高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1浙江省臺州市臺州六校2024-2025學年高二下學期4月期中英語試題第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.WhatisKatedoing?A.Boardingaflight. B.Arrangingatrip. C.Seeingafriendoff.【答案】C【原文】M:Thanksforthewonderfulweekend,Kate.W:That’sokay.BobandIaregladyoucametoseeus.M:Oh,Ihavetogoin.Myflightwilltakeoffsoon.Docontactmewhenyou’reinSydney.W:Sure,wewill.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Apopstar. B.Anoldsong. C.Aradioprogram.【答案】B【原文】W:Paul,listentotheradio.It’sYou’veStolenMyHeart,oneofthesongsplayedatourwedding.M:Yeah,howbeautiful!It’sbeenpopularforalmosttwodecades.3.Whatwillthespeakersdotoday?A.Gotoanartshow. B.Meettheman’saunt. C.EatoutwithMark.【答案】A【原文】W:David,forgetaboutMark.Hisauntisintown,sohecan’tgowithustoday.M:Oh,whatapity!It’sthelastdayoftheartshow.4.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Cancelanorder. B.Askforareceipt. C.Rescheduleadelivery.【答案】C【原文】W:HowmayIhelpyou?M:IboughtadeskandaskedforittobedeliveredtomyhousethisFriday.W:Yes,what’stheproblem?M:IneedtohaveitdeliveredthisSaturday.5.WhenwillthenexttraintoBedfordleave?A.At9:45. B.At10:15. C.At11:00.【答案】A【原文】W:Next,please.M:Oh,hi,Imissedmy9o’clocktraintoBedford.DoIhavetobuyanotherticket?W:No.ThenexttrainleavesataquartertotenatPlatform11.M:Thankyou.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀各個小題。聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketoday?A.Stormy. B.Sunny. C.Foggy.7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Plantatree. B.Movehiscar. C.Checkthemap.【答案】6.A7.B【原文】W:Honey,haveyoucheckedtoday’sweatherforecast?M:Yes,it’scoldandwet.Thereisawarningforstrongwindsupto100kilometersperhour.W:Whatarewegoingtodothen?M:Nothingmuch.Juststayindoors.Thereisariskoffallingtreesandpowerlines.W:Right.M:Andthelowtemperaturescouldbringsnowtotheforestarea.W:Ihopeit’soverquickly.M:Well,itwon’tgetbetteruntillateWednesday.Anyway,Ihavetomovethecarawayfromthetrees.W:Yeah,youcannotbetoocareful.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.WhyisKathyinCalifornianow?A.Sheisonvacationthere. B.Shehasjustmovedthere.C.Sheisdoingbusinessthere.9.WhatistherelationshipbetweenTomandFiona?A.Husbandandwife. B.Brotherandsister. C.Fatheranddaughter.10.WhatdoesKathythankDavefor?A.Findingheranewjob. B.Sendingherapresent. C.Callingonhermother.【答案】8.B9.B10.C【原文】W:Hello,Dave.ThisisKathyfromSunnyCalifornia.M:Hi,Kathy.Youfinallycalled.Howwasthemove?Allsettledin?W:Sorry,Ihadn’tcalledsooner,butit’sbeenabusymonth.We’reslowlygettingthingssetupinournewhome.M:Yeah,Iunderstand.HowareJeffandthechildren?W:Jeffisdoingwellwithhisnewjob.Tomhasmademanynewfriendshereandhasalottodo.Fionaisfine,thoughshemisseshergrandma.Bytheway,thankyouforlookinginonmymotherfromtimetotime.Icallhereveryweek,butitisn’tthesameasseeingher.M:Noproblem.BettyandIarefriendsnow.Howistheweatherthere?W:It’sniceandwarm,andweareabletospendsometimeeveryweekonthebeachwiththechildren.M:That’sgreat.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。11.HowdidJackgotoschoolwhenhewasachild?A.Bybike. B.Onfoot. C.Bybus.12.WhatisJack’sattitudetowardparentsdrivingtheirkidstoschool?A.Disapproving. B.Encouraging. C.Understanding.13.Whatistheproblemwithsomeparentsaccordingtothewoman?A.Overprotectingtheirchildren.B.Pushingtheirchildrentoohard.C.Havingnotimefortheirchildren.【答案】11.B12.C13.A【原文】W:Jack,howdidyougettoschoolwhenyouwereinprimaryschool?M:Ilivedclosetomyschool,soIwalkedeveryday.Why?W:Well,Irememberthatwhenwewerekids,weoftenwalked,rodeabikeorcaughtthebustoschool.Fewofusweredroppedoffattheschoolgatebyourparents.M:Iseewhatyoumean,thesedaysyoucanseetrafficjamsaroundschoolsthatdropoffatpick-uptimes,butit’shardtoblametheparents.Theyhavegoodreasonsfordrivingtheirkidstoschool,mostlytodowithsafetyandconvenience.W:Youhaveapointthere,butitcouldalsomeanchildrenaremissingoutonmuchneededexerciseandotherlifeskills.Someparentsarejustbeingover-protectivewiththeirchildrenlearningnothing,butlivinginfearofeverything.Studieshavefoundthatchildrenwhospendmoretimeoutsidetendtobehealthier,betteradjustedandbetteratdealingwithstress.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。14.WhydidMariepostherkitchengardeningonlineatfirst?A.Tokeeprecordsofherprogress.B.Tosellhome-grownvegetables.C.Tomotivateherfellowgardeners.15.WhydoesMarierecommendbeginnerstogrowstrawberries?A.Theyneednospecialcare.B.Theycanbeusedincooking.C.Theybearalotoffruitsoon.16.WhatisdifficultforMarietogrow?A.Herbs. B.Carrots. C.Pears.17.WhatisMarie’sadvicetothoseinterestedinkitchengardening?A.Aimhigh. B.Keepfocused. C.Stayoptimistic.【答案】14.A15.C16.B17.C【原文】M:SoMarie,yourkitchengardenlooksexcellent.Whatmadeyouturntosocialmediatorecordyourvegetablegrowing?W:Initially,Iusedtheonlineplatformasadiary,somethingtolookbackon,givingmeasenseofachievementsandkeepingmemotivatedandmovingforward.Astimewentby,othergardenersandlike-mindedpeoplebegantofollowmyprogress,too.M:Iknowyougrowlotsoffruitonyourland.Whichwouldyourecommendtobeginnersasthebesttogrow?W:Strawberrieswouldbeagoodchoice.Theyproducealotoffruitintheirfirstseason.M:That’scool.Well,doyouhaveplanstotryneworanyparticularcropsnextyear?W:NextseasonIwillbeaddingsomepeartreestothefruitarea.IwillbeaddingmoreherbswhichIcanuseinthekitchen.Andafteracoupleofyearsoffailure,Iwilltrygrowingcarrotsagain.M:Whatadvicewouldyouoffersomeonethinkingofdoingkitchengardening?W:Haveaplanofwhatyouwantyourkitchengardentolooklike.Don’tbetoodiscouragedifthingsdon’tgoaccordingtoplan.Learnfromyourmistakesandmoveon.There’salwaysnextseason.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。18.Whatis“LifeofJohnson”?A.Amagazinecolumn. B.ATVseries. C.Ahistoricalnovel.19.WhatisJohnsonfamousfor?A.Hisactingtalent. B.Hishumorouswriting. C.Hislongsportscareer.20.WhendidJohnsonjoinSportsTimes?A.In1981. B.In1983. C.In1985.【答案】18.A19.B20.C【原文】M:WelcometoMeettheAuthor.Well,manyreadersofSportsTimesturntothelastpageoftheirmagazinefirstinordertoreadJacobJohnson’sweeklyarticleunderthetitleLifeofJohnson,thearticlesalongwithhisnovelsandessaycollectionshaveearnedJohnsonthereputationasoneofthefunniesthumansontheplanet.Johnsonbeganwritingaboutsportsasasecond-yearstudentattheUniversityofColorado,coveringhighschoolvolleyballgamesforhishometownnewspaper.Aftergraduatingin1981,hemovedontoworkattheDenverWeeklyfor2yearsandtheLosAngelesPostfortwomoreyearsbeforelandingatSportsTimes.Hehasbeenvotednationalsportswriteroftheyear11times.Sonowlet’swelcomethefunnymanwithserioustone,JacobJohnson.第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15個小題；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和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。AShortStoryCompetition●ThecompetitionbeginsatJune30andendsatDecember15.●ItisopentoalllocalcitizensofOntariowhoareat16orover,excepttheemployeesandjudges.andanyonelivingwithanyemployeeofthesponsorsorjudges.●Theauthor'sname.address,phonenumberanda25-50-wordself-introductionmustbeincludedwitheachentryonaseparatesheetofpaper.Thenameoftheauthorshouldnotappearinthestoryitself.●StoriesmustbeoriginalandunpublisheduptothetimethewinnersaredeclaredonDecember25.●Storiesmustbewrittenonacomputer,bedouble-spacedandnomorethan2,500words.Totalwordcountshouldbeprintedonthefrontpageofthestory,●NochangestoastoryareallowedoncetheStarreceivesyourentry.Typescripts（文稿）willnotbereturned.●A$5entryfeemustaccompanyeachentry.ChequesormoneyordersshouldbemadeouttotheStarShortStoryCompetition.Pleasedonotsendcoins,●Winnerswillbeinformedbytelephonebetween9amand5pmonDecember25.●ProfessorsfromtheWritingCentreatRyersonUniversitywillcompletethefirstroundofjudging.Anothergroupofprofessionalwriterswillselectthefinalthree.MoreInformation：Sendyourstoryto：theStarShortStoryCompetition,theStarStreet,OntarioM5E1E6.Fullcontestrulesareavailableatwww.thestar,com/contestsTel：416-367-200021.Whocanjoininthecompetition?A.Adaughterofthejudge.B.AsalesmanlivinginTheStarStreet.C.Avisitorcomingfromanothercity.D.Astudentinthelocalprimaryschool.22.Whichofthefollowingstoriesmaybeacceptedbythecompetition?A.Atruestorywrittenonapieceofpaper.B.AfamousstorycopiedfromtheInternet.C.Anewlycreatedstoryprintedbyitsauthor.D.Anoriginalstorywithitsauthor'snameinit.23.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttojoininthecompetition?A.Changethestoryatanytime.B.Takethetypescriptsback.C.Paythefeebycreditcard.D.Surfthewebsiteforinformation.【答案】21.B22.C23.D【語篇解讀】這是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹了短篇故事競賽的相關事宜，例如參賽人員要求，文章要求的等?！?1題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二項ItisopentoalllocalcitizensofOntariowhoareat16orover,excepttheemployeesandjudges.andanyonelivingwithanyemployeeofthesponsorsorjudges.(該活動對安大略省所有16歲及以上的市民開放，除了雇員和評委，以及任何與贊助商或評委的雇員住在一起的人)Sendyourstoryto：theStarShortStoryCompetition,theStarStreet.(把你的故事發(fā)送至：星火短篇故事競賽，星火街)可推斷B.AsalesmanlivinginTheStarStreet.(一個住在星火街的銷售人員)可以參加該活動，故選B項?！?2題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四條StoriesmustbeoriginalandunpublisheduptothetimethewinnersaredeclaredonDecember25.(故事必須是原創(chuàng)，并且在12月25日獲獎者發(fā)布之前沒有發(fā)表過)可知參賽的短故事必須是自己創(chuàng)作且未曾發(fā)表過的。C.Anewlycreatedstoryprintedbyitsauthor.(剛被作者創(chuàng)作和打印出來的故事)符合以上要求，故選C項。【23題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的Fullcontestrulesareavailableatwww.thestar,com/contests(完整的比賽規(guī)則可以在www.thestar,com/contests上查詢)可知如果要參加比賽，需要瀏覽該網站了解詳細的規(guī)則。D.Surfthewebsiteforinformation.(瀏覽網站獲取信息)符合以上說法，故選D項。BMyItalianfamilywasloudandnoisy.Therewasalotofyelling,notalotoftalkingandeventsswirledaroundmesofastthatitmademefeeluncomfortableinmyownskin.Ididn’tfeelseen.Ididn’tfeelheard.Ididn’tthinkanyonewantedtoknowwhatIthoughtorwhatIneededorgavemetoolstodealwithhowIwasfeeling.ThenImetsomeonewhochangedallthat.ForanhoureverydayIwouldsitascloseasIcouldwatchthetelevisionshow,MisterRogers’Neighborhood.Butitwasmorethanatelevisionshowtome.Itwasavisitwithasmart,kindfriendwholookeddirectlyatme,throughthecamera.Thewayhespoketome,calmly,quietlyandslowly,mademefeelrespected,eventhoughIwasjustakid.HetalkedaboutthingsthatIwasinterestedin.Also,hetalkedabouttoughthings,likebeingangry,andgavemesometoolsastowhattodo,insteadoftellingmeto“justgetoveritalready”.MisterRogerssavedmeasakid,butwhatIdidn’trealizewashowmuchhehelpedmeasanadult.Asanadult,Icanrememberbacktosomeofthethoughts,feelings,toolsandlessonsIlearned.Ivaluehavingpeopleinmyreallifemakemefeelspecial,andwholikemejustthewayIam.Itakenoteofsmallthingseverydaythatbringmehappiness.It’sthelittlethingsthatIknownowmakeabigimpact.WhenIwasonaplanerecently,astrangerhelpedmeputmyluggageintheoverheadbin.Helookedmeinmyeyes,smiledandsaid,“Noworries,Igotyou.”Thatsmalllittlephraseisnowoneofmyfavorites.IvaluemyhusbandforwantingtohearaboutmydayandistrulyinterestedinhowIfeelaboutit.Ihavealwaystakennoteofthesesmallbehaviorsandcallthemmylittlelifeclues.Theyaresmallbutmighty,muchlikethekidsthatInowtalktoeveryday.MisterRogersmadeanimpactonmeasachild—andanadult—somuchsothatInowdedicatemylifetocreatingshowsforkidsthathavestorieschockfulloftheselittlelifelessons.ButwhatIrealizenowaboutmyworkisthatkidsarethecontainers,butit’stheadultsthattheybecomethatIwanttobenefit.Iwantallofusadultstorememberthelittlethingsandusethelifecluestobringthemhappinesssowecanallliveourverybestlives.24.WhatcanweknowaboutMisterRogeraccordingtothepassage?A.Heisarealpersonnearmyfamily. B.Heisthehostofatelevisionshow.C.Heonlytalkedaboutinterestingthingswithme. D.Hetreatedmejustlikeakid.25.WhydidMisterRogermakeabigimpacton“me”?A.Hekeptcommunicatingwithmeallthetime.B.Hetaughtmealotoftruthsinaseriousmanner.C.Hehasthesamefamilybackgroundwithme.D.Hetreatedmewithrespectandbroughtgreathappiness.26.Whydoesthewritermentionthoseexamplesinparagraph4?A.Toproveanidea. B.Topresentaphenomenon.C.Togivesomedetails. D.Toleadinsomearguments.27.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellastoryhowthewriterchangedherattitudetowardslife.B.Toappealtoadultstospreaddailyandtinyhappinesstothechildren.C.Toshareherpoorandmiserablelifeasachild.D.Tointroduceaninspiringandinterestingtelevisionshow.【答案】24.B25.D26.A27.B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者童年時通過看《羅杰斯先生的左鄰右舍》這個節(jié)目，受到了主持人羅杰斯先生的積極影響，并呼吁成年人向孩子們傳遞日常的、微小的幸福。【24題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“ForanhoureverydayIwouldsitascloseasIcouldwatchthetelevisionshow,MisterRogers’Neighborhood.Butitwasmorethanatelevisionshowtome.Itwasavisitwithasmart,kindfriendwholookeddirectlyatme,throughthecamera.Thewayhespoketome,calmly,quietlyandslowly,mademefeelrespected,eventhoughIwasjustakid.(每天我都會盡可能地坐得很近，看一個電視節(jié)目《羅杰斯先生的左鄰右舍》。但對我來說，這不僅僅是一個電視節(jié)目。這就像是去拜訪一位聰明、善良的朋友，他透過鏡頭直視著我。他跟我說話的方式，平靜、安靜而緩慢，讓我感到被尊重，盡管我只是個孩子)”可知，羅杰斯先生是一個電視節(jié)目的主持人。故選B?！?5題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Thewayhespoketome,calmly,quietlyandslowly,mademefeelrespected,eventhoughIwasjustakid.HetalkedaboutthingsthatIwasinterestedin.Also,hetalkedabouttoughthings,likebeingangry,andgavemesometoolsastowhattodo,insteadoftellingmeto‘justgetoveritalready’.MisterRogerssavedmeasakid,butwhatIdidn’trealizewashowmuchhehelpedmeasanadult.(他跟我說話的方式，平靜、安靜而緩慢，讓我感到被尊重，盡管我只是個孩子。他談論我感興趣的事情。此外，他還談論一些棘手的事情，比如生氣，并給了我一些應對的方法，而不是告訴我‘就克服它吧’。羅杰斯先生在我小時候拯救了我，但我沒有意識到的是，他在我成年后也幫了我很多)”可知，羅杰斯先生對“我”產生重大影響是因為他尊重“我”，并給“我”帶來了極大的快樂。故選D?！?6題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Ivaluehavingpeopleinmyreallifemakemefeelspecial,andwholikemejustthewayIam.Itakenoteofsmallthingseverydaythatbringmehappiness.It’sthelittlethingsthatIknownowmakeabigimpact.(我珍視現(xiàn)實生活中那些讓我覺得自己很特別的人，那些喜歡我本來樣子的人。我每天都會留意那些給我?guī)砜鞓返男∈?。我現(xiàn)在知道，正是這些小事產生了很大的影響)”以及第四段中“WhenIwasonaplanerecently,astrangerhelpedmeputmyluggageintheoverheadbin.Helookedmeinmyeyes,smiledandsaid,‘Noworries,Igotyou.’Thatsmalllittlephraseisnowoneofmyfavorites.IvaluemyhusbandforwantingtohearaboutmydayandistrulyinterestedinhowIfeelaboutit.Ihavealwaystakennoteofthesesmallbehaviorsandcallthemmylittlelifeclues.Theyaresmallbutmighty,muchlikethekidsthatInowtalktoeveryday.(最近我在飛機上，一個陌生人幫我把行李放在頭頂?shù)男欣罴苌稀Ｋ粗业难劬?，微笑著說：‘別擔心，我來幫你?！@個小小的短語現(xiàn)在成了我的最愛之一。我很珍視我的丈夫，因為他想聽我講述我的一天，并且真的對我的感受很感興趣。我一直留意這些小行為，并把它們稱為我的生活小線索。它們雖小但很強大，就像我現(xiàn)在每天交談的孩子們一樣)”可知，作者在第四段提到那些例子是為了證明“正是生活中的小事產生了很大的影響”這一觀點。故選A?！?7題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“MisterRogersmadeanimpactonmeasachild—andanadult—somuchsothatInowdedicatemylifetocreatingshowsforkidsthathavestorieschockfulloftheselittlelifelessons.ButwhatIrealizenowaboutmyworkisthatkidsarethecontainers,butit’stheadultsthattheybecomethatIwanttobenefit.Iwantallofusadultstorememberthelittlethingsandusethelifecluestobringthemhappinesssowecanallliveourverybestlives.(羅杰斯先生在我小時候——以及成年后——都對我產生了很大的影響，以至于我現(xiàn)在致力于為孩子們創(chuàng)作充滿這些生活小教訓的節(jié)目。但我現(xiàn)在意識到，我的工作中孩子們是載體，但我希望受益的是他們長大后成為的成年人。我希望我們所有成年人都能記住這些小事，并利用這些生活線索給他們帶來幸福，這樣我們都能過上最好的生活)”可知，這篇文章的目的是呼吁成年人將日常的微小幸福傳遞給孩子們。故選B。CWhyistheelephanttrunk(鼻子)sowrinkly?InanewstudyinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience,researchersofferupsomeanswers.ThisallstartedwhenMichaelBrecht,aneurobiologistatHumboldtUniversityinBerlin,andhiscolleagueswerestudyingthebrainsofAfricansavannahelephantsandAsianelephantswhentheynoticedabumponeachofthebrainstemsthesizeofafavabean.“It’sveryunusual.Itlooksverydifferentfromallothermammals,”Brechtsays.Itsoonbecamecleartotheresearchersthatthenumberofstripes—eachoneabundleofnervefibers—correspondednearlyexactlytothenumberofwrinklesintheelephant’strunk.Thisdiscoverymotivatedhimtotakeacloserlook.First,Brechtandhisteamtrackeddownphotographsofelephantfetuses(胎兒)toexaminehowthetrunkdevelops.“It’sanincrediblyfastgrowingbodypart,morethananyotherbodypart,”Brechtsays.Acouplemonthsintodevelopment,thefetaltrunkhasaboutfourwrinkles—atwhichpointthere’ssuddenexponentialgrowth.“Every20days,thenumberofwrinklesdoubles,”hesays.Afterafewmonths,thingsslowdown.“Africansavannahelephantsonlyaddrelativelyfewwrinklesinadulthood,”Brechtsays.“InAsianelephants,therearenoticeablymorewrinklesadded.”Brechtsuspectsthismaybeduetodifferencesinhowthetwogroupsofelephantsusetheirtrunksforgrasping.Africansavannahelephantsusethetipsoftheirtrunkstopinchobjects,pickthemupandmanipulatethem.Asianelephantscandosomepinching.“Butwhenyougivethemabigfruitlikeamelonoramango,”saysBrecht,“theywraptheirtrunkaroundtheobject.Soourthinkingisthatthewrinklesserveformakingthetrunkflexible.”Brechtalsousedamicro-CTscannertolookatnewborntrunksindetail.Hefoundthattheskinissuperthininthetroughsofthewrinkles,allowingthemessentiallytobehavelikejoints.Ma?lleLefeuvre,abehavioralecologydoctoralstudentatJagiellonianUniversityinKraków,thinkstheremaybeengineeringlessonstolearnfromthesefindings.Lafeuvresaysunderstandingwrinkleformationandfunctioncouldhelpinformtheconstructionofaflexibleandpowerfultrunk-likemachineorroboticarm,forexample.ForBrecht,thefindingsreinforcehowthesebodypartsareexquisitelyhonedtohelpgiantcreaturesfeed,wherevertheymaylive.“Youcannotbesuchabiganimalwithoutbeingveryheavilyspecialized,”hesays.28.WhatdidBrecht’sstudyoriginallyfocuson?A.Wrinklesonelephants’trunks. B.Thebrainoftwokindsofelephants.C.Thebrainofmammals. D.Elephantfetuses.29.WhatdoweknowaboutBrecht’sstudyofelephantfetuses?A.Theincreaseofthenumberofwrinkleskeepsthesamespeed.B.Thetrunkdevelopsslowerthanotherpartsinelephantfetuses.C.Thenumberofwrinklesrocketsupinthefirstfewmonths.D.Thenumberofwrinklesdoesn’tchange.30.WhatledtothedifferenceofwrinklesbetweenAfricansavannahelephantsandAsianelephants?A.Thelivingenvironment. B.Thefood.C.Thetraining. D.Theuseofthetrunks.31.WhatisLafeuvre’ssuggestions?A.Usetheknowledgeacquiredfromelephants’trunkstoengineering.B.Domorestudiesonthedevelopmentofelephantfetus’strunks.C.ApplytheknowledgefromBrecht’sstudytoelephantfeeding.D.Trackthedevelopmentoftrunksinadultelephants.【答案】28.B29.C30.D31.A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了科學家通過研究大象鼻子上的皺紋，揭示了其發(fā)育過程和不同種類大象皺紋差異的原因，并探討了這些發(fā)現(xiàn)對工程學的啟示?！?8題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“ThisallstartedwhenMichaelBrecht,aneurobiologistatHumboldtUniversityinBerlin,andhiscolleagueswerestudyingthebrainsofAfricansavannahelephantsandAsianelephantswhentheynoticedabumponeachofthebrainstemsthesizeofafavabean.(這一切都始于柏林洪堡大學的神經生物學家邁克爾?布雷希特和他的同事們在研究非洲草原象和亞洲象的大腦時，他們注意到每一個腦干上都有一個蠶豆大小的凸起。)”可知，Brecht的研究最初聚焦于兩種大象的大腦。故選B。【29題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Acouplemonthsintodevelopment,thefetaltrunkhasaboutfourwrinkles—atwhichpointthere’ssuddenexponentialgrowth.“Every20days,thenumberofwrinklesdoubles,”hesays.(在發(fā)育的幾個月后，胎兒的鼻子大約有四條皺紋——在這一點上，皺紋數(shù)量突然呈指數(shù)增長。“每20天，皺紋的數(shù)量就會翻倍，”他說。)”可知，Brecht對大象胎兒的研究表明，在前幾個月，鼻子上皺紋的數(shù)量急劇增加。故選C?！?0題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中“Brechtsuspectsthismaybeduetodifferencesinhowthetwogroupsofelephantsusetheirtrunksforgrasping.Africansavannahelephantsusethetipsoftheirtrunkstopinchobjects,pickthemupandmanipulatethem.Asianelephantscandosomepinching.“Butwhenyougivethemabigfruitlikeamelonoramango,”saysBrecht,“theywraptheirtrunkaroundtheobject.Soourthinkingisthatthewrinklesserveformakingthetrunkflexible.”(布雷希特懷疑這可能是由于這兩組大象在使用鼻子抓取物體的方式上存在差異。非洲草原象用鼻子的尖端夾住物體、撿起并操作它們。亞洲象也能夾住東西。“但是當你給它們一個像甜瓜或芒果這樣的大水果時，”布雷希特說，“它們會用鼻子纏住物體。所以我們認為這些皺紋是為了讓鼻子更靈活?！?”可知，是使用鼻子的方式導致了非洲草原象和亞洲象鼻子皺紋的差異。故選D。【31題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“Ma?lleLefeuvre,abehavioralecologydoctoralstudentatJagiellonianUniversityinKraków,thinkstheremaybeengineeringlessonstolearnfromthesefindings.Lafeuvresaysunderstandingwrinkleformationandfunctioncouldhelpinformtheconstructionofaflexibleandpowerfultrunk-likemachineorroboticarm,forexample.(克拉科夫雅蓋隆大學的行為生態(tài)學博士生梅勒?勒弗夫認為，從這些發(fā)現(xiàn)中可能會學到一些工程學方面的知識。勒弗夫說，例如，了解皺紋的形成和功能有助于為構建一個靈活而強大的類似象鼻的機器或機械臂提供信息。)”可知，Lafeuvre建議將從大象鼻子上獲得的知識應用于工程學。故選A。DAnITcompanyfromFinlandhasdevelopedanewfont(字體)whichusesmachinelearningtorewritebadlanguageintokinderwords.Morethanathirdofbullyingtakesplaceonline,andthenumbersareontherise,accordingtoareportbytheUnitedNations’educationalorganizationUNESCO.TietoEVRYdevelopedthePoliteTypefontasanewtooltodealwithonlinebullyingamongkids,pointingoutharmfullanguageandcausinguserstopickkinderwords.AsuserstrytowritehurtfulEnglishwords,thefontwillautomaticallyreplacethem.Writing“Ihateyou”would,forexample,resultinthemilder“Idisagreewithyou”whenPoliteTypeisusedonthecomputer.Sentencessuchas“youareugly”isreplacedwith“youarenottraditionallybeautiful”whilerudewordsareblurredcompletely.Thecompanysaysitisthefirstexamplewhereablurhasbeenusedasasymbolinafontpackage.Racialslurs(種族歧視語)arereplacedwiththeracialgrouptheslurisrelatedto,ratherthanblurringthewordentirely.Thevocabularyofthefontwasco-createdwithteenagersfromFinland.Thefont’slibraryofwordswaschosentoincludelanguagefromdifferentorigins,religions,andworldviews,andwillmakeadjustmentsasmorepeopleandbusinessesuseit.Inthefuture,TietoEVRYsuggeststhatmachinelearningcouldbeusedtoteachthefonttounderstandhowlanguageisused.PoliteTypecanbenowdownloadedandusedforfree.“Wewantbulliestorethinkthewordstheyuseandtheactualmeaningbehindthem,”saidKiaHaring,globalheadofcommunicationandsustainabilityatTietoEVRY.“Ihopethatourcauseactsasawake-upcallforallaudiencestoconsiderhowbullyingcouldbehandled.”32.WhatisspecialaboutthePoliteTypefontaccordingtothetext?A.Itincludesawidervocabulary. B.Ithidesalltheunusualexpressions.C.Itconsistsofwordsandsymbols. D.Itpreferslongsentencestoshortones.33.WhatcanweexpectofthePoliteTypefontintheFuture?A.Itwillhavemorewordsblurred. B.Itwillbeconstantlyupdated.C.Moreracialgroupswilluseit. D.Userswillbechargedwithusingit.34.WhatdoesKiaHaringthinkofcreatingthePoliteTypefont?A.Inspiring. B.Unsuccessful. C.appealing. D.Imperfect.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Afontdesignedtofightonlinebullying B.PoliteType:theself-developingfontC.Showotherskindnessbyusinganewfont D.Afontautomaticallyavoidsracialslurs【答案】32.C33.B34.A35.A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了一種旨在打擊網絡欺凌的新字體PoliteType，它利用機器學習技術將不禮貌的語言自動替換為更友善的詞匯?！?2題詳析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Writing“Ihateyou”would,forexample,resultinthemilder“Idisagreewithyou”whenPoliteTypeisusedonthecomputer.Sentencessuchas“youareugly”isreplacedwith“youarenottraditionallybeautiful”whilerudewordsareblurredcompletely.Thecompanysaysitisthefirstexamplewhereablurhasbeenusedasasymbolinafontpackage.Racialslurs(種族歧視語)arereplacedwiththeracialgrouptheslurisrelatedto,ratherthanblurringthewordentirely.(例如，當在電腦上使用PoliteType字體時，輸入“我恨你”，會顯示為語氣更溫和的“我不同意你的觀點”。像“你很丑”這樣的句子會被替換為“你不是傳統(tǒng)意義上的漂亮”，而粗魯?shù)脑~語會被完全模糊處理。該公司表示，這是首次在字體包中使用模糊符號。種族歧視語會被與其相關的種族群體名稱所取代，而不是完全模糊該詞)”可知，PoliteType字體的特別之處在于它由單詞和符號組成。故選C?！?3題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中“Thefont’slibraryofwordswaschosentoincludelanguagefromdifferentorigins,religions,andworldviews,andwillmakeadjustmentsasmorepeopleandbusinessesuseit.Inthefuture,TietoEVRYsuggeststhatmachinelearningcouldbeusedtoteachthefonttounderstandhowlanguageisused.(該字體的詞庫包含了來自不同起源、宗教和世界觀的語言，并將隨著更多個人和企業(yè)的使用而做出調整。未來，TietoEVRY公司表示，機器學習可用于教會該字體理解語言的使用方式)”可知，未來PoliteType字體會不斷更新。故選B?！?4題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中““Wewantbulliestorethinkthewordstheyuseandtheactualmeaningbehindthem,”saidKiaHaring,globalheadofcommunicationandsustainabilityatTietoEVRY.“Ihopethatourcauseactsasawake-upcallforallaudiencestoconsiderhowbullyingcouldbehandled.”(TietoEVRY公司全球溝通與可持續(xù)發(fā)展主管起亞?哈林表示：“我們希望欺凌者重新思考他們使用的詞語以及這些詞語背后的真正含義。我希望我們所做的事情能給所有受眾敲響警鐘，讓他們思考如何應對欺凌行為?！?”可知，起亞?哈林認為創(chuàng)建PoliteType字體是很有效果的，作用是鼓舞人心的。Inspiring表示“鼓舞人心的”，符合起亞?哈林對該字體的看法。故選A?！?5題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“AnITcompanyfromFinlandhasdevelopedanewfont(字體)whichusesmachinelearningtorewritebadlanguageintokinderwords.(芬蘭的一家信息技術公司開發(fā)了一種新字體，該字體利用機器學習將惡語改寫為更友善的話語)”以及全文內容可知，文章主要介紹了一款旨在對抗網絡欺凌的字體?！癆fontdesignedtofightonlinebullying(一種旨在打擊網絡欺凌的字體)”作為標題最合適。故選A。第二節(jié)（共5個小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Bathedintwoculturesfromchildhood,movingaroundtheworldandexperiencingdifferentcultureshasalwaysbeenmything.WhenIwasinhighschool,IheardaboutstudentsinmyclasswantingtotaketheSATtestandstudyabroadintheUSA.___36___.Actually,whatIwantedtoexperiencemostwastheEuropeanlifestyleandculturalmix.IusedtotravelalotaroundEuropewithmypa