2022-2023學年湖北省十一校高三（上）第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷及答案解析

第=page11頁，共=sectionpages11頁2022-2023學年湖北省十一校高三（上）第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷一、閱讀理解（本大題共15小題，共37.5分）AThe

Junction

Campground

The

Junction

Campground

is

a

great

spot

for

river-based

camping

along

one

of

Australia's

best-known

rivers，near

Grafton.Paddling

the

beautiful

Nymboida

River

is

a

great

way

to

explore

the

rainforest-lined

riverbanks

and

rocky

cliffs

of

Nymboi-Binderay

National

Park.

Craigmhor

Mountain

Retreat

Set

in

1，000

acres

of

wilderness，Craigmhor

is

a

perfect

base

for

bush

walking，mountain

biking，fishing，and

bird

watching.Within

easy

driving

distance

of

Sydney，Craigmhor

is

the

ideal

location

for

overseas

visitors

or

urban

people

to

experience

the

Australian

bush.

The

Stone

Cottage

Said

to

be

Albury's

oldest

house，the

Stone

Cottage

warmly

welcomes

visitors

with

its

exposed

stone

walls

and

an

open

fireplace.Set

well

back

from

the

street

in

a

spacious

enclosed

garden

（ideal

for

pets），the

two-bedroom

self-contained

house

is

perfect

for

small

families

and

couples.

Located

behind

the

main

home，the

Stone

Cottage's

Kitchen

Cottage

turns

on

the

charm

as

much

as

the

larger

house.Private

from

the

main

house，the

one-bedroom

self-contained

cottage

has

a

veranda

（游廊）

which

looks

out

over

an

established

herb

garden，ideal

for

couples.

Instead

of

asking

guests

to

wake

at

a

certain

time

for

a

prepared

breakfast，guests

of

both

cottages

receive

a

selection

of

breakfast

cuisines

as

they

like，allowing

sleep-ins

and

lazy

mornings.

Pets

are

welcome.

Country

Barn

Retreat

Situated

in

a

peaceful

location

and

perfect

for

short

stays，Elaine

and

John

offer

this

amnazing

self-contained

two-bedroom

Country

Barn

Retreat，overlooking

rural

views

and

surounded

by

lovely

gardens.

Sleeping

up

to

four

adults

in

this

comfortable

cottage

where

you

can

relax

by

the

cosy

wood

fire

in

winter.

Fully

equipped

kitchen.Lounge

and

dining

area

with

air-conditioning

and

fans

to

keep

it

cool

in

summer.Pet

friendly，however，you

would

need

to

make

arrangements

with

Elaine

or

John

first.1.Where

will

you

go

if

you're

a

bird

lover？

A.The

Stone

Cottage. B.Craigmhor

Mountain

Retreat.

C.The

Junction

Campground. D.Country

Barn

Retreat.2.What

can

be

learned

about

the

Stone

Cottage？

A.It

lacks

an

open

fireplace.

B.It's

building

a

herb

garden.

C.It

has

three

bedrooms

in

all.

D.It

provides

a

well-prepared

breakfast.3.What's

special

about

the

last

two

destinations？

A.Pets

are

allowed. B.Fires

are

forbidden.

C.Both

have

a

veranda. D.Both

are

near

rivers.BIn

2018，a

severe

drought

brought

Cape

Town

close

to

"Day

Zero"，when

it

could

have

become

the

world's

first

major

city

to

run

out

of

water.Dam

levels

in

South

Africa's

Western

Cape

fell

to

below

a

fifth

of

capacity

and

the

province

suffered

its

worst

water

crisis

in

100

years.

"The

water

supply

was

dwindling

and

it

just

wasn't

raining，"

recalls

Thinus

Booysen，a

professor

at

Stellenbosch

University，who

had

created

a

device

in

2015

designed

to

help

homeowners

cut

their

power

usage.Seeking

to

reduce

water

waste，Booysen

figured

he

could

adapt

the

device

to

measure

water

usage

instead

of

electricity

use.

Soon，Booysen

launched

a

start-up，Bridging

the

Internet

of

Things

（BridgloT），to

develop

his

idea.Called

Count

Droputa，the

device

reports

water

usage

once

a

minute

while

many

conventional

devices

only

record

data

once

an

hour.The

system

uses

an

app

in

the

user's

cellphone

and

sends

short

messages

in

real

time.

"Within

minutes，we

would

be

able

to

tell

the

user，

'Something

has

burst，or

something

is

leaking，'"

he

says.

Then

Booysen

discovered

that

a

key

issue

was

maintenance

（維修），with

the

poorest

schools

using

by

far

the

most

water.Leaking

toilets

could

waste

1，000

liters

of

water

per

day.

"We

found

that

the

biggest

problems

are

things

like

children

not

closing

taps

properly，but

often

that

would

be

because

the

taps

just

don't

close，"

Booysen

explains.During

the

test，the

invention

saved

one

school

more

than

three

million

liters

of

water

in

three

months.Another

reduced

its

water

usage

55

percent

in

four

months.

Businesses

including

Cape

Talk

radio

station

and

Africa's

largest

food

company，Shoprite，became

sponsors，partnering

with

the

Western

Cape

Education

Department

to

install

（安裝）

test

devices

in

350

schools.They

saved

more

than

S2.7

million

and

almost

550

million

liters

of

water

in

17

months.Booysen

has

looked

at

expanding

to

government

buildings，hospitals

and

hotels.There

are

plans

to

roll

out

the

device

across

Africa.4.What

does

the

underlined

word

"dwindling"

in

Paragraph

2

probably

mean？

A.Beginning. B.Continuing. C.Expanding. D.Decreasing.5.Which

words

can

best

describe

Booysen？

A.Proud

but

determined. B.Cautious

and

friendly.

C.Creative

and

caring. D.Strict

but

generous.6.What

do

we

know

about

Count

Dropul?？

A.It

works

smartly

to

help

save

water.

B.It

was

designed

by

Booysen

in

2015.

C.It

will

soon

be

tested

in

350

schools.

D.It

cuts

power

usage

efficiently.7.What

will

Booysen

probably

do

next？

A.Become

a

member

of

Shoprite.

B.Further

promote

his

new

invention.

C.Stop

water

pollution

in

Cape

Town.

D.Travel

around

Africa

for

better

ideas.CRecently，Google

researchers

published

a

paper

describing

results

from

an

artificial

intelligence

（AI）

tool，called

MusicLM，built

to

create

music.It

is

not

the

first

AI

music

tool

to

launch.But

the

examples

Google

provides

demonstrate

musical

creative

ability

based

on

a

limited

set

of

descriptive

words.AI

shows

how

complex

computer

systems

have

been

trained

to

behave

in

human-like

ways.Google

engineers

explain

the

MusicLM

system

this

way：

First，a

user

comes

up

with

a

word

or

words

that

describe

the

kind

of

music

they

want

the

tool

to

create.For

example，a

user

could

enter

this

short

phrase

into

the

system：

"a

continuous

calming

violin

backed

by

a

soft

guitar

sound."The

descriptions

entered

can

include

different

music

styles，instruments

or

other

existing

sounds.Several

different

music

examples

produced

by

MusicLM

were

published

online.Some

of

the

generated

music

came

from

just

one-or-two-word

descriptions，such

as

"jazz"，or

"techno".The

system

created

other

examples

from

more

detailed

descriptions

containing

whole

sentences.In

the

resulting

recording，the

music

seems

to

keep

very

close

to

the

description.The

team

said

that

the

more

detailed

the

description

is，the

better

the

system

can

attempt

to

produce

it.

In

addition

to

generating

new

music

from

written

descriptions，the

team

said

the

system

can

also

create

examples

based

on

a

person's

own

singing，whistling

or

playing

an

instrument.The

researchers

said

the

tool

"produces

high-quality

music...over

several

minutes，while

being

faithful

to

the

text

conditioning

signal".

Although

it

hasn't

been

released

for

public

use，Google

announced

it

was

releasing

a

"high-quality

dataset

（數(shù)據(jù)集）"of

more

than

5，500

music-writing

pairs

prepared

by

professional

musicians

called

MusicCaps.The

researchers

took

that

step

to

assist

in

the

development

of

other

AI

music

generators.

The

MusicLM

researchers

said

they

believe

they

have

designed

a

new

tool

to

help

anyone

quickly

and

easily

create

high-quality

music

selections.However，the

team

said

it

also

recognizes

some

risks

linked

to

the

machine

learning

process.8.How

does

MusicLM

work？

A.It

adapts

music

from

recordings.

B.It

generates

music

from

written

descriptions.

C.It

teaches

users

how

to

play

a

musical

instrument.

D.It

recommends

songs

based

on

a

user's

listening

history.9.Why

did

Google

release

the

MusicCaps

dataset？

A.To

display

the

capabilities

of

MusicLM.

B.To

allow

the

public

to

use

MusicLM.

C.To

help

develop

other

AI

music

generators.

D.To

promote

the

MusicCaps

music-writing

service.10.What

might

be

an

advantage

of

using

MusicLM

for

music

creation？

A.It

can

improve

the

overall

quality

of

music

in

the

industry.

B.It

can

replace

human

musicians

and

composers.

C.It

can

produce

music

that

is

more

complex

than

human-made

music.

D.It

can

create

music

quickly

and

efficiently.11.What

is

the

main

idea

of

the

article？

A.Google

has

developed

MusicLMA

to

create

music

from

written

descriptions

and

other

inputs.

B.MusicLM-an

example

of

AI

systems

can

behave

in

human-like

ways.

C.MusicLM

can

create

music

following

written

descriptions

and

using

others

as

input.

D.Google

has

released

a

dataset

to

help

develop

other

AI

music

generators.DTake

a

look

at

that

tree

in

the

local

park.What

might

it

be

feeling？Could

it

be

thinking？Experiments

are

exploring

the

idea

of

plant

cognition

（認知），even

going

so

far

as

to

suggest

they

possess

some

form

of

consciousness.

As

wild

as

it

sounds，it

isn't

a

new

idea.The

field

of

"plant

neurobiology

（神經(jīng)生物學）"

began

in

2006，aimed

at

understanding

how

plants

process

information

from

their

environment.

It

is

now

clear

that

plants

are

capable

of

complex

communication

and

can

sense

their

surroundings，which

were

originally

dismissed.But

advocates

of

plant

consciousness

take

things

further

and

draw

parallels

between

the

electrical

signaling

that

can

be

found

from

root

to

stem

and

that

present

in

the

nervous

system

of

animals.They

claim

to

show

that

plants

are

capable

of

intentionally

choosing

to

perform

certain

behaviors，of

learning

and

perhaps

even

having

personalities.If

plants

are

experiencing

a

conscious

inner

world，they

argue，it

becomes

vital

that

we

find

ways

to

test

and

understand

it.

Extending

the

concept

of

cognition

to

plants

would

mean

a

significant

shift

in

our

view

of

the

uniqueness

of

humanity，not

to

mention

how

we

treat

our

botanical

friends，so

the

bar

of

acceptance

is

high.Researchers

rising

to

the

challenge

are

hoping

to

explore

plants

with

tools

usually

reserved

for

the

human

brain.

The

research

can

appear

persuasive，but

it

is

in

its

early

stage

and

suffers

from

repeated

failure.Critics

say

the

field

is

a

high

guess

and

that

the

behaviour

can

be

explained

through

inborn

response.

Whether

we

decide

that

plants

have

cognition

may

come

down

to

our

ability

to

describe

consciousness

itself-something

we

are

far

from

doing.But

rather

than

dismiss

the

idea，we

should

welcome

the

chance

to

think

up

new

ways

to

test

our

understanding

of

consciousness.It

might

just

improve

our

grasp

of

the

human

mind.At

the

very

least，our

trees

and

plants

should

benefit

from

the

extra

attention-consciously

or

not.12.What

do

supporters

of

plant

consciousness

believe？

A.Plants

can

only

perform

native

reaction.

B.Plants

can

perceive

their

surroundings

and

adapt

to

them.

C.Plants

possess

the

same

level

of

consciousness

as

humans.

D.Plants

can

communicate

complicatedly

and

choose

actions

deliberately.13.What

is

the

main

challenge

in

accepting

the

idea

of

plant

consciousness？

A.The

need

to

develop

tools

to

test

plant

cognition.

B.The

dramatic

change

in

our

view

of

humanity.

C.The

lack

of

evidence

in

the

field

of

plant

neurobiology.

D.The

inability

to

describe

consciousness

itself.14.What

is

the

current

state

of

research

in

the

field

of

plant

cognition？

A.The

field

is

highly

based

on

guesses

and

has

no

evidence.

B.Researchers

are

using

tools

reserved

for

the

human

brain

to

study

plant

behaviors.

C.There

is

not

enough

evidence

to

support

the

idea

of

plant

consciousness.

D.Plants

have

been

proven

to

possess

a

form

of

consciousness.15.What

is

the

potential

benefit

of

studying

plant

consciousness？

A.Enhancing

our

understanding

of

the

human

brain.

B.Developing

new

ways

to

test

plant

behaviors.

C.Promoting

our

relationship

with

plants.

D.Proving

the

existence

of

plant

cognition.二、閱讀七選五（本大題共5小題，共12.5分）If

you've

had

a

bad

night's

sleep，or

you've

just

got

too

much

to

do，the

last

thing

you

want

to

be

told

is

to

"be

positive!"

（1）

.

Of

course，developing

a

positive

attitude

is

easier

said

than

done

-it

doesn't

come

naturally

to

everyone.When

you're

feeling

down，it

is

hard

to

be

optimistic.But

a

study

has

found

that

people

who

are

optimists

are

more

likely

to

live

longer

than

those

who

have

a

more

negative

approach

to

life.So，maybe

once

you

think

of

a

longer

life，

（2）

The

study

concluded

that

optimists

may

find

it

easier

to

control

emotions

and

get

less

stressed.And

as

stress

impacts

on

the

immune

system，

（3）

.Professor

Lewina

Lee

from

Boston

University

said：

"Our

findings

speak

to

the

possibility

that

raising

levels

of

optimism

may

promote

longevity

and

healthy

aging.

"And

she

advises

that

pessimists

could

benefit

from

doing

things

like

imagining

a

future

where

everything

turns

out

well.

But

if

you're

a

'glass

half

empty'

type

of

person，could

seeing

the

world

through

rose-tinted

glasses

work

for

you？Every

bean

has

its

black.

（4）

Some

people

say

it's

best

to

celebrate

the

positives

and

ignore

the

negative

parts

of

our

lives.

（5）

.Vicki

Siska

says

"Music

feeds

my

soul，a

sense

of

humour

keeps

things

in

perspective".Pippa

Kennedy

says

"being

grateful

for

what

you

have!"

Other

people

recommend

doing

yoga

and

meditation

as

well

as

staying

fit

to

help

maintain

a

positive

outlook

on

life.

A.Accepting

this

helps

us

control

our

emotions

B.Accept

it

and

make

efforts

to

improve

yourself

C.it's

possible

that

optimists

better

handle

infections

D.But

having

this

mindset

could

have

many

benefits

E.But

it

could

help

you

have

a

positive

outlook

on

life

F.it

might

encourage

you

to

have

a

more

hopeful

outlook

on

life

G.People

have

their

personal

advice

on

keeping

a

positive

approach

to

life16.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空（本大題共15小題，共15.0分）I

first

met

Paul

Newman

in

1968，when

George

Roy

Hill，the

director

of

Butch

Cassidy

and

the

Sundance

Kid

introduced

us

in

New

York

City.When

the

studio

didn't

want

me

for

the

film-it

wanted

somebody

as

（1）

as

Paul-he

（2）

me.I

don't

know

how

many

people

would

have

done

that；they

would

have

（3）

their

agents

or

the

studio

powers.

The

friendship

that

（4）

the

experience

of

making

that

film

and

The

Sting

four

years

later

had

its

（5）

in

the

fact

that

although

there

was

an

age

difference，we

both

came

from

a

tradition

of（6）

and

live

TV.We

（7）

craft

（技藝）

and

focused

on

（8）

the

characters

we

were

going

to

play.Both

of

us

had

the

（9）

and

virtues

that

are

（10）

of

American

actors：humorous，aggressive，and

making

fun

of

each

other-but

always

with

an

underlying

（11）

.Those

were

also

at

the

core

（核心）

of

our

relationship

off

the

screen.We

shared

the

（12）

that

if

you're

fortunate

enough

to

have

success，you

should

（13）

something

back-he

with

his

Newman's

Own

food

for

kids

in

need，and

me

with

Sundance.Paul

and

I

didn't

see

each

other

all

that

regularly，but

sharing

that

brought

us

together.We

supported

each

other

financially

and

by

showing

up

at

（14）

.

I

last

saw

him

a

few

months

ago.He'd

been

in

and

out

of

the

hospital.He

and

I

both

knew

what

the

deal

was，and

we

didn't

talk

about

it.Ours

was

a

relationship

that

didn't

need

a

lot

of（15）

.21.

A.handsome B.famous C.tall D.smart22.

A.supported B.sponsored C.envied D.declined23.

A.attended

to B.turned

to C.listened

to D.appealed

to24.

A.was

ruined

by B.was

restored

by

C.was

valued

for D.was

developed

from25.

A.resource B.meaning C.root D.motivation26.

A.theater B.dance C.music D.sports27.

A.admitted B.learned C.respected D.grasped28.

A.arguing

about B.approving

of C.running

into D.digging

into29.

A.responsibilities B.qualities

C.reliabilities D.capacities30.

A.unique B.ordinary C.fundamental D.typical31.

A.sympathy B.inspiration C.affection D.willingness32.

A.goal B.belief C.standard D.experience33.

A.put B.take C.give D.bring34.

A.screens B.events C.parties D.concerts35.

A.actions B.promises C.messages D.words四、語法填空（本大題共1小題，共15.0分）36.A

traditional

Chinese

dance

performed

underwater

in

Luoyang，Central

China's

Henan

Province，

（1）

（go）

viral

on

social

media

during

the

Dragon

Boat

Festival.The

show

led

to

renewed

passion

among

audiences

for

traditional

Chinese.art

and

culture.

The

（2）

（impress）

dance

is

named

The

Prayer，which

was

the

opening

performance

of

the

gala

by

Henan

Television

Station

on

Saturday.

In

the

video

on

social

media

the

underwater

actress

is

seen

dancing

in

colorful

traditional

Chinese

costume.The

short

dance，which

lasted

less

than

two

minutes，was

seen

as

a

（3）

（combine）

of

contemporary

art

and

traditional

Chinese

culture.

"The

water

made

the

costume

even

more

gorgeous

and

the

moves

（4）

（graceful）!"

said

one

observer

online.Netizens

were

left

（5）

（amaze）

by

both

the

beauty

of

the

dancer

and

the

（6）

（create）

involved

in

putting

（7）

the

dance

underwater.

The

dance

featured

a

character

from

（8）

famous

ancient

Chinese

painting

Ode

to

Goddess

Luo，the

daughter

of

a

sacred

king

character

Fu

Xi

in

a

Chinese

tale

（9）

drowned

and

then

became

a

goddess.

"The

moves

were

captured

underwater

at

4.5

meters

from

the

ground.The

team

spent

a

total

of

26

hours

under

water（10）

（complete）

the

shooting.The

film

team

had

to

soak

themselves

in

the

water

in

each

shooting

session，"Chen

Jia，director

of

the

HNTV

gala，said

to

local

media.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、書面表達（本大題共2小題，共40.0分）37.假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Jack

發(fā)來郵件說打算今年暑假來中國學習功夫（Kungfu），想請你幫忙聯(lián)系合適的學習地點。請你給他回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

（1）聯(lián)系過程：

（2）聯(lián)系結(jié)果。

注意：

（1）詞數(shù)80左右；

（2）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

（3）開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear

Jack，

How

is

everything

going？__________

Looking

forward

to

your

arrival.

Yours

Sincerely，Li

Hua38.Allen

was

playing

in

his

room.He

heard

a

familiar

chirping

and

rustling

from

the

cage

in

the

bedroom

corner.It

was

his

beloved

Blue

Finch，named

Mary.The

boy

had

cared

for

the

bird

since

he

was

six，a

gift

from

his

mother

for

graduating

from

kindergarten

and

entering

primary

school.Now，at

12

years

old，Allen

had

just

recently

celebrated

his

primary

school

graduation

and

was

about

to

take

another

step

in

his

life

journey

toward

junior

high

school.For

the

past

six

years，Mary

was

his

constant

companion

and

closest

friend.

As

he

grew

up，Allen

found

it

difficult

to

make

friends

or

be

close

to

others.Having

had

to

move

around

many

times

and

transfer

schools

due

to

his

father's

work

in

the

military，Allen

never

felt

like

he

truly

belonged

in

any

one

place.He

always

knew

it

wouldn't

be

long

before

he

would

have

to

move

yet

again.The

stress

and

pressure

of

a

constantly

mobile

life

also

led

to

strain

and

pressure

at

home，leading

to

loud

arguments

and

fights

between

his

mother

and

father

which

he

could

hear

from

behind

closed

doors.

But，throughout

all

of

this.Allen's

closest

friend

and

companion-the

true

source

of

stability

in

his

life

-

was

Mary，his

finch.But

Mary

was

more

than

just

a

simple，calm

pet：whenever

Allen

felt

sad，the

bird

would

always

be

singing

and

chirping，almost

as

if

she

sensed

how

he

felt

and

wanted

to

lift

his

spirits.And

when

Allen

fed

the

bird，Mary

always

moved

across

her

branch

to

rest

against

his

finger，never

failing

to

bring

a

smile

to

Allen's

face.Yet，one

summer

day

after

Allen

had

come

home

after

a

walk

at

the

park

he

found

the

window

of

his

bedroom

open

and

the

door

of

Mary's

cage

open-the

bird

was

gone.Suddenly，Allen

realized

that

he

must

have

left

the

cage

open

after

cleaning

it

and

forgot

about

the

window

being

open

on

such

a

hot

day.Upset，Allen

fell

down

to

the

floor

sobbing.

注意：

（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150詞左右；

（2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

Upon

hearing

the

noise，Allen's

mother

rushed

upstairs

and

asked

what

had

happened._______

Filled

with

anticipation，Allen

and

his

mother

went

outside

to

look

for

Mary._______

答案和解析1~3.【答案】B、C、A【解析】（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)CraigmhorMountainRetreat部分中的Craigmhorisaperfectbaseforbushwalk-ing，mountainbiking，fishing，andbirdwatching.（Craigmhor是叢林漫步、山地自行車、釣魚和觀鳥的理想基地。）可知，如果你喜歡鳥，可以去CraigmhorMoun-tainRetreat看鳥。故選B。

（2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The

Stone

Cotage

部分中的.Set

well

back

from

the

street

in

a

spacious

enclosed

garden

（ideal

for

pets），the

two-bedroom

self-contained

house

is

perfect

for

small

families

and

couples.（這座兩居室的獨立式房子遠離街道，坐落在一個寬敞的封閉花園里（非常適合寵物），非常適合小家庭和情侶。）

和Private

from

the

main

house，the

one-bedroom

self-contained

cottage

has

a

veranda

（游廊）

which

looks

out

over

an

established

herb

garden，ideal

for

couples.（這間有一間臥室的獨立小屋與主屋分開，有一個陽臺，可以俯瞰一個已建成的香草園，是情侶的理想選擇。）可知，在

The

Stone

Cottage

一共有三個臥室。故選C。

（3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)

The

Stone

Cottage

部分中的Pets

are

welcome（歡迎攜帶寵物）和Country

Bam

Retreat

部分中的Pet

friendly，however，you

would

need

to

make

arrangements

with

Elaine

or

John

first.（寵物友好型，但是你需要先與伊萊恩或約翰做出安排。）可知，最后兩個目的地的特殊之處是都允許帶寵物。故選A。

本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了澳大利亞的四個節(jié)假日休閑好去處。

1．直接信息題：直接信息題是指能夠直接從原文中找到信息，選項在語言表達上與原文基本一致的題目。2．間接信息題：間接信息題是能夠從原文中找到信息，但在語言表達上與原文有差異，做題時需要對原文信息進行轉(zhuǎn)換。3．綜合信息題：綜合信息題是指這類題目所涉及的信息不是原文的某一句話，可能是原文的幾句話，或者是散落在文章不同的地方，要求學生把原文所提供的信息綜合起來分析，而不能斷章取義。

4~7.【答案】D、C、A、B【解析】（1）詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第一段中的a

severe

drought（嚴重的干旱）和water

crisis（水危機）等信息可知，由于嚴重于早缺水，所以城市供水應(yīng)該正在減少。由此可知，劃線詞意為"減少"，與decreasing同義。A．Beginning.開始；B．Continuing.繼續(xù)；C．Expanding.擴展；D．Decreasing.減少。故選D。

（2）觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第二段中的Thinus

Booysen，a

professor

at

Stellenbosch

University，who

had

created

a

device

in

2015

designed

to

help

homeowners

cut

their

power

usage.Seeking

to

reduce

water

waste，Booysen

figured

he

could

adapt

the

device

to

measure

water

usage

instead

of

electricity

use.（Stellenbosch大學教授Thinus

Booysen于2015年發(fā)明了一種設(shè)備，旨在幫助房主減少用電。為了減少水的浪費，Booysen認為他可以調(diào)整設(shè)備來測量用水量，而不是用電量）可知，Booysen為了幫助人們節(jié)約用電，在2015年設(shè)計了一款設(shè)備，在遭遇水危機時，他將這一設(shè)備加以改進使其能夠監(jiān)測用水情況。由此推知，他是一個不但關(guān)心民生而且善于創(chuàng)新的人。A．Proud

but

determined.驕傲但堅定的；B．Cautious

and

friendly.謹慎友好的；C．Creative

and

caring.富有創(chuàng)造力和愛心的；D．Strict

but

generous.嚴格但大方的。故選C。

（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的Called

Count

Droputa，the

device

reports

water

usage

once

a

minute

while

many

conventional

devices

only

record

data

once

an

hour.The

system

uses

an

app

in

the

user's

cellphone

and

sends

short

messages

in

real

time.

"Within

minutes，we

would

be

able

to

tell

the

user，

'Something

has

burst，or

something

is

leaking，'"

he

says.（該設(shè)備名為Count

Droputa，每分鐘報告一次用水量，而許多傳統(tǒng)設(shè)備每小時只記錄一次數(shù)據(jù)。該系統(tǒng)使用用戶手機中的應(yīng)用程序，實時發(fā)送短信。他說："幾分鐘內(nèi)，我們就能告訴用戶，'有東西爆裂了，或者有東西泄漏了。'"）可知，CountDropula

這種設(shè)備是智能的，且能夠幫助用戶節(jié)約用水。故選A。

（4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Booysen

has

looked

at

expanding

togovernment

buildings，hospitals

and

hotels.There

are

plans

to

roll

out

the

device

across

Africa（Booysen已經(jīng)考慮擴建政府大樓、醫(yī)院和酒店。有計劃在非洲各地推廣該設(shè)備）可知，Booysen想要進一步推廣他的發(fā)明。故選B。

本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了來自南非的

Thinus

Booyscn

教授發(fā)明了一款智能水表，幫助人們節(jié)約用水。

一、速讀全文，了解大意知主題。

閱讀能力一般指閱讀速度和理解能力兩個方面。閱讀速度是閱讀最基本的能力，考生必須在十分有限的時間內(nèi)運用略讀、掃讀、跳讀等技巧快速閱讀，搜尋關(guān)鍵詞、主題句，捕捉時空、順序、情節(jié)、人物、觀點，并且理清文章脈絡(luò)，把握語篇實質(zhì)。

二、看題干，帶著問題讀文章。

首先要掌握問題的類型，客觀信息題可以從文章中直接找到答案；而主觀判斷題考查的是對文章的感情基調(diào)等，這類題必須經(jīng)過對作者的態(tài)度、意圖以及對整篇文章進行深一層的推理等。其次，了解試題題干以及各個選項所包含的信息，然后有針對性地對文章進行掃讀，對有關(guān)信息進行快速定位。此法加強了閱讀的針對性，提高了做題的準確率。

三、邏輯推理，做好深層理解題。

在實際閱讀中，有時作者并未把意圖說出來，閱讀者要根據(jù)字面意思，通過語篇邏輯關(guān)系，研究細節(jié)的暗示，推敲作者的態(tài)度，理解文章的寓義。要求讀者對文字的表面信息進行分析、挖掘和邏輯推理，不能就事論事，以偏概全。推理題在提問中常用的詞有：infer，imply，suggest，indicate等。

四、猜詞悟義，掃除閱讀攔路虎。

猜詞是應(yīng)用英語的重要能力。它不但需要準確無誤地理解上下文，而且要有較大的泛讀量，掌握或認識較多的課外詞匯。我們要學會"順藤摸瓜"，通過構(gòu)詞，語法，定義，同位，對比，因果，常識，上下文等線索確定詞義。

8~11.【答案】B、C、D、A【解析】（1）推理判斷題。由本文第二段First，a

user

comes

up

with

a

word

or

words

that

describe

the

kind

of

music

they

want

the

tool

to

create.For

example，a

user

could

enter

this

short

phrase

into

the

system：

"a

continuous

calming

violin

backed

by

a

soft

guitar

sound."The

descriptions

entered

can

include

different

music

styles，instruments

or

other

existing

sounds.Several

different

music

examples

produced

by

MusicLM

were

published

online.Some

of

the

generated

music

came

from

just

one-or-two-word

descriptions，such

as

"jazz"，or

"techno".The

system

created

other

examples

from

more

detailed

descriptions

containing

whole

sentences.In

the

resulting

recording，the

music

seems

to

keep

very

close

to

the

description.The

team

said

that

the

more

detailed

the

description

is，the

better

the

system

can

attempt

to

produce

it.（首先，用戶想出一個或幾個詞來描述他們想要工具創(chuàng)建的音樂類型。例如，用戶可以在系統(tǒng)中輸入這個簡短的短語："由柔和的吉他聲支撐的持續(xù)平靜的小提琴聲。"輸入的描述可以包括不同的音樂風格、樂器或其他現(xiàn)有的聲音。由MusicLM制作的幾個不同的音樂示例被發(fā)布在網(wǎng)上。有些生成的音樂只來自一兩個詞的描述，比如"爵士樂"或"電子樂"。系統(tǒng)從包含整個句子的更詳細的描述中創(chuàng)建了其他示例。在最終的錄音中，音樂似乎與描述非常接近。該團隊表示，描述越詳細，系統(tǒng)就能越好地嘗試生成它。）可知MusicLMS是根據(jù)用戶輸入描述他們想要的音樂類型然后創(chuàng)造出與之有關(guān)的音樂。故選B。

（2）細節(jié)理解題。由本文第四段的關(guān)鍵句The

researchers

took

that

step

to

assist

in

the

development

of

other

Al

music

generators.

（研究人員采取這一步驟是為了幫助開發(fā)其他AI音樂生成器。）可知，研究人員發(fā)布數(shù)據(jù)集是幫助其他人工智能音樂生成器。故選C。

（3）推理判斷題。由本文最后一段的The

MusicLM

researchers

said

they

believe

they

have

designed

a

new

tool

to

help

anyone

quickly

and

easily

create

high-quality

music

selections.

（MusicLM的研究人員表示，他們相信自己已經(jīng)設(shè)計了一種新的工具，可以幫助任何人快速輕松地創(chuàng)作高質(zhì)量的音樂。）可知使用MusicLM創(chuàng)作音樂的優(yōu)勢是，它能快速且高效地創(chuàng)作音樂。故選D。

（4）主旨大意題。由本文第一段的關(guān)鍵句Recently，Google

researchers

published

a

paper

describing

results

from

an

artificial

intelligence

（AI）

tool，called

MusicLM，built

to

create

music.

（最近，谷歌的研究人員發(fā)表了一篇論文，描述了一種名為MusicLM的人工智能工具的結(jié)果，該工具是為創(chuàng)作音樂而構(gòu)建的。）和第二段的"First，a

user

comes

up

with

a

word

or

words

that

describe

the

kind

of

music

they

want

the

tool

to

create.

（首先，用戶想出一個或多個詞來描述他們希望該工具創(chuàng)建的音樂類型。）以及文章整個內(nèi)容可知，文章介紹了谷歌研發(fā)出叫做MusicLM的AI智能工具，這種AI工具可以根據(jù)書面描述和其他輸入創(chuàng)建音樂。故選A。

本文是說明文。文章介紹了谷歌研發(fā)出叫做MusicLM的AI智能工具，這種AI工具可以根據(jù)書面描述和其他輸入創(chuàng)建音樂。

閱讀理解解題步驟：首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意，因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料；其次細讀題材，各個擊破，掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性，對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準。

12~15.【答案】D、D、C、A【解析】（1）細節(jié)理解題。由本文第三段的It

is

now

clear

that

plants

are

capable

of

complex

communication

and

can

sense

their

surroundings，which

were

originally

dismissed.But

advocates

of

plant

consciousness

take

things

further

and

draw

parallels

between

the

electrical

signaling

that

can

be

found

from

root

to

stem

and

that

present

in

the

nervous

system

of

animals.They

claim

to

show

that

plants

are

capable

of

intentionally

choosing

to

perform

certain

behaviors，of

learning

and

perhaps

even

having

personalities.（現(xiàn)在很清楚的是，植物能夠進行復(fù)雜的交流，并能感知周圍的環(huán)境，這一點最初被忽視了。但植物意識的支持者們更進一步，他們把從根到莖的電信號與存在于動物神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)中的電信號相提并論。他們聲稱，植物能夠有意識地選擇執(zhí)行某些行為，學習，甚至有個性。）可知植物意識的支持者認為植物可以進行復(fù)雜的交流，并有意識地選擇行動。故選D。

（2）細節(jié)理解題。由本文最后一段Whether

we

decide

that

plants

have

cognition

may

come

down

to

our

ability

to

describe

consciousness

itself-something

we

are

far

from

doing.But

rather

than

dismiss

the

idea，we

should

welcome

the

chance

to

think

up

new

ways

to

test

our

understanding

of

consciousness.It

might

just

improve

our

grasp

of

the

human

mind.At

the

very

least，our

trees

and

plants

should

benefit

from

the

extra

attention-consciously

or

not.（我們是否認為植物具有認知能力可能取決于我們描述意識本身的能力而我們還遠遠沒有做到這一點。但是，我們不應(yīng)該拒絕這個想法，相反，我們應(yīng)該歡迎有機會想出新的方法來檢驗我們對意識的理解。這可能會提高我們對人類思維的理解。至少，我們的樹木和植物應(yīng)該受益于額外的關(guān)注有意或無意。）可知接受植物意識的主要挑戰(zhàn)是我們不能描述意識本身。故選D。

（3）細節(jié)理解題。由本文第五段The

research

can

appear

persuasive，but

it

is

in

its

early

stage

and

suffers

from

repeated

failure.Critics

say

the

field

is

a

high

guess

and

that

the

behaviour

can

be

explained

through

inborn

response.（這項研究看起來很有說服力，但它還處于早期階段，而且屢遭失敗。批評人士說，這個領(lǐng)域的猜測很高，這種行為可以通過先天反應(yīng)來解釋。）可知，目前植物意識的研究仍處于早期階段，而且遭遇了不斷的失敗，所以沒有足夠的證據(jù)支持植物意識的觀點。故選C。

（4）細節(jié)理解題。由本文最后一段的It

might

just

improve

o