安徽省蕪湖市造船廠子弟學(xué)校2022-2023學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.InEurope,

itbegan,carnivalwasfollowedbyfortydayswithoutmeat,aspeoplepreparedfortheChristianfestivalofEaster.A.when

B.where

C.which

D.that參考答案：B2.Chinaunderstandsthesituationandneedsofunderdevelopedcountriesontheissueofclimatechangeandurgesdevelopedcountriestosupportthem______technologyandfinance.A.intermsof

B.inspiteof C.owingto D.regardlessof 參考答案：A試題分析：考查介詞短語辨析A.intermsof就。而言；B.inspiteof 盡管；C.owingto由于；D.regardlessof不管；句意：中國在氣候變化問題上理解欠發(fā)達國家的形勢和需求，督促發(fā)達國家在技術(shù)和金融方面幫助它們，故選A項。3.Innowayshouldwehuntandkillantelopes._____,everyoneshouldmakegreateffortstoprotectthem.A.Intime B.Asaresult

C.Inaddition

D.Onthecontrary參考答案：D4.Ifit______tomorrow,ourpicnic_______tobeputoff.A.rains;wouldhave

B.shouldrain;wouldhave

C.rains;has

D.wouldrain;wouldhave參考答案：B略5.Passengersarepermitted

onlyonepieceofhandluggageontotheplane.A.tocarry

B.carrying

C.tobecarried

D.beingcarried參考答案：A略6.AlltheHarryPotterbooksbyJoanneRowling,apoorsinglemother_____inEdinburgh, _____allovertheworld. A.lives;arewellsold B.lives;sellwell C.living;sellwell D.living;arewellsold參考答案：C7.I______havewatchedthatmovie—it’llgivemehorribledreams.A.shouldn’t

B.needn’tC.couldn’t

D.mustn’t參考答案：A“我真不該看那個電影，它讓我做噩夢。”shouldn’thavedone本不應(yīng)該做某事needn’thavedone沒有必要做但是做了

couldn’thavedone不可能做了某事

沒有mustn’thavedone，答案A。8.Whenwegotbackfromthecinema,wefoundthelamp_____butthedoor_____.A.beingon;shut

B.burning;shutting

C.burning;shut

D.on;shutting參考答案：C解析：句中的burning,shut均作found的賓語補足語,表狀態(tài)。9.Idon’tlike_______myyoungerbrotherfollowsmearound.A.itwhen

B.itthat

C.himwhen

D.himthat參考答案：A略10.Thisisnotmystory,northewholestory.Mystoryplaysoutdifferently.

A.isthere B.thereisC.isit D.itis參考答案：C提示:考查倒裝句。nor放在句首,表示“也不”時,常用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。第一句句意為:“這不是我的故事,它也不是整個故事?！敝髡Z應(yīng)該是it而不是therebe句型。故選C項。

11.Iftheywinthefinaltonight，theteamaregoingtotouraroundthecity________by

theirenthusiasticsupporters.A.beingcheered

B.becheeredC.tobecheered

D.werecheered參考答案：C考查非謂語動詞用法。根據(jù)句意可知是將來時同時表示被動，所以使用不定式的完成時表將來被動的動作。句意：如果他們贏得決賽，這支隊伍將巡游全城接受支持者的歡呼。12.參考答案：D略13.Hemadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,____ofgreatimportancetoscience.A.whichIthinkis

B.whichIthinkitis

C.whichIthinkit

D.Ithinkis

參考答案：A14.Hisincreasingfinancialdifficultiesforcedhimtotake________measures.A.desperate

B.desperationC.desirable

D.despairing參考答案：Adesperate“絕望的；孤注一擲的”；desperation為名詞“絕望；鋌而走險”；desirable“可取的；值得做的”；despairing“沒有希望的；感到絕望的”。句意：不斷增加的經(jīng)濟困難迫使他們采取鋌而走險的措施。15.Thepoormanwithhistwochildren________inastreetcorner.A.wasseenbegging

B.wereseenbegC.wasseenbeg

D.wereseenbegging參考答案：A略16.----IthinkHelenisathome.

---No,she____beathome,forshephonedmefromtheairportjust

fiveminutesago.

A.mustn’t

B.needn’t

C.can’t

D.daren’t參考答案：C略17.Thecity________twotowns________ariver.A．ismadeup；separatedbyB．ismadeupof；areseparatedbyC．makeup；areseparatedbyD．ismadeupof；separatedby參考答案：D18.Mr.Smithwassoangryatall______Billwasdoing______heleft.A.that;what

B.that;that

C.which;which

D.what;that參考答案：B19.__________thesouthernfrozenweather,ourgovernmenthastakenaseriesofmeasures________it.A.Confrontedwith;todealwith

B.Confrontingwith;dealingwithC.Confrontedwith;dealtwith

D.Confrontingwith;todealwith參考答案：A二、完型填空20.Wehumanslovetomakecomparisons.Onthemarket,we___1___tofindthebestones.Intheclassroomteacherscomparetheirstudentstothe___2___.Andparentscomparetheirchildtohisorherpeersto___3___anideaofwhatisnormal.___4___,comparisonsofanykindcomewithasting(劇痛)foreveryone.Whenparentsmakeitcleartoanyonethattheirchildis___5___toallotherchildreninallways,theyputtheirchildunder____6____.Somechildrenwillobeywhentheyarepressuredto____7____theirparents'needforperfection;othersmay___8___,tryingtobejustlikeanyotherkid,or,betterstill,tobejustwhotheyare.Inother___9___,parentswhocomparetheirchildtootherchildrenmightendup____10____theirchildissomehow"deficient(有缺點的)".And,again,theypressuretheirchildtobe____11____enough.Amostdisturbing____12____ofallthiscomparingisthatitpusheschildrenintothedestructiveworldofcompetition."Ina____13____culture,achildistoldthatitisn'tenoughtobegood—heorshemust____14____other,"writesAlfieKohn,aparentingexpert.AccordingtoKohn,researchdoesn't____15____thetheorythatcompetitionbringssuccess.Oneafteranother,researchershaveconcludedthatchildrendon'tlearnbetter____16____educationischangedintoacompetitivestruggle.Competitionpreventsachild'sability____17____notonlyeducationallybutsocially,too.So,____18____competition,cooperation!Insteadof____19____otherpeople'schildren,parentsneedtopaycloseattentiontotheirown,learnwhotheyare,discovertheirinterestsandtalents,andteachthemhowtocooperatewithothers.Theywillneedrolemodelsto____20____them.1.A.see

B.touch

C.sell

D.compare2.A.mature

B.new

C.model

D.overseas3.A.get

B.use

C.share

D.explain4.A.Therefore

B.However

C.Otherwise

D.Besides5.A.harmful

B.superior

C.responsible

D.thankful6.A.pressure

B.control

C.discussion

D.consideration7.A.express

B.prove

C.satisfy

D.create8.A.disappear

B.wait

C.resist

D.rest9.A.cases

B.words

C.ways

D.nations10.A.denying

B.deciding

C.predicting

D.concluding11.A.honest

B.good

C.patient

D.polite12.A.process

B.consequence

C.purpose

D.method13.A.traditional

B.scientific

C.political

D.competitive14.A.defeat

B.accept

C.recognize

D.choose15.A.test

B.challenge

C.support

D.change16.A.since

B.until

C.when

D.unless17.A.losing

B.processing

C.showing

D.reducing18.A.apartform

B.becauseof

C.asfor

D.insteadof19.A.shoutingat

B.laughingat

C.lookingat

D.strikingat20.A.guide

B.force

C.invite

D.expect參考答案：1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A試題分析:本文的作者主要講述的是比較和競爭對孩子教育的不利因素，讓合作代替競爭，我們會幫孩子生活在一個更加和諧的環(huán)境中?！拘☆}1】D考查動詞辨析A.see看到；B.touch觸及；C.sell出賣；D.compare比較。根據(jù)前文的comparisoin判斷此處是說我們在市場上比較找到最好的，可知選D項?！拘☆}2】C考查形容詞辨析A.mature成熟的；B.new新的；C.model模范的；D.overseas海外的，根據(jù)前文的的compare和classroom可知老師總是將最好的學(xué)生相比，故選C項?！拘☆}3】A考查動詞辨析A.get得到；B.use使用；C.share分享；D.explain解釋，說明。根據(jù)上下文的意思可以判斷選A項?！拘☆}4】B考查連詞辨析A.Therefore因此，所以；B.However盡管如此；C.Otherwise否則；D.Besides而且。根據(jù)語境可知選B項?！拘☆}5】B考查形容詞辨析A.harmful有害的；B.superior優(yōu)于的；C.responsible負責的；D.thankful感謝的，besuperiorto優(yōu)于……的，可知選B項?！拘☆}6】A考查名詞辨析A.pressure壓力；B.control控制；C.discussion討論；D.consideration考慮。根據(jù)前文是自己的孩子比別人的孩子更優(yōu)秀，這會給孩子更大的壓力，還有下文的pressured判斷可知選A項?！拘☆}7】C考查動詞辨析A.express表達；B.prove證明；C.satisfy滿足；D.create創(chuàng)作。根據(jù)空后的need判斷是滿足父母的需要，可知選C項。【小題8】C考查動詞辨析。A.disappear消失；B.wait等待；C.resist抵制；D.rest休息。根據(jù)上下文關(guān)系此處是其他的人“抵制父母強加給他們的壓力”可知選C項。【小題9】A考查名詞辨析A.cases情況；案件；B.words單詞；C.ways方法；D.nations民族。Inothercases在其他情況下，故選A項?！拘☆}10】D考查動詞辨析A.denying拒絕；B.deciding決定；C.predicting預(yù)期；D.concluding得出結(jié)論。根據(jù)前文的比較，父母們得出自己孩子的缺點，故選D項。【小題11】B考查形容詞辨析A.honest誠實的；B.good好的；C.patient耐心的；D.polite有禮貌的。根據(jù)前文判斷這類父母想讓他們的孩子足夠優(yōu)秀。故選B項?！拘☆}12】B考查名詞辨析A.process進程；B.consequence后果；C.purpose目的；D.method方法。根據(jù)前文的敘述此處是比較的后果，可知選B項?！拘☆}13】D考查形容詞辨析A.traditional傳統(tǒng)的；B.scientific科學(xué)的；C.political政治的；D.competitive有競爭力的，根據(jù)下文的敘述判斷選D項。【小題14】A考查動詞辨析A.defeat擊??；B.accept接受；C.recognize認出，承認；D.choose選擇。根據(jù)前文的competitive判斷孩子具有競爭力，應(yīng)是戰(zhàn)勝或擊敗其他的人。故選A項?！拘☆}15】C考查名詞辨析A.test測試；B.challenge挑戰(zhàn)；C.support支持；D.change改變。根據(jù)上下文的敘述，下文是不支持前文的理論的?？芍xC項。【小題16】C考查連詞辨析A.since自從；B.until直到；C.when當……時候；D.unless除非。根據(jù)該句的主從句之間的時間關(guān)系，故選C項?！拘☆}17】B考查動詞辨析A.losing失去；B.progressing取得進展；C.showing展示；D.reducing減少。根據(jù)前文的prevent可知比較抑制孩子的發(fā)展。故選B項?！拘☆}18】D考查介詞短語辨析A.apartfrom除此之外；B.becauseof因為；C.asfor至于；D.insteadof代替。不要競爭而要合作，故選D項?！拘☆}19】C考查動詞短語辨析A.shoutingat向……叫喊；B.laughingat嘲笑；C.lookingat看；D.strikingat襲擊，攻擊。不要看著別人的孩子，而是關(guān)注自己的孩子。故選C項?！拘☆}20】A考查動詞辨析A.guide指導(dǎo)，向?qū)В籅.force強迫；C.invite邀請；D.expect期望。根據(jù)空前的rolemodels榜樣，判斷選A?！久麕燑c睛】一、完型填空題的命題特點完型填空題是一種綜合性比較強的測試題，它把單項填空和閱讀理解等題型融為一體，它不僅考查學(xué)生對詞匯、詞組、語法、句型和常識邏輯等語言基礎(chǔ)知識的掌握情況和正確使用語法知識的能力，而且也考查學(xué)生的理解能力、推理能力、以及情景語感等方面綜合理解和運用語言的能力。二、完型填空的命題趨勢1、體裁、題材多樣，考察學(xué)生涉獵各種信息的能力體裁有記敘文、說明文等；題材涉及到趣味故事、幽默小品、科普知識、日常生活、人物小記、社會熱點話題等等。短文一般文章短小，情節(jié)連貫，層次分明，線索清楚。目的是考查學(xué)生是否有閱讀各種體裁、題材文章的能力以及獲取各種新息的能力。2、側(cè)重整體理解、考查學(xué)生快速閱讀理解能力。解完型填空題需要學(xué)生具備視讀、跳讀、查讀、猜詞等各種快速閱讀技巧。因為解題時間有限，在短短的時間內(nèi)，要完成全文和選項的閱讀，還要進行正確判斷、推理、核查等工作?？梢婇喿x速度非常重要。3、側(cè)重基礎(chǔ)知識，考查學(xué)生語言知識的能力。完型填空以文入手，結(jié)合文章的內(nèi)容考查學(xué)生的基礎(chǔ)知識，主要是詞語搭配、近義詞辨異、辨析句子結(jié)構(gòu)、掌握語法規(guī)則的能力。如【小題11】B考查形容詞辨析A.honest誠實的；B.good好的；C.patient耐心的；D.polite有禮貌的。根據(jù)前文判斷這類父母想讓他們的孩子足夠優(yōu)秀。故選B項。4、上下文對照，考查學(xué)生捕捉關(guān)鍵詞的能力。解完型填空題時，單獨看一句話是找不到正確答案的，需要閱讀下句或者若干句才能明白。所謂上下對照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關(guān)鍵詞。因此，在做題時要邊讀邊在大腦中儲存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。如【小題6】A考查名詞辨析A.pressure壓力；B.control控制；C.discussion討論；D.consideration考慮。根據(jù)前文是自己的孩子比別人的孩子更優(yōu)秀，這會給孩子更大的壓力，還有下文的pressured判斷可知選A項。5、設(shè)置語境，考查學(xué)生的分析推理能力。旨在考查學(xué)生在選項都符合語法及句子結(jié)構(gòu)的情況下能否利用前后語境去推斷出正確答案。6、結(jié)合生活，考查學(xué)生利用常識題的能力。目的考查學(xué)生的生活常識，看看學(xué)生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識，能否利用常識去做恰當?shù)倪x擇。7、關(guān)注連詞，考查學(xué)生對行文邏輯、句子關(guān)聯(lián)的理解能力。

此項用來考查學(xué)生在缺少連詞的情況想，通過閱讀能否理解句子的與句子的關(guān)系，是否了解行文邏輯的要求，能否掌握表示因果、轉(zhuǎn)折、并列、條件、讓步等的連詞的用法。三、完型填空題的解題步驟：1、通讀全文，了解大意越過空擋，通讀全文，理順題意，找出信息詞，建立語言的整體感。這是做好完型填空題的關(guān)鍵。因為完型填空題的特點是著眼于整體理解。如作者通過講述父母親把自己的孩子和別人的孩子進行比較而給孩子帶來的傷害，告訴我們用合作代替競爭。如【小題18】D考查介詞短語辨析A.apartfrom除此之外；B.becauseof因為；C.asfor至于；D.insteadof代替。不要競爭而要合作，故選D項。小題19】C考查動詞短語辨析A.shoutingat向……叫喊；B.laughingat嘲笑；C.lookingat看；D.strikingat襲擊，攻擊。不要看著別人的孩子，而是關(guān)注自己的孩子。故選C項?！拘☆}20】A考查動詞辨析A.guide指導(dǎo)，向?qū)?；B.force強迫；C.invite邀請；D.expect期望。根據(jù)空前的rolemodels榜樣，判斷選A。2、細讀首尾，推測意圖文章的首句是全文的“窗口”，尾句是文章的總結(jié)、結(jié)論或點睛之筆。這樣，通過閱讀首句和尾句，就可以了解背景知識，對于空格位置的詞語進行大膽分析和判斷，以便揣測作者的意圖，理順思路，為后面的答題做好鋪墊。3、綜合考慮，瞻前顧后在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，分析這一空格處在句中的地位，前后的關(guān)系和它所起的作用，認真觀察選項，仔細推敲，確定最佳答案。4、復(fù)讀全文，驗證答案做完題目以后，要立足整體，再次通讀全文，從語法入手，檢查一下句子的時態(tài)、語法、主謂一致、代詞的性、數(shù)、格以及詞語的搭配等是否正確。若有疑問，必須根據(jù)文章的中心思想，從意義、語法的角度來仔細權(quán)衡，加以改正，彌補疏漏。21.完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

Theotherday,IhappenedtomeetsomeoneIhadn’tseenformanyyears.Icouldn’tbelievethechangeinhim.Asamatteroffact,hedidn’tevenseemlikethe

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person.

WhenIfirstknewBill,backin

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,hewasoneofthemostcarefree(無憂無慮的)peopleIhadever

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.Hewasalwaysreadytohavea

39.Heusuallywentoutforbeeratthreeo’clockinthemorningordrove50milestoseeanold

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hereallyliked.BillandIwereinthesameclassincollege,and

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wasneverdullwhenhewas

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.Withhimtherewasonewild

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afteranother.SometimesIwonderhowwe

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tostudyforourexams.

LastweekIwasinHoustononbusiness,andIranintoBillinthebaratthehotel.

45,Iwasn’teven

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itwashe.Wasthisshort-hairedbusinessmanreallythesameperson?Iwasn’treallysureuntilIcamenearhim,butitindeedwasBill.Nowheworksforabank.He

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mostoftheeveningabouthisjob,hisnewcarandhishouse.Howhehadchanged!Backwhenwewereincollege,the

48thingBillcaredaboutwaspossessions.Nowtheyseemedtobehismain

49.AlthoughIhavechangedquiteabitmyself,somehow,Inever

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Billchangingsomuch.Myimageofhim

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theoneIhadformed

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thetimewhenwewerecollegestudentstogether.

Isupposeit’s

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toexpectpeopletoremainthesame,especially

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Ihavechangedsomuchmyself.ButImustsaythatIenjoyedtheoldBillmuchmorethanthenewBill.Maybehe

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thesamewayaboutme.36.A.proper

B.same

C.regular

D.common37.A.childhood

B.primaryschool

C.highschool

D.college38.A.considered

B.supposed

C.met

D.expected39.A.party

B.quarrel

C.meeting

D.class40.A.man

B.hospital

C.film

D.hotel41.A.study

B.life

C.work

D.fun42.A.in

B.down

C.away

D.around43.A.dream

B.mistake

C.chance

D.joke44.A.decided

B.continued

C.managed

D.hoped45.A.Asusual

B.Byaccident

C.Fromthenon

D.Allthetime46.A.glad

B.surprised

C.excited

D.sure47.A.thought

B.talked

C.argued

D.spent48.A.best

B.last

C.next

D.only49.A.interest

B.career

C.subject

D.problem50.A.forgot

B.minded

C.liked

D.imagined51.A.remained

B.reminded

C.suggested

D.became52.A.since

B.from

C.at

D.till53.A.unnecessary

B.foolish

C.common

D.unusual54.A.because

B.that

C.how

D.when55.A.felt

B.acted

C.looked

D.discovered參考答案：36—40BDCAC

41—45BDDCD

46—50DBBAD

51—55AABDA略三、閱讀理解22.Teenagerswhospendhoursinfrontofthetelevisionmayhaveapoorerdietasyoungadults.Astudy，whichincludednearly1，400highschoolstudents，foundthosewhowatchedTVforfivehoursormoreperdayhadlesshealthydietsthanpeers(同齡人）fiveyearslater.Whydoesthishappen?Shouldtheparentstakeanymeasures?Ontheonehand，peoplewhospendalotoftimeinfrontoftheTV,especiallyteenagers，maysnackmore，andthatmayaffecttheirlong-termdietquality.Ontheotherhand，TVadsforfastfood，sweetsandsnackstemptteenagerstoeatmoreofthosefoods.AndTVtimemightalsoreplaceexercisetimeforsomekids.LeadresearcherDr.DaheiaJ.Barr-Anderson，oftheUniversityofMinnesotainMinneapolis，toldReutersHealthaclearcorrelationbetweenTVtimeduringhighschoolanddietqualityinyoungadulthood.WhiletheheaviestTVviewerswereeatingthemostjunkfood,thosewho'dwatchedlessthantwohoursperdayhadthehighestintake(吸收)offruits，vegetables,wholegrainsandhigh-calciumfood.Inheropinion，parentsshouldlimitandmonitorTVviewing.AsfarasIamconcerned，childrenshouldwatchnomorethantwohoursoftelevisionperday.Andparentsshouldsetagoodexamplebyeatingright，beingphysicallyactiveandcurbingtheirownTVtime.8.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PeopleshouldkeepawayfromTVtokeephealthy.B.Teenagers'TVtimemayaffecttheirdietslater.C.WhydoteenagerslikeTV"D.Parents'ownhabitsmayaffectchildrenlater.9.Accordingtothepassage，heavyTVviewerstendto＿．A.eatmorefruits B.eatlessjunkfoodC.takeinfewervegetables D.takeinhigh-calciumfood10.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgivetheparents？A.TheymustwatchTVwiththeirchildren.B.TheyshouldforbidthechildrentowatchTV.C.Theyshouldpayattentiontonutritionindiets.D.Theycan'tdowhattheydon'twanttheirchildrentodo.11.Theunderlinedword“curbing"inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedbyA.controlling B.checkingC.adding D.stopping參考答案：8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A本文是一篇說明文，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)看電視時間太長會對年輕的飲食產(chǎn)生影響，文章對此內(nèi)容做了具體說明，并建議父母親給孩子樹立良好榜樣?！?題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“Teenagerswhospendhoursinfrontofthetelevisionmayhaveapoorerdietasyoungadults.”可知觀看電視太久會對年輕人的飲食產(chǎn)生影響。故B項正確?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“WhiletheheaviestTVviewerswereeatingthemostjunkfood,thosewho'dwatchedlessthantwohoursperdayhadthehighestintake(吸收)offruits，vegetables,wholegrainsandhigh-calciumfood.Inheropinion，parentsshouldlimitandmonitorTVviewing.”可知看電視太多的人會吃太多的垃圾食品，而看電視較少的人通常會吃較多的蔬菜、水果等?？芍措娨暥嗟娜顺缘氖卟讼鄬^少，故C項正確?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一句“Andparentsshouldsetagoodexamplebyeatingright，beingphysicallyactiveandcurbingtheirownTVtime.”可知父母親應(yīng)該給孩子樹立一個良好的榜樣，不要做他們不希望孩子做的事情。故D項正確?！?1題詳解】猜測詞義題。本文主要講述的就是要減少年輕人看電視的時間，最后一句“Andparentsshouldsetagoodexamplebyeatingright，beingphysicallyactiveandcurbingtheirownTVtime.”建議父母親給孩子樹立好的榜樣，要積極鍛煉并控制減少看電視的時間。該詞與“control”語義相近，故A項正確。23.Starbuckswillstopusingplasticstrawsfromitsstoresgloballyby2020,inanodtothegrowingpushforbusinessestobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.TheSeattle-basedcompanysaidonMondayitwillinsteadusestrawsmadefromothermaterials,andlidsdesignednottoneedstraws.McDonald'salsorecentlysaiditwouldswitchtopaperstrawsintheUKandIrelandbynextyear,andtestalternativestoplasticstrawsinsomeUSlocations.InFebruary,Dunkin'Donutssaidthatitwouldrefusepolystyrenefoam(塑料泡沫)cupsfromitsstoresby2020.Environmentalactivistshavebeenpressuringbusinessestoditchplasticstrawsbecausetheycanendupintheoceanandhurtmarinelife.Thepushgainedgreatsupportafteravideoin2015showedrescuersremovingastrawfromaseaturtle'snoseingreatdetail.Localgovernmentshavealsobeenlookingattheissue.Lastweek,Seattle’sbanonsingle-useplasticstrawsandutensilsinfoodserviceoutletstookeffect,andStarbuckssaysitalreadyoffersalternativestrawsthere.Similarproposalsarebeingconsideredelsewhere,includingNewYorkandSanFrancisco.Whilestrawshavebecomeahighly-concernedissue,theymakeuponlyabout4%oftheplastictrashbynumberofpieces,andfarlessbyweight.Strawsadduptoonlyabout2,000tonsofthenearly9mtonsofplasticwastethathitswaterseachyear.8.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph1?A.Somebusinessesareshoulderingtheirsocialresponsibility.B.PaperstrawswillbepopularintheUKandIreland.C.Theuseof