2023高考英语全国甲、乙卷（考试版）

2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（甲卷）

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分1.5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。

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthebookstore.

B.Intheregisteroffice.

C.Inthedormbuilding.

2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoontheweekend?

A.Dosomegardening.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Gofishing.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewoffice.B.Achangeoftheirjobs.C.Aformercolleague.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndrew?

A.He'soptimistic.B.He'sactive.C.He'sshy.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thebedroom.B.Thesittingroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonext?

A.Gotoanotheragency.B.Seesomeotherflats.C.Visittheneighbours.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.He'smakingaphonecall.

B.He'schairingameeting.

C.He'shostingaprogram.

9.WhatmakesMrs.JohnsonworriedaboutherdaughterinAfrica?

A.Lackofmedicalsupport.

B.Inconvenienceofcommunication.

C.Poortransportationsystem.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatpositiondoesthemanapplyfor?

A.Asalesperson.B.Anengineer.C.Anaccountant.

11.Whichaspectofthecompanyappealstotheman?

A.Thecompanyculture.

B.Thefreeaccommodations.

C.Thecompetitivepay.

12.Whatisdifficultforthemantodealwith?

A.Interpersonalrelationships.

B.Quality-quantitybalance.

C.Unplannedhappenings.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowdoesRobertsoundwhenspeakingofhisbeingawriter?

A.Hopeful.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.

14.WhatwasRobertlikebeforehewas9yearsold?

A.Hehadwildimagination.

B.Heenjoyedsports.

C.Helovedscience.

15.WhatdidRobert'sfatherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Alibrarian.

16.WhathelpedRobertbecomeawriter?

A.Writingdaily.

B.Listeningtostories.

C.Readingextensively.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WherewasOpenTchaikovskyCompetitionheldin1986?

AInMoscow.B.InChelyabinsk.C.InBerlin.

18.WhatdoesMaximsayaboutthecompetitionheattendedat10?

A.Itinspiredmanyyoungmusicians.

B.Itwasthemusiceventofhisdreams.

C.Itwasalife-changingexperience.

19.Whichkindofmusicaretheyoungplayersrequiredtoplay?

A.Rockmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

20.WhatdoesMaximvaluemostinyoungplayers9performance?

A.Expressiveness.B.Smoothness.C.Completeness.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseemingly

bottomlesswellofdiningoptions.Herearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyour

Bangkokeatingadventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining,NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪的）

experiences.IfstheonlyThairrestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword's50best

restaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceivedaMichelinstarforhis

Loodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchintheMetropolitan

Hotelin2010.

IssaysSiameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisinternationallyknownThaicheflanKittichai'sfirstflagship

Bangkokrestaurant.ThemenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThai

cuisinecombinedwithmoderncookingmethods.

Bo.tan

Bo.tanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok'sculinarysencesinceitopenedin2009.

Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThai

cuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplaceisgoodforacandlelit

dinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.Forthoseextremely

hungrythere9salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelatest"Asia's50bestrestaurants,,list,progressiveIndian

restaurantGagganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues（场所）toarriveinBangkokinrecent

years.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffersawindowrightintothe

kitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.

21.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods.

B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.

D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

22.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.tan.

C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

23.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.

B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.

D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.

B

TeiriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilledatputtingup

shelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecando

herself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheage

ofsix,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'swork

wasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.Shesays:"I'msureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostart

withpaintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.Ittookweeks

anditwasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.”

Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,says

DIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.She

adds:"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketopersonalisemyroomandputup

pictures.So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidany

chargeswhenI'vemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweek,new

researchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,

warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbearound£823.

Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifthswishto

increasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,

theresearchshowsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.

24Whichisclosestinmeaningto"adabhand^^inparagraph1?

A.Anartist.B.Awinner.

C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.

25.WhydidTerri'sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.

B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.

D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.

26.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.

B.Byfurnishingitherself.

C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.

D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.

27.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.

B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.

D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.

C

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder9sSophiesWorld.It

wasfullofideasthatwerenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthat

book.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy（哲学）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillsthelovefor

philosophyfasterthanpeoplewhothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,or

Confuciusbetterthanyou——andthentrytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDead

Philosophersreawakenedmyloveforphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitation

tothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframes

eachphilosopher'sworkinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.The

endresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlike

Schopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,morethanabookabout

undestandingphilosophy,isabookabourlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofour

experiences,andhedoessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwith

someofthemostimportantphilosophersinhistory,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdin

theprocessbydecoding（解读）theirmssagesandaddinghisowninterpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparent

simplicityandgraduallypullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.

Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupacoffeeorteaandsitdownwiththis

book.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It'sworthyourtime,eveniftimeissomethingwe

don'thavealotof.

28.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

29.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

30.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

31WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeinersbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

D

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupya

conflictedcomeroftheAmericanpsyche-werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygiveus

frighteningdreams.AskthetouristsfromaroundtheworldthatfloodintoYellowstone

NationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:agrizzly

bear.

“Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrangeJsaysbearbiologist

ChrisServheen.Asgrizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven'tbeen

seeninacenturyormore,they'reincreasinglybeingsightedbyhumans.

ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,witharough

numberof50,000ormorelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly1970s,after

centuriesofcruelandcontinuoushuntingbysettlers,600to800grizzliesremainedona

mere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,grizzlieswerelisted

undertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.Theirrecoveryhasbeen

sosuccessfulthattheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtodelistgrizzlies,

whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsandallowthemtobehunted.Botheffortswere

overturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,grizzliesremainlisted.

Obviously,ifprecautions（预防）aren'ttaken,grizzliescanbecometroublesome,

sometimeskillingfarmanimalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeople

removefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsandcampsites,grizzlieswilltypicallypassby

withouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandotherfarmanimal

quartersisalsohighlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway."Ourhopeistohaveaclean,

attractant-freeplacewherebearscanpassthroughwithoutlearningbadhabits/4saysJames

Jonkel,longtimebiologistwhomanagesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

32.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

33.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

A.TheEuropeansettlers9behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears9range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

34.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

BThesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers9advocates.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartall

haveincommon?There'soneanswer.36.

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatour

fingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelot

betteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressed

andevenmoreoptimistic.37."Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,said

YeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（满足）mayseemlikethemost"feelgood“optionatthetime,but

psychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.

Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingistopractice.38.Putoff

watchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutesbeforegoingfor

thatcake.You,llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapply

ittoother,moreannoyingsituations.

•39.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate,

andwhenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientabout

thecircumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,"40You'llthengradually

becomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项。

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.

Thefirsttimewe41there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike42

itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas43calledMario,comingto44usa

boxcontainingsometomatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasaverynice45fbrhimto

make.Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere46becausetheywereso

misshapen:notatalllikethenice,round,47thingsyougetinasupermarket.And

thewinewascloudy,inafunnyoldbottlewithnolabel（标签）onit.Thesecan'tbeany

48、wethought.Butwewere49hiskindness,sowe50them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit's51tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits52.

Thosetomatoeshad53thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenI

wasachild.Nowadayssupermarkettomatoes54perfectbuttasteofwater.

Nobody'sgoingtohavea55memoryofthose.It9sasurprisetheyhaven'tmanaged

togrowsquareonessothattheycan56themeasily.Mario'swinemayhavebeen

cloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas57.

Ifsgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're58、andascloseas

possibletowheretheywere59.WhatMariohad60uswasthetasteofthe

Garfagnana.

41.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed

42.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.feeling

43.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.passenger

44.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show

45.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.gesture

46.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored

47.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun

48.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy

49.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.interestedin

50.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed

51.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.unusual

52.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price

53.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste

54.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work

55.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague

56.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack

57.A.perfectB.usefulC.convenientD.familiar

58.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed

59.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown

60.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told

第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)

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。

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)61.(teach)a

lessonortopassonwisdom.Fableswerepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,

andthewell-knownAesop'sfablesdatetothe62.(six)century,B.C.Yet,the

formofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,63.RachelCarsonsaysin“AFablefor

Tomorrow”

Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone(口吻)

areseeminglydirectedatchildren."TherewasonceatownintheheartofAmerica,

64.alllifeseemedtoenjoypeacefulexistencewithitssurroundings/9herfable

begins,65.(borrow)somefamiliarwordsfrommanyage-oldfables.Behind

thesimplestyle,however,isaseriousmessage66.(intend)foreveryone.

67.(difTerence)fromtraditionalfables,Carson'sstoryendswithan

accusationinsteadofamoral.Shewarnsoftheenvironmentaldangersfacingsociety,and

sheteachesthatpeoplemusttakeresponsibility68.savingtheirenvironment.

Thethemesoftraditionalfablesoftendealwithsimpletruthsabouteverydaylife.

However,Cason9sthemeisamoreweighty69.(warn)aboutenvironmental

destruction.Carsonprovesthatasimplelyricformthathasbeenpasseddownthroughthe

agescanstill70.(employ)todaytodrawattentiontoimportanttruths.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修

改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Iusedtoafraidofinsects,butlastFriday'sbiologyclassmakeabigchangeinme.In

thatclass,MissZhao,ourbiologyteacher,showedweinsectsonstamps.Thebees,

butterflyandmanyotherinsectslookedlovelyandbeautifullyonthestamps.MissZhao

toldusthenamesoftheinsectsordescribedtheirlivinghabits.Sheevenplayedsome

recordingsoftheirsinging,whatwasfiin.Now,I'vecometolovethoseofsmallliving

things.Intheevening,whenItakethewalkintheschoolgarden,thesingingofinsects

becomemoremeaningfultome.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

你们学校正举办主题为“用英文讲中国故事”征文活动。请你以一位中国历史人物为题

写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.人物简介及事迹；2.意义或启示。

注意：

1.词数100左右；2.题目己为你写好。

2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（乙卷）

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）与甲卷相同，略。

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

PRACTITIONERS

JacquelineFelicedeAlmania(c.1322)

highlightsthesuspicionthatwomenJamesBarry(1789一1865)wasborn

practicingmedicinefaced.BorntoaMargaretBulkleyinIrelandbut,dressedas

JewishfamilyinFlorence,shemovedtoaman,shewasacceptedbyEdinburgh

PariswheresheworkedasaphysicianandUniversitytostudymedicine.Shequalified

performedsurgery.In1322shewastriedasasurgeonin1813,thenjoinedtheBritish

forpracticingunlawfully.InspiteoftheArmy,servingoverseas.Barryretiredin

courthearingtestimonials(证明)ofher1859,havingpracticedherentiremedical

abilityasadoctor,shewasbannedfromprofessionlivingandworkingasaman.

medicine.

TanYunxian(1461—1554)wasa

RebeccaLeeCrumpler(1831—1895)

Chinesephysicianwholearnedherskills

workedasanurseforeightyearsbefore

fromhergrandparents.Chinesewomenat

studyinginmedicalcollegeinBostonin

thetimecouldnotserveapprenticeships

1860.Fouryearslater,shewasthefirst

(学徒期)withdoctors.However,Tan

AfricanAmericanwomantoreceivea

passedtheofficialexam.Tantreated

medicaldegree.ShemovedtoVirginiain

womenfromallwalksoflife.In1511,Tan

1865,wheresheprovidedmedicalcareto

wroteabook,SayingsofaFemaleDoctor,

freedslaves.

describingherlifeasaphysician.

21WhatdidJacquelineandJameshaveincommon?

A.Doingteachingjobs.B.Beinghiredasphysicians.

C.Performingsurgery.D.Beingbannedfrommedicine.

22.HowwasTanYunxiandifferentfromtheotherpractitioners?

A.Shewroteabook.

B.Shewentthroughtrials.

C.Sheworkedasadentist.

D.Shehadformaleducation.

23.WhowasthefirstAfricanAmericanwithamedicaldegree?

A.JacquelineFelicedeAlmania.

B.TanYunxian.

C.JamesBarry.

D.RebeccaLeeCrumpler.

B

LivinginIowaandtryingtobecomeaphotographerspecializinginlandscape（风景）

canbequiteachallenge,mainlybecausethecomstatelacksgeographicalvariation.

AlthoughlandscapesintheMidwesttendtobequitesimilar,eitherfarmfieldsor

highways,sometimesIfinddistinctivecharacterinthehillsorlakes.Tomakesomeofmy

landscapeshots,Ihavetraveleduptofourhoursawaytoshootwithina1O-minutetime

frame.Itendtotravelwithafewofmyfriendstostateparksortothecountrysidetogoon

adventuresandtakephotosalongtheway.

Beingattherightplaceattherighttimeisdecisiveinanystyleofphotography.Ioften

leaveearlytoseektherightdestinationssoIcansetupearlytoavoidmissingthemoment

Iamattemptingtophotograph.Ihavemissedplentyofbeautifulsunsets/sunrisesdueto

beingonthespotonlyfiveminutesbeforethebestmoment.

OnetimemyfriendsandIdrovethreehourstoDevil'sLake,Wisconsin,toclimbthe

purplequartz（石英）rockaroundthelake.Afterwefoundacrazy-lookingroadthathung

overabunchofrocks,wedecidedtophotographthesceneatsunset.Thepositionenabled

ustolookoverthelakewiththesunsetinthebackground.Wemanagedtoleavethisspotto

climbhigherbecauseofthesparetimeuntilsunset.However,wedidnotmarktheroute

（路线）soweendedupalmostmissingthesunsetentirely.Oncewefoundtheplace,itwas

stressfulgettinglightsandcamerassetupinthelimitedtime.Still,lookingbackonthe

photos,theyaresomeofmybestshotsthoughtheycouldhavebeensomuchbetterifI

wouldhavebeenpreparedandmanagedmytimewisely.

24.Howdoestheauthordealwiththechallengeasalandscapephotographerinthe

Midwest?

A.Byteamingupwithotherphotographers.

B.Byshootinginthecountrysideorstateparks.

C.Bystudyingthegeographicalconditions.

D.Bycreatingsettingsinthecornfields.

25.Whatisthekeytosuccessfullandscapephotographyaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Propertimemanagement.

B.Goodshootingtechniques.

C.Adventurousspirit.

D.Distinctivestyles.

26.WhatcanweinferfromtheauthortripwithfriendstoDeviPsLake?

A.Theywentcrazywiththepurplequartzrock.

BTheyfeltstressedwhilewaitingforthesunset.

C.Theyreachedtheshootingspotlaterthanexpected.

D.Theyhadproblemswiththeiremipment.

27.HowdoestheauthorfindhisphotostakenatDevil'sLake?

A.Amusing.B.Satisfying.

C.Encouraging.D.Comforting.

C

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oraSundaydinnerofmeatandtwovegetables.ButisBritishfoodreallysouninteresting?

EventhoughBritainhasareputationforless-than-impressivecuisine,itisproducingmore

topclasschefswhoappearfrequentlyonourtelevisionscreensandwhoserecipebooks

frequentlytopthebestsellerlists.

It'sthankstotheseTVchefsratherthananyadvertisingcampaignthatBritonsare

turningawayfrommeat-and-two-vegandready-mademealsandbecomingmore

adventurousintheircookinghabits.Itisrecentlyreportedthatthenumberofthosesticking

toatraditionaldietisslowlydecliningandaroundhalfofBritain'sconsumerswouldlike

tochangeorimprovetheircookinginsomeway.Therehasbeenariseinthenumberof

studentsapplyingforfoodcoursesatUKuniversitiesandcolleges.ItseemsthatTV

programmeshavehelpedchangewhatpeoplethinkaboutcooking.

Accordingtoanewstudyfrommarketanalysts,1in5Britonssaythatwatching

cookeryprogrammesonTVhasencouragedthemtotrydifferentfood.Almostonethird

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