江西省景德镇2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

江西省景德镇2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试

英语试卷

一、阅读理解

A

NationalNon-FictionNovemberistheperfecttimetopickupatruelifesiory.Herecomea

seriesofillustratedbiographies（带插图的传记）,whichsurelygiveyouagoodtry.

TheFossilHunterwrittenandillustratedbyKateWinter

DiscoverpioneeringfossilhunterMaryAnning,whooncesearchedthecliffsandseashores

forrocksandshells.Herworkmadethewayforsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesabout

dinosaurs.LotsofillustrationsbringAnning'sinterestingstorytolife.

WalterTulVsScrapbookwrittenandillustratedbyMichaelaMorgan

Thisaward-winningbookispresentedasascrapbook（剪贴簿）withphotos,documentsand

recordstotellthelifestoryofWalterTull-oneofthefirstblackBritishprofessionalfootballplayers

andoneofthefirstblackofficersintheBritishArmy.FollowTullfromhischildhood,throughhis

footballyears,tohisdeathintheFirstWorldWar.

NinawrittenbyTraciN.ToddandillustratedbyChristianRobinson

MeetEunice,whosangbeforeshecouldtalk,andjourneywithherfromthepianochairof

herchildhoodtothehugeconcerthallswheresheperformedasNinaSimone.Thisbeautiful

biographytellsthestoryofagiftedmusicianandactivist.

CountingonKatherinewrittenbyHclaincBeckerandillustratedbyDowPhumiruk

Asachild,KatherineJohnsonlovedtocount,includingherstepsalongthestreetandthe

numberofdishesshewashedinthesink.ShewentontoworkasamathematicianatNASA,helping

tomakeimpressivespacemissionspossible.

1.Whichbookwouldbepickedupbyasports-lover?

A.NinaB.TheFossilHunter

C.CountingonKatherineD.WalterTullsScrapbook

2.WhatdoTheFossilHunterandNinahaveincommon?

A.Theydescribescenesinthefuture.

B.Theyrecordaperson'sreallifestory.

C.Theyintroducetheauthor'sexperience.

D.Theyarewrittenandillustratedbythesameperson.

3.Wheremaythetextbefound?

A.Anovel.B.Amagazine.C.Aguidebook.D.Atravelbrochure.

【答案】l.D2.B3.B

【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了四本记录真实人物经历的带插画的书。

【1题详析】

推理判断题。由文章WalterTulTsScrapbook部分中“Thisaward-winningbookispresentedasa

scrapbookwithphotos,docjmentsandrecordstotellthelifestoryofWallerTull-oneofthefirst

blackBritishprofessionalfootballplayers（这本获奖的书以剪贴簿的形式呈现，里面有照片、

文件和记录，讲述了英国第一批黑人职业足球运动员之一沃尔特:•图尔的生活故事）“可知，体

育爱好者会喜欢WalterTull'sScrapbooko故本题诜D。

【2题详析】

推理判断题。由文章第一段“NationalNon-FictionNovemberistheperfecttimetopickupatrue

lifestory（lI月是阅读真实生活故事的最佳时机）”和TheFossilHunter部分中“Discover

pioneeringfossilhunterMaryAnning,whooncesearchedthecliffsandseashoresfbrrocksand

shells.（探索化石猎人先驱玛丽・安宁，她曾在悬崖和海岸寻找岩石和贝壳。）“可知，这本书讲

的是MaryAiming的故事；Nina部分中“MeetEunice,whosangbeforeshecouldtalk,andjourney

withherfromthepianochairofherchildhoodto（hehugeconcerthallswheresheperformedas

NinaSimone.（让我们来认识一下还不会说话就会唱歌的尤妮斯，带着她从童年时坐在钢琴

椅上，一路走到她扮演NmaSimone的巨大音乐厅。厂可知，这本书讲的是Eunice的故事。

这两本书都记录了真实的人物经历，故本题选B。

【3题详析】

推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是笫段“N判onalNon-FictionNuvenibeiistheperfecttimelu

pickupatruelifestory.Herecomeaseriesofillustratedbiographies（带插I知的传1己），whichsurely

giveyouagood（11月是阅读真实生活故事的最佳时机。这里有一系列插图传记，一定会

给你一个很好的尝试。）“可知，本文介绍了四本带插画的传记，最有可能出现在杂志上，故

本题选Bo

B

AdroppedbagofchipsdisturbedacaveecosysteminCarlsbadCavernsNationalPark,New

Mexico.Thiscaveisalmostcutofffromtheoutsideworld,sointroducinganythingforeigncanbe

harmful.44Thingsinthedairpcavegetwetquickly,saysparkguideAshley.Thesnackattractstiny

organisms,causingunwantedgrowth.Soon,smallanimalslikecricketsandspiderscametoeat,

spreadingthepollution.Rangersfoundthebagwithinhours."ButChatcanbeallittakesJsays

Ashley.'Tmsuresomecricketsgotabitofthesnack.”

Over5（M）millionpeoplevisitAmericanpubliclandseachyear,creatingmanychancestoharm

wildplaces.<4Whenyoulookatthenumbers,it'sincredible,saysWatts,headoftheLeaveNo

TraceCenterinColorado,anorganizationaimedatminimizinghumanimpactonnature.

Foodwastetakesalongtimetobreakdown,especiallyincertainareas.44Ittakesmuchlonger

foranapplecoretorotinadesertthaninaforest/'saysBlye,ateacherattheUniversityofUtah.

Leavingwasteintroducesanimalstoanunnaturaldietandchangestheirbehaviorwithsometimes

disastrousresults.Bearswhotastegarbageandbecomeathreattohumansmayhavetobeputdown.

“Bearscangetusedtounnaturalfoodinthreeweeks,“saysWatts."Everyonelosesinthiscase.”

Biologicalwasteisalsoproblematic.Dogwastebringsnewbacteriainto（heecosystemand

scaresawaydeer.Meanwhile,humanwasteandtoiletpaperintroducesdangerousbacteriainto

watersources.

Innationalparks,trails（小路）aredesignedtoavoidsensitiveareas.Steppingoffthetrail,even

foraquickphoto,canscarewildlifeaway.Impactsfrommanyvisitorsresultinlong-termdamage

tonatureandwildlife.Butpeopledon,tthinkofthatwhentheyseetheperfectphotoopportunity.

44It'sjustsuchahardthingtoresist,“saysBlye.Therisktosensitiveecosystemsisn'tobvious."It's

easytothink,oh,there'swildHowersoverthere.Ishouldn'tsteponthat,“saysBlye,butthesetiny

ecosystemsfullofmicroscopicorganismsessentialtodesertlifeprovidemanybenefits,including

reducingtheriskoferosion（侵蚀）andhelpingabsorbrainfall,andcanlakehundredsofyearsto

returnloitsoriginalstale.

4.WhatdocsAshleymeanby“Butthatcanbeallittakes."?

A.Therangers'workisefficient.B.Thedamagehasbeendone.

C.Thecleanuptakesalongtime.D.Thepollutionhasspreadwidely.

5.Whatisaresultofforeignwasteinpubliclands?

A.Ashiftinanimalbehavior.B.Ashortageoffoodsupplies.

C.Adeclineinbacterialspecies.D.Anincreaseinregionalconflicts.

【6题详析】

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“"It'sjustsuchahardthingtoresist,4tsaysBlye.Theriskto

sensitiveecosystemsisn'tobvious."It'seasytothink,oh,there'swildflowersoverthere.Ishouldn't

steponthat,“saysBlyc,butthesetinyecosystemsfullofmicroscopicorganismsessentialtodesert

lifeprovidemanybenefits,includingreducingtheriskoferosion（侵蚀）andhelpingabsorbrainfall,

andcantakehundredsofyearstoreturntoitsoriginalstate.]“这真的很难抗拒,”Blye说。对敏

感生态系统造成的风险并不明显。“很容易想到，哦，那边有野花。我不应该踩到它们，"Blye

说，但这些充满了对沙漠生命至关重要的微生物的微小生态系统有很多益处，包括降低侵蚀

风险和帮助吸收降雨，而且可能需要数百年才能恢复到原来的状态。户可知，Blye说人们看

到拍照机会很难抗拒，对敏感生态系统的风险并不明显。人们很容易想到那边有野花不应该

踩到，但这些对沙漠生命至关重要的微小生态系统有很多益处，而且需要数百年才能恢复到

原来的状态。所以作者在第五段樨到野花是为了表明我们对大自然敏感性的无意识。故诜D。

【7题详析】

推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章开篇以一袋薯片抗乱洞穴生态系统为例，接着讲述了

食物垃圾、生物垃圾等人类在公共土地上留下的废弃物史生态系统的危害，如改变动物行为、

引入有害细菌等，还提到游客踏出小径拍照等行为对自然和野生动物造成长期损害，强调了

人类活动对自然环境的不良影响。所以文章传达的是我们应该在野外不留下痕迹。故选B。

C

In（heriskyworldofnucleararmscontrol,PrincetonstudentLepowskyisexploringhowrobots

canmakeinspectionsmoreaccurateandacceptabletohostnationsworriedaboutinvasive（侵入的）

traditionalmethods.Hislatestresearchhasledtoarobotperforminginspectionswithoutsaving

sensitiveinformation.

“Thehostnationlikelywon'twantahumaninspectorpokingtheirnosearound,said

Lepowsky."Butevenarobothasmemoryandsensorsacquiringdata.,'Thegoalistohavehigh-

confidenceinspectionswithouttherobotsavingintnnnation.Forexample,therobotwouldnotsave

radiationmeasurementsorcreatefloorplansofsensitiveareas.

Thenewprototype（样机）isbuiltonaniRobotCreate3platform,aneducationalrobot.Robots

offeradvantagesoverhumaninspectors:（heycantoleratehigherradiationlevels,aremore

consistent,andcanbecheaper.Theyalsocanbeprogrammedtogeneratetrust,suchasnotusing

camerastoavoidseeingunwanteddetails.TheideafortherobotstartedwithLepowsky,sadviser,

Glaser,whowascuriousaboutcreatinga4tfbrgetfulrobot"thatcouldperformhighlyaccurate

nucleararmsinspectionsbutforgeteverythingafterward.Thisledtoanevenmoreinterestingidea:

“Ratherthanforgetting,weTcnotevenrememberinginthefirstplace,“Lepowskysaid.Hebelieves

thisfeaturecanreassurehostsconcernedaboutprivacy.

Lepowskylikestheinterdisciplinarynatureofhiswork-drawingonbothhisroboticsand

policyexpertise—andhelikesthatitrequiresabreadthofknowledge,notjustdepth.Hevalues

（hathisresearchisgroundedinreal-lifeapplicationsforglobalsecurityandnuclearnonproliferation

（防扩散）.

Predictingwhentherobotmightbeusedinthefieldisdifficult."It'seasytosay,today,it'snot

veryrealistic,butyouhavetobereadyfbrifandwhenitbecomespossible,MsaidLepowsky.

Researchintothisproblemisveryactive.Becausearmscontrolischanging,thespecificobjectives

offutureagreementsarchardtopredict.4tButwccanhopetheywillbepositive,and\vcneedtobe

ready,technically.”

8.InwhichaspectisLepowsky'srobotdifferentfromhumaninspectors?

A.Datasecurity.

B.Memorycapacity.

C.Socialacceptance.

D.Userfriendliness.

9.Whatissaidabouttherobotinparagraph3?

A.Itsaccuratesystem.B.Itsprivacyrisks.

C.Itsdesignmechanism.D.Itsoperationalproblems.

10.WhatdoesLepowskylikeabouthiswork?

A.Scientificresearchdata.B.Real-timetechnicalcooperation.

C.Iii-dcpliiIhcorclicalstudies.D.Integratedknowledgeacrossfields.

11.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Princeton's“Forgetful”RobotsinGlobalSecurity

B.No-MemoryRobots:TheFutureofNuclearChecks?

C.NuclearArmsControl:RobotsorHumanInspectors?

D.Lepowsky's"Curious"RobotsfbrRadiationDetection

【答案】8.A9.C10.D11.B

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了普林斯顿大学的学生Lepowsky在核军备

控制领域的研究，特别是他关于如何利用机器人进行更准确且为主办国所接受的核查工作的

探索。

【8题详析】

推理判断题。根据文章第二段“"Thehostnationlikelywor/twantahumaninspectorpokingtheir

nosearound,“saidLepowsky.44Butevenarobothasmemoryandsensorsacquiringdata."Thegoal

is（ohavehigh-confidenceinspectionswithouttherobotsavinginformation.Forexample,therobot

wouldnotsaveradiationmeasurementsorcreatefloorplansofsensitiveareas.（Lepowsky说：“东

道国很可能不希望人类核查员到处窥探。但即便是机器人也有会采集数据的内存和传感器。”

其目标是在机器人不保存信息的情况下进行高可信度的核查。例如，机器人不会保存辐射测

量数据，也不会绘制敏感区域的平面图。）“可知，东道国不希望人类核查员到处窥探，而

Lepowsky的机器人的目标显在不保存信息，如不保存辐射测后数据、不绘制敏感区域平面

图的情况下进行核查。所以Lepowsky的机器人与人类核查员在数据安全方面不同。故选A。

【9题详析】

主旨大意题。在文章第三段中，首先提到“Thenewprototype（样机）isbuiltonaniRobotCreate

3platform,aneducationalrobot.（这款新的样机是基于教育机器人iRobotCreate3平台制造

的。）”说明了机器人的样机是基于一个教育机器人平台搭建的。接着阐述“Robotsoffer

advantagesoverhumaninspectors:theycantoleratehigherradiationlevels,arcmoreconsistent,

andcanbecheaper.Theyalsocanbeprogrammedtogeneratetrust,suchasnotusingcamerasto

avoidseeingunwanteddetails4与人类核查员相比，机器人具有一些优势：它们能够承受更高

的辐射水平，工作更加稳定一致，而且成本可能更低。它们还可以通过编程来赢得信任，比

如不使用摄像头以避免拍摄到不必要的细节。）”介绍了机器人相较于人类核查员的优势，以

及为了赢得信任所采用的编程方式，比如不使用摄像头。还提到“Theideaforiherobolsiaried

withLepowsky'sadviser,Glaser,whuwascuriousaboutdealinga“fbrgclfulrobot''dialcould

performhighlyaccuratenucleararmsinspectionsbutforgeteverythingaftenvard.Thisledtoan

evenmoreinterestingidea:'Ratherthanforgetting,we'renotevenrememberinginthefirstplace,“

Lepowskysaid.Hebelievesthisfeaturecanreassurehostsconcernedaboutprivacy.（关于这款机

器人的想法最初来自Lepowsky的导师Glaser,他对制造一个能够进行高度精确的核武器核

查、但事后会忘掉一切的“健忘机器人”很感兴趣。这引出了一个更有意思的想法：“我们不

是让它事后忘掉，而是从一开始就不记录任何信息。"Lepowsky说。他认为这〜特点可以让

那些担心隐私问题的东道国放心。厂讲述了机器人设计理念的起源以及最终确定的“从一开

始就不记录信息''这一特色，这些都围绕着机器人的设计机制展开。所以关于笫三段中提到

的机器人，主要说的是它的设计机制。故选C。

【10题详析】

细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Lepowskylikestheinterdisciplinarynatureofhiswork—

drawingonbothhisroboticsandpolicyexpertise—andhelikesthatitrequiresabreadthof

knowledge,notjustdepth.Hevaluesthathisresearchisgroundedinreal-lifeapplicationsforglobal

securityandnuclearnonproliferation（防扩散）.（Lepowsky喜欢自己工作的跨学科性质既利

用了他在机器人技术方面的专业知识，也运用了他在政策方面的专长一而且他喜欢这份工

作需要广泛的知识，而不仅仅是深度的专'也知识。他很看重自己的研究是基于全球安全和核

不扩散的现实应用。）”可知，Lepowsky喜欢他工作的跨学科性质，即他的工作需要同时运用

到机器人技术和政策方面的专业知识，并巨仙声欢这份工作需要广步的知识，而不仅仅是深

度的专业知识。故选D。

【11题详析】

主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要围绕莱波夫斯基研发的不会保存敏感信息（即没

有记忆）的机器人展开，介绍了该机器人在核武器核查领域的研发背景、优势、设计机制等。

文中提到这种机器人能够在不保存信息的情况下进行高可信度的核查，解决了东道国对隐私

的担忧，并且探讨了虽然目前难以预测其在实际领域的应用时间，但针对该问题的研究很活

跃，未来可能在核核查中发挥作用。选项B“No-MemoryRobots:TheFutureofNuclear

Checks?（无记忆机器人：核核杳的未来？）”既突出了机器人“无记忆”的特点，又点明了其与

核核查的关系，并且以疑问的形式引发读者思考，符合文章主旨。故选B。

D

Inmychildhood,myparentswouldtakemetowatchgames.IlovedtheexcitementIwould

feciwhenwcwenttowatchtheseevents,especiallywhenthescoreswerecloseuntiltheveryend

ofthegame.MymeaningfulattemptatsportsbeganwithT-ballattheageofthree,progressedto

（hebasketballcourtatsix,andfinallyturnedintoafirmdevotiontothegameofbaseballfromthe

ageofeightonward.

OneofmymostmemorablemomentswasattheWorldSerieswhenIwaselevenandplayed

ontheTexasRattlers.TheJulyheatwasunbearable.Itwasthesemi-finalgame.Sweatingjkea

pig,weranintothedugoutforourlastat-bat（上场击球）;weweredownonerunnow.Iwasthe

secondhitlerandcaptainoftheteam,andIwasreadyforthismoment.Inthenextfewseconds,I

hadthechancetoshowmystrengthasahitterandmyabilitytobealeaderunderpressurebyhitting

ahomerun!Wecarriedtheday!

Astheteamcaptain,IrememberthetimeIhadtogiveaspeechtomyteambecausewehad

lostanimportantgame.1wasnervous,butIknewitwasmyresponsibilitytochccrmyteamup

whentheywerecastdown.Thisexperiencehasshapedmymind,makingmebecomemore

independent,soI'mobtainingtheabilitytotalklikealeaderinfrontofmyteamandagroup.Sports

getitthroughmyheadthatyoucan'twinateverythinginlifeallthetime.

Onandofthefield,Iammoreiron-willed,disciplined（遵守纪律的）andrespectful,anda

betterleader.Ihavehadsomanyawesomeexperiencesthroughspoils,whichhavetaughtmemuch

andpreparedmeforthefuture.ThememoriesofallthetripsanddiverseexperiencesIhavehad

willbewithmeforalifetime.

12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Heoftenswitchedsports.B.Hewasagiftedchildinsports.

C.Hehadabusychildhood.D.Hewasfondofsportsfromchildhood.

13.Howdidtheauthorfeelduringthesemi-finalattheWorldSeries?

A.Stressedandtired.B.Proudandconfident.

C.Unbearableanddown.D.Surprisedandenergetic.

14.Whatwastoughfortheauthoraccordingtoparagraph3?

A.Leadinghisteamtofacefailure.B.Givingaspeechbeforetheteam.

C.Improvinghisleadershipqualities.D.Overcominghisownnervousness.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.InterestingLifeofSportsB.LifeLessonsfromSports

C.DeepAffccliunfurSpoilsD.SpecialMunicnlsinSpurts

【答案】12.D13.B14.A15.B

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者通过体育运动获得的人生感悟。

【12题详析】

推理判断题。根据第一段"Inmychildhood,myparentswouldtakemetowatchgames.Iloved

theexcitementIwouldfeelwhenwewenttowatchtheseevents,especiallywhenthescoreswere

closeuntiltheveryendofthegame.MymeaningfulattemptatsportsbeganwithT-ballattlieage

ofthree,progressed（othebasketballcourtatsix,andfinallyturnedintoafirmdevotiontothegame

ofbaseballfromtheageofeightonward.（在我的童年时代，我的父母会带我去看比赛。我喜欢

当我们去看这些比赛时所感受到的兴奋，尤其是当比分在最后关头仍然不相上下的时候。我

三岁的时候，就开始有意义地尝试体育运动，从儿童棒球开始，六岁时开始打篮球，从八岁

开始，我就对棒球产生了浓厚的兴趣。）”可推知，作者自幼就喜爱体育运动。故选D。

【13题详析】

推理判断题。根据第二段中“OneofmymostmemorablemomentswasattheWorldScrieswhen

IwaselevenandplayedontheTexasRattlers.TheJulyheatwasunbearable.Ilwasthesemi-final

game.Sweatinglikeapig,weranintothedugoutforourIasiat-bal（上场击球）；weweredownone

runnow.Iwasthesecondhitterandcaptainoftheteam,andIwasreadyforthismoment.Inthe

nextfewseconds,Ihadthechancetoshowmystrengthasahitterandmyabilitytobealeader

underpressurebyhittingahomerun!Wecarriedtheday!（我最难忘的时刻之一，就是H—岁时

我代表德克萨斯响尾蛇队参加世界大赛的时候。七月的酷热让人难以忍受。那是一场半决赛。

我们像猪一样汗流泱背，冲进球员休息区进行最后一次击球；我们现在落后一分。我是队里

的第二击球手和队长，我已经为这个时刻做好了准备。在接下来的几秒钟里，我有机会通过

打出全垒打来展示我作为击球手的力量和在压力下作为领袖的能力！我们赢得了那天的比

赛！）”可知，在作者难忘的一场半决赛中，在球队落后一分的情况下，他打出了本垒打，展

示了他作为击球员的实力及球队队长的抗压能力，让球队赢得了比赛”通过这些描述，我们

可以推断出，作者应是为此感到骄傲自豪的和自信的。改选B。

【14题详析】

推理判断题。根据第三段“Astheteamcaptain,IrememberthetimeIhadtogiveaspeechlomy

teambecausewehadlostanimportantgame.Iwasnervous,butIknewitwasmyresponsibilityto

cheermyteamupwhentheywerecastdown.Thisexperiencehasshapedmymind,makingme

becomeinureindcpuiidciil,乂）I'mublainingihcabilitylutalklikealeaderinfiunlufniyIcaniand

agroup.Sportsgetitthroughmyheadthatyoucan'twinateverythinginlifeallthetime.（作为队

长，我记得有一次我不得不给我的球队演讲，因为我们输掉了一场重要的比赛。我很紧张，

但我知道，当我的团队情绪低落时，我有责任让他们振作起来。这段经历塑造了我的思想，

让我变得更加独立，所以我获得了在团队和团队面前像领导者一样说话的能力。体育运动让

我明白，你不可能一直在生活中赢得一切。）“可知，作者认为困难的事是带领球队勇敢面对

失败。故选A。

【15题详析】

主旨大意题。文章第一段介绍了作者从小就喜爱体育运动；第二段讲的是作者体育运动中的

高光时刻；第三段讲的是体育运动教会作者接受失败；最后一段总结了体育运动教给作者很

多东西，且这些经历和记忆将陪伴作者•生。由此可知，这篇文章主要讲述了作者通过体育

运动获得的人生感悟，所以B项“LifeLessonsfromSports（体育带给我们的人生感悟）”是本

文最好的标题。故选B.

七选五

Thelessyouspend,themoreyousave.Itsoundssimpleintheory,butinpractice,it'smuch

morecomplicated.Spendingisbuiltintoourdailyhabits,whichsometimescangetusaddictedto

buyingstuff.16It'skindoflikeacrashdiet,butinagoodway!

17

Despitethename,ano-spendchallengedoesn'tmeanyousitonyourhandsandspendno

moneywhatsoever.Afterall,youdon'twanttofallbehindonyourbills,andtherearesome

necessitiesyousimplycan'tdowithout.Thebasicpremise（前提）ofano-spendchallengeis:ocut

outnon-essentialspendingforacertainamountoftime.Itcouldbeforaweek,amonthorevenan

entireyear.

Whatcanyouspendmoneyonduringano-spendchallenge?

Ifyouneedtopurchasesomethingduringyourno-spendchallenge,itshouldbesomething

that'snecessaryandyouabsolutelycan'tdowithout.Sogroceries,yes.Candybarinthecheckout

line,no.Also,nonewiPhone,evenifyou'vebeendreamingaboutanupgrade.Nonewshoes,even

ifthey'reonahugesale.Thisisnotthetimetomakeexcusestobuystuffyoudon'treallyneed.

18Thegoalofthischallengeisn'ttomakelifeharderonyourselfbycuttingoutspending

onessentialexpenses.

Thefinancialbenefitsofano-spendchallenge

19Youcanusetheextramoneyyounormallywouldhavespenttobuildupyour

emergencyfund.Oryoumightwanttoput（hemoneytowardotherfinancialgoals,likesavingfor

anewcaroranupcomingvacation.Whileno-spendchallengesaredesigned（obetemporary,you

canalwaysextendyourchallenge.20

A.Decideacceptablepurchases.

B.Whatisano-spendchallenge?

C.Thereshouldbenoquick-fixapproach.

D.Whenwillyoustartyourno-spendchallenge?

E.Whynottreatitasmoreofalifestylechange?

F.Sometimesthebestwayistogoonaspendingfreeze.

G.Ano-spendchallengecanbeaboosttoyourfinancialsituation.

【答案】16.F17.B18.A19.G20.E

【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何通过不花钱的挑战来省钱。

【16题详析】

根据上文“Thelessyouspend,themoreyousave.Itsoundssimpleintheory,butinpractice,it's

muchmorecomplicated.Spendingisbuiltintoourdailyhabits,whichsometimescangetus

addictedtobuyingstuff.（你花的越少，存的就越多。理论上听起来很简单，但实际上要笈杂得

多。花钱星我们的口常习愣，有时会让我们沉迷于购买东西）''以及下文"t'skindoflikeacrash

diet,butinagoodway!（这有点像速成减肥法,不过是以一种好的方式！）”可知,上文提到了

存钱实际上复杂得多，因为花钱是习惯，推测本句主要说明了省钱的另一种方式，故F选项

“有时候最好的办法是冻结开支''符合语境，故选F。

【17题详析】

根据本段内容“Despite（hename,ano-spendchallengedoesn'tmeanyousitonyourhandsand

spendnomoneywhatsoever.Afterall,youdon'twanttofallbehindonyourbills,andtherearc

somenecessitiesyousimplycan'tdowithout.Thebasicpremise（前提）ofano-spendchallengeis

tocutoutnon-essentialspendingforacertainamountoftime.Itcouldbeforaweek,amonthor

evenanentireyear.（尽管名字叫“不花钱挑战”，但这并不意味着你坐在那里不花钱。毕竟，你

不想在账单上落后，而且有些必需品是你不能没有的。不花钱挑战的基本前提是在一定时间

内减少不必要的支出。可能是一个星期，一个月，甚至一整年）”可知，本段主要解释了什么

是“不花钱挑战"，即“不花钱挑战”的定义。故B选项“什么是不花钱的挑战？”符合语境，故

选B。

【18题详析】

根据上文“Ifyouneedtopurchasesomethingduringyourno-spendchallenge,itshouldbe

somethingthat'snecessaryandyouabsolutelycan'tdowithout.Sogroceries,yes.Candybarinthe

checkoutline,no,Also,nonewiPhone,evenifyou'vebeendreamingaboutanupgrade.Nonew

shoes,evenifthey'reonahugesale.Ihisisnotthetimetomakeexcusestobuystuffyoudon't

rcallynecd.（如果你在“零消费挑战”中需要购买某些东西，那就必须是你必须购买的东西。所

以食品杂货，是的。在收银台排队时候买糖果，不行。而且，没有新iPhone,即使你一直梦

想着升级。不买新鞋，即使它们在大减价。这不是找借口买你不需要的东西的时候）”以及下

文“Thegoalofthischallengeisn'ttomakelifeharderonyourselfbycuttingoutspendingon

essentialexpenses.（这个挑战的目标不是通过削减基本开支来让自己的生活变得更艰难）''可

知，上文主要说明了基本的开支是可以接受的，但是额外的开支不可以，故A选项“决定可

接受的采购“符合语境，故选A。

【19题详析】

根据下文“Youcanusetheextramoneyyounormallywouldhavespenttobuildupyouremergency

fund.（你可以用平时会花的额外的钱来建立应急基金）”可知，下文提到了节约下来的钱可以

建立应急基金，推测不花钱挑战带来的经济状况的改善，故G选项“不花钱的挑战可以促进

你的财务状况。‘'符合语境，故诜G。

【20题详析】

根据上文“Whileno-spcndchallengesarcdesignedtobetemporary,youcanalwaysextendyour

challenge^虽然不花钱的挑战是暂时的，但你可以扩展挑战）”可知，上文说明了不花钱挑战

的好处，本句为本段最后一句，推测是建议采取这种生活方式，来进行省钱。故E选项“为

什么不把它看作是生活方式的改变呢？“符合语境，故选E。

三、完形填空

WhenIwas24,ImovedtoAmerica,11,（）（X）kilometersawayfrommyhomeland.Thiswas

21.especiallyfittingintoanunfamiliarenvironmert.Workingfromhomeincreasedmy

22.asIwascutofffromsocialinteractions.However,sen-ingasavolunteeratalocalanimal

shelter23everything.

Uponarrivingattheshelter,Iwas24toasmall,greyandwhitecatnamedLuna

immediately.Foundabandonedandterrifiedofhumans.Luna25inthecorner,shaking.Her

lonelygreeneyesseemedto26myownsenseofdisplacementinthisforeignland.Mytask

wastoslowlygainLuna's27andhelpheradjust,whichfeltsimilartomyeffortsto

28（hisnewplace.

Asdaysturnedintoweeks,LunaandIdevelopeda29.Theprocessoffeedingher,

speakingsoftly,andthe30requiredtolookafterhermadethislittlecreaturegradually

openherhearttome.Her31,encouragedmetostepoutside,makenewfriends,and

becomepartofthecommunity.

Mytimeattheshelterprovidedavaluable32intosettlingdowninanewcountry.It

isaninspiringexperienceof33gapsoflanguageandcultureandajourneyofpersonal

growth.Fromit,Irealizedthevalueoftime,love,anda(n)34heartinformingmeaningful

relationships.Thisjourneyaidedmeinfindingasenseof35inanunfamiliarland.

21.A.toughB.dangerousC.excitingD.rewarding

22.A.happinessB.interestC.lonelinessD.guilt

23.A.upsetB.costC.challengedD.changed

24.A.drawnB.comparedC.drivenD.devoted

25.A.playedB.hidC.sleptD.relaxed

26.A.rejectB.controlC.coverD.mirror

27.A.praiseB.sympathyC.forgivenessD.trust

28.A.escapefromB.adapttoC.getaroundD.searchfor

29.A.bondB.planC.habitD.skill

30.A.guidanceB.independenceC.confidenceD.patience

31.A.courageB.acceptanceC.assistanceD.curiosity

32.A.innovationB.insightC.investigationD.investment

33.A.leavingB.wideningC.bridgingD.creating

34.A.openB.simpleC.strongD.innocent

35.A.responsibilityB.securityC.belongingD.freedom

【答案】21.A22.C23.D24.A25.B26.D27.D28.B29.A

30.D31.B32.B33.C34.A35.C

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者身在异国他乡，感到格格不入，后来作者

在当地家动物收容所做志愿者，作者在这里照顾只名叫Lunu的猫的经历让作者发生了

改变，找到了归属感。

(21题详析】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这很艰难，尤其是在一个陌生的环境中适应。A.tough艰难的；

B.dangerous危险的:C.exciting令人兴奋的;D.rewarding值得做的。根据空后的“especially

fillingintoanunfamiliarenvironment'可知，作者难以融入陌生的环境中。故选A。

【22题详析】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在家工作增加了我的孤独感，因为我被切断了与社交的联系。A.

happiness幸福；B.interesi兴趣；C.loneliness寂寞；D.guilt愧疚。根据空后的“asIwascul

offfromsocialinieractions”可知，作者在家工作，无法与外界交流，所以感到孤独。故选C。

【23题详析】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，在当地动物收容所当志愿者改变了一切。A.upset使烦恼，

打乱；B.cost需付费；C.challenged向...挑战；D.changed改变。根据However前后的语

境可知，作者在收容所当志愿者之前感觉难以融入和孤独,但来到收容所后作者发生了改变。

故选D。

【24题详析】

考查动词词义辨析・。句意：到达收容所后，我立刻被一只灰白色的小猫Luna吸引住了。A.

drawn吸引；B.compared比较：C.driven驾驶,驱使：D.devoted献身,致力。根据空后的

“toasmall,greyandwhitecatnamedLunaimmediately”可知，作者被这只名叫Luna的猫吸引

了。故选Ao

【25题详析】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luna被遗弃，害怕人类