2020-2021學(xué)年高三二模閱讀匯編

【南通、泰州、揚(yáng)州、徐州、淮安、連云港、宿遷七市2021屆高三第二次調(diào)研考試】

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

4UKcamsiteswithavailabilityforsummer2021

CaravanPark

Rightonasandybeach,thissitehaswide-openviewsofthesea.Choosefromgentlewalks

exploringthecoasttoexcitinghikesintheTorridonmountains.Theteamcanarrangeboating,

surfingandotherwatersportsontheriverorsea.Bikescanbehired.

￡22fortent,carand2adults,￡3child.

SwannsGlamping

Foraback—to—naturestaywithcreaturecomforts,SwannsGlampingisagoodchoice.Ifs

surroundedbyimpressivescenery.There*sachoiceoffurnishedyurts,belltentsandcabins-which

comewithrealbedsandtowels,soguestscantravellight.

Cabinssleep￡75anight,yurtssleep￡90,belltentssleep￡95.

Ling'sMeadow

Thiscampsiteonafamily-runfarmoffersarealescape,withplentifulanimalstospot.Witha

maximumof25peopleonthesiteatonetime,everythingcentresaroundnature:wastewateris

recycledonthefarmo

Camping￡12/￡6anightjaradult/child,under-3sfree.20%offstaysofsevennightsorlonger.

WalesbyForest

WalesbyForestisanon-profitoutdooradventurecentrewhichusuallyhostsschoolgroups-but

thisyearisofferingpubliccampinginwoodlandsurroundings.Thehugechoicesofactivities

offered,fromwatersportstoclimbing,makeitagreatchoicefbrfamilies.

Campingfrom￡10anightadult,￡8child,under-4sfree.

21.Whichissuitablefbrthosewhoprefertotravellight?

A.CaravanPark.B.SwannsGlamping.

C.Ling'sMeadow.D.WalesbyForest.

22.Whafsthechargefbracouplewiththeir5-year-oldboyiftheystayinLing'sMeadowfbr

sevennights?

A.￡210.B.￡168.C.￡126.D.￡100.8.

23.WhatcancampersdoinbothWalesbyForestandCaravanPark?

A.Watersports.B.Hiking.C.Cycling.D.Climbing.

B

Havingworked!fbrmorethanadecadeinfinanceintheoilindustryinCanada,ToriFahey

foundherselfwantingmorefromlife.Butitwasn'tthroughdesperationthathercircumstances

changed:"Ididn'tgetfedupandstormof￡nothinglikethat;itwascuriosityaboutotherinterests

andwantingtoexperiencesomethingnew.”

FaheyleftherjobandcompletedanMBAbeforesettingupamovetoNewYorktobegina

degree.However,theopportunityofanopenyearbetweentheMBAandthedegreecameup,and

asakeentouringcyclist,Faheyrealisedthatamuchdreamed-aboutadventurewasnowbecoming

apossibility:"TherideinAfricahadbeenonmyfantasylist.ItwasamomentwhenIrealisedthat

Icoulddoanything,soIshould.n

FaheyrodeacrossAfrica,a7,500-miletripthattookfourmonths.Thewholeexperiencehada

life-changingimpact.Faheysaid:"Bicyclesprovidealiteralfreedom.Youdon'tallowyourselfto

feellikethatineverydaylifebecausetherearesomanydistractions.Butwhenyou'reoutonthe

bikeandthere*snothingelse,you*rereallyfreetoexperiencewhatlifeis.”

Post-degree,FaheyworkedonprojectswiththeUNDP（UnitedNationsDevelopmentProject）

inMontenegrowiththeaimofbringinginvestmenttoruralcommunities.

Itwaswhileworkingontheseprojectsthattheseedsweresownforthenextnewinvestment.

"ItwasthroughmytripacrossAfricathatIdiscoveredpannierandrack（掛簍）systems

inconvenientandIwasnevergoingtousethemagain.HLittledidsheknowthiswouldleadherto

startupherowncompany.

In2013,Apidurawasbom,producingstoragesolutionsforpeoplelookingtotraveltheworld

bybike,raceacrosscontinentsandcarryalltheyneedtodoso.It'snowasuccessfulglobalbrand,

butFaheyremainsreflectiveaboutwhatelsethecompanycandoforpeople.

24.WhydidFaheyleaveherjobinCanada?

A.Shewasboredwiththejob.

B.Shewasdisappointedwithlife.

C.Shewantedtoaddnewdimensionstoherlife.

D.Shefoundithardtoadjusttothecircumstances.

25.WhichcanbestdescribeFaheyfsrideexperienceinAfrica?

A.Demanding.B.Liberating.C.Eventful.D.Dangerous.

26.WhydidFaheylaunchApidura?

A.Toencouragebicycletraveling.

B.Tomakeherinvestmentprofitable.

C.Tohelpcyclistscarrytravelingstuff.

D.Toincreasethepleasureofridingbikes.

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Atoughpathtofame.

B.AnadventureacrossAfrica.

C.Thebenefitsofgreentravelling.

D.ThestorybehindthebirthofApidura.

C

Folktaleshavesaddled（彳更承擔(dān)）themoonwithmajorresponsibilities:moods,increasesin

crimeandevenmentaldisordersareblamedontheEarth*sonlyconstantnaturalsatellite.Butcould

the"lunareffectHdisturbsleep?

Scientistshavelongunderstoodthathumanactivityisfacilitatedbylight,beitsunlight,

moonlightorartificiallight.Butarecentstudysuggestsourabilitytosleepisdistinctlyaffectedby

thelunarcycle,evenwhentakingintoaccountartificialsourcesoflight.

Usingwristmonitors,researcherstrackedsleeppatternsin98individualslivinginthreelocal

communitiesinArgentinaoverthecourseofonetotwomonths.Oneruralcommunityhadno

electricityaccess,asecondruralcommunityhadlimitedaccesstoelectricity,whileathird

communitywaslocatedinanurbansettingandhadfullaccesstoelectricity.

Participantsinallthreecommunitiesshowedthesamepatternofsleeposcillations（波動）

asthemoonprogressedthroughits29.5-daycycle,withsleepdurationchangingbybetween20

andmorethan90minutes,andbedtimesvaryingby30to80minutes.

Ineachcommunity,thepeakofparticipantssleepinglessandstayinguplateroccurredinthe

three-to-five-dayperiodpriortofullmoonnights,andtheoppositeoccurredonthenightsbefore

thenewmoon,theauthorsfound.

Unsurprisingly,datashowedthe"lunarphaseeffect"onsleepappearedtobestrongerthemore

limitedaccesstoelectricitywas.

“Theresultstronglysuggeststhathumansleepissynchronized（同步）withlunarphases

regardlessofethnicandsocio-culturalbackgroundandofthelevelofurbanisation,theresearchers

wroteinthejournalScienceAdvances

DelaIglesiaadded:"Wehumanstendtobelievethatwemanagedtosomehowcontrolnature,

andtheuseofartificiallightisagreatexampleofthat.Butitturnsoutthattherearesomeforcesof

naturethatwecannotgetawayfrom.^^

Derk-JanDijk,aprofessorofsleepandphysiologyandthedirectorofasleepresearchcentre

attheUniversityofSurrey,describedthestudyasexcitingbutnotedthattheresearchershadnot

addressedinternalinfluencessuchasbodyclocksthatcouldaffectsleeppatterns.

28.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?

A.Theharmoflunareffect.

B.Thereliabilityoffolktales.

C.Thefunctionofartificiallight.

D.Theeffectofthelunarcycleonsleep.

29.Whendidtheparticipantsintheexperimentsleepleast?

A.Onthefullmoonnight.

B.Onthenewmoonnight.

C.Onthenightafterthenewmoon.

D.Onthenightbeforethefullmoon.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that"inthelastparagraphbutonereferto?

A.Controllingnature.

B.Thelevelofurbanisation.

C.Theescapefromforcesofnature.

D.Synchronizingwithlunarphases.

31.WhatdidDerk-JanDijkthinkoftheresearchfindings?

A.Groundless.B.Persuasive.C.Incomplete.D.Impressive.

D

High-pitched（高音的）andyetdistinct,thesoundofavoicecallingthename"Amy”is

unmistakable.Butthisisn*tahumancry—it'sthevoiceofakillerwhalecalledWikie.

Newresearchrevealsthatorcas（殺人鯨）areabletoimitatehumanspeech,sayingwords

suchas“heHo"，“one,two”and"byebye".Thestudyalsoshowsthatthecreaturesareabletocopy

unfamiliarsoundsproducedbyotherorcas.

WritinginthejournalBiologicalSciences,researchersfrominstitutionsinGermany,UK,Spain

andChile,describehowtheycarriedoutthelatestresearchwithWikie,a14-year-oldfemaleorca

livinginanaquarium（水族館）inFrance.

AfterfirstbrushingupWikie'sgraspofthe"copy"command,shewastrainedtoimitatethree

familiarorcasoundsmadebyher3-year-oldMoana.Wikiewasthenadditionallyexposedtofive

orcasoundsshehadneverheardbefore,includingnoisessoundinglikeacreaking（嘎吱響）door.

Finally,Wikiewasexposedtoahumanmakingthreeoftheorcasounds,aswellassixhumansounds,

including“hello”,nAmy",“ahha”,“one,two"and"byebye”?

TheteamfoundthatWikiewasoftenquicklyabletocopythesounds,whetherfromanorcaor

ahuman,withallofthenovelnoisescopiedwithin17trials.What'smore,twohumansoundsand

allofthehuman-producedorcasoundsweremanagedonthefirstattempt-althoughonlyonehuman

sound"hello”wascorrectlyproducedmorethan50%ofthetimeonsubsequenttrials.

Thecreaturesarealreadyknownfortheirabilitytocopythemovementsofotherorcas,with

somereportssuggestingtheycanalsocopythesoundsofbottlenosedolphinsandsealionsafter

severaltrials.

Scientistssaythediscoveryhelpstocastlightoilhowdifferentgroupsofwildkillerwhales

haveendedupwithdistinctaccents,addingweighttotheideathattheyaretheresultofimitation

betweenorcas.

32.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toanalyzeorcas*speechabilities.

B.Tohighlighttheconservationoftheorca.

C.Toinfbnnusoforcas*abilitytoimitatesounds.

D.Toconvinceusoftheintelligenceoftheorca.

33.Whafsthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?

A.Theprocessoftheresearch.

B.Theoutcomeoftheresearch.

C.Thepurposeoftheresearch.

D.Thesignificanceoftheresearch.

34.WhichofthefollowingwastheeasiestforWikietocopy?

A.Thesixhumansounds.

B.Alltheneworcasounds.

C.Human-producedorcasounds.

D.Dolphinandsealionsounds.

35.Whatmaythediscoveryhelpexplain?

A.Whyorcasimitatehumanspeech.

B.Whyorcashavedifferentaccents.

C.Howorcascopyothers*movements.

D.Howorcascommunicatewithothers.

Keys:21—25BBACB26—30CDDDA31—35CCACB

【江蘇省蘇錫常鎮(zhèn)四市2021屆高三教學(xué)情況調(diào)查（一）】

第一節(jié)（共15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、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

1.Sceniclandscapesonstamps:Anine-daytourinthecitiesofXuzhou,SuqianandHuai'an

innorthernJiangsuprovince.

Thisrouteisassociatedwithlocalculture,characteristics,andcreativity.Itoffersatasteofthe

famouscanalcities.

2.LifeontheGrandCanal:Aseven-dayJiangsutourthroughthecitiesofNanjing,Suqian,

Huai*an,YangzhouandSuzhou.

Thisroutepresentsthemostauthentic,economic,culturalandentertainment-focusedactivities

alongthecanalfrombothancientandmoderntimes.Iallowsvisitorstorideinboatsandobserve

localfishermenfishing.

3.Food,culture,leisureandhealth;Seven-dayexperienceoflocallifeinZhcnjiangChangzhou,

WuxiandSuzhou

Toincreasetourists,interestinthetraditionalcultureandcraftsofJiangsu,theroutewill

includepottery,embroidery（農(nóng)U繡）,paper-cutting,cookingandotherhands-onexperiences.It

includesscenicspotsalongtheBeijing-HangzhouGranCanal,ancientwatertowns,historical

streetsandancientfishingvillages.Visitorscanjoinintherecreationalfannhouseexperienceand

pickupbothfruitsandvegetables

4.Awalkintohistory:Six-daytourinXuzhou,Suqian,Huai^n,Yangzhou,Zhenjiang,

ChangzhouandWuxi

TheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanalrunsthroughtheentireprovinceandhasbeenapartof

Jiangsu'sculturefbrthousandsofyears.Inspiredbythecanal,therouteincludeshistoricalcities

Xuzhou,Suqian,Huai'an,YangzhoualongwithZhenjiangChangzhouandWuxi.

21.Whichofthefollowingdothefourtravelroutesshare?

AAtimedurationoflessthanaweek.

B.AncienttownsinsouthernJiangsu.

C.TheGrandCanal.

D.ThecityofSuqian.

22.Whichrouteisthebestfbranin-depthtouristwhowantstocoverfewercitieswithmoretime?

A.Route1B.Route2C.Route3D.Route4.

23.WhatcanyouenjoyintherouteonlycoveringSuzhou,Wuxi,ChangzhouandZhenjiang?

A.Rowingaboat.B.Tryingonpaper-cutting.

C.Growingvegetables.D.Fishingwithlocalvillagers.

【答案】21.C22.A23.B

【解析】

【分析】這是?篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了京杭大運(yùn)河沿岸的四條旅游路線。

[21題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sceniclandscapesonstamps部分中“Itoffersatasteofthefamouscanalcities.

（它讓你領(lǐng)略到著名的運(yùn)河城市。）”；LifeontheGrandCanal部分中“LifeontheGrandCanal:A

seven-dayJiangsutourthroughthecitiesofNanjing,Suqian,Huai'an,YangzhouandSuzhou.（大運(yùn)

河上的生活：南京、宿遷、淮安、揚(yáng)州和蘇州7天江蘇游。廣；Food,culture,leisureandhealth

部分中“ItincludesscenicspotsalongtheBeijing-HangzhouGranCanal…（它包括沿京杭大運(yùn)河

的景點(diǎn)…）”和Awalkintohistory部分中“TheBeiing-HangzhouGrandCanalrunsthroughthe

entireprovinceandhasbeenapartofJiangsu'scultureforthousandsofyears.（京杭大運(yùn)河貫穿全

省，幾千年來一直是江蘇文化的一部分。）''可知，四條旅行路線都在大運(yùn)河沿岸。故選C項。

【22題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Sceniclandscapesonstamps:Anine-daytourinthecitiesof

Xuzhou,SuqianandHuai'aninnorthernJiangsuprovince.Thisrouteisassociatedwithlocalculture,

characteristics,andcreativity.Itoffersatasteofthefamouscanalcities.（郵票上的風(fēng)景：徐州、

宿遷、淮安九天游。這條路線與當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕?、特色和?chuàng)意相關(guān)聯(lián)。它讓你領(lǐng)略到著名的運(yùn)河

城市。）“可知，這條路線9天只游覽3個城市，再對比其他三個線路的天數(shù)和城市數(shù)量（線

路2:7天游覽5個城市；線路3:7天游覽4個城市；線路4:6天游覽7個城市）可知，路線

1是最合適想要用更多的時間游覽更少城市進(jìn)行深度游的游客，故選A項。

【23題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Food,culture,leisureandhealth部分中“Seven-dayexperienceoflocallifein

Zhe可iangChangzhou,WuxiandSuzhou（為期七天的鎮(zhèn)江、常州、無錫、蘇州生活體驗）"和"To

increasetourists'interestinthetraditionalcultureandcraftsofJiangsu,theroutewillinclude

pottery,embroidery（刺繡）,paper-cutting,cookingandotherhands-onexperiences.（為了增加游客

對江蘇傳統(tǒng)文化和手工藝的興趣,這條路線將包括陶器、刺繡、剪紙、烹飪和其他實踐體驗。）”

可知，在蘇州、無錫、常州、鎮(zhèn)江的路線，你能嘗試剪紙。故選B項。

B

Whenpeoplesittogetheratnightandenjoythegloriousmoon,anancientpoem,Preludeto

WaterMelody,isoftenreadforthisoccasion.Criticssayit'sprobablythebestpoemabouttheMid-

AutumnFestival.Let'sjustfocusonitsmostfamousfivelinestomakesomeanalysis.

Inthefirsttwolinesofthefive,thewriteriscomparingthelifeofamanwiththechanging

faceofthemoon.InChineseculturethemoonisalwaysconsideredtobeaperfectcarrierof

emotionslikenostalgia（懷舊）adlongingforfamilyreunion.Afullmoonsymbolizesperfection

andunity,whileagloomynightmayremindpeopleoftheirfortunes.Whenthemoonisroundand

fairbutpeopleareseparatedfromtheirlovedones,suchmomentscanbeevenmoreheartbreaking.

Beforethecomparison,thepoetactuallycomplainsabouttheseemingly"ruthless（無情的）

"moonandasksher:Youshouldhavenospite（怨恨）againstman,butwhy,whenpeoplepart,are

youoftenfullandbright?However,hesoonrealizesthatnoonehasaneasyride,justlikethemoon

maynotalwaysbebright.Theimperfectionshavebeengoingonesincethebeginningoftime.

That'swhyhesays"Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays."

Butshouldwegetboggeddown（陷入）bythesufferingofthingswithwhichwecan'tchange?

Thepoetgiveshisanswer:Changeyourattitudeandstaypositive.Sowehavehiseverlastingline,

"Thepoethopesthatpeopleappreciatethefactthatnomatterwheretheyare,aslong

astheonestheyloveandmissarehealthyandhappy,theycanalladmirethesamemoonhighin

thesky.

Tothisday,peoplestillusethisversetoexpresstheirgoodwillandwishesforfamilymembers

andfriendswhocan'tbewiththem,especiallyduringmajorfestivals.

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.HowwecanappreciateChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnDay.

B.WhenwemustrecitethebestChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnDay.

C.WhatmadeapoetwritethebesteverMid-AutumnDayChinesepoem.

D.WhyapoemisthepeakofChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnDay.

25.Whydoesthepoetwrite"nothingisperfectsincetheoldenday"inthepoem?

A.Hedoesn*tunderstandwhythemoonhateshumans.

B.Heknowseventuallythemoonwillbecomefullagain.

C.Herealizeslifeisalwaysaccompaniedbyimperfections.

D.Heunderstandslifeistooruthlessandhaslosthisinterestinit.

26.WhichofthefollowinglinesisthemostsuitablefortheblankinParagraph4?

A.Howlongwillthefullmoonappear?WinecupinhandIaskthesky.

B.Lookingup,Ifindthemoonbright;bowing,inhomesicknessI'mdrowned.

C.Inspringtheriverrisesashighasthesea;withtheriver'stideuprisesthemoonbright.

D.Mayweallbeblessedwithalonglife;milesapart,we'Hsharethebeauty,ofthemoon

together.

27.Wecaninferfromthisarticlethattheauthor

A.isaveryoptimisticpoet.

B.likesthefirsttwolinesofthefivemost.

C.appreciatesthepoet'soptimisminthepoem.

D.believesapositivestateofmindisamusttoagoodpoet.

【答案】24.D25.C26.D27.C

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇說明文?《水調(diào)歌頭》是關(guān)于中秋節(jié)最好的詩，作者針對《水調(diào)歌頭》最

著名的五行來分析原因。

【24題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句"Criticssayit*sprobablythebestpoemabouttheMid-Autumn

Festival.Let'sjustfbcusonitsmostfamousfivelinestomakesomeanalysis.^^（評論家說這可能

是關(guān)于中秋節(jié)的最好的詩。讓我們聚焦它最著名的五行來做一些分析。）可知，文章是針對

《水調(diào)歌頭》最著名的五行來分析它為什么是關(guān)于中秋節(jié)最好的詩。故選D。

【25題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句"Theimperfectionshavebeengoingonesincethebeginning

oftime.That'swhyhesays'Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays."，（從一開始，這

些不完美就一直存在。這就是為什么他說“此事古難全?！埃┛芍?，他意識到生活總是伴隨著

不完美，所以他寫道“此事古難全工故選C。

【26題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒第二段最后一句"Thepoethopesthatpeopleappreciatethefactthatnomatter

wheretheyare,aslongastheonestheyloveandmissarehealthyandhappy,theycanalladmire

thesamemoonhighinthesky7,（詩人希望人們懂得，無論身在何處，只要所愛的人、思念的

人健康快樂，都能欣賞天空中同一輪明月。）可知，選項D（但愿人長久，千里共嬋娟。）符

合這里詩人的心境。應(yīng)放在第四段空白處。故選D。

【27題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒第二段第二句"Thepoetgiveshisanswer:Changeyourattitudeandstay

positive.”（詩人給出了他的答案：改變你的態(tài)度，保持積極。）可知，詩人的態(tài)度非常積極

樂觀，根據(jù)最后一段“Tothisday,peoplestillusethisversetoexpresstheirgoodwillandwishes

forfamilymembersandfriendswhocan'tbewiththem,especiallyduringmajorfestivals.^^（直至lj

今天，人們?nèi)匀挥眠@首詩來表達(dá)他們對不能和他們在一起的家人和朋友的美好祝愿，特別是

在重大節(jié)日期間。）可知，作者對詩人在詩中表達(dá)的積極樂觀的態(tài)度非常欣賞。故選C。

C

In2009,Dr.KathleenWermke,whostudiesbabies'firstsounds,andhercolleaguesmade

headlineswithastudyshowingthatFrenchandGennannewbornsproducedistinctlydifferent"cry

sounds".Germannewbornsproducemorecriesthatfallfromahighertoalowerpitch,imitating

（模仿）thefallingintonation（語調(diào)）oftheGermanlanguage,whileFrenchbabiestendtocry

withtherisingintonationofFrench.Atthisage,babiesexperimentwithawidevarietyofsounds,

andcanlearnanylanguage.Buttheyarealreadyinfluencedbytheirmothertongue.Today,Dr.

Wennke'slabhousesacollectionofaroundahalf-millionrecordingsofbabiesfromasfaras

CameroonandChina.

Theanalysisoftheserecordingshasproducedfurtherinsightsintothefactorsthateababy's

firstsounds.Newbornswhosemothersspeaktonallanguages,suchasChinese,tendtoproduce

morecomplexcrysounds.Swedishnewborns,whosenativelanguagehaswhatlinguists（語言學(xué)

家）calla"pitchaccent",producemoresing-songycries.

Hearingandimitatingarefundamentaltolanguagedevelopment.Bythethirdtrimester（妊娠

期），afbtus（胎兒）canheartherhythmandmelodyofitsmother'svoice-knownas“prosody（韻

律）M.Sinceindividualwordsarenotheardclearly,prosodybecomesthemajorcharacteristicof

languageforthefetus.Throughstress,pausesandsoon,prosodycutsupthesoundintowordsand

phrases-thatis,intospeech

Thesestudiesformthebasisforthelab'sbroaderefforttomapthetypicaldevelopmentofa

baby,scries.Knowingwhattypicaldevelopmentlookslike,andwhatfactorscaninfluenceit,helps

doctorsaddresspotentialproblemsearlyonandunderstandhowhearingproblemsareaffectingthe

babies*abilitytoimitateandexperimentwithlanguage,andhowtheyareprogressingaftertreatment.

28.WhatisthestudyofDr.Kathleenandhercolleaguesmainlyabout?

A.Differencebetweenlanguages.

B.Thewaypeoplecryindifferentcountries.

C.Factorsaboutbabies'firstsounds.

D.Similaritiesbetweenbabies*firstcry.

29.Whichofthefollowinglanguagessoundsmorelikeasong?

A.Chinese.B.German.C.French.D.Swedish.

30.Whydobabiesindifferentcountriesproducedifferent"crysounds"?

ATheirlanguagelearningabilityistoolow.

B.Theyimitatetheirmothertongueevenwhencrying.

C.Theyarefondofplayingwithdifferentwaysofcrying.

D.Theyliketryingdifferentkindsofsounds.

31.Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?

A.Achild'slanguageabilityismainlydeterminedbyitsfirstcry.

B.TheChineselanguageismoredifficulttolearnthantheGermanlanguage.

C.Afetuscanalreadyunderstandthemajormeaningofitsmother'slanguage.

D.Childrenwithhearingproblemswillhavedifficultylearningalanguage.

【答案】28.C29.D30.B31.D

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇說明文?？茖W(xué)家們通過分析各國嬰兒錄音，來研究嬰兒第一次發(fā)聲的因素，

比如來自母語等的影響，并有望幫助醫(yī)生解決醫(yī)學(xué)問題。

【28題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Theanalysisoftheserecordingshasproducedfurtherinsightsinto

thefactorsthateababy'sfirstsounds.（通過對這些錄音的分析，我們進(jìn)一步深入/解了嬰兒第

一次發(fā)聲的因素。）“可知,Kathleen博上和她的同事們主要研究關(guān)于嬰兒第一次發(fā)聲的因素。

故選C項。

[29題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Swedishnewborns,whosenativelanguagehaswhatlinguists（語言

學(xué)家）calla'pitchaccent',producemoresing-songycries.（瑞典新生兒的母語被語言學(xué)家稱為

，音高口音’，他們會發(fā)出更多的唱歌般的叫聲。）“可知，瑞典語言聲音更像一首歌。故選D

項。

【30題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Atthisage,babiesexperimentwithawidevarietyofsounds,andcan

learnanylanguage.Buttheyarealreadyinfluencedbytheirmothertongue）”這個年齡的嬰兒會嘗

試各種各樣的聲音，可以學(xué)習(xí)任何語言，但他們已經(jīng)受到了母語的影響?？梢酝浦?，不同國

家的嬰兒會發(fā)出不同的“哭聲”是因為他們甚至在哭的時候也模仿母語。故選B項。

【31題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Knowingwhattypicaldevelopmentlookslike,andwhatfactors

caninfluenceit,helpsdoctorsaddresspotentialproblemsearlyonandunderstandhowhearing

problemsareaffectingthebabies'abilitytoimitateandexperimentwithlanguage...（T解典型的

發(fā)育是什么樣子，以及哪些因素會影響它，有助于醫(yī)生及早解決潛在的問題，了解聽力問題

如何影響嬰兒模仿和實驗語言的能力，以及治療后他們的進(jìn)展如何。廣可以推知，聽力有問

題的孩子學(xué)習(xí)語言會有困難。故選D項。

D

Asanastronomer（天文學(xué)家），Iamaccustomedtoobservingtheuniverseinquietplaces.I

observegalaxiesinthedeepuniverse-placessofarawaythattheirlighttakesbillionsofyearsto

reachoureyes.

SometimesIwonderwhatourowngalaxylookedlikebillionsofyearsago,beforesolarsystem

wasbom.IoftenstareattheHubbleDeepField（哈勃深空區(qū)）searchingforclues:galaxies

colliding（碰撞），starsexploding,andstellarnurseries.Canlookingtothestarsbringuscloser

together?

Acoupleofmonthsago,Betelgeuse,abrightstarintheOrionconstellation（獵戶座）started

togetdimmeranddimmer.Astronomersallovertheworldthoughtthismightbeasignalthatthe

starwasabouttoexplode.Thoughitmightnothappenforanother1000yearsormore,stillIwent

outsideeverynighttocheckitout.Iwashopingthatitwouldexplode.Imagineseeingastarshining

asbrightasthefullmoonevenduringtheday.

Istarteddreamingaboutusingsuchaneventtoremindeveryonethatstarsproducenearlyall

ofthechemicalelementsintheuniverse,whichcamedirectlyoutoftheBigBang.Everythingwe

breathe,touchandseewasmadeinsideofstars.Theironinourblood,calciumbones,andalmost

theentireperiodictableareproductsofstellarevolution.

Betelgeusedidnotexplode,andmorerecentobservationsnotethatitisactuallyreturningto

normal.ButnothingisnormalhereonEarthnow.Iambeginningtorealizethatwedidnotneeda

startoexplodetouniteus.Allweneededwasacommonproblem.

Iamhopingthateveryoneontheplanetissavingsometimetocontemplate（凝視，沉思）the

universeandtorealizewearenotalone.Nomatterwhereweareorwhoweare,weareonthis

planettogether.Sinceweareallmadeofstars,lookingupatthenightskygivesusaglimpseofour

pastandourfuture,andwecancontemplatebothtogether.

32.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?

A.Toadviseotherstostareatapotentiallyexplodingstarrecently.

B.Toresearchintothescientificmysteryintheuniversewithreaders.

C.Todiscusstheproperrelationshipbetweenhumanandtheuniverse.

D.Tosuggestusthinkingaboutthewayhumanbeingsliveinthisworld.

33.Accordingtothearticle,Betelgeuse.

A.isastartheauthortrackedforyears

B.willproducechemicalelementsifitexplodes

C.isanormalstarwhichisdisappearing

D.willexplodeintenthousandyears

34."Suchanevent"underlinedinParagraph4refersto.

A.Betelgeuse'spotentialexplosion

B.Betelgeuse,sgettingdimmeranddimmer

C.theauthor'scheckingouteverynight

D.astar'sshiningasbrightasthesun

35.Whafsthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Whatshouldanastronomerdo?

B.Shouldweknowmoreabouttheuniverse?

C.Lookingtothestarscanbringusclosertogether.

D.Gettingunitedisaproblemimpossibletosolve.

【答案】32.D33.B34.A35.C

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過作者觀察宇宙深處的星系，