2023届全国高考英语模拟试卷（四）听力

高考英语模拟试卷（四）

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、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

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试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

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

答题卡山。

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,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一

小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atamusicstore.

B.Ataflowershop.

C.Inarestaurant.

【答案】c

【解析】

【原文】

W:Themusicandtheflowersarelovely.

M:Yes,Ihopethatthefoodisgood,too.

2.HowmanyweeksdoesthewomanhaveforChristmas?

A.Two.

B.Four.

C.Six.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Wehaveatleast4weeksforwinterholiday.HowmanydaysdoyouhaveinAmerica?

W:Wehaveabout2weeksduringtheChristmasseason,butwehavemorethan6weeksfor

summerholiday.

3.Howdoesthewomanusuallygohomeafterwork?

A.Bybus.

B.Bycar

C.Bysubway

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】

W:Alden,thanksfbrtheridehome.Aftersuchatiringday,Ireallydon'tliketospend1andahalf

hoursonthesubway.Thanksalot.

M:Youarewelcome.

4.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Takingcareofababy.

B.Lookingatanoldphoto.

C.Discussingdifferenthairstyles.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】

W:Look,Michael!Here'sapictureofyouwhenyouwereababy!

M:Ohno!AmItheonewithoutanyhair?

W:No,youhavelovelyhair.That'syou,carryingatowel.

5.Howmuchisthetypicalrentfbratwo-bedroomOAatinDalton?

A.£850B.£900.C.£950.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Doyouknowhowmuchitwouldbetorentatwo-bedroomflatinDalton?

W:Yeah,youshouldbeabletogetsomethingreasonablefor850poundspermonth.That'swhat

pay.Youtypicallypay.Youcertainlywouldn'twanttopaymorethan900pounds.

M:What?

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

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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，回到6、7题。

6.WherewillRogerbeduringtheparty?

A.Intheoffice.

B.Intheclassroom.

C.Inthehospital.

7.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheparty?

A.Sad.

B.Anxious.

C.Excited.

【答案】6.A7.B

【解析】

【原文】

W:It'ssosadthatRogercan'tmakeittotheparty.ItseemslikeIhaven'tseenhimforages.

M:It'stoobadthathisbossismakinghimstaylatetonight.Evenso,Ithinkthisclassreunion

willbealotoffun!

W:ButI'mabitnervoustoseesomeofouroldclassmates.

M:Oh,you'vegotnothingtoworryabout.Everyonewilljustbehappytoseeyou.Noonecares

aboutthatoldhighschooldramaanymore.

W:Ihopeyou'reright.Ijusthopetheywon'tmentionthetimeIgotsickduringmathclass.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Outsideacinema.

B.Athome.

C.Inthecinema.

9.Whatisthefilmadaptedfrom?

A.Amagazine.

B.Abook.

C.Areport.

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthedirector?

A.He'sgoodatdirectingafilm.

B.He'sgoodatimprovingastory.

C.Hehasnorighttochangethestory.

【答案】8.A9.B10.C

【解析】

【原文】

W:Oh,it'ssonicetobeoutofthecinema.Itwassohotinside.

M:Terrible,wasn'tit?Well,whatdidyouthinkofthefilmWutherineHeights?

W:Itwasagoodfilm,butnotasgoodasthebook.Ithinksomeofthestorywasmissinginthe

film.

M:Yes,butyoucan'tpossiblyfiteverythingthathappensinthenovelintoa2-hourfilm.There

isn'tenoughtime.

W:Iknow,butthedirectorshouldatleasttrytofollowthestory.Withthisfilmheleftoutsome

importantpeopleandevenchangedtheend.

M:Well,perhapshethoughthewasimprovingthestory.

W:Perhapshedid,butIjustdon'tthinkafilmdirectorhastherighttodoso.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatarethespeakersplanningfor?

A.Afamilyreunion..

B.Festivalshopping.

C.Christmasdecoration.

12.WhereisRitacomingfrom?

A.Illinois.

B.Alabama.

C.California.

13.Whoisintheservicenow?

A.Robert.

B.Larry.

C.Tom.

【答案】ILA12.B13.C

【解析】

【原文】

W:Well,it'stimeforthefamilytogathertogetherforChristmas.

M:Grandma,howmanycanweexpectforChristmasdinnerthisyear?

W:Lefscount.Firstthere'syourgrandfatherandme.ThenRita'scomingfromAlabama.And

RobertandhisfamilywillbeherefromIllinois.Thafssevenaltogether.

M:HowaboutUncleTom?Willhecome?

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W:He'sintheservicenow,stationedinGermany,sohewon'tbehere.ButUncleLarryjustgot

outoftheNavy,sohe'llcomefromCalifornia.

M:Wow,thatwillbeabigdinner.We9regoingtoneedaprettybigturkeythisyearandabig

Christmastree,too.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whyhasn'tthemanbeenhelpingthewoman?

A.Hehasaclassatnight.

B.He'sbeenworkinglateeveryday.

C.He'sbeeneatingathisfriend'shome.

15.Whatkindoffooddoestherestaurantserve?.

A.Americanfastfood.

B.TraditionalIndianfood.

C.Home-styleItalianfood.

16.Whendoestherestaurantclose?

A.At7:30pm.

B.At8:00pm.

C.At8:30pm.

17.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.

B.Saturday.

C.Sunday.

【答案】14.B15.B16.C17.A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Youneedabreak.You'vebeencookingeverynight.TmsorryIhaven'tbeenhelpingout,but

I'vehadtoworklateallmonth.Let'sgoouttodinnertonight.

W:Thatwouldbewonderful.

M:FveheardofanewIndianrestaurantdowntown.Howdoesthatsound?

W:YouknowIloveIndianfood!

M:Well,thisplaceshouldbeverygood.Thefoodismoreliketraditionalcooking一likewhat

Indianmotherswouldmakeathome.

W:Soundsgood!IhadafriendincollegewhowasfromIndia.SometimesIwouldgoovertoher

houseontheweekend.Hergrandmotherwouldcookforus.ItwasprobablythetastiestfoodI've

everhad!

M:Allright,thenlefsgo.Theplaceclosesat8:30,sowe'dbetterleavenow.It911takeabouthalf

anhourtogetthere,becausewe'Hhavetofindaparkingplace,too.

W:Iwonderwhytherestaurantclosessoearly.It5saFridaynight.Restaurantsareusuallyopen

lateonweekends.

M:TilbetthecookisanIndianmotherwhoneedstogethometoherchildren!

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?

A.Callforvotesfortheumbrella.

B.Introducenewkindsofumbrellas.

C.Tellthedifferentusesofumbrellas.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheumbrella?

A.Itishardtomake.

B.Itmakesstreetscolorful.

C.Itisamoderninvention.

20.Howcanthelistenersexpresstheiropinions?

A.Bymakingcalls.

B.Bywritingletters.

C.Bysendingtextmessages.

【答案】18.A19.B20.C

【解析】

【原文】

M:Sowhyvotefortheumbrella?Well,themostimportantreasonisthatit'soneoftheoldest

inventionsintheworld.Peoplefounditveryusefulthousandsofyearsago,andwestillfindit

usefultoday.Secondly,theumbrellaisagreatinventionbecauseit'sgotseveraldifferentuses.We

canuseitintherain,wecanuseitinthesunandwecanuseitasawalkingstick.Thirdly,votefor

theumbrellabecauseumbrellasbringcolortoourgray,rainystreets.Myfinalreasonisthat

umbrellasareverycheaptomakeandcheaptobuy.So,that'sthewonderfulumbrella.Whenit

rains,therichandthepoorcanallstaydry.It'saninventionfbreveryone.Ifyouthinkthisisthe

greatesteverydayinvention,votenowbysendingatextmessagewithyouropinionto...

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

Followthisfour-dayroute,andyou'llloseyourselfinthewizardingworldofHarry

Potter.

06/26

Day1OverviewEdinburgh

ItwasinScotland'scapitalcitythatJ.K.RowlingstartedtoplottheadventuresofHarry

andhispals.Withstonedstreets,windingalleysandmedieval（中世纪的）architecture,thecity

certainlyhasafewthingsincommonwiththesettingsfromthebooksandfilms.Shewrotethe

earlychaptersinvariouscafesaroundthecity'sOldTowns.

Day2OverviewtraveltoFortWilliam

TravelbytrainfromEdinburghtoGlasgow.Fromthere,youcantaketheWestHighland

LinetoFortWilliam.Thisisagreatwaytoseesomefamousspotsfromthewindow,including

themysteriousRannochMoor,theplacewhereDeathEatersboardthetraininthemovieHarry

PotterandTheDeathlyHallows.

Day3OverviewallaboardtheHogwartsExpress

WitnessthesweepingcinematicsceneryofthemovieHarryPotterbybookingaseaton

theJacobiteSteamTrain.StopforlunchinMallaigandthenmakethereturnjourneytoFort

William.Pleasebesuretobookthesteamtraininadvance,asitisverypopular.Bytheway,it

runsseasonally.

Day4Overviewlakesandglens（峡谷）

Inthefilms,mysterious,mistylandscapesframethebackgroundofHarry'stale,soifsno

surprisethatthefilmproducerschosetheHighlandsformanyscenes.Spendadaywandering

throughsomeofthesebeautifulspotsandfeelthemagicalatmosphere.

21.WheredidJ.K.RowlingcreateHarryPotteratfirst

A.InEdinburgh.B.InMallaig.C.InGlasgow.D.InFortWilliam.

22.WhatshouldyoupayattentiontoiftakingtheJacobiteSteamTrain

A.Reviewingthemovie.B.Bookingticketsinadvance.

C.Bringinglunchaheadoftime.D.Buyingone-wayticketspecially.

23.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwillyoureadthetext

A.CurrentAffairs.B.Technology.C.Tours.D.Biography.

【答案】21.A22.B23.C

【解析】

【分析】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了《哈利・波特》系列电影的经典拍摄地的四天之

旅。

[21题详解】

细节理解题。根据DaylOverviewEdinburgh部分“ItwasinScotland^capitalcitythatJ.K.

RowlingstartedtoplottheadventuresofHarryandhispals."（就是在苏格兰的首都J.K.罗

琳，开始构思哈利和他的伙伴们的冒险故事）可知，J.K.Rowling最初是在爱丁堡创作的

《哈利・波特》。故选A。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据Day3OverviewallaboardtheHogwartsExpress部分“Pleasebesureto

bookthesteamtraininadvance,asitisverypopular.”（请务必提前预定蒸汽火车，因为它很

受欢迎）可知，乘坐Jacobite蒸汽火车务必提前订票。故选B。

【23题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段“Followthisfour-dayroute,andyou911loseyourselfinthewizarding

worldofHairyPotter."（沿着这条四天的路线，你会迷失在哈利波特的魔法世界中）可知，本

文主要介绍了一条为期四天的旅游线路，所以本文可能来自报纸的旅游版块。故选C。

B

HuaShengandLuSheng,aretiredTibetancouple,havebecometrailblazers（开拓者）of

grapegrowingandwine-makingintheiroldages.

sister.SinceYakhadi.Thoughntingandwinemakingfromhergrandmotherssister.Since

theyretired,thecouplehavemovedtoLhasafromthevillageofYakhadi.Thoughthefactthat

theregion'scapital,whichis3,600metersabovesealevel,isconsideredunfitforgrowing

grapes,LuShengandHuaShengbegananambitiousprojectin2015,plantinggrapesinTsalna,

atowninthesuburbofLhasa.

economy.Theedsupportfromthelocalgovernment,whichiscommittedtodeveloping

businessandtheeconomy.Thecouple'sprojectprovidesjobsforruralresidents,and,asa

result,thegovernmenthasconsideredtheprojectpartofitspovertyreliefprogram.

“LhasaisanidealplaceforplantingFrenchgrapevarietiesthatareresistantto

cold,droughtanddisease,andadaptabletohigh-altitudeandopen-airplanting,"LuShengsaid.

Lhasa.Theotheplateau'ssunshineandorganicplanting,ourgrapesgrowverywellherein

Lhasa.Thegrapesareabitsourandsweet,andtheyhaveahighanthocyanin（花青素

said.Anthocyaninssaid.Anthocyanins,whichareingrapecellsandcontributerichcolorto

wine,arewater-soluble（水溶性的）.

In2018,HuaShengandLuShengexpandedtheirproject,plantingonnearly6.67

hectares.InordertofamiliarizeTibetanfarmerswithgrapeplantingandwinemaking,they

taughttheskillstolocalvillagers.

“Wehavesuccessfullytaughtthelocalfarmershowtogrowgrapesandmakewineover

thethreeyears.Theynowhaveanewsourceofincomebesidestraditionalfarrmingand

herding,"HuaShengsaid.

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Yudron,aresidentofNam,saidshewasgratefultothegrapeplantingprojectinher

village,whichhascontributedtoherincomeandqualityoflife."Afterworkinginthevineyards

foryears,nowweknowhowtomakewine.Wedrinkbothbarleyandgrapewinenow.Welove

grapewinemore,though,asitishealthier.

24.Whatdidthecoupledoaftertheirretirement?

A.TheygrewgrapesandmadewineinLhasa

B.TheymadefriendswithaFrenchexpert.

C.TheymovedtoanothercityfromLhasa

D.TheylearnedgrapeplantingfromHuaSheng'Sgrandmother.

25.Whywasthecouple'sprojectthoughtofasapovertyreliefprogram?

A.Theydonatedgrapestolocalschools.

C.Theyemployedlocalresidentsasworkers.

B.Theyprovidedfreewineforvillagers.

D.Theyexpandedtheprojectwiththelocalgovernment.

26.Whichisthefunctionofanthocyanins?

A.Theymakegrapesmoredelicious.

B.Theycanacceleratethegrowthofgrapes.

C.Theymakegrapesabitsourandsweet.

D.Theyproviderichcolor'sforwine

27.Fortheprojectconductedbythecouple,Yudronis.

A.appreciative

B.cautious

C.indifferent

D.Hesitate

【答案】24.A25.C26.D27.A

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。一对退休的西藏夫妇在晚年搬到拉萨城郊，他们在那里种葡

萄和酿制葡萄酒，并为农村居民提供工作,促进了当地的发展。

【24题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段"HuaShengandLuSheng,aretiredTibetancouple,havebecome

trailblazers（开拓者）ofgrapegrowingandwine-makingintheiroldages."（退休的藏族夫妇

华升和卢升在老年时已经成为葡萄种植和葡萄酒酿造的先驱。）和第二段“LuShenglearned

grapeplantingandwinemakingfromhergrandmother'ssister.Sincetheyretired,thecouple

havemovedtoLhasafromthevillageofYakhadi.Thoughthefactthattheregion'scapital,

whichis3,600metersabovesealevel,isconsideredunfitforgrowinggrapes,LuShengand

HuaShengbegananambitiousprojectin2015,plantinggrapesinTsalna,atowninthesuburb

ofLhasa."（卢生从祖母的姐姐那里学会了葡萄种植和酿酒。退休后，这对夫妇从Yakhadi

村搬到了拉萨。尽管该地区的首府海拔3600米，被认为不适合种植葡萄，但卢生和华生在

2015年开始了一项雄心勃勃的项目，在拉萨郊区的札尔那镇种植葡萄。）可知，这对夫妻在

拉萨城郊种植葡萄和酿制葡萄酒。故选A。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段"Theyreceivedsupportfromthelocalgovernment,whichis

committedtodevelopingbusinessandtheeconomy.Thecouple'sprojectprovidesjobsforrural

residents,and,asaresult,thegovernmenthasconsideredtheprojectpartofitspovertyrelief

program."（他们得到了致力于发展商业和经济的当地政府的支持。这对夫妇的项目为农村

居民提供了就业机会，因此，政府已将该项目视为其扶贫计划的一部分。）可知，他们的项目

为农村居民提供工作，所以被当地政府认为是扶贫项目。故选C。

【26题详解】

细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句"Anthocyanins,whichareingrapecellsandcontributerich

colortowine,arewater-soluble（水溶性的）（花青素是水溶性的，它存在于葡萄细胞中，为

葡萄酒提供丰富的颜色。）可知，花青素为葡萄酒增添了浓郁的颜色。故选D。

【27题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段uYudron,aresidentofNam,saidshewasgratefultothegrape

plantingprojectinhervillage,whichhascontributedtoherincomeandqualityoflife."After

workinginthevineyardsforyears,nowweknowhowtomakewine.Wedrinkbothbarleyand

grapewinenow.Welovegrapewinemore,though,asitishealthier.'X南村居民尤德龙（Yudron）

说，她很感激村里的葡萄种植项目，这个项目增加了她的收入，提高了她的生活质量。"在葡

萄园工作多年后，现在我们知道如何酿造葡萄酒。我们现在既喝大麦酒又喝葡萄酒。不过，

我们更喜欢葡萄酒，因为它更健康。）可知，对于HuaSheng和LuSheng的项目,Yudron是

心怀感激的。故选A。

C

LairdKayhadbeenadesignerofwinestoreroomsfor12years.Butheneverforgothis

firstlove,photography.

Hestartedcontributingasaphotographer-mainlyproductshots.ButasKaytookhis

photographyfurther,hefoundhimselfhangingoutatairportsforthefirsttimeinhis

life,combininghisphotographyskillswithhisotherearlylove-airplanes.Askedtochoosea

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symbolofbeauty,mostpeoplemightthinkofaworkofart.He,however,wouldsayanairplane.

Hestarteddoingmoreandmoreairplanephotography.Moreairlinesfoundhimonsocial

mediaandwantedtoworkwithhim.LairdKay,whofellinlovewithplanesasachildon

vacationandwhohasalwaysseenaircraftasobjectsofbeauty,aswellasof

convenience,becameanairplanephotographer.

Howevermuchloveyouhavefortheindustry,beinganairplanephotographerhasits

drawbacks.

SometimesitrainswhenKayhasbeenflowninforashoot-"yougowithit,“hesays.And

forsomeonewhoisn*tgreatwithheights,asheisn't,itcanbetricky."1wasraised10

feet,lookingdownonanA380.ltwasterrifying,butonceyouwerethere,youwereconcentrating

ongettingtheshots.ButI'vegotsweatyhandsjustthinkingaboutit."hesays.

LairdKayisthelivingsymboloftheterm"gettingthereishalfthefun".Exceptinhis

case,ifsmorelike99%ofthefun!Alookofabsolutejoywashesoverhimwhenhe'sona

plane.HisartisalsoinfluencedbyhistravelsasayoungboytoSouthAfrica,hiseducationas

anurbanplanneranddesigner-andhisextremelysensitiveeyethatdoesn'tmissasingle

detail.

28.WhatmakesKayloveairplanesthatmuch?

A.Theirbeautyinhiseyes.B.Theirprovidingcomfort.

C.Hishangingoutatairports.D.Hisexperienceasadesigner.

29.HowdidKayfeelwhenphotographingonanA380?

A.Fearful.B.Thrilled.C.Honored.D.Regretful.

30.Whatisthelastparagraphabout?

A.Kay'sattitudetowardsfun.

B.Kay'sgreatinfluenceinart.

C.ContributorstoKay'ssuccess.

D.Severalwaysofgettinggreatjoy.

31.WhatdoesKay'sstorytellus?

A.Wellbegunishalfdone.

B.Thepersonwhoiscorneredwillfight.

C.Wherethereislove,thereispleasingsuccess.

D.Manlearnslittlefromsuccess,butmuchfromfailure.

【答案】28.A29.A30.C31.C

【解析】

【分析】文章讲述了LairdKay因为喜爱飞机和摄影，经过努力在拍摄飞机上取得令人满

意的成功，成功诠释了"到达目的地是一半乐趣”这句话的故事。

【28题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段的LairdKay,whofellinlovewithplanesasachildonvacationand

whohasalwaysseenaircraftasobjectsofbeauty,aswellasofconvenience,becameanairplane

photographer（莱尔德凯小时候在度假时就爱上了飞机，他一直把飞机视为美丽的和方便

的对象，他成为了一名飞机摄影师。）可知，飞机在他眼中的美丽让Kay非常喜欢飞机。

故选Ao

【29题详解】

细节理解题。根据第五段的Iwasraised10feet,lookingdownonanA38O.ltwasterrifying,but

onceyouwerethere,youwereconcentratingongettingtheshots.ButI'vegotsweatyhandsjust

thinkingaboutit.（我被抬高10英尺，俯视着一辆A380。这很可怕，但一旦你到了那里，

你就会集中精力去拍照了。但我一想到它就汗流淡背。）可知，当Kay拍摄A38O时，他

很害怕。故选A。

【30题详解】

段落大意题。根据最后一段的LairdKayisthelivingsymboloftheterm"gettingthereishalf

thefun".Exceptinhiscase,it'smorelike99%ofthefun!Alookofabsolutejoywashesover

himwhenhe'sonaplane.HisartisalsoinfluencedbyhistravelsasayoungboytoSouth

Africa,hiseducationasanurbanplanneranddesigner-andhisextremelysensitiveeyethat

doesn'tmissasingledetail.（莱尔德凯（LairdKay）是"到达目的地是一半乐趣"这句话的生

动象征。但对他来说，这更像是99%的乐趣!当他在飞机上时，一种绝对快乐的表情掠过

他的心头。他的艺术还受到了童年南非之旅，作为城市规划师和设计师的教育的影响，他

极其敏感的眼睛，不放过任何一个细节。）可推断，本段主要讲述了Kay成功的原因。

故选C。

[31题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段的LairdKay,whofellinlovewithplanesasachildonvacationand

whohasalwaysseenaircraftasobjectsofbeauty,aswellasofconvenience,becameanairplane

photographer（莱尔德凯小时候在度假时就爱上了飞机，他一直把飞机视为美丽的和方便

的对象，他成为了一名飞机摄影师。）以及最后一段的LairdKayisthelivingsymbolofthe

term"gettingthereishalfthefun".Exceptinhiscase,it'smorelike99%ofthefun!Alookof

absolutejoywashesoverhimwhenhe'sonaplane.（莱尔德凯（LairdKay）是"到达目的地

是一半乐趣”这句话的生动象征。但对他来说，这更像是99%的乐趣!）可知，文章讲述

了LairdKay因为喜爱飞机和摄影，经过努力在拍摄飞机上取得令人满意的成功，成功诠

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释了"到达目的地是一半乐趣"这句话。的故事。因此推断，Kay的故事告诉我们“哪里有

爱，哪里就有令人愉快的成功。"故选C。

D

In2010,BarackObamawastopayavisittoMumbai'sGandhiMuseum,wherepalm（棕

桐）treesfullofmedottedthegrounds.Thepresidentknewmewell-coconuts（椰子）areapart

oflifeinIndonesia,wherehespenthisboyhood.Beforehisvisit,Indianauthorities,however,

removedeverylastsignofmearoundthemuseum.TheywereafraidthepresidentoftheUnited

Stateswouldbetakenoutbyoneofmefallingonhishead.

Let'sgetthisoutoftheway：Myreputationasthe"killerfruit"ofcountlessinnocentswas

thenandstillisamisbelief.Arepeatedlymisinterpreted1984studyoverstatedthenumberof

deathsIcausedbyhittingpeopleonthehead,andthewordspread.Today,theonlythingsabout

me"todiefor"arethesometimestoo-deliciousfoodsyouhumansmakewithme,suchas

cookiesandpies.Adecadeago,healthexpertsbrieflygavemeahalobecausesomeofmy

fatsmayraisebeneficialcholesterol（胆固醇）.Butaskaheartdoctortodayandthey'lltellyou

thatcoconutoilwillraiseyourbadcholesterolasmuch.Deathbycoconut,indeed!

Peoplehaveotherwrongideasaboutme.Butallowmetoleaveyouwithasweet

presidentialtale.AWorldWarIIboatcommandedbyoneJohnF.Kennedywasdestroyedin

1943byaJapanesewarship.Kennedyandhissurvivingcrewwerestuckonanisland.They

weresufferingfromhunger,thirstandinjurieswhentheymettwofriendlynative

coast-watchers.Kennedyscratchedamessageintoacoconutshell：nNAURO

ISL...COMMANDER...11ALIVE...NEEDSMALLBOAT...KENNEDY.”

Thecoast-watchersdeliveredthissuccessfullyandallthecrewweresaved.Yearslater,the

coconutshellwasgiventothenewlyelectedpresident.ltsatonhisofficedeskthroughouthis

presidencyandnowisacenter-pieceoftheJohnF.KennedyLibraryinBoston-astheproofthat

wecoconutsdon'ttakelives,wesavethem.

28.WhydidIndianofficialsgetridofnmen?

A.ToreduceObama'sfear.

B.Toavoidunexpectedinjuries.

C.Toshowtheirwelcometradition.

D.TofollowtherequestfromtheUS.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsinparagraph2?

A.thoughtlittleofme

B.didgreatdamagetome

C.mademewell-known

D.broughtmeagoodname

30.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthepassage?

A.Amusing.

B.Anxious.

C.Concerned.

D.Romantic.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toshowanewdiscovery.

B.Tocorrectpeople'smisbelief.

C.Totellthehistoryofcoconuts.

D.Todescribeasuccessfulrescue.

【答案】32.B33.D34.A35.B

【解析】

【32题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段的"Beforehisvisit,Indianauthorities,however,removedeverylast

signofmearoundthemuseum.TheywereafraidthepresidentoftheUnitedStateswouldbe

takenoutbyoneofmefallingonhishead.（然而，在他访问之前，印度当局清除了博物馆

周围所有我的痕迹。他们害怕美国的总统会被我中一个人砸到头）”可知，印度官员除去”

我“是为了避免给奥巴马总统造成意外伤害。故选B。

【33题详解】

词句猜测题。根据第二段的"Let'sgetthisoutoftheway：Myreputationasthe"killerfruit"of

countlessinnocentswasthenandstillisamisbelief.（让我们把这个说出来：我作为无数无

辜者的“杀手之果”的名声，无论在当时还是现在，都是一种误解）”可知，椰子的名声不

好。再结合划线句子"Adecadeago,healthexpertsbrieflygavemeahalobecausesomeofmy

fatsmayraisebeneficialcholesterol（胆固醇）.”可知，十年前，健康专家曾短暂地给"我

"halo,因为“我”的一些脂肪可能会提高有益的胆固醇。由此猜测，相对于以前的坏名声，

十年前健康专家给了“我"一个好名声。givemeahalo意为”给我一个好名声”。故选D。

【34题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段的"Theywereafraid由epresidentoftheUnitedStateswouldbe

takenoutbyoneofmefallingonhishead.（他们害怕美国的总统会被我中一个人砸到头）",

第二段的“Today,theonlythingsaboutme"todiefor”arethesometimestoo-deliciousfoods

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youhumansmakewithme,suchascookiesandpies.（今天，关于我，唯一让我”为之而死”

的东西就是你们人类有时用我做的太好吃的食物，比如饼干和派）”，第三段的“Peoplehave

otherwrongideasaboutme.Butallowmetoleaveyouwithasweetpresidentialtale.（人们对

我有其他的误解。但请允许我给你们讲一个关于总统的甜蜜故事）”以及最后一段的"Years

later,thecoconutshellwasgiventothenewlyelectedpresident.ltsatonhisofficedesk

throughouthispresidencyandnowisacenter-pieceoftheJohnF.KennedyLibraryin

Boston-astheproofthatwecoconutsdon'ttakelives,wesavethem.（几年后，椰子壳被送

给了新当选的总统。在他担任总统期间，它一直放在他的办公桌上，现在是波士顿肯尼迪

图书馆的中心展品…作为我们椰子不杀人，我们拯救他们的证据）“可知，”作者“用幽默

的口吻讲述自己的故事。由此推知，本文”作者”听起来很有趣。A.Amusing.引人发笑的；

B.Anxious.；C.Concerned.担心的；D.Romantic.浪漫的。故选A。

【35题详解】

写作意图题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第二段的“Let、getthisoutoftheway：My

reputationasthe"killerfr焦虑的uit"ofcountlessinnocentswasthenandstillisamisbelief.

（让我们把这个说出来：我作为无数无辜者的“杀手之果”的名声，无论在当时还是现在，

都是一种误解）”和最后一段的“astheproofthatwecoconutsdon'ttakelives,wesavethem.

（作为我们椰子不杀人，我们拯救他们的证据）”推知，本文的目的是纠正人们对棚子的

误解。故选Bo

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5）

Rollerbladingisanexcellentsportthatjustaboutanyonecanenjoy.Experienceandtypes

ofskatingrangeindifficultyfromsimplerecreationalskating,toamuchmoreaggressivestyle

ofskating.

Afteryouhavemasteredthebasicsofrollerblading,youcanbegintomasterthesport.

36However,someathletesprefertoperfecttheirsportandcompeteintheirchosen

sport.

Thesportofrollerbladinghasmanyvariationsandstylesthatallowcompetition.

37Alsoknownasurbanskating,freeskatingissetinanurbansettingand

participantsmusttravelthroughstreetsandtravelaroundanyobstaclesasfastaspossiblein

ordertoreachthefinish.38Jumps,slidesandgrindsarebasictricksfreestyleskaters

oftenuse.

39____Itisspeciallyenjoyedbyskaterswhopreferperformingtricksand

challengingmovements.Aggressiveskatingcanbeperformedinanurbansetting,likefree

skating,andthisstyleisoftencalledstreetskating.Aggressiveskaterscanalsobefoundat

skateparksperformingtricksontheobstaclescreatedspecificallytocatertotricks.

Streetskatersuseanytypeofurbanobstacletoperformamazingtricksrangingfrom

jumpsandslidestogrindsandairs.Competitionsinaggressiveskatingrequirecontestantsto

performincreasinglydifficultanddangeroustricksinordertooutmatchtheircompetitors.

___40____

A.Eachstylerequiresdifferentequipmentrequirements.

B.Aggressiveskatingisanotherpopularformofthesport.

C.Soaggressiveskatingisoneofthemostentertainingsportstowatch.

D.Manyfreestyleskaterscanalsoicespeedskateastheseasonschange.

E.Manypeopleenjoyrollerbladingjustforthesimplepleasureofexercise.

F.Freeskatingisatypeaboutgettingfromstarttofinishasfastaspossi