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1、Module 1 Small Talk (建议用时：30分钟) 阅读理解A(2019甘肃重点中学协作体第一次联考)Mary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and idly(漫不经心地) wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the university know
2、s her as the “Squirrel Girl”Mary started bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. The response was
3、greatly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensationGrowing up in a neighborhood outside of State College, Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didnt interact(交流) with people very much. She was later diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome, bu
4、t the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because Ill be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them，” she said. “I am a lot more outgoing.” And in case youre wondering how M
5、ary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop(道具), and theyll grab it. But getting to that part took a while. In the beginning, she would thro
6、w peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.This year, Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science writer and educate people
7、on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.【解题导语】宾夕法尼亚大学的“松鼠女孩” Mary曾经被诊断出患有阿斯伯格综合征，但是松鼠改变了她，使她变得外向起来。在和松鼠之间建立了信任以后，Mary拍摄了一些戴帽子的松鼠的照片，在互联网上引起了轰动。1What does the underlined word “sensation” in Paragraph 2 probably me
8、an?AHit.BChallenge.CAttack. DLink.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“The response was greatly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation”可知，Mary拍的照片得到了非常积极的回应，在互联网上引起了轰动。hit “风行一时的事物” 与画线词意思相近，所以A项正确。2What kind of change do squirrels bring to Mary?AShe is sicker than before.BShe is
9、 more interested in animals.CShe is more sociable than before.DShe is less willing to go to college.C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，Mary之前不善于交际，并被诊断患有阿斯伯格综合征，但是松鼠改变了她，使她变得外向了。3How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats？ABy putting them in cages.BBy playing music to them.CBy attracting them wi
10、th colorful food.DBy building a close relationship with them.D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知，想给松鼠拍照需要借助食物，但并不是只要给松鼠食物，松鼠就会让她拍出想要的照片，她必须和松鼠之间建立信任而亲密的关系。4Which words can best describe Mary?AConfident and strong.BPatient and caring.CSociable and healthy.DTraditional and hardworking.B解析：推理判断题。根据文中Mary与松鼠的相处及第四段中的“
11、She had the patience to earn their trust, though.”可知，Mary有耐心且有爱心。B(2019赣州十四县/市联考)Some people are so rude!Who sends an email or a text message that just says “Thank you” ? Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Dont these people realize that
12、 theyre wasting your time?Maybe Im the rude one for not appreciating lifes little politeness. But many social agreed standards just dont make sense to people drowning in digital communication.In texts, you dont have to declare who you are or even say hello.Email, too, is slower than a text. Voice ma
13、il is a now impolite way of trying to connect.My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages, none of which I listened to. Exasperated，he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls. “Why are you leaving him voice mail？” my sister
14、 asked. “Just text him.” In the age of the smartphone, there is no reason to ask onceacceptable questions about: the weather forecast, a businesss phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, which can be easily found on Google Maps. But people still ask these things. And when you answer, t
15、hey respond with a thankyou email.How to handle these differing standards? Easy: Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thankyou message. Others, like me, want no reply.The anthropologist(人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies, the young learn f
16、rom the old. But in modern societies, the old can also learn from the young. Heres hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that timewasting forms of communication do.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了如今在智能手机时代，人们应该选择何种方式进行沟通。5What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?AWorried. BSurprised.CAnnoyed. DTired.
