2022-2023学年广东省汕尾市陆丰市重点中学高二（下）月考英语试卷（3月份）及答案解析

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2022-2023学年广东省汕尾市陆丰市重点中学高二（下）月考英语试卷（3月份）A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Boys'LifeHeadlinersThomasMcWithey

Age：19

Hometown：Yorktown，Virginia

ScoutRank：EagleScout（Troop306，Yorktown）

MadeHeadlines：ForbeinghonoredattheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorwiththe2018GeorgeandHelenHartzogAwardforOutstandingVolunteerService，inwhichThomasreceivedtheYouthVolunteerAward.ForhisEagleScoutproject，Thomasledhistroopintheconstructionandinstallation（安装）of15bluebirdnestboxesatthepark，totalingmorethan150volunteerhours.

ChaseEnglehart

Age：15

Hometown：Lafayette，California

ScoutRank：StarScout（Troop200，Lafayette）

MadeHeadlines：Forwinningthe2019ElToroNorthAmericanChampionshipinKaneohe，Hawaii，inthejuniordivision.ChasesailsfortheRichmondYachtClubinPointRichmond，California.Itwasthefirsttimein22yearsthatamainlanderwonthechampionship.

HayesEtue

Age：10

Hometown：Nashville，Tennessee

ScoutRank：BearScout（Pack555，Nashville）

MadeHeadlines：Byplacingthirdinhisagebracket（年龄组）atthe2019HEAT（HendersonvilleEnduranceAthleticTeam）KidsTriathlonJuniorRace.Theraceinvolveda50-yardpoolswim，2‑milebikerideand1-milerun.

DylanPowers

Age：19

Hometown：Wrentham，Massachusetts

ScoutRank：EagleScout（Troop13，Wrentham）

MadeHeadlines：ForwinningtheIntegratedMarketingCampaign—Servicecompetitionatthe2019DECAInternationalCareerDevelopmentConference，alongwithpartnerAnthonyBozza.DECAworkswithstudentstoprepareforcareersinmarketing，financeandmanagement.

AlinaMorse

Age：14

Hometown：Detroit，Michigan

MadeHeadlines：AstheyoungestchiefexecutiveofficertobenamedtotheInc.5000（America'smostsuccessfulcompanies），aswellastheyoungestpersontobefeaturedonthecoverofEntrepreneurmagazine.AlinahasalsospokenattheNewYorkStockExchange，doneaTEDTalkandmuchmore.1.Whospentalotoftimeservingasavolunteer？______A.ThomasMcWithey. B.ChaseEnglehart.

C.DylanPowers. D.HayesEtue.2.WhatisspecialaboutChaseEnglehart？______A.Hespecializesinmarketing.

B.Heswam，cycledandranintherace.

C.Hetookpartinasailingcompetition.

D.Heistheyoungestwinnerofthecompetition.3.WhatmadeAlinaMorseaheadliner？______A.Hergreatsailingskills.

B.Herhighscoresintherace.

C.Herbusinessachievements.

D.Hercontributionstotheenvironment.BFireworksareexciting，butalsohardtocontrol．TheChineseartistCaiGuoqiang，though，hasdevelopedawaytoharnessthevisualandphysicalpoweroffireworkstomakeartHerecentlyusedthemtocreateaburningsculpturethatstretchedhighintothesky．GuoqiangfittinglynamedtheworkSkyLadder．

GuoqiangbuiltSkyLadderbymakingaframeoutofmetal．Hecoatedtheframewithgunpowder，themainchemicalmaterialinfireworks．

Theartisttriedoneendoftheframetothegroundandattachedalargeweatherballoontotheotherend．Theballoonwasfilledwithhelium一agasthatislighterthanair．Whenreleased，theballoonfloatedupward，pullingthetopoftheladder500metersintothesky．That'shigherthanthetopoftheEmpireStateBuilding．

Guoqiangsetfiretothebottomoftheladder，andthecrackling（啪啪作响）flamesracedskywarduptheframe．Thesculptureburnedfortwo-and-a-halfminutesbeforeitsflamesbegantodieoutfromthebottomup．

Dealingwithexplosive（炸药）ischallenging，andconditionshadtobeperfectforGuoqiangtoachievehisdesiredeffect．HefirstattemptedSkyLadderin1994，butbadweatherpreventedhimfromsuccessfullycompletingthework．GuoqiangputSkyLadderasidesothathecouldworkonotherprojects，perhapsmostfamouslythefireworksdisplaythatopenedthe2008BeijingOlympicGames．

Finally，aftertwomorefailedattempts，Guoqiangsuccessfullysenthisflamingladderskywardlastyear．HepresentedSkyLadderinhishometown，aquietfishingvillagenearHuiyuIsland，Quanzhou．Heofferedtheworkasagifttohis100-year-oldgrandmother，otherfamilymembers，hisfriendsandhistown．

"BehindSkyLadderliesaclearchildhooddreamofmine，"Guoqiangexplains．"Despitealllife'stwistsandturns，Ihavealwaysbeendeterminedtorealizeit．Theladderrosetowardthemorningsun，carryinghope．Forme，thisnotonlymeansareturn，butalsothestartofanewjourney．"4.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"harness"inParagraph1？______A.controlanduse B.findandcollect

C.saveanddevelop D.countandproduce．5.WhatcanwelearnabouttheworkSkyLadderCaiGuoqiangbuiltlastyear？______A.Itprovedtobeafailure．

B.Itcouldflyfreeinthesky．

C.Itkeptburningfor2.5minutes．

D.Itwassentskywardintheevening．6.WhendidCaiGuoqiangfirstimaginealadderoffire？______A.Whenhewasayoungboy．

B.WhenhesawtheEmpireStateBuilding．

C.Whenthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesopened．

D.Whenhisgrandmotherhadher100thbirthday．7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？______A.Livingwithhope B.Abirthdaygift

C.Burningman D.ArtonfireCGreenhousegasemissionswouldriseifallfarmsinEnglandandWaleswentorganic.Thoughtheemissionsofeachfarmwouldgodown，muchmorefoodwouldhavetobeimported，astheamounttheywouldproducewoulddecreasegreatly.

"Thekeymessagefrommyperspectiveisthatyoucan'treallyhaveyourcakeandeatit，"saysLaurenceSmith，nowattheRoyalAgriculturalUniversityintheUK，whowaspartoftheteamthatranthenumbers.Smithisasupporteroforganicfarmingandsays"therearealotofoftheorganicapproach"，buthisanalysisshowsthatorganicfarminghasdownsidestoo.

Farmingandchangesinlanduse，suchascuttingdownforests，areresponsibleforathirdofallgreenhousegasemissions.Thatmeansreducingfarmingemissionsandthelandneededforfarmingisrequiredtolimitfurtherglobalwarming.

Smithandhiscolleaguesfoundthatemissionsperunitoffoodare，onaverage，20percentlowerfororganiccropsand4percentlowerfororganicanimalproducts.However，organicharvestsperhectare（公顷）arealsoloweronaverage.Forwheatandbarley，forinstance，harvestsarejusthalfofthoseofconventionalfarms.Thismeans1.5timesasmuchlandwouldbeneededtogrowthesameamountofthesefoods.

Theestimatedincreaseinemissionsvariesgreatly，dependingonwheretheextrafarmlandcomesfrom.Ifonlyhalfcomesfromturninggrasslandintofarms，theincreasecouldbeaslowas20percent.Ifgrasslandthatwouldotherwisehavebeenreforestedisturnedintofarmland，emissionscouldnearlydouble.

Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanpeopleshouldstopeatingorganicproduce，saysSmith.Peoplemightchooseorganicfoodforotherreasons，suchastoreducetheirpesticideexposure（thoughcontrarytopopularbelief，organicfarmersdousepesticides）orforthesakeofwildlife.

Going100percentorganiccouldalsoharmglobalbiodiversity.Theextralandusedforfarmingwouldmeanthelandavailableforwildlifewouldbesmallerandmorefragmented（碎片化的）.

Smithsaysthebestoptionmaybetousesomeorganicandconventionalfarmingmethodsatthesametime.8.Whymaygreenhousegasemissionsincreaseifacountrygoesorganic？______A.Organicfarmstakelongertobuild.

B.Theagriculturaloutputwillincreasegreatly.

C.Theemissionsofeachfarmunitwillincrease.

D.Greaterdemandforimportedfoodwillbecreated.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"merits"inParagraph2probablymean？______A.Changes. B.Challenges. C.Advantages. D.Differences.10.WhatdidSmithandhiscolleaguesfind？______A.Organicharvestsperunitaregreaterthantraditionalharvests.

B.Organicfarmingneedsmorefarmlandtofeedacountry.

C.Globalwarmingcouldbebroughtundercontrol.

D.Landwasnotusedinaresponsibleway.11.WhatisSmith'sproposal？______A.Stoppingusingpesticides.

B.Eatinglessorganicproduce.

C.Goingbacktotraditionalfarming.

D.Adoptingmixedfarmingmethods.DPieterBruegel'siconic1565paintingTheHarvestershangsattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Theworkshowedpeopleharvestingwheatnearlyastallastheywere."nowadays，however，ifyouwalkthroughawheatfield，youbasicallyseethatwheatisaboutknee-height.Thereducedheightisessentiallyaconsequenceofbreeding（培育）alongwithgenesforincreasingproductiontofeedagrowingpopulation，"biologistDeSmetexplained.

DeSmetsayswheatisjustoneexampleofhowhistoricalartworkcanallowustotrackthetransformationoffoodcropsovertime.HeteamedupwitharthistorianVergauwen，afriendsincechildhood，todocumentsuchartworkaroundtheworld.Theyhavebeenmainlylookingatthingswheretheycanspotchangesinshape，colorandsize.

TheirinterestinplantsinartworkbeganwithavisittotheHermitageMuseum，wheretheynoticedanodd-lookingwatermeloninanearly-17th-centurypainting.Itappearedtobepaleandwhiteontheinside.BiologistDeSmetassumedthepainterhaddoneapoorjob.ButarthistorianVergauwenhadadifferentidea."No，thisisoneofthebestpainterseverfromthatera.Soifhepainteditlikethat，that'sthewayitmusthavelookedlike，"heexplained.

Otherpaintingsrevealedthatbothredandwhitewatermelonsweregrownduringthe17thcentury."Withallthegeneticknowledgewenowhave，wecanlookinmoredetailhowsomethingcomesabout，"DeSmetsaid."Forexample，untilthe18thcentury，Europeanstrawberriesappearedtinyinpaintings-theythengrewinsizeastheywerecrossbredwithNorthAmericanvarieties."

Ultimately，theteamhopestocreateanonlineresearchdatabaseofhistoricalplantartwork.Theyseekthecontributionsofartenthusiastsaroundtheworldviathesocialmedia."However，"Vergauwenreminds，"ifyou'regoingtouse，forexample，Picassototryandunderstandhowapearlookedintheearly20thcentury，youmightbemisled."12.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepaintingTheHarvesters？______A.Itshowshowpeoplesuccessfullygrewwheat.

B.Itprovesthatwheatwasmuchshorterinthepast.

C.Itexplainstheconsequenceofdifferentbreedingmethods.

D.Itgivescluesabouthowwheatinthe16thcenturylookedlike.13.Whatinspiredtheresearchteamtostarttheirstudy？______A.Theirpreferenceforfoodcrops.

B.Theirfriendshipsincechildhood.

C.Theirdividedviewsonanoldpainting.

D.TheirsharedinterestinHermitageMuseum.14.WhatisthemessagefromVergauweninthelastparagraph？______A.Artenthusiastsarenotcarefulenough.

B.Abstractpaintingsoftenmisleadpeople.

C.Thesourcepaintingsneedtoberealistic.

D.Picasso'spaintingsarehardtounderstand.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext？______A.Tocommentonhistoricalplantpaintings.

B.Totellinterestingstoriesbehindplantartwork.

C.Toinformreadersofascientificbreakthrough.

D.Tointroduceastudyonfoodcroptransformation.阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whenhewasfourteen，hisambitionwastorunapub，justlikehisdad.（1）______Withachainofrestaurants，anumberofpopulartelevisionseriesandbest-sellingcookerybooks，JamieOliverisawell-knownnameineveryUKhousehold.I'mahuge"Jamiefan".Iadmirehispassionforimprovingthefoodweeatandhelpingpeoplechangetheirlives.

（2）______Hetookfifteenunemployedyoungpeople，withnopreviousexperienceofcooking，andtrainedthemtobetop-classchefs（厨师）inhisrestaurant，alsocalledFifteen.Irememberonetrainee，LloydHayes.Heleftschoolwithnoqualificationsandstartedgettingintocrime.（3）______Ithinkit'sthiskindofsuccessstorythatmakesJamieandhisprojectssospecial.

AnotherspecialprojectisJamie'sMinistryofFoodwhichhestartedin2008.Therearetwoaims：firstly，toteachpeoplehowtocookhealthy，affordablefoodinsteadofeatingfastfood；secondly，tosetupthePassItOnscheme：encouragingeachpersontopassonarecipetheylearnedtofourotherpeople.（4）______Thousandsofpeoplehavechangedtheircookinghabitsasaresult-andI'moneofthem.I'vedecidedI'mnotgoingtoeatfastfoodanymore.

It'snotonlyadults，butchildren，too.Jamie'sSchoolDinners，oneofJamie'sbest-knownprojects，triedtoimprovefoodinschoolsandencouragechildrentoeatwell.Itwasdifficulttoconvincesomeofthechildren，butintheend，manyschoolsimprovedtheirmenus.（5）______

So，what'sJamiegoingtodonext？Well，whateveritis，onethingisforsure，I'mnotgoingtomissit!

A.Iheardrecentlythatsheisgoingtoteachpeopletocook.

B.Andmychildrenaregoingtoeattheirvegetablesnow.

C.Jamie'sfirstproject，Fifteen，in2002，aimedtohelpyoungpeople.

D.I'mgoingtocookformyfriendsandtaketimetoeatgoodfood.

E.Thosefourpeoplethenteachfourmorepeople，andsoon.

F.ButtheprojectworkedandLloydgotajobasachefinatoprestaurant.

G.Butinthelasttwentyyears，chefJamieOliverhasachievedfarmore.16.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.GOnacoldafternooninJanuary2015，YeseniaDiosdado，11，gotoffaschoolbusinLenexa，Kansas，neartheapartmentbuildingwheresheliveswithherfamily.Whenthe（1）______pulledaway，Yeseniasawpoliceandemergencyworkersattendingto（2）______ofathree-caraccidentthathadhappenedatabusycrossroadsnearby.Yesenia（3）______asmallcrowdofonlookersacrossthestreet.

Shenoticedthata（n）（4）______womanwastryingto（5）______withanEmergencyMedicalServiceworkerusingsignlanguage，buthecouldn'tunderstandher."Iheardhim（6）______aninterpreter（翻译员），"Yeseniasays.

Sheranovertotheparamedic（护理人员）to（7）______—hermother，aformersignlanguageinterpreter，had（8）______herandhersistershowto（9）______（nooneinthefamilyishearing-impaired）.

"Shesaid，'Isign.CanIhelp？'"saysEMScaptainChrisWinger."Iwas（10）______."

Yeseniawasableto（11）______totheemergencyworkerthatthewoman'sneckwasinjuredandtellthemthenameofthelocalhospitalshepreferred."Shelookedreally（12）______，"saysYesenia."I'mproudthatIgottodosomethingtohelp."

Whenhermother，SusanMilidore，36，heardaboutYesenia'sbraveactions，shewasn'tsurprised."It'sinher（13）______tohelp，"saysSusan."Iwasimpressedthatsherecognizedthe（14）______ofthesituationandtookcharge.Mostadultswouldn'thavedonethat."

Afewweekslater，paramedics（15）______Yeseniawithagoldcoinandacertificate（证书）ofappreciationatherelementaryschool.

"Mymomalwayssaysthatyouneverknowwhensignlanguagemightcomeinhandy，"saysYesenia."Thatday，itdid."21.

A.bus B.car C.train D.ambulance22.

A.students B.passersby C.crowds D.victims23.

A.visited B.joined C.passed D.interviewed24.

A.lost B.kind C.injured D.attractive25.

A.argue B.discuss C.compete D.communicate26.

A.callon B.askfor C.replyto D.lookinto27.

A.help B.greet C.watch D.wait28.

A.missed B.written C.taught D.recorded29.

A.share B.sign C.speak D.hear30.

A.encouraged B.troubled C.surprised D.frightened31.

A.listen B.turn C.explain D.announce32.

A.hurt B.calm C.busy D.sleepy33.

A.duty B.nature C.interest D.dream34.

A.purpose B.advantage C.importance D.seriousness35.

A.provided B.confused C.presented D.compared36.阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

Manypeople（1）______（use）toconsiderarttobepaintingsoffieldswithflowers，portraits（肖像）ofold-fashionedmenintophats，orpicturesofbowlsoffruit.However，arthaschanged（2）______（great）inthelastcentury.Now，computergameartandgraffiti（涂鸦）（3）______（accept）astypesofartforms，too.Thereare（4）______（exhibition）ofthesecontemporarytypesofartinfamousartgalleries.Let'sdiscoversomefamouscontemporaryartists.

DamienHirstisanEnglishartist.HebecamefamousafterattendingGoldsmithsUniversityinLondon，andwasverypopularinthe1990s.Hehasusedalotofdeadanimalsinhiswork，（5）______（include）deadsharks，sheepandcows.Heisfamousforhisdiamond-coveredskull，（6）______wasshowninanartgalleryforalimitedamountoftime.

MarcelDuchamp，aFrench-Americanpainterandsculptor，isconsideredoneof（7）______mostimportantartistsofthe20thcenturyashehasinfluencedmanyartists.Hechangedwhatwasthe"normal"ideaintheartworld.Perhapshisbest（8）______（know）pieceofworkissimplyamen'surinal（小便池）thathedecidedtolabelasart.

WilliamEgglestonisanAmericanphotographerwhomademoderncolourphotographyacceptable（9）______anartform.Beforehim，blackandwhitephotographywasmuch（10）______（popular）.Eggleston'sphotographsarevery"American".Theycontainlotsofimagesof"Coca-Cola，NoParkingsignsandpalmtrees".(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)37.Yourdreamisnot______（现实的）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）38.Hehasacquireda______（名声）fordishonesty.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）39.Theticketwill______（保证）youfreeentry.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）40.Thescientistdeserves______（承认）forhistalent.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）41.Scientistshaveafairly______（消极的）attitudetothetheory.42.Don't______（打扰）mewhenIamworking.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）43.Thelongsleephad______（使恢复精力）her.44.Developmenthasbeenguidedbyaconcernforthe______（生态）ofthearea.45.Ifelt______（头晕目眩的）whenIdidn'tsleepwell.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）46.Chinaisthefirstcountryintheworldtomakeagarbage-sorting______.（政策）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）47.We'vetalkedrecentlyabouttheimportanceof______（可持续的）energy.48.Wehavea______（和睦的）family.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）49.Helovessciencefictionin______（尤其，特别）.50.Studentspreferto______（依靠）peerstorelievestressandanxiety.（根据汉语提示完成句子）51.I'vedecidedto______（剃掉）mybeard.52.______（代表）ofthedepartmentIwouldliketothankyouall.（根据汉语提示完成句子）53.Thenwhatiscausingtheincreaseintheglobalaveragesurfacetemperature？Climatescientistsoftenmentionakeyclimateprocess（1）______（call）the"greenhouseeffect"，whichhastwocommonmeanings：the"natural"greenhouseeffect（2）______the"man-made"greenhouseeffect.The"natural"greenhouseeffectreferstothefact（3）______heatfromthesunenterstheatmosphereandwarmsEarth'ssurfaceasshort-waveradiation.Theheat（4）______（release）backintospaceatlongerwavelengths.Greenhousegasesintheatmosphere，suchasmethaneandcarbondioxidetrapsomeoftheheat，（5）______（keep）Earth'sclimatewarmandhabitable.（6）______thisprocess，Earthcouldnotsustainlife.However，the"man-made"greenhouseeffecthasnowbecome（7）______bigproblem.Whenpeopleproducehugeamountsofextragreenhousegasesbyburningfossil（8）______（fuel），moreheatenergyistrappedintheatmosphereand（9）______（cause）Earth'ssurfacetemperaturetorise（10）______（quick）.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)54.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Iranafterthetrain，shouting，"Heymister，can'tyouseeme？"Itwashopeless，asnoconductorisgoingtoslowdownfora60-year-oldmanwhogottothestationseveralminuteslate.Theyabsolutelydidn'tknowhowimportantthatday，thattrainridewastome!Iwasonmywaytoaninterviewforwhatcouldhavebeentheopportunityofalifetime.

Ithrewbothmyhatandmyartcasedownindepression，andsatdownonthenearestchair，wiping（擦掉）thesweatfrommyfaceandbreathingheavily.Iwouldhavetowaitawholedayforthenexttrain，andbythenmyappointmentwiththegalleryownerwouldhavegivenuponme.Perhapsitwasforthebest.Itwas，afterall，thefirsttimein40yearsanyonehadshownsuchaninterestinmyart.Maybeifthegalleryownerhadseenallmypaintings，hewouldhavechangedhismindaboutofferingmespaceonhiswalls.

Disappointmentfilledmysoul.ShouldIdialthegalleryandgetaninterviewonadifferentday？ButPierreGianniwastheownerofthemostwell-knowngalleryinNewYorkCity.Whywouldhegiveararesecondchancetoanelderlynobodywhenhehadthenewest，coolestyoungartiststochoosefrom？

Cometothinkofit，perhapstheseinsecuritiesweretheveryreasonIhadneverbeenofferedashowbefore.Iwastooafraidtotry.Ifoundcountlessexcusesnottooffermyworkuptobeseenandperhapscriticized.ItoldmyselfitwouldhurttoomuchifIfailed，butthetruthwasthatIhadnevertried.

Finally，Igatheredallmycouragetodialthegallery，onlytofindmyantiquecellphonehadbrokendown.ItwasattheverymomentthatIwasintotaldespairanddecidedtogohome.

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

SuddenlyIfeltatouchonmyshoulder.

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ThenextmorningIgottothegalleryontime.

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答案和解析1~3.【答案】A、C、C【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据ThomasMcWithey部分中ForhisEagleScoutproject，Thomasledhistroopintheconstructionandinstallationof15bluebirdnestboxesatthepark，totalingmorethan150volunteerhours.（在他的鹰级童子军项目中，托马斯带领他的队伍在公园里建造和安装了15个蓝鸟巢箱，总计超过150个小时的志愿者工作）可知，ThomasMcWithey花了很多时间做志愿者。故选A。

（2）细节理解题。根据ChaseEnglehart部分中Itwasthefirsttimein22yearsthatamainlanderwonthechampionship.（这是22年来大陆选手第一次获得冠军）可知，ChaseEnglehart参加了帆船运动比赛。故选C。

（3）推理判断题。根据AlinaMorse部分中MadeHeadlines：AstheyoungestchiefexecutiveofficertobenamedtotheInc.5000（America'smostsuccessfulcompanies），aswellastheyoungestpersontobefeaturedonthecoverofEntrepreneurmagazine.AlinahasalsospokenattheNewYorkStockExchange，doneaTEDTalkandmuchmore.（头条新闻：作为美国最成功的5000家公司中最年轻的首席执行官，同时也是最年轻的登上《企业家》杂志封面的人。爱丽娜还在纽约证券交易所做过演讲，做过TED演讲，还有很多其他的）可知，AlinaMorse荣登杂志头条凭借的是其卓越的商业成就。故选C。

本文是应用文。文章介绍了五名登上Boys'Life杂志头条的青少年。

阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。

4~7.【答案】A、C、A、D【解析】本文主要讲述了关于烟花艺术，具体讲述了中国艺术家蔡国强发明"天梯"的故事．

考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

1.

A．词义猜测题．根据第一段TheChineseartistCaiGuoqiang，though，hasdevelopedawaytoharnessthevisualandphysicalpoweroffireworkstomakeartHerecentlyusedthemtocreateaburningsculpturethatstretchedhighintothesky．可知尽管如此，中国艺术家蔡国强已经开发出一种方法，利用烟花的视觉和物理力量来制作艺术，他最近用它们来制作一个高高伸入天空的燃烧雕塑．harness意为"控制和使用"，故选A．

2.

C．细节理解题．根据第四段Thesculptureburnedfortwo-and-a-halfminutesbeforeitsflamesbegantodieoutfromthebottomup．可知这座雕塑燃烧了两分钟半后，火焰开始从底部向上熄灭．由此可见，蔡国强去年建造的"天梯"是为了持续燃烧2.5分钟．故选C．

3.

A．细节理解题．根据最后一段"BehindSkyLadderliesaclearchildhooddreamofmine，"Guoqiangexplains．可知国强解释说："天梯后面有一个我童年时的清晰梦想．"由此可见，蔡国强小时候第一次想到的是一个火梯．故选C．

4.

D．主旨大意题．根据整篇文章可知，本文主要讲述了关于烟花艺术的故事．文章具体讲述了中国艺术家蔡国强发明"天梯"的故事．故选D．

8~11.【答案】D、C、B、D【解析】（1）D.推理判断题。根据第一段GreenhousegasemissionswouldriseifallfarmsinEnglandandWaleswentorganic.Thoughtheemissionsofeachfarmwouldgodown，muchmorefoodwouldhavetobeimported，astheamounttheywouldproducewoulddecreasegreatly.（如果英格兰和威尔士的所有农场都采用有机农业，温室气体排放量将会增加。虽然每个农场的排放量都会下降，但必须进口更多的粮食，因为它们的产量将大大减少。）可知，农场变得有机化，温室气体排放量就会增加，这样会导致食物进口的需求大幅增加，故选D。

（2）C.词义猜测题。根据第二段

"there

are

a

lot

of

of

the

organic

approach"，but

his

analysis

shows

that

organic

farming

has

downsides

too.

（有机方法有很多优点，但是他的分析表明有机农业也有缺点。）可知，but表示转折，前后两句意义相反。前句表示有机农业有缺点，故推知前句表示有机农业有优点。故merits的意思是"优点"，A.Changes改变；B.Challenges挑战；C.Advantages优点；D.Differences不同。故选C。

（3）B.推理判断题。根据第四段However，organicharvestsperhectare（公顷）arealsoloweronaverage.Forwheatandbarley，forinstance，harvestsarejusthalfofthoseofconventionalfarms.Thismeans1.5timesasmuchlandwouldbeneededtogrowthesameamountofthesefoods.（然而，平均每公顷的有机收成也较低。例如，对于小麦和大麦，收成仅为传统农场的一半。这意味着种植相同数量的这些有机食物需要1.5倍的土地。）可知，史密斯和同事们发现：相比传统农业，有机农业需要更多的农田和土地来养活一个国家，故选B。

（4）D.细节理解题。根据最后一段Smithsaysthebestoptionmaybetousesomeorganicandconventionalfarmingmethodsatthesametime.（史密斯说最好的选择可能是同时使用一些有机和传统的耕作方法。）可知，史密斯的提议是：同时使用一些有机和传统的耕作方法混合耕作法，故选D。

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述有机农业及其优缺点。

做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。做题时要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。

12~15.【答案】D、C、B、D【解析】（1）细节理解题。由文章第一段中The

work

showed

people

harvesting

wheat

nearly

as

tall

as

they

were.（研究显示，收割小麦的人几乎和它们的身高一样高。）此处的they指的是小麦，可知《收割者》这幅画让了解到它为16世纪小麦的样子。故选D。

（2）推理判断题。由文章第三段中Biologist

De

Smet

assumed

the

painter

had

done

a

poor

job.But

art

historian

Vergauwen

had

a

different

idea.

"No，this

is

one

of

the

best

painters

ever

from

that

era.So

if

he

painted

it

like

that，that's

the

way

it

must

have

looked

like，"

he

explained."（生物学家De

Smet认为画家画得不好。但艺术史学家Vergauwen却有不同的看法。"不，这是那个时代最好的画家之一。所以如果他把它画成那样，那它肯定就是这样的。"他解释道。）可知他们对一幅古画有不同的看法激发了研究团队开始他们的研究。故选C。

（3）段落大意题。由文章最后一段Ultimately，the

team

hopes

to

create

an

online

research

database

of

historical

plant

artwork.They

seek

the

contributions

of

art

enthusiasts

around

the

world

via

the

social

media.

"However，"

Vergauwen

reminds，

"if

you're

going

to

use，for

example，Picasso

to

try

and

understand

how

a

pear

looked

in

the

early

20th

century，you

might

be

misled."（最终，该团队希望创建一个历史植物艺术品的在线研究数据库。他们通过社交媒体寻求世界各地艺术爱好者的贡献。"然而，"韦高文提醒说，"如果你试图用毕加索的作品来理解20世纪初梨子的样子，你可能会被误导。"）可知在最后一段中Vergauwen传达了抽象画常常误导人的信息。故选B。

（4）目的意图题。由文章文章大意以及第二段中De

Smet

says

wheat

is

just

one

example

of

how

historical

artwork

can

allow

us

to

track

the

transformation

of

food

crops

over

time."（De

Smet说，小麦只是历史艺术品如何让我们追踪粮食作物随时间变化的一个例子。）和最后一段中Ultimately，the

team

hopes

to

create

an

online

research

database

of

historical

plant

artwork.They

seek

the

contributions

of

art

enthusiasts

around

the

world

via

the

social

media.（最终，该团队希望创建一个历史植物艺术品的在线研究数据库。他们通过社交媒体寻求世界各地艺术爱好者的贡献。）可知这篇文章的目的是介绍粮食作物变化研究。故选D。

这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了古艺术品能够传递一定的农业信息，为农作物变化的研究提供线索。

阅读理解解题步骤：首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意，因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料；其次细读题材，各个击破，掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性，对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准。

16~20.【答案】G、C、F、E、B【解析】（1）推理判断题。根据前文When

he

was

fourteen，his

ambition

was

to

run

a

pub，just

like

his

dad（当他十四岁的时候，他的志向是经营一家酒吧，就像他的父亲一样）；以及后文With

a

chain

of

restaurants，a

number

of

popular

television

series

and

best-selling

cookery

books，Jamie

Oliver

is

a

well-known

name

in

every

UK

household（杰米•奥利弗拥有一家连锁餐厅、一系列受欢迎的电视剧和畅销烹饪书籍，在英国的每个家庭都是家喻户晓的名字），可知表示"但在过去的二十年里，厨师杰米•奥利弗取得了更大的成就"的选项G可以起到承上启下的作用，故选G。

（2）主题判断题。根据后文He

took

fifteen

unemployed

young

people，with

no

previous

experience

of

cooking，and

trained

them

to

be

top-class

chefs（厨师）in

his

restaurant，also

called

Fifteen（招募了15名没有烹饪经验的失业青年，并将他们培养成顶级厨师，这个项目被称作"十五"），可知表示"杰米2002年的第一个项目"十五"旨在帮助年轻人"的选项C符合本段的主题--称作"十五"的一个项目，故选C。

（3）推理判断题。根据前文He

left

school

with

no

qualifications

a