58．B 推理判断题。由第四段可知，该民间音乐节各方面的安排非常好，由此推出B项的叙述是正确的。由第四段第一句可知，音乐节的票已经售完，排除A项；由第四段第三句“There is no parking area during the festival，so using...”可知，开私家车去音乐节并没有被推荐，排除C项；由第四段最后一句中的“A bike lock-up area...available Thursday until Saturday”可知只提供停放自行车的场地，排除D项。
59．B 主旨大意题。从整篇来看，Edmonton民间音乐节是一场全民的音乐节，短文对该音乐节进行了介绍，因此本文的最佳标题应为：One Festival for All。
B
(2013·海南嘉积中学月考)
Recently, while hiking in the foothills of South Carolina, I happened to notice a small, yet quickly flowing whitewater stream. While relaxing and enjoying the aloneness, I sensed a battle for favorable position between the highly?spirited water and the large rocks resting on the bed along the edges of the stream.
At first; the rocks, stubborn, immovable and unbending, seemed to have their way with their adversary (对手). However, the water, determined yet forgiving, seemed merely inconvenienced by the presence of the rocks, as it effortlessly changed its course, running towards its original destination.
Soon it became clear that the rocks, although remaining strong and firm, were losing this battle as the water's total indifference began to slowly reform these obstacles (障碍) into smooth and beautifully polished stones.
You see, there seemed to be total lack of struggle associated with the water's journey. Struggle is like bondage (束缚) forcing harmony and the water would have none of that. On the contrary, the water seemed perfectly content to move around the rocks when necessary, following some route God had originally intended.
I paused for thought. Maybe people need to be more determined and less stubborn. Maybe human beings need to always be open to different points of view, not afraid to readjust their direction as life presents all of its new and unforeseen challenges.
60. When hiking in the foothills, the author was ________. A. lonely C. nervous
B． delighted D. confused
61. When fighting with the water, the rocks ________. A. were made into irregular patterns B. were lacking in the spirit of struggle C. stuck to their original method all the way D. redesigned their path according to the situation
62. The water won the battle mainly because it was ________. A. changeable C. aggressive
B． brave D. powerful
63. The author wrote the text mainly to ________. A. stress the importance of determination B. praise the open?mindedness of the stream C. share with us his interesting journey
D. give us some advice on how to deal with challenges
答案与解析
60. B 细节理解题。根据第一段While relaxing and enjoying the aloneness, I sensed a battle for favorable position between the highly?spirited water and the large rocks resting on the bed along the edges of the stream可知，当时作者的心情是轻松愉快的。
61．C 推理判断题。根据第二段At first, the rocks, stubborn, immovable and unbending, seemed to have their way with their adversary可推断出，岩石一直坚持最初的方法，倔强地阻止流水的行进。
62．A 推理判断题。根据第二段However, the water, determined yet forgiving, seemed merely inconvenienced by the presence of the rocks, as it effortlessly changed its course running towards its original destination可推断，流水获得胜利的主要原因是灵活多变。
63．D 作者意图题。根据文中最后一段可知，作者写水与岩石的故事，目的是告诉读者应该如何正确面对挑战。
C
(2012·重庆高考)
In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren”， John Keynes, a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs, which are independent of what others have, and relative needs, which make us feel
superior to our fellows. He thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable(无止境的), this is not true of absolute needs.
Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands.
Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demand for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. Their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.
There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demands for quality. For example, Porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sports car on the market. Priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.
By placing the desire to be superior to others at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.
64. According to the passage, John Keynes believed that ________. A. desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs B. absolute needs come from our sense of superiority C. relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands D. absolute needs are stronger than relative needs 65. What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3 ? A. They want to show their superiority. B. They find specialty important to meals. C. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied. D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.
66．What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Understanding. C. Difference.
B． Increase. D. Study.
67．The author of the passage argues that ________. A. absolute needs have no limits B. demands for quality are not insatiable C. human desires influence ideas of quality D. relative needs decide most of our spending
答案与解析
64．C 细节理解题。根据第二段知A项错误；根据第一段第一句知B项错误；根据第一段第二句中的“He thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable...”可知C项正确，D项错误。
65．D 细节理解题。第三段第一句为主题句，下面以这一对夫妇吃饭的事例作为对主题句的说明。故D项正确。
66．B 词义猜测题。根据本段下文描写的人们对于汽车高质量的追求和偏好，都说明了人们对质量的要求在提高和增加。同时结合最后一段中的最后一句，人们对高质量的欲望追求没有限制。故B项正确。
67．A 推理判断题。第一段最后一句提到了凯恩斯的观点，即：相对的需求是无止境的，但绝对的需求并非如此。作者用下面的事例质疑他的观点并就最后一段总结，可以判断出A项正确。
D
Dear Water—Use It Wisely，
More and more water is getting wasted each day. I want to help out and teach people how to conserve water. Please continue reading because your organization is very influential. I had an idea that you could send some workers from your organisation to schools all around the world, and they could inform the students about water usage.
Did you know that every minute, 1,000,000,000(one billion) tons of water falls to the earth from rain? We are lucky to have rainwater. It helps fill up our lakes. There is about 326,000,000,000,000,000,000 gallons of water on Earth. Yes, this is tons, but it is getting wasted.
Everyone needs water. So why waste it? I think it is very irresponsible to let the water run when you are not at home. We can use water with respect by making good choices. Take a shower instead of a bath, use an automatic dishwasher instead of hand washing. You can buy Earth-friendly cleaner spray, so that our drinking water will not
be polluted. If your washer isn't full, then don't start it. With water being wasted every day, by the time we get to the 3000s we are going to have to survive on milk and juice! Won't that be boring? That means we will have to give our dogs a bowl of juice instead of water with their food. I mean, come on，we're talking real life here!
Water wasting needs to come to a stop and without delay. Water－Use It Wisely, PLEASE inform people about their water usage! It plays a big role in my life. It would be really great if you take part in spreading the news about this! Thanks tons!
An impatient fourth grader waiting for a reply， Mya Oleksiak
68．Water—Use It Wisely is most probably ________. A．an organization C．the title of a magazine
B．a person's name D．a government department
69．It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ________. A．water is not effectively saved B．rain is the main source of fresh water C．the amount of water from rain is increasing D．we have one billion tons of rainwater each hour
70．According to the passage, what is a proper way to save water? A．Washing dishes by hand.
B．Starting the washer with a full load. C．Feeding our pets with juice and milk. D．Encouraging people to use cleaner spray.
答案与解析
68．A 推理判断题。根据称呼及文章第一段中提到的“organization”可推知，Water—Use It Wisely最有可能是一个组织。
69．A 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Yes，this is tons，but it is getting wasted.”可推知，很多水被浪费了，没有被有效地保存。
70．B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“If your washer isn't full，then don't start it.”可知，作者建议当洗衣机满了的时候再启动它，因此选B项。
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