重庆市某中学2021届高三年级下册5月月月考英语试卷（含听力）及解析

2021年5月重庆市一中2021届高三下学期5月月月考

英语试卷

★祝考试顺利★

（含答案）

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。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatkindoffooddidthemansuggest?

A.Frenchfood.B.Chinesefood.C.Itaiianfood.

2.Whatiswrongwiththeman?

A.HeusuallyhasacoIdatthistimeoftheyear.

B.HeisnotverycomfortabIewiththeflowers.

C.Hecan'tsleepweIIatthistimeoftheyear.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.HeaIreadytriedthatsuggestion.

B.HeaIreadyboughtsomething.

C.Hehadn'tconsideredthatidea.

4.Whycan'tthemangivethewomanaride?

A.Hiscarisbeingrepaired.

B.Heisridingthecompanybus.

C.Heisn'tgoingintotown.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inthewoman5shome.B.AtaFrenchcafe.C.Inasupermarket.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。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、7题。

6.WhendoesthewomangotocIass?

A.OnFriday.B.OnThursday.C.OnWednesday.

7.Whendoesthewomanstarttowork?

A.Lateatnight.B.Atnoon.C.Earlyinthemorning.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutappIes?

A.Thevarietyisgreaternow.

B.Thepricesarehighernow.

C.They'rehardtofindinTennesseenow.

9.Howdoesthemandescribethewoman?

A.Excited.B.Lucky.C.CompIicated.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomandoinginthebeginning?

A.Parkinghercar.B.Walkingherdog.C.Cuttingthegrass.

11.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Verysorry.B.Veryexcited.C.AIittIeunhappy.

12.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?

AGivethewomanabag.

B.CleanupthemesshimseIf.

C.Letthewomangohometogetabag.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthehouses?

A.TheywereaIIbuiltinthe1960s.

B.Mostofthemhavetwobathrooms.

C.TheyaIIlookdifferent.

14.Whatisthemostimportantthingtotheman?

A.Safety.B.Size.C.Price.

15.WhattypeofhousingwiIIthemanprobabIysee?

A.OneofthesmaIIerhouses.

BAfour-bedroomapartment.

C.Atwo-bedroomapartment.

16.Whenwillthemanseethewomannexttime?

A.Tomorrowmorning.B.Tomorrowafternoon.C.Laterthisafternoon.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthemainaudiencefortheannouncement?

A.Soccerplayers.

RParentsofsoccerpIayers.

C.TheyoungestsoccerpIayers.

18.Whatdoweknowabouttheyoungestgroup?

A.TheyaretooyoungtopIay.

B.ThetransportationwiIIbearrangedbythespeaker.

C.Therearen1tenoughpIayerstomaketeams.

19.Whatisrequiredtojointheweekendcamps?

A.Someinsurance.B.Somereservations.C.Somepaperwork.

20.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker?

A.HisnameisSteve.B.Hischildplayssoccer.C.Heisasoccercoach.

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

Thesummervacationiscoming.Ifyouareafanofsportsandnature,hereare

somehostcitiesof01ympicstovisitrecommendedbyLone!yPlanet.

Athens,Greece（1896and2004）

Hometothefirstmodern01ympicgamesin1896,Athens1historyofthe01ympic

traditiondatesbacktoseveraIthousandyears.Everyfouryears,the01ympictorch

isIitatthePanathenaicStadiuminAthensbeforebeginningitsIongjourneytothe

newhostcity.VisitorscanwaIkthroughthe01ympicVelodromeinthe01ympicSports

CompIexandstepbackintimeatthe50,000-seatstadium.

Barcelona,Spain(1992)

ThesedaysBarceIonaisanongtheworld'smootvisitabIecitiesevenwithout

01ympicfame,butthatisn'talwaysthecase.TheteIecommunicationstowerbuiltfor

thegamesbySpanisharchitectCaIatravaisaIsoaniconic(图像的)deviceofthe

city'sskyIine,andits0Iympicsstadium-MontjuicStadiumisreguIarIyusedtohost

A-1istmusicaIperformancesIikeTheRollingStones,Madonna,andBeyonce.

StMoritz,Switzerland(1924and1948)

AppropriateIy,thetownthatinventedAlpinetourismhashostedtheWinter01ympics

twice,andcontinuestomakeuseofitsmanysportsfaciIities-ifyoucanaffordto

getthere.StayattheKulmHoteIfortheeasiestaccesstotheKulmCountryClub,

whereguestscanskateonthesameIakeusedbymid-centuryOlympians,ortestyour

courageonthe01ympiaBobRur,oneofthefewpIaceswhereyoucanrideafuII-speed

01ympicbobsled(双人雪橇)onarunconstructedentireIyofice.

Sydney,Australia(2000)

Theturn-of-the-centurySydneySummer01ympicswerenamedthe“GreenGames”by

theInternationaI01ympicCommittee(IOC)andweredesignedtointroduceamore

environmentaIIyconsciouswayofhostingtheevent.Thestructurethatbestshows

Sydney1seffortstobeanexampIeofcontinuing01ympicdeveIopmentistheANZ

Stadium.

1.Wheredoesthehostcitygetthe01ympictorchIit?

A.AtthePanathenaicStadium.B.AttheMontjuicStadium.

C.Atthe01ympicSportsCompIex.D.AttheANZStadium.

2.WhowiIIprobabIychoosetovisitSt.Moritz?

A.Thoseinterestedinnature.B.Thosefondofice-sports.

C.Thosefondofcitytours.D.Thoseinterestedin01ympichistory.

3.What'sspeciaIaboutSydney01ympicGames?

A.TheirdesignerswerefromSpain.

B.TheywerethoughtpoorIyofbytheIOC.

C.TheywerehostedinanenvironmentaIIyfriendIyway.

D.TheirdesignintentionwereproposedbySydneyauthority.

【答案】1.A2.B3.C

【分析】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了了几个奥运会举办城市：雅典、西班牙巴塞罗那、瑞士

圣莫里茨、澳大利亚悉尼的各自的特色。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段的uEveryfouryears,theOlympictorchisIitatthePanathenaic

StadiuminAthens"可知，每四年，奥运火炬在雅典的帕纳尼克体育场点燃。结合选项，故

选A项。

【2题详解】

推理判断题。根据第四段“thetownthatinventedAlpinetourismhashostedtheWinter

Olympicstwice（这个发明了高山旅游的小镇曾举办过两次冬奥会）”可知，圣莫里茨已经举办

了两届冬奥会，以及"whereguestscanskateonthesameIakeusedbymid-century

Olympians（在那里客人可以在上世纪中叶奥运选手使用的那个湖里滑冰）”可知，在那里，游

客能够在中世纪奥运会选手使用过的同一个湖上滑冰，因此，喜欢冰上运动的人可能会选择圣

莫里茨。结合选项，故选B项。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段"SydneySummer01ympicswerenamedthe"GreenGames"可

知悉尼夏季奥运会被国际奥委会命名为绿色奥运会，以及“weredesignedtointroducea

moreenvironmentaIlyconsciouswayofhostingtheevent"可知，它被设计成旨在引入

一种更环保的主办方式，因此悉尼奥运会的特殊之处是他们是以一种环保的方式举办的，故选

C项。

B

TheSanxingduiMuseuminsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvinceenjoyedhuge

popularityduringthethree-dsyQingmingFestivaIhoiidaysbyreceivingnearIy20,000

visitorsonthepeakday,afterthenewarchaeologicaIdiscoveriesbrought

internationaIattention.

Accordingtomediareports,themuseumsawover15,000visitorsonSaturday,the

firstdayoftheQingmingFestivaI,breakingitsrecordfordailyvisitors.Andon

thenextday,morevisitorsfloodedintothemuseumtoexceed19,800.Tocopewith

theIargeflowofpeopIe,onSundayafternoon,theofficiaIWeiboaccountofthe

SanxingduiMuseumreleasedadvicetovisitorstorescheduIetheirvisitingtimeand

traveIoffpeak.

TheSanxingduiMuseumshowcasesvariouskindsofpreciouscuIturaIrelics

unearthedatthesite,suchasthe2.62-meter-taIIstandingstatue,1.38-meter-wide

bronzemask,3.95-meter-highbronzetree.EarIieronMarch20,Chinesearchaeologists

announcedsomenewmajordiscoveriesmadeduringthe37thexcavationsineeitsIast

excavation35yearsago.TheruinswerefirstdiscoveredintheIate1920sandfirst

excavatedin1934.Morethan500importantcuIturaIreIicshavebeenunearthedinthe

sixnewly-foundpits.SincethenewdiscoverieswereknowntothepubIic,thenumber

ofpeoplevisitingtheSanxingduiMuseumhasincreasedsharpIy.

ThemuseumsaidalthoughtheyareopenasusuaI,thenewly-foundpitshavenot

openedtothepubIicyetandthenewIy-excavatedcuIturaIrelicsarestillunderrepair

andcannotmeetthepubIicatpresent.ButahaIIforcuIturaIrelicconservationand

repairwiIIbeinpilotoperationinApriIandofficiallyopenonMay18.Visitors

toitcanseehowthereIicsarerepaired,accordingtoZhuYarong,vicedirectorof

theSanxingduiMuseum.

Datingbackabout3,000years,theSanxingduiRuinshavecastIightontheancient

ShucivilizationandculturaloriginsoftheChinesenation,andhavebeenregarded

oneofthemostimportantarchaeologicaldiscoveriesinthe20"'century.

4.HowdidtheSanxingduiMuseumdeaIwithtoomanyvisitors?

A.ItopensanofficialWeiboaccount.B.Itadvisesvisitorstoavoidrushhours.

C.Itreschedulesitsopentime.D.ItcIosesthenewly-foundpits.

5.WhatdoestheunderIinedv/ord“pilot“inParagraph4mean?

A.Private.B.OfficiaI.C.Trial.D.PersonaI.

6.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheSanxingduiRuinsisapopuIartouristattraction.

B.QingmingFestivaIhoiidaysisabesttimetotravel.

C.TheSanxingduiMuseumgivesinsightsintoChinesehistory.

D.NewdiscoveriesincreasesSanxingduiMuseum'spopuIarity.

7.WhereisthistextmostIikeIyfrom?

A.Anofficialdocument.B.Adiary.C.Atravelbrochure.

D.Anewsreport.

【答案】4.B5,C6.D7.D

【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道由于新的考古发现，三星堆博物馆在清明节假期游

客激增。还介绍了此次清明节游客激增、展出的各种文物的情况以及博物馆未来试行运营的情

况。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“Tocopewiththelargeflowofpeople,onSundayafternoon,

theofficialWeiboaccountoftheSanxingduiMuseumreleasedadvicetovisitorsto

rescheduletheirvisitingtimeandtraveIoffpeak.（为了应对庞大的人流量，周日下

午，三星堆博物馆的官方微博账号发布了建议，建议游客重新安排参观时间和非高峰旅游）”

可知，三星堆博物馆通过建议游客避开高峰时间，来应对这么多游客。故选B。

【5题详解】

词句猜测题。根据第四段中“ThemuseumsaidaIthoughtheyareopenasusuaI,the

newly-foundpitshavenotopenedtothepubIicyetandthenewly-excavatedculturaI

relicsarestillunderrestorationandcannotmeetthepubIiccurrentIy.M可知，博

物馆表示，虽然照常开放，但新发现的坑尚未向公众开放，新发掘的文物仍在修复中，目前无

法满足公众需求，此处与划线词所在句是转折关系，结合本段最后一句"Visitorstoitcan

seehowtherelicsarerestored（去那里的参观者可以看到文物是如何修复的）”可推知，

划线词所在句意思是：但一个文物保护和修复大厅将于4月试行运营，并于5月18日正式开

放。故画线词pilot意为“试验的"。A.Private.私人的；B.Official.官方的;C.Trial.

试验的；D.Personal.个人的。故选C。

【6题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第一段uTheSanxingduiMuseuminsouthwestChina5sSichuanProvince

enjoyedhugepopuIarityduringthethree-dayQingmingFestivaIhoIidaysbyreceiving

nearIy20,000visitorsonthspeakday,afterthenewarchaeologicaldiscoveries

broughtinternationalattention.（在新的考古发现引起国际关注后，位于中国西南部四川

省的三星堆博物馆在清明节三天假期期间广受欢迎，高峰一天接待了近2万名游客）”结合文

章主要讲述由于新的考古发现，三星堆博物馆在清明节假期游客激增。还介绍了此次清明节游

客激增、展出的各种文物的情况以及博物馆未来试行运营的情况。可知，文章主要讲的是新发

现增加了三星堆博物馆的知名度。故选D。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章主要讲述由于新的考古发现，三星堆博物馆在清明节假期游客激增。还

介绍了此次清明节游客激增、展LJ的各种文物的情况以及博物馆未来试行运营的情况。这属于

新闻报道的范畴，由此推知，文章最可能来自新闻报道。故选D。

C

FoodmilesarethetotaIdistancefoodtraveIsbeforebeingsold.Ourfoodtends

tobelesstastyandIesshealthyaftertraveIinglongdistances.What1smore,the

fartherfoodtraveIs,themoreitcontributestoemittinggreenhousegases.Cape

EleutheraIsIandSchoolintheBahamasshowsusadeliciouswaytocutfoodmiles.

FoodoncampustraveIsjuststepsfromthegardenstotheplates.Theschooluses

ansquaponicsystemoncampusforgrowingvegetabIes,whichareservedinitsdining

hall.Underthissystem,thepIantsgettheirnutritionfromrecycledfishwaste,while

fishswimaroundinbigtanksofwateranddirtywatergetspumpedtothevegetabe.

FishwastefeedsthepIantsandthepIantspurifythewater,returningcIeanH20to

thetank.TheaquaponicsystemusesmuchIesswaterthantraditionaIfarmingandis

lessdependentongoodweather.

StudentsfromaroundtheworIdspendasemesterlearninghands-onexperienceshere.

Digginginthedirt,doingfieldworkonthefarm,studentsaretaughtattheaquaponic

gardentoharvestthelettuceandputitinbucketsreadyfordeIivery.Notrucksor

carsneededfortransport.115sonlyabicyclerideorashortwaIkalongthebridge

madefromrecycIedrubberandpIasticstothedininghaIIkitchen.AlIthefruits,

vegetables,andfishgrown,harvestedoncampusstayoncampus.

ThestudentswiIIIeavetheIsIandSchoolasconfidentteenstoIeadaneco-aware

Iifeathome."WhenIreturnedhome,IthrewmyseIfintosustainabiIity-reIated

projects."saysAnna,aspring2020student.AnnaandherfriendsusecIothnapkins

andreusabIestraws."WeusuaIIywaIkandbike,“sheadds."Whentheweatheris

terribIe,wecarpool.”

StudentsattheIslandSchoolarehelpingtochangetheplanetbyIivingwhat

they1veIearnedandreducingtheirfoodmiles,onemeaIatatime.

8.WhydoesCapeEIeutheraIsIandSchooIgrowitsownfood?

A.ToreducefoodmiIes.B.Togrowmoretastyfood.

C.Tofeedthestudentsoncampus.D.Toteachstudentshand-onskills.

9.Whydoestheaquaponicsystemneedfish?

A.TheyprovidefoodforthepIants.B.TheycanbesoIdinthemarket.

C.TheycleanwaterforthepIants.D.Theyareusedtodecoratethebigtanks

10.WhichofthefollowingheIpscutfoodmilesatCapeEleutheraIsIandSchool?

A.Usingthewater-savingaquaponicsystem.

B.BuiIdingbridgesfromrecycIedrubber.

C.Servingcampus-grownvegetabIesinitsdininghall.

D.Teachingstudentstoworkattheaquaponicgarden.

11.WhateffectdidattendingCapeEleutheraIslandSchoolhaveonAnna?

A.ItshowedherhowpoorIyshewaseatingbefore.

B.Itcausedhertochangeherhabitstobemoresustainable.

C.Itshowedherhowtomakeconnectionswithherfriends.

D.Ittaughtherupanaquaponicsystembackhome.

【答案】8.A9.A10.C11.B

【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述CapeEleutheraIslandSchool为减少食物运输里

程，在校园中种植蔬菜，养鱼，并且把劳动所得用于自己的食堂中，此举还影响了学生，让他

们更加注重环保和可持续。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中“CapeEleutheraIsIandSchocIintheBahamasshowsusa

deliciouswaytocutfoodmiles.（巴哈马的埃留特拉岛学校向我们展示了一种减少食物里

程的美味方法）”可知，埃留特拉岛学校种植自己的食物是为了减少食物里程。故选A。

【9题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“Underthissystem,thepIantsgettheirnutritionfrom

recycIedfishwaste,whilefishswimaroundinbigtanksofwateranddirtywatergets

pumpedtothevegetabIe.FishwastefeedsthepIantsandthepIantspurifythewater,

returningcleanH20tothetank.（在这个系统下，植物从回收的鱼类废弃物中获取营养，

而鱼在大水池里游来游去，脏水被泵到蔬菜中。鱼的排泄物供给植物，植物净化水，将干净的

水回流到水槽中）”可知，复合养殖系统需要鱼因为它们为植物提供食物。故选A。

【10题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“FoodoncampustraveIsjuststepsfromthegardenstothe

plates.TheschoolusesanaquaponicsystemoncampusforgrowingvegetabIes,which

areservedinitsdininghaII.（校园里的食物从花园到盘子只有几步之遥。这所学校在校

园里使用了一种养殖系统来种植蔬菜，这些蔬菜在食堂里供应）”以及第三段中“It'sonlya

bicyclerideorashortwaIkaIongthebridgemadefromrecycledrubberandplastics

tothedininghallkitchen.AlIthefruits,vegetabIes,andfishgrown,harvestedon

campusstayonca叩us.（只需骑一辆自行车，或沿着回收的橡胶和塑料制成的桥走一小段路，

就能到达餐厅厨房。所有的水果，蔬菜和鱼，在校园里种植，收获并留在校园里）”可知，在

食堂供应校园种植的蔬菜有助于减少埃留特拉岛学校的食物里程。故选Co

[11题详解】

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段"ThestudentswiIIIeavetheIsIandSchoolasconfident

teenstoIeadaneco-awareIifeathome."WhenIreturnedhome,IthrewmyseIfinto

sustainabiIity-reIatedprojects.saysAnna,aspring2020student.Annaandher

friendsusecIothnapkinsandreusabIestraws."Weusua11ywaIkandbike,nsheadds.

"Whentheweatheristerrible,wecarpool（学生们将作为自信的青少年离开岛上学校，

在家里过有环保意识的生活。“回家后，我全身心投入到可持续发展相关的项目中。"Anna

说，她是2020年春季入学的学生。Anna和她的朋友使用布餐巾和可重复使用的吸管。“我们

通常步行和骑自行车，”她补充说。“天气不好的时候，我们拼车。“）”可推断，读埃留特

拉岛学校让Anna改变了习惯，变得更可持续。故选B。

D

Frombirdstobeesandwolvestofrogs,animalsusenumberstohunt,findamate,

returntotheirhome,andmore-andresearchersbeIievethatthisabilitytoprocess

andrepresentnumbers,knownasnumericaI（数字的）competence,infIuencesananimaTs

chanceofsurvival.

InareviewpubIishedinthejournaITrendsinEcoIogyandEvoIution,AndreasNieder,

aneurobioIogistattheUniversityofTuebingen,Germany,suggeststhecapabiIityto

differentiatenumbershastohaveastrongsurvivaIbenefitandreproduction（繁殖）

benefit.

Honeybees,forinstance,canrememberthenumberofIandmarkstheypasswhen

searchingforfoodinordertofindtheirwaybacktothehive（蜂房）.AIso,forexampe,

malefrogssing“advertisement“callstoattractfemaIes.ThefemaIes,Iistening

forthecomplexityoftheircalIs,choosethemalethatsingsthemostcalls.

ThiscanaIsobeseeninanimalschoosingalargeramountoffoodoverasmaII

amountorinanimalsforminghuntinggroups.WolvesaremoreIikeIytohunt

successfullyiftheyhavetherightnumberofwolvesintheirpackforthesizeof

theirprey（猎物）：withpreyIikedeer,onlyaroundsixtoeightwoIvesareneeded,

whilehuntingwiIdoxrequiresapackofninetothirteen.TheirpreyaIsousethis

concepttoprotectthemseIvesfromwolves-deertendtoIiveinsmaIIerherds,which

rarelyhaveencounterswithwolves,orgatherinlargeherdstoreducethechanceof

anyindividuaIbecomingprey.

DespitethesemanyexamplesofnumericaIcompetenceinanimals,thissubjecthas

notgottenmanyfirst-handstudies."ManyofthesebehavioraIfindingsinthewiId

haveusuaIIybeencoIIectedasby-productsoraccidentalfindingsofotherresearch

questions,"saysNieder.Hearguesthatmoreresearchneedstobedonetofully

understandthenumericaIcompetence.

12.Howdoestheauthormainlydevelopthistext?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.BygivingexampIes.

13.WhatroledoesnumericaIcompetencepIayinwolves*hunting?

A.Itgivesthemmoreoptionstohunt.B.Ithelpsthemformhuntinggroups.

CItmakesthemdiscovermoreprey.D.Itoffersthemnewskillstohunt.

14.What'sNieder'sattitudetotheseinstancestoproveanimalshavenumericaI

competence?

A.Positive.B.Ambiguous.

C.DoubtfuI.D.Negative.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.AnimalsTaughttoDistinguishNumbers

B.AnimalsLearnedNumberstoSurvive

0TheSmartestAnimalsinHuntingandReproduction

D.Animals'NumericaIInteIIigenceAffectstheirSurvivaI

【答案】12.D13.B14.C15.D

【分析】这是一篇说明文，本文讲述研究表明，动物不仅具有理解数字的能力，而且这一能力

还对它们的生存有着巨大的影响。

【12题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段中“Honeybees,forinstance,canrememberthenumberof

landmarkstheypass...（例如，蜜蜂可以记住它们经过的地标的数量）"、"Also,forexample,

malefrogssing'advertisement'callstoattractfemales.（此外,例如，雄性青蛙通

过鸣叫来吸引雌性）”和第四段中“WolvesaremoreIikeIytohuntsuccessfullyifthey

havetherightnumberofwolvesintheirpackforthesizeoftheirprey（猎物）〔如

果狼群中的狼的数量与猎物的数量相匹配，它们就更有可能成功捕猎）”可知，文章中作者是

通过列举这些例子来说明的，故选D项。

【13题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段中“WolvesaremoreIikeIytohuntsuccessfuIIyiftheyhave

therightnumberofwolvesintheirpackforthesizeoftheirprey（猎物）:withprey

Iikedeer,onlyaroundsixtoeightwolvesareneeded,whilehuntingwiIdoxrequires

apackofninetothirteen."（如果狼群中狼的数量与猎物的数量大小相符，狼更有可能成

功捕食猎物，像鹿这样的猎物，只需要大约六到八只狼，而捕猎野牛则需要九到十三只狼。）

由此可知，数字能力在狼的狩猎中能帮助它们形成狩猎群体，故选B项。

【14题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中“'ManyofthesebehaviorsIfindingsinthewiIdhave

usuaIIybeencollectedasby-productsoraccidentaIfindingsofotherresearch

questions,'caysNieder.Hearguesthatmorerecearchneedstobedonetofully

understandthenumericalcompetence.（'许多在野外的行为发现通常是作为副产品或其他

研究问题的偶然发现收集的。'Nieder说。他认为需要做更多的研究来充分理解数字能力）”

可知，对于证明动物有数字能力的事例，Nieder持怀疑态度。故选C项。

【15题详解】

主旨大意题。本文第一段^researchersbeIievethatthisabiIitytoprocessandrepresent

numbers,knownasnumericaI（数字的）competence,infIuencesananimal5schanceof

survival.（研究人员认为，这种处理和表现数字的能力，称为数字能力，影响动物的生存机

会）”表明文章主旨，后文用例子证明此观点。故选D项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

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