（江苏专用）2023版高考英语复习限时组合练限时训练（十二）

〔江苏专用〕2022版高考英语复习限时组合练限时训练〔十二〕PAGEPAGE32限时训练(十二)Ⅰ.阅读理解A话题：3D打印难度：★★ItalianbioengineerGiuseppeSciontifromSpanishstartupNovameathasinventedthe“world’sfirst〞3D-printedmeat-freesteakmadefromvegetableproteins，whichmimics(模仿)thetextureofbeef.Veganingredientssuchasrice，peasandseaweed，whichprovidetheaminoacidsneededforahealthydiet，areturnedintoafoodpastethatis3D-printedtoformarawandsteak-likesubstance.Despiteanabundanceofmeat-freeproductsalreadyonthemarketthattastesimilartoanimalmeats，Sciontifoundthatthesearelimitedtoimitationburgers，ormeatballs.Inanefforttoreducetheimpactofanimalagricultureandtoimprovepeople’snutrition，theMilaneseresearchersetouttocreateaplant-basedalternativeto“fleshy〞meatproducts.Bycombiningtissueengineeringandbio-printingwithmoderncookingmethods，hecreatedaveganproductthatboaststhesameconsistency，appearanceandnutritionalpropertiesasanimalmeatproducts.3Dprintingallowedthescientisttogeneratecomplexandmicro-structuredthree-dimensionalformsthatareimpossibletoachieveusingothertechniques.Syringes(注射器)containingthelight-coloredfoodpastewereplacedina3Dprinter，whichfollowedapre-setcodedesignedbySciontiusingcomputer-aideddesign(CAD)software，toprintoutthemixtureintheshapeofasmallsteakthatcanthenbecooked.Itdidnotincludeanycolourant(着色剂).Itwasalightbrowncolor，similartoordinarycookedmeat.Whiletherearesomecompaniesworkingonthecreationofartificialmeatfromanimalcellsculturedinthelabs，sometimesknownas“cleanmeat〞，thiskindofmeattakesalongtimetomakeandisexpensive.Scionti’smethodallowshimtoprinta100-grampieceofsteakinaround30minutes.Inadditiontocreatinganethicalmeatalternative，Sciontidesignedthemeat-freesteaktohelpinreducinggreenhousegasemissionsfromlivestock，whichaccountfor14.5percentofthecurrenttotalman-madegreenhousegasemissions.“ThelatestreportsfromtheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)showthatthecurrentlarge-scalelivestockbreedingisnolongersustainableglobally，〞heexplained.“Ifwecontinuewiththecurrentsystem，inthefuturetherewillbelittlechanceofhavingtheresourcestodistributefoodtoeveryone，〞hecontinued.“Itisforthesereasonsthatfindinganotherwayofproducinghealthyandeconomicalfoodthatcontainsallthefundamentalnutrientswillhelpustobettermanageourplanet’sfoodresources.〞eq\x(语篇解读本文主要介绍了意大利的生物工程师Scionti利用3D打印技术做出了“素牛排〞。)1.Sciontiowedhissuccessto.A.theadequatesupplyofmeatproductsB.theapplicationofadvancedtechnologyC.thegreatdemandformeat-freeproductsD.thegeneralsupportfromallwalksoflife答案B解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，Scionti认为自己之所以能够造出“素牛排〞，是因为有了3D打印技术的支持。应选B。2.Comparedwith“cleanmeat〞，whatistheadvantageofScionti’ssteak?A.Includinglittlecolourant.B.Providingmorenutrition.C.Consumingmuchlesstime.D.Causingnoharmtohumans.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第六段中“...sometimesknownas‘cleanmeat’，thiskindofmeattakesalongtimetomakeandisexpensive.Scionti’smethodallowshimtoprinta100-grampieceofsteakinaround30minutes.〞可知，与利用动物细胞所造的“人造肉〞相比，Scionti的“素牛排〞耗时更少。应选C。3.WhatisoneofScionti’spurposesindesigningthemeat-freesteak?A.Topromotethe3Dprintingtechnology.B.Toavoidglobalfoodcrisisinthefuture.C.Toprovideaffordablefoodforpoorareas.D.Tomeetconsumers’requirementsformeat.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句和最后一段可知，Scionti希望通过这种“造肉〞的方式来防止未来世界可能会出现的食物危机。应选B。B话题：种植蔬菜难度：★★IhaveneverunderstoodwhywekeepagardenandwhyyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse.Istarteddiggingupasmalllandforvegetablesbeforedoinganythingelse.Itissoeasyandcheaptobuycarrots；whyraisethem？WhenAprilcomes，Ialwaysfindmyselflookingatthatmiserableland，resolvingnottoplantitagain.Butunavoidablyamorningarriveswhen，justasIamawakening，arefreshingscent(香味)，asiffromtheverycenterofthisplanet，comesthroughthewindow.Andthesun，suddenly，seemstohaveadifferent，deeperyellowinitslightonthecarpet.Itisnotonlypleasuresendingmebacktostareatthatplotofsoil，itisrealconflict.Thequestionisthesameeachyear—whatmethodshouldweuse？Thelastfewyearsweputblackplasticbetweentherows，anditworkedperfectly.Butplasticlookssoindustrial，sounromantic，thatIhavegraduallymovedovertohay(干草).Wecutalotofhayanditdoesimprovethesoil.Besides，itlookslovelyandcomestousfree.Theattractionsofgardening，Ithink，atleastforsomegardeners，aremoral.Wheneverlifeseemspointlessanddifficulttograsp，youcanalwaysgetoutinthegardenandgetsomethingdone.Also，yourparentalinstinct(直觉)comesintoplaybecausehelplesslivingthingsaredependingonyou，requiringtrainingandprotectionfromenemies.Insomecases，aswithbeansandcucumbers，yourchildren—asitwere—begintoturnupononyouingreatnumbers，growingmoreandmoreeachmorningandthreateningtofollowyouintothehouse.eq\x(语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章讲述了作者自己种蔬菜的原因。)4.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A.Healwayslikesbuyingcarrots.B.HemakesdecisionsinApril.C.Hetakesgoodcareofthesmallland.D.Heenjoysthegardeninspring.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，作者不明白自己为什么要开垦一个菜园并自己种菜。每年四月份作者看着土地一片狼藉，就会下决心不再种菜。但当某天早晨作者刚睡醒，不可防止地呼吸着从菜园飘来的清新空气，看着温暖的阳光洒在地毯上，作者却很开心，再结合第二段第一句“Itisnotonlypleasuresendingmebacktostareatthatplotofsoil...〞可推知，作者喜欢春天时的这个菜园。应选D。5.Whatdrovetheauthortoabandonplastic?A.Highprice.B.Environmentalconcern.C.Poorfunction.D.Personalpreference.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第三句中的“Butplasticlookssoindustrial，sounromantic〞和第二段最后一句“Besides，itlookslovelyandcomestousfree.〞可知，作者不再使用塑料是出于个人的喜好。应选D。6.Whydoestheauthorsaytheattractionsofgardeningaremoral?A.Gardeningrequireswisdom.B.Gardeningoffersmoraladvice.C.Gardeningimprovesparenting.D.Gardeningbringsspiritualcontent.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“Wheneverlifeseemspointlessanddifficulttograsp，youcanalwaysgetoutinthegardenandgetsomethingdone.〞可知，在生活无望或者难以掌控的时候，你总是可以在菜园找到事情做，由此可推知，作者认为种菜的乐趣是精神上的，是因为种菜能带来精神上的满足，应选D。7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ToGardenorNotB.WhatIGardenforC.HowtoGardenD.WisdomfromGardens答案B解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者喜欢种菜的原因，B项“我为何种菜〞概括了本文主旨，最适合作文章标题。应选B。C话题：创造力难度：★★★Whenyouthinkaboutcreativity，itmightbehighlycreativepeoplelikeMozart，daVinciorEinsteinwhospringtomind.Theywereallconsideredtobe“geniuses〞fortheirsomewhatuniquetalentsthatledtogreatachievementsintheirfields.Theirtypeofcreativityiswhat’sknownas“BigCcreativity〞andisnotverycommonineverydaylife.Notallofuscancreateworksofartormusicorscientifictheoriesthatarenewtotheworld.Whilewecan’tallbeMozart，daVinciorEinstein，manypeopledoenjoycreativeactivity—throughhobbiessuchaspaintingorplayingthepiano.Andthesetypesofpursuitsareoftenwhatpeoplethinkofwhenaskedwhatbeingcreativelookslike.Ourfinishedpiecesmaynotbecomparablewiththelikesofthegreatmasters，butoftentheprocessmakesusfeelhappy，andtheendresultcanbeaesthetically(审美地)pleasing.Ontopofhobbiesandinterests，weallpossesscreativequalitiesthatcanhelpaswesolvelife’sproblemsandmakedecisions.Itisthistypeofcreativitythatenablesustoplandifferentroutestogettothesamedestination，orfitinatriptothesupermarketwhenourschedulelooksfull.Itmightnotsoundverycreative，butthisaspectofcreativityreliesonourabilitytoconsideroptionsandassesstheirsuitability.Italsohelpsusmakedecisionsbasedonpersonalexperienceorwhatwehavelearntformallyorinformally.Theseexamplesareknownas“smallccreativity〞or“personaleverydaycreativity〞.WhileBigCcreativityisvaluedandcelebrated，itisoftensmallccreativitythathasallowedhumanstodevelopoverthousandsofyears.Itsetsusapartfromotheranimalsanditisalsothetypeofcreativitythatcanbedevelopedthroughoureducationalsystemandworkplace.Traditionally，creativityhasbeenlargelyassociatedwiththearts.Teachersareoftenabletogiveexamplesofcreativeactivityinartssubjects，butfindithardertodosowhenaskedtodescribecreativityinsubjectssuchasscience.Butthereisagrowingrealizationthatopportunitiestobecreativecanbefoundacrossabroaderrangeofsubjects.Forinstance，engineeringprovidesopportunitiestobecreativethroughproblemsolving，andhistorygivestheopportunitytothinkcreativelyaboutwhyeventshappenedandwhatmotivatedthoseinvolved.Researchhasshownthattrainingteacherstoaskparticulartypesofquestionscanbeonewaytohelpencouragecreativityacrossthecurriculum.Thisisbecauselookingforsolutionstoproblemsandexplanationsisacreativeprocess.Ourresearchalsoshowshowitcanbemorehelpfultotalkabout“thinkingcreatively〞ratherthan“creativity〞.Thisisbecausepeopletendtosee“thinkingcreatively〞asindependenceofthoughtandawillingnesstotakerisksandseeknewperspectives.Itisalsoseenasawaytoperceivenewrelationships，makenewconnectionsandgeneratenewideas.TheDurhamCreativityCommission，setupbyArtsCouncilEnglandandDurhamUniversity，aimstofindwaysinwhichcreativity，andspecificallycreativethinking，canplayalargerpartinourlives.Weareworkingalongsidepeopleineducation，aswellasinartsandsciencecommunities，collectingtheirviewsoncreativityandcreativethinking.Wewillalsobelookingacrossthesegroupstodeterminewhetherornotthereisarelationshipbetweencreativityandmobility，creativityandidentityaswellascreativityandwell-being.Wehopetobeabletoshowthatthinkingcreativelycannotonlybeencouragedandfurtheredinavarietyoffields，butalsoleadtopositiveoutcomesonapersonal，socialandeconomiclevel.Inarapidlychangingworld，creativityisimportantforpeopleandsocietyonmanylevels，itcanhelptogeneratepersonalsatisfactionandbeimportantforeconomicdevelopment.Thisiswhycreativethinkingmustbeakeypriorityineducationalenvironments.Inthesameway，creativitymustalsoberecognizedandencouragedintheworkplace.Because，afterall，it’screativethinkingthatleadstoproblemsolvingandinnovationinarangeofareas.语篇解读创造力并不专属于伟大的艺术家或科学家，而是贯穿于每一个普通人的日常生活中。创造力是推动社会开展的最关键的因素。8.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribe“BigCcreativity〞？A.Universal. B.Temporary.C.Confidential. D.Extraordinary.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“Theirtypeofcreativityiswhat’sknownas‘BigCcreativity’andisnotverycommonineverydaylife.Notallofuscancreateworksofartormusicorscientifictheoriesthatarenewtotheworld.〞可知，大C创造力并不常见，因此是“非凡的〞。应选D。9.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2probablymean?A.Fewpeopleareascreativeasgreatgeniuses.B.Someofuscanbecomegreatmasters.C.Weseldomunderstandrealgeniuses.D.Weshouldnotlearnonlyfrommasters.答案A解析句意理解题。第二段画线局部与画线局部后的内容形成比照，说明只有极少数人才拥有像莫扎特、达·芬奇和爱因斯坦这种伟大天才的创造力。对于大多数人来说，他们的创造力都是通过兴趣爱好等活动表达的。应选A。10.Whyis“smallccreativity〞important?A.Itisasrareas“BigCcreativity〞.B.Itcanturnourhobbiesintocareers.C.Ithelpsusproducegreatworksofart.D.Itisfundamentaltohumandevelopment.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“WhileBigCcreativityisvaluedandcelebrated，itisoftensmallccreativitythathasallowedhumanstodevelopoverthousandsofyears.〞可知，小c创造力之所以重要，是因为数千年来它一直推动着人类的开展。应选D。11.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Onlygeniuseshavegreatcreativity.B.Artistsareoftenmorecreativethanscientists.C.Peoplecanshowtheircreativityinvariousfields.D.Itisalmostimpossibletothinkcreativelyinscience.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句“Butthereisagrowingrealizationthatopportunitiestobecreativecanbefoundacrossabroaderrangeofsubjects.〞可知，在众多学科里，人们都可以找到时机展示他们的创造力。应选C。12.Whatdoes“thinkingcreatively〞mean?A.Solvingproblemsalone.B.Beingopentoalternatives.C.Thinkinginanartisticway.D.Makingadifferencetotheworld.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第五段最后两句可知，创造性思维就是对不同的新事物持开放包容的态度。应选B。13.WhichofthefollowingmighttheDurhamCreativityCommissionagreewith?A.Creativethinkingisbeneficialbothpersonallyandsocially.B.Peopleoftenoverlookcreativethinkingintheworkplace.C.Coursesoncreativitywillsoonbeofferedinschools.D.Youridentityisusuallydecidedbyyourcreativity.答案A解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Wehopetobeabletoshowthatthinkingcreativelycannotonlybeencouragedandfurtheredinavarietyoffields，butalsoleadtopositiveoutcomesonapersonal，socialandeconomiclevel.〞可知，DurhamCreativityCommission认为创新思维无论对个人还是社会都是有益的。应选A。Ⅱ.任务型阅读话题：早晨三小时难度：★★★Beingproductivecanbehard.Perhapsyou’vefallenintoaroutineofgettingupatacertaintime，gettingintoworkandslumping(瘫倒)downatyourdeskorplaceofworkwithnoenergyandmotivation.Researchhasfoundthereisanidealstructuretoyourdaythatcreatesbestresultsandalsotheflexibilityyouwishfor.Theproblemwithyourcurrenttraditionofworkingisthatitforcesyoutoworkwhenyourbrainisn’tmotivated.Traditionallyyouhavealongdaytogetyourworkdoneandyourbrainneedstobeintherelaxationmodeallday，butmoreoftenit’shardforyoutofocusononethingalltheway.Accordingtotheresearch，thebestwaytoachievebestworkproductivityistofocusonthefirst3hoursofyourday.Thisisthebesttime—straightaftersleepwhenyourwillpowerandself-controlisatthemaximum.Howoftenhaveyoudraggedyourselftoworkandheadedstraightforthecoffeemachinebecauseyoucan’tpossiblyfunctionuntilyoudrinkupatleastyourthirdcupofcoffee?Thisiswhereyou’repotentiallygoingwrong—thefirst3hoursofyourdaywilleventuallymakeyouorbreakyou.It’sduringthisperiodthatyoucanmakethemostofyourday.Creatingaroutinewherethefirst3hoursofyourdayaretheintenseperiodsofworkwillactuallycauseyoutocompletethemajorityofyourworkatabestlevel，leavingtherestofthedayforyourbraintorelaxanddealwithfewerlaboriousprojects.Tocarryoutthe3-hourmorning，youshouldtryandstartaroutineofgettingupearlybecausethemorehoursyouhaveinthemorning，themoretimeyouhavetobeproductivefortherestoftheday.It’salsoessentialthatyoustartthedaywithaprotein-richbreakfast，whichmeanstherightkindoffuelforyourbrainandtherestofyourbodysoyoucanworkatyourbestlevel.Aftergettingup，youshouldensurethattherearefewerpeopletodistractyouorcauseyoustress.Tobeexact，makesureyouputawayyourphoneandmadeaconsciouseffortnottochecksocialmediaforthefirst3hours.Besides，listeningtomusicsuchassoundsofnatureisagoodwaytohelpstopoutsidenoisesfrominterruptingyourconcentration.UsingtheMorningWellIntroductionPerhapsyouareoftenunabletobeenergeticandmotivatedinthe14.ofyourwork;however，youcanworkmoreproductivelyand15.bystructuringyourday.AwaytoincreaseworkproductivityAttachimportancetothefirstthreehoursofyourdaybecausethisisthetimewhenyouhavethe16.willpowerandself-control.ImportanceofthefirstthreehoursofadayMakingfulluseo