2023-2024學(xué)年河南省信陽市高二上學(xué)期11月期中英語試題(解析版)

PAGEPAGE3河南省信陽市2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期11月期中英語試題第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)略第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AEstablished11yearsago,LetMePlaystartedoffasasportscamporganization.Throughrapidgrowthanddiversification,wenowprovidecoachingandteachingprogramsforafter-schoolclubs,breakfastclubsandlunch-timeclubsforschoolsacrossLondon.Weneedpassionatecoachestodeliverhighqualitylessonstochildrenaged5to18inschoolsinandaroundLondon.Eachclasswillhave15-20children.Therewillbeaframework(框架)ofcoachingprinciplestoworkwithinbutcoachesareexpectedtobringtheirexpertiseandcoachingknowledgeandtomaketeachingplansbeforeeverylesson.Thisjobisperfectforastudentorsomeonelookingforextrawork,asthehoursareflexible.PersonSpecification:AkeeninterestinsportscoachingConfidentindeliveryGoodlevelofEnglishEXCELLENTcommunicationskillsCapableofcoachinginatleastonesportExperienceofworkingwithChildrenAnti-Discrimination(歧視)andEqualOpportunitiesSportbelongstoandshouldbeenjoyedbyeveryoneequally.LetMePlayisaimedtoremovediscriminationwhetherbyreasonofrace,nationality,ethnicorigin,color,religionorabilityandtoencourageequalopportunities.Howtoapply:SendyourCVtosports@letmeplay.co.ukClosingdate:Friday14thNovemberAssessmentday:Monday17thNovemberIncome:￡20perhourLocation:SchoolsalloverLondon1.WhatisLetMePlay?A.It’sacharityorganization. B.It’savoluntaryorganization.C.It’safast-developingorganization. D.It’saworld-wideorganization.2.WhatshouldacoachofLetMePlaydo?A.Setoutlessonplansinadvance. B.Getprofessionaltrainingbeforework.C.Givelessonstoprimaryschoolstudents. D.Makeaframeworkofcoachingprinciples.3.Whatisrequiredforanapplicant?A.SendingtheCVinperson. B.Akeeninterestinhumanrights.C.Experienceinsportscoaching. D.Applyingbefore14thNovember.【語篇解讀】本文是應(yīng)用文。是一篇LetMePlay招聘體育教師的招聘廣告?！敬鸢浮?.C2.A3.D1．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Established11yearsago,LetMePlaystartedoffasasportscamporganization.Throughrapidgrowthanddiversification,wenowprovidecoachingandteachingprogramsforafter-schoolclubs,breakfastclubsandlunch-timeclubsforschoolsacrossLondon.(LetMePlay成立于11年前，最初是一個(gè)體育夏令營(yíng)組織。通過快速發(fā)展和多元化，我們現(xiàn)在為倫敦各地的學(xué)校提供課外俱樂部、早餐俱樂部和午餐俱樂部的輔導(dǎo)和教學(xué)項(xiàng)目)”可知，LetMePlay是一個(gè)快速發(fā)展的組織。故選C項(xiàng)。2．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Weneedpassionatecoachestodeliverhighqualitylessonstochildrenaged5to18inschoolsinandaroundLondon.Eachclasswillhave15-20children.Therewillbeaframework(框架)ofcoachingprinciplestoworkwithinbutcoachesareexpectedtobringtheirexpertiseandcoachingknowledgeandtomaketeachingplansbeforeeverylesson.(我們需要充滿激情的教練，在倫敦及周邊地區(qū)的學(xué)校為5至18歲的孩子提供高質(zhì)量的課程。每個(gè)班有15-20個(gè)孩子。將會(huì)有一個(gè)指導(dǎo)原則的框架，但教練需要帶來他們的專業(yè)知識(shí)和指導(dǎo)知識(shí)，并在每節(jié)課之前制定教學(xué)計(jì)劃)”可知，教練需在每節(jié)課之前制定教學(xué)計(jì)劃。故選A項(xiàng)。3．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Closingdate:Friday14thNovember(截止日期：11月14日星期五)”可知，應(yīng)在11月14日前申請(qǐng)。故選D項(xiàng)。BJaneGoodalliswalkinginTanzania,searchingcarefullyforchimpanzees(黑猩猩).Herloveforchimpsbeganwhenshewasjustababy.Herfatherhadboughtheratoywhenshewasayearold,andJubilee—asherchimpwascalled,becameherconstantcompanion.JaneGoodallwasfascinatedwithanimalsandshedreamedofbecominganaturalistinAfrica.Butwithnotenoughmoneytoevenattendcollege,shefoundherselfworkingasawaitresstopayherbills.Onedayin1956,aletterarrivedfromachildhoodfriendinKenya,invitingherforavisit.TheyoungJaneGoodallfinallyboughtatickettoMombasa.When26-year-oldJaneGoodallsetfootinTanzania’sGombeStreamReserve,notmuchwasknownaboutchimps.Janedidnotevenhaveanundergraduatedegree,butwhatshedidhavewasadeeplovefortheforest,patienceandathirstforlearning.Jane’sfindingschangedhumans’opinionofchimpanzeesinmanyways.Oneofherprimarydiscoveriesthathavesincebeenobservedinotherspecieswasthepresenceofemotioninanimals.Shealsodiscoveredthatdifferentfrompreviousbelief,chimpsarenotvegetarians.Whiletheirdietismostlymadeupoffruits,nuts,andseeds,sheobservedthemhuntingandeatingthemeatofsmallmonkeys.WhenJanepublishedherfirstbook,IntheShadowofMan,shereceivedalotofcriticism(批判).Therewerecomplaintsthatshehadnamedherchimpsratherthangivingthemfixednumbers.Shewastoldthatshecouldnotassumethatchimpshadpersonalitiesoremotions.Shewasalsocriticizedforusingfeedingstationstoattractchimpsforobservation.However,onthewhole,thecontributionsthatJanehasmadetoscience,notonlyasaresearcherbutasaconservationist,areinvaluable.Shechallengedideasnobodyhadeverthoughttoquestionandherworkcontinuestoshaperesearchtoday.4.WhatdoweknowaboutJane?A.ShewasborninKenya. B.Shemajoredinanimalscienceatcollege.C.Shelovedchimpsfromaveryyoungage. D.Shelearnedaboutanimalsfromherfather.5.WhatdidJanefindthroughherobservations?A.Animalshavetheirownlanguages. B.Animalshaveemotions.C.Chimpsonlyeatplants. D.Chimpscanusetools.6.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetoJane?A.Opposed. B.Concerned. C.Doubtful. D.Appreciative.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Jane:Achampionofchimps! B.Whatseparatesusfromchimps?C.Howtomakefriendswithchimps. D.Janestillfightsforendangeredchimps.【語篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了關(guān)于簡(jiǎn)·古道爾的真實(shí)故事，描述了她對(duì)黑猩猩的研究和保護(hù)的貢獻(xiàn)，以及她面對(duì)的批評(píng)和挑戰(zhàn)?！敬鸢浮?.C5.B6.D7.A4．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Herloveforchimpsbeganwhenshewasjustababy.(她對(duì)黑猩猩的喜愛始于她還是嬰兒的時(shí)候。)”可知，簡(jiǎn)在很小的時(shí)候就喜愛黑猩猩，故選C項(xiàng)。5．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Oneofherprimarydiscoveriesthathavesincebeenobservedinotherspecieswasthepresenceofemotioninanimals.(她的一項(xiàng)主要發(fā)現(xiàn)是動(dòng)物存在情感，這一發(fā)現(xiàn)后來在其他物種中也得到了證實(shí)。)”可知，簡(jiǎn)通過觀察，發(fā)現(xiàn)動(dòng)物存在情感，故選B項(xiàng)。6．【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“onthewhole,thecontributionsthatJanehasmadetoscience,notonlyasaresearcherbutasaconservationist,areinvaluable.(總的來說，簡(jiǎn)不僅作為一名研究人員，而且作為一名環(huán)保主義者，對(duì)科學(xué)的貢獻(xiàn)是不可估量的)”可知作者對(duì)簡(jiǎn)持欣賞的態(tài)度，故選D項(xiàng)。7．【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“JaneGoodalliswalkinginTanzania,searchingcarefullyforchimpanzees(黑猩猩).Herloveforchimpsbeganwhenshewasjustababy(簡(jiǎn)·古德正在坦桑尼亞散步，小心翼翼地尋找黑猩猩。她對(duì)黑猩猩的喜愛始于她還是嬰兒的時(shí)候)”、第四段“Janedidnotevenhaveanundergraduatedegree,butwhatshedidhavewasadeeplovefortheforest,patienceandathirstforlearning.(簡(jiǎn)甚至沒有本科學(xué)位，但她對(duì)森林有著深深的熱愛、耐心和求知欲。)”、第五段“Jane’sfindingschangedhumans’opinionofchimpanzeesinmanyways(簡(jiǎn)的發(fā)現(xiàn)在很多方面改變了人類對(duì)黑猩猩的看法)”以及根據(jù)最后一段“onthewhole,thecontributionsthatJanehasmadetoscience,notonlyasaresearcherbutasaconservationist,areinvaluable.(總的來說，簡(jiǎn)不僅作為一名研究人員，而且作為一名環(huán)保主義者，對(duì)科學(xué)的貢獻(xiàn)是不可估量的)”可知，本文主要講的是簡(jiǎn)在黑猩猩研究領(lǐng)域的卓越成就，因此A項(xiàng)“Jane:Achampionofchimps!(簡(jiǎn)：黑猩猩研究冠軍)”適合用做本文標(biāo)題，故選A項(xiàng)。CTodmordenisanordinarytowninEngland.Inlessthantwoyears,ithaschangedthewayitproducesitsfoodandthewayitsresidentsthinkabouttheenvironment.Comparedwith18monthsago,somethirdmoretownspeoplenowgrowtheirownvegetables,almost7in10nowbuylocalproduceregularly,and15timesasmanypeoplearekeepingchickens.“Ouraimistomakeourtowncompletelyself-sufficientinfoodproduction,”saidPamWarburst,whoplannedtheproject,IncredibleEdible.Thechangestarted18monthsago.NickGreen,whorunsacompanythatprovidesworkspaceforlocalartiststookonthejobofdoingtheplanting.Hechosethefirstlandinthemiddleofthetownanditattractedplentyofattention.“Wewantedeveryonetoseewhatweweredoing,sotheycouldaskquestionsandfinallyjoinin.”hesaid.IncredibleEdiblewasoriginallyfundedoutoftheparticipants’(參與者)ownpockets.“Wewereveryclearthatwedidn’twanttolookatwhatgrants(撥款)wereavailableandchangeourprojectstosuitthem,”saidMr.Green.“Wefeltthatwhatwouldworkwastostartwiththetownandwhatitneeded.We’dlookformoneylateron.”Whattheprojectleadersfoundwasthatalotcouldbeachievedwithsmallamountsofcash.Andawardsandgrantshavefollowed.“TheimportantthingaboutIncredibleEdibleisthatitinvolves(影響)everyoneinthetownandit’sagrass-rootsproject.Ihonestlybelieveit’sagoodplanforeveryneighborhood.Whatwe’redoingherecouldeasilyberolledoutanywhere.It’sallaboutinvolvingpeople,givingthemownership,lettingthemrealizeitcanbefunandinterestingandthatthefoodisdelicious,andgivingthemspacetosetuptheirownideasandrunwiththem.”8.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTodmorden?A.Ithasanartisticatmosphere. B.Itisleadingagreenlifestyle.C.Itproduceseverythingitneeds. D.Itisfamousforitsbeautifulscenery.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Doingtheplanting. B.Choosingtheland.C.NickGreen’scompany. D.Theworkspaceforartists.10.HowdidIncredibleEdiblegetfinancialsupportinthebeginning?A.Byraisingmoneyfromthelocals. B.Bywinninganawardfromacompetition.C.Bycollectingmoneyfromtheparticipants. D.Byapplyingforagrantfromthegovernment.11.WhyisIncredibleEdiblesoimportant?A.Ithelpstheresidentsgetrich. B.Itprovidesenoughfoodforthelocals.C.Ithasbeenachievedbyordinarypeople. D.Ithasastrongeffectonreducingpollution.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。介紹了IncredibleEdible這一項(xiàng)目?！敬鸢浮?.B9.A10.C11.C8．【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“TodmordenisanordinarytowninEngland.Inlessthantwoyears,ithaschangedthewayitproducesitsfoodandthewayitsresidentsthinkabouttheenvironment.Comparedwith18monthsago,athirdmoretownspeoplenowgrowtheirownvegetables,almost7in10nowbuylocalproduceregularly,and15timesasmanypeoplearekeepingchickens.“Ouraimistomakeourtowncompletelyself-sufficientinfoodproduction,”saidPamWarburst,whoplannedtheproject,IncredibleEdible.(托德莫登是英國(guó)一個(gè)普通的小鎮(zhèn)。在不到兩年的時(shí)間里，它改變了生產(chǎn)食物的方式，也改變了居民對(duì)環(huán)境的看法。與18個(gè)月前相比，現(xiàn)在有三分之一的市民自己種植蔬菜，近七成的人定期購買當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)產(chǎn)品，養(yǎng)雞的人增加了15倍?！拔覀兊哪繕?biāo)是讓我們的小鎮(zhèn)在食品生產(chǎn)上完全自給自足，”這個(gè)名為IncredibleEdible項(xiàng)目的策劃人帕姆·沃布斯特(PamWarburst)說)”可知，Todmorden現(xiàn)在有三分之一的市民自己種植蔬菜，近七成的人定期購買當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)產(chǎn)品，所以推知這是一種綠色的生活方式。故選B項(xiàng)。9．【解析】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前文“Thechangestarted18monthsago.NickGreen,whorunsacompanythatprovidesworkspaceforlocalartiststookonthejobofdoingtheplanting.(這個(gè)變革始于18個(gè)月前。經(jīng)營(yíng)一個(gè)為當(dāng)?shù)厮囆g(shù)家提供工作空間的公司的尼克·格林接手了種植工作)”可知，it代指本句中提到的種植工作。故選A項(xiàng)。10．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“IncredibleEdiblewasoriginallyfundedoutoftheparticipants’(參與者)ownpockets.(IncredibleEdible項(xiàng)目最初是由參與者自籌資金的)”可知，IncredibleEdible在一開始是通過向參與者收錢來獲得資金支持的。故選C項(xiàng)。11．【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段““TheimportantthingaboutIncredibleEdibleisthatitinvolves(影響)everyoneinthetownandit’sagrass-rootsproject.Ihonestlybelieveit’sagoodplanforeveryneighborhood.Whatwe’redoingherecouldeasilyberolledoutanywhere.It’sallaboutinvolvingpeople,givingthemownership,lettingthemrealizeitcanbefunandinterestingandthatthefoodisdelicious,andgivingthemspacetosetuptheirownideasandrunwiththem.”(“IncredibleEdible項(xiàng)目的重要之處在于它涉及到鎮(zhèn)上的每個(gè)人，這是一個(gè)基層項(xiàng)目?！蔽艺嬲\地相信，這是每個(gè)社區(qū)的好計(jì)劃。我們?cè)谶@里所做的事很容易在其他地方推廣。這一切都是關(guān)于讓人們參與進(jìn)來，讓他們擁有自己的責(zé)任感，讓他們認(rèn)識(shí)到這可以是有趣和有意思的，而且食物也很美味，還要給他們空間去創(chuàng)建和實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的想法?！?”可知，IncredibleEdible項(xiàng)目的重要之處在于它涉及到鎮(zhèn)上的每個(gè)人，這是一個(gè)基層項(xiàng)目，也就是它是由普通人實(shí)現(xiàn)的。故選C項(xiàng)。DTocreateishuman.Forthepast300,000years,we’vebeenuniqueinourabilitytomakeart,cuisine,andsocietiestoimagineandcreatesomethingnewwheretherewasnothingbefore.Nowwehavecompany.Whileyou’rereadingthissentence,generativeartificialintelligenceprogramsarerespondingtoemails,preparingtaxreturns,andprovidinghealthadvice.Artificialintelligencehasalreadyhadawideimpactonourlives.AIshavebeenusedtopricemedicineandhouses,assemble(組裝)cars,determinewhatadsweseeonsocialmedia.ButgenerativeAI,whichcancreatewhollynovelcontent,ismuchnewer.Supportersbelievethisisjustthebeginning,thatgenerativeAIwillchangethewayweworkandengagewiththeworld,unlockcreativityandscientificdiscoveries,andallowhumanbeingstoachievepreviouslyunimaginablegoals.Thisshiftmarksthemostimportanttechnologicalbreakthroughsincesocialmedia.GenerativeAItoolshavebeenadoptedgreedilyinrecentmonthsbythepublic,thankstoprogramslikeChatGPT,whichrespondstovirtuallyanyquestion,andDall-E,whichallowsyoutoproduceanyimageyoudreamup.InJanuary,ChatGPTreached100millionmonthlyusers.ThiscrazecaughtoffguardmanytechcompaniesandhasstimulatedanintenseraceinSiliconValley.Inweeks,MicrosoftandGooglehaveshiftedtheirentirecorporatestrategiestoseizecontrolofwhattheybelieveprofitable.Microsoftisinvesting$10billioninOpenAI,creatorofChatGPTandDall-E,andannouncedplanstointegrategenerativeAIintoitsOfficesoftwareandsearchengine.Googledeclareda“codered”corporateemergencyinresponsetothesuccessofChatGPTandrusheditsownsearch-orientedchatbottomarket.Butthisgoldrushcouldalsoprovedisastrous.Inawinner-takes-allbattleforpower,thesecompaniesriskrepeatingpastmistakes,suchasprioritizinggrowthoversafety.Whiletherearemanypotentiallygoodaspectsofthesenewtechnologies,eventoolsdesignedforgoodcanhaveunforeseenIandruinousconsequences.Thisisthestoryofhowthegoldrushbegan—andwhathistorytellsusaboutwhatcouldhappennext.12.WhichofthefollowingistheparticularfunctionofgenerativeAI?A.Pricegoods. B.Buildvehicles.C.Decideadsonsocialmedia. D.Offerhealthsuggestions.13.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.ThefunctionsofgenerativeAI. B.TheprogramsofgenerativeAI.C.People’sinterestingenerativeAI. D.Companies’investmentingenerativeAI.14.WhatdoesMicrosoftplantodo?A.ShiftitsfocustoOfficesoftware.B.InvestinanothergenerativeAIstart-up.C.IntegrateitssearchengineintoOfficesoftware.D.CombinegenerativeAIwithitsexistingproducts.15.Whydoestheauthormentionthegoldrushinthelastparagraph?A.Toemphasisetheimportanceofhistory.B.Toadvocatetheuseofnewtechnologies.C.ToputoffthedevelopmentofgenerativeAI.D.TowarnofthepotentialdangerofgenerativeAI.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。本文主要討論了生成式人工智能的特定功能、公司對(duì)該技術(shù)的投資以及潛在的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和危險(xiǎn)性?！敬鸢浮?2.D13.C14.D15.D12．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Whileyou’rereadingthissentence,generativeartificialintelligenceprogramsarerespondingtoemails,preparingtaxreturns,andprovidinghealthadvice.(當(dāng)你在讀這句話的時(shí)候，生成式人工智能程序正在回復(fù)電子郵件、準(zhǔn)備納稅申報(bào)表和提供健康建議)”可知，生成式人工智能能提供健康建議。故選D項(xiàng)。13．【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段“Thisshiftmarksthemostimportanttechnologicalbreakthroughsincesocialmedia.GenerativeAItoolshavebeenadoptedgreedilyinrecentmonthsbythepublic,thankstoprogramslikeChatGPT,whichrespondstovirtuallyanyquestion,andDall-E,whichallowsyoutoproduceanyimageyoudreamup.InJanuary,ChatGPTreached100millionmonthlyusers.(這一轉(zhuǎn)變標(biāo)志著自社交媒體以來最重要的技術(shù)突破。近幾個(gè)月來，由于ChatGPT和Dall-E等程序的出現(xiàn)，生成式人工智能工具被公眾貪婪地采用，ChatGPT幾乎可以回答任何問題，Dall-E可以讓你生成任何你想要的圖像。今年1月，ChatGPT的月活躍用戶達(dá)到1億)”可知，本段主要講述了人們對(duì)生成式人工智能的興趣。故選C項(xiàng)。14．【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Microsoftisinvesting$10billioninOpenAI,creatorofChatGPTandDall-E,andannouncedplanstointegrategenerativeAIintoitsOfficesoftwareandsearchengine.(微軟向開發(fā)ChatGPT和Dall-E的OpenAI投資100億美元，并宣布計(jì)劃將生成式人工智能整合到Office軟件和搜索引擎中)”可知，微軟打算將生成式人工智能整合到Office軟件和搜索引擎中，即將生成式AI與現(xiàn)有產(chǎn)品相結(jié)合。故選D項(xiàng)。15．【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Butthisgoldrushcouldalsoprovedisastrous.Inawinner-takes-allbattleforpower,thesecompaniesriskrepeatingpastmistakes,suchasprioritizinggrowthoversafety.Whiletherearemanypotentiallygoodaspectsofthesenewtechnologies,eventoolsdesignedforgoodcanhaveunforeseenIandruinousconsequences.Thisisthestoryofhowthegoldrushbegan—andwhathistorytellsusaboutwhatcouldhappennext.(但這種淘金熱也可能是災(zāi)難性的。在一場(chǎng)贏者通吃的權(quán)力之戰(zhàn)中，這些公司可能會(huì)重復(fù)過去的錯(cuò)誤，比如將增長(zhǎng)置于安全之上。雖然這些新技術(shù)有許多潛在的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但即使是為好的目的而設(shè)計(jì)的工具也可能產(chǎn)生不可預(yù)見的破壞性后果。這是淘金熱如何開始的故事，以及歷史告訴我們接下來會(huì)發(fā)生什么)”可知，作者在最后一段提到淘金熱，是為了警告生成式人工智能的潛在危險(xiǎn)。故選D項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Doyouprefertowritewithyourlefthand?Ifyoudo,youareoneofthemillionsof“l(fā)efties”intheworld.Tounderstandleft-handedness,itisnecessarytolookatthebrain.___16___Inmostright-handers,therighthemisphere(半球)controlshowtheyunderstandbroad,generalideasandhowtheyrespondtothefivesenses—sight,hearing,smell,taste,andtouch.Thelefthemisphereisthecenteroflanguageandlogicalthinking.___17___Thelefthemisphereofthebraincontrolstherightsideofthebody,andtherighthemispherecontrolstheleftside.Bothsidesofthebodyreceivethesameinformationfromthebrainbecausebothhemispheresareconnected.___18___Inleft-handedpeople,itistherighthemispherethatisstronger.Differenthandednesscausesdifferencesinpeople.Althoughthelefthemispherecontrolslanguageinright-handers,40%ofleft-handershavethelanguagecenterintherighthemisphere.Theother60%usetheleftsideofthebrainorbothsidesforlanguage.___19___Theyarealsomorelikelythanright-handerstoenjoyswimmingunderwaterbecauseleft-handerscanadjustmoreeasilytoseeingunderwater.Areyouleft-handedeventhoughyouwritewithyourrighthand?___20___Drawacirclefirstwithonehandandthenwiththeother.Ifyoudrawthecirclesclockwise(thedirectionthehandsofaclockgoin),youareprobablyleft-handed.Ifyoudrawthemcounterclockwise(intheotherdirection),youareright-handed.Thetestdoesnotalwayswork,andsomepeopledrawonecircleinonedirectionandtheothercircleintheotherdirection.Butdon’tworryifyouareleft-handed.Youareingoodcompanion.A.Takethistesttofindout.B.Thebrainisdividedintotwohemispheres.C.Left-handersaremorelikelytohavegoodimaginations.D.However,inright-handedpeople,lefthemisphereisstronger.E.Left-handersprefernotonlythelefthandbutalsotheleftfoot.F.Thisiswheretheydotheirmathproblemsandmemorizevocabulary.G.Mostright-handersdomathematicswiththelefthemisphereofthebrain.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。講述了左撇子和右撇子的不同?！敬鸢浮?6.B17.F18.D19.C20.A16．【解析】根據(jù)前文“Tounderstandleft-handedness,itisnecessarytolookatthebrain.(要了解左撇子，有必要研究一下大腦)”以及后文“Inmostright-handers,therighthemisphere(半球)controlshowtheyunderstandbroad,generalideasandhowtheyrespondtothefivesenses—sight,hearing,smell,taste,andtouch.Thelefthemisphereisthecenteroflanguageandlogicalthinking.(在大多數(shù)右撇子中，右腦控制著他們?nèi)绾卫斫鈴V泛的、一般的想法，以及他們?nèi)绾螌?duì)五種感官——視覺、聽覺、嗅覺、味覺和觸覺做出反應(yīng)。左半球是語言和邏輯思維的中心)”可知，把大腦分成了兩部分去研究，所以B項(xiàng)“Thebrainisdividedintotwohemispheres.(大腦分為兩個(gè)半球)”符合文意，承接上文，并總領(lǐng)下文。故選B項(xiàng)。17．【解析】根據(jù)前文“Thelefthemisphereisthecenteroflanguageandlogicalthinking.(左半球是語言和邏輯思維的中心)”可知，F(xiàn)項(xiàng)“Thisiswheretheydotheirmathproblemsandmemorizevocabulary.(這是他們做數(shù)學(xué)題和記憶詞匯的地方)”是對(duì)前句的總結(jié)，符合文意。故選F項(xiàng)。18．【解析】根據(jù)前文“Bothsidesofthebodyreceivethesameinformationfromthebrainbecausebothhemispheresareconnected.(身體的兩側(cè)從大腦接收到相同的信息，因?yàn)閮蓚€(gè)半球是相連的)”以及后文“Inleft-handedpeople,itistherighthemispherethatisstronger.(左撇子的右半球更強(qiáng))”可知，D項(xiàng)“However,inright-handedpeople,lefthemisphereisstronger.(然而，右撇子的左腦半球更強(qiáng))”和前文構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，且結(jié)構(gòu)和后文相同，符合文意。故選D項(xiàng)。19．【解析】根據(jù)前文“Differenthandednesscausesdifferencesinpeople.Althoughthelefthemispherecontrolslanguageinright-handers,40%ofleft-handershavethelanguagecenterintherighthemisphere.Theother60%usetheleftsideofthebrainorbothsidesforlanguage.(不同的慣用手導(dǎo)致人與人之間的差異。雖然右撇子的左腦半球控制語言，但40%的左撇子的語言中樞位于右腦半球。另外60%的人使用左腦或左右腦來處理語言)”以及后文“Theyarealsomorelikelythanright-handerstoenjoyswimmingunderwaterbecauseleft-handerscanadjustmoreeasilytoseeingunderwater.(他們也比右撇子更喜歡在水下游泳，因?yàn)樽笃沧痈菀走m應(yīng)水下)”可知，本段主要講述了不同的慣用手導(dǎo)致人與人之間的差異，以及左撇子的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，所以C項(xiàng)“Left-handersaremorelikelytohavegoodimaginations.(左撇子更有可能擁有豐富的想象力)”符合文意，講述了左撇子的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，且句子結(jié)構(gòu)和后句相同。故選C項(xiàng)。20．【解析】根據(jù)前文“Areyouleft-handedeventhoughyouwritewithyourrighthand?(即使你用右手寫字，你也是左撇子嗎?)”以及后文“Ifyoudrawthecirclesclockwise(thedirectionthehandsofaclockgoin),youareprobablyleft-handed.Ifyoudrawthemcounterclockwise(intheotherdirection),youareright-handed.Thetestdoesnotalwayswork,andsomepeopledrawonecircleinonedirectionandtheothercircleintheotherdirection.(先用一只手畫一個(gè)圓圈，然后用另一只手。如果你順時(shí)針畫圓圈(時(shí)鐘指針的方向)，你可能是左撇子。如果你逆時(shí)針(在另一個(gè)方向)畫它們，你是右撇子。這個(gè)測(cè)試并不總是有效，有些人在一個(gè)方向上畫一個(gè)圓圈，在另一個(gè)方向上畫一個(gè)圓圈)”可知，前句問怎么判斷左撇子，后句介紹了一種測(cè)試方法，所以A項(xiàng)“Takethistesttofindout.(做這個(gè)測(cè)試來找出答案吧)”符合文意，其中test為同詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選A項(xiàng)。第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。BradyCampbell,6,ofStapleton,Coloradohasbeensellinglemonade(檸檬水)outsidehishome.Muchtohisbuyers’surprise,theylearnedhe’sdoingitto___21___moneysohecantakehis___22___onadate.Theyounggentleman,whohaslosthisdadtocancer(癌癥),hassince___23___theheartsofmanyinthecommunity.This6-year-oldkidrecentlygotlotsof___24___andrespectnotonlyfromhislocal___25___butalsofromnetizens(網(wǎng)友)everywhere.SowhatmakesBradyso___26___?Accordingtoareport,thelittleboy,likemostkidshisage,is___27___lemonadeoutsidetheirhome.Hispurposeforsellingthesummerdrink,___28___,iswhatmakeshimdifferentfromotherchildren—he’sinfact___29___toraisesomemoneysohecangooutonadatewithhismother.Apoliceofficer___30___acupoffreshlemonadefromBradyandlater___31___abouthisstory.Soonafter,thiscustomerusedhisradiotogetintouchwithhisworkmatesinthearea,___32___themaboutBrady.Becauseofthat___33___,newsspreadatonce.Membersofthecommunityalsoshowedtheir___34___forBrady’smoney-raisingprojectandhehasbecomeahitafterhis___35___caughttheattentionofseveralnewsstationsandmanynetizens.21.A.borrow B.pay C.raise D.spend22.A.sister B.teacher C.friend D.mom23.A.touched B.changed C.broken D.stolen24.A.fun B.love C.chance D.knowledge25.A.store B.school C.community D.government26.A.special B.excited C.lonely D.nervous27.A.cooling B.mixing C.drinking D.selling28.A.luckily B.certainly C.however D.besides29.A.planning B.waiting C.continuing D.refusing30.A.used B.gave C.made D.bought31.A.asked B.talked C.learned D.thought32.A.telling B.questioning C.educating D.warning33.A.gift B.drink C.letter D.call34.A.choice B.feelings C.support D.thanks35.A.story B.example C.job D.vacation【答案】21.C22.D23.A24.B25.C26.A27.D28.C29.A30.D31.C32.A33.D34.C35.A【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。講述了6歲的BradyCampbell在父親去世后，為了帶媽媽出去玩，賣檸檬水籌錢。他的故事感動(dòng)了當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)和網(wǎng)友。21．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：令買家驚訝的是，他們得知他這么做是為了籌集資金，這樣他就可以帶媽媽出去玩了。A.borrow借；B.pay支付；C.raise籌款；D.spend花費(fèi)。根據(jù)后文“he’sinfacttoraisesomemoneysohecangooutonadatewithhismother.”可知，Brady是為了籌集資金。故選C項(xiàng)。22．【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：令買家驚訝的是，他們得知他這么做是為了籌集資金，這樣他就可以帶媽媽出去玩了。A.sister姐妹；B.teacher老師；C.friend朋友；D.mom媽媽。根據(jù)后文“he’sinfacttoraisesomemoneysohecangooutonadatewithhismother.”可知。Brady籌集資金為了帶媽媽去玩了。故選D項(xiàng)。23．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這個(gè)年輕人，他的父親死于癌癥，從那以后，他感動(dòng)了社區(qū)里許多人的心。A.touched感動(dòng)；B.changed改變；C.broken打破；D.stolen偷竊。根據(jù)后文“This6-year-oldkidrecentlygotlotsofandrespectnotonlyfromhislocalbutalsofromnetizens(網(wǎng)友)everywhere.”可知，Brady獲得社區(qū)的喜愛和尊重，所以是他感動(dòng)了社區(qū)里許多人的心。故選A項(xiàng)。24．【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這個(gè)6歲的孩子最近不僅得到了當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的喜愛和尊重，也得到了各地網(wǎng)友的喜愛和尊重。A.fun樂趣；B.love喜愛；C.chance機(jī)會(huì)；D.knowledge知識(shí)。根據(jù)后文“andrespect”可知，空處和后文的respect并列，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)是love符合語境。故選B項(xiàng)。25．【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這個(gè)6歲的孩子最近不僅得到了當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的喜愛和尊重，也得到了各地網(wǎng)友的喜愛和尊重。A.store百貨商店；B.school學(xué)校；C.community社區(qū)；D.government政府。根據(jù)上文“Theyounggentleman,whohaslosthisdadtocancer(癌癥),hassincetheheartsofmanyinthecommunity.”可知，是獲得當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的喜愛和尊重。故選C項(xiàng)。26．【解析】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：那么是什么讓布雷迪如此特別呢?A.special特別的；B.excited興奮的；C.lonely孤獨(dú)的；D.nervous焦慮的。根據(jù)前文“This6-year-oldkidrecentlygotlotsofandrespectnotonlyfromhislocalbutalsofromnetizens(網(wǎng)友)everywhere.”可知，Brady不僅得到了當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的喜愛和尊重，也得到了各地網(wǎng)友的喜愛和尊重，所以是特別的。故選A項(xiàng)。27．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：據(jù)報(bào)道，這個(gè)小男孩和大多數(shù)同齡的孩子一樣，在家門口賣檸檬水。A.cooling(使)變涼；B.mixing(使)混合；C.drinking喝酒；D.selling出售。根據(jù)后文“Hispurposeforsellingthesummerdrink”可知，是在售賣檸檬水。故選D項(xiàng)。28．【解析】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，他出售夏季飲料的目的是讓他與其他孩子不同——他實(shí)際上是在計(jì)劃籌集一些錢，這樣他就可以和母親出去玩了。A.luckily幸運(yùn)的是；B.certainly當(dāng)然；C.however然而；D.besides此外。根據(jù)前文“l(fā)ikemostkidshisage”以及后文“whatmakeshimdifferentfromotherchildren”可知，前文講相同，后文講不同，為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，用however。故選C項(xiàng)。29．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，他出售夏季飲料的目的是讓他與其他孩子不同——他實(shí)際上是在計(jì)劃籌集一些錢，這樣他就可以和母親出去約會(huì)了。A.planning計(jì)劃；B.waiting等待；C.continuing持續(xù)；D.refusing拒絕。根據(jù)前文“Hispurposeforsellingthesummerdrink,,iswhatmakeshimdifferentfromotherchildren”可知，他的目的不同，也就是計(jì)劃和其他孩子不一樣。故選A項(xiàng)。30．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：一名警官從Brady那里買了一杯新鮮的檸檬水，后來得知了他的故事。A.used使用；B.gave給；C.made制造；D.bought買。根據(jù)前文“Accordingtoareport,thelittleboy,likemostkidshisage,islemonadeoutsidetheirhome.”可知，Brady是在賣檸檬水，所以應(yīng)是一名警官從Brady那里買了一杯新鮮的檸檬水。故選D項(xiàng)。31．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：一名警官從Brady那里買了一杯新鮮的檸檬水，后來得知了他的故事。A.asked詢問；B.talked談?wù)?；C.learned得知；D.thought認(rèn)為。根據(jù)后文的“abouthisstory”結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)是“得知了他的故事”符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。32．【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：不久之后，這位顧客用他的無線電與他在該地區(qū)的同事取得了聯(lián)系，告訴他們Brady的情況。A.telling告訴；B.questioning質(zhì)詢；C.educating教育；D.warning警告。根據(jù)前文“Soonafter,thiscustomerusedhisradiotogetintouchwithhisworkmatesinthearea”可知，用無線電是告訴其他同事Brady的情況。故選A項(xiàng)。33．【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：因?yàn)槟莻€(gè)通話，消息立刻傳開了。A.gift禮物；B.drink飲料；C.letter信；D.call通話。根據(jù)上文“Soonafter,thiscustomerusedhisradiotogetintouchwithhisworkmatesinthearea,themaboutBrady.”可知，這位警官用他的無線電與他在該地區(qū)的同事取得了聯(lián)系，告訴他們Brady的情況，所以是因?yàn)槟莻€(gè)通話，消息立刻傳開了。故選D項(xiàng)。34．【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：社區(qū)成員也對(duì)Brady的籌款項(xiàng)目表示支持，他的故事引起了幾家新聞臺(tái)和許多網(wǎng)民的注意，他成為了熱門人物。A.choice選擇；B.feelings感覺；C.support支持；D.thanks感謝。根據(jù)前文“This6-year-oldkidrecentlygotlotsofandrespectnotonlyfromhislocalbutalsofromnetizens(網(wǎng)友)everywhere.”可知，Brady得到當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的喜愛和尊重，也就是得到支持。故選C項(xiàng)。35．【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：社區(qū)成員也對(duì)Brady的籌款項(xiàng)目表示支持，他的故事引起了幾家新聞臺(tái)和許多網(wǎng)民的注意，他成為了熱門人物。A.story故事；B.example例子；C.job工作；D.vacation假期。根據(jù)后文“caughttheattentionofseveralnewsstationsandmanynetizens.”結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，應(yīng)是“他的故事引起了幾家新聞臺(tái)和許多網(wǎng)民的注意”符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Cheering,dancingandsinging,localpeopleandtouristsgatheredaroundthefireduringtheTorchFestivaloftheYiPeopleinGuizhou,onAug12.Thefestivalwaslisted___36___anationalintangibleculturalheritagein2011.Thoughtherearemanydescriptionsoftheoriginofthefestival,it___37___(most)relatestothenaturalworship(崇拜)offire.FortheearlyYipeople___38___(live)inmountainousareas,firewasessentialtolight,warm,andcookfood.Therewas___39___oldpractice:B