2023年高考英语江苏卷(解析版)

PAGEPAGE142023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试〔英语〕—江苏卷解析版第一局部听力〔共两节，总分值30分〕做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节〔共5小题；每题1分，总分值5分〕听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题的阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A￡19.15B￡9.15C￡9.18答案是B1.WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?A.Gooutwithherfriend.B.workonherpaper.C.Makesomeplans.2.WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?A.＄15.B.＄30.C.＄50.3.WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayafternoon?A.Toattendawedding.B.Tovisitanexhibition.C.Tomeetafriend.4.WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?A.AT1:00p.m.B.AT3:00p.m.C.AT4:00p.m.5.wherearethespeakers?A.Inastore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Atahotel.第二节〔共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值22.5分〕听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?A.Sheprefersaroomofown.B.Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.7.Whatisgoodabouttheflat?A.Ithasalargesittingroom.B.Ithasgoodfurniture.C.Ithasabigkitchen.听第七段材料，答复第8、9题。8.WherehasBarbarabeen?A.Milan.B.Florence.C.Rome.9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?A.Shoes.B.Stones.C.Books.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?A.ThomasBrothers.B.MikeLandon.C.JackCooper.11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?A.Hiswife.B.Hisboss.C.Hissecretary.12.Whatisthemessageabout?A.Ameeting.B.AvisittoFrance. C.Thedateforatrip.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.B.Thedriverofthelorry.C.Apoliceofficer.14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.B.Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.C.Standingoutsideabank.15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?A.Atabout8:00a.m.B.Atabout9:00a.m.C.Atabout10:00a.m.16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?A.Alorryhitacar.B.Acarranintoalorry.C.Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Thehistoryoftheschool.B.Thecoursesfortheterm.C.Theplanfortheday.18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudent?A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.C.Intheclassrooms.19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?A.Takesciencecourses.B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.C.Attendworkshops.20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestion?A.Duringthelunchhour.B.Afterthewelcomespeech.C.Beforethetouroflabs.第二局部：英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值35分〕第一节：单项填空〔共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分〕请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild______heorshewants.A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.wherever答案是B。21.Thevisitorsherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor_____newJiangsu.A.不填；aB.不填；theC.the；aD.the；the选A.第一空,来自社会各阶层的人.是不特指,不用冠词.第二空,在Jiangsu前有形容词new因此,应加冠词a.表示一个全新的江苏22.Thedoctorisskilledattreatinghearttroubleandneveracceptsanygiftfromhispatients,sohehasaverygood_____.A.expectationB.reputationC.contributionD.civilization选B，reputation表示名声而expectation是期望的意思。Contribution是奉献的意思。Civilization是文明的意思。23.—why,Jack,youlooksotired!—Well,I_____thehouseandImustfinishtheworktomorrow.A.waspaintingB.willbepaintingC.havepaintedD.havebeenpainting选D。我给房子上油漆一直进行到现在，而且到明天才会完成。所以用现在完成进行时24.Thousandsofforeignerswere______totheShanghaiWorldExpothedayitopened.A.attendedB.attainedC.attractedD.attached选C。表示成千上万的外宾被吸引来参加上海的世博会。25.—Ihaven’tgotthereferencebookyet,butI’llhaveatestonthesubjectnextmonth.—Don’tworry.You______haveitbyFriday.A.couldB.shallC.mustD.may选B，shall在第二人称中表示允诺，还可以表示强制，命令，威胁，警告。还有在法律条文中的要求或规定。26.Theexperimenthas_________thepossibilityoftheexistenceofanylifeonthatplanet,butitdoesnotmeanthereisnolifeonotherplanets.A.foundoutB.pointedoutC.ruledoutD.carriedout选C，排除可能性。Findout是查找出pointout指出carryout执行，实施27.—DoyouthinktheirtabletennisteamwillwinthefirstplaceatthecomingAsianGames?—_________.Oursismuchstrongerthantheirs.A.OfcourseB.ItdependsC.Don’tmentionitD.Bynomeans选D.bynomeans表示绝不Itdepends.表示看情况而定.28.TheretiredmandonatedmostofhissavingstotheschooldamagedbytheearthquakeinYushu,________thestudentstoreturntotheirclassrooms.A.enablingB.havingenabledC.toenableD.tohaveenabled选A.enabling表示他在捐献后的结果29.Sofarwehavedonealottobuildalow-carboneconomy,butitis________ideal.Wehavetoworkstillharder.A.nexttoB.farfromC.outofD.dueto选B.farfrom表示notatall.nextto表示仅次于dueto表示因为,由于30.—Peter,wheredidyouguysgoforthesummervacation?—We________busywithourworkformonths,sowewenttothebeachtorelaxourselves.A.wereB.havebeenC.hadbeenD.willbe选C.考查时态题.我们去海边发生在过去.而我们忙于工作在此之前.因此用过去完成时.31.—Ihavetriedveryhardtofindasolutiontotheproblem,butinvain.—whynotconsultwithFrank?Yousee,_________.A.greatmindsthinkalikeB.twoheadsarebetterthanoneC.abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebushD.it’sbettertothinktwicebeforedoingsomething选B.B表示三个臭皮匠凑成诸葛亮./A英雄所见略同./C一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林./D.三思而后行.32.Thenewlybuiltcafé,thewallsof_______arepaintedlightgreen,isreallyapeacefulplaceforus,speciallyafterhardwork.A.thatB.itC.whatD.which选D定语从句表示咖啡屋的墙33.—Iseveryonehere?—Notyet……Look,there_______therestofourguests!A.comeB.comesC.iscomingD.arecoming选A倒装句谓语动词根据后面的主语34.Georgeisgoingtotalkaboutthegeographyofhiscountry,butI’dratherhe_______moreonitsculture.A.focusB.focusedC.wouldfocusD.hadfocused选Bwouldrather后应用虚拟语气，表示与现在时间相反，用动词的过去式35.—IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.—That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A.whereB.howC.whenD.what选A.这就是我不同意的地方.agree是不及物动词,所以用where.用表语从句.第二节：完形填空〔共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分〕请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather__36__metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois___37forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno___38thantomorrowmorning.〞Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,___39myheadslightlyupward,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youare___40.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,___41thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet〔释放的途径〕forhisenthusiasm.〞Thatstatementbegana(n)___42betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy___43asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.She___44myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountryside,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore___45andmybrotherandIcouldbebetter___46.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand___47andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,andI___48ithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher___49andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof___50thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe___51beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe___52manintown.Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.Whatpower__53has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis___54strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible〔不可抗拒的〕forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever___55.Youcancommunicatethatpowertoanyonewhoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.36.A.rushedB.sentC.carriedD.introduced37.A.distinguishedB.favoredC.mistakenD.rewarded38.A.soonerB.laterC.longerD.earlier39.A.draggedB.shookC.raisedD.bent40.A.perfectB.rightC.wrongD.impolite41.A.butB.soC.andD.or42.A.agreementB.friendshipC.gapD.relationship43.A.opinionB.imageC.expectationD.mind44.A.beggedB.persuadedC.orderedD.invited45.A.successfulB.meaningfulC.helpfulD.useful46.A.treatedB.entertainedC.educatedD.respected47.A.cameraB.radioC.bicycleD.typewriter48.A.consideredB.suspectedC.ignoredD.appreciated49.A.beliefB.requestC.criticismD.description50.A.teachingB.writingC.studyingD.reading51.A.nextB.sameC.onlyD.real52.A.cleverestB.wealthiestC.strongestD.healthiest53.A.enthusiasmB.sympathyC.fortuneD.confidence54.A.deliberatelyB.happilyC.traditionallyD.constantly55.A.winB.matchC.reachD.doubt本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。36选D爸爸把我介绍给了她37选A因为是最坏的孩子而著名38.选Bnolaterthan表示不迟于39.选C表示微微地抬了一下我的头40.选C你错了41.选A前面有not后面用but,不是最坏的而是最聪明的42.选B这句话开始了我们之间的友谊，用友谊说明关系的亲密43.选D在我心目中我一直是一个坏男孩44.选B继母把我父亲说服了去上一个牙科学校45.选A在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功46.选C而在那，我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育47.选D给我买了二手的打字机，让我开始写作48.选D我非常感谢她的热心49.选A我接受了她的信念50.选B我从事的写作，因此用writing51.选C我不是唯一的受益者52.选B我爸爸成了我们镇上最富裕的人53.选A热情有着多强大的力量呀54.选D不断得到增强55.选B这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的第三局部：阅读理解〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕请认真阅读以下短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUsually,whenyourteacherasksaquestion,thereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.Thatquestionis“What’syourname?〞Everyonegivesadifferentanswer,buteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnames,orgivennames,arechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameans“bright〞;Beatricemeans“onewhogiveshappiness〞;Donaldmeans“worldruler〞;Leonardmeans“asbraveasalion〞.Theearliestlastnames,orsurnames,weretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook(小溪)；someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalong,pavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmith,whichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepast,smithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskin,ortheirsize,ortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillage,theJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.56.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.Placeswherepeoplelived.B.People’scharacters.C.Talentsthatpeoplepossessed.D.People’soccupations.选B，根据文中4,5,6三段可知只有B选项未提及57.Accordingtothepassage,theancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurniture选C文中第六段potter-apersonwhomadepotsandpans,可知potter意为一个制作茶壶和平底锅的人，由此推断选C58.SupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleader,thebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood选D根据文中倒数第2段可知一些人取名是根据特征而来。比方灰色头发的人取名johnGray，高个的人取名johnTallman.所以根据题意，居住在森林旁边的人取名为DonaldGreenwood59.Theunderlinedword“descendants〞inthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____.A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsors选A根据最后一段第一二行“somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn可知descendants指的是后代BItisreportedthatconservationgroupsinNorthAmericahavebeenarguingaboutthebenefitsanddangersofwolves.Somegroupsbelievewolvesshouldbekilled.Otherpeoplebelievewolvesmustbeprotectedsothattheywillnotdisappearfromthewilderness(荒野)ForKillingWolvesInAlaska，thewolfalmostdisappearedafewyearsago，becausehunterswerekillinghundreds0fthemforsport.However,lawswereestablishedtoprotectthewolvesfromsportsmenandpeoplewhocatchtheanimalsfortheirfur．Sothewolfpopulationhasgreatlyincreased.Nowtherearesomanywolvesthattheyaredestroyingtheirownfoodsupply．Awolfnaturallyeatsanimalsinthedeerfamily.Peopleinthewildernessalsohuntdeerforfood．Manyoftheanimalshavebeendestroyedbytheverycoldwintersrecentlyandbychangesinthewildernessplantlife．Whenthedeercan’tfindenoughfood，theydie．Ifthewolvescontinuetokilllargenumbersofdeer，theirprey(猎物)willdisappearsomeday．Andthewolveswill．too．Sowemustchangethecycleoflifeinthewildernesstobalancetheecology．Ifwekilledmorewolves，wewouldsavethemandtheirpreyfromdyingout．We’dalsosavesomefarmanimals．Inanothernorthernstate，wolvesattackcowsandchickensforfood．Farmerswantthegovernmenttosendbiologiststostudytheproblem．Theybelieveitnecessarytokillwolvesinsomeareasandtoprotecttheminplaceswherethereisasmallwolfpopulation．AgainstKillingWolvesIfyouhadlivedlongago，youwouldhaveheardmanydifferentstoriesaboutthedangerouswolf．Accordingtomoststories，hungrywolvesoftenkillpeopleforfood．Eventoday，thestoriesofthe“bigbadwolf'〞willnotdisappear．Butthefactiswolvesareafraidofpeople．andtheyseldomtravelinareaswherethereisahumansmell．Whenwolveseatotheranimals，theyusuallykilltheveryyoung,orthesickandinjured.Thestrongestsurvive.Nokindofanimalwouldhavesurvivedthroughthecenturiesiftheweakmembershadlived．Andhasalwaysbeenalawofnature.Althoughsomepeoplesayitisgoodsensetokillwolves，wesayitisnonsense!Researchershavefoundwolvesandtheirpreylivinginbalance．Thewolveskeepthedeerpopulationfrombecomingtoolarge,andthatkeepsabalanceinthewildernessplantlife．Therealproblemisthattheareaswherewolvescanlivearebeingusedbypeople．Evenifwildernesslandisnotuseddirectlyforhumanneeds．thewolvescan’talwaysfindenoughfood.Sotheytraveltothenearestsource,whichisoftenafarm．Thenthereisdanger．The“bigbadwolf〞hasarrived!Andeveryoneknowswhathappensnext．60．Accordingtothepassage，somepeopleinNorthAmericafavorkillingwolvesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat．A．therearetoomanywolvesB．theykilllargenumbersdeerC．theyattackcowsandchickensforfoodD．theydestroythewildernessplantlife选D根据文中小标题Forkillingwolves第一段第三行“sothewolfpopulationhasincreased〞第三段第一句和第四段第一句话，可知选项D不是原因61．Somepeopleareagainstkillingwolvesbecause．A．wolveshelptokeeptheecologicalbalanceinthewildernessB．thereistoosmallawolfpopulationinthewildernessC．therearetoomanydeerinthewildernessD．wolvesareafraidofpeopleandneverattackpeople选A小标题Againstkillingwolves中第三段最后一句62．Accordingtothoseagainstkillingwolves，whenwolveseatotheranimals，．A．theynevereatstrongandhealthyonesB．theyalwaysgoagainstthelawofnatureC．theymighthelpthiskindofanimalssurviveinnatureD．theydisturbtheecologicalbalanceinthewilderness选C小标题Againstkillingwolves中第二段最后两行可知强者生存，弱者淘汰是自然法那么63．Thelastsentence“Andeveryoneknowswhathappensnext〞impliesthatinsuchcases．A．farmanimalswillbeindangerandhavetobeshippedawayB．wolveswillkillpeopleandpeoplewillinturnkillthemC．wolveswillfindenoughfoodsourcesonfarmsD．peoplewillleavetheareaswherewolvescanlive选B文中最后一段可知狼居住的地方被人类占据，它们就会跑到就近的农场等地吃人，那么人类就会反过来杀死它们CBORDERCROSSINGSWhiletherearenorestrictionsontheamountofmoneythatyoucanbringacrosstheborder,youmustreporttoboththeUSandCanadianborderservicesamountsequaltoorgreaterthan$10.000.PERSONALEXEMPTIONS〔免税〕ONPURCHASESAMERICANSRETURNINGTOTHEUSLessthan48hours:$200US48hoursormore:$800USduty-freepersonalexemption.next$1.000USat3%Includingupto100cigarsand100cigarettes.CANADIANSRETURNINGTOCANADALessthan24hours:$50CAN48hoursormore:$400CANIncludingupto100cigarsand200cigarettes.7daysormore:$750CANIncludingupto100cigarsand200cigarettes.DOCUMENTATIONNEEDEDFORBORDERCROSSINGLANDORSEATOTHEUS(INCLUDINGFERRIES)Avalidpassportorpassportcard,oraNEXUScard.(ANEXUScardisaTrustedTravelerProgramthatprovidesquicktravelforpre-approved,lowrisktravelersthroughspeciallanes.)ArecentWashingtonState,Note:Children15yearsofageandyoungerrequireonlyabirthcertificateorcopy.(Certifiedcopiesarenotrequiredbutareadvised.)AIRTRAVELTOTHEUSAvalidpassport,anAirNEXUScard,oraU.S.CoastGuardMerchantMarineDocument.64.IfaCanadianwhoisona7-daytriptoNewYorkbuys$800CANworthofgoods,howmuchshouldhepaytaxonwhenreturninghome?A.$800CANB.$750CANC.$400CAND.$50CAN选D。根据文中CanadiansReturningToCanada的要求$750CAN是免税的，所以只需交$50CAN的关税65.ForanAmericancitizenona2-daytourofCanada,howmuchtaxdoeshehavetopayon$1.600USworthofpurchaseswhenreturningtotheUS?A.$24USB.$48USC.$52USD.$200US选A.根据文中AmericansReturningTotheUS的要求$800US免税，而next$1000USat3%得知除800以外的800到1000以内需交3%800乘以3%=2466.Whatdocumentationshouldacouplewitha7-year-oldchildcarrywhentheydriveacarfromCanadatoAmerica?A.ABCdriver’slicense,anAirNEXUScard,andabirthcertificate.B.AnAirNEXUScard,aU.S.CoastGuardMerchantMarineDocument,andabirthcertificate.C.Twovalidpassportcardsandacertifiedcopyofabirthcertificate.D.ANEXUScard,aU.S.CoastGuardMerchantMarineDocument,andacertifiedcopyofabirthcertificate.选C根据题目中heydriveacarfromCanadatoAmerica，用排除法可排除两项A,B,而D错在acertifiedcopyDImagine，oneday，gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours，andthen，afterafulldayofwork，goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere．Soundsunusual，doesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealistic，withthedevelopmentofChina’shigh-speedrailwaysystem．Andthat’snota11．Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan—toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia，andeventuallyEasternEurope．Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh·-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years，eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore．Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects．ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia．AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan，andpossiblytoGermany．ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope．IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward，peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays．ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina’shigh-speedrailwaystandard．Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour，almostasfastassomeairplanes．China’sbullettrain(高速客车)，theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou，alreadyhastheWorld’sfastestaveragespeed．Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours．Ofcourse，therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome．Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettled，suchassafety，railgauge(轨距)，maintenanceofrailwaytracks．So，it’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail．Butthekeyissueisreallymoney．Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion．Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment．ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment．It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries，therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness，tourismandsoon，nottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries．ForChina，suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources，butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest．Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades，millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions，wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused．Withhigh-speedtrains，peoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall．Andthey’lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries．67．China’snewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause．A．Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregionsB．ChinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariouswaysC．ChinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountriesD．theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportation，businessandtourism选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案68．Accordingtothepassage，thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis．A．technicalissuesB．safetyofthesystemC．financialproblemsD．maintenanceofrailwaytracks选C.在文章第8段看到Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettled...及第9节中Butthekeyissueisreallymoney69．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsChina’shigh-speedrailwayplan?A．Critical．B．Reserved．C．DoubtfulD.Positive．选D.尽管在文章第8，9段中提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度70．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．NewRailwayStandards.B．BigRailwayDreams.C．High-speedBulletTrains.D．InternationalRailwayNetwork.选B.贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想第四局部：任务型阅读(共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分)请认真阅读以下短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeenseekingtounderstandthemysteryofthe‘‘sixthsense〞ofdirection．Bytryingoutideasandsolvingproblemsonebyone，theyarenowgettingclosertooneanswer．Onefunnyideaisthatanimalsmighthaveabuilt-incompass(指南针)．Ourearthitselfisabigmagnet(磁体)．Soalittlemagneticneedlethatswingsfreelylinesitselfwiththebigearthmagnettopointnorthandsouth．Whenpeoplediscoveredthatideaaboutathousandyearsagoandinventedthecompass，itallowedsailorstonavigate(航海)onoceanvoyages,evenundercloudyskies.Actuallytheideaofthelivingcompasscamejustfromobservinganimalsinnature．Manybirdsmigratetwiceayearbetweentheirsummerhomesandwinterhomes．Someofthemflyforthousandsofkilometersandmostlyatnight．Experimentshaveshownthatsomebirdscanrecognizestarpatterns．Buttheycankeeponcourseevenundercloudyskies．Howcantheydothat?Acommonbirdthatdoesnotmigratebutisgreatatfindingitswayhomeisthehomingpigeon．Notallpigeonscanfindtheirwayhome．Thosethatcanareverygoodatit，andtheyhavebeenwidelystudiedOneinterestingexperimentwastoattachlittlemagnetstothebirds’headstoblocktheirmagneticsense—justasaloudradiocankeepyoufromhearingacalltodinner．Onsunnydays,thatdidnotfoolthepigeons．Evidentlytheycanusethesuntotellwhichwaytheyaregoing．Butoncloudydays，thepigeonswithmagnetscouldnotfindtheirway．Itwasasifthemagnetshadblockedtheirmagneticsense．Similarexperimentswiththesamekindofresultsweredonewithhoneybees．Theseinsectsalsoseemtohaveaspecialsenseordirection．Inspiteoftheexperiments，theideaofananimalcompassseemedprettyextraordinary．Howwouldananimalgetthemagneticstuffforacompass？Ananswercamefromanunexpectedsource．Ascientistwasstudyingbacteriathatliveinthemudofpondsandmarshes．Hefoundaccidentallylittlerod-likebacteriathatallswamtogetherinonedirection—north．Furtherstudyshowedthateachlittlebacteriumhadachainofdenseparticlesinside，whichprovedmagnetic．Thebacteriahadmadethemselvesintolittlemagnetsthatcouldlineupwiththeearth’smagnet．Thebignewswasthatalivingthing，evenasimplebacterium，canmakemagnetite．Thatledtoasearchtoseewhetheranimalsmighthaveit..Byusingaspecialinstrumentcalledmagnetometer，scientistswereabletofindmagnetiteinbeesandbirds，andeveninfish．Ineachanimal，exceptforthebee．themagneticstuffwasalwaysinorclosertothebrain．Thus．theideaofabuilt—inanimalcompassbegantoseemreasonable．TheMagneticSense—TheLivingCompassPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsTheexistenceoftheearthmagnetandtheinventionofthenavigatingcompass

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