2023—2024學(xué)年度上學(xué)期2023級(jí)11月月考英語(yǔ)試卷第一部分聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)做題時(shí),先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后,你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whatwilltheboydofirst?A.Finishhishomework.B.Gotothecinema.C.Playfootball.2.Whereisthenecklacenow?A.Inthebedroom.B.Inthekitchen.C.Inthesittingroom.3.WhatisthewomanprobablyrelatedtoHenry?A.Hiswife.B.Hiscolleague.C.Hisboss.4.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.Gototherestaurant.B.Seeadentist.C.Typethedocument.5.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.HemissedtheTVprogram.B.Hedoesn’tliketheprogramatall.C.Heexperiencesapowerfailureeverynight.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Howmuchdidtheflowerscostaccordingtotheman?A.Littlebutworthit.B.35dollars.C.Toomuchmoney.7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?A.Special.B.Considerate.C.Meaningful.聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話,回答第8至9題。8.What’swrongwiththewoman’sroom?A.It’salittledark.B.It’snotquiet.C.It’ssmelly.9.Whatisthewoman’sfinaldecision?A.Movingtoanotherroom.B.Checkinginanotherhotel.C.Waitingforanonsmokingroom.聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話,回答第10至12題。10.Whomdoesthewomanchoosejewelryfor?A.Herself.B.Herfriend.C.Hermother.11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?A.Aringofsize6andalongnecklace.B.Aringofsize7andashortnecklace.C.Aringofsize7andalongnecklace.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthenecklace?A.It’scheaperthanthering.B.Itspricedependsonitsquality.C.Thelongeroneismoreexpensivethantheshorterone.聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話,回答以下13至16題。13.Whencanpeopleenjoytheartexhibition?A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnThursday.14.Howdoesthisyear’sballetperformancedifferfromthatoflastyear?A.Admissionisfree.B.Itwillbeatthetheater.C.Therewillbetwoperformances.15.Wherewillthemaskpartybeheld?A.Inthepiazza.B.Intheconcerthall.C.Inthetheater.16.HowmuchisafamilyticketforTheLittlePrince?A.$8.B.$10.C.$15.聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白,回答17至20題。17.Whousuallyreadsthemorningannouncements?A.Mr.McKinney.B.Timmy.C.PrincipalJohnson.18.Whenisthelastdayofschool?A.May20th.B.NextWednesday.COnemonthfromtoday.19.Forwhatdoesthespeakerapologize?A.Theputers.B.Thehomework.C.Thelibraryhours.20.WhatwilltakeplaceonSaturdayafternoon?A.Asoftballgame.B.Abaseballgame.C.Abasketballgame.第二部分閱讀理解(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,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWisconsin’sGreatLakesarehometogreatlighthouses.HerearesomelighthousesworthvisitingalongLakeMichigan,fromsouthtonorth.WindPoint,RacineThis108footlighthouseonapointnorthofRacinewasbuiltin1880.It’sopenfortoursandclimbsupthetowerfrom9a.m.to3p.m.thefirstSundayofthemonth,JunethroughOctober,andfrom10a.m.to1:30p.m.theSaturdaybeforethatSunday,JulythroughSeptember.Admissionis$10foradultsand$5forkidsagedbetween6and11.Theparkandbeacharoundthelighthouseareopendailyfrom6a.m.to10p.m.NorthPoint,MilwaukeeThis74footlighthousealongsideaQueenAnnestylekeeper’squartersisalandmarkinthecity’sLakePark.Afterthecoastguarddemissioned(停用)itin1997,itstoodvacant(空置的)untilafriendlygrouprestoredthestructureandopeneditasamuseumin2007.Toursarenowofferedfrom1p.m.to4p.m.SaturdayandSundayyearround,plusfrom10a.m.to2p.m.ThursdayandFridayinthesummer.Tourscost$8foradults,$5forseniors(65+)and$5forstudentsandkids(511).PortWashingtonBreakwater(防波堤)ThisArtDecostylelighthousereplacedanolderwoodenstructurein1935aspartofaWorksProgressAdministrationproject.Toursaren’tavailableofthesmallstructure,butvisitorscanwalkalongthe2,500footbreakwatertogetacloserlook.RawleyPoint,TwoRiversThislighthouseisworthavisitnotonlyforitssteeltowerrising113feetabovethebeach,butalsoforitslocationinPointBeachStateForest.Toursarenotavailableoftheworkinglighthouse,butit’sviewableandphotographablefromthebeach.InadditiontosixmilesofLakeMichiganshoreline,thestateforesthas17milesofhikingtrailstoexplore.1.IfacouplegotoNorthPointwiththeir64yearoldmotherand10yearoldson,howmuchwilltheypay?A.$18. B.$26. C.$29. D.$32.2.HowcanyouappreciatetheolderwoodenstructureinPortWashingtonBreakwater?ATakeasightseeingbus.B.Takeawalkalongthebreakwater.C.Enterthestructureonfoot.D.Rideabikealongthepath.3.WhatcanNOTyoudoinRawleyPoint?A.Takeaphotofromthebeach.B.Explorethehikingtrails.C.Lookaroundintheworkinglighthouse.D.Relaxyourselfalongtheshoreline.【答案】1.C2.B3.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。威斯康星州的五大湖是大燈塔的家園。文章介紹了一些沿著密歇根湖從南到北值得參觀的燈塔?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“NorthPoint,Milwaukee”部分中“Tourscost$8foradults,$5forseniors(65+)and$5forstudentsandkids(511).”（成年人8美元，老年人5美元(65歲以上)，學(xué)生和兒童5美元(511歲)。）可知，一對(duì)夫婦帶著他們64歲的母親和一個(gè)10歲的兒子參觀的話，需要付3個(gè)大人和一個(gè)小孩的費(fèi)用，即：$3*8+$5=$29，故選C?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“PortWashingtonBreakwater(防波堤)”部分“ThisArtDecostylelighthousereplacedanolderwoodenstructurein1935aspartofaWorksProgressAdministrationproject.Toursaren’tavailableofthesmallstructure,butvisitorscanwalkalongthe2,500footbreakwatertogetacloserlook.”（這個(gè)ArtDeco風(fēng)格的燈塔在1935年取代了一個(gè)舊的木結(jié)構(gòu)作為工程WorksProgressAdministration的一部分。這個(gè)小建筑沒(méi)有旅游線路，但是游客可以沿著2500英尺高的防波堤走近一看。）可知，游客要參觀PortWashingtonBreakwater的話，需要步行。故選B?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“RawleyPoint,TwoRivers”部分“Toursarenotavailableoftheworkinglighthouse,butit’sviewableandphotographablefromthebeach.InadditiontosixmilesofLakeMichiganshoreline,thestateforesthas17milesofhikingtrailstoexplore.”（雖然不能參觀工作中的燈塔，但是可以在海灘上觀賞和拍照。除了6英里的密歇根湖海岸線，該州森林還有17英里的徒步旅行小徑可供探索。）可知，游客在RawleyPoint,TwoRivers可以在海灘拍照，可以沿著海岸線放松自己，也可以探險(xiǎn)17英里的森林小徑。但是不能參觀工作中的燈塔，故選C。BMy

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forthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingallnightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(靜電)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoamercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit.Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyand

waitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.4.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?A.endedalltheirprograms B.providedfewerchannelsC.changedtomercials D.showedallnightmovies6.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A.Byshakingandhittingit. B.Byturningitonandoff.C.Byswitchingchannels. D.Byhavingitrepaired.7.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.Curious B.AnxiousC.Cautious D.Humorous【答案】4.C5.A6.D7.D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者被愚弄以較高的價(jià)格買了臺(tái)電視，之后每天晚上沉迷于看電視，結(jié)果電視壞了，作者只好又花了一筆錢修電視的事情。【4題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventyfivedollarslessthanIhadpaid可知，當(dāng)作者看到報(bào)紙上這個(gè)廣告比他買的便宜了75塊錢的時(shí)候，他感覺(jué)受愚弄了。故選C。【5題詳解】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingallnightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.(這臺(tái)電視在剛買的時(shí)候如此之美以至于我會(huì)直到電視臺(tái)signedoff才關(guān)掉。幸運(yùn)的是，沒(méi)有頻道是整個(gè)晚上播電影的，否則我永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)睡覺(jué))可推知，劃線詞組意為“結(jié)束了他們所有的項(xiàng)目”。故選A?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow.可知，作者在修理店花了62塊錢修好了電視。故選D。【7題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，作者是在用幽默的語(yǔ)氣講這件事情的。故選D。C1.3millionpeopleintheNetherlandsareolderthan75years—andonelargesupermarketchainismakingsurethey’renotgettingtoolonelyintheirelderyears.TheDutchgovernmentwithitscampaign(運(yùn)動(dòng)),“OneAgainstLoneliness”,hasencouragedorganizations,towns,panies,andindividualstofindsolutions.Jumbo,thesecondlargestDutchsupermarketchain,isdoingitspartwithcreativechatcheckouts(付款臺(tái)).Theideaforthe“Kletskassa”,whichtranslatesto“chatcheckout”,startedmorethantwoyearsago—andinthesummerof2019thefirstKletskassawasopenedinVlijmeninNoordBrabant.Thisresultedinmanypositivereactionsfromcustomers—andnowJumboisswellingtheprojectfurther:Bythistimenextyear,therewillbechatcheckoutsin200storesacrossthecountrywheremorepeoplecangoforaconversation.Whenchoosingthestores,areaswherelonelinessisamajorfactorarecarefullyconsidered.ColetteCloostermanvanEerd,CCOofJumboandthedrivingforcebehindthecampaignagainstloneliness,iscloselyinvolved(參與)intheproject.Shesaid,“Manypeople,especiallytheelderly,sometimesfeellonely.Asafamilybusinessandsupermarketchain,weareattheheartofsociety.”“Ourstoresareanimportantmeetingplaceformanypeopleandwewanttoplayaroleinidentifyingandreducingloneliness.Wedothisinvariousways,includingourKletskassas.WeareproudthatmanyofourcashiersliketotakeaseatbehindaKletskassa.Theysupporttheprojectandwanttohelppeopletomakerealcontactwiththemoutofinterest.”“Itisasmallaction,butveryvaluable,especiallyinaworldthatisdigitizing(數(shù)字化)andgettingfasterandfaster.”8.WhatmakesJumbostartthe“Kletskassa”project?A.Jumbowantstomeettheneedofyoungcustomers.B.Thesupermarketchainisthirstyformakingmoremoney.C.Jumbowantstobeethemostpopularsupermarketchain.D.Thegovernmentcallsforsolutionstodealingwithlonelinessoftheelderly.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“swelling”inparagraph4mean?A.Enlarging. B.Designing. C.Challenging. D.Improving.10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thecashierssupporttheprojectandwanttohelptheelderly.B.Allpeoplelikemeetingatthesupermarket.C.JumboisthelargestsupermarketchaininDutch.D.Theprojectisthemostimportantindealingwithagingproblems.11.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheDutchgovernmentlaunchesacampaignagainstloneliness.B.Jumbohelpstheelderlyfightagainstloneliness.C.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtotheelderly.D.Fastdigitizationismakingusmorelonely.【答案】8.D9.A10.A11.B【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。荷蘭有130萬(wàn)人年齡超過(guò)75歲，一家大型連鎖超市正在確保他們不會(huì)在老年變得過(guò)于孤獨(dú)。本文主要講述了Jumbo超市推出的幫助孤獨(dú)的老年人一項(xiàng)惠民服務(wù)“聊天結(jié)賬服務(wù)”?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“TheDutchgovernmentwithitscampaign(運(yùn)動(dòng)),“OneAgainstLoneliness”,hasencouragedorganizations,towns,panies,andindividualstofindsolutions.Jumbo,thesecondlargestDutchsupermarketchain,isdoingitspartwithcreativechatcheckouts(付款臺(tái)).”（荷蘭政府發(fā)起了“OneAgainstLoneliness”運(yùn)動(dòng)，鼓勵(lì)組織、城鎮(zhèn)、公司和個(gè)人尋找解決方案。荷蘭第二大連鎖超市Jumbo正在發(fā)揮自己的作用，推出創(chuàng)意聊天結(jié)賬服務(wù)。）可知，Jumbo開(kāi)始“Kletskassa”是對(duì)荷蘭政府提出的“OneAgainstLoneliness”倡議的支持，即政府呼吁解決老年人的孤獨(dú)問(wèn)題。故選D。【9題詳解】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段破折號(hào)前“Thisresultedinmanypositivereactionsfromcustomers”（這引起了許多客戶的積極反應(yīng)）可知，客戶對(duì)Jumbo開(kāi)始的“Kletskassa”很是贊同。結(jié)合劃線詞后文“further”（更進(jìn)一步）可知，Jumbo要把這個(gè)項(xiàng)目擴(kuò)大。因而劃線詞此處的含義為“擴(kuò)大”，enlarge“擴(kuò)大”。故選A?！?0題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Jumbo,thesecondlargestDutchsupermarketchain”（荷蘭第二大連鎖超市Jumbo）可知，Jumbo是荷蘭的第二大連鎖超市，所以選項(xiàng)C錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段““Ourstoresareanimportantmeetingplaceformanypeopleandwewanttoplayaroleinidentifyingandreducingloneliness.Wedothisinvariousways,includingourKletskassas.WeareproudthatmanyofourcashiersliketotakeaseatbehindaKletskassa.Theysupporttheprojectandwanttohelppeopletomakerealcontactwiththemoutofinterest.””（“對(duì)許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，我們的商店是一個(gè)重要的聚會(huì)場(chǎng)所，我們希望在識(shí)別和減少孤獨(dú)感方面發(fā)揮作用。我們用不同的方式做這件事，包括我們的Kletskassas。很多收銀員喜歡坐在Kletskassa后面，我們?yōu)榇烁械津湴痢Ｋ麄冎С诌@個(gè)項(xiàng)目，出于興趣，希望幫助人們與他們進(jìn)行真正的接觸。”）可知，收銀員對(duì)“聊天結(jié)賬服務(wù)”是支持的，所以選項(xiàng)A與文意相符；“聊天結(jié)賬服務(wù)”是Jumbo為了響應(yīng)政府的“OneAgainstLoneliness”的號(hào)召，開(kāi)展的幫助孤獨(dú)的老年人一項(xiàng)惠民服務(wù)，所以來(lái)此處的多是孤獨(dú)的老年人，選項(xiàng)B、C錯(cuò)誤。故選A。【11題詳解】主旨大意題。通讀全文，根據(jù)第二段“TheDutchgovernmentwithitscampaign(運(yùn)動(dòng)),“OneAgainstLoneliness”,hasencouragedorganizations,towns,panies,andindividualstofindsolutions.Jumbo,thesecondlargestDutchsupermarketchain,isdoingitspartwithcreativechatcheckouts(付款臺(tái)).”（荷蘭政府發(fā)起了“OneAgainstLoneliness”運(yùn)動(dòng)，鼓勵(lì)組織、城鎮(zhèn)、公司和個(gè)人尋找解決方案。荷蘭第二大連鎖超市Jumbo正在發(fā)揮自己的作用，推出創(chuàng)意聊天結(jié)賬服務(wù)。）同時(shí)結(jié)合下文對(duì)Jumbo超市推出的幫助孤獨(dú)的老年人一項(xiàng)惠民服務(wù)“聊天結(jié)賬服務(wù)”的介紹，可知，本文主要介紹了Jumbo超市幫助孤獨(dú)的老年人一項(xiàng)惠民服務(wù)。故選B。DAroundthecountryandaroundtheworld,thereisnoshortageofhumansuffering.Poverty,disease,violence,hurricanes,wildfireandmoreareconstantlytroublinghumanity,andevenourbesteffortsthusfarcan’taddressallofeverybody’sneeds.Manyarelookingforplacestocutfunding,andoneofthefirstplacesthatesupinconversationisexcessivespendingonspaceexploration.Whatgoodisittoconductmicrogravityexperimentsrepeatedlywhenchildrenarestarving?Whylaunchsomanyspacerelatedprojectswhennuclearwarthreatensourplanet?Thisisalineofthinkingthathasbeeningupthroughouthistory.Yes,it’sshortsighted,inthatitfailstorecognizethatourgreatestproblemsrequirelongterminvestment,andthatsociety’sgreatestadvanceseaboutthroughhardwork,research,developmentofdecadesafterthatismade.Investinginscienceisinvestinginthebettermentofhumanity.Overtheseyears,muchoftheresultsofthespaceresearchhavebeenadaptedtobeapplicabletoourdailylives.Forexample,NASA’sadvancementsintheareasofroboticshavegivenmanufacturersanadditionalbasisforthedevelopmentofmoreadvancedartificiallimbs.Additionally,certainnutritionalenrichmentingredientsthatweredevelopedbyNASAhavebeenintegratedintobabyfoodformula.Spacetechnologyhasalsohelpedimproveeconomies.Withinthenextthreeyears,thespaceexplorationandspacetourismindustryareexpectedtobevaluedat3trillionUSD.Itistruethatforeverydollarwespendonthespaceprogram,theUSeconomyreceivesabout$8ofeconomicbenefit.Spaceexplorationcanalsoserveasamotivationforchildrentoenterthefieldsofscienceandengineering.Tomanypeople,theideaofspacetravelmaystillseemfarfrompractical.However,Ibelievethatitisimportantthatwekeepgoingforwardorwe’llriskdelayingfurtherdiscoveriesandtechnologicaladvancementsthatwillbebeneficialforus.12.Accordingtoparagraph1,whatdosomepeoplethinkofspaceexploration?A.Useless. B.Wasteful.C.Beneficial. D.Harmful.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Theadvance. B.Thedevelopment.C.Theinvestment. D.Theproblem.14.HowdoesNASA’sadvancementscontributetothedevelopmentofartificiallimbs?A.Byprovidingafoundation.B.Byaddingcertainmaterials.C.Byactingasadrivingforce.D.Byhelpingrealizethemassproduction.15.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Thepaybackofspaceprogramsisveryhigh.B.Spacetravelappearstobewithinpeople’sreach.C.Moreandmorechildrenareinterestedinscience.D.Newtechnologicaldiscoverieshavebeendelayed.【答案】12.B13.C14.A15.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇議論文。文章作者表示支持太空探索上的投資并就此必要性展開(kāi)討論。【12題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Manyarelookingforplacestocutfunding,andoneofthefirstplacesthatesupinconversationisexcessivespendingonspaceexploration.Whatgoodisittoconductmicrogravityexperimentsrepeatedlywhenchildrenarestarving?Whylaunchsomanyspacerelatedprojectswhennuclearwarthreatensourplanet?(許多國(guó)家都在尋找削減資金的地方，而首先出現(xiàn)在對(duì)話中的地方之一就是太空探索上的過(guò)度支出。當(dāng)孩子們?cè)诎ゐI的時(shí)候，反復(fù)進(jìn)行微重力實(shí)驗(yàn)有什么好處？當(dāng)核戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)威脅到我們的星球時(shí)，為什么要發(fā)射這么多太空項(xiàng)目呢？)”可知，為了找地方減少資金，人們提出空間探索的花費(fèi)過(guò)大，由此可推知，有些人認(rèn)為太空探索是浪費(fèi)。故選B。【13題詳解】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上文“Yes,it’sshortsighted,inthatitfailstorecognizethatourgreatestproblemsrequirelongterminvestment(是的，這是短視的，因?yàn)樗鼪](méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到我們最大的問(wèn)題需要長(zhǎng)期的投資)”和下文“Investinginscienceisinvestinginthebettermentofhumanity.(投資于科學(xué)就是投資于人類的改善。)”可知，社會(huì)最大的進(jìn)步是在投資之后的幾十年里通過(guò)努力工作、研究和發(fā)展實(shí)現(xiàn)的。that指代上文中提到的theinvestment。故選C?！?4題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“Forexample,NASA’sadvancementsintheareasofroboticshavegivenmanufacturersanadditionalbasisforthedevelopmentofmoreadvancedartificiallimbs.(例如，NASA在機(jī)器人領(lǐng)域的進(jìn)步為制造商開(kāi)發(fā)更先進(jìn)的假肢提供了額外的基礎(chǔ)。)”可知，NASA的進(jìn)步為假肢的發(fā)展提供了基礎(chǔ)。故選A。【15題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段“Spacetechnologyhasalsohelpedimproveeconomies.(太空技術(shù)也幫助改善了經(jīng)濟(jì)。)”和最后一段“However,Ibelievethatitisimportantthatwekeepgoingforwardorwe’llriskdelayingfurtherdiscoveriesandtechnologicaladvancementsthatwillbebeneficialforus.(然而，我認(rèn)為重要的是我們要繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。否則對(duì)我們有利的進(jìn)一步發(fā)現(xiàn)和技術(shù)進(jìn)步可能會(huì)被推遲。)”可推知，太空計(jì)劃的回報(bào)是非常高的。故選A。第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能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)。Thebenefitsofwalkingaremany,butdecidinghowmanymilestocoverandhowmuchtimetospendwalkingeachdayisanothermatter.StudieshaveshownthattheaverageAmericantakesbetween3,000and4,000stepsdailydoingeverydaytings—about1.5to2miles._____16_____ButtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)advisesmostadultstoaimfor10,000stepsadayorabout5miles.Andtheremendationcontributestomorepositivehealthoutes._____17_____Youcanmeasureyoureffortsinquantitiesoftimeinstead.“Asawalker,youshouldaimforatleast30minutesperday,oratotalof150minutesperweek,”saysAustin,alicensedpsychotherapist.What’smore,if30minutesofwalkingisunrealisticforyoutodoallatonce,thenbreakingitupintothreeshort,10minutesessions._____18_____Itmayalsobehelpfultohealthtomakewalkingapartofone’sdailyroutine.Peoplecantakethestairsinsteadoftheelevator,parkattheotherendofthelotandwalkafurtherdistancetoastore’sentrancewhenshopping._____19_____Thenwalktherestofthewayhome.Alltheseadditionalstepscanbeacquiredcreatively,beyondfixedwalkingtime.Ontopofsuchphysicalbenefits,walkinghasbeenshowntoimprovesleepandmentalhealthincludingmoodandselfesteem._____20_____Therefore,itisfreeandwellacceptedbythemajorityofpeople.Ifoneisreadytoimproveoveralllevelsoffitness,walkingticksalltherightboxes.A.binewalkingwitheverydayroutine.B.Theywillprovidethesamehealthbenefits.C.Whatifcountingresultsbymilesisn’tyourthing?D.Still,whynotgetoffpublictransportationastopearly?E.Walkingsessionsshouldbecontinuoustobebeneficial.F.Thatamountalonehasbeenshowntolowerone’sdeathrisk.G.Walkingrequiresnospecialequipment,gymmembershiportraining.【答案】16.F17.C18.B19.D20.G【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了日常生活中步行的好處?！?6題詳解】根據(jù)前句“StudieshaveshownthattheaverageAmericantakesbetween3,000and4,000stepsdailydoingeverydaytings—about1.5to2miles.(研究表明，美國(guó)人平均每天要走3000到4000步，做一些日常的事情——大約1.5到2英里。)”可知，這里繼續(xù)介紹每天走3000到4000步的好處——可以降低死亡風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。所以選擇項(xiàng)F“Thatamountalonehasbeenshowntolowerone’sdeathrisk.(僅這個(gè)量就已被證明可以降低死亡風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。)”符合上下文語(yǔ)境。故選F?！?7題詳解】根據(jù)后句“Youcanmeasureyoureffortsinquantitiesoftimeinstead.(你可以用時(shí)間來(lái)衡量你的努力。)”可知，如果不喜歡用多少英里計(jì)算步行，也可以用時(shí)間來(lái)衡量。所以選擇項(xiàng)C“Whatifcountingresultsbymilesisn’tyourthing?(如果按英里數(shù)計(jì)算結(jié)果不是你的菜呢?)”符合上下文語(yǔ)境。故選C。【18題詳解】根據(jù)前句“What’smore,if30minutesofwalkingisunrealisticforyoutodoallatonce,thenbreakingitupintothreeshort,10minutesessions.(更重要的是，如果30分鐘的步行對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)一次完成是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的，那么把它分成三個(gè)10分鐘的小時(shí)間段。)”可知，不管是連續(xù)步行30分鐘還是分成三個(gè)10分鐘完成都能達(dá)到同樣的健康好處。所以選擇項(xiàng)B“Theywillprovidethesamehealthbenefits.(它們將提供同樣的健康益處。)”符合上下文語(yǔ)境。故選B?！?9題詳解】根據(jù)后句“Thenwalktherestofthewayhome.(然后走剩下的路回家。)”可知，這里介紹日常生活中坐公共汽車可以提前一站下車，走著回家，達(dá)到步行鍛煉的目的。所以選擇項(xiàng)D“Still,whynotgetoffpublictransportationastopearly?(不過(guò)，為什么不早一站下公共交通工具呢?)”符合上下文語(yǔ)境。故選D?！?0題詳解】根據(jù)后句“Therefore,itisfreeandwellacceptedbythemajorityofpeople.(因此，它是免費(fèi)的，并為大多數(shù)人所接受。)”可知，前后句是因果關(guān)系，說(shuō)明步行免費(fèi)的原因——不需要特殊的設(shè)備，也不需要會(huì)員資格。所以選擇項(xiàng)G“Walkingrequiresnospecialequipment,gymmembershiportraining.(步行不需要特殊的設(shè)備，健身房會(huì)員資格或訓(xùn)練。)”符合上下文語(yǔ)境。故選G。第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。MyrealresearchstartedattheNewYorkBotanicalGarden.Imetapersonwhoisapaleobotanist(古植物學(xué)家),whichmeansthathe____21____prehistoricplants.MynovelcentersonMerwinandLouise,twolittleSycamore____22____whobeganlifeduringtheCretaceousPeriod.Sycamoretreesarecalledfossilspecies,whichmeanstheyhavebeen____23____sincethetimeofthedinosaurs.Theyare____24____tomoderntreesweseeinforeststoday.TheSycamoretreealsomakesthosekindofseedballs,alittlebitlikeanursery(托兒所),likeallthese____25____intheretogether.Inmostofmystories.Iwriteaboutchildrenwhoget____26____fromtheirparentsandfindtheirwayintheworld.That’skindofwhatSycamoreseedsandotherseedsdo.Theymust____27____theplantthatmadethemandgofindaplaceto____28____.Itwasfuntryingto____29____allthedifferentplacesthesetwolittleseedscouldgo.Iwantedthemtogounderwater.Drawingpicturesunderwaterissohard.____30____thewholescenewithKingSeaweedwasreallyfun.Whatsurprisedmethemostwastheideathat____31____arereallymunities.Treesmunicatewitheachotherwithamycelial(菌絲)systemunderthegroundthat____32____everything.Itfeltliketherewereinterestingparallels(相似之處)withus,becausewealsolivein____33____,andwetrytohelpeachother.However,therearesometimes____34____fromoutside,andwehavetofindoutwaysto____35____.Plantsaredoingthesamething21.A.cooks B.studies C.plants D.keeps22.A.animals B.children C.birds D.seeds23.A.alone B.away C.around D.abroad24.A.familiar B.junior C.unnecessary D.typical25.A.teachers B.kids C.parents D.cleaners26.A.absent B.safe C.separate D.tired27.A.breakawayfrom B.goawaywith C.lookafter D.getin28.A.die B.learn C.sleep D.grow29.A.search B.dig C.imagine D.remove30.A.Writing B.Enjoying C.Dreaming D.Controlling31.A.rivers B.forests C.oceans D.panies32.A.expresses B.revises C.improves D.connects33.A.munities B.buildings C.systems D.nurseries34.A.qualities B.greetings C.difficulties D.forts35.A.lose B.quit C.challenge D.survive【答案】21.B22.D23.C24.A25.B26.C27.A28.D29.C30.A31.B32.D33.A34.C35.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要說(shuō)明了作者用兩個(gè)小梧桐樹(shù)的種子作為自己故事的主角，想象這兩顆小種子可能去的所有不同的地方，并聯(lián)想到人類和植物類似，也生活在社區(qū)，也在遇到困難的時(shí)候設(shè)法活下來(lái)。【21題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我遇到一個(gè)人，他是古植物學(xué)家，意思是他研究史前植物。A.cooks烹飪；B.studies研究，學(xué)習(xí)；C.plants種植；D.keeps保持。根據(jù)上文“apersonwhoisapaleobotanist”可知，古植物學(xué)家即研究史前植物的人，故選B?！?2題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我的小說(shuō)以默文和露易絲為中心，他們是兩只小梧桐樹(shù)的種子，生活在白堊紀(jì)時(shí)期。A.animals動(dòng)物；B.children孩子；C.birds鳥(niǎo)；D.seeds種子。呼應(yīng)后文“thesetwolittleseedscouldgo”可知，默文和露易絲是兩顆種子。故選D。【23題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：梧桐樹(shù)被稱為化石物種，這意味著它們從恐龍時(shí)代就存在了。A.alone獨(dú)自；B.away遠(yuǎn)離；C.around在周圍；D.abroad在國(guó)外。根據(jù)上文“Sycamoretreesarecalledfossilspecies”可知，梧桐樹(shù)是化石物種，這意味著它們從恐龍時(shí)代就存在了，短語(yǔ)bearound表示“存在”。故選C?！?4題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：它們和我們今天在森林里看到的現(xiàn)代樹(shù)木很相似。A.familiar熟悉的；B.junior年齡較小的；C.unnecessary不必要的；D.typical典型的。根據(jù)后文“tomoderntreesweseeinforeststoday”并結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，遠(yuǎn)古梧桐樹(shù)和現(xiàn)代的梧桐樹(shù)相似，即它們被現(xiàn)代的梧桐樹(shù)所熟悉，短語(yǔ)befamiliarto表示“為……所熟悉”。故選A。【25題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：梧桐樹(shù)也會(huì)結(jié)出那種種子球，有點(diǎn)像托兒所，就像所有孩子在一起。A.teachers老師；B.kids孩子；C.parents父母；D.cleaners清潔工。根據(jù)上文“alittlebitlikeanursery”把種子球比喻成托兒所，即所有的孩子在一起。故選B。【26題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：在我的大部分故事里，我寫(xiě)的是那些與父母分離并在這個(gè)世界上找到出路的孩子。A.absent缺席的；B.safe安全的；C.separate分開(kāi)的；D.tired疲憊的。根據(jù)后文“findtheirwayintheworld”可知，種子要離開(kāi)大樹(shù)，在世界是找到出路。故選C?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：它們必須脫離制造它們的植物，去找一個(gè)生長(zhǎng)的地方。A.breakawayfrom擺脫；B.goawaywith攜帶某物離開(kāi)；C.lookafter照顧；D.getin進(jìn)入。根據(jù)后文“gofindaplaceto”可知，此處指脫離制造他們的植物，去找一個(gè)生長(zhǎng)的地方。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：它們必須脫離制造它們的植物，去找一個(gè)生長(zhǎng)的地方。A.die死亡；B.learn學(xué)習(xí)；C.sleep睡覺(jué)；D.grow成長(zhǎng)，生長(zhǎng)。結(jié)合上文“theplant”以及常識(shí)，植物需要找到生長(zhǎng)的地方。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：試著想象這兩顆小種子可能去的所有不同的地方是很有趣的。A.search研究；B.dig挖掘；C.imagine想象；D.remove去除。根據(jù)后文“Iwantedthemtogounderwater.Drawingpicturesunderwaterissohard.(我想讓他們?nèi)ニ?。在水下?huà)畫(huà)太難了)”可知，此處指想象種子可能去不同的地方。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：寫(xiě)西維德王的整個(gè)場(chǎng)景真的很有趣。A.Writing寫(xiě)；B.Enjoying欣賞；C.Dreaming夢(mèng)想；D.Controlling控制。呼應(yīng)上文“Iwriteabout”可知，此處是指寫(xiě)作場(chǎng)景。故選A。【31題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：最讓我驚訝的是森林實(shí)際上是社區(qū)的想法。A.rivers河流；B.forests森林；C.oceans海洋；D.panies公司。根據(jù)后文“Trees”可知，此處指的是森林是一個(gè)社區(qū)。故選B?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：樹(shù)木通過(guò)地下的菌絲系統(tǒng)相互交流，菌絲系統(tǒng)連接著一切。A.expresses表達(dá)；B.revises修改；C.improves改善；D.connects連接。根據(jù)上文“Treesmunicatewitheachotherwithamycelialsystem”可知，樹(shù)木之所以可以溝通是因?yàn)榫z系統(tǒng)連接著一切。故選D。【33題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我覺(jué)得我們之間有一些有趣的相似之處，因?yàn)槲覀円采钤谏鐓^(qū)里，我們?cè)噲D互相幫助。A.munities社區(qū)；B.buildings建筑；C.systems系統(tǒng)；D.nurseries托兒所。呼應(yīng)上文“arereallymunities”指我們和樹(shù)木一樣，也生活在社區(qū)里。故選A。【34題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，有時(shí)會(huì)有來(lái)自外界的困難，我們必須找到生存的方法。A.qualities品質(zhì)；B.greetings問(wèn)候；C.difficulties困難；D.forts安慰。后文“wehavetofindoutwaysto”提到必須找到生存的方法，說(shuō)明是遇到了困難。故選C。【35題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，有時(shí)會(huì)有來(lái)自外界的困難，我們必須找到生存的方法。A.lose失去；B.quit停止；C.challenge挑戰(zhàn)；D.survive幸存，活下去。根據(jù)上文可知，我們和樹(shù)木相似，遇到困難要找到生存下來(lái)的方法。故選D。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)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Believeitornot,agroupofUSteenscouldperformTheMermaid,aclassicalChineseplayforchildren,fullyinChinese.The15USteens,____36____(age)between12and17,stoodoutfrommorethan200childrenandspentalmosttwoyears____37____(practise),accordingtoChenSuhan,directorandproduceroftheplay’sUSversion.Theshow’ssuccessisthanks____38____theChinaUSYouthTheaterExchangeProgram.TheprogrambinestheaterandChineselanguagelearningtopromotelanguageeducationandyouth____39____(exchange)betweenChinaandtheUS.“Allthekids____40____(work)sohardoverthelasttwoyears,andIfeelsoproudtoseetheiramazingperformance,”Chensaid.ForAmericanteens,ingtoChinatoperformaChineseplayis____41____unforgettableexperience.“Theaterforchildrenandyoungpeople____42____(be)a‘worldlanguage’t