江蘇省泰州市2025屆高三英語下學(xué)期第二次聯(lián)考試題含解析

PAGEPAGE27江蘇省泰州市2025屆高三英語下學(xué)期其次次聯(lián)考試題（含解析）(考試時間:120分鐘滿分:150分)留意事項考生在答題前請仔細閱讀本留意事項及各項答題要求1.答題前，請您務(wù)必將自己的姓名、學(xué)校、考試號用書寫黑色字跡的0.5毫米簽字筆填寫在答題紙上。2.請仔細核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、考試證號與你本人的是否相符。3.答題時，必需用書寫黑色字跡的0.5毫米簽字筆寫在答題紙上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律無效。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.Howmanykilosdoesthemanweighnow?A.50.B.54.C.62.2.Whatdoesthemanneedtodo?A.Lookupaword.B.Borrowadictionary.C.Dealwithhisemail.3.Whydoesthewomanneednewsheets?A.Theoldoneswereworn.B.Theoldoneswereugly.C.Theoldonesweretoosmall4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirfutures.B.Theirfamily.C.Theirtravelplans.5.Whatisthemanmostlyworriedabout?A.Thenoisypassengers.B.Thesafetyftheairplane.C.Theserviceoftheflightattendant.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、7題。6.Howmanydogsdothespeakershave?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.7.WhydoesthewomanchangehermindaboutthecarA.Shedoesn'twantittodie.B.Shewantsmoreanimals.C.Shehasenoughroomforit.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.WhowillJennymarry?A.Tim.B.Nick.C.Mike.9.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewedding?A.Iwillbeheldabroad.B.Iwillbeinabighotel.C.Itwillbedecoratedwithredroses.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatdoesthemanwanttoeat?A.Beef.B.Chicken.C.Hamsandwich11.Whenwilltheman'ssonreceivehisfood?A.Inaboutoneminute.B.Inabouttwominutes.C.Inabouttenminutes.12.Wheredoesheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inamovietheater.C.Onaplace聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatisthemostimportanttothewomanaboutherdreamhouse?A.Thedecoration.B.Thespace.C.Theview.14.Howmanybathroomsdoesthewomanwant?A.Two.B.Thee.C.Four.15.Whatwouldthewomanplantodoforherdreamhouse?A.Havevasesineveryroom.B.Buysometableswithdrawers.CPutsomepicturesonthewalls.16WherewillthewomanputtheTV?A.Inthekitchen.B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthelivingroom聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhatisRobert?A.Agofer.B.Acluborganizer.C.Acoach.18.WhydidthewomancongratulateRobert?A.Sheadmiredhim.B.Shewasafriendofhis.C.Shewantedtogetmoneyfromhim19.WhatdidRobertdoafterhearingthewoman’sstory?A.Hepaidallhospitalbillsforher.B.Hegavehisownprizetothewoman.C.Hesentthewoman’ssontothehospital.20.HowdidRobertfeelafterknowingthetruth?A.HappyB.AngryC.Sad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，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個洗項中選出最佳選項。ATheindependenceyouwant,thesafetyyouneed!Inemergenciesbigorsmall,justpressthebuttonontheLivelyMobilePlustospeaktoourhighly-trainedUrgentResponseAgents24/7.TheLivelyMobilesPlushasthefastestcallresponsetime,themostreliablenetworkcoverageandperfectGPStechnology.Also,therearenolong-termcontracts,nocancelingfeesandnoequipmenttoinstall.Therefore,it’soneofthemostaffordablemobilemedicalwarningsystemsyoucan.TheLivelyMobilePlushastwo-waycommunicationthatworkslikeacellphoneoutsidethehome.UsinghighGPSaccuracy,Agentswillconfirmyourlocation,assesssituationandgetyouthehelpyouneed.Ithasalong-lastingbatteryandit’swaterproof,soitgoesanywhereandeverywherethatyoudo.WithourFallDetectionservice,Agentscansendhelpevenifyou’reunabletopressthebutton.FallDetectionworkswithUrgentResponseandourspeciallydesignedlanyardtosensethesuddenmovementofafall.Ifyouareunabletopressthebutton,theLivelyMobilePluswillautomaticallycallanUrgentResponseAgent.TherearethreemonthlyHealth&SafetyPackagesforyoutochoosefrom:FunctionsBasic$19.99Preferred$29.99Ultimate$39.99UrgentResponse√√√UrgentCare√√GreatcallLink√√FallDetection√FirstMonthFreewhenboughtat:Plus,AARPmemberscansave$60peryearonthePreferredorUltimatePlan.1.LivelyMobilePlusismostusefulfor________.A.anoldmanlivingalone B.aprimaryschoolstudentC.acouplewithlittlekids D.ateenagerstudyingabroad2.HowmuchshouldanAARPmemberpayperyearifhebuysaLivelyMobilePluswithFallDetectionserviceatBESTBUY?A.$269.89. B.$379.89.C.$439.89. D.$479.88.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLivelyMobilePlusisNOTtrue?A.Theservicecanbecancelledfornothing.B.Itcanbeusedintheshowerorintherain.C.Urgentresponseisavailablearoundtheclock.D.ItprovidesallDetectionservicewithanypackage.【答案】1.A2.B3.D【解析】【分析】本文是應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了可以幫助獨居老人出現(xiàn)緊急狀況時的呼叫設(shè)備LivelyMobilePlus。【1題詳解】推理推斷題。文章標題提到“Theindependenceyouwant,thesafetyyouneed!(你想要的獨立，你須要的平安)”；文章最終一段中提到“WithourFallDetectionservice,Agentscansendhelpevenifyou’reunabletopressthebutton….sensethesuddenmovementofafall.(有了我們的跌倒檢測服務(wù)，即使你無法按下按鈕，工作人員也可以發(fā)送幫助……感知突然的跌倒)”可推知，LivelyMobilePlus對獨居的老人是最適用的。故選A?！?題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。表格中顯示FallDetection服務(wù)是終極套餐里，每個月的價格為$39.99；依據(jù)“FirstMonthFreewhenboughtat:BESTBUY”可知，在BESTBUY購買，第一個月是免費的；“Plus,AARPmemberscansave$60peryearonthePreferredorUltimatePlan.(此外，美國退休人員協(xié)會會員購買優(yōu)先或終極支配一年可節(jié)約$60)”可知，美國退休人員協(xié)會（AARP）會員在BESTBUY購買，一年的費用為$39.99*(12-1)-$60=$379.89。故選B?！?題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。表格中顯示FallDetection(跌倒檢測)只在“Ultimate$39.99(終極套餐$39.99)”里才包括，不是隨意一個套餐都供應(yīng)跌倒檢測服務(wù)。故選D。BFormostofus,theworld’ssouthern-mostpointseemslikeaprettyplace,butforHannah,Hannalore,SophieandJulia,it’shome.EachyeartheyspendfivemonthslivingandworkinginPortwelcomingvisitingshipsand,bestofall,watchingoverthenativecolonyofpenguins（企鵝）.Theyliveonatinyislandthesizeofafootballpitch,butshareitwithabout2000gentoopenguinsandtheirchicks,aswellasotherbirds.Lifehereisdifferenteverydayanddependsonweatherandiceconditions,aswellasthevisitingships’schedules.PortLockroyisoneofthemostvisitedplacesinAntarctica,withonetothreeshipsvisitingaday.Betweenshipvisitswehaveotherdutiestoattendto.Theseincludemaintenancejobs,sendingpostcardsfromthepostoffice,checkingconditionsonthehistoricalitemsinthemuseumandmonitoringthepenguincoloniesandotherwildlife.Hannahspendsmuchtimestampingpeople’spostcard,whichmakesherhappytothinkofthejoyover70,000peopleperyeargetwhentheyreceiveapostcardfromAntarctica,andthemostsoutherlypostofficeintheworld!ForSophie,themostamazingthingaboutmyjobisbeingabletoliveandworkwithmyfeatheryfriends,thepenguins.Sophiesaystheyhavetomakesurethepenguinsarenotdisturbedwhentheyarerestingorwaddlingtheirwaybacktotheirnests.Theymarkspecificroutesforvisitorstowalkonsothattheydon’tusethepenguins’highways.Partoftheirjobisalsotocountthepenguincolonywhenafterthey'velaidtheireggs,thenagainwhenthechicksarebornandwhenthechicksareoldenoughtoventurebeyondthenest.Theinformationcollectedwillhelpscientistsknowifthebreedingseasonhasbeenasuccessfuloneornot.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.HowtoliveandworkinAntarctica.B.WhatthereallifeislikeinAntarctica.C.WhatthefourwomendoinAntarctica.D.HowtoexplorethebeautyofAntarctica.5.Thedutiesofthefourwomeninclude________.A.postingwildlifetopeoplearoundtheworld.B.changingtheweathertopreservehistoricalitems.C.recordingthedataoftheiceconditionsinPortLockroy.Dcollectinginformationaboutthebreedingseasonofpenguins.6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPortLockroy?A.PostcardsfromPortLockroyarefreeofcharge.B.PortLockroywelcomesthemosttouristsinAntarctica.C.WeatherisafactortoconsiderifpeoplearetovisitPortLockroy.D.WhenvisitingPortLockroy,touristscantravelwhereverastheylike.7.Inwhichourcolumnofthenewspaperareyoumostlikelytoreadthepassage?A.Bookreview. B.Peopleinthenews.C.Economicsandbusiness. D.Sportsandevents.【答案】4.C5.D6.C7.B【解析】【分析】這是一篇新聞報道。文章講解并描述了，Hannah，Hannalore，Sophie和Julia在南極洲洛克羅伊港迎接來訪的船只，照看本地企鵝的故事?！?題詳解】推理推斷題。由第一段“Formostofus,theworld’ssouthern-mostpointseemslikeaprettyplace,butforHannah,Hannalore,SophieandJulia,it’shome.EachyeartheyspendfivemonthslivingandworkinginPortwelcomingvisitingshipsand,bestofall,watchingoverthenativecolonyofpenguins（企鵝）.”（對我們大多數(shù)人來說，世界最南端好像是一個漂亮的地方，但對Hannah，Hannalore，Sophie和Julia，這是家。每年，她們都要在港口生活和工作五個月，迎接來訪的船只，最重要的是，還要照看企鵝的本地的企鵝。）和下文對這四位女性在南極洲工作的介紹，可得出從這篇文章中我們可以知道這四位女性在南極洲做什么。故選C項。【5題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由最終一段中的“Partoftheirjobisalsotocountthepenguincolonywhenafterthey'velaidtheireggs,thenagainwhenthechicksarebornandwhenthechicksareoldenoughtoventurebeyondthenest.”（她們的部分工作還包括在企鵝產(chǎn)卵后，再到小雞誕生時，以及小雞長大到可以冒險離開巢穴時，計算企鵝群的數(shù)量。），可知四位女性要統(tǒng)計企鵝繁殖季節(jié)的數(shù)量，說明她們的職責包括要收集企鵝繁殖季節(jié)的信息。故選D項。【6題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段中的“Lifehereisdifferenteverydayanddependsonweatherandiceconditions,aswellasthevisitingships’schedules.”（這里的生活每天都不同，這取決于天氣和冰況，以及參觀船只的日程支配。），可知洛克羅伊港的不重樣生活要取決于天氣、冰況和船只日程支配，可得出假如人們要去洛克羅伊港，天氣是一個須要考慮的因素。故選C項?！?題詳解】推理推斷題。由文章大意可知，文章講解并描述了，Hannah，Hannalore，Sophie和Julia在南極洲洛克羅伊港迎接來訪的船只，照看本地企鵝的故事，主講四位女性，可在報紙的“新聞人物”專欄里讀到這篇文章。故選B項。CWhatshouldwegetforourkidsthisholiday?Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycanexperienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier,accordingtoanewresearchledbyChaplin.Theresearchcomparedthelevelofhappinesschildrengetfrommaterialthingswiththatfromexperiences.Theresultsshowedthatchildrenaged3-12getmorehappinessfrommaterialthingsthanfromexperiences.However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheirpossessions.“Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,likesomemightthink,”Chaplinsays.Shegoesontoexplain,”Don’tgetmewrong.Youngchildrendoloveexperiences.Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.However,forexperiencestoprovidelastinghappiness,childrenmustbeabletorecalldetailsoftheevents.”LongaftertheyhaveunwrappedtheirLegosandstuffedanimals,therewillstillbeaphysicalremindertogivethemhappiness.However,youngchildrencan’tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyareover,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.There’saneasyfix,though,accordingtoChaplin.“Takepicturesorvideosoffamilywalks,playinginthesnow,andbirthdayparties,”shesaid.“Childrenarelikelytoappreciatethoseexperiencesmoreifthereissomethingtoremindthemoftheevent.Additionally,they’llbeabletolearnthesocialvalueofsharedexperiences.”Childrenwillrememberandappreciatenotonlythebirthdaygiftstheyreceived,butalsothetimespentwithfamilyandfriendsastheyrecalltheexperiencethroughconcretereminderssuchasphotosandvideos.Sincememoryisdevelopedovertime,it’slikelythatchildren,especiallyyoungones,maynotgetasmuchhappinessfrompastexperiencesasfrompossessions.Butwithage,creatingnewmemoriesandexploringnewinterestsmaybefarmorevaluablethangettingpossessions.8.WhyarethemeparksspringingupaccordingtoChaplin?ATheycanofferchildrenlastinghappiness.B.Eventsinthemarecenteredonspecificthemes.C.Directinvolvementineventstherecaterstochildren.D.Kidshaveanaffectionfortheatmospheretheyoffer.9.Theunderlinedword“fix”inParagraph4canbereplacedbe________.A.solution B.arrangementC.preparation D.focus10.WhichofthefollowingwouldChaplinprobablyagreewith?A.Videosappealtochildrenmorethangifts.B.Legosandstuffedanimalsarenotkid’scupoftea.C.Olderchildrenvaluefamilytimemorethanyoungerones.D.Physicalremindershelprememberpastexperiencesbetter.11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Experiencesarebettergiftsforolderchildren.B.Socialvaluesshouldbeputinthefirstplace.CNewinterestsaremostpreciousforchildren.D.Materialpossessionsbringmorehappinesstochildren.【答案】8.C9.A10.D11.A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文。探討表明，隨著孩子年齡的增長，給他們一些他們可以體驗的東西，而不是物質(zhì)的東西，會讓他們更歡樂?！?題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段“Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,likesomemightthink,”Chaplinsays.Shegoesontoexplain,”Don’tgetmewrong.Youngchildrendoloveexperiences.Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.（這意味著青少年更喜愛體驗，而不是像有些人想的那樣，只喜愛昂貴的物質(zhì)產(chǎn)品。”卓別林說。她接著說明道：“不要誤會我。小孩子的確喜愛體驗。考慮到這個概念，像迪士尼這樣的主題公園正在世界各地興建。事實上，小孩子在整個過程中都很興奮。）”可知，參加活動更能迎合孩子的喜好，這是主題公園興起的緣由。故選C。【9題詳解】詞義揣測題。依據(jù)第四段劃線詞前句“However,youngchildrencan’tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyareover,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.(然而，兒童在體驗結(jié)束后就不能看到或觸摸，這使得他們在很長一段時間后很難觀賞體驗。)”和第五段“Takepicturesorvideosoffamilywalks,playinginthesnow,andbirthdayparties,”shesaid.“Childrenarelikelytoappreciatethoseexperiencesmoreifthereissomethingtoremindthemoftheevent.”（“拍攝家庭漫步、在雪中玩耍和生日聚會的照片或視頻，”她說。“假如有東西讓孩子們想起這件事，他們可能會更喜愛這些經(jīng)驗?！保┛芍ㄟ^拍照或視頻的解決方法來應(yīng)對這個問題。所以fix為“解決方法”之意。故選A。【10題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第六段“Childrenwillrememberandappreciatenotonlythebirthdaygiftstheyreceived,butalsothetimespentwithfamilyandfriendsastheyrecalltheexperiencethroughconcretereminderssuchasphotosandvideos.（孩子們不僅會記住并觀賞收到的生日禮物，還會通過照片、視頻等詳細的方式來回憶與家人和摯友一起度過的時間。）”可知，孩子能通過物理手段像照片和視頻更好地回憶過去的美妙。故選D。【11題詳解】推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段“Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycanexperienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier,accordingtoanewresearchledbyChaplin.”（卓別林領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的一項新探討表明，隨著孩子年齡的增長，給他們一些他們可以體驗的東西，而不是物質(zhì)的東西，會讓他們更歡樂。）以及其次段“Theresearchcomparedthelevelofhappinesschildrengetfrommaterialthingswiththatfromexperiences.Theresultsshowedthatchildrenaged3-12getmorehappinessfrommaterialthingsthanfromexperiences.However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheirpossessions.”（這項探討比較了孩子們從物質(zhì)生活中獲得的華蜜程度和從經(jīng)驗中獲得的華蜜程度。結(jié)果顯示，3-12歲的孩子從物質(zhì)上獲得的歡樂比從經(jīng)驗中獲得的多。然而，年齡稍大的孩子從經(jīng)驗中獲得的歡樂比從他們擁有的東西中獲得的多。）可推斷，經(jīng)驗對年長的孩子來說是更好的禮物。故選A。DInequalityintheworkplacehaslongbeenahottopicbutgendereconomistRoyisactivelyturningthatconversationintoaction.ShefoundedPipelineEquity,acompanythatemploysartificialintelligence(AI)toidentifyanddriveeconomicgainsthroughgenderequality."Theideawas:Ifwecouldchangedecisionsthataremadeinorganizations,wecouldactuallymakegenderequalityarealityinourlifetime,ratherthanthehundredorsoyearsthatweWorldEconomicForum(WEF)predicts."Roysaid.TheWEF’spredictionsweremadebeforetheCOVID-19pandemichit,whichRoycalleda"she-session,"becausewomenhavelostthemajorityofjobsduringthisparticulareconomicdownturn."Withremoteworkandwithpeoplebeingathomewithchildren,mostcaregivingandunpaidworkfallstowomen."Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutsuchsituationsbeinggoodforgenderequality,butRoywarnedwhileworkingfromhomecouldhelpkeepmorewomenintheworkforce,itcouldhaveanegativeimpactonfemalepromotions."Atthismoment,there'stheopportunitytoemployAItoensurewemakeprogressongenderequality,""Royexplained."Forcompanies,thatisparticularlyimportantbecauseinthe008GreatRecession（經(jīng)濟大蕭條），companiesthatputequalityatthecoreoftheircrisismanagementstrategyactuallyincreasedthespeedoftheirrecovery."Buttoclosethegenderpaygap,wecan'tstartbytalkingaboutpay."Payisthesymptomit’snotthedisease."Roysaid."Payisthequantitative（數(shù)量的）valuethatyouplaceonyourtalent.Buttheactualvaluehappensbeforethatinperformanceandpotential."That'swherePipeline'splatformstepsin.Usingnaturallanguageprocessing,Pipeline'splatformreadsthroughperformancereviewsandcallsoutanybiasedphrases.They'vefoundthatonaverage,womenareunder-valued4percentofthetime,andthatactuallyimpactstheirabilitytobepromoted,aswellastheirpay."Asthismoment,wehavetheopportunitytoembraceAIasatooltoachievegetequality."Roysaid12.WomenintheworkplacemayfaceproblemsEXCEPT________.A.Beingunder-valued B.gettingalowerpayC.Heavyeconomicburden D.smallerchancesofpromotion13.Bymentioning“the2008GreatRecession”,Roymeant________.A.AIhadlongbeenemployedintheworkplaceB.genderequalitywasthekeytosolvingthecrisisC.GenderequalitycouldplayanimportantroleduringeconomiccrisisD.thepresentsituationwassimilartothatofthe2008GreatRecession14.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5imply?A.Payistherootofgenderinequality.B.Payisnotworthattachingimportanceto.CPayisjustanindicatorofgenderinequality.D.Payisthefirststeptowardsensuringgenderquality.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Paygapwillsoonbeclosed.B.AIbringsequalityintotheworkplace.C.It’stimetoensureequalityintheworkplace.D.Themorewomenintheworkplace,thebetter.【答案】12.C13.C14.C15.B【解析】【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章講解并描述了，羅伊（Roy）創(chuàng)立了PipelineEquity，利用人工智能來實現(xiàn)工作場所的同等，推動公司經(jīng)濟收益【12題詳解】細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段中的“Withremoteworkandwithpeoplebeingathomewithchildren,mostcaregivingandunpaidworkfallstowomen.”（由于工作地點偏遠，人們在家?guī)е⒆?，大多?shù)照看孩子和無酬勞的工作都落在了婦女身上。），第三段“Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutsuchsituationsbeinggoodforgenderequality,butRoywarnedwhileworkingfromhomecouldhelpkeepmorewomenintheworkforce,itcouldhaveanegativeimpactonfemalepromotions.”（很多人都在談?wù)撨@種狀況有利于兩性同等，但羅伊警告說，雖然在家工作有助于留住更多女性，但這可能會對女性晉升產(chǎn)生負面影響。）和倒數(shù)其次段中的“They'vefoundthatonaverage,womenareunder-valued4percentofthetime,andthatactuallyimpactstheirabilitytobepromoted,aswellastheirpay.”（他們發(fā)覺，平均而言，女性在4%的時間里被低估，這事實上影響了她們的晉升實力，以及她們的薪酬。），可知工作場所的女性可能面臨得到較低的工資、晉升機會小和被低估，C項“經(jīng)濟負擔重”未提及。故選C項。【13題詳解】推理推斷題。由第四段“"Atthismoment,there'stheopportunitytoemployAItoensurewemakeprogressongenderequality,""Royexplained."Forcompanies,thatisparticularlyimportantbecauseinthe008GreatRecession（經(jīng)濟大蕭條），companiesthatputequalityatthecoreoftheircrisismanagementstrategyactuallyincreasedthespeedoftheirrecovery."”（羅伊說明說：“目前，有機會利用人工智能來確保我們在兩性同等方面取得進展。對公司來說，這一點尤為重要，因為在008年的大衰退中，那些將同等作為危機管理戰(zhàn)略核心的公司事實上提高了它們的復(fù)蘇速度。”），可知在008年的大衰退中，那些重視兩性同等的公司復(fù)原得快，說明作者認為兩性同等在經(jīng)濟危機期間可以發(fā)揮重要作用。故選C項。【14題詳解】句意揣測題。由第五段“Buttoclosethegenderpaygap,wecan'tstartbytalkingaboutpay."Payisthesymptomit’snotthedisease."Roysaid."Payisthequantitative（數(shù)量的）valuethatyouplaceonyourtalent.Buttheactualvaluehappensbeforethatinperformanceandpotential.”（但要縮小男女薪酬差距，我們不能從談?wù)撔匠昶鹣?。“工資是癥狀，不是疾病?！绷_伊說薪酬是你對自己的才能所賜予的定量價值。但在性能和潛力方面，實際價值先于此。），可知羅伊認為公司賜予人的薪酬遠不如人在性能和潛力方面上的實際價值，男女薪酬是有差距的，說明薪酬本身體現(xiàn)了性別不同等，Payisthesymptomit’snotthedisease在此處意為“薪酬只是性別不同等的一個指標”。故選C項。【15題詳解】主旨大意題。由第一段中的“InequalityintheworkplacehaslongbeenahottopicbutgendereconomistRoyisactivelyturningthatconversationintoaction.ShefoundedPipelineEquity,acompanythatemploysartificialintelligence(AI)toidentifyanddriveeconomicgainsthroughgenderequality."Theideawas:Ifwecouldchangedecisionsthataremadeinorganizations,wecouldactuallymakegenderequalityarealityinourlifetime,ratherthanthehundredorsoyearsthatweWorldEconomicForum(WEF)predicts."Roysaid.”（長期以來，工作場所的不同等始終是一個熱門話題，但性別經(jīng)濟學(xué)家羅伊正在主動地將這種對話轉(zhuǎn)化為行動。她創(chuàng)立了PipelineEquity，這是一家利用人工智能通過性別同等來識別和推動經(jīng)濟收益的公司?！斑@個想法是：假如我們能變更組織中的決策，我們就能在有生之年真正實現(xiàn)兩性同等，而不是像世界經(jīng)濟論壇預(yù)料的那樣幾百年?！保芍恼轮饕v羅伊創(chuàng)立了PipelineEquity，利用人工智能來實現(xiàn)工作場所的同等，推動公司經(jīng)濟收益，B項“人工智能將同等帶入工作場所”符合文意。故選B項。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。Ineverydaylife,weareoftenfacedwithimportantdecisions—suchaswhethertoapplyforanewjoborstartanewcourse.___16___Themorewecantestourlimitsandabilities,themorewewilllearnaboutourselves.Newchallengesareopportunitiesforus.___17___Ratherthanseeingtheopportunity,often,wefocusonwhatitwillbeliketofail.Asaresult,takingonanewchallengecanbefrightening.Inthesecases,wemayavoidthechallengealtogetherandcarryondownthesamepathwewereon.Wemakesomeexcusestoourselvessothatwecanstayinourcomfortzone.___18___Byavoidingchallenges,wedon’thavetheopportunitiestolearnaboutourselves.Wefeeltrapped.Wearetroubledbydiscomfort,anxiety,andthesensethatthingsarenotquiteright.Therearetimeswhenwemightwanttoavoidachallengeforgood,realisticreasons.Perhaps,deepdown,wearefrightenedofwhatotherpeoplemightsayandofwhatwemightlearnaboutourselves.Butinsteadofacknowledgingthat,wetellourselvesthatnowisnotagoodtime,orthatthisisn’ttherightopportunity.___19___Toleadanauthenticlife,weneedtotakeonnewchallengesthatgiveusmoreopportunitiestobeourselves.Itisnotthatauthenticpeopledon’tfeelthesamefear;rather,theyaresimplymorewillingtofacetheirfear.___20___Thequestionisnothowtoleadalifeinwhichweneverfeelthefearoffailure,butrather,howwecanmovedforwarddespiteourfear.A.Inreality,itisourfeartalking.B.ThefearoffailurecanbetoomuchtobearC.However,wedon’talwaysseeitthatway.DPeoplethinkwecanstayinourcomfortzoneandkeeplearning.E.Takingonsuchchallengesisanimportantpartofgrowingasaperson.F.Butthetruthisthatstayinginourcomfortzoneisnotnecessarilycomfortable.G.Theyareopentonewexperiences,cherishingthechallengesoflearningaboutthemselves.【答案】16.E17.C18.F19.A20.G【解析】【分析】本文是爭論文。文章論述了在生活中，我們應(yīng)當不要懼怕新的挑戰(zhàn)，而是應(yīng)當將挑戰(zhàn)看成是新的機遇?！?6題詳解】空后一句提到“Themorewecantestourlimitsandabilities,themorewewilllearnaboutourselves.（我們越能測試我們的極限和實力，我們就越能了解自己。）”；E項“Takingonsuchchallengesisanimportantpartofgrowingasaperson.（接受這樣的挑戰(zhàn)是一個人成長的重要組成部分。）”，其中“animportantpartofgrowing”與空后一句中的“l(fā)earnaboutourselves”語義相關(guān)；并且“suchchallenges”與下文中“newchallenges”詞匯重復(fù)。故選E。【17題詳解】上一段結(jié)尾句提到“Newchallengesareopportunitiesforus.”說明新的挑戰(zhàn)就是機遇；空后一句提到“Ratherthanseeingtheopportunity,often,wefocusonwhatitwillbeliketofail.（通常，我們關(guān)注的是失敗會是什么樣子，而不是看到機會。）”。由此可知，前后兩個段落之間對“挑戰(zhàn)就是機遇”持不同的觀點；C項“However,wedon’talwaysseeitthatway.（然而，我們并不總是那樣看它。）”，其中however表示語義的轉(zhuǎn)折，引出下面相反的觀點。故選C?！?8題詳解】空前一句提到“Wemakesomeexcusestoourselvessothatwecanstayinourcomfortzone.(我們給自己找一些借口，這樣我們就能呆在舒適區(qū)。)”；F項“Butthetruthisthatstayinginourcomfortzoneisnotnecessarilycomfortable.（但事實是，呆在舒適區(qū)并不確定是舒適的。）”，其中“stayinourcomfortzone”是詞匯重復(fù)；下文提到“Wefeeltrapped.Wearetroubledbydiscomfort,anxiety,andthesensethatthingsarenotquiteright.（我們被困住。我們被擔憂、焦慮和感覺狀況不太對的感覺所困擾。）”是對F項中“notnecessarilycomfortable”的進一步說明。故選F?！?9題詳解】空前提到“Perhaps,deepdown,wearefrightenedofwhatotherpeoplemightsayandofwhatwemightlearnaboutourselves.（或許，在內(nèi)心深處，我們膽怯 別人可能說什么，膽怯 我們可能了解到的關(guān)于自己的事情。）”；A項“Inreality,itisourfeartalking.（事實上，這是我們內(nèi)心的恐驚在說話?！?；其中“ourfear”與上文中的“Weareafraidof…”語義相符；“talking”與上一句中“wetellourselves…”語義相符；A項是順承空前一句的話題。故選A?！?0題詳解】空前一句提到“Itisnotthatauthenticpeopledon’tfeelthesamefear;rather,theyaresimplymorewillingtofacetheirfear.（這并不是說真實的人不會感受到同樣的恐驚；相反，他們只是更情愿去面對他們的恐驚。）”；G項“Theyareopentonewexperiences,cherishingthechallengesoflearningaboutthemselves.（他們樂于接受新的體驗，珍惜了解自我的挑戰(zhàn)。）”，其中“they”指代空前一句中的“authenticpeople”；“Theyareopen…”與空前一句中“theyaresimplymorewilling…”句式并列。G項是順承空前一句的話題。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。Whatevermakesyoufallinlovewithhorseshappenedtome.Ioften___21___myselfowningmyownhorse.Aftertakingridinglessonsforayear,IdecidedtobuyahorseandDadagreed—ifI___22___halfthemoney.Iworkedandsaved100dollars,a___23___thosedays.___24___,200dollarswasn’tmuchtobuyahorse.ButIwas___25___tolookforoneonalimited___26___.IwasintroducedtoRusty,a20-year-oldhorse,whohadbeenabusedandhadamistrustof___27___.WhenIapproached,helooked___28___atme.However,hewasmydreamhorseandIdecidedtotakeit!Gradually,webecameinseparableandhegrewstrongandenergeticdespitehis___29___.Butonemorning,Rustywassuddenlyill.Thevetsaidhehadcancerandsuggestedhumanelyputtinghimto____30____.Thenextmorning,DadloadedRustyintothetruckandIwavedgoodbyetohim,prettysureitwasforthe____31____time.Laterthatday,IwascryinginbedwhenDadcalledme.There,insidethetruckwasRusty!Ijumpedup,hugginghimandcryingwith____32____.Rusty____33____meforanotherhappyyearbeforethecancerfinallytookhim.Bythen,wewerealittlemore____34____.Rustyisn’there____35____,butloveliveson,andRustywillliveinmyheartforever.21.A.Enjoyed B.pictured C.appreciated D.found22.A.donated B.borrowed C.earned D.allocated23.A.deal B.prize C.bonus D.fortune24.A.Actually B.Strangely C.Alternatively D.Totally25.A.obliged B.determined C.delighted D.expected26.A.basis B.scale C.level D.budget27.A.customers B.strangers C.children D.adults28.A.reluctantly B.eagerly C.sadly D.cautiously29.A.illness B.size C.age D.disability30.A.test B.sleep C.training D.competition31.A.biggest B.worst C.last D.first32.A.excitement B.shock C.pity D.blessing33.A.inspired B.defended C.accompanied D.refreshed34.A.prepared B.relaxed C.amazed D.concerned35.A.completely B.eventually C.spiritually D.physically【答案】21.B22.C23.D24.A25.B26.D27.B28.D29.C30.B31.C32.A33.C34.A35.D【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文。作者講解并描述了自己愛馬及與一匹馬的故事?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我常常想象自己擁有自己的馬。A.Enjoyed喜愛，享受；B.pictured想象；C.appreciated觀賞感謝；D.found發(fā)覺。依據(jù)上文“Whatevermakesyoufallinlovewithhorseshappenedtome.（無論什么讓你愛上馬的緣由都發(fā)生在我身上了）”可知作者愛馬，及下文“Aftertakingridinglessonsforayear,IdecidedtobuyahorseandDadagreed（學(xué)了一年的騎馬課后，我確定買一匹馬，爸爸同意了）”可知我愛馬并總想象（pictured）擁有自己的一匹馬，并且最終確定買一匹馬。故選B項。【22題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：學(xué)了一年的騎馬課后，我確定買一匹馬，爸爸同意了——假如我能掙到一半的錢的話。A.donated捐贈；B.borrowed借；C.earned賺到，掙到；D.allocated安排。依據(jù)下文“Iworkedandsaved100dollars,（我打工，攢夠了100元）”可知，父親同意我買馬的條件是我自己通過努力掙到（earned）一半的錢。故選C項?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句