2023年高考英语考前信息卷2（江苏）（解析版）

绝密★启用前

2023年高考英语考前信息必刷卷03

江苏地区专用

新高考英语试题的命题以考查学生核心素养为中心，以语篇话题为引领，不断创设命题的新情境，避

免学生形成定式思维，屏蔽教师让学生背模板的死板应试思维和方法。

培养创新型人才是教育的重要任务，选拔创新人才也是高考重要的目的。“创新”将成为新高考命题的重

要方向。阅读理解A篇考查/学生读图和分析能力，体现了高考创新新思路。

新高考反对“固化的命题模式”，将以灵活的命题素材和情境，体现高考灵活性。通常高考的完形填空以

记叙文为主，但为了摆脱僵化的模式，说明文完形填空考查的可能还是不小的。高考备考中不可忽视说明

文完形填空的训练。本卷就选取了一篇说明文完形填空，旦文章的主题是：人的想象力。

Z考fiT大蜀测-

学业水平考试的是高中生的毕业考试，高考是国家选拔创新人才的考试。学考和高考分开考的目的很

明确。高考就是选拔性考试，通过高考英语试题，考查学生的推理判断能力和逻辑思维能力及品质是重要

导向。

通过四省联考的命题信息可推知，阅读理解B可能是励志的故事类文章，本试卷阅读理解B选取了一

篇令人深思的故事作为命题素材。

2023年高考命题中“关注体育和健康”依然是很重要的话题，预测2023年新高考地区将以阅读填空和阅

读理解的形式进行考查，例如试卷中的7选5就是一篇关注体育锻炼的文章。

崇尚劳动仍然是高考重要的命题情境，预测23高考应用文可能考查有关劳动的应用文写作。本卷选取

了一篇以劳动为话题的应用文。

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英语试卷

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡

皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分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；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每

段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C0

1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Payfortheclothes.B.Gotoanotherstore.C.Tryonsomedresses.

2.Whatwillthemandoaboutthecamera?

A.Haveitrepaired.B.LendittoLarry.C.Changeitforanewone.

3.Whydoesthewomansuggesthavingaparty?

A.Billhasgotapayraise.

B.Billhasfoundagoodjob.

C.Billhasfinishedaproject.

4.Wherewillthewomangotocelebratehermom'sbirthday?

A.CafeBlue.B.ChezMarie.C.Leblanc.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Apark.B.Theweather.C.Bob'spets.

【答案】1-5.CABCB

【原文】Text1

W:Excuseme,doyouhaveafittingroom?

M:Yes.It'sontherighthandsidebehindthatcashdesk.

W:CanIbringmorethanonedresstotryon?

M:Sure.

Text2

M:Oh,IwishIhadn'tborrowedthiscamerafromLarry.Idroppedit.Itdoesn'tworknow.

W:Let'sgodowntownandfindsomeonetofixit.

M:Okay.

Text3

M:Kate,goodnews.ThecompanyIdidafieldprojectforofferedmeajobatagoodstartingsalary.

W:Wonderful,Bill.Let'shaveapartythisweekend.

Text4

W:Ican'tdecidewheretotakemymomtodinnerforherbirthday,CrestCafe,orBluePlate.

M:Crestcafeisbetter.OryoucantryKingLees.Ihaddinnerthereyesterday.Itwasfantastic.

W:Okay,I'lltryit.Thanks.

Text5

W:Bob,youarewetallover.Wheredidyougo?

M:Iwenttojoginthepark.Didn't?

W:Therewouldbeathunderstormtoday?

M:Iknewtherewouldbeashower,butIdidn'texpectitwouldrain,catsanddogs.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒

钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Husbandandwife.C.Salesmanandcustomer.

7.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Domoreexercise.B.Drinkplentyofwater.C.Stopeatingchocolate.

【答案】BA

【原文】Text6

W:Ohdear,Igained£5inthelast2months.Thesejeansdon*tfitmenow.

M:Don'tworry.youstilllookpretty.

W:Butit'stooquick.Ieathealthyfoodsanddrinkplentyofwater.Ihaven11doneanythingdifferently.

Whatgives?

M:Maybebecauseofthosehealthyfoods.Youknow,toomuchdarkchocolate,nutsandfruitscanall

leadtoweightgain.

W:You'reright.Ishouldstopeatingthem.

M:Noneeds,dear.Youcanjusttakemoreexerciseandstillenjoythosefoods.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhydoesJoshuamakethecall?

A.Toaskforadvice.B.Tomakeanapology.C.Tocheckthetime.

9.WhereisJoshuanow?

A.InCiderStreet.B.OnElmerRoad.C.InPoplarStreet.

10.WhatisJoshua'sdestination?

A.Maria'shouse.B.TheNationalBank.C.WestinHospital.

【答案】BCA

【原文】Text7

W:Hello,Joshua.

M:Hi,Maria,I'msorry.Wecan'tbeatyourplaceontime.

W:Yeah,wewerewonderingwhereyouwere.Whathappened?

M:Weseemtohavemadeawrongturnandgotlost.

W:Whereareyou?

M:Letmesee.WepassedthenationalbankonElmerroad10minutesago,andwe*renowonastreetwith

atallwhitebuilding.Ithinkit'sPopularStreet.

W:Gee,youreallyarelost.ThebestthingtodoistodrivebackdownElmerRoaduntilyouget

toWesternHospital,andthenturnright.

M:DrivebackdownElmerroad?

W:Yes.Afteryouturnrightatthehospital,Ciderstreetwillbethesecondstreetonyourright.

M:Gotit.Thanks.Hopefullywe'llbethereby7:30.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howmuchrentwouldthemanliketopayeverymonth?

A.£400.B.£800.C.£950.

12.Whatisanadvantageoftheflat?

A.It'sconvenientforshopping.

B.It'sinaquietneighborhood.

C.It'snexttotheman'scollege.

13.Whatisthemangoingtodotomorrow?

A.Findanotherflat.B.Moveintotheflat.C.Checkontheflat.

【答案】BAC

【原文】M:Excuseme,I'mcallingabouttheadforthefiat.

W:It'sstillavailable.

M:Good.Theadsaystherentis£950amonth.Coulditbe£80()if1rentitforalongerperiodoftime?

W:Possible.Wecantalkaboutit.Bytheway,youcanfindsomeonetosharetherent.lt*satwo-bedroom

flat.

M:Thankyoufortheadvice.HowcloseistheflattoLondonCollege?Ihaveclasseseveryweekday

there.

W:It*sabouteightblocksfromthecollege,butyoucantakeanumberofbusesrightoutinfront.

M:Oh,Ifthere'sabusyroadoutfront,isitnoisy?

W:It*salittlenoisy,buttheplaceisreallyconvenient.There'sashoppingcenterrightacrossthestreet.I

see.

M:Isitpossibleformetodropbyandseetheflattomorrow?

W:Sure.YoucantakeNo.9busandgetoffattheartgallery.

M:Thanks.Seeyoutomorrow.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onabus.B.Atastore.C.Inachurch.

15.Whatwastheman'sfirstchallengethisweek?

A.Todosomevolunteerwork.

B.Toencourageotherstosmile.

C.Totreatastrangertoadinner.

16.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

17.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Makeanapplication.B.Callherhusband.C.Payforhergroceries.

【答案】BBCA

【原文】W:Soslow.

M:Yea,It'salongline.Peoplearebuyingalotfortheholiday.Wouldyouliketogoaheadofme?

W:Really?Thankyousomuch.Myhusbandiswaitingoutsidethestore.We'reinahurry.Ireally

appreciateit.

M:That'sokay.Ifyoudon'tmind,couldyoupayitforwardbydoingsomethingkindforsomeoneelse?

W:Sure.I'dloveto.Iwillfigureoutsomethingnicetodoonmywayback.

M:Bytheway,I'mdoingitforrandomactsofKindnessWeek.CouldItellyousomethingaboutit?

W:Yes,please!

M:It'sinitiatedbythelocalchurch.WedoitfromMondaytoThursday.OnMonday,weencouraged

peopletosmilemore.Tuesday'schallengewastohavelunchwithsomeonewedon'tnormallyeatwith.

Yesterday,wehadthethirdchallenge,volunteering.Ihelpedatanursinghome.Todaywedosomething

forsomeoneinneedandaskthemtopayitforward.

W:That'sgreat.Iloveit.HowcanIjoin?

M:Hereisthewebsite.Justapplyonline.

W:It'ssimple.Illdoitnow.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatshouldapublicspeakeravoiddoingaccordingtothewoman?

A.Talkingtooloudly.B.Speakingtoofast.C.Sayingtoomuch.

19.Whyshouldtheclosingofaspeechbecarefullyplanned?

A.It'susuallythemostrememberedpart.

B.It'sthelastchancetomakeyourpoint.

C.It'sasimportantastheopeningwords.

20.Whatdoesthewomansuggestapublicspeakerdoduringthespeech?

A.Showagoodsenseofhumor.

B.Motivatetheaudiencetoact.

C.Meetchallengeswithcourage.

【答案】CAB

【原文】

W:Goodafternoon,everyone.I'mheretoofferyousometipsonpublicspeaking.Oneoftheworst

mistakesyoucanmakeasapublicspeakeristalkingtoolong.Itdoesn'tmatterifyourentirespeech

was(is)good.Theaudiencecame(come)awaywithinformationthatwillchangetheirlives.Ifyoutalktoo

long,theywillleavesayingthatspeakerjustwouldn'tquit.Don'tletthishappentoyou,saywhatyou

havetosayandsitdown.Beforeyoudo,givethemawell-thought-outclosing.Thelastthingyousayis

generallywhattheaudienceremembersmost.Justlikeyouropening,yourclosingdoesn'thavetobe

humorous.Itcouldbechallenging,thoughtful,oritcouldretellyourpointinadifferentway.Please,at

sometimeduringyourtalk,asktheaudiencetodosomething.Manyagreattalkwentnofartherthanthe

wallsofthemeetingroom,becausetheaudiencewasn'tmovedtoaction.Ifyouhaven'taskedthemtodo

somethingbynow,theclosingisyourlastchance.

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

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。

A

ThefollowingchartisprovidedbyElizabethWeisefrom《AmericaTbday^.Itshowsthegrowthofthe

immersiveschoolsinAmerica.

Immersive(沉浸式)SchoolsinAmericalnrecentyears,therehavebeenquiteafewChineseimmersive

schoolsinAmerica.

FullImmersion:Pre-kchildrenaged2to4arefullyimmersedinChineseallday—5daysperweek.

PartImmersion:Children(inkindergartenthroughGrade5inprimaryschools,fromGrade6toGrade8in

middleschools)learnallsubjectsinbothChineseandEnglish.

BasedonTheDailyAdvertiser'sreport,foreignchildrenattheageofabout5arehavingChineselessonslike

ZhaotingXia,a29-year-oldteacher,holdspapercopiesofChinesecurrencyandinviteskidsuponeatatime

tousethe"money“topurchasesomethingfromherpretendfruitstand.

Oneofthestudents,a5-year-oldboy,picksouthismoneyandgreetsXiawith“nihao”,startingthe

conversationashehasbeentaught.Thenheworksinsomevocabularywordstoaskforaplasticearofcom.Xia

tellshimtheprice,andhecountsthemoneyinhishandbeforemakingtheexchange.Theyfinishwith“xiexie”or

“thankyou”.

Inthisoneexercise,they'vepracticedalotinsucha"realsituation,,.AndallofthistakesplaceinChinese.

21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheimmersiveschoolsinAmericabasedonthechart?

A.Childreninthemareaged2to4.

B.TheyacceptonlyChinesechildreninAmerica.

C.AlltheteachersintheimmersiveschoolscomefromChina.

D.TheimmersiveschoolshavegreatlyincreasedinAmericasince2007.

22.Whichofthefollowingcanchildrenpracticeinthisoneexercisementionedinthetext?

A.Vocabulary,sentencestructure,mathandculture.

B.Knowingabout"Chinesemoney-renminbi,,.

C.Countingthenumberfrom1-10inChinese.

D.Greetingbysaying"Hello!”toeachother.

23.WhatmightElizabethWeisebe?

A.Ateacher.B.Aheadmaster.

C.Areporter.D.Adirector.

【答案】21.D22.A23.C

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了美国“沉浸式中文学校'’的发展趋势和相关情况。

21.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“ItshowsthegrowthoftheimmersiveschoolsinAmerica.（它显示了沉浸式学

校在美国的发展广和图表提供的曲线图和数据2007-2021年间“沉浸式中文学校”的数目可知，自2007年以

来，“沉浸式中文学校''在美国大幅增加。故选D。

22.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Oneofthestudents,a5-year-oldboy,picksouthismoneyandgreetsXiawith

4nihao\startingtheconversationashehasbeentaught.Thenheworksinsomevocabularywordstoaskfora

plasticearofcorn.Xiatellshimtheprice,andhecountsthemoneyinhishandbeforemakingtheexchange.They

flnishwithXiexieFrlhankyou。（其中一名5岁的男孩拿出他的钱，用“你好”和夏斌打招呼，开始了对话训

练。然后他练习一些词汇来询问一个塑料玉米穗。夏告诉了他价格，他在交易前数了数手里的钱。最后他

们以“谢谢"或"thankyou”结束。）''和最后一段“Inthisoneexercise,they'vepracticedalotinsucha'real

situation,.AndallofthistakesplaceinChinese.（在这一次练习中，他们在这样的“真实情境”中进行了大量的练

习。而且这一切都是用中文进行的）”可推知，在这个练习中，孩子们会练习词汇、句子结构、数学和文化。

故选Ao

23.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“ThefollowingchartisprovidedbyElizabethWeisefrom《AmericaToday》（以

下图表由《今日美国》的伊丽莎白,魏斯提供）”可推知，ElizabethWeis可能是《AmericaToday》（《今日美国》）

报刊的记者。故选C。

B

Theincidenttookplace,believeitornot,ontheplayground.Iwassomethingofafootballplayer,butIhad

neverbeenagoodplayer,farlessagreatone.IplayedforthemerephysicaljoythatIgotoutofthegame,butI

playedwithawill,andputmywholeheartintothegame.Theresultwasthat,thoughIhadplentyofenergyand

enthusiasm,Iwasneverpickedformycollegeteam.

Letmeconfessfranklythatthiswasonlybecausetherewasanotherplayerinthesamepositionwhohappened

tobemuchbetterthanme.Iconsideredmyselfthebettersportsman,buthewascertainlythegreaterplayer.SoI

nevergrumbledorcomplained.Iwascontenttowaitandbidemytime.

Andatlastmypatiencewasrewarded.Itwasfbrmeaveryspecialday.Ourteamhadshotupintothefinal

andwasmeetingitsriva1（竞争对手）.Ourstar-playersentwordatthelastmomentthathewasillandhecouldnot

takethefield.Imaginetheastonishmentinthecollegecamp!Thethoughtwasthatthegamewasasgoodaslost,

andsoalso,Iconfess,did1forthisplayerwasourtrumpcard（王牌）:Thatiswhateverybodyalwayssaid.However,

somethinghadtobedone,andthatsomethinghadtobemyself!Thecaptaincalledmeupalmostapologeticallyfor

havingfailedtorecognizemygreatnessbefore,and-thereIwas,ontheplayground,greetedbythecheersofmy

friends,andafewjeersfromthosewhohadlittlefaithinmyprowess.

IcantellyouthatIplayedlikeademon（魔鬼）.Iwashere,thereandeverywhere-nowleadingtheattack,

nowfallingbacktohelpthedefense.Itwasindeedathrillingmomentinmylife.Foralime,Iwasthecenterofall

attention,theobjectofuniversalapplause,and“theobservedofallobservers”.And,believeitornot,itwasIwho

putinthewinninggoal.Itmarkedthetopofagloriousday.EvennowIlookbackontheepisodewithunmixed

pleasureandsatisfaction.

24.Whatcanyoulearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hewaschosenintothecollegeteam.

B.Heintendedtobeaprofessionalplayer.

C.Heperformedbetterthananyotherplayer.

D.Heshowedgreatinterestinplayingfootball.

25.Howwastheauthor'spatiencerewarded?

A.Hereceivedthecaptain'ssincereapology.

B.Hehelpedhisschoolteamtoenterthefinal.

C.Hewasfinallyconsideredasthetrumpcard.

D.Hebecameareplacementforthesickplayer.

26.Whydidtheauthorsayitwasathrillingmomentinhislife?

A.Heshowedoffhispatiencetothefullest.

B.Theaudienceapplaudedhisperformance.

C.Theaudienceobservedplayersattacking.

D.Heplayedattentivelyinthefinalmatch.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'sexperience?

A.Patienceisthebesttreatment.B.Careanddiligencebringluck.

C.Greathopesmakeagreatman.D.Opportunityisfortheprepared.

【答案】24.D25.D26.B27.D

【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者热爱踢足球并且努力训练，但是作者一直没有出场的机会,

在一次队友伤病的时候，作者代替队友得到/出场机会，最终完美的表现征服了所有人。从作者这段经历

中，让我们明白了机会是留给有准备的人的这个道理。

24.细节理解题。根据第——段中“IplayedforthemerephysicaljoythatIgotoutofthegame,butIplayedwitha

will,andputmywholeheartintothegame.Theresultwasthat,thoughIhadplentyofenergyandenthusiasm,I

wasneverpickedformycollegetea^^.^^（我踢球只是为了从比赛中获得身体上的快乐，但我踢球是有意志的，

我把全部的心都投入到比赛中。结果是，尽管我精力充沛，充满热情，但我从来没有入选过大学队。）以及

第二段qconsideredmyselfthebettersportsman,buthewascertainlythegreaterplayer.SoInevergrumbledor

complained.Iwascontenttowaitandbidemy（我认为自己是更好的运动员，但他肯定是更伟大的运动

员。所以我从不抱怨或抱怨。我满足于等待时机。）可知，从文章的前两段可以了解到作者对踢足球表现出

极大的兴趣。故选D项。

25.细节理解题。根据第三段中“Ourstar-playersentwordatthelastmomentthathewasillandhecouldnottake

thefield.Imaginetheastonishmentinthecollegecamp!Thethoughtwasthatthegamewasasgoodaslost,andso

also,Iconfess,didIforthisplayerwasourtrumpcard:Thatiswhateverybodyalwayssaid.However,something

hadtobedone,andthatsomethinghadtobemyself!Thecaptaincalledmeupalmostapologeticallyforhaving

failedtorecognizemygreatnessbefore,and—thereIwas,ontheplayground,greetedbythecheersofmyfriends,

andafewjeersfromthosewhohadlittlefaithinmyprowess."（我们的明星球员在最后一刻传话说他病了，不

能参加比赛。想象•下大学营地里的惊讶吧！我承认，我当时也是这么想的，因为这位球员是我们的王牌：

人人都是这么说的。然而，我必须做点什么，那件事必须是我自己！队长几乎是带着歉意地叫了我，因为

他以前没有认识到我的伟大，我就在那里，在操场上，我的朋友们欢呼着迎接我，还有一些对我的能力不

太相信的人的嘲笑。）可知，作者的耐心得到的回报是代替了生病的球员。故选D项。

26.细节理解题。根据最后•段中“Itwasindeedathrillingmomentinmylife.Foratime,Iwasthecenterofall

attention,theobjectofuniversalapplause,and"theobservedofallobservers”."（那确实是我一生中激动人心的

时刻。有一段时间，我是所有人关注的中心，是全世界掌声的对象，是“所有观察者的观察对象可知，

作者说这是他一生中激动人心的时刻是因为观众为他的表现鼓掌。故选B项。

27.推理判断题。根据文章大意以及第二段中“SoInevergrumbledorcomplained.Iwascontenttowaitandbide

mytime."（所以我从不抱怨或抱怨。我满足于等待时机。）以及最后一段中“And,believeitornot,itwasIwho

putinthewinninggoal.Itmarkedthetopofagloriousday.EvennowIlookbackontheepisodewithunmixed

pleasureandsatisfact沁n.”（信不信由你，是我打进了制胜球。这标志着辉煌的一天的开始。即使现在回想起

这段经历，我仍感到无比的愉悦和满足。）可推知，从作者的经历中，我们明白了机会是留给有准备的人的

这个道理。故选D项。

C

Whensomepeoplehearself-discipline,theythinkthatit'sboring.Theyequateadisciplinedlifetofeelingsof

entrapment.Allowmetotellyouastory.

Onahotsunnyday,Berthaisbuzzingbyherhivewithsomeotherbees,justrelaxingandhavingagoodtime.

Suddenlyabearstartstoapproachherhiveforsomehoneyandbeeeggs.Tosaveherhive,Berthastingsthebear.

Butitsskinissothickthatonceshetriestopullherstingoutshedismembers（肢解）herselfanddies.

ThesadpartisthatBerthahasnochoice.Throughyearsofevolutionshehasdevelopedabiologicalreaction

todangers—tostingthreats.Ifshehadknownshewoulddie,shemighthaveflownawayandsavedherownlife.

Beesareprisonersoftheirownbiology,buthumanscanoverridetheirbiologythroughself-discipline.

Mostpeoplehavelong-termdesiresforlastingrelationships,meaningfulcareersorhealthybodiesbutare

constantlytemptedbyshorttermpleasures,suchasjunkfoodorvideogames.Deepdowntheyreallywantthelife

thatcomesinthelongterm.Yettheykeepgivingintoshort-termpleasures.

Theonlydifferenceisself-discipline.Luckily,humanshavetheabilitytopracticeself-discipline.Itgivesus

thefreedomtoachievewhatwetrulywantinlifeandallowustobreakfreeofthebiologicalorsocietalcages

aroundus.Butit'snotthatsimple.

Companiesareawareofournatural,biologicalreactionsandusethisagainstusbyusingsupernormalstimuli.

Anexampleisjunkfood.Ourancestorswerewiredtoseekoutandenjoyfatandsaltyfoodbecauseitwassorare

atthetime.Butnowcompanieshavegeneticallyengineeredfoodtoincludemorefatsandsaltsthaneverbeforein

ordertomakeusdesireitevenmore.

SocialmediaandtheInternetasawholeisanotherformofsupernormalstimuli.Humansarebiologically

wiredtoseekoutnovelty.Forourancestorsnoveltycouldleadtomoreknowledgeabouttheworld,whichcould

leadtomorewisdomthathelpedusthriveasaspecies.Ithasitsusefulness.However,theInternethasbeen

designedtotakeadvantageofthisdesirefornoveltybyshowingyoumorenoveltythanyoucaneverdreamof.

Everypagelinksoutmorepages.Andeveryvideotoavideowithevenmorenovelty.Videogamesdothesame

thing.

Ontheplusside,however,youandIarenotlikethebee,becausewearenotcasedbyourownbiology.With

self-discipline,wecanlivethelifewetrulywant.Wehavethechoicetobefree.

28.WhyisthestoryofBerthamentionedinparagraphtwo?

A.Toillustratewhatevolutionis.

B.Toarousereaders5sympathyforBertha.

C.Todrawreaders'attentiontoself-discipline.

D.Toofferaperfectexampleofself-discipline.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stimuli“inparagraphsevenmostprobablymean?

A.Somethingthatencouragescertainreactions.

B.Somethingthatisunhealthyforpeopletoeat.

C.Somethingthatdoesgoodtoourmentalhealth.

D.Somethingthatdiscouragespeoplefromtakingaction.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardssocialmediaandtheInternet?

A.Approving.B.Objective.C.Critical.D.Cautious.

31.Whatmakestheauthorthinkhumansareluckycomparedwithbees?

A.Humans,blessingofanadvancedbiologicalsystem.

B.Humans'desirestoliveanideallife.

C.Humans'eagernesstoovercomeinborndisadvantages.

D.Humans'abilitytopracticeself-discipline.

【答案】28.D29.A30.C31.D

【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章科普了自律对于人类生活的重要性，并列举了现实中的例子，自律可

以让人类摆脱生物本能的控制，选择理想的生活。

28.推理判断题。根据第一段的“Whensomepeoplehearself-discipline,theythinkthatifsboring.Theyequatea

disciplinedlifetofeelingsofentrapment.Allowmetotellyouastory.（当一些人听到自律时，他们认为它很无

聊。他们把有纪律的生活等同于陷入困境的感觉。请允许我给你们讲个故事）”和第二段讲述了蜜蜂因为敌人

入侵，出于生物本能，蜜蜂萤了熊自己也因此丧命可知，蜜蜂死亡的根本原因是蜜蜂缺乏自律，只是遵循

自己的生物本能。由此推知，故事的目的就是提供一个有关自律的完美范例，体现出自律的重要性。故选D。

29.词句猜测题。根据划线词前文“Companiesareawareofournatural,biologicalreactionsandusethisagainst

us”（公司知道我们的自然生物反应，并利用这一点来对付我们）讲述了一些公司利用我们的本能。后文“An

exampleisjunkfood.Ourancestorswerewiredtoseekoutandenjoyfatandsaltyfoodbecauseitwassorareat

thetime.Butnowcompanieshavegeneticallyengineeredfoodtoincludemorefatsandsaltsthaneverbeforein

ordertomakeusdesireitevenmore.”（垃圾食品就是一个例子。我们的祖先天生就喜欢寻找和享受高脂高盐

的食物，因为在当时这种食物非常罕见。但是现在公司已经通过基因工程改造食品，使其含有比以往任何

时候都多的脂肪和盐，从而使我们更加渴望它。）举了垃圾食品的例子，因为祖先本能摄入高油高盐的食物,

我们也会渴望这些食物。由此可见，公司生产的产品是促使人的这些本能行为发生，所以划线词stimuli的

含义为“刺激物”，故选A。

30.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Humansarebiologicallywiredtoseekoutnovelty.Forourancestorsnovelty

couldleadtomoreknowledgeabouttheworld,whichcouldleadtomorewisdomthathelpedusthriveasaspecies.

Ithasitsusefulness.”（人类天生就喜欢寻找新奇事物。对于我们的祖先来说，新奇可以带来更多关于世界的

知识，这可以带来更多的智慧，帮助我们作为一个物种繁荣昌盛。它有它的用处。）可知，人类生物本能有

对新奇事物的探索，并且这种探索具有积极意义。而下文“However,theInternethasbeendesignedtotake

advantageofthisdesirefornoveltybyshowingyoumorenoveltythanyoucaneverdreamof."（然而，互联网的

设计就是为了利用这种对新奇事物的渴望，向你展示比你想象中更多的新奇事物）语气转折，指出媒体利

用人的好奇心产生源源不断的内容吸引人去看，因此可以推断这部分说的是比较负面的影响，因而作者对

互联网和媒体持批判态度。故选C。

31.细节理解题。根据最后——段“however,youandIarenotlikethebee,becausewearenotcasedbyourown

biology.Withself-discipline,wecanlivethelifewetrulywant.Wehavethechoicetobefree.,>（然而，你和我并

不像蜜蜂，因为我们不是由我们自己的生物特征决定的。有了自律，我们可以过我们真正想要的生活。我

们可以选择自由。）可知，相比蜜蜂，人类有着自律的能力。故选D。

Whatstrategydoyouusetomaketoughlifedecisionslikewhethertoendarelationship,quityourjob,orgo

backtoschool?Maybeyouweightheadvantagesanddisadvantages.Maybeyougowithyoursixthsense.Or

maybe,ifyou'relikemostpeople,yousimplydonothing.Afterall,wehaveatendencytopreferthestatusquo（现

状），andfocusmoreonthepotentiallossesinvolvedwithchangeratherthanthepotentialbenefits.

Buthere'sasimplerstrategy:Whenyou'reindecisiveaboutabiglifedecision,choosethepathofchange.

That'sthetakeawayofresearchrecentlypublishedbyStevenLevitt,aneconomistattheUniversityofChicago.

Forthestudy,Levittaskedpeoplewhowerefacingtoughdecisionstoflip（抛）adigitalcoinonthewebsite

FreakonomicsE.Thecointosseswererandomized,withonesiderepresentingchange,theother

statusquo.Thestudyaskedmorethan20,000participantstomakewhicheverdecisionthecointossdirected,and

thenreportbackonhowthingsplayedoutaftertwoandsixmonths.

Ofcourse,noteveryonefollowedthrough.Thetwo-monthsurveyfoundthatparticipantschosechangeless

frequentlythantheyhadinitiallypredictedtheywould.Aftersixmonths,however,thistendencytowardinaction

disappeared.Butmostsurprisingweretheresultsonwell-being.Atboththetwoandsix-monthmarks,mostpeople

whochosechangereportedfeelinghappier,betteroff,andthattheyhadmadethecorrectdecision.

Thestudyhadsomelimitations.Oneisthatitsparticipantsweren'tselectedrandomly.Anotherlimitationis

thatparticipantswhosedecisiondidn'tplayoutwellmighthavebeenlesslikelytoreportbackontheirstatusafter

twoandsixmonths.Still,thestudydoessuggestthatpeoplewhoareontheedgeofatoughdecisionareprobably

betteroffgoingwithchange.Levittisn'tsuggestingyouflipacointomakealldecisions.Butcoin-flippingdoes

seemtohavesomebenefits.Levittnotesthatsomepeoplemightprefergivingintotheirfatetorandomnessin

ordertoavoidregret.Butyoucanalsouserandomnessabitmoresensibly.Whenfacingatoughdecision,you

couldflipacoinand,uponseeingtheoutcome,noticewhetheryoufeelrelieforfright.Ifyoufeelrelieved,thafs

probablythepathyoushouldchoose.

32.Whatismostpeople'sprioritywhenmakinghardchoices?

A.Calculatingpotentiallosses.

B•Valuingpotentialbenefits.

C.Followinginnervoiceofone'smind.

D.Makingachangetothestatusquo.

33.Whatarethefindingsofthetwosurveys?

A.Makingchangesbroughtmostparticipantshappiness.

B.Allparticipantsgaveimmediatefeedbackontheirstatus.

C.Participants,actionagreedwiththeirinitialprediction.

D.Moreparticipantsremainedinactiveaftersixmonths.

34.Whatisalimitationofthestudy?

A.Therandomnessofpickingstudysubjects.

B.Theincorrectmethodofflippingacoin.

C.Theinsufficiencyofstudystatistics.

D.Theinsensibleoutcomeoftheanalysis.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Coinflipsarebeneficialtomakinghardchoices.

B.Whenfacingahard