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　　短文题中我们能看到新闻和长对话影子，且更有故事性和完整性，很多同学甚至可以根据自己的逻辑去推断。今年的foreign object 作为异物来理解才通，所以千万别硬翻成外国的。三篇短文都前三句出题命题点基本出现在每段的前三句，把握好开头句实在太重要。不过出题人也稍微铺设了一些陷阱，在第二篇短文中并没有按照题文同序的方式出题。常规在短文中出现的实验/调查/研究表明的内容又考到了。词性变化Curious = curiosity应该完全不影响大家选出正确选项吧。第三篇的难度稍大，enjoy = feel at home 还是有些挑战的。

　　Section C

　　Passage 1

　　16)Removing foreign objects from ears and noses costs England almost £3m a year, a study suggests.Children were responsible for the vast majority of cases - 95% of objects removed from noses and 85% from ears. Every year, an average of 1,218 nose and 2,479 ear removals took place between 2010 and 2016. According to England's Hospital Episode Statistics, children aged one to four were the most likely to need help from doctors for a foreign object in their nose.17) Five to nine year olds come to the hospital with something in their ear the most. Jewelry items accounted for up to 40% of cases in both the ears and noses of children. Paper and plastic toys were the items removed next most from noses. Cotton buds and pencils were also found in ears.

　　18)According to the study, the occurrence of foreign objects in children is generally attributed to curiosity. Children have an impulse to explore their noses and ears. This results in the accidental entry of foreign objects. [Q18] Any ear, nose and throat surgeon has many weird stories about wonderful objects found in the noses and ears of children and adults. Batteries can pose a particular danger. In all cases, prevention is better than cure. This is why many toys contain warnings about small parts. Recognizing problems early and seeking medical attention is important.

　　Q16: What does England spend an annual £3m on?

　　答案：Removing obejects from patients’ noses and ears. (送风分)

　　Q17: What do we learn from England's Hospital Episode Statistics?

　　答案: Five-to-nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in their ears. (对号入座即可，且有最高级提醒)

　　Q18: What is generally believed to account for children putting things in their ears or noses?

　　答案：They are curious about the body parts. (答案较短较快)

　　Passage Two

　　21)Good morning, I’d like to talk to you about my charity ReBicycle. But before that, let me introduce someone. This is Leila Rahimi. She was so scared when she first moved to New Zealand that she struggled to leave the house and would spend days working up the courage to walk to the supermarket for basic supplies. After a few months of being quite down and unhappy, she was invited to join a local bike club. 19)At this time, ReBicycle got involved and gave Leila a second-hand bicycle. In weeks, her depression had begun to ease as she cycled. The bicycle totally changed her life, giving her hope and a true feeling of freedom.

　　20)To date, ReBicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need, and is now expanding bike-riding lessons as demand soars.With a bike, you can travel farther but for almost no cost. The three hours a day that used to spend on walking to and from English language lessons has been reduced to just one hour. Our bike-riding lessons are so successful that we are urgently looking for more volunteers. Learning to ride a bike is almost always more difficult as an adult, and this can take days and weeks, rather than hours. So, if any of you have some free time during the weekend, please come join us at ReBicycle and make a difference in someone’s life.

　　Q19: What did ReBicycle do to help Leila Rahimi?

　　答案：It gave her a used bicycle. (简单同义替换)

　　Q20: What is ReBicycle doing to help those in need?

　　答案：Expanding bike-riding lessons. (送分)

　　Q21: What do we learn from the passage about the ReBicycle?

　　答案：It is a charity organization. (开篇出题，但非题文同序文中出现了donate,in need 与开头的charity对应)

　　Passage 3

　　Thanks to the International Space Station we know quite a bit about the effects of low gravity on the human body, 22) but NASA scientists want to learn more. To that end, they have been studying how other species deal with low gravity, specifically focusing on mice. The results are both interesting and humorous.

　　The scientists first send some mice in a specially designed cage to the International Space Station. The cage allowed them to study the behavior of the mice remotely from Earth via video. As you noticed in the video, 23) the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment. They move around clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage and do their best to figure out which way is up, but without success. However, it’s not long before the mice begin to catch on. They adapt remarkably well to their new environment and even using the lack of gravity to their advantage as they push themselves around the cage.

　　That’s when things really get wild. 24)The 11th day of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealing with the gravity change but actually seem to be enjoying it. Several of the mice are observed running around the cage walls.

　　25)The scientists wanted to see whether the mice would continue doing the same kinds of activities they were observed doing on Earth. The study showed that the mice kept much of their routines intact, including cleaning themselves and eating when hungry.

　　Q22 What do Nasa scientists want to learn about?

　　答案：How animals deal with lack of gravity.(送分)

　　Q23 What does the passage say about the mice at the beginning of the experiment?

　　答案：They were not used to the low-gravity environment. (简单同义替换)

　　Q24 What was observed about the mice on the 11th day of the experiment?

　　答案：They already felt at home in the new environment. (较难同义替换)

　　Q25 What did the scientists find about the mice from the experiment?

　　答案：They behaved as if they were on Earth. (简单同义替换)

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