2025屆湖北省武漢市5月供題英語模擬題2AArtGalleryofNSW(NewSouthWales)ExhibitionLouiseBourgeois:HastheDayInvadedtheNightorHastheNightInvadedtheDay?25November2023-28April2024Dayandnight,loveandrage,calmandchaos.EnteraworldofemotionalextremesinthisexhibitionoftheartofLouiseBourgeois,oneofthemostinfluentialartistsofthepastcentury.BorninParisin1911andlivingandworkinginNewYorkuntilherdeathin2010,Bourgeoisiswell-knownforherfearlessexplorationofhumanrelationshipsacrossaseven-decadecareer.LouiseBourgeois:HastheDayInvadedtheNightorHastheNightInvadedtheDay?revealstheextraordinaryreachandintensityofBourgeois’art,fromunforgettablesculpturesofthe1940stohertoughyettenderweavingworksofthe1990sand2000s.Italsorevealsthepsychologicaltensionsthatpoweredhersearch,throughadramaticpresentationintwocontrastingexhibitionspaces.Movingfromthewell-litroomsof“Day”tothedarkenedareaof“Night”,viewerswillencountermorethan120works,includingmanyneverseenbeforeinAustralia.Ticketscanbebookedonlineviatheexhibitionoreventpageonourwebsite,orinpersonatthewelcomedeskattheArtGallery.Ticketscannotbeexchanged,butifsomethingunexpectedhappensthatpreventsyoufromattending,youcanchangethedateofyourreservationinyourconfirmationemail.21．WhatdoweknowaboutLouiseBourgeois?A．Herartisconservative. B．Shewasanemotionalartist.C．ShewasraisedinParis. D．Herartexploreshumanrelationships.22．Whatdoestheexhibitionfeature?A．Variousthemes. B．Contrastinglayout.C．Intensivecolors. D．Extraordinarypaintings.23．Whatcanyoudoifyoucan’tattendtheexhibition?A．Reschedulethedate. B．Cancelthebooking.C．Claimthemoneyback. D．Exchangetheevent.BDoIthinktheskyisfalling?Sortof.MyhusbandandIwererecentlyinEgypt,wherethetemperaturewasabitwarmformytinyprincessself.So,weleftEgypt.Backhome,mydearestfriendsstruggledwithhealthstuff,withfamilycraziness...Thegameoflifeishard,andalotofusareplayinghurt.IachefortheworldbutnaturallyI’mmostlywatchingtheMeMovie,wherebalanceandstrengtharebeginningtofail.Whatcanwedoasthecreakingelevatorofageslowlyarrive?Themainsolutionistogetoutsideeveryday,ideallywithfriends.Oldfriends—eventhoughtsofthem—aremycomfort.RecentlyIwaswalkingalongabeachwithNeshama.Wegoback50years.Sheis84,shortandstrong.Everysooften,shebentdownsomewhattentatively（躊躇地）andpickedupsmallitemsintoasmallclothbag.“Whatareyoudoing?”“I’mpickingupmicrolitter.ItrytohelpwhereIcan.”Iremindedherofanoldstory.Agreatwarhorsecomesuponatinysparrow（麻雀）lyingonitsbackwithitsfeetintheair,eyestightlyshutwitheffort.Thehorseasksitwhatit’sdoing.“I’mtryingtohelpholdbackthedarkness.”Thehorselaughsloudly,“Thatissofunny.Whatdoyouweigh?”Andthesparrowreplies,“Onedoeswhatonecan.”Thisiswhatolderagemeans.Wedowhatwecan.Wecontinuedourwalk.Neshamabenttentativelytopickupbitsoflitterandstartedtoslip,butIcaughtherandwelaughed.Wearesophysicallyvulnerableinolderage,butfriendshipmakesitallarowingmachineforthesoul.Wecantakeit,aslongaswefeelandgivelove,andlaughgentlyatourselvesaswefallapart.Weknowbyacertainagethegreatlieinourlife—ifyoudoorachievethisorthat,youwillbehappyandrich.No.Loveandservicemakeusrich.24．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutherpresentlife?A．Sheleadsabalancedlife. B．Sheenjoysmeetingoldfriends.C．Sheisreallyintomovies. D．Shestruggleswithfamilycrises.25．Whydidtheauthormentionthesparrow?A．ToconfirmNeshama’sfear. B．Toofferhercomfort.C．TochangeNeshama’smind. D．Toshowherapproval.26．Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Physicalweakness. B．Thegreatlie.C．Therowingmachine. D．Thebrokensoul.27．Whatlargelydetermineshappinessinolderageaccordingtotheauthor?A．Achievingimportantlifegoals. B．Enjoyinglifeasyoucan.C．Livingalifeofloveandservice. D．Lovingwhatisbeingdone.CBonobosoftenformfriendlyrelationshipswithotherbonobosinseparatesocialgroups—thefirsttimethishasbeenseeninnon-humanprimates（靈長類）.Thisisinlinewithhumans,butincontrasttochimpanzees,anotherprimate,whichfrequentlykillchimpsinothergroups.Thefindingschallengetheideathathumansevolved（進化）fromviolentapes,saysSurbeckatHarvardUniversity.“Thispotentialtoformcooperativelinksbetweendifferentgroupsisnotuniquelyhumananditmighthaveoccurredearlierthanwethought,”hesays.Manyanimalscooperate,buttheyseemtodosoonlywiththosewithintheirsocialcircle,orin-group.Hostile（敵對的）interactionsbetweengroupsarecommonamonganimals,includingchimpanzees,soscientistshaveoftenassumedthathostilitytowardsothersocialgroupsinhumansisnatural,saysSamuni,alsoatHarvard.However,humansalsooftencooperatewithpeopleindifferentsocialcircles,forexample,bytradingorteaching.Bonobosareoneofourclosestlivingrelatives.Theyarelessstudiedthanchimpanzees,butareknowntobemorepeaceful,saysSurbeck.Tolearnmoreaboutinteractionsbetweengroups,SurbeckandSamuniobserved31adultbonobosfromtwosocialgroupsinCongooveratwo-yearperiod.Thepairdocumented95encountersbetweenthegroups,whichrepresentedabout20%oftheirtotalobservationtime.Unlikechimpanzeesobservedinpreviousstudies,theyshowedcooperationwithout-groupmembers.Infact,10%ofallmutualgrooming（梳毛）and6%ofallfoodsharingoccurredamongmembersofdifferentsocialgroups.Whilebonobosthatgroomedothersusuallygotanimmediatebenefit,foodsharingrarelyresultedinagiftinreturn.Thissuggeststhattheiractionswere“notjustmotivatedbyselfishinterestsorimmediaterewards”,SurbeckandSamunireport.Otten,aresearcherfromtheNetherlands,findsthestudy“exciting”,especiallyasit“challengestheideaofhumanexceptionalism”withregardtoout-groupcooperation.Ottensaysthebonobosthatweremostcooperativewithintheirgroupswerethesameonesthatcooperatedmorewithout-groupmembers.Thisagreeswithfindingsfromhumans.“Scholarsusedtobelievethatin-group‘love’goestogetherwithout-group‘hate’,butrecentresearchsuggeststhatoftenin-groupcooperatorsarealsoout-groupcooperators,”hesays.28．Whatisthefocusofthestudyonbonobos?A．Theirsocialbehavior. B．Theirsurvivalskills.C．Theirevolutionaryprocess. D．Theirintelligencelevel.29．Whatcanbelearntaboutthebonobos?A．Theyarehumans’closestrelatives. B．Theycanbetaughttocooperate.C．Theyinteractfriendlybeyondgroups. D．Theysharefoodforimmediaterewards.30．Howwasthestudyconducted?A．Bycomparingdifferentprimates. B．Byobservingbonobos’interactions.C．Bylistinggroupmembers’motivations. D．Byanalysingstatisticsofpreviousstudies.31．HowdoesOttenfindthestudy?A．Forward-looking. B．Groundbreaking. C．Controversial. D．One-sided. DStudieshaveshownthemereexposureeffect,alsoreferredtoasthefamiliarityprinciple,inspiresourdecisions.Itisahelpfulpsychologicalmechanismthathelpsussustainourenergyandfocusourattentiononotherthings.Gettingusedtonewthingstakeseffortanditcanbeexhausting.Sounlesswehaveaterribleexperience,wearelikelytobuyfromcompanieswe'vegotusedto.Thatiswhycompaniesspendsomuchmoneyonadvertisingandmarketingandwhyinsurancecompaniesopenlychargeexistingcustomersmorethannewones.It’snotthecasethatweonlydesirethingswealreadyknow.Somestudiessuggestwheninvitedtoshareourpreferences,wesometimesseelessfamiliaroptionsasmoredesirable.Butwhenactingonthatpreference,wefallbacktowhatweknow.Thismightexplainwhysometimesthethingswewantandthethingswedodon’tquitematchup.Wemightevenreturntocompaniesthattreateduspoorlyinthepastorstayinbadrelationships.It’seasytopaintthefamiliarityprincipleasanenemyorsomethingtobattleasifitissomethingthatholdsusbackfromlivingourdreams.Butthisattitudemightbeoverwhelmingbecauseittendstoencourageustowardbig-picturethinking.Whereweimaginethatchangerequiresasubstantialdramaticswingthatwedon’tfeelreadyfor.Somearticlessuggestthesolutiontofamiliarityfrustrationiscompleteexposuretonovelty.Whilethiscanappeareffectiveintheshortrun,wemayonlyendupreplacingoneproblemwithanother.Italsorisksoverwhelmandburnout.Sowhatifwecanworkwiththefamiliarityprincipleinstead?Familiarityissomethingwecanlearntoplaywithandenjoy.Itisasettingforcreativityandapathwaytoexpansion.Wecanbroadenthezoneoffamiliaritybitbybit.Ifwethinkoffamiliarityassomethingthatcanexpand,wecanconsiderchangingtheconditionsinandaroundourlivestomakemorespaceforourpreferencestotakerootandgrowgently.Fromhere,wewillstarttomakedecisions,drawingfromanever-deepeningpoolofvaluableoptions.32．Whatallowsinsurancecompaniestochargeoldcustomersmore?A．Theimprovedservice. B．Theadvertisingcost.C．Thefamiliarityprinciple. D．Thelawofthemarket.33．Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph2?A．Ourpreferencesaffectourdecisions.B．Familiaritytendstogeneratedisrespect.C．Thefamiliarityprincipleisadouble-edgedsword.D．Therecanbeamismatchbetweendesiresandactions.34．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolutioninsomearticles?A．Disapproving. B．Tolerant. C．Objective. D．Reserved.35．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．StepOutOfYourFamiliarityZone B．SpareAThoughtForYourPreferenceC．GentlyExpandYourFamiliarityZone D．GivePriorityToTheMereExposureEffect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。HowtoPlotaShortStoryAgreatshortstorydropsthereaderintoitsworldswiftlyandholdstheirattentionallthewaythrough.36Itcanbeassimpleasknowingafewkeymomentsyouwanttoworkyourwaytoward.You’llwindupwiththingsyouneverimaginedatthestart.Followthesestepstoplotyournextstory.Brainstorm.Youdon'tneedtohavemultipleshortstoryideasreadytogoatamoment'snotice.37Whenthatideacomestoyou,sitdownandfleshitout.Makenoteofanycharacters,settings,orbitsofdialoguethatyousee.38Thefoundationsofyourmainconflictorthemeoftenformashortstory’srisingaction.Tocreatetensionandmovement,youmustknowexactlywhatyourcharacterwantsandwhatwouldpreventthemfromgettingit.Conflictscanbeinternalorexternal,soimagineatwhatstagethereaderwillbemeetingyourcharacter.Createabriefoutline.Sketchout（草擬）theflowofeventsyourshortstorywillcontain,includinginteractionsbetweencharactersandkeymoments.Writedownidentifyingcharacteristics.Butwhenitcomestodrafting,pickyourmomentsofbackstorycarefully.39Pickapointofview.Manyshortstoriesworkwellinfirst-personbecauseoftheirbrevity（簡潔）.40Ifyourstoryneedstobetoldinsecond-personorthird-person,thatworks,too.RegardlessofwhichPOVyouchoose,it’susuallybesttocenterthatnarrativearoundonemaincharactertoensureaconsistentreadonthesituationathand.A．Selecttherightcharacter.B．Writeoutthecentralconflict.C．Allyouneedisonesolidconcept.D．Butthere’snohardandfastrulesayingyoursmust.E．Shortstoriesallowthefreedomtoexperimentbecauseoftheirfreestyle.F．Plottingashortstorydoesn’thavetoinvolveadetailedlistofplotpoints.G．Tomakethecut,apieceofinformationmustcontributetothestory’scentralevents.第三部分語言知識運用(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,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Mymotherhasalwaysbeenoneofthoserarepeoplethatseesthegoodineveryoneanddoesgoodthings.She'shadherupsanddownsbuthasalways41apositive,sunnyoutlookonlifeandbeenvery42topeople.Oneday,mylittlesisterfellandhurtherankle,desperatelyneedinga43tothehospitalemergencyroom.Mymotherimmediately44intocrisismode,packedmysisterintothecar,anddrovetoourlocalhospital.Insucha45mymotherdidn'tcalltotellmyfather.Whenshegottothehospital,sherealizedsheneededto46withmyfatherimmediately.Whilewaitingformysistertobeexamined,mymother47herwaytothepayphonetoplacehercall.Sheputhercoinin,calledmyfatherandtoldhimeverything.Aftershehungup,thephone48severaladditionalcoinsthatMomwasn'towed.Realizingthatthephonewas49,mymotherdecidedtoleavethe50coinsbythephone.Shetoldusthatinacrisis,peoplemightnotremembertobring51withthemtomakethatemergencycall.I'veoftenthoughtabouther52fromanadult'sperspective.Irealizethatsomeoneseeingthemoneybythephonemayhave53takenitbecausenoteveryonewasas54asmymother.ButIliketobelievethatmymother'sfaithwas55andthatsomeonewhoneededthemfoundthecoinswaitingthere.41.A.tolerated B.anticipated C.maintained D.expressed42.A.patient B.helpful C.honest D.polite43.A.rest B.stay C.lift D.visit44.A.cut B.shifted C.looked D.stuck45.A.rush B.way C.relief D.process46.A.comealong B.keepinline C.makeup D.getintouch47.A.made B.felt C.picked D.gave48.A.found B.returned C.collected D.charged49.A.smart B.ready C.convenient D.broken50.A.different B.ancientC.extra D.rare51.A.luck B.phonesC.change D.chances52.A.opportunity B.decision C.appointment D.encounter53.A.simply B.suddenly C.obviously D.gradually54.A.thoughtful B.grateful C.hopeful D.successful55.A.hard-won B.newly-built C.well-placed D.deeply-rooted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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。ThepaintingProsperousSuzhou,inkandcoloronpaper,1,241cminlengthand36.5cminwidth,is56(current)housedintheLiaoningProvincialMuseum.Thepainting57(complete)in1759duringtheQingDynasty.58(paint)inhandscrollformat(手卷)withcavalierperspectivepaintingmethods,theentirepiecevividlyillustrates59urbanlifeofSuzhouduringtheHighQingera,withlivelytrades,countlessbusinessmenandvariousgoods.Thewholescrolldescribesthelocalconditionsandcustomsinthesouthern60(region)oftheYangtzeRiver,includingthelandscapeoflakesandhills,citywalland61(it)gates,ancientferriesandrowingboats,townsalongtheriver,folkcustoms,andshopsofalltrades,allof62reflecttheprosperity(繁華)ofSuzhouinthemid-18thcentury.Therefore,it63(hold)extremelyhighhistoricalandartisticvalue.ChinaPostissuedasetofsixspecialstampsbasedonthispainting64.May18,2022.Thissetofstamps,designedbyXingWenwei,fullyreproducestheartisticconceptionoftheoriginalpainting,65(create)auniquevisualeffect.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)你校英文報就最近舉辦的“當英語遇上藝術”(WhenEnglishMeetsTheArts)系列活動開展征文請你寫一篇短文,分享其中讓你印象深刻的一項活動,內容包括:1.活動介紹;2.你的感想.注意:1.寫作詞數應為80左右;2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答.WhenEnglishMeetsTheArts第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文.Haveyoueverbeensodepressedthatyoucan'tsleep?Youalsocan'teat.Youcan'tread.Youhavenofriendstocall