C.Classmates.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.When did it rain last time in Juarez? A.Three days ago. B.A month ago. C.A year ago.
18. What season is it in Juarez? A.Sping. B.Summer C.Autumn
19.What are the elderly advised to do? A.Take a walk in the afternoon. B.Keep their homes cool. C.Drink plenty of water.
20.What is the speaker doing? A.Hosting a radio program. B.Conducting a seminar. C.Forecasting the weather.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center’s Store
Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or remember your visit. The store is located(位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.
◆Hungry
Our exhibits will feed your mind but what about your body? Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonals. The café is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour Pacific Science Center closes.
◆Rental Information
Lockers are available to store any belongs during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.
◆Support Pacific Science Center
Since 1962 Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion(热情) for discovery and lifelong @ in science, math and technology. Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and beings inquiry based science education to classrooms and company events all over Washington State. It’s an amazing
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accomplishment and one we connect science without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Wish pacificorganzier.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.
21.Where are you buy a at Science Center? A.In Building 1. B. In Building 3. C.At the last Denny.
D.At the Denny Way entrance.
22.What does Pucific Science Center do for schools? A.Traitn Scicnce teachers. B.Disncie scicnce books.
C. Disncie scicnctific research. D.Take scicnce to the classroom.
23.What is the purpose of the last part of the text? A.To encourage donations. B.To advertise coming events. C.To introbace spocial exhibits.
B
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful. I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety. I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree. The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down. Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as
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possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring. A nervous night to be sure,but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH！The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.
24.What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according ro paragraph 1? A.Efforts made in vain.
B.Getting injured in his work.
C.Feeling uncertain about his future. D.Creatures forced out of their homes.
25.Why was the author called to Muttontown? A.To rescue a woman.
B.To take care of a woman. C.To look at a baby owl. D.To cure a young owl.
26.What made the chick calm down? A.A new nest. B.Some food. C.A recording. D.Its parents.
27.How would the author feel about the outcome of the event? A.It’s unexpected. B. It’s beautiful. C. It’s humorous. D. It’s discouraging.
C
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Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that mu generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “So I want to continue those dialogue. Those are the things I want to foster.”
28．Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?
A．To remember the birth of jazz. B．To protect cultural diversity. C．To encourage people to study music. D．To recognize the value of jazz.
29．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Jazz becoming more accessible. B．The production of jazz growing faster.
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C．Jazz being less popular with the young. D．The jazz audience becoming larger.
30．What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?
A．It will disappear gradually. B．It remains black and white. C．It should keep up with the times. D．It changes every 50 years.
31．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Exploring the Future of jazz. B．The Rise and Fall of jazz. C．The Story of a jazz Musician. D．Celebrating the Jazz Day.
30.C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same可知Moran认为爵士乐不能以1908或1958年的方式来表达当代，因为世界运转的方式不同，所以爵士乐必须继续前进才行。说明随着时代的发展，爵士乐也要跟上时代才不会被年轻一代所抛弃。故选C。
31.A 推理判断题。通读全文可知本文主要讲UNESCO为提高人们对爵士乐的重视设立爵士
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