2024-2025學(xué)年湖北省重點(diǎn)高中智學(xué)聯(lián)盟高三上學(xué)期8月聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題（解析版）

高級(jí)中學(xué)名校試卷PAGEPAGE1湖北省重點(diǎn)高中智學(xué)聯(lián)盟2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期8月聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題第二部分閱讀(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)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AFANTASTICHOLIDAYCRUISESComingtogethertoenjoyaholidayatseaisagreatwaytomaketheoccasionevenmorespecial.Fromhome-styletraditionalholidaymealstothemedseasonalactivities,you’llalwaysfindextrachancestomakegreatmemorieswithyourfamilyandfriendsaboardCarnival’sFantasticHolidayCruises.HALLOWEENCRUISESSailanytimethisOctoberandyoucanexpectspooky-funHalloweenfestivitiespackedwithplentyofchills.IfyoudecidetospendHalloweenwithus,definitelybringacostume.Nocostumemasks,orothercostumefacecoverings,areallowedeither.Showoffyourcostumebecausewe’llbepickingwinnersinthesecategories.THANKSGIVINGCRUISESSkippingtheprepping,thecooking,andthecleaningsoundsgoodtoeverybody.Sayyestoareal-deal,traditionalsit-downThanksgivingmeal…surroundedbyyourfriendsandfamilyonavacationatseathey’llneverforget.Anyhouroftheday—all24ofthem—isthebesttimetoenjoyroomservice,plussoft-serveandpizzaareavailablelateintothenight.Thereareplentyofwaystoplay—andwhat’smore,win—withoutdoorsportsactivitieslikemini-golf.CHRISTMASCRUISESHaveyoueverdreamedofcelebratingChristmasatsea?Youshould—onaCarnivalcruise!Thesecheerfulgetawaysaresomeofourmostpopularcruises.There’sevenaspecialmailboxforletterstoSanta.There’ssomethingfunnyaboutouronboardcomedyclub,whichfeatureslaugh-out-loudperformances.Gatherattheclub,grabadrinkandpartytilllate,alltothebeatofthelatesttunesandclassics.NEWYEARCRUISESEveryyear,it’sthesamequestion:WherewillyoubeforNewYear’sEve?Thisyear,tellthemyou’llbelivingituponaCarnivalcruise.Andtheninvitethemalong!We’llsailyoustraightinto2025onanextra-festivecruise.Dancingunderthestars?AspecialNewYear’sEvetriviaparty?Enjoytheeveningyourwayandcountdownthelastsecondsoftheyearinthecompanyoffriendsandfamily.(FestivitiesareonlyheldonDecember31,2024—makesureyourcruiseincludesthisdate.)1.Whichcruisewillholdacostumecontest?A.THANKSGIVINGCRUISES. B.HALLOWEENCRUISES.C.CHRISTMASCRUISE. D.NEWYEARCRUISES.2.WhatdoweknowaboutCHRISTMASCRUISES?A.Youcanwatchsomefunnyshowsthere.B.Youcanplayminigolfthere.C.Nodrinksareavailableatnight.D.YouwillhaveachancetomeetSantathere.3.Whichcolumnofthewebsitecanyoureadthistext?A.Culture. B.Sport. C.Education. D.Travel.〖答案〗1.B2.A3.D【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。主要介紹了Carnival公司推出的幾種特別的節(jié)日巡航活動(dòng)，包括萬(wàn)圣節(jié)、感恩節(jié)、圣誕節(jié)和新年巡航。【1題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)HALLOWEENCRUISES中“Showoffyourcostumebecausewe’llbepickingwinnersinthesecategories.”（展示一下你的服裝吧，因?yàn)槲覀儗⒃谶@些類別中選出優(yōu)勝者。）可知，HALLOWEENCRUISES將舉行一場(chǎng)服裝比賽。故選B項(xiàng)?！?題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)CHRISTMASCRUISES中“There’ssomethingfunnyaboutouronboardcomedyclub,whichfeatureslaugh-out-loudperformances.”（我們船上的喜劇俱樂(lè)部有一些有趣的東西，它的特點(diǎn)是讓人大笑的表演。）可知，在CHRISTMASCRUISES上你可以看一些有趣的表演。故選A項(xiàng)。【3題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要介紹了Carnival（狂歡節(jié)）的幾種特別的巡航活動(dòng)，如HALLOWEENCRUISES、THANKSGIVINGCRUISES、CHRISTMASCRUISES和NEWYEARCRUISES。由此可以推斷，這篇文章應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)在一個(gè)旅游相關(guān)的網(wǎng)站上。故選D項(xiàng)。BAsparents,wealwayshopetodevelopcharactertraits(特征)inourchildrenthatwillenhancetheirsuccessinlife.WhenourdaughterMeegan,theeldestoffivechildren,lostherfronttoothattheageofsix,wefoundthefollowingnotewrappedaroundthetinytooth.DerToothFairy,Plezelevemeyormajikwand(杖).Iwanttobeatoothfairy,too.LuvMeeganRecognizingpotentialleadershipskills,preciousopportunityandtheteachablemoment,the“ToothFairy”leftthefollowingnoteforlittleMeegan:DearMeegan,IhaveworkedhardtobeagoodToothFairyandIlovemyjob.Youaretooyoungforthejobjustnow,soIcannotgiveyoumywand.Buttherearesomethingsthatyoucanstarttodotoprepareyourselfforthejob:1)Alwaysdoyourbestineveryjobthatyoudo.2)Treatallpeopleasyouwishtobetreated.3)Bekindandhelpfultoothers.4)Alwayslistencarefullywheneverpeoplespeaktoyou.Iwillinterviewyouonedaywhenyouareolderandreadyforthejob.GoodLuck,Meegan!TheToothFairyMeeganwasexcitedattheresponsefromtheToothFairy.Shetookthemessagetoheartandcarefullyfollowedtheinstructions,alwaysworkingtoimproveasshegrew.Hercharacter,herstrengthandherleadershipskillsgrewrightalongwithher.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Meeganacceptedachallengingmanagementposition.Sheexcelled,andbyage27,shewasthetopmanagerofthecompany.OnedayMeeganandIweretalkingabouthersuccess.Shetoldmethatthecompanypresidenthadonceaskedherwhatinfluenceshadmotivatedhertowardsuccess.“Whatdidyoutellhim?”Iasked.Shereplied,“Myparents,myteacherandmyfriends.And,ofcourse,theToothFairy!”4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theteachablemoment”referto?A.Meeganlostatooth. B.Meeganreceivedanote.C.Meeganwroteanote. D.Meeganwrappedatooth.5.WhowrotethereplynotetoMeegan?A.TheToothFairy. B.Herparents. C.Herteacher. D.Herfriends.6.WhywasthemessagesocarefullyfollowedbyMeegan?A.IthelpedMeeganseehergoalreachable.B.ItpromisedMeeganahigh-rankingposition.C.ItdisplayeddesirablecharactertraitstoMeegan.D.IttaughtMeegantobuildenjoyableinterpersonalrelationships.7.HowdidMeeganbecomesosuccessful?A.Shewasgiftedwithsupernaturalpower.B.Shewasappreciatedforoutstandingtalent.C.Shewasmotivatedtodevelopfinequalities.D.Shewasencouragedtoworkinachallengingposition.〖答案〗4.C5.B6.A7.C【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。這篇文章講述了一個(gè)父母如何通過(guò)一個(gè)牙仙子寫的紙條來(lái)培養(yǎng)女兒的性格特征以及女兒如何通過(guò)遵循這些指示走向成功并感謝牙仙子的教導(dǎo)。主要強(qiáng)調(diào)了做好準(zhǔn)備、待人友善、樂(lè)于助人等品質(zhì)對(duì)于成功的重要性。【4題詳析】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段“WhenourdaughterMeegan,theeldestoffivechildren,lostherfronttoothattheageofsix,wefoundthefollowingnotewrappedaroundthetinytooth.Plezelevemeyormajikwand.Iwanttobeatoothfairy,too.(當(dāng)我們的女兒Meegan，五個(gè)孩子中最大的一個(gè)，在六歲時(shí)失去了門牙時(shí)，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)下面的紙條包裹在這顆小牙齒上。請(qǐng)給我你的魔杖，我也想成為一名牙仙)”可知，Meegan給牙仙子寫了一個(gè)紙條表達(dá)自己的愿望，父母抓住這個(gè)教育的契機(jī)，以牙仙子的口吻跟孩子進(jìn)行交流。所以“theteachablemoment(可教的時(shí)刻)”指的是Meegan給牙仙子寫了一個(gè)紙條表達(dá)自己的愿望（Meeganwroteanote），父母抓住這個(gè)教育的契機(jī)。故選C?！?題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“WhenourdaughterMeegan,theeldestoffivechildren,lostherfronttoothattheageofsix,wefoundthefollowingnotewrappedaroundthetinytooth.Plezelevemeyormajikwand.Iwanttobeatoothfairy,too.(當(dāng)我們的女兒Meegan，五個(gè)孩子中最大的一個(gè)，在六歲時(shí)失去了門牙時(shí)，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)下面的紙條包裹在這顆小牙齒上。請(qǐng)給我你的魔杖，我也想成為一名牙仙)”和“Recognizingpotentialleadershipskills,preciousopportunityandtheteachablemoment,the“ToothFairy”leftthefollowingnoteforlittleMeegan(認(rèn)識(shí)到潛在的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)技能、寶貴的機(jī)會(huì)和，“牙仙”給小米根留下了以下便條)”可知，Meegan給牙仙子寫了一個(gè)紙條表達(dá)自己的愿望，父母抓住這個(gè)教育的契機(jī)“theteachablemoment(可教的時(shí)刻)”，以牙仙子的口吻跟孩子進(jìn)行交流。故選B?！?題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“IhaveworkedhardtobeagoodToothFairyandIlovemyjob.Youaretooyoungforthejobjustnow,soIcannotgiveyoumywand.Buttherearesomethingsthatyoucanstarttodotoprepareyourselfforthejob.(我一直努力成為一個(gè)好的牙仙，我熱愛(ài)我的工作。你還太年輕，不能勝任剛才的工作，所以我不能把魔杖給你。但你可以開(kāi)始做一些事情來(lái)為這份工作做好準(zhǔn)備)”和“MeeganwasthrilledattheresponsefromtheToothFairy.Shetookthemessagetoheartandcarefullyfollowedtheinstructions,alwaysworkingtoimproveasshegrew.(米根對(duì)牙仙子的回應(yīng)感到非常激動(dòng)。她把這一信息牢記在心，并認(rèn)真遵循指示，始終努力隨著成長(zhǎng)而進(jìn)步。)”可知，Meegan根據(jù)牙仙子的要求，努力做好自己，以期早日達(dá)到牙仙子所提出的要求，實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的愿望。故選A。【7題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“MeeganwasthrilledattheresponsefromtheToothFairy.Shetookthemessagetoheartandcarefullyfollowedtheinstructions,alwaysworkingtoimproveasshegrew.Hercharacter,herstrengthandherleadershipskillsgrewrightalongwithher.(Meegan對(duì)牙仙子的回應(yīng)感到非常激動(dòng)。她把這一信息牢記在心，并認(rèn)真遵循指示，始終努力隨著成長(zhǎng)而進(jìn)步。她的性格、她的力量和她的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力都隨著她的成長(zhǎng)而成長(zhǎng))”可知，收到牙仙子的回復(fù)，Meegan非常激動(dòng)，并把她的話記在心里去實(shí)施，努力做到。C項(xiàng)“Shewasmotivatedtodevelopfinequalities.(她被激勵(lì)去培養(yǎng)優(yōu)秀的品質(zhì))”與原文意思一致。故選C。CWegothroughlifeassumingwe’reinchargeofourownminds—untiltemptation(誘惑)strikes.Fewthingsbetterillustratehowlittlecontrolwereallyhave.Youcanknowexactlywhatyoushoulddo(declinethesecondsliceofcakeorthethirdcocktail),butthathardlyseemstomatterwhentheurgearises.Moreself-disciplineisrarelytheanswer,though.Instead,ifyoucanunderstandwhat’sgoingoninsideyourheadwhentemptationcomes,you’llbefarbetterplacedtomakeahealthierchoice.Sometimes,youneedtopushyourself,theideabehindwhich,inpsychology,istomakethebetterchoicetheeasierchoice.(Schoolpupilseatmorehealthily,it’sbeenshown,whenthesaladsarewithineasierreachthanthechips.)So,insteadofrelyingonwillpower,stopkeepingicecreamsinyourfreezer!UseStayFocusedorsimilarappstoblockdistractingwebsites.Changeyourenvironment,andtemptationwillbeanon-issue.Foreveryperson,behindeverybadhabit,there'sareasonabledesire:somepeopleeatordrinktoomuchbecausethey'relonely,orsmoketogetabreakfromabusyschedule.Onceyou’veuncoveredthisunderlyingneed,findadifferentwaytomeetit:callafriend;takeacoffeebreakinsteadofacigarettebreak.There’snothingwrongwiththeneed—onlywiththewayyou’recurrentlymeetingit.It’sastrangetruththatwe’llbreakallsortsofpromisestoourselves—yetmostofuswouldneverfailtoshowupataprearrangedmeetingwithafriend.Involveothersinyourtemptation-resistanceefforts,whetherit'saskingsomeonetocheckinweeklytoseeifyou’restickingtoyourplan,ornevergoingshoppingaloneifyou’resubjecttoimpulsepurchases.Bestofall,launchajointplan,inwhichtwoofyoudecidetogiveupabadhabit.Thatturnsachallengeintoafungame.8.Whatdoes“that”meaninparagraph1?A.Temptation. B.Self-awareness.C.Choice. D.Self-motivation.9.Whichshouldbeagoodchoiceifyoufeelwornoutfromapackedtimetable?A.Exercisestrongwillpoweroverit.B.Keepicecreamswithineasyreach.C.UseStayFocusedtorefreshyourself.D.Chatwithafriendoveracupofcoffee.10.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestyoudoaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Seekpartners’support. B.Leavechallengesbehind.C.Keepyourpromises. D.Saynotoplayinggames.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whatcausestemptation. B.Howtokeeptemptationatbay.C.Whyurgessetin. D.Howtokeeplifeundercontrol.〖答案〗8.B9.D10.A11.B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要講述了如何抵制誘惑，提出了一些有效的方法，如理解誘惑的來(lái)源，改變環(huán)境，尋找替代的滿足方式，以及尋求他人的支持等。【8題詳析】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段“Youcanknowexactlywhatyoushoulddo(declinethesecondsliceofcakeorthethirdcocktail),butthathardlyseemstomatterwhentheurgearises.”（你可以確切地知道你應(yīng)該做什么(拒絕第二塊蛋糕或第三杯雞尾酒)，但當(dāng)沖動(dòng)出現(xiàn)時(shí)，that似乎并不重要。）可知，當(dāng)沖動(dòng)出現(xiàn)時(shí)，所有的自我意識(shí)都不重要了。that指代上文的“自我意識(shí)”。故選B項(xiàng)?！?題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“Onceyou’veuncoveredthisunderlyingneed,findadifferentwaytomeetit:callafriend;takeacoffeebreakinsteadofacigarettebreak.”（一旦你發(fā)現(xiàn)了這種潛在的需求，找到一種不同的方式來(lái)滿足它:打電話給朋友;休息時(shí)間喝杯咖啡，而不是抽煙）可知，如果你因?yàn)槿粘贪才胚^(guò)滿而感到疲憊，你可以選擇和朋友聊天喝咖啡來(lái)放松。故選D。【10題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的“Involveothersinyourtemptation-resistanceefforts,whetherit'saskingsomeonetocheckinweeklytoseeifyou’restickingtoyourplan,ornevergoingshoppingaloneifyou’resubjecttoimpulsepurchases.”（讓其他人參與你的抵制誘惑的努力，無(wú)論是讓某人每周檢查你是否堅(jiān)持你的計(jì)劃，還是如果你容易沖動(dòng)購(gòu)物，就不要一個(gè)人去購(gòu)物。）可知，作者建議你尋求他人的支持。故選A?！?1題詳析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述了如何抵制誘惑，提出了一些有效的方法，如理解誘惑的來(lái)源，改變環(huán)境，尋找替代的滿足方式，以及尋求他人的支持等。故選B。DCallingvegetablesandfruits“ugly”canbearecipeforsalessuccess,accordingtoanewstudy.AFrenchsupermarketchainmadeinternationalheadlineswhenitbeganmarketingmisshapenproduceas“ugly”in2014.Sincethen,foodstoresaroundtheworldhavelaunchedcampaignstosell“imperfectproduce”.Somehavebeensuccessful,whileothershaven’t—butuntilnow,researchershadn’tadequatelyexplainedwhyconsumersrejectedimperfectproduce,orwhatmarketingapproachwasmostlikelytowhettheirappetites.Theresearchersconductedsevenstudiesthattestedtheeffectsof“ugly”labelingbyhavingparticipantspurchaseproduceatafarmer’smarketandonline,andbyexaminingpeople’simpressionsaboutmisshapenfoods.Interestingly,theyfoundthatconsumersexpectedtheimperfectproducetobelesstastyandevenlessnutritiousthanmoretraditionallyattractivefoods.Butit’snotallbadnewsforunattractivefoods.Theresearchersalsofoundthatwhentheproduceislabeled“ugly”,consumerhesitancydisappears—andit’snotbecauseofhumorororiginality.Callingitems“ugly”signalstoconsumersthattheonlydifferencebetweenitemsisappearance,whichmakesthemawareoftheirbias(偏見(jiàn))andsignificantlyincreasestheirwillingnesstobuythelessattractiveproduce.“We’repointingtothesourceoftherejection,”explainsJohnMeredith,theleadresearcher.“Itmakespeopleawareofthelimitednatureoftheirobjectiontotheunattractiveproduceandmakesitcleartoconsumersthattherearenootherproblemsintheproduceotherthanattractiveness.”Theresearchalsofoundconsumersspentmoreonthemisshapenproducelabeled“ugly”insteadof“imperfect”.Andeventhoughtheuglyproducewassoldata25percentdiscount,itturnedouttobemoreprofitableforsellers,asthecostofacquiringtheuglyproducewaslower.However,ifthepricereductionwastoosharp,participantsexpectedthe“ugly”foodstobeoflowquality.12.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?A.Foodquality. B.Consumerdemand.C.Marketingapproach. D.Biasagainstappearance.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“whettheirappetites”inparagraph2referto?A.Satisfytheirneedtoeatbetter. B.Stimulatetheirdesireofbuying.C.Encouragethemtorisktryingout. D.Raisetheirconcernsaboutnutrition.14.Whyarepeoplewillingtobuyugly-labeledproducewithouthesitation?A.Theyarehappytospendlessandhavemore.B.Theyarecuriousaboutthespecialshapesofproduce.C.Theyareattractedbythefunnyandcreativeideaoflabeling.D.Theyareledtobelieveuglyproducehasnoqualityproblems.15.Whichwayhelpsfoodsellersmakemoreprofitaccordingtothestudy?A.Calltheuglyproduce“ugly”. B.Labeltheuglyproduce“imperfect”.C.Grouptheproducebyitsattractiveness. D.Pricetheuglyproduceatasharpdiscount.〖答案〗12.C13.B14.D15.A【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了研究表明，將丑陋的蔬菜和水果標(biāo)上“丑陋”標(biāo)簽可以增加消費(fèi)者的購(gòu)買意愿?！?2題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容“Callingvegetablesandfruits“ugly”canbearecipeforsalessuccess,accordingtoanewstudy.”（根據(jù)一項(xiàng)新的研究，稱蔬菜和水果“丑陋”可能是銷售成功的秘訣。）可知，一項(xiàng)新的研究表明，稱蔬菜和水果“丑陋”可能是銷售成功的秘訣，由此可知，稱蔬菜和水果“丑陋”是一種成功的營(yíng)銷方法，這項(xiàng)新的研究主要是關(guān)于營(yíng)銷方法的研究。故選C項(xiàng)?！?3題詳析】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線短語(yǔ)上句“researchershadn’tadequatelyexplainedwhyconsumersrejectedimperfectproduce”（研究人員沒(méi)有充分解釋消費(fèi)者拒絕不完美產(chǎn)品的原因）可知，研究者想知道為什么消費(fèi)者拒絕不完美產(chǎn)品，由此可知，畫(huà)線短語(yǔ)所在句指的是研究者想知道什么樣的營(yíng)銷方式能激發(fā)消費(fèi)者購(gòu)買不完美產(chǎn)品的欲望，“Stimulatetheirdesireofbuying”意為“激發(fā)他們的購(gòu)買欲望”，能夠表達(dá)畫(huà)線短語(yǔ)在句中所要表達(dá)的意思。故選B項(xiàng)。【14題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段關(guān)鍵句“Callingitems“ugly”signalstoconsumersthattheonlydifferencebetweenitemsisappearance,whichmakesthemawareoftheirbias(偏見(jiàn))andsignificantlyincreasestheirwillingnesstobuythelessattractiveproduce.”（將商品稱為“丑陋”向消費(fèi)者表明，商品之間的唯一區(qū)別在于外觀，這讓他們意識(shí)到自己的偏見(jiàn)并顯著增加了他們購(gòu)買吸引力較低產(chǎn)品的意愿。）可知，將商品貼上“丑陋”標(biāo)簽向消費(fèi)者表明，商品之間的唯一區(qū)別在于外觀，質(zhì)量上沒(méi)有差別，這讓消費(fèi)者放棄偏見(jiàn)，增加購(gòu)買意愿，由此可知，人們會(huì)毫不猶豫地購(gòu)買帶有丑陋標(biāo)簽的產(chǎn)品是因?yàn)樗麄儽灰龑?dǎo)相信丑陋的產(chǎn)品沒(méi)有質(zhì)量問(wèn)題。故選D項(xiàng)?！?5題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段關(guān)鍵句“Theresearchalsofoundconsumersspentmoreonthemisshapenproducelabeled“ugly”insteadof“imperfect”.Andeventhoughtheuglyproducewassoldata25percentdiscount,itturnedouttobemoreprofitableforsellers,asthecostofacquiringtheuglyproducewaslower.”（研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)，消費(fèi)者在標(biāo)有“丑陋”而非“不完美”的畸形產(chǎn)品上花費(fèi)更多。盡管丑陋的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品以25%的折扣出售，但事實(shí)證明，由于購(gòu)買丑陋農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的成本較低，這對(duì)銷售商來(lái)說(shuō)更有利可圖。）可知，將畸形產(chǎn)品貼上“丑陋”標(biāo)簽，消費(fèi)者更愿意購(gòu)買，并且銷售商購(gòu)買丑陋農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的成本較低，所以盡管丑陋的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品以25%的折扣出售，但對(duì)銷售商來(lái)說(shuō)更有利可圖，由此可知，把丑陋的產(chǎn)品稱為“丑陋”可以幫助食品銷售商獲得更多利潤(rùn)。故選A項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以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)。DoWeReallyNeedCashAnymore?WhentheCovid-19pandemicspreadaroundtheglobe,manybankstookaction.Peoplewereencouragedtoavoidusingcashandmakeelectronicpaymentswherepossible.16IntheUK,thenumberofcontactlesspaymentsincreasedby36%between2020and2021.17Afterall,itcomeswithmanyadvantages.Forastart,it’ssafer,ascashiseasilystolen.Creditanddebitcardsaretoo,butit’spossibletotracepaymentsandcancelthecards.Mobilepaymentsareevenmoresecure.Aswellasthat,allyourtransactions(交易)arelogged,makingrecord-keepingfarsimpler.However,itseemsasifwearejustnotreadytosaygoodbyetocashforgood.Recentdatashowsthatcashhasmadeacomebacksincethecostoflivingstartedtorisesteeply.That’snotunusualsincepeopletendtopreferhavingpapermoneyathandwhentimesarehard.18Butwithelectronicpayments,it’shardertokeeptrackofwhereyourmoneyisgoing.Evenifcashpaymentsdonotvanishentirely,oureconomiesarechangingtobecomefarlessreliantoncashthantheyoncewere.Andwhileswitchingtoelectronicpaymentsissimpleandconvenientformanypeople,thisisn’ttrueforeveryone.Anincreasingnumberofstoreshavestoppedacceptingcashpaymentsaltogether,meaningthatsuchpeoplemaybecomemoremarginalized(邊緣化).Moreover,alongsidethedeclineincashusage,thenumberofATMsandlocalbankshasdroppedsignificantly.19Despitethepopularityofelectronictransactions,onethingisclear:20Andascompaniesrushtowardsfindingevermoreconvenienttransactionmethods,it’simportantnottoabandonthosewhoprefertopayinthetraditionalway.A.Thepublicrespondedpositively.B.Usingnotesandcoinshelpspeoplebudget.C.ItwasthecaseduringtheGreatDepression.D.Cashlesstransactionsmakeiteasierforthemtocollectdata.E.Theywon’tbecometheonlymethod,atleastinthenearfuture.F.Today,thecashlesseconomyisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.G.Thismakesaccesstocashincreasinglyhardforthosewhodependonit.〖答案〗16.A17.F18.B19.G20.E【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇議論文。本文探討了無(wú)現(xiàn)金交易經(jīng)濟(jì)流行背景下電子交易的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但它不會(huì)是唯一的支付方式，現(xiàn)金交易將會(huì)繼續(xù)存在。【16題詳析】設(shè)空處位于段中，根據(jù)空處前文“WhentheCovid-19pandemicspreadaroundtheglobe,manybankstookaction.Peoplewereencouragedtoavoidusingcashandmakeelectronicpaymentswherepossible.(當(dāng)新冠肺炎疫情在全球蔓延時(shí)，許多銀行采取了行動(dòng)。鼓勵(lì)人們避免使用現(xiàn)金，盡可能使用電子支付。)”，再結(jié)合空處后文“IntheUK,thenumberofcontactlesspaymentsincreasedby36%between2020and2021.(在英國(guó)，2020年至2021年間，非接觸式支付的數(shù)量增長(zhǎng)了36%。)”，由此可推斷設(shè)空處應(yīng)該是銀行采取行動(dòng)后，公眾使用電子支付的情況，A項(xiàng)“公眾反應(yīng)積極?！狈项}意。故選A?！?7題詳析】設(shè)空處位于段首，屬于本段的主題句。根據(jù)本空下文“Afterall,itcomeswithmanyadvantages.(畢竟，它有很多優(yōu)點(diǎn)。)”，可知本段主要介紹無(wú)現(xiàn)金交易的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，并且本空和本段后文構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系。無(wú)現(xiàn)金交易有很多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，所以無(wú)現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)正變得越來(lái)越流行。F項(xiàng)“如今，無(wú)現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)越來(lái)越受歡迎?！狈项}意。故選F?！?8題詳析】根據(jù)空前“Recentdatashowsthatcashhasmadeacomebacksincethecostoflivingstartedtorisesteeply.That’snotunusualsincepeopletendtopreferhavingpapermoneyathandwhentimesarehard.(最近的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，自從生活成本開(kāi)始急劇上升以來(lái)，現(xiàn)金已經(jīng)卷土重來(lái)。這并不罕見(jiàn)，因?yàn)樵诶щy時(shí)期，人們往往更喜歡手頭有紙幣。)”可知最近的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，自從生活成本開(kāi)始急劇上升以來(lái)，現(xiàn)金已經(jīng)卷土重來(lái)，人們往往更喜歡手頭有紙幣。再結(jié)合后文“Butwithelectronicpayments,it’shardertokeeptrackofwhereyourmoneyisgoing.(但使用電子支付，很難跟蹤你的錢去了哪里。)”可知設(shè)空處與前文銜接連貫，與后文形成對(duì)比，即：使用紙幣與硬幣，人們清楚錢的去向，就能夠幫助人們預(yù)算，B項(xiàng)“使用紙幣和硬幣有助于人們制定預(yù)算?！狈项}意。故選B。【19題詳析】設(shè)空前文“Moreover,alongsidethedeclineincashusage,thenumberofATMsandlocalbankshasdroppedsignificantly.(此外，隨著現(xiàn)金使用量的下降，自動(dòng)取款機(jī)和當(dāng)?shù)劂y行的數(shù)量也大幅下降。)”可知在現(xiàn)金使用量下降的同時(shí)，自動(dòng)取款機(jī)和當(dāng)?shù)劂y行的數(shù)量也在大幅下降，G項(xiàng)“這使得依賴現(xiàn)金的人越來(lái)越難以獲得現(xiàn)金?！狈项}意，且與前文構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，故選G?！?0題詳析】根據(jù)本空所在的整句“Despitethepopularityofelectronictransactions,onethingisclear:(盡管電子交易很受歡迎，但有一點(diǎn)是明確的)”可知，此句表轉(zhuǎn)折，而冒號(hào)則是對(duì)“onethingisclear”的進(jìn)一步解釋與說(shuō)明，再結(jié)合空后“Andascompaniesrushtowardsfindingevermoreconvenienttransactionmethods,it’simportantnottoabandonthosewhoprefertopayinthetraditionalway.(隨著公司爭(zhēng)相尋找更方便的交易方式，重要的是不要拋棄那些喜歡以傳統(tǒng)方式支付的人。)”可知，重要的是不要放棄那些喜歡用傳統(tǒng)方式付款的人，說(shuō)明電子支付不會(huì)成為唯一的方法，現(xiàn)金支付不會(huì)消失，E項(xiàng)“至少在不久的將來(lái)，它們不會(huì)成為唯一的方法?！狈项}意。故選E。第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainsthimandbecomehisenemy.Hissonordaughterthathehasrearedwithlovingcaremay21ungrateful.Thosewhoare22anddearesttous,thosewhomwetrustwithourhappinessandourgoodnamemaybecomebetrayerstotheirfaith.Themoneythatamanhas,hemaylose.It23fromhim,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.Aman’sreputationmaybesacrificedinamomentof24action.Thepeoplewhoarepronetofallontheir25todoushonorwhensuccessiswithus,maybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalice(惡意)when26settlesitsclouduponourheads.Theoneabsolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfishworld,theonethatnever27him,theonethatneverprovesungratefulorcrafty(狡猾的)ishisdog.Aman’sdogstandsbyhimin28andinpoverty,inhealthandinsickness.Hewillsleeponthecoldground,wherethewintrywindsblowandthesnow29fiercely,ifonlyhemaybenearhismaster’sside.Aimingtoshowintimacyandenthusiasm,hewill30thehandthathasnofoodtoofferinawe.Hewilllickoffthewoundsandsoresthatcomeinencounterswiththe31oftheworld.Heguardsthesleepofhispaupermasterasifhewereaprince.Whenallotherfriendsdesert,he32.Whenrichestakewings,andreputationfallstopieces,heisas33inhisloveasthesuninitsjourneythroughtheheavens.Iffortunedrivesthemasterforth,anoutcastintheworld,friendlessandhomeless,thefaithfuldogasksnohigher34thanthatofaccompanyinghim,to35himfromdanger,tofightagainsthisenemies.21.A.suspect B.confine C.find D.prove22.A.nearest B.worst C.best D.farthest23.A.givesaway B.fliesaway C.takesaway D.putsaway24.A.well-behaved B.duty-bound C.ill-considered D.poorly-trained25.A.wrists B.knees C.shoulders D.feet26.A.commitment B.fortune C.compliment D.failure27.A.abandons B.discriminates C.divides D.defeats28.A.property B.prosperity C.productivity D.priority29.A.drives B.spreads C.melts D.flees30.A.demand B.squeeze C.kiss D.sniff31.A.unworthiness B.delightfulness C.banquet D.toughness32.A.remains B.guards C.complains D.calculates33.A.instant B.persistent C.resistant D.distant34.A.privilege B.suffering C.identification D.empathy35.A.expose B.struggle C.affect D.shield〖答案〗21.D22.A23.B24.C25.B26.D27.A28.B29.A30.C31.D32.A33.B34.A35.D【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要介紹了狗對(duì)主人的忠誠(chéng)，不管主人多么的貧窮落寞，狗都會(huì)守護(hù)在主人身旁，保護(hù)主人不受傷害?！?1題詳析】句意：他悉心撫養(yǎng)的兒子或女兒可能會(huì)忘恩負(fù)義。suspect懷疑；confine限制；find發(fā)現(xiàn)；prove證明。根據(jù)上文“Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainsthimandbecomehisenemy.”提到最好的朋友也可能與他反目，由此可推知，此處應(yīng)表示悉心撫養(yǎng)的兒子或女兒也會(huì)被證明是忘恩負(fù)義的，背叛自己。故選D項(xiàng)?！?2題詳析】句意：那些離我們最近、最親愛(ài)的人，那些我們以幸福和名譽(yù)信任的人可能會(huì)背叛他們的信仰。nearest最近的；worst最差的；best最好的；farthest最遠(yuǎn)的。根據(jù)下文“anddearesttous,thosewhomwetrustwithourhappiness”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示那些與我們最親近的人可能會(huì)背叛他們的信仰。故選A項(xiàng)?！?3題詳析】句意：也許在他最需要它的時(shí)候，它卻從他身邊飛走了。giveaway捐贈(zèng)；flyaway飛走了；takeaway帶走；putaway收拾。根據(jù)上文“Themoneythatamanhas,hemaylose.”提到擁有的錢可能會(huì)失去，由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示在他最需要它的時(shí)候，它卻從他身邊飛走了。故選B項(xiàng)?！?4題詳析】句意：一個(gè)人的名譽(yù)可能因一時(shí)的輕率行為而毀于一旦。well-behaved表現(xiàn)良好的；duty-bound有責(zé)任或義務(wù)的；ill-considered考慮不周的；poorly-trained訓(xùn)練不足的。根據(jù)上文“Aman’sreputationmaybesacrificed”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示一個(gè)人的名譽(yù)可能因一時(shí)的輕率行為而毀于一旦。故選C項(xiàng)?！?5題詳析】句意：當(dāng)我們成功時(shí)，那些容易跪下來(lái)向我們致敬的人，可能是當(dāng)失敗的陰云籠罩在我們頭上時(shí)，第一個(gè)向我們投擲惡意之石的人。wrist手腕；knee膝蓋；shoulder肩膀；foot腳。根據(jù)下文“todoushonorwhensuccessiswithus”提到成功，由此可知，此處指的是當(dāng)我們成功時(shí)，那些容易跪下來(lái)向我們致敬的人。故選B項(xiàng)。【26題詳析】句意：當(dāng)我們成功時(shí)，那些容易跪下來(lái)向我們致敬的人，可能是當(dāng)失敗的陰云籠罩在我們頭上時(shí)，第一個(gè)向我們投擲惡意之石的人。commitment承諾；fortune運(yùn)氣；compliment贊揚(yáng)；failure失敗。根據(jù)上文“maybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalice”提到第一個(gè)向我們投擲惡意之石的人，由此可知，此處指的是當(dāng)失敗的陰云籠罩在我們頭上時(shí)，第一個(gè)向我們投擲惡意之石的人。故選D項(xiàng)?！?7題詳析】句意：在這個(gè)自私的世界上，一個(gè)人唯一能擁有的絕對(duì)無(wú)私的朋友，永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)拋棄他的朋友，永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘恩負(fù)義或狡猾的朋友就是他的狗。abandon拋棄；discriminate歧視；divide分開(kāi)；defeat擊敗。根據(jù)下文“theonethatneverprovesungratefulorcraftyishisdog”提到永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘恩負(fù)義或狡猾的朋友就是他的狗，由此可知，此處講的是永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)拋棄他的朋友就是他的狗。故選A項(xiàng)?！?8題詳析】句意：不管主人是富裕還是貧窮，健康還是疾病，狗都站在主人身邊。property財(cái)產(chǎn)；prosperity繁榮，富裕；productivity生產(chǎn)力；priority優(yōu)先。根據(jù)下文“andinpoverty,inhealthandinsickness”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示無(wú)論富裕還是貧窮，健康還是疾病，狗都站在主人身邊。和下文的poverty形成對(duì)應(yīng)。故選B項(xiàng)?！?9題詳析】句意：只要能靠近主人身邊，它就會(huì)睡在寒冷的地上，寒風(fēng)呼嘯，大雪紛飛。drive吹，猛落；spread傳播；melt融化；flee逃離。根據(jù)上文“thesnow”以及下文“fiercely”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示大雪紛飛。故選A項(xiàng)。【30題詳析】句意：為了表示親密和熱情，它會(huì)敬畏地親吻沒(méi)有食物的手。demand要求；squeeze擠壓；kiss親吻；sniff嗅。根據(jù)上文“Aimingtoshowintimacyandenthusiasm”提到為了表示親密和熱情，由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示狗會(huì)敬畏地親吻沒(méi)有食物的手。故選C項(xiàng)?！?1題詳析】句意：它會(huì)舔去你在這個(gè)殘酷的世界中遭受的創(chuàng)傷和痛苦。unworthiness無(wú)價(jià)值；delightfulness愉快；banquet宴會(huì)；toughness艱苦，殘酷。根據(jù)上文“Hewilllickoffthewoundsandsores”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示狗會(huì)舔去你在這個(gè)殘酷的世界中遭受的創(chuàng)傷和痛苦。故選D項(xiàng)?！?2題詳析】句意：當(dāng)所有的朋友都離開(kāi)時(shí)，它留下來(lái)。remain留下來(lái)；guard護(hù)衛(wèi)；complain抱怨；calculate計(jì)算。根據(jù)上文“Heguardsthesleepofhispaupermasterasifhewereaprince.”提到守護(hù)著他的乞丐主人，由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示當(dāng)所有的朋友都離開(kāi)時(shí)，狗留下來(lái)。故選A項(xiàng)?！?3題詳析】句意：當(dāng)財(cái)富消失，名譽(yù)掃地時(shí)，它對(duì)愛(ài)主人的執(zhí)著，就像運(yùn)行在天空中的太陽(yáng)一樣。instant立即的；persistent堅(jiān)持不懈的；resistant抵制的；distant遙遠(yuǎn)的。根據(jù)下文“asthesuninitsjourneythroughtheheavens.”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示狗對(duì)主人的愛(ài)就像太陽(yáng)在天空中的旅程一樣執(zhí)著。故選B項(xiàng)。【34題詳析】句意：如果命運(yùn)把主人趕出去，使他在世界上被拋棄，沒(méi)有朋友，無(wú)家可歸，忠誠(chéng)的狗所要求的最高特權(quán)就是陪伴他，保護(hù)他遠(yuǎn)離危險(xiǎn)，與他的敵人作戰(zhàn)。privilege特權(quán)；suffering遭受；identification識(shí)別；empathy同情。根據(jù)上文以及下文“…thanthatofaccompanyinghim”由此可知，狗狗對(duì)主人很忠誠(chéng)，無(wú)論主人富貴與否、健康與否，狗狗都會(huì)在主人身邊，不離不棄，所以對(duì)狗狗而言，陪伴在主人的身邊是最高的特權(quán)了。故選A項(xiàng)?！?5題詳析】句意：如果命運(yùn)把主人趕出去，使他在世界上被拋棄，沒(méi)有朋友，無(wú)家可歸，忠誠(chéng)的狗所要求的最高特權(quán)就是陪伴他，保護(hù)他遠(yuǎn)離危險(xiǎn)，與他的敵人作戰(zhàn)。expose暴露；struggle掙扎；affect影響；shield保護(hù)。根據(jù)句意以及下文“…fromdanger,tofightagainsthisenemies”由此可知，此處應(yīng)表示忠誠(chéng)的狗所要求的最高特權(quán)就是陪伴他，保護(hù)他遠(yuǎn)離危險(xiǎn)，與他的敵人作戰(zhàn)。故選D項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DUJIANGYANDujiangyanwasoriginallyconstructedaround256BCEbytheStateofQinasanirrigationandfloodcontrolsystem.Itisaremarkableexampleofancient36(engineer)skillandisstillinusetoday.DuringtheWarringStatesperiod,people37livedalongthebanksoftheMinRiverweretroubledbyannualflooding.QingovernorandirrigationengineerLiBinginvestigatedtheproblemthoroughly.Heledateam38(construct)alevee(堤壩)toredirectaportionoftheriver’sflow.Thentheycutachannel39MountYuleitodischargetheexcesswater.Afterthesystemwasfinished,nomorefloods40(occur).What’smore,itmadeSichuanoneofthemost41(product)agriculturalregionsinChinabecausethe42(redirect)waterfromtheMinRivercouldbeusedforirrigation.IfyouvisitDujiangyan,youwillseeanunusualconstructionthatresemblesafish’smouth.Thisfamous43(attract),Yuzui,togetherwithtwootherimportantparts,namely,FeishayanandBaopingkou,was44(scientific)designedtocontrolthewaterflowthroughouttheyear.Recognisedas45UNESCOheritagesite,Dujiangyanhasirrigatedfarmswhilepreventingfloodsforover2,000years.〖答案〗36.engineering37.who38.toconstruct