解答精講：
完形填空：本文講了特長班的利與弊。
1. B theory意為“學說；理論；看法”其后的動詞為單數，不能選C，principle：原則；準則；原理, classification:分類；類別。
2. C learning situation學習環境。
3. D average children普通的孩子與前句的gifted children相對應。
4. B 毫無疑問，特長班能夠幫助有天賦的學生早點畢業，盡快就職。
5. A 把這些有天賦的孩子們從普通班里選走可能會造成嚴重的問題。
6. A intelligent聰明的；competent能勝任的；ordinary普通的；independent自主的。
7. B regular class普通班
8. D heavily意為“嚴重的”，本句意為：在特長班由于嚴重依賴老師的指導，他們幾乎不能表現出自己的判斷能力。
9. A reflect directly on many problems“直接思考許多問題”，與前面的 rely on相對應。
10. B 從后面的lose interest可知。
11. A 前句的Many are concerned that已提示。
12. B adults指前面的parents and teachers.
13. A talented與gifted 同義。
14. D 從前句Some top students do feel bored in class可知。
15. C 從前句Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious.可知。
語法填空：
16. later later that day那天晚些時候，常見用法，不難。
17. until 朋友陪我走到公交站臺，一直等到公交車到來。
18. sitting 現在分詞做賓補，表示正在進行。
19. pretended 考察時態。
20. mentally 修飾形容詞，用副詞。太基礎。
21. whom 本句為“介詞+關系代詞”引導的定語從句，表示人用whom，表示物用which，介詞的選擇根據動詞搭配，本句為talk to
22. they 本空稍難，易誤填he，是誰“幾分鐘后走開并坐在我的附近，顯得很惱火”？是那個 “mentally disabled man” 嗎？NO! 這里應該是 “other people”，理由是：“After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself.”
23. on on his own = by himself
24. an have a conversation
25. all all of us 我們大家。
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26. A. 依據為：I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
27. D. 依據：but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily.
28. B. 依據：When I put on my flashlights,到But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
29. C. 依據：More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.
30. B. 通過自己的experience 談了 “weakness brings out the kindness in people”的觀點。
31. D. get along swimmingly意為關系順暢。
32. C. 依據：fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite.
33. C. 依據：researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each other’s language.
34. B. suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected.與less different than we thought 同義。
35. A. 通讀全文不難判斷：貓狗且能和諧相處，人類有何不可？
36. A. 依據：as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis.
37. C. 依據：I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.
38. D. 依據：I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required
39. B. 依據A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions
40. A. 從I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!” 到 A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions.可以看出作者很失望。
41. B. 從the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm.可知harmful是因為有A、C從而導致D，故選C
42. C. 從and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains.可知。中國只是has set its mind on leading that market,而不是is the leader of the low-carbon market，故不選B。
43. D. targets for saving and reusing energy.與encourage energy conservation呼應
44. A. 從末句話That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.可斷。
45. D. 從主題句可知：People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持續的) ways.