2021-2022学年四川省绵阳市梓绵乡中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

2021-2022学年四川省绵阳市梓绵乡中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.—Good-bye!I’mgoingbacktomyhometownthisafternoon.—________A.Haveanicetrip.B.Congratulations!C.Takeyourtime.D.Icouldn’tagreemore.参考答案：A2.—Oh,howdepressed!I’mboundtolosetohimintomorrow’scompetition.—Cheerup!Infact,heis_____thanyou.A.nolessnervous

B.notmorenervous

C.nomorenervous

D.alittlemorenervous参考答案：A3.I’vetriedveryhardtoimprovemyEnglish.Butbynomeans

withmyprogress.

A．theteacherisnotsatisfied

B．istheteachernotsatisfied

C．theteacherissatisfied

D．istheteachersatisfied参考答案：D．解析：倒装句。此题有bynomeans这个带有否定意义的状语放在句首，句子要用部分倒装。4.Couldyoutellme______itwas______theaccidentoccurred?A．where；that

B．which；that

C．that;where

D．where：which参考答案：A5.Mybrothernevertalkedaboutclimbing,becauseheknewthatwas

Igotinjured.A.what

B.when

C.how

D.where参考答案：C6.He

asanationalheroforwinningthefirstgoldmedalforhiscountryintheOlympics.

A.regarded

B.wasregarded

C.hasregarded

D.hadbeenregarded参考答案：B解析：本题考查时态和被动语态的用法。regard……as……:把......当作......7.Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.Youmusthavethought___.

A.wearenotcoming

B.wewerenotcoming

C.wedidnotcome

D.wewerenotcome参考答案：B8.---Floraneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.

--Sheisawomanof_____.

A.ambition

B.attention

C.expectation

D.reputation参考答案：A略9.---HaveyoubeentotheForbiddenCity？

---Ican’tremember.________,itmighthavebeenduringmyearlychildhood.A.Ifany

B.Ifever

C.Ifonly

D.Ifnot参考答案：B10.—What’stheproblemwithyourmountainbike,Thomas?—

.Icanmanageitandcatchupwithyou.A.Notsobad B.Nothingserious C.Good.Thankyou D.Nevermind参考答案：B11.IwanttobuythatkindofclothbecauseI______thecloth______well．

A．havetold;washes

B．wastold;washed

C．havebeentold;washes

D．havebeentold;iswashed参考答案：C12.Thesong____Myheartwillgoonislikedbytheyoungpeople.Acall

Bcalling

Ccalled

Dtocall参考答案：C13.

Hehasbeen

togeneralmanagerbecauseofhisexcellentworkinthecompany.

A.promoted

B.produced

C.proposed

D.programmed参考答案：A.

14.—Mike,theresultsare______withourearlierresearch.—Fantastic!That’swhatwe’vebeenexpecting.A.apparent B.sustainable C.concrete D.consistent参考答案：D试题分析：考查固定短语。根据后文的Fantastic!可知此处句意：迈克，结果与我们先前的研究相一致。Beconsistentwith与.....相一致，故选D项。

【名师点睛】固定短语的考查需要考生的长期积累，注意把握积累的方向，在考试时能够准确无误的应用。15.I‘dliketoknow______Chinese.A.whenhebegantolearn

B.whendidhebegintolearnC.whendidhebeginlearning

D.forhowlonghebegantolearn.参考答案：A16.Amistake_____havebeenmadeonourbill.Wedidn’torderanyfishtoday.

A.should

B.would

C.must

D.could参考答案：C17.—Idon’tcarewhatotherpeoplethinkofme．—Well，you____________．

A．may

B．can

C．should D．will参考答案：C18.22Beforeyoupayavisittoaplaceofinterest,lookinyourlocallibrary

abookaboutit.A.on

B.

at

C.

for

D.to参考答案：C19.Theoldcoupleoftentakeawalkaftersupperintheparkwiththeirpetdog_______them.

A.

following

B.

tofollow

C.

followed

D.

follows参考答案：A二、完型填空20.Itwasaround3pm.Awomanabout40cametoourclinic,___21___fortheexpert.Itoldherhewasn’t___22___.Thensheshowedmealetterwithoutanenvelop,___23___thatshecamefromagovernmenthospitalwherehermotherwasbeingtreated.Shesaidshewas___24___bythedoctorstheretoseeourexpert.Sensingher___25___fornotseeingtheexpert,Iaskedhertositandtalk.TheexchangewasshorthutIlearnedalotaboutherlife___26___.Shehadthreechildren,hereldestdaughterwasinhighschool,andtheremainingtwowere___27___inprimaryschool.Isaidsomethingtomakeher___28___,which,couldatleastrelievehersadnessthen,Ifelt___29___forwhatsheandhermotherhadsuffered.IwaswonderinghowIcouldhelpher.___30___,myeyescaughtthelettershewas___31___andnoticeditwascrumpled(压皱).NowIknewwhatIcould___32___her.SoIwenttomydrawer,tookoutabrown___33___andgaveittoher,saying,“Madam,thisisforyou,it’sthe___34___Icanoffer.Ihopethiswillhelp.”Shesmiledwithtears,saying“Thankyouverymuch”andthenshe___35___totelltheheavyloadshewascarryingandcontinuedcrying.Ifeltsomewhat___36___andtoldher,“Madam,takeyour___37___toGod,andleaveitthere,”Ican’t___38___whyIsaidthatbecauseIjustgotthat___39___fromasnogIonceheard.Shesmiledagain,saidafewwordsandthenleft,Ifeelblessedforthatshort___40___withher,whichmadeherworldabitbetter.21.A.applying

B.catering

C.asking

D.waiting22.A.pleased

B.available

C.interested

D.brilliant23.A.expecting

B.promising

C.finding

D.indicating24.A.advised

B.invited

C.forced

D.banned25.A.comfusion

B.annoyance

C.disappointment

D.nervousness26.A.goal

B.skill

C.story

D.routine27.A.still

B.also

C.seldom

D.often28.A.sigh

B.regret

C.rest

D.laugh29.A.guilty

B.happy

C.sorry

D.lucky30.A.Instead

B.Suddenly

C.Therefore

D.Gradually31.A.holding

B.reading

C.posting

D.writing32.A.inform

B.present

C.offer

D.teach33.A.box

B.envelope

C.hag

D.bottle34.A.last

B.worst

C.best

D.slightest35.A.started

B.stopped

C.refold

D.pretended36.A.scared

B.tired

C.impressed

D.stressed37.A.dream

B.burden

C.hope

D.loss38.A.prove

B.believe

C.repeat

D.explain39.A.sentence

B.patience

C.courage

D.theory40.A.negotiation

B.moment

C.debate

D.journey参考答案：21.C

22.B

23.D

24.A

25.D

26.C

27.A

28.D

29.C

30.B

31.A

32.C

33.B

34.D

35.A

36.C

37.B

38.D

39.A

40.B本文是一篇记叙文。一位女士带着一封介绍信来作者所在的医院找专家为她妈妈看病。作者告诉她专家不在，女士很难过，并与作者谈了自己的沉重负担。作者逗她开心，作者觉得和她在一起的那短暂的时刻是有福的，这让她的世界变得更好了。21.考查动词。A.applying申请；B.catering投合，迎合；C.asking问；D.waiting等待。大概是下午3点左右。一个大约40岁的女人来到我们的诊所，询问专家。askfor询问，故选C。22.考查形容词。A.pleased感到高兴；B.available可获得的，有空的；C.interested感兴趣的；D.brilliant杰出的。我告诉她他不在。故选B。23.考查动词。A.expecting期待；B.promising许诺；C.finding找到；D.indicating表明。然后她给我看了一封没有信封的信，信中说她来自一家政府医院，她的母亲正在那里接受治疗。故选D。24.考查动词。A.advised建议；B.invited邀请；C.forced强迫；D.banned禁止。她说那里的医生建议她去看我们的专家。故选A。25.考查名词。A.comfusion困惑；B.annoyance烦恼；C.disappointment失望；

D.nervousness紧张不安。我感觉到她因为没有看到专家而感到紧张，于是请她坐下来谈谈。故选D。26.考查名词。A.goal目标；B.skill技能；C.story故事；D.routine日常工作。这次交流很短，我学到了很多关于她的人生故事。故选C。27.考查副词。A.still仍然；B.also也；C.seldom很少；D.often经常。她有三个孩子，她的大女儿在上高中，剩下的两个还在上小学。故选A。28.考查动词。A.sigh叹息；B.regret遗憾，后悔；C.rest休息；D.laugh大笑。我说了些话逗她笑，这至少能减轻她的悲伤，我为她和她母亲所遭受的痛苦感到难过。故选D。29.考查形容词。A.guilty有罪的；B.happy高兴的；C.sorry难过的；D.lucky幸运的。我说了些话逗她笑，这至少能减轻她的悲伤，我为她和她母亲所遭受的痛苦感到难过。feelsorryfor为---感到遗憾，故选C。30.考查副词。A.Instead相反；B.Suddenly突然；C.Therefore因此；D.Gradually渐渐地。我在想我该如何帮助她。突然，我的眼睛看到了她拿着的信，注意到它被弄皱了。故选B。31.考查动词。A.holding握住，举行；B.reading阅读；C.posting公布，邮递；

D.writing写。我在想我该如何帮助她。突然，我的眼睛看到了她拿着的信，注意到它被弄皱了。故选A。32.考查动词。A.inform告知；B.present赠送；C.offer提供；D.teach教学。现在我知道我能提供给她什么。offersb.sth.提供给某人某物，再根据上文的Thensheshowedmealetterwithoutanenvelop,可知答案为C。33.考查名词。A.box箱子；B.envelope信封；C.hag包；D.bottle瓶子。于是我走到我的抽屉，拿出一个棕色的信封，递给她，说：“夫人，这是给你的，这是我能提供的最微不足道的东西了。”我希望这能有所帮助。”根据上文的myeyescaughtthelettershewas___11___andnoticeditwascrumpled(压皱).可知，作者应该是提供了一个信封，故选B。【点睛】.通过理解段落的首句，也可明确每段的大意，根据前后语境，上下联系。有时只需从空格所在句子的上文或下文考虑；有时需要从空格所在句子的前后2-3句考虑；还有的可能要从整个段落或整篇文章给予考虑，才可选出正确选项。上下文提供的信息对应关系以及词语的重复使用，对解答完形填空也非常有用。本题第13小题，根据上文的myeyescaughtthelettershewas___11___andnoticeditwascrumpled(压皱).可知，作者应该是提供了一个信封。34.考查形容词。A.last最后的；B.worst最差的；C.best最好的；D.slightest及不重要的，微不足道的。于是我走到我的抽屉，拿出一个棕色的信封，递给她，说：“夫人，这是给你的，这是我能提供的最微不足道的东西了。我希望这能有所帮助。”因为提供的只是一个信封，故选D。35.考查动词。A.started开始；B.stopped停止；C.refold折叠；D.pretended假装。她含着泪微笑着说：“非常感谢你”，然后她开始讲述她带着的沉重负担，并继续哭泣。故选A。36.考查形容词。A.scared害怕的；B.tired劳累的；C.impressed印象深刻的；

D.stressed感到有压力的。我感到有些感动，对她说：“夫人，把你的重担交给上帝，把它留在那里吧。”故选C。37.考查名词。A.dream梦想；B.burden负担；C.hope希望；D.loss损失。我感到有些感动，对她说：“夫人，把你的重担交给上帝，把它留在那里吧。”根据上文中的thenshe___15___totelltheheavyload可知答案为B。38.考查动词。A.prove证明；B.believe相信；C.repeat重复；D.explain解释。我无法解释我为什么这么说，因为我刚刚从一个我曾经听说过的人那里得到了这个句子。故选D。39.考查名词。A.sentence句子；B.patience耐心；C.courage勇气；D.theory理论。我无法解释我为什么这么说，因为我刚刚从一个我曾经听说过的人那里得到了这个句子。根据上文的“Madam,takeyour___17___toGod,andleaveitthere,”可知答案为A。40.考查名词。A.negotiation谈判，转让；B.moment片刻；C.debate辩论；

D.journey旅行。她又笑了，说了几句话，然后就走了，我觉得和她在一起的那短暂的时刻是有福的，这让她的世界变得更好了。故选B。21.OneMinuteMeansaLotinOne’sLifeDuringhiscollegeyears,RogersspentasummerinanIdahologgingcamp(伐木场).Whenthebosshadtoleaveforafewdays,heputRogers____41____.“

___42___ifthemenrefusetofollowmyorders?”Rogersasked.Hethoughtof

Tony,animmigrantworkerwho

complainedallday,givingtheothermena

___43___time.“Firethem,”thebosssaid.Then,asif

___44___Rogers'mind,headded,“Isupposeyou

thinkyouaregoingto

fireTonyifyou___45___the

chance.I'dfeel

___46___aboutthat.Ihavebeenloggingfor40years.Tonyisthemost____47____workerI'veeverhad.Iknowheisatroublemakerandthathe___48___everybodyandeverything.Buthecomesfirstandleaveslast.Therehasnotbeenan

___49___foreightyearsonthehillwhereheworks.”Rogers___50___theloggingcampthenextday.HewenttoTonyandspoketohim.“Tony,doyouknowI'minchargeheretoday？”Tonygrunted(嘟囔)yes.“Iwasgoingtosackyouthefirsttimewetangled(纠缠),____51____IwantyoutoknowI'mnot,”hetoldTony,___52___whatthebosshadsaid.WhenRogersfinished,Tony___53___thespadeful(铲子)ofsandhehadheldandtears____54____downhisface.ThatdayTonyworkedharderthaneverbefore.TwelveyearslaterRogersmetTonyagainwhowasnowthe

___55___ofoneofthelargestloggingcompaniesintheWest.RogersaskedhimhowhecametoCaliforniaandhappenedtohave___56___such

greatsuccess.Tonyreplied,“Haditnotbeenfortheone____57____youtalkedtomebackinIdaho，Iwouldhavekilledsomebodyoneday.Oneminute____58____mywholelife.”Effectivemanagersknowthe

___59___oftakingamomenttopointoutwhataworkerisdoingwell.Butwhata

____60____aminuteofyescanmakeinanyrelationship!41.A.introuble

B.incharge

C.invain

D.inruins42.A.What

B.How

C.Why

D.Who43.A.easy

B.surprising

C.happy

D.hard44.A.recognizing

B.having

C.bearing

D.reading45.A.resist

B.seize

C.reject

D.throw46.A.proud

B.sorry

C.pleasant

D.well47.A.wise

B.elegant

C.reliable

D.troublesome48.A.respects

B.protects

C.fears

D.hates49.A.accident

B.extension

C.opportunity

D.argument50.A.handedover

B.tookover

C.gotover

D.wentover51.A.and

B.or

C.so

D.but52.A.lying

B.adding

C.smiling

D.replying53.A.dug

B.dropped

C.carried

D.lifted54.A.rolled

B.folded

C.cast

D.loaded55.A.boss

B.worker

C.engine-driver

D.immigrant56.A.promoted

B.enjoyed

C.quitted

D.declined57.A.word

B.thing

C.minute

D.lesson58.A.destroyed

B.changed

C.replaced

D.lost59.A.importance

B.method

C.result

D.regulation60.A.choice

B.decision

C.difference

D.conclusion参考答案：41.B

42.A

43.D

44.D

45.B

46.B

47.C

48.D

49.A

50.B

51.D

52.B

53.B

54.A

55.A

56.B

57.C

58.B

59.A

60.C这是一篇记叙文。通过Rogers与Tony的谈话，使得Tony更加努力工作是故事，从而说明了一分钟能影响一个人的一生。【41题详解】考查介词短语辨析。A.introuble

处在困难中；

B.incharge负责，看管；

C.invain徒劳；

D.inruins成为废墟。根据上文，老板要离开几天，应该是让罗杰斯看管伐木场，故选B。【42题详解】考查连词词义辨析。A.What

什么；

B.How怎样；

C.Why

为什么；

D.Who谁。空后有if，结合句意此处应考查固定用法whatif倘若……怎么样，句意：倘若这些人拒绝服从我的命令怎么办？故选A。【43题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.easy

容易的；

B.surprising

吃惊的；

C.happy高兴的；

D.hard艰难的。结合上文，老板想到了移民来的Tony，他整天抱怨，可知，这使得其他人很不好过，故选D。【44题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.recognizing

认出；

B.having

有；

C.bearing

忍受；

D.reading阅读。结合上下文可知，老板好像读了罗杰斯的思想，故选D。【45题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.resist

抵抗；

B.seize

抓住；

C.reject

拒绝；

D.throw扔。结合上文和前半句的句意：我想你会解雇Tony，可知，此处是指如果罗杰斯有机会的话，他会解雇Tony，故选B.【46题详解】考查形容词词词义辨析。A.proud

自豪的；

B.sorry

遗憾的；

C.pleasant

愉快的；

D.well良好的。结合下文老板说Tony是最可靠的工人可知，如果罗杰斯解雇了他，老板会遗憾的，故选【47题详解】考查形容词词词义辨析。A.wise聪明的；

B.elegant优雅的；

C.reliable

可信赖的；

D.troublesome麻烦的。根据下文老板对Tony的评价说他来的最早，走的最晚，可知，他是一个可靠，值得信懒的人，故选C。【48题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.respects

尊敬；

B.protects

保护；

C.fears

害怕；

D.hates讨厌。根据上一句老板说Tony是麻烦的制造者，再结合语境可知，他讨厌每个人和事，故选D。【49题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.accident

事故；

B.extension

延长；

C.opportunity机会；

D.argument

争论。根据上下文语境可知，他在这工作很长时间了，而且没有发生过任何事故，，故选A。【50题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.handedover

上交；

B.tookover

接管；

C.gotover

越过；

D.wentover越过。根据上文老板要外出，让罗杰斯看管伐木场，可知，第二天罗杰斯接管了伐木场，故选B.【51题详解】考查连词词义辨析。A.and

和；

B.or或者；

C.so

因此；

D.but但是。结合上文，老板猜出罗杰斯有可能会解雇Tony，再根据前一句罗杰斯说第一次他们纠缠时，他就打算结果Tony可知，与后一句“他不会解雇Tony”之间是转折关系，故选D。【52题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.lying

撒谎；

B.adding

增加；

C.smiling微笑；

D.replying

回复。结合上文罗杰斯对Tony说的话，此处应该是他有加了句老板走前所说的话，故选B。【53题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.dug

挖；

B.dropped掉落；

C.carried

搬运，携带；

D.lifted举起。根据下文可知，Tony听了老板的话感动了，所以放下一铲子的沙子，流下了眼泪，故选B。【54题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.rolled

滚动；

B.folded

折叠；

C.cast

投；

D.loaded装载。根据上文，Tony感动了可知，此处指他感动的泪水留在了脸上，故选A。【55题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.boss

老板；B.worker

工人；

C.engine-driver

火车司机；

D.immigrant移民。结合上下文Tony取得了成功，可知，他应该是成了老板，故选A。【56题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.promoted

提升；

B.enjoyed享有；

C.quitted

停止；

D.declined下降。根据上文Tony是一个很大的伐木公司的老板可知，此处罗杰斯想问的是他怎么享有这么大的成功，故选B。【57题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.word

话；

B.thing

事情；

C.minute分钟；

D.lesson功课。结合上下文可知，Tony想说的是就是那一分钟的谈话改变了我的人生，故选C。【58题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.destroyed

毁坏；

B.changed

改变；

C.replaced代替；

D.lost失去。根据上文语境可知，是那一分钟改变了我的人生，故选B。【59题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.importance

重要性；

B.method

方法；

C.result

结果；

D.regulation规则。根据上文讲述的故事可知，有效的管理者找到适当的时刻告诉别人工作做得好的重要性，故选A。【60题详解】考查固定短语。A.choice

选择；

B.决定；C.difference

差异；

D.conclusion结论。makeadifference是固定短语，意为“对…...产生影响”，此处想表达一分钟的肯定产生了多么大的影响，故选C。三、阅读理解22.Ascientistworkingatherlabbenchandasix-month-oldbabyplayingwithhisfoodmightseemtohavelittleincommon.Afterall,thescientistisengagedinseriousresearchtouncovertheverynatureofthephysicalworld,andthebabyis,well,justplaying…right?Perhaps,butsomedevelopmentalpsychologists(心理学家)havearguedthatthis“play”is

morelikeascientificinvestigationthanonemightthink.Takeacloserlookatthebabyplayingatthetable.Eachtimethebowlofriceispushedoverthetableedge,itfallstotheground---and,intheprocess,itbringsoutimportantevidenceabouthowphysicalobjectsinteract（相互作用）;bowlsofricedonotfloodinmid-air,butrequiresupporttoremainstable.Itislikelythatbabiesarenotbornknowingthisbasicfactoftheuniverse;noraretheyeverclearlytaughtit.Instead,babiesmayformanunderstandingofobjectsupportthroughrepeatedexperimentsandthenbuildonthisknowledgetolearnevenmoreabouthowobjectsinteract.Thoughtheirrangesandtoolsdiffer,thebaby’sinvestigationandthescientist’sexperimentappeartosharethesameaim(tolearnaboutthenaturalworld),overallapproach(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld),andlogic(aremyobservationswhatIexpected?).Somepsychologistssuggestthatyoungchildrenlearnaboutmorethanjustthephysicalworldinthisway---thattheyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandtherulesoflanguage

usingsimilarmeans.Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments,evidencegathering,andfinallyoverturningatheory,thatababywillcometoaccepttheideathatotherpeoplecanhavedifferentviewsanddesiresfromwhatheorshehas,forexample,unlikethechild,Mommyactuallydoesn’tlikeDovechocolate.Viewingchildhooddevelopmentasascientificinvestigationthrowslightonhowchildrenlearn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.Whydoyoungchildrenandscientistsseemtobesomuchalike?Psychologistshavesuggestedthatscienceasaneffort---thedesiretoexplore,explain,andunderstandourworld---issimplysomethingthatcomesfromourbabyhood.Perhapsevolution（进化）providedhumanbabieswithcuriosityandanaturaldrivetoexplaintheirworlds,andadultscientistssimplymakeuseofthesamedrivethatservedthemaschildren.Thesamecognitive（认知的）systemsthatmakeyoungchildrenfeelgoodaboutfeelgoodaboutfiguringsomethingoutmayhavebeenadoptedbyadultscientists.Assomepsychologistsputit,”Itisnotthatchildrenarelittlescientistsbutthatscientistsarebigchildren.”50.Accordingtosomedevelopmentalpsychologists,

.A.ababy’splayisnothingmorethanagame.B.scientificresearchintobabies’gamesispossibleC.thenatureofbabies’playhasbeenthoroughlyinvestigatedD.ababy’splayissomehowsimilartoascientist’sexperiment51.WelearnfromParagraph2that

.A.scientistsandbabiesseemtoobservetheworlddifferentlyB.scientistsandbabiesofteninteractwitheachotherC.babiesarebornwiththeknowledgeofobjectsupportD.babiesseemtocollectevidencejustasscientistsdo52.Childrenmaylearntherulesoflanguageby

.A.exploringthephysicalworld

B.investigatinghumanpsychologyC.repeatingtheirownexperiments

D.observingtheirparents’behaviors53.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Theworldmaybemoreclearlyexplainedthroughchildren’splay.B.Studyingbabies’playmayleadtoabetterunderstandingofscience.C.Childrenmayhavegreaterabilitytofigureoutthingsthanscientists.D.One’sdriveforscientificresearchmaybecomestrongerashegrows.54.Whatistheauthor’stonewhenhediscussestheconnectionbetweenscientists’researchandbabies’play?A.Convincing.

B.Confused.

C.Confidence.

D.Cautious.参考答案：50-54.DDCBD本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了孩子的玩耍和科学家的研究有共同之处。50.试题分析：根据文章第一段的butsomedevelopmentalpsychologistshavearguedthatthis“play”ismorelikeascientificinvestigationthanonemightthink,可知心理学家觉得孩子的玩耍和科学家的研究有些相似，故选D。51.试题分析：根据文章第二段的句子overallapproach(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld)可知孩子也会像科学家一样收集证据，故选D。52.试题分析：根据文章第三段的句子Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments,evidencegatheringandfinallyoverturningatheory可知孩子可以通过重复自己的实验来学习语言的规律，故选C。53.试题分析：根据最后一段的句子viewingchildhooddevelopmentasscientificinvestigationthrowslightonhowchildrenlearn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.可知，研究孩子可以让人们更好的了解科学，故选B。54.试题分析：根据作者在文中的用词appearto和may来弱化绝对性的表达，和通过引用其他人的观点somepsychologistsuggest/arguethat可知，作者的语气是谨慎的。故选D。23.ABreath-takingFourMinutesOnthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechannelfromthepresidentialprimarydebateIhadbeenwatchingtoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothatitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse,mostlikelythroughblown-outwindowsandthedoortoourgarage.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstonavigatetogettothesafetyofthefirstfloor,becausethecupboarddownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase.Ididn'tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Itriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchcrashedintothedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhavehitus.BythetimeIreachedthecupboard,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntothecupboardfloor,buthecouldn'tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IheldJimmy'sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butatthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandinto