2023-2024學(xué)年浙江省卓越聯(lián)盟高二下學(xué)期5月期中英語(yǔ)試題（解析版）

高級(jí)中學(xué)名校試卷PAGEPAGE1浙江省卓越聯(lián)盟2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期5月期中英語(yǔ)試題第Ⅰ卷(選擇題部分)第一部分聽(tīng)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(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whatpetsdoesthewomankeepnow?A.Cats. B.Dogs. C.Rabbits.——★參考答案★——A【原文】M:Catsanddogsusuallyfight,butminedon’tbothereachother.Infact,they’rereallygoodfriends.Doyourcatsgetonwell?W:Theyhateeachother!Iusedtohavetworabbitsthatwouldsleepwithmymom’sdogwhenshevisited.It’ssweetwhenanimalsgetalongtogether.2.Whyisthewomanjumpingfromaplane?A.Toflylikeabird. B.Toovercomeherfear. C.Tohelppeopleinneed.——★參考答案★——C【原文】W:I’mgoingtojumpoutofaplaneforcharity,It’ssomethingthatscaresme,butI’mexcitedtodoit.M:Areyouserious?Isitbecauseyouwanttoflylikeabird?W:Ha-ha!Don’tbesilly!3.Whatarethespeakerslookingat?A.Abowl. B.Acup. C.Aplate.——★參考答案★——A【原文】M:Ireallylovethisbowl.ItisabeautifulexampleoftraditionalChineseartcalledcloisonne.W:That’simpressive.Doyouknowwherewecanseemoreexamplesofit?M:There’sactuallyamuseumdowntown.Thecollectiontherelookssodifferentfromnormalcupsandplates.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.TheweatherintheGobiDesert.B.Differentdesertsaroundtheworld.C.Anexperienceoftravelinginthedesert.——★參考答案★——C【原文】M:DidItellyouthatonceIgotlostinthedesertandhadtospendthenighttherewithmyfriendfromAfrica?W:What?WasitthepartoftheGobiDesertinsouthernMongolia?M:No,itwasintheKumtagDesertinnorthwestChina,anditwasfreezingcoldatnight!5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Grandfatherandgranddaughter.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.——★參考答案★——B【原文】M:HowdoyoulikethetankI’vemade?IgluedallthepiecestogetherandnowI’mgoingtopaintit.W:Oh,it’sreallywell-made.Isitforaschoolproject?Idon’trememberthatyouhavesuchhomework.M:No,I’mmakingitforGrandpa.第二節(jié)(共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。6.Whatdoesthecharacter’snamereferto?A.Aliteraryfigure. B.Thebirthorder. C.Theweathercondition.7.InwhichmonthwasMasikaborn?A.May. B.July. C.August.——★參考答案★——6.B7.A【原文】W:ThereisacharacternamedLiuLanginthisliterarynovel.Whatdoesthisnamemean?M:Itmeans“thesixthson”.Hecamesixthinafamilyoftenchildren.W:Thenameremindsmeofmyfriend’sname,Masika.M:Oh?Whatdoesitmean?W:Itmeans“beingbornduringtherainyseason”.M:So,wassheborninJulyorAugust?W:She’snotfromChinalikeyou.She’sfromNairobi,thecapitalofKenyainAfrica.Inthemiddleofsummer,it’scloudybutprettydry.ShewasborninMay,duringthewettesttimeoftheyearthere.M:That’sinteresting.Namesdohavetheirmeanings!聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Beinghonestallthetime.B.Forgivingfriends’mistakes.C.Acceptingtheresultsoflying.9.WhowillDanielspeaktonext?A.Hismother. B.Hissister. C.Hisbestfriend.——★參考答案★——8.B9.B【原文】W:Daniel,I’mconcernedaboutyou.It’snormalatyouragetohavesomeargumentswithyourfriends.Butnow,youmustlearnvaluablelessonsaboutfriendship.M:ButIfoundoutthatmybestfriendliedtome.Ican’tlethimgetawaywiththat,Mom.W:Dear,youmustletothersmakemistakes.Weallmakemistakes.Remember,theremaycomeatimewhenyouneedforgivenessfromothers.Whathappenedafteryouarguedabouthisdishonesty?M:Hecalledmetodiscusshisfeelingsandtosayhewassorry.W:That’spartofbeingabestfriend.I’dadviseyoutoaccepthisapology.M:Now?W:Norush,honey.Givingthissituationsometimetocooloffisagoodidea.Inthemeantime,youcandiscussthisissuewithyoursister.Chattingwithsomeoneofyourageaboutfriendproblemswillhelp.M:I’lldothatrightnow.聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates. B.Co-workers. C.Teacherandstudent.11.Whateventarethespeakersprobablyattending?A.Agraduationceremony. B.Ajobfair. C.Aschooltrip.12.Whatisthemangoingtodointhenearfuture?A.VisitEurope. B.Moveabroad. C.Attenduniversity.——★參考答案★——10.A11.A12.A【原文】M:Congratulations!Howdoyoufeel?W:Ifeelgreat.It’ssucharelieftofinallybefinishedwithschool.M:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumean.Ican’tbelievewemadeitthroughallthoseexamsandassignments.So,whatareyourplansnowthatyou’vegraduated?W:I’mreallyhopingtofindajobinmyfieldsoon.Ifnot,I’llapplytothelateentrycollegeclasses.M:That’sgreat.I’mactuallyplanningontakingayearoffandgoingtravelingforabitbeforeIstartjob-hunting.W:Oh,thatsoundslikealotoffun.Whereareyouplanningongoing?M:I’mthinkingoftravelingthroughEuropeforafewmonths.I’vealwayswantedtodothat.W:Thatsoundsamazing.IwishIcouldjoinyou,butIneedtostartearningsomemoney.M:Yeah,Iunderstand.Well,weshouldcatchupwhenIgetbackandseehowthingsaregoingforbothofus.W:Definitely.聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Onatrain. B.Inapolicestation. C.Inatrainstation.14.Whattimeisitnow?A.Around5:15p.m. B.Around5:30p.m. C.Around5:45p.m.15.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.She’sanengineer. B.She’sasalesperson. C.She’sareporter.16.Whatelsedidthewomanlose?A.Herphone. B.Herwallet. C.Hercarkeys.——★參考答案★——13.C14.C15.B16.C【原文】M:Justtrytostaycalm,madam,andtellmewhathappened.W:Well,Iputmycoatandlaptopbagdownonthetable.M:Thistablehere?W:Yes,that’sright.Ididn’tsitdownrightaway,asIwascheckingmytraintimeontheboardupthere.M:Isee.Howlongwereyoulookingattheboard?W:Justafewseconds.ButwhenIlookedbackatthetable,mybagwasgone!M:Whenexactlydidthishappen?W:Onlyabout30minutesago.M:So,itwasataround5:15p.m.Wasthereanythingparticularlysecretonthelaptop?W:No.Iworkinsalesatanengineeringcompany,soit’sjustabunchofemailsandreports.M:Wasthereanythingelseinthebag?W:No.Ikeptmyphoneinmypocket,andIstillhadmywalletinmyhandbecauseI’djustboughtmyselfacoffee.But...oh,dear!Mycarkeyswereinthere.That’ssoannoying!I’llhavetopayforanewset.M:Okay.Well,Idoubtifwe’llgetyourlaptopback,butit’spossiblethebagmayhavebeenleftnearby.We’llcheckthevideocamerasandseewhatwecanfind.W:Okay,thanks.聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。17.Whomaybeinterestedinthetalk?A.Busdrivers. B.Cityofficials. C.Foreigntourists.18.Whichplaceismentionedsecondly?A.TheLondonEye. B.TowerBridge. C.TheTowerofLondon.19.WhathelpedmakeLondonalargeandpowerfulcityaccordingtothespeaker?A.Itsfame. B.Itsriver. C.Itsmachines.20.WhenwasTowerBridgeofficiallyopened?A.In1859. B.In1894. C.In1976.——★參考答案★——17.C18.B19.B20.B【原文】W:Pleaselooktoyourright.HerewehaveBigBen.ThisisoneofLondon’smostfamouslandmarks.Interestingly,BigBenisn’tthehugeclock-faceandtoweryouseeinfrontofyou,butinfactit’sthenameofthebellinside.Itwascompletedin1859andformsapartoftheUK’sgovernmentbuildings.WearenowturningontoTowerBridgewhichgoesovertheThames.TheThamesistheriverthatflowsthroughLondon.IthelpedmakeLondononeofthebiggestandmostsuccessfulcitiesintheworldthroughtrade.TowerBridgefirstopenedbackin1894.Bythen,LondonhadbeenthecapitalofEnglandformanyyears.Itwasoneofthefirstbridgesintheworldwhoseroadwaysplitintwoandliftedsothattallshipscouldsailthroughunderneath.Upuntil1976,steamwasusedtopowerTowerBridge,butnowitusesoilandelectricity.WearenowpassingtheTowerofLondon,whichdatesbackto1066.Ithasbeenusedformanythingsdowntheyears,andnowitguardsmanyoftheroyalfamily’svaluabletreasures.OurnextstopistheLondonEye,andthentheroyalpalace!第二部分閱讀(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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GrainBuds(小滿),the8thsolartermofayear,beginsonMay21thisyear,andendsonJune5.Itmeansthattheseedsfromthegrainarebecomingfullbutarenotripe.Let’sseewhatwecandoduringthe“GrainBuds”period.EatingherbofcommonsowthistleGrainBudsisaseasonforeatingtheherbofthecommonsowthistle,whichisoneoftheearliestediblepotherbsinChina.Ittastesalittlebitter,butalsosweet.PeopleinNingxiaHuiautonomousregionliketoeatitmixedwithsalt,vinegar,peppersorgarlic.Ittastesdeliciousandhelpspeoplefeelrefreshed.Somepeopleboiltheherbwithwaterandthensqueezeoutthejuice,whichcanbeusedtomakesoup.KeyperiodforflowermanagementThistimeisagoodperiodofthequickgrowthofflowers.Itisalsoaseasonwhenplantdiseasesandpestsareatanall-timehigh,whichmakescaringforyourgardenevenmorecritical.Flowersneedalotofwaterandextracaretostayhealthy.Weedingshouldbedoneastheygrowquicklyandhavetobeextirpatedinordertokeepthesoillooseandfromcompetingwiththeflowersfornutrients.CelebratingsilkwormdeitybirthdaySilkwormrearingisatraditionalbyproductforpeopleinregionssouthoftheYangtzeRiver.PeopleinJiangsuandZhejiangprovincesregardthisseasonasthebirthdayofthesilkwormdeity.Thosewhoengageinthesilkindustrythankthedeitybyofferingsacrificesandstagingperformances.Theypraytothedeityforblessingsandaboomseasonforthesilkbusiness.21.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutGrainBuds?A.Itisseenasthebirthdayoftheflowerdeity.B.Itisanessentialperiodtotendtothegarden.C.Itmeansthattheseedsfromthegrainaremature.D.ItbeginsonMay21thisyear,andendsonJuly5.22.Peopleinthesilkindustrytendto______duringtheGrainBuds.A.offersacrificestoancestors B.prayforacloseseasonC.learntocounttheirblessings D.giveshowstothankthedeity23.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwereadthearticle?A.Entertainment. B.Economics. C.Politics. D.Culture.——★參考答案★——21.B22.D23.D【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了二十四節(jié)氣中的小滿時(shí)節(jié)值得我們注意的一些傳統(tǒng)和建議?！?1題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Thistimeisagoodperiodofthequickgrowthofflowers.Itisalsoaseasonwhenplantdiseasesandpestsareatanall-timehigh,whichmakescaringforyourgardenevenmorecritical.(此時(shí)正是鮮花快速生長(zhǎng)的好時(shí)期，也是植物病蟲害高發(fā)的季節(jié)，因此花園的護(hù)理就顯得更加重要。)”可知，小滿是照料花園的重要時(shí)期。故選B。【22題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Thosewhoengageinthesilkindustrythankthedeitybyofferingsacrificesandstagingperformances.(從事絲綢業(yè)的人們則以祭祀、表演等方式感謝神靈。)”可知，在小滿時(shí)期，絲綢行業(yè)的人們往往會(huì)舉辦表演來(lái)感謝神靈。故選D?！?3題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GrainBuds(小滿),the8thsolartermofayear,beginsonMay21thisyear,andendsonJune5.Itmeansthattheseedsfromthegrainarebecomingfullbutarenotripe.Let’sseewhatwecandoduringthe“GrainBuds”period.(中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)陽(yáng)歷將一年分為二十四個(gè)節(jié)氣。小滿是一年中的第八個(gè)節(jié)氣，今年從5月21日開始，到6月5日結(jié)束。這意味著谷粒正在飽滿但尚未成熟。讓我們看看在“小滿”期間我們可以做些什么。)”可知，文章介紹了二十四節(jié)氣中的小滿時(shí)節(jié)，本文可以在報(bào)紙的文化欄目看到。故選D。BUnlikemostofherpeerswholefttheirruralhometowns,34-year-oldNingFenfangleftherjobinHangzhou,Zhejiangprovincein2017andworkedasavillageofficialinherhometown—amountainousvillageinCilicountyinZhangjiajie,Hunanprovince.Nowshefarmsover66.7hectaresofland.Seeingmuchofthefarmlandhadbeendeserted,Ningresignedfromherpostin2020andbecameafull-timefarmer,rentingthefarmlandandhiringvillagerstoworkit.Shefoundedacentreforhousewivesinthevillagetoworkherfarmlandduringbusyhours.“It’snevereasy,”saidNing.Itisveryrareforyoungpeopletobecomefarmersinruralareas,asfarmingislabor-intensiveandrequiresconstantworkinthemud.What’smore,farmingisoftenseenasajob“unsuitable”forboththepost-90sgenerationandwomeningeneral.Herdecisiontobecomeafarmerconfusedmanyofherfellowvillagersandfarmingwasmuchmoredifficultthanshehadimagined.Sheexperiencedtremendouspainduetotheintensivelabour.Atfirst,shedidn’tfarmmuchthroughlackoffarmingknowledge,soshedidn’tfeelpressuredtosucceed.Later,shedecidedtoexpandthescaleandspentmillionsofyuan.“Mostofthemoneyisborrowedfrombanks,familiesandrelatives,sothereisnoturningback,”shesaid.Weighinguptheprosandcons,herhusbandultimatelygaveuphisbusinesstoworkwithher.Shehastriedtoturnfarmingintoa“trendy”job.Insteadoftraditionalfarmingmethodswhichrelyonhumanlabor,Ningpromotesmechanizedfarming,suchasusingharvesters,cultivatorsanddrones.ShealsoplanstoexploretheagriculturaltourismresourcesinZhangjiajieforchildrenlivinginurbanareastoexperiencefarming.Beingelectedtothe14thNationalPeople’sCongresshasmotivatedNingtofeelresponsibleforfellowfarmers.“NPCdeputiesfromthegrassrootsneedtoconsiderruralfarmers’needsandbringtheirvoicestothetwosessions,”Ningsaid.24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Ningfacilitatedthedevelopmentoflocalagriculture.B.Ningwasonceelectedtothe14thNationalPeople’sCongress.C.NingwaspessimisticaboutherworkandherfutureinHangzhou.D.Thelocalsfoundherdecisiontobecomeafarmerrealisticatfirst.25.What’sParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Ninggraduallyexpandedthescaleofherbusiness.B.Ninglackedadequateknowledgeaboutagriculture.C.Ningdidwhatittooktoinvestheavilyinherbusiness.D.Ningfacedmorechallengesinfarmingthanshehadfigured.26.WhatsetsNing’sfarmingapartfromtraditionalfarming?A.Theexpansionofagriculturaldimensions.B.Therestrictionofagriculturalimplements.C.Theemploymentofagriculturalmachinery.D.Theexplorationofagriculturaltourismresources.27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeNingFenfang?A.Desperateandconsiderate. B.Humbleanddynamic.C.Perseveringandinnovative. D.Sensitiveandaggressive.——★參考答案★——24.A25.D26.C27.C【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文，主要講述了寧芬芳從城市回到農(nóng)村，成為一名農(nóng)民的故事，她通過(guò)創(chuàng)新的方式改變了農(nóng)業(yè)的傳統(tǒng)模式，使農(nóng)業(yè)變得更加現(xiàn)代化?！?4題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段“Seeingmuchofthefarmlandhadbeendeserted,Ningresignedfromherpostin2020andbecameafull-timefarmer,rentingthefarmlandandhiringvillagerstoworkit.”（看到許多農(nóng)田被荒廢，寧在2020年辭去職務(wù)，成為全職農(nóng)民，租用農(nóng)田，雇傭村民來(lái)耕種。）”第四段“Insteadoftraditionalfarmingmethodswhichrelyonhumanlabor,Ningpromotesmechanizedfarming,suchasusingharvesters,cultivatorsanddrones.ShealsoplanstoexploretheagriculturaltourismresourcesinZhangjiajieforchildrenlivinginurbanareastoexperiencefarming.”（寧提倡使用收割機(jī)、耕耘機(jī)和無(wú)人機(jī)等機(jī)械化耕作方式，而不是依靠人力的傳統(tǒng)耕作方式。她還計(jì)劃開發(fā)張家界的農(nóng)業(yè)旅游資源，讓生活在城市的孩子們體驗(yàn)農(nóng)業(yè)。）可推知，寧芬芳推動(dòng)了當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)業(yè)的發(fā)展。故選A?！?5題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段““It’snevereasy,”saidNing.Itisveryrareforyoungpeopletobecomefarmersinruralareas,asfarmingislabor-intensiveandrequiresconstantworkinthemud.What’smore,farmingisoftenseenasajob“unsuitable”forboththepost-90sgenerationandwomeningeneral.Herdecisiontobecomeafarmerconfusedmanyofherfellowvillagersandfarmingwasmuchmoredifficultthanshehadimagined.Sheexperiencedtremendouspainduetotheintensivelabour.Atfirst,shedidn’tfarmmuchthroughlackoffarmingknowledge,soshedidn’tfeelpressuredtosucceed.Later,shedecidedtoexpandthescaleandspentmillionsofyuan.“Mostofthemoneyisborrowedfrombanks,familiesandrelatives,sothereisnoturningback,”shesaid.Weighinguptheprosandcons,herhusbandultimatelygaveuphisbusinesstoworkwithher.”（“這從來(lái)都不容易，”寧說(shuō)。在農(nóng)村，年輕人成為農(nóng)民是非常罕見(jiàn)的，因?yàn)檗r(nóng)業(yè)是勞動(dòng)密集型的，需要經(jīng)常在泥濘中工作。更重要的是，務(wù)農(nóng)通常被視為“不適合”90后和一般女性的工作。她要當(dāng)農(nóng)民的決定讓許多村民感到困惑，務(wù)農(nóng)比她想象的要困難得多。由于高強(qiáng)度的勞動(dòng)，她經(jīng)歷了巨大的痛苦。起初，由于缺乏農(nóng)業(yè)知識(shí)，她不怎么種地，所以她沒(méi)有感到要成功的壓力。后來(lái)，她決定擴(kuò)大規(guī)模，花了幾百萬(wàn)元。她說(shuō):“大部分錢都是從銀行、家人和親戚那里借來(lái)的，所以沒(méi)有回頭路?！睓?quán)衡利弊，她的丈夫最終放棄了自己的生意，和她一起工作。）可知，第三段主要是關(guān)于寧在農(nóng)業(yè)上面臨的挑戰(zhàn)比她想象的要多。故選D?！?6題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Insteadoftraditionalfarmingmethodswhichrelyonhumanlabor,Ningpromotesmechanizedfarming,suchasusingharvesters,cultivatorsanddrones.”（寧芬芳提倡機(jī)械化農(nóng)業(yè)，如使用收割機(jī)、耕種機(jī)和無(wú)人機(jī)，而不是依賴人力的傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)業(yè)方法。）可推知，寧芬芳的農(nóng)業(yè)與傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)業(yè)的不同之處在于她采用了農(nóng)業(yè)機(jī)械。故選C?！?7題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段“It’snevereasy,”saidNing.Itisveryrareforyoungpeopletobecomefarmersinruralareas,asfarmingislabor-intensiveandrequiresconstantworkinthemud.What’smore,farmingisoftenseenasajob“unsuitable”forboththepost-90sgenerationandwomeningeneral.”（“這絕非易事，”寧說(shuō)。年輕人在農(nóng)村成為農(nóng)民是非常罕見(jiàn)的，因?yàn)檗r(nóng)業(yè)勞動(dòng)強(qiáng)度大，需要在泥地里不斷工作。更重要的是，農(nóng)業(yè)通常被視為對(duì)90后一代和女性來(lái)說(shuō)“不適合”的工作。）和第四段“Insteadoftraditionalfarmingmethodswhichrelyonhumanlabor,Ningpromotesmechanizedfarming,suchasusingharvesters,cultivatorsanddrones.”（寧芬芳提倡機(jī)械化農(nóng)業(yè)，如使用收割機(jī)、耕種機(jī)和無(wú)人機(jī)，而不是依賴人力的傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)業(yè)方法。）可推知，寧芬芳堅(jiān)韌不拔，富有創(chuàng)新精神。故選C。CYou’llboostyourbrainpowerifyoubravetheunknown,saysourmemoryexpert,JonathanHancock.There’salottocopewithwhenyougoofftouniversity,andtheacademicworkisjustthestart.Therearenewfriendstomeet,newopportunitiestochoosebetween,newresponsibilitiestoaccept...and,formoststudents,acompletelynewcitytoexplore.WerecentlydroveourdaughterEvie150milestostartlifeasafresher.Itwasastruggletofindthecarpark,letalonenavigatethemazeofcorridorsthatledtoherroom.Beforeweleftthatevening,we’dtakenhertothelocalsupermarket,andweknewthatshehadflatmatesandphoneappstogetherorientated.Butthescaleofthechallengeaheadwasclear—tofindherwayinanunfamiliarworld.ThegoodnewsforEvie—andlearnerseverywhereisthatexploringnewhabitatsishugelybeneficialtomemory.Inarecentstudy,volunteerswalkedaroundasimulatedforestenvironment.Thensomeofthemtookthesamewalkagain,whileothersexploredadifferentforest.Andthatsecondgroupperformedsignificantlybetterinmemorytestsstraightafter.Accordingtotheresearchers,thatwasbecausenavigatingthenewenvironmentstimulatedtheirdopamine(多巴胺)systems-settinguptheirbrainsforlearning.Soleavinghometostudyforadegreemakesperfectsense.What’smore,youngmindsseemtogainmostfrombeinginstrangesurroundings.Butwemayallbeabletogainsomeofthebenefits,evenifit’sjustbystimulatingoursensesandchallengingourthinkingskills.Herearethreethingstotry:(1)Gosomewherenewtotackleanupcominglearningtask—likememorizingaspeechinthelibraryorrevisingforanexamonaparkbench—andtakeanunfamiliarroutetogetthere.(2)Playvideogamesthatgetyoumovingthroughnewlandscapes.Thenseewhetheritimprovesyoursuccesswithotherlearningtasks,likepractisingadanceormasteringphrasesforaforeigntrip.(3)Getlostinyourimagination!Towarmyourselfupforlearning,pictureacityyouknowwell,butimagineyou’restrandedinapartofitthatyou’venevervisited.Thentrytofancyexactlyhowyou’llgetout.28.WhathappenedwhentheysenttheirdaughtertoherschoolaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Theyfoundaparkforalltheirefforts. B.Theywerenewtothesurroundings.C.Theygotlostinthemazeofcorridors. D.Theyhadnophoneappstorelyon.29.Accordingtothepassage,whichisnotagoodwaytoboostyourbrainpower?A.Takinganunfamiliarroutetogohome.B.Playingsomevideogamesthathelpyouexplorenewsurroundings.C.Gettingaddictedtoplayingvideogamesbeforerevisingfortheexam.D.Imaginingyourselfgettingoutofanewcitybeforememorizingaspeech.30.Whydidthesecondgroupinthestudyperformbetterinmemorytests?A.Becausetheirdopaminesystemswereactivated.B.Becausetheyenteredthesameenvironmenttwice.C.Becausetheyhadflatmatesandphoneappstohelpthem.D.Becausetheywalkedaroundasimulatedforestenvironment.31.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.Theneedforfindingparkingspacesinunfamiliarcities.B.Theimpactofexploringanewenvironmentonourminds.C.Thebenefitsofplayingvideogamesforimprovinglearningtasks.D.Thesignificanceofpicturingfamiliarcitiesformemoryenhancement.——★參考答案★——28.B29.C30.A31.B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了探索未知環(huán)境能顯著提升腦力，新環(huán)境刺激多巴胺系統(tǒng)有助學(xué)習(xí)，建議通過(guò)不同路徑學(xué)習(xí)、玩探索類游戲、想象脫困新城市等方式鍛煉大腦?！?8題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Itwasastruggletofindthecarpark,letalonenavigatethemazeofcorridorsthatledtoherroom.(很難找到停車場(chǎng)，更不用說(shuō)在通往她房間的迷宮般的走廊里穿行了)”可知，他們對(duì)周圍環(huán)境很不熟悉。故選B。【29題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的“Soleavinghometostudyforadegreemakesperfectsense.What’smore,youngmindsseemtogainmostfrombeinginstrangesurroundings.Butwemayallbeabletogainsomeofthebenefits,evenifit’sjustbystimulatingoursensesandchallengingourthinkingskills.(因此，離開家去攻讀學(xué)位是完全合理的。更重要的是，年輕人似乎從陌生的環(huán)境中獲益最多。但我們都可能獲得一些好處，即使只是通過(guò)刺激我們的感官和挑戰(zhàn)我們的思維技能）以及接下來(lái)給出的三點(diǎn)建議可知，作者覺(jué)得變換學(xué)習(xí)場(chǎng)景與路線，利用視頻游戲探索，想象力冒險(xiǎn)都可以提高思維技能。由此可知，在考試復(fù)習(xí)前沉迷于玩電子游戲并不是一個(gè)提升腦力的好方法。故選C?！?0題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的“Accordingtotheresearchers,thatwasbecausenavigatingthenewenvironmentstimulatedtheirdopamine(多巴胺)systems-settinguptheirbrainsforlearning.(根據(jù)研究人員的說(shuō)法，這是因?yàn)樵谛颅h(huán)境中導(dǎo)航會(huì)刺激他們的多巴胺系統(tǒng)，從而建立大腦進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí))”可知，第二組在記憶測(cè)試中表現(xiàn)更好的原因是他們的多巴胺系統(tǒng)被激活了。故選A?！?1題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“You’llboostyourbrainpowerifyoubravetheunknown,saysourmemoryexpert,JonathanHancock.(我們的記憶專家喬納森·漢考克說(shuō)，如果你勇敢面對(duì)未知，你會(huì)提高你的腦力)”以及全文可知，文章的主旨圍繞探索新環(huán)境對(duì)我們心智的影響展開，特別是如何通過(guò)這種方式提升記憶力和學(xué)習(xí)能力。所以“探索新環(huán)境對(duì)我們思維的影響?！笔俏恼碌闹黝}。故選B。DGrowersarefindingnewwaystoextendtheBritishasparagus(蘆筍)seasonandmeetdemandforthistastyandhealthycrop.AsparagusisbelievedtohavebeenenjoyedaslongagoastheancientEgyptian,GreekandRomanempires.Itpromoteshealthybacteriainthelargeintestine(腸)andcanhelpreducebloating(脹氣).AsourceofvitaminsKandC,italsohasnumerousbenefitstotheimmunesystemgenerally.Fansofasparaguswillbedelightedtoknowthatnowadaysthere’smoreopportunitythanevertogetholdofhomegrownproduct.Oneofthecountry’sleadingasparagusgrowersandpioneersofextendingtheBritishseasonistheChinnfamily.ThefamilygrowsWyeValley-brandedasparagusandsellsintosupermarkets,localrestaurants,wholesalemarketsandprocessors.Thecompanyhasbeengrowingasparagussince2004andhasdevelopedareputationforinnovation,usingmodernproductionandpackingtechniquestolockinthefreshnessimmediatelyafterharvesting.ThetraditionalBritishasparagusseasonrunsfrom23Aprilto21June,butChrisChinnsaysbyusingnewvarietiesandpolytunnelstoprotectthecrop,hisfarmhasmassivelyextendedthatfromFebruarytolateJune.Called“theUsainBoltofvegetables”,Britishasparaguscanactuallygrowupto10cminasingleday.Itthrivesinfree-drainingsandysoils,and,asChrisputsit,“doesnotlikewetfeet”.Thathasmadethepastfewmonthsabigchallengeforgrowerswiththeamountofrainthat’sfallensofarthisyear.Inspiteofthat,thisseason,theChinnspushedtheenvelopeonceagain,harvestingthefirstcommercialvolumesforsaleinalocalFoodstoreinearlyFebruary—theearliestit’severbeenavailable.“Thisespeciallyearlycropistheproductofinnovativemethods,andenvironmentalsustainabilityisakeyconcernwithususingonlythesun’sheat,andon-farmcompost,”saysChris.“WeareabsolutelydelightedtobefirsttomarketwithBritishasparagusonceagain.”Chrissaysthatwithallasparagusspearspickedandpackedbyhand,gettingenoughseasonallabourontothefarmisaconstantheadacheforgrowers.Thereishope,though,thattechnologywillultimatelybeabletohelp.32.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowabouttheBritishasparagus?A.Itisaforgivingplantinlow-lyingareas.B.Itgrowsfastandcan’ttoleratelightshade.C.Itisgoodforimmunityandphysicalwell-being.D.Itgrowsinwinterandlikesgrowinginwetfields.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushedtheenvelope”mostlikelymean?A.Boostedthevolume. B.Unfoldedtheletter.C.Reducedthepollution. D.Stretchedtheboundaries.34.Whatmightbetalkedaboutintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Howtoextendtheasparagusseason.B.Thereasonforseasonallaborshortage.C.Sometechnologytosolvethelaborshortage.D.Theconstantheadacheforasparagusgrowers.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NewWaystoHarvesttheAsparagusB.Asparagus,theUsainBoltofVegetablesC.InnovationstoExtendtheAsparagusSeasonD.TheChinns,theInnovatorofGrowingAsparagus——★參考答案★——32.C33.D34.C35.C【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇說(shuō)明文，文章主要講述了英國(guó)蘆筍種植者如何通過(guò)新品種和創(chuàng)新技術(shù)來(lái)延長(zhǎng)蘆筍季節(jié)，滿足市場(chǎng)需求。【32題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中提到的“AsparagusisbelievedtohavebeenenjoyedaslongagoastheancientEgyptian,GreekandRomanempires.Itpromoteshealthybacteriainthelargeintestineandcanhelpreducebloating.AsourceofvitaminsKandC,italsohasnumerousbenefitstotheimmunesystemgenerally.(蘆筍被認(rèn)為早在古埃及、希臘和羅馬帝國(guó)時(shí)期就被人們享用。它有助于促進(jìn)大腸中健康細(xì)菌的生長(zhǎng)，并可以幫助減少脹氣。作為維生素K和C的來(lái)源，它對(duì)整個(gè)免疫系統(tǒng)也有眾多益處。)”可知蘆筍對(duì)健康有益，可以促進(jìn)大腸中的健康細(xì)菌，減少脹氣，并且是維生素K和C的來(lái)源，對(duì)免疫系統(tǒng)有多種益處。故選C項(xiàng)?！?3題詳析】詞句猜測(cè)題。由文章中提到的“Inspiteofthat,thisseason,theChinnspushedtheenvelopeonceagain,harvestingthefirstcommercialvolumesforsaleinalocalFoodstoreinearlyFebruary—theearliestit’severbeenavailable.(盡管如此，這個(gè)季節(jié)，theChinns再次pushedtheenvelope，于2月初在當(dāng)?shù)厥称返晔崭盍耸着糜阡N售的商品量——這是它有史以來(lái)最早上市的時(shí)間。)”可知，短語(yǔ)“pushedtheenvelope”最可能意味著“Stretchedtheboundaries”，即通過(guò)創(chuàng)新方法將英國(guó)蘆筍季節(jié)的開始時(shí)間提前到了2月份，這是前所未有的，也就是突破了新的邊界。故選D項(xiàng)?！?4題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段提到的“Chrissaysthatwithallasparagusspearspickedandpackedbyhand,gettingenoughseasonallabourontothefarmisaconstantheadacheforgrowers.Thereishope,though,thattechnologywillultimatelybeabletohelp.(克里斯表示，由于所有的蘆筍尖都是手工采摘和包裝，因此為農(nóng)場(chǎng)招募足夠的季節(jié)性勞動(dòng)力對(duì)于種植者來(lái)說(shuō)一直是一個(gè)持續(xù)的難題。不過(guò)，有希望的是，技術(shù)最終將能夠提供幫助。)”可知，接下來(lái)的段落可能會(huì)討論一些技術(shù)解決方案，以幫助解決種植者面臨的勞動(dòng)力短缺問(wèn)題。故選C項(xiàng)。【35題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“GrowersarefindingnewwaystoextendtheBritishasparagus(蘆筍)seasonandmeetdemandforthistastyandhealthycrop.(種植者正在尋找新的方法來(lái)延長(zhǎng)英國(guó)蘆筍的季節(jié)，并滿足人們對(duì)這種美味且健康作物的需求。)”及全文可知，文章主要講述了英國(guó)蘆筍種植者通過(guò)新品種和創(chuàng)新技術(shù)來(lái)延長(zhǎng)蘆筍季節(jié)，滿足市場(chǎng)需求，因此最佳標(biāo)題為“InnovationstoExtendtheAsparagusSeason(延長(zhǎng)蘆筍季節(jié)的創(chuàng)新)”。故選C項(xiàng)。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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Onceyougetcloseenoughtosomeone,it’seasytoassumethey’llbeafriendforlife—butfriendshipstakework,too,andit’simportantthatyoumaketimetocultivatetheserelationshipsaswell.____36____.Readontodiscoversomequestionsyoushouldaskyourclosefriends.1.