高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1浙江省環(huán)大羅山聯(lián)盟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。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。1.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisweekend?A.Accompanyherbrother. B.Gobikeriding.C.Visitherclassmates.【答案】A【原文】W:Hi,Jim.What’syourplanforthisweekend?M:Well,someofmyclassmatesandIaregoingbikeriding.Wouldyouliketojoinus?W:I’dloveto.ButmybrotheriscomingtoseemeandI’vegottobeatourguideandshowhimaroundthecity.2.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.Astudent. B.Adoctor. C.Ateacher.【答案】C【原文】M:I’msogratefultoyouforhelpingoutwithmyclassesyesterday.Ihadaterriblecoldanddidn’tfeelliketeaching.W:Oh,it’stheleastIcoulddoforafriend.M:Anyway,thankyouallthesame.3.Howdoesthewomangetexercise?A.Shedancesquiteoften.B.Shegoesrunningregularly.C.Sheplaysvolleyballallthetime.【答案】B【原文】W:Whatdoyoudotogetexercise?M:Um...Ilovetodance.Doesthatcountasexercise?AndI'monavolleyballteam.Weplayallthetime.Whataboutyou?W:Igorunningtwiceaweek.4.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Openhispackage. B.Handhertheform. C.Weighhisthings.【答案】C【原文】M:Goodmorning.I’dliketosendthispackagetoMexico.W:Fillinacustomer’sform,please.M:OK.Contents,um,sweaters.Yes,theyaregifts.Value—fiftydollars...weight—Oh,Idon’tknowtheweight.W:Putitonthescale.5.Whydoesthewomangiveupsailing?A.Shecan’taffordit. B.Shethinksitdifficult. C.Shehardlyhastimeforit.【答案】A【原文】M:Idon’tknowthefirstthingaboutsailing.We’dprobablysinkintothesea.W:I’msurewecouldlearn.Itdoesn’tlookthatdifficult.M:Andwe’dneedourownboat.W:Inthatcasewe’dbetterforgetit.Wehardlyearnenoughforit.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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues. B.Businesspartners. C.Strangers.7.Whatisthemanlikelytodointheafternoon?A.WaitforMr.Wilsoninhisoffice.B.Runanadvertisingcampaign.C.GiveMr.Wilsonacall.【答案】6.A7.C【原文】W:HeyFrank.HasMr.Wilsonsentyouthefiguresfornextyear’sadvertisingcampaignyet?M:No,Ihaven’treceivedanythingfromhim.Ifwedon’tgetthosefigurestoday,wewon’tbeabletodrawupourworkplan.W:Wesimplycannotaffordtowaitanylonger.Maybeyoushouldringhimandfindoutwhathashappened.M:Okay,Iwill.IfIdon’thearfromMr.Wilsonby2:00p.m.,I’lltrycallinghisoffice.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutseeingthegorillaarm?A.Sad. B.Confused. C.Excited.9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandowithhismicrophone?A.Sellit. B.Giveitaway. C.Exchangeitforabike.【答案】8.C9.B【原文】W:Whatareyoudoinghere,John?M:I’mjustclearingoutthiscupboard.It’sfullofjunk.W:Ooh,whatalotofstuff!Isthata…gorillaarmofmyoldtoy?M:Yes!Ithoughtyouthrewitaway.W:Howcoulditbepossible?Itwasmyfavoritetoy!I’veneverthoughtIcouldseeitagain!M:Wow,thisismymicrophone.Irecordedmyfirstsongwiththehelpofit.Iwonderifitstillworkswell.OrmaybeIshouldsellit.Butwhowouldbuyit?W:Whydon’tyougototheFreecycleNetwork?M:Whatisit?DoyoumeanthatIcanexchangethemicrophoneforabicycle?W:I’mnotsure,butit’sanetworkofcitizenswhocooperateonlinetopromoterecyclingbyofferingunwanteditemsfreeofcharge.Anyonewhowantsthemcangetthemwithoutbeingcharged.It’sanotherwayofrecycling.M:Free...recycle.Freecycle.Yes,Iliketheidea.Well,Iwouldlikeafreebicycle.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Theprotectionofanimals.B.ThecoastalsceneryinGreenland.C.Theeffectsofglobalwarming.11.WhydoesthemanlikelivinginGreenland?A.Heenjoystheseaview.B.Helovesitsgrasslands.C.Hecanavoidhotweather.12.WhatdidthemandoforGreenland?A.Hetookuptreeplanting.B.Hekeptoffthegrass.C.Hestoppedfishing.【答案】10.C11.A12.A【原文】W:So,Eric,howisyourlifeinGreenland?M:Oh,Iliveonthecoastandmakealivingasafisherman,soIcangetaviewoftheseaeveryday.That’swhyIenjoylivingthere.W:IheardthatwintersinGreenlandaresomewhatshorterthantheyusedtobe.Isitbecauseofglobalwarming,Iguess?M:Yes,that’strue.Haveyouheardof“thegreeningofGreenland”?W:“Thegreening”?Whatdoesthatmean?M:Well,theaveragetemperatureinGreenlandisrisingfasterthanthatinotherplaces.Between2001and2011,itwasonaverage1.5degreesCelsiuswarmerthanitwasduringthe20thcentury.Inordertolowerthetemperature,nowIhaveplantedtreesaroundmyhouse.Besides,farmershavegrownmoregrassfortheiranimalsthanbefore.W:It’stimetotakeactiontoprotecttheworld.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。13.Whatistheman?A.Anairportworker. B.Atourguide. C.Ahotelreceptionist.14.Whichairportisthebestchoiceforthewoman?A.DullesAirport.B.ReaganNationalAirport.C.Baltimore/WashingtonInternationalAirport.15.WhyisthewomangoingtoWashington,DC?A.Tovisitafriend. B.Todobusiness. C.Togosightseeing.16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Havebreakfast. B.Takethesubway. C.Waitforareply.【答案】13.C14.B15.C16.C【原文】W:Hello,thisisTinaGallo.Ihaven’tbookedmyflighttoWashington,D.C.yet,butIamwonderingifyouhaveanyadviceonhowbesttogettoyoufromtheairport.M:Yes,well,ifyou’reflying,ReaganNationalAirportistheclosestairporttous.Youcantaketheundergroundrightfromthere.DullesAirportisabitfurtherawayandtheeasiestwayistotakeataxi.AndBaltimore/WashingtonInternationalAirportconnectstoatrainstation,fromwhereyoucantakeatrainrightintothemaintrainstationintown.W:OK,thenIthinkthefirstonemaybethebest.AnddoyouliveinthecenterofWashington,D.C.?Itcanbeprettyconvenientifyouliveclosetosometouristattractionsthere.Iplannedtostayatmyfriend’splace,butshe’sawayonbusiness.M:Yep.We’reinDupontCircle,inthecitycenter.YoucanwalkdowntotheWhiteHouse.Theundergroundisrightaroundthecorner.W:Doyouincludebreakfast?M:Yes,madam,andwealsoofferdinnerifyoulike.W:OK.Thatsoundsgood.Thankyou.I’mgoingtothinkaboutit.OnceI’vegoteverythingbooked,I’llletyouknow.M:OK.Haveagoodday.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。17.Whereshouldthelistenersgoiftheygetlost?A.Totheticketoffice. B.Tothetouristbus. C.Tothemaingate.18.Whatmaysurprisethelisteners?A.Thepalacehasbecomeamuseum.B.Therearepeoplelivinginthepalace.C.Peopleinthepalaceweartraditionalclothes.19.Whatshouldthelistenersdobeforetakingaphotoofthelocalpeople?A.Buytheirproducts.B.Putontraditionalclothes.C.Askfortheirpermission.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheaskingpriceofthelocalpeople’sproducts?A.High. B.Acceptable. C.Low.【答案】17.C18.B19.C20.A【原文】M:Hello,everyone.Inafewminuteswe’llbesettingoffonourtriptothePalaceofKomOmbane.ThereareafewthingsIshouldmentionbeforewego,sopleasepaycarefulattention.Now,therearethreegroupsofusonthistrip,andwe’llbeusingthreetouristbusestogettoandfromthepalace.Theyeachhavenumbersonthefront,andoursisBus2.Thepalaceisprobablygoingtobeverybusy,sopleasestayclosetomewhenwegetthere.Ifyouloseme,headforthemaingatewhichisoppositetheticketoffice,andyou’llfindmethere.Now,thesedays,thepalaceisamuseum,butyou’llbesurprisedtohearthatpeoplestilllivethere.No,they’renotkingsorqueensbutlocalpeoplewhoworkatthepalace,andtheirfamilies.Manyofthemweartraditionalclothes,sotheyaregoodforaphotograph.Butpleaseaskthemifit’sOKbeforedoingthis.Thesepeoplemayalsooffertosellyousmallwoodenandstoneproductsthatthey’vemade.They’llprobablyaskyouforabout$20orsoforthese,butit’sperfectlyacceptabletoofferthemless.30percentbelowtheaskingpricewouldbeanacceptablefigure,butpleasedon’ttrytogolowerthanthat.OK,that’sall.Nowlet’sstartourenjoyabletrip.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、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AFallisoneofthebesttimestovisitEuropebecauseofthevastvarietyofintereststheseasoncancaterto.Ifyou’rereadyforadifferenttakeonEuropethisfall,we’vegotideas.●Alentejo,PortugalTheDouroValley,knownfortheproductionofportwine,istheobviousautumnchoiceinPortugal.ButheadinsteadtotheAlentejoregion,Portugal’sruralheartland.Here,youcanseeRomanremainsinitsUNESCO-protectedcapitalEvora,goonaroadtripthroughpeacefulcountrysideplantedwithcorktreesandolivegroves,andenjoythewildcoast.●RomaniaSpendingHalloweenat“Dracula’scastle”isjustoneofthereasonstoconsidervisitingRomaniainautumn,whichoffersvolunteertripsthatmightseeyouhelpingconservationeffortswithrescuedbearsinBrasov.Inadditiontoautumn’schangingleaves,theseasonmarksthestartofallkindsoffoodieevents.●Thessaloniki,GreeceFallisconsideredagreattimetovisitThessaloniki,Greece’sgatewaycitytotheBalkans,notforitsbeachesbutforitsrichJewishhistory.Thecityisalsoknownforitsflavorfulanddiversefoodscenes.Travelerscanembarkonanadventure,enjoyinglocaldelicacies,includingbougatsa,loukoumades,andfreshseafoodfromtheAegeanSea.●MaltaTheMediterraneanarchipelagoofMalta—consistingofthreeinhabitedislands,Malta,GozoandComino—isanothersummertimeoventhatbecomesfarmorepleasanttovisitoncetemperaturesdrop.MaltaisalwayspopularwithscubadiverswhoexplorethemanyWorldWarIIshipwreckslyingoffshore,aswellastheBlueHole—a50-foot-deeptube-likerockformationfilledbythesea,withanarchwayandcaveatitsbottom.21.WhowouldbeattractedtoAlentejoandThessaloniki?A.Historyenthusiasts. B.Beachlovers. C.Foodies. D.Environmentalists.22.WhatdoweknowaboutMaltafromthetext?A.It’sinhabitedbyvariouswildlife. B.It’sextremelyhotinthesummer.C.It’scomposedoftwoislands. D.It’sknownfordifferent-sizedcaves.23.What'sthepurposeofwritingthetext?A.ToexplainwhyautumnisagoodseasontovisitEurope.B.TorecommendEuropeandestinationsforautumnescapes.C.ToprovideaguideonsomeuniquetoursaroundEurope.D.Tocompareautumntravelwithtravelduringotherseasons.【答案】21.A22.B23.B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了秋天是游覽歐洲的最佳時節(jié)之一，并推薦了幾個秋季歐洲旅游目的地?！?1題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Alentejo,Portugal標題下“ButheadinsteadtotheAlentejoregion,Portugal’sruralheartland.Here,youcanseeRomanremainsinitsUNESCO-protectedcapitalEvora,goonaroadtripthroughpeacefulcountrysideplantedwithcorktreesandolivegroves,andenjoythewildcoast.(但還是去Alentejo地區(qū)吧，這里是葡萄牙鄉(xiāng)村的中心地帶。在這里，你可以看到聯(lián)合國教科文組織保護的首都埃武拉的羅馬遺跡，在種植著軟木樹和橄欖林的寧靜鄉(xiāng)村進行公路旅行，享受野性的海岸)”以及Thessaloniki,Greece標題下“FallisconsideredagreattimetovisitThessaloniki,Greece’sgatewaycitytotheBalkans,notforitsbeachesbutforitsrichJewishhistory.(秋天被認為是游覽希臘巴爾干門戶城市Thessaloniki的好時機，不是因為它的海灘，而是因為它豐富的猶太歷史)”可知，對歷史感興趣的人會被Alentejo和Thessaloniki吸引。故選A?！?2題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Malta標題下“TheMediterraneanarchipelagoofMalta—consistingofthreeinhabitedislands,Malta,GozoandComino—isanothersummertimeoventhatbecomesfarmorepleasanttovisitoncetemperaturesdrop.(地中海的馬耳他群島由三個有人居住的島嶼組成——馬耳他島、戈佐島和科米諾島——是另一個夏季酷熱的地方，一旦氣溫下降，這里就會變得更加宜人)”可知，馬耳他在夏天非常熱。故選B?！?3題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“FallisoneofthebesttimestovisitEuropebecauseofthevastvarietyofintereststheseasoncancaterto.Ifyou’rereadyforadifferenttakeonEuropethisfall,we’vegotideas.(秋天是游覽歐洲的最佳時節(jié)之一，因為這個季節(jié)可以滿足各種各樣的興趣。如果你已經(jīng)準備好在這個秋天對歐洲有一個不同的看法，我們有一些想法)”以及下文對幾個秋季歐洲旅游目的地的推薦可知，本文的寫作目的是推薦歐洲秋季旅游目的地。故選B。BA70-year-oldgrandfatherhassuccessfullyrowedaboatunassistedacrosstheentireAtlanticOcean—andhedidn’tdoitforhimself.FrankRothwelldedicatedtheextremefeattohisbrother-in-lawRoger,whodiedofAlzheimer’sdisease(阿爾茨海默病)duringFrank’scrossing.Requiring18monthsofhardtraining,theentiretriptookeighttoughweeksforRothwelltotravelfromLaGomeraintheCanaryIslandsonDecember12tothefinishline3000milesawayinAntiguaonFebruary6.“Ilikeachallenge!”explainsFrankonhisfundraisingsite.“In2017,IspentfiveweeksonadesertedislandfortheChannel4program,theIslandwithBearGrylls.Beforethat,Iwasonlythe10thpersonevertocircumnavigateNorthandSouthAmerica.”Inastatement,HilaryEvans,chiefexecutiveofAlzheimer’sResearchUK,said,“We’rehonoredtohavesuchamazingsupportfromFrank.Hiscourageanddeterminationhelpedhimtocompletehisepicchallengeandraise￡1millionfordementia(癡呆)research.”“ThisincredibleamountwillbeahugebenefittothegroundbreakingresearchwecarryouthereatAlzheimer’sResearchUK,aswecontinueourmissiontobringaboutlife-changingtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbydementia,”addedEvans.CrossingthefinishlinewasanemotionalmomentforRothwell.Hesaid,“Iamoncloudnine!IsetoutinDecemberwishingtoraise￡1millionforAlzheimer’sResearchUKbutIneverthoughtI’dactuallyachieveit.Attimes,thechallengewasincrediblytough,withroughseas,hugewaves,andmissingmywife,Judith.Butasexhaustingasitwas,itwasalltotallyworthit.”Healsosaid,“Havingreceivedhundredsofmessagesfrompeoplewho,likeme,havewitnessedtheheartbreakofdementia,IamproudtohaveraisedsuchanincredibleamountinhonorofRogerandeveryoneelsewhohasexperiencedthedestructionitcauses.”24.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph1probablymean?A.Fame. B.Career. C.Pressure. D.Achievement.25.WhatwordsbestdescribeRothwell?A.Generousandwise. B.Humbleandhumorous.C.Caringandcourageous. D.Optimisticandcautious.26.WhatcanwelearnaboutRothwellfromhiswords?A.Hehadbittersweetyetfulfillingfeelings.B.Hecompletedthewholevoyagewithease.C.HewasproudtoraisethemoneyfortreatingRoger.D.HereceivedcountlessmessagesfromAlzheimer’spatients.27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthistext?A.Grandfather’sEffortsagainstDementia. B.OldMan’sSeaCrossingforAlzheimer.C.IncredibleDonationsfromOceanAdventure. D.GroundbreakingBreakthroughinMedicalResearch.【答案】24.D25.C26.A27.B【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了一位70歲的老爺爺橫渡大西洋，為癡呆癥研究籌集了100萬英鎊的事跡?！?4題詳析】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞上文“A70-year-oldgrandfatherhassuccessfullyrowedaboatunassistedacrosstheentireAtlanticOcean—andhedidn’tdoitforhimself.(一位70歲的老爺爺在無人幫助的情況下成功地劃著船橫渡了整個大西洋——而且他并不是為自己這么做的)”可知，此處指70歲老人橫渡大西洋的成就，故劃線詞意思是“成就”。故選D?！?5題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段““ThisincredibleamountwillbeahugebenefittothegroundbreakingresearchwecarryouthereatAlzheimer’sResearchUK,aswecontinueourmissiontobringaboutlife-changingtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbydementia,”addedEvans.(埃文斯補充說：“這一驚人的數(shù)額將為我們在英國阿爾茨海默氏癥研究所進行的開創(chuàng)性研究帶來巨大的好處，因為我們將繼續(xù)為癡呆癥患者帶來改變生活的治療方法?！?”以及第三段“Hiscourageanddeterminationhelpedhimtocompletehisepicchallengeandraise￡1millionfordementiaresearch.(他的勇氣和決心幫助他完成了這一史詩般的挑戰(zhàn)，并為癡呆癥研究籌集了100萬英鎊)”可知，羅斯威爾有愛心和勇氣。故選C。【26題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Attimes,thechallengewasincrediblytough,withroughseas,hugewaves,andmissingmywife,Judith.Butasexhaustingasitwas,itwasalltotallyworthit.(有時，挑戰(zhàn)是難以置信的艱難，伴隨著洶涌的大海，巨大的海浪，我想念我的妻子朱迪思。盡管很累，但這一切都是值得的)”可知，他有苦樂參半但又很有成就感的感覺。故選A?！?7題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“A70-year-oldgrandfatherhassuccessfullyrowedaboatunassistedacrosstheentireAtlanticOcean—andhedidn’tdoitforhimself.(一位70歲的老爺爺在無人幫助的情況下成功地劃著船橫渡了整個大西洋——而且他并不是為自己這么做的)”結(jié)合文章主要說明了一位70歲的老爺爺橫渡大西洋，為癡呆癥研究籌集了100萬英鎊的事跡?？芍珺選項最符合文章標題。故選B。CTherockgroupCountingCrowswereontosomethingwhentheychosetheirbandname.Crows(烏鴉)canindeedcount,accordingtoresearchpublishedthisweekinScience.Theresultsshowthatcrowshavecountingcapacitiesnearthoseofhumanbabies,saysleadstudyauthorDianaLiao,aresearcherattheUniversityofTübingeninGermany.“Wethinkthisisthefirsttimethishasbeenshownforanyanimalspecies,”sheadds.Crowsdonotappeartobecapableofsymboliccounting,wherenumbersserveasanexactrepresentation.Instead,thebirdscountbycontrollingthenumberofvocalizations(發(fā)聲)theyproducetocorrespondtoassociatedhints.Thisissimilartohowyoungchildrencountbeforelearningsymbolicnumbers,Liaosays.Forexample,ababywhoisaskedhowmanyapplesareonatreemayanswer,“One,one,one”.Thebabyproducesthenumberofspeechsoundswhichagreewiththatoftheapples,ratherthanjustsaying,“Three.”Inthestudy,Liaoandhercolleaguespresentedthecrowswithrandomlyorderedhints,fourofwhichwerevisual-colorednumbersthatappearedonatouchscreen.Andfourofthemwereauditory(聽覺的),includingsoundsmadebyguitarsanddrums.Throughtrialanderror,thebirdshadtofigureoutthecorrectnumberofcallstopairwitheachhint.Iftheygotitright,theyreceivedawormreward.Afterreceivingabout180trainingsessions,allofthecrowswereabletoproducethecorrectnumberofvocalizationsassociatedwiththehints—a“prettycool”finding,Liaosays.Shesuspects,too,thatthecrowscouldhavemasterednumbershigherthanfouriftheyweregiventheopportunity.OnurGüntürkün,abiopsychologistatRuhrUniversityBochuminGermany,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch,saysthenewpaperis“excellent”evenifthefindingsare“notunexpected”givenallthatscientistsalreadyknowaboutcrows’intelligence.28.Whatisthenewresearchabout?A.Crows’abilitytocount.B.Crows’skillofsolvingproblems.C.Acomparisonbetweencrowsandbabies.D.Aninvestigationintoafamousrockgroup.29.Whydoestheauthormentionababycountingapplesinparagraph3?A.Toclarifyhowcrowscount.B.Toexplainhowbabiesthink.C.Toillustraethewisdomofcrows.D.Todisplaybabylearningprogress.30.Howdidthecrowsgetthewormrewards?A.Bycountingobjectsonthescreen.B.Bypickingcolorsfromthetouchscreen.C.Bychoosingbetweensoundsandimages.D.Bymatchingsoundstovisualandaudiohints.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theresearchispoorlyrecognized.B.Theresultsfitwithpreviousfindings.C.Thestudyneedsfurtherconfirmation.D.Thebiopsychologistiscriticalofthestudy.【答案】28.A29.A30.D31.B【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。本文介紹了關(guān)于烏鴉計數(shù)能力的新研究，烏鴉的計數(shù)能力接近人類嬰兒?！?8題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段關(guān)鍵句“Theresultsshowthatcrowshavecountingcapacitiesnearthoseofhumanbabies,saysleadstudyauthorDianaLiao,aresearcherattheUniversityofTübingeninGermany.(該研究的主要作者、德國圖賓根大學的研究員DianaLiao說，研究結(jié)果表明，烏鴉的計數(shù)能力接近人類嬰兒。)”可知，該研究結(jié)果表明，烏鴉的計數(shù)能力接近人類嬰兒，由此可知，這項新研究是關(guān)于烏鴉的計數(shù)能力。故選A項?！?9題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段關(guān)鍵句“Instead,thebirdscountbycontrollingthenumberofvocalizations(發(fā)聲)theyproducetocorrespondtoassociatedhints.Thisissimilartohowyoungchildrencountbeforelearningsymbolicnumbers,Liaosays.(相反，鳥類通過控制它們發(fā)出的聲音數(shù)量來計數(shù)，以對應(yīng)相關(guān)的提示。廖說，這類似于幼兒在學習符號數(shù)字之前的計數(shù)方式。)”可知，鳥類的計數(shù)方式類似于幼兒在學習符號數(shù)字之前的計數(shù)方式，幼兒數(shù)蘋果正是幼兒在學習符號數(shù)字之前的計數(shù)方式，由此可知，作者在第3段中提到幼兒數(shù)蘋果是為了闡明烏鴉是如何計數(shù)的。故選A項?！?0題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容“Inthestudy,Liaoandhercolleaguespresentedthecrowswithrandomlyorderedhints,fourofwhichwerevisual-colorednumbersthatappearedonatouchscreen.Andfourofthemwereauditory(聽覺的),includingsoundsmadebyguitarsanddrums.Throughtrialanderror,thebirdshadtofigureoutthecorrectnumberofcallstopairwitheachhint.Iftheygotitright,theyreceivedawormreward.(在這項研究中，廖和她的同事們向烏鴉提供了隨機排列的提示，其中四個是出現(xiàn)在觸摸屏上的視覺彩色數(shù)字。其中四個是聽覺的，包括吉他和鼓發(fā)出的聲音。通過反復試驗，鳥類必須找出與每個提示配對的正確叫聲數(shù)量。如果它們做對了，它們會得到蠕蟲獎勵。)”可知，烏鴉需要將觸摸屏上的視覺彩色數(shù)字和聽覺的聲音匹配正確，才會得到蠕蟲獎勵，由此可知，烏鴉是通過將聲音與視覺和聽覺提示相匹配得到蟲子獎勵。故選D項?！?1題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容“OnurGüntürkün,abiopsychologistatRuhrUniversityBochuminGermany,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch,saysthenewpaperis“excellent”evenifthefindingsare“notunexpected”givenallthatscientistsalreadyknowaboutcrows’intelligence.(德國波鴻魯爾大學的生物心理學家OnurGüntürkün沒有參與這項研究，他說，考慮到科學家們對烏鴉智力的所有了解，即使這些發(fā)現(xiàn)“并不出乎意料”，這篇新論文也是“優(yōu)秀的”。)”可知，這些發(fā)現(xiàn)并不出乎意料，由此可知，從最后一段可以推斷出研究結(jié)果與以前的發(fā)現(xiàn)一致。故選B項。DMusicandartsclassesareoftenthefirsttobecutwhenschoolsfacetightbudgetsandpressuretoachievehighscoresonstandardizedtests.Butit’spreciselythoseclassesthatcanincreasestudentinterestinschoolandevenbenefittheirmathachievement,accordingtoanewstudy.DanielMackinFreemanandDaraShifrer,usedalargenationallyrepresentativedatasettoseewhichtypesofartsclassesimpactmathachievementandhowitvariesbasedonthesocio-economiccompositionoftheschool.Schoolswithlowersocio-economicstatus(SES)haveahigherpercentageofstudentsqualifiedforfreeorreducedlunch.Theresearchersfoundthattakingmusiccoursesathigher-or-mid-SESschoolsrelatestohighermathscores.MackinFreemansaidthat’snotasurprisegiventhewaysinwhichmusicandmathoverlap.“Ifyouthinkaboutitatanintuitive(直覺的)level,readingmusicisjustdoingmath,”hesaid.“Ofcourse,it’sadifferenttypeofmathbutitmightbeamoreengagingformofmathforstudentsthanlearningcalculus(微積分).”However,thepositiverelationshipbetweenmusiccourse-takingandmathachievementisprimarilyisolatedtoschoolsthatservemoresociallyprivilegedstudents.Thestudysuggeststhiscouldbebecauseartscoursesinlow-SESschoolsareoflowerqualityand/orunder-resourced.Studentsinlow-SESschoolsalsotakefewermusicandartsclassesonaveragecomparedtotheirpeers,alsosuggestinglow-SESschoolsareunder-resourcedwhenitcomestoartscourses.“It’dbereasonabletoexpectthatatunder-resourcedschools,thequalityofthemusicprogramwoulddistinguishanypotentialconnectiontoothersubjects,”MackinFreemansaid.“Forprogramsasresource-intensiveassomethinglikeband,under-resourcedschoolsarelesslikelytoevenhaveworkinginstruments,letaloneaninstructorwhocanteachstudentstoreadmusicinawaythattheycanmakeconnectionstoarithmetic(算術(shù)).”MackinFreemansaidthefindingssuggestthatlearningshouldn’thappeninonlyonesubjectandthewayssomeschoolshaveattemptedtoincreasemathachievement—byover-emphasizingmathandcuttingthearts—isshortsightedandcounterproductive.32.WhichstatementwouldMackinFreemanagreewith?A.Mathshouldreplacemusic.B.Musiciseasiertolearnthanmath.C.Mathandmusicsharesimilarfeatures.D.Musicisdirectlylinkedtoacademicachievement.33.HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?A.Bymakingacontrast. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bydescribingaprocess. D.Byanalyzingcauses.34.Whycan’tthestudentsinlow-SESschoolsachievehighscoresinmath?A.Theypaynoattention.B.Theyhavelimitedresources.C.Theycaremoreaboutmathgrades.D.Theirstudentsarenotsmartenough.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Fewerartslessons,highermathsgrades.B.Higherincome,bettermathachievement.C.Investmentinmathneededbyunder-privilegedschools.D.Musiclinkedtohighermathscoresatwealthierschools.【答案】32.C33.D34.B35.D【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了一項新研究表明音樂課與較富裕學校學生數(shù)學成績提高有關(guān)。【32題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“MackinFreemansaidthat’snotasurprisegiventhewaysinwhichmusicandmathoverlap.“Ifyouthinkaboutitatanintuitive(直覺的)level,readingmusicisjustdoingmath,”(MackinFreeman表示，考慮到音樂和數(shù)學的重疊方式，這并不奇怪?！叭绻銖闹庇X層面來考慮，讀樂譜就是在做數(shù)學?！?”可知，MackinFreeman會同意數(shù)學和音樂有相似之處這一觀點。故選C?！?3題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“However,thepositiverelationshipbetweenmusiccourse-takingandmathachievementisprimarilyisolatedtoschoolsthatservemoresociallyprivilegedstudents.Thestudysuggeststhiscouldbebecauseartscoursesinlow-SESschoolsareoflowerqualityand/orunder-resourced.Studentsinlow-SESschoolsalsotakefewermusicandartsclassesonaveragecomparedtotheirpeers,alsosuggestinglow-SESschoolsareunder-resourcedwhenitcomestoartscourses.(然而，參加音樂課程與數(shù)學成績之間的積極關(guān)系主要局限于為社會地位較高的學生服務(wù)的學校。該研究表明，這可能是因為低社會經(jīng)濟地位學校的藝術(shù)課程質(zhì)量較低和/或資源不足。與同齡人相比，低社會經(jīng)濟地位學校的學生平均參加的音樂和藝術(shù)課程也較少，這也表明低社會經(jīng)濟地位學校在藝術(shù)課程方面資源不足)”可知，第四段主要是通過分析原因來展開的。故選D?！?4題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中““It’dbereasonabletoexpectthatatunder-resourcedschools,thequalityofthemusicprogramwoulddistinguishanypotentialconnectiontoothersubjects,”MackinFreemansaid.Forprogramsasresource-intensiveassomethinglikeband,under-resourcedschoolsarelesslikelytoevenhaveworkinginstruments,letaloneaninstructorwhocanteachstudentstoreadmusicinawaythattheycanmakeconnectionstoarithmetic(算術(shù)).(麥金·弗里曼說：“在資源不足的學校，音樂課程的質(zhì)量可以區(qū)分出與其他學科的潛在聯(lián)系，這是有道理的。”對于像樂隊這樣資源密集型的項目，資源不足的學校甚至不太可能有可用的樂器，更不用說有一位能夠教學生讀樂譜的老師，讓他們能夠?qū)纷V與算術(shù)聯(lián)系起來)”推知，社會經(jīng)濟地位較低學校的學生數(shù)學成績不高是因為他們資源有限。故選B?！?5題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中“Butit’spreciselythoseclassesthatcanincreasestudentinterestinschoolandevenbenefittheirmathachievement,accordingtoanewstudy.(但一項新研究表明，正是這些課程可以提高學生對學校的興趣，甚至有助于提高他們的數(shù)學成績)”以及后文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要介紹了一項新研究表明音樂課與較富裕學校學生數(shù)學成績提高有關(guān)，因此D選項“Musiclinkedtohighermathscoresatwealthierschools.(音樂與較富裕學校學生數(shù)學成績提高有關(guān))”最適合作文章標題。故選D。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可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項?！癢earewhatweeat”—orsothesayinggoes.Fromcalorie-inducingmealstolow-fatlunches,muchofourhealthdependsonwhatweeat.___36___,butcookingfoodisprovingtobegoodforourmentalwell-beingaswell.Somepeoplearenowadvocatingthetherapeutic(治療的)valueofcookingfood.It’snotjustabouttheendresultbuttheexperiencesomeonegoesthrough.Dr.MarkSaltertoldtheBBC,“Bakingandcookingcanhelppatientsdevelopplanningskills,short-termmemoryandsocialskills.___37___.Therefore,bakingandcookingaregoodoccupationaltherapies.”TVchefandauthorNadiyaHussainagreesthatcookingisgreatforhelpingourmind.ShelovestobakeandbecamethechampionoftheTVshow,TheGreatBritishBakeOff.Shesaysthat“Baking’salwaysbeenabouttherapy.___38___.”Andshethinksthatbakingisanimportanttoolforoursocializationandmentalhealth.Certainly,creatingsomedeliciousfoodhashelpedsomeofusgetthroughtoughtimes.___39___.Peoplehavesaidthatmakingbread,forexample,hasgiventhemasenseofcalmandcontrol.Researchhasalsoshownthatdoingcreativetasks,likecooking,makesusfeelhappier.NicoleFarmersaid,“Cookingrepresentsthesharedhumanexperienceoffood,soIthin