【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn't like you might be fearful, or shallow, or busy or shy.不喜欢你也许和你一点关系都没有，你也许不应该受到责备，故选C。 38. We can learn from the third paragraph that ____________ . A. your good qualities may turn out to be your flaws B. your weakness may also be your strengths in some way C. your negative qualities cause a person to reject you
D. you’ll have few friends if your flaws are bigger than your good qualities 【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else.你的弱点也许是在某方面是你的强项，故选B。 39. Which of the following is true according to the author? A. It is important to lose weight.
B. It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.
C. Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance. D. If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty. 【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends.内心的美比外在的美要重要的多，故选C。
40. What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write? A. How to find your good qualities. B. How to make friends. C. How to make self criticism. D. How to lose weight. 【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it's the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.既然找到了交不上朋友的原因，那么就应该找出自己的好的品质，下面就应该写如何找到自己好的品质，故选A。
D
Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp（安培） current to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode（二极管）. The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.
The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the system's keeper must buy a scratch card—for as little as a dollar—on which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The company's server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit.
Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.
In that case, he would go then through the same process again, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate. Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and affordably.
According to Eight19's figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19's basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.
41. The underlined word “get round” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______ . A. make use of B. come up with C. look into D. deal with 【答案】D
【解析】词义猜测题。make use of利用； come up with想出； look into调查； deal with
处理。根据solar power is still quite expensive及Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to因为太阳能仍然很贵，所以Eight19发明了一个新的方法来解决这个问题，故选D。Ks5u
42. What should the user do when the electricity in the battery is used up? A. Buy a scratch card. B. Recharge it outside. C. Buy another solar cell. D. Return it to the company. 【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.可知没有电了，你可以把它放在外面重新充电，故选A。
43. How much would users pay for the cell and scratch cards before they own a 2.5-watt solar cell?
A. Around $10. B. Around $80. C. Around $90. D. Around $180. 【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章1,3段After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it. 和In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity可知在你拥有这些之前，你要花费90元。故选C。 44. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____________. A. Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cell B. using the solar cell would help Kenyan families save money C. few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricity D. the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells 【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19's basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.可知这样做会让太阳能的成本降低，会给肯尼亚的人来到好
处。故选B。
45. What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch. B. Eight19: a creative British Company.
C. Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free. D. Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy. 【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。根据文章主题段第一段内容可知本文讲述的是Eight19,这家英国的公司所采用的使用太阳能的一种新的方法，故选A。 第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
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首先请阅读下列英文名字的信息。 A. Ashanti
Meaning and name origin
Ashanti \\a-shan-ti, ash(a)-nti\\ as a girl's name is of Ghanaian origin. From the name of a powerful African empire (17th to early 20th century). Today, names associated with the empire bring to mind power and victory. The name is used as a surname by the Akan people of Ghana, and also in modern American black families as a link to the African past.
Ashanti has 15 variant forms: Asante, Ashanta, Ashantae, Ashantay, Ashante, Ashantee, Ashaunta, Ashaunte, Ashauntee, Ashaunti, Ashuntae, Shantee, Shanti, Shauntae and Shauntee. For more information, see also the related name Shaneika. View a list of the 3 names that reference Ashanti. Popularity of Ashanti
Ashanti is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3282 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census) B. Kwame
Meaning and name origin
Kwame \\k-wame, kwa-me\\ as a boy's name is of Ghanaian origin, and the meaning of Kwame is \Akan name. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, led his people to
independence from Great Britain in 1957, and is considered by many as one of the greatest African statesmen.
Kwame has 2 variant forms: Kwami and Kwamina.
Baby names that sound like Kwame are Kam, Cam, Kaimi, Kim and Kimo. Popularity of Kwame
Kwame is not a popular first name for men and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census) C. Halley
Meaning and name origin
Halley \\ha(l)-ley\\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name), is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Halley is \meadow near the hall; holy\homonym Haley. Hallie is popular as a girl's name. Astronomer Edmund Halley. Popularity of Halley
Halley is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular first name for women (#3646 out of 4276) and an even more popular surname or last name for all people (#7330 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. D. Wadsworth
Meaning and name origin
Wadsworth \\wa-dswor-th, wad-swo-rth\\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wadsworth is \village near the ford\Place name. Surname of a family prominent on the American cultural scene. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Wadsworth has 1 variant form: Waddsworth. View a list of the 3 names that reference Wadsworth. Popularity of Wadsworth
Wadsworth is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#3046 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census) E.Cherokee
Meaning and name origin
Cherokee \\ch(e)-ro-kee\\ as a boy's name is pronounced CHARE-oh-kee. It is of Native American Indian origin, and the meaning of Cherokee is \speech\