高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1甘肅省酒泉市四校聯(lián)考2024-2025學年高二下學期4月期中英語試題第一部分聽力（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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Prepareforanexam. B.Visithisfriends. C.Goonatrip.【答案】C【原文】W:Thefinalexamisfinallyover.Jimmy,whatareyourplansforthesummervacation?M:I’mgoingtoQuanzhouwithmyfriends.Iwanttotrythefruitsoupthere.W:ThenKaiyuanTempleisamust-visit.2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Oldfriends. B.Theirfathers’retiredlife. C.Exerciseplans.【答案】B【原文】M:Iheardyourfatherretired,too.Whatdoeshedonow?W:Heoftengoesouttodoexerciseandsometimesvisitshisoldfriends.M:That’snice.Myfatheroftengoestotheparktoplaychess.3.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Torecommendapark. B.Toinvitehimtoaparty. C.Toofferhimalift.【答案】C【原文】W:Hello,Ted!Whereareyou?AreyougoingtoAnna’sbirthdaypartytoday?M:Oh,hi,Lily.Yes.I’mintheparknow.W:Mybrotherwilldrivemethereinhisnewcar!Wouldyoulikemetopickyouup?M:That’sverykindofyou!4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary. B.Inabookstore. C.Inatravelcompany.【答案】A【原文】W:YoucankeepthebookJourneytotheWestforonlyhalfamonth.Remembertoreturnitthen.M:MayIrenewitifIcan’tfinishreading?W:Ofcourse.5.Howwillthespeakersgotothecinema?A.Bytaxi. B.Byunderground. C.Bybus.【答案】B【原文】M:Idon’twanttotakeacrowdedbustothecinema.Let’stakeataxi.W:Ihavenoproblemwiththatifyoupayforit.M:Uh,Ithinksubwayisevenbetter.Don’tyouthink?W:Okay.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。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Workmates. B.Classmates.C.Shopassistantandcustomer.7.Whydoesthemanlookdifferent?A.Hehaslostsomeweight. B.He’swearinganewcoat. C.He’swearingglasses.【答案】6.A7.C【原文】W:Charlie,youlookdifferent.Didyoulosesomeweight?M:Myweighthasn’tchangedforatleasttenyears.W:Thenitmustbethenewcoatyou’rewearing.It’sareallynicecoat.M:Uh,Iworethiscoatlastwinter,andthewinteroftheyearbeforelast.Dowereallyworkinthesameofficeforthelastfiveyears,Jenny?W:Sorry,Charlie.YouknowI’mnotgoodatnoticingthingssometimes.Oh,Iknowit!You’rewearingglassesnow!Howdidyoubecomenearsighted?M:I’mnot.I’mjustwearingitinadecorativeway.NowIlookknowledgeable,don’tI?聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whatdoestheman’sbrotherthinkofMr.Williams?A.He’stalented. B.He’sstrict. C.He’shumorous.9.WhatwouldMr.Williamslikehisstudentstodo?A.Talkwithnativespeakers. B.JointheSpanishclub. C.SpeakSpanishloudly.【答案】8.B9.A【原文】M:Whichlanguagewillyoustudythisterm?W:IpreferSpanish.M:IhearfrommybrotherthattheteacherMr.Williamsisverytoughonstudents.W:Buthehasaspecialteachingstyle.M:Aspecialteachingstyle?Whatisit?W:Heusuallyinvitesnativespeakerstojointheclass.It’sgoodtostudyforeignlanguageswithnativespeakers.ManystudentscanspeakSpanishwellaftertakingMr.Williams’course.M:Great.IthinkIwillalsoregisterforit.W:That’sgood.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10.Whatdoesthemanthinkofdrawinganimals?A.Boring. B.Hard. C.Fun.11.Whichplacewillthemanvisitduringhispaintingtrip?A.Acastle. B.Arailwaystation. C.Abridge.12.Howwillthemandealwithhispaintings?A.Puttingtheminforacompetition.B.Makingthemintocards.C.Givingthemtohisfriends.【答案】10.B11.C12.B【原文】W:Hi,Simon.Howareyourpaintingclasses?Theystartedlastweek,didn’tthey?M:Actuallytheystartedlastmonth—I’vehadfourlessonsalready!W:Doyouliketheclasses?M:Mostofthetime.Drawingfruitisboringanddrawinganimalsisdifficult,butdrawingcartoonsisinteresting!W:Areyougoingtogoonapaintingtrip?M:Yes,wecouldchooseacastle,abridgeortherailwaystation.Ichosethebridgeandthat’swherewe’regoing!W:Sowhatareyougoingtodowithyourpaintings?M:Well,theyaren’tgoodenoughforacompetition,butI’llmakethemintocardsandgetmyfriendstobuythem.Ineedtopaymyparentsforallthepaintstheybought!聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。13.What’sthemostimportantreasonforthewomanchoosingtostudyatthatuniversity?A.Itwasnearherhome. B.Shelikedtheatmospherethere. C.Herfriendsstudiedthere.14.Howdoesthewomanlikeherfoodtastingcourse?A.Itwasquitefrustrating. B.Itwassometimesstressful. C.Itwastime-consuming.15.WhatdidthewomangainfromherexperienceinDenmark?A.Manyhelpfulcontacts. B.Somenewrecipes. C.Abetterjob.16.Whatdoesthewomanlikemostaboutherpresentjob?A.Interviewingclients. B.Tastingfood. C.Writingareport.【答案】13.A14.B15.A16.B【原文】M:Jane,whydidyouchoosetomajorinhomeeconomicsatEasternIllinoisUniversity?W:Someofmyfriendsstudiedhomeeconomics.Theywantedmetogotothesameuniversityasthem.AndthenIcouldshareaflatwiththem,butbeingclosetohomeappealedtomemost.M:Didyouenjoythecourse?W:Yes.Ilearnedalotaboutthingslikefoodtasting.Wehadtotasteadishandtrytojudgewhetherthepublicwouldlikeit.Asthetraininggotmorecomplex,itbecamehardertobeinagreementandtherewereevensometensemoments.Butitwasworthitintheend.M:Whatwasyourfirstjob?W:Iworkedforalargefoodcompany.TheysentmetoworkinDenmarkfortwoyears.Iwasinvitedtovisitlocalfoodcompanies.Imetlotsofpeoplethere,andthey’vehelpedmeandtaughtmealot.I’mstillintouchwiththem.Alltheseinfluencedmywork.M:Doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?W:Well,Ihavetointerviewclientstofindoutabouttheirpreferenceandunderstandwhattheyneed.Itastefoodtomakeajudgementaboutitsquality,whichismyfavoritepart.Andthentherearereportstowrite,whichsomepeoplehatebutInevermind.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。17.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutgoingtothegym?A.It’sexpensive. B.It’schallenging. C.It’sboringsometimes.18.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisesnowboardingbeginnerstodo?A.Practiseregularly. B.Startonhighhills.C.LearnfromOlympicsnowboarders.19.Whyissnowboardingeasytogetstarted?A.Becauseithassimplerules.B.Becauseitneedsnoinstructor.C.Becauseitneedslittlepreparation.20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Theintroductionofanewsport.B.Thebenefitsofexercise.C.Theskillsofsnowboarding.【答案】17.C18.A19.C20.A【原文】Weallknowwearesupposedtoexercisetostayinshape,butsometimesgoingtothegymcanbecomeboring.That’swhenyouhavetofindanewchallenge.Ifyouliveinanareawithmountainsandsnow,youdefinitelyshouldtrysnowboarding.Firstofall,snowboardingisgreatexercise.It’sgoodforyourheart.Ofcourse,youmusttakethingsslowlyatfirst;youcan’texpecttoflydownamountainlikeanOlympicsnowboarderonyourfirstday.Likeanyactivity,youmustpracticetobecomemoreadvanced.Youshouldn’tstartonhighhills,forexample.Firstyouhavetolearntocontroltheboardonsmallhills.Anothergreatthingaboutsnowboardingisthatitiseasytogetstarted.Instructorsareeasytofind,andyoudon’thavetobuyalotofthings.Infact,youshouldrentaboardatfirst.Then,ifyouenjoyit,youcanbuyyourownboard.Withsnowboarding,youdon’thavetoworryaboutalotofrulesbecausetherearen’tany!Snowboardingisafairlynewsport,butithasquicklybecomeverypopular.Trysnowboardingtoday!Youwon’tregretit!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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ATheAcademyofNutritionandDieteticsistheworld’slargestorganizationoffoodandnutritionprofessionals.Inits2025Food&NutritionConference,fourregistereddietitiannutritionists(RDNs)sharetheirjourney,lovefornutritionandtheircommunityimpact.JessicaCrandallSnyderJessicaCrandallSnydergrewupinthemidwestandalwayshadaninterestinnutrition,whichwasinspiredbyhermother’sstrugglewithweight.Sheinitiallypursuedacareerinjournalism,butherpassionforthefieldcontinuedtogrow,leadinghertoswitchtoacareerasanRDN.Today,sheservesasaspokespersonfortheAcademyofNutritionandDietetics.SharonSmallingSharonSmallinghasalwaysbeenanathlete.Incollege,shediscoveredthecrucialroleofnutritioninpeakperformance,whichinspiredhertopursueadegreeinNutritionandDietetics.Now,sheworksasanRDNtocreatenutritioneducationprogramsforinner-citychildren.Sheaimstoenablechildrentomakehealthychoices.ChristyWilsonChristyWilson’sstruggleswithaneatingdisorderincollegeledhertopursuenutritionasawaytokeepgoodphysicalcondition.HerpassionforthefieldledhertobecomeanRDNandshenowworksasadietitianforatreatmentcenterthateducatespeoplewitheatingdisordersonhowtodevelopahealthyrelationshipwithfood.SylviaKlingerSylviaKlingergrewupinColombiaandhadbeenexposedtoadiverserangeoffreshfruitsandvegetablesthatledhertodevelopadeeppassionforfoodandnutrition.AftermovingtotheUnitedStates,shebecameanRDNandisnowfocusedoneducatingtheLatin(拉丁人)communityaboutnutritionandhealthyeatinghabits.Sylviaiscommittedtoimprovinghealthoutcomes.21.Whowasmoreinfluencedbyanotherperson’sexperiencetochoosenutrition?A.JessicaCrandallSnyder. B.SharonSmalling.C.ChristyWilson. D.SylviaKlinger.22.WhydidChristyWilsonbegintopursuenutrition?A.Topromoteanewdietstyle.B.Tohelphergetridoftheillness.C.Toconductresearchoneatingdisorder.D.Toeducatepeoplewiththesameexperience.23.WhatdoweknowaboutSylviaKlinger?A.ShegrewupintheUnitedStates.B.Shewasnotinterestedinnutritionatfirst.C.ShenowworksfortheLatincommunity.D.Sheswitchedtoacareerrelatedtohighereducation.【答案】21.A22.B23.C【語篇解讀】本文是一篇應用文。文章主要講述了四位注冊營養(yǎng)師（RDNs）的職業(yè)旅程、對營養(yǎng)學的熱愛以及他們對社區(qū)的影響。【21題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)JessicaCrandallSnyder部分中“JessicaCrandallSnydergrewupinthemidwestandalwayshadaninterestinnutrition,whichwasinspiredbyhermother’sstrugglewithweight.(JessicaCrandallSnyder在中西部長大，一直對營養(yǎng)學感興趣，這源于她母親與體重的斗爭)”可知，JessicaCrandallSnyder是受他人經(jīng)歷影響而選擇營養(yǎng)學的。故選A?！?2題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)ChristyWilson部分中“ChristyWilson’sstruggleswithaneatingdisorderincollegeledhertopursuenutritionasawaytokeepgoodphysicalcondition.(ChristyWilson在大學時與飲食失調(diào)的斗爭讓她選擇追求營養(yǎng)學，以此作為保持良好身體狀況的一種方式)”可知，ChristyWilson開始追求營養(yǎng)學是為了幫助自己擺脫疾病。故選B?！?3題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“AftermovingtotheUnitedStates,shebecameanRDNandisnowfocusedoneducatingtheLatincommunityaboutnutritionandhealthyeatinghabits.(搬到美國后，她成為了一名注冊營養(yǎng)師，現(xiàn)在專注于向拉丁社區(qū)傳授營養(yǎng)和健康飲食習慣。)”可知，SylviaKlinger現(xiàn)在為拉丁社區(qū)工作。故選C。B“Livingoutofasuitcase”meansyoucanfityourlifeintojustafewbagsandyoudon’townorrentalong-termapartment.Essentially,you’reanomad(流浪者).WhenIwasfourteenyearsold,mymomhadtheideaofdroppingeverythingtotraveltheworldandcreateacloserconnectionbetweenfamilymembers.AlthoughIabsolutelylovedtheidea,Icouldn’timagineleavingmyfriends,school,andallmy“stuff”behindtotraveltheworldfull-timewithmyfamily.Tomysurprise,duringthetravel,wehavelearnedthemostimportantmomentsarewhenwelivehappymomentswithourfamilyandfriends.Aswetravel,webarelycarryanythingwithusexcepttheessentialthingslikeclothes,alaptop,notebooks,andtoiletries(洗漱用品).Weeachcarryabackpackandallfiveofussharetwosuitcasesforclothes.Afterbuyingnewsouvenirsornewclothes,wegivesomeofouroldoutfitsawaytopeopleinneedanditmakesussohappytobeabletogivebackwhereverwecan.Atthebeginning,itwasdifficultforustogetusedtoneverhavingacloset(衣櫥),constantlychanginghotelrooms,andneverfullyunpackingbeforewewerebackontheroad.Butovertimewehavelearnedtoappreciatethevalueofhavingless—thefreedomtoliveforexperiencesandthejoyoftraveling“l(fā)ight”inmind,body,andspirit.Manyofthewonderfulnewfriendswehavemadeonourjourneyhaveopenedoureyestohowluckyweare.Wehavemetfamiliesinmanypartsoftheworldwholiveinsmallhomeswithnorunningwater,yettheyalwayshavehugesmilesandarewillingtosharewithus.Wenowknowthatexperiencesandmemoriesarethemostvaluablethingsinlifeandthattheycanonlybeacquiredwhenweletgoofourneedforpossessionsandfocusonwhatreallymattersinlife—enjoyingourliveseachdaywiththepeoplewelove.24.Whydidtheauthor’smomdecidetotraveltheworld?A.Tobuildstrongerfamilybonds. B.Toescapetheircurrentlife.C.Toenrichtheirtravelexperiences. D.Toeasetheworkpressure.25.Whatwastheauthor’sinitialfeelingabouttheideaoftravelingtheworld?A.Annoyedandfearful. B.Confusedbuthopeful.C.Pleasedandexcited. D.Interestedbutdoubtful.26.Whatdidthefamilydowiththeiroldclothesafteracquiringnewones?A.Theydirectlythrewthemaway. B.Theykeptthemassouvenirs.C.Theydonatedthemtopeopleinneed. D.Theyexchangedthemwithlocalresidents.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Weshouldletgoofeverysinglepossession.B.Materialwealthandpossessionsbringhappiness.C.Materialpossessionsshouldnotbeourultimategoal.D.Thefamilyusedtoplacetoomuchemphasisonwealth.【答案】24.A25.D26.C27.C【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者一家放棄固定住所，“拎包就走”環(huán)游世界的經(jīng)歷，在這個過程中作者一家學會了珍惜少物的價值，體驗到了生活的自由和快樂，并意識到經(jīng)歷和回憶才是生活中最寶貴的東西。【24題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“WhenIwasfourteenyearsold,mymomhadtheideaofdroppingeverythingtotraveltheworldandcreateacloserconnectionbetweenfamilymembers.(當我十四歲的時候，我媽媽有了放下一切去環(huán)游世界的想法，想讓家庭成員之間建立更緊密的聯(lián)系。)”可知，作者的媽媽決定環(huán)游世界是為了加強家庭成員之間的聯(lián)系，即建立更牢固的家庭紐帶。故選A項?！?5題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“AlthoughIabsolutelylovedtheidea,Icouldn’timagineleavingmyfriends,school,andallmy‘stuff’behindtotraveltheworldfull-timewithmyfamily.(雖然我非常喜歡這個想法，但我無法想象離開我的朋友、學校和我所有的‘東西’，和家人一起全職環(huán)游世界。)”可知，作者喜歡這個想法，但無法想象離開朋友、學校和所有的東西去環(huán)游世界，說明作者對環(huán)游世界的想法既感興趣但又懷疑。故選D項?！?6題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“Afterbuyingnewsouvenirsornewclothes,wegivesomeofouroldoutfitsawaytopeopleinneedanditmakesussohappytobeabletogivebackwhereverwecan.(買了新紀念品或新衣服后，我們會把一些舊衣服送給有需要的人，無論在哪里，我們都能回饋社會，這讓我們感到非常高興。)”可知，作者一家買了新衣服后，會把舊衣服送給有需要的人。故選C項?！?7題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Wenowknowthatexperiencesandmemoriesarethemostvaluablethingsinlifeandthattheycanonlybeacquiredwhenweletgoofourneedforpossessionsandfocusonwhatreallymattersinlife—enjoyingourliveseachdaywiththepeoplewelove.(我們現(xiàn)在知道，經(jīng)歷和回憶是生活中最寶貴的東西，只有當我們放下對物質(zhì)的追求，專注于生活中真正重要的事情——與我們所愛的人一起享受每一天的生活時，才能獲得它們。)”可知，作者一家現(xiàn)在知道經(jīng)歷和回憶是生活中最寶貴的東西，只有放下對物質(zhì)的追求，專注于生活中真正重要的事情時，才能獲得它們，由此可推知，物質(zhì)財富不應該成為我們的最終目標。故選C項。CTheintersectionofartandtechnologyhasalwaysfascinatedhumanity.Nowhereisthismoreevidentthanintheworldofpoetry,whereartificialintelligence(AI)isstartingtomakesignificantsteps.AIpoetsarecomputerprogramsdesignedtogeneratepoems,modeledafterthestyle,rhythm,andevensomeemotionalaspectsofhumanworks.AIhastheabilitytoanalyzevastdatabasesofexistingpoems,identifyingpatternsinlanguage,rhymestructures.Usingmachine-learningpatterns,someAIpoetscangeneratenewlinesofpoetry.However,afundamentalquestionremains:canAI-generatedpoetrytrulyreplacethecreativewisdomofhuman-madepoetry?Humanpoetsdrawonalifetimeofexperiences,emotions,andculturalcontextstocreatetheirworks.Theyuselanguagenotjustasameansofcommunicationbutasawaytoexpresstheindescribable.Incontrast,AIoperatesbasedondataandpattern.Whileitcanproducetechnicallyperfectpoems,itlacksthelivedexperiencesandsubjectivefeelingsthatgivehumanpoetryitsqualityofbeingtrue.Poetrycriticsoftenpointoutthatthebestpoemsarethosethatresonate(共鳴)withreaders,challengingtheirperspectivesandbringingstrongfeelings.AI-generatedpoems,despitetheirtechnicalcomplexity,oftenfailtoachievethisemotionalreflection.Forinstance,ahumanpoemaboutlovemaycapturethepainandjoyofromanticrelationshipswhileanAI-generatedpoemonthesametopicmayseemlackingindividualpersonalityandimagination.SupportersofAIpoetsclaimthatitcanpopularizetheartform,makingpoetrycreationaccessibletoanyonewithacomputer.AIcouldinspireanewgenerationofpoets.Additionally,AIcanintroducenovelcombinationsofwordsandideas,expandingtheboundariesofwhatisconsideredpoetry.Asthedebatecontinues,theAIinpoetryforcesustore-evaluateourunderstandingofcreativity,art,andthehumanexperienceandchallengesustoconsiderwhatmakesapoemtrulygreat.28.WhatistheprimaryfunctionofAIpoetsaccordingtothepassage?A.Toboosthumanpoets’creativity. B.Toteachpeoplehowtowritepoetry.C.Toanalyzeproblemsofexistingpoems. D.Tocreatepoemsbasedonhumanpoetry.29.WhatisamajorlimitationofAI-generatedpoetrycomparedtohumanpoetry?A.Itcannotidentifypatternsinlanguage. B.Itcannotreachtherealemotionaldepth.C.Itcannotproducetechnicallyperfectpoems. D.Itcannotgeneratepoemswithcorrectrhymes.30.WhatisthepotentialbenefitofAIpoets?A.Itcananalyzetraditionalpoetry. B.Itcanensurethequalityofpoetry.C.Itcanhelpmorepeoplecreatepoetry. D.Itcanquicklyevaluatehumanpoetry.31.Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardAIpoets?A.Fairlyobjective. B.Entirelypositive.C.Quitenegative. D.Highlycritical.【答案】28.D29.B30.C31.A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了人工智能（AI）在詩歌創(chuàng)作領域的應用，以及AI詩歌與人類詩歌的對比和AI詩歌的潛在益處?！?8題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“AIpoetsarecomputerprogramsdesignedtogeneratepoems,modeledafterthestyle,rhythm,andevensomeemotionalaspectsofhumanworks.(AI詩人是計算機程序，旨在模仿人類作品的風格、節(jié)奏甚至某些情感方面來創(chuàng)作詩歌)”可知，AI詩人的主要功能是根據(jù)人類詩歌創(chuàng)作詩歌。故選D?！?9題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Whileitcanproducetechnicallyperfectpoems,itlacksthelivedexperiencesandsubjectivefeelingsthatgivehumanpoetryitsqualityofbeingtrue.(雖然它能創(chuàng)作出技術上完美的詩歌，但它缺乏人類詩歌所具有的真實品質(zhì)的生活經(jīng)驗和主觀感受)”以及第四段中“AI-generatedpoems,despitetheirtechnicalcomplexity,oftenfailtoachievethisemotionalreflection.(盡管AI生成的詩歌在技術上很復雜，但往往無法達到這種情感反映)”可知，與人類詩歌相比，AI生成的詩歌的一個主要局限性是它無法達到真正的情感深度。故選B?！?0題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“SupportersofAIpoetsclaimthatitcanpopularizetheartform,makingpoetrycreationaccessibletoanyonewithacomputer.(AI詩人的支持者聲稱，它可以普及這種藝術形式，讓任何有電腦的人都能創(chuàng)作詩歌。)”可知，AI詩人的潛在益處是它可以幫助更多的人創(chuàng)作詩歌。故選C?！?1題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，文章介紹了AI詩人的主要功能，與人類詩歌相比AI生成的詩歌的局限性，AI詩人的潛在益處等，作者對AI詩人的態(tài)度是相當客觀的。故選A。DIncaseyouhaven’theard,themethane(甲烷)incowburps(打嗝)isamajorsourceofgreenhousegases.Theremaybeanewwayofaddressingthatproblem,however,asarecentstudyshowsthatfeedingcowsclay(黏土)reducestheirmethaneemissionsbyover30%.Cowsproducemethaneasabyproductofdigestingtheirhigh-fibrediet,andburpthegasoutonacontinuousbasis.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme,thatburped-outmethane—fromcowsandotheranimalskeptonfarms—makesupabout40%oftotalglobalmethaneemissionsandcancontributeabout25timesmoretoglobalwarmingthancarbondioxide.Inordertoreducethemethaneincowburps,scientistshaveexperimentedwithcattlefeedadditives(asubstancewhichisaddedinsmallamountstofoods)suchasfishoil,seaweed,andevenbabykangaroopoop.Now,clayisshowingauspiciousresults.InastudyconductedbyDr.BhabaBiswasandcolleaguesatAustralia’sUniversityofNewcastle,itwasfoundthataddingahighly-processedformofthenaturalclaytoregularcattlefeedreducedtheanimals’methaneemissionsbymorethan30%overa24-hourperiod.AccordingtoBiswas,theclaylimitstheactivityofgutmicrobes(腸道微生物)whichproducethemethane.Thematerialappearstobeharmlesstothecattle—afterall,theyregularlytakeinsoilwhenfarming—andinfactcouldevenhavehealthbenefitssuchasreducedthedegreeofcontainingacidinguts.Itisultimatelypassedwiththewastes.Theadditivescertainlydon’tsolvethewholeproblem.Moreresearchstillneedstobeconducted.Butmethane-cuttingadditivesincreasinglylooklikeapromisingwaytosolveabigpartofaverybigproblem.Itishopedthatthehighly-processedclaycouldeventuallybesoldintheformofinexpensivefeedingproducts.32.Whyismethaneincowburpsconsideredaseriousissue?A.Itisasharmfulascarbondioxide. B.Itistheonlysourceofgreenhousegases.C.Itislikelytospeeduptheglobalwarming. D.Itishardtocontrolthefrequencyofcowburps.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“auspicious”inparagraph3mean?A.Opposite. B.Promising. C.Undesirable. D.Mixed.34.Howdoestheclayreducethemethaneemissionsincattle?A.Byimprovingthenutritionabsorption. B.Byreplacingmethanewithothergases.C.Byeffectivelykillingmoregutmicrobes. D.Byloweringtheactivityofgutmicrobes.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.ClayReducesMethaneinCowBurps B.TheEnvironmentalImpactofCowBurpsC.TheRoleofMethaneinGlobalWarming D.InnovativeSolutionsforLivestockFarming【答案】32.C33.B34.D35.A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了黏土可以減少奶牛打嗝產(chǎn)生的甲烷排放。【32題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme,thatburped-outmethane—fromcowsandotheranimalskeptonfarms—makesupabout40%oftotalglobalmethaneemissionsandcancontributeabout25timesmoretoglobalwarmingthancarbondioxide.(根據(jù)聯(lián)合國環(huán)境規(guī)劃署的數(shù)據(jù)，農(nóng)場飼養(yǎng)的奶牛和其他動物打嗝產(chǎn)生的甲烷約占全球甲烷排放總量的40%，對全球變暖的貢獻率是二氧化碳的25倍左右。)”可知，奶牛打嗝產(chǎn)生的甲烷被認為是一個嚴重的問題是因為它可能會加速全球變暖。故選C。【33題詳析】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第三段“Inordertoreducethemethaneincowburps,scientistshaveexperimentedwithcattlefeedadditives(asubstancewhichisaddedinsmallamountstofoods)suchasfishoil,seaweed,andevenbabykangaroopoop.Now,clayisshowingauspiciousresults.(為了減少奶牛打嗝產(chǎn)生的甲烷，科學家們嘗試在牛飼料中添加添加劑（一種少量添加到食物中的物質(zhì)），如魚油、海藻，甚至小袋鼠的糞便。現(xiàn)在，黏土顯示出了auspicious結(jié)果。)”以及第四段“InastudyconductedbyDr.BhabaBiswasandcolleaguesatAustralia’sUniversityofNewcastle,itwasfoundthataddingahighly-processedformofthenaturalclaytoregularcattlefeedreducedtheanimals’methaneemissionsbymorethan30%overa24-hourperiod.(在澳大利亞紐卡斯爾大學的巴巴?比斯瓦斯博士及其同事所進行的一項研究中，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，在普通的牛飼料中添加一種經(jīng)過高度加工的天然黏土，在24小時內(nèi)，能使這些動物的甲烷排放量減少30%以上。)”可知，黏土在減少奶牛甲烷排放方面顯示出了“令人樂觀的，有希望的”結(jié)果，auspicious意為“令人樂觀的，有希望的”。與Promising意思相符。故選B?！?4題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中“AccordingtoBiswas,theclaylimitstheactivityofgutmicrobes(腸道微生物)whichproducethemethane.(根據(jù)Biswas的說法，這種黏土會限制產(chǎn)生甲烷的腸道微生物的活動。)”可知，黏土通過降低腸道微生物的活性來減少奶牛的甲烷排放。故選D?！?5題詳析】主旨大意題。通讀全文，尤其是根據(jù)第一段中“Incaseyouhaven’theard,themethane(甲烷)incowburps(打嗝)isamajorsourceofgreenhousegases.Theremaybeanewwayofaddressingthatproblem,however,asarecentstudyshowsthatfeedingcowsclay(黏土)reducestheirmethaneemissionsbyover30%.(你可能還沒聽說過，奶牛打嗝產(chǎn)生的甲烷是溫室氣體的主要來源。然而，最近的一項研究表明，給奶牛喂食黏土可以減少30%以上的甲烷排放，這可能是一種解決這個問題的新方法。)”可知，文章主要說明了最近的一項研究表明，給奶牛喂食黏土可以減少30%以上的甲烷排放，介紹了其工作原理和前景?？芍?，A選項“ClayReducesMethaneinCowBurps(黏土可以減少奶牛打嗝產(chǎn)生的甲烷)”最符合文章標題。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。Studyingabroadopensyourhorizonsandallowsyoutostandoutfromthecrowdwhenapplyingforjobswithfutureemployers.Herearethetopfiveadvantagesofstudyingabroad.Culturalimmersion(沉浸)Studyingabroadgivesyoutheirreplaceableopportunitytoimmerseyourselfinanewculture.____36____You’llbeabletoprovehowadaptableyouaretofutureemployers.AcademicexcellenceGainaglobally-recognizededucationandexpandyourfuturecareeroptions.____37____Studentsoftenhaveaccesstodiverseacademicopportunitiesthataren’tavailableintheirhomecountries.Forexample,youmightbeabletocontributetoresearch,orspecializeyourdegreetofityourambitions.PersonalgrowthYou’llexplorethepathyou’dlikeyourlifetotake.You’lldiscoveryourself.Pushyourselfoutofyourcomfortzoneandseetheincrediblepersonalgrowthyou’llmake.Alongtheway,youmightrealizeyouhavethepowertoshapeyourfuture.____38____Careeradvancement____39____Yourjourneyofpersonaldevelopmentwhileachievingacademicexcellence,provesyourcapabilities.Livinginanewcountryandadaptingtoanewenvironmentwhilestudyingforahigh-qualitydegreeoffersanexampleofyourworkethic(道德)toprospectiveemployers.____40____Studyingabroadcanleadtolifelongfriendships.Therearepeoplewhowillnotonlyhelpyouexperiencethebestofanewcountry,butalsosupportyouthroughthedemandsofuniversityeducation.You’llalsobeabletobuildvaluableprofessionalconnections—oneofthekeybenefitsofstudyingabroadwhichcanhelpyoubeoutstandinginyourcareerjourney.A.GlobalnetworkingB.ImprovedcommunicationskillsC.Studyingabroadopensupaworldofopportunities.D.Studyinginternationallycanexposeyoutodifferenteducationstyles.E.Allofthegrowthyou’llexperiencewillshinewhenyoucometopursueyourdreamjob.F.Employersknowandvaluethebenefitsofemployingapplicantswhohavestudiedabroad.G.Tastenewdishes,explorenewcities,andgetamatchlessfirst-handinsightintoanewwayoflife.【答案】36.G37.D38.E39.F40.A【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了出國留學的五點優(yōu)勢?！?6題詳析】根據(jù)上文“Studyingabroadgivesyoutheirreplaceableopportunitytoimmerseyourselfinanewculture.(出國留學給了你一個不可替代的機會，讓你沉浸在一種新的文化中)”可知，選項承接上文說明沉浸在一種新的文化中可以做什么。故G選項“品嘗新菜肴，探索新城市，并獲得無與倫比的第一手見解，了解新的生活方式”切題。故選G項?！?7題詳析】根據(jù)下文“Studentsoftenhaveaccesstodiverseacademicopportunitiesthataren’tavailableintheirhomecountries.(學生通?？梢垣@得在本國無法獲得的各種學術機會)”可知，選項承接下文說明出國留學獲得教育是多樣的。故D選項“出國留學可以讓你接觸到不同的教育方式”切題。differenteducationstyles呼應opportunities。故選D項?！?8題詳析】根據(jù)上文“Pushyourselfoutofyourcomfortzoneandseetheincrediblepersonalgrowthyou’llmake.Alongtheway,youmightrealizeyouhavethepowertoshapeyourfuture.(把自己從舒適區(qū)推出來，看看你將取得的令人難以置信的個人成長。在這個過程中，你可能會意識到你有能力塑造你的未來)”可知，選項總結(jié)上文繼續(xù)說明個人成長的作用。故E選項“當你追求你夢想的工作時，你將經(jīng)歷的所有成長都會閃耀”切題。故選E項。【39題詳析】根據(jù)標題“Careeradvancement(職業(yè)晉升)”以及根據(jù)下文“Yourjourneyofpersonaldevelopmentwhileachievingacademicexcellence,provesyourcapabilities.(你的個人發(fā)展之旅，同時取得卓越的學術成就，證明了你的能力)”可知，選項承接上下文應該說明潛在雇主對國外讀書經(jīng)歷的重視。故F選項“雇主知道并重視雇傭有海外留學經(jīng)歷的申請人的好處”切題。故選F項?！?0題詳析】根據(jù)下文“You’llalsobeabletobuildvaluableprofessi