2021-2022學(xué)年四川省綿陽市梓綿鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試題含解析

2021-2022學(xué)年四川省綿陽市梓綿鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.—Good-bye!I’mgoingbacktomyhometownthisafternoon.—________A.Haveanicetrip.B.Congratulations!C.Takeyourtime.D.Icouldn’tagreemore.參考答案：A2.—Oh,howdepressed!I’mboundtolosetohimintomorrow’scompetition.—Cheerup!Infact,heis_____thanyou.A.nolessnervous

B.notmorenervous

C.nomorenervous

D.alittlemorenervous參考答案：A3.I’vetriedveryhardtoimprovemyEnglish.Butbynomeans

withmyprogress.

A．theteacherisnotsatisfied

B．istheteachernotsatisfied

C．theteacherissatisfied

D．istheteachersatisfied參考答案：D．解析：倒裝句。此題有bynomeans這個(gè)帶有否定意義的狀語放在句首，句子要用部分倒裝。4.Couldyoutellme______itwas______theaccidentoccurred?A．where；that

B．which；that

C．that;where

D．where：which參考答案：A5.Mybrothernevertalkedaboutclimbing,becauseheknewthatwas

Igotinjured.A.what

B.when

C.how

D.where參考答案：C6.He

asanationalheroforwinningthefirstgoldmedalforhiscountryintheOlympics.

A.regarded

B.wasregarded

C.hasregarded

D.hadbeenregarded參考答案：B解析：本題考查時(shí)態(tài)和被動語態(tài)的用法。regard……as……:把......當(dāng)作......7.Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.Youmusthavethought___.

A.wearenotcoming

B.wewerenotcoming

C.wedidnotcome

D.wewerenotcome參考答案：B8.---Floraneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.

--Sheisawomanof_____.

A.ambition

B.attention

C.expectation

D.reputation參考答案：A略9.---HaveyoubeentotheForbiddenCity？

---Ican’tremember.________,itmighthavebeenduringmyearlychildhood.A.Ifany

B.Ifever

C.Ifonly

D.Ifnot參考答案：B10.—What’stheproblemwithyourmountainbike,Thomas?—

.Icanmanageitandcatchupwithyou.A.Notsobad B.Nothingserious C.Good.Thankyou D.Nevermind參考答案：B11.IwanttobuythatkindofclothbecauseI______thecloth______well．

A．havetold;washes

B．wastold;washed

C．havebeentold;washes

D．havebeentold;iswashed參考答案：C12.Thesong____Myheartwillgoonislikedbytheyoungpeople.Acall

Bcalling

Ccalled

Dtocall參考答案：C13.

Hehasbeen

togeneralmanagerbecauseofhisexcellentworkinthecompany.

A.promoted

B.produced

C.proposed

D.programmed參考答案：A.

14.—Mike,theresultsare______withourearlierresearch.—Fantastic!That’swhatwe’vebeenexpecting.A.apparent B.sustainable C.concrete D.consistent參考答案：D試題分析：考查固定短語。根據(jù)后文的Fantastic!可知此處句意：邁克，結(jié)果與我們先前的研究相一致。Beconsistentwith與.....相一致，故選D項(xiàng)。

【名師點(diǎn)睛】固定短語的考查需要考生的長期積累，注意把握積累的方向，在考試時(shí)能夠準(zhǔn)確無誤的應(yīng)用。15.I‘dliketoknow______Chinese.A.whenhebegantolearn

B.whendidhebegintolearnC.whendidhebeginlearning

D.forhowlonghebegantolearn.參考答案：A16.Amistake_____havebeenmadeonourbill.Wedidn’torderanyfishtoday.

A.should

B.would

C.must

D.could參考答案：C17.—Idon’tcarewhatotherpeoplethinkofme．—Well，you____________．

A．may

B．can

C．should D．will參考答案：C18.22Beforeyoupayavisittoaplaceofinterest,lookinyourlocallibrary

abookaboutit.A.on

B.

at

C.

for

D.to參考答案：C19.Theoldcoupleoftentakeawalkaftersupperintheparkwiththeirpetdog_______them.

A.

following

B.

tofollow

C.

followed

D.

follows參考答案：A二、完型填空20.Itwasaround3pm.Awomanabout40cametoourclinic,___21___fortheexpert.Itoldherhewasn’t___22___.Thensheshowedmealetterwithoutanenvelop,___23___thatshecamefromagovernmenthospitalwherehermotherwasbeingtreated.Shesaidshewas___24___bythedoctorstheretoseeourexpert.Sensingher___25___fornotseeingtheexpert,Iaskedhertositandtalk.TheexchangewasshorthutIlearnedalotaboutherlife___26___.Shehadthreechildren,hereldestdaughterwasinhighschool,andtheremainingtwowere___27___inprimaryschool.Isaidsomethingtomakeher___28___,which,couldatleastrelievehersadnessthen,Ifelt___29___forwhatsheandhermotherhadsuffered.IwaswonderinghowIcouldhelpher.___30___,myeyescaughtthelettershewas___31___andnoticeditwascrumpled(壓皺).NowIknewwhatIcould___32___her.SoIwenttomydrawer,tookoutabrown___33___andgaveittoher,saying,“Madam,thisisforyou,it’sthe___34___Icanoffer.Ihopethiswillhelp.”Shesmiledwithtears,saying“Thankyouverymuch”andthenshe___35___totelltheheavyloadshewascarryingandcontinuedcrying.Ifeltsomewhat___36___andtoldher,“Madam,takeyour___37___toGod,andleaveitthere,”Ican’t___38___whyIsaidthatbecauseIjustgotthat___39___fromasnogIonceheard.Shesmiledagain,saidafewwordsandthenleft,Ifeelblessedforthatshort___40___withher,whichmadeherworldabitbetter.21.A.applying

B.catering

C.asking

D.waiting22.A.pleased

B.available

C.interested

D.brilliant23.A.expecting

B.promising

C.finding

D.indicating24.A.advised

B.invited

C.forced

D.banned25.A.comfusion

B.annoyance

C.disappointment

D.nervousness26.A.goal

B.skill

C.story

D.routine27.A.still

B.also

C.seldom

D.often28.A.sigh

B.regret

C.rest

D.laugh29.A.guilty

B.happy

C.sorry

D.lucky30.A.Instead

B.Suddenly

C.Therefore

D.Gradually31.A.holding

B.reading

C.posting

D.writing32.A.inform

B.present

C.offer

D.teach33.A.box

B.envelope

C.hag

D.bottle34.A.last

B.worst

C.best

D.slightest35.A.started

B.stopped

C.refold

D.pretended36.A.scared

B.tired

C.impressed

D.stressed37.A.dream

B.burden

C.hope

D.loss38.A.prove

B.believe

C.repeat

D.explain39.A.sentence

B.patience

C.courage

D.theory40.A.negotiation

B.moment

C.debate

D.journey參考答案：21.C

22.B

23.D

24.A

25.D

26.C

27.A

28.D

29.C

30.B

31.A

32.C

33.B

34.D

35.A

36.C

37.B

38.D

39.A

40.B本文是一篇記敘文。一位女士帶著一封介紹信來作者所在的醫(yī)院找專家為她媽媽看病。作者告訴她專家不在，女士很難過，并與作者談了自己的沉重負(fù)擔(dān)。作者逗她開心，作者覺得和她在一起的那短暫的時(shí)刻是有福的，這讓她的世界變得更好了。21.考查動詞。A.applying申請；B.catering投合，迎合；C.asking問；D.waiting等待。大概是下午3點(diǎn)左右。一個(gè)大約40歲的女人來到我們的診所，詢問專家。askfor詢問，故選C。22.考查形容詞。A.pleased感到高興；B.available可獲得的，有空的；C.interested感興趣的；D.brilliant杰出的。我告訴她他不在。故選B。23.考查動詞。A.expecting期待；B.promising許諾；C.finding找到；D.indicating表明。然后她給我看了一封沒有信封的信，信中說她來自一家政府醫(yī)院，她的母親正在那里接受治療。故選D。24.考查動詞。A.advised建議；B.invited邀請；C.forced強(qiáng)迫；D.banned禁止。她說那里的醫(yī)生建議她去看我們的專家。故選A。25.考查名詞。A.comfusion困惑；B.annoyance煩惱；C.disappointment失望；

D.nervousness緊張不安。我感覺到她因?yàn)闆]有看到專家而感到緊張，于是請她坐下來談?wù)?。故選D。26.考查名詞。A.goal目標(biāo)；B.skill技能；C.story故事；D.routine日常工作。這次交流很短，我學(xué)到了很多關(guān)于她的人生故事。故選C。27.考查副詞。A.still仍然；B.also也；C.seldom很少；D.often經(jīng)常。她有三個(gè)孩子，她的大女兒在上高中，剩下的兩個(gè)還在上小學(xué)。故選A。28.考查動詞。A.sigh嘆息；B.regret遺憾，后悔；C.rest休息；D.laugh大笑。我說了些話逗她笑，這至少能減輕她的悲傷，我為她和她母親所遭受的痛苦感到難過。故選D。29.考查形容詞。A.guilty有罪的；B.happy高興的；C.sorry難過的；D.lucky幸運(yùn)的。我說了些話逗她笑，這至少能減輕她的悲傷，我為她和她母親所遭受的痛苦感到難過。feelsorryfor為---感到遺憾，故選C。30.考查副詞。A.Instead相反；B.Suddenly突然；C.Therefore因此；D.Gradually漸漸地。我在想我該如何幫助她。突然，我的眼睛看到了她拿著的信，注意到它被弄皺了。故選B。31.考查動詞。A.holding握住，舉行；B.reading閱讀；C.posting公布，郵遞；

D.writing寫。我在想我該如何幫助她。突然，我的眼睛看到了她拿著的信，注意到它被弄皺了。故選A。32.考查動詞。A.inform告知；B.present贈送；C.offer提供；D.teach教學(xué)?，F(xiàn)在我知道我能提供給她什么。offersb.sth.提供給某人某物，再根據(jù)上文的Thensheshowedmealetterwithoutanenvelop,可知答案為C。33.考查名詞。A.box箱子；B.envelope信封；C.hag包；D.bottle瓶子。于是我走到我的抽屜，拿出一個(gè)棕色的信封，遞給她，說：“夫人，這是給你的，這是我能提供的最微不足道的東西了?！蔽蚁Ｍ@能有所幫助?！备鶕?jù)上文的myeyescaughtthelettershewas___11___andnoticeditwascrumpled(壓皺).可知，作者應(yīng)該是提供了一個(gè)信封，故選B。【點(diǎn)睛】.通過理解段落的首句，也可明確每段的大意，根據(jù)前后語境，上下聯(lián)系。有時(shí)只需從空格所在句子的上文或下文考慮；有時(shí)需要從空格所在句子的前后2-3句考慮；還有的可能要從整個(gè)段落或整篇文章給予考慮，才可選出正確選項(xiàng)。上下文提供的信息對應(yīng)關(guān)系以及詞語的重復(fù)使用，對解答完形填空也非常有用。本題第13小題，根據(jù)上文的myeyescaughtthelettershewas___11___andnoticeditwascrumpled(壓皺).可知，作者應(yīng)該是提供了一個(gè)信封。34.考查形容詞。A.last最后的；B.worst最差的；C.best最好的；D.slightest及不重要的，微不足道的。于是我走到我的抽屜，拿出一個(gè)棕色的信封，遞給她，說：“夫人，這是給你的，這是我能提供的最微不足道的東西了。我希望這能有所幫助。”因?yàn)樘峁┑闹皇且粋€(gè)信封，故選D。35.考查動詞。A.started開始；B.stopped停止；C.refold折疊；D.pretended假裝。她含著淚微笑著說：“非常感謝你”，然后她開始講述她帶著的沉重負(fù)擔(dān)，并繼續(xù)哭泣。故選A。36.考查形容詞。A.scared害怕的；B.tired勞累的；C.impressed印象深刻的；

D.stressed感到有壓力的。我感到有些感動，對她說：“夫人，把你的重?fù)?dān)交給上帝，把它留在那里吧?！惫蔬xC。37.考查名詞。A.dream夢想；B.burden負(fù)擔(dān)；C.hope希望；D.loss損失。我感到有些感動，對她說：“夫人，把你的重?fù)?dān)交給上帝，把它留在那里吧?！备鶕?jù)上文中的thenshe___15___totelltheheavyload可知答案為B。38.考查動詞。A.prove證明；B.believe相信；C.repeat重復(fù)；D.explain解釋。我無法解釋我為什么這么說，因?yàn)槲覄倓倧囊粋€(gè)我曾經(jīng)聽說過的人那里得到了這個(gè)句子。故選D。39.考查名詞。A.sentence句子；B.patience耐心；C.courage勇氣；D.theory理論。我無法解釋我為什么這么說，因?yàn)槲覄倓倧囊粋€(gè)我曾經(jīng)聽說過的人那里得到了這個(gè)句子。根據(jù)上文的“Madam,takeyour___17___toGod,andleaveitthere,”可知答案為A。40.考查名詞。A.negotiation談判，轉(zhuǎn)讓；B.moment片刻；C.debate辯論；

D.journey旅行。她又笑了，說了幾句話，然后就走了，我覺得和她在一起的那短暫的時(shí)刻是有福的，這讓她的世界變得更好了。故選B。21.OneMinuteMeansaLotinOne’sLifeDuringhiscollegeyears,RogersspentasummerinanIdahologgingcamp(伐木場).Whenthebosshadtoleaveforafewdays,heputRogers____41____.“

___42___ifthemenrefusetofollowmyorders?”Rogersasked.Hethoughtof

Tony,animmigrantworkerwho

complainedallday,givingtheothermena

___43___time.“Firethem,”thebosssaid.Then,asif

___44___Rogers'mind,headded,“Isupposeyou

thinkyouaregoingto

fireTonyifyou___45___the

chance.I'dfeel

___46___aboutthat.Ihavebeenloggingfor40years.Tonyisthemost____47____workerI'veeverhad.Iknowheisatroublemakerandthathe___48___everybodyandeverything.Buthecomesfirstandleaveslast.Therehasnotbeenan

___49___foreightyearsonthehillwhereheworks.”Rogers___50___theloggingcampthenextday.HewenttoTonyandspoketohim.“Tony,doyouknowI'minchargeheretoday？”Tonygrunted(嘟囔)yes.“Iwasgoingtosackyouthefirsttimewetangled(糾纏),____51____IwantyoutoknowI'mnot,”hetoldTony,___52___whatthebosshadsaid.WhenRogersfinished,Tony___53___thespadeful(鏟子)ofsandhehadheldandtears____54____downhisface.ThatdayTonyworkedharderthaneverbefore.TwelveyearslaterRogersmetTonyagainwhowasnowthe

___55___ofoneofthelargestloggingcompaniesintheWest.RogersaskedhimhowhecametoCaliforniaandhappenedtohave___56___such

greatsuccess.Tonyreplied,“Haditnotbeenfortheone____57____youtalkedtomebackinIdaho，Iwouldhavekilledsomebodyoneday.Oneminute____58____mywholelife.”Effectivemanagersknowthe

___59___oftakingamomenttopointoutwhataworkerisdoingwell.Butwhata

____60____aminuteofyescanmakeinanyrelationship!41.A.introuble

B.incharge

C.invain

D.inruins42.A.What

B.How

C.Why

D.Who43.A.easy

B.surprising

C.happy

D.hard44.A.recognizing

B.having

C.bearing

D.reading45.A.resist

B.seize

C.reject

D.throw46.A.proud

B.sorry

C.pleasant

D.well47.A.wise

B.elegant

C.reliable

D.troublesome48.A.respects

B.protects

C.fears

D.hates49.A.accident

B.extension

C.opportunity

D.argument50.A.handedover

B.tookover

C.gotover

D.wentover51.A.and

B.or

C.so

D.but52.A.lying

B.adding

C.smiling

D.replying53.A.dug

B.dropped

C.carried

D.lifted54.A.rolled

B.folded

C.cast

D.loaded55.A.boss

B.worker

C.engine-driver

D.immigrant56.A.promoted

B.enjoyed

C.quitted

D.declined57.A.word

B.thing

C.minute

D.lesson58.A.destroyed

B.changed

C.replaced

D.lost59.A.importance

B.method

C.result

D.regulation60.A.choice

B.decision

C.difference

D.conclusion參考答案：41.B

42.A

43.D

44.D

45.B

46.B

47.C

48.D

49.A

50.B

51.D

52.B

53.B

54.A

55.A

56.B

57.C

58.B

59.A

60.C這是一篇記敘文。通過Rogers與Tony的談話，使得Tony更加努力工作是故事，從而說明了一分鐘能影響一個(gè)人的一生?！?1題詳解】考查介詞短語辨析。A.introuble

處在困難中；

B.incharge負(fù)責(zé)，看管；

C.invain徒勞；

D.inruins成為廢墟。根據(jù)上文，老板要離開幾天，應(yīng)該是讓羅杰斯看管伐木場，故選B?！?2題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。A.What

什么；

B.How怎樣；

C.Why

為什么；

D.Who誰?？蘸笥衖f，結(jié)合句意此處應(yīng)考查固定用法whatif倘若……怎么樣，句意：倘若這些人拒絕服從我的命令怎么辦？故選A?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.easy

容易的；

B.surprising

吃驚的；

C.happy高興的；

D.hard艱難的。結(jié)合上文，老板想到了移民來的Tony，他整天抱怨，可知，這使得其他人很不好過，故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.recognizing

認(rèn)出；

B.having

有；

C.bearing

忍受；

D.reading閱讀。結(jié)合上下文可知，老板好像讀了羅杰斯的思想，故選D。【45題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.resist

抵抗；

B.seize

抓?。?/p>

C.reject

拒絕；

D.throw扔。結(jié)合上文和前半句的句意：我想你會解雇Tony，可知，此處是指如果羅杰斯有機(jī)會的話，他會解雇Tony，故選B.【46題詳解】考查形容詞詞詞義辨析。A.proud

自豪的；

B.sorry

遺憾的；

C.pleasant

愉快的；

D.well良好的。結(jié)合下文老板說Tony是最可靠的工人可知，如果羅杰斯解雇了他，老板會遺憾的，故選【47題詳解】考查形容詞詞詞義辨析。A.wise聰明的；

B.elegant優(yōu)雅的；

C.reliable

可信賴的；

D.troublesome麻煩的。根據(jù)下文老板對Tony的評價(jià)說他來的最早，走的最晚，可知，他是一個(gè)可靠，值得信懶的人，故選C?！?8題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.respects

尊敬；

B.protects

保護(hù)；

C.fears

害怕；

D.hates討厭。根據(jù)上一句老板說Tony是麻煩的制造者，再結(jié)合語境可知，他討厭每個(gè)人和事，故選D?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.accident

事故；

B.extension

延長；

C.opportunity機(jī)會；

D.argument

爭論。根據(jù)上下文語境可知，他在這工作很長時(shí)間了，而且沒有發(fā)生過任何事故，，故選A。【50題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。A.handedover

上交；

B.tookover

接管；

C.gotover

越過；

D.wentover越過。根據(jù)上文老板要外出，讓羅杰斯看管伐木場，可知，第二天羅杰斯接管了伐木場，故選B.【51題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。A.and

和；

B.or或者；

C.so

因此；

D.but但是。結(jié)合上文，老板猜出羅杰斯有可能會解雇Tony，再根據(jù)前一句羅杰斯說第一次他們糾纏時(shí)，他就打算結(jié)果Tony可知，與后一句“他不會解雇Tony”之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.lying

撒謊；

B.adding

增加；

C.smiling微笑；

D.replying

回復(fù)。結(jié)合上文羅杰斯對Tony說的話，此處應(yīng)該是他有加了句老板走前所說的話，故選B?！?3題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.dug

挖；

B.dropped掉落；

C.carried

搬運(yùn)，攜帶；

D.lifted舉起。根據(jù)下文可知，Tony聽了老板的話感動了，所以放下一鏟子的沙子，流下了眼淚，故選B?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.rolled

滾動；

B.folded

折疊；

C.cast

投；

D.loaded裝載。根據(jù)上文，Tony感動了可知，此處指他感動的淚水留在了臉上，故選A?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.boss

老板；B.worker

工人；

C.engine-driver

火車司機(jī)；

D.immigrant移民。結(jié)合上下文Tony取得了成功，可知，他應(yīng)該是成了老板，故選A。【56題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.promoted

提升；

B.enjoyed享有；

C.quitted

停止；

D.declined下降。根據(jù)上文Tony是一個(gè)很大的伐木公司的老板可知，此處羅杰斯想問的是他怎么享有這么大的成功，故選B?！?7題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.word

話；

B.thing

事情；

C.minute分鐘；

D.lesson功課。結(jié)合上下文可知，Tony想說的是就是那一分鐘的談話改變了我的人生，故選C?！?8題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.destroyed

毀壞；

B.changed

改變；

C.replaced代替；

D.lost失去。根據(jù)上文語境可知，是那一分鐘改變了我的人生，故選B?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.importance

重要性；

B.method

方法；

C.result

結(jié)果；

D.regulation規(guī)則。根據(jù)上文講述的故事可知，有效的管理者找到適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)刻告訴別人工作做得好的重要性，故選A?！?0題詳解】考查固定短語。A.choice

選擇；

B.決定；C.difference

差異；

D.conclusion結(jié)論。makeadifference是固定短語，意為“對…...產(chǎn)生影響”，此處想表達(dá)一分鐘的肯定產(chǎn)生了多么大的影響，故選C。三、閱讀理解22.Ascientistworkingatherlabbenchandasix-month-oldbabyplayingwithhisfoodmightseemtohavelittleincommon.Afterall,thescientistisengagedinseriousresearchtouncovertheverynatureofthephysicalworld,andthebabyis,well,justplaying…right?Perhaps,butsomedevelopmentalpsychologists(心理學(xué)家)havearguedthatthis“play”is

morelikeascientificinvestigationthanonemightthink.Takeacloserlookatthebabyplayingatthetable.Eachtimethebowlofriceispushedoverthetableedge,itfallstotheground---and,intheprocess,itbringsoutimportantevidenceabouthowphysicalobjectsinteract（相互作用）;bowlsofricedonotfloodinmid-air,butrequiresupporttoremainstable.Itislikelythatbabiesarenotbornknowingthisbasicfactoftheuniverse;noraretheyeverclearlytaughtit.Instead,babiesmayformanunderstandingofobjectsupportthroughrepeatedexperimentsandthenbuildonthisknowledgetolearnevenmoreabouthowobjectsinteract.Thoughtheirrangesandtoolsdiffer,thebaby’sinvestigationandthescientist’sexperimentappeartosharethesameaim(tolearnaboutthenaturalworld),overallapproach(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld),andlogic(aremyobservationswhatIexpected?).Somepsychologistssuggestthatyoungchildrenlearnaboutmorethanjustthephysicalworldinthisway---thattheyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandtherulesoflanguage

usingsimilarmeans.Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments,evidencegathering,andfinallyoverturningatheory,thatababywillcometoaccepttheideathatotherpeoplecanhavedifferentviewsanddesiresfromwhatheorshehas,forexample,unlikethechild,Mommyactuallydoesn’tlikeDovechocolate.Viewingchildhooddevelopmentasascientificinvestigationthrowslightonhowchildrenlearn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.Whydoyoungchildrenandscientistsseemtobesomuchalike?Psychologistshavesuggestedthatscienceasaneffort---thedesiretoexplore,explain,andunderstandourworld---issimplysomethingthatcomesfromourbabyhood.Perhapsevolution（進(jìn)化）providedhumanbabieswithcuriosityandanaturaldrivetoexplaintheirworlds,andadultscientistssimplymakeuseofthesamedrivethatservedthemaschildren.Thesamecognitive（認(rèn)知的）systemsthatmakeyoungchildrenfeelgoodaboutfeelgoodaboutfiguringsomethingoutmayhavebeenadoptedbyadultscientists.Assomepsychologistsputit,”Itisnotthatchildrenarelittlescientistsbutthatscientistsarebigchildren.”50.Accordingtosomedevelopmentalpsychologists,

.A.ababy’splayisnothingmorethanagame.B.scientificresearchintobabies’gamesispossibleC.thenatureofbabies’playhasbeenthoroughlyinvestigatedD.ababy’splayissomehowsimilartoascientist’sexperiment51.WelearnfromParagraph2that

.A.scientistsandbabiesseemtoobservetheworlddifferentlyB.scientistsandbabiesofteninteractwitheachotherC.babiesarebornwiththeknowledgeofobjectsupportD.babiesseemtocollectevidencejustasscientistsdo52.Childrenmaylearntherulesoflanguageby

.A.exploringthephysicalworld

B.investigatinghumanpsychologyC.repeatingtheirownexperiments

D.observingtheirparents’behaviors53.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Theworldmaybemoreclearlyexplainedthroughchildren’splay.B.Studyingbabies’playmayleadtoabetterunderstandingofscience.C.Childrenmayhavegreaterabilitytofigureoutthingsthanscientists.D.One’sdriveforscientificresearchmaybecomestrongerashegrows.54.Whatistheauthor’stonewhenhediscussestheconnectionbetweenscientists’researchandbabies’play?A.Convincing.

B.Confused.

C.Confidence.

D.Cautious.參考答案：50-54.DDCBD本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了孩子的玩耍和科學(xué)家的研究有共同之處。50.試題分析：根據(jù)文章第一段的butsomedevelopmentalpsychologistshavearguedthatthis“play”ismorelikeascientificinvestigationthanonemightthink,可知心理學(xué)家覺得孩子的玩耍和科學(xué)家的研究有些相似，故選D。51.試題分析：根據(jù)文章第二段的句子overallapproach(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld)可知孩子也會像科學(xué)家一樣收集證據(jù)，故選D。52.試題分析：根據(jù)文章第三段的句子Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments,evidencegatheringandfinallyoverturningatheory可知孩子可以通過重復(fù)自己的實(shí)驗(yàn)來學(xué)習(xí)語言的規(guī)律，故選C。53.試題分析：根據(jù)最后一段的句子viewingchildhooddevelopmentasscientificinvestigationthrowslightonhowchildrenlearn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.可知，研究孩子可以讓人們更好的了解科學(xué)，故選B。54.試題分析：根據(jù)作者在文中的用詞appearto和may來弱化絕對性的表達(dá)，和通過引用其他人的觀點(diǎn)somepsychologistsuggest/arguethat可知，作者的語氣是謹(jǐn)慎的。故選D。23.ABreath-takingFourMinutesOnthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechannelfromthepresidentialprimarydebateIhadbeenwatchingtoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothatitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse,mostlikelythroughblown-outwindowsandthedoortoourgarage.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstonavigatetogettothesafetyofthefirstfloor,becausethecupboarddownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase.Ididn'tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Itriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchcrashedintothedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhavehitus.BythetimeIreachedthecupboard,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntothecupboardfloor,buthecouldn'tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IheldJimmy'sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butatthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandinto