A
This is a true story from Guyana.One day，a boy took a piece of paper from a box.He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose.He couldn’t get it out.He ran crying to his mother.His mother couldn’t get the paper out，either.A week later，the paper was still in the boy’s nose.His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital.The doctor looked up at the child’s nose，but she couldn’t get the paper out.She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad.She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut.The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May.May wanted to see the child，so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes，I can see it，”May said.“It will be out soon.”
As she spoke，she shook some black pepper(胡椒粉) on the child’s nose.The child gave a mighty(强而有力的) sneeze and the paper flew out.His mother was surprised.May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim，for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.
1．After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose，______.
A．he took it out
B．his mother took it out
C．he tried to take it out but failed
D．he did nothing but cry
答案 C
解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三、四句“One day，a boy took a piece of paper from a box.He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose.He couldn’t get it out.”可知这个小男孩把纸球弄进鼻子以后无法拿出来。故C项正确。
2．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.
B．The boy had to have his nose cut at last.
C．The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.
D．May succeeded in taking the paper out.
答案 D
解析推理判断题。根据第五段第一、二句“As she spoke，she shook some black pepper(胡椒粉) on the child’s nose.The child gave a mighty(强而有力的) sneeze and the paper flew out.”可知May给小男孩闻了胡椒粉，小男孩打了一个很有力的喷嚏。这个喷嚏让纸球从鼻子里出来了。故D项正确。
3．The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ________.
A．he needed to learn to swim
B．the sea water would wash out the paper ball
C．the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose
D．he needed a rest
答案 C
解析细节理解题。根据第五段倒数第二句“May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim，for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.”可知May让男孩的妈妈带男孩去海边游泳，是因为海水可以消除他鼻子的异味。故C项正确。
B
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答案 C
解析数字计算题。根据文章开始部分“Subscription Options：6 months (130 issues) 152.00”可知半年是152.00，那么每个月的费用是152÷6＝25.3，即选项C正确。
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B．Enter “edit your shopping cart”．
C．Enter the gift giver’s address.
D．Add the magazine to their cart.
答案 D
解析细节理解题。根据Giving a gift？部分中“Add the magazine to your cart，and on the next page check the box marked ‘this will be a gift’．”可知第一步要把杂志放到购物车，故选D 项。
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解析细节理解题。根据Product Description部分的“USA Today provides you with daily information of the top News，Money，Sports and Life news across the country and around the world with fair and honest reports，powerful pictures，and a quick，simple format.”“今日美国”用公平公正的报道，丰富的图片，简短的格式为您提供国内外新闻、金融、体育、生活等的最新信息，由此可知人们可以得到最新的新闻，故B选项。
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A．An advertisement. B．An introduction.
C．A report. D．An announcement.
答案 B
解析推理判断题。文章开始介绍订阅价格，然后介绍怎样使这个杂志成为一个礼物，接着又介绍这个杂志的基本信息，最后介绍隐私和安全保护，由此可知全文都是介绍怎样订阅USA Today，并不是一则推销广告，故选择B项。
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Trends come and go but style is eternal.So what is the latest fashion trend that defines this season？Let’s take a look at the fashion trend in 2016 and be the first ones to embrace the latest trend.
Head—It seems like everyone will be wearing a bucket hat this season.Bucket hat might sound a bit oldfashioned for some people，but the 90s trend is in season again！Spring and summer are always the seasons for casual clothes，so pairing the bucket hat with casual shorts or skirts would be your outfit to go in this spring and summer in 2016.
Bottom—Summer is the season when everyone gets ready for the humid weather.The current season trend is making everyone have a more comfortable summer because wideleg bottoms is in trend again.Perhaps not everyone likes wideleg bottoms because this could possibly make people look shorter，choosing a highwaist wideleg bottom and matching it with crop top will definitely make you look taller and trendy in 2016.
Dress—Be prepared for embracing the feminine details this season.Ruffles(荷叶边) around the sleeve or ruffles allover the dress will be everyone’s favorite in SS 2016.All these little details will transform your look in season.Simple colors like pink and black are designer’s favorites in this season too.
Shoes—Many people thought wedges are also the shoes to go in spring and summer time，but in SS 2016，very flat flats are in trend again.Shoe designers are trying to have more combinations flats or lowheels with less of gender identity.
Accessories—No outfit goes perfect without accessories.Adding statement accessories to your simple and natural outlook this summer is your daytonight outfit.These jewels are doing to make you feel completed in day time and sparkled at night.
语篇解读本文属于说明文，介绍了2016年春夏最可能的流行时尚的潮流趋势。8．What kind of people will benefit a lot more from this passage?
A．Scientists. B．Teachers.
C．Designers. D．Lawyers.
答案 C
解析推理判断题。根据第一段第三句“Let’s take a look at the fashion trend in 2016 and be the