陕西省宝鸡市2024届高三年级下册高考模拟检测（二）英语试卷(含答案)

陕西省宝鸡市2024届高三下学期高考模拟检测（二）英语试卷

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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.

Whistler5sMother

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."Wearelessabletocookthanwewere30or40yearsago,andso

ifsmuchmoredifficultforustoadaptourdiet,“saidMikevonMassow,anassociate

professorattheUniversityofGuelph.

A2010federalgovernmentreportcalledImprovingCookingandFoodPreparation

Skills,themostrecentofitskind,saidthatallacrossthepopulation,processedandpre­

preparedfoodshavebeenpermitted."Relatedtothispermissionisthepotentiallackof

transferenceofbasic,traditionalcookingandfoodpreparationskillsfromparentstochildren

andadolescents,^^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

Safewaywhenthepricewasstillaround$5,shesaid.

BelovnowoftenmakesdishessuchasCaesarsalad,aswellasheartypastasaladsthat

combinecarbswithvegetablesandabitofchicken.Belovsaidshe'salotmoreefficientin

thekitchenthankstobuildingherskillsthroughtrialanderror."Now,definitelymorethan

before,Icankindoflookinthepantryorinthefreezerandbelike,'OK,yeah,Icanmakea

mealquicklyandeasily.9,9

It'simportanttonote,however,thatcookingskillsalonecannotsolvetheaffordability

problem,saidElainePower.Andin2023,FoodBanksCanadasaysfoodinsecurityisrising

withinflationandthehighcostofliving.Sowhilecookingskillscanbetterpositionpeopleto

feedthemselvesandtheirfamiliesasbesttheycaninforcedcircumstances,"thatdoesn'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,in

anattempttoavoidwastingtime,theseactivitiesareperformedwhilealsobrowsingtheweb

insearchoftheingredientsforamoreperfectlifeandtryingtodevelopasenseof

achievement.

Itseemsthatpeoplestillseegoingforawalkoractuallybeingwithfriendsasmore

valuablethanbeingonline.Maybeifweputdownthephonealittlemore,wewouldhavethe

timetoactuallycookthoserecipeswewatchonline.

8.Whatconclusioncanbedrawninthefirstparagraph?

A.Technologymakesourliveseasier.

B.Wecan'tlivewellwithoutmoderntechnology.

C.Virtualmeetingisathingofthepast.

D.Asmarthomeoffersyouluxuryandconvenience.

9.Whatdoestheresearchfindaboutfreetime?

A.Itisanessentialmeansofrelaxation.B.Itdoesgoodtoperformdailytasks.

C.Itissecretlystolenbytechnology.D.Itforcespeopletodomorework.

10.Whatdoestheexampleofonlinebankingtellus?

A.Ifsnottoolatetogetfreetimeback.

B.Lunchbreakcanbesavedbyonlinebanking.

C.DoinglittleornothingissometimesOK.

D.Technologyleadstoadenserformoflife.

11.Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?

A.Studentsinon-linelearning.B.Employeesworkinginthebank.

C.Peoplerelyingondigitaldevices.D.Researchersinthetechnologicallab.

Marsexplorationisasignificantscientificexpeditionandit'sliketheApollomissionson

theMoon50yearsago.Whilehuman-ledmissionstoMarsseemlikelyinthecoming

decades,whatareourprospectsoflong-termhabitationonMars?Scientistshavefounda

waytogrowcyanbacteria,alsoknownasblue-greenalgae(水藻)，onMars.It'sadiscovery

thatcouldleadtohumanhabitationoftheRedPlanet.

Cyanobacteriaaretinylivingthingsfoundinwater.Theyreleaseoxygenduring

photosynthesis(theprocessbywhichorganismsusesunlighttomaketheirownfood).The

algaecanalsotransformothergases,suchascarbondioxideandnitrogen,intonutrients,

substancesthathelplivingthingsgrow.Scientiststhinkthatahugeriseinthenumbersof

cyanobacteria2.4billionyearsagoiswhatmadeEarth'satmospherebreathable.

Mars9atmosphereismostlymadeupofcarbondioxideandnitrogenandthereislittle

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

二、七选五

16.LaughYourWorriesAway

Haveyoueverlaughedsomuchyousimplycouldn'tstop?Perhapsyourbodyhaskeeled

overwithlaughteroryouhave“gotthegiggles“ataninappropriatemoment.AsWorld

LaughterDayapproaches,readontofindoutwhychucklingputsasmileonyourfaceandis

goodforyou.

①?

Laughterisasoundyoumakeinvoluntarily.Whenyoulaugh,youareusingthemuscles

inbetweenyourribcage.Thissqueezesairoutofyou,causingyoutomakeanoise.Thereare

othereffectstoo:laughtercauses15musclesinyourfacetocontract(move),leavingyou

withabiggrin.

Whydowelaugh?

②.Infact,ifsawayofconnectingwithotherpeople.SophieScottisa

laughterexpertandneuroscientist,whichmeansshestudiesthebrain.ShetoldTheWeek

Junior,“Themainreasonwhywelaughissocial.It'ssomethingwedotomakeandmaintain

bondswithotherpeopleandit'sareallyimportantwayofuscommunicatingwitheach

other.”

Islaughterreallygoodforme?

Notonlydoeslaughterconnectyoutoothersbutitcanalsohelpwhenyou'refeeling

downorworried.Scottsays,"Laughterisaveryimportantwaytodealwithstress."(3)

,whichcanhelpyoufeellessanxiousandmorerelaxed.Infact,arecentstudyby

achildren'smentalhealthcharity,theAnnaFreudNationalCentreforChildrenandFamilies,

showsthat83%ofyoungpeoplerelyonlaughtertoimprovetheirmood.Laughtercan

strengthentheimmunesystemandithasbeenlinkedtoahealthyheart.(4).

WhatifI'mnotinthemoodtolaugh?

It'spossibleandnormaltolaughwhenfeelingsad.⑤.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

三、完形填空(20空)

AustrianbiologistJohannesFritzhasdedicatedhiscareertohelpingnorthernbaldibises

(鹘).Thisrarespeciesofbirdwas]inthewild50yearsago;however,throughcareful

2_,he'sbeenableto“rewild“277ibisesinhishomecountry.Toensurethattheysurvivethe

3__ofthewinter,Fritzeven4youngbirdsanewmigrationpathfromAustriato5

withthehelpofaflyingmachine.

Fritzguidedthefirstgroupofibisesin2004.6,thatpathhasalreadybeenaffected

byclimatechange.Afternoticingthatthree7failedtomakethetrip,heandhisteam

8_thebirdsanddrovethemwheretheyneededtogo.Thiswasonlya/an9solution,of

course.Soonafterward,Fritzwasdesigninganew10fortheibiseswhichwouldhelp

them11thedangersoftheAlps.

Usingathree-wheeledvehicle,Fritz12withthebirds.Hetaughtthemanew

migrationpaththat13about2,5000miles,whichisaboutthreetimes14than

theoldroute.RatherthangotoItaly,theibisesnow15toSpain'ssouthernAtlanticcoast.

IttakesFritzandthebirdssixweekstomakea16trip.

SomemaywonderhowFritzisabletoteachthebirdsinhisflyingmachine,andwhythe

ibises17tofollowhim.Theanswerisquite18.FritzandtheWaldrappteam

havetakencareofthebirdstheirwholelives-19themandsupportingthem.Sothey

20followhim,despitenotknowingtheirnewdestination.

17.A.freeB.normalC.numerousD.extinct

18.A.reintroductionB.reservationC.resistanceD

resolution

19.A.sunshineB.temperaturesC.plantsD.dangers

20.A.offeredB.passedC.taughtD.spared

21.A.AmericaB.ChinaC.SpainD.Italy

22.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.InsteadD.However

23.A.coloniesB.speciesC.pathsD.biologists

24.A.releasedB.huntedC.capturedD.spotted

25.A.possibleB.easyC.temporaryD.partial

26.A.methodB.routeC.homeD.machine

27.A.refuseB.overcomeC.avoidD.challenge

28.A.putoffB.tookoffC.shookoffD.keptoff

29.A.measuresB.expandsC.lastsD.explores

30.A.fasterB.longerC.widerD.higher

31.A.travelB.objectC.driveD.stick

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

33.A.chooseB.promiseC.offerD.struggle

34.A.complexB.magicalC.simpleD.mysterious

35.A.changingB.fightingC.studyingD.feeding

36.A.luckilyB.willinglyC.surprisinglyD.easily

四、短文填空

37.ThenumberofAmurtigers,alsoknownasSiberiantigers,movingfromRussiainto

northeasternChina,①(increase)becauseoflowerlevelshumanactivity,

improvementsintheirhabitat②asmoothertransitcorridorbetweencountries.

Thearea③tigerslivedacrosstheSino-Russianborderexpandedbyabout12

kilometerseverythreeyearsfrom2003-2016.In2021theNortheastChinaTigerandLeopard

NationalParkwasestablished.(4)(cover)approximately14,100square

kilometers,theparkstraddlestheprovincesofHeilongjiangandJilin.Bytheendof2021the

numberofwildAmurtigerslivingthere⑤(rise)to50from27in2017.The

conservationoftigersisrecognizedasaglobalchallenge,dueto(6)(they)

expansivehabitatrequirements.Afemaleneeds400to500squarekilometerswhileamale

requiresover1,000squarekilometers.Thecollaborationbetweentheseneighboringparks

createsa©(share)homefortheanimals.TheconstructionoftheSino-Russian

cross-borderenvironmentalcorridorisvital(8)severalbarriershinderthe

movementoftigersbetweenthetwosides.Borderfencesandroadsbuiltintheareaare

amongthoseobstacles.Effortsarerequiredbybothsides®(promote)the

corridor.Asthepopulationofpreyspeciesincludingwildboaranddeerrises,Amurtigersare

travelling®(far)intoChinaforfood.Theexpansionofthetigers9rangeis

expectedtocontinue.

五、短文改错

38.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(A),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：在错的词下画一横线，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.

六、书面表达

39.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：

L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.

参考答案

1.答案：D

解析：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

LisadelGiocondo,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.答案：A

解析：细节理解题。由TheStarryNight中“Arguablyhismostfamouspainting,The

StarryNightdepictsaviewfromhiswindowinanasylumwherehestayedbecauseofthese

mentalhealthissues.（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“VanGogh

ultimatelypaintedPortraitofDr.Gachetinhonorofhisfriend.（梵高最终画了《加切特博

土肖像》以纪念他的朋友）“可知，TheStarryNight和PortraitofDr.々的共同之处

在于它们是同一位艺术家（梵高）的作品。故选A项。

3.答案：C

解析：主旨大意题。由第一段“Greatpaintingsevokefeelingsofaweandwondercenturies

aftertheywerecreated.Oftentheinspirationforamasterpiececamefromsomethingvery

specific:apersontheartistknew,apersonalexperienceorawell-knownstory.（伟大的绘画

在创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广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.答案：A

解析：词句猜测题。由第一段中“Risingfoodpriceshavetakenabigbiteoutofwhat

Canadiansareabletoserveupfordinnerbutfoodeconomistssayourabilitytocopehas

beendeterioratedbyourcommondeclineincookingskills.（不断上涨的食品价格严重影响

了加拿大人的晚餐供应，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deterioratedo）”以及"Wearelessabletocookthanwewere30or40yearsago,and

soifsmuchmoredifficultforustoadaptourdiet（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厂可知，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.答案：B

解析：细节理解题。由第二段“A2010federalgovernmentreportcalledImproving

CookingandFoodPreparationSkills,themostrecentofitskind,saidthatallacrossthe

population,processedandpre-preparedfoodshavebeenpermitted."Relatedtothis

permissionisthepotentiallackoftransferenceofbasic,traditionalcookingandfood

preparationskillsfromparentstochildrenandadolescents,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.答案：B

解析：推理判断题。由第五段中“BelovnowoftenmakesdishessuchasCaesarsalad,as

wellasheartypastasaladsthatcombinecarbswithvegetablesandabitofchicken.Belov

saidshe'salotmoreefficientinthekitchenthankstobuildingherskillsthroughtrialand

error.（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.答案：D

解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中"It'simportanttonote,however,thatcookingskills

alonecannotsolvetheaffordabilityproblem,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"Sowhilecookingskillscan

betterpositionpeopletofeedthemselvesandtheirfamiliesasbesttheycaninforced

circumstances,“thatdoesn't,andcan't,makeupforincomethatisinadequateinthefirst

place.”（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。’）”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。

8.答案：A

解析：推理判断题。由第一段中“Smartphonesprovideapalm（手掌）-sizewindowtothe

world,enablingustodoalmostanythingatthetouchofabutton.Smarthomeslookafter

themselves,andvirtualmeetingsmeanthatformany,timespentcommutingisathingofthe

past.（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.答案：C

解析：细节理解题。由第五段中“Thereisgrowingevidencethatwhiledigitaltechnology

mayhelpustosavesometime,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.答案：D

解析：推理判断题。由第四段中“Intheory,onlinebankingshouldmeanIhavemoretime

becauseInolongerneedtogotothebankinmylunchbreak.However,ourresearchsuggests

thatthisisnotthecase.（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。广和第五段中“Thereis

growingevidencethatwhiledigitaltechnologymayhelpustosavesometime,weendup

usingthattimetodomoreandmorethings.（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.答案：C

解析：推理判断题。由第二段中“Thisresearchshowedthatpeoplewanttoavoidempty

periodsoftimeintheirlives,sotheyfillthoseperiodsperformingtasks,someofwhich

wouldn'tbepossiblewithouttechnology.（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“Thereisgrowingevidencethatwhiledigitaltechnologymayhelpusto

savesometime,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。）”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“Maybeifweputdownthe

phonealittlemore,wewouldhavethetimetoactuallycookthoserecipeswewatchonline.

（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.答案：C

解析：细节理解题。由第二段中“Cyanobacteriaaretinylivingthingsfoundinwater.They

releaseoxygenduringphotosynthesis（theprocessbywhichorganismsusesunlighttomake

theirownfood）.Thealgaecanalsotransformothergases,suchascarbondioxideand

nitrogen,intonutrients,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.答案：B

解析：细节理解题。由第三段中“Tosolvethisproblem,ateamofscientistsfromthe

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

Atmos.Abioreactorisamachineforgrowingmicrobes.Usingthis,theteam,ledbyDr

CyprienVerseux,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.答案：A

解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中“However,Verseuxhopesthattheresultscaninspirea

systemthatcouldonedaysupportlifeonMars.（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.答案：D

解析：主旨大意题。由第一段中“Scientistshavefoundawaytogrowcyanbacteria,also

knownasblue-greenalgae（水藻），onMars.Ifsadiscoverythatcouldleadtohuman

habitationoftheRedPlanet.（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.答案：①-⑤ACFED

解析：①该空选取小标题，需总结下文，句式是问句形式。由下文“Laughterisasound

youmakeinvoluntarily.Whenyoulaugh,youareusingthemusclesinbetweenyourribcage.

Thissqueezesairoutofyou,causingyoutomakeanoise.Thereareothereffectstoo:

laughtercauses15musclesinyourfacetocontract（move）,leavingyouwithabiggrin.（笑

声是你不由自主地发出的声音。当你笑的时候，你在使用胸腔之间的肌肉。这会挤压

你的空气，导致你发出响声。还有其他影响：笑会导致你脸上的15块肌肉收缩（移

动），让你咧嘴大笑）”可知，下文在介绍什么是笑，A选项“什么是笑”切合语境。故选

A项。

②下文“Infact,ifsawayofconnectingwithotherpeople.SophieScottisalaughterexpert

andneuroscientist,whichmeansshestudiesthebrain.ShetoldTheWeekJunior,uThemain

reasonwhywelaughissocial.Ifssomethingwedotomakeandmaintainbondswithother

peopleandifsareallyimportantwayofuscommunicatingwitheachother."（事实上，这是

一种与他人建立联系的方式。索菲・斯科特是一位大脑专家和神经科学家，这意味着她

研究大脑。她告诉他或加力。厂，“我们笑的主要原因是社交。这是我们与他人建立

和保持联系的事情，也是我们相互沟通的一种非常重要的方式。”厂着重强调人们笑的

主要原因是社交，表明笑是一种与他人建立联系的方式，C