2017年全国卷1

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Pacific science center Guide

◆Visit Pacific science Center’s Store

Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located(位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.

◆Hungry?

Our exhibits will feed your mind, but what about your body? Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The café is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour Pacific Science center closes.

◆Rental Information

Lockers are available to store any belongs during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.

◆Support Pacific Science Center

Since 1962, Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion(热情) for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today, Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. It’s an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.

21. Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center?

A. In Building 1.B. In Building 3.

C. At the Laser Dome.D. At the Denny Way entrance.

22. What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?

A. Train science teachers.B. Distribute science books.

C. inspire scientific research.D. Take science to the classroom.

23. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?

A. To encourage donations.B. To advertise coming events.

C. To introduce special exhibits.D. To tell about the Center’s history.

答案解析：

21. B. 根据指南中的“Visit Pacific Science Center’s Store”部分，可以找到“Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.”这句话说明纪念品商店位于3号楼，紧邻激光穹顶。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

22. D. 在“Support Pacific Science Center”部分，有提到“Today, Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State.”这句话表明太平洋科学中心将科学教育带入课堂，因此选项D是正确的。

23. A. 文章的最后部分提到“Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.”，这表明作者的目的是鼓励人们通过访问网站来找到支持太平洋科学中心的不同方式，即鼓励捐赠。因此，选项A是正确的。

B

I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2- to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

24. What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1?

A. Efforts made in vain.

B. Getting injured in his work.

C. Feeling uncertain about his future.

D. Creatures forced out of their homes.

25. Why was the author called to Muttontown?

A. To rescue a woman.B. To take care of a woman.

C. To look at a baby owl.D. To cure a young owl.

26. What made the chick calm down?

A. A new nest.B. Some food.

C. A recording.D. Its parents.

27. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?

A. It’s unexpected.B. It’s beautiful.

C. It’s humorous.D. It’s discouraging.

答案解析：

24. A. 根据第一段中的“Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.”，作者提到帮助受伤、无家可归或生病的动物可能会让人心碎，因为它们的生存从不是确定的。这表明在救援工作中不可避免的是努力可能会白费，即Efforts made in vain。

25. C. 根据第二段中的“I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl on the ground.”，作者接到一个救助电话，一位女士在Muttontown发现了一只年轻的猫头鹰。这表明作者被叫到Muttontown是为了查看一只小猫头鹰。

26. A. A 根据第四段中的“I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.”，作者把雏鸟放在新做的巢里，它很快就平静下来了。这说明是新的巢使雏鸟平静下来。

27. B. 根据最后一段中的“A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! ... The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.”，作者描述了一个紧张的夜晚，但是大自然的精灵对我们所有人微笑，猫头鹰的父母履行了它们的职责，并可能会继续这样做。这表明作者认为这个事件的结局是美好的。

C

Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.

Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.

It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.

“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”

Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.

Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”

28. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?

A. To remember the birth of jazz.

B. To protect cultural diversity.

C. To encourage people to study music.

D. To recognize the value of jazz.

29. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Jazz becoming more accessible.B. The production of jazz growing faster.

C. Jazz being less popular with the young.D. The jazz audience becoming larger.

30. What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?

A. It will disappear gradually.B. It remains black and white.

C. It should keep up with the times.D. It changes every 50 years.

31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Exploring the Future of Jazz.B. The Rise and Fall of Jazz.

C. The Story of a Jazz Musician.D. Celebrating the Jazz Day.

答案解析：

28. D. 根据第一段中的"UNESCO recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying voice across cultures."，联合国教科文组织设立4月30日为国际爵士乐日，目的是提高人们对爵士乐的认识，它的意义以及它作为跨文化统一声音的潜力。这表明设立这一天的目的是认识到爵士乐的价值。

29. C. 根据第二段中的"Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations."，尽管有庆祝活动，但在美国，爵士乐的观众群体继续缩小并老龄化，这种音乐未能与年轻一代建立联系。划线词"that"指的是这个情况。

30. C. 根据第五段中的"The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same," says Moran.，莫兰说，爵士乐不能像1908年或1958年那样呈现，它必须继续发展，因为世界运作的方式不再相同。这表明莫兰认为爵士乐应该与时俱进。

31. A. 整篇文章讲述了爵士乐目前面临的挑战，如观众群体缩小和老龄化，以及莫兰如何试图通过使爵士乐更加平易近人、保持其历史和文化来扩大观众群体。文章重点探讨了爵士乐的未来，因此"A. Exploring the Future of Jazz."作为标题最能概括文章内容。

D

A build-it-yourself solar still(蒸馏器) is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the U.S. department of Agriculture, it’s an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it’s all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5'5' sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container - perhaps just a drinking cup - to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.

To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher’s productivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up - and out - the side of the hole.

Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet’s center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone(圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.

The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won’t have to break down the still every time you need a drink.

32. What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?

A. It’s delicate.B. It’s expensive.

C. It’s complex.D. It’s portable.

33. What does the underlined phrase “the water catcher” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The tube.B. The still.

C. The hole.D. The cup.

34. What’s the last step of constructing a working solar still?

A. Dig a hole of a certain size.B. Put the cup in place.

C. weight the sheet’s center down.D. cover the hole with the plastic sheet.

35. When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup from?

A. the plastic tube.B. outside the hole.

C. the open air.D. beneath the sheet.

答案解析：

32. D. 第一段中提到，这些部件可以折叠成一个整洁的小包，并系在你的腰带上，因此可以推断出这种太阳能蒸馏器设备是便携式的，选项D正确。

33. B. 在第二段中提到，要在一个潮湿的地方挖洞以提高捕水器的效率，而the still指的是太阳能蒸馏器，因此“the water catcher”指的就是太阳能蒸馏器，选项B正确。

34. C. 最后一段提到，用泥土固定塑料布的边缘，用一块石头把塑料布的中心压下去，这是建造一个工作的太阳能蒸馏器的最后一步，因此选项C正确。

35. D. 最后一段提到，地下水蒸发并在塑料布上聚集，形成小水滴后顺着塑料布流下来落到杯子里，因此水滴是从塑料布下面进入杯子的，选项D正确。