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高考英语模拟试卷（八）

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号

涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将

答案写在答题卡山。写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上

的答案转涂到答题卡山。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whenwillthemanplayvolleyball?

A.Today.B.Thisweekend.C.Todayandtomorrow.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Tmplayingvolleyballafterschool.（1）Doyouwanttoplay?

W:No,I"vegottennispracticetodayandtomorrow.Butmaybethisweekend?

M:Myyoungerbrotherhasabaseballtournamentthen...

W:OK.

2.Howmuchwillthewomanspend?

A.$220.B.$230,C.$250.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】

W:Ineedabiketogettomynewjob.Howmuchdoesthisonecost?

M:Thatbikeisthecheapestonewehave,anditcosts$200.Butthisbikeismuch

betterandcosts$220.

W:Thanks,butTiltakethecheaperone.Ialsowantthishelmetthatcosts$30.(2)

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Abook.B.Europeanpaintings.C.Ayellowcoat.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Whatexactlyareyoulookingfor?

W:Iamlookingforacollectionofthe19thcenturyEuropeanpaintings.M:Isitthe

bookonyourleft,theonewiththeyellowcover?(3)

W:Letmesee.Yeah,thisiswhatIwant.Thanksalot.

4.Whatwillthemanprobablydowiththecomputer?

A.Haveitfixed.B.Giveittothewoman.C.Getanewone.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】

W:Well,yourcomputerisbroken.Itwon"tturnon.Howdidyoubreakit?

M:Idon"tknow.Idroppedittwoweeksago,butitwasworkingwelluntil

yesterday.Ifsseven

yearsold,though.Ithinkitwasalmosttimetogetanewone,anyway.(4)

5.Whyisthegirl'sfatherspecial?

A.Hefindstimeforhiskids.B.Hehasanimportantjob.

C.Hemakestimeforhimself.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

W:Myfatherisamanwhoknowswhafsimportantinlife—hehasademanding

job,but

hestillmakestimeforhischildren.(5)

M:That"sreallyspecial.MostpeoplewithimportantjobsarenMtabletodothat.

第二节：(共15小题，每小题L5分,共22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C

三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将

有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答

时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whendidthemanstartdrawing?

A.Fiveyearsago.B.Whenhewasfiveyearsold.C.Sixyearsago.

7.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sart?

A.Shethinksitisgreat.

B.Sheistooshytotellhim.

C.Shelikeshisphotographythemost.

【答案】6.B7.A

【解析】

【原文】

W:Wow,Ihadnoideayouweresuchagoodartist!Whendidyoulearntopaint?

M:Istartedstudyingoneyearago.ButI'vebeendrawingsinceIwasfiveyearsold.

(6)I"vealsobeentakingpicturesforsixyears,whenmydadgavememyfirst

cameraformybirthday.Ithinkphotographyhasreallyhelpedmewithmypainting.

W:Yourartisgreat!(7)Whydon"tyoutellpeopleyou"reanartist?

M:I"mtooshytotellanybodyaboutmyart.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whichcountrieshasthewomanalreadybeento?

A.CanadaandAustralia.B.SingaporeandAmerica.C.ChinaandKorea.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutNorway?

A.Itisalwayscoldalloverthecountry.

B.Itsnowsalmosteverywhereinwinter.

C.Ifsverydryinsummer.

【答案】8.C9.B

【解析】

【原文】

M:Whichcountrieshaveyoubeento?

W:TvebeentomostofthecountriesinEurope,severalcountriesinAsia—China,

Japan,Korea,andThailand—andtotheUnitedStatesandCanada.(8)

M:IthoughtyouhadbeentoAustraliatoo.

W:No,butVmplanningonvisitingAustraliaandNewZealandsoon.Whichisthe

mostbeautifulcountryyou"vebeento?

M:IthinkVdsayNorway.

W:Isnettitreallycoldthere?

M:Well,thenorthofNorwayisalmostalwayscold,butfarthersouth,itcanbefairly

warm

insummer.It'sawetcountry,sothere'ssnowalmosteverywhereinwinter.(9)

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whywillthemanbelate?

A.He'sstuckintraffic.B.Hehadanaccident.

C.Hedidn'tmakeitontothebridgeintime.

11.Whenistheplanescheduledtoleave?

A.In45minutes.B.Intwohours.C.In30minutes.

12.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?

A.Positive.B.Stressedout.C.Apologetic.

【答案】10.A11.B12.B

【解析】

【原文】

M:Hey,VmcallingtosaythatVmrunninglatetotheairport.Canyoumakesure

thattheplanedoesn,ettakeoffwithoutme?

W:T11try.

M:Thankyou.Trnjustsittinghereintraffic.(10)Theremustbeanaccidentor

something.I"vebeenherefor30minutes,andI“vebarelymadeitontothebridge.

W:Oh,that"snotgood.

M:Thistrafficisreallystressingmeout.(12)Idon"twanttohavetotakealater

flight!W:Vmsureyou"11beabletomakeit.Theplanedoesn'tleaveforanother2

hours.(11)

M:Yes,butGoogleMapsistellingmethatIwon"tbeattheairportforanotherhour

and45minutes,whichmeansI"11onlyhave15minutestocheckmybags,get

throughsecurity,andarriveatthegate.That“simpossible!

W:Youcanasktoskiptotheheadofthelineinsecurity.They"reusuallyprettygood

aboutthat

whenyouthinkyoumightmissyourflight.M:Ihopeso.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydidthemangetanewjob?

A.Hewantedtoworkclosertohishouse.

B.Hewantedtomakemoremoney.

C.Hisoldjobwastoostressful.

14.Whatdidthemanprobablydoathislastjob?

A.Handlemoney.B.Driveacar.C.Takecareofpatients.

15.Wheredoestheman'smotherlive?

A.InChicago.B.InCalifornia.C.InNewYork.

16.Whatwillthemandoinayear?

A.Movebacktowherehisfamilylive.

B.Gainmoreexperienceinthehospital.

C.Findenoughtimetovisithisparents.

【答案】13.C14.C15.B16.A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Mom,IamgoingtoworkatabankindowntownChicago.Vmgoingtomove

therefromNew

Yorkintwomonths.

W:That"sgreat!Ithoughtyoulikedyouroldjob.Whydidyougetanewjob?

M:Ilikedmyco-workers,butworkinginahospitalwasaverystressfuljob.(13)(14)

IhadtoworklonghoursandIamscaredofblood!Plus,Ihadtodrivealmostanhour

tothehospitaleverymorning.(14)

W:Willyoumakemoremoneyworkingatthebank?

M:No,Iwillmakealittleless.ButifIworkhard,Iwillgetpromoted.

W:IthoughtyouweregoingtolookforanewjobinCalifornia,whereyourfamily

live.(15)Wemissyou,andyouneverhaveenoughtimetovisitus.Whycan"tyou

workatabankinCalifornia?

M:Iamgoingtoworkatthisbankforayear.ThenIwilltrytotransfertoabranchin

Californianearyouanddad!(16)IreallywanttomovebacktoCalifornia,butI

can"tjustpickupandleave.Workingatthisbankwillgivemesomegood

experience.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhereisWashingtonSquareParklocated?

A.InUpperManhattan.

B.Between6thSt.and4thSt.

C.IntheWashingtonVillageneighborhood.

18.WhatistrueaboutWashingtonSquarePark?

A.Itcoverstencityblocks.

B.Dogshavetheirownareastoplay.

C.Eatinganddrinkingarenotallowed.

19.Whoespeciallylikesthepark'sfountainarea?

A.Artists.B.Students.C.Children.

20.WhenwastheWashingtonArchbuilt?

A.In1889.B.In1806.C.In1871.

【答案】17.B18.B19.C20.A

【解析】

【原文】

Here,wehaveWashingtonSquarePark,whichisoneofthemostfamousNewYork

Citypublicparks.Ithasplayedacentralroleineverymajorculturalmovementin

NewYorkCityfor

thelast100years.Asyoucansee,itislocatedbetween6thSt.and

4thSt.intheGreenwichVillageneighborhoodofLowerManhattan.(17)Thepark

coverseightcityblocks,orjustundertenacres.Surroundingtheparkonallsidesis

NewYorkUniversity;thosebrickbuildingscoveredindarkgreenplants

havebeenaroundsince1871,whentheWashington(SquarePark：华盛顿广场公

园位于纽约市，最显赫的两个景点为纪念华盛顿的拱门以及天道酬勤一个大型

喷泉。园内摆放着多尊雕像，如乔治・华盛顿、亚历山大・利曼・荷利和朱塞佩・加

里波底。)parkfirstopened.Manyofthosebuildingsusedtoserveashomesand

studiosforartists,andthebenchesintheparkarepopularplacesforpainters,poets,

dancers,andsingerstogettogether.Thepark"sfountainareahaslongbeenoneof

thecity"smostpopularspotsforresidentsandtourists,andchildrenlovetoskateand

playgamesaroundthefountain.(19)Therearetwospecialareasfordogstorun

around,(18)andduringthehotsummermonths,manyfoodanddrinkstandsareset

upinsidethepark.OneofWashingtonSquarePark'smostrecognizablefeaturesisthe

WashingtonArch,whichwasbuiltin1889.（20）ItwasmodeledaftertheArcde

TriompheinParis,whichwasbuiltin1806.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Areyoumovingoutfortheschooltermwhenyouhavefoodthatyoudon*t

wantornolongerneed?DonateitthroughStudentFoodRescue'sfooddrive-

HolidayFoodRescue!

StudentFoodRescueattheBostonUniversityCommunityServiceCenteris

collectingnon-perishable（不易腐烂的）foodfromstudentsacross

campus.Whetherit'sunopenedcannedorboxedfoodyoualreadyownoryou

decidetobuyafewextracannedgoodsduringyournextgrocerystoretrip,all

foodwillbedonatedtolocalsoupkitchens,homelesssheltersandorganizations

thathelpfightfoodinsecurityintheBostonarea.

WhenandWhereCanIDropOffFood?

WewillbecollectingfoodfromDecember13thtoDecember18th.Tomake

thedonationprocessesaseasyandaccessibleforstudentsofBostonUniversity,

therewillbedonationboxesatvariousplacesacrosscampus：

EastCampus：MylesStandishHall

CentralCampus：CommunityServiceCenter

SouthCampus：518ParkDrnearthemailroom

WestCampus：SleeperHallneartheentrancetoWestdininghall

WestCampus：1019CommonwealthAve

Donationswillbecollectedinbigcardboardboxesontheground.Therewill

beapublicnoticeattachedtothebox,soitisclearlyidentifiable.

WhereWilltheDonationsBeTaken?

Thesourceddonationswillbetakentoselectcommunitypartnersinthe

GreaterBostonArea.

HaveQuestions?

FeelfreetoreachouttotheSFRProgramManagersSaahilAdusumilliand

AlexiaLanceatsfr@.

21.Whoisthedrivetohelp?A.Theownersofnearbystores.B.Students

inBostonUniversity.C.Thelocalpeopleinneedoffood.D.Somefood

organizationsaround.

22.Howmanydaysdothedonationslast?A.5.B.6.C.13.D.18.

23.AtwhichplacearethedonationscollectedonSouthCampus?

A.MylesStandishHall.B.1019CommonwealthAve.

B.CommunityServiceCenter.D.518ParkDrnearthemailroom.

【答案】2LC22.B23.D

【解析】

【21题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段的"allfoodwillbedonatedtolocalsoupkitchens,

homelesssheltersandorganizationsthathelpfightfoodinsecurityintheBoston

area.（所有食物将捐赠给当地的施粥所、无家可归者收容所和帮助解决波士

顿地区食品不安全问题的组织。）”可知，该运动是为了帮助当地需要食物的

人。故选C。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据WhenandWhereCanIDropOffFood?部分的”Wewillbe

dietingfoodfromDecember13thtoDecember18th.（我们将从12月13日至I」12

月18日收集食物）“可知，12月13日到12月18日收集食物，总共持续6

天。故选Bo

【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据WhenandWhereCanIDropOffFood?部分的”South

Campus：.518ParkDrnearthemailroom”可知，南校区收集食物的地方在518

ParkDrnearthemailroom0故选D。

B

WhencloudsofradiationbeganstreamingintotheairaroundtheFukushima

nuclearplant,160,000residentsweretoldtosimplycutandrun.However,itseems

only159,998residentslistened.Theothertwo一NaotoMatsumuraandSakae

Kato——remained.Thetwomenwouldgiveupeverythingratherthanletother

beingsstarve.

Livingwithinthe12.5-mileexclusionzonearoundthedamagedreactor,the

twomen,unrelatedtooneanother,bothlivealonewhiletakingcareofdozensof

animalsthatwereleftbehindwhentheevacuationorderwasgiven.

ReportsfromReutersandDWstatethat57-year-oldKatohas41catswholive

withhiminhishomeinthemountains——alongwithadogheadoptednamedPochi.

Katosayshewillstaywithhiscatsandensuretheyarecomfortableallthrough

theirlives.

Matsumuraleftthecityatfirst,butreturnedshortlyafterforhisownanimals.

Oncereturned,thenow55-year-oldrealizedthateveryoneelse*spetsandlivestock

werestillthere,sohebegantakingcareofabroadcommunityofanimalsincluding

pigs,cats,dogs,ponies,ostriches,andcows.

GNNreportedthathewentbackinsidetheexclusionzoneandrealizedlocal

petdogshadnoteateninseveraldays.Afteritbecameclearthatno-onewas

comingbacktotheneighborhood,hewentaroundunchainingdogsfromtrees,

lettingcowsoutoftheirbarns,andfeedinganythinginneed,earninghimthe

nicknamethe"GuardianofFukushima'sAnimals”.

EverythingbothKatoandMatsumuraaredoingisrisky.Thoughproudofwhat

KatoandMatsumurahavedone,theirfriendsandfamilieshopethattheycanleave

thedangerousarea.Yettheyseemtobedeterminedinwhattheyaredoingandboth

plantostaytherewiththeiranimals,comewhatmay.

24.Whatdoesthephrase"otherbeings^^inparagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Animals.B.People.

C.Plants.D.Residents.

25.WhatkindofpersonisSakaeKato?

A.Curious.B.Caring.

C.Ambitious.D.Lonely.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutNaotoMatsumura?

A.Heis57yearsold.

B.HeknowsKatoverywell.

C.Hehasdozensofanimalstolookafter.

D.Helives12.5milesfromtheexclusionzone.

27.Whatcanweinferaboutthetwomenfromthetext?

A.Theywillfollowtheadviceoftheirfamilies.

B.Theywillcallonmorepeopletoprotectanimals.

C.Theystayinthemountainstoenjoyloneliness.

D.Theyhavenoregardfortheirownsafety.

【答案】24.A25.B26.C27.D

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。两个当地居民甘愿留在福岛核泄漏的禁区里照料

被遗弃的动物，虽然家人们不赞同这样做，但他们决定无论如何也要跟这些

动物待在一起。

【24题详解】

词义猜测题。根据第二段“Livingwithinthe12.5-mileexclusionzonearoundthe

damagedreactor,thetwomen,unrelatedtooneanother,bothlivealonewhile

takingcareofdozensofanimalsthatwereleftbehindwhentheevacuationorder

wasgiven.（这两人住在受损反应堆周围12.5英里（约合1.6公里）的禁区内，

彼此毫无关系，两人都独自生活，同时照顾数十只动物，这些动物是在疏散

命令下达后被留在那里的）”可知，这两个人照顾留在核污染区的猫和狗。所以

画线部分指代的是动物。故选A。

【25题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段“Livingwithinthe12.5-mileexclusionzonearoundthe

damagedreactor,thetwomen,unrelatedtooneanother,bothlivealonewhile

takingcareofdozensofanimalsthatwereleftbehindwhentheevacuationorder

wasgiven.（这两人住在受损反应堆周围12.5英里（约合1.6公里）的禁区内，

彼此毫无关系，两人都独自生活，同时照顾数十只动物，这些动物是在疏散

命令下达后被留在那里的）”以及第三段“ReportsfromReutersandDWstatethat

57-year-oldKatohas41catswholivewithhiminhishomeinthemountains—

alongwithadogheadoptednamedPochi.Katosayshewillstaywithhiscatsand

ensuretheyarecomfortableallthroughtheirlives.（来自路透社和DW的报道称，

57岁的Kato有41只猫和他一起生活在他山区的家中，还有一只他收养的名

叫波奇的狗。Kato说，他将和他的猫呆在一起，确保它们一生都过得舒适）”

可知，Kato不仅照顾自己的猫，还照顾领养的狗并确保他们一生都过得舒适，

说明他是一个有爱心的人。故选B。

【26题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段“Livingwithinthe12.5-mileexclusionzonearoundthe

damagedreactor,thetwomen,unrelatedtooneanother,bothlivealonewhile

takingcareofdozensofanimalsthatwereleftbehindwhentheevacuationorder

wasgiven.（这两人住在受损反应堆周围12.5英里（约合1.6公里）的禁区内，

彼此毫无关系，两人都独自生活，同时照顾数十只动物，这些动物是在疏散

命令下达后被留在那里的）“和第四段"Matsumuraleftthecityatfirst,but

returnedshortlyafterforhisownanimals.Oncereturned,thenow55-year-old

realizedthateveryoneelse'spetsandlivestockwerestillthere,sohebegantaking

careofabroadcommunityofanimalsincludingpigs,cats,dogs,ponies,ostriches,

andcows.（Matsumura一开始离开了这座城市，但不久就回来养自己的动物。

一旦回来，现年55岁的他意识到其他人的宠物和牲畜还在那里，所以他开始

照顾一个广泛的动物社区，包括猪、猫、狗、小马、鸵鸟和牛）“可知，Naoto

Matsumura照顾着几十只猫、狗等动物。故选C。

【27题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段“Livingwithinthe12.5-mileexclusionzonearoundthe

damagedreactor,thetwomen,unrelatedtooneanother,bothlivealonewhile

takingcareofdozensofanimalsthatwereleftbehindwhentheevacuationorder

wasgiven.（这两人住在受损反应堆周围12.5英里（约合1.6公里）的禁区内，

彼此毫无关系，两人都独自生活，同时照顾数十只动物，这些动物是在疏散

命令下达后被留在那里的）”以及最后一段中"EverythingbothKatoand

Matsumuraaredoingisrisky.（Kato和Matsumura所做的一切都是有风险的）”

可知，辐射区对人是有危害的，但这两个人依然待在里面照顾各种动物，尽

管危险，并且家人和朋友希望他们离开，但他们依然不顾自身安危决定留下

来。故选D。

C

My12-year-oldniece,Lily,wasstayingwithusforacoupleofdays.Shewas

rememberingsomeactsofkindnessthatwedidtogetherwhenshewaslessthan

fiveyearsold.Wetalkedabouthowsomuchhaschanged,andwiththe

pandemic,howitwouldbedifficulttodosomanyofthosethings,especiallywhen

itcomestostrangers.

Thenextday,!neededsomethingfromthedowntownareaandhappenedto

takeherwithme.Aswewalkedaroundonthestreet,weheardabeautifulmalevoice

singingaverysoulfulsong.Weturnedaroundtoseethismiddle-agedmansitting

onastreetcornerwithhisguitar.Acoupleweresittingonabenchnearbyand

listeningtohismusic.

Aftergettingafewerrands（差事）done,wehappenedtositatanoutdoor

diningrestaurantacrossfromhimontheothersideofthestreet.Lilyislearning

howtosingherself,andshekeptsmilingandsayinghowwonderfulhissinging

was.Seeinghowmovedshewaswithhismusic,attheendofourmeal,Igavehera

ten-dollarbillandaskedhertowalkacrossthestreetandputitinhisbowl.

Shewasalittlesurprised,"Really?”shesaidwithbrighteyes.Sheheaded

overandassheapproached,themanwasjustfinishingasongandstartedtalkingto

her,andtheyendeduphavingasweetconversation.Lilytoldhimhowtouchedshe

waswithhismusic,andheendeduptellingherthatshemadehisday.AsLilywas

excitedlynarrating（讲述）theconversationbacktome,shementioned,"Hedidn*t

evenknowhowmuchitwas.Hejustappreciatedthatsomeonewasenjoyinghis

music."

28.What'stheauthor'sregretatpresent?

A.Theworldhaschangedmuch.

B.Lilyiswhatsheusedtobe.

C.Itrsnoteasytobelieveinstrangers.

D.Therearefewchancestoshowkindness.

29.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A.Thesingerhadanimpressivevoice.

B.Thesingerhadasmallbandwithhim.

C.Nooneexcepttheauthorlikedthesong.

D.Thesingersanginthemiddleofthestreet.

30.WhatdidtheauthoradviseLilytodo?

A.Tellthesingertheirfeelings.

B.Givethesingersomerewards.

C.Learnthesongfromthesinger.

D.Helpthesingerwithhisinstrument.

3l.HowdidthesingerfeelafterhemetLily?

A.Surprised.B.Ashamed.C.Grateful.

D.Disappointed.

【答案】28.D29.A30.B31.C

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。主题语境为人与社会。作者与侄女外出，遇到在

路边演唱的艺人，作者让侄女给他十美元，艺人非常感动。

【28题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段Wetalkedabouthowsomuchhaschanged,andwiththe

pandemic,howitwouldbedifficulttodosomanyofthosethings,especiallywhen

itcomestostrangers.（我们谈到了发生了如此多的变化，以及在疫情的情况下，

做这么多这样的事情会有多么困难，尤其是当涉及到陌生人时。）可知，作者

遗憾的是：现在因为疫情，出去做善事的机会很少。故选D。

【29题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段abeautifulmalevoicesingingaverysoulfulsong（一

个美丽的男声唱着一首非常深情的歌）可以推断，这位歌手的声音让人印象

深刻。故选A。

【30题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段Igaveheraten-dollarbillandaskedhertowalkacross

thestreetandputitinhisbowl.（我给了她一张10美元的钞票，让她穿过街道，

把它放进他的碗里。）可知，作者让侄女给歌手十美元作为奖赏。故选B。

[31题详解】

观点态度题。根据最后一段中Hedidn'tevenknowhowmuchitwas.Hejust

appreciatedthatsomeonewasenjoyinghismusic.（他甚至不知道那是多少钱。

他只是感激有人喜欢他的音乐。）可知，因为小女孩Lily很欣赏自己的歌，

这位歌手很感激。A.Surprised.惊讶的；B.Ashamed.羞耻的；C.Grateful.感激的；

D.Disappointed.失望的。故选C。

D

By2050,ourglobalpopulationmighthavebeenbeyondninebillion,bringing

withitanexpected70%increaseinglobaldemandformeatandfish.Asaresult,the

growingdemandforsoya-basedfarmfeedisdrivingmassivedestructionofforests

atanalarmingrate,andseaanimalpopulationshavehalvedinthelastfourdecades

duetowidespreadoverfishing.

With10millionpoundsfunding,partoftheGovernmentsIndustrialStrategy

ChallengeFund,astart-upcompanyEntocycleisleadingacooperationthatwill

buildtheUK'sfirstindustrial-scaleinsectfarm.Blacksoldierflies（黑水虻）are

usedtoconvertfoodwastefromfarmsandfactoriesintoasustainable,organic

insect-basedproteinfeed,asanalternativetosoya,forfarmedanimals,namely

pigs,chickenandfish.Inshortthecompanyisusingfoodwastetocreateinsect

proteintofeedtheanimalsthatweeat,whilereducingcarbondioxideemissions

（排放）anddeforestation.

Followingitsformationin2017,Entocyclespenttimedevelopingits

technologyaspartoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencyBusinessIncubationCentre

UnitedKingdom（ESABICUK），whichismanagedandpartlyfundedby

STFC.Entocycleacquiredtheexpertknowledgetodevelopanetworkofcutting

edgesensors,originallydesignedforuseinspace,tomonitorandoptimize（优化）

theblacksoldierflies1lifecycle.Theycombinedthiswithbigdataanalysisto

developtheirproprietarytechnologytomass-rearflies,scalableforindustrial

use,STFC'sDrSueO'Hare,OperationsManagerattheESABICUK,said,

"Entocycleisafirst-classexampleofhowspacetechnologycanbeappliedto

addressoneofthemostimportantglobalchallengeswecurrentlyface一howto

feedtheworldwithoutharmingourplanet.'1

ItisfantastictoknowthattheESABICUK,partoftheworld*slargest

businessincubationprogramforspacetechstart-ups,wasabletoprovidetheright

environmentandsupporttoplayapartintheearlydevelopmentofthisworld­

changingtechnology.ThisisasignificantmilestoneforEntocycleasitseeksto

makearealandpositiveimpactonmakingourfoodsupplychainsmore

environmentallysustainable.

28.Howdoestheauthordevelophisopinioninparagraph1?

A.Bylistingquestions.B.Bypresentingfacts.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bystatingarguments.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"convert"inparagraph2mean?

A.Transform.B.Exchange.C.Dip.D.Add.

34.WhatistheDrSueO'Hare'sattitudetoEntocycle?

A.Negative.B.Pessimistic.C.Supportive.D.Ambiguous.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.FoodWasteIsaGlobalChallenge

B.IncreasingPopulationThreatsOurPlanet

C.EntocyclePutsSpaceTechnologyintoUse

D.UsingInsectstoTurnFoodWasteintoAnimalFeed

【答案】32.B33.A34.C35.D

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇健康环保类阅读，主要讲述了科学家利用昆虫将食物垃

圾转化为可持续的动物饲料。

【32题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段By2050,ourglobalpopulationmighthavebeenbeyond

ninebillion,bringingwithitanexpected70%increaseinglobaldemandformeat

andfish.Asaresult,thegrowingdemandforsoya-basedfarmfeedisdriving

massivedestructionofforestsatanalarmingrate,andseaanimalpopulationshave

halvedinthelastfourdecadesduetowidespreadoverfishing.至I」2050年,我彳门

全球的人口可能会超过90亿，预计全球对肉类和鱼类的需求将增加70%o因

此，对以大豆为基础的农场饲料不断增长的需求正以惊人的速度推动森林的

大规模破坏，由于广泛的过度捕捞，海洋动物的数量在过去四年中减少了一

半。可知，作者在第一段中通过陈述事实来阐述他的观点的。A.Bylisting

questions通过列出问题;B.Bypresentingfacts通过呈现事实；C.Bymaking

comparisons通过比较；D.Bystatingarguments通过陈述论点。故选B。

【33题详解】

词义猜测题。根据第二段Inshortthecompanyisusingfoodwastetocreateinsect

proteintofeedtheanimalsthatweeat,whilereducingcarbondioxideemissions

anddeforestation.简而言之，该公司正在利用食物垃圾制造昆虫蛋白来喂养我

们吃的动物，同时减少二氧化碳排放和森林砍伐。可知，该句是对前一句的

总结，即"usingfoodwastetocreateinsectprotein（利用食物垃圾制造昆虫蛋

白）“可以解释"convertfoodwastefromfarmsandfactoriesintoa

sustainable,organicinsect-basedproteinfeed（将农场和工厂的食物垃圾转化为

可持续的有机昆虫蛋白质饲料）”，因此划线短语意为“转换”。A.Transform转

变；B.Exchange交换；C.Dip蘸-蘸；D.Add添加。故选A。

【34题详解】

观点态度题。根据第三段Entocycleisafirst-classexampleofhowspace

technologycanbeappliedtoaddressoneofthemostimportantglobalchallenges

wecurrentlyface—howtofeedtheworldwithoutharmingourplanet.Entocycle

是•个一流的例子，展示了如何应用空间技术来解决我们目前面临的最重要

的全球挑战之一：如何在不伤害地球的情况下养活世界。可知，SueOHare对

Entocycle持支持的态度。A.Negative否定的；B.Pessimistic悲观的；

C.Supportive支持的；D.Ambiguous模棱两可的。故选Co

【35题详解】

标题判断题。根据第二段Inshortthecompanyisusingfoodwastetocreateinsect

proteintofeedtheanimalsthatweeat,whilereducingcarbondioxideemissions

anddeforestation,简而言之，该公司正在利用食物垃圾制造昆虫蛋白来喂养我

们吃的动物，同时减少二氧化碳排放和森林砍伐。可知，文章主要讲述的是

科学家利用昆虫将食物垃圾转化为可持续的动物饲料，因此D.UsingInsectsto

TurnFoodWasteintoAnimalFeed（利用昆虫将食物垃圾转化为动物饲料）可

以作为标题。故选D。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5）

Therearesmallstepswecantakeeverydaytomaintainoursenseofhopefor

thefuturewhenlifeseemshorrible.

Getenoughsleep.Sleepplaysavitalroleinyourhealthandwell­

being.AccordingtotheNationalHeart,LungandBrainInstitute,propersleephelps

yourbrainfunction.ltpreventsmemoryloss,improvesfocus.Anditalsoincreases

yourabilitytoabsorbandprocessnewinformation.36"Ifyou'resleep

deficient（缺乏），youmayhavetroublemakingdecisions,solving

problems,controllingyouremotionsandbehavior,andcopingwithchange."writes

theNHLBI.

Setmicrogoals.Ifyouhaven*tbeenfeelingasmotivatedorproductive,tryand

getyourselfoutofthissituationbysettingmicrogoals.Settingsmallgoalslike

sendinganemailorwritingato-dolistwillhelpyoufeelaccomplished.

37Everyoneisstrugglingrightnow,sosettingsmallergoalstohelpstart

yourdaywillhelpyoufeelmoreincontrolwhensomuchfeelsoutsideofour

control.

38____Dr.KathleenMurphy,alicensedmarriageandfamilytherapisttold

thatindarkanddifficulttimes,shesuggestsreadingsomethinginspiring.Allforms

ofleisureactivitiescanhelpusprocesscomplexemotionsandcircumstances,and

reading,writing,painting,watchingfilmsandtelevisionsh