his house．
All three men involved in the kidnapping have been arrested．On Friday，the Alexandria Police Department presented Melchert，with a $7，000 reward that had been offered for information leading to Jasmine’s return；$2，000 had come from Jasmine’s family and $5，000 from an anonymous donor．Melchert said he knew exactly what to do with the check．He gave it to Jasmine．“It’s the best thing I've ever done，”said Melchert，who went to dinner with Jasmine and her family after the presentation on Friday．“The family needs the money．”he said．“To me，yeah，that’s a lot of money，but they need it way worse than，I do．” 24．Where did Melchert spot the missing girl? A．On his way home． C．In his house．
B．On his way to work． D．In a fertilizer plant．
25．What does the underlined word“abducted”in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Taught someone a lesson． C．Played a trick on someone．
B．Took someone away by force． D．Reminded someone of something．
26．Which of the following words can best describe Melchert? A．Considerate and kind． C．Humorous and professional．
B．Adaptable and faithful． D．Ambitious and cooperative．
27．What could be the best tide of the text? A．A missing teenager．
B．Kidnappers arrested．
D．Melchert’s reward going to the victim．
C
Nature may be red in tooth and claw．But one caterpillar(毛毛虫)dresses in orange and black to avoid becoming somebody’s lunch．What’s really surprising，though，is that this distinctive set of stripes(条纹)can serve as both a warning and as disguise，depending on how far away it is from the viewer．
Animals can make use of color as a defense mechanism in a couple of ways．Some shades and patterns help animals combine into the background．However dating markings often work as a signal that an animal is uneatable．
So，these two strategies have often been considered not to coexist．But under natural conditions you find this distinction is less clear cut．
C．A teenager resuced by the Internet．
Jim Barnett of the University of Bristol，who led the study to explore whether the same coloration might do double duty，allowing an animal to be obvious under some conditions but unseen in others．They focused their attention on the caterpillars．Their bright appearance was believed to remind the birds that may have eaten others of their kind that they are none too tasty，thanks to their fixed diet．
The researchers took photos of the caterpillars in suburban green spaces around Bristo1．And they used a visual modeling program to give them a“bird’s-eye view”of what the caterpillars look like，either close-up or from farther away．What they found is that although at close range the caterpillar's stripes are highly obvious—these bright colors distinguish it quite easily from its background—but when viewed from a distance they mix together to form a color which is actually quite difficult to tell from the background color． So，the caterpillar is getting the best of both worlds．Close up，the stripes may keep your distance．But from a distance，they allow the caterpillars to hide in plain sight．
The finding is a reminder：Don’t forget to step back and see things from a different perspective．
28．What is the function of the animals’daring markings? A．To avoid being eaten． C．To distinguish themselves．
B．To attack their enemies． D．To please their partners．
29．How does caterpillars’coloration perform its double duty? A．By adapting to the environment or changing it．
B．By making their appearance attractive and bodies stronger． C．By frightening off enemies or avoiding being found easily． D．By changing their skin colors in case of peace and danger． 30．When viewed from a distance caterpillars appear to________． A．show off their stripes C．transform their shapes
B．take on different colors D．combine into the surroundings
31．Which of the following does the author agree? A．Every coin has two sides． B．Put character before appearance． C．Try to view things from a different angle．
D．One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．
D
In the basement of a landmark 27-story tower in Stockholm，Petterson is hoping to sow the seeds of an indoor urban farming revolution．He is the chief executive of Plantagon，a new urban farming factory set to kick off operations in the basement of an office block in the Swedish capital．
He is by no means the first enthusiast for indoor farming，which has become increasingly fashionable in recent years．Claims for the practice of growing food in basements range from feeding people in desert environments to transforming the negative environmental effects of monoculture farming．
Plantagon’s early promises reflect this new optimism．Petterson calls the farm’s approach“agritechture”：the combination of agriculture，technology and architecture hoping to revolutionize how we live and eat．
The term may be new，but the concept isn’t．Indoor farming is made possible by agricultural technologies such hydroponics (growing plants without soil)and aeroponics (in which plants are grown in air over containers)．Food can be produced without direct sunlight or soil．
Plantagon plans to grow high-value foods in a pumice-like material rather than soil．Water for the plants is measured precisely．It will also dehumidify(除湿)the air and reuse any extra water to ensure zero waste．Compared with conventional agriculture，it will need much less water to produce the same amount of crops．
Energy is also a key issue for indoor urban farms，which have to create artificial sunlight．Although advances in the efficiency of LED lights have helped bring down energy consumption in recent years，plants use only about 1 percent of the artificial light produced．This leads to a great waste of energy，most of which disappears as heat．The basement farm will capture around 70 percent of this wasted heat and pipe it into the heating system of the office block above．Oxygen produced by the plants will be sent to office workers via the building’s air conditioners．
32．What does Plantagon plan to do in the basement? A．Grow crops．
B．Do operations．
D．Give lectures about farming．
C．Open a seed company．
33．What does the underlined phrase“the term”in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Aeroponics． B．Hydroponics． C．Monoculture． D．Agritechture． 34．What do indoor farms do with energy waste? A．Produce oxygen． C．Heat offices．
B．Run air conditioners． D．Create artificial sunlight．
35．What is the text mainly about? A．A farming revolution．
B．Petterson’s achievement．
C．A water-saving farming project． D．An environment-friendly system． 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。
Have you ever considered how important transportation is to the world? 36 We would have to get or make our own food，our own clothes，even our books，and newspapers．Everything that we have come to depend on is brought to us．Even the water that we drink is transported through pipelines from wells to our homes and offices．We have come to depend on the availability of three principal kinds of transportation：land，sea and air．
Automobiles，railroads，trucks and pipelines are the principal means of land transportation． 37 Without our principal means of air transportation，the airplane，we would have to slow down our lives and commerce．
Nearly every major city in the world provides some form of public transportation． 38 The most common form is the bus．Buses have been in use in major cities since approximately 1900．They provide transportation service on countless routes from the city center to the suburbs．
Subways are mostly found in large cities．The subway is an underground system of high speed trains，which move more quickly and efficiently than buses．And they will deliver you to within walking distance of almost any place in the city． 39 Cabs are more expensive than buses or subways，but they will deliver you to the exact location you want in the shortest time possible．40 And as an added attraction，many cab drivers will tell you stories about their adventures or even the details of their life stories．
If you ever visit a major city in another country，you will probably have no trouble getting around．However，no matter what form of transportation you adopt，you may come to the conclusion that the most inexpensive and reliable form of transportation will be your own two legs．
A．Transportation is surely of great importance to us． B．Without transportation modern life wouldn’t exist． C．It is cheap and helps to reduce the traffic problems． D．Ships form the chief means of water transportation．
E．You will quickly find out about the heavy traffic during rush hours． F．They are convenient if you are in a hurry or taking along lots of luggage． G．The one drawback of subway trains is that they are often crowded and noisy． 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。
Saving Duke turned out to be one of the best decisions Jenna had ever made．Little did this family know they were about to be extremely 41 for adopting Duke．Six years later，it became apparent just how 42 Duke is to the family．This 43 came when Jenna gave birth to their second child，a beautiful little girl called Harper．
In early October 2012，Harper was only nine weeks old when something unusual occurred．Duke 44 Mom and Dad in the middle of the night with the most abnormal behavior．Duke jumped up on Jenna and Eric’s bed and began shaking from head to toe．It was such 45 behavior to see from such a typically well-behaved dog．At first，Jenna and Eric tried to 46 the dog，but then they thought the dog might be 47 this way for another reason．Sure enough，Eric quickly ran in to 48 on Harper and was shocked by what he saw．
Harper looked just like a doll．She went 49 ，her eyes glassy，and her figure unmoving．Their new baby wasn’t breathing and the parents needed to 50 quickly．Fortunately，Jenna 51 Harper hard on the back and the baby began breathing again．The parents were immediately flooded with 52 ，but it didn’t take long for that relief to turn to gratitude to Duke．It appeared Harper’s 53 had been caused by acid reflux(胃酸倒流)．Consequently，she ended up 54 on the up-swallow． 55 Duke，the parents would have slept right through it．
56 ，the case of Duke received wide publicity．“We rescued him and he 57 us by rescuing our daughter during an emergency，”Jenna tearfully told cameras 58 the rescue happened．“Duke with no doubt is a hero to us．”
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