四川省南充市閬中東風(fēng)學(xué)校2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期12月月考英語試題

東風(fēng)中學(xué)校高2022級(jí)高三12月月考英語試卷第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)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(duì)話，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。1.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Bringabook.B.Tellajoke.C.Haveaclass.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Athome.B.Inabank.C.Inarestaurant.3.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?A.Confused.B.Disappointed.C.Shocked.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anewteacher.B.Aschoolproject.C.Akiteflyingpetition.5.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Toexpressthanks.B.Toaskforhelp.C.Togiveanexplanation,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(duì)話或獨(dú)白，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whydidthemanlearnsignlanguage?A.Tofindagoodjob.B.Tocarryoutsomeresearch.C.Tomunicatewithhissister.7.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Gotoadeafschool.B.MovetoanotherplaceC.Runanonlinevideochannel.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.WhichsubjectdidMattdowellinthisterm?A.English.B.Geography.C.Science.9.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofMatt’sapproach?A.Crazy.B.CreativeC.Challenging.10.WhatwillMattsharewiththewoman?A.Somerevisionsongs.B.Someexamtechniques.C.Somemathbooks.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Whydidthewomangototheparklastweekend?A.Totakesomepictures.B.Tolookforamodel.CTodosomeexercise.12.Wheredidthewomanmeetthedogforthethirdtime?A.Besidethelake.B.Overthebridge.C.Intheparkinglot.13.Whatdidthewomandowiththedog?A.Sheadoptedit.B.Shesentittoashelter.C.Shereturnedittoitsowner.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14.WhatenabledthewomantotryIndiandishes?A.Hercollegeeducation.B.Hertravelexperience.C.Herfamilybackground.15.Whendidthewomanstartworkingforthecookingshow?A.Atage8.B.Atage10.C.Atage13.16.Whatdidthewomanfindmostdifficult?A.Developingnewdishes.B.Dealingwithcustomers.C.Balancingschoolandfilming.17.Whatisthewomangoingtodointhefuture?A.Writeabook.B.Startarestaurant.C.Produceafilm.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18.Whatdidthespeakerenjoydoinginkindergarten?A.Makingworksheets.B.Playingoutdoors.C.Paintingpictures.19.Whendidthespeakerdecidetobeeateacher?A.Duringelementaryschool.B.Duringhighschool.C.Duringcollege.20.Whatwillthespeakerdowithmostofthecashprize?A.Payforherloans.B.Assistherstudents.C.Takeamaster’sdegree.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)。AKEEPWILDLIFEWILDPOSTERDESIGNCONTESTParticipateinourKeepWildlifeWildpostercontest!Thecontestisopento46thgradestudentswhoattendpublic,private,orhomeschoolsinWisconsin.FindoutallthewaysyoucanhelpkeepwildanimalsinWisconsinsafeandhealthyonourwebpage.Thenusewhatyoulearntoturnyourideasintoapieceofart.ThecontestopensonNov.1thisyear.Thedeadlineforsubmittingposterdesignsis5p.m.onFeb.28nextyear.PosterjudgingwilltakeplacefromMarch1nextyear,andthosewhosubmitdesignswillbenotifiedbyemailofwinnersonMay1nextyear.RESOURCESFORTEACHERSIfyou’reateacher,we’vegotresourcesforyou.Checkoutthepletelessonplan,the30minutePowerPointortheinclassinteractiveactivity.Theplancoversmultiplesituationsrelatedtoencounteringbabywildanimals.Downloadtheseresourcesfroms://.HOWTODESIGNYOURPOSTERThepostershouldonlyincludewild,nativeWisconsinwildlife!Youdon’thavetoincludeanimalsifyoudon’twantto,butmakesureyourdesignincludesthewords“KeepWildlifeWild”.HOWTOSUBMITYOURPOSTERDESIGNAllsubmissionsmustbereceivedelectronically(viaemail)andmustincludethestudent’sentryformandartwork.Theformmustbesignedbyateacher,parentorguardianandthestudentsthemselves.Scan(掃描)yourposterusingahighqualityscannerandsavethedesignfileasaPDF,PNGorJPG.Emailplete,signedentryformsandposterstoKeepWildlifeWild@.1.Whenwillthosesubmittingdesignsonthecontestopeningdayknowtheresult?A.Threemonthslater. B.Fourmonthslater.C.Fivemonthslater. D.Sixmonthslater.2.Whatisthepurposeoftheresourcesforteachers?A.Tooutlinetherulesofthecontest.B.ToeducatestudentsonWisconsin’swildlife.C.Toprovideinformationaboutthejudgingpanel.D.Toassistteachersinsubmittingtheirownposters.3.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtodisqualification?A.Includingtheartist’snameontheentryform.B.Theartworkbeingfocusedonhomepets.C.Thedesignhavingnoanimalimages.D.SendingaPDFformatsubmission.【答案】1.D2.B3.B【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。主要介紹的是KeepWildlifeWild海報(bào)設(shè)計(jì)大賽的相關(guān)信息?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“ThecontestopensonNov.1thisyear.Thedeadlineforsubmittingposterdesignsis5p.m.onFeb.28nextyear.PosterjudgingwilltakeplacefromMarch1nextyear,andthosewhosubmitdesignswillbenotifiedbyemailofwinnersonMay1nextyear.(今年的比賽將于11月1日開始。提交海報(bào)設(shè)計(jì)的截止日期為明年2月28日下午5點(diǎn)。海報(bào)評(píng)審將于明年3月1日開始，提交設(shè)計(jì)的人將于明年5月1日收到獲獎(jiǎng)郵件通知)”可知，比賽是與今年11月1日開始，提交設(shè)計(jì)的人將于明年5月1日收到獲獎(jiǎng)郵件通知，由此可知，在比賽開幕日提交設(shè)計(jì)的人將會(huì)在6個(gè)月后收到結(jié)果。故選D項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)RESOURCESFORTEACHERS部分中的“Ifyou’reateacher,we’vegotresourcesforyou.Checkoutthepletelessonplan,the30minutePowerPointortheinclassinteractiveactivity.Theplancoversmultiplesituationsrelatedtoencounteringbabywildanimals.(如果你是一名教師，我們?yōu)槟銣?zhǔn)備了一些資源。查看完整的課程計(jì)劃，30分鐘的PowerPoint或課堂互動(dòng)活動(dòng)。該計(jì)劃涵蓋了與遇到野生動(dòng)物幼崽有關(guān)的多種情況)”可知，為教師提供資源，有課程計(jì)劃，30分鐘的PowerPoint或者課堂互動(dòng)活動(dòng)，還包括與遇到野生動(dòng)物幼崽有關(guān)的多種情況，由此可知，為教師提供資源的目的是教育學(xué)生了解威斯康辛州的野生動(dòng)物。故選B項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)HOWTODESIGNYOURPOSTER部分中的“Thepostershouldonlyincludewild,nativeWisconsinwildlife!Youdon’thavetoincludeanimalsifyoudon’twantto,butmakesureyourdesignincludesthewords“KeepWildlifeWild”.(海報(bào)應(yīng)該只包括野生的，本土威斯康辛野生動(dòng)物！如果你不想，你可以不包括動(dòng)物，但要確保你的設(shè)計(jì)包括“讓野生動(dòng)物保持野性”)”可知，海報(bào)中只包括野生、本土威斯康辛野生動(dòng)物，由此可知，家養(yǎng)的寵物不屬于野生動(dòng)物，所以，藝術(shù)作品的主題是家庭寵物的可能導(dǎo)致取消資格。故選B項(xiàng)。BMydecisiontotakeProfessorBrowne’shistoryclass14yearsagowasaboutasrandomasdrawinganameoutofahatfortheofficeChristmasgiftexchange.IhadoneclassIneededtotaketograduate.IthadtobeanightclassbecauseIhadbegunworkingfulltimeforaMemberofParliament.Withfewoptionsformyhistorymajor,unwillinglyregisteredforaWednesdaynightseminar(研討班)onConfederation.Ihadbeenagoodbutlazystudentinhighschool.Universitywasarudeawakening.Spendingmuchtimeonpartying,IremainedasolidBandCstudent,NowIjustwantedthatdiploma(畢業(yè)文憑).ProfessorBrownewasaslightmanwearingglasses,withaBritishaccent.Healwaysworethesamejacket.Hereferredtousformally.IwasMissSwitocz,whichhepronouncedcorrectly,firsttry.Andhewasdemanding.Twomajorpaperswererequired,aswereweeklyassignments.ProfessorBrownewasawellregardedscholarofCanadianconstitutionalhistory.Buthelikeddiscussinggrammarandlanguageevenmorethanthenation’spast.HereferredtoHenryFowler’sADictionaryofModernEnglishUsageoftenasthefinalauthorityonallwrittenEnglish.Hereturnedourassignmentsfullofredmarkings.Everygrammarfailurewascorrected,manysentenceswereimprovedandourthinkingwaschallenged.Afewweeksintotheterm,Iworkedharderoneveryassignment.AsstressedasIwasabouttheworkthecourserequired,Icametolookforwardtotheclass.Iwasawestruckthatanyonecouldhesopassionateaboutlanguageandwords.WhenIreceivedmygradeattheendofthecourse,IwasexcitedtoreceivemyfirstA.IhadmeasureduptoProfessorBrowne’sexpectations,FromProfessorBrowne,Ilearnedtolovelanguageandthewrittenword.Idiscoveredtheintensesatisfactionofdiggingdeeptoproducemybest.AndIneverhadanotherteacherlikehim.4.WhydidtheauthortakeProfessorBrowne’shistoryclass?A.Toobtainadegree. B.Tostartanewmajorinuniversity.C.Tomeetherjobrequirements. D.Tomakeupforheracademicfailures,5.WhatcanwelearnaboutProfessorBrowne?A.Hedislikedwrittenassignments.B.HewasparticularaboutlanguageC.HewasanEnglishgrammarscholar.D.HedisagreedwithHenryFowler'smanythoughts.6.Howdidtheauthorchangeaftertakingtheclassforweeks?A.Shedecidedtogiveitup. B.ShebecameasolidAstudent.C.Shedevelopedalikingforit. D.Shefeltmoreandmorestressed,7.WhatinfluencedidProfessorBrownehaveontheauthor?A.Shebecamealanguageteacher.B.Shelearnedtosetrealisticexpectations.C.Shebegantofindsatisfactionfromsmallthings.D.Shebecameapursuerofhighestpossibleattainments.【答案】4.A5.B6.C7.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者14年前偶然選擇了布朗教授的加拿大聯(lián)邦制歷史研討班，并在布朗教授的嚴(yán)格要求下，逐漸對(duì)語言和文字產(chǎn)生了熱愛，并收獲了人生中第一個(gè)A的故事?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段中的“IhadoneclassIneededtotaketograduate.IthadtobeanightclassbecauseIhadbegunworkingfulltimeforaMemberofParliament.Withfewoptionsformyhistorymajor,IunwillinglyregisteredforaWednesdaynightseminaronConfederation.(我需要修一門課才能畢業(yè)。它必須是晚上的課，因?yàn)槲乙呀?jīng)開始為一位議員全職工作。由于我的歷史專業(yè)選擇不多，我勉強(qiáng)注冊(cè)了一個(gè)周三晚上的關(guān)于聯(lián)邦制的研討會(huì)。)”可知，作者需要修一門課才能畢業(yè)，因此選擇了布朗教授的歷史課。故選A項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第四段中的“HereferredtoHenryFowler’sADictionaryofModernEnglishUsageoftenasthefinalauthorityonallwrittenEnglish.Hereturnedourassignmentsfullofredmarkings.Everygrammarfailurewascorrected,manysentenceswereimprovedandourthinkingwaschallenged.(他經(jīng)常引用亨利·福勒的《現(xiàn)代英語用法詞典》作為所有書面英語的最終權(quán)威。他批改我們的作業(yè)，滿是紅色的標(biāo)記。每一個(gè)語法錯(cuò)誤都被糾正，許多句子得到了改進(jìn)，我們的思維也受到了挑戰(zhàn)。)”可知，布朗教授批改作者作業(yè)時(shí)給出滿是紅色的標(biāo)記，糾正很多的語法錯(cuò)誤，改進(jìn)了許多句子，由此可知，布朗教授對(duì)語言要求很嚴(yán)格。故選B項(xiàng)。【6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第五段中的“Afewweeksintotheterm,Iworkedharderoneveryassignment.AsstressedasIwasabouttheworkthecourserequired,Icametolookforwardtotheclass.(開學(xué)幾周后，我對(duì)每一項(xiàng)作業(yè)都更加努力了。盡管我對(duì)這門課程要求的作業(yè)感到很有壓力，但我還是開始期待上課了。)”可知，作者在上了幾周的課后，對(duì)這門課程產(chǎn)生了喜歡。故選C項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。由文章最后一段中的“FromProfessorBrowne,Ilearnedtolovelanguageandthewrittenword.Idiscoveredtheintensesatisfactionofdiggingdeeptoproducemybest.AndIneverhadanotherteacherlikehim.(從布朗教授那里，我學(xué)會(huì)了熱愛語言和文字。我發(fā)現(xiàn)深入挖掘自己以做到最好的那種深深的滿足感。我從來沒有遇到過像他這樣的老師。)”可知，作者學(xué)會(huì)了熱愛語言和文字，深入挖掘自己以做到最好的那種深深的滿足感即布朗教授對(duì)作者的影響是讓她成為了追求盡可能高成就的人。故選D項(xiàng)。CStudentsofHagerstownJrSrHighSchoolwalkdowngrassylandtoreachtheirnewestclassroom:afencedinfieldofcattle.Startinginthenextacademicyear,thecattle,whicharrivedlastmonthandhavenameslikeGroundRoundandHoneyBear,willbefedbystudentstakinganagriculturalscienceclass.Then,whentheanimalsarefatenough,theywillbefedbacktotheircaretakers—asbeefintheirlunch.Hagerstown,population1,769,islikemanyruralmunitiesfacingthecostofpopulationdeclineandconcernsthatlocalagriculturaltiesaredisappearing.Farmingjobsaredisappearing.Residentsmoveawayeveryyearandfewreturn.SchoolsinHagerstownhavelostenoughstudentssince2020tocauseasignificantdropinperpupilfundingfromthestate.SchoolofficialssaytheHagerstowncattleprogramisexpectedtosaveatleast$2,000inannualcafeteriacostsandexpandcareertraining.“We’llhavemoremeatthanwe’llbeabletoconsume,”saidMarkChilds,theprincipal(校長(zhǎng))attheschool,whichwillsellitsextrabeef.AccordingtoaUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturereportreleasedthismonth,thenumberoffarmersdeclinedbynearly20percentfrom2017to2022.Thetotalnumberoffarmsalsofellaslargefoodproducersexpandedandlandpricesrose.Hagerstownhasperhapsasgoodachanceasanyplacetobuckthebroadertrend.Dairy(乳品的)farmershavearrivedfromPennsylvaniainrecentyears,withmoreontheway.Teachersattheschooltendcropsandlivestock(家畜)onthesideforextraine.Somestudentsspeakwithprideaboutthelocalsoiljudgingteam,whichlastyearfelljustshyofqualifyingfornationals.Butevensupportersadmittheplancouldbackfire.Whatifthecowsgetlooseordie?Whatifthepriceofbeefdrops?WhatifpupilsgrowattachedtotheirassignmentandcannotstomachthesightofHoneyBearbetweentwohamburgerbuns(圓面包)?Mr.Williamson,whoworks400acres(英畝)ofcropsathomewhenheisnotteaching,saidnolessonplanaboutfarmingwouldbepletewithoutalittlerisk.8.WhatisaproblemfacingHagerstown?A.Highlivingcosts.B.Soildegradation.C.Peopleleavingthetown.D.Studentsdroppingoutofschool.9.WhyisHagerstownJrSrHighSchool’scattleprogramheld?A.Asawaytoteachaboutnutrition.B.Asasolutiontoitsbudgetproblems.C.Toanswerstudents’requestsforhandsonlearning.D.Topreparestudentsforthenationalsoiljudgingcontest.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“buck”inparagraph5mean?A.Reflect. B.Witness. C.Follow. D.Resist.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ALessoninFarming:ClassroomtoCafeteriaB.RaisingSteaks:ACattleFarmIsQuestioningEducationC.MoovingClassrooms:ASchool’sGreenFoodExperimentD.SuperDelicious:TheLunchProgramLaunchedbyStudents【答案】8.C9.B10.D11.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。主要介紹的是HagerstownJrSrHighSchool如何通過獨(dú)特的養(yǎng)牛項(xiàng)目應(yīng)對(duì)農(nóng)村社區(qū)面臨的挑戰(zhàn)，結(jié)合教育與實(shí)際農(nóng)業(yè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，探索解決人口流失和預(yù)算緊張的新途徑?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Hagerstown,population1,769,islikemanyruralmunitiesfacingthecostofpopulationdeclineandconcernsthatlocalagriculturaltiesaredisappearing.Farmingjobsaredisappearing.Residentsmoveawayeveryyearandfewreturn.(人口1769人的Hagerstown和許多面臨人口減少成本的農(nóng)村社區(qū)一樣，擔(dān)心當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)業(yè)聯(lián)系正在消失。農(nóng)業(yè)工作正在消失。居民們每年都搬走，很少有人回來)”可知，農(nóng)業(yè)工作在消失，居民每年都搬走而很少有回來的，由此可知，人口流失是Hagerstown面臨的一個(gè)問題。故選C項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“SchoolsinHagerstownhavelostenoughstudentssince2020tocauseasignificantdropinperpupilfundingfromthestate.SchoolofficialssaytheHagerstowncattleprogramisexpectedtosaveatleast$2,000inannualcafeteriacostsandexpandcareertraining.(自2020年以來，Hagerstown的學(xué)校已經(jīng)失去了足夠多的學(xué)生，導(dǎo)致國(guó)家對(duì)每個(gè)學(xué)生的資助大幅下降。學(xué)校官員表示，Hagerstown的養(yǎng)牛計(jì)劃預(yù)計(jì)將節(jié)省至少2000美元的年度食堂成本，并擴(kuò)大職業(yè)培訓(xùn))”可知，Hagerstown學(xué)校因?yàn)閷W(xué)生數(shù)量減少導(dǎo)致州政府按人頭撥款的資金顯著下降，而這個(gè)計(jì)劃預(yù)計(jì)每年至少能節(jié)省2000美元的食堂費(fèi)用，由此可知，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是為了應(yīng)對(duì)預(yù)算問題而實(shí)施的。故選B項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線單詞后的“Dairy(乳品的)farmershavearrivedfromPennsylvaniainrecentyears,withmoreontheway.Teachersattheschooltendcropsandlivestock(家畜)onthesideforextraine.Somestudentsspeakwithprideaboutthelocalsoiljudgingteam,whichlastyearfelljustshyofqualifyingfornationals.(近年來，奶農(nóng)從賓夕法尼亞州來到這里，更多的奶農(nóng)還在路上。學(xué)校的老師們還兼職照料莊稼和牲畜以賺取額外收入。一些學(xué)生自豪地談起當(dāng)?shù)氐耐寥涝u(píng)判隊(duì)，他們?nèi)ツ瓴钜稽c(diǎn)就獲得了全國(guó)參賽資格)”可知，Hagerstown的這個(gè)項(xiàng)目產(chǎn)生很多積極的影響，有可能比其他地方更有機(jī)會(huì)抵抗農(nóng)業(yè)就業(yè)和農(nóng)民數(shù)量下降的大趨勢(shì)，由此可知，劃線單詞的意思應(yīng)與“抵抗”的意義相近。故選D項(xiàng)?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)首段中的“StudentsofHagerstownJrSrHighSchoolwalkdowngrassylandtoreachtheirnewestclassroom:afencedinfieldofcattle.Startinginthenextacademicyear,thecattle,whicharrivedlastmonthandhavenameslikeGroundRoundandHoneyBear,willbefedbystudentstakinganagriculturalscienceclass.Then,whentheanimalsarefatenough,theywillbefedbacktotheircaretakers—asbeefintheirlunch.(HagerstownJrSrHighSchool的學(xué)生們走過草地，來到他們最新的教室：一片圍起來的牧場(chǎng)。從下一學(xué)年開始，這些牛將由上農(nóng)業(yè)科學(xué)課的學(xué)生喂養(yǎng)。這些牛是上個(gè)月運(yùn)到這里的，名字有“圓地”和“蜜熊”。然后，當(dāng)這些動(dòng)物長(zhǎng)得足夠胖時(shí)，它們將作為午餐中的牛肉反饋給它們的飼養(yǎng)員)”以及下文介紹的HagerstownJrSrHighSchool的養(yǎng)牛項(xiàng)目開展的原因及其帶來的積極影響可知，本文主要介紹的是學(xué)校通過讓學(xué)生參與養(yǎng)牛來學(xué)習(xí)農(nóng)業(yè)知識(shí)，并將這些牛最終作為牛肉提供給學(xué)校的午餐，從課堂到食堂的一個(gè)完整過程，所以標(biāo)題“農(nóng)學(xué)課：從教室到食堂”與本文的內(nèi)容一致，且概括了本文的主題，適合作為最佳標(biāo)題。故選A項(xiàng)。DWhat’sthedifferencebetweenMozartandPavarotti?Well,onewasachildgeniusandposerwhosystematicallylearnedtherulesofmusicatanearlyage—theother,asingerexpertatmimicry(模仿).Singershaveatalentforforeignlanguages,mostnotablywhenitestopronunciationandaccentbecause,theymimicwhattheyhear.It’ssomethingthatPavarotti,whocouldn’treadsheetmusic,didwithhisoperaticsinging.“Singersarethebestwiththeaccent,”saysSusanneReiterer,aneurolinguistics(神經(jīng)語言學(xué))researcherattheUniversityofViennainAustria.“Aforeignaccentisapieceofcakeforthem.”Brainscientists,basedonthestructureofthebrain,believethatsomepeoplearesimplyborntobemusicians.“Talkingusesthesamebiologicalmakeupassinging,soitmustberelatedbiologicallyandneurobiologically.It’salmostliketwosidesofonecoin,”Reiterersays.“It’s50/50genes(基因)andenvironment,andifyouhavealotofmusicaltrainingthenyouhavemorepowerbasicallyinyourauditory(聽覺的)areas.Youcandiscriminatesoundsbetter.”InReiterer’s2015study,96participantscategorizedasinstrumentalists,singersandnonmusiciansweretestedfortheirabilitiestomimicalanguageunknowntothem.Herteamfoundsingershadanadvantageoverinstrumentalists,astheyoutperformedtheminforeignlanguagelearning,butbothsingersandinstrumentalistsoutperformednonmusicians.Thisresearchalsosuggestedthatvocal(發(fā)聲的)motortrainingmayallowsingerstolearnalanguagefaster.MultilingualsingerDanielEmmetsingsinsevenlanguages.Emmetfeelsmusicianshavealegupinunderstandingalanguage.Hesayshe’llalwaysbeinastateoflearning.“Inmusic,you’reonlyasgoodasyourlastshow.Andinlanguages,Iguessyou’reonlyasgoodasyourlastconversation,”hesays.Formultilingualmusicians,languagehelpsthemseetheworldastheytour,producenewwork,andmeetothersongbirds.Itseemsthatinaworldfullofrulefollowers,itpaystobeaPavarotti.12.WhatwasPavarottigoodat?A.posingmusic. B.Readingsheetmusic.C.Pickingupnewpronunciations. D.Conductingoperasandconcerts.13.WhatdoesReiterersayaboutlanguageabilityinparagraph3?A.Itishalfbiologicallydetermined.B.Itreliesoncontinuouspractice.C.Itdeterminesone’ssingingability.D.Itcontributestosounddiscrimination.14.WhattheorydoesReiterer’s2015studyconfirm?A.Somepeopleareborntobemusicians.B.Multilinguistsareabletoplayinstrumentswell.C.Singersarebetterlanguagelearnersthaninstrumentalists.D.Nonmusicianscanlearnmusicfasteraftervocalmotortraining.15.WhatmightEmmetcontinuedoing?A.Touringtheworld. B.LearningfromPavarotti.C.Befriendingothermusicians. D.Improvinghisforeigntongues.【答案】12.C13.A14.C15.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。文章圍繞音樂家尤其是歌手在語言學(xué)習(xí)方面的優(yōu)勢(shì)這一話題展開，說明歌手在語言學(xué)習(xí)方面具備一定優(yōu)勢(shì)。【12題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Singershaveatalentforforeignlanguages,mostnotablywhenitestopronunciationandaccentbecause,theymimicwhattheyhear.It’ssomethingthatPavarotti,whocouldn’treadsheetmusic,didwithhisoperaticsinging.(歌手有外語天賦，尤其是在發(fā)音和口音方面，因?yàn)樗麄兡７滤麄兟牭降臇|西。這是看不懂樂譜的帕瓦羅蒂如何進(jìn)行歌劇演唱的)”可知，帕瓦羅蒂擅長(zhǎng)模仿發(fā)音，也就是學(xué)習(xí)新的發(fā)音，故選C項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“‘It’s50/50genes(基因)andenvironment,andifyouhavealotofmusicaltrainingthenyouhavemorepowerbasicallyinyourauditory(聽覺的)areas.’(“這是基因和環(huán)境各占一半的情況，如果你接受了大量的音樂訓(xùn)練，那么基本上你在聽覺區(qū)域就會(huì)有更大的能力?！?”可知，Reiterer認(rèn)為語言能力一半是由基因（生物因素）決定的，故選A項(xiàng)?！?4題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“InReiterer’s2015study,96participantscategorizedasinstrumentalists,singersandnonmusiciansweretestedfortheirabilitiestomimicalanguageunknowntothem.Herteamfoundsingershadanadvantageoverinstrumentalists,astheyoutperformedtheminforeignlanguagelearning,butbothsingersandinstrumentalistsoutperformednonmusicians.(在Reiterer2015年的研究中，96名被歸類為樂器演奏者、歌手和非音樂家的參與者接受了模仿他們不熟悉的語言的能力測(cè)試。她的團(tuán)隊(duì)發(fā)現(xiàn)歌手比樂器演奏者有優(yōu)勢(shì)，因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)外語方面表現(xiàn)更出色，但歌手和樂器演奏者都比非音樂家表現(xiàn)更好。)”可知，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)歌手在學(xué)習(xí)外語方面比樂器演奏者更有優(yōu)勢(shì)，故選C項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中“MultilingualsingerDanielEmmetsingsinsevenlanguages.Emmetfeelsmusicianshavealegupinunderstandingalanguage.Hesayshe’llalwaysbeinastateoflearning.(多語種歌手DanielEmmet用七種語言演唱。Emmet認(rèn)為音樂家在理解語言方面有優(yōu)勢(shì)。他說他將永遠(yuǎn)處于學(xué)習(xí)狀態(tài)。)”可知，Emmet會(huì)多種語言并且他覺得自己一直處于學(xué)習(xí)的狀態(tài)，所以他可能會(huì)繼續(xù)提高自己的外語水平，故選D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)。Napping(小睡)duringthedayisanancientcustomthatispracticedworldwide.Butnappingcanewithdrawbacks(缺點(diǎn))aswellasbenefits.____16____.Shortnapscanboostmentalfunctioningandmemory,aswellasimproveattentionandreactiontime.Shortnapsarealsolinkedtoincreasedproductivityandcreativity.Somepanieshaveattemptedtointroducenappingroomsintotheworkplace.____17____.Onestudyfoundthatnapsofabout20minutesimprovedtheoverallmoodofparticipants.However,longernapslastingmorethan30minutesarenottypicallyassociatedwithimprovedmoodandincreasedfeelingsofwellbeing.Oneconditionassociatedwithnappinglongerthan30minutesissleepinertia—thegrogginessanddisorientation(昏昏沉沉和迷失方向感)thatpeoplesometimesexperienceafterwakingfromalongernap.Longorlateafternoonnapscanalsodisrupt(擾亂)nighttimesleep,eitherbyleadingtodifficultiesfallingasleeporstayingasleepduringthenight.____18____,whichcanhavenumerousnegativehealtheffects.So,tomaximizebenefitswhilereducingrisks,herearesometips:____19____.Avoidlateafternoonnaps,finishnapsatleastfourtosixhoursbeforebedtime,andcreatetherightenvironmentbynappinginaquiet,fortableanddarkspace.____20____,it’sbesttoaddresstherootcauseratherthanrelyingonlyonnapping.Reducingcaffeine(咖啡因)consumption,maintainingaregularsleepscheduleandgettingadequatenighttimesleepareessentialstepstoreducingdaytimesleepiness.A.NappingcanalsoreducestressB.NapdurationvariesfrompersontopersonC.Ifyou’restrugglingwithdaytimesleepinessD.IfyouarelookingforsuitablenappingpracticesE.ResearchshowsthattherearemanybenefitstonappingF.KeepnapsshorttoavoidsleepinertiaandnighttimesleepdisruptionsG.Thisdisruptionoftheregularsleepwakecyclecanresultinoveralllossofsleep【答案】16.E17.A18.G19.F20.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了白天小睡的好處，以及過長(zhǎng)或過晚的小睡的壞處，并分享了合理小睡的建議?！?6題詳解】后文“Shortnapscanboostmentalfunctioningandmemory,aswellasimproveattentionandreactiontime.Shortnapsarealsolinkedtoincreasedproductivityandcreativity.(短時(shí)間的小睡可以增強(qiáng)精神功能和記憶力，還可以提高注意力和反應(yīng)時(shí)間。小睡一會(huì)兒還能提高工作效率和創(chuàng)造力)”主要介紹了小睡的各種好處，空處位于段首，應(yīng)該會(huì)總的指出小睡是有益的，因此E項(xiàng)“Researchshowsthattherearemanybenefitstonapping(研究表明小睡有很多好處)”符合語境，引出后文。故選E。【17題詳解】后文“Onestudyfoundthatnapsofabout20minutesimprovedtheoverallmoodofparticipants.(一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，大約20分鐘的小睡可以改善參與者的整體情緒)”提到有關(guān)小睡改善情緒的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，空處應(yīng)該與小睡對(duì)情緒的益處相關(guān)，因此A項(xiàng)“Nappingcanalsoreducestress(小睡也可以減輕壓力)”符合語境，后文是對(duì)其支撐。故選A?！?8題詳解】前文“Longorlateafternoonnapscanalsodisrupt(擾亂)nighttimesleep,eitherbyleadingtodifficultiesfallingasleeporstayingasleepduringthenight.(長(zhǎng)時(shí)間或晚些時(shí)候小睡也會(huì)擾亂夜間睡眠，要么導(dǎo)致入睡困難，要么在夜間保持睡眠狀態(tài))”介紹長(zhǎng)時(shí)間或晚些時(shí)候的小睡的壞處，后文“whichcanhavenumerousnegativehealtheffects(這可能會(huì)對(duì)健康產(chǎn)生許多負(fù)面影響)”提到某種情況的負(fù)面影響，空處應(yīng)該起到過渡作用，指出這些類型的小睡對(duì)整體睡眠的影響，因此G項(xiàng)“Thisdisruptionoftheregularsleepwakecyclecanresultinoveralllossofsleep(這種規(guī)律的睡眠覺醒周期的中斷會(huì)導(dǎo)致全面的睡眠不足)”符合語境，承前啟后。故選G。【19題詳解】前文“So,tomaximizebenefitswhilereducingrisks,herearesometips(因此，為了在降低風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的同時(shí)最大限度地獲益，這里有一些建議)”提到這里將介紹建議，后文“Avoidlateafternoonnaps,finishnapsatleastfourtosixhoursbeforebedtime,andcreatetherightenvironmentbynappinginaquiet,fortableanddarkspace.(避免在下午晚些時(shí)候小睡，至少在睡覺前4到6個(gè)小時(shí)結(jié)束小睡，在安靜、舒適和黑暗的空間里小睡，創(chuàng)造合適的環(huán)境)”給出的建議是針對(duì)小睡的時(shí)間點(diǎn)及環(huán)境的，空處應(yīng)該也是建議，可能與小睡的時(shí)長(zhǎng)相關(guān)，因此F項(xiàng)“Keepnapsshorttoavoidsleepinertiaandnighttimesleepdisruptions(小睡時(shí)間要短，以避免睡眠遲鈍和夜間睡眠中斷)”符合語境，承接前文，和后文是并列關(guān)系。故選F?！?0題詳解】后文“it’sbesttoaddresstherootcauseratherthanrelyingonlyonnapping.Reducingcaffeine(咖啡因)consumption,maintainingaregularsleepscheduleandgettingadequatenighttimesleepareessentialstepstoreducingdaytimesleepiness.(最好是解決根本原因，而不是僅僅依靠小睡。減少咖啡因的攝入，保持規(guī)律的睡眠時(shí)間和充足的夜間睡眠是減少白天困倦的必要步驟)”針對(duì)白天困倦給出建議，提醒小睡不是解決白天困倦的好方法，空處應(yīng)該會(huì)提到白天困倦這個(gè)情況，因此C項(xiàng)“Ifyou’restrugglingwithdaytimesleepiness(如果你在白天犯困)”符合語境，引出后文，其中的sleepiness在后文有同詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選C。第三部分語言運(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)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Onehotafternoondecadesago,Rhiannonwasdrivingheroldcardownthehighway.Whenshe____21____herwindowtoletinsomefreshair,hercarregistrationpaperwasblownontothefloor.Assheleaneddown(彎腰)tograbit,she____22____pulledthesteeringwheel(方向盤)totheleft.Sittingbackupagain,sherealizedshehaddrivenhercarintooningtraffic.In____23____,shepulledthewheelsharplyintheother____24____.ThecarrolledoverthreetimesandRhiannonwasthrownontotheroad.“Youweredrivingbehindmethatday,”Rhiannonsaidtoherunsunghero.“You____25____theaccidentandstoppedto____26____.YouweretherewhenIcameto,____27____inthemiddleoftheroadinshock,andbleeding.”Rhiannon____28____himasamaninhislatetwentieswitha____29____manner.“Youstayedwithmeuntilthe_____30_____arrived,”shesaid.“Youcarefullycoveredmewithablanketandputabandageonmyleftarm.”AtahospitalinCalifornia,adoctorspenthours_____31_____allthepiecesofglassfromherarm.Thenextday,thedoctortoldRhiannonthatshewouldhaveprobablybledto_____32_____beforetheambulancearrivedwithoutthebandage.“Ifyou,myhero,seeorhearthisstoryand_____33_____yourself,thanksforyourmassivegestureof_____34_____,”shesaid.“I’m_____35_____ittookmefourdecadestosaythat.”21.A.cleanedup B.rolleddown C.heldon D.turnedoff22A.constantly B.carefully C.accidentally D.secretly23.A.relief B.fact C.panic D.contrast24.A.hand B.situation C.sight D.direction25.A.witnessed B.caused C.recorded D.survived26.A.shout B.help C.wave D.rest27.A.rushing B.jumping C.walking D.lying28.A.sees B.remembers C.reminds D.believes29.A.formal B.safe C.gentle D.relaxed30.A.ambulance B.hero C.taxi D.friend31.A.brushing B.preventing C.breaking D.removing32.A.work B.death C.disease D.hospital33.A.recognize B.consider C.trust D.respect34.A.confidence B.faith C.forgiveness D.kindness35.A.sorry B.fortunate C.touched D.surprised【答案】21.B22.C23.C24.D25.A26.B27.D28.B29.C30.A31.D32.B33.A34.D35.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了Rhiannon多年前經(jīng)歷的一場(chǎng)車禍，詳細(xì)描述了車禍發(fā)生的起因、經(jīng)過，著重講述了車禍后一位不知名的男子對(duì)受傷的Rhiannon施以援手、細(xì)心照顧的過程，最后還表達(dá)了Rhiannon對(duì)這位男子的感激以及想要找到他致謝的心意。【21題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)她搖下車窗讓新鮮空氣進(jìn)來時(shí)，她的汽車登記證被吹到了地板上。A.cleanedup清理；B.rolleddown搖下，滾下；C.heldon固定，堅(jiān)持；D.turnedoff關(guān)閉。根據(jù)下文“toletinsomefreshair”可知，是把車窗搖下，讓新鮮空氣進(jìn)來，故選B項(xiàng)?！?2題詳解】考查副詞。句意：當(dāng)她俯身抓住它時(shí)，她不小心將方向盤向左拉了。A.constantly不斷地；B.carefully小心地；C.accidentally不小心地，意外地；D.secretly秘密地。根據(jù)上文“Assheleaneddown(彎腰)tograbit”及下文“pulledthesteeringwheel(方向盤)totheleft”可知，是在俯身抓汽車登記證時(shí)不小心把方向盤往左拉了，故選C項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：驚慌中，她猛地把方向盤轉(zhuǎn)向另一邊。A.relief緩解；B.fact事實(shí)；C.panic恐慌；D.contrast對(duì)比。根據(jù)上文“sherealizedshehaddrivenhercarintooningtraffic”可知，車駛?cè)肓擞娑鴣淼能嚵?，這種情況下她應(yīng)該是驚慌的，inpanic是固定短語，意為“驚慌地”，故選C項(xiàng)。24題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：驚慌中，她猛地把方向盤轉(zhuǎn)向另一邊。A.hand手；B.situation情況；C.sight視力，景象；D.direction方向。根據(jù)上文“pulledthesteeringwheel(方向盤)totheleft”可知，往左邊偏了，她在驚慌之下應(yīng)該是往另一個(gè)方向猛打方向盤，故選D項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：你目睹了事故并停下來幫忙。A.witnessed目擊；B.caused導(dǎo)致；C.recorded記錄；D.survived幸存。根據(jù)上文“Youweredrivingbehindmethatday”可知，這個(gè)人應(yīng)該是目睹了事故的發(fā)生，故選A項(xiàng)?！?/p>