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及为减少诊断错误提出的建议。本文最有可能来自于医学杂志，故选B。
C
(2016·南开区二模)
“
Soon
，
you’regoingtohavetomoveout
！
”，
criedmyneighboruponseeingthelargesttomatoplantknowntomankindoratleastknowninmyneighborhood.
Onetiny9-inchplant，boughtfor1.25inthespring，hasalreadytakenovermuchofmyrosebed，coveringmuchofotherplants，andiswellonitswaytothefrontdoor.
Rosesrequireagooddealofcareitwouldn’tbeworththework.Asitis
Ihaveagardenfullofsweet-smellingrosesformostoftheyear.Bushesmustbepruned(inearlyspring
enthatledmeintoplantingjustonelittletomatoplant.Abigmistake.
Soilconditionsmadejustperfectforrosesturnouttobeevenmoreperfectfortomatoes.Thedailywateringcoupledwithfullsunandregularfertilizing(redunderthethickleaves.
NowthetaskIfaceinharvestingthefruitistwofold：First，Ihavetofindtheredonesamongtheleaves，whichmeansIalmosthavetostandonmyhead
，
andoncefoundIhavetoreachdownandunder
，
施
肥
)
剪
枝
，
andifitweren’tforthepleasuretheygive
，，) ，
leavinguglywoodybranchesuntilthegrowthappearsafewweekslater.Itwasthespaceavailableinthegard
haveturnedthelittleplantintoatallbush.ThecageIplacedarounditastheplantgrewhaslongsincedisappea
pickthetomatoesandwithdrawmyfullfistwithoutdroppingtheprizesodearlywon.Ifoundtwofull-blownwhiterosescompletelyhiddenasIpickedtomatoesinJunebuttheywereweakandtheleavesalreadyyellowforlackoflight.
HereIamfacedwithapainfulsmalldecision
：，
Totearupawonderfulandproductivetomatoplantthatoffersupbetweentenandtwentyripesweettomatoeseachdayorsaygoodbyetoseveralexpensiveandtreasuredroses.LikeScarlettinGoneWiththeWindI’llthinkaboutthattomorrow.
语篇解读 作者在玫瑰坛里种了一棵西红柿。出乎意料的是这棵西红柿长得越来越高大，影响了玫瑰花的生长。作者陷入了西红柿和玫瑰去留的两难选择。 46．Whataretherequirementsforthehealthygrowthofroses? A．Alotofcareandtherightsoil. B．Frequentpruningandfertilizing. C．Tomatoplantsgrownalongside.
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D．Cagesplacedaroundtheroots. 答案 A 解析
推理判断题。由第三段第一句“Rosesrequireagooddealofcare，
andifitweren’tforthepleasuretheygive，itwouldn’tbeworththework.”及第四段第一句“Soilconditionsmadejustperfectforroses...”可知，健康的玫瑰需要照顾和适合的土壤。故A项正确。
47．Thewriterplantedthetomatobecause. A．itcostonly1.25 B．thesoilwasjustrightforit C．therewasroomforitinthegarden D．theroses’branchesneededtobecovered 答案 C 解
析
细
节
理
解
题
。
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三
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倒
数
第
二
句
“Itwasthespaceavailableinthegardenthatledmeintoplantingjustonelittletomatoplant.”可知，花园有空地种一棵西红柿。故C项正确。 48．Thisyearthewriter’sroseswere. A．removedfromtherosebed B．pickedalongwiththetomatoes C．mostlydamagedbytoomuchsunlight D．largelyhiddenunderthetomatoplant 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。由第二段及第五段最后一句可知D项正确。 49．Bysaying“theprizesodearlywon”inParagraph5，thewriterwantsto. A．showthedifficultyinpickingthetomatoes B．showthehardshipofgrowingtheroses C．expressherlikingfortheroses D．expresshercareforthetomatoes 答案 A
解析 词义猜测题。由第五段第一句可知，我必须在叶子中寻找西红柿，弯腰低头，上上下下来回地找。描述了采摘西红柿的难度。故A项正确。 50．Inthesituationdescribedinthetext，onegoodthingisthat.
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A．therosescostthewriterlittlemoney B．thewriterhasadailyharvestoftomatoes C．someonewillhelpthewritermakethedecision D．thewritercannowenjoyboththerosesandtomatoes 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知，这棵西红柿可以每天收获10到20个西红柿。故B项正确。
D
(2016·河北区二模)
In1997
，
aLondonresearchercameupwithastartlingideaonhowhumanswouldliveinthefuture.ProfessorMichaelBatty，awidelyknownurbanplanner，summeditupinonephrase—“TheComputableCity”．By2050，hesays，therewillbeaconvergence(集中) ofcomputersandcommunicationtechnologies，withhighwaysandsmartbuildingsconnectedviatheInternetinnewkindsofvastinformationinfrastructures(基础设施)．“Everythingarounduswillbesomeformofcomputer，”hewrote.
TaketheoldSpanishportcityofSantanderasanexample.Afteran￡11milliongrantin2011，over12,000sensors(
传
感
器
)
havebeensetup
，
recordingeverythingfromairpollutionlevelstofreeparkingspaces.
Streetlightsnowautomaticallygetdarkwhennooneisaround
，
whilerubbishbinsgivenoticetocollectorswhenthey’refull.Theseadvancessavelocalauthoritiesabout25%onelectricitybillsand20%onwastemanagement.
Inasmartcity
，
theinformationbeingproducedisvast.Someexpertsestimatethatby2016wewillprovide4.1terabytes(兆兆
字
节
)
ofinformationperdaypersquarekilometerofurbanlandarea
，
whichequalsmorethanfouraveragehomecomputerharddrives.
ButtheSantandercentre’spurposeisnotjusttoservethelocalgovernment.ItalsomakesthissensordatafreelyavailabletoSantandercitizensthemselves.Viatheirsmartphones
citizenscanaccessup-to-the-minuteinformationoneverythingfromlocaltrafficjamsparkingspacestopollencounts(花粉量)．
Othersmartcityprojectsareevenmorediverse.InNorway
，
forexample
，，，
morethan40,000busstopsforlocaltransportcompanyKolumbusarealreadymakingscheduledannouncementsviaTwitter.Passengerscanalsoscanatypeoftwo-dimensionalbarcode(
二
维
码
)
withtheirsmartphones，whichcanbeseenateachstopandleavemessagesabouttheirexperiences.
WhileinBoston
2
，
2
asystemcalledShotSpotterisusingacousticsensorstofindoutthelocationofgunshotsquicklyhelpingthepolicereducecrime.
语篇解读 本文介绍了对于人类未来生活的大胆设想：智能城市。 51．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatthecomputablecity. A．isahighlyinformationalcity
B．isacitywherecomputersareseldomused C．referstoacitysomeonedescribesinanovel
D．referstoacitywhereeverythingisautomaticallycontrolled 答案 A
，
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段第三句话“...therewillbeaconvergence(集中) ofcomputersandcommunicationtechnologies
，
withhighwaysandsmartbuildingsconnectedviatheInternetinnewkindsofvastinformationinfrastructures(基础设施)．”可知，“TheComputableCity”是一个通过新型信息基础设施及因特网，使计算机和通信技术相对集中的地方。故选A。
52．Theunderlinedword“grant”isclosestinmeaningto“”． A．imaginaryproject B．moneyaid C．specialpermit D．policysupport 答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句话“Afteran￡11milliongrantin2011，over12,000sensors(传感器) havebeensetup...”可知，在一千一百万欧元的投入之后，一万两千多个传感器被安装。故选B。
53．Accordingtothepassage，inthesmartcitySantander. A．thereismuchlessairpollution
B．homecomputersarenotneededanymore C．rubbishbinscandealwithwastebythemselves D．peoplecangetthenewestinformationonsmartphones 答案 D 解析
细节理解题。根据第五段第三句话“Viatheirsmartphones，
，
citizenscanaccessup-to-the-minuteinformationoneverythingfromlocaltrafficjams
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