江蘇省各地高三英語第一學(xué)期期中考試卷分類匯編01閱讀理解（解析版）

閱讀理解專題

2021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高三期中英語試卷（鎮(zhèn)江）

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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

THEWAROF

THEWORLDSl.WaroftheWorldsbyH.G.Wells

Publishedin1897,thissciencefictionhasinspiredcountlessnovelssince

thenandstillcontinuestofascinateitsreaders.Theunnamedheroisoneofthe

firstwitnessesofastrangelookingmeteorite（隕石）inEngland.Notlongafter,

itisapparentthatthemeteoriteisMartianandaninvasionisaroundthecorner.

Whatisitlikeforman,thedominatorofearth,tobedominatedbyaraceof

aliens?

2.TheDuneSaga（沙丘）byFrankHerbert

Publishedfrom1965-1985,theDuneSagacontains6novelsandiswidely

consideredthegreatestepicofsciencefiction.Insteadofstickingtoasingle

character,thesenovelsbeginwithPaulAtreides,firstasonofanoblefamily

andthentheemperoroftheknownuniverse.ThenovelsfollowPaul's

descendants（后裔）,endingbyrevealingthefateofhisplanet,Arrakis,andthe

fateofhisgenerations.

3.TheSpaceTrilogybyC.s.Lewis

C.S.LEWIS

THESPACE

TRILOGY

Thisseriescontainsthreebooksthatwerepublishedfrom1938-1945.

Lewisexploresthenatureofhumanitybytakingthemaincharacter,Dr.Elwin

Ransom,outsideofEarthandtotheplanetsofMarsandVenus.Onthese

planets,thelocalresidentsarenotcorrupted（腐?。?butcorruptionfromEarth

threatensthem.WhenRansomreturnstoEarthinthefinalbook,corruption

evengreaterthanwhenheleftawaitshimthere.

4.Fahrenheit451byRayBradbury

Thefuturesocietyinthepriceless1953novelismadeworseby

technology.

1RayBradburydiscussestheimportanceofbooksbyusingsuchasocietythat

burnsthem.Themaincharacter,GuyMontag,isafireman,someonewhoburns

booksandthehousesthatcontainthem.Thecultureobsesses（著迷）withthe

societyoftelevisionbutdoesn'trealizethevalue—andthefreedom-that

comeswithliterature.

21.WhereisDr.ElwinRansomoriginallyfrom?

A.Earth.B.Venus.C.Mars.D.Arrakis.

22.Whichbookexploresthepotentialfortechnologytomakehumanslessfree?

A.WaroftheWorlds.B.TheDuneSaga.C.TheSpaceTrilogy.D.Fahrenheit451.

23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyshowanimaginaryworld.

B.Theyeachhavetwomaincharacters.

C.Theyexplorethenatureofhumanity.

D.Theywerepublishedinthe20thcentury.

21-23ADA

A篇是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了四本關(guān)于世界或者宇宙的書籍：WaroftheWorldsbyH.G.Wells.

TheDuneSagabyFrankHerbert、TheSpaceTrilogybyC.S.LewisfUFahrenheit451

byRayBradbury。文章有一定科幻性，有難度。

第21題A推斷題。由第三個(gè)書可知，主人公Dr.Elwin到地球之外的火星和金星探索人類

的本質(zhì)。在其他行星中當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駴]有腐敗，但來自地球的腐敗威脅著他們，當(dāng)在最后一本書

中回到地球時(shí)，比他離開時(shí)更嚴(yán)重的腐敗在那里等待著他，可以推斷出Elwin博士的來自于

地球。

第22題D細(xì)節(jié)題。由第四本書可知，這部無價(jià)小說中的未來社會因技術(shù)而變得更糟，Ray

Bradbury利用這樣一個(gè)燒掉書籍的社會來討論書籍的重要性，主角GuyMontag是一名消防

員，他焚燒書籍和存放書籍的房屋，文化沉迷于電視社會，但沒有意識到文學(xué)帶來的價(jià)值和

自由，故選D,其他三本書并無提及technology。

第23題A總結(jié)概括題。由全文可知，這四本書都介紹了關(guān)于世界或宇宙的一個(gè)想象中的世

界，故選A,B項(xiàng)沒有分清作者和主人公的區(qū)別，C項(xiàng)只有第三本書提及到了人類的本質(zhì)，D

項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在第一本書出現(xiàn)在19世紀(jì)。

B

In1868six-year-oldLauraJernegan,herparents,andherbabybrother,Prescott,setsailfrom

NewBedford,Massachusetts.Thiswasnovacationcruise.Laura'sfather,captainofthewhaleship

Roman,washuntingthemightiestanimalonearth.

Unwillingtobeseparatedfromhisfamilyforthreetofouryearswhilehemadeocean

voyagesthousandsofmilesfromhome,CaptainJernegantookthemwithhimtoshareinthe

adventure-andthedanger-oflifeatsea.Inthemid-1800s,asmanyasoneinsixAmerican

whaling,captainstooktheirfamiliesonvoyages.

Whatwasitliketoliveonawhaleship?ThediaryLaurakeptwhileshewasatseaoffersa

lookintoherunusualchildhood.Shewasfascinatedbyherfather'sjob.Whentheship'slookout

spottedawhale,Laurarecordeditinherdiary."IhopeweshallgethimJshewrote.

Shewatchedasthemenrushedtotheirwhaleboatsandchasedthewhales.Assoonasa

whalewascaught,thecrewbegantoprocessit.Firstthecrew"cutin"thewhalebyremovingits

thickblanketofblubber（鯨月旨）.

Afterthrowingpiecesofblubberintolargepots,twomenwould“getinthepotsandsquish

（擠）outtheblubber/1Laurawrote.Itmusthavebeenastrangesightbecausethesailorswere

“wayuptotheirknees"inthegreasyfat,shereported.

Nowcamethehot,smoky,andsmellypart.Abrickfurnace（火爐）wasfiredup,andthe

blubberwastriedout,orboiledintooil,Onehugewhaleproducedenoughoiltofillseventy-five

banels,shenotedindisbelief.WhentheJemegansreturnedhome,theoilwouldbesoldforthe

bestpricepossible.Whaleoilwasimportantduringmostofthenineteenthcentury.Itwasusedto

lightlampsandtomakecandles.

TwoandahalfyearsaftershehadleftNewBedford,deep-wateradventurecametoanabrupt

end.TheJermeganswerewhalingintheSouthPacificwhenseveralcrewmembersmutinied（反

叛）.Fortunately,themutinywasstoppedbeforeanyonegotkilled.HerparentswereteiTified.

Theydecidedthatawhaleshipwasnoplaceforchildren.Laura,Prescott,andMrs.Jernegan

headedstraightbacktotheUnitedStatesonapassengership,andCaptainJernegancontinuedhis

whalingvoyage.

Thisera,oftencalledthegoldenageofwhaling,wasoverinthelatenineteenthcentury.Yet

onegirl'sdiaryhashelpedtoensurethatthischapterinAmerica'sseafaringhistorywillnotbe

forgotten.

24.WhydidCaptainJermegantakehisfamilyoutonawhalehunt?

A.Toexperiencethepleasantlifeatsea.

B.Tospendanicevacationwithhisfamily.

C.Toavoidalongseparationfromhisfamily.

D.Tofollowinthefootstepsofothercaptains.

25.Whatcanweleamaboutprocessingthehuntedwhales?

A.Lauraofferedhelptothework.

B.Itwasveryhardanddirtywork.

C.Itstartedfromboilingtheblubber.

D.Theworkerscouldn'tstandtheheatandbadsmell.

26.WhydidCaptainJernegansendhiswifeandchildrenhome?

A.Heworriedabouttheirsafety.

B.Laurahadnofriendsonhisship.

C.Therehappenedtobeapassengership.

D.Theyhadbeenawayfromhometoolong.

27.WhatcanweinferfromLaura'sdairy?

A.Herfatherstoppedwhalingafterthemutiny.

B.Huntingwhaleswaschallengingbutrewarding.

C.Shethoughtdeep-wateradventureswereboring.

D.The20thcenturywasthegoldenageofwhaling.

24-27CBAB

B篇是?篇記敘文，描寫了一位小女孩在父母的帶領(lǐng)下一次在捕鯨船上驚心動(dòng)魄的生活，文

章主要介紹了捕殺的鯨魚被處理加工的過程。文章理解有一定難度，但題目比較容易。

第24題C細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第二段可知，杰尼根船長在離家數(shù)千英里的海上航行期間，不愿

與家人分離三到四年，他帶著家人一起分享海上冒險(xiǎn)和生命危險(xiǎn)，在19世紀(jì)中期，多達(dá)六

分之一的美國捕鯨船長帶著家人出海，故選C。

第25題B推斷題。由文章第五段和第六段可知，處理鯨魚的水手們在油膩的脂肪中“一直

到膝蓋”，到了現(xiàn)炎熱、煙霧彌漫、氣味難聞的部分，磚制毛皮（被點(diǎn)燃，鯨脂被試過，或

者被煮成油），可以推斷出處理鯨魚的工作是既辛苦又骯臟的。

第26題A細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第七段可知，杰尼加人在南太平洋捕鯨時(shí)，幾名船員叛變，幸運(yùn)

的是，叛變在任何人被殺之前就停止了，她的父母很害怕，所以勞拉、普雷斯科特和杰梅根

夫人乘坐客輪直接返回美國，故他送妻女回家的原因是出于安全考慮。

第27題B總結(jié)概括題。文章的主要內(nèi)容就是來自于這個(gè)小女孩的筆記，本文就介紹了他們

的捕鯨和處理的過程，由文章第六段可知，處理鯨魚的過程非常辛苦和骯臟，但是卻能售賣

出很好的價(jià)格，故這是一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)又有回報(bào)的工作，ACD項(xiàng)明顯錯(cuò)誤。

C

Whendidyoulastwritealetter?Properlywriteone-byhand?Inadigitalworld,where

sendingatextoremailisfarmoreconvenientthanusingsnailmail,isthewritingonthewallfor

traditionalpenandpaper?Well,somepeopleclaimthatwritingstillhasmanybenefits,somaybe

it'snottimetoditchyourballpoint（圓珠筆）orfountainpen（鋼筆）yet.

Thesedays,whenpeoplerequestthingsinwriting,atyped,electronicdocumentwillbe

accepted.Doingthisonacomputermeansitcouldbesaved,edited,copiedandsentviaemail.But

craftingahandwrittendocumentisunique:Itrequiresplanningandthought,and,aswellas

practisingyourhandwriting,ithelpsyoutorememberspellingandpunctuation.

Someexpertsbelieveyourbrainbenefitsfromusingold-fashionedpenandpaper.Thisis

particularlyrelevantforstudents,wheretypingnotesintoalaptopisthoughttolackthe"tactile

feedback"（觸覺反饋）tothebrainthatcontactbetweenpenandpaperdoes.BBCWorklife

websitequotesHettyRoessinghfromtheUniversityofCalgary,whosaysthat"takingnotesby

handinvolvescognitive（認(rèn)知的）engagementinsummarizing,adapting,organizing,conceptand

vocabularymapping."Othersagreethathandwritingmayboostfinemotorskillsinyourhands

andfingers.

Thereareeverydaybenefitstousingpenandpapertoo.Scribbling（涂鴉）notes,shopping

listsormessagesonthebackofanenvelopecanstillbeuseful,quickandportable.Butputting

pentopaperinalettertoafriendorlovedonecanprobablyhavethemostimpact.Penpalwriter

KatherineMollertoldtheBBC:"Inaworldwhereitissoeasytohoponlinetoemailortosenda

fasttext,itissopersonalandsoprecioustoknowsomeonechosetoturnoffthevirtualworldto

spendsometimewithyou.'1

So,whiledigitalskillsremainimportant,don'twriteoffyourpensandpencilsyet-especially

ifyoursmartphone,tabletorlaptoprunsoutofpower!

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ditch"meaninthefirstparagmph?

A.Write.B.Abandon.C.Save.D.Choose.

29.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoemphasizeinParagraph2?

A.Thepopularityofelectronicdocuments.

B.Theconvenienceofelectronicdocuments.

C.Thespecialfeaturesofhandwrittendocuments.

D.Thebasicrequirementsofhandwrittendocuments.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofwritingbyhand?

A.Itfullydevelopsyourhandmuscles.

B.Ithelpsyoutopractiseyourhandwriting.

C.Itstrengthensthebondbetweenpenandpaper.

D.Itsharpensyourcomprehensivecognitiveabilities.

31.WhatcanweinferfromKatherineMollefswords?

A.Itisnecessaryforustoturnoffthevirtualworld.

B.Scribblingnotesshouldbepractisedinourdailylife.

C.Usingpaperandpenhasthegreatestimpactonourdailylife.

D.Writingaletterbyhandcanbeatouchingandvaluableexperience.

28-31BCDD

C篇主要講了書寫的好處，倡導(dǎo)在數(shù)碼技術(shù)重要的情況下，不要放棄書寫，這對我們的身心

都具有好處，我們也不應(yīng)該忘記這樣一種傳統(tǒng)的記錄方式。

第28題B理解題。定位到原文第一段uwritingstillhasmanybenefits”可以推知不

應(yīng)該放棄你的筆，A、寫；B、放棄；C、拯救；D、選擇，故選項(xiàng)B正確。

第29題C細(xì)節(jié)題。定位到原文第二段aButcraftingahandwritingdocumentisunique:

Itrequiresplanningandthought,and,aswellaspracticingyourhandwriting.,,

其中unique和specialfeatures形成同意替換，故選項(xiàng)C正確。

第30題D細(xì)節(jié)題。定位到原文倒數(shù)第三段takingnotesbyhandinvolvescognitive

engagementinsummarizing,adapting,organizing,conceptandvocabularymapping.”

可以對應(yīng)到選項(xiàng)D,選項(xiàng)A、B、C均不正確。

第31題D推斷題。由"KatherineMoller"定位到文章第四段，A選項(xiàng)沒有提及，B選項(xiàng)

原文重現(xiàn)不選，C選項(xiàng)greatest限定詞錯(cuò)誤，故選項(xiàng)D正確。

D

Recently,manyclimatechangecampaignsandorganizationshavemarketedthemselvesusing

imagesofpolarbearslosingtheirhabitat.Thishasledmanypeopletoviewthepolarbearasthe

globalicon（象征物）forourclimatecrisis.

Thepolarbearhasbecomesowidespreadbecauseitdoesanexcellentjobofplayingonan

audience'semotionsandconvincingthemthatthereisanurgentproblemonEarth.Theimageryof

apolarbearisalsomuchmoreattractivethanascientificgraph（圖表）orchartofincreasingsea

levelsorextremeweathereventoccurrences.

However,usingpolarbearsastheonlyiconofourchangingclimateisflawed（有錯(cuò)的）.For

one,itonlyrepresentsoneeffectofclimatechange,globalwarming,andnotclimatechangeitself.

Itneglectstoaddressotheraspectssuchasextremeweatherevents,oceanacidification,etc.While

globalwarmingisanimportantimpactofclimatechange,theotheraspectsneedtobe

communicatedaswellsinceclimatechangemaynotevencausewarmingincertainpartsofthe

world-itcouldleadtoseveresnowstormsorcolderwintersinstead.Thus,communicatingthese

otherelementsisvitalbecauseitcanreducemuchofthemisinformationsuiToundingourclimate

andgivestheaudienceamorecomprehensiveunderstandingofourplanet.

Moreover,usingpolarbearsisproblematicbecausemostpeopledonotliveanywherenear

polarbearhabitat.Thismakespolarbearsfeelfarremovedfromourownpersonalreality-thus

makingclimatechangefeelfarremovedfromourlives.Sinceclimatechangeisanythingbuta

distantphenomenon,asymbolthatcommunicatesthewaysinwhichtheclimatecrisisaffects

humanscouldbemoreconvincingandpushmorepeopletoact.

Eventhoughusingthepolarbearastheiconofclimatechangeislimitedinconveyingthe

fullscopeofourclimatecrisis,itcanactasanagentofopeninguptheconversationabout

environmentalissuesandinspiringviewerstodivedeeperintolearningaboutclimatechange.

32.Whyarepolarbearspreferredasmarketingimages?

A.Theirimageryismoreconvincing.

B.Theyarelikelytolosetheirhabitats.

C.Theyareuniquevictimsoftheclimatecrisis.

D.Thedataonthemoftenappearinscientificgraphs.

33.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Polarbearsaretheonlyindicatorofclimatechange.

B.Climatechangeisboundtoresultinglobalwarming.

C.Allelementsofclimatechangehavebeencommunicatedtothepublic.

D.Usingpolarbearsastheonlyiconofclimatechangewillcausesomeproblems.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”refertoinParagraph4?

A.Failingtounderstandourplanet.

B.Refusingtotakeimmediateaction.

C.Livingapartfrompolarbearhabitat.

D.Usingpolarbearstoexplainclimatechange.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Theoccurrenceofclimatechange

B.Thepossibleimpactofclimatechange

C.Thedangeroussymbolofpolarbears

D.Theimportanceofprotectingpolarbears

32-35ADCC

D篇圍繞北極熊的危險(xiǎn)信號展開。主要分析了北極熊不能作為天氣變化的唯一標(biāo)識的原因及

人們不住在北極熊附近，所以用北極熊作為信號是有局限性的，而我們更應(yīng)該激發(fā)觀察者更

深入地學(xué)習(xí)觀察天氣變化。

第32題A細(xì)節(jié)題。定位到原文第二段"Theimageryofapolarbearisalsomuchmore

attractivethanascientificgraphorchartofincreasingsealevelsorextreme

weathereventoccurrences.其中attractive和convincing進(jìn)行了同意替換，故選項(xiàng)

A正確。

第33題D大意題。選項(xiàng)A限定only錯(cuò)誤，并沒有說是唯一；選項(xiàng)B過于絕對，錯(cuò)誤；選

項(xiàng)C限定詞all錯(cuò)誤，不是所有的因素；由原文第三段第一句可知，flawed和causesome

problems構(gòu)成同意替換，故選項(xiàng)D正確。

第34題C細(xì)節(jié)題。定位到原文第四段“Moreover,usingpolarbearsisproblematic

becausemostpeopledonot1iveanywherenearpolarbearhabitat.”故選項(xiàng)C正確。

第35題C概括題。文章主要關(guān)于北極熊而不是天氣變化，故選項(xiàng)A、B錯(cuò)誤；文章沒有提

及北極熊的保護(hù)措施，故選項(xiàng)D錯(cuò)誤；故選項(xiàng)C正確。

2021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高三期中英語試卷（揚(yáng)州）

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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

HowtoPassYourOhioDrivingTesttheFirstTime

FollowthesetipstopasstheOhiodrivingtestsmoothly!

GetYourselfandYourVehicleReadyfortheOhioDrivingTest

Thebestthingtodoisgetagoodnightrestbeforethedayoftest.You'llwanttoshowupto

yourappointmentearly.

Torefreshyourmemoryoftrafficlaws,readthroughtheOhioDriversManualagainandtake

acoupleofonlinepracticetests(freewithourOhioDriversEducationcourse).Makesuretobring

avalidtemporaryinstructionpermitwithyou.

Befamiliarwithyourvehicle!Thetestadministratorwillaskyoutodemonstratethe

following:

?Adjustyourmirrors

?Turnonyourwindshieldwipers,radio,headlights,heatingandcoolingsystems.

Theywillalsoinspecttheseittomakesurethey5reinsafeworkingcondition:

,Currentlicenseplate

?Speedonneter

,Exhaustsystem

?Taillights

,Tires

GetsomeknowledgefortheOhioDrivingTest

Thetestadministratorwillmakesureyouknowaboutdrivingrulesandregulations,which

includepassinginthecorrectlaneandknowingwhenpassingothervehiclesisprohibited.You

will

demonstratetothemsignalsfbrlanechangesandturnsusingbothlightsandarmsignals.

Youmustalsounderstandandapplyrulesofright-of-way,whichincludesmaintaininga

space

cushion(緩沖)witha4scondfollowingdistance.

Ifyougooverthespeedlimitorrollpastastopsignorredlightwithoutstopping,youcan

expecttofailyourroadtest.Rememberthebasisofputtingonyoursafetybeltandplacingboth

handsonthewheel.

21.Whoarethesetipsintendedfor?

A.Testadministrators.B.Skilleddrivers.C.Carsellers.D.Testapplicants.

22.Whichofthefollowingisnecessaryfortakingadrivingtest?

A.TheOhioDriversManual.B.Avalidtemporaryinstructionpermit.

C.Acoupleofonlinepracticetests.D.TheOhioDriversEducationcourse.

23.Whichofthefollowingisacceptableduringthedrivingtest?

A.Yousignalwithyourarmandlights.

B.Youplaceonehandonthewheel.

C.Youforgettoputonyoursafetybelt.

D.Youkeepa3-secondspacecushion.

21-23DBA

21.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章標(biāo)題HowtoPassYourOhioDrivingTesttheFirstTime以及第一

句話FollowthesetipstopasstheOhiodrivingtestsmoothly可知，本文是給參加駕照考試的人

提建議。

22.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一個(gè)建議第2小節(jié)最后一句話Makesuretobringavalidtemporary

instructionpermitwithyou可知，考試要帶一個(gè)有效的臨時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)駕照avalidtemporary

instructionpermitovalid:有效的；temporary:臨時(shí)的；permit:許可證。

23.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二個(gè)建議第1小節(jié)最后?句話Youwilldemonstratetothemsignals

forlanechangesandturnsusingbothlightsandarmsignals可知，可以用信號燈和手勢來演示

變道和轉(zhuǎn)彎的信號。根據(jù)最后一句話Rememberthebasicsofputtingonyoursafetybeltand

placingbothhandsonthewheel可知B、C兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)第二個(gè)建議第2小節(jié)which

includesmaintainingaspacecushionwithafour-secondfollowingdistance可知要保持四秒的緩

沖距離，所以D選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。

B

ShrinkingStormonJupiter（木星）

It'ssnowing,butthecloudsarered.Thewindhowlsat400milesanhour,fasterthana

hurricane.Andit'scolderthantheNorthPole.NamedtheGreatRedSpot,thisstormisonJupiter,

thelargestplanetthatgoesaroundtheSun.Thestormisshrinking.Nooneknowswhy—orwhat

itwilldonext.

AstronomersdiscoveredtheGreatRedSpotbylookingatJupiterthroughtelescopes.The

spot,

onceestimatedtobe25,500milesacross,wasjust10,250mileswidewhentheHubbleSpace

Telescopelastobservedit."It'satthesmallestsizethatwe'veeverseen/saysDr.AmySimon,an

astronomerwhostudiesthestorm.It'salsochangingshape,lookingmorelikeacirclethanisusual

oval.

JupiterdiffersgreatlyfromEarth.It'smademostlyofhydrogenandhelium（氮）.Butmostof

hydrogenandheliumonJupiterisnotintheformofgas.Instead,Jupiter'sgreatgravitysqueezes

thehydrogenandhelium,turningmostoftheseelementsintoaliquid.Onlytheouterpartof

Jupiterisgas.Andthafs'wheretheGreatRedSpotis.NooneknowswhytheGreatRedSpotis

red.

LikeJupiter'sair,thespotismademostlyofhydrogenandheliumgases.Buttheyhavenocolor.

Sosomethingelsemustcolorthespotred.

Mysteriesaboundaboutthespot,suchaswhatpowersitandwhyitissored.Nowanother

one

arises.TheGreatRedSpothaslastedlongerthananystormonEarth.OnEarth,hurricanes

weaken

whentheymovefromseatoland,andwhentheymovenorthorsouth.Neitherofthesethings

happensonJupiter.Yetthestormisshrinking,44Coulditdisappear?"asksDr.Simon."WouldIbet

moneyonitonewayortheother?Probablynot."

24.WhatdowelearnabouttheGreatRedSpot?

A.Itisgettingsmallerandrounder.B.Itisgettingcolderandfaster.

C.Itisgettinghigherandmoreoval.D.Itisgettingredderandlighter.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutJupiterfromthisarticle?

A.ItisbiggerthantheSun.B.Ithasslightgravity.

C.Itcontainsliquidandgas.D.Itusuallylooksred.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abound”meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Getsolvedfinally.B.Gomissingabruptly.

C.Existnumerously.D.Decreasegradually.

27.WhatisDr.Simon'sattitudetowardsthedisappearanceoftheGreatRedSpot?

A.Hopeful.B.Confident.C.Worried.D.Doubtful.

24-27ACCD

24.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章標(biāo)題ShrinkingStormonJupiter以及第二小節(jié)最后一句話It'salso

changingshape,lookingmorelikeacirclethanitsusualoval可知，theGreatRedSpot（大紅斑）

正變得越來越小，也越來越圓。oval:n.橢圓adj.橢圓的。

25.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三小節(jié)第3、4句話ButmostofthehydrogenandheliumonJupiter

isnotintheformofgas.Instead,Jupiter'sgreatgravitysqueezesthehydrogenandhelium,

turningmostoftheseelementsintoaliquid可知，木星上大部分的氫和氫不是以氣體的形式存

在，木星的巨大引力擠壓了氫和氨，將這些元素中的大多數(shù)變成了液體；以及根據(jù)第5句話

OnlytheouterpartofJupiterisgas,木星只有外層部分才是氣體。

26.C詞義猜測題。最后一小節(jié)第一句話Mysteriesaboundaboutthespot,suchaswhatpowers

itandwhyitissored.Nowanotheronearises意為：關(guān)于這個(gè)地方有很多謎團(tuán)，比如它的動(dòng)力

是什么，為什么它這么紅?，F(xiàn)在又出現(xiàn)了，個(gè)。abound：v.toexistingreatnumbersorquantities

大量存在；有許多

例：Storiesabouthistravelsabound.有關(guān)他游歷的故事多得很。

27.D情感態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一句話“Coulditdisappear?"asksDr.Simon."WouldIbetmoney

onitonewayortheother?Probablynot.”可知，D匚Simon對大紅斑消失并不確定。

C

Thenoisefromlivingnexttoabusyroadorrailwaycouldraisetheriskofdementia（癡呆），

researchsuggests.

Astudyfoundthatexposuretorailorroadtrafficsoundswaslinkedtoanincreaseintherisk

ofdementiabymorethanaquarter.TheDanishresearchersestimatedthatasmanyas1,216outof

the8,475casesofdementiainasingleyearcouldbeduetoit.

Afterairpollution,transportnoiseisconsideredthesecondworstenvironmentalriskfactor

for

publichealthinEurope.About40percentofthepopulationisexposedtoroadtrafficnoiseabove

55decibels（dB）.

Thereisaknownlinkbetweennoiseandhealthproblemssuchasheartdisease,obesity（肥胖

癥）anddiabetes,buttheimpactondementiaisunclear.

ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernDenmarkinvestigatedtheassociationbetween

dementiaandlong-termresidentialexposuretoroadandrailnoiseamongtwomillionadultsaged

over60duringanI.-yearperiod.Theyfoundthatroadandrailwaynoisewereassociatedwitha

higherriskofAlzheimer'sdisease.Theriskwasupto27percenthigherforssdBroadnoiseand

upto24percenthigherfor50dBrailwaynoise,whencomparedwithlessthan40dB.However,

onlyroadtrafficnoisewasassociatedwithanincreasedriskofvascular（血管的）dementia,and

not

railwaynoise.

DrRosaSancho,headofresearchatAlzheimer'sResearchUK,saidthattheresearchdidnot

identifywhytheriskwashigher“butaddstoevidencelinkingexposuretonoisepollution.4tIf

otherstudiesconfirmit,*'hesaid,“itbegsthequestionofwhythenoiseexposureisrelevantto

dementia."

28.WhatisspecialabouttheDanishresearch?

A.Itclarifiesthelinkbetweennoiseanddementia.

B.Itconfirmsthatnoiseleadstohealthproblems.

C.Itstressesthenecessityofreducingtrafficnoise.

D.itwarmspeopleofthegravityofnoisepollution.

29.Accordingtotheresearch,findings,whichorthefollowingisright

A.Overaquarteroftrafficsoundsledtotheriskofdementia.

B.Transportnoiseisthesecondworstfactorforpublichealth.

C.Railwaynoisemaynotraisetheriskofvasculardementia.

D.Railwaynoiseladstodementiamoreeasilythanroadnoise.

30.WhatdoesDrRosaSanchothinkoftheresearch?

A.Hedoubtstheaccuracyofitsdata.

B.Hethinksnothingofitsdiscovery.

C.Heisoptimisticaboutitslimitation.

D.Hehopestoseeitsfurtherexploration.

31."Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletileofthisarticle?

A.Roadandrailnoiserelatingtodementia

B.Roadandrailnoiseleadingtopoorhealth

C.Anewwaytoreducetheriskofdementia

D.Anewwaytoreduceroadandrailnoise

28-31ACDA

28.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)是第四段。

29.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)是第五段中aHowever,onlyroadtrafficnoisewasassociatedwithan

increasedriskofvascular（血管的）dementia,andnotrailwaynoise.”。

30.D推理判斷題。從最后一段可知，這位科學(xué)家認(rèn)可這一研究成果但同時(shí)指出了研究尚未

解決的問題，故選D。

31.A主旨大意題。文章的第一段給出了全文的主題句。

D

ZoewasonlyfourwhenherherofatherGarywaskilledintheBattleofGooseGreeninthe

Falklands.ShewastooyoungtounderstandwhenhermotherproudlyshowedherhisMilitary

MedalaftercollectingitfromtheQueenatBuckinghamPalace.Now,unfortunately,motherand

daughterareatwaroverthesaleoftheMedal,whichisduetogounderthehammeratLondon

auction（拍賣）housetoday.

LastnighttheheartbrokendaughtermadeafinalappealtokeeptheMedalinthefamily.Zoe,

whoisestrangedfromhermother,isdesperatelytryingtoraise￡70,000tobuyitafterhermother,

Jay,60,decidedtopartwithittofundherbattlewithillhealth.

Herdaughtersaid,"MydadgavehislifeandtheMedalshouldremainpartofhisfamily.

ApartfromthepictureinthepresswhentheMedalwasgiven,Ihaveneverevenbeenallowedto

seeitsince.Therelationshipwithmymomiscomplex.IhavenotseenhersinceIwas14.Idid

trytocontactherwhenIheardaboutthesale.Iaskedhertodelayandgivethefamilyachancet