2024届陕西省宝鸡市高三年级下册高考模拟检测（二）英语试题（含解析）

2024届陕西省宝鸡市高三下学期高考模拟检测（二）英语试

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一、阅读理解

Greatpaintingsevokefeelingsofaweandwondercenturiesaftertheywerecreated.

Oftentheinspirationforamasterpiececamefromsomethingveryspecific:apersontheartist

knew,apersonalexperienceorawell-knownstory.

MonaLisa

ItisanoilpaintingbyLeonardoDaVinci.Therehasbeenmuchspeculationaboutwho

thewomanintheMonaLisais,dueinparttohermysterioussmile.Mostscholarsnowadays

identifythewomanasLisadelGiocondo,thewifeofawealthysilkmerchant.Herhusband

mostlikelycommissionedthepaintingtocelebratethebirthoftheirsecondson.

Whistler'sMother

JamesAbbottMcNeillWhistleroriginallyplannedtouseamodelforthispaintingandto

haveherstanding.Themodeldidnotshowupfortheappointment,soheaskedhismotherto

standin.Sinceshefoundstandingforsolonguncomfortable,hechangedplansandpainted

hersitting.

TheStarryNight

VincentvanGoghwasatalentedartistwhostruggledwithmentalhealthproblems

throughouthisshortlife.Arguablyhismostfamouspainting,TheStarryNightdepictsaview

fromhiswindowinanasylumwherehestayedbecauseofthesementalhealthissues.Van

Goghpainted21versionsofthisviewbuthemayhavebeensurprisedtolearnthatitwasthe

onedestinedforfame.

PortraitofDr.Gachet

VanGoghwaseventuallyreleasedfromtheasylum,soheneededanewplacetostay.

HisbrotherconnectedhimwithDr.Gachet,whotookVanGoghin.Atfirst,theartistwas

skepticalofthedoctor'sabilitytohelphimbecauseDr.Gachetalsostruggledwithmental

illness.Butjusttwodaysafterexpressingthesedoubtstohisbrother,VanGoghwrotetohis

sisterthatheconsideredthedoctoratruefriend.VanGoghultimatelypaintedPortraitofDr.

Gachetinhonorofhisfriend.

1.WhoisLisadelGiocondo?

A.Anunknownmodel.

B.Apregnantwoman.

C.LeonardoDaVinci'swife.

D.Thewifeofarichbusinessman.

2.WhatdoTheStarryNightandPortraitofDr.Gachethaveincommon?

A.Theyareworksbythesameartist.

B.Theyarebothaboutscenery.

C.Theyareinhonoroffriends.

D.Theyarepainedattheasylum.

3.Whatisthetextabout?

A.World-famousartists.

B.Westernpaintingstyles.

C.Storiesbehindgreatpaintings.

D.Paintingprocessofmasterpieces.

RisingfoodpriceshavetakenabigbiteoutofwhatCanadiansareabletoserveupfor

dinnerbutfoodeconomistssayourabilitytocopehasbeendeterioratedbyourcommon

declineincookingskills.t4Wearelessabletocookthanwewere30or40yearsago,andso

ifsmuchmoredifficultforustoadaptourdiet,“saidMikevonMassow,anassociate

professorattheUniversityofGuelph.

A2010federalgovernmentreportcalledImprovingCookingandFoodPreparationSkills,

themostrecentofitskind,saidthatallacrossthepopulation,processedandpre-prepared

foodshavebeenpermitted."Relatedtothispermissionisthepotentiallackoftransferenceof

basic,traditionalcookingandfoodpreparationskillsfromparentstochildrenand

adolescents,thereportreads.

Moreover,thequalityofpre-preparedfoodsinthemarketremainsuneven,with

problemsrelatedtothelackofdetailedlabellingonsuchproducts,aswellasdifficultiesin

logisticsanddistribution.

AnnieBelov,a21-year-oldstudent,hastaughtherselfalotaboutcookingsincefood

pricesstartedshootingup."Whentheinflation（通货膨胀）wasn'tasbad,Iwasconstantly

eatingout,“saidBelov.Thatmightmeanfoodoncampusorpickingupaprepareditemat

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Safewaywhenthepricewasstillaround$5,shesaid.

BelovnowoftenmakesdishessuchasCaesarsalad,aswellasheartypastasaladsthat

combinecarbswithvegetablesandabitofchicken.Belovsaidshe'salotmoreefficientin

thekitchenthankstobuildingherskillsthroughtrialanderror."Now,definitelymorethan

before,Icankindoflookinthepantryorinthefreezerandbelike,6OK,yeah,Icanmakea

mealquicklyandeasily.

Ifsimportanttonote,however,thatcookingskillsalonecannotsolvetheaffordability

problem,saidElainePower.Andin2023,FoodBanksCanadasaysfoodinsecurityisrising

withinflationandthehighcostofliving.Sowhilecookingskillscanbetterpositionpeopleto

feedthemselvesandtheirfamiliesasbesttheycaninforcedcircumstances,46thatdoesn't,and

can't,makeupforincomethatisinadequateinthefirstplace.”

4.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinparagraph1?

A.worsened.B.interrupted.C.puzzled.D.upset.

5.Whatisadisadvantageofpre-preparedfoods?

A.Failingtoattractdiners.

B.Thelossofcookingskills.

C.Difficultiesinkeepingitsflavors.

D.Shortageoffreshingredients.

6.WhatcanwesayaboutAnnieBelov?

A.Shesuffersatoughfinancialpatch.

B.Sheendsupshowingaloveofcooking.

C.Sheusedtodineoutatarestaurant.

D.Shereceivescookingeducationinschools.

7.WhatisthekeytosolvetheaffordabilityproblemaccordingtoElainePower?

A.Lowercostofliving.B.Morecookingathome.

C.Foodsecuritystatus.D.Increasedincome.

Smartphonesprovideapalm（手掌）-sizewindowtotheworld,enablingustodoalmost

anythingatthetouchofabutton.Smarthomeslookafterthemselves,andvirtualmeetings

meanthatformany,timespentcommutingisathingofthepast.

Soweshouldhavemorefreetime.Timewhichisnowspentsleeping,relaxingorsimply

doingnothing-right?Werecentlyinterviewed300peopleacrossEuropetounderstandhow

theyuseddigitaldevicesinday-to-daylife.Thisresearchshowedthatpeoplewanttoavoid

emptyperiodsoftimeintheirlives,sotheyfillthoseperiodsperformingtasks,someof

whichwouldn'tbepossiblewithouttechnology.

Whetheritwaswaitingforabus,wakinginthemorning,orlyinginbedatnight,our

researchreportedthattimewhichwouldpreviouslybe"empty“wasnowfilledwithbrain

trainingapps,creatinglistsofthingstheyshoulddoortrybasedontheirsocialmediafeed,

andotherlifeadmin.

Onthefaceofitsomeofthesetasksmayseemlikeexamplesoftechsavingustime.In

theory,onlinebankingshouldmeanIhavemoretimebecauseInolongerneedtogotothe

bankinmylunchbreak.However,ourresearchsuggeststhatthisisnotthecase.

Iftheideathatyouhavemoretimethaneverbeforeismakingyouchokeonyourcoffee,

youarenotalone.Thereisgrowingevidencethatwhiledigitaltechnologymayhelpusto

savesometime,weendupusingthattimetodomoreandmorethings.Formanypeople,itis

nolongerenoughtosimplyeatdinner,watchTVormaybedoanexerciseclass.Instead,inan

attempttoavoidwastingtime,theseactivitiesareperformedwhilealsobrowsingthewebin

searchoftheingredientsforamoreperfectlifeandtryingtodevelopasenseofachievement.

Itseemsthatpeoplestillseegoingforawalkoractuallybeingwithfriendsasmore

valuablethanbeingonline.Maybeifweputdownthephonealittlemore,wewouldhavethe

timetoactuallycookthoserecipeswewatchonline.

8.Whatconclusioncanbedrawninthefirstparagraph?

A.Technologymakesourliveseasier.

B.Wecan'tlivewellwithoutmodemtechnology.

C.Virtualmeetingisathingofthepast.

D.Asmarthomeoffersyouluxuryandconvenience.

9.Whatdoestheresearchfindaboutfreetime?

A.Itisanessentialmeansofrelaxation.

B.Itdoesgoodtoperformdailytasks.

C.Itissecretlystolenbytechnology.

D.Itforcespeopletodomorework.

10.Whatdoestheexampleofonlinebankingtellus?

A.Ifsnottoolatetogetfreetimeback.

B.Lunchbreakcanbesavedbyonlinebanking.

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C.DoinglittleornothingissometimesOK.

D.Technologyleadstoadenserformoflife.

11.Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?

A.Studentsinon-linelearning.

B.Employeesworkinginthebank.

C.Peoplerelyingondigitaldevices.

D.Researchersinthetechnologicallab.

MarsexplorationisasignificantscientificexpeditionandifsliketheApollomissions

ontheMoon50yearsago.Whilehuman-ledmissionstoMarsseemlikelyinthecoming

decades,whatareourprospectsoflong-termhabitationonMars?Scientistshavefoundaway

togrowcyanbacteria,alsoknownasblue-greenalgae（水藻），onMars.It'sadiscoverythat

couldleadtohumanhabitationoftheRedPlanet.

Cyanobacteriaaretinylivingthingsfoundinwater.Theyreleaseoxygenduring

photosynthesis（theprocessbywhichorganismsusesunlighttomaketheirownfood）.The

algaecanalsotransformothergases,suchascarbondioxideandnitrogen,intonutrients,

substancesthathelplivingthingsgrow.Scientiststhinkthatahugeriseinthenumbersof

cyanobacteria2.4billionyearsagoiswhatmadeEarth'satmospherebreathable.

Mars'atmosphereismostlymadeupofcarbondioxideandnitrogenandthereislittle

oxygeninMars'satmosphere.Soresearchersarehopingtheblue-greenalgaecouldbeused

toallowplantstogrowtheretoo,forfoodandmedicines.However,itisimpossibletogrow

blue-greenalgaeonMarsnaturally.Tosolvethisproblem,ateamofscientistsfromthe

UniversityofBremen,inGermany,havedevelopedaspecialbioreactor（生物反应器）called

Atmos.Abioreactorisamachineforgrowingmicrobes.Usingthis,theteam,ledbyDr

CyprienVerseux,showedhowcyanobacteriacouldbegrownusingresourcesfoundonMars.

Notonlydidthealgaegrowashoped,buttheyalsohelpedotherorganisms,suchas

bacteria,togrow.Thebioreactorisstilljustatestversion.Itjuststartsandthereisstillalong

waytogo.However,Verseuxhopesthattheresultscaninspireasystemthatcouldoneday

supportlifeonMars.

12.CyanbacteriacouldplayasignificantroleinhumanhabitationonMarsbecause

A.theymaketheirownfood

B.theyimprovephotosynthesis

C.theyreleaseoxygenandnutrients

D.theyabsorbcarbondioxideandnitrogen

13.Whatmakesitpossibletogrowblue-greenalgaeonMars?

A.Improvingthebioreactor.

B.Inventingaspecialmachine.

C.UsingresourcesfoundonMars.

D.Experimentinggrowingmicrobes.

14.WhichwordbestdescribesVerseux'sattitudetothecurrentstudies?

A.Positive.B.Objective.

C.Skeptical.D.Conservative.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.MarsExplorationIsBecomingaHotIssue

B.ScientistsAreTestingBioreactortoGrowAlgae

C.HumanHabitationonMarsMayNotBeaDream

D.CyanobacteriaCouldBeKeytoLivingonMars

LaughYourWorriesAway

Haveyoueverlaughedsomuchyousimplycouldn'tstop?Perhapsyourbodyhas

keeledoverwithlaughteroryouhave"gotthegiggles“ataninappropriatemoment.As

WorldLaughterDayapproaches,readontofindoutwhychucklingputsasmileonyourface

andisgoodforyou.

16?

Laughterisasoundyoumakeinvoluntarily.Whenyoulaugh,youareusingthemuscles

inbetweenyourribcage.Thissqueezesairoutofyou,causingyoutomakeanoise.Thereare

othereffectstoo:laughtercauses15musclesinyourfacetocontract(move),leavingyou

withabiggrin.

Whydowelaugh?

17.Infact,ifsawayofconnectingwithotherpeople.SophieScottisalaughter

expertandneuroscientist,whichmeansshestudiesthebrain.ShetoldTheWeekJunior,t4The

mainreasonwhywelaughissocial.It'ssomethingwedotomakeandmaintainbondswith

otherpeopleandit'sareallyimportantwayofuscommunicatingwitheachother.9,

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Islaughterreallygoodforme?

Notonlydoeslaughterconnectyoutoothersbutitcanalsohelpwhenyou'refeeling

downorworried.Scottsays,“Laughterisaveryimportantwaytodealwithstress.^^

18whichcanhelpyoufeellessanxiousandmorerelaxed.Infact,arecentstudybya

children'smentalhealthcharity,theAnnaFreudNationalCentreforChildrenandFamilies,

showsthat83%ofyoungpeoplerelyonlaughtertoimprovetheirmood.Laughtercan

strengthentheimmunesystemandithasbeenlinkedtoahealthyheart.19.

WhatifI'mnotinthemoodtolaugh?

Ifspossibleandnormaltolaughwhenfeelingsad.20.Laughterisalso

contagious,whichmeanswhateveryourmoodis,youcancatchthegigglesfromotherswho

arelaughing.

A.Whatislaughter

B.Whendowelaugh

C.Surprisingly,ithasverylittletodowithyoursenseofhumor

D.Sometimes,peopleuselaughtertolightenanawkwardorupsettingsituation

E.Whafsmore,laughingwithfriendsorfamilycanmakeyoufeelsafeandsecure

F.Endorphins,orfeel-goodchemicalsinyourbody,arereleasedwhenyoulaugh

G.Evidently,laughter,recognizedasthebestmedicine,canhelpusliftourspirits

二、完形填空

AustrianbiologistJohannesFritzhasdedicatedhiscareertohelpingnorthernbaldibises

（鹘）.Thisrarespeciesofbirdwas21inthewild50yearsago;however,through

careful22,he'sbeenableto“rewild“277ibisesinhishomecountry.Toensurethat

theysurvivethe23ofthewinter,Fritzeven24youngbirdsanew

migrationpathfromAustriato25withthehelpofaflyingmachine.

Fritzguidedthefirstgroupofibisesin2004.26,thatpathhasalreadybeen

affectedbyclimatechange.Afternoticingthatthree27failedtomakethetrip,he

andhisteam28thebirdsanddrovethemwheretheyneededtogo.Thiswasonly

a/an29solution,ofcourse.Soonafterward,Fritzwasdesigninganew30

fortheibiseswhichwouldhelpthem31thedangersoftheAlps.

Usingathree-wheeledvehicle,Fritz32withthebirds.Hetaughtthemanew

migrationpaththat33about2,5000miles,whichisaboutthreetimes34

thantheoldroute.RatherthangotoItaly,theibisesnow35toSpain'ssouthern

Atlanticcoast.IttakesFritzandthebirdssixweekstomakea36trip.

SomemaywonderhowFritzisabletoteachthebirdsinhisflyingmachine,andwhythe

ibises37tofollowhim.Theanswerisquite38.FritzandtheWaldrapp

teamhavetakencareofthebirdstheirwholelives-39themandsupporting

them.Sothey40followhim,despitenotknowingtheirnewdestination.

21.A.freeB.normalC.numerousD.extinct

22.A.reintroductionB.reservationC.resistanceD.resolution

23.A.sunshineB.temperaturesC.plantsD.dangers

24.A.offeredB.passedC.taughtD.spared

25.A.AmericaB.ChinaC.SpainD.Italy

26.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.InsteadD.However

27.A.coloniesB.speciesC.pathsD.biologists

28.A.releasedB.huntedC.capturedD.spotted

29.A.possibleB.easyC.temporaryD.partial

30.A.methodB.routeC.homeD.machine

31.A.refuseB.overcomeC.avoidD.challenge

32.A.putoffB.tookoffC.shookoffD.keptoff

33.A.measuresB.expandsC.lastsD.explores

34.A.fasterB.longerC.widerD.higher

35.A.travelB.objectC.driveD.stick

36.A.long-distanceB.first-rateC.high-speedD.one-way

37.A.chooseB.promiseC.offerD.struggle

38.A.complexB.magicalC.simpleD.mysterious

39.A.changingB.fightingC.studyingD.feeding

40.A.luckilyB.willinglyC.surprisinglyD.easily

三、语法填空

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。

ThenumberofAmurtigers,alsoknownasSiberiantigers,movingfromRussiainto

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northeasternChina,41(increase)becauseoflowerlevelshumanactivity,

improvementsintheirhabitat42asmoothertransitcorridorbetweencountries.The

area43tigerslivedacrosstheSino-Russianborderexpandedbyabout12kilometers

everythreeyearsfrom2003-2016.In2021theNortheastChinaTigerandLeopardNational

Parkwasestablished.44(cover)approximately14,100squarekilometers,thepark

straddlestheprovincesofHeilongjiangandJilin.Bytheendof2021thenumberofwild

Amurtigerslivingthere45(rise)to50from27in2017.Theconservationoftigers

isrecognizedasaglobalchallenge,dueto46(they)expansivehabitatrequirements.

Afemaleneeds400to500squarekilometerswhileamalerequiresover1,000square

kilometers.Thecollaborationbetweentheseneighboringparkscreatesa47(share)

homefortheanimals.TheconstructionoftheSino-Russiancross-borderenvironmental

corridorisvital48severalbarriershinderthemovementoftigersbetweenthetwo

sides.Borderfencesandroadsbuiltintheareaareamongthoseobstacles.Effortsare

requiredbybothsides49(promote)thecorridor.Asthepopulationofpreyspecies

includingwildboaranddeerrises,Amurtigersaretravelling50(far)intoChina

forfood.Theexpansionofthetigers9rangeisexpectedtocontinue.

四、改错

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。

Lastweek,ourschoolholdsaChineseclassicalmusicfestivalintheconcerthallto

promoteChinesetraditionalculture.Allthestudentstookpartinofit.

Duringthefestival,classicsplayedbyChineseclassicalinstrument,suchaserhuand

Chinesezither,wereamazed.Amongthem,HighMountainorFlowingWaterdrewthemost

attention.Besides,thatinterestedthestudentsmostwasthatanopportunitywasprovidingto

learntheseinstrumentsfromsomeexperts.

Thefestivalturnedouttobesuccess.Havingparticipatedinit,allofwerealizedthatwe

shouldbegreatresponsibleforinheritingandpopularizingourtraditionalculture.

五、书信写作

52.假定你是学校英语俱乐部的负责人李华。为了给俱乐部招募新成员，请你用英语在

学校广播上发布通知，内容包括：

1.向同学们发出邀请；

2.介绍英语俱乐部的主要活动；

3.分享本人的收获。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Hello,everyone!I'mLiHua,presidentoftheEnglishClubofourschool.

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参考答案:

1.D2.A3.C

【导语】

这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍四幅艺术品杰作背后的故事。

1.细节理解题。由MonaLisa中“MostscholarsnowadaysidentifythewomanasLisa

delGiocondo,thewifeofawealthysilkmerchant.（如今，大多数学者认为这名女子名叫Lisa

delGiocondo,是一位富有的丝绸商人的妻子）“可知，LisadelGiocondo是一位富商的妻子。

故选D项。

2.细节理解题。由TheStarryNight中“Arguablyhismostfamouspainting,TheStarryNight

depictsaviewfromhiswindowinanasylumwherehestayedbecauseofthesementalhealth

issues.（可以说，梵高最著名的画作《星夜》描绘了他因这些心理健康问题而住在一家收容

所从窗户上看到的景象）“和PortraitofDr.Gachet中“VanGoghultimatelypaintedPortraitof

Dr.inhonorofhisfriend.（梵高最终画了《加切特博士肖像》以纪念他的朋友）”可知，

Ss/TjMg/z/和Po""/DAGoc/ze/的共同之处在于它们是同一位艺术家（梵高）的作

品。故选A项。

3.主旨大意题。由第一段"Greatpaintingsevokefeelingsofaweandwondercenturiesafterthey

werecreated.Oftentheinspirationforamasterpiececamefromsomethingveryspecific:aperson

theartistknew,apersonalexperienceorawell-knownstory.（伟大的绘画在仓ij作几个世纪后就

唤起了敬畏和惊奇的感觉。通常，杰作的灵感来自于一些非常具体的东西:艺术家认识的人、

个人经历或众所周知的故事）”和下文介绍了四幅艺术品杰作背后的故事可知，短文有关伟大

画作背后的故事。故选C项。

4.A5.B6.B7.D

【导语】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章陈述了一个现象：不断上涨的食品价格严重影响了加拿大人的晚餐

供应，加上加拿大人的烹饪技能普遍下降，他们更难调整饮食。

4.词句猜测题。由第一段中“RisingfoodpriceshavetakenabigbiteoutofwhatCanadiansare

abletoserveupfordinnerbutfoodeconomistssayourabilitytocopehasbeendeterioratedby

ourcommondeclineincookingskills.（不断上涨的食品价格严重影响了加拿大人的晚餐供应，

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但食品经济学家表示，由于烹饪技能的普遍下降,我们的应对能力deteriorated。）”以及“Weare

lessabletocookthanwewere30or40yearsago,andsoifsmuchmoredifficultforustoadapt

ourdiet（与三四十年前相比，我们的烹饪能力有所下降，因此我们更难调整饮食）”可知，加

拿大人的烹饪技能普遍下降，他们更难调整饮食，可得出在食品价格不断上涨的背景下，他

们对晚餐供应的应对能力变得更糟糕，划线词deteriorated意为“恶化（worsened）故选A

项。

5.细节理角星题o由第二段"A2010federalgovernmentreportcalledImprovingCookingandFood

PreparationSkills,themostrecentofitskind,saidthatallacrossthepopulation,processedand

pre-preparedfoodshavebeenpermitted."'Relatedtothispermissionisthepotentiallackof

transferenceofbasic,traditionalcookingandfoodpreparationskillsfromparentstochildrenand

adolescents,"thereportreads.（2010年，一份名为《提高烹饪和食物准备技能》的联邦政府报

告称，加工食品和预制食品已被允许在所有人群中食用。这是同类报告中最新的一份。报告

写道：’与这种许可相关的是，父母可能缺乏向儿童和青少年传授基本的、传统的烹饪和食

物准备技能。’）”可知，在所有人群中，加工和预制食品是被允许的，与这种许可相关的是

年轻一代不会烹饪技能，预制食品的缺点是进一步导致人们烹饪技能的丧失。故选B项。

6.推理判断题。由第五段中“BelovnowoftenmakesdishessuchasCaesarsalad,aswellas

heartypastasaladsthatcombinecarbswithvegetablesandabitofchicken.Belovsaidshe'salot

moreefficientinthekitchenthankstobuildingherskillsthroughtrialanderror.（Belov现在经常

做凯撒沙拉等菜肴，以及将碳水化合物与蔬菜和一点鸡肉结合在一起的丰盛意大利面沙拉。

Belov说，由于通过试错培养自己的技能，她在厨房里的效率要高得多）”可知，Belov现在经

常做凯撒沙拉等菜肴，烹饪技能也得到提高，可得出她最终表现出对烹饪的热爱。故选B

项。

7.推理判断题。由最后一段中"It'simportanttonote,however,thatcookingskillsalonecannot

solvetheaffordabilityproblem,saidElainePower.（ElainePower说，然而，需要注意的是，仅

靠烹饪技能并不能解决负担能力问题）"和"Sowhilecookingskillscanbetterpositionpeopleto

feedthemselvesandtheirfamiliesasbesttheycaninforcedcircumstances,"'thatdoesn't,and

can't,makeupforincomethatisinadequateinthefirstplace."（因此；，虽然烹饪技能可以更好地

让人们在被迫的情况下尽可能地养活自己和家人，但‘这并不能，也不能弥补最初不足的收

入。了可知，ElainePower认为仅靠烹饪技能并不能解决负担能力问题，关键还是要靠增加

收入。故选D项。

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8.A9.C10.D11.C

【导语】

这是一篇说明文。文章一项研究表明智能家居让我们有更多的空闲时间，但不想浪费时间的

人们希望避免生活中的空闲时间，会去做更多的事情。

8.推理判断题。由第一段中“Smartphonesprovideapalm（手掌）-sizewindowtotheworld,

enablingustodoalmostanythingatthetouchofabutton.Smarthomeslookafterthemselves,and

virtualmeetingsmeanthatformany,timespentcommutingisathingofthepast.（智能手机为我

们提供了一个手掌大小的世界之窗，让我们几乎只需按一下按钮就可以做任何事情。智能家

居可以照看房屋，虚拟会议意味着对许多人来说，通勤时间已经成为过去。）”可知，科技在

许多方面让我们的生活更轻松。故选A项。

9.细节理解题。由第五段中“Thereisgrowingevidencethatwhiledigitaltechnologymayhelpus

tosavesometime,weendupusingthattimetodomoreandmorethings.（越来越多的证据表明,

虽然数字技术可以帮助我们节省一些时间，但我们最终会利用这些时间做越来越多的事情。）”

可知，空闲时间是被技术秘密窃取的。故选C项。

10.推理判断题o由第四段中“Intheory,onlinebankingshouldmeanIhavemoretimebecauseI

nolongerneedtogotothebankinmylunchbreak.However,ourresearchsuggeststhatthisisnot

thecase.（理论上，网上银行应该意味着我有更多的时间，因为我不再需要在午休时间去银行。

然而，我们的研究表明事实并非如此。）”和第五段中“Thereisgrowingevidencethatwhile

digitaltechnologymayhelpustosavesometime,weendupusingthattimetodomoreandmore

things.（越来越多的证据表明，虽然数字技术可以帮助我们节省一些时间，但我们最终会利

用这些时间做越来越多的事情。）”可知，网上银行本意味着人们有更多的空闲时间，但事实

并非如此，因为人们会利用这些空闲时间做越来越多的事情，可得出网上银行的例子告诉我

们科技带来更密集的生活形式。故选D项。

11.推理判断题o由第二段中"Thisresearchshowedthatpeoplewanttoavoidemptyperiodsof

timeintheirlives,sotheyfillthoseperiodsperformingtasks,someofwhichwouldn'tbepossible

withouttechnology.（这项研究表明，人们希望避免生活中的空闲时间，所以他们会在这些空

闲时间段执行任务，其中一些任务如果没有技术是不可能的。）“，第五段中“Thereisgrowing

evidencethatwhiledigitaltechnologymayhelpustosavesometime,weendupusingthattime

todomoreandmorethings.（越来越多的证据表明，虽然数字技术可以帮助我们节省一些时间,

答案第3页，共13页

但我们最终会利用这些时间做越来越多的事情。）”和全文可知，技术虽替人们秘密窃取了一

些空闲时间，但人们会利用这些空闲时间执行与技术相关的任务，再结合最后一段中“Maybe

ifweputdownthephonealittlemore,wewouldhavethetimetoactuallycookthoserecipeswe

watchonline.（也许如果我们能多放下手机，我们就会有时间真正烹饪我们在网上看到的食

谱。）”文章呼吁大家放下电话，可得出文章的目标读者是依赖数字设备的人。故选C项。

12.C13.B14.A15.D

【导语】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家们发现了一种在火星上生长蓝藻细菌（也称为蓝绿藻）

的方法，这一发现可能导致人类居住在这颗红色星球上。

12.细节理解题。由第二段中“Cyanobacteriaaretinylivingthingsfoundinwater.Theyrelease

oxygenduringphotosynthesis（theprocessbywhichorganismsusesunlighttomaketheirown

food）.Thealgaecanalsotransformothergases,suchascarbondioxideandnitrogen,into

nutrients,substancesthathelplivingthingsgrow.（蓝藻细菌是在水中发现的微小生物。它们在

光合作用（生物体利用阳光制造自己的食物的过程）中释放氧气。藻类还可以将二氧化碳和

氮等其他气体转化为营养物质，帮助生物生长）”可知，蓝藻细菌可能在火星上的人类居住中

发挥重要作用，是因为它们释放氧气和营养物质。故选C项。

13.细节理解题。由第三段中“Tosolvethisproblem,ateamofscientistsfromtheUniversityof

Bremen,inGermany,havedevelopedaspecialbioreactor（生物反应器）calledAtmos.A

bioreactorisamachineforgrowingmicrobes.Usingthis,theteam,ledbyDrCyprienVerseux,

showedhowcyanobacteriacouldbegrownusingresourcesfoundonMars.（为了解决这个问题，

德国不来梅大学的一组科学家开发了一种名为Atmos的特殊生物反应器。生物反应器是一

种培养微生物的机器。利用这一点，由CyprienVerseux博士领导的团队展示了如何利用火

星上发现的资源培育蓝藻细菌）”可知，发明一种特殊的机器使在火星上种植蓝绿藻成为可能。

故选B项。

14.推理判断题。由最后一段中“However,Verseuxhopesthattheresultscaninspireasystemthat

couldonedaysupportlifeonMars.（然而，Verseux希望这一结果能够激励一个有朝一日能够

支持火星生命的系统）”可知，Verseux认为当前研究结果有激励作用，可得出Verseux对当前

研究持肯定态度。故选A项。

15.主旨大意题。由第一段中“Scientistshavefoundawaytogrowcyanbacteria,alsoknownas

答案第4页，共13页

blue-greenalgae（水藻），onMars.IfsadiscoverythatcouldleadtohumanhabitationoftheRed

Planet.（科学家们发现了一种在火星上培育蓝藻细菌（也称为蓝绿藻）的方法。这一发现可

能导致人类居住在这颗红色星球上）”和下文围绕如何培育蓝藻细菌的研究可知，文章主讲蓝

藻细菌可能是在火星上生存的关键，D项适合做标题。故选D项。

16.A17.C18