2024届辽宁省鞍山市高三二模英语试题（含答案解析）

2024届辽宁省鞍山市高三二模英语试题

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一、阅读理解

AnaLizanaworksfortheEastAngliaONEproject-thelargestofshorewindfarmin

Europe,madeupof102turbines（涡轮）andpoweringaround500,000homes.Ifsexpected

tobethemodelforoffshorewindfarmsaroundtheUK.Ajournalistisinterviewingher.

Journalist:You'vebadgreatcareerdevelopment.Howdidthathappen?

Ana:Myexcellentfemaleengineermanagertaughtmetobedisciplined（训I练有素的）

andorganizedatwork.I'mproudofbeingoneofthefewfemaleelectricalengineersonthe

projectbutallthewomenarefromSpain.ScottishPowerfounditdifficulttoacquirefemale

electricalengineersfromtheUK.InSpain,theindustryismoreequalbecausethenumbersof

boysandgirlswhostudyengineeringarethesame.

Journalist:Whatdothepupilsaskwhenyouvisitthem?

Ana:Theschoolchildrenaskmeaboutmysalary,becausemostofthemwanttobe

lawyersordoctorsordoeconomicsforbanking.GirlsintheUKdon'tregardengineeringas

anopportunity.ItellthemthatIenjoywhatI'mdoingandthatweprovideandgenerate

electricityforeverybody.

Journalist:Whafstheworstthingthathasgonewrong?

Ana:Foratightprogramme,theworstthingiswhenwelosetime.Thatcanbethemost

stressful.Myresponsibilityisaboutmakingsureif11beontimeandisready.

Journalist:Howdoyoufeelatweekends?

Ana:Tired!Thisprojectisafullmarathon.YoucannotworkeverydayatlOOpcbutyou

needtotrytobeat80pc.Theweekendisallaboutrestandfillingmyselfwithnewenergy.

Journalist:Whatisthemostsatisfyingthingaboutyourwork?

Ana:Toknowthatyouarecreatingaprojectthatcangenerateelectricityjustbyusing

wind.Youareworkingonsomethinggreatandbeinguseful,andsharingknowledgewith

colleagues.

1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEastAngliaONEproject?

A.Itcontainsmorethan102turbines

B.It'sthelargestwindfarminEurope.

C.Itprovideselectricityfor500.000people.

D.IfslikelytosetanexampletoBritishofshorewindfarms.

2.AnaLizanafeelsthemoststressedwhen/

A.sheisaskedabouthersalary

B.shetrainsandorganizesgirls

C.shesharesknowledgewithcolleagues

D.shefailstogenerateelectricityasquicklyaspossible

3.Wecanmakeasafeconclusionfromthetextthat_.

A.theUKneedsmorefemaleelectricalengineers

B.Spainhasmoreboysthangirlsstudyingengineering

C.ScottishPowercallsformaleengineersfromtheUK

D.Europegeneratesmostelectricityjustbyusingwind

Foryears,Iplayedaroundwithwriting.IwrotewhenIfeltlikeit.Thenoneday,afriend

askedmewhatmydreamwas.WhenIsaiditwastobeawriter,hesaidthesewordsthat

changedmylife,atYoudon'thavetowanttobeawriter.Youareawriter;youjustneedto

write.9,SoIstartedcallingmyselfawriter.EverywhereIwent,Iintroducedmyselfas“Jeff

Goins,Writer,9,andevenputitinemailsignaturesandonmyFacebookpage.Andyouknow

what?Istartedactinglikeit.Eventually,Ievenbegantobelieveit.Itturnsoutthatsometimes

youdohavetofakeitbeforeyoumakeit.

Thelessonhereissimple:Ifyouwaitforsomeonetogiveyoupermissiontostart

followingyourdream,you511bewaitingforalongtime.Youhavetobeginbeforeyouthink

you'reready.

AfterIdecidedtopursuemydream,Istillhadtofindthetimetodoit.Workinga

full-timejobandhavingawifeandotherthingstodo,Ididn'thaveenoughfreetime.Ihadto

findtimetowrite.Forme,thatmeantgettingupearly.Like,5:00a.m.early.Everymorning,I

wouldwakeup,getmycoffee,andwritefortwohours.Atfirst,thiswasdifficult;Ihadto

forcemyselfoutofbedanddownstairsbeforethesunrose.Buteventually,itbecameahabit.

Ididitwithouteventhinkingaboutit.Andsoon,whatstartedasadisciplinebecameadaily

joy-

Bydoingthis,IlearnedtheexcuseIhadgivenmyself——"Idon'thaveenough——

wasn'ttrue.Ididhaveenoughtime;itwasjusthidingin“inconvenient“places.

Thesedays,mostpeopleImeetaretalkingabouttheirdreams.However,they'redoingit

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allwrong.Theythinktheyneedtotakeahugeleapoutintotheunknownwhen,infact,the

oppositeistrue.Soifyouhaveadream,justtakeaction.Anddon'tsayyoudon'thavetime

forit.

4.Whatdoestheauthor'sfriendsuggesthedo?

A.Starttocheathimself.B.Dreamofbecomingawriter.

C.Considerhimselfasarealwriter.D.Takeawritinglessontobeawriter.

5.Howdidtheauthorfindtimeforwriting?

A.Byworkingpart-time.B.Bydoingfewotherthings.

C.Byreducinghissleepingtime.D.Bymakinggooduseofhisfreetime.

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"theoppositeistrue”?

A.Weshouldprepareforourdreams.B.Weshouldtakesmallstepsovertime.

C.Weshouldmaketimeforourdreams.D.Weshouldtakeimmediateaction.

7.Whafsmostprobablytheauthor5spurposeintellinghislifestory?

A.Tohelpusknowbetterabouthim.B.Totellushowtobecomeasuccessful

writer.

C.Toexplainwhymanypeoplelikedreaming.D.Totellushowtomakeourdreams

cometrue.

Fromtheroarofacrowdtothequietofalibrary,soundandsilencemightseemlike

polaropposites.However,accordingtoanewresearch,ourbrainsperceivetheminthesame

way.Silencemaynotbeasound,butscientistssaywecantrulyhearit.

Inthisnewstudy,researchersexaminedhowpeopleexperiencesilenceusing

well-knownauditoryillusions（错觉）.Theillusionsaremeanttotesttheperceptionofnoise,

butforthestudy,theteamadaptedthemtomeasurepeople'sresponsetosilence,instead.

“Ifyoucangetthesameillusionswithsilencesasyougetwithsounds,thenthatmaybe

obviousthatweliterallyhearsilenceafterall.^^ChazFirestone,aco-authorofthestudyand

cognitivescientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversity,saysinastatement.

Inthestudy,participantsweretrickedbythese“silenceillusions^^inasimilarwayto

howpeoplearetypicallyfooledbythesoundversionsoftheexperiments.

Theresearcherspreparedsevenexperimentsandtestedthemon1,000studyparticipants.

Inoneexperiment,researchersplayedarecordingthatsoundedlikebackgroundnoiseina

crowdedplace.Inthefirsthalfoftherecording,thebackgroundnoisewasinterruptedbytwo

separateperiodsofsilence.Inthesecondhalf,onecontinuousperiodofsilencewasinserted

（嵌入）.Researchersaskedparticipantswhichsilencefeltlonger-thecombinationofthefirst

twoperiodsofsilence,ortheseconduninterruptedone.Mostparticipantsthoughtthe

continuoussilencewaslonger,butitwasactuallythesamelengthasthetwoshortersilences

combined.

Theseresultswereconsistentwithpreviousresearchthatexaminedauditoryillusions,

whichusedtwoseparatesoundsandonecontinuoussound.Withthatillusion,peoplealso

perceivedthecontinuoussoundaslongerthanthetwoseparateonestogether.

Similarfindingsacrossthesevenexperimentssuggestedthathumansexperiencesilence

andsoundinmuchthesameway:Theycandistort（扭曲）ourperceptionoftime.

8.Whydidresearchersuseauditoryillusionsinthenewstudy?

A.Tohelppeopleperceivesounds.B.Totestpeople'sadaptabilitytonoise.

C.Tomeasurehowpeoplerespondtosilence.D.Toremindpeopletobequietinthe

library.

9.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?

A.Illusionsofsilencefoolpeople'sbrains.

B.Thethreeperiodsofsilenceareofthesamelength.

C.Soundisusuallydifficultforpeopletoperceive.

D.Participantschosearecordingandplayedit.

10.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Ajournal.C.Anovel.D.Aguidebook.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Wecantrulyhearsilencelikeasound.

B.Soundandsilenceareactuallythesame.

C.Auditoryillusionsaffectourperceptionability.

D.Ourbrainhastheabilitytoperceivesoundandsilence.

Personalizedmedicinechangesconventionalmedicinewhichtypicallyoffersblanket

recommendationsandofferstreatmentsdesignedtohelpmorepeoplethantheybambutthat

mightnotworkforyou.Theapproachrecognizesthatweeachpossessuniquecharacteristics,

andtheyhaveanoutsizeimpactonourhealth.

Aroundtheworld,researchersarecreatingprecisiontoolsunimaginablejustadecade

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ago:superfastDNAsequencing（排序）；tissueengineering,cellreprogramming,geneediting,

andmore.Thescienceandtechnologysoonwillmakeitpossibletopredictyourriskof

cancer,heartdisease,andcountlessotherillnessesyearsbeforeyougetsick.Theworkalso

offersprospectsforchanginggenesinremovingsomediseases.

Lastspring,researchersattheNationalCancerInstitutereportedthedramaticrecovery

ofawomanwithbreastcancer,JudyPerkins.Theteam,ledbyStevenRosenberg,an

immune（免疫的）treatmentpioneer,hadsequencedhercancercells'DNAtoanalyzethe

suddenchange.Theteamalsoremovedasamplingofimmunecellsandtestedthemtosee

whichonesrecognizedhercancercells'geneticfaults.Thescientistsreproducedthewinning

immunecellsbythebillionsandputthemintoPerkinstoattackhercancercells.Morethan

twoycarslater.Perkins,aretiredengineerfromFlorida,showsnosignsofcancer.

Thirtyyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatitwouldbeimpossibletounderstandourgenetic

rulesandsequencethe3.2billionpairsofdifferentelementsinourDNA."Itwaslikeyou

weretalkingfairytales,9,Kurzrocksaid."Theconventionalwisdomwasthatitwouldnever

happen.NeverAndthenin2003,neverwasover.”

IttooktheHumanGeneProject13years,roughlyonebilliondollars,andscientistsfrom

sixcountriestosequenceonegenecomplex.Todaysequencingcostsaboutathousanddollars.

Thelatestmachinescanproducetheresultsinaday.Thetechnology,combinedwith

advancedcellanalysis,clarifiestheastonishingbiochemicalvariationsthatmakeevery

humanbodyunique.

12.Whatcanweknowaboutpersonalizedmedicine?

A.Ithasemergedadecadebefore.

B.Itoffersblanketrecommendations.

C.Itusesgeneticinformationtohelppatients.

D.Itadministerstreatmentintendedformostpeople.

13.Whichbestdescribesthoseprecisiontools?

A.Promising.B.Highlyrisky.C.Fruitless.D.Strictly

confidential.

14.WhathappenedintheprocessoftreatingJudyPerkins'breastcancer?

A.Sequencingherimmunecells.

B.Reprogramminghercancercells

C.Analysisofherlifestylechanges.

D.Identificationofcancer-fightingcells.

15.What'sthelastparagraphmainlytalkingaboutconcerningsequencing?

A.Itswideapplications.B.Itsrecentadvances.

C.Itsmajordisadvantages.D.Itsattractiveprospects.

二、七选五

AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,by2050,softskillssuchascomplex

problem-solving,criticalthinking,creativity,andemotionalintelligencewillbeamongthe

mostimportantonesrequiredintheworkplace16Thefollowingwillgiveyousome

insightintothis.

17AreportbyiCIMSHiringInsightsfoundthat94percentofemployers

believeanemployeewithstrongersoftskillshasabetterchanceofbeingpromotedtoa

leadershippositionthananemployeewithmoreyearsofexperiencebutweakersoftskills.

Ifsbecomevitaltodeveloptheseskillsifyouwanttoprogressinyourcareerastheywillset

youapartfromothersattheinterviewandonthejob.

Themodernworkplaceisinterpersonal.Skillssuchasactivelistening,cooperation,

presentingideasclearlyandcommunicatingwithcolleagueseffectivelyareallhighlyvalued

inthemodernworkplace.18Andtheyarekeyelementsfororganizationsinan

increasinglycompetitiveworld.

Customersandclientsdemandsoftskills.Thankstothedevelopmentofonlineshopping,

consumersthesedayshaveahugenumberofchoicesastowheretobuythedesireditems.

Onlineshoppingmakesconvenienceandlowpricesquiteeasytocomebyandcustomer

serviceswhatreallyaffectscustomers*choosingaparticularbusiness.19

Thefutureworkplacewillrelyonsoftskills.Advanceintechnology,suchasartificial

intelligence,havecausedtasksthatrequiredhardskillstodecline,makingsoftskillsakey

differentiator（区分）intheworkplace.Anauthoritativestudypredictsthatsoftskill-intensive

occupationswillaccountfortwo-thirdsofallJobsby2030.20Companiessuchas

VirtualSpeecharesolvingthisbyusingVRasawaytoimprovesoftskills.

A.Theyarealsousefulinourpersonallives

B.Softskillsarehelpfultocareerdevelopment

C.Theterm“softskills"coversawiderangeofskills

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D.Thusitisvitaltohavegoodcommunicationwithcustomers

E.Butit'sdifficulttoteachsoftskillsandtacktheimprovements

F.Strongsoftskillscontributetoaproductiveandhealthyworkenvironment

G.Perhapsyouarewonderinghowtheyplayabigroleinourprofessionallives

三、完形填空

Seeingfreshsnowoverourtown,mysonCJandIcouldn'twaittogosledding（滑雪橇）

inthepark.Aswe21asidestreetwhereafriendofCJ'slives,he22todropin

andplaywithhim.SothereIwas23.

FourteenageboysweretheonlyonesattheparkwhenIarrived.Asitiscommontosee

kids24bytheirparentsthere,theyeyedmeandwere25toknowwhatam

othercouldbedoingatthesnowhill26achild.Ibegantowonderaboutthismyself

asI27my41-year-oldbodyintoafirst-graderssnowsaucer（盘状物）topushoff.

“IfIendup28myself,itservesmeright”,Ithought.

Asitwasearly,thesaucerhadn'tcutatrackintothesnow,29Ireallyneededto

pushmywayforthefirsttworunsbeforethesaucerwouldgainany30.After,

reachingthe31,Ipickedupthesaucerandfoundita32jobtodrag

backtothetopofthehill.Butit33whenthesnowsprayed（喷射）onmyfaceas

thesaucerflewdownthetrackIfeltexcitedevenwhenIwasthrownupsidedown.The

34ofbeinghurthadgone.

Onthewayback,myheartwasflyingatthejoyof35thefreedomofgoing

reallyfastthroughthinairandfindingtherealselfthatwaslostinmybusylife.

21.A.drewB.approachedC.destroyedD.cleaned

22.A.decidedB.pretendedC.forgotD.happened

23.A.worriedB.proudC.aloneD.nervous

24.A.scoldedB.leftC.influencedD.accompanied

25.A.willingB.gratefulC.curiousD.afraid

26.A.likeB.withoutC.beyondD.for

27.A.knockedB.removedC.fooledD.folded

28.A.hurtingB.losingC.cheatingD.persuading

29.A.otherwiseB.thereforeC.howeverD.instead

30.A.weightB.securityC.benefitD.speed

31.A.peakB.bottomC.limitD.level

32.A.ridiculousB.helplessC.toughD.meaningless

33.A.paidoffB.fadedawayC.camebackD.flewoff

34.A.historyB.sightC.fearD.memory

35.A.experiencingB.impactingC.changingD.ignoring

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.

Theopeningceremonyofthe19thAsianGameswasheldonSeptember23inHangzhou.

Themascots(吉祥物)ofthe19thAsianGamesHangzhoustand36thejoyofsports

aswellastheculturalandeconomicdevelopment.Together,theyarecallingouttoAsiaand

theworld,37(invite)everyonetomeetinHangzhoufortheAsianGames.

Thetorchofthe19thAsianGamesHangzhouisnamed“EternalFlame”,of38

themeaningisthattheChinesespiritispassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Thedesign

isintendedtoshineamorebrilliantlightonthissacredlandofChinese39(civilize).

Theformofariveroflifeusedis40(symbol)ofthegatheringofathletesfromvarious

countriesandregionsinHangzhoutocelebratethegrandoccasiontogether."EternalFlame”

notonlyreflectsChineseculture,41displaysthecharmofintelligentmanufacturing

inZhejiang.Thehandlemadeofrecycledrawmaterialsiseco-friendly,lightandeasy42

(hold).After43(repeat)trials,ithasseentechnicalobstaclesovercomeinprocess,

materials,productionandtransportation.

Themedalofthe19thAsianGamesisnamedShanShui.Thebackside44(shape)

likeasquaresealshowingthattheathletesleave45beautifulmarkonthe

HangzhouAsianGames.

五、建议信

46.假定你是李华，为了适应英语听力中的英美混合播音，你给外教Smith写封邮件,

希望他在口语课上提供针对性的帮助。内容包括：

1.写信目的；

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2.你的建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearSmith,

I'mLiHua,oneofyourstudents.

Yburssincerely,

LiHua

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

DadgotmetoplayfootballwhenIstudiedinhighschool.Ididenjoythrowingtheball

aroundwithfriends,butIneverthoughtIhadwhatittooktoplayonateam."Tmnota

footballplayer,Itoldmydad."YouTlneverknowwhatyouareabletoachieveunlessyou

giveitatry,Sam,^^hetoldme.So,Idid.Itgavemeastrongsenseofbelongingandsome

confidence.IstillrememberhowproudhewaswhenIwonsomeawardsandthehugbegave

meafterIreceivedmycongratulationletter.TherewasnosuchgamewhereDadwasn'ton

thesidelines,cheeringmeon.

Fouryears'pre-seasonfootballcampsfinallycamedowntomylastgame.Iaskedmy

dadtobringourvideocamera.

Iwavedatmyparentsbeforetheopeningkick-off,andthenputonmyfaceseriously.I

grabbedattheclothesoftheopposingteam'srunningback（跑卫）anddraggedhimtothe

field.Aloudcheercamefromthesidelines.Therewasmydadwiththecamera,cheering

crazily.Bytheendofthegame,Ihadstoppedsevenplayersandasacking（擒杀）一mybest

performanceever.Iranintomydad*sarms.Iwassweatyandsmelly,butbehuggedme

anyway.Icouldn'twaittowatchthetape（录像带）toexperienceeverymomentagain.

Assoonaswegothome,ItookthetapeoutofthecameraandplayeditontheTV

screen.Mydad,mum,sisterandIsatdowninthelivingroomtogetherinfrontofTV.I

pressedthe"Play"button,andthevideostarted.Thetwoteams,linedupbeforethegame,

thentherunningbacktakingthehandoff（传球），runninguptotheline,mereachingout,and

then...theskyandclouds!Icouldhearmydadscreaming"Waytogo,Sam!^^asimagesofthe

skyshookupanddownonthescreen.

注意：

1、续写词数应为150左右：

2、请按如下格式作答。

Imovedforwardclosertothescreentoseethenextbigplay.

ThetapeendedandDadwasquiet.

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参考答案:

1.D2.D3.A

【导语】本文为访谈类应用文。文章基于对AnaLizana的问答展开叙述，揭示了英国需要

大量女性电气工程师的现实。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中"It'sexpectedtobethemodelforoffshorewindfarmsaroundthe

UK.”（预计它将成为英国近海风力发电场的典范。）可知，这个项目可能会为英国的海岸风

力发电场树立一个榜样。故选D项。

2.推理判断题。根据第三个回答提到的"Thatcanbethemoststressful.Myresponsibilityis

aboutmakingsureifllbeontimeandisready.5,（这可能是最有压力的。我的责任是确保它按

时准备好。）可推知，让AnaLizana感到最有压力的是项目的时间问题，故未能按时发电最

让AnaLizana感觉有压力。故选D项。

3.推理判断题。根据第一个回答中的“ScottishPowerfounditdifficulttoacquirefemale

electricalengineersfromtheUK.”（苏格兰电力公司发现很难从英国招至!］女性电气工程师。）

可推知，英国需要更多的女性电气工程师。故选A项。

4.C5.C6.B7.D

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章作者以自己写作的亲身经历告诉我们如果有梦想，就马

上行动起来，不要说没有时间做。

4.细节理解题。根据第一段“WhenIsaiditwastobeawriter,hesaidthesewordsthatchanged

mylife,ltYoudon'thavetowanttobeawriter.Youareawriter;youjustneedtowrite."SoI

startedcallingmyselfawriter.（当我说要成为一名作家时，他说了这些话改变了我的生活：“你

不必想成为一名作家。你是一个作家；你只需要写。”所以我开始称自己为作家）”可知，作

者的朋友建议作者认为自己是一个真正的作家。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据第三段“Forme,thatmeantgettingupearly.Like,5:00a.m.early.Every

morning,Iwouldwakeup,getmycoffee,andwritefortwohours.（对我来说，这意味着早起。大

概凌晨5点吧。每天早上，我醒来，喝杯咖啡，然后写作两个小时）”可知，作者通过减少睡

眠时间来找到写作时间。故选C„

6.句意猜测题。根据画线词上文“Theythinktheyneedtotakeahugeleapoutintotheunknown

when”可知，他们认为自己需要向未知领域迈出一大步，但事实上应该循序渐进。作者的意

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思是“我们应该循序渐进”。故选B。

7.推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Soifyouhaveadream,justtakeaction.Anddon'tsayyou

don'thavetimeforit.（所以如果你有梦想，就行动起来。不要说你没有时间）”结合文章作者以

自己写作的亲身经历告诉我们如果有梦想，就马上行动起来，不要说没有时间做。可推知，

作者讲述自己的人生故事的目的是为了告诉我们如何让我们的梦想成真。故选Do

8.C9.A10.B11.A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。最新的研究表明人们可以像听到其他声音一样，听到沉默。文章

解释了研究开展的经过以及发现表明，人类体验沉默和声音的方式大致相同：它们会扭曲我

们对时间的感知。

8.细节理解题。根据第二段“Inthisnewstudy,researchersexaminedhowpeopleexperience

silenceusingwell-knownauditoryillusions（错觉）.Theillusionsaremeanttotesttheperception

ofnoise,butforthestudy,theteamadaptedthemtomeasurepeople'sresponsetosilence,

instead」在这项新的研究中，研究人员研究了人们是如何使用众所周知的听觉错觉来体验沉

默的。这些错觉是为了测试人们对噪音的感知，但在这项研究中，研究小组把它们改造成测

量人们对沉默的反应）”可知，研究人员在这项新研究中使用听觉错觉是为了衡量人们对沉默

的反应。故选C。

9.推理判断题。根据第四段“Inthestudy,participantsweretrickedbythese"silenceillusions^^in

asimilarwaytohowpeoplearetypicallyfooledbythesoundversionsoftheexperiments.（在这项

研究中，参与者被这些“沉默错觉”所欺骗，其方式与人们通常被声音版本的实验所欺骗的方

式相似）”以及第五段"Mostparticipantsthoughtthecontinuoussilencewaslonger,butitwas

actuallythesamelengthasthetwoshortersilencescombined.（大多数参与者认为连续的沉默更

长，但实际上它的长度与两个较短的沉默的总和相同）”可推知，沉默的幻觉愚弄人的大脑。

故选A。

10.推理判断题。根据文章说明了最新的研究表明人们可以像听到其他声音一样，听到沉默。

文章解释了研究开展的经过以及发现表明，人类体验沉默和声音的方式大致相同：它们会扭

曲我们对时间的感知。可推知，文章可能选自科学杂志。故选B。

11.主旨大意题。根据第一段"Fromtheroarofacrowdtothequietofalibrary,soundandsilence

mightseemlikepolaropposites.However,accordingtoanewresearch,ourbrainsperceivethem

inthesameway.Silencemaynotbeasound,butscientistssaywecantrulyhearit.（从人群的喧

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嚣到图书馆的宁静，声音和沉默似乎是两极对立的。然而，根据一项新的研究，我们的大脑

以同样的方式感知它们。沉默可能不是一种声音，但科学家说我们可以真正听到它）”结合文

章说明了最新的研究表明人们可以像听到其他声音一样，听到沉默。文章解释了研究开展的

经过以及发现表明，人类体验沉默和声音的方式大致相同：它们会扭曲我们对时间的感知。

可知，A选项“我们真的能像听到声音一样听到沉默”最符合文章标题。故选A。

12.C13.A14.D15.B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了个性化医疗改变了传统医学，它利用遗传信息来帮助

病人。

12.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Thirtyyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatitwouldbeimpossible

tounderstandourgeneticrulesandsequencethe3.2billionpairsofdifferentelementsinourDNA.

“Itwaslikeyouweretalkingfairytales,9,Kurzrocksaid."Theconventionalwisdomwasthatit

wouldneverhappen.NeverAndthenin2003,neverwasover.^^^^（30年前，科学家们认为不可

能理解我们的遗传规则，也不可能对我们DNA中的32亿对不同元素进行测序。“就像你在

讲童话，”库尔兹洛克说。“传统观点认为这永远不会发生。永远不会。然后在2003年，永

远不会结束）可推知，个性化医疗它利用遗传信息来帮助病人。故选C项。

13.推理判断题。根据第二段"Aroundtheworld,researchersarecreatingprecisiontools

unimaginablejustadecadeago:superfastDNAsequencing（排序）；tissueengineering,cell

reprogramming,geneediting,andmore.Thescienceandtechnologysoonwillmakeitpossibleto

predictyourriskofcancer,heartdisease,andcountlessotherillnessesyearsbeforeyouget

sick.Theworkalsooffersprospectsforchanginggenesinremovingsomediseases.^^（在世界各

地，研究人员正在创造十年前难以想象的精密工具:超高速DNA测序;组织工程、细胞重编

程、基因编辑等等。科学技术很快就能在你生病前几年预测你患癌症、心脏病和无数其他疾

病的风险。这项工作还为改变基因以消除某些疾病提供了前景。）可推知，这些精密工具是

有希望的。故选A项。

14.细节理解题。根据第三段中"Theteam,ledbyStevenRosenberg,animmune（免疫的）

treatmentpioneer,hadsequencedhercancercells,DNAtoanalyzethesuddenchange.Theteam

alsoremovedasamplingofimmunecellsandtestedthemtoseewhichonesrecognizedhercancer

cells*geneticfaults.^^（由免疫治疗先驱史蒂文・罗森伯格（StevenRosenberg）领导的研究小组对

她的癌细胞DNA进行了测序，以分析这种突然的变化。研究小组还提取了一些免疫细胞样

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本，并对它们进行了测试，看看哪些细胞能识别她的癌细胞的基因缺陷。）可知，在治疗朱

迪・珀金斯的乳腺癌的过程中对抗癌细胞的识别进行了测试。故选D项。

15.主旨大意题。根据最后一段"IttooktheHumanGeneProject13years,roughlyonebillion

dollars,andscientistsfromsixcountriestosequenceonegenecomplex.Todaysequencingcosts

aboutathousanddollars.Thelatestmachinescanproducetheresultsinaday.Thetechnology,

combinedwithadvancedcellanalysis,clarifiestheastonishingbiochemicalvariationsthatmake

everyhumanbodyunique.”（人类基因计划花了13年时间，大约10亿美元，来自6个国家

的科学家对一个基因复合体进行了测序。如今测序的成本约为1000美元。最新的机器可以

在一天内产生结果。这项技术与先进的细胞分析相结合，阐明了使每个人的身体都独一无二

的惊人的生化变化。）可知，最后一段主要讲的是测序的最近的进展。故选B项。

16.G17.B18.F19.D20.E

【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了软件技能的重要性。

16.根据上文“AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,by2050,softskillssuchascomplex

problem-solving,criticalthinking,creativity,andemotionalintelligencewillbeamongthemost

importantonesrequiredintheworkplace.”（据世界经济论坛称，到2050年，解决复杂问题、

批判性思维、创造力和情商等软技能将成为工作场所最重要的技能。）可知，讲的是有一些

技能将成为工作场所最重要的技能。以及下文“Thefollowingwillgiveyousomeinsightinto

this."（以下将给您一些深入了解。）故可推断空格处内容为这些技能是如何扮演重要作用的。

结合选项G项Perhapsyouarewonderinghowtheyplayabigroleinourprofessionallives.（也

许你想知道他们是如何在我们的职业生涯中扮演重要角色的。）符合此推断，起到上下文的

承上启下作用，上下文语意连贯。故选G项。

17.根据下文“AreportbyiCIMSHiringInsightsfoundthat94percentofemployersbelievean

employeewithstrongersoftskillshasabetterchanceofbeingpromotedtoaleadershipposition

thananemployeewithmoreyearsofexperiencebutweakersoftskills.^^（iCIMS招聘洞察的一份

报告发现，94%的雇主认为，拥有更强软技能的员工比拥有多年经验但软技能较弱的员工更

有机会晋升到领导职位。）可知，空格处应该说软件技能有