新教材2024年高中英語學業(yè)質(zhì)量檢測3Unit3SeaExploration新人教版選擇性必修第四冊

Unit3學業(yè)質(zhì)量檢測選擇題部分第一部分：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，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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．Howmuchdoesthemanearnforamonthnow？__C__A．$4，200． B．$1，800． C．$6，000．2．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace？__C__A．Atanoffice. B．Intheclassroom. C．Atashoeshop.3．Whywillthewomanchangeherintelligentwatch？__C__A．Itisn’tfashionable. B．Itcan’tberepaired. C．Itdoesn’tworkwell.4．Howdoesthemanfeeltowinthefirstplace？__B__A．Verybad. B．Reallyexcited. C．Alittledisappointed.5．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofnewspapers？__A__A．Useless. B．Interesting. C．Helpful.其次節(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和第7兩個小題。6．WhatfestivaldoesGenevaholdeveryyear？__A__A．Music. B．Chocolate. C．Watchmaking.7．WhatdidthemandoinSwitzerland？__C__A．SwiminLakeGeneva.B．SleepinChillonCastle.C．Stayatafarm.聽第7段材料，回答第8和第9兩個小題。8．Whatdoesthemanoftendoatthemeeting？__B__A．Checkhisphone. B．Listenpolitely. C．Interruptothers.9．Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo？__C__A．Togetreadyforthemeeting.B．Tobeaperfectperson.C．Tosetagoodexample.聽第8段材料，回答第10至第12三個小題。10．Wheredidthemanspendhisholidaylastyear？__A__A．InCanada. B．IntheAntarctic. C．InMaldives.11．Whatisthemanworryingabout？__B__A．Theserviceoftravelagencies.B．Thetravelingexpenses.C．Theroughseawater.12．Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman？__C__A．Totravelwithhiswife.B．Togetmoremoneyready.C．Toarrangethetravelonline.聽第9段材料，回答第13至第16四個小題。13．Whenwillthewomanbabysitfortheneighbor？__B__A．OnTuesday. B．OnWednesday. C．OnThursday.14．WhatwillthewomanhavetopracticeonMonday？__A__A．Herflute. B．Herpiano. C．Hersoccer.15．Whatdidthewomanforget？__C__A．Herscientificproject. B．Hermathshomework. C．HerEnglishessay.16．Atwhattimewillthefilmstart？__B__A．At5:30pm. B．At11:00pm. C．At9:00pm.聽第10段材料，回答第17至第20四個小題。17．WhatisEthiopia’srecordinplantingtreesin12hours？__C__A．About50million. B．Over2.6billion. C．Morethan350million.18．WhatdidPrimeMinisterAbiyAhmeddo？__C__A．Heheldapartyfortherecord.B．Hepraisedalltreeplanters.C．HeannouncedtherecordonTwitter.19．WhatisEthiopia’sgoalfromMaytoOctober？__A__A．Toplantfourbilliontrees.B．Todealwithglobalwarming.C．Toreducecarbondioxide.20．WhatpercentofEthiopia’slandisforestednow？__B__A．About30percent. B．Lessthan4percent. C．About19percent.聽力原文Text1M：I’mfacingabitofadilemma.I’vebeenofferedajobdoingwhatI’vealwaysdreamedof,butI’dhavetotakea30%paycut.WhatshouldIdo?W：Thatmeans$1，800lessforamonth.Wecan’taffordit,dear.Text2M：Excuseme.IneedtobuyapairofshoeswhichIcanweartotheofficeofmyschool.W：Okay.What’syoursize?M：Size9shouldbeperfect.Text3W：Oh,myintelligentwatchisoutoforderagain!M：Really?Itistheneweststyle.Can’tyouhaveitrepaired?W：No，I’vegottochangeitbecausethishashappenedsomanytimes.Text4W：Congratulations!Iknewyoucoulddoit!M：Yeah,it’sreallyexcitingtowinthefirstplace.Ifeelverybadforeveryoneelse,though.Theymustbealittledisappointed.Text5W：I’vestoppedbuyingthem.They’refullofstuffI’mnotreallyinterestedin,soit’sjustawasteofmoney.M：Actually,nowmanypeoplelearnaboutwhathappensfromtheirsmartphones.Text6W：Welcome,Mike!Ilikeyourwatch.M：Thanks.IgotitinSwitzerland.Didyouknowthatwatchmakingbeganthere?W:No,butSwisswatchesarefamous.Swisschocolateisfamous,too,isn’tit?M:Yes.IjustgotbackfromSwitzerland.IwenttotheGenevaMusicFestival.Thecityhostsiteverysummer.W：Soyouheardgoodmusicandsawfireworks,too!DoyoulikeGeneva?M：Oh,yes.It’sabeautifulcity.It’satthewestendofLakeGeneva.W：Didyougooutonthelake?M：Ofcourse.IvisitedChillonCastle,too.It’stheprettiestcastleinSwitzerland.Ienjoyedafarmstay!Isleptinthebarnwiththeanimals!W：Uhh,Iprefertosleepinacomfortablebed.Text7W：Areyoureadyfortoday’smeeting，Jackson?M：Yes,Alice.ButI’mnotlookingforwardtoit.Meetingsareboring.W：Iknow.Manymeetingslasttoolong.Peopletalktoomuch.M：Yes.Butwecanstillbepolite.W：Iknow.Wecanhavegoodmanners.M：Ido.Ilistenpolitely.AndIdon’tlookatthetimeonmyphonetoooften!W：Iusegoodmanners,too.Iusuallylistenatmeetings.Istayawake!M：Well,youdomostofthetime!Butyouinterruptpeoplesometimes.W：Iknow.That’simpolite.Peopleinterruptmesometimes.Idon’tlikethat.M：Noonedoes.Sotreatotherswell.Setagoodexample.W：Itry.ButI’mnotperfect!M：Nooneis!Text8M：Iwasthinkingaboutaspecialvacationthisyear.Doyouhaveanygoodadvice?W：Aspecialvacation？WhatabouttravelingacrossthecontinentinCanada?M：Oh,lastyearIwenttotheNiagaraWaterfall.I’dliketogotoadifferentplace.W：WhynotflytotheAntarctic?Toseepenguinsandicebergs?M：That’stooexpensive.W：Ifso,youcanhaveacruiseboattoMaldives.M：TheMaldives?Oh!Thatisagreatplaceforthefamilyvacation.Sandybeachesandclearbluesea…ButI’mworriedabouttheexpense.I’veheardthattravelagencieschargealotofmoneyforMaldivespackages.W：Ithinkthatitdependsonthekindofaccommodationandtravelyouchoose.M：Well,ofcourse,Iwanttohavethebestofeverything.Thengetreadytospendalotofmoney.W：You’renottravelingalone,areyou?M：No,mywifeandIwillgotogether.W：Well,youcantrytolookupgooddealsonline.Youmightbeabletosaveyourselffromspendingafortune.Text9W：Dad,canIgotothemoviesthisweekwithShannon?M：Okay.Letmelookattheschedulehere.Hmm.Whenareyouthinkingaboutgoingtothemovies?W：Uh,onWednesdayafterschool.M：Well,that’snotgoingtowork.Youhavepianolessonsafterschoolandthenyouhavetobabysitfortheneighbors,until9:00p.m.W：WhataboutMonday?M：Monday’sout.Youhaven’tpracticedyourfluteatall…foranentiremonth,soyouhavetocatchuponthat.And,don’tyouhaveanessaydueinyourEnglishclassonTuesday?W：Oh,Iforgotaboutthatandanyway,Iwasgoingtofinishthatduringfirstperiodatschool.So，whataboutTuesday?M：Uh,youhavesoccerpracticefrom4:00p.m.until5:30p.m.,andafterthat,youhavetodoyourmathshomework.W：Ah,youcanhelpmewiththat.So,canIseethemovieonThursday?M：Well.IrememberthesciencefairatschoolisonFriday,right?Hasyourprojectbeenfinishedyet?W：Umm，whataboutFridaynight？Icheckedthepaper.andthere’san11p.m.showing.M：Umm.Thatmightberight.Text10W：Ethiopiahasbrokentheworldrecordforthelargestnumberoftreesplantedinoneday,whilesimultaneouslymakingtheworldalittlegreener.Ethiopiansplantedmorethan350milliontreesinjust12hoursearlierthisweek.Thissmashedthepreviousrecord,heldbyIndiafor50milliontrees.Ethiopia’sministerofinnovationandtechnologyannouncedhiscountry’srecord-breakingfeatonTwitter.Heproudlyrevealedthatpeoplehadplanted353,633，660treesinabidtohelptheenvironment.PrimeMinisterAbiyAhmed,whojoinedinthetreeplantingcelebratingparty,congratulatedeveryoneinvolvedintherecordontheireffortsandondoingtheirbitfortheplanet.Ethiopia’srecord-breakingachievementispartofawiderstrategyofplanting4billiontreesbetweenMayandOctober.Thecountryiswellonitswaytoachievingthisgoal.Sofar,volunteers,businessmenandgovernmentworkershaveplantedmorethan2.6billiontreesnationwide.Ethiopiaisattemptingtoreversethecuttingdownofmanyofitsforests.TheFarmAfricaOrganizationreportsthatlessthan4percentofEthiopia’slandisforested.Thisisasharpdeclinefromthe30percentoflandonwhichtreesgrewattheendofthe19thcentury.Arecentstudyreportedthatplantingbillionsoftreeswasthecheapestandmosteffectivewaytoabsorbcarbondioxideandthushelptotackleglobalwarming.其次部分：閱讀(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。A(2024·全國甲卷)TheatresandEntertainmentStDavid’sHallStDavid’sHallistheaward-winningNationalConcertHallofWalesstandingattheveryheartofCardiff’sentertainmentcentre.Withanimpressive2，000-seatconcerthall,StDavid’sHallishometotheannualWelshPromsCardiff.Itpresentsliveentertainment,includingpop,rock,folk,jazz,musicals,dance,worldmusic,filmsandclassicalmusic.TheHayes,CardiffCF101AHstdavidshallcardiff.co.ukTheGleeClubEveryweekendthisis“Wales”premiercomedyclubwherehavingagreattimeistheorderforbothaudiencesandcomedystarsalike.Itishardtonameacomedystarwhohasn’tbeenonthestagehere.Ifyouarelookingforthebestcomediesontourandbrilliantlivemusic,youshouldstarthere.MermaidQuay,CardiffBay,CardiffCF105BZglee.co.uk/cardiffShermanCymruShermanCymru’stheatreintheCathaysareaofCardiffreopenedinFebruary2012．Thisspecialbuildingisaplaceinwhichtheatreismadeandwherechildren,artists,writersandanyoneelsehavetheopportunity(機會)todocreativethings.ShermanCymruisexcitedtopresentapackedprogrammeoftheverybesttheatre,dance,familyshowsandmusicfromWalesandtherestoftheworld.SenghennyddRoad,CardiffCF244YEshermancymru.co.ukNewTheatreTheNewTheatrehasbeenthehomeofqualitydrama,musicals,danceandchildren’sshowsformorethan100years.PresentingthebestoftheWestEndalongwiththepickoftheUK’stouringshows,theNewTheatreisCardiff’soldestsurvivingtraditionaltheatre.Besuretopayavisitaspartofyourstayinthecity.ParkPlace,CardiffCF103LNnewtheatrecardiff.co.uk文章大意：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。是對英國加的夫市四家藝術(shù)劇院的介紹。21．WhereistheWelshPromsCardiffhosted？__D__A．AttheNewTheatre. B．AttheGleeClub.C．AtShermanCymru. D．AtStDavid’sHall.解析：依據(jù)StDavid’sHall部分中的“Withanimpressive2，000-seatconcerthall,StDavid’sHallishometotheannualWelshPromsCardiff.”可知答案，故選D。22．WhatcanpeopledoattheGleeClub？__B__A．Watchmusicals. B．Enjoycomedies.C．Seefamilyshows. D．Docreativethings.解析：依據(jù)TheGleeClub部分中的“comedyclub”“Ifyouarelookingforthebestcomedies”可知，人們在這里可以觀賞到喜劇。故選B。23．WhichwebsitecanyouvisittolearnaboutCardiff’soldestsurvivingtheatre？__A__A．newtheatrecardiff.co.uk B．shermancymru.co.ukC．glee.co.uk/Cardiff D．stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk解析：依據(jù)NewTheatre部分中的“PresentingthebestoftheWestEnd…Cardiff’soldestsurvivingtraditionaltheatre.”可知網(wǎng)站為newtheatrecardiff.co.uk。故選A。B(2024·吉林五校高二期中聯(lián)考)ScientistsinEnglandareusingtwoself-directedwatervehiclestoexploretheanimalandplantlifeoftheCelticSea.TheCelticSeaisabodyofwateroffthesouthcoastofIreland.Theareaisknownforitsunusualsealife.ScientistswanttoknowwhyseacreaturesaresoattractedtothispartoftheAtlanticOcean.Oneoftheresearchvehiclesispoweredbybatteries.ItcollectsinformationfortheNationalOceanographyCentreinSouthampton,England,andtheWorldWildlifeFund.Thevehicle’slowenergyrequirementspermitittostayfloatingonthewaterforupto30days.ReportsofwhatitfindsintheCelticSeaaresentbysatellite.StephenWoodwardisanengineerwhohelpeddesignthevehicle.Hesaysthevehiclehasequipmentthatcandiscoversmallorganismscalledzooplankton(浮游動物)andfish.Headdsthatothersensingequipmentmeasureswatercurrentsandotherfeaturesofsealife.Thevehiclealsocreatesamapofthesea.Anothervehicleispoweredbythesunandthewind.Itcanstayfloatingonthewaterformonths.Theroboticvehiclesendsinformationabouttheso-calledbiodiversityhotspots.Abiodiversityhotspotisanareaofanoceanthathasalotofplantandanimallifeactivity.LaviniaSubergisoneofthescientistsstudyingtheCelticSea.Shesaysproductiveoceanareas,liketheCelticSea,attractzooplankton.Thezooplanktonthenattractsfish.Sheaddsthatareaswithalargeincreaseoffishoftenattractseamammalsandbirds.Usingtheseroboticoceanvehiclesgreatlyreducesthecostofexploringtheseawithmannedlaboratories.Scientistscanspendmoretimeanalysingthecollectedinformation.TheysaytheresearchwillgivethemabetterunderstandingoftheneedsoftheCelticSeaforfuturemanagementandprotection.文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了英格蘭的科學家們運用自導式水上交通工具探究凱爾特海的動植物的狀況。24．WhydotheBritishscientistsexploretheCelticSea？__B__A．Tostudythegeographyofthesea.B．Tolearnwhytheseaisrichinsealife.C．Totesttheirself-directedwatervehicles.D．Tolearnabouttheseacreaturesinthesea.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段最終一句“ScientistswanttoknowwhyseacreaturesaresoattractedtothispartoftheAtlanticOcean.”可知，英國科學家探討該海疆的目的是弄清為什么海洋生物會被吸引到該海疆，即他們想了解該海疆的海洋生物豐富的緣由。故選B。25．Accordingtothetext,thewatervehicles__D__.A．a(chǎn)recontrolleddirectlybyhumansB．workdependingonthemapoftheseaC．cansendtheinformationbackdirectlyD．cankeepfloatingonthewaterforalongtime解析：細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Thevehicle’slowenergyrequirementspermitittostayfloatingonthewaterforupto30days.”和第五段中的“Itcanstayfloatingonthewaterformonths.”可知，這些水上交通工具都能在海中漂移很久。故選D。26．AccordingtoLaviniaSuberg,theseamammalsandbirds__D__.A．a(chǎn)reafraidoflivingalone B．mainlyfeedonzooplanktonC．liketoliveinwarmoceanareas D．a(chǎn)reespeciallyinterestedinfish解析：細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)其次段最終一句“Sheaddsthatareaswithalargeincreaseoffishoftenattractseamammalsandbirds.”可知，海洋哺乳動物和鳥類對魚很感愛好。故選D。27．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout？__C__A．Theaimofseaexploration.B．Thecostofexploringthesea.C．Theimportanceofthewatervehicles.D．Waystodealwiththecollectedinformation.解析：主旨大意題。依據(jù)最終一段內(nèi)容可知，運用這些機械海洋航行器大大降低了人工試驗室探究海洋的成本，而科學家則可以花更多的時間分析收集到的信息，這項探討能夠使科學家更好地了解凱爾特海將來管理和愛護的需求。故C項(水上交通工具的重要性。)最能概括本段內(nèi)容。故選C。CNorwayaimstodiscovernewresourcesbeneaththesea,butitspushintomininghasraisedenvironmentalconcern.Norwaycouldlicencecompaniesfordeep-seaminingasearlyas2024．Thatcouldplaceitamongthefirstcountriestoharvestseabelmetals.Copper,zincandothermetalsareinhighdemandforelectricvehiclebatteries,windturbinesandsolarenergycentres.However,thatcouldalsoplaceNorwayinthefrontlineofcontroversiesovertheenvironmentalrisksofminingtheworld’sunexploredseabed.Norwayrecentlyannounceditwascarryingoutanenvironmentalstudyneededtostartmineralexplorationandmining.Oncethatiscompleted,thegovernmentplanstohavepubliccommentsonitsenvironmentalstudyandonaproposaltoopenareasforexplorationandproductionbytheendof2024．Thedemandformineralsisbeingdrivenbywhatareoftencalled“cleantechnologies”.Buttheprocessofgettingthosemineralsfromtheseabedcouldcauseenvironmentalproblems.EnvironmentalistsincludingBritain’sDavidAttenboroughhavecalledforatemporary(短暫的)stoptodeep-seabedmininguntilmoreisknownabouthowitaffectssealife.TheenvironmentalgroupGreenpeacecalledforatotalbaninarecentreport.Inanotherreport,theHighLevelPanelforaSustainableOceanEconomy,knownastheOceanPanel,alsocalledforgreaterknowledgeabouttheeffectsofdeep-seamining.TheOceanPanelisco-chairedbyNorwayandPalau,andhas14memberstatesthatwanttoshapepolicyontheworld’soceans.Norwayisknownasamajoroilproducer.But,thecountryofmorethan5.4millionpeoplewantstofindsomethingtoreplaceitstopindustrythatisbetterfortheenvironmentandcangrowinthefuture.Themovetowardsdeep-seaminingfollowsthreeyearsofexpeditions(考察).TheNorwegianPetroleumDirectorate,whichcarriedoutthework,saiditfoundcopper,zinc,cobalt,goldandsilver.Theexpeditionsalsodiscoveredlargeamountsoflithiumandtherareearthmetalscandiumusedinelectronicsandmetalmixtures.文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了挪威實行行動起先海底采礦，目標是在海底發(fā)覺新的資源，但其對礦業(yè)的推動引起了人們對環(huán)境方面的擔憂。28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“controversies”inParagraph2probablymean？__C__A．Power. B．Benefits.C．Arguments. D．Popularity.解析：詞義揣測題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Copper,zincandothermetalsareinhighdemandforelectricvehiclebatteries,windturbinesandsolarenergycentres.However,thatcouldalsoplaceNorwayinthefrontlineofcontroversiesovertheenvironmentalrisksofminingtheworld’sunexploredseabed.”可知，銅、鋅和其他金屬需求很高。然而，這也可能使挪威處于開采世界未開發(fā)海床的環(huán)境風險爭議的前沿。依據(jù)表轉(zhuǎn)折的However及語境可推斷，畫線詞controversies的意思是“爭議”，與arguments是同義詞。故選C。29．WhatdoesNorwayplantodoafterfinishingtheenvironmentalstudy？__B__A．Decideminingareas. B．Askforpeople’sopinions.C．Startseabedminingatonce. D．Takeactiontoprotectnature.解析：細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Oncethatiscompleted,thegovernmentplanstohavepubliccommentsonitsenvironmentalstudyandonaproposaltoopenareasforexplorationandproductionbytheendof2024．”可知，環(huán)境探討一旦完成，政府安排就其環(huán)境探討以及在2024年底之前開放勘探和生產(chǎn)區(qū)域的提議征求公眾看法。故選B。30．Whatistheattitudeofenvironmentaliststowardsseamining？__A__A．Unsupportive. B．Positive.C．Unclear. D．Uncaring.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第五段中的“EnvironmentalistsincludingBritain’sDavidAttenboroughhavecalledforatemporary(短暫的)stoptodeep-seabedmining”和“TheenvironmentalgroupGreenpeacecalledforatotalbaninarecentreport.”以及“Inanotherreport,theHighLevelPanelforaSustainableOceanEconomy,knownastheOceanPanel,alsocalledforgreaterknowledgeabouttheeffectsofdeep-seamining.”可推知，環(huán)保主義者對海洋采礦持不贊成的看法。故選A。31．WhichagreeswithNorway’saimofminingmetals？__C__A．Earningmoremoney. B．Controllingtheareas.C．Developingcleanenergy. D．Learningaboutsearesources.解析：細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Copper,zincandothermetalsareinhighdemandforelectricvehiclebatteries,windturbinesandsolarenergycentres.”和第六段中的“But,thecountryofmorethan5.4millionpeoplewantstofindsomethingtoreplaceitstopindustrythatisbetterfortheenvironmentandcangrowinthefuture.”可知，挪威開采金屬的目的是開發(fā)清潔能源。故選C。DOfalltheanimalsonEarth,nonearesodriventoexploreashumans.Otheranimalswillgoinsearchoffoodorwater.Buthumanscanbeencouragedbythepossibilityofdiscovery.Sowhatisitthatcausedustospreadoutacrosstheworld60，000yearsago,insteadofjuststayinginAfrica?Perhapsit’sinourDNA．In1999,Dr.ChuanshengChenledateamofscientistswhowerestudyingagene(基因)knownasDRD4-7R.Thisgeneisfoundinabout20%ofallhumans.It’sbeenconnectedwithhigherratesofrisk-taking,exploration,andinterestinnewideas.Dr.ChenfoundthatDRD4-7Rismorecommoninsocietiesthatmovearoundalotthanthosewhodon’t.Forexample,studiesinAfricashowthatthegeneismuchmorecommoninnomadic(游牧的)tribesthanintribesthatprefertostayinoneplace.SeveralotherresearchershavestudiedthistopicandfoundadditionalevidencetosupportDr.Chen’sresearch.Butcanasinglegenebeadriveforsomethingascomplexastheneedtoexplore？Dr.KennethKidddoesn’tthinkso.HethinksDRD4-7Rmightincreasecuriosity,butotherimportantsetsofgenesalsogiveusgreatmindsandskilledhands.Hebelievesthatnotjustonegene,butgroupsofgenesworktogethertocreatecomplexbehaviourslikeexploration.Thecontextweliveinalsoplaysaroleinourneedtoexplore.Forexample,duringtheAgeofExploration,explorersbecamerichandfamousfortheirdiscoveries.Thisdroveotherstotrytoincreasetheirwealththroughexploration.Inthiscase,theirexplorationwasmorelikelydrivenbymoneythanbygenes.Maybetheneedtoexplorecomesfromsomethinginsideus,suchastheDRD4-7Rgene.Ormaybeithasmoretodowithwhat’shappeningintheworldaroundus.Maybeit’sboth.Whateverthereason,itseemswe(oratleastsomeofus)willkeepexploringthemountains,thesea,thestars,andbeyond,becausethat’sjustwhathumansdo.文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了對于人類探究世界的驅(qū)動力的探討。探討發(fā)覺一種特別的基因——DRD4-7R，可能是人類探究世界的主要內(nèi)驅(qū)力，同時其他一些基因和人類所處的環(huán)境也驅(qū)使著我們?nèi)ヌ骄俊?2．WhatdidDr.ChenfindabouttheDRD4-7Rgene？__D__A．IthasmoreinfluenceonAfricans.B．Itcouldbefoundinmosthumans.C．Itpreventspeopleintribesfromexploring.D．Itmaybemorecommoninpeoplewholiketakingrisks.解析：細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“It’sbeenconnectedwithhigherratesofrisk-taking,exploration,andinterestinnewideas.Dr.ChenfoundthatDRD4-7Rismorecommoninsocietiesthatmovearoundalotthanthosewhodon’t.Forexample,studiesinAfricashow…stayinoneplace.”可知，DRD4-7R基因與冒險、探究和對新想法的愛好有關(guān)，它更簡單出現(xiàn)在常常搬遷、喜愛冒險的群體中。故選D。33．WhatdoesDr.KennethKiddthinkoftheDRD4-7Rgene？__A__A．Itisnottheonlygenetoencouragepeopletoexplore.B．Itcandrivepeopletohavestrangebehaviours.C．Itismoreimportantthanothergenes.D．Itcannotbefoundinanimals.解析：細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Butcanasinglegenebeadriveforsomethingascomplexastheneedtoexplore?Dr.KennethKidddoesn’tthinkso.HethinksDRD4-7Rmightincreasecuriosity,butotherimportantsetsofgenesalsogiveusgreatmindsandskilledhands.”可知，肯尼思·基德博士認為DRD4-7R不是唯一驅(qū)使人們?nèi)ヌ骄康幕颉９蔬xA。34．WhatdidtheexampleoftheAgeofExplorationshow？__C__A．Thepurposeofexploring. B．Thepopularityofexploring.C．Theimportanceofthecontext. D．Thebigchangesofthecontext.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Thecontextweliveinalsoplaysaroleinourneedtoexplore.Forexample,duringtheAgeofExploration,explorersbecamerichandfamousfortheirdiscoveries.Thisdroveotherstotrytoincreasetheirwealththroughexploration.”可知，在大航海時代，探險者會因為自己的發(fā)覺而擁有財寶和聲譽，這驅(qū)使其他人也通過探險來增加自己的財寶。由此可推知，文中以大航海時代為例來證明我們所處的環(huán)境在驅(qū)使人類探究活動中的重要作用。故選C。35．Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganisationofthetext？(P＝Paragraph)__C__解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，第一段提出“驅(qū)使人們探究世界的動力是什么”這一問題，其次至四段分別給出了三個答案：DRD4-7R基因、其他重要基因和我們所處的環(huán)境，三段屬于并列關(guān)系，第五段是全文的總結(jié)，由此可知，C項最能表明本文的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)。故選C。其次節(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。CanWeStopFoodLongingThroughImaginaryEating?Areyoufightinganurgetoreachforchocolate?Then,letitmeltinyourmind,notinyourmouth.Accordingtotherecentresearch,imaginingeatingaspecificfoodcanreduceyourinterestinthatfood,soyoueatlessofit.Thisreactiontorepeatedexposuretofood—beinglessinterestedinsomethingbecauseyou’veexperiencedittoomuch—iscalledhabituation.__36．C__Theresearchisthefirsttoshowthathabituationcanoccurthroughthepowerofthemind.“Ifyoujustthinkaboutthefooditself—howittastesandsmells—thatwillincreaseyourappetite，”saidCareyMorewedge，awell-knownpsychologist.“Itmightbebettertoforceyourselftorepeatedlythinkaboutchewingandswallowingthefoodinordertoreduceyourlonging.__37．A__Visualisingyourselfeatingchocolatewouldn’tpreventyoufromeatinglotsofcheese，”headded.Morewedgeconductedaninterestingexperiment.51subjectsweredividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwasaskedtoimagineputting30coinsintoalaundrymachineandtheneating3chocolates.__38．F__Anothergroupwasaskedtoimagineputtingthreecoinsintoalaundrymachineandtheneating30chocolates.Lastly，acontrolgroupimaginedjustputting33coinsintothemachine—withnochocolates.__39．D__Whentheysaidtheyhadfinished,theseweretakenawayandweighed.Theresultsshowedthegroupthathadimaginedeating30chocolateseachatefewerofthechocolatesthantheothergroups.__40．G__Physicalsignals—thatfullstomachfeeling—areonlypartofwhattellsuswe’vefinishedameal.Theresearchsuggeststhatpsychologicaleffects,suchashabituation,alsoinfluencehowmuchapersoneats.Itmayleadtonewbehaviouraltechniquesforpeoplelookingtoeatmorehealthily,orhavecontroloverotherhabits.A．What’smore,thisonlyworkswiththespecificfoodyou’veimagined.B．Peoplewereadvisedtotrydifferentmethodstoperformtheexperiment.C．Forexample，atenthbiteisdesiredlessthanthefirstbite,accordingtothestudy.D．Allofthemthenatefreelyfrombowlscontainingthesameamountofchocolateseach.E．Itmeantthosewhorepeatedlyimaginedeatingwouldconcernaboutsomespecificfood.F．Thisrequiresthesamemotorskillsaseatingsmallchocolatesfromapacket,thestudysays.G．Thisstudyispartoftheresearchlookingintowhatmakesuseatmorethanweactuallyneed.文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。介紹了心理因素對人們攝入食物數(shù)量的影響。解析：36．依據(jù)前面一句“Thisreactiontorepeatedexposuretofood——beinglessinterestedinsomethingbecauseyou’veexperiencedittoomuch—iscalledhabituation.”可知，當我們多次吃某一食物的時候，我們對它的愛好就會削減。C項(例如，該探討顯示，吃第十口時沒有吃第一口時那么想吃。)是對這一理論的舉例說明。故選C。37．依據(jù)設(shè)空處后面一句“Visualisingyourselfeatingchocolatewouldn’tpreventyoufromeatinglotsofcheese”可知，想象自己吃巧克力并不會阻擋你吃奶酪。也就是說我們要想象自己吃某種特定的食物，這樣才會削減我們對這種食物的渴望。A項恰好與此吻合。故選A。38．依據(jù)上文可知，探討人員對此問題進行了分組探討。第一組的探討對象被要求想象把30個硬幣扔進洗衣機，然后想象吃3塊巧克力。這和從口袋里拿出巧克力來吃須要同樣的運動技巧，所以探討人員才會這樣開展探討。F項承接上文，符合語境。故選F。39．依據(jù)本段最終一句“Theresultsshowedthegroupthathadimaginedeating30chocolateseachatefewerofthechocolatesthantheothergroups.”可知，在他們想象結(jié)束以后，探討人員會讓他們自由地吃巧克力。D項符合語境。故選D。40．依據(jù)本段第三句“Theresearchsuggeststhatpsychologicaleffects,suchashabituation,alsoinfluencehowmuchapersoneats.”可知，本次探討說明心理因素會影響人們攝入食物的量。由此可見這個探討的主題是人們攝入食物的數(shù)量。G項符合語境。故選G。第三部分：語言運用(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，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Atagethree，Iwasinseparablefrommyparents.Wheretheywent，Iwent,alwaysreachingoutfortheirhandstoensuretheir__41．C__.Aswe__42．A__mypreschoolforthefirsttime,oneofmyhandstightlysqueezedmyfather’shand,theotheronenervouslygraspedmymother’s.Wewalkedpastthe__43．C__signoutfrontwhichread“WelcometotheLakeSchool！”upthestairsandthroughthefrontdoor.Iwashappyand__44．B__—whatcouldthisnewplacebe？Soonenough,however，Iwasintroducedtomyteachersandastheywarmly__45．D__me,theyseparatedmyhandsfrommyparents’hands.Theyguidedmeandmyparentstowardsawindow,__46．A__withasmallwindowseatfullofstuffedanimals,pillows,andblankets.Asweprogressedacrosstheroom,myparents__47．B__brokeawayfromourlittlegroupandwentinadifferentdirection.Theyseemed,infact,tobeheadingtowardsthe__48．D__.WhenIrealisedwhatwashappening，I__49．A__torunafterthem,onlytobeheldbackbymyteachers.Mysmallfacecontorted(扭曲)andtearsbegantorolldownmycheeks.Mymouthopenedandadesperate__50．C__escaped,loudenoughformyparents,whowerenowoutside,to__51．B__.Istaredatthemandpressedupagainstthe__52．D__,mytearsrushingdownmyface.Myparentsstoodoutsidefrozen,tormented(熬煎)byhavingto__53．A__whiletheirlittlegirlsuffered.Butsoonanotherlitt