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The fact that ants are fascinating insects has been know for some time, Now, scientists have discovered a large number of wood ants living in an abandoned underground storehouse in Templewo, Poland, despite having no obvious source of food.
Polish zoologist Wojciech Czechowski and his team began studying the underground colony
in 2013.They found the ants built a 60-cm high nest in the soil directly over the storehouse vertical air pipe, As years passed, the metal covering on the pipe eroded, leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores. The scientists say that there are no sources of food in the storehouse. This means that the insects live in a state of near starvation.
In July 2015,the researchers disturbed part of the ant nest in search of larvae(幼
虫),cocoons(茧),and queens. They found nothing, leading them to suspect that the lack of food and cold temperatures made reproduction impossible and that the group tending the nest is entirely made up of non-reproductive female workers. Their population is refilled every year, by a new rain of unfortunate ants that slide down the hole. The researchers say that when they returned in January 2016,the nest had been repaired. It appears that despite the terrible conditions, the worker ants do not stop constructing their nest.
Wood ants are know for their ability to adapt to bad living conditions, In this case, the
millions of worker ants trapped in the storehouse have no choice. But instead of losing hope, they are making the best of the situation—a classic example of “ when life gives you lesions make lemonade.”
28．How did the wood ants arrive in the storehouse?
A．They fell down there by accident.
B．The research team brought them there. D．They were attracted by the environment.
C．The storehouse builders left them there.
29．What does the underlined word “ eroded” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Expanded.
B．Rotted.
C．Exploded.
D．Melted.
30．What did the researchers find in the nest?
A．Larvae.
B．Cocoons.
C．A queen.
D．Worker ants.
31．Why did the population of wood ants remain steady?
A．They had enough food.
B．They were able to reproduce.
D．They had new comers to join them.
C．They adapted to the conditions.
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Despite being used by 1.24 billion people each year, traveling on the Tube in London can actually be quite lonely.
One citizen, however, is trying to change this, “You get on the Tube and it’s completely silent and it’s weird,” says Jonathan Dunne, who has stared a worldwide dialogue after giving out badges (徽章) with the words “Tube chat?” last month, encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another, “I handed out 500 badges during rush hour in a city of 8 million, expecting most of them to be thrown away, but after about 24 hours it completely snowballed, ”he says, Dunne and his “Tube chat” campaign have since been reported by media across the world, seeing TV interviews in Sweden, Brazil and the UK, as well as countless website, newspaper and magazine appearances.
Although Dunne says he’s received mostly positive feedback, not everyone agrees with his idea, Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a campaign of his own, handing out 500 badges with the words “ Don’t even think about it “ on them, Michael Robinson,24,a student from London, agrees,“ Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet some people get on their journeys to and from work, It doesn’t need to be spoiled by people coming up and chatting to you, ”he says.
“People assume that I just walk up and talk to strangers, which I don’t, but it’s been a great way to meet people you would never have normally spoken to,” Dunne says.
So if you ever end up using public transport in the West, why not say hello to the person next to you? Just make sure to check for a badge first.
32．How did Dunne encourage London passengers to talk with each other?
A．By putting up posters on the tube.
B．By advocating his idea on the media. D．By starting a dialogue with passengers.
C．By offering passengers special badges. 33．How is Dunne’s campaign getting along?
A．It has caught international attention. B．It has become a worldwide campaign. C．Most passengers have refused to accept it. D．Wilson has made great efforts to promote it.
34．According to Michael Robinson, what should tube passengers do?
A．Hand in their feedback in time. C．Stop using public transport.
B．Walk up and talk to strangers. D．Enjoy the peace quietly.
35．What can be the best title for the text?
A．Tube Chat or Not
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B．Lonely Travel in London Tube D．Tube Passengers Wearing Badges
C．Silence on the Tube
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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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whether you are at Disneyland or another Disney park, you will usually find a nighttime
show that will be showing, 36 Read this article to find out how you can get a good seat for an evening event at any Disney park.
● Plan on seeing the show in advance.
Usually, if you decide an hour beforehand that you’re going to see a show, you will likely end
up not getting a good seat, unless the park is not very busy. 37
● Do your research.
Research online: “The best places to view …” 38 Some of them may even be less known,
so you may not deal with such a big crowd.
● Arrive to the event early.
39 Possibly even earlier if the park is more crowded on that day. If you arrive ten minutes before the event starts, you’re a lot less likely to get a good spot.
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If you must leave to do something, make sure that it’s extremely quick, and try to have
another member of your party stay in your spot while you are away. A．Stay in the same area. B．Enjoy the show with a friend.
C．It’s usually much more enjoyable if you can get a good seat. D．This is especially important if you arrive closer to the event time. E．In order to get a good spot, plan on arriving an hour before the event. F．Therefor, look at the schedule before your trip, or at least the day before. G．You’ll see a list of places in the park that are the best for viewing that event. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Honest Thanks
I sat down at my desk and started writing, I wrote an emotional letter of gratitude. I put the
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notecard into the 41 ,sealed it and stuck the stamps on it, but when it came to actually
placing the letter into the mailbox … I 42 .
The letter was to a schoolmate with whom I kept in contact via Facebook 43 ,She had inspired me to live a(n) 44 life—for example. by 45 more.
Her volunteer efforts weren’t 46 —she wasn’t building wells in Uganda, but 47 she
was doing small, local good deeds, such as serving as a crossing guard. These were things I could do, too, She made me 48 I could make a difference here at home. I felt I should let her know how her 49 positively influenced my life. I could have easily sent her an e-mail, 50 that seemed a bit lame for such an important thank you, That’s why I ended up 51 the letter, But now I stood before the mailbox, unable to place the envelope inside. What was 52 me? Why was this so 53 to do ?I guess I felt strange because it wasn’t like she was my best friend, I just knew her,“ People don’t 54 do this,” I thought to myself, However, 55 thinking it over, I still felt a(n) 56 to let her know how grateful I was, Finally, I put the envelope in the mailbox.
Weeks later I received her reply, She was 57 a tough time and my letter meant the 58
to her, She didn’t know she had such a(n) 59 on others, Not only did this letter make her happy, but her response to it increased my 60 of happiness, I decided to write a gratitude letter to someone each month, Cultivating gratitude is a great skill to practice, Life is too short not to do it. 41.A.envelope 42.A.sighed 43.A.usually 44.A.different 45.A.enjoying 46.A.essential 47.A.once 48.A.accept 49.A.words 50.A.and
B. drawer B. froze
C. handbag C. panicked
D. pocket D. smiled D. secretly D. rich D. travelling D. huge D. instead D. prove D. emotion D. or D. handwriting D. confusing
B. formally B. tough
C. occasionally C. enthusiastic C. exercising C. ordinary C. still C. admit
B. volunteering B. meaningful B. also
B. realize B. thoughts B. but
C. example C. so
51.A.editing 52.A.stopping
B. receiving B. urging
C. answering
C. encouraging
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