棗莊市2023屆高三第二次模擬考試

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第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Theartifacts（文物）aresilentwitnessesofbygoneeras.Itisonlyinamuseumthatyoucan

reconnectwiththepast.IfyouarevisitingmuseumsinSydney,thefollowingwillofferyouthebest

experiencesthatreflectonthediversehistoryofAustraliaanditspeople.

PowerhouseMuseum

IncaseyouarevisitingSydneywithyourfamily,thismuseumoffersoneofthemostexciting

experiencesinthiscity.Themuseum'sexhibitsaredevotedtodisplayingtechnologiesthathave

transformedourworld.Detailinginnovationsinspacetravel,nuclearscienceandtheworkingsof

light,electricityandgravity,theywillsurelyinterestyourentirefamily,especiallytheyoungones.

AustralianNationalMaritimeMuseum

Australiaissurroundedbywater.Gettingsomeinsightsintohowthishugelandrelatestoits

surroundingwatersisquitehelpfulasitisexciting.LearnhowAustraliaanditspeoplehavebeen

affectedbythewaters.Gobackinhistoryandlearnabouttheexperiencesofthefirstpeoplebrought

toAustraliaasprisoners.TheSeaJourneysexhibittakescareofthis.

AustralianMuseum

ImaginecomingfacetofacewithtencompletedinosaurskeletonsintheDinosaurexhibit!As

youwalkthroughthemuseum,youwillcomeacrosstheExploringAustraliaexhibitwhichwilltake

youthroughstuffedrecreationsofsomeofAustralia'smostdangerousanimalsincludingthe

now-extinctTasmanianTiger,tenmostpoisonoussnakesandanumberofcrocodiles.Certainly,this

isamuseumyouwillnotwanttomissouton.

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MuseumofSydney

Hereyouwilllearneverythingabouttherichanddiversehistoryofthiscity.Thedigital

presentationswillinterestyou.GettheopportunitytoviewahugerangeofartifactsfromSydney's

history.Thegiftshopinthemuseumgivesyouawiderangeofspecialgiftstochoosefbryourloved

ones.

1.WhatisspecialaboutPowerhouseMuseum?

A.It'sespeciallykid-friendly.B.Itsexhibitsarethelatest.

C.IttellsAustralia'searlyhistory.D.ItreflectsSydney'slifenearthesea.

2.WheredoestheExploringAustraliaexhibittakeplace?

A.PowerhouseMuseum.B.MuseumofSydney.

C.AustralianMuseum.D.AustralianNationalMaritime

Museum.

3.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthistext?

A.Students.B.Tourists.C.Historians.D.

Journalists.

B

Anextremelyraremanuscript（手稿）signedbyEnglishnaturalistCharlesDarwinisexpected

tofetchupto$790,00ataSotheby'sauctionnextmonth.Thedocumentcontainsapassagefromthe

famous1859workOntheOriginofSpecies,inwhichDarwinputforthhistheoryofevolution.

Thedocumentwasoncethoughttobeadesertedpagefromanearliermanuscriptofthework.

Butexpertsnowunderstanditwaswrittenin1865andsenttotheeditoroftheAutographicMirror

whohadrequestedasignedwritingsamplefromDarwin.

“WhilesomeofDarwin'snotesandmanuscriptpageshavesurvivedoverthelasthundredor

moreyears,hewasknowntokeeprevisinghispublications,oftenthrowingawaypagesfrom

workingdraftsaswastepaper,makingthemextremelywe,"Sotheby*ssaidinastatement.

OntheOriginofSpecieswasvotedthemostinfluentialacademicbookofalltimeinapublic

pollheldduringAcademicBookWeekin2015.ThebookoffersDarwin'srevolutionaryideathat

speciesevolveovergenerationsintheprocessofnaturalselection.

Darwinbackeduphistheorywithevidencecollectedduringhis1831—1836voyageonthe

H.MS.Beagle,duringwhichheobservedandcollectedspecimens（標(biāo)本）fromanumberofspecies.

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OntheGalapagosIslandsoffthecoastofEcuador,Darwinnotedthatthefinches（鳴雀）ontheisland

weresimilartofinchesonthemainland;however,theavailabilityofdifferentfoodsineachareahad

ledtodifferencesinbeakshapes.

ThemanuscriptwillbeplacedondisplayatSotheby'sinNewYorkbetweenNov.30andDec8,

andonlinebidswillbeacceptedbetweenNow.25andDec.8.Theauctionhouseestimatesthatthe

documentwillfetchbetween$600,000and$790,000.

Theauction,whichistitledAgeofWonder,willalsoincludeafirsteditionofOntheOriginof

SpeciesandacopyofscientificpaperbyDarwinandanothernaturalist.

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanuscript?

A.It'sapageofOntheOriginofSpecies.B.It'sadraftofDarwin*sscientific

paper.

C.Ifsasignedwritingsampletoaneditor.D.It'swastepaperfromDarwin*sstudy.

5.WhatmakesDarwin'sOntheOriginofSpeciesthemostinfluentialacademicbook?

A.Hismethodsofresearch.B.Hisadventureonthesea.

C.Theraremanuscript.D.Histheoryofevolution.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"backedup“meaninParagraph5?

A.supportedB.explainedC.declaredD.created

7Whatisthepurposeoftheauction?

A.Toputthemanuscriptonsale.

B.TodisplayDarwin'sworks.

C.Tovotethebestacademicbooks.

D.Toreleaseanewdiscovery.

C

AvolunteerteaminSouthAfricaisrescuingpangolinsfromillegaltradeastheanimalsface

growingthreatsofextinction.

Pangolins,orscalyant-eatersastheyareotherwiseknown,areuniquespeciesfoundinAsia

andAfrica.Theyarecoveredinhardscales（鱗甲）.Whentheyfeelthreatenedtheyrollupintoa

tightballwithonlytheirscalesexposed.

Pangolinsarelittlestudiedandlittleunderstoodspecies.However,theyarepoachedand

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illegallytradedinAsiaandAfrica.TheirmeatisconsideredadelicacyinmanyAsiancountriesand

thescalesareusedinexpensiveclothingandhandbags.Butmuchoftheillegaltradeinpangolins

involvestheirscales,whicharethoughttofightillnesses.Highdemandfortheirscaleshasresulted

inpoachingandillegaltradedespitethefactthatthespeciesisprotected.

TheAfricanPangolinWorkingGroupinJohannesburgisavolunteerteamofveterinarians（獸

醫(yī)）andwildlifeexperts.Theytakecareoftheirwounds,feedthemandbringthembacktohealth.

NicciWrightheadsthegroup.

“Whenwereceivethosepangolinstheyareallveryweak,whethertheyhavebeenwiththe

poachersforafewdaysoruptotwoweeks,“Wrightsaid“Theyhavegotwoundsandinjuries,and

itisverypitifulandverydifficulttoemotionallydealwiththatkindofsufferingandabuse.”

Thegroupisnotjusttreatingpangolins.Theyalsohelppolicetoidentifyandcatchpoachers

andtraders,ofteninundercoveroperations.Theyalsoworkonanti-traffickingmeasures.Thelatest

programistotraindogstosniffoutpangolinsbeinghiddenandtransported.

Itisreportedthat97tonsofpangolinscaleswereseizedfromsmugglerswhotriedtotakethem

outofAfricalastyear.Thisamountstoabout150,000poachedanimals.However,it'sonlyabout20

percentofthetotalnumber,becausetherestescapedwiththepoachers.t4Ifthistrendcontinues,

thereisaverylikelyextinctioneventforallspeciesofthepangolin,9,Wrightnoted.

8.Whyarepangolinsconsidereduniquemammals?

A.Theirmeatmakesdeliciousfood.

B.Theyhavescalestoprotectthemselves.

C.Theyareindangerofdyingout.

D.Theyarelittleunderstoodspecies.

9.Whatpushesthepoachingandillegaltradeofpangolins?

A.FoodshortagesinAfrica.

B.Healthbenefitsoftheirmeat.

C.Medicinalvalueoftheirscales.

D.Thedemandoffashionindustry.

10.Whatdothevolunteerteam'seffortsfocuson?

A.Catchingthepoachersandillegaltraders.

B.Trainingdogstofindthehiddenpangolins.

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C.Reportinganyillegaltradeorpoaching.

D.Treatingandtendingtherescuedpangolins.

11.WhatisNicciWright'smajorconcernaccordingtothelastparagraph?

APangolins,sufferingandabuse.B.Extinctionofallpangolinspecies.

C.Adeclineinpangolinpopulations.D.Theresearchonpangolin'sbehavior.

D

Chemically,therearemanydifferentalcohols.Allofthemarepoisonsforalmostallliving

things.Afterapersonswallowsadrinkcontainingalcohol,thealcoholisabsorbedrapidlyintothe

bloodstream.Itisthenslowlyremovedandburnedup,changingentirelyintheprocesstocarbon

dioxideandwater,mostlybyactionoftheliver.Theeffectsofalcoholonthebodycomefromits

effectonthebrain.Andtheydependupontheamountofalcoholthatbuildsupinthebloodstream.

Aswithmanyotherpoisons,asmallamountofalcoholhassomespecialeffects.Insmall

amountsitactsasastimulant.Peoplewhoare“uptight“一tenseandnervous-areapttobecome

morerelaxedandtalkative,andseemtolosetheirworries.Forthisreason,somepeopledrinkalittle

alcoholafterahardday'swork.

Thetroublewithalcoholbeginswithjustalittlemorejust—aslightlyhigheramount—inthe

bloodstream.Thenitbecomesadepressant.Depressantsmakepeoplesloweratthinkingandslower

atmoving.Butpeopleareapttothinktheyaresmarterandfhste匚That'sbad.Youcaneasily

understandwhytheyshouldnotbedrivingacar.

There'sanotherpartaboutdrinkingtoomuchalcohol,whichisevenworse.Peoplearelikelyto

loseself-control.Thentheyarelikelytodrinkevenmore.Thosewhoaredrunkarenotveryniceto

bearoundandcanbedangerous-tothemselvesandothers.

Somepeoplearecompulsivedrinkers.Evenasmallamountofalcohol46setsthemoff/'and

theykeepondrinking.Thesepeoplearecalledalcoholics.TheAmericanMedicalAssociationsays

theyhavethediseaseofalcoholism.

Sofar,noonehasfoundacure.Theonlytreatmentforanalcoholicistonevertakeadrinkof

alcohol-notevenalittlebit.Thatmaysoundsimple,butfbranalcoholicit'snot.

12.Whichpartofbodydoesalcoholhavethemosteffectson?

A.Thebloodstream.B.Theheart.

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C.Thebrain.D.Theliver.

13.Whydopeopleliketodrinkalcoholafteraday'swork?

A.Torelaxthemselves.B.Tomakethemsmarter.

C.Tohaveagoodsleep.D.Tobecomebraver.

14.Whatdoestheauthor'ssuggestiontoalcoholics?

A.Drinknlittlebiteachday.B.Cutdownontheamount.

C.Neverdriveafterdrinking.D.Stopdrinkingcompletely.

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thebenefitsofalcoholdrinking.B.Theeffectsofalcoholonpeople

C.Thetreatmentsonalcoholism.D.Thecausesofgettingdrunk.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有

兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

ThegradualheatingofEarth*ssurface,oceansandatmosphereisprimarilycausedbyhuman

activity.Weburnfossilfuels,andpumpcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesintothe

atmosphere.Thesegasesactlikeagreenhouse.16

Already,theconsequencesofglobalwarmingaremeasurableandvisible17Lakes

aroundtheworldarewarmingrapidly-insomecasesfasterthanthesurroundingenvironment.

Animalsarechangingmigrationpatterns,andplantsarebuddingtheirleaves_earlierinthespring

anddroppingthemlaterinthefall.

Oneofthemostimmediateandobviousconsequencesofglobalwarmingistheincreasein

temperaturesaroundtheworld.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedby0.8℃overthepast

100years,accordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.18That

year,Earth'ssurfacetemperaturewas0.99℃warmerthantheaverageacrosstheentire20thcentury.

19Wehavemoreunpredictableextremeweather.Theseextremescomeindifferent

flavors.Oneeffectcanbecolderthan-normalwinters.Changesinclimatecancausetheboundary

betweenthecoldNorthPoleairandthewarmequatorialairtomigratesouth.20Thisis

whysomeareascanhaveasuddencoldsnaporcolder-than-normalwinter,evenduringthe

long-termtrendofglobalwanning.

A.Thatwillbringwithitcold,Arcticaii*.

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B.Theytrapinheatandcauseglobalwarming.

C.Animmediateconsequenceisfreezingweather.

D.OurEarthisheatingup,andheatingupquickly.

EIceismeltinginbothpolaricecapsandmountainglaciers.

F.Since1895,thehottestyearonrecordworldwidewas2016.

G.Asglobalaveragetemperaturesgoup,weatherpatternsarechanging.

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項(xiàng)。

EgyptiantabletennisplayerIbrahimHamadtoudidn'twinamedal,orevenscoreavictory.But

hehasbecomeoneofthemost21storiesattheTokyo2020ParalympicGames.

Hamadtoulosthis22inatrainaccidentwhenhewasjust10yearsold.Butthatdid

not23hisloveofsports.Heusedtoplaybothfootballandtabletennis.Aftertheaccident,

hefeltlostandstayed24athomeforthreeyears.Thenhewentbacktofootball,but

footballwastoo25forhim.Withnoarms,hecouldn'tprotecthimselfwhenhefell!

Afterseveral26.hefoundthathecouldplaytabletenniswithhismouth.Ittookhim

nearlyayearof27toholdtheracket（球拍）withhismouthandmakethe28with

hisfeet.

HefirstcompetedattheRioParalympics,andwasfinallyabletofulfillhislifelong

29ofcompetinginParalympics.Helosthisfirsttwomatches,butdid30the

respectofotherplayerslikeDavidWetherilL"He'salegendintabletennis,saidWetherill.UIknow

IwontodaybutIthinkhehas31farmoreskillsthanIhave.

InTokyo,helosttoaChineseplayerandaplayerfromSouthKorea.32al1the

competitionsathissecondParalympics.However,hehasa（n）33fortheworldaboutwhat

disabilityreallymeans,inhiseyes.

“Iwanttotelleverybodythatnothingis34,andeverybodyshouldworkhardfor

whatyouloveandwhatyouthinkisgoodforyourself/'hesaid."The35isnotinarmsor

legs;itisnottosticktowhateveryouwouldliketodo.^^

21.A.interestingB.inspiringC.depressingD.

surprising

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22.A.parentsB.legsC.armsD.friends

23.A.reduceB.beatC.loseD.fall

24.A.inshapeB.heldupC.shutupD.in

comfort

25.A.intenseB.tiringC.noisyD.

dangerous

26.A.thoughtsB.matchesC.injuriesD.attempts

27.A.practiceB.failureC.waitingD.

challenge

28.A.startB.hitC.serveD.ball

29.A.chanceB.journeyC.roadD.dream

30.A.earnB.payC.deserveD.give

31.A.developedB.adoptedC.demonstratedD.

extended

32.A.abandoningB.endingC.winningD.joining

33.A.exampleB.messageC.quoteD.lesson

34.A.unfortunateB.comfortableC.meaningfulD.

impossible

35A.disabilityB.pityC.sufferingD.belief

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)單詞或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

JacopoDellaRagionewasbornandraisedinFlorence,Italy.While36studentof

MedievalHistoryatMilanUniversity,healsolearnedgraphicdesignandprinting.In2001,his

passionforChina*straditionalandmodernartbroughthimtoBeijing,andhe37(work)

thereeversince.

InJuly2001,RagionewasinChina38Beijingwontherighttohostthe2008

OlympicGames.Hewitnessedthishistoricmomentandsharedinthe39(happy)ofthe

Chinesepeople.HehasworkedinmanycompaniesinChinaandalsomarriedagirlin

Beijing,40hasallowedhimtoknowChinabetter.

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When41(talk)abouthowhecarriesouthiswork,Ragionesaidhedesignsthepicture

inhismindfirst,andthenfollowstheinstincts(本能)ofhisbody42(finish)thejob."It's

abitlikeChina'scalligraphyandKungFu,whichhasbroughtmemuchinspiration,hesaid.

Ragioneisnowdeeplyattached43China.Hehaswitnessedthegreatchangesthat

havetakenplacehere:streetshavebecomemorelively,busesaremoreadvanced,andtravelingby

subwayhasbecomemoreconvenient

“IhavevisitedmanycitiesinChina,andBeijingistheoneIlove44(much).Ifellin

lovewithit45(gradual).ItalyiswhereIwasbom,andBeijingismyhomenow,“he

saidinfluentChinese.

第三部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)；滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

46.假定你是李華。最近，你加入了學(xué)校的英語(yǔ)社團(tuán)(EnglishClub)。請(qǐng)給你的英國(guó)筆友Lucy

寫(xiě)信介紹情況。內(nèi)容包括：

1.社團(tuán)介紹；

2.社團(tuán)活動(dòng)安排；

3.個(gè)人期待

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearLucy,

Yourssincerely

LiHua

笫二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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47.閱讀下面材料?，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Oneday,Reuben,a12-year-oldboy,sawsomethinginashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.

Theprice—fivedollars-wasbeyondhismeans,buthewentintheshopanyway.

Poorlydressed,hewentupandtoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,4€Idon'thavethe

moneyrightnow.Willyoupleaseholditformeforsometime?”

"I'lltry,"theshopkeepersmiled.uFolksaroundheredon'tusuallyhavemoneytospendon

suchthings.Itshouldkeepforawhile.^^

Reubendecidedtoraisethefivedollarsbyhimself.Walkingalongasidestreet,hehadanidea.

Peoplebuilttheirownhousesinhistown,usingnailspurchasedinHessiansacks（粗麻袋）froma

localfactory.Thesacksweresometimesthrownaway.Reubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothe

factoryforfivecentsapiece.

Everydayafterschool,Reubenwentaroundthetown,collectingnailsacks.Theschoolclosed

forthesummer,andhewasstillwanderinginthetown,searchingforhistreasures.Oftenhewas

tiredandhungry,butthethoughtoftheobjectintheshopwindowkepthimgoing.Sometimeshis

motherDorawouldask:"Reuben,wherewereyou?Wewerewaitingforyoutohavedinner.^^

“Playing,Mum.Sorry.^^

Dorawouldlookathiminhisfaceandshakeherhead.Boys!

Onedayinspring,hecountedhiscoinsandfoundheneededtwentycentsmore.Hehadtofind

foursacksandsellthembeforethedayended.Lateintheafternoon,justbeforethebuyerwasabout

tocloseup,Reubenarrivedandsoldthefoursacks.Withthecoinsinhishand,hemurmuredathank

youandranaway.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫(xiě)的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Clutchingthefivedollars,heheadedfortheshop.

Doraopeneditcarefullyandalovelyjewelboxappeared.

答案解析

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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A

Theartifacts（文物）aresilentwitnessesofbygoneeras.Itisonlyinamuseumthatyoucan

reconnectwiththepast.IfyouarevisitingmuseumsinSydney,thefollowingwillofferyouthebest

experiencesthatreflectonthediversehistoryofAustraliaanditspeople.

PowerhouseMuseum

IncaseyouarevisitingSydneywithyourfamily,thismuseumoffersoneofthemostexciting

experiencesinthiscity.Themuseum'sexhibitsaredevotedtodisplayingtechnologiesthathave

transformedourworld.Detailinginnovationsinspacetravel,nuclearscienceandtheworkingsof

light,electricityandgravity,theywillsurelyinterestyourentirefamily,especiallytheyoungones.

AustralianNationalMaritimeMuseum

Australiaissurroundedbywater.Gettingsomeinsightsintohowthishugelandrelatestoits

surroundingwatersisquitehelpfulasitisexciting.LearnhowAustraliaanditspeoplehavebeen

affectedbythewaters.Gobackinhistoryandlearnabouttheexperiencesofthefirstpeoplebrought

toAustraliaasprisoners.TheSeaJourneysexhibittakescareofthis.

AustralianMuseum

ImaginecomingfacetofacewithtencompletedinosaurskeletonsintheDinosaurexhibit!As

youwalkthroughthemuseum,youwillcomeacrosstheExploringAustraliaexhibitwhichwilltake

youthroughstuffedrecreationsofsomeofAustralia'smostdangerousanimalsincludingthe

now-extinctTasmanianTiger,tenmostpoisonoussnakesandanumberofcrocodiles.Certainly,this

isamuseumyouwillnotwanttomissouton.

MuseumofSydney

Hereyouwilllearneverythingabouttherichanddiversehistoryofthiscity.Thedigital

presentationswillinterestyou.GettheopportunitytoviewahugerangeofartifactsfromSydney's

history.Thegiftshopinthemuseumgivesyouawiderangeofspecialgiftstochooseforyourloved

ones.

1.WhatisspecialaboutPowerhouseMuseum?

A.It'sespeciallykid-friendly.B.Itsexhibitsarethelatest.

C.IttellsAustralia'searlyhistory.D.ItreflectsSydney'slifenearthesea.

2.WheredoestheExploringAustraliaexhibittakeplace?

A.PowerhouseMuseum.B.MuseumofSydney.

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C.AustralianMuseum.D.AustralianNationalMaritime

Museum.

3.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthistext?

A.Students.B.Tourists.C.Historians.D.

Journalists.

【答案】LA2.C3.B

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。介紹了悉尼幾個(gè)值得參觀的博物館。

（1題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句"Detailinginnovationsinspacetravel,nuclearscienceand

theworkingsoflight,electricityandgravity,theywillsurelyinterestyourentirefamily,especially

theyoungones.（詳細(xì)介紹太空旅行、核科學(xué)以及光、電和重力的工作原理方面的創(chuàng)新，肯定

會(huì)引起你全家的興趣，尤其是年輕人。）”可知，PowerhouseMuseum"動(dòng)力博物館”尤其會(huì)

引起年輕人的興趣，即受小孩子喜歡。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句"Asyouwalkthroughthemuseum,youwillcomeacrossthe

ExploringAustraliaexhibitwhichwilltakeyouthroughstuffedrecreationsofsomeofAustralia's

mostdangerousanimalsincludingthenow-extinctTasmanianTiger,tenmostpoisonoussnakesand

anumberofcrocodiles.（當(dāng)你穿過(guò)博物館時(shí)，你會(huì)看到“探索澳大利亞”展覽，它將帶你參觀

澳大利亞一些最危險(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物的填充物，包括現(xiàn)已滅絕的塔斯馬尼亞虎、十條最毒的蛇和一些

鱷魚(yú)。）”可知，AustralianMuseum“澳大利亞博物館”里有“探索澳大利亞”展覽。故選C

項(xiàng)。

【3題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句"IfyouarevisitingmuseumsinSydney,thefollowingwill

offeryouthebestexperiencesthatreflectonthediversehistoryofAustraliaanditspeople.（如果你

正在參觀悉尼的博物館，以下將為你提供反映澳大利亞及其人民多樣歷史的最佳體驗(yàn)。）”

可知，這篇文章是寫(xiě)給去悉尼旅行的人的。故選B項(xiàng)。

B

Anextremelyraremanuscript（手稿）signedbyEnglishnaturalistCharlesDarwinisexpected

tofetchupto$790,00ataSotheby'sauctionnextmonth.Thedocumentcontainsapassagefromthe

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famous1859workOntheOriginofSpecies,inwhichDarwinputforthhistheoryofevolution.

Thedocumentwasoncethoughttobeadesertedpagefromanearliermanuscriptofthework.

Butexpertsnowunderstanditwaswrittenin1865andsenttotheeditoroftheAutographicMirror

whohadrequestedasignedwritingsamplefromDarwin.

“WhilesomeofDarwin*snotesandmanuscriptpageshavesurvivedoverthelasthundredor

moreyears,hewasknowntokeeprevisinghispublications,oftenthrowingawaypagesfrom

workingdraftsaswastepaper,makingthemextremelyrare,,,Sotheby'ssaidinastatement.

OntheOriginofSpecieswasvotedthemostinfluentialacademicbookofalltimeinapublic

pollheldduringAcademicBookWeekin2015.ThebookoffersDarwin'srevolutionaryideathat

speciesevolveovergenerationsintheprocessofnaturalselection.

Darwinbackeduphistheorywithevidencecollectedduringhis1831—1836voyageonthe

H.MS.Beagle,duringwhichheobservedandcollectedspecimens（標(biāo)本）fromanumberofspecies.

OntheGalapagosIslandsoffthecoastofEcuador,Darwinnotedthatthefinches（鳴雀）ontheisland

weresimilartofinchesonthemainland;however,theavailabilityofdifferentfoodsineachareahad

ledtodifferencesinbeakshapes.

ThemanuscriptwillbeplacedondisplayatSotheby'sinNewYorkbetweenNov.30andDec8,

andonlinebidswillbeacceptedbetweenNow.25andDec.8.Theauctionhouseestimatesthatthe

documentwillfetchbetween$600,000and$790,000.

Theauction,whichistitledAgeofWonder,willalsoincludeafirsteditionofOntheOriginof

SpeciesandacopyofscientificpaperbyDarwinandanothernaturalist.

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanuscript?

A.It'sapageofOntheOriginofSpecies.B.It'sadraftofDarwin*sscientific

paper.

C.It'sasignedwritingsampletoaneditor.D.IfswastepaperfromDarwin'sstudy.

5.WhatmakesDarwin'sOntheOriginofSpeciesthemostinfluentialacademicbook?

A.Hismethodsofresearch.B.Hisadventureonthesea.

C.Theraremanuscript.D.Histheoryofevolution.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"backedup“meaninParagraph5?

A.supportedB.explainedC.declaredD.created

7.Whatisthepurposeoftheauction?

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A.Toputthemanuscriptonsale.

B.TodisplayDarwin'sworks.

C.