另一个国旗的原型结合。所以，接下来最可能讨论的是过国旗的第二个始祖。故选B。 第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 请阅读下列新闻和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 首先请阅读下列新闻：
A． “Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary
said today as he pledged to restore Britain?s safety record. Patrick McLoughlin told Conservative Party Conference that while cycling was enjoying a post-Olympics boom, the number of casualties among cyclists was also rising. “But the number of accidents has
gone up too. That means it needs better design and better education too.” Mr McLoughlin said in his first speech as Transport Secretary.
B. Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers,” the founder of one
of the world?s leading cycle brands has said as he backed The Times?s Cyclesafe campaign. Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of Rapha, has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists. C. Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak
hours rose by 10 percent last year. The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.
D. In future decades, Londoners will look back on the way cyclists jostled with buses and
lorries on major roads as an absurd anachronism. Some risks are unavoidable. But other risks survive only because we are too slow to embrace bold solutions. That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London?s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.
E. Money should be apportioned from the funding for major transport projects, such as the new
Forth Crossing, to create a pot of cash for cycling, campaigners have told MSPs. Cycle groups have given warning that not enough money is being put into routes and promotion. They want the Scottish government to take a percentage of the funding allocated to key national projects and create an “active transport” fund to be distributed gradually. F. We?d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family
member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant. To take part, instagram your photo with the hashtag #ilovemybike or email it to us at ilovemybike@thetimes.co.uk. We?ll post the best pictures here ilovemybike.tumblr.com. 请阅读以下信息，并为他们匹配合适的新闻内容。 46. “Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger 【答案】D
【解析】“Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger。意为“‘天空中的自行车道’可解
决交通危险。”词句与D中的“‘SkyCycle’would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.”想切合。 47．More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain?s roads 【答案】C
【解析】“More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain?s roads。”意为“在英国道路上，更多骑自行车的人受重伤。”而C中“The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.”表明官方数据显示，去年骑自行车者的死亡及受重伤比率急剧增加。这两句话表达意思相同，故选C。
48. Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling 【答案】F
【解析】“Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling”表示“分享你和你的自行车的照片来帮助我们提升骑自行车的乐趣和自由。”这与F中提到的分享照片相吻合。故选F。 49. “Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling 【答案】B
【解析】“……has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists.”说明这能使街道对于骑自行车者来说更安全。 50. Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists 【答案】A
【解析】A中第一句，“Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain?s safety record. 新的交通部秘书长在承诺恢复英国安全记录时说：“更好的道路设计和整治，是控制自行车安全的关键。”可见，“Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists”交通秘书长呼吁更好的道路设计和整治来帮助骑自行车的人们。
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