2023屆湖北省高三3月第二次適應性英語模擬測試試題（ 含答案解析 ）

第1頁/共1頁湖北省2023屆高三三月第二次適應性模擬測試英語試題(全卷滿分150分,考試用時120分鐘)注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?A.Anewspaper.B.Anadvertisement.C.Ajob.2.How’stheweatherattheweekend?A.Fine.B.Rainy.C.Terrible.3.WhyaresomanyAfricansstudyinginChina?A.Tolearnskills.B.Tomakemoney.C.TospreadAfricancultures.4.Whatisthemanprobablydoingnow?A.Givingalecture.B.Refusingarequest.C.Havingameeting.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthesubway.B.Inthedowntownarea.C.Onthemainhighway.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘，聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.HowdoesthemanfindtheRussianrestaurant?A.Itistooexpensive.B.Itisnoteasytoreach.C.Themenuistooold.7.Whydoesthemanprefertoeatathome?A.He’ssick.B.He’sagoodcook.C.Hecan’tstandeatingout.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whatisthegoodnewsthewomanhasgot?A.Theyreceivedthefirstshipment.B.Theircompanywillbeonthemarket.C.Theirdealhasbeenapproved.9.Whywouldthewomansetupameeting?A.Toarrangethetaskforthenextweek.B.Todiscussthemarketingplan.C.Tomeetsomeadcompanies.10.Whichwayofadvertisingwillthewomanprobablychoose?A.TV.B.Radio.C.Brochures.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。11.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Thetimespentonlineatwork.B.TheuseoftheInternetforwork.C.Theeffectoftimemanagementonline.12.WhydocsthemansurftheInternetatwork?A.Tokilltime.B.Tohelphimrelax.C.Totalkwithfriends.13.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?A.Spendlittletimechattingonline.B.GoonFacebookeveryday.C.TrytobemorecreativebybrowsingtheWeb.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。14.Whenwastheman’sflightscheduledtotakeoff?A.At7a.m.B.At9a.m.C.At11:30p.m.15.Whatdidthemandoafterhemissedthebus?A.Hegottotheairportbytaxi.B.Hestayedinacafeforthenight.C.Hewentbacktothecitybysubway.16.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Themanmissedhisflight.B.Themanchangedhisflight.C.Themanwastooearlyforhisflight.17.Whatdocsthewomanthinkoftheman’strip?A.Exciting.B.Tiring.C.Adventurous.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。18.WhatcanvisitorsdoatScienceWorld?A.Doexperiments.B.Experiencespacetravel.C.Haveatalkwithscientists.19.Whencanvisitorshearatalkaboutspacetravel?A.NextMonday.B.NextWednesday.C.NextSaturday.20.Whatisnextmonth’sshowabout?A.Views.B.Parties.C.Computers.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AFormanyforeigners,findingnewfriendscancasetheoftenoverwhelmingtaskofadjustingtoanewlifeabroad.Thefollowingcountriescandefinitelyfeelmorewelcomingthanothers.UgandaThisEastAfricancountryreceivedthehighestmarksforfriendliness.AccordingtotheInterNationsreport,57%offoreignersinUgandagave‘generalfriendliness’thebestpossiblerating(theglobalaveragewas26%).Notonlythat,notasinglerespondentrankedthisfactornegatively.Ugandaisn’twithoutitsproblems,however,includingtheoccasionalpowerfailure,andpollutionfromoldcars.CostaRicaTheCentralAmericancountryrankshighacrossallfactorswhenitcomestohoweasilyforeignersfitin.Almostnineoutof10foreigners(89%)arepleasedwiththegeneralfriendlinessofthepopulation,andeightoutof10(79%)feelathome,accordingtothesurvey.“IfyoumakeanefforttounderstandandeagerlyaccepttheCostaRicanculture,youareverymuchwelcomedwithopenarmsandconsideredafriend.”ColombiaThisSouthAmericanhotspotfeelslikehomefast,accordingtomanyforeigners.“TheColombianpeopleareeagertoshowtheircountryinapositivelightandareveryreceptiveandhospitabletowardsnewcomers,”saidAnne.Colombiaisoneofthecountriesintheworldwiththelowestpercentageofforeign-bornresidents.OmanAsoneofthesunniestcountriesintheworld,Omanalsohasfriendlyresidentswhoreflectthewarmclimate.Awelcomingculturerootedinfaithalsoleadstoanopennesswithnewcomers.WhilethecostoflivinginOmanisgrowingmoreexpensive,itwasrecentlyrankedbyMercerasoneofthemoreaffordableplacestoliveintheMiddleEast.1.Whichofthefourcountrieshasitsenvironmentaldisadvantage?A.Uganda. B.CostaRica. C.Colombia. D.Oman.2.HowcanyouberegardedasafriendwhileinCostaRica?A.Byspeakinghighlyofthelocals’friendliness.B.Byshowingyourcountryinapositivelight.C.Byopeningyourarmswhenyoumeetthelocals.D.Bytalkingwiththelocalsintheirlanguage.3.WhatisuniquetoColombiacomparedwiththeotherthreecountries?A.Thegeneralfriendlinessofthelocalpeople.B.Thehighlivingexpensesofthelocalpeople.C.Thelowpercentageofforeign-bornresidents.D.Thegoodeducationofforeign-bornresidents.【答案】1.A2.D3.C【解析】【導語】本文是一篇應用文。文章介紹了世界上4個對外賓友好、適合去旅游的國家：Uganda烏干達、CostaRica哥斯達黎加、Colombia哥倫比亞和阿曼Oman?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一二段“Ugandaisn’twithoutitsproblems,however,includingtheoccasionalpowerfailure,andpollutionfromoldcars.(然而，烏干達也不是沒有問題，包括偶爾的停電和舊汽車造成的污染)”可知，烏干達有環(huán)境污染的問題。故選A?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第四段“IfyoumakeanefforttounderstandandeagerlyaccepttheCostaRicanculture,youareverymuchwelcomedwithopenarmsandconsideredafriend.(如果你努力理解并熱切地接受哥斯達黎加文化，你會受到熱烈歡迎，被視為朋友)”可知，在哥斯達黎加努力接受并理解當?shù)匚幕?，會受到朋友歡迎。故選D?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第六段“Colombiaisoneofthecountriesintheworldwiththelowestpercentageofforeign-bornresidents.(哥倫比亞是世界上外國出生居民比例最低的國家之一)”，可知，在外國居民的出生率上，哥倫比亞最低，與其他國家不同。故選C。BDuringmyfirstyearincollege.Ididn’tspeakeventhoughIwasinaprogramcalledtheGreatConversation.Iwastooafraidofsayingsomethingwrong.ItookaclassfromBarbaraasasecondyearstudent.MymindwassplitopenbythequalityofBarbara’squestions.Ifinallyhadsomethingtosayandtheenergytosayit.IwasafrequentvisitorduringBarbara’sofficehours.Inmyjunioryear,Barbaraannouncedthebirthofherdaughter.Maggie.ThattimeIstillknewlittleaboutherlife.Duringmysenioryear,whenBarbarawasmyessayadviser,IbecameMaggie’sbabysitter.Shehadtoleavetoteachherclass.IsangMaggielullabies(搖籃曲),fedhertinycheesecubes,andgaveherhotmilk.Andalsointhesameyear,withBarbara’shelp,Ifinishedmyessaysuccessfullyandgraduatedasanoutstandingstudent.Duringthesixyearsaftergraduation,IvisitedBarbaraandherhusbandoften.Ourrelationshipgraduallydeepened,butIwasalwaysconsciousofateacher-studentrelationship.ItwasanothertwoyearslaterthatthischangedfundamentallywhenIbecameaparentandhadmysonin2010,andBarbarawasoneofthefirsttocongratulateme.When,ninemonthslater,mychildwasdiagnosedwithTay-Sachsdisease,aseriousandrareillness,shesentmealetterhandwrittenonawhitelegalpad(信箋薄).Forthenexttwoandahalfyears,Barbarawrotemeregular,sometimesweekly,remarkablelettersthatarerevealing,loving,andkind.WhenIbeganwritingaboutmysoninaverypublicblogformat,Barbararespondedtoeachpost.Throughourback-and-forths,IbegantorealizethatIhadn’treallyknownheratall—notuntilnow,assherevealedmoreaboutherselfthansheeverhad.Alittleoverayearago,shewrote,“I’msendingyoulotsofloveandpositivethoughts.Hopeyoufeelit.”Idid,andIdo.Yes,wehaddecadesofsharedhistorybehindus,butnowwehadgottentoknowandloveeachotheraswomen,mothersandequals.4.Whydidn’ttheauthorspeakintheprogramtheGreatConversation?A.Sheactuallyhadnothingtosaytoherteacher.B.ShehadnoopportunitytospeakinBarbara’sclass.C.Shefearedmakingsomemistakes.D.Shewastooproudtosaysomething.5.Whendidtheauthorbecomeherteacher’sbabysitter?A.Whenshewasacollegefreshman. B.Whenshewasafourth-yearcollegestudent.C.Whenshewasathird-yearcollegestudent. D.Whenshewasapostgraduate.6.HowmanyyearshadtheauthorknownherteacherBarbarawhenshehadherownson?A.Nine. B.Eleven. C.Twelve. D.Fourteen.7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBarbara?A.Thoughtfulandpositive. B.Outgoingandcreative.C.Easygoingandambitious. D.Dutifulandhumorous.【答案】4.C5.B6.B7.A【解析】【導語】這是一篇記敘文。作者回憶了自己與大學導師芭芭拉之間的情感加深的歷程，同時表達了對老師的感激之情?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段中“Ididn’tspeakeventhoughIwasinaprogramcalledtheGreatConversation.Iwastooafraidofsayingsomethingwrong.(即使我在一個叫做“偉大對話”的節(jié)目中，我也沒有說話。我太害怕說錯話了。)”可知，作者因為害怕說錯話，所以不敢在節(jié)目里說話。故選C項。5題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段第三句“Duringmysenioryear,whenBarbarawasmyessayadviser,IbecameMaggie’sbabysitter.(在我大四時候，芭芭拉是我的論文導師，我就成了瑪吉的保姆。)”可知，時間是在作者大四時，作者成了她老師的保姆。故選B項?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中“ItookaclassfromBarbaraasasecondyearstudent.(二年級時，我上了芭芭拉的一門課。)”第三段中“Duringmysenioryear,whenBarbarawasmyessayadviser,IbecameMaggie’sbabysitter.(在我大四的時候，芭芭拉是我的論文導師，我就成了瑪吉的保姆。)”第四段“Duringthesixyearsaftergraduation,IvisitedBarbaraandherhusbandoften.(畢業(yè)后的六年里，我經常拜訪芭芭拉和她的丈夫。)”以及第五段“ItwasanothertwoyearslaterthatthischangedfundamentallywhenIbecameaparentandhadmysonin2010,andBarbarawasoneofthefirsttocongratulateme.(兩年后，當我在2010年為人父母并生下兒子時，情況發(fā)生了根本性的變化，芭芭拉是第一個向我表示祝賀的人之一。)”可知，作者是在大二時開始上芭芭拉的課，作者大四時完成論文，她的論文導師是芭芭拉，作者在畢業(yè)后6年還經常和芭芭拉夫婦聯(lián)系，又過了2年后，她有了自己的孩子。因此，當作者有自己孩子時，她認識芭芭拉已經有十一年了。故選B項。【7題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第五段最后一句“Forthenexttwoandahalfyears,Barbarawrotemeregular,sometimesweekly,remarkablelettersthatarerevealing,loving,andkind.(在接下來的兩年半里，芭芭拉定期給我寫信，有時每周都會給我寫信，這些信都很有啟發(fā)性，充滿愛心，和藹可親。)”可知，作者的兒子生病后，芭芭拉經常寫信安慰和鼓勵作者，說明芭芭拉是關愛他人的；從最后一段中“Alittleoverayearago,shewrote,“I’msendingyoulotsofloveandpositivethoughts.Hopeyoufeelit.”(一年多前，她寫道：“我給你送去了很多愛和積極的想法。希望你能感受到?！?”說明芭芭拉本人就是一個積極的人。故選A項。CHaveyoueverchattedwithafriendaboutbuyingacertainitemandbeentargetedwithanadforthatsameitemthenextday?Ifso,youmayhavewonderedwhetheryoursmartphonewas“l(fā)istening”toyou.Wecandefinitelysaythatyourphoneislisteningtoyouviayourdevicesonboardmicrophone.Italwayshastolistentoyousoitcanhearyourvoicecommandandassistyou.Whyismyphonelisteningtome?WhenyouaskSiritofindsomething,thisinformationisusedfortargetedads.It’snotdifferentfromtypingsomethingintoBaidu.Ifyou’relookingforcardealershipsinyourcity,relatedadswillstartchasingyouacrosstheInternetinawayavirtualassistantisjustanothersearchengine.What’sworse,yourdevicedoesn’tneedtolistentoyourconversations.There’sagoodchanceyou’realreadygivingitalltheinformationitneeds.Mostofusregularlydiscloseourinformationtoawiderangeofwebsitesandapps.Wedothiswhenwegrantthemcertainpermissions,orallow“cookies”totrackouronlineactivities.So-calledcookiesallowwebsitesto“remember”certaindetailsaboutourinteractionwiththesite.Forinstance,logincookiesletyousaveyourlogindetailssoyoudon’thavetore-enterthemeachtime.Thecookiewillhostmarketer’sadsandgrantitaccesstodataitcollectsfromyou(whichyouwillhavegivenitpermissiontodo—perhapsbyclickingonsomeharmlesslookingpopup).Assuch,theadvertisercanbuildapictureofyourlife:yourroutines,wantsandneeds.Thesecompaniesconstantlyseektoevaluatethepopularityoftheirproductsandhowthisvariesbasedonfactorssuchasacustomer’sage,gender,height,weight,jobandhobbies.8.Whydoestheauthormention“Siri”and“Baidu”inparagraph2?A.Toexplainarule. B.Todrawaconclusion.C.Tomakeaprediction. D.Toclarifyaview.9.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothepersonalinformationbeingtrackedbywebsites?A.Unfavorable. B.Tolerant. C.Positive. D.Unclear.10.Howcanthecompaniesconstantlyseektoevaluatethepopularityoftheirproducts?A.Byringingyouforyourroutines,wantsandneeds.B.Byenquiringyourfriendsaboutyourpreferences.C.Bybuyingyourpersonalinformationsecretly.D.Bycollectingyourroutines,wantsandneeds.11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Yoursmartphoneis“l(fā)istening”toyou. B.Youcan’tlivewithoutthesmartphone.C.BaiduSearchengineishelpingyou. D.AudioSiriisalwayshelpingyou.【答案】8.D9.A10.D11.A【解析】【導語】本文為說明文。本文主要介紹你的手機一直在“聽”你講話，并記錄你的講話內容。【8題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第二段中“Wecandefinitelysaythatyourphoneislisteningtoyouviayourdevicesonboardmicrophone.Italwayshastolistentoyousoitcanhearyourvoicecommandandassistyou.”（我們可以肯定地說，你的手機正在通過設備自帶的麥克風聽你說話。它必須一直聽你說話，這樣它才能聽到你的聲音命令和幫助你。）以及后面提到“Sir”和“Baidu”可知，是為了進一步闡釋這個觀點。故選D項?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第二、三段中“Ifyou’relookingforcardealershipsinyourcity,relatedadswillstartchasingyouacrosstheInternetinawayavirtualassistantisjustanothersearchengine.What’sworse,yourdevicedoesn’tneedtolistentoyourconversations.There’sagoodchanceyou’realreadygivingitalltheinformationitneeds.”（如果你正在你所在的城市尋找汽車經銷商，相關廣告將開始在互聯(lián)網上追逐你，就像虛擬助手只是另一個搜索引擎一樣。更糟糕的是，你的設備不需要聽你的對話。很有可能你已經給了它所需的所有信息。）可推知，作者對網站追蹤個人信息的行為持不支持的態(tài)度。故選A項?！?0題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據最后一段“Assuch,theadvertisercanbuildapictureofyourlife:yourroutines,wantsandneeds.Thesecompaniesconstantlyseektoevaluatethepopularityoftheirproductsandhowthisvariesbasedonfactorssuchasacustomer’sage,gender,height,weight,jobandhobbies.”（因此，廣告商可以為你的生活構建一幅圖畫:你的日常生活、你的想要和需要。這些公司不斷地尋求評估其產品的受歡迎程度，以及根據顧客的年齡、性別、身高、體重、工作和愛好等因素來評估其受歡迎程度的差異。）可知，公司通過收集你的日常生活、想要的和需要來不斷地評估其產品的受歡迎程度。故選D項?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。根據文章大意以及第一段中“Ifso,youmayhavewonderedwhetheryoursmartphonewas“l(fā)istening”toyou.”（如果是這樣，你可能想知道你的智能手機是否在“聽”你說話。）和第二段第一句“Wecandefinitelysaythatyourphoneislisteningtoyouviayourdevicesonboardmicrophone.”（我們可以肯定地說，你的手機正在通過設備自帶的麥克風聽你說話。）可知，文章最適合的標題為“你的智能手機正在“聽”你說話。”故選A項。DAmazon’sAlexawillbeabletorevivethevoicesofdeceasedrelatives,allowinguserstofeelasiftheyarespeakingtolostonesbeyondthegrave.Inavideoshownonstage,Amazondemonstratedhow,insteadofAlexa’ssignaturevoicereadingastorytoayoungboy,itwashisgrandmother’svoice.RohitPrasad,anAmazonseniorvicepresident,saidtheupdatedsystemwillbeabletocollectenoughvoicedatafromlessthanaminuteofaudiotomakepersonalizationlikethispossible,ratherthanhavingsomeonespendhoursinarecordingstudiolikehowit’sdoneinthepast.TheconceptstartsfromAmazonlookingatnewwaystoaddmore“humanfeatures”toartificialintelligence,especially“inthesetimesoftheongoingpandemic,whensomanyofushavelostsomeonewelove,”Prasadsaid.“WhileAIcan’tridthatpainofloss,itcandefinitelymaketheirmemorieslast.“AmazonhaslongusedAIrecreationsofpeople’svoicestovoiceAlexa.Buttheyhavealsoincreasinglyimprovedoverthepastfewyears,particularlywiththeuseofAIanddeepfaketechnology.However,Amazon’sattemptatpersonalizedAlexavoicesmaystrugglemostwiththeweirdvalleyeffect-recreatingavoicethatissosimilartoalovedone’sbutisn’tquiteright,whichleadstorejectionbyrealhumans.“Forsome,theywillviewthisascreepyoroutrightterrible,butforothersitcouldbeviewedinamoreprofoundway,perhapsforthefirsttimeandinawaythatisn’tastrictrecordingfromthepast.”saidMichaelInouyeofABIResearch.Hebelieves,however,thevaryingreactionstoannouncementslikethisspeaktohowsocietywillhavetoadjusttothepromiseofinnovationsandtheireventualrealityintheyearsahead.Thetechnologyisalsolikelytoleadtofearsthatitcouldbeusedtoimpersonatelivingpeople,whichcouldbeusedtobypasssecuritysystems.In2019,amanagerataBritishenergycompanylostalmost￡200,000aftercriminalsusedAItofakehisboss’svoice,directinghimtotransferthecompany’sfundstoaforeignbankaccount.12.WhatisthefeatureoftheupdatedsystemofAmazon’sAlexa?A.ItwilluseAIrecreationsofpeople’svoices.B.Itwillbehighlyefficientincollectingvoicedata.C.Itwillfreethegrandmotherfromreadingastory.D.Itwillmakeabreakthroughindeepfaketechnology.13.WhydoesAmazonupdateAlexa’svoice?ATomakeitmorehuman-like.B.Tocurepeople’spainofloss.C.Toremindpeopleoflostgoodmemories.D.TodemonstrateAmazon’spowerfultechnology.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impersonate”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Interactwith. B.Provetobe. C.Havecommandof. D.Pretendtobe.15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsAlexa’spersonalizedvoices?A.Critical. B.Objective. C.Supportive. D.Skeptical.【答案】12.B13.A14.D15.B【解析】【導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹的是亞馬遜的Alexa技術。【12題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段中“theupdatedsystemwillbeabletocollectenoughvoicedatafromlessthanaminuteofaudio(更新后的系統(tǒng)將能夠從不到一分鐘的音頻中收集足夠的語音數(shù)據)”可知，亞馬遜Alexa更新后的系統(tǒng)的特點是它在收集語音數(shù)據時會非常高效。故選B?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。由文章第四段中“TheconceptstartsfromAmazonlookingatnewwaystoaddmore“humanfeatures”toartificialintelligence(這一概念始于亞馬遜尋找為人工智能添加更多“人類特征”的新方法)”可知，亞馬遜要更新Alexa的語音是為了讓它更像人類。故選A?！?4題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據最后一段“In2019,amanagerataBritishenergycompanylostalmost￡200,000aftercriminalsusedAItofakehisboss’svoice,directinghimtotransferthecompany’sfundstoaforeignbankaccount.(2019年，英國一家能源公司的一名經理損失了近20萬英鎊，因為犯罪分子利用人工智能偽造了他老板的聲音，指示他將公司的資金轉移到一個外國銀行賬戶。)”可知，劃線詞所在的句子表示“這項技術還可能導致人們擔心，它可能被用來冒充活人，從而繞過安全系統(tǒng)”，因此劃線詞的意思是“冒充”，和pretendtobe意思相近。故選D?！?5題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第一段的“Amazon’sAlexawillbeabletorevivethevoicesofdeceasedrelatives,allowinguserstofeelasiftheyarespeakingtolostonesbeyondthegrave.(亞馬遜的Alexa將能夠恢復已故親人的聲音，讓用戶感覺自己仿佛是在和墳墓之外的親人說話。)”和最后一段的“Thetechnologyisalsolikelytoleadtofearsthatitcouldbeusedtoimpersonatelivingpeople,whichcouldbeusedtobypasssecuritysystems.(這項技術還可能導致人們擔心，它可能被用來冒充活人，從而繞過安全系統(tǒng)。)”可知，作者在文中客觀陳述這一技術的優(yōu)點和缺點，因此作者對這個技術的態(tài)度是客觀的，即objective。故選B。第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Youwillbeleavingthisschoolattheendofthisyearandtheunavoidablequestionmanypeoplewillaskyouis,“So,whatdoyouwanttobe?”____16____Butmanyofyoustilldon’thaveaclue!Herearesomethingsyoumightwanttoconsider.First,doesthecareeryouareconsideringhavestayingpower?Willitbeindemandin20years?Rapidtechnologicalchangeisdisruptive(破壞性的).____17____Whilemanyoccupationsarebeingtakenoverbynewtechnology,jobsthatrequirehigh-levelofcriticalthinking,emotionalintelligenceandhumaninteraction,remaininhighdemand.Thesejobsaremoreadaptableandnoteasilyreplacedbymachinesortechnology.Second,chooseacareerthatinterestsyou.Somepeoplemightthinkthisisunimportant,butifyouaretrulypassionateaboutyourjobthengoingtoworkeverydaywon’tseemachore.It’salsolikelythatyouwillstayandgrowinthiscareer.Beforemakingachoice,youshouldexamineyourvalues,skillsandpersonalitytype.____18____Third,ofcourseyouwillwanttoconsideryourchosenprofession’searningpower!Althoughhighpayplaysapart,youshouldknowthatajobwithabigsalarywilllikelyrequiremoretimetogettothetop,muchmoreeffortandahigherlevelofstress.____19____Ifyouhaveinterestsoutsideofwork,orarestrugglingwithotherdemandsinyourlife,youmightwanttochoosealesstaxinglineofwork.____20____Letmeleaveyouwithanoldsaying:“Chooseajobyoulove,andyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.“A.Weneedtobeforward-lookingatourfutureprospects.B.Someofyoumayhavealreadydecidedonacareerpath.C.Tryingdifferentworkcanhelpyoufindoutyourfavoritejob.D.Thiscanhelpyoudecideifacareerpathisagoodfitforyou.E.Onlythetrulymotivatedwilllikelybeabletomeetthesechallenges.F.People’swagesarelowerinindustrieswithslowtechnologicalchange.G.Thinkingaboutalife-longcareeratthisstageinyourlifeissurelychallenging.【答案】16.B17.A18.D19.E20.G【解析】【導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了在選擇職業(yè)道路的時候你可能需要考慮的事情?！?6題詳解】根據下文“Butmanyofyoustilldon’thaveaclue!(但是你們中的很多人還是不知道)”中轉折連詞But可知，上下文有轉折關系，B項“Someofyoumayhavealreadydecidedonacareerpath.(你們中的一些人可能已經決定了職業(yè)道路)”講有些人已經決定了職業(yè)道路，與下文“很多人還是不知道”構成轉折關系，回答了前文的問題“whatdoyouwanttobe?(你想成為什么?)”。上下文語意連貫。故選B項。【17題詳解】上文“First,doesthecareeryouareconsideringhavestayingpower?Willitbeindemandin20years?Rapidtechnologicalchangeisdisruptive(破壞性的).(首先，你考慮的職業(yè)有持久力嗎?20年后還會有需求嗎?快速的技術變革具有破壞性)”提出技術變革會改變職業(yè)，要考慮未來可能的變化，A項“Weneedtobeforward-lookingatourfutureprospects.(我們需要展望未來的前景)”承接上文，提出要展望職業(yè)前景，句中“futureprospects”與上文“in20years”相照應。上下文語意連貫。故選A項。【18題詳解】上文“Beforemakingachoice,youshouldexamineyourvalues,skillsandpersonalitytype.(在做出選擇之前，你應該審視自己的價值觀、技能和性格類型)”提出選擇職業(yè)前要進行自我評估，D項“Thiscanhelpyoudecideifacareerpathisagoodfitforyou.(這可以幫助你決定一個職業(yè)道路是否適合你)”承接上文，說明這樣做的作用，句中“This”指代上文中“examineyourvalues,skillsandpersonalitytype”。上下文語意連貫。故選D項?！?9題詳解】上文“youshouldknowthatajobwithabigsalarywilllikelyrequiremoretimetogettothetop,muchmoreeffortandahigherlevelofstress.(但你應該知道，高薪的工作可能需要更多的時間才能達到頂峰，需要付出更多的努力和更大的壓力)”提出與高薪相伴的是更多的付出與挑戰(zhàn)，E項“Onlythetrulymotivatedwilllikelybeabletomeetthesechallenges.(只有真正有動力的人才有可能迎接這些挑戰(zhàn))”承接上文，說明什么樣的人才能面對這些挑戰(zhàn)，句中“thesechallenges”與上文“requiremoretimetogettothetop,muchmoreeffortandahigherlevelofstress”相照應。故選E項?！?0題詳解】設空句是末段首句，是對全文的總結。G項“Thinkingaboutalife-longcareeratthisstageinyourlifeissurelychallenging.(在你人生的這個階段考慮一生的事業(yè)無疑是具有挑戰(zhàn)性的)”提出考慮一生的事業(yè)是具有挑戰(zhàn)性的事情，下文“Letmeleaveyouwithanoldsaying:‘Chooseajobyoulove,andyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.’(讓我用一句老話留給你們：“選擇一份你喜歡的工作，你一生中一天都不用工作?！?”用一句諺語給出解答，從而實現(xiàn)對全文的總結。故選G項。第三部分：英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)：完形填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。IwasinthemiddleoftheAmazonwithmywife,amedicalresearcherthere.Wedidnotspeakthelocallanguage,didnotknowthecustoms,andevendidnotentirely____21____thefood.Wecouldnothavefeltmore____22____.ThenoneperfectAmazonianevening.withmonkeyscallingfrombeyondthevillagegreen,weplayedsoccer.____23____darknesscameoverthefieldandthematchended,thegoalkeeper,Juanwalkedovertomeandsaidinamatter-of-factway,“Inyourhome,doyouhaveamoontoo?”Iwassurprised.AfterI____24____toJuanthatyesIfeltasortofaweatthe____25____thatexistedinhisworld.wheretheunknownandundiscoveredwas____26____andamazing.Anythingwaspossible.Inoursociety,weknowthatEarthhasonlyonemoon.Ican,frommycomputerathome,____27____satelliteimagesofJuan’svillage.Therearenomoremoonstosearchfor,little____28____todiscover.Yet,asanantbiologist,Iknewthatmuchintheworldofinsectsremainsunknown.Howmuch,though?How____29____arewe?Thequestionofwhatweknowanddonotknow_____30_____botherme.Ibeganto_____31_____newspaperarticlesaboutnewspecies,andonandonthey_____32_____.Inlookingintothe_____33_____ofbiologicaldiscovery,Ialsobegantofindacollectionofscientists,whoveryoftenfocusedoncommonphenomenamoretothepointofexhaustion(筋疲力盡),andevenattheriskofthe_____34_____oftheirpeers.Weusedtothinkthatnothingliveddeeperthansixhundredmeters.Yet,whensomethingnew_____35_____moreoftenthannot,wedonotevenknowitsname.21.A.produce B.recognize C.attain D.prepare22.A.conservative B.familiar C.foreign D.natural23.A.As B.If C.Once D.Although24.A.announced B.committed C.complained D.responded25.A.differences B.possibilities C.definitions D.expressions26.A.suspicious B.similar C.absurd D.vast27.A.takeup B.pullup C.pickup D.makeup28.A.kept B.banned C.left D.bounded29.A.accessible B.elegant C.ignorant D.relevant30.A.instantly B.constantly C.occasionally D.absolutely31.A.evaluate B.seize C.polish D.collect32.A.appeared B.existed C.formed D.quitted33.A.fictions B.plots C.stories D.moments34.A.tease B.envy C.support D.admiration35.A.updates B.settles C.develops D.emerges【答案】21.B22.C23.A24.D25.B26.D27.B28.C29.C30.B31.D32.A33.C34.A35.D【解析】【導語】這是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過和朋友的對話引起對科學研究的思考，在知識的海洋里人們還有許多未知和未發(fā)現(xiàn)的事物，一切皆有可能，從而得知，在科學研究中要大膽設想，積極探索?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我們不會說當?shù)氐恼Z言，不了解當?shù)氐娘L俗習慣，甚至對當?shù)氐氖澄镆膊煌耆私?。A.produce生產；B.recognize認出；C.attain獲得；D.prepare準備。根據前文“Wedidnotspeakthelocallanguage,didnotknowthecustoms”可知推知，他們認不出當?shù)氐氖澄?。故選B項。22題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我們感到無比陌生。A.conservative保守的；B.familiar熟悉的；C.foreign外國的，陌生的；D.natural自然的。根據前文“Wedidnotspeakthelocallanguage,didnotknowthecustoms,andevendidnotentirely____1____thefood.”可知，他們對那里很陌生。故選C項?！?3題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：當夜幕降臨，比賽結束時，守門員Juan走向我，用一種實事求是的方式說，“你家里也有月亮嗎？”A.As當……時，因為；B.If如果；C.Once一旦；D.Although雖然。分析句意可知，后文“thegoalkeeper,Juanwalkedovertomeandsaidinamatter-of-factway”和前文“darknesscameoverthefieldandthematchended”是時間關系，表示“當時候”。故選A項?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我回答Juan說，是的，我對他的世界里存在的可能性感到敬畏。A.announced宣布；B.committed犯罪；C.complained抱怨；D.responded回應。根據語境和后文“thatyes”可知，這是作者在回應Juan。故選D項?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我回答Juan說，是的，我對他的世界里存在的可能性感到敬畏。A.differences差異；B.possibilities可能；C.definitions定義；D.expressions表達。根據后文“wheretheunknownandundiscoveredwas____6____andamazing.Anythingwaspossible.”可知，Juan的思想里，一直在探索著世界的未知，作者認為他的世界里存在著各種可能。故選B項?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：那里的未知和未被發(fā)現(xiàn)的事情是巨大并驚人的。A.suspicious可疑的；B.similar相似的；C.absurd荒謬的；D.vast巨大的，遼闊的。根據后文“Anythingwaspossible.”以及“Yet,asanantbiologist,Iknewthatmuchintheworldofinsectsremainsunknown.”可知，世界上未知和未被發(fā)現(xiàn)的事情數(shù)量是巨大的。故選D項?！?7題詳解】考查動詞短語詞義辨析。句意：我可以通過家里的電腦，調出Juan所在村莊的衛(wèi)星圖像。A.takeup拿起，開始從事；B.pullup拔出，拉出，調出（衛(wèi)星圖像）；C.pickup撿起；D.makeup構成。根據前文“frommycomputer”及后文“satelliteimagesofJuan’svillage”可知，通過電腦，把某地的衛(wèi)星圖像調出來。故選B項?！?8題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：沒有更多的月亮可以尋找了，沒有什么剩余的可以發(fā)現(xiàn)了。A.kept保持；B.banned禁止；C.left離開，遺留，剩余；D.bounded限制。根據語境和前文“Therearenomoremoonstosearchfor”可知，衛(wèi)星圖像放大到最后，就沒有什么剩余的東西可以發(fā)現(xiàn)了。故選C項?！?9題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我們有多無知？A.accessible可接近的；B.elegant優(yōu)雅的；C.ignorant無知的；D.relevant相關的。根據前文“Iknewthatmuchintheworldofinsectsremainsunknown”和后文“Thequestionofwhatweknowanddonotknow____10____botherme.”可知，對于整個