Passage one

Removing foreign objects from ears and noses costs England almost ￡3m ayear, 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 of1,218 nose and 2,479 ear removals took place between 2010 and 2016. According toEngland's Hospital Episode Statistics, children aged one to four were the mostlikely to need help from doctors for a foreign object in their nose. Five tonine 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 ofchildren. Paper and plastic toys were the items removed next most from noses.Cotton buds and pencils were also found in ears.

According to the study, the occurrence of foreign objects in children isgenerally attributed to curiosity. Children have an impulse to explore theirnoses and ears. This results in the accidental entry of foreign objects. Anyear, nose and throat surgeon has many weird stories about wonderful objectsfound in the noses and ears of children and adults. Batteries can pose aparticular danger. In all cases, prevention is better than cure. This is whymany toys contain warnings about small parts. Recognizing problems early andseeking medical attention is important.

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

【答案】D Removing objects from patients noses and ears

【解析】本题属于细节信息考察，根据具体的数字信息(三百万英镑)，锁定文章第一句中的细节信息，采取视听一致的方法，选出D选项，即移除病人耳朵和鼻腔内的异物。

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

【答案】C Five-to nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in theirears

【解析】本题属于细节信息考察，根据England's Hospital EpisodeStatistics，关注录音中有关年龄的描述，采取视听一致的方法，选出C选项，即五岁至九岁年龄段的孩子最容易将异物放到他们的耳朵里。

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

【答案】D They are curious about these body parts

【解析】本题属于细节信息考察，使用词汇替换技巧，将generally believed替换为generally attributedto，根据后文描述对鼻子和耳朵的好奇心，替换为D选项中的body parts，故选择D。

Passage 2

Good morning, I’d like to talk to you about my charity ReBicycle. Butbefore that, let me introduce someone. This is Leila Rahimi. She was so scaredwhen she first moved to New Zealand that she struggled to leave the house andwould spend days working up the courage to walk to the supermarket for basicsupplies. After a few months of being quite down and unhappy, she was invited tojoin a local bike club. At this time, ReBicycle got involved and gave Leila asecond-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 offreedom.

To date, ReBicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need, and isnow expanding bike-riding lessons as demand soars. With a bike, you can travelfarther but for almost no cost. The three hours a day that used to spend onwalking 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 morevolunteers. 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 somefree time during the weekend, please come join us at ReBicycle and make adifference in someone’s life.

Q19. What did ReBicycle do to help Leila Rahimi?

【答案】B It gave her a used bicycle

【解析】本题属于细节信息考察，根据ReBicycle … gave a second – handbicycle，运用词汇替换的技巧，对应到B选项中的使用过的自行车，即used bicycle。

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

【答案】A Expanding bike-riding lessons

【解析】本题属于细节信息考察，定位those in need，根据信息细节把握后文，…is now expanding bike-ridinglessons as demand soars，即ReBicycle随着需求增加而开展了单车骑行课程的业务，故选择A。

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

【答案】B It is a charity organization

【解析】本题考查文章的主旨大意，文章通篇描述ReBicycle是如何为又需要的人提供单车及相应的服务，并且通过文章第一句中的charity一词可知，ReBicycle是一个慈善机构，故选择B选项。

　Passage 3

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

The scientists first send some mice in a specially designed cage to theInternational Space Station. The cage allowed them to study the behavior of themice remotely from Earth via video. As you noticed in the video, the micedefinitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment. They movearound clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage and do theirbest to figure out which way is up, but without success. (23)However, it’s notlong before the mice begin to catch on. They adapt remarkably well to their newenvironment and even using the lack of gravity to their advantage as they pushthemselves around the cage.

That’s when things really get wild. The 11th day of the experiment showsthe mice are not just dealing with the gravity change but actually seem to beenjoying it. (24) Several of the mice are observed running around the cagewalls.

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

Q22 What do NASA scientists want to learn about?

【答案】[D]. How animals deal with lack of gravity.

【解析】对应原文：they have been studying how other species deal with low gravity,specifically focusing on mice. 他们一直在研究其他物种是如何应对低重力的，特别是在老鼠身上。做到试听一致即可做出答案。

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

【答案】[A]. They were not used to the low- gravity environment.

【解析】对应原文：As you noticed in the video, the mice definitely seemuncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment.正如你在视频中注意到的那样，在实验的开始，老鼠们显然不太舒服。正确答案与原文进行了同替。

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

【答案】[C]. They already felt at home in the new environment.

【解析】对应原文：The 11th day of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealingwith the gravity change but actually seem to be enjoying it.实验的第11天表明，老鼠不仅要应对重力的变化，而且看起来还很享受。用the 11th day定位，正确答案与原文进行了同替。

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

【答案】. They behaved as if they were on Earth.

【解析】对应原文：The study showed that the mice kept much of their routines intact,including cleaning themselves and eating when hungry.研究表明，这些老鼠保持了大部分日常活动的完整，包括清洁自己和饥饿时进食。正确答案与原文进行了同替。

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