廣東省揭陽市學(xué)院附屬中學(xué)2022年高一英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

廣東省揭陽市學(xué)院附屬中學(xué)2022年高一英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Beijingis

mostbeautifulcity,whereyoucanmeetmanyforeigners.A.a

B.anC.the

D.不填參考答案：A【詳解】考查冠詞。句意：北京是一個(gè)非常美麗的城市，在那里你可以看到很多外國人。根據(jù)句意可知此處泛指一個(gè)非常美麗的，而不是最高級(jí)，故A項(xiàng)正確。2.Theyoungmanisalwaysenergetic,andloveslife,whohasa_____personalityA.lovely

B.lively

C.alive

D.living參考答案：B3._________ofthestudentswhotookpartinthemilitarytrainingis450.A.Anumber

B.Alot

C.Lots

D.Thenumber參考答案：D4.Itisillegalforapublicofficialtoaskpeopleforgiftsormoney

favorstothem.A.inpreferenceto B.inplaceofC.inagreementwith D.inexchangefor參考答案：D試題分析：A.inpreferenceto優(yōu)先于；B.inplaceof代替；C.inagreementwith同意，與…一致；D.inexchangefor作為…的交換。句意：對(duì)于公務(wù)人員來說向人們索取禮物或錢來作為幫忙的交換是非法的。根據(jù)句意選D.5.–Howiseverything,Nicholas?

–_____.A.VerywellB.NottoobadC.I’mallright,thanksD.Notatall參考答案：C6.I

guess

you

were

in

a

hurry.

Look!You

_______

your

sweater

inside

out.A.

had

worn

B.

wore

C.

are

wearing

D.

were

wearing參考答案：C略7.Weshouldtryourbesttocompletetheproject,_____thecost.A.nomatterwhatever

B.however

C.whatever

D.whichever參考答案：C8.Whatdidhesaytoyoujustnow?

HetoldmethathewouldleaveforJinan

.A.thenextweek

B.nextweek

C.thefollowsweek

D.followingweek參考答案：A略9.Thedaysaregone_____peoplecanbuyahouseatalowpriceinChina.

A.where

B.what

C.which

D.when參考答案：D10.Thewindpassedandthesea___________.A.calmeddown

B.setdown

C.packedup

D.tookapart

參考答案：A11.MyuncleinvitedmetospendtheSpringFestivalwithhiminShanghai,but_______I’dprefertogoonatourinHainan.A.logically B.personally C.regularly D.totally參考答案：B12.Theforeignerwastalkingtothechildreninthepark______hewasfamiliarwiththem.A.eventhough

B.incase

C.sothat

D.asif參考答案：D13.Itwaswithhisiron-fistapproachtofightingcrimesinthesouthernstate_______the70-year-oldmanbuiltapoliticalname.A.tofighting,where

B.offighting,that

C.offighting,where

D.tofighting,that參考答案：D試題分析：考查非謂語動(dòng)詞和強(qiáng)調(diào)句式。approachtodoingsth.做某事的方法。句意：這位70歲的老人在南方打擊犯罪的鐵拳方法使其確立了自己的政治名聲。此句是強(qiáng)調(diào)句式，所以第二空填that，故選D。【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】強(qiáng)調(diào)句型1.在英語中，我們常用Itis/was…who/that結(jié)構(gòu)來突出強(qiáng)調(diào)句子的某一成分(一般是句子中主語，賓語或狀語)。在這個(gè)句型中，it沒有詞匯意義，只是引出被強(qiáng)調(diào)的成分。如果被強(qiáng)調(diào)的成分是表示人的詞，用who或that來連接都可以。如果是其它成分，則一律用that來連接。Itismymotherwho/thatcookseveryday.是我的媽媽每天做飯；ItwasyesterdaythatTompassedinthemathsexam.是昨天湯姆通過了數(shù)學(xué)考試。2.被強(qiáng)調(diào)成分是主語，who/that之后的謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該在人稱和數(shù)上與原句中的主語保持一致。ItisIwhoamright.Itishewhoiswrong.Itisthestudentswhoarelovely.3.被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分既包括人又包括物，用that不用who。ltwasthethingsandpeoplethattheyrememberedthattheyweretalkingabout.14.we______theoldscientist_____hiscontribution______thecountry.A.admire;for;to

B.admire;at;to

C.respect;on;for

D.respect;on;at參考答案：A略15.Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou______suchfeelings，youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryon

B．getback

C．breakdown

D．putaway參考答案：D16.Chowjielun,_____manyofschoolchildrenareoldenoughtoknow,camefromTaiwan.A.what

B.that

C.how

D.as參考答案：D17.Weshouldrespectfoodandthinkaboutthepeoplewhodon’thave_______wehavehereandtreatfoodnicely.

A.that B.which C.what D.whether參考答案：C24.—MyspokenEnglishispoor,

whatshallIdo?—＿＿＿anEnglishlanguageclubtopractice,

andyou’llbegoodatit.A.Takepartin

B.AttendC.JoinD.Joinin參考答案：C略19.Tom___inthelibraryeverynightoverthelastthreemonths.A.works

B.workedC.hasbeenworking

D.hadbeenworking參考答案：C二、完型填空20.TodayIamknownformyvoice.Perhapsthegreatest___17___camewhenIwasaskedtoreadTheNewTestament(《新約全書》)ontape.Butittookalongtimetobelievesuch___18____thingscouldhappentome.WhenIwasachild,Istuttered(結(jié)巴)sobadlythatIwasCompletelyunabletospeakin___19___.ThenwhenIwas14,ProfessorDonaldCrouchcametomy___20___.Hewasaretiredcollegeprofessor.Englishwashisfavoritesubjectand___21___washisdeepestlove.WhenhelearnedthatInotonlylovedpoetrybutwas___22___it,webecamecloser.Therewas,however,one___23___—ProfessorCrouchcouldnotstandthefactthatI___24___toreadmypoemstomy___25___.Thenonedayhe___26___me.Afterhandinginapoem,I___27___forhiscomment(評(píng)價(jià)).Itdidn’tcome.___28___,onedayasthestudentshadgatheredtogether,he___29___me,“Jim,Idon’tthinkyouwrotethispoem.”Istaredathimin___30___.“Why,”Istarted___31___floodingme.“ofcourseI___32___!”“Well,then,”hesaid,“you’vegottoproveitbygetting___33___andreadingitfrommemory.”Bythentheotherstudentshadsettledattheirdesks.Withkneesshaking,Iwalkeduptothe___34___.ForamomentIstoodthere,___35___.ThenIbegan,andkeptgoing.Irecitedmypoemallthewaythrough!Afterwards,IdiscoveredIdidhavea(n)___36___andfoundmyclassmatesactuallylookedforwardtohearingmerecite.A.2006

B.2007

C.2008

D.200917.A.error

B.change

C.honor

D.shame18.A.good

B.sad

C.easy

D.foolish19.A.public

B.trouble

C.reality

D.secret20.A.city

B.school

C.home

D.office21.A.theanimal

B.football

C.anouting

D.poetry22.A.reading

B.learning

C.writing

D.selecting23.A.access

B.emergency

C.event

D.difficulty24.A.began

B.refused

C.continued

D.tended25.A.headmaster B.parents

C.teachers

D.classmates26.A.tricked

B.tolerated

C.harmed

D.supported27.A.looked

B.waited

C.cared

D.prepared28.A.Instead

B.Soon

C.Besides

D.Anyway29.A.challenged B.praised

C.misunderstood D.encouraged30.A.relief

B.peace

C.disbelief

D.comfort31.A.struggle

B.freedom

C.anger

D.wisdom32.A.would

B.had

C.did

D.should33.A.up

B.down

C.in

D.out34.A.left

B.right

C.front

D.back35.A.satisfied

B.confused

C.annoyed

D.frightened36.A.experience B.voice

C.fault

D.limit參考答案：17.C

18.A

19.A

20.B

21.D

22.C

23.D

24.B

25.D

26.A

27.B

28.A

29.A

30.C

31.C

32.C

33.A

34.C

35.D

36.B文章介紹了作者在DonaldCrouch教授的幫助下克服自己的口吃和恐懼，開始在公眾場(chǎng)合讀出自己的詩歌，增強(qiáng)了自信心。17.考查名詞辨析。句意：也許最大的榮譽(yù)來自于我被要求在磁帶上讀《新約》(《新約全書》)。error錯(cuò)誤；change改變；honor榮譽(yù)；shame羞愧。根據(jù)“TodayIamknownformyvoice.”今天我以我的聲音而聞名。根據(jù)題意，故選C。18.考查形容詞辨析。句意：但我花了很長時(shí)間才相信這樣美好的事情會(huì)發(fā)生在我身上。good好的；sad悲傷的；easy容易的；foolish愚蠢的。根據(jù)“TodayIamknownformyvoice.”今天我以我的聲音而聞名。可知，應(yīng)是好事。根據(jù)題意，故選A。19.考查名詞辨析。句意：我完全無法在公共場(chǎng)合說話。public公眾的，公共的；trouble麻煩的；reality真實(shí)的；secret秘密的。Inpublic在公共場(chǎng)合。根據(jù)題意，故選A。20.考查名詞辨析。句意：當(dāng)我14歲的時(shí)候，唐納德·克勞奇教授來到我的學(xué)校。city城市；school學(xué)校；home家；office辦公室。根據(jù)“Englishwashisfavoritesubject”英語是他最喜歡的科目。可知教授退休后來到我們學(xué)校。根據(jù)題意，故選B。21.考查名詞辨析。句意：詩歌是他的最愛。theanimal動(dòng)物；football足球；anouting郊游；poetry詩歌。根據(jù)“WhenhelearnedthatInotonlylovedpoetrybutwas___6___it,webecamecloser.”當(dāng)他知道我不僅喜歡詩歌，而且正在寫詩，我們變得更近了。根據(jù)題意，故選D。22.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：當(dāng)他知道我不僅喜歡詩歌，而且正在寫詩，我們變得更近了。reading閱讀；learning學(xué)習(xí)；writing寫；selecting選擇，挑選。根據(jù)“Jim,Idon’tthinkyouwrotethispoem.”“吉姆，我不認(rèn)為你寫了這首詩?！备鶕?jù)題意，故選C。23.考查名詞辨析。句意：然而，有一個(gè)困難——克勞奇教授不能忍受這樣的事實(shí)，我拒絕給我的同學(xué)們閱讀我的詩。access接近；emergency緊急事件；event事件，大事；difficulty難度，困難。根據(jù)題意，故選D。25.考查名詞辨析。句意：然而，有一個(gè)困難——克勞奇教授不能忍受這樣的事實(shí)，我拒絕給我的同學(xué)們閱讀我的詩。headmaster校長；parents父母；teachers教師；classmates同學(xué)。根據(jù)“andfoundmyclassmatesactuallylookedforwardtohearingmerecite.”發(fā)現(xiàn)我的同學(xué)們真的很期待聽我背誦?？芍髡呔芙^在學(xué)生面前背誦。根據(jù)題意，故選D。26.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：后來有一天他騙了我。tricked哄騙，欺騙；tolerated忍受，容許；harmed受到損害，傷害；supported支持。根據(jù)下面描述的事情教授激勵(lì)作者在同學(xué)們面前讀詩，采用的一個(gè)辦法。根據(jù)題意，故選A。27.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：在交了一首詩，我等待著他的評(píng)論（評(píng)價(jià)）。looked看；waited等待；cared關(guān)心；prepared準(zhǔn)備。根據(jù)“Itdidn’tcome.”但是評(píng)價(jià)沒有來，可知作者等待教授的評(píng)價(jià)。根據(jù)題意，故選B。28.考查副詞辨析。句意：相反，有一天當(dāng)學(xué)生們聚集在一起時(shí)，他向我挑戰(zhàn)道：“吉姆，我不認(rèn)為你寫了這首詩?！盜nstead代替；Soon立刻，馬上；Besides此外，而且；Anyway無論如何。根據(jù)“Itdidn’tcome.”但是評(píng)價(jià)沒有來?？芍昂鬄檗D(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。根據(jù)題意，故選A。29.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：相反，有一天當(dāng)學(xué)生們聚集在一起時(shí)，他向我挑戰(zhàn)道：“吉姆，我不認(rèn)為你寫了這首詩。”challenged挑戰(zhàn)；praised贊美，稱贊；misunderstood誤解；encouraged鼓勵(lì)。根據(jù)題意，故選A。30.考查名詞辨析。句意：我難以置信地盯著他。relief

寬慰，安心；peace和平；disbelief不相信，懷疑；comfort安慰，舒適。indisbelief懷疑，不相信。根據(jù)題意，故選C。31.考查形容詞辨析。句意：憤怒的淹沒了我。struggle奮斗；freedom自由；anger憤怒；wisdom智慧，明智。根據(jù)“Jim,Idon’tthinkyouwrotethispoem.”，吉姆，我不認(rèn)為你寫了這首詩。可知作者因?yàn)榻淌诘牟恍湃味械綉嵟?。根?jù)題意，故選C。32.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：當(dāng)然是我做的。would意愿；had有；did做；should應(yīng)該。根據(jù)題意，故選C。33.考查介詞辨析。句意：你必須根據(jù)記憶讀出來證明它是你寫的?！眜p向上；down向下；in在…內(nèi)；out（從…里）出來。Getup站起來。根據(jù)題意，故選A。34.考查形容詞辨析。句意：我走到前面。left左邊的；right右邊的；front前面的；back后面的。根據(jù)題意，故選C。35.考查形容詞辨析。句意：我站在那里，嚇了一跳。satisfied滿意的；confused迷亂的；annoyed氣惱的；frightened受驚的，害怕的。根據(jù)題意，故選D。36.考查名詞辨析。句意：后來，我發(fā)出聲音，發(fā)現(xiàn)我的同學(xué)們真的很期待聽我背誦。experience經(jīng)驗(yàn)，經(jīng)歷；voice聲音；fault錯(cuò)誤；limit限制。根據(jù)文章第一句“TodayIamknownformyvoice.”今天我以我的聲音而聞名。根據(jù)題意，故選B?！久麕燑c(diǎn)睛】1.

首先要做的肯定是通讀全文，了解大意，不要急于把我們能想到的單詞填上去，先大致瀏覽一遍掌握文章中心思想，一篇短文中有許多空格，使文章不完整。所以，必須先通讀全文1-2遍，盡力做到基本了解文章的主題句。注意文章提到的人物（who）、事物（what）、時(shí)間（when）、地點(diǎn)（where）、原因（why）、及過程（how）。切記不要看一句，做一句。2.

還要學(xué)會(huì)逐句分析，前后一致，所謂著眼于篇，著手于句，我們通讀完全文過后我們還是得將單詞放入句子當(dāng)中一句一句地瀏覽細(xì)讀，這樣才能找到我們之前填寫文章發(fā)生的錯(cuò)誤。選擇每句空格中應(yīng)選的正確答案時(shí)，要考慮整個(gè)句子的內(nèi)容，有時(shí)要考慮時(shí)態(tài)、語態(tài)、非謂語形式、習(xí)慣用語、介詞、連詞、關(guān)系詞以及句子的結(jié)構(gòu)等。前后一致指一句句子與全文，與上下文要保持時(shí)態(tài)一致、主謂一致、單復(fù)數(shù)一致、邏輯上一致，也就是要考慮上下文，使前后意思上連貫，符合邏輯與語法要求。3.

在遇到我們不會(huì)的小題時(shí)，將給出的四個(gè)答案一個(gè)一個(gè)代入文章當(dāng)中，看語句是否通順，排除錯(cuò)誤，確定答案，答題時(shí)應(yīng)考慮一下命題人的意圖，四種供選擇的答案有何區(qū)別？每一小題考什么？明顯錯(cuò)誤的答案或不可能的首先剔除，這樣可能一下子就化難為易了。有時(shí)也可能有兩個(gè)答案一時(shí)難確定，如果近義詞就要注意細(xì)微的區(qū)別，推敲琢磨一下，注意詞的搭配和習(xí)慣用法。4.

在我們確定好所有答案后我們?cè)俅瓮ㄗx全文，仔細(xì)比對(duì)答案是否合理，語句是否通順，最后可用鉛筆把選的詞寫在空格處，把短文從頭到尾細(xì)讀一遍，這時(shí)憑自己的語言知識(shí)和語感可感知全文是否流暢通順。

21.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。TherearetwobooksIliketoreadwithmystudentsthatIwouldrecommendthatallteachersandparentsusewiththeirchildren.Bothbookshave

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and,inmyopinion,asimilarmessage.Theyare

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foragesseventothirteen,thoughasa(n)

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,Ilovethem,too.ThefirstoneisTheHundredDresses,byEleanorEstes,whichisaboutapoor

girlwhomovestoanew

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andtellstheotherstudentsthateventhoughshewearsrags,shehasonehundred50

dressesinhercloset.Thestudentsknowsheis

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,andtheypickonherandcallhernamesoften.Inthe52

,thegirlmovesaway,andthechildrenintheclassfindoutthatshedidhaveonehundredbeautifuldresses—buttheywerejust

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thegirlhaddoneofthedressessheenvisioned(想象)inher

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.Ilovediscussingthisbookwithkidsbecauseitcoversmanylevels:

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childrenwhoaredifferent,explainingwhysomeonemightbe

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,theemotionsofastudent,notmakingquickjudgmentsaboutothers.Itdealswithseveral

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andreallyhelpsstudentsseethepointofviewofothers.Anotherbookthat

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withcompassion(同情)isTheHundredPennyBoxbySharonBellMathis.Itisaboutanelderlyladywho

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onehundredpenniesinabox,onepennyforeach

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ofherlife.Throughoutthebookshetellshergrandson,Michael,themeaningofeachpennyandstoriesthatgo

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withit.Anyonewhohasanelderlygrandmothercanunderstandthisstory,

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itisalsogoodforkidswhodon’thaveaclose

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withanelderlyperson.Ithelpstoshowthemthateventhoughsomeonemightbeold,heorshe

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livedwithenergyandspirit,justlikeakid.Italsoshowsthemthateachelderlypersonhasawealthofexperiences,heartache,love,wisdom,andmemories,andthatoutofadmirationforthelong

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thepersonhasled,eachelderlypersonshouldbecherishedandrespected.46.A.pages B.titles C.writers D.pictures47.A.popular B.famous C.appropriate D.extraordinary48.A.adult B.student C.grandmother D.girl49.A.town B.city C.school D.village50.A.beautiful B.expensive C.long D.old51.A.joking B.worrying C.informing D.lying52.A.way B.end C.time D.moment53.A.drawings B.clothing C.pieces D.sculptures54.A.book B.composition C.mind D.novel55.A.disagreeing B.refusing C.agreeing D.accepting56.A.dishonest B.honest C.enthusiastic D.optimistic57.A.branches B.topics C.systems D.warnings58.A.goes B.plays C.exists D.deals59.A.sells B.donates C.keeps D.makes60.A.day B.week C.month D.year61.A.for B.along C.away D.off62.A.though B.so C.because D.but63.A.relationship B.friend C.watch D.eye64.A.actually

B.once C.forever D.indeed65.A.story B.way C.life D.tale參考答案：46-55BCACA

DBACD

56-65ABDCD

BDABC三、閱讀理解22.Mostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Wegofishing,sitinthegarden,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbsorgototheseaside.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Whenjoggersjog,theydon’trunthestreets.Everyoneofthemtendtogototheparkortheriver.Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived(剝奪).Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.Thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedoms,duetoproblemslikecrime,traffic,thelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildren,thatistosay,thingsthatcanbebought,ratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD—attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(多動(dòng)癥).Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.ADHDisoneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhood.OnestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.However,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.Thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.Theincreasingconcernforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.Evenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.Weneedthewildworld.Itisessentialtoourwell-being,ourhealthandourhappiness.32.Accordingtotheauthor,peopleenjoy_______toseeknature.A.joggingonthestreetB.sittinginthegardenC.shoppinginthesupermarketD.runninginthegym33.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethat_______.A.adultsdeprivethechildrenoftheirrightstoapproachnatureB.climbingtreeswillcertainlydogoodtothechildrenC.childrenprobablyspendlesstimeinnaturenowadaysD.childrentendtobehappierasaresultoftheirmaterialsatisfaction34.Inwhatwaydopeoplebenefitfromtheircontactwithnature?A.ChildrenwithADHDcanbecured.B.Agardennearbyimprovesthequalityofoldpeople’slife.C.Problemswithcrimeandviolentbehaviorwilleasilybesolved.D.Children’sperformanceatschoolisgreatlyimproved.35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Accesstonatureimprovesourlife.B.NaturetreatschildrenwithADHD.C.Gettingclosetonaturereducescrime.D.Mancan’tlivewithoutnaturalareas.參考答案：32.B

33.C

34.B

35.A試題分析：文章主要講述了現(xiàn)在的人們遠(yuǎn)離自然，這會(huì)有很多的壞處，但如果經(jīng)常親近自然則會(huì)對(duì)人們的身心都產(chǎn)生益處?！?2題詳解】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Mostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Wegofishing,sitinthegarden,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbsorgototheseaside.可知，坐在花園里是尋求自然的一種方式。其他三項(xiàng)此處都沒有提到。故選B?！?3題詳解】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived(剝奪).可知，孩子們接觸大自然的機(jī)會(huì)越來越少了，故選C?！?4題詳解】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句Thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.可知，當(dāng)老年人接觸自然，他們的生活質(zhì)量會(huì)更好。故選B。35題詳解】A主旨大意題。文章主要講述了現(xiàn)在的人們遠(yuǎn)離自然，這會(huì)有很多的壞處，但如果經(jīng)常親近自然則會(huì)對(duì)人們的身心都產(chǎn)生益處。故選A?？键c(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)科學(xué)類閱讀23.Whenatornadotoucheddowninasmalltownnearby，manyfamilieswereleftcompletelydestroyed.Afterward，allthelocalnewspaperscarriedmanyhuman-intereststoriesfeaturingsomeofthefamilieswhosufferedthehardest.OneSunday，aparticularpictureespeciallytouchedme.Ayoungwomanstoodinfrontofanentirelyshatteredmobilehome，adepressedexpressiontwistingherfeatures.Ayoungboy，sevenoreightyearsold，stoodatherside，eyesdowncast.Clutching(緊握)atherskirtwasatinygirlwhostaredintothecamera，eyeswidewithconfusionandfear.Thearticlethatwentwiththepicturegavetheclothingsizesofeachfamilymember.Withgrowinginterest，Inoticedthattheirsizescloselymatchedours.Thiswouldbeagoodopportunitytoteachmychildrentohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselves.Itapedthepictureoftheyoungfamilytoourrefrigerator，explainingtheirdifficultytomyseven-year-oldtwins，BradandBrett，andtothree-year-oldMeghan.“Wehavesomuch，andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing，”Isaid.“We'llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”Ibroughtthreelargeboxesdownfromtheroomupstairsandplacedthemonthelivingroomfloor.Meghanwatchedseriously，astheboysandIfilledoneoftheboxeswithcannedgoodsandfoods.WhileIsortedthroughourclothes，Iencouragedtheboystogothroughtheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboyspiledupdiscardedtoysandgames.“I'llhelpyoufindsomethingforthelittlegirlwhenI'mdonewiththis，”Isaid.TheboysplacedthetoystheyhadchosentodonateintooneoftheboxeswhileIfilledthethirdboxwithclothes.MeghanwalkedupwithLucy，herworn，faded，much-lovedragdollhuggedtightlytoherchest.Shepausedinfrontoftheboxthatheldthetoys，pressedherroundlittlefaceintoLucy'sflat，painted-on-face，gaveherafinalkiss，thenlaidhergentlyontopoftheothertoys.“Oh，Honey，”Isaid.“Youdon'thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghannoddedseriously，eyesglisteningwithheld-backtears.“Lucymakesmehappy，Mommy.Maybeshe'llmakethatotherlittlegirlhappy，too.”Swallowing_hard，IstaredatMeghanforalongmoment，wonderinghowIcouldteachtheboysthelessonshehadjusttaughtme.ForIsuddenlyrealizedthatanyonecangivetheircast-offsaway.Truegenerosityisgivingthatwhichyouvaluemost.Honestbenevolence(善行)isathree-year-oldofferingavaluable，thoughshabby，dolltoalittlegirlshedoesn'tknowwiththehopethatitwillbringthischildasmuchpleasureasitbroughther.I，whohadwantedtoteach，hadbeentaught.Theboyshadwatched，open-mouthed，astheirbabysisterplacedherfavoritedollinthebox.Withoutaword，Bradroseandwenttohisroom.Hecamebackcarryingoneofhisfavoriteactionfigures.Hehesitatedbriefly，clutchingthetoy，thenlookedoveratMeghanandplaceditintheboxnexttoLucy.AslowsmilespreadacrossBrett'sface，thenhejumpedup，eyestwinklingasherantofetchsomeofhisprizedMatchboxcars.Astonished，IrealizedthattheboyshadalsorecognizedwhatlittleMeghan'sgesturemeant.Swallowingbacktears，Ipulledallthreeofthemintomyarms.Takingthecuefrommylittleone，Iremovedmyoldjacketfromtheboxofclothes.IreplaceditwiththenewhuntergreenjacketthatIhadfou