2021屆高三英語新高考模擬試題04

2021屆高三英語新高考模擬試題04

（建議用時：100分鐘）

第一部分閱讀（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。

A

Languageexpertssaythatasmanyashalfofthe6,900languagesspokenintheworldtodayare

endangered.Thismeansthatbytheyear2050over3,000languageswillhavebecomeextinct.Four

ofthemostlikelylanguagestodisappeararelistedbelow.

Yuchi

Yuchiisalanguagespokenbyjustfivepeopleallagedover75inOklahoma,USA.Theyare

membersofaNativeAmericanIndiangroupofpeoplecalledtheTsoyaha,meaningChildrenofthe

Sun.Itsnounshavetengenders,sixforYuchipeople,onefornon-Yuchisandanimalsandthreefor

inanimateobjects.

Jeru

JeruisanAndamaneselanguagespokenbyfewerthan20peopleontheAndamanIslandsinthe

IndianOcean.ItisgenerallybelievedtobeoneofthelanguagesinSoutheastAsiasurvivingfrom

ancienttimes.Jeruisthoughttodatebacktoasettlementoftheareabythefirsthumanstoleave

Africa.

Thao

Amongtheinhabitants（居民）ofSunMoonLakeincentralTaiwan,Chinaareahandfulofold

peoplethatspeaktheAustronesianlanguageofThao.TherestofthecommunityspeaksTaiwanese

Chinese.ThelanguageofThaoisrelatedtoothersinthePhilippinesandIndonesia.

Ainu

ThislanguageisspokenbytheoriginalinhabitantsofJapan.Itisusedbyasmallnumberofold

peopleontheislandofHokkaidointhefarnorthofthecountry.Ainuhasverycomplexverbsthat

includemeaningsmostlanguagesneedawholesentencetoexpress.

1.WhichlanguageisnowspokenoutsideofAsia?

A.Yuchi.B.Thao.C.Ainu.D.Jeru.

2.WheredidthefirstJeruspeakersprobablycomefrom?

A.America.B.Africa.C.Japan.D.India.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutAinu?

A.Itsnounshavetengenders.

B.ItoriginatesfromIndonesia.

C.Itisspokenbylessthanfivepeople.

D.Itsverbscanexpressrichmeanings.

B

UnlessyouarefortunateenoughtoknowanNBAplayer,RyanMartinisprobablythebest

basketballplayeryou'llevermeet.Unlikethosewhoflyupanddownthecourt,however,Martinis

forcedtotakeadifferentapproach;hedoesn'thavelegs.

Martin,a33-year-oldman,isaprofessionalwheelchairbasketballplayer.Hisachievements

havetakenhimhalfwayaroundtheworldtoplayinSpainforthelastsevenyears.Therehemadea

comfortablelivingplayingbasketballandworkingwithsomeofthegreatestathletesintheworld.

“Agoodwheelchairplayercanmake$50,000ayear,whileastarcanmakesixfigures,said

Martin.Buthecouldn'tseehisfamilyformonthsandEuropeancitieswereunfriendlytothe

disabled.HealsohadtolearnSpanish.Martin,however,overcamethosedrawbacks（困難）.

Hestartedplayingbasketballwhenhewas12.Itdidn'ttakelongforhimtofallinlovewiththe

sportand,aftergraduatingfromSomersHigh,heattendedSouthwestMinnesotaStateUniversity

onabasketballscholarship.Incollege,hescoredover1,000pointsinhiscareerandsetseveral

schoolrecords.

Andheworksashard—ifnotharder-asanyotherprofessionalathlete/'Hedestroysme,“said

GinaNavarra,whoworksoutwithMartinonoccasion/'Whathedoesamazesme.”

Martinalsorecognizesthat,atage33,he'sinthebackendofhiscareer.Withthatinmind,hehas

beenfocusingmoreandmoreonhisfoundation.

“Ihave12brothersandsisters.Collegegavemeatruesenseofachievement.Thefoundationis

designedtogivethosewithdisabilitiestheopportunitytorealizethedreamsthatIoncehad,“

Martinsaid.

"I'mnotsayingthatoutofasenseofpity,“hesaid."IrealizehowfortunateIamtohave

achievedwhatIhave.ButIwanttoopendoorsfbrpeople/9

4.WhatwasRyanMartin'slifelikeinSpain?

A.Free.B.Boring.C.Difficult.D.Bitter-sweet.

5.HowwasRyanMartin'sperformanceincollege?

A.Hestoodoutinbasketball.

B.Hefailedtomakearecord.

C.Hewasweakinhisstudies.

D.Heneverwonascholarship.

6.WhydidRyanMartinworkforthefoundation?

A.Tohelpthoseinneed.

B.Tofinishhisbasketballcareer.

C.Toearnmoremoneyforhisfamily.

D.Toleambasketballskillsfromotherplayers.

7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRyanMartin?

A.Honestandresponsible.

B.Ambitiousandsensitive.

C.Reliableandknowledgeable.

D.Determinedandwarm-hearted.

C

Manyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction.Whenweeatordrink

sugaryfoods,thesugarentersourbloodandaffectspartsofourbrainthatmakeusfeelgood.Then

thegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasa

particularlystrongeffect.Inthisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug,whichdoctorssuggestweall

shouldcutdownon.

“ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandsearchforthefirstcause,Ifindmywaybackto

sugar,“saysscientistRichardJohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure,

andupto347millionadultshavediabetes（糖尿病）.Why?”Sugar,webelieveisoneoftheculprits,

ifnotthemajorreason/9saysJohnson.

Ourbodiesaredesignedtosurviveonverylittlesugar.Earlyhumansoftenhadverylittlefood,

soourbodieslearnedtobeveryefficientinstoringsugarasfat.Inthisway,wehadenergystored

whentherewasnofood.Buttoday,mostpeoplehavemorethanenough.Sotheverythingthat

oncesavedusmaynowbekillingus.

Sowhatisthesolution?It'sobviousthatweneedtoeatlesssugar.Thetroubleis,intoday9s

world,ifsextremelydifficulttoavoid.Frombreakfastcereals（谷物）toafter-dinnerdesserts,our

foodsareincreasinglyfilledwithit.

Buttherearethosewhoarefightingbackagainstsugar.Manyschoolsarereplacingsugary

dessertswithhealthierfoodlikefruit.Otherschoolsaregrowingtheirownfoodingardens,or

buildingfacilitieslikewalkingtrackssostudentsandothersinthecommunitycanexercise.

8.Whatdoscientiststhinkofsugar?

A.Itbenefitsourhealth.

B.Itislessaddictivethandrugs.

C.Itcausesustobecomedependentonit.

D.Itshouldbetakenunderadoctor'sguidance.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“culprits“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Diseases.B.Poordiets.C.Unknownthings.D.Causesofaproblem.

10.Whyisitsohardtoavoidsugar?

A.Welikeittoomuch.

B.Wecannotsurvivewithoutit.

C.Itgivesusmuchneededenergy.

D.It'sinsomanyfoodsanddrinks.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WaystoAvoidSugar

B.OurAddictiontoSugar

C.IllnessesCausedbySugar

D.GoodSugarVSBadSugar

D

Whenyoubuyfresh-cutflowers,doyouthinkaboutwheretheycamefrom?Youmightthink

theyweregrownsomewherenearby.Thereality,though,isthatthecutflowertradeisincreasingly

international.Today,thankstoairplanesandhigh-techcoolingsystems,eventhemostdelicate

flowercanbeexportedandsoldthousandsofkilometersawayfromwhereitwasgrown.

TheNetherlandshandlesabout60percentoftheworld'scutflowers.Anditsauctionhouses（拍

賣行）areverylarge-Aalsmeer,nearAmsterdam,issuchanauctionhouse.About120soccer

fieldswouldfillitsmainbuilding.Nineteenmillionflowersaresoldhereonanaverageday.

TheNetherlandsisalsoaworldleaderindevelopingnewflowervarieties.Dutchcompanies

andthegovernmentinvestagreatamountofmoneyinflowerresearch.Theirscientistslookfor

waystolengthenaflowefsvaselife,tostrengthenflowerstopreventthemfrombeingdamaged

whiletravelling,andalsotostrengthenthenaturalfragranceoftheflowers.

Therearealsomanyotherplaceswithabetterclimateforgrowingflowers,andtheclimateof

Ecuadorisalmostperfect.Withpredictablerainyperiodsand12hoursofsunlighteachday,

Ecuador'srosesarefamousfortheirlargeheadsandlong,straightstems.Everyyear,Ecuadorsells

about500millionflowerstotheUSalone.Theindustryhasbroughtemploymentopportunitiesand

astrongereconomytothecountry."MyfamilyhasTVnow.Thereareradios,saidYolanda

Quishpe,20,whohaspickedrosesforfouryears.

Toothers,theincreasinglyinternationalnatureoftheflowertradeisverybadnews.Inrecent

years,localgrowersintheUSfacedhugecompetitionfrominternationalflowercompanies,and

manylosttheirbusinesses.LinaHale,anindependentrosegrowersaidherfatherhadpredictedthe

situationinthe1980s,"Iseeatraincomingdownthetrack/9hewarnedher,“andit'scoming

straighttowardsus.”

12.WhatdoweknowaboutAalsmeer?

A.It'sverylarge.

B.It'sasbigasTokyo.

C.19millionflowersaregrownthere.

D.60%oftheNetherlands9flowersaresoldthere.

13.WhatisoneaspectoftheNetherlands9flowerresearch?

A.Howtoincreaseflowerproduction.

B.Howtoavoidclimate'seffectonflowers.

C.Howtospeeduptheprocessofflowering.

D.Howtokeepflowersfreshduringtransportation.

14.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowthroughYolandaQuishpe'swords?

A.FlowersfromEcuadorarebeautiful.

B.Ecuadorcouldgrowevenmoreflowers.

C.TheflowertradeinEcuadorbenefitsthelocals.

D.Rose-pickingisaverypopularjobinEcuador.

15.WhatLinaHale'sfathersaidsuggestedthat

A.hewasexcitedtoseethetrain

B.heknewhisbusinesswouldbeaffected

C.hewassurecustomerswouldn'twantroses

D.hethoughttrainswereanewwaytodeliverflowers

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。

Everybodyhatestheideaofcuttingbackfinanciallybecauseitusuallymeanslivingwithout

thingsyoulike.Butnotalways.16Theycouldreduceyourcostsbythousandsofdollarsayear.

17

AnincreasingnumberofgrocerychainsaresellingtheirownlinesoffooD.Actually,these

brandscostvastlylessthanthenamebrands,buttastethesame.Switchandyoucouldsave25

percentonyourgrocerybills.

Makealist.

Whetheryou'rebuyinggroceriesorgifts,spur-of-the-momentimpulses（一時沖動）areyour

enemy.18Ifyouwanttobuysomethingonimpulse,forceyourselftogohomeandthink

aboutit.

Carrysnacks.

19Thesameholdstrueforanythingyoueatout.Soifyouknowyou'regoingtobeoutfor

severalhoursandlikelytogethungry,throwanappleinyourcarorcarryasix-packofsodaor

waterinyourbag.

Useitup.

Beforeyouruntothestore,makesureyoucheckyourfridge.There9sagoodchancethat

you'vegotlotsofunusedorpartiallyuseditemsthatwillgotowastewhileyouwasteyourcash

buyingmore20

A.Makeasavingsplan.

B.Switchtostorebrands.

C.Therearemanypainlesswaystosave.

D.Choosereliablebrandsofwell-knowncompanies.

E.Writeato-dolistbeforeyougoshoppingandsticktoit.

F.Whetherit'sfoodorbeautycare,useitupbeforeyoureplaceit.

G.Buyasodaatarestaurantandyou'relikelytopaytwiceasmuch.

第二部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Anyformofpresentationorspeechcanbechallenging,particularlyifyouarenotusedto

talkinginfrontofthepublic.Ihavebeendoingpresentationsand21trainingprogramsfor

manyyears,22Ihavegotquiteusedtoit.

Recently,Ispokeataconferenceaboutthekeyfactorsinbusinesssuccess.Asusual,I

researchedonwhatIwantedto23,andclearedupthestructureandcontentofthepresentation.

AsIhadalwaysdone,Iarrivedattheconferencehall24tomakesureeverythingwason

hand,checkoutthevenue,andalso25myself.Thiscompleted,andthenIspoketothe

delegates（會議代表）whoarrivedbeforethe26startingtime.

Ihavealways27thelevelofsuccessofmypresentationsbytheapplauseandcommentsI

receivedfromthe28.ThistimeIspokeinthesessionleadinguptothemorningbreak,so

aftertheapplause29,Ihadtheopportunitytopersonallycommunicatewithnearlyallofthe

delegates.ThelastdelegateIspokewith30myhandandsaidhowmuchsheenjoyedmy

lecture,andthatshehadgotlotsofpractical31touseinherbusiness.AndshesaidthatIhad

consumedmuchofmyselfsothatshehopedmyenergylevelswouldnot32fbrtherestofthe

dayandshewouldliketo33myeffortsinsomeway.

Whiledrivingbackhome,Ireflectedonhow34Ihadbeentoreceivealltheappreciation

andpraisefbrwhatIhaddonethatmorningandhow35andenergizedIfelt.

21.A.assessingB.conductingC.designingD.studying

22.A.asB.thoughC.butD.so

23.A.coverB.improveC.learnD.check

24.A.regularlyB.finallyC.earlyD.exactly

25.A.trainB.warnC.encourageD.prepare

26.A.scheduledB.officialC.usualD.previous

27.A.measuredB.recognizedC.comparedD.guessed

28.A.colleaguesB.audienceC.studentsD.leaders

29.A.appearedB.changedC.endedD.spread

30.A.caughtB.movedC.shookD.touched

31.A.tipsB.drillsC.plansD.notes

32.A.continueB.increaseC.sufferD.balance

33.A.confirmB.announceC.imitateD.repay

34.A.fortunateB.shockingC.gratefulD.confident

35.A.anxiousB.refreshedC.impressedD.fascinated

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

LouisBraillewasaFrencheducatorandinventorofthebraillecode,36.canbeused

byblindpeopletoreadthroughtouch.

BraillewasborninamiddleclassfamilyofCoupvray,France,in1809.Hisfatherranaleather

business.Hewasthe37.(young)offourchildren.

Whenhewasthree,heaccidentally38.(stick)asharptoolintooneeyewhile39.

(play)inhisfather9sworkshop.Atthattime,therewasno40.(advance)

medicationandsoonhisinjuredeyewasinfected.Theinfectionspreadintohisothereyeandsoon

helosthissight41.(complete).HewenttotheRoyalInstituteforBlindYouthat42.

ageoften.Braillewasagoodstudent,especiallywhen43.cametoscienceand

music.LaterhebecameateacherattheRoyalInstituteforBlindYouth.BraillediedinParisin

1852.

HaditnotbeenforLouisBraille,itwouldhavebeenhardforblindpeopleintheworldtoenjoy

astoryorlearnsomethingimportant.Hisinventionhasa44.(benefit)effectontheblind.

InhonorofthebirthdayofLouisBrailleonJanuary4th,thisday45.______(celebrate)as

“WorldBrailleDay”.

第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，校學(xué)生會擬向一所美國的姐妹學(xué)校圖書館捐贈一批中國經(jīng)典文學(xué)圖書，以供

該校學(xué)生閱讀。請你給該校負(fù)責(zé)人寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容如下：

1.自我介紹；

2.介紹這批書籍。

注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

DearSirorMadam,

UmLiHua,ChairmanoftheStudents9Union._______________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Mikelickedthelastofthemintchocolatechipicecream.Itwasalmosttimetoleave.He

jumpedintothecarwithhisparentsandheadedofftotheOlympic-sizedpoolforthebigswim

meet.

Whenhisracecameup,Mikewasconfident.Hewasstrongandswift.Mikeclimbedoutofthe

pool,smiling.Hehadjustwonfirstplace,makinghimthefastestboyinhisagegroup.

"Congratulations,son,"hisfathersaid.Hismomgavehimahug,eventhoughhewassoaking

wet.

Aweeklater,itwastimeforanotherswimmeet.Likebefore,Mikedecidedtoenjoyhisfavoriteice

creamflavor.Mikerememberedthatthelasttimehehadwonarace,healsoatemintchocolatechip

icecreamfirst.Maybehe'dwinagain.

Hetookfirstplaceagaininhisrace.Mikewasfeelingprettygood.Asitturnedout,Mike

decidedtohavesomemintchocolatechipicecreambeforeeveryoneofthenextfewswimmeets.

Hebegantothinkofitashisluckycharm.Afterseveralmonthsofplacinginthetoppositionsof

everyraceheswam,Mikewasfeelingunbeatable.Andhewouldn'tadmitit,butallthaticecream

wasaddingafewpoundstohisathleticswimmer9sbuild.

Itdidn'ttakelongafterthatforMiketostartcominginsecondplace——andthenthird——andthen

lastplaceinhisraces.Theluckymintchocolatechipicecreamhadlostitsmagic.

Onthedayofhisnextswimmeet,hismothersatdownatthetablewithhim."Mike,wealllove

icecream,butit'snothealthyforyourbodytoeatsomuchofit.Maybeifstimetoquitthesweet

treatsforawhile,especiallybeforeyougoswimming.^^

Mikeunwillinglyagreed.Hewenttotheswimmeet,anddidn'tperformwell.Hisfatheroffered

togorunningwithhimafewdaysaweektohelphimfeelbetterandstrengthenhismuscles.The

extraweightsoondisappeared,andMikefoundhimselfbreathingeasieratswimpractices.

注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

Itwasthelastmeetoftheseason,andMikewasn7surewhattoexpect.

Finallycametheendoftherace.__________________________________________________

【解析版】

2021屆高三英語新高考模擬試題04

（建議用時：100分鐘）

第一部分閱讀（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。

A

Languageexpertssaythatasmanyashalfofthe6,900languagesspokenintheworldtodayare

endangered.Thismeansthatbytheyear2050over3,000languageswillhavebecomeextinct.Four

ofthemostlikelylanguagestodisappeararelistedbelow.

Yuchi

Yuchiisalanguagespokenbyjustfivepeopleallagedover75inOklahoma,USA.Theyare

membersofaNativeAmericanIndiangroupofpeoplecalledtheTsoyaha,meaningChildrenofthe

Sun.Itsnounshavetengenders,sixforYuchipeople,onefornon-Yuchisandanimalsandthreefor

inanimateobjects.

Jeru

JeruisanAndamaneselanguagespokenbyfewerthan20peopleontheAndamanIslandsinthe

IndianOcean.ItisgenerallybelievedtobeoneofthelanguagesinSoutheastAsiasurvivingfrom

ancienttimes.Jeruisthoughttodatebacktoasettlementoftheareabythefirsthumanstoleave

Africa.

Thao

Amongtheinhabitants（居民）ofSunMoonLakeincentralTaiwan,Chinaareahandfulofold

peoplethatspeaktheAustronesianlanguageofThao.TherestofthecommunityspeaksTaiwanese

Chinese.ThelanguageofThaoisrelatedtoothersinthePhilippinesandIndonesia.

Ainu

ThislanguageisspokenbytheoriginalinhabitantsofJapan.Itisusedbyasmallnumberofold

peopleontheislandofHokkaidointhefarnorthofthecountry.Ainuhasverycomplexverbsthat

includemeaningsmostlanguagesneedawholesentencetoexpress.

1.WhichlanguageisnowspokenoutsideofAsia?

A.Yuchi.B.Thao.C.Ainu.D.Jeru.

2.WheredidthefirstJeruspeakersprobablycomefrom?

A.America.B.Africa.C.Japan.D.India.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutAinu?

A.Itsnounshavetengenders.

B.ItoriginatesfromIndonesia.

C.Itisspokenbylessthanfivepeople.

D.Itsverbscanexpressrichmeanings.

【語篇解讀】本文介紹了四種瀕臨滅絕的語言。

【答案與解析】

1.A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Yuchi部分中的"Yuchiisalanguagespokenbyjustfivepeopleallagedover

75inOklahoma,USA.”可知,Yuchi是美國的一種土著語言。

2.B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Jeru部分中的“Jeruisthoughttodatebacktoasettlementoftheareabythe

firsthumanstoleaveAfrica.”可知，講Jeru這種語言的人可能是來自非洲的移民。

3.D細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Ainu部分中的“Ainuhasverycomplexverbsthatincludemeaningsmost

languagesneedawholesentencetoexpress.“可知，Ainu這種語言有復(fù)雜的動詞，能表達(dá)豐富的

含義。

B

UnlessyouarefortunateenoughtoknowanNBAplayer,RyanMartinisprobablythebest

basketballplayeryou'llevermeet.Unlikethosewhoflyupanddownthecourt,however,Martinis

forcedtotakeadifferentapproach;hedoesn'thavelegs.

Martin,a33-year-oldman,isaprofessionalwheelchairbasketballplayer.Hisachievements

havetakenhimhalfwayaroundtheworldtoplayinSpainforthelastsevenyears.Therehemadea

comfortablelivingplayingbasketballandworkingwithsomeofthegreatestathletesintheworld.

“Agoodwheelchairplayercanmake$50,000ayear,whileastarcanmakesixfigures,“said

Martin.Buthecouldn'tseehisfamilyformonthsandEuropeancitieswereunfi'iendlytothe

disabled.HealsohadtolearnSpanish.Martin,however,overcamethosedrawbacks（困難）.

Hestartedplayingbasketballwhenhewas12.Itdidn'ttakelongfbrhimtofallinlovewiththe

sportand,aftergraduatingfromSomersHigh,heattendedSouthwestMinnesotaStateUniversity

onabasketballscholarship.Incollege,hescoredover1,000pointsinhiscareerandsetseveral

schoolrecords.

Andheworksashard一ifnotharder-asanyotherprofessionalathlete."HedestroysmeJsaid

GinaNavarra,whoworksoutwithMartinonoccasion/'Whathedoesamazesme.^^

Martinalsorecognizesthat,atage33,he'sinthebackendofhiscareer.Withthatinmind,hehas

beenfocusingmoreandmoreonhisfoundation.

“Ihave12brothersandsisters.Collegegavemeatruesenseofachievement.Thefoundationis

designedtogivethosewithdisabilitiestheopportunitytorealizethedreamsthatIoncehad,“

Martinsaid.

'Tmnotsayingthatoutofasenseofpity,"hesaid."IrealizehowfortunateIamtohave

achievedwhatIhave.ButIwanttoopendoorsforpeople.^^

4.WhatwasRyanMartin'slifelikeinSpain?

A.Free.B.Boring.C.Difficult.D.Bitter-sweet.

5.HowwasRyanMartin'sperformanceincollege?

A.Hestoodoutinbasketball.

B.Hefailedtomakearecord.

C.Hewasweakinhisstudies.

D.Heneverwonascholarship.

6.WhydidRyanMartinworkforthefoundation?

A.Tohelpthoseinneed.

B.Tofinishhisbasketballcareer.

C.Toearnmoremoneyforhisfamily.

D.Tolearnbasketballskillsfromotherplayers.

7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRyanMartin?

A.Honestandresponsible.

B.Ambitiousandsensitive.

C.Reliableandknowledgeable.

D.Determinedandwarm-hearted.

【語篇解讀】文章介紹了輪椅籃球運動員RyanMartin的事跡。

【答案與解析】

4.D細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段中的Therehemadeacomfortableliving和第3段中的“Buthecouldn't

seehisfamilyfbrmonthsandEuropeancitieswereunfriendlytothedisabled.Healsohadtolearn

Spanish.”可知,Martin在西班牙的生活有喜有憂、苦樂參半。

5.A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段中的“Incollege,hescoredover1,000pointsinhiscareerandset

severalschoolrecords.”可知,Martin上大學(xué)時在籃球方面表現(xiàn)突出。

6.A推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段中的Thefoundationisdesignedtogivethosewithdisabilitiesthe

opportunitytorealizethedreamsthatIoncehad可知，Martin的基金會旨在幫助需要幫助的人。

7.D推斷題。RyanMartin雖然失去雙腿，但他克服重重困難，堅持不懈，經(jīng)過努力拼搏，成

為一名出色的輪椅籃球運動員，并且建立基金會，幫助其他有殘疾的人實現(xiàn)夢想。由此可知,

RyanMartin是一個意志堅定、富有愛心的人。

C

Manyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction.Whenweeatordrink

sugaryfoods,thesugarentersourbloodandaffectspartsofourbrainthatmakeusfeelgood.Then

thegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasa

particularlystrongeffect.Inthisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug,whichdoctorssuggestweall

shouldcutdownon.

“ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandsearchfbrthefirstcause,Ifindmywaybackto

sugar,“saysscientistRichardJohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure,

andupto347millionadultshavediabetes（糖尿?。?Why?”Sugar,webelieveisoneoftheculprits,

ifnotthemajorreason/9saysJohnson.

Ourbodiesaredesignedtosurviveonverylittlesugar.Earlyhumansoftenhadverylittlefood,

soourbodieslearnedtobeveryefficientinstoringsugarasfat.Inthisway,wehadenergystored

whentherewasnofood.Buttoday,mostpeoplehavemorethanenough.Sotheverythingthat

oncesavedusmaynowbekillingus.

Sowhatisthesolution?It'sobviousthatweneedtoeatlesssugar.Thetroubleis,intoday's

world,it'sextremelydifficulttoavoid.Frombreakfastcereals（谷物）toafter-dinnerdesserts,our

foodsareincreasinglyfilledwithit.

Buttherearethosewhoarefightingbackagainstsugar.Manyschoolsarereplacingsugary

dessertswithhealthierfoodlikefruit.Otherschoolsaregrowingtheirownfoodingardens,or

buildingfacilitieslikewalkingtrackssostudentsandothersinthecommunitycanexercise.

8.Whatdoscientiststhinkofsugar?

A.Itbenefitsourhealth.

B.Itislessaddictivethandrugs.

C.Itcausesustobecomedependentonit.

D.Itshouldbetakenunderadoctor'sguidance.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“culprits”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Diseases.B.Poordiets.C.Unknownthings.D.Causesofaproblem.

10.Whyisitsohardtoavoidsugar?

A.Welikeittoomuch.

B.Wecannotsurvivewithoutit.

C.Itgivesusmuchneededenergy.

D.It'sinsomanyfoodsanddrinks.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WaystoAvoidSugar

B.OurAddictiontoSugar

C.IllnessesCausedbySugar

D.GoodSugarVSBadSugar

【語篇解讀】科學(xué)家認(rèn)為人類對糖的喜愛其實是一種上癮的表現(xiàn)。他們還發(fā)現(xiàn)很多疾病的根

源都與糖有關(guān)。

【答案與解析】

8.C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段中的Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasaparticularlystrongeffect.In

thisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug可知，科學(xué)家認(rèn)為糖會使我們產(chǎn)生依賴。

9.D詞義推斷題。根據(jù)第2段中的Sugar,webelieveisoneoftheculprits,ifnotthemajor

reason可知，culprits與reason同義。

10.D細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段中的“Frombreakfastcerealstoafter-dinnerdesserts,ourfoods

areincreasinglyfilledwithit.”可知，很多食物里都含有糖分，因此人們很難避免攝入糖分。

11.B主旨題。本文主要就“人類喜歡吃糖”展開說明，故OurAddictiontoSugar這個標(biāo)題符

合文章主旨。

D

Whenyoubuyfresh-cutflowers,doyouthinkaboutwheretheycamefrom?Youmightthink

theyweregrownsomewherenearby.Thereality,though,isthatthecutflowertradeisincreasingly

international.Today,thankstoairplanesandhigh-techcoolingsystems,eventhemostdelicate

flowercanbeexportedandsoldthousandsofkilometersawayfromwhereitwasgrown.

TheNetherlandshandlesabout60percentoftheworld'scutflowers.Anditsauctionhouses（拍

賣行）areverylarge一Aalsmeer,nearAmsterdam,issuchanauctionhouse.About120soccer

fieldswouldfillitsmainbuilding.Nineteenm