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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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19：30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book. They end around 21：00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”．
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits — Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel: 020 7713 0836
语篇解读：本文为一篇应用文。介绍了英国的London Canal Museum分别在十一月、十二月、二月和三月举行的四次monthly talks的相关信息，包括名称、主讲人、主要内容，并附加介绍了具体联系方式等信息。
21．When is the talk on James Brindley?
A．February 6th. B．March 6th. C．November 7th. D．December 5th. 解析：选C 细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词James Brindley直接定位到原文第二段，尤其是关键信息句“James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.”和“Chris Lewis will ... early ‘civil engineers’．”。由此可以知道November 7th这一天的报告是关于James Brindley的，故选择C项。
22．What is the topic of the talk in February? A．The Canal Pioneers. B．Ice for the Metropolis.
C．Eyots and Aits — Thames Islands.
D．An Update on the Cotswold Canals.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词topic和February可知问的是二月份的报告的话题，所以可以直接定位到原文第四段，第一句的黑体字部分“An Update on the Cotswold Canals”就是答案，故选D项。
23．Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames? A．Miranda Vickers. B．Malcolm Tucker. C．Chris Lewis. D．Liz Payne.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词the islands in the Thames可以直接定位到原文第五段。该段第一句“Eyots and Aits — Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers.”就是答案所在信息句，由此可知Miranda Vickers将作一个关于the islands in the Thames的报告，因此选A项。
B
The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C (维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part — particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables — was a 7 a．m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a．m. to 1 p．m., rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy
winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown's Grove Farm's stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal — and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn't be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown's Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where — luckily for me — I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it.
语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙文。作者冬季去佛罗里达州的萨拉索塔度假，游泳池、品酒以及粉红色的晚霞都令作者陶醉不已。但是，最吸引作者的并不是这些，那么，到底是什么呢？大家快来读一读文章吧！
24．What did the author think of her winter life in New York? A．Exciting. B．Boring. C．Relaxing. D．Annoying.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第一段中的“The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter”和“dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables”可知，作
者厌倦了纽约的冬天，因为那里根本没有乐趣，同时也厌倦了冬天的根茎蔬菜，所以可以推断出作者认为纽约的冬天是令人厌烦、枯燥和单调的。故选B项。
25．What made the author's getting up early worthwhile? A．Having a swim.
B．Breathing in fresh air.
C．Walking in the morning sun. D．Visiting a local farmers' market. 解析：选D 细节理解题。根据题干关键信息词worthwhile可以定位到第一段的最后一句。由“... the best part ... was a 7 a．m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.”可知，作者认为，早起去参观萨拉索塔农贸市场
很值得，因此选D项。
26．What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter? A．They are soft. B．They look nice. C．They taste great. D．They are juicy.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“... I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.”可知，作者在纽约已经好多年不买冬季出售的西红柿了，然后通过“No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.”可知，纽约冬季出售的西红柿只是看起来好看，但是吃着发干、很硬而且无味。故B项正确。
27．What was the author going to do that evening? A．Go to a farm. B．Check into a hotel.
C．Eat in a restaurant. D．Buy fresh vegetables. 解析：选C 推理判断题。根据题干关键信息词that evening可定位到最后一段中的“... I learned that ... to have dinner that very night.”，句中的that very night是关键信息词。由此可知，这个农场是Jack Dusty(一个新开的饭馆)的一个(蔬菜和水果)供应商，而幸运的是作者那晚正好要去这个位于the Sarasota Ritz Carlton的饭馆吃饭。故C项正确。
C
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou
Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L'Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist's showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in
Figueras，” explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg, Florida.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心展览了萨尔瓦多·达利众多的艺术展品，以帮助人们了解萨尔瓦多·达利的作品风格。
28．Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1? A．Optimistic. B．Productive. C．Generous. D．Traditional. 解析：选B 推理判断题。由第一段中的“... with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings，sculptures，drawings and more.”可知，巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心的展览汇集了达利200多件油画、雕塑、绘画等作品，由此可以推断出他是一个多产的(productive)艺术家。故选项B正确。
29．What is Dali's The Persistence of Memory considered to be? A．One of his masterworks.
B．A successful screen adaptation. C．An artistic creation for the stage. D．One of the best TV programmes. 解析：选A 细节理解题。由第一段中的“Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory.”可知，The Persistence of Memory是达利最优秀的作品之一，即杰作之一。故选项A正确。
30．How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali? A．By popularity. B．By importance.