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
After a confirmed rabies (狂犬病) case in Parke County，Indiana，experts are urging caution if you find a bat (蝙蝠) in your home or office.
“If you try to kill a bat，you're more likely to get bitten，” said Joy O'Keefe，assistant professor of biology and director of Indiana State University's Center for Bat Research，Outreach and Conservation.“Most bats people find in their houses are healthy and are not going to bite them and give them rabies.” But they could be a federally endangered species，such as the Indiana Bat，which is found in this area.
So if you spot a bat in your home or office，don't kill it or touch it with bare hands，O'Keefe said.Instead，put on a pair of heavy gloves and gently move it into a box or bucket.Once contained，the bat can be removed outside.
“If it's a healthy bat，it'll fly away eventually，” O'Keefe said.“If it doesn't move or seem to be healthy，you can take it to the health department to be tested.”
This is the time of year when bats move from their summer resting sites to their winter resting sites，O'Keefe said.
“We get calls every year during the first month of school year from people finding bats in the university's buildings，” said O'Keefe.
Bats are a great help to people，as every night they can eat up to their entire body weight of insects.Bats，however，are facing great threats from epidemics (流行性疾病)，habitat destruction and other things.
“The best way the average person can help bats is by understanding them and by telling other people how awesome bats are and what bats do for us，” O'Keefe said.“Hopefully，it will make people think that if there's a bat in their house，they should try to get it out but not kill it.That would be really positive for bats—to not have people be one of their major threats.”
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。蝙蝠对人类有益，但是被蝙蝠咬伤后会使人得狂犬病，所以O'Keefe建议我们在室内发现蝙蝠时，不要空手去捉它们或伤害它们，而是要戴上手套把它们移到户外。
21.According to the text，experts are giving the public a warning about________.
A.the biting by bats
B.the danger of keeping bats
C.the spreading of an infectious disease
D.the extinction of an endangered species
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的After a confirmed rabies case及第二段中的If you try to kill a bat，you're more likely to get bitten可知，因为有了被蝙蝠咬后导致人得狂犬病的案例，所以专家向公众发出了小心被蝙蝠咬的警告。]
22.In O'Keefe's opinion，when you find a bat in your house，you should________.
A.put it on a tree
B.send it to get tested
C.remove it with gloves
D.report to the health department
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第三段中的put on a pair of heavy gloves and gently move it into a box or bucket.Once contained，the bat can be removed outside可知，O'Keefe建议大家戴上手套把蝙蝠移到户外。]
23.We can infer that the text is probably written in________.
A.spring B.summer
C.autumn D.winter
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第五段中的This is the time of year when bats move from their summer resting sites to their winter resting sites及第六段中的during the first month of school year可知，蝙蝠在这个时期从它们夏天的窝迁徙到冬天的窝，再根据新学年的第一个月可推测，这篇文章写于秋季。]
24.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means________.
A.what bats like to eat
B.people's awareness of bats
C.the best way to protect bats
D.the greatest threat bats are facing
答案 B [词义猜测题。根据本段内容可知，O'Keefe认为保护蝙蝠最好的方法就是了解它们并且告诉他人蝙蝠有多棒，它们能为人类做很多事情。O'Keefe希望“人们对蝙蝠的这种认识”能避免人类成为蝙蝠的最大威胁之一。]
B
People took bets on when Le Ho's business，Capital City Waste Services (CCWS)，would fail，but she has proved the doubters wrong by turning the waste management business into a multi-million dollar empire.
Le Ho had a poor start to life in Australia.When she was 18 days old，her family arrived in Australia from Vietnam on a fishing boat.At the age of 21，Ho started her first business called Honey Bee，a bridal store.In six years she grew that to six stores，but the market for Internet shopping changed things greatly.Therefore，she wanted to find some business that，whatever the economy，would be there.
It turned out the answer was waste management.Ho first came across CCWS when she helped to run the business for a friend who was a director and had to go overseas.In 2010，Ho decided to buy it for $50，000 although the business was losing about $20，000 a month.
To cut down costs，Ho took on all the roles in the business from sales to driving a truck.She started the day with a waste collection run and then changed clothes to go to meetings.Evenings were spent reading books and sending emails.She worked 18 hours a day for the first 12 months.
Ho's hard work paid off after her business doubled in the first 12 months.Over the next 12 months the income doubled again.Ho picked the right industry with IBISWorld (an Australian research company) analysis valuing solid waste collection services at $6.2 billion for 2015-2016 and predicting annual growth of 3.8 per cent in the future.
However，Ho faced discrimination (歧视) when starting out in an industry controlled by men.But it only inspired her.She regarded it as a driving force for her to get in the truck at 6 am.She said that any business or job that men can do，women can do too.And she proved it with her success.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。悉尼亚裔女子Le Ho通过自身努力，在垃圾管理行业取得了骄人的成就。
25.When Le Ho was in her twenties，she________.
A.took a boat trip to Vietnam
B.owned several bridal stores
C.got interested in online shopping
D.moved to Australia with her parents
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第二段中的At the age of 21，Ho started her first business called Honey Bee，a bridal store.In six years she grew that to six stores可知，Le Ho在二十多岁时已经拥有六家婚纱店。]
26.Le Ho took over CCWS mainly because________.
A.her own business had failed
B.her friend advised her to do so
C.she wanted to make a bet with others
D.she believed the waste industry is more stable
答案 D [推理判断题。根据第二段中的she wanted to find some business that，whatever the economy，would be there以及第三段中的It turned out the answer was waste management可知，Le Ho想寻找不受经济状况影响的行业，由于这一想法，她选择了垃圾管理业，最终接手了CCWS。]
27.According to the IBISWorld analysis，we can infer that Le Ho is________.
A.competent B.ambitious
C.far-sighted D.strong-willed
答案 C [推理判断题。IBISWorld的分析报告指出，固体废品行业在2015-2016年间值62亿澳元，并估计未来的年增长率为3.8%。由此不难看出，该行业增长势态良好，Le Ho很有远见，选对了行业。]
28.How did Le Ho deal with the discrimination against her?
A.She simply ignored it.
B.She chose to keep silent.
C.She used it to encourage herself.
D.She expressed her anger publicly.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据最后一段中的But it only inspired her.She regarded it as a driving force...可知，在受到性别歧视后，Le Ho反而把它当成一种前进的动力。]
C
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【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。本文介绍了一款名为Luci的充气式电灯。
29.According to Paragraph 1，we know Luci lights________.
A.can be used around the clock
B.will not continue to work in water
C.will take the place of flash lights
D.can be taken for outdoor activities
答案 D [细节理解题。根据文章第一段Perfect for everything from everyday indoor use to outdoor activities and roadside assistance可知，Luci可以被带到户外活动时使用。]
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a.Push the valve down and press the on/off button.
b.Bite on the valve until Luci is fully inflated.
c.Make Luci take in the sunlight.
d.Open the valve to inflate Luci.
A.d，a，c，b B.b，c，d，a
C.c，a，b，d D.c，d，b，a
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31.From the text we can learn that Luci is designed for people________.
A.who want to save electricity
B.who love outdoor activities
C.who are short of reliable electricity
D.who live in developed countries
答案 C [细节理解题。根据文章后半部分Originally designed for developing countries，Luci can provide light sources for people who have no access to electrical services和people without reliable electricity可知，Luci是为了那些用不上电的人而设计的。]
