the wine most of them preferred carried a label they regarded as their least favorite.”(当他们发现自己挑选出来的自己“最喜欢的”的酒竟然贴着他们平时最不喜欢的酒的标签时，吃惊非小。)可知答案。
30．Which of the following interests the writer most? A．Assessing young wines. B．Master of wine exams. C．Tasting wine blind in public.
D．Oxford & Cambridge wine-tasting competition.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第二段“Because I'm interested in how wines really taste instead of how I think they should, I taste wine blind as often as I can, especially when assessing similar young wines.”可知答案。
31．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．The Boat Race is taken more seriously than the wine race. B．The Oxford & Cambridge wine-tasting competition is held annually. C．I didn't act as a judge last year.
D．Pall Mall is chosen as the competition place for the first time.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据第三段“...and once a year when I act as a judge, with Hugh Johnson, in the Oxford & Cambridge wine-tasting competition.”可知答案。
D
(2016·德州市高三期中考试)导学号 02281090
We all know the saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”， and the fact that there are a whole lot of strange-looking people out there happily loved up would suggest that it's true.But scientists have now performed the biggest test so far，analyzing the preferences of more than 35,000 people，and have shown that we really do all have a unique “type”．
In fact，the study showed that even identical twins，who share nearly l00 percent of their DNA, aren't attracted to the same people，suggesting that it's our experiences，more than our genes，that determine whether we find someone hot or not.
“We estimate that an individual's aesthetic(审美的)preferences for faces agree about 50 percent，and disagree about 50 percent，with others，” explained Laura Germine from Harvard University，and Jeremy Wilmer of Wellesley College，lead
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researchers of the project.
This fits with the phenomenon that on one hand，fashion models can make a fortune with their good looks，while on the other hand，friends can endlessly debate about who is attractive and who is not，“they added.”Of course，there are some things that people seem to find pretty much universally pleasant to look at，e.g.，most people prefer faces that are symmetric(对称的)．But after analyzing the facial preferences of more than 35,000 volunteers, the researchers found that，it was experiences that seemed to be what shape the “eye of the beholder”．And those experiences are highly specific to each individual.
So in other words，it's not your family，where you grew up，or how much money your parents make that shape who you're attracted to，it's things like the magazines you read, the social activities you've take part in，and even your first boyfriend or girlfriend，that determine these preferences.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了我们认为谁漂亮不是由我们的基因，而是由我们的经历决定的。
32．What does the underlined word “identical” in Para 2 mean? A．unique C．distinguishing
B．same D．considerate
答案：B 猜测词义题。 根据该段划线词后面的定语从句“who share nearly l00 percent of their DNA”，可知该词的意思是“相同的”。
33．Why does the writer talk about the “fashion model”？ A．To tell us they own beautiful faces which help them earn money. B．To emphasize they have symmetric faces which people widely enjoy. C．To show people's preference for faces partly agree and disagree.
people's preference.
答案：C 写作意图题。根据第三段和第四段可知，作者举时尚模特的例子是为了说明第三段的观点，人们对脸的偏爱与否各占一部分。
34．Which of the following statements agrees with the theme of the passage? A．Symmetric faces look beautiful in eastern culture but not in western culture. B．The more beautiful a person looks，the more likely he is to get a success. C．A person's aesthetic preferences for beauty will remain the same in the future. D．Some think the movie star Huang Xiaoming handsome while some don't think so. 答案：D 细节理解题。文章谈到人们对于美的认识因人而异，是由于自己的经历所决
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D．To explain the role genes play in
定的。有些人喜欢，而有些人则不喜欢。D项恰好是这样一个例子，所以选D。
35．What is the title of the passage? A．Gene preference or social preference? B．Difficult to meet every taste. D．Love me，love my dog?
答案：C 主旨大意题。文章介绍了人们对美的认识各有不同，所以选C。 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(2016·海淀区期中)导学号 02281091
Attraction of the Minions
When it comes to film, people usually favor good over evil, focus on the hero and ignore the supporting
characters. __36__
Originally comedic background characters in the film
Despicable Me(卑鄙的我), these yellow pill-shaped nuts, have totally stolen the show and turned into a popular figure. This summer the characters debuted(首演) in their own self-titled movie in theaters abroad, having the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USA Today. Recently, McDonald's has been including Minion toys with kids' meals in some areas, causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all. __37__
The movie's huge popularity even surprised its writers.“We never knew the Minions were going to be so popular.It just became a force of nature，” the film's co-writer Cinco Paul told the Los Angeles Times.
__38__ For many, the appeal is obviously their cuteness.Their simple nature can easily surpass cultures and age groups.Even children can draw them.Thousands of examples of fan-made Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes are visible on global social media platforms.
But there's more to the phenomenon than just cuteness.US entertainment website Hit Fix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures influential as well. __39__ But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated(夸张的) movements and expressions.
More importantly, their childlike mannerisms is a brand of humor that wins hearts.“Clumsy, foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate beta
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personalities，” wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety.
They desire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master. __40__ “Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves，” Huffington Post associate Web editor Sara Boboltz wrote, “or an evil version of ourselves.”
A．So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit? B．Besides, their childlike manner entertains fans more. C．And this evil characteristic arouses sympathy among humans. D．Related video games, toys and other goods are sweeping the world. E．Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated family comedy film. F．But when it comes to the Minions, these conventions go right out the window. G．The largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like “potato”．
语篇解读：电影《小黄人》大火的奥秘：简单就是成功。
36．F 电影观众一般都会喜欢好人，厌恶坏人；关注主角，忽视配角。但是小黄人的出现，把这一定律抛到了九霄云外。
37．D 最近，很多地区的麦当劳也在儿童套餐中加入了小黄人玩偶，铁杆粉丝们蜂拥而至，希望收集到所有的玩偶。其他周边产品电子游戏、衣服、玩具等也风靡全球。
38.A 那么，是什么让这些热爱香蕉的小黄人们成为大明星呢？该句总领该段。 39．G 然而，小黄人的成功背后绝不仅仅只有卖萌。美国娱乐网站Hit Fix解释道，小黄人的沟通方式同样让他们具有感染力。他们通常讲得都是一些没有意义的词汇，偶尔可以识别出“potato”这样的字眼。
40．C 小黄人们别无他求，只是为了服务于他们最卑鄙的主人格鲁。而这个反面角色却引人共鸣。
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) 导学号 02281092
阅读下面的短文，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。
(2016·银川二中质检)
It was in my high school science class.I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A __41__ came.“Nice shirt，” I smiled from ear to ear.Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad.Greg's mother works for my family.We were going to __42__ that shirt away, but gave it to her __43__.” I was speechless.I wanted to
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hide.
I __44__ my shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened.She then dialed her __45__， “I will no longer work for your family，” she told him.That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's __46__ was something greater.
The next morning she __47__ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education.He told her that without a proper education she could not teach.So Mom decided to __48__ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager.He said, “You are __49__， aren't you? I think I have a __50__ for you as a teacher's assistant.This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of __51__.” Mom accepted the opportunity very __52__.
For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling __53__.Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal __54__ in her classroom.The principal said, “We have watched how you __55__ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working __56__ over the last five years.We are all in __57__ that you should be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. __58__ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year.All of this came about because of the __59__ comment made in my classroom that day.Mom showed me how to handle __60__ situations and never give up.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。因为作者在同学面前受到嘲笑这件事情，改变了作者母亲的一生，由一个普通的家庭清洁工转变成了一个很有作为的老师。故事告诉我们：面对问题，要永不放弃。
41．A.noise C．sound
B．voice D．tune
答案：B 考查名词。noise“噪音”；voice“嗓音”；sound“声音”；tune“语调”。当“我”在教室前面完成一项任务的时候，听到一个声音。此处指人发出的声音，故用voice。选B。此外，也可以根据下一句，another voice 得到提示。
42．A.get C．carry
B．take D．throw
答案：D 考查动词。get“得到”；take“拿走”；carry“携带”；throw“扔”。前面的一个同学说这件衬衫很好，而后面的同学说那件衣服本来是他们家想要扔掉的。throw away 意思是 “扔掉”。
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