21. According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has .

[A] gained great popularity

[B] created many jobs

[C] strengthened community ties

[D] become an official festival

【答案】[A] gained great popularity

【解析】事实细节题。题目问得是根据第一段的内容，Parkrun的具体相关信息。答案定位到文章第一段的第二句 “The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers.”，答案A选项中的gained great popularity 是对 inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad的同义改写，即，Parkrun广受欢迎。

22. The author believes that London’s Olympic“legacy” has failed to .

[A] boost population growth

[B] promote sport participation

[C] improve the city’s image

[D] increase sport hours in schools

【答案】[B] promote sport participation

【解析】观点细节题。题目问得是作者认为：伦敦奥运会的附带作用未完成...。答案定位到文章第二段的第第四句及第五句 “The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run—up to 2012—but the general population was growing faster.”，答案B选项中的promote sport participation 是对 The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened的同义改写，即，作者认为伦敦奥运会的附带作用未促进民众对于体育运动的参加情况。

23. Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it .

[A] aims at discovering talents

[B] focuses on mass competition

[C] does not emphasize elitism

[D] does not attract first-timers

【答案】[C] does not emphasize elitism

【解析】因果细节题。题目问得是作者认为：Parkrun与奥运会的不同在于...。答案定位到文章第三段 “The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes.”，答案C选项中的does not emphasize elitism是对 to produce more elite athletes的同义改写，即，Parkrun与运动会不同在于Parkrun并不是以培养体育精英为目的。

24. With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should.

[A] organize “grassroots” sports events[B] supervise local sports associations

[C] increase funds for sports clubs

[D] invest in public sports facilities

【答案】[D] invest in public sports facilities

【解析】观点细节。题目问得是作者认为：就大众运动，政府应该...。答案定位到文章第四段 “ If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools..”，答案D选项中的invest in public sports facilities是对 it should really be getting involved in providing common goods的同义改写，即，作者认为政府应为大众投资更多运动基础设施。

25. The author’s attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is.

[A] tolerant

[B] critical

[C] uncertain

[D] sympathetic

【答案】[B] critical

【解析】态度题。题目问得是作者对政府行为的态度。答案定位到文章第四段 “But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse.”，答案B选项 critical是在该句中体现的，即，作者就英国政府对体育的所为的态度是...。通过看到“but”一词就可知此处是作者真正要表达的意图，英国政府本该为民众提供更多的体育基础设施，而英国政府真正做的却是大规模销售绿地及从地方当局压榨钱财等不人道的行为，由此可见作者的批评态度。

26. 【答案】[B] absorb user attention

27. 【答案】[D] reduces mother-child communication

28. 【答案】[D] parents need to respond to children’ s emotional needs

29. 【答案】[C] ensure constant interaction with their children

30. 【答案】[A] give their parents some free time

【答案解析】

26.【答案】[B] absorb user attention

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第一段原句 digital products are there to promote maximal engagement. B选项中absorb和promote对应。user attention和engagement 对应， 因此B选项是正确选项。

27.【答案】[D] reduces mother-child communication

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第二段原句 She found that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. D选项中reduce communication和started fewer verbal and fewer nonverbal interactions对应。因此D选项是正确选项。

28.【答案】[D] parents need to respond to children’ s emotional needs

本题是例证题，根据题干可以定位原文第三段原句there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsive and sensitive to a child’s verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need, D选项中need to respond to children’ s emotional needs正好和本句同意替换。因此D选项是正确选项。

29.【答案】[C] ensure constant interaction with their children

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第四段原句oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting with their children. C选项中constant interaction 与always be interacting 同义替换，因此C选项是正确选项。

30.【答案】[A] give their parents some free time

31. 本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第四段原句particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break from their child. A选项give their parents some free time和gives parents time 同义替换，因此A选项是正确选项。

【31】参考答案：[C] it feels strange to do differently from others

【解析】细节题。本题题干在问，高校毕业生没有空档年的原因之一是____。此题定位第一段第二句话After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn’t it? 本句用反问的形式，表达了原因之一在于他们不想和其他人不同。所以C正确。

【32】参考答案：[D] relieve freshmen of pressures

【解析】细节题。本题题干在问，来自美国和澳大利亚的研究暗示了空档年有助于_____。此题定位到第三段的第二句话，Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes—all things that first-year students often struggle with the most.此句中pushes them ahead by preparing them for...与D选项 relieve freshmen of 进行同义改写。often struggle with the most对应的是本句中的Pressure，first-years students 对应freshmen。D选项全方位替换。

【33】参考答案：[A] adaptation

【解析】词义题。本题题干在问，“acclimation”最接近下面哪个意思?定位第三段最后一句话，Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders. 本句是说，当谈到适应大学生活并且很快融入到一个全新的环境这个问题时，拥有空档年方面的经验可以减少相关的打击，这就使得专注去学习并且参与活动而不是______更容易。各选项代入，A最符合语义，和前面的adjusting to形成复现。

【34】参考答案：[D] decide on the right major

【解析】细节题。本题题干在问，空档年或许可以通过______来帮助学生节省一些钱。此题定位到第四段第一句和第三句话If you’re not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices.本句中financial impact与题干中的money 相对应，顺沿看后面的信息第三句This isn’t surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. 此句提到学生在确定专业时会有困难。综合前后语义，我们发现D属于正确答案。

【35】参考答案：[A] In Favor of the Gap Year

【解析】主旨题。这篇文章最合适的标题是什么?

36. 【答案】 [B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget

37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds

38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked

39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature

40. 【答案】 [B] come to terms with

【答案解析】

36. 【答案】 [B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第二段原句 In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. B选项中a record-high percentage of budget

与nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago对应，因此B选项是正确选项。

37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第四段原句 We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, “Wait a minute, is this OK?” “Do we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape?” 选项D guarantee safer spending of public funds是本句的同义替换，因此D选项是正确选项。

38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第七段原句While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the rest of the equation. 选项C other factors should not be overlooked 是对本句的同义替换，因此选项C是正确选项。

39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature

40. 本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第八段原句The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways,” he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to “an overly simplified view of what the solutions might be. 选项D中 the interrelations of man and nature和The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked对应，因此选项D是正确选项。

40.【答案】 [B] come to terms with

本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第九段原句But acknowledging fire’s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, 选项B come to terms with是本句的同义替换，因此选项B 是正确选项。

41 [E] Jay Deuwell + says that for factory owners, workers are harder to find because of stiff competition.

【解析】根据 Jay Deuwell定位到第五段“For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers—and upward pressure on wages. “They’re harder to find and they have job offers,” says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring”，其中stiff competition for workers对应E中的 stiff competition，they’re harder to find 对应workers are harder to find 部分。

42 [A] Jason Stenquist + says that he switched to electrical engineering because he loves working with tools.

【解析】根据 Jason Stenquist定位到第七段“Asked about his choice of career, he says at high school he considered medical school before switching to electrical engineering. “I love working with tools. I love creating.” he says”，其中 he considered medical school before switching to electrical engineering对应A中的he switched to electrical engineering，“I love working with tools. I love creating.” he says” 对应because he loves working with tools 部分。

43 [G] Birgit Klohs + says that the manufacturing recession is to blame for the lay-off the young people’s parents.

【解析】根据Birgit Klohs定位到第八段“They blame it on the manufacturing recession,” says Birgit Klohs, chief executive of The Right Place, a business development agency for western Michigan”，其中 They blame it on the manufacturing recession,”对应G中的the manufacturing recession is to blame for the lay-off the young people’s parents部分。

44 [B] Rob Spohr +points out that there are enough people to fill the jobs that don’t need much skill

【解析】根据Rob Spohr定位到第十段“There’re enough people to fill the jobs at McDonalds and other places where you don’t need to have much skill. It’s that gap in between, and that’s where the problem is”，其中 There’re enough people to fill the jobs”对应B中的there are enough people to fill the jobs部分，where you don’t need to have much skill对应that don’t need much skill部分。

45 [F] Julie Parks+points out that a work/life balance can attract young people into manufacturing

【解析】根据 Julie Parks定位到第十一段“Julie Parks of Grand Rapids Community points to another key to luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance”，其中luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance对应F中的 a work/life balance can attract young people into manufacturing部分。