湖北省鄂东南部分学校2023届高三下学期5月模拟英语试卷（含答案）

湖北省鄂东南部分学校2023届高三下学期5月模拟英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

DiscoveraliteraryParadiSe（天堂）atMilton'sCottage-theonlysurvivinghomeofthe

visionarypoetJohnMilton.Hecameheretoescapeanearlierpandemic,theGreatPlagueof

1665,andcompletehisepicmasterpieceParadiseLost.

Today,thisGradeIlistedbuildingisopentothepublicasamuseum,soeveryonecan

experiencewhereliteraryhistorywasmade.

OpeningHours

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1>Whatisthelastentrytimefordrop-invisitorstoMilton,sCottageonFridaysinJuly?

A.2pm.B.3pm.C.4pm.D.5pm.

2、Whichofthefollowingcanyougetonlyifyoubookinadvance?

A.Aguide.B.Anassistancedog.

C.Wheelchairaccess.D.Freeparkingforyourcar.

3、Howmuchwouldaretiredcouplewiththeir5-year-oldgrandsonpayforadmission?

A.£12.B.£14.C.£16.D.£18.

WhenIarrivedatthemountaintopobservatory,Iwasburstingwithexcitement.Iwas

abouttofinishmyjunioryearstudyingastroPhySiCS（天体物理）.Ifinallyfeltlikean

astronomer.Unfortunately,asIsatalone,staringatacomputerscreeninsteadofthenightsky,

pressingacombinationofbuttonsoverandovertocontrolthetelescopeandgetbackdata,I

hadtoadmit:Thiswasn,twhatIhadimagined.

IhadwantedtobeanastronomereversincemyfathergavemetheDVDboxsetof

Cosmos:APersonalVoyagewhenIwasateenager.WatchingCarlSagantalkaboutthe

heavens,IthoughtIhadfoundmycalling.Butaftermyexperienceattheobservatory,Ihad

tofaceanewtruth:theastronomer,slifewasn,tforme.Thenwherewasmyfuture,ifnotin

astronomy?

Irecalledaquantum（量子）physicsclassIhadtakenandthoughtthatfieldmightfitthebill.

MyacademicadviserwasSkePtiCa1（怀疑的）.Ican,tblamehim;Iwasthrowingawayatonof

originalastronomicaldatatostartfromscratchinanewfield.ButItookonthechallenge.I

puttogetheraproposalIwaseagertopursue,andtomyjoyandrelief,myadviserapproved

it.

Beingabletoshapeandcontrolquantumphenomenainspiredmeinawayastronomydid

not.Ialsopersuadedafriendtoworkwithme.Aswetalkedthroughtheproject,explaining

complextopicstoeachotherandreflectingonthebigpictureofwhatWewantedtoachieve,

anideadawned:IhadbeendrawntoCosmosnotbecauseofthesubject,butbecauseofthe

finesse（技巧）withwhichSaganexplainedmind-blowingconcepts.Thatwasthesparkof

inspirationIwantedtofollow.Ibegantotryoutmycommunicationskills,workingwithhigh

schoolphysicsstudentsandtutoringinthecollegephysicsroom.Igotarealchargeoutof

theseexperiences!

Now,inadditiontoconductingresearchinquantumengineering,Ilectureatuniversities,

runasummerschool,andworkwitheducators.

4、Howdidtheauthorfinallyfindhisobservatoryexperience?

A.Exciting.B.Rewarding.C.Disappointing.D.Challenging.

5、Whywastheauthor'sacademicadviserskepticalabouthisswitchtoquantumphysics?

A.Becauseitdidn'tsuittheauthor.

B.Becausetheauthordidn'tputforwardhisproposal.

C.Becausetheauthorthrewawayhisoriginalastronomicaldata.

D.Becauseitmeantmakingafreshstartinanunfamiliardomain.

6、WhatdidtheauthorrealizeabouthisinterestinCosmos?

A.Itwasstimulatedbyquantumphenomena.

B.Itrequiredcommunicationskillsinresearch.

C.Itwasinspiredbyhowthespeakergothisideasacross.

D.Ithelpedhimachievehisfullpotentialasanastronomer.

7、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Aimhigh,shootlow.B.Nevergiveuponadream.

C.Killtwobirdswithonestone.D.Stayopentonewpossibilities.

nHeyAlexa,play,YouRaiseMeUp√,KateComptonsaidfromherhomeinEvanston,

Illnois,wheresheteachescomputerscienceatNorthwesternUniversity.Anearbysmart

speakerlaunchedintoanexplanation:Thesongwasnotavailable,butitcouldbeifCompton

paidforasubscription.Alexacontinuedtowalkusthroughthepricingplans.Comptontried

again:"HeyAlexa,playclassicalmusic.,,

"Here,sastationyoumightlike,"Alexasaid,addingthatthesongswerehostedonAmazon

Music.From2019to2021,theuseofvoiceassistantsamongonlineadultsintheUnited

Statesroseto30percentfrom21percent.Whileuseisontherise,socialmediajokespaint

voiceassistantsasautomatedfamilymemberswhocan,tgetmuchright.AsBrianGlick,

founderofPhiladelphia-basedsoftwarecompanyChain.io,putsit,,,Iamnotapt6顷向于）to

usevoiceassistantsforthingsthatcanhavebadresults."

Takevoiceshopping,afeatureGoogleandAmazonsaidwouldhelpbusyfamiliessave

time.Glickgaveitatryandhe,shaunted（烦扰）bythememory.EachtimeheaskedAlexato

addaproduct-liketoiletpaper——itwouldreadbackalongproductdescription:υBasedon

yourorderhistory,IfoundCharminUltraSoftToiletPaperFamilyMegaRoll,18Count."In

thetimehespentwaitingforhertostoptalking,hecouldhavefinishedhisshopping,Glick

said.uΓmgettingupsetjustthinkingaboutit,πheadded.

AnAmazonspokeswomansaidAlexa,sunderstandinghasimprovedsignificantly,despite

increasinglycomplexrequestsfromusers.Foritspart,Googlesaysit'sinvestinginthe

assistant'slanguageunderstandingandspeechtechnologytohelpitbetterdealwith

nuance侈Ffl微差另U）andrespondinanaturalway.

Butthere,sadeeperemotionalproblematplay,saysCompton.Indevelopingvoice

assistants,shesays,companiesignoredtheoftenunspokenrulesofhumansmalltalk.Weuse

smalltalktoshowotherpeoplethatwe,reonthesamewavelength一it,saquickwaytosignal,

πIseeyou,andΓmsafe,"Comptonsaid.

8、HowdidAlexabotherCompton?

A.Itoftentriedtofoolher.B.Itwenttoofarsometimes.

C.Itrespondedtoherslowly.D.Itfailedtounderstandher.

9、WhydidGlickcomplainaboutAlexa,svoiceshoppingfunction?

A.Itwasunhelpful.B.Itwasinaccurate.

C.Itmadehimoverspend.D.Itdestroyedhisprivacy.

10>InwhichaspectshouldvoiceassistantsbeimprovedaccordingtoCompton?

A.Theyshouldworkmoreandtalkless.

B.Theyshouldspeakinacautiousway.

C.Theyshouldbecomeeffectivechatters.

D.Theyshouldwillinglyinteractwiththeirowners.

11>Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Hey,AlexaB.ReadyforAlexa?

C.VoiceAssistantsPoseaThreattoUsD.VoiceAssistantsWearonOurNerves

Sciencefictionhasalwaysbeenthesourceofallsortsofwonderfulideasaboutwhatlife

mightbelikeinyearstocome.Writers,film-makersandvideogamedesignershaveall

turnedtheirimaginationstotheeffectstechnologymighthaveonourfuture.Nowitseems

likewe,refinallycatchingupwithsomeofthesefuturisticideasthankstonanotechnology.

Nanosciencefocusesonthestudyoftinymolecules-onlyonebillionthofameterinsize.

Foryears,nanosciencehasexploredwaysofapplyingthisresearchtodifferenttypesof

technology,andrecentlyithasbeguntoengendermoreandmorediverseandfascinating

developments.

Imagineasubstancewiththeabilitytohealanywoundalmostimmediately.Thisisa

commonfeatureinvideogames;whencharacterssufferinjuries,agel（凝胶）isappliedwhich

healsthemandPrOk）ngs（延长）theirlives.Notlongago,itseemedimpossibletorecreatethis

inreallife.Butnow,byextractingpolysaccharidePOIymerS（多糖聚合物）fromthecellwalls

ofplants,scientistshavecreatedagelwhichwillholdawoundtogetherandrapidlystopany

bleedingwithouttheneedforpressuretobeapplied.Althoughnotyetavailableinhospitals,

thisgelislikelytohelpmedicalprofessionalstreatpatientswithseriousinjuriesmore

effectively.

Whilesomeadvancesinnanotechnologymightimproveourhealthandsafety,otherscould

havetheoppositeeffect.Inthefoodindustry,nanoparticles（纳米粒子）arealreadyinuseto

improvetheappearanceofproducts.Theproblemis,nanoparticlesaremorereactiveinthe

body,andnotestshavebeendonetochecktheirsafety.Ineffect,weareallpartofareal-life

experiment.Willtheyhelporhurt?Nobodyknows.

Whatisclearisthatnanotechnologyhashugepotentialforshapingourlivesinthecoming

decades.Evenifwecan,tseeitwithoureyes,wewillsurelyseetheimpactonour

surroundings,andperhapsourbodies.Inthefuture,thelinesbetweenrealityandscience

fictionarelikelytobecomeevenmoreblurred.

12>Whatdoestheunderlinedword"engender11inparagraph2mean?

A.Focuson.B.Bringabout.C.Slowdown.D.Dealwith.

13、Whatdoweknowaboutthegelmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Itcanmakepeoplelivelonger.

B.Itcanreplacetheneedforsurgery.

C.Itisdesignedforhigh-pressuresituations.

D.Itisexpectedtobeusedinemergencytreatment.

14、Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttheeffectsofnanotechnologyonfood?

A.Theyarelong-lasting.B.Theyareoverestimated.

C.Theyarecurrentlyunclear.D.Theyaresurprisinglybeneficial.

15、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetonanotechnology?

A.Objective.B.Indifferent.C.Conservative.D.Disapproving.

二、七选五

16、Withsomanydifferentkindsofplantsoutthere,tellingthemapartcanseemlikean

impossibletask.Butyoudon'thavetohaveadegreeinbotanytostartputtingnamestothe

plantsyoucomeacross.Learningtorecognizevariousspeciesbeginswithstudyingthe

plants*uniquephysicalfeaturescarefullyandrecordingwhatyousee.

①Ifyouspotaplantoutdoorsanddon,thavethefirstclueastowhatitis,start

identifyingitbyscanningyoursurroundings.Inparticular,considertheoverallclimate,the

conditionsoftheterrain,andanynearbywatersources.Aquickglanceshouldbeabletotell

youwhatyou,relookingat.

Studytheplant,sfeaturescarefully.Wheneveryoucomeacrossaspeciesyou,veneverseen

before,stopandtakenote.Lookovereachoftheindividualparts,liketheStemS（茎,梗），

leaves,andflowers.②

Useviewingaidstotakeacloserlook.Amagnifyingglasswillallowyoutozoominand

analyzeaplant,sfeaturesinmorevividdetail.Similarly,youmayrequireapairofbinoculars

oratelescopiclenswhenyouwanttoinspectaparticularSPeCimen（样本）fromadistance.③

Writedowntheplant'skeyfeatures.④Besuretomakementionofattributeslike

size,shape,color,andtexture,aswellasanyuniquepatternsorotherdistinguishingmarks.

Inordertolearntoidentifyplantsonyourown,you,llneedtohone（磨练）youruseof

descriptivelanguagetobeaspreciseaspossible.

Askanexperttotakeadvantageoftheirfirsthandexperience.Showyournotesandany

photosyou,vetakentoabotanist,gardeningspecialist,orrespectedoutdoorsmanandseeif

theycanhelpyoudiscovertheidentityofacertainplant.⑤Peoplewhohavespent

yearsstudyingplantscanoftenpickthemoutbysightordescription.

A.Observetheplantcarefullyatfirst.

B.Takeyourenvironmentintoconsideration.

C.Recordeachcharacteristicinyourownwords.

D.Judgetheageandshapeoftheplantsyouhavefound.

E.Withoutthesetools,you,llbestuckdoingalotofguesswork.

F.You,llhaveanopportunitytoabsorbalittleofwhattheyknow.

G.Mostplantscanbegroupedanddistinguishedbythesestructures.

三、完形填空（15空）

Attheageofnineteen,AmyPurdy,whowasaneagersnowboarder,experiencedflu-like

symptomsthatwerelaterdiagnosed（诊断）asa1bloodinfection.

Amywasgivenlessthana2%chanceofliving.Losingbothofherlegs,hearinginherleft

ear,andherkidney,Amywasforcedto2howshewouldembarkon（开始）new

adventuresandachieveherdreams.

Essentially,Amyhadtodecidehowshewantedherlifetogoandhowshewouldwritethe

next3ofherlife.

Whileleaningintochangeisnever4.Amyembraceditasanopportunity.She_5

herselftwothings:one,shewouldgetbackonhersnowboard.πIwasso6about

snowboarding,whichreallyiswhatgotmethroughmy7days.ΓmgratefulthatIwas

alive."Andtwo:somethingpositivewouldbebornoutofthis8since.That,sbeenher

steadfastdeterminationever.

Amu's9backintodailylifewashard,andshelearnedfirst-handthecountless10

thatpeoplewithdisabilitiesfaceeveryday.Whatstruckarealchordwasthecompletelackof

11forengaginginactivesports一whichbroughtherthemosthappiness.

12closingthatchapterofenjoyingandcompetinginsnowboarding,Amyco-founded

AdaptiveActionSports,anonprofitorganization13childrenandadultswithdisabilities

whowantto14activesports.

"She15notonlytheseathletesthatareinasimilarsituationthatshehasgonethrough,

butshehelpseveryonebelieveinthemselvesandbelieveanythingtheyputtheirmindsto,”

saysMorganWhitehousefromtheorganization.

17、A.widespreadB.moderateC.deadlyD.viral

18、A.reassessB.reemphasizeC.redescribeD.rediscover

19、A.journalB.chapterC.symphonyD.poem

20、A.complexB.necessaryC.easyD.extraordinary

21、A.awardedB.taughtC.offeredD.promised

22、A.nervousB.secureC.pessimisticD.passionate

23、A.finestB.darkestC.longestD.busiest

24、A.experienceB.legendC.hobbyD.contest

25、A.campaignB.determinationC.courageD.struggle

26、A.jokesB.whispersC.challengesD.threats

27A.preparationB.arrangementsC.resourcesD.motivation

28、A.ApartfromB.InsteadofC.InspiteofD.Onaccountof

29、A.supportingB.representingC.connectingD.rewarding

30、A.getawayfromB.putupwith

C.makeupforD.takepartin

31、A.entertainsB.inspiresC.instructsD.convinces

四、短文填空

32、Overtime,foreignaudienceshavebeengettingmoreof①tasteofChinese

literaturethroughthepopularmediumofonlinenovels.OnlinecommunitiessuchasVolare

Novelshaverecognizedhigh-qualityChineseonlinenovels②haveworkedhardto

translatetheseworksfromChinesetoEnglishforforeignaudiences(3)(enjoy).

ButwhatmakestheseChineseonlinenovelsdifferentfromonlinenovels④(source)

fromothercountries?Chineseonlinenovelsdabble(涉猎)inpopularmainstreamgenres——

likefantasy,sci-fi,romance,etc,whereastheyalsodelve(挖掘)intogenresandcultural

elementsnative⑤China,includingwuxia,xianxia,andsoon.

Anotherinterestingandpopularelementofthesenovelsthat⑥(tend)tocropup

againandagainistheideaoftransmigration,ortravelingtoanotherworld.Ifsnot⑦

(necessary)inthesenseoftravelingtoanotherplanetlikeMars,butratherinthesense

ofmovingthroughtimetoinhabitanewbodyandtoliveinanearlierera.Unlikemany

Westerntimetravelnovels⑧involvecyclingormovingbackandforthbetween

multipletime⑨(period),Chineseonlinenovelswiththistransmigrationelement

usuallyinvolveapermanenttriptothepreviousera,makingitverydifficulttoreturntothe

⑩(origin)timeline.

五、书面表达

33、假定你是李华,你的爱尔兰网友Tom下周来你市参加短期语言培训,他发来邮件请

你帮忙推荐一家酒店方便学习期间入住。请给他回信,主要内容包括：

L表示欢迎；

2.推荐理由；

3.表达祝愿。

注意：

L词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

DearTom,

Yours,

LiHua

六、读后续写

34、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

uWillyoudomeafavor,Achenyo?^^MamacalledasshelookedupfromherWeaVing（编

织）.Besideherwasapileofwild-grassstalks（杆）.Mamatookastalk,laiditalongthelength

ofthehalf-finishedbag,andbegantoweave.Inthecomerwerepotsofdyes（染料）she,duse

topainttheWoVen（编好的）bags."Willyougetmesomewaterforthedyes?”“Ofcourse,

Mama!”Achenyopickedupapotassheranoutside.Shedidn,tlikeweaving,althoughitwas

atraditionforamothertopassonthetradetoherdaughter.Outside,Achenyocalledtoher

neighborAjuma.Bothgirls,withpotsbalancedontheirheads,madetheirwaytotheriver.

AchenyoandAjumasoonarrivedatthewater,sside,andtheyfoundahugesurprise.The

riverwasgone!Initsplacewasablanketofdarkgreenleavesandlavendercoloredflowers.

,,0h,πo!nAchenyocried.Mamawon,thavewatertomixthedyesforherbags.Whenthe

adultsarrivedattheriverbank,theyshooktheirheads.,,They,vestruckagain!π

Lastyear,therainyseasonhadbroughtaninvasion（入侵）ofwaterhyacinths（风眼蓝）.The

plantshadcoveredtheriverandleftnoroomtodipapottogetwater.Andnowtheywere

back.Theadultswalkedintothewater.Theybeganpullingupwaterhyacinthsandthrowing

themontotheriverbank.Whenthey,dclearedenoughplants,thegirlsfilledtheirpotswith

water.Apileofwaterhyacinthslayontheriverbank.Whatashametowastesuchpretty

flowers,Achenyothought.ShepickedsomeforMama,andthenthegirlsheadedhome.Each

day,theyfoundtherivercoveredbywaterhyacinthsasifnoonehadclearedthewaterfront

thedaybefore.Tofilltheirpots,theyagainhadtopullupandthrowwaterhyacinthsontothe

riverbank.Thepileonthesandgrewtaller.Oneday,asAchenyomovedanarmfulofdried

waterhyacinthsoutofherway,shehadanidea.Caιτyingtheplantsunderherarm,sheran

home.

注意：

L续写词数应为150左右。

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“Mama,willyouteachmetoweave?”askedAchenyoeagerly.

Oneafternoon,Achenyoheldupherwovenbagmadefromwaterhyacinths.

参考答案

1、答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据OpeningHours部分的“Our2023visitorseasonrunsfrom1st

Aprilto29thOctober2023.DuringthisperiodweareopenfromWednesdaytoSunday,2-5

pm（lastentry4pm）aswellasonbankholidayMondays.（2023年的旅游旺季从4月1日

持续到2023年10月29日。在此期间,我们的开放时间为周三至周日下午2-5点（最后

进入下午4点）以及银行假日周一。）”可知,七月的星期五,造访Milton'sCottage的游客

最后一次入场时间是下午4点。故选C。

2、答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据AccessInformatiOn部分的“Wheelchairaccesscanbeprovided

ifyoucontactusbeforeyourvisit,andassistancedogsarewelcomethroughoutthe

museum∙（如果您在参观前与我们联系,我们可以提供轮椅通道,并且在整个博物馆都有欢

迎辅助犬。）”可知,轮椅通道要提前预订才能获得,故选Co

3、答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据Prices部分的“Students&Retired:£6.00（学生和退休人员600

英镑）”和“Childrenunder6:free（6岁以下儿童:免费）”可知,一对退休夫妇和他们5岁的孙

子要付的钱是£6.00X2=fl2。故选A。

4、答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“Butaftermyexperienceattheobservatory,Ihadto

faceanewtruth:theastronomer'slifewasn'tforme.（但在天文台的经历之后,我不得不面对

一个新的事实:天文学家的生活并不适合我。）”可知,作者觉得他的天文台经历是令人失

望的,故选C。

5、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的“MyacademicadviserwasSkePtiCal（怀疑的）.Ican't

blamehim;Iwasthrowingawayatonoforiginalastronomicaldatatostartfromscratchina

newfield.我的学术顾问对此表示怀疑。我不能怪他;我抛弃了大量的原始天文数据,在一

个新的领域从零开始。）”可知,作者的学术顾问对他转向量子物理学持怀疑态度是因为

这意味着他在一个陌生的领域重新开始。故选D。

6、答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Ialsopersuadedafriendtoworkwithme.Aswe

talkedthroughtheproject,explainingcomplextopicstoeachotherandreflectingonthebig

pictureofwhatwewantedtoachieve,anideadawned:IhadbeendrawntoCosmosnot

becauseofthesubject,butbecauseofthefinesse（技巧）withwhichSaganexplainedmind­

blowingconcepts.ThatwasthesparkofinspirationIwantedtofo∏ow.（我还说月艮了一个朋

友和我一起工作。在我们讨论这个项目的过程中,我们相互解释了一些复杂的话题,并对

我们想要实现的目标进行了反思,一个想法出现了:我被宇宙吸引并不是因为这个主题,

而是因为Sagan解释那些令人兴奋的概念的技巧。那是我想追随的灵感火花。）”可知,

作者对宇宙感兴趣是因为他受到了说话人把自己的想法表达清楚的方法的鼓舞。故选

Co

7、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。通读全文,尤其是第三段的“Iwasthrowingawayatonoforiginal

astronomicaldatatostartfromscratchinanewfield.ButItookontheChaUenge.（我抛弃了

大量的原始天文数据,在一个新的领域从零开始。但我接受了挑战。）”可知,本文主要讲

的是作者到天文台的经历让作者觉得天文学并不适合自己,后来作者开始改学量子物理,

这给了作者新的启发,因此我们可以从这个故事中学到的是“对新的可能性保持开放”,即

“Stayopentonewpossibilities,,o故选D。

8、答案：B

解析:推理判断题。根据第一段"HeyAlexa,play'YouRaiseMeUp',"KateComptonsaid

fromherhomeinEvanston,Illnois,wheresheteachescomputerscienceatNorthwestern

University.Anearbysmartspeakerlaunchedintoanexplanation:Thesongwasnotavailable,

butitcouldbeifComptonpaidforasubscription.Alexacontinuedtowalkusthroughthe

pricingplans.Comptontriedagain:"HeyAlexa,playclassicalmusic."（凯特•康普顿在伊利

诺斯州埃文斯顿的家中说:“嘿,Alexa,播放《你鼓舞了我》。”她在西北大学教授计算机

科学。旁边的一个智能音箱开始解释:这首歌目前还无法播放,但如果康普顿支付了订阅

费,就可以播放。AIeXa继续向我们介绍定价方案。康普顿又试了一次:“嘿,Alexa,放古典

音乐吧。这里有一个你可能会喜欢的电台JAIeXa说,并补充说这些歌曲是在亚马逊音乐

上播放的。）可推知,Alexa困扰康普顿是因为有时它走得太远了,和康普顿想要的结果相

差的比较多。故选B项。

9、答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中Glickgaveitatryandhe'shaunted（烦扰）bythe

memory.EachtimeheaskedAlexatoaddaproduct—liketoiletpaper-itwouldreadbacka

longproductdescription:nBasedonyourorderhistory,IfoundCharminUltraSoftToilet

PaperFamilyMegaRoll,18Count."Inthetimehespentwaitingforhertostoptalking,he

couldhavefinishedhisshopping,Glicksaid.πΓmgettingupsetjustthinkingaboutit,"he

added.（格利克尝试了一下,但他一直被这段记忆所困扰。每次他让AleXa添加一种产品

一比如卫生纸一它都会读出一段很长的产品描述:“根据您的订单记录,我找到了

Charmin超软卫生纸家庭超大卷,18张。”格利克说,在他等待她停止说话的时间里,他本

可以买完东西。“一想到这件事,我就心烦意乱他补充说。）可知,格利克抱怨AleXa的

语音购物功能是因为它毫无帮助。故选A项。

10、答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Indevelopingvoiceassistants,shesays,companies

ignoredtheoftenunspokenrulesofhumansmalltalk.Weusesmalltalktoshowotherpeople

thatwe'reonthesamewavelength-it'saquickwaytosignal,"Iseeyou,andI'msafe,"

Comptonsaid∙（她说,在开发语音助手的过程中,公司忽视了人类闲聊中往往不言而喻的

规则。康普顿说,我们用闲聊来向别人表明我们的想法是一致的一这是一种快速的信

号,“我看到你了,我很安全。”）可推知,根据康普顿的观点,语音助手应该改进的方面是他

们应该成为有效的健谈者。故选C项。

11、答案：D

解析：主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第二段FrOm2019to2021,theuseofvoice

assistantsamongonlineadultsintheUnitedStatesroseto30percentfrom21percent.While

useisontherise,socialmediajokespaintvoiceassistantsasautomatedfamilymemberswho

can'tgetmuchright.AsBrianGlick,founderofPhiladelphia-basedsoftwarecompany

Chain.io,putsit,"Iamnotapt（倾向于）tousevoiceassistantsforthingsthatcanhavebad

results%从2019年到2021年,美国在线成年人中使用语音助手的比例从21%上升到

30%o虽然语音助手的使用量在上升,但社交媒体上的笑话把语音助手描绘成不能正确

处理很多事情的自动化家庭成员。正如费城软件公司Chain的创始人布莱恩・格里克所

说。to表示,“我不倾向于在可能产生坏结果的事情上使用语音助手。”）可知,文章主要

讲的是语音助手给我们带来的一些困惑以及语音助手需要做的一些改进。故文章最好

的标题是“语音助手让我们神经紧张”。故选D项。

12、答案：B

解析：词句猜测题。根据第二段的“nanosciencehasexploredwaysofapplyingthis

researchtodifferenttypesoftechnology（纳米科学已经探索了将这项研究应用于不同类型

的技术的方法）"和"moreandmorediverseandfascinatingdevelopments（越来越多样化和

极有吸引力的发展）”可知,划线词所在句子表示“多年来,纳米科学已经探索了将这项研

究应用于不同类型的技术的方法,最近它已经开始产生越来越多样化和引人入胜的发

展”,划线词engender意为“引起,带来”,和bringabout意思相近,故选Bo

13、答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“Butnow,byextractingpolysaccharidePOIymerS（多糖

聚合物）fromthecellwallsofplants,scientistshavecreatedagelwhichwillholdawound

togetherandrapidlystopanybleedingwithouttheneedforpressuretobeapplied.Although

notyetavailableinhospitals,thisgelislikelytohelpmedicalprofessionalstreatpatients

withseriousinjuriesmoreeffectively』但现在,通过从植物细胞壁中提取多糖聚合物,科学

家们已经制造出一种凝胶,它可以将伤口粘合在一起,无需施加压力就能迅速止血。虽然

还没有在医院中使用,但这种凝胶可能会帮助医疗专业人员更有效地治疗严重受伤的病

人。户可知,这种凝胶很好,所以预计将用于紧急治疗。故选D。

14、答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Inthefoodindustry,nanoparticles（纳米粒子）are

alreadyinusetoimprovetheappearanceofproducts.Theproblemis,nanoparticlesaremore

reactiveinthebody,andnotestshavebeendonetochecktheirsafety.Ineffect,weareall

partofareal-lifeexperiment.Willtheyhelporhurt?Nobodyknows.（在食品工业中,纳米颗

粒已经被用于改善产品的外观。问题是,纳米颗粒在体内的反应性更强,而且没有测试来

检查它们的安全性。实际上,我们都是现实生活实验的一部分。它们会带来帮助还是伤

害?没有人知道。）”可知,作者对纳米技术对食品的影响的看法是目前还不清楚。故选

Co

15、答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“Nowitseemslikewe,refinallycatchingupwithsome

ofthesefuturisticideasthankstonanotechnoIogy.（现在看来,多亏了纳米技术,我们终于赶

上了这些未来主义的想法。）”,第四段的“Willtheyhelporhurt?Nobe）dyknows.（它们会带

来帮助还是伤害?没有人知道。）”和最后一段的“Whatisclearisthatnanotechnologyhas

hugepotentialforshapingourlivesinthecomingdecades.Evenifwecan,tseeitwithour

eyes,Wewillsurelyseetheimpactonoursurroundings,andperhapsourbodies.（彳艮;青楚的是,

纳米技术在未来几十年有巨大的潜力来改变我们的生活。即使我们不能用眼睛看到它，

我们也肯定会看到它对我们周围的环境,甚至我们的身体的影响。）”可知,作者在这篇文

章里既说了纳米技术的好,也说了不好,所以作者的态度是客观的,故选A。

16、答案：BGECF

解析：①由该题为段落小标题,可知为总结该段内容。该段下文“Ifyouspotaplant

outdoorsanddon'thavethefirstclueastowhatitis,startidentifyingitbyscanningyour

surroundings.Inparticular,considertheoverallclimate,theconditionsoftheterrain,andany

nearbywatersources.Aquickglanceshouldbeabletotellyouwhatyou'relookingat.”（如果

你在户外发现了一种植物,但不知道它是什么,那就通过扫描周围的环境来识别它。特别

是要考虑整体气候、地形条件和附近的水源。快速扫一眼就能知道你在看什