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1、综合质量测评(时间：90分钟满分：110分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AOne of New Yorks most beautiful and valuable buildings is in danger. The New York Public Library, in the heart of the city at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, may have to close its door.The library is a ver
2、y special place. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it, and benches for people to sit on. Even more unusual in crowded New York, its rooms are very large. The roof of the main reading room is fiftyone feet high. Here, the readers can sit and think and wo
3、rk in comfort.The library has over thirty million books and paintings. It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeares play, a Bible printed by Gutenberg in the 15th century and a letter written by Columbus in which he told the finding of the new world.Every New Yorker can see and use the librarys
4、 riches free.But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years, and the library does not have enough money to continue its work. In the past, it was open every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times to save money.The library is trying in every
5、possible way to raise more money to meet its increasing costs. Wellknown New York writers and artists are trying to help it, so are the universities, whose students use the library, and the governments of New York City and New York State. But the problem remains serious.Yet a way must be found to sa
6、ve the library because as one writer said, “The Public Library is the most important building in New York City it contains all our knowledge.”1When is the library open now?A. Its open every day from morning to evening.B. Its open every day except Sunday from morning to evening.C. Its open every day
7、except weekends from morning to evening.D. Its closed every evening.答案与解析：C细节理解题。第五段第二句“In the past, it was open every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays.”以及第三句“Now, it is closed at those times to save money.”即“每天晚上和周六、周日不开放”，故选C项。2Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. There are so man
8、y books to work with in the library.B. Its impossible to grow grass and trees in the heart of New York.C. The librarys costs are going down.D. The library needs more books and paintings.答案与解析：A细节理解题。文章第二段第二句“. it has grass and trees around it .”，第三段第一句“. has over thirty million books and paintings .
9、”以及第六段第一句中“. its increasing costs”分别排除答案B、D、C三项，故只能选A项。3How much does a New Yorker have to pay to use the library?A. He doesnt have to pay anything to use the library.B. He used to pay nothing but now has to pay a little money to use the library.C. He has to pay its increasing costs.D. Every New Yor
10、ker can visit the librarys riches free, and use it with paying.答案与解析：A细节理解题。文章第四段中“free”即为“免费”之意，动词是现在时态，因此现在也不必付钱，故选A项。4Why is it important to save the library?A. Because it is one of New Yorks most valuable buildings.B. Because it contains all the knowledge.C. Because there are a lot of rooms, in
11、which readers can sit and think in comfort.D. The passage doesnt mention it.答案与解析：B推理判断题。文章最后一段中“The Public Library is the most important building in New York City it contains all our knowledge.”是一个因果句，句中的破折号相当于“because”，正因为“它装着人类的知识”才值得去拯救，故选B项。BPlenty of exercise improves the academic performance(
12、学习成绩) of teenagers, according to a new research.The study, of about 5,000 children, found links between exercise and exam success in English, maths and science. It found an increase in performance for every extra 17 minutes exercise for boys, and 12 minutes for girls.The study by the University of S
13、trathclyde and the University of Dundee found physical activity particularly benefited girls performance at science. The authors said this could be a chance finding or reflecting gender differences in the impact(巨大影响) of physical activity on the brain.Most of the teenagers exercise levels were found
14、 to be well below the recommended(被推荐的) 60 minutes a day. The authors wondered what might happen to academic performance if children got the recommended amount.They claimed that since every 15 minutes of exercise improved performance by an average of about a quarter of a grade, it was possible for c
15、hildren who carried out 60 minutes of exercise every day to improve their academic performance by a full letter grade for example, from a C to a B, or a B to an A.However, the authors admitted this was speculation given that very few children did this amount of exercise.Dr. Josie Booth, one of the l
16、eaders of the study, from the University of Dundee said, “Physical activity is more than just important for your physical health. There are other benefits and those are something that should be especially important to parents, policymakers and people involved in education.”The authors of the study, published in the British Journal of Sport
