考查形容词词义辨析。A. amused愉悦的 B. inspired 受启发的 C. touched感动的 D. frustrated受挫的；沮丧的，看着这些数字，你会感到沮丧挫败，故选D。 【31题详解】

考查形容词比较级。A. longer 更长 B. heavier更重 C. shorter 更短 D. newer更新的，作者认识很多学徒期更短的人，故选C。 【32题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. famous 著名 B. intelligent聪明的 C. enthusiastic热情的 D. productive多产的，这里指作者有很多朋友作品很多。故选D。 【33题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. debated争论，辩论 B. mixed混合 C. cooperated合作 D. disagreed有分歧，不一致，句意：2012年，各种各样与我意见相左的作家发表的文章都比我多得多。故选B。 【34题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. key关键的 B. handy 手边的 C. funny 有趣的 D. lively活泼的，由下文“My process is mine. My journey is mine. Each book finds its way on its own.”可知，此处讲得是：作者在过去20年里学到的最重要的一件事，故选A。 【35题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. temporary临时的 B. quick迅速的 C. possible可能的 D. flexible灵活的，由上下文可知，此处作者总结说写作生涯是一个长期的旅程。没有正确的方法。没有捷径可走。故选B。

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

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Company Names That Have Secret Meanings Co-founder Larry Page was at a brainstorming session at Stanford for a new massive data indexing website. Someone suggested “googolplex”—one of the largest describable NUMBERS. Page shortened it to “googol.” When he later checked for the availability of the domain name, he made a mistake and typed in “google”

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instead. But he liked the name and registered it for himself and co-founder Sergey Brin. This luxury car maker combined elements from the Ford and Oldsmobile companies when it was started in 1902 and later became known for its innovation and high quality. The company was named for the French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 1701. Company co-founder Gordon Bowker has said that while brainstorming names, someone brought out a map that featured the old mining town of Starbo. That may have led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melville’s famous novel, Moby Dick. Not only the company name but also the origin of its logo has aroused great curiosity. The inventor of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, was looking to make an elegant, yet precise, wristwatch. He wanted a name that was easy to say, worked in different languages, and looked good on the watches. He settled on Rolex in 1908.

36. Which company name has a close relationship with literature? A. Google. B. Cadillac. C. Starbucks. D. Rolex.

37. Which of the following statements is True?

A. Google was adopted because “googol” was not available then. B. Cadillac was named after the founding father of the company.

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C. Starbucks was used due to the co-founder’s love for his town. D. Hans Wilsdorf intended Rolex to be universally accepted. 【答案】36. C 37. D 【解析】

本文是说明文。介绍了四家公司名字背后蕴藏的故事。 【36题详解】

推理判断题。根据原文中That may have led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melville’s famous novel, Moby Dick.星巴克联合创始人由小镇名Starbo，联想到了Herman Melville的《白鲸》可得知答案为C。 【37题详解】

推理判断题。由原文“He wanted a name that was easy to say, worked in different languages, and looked good on the watches.”可推断，他想要一个他想要一个容易说的名字，一个被普遍接受的名字，故选D。

B

If you could travel back in time five centuries, you’d encounter a freshly painted “Mona Lisa” in Renaissance Europe and cooler temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This was a world in the midst of the Little Ice Age and a period of vast European exploration now known as the Age of Discovery.

But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth of the 26 century? Would the world seem as different to us as the 21 century would have seemed to residents of the 16 century? For starters, what will the weather be like?

Depending on whom you ask, the 26th century will either be a little chilly or extremely hot. Some solar output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earth’s climate will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions. Other studies predict that ongoing climate change and fossil fuel use will leave much of the planet too hot for human life by 2300. Some experts date the beginning of human climate change back to the Industrial Revolution in the18oos, others to slash-and-burn agricultural practices in prehistoric times. Either way, tool-wielding humans alter their environment --- and our 26th century tools might be quite impressive indeed.

Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100 years, humanity will make the leap from a type zero civilization to a type I civilization on the Kardashev Scale. In other words, we’ll become a species that can use the entire sum of a planet’s energy, mastering

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clean energy technologies such as fusion and solar power. Furthermore, they’ll be able to handle planetary energy in order to control global climate.

Technology has improved significantly since the 1500s, and this pace will likely continue in the centuries to come. Physicist Stephen Hawking proposes that by the year 2600, this growth would see 10 new theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds. If Moore’s Law holds true and both computer speed and complexity double every 18 months, then some of these studies may be the work of highly intelligent machines.

What other technologies will shape the world of the 26th century? Futurist and author Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will reach 140 years and that the digital storage of human personalities will enable a computerized state of living forever. Humans will farm the oceans, travel in starships and reside in both lunar and Martian colonies while robots explore the outer cosmos.

38. Why does the author mention the Little Ice Age in the first paragraph? A. To show the severity of the current global warming. B. To stress the close connection with the current climate. C. To provide contrast to the prediction of future climate. D. To illustrate the importance of protecting the environment. 39. The prediction that Earth will cool down is based on _____. A. changes in solar activity B. ongoing climate change

C. previous general assumptions D. current consumption of fossil fuel 40. What effect will the 26 century technologies have on human beings? A. Humans will suffer from severe global warming. B. Cyber technology helps human personalities survive. C. Humans needn’t work with the application of robots. D. Highly intelligent machines will replace humans. 【答案】38. C 39. A 40. B 【解析】 【分析】

本文为科普文。本文对5个世纪后的地球气候做了预测。 【38题详解】

篇章结构题。由第二段首句But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth

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of the 26th century?但是，如果我们能够展望未来500年并窥见26世纪的地球呢？可推断，第一段作者谈论历史出现的Litter Ice Age是为了和5世纪后的预测形成对比。故选C。 【39题详解】

细节理解题。根据设问中“cool down”得知考查的是地球将变凉快的假设，根据文章第三段第二句“Some solar output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earth’s climate will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions.” 一些太阳输出模型表明，到2500年，地球气候将会冷却到接近冰河期的水平，可知地球会变冷的预言是基于太阳活动变化。选A。 【40题详解】

细节理解题。通过最后一段第二句Futurist and author Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will reach 140 years and that the digital storage of human personalities will enable a computerized state of living forever.可得知人类个性的数字存储将使计算机化的永生状态成为可能，故选B。

【点睛】细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下： 1.略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨。

2.按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实。

3.将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如小题2，The prediction that Earth will cool down is based on _____. 分析题干，根据设问中中心词“cool down”不难得知考查的是地球将变凉快的假设，故很容易锁定文章第三自然段，根据第二句“Some solar output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earth’s climate will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions.” 一些太阳输出模型表明，到2500年，地球气候将会冷却到接近冰河期的水平，可知地球会变冷的预言是基于太阳活动变化。选A。

C

How would you describe your style? Formal? Classical? Casual? Smart? First of all, what is style? Let’s hear a few words of wisdom from the wise. “Style is knowing who you are and what you want to say,” (Gore Vidal); “Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charm,” (John Fairchild); “Style is the perfection of a point of view,” (Robert Eberhart); “Style is a simple way of saying complicated things,” (Jean Cocteau); “Style is the dress of thoughts,”

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