综合检测卷第一部分听力（满分30分）（略）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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AMany wealthy and well-traveled people want a completely new experience, but they don’t necessarily want to give up luxury(奢华的) accommodations and service. The following vacations could be best choices.Cruise down the Amazon RiverAqua Expeditions takes up to 32 passengers at a time on guided journeys of three, four, or seven days down the Amazon River. Those adventurers see forests and waterfalls, visit local fish markets, and take canoe trips. They also take in wildlife such as capuchin monkeys and river dolphins.Go Glamping in MontanaThe Resort at Paws Up located on a cattle ranch(牧场) is a standout in the type. The ranch rents homes with up to four b edrooms, but it’s the luxury tents that offer closer communion with the outdoors. Tents are arranged into camps, each of which has a private chef and butler, the latter of whom helps build campfires and arrange daytime activities. Guests can participate in a cattle drive, go clay shooting, take a hot air balloon trip, or ride horses.Climb inside a Volcano in IcelandIceland is famous for its volcanoes and has plenty of luxury hotel options. Thrill-seekers can actually go down into the dormant (休眠的), 700-foot-deep Thrihnukagigur, by using an open elevator. Take a helicopter if you want to skip the 2-mile hike to the volcano, and arrange a private tour to avoid crowds. And visitors traveling there can enjoy the luxury hotel such as the ION Luxury Adventure Hotel and the Hotel Rangá.1.What can adventurers do when traveling down the Amazon River?A. Enjoy individually-guided tours.B. Travel with hot air balloons.C. Get a chance to see wildlife.D. Ride horses along the trail.2.At which place can guests enjoy food quite to their taste?A. Aqua Expeditions.B. The Resort at Paws Up.C. Thrihnukagigur.D. The Hotel Rangá.3.What do the three vacations have in common?A. They are adventurous.B. They are animal-centered.C. They have luxury hotel options.D. They are intended for new travelers.BElon Musk is a man of big ambition. He says his goal is to save humanity. And as strange as that sounds, the South African-born, Canadian-American inventor might actually be doing it.On December 22nd, SpaceX, the company Musk founded, successfully launched its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The moment furthered Musk’s goal of making space travel more affordable and eventually colonizing Mars for humanity’s long-term survival. As if this wasn’t enough, Musk, 44, is also the founder of Tesla, an electric car company. He has also helped to create three Internet start-ups including the online payment company PayPal. All of them could be said to have turned their industries upside down.The companies Musk started cover three areas: the Internet, sustainable energy and exploring space. Since college, Musk has believed that those areas will most affect the future of humanity and that he should spend his life working on them. "There’s no shortage of people with a vision for the future," Microsoft founder Bill Gatessaid to Vogue magazine. "What makes Elon special is his ability to make his vision come true."Nothing showed this ability better than the crisis Musk faced in 2008. In 2008, both SpaceX and Tesla were in real danger. S paceX’s three launches had all failed and the company could afford only one more launch. But everything soon turned around. In September 2008, SpaceX launched its fourth rocket and it succeeded. It won a 1.6 billion contract with NASA. SpaceX was saved. Musk then shocked the investors and the tech world by pouring his entire personal savings into saving Tesla.Despite his success, Musk’s ambition has not gone away. He has also been working on other ambitious projects in recent years.4.What do Musk’s compan ies have in common?A. They all gained an instant success.B. Their goal is to offer affordable space travel.C. Their development wasn’t optimistic at first.D. They had a revolutionary effect on their own fields.5.What do Bill Gates’ words indicate?A. There’re many creative people.B. Not everyone’s dream can come true.C. Successful people have a vision for the future.D. Ability of practice accounts for Musk’s success.6.Which words can best describe Musk?A. Devoted and accessible.B. Creative and determined.C. Adventurous and aggressive.D. Ambitious and sympathetic.7.Where may the passage be taken from?A. Popular fiction.B.A biography.C.A speech.D.A study.CThose who claim bananas are fattening argue that bananas cause the body to make lots of insulin (胰岛素), and insulin causes fat growth.How much insulin we produce is related to how fast food becomes sugar in our bloodstream. How can you know if food makes a lot of sugar quickly? The glycemic index(血糖指数), or GI rating tells us. Foods with GI scores above 75 are considered high-GI foods, leading to faster sugar development. Bananas have a GI of 62, which is considered low.Weight loss can be a struggle for anyone, but it is especially hard for diabetics (糖尿病患者). A study looked at how the starch from unripe bananas affected the weight of a group of obese diabetics. After four weeks of a diet high in bananas, diabetics lost significantly more weight than on a control diet. They also saw improvements in insulin sensitivity from the banana diet.What’s more, bananas have been shown to cut risks of strokes, diabetes and cancers (Bananas are the most powerful fruit for lowering the risk of kidney cancer.). Bananas are also a rich source of fiber, which has been shown to help weight loss. Bananas that still have some green on the skin are even higher in fiber.Skins from green bananas can be taken and, after removing the stem and dark tip, cut into small pieces 2-3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. These pieces can be made into a tea or added to a dish. When you eat the skins, be sure you are eating organic bananas. The flesh of regular bananas is low in pesticides, but the skins are not.8.What conclusion can we draw from Paragraphs 1 2?A. Bananas are likely to make people fat.B. Insulin determines the amount of sugar.C. Low-GI foods can turn into sugar more slowly.D. The faster the food becomes sugar, the less insulin.9.What does the author say about bananas?A. Including bananas in diets is good for health.B. Bananas can cure people suffering kidney cancer.C. Eating organic bananas protect people from strokes.D. Bananas’ abundant fiber improves insulin sensitivity.10.What is discussed in the last paragraph?A. The use of banana skins.B. The benefits of banana skins.C. The importance of banana skins.D. The ways of choosing organic bananas.11.In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?A. Education.B. Health.C. Culture.D. Science.DIf you are like most students, you probably sit still while learning a new language. However, sitting still may not always be the best way to learn. English learners can improve their language skills through movement, says Tamara Jones. She works at the English Language Center at Howard Community College in Maryland.So, what is the relationship between physical movement and the brain? The idea is that the brain and the body are joined together. This means that one affects the other.Many people are familiar with the idea that the brain tells the body to move. And many people are familiar with the idea that repeating an action over and over again helps your brain to remember. However, some research, such as a study by Morsella and Krauss, suggests that your body might help your brain to find memories. Specifically, movements we make with our body, such as hand gestures, may help us to remember and use the correct words.This idea is part of the reason why experts on learning strategies, which are ways to improve the learning process, suggest using movements. One learning approach, the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach, or CALLA, calls the use of movements "Using Your Kinesthetic (动觉的) Sense".Beyond helping the brain to find memories, movements also aid in learning, says Tamara Jones. "There’s a lot of resea rch that suggests what you do with your body, you remember with your brain. And also, a lot of these physical movements will encourage us in class or in life, when we are practicing on our own, to repeat andrepeat and repeat the word as we are doing the physical movement, and this also helps us remember the word."12.Why does the author refer to Morsella and Krauss?A. To measure their achievement.B. To prove Jones’ opinion right.C. To introduce the theme of the passage.D. To present a commonly-held idea.13.How can physical movements affect one’s learning?A. By shortening the repeating process.B. By motivating the brain to remember things.C. By helping one to study in a relaxed state.D. By enabling one to use advanced words.14.Which statement may Tamara Jones agree with?A. Knowledge starts with practice.B. The body can control the brain deeply.C. Movements help the brain work better.D. Language learners must be more active.15.What does the underlined word "this" in the last paragraph mean?A. Practicing English on your own.B. Speaking the word again and again.C. Grasping an effective learning strategy.D. Repeating words while moving your body.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
