2021年高考英語(yǔ)沖刺模擬試卷4(答案版)（上海專用）

2021年高考英語(yǔ)沖刺模擬試卷04（上海）

I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper;anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Shewonderswhichlettertofinish.B.Shewillmakecopieslater.

C.ShewillmeetMr.Brownfirst.D.Shehopestobecomeatypist.

2.A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.

3.A.Eager.B.Regretful.C.Exhausted.D.Satisfied.

4.A.Hegavethewomansomewronginformation.B.Heputsugarintheglasscontainer.

C.Hebrokethetwocontainers.D.Headdedsalttothecoffee.

5.A.Hewillcleanthehouseimmediately.

B.Hedoesn'thavetimetotakethewomanhome.

C.Itshouldbeeasyforthegueststofindthehouse.

D.Heneedstimetorelaxbeforetheguestsarrive.

6.A.Shedoesn'tlikethepainting.B.Shehasn'tvisitedtheman'soffice.

C.She'llhangthepaintingonthewall.D.Shedoesn'tknowwheretoputthepainting.

7.A.Hedoesn'tliketocook.

B.Hemakesverygooddesserts.

C.Heisn'tcarefulwhenhe'spreparingfood.

D.HecooksfortheSpanishclubquiteoften.

8.A.Shedoesn'tplantocontinuestudyingnextyear.

B.Shewantstoknowabouttheman'sopinion.

C.Shehasalreadytoldthemanaboutherplan.

D.Shewon'ttransfertoanotheruniversity.

9.A.Startcleaningsooner.B.Hireacleaningservice.

C.Takearestbeforetheparty.D.Havehispartyatadifferenttime.

10.A.Hehasinvitedmanypeopletodinner.B.Heintentionallycookedalotofsoup.

C.Hedoesn'tlikeleftoverseither.D.Heusedleftoversinthesoup.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalongerconversation,andyou

willheaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Apainting.B.Anartist.C.Anexperiment.D.Adisease.

12.A.Theweaknessofsight.B.Theinabilitytorecallafaceonceseen.

C.Thedeclineofmemorywithage.D.Thefailuretomemorizedifferentorders.

13.A.Landscapesareeasiertoidentifythanotherthings.

B.Facerecognitionskillscannotbetaughtandimproved.

C.Humanbrainshandlefacesdifferentlyfromotherobjects.

D.Peoplewithsomekindofblindnesshaveauniquebrainstructure.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Whatpeoplethinkaboutisaffectedbyculturaldifference.

B.Thoseinlargecitiescaremoreaboutthemodemwayoflife.

C.Howpeoplemakesenseoftheworldisadvancingallthetime.

D.Theyoungadoptaninnovativestrategytoprocessinformation.

15.A.Thepassionfornature.B.Theurgetofindcauses.

C.Thepreferenceforcomparison.D.Thehabitsofthought.

16.A.Humanbeingsdon'tsharethesamehabitsofthought.

B.Categorizationplaysanimportantroleinlogicalthinking.

C.Ruleapplicationisuniversallyacknowledgedasessential.

D.Mainstreampsychologyhasusedawrongresearchmethod.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Whypeoplefeedoninsects.

B.Includinginsectsinpeople'sdiets.

C.Howinsectsaffecthumans'foodsources.

D.Usinginsectstodevelophealthyeatinghabits.

18.A.Eatinginsectsisstillconsideredtobesomethingunusual.

B.Foodcoloringmadefrominsectsaresaferthanthought.

C.Insectscanhelphumanbeingstofightagainststarvation.

D.Britainislookingforwaystoputinsectsintosensibleuse.

19.A.Theydidn'tfindinsectsdisgusting.B.Theywereusedtocookinginsects.

C.Sometypesofinsecttasteddelicious.D.Findinginsectswaseasierthanhunting.

20.A.Shehasn'teatenawholeinsect.B.Shehasconqueredherfearofinsects.

C.Sheistryingtomakeflourfrominsects.D.Shedoesn'tconsiderinsectsasourceofprotein.

答案：1—5BDDDA7—10ACDAB11—15DBCAD16—20ABCDA

ILGrammarandVocabulary（每題1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Despiteastrongconsumereconomy,physicalretailershaveclosedmorethan9,000storesin

thepastthreeyears.Itiseasytooweittotheriseofe-commerce,___21___hasthrivedwhile

physicalstoresstruggle.___22___thiscanbeoverstated.Internetshoppingstillrepresentsonly

11%oftheentireretailsalestotal.

Collectively,threemajoreconomicforceshavehadaneven___23___(big)impacton

brick-and-mortarretailthantheInternet___24___.

BigBoxStores:IntheUSandelsewhere,we___25___(change)whereweshop—away

fromsmallerstoreslike___26___inmallsandtowardstand-alone"BigBox^^stores.The

economistsfoundthattheriseofwarehouseclubsandsuper-centerswasbiggerthan___27___

riseofonlinecommerce.

IncomeInequality:___28___(rise)incomeinequalityhasleftlessofthenation'smoneyin

thehandsofthemiddleclass,andthetraditionalretailstoresthatcatertothemhavesuffered.

ServicesInsteadofThings:___29___everypassingdecade,Americanshavespent

proportionatelylessofincomeonthingsandmoreonservices.

Inshort,thebroadforces___30___(hit)retailaremorealessonineconomicsthaninthe

powerofdisruptivetechnology.

答案：21.which22.But23.bigger24.has25.havechanged

26.those27.the28.Rising29.With30.hitting

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.maximumB.initiallyC.forgottenD.imageE.talentedF.assigned

G.insightH.potentialI.positionJ.measureK.averagely

Highlygiftedchildrenbenefitfromexplanationasmuchastheirpeers

Schoolstendtoassumethathighlygiftedchildrencanmanagebythemselvesandthatthey

donotneedanyextrasupport.Asaresult,theysometimesseemtobe(31).Psychologist

BarVbgelaarconductedaresearchanddiscoveredthatahighgiftdoesnotmeanperformingtothe

children's(32)capacity.Hefindsoutthatthisgrouptoobenefitfromtrainingand

explanationandthatstrangelyenough,thebenefitsarethesameforbothgroups.

Inhisresearch,Vbgelaamadeuseofdynamictests(動(dòng)態(tài)測(cè)試)，inwhichchildrenreceived

trainingandtheirprogresswasmeasuredafterwardstogiveabetter(33)oftheirlearning

capabilities,522childrenagedbetweenfiveandtenyears----173highlygiftedand349

(34)gifted----tookpartinwhatwasso-calledlearningpotentialtest;Thechildrenwere

(35)tosolveanalogicalreasoning(類推)tasks.Threeboxeswerefilledwithfiguresthat

changedfromoneboxtothenextaccordingtoaparticularrule,forexample,insizeorin

(36).Thechildrenhadtouseanalogicalreasoningtodrawthefigureinthelastbox.

Afterwards,thechildrenweregivenatraining,followedbyafurthersetoftasksasa

post-assessment.Vbgelaarconfirms:"Thiskindoftestgivesabetter(37)intohowwell

childrenlearnbecauseweareableto(38)notonlyhowmuchtheyprogressonanew

task,butalsohowmuchandwhatkindofhelptheyneedtoachievethisprogress.

Thetestshowedthatallgroupsofchildrenmadeprogress,fromthestartingtothe

post-measurement,withmajorindividualdifference,“itconfirmsthat(39)asmany

childrenare,theybenefitfromteachers9helptoagreatextent,andthattheydon'talwaysshow

theirfull(40)intest."Vbgelaarconcludes.

答案：31.C32.A33.D34.K35.F36.137.G38.J39.E40.H

III.ReadingComprehension(41-55題，每題1分；56-70題，每題2分；共45分)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

WhocaresifpeoplethinkwronglythattheInternethashadmoreimportantinfluencesthan

thewashingmachine?Whydoesitmatterthatpeoplearemoreimpressedbythemost___41___

changes?Itwouldnotmatterifthesemisjudgmentswerejustamatterofpeople'sopinions.

However,theyhaverealimpacts,astheyresultin___42___useofscarceresources.

TheeagerembraceoftheICT(InformationandCommunicationTechnology)revolution,

representedbytheInternet,hasmadesomerichcountrieswronglyconcludethatmakingthingsis

so“yesterday"thattheyshouldtrytoliveon___43___.Thisbeliefin"'post-industrialsociety^^has

ledthosecountriesto44theirmanufacturingsecfo”制造業(yè))withnegativeconsequences

fortheireconomies.

Evenmoreworryingly,the___45___withtheInternetbypeopleinrichcountrieshasmoved

theinternationalcommunitytoworryaboutthe"digital___46___"betweentherichcountriesand

thepoorcountries.Thishasledcompaniesandindividualstodonatemoneytodeveloping

countriestobuycomputerequipmentandInternetfacilities.Thequestion,___47___,iswhether

thisiswhatthedevelopingcountriesneedthemost.Perhapsgivingmoneyforthoseless___48___

thingssuchasdiggingwells,extendingelectricitynetworksandmakingmoreaffordablewashing

machineswouldhaveimprovedpeople'slivesmorethangivingeverychildalaptopcomputeror

settingupInternetcentersinruralvillages.Iamnotsayingthatthosethingsarenecessarilymore

important,butthesegenerousdonatorsdon'tseemtogiveprioritytopeople's___49___needs.

Rather,theyhaverushedintofancyprogramswithoutcarefullyassessingtherelativelong-term

costsandbenefitsof50usesoftheirmoney.

Inyetanotherexample,anobsessionwiththenewhasledpeopletobelievethatthelatest

changesinthetechnologiesofcommunicationsandtransportationaresorevolutionarythatnow

weliveina''borderlessworld”.____51,inthelasttwentyyearsorso,manypeoplehave

cometobelievethatwhateverchangeishappeningtodayistheresultofgreattechnological

progress,goingagainstwhichwillbeliketryingtoturntheclockback.Believinginsucha

world,manygovernmentshave52someoftheverynecessaryregulationson

cross-borderHowsofcapital,laborandgoods,withpoorresults.

Understandingtechnologicaltrendsisveryimportantfor53designingeconomic

policies,bothatthenationalandtheinternationallevels,andformakingtherightcareerchoicesat

the54____level.However,ourblindfaithinthelatest,andour_____55____ofwhathas

alreadybecomecommon,can,andhas,ledusinallsortsofwrongdirections.

41.A.realisticB.modernC.recentD.advanced

42.A.misguidedB.illegalC.inefficientD.dissatisfying

43.A.practicesB.risksC.reformsD.ideas

44.A.emphasizeB.neglectC.eliminateD.promote

45.A.familiarityB.involvementC.fascinationD.identification

46.A.conflictB.divideC.contactD.balance

47.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.howeverD.furthermore

48.A.fashionableB.expensiveC.recognizableD.accessible

49.A.commonB.basicC.economicD.technical

50.A.creativeB.abnormalC.alternativeD.practical

51.A.ForexampleB.AsaresultC.OnthecontraryD.Inthemeantime

52.A.putanendtoB.putupwithC.comeupwithD.comedownto

53.A.constantlyB.accuratelyC.correctlyD.adequately

54.A.privateB.individualC.financialD.universal

55.A.generalizationB.evaluationC.overstatementD.underestimation

【答案】41.C42.A43.D44.B45.C46.B47.C48.A49.B50.C

51.B52.A53.C54.B55.D

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文。文章討論了科技是如何影響日常生活的，并告訴讀者，了解科技對(duì)政策

的制定有著重要意義。

[41題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：為什么人們對(duì)最近的變化印象深刻這一點(diǎn)很重要？A.realistic

現(xiàn)實(shí)的；B.modem現(xiàn)代的；C.recent最近的；D.advanced先進(jìn)的。根據(jù)下文的“theICT

(InfbrmationandCommunicationTechnology)”可知，這些都是最近的變化。且下文“thelatest

changesinthetechnologiesofcommunications”也有提示，latest和recent是近義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選

Co

【42題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，它們產(chǎn)生了真正的影響，因?yàn)樗鼈儗?dǎo)致了對(duì)稀缺資源的

錯(cuò)誤使用。A.misguided被誤導(dǎo)的；B.illegal違法的；C.inefficient效率低的；D.dissatisfying

令人不滿意的。根據(jù)下文的"somerichcountrieswronglyconcludethatmakingthingsisso

41yesterday^^thattheyshouldtrytoliveon3.”可知，一些國(guó)家做出了錯(cuò)誤的判斷，由此

可知此處用“被誤導(dǎo)的”符合語(yǔ)境。故選A。

【43題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：對(duì)以互聯(lián)網(wǎng)為代表的信息和通信技術(shù)革命的熱情擁抱，使一些富

裕國(guó)家錯(cuò)誤地認(rèn)為制造產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)，而他們應(yīng)該嘗試依靠創(chuàng)意生活。A.practices練習(xí)，實(shí)

踐；B.risks風(fēng)險(xiǎn)；C.reforms改革；D.ideas主意。根據(jù)上文的"makingthingsisso"yesterday””

可知，一些富裕國(guó)家認(rèn)為制造產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)，由此推知，他們想依靠創(chuàng)意生活。故選D。

【44題詳解】

考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：對(duì)后工業(yè)社會(huì)的信念導(dǎo)致一些國(guó)家忽視了他們的制造業(yè)，給他們

的經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來(lái)發(fā)負(fù)面影響。A.emphasize強(qiáng)調(diào)；B.neglect忽視；C.eliminate消除；D.promote

促進(jìn)。根據(jù)下文的"withnegativeconsequencesfortheireconomies.”可知，這些國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)受

到了影響，由此推知他們忽略了制造業(yè)。故選B。

[45題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：更令人擔(dān)憂的是，富裕國(guó)家的人們對(duì)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的迷戀已經(jīng)使國(guó)際社

會(huì)開始擔(dān)心富裕國(guó)家和貧窮國(guó)家之間的“數(shù)字鴻溝"0A.familiarity熟悉；B.involvement參與；

C.fascination迷戀；D.identification鑒定。根據(jù)上文的"TheeagerembraceoftheICT

(InformationandCommunicationTechnology)revolution,”可推知，富裕國(guó)家的人對(duì)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)非常

迷戀。故選C。

【46題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：更令人擔(dān)憂的是，富裕國(guó)家的人們對(duì)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的迷戀己經(jīng)使國(guó)際社

會(huì)開始擔(dān)心富裕國(guó)家和貧窮國(guó)家之間的“數(shù)字鴻溝”。A.conflict沖突；B.divide差異；C.

contact聯(lián)系；D.balance平衡。結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，富裕國(guó)家和貧窮國(guó)家在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的使用上有很

大差距的，這造成了“數(shù)字鴻溝故選B。

【47題詳解】

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：但問(wèn)題是，這是否是發(fā)展中國(guó)家最需要的？A.therefore因此；

B.otherwise否則；C.however然而；D.furthermore此外。根據(jù)上文的“Thishasledcompanies

andindividualstodonatemoneytodevelopingcountriestobuycomputerequipmentandInternet

facilities.”可知，為了縮短“數(shù)字鴻溝”很多公司給貧窮國(guó)家捐錢購(gòu)買電腦和網(wǎng)絡(luò)設(shè)備，但是文

章發(fā)出疑問(wèn)“這真是貧窮國(guó)家所需要的嗎？"，上下文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選C。

【48題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：或許，把錢花在不那么時(shí)髦的事情上，比如挖井、擴(kuò)建電網(wǎng)、

制造更便宜的洗衣機(jī)，會(huì)比給每個(gè)孩子一臺(tái)筆記本電腦或在農(nóng)村建立互聯(lián)網(wǎng)中心更能改善人

們的生活。A.fashionable時(shí)髦的；B.expensive昂貴的；C.recognizable可辨認(rèn)的；D.accessible

可利用的。結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，對(duì)于發(fā)展中的貧窮國(guó)家來(lái)說(shuō)，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是一種時(shí)鬣的東西，且根據(jù)

下文的“suchasdiggingwells,extendingelectricitynetworksandmakingmoreaffordable

washingmachines”可知，這些是一些實(shí)惠的東西，和“時(shí)髦的'’形成對(duì)照。故選A。

【49題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我并不是說(shuō)這些事情更重要，但這些慷慨的捐贈(zèng)者似乎沒(méi)有優(yōu)

先考慮人們的基本需求。A.common常見的，共同的；B.basic基本的；C.economic經(jīng)濟(jì)的；

D.technical技術(shù)的。結(jié)合常識(shí)和上文的“suchasdiggingwells,extendingelectricitynetworksand

makingmoreaffordablewashingmachines”可推知，捐贈(zèng)者們沒(méi)有考慮貧困國(guó)家人們的基本需

求，只是按照自己的想法去捐贈(zèng)一些不那么實(shí)用的東西。故選B。

【50題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：相反，他們?cè)跊](méi)有仔細(xì)評(píng)估資金的其他用途的相對(duì)長(zhǎng)期成本和

收益的情況下，就匆匆忙忙投入了花哨的項(xiàng)目。A.creative創(chuàng)造性的；B.abnormal不正常的；

C.alternative可供選擇的；D.practical實(shí)際的。結(jié)合上下文可知，此處是指捐贈(zèng)者的資金可

以用到其他從長(zhǎng)期來(lái)看更有收益的地方，而不是捐贈(zèng)不切實(shí)際的電腦和建立互聯(lián)網(wǎng)中心。故

選Co

[51題詳解】

考查副詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：因此，在過(guò)去的20年左右，許多人已經(jīng)開始相信今天發(fā)生的任

何變化都是技術(shù)巨大進(jìn)步的結(jié)果，與之相反，就像試圖把時(shí)鐘倒回去。A.Forexample例如；

B.Asaresult因此；C.Onthecontrary相反；D.Inthemeantime同時(shí)。根據(jù)上文“Inyetanother

example,anobsessionwiththenewhasledpeopletobelievethatthelatestchangesinthe

technologiesofcommunicationsandtransportationaresorevolutionarythatnowweliveina

-borderlessworld”.”可知，人們對(duì)通信技術(shù)的變革帶來(lái)的影響深信不疑，以至于他們認(rèn)為現(xiàn)

在的任何改變都與之相關(guān)。上下文是因果關(guān)系，故選B。

【652題詳解】

考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：在這樣一個(gè)世界里，一些國(guó)家的政府已經(jīng)終止了一些非必要的對(duì)

資本、勞動(dòng)力和商品跨境流動(dòng)的管制，結(jié)果卻很糟糕。A.putanendto結(jié)束；B.putupwith

忍受；C.comeupwith提出；D.comedownto歸結(jié)為。根據(jù)下文的“withpoorresults.”可推知，

一些國(guó)家結(jié)束了對(duì)一些非必要的對(duì)資本、勞動(dòng)力和商品跨境流動(dòng)的管制。故選A。

[53題詳解】

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：理解技術(shù)趨勢(shì)對(duì)于在國(guó)家和國(guó)際層面上正確設(shè)計(jì)經(jīng)濟(jì)政策以及在

個(gè)人層面做出正確職業(yè)選擇都是非常重要的。A.conslanlly持續(xù)地；B.accurately準(zhǔn)確地；

C.correctly正確地；D.adequately充足地。根據(jù)句意可知，此處是指正確理解技術(shù)趨勢(shì)有助

于國(guó)家做出正確的經(jīng)濟(jì)政策。故選C。

【54題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：理解技術(shù)趨勢(shì)對(duì)于在國(guó)家和國(guó)際層面上正確設(shè)計(jì)經(jīng)濟(jì)政策以及

在個(gè)人層面做出正確的職業(yè)選擇都是非常重要的。A.private私人的；B.individual個(gè)人的；

C.financial金融的;D.universal宇宙的。根據(jù)上文的"bothatthenationalandtheinternational

levels”可推知，此處應(yīng)講到個(gè)人層面。故選B。

【55題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，我們對(duì)最新情況的盲目信任和對(duì)已經(jīng)存在的情況的低估，

會(huì)并且已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致我們走向各種令人擔(dān)憂的方向。A.generalization一般化;B.evaluation評(píng)估；

C.overstatement夸大；D.underestimation低估。根據(jù)上文的“ourblindfaithinthelatest,“可推

知，此處講述了對(duì)目前情況的兩種態(tài)度，即盲目自信和過(guò)度低估。故選D。

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

TheysaytherearethreewaystoexperiencetheGrandCanyon;onfoot,onmules(騾子)or

byair.Wechosethefirst.Upearly;myhusbandandIandourthreechildrencouldn'twaittoget

started.WedecidedtowalkalongalovelypathnamedBrightAngelTrail.

Aswesetout,Iwasshockedathownarrowthepathwas.AndIcouldn,thelpnoticingthat

theothertouristsweren'tlikeus.Theyhadheavybackpacks,waterbottles,andhats.Butasusual

weweredressed,Asthesunrosehigher,Arizona'sfamousheatseemedtoroastus.Therewasno

shadeandourlegswereaching.Wedecidedtogoback,withthegirlonmybackandtheboysfar

behind.Bythetimewefinallygotback,011rle2swerelikeiellv.

Thenextday,afterwe'dhadalongrestandagoodbreakfast,wewerereadyforanother

viewoftheCanyon-byair.Afterourlastwalk,thiswouldbetheeasiestthingintheworld.

WecalledtoeachotherexcitedlyastheplanetookoffandcircledaroundtheCanyon.But

thesmilesonourfacesdisappearedasthepilottossed（翻轉(zhuǎn)）theplanearound,pretendinghewas

goingtohittheground.Ishouted,"STOP,TAKEUSBACK!^^Whenwefinallyarrivedbackon

land,onceagainourlegswerelikejelly.Wehardlyspokeaswedroveback.

AsIsaid,therearethreewaystoviewtheGrandCanyon.Wenevertriedthemules,but

personallyI'dsuggestafourth:buyyourselfagoodmagazinelikeNationalGeographic.Thatway,

youcanseetheCanyon,withoutfearortiredness.

56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?

A.Theymadeacarefulpreparationbeforethetrip.

B.Theychildrenweremorejoyfulthantheirparents.

C.BrightAngelTrailwasnotaslovelyastheyexpected.

D.Thesummerheatpreventedthemfromenjoyingtheview.

57.Theunderlinedexpression"Ourlegswerelikejelly“probablymeans.

A.wewereweakB.wewereunhappy

C.weweredissatisfiedD.weweredisappointed

58.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheirCanyontripbyair?

A.Itprovedtobefrightening.B.Itwasmorecomfortable.

C.Itturnedouttobeexciting.D.Itmadeeachofthemtired.

59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.experiencingtheCanyononmuleswouldbethebestway.

B?oneneedstodresslesswhenvisitingtheGrandCanyon.

C.thewriterwasnotseriouswhenshemadethesuggestion.

D.thewholefamilynarrowlyescapedfromtheairaccident.

56-59CAAC

(B)

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C.havetheexpenseofthehearingaidcoveredinhealthinsurancepolicies

D.makehigh-pricedhearingaideasilyaccessibleonthemarket

61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutMDHearingAidAIRisTRUE?

A.Itspriceisnomorethan$3,500includingdeliveryfee.

B.Patientsareguaranteedtogetthemoneybackaftertheyhavetrieditfor45days.

C.Patientswearingthehearingaidwillnothearanybackgroundsound.

D.It'snoteasyforotherstonoticeapatientwearingthehearingaid.

62.Thepassageisprimarilywrittento.

A.encouragepeopletotrythenewproduct

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C.providethelatestinformationabouthearinghealth

D.illustratetheimportanceofaffordablehearingaid

60-62:BDA

（C）

Gardenersmaybeabletocutdownontheamountofwee網(wǎng)雜草）killertheyusebydealing

withinvadersatspecifictimesoftheday,suchasdawn,anewstudysuggests.

ResearchersattheUniversityofBristolhavediscoveredthatthe24-hourrhythmsofplants

leavethemmoredefenselesstoherbicides（除草齊ll）atdifferentpointsintheirdaily24hourcycle.

Theybelievethefindingscouldhelpfarmersbyreducingcroplossandimprovingharvests.

Andgardenerscouldbenefitfromknowingwhichweedsrespondbetteratcertaintimesoftheday.

Inrecentyears,pesticidesandherbicideshavebeenimplicatedinthedeclineofimportant

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DrAntonyDodd,seniorauthorofthenewstudy,said:"Theresearchsuggeststhat,infuture,

wemightbeabletoimprovetheuseofsomechemicalsthatareusedinagriculturebytaking

advantageofthebiologicalclockinplants.

Justlikehumans,plantshaveevolvedtotakeadvantageofcyclesofnightandday,with

certainbiologicalprocessesturningonatdifferenttimesoftheday.

Scientistshavediscoveredthatmanydrugsworkmuchbetterinhumansiftheyaregivenat

specifichours.Aspirin,forexample,hasdoubledtheimpactonthinningthebloodiftakenatnight

asopposedtointhemorning.Theprocessisknownas'chronotherapy'andresearcherswantedto

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Manygardenersalreadyknowthatplantsdrinkinmorewaterinthemorningbecausetheir

pores（氣孑I）areopentotakeadvantageofearlymorningdewandwatervapour.Atthebreakof

theday,plantsarealsonotbusyproducingfoodthroughphotosynthesis（光和作用）.Theopen

porescouldalsobethereasonsthatchemicalsaremoreeffectiveatdawnandalsoatdusk.

Theairisalsolikelytobestilleratdawnanddusk,meaningthatpesticidesorherbicidesare