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和警告，A项Student planner apps切题。故选A项。 【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“The Circle of Six app is particularly useful for locating lost friends on nights out and also allows users to send their circle of six friends an instant call for help at the touch of a button.”可知The Circle of Six应用软件对于定位在夜间迷路的朋友很有用，并且允许使用者按一个按钮就可以给使用The Circle of Six的朋友发即时求救，A项切合题意。故选A项。 【33题详解】
推理判断题。文章的第一段是主题段。作者在这一段中首先从整体上介绍了学生使用手机应用软件的益处，然后在下面的几段中具体介绍了每个应用软件的特点，因此B项符合题意。故选B项。
B
Jeremy Locke, who owns a roofing and construction company in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, had always been wanting to repair the roof of Jeanette MacDonald's home. Whenever he drove past the woman's home, he assumed that the roof was under repair because the job had already been taken on by another group of repairmen—but as the weeks wore on, the roof continued to worsen without any signs of repair.
“ I had it in my mind that if no one steps up to help this lady in our community, I’d be more than happy to,” Locke told CBC.
When Locke finally reached out to MacDonald about fixing her roof for free, however, she politely declined his offer because she did not like to accept charity. That being said, she had already applied for a government grant （补助金） to fix the roof and she said she was more than happy to hire Locke once her grant application was approved.
Unfortunately, MacDonald never received the approval.
As the stubborn （固执的） Canadian senior refused to accept any assistance from Locke, the sympathetic construction worker played an innocent trick in order to get her to accept his help. He invited MacDonald to enter a raffle （抽奖活动）that his business was holding for a free roof. After the grandmother — of — four accepted one of the raffle tickets, Locke told her that she was the winner—because she was the only one who had entered the raffle.
Thanks to his sweet little plan, Locke and his crew are starting work on the roof this week, which is expected to cost his company about $9, 000.
MacDonald, meanwhile, told CBC that she doesn't know how to express her gratitude to Locke, saying that he is her “guardian angel”.
\34. What did Locke desire to do for MacDonald?
A. Repair her roof. C. Run a charity.
35. Why did MacDonald refuse Locke's offer initially? A. She didn't trust him. C. She didn't like free help.
B. Find a repairman. D. Raise money.
B. She had won a raffle. D. She had got an official grant.
36. How did Locke finally make MacDonald change her mind? A. He persuaded her to give up her application. B. He invited her to enter his business. C. He gave her about $9, 000. D. He told her a white lie.
37. Which of the following words best describe Locke? A Stubborn and tricky.
C. Determined and warm-hearted. 【答案】34. A 35. C 36. D 37. C 【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Jeremy Locke为Jeanette MacDonald免费修理屋顶的经历。 【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Jeremy Locke, who owns a roofing and construction company in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, had always been wanting to repair the roof of Jeanette MacDonald's home.”可知，Jeremy Locke一直都很想修理Jeanette MacDonald家的屋顶，A项切合题意。故选A项。 【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“she politely declined his offer because she did not like to accept charity.”可知，她礼貌地拒绝了Locke的帮助是因为他不想接受免费的帮助，C项切题。故选C项。 【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“As the stubborn （固执的） Canadian senior refused to accept any assistance from Locke, the sympathetic construction worker played an innocent trick in order to get her to accept his help”可知，因为这位固执的加拿大老人拒绝Locke的帮助，这个有同情心的建筑工人玩了一个善意的伎俩来让她接受帮助，意在表明Locke说了一个善意的谎言使得MacDonald改变了主意，D项切题。故选D项。 【37题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“I had it in my mind that if no one steps up to help this lady in our community, I’d be more than happy to”可知如果没人出面帮这位女士修屋顶，Locke非常愿意帮忙修理，表明Locke乐于助人，
B. Wealthy and innocent. D. Different and ambitious.
很热心。结合下文第五段中“As the stubborn （固执的） Canadian senior refused to accept any assistance from Locke, the sympathetic construction worker played an innocent trick in order to get her to accept his help.”可知为了让MacDonald接受帮助，Locke说了一个善意的谎言，意在表明Locke是一个很有决心的人，C项“有决心、热心”符合题意。故选C项。
C
What is the most meaningless thing every Texan will do at the same time this weekend?
You guessed it. We will “fall back” when our clocks are set backward one hour in observance of daylight saving time.
This strange practice has an interesting history. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin published a critical essay in a French newspaper suggesting that Parisians could save $200 million through “the economy of using sunshine instead of candles”. Therefore ， many people owe the origin of the idea of daylight saving time to our Founding Father's writings. In the United States, the clock-changing practice began just over 100 years ago, in 1918, when Congress decided to control time by passing the Standard Time Act to save energy and create time zones. Back then, coal was our top energy source and ensuring that Americans had more daylight working hours made sense.
In 2008, the U. S. Department of Energy assessed the effect of observing daylight saving time on national energy consumption. It found that resetting our clocks amounts to a reduction in our total energy consumption of 0. 02%. The study also determined that sticking with one time could actually save about 0.5% of electricity per day nationwide. Apart from this, the risk of heart attack increases 10% in the days following springing forward, most likely caused by the interruption of biological rhythms. Studies also indicate we are more likely to get sick, we are less productive, and frankly we are just exhausted directly following the time change.
It is hard to explain why we still change our clocks. Perhaps it is due to special interests. Congress passed the Energy Act of 2005, which extended the length of daylight saving time an extra week in the fall, in large part due to an effort by candy producers to allow for an additional daylight hour on the night of Halloween for trick -or - treating.
This May, we sought to end this ancient practice. It would have allowed Texans to vote whether to stay on standard time year-round or daylight saving time year-round. Our proposal passed the House 133-9. Sadly, （众议院）once the bill reached the Senate （参议院）,it was never referred to a committee. The proposal died in the Senate without even a word spoken about it on the floor.
I'm moving forward with plans to file the legislation （ 立 法） again in 2021. I urge you to contact your state legislators to move this legislation forward so that this weekend will be one of the last times we have to “fall back.” 38. The possible origin of the idea of daylight saving time is .
A. the ancient legal act C. the need for time zones
39. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. The reasons for health problems. C. The changes in energy consumption.
40. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that . A. daylight saving time will last for another two years B. the author will continue what he has been doing C. Texans voted for standard time year-round D. state legislators are for the proposal 41. The passage aims to .
A. analyze the practice of daylight saving time B. explain the consequences of daylight saving time
B. the influence of other countries D. the advice from a famous politician
B. The downsides of setting clocks back. D. The solutions to electricity shortages.
C. convince people of the necessity of daylight saving time D. persuade people to make efforts to stop daylight saving time 【答案】38. D 39. B 40. B 41. D 【解析】
这是一篇说明文。介绍了在加州夏令时的起源、发展、存在的问题和未来的实施前景。 【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“In 1784, Benjamin Franklin published a critical essay in a French newspaper suggesting that Parisians could save $200 million through “the economy of using sunshine instead of candles”. Therefore ， many people owe the origin of the idea of daylight saving time to our Founding Father's writings.”可知，在1784年富兰克林在法国报纸上发表了一篇文章，关于建议用日光代替蜡烛，巴黎人每年可以节约2亿元，因此很多人把夏令时的想法归因于开国元勋富兰克林的文章，表明夏令时的想法起源于一位政治家的建议，D项切题。故选D项。 【39题详解】
段落大意题。根据第四段中“Studies also indicate we are more likely to get sick, we are less productive, and frankly we are just exhausted directly following the time change.”可知研究表明我们更可能生病、效率更低，坦白地说时间的改变会直接导致我们疲惫，表明此段讲述了调回时间带来的负面影响，B项切题。故选B项。 【40题详解】