2023年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（甲卷）

英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分1.5分）

聽下面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)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一

小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthebookstore.

B.Intheregisteroffice.

C.Inthedormbuilding.

2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoontheweekend?

A.Dosomegardening.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Gofishing.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewoffice.B.Achangeoftheirjobs.C.Aformercolleague.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndrew?

A.He'soptimistic.B.He'sactive.C.He'sshy.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thebedroom.B.Thesittingroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonext?

A.Gotoanotheragency.B.Seesomeotherflats.C.Visittheneighbours.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.He'smakingaphonecall.

B.He'schairingameeting.

C.He'shostingaprogram.

9.WhatmakesMrs.JohnsonworriedaboutherdaughterinAfrica?

A.Lackofmedicalsupport.

B.Inconvenienceofcommunication.

C.Poortransportationsystem.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatpositiondoesthemanapplyfor?

A.Asalesperson.B.Anengineer.C.Anaccountant.

11.Whichaspectofthecompanyappealstotheman?

A.Thecompanyculture.

B.Thefreeaccommodations.

C.Thecompetitivepay.

12.Whatisdifficultforthemantodealwith?

A.Interpersonalrelationships.

B.Quality-quantitybalance.

C.Unplannedhappenings.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.HowdoesRobertsoundwhenspeakingofhisbeingawriter?

A.Hopeful.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.

14.WhatwasRobertlikebeforehewas9yearsold?

A.Hehadwildimagination.

B.Heenjoyedsports.

C.Helovedscience.

15.WhatdidRobert'sfatherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Alibrarian.

16.WhathelpedRobertbecomeawriter?

A.Writingdaily.

B.Listeningtostories.

C.Readingextensively.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WherewasOpenTchaikovskyCompetitionheldin1986?

AInMoscow.B.InChelyabinsk.C.InBerlin.

18.WhatdoesMaximsayaboutthecompetitionheattendedat10?

A.Itinspiredmanyyoungmusicians.

B.Itwasthemusiceventofhisdreams.

C.Itwasalife-changingexperience.

19.Whichkindofmusicaretheyoungplayersrequiredtoplay?

A.Rockmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

20.WhatdoesMaximvaluemostinyoungplayers9performance?

A.Expressiveness.B.Smoothness.C.Completeness.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題:每小題2分，滿分30分）

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

A

WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseemingly

bottomlesswellofdiningoptions.Herearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyour

Bangkokeatingadventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining,NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹飪的）

experiences.IfstheonlyThairrestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword's50best

restaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceivedaMichelinstarforhis

Loodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchintheMetropolitan

Hotelin2010.

IssaysSiameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisinternationallyknownThaicheflanKittichai'sfirstflagship

Bangkokrestaurant.ThemenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThai

cuisinecombinedwithmoderncookingmethods.

Bo.tan

Bo.tanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok'sculinarysencesinceitopenedin2009.

Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThai

cuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplaceisgoodforacandlelit

dinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.Forthoseextremely

hungrythere9salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelatest"Asia's50bestrestaurants,,list,progressiveIndian

restaurantGagganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues（場(chǎng)所）toarriveinBangkokinrecent

years.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffersawindowrightintothe

kitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.

21.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods.

B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.

D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

22.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.tan.

C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

23.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.

B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.

D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.

B

TeiriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilledatputtingup

shelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecando

herself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheage

ofsix,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'swork

wasrewardedwith￡5inpocketmoney.Shesays:"I'msureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostart

withpaintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.Ittookweeks

anditwasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.”

Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,says

DIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.She

adds:"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketopersonalisemyroomandputup

pictures.So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidany

chargeswhenI'vemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweek,new

researchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,

warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbearound￡823.

Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifthswishto

increasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,

theresearchshowsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.

24Whichisclosestinmeaningto"adabhand^^inparagraph1?

A.Anartist.B.Awinner.

C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.

25.WhydidTerri'sgrandfathergiveher￡5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.

B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.

D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.

26.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.

B.Byfurnishingitherself.

C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.

D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.

27.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.

B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.

D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.

C

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder9sSophiesWorld.It

wasfullofideasthatwerenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthat

book.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy（哲學(xué)）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillsthelovefor

philosophyfasterthanpeoplewhothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,or

Confuciusbetterthanyou——andthentrytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDead

Philosophersreawakenedmyloveforphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitation

tothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframes

eachphilosopher'sworkinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.The

endresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlike

Schopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,morethanabookabout

undestandingphilosophy,isabookabourlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofour

experiences,andhedoessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwith

someofthemostimportantphilosophersinhistory,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdin

theprocessbydecoding（解讀）theirmssagesandaddinghisowninterpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparent

simplicityandgraduallypullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.

Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupacoffeeorteaandsitdownwiththis

book.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It'sworthyourtime,eveniftimeissomethingwe

don'thavealotof.

28.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

29.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

30.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

31WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeinersbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

D

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupya

conflictedcomeroftheAmericanpsyche-werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygiveus

frighteningdreams.AskthetouristsfromaroundtheworldthatfloodintoYellowstone

NationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:agrizzly

bear.

“Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrangeJsaysbearbiologist

ChrisServheen.Asgrizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven'tbeen

seeninacenturyormore,they'reincreasinglybeingsightedbyhumans.

ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,witharough

numberof50,000ormorelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly1970s,after

centuriesofcruelandcontinuoushuntingbysettlers,600to800grizzliesremainedona

mere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,grizzlieswerelisted

undertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.Theirrecoveryhasbeen

sosuccessfulthattheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtodelistgrizzlies,

whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsandallowthemtobehunted.Botheffortswere

overturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,grizzliesremainlisted.

Obviously,ifprecautions（預(yù)防）aren'ttaken,grizzliescanbecometroublesome,

sometimeskillingfarmanimalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeople

removefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsandcampsites,grizzlieswilltypicallypassby

withouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandotherfarmanimal

quartersisalsohighlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway."Ourhopeistohaveaclean,

attractant-freeplacewherebearscanpassthroughwithoutlearningbadhabits/4saysJames

Jonkel,longtimebiologistwhomanagesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

32.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

33.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

A.TheEuropeansettlers9behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears9range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

34.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

BThesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers9advocates.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10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)。

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartall

haveincommon?There'soneanswer.36.

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatour

fingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelot

betteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

?Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressed

andevenmoreoptimistic.37."Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,said

YeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

?Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（滿足）mayseemlikethemost"feelgood“optionatthetime,but

psychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.

Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingistopractice.38.Putoff

watchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutesbeforegoingfor

thatcake.You,llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapply

ittoother,moreannoyingsituations.

?39.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate,

andwhenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientabout

thecircumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,"40You'llthengradually

becomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空

白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.

Thefirsttimewe41there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike42

itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas43calledMario,comingto44usa

boxcontainingsometomatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasaverynice45fbrhimto

make.Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere46becausetheywereso

misshapen:notatalllikethenice,round,47thingsyougetinasupermarket.And

thewinewascloudy,inafunnyoldbottlewithnolabel（標(biāo)簽）onit.Thesecan'tbeany

48、wethought.Butwewere49hiskindness,sowe50them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit's51tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits52.

Thosetomatoeshad53thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenI

wasachild.Nowadayssupermarkettomatoes54perfectbuttasteofwater.

Nobody'sgoingtohavea55memoryofthose.It9sasurprisetheyhaven'tmanaged

togrowsquareonessothattheycan56themeasily.Mario'swinemayhavebeen

cloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas57.

Ifsgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're58、andascloseas

possibletowheretheywere59.WhatMariohad60uswasthetasteofthe

Garfagnana.

41.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed

42.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.feeling

43.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.passenger

44.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show

45.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.gesture

46.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored

47.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun

48.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy

49.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.interestedin

50.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed

51.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.unusual

52.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price

53.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste

54.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work

55.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague

56.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack

57.A.perfectB.usefulC.convenientD.familiar

58.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed

59.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown

60.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told

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。

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)61.(teach)a

lessonortopassonwisdom.Fableswerepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,

andthewell-knownAesop'sfablesdatetothe62.(six)century,B.C.Yet,the

formofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,63.RachelCarsonsaysin“AFablefor

Tomorrow”

Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone(口吻)

areseeminglydirectedatchildren."TherewasonceatownintheheartofAmerica,

64.alllifeseemedtoenjoypeacefulexistencewithitssurroundings/9herfable

begins,65.(borrow)somefamiliarwordsfrommanyage-oldfables.Behind

thesimplestyle,however,isaseriousmessage66.(intend)foreveryone.

67.(difTerence)fromtraditionalfables,Carson'sstoryendswithan

accusationinsteadofamoral.Shewarnsoftheenvironmentaldangersfacingsociety,and

sheteachesthatpeoplemusttakeresponsibility68.savingtheirenvironment.

Thethemesoftraditionalfablesoftendealwithsimpletruthsabouteverydaylife.

However,Cason9sthemeisamoreweighty69.(warn)aboutenvironmental

destruction.Carsonprovesthatasimplelyricformthathasbeenpasseddownthroughthe

agescanstill70.(employ)todaytodrawattentiontoimportanttruths.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修

改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

Iusedtoafraidofinsects,butlastFriday'sbiologyclassmakeabigchangeinme.In

thatclass,MissZhao,ourbiologyteacher,showedweinsectsonstamps.Thebees,

butterflyandmanyotherinsectslookedlovelyandbeautifullyonthestamps.MissZhao

toldusthenamesoftheinsectsordescribedtheirlivinghabits.Sheevenplayedsome

recordingsoftheirsinging,whatwasfiin.Now,I'vecometolovethoseofsmallliving

things.Intheevening,whenItakethewalkintheschoolgarden,thesingingofinsects

becomemoremeaningfultome.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)

你們學(xué)校正舉辦主題為“用英文講中國(guó)故事”征文活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你以一位中國(guó)歷史人物為題

寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1.人物簡(jiǎn)介及事跡；2.意義或啟示。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.題目己為你寫好。

2023年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（乙卷）

英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）與甲卷相同，略。

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

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

A

PRACTITIONERS

JacquelineFelicedeAlmania(c.1322)

highlightsthesuspicionthatwomenJamesBarry(1789一1865)wasborn

practicingmedicinefaced.BorntoaMargaretBulkleyinIrelandbut,dressedas

JewishfamilyinFlorence,shemovedtoaman,shewasacceptedbyEdinburgh

PariswheresheworkedasaphysicianandUniversitytostudymedicine.Shequalified

performedsurgery.In1322shewastriedasasurgeonin1813,thenjoinedtheBritish

forpracticingunlawfully.InspiteoftheArmy,servingoverseas.Barryretiredin

courthearingtestimonials(證明)ofher1859,havingpracticedherentiremedical

abilityasadoctor,shewasbannedfromprofessionlivingandworkingasaman.

medicine.

TanYunxian(1461—1554)wasa

RebeccaLeeCrumpler(1831—1895)

Chinesephysicianwholearnedherskills

workedasanurseforeightyearsbefore

fromhergrandparents.Chinesewomenat

studyinginmedicalcollegeinBostonin

thetimecouldnotserveapprenticeships

1860.Fouryearslater,shewasthefirst

(學(xué)徒期)withdoctors.However,Tan

AfricanAmericanwomantoreceivea

passedtheofficialexam.Tantreated

medicaldegree.ShemovedtoVirginiain

womenfromallwalksoflife.In1511,Tan

1865,wheresheprovidedmedicalcareto

wroteabook,SayingsofaFemaleDoctor,

freedslaves.

describingherlifeasaphysician.

21WhatdidJacquelineandJameshaveincommon?

A.Doingteachingjobs.B.Beinghiredasphysicians.

C.Performingsurgery.D.Beingbannedfrommedicine.

22.HowwasTanYunxiandifferentfromtheotherpractitioners?

A.Shewroteabook.

B.Shewentthroughtrials.

C.Sheworkedasadentist.

D.Shehadformaleducation.

23.WhowasthefirstAfricanAmericanwithamedicaldegree?

A.JacquelineFelicedeAlmania.

B.TanYunxian.

C.JamesBarry.

D.RebeccaLeeCrumpler.

B

LivinginIowaandtryingtobecomeaphotographerspecializinginlandscape（風(fēng)景）

canbequiteachallenge,mainlybecausethecomstatelacksgeographicalvariation.

AlthoughlandscapesintheMidwesttendtobequitesimilar,eitherfarmfieldsor

highways,sometimesIfinddistinctivecharacterinthehillsorlakes.Tomakesomeofmy

landscapeshots,Ihavetraveleduptofourhoursawaytoshootwithina1O-minutetime

frame.Itendtotravelwithafewofmyfriendstostateparksortothecountrysidetogoon

adventuresandtakephotosalongtheway.

Beingattherightplaceattherighttimeisdecisiveinanystyleofphotography.Ioften

leaveearlytoseektherightdestinationssoIcansetupearlytoavoidmissingthemoment

Iamattemptingtophotograph.Ihavemissedplentyofbeautifulsunsets/sunrisesdueto

beingonthespotonlyfiveminutesbeforethebestmoment.

OnetimemyfriendsandIdrovethreehourstoDevil'sLake,Wisconsin,toclimbthe

purplequartz（石英）rockaroundthelake.Afterwefoundacrazy-lookingroadthathung

overabunchofrocks,wedecidedtophotographthesceneatsunset.Thepositionenabled

ustolookoverthelakewiththesunsetinthebackground.Wemanagedtoleavethisspotto

climbhigherbecauseofthesparetimeuntilsunset.However,wedidnotmarktheroute

（路線）soweendedupalmostmissingthesunsetentirely.Oncewefoundtheplace,itwas

stressfulgettinglightsandcamerassetupinthelimitedtime.Still,lookingbackonthe

photos,theyaresomeofmybestshotsthoughtheycouldhavebeensomuchbetterifI

wouldhavebeenpreparedandmanagedmytimewisely.

24.Howdoestheauthordealwiththechallengeasalandscapephotographerinthe

Midwest?

A.Byteamingupwithotherphotographers.

B.Byshootinginthecountrysideorstateparks.

C.Bystudyingthegeographicalconditions.

D.Bycreatingsettingsinthecornfields.

25.Whatisthekeytosuccessfullandscapephotographyaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Propertimemanagement.

B.Goodshootingtechniques.

C.Adventurousspirit.

D.Distinctivestyles.

26.WhatcanweinferfromtheauthortripwithfriendstoDeviPsLake?

A.Theywentcrazywiththepurplequartzrock.

BTheyfeltstressedwhilewaitingforthesunset.

C.Theyreachedtheshootingspotlaterthanexpected.

D.Theyhadproblemswiththeiremipment.

27.HowdoestheauthorfindhisphotostakenatDevil'sLake?

A.Amusing.B.Satisfying.

C.Encouraging.D.Comforting.

C

WhatcomesintoyourmindwhenyouthinkofBritishfood?Probablyfishandchips,

oraSundaydinnerofmeatandtwovegetables.ButisBritishfoodreallysouninteresting?

EventhoughBritainhasareputationforless-than-impressivecuisine,itisproducingmore

topclasschefswhoappearfrequentlyonourtelevisionscreensandwhoserecipebooks

frequentlytopthebestsellerlists.

It'sthankstotheseTVchefsratherthananyadvertisingcampaignthatBritonsare

turningawayfrommeat-and-two-vegandready-mademealsandbecomingmore

adventurousintheircookinghabits.Itisrecentlyreportedthatthenumberofthosesticking

toatraditionaldietisslowlydecliningandaroundhalfofBritain'sconsumerswouldlike

tochangeorimprovetheircookinginsomeway.Therehasbeenariseinthenumberof

studentsapplyingforfoodcoursesatUKuniversitiesandcolleges.ItseemsthatTV

programmeshavehelpedchangewhatpeoplethinkaboutcooking.

Accordingtoanewstudyfrommarketanalysts,1in5Britonssaythatwatching

cookeryprogrammesonTVhasencouragedthemtotrydifferentfood.Almostonethird

saytheynowuseawidervarietyofingredients（酉己$4）thantheyusedto,andjustunder1in

4saytheynowbuybetterqualityingredientsthanbefore.OneinfouradultssaythatTV

chefshavemadethemmuchmoreconfidentaboutexpandingtheircookeryknowledgeand

skills,andyoungpeople