2013-2014 English Weekly Senior High School Foreign Studies Edition 40th Issue

Reference answers and analysis for the 40th issue

Reading comprehension training (1)

1-5 BADCC 6-10 DDCCA

11-14 DCBD

Analysis:

Part A (Personal Emotions)

This article is a narrative. The article tells the story of a couple adopting an abandoned baby.

1. B. Word meaning guessing questions. From the words "I found a baby!" he shouted and his heart pounding through the phone line in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that Danny was in a panic at the time. Therefore, the meaning of the underlined word should be closest to hurt.

2. A. Detailed understanding questions. From the statement in the third paragraph that Danny had not just saved an abandoned baby, we know that the baby was abandoned.

3.D. Reasoning questions. It can be inferred from How could you say yes without my agreement in the seventh paragraph that the author believes that Danny should seek his own opinion before answering the judge's question.

4. C. Reasoning questions. It can be seen from the fourth to last paragraph that the concerns that caused the author to hesitate whether to adopt a child are: the family is financially difficult, does not have suitable living conditions, and does not know how to raise a child.

5. C. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the words "But when the baby stared up at me ... I ... was completely hooked" in the penultimate paragraph.

Part B (Food)

This article is an explanatory text. The article describes how Americans are reducing their consumption of sweets and how schools are guiding students to eat healthily.

6.D. Paragraph gist questions. The second paragraph briefly introduces the organization, content, objects, time, methods, etc. of the investigation. Therefore, this paragraph mainly talks about how the investigation is performed.

7.D. Detailed understanding questions. From the third paragraph, The list is expansive, ranging from cookies and chocolates to fruit juice, it can be seen that orange juice, as a kind of fruit juice, must be included in the ranks of sweets stipulated by the survey agency.

8. C. Reasoning questions. From the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, Today, obesity rate is not falling, but it isn't growing, either, it can be inferred that the obesity rate among American children has basically remained stable recently.

9. C. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from Fried food has disappeared from many cafeteria menus in the last paragraph.

10. A. Article source title. This article mainly talks about how Americans have reduced their intake of sweets in recent years, adjusted their diet structure, and strive for a healthy diet. Therefore, the theme of this article is "health".

Part C (Nature)

This article is an argumentative essay. The article discusses the question of whether extinct animals should be brought back to life.

11. D. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the words in the second paragraph that researchers are now able to bring extinct species back to life. Scientists are now able to bring extinct animals back to life.

12. C. Reasoning questions.

The third paragraph first mentions the technology needed to bring these animals back already exists, then gives an example of the successful sheep cloning experiment, and then combines it with the experiment at the end of the paragraph that opened the door for bringing back extinct species, this example is given to illustrate that it is technically feasible to restore extinct animals.

13. B. Detailed understanding questions. From the statement at the end of the fourth paragraph, there is no guarantee they would exist again in today's world, it can be seen that extinct animals may become extinct again after being restored because they cannot adapt to the environment.

14. D. Questions about the author's attitude. From the last sentence of the article Why bother with extinct species when there are so many living ones that need our help now? It can be seen that the author advocates focusing on protecting endangered animals and not bothering with the recovery of extinct animals.

Reading Comprehension Specialization (2)

1-4 DCAC 5-9 DCBCB

10-14 BACBD

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Part A (Travel)

This article is a narrative. The article tells the story of a search and rescue team searching for a little girl lost in a tropical rainforest in Australia.

1. D. Reasoning questions. From the sentence in the first paragraph, "most people's hope was to find her lying injured somewhere among the rocks", we can see that everyone thought Louise would be injured, but she did not expect that she walked out safe and sound in the end. From this, it can be inferred that the search and rescue personnel should have been "when they found Louise" Relieved."

2. C. Detailed understanding questions. From the Police saying the thick vegetation near the streams may have hidden her from search parties and helicopters in the fourth paragraph, it can be seen that the search and rescue personnel could not find Louise because the surrounding vegetation was blocking her.

3. A. Word meaning guessing questions. From the words "keeping close together in case of danger" and "You're climbing over the mountain with loose rocks underfoot" in this paragraph, we can see that the search and rescue process was very difficult. Kieran Falnaga should be saying here that he is "exhausted".

4. C. Detailed understanding questions. From the fourth paragraph, Louise was so resourceful. I am so proud of her. She remained calm when a grown man would have been terrified. It can be seen that Louise is witty and brave.

Part B (World and Environment)

This article is an explanatory text. The article introduces the Eden Project, known as the eighth wonder of the world.

5.D. Detailed understanding questions. From the first paragraph, This 70-tonne work of art symbolizes Eden's purpose — to be a place where plants and ideas can grow, we can see that item D is correct.

6. C. Detailed understanding questions.

From the text 70 tons (cut from 167-tonne piece of rock) in the table, we can know that this seed-shaped sculpture is carved from a huge stone.

7. B. Detailed understanding questions. From The first, the Humid Tropics Biome, houses the sights, sounds, smells and scales of the endangered rainforest landscape in the third paragraph, we can know that there are tropical rainforest plants in the Humid Tropics Biome.

8. C. Detailed understanding questions. From The world's largest and smelliest flower, the Titan arum in the third paragraph, we know that item C is correct.

9. B. Reasoning questions. From the Called ‘the Core’ in the last paragraph, it is listed as one of the top ten buildings in the UK for using renewable energy, we can know that the Core is an environmentally friendly building.

Part C (Society)

This article is a practical article. The article is a profile of a publishing organization.

10. B. Detailed understanding questions. We address all major curriculum areas including reading, social studies, thematic units, writing, geography, arts & crafts, math and science in the Who We Are section. Evan-Moor's books cover many subjects.

11. A. Reasoning questions. From the information mentioned in the How We Began section that Evan-Moor only had one book in its initial stage and the warehouse was located in a garage, we can know that Evan-Moor started out on a small scale.

12. C. Detailed understanding questions. From the words Our materials can be found in over 1,500 educational and trade book stores around the world, it can be seen that Evan-Moor's books are now sold all over the world.

13. B. Title summary questions. The first part of this article consists of four parts. The third part mainly talks about the current development situation of Evan-Moor. Among the four options, only Who We Became implies the information of Evan-Moor's development trend.

14. D. Chapter structure questions. The "it" here refers to the previous article "helping children learn", and item D is consistent with its meaning.

Reading Comprehension Specialization (3)

1-5 CBACA 6-10 DCAAB

11-14 BBCA

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Part A (Personal Situation)

This article is a narrative. The article introduces several fathers of self-help theory.

1. C. Detailed understanding questions. From the words Scottish author, physician, and social reformer in the first paragraph, we can know that Smiles has done different jobs.

2. B. Word meaning guessing questions. From the words "Smiles's book advocated" and "also" before "preached" in the first paragraph, we can infer that "preached" also means "advocate, advocate" here.

3. A. Reasoning questions.

It can be inferred from the words in the second paragraph that he became disappointed with the standard medical treatment of the time. He abandoned traditional medicine and sought a self-healing approach, which, for him, meant going for long carriage rides , for his own health, he decided to find another way.

4. C. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the last paragraph that Norman Vincent Peale published The Power of Positive Thought, a self-help classic. Still published today as The Power of Positive Thinking, The Power of Positive Thought changed its name when it was republished.

5. A. Title summary questions. This article mainly introduces three characters, and these three characters all support self-help theory, so the title of item A is more appropriate.

Part B (Sports)

This article is an explanatory text. The article introduces two different ways of diving.

6.D. Word meaning guessing questions. From the next sentence Today, we have much more advanced equipment to allow people to stay underwater, we can see that linger means "stay".

7. C. Detailed understanding questions. From the first sentence of the second paragraph, Scuba and snuba divers both breathe air from tanks, we can see that the bottles used in both diving methods are used to transport oxygen and have the same function.

8. A. Reasoning questions. From when a diver is hundreds of feet deep, it is impossible to swim to the surface quickly. Scuba divers must learn what to do in an emergency at the end of the third paragraph and Snuba swimmers are never more than twenty feet deep at the end of the fourth paragraph , so they can easily swim to the surface in an emergency, scuba diving is more dangerous than snuba diving.

9. A. Detailed understanding questions. The prompt information can be obtained from the last paragraph of Scuba divers repair ships and bridges, do underwater research, take photos, and even film movies underwater.

10. B. Writing technique questions. The second to fifth paragraphs of the article compare the two diving methods in terms of diving equipment, diver training, diving age requirements and the purpose of diving.

Part C (Tourism)

This article is a practical article. The article is about the personalized services provided by a hotel for different types of customers.

11. B. Detailed understanding questions. From the Fax and printer available (on request at the desk) section of Just for BUSINESS TRAVELERS, we know that if you stay in a business room at Best Western, the hotel provides copying services.

12. B. Detailed understanding questions.

As you can see from the Kids' Menu served on cheerful tablecloths in the CHILDREN are kings and queens in this hotel section, the hotel has a special children's meal.

13. C. Detailed understanding questions. As can be seen from the Magnifying mirror in the last part of the article, the ladies’ room in the hotel is equipped with a special mirror to facilitate women’s makeup and dressing.

14. A. Reasoning questions. From the words Find out more special services and Booking a kids room that appear in the article, we can know that this article is an advertisement.