江蘇省泰州市泰興市2024-2025學年 高三年級上冊11月期中英語試題（含解析）

2024?2025學年度第一學期期中考試

高三英語試題

（考試時間：120分鐘；總分：150分）

注意事項：

1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改

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本試卷上無效。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。

聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?

A.Orderingameal.B.Planningtheirmeals.C.Cookingamealtogether.

2.Whatisthemanreadingabout?

A.Spaceexploration.B.Scientificmethods.C.Determinationtraining.

3.Whenwillthewomangotowatchtheartshow?

A.ThisSaturday.B.NextFriday.C.NextSunday.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Astory.B.Awedding.C.Aphotographer.

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthenewschoolfood?

A.It'sexpensive.B.Ifsboring.C.Ifsawful.

第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中

選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatistheman'sconcernabouttheapartment?

A.Itistoosmall.B.Itdoesn'tacceptpets.C.Itisn'tinagoodlocation.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingnext?

A.Puttinginanofferrightaway.

B.Lookingforsomewherebetter.

C.Makingacallformoreinformation.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Cookingdinner.B.Makinganartproject.C.Shoppingforgroceries.

9.HowcanOscarbedescribed?

A.Helpful.B.Irresponsible.C.Well-organized.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Howdoesthewomanrelatetotheman?

A.Astranger.B.Hisclassmate.C.Hisbrother.

11.Whatarethespeakerstryingoutfor?

A.Amovie.B.Atheatershow.C.Asinginggroup.

12.Whatdoesthemanfindchallenging?

A.Dancing.B.Singing.C.Storytelling.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atanoffice.B.Atajobcenter.C.Atahairdresser's.

14.Whatwasthewoman'spreviousjob?

A.Acareeradvisor.B.Afitnesscoach.C.Asalesperson.

15Howwasthewomandescribedasachild?

A.Smart.B.Talkative.C.Ambitious.

16.Whydoesthewomanpreferhernewcareertoherpreviousone?

A.Itallowshertobecreative.

B.Itdoesn'tneedpeopleskills.

C.Ifsalesscompetitivefield.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whichtypeofexchangeprogramwillthespeakerrun?

A.Amusicexchangeprogram.

B.Asportsexchangeprogram.

C.Alanguageexchangeprogram.

18.Whatisthenationalityofthespeaker'smother?

A.Spanish.B.American.C.Venezuelan.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisinternationalschoolexperience?

A.Ithelpedhimmakemanyfriends.

B.Itbroughtmoreopportunitiesforhim.

C.Itimprovedhisplayingskills.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlyhopestudentswillgain?

A.Newfriendships.

B.Improvedlanguageskills.

C.Adeeperunderstandingofothercultures.

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四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

GenomicDataInternship

Applyonwebstte'

-----------------'APHI.

Employer:AssociationofPublicHealthLaboratories

Location:UnitedStates(US)

Salary:$30/Hr.

Closingdate:Oct25,2024

APHLisofferinganexcitingopportunityforbioinfbrmaticsscientiststoexpandtheircurrentskillsetwhile

assistingpublichealthlaboratorieswiththeirgenomicsprograms.TheGenomicDataInternshipisanopportunity

fbrmasters'anddoctoral-levelstudentstogainvaluableexperienceassistinglaboratorieswithgenomeassembly

anduploadingsequencingdatatopublicrepositories,whilenetworkingwithscientistsonthefrontlinesofpublic

health.

Featuresofthisprogram

?Flexiblestartandenddates

?Flexiblehoursaweek

?Remotework

?Paidstipend(薪俸)

?Professionalmentor

?Handsonexperienceatapublichealthlaboratory

?Professionaldevelopmentopportunities

Eligibility

?18yearsorolderatthetimeofapplicationsubmission

?U.Scitizenshiporpermanentresident

?Haveacomputercapableofperformingtherequiredtasks

?EnrolledasanactivestudentinaMasterorDoctoralProgram

?3.0+GPA

WhatYouNeedtoApply

Identifytwo(2)individuals(professionaloracademic)whoarewillingtoprovideanassessmentofyour

skills,CurrentGPAandallrelevantUnofficialTranscripts(Note:Officialtranscriptwillberequiredafter

acceptancetotheprogramduringtheonboardingprocess.)Dependingonthelocationofyourmentorandwhere

youreside,theremaybeopportunitiesforyoutoparticipateon-site.

Therearenorelocationfundsavailableforinterns.

Studentinternswillreceiveamonthlystipendbasedonthenumberofhoursworkedattherateof$30/hour.

Forexample,aninternwhoworks10hours/week(40hours/month)willreceiveamonthlystipendof$1200/

month.

1.WhichisNOTafeatureoftheGenomicDataInternship?

A.Theopportunitytoworkremotely.

B.Afixednumberofworkinghoursperweek.

C.Opportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopment.

D.Professionalmentorshipthroughouttheinternship.

2.WhatisrequiredtoapplyfortheGenomicDataInternship?

A.Alistofpublicationsandacoverletter.

B.Officialtranscriptsandapersonalessay.

C.Tworeferencesandrelevantunofficialtranscripts.

D.Asignedcontractandafinancialaidapplication.

3.Howisthestipendcalculated?

A.Itispaidattheendoftheinternship.

B.Itisbasedonamonthlysalaryof$30,000.

C.Itisafixedmonthlyamountregardlessofhoursworked.

D.Itisdeterminedbythenumberofhoursworkedatafixedrate.

【答案】l.B2.C3.D

【解析】

【導語】本文是一篇應用文。本文是公共衛(wèi)生實驗室協(xié)會招聘實習生的具體要求。

【1題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Featuresofthisprogram部分的信息“Flexiblehoursaweek(彈性工作制)”可知，B項“A

fixednumberofworkinghoursperweek(每周固定的工作時間)”表述是錯誤的。故選B項。

【2題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)WhatYouNeedtoApply部分的信息“Identifytwo⑵individuals(professionalor

academic)whoarewillingtoprovideanassessmentofyourskills,CurrentGPAandallrelevantUnofficial

Transcripts（Note:Officialtranscriptwillberequiredafteracceptancetotheprogramduringtheonboarding

process.）（確定兩位⑵個人（專業(yè)或學術），他們愿意提供對您的技能、當前GPA和所有相關非官方成績單

的評估（注意：在入職過程中接受項目后需要官方成績單）。）”可知，申請基因組數(shù)據(jù)實習需要的條件是兩

份推薦信及相關非官方成績單。故選C項。

【3題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Studentinternswillreceiveamonthlystipendbasedonthenumberofhoursworked

attherateof$30/hour.Forexample,aninternwhoworks10hours/week（40hours/month）willreceiveamonthly

stipendof$1200/month.（學生實習生將根據(jù)工作小時數(shù)每月獲得津貼，每小時30美元。例如，一個每周工作

10小時（40小時/月）的實習生將獲得每月1200美元的津貼。）”可知，津貼是按小時計算的。故選D項。

B

InaFloridaneighborhood,akind-heartedmannamedWilliamDunn,now58,noticedayoungboyfrequently

storminginandoutofhishomealone.Curiousaboutthechild'slife,Dunninquiredandlearnedtheboywas

missingafatherfigure.Rememberingthepeaceandpatiencehelearnedfromhisowndadthroughfishing,Dunn

decidedtosharethisjoywiththeboy,gainingpermissionfromhismothertotakehimonfishingtrips.

WhatbeganasacasualSaturdayoutingevolvedintoa16-yeartradition.Dunn,afatherofthree,startedtaking

groupsofkids,manywithoutdads,onweekendfishingtrips.Amongthemwerefosterkidswhohadknownlittle

stability."They'dbeenthroughalot,“Dunnreflects,t€butfishingmadeallthatfadeaway."Thekids,who

affectionatelycallhim'BigWill',foundcalmandfunonthewater.

Initially,Dunnusedaportionofhistyresalesincometorentboatsforthekids.In2018,heformalizedhis

effortsbyfoundingthenon-profitTakeaKidFishingInc.Sincethen,heandhisvolunteershaveintroducedover

2500kidstothethrilloffishing.OnesuchchildwasJaydenPryor,whostruggledemotionallyafterhisfather's

tragicdeathin2020.Jayden,now13,hasmaturedthroughfishing,evenboastingofasharkcatchwithDunn'shelp,

expressingdeepgratitude.

ThefishingisonlypartoftheimpactDunnhas;therelationshipshebuildsareequallysignificant.When

Jayden'sgradessuffered,atalkwithBigWillturnedthingsaround,givingJaydenasenseofpurpose.BellaSmith,

a21-year-oldfosterkidandautomotivestudent,valuestheself-respectandmentaltoughnessDunnemphasizes.

“Fishinghelpsmefocusonthepositive/9shesays.

AfterDunn'sownfatherpassedawayinDecember,thefishingtripstookonaddedsignificance.6iIhaveeven

morepassionforitnow,“hesays,cherishingthemomentswhenachild'sfacelightsupwiththeirfirstcatch.4tIfeel

luckytowitnessthateveryweekend,Dunnsays.

4.WhatinspiredWilliamDunntostarttakingkidsonfishingtrips?

A.Heneededhelpwithhisfishingtrips.

B.Hewantedtoteachthemabouthistyrebusiness.

C.Herecalledthejoyoffishingwithhisownfather.

D.Hewasafishinginstructorlookingforstudents.

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthenon-profitTakeaKidFishingInc.?

A.TopromotethefishingbusinessofWilliamDunn.

B.Toexposechildrenwithoutfatherfigurestofishing.

C.Toteachfishingskillstochildrenwithfatherfigures.

D.Toprovideemploymentopportunitiesforyoungadults.

6.WhatimpactdoesDunnhaveonthekidshetakesonfishingtrips?

A.Heteachesthemhowtofishtokilltime.

B.Heoffersthememotionalsupportandguidance.

C.Hehelpsthemimprovetheiracademicperformance.

D.Heofferedthematemporaryescapefromtheirproblems.

7.WhydidDunn'sfishingtripstakeonaddedsignificanceafterhisfatherpassedaway?

A.FishinghelpedDunnrecoverfromhisfather^death.

B.Thenon-profitorganizationtookupmoreofhistime.

C.Thechildrennolongerwantedtoparticipateinthetrips.

D.Dunnrealizedfishingwasawaytorememberhisfather.

【答案】4.C5,C6.B7.A

【解析】

【導語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章主要講述鄧恩利用教鄰居孩子們釣魚來陪伴孩子并教育孩子學會冷

靜，有耐心的故事。

【4題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第——段Rememberingthepeaceandpatiencehelearnedfromhisowndadthroughfishing,

Dunndecidedtosharethisjoywiththeboy,gainingpermissionfromhismothertotakehimonfishingtrips.（又口恩

想起了他從自己的父親那里學到的平靜和耐心，決定與男孩分享這份快樂，并獲得了男孩母親的許可，帶

他去釣魚）”可知，和自己父親一起釣魚的快樂促使威廉?鄧恩開始帶孩子們?nèi)メ烎~。故選C。

【5題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“In2018,heformalizedhiseffortsbyfoundingthenon-profitTakeaKidFishingInc.

Sincethen,heandhisvolunteershaveintroducedover2500kidstothethrilloffishing.OnesuchchildwasJayden

Pryor,whostruggledemotionallyafterhisfather'stragicdeathin2020.Jayden,now13,hasmaturedthrough

fishing,evenboastingofasharkcatchwithDunn'shelp,expressingdeepgratitude.（2018年，他正式成立了三午營

利組織TakeaKidFishing股份有限公司。從那時起，他和他的志愿者已經(jīng)向2500多名兒童介紹了釣魚的刺

激。JaydenPryor就是這樣一個孩子，在2020年父親不幸去世后，他在情感上掙扎。現(xiàn)年13歲的杰登通過

釣魚變得成熟，甚至在鄧恩的幫助下吹噓自己捕到了鯊魚，表達了深深的感激之情）”可推知，鄧恩建立

TakeaKidFishing股份有限公司是為了以父親的形象和身份教給孩子們釣魚的技巧和體會釣魚的樂趣。故選

Co

【6題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“ThefishingisonlypartoftheimpactDunnhas;therelationshipshebuildsareequally

significant.WhenJayden5sgradessuffered,atalkwithBigWillturnedthingsaround,givingJaydenasenseof

purpose.BellaSmith,a21-year-oldfosterkidandautomotivestudent,valuestheself-respectandmentaltoughness

Dunnemphasizes."Fishinghelpsmefocusonthepositive,9,shesays.（捕魚只是鄧恩影響的一部分；他建立的關

系同樣重要。當Jayden的成績受到影響時，與BigWill的一次談話扭轉了局面，給了Jayden一種目標感。

21歲的貝拉?史密斯是一名寄養(yǎng)兒童和汽車專業(yè)的學生，她重視鄧恩強調的自尊和心理韌性?！搬烎~幫助我

專注于積極的一面，"她說）”可推知，鄧恩給孩子們提供了精神上的支持和引導。故選B。

【7題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段uAfterDunn'sownfatherpassedawayinDecember,thefishingtripstookonadded

significance.haveevenmorepassionforitnow,“hesays,cherishingthemomentswhenachild'sfacelightsup

withtheirfirstcatch.feelluckytowitnessthateveryweekend,Dunnsays.（鄧恩自己的父親于12月去世后，

釣魚之旅變得更加有意義。“我現(xiàn)在對它更有熱情了，”他說，珍惜孩子第一次抓到魚時臉上亮起的時刻。

鄧恩說：“我很幸運每個周末都能見證這一點?！埃笨赏浦瑤Ш⒆俞烎~幫助鄧恩從父親的去世中恢復過

來。故選A。

C

Isthereanythingmoreboringthantheendlessdrivetomakeeverywakingmomentmoreproductive?”IfIcan

savetensecondsonaprocessthathappenstentimesperday,thafsaminuteand40secondssavedperday,"a

productivityexpertrecentlyadvisedinTimemagazine,totakejustoneexample."Overthecourseofayear,thafs

tenhourssaved.^^

Ifthatsoundsexhausting,thegoodnewsisthattherearemanyreasonstoavoidputtingourselvesunderthis

kindofnon-stoppressure-notleastthelatestneuroscienceonhowthebrainregulatesfocus,asweexplorein

“Takecontrolofyourbrain'smasterswitchtooptimize（最優(yōu)化）howyouthink”.

Ithastodowithatinybundleofblue-tingedneuronsinthebrainstemcalledthelocuscoeruleus.Accordingto

newresearch,thisstructureactslikeagearleverthatsetsthepaceofourbrain9sprocessing.InGear1,themind

canwanderfreely;inGear2,wearehighlyengagedandattentive;andinGear3,wearehyperalertandquickto

respondtoacrisis.

Whatvariousexperimentshavenowshownisthatmoderatelocuscoeruleusactivity-Gear2——isthe

optimumstateformanytypesofcognitiveactivity.Itincreasesourconcentration,whilealsoallowingforthekind

ofthinkingnecessaryforproblem-solving.Gear3maybeusefulwhenwearefacinganemergency,butitreduces

ourcapacitytothinkanalyticallyorcreatively.

Crucially,itturnsoutthatthelocuscoeruleuscaneasilybetippedintoGear3wheneverweareunderpressure.

Ifweareconstantlypushingourselvestoachievemoreandmoreinalimitedamountoftime,wemayfind

ourselvesstuckinthisoverwhelmingandexhaustingbrainstate,whichwillonlyreducethequalityofouroutputin

thelongterm.

Withthatinmind,itmay,infact,befoolishtoinsistondrivingtheengineofthoughtatevergreaterspeedsall

thetime.Whatistoooftenoverlookedistheneedtogiveyourbrainplentyofopportunitytoreturntoalowergear.

Forhigh-qualitythinking,contrarytomuchoftheproductivityadvice,downtimemaybejustasproductiveas

uptime.

8.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Theauthoriscriticaloftheadvicegivenbyproductivityexperts.

B.Theauthorisindifferenttotheadvicegivenbyproductivityexperts.

C.Theauthoragreeswiththeproductivityexperts5approachtotimemanagement.

D.Theauthorbelievesthateveryoneshouldfollowtheadviceofproductivityexperts.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“l(fā)ocuscoeruleus^^inparagraph3mean?

A.Apartofthebrainthatcontrolssleeppatterns.

B.Atypeofcognitiveactivitythatenhancescreativity.

C.Amethodoftimemanagementusedbyproductivityexperts.

D.Asmallgroupofneuronsinthebrainstemthatregulatefocus.

10.Whichgearstateofthelocuscoeruleusisbestforcognitiveactivity?

A.Gear1,wherethemindcanwanderfreely.

B.Gear2,wherewearehighlyengagedandattentive.

C.Gear3,wherewearehyperalertandquicktorespond.

D.Anygearstate,astheyareequallybeneficialforcognitiveactivity.

11.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor5sview?

A.Constantproductivityisthekeytosuccess.

B.Downtimeisawasteoftimeandshouldbeminimized.

C.Downtimeisasimportantasuptimeforproductivity.

D.Downtimeisamustforthosewhoarenotproductive.

【答案】8.A9.D10.B11.C

【解析】

【導語】本文是一篇議論文。文章主要論述了堅持以更高的速度驅動思維引擎可能是愚蠢的，停機時間與

正常運行時間對生產(chǎn)力同樣重要。

【8題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段“Ifthatsoundsexhausting,thegoodnewsisthattherearemanyreasonstoavoid

puttingourselvesunderthiskindofnon-stoppressure-notleastthelatestneuroscienceonhowthebrain

regulatesfocus,asweexplorein“Takecontrolofyourbrain'smasterswitchtooptimize（最優(yōu)化）howyouthink”.

（如果這聽起來很累，好消息是，有很多原因可以避免讓自己處于這種不停的壓力之下一尤其是最新的神

經(jīng)科學關于大腦如何調節(jié)注意力的研究，正如我們在“控制大腦的主開關以優(yōu)化你的思考方式”中所探討

的那樣）”可知，第二段的主要講述了作者對生產(chǎn)力專家的建議持批評態(tài)度。故選A。

【9題詳解】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第三段"Ithastodowithatinybundleofblue-tingedneuronsinthebrainstemcalledthelocus

coeruleus.Accordingtonewresearch,thisstructureactslikeagearleverthatsetsthepaceofourbrain'sprocessing.

InGear1,themindcanwanderfreely;inGear2,wearehighlyengagedandattentive;andinGear3,weare

hyperalertandquicktorespondtoacrisis.（這與腦干中一小束藍色神經(jīng)元有關，稱為locuscoeruleus0根據(jù)新

的研究，這種結構就像一個變速桿，可以設定我們大腦處理的速度。在1擋中，心靈可以自由漫步；在2

擋中，我們非常投入和專注；在3擋中，我們高度警覺，對危機反應迅速）”可知，locuscoeruleus是腦干中

一小束藍色神經(jīng)元，可以調節(jié)注意力。故選D。

【10題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段"Whatvariousexperimentshavenowshownisthatmoderatelocuscoeruleusactivity-

Gear2—istheoptimumstateformanytypesofcognitiveactivity.Itincreasesourconcentration,whilealso

allowingforthekindofthinkingnecessaryforproblem-solving.（現(xiàn)在各種實驗表明，適度的藍斑活動----2擋

—是許多類型認知活動的最佳狀態(tài)。它增加了我們的注意力，同時也允許我們進行解決問題所需的思考）”

可知，2擋狀態(tài)對認知活動最好，因為那個狀態(tài)讓我們高度投入和專注。故選B。

【11題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段"Whatistoooftenoverlookedistheneedtogiveyourbrainplentyofopportunityto

returntoalowergear.Forhigh-qualitythinking,contrarytomuchoftheproductivityadvice,downtimemaybejust

asproductiveasuptime.（經(jīng)常被忽視的是，需要給你的大腦足夠的機會回到較低的檔位。對于高質量的思考,

與大多數(shù)生產(chǎn)力建議相反，停機時間可能和正常運行時間一樣富有成效）”可推知，作者認為停機時間與正

常運行時間對生產(chǎn)力同樣重要。故選C。

D

Yourfavoritefoodsmightnottastethesameinthefuture,andtheclimatecrisisisbehindit.

InsouthwestSpain,blackIberianpigsforage（覓食）undercenturies-oldoaktrees,aprocessessentialforthe

uniquetasteoftheJamonIberico,aspecialcuredham（腌制火腿）madefromtheblack-footedpig.However,

accordingtoNationalGeographic,frequentheatwavesandafive-yeardroughthavereducedthenumberofthe

trees'acorns（橡子）aswellasthegrassaroundthem.Withoutthesenaturalfoodsources,thepigsrequireextra

feed,whichchangestheham'suniqueflavor.Ittakes30yearsforoaktreestogrowacorns,andalternativefeeds

likeoliveswouldmakethemeattastebitterandspicy.

Droughtalsoaffectsthetasteoffruits.Watermelonsandcantaloupes（香瓜）,forinstance,displaynoticeable

flavorchangesduringdroughtconditions.ResearchersattheAgrifbodResearchandTechnologyCenterofAragon

inSpainexplainedtotheSpanishonlinenewspaperPublicothatcompounds（化合物）suchassugarsbuildup

duringdrought,changingthetasteoffood,eitherpositivelyornegatively.

Beyonddrought,risingtemperaturesandsealevelsalsoinfluencefoodflavors.Typically,warmdaysandcool

nightsenhancethesugarandacidcontentinfruits,whichareessentialforoptimal（最佳的）flavor.However,

globalwarmingmakesthislesslikely.Forexample,Japaneseapplesarebecominglessacidic,softer,anddrierdue

toearlybloomingandhightemperaturesduringgrowth,notedNationalGeographic.Similarly,oysters,whichdo

bestinamixofsaltandfreshwater,arelosingtheirdistinctflavorsduetotheirincreasinglysaltyenvironment

causedbyrisingsealevelsandheightenedriversalinity（鹽度）.

Whilethefoodweconsumeisdeeplyinfluencedbytheclimatecrisis,ourfoodchoicesalsocontributetoit.

Meatanddairy,especiallyfromcows,significantlyimpacttheclimate.Raisinglivestock（牲畜）accountsforabout

14.5percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissionsannually,comparabletotheemissionsfromallcars,trucks,

airplanes,andshipscombined.Comparedtoplantprotein,producinganimalproteingenerallyrequiresmoreland,

energyandwater.

Thismayseemlikeaviciouscircle（惡'性循環(huán)），butitisnotimpossibletobreak.TheGoodFoodInstitute,a

US-basedthinktankpromotingalternativeproteins,believespeoplewillchoosesuchoptionsiftheyareastasty

andaffordableasmeat.

Meanwhile,morepeoplehavestartedtotakeaction.AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,WillHarris,aUS

farmer,practicesregenerativefarmingbyallowingcowstomovearoundfreelyandreducingchemicaluseandsoil

disturbance,whichismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Inaddition,buyinglocal,in-seasonproduceisusuallybest,as

out-of-seasonfruitsandvegetables,especiallythoseflownin,haveahighcarbonfootprint.

12.HowdoesclimatechangeaffectJamonIberico'staste?

A.Bytransformingthebreedofthepigs.B.Bychangingthepigs'naturaldiet.

C.Byspeedinguptheagingprocessoftheham.D.Byaffectingthecuringprocessoftheham.

13.Howdoestheauthorillustratetheimpactofclimatechangeonfruits?

A.Bydiscussingtheacidcontentsinfruits.B.Bydescribingchangesinfruitsize.

C.Bymentioningthechangesinfruitcolor.D.Bystressingthesugarbuildupduringdrought.

14.Whatistheprimarypurposeoftheauthorinthelastparagraph?

A.Toargueforstricterfarmingregulations.

B.Todemonstratethefailuretofightclimatechange.

C.Toencouragemoresustainablefarmingpractices.

D.Topromotetheconsumptionofimportedfruits.

15.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFlavorsofClimateChangeB.TheFutureofFoodProduction

C.TheImpactofDroughtonAgricultureD.ClimateChangeandFoodSecurity

【答案】12.B13.D14.C15.D

【解析】

【導語】本文是新聞報道。文章主要介紹氣候變化對食物的味道的影響。

【12題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Withoutthesenaturalfoodsources,thepigsrequireextrafeed,whichchangesthe

ham,suniqueflavor.（沒有這些天然食物來源，豬需要額外的飼料，這改變了火腿的獨特風味。）”可知，氣

候變化改變了豬的自然飲食，結果影響了腌制火腿的口味。故選B。

【13題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“compounds（化合物）suchassugarsbuildupduringdrought,changingthetasteof

food,eitherpositivelyornegatively.（糖等化合物在干旱期間會積聚，對食物的味道產(chǎn)生積極或消極的影響°）”

可知，作者通過強調干旱期間糖分的積累來說明氣候變化對水果的影響。故選D。

【14題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段uMeanwhile,morepeoplehavestartedtotakeaction.AccordingtoTheNewYork

Times,WillHarris,aUSfarmer,practicesregenerativefarmingbyallowingcowstomovearoundfreelyand

reducingchemicaluseandsoildisturbance,whichismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Inaddition,buyinglocal,

in-seasonproduceisusuallybest,asout-of^seasonfruitsandvegetables,especiallythoseflownin,haveahigh

carbonfootprint.（與此同時，越來越多的人開始采取行動。據(jù)《紐約時報》報道，美國農(nóng)民威爾?哈里斯通

過允許奶牛自由活動、減少化學品使用和土壤擾動來進行再生農(nóng)業(yè)，這對環(huán)境更友好。止匕外，購買當?shù)禺?/p>

季農(nóng)產(chǎn)品通常是最好的，因為當季水果和蔬菜，尤其是那些空運進來的，具有很高的碳足跡。）”可知，作

者在這一段鼓勵更加可持續(xù)發(fā)展的農(nóng)業(yè)耕作方式。故選C。

【15題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段"Yourfavoritefoodsmightnottastethesameinthefuture,andtheclimatecrisisis

behindit.（你最喜歡的食物在未來可能不會有同樣的味道，氣候危機是它背后的原因。）”可知，這篇文章

主要講述氣候變化對食物的味道的影響。D“氣候變化與糧食安全”符合主題，故選D。

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，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

The2024ParisOlympicGamesconcludedonAug11,showcasingtheimpressivetalentsofChina's

GenerationZathletesacrossvarioussports.TheyembodiedtheOlympicmottoof"Faster,Higher,Stronger-

Together”.16

OnAug4,21-year-oldZhengQinwenmadehistoryforChinesetennisbywinningthefirstgoldmedalin

women'ssinglesforbothChinaandAsia.17Bywinningthegoldmedalintheeventoncedominatedby

Westernathletes,ZhenghasdemonstratedastrikingimprovementinChina5scompetitivesportslandscape.

Equallyinspiringarethechangesinthemindsetoftheseyoungathletes.18WhenZhang,knownas

China's"butterflyqueen”,didn'twinthegoldmedal,sheshowedapositiveattitude.Thisshiftinthemindsetof

youngathleteshasledthepublictothinkmoreabouttherealvalueoftheOlympicsratherthanjustfocusingon

goldmedals.

19Theywereconfidentandinclusive,bothincompetitionandcross-culturalinteractions.Thisreflects

thedeepintegrationofChinesevalueswiththeOlympicspirit.

WhatexactlyistheOlympicspirit?20Itisnotjustaboutbeingfaster,higher,stronger,butalsoabout

embracingsportswithapositiveattitude.GenZathletesunderstandthiswell.Theypursuesuccess,buttheyalso

knowhowtofacefailuregracefully.

A.Itstartswithcompetitionbutgoesbeyondit.

BTheseyoungathletesalsoupholdtheproudtraditionsofChinesesports.

C.Moreover,theseyoungathletesplayedanimportantroleinculturalexchange.

D.ThischangeinattitudehasinfluencedhowthepublicperceivestheOlympics.

E.Thisextraordinaryprogressinnontraditionalsportsisparticularlyremarkable.

F.Oneofthemostnotableaspectsistheirnewperspectiveonwinningandlosing.

G.YettherehasbeenashiftinperspectivesonthetrueessenceoftheOlympicspirit.

【答案】16.G17.E18.F19.B20.A

【解析】

【導語】本文是一篇說明文。2024年巴黎奧運會于8月11日落下帷幕，中國Z世代運動員在各個項目上的

才華令人印象深刻。然而，人們對奧林匹克精神真諦的看法已經(jīng)發(fā)生了轉變。

【16題詳解】

空格前的句子“TheyembodiedtheOlympicmottoof"Faster,Higher,Stronger—Together”.（它們體現(xiàn)了“更快、

更高、更強”的奧林匹克格言。）”是說中國Z世代運動員體現(xiàn)出的奧運精神，但是下文說的是人們對奧林

匹克精神真正精髓的看法發(fā)生了轉變。所以，空格處的句子應該和上文是轉折關系，同時引出下文的變化，

所以，G項aYettherehasbeenashiftinperspectivesonthetrueessenceoftheOlympicspirit.（^ffij,人們對奧

林匹克精神真諦的看法已經(jīng)發(fā)生了轉變。）”填入空格處，符合語境。故選G項。

【17題詳解】

空格前的句子“OnAug4,21-year-oldZhengQinwenmadehistoryforChinesetennisbywinningthefirstgold

medalinwomen'ssinglesforbothChinaandAsia.（8月4日，21歲的鄭欽文在女子單打比賽中為中國和亞洲贏

得了第一枚金牌，創(chuàng)造了中國網(wǎng)球的歷史。）”是說鄭欽文創(chuàng)造了歷史，空格處的句子應該是說它的歷史意

義，所以，E項“Thisextraor