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A

BessieColeman

BorninTexas,ColemanmovedtoChicagotofindajob,butshebecameinterestedinthe

storiessheheardfrompilotsreturningfromWorldWar1flying.Whenpilot.SheS.andndher

gender（'性另U）keptheroutofflightschoolsintheU.S.,soshemadeherwaytoFrancewhereshe

couldleamflying.WhenshereturnedtoChicago,Colemanhaddifficultyfindingjobs,soshe

chosetobeastunt（特技）pilot.Shewasthefirstblackfemalepilotin（heU.S.andwasan

inspirationtoearlypilotsandtoAfricanAmericansandNativeAmericans.

BessicaRaiche

medicine.Besidesmusician.Butherself.Raichepracticedmedicine.Besides,shewasan

acplishedartistandmusician.ButonOct.13,1910,RaichebecamethefirstAmericanwomanto

makeaflightinanaircraftbyherself.Raiche'saviationcareer（航空職業）wasshort,asshemoved

toSouthernCaliforniatofocusonhercareerinmedicine,laterbeingpresidentoftheOrange

CountyMedicalAssociation.

WillaBrown

WillaBrownwasthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantoearnbothapilot'slicense（1938）and

amerciallicense（1939）.Asaformerschoolteacherandsocialworker,BrownsetuptheCoffey

SchoolofAeronauticsatChicago'sHarlemAirport,whichlaterbecamethefirst

government-approvedaviationtrainingschoolforAfricanAmericans.

PeggyWhitson

spacewoman.Shehitsonwastheworld'soldestspacewoman.Shehasspent500daysoffEarth

morethananyotherwoman,andin2008,shebecamethefirstfemalemanderofthe

InternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.ShemadehereighthspacewalkonMarch30,2017andshe

beatthecurrentrecordforwomenof50hoursand40minutesoftotalspacewalkingtime.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇應用文。介紹了四位女性飛疔員。

1.WhydidBessieColemanmovetoPrance?

A.Toacquirestuntskills.

B.Tofindawell-paidjob.

C.TotakepartinWorldWarI.

D.Toachieveherflyingdream.

解析：選D細節理解題。由第一段的"herrace（種族）andhergender（性別）keptherout

offlightschoolsin（heU.S.,soshemadeherwaytoFrancewhereshecouldlearnflying”可知，

BessieColeman到法國是想實現自己成為飛行員的夢想。

2.Whomadeacontributiontoaviationeducation?

A.BessieColeman.B.BessicaRaiche.

C.WillaBrown.D.PeggyWhitson.

解析：選C細節理解題。由第三段的最后一句可知，WillaBrown創辦了第一所政府

支持的非裔美國人飛行訓練學校。

3.WhalcanweknowaboutPeggyWhitson?

A.Sheenjoyedherjourneyinspace.

B.Shesetsomesurprisingrecords.

C.ShedevotedherselftobuildingtheISS.

D.Shesetotherblackwomenanexample.

解析：選B推理判斷題。由最后一段可知，宇航員PeggyWhitson創造了幾項世界紀

錄O

4.Whichofthefollowingdothefourshare?

A.Theyareoutstandingwomenpilots.

B.Theysuffereddiscriminationatwork.

C.Theyneverreceivedgoodeducation.

D.Theyhaveshowngreatcreativity.

解析：選A推理判斷題。由第一段的最后一句、第二段的“Raichebecamethefirst

Americanwomantomakeaflightinanaircraftbyherself'以及第三段和第四段的內容可推知，

這四位都是杰出的女飛行員。

B

KrubcraCaveinthewesternCaucasusMountainsisthedeepestknowncaveintheworld.An

internationalteampreparedtodescendintoKrubera.Theteammembershopedtobethefirst

caverstoreachadepthof2,000meters,broughtfivetonsofequipmentandothernecessitieswith

(hem,andestablishedcampsatkeylocationsalongtheroute.Theyworkedforupto20hourseach

day.

In(hethirdweek,progresswasblockeda(1,775metersbyasump—acavepassagefilled

withwaterthatgivescaversfewoptions.Therearcbasicallythreetechniquesavailable:dive

throughit,emptyit,orgoaroundit.GennadiySamokhindovetothebottombutwasdisappointed.

“Nochancetogetthrough,"hesaid.Searchingfbrawayaroundthesump,GarciaDilsrisked

enteringawaterfallofnearfreezingwateranddiscoveredtnathisdrysuithadholesinit."The

waterwassocoldIlostthefeelinginmyfingers,“hesaidlater.He,too,wasunsuccessful.

Finally,twoteammatesfoundawayaroundthesumpthroughatightpassagetheycalledthe

WaytotheDream.Theteamwasexhilarated.Thepassageledtoyetanothersumpat1,840meters.

Afterashorttestdive,Samokhinemerged,smiling.Therewasapromisingpassage,hereported.

Butitwouldhavetowait.Afternearlyfourweeks,withsuppliesrunninglow,theteamhadrun

outoftimeandwouldhavetoreturntothesurface.

Fourweekslater,ateamofnineUkrainiancaversledbyYuriKasjanwentbacktoKrubera.

Followingthepathopened5ythepreviousteam,theyreachedthesumpat1,840metersrelatively

quickly.Aftermuchsearching,apit（坑），laternamedtheMillenniumPit,wasdiscoveredthat

allowedthemtopassthe2.000meterdepth.Morepitsandpassagesledthemto2,080metsrs,a

spottheynamedGameOver.Butthecavinggameisneverover.Deepereaveswillprobably

continuetobediscoveredandcallouttobeexplored.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了探察洞穴者對世界上最深的洞穴——庫魯伯'

亞拉洞穴進行探索的過程，

5.Whydidtheteamreturntothesurfaceafternearlyfourweeks?

A.Theywerelackinginsupplies.

B.Theyhadachievedtheirgoal.

C.Theycouldn'tgothroughthesump.

D.TheygavetheirtasktoYuriKasjan'steam.

解析：選A細節理解題。根據第三段中的“Afternearlyfourweeks,withsuppliesrunning

low,theteamhadrunoutoftimeandwouldhavetoreturntothesurface.”可知，因為物資逐漸短

缺，探察洞穴者才被迫返回地面。

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“exhilarated”probablymean?

A.Cheerful.B.Powerful.

C.Confused.D.Exhausted.

解析：選A詞義猜:則題。根據畫線詞前的“twoteammatesfoundawayaroundthesump

throughatightpassagetheycalledtheWaytotheDream”可知，兩名隊員找到了通過水坑的通

道，所以他們很高興，故選A。

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThefeaturesofKruberaCave.

B.Famouscavesaroundtheworld.

C.AjourneyofexploringKruberaCave.

D.TheimportanceofexploringKruberaCave.

解析：選C主旨大意題。本文講述了探察洞穴者對世界上最深的洞穴——庫魯伯亞拉

洞穴進行探索的過程，故選C。

C

journalism.Theood,slowtravel,evenslowjournalism.Theslowfoodmovementremindsus

ofthevalueoflocallyproduced,seasonalfoods,justexperiences.Innews.Inusbacktolocal

traditionswemissasweflyoffinsearchofpeakexperiences.Ina24-hournewsera,slow

journalismavoidsthedemandsofthebreakingstory,revisitingandreflectingonoldnews.In

almosteveryareaoflife,weareturningtowardsaworld,wheretimeisnotaluxury（奢彳多品）but

arestingplaceandslownessisalmostanecessity.

schools.Courscstcrnis.Fromnschools.Courscsarcforcedintoshorthalfterms.Fromthe

momentwegothroughschoolgatestothetimewegetouspeed.Reflectionout.Wehourslater,there

mustbeactivity,busynessandspeed.Reflectionisout.Wcdon'tgivestudentsthetimetheyneedto

readandtheyturntosecond-ratesubstitutesinstead.WhyreadPlatowhenyoucanreadabook

aboutPlato?TheansweristhatwhatPlatowroteismuchmoreinteresting,dramaticand

enjoyablethananyofthethousandsofbooksthathavebeenwrittenabouthim.

Ioncemetafriend,apublishedpoet."How'sthepcetrygoing?”Iasked.MIt'sbeena

goodweek,“hereplied.41wrotethreelines."Wouldwcacceptthatrateofreturnfromour

students?

Slowteachingmeansgivingstudentstimetoreadandthink.Howoftendowedemand

immediateanswerstoourquestions?Silenceismoreoftenunfortablethangoldeninthe

classroom.Slowteachingalsomeansresistingthetemptation（誘惑）tofinisheverydiscussionand

bringthinkingtoanend.Slowteachingencouragesustoworkforaslongasthetopicdemands,

Additionally,slowteachingmeansgivingstudentstimetoexplorethenaturalworldandscientific

conceptsandtimetogooutsidethecurriculumandfurtherexploreit.

語篇再讀：本文是一篇議論文。在其他行業，人們似乎已經接受了慢節奏的生活方式，

但在教育領域，慢節奏的教學仍遙不可及。

8.Whatissuggestedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Peoplefinditaluxurytoenjoytime.

B.Beingslowisbeingamovement.

C.Slownessisarecognizedculturenow.

D.Itisdifficultfbrpeopletoslowdown.

解析：選C推理判斷題。結合第一段提到的慢飲食、慢旅行和慢新聞以及它們帶來的

好處可推知，慢節奏的活動已成為人們認可的一種文化。

9.Whatcanweknowaboutstudents*presentsituation?

A.Theyliveinafast-pacedworld.

B.Theyaremoresilentthanactive.

C.Theymainlyfocusonreflecting.

D.Theylackgoodreadingmaterials.

解析：選A細節理解題。由第二段的“theremustbeactivity,busynessand

speed.Reflectionisout.Wedon'tgivestudentsthetimetheyneedtoread"，第三子殳的最后一句不口

戢后一段可知，學校課程累張，學生學習忙嫌，甚至沒布足夠的時間思考、閱讀、探索，即

學生們處于一個快節奏的世界。

10.Howcanstudentsbenefitfromslowteaching?

A.Theyneedn'thavealongteachingperiod.

B.Theycanbringanendtoeverydiscussion.

C.Theyhaveenoughtimetothinkandlearn.

D.Theyneedn'tanswereveryquestioninclass.

解析：選C細節理解題。由最后一段的第一句和最后一句可知，通過慢教學，學生可

以有足夠的時間進行閱讀、思考、探索和學習等。

11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Shouldschoolcurriculumsbechanged?

B.It'stimeforaslowleachingrevolution

C.Thewaywereadshouldbechanged

D.Isaspeed-drivenworldoutofdate?

解析；選B標題歸納題。本文主要表達了作者的一種主張，即slowleaching:減慢教

學速度，給學生充分閱讀、思考和探索的時間。

D

StephenHawkingWarnsHumans

MustLeaveEarthSoon

ProfessorStephenHawkingrecentlycameoutwithaseriouswarningforpeople.Whileatthe

StarmusFestival,afestivalinTrondheim,Norway,celebratingscienceandthearts,Hawking

warnedpeoplethatthehumanraceisinseriousdanger.

HawkingcriticizedPresidentDonaldTrumpfordenyingclimate

change.Thenthephysicistwarnedtheaudience,liamnotdenyingthe

importanceoffightingclimatechangeandglobalwarming,unlike

DonaldTrump,whomayjusthavetakenthemostseriousandwrong

decisiononclimatechangethisworldhasseen.''

HawkingproposedthattheleadingcountriesshouldsendastronautstotheMoonbefore2020

torestartamovementofmoreexplorationinspace.TheBBCreportedthatHawkingsuggested

thatwc“buildalunarbasein30years'timeandsendpeopletoMarsby2025”.

AccordingtotheBBC,ProfessorHawkingsaid,"Spreadingoutintospacewill

pletelychangethefutureofhumanity."Hecontinued,4iIhopeitwouldunitepetitivenationsina

singlegoaltofacethemonchallengefbrusall."Thephysicistsharedmoreideastomotivatethe

youngergenerationtocontinueexploringspace.Hawkingstated,“Anewandambitiousspace

programwouldexcite（youngpeople）,andstimulateinterestinotherareas,suchasastrophysics

（天體物理學）andcosmology（宇宙學）.”

Hawkingalsorevealedhisvisionofotherfbrmsofenergythatcouldmoveustoanewplanet.

Hewarnedtheaudience,“TheEarthisunderthreatfromsomanyareasthatitisdifficultfbrmeto

bepositive."Hecontinued."Ournaturalresourcesarebeingdrainedatanalarmingrate.We

havegivenourplanetthedisastrousgiftsofclimatechange,risingtemperatures,reductionofthe

polaricecaps,deforestation（濫伐森林），anddecimation（大批殺死）ofanimalspecies.Wecanbe

anignorantandunthinking｛考慮不周的）lot.”

Theprofessorwarnediheaudiencethatdoingnothingwouldleadnowhere.Hesaid,“Ifwe

succeedwewillsendaprobe（航天探測器）toAlphaCentauriwithinthelifetimeofsomeof

youalivetoday.Itisclearthatweareenteringanewspaceage.Wearestandingatthethreshold

（開端）ofanewera.Humancolonizationandmovingtootherplanetsisnolongersciencefiction,

anditcanbesciencefact."Hawkingadvisedtheaudiencetomovetootherworldsbecausewc

arerunningoutofspace.

^解讀：文章引用了世界知名物理學及天文學家塞金的觀點，闡明了人類必須離開地

球在太空中找一處新家的原因。

12.AccordingtoHawking,whatisthefirststepforhumanstospreadoutintospace?

A.TosendpeopletoMars.

B.Tobuildalunarbase.

C.TosendastronautstotheMoon.

D.Tochangethefutureofhumanity.

解析：選C細節理解題。由文章第三段的第一句可知，人類要向太空擴展應在2020

年之前把宇航員送到月球以重啟太空探索，故選C項。

13.Theunderlinedword“drained”inParagraph5canbereplacedby"

A.speededupB.stored

C.usedupD.explored

解析：選C詞義猜測題。由該詞前面的“naiuralresources''和后面的“alanalarmingrate”

可以推斷出，drain在這里是“用完，耗盡”的意思，故選C項。

14.WhatisHawking'sattitudetowardstheEarth'sfuture?

A.Pessimistic.B.Confused.

C.Positive.D.Inditfereni.

解析：選A觀點態度題。由文章中反復出現的“warned''以及第五段的內容可以推所出，

霍金對地球的未來持悲觀的態度，這也是他提出人類要離開地球的原因，故選A項。

15.Thereasonwhyhumansmustleave（heEarthsoonisthat.

A.theEarthisunderthreatandthehumanraceisinseriousdanger

B.humanshavefoundotherformsofenergytomovecoanewplanet

C.anewandambilioasspaceprogramwouldexciteyoungpeople

D.astronautshavefoundabetterworldinspacethan（heEarth

解析：選A細節理解題。由第一段的第二句和第五段的第二句可知，人類必須離開地

球的原因是：人類處于危峻之中，地球受到威脅，故選A項。

H.閱讀七選五

Somepeoplechoosetoliveinaflatsharingwithothers.Otherscan'timagineleavingtheir

perfectflatstolivewithlotsofotherpeople.

Ifyoulivealone,you'reresponsibleforyourownspace.Ifyouneedyourquietspace,you're

guaranteedtohaveit.1Andyoucancatchupwithworkwithoutbeinginterruptedorhavea

longandundisturbedbath.

However,there'snoonearoundifyouneedahelpinghand.Ifsomethinggetsbroken,you'll

havetofixityourself.2Youdon'thavefriendsathometoinviteyououtandhelpyoumeet

pcople.Thcrc'snooneathometohaveacupofteawithandtalkabouthowyourdaywas.

3Sometimeswhenyougethome,thecakeyourcolleague