階段評估檢測（五）（必修5）

（120分鐘150分）

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7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來

回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

Text1

M:MayItakeyourordernow?

W:Yes,please.PleasegiveusafullEnglishbreakfast.

M:OK.Anythingelse?

W:No,thankyou.That'senough.

1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atashop.B.Intheoffice.

C.Inarestaurant.

答案：C

Text2

W:Ibegyourpardon?

M:Isaid"Doyouneedanyhelp?〃

W:That'sveryniceofyou.IguessIcouldusesomehelp.

M:Justtellmewhatyou'dlikemetodo.

2.Whatwillthemanwanttodo?

A.Askforhelp.B.Offertohelp.

C.Thankthewoman.

答案：B

Text3

M:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewhereisthepostoffice?

W:Gothreeblocksandturnright.It'srightthere.

M:ShouldItakethebus?

W:No.Ittakesonlyaboutfiveminutestowalk.

M:Thankyouverymuch.

3.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Abookstore.B.Abusstation.

C.Apostoffice.

答案:C

Text4

M:What'sthetemperaturetoday?

W:It'sabout5degreescentigrade.

M:What'stheweatherforecastfortomorrow?

W:“Theweathermansaysit'sgoingtosnowtomorrow.

4.What'stheweatherforecastfortomorrow?

A.It'sgoingtosnow.B.It'sgoingtorain.

C.It'sgoingtoclearup.

答案:A

Text5

M:Anna,let/sgooutandseeamovietonight!

W:Sorry,Ican't.Ihavetoworklateatthelaboratory.

M:Comeon!Yousurelyleadadog'slife.What'supv/iththat?

W:Mybosswantsmetofinishthisprojecttonight.

5.Whycan'tthewomangoouttoseethemovie?

A.Shewantstorelax.

B.Shehastoworkonaproject.

C.Shealreadyhasadate.

答案：B

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中

所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你

將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒

鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

Text6

M:LadiesandGentlemen,let'swelcomeJaneCarter.Jane,you

aresoyoung.Howcanyousingsowell?

W:Well,MrGreen.Ilikesingingverymuch.AndI'vebeendoingthis

forawhile,aboveallIhaveMrJamesasmyteacher.

M:Nowonder.Ibelieveyou'lldoawonderfuljobtonight.Nowladies

andgentlemen,JaneCarter.

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Givingaspeech.

B.Chairingameeting.

C.Introducingaperson.

答案:C

7.Whydoesthewomansingsowell?

A.Shehasagreatteacher.

B.Sheteachessinging.

C.Sheisyoung.

答案:A

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

Text7

M:Excuseme,Iamnewtothisschoolandnotfamiliarwiththislibrary.

Canyouhelpme?

W:Certainly.What'syourtopic?

M:I'mlookingforinformationontropicalfish.

W:Allright,YOUcanusethecomputeroverthere,enter“tropical

fish“under“subject”.Ifyouknowthetitleofthebook,enteritunder

"title”

M:Great,thankyou.

W:Youarewelcome.

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Heisreading.

B.Heiscooking.

C.Heislookingforsomeinformation.

答案：C

9.Howcanhefindtheinformationontropicalfish?

A.Byaskinghisteacherforhelp.

B.Bylookingthroughthebooksontheshelf.

C.Byusingthecomputertosearchforit.

答案：C

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

Text8

M:Hey,Janet.領(lǐng)ItisthefourthtimeI'veseenyouinthelibrarythis

week.Whatareyoubusywith?

W:Tmherealltheweekrounddoingmypaper.It'squietheresoIdon't

domuchathomeorintheclassroom.Anditisnearlycompleted.

M:?Letmehavealookatit.Australianpopulationinyearof2025.So

inwhatwaydoyouthinktheAustralianpopulationwillchangein2025?

W:Well,themajorreasonforpopulationchangeisthechangeinbirth

anddeathrates.Overthepast150years,theimprovementonAustralian

healthcarehasledtoadropinthedeathrate.SoIthinkintheyearof

2025,thepopulationinAustraliawillincrease.

M:Thatmakessense.Iknowyoumusthavedonealotofworkonit.

W:Absolutely.%amsureitisaperfectpaper.

10.Wheredoesthewomandomostofherpaper?

A.Athome.B.Intheclassroom.

C.Inthelibrary.

答案:C

11.Whatisthewoman'spaperabout?

A.Australianhealthcare.

B.Australianpopulationin2025.

C.Australianbirthanddeathrates.

答案：B

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherpaper?

A.Satisfying.B.Time-wasting.

C.Practical.

答案:A

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

Text9

M:Doyoufancygoingtoseeashowtonight?

W:Sure!Greatidea!What'son?

M:I'vegotthepaperhere.I'llhavealook.?There'sacircusfrom

Moscow.Ilovethecircus,especiallytheclowns.

W:Idon'tfindtheclownsveryamusing.Ineverhave.

M:Oh,OK.Well,let'sforgetthecircusthen.Whataboutthis—The

DancingQueen.It'samusical—Ireadareviewofitinamagazine.It's

supposedtobeextremelyfunny!Shallwegoandseethat?

W:I'mnotreallyintomusicals.Isthereanythingelseon?

M:Sure.?There'sTakeItorLeaveIt.Itcameoutlastweek.

W:Whatkindofplay?

M:It'sacomedy.

W:Oh,right.Thatisn'tmyfavoritekindofplay.Infact,Ireallydon't

likestagecomediesatall.

M:Alright.Therearelotsofotherthingson.Forexample,they're

showinganoldblackandwhitecomedy.Doyoulikeoldsilentfilms?

W:Tobehonest,silentfilmsdon'tmakemelaugh.

M:Fine.Let'sforgetthat,then.Howaboutamoremodernfilm?

W:Goodidea.

M:Here'sonecalledSweetDating.It'saromanticcomedy.

W:"'I'mtiredofseeingromanticcomedies.Sorry.

M:?Well,whydon，twejustgotothecomedyclubinthetowncentre?

Theyalwayshavegoodcomediansthere.

notabigfanofcomedyclubs.ButIsupposeIcouldgiveita

go...

M:Great!

13.Whatdoesthemansuggestseeingatfirst?

A.Acircus.B.Amusical.

C.Acomedy.

答案:A

14.Whichofthefollowingisanewplay?

A.TheDancingQueen.

B.TakeItorLeaveIt.

C.SweetDating.

答案：B

15.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheromanticcomedytheman

mentions?

A.It'sfunny.B.It'sboring.

C.It'sold.

答案：B

16.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodoatlast?

A.Attendaclub.B.Enjoytheclowns.

C.Seeasilentfilm.

答案:A

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

Text10

MiaisacarboncopyofhersisterElla,andpeoplecanhardlytell

themapart.Theyspecializeindifferentfields.

Miahasagoodcomprehensivequality.?Shemajoredinelectricity

atcollegeandsuccessfullyenteredafamousAmericantechnology

companyaftergraduation.?Becauseofheroutstandingachievements

plusherexceptionalcapacity,soonshewaspromotedtoasenior

managementpositioninthecompany.Nowsheisoneofthecompany's

coredecisionmakers.EllaisfouryearsolderthanMia.Ellaadoredseeing

moviesasachildand?shebecameadirectorwhenshegrewup.A

decadeago,mycommunicationwithherremindedherofthesubjectof

law.SoshedecidedtoshootaTVseriesfeaturingafairandhonestjudge.

Beforetheshoot,notonlydidshecarefullylearnaboutthelaw,but

also加shesoughtprofessionallegaladvice.Theseriesisscheduledfor

releaseinAugustthisyear.Despitethetoughtimesinthefilmand

televisionindustryinrecentyears,theseries,whichisprofessionalas

wellasinteresting,willsurelybringhugeeconomicandsocialeffectsto

Ella.

MiaandEllahavesucceededintheirrespectivecareers,andthey

aretheprideoftheirparents.

17.WhatmajordidMiastudyatcollege?

A.Law.B.Management.

C.Electricity.

答案:c

18.WhycouldMiaenterthecoredecision-makinglevelinthecompany?

A.Becauseofherfairjudgement.

B.Becauseofherextraordinaryability.

C.Becauseofherenthusiasmformovies.

答案：B

19.WhatdoesEllado?

A.Adirector.B.Amanager.

C.Atechnician.

答案:A

20.InordertoshoottheTVseries,whatdidEllado?

A.Shestudiedsociology.

B.Sheturnedtoprofessionals.

C.Shesoughteconomicsupport.

答案：B

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Inanefforttoinformourcitizensofclearingthestreetsnow,thecity

adoptsasnowremovalplan.

RoutesusedbyCityEmergencyServicescomefirst.Secondly,

connectedstreetswillbecleared,whichallowscitizensthegreatestaccess

topublicroads.Andthirdly,roadswithinneighborhoodswillbecleared.

Snowremovalandicecontrolwillstartwhen:

*Snowaccumulates4inchesormore.

*Weatherconditionsdonotendangerthesafetyoftheroadcrews.

*Snowfallsduringpeaktrafficperiodsofheavyuseofmainstreets.

Snowandiceremovalwillbedelayedorcancelledwhen:

*Thereisseverelycold,significantwindandlimitedvisibility.

*Thesnowfalloccursontheweekendoraholidayandisnot

consideredathreattopublicsafety.Inthatcase,snowandiceremoval

maytakeplaceonthenextnormalweekday.

*SnowandicemaybeIe代onroadwaysifmeltingisobvious.

Yourcooperationisrequestedduringsnowremovalandthese

suggestionsmayapply:

*Limittravelduringstorms.Travelispossibleonceroadshavebeen

clearedorsaltedbytheroadcrew.

*Avoidremovingsnowfromyourdrivewayintotheroad.Pilethe

snowinyouryard.

*Parkyourvehiclesinyourdrivewaysandofftheroadorwalks.

*Keeppublicsidewalksnexttoyourhouseclearofsnowandice.

*Beresponsibleforremovingthissnowwhichisthrownbythesnow

plough（犁）fromyourdriveways.Hopefully,youcanunderstandthis

inconvenience.

【文章大意】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了城市的除雪工作安

排、注意事項和市民需要配合做的事情。

21.Whenwillthesnowhavetoberemoved?

A.Ifitreachesacertainthickness.

B.Ifthemainstreetsarenotbusy.

C.Ifthesnowandicebegintomelt.

D.Ifextremeweathermakesroadsdangerous.

選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中〃Snowaccumulates4inchesormore.〃可知,

當(dāng)積雪累計達4英寸或以上時，除雪工作將開始。也就是說積雪達到一

定厚度時，就必須開始除雪工作。

22.Whatshouldcitizensdotocooperateinthesnowremoval?

A.Helptoputthesaltontheroad.

B.Pilethesnownearbytotheroad.

C.Throwthesnowintothedriveways.

D.Clearthesidewalksclosetotheirhouses.

選Do細節(jié)理解題。由文中"Keeppublicsidewalksnexttoyourhouseclear

ofsnowandice.〃可知，市民被要求清理自己家附近的公共人行道上的

冰和雪。

23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Clearanceofemergencyrouteshasapriority.

B.Snowandicemustberemovedontheweekends.

C.Citizensplaythemostimportantroleinsnowremoval.

D.Theposteristoinformcitizensofanoncomingheavysnow.

選Ao推理判斷題。由文中"RoutesusedbyCityEmergencyServicescome

first.〃可知，城市應(yīng)急服務(wù)線路優(yōu)先，也就是說清除緊急路線是優(yōu)先事

項。

【知識拓展】

removaln.移動；搬遷;清除

safetyn.安全

inthatcase既然那樣，假使那樣的話

長難句：Secondly,connectedstreetswillbecleared,whichallowscitizens

the[greatestaccesstopublicroads.

分析:which引導(dǎo)定語從句。

譯文：其次，連接的街道將被清理，這將使市民最大限度地進入公共道

路。

B

OnarecenttriptotheislandofNewfoundland,Canada,myhusband

askedourtalkativecabdriverwhatmadehimmostproudtobeanative.

“Ourgenerosityandhospitality（好客），〃herepliedinastronglocal

accent.z1fyourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleofnowhere,someonewill

stoptohelp.Peopleherearekindlikethat."Hisanswerranginmymind

duringthatridewithmyhusbandandteenagekids,asweheadedoutto

exploreonthefirstdayofourvacation.

LittledidIknowwewereabouttoexperiencesomeofthat

remarkableNewfoundlandkindnessforourselves.WemetAlmathatsame

morningatthestartofalonghike.Ourteenagershurriedahead,andas

wewalkedbehind,admiringthescenery,twowomeninsunglassesand

summerhikingequipmentstopped.They'dheardusdiscussingdifferent

routes,andthenaskedifwe'dlikesuggestions.Theylookedtobeintheir

40s,andwerebothenthusiastictosharetheirlocalexpertise.

Welistenedeagerly,takingmentalnotes,untiloneofthewomen

asked,“Youhaveacar,right?”Iexplainedthattherewerenocars

availableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.

“Ohno,“shesaid,"youneedacar."Andthen,ascasuallyasif

offeringapieceofchewinggum（口香糖），shesaid,“Takemine!"My

husbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief,dumbfounded.

“Whynot?”sheinsisted./zYouneedacartogettoknowallthese

places."

“Butyoudon'tevenknowus,"Isaid.

“Thatdoesn'tmatter;"shecontinuedwithabsolutedetermination.

Surprised,Ilookedoveratherfriend,whoshruggedandsaid,"That's

Alma.〃

Fortyminutesoftalkinglater,myfamilyclimbedintoAlma'scar.We

spenttherestofourvacationdiscoveringdifferentareasofthisbeautiful

island.Butitwasn'tthegroupsofwhaleswesaw,orthevastareasof

woodland,thatmadethisplacesomemorable.Instead,itwastheactof

kindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecial

Newfoundlandreallywas.

Nextyear,there/snodoubtwherewellbetakingoursummer

vacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe'llmeetthen?

【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。作者一家去加拿大紐芬蘭島旅行時,

最讓他們難忘的不是那里的美景，而是一位陌生的善良的女士將私家

車借給作者一家，讓他們自駕體驗美景……

24.Whatdidthecabdrivertakeprideinasanative?

A.Theirkindnessandenthusiasm.

B.Theircheapserviceandfriendliness.

C.Theirunselfishnessanddetermination.

D.Theirrichexperienceandlocalknowledge.

選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“'Ourgenerosityandhospitality,'he

repliedinastronglocalaccent.Ifyourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleof

nowhere,someonewillstoptohelp.Peopleherearekindlikethat.可知,

當(dāng)?shù)厝说纳屏己蜔崆樽尦鲎廛囁緳C自豪。

25.Theunderlinedword“dumbfounded"inParagraph5probablymeans

A.annoyedB.satisfied

C.shockedD.embarrassed

選Co詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第五段第二句"Andthen,ascasuallyasifoffering

apieceofchewinggum,shesaid,"Takemine!可知，那位女士讓我們用

她的車；結(jié)合該句〃MyhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief,

dumbfounded.“可推知，聽到陌生人給我們提供汽車，我和丈夫應(yīng)是不

敢相信，感到很驚訝。畫線詞與該句中的"indisbelief”相呼應(yīng)，表示〃驚

呆的〃。

26.WhatimpressedtheauthormostduringherstayinNewfoundland?

A.Thelocalcultureoftheisland.

B.Theanswerfromthecabdriver.

C.Thebeautifulsceneryoftheisland.

D.Thehelpfromanenthusiasticstranger.

選Do細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句"Instead,itwastheactof

kindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecial

Newfoundlandreallywas."可知，最讓作者難忘的是一位陌生人友好的

幫助，即她將自己的車借給了作者。

27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A.SheexpectstovisitNewfoundlandagain.

B.Shehasn'tdecidedwheretogonextyearyet.

C.SheislookingforwardtomeetingAlmaoncemore.

D.Shealsowantstobekindtoothersduringthevacation.

選Ao推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，作者希望再次去紐芬蘭島旅游。

【知識拓展】長難句分析

LittledidIknowwewereabouttoexperiencesomeofthatremarkable

Newfoundlandkindnessforourselves.

分析：該句為主從復(fù)合句。句中wewereabouttoexperiencesomeof

that[]remarkableNewfoundlandkindnessforourselves為省略了that的賓

語從句，作及物動詞know的賓語；否定詞little置于句首，構(gòu)成部分倒

裝，需將助動詞did放到主語I的前面。

C

TimeTravel

Ifyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?Perhapsyouwould

watchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare'splayinElizabethan

England?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumn

Period?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhat

thefutureholds.

Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthe

subjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknown

exampleissciencefictionnovelTheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenby

H.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoat

leasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevision

versions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerally

creditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusinga

vehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.The

term"timemachine”,coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoa

vehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.

Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,

intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled"wormholes”,

whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein'stheoryof

relativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicist

StephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfast

spaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsucha

spaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.

Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe

""grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerwere

togobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,

andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn't

born,howwouldhetravelbackintime?

Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells'book,

themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeach

andisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothe

futurewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles（觸角）.

Ifthat'swhat'sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresent

dayafterall.

【文章大意】這是一篇議論文。人類一直對時間旅行很感興趣。從理

論上來說，時間旅行是可以的。但是，從另一個角度而言，時間旅行未

必是好事。因此作者認為我們還是生活在現(xiàn)在更好。

28.ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow

A.thecontributionofH.G.Wells

B.thestory'sdifferentfeatures

C.thelonghistoryoftimetravel

D.people'sinterestintimetravel

選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的"Thepossibilityoftimetravelis

indeedappealing.”可知，K間旅行的可能性確實很吸引人。在第二段中

提到這部小說就是想說明人們對時間旅行的興趣。

29.Einstein'sandHawking'stheories.

A.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachine

B.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceship

C.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelers

D.havesimilaritiesinmanyways

選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的"Butcouldtimetravelactuallybe

possible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory...Einstein'stheoryof

relativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicist

StephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfast

spaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.〃可知，霍金和愛因斯坦的理

論證明了時間旅行的可能性。

30.InParagraph4,""grandfatherparadox"probablyreferstotheideathat

A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfather

B.thegrandfather'sdeathmakesthetraveler'sbirthimpossible

C.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfather

D.thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness

選Bo細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的.thereissomethingcalledthe

'grandfatherparadox"...Ifthetimetravelerwasn'tborn,howwouldhe

travelbackintime?"可知，""grandfatherparadox”提出的觀點是：祖父

死亡導(dǎo)致時間旅行者無法出生。

31.Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor'sattitude

towardstimetravel?

A.Skeptical.B.Unclear.

C.Supportive.D.Unconcerned.

選A。觀點態(tài)度題。最后一段作者提到：也許我們還是活在當(dāng)下更好。

由此可知，作者對時間旅行存在懷疑，懷疑其真實的結(jié)果。

D

（2021?泰州模擬）

Climatechangewillbringandhasalreadybroughtawidevarietyof

threateningdestructiontohumanexistence.Someoftheseare

well-knownandalreadyoperative,likethewildfiresracingalong

California'sfreewaysorthepermanentdroughtsthathavebeenupsetting

Mediterraneanfarmers.Butaretheseallterribledisasterswecancomeup

withthatarebroughtaboutbyclimatechange?

Absolutelynot.Noneofthechallengesposedbyourwarmingclimate

hasappearedlargerinthepopularimaginationthansea-levelrise,as

globalpopulationsandwealthareheavilyconcentratedinlow-lying

coastalcities.Thebestavailablemodelssuggestthat37millionpeople

currentlyliveinplacesthatwillbebelowhightideby2050—inan

optimisticlow-carbon-emissionsscenario（設(shè)恁!）.

Orrather,that'swhatsuchmodelssuggestedbeforethisweek.On

Tuesday,anewstudyrevealedthatthosealarmingstatisticswerewildly

inaccurate.Theactualimpactsofsea-levelrisearegoingtobemuch,

muchworse.

Previousestimatesoftheimpactthatrisingtideswouldhaveon

coastalcitiesreliedonessentiallyathree-dimensionalmapofEarth

obtainedfromsatellitereadings.Butthosereadingswerefundamentally

unreliablebecausetheyoftenmeasuredtheplanet'suppersurfaces—

suchastreetopsandtallbuildings—ratherthanitsgroundlevel.These

mistakesledscientiststooverestimatetheelevation（海拔）ofmany

regionsofEarth.

InanewstudypublishedbythejournalNatureCommunications,

scientistsfromPrincetonUniversitydetailthismethodologicalproblem,

thenuseartificialintelligencetodeterminethepreviousliterature'serror

rate.Theirresearchyieldssomeamazingupdatestoourconventional

understandingofwhatthenextcenturyhasinstoreforourcoastlines.

Initsoptimisticscenario,thePrincetonstudyprojectsthatlands

currentlyoccupiedby150millionpeoplewillliebelowhightidein2050.

Butaswarmingdestroysmanyoftheworld'sagriculturalregions,climate

changecouldacceleratemigrationfromruralareastocoastalcities.

Thenewstudydoesincludeonepieceofslightlyencouragingnews.

Whilepreviousmodelssuggestedthat28millionhumanscurrentlylivein

placesthatalreadyliebelowhightide,theactualnumberiscloserto110

million—whichmeansseawallsandotherbarriershaveprovensufficient

tokeepmanycitiesdryevenassealevelshaverisenaroundthem.Still,

thescaleofbarrierconstructionnecessarytosavelow-lyingcitiesfrom

collapseisnow,apparently,fargreaterthanpreviouslyunderstoodwhen

thetaskalreadylookedterriblyexpensive,particularlyfordeveloping

countries.

IfthePrincetonresearchers/projectionsarecorrect,avoidingmass

deathandsufferinginthecomingdecadeswillrequirenotonlyrapidly

reducingcarbonemissionsandstrengtheningconstructionofseawallsbut

alsofurtheringmassmigrationsawayfromlow-lyingcitiesandislandsand

towardhigherground.

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章強調(diào)了全球變暖的問題，并介紹

了全球變曖導(dǎo)致的海平面上升淹沒沿海城市的問題。

32.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto.

A.introducethetopicofthispassage

B.showvariousdisasterscausedbyclimatechange

C.callonpeopletofixattentiononclimatechange

D.layemphasisontheseriousnessofclimatechange

選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知，本段的目的是引出氣候

變化這個主題。

33.AllthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A.thePrincetonstudyrevealsanoptimisticpictureofsearising

B.thethree-dimensionalmapproducedbysatelliteisnotaccurate

C.somemeasuresarementionedbythewritertodealwithsearising

D.manypeopleliveincoastalcities

選Ao推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第六段...landscurrentlyoccupiedby150

m川ionpeoplewillliebelowhightidein2050.可知，并未說海平面上升

這件事情有一個光明的未來，而是前景很不樂觀。故A錯誤。

34.WecanseesomethingencouragingfromthePrincetonstudythat

A.it'scheaptoconstructseawallsaswellasotherbarriers

B.thescaleofbarrierconstructionismuchsmallerthanbefore

C.developedcountrieshavelesstroubleindealingwithrisingsealevels

D.seawallsdohavethefunctiontopreventcoastalcitiesbeingdrowned

選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第七段...seawallsandotherbarriershave

provensufficienttokeepmanycitiesdryevenassealevelshaverisen

aroundthem.可知，海堤確實有防止沿海城市被淹的作用。

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Howtoprotectcitiesfromrisingseas.

B.Risingseasaregoingtodrownmorecities.

C.Climatechangeisendangeringhumanexistence.

D.Lessemissionofcarbon,fewerfiresanddroughts.

選B。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主旨大意可知，本文強調(diào)的是氣候變化

情況下海平面上升淹沒沿海城市的問題。

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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。

選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Humourisaphenomenoninfluencedbyculture.Itcanbedifficultto

determinewhataspectsformacertainsenseofhumour.Howfunny

somebodyfindsacertainincidentdependsonmanyaspectsincludingage,

personalexperience,levelofeducationandgeographicallocation.A

nation'ssenseofhumourislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthe

country.36

Butwhataboutwhenbothcountriesspeakthesamemothertongue?

Willtheythensharethesamesenseofhumourorcandifferencesstill

occur?Let'staketheexampleofBritainandAmerica.37Towhat

degreeisthistrue,ifatall?

Recentresearchprovesthattherearetwomajordifferencesbetween

BritishandAmericansenseofhumour.38However,it'snotsharedby

Americans.Forexample,ifaBritishmanlosthisnewandfavouritemobile

phoneinthetoilet,hejustsay“Welldone!That'sjustwhatIneed."

39Andthatkindofjokesiscallednegative(消極的)humourby

researchers.Britishmenandwomenuseitonadailybasis,whileitisnot

thecaseofAmericanhumour.WhatAmericansdon'tunderstandisthe

needtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansusenegativehumour;they

tendtostatethattheywere“onlykidding".

AlthoughtheBritishreallydohaveauniquesenseofhumour,quite

differenttoAmericanhumour,theycanbothappreciatetheother'ssense

ofhumour.Therefore,someshowsdescribealifestylewhichboth

AmericansandtheBritishalikecanrelateto.40

A.Britishjokestendtohaveahiddenmeaning.

B.Thushumourcan'talwaysbeconveyedinanothercountry.

C.AmericansandtheBritishoftensharethesamesenseofhumour.

D.Humourcontrarytowhatyouwanttosayisregardedastypically

British.

E.Theotherdifferenceishowfrequenttojokeaboutthedarksideoflife.

F.PeoplesayAmericansandtheBritishhardlyunderstandeachother's

jokes.

G.ComediesTheOffice(UK)andTheOffice(USA)gainpopularityonboth

countries.

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了英美幽默的差異。

36.選Bo此空位于本段末尾，結(jié)合空前一句"Anation'ssenseof

humourislinkedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofthecountry.〃和本段第

一句"Humourisaphenomenoninfluencedbyculture,“可，隹知，此處為

總結(jié)性推論。故選B項。

37.選F。才艮據(jù)下文“Recentresearchprovesthattherearetwomajor

differencesbetweenBritishandAmericansenseofhumour."可知F項〃人

們說美國人和英國人幾乎不能明白對方的笑話〃符合語境。

38.選D。根據(jù)空后的"However,it'snotsharedbyAmericans.”可推知,

此空應(yīng)是與英式幽默有關(guān)；再根據(jù)下文所舉的一個英國男士丟手機后

的反應(yīng)的例子可知，D項符合語境。

39.選E。承接上文“Recentresearchprovesthattherearetwomajor

differencesbetweenBritishandAmericansenseofhumour.“可知，"匕處

表示另外一個英美之間幽默的差異，且結(jié)合下文“Andthatk