陜西省寶雞市2024屆高三上學期階段性檢測（二）英語試卷(含解析)

第第頁陜西省寶雞市2024屆高三上學期階段性檢測（二）英語試卷(含解析)陜西省寶雞市2024屆高三上學期階段性檢測（二）英語試卷

學校：___________姓名：___________班級：___________考號：___________

一、閱讀理解

Oilspills(泄漏)arecommon.Whentheyhappen,theycancausealotofdamage.

HowOilSpillsHappen

Oilisafossilfuel.It’susedingasoline.Thatpowersboats,cars,andtrucks.It’salsousedtomakethings.Someplastics,paints,andmakeupsaremadewithoil.Oilcanbefoundbelowtheoceanfloor.Machinesdrillbeneaththeocean.Thentheoilispumpedout.Thisiscalledextraction(開采).It’sonewayoilcanaccidentallyleak.Oilspillscanalsobecausedbytransportingormovingoil.

ImpactingtheEnvironment

IntheUnitedStates,thousandsofoilspillshappeneachyear.Itcantakeyearstocleanupafteralargespill.Butevensmallleaksandspillscancausedamage.Oilspillscanhavelong-lastingeffects.Theyhurtwildlife.Birdsgetoilontheirfeathers.Theycan'tfly.Seaotters(海獺)getoilintheirfur.Thismakesit(hardforthemtostaywarm-Oilcreatespoisonousgas.Thismakesithardforwhalestobreathe.

Largeroilspillsareadangerforpeopleandwildlife.Spilledoilmustberemovedfromtheenvironment.Emergencyresponseteamsarecalledintodothework.Thereareseveralwaystocleanupoilspills.

Shorelineflushing(沖刷).Pipesflushoilfromtheshore.Theoiliswashedintothewater.It'smoreeasilycollectedthere.

Booms.Boomsarefloatingbarriers.Theyareusedtostopoilfromspreadingonthewater’ssurface.

Sorbents.Sorbentsactlikesponges(海綿).Theyabsorboilbutdonotpickupwater.

Burning.Newlyspilledoilcanbesetonfire.Thishelpsremovetheoilthatisfloatingonthewater.

1、Whatcanweknowaboutoilspills

A.Theyareuncommon.B.Theyareeasytocleanup.

C.Theyaffecttheenvironment.D.Theyarenotadangerforpeople.

2、What'stheinfluenceofoilspillsonseaotters

A.Theycan’tswim.B.Theycan'tbreathe.

C.Theycan'tfindenoughfood.D.Theycanhardlystaywarm.

3、Whatcanbeusedtokeepoilromspreadingonthewater'ssurface

A.Pipes.B.Booms.C.Sponges.D.Boats.

AfamouslystrangestatueinthecityofOxford,Englandrecentlyreceivedofficialprotectionasahistoriclandmark.But,MagnusHanson-Heine,thesonofthemanwhobuilttheartwork,isnothappyaboutthespecialrecognition.

Thestatueisa7.6-metre-tallmodelofashark.Thestrangepartisinthestatue’spositioninguponthetopoftheHanson-Heinehouse.Itappearsfromthestreetasifthehugefishdovestraightthroughthehome'sroof.MagnusHanson-Heine'sfather,BillHeine,putupthesculpturein1986asaprotestagainstwarandnuclearweapons.Heworkedontheartprogrammewithhisfriend,sculptorJohnBuckley.

BillHeinewasanAmericanwhostudiedlawattheUniversityofOxfordandmadethetownhishome.HegottheideaforthesculptureafterheheardAmericanwarplanesflyoverhishouseonenightinApril1986.Thenextmorning,helearnedthattheplaneshadbeenontheirwaytobombTripoli,Libya.

ThemenexhibitedthesculptureonAugust9tomarkthe41stanniversaryoftheatomicbombattackonHiroshima,Japan.“Theimageofasharkcrashingthroughthehomecapturedtheshockthecommonpeoplemustfeelwhenbombscrashintotheirhomes,”MagnusHanson-Heinesaid.

MagnusHanson-Heinecallsthelocalgovernment’sdeclarationaboutthesculpturefunny.Hisfather,heexplained,neversoughtnoracceptedpermissiontoputuptheshark.“Infact,hestronglybelieved,”hissonsaid,“thatthegovernmentshouldnotdecidewhatartthepublicshouldsee.”And,Hanson-Heinenoted,thesamelocalcouncilthathasdeclaredthesharkhistoricandprotected,hadspentyearsseekingitsremoval.

“Theshark'santi-warmessageisjustasimportanttoday,”Hanson-Heinesaid.“Whilethatmessageisseriousthestrangesculpturethatrisesovertheotherwisenormalstreetbringssomefunandlaughteraswell.”

4、WhydidBillHeinebuildtheartwork

A.Tobeautifyhisownhouse.

B.Tocausesomefunandlaughter.

C.Tofightagainstwarandnuclearweapons.

D.TomarktheatomicbombattackonHiroshima,Japan.

5、WhatdoweknowaboutBillHeine

A.HewasfromAmerica.

B.Hemadethelawyerhisprofession.

C.Ittookhimnearlyhalfayeartofinishthestatue.

D.Hisattempttoplacethesharkontheroofwasoncerefused.

6、WhywasHanson-Heinedissatisfiedwiththelocalgovernment

A.Thegovernmentdidn'tallowhisfathertokeepsharks.

B.Thelocalgovernmenthadbeentryingtoremovetheartwork.

C.Thegovernmentdidnotdiscussitwithhimbeforemakingthedecision.

D.Theartworkwasextremelycommonanddidnotneed-governmentprotection.

7、Whichisthebestdescriptionofthesculpture

A.Itisa6.7-metre-tallsharkmodel.

B.ItwasputupbyMagnusHanson-Heineandhisfather.

C.ItwasinspiredbythesharksraisedbyMagnusHanson-Heine'sfather.

D.Theimagecaughtpeople'sshockwhenbombshittheirhomes.

For14years,KerryMellincommuted(通勤)40milestoherjob.Onagoodday,thedrivetook75minutes.“Onbadtrafficdays,itwaseasilytwohours,”shesays.“Theroadragewasreal.Ifelttrappedandmybackpainwaskillingme.”

Noproductivityexpertadvocatesthebenefitsofmorningangerandbackpain.ButexactlyhowalongtripsuchasMellin’saffectstheworkdayhasn’tbeenfullyunderstood.NewresearchfromDartmouthhelpsquantifythecostofcommutingonperformance.“Yourcommutepredictsyourday,”saysAndrewCampbell,leadresearcherofthestudy.

Beforethepandemic,275informationworkers(45%ofthemwereemployedbytechcompanies)acrosstheUSwereequippedwithfitnesstrackingdevices;subjectsweremonitoredaroundtheclockforayear.Mostofthem,94%,commutedbycar,withtripsaveraging40to60minutes.Thesensorstrackeddetailssuchasheartrateandsleep,aswellasenvironmentalinformationlikeweather.

Thedatashowedthataroughmorningcommuteactsasafirstfallingdomino(多米諾骨牌),withilleffectsfeltdowntheline.“Commuting,especiallyifit’snotwell-plannedandpredictable,raisesstresslevels,”saysco-authorPinoAudia,aprofessorofmanagementandorganizationsatDartmouth'sTuckSchoolofBusiness

Theresearchersfoundthatcommutesinvolvingmorephysicalactivity,suchaswalkingorbicycling,connectedwithlessstressandbetterperformanceatwork.Performancewasmeasuredbytrackingdozensofbehavioursbothproductive(helpingco-workers,volunteeringforassignments,skippingbreakstofinishwork)andcounterproductive(leavingearly,excessivebreaks,workingslowly).

Participantsself-reported,and110ofthe275wereconsidered“l(fā)owperformers”.(Therewasnoconclusionforwhytheconnectionexists;theresearchers’focuswassimplyonmeasuringit.)

Anotherfinding:nomatterhowaworkercommuted,thosewholefttheirhomesorofficesatthesametimeseachmorningandafternoonandtookthesamerouteperformedbetterthancommuterswhoalternateddeparturesandvariedtheirroutes.ThisconfirmstheDartmouthteam'spreviousfindingsthathigherperformershavemoreconsistentdailyroutines.

8、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rage”inparagraph1mean

A.Traffic.B.Accident.C.Anger.D.Construction.

9、What'sthemainideaofparagraph3

A.Theresultoftheresearch.B.Theprocessoftheresearch.

C.TheSubjectoftheresearch.D.Thelimitationoftheresearch.

10、Whatcanweinferfromthetext

A.Slowworkersprefertoplaydominoes.

B.PinoAudiaisgoodatplanninghiscommuting.

C.Abadcommutecansetthetonefortheentireday.

D.Workersshouldleavetheirhomesearlytoavoidtrafficjam.

11、What'sthefindingofthenewresearch

A.Walkingisbeneficialtoworkers'health.

B.Physicalactivitywillhelpavoidstress.

C.Higherperformershavemoreconsistentdailyroutines.

D.Cyclingtoworkwillprobablybringproductivebehaviours.

Pollutionoftheworld’sriversfrommedicinesandpharmaceutical(制藥的)productsposesa“threattoenvironmentalandglobalhealth”,areportsays.

VariousdrugswerewidelydetectedinaUniversityofYorkstudy.Theresearchisamongthemostextensiveconductedonaglobalscale.RiversinPakistan,BoliviaandEthiopiawereamongthemostpolluted.RiversinIceland,NorwayandAmazonRainforestweretheleastpolluted.

Theimpactofmanyofthemostcommonpharmaceuticalsubstancesinriversisstilllargelyunknown.Butitisalreadywellestablishedthatdissolvedhumancontraceptives(避孕藥)canimpactthedevelopmentandreproductionoffish,andscientistsfeartheincreasedpresenceofantibiotics(抗生素)inriverscouldlimittheireffectivenessasmedicines.

Thestudytooksamplesfrommorethan1,000testsitesinmorethan100countries.Overall,morethanaquarterofthe258riverssampledhadwhatareknownas“activepharmaceuticalingredients”presentatalevelconsideredunsafe.forlifeinwater.

“Typically,whathappensis,wetakethesechemicals,theyhavesomedesiredeffectsonusandthentheyleaveourbodies,”Dr.JohnWilkinson,wholedtheresearch,said.“Whatweknownowisthateventhemostmodernefficientwastewatertreatmentplantsaren’tcompletelycapableofremovingthesesubstancesbeforetheyendupinriversorlakes.”

Themostpollutedsiteswerelargelyinlow-incometomiddle-incomecountries,andinareaswheretherewaspoorwastewatermanagementandpharmaceuticalproduction."Thisismostconcerningbecauseyouhavetheweakestpopulationswiththeleastaccesstohealthcareexposedtothis,"saidDr.MohamedAbdallahfromtheUK'sBirminghamUniversity.

Onthequestionofwhatcanbedone,Dr.Wilkinsonsuggested,"Oneofthefewthingsthatcouldhaveaneffectrightnowistheproperuseofmedicines."Thatwouldmeanmakingithardertogetholdofmedicineslikeantibiotics,andtougherrestrictionsondoses(劑量).

12、Inwhichcountywereriverstheleastpolluted

A.Pakistan.B.Bolivia.C.Ethiopia.D.Iceland.

13、Howdoestheauthorsupporthispointinparagraph4

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bycomparingdifferentfacts.D.Bydebatingandconcluding.

14、What’sDr.MohamedAbdallah’sattitudetopeopleinpoorcountries

A.Positive.B.Hateful.C.Worried.D.Unconcerned.

15、What’sthebesttitleofthetext

A.HowtoDealwiththePollutionintheRivers

B.TheProperUseofMedicinessuchasAntibiotics

C.MostRiversintheWorldHaveBeenPollutedSeriously

D.PharmaceuticalProductsLeftinRiversThreatenCreaturesandPeople'sHealth

二、七選五

16、Persistence(堅持)isahottopicamongeducationresearchersthesedaysandforgoodreason:It'scriticalforsuccessinschoolandbeyond.Herearefivetipsfordevelopingthisqualityinyourchild.

Letthemplay.

Justlikeadults,kidstendtoworkharderwhentheylovewhatthey'redoing.What’sthebestwaytohelpyourchilddiscoverwhatthey'repassionateabout①______Soifyourchild'scuriosityisinspiredbyanytopicfromacrobatics(雜技)tozoology,youcansupporttheirinterestbyofferingadditionalexposuretothatsubject.

Helpthempractiseself-control.

②______Studieshaveshownthathigherlevelsofself-controlearlyinlifepredicthowwellkidsdoacademically,aswellasahostofotherpositiveoutcomesincludingadultearnings,savings,andphysicalhealth.

Aimhigh.

Manystudieshaveshownthatkidsworkharderanddobetterwhentheirteacherhashighexpectationsforthem.③______Highachieverswhopersevereinthefaceofchallengestendtocomefromfamilieswithhighstandardsfortheiracademicsuccessandahomeenvironmentthatsupportslearning.

Praisetheprocess.

Apreviousresearchshowsthatwhenchildrenarepraisedfortheirintelligenceortalentstheyavoidchallenges.Butwhenchildrenarepraisedforhardworkthatpaidoff,theyaremorelikelytoseekoutchallengesandkeepgoingwhenthingsgettough.④______.

Extracurricularhelp.

Activitiesoutsideofregularschoolhours,suchassports,drama,debate,ormusic,areagreatcontextforlearninghowtoworkhardatsomethingovertime.Researchshowsthatstudentswhoparticipateinextracurricularactivitiesgetbettergradesandhavehigherself-esteem(自尊),lowerratesofdepression,andlowerdropoutratesthanstudentswhodon't.

⑤______Kidswhostickwiththesameactivityfortwoyearsaremorelikelytoincreasetheirpossibilitiesofemploymentsoonaftercollege.

A.Parentalexpectationsmatter,too.

B.Letthemexplorefreelyandwidely.

C.Theyaremoremotivatedandsuccessful.

D.Switchingfromperson-praisetoprocess-praiseiseasy.

L.Hardgoalscanhelpyourchildfocustheirattentionandworkharder.

F.Self-controliscloselyrelatedtotheabilitytoworktowardagoalovertime.

G.Kidswhodevoteoneyeartothesameactivityaremorelikelytograduatefromcollege.

三、完形填空（20空）

Assheapproached97,GwenEricksonfromMinnesotabeganraisingoneofAmerica'smostpopular,yetendangered,butterflies—theMonarch.Lastyearthegrandmother1toraise27butterfliesandthisyearthe2hasgoneupto61.

Whilesomemightsaythatnatureshouldbeleftto3itself,thebutterflies'populationis4rapidlyandisinneedofalittleextrahelp.5,thatloveanddevotionisexactlywhatthe97-year-oldisableto6forherlittlewingedfriends.

Thewholeprocessisalittle7,beginningwithcollectingeggsfromthemilkweedleavesthatgrowinherbackyard.FourdaysafterEricksonplacedtheeggsinjarsonherliving-roomtable,thecaterpillar(毛毛蟲)appeared,andthen,withinseveralweeks,formedachrysalis(蛹).Afortnightlaterthebeautifulbutterfly8.Ericksonthenreleasedthebutterfliesintothewild,butacoupleseemedalittle9toleavetheirlovinghomeand10theseniorbyflyingaroundthehouse.

When11herfirstattempttoraisethebutterflies,Ericksonsaidshehopeditcouldenablehergrandchildrento12aninterestinthesebeautifulinsects.13,it'sherwhohasfoundthepleasureinraisingbutterfliesLntheend.

NormallyEricksondoesn'tliketotalkaboutherselfandwhatshedoes,butshedoesthistimeasshewantsto14otherstocareforthisendangeredspecies.Happilyafriendandhersonhavejoinedherinhernewfound15andhopefullywewillseea(n)16inthosedecreasingnumbers.

Thisnew17,startedsolateinlife,isafineexampleofpeople18the.Smallerthingsinlife.Andit19usthatit'snevertoolatetobe20inlife.

17、A.decidedB.desiredC.managedD.expected

18、A.numberB.sizeC.typeD.variety

19、A.suitB.studyC.feedD.sustain

20、A.agingB.decliningC.increasingD.moving

21、A.RegretfullyB.HopefullyC.ThankfullyD.Unfortunately

22、A.provideB.fightC.seekD.charge

23、A.money-savingB.labour-demandingC.energy-efficientD.time-consuming

24、A.spedupB.turnedupC.wokeupD.grewup

25、A.impatientB.delightedC.nervousD.unwilling

26、A.accompaniedB.attendedC.greetedD.followed

27、A.evaluatingB.analyzingC.recallingD.conducting

28、A.reviseB.developC.keepD.express

29、A.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.MeanwhileD.However

30、A.allowB.encourageC.persuadeD.invite

31、A.passionB.businessC.dreamD.world

32、A.opportunityB.resultC.changeD.inspiration

33、A.hobbyB.habitC.routineD.exercise

34、A.relyingonB.askingforC.callingonD.caringfor

35、A.promisesB.remindsC.warnsD.convinces

36、A.successfulB.generousC.optimisticD.purposeful

四、短文填空

37、OneofthemostimportantpartsofacollegeapplicationforAmericanhighschoolstudentsistheirlistof“extra-curricularactivities”.Astudentmightbe-amemberofasports-teamorspendtimetakingpart①________aschool'stheatreprogramme.Americanhighschoolstudentsusuallyfinish②________(they)collegeapplicationinJanuary.TheyalsovisituniversitiesandtaketestsliketheSAT.Butthisyearisdifferent.BecauseofCOVTD-19,theytakevideocampustours.Universitiesthatusedtotalktopossiblestudents③________(personal)dosobyvideocall,instead.Alongwith④________(write)applicationsuniversitiesaskstudentstosendavideo⑤________(introduce).SomeSchoolsaskstudentstowriteabouthowthepandemic(流行病)haschangedtheirlives.

Onestudent⑥________lifehasbeendifferentis18-year-oldBekele.Shesaysshewantstobeanengineerandiseager⑦________(go)toauniversitythatoffersgoodscienceclasses.Attendingschoolonline⑧________(be)hardforheroverthelast10months,especiallyinscience⑨________mathsclassesthatrequirealotofhelpfromteachers.Shealsomissesthesupportofadultsatherschoolwhocanhelpwithcollegeapplication.Sheisreallyworriedabout⑩________(complete)herapplication.

五、短文改錯

38、假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：

1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。

MadisonGlinskiwasverykind.Shestartedtoplaytheviolinwhenshewas4yearold.Last,year,MadisonmakesaNewYear’sresolution(正式?jīng)Q定)tohelppoorchildren.Shedecidedtrytoraise500forachildren'shospital.Atthefirstshejusthadherviolincaseopenfordonations.Thenshemadeasignsaythatshewasdoingitforpoorchildren.Afterthesignwasmade,moreandmoregenerouslypeoplegavetheirmoneyaway.Sometimespeopleleft20,thatwasastonishing.Madisonalsoraisedmoneybysellinghisowntoys.Madisonhadaspecialpassionforhelpingother.Thoughshehadonlyasmallamountofmoney,Madisonboughtlotsoftoys,shoesandclothesforthepoorchildrenonAfrica.

六、書面表達

39、假定你是杭州紅星中學的高三學生李華。為了讓來校交流的米國學生更好地了解中國和中國文化,你校組織米國學生到京杭大運河的杭州段參觀?，F(xiàn)在學校招聘導(dǎo)游,請你用英語寫一封信給國際部負責人,應(yīng)聘這個職位。內(nèi)容包括：

1.寫信目的；

2.你的優(yōu)勢；

3.你的期待。

參考詞匯：京杭大運河theBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal

注意:

1.詞數(shù)100左右;

2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。

DearSirorMadam,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

參考答案

1、答案：C

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“ImpactingtheEnvironment”可知答案。

2、答案：D

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Seaottersgetoilintheirfur.Thismakesithardforthemtostaywarm.”可知答案。

3、答案：B

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Boomsarefloatingbarriers.Theyareusedtostopoilfromspreadingonthewater’ssurface.”可知答案。

4、答案：C

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“MagnusHanson-Heine’sfather,BillHeine,putupthesculpturein1986asaprotestagainstwarandnuclearweapons.”可知,這座雕塑制作的目的是抗議戰(zhàn)爭和核武器。

5、答案：A

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“BillHeinewasanAmericanwhostudiedlawattheUniversityofOxfordandmadethetownhishome.”可知,比爾海涅是一個米國人,他曾在牛津大學學習法律,并把家安在了這個鎮(zhèn)上。由于語篇中沒有提及他的職業(yè),不能確定他是否為律師,但可以確定他來自米國。

6、答案：B

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Hanson-Heinenoted,thesamelocalcouncilthathasdeclaredthesharkhistoricandprotected,hadspentyearsseekingitsremoval”可知,宣布這座鳘魚雕像具有歷史意義并受到保護的地方議會,多年來一直在尋求方法把它移走。由此推知,這是漢森海浬對當?shù)卣粷M的原因之一。

7、答案：D

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“‘Theimageofasharkcrashingthroughthehomecapturedtheshockthecommonpeoplemustfeelwhenbombscrashintotheirhomes,’MagnusHanson-Heinesaid.”可知,馬格努斯?jié)h森海涅認為鯊魚沖進房屋的畫面能夠讓普通百姓體會到炸彈砸進他們家時的震驚感受。

8、答案：C

解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段“Noproductivityexpertadvocatesthebenefitsofmorningangerandbackpain.”中“anger”的提示可知答案。

9、答案：B

解析：段落大意題。第三段主要講此次研究的過程,故選B。

10、答案：C

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“Thedatashowedthataroughmorningcommuteactsasafirstfallingdomino,withilleffectsfeltdowntheline”可知,數(shù)據(jù)顯示,早上糟糕的通勤就像是第一個倒下的多米諾骨牌,對整個過程都會產(chǎn)生不良影響。由此可以推測出：糟糕的通勤狀況會為一整天定下基調(diào)。

11、答案：D

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Theresearchersfoundthatcommutesinvolvingmorephysicalactivity,suchaswalkingorbicycling,connectedwithlessstressandbetterperformanceatwork.”可知,騎自行車上班可能會使工作效率變高。

12、答案：D

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“RiversinIceland,NorwayandAmazonRainforestweretheleastpolluted.”可知答案。

13、答案：A

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)本段中出現(xiàn)的“1,000testsites”“100countries”“258rivers”等詞可以推測出是通過列數(shù)字的方式來證明自己的觀點的。

14、答案：C

解析：觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)Dr.MohamedAbdallah所說的話“Thisismostconcerningbecauseyouhavetheweakestpopulationswiththeleastaccesstohealthcareexposedtothis”可以得知,DrMohamedAbdallah對于貧窮國家的人們的態(tài)度是擔憂的。

15、答案：D

解析：標題歸納題。文章主要講:藥品殘留威脅水生生物和人類健康。故選D。

16、答案：①-⑤BFACG

解析：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了培養(yǎng)孩子堅韌、不放棄這種品質(zhì)的五個技巧。

①B此空前一句講：幫助你的孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)他們熱衷于什么的最佳方式是什么？B項：讓他們自由而廣泛地探索。B項符合語境,故選B。

②F根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞“self-control”可知此空選F。

③A此空前一句講:許多研究表明,當老師對孩子有很高的期望時,孩子們學習更努力,表現(xiàn)更好。后一句提到家庭的作用,尤其是其中的families和home。A項：家長們的期望也很重要。A項符合語境,故選A。

④C此空前一句講:但是,當孩子們因努力工作而受到表揚并獲得回報時,他們更有可能尋求挑戰(zhàn),并在遇到困難時繼續(xù)前進。C項：他們更有動力,更成功。C項符合語境,故選C。

⑤G根據(jù)句式結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此空選G和后一句構(gòu)成遞進。

17、答案：C

解析：根據(jù)下文的“andthisyearthe______hasgoneupto61”可知,去年,GwenErickson成功養(yǎng)活了27只蝴蝶。故此處應(yīng)填managed。

18、答案：A

解析：根據(jù)本空前的“raise27butterflies”可知,此處是說蝴蝶的數(shù)量(number)增加到了61只。

19、答案：D

解析：—些人認為應(yīng)讓自然去維持(sustain)其自身的運轉(zhuǎn),不應(yīng)人為地干涉。

20、答案：B

解析：根據(jù)文章首句中的“oneofAmerica’smostpopular,yetendangered,butterflies—theMonarch”可知,這種蝴蝶的數(shù)量正在迅速減少(declining)。

21、答案：C

解析：值得慶幸的是(Thankfully),這種愛和奉獻正是這位97歲的老人能夠給予她的蝴蝶朋友們的。

22、答案：A

解析：參見上題解析。

23、答案：D

解析：根據(jù)下文“Afortnightlaterthebeautifulbutterfly______”可知,整個過程有點耗時(time-consuming)。

24、答案：B

解析：根據(jù)語境可知,這里是指毛毛蟲最終破“蛹”而出,化為美麗的蝴蝶。turnup意為“出現(xiàn)”,符合語境。

25、答案：D

解析：根據(jù)下文的“byflyingaroundthehouse”可知,在Erickson將她所養(yǎng)的帝王蝶放飛之后,有一些似乎有點不愿意(unwilling)離開。

26、答案：A

解析：那些不愿離開的帝王蝶一直繞著Erickson的房子飛舞,陪伴著(accompanied)它們的“恩人”。

27、答案：C

解析：根據(jù)本空后的“herfirstattempttoraisethebutterflies”可知,這里是指Erickson回憶(recalling)她第一次試著去養(yǎng)帝王蝶時的情形。

28、答案：B

解析：根據(jù)空后內(nèi)容可推知,最初Erickson試著去養(yǎng)帝王蝶是希望她的孫輩們能夠?qū)@一美麗的物種產(chǎn)生(develop)興趣。

29、答案：D

解析：根據(jù)語境可知,空格前后句在內(nèi)容上是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故此處應(yīng)填表示轉(zhuǎn)折的However。

30、答案：B

解析：通常Erickson不喜歡談?wù)撟约汉退龅氖虑?但她現(xiàn)在這么做了,是希望能夠鼓勵(encourage)其他人一起來關(guān)注這一瀕臨滅絕的物種。

31、答案：A

解析：此處指她喜歡做的事,即拯救帝王蝶。

32、答案：C

解析：根據(jù)本空前的“hopefully”以及上文的“Lastyearthegrandmothertoraise27butterfliesandthisyearthe______hasgoneupto61.”可知,經(jīng)過人們的努力拯救,這一正在急劇減少的物種的數(shù)量有望出現(xiàn)變化（change)。

33、答案：A

解析：本空后的“startedsolateinlife”與文章的首句相呼應(yīng),由此可知,此處指Erickson養(yǎng)帝王蝶這一愛好(hobby)。

34、答案：D

解析：這一特殊愛好是人類關(guān)愛(caringfor)生活中的小東西的美好事例。

35、答案：B

解析：老太太在九十七歲的高齡還在為拯救帝王蝶這一瀕危物種忙碌,這是有目標的(purposeful)生活的體現(xiàn)。所以,Erickson的舉動也提醒(reminds)我們,為了目標而努力多晚都不遲。

36、答案：D

解析：參見上題解析。

37、答案：①in②their③personally④written⑤introduction⑥whose⑦togo⑧hasbeen⑨and⑩completing

解析：本文是一篇說明文。在米國,高中生會在一月結(jié)束大學申請,但疫情改變了他們的申請方式。

①in考查介詞。takepart后有賓語時,需用介詞in。

②their考查代詞。此處應(yīng)用形容詞性物主代詞修飾collegeapplication。

③personally考查副詞?？崭裰兴钤~修飾動詞talk,故應(yīng)填副詞形式。

④written考查非謂語動詞。此處為過去分詞作定語,修飾名詞applications,意為“書面的”。

⑤introduction考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。此處應(yīng)用名詞作賓語,故