江蘇省揚州新華中學2021屆新高考高三模擬試卷(一)英語試題（解析版）

2020?2021學年度下學期階段測試

高三英語試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，15題；每題2分，滿分30分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)）

第一節(jié)（共5小題）

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,

并標注在試卷的相應位置。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。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.&19.15.B.&9.18.C.&9.15.

答案是C。

1.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Roommates.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:Yourmeetingisat2:00p.m.thisafternoon.

M:OK,thanks.Well,didanyonecallwhileIwasout?

W:Onlyyourwife.Shewantsyoutopickupsomewineonyourwayhome.

2.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

Whatistheman'sproblem?

A.Heneedsaride.B.Hewantsanewjob.C.Hedoesn'thaveinsurancenow.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】W:Ifyoustillcan'tsleepwell,youshouldgotothehospital.Icangiveyouaride.

M:Ijuststartedanewjob.Myinsurancedoesn'tcovermeuntilnextmonth.

3.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Bikinginthecity.B.Hikinginthemountains.C.Drivinginthecountryside.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】W:Wherearewe?Ihaven'tseenanyroadsignsformiles,andtherearen'tanyhouses,either.Ithinkwetook

awrongturnbackthere.

M:Yeah,Ithinkyou'reright.Pullovertothesideoftheroad,andriltakeacloserlookatthemap.

4.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

Howmuchdidtheicecreamcost?

A.$5,B.$9.C.$10.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Thatwasexpensive.Ionlygotonedollarchange.WhenIwasyoung,evenfivedollarswouldhavebeen

acrazypriceforanicecream.

W:Yougavehimtendollars?Surely,hehasmadeamistake.Gobackandask.

5.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atalaundry.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atashoppingmall.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】M:Goodmorning,ma*am.CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes.IneedthisdressbyFriday.Ithasasmallstainonit,butTmhopingyoucangetitout.

第二節(jié)（共15小題）

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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P音頻，請去附件查看】

6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegirl'squestion?

A.Itisn'timportant.

B.Ifsdifficulttoanswer.

C.Itiseasytounderstand.

7.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheoceanandthesky?

A.Theyarerelated.

B.Theylookexactlythesame.

C.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.

【答案】6.B7.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Daddy,whyistheskyblue?

M:Oh,honey...it'salittlehardtoexplain.Therearethingsyoudon'tunderstandaboutscienceyet.

W:Oh.Ithoughtitwasbecausetheoceanisblue.Theskyisalwayslookingattheocean,soitshouldbeblue,too.

M:That'saverygoodidea,Ruby!Thatisveryclosetotherealreason,too.Theskyhasalottodowiththeocean.

They5rerelated,inaway.Didyouevernoticethatthey'reneverexactlythesamecolor?It'sjustlikeyouandyour

brotherPeter.Youlookalikebecauseyou'rerelated,butyoudon'tlookexactlythesame.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P音頻，請去附件查看】

8.Whyisthemanattheuniversity?

A.He'stakingclasses.

B.He'scheckingitout.

C.Hejustgraduatedfromthere.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisgoodatbaseball.

B.Hisgradesareveryhigh.

C.Thecollegewantshimtoplayonitssportsteam.

10.Whathappenedwhenthewomanwenttoagamelasttime?

A.Shewashitbyaball.

B.Aplayerwassenttohospital.

C.Herfacegotscratchedbyafan.

【答案】8.B9.C10.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Hi,TmAlice.Isthisyourfirstdayofcollege?

M:TmChris.Tmactuallyjustvisitingthecampus.Thisismylastyearofhighschool,andI'mtryingtochoosea

university.Igotanofferfromthisschool.MyschoolfeeswillbepaidifIcomehere...

W:Youmustbereallysmart,then!Notalotofpeoplegetfullscholarships.

M:TmOKinschool.ThereasonwhyIgottheofferisthatFmabasketballplayer.

W:Imighthaveguessedthat.You'reverytall!

M:Youshouldcometooneofmygames.Ourfirstoneisintwoweeks.

W:Thanks.Tilthinkaboutit.ThelasttimeIwenttoagame,Igothitinthefacewithaball.

M:Wasitabasketballgame?

W:No,itwasabaseballgame.Ihadtogotothehospital.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P音頻，請去附件查看】

11.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoaboutherbook?

A.Callapublisher.

B.Advertiseitherself.

C.Asktheirteacherforadvice.

12.Howmanypagesdoesthewoman'sbookhave?

A.About200.B.About350.C.About700.

13.Whatwillthewomangivethemantoread?

A.Adigitalcopy.B.Aprintedcopy.C.Ahandwrittencopy.

【答案】11.C12.B13.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Tmtryingtogetabookpublished,butIdon'tknowhowtobegin.ShouldIcallapublisherortryto

advertiseitmyself?

M:MaybeyoushouldaskMr.Wyatt.Heknowsalotaboutthebookindustry.

W:Goodidea!IalwayslovedhisEnglishclasses.He'sthereasonthatIstartedwriting!

M:Tdliketoreadyourbooksometimethough.Howlongisit?Iusuallyjustreadbooksthatarelessthan200pages.

RememberthatbookUlysseswhichwereadinMr.Wyatt'sclass?Thatwasover700pages!

W:Ohyeah,thattookforevertoread.Mybookisnotasthickasthat.It9sprobablyabouthalfthatlong.Iwon'thave

anactuallyprintedbooktogiveyou,atleastfbrafewmoremonths.TheonlyothersIhavearecomputerfilesandmy

handwrittencopies.

M:Canyoujustgivemeacomputerfile?

W:Yes.Tildothatrightaway.Ifyouaregoingtoreadit,Ineedyourhonestopinionthough.ItistheonlywayIcan

getbetter.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P音頻，請去附件查看】

14.HowdomostpeopleintheUnitedStatesgettheirnews?

A.FromTV.B.Fromthenetwork.C.Fromthenewspaper.

15.Whichcountryhasthelargestgroupofnewspaperreaders?

A.France.B.Italy.C.Japan.

16.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Alittlebored.B.Veryinterested.C.Quiteindifferent.

17.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Typesofnewsmedia.B.Typesofnewsreporters.C.Typesofnewsshows.

【答案】14.B15.C16.B17.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Ireadaninterestingarticletheotherday.Ithadalotofdataonhowpeoplegettheirnews.Didyouknow

thatintheUnitedStates,only5%ofpeoplegettheirnewsfromtheradio?

M:Thatmakessense.Ionlylistentomusicontheradio.Aremostpeoplegettingtheirnewsfromthenewspaperor

televisioninstead?

W:Only1%morepeoplegetitfromnewspapers,butmostpeoplegetitfromtheInternetactually.

M:Wow,really?Iwouldhavethoughtthatpeoplepreferredgettingnewsfromthetelevision.Whataboutother

countries?Aretheythesame?

W:Well,thearticlespokeaboutafewcountries.France,GermanyandItalyactuallyhavethehighestratesof

televisionnewswatchers.Ofthoseinthestudy,Japanhadthemostnewspaperreaders.

M:Thatisreallyinteresting.Idon'tthinkIknowasinglepersonouragewholistenstoradionewseither.My

grandparentsandtheirgenerationaretheoneswhogrewupwiththat.

W:It'samazinghowourtechnologyhaschangedmanythingsaboutdaytodaylife.Ibetinonehundredyears,

peoplewillgettheirnewsfromsomethingwecan'tevendreamof.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P音頻，請去附件查看】

18.Whenwillthemathexamsbeheldthisyear?

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

19.WhowillgiveanintroductiononTuesday?

A.Anathlete.B.Aheadmaster.C.TheP.E.teacher.

20.Whyareparentsremindedtoarriveearlytotheconcert?

A.Tofindaplacetopark.B.Togetaplacetosit.C.Totakepictures.

【答案】18.C19.C20.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Goodmorning,students.TheseareyourmorningannouncementsforMonday,December10th.Thelast

ofourmidtermtestswillbeheldthisweekfromthe12thtothe14th.However,therehasbeenaslightchangetothe

datesandtheplacesoftheexams.Lastyear,theEnglishexamswereonWednesday,themathexamsonThursday,

andthehistoryexamswereheldonFriday.Thisyeartheteachershaveagreed,afterlisteningtostudents5suggestions,

toswitchthedatesofthemathandhistoryexams.Asfortheplaces,pleasecheckthemessageboardinthemainhall,

oraskyourteachersforaschedule.Tomorrow,wewillhaveaspecialguestcomingtovisitusjustbeforeour

Christmasconcert.Asyouknow,oneofourpreviousgraduateswonagoldmedalinthelastOlympics.Hewillbe

heretosignshirtsandtakepictureswithstudentsafteranintroductionbyourP.E.teacher.Finally,theheadmaster

asksyoutoremindyourparentstogethereearlyfbrtheconcert.Althoughtherewillbeenoughseatinginthegym,

theparkinglotgetsfullveryquickly.Thafsallfbrtheannouncements.Haveagoodweek,everyone!

第二部分閱讀理解（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和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該

項涂黑。

A

NationalMuseumofChinaisoneoftheplacesIvisitthemostallyearround.Herearesomegreatshows

ongoingatthemuseum.TheywilllastuntillateMarchandevenlonger.Soneednottohurry,justtakeyourtime.

GoldandJadeinthehall—theexhibitionofantiquitiesinQingCourtfromShenyangPalaceMuseum

TheexhibitionuntilMarch21gathersmorethan240objectsfromtheextensiveassembliesofartifactsof

ShenyangPalaceMuseumandNationalMuseumofChina.Itpresentsthemanyaspectsofthecourtlifeof

predecessorsoftheQingDynasty（1644-1911）whentheyresidedattheShenyangpalaceinShenyang,Liaoning

province,andtheearlyperiodofthedynastyafteritwasestablishedinBeijingin1644.

NavigatingThousandsmiles—theGrandCanalculturalexhibition

TheexhibitionuntilMarch21navigatestheexcavationanddevelopmentoftheGrandCanal,thelongest

artificialwaterwayintheworld.Paintings,documents,artifactsandmodelsareonshowtoreviewhowconstruction

oftheGrandCanalfacilitatedtechnologicaladvancementsinwaterconservancyandtransportationmanagement.

ThewaterwayhelpedboosttheeconomyinregionsitranthroughandculturalcommunicationsbetweenNorthand

EastChina,throughwhichviewerscangetaglimpseofthecreativityandwisdomofancientChinese.

ThesoundofHarmony—musicalinstrumentsinancientChina

RangingfromtheNeolithicJiahuboneflutetotheTangDynasty(618-907)"JiuXiaoHuanPei1'guqin(zither),

ancientChina'svariousmusicalinstrumentscontinuetoresonatewithcontemporarypeople.Thisexhibitionuntil

March30tracesthedevelopmentofmusicology,folkartandculture.Italsoexaminesmusic'srolesinstateactivities,

publiceducationandexchangesbetweenancientChinaandothercivilizations.

ThedawnofChineseColour—thepottery-makinginGansu

Neolithicandbronze-agepotterypaintedwithavarietyofprimitiveandcreativepatternsarevisuallyarresting

objectstovisitorsatanartifactexhibition.Butwheredidthesemysticpatternscomefrom,whatdidtheymean,and

whyhavetheyvanished?PeoplemayfindanswerstothesequestionsatthisexhibitionuntilMay9.Adisplayof

nearly200objectsrevealstheemergenceofpottery-makinginGansuprovincesome8,000yearsago,andcelebrates

theadvancedcivilizationsthatproducedthepotteryandthrivedalongtheYellowRiver.

21.IftheSmithsarefreeonApril23rd,whichexhibitionwilltheygo?

A.NavigatingThousandsmiles.B.ThedawnofChineseColour.

C.ThesoundofHarmony.D.GoldandJadeinthehall.

22.Whichofthefollowingistherightstatement?

A.GoldandJadeinthehallexhibitstheantiquesinthemiddleperiodofQingdynasty.

B.TheGrandCanalnotonlycontributedtotheeconomicdevelopmentbutalsopromotedtheculturalcommunication

betweenNorthandEastChina.

C.Theviewerscanenjoyaperformanceinthemusicalinstrumentsexhibition.

D.ThePottery-makinginGanSuProvincerepresentsthemostadvancedtechniqueallovertheworld.

23.What'stheputposeofthearticle?

A.IntroduceChineseancientculture.B.TellthehistoryofChineseantiques.

C.Giveadviceonspendingholiday.D.Informcitizensofthecomingexhibition.

【答案】21.B22.B23.D

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了國家博物館近期推出的一些展覽。

【21題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第五段uPeoplemayfindanswerstothesequestionsatthisexhibitionuntilMay9.（人們可以在

這個展覽上找到這些問題的答案，直到5月9日）”可知，如果史密斯夫婦4月23日有空，他們會去中國色

彩的黎明。故選B。

【22題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段“Thewaterwayhelpedboosttheeconomyinregionsitranthroughandcultural

communicationsbetweenNorthandEastChina,throughwhichviewerscangetaglimpseofthecreativityand

wisdomofancientChinese」這條水道促進了其流經地區(qū)的經濟發(fā)展，促進了中國北部和東部的文化交流，通

過它，觀眾可以一睹中國古代的創(chuàng)造力和智慧）”可知，大運河不僅促進了經濟的發(fā)展，也促進了華北和華

東之間的文化交流。故選B。

【23題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據第一段"NationalMuseumofChinaisoneoftheplacesIvisitthemostallyearround.Hereare

somegreatshowsongoingatthemuseum.（中國國家博物館是我一年中參觀最多的地方之一。這里有一些正在

博物館進行的很棒的展覽）”及全文可推斷，這篇文章目的是通知市民即將舉行的展覽。故選D。

B

Landscapesarenotonlythesettingforhistory;theyarealsoamajorsourceofoursenseofhistoryand

identity.Readthemright,andhistoricallandscapescanbemoreinformativethananyotherkindofsource.Thisis

evenmorethecasewithsacredlandscapes,whichwerereflectionofourancestors'beliefsabouttheirrelationtothe

cosmosandcanstilltodayseemtoholdaspiritualinfluence.

Overtheyears,Tvehadthegoodfortunetohavespenttimeinmanyhistoricallandscapes,hopingtopicture

somethingofthespiritsofthepeoplewhoshapedthemoverthecenturies.Istillrememberyearsagowalkingalong

theIncasacredlinesaroundCusco,Peru.Inthisancientlandscape,oldsitesthatoncebelongedtoIncanroyalshad

becometornSpanishmansions.Ormanyyearsago,beforetheGulfWars,ItookajourneythroughsouthIraq,the

heartlandofcivilization,wherethedesertisstillcrossedbydried-upriverbedsoftheEuphratesandcanalsthatonce

sustainedtheworld'sfirstcities.

Britainalsohasitsownmagicalancientlandscapes.FromtheMesolithictotheBronzeandIronAges,rich

layersofthepastarestillpresentinthelandscapesurroundingStonehenge,evenastrafficrushesdowntheA303.Itis

theA303thatistheproblem.Asthemainroadtothesouthwestfromthehomecounties,theroadrunsrightpast

Stonehenge.Oneofhumanity'smostfamousmonuments,Stonehengeisanarchaeologicallandscapewithoutparallel

inEurope,andperhapstheworld.ThefirstcircleatStonehengewasmade5,000yearsago,andthegreatstonecircle

itselfinaround2,500BC-theageofthepyramids!Andthemysteriesofthisamazingmonumentandthecomplex

prehistoricsocietiesthatproduceditarebynomeansexhausted,asnewdiscoveriescontinuetoshow.

Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeiscurrentlyatthecentreofaprojectedplanby

HighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA303bycreatingafour-laneroadwitha1.8-miletunnel,

andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest.WhiletheNationalTrustandEnglishHeritagehaveoffered

qualifiedsupportfortheplan,UNESCOhasexpresseditsopposition.Meanwhile,theStonehengeAlliance,agroup

ofarchaeologistsandenvironmentalcampaigners,saystheplanisbasedoninadequateandobsoleteinformation.In

theend,theargumentisaboutthetotalityofanancientlandscape,andthatincludestheancientastronomical

alignmentthatwaspurposefullychosenbyourancestors,andthatwill,inmyview,bewreckedbytheexpressway

interchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?

24.Whatcanhistoricallandscapesofferus?

A.Detailsofancientlifestyle.B.Sacredwritings.

C.Richhistoricalinformation.D.Breathtakingsights.

25.Whatdidtheauthorwanttoexplorewhentouringhistoricallandscapes?

A.Differentarchitecture.B.Hissenseofbelonging.

C.Theriseofancientcities.D.Thespiritsofancestors.

26.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutStonehenge?

A.Thefirststonecirclehasalongerhistorythanthepyramids.

B.Newdiscoverieshavesolvedthemysteriesofthemonument.

C.Theancientmonumentmusthavebeentheheartlandofcivilization.

D.Thelandscapesurroundinghasrichlayersofthepresent.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheprojectedplanbyHighwaysEngland?

A.Heisforitbecauseitwillbenefitthefuturegenerations.

B.Hekeepscoolbutbelievesabettersolutioncouldbeadopted.

C.Itshouldbestoppedbecauseitwilldestroythetotalityofthemonument.

D.Itisratherpracticalespeciallywithqualifiedsupportfromthegovernment.

【答案】24.C25.D26.A27.C

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。根據作者常年的觀察研究，歷史景觀不僅是歷史的遺留也是我們追朔

自己身份的重要資源，它們對人類有重要意義。同時文章指出，為了人類的下一代，我們要盡量保護這些

歷史景觀。

24題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第一段“Landscapesarenotonlythesettingforhistory;theyarealsoamajorsourceofour

senseofhistoryandidentity.Readthemright,andhistoricallandscapescanbemoreinformativethananyotherkind

ofsource/,景觀不僅僅是歷史的背景；它們也是我們歷史感和認同感的主要來源。正確地認識它們，歷史景

觀可能比任何其他類型的來源提供更多的信息。由此可知，歷史景觀可以提供大量的歷史信息，故選C。

【25題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第二段"Overtheyears,I'vehadthegoodfortunetohavespenttimeinmanyhistorical

landscapes,hopingtopicturesomethingofthespiritsofthepeoplewhoshapedthemoverthecenturies.''多年來，

我有幸在許多歷史景觀中駐足，希望能描繪出幾個世紀以來塑造這些景觀的人們的精神風貌。由此可知，

作者參觀歷史景觀時想要探索的是幾個世紀前的工匠們的精神，故選Do

【26題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第三段最后兩句"ThefirstcircleatStonehengewasmade5,000yearsago,andthegreat

stonecircleitselfinaround2,500BC—theageofthepyramids!Andthemysteriesofthisamazingmonumentand

thecomplexprehistoricsocietiesthatproduceditarebynomeansexhausted,asnewdiscoveriescontinuetoshow.,5

巨石陣的第一個圓圈是在5000年前建造的，而巨大的石圈本身是在公元前2500年形成的——那就是金字塔

時代!這個令人驚嘆的遺跡和產生它的復雜的史前社會的神秘之處并沒有窮盡，正如新的發(fā)現(xiàn)繼續(xù)表明的那

樣。由此可知，巨石陣的第一個石圈比金字塔的歷史要長，故選A。

【27題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據第四段“Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeiscurrentlyatthecentreofa

projectedplanbyHighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA303bycreatingafour-laneroadwith

a1.8-miletunnel,andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest.”更讓我擔心的是，這一獨特的景觀目前

正處于英格蘭高速公路計劃的中心位置，該計劃旨在通過修建一條四車道的公路和一條1.8英里長的隧道，

以及向西1.5英里的高速公路交匯處來緩解A3O3公路的擁堵。和“inmyview,bewreckedbytheexpressway

interchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?''在我看來，這將會被高速公路交匯處

破壞。也許是時候以子孫后代的名義重新思考了？由此可知，作者擔心英格蘭的高速公路計劃會破壞這個歷

史遺跡并對后代有影響，所以應該是不支持的態(tài)度，即：應該停止這一計劃，故選C。

【點睛】推理判斷題的推斷對象主要包括隱含意思、目標讀者、觀點態(tài)度、文章出處、寫作意圖等。以推

斷隱含意義的題目居多。推斷隱含意義，即要求根據文章的某個句子、段落或全文所提供的事實進行邏輯

推理，推斷出作者沒有提到、沒有明說或者可能發(fā)生的事實。題干中常含infer（推斷），suggest（暗示），

imply（暗示），indicate（暗示），conclude（推斷，得出結論）等詞語。解此類題，首先找到相關信息，然

后細讀、理解相關信息的字面意義，最后結合語境和常識，在字面意義的基礎上進行符合邏輯的推斷，從

而理解作者的言外之意。如小題4,根據第四段“Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeis

currentlyatthecentreofaprojectedplanbyHighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA3O3by

creatingafour-laneroadwitha1.8-miletunnel,andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest.“更讓:我擔心'

的是，這一獨特的景觀目前正處于英格蘭高速公路計劃的中心位置，該計劃旨在通過修建一條四車道的公

路和一條L8英里長的隧道，以及向西1.5英里的高速公路交匯處來緩解A303公路的擁堵。和“inmyview,be

wreckedbytheexpresswayinterchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?,,在我看來，

這將會被高速公路交匯處破壞。也許是時候以子孫后代的名義重新思考了？由此可知，作者擔心英格蘭的高

速公路計劃會破壞這個歷史遺跡并對后代有影響，所以應該是不支持的態(tài)度。故選C。

C

Upanddowntheeconomicladder,manyAmericanswhowork-andespeciallythoseraisingkids-arepressed

fortime,wishingtheyhadmoreofittodevotetoleisureactivities（orevenjustsleeping）,Atthesametime,research

hasindicatedthatpeoplewhoarebusytendtobehappierthanthosewhoareidle,whethertheirbusynessis

purposefulornot.

Aresearchpaperreleasedlatelastyearinvestigatedthistrade-off,attemptingtopinpoint（精確指出）howmuch

leisuretimeisbest.Itsauthorsexaminedtherelationshipbetweentheamountof''discretionarytime”people

had—basically,howmuchtimepeoplespendawakeanddoingwhattheywant—andhowpleasedtheywerewith

theirlives.

Thepaper,whichanalyzeddatacoveringabout35,000Americans,foundthatemployedpeople'sratingsoftheir

satisfactionwithlifepeakedwhentheyhadintheneighborhoodoftwoandahalfhoursoffreetimeaday.Forpeople

whodidn'twork,theoptimal（最佳）amountwasfourhoursand45minutes.

Theresearchtracedacorrelation（關聯(lián)）betweenfreetimeandlifesatisfaction,butdidn'tprovideanydefinitive

（最后的）insightintowhatunderliesthatcorrelation—“whichisexciting,becausethisisaworkinprogress/5says

CassieMogilnerHolmes,aprofessoratUCLA'sAndersonSchoolofManagementandaco-authorofthepaper,

whichhasn'tyetbeenpeer-reviewedorpublishedinanacademicjournal.

Anexperimentthattheresearchersarrangedhintedat（暗示）apossibleexplanationofthecorrelationtheyfound.

Theyaskedparticipantstopictureanddescribewhatitwouldbeliketohaveacertainamountofdailyfreetime,and

thenreporthowthey'dfeelaboutthatallotment（分配）.“Whatwefindisthathavingtoolittletimemakespeoplefeel

stressed,andmaybethat'sobvious,9,saysHolmes.t4Butinterestingly,thateffectgoesaway—theroleofstressgoes

away-onceyouapproachtheoptimalpoint.^^Afterthatpoint,Holmessays,thesubjectsstartedtosaytheyfeltless

productiveoverall,whichcouldexplainwhyhavingalotoffreetimecanfeellikehavingtoomuchfreetime.

Ifsnotclearwhatanindividualistodowiththesefindings,sincetheamountoffreetimepeoplehaveusually

hassomethingtodowithavarietyoffactors,suchashavingchildrenoradegreeofcontroloverworkschedules.

HolmessharedherresearchwiththeMBAstudentsinherclassonhappiness,andsomeofthemosttime-crunched

amongthemwerecomfortedbythefindings:"Ithinkthattwoandahalfhourscreatesanicegoalthatevenifyou

increasealittlebitmoreofyourdiscretionarytimeuse,youcanexpectthatitwilltranslateintogreaterlife

satisfaction.^^

28.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenstoAmericansoccupiedwiththeirwork?

A.Theyallowthemselvesmoreleisuretime.

B.Theykeepthemselvesbusyonpurpose.

C.Theyknowhowmuchleisuretimeisbest.

D.Theyexperiencehigherlevelofsatisfaction.

29.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthecorrelationbetweenfreetimeandlifesatisfaction?

A.Researchershavecastlightonthecauseofthecorrelation.

B.Unemployedpeopleneedmoreleisuretimetofeelcontent.

C.Thepaperonthecorrelationhasachievedpeerrecognition.

D.Employedpeopleenjoymoreleisuretimeintheneighborhood.

30.Whichofthefollowingchartsillustratesthechangeofstressandproductivity?

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Holmesisoptimisticabouttheinfluenceofherfindings

B.individualsareencouragedtocontroltheirworkschedules

C.peoplewithtightschedulescan'tbenefitfromthefindings

D.theMBAstudentsfindnofreetimetoobtainlifesatisfaction

【答案】28.D29.B30.D31.A

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了研究發(fā)現(xiàn)忙碌的人往往比閑著的人生活滿意度更高，所需要的休閑時

間更少，研究者對這一研究對人們的影響持積極的態(tài)度。

【28題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第——段中的aresearchhasindicatedthatpeoplewhoarebusytendtobehappierthanthosewho

areidle,whethertheirbusinessispurposefulornot.可知，研究表明，忙碌的人往往比閑著的人更快樂，也就

是說忙于工作的美國人的滿意度更高，故D項正確。

【29題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段中的“foundthatemployedpeople'sratingsoftheirsatisfactionwithlifepeakedwhen

theyhadintheneighborhoodoftwoandahalfhoursoffreetimeaday.Forpeoplewhodidn'twork,theoptimal（最

{i}amountwasfourhoursand45minutes.v可知，有工作的人滿意的休息時間是兩個半小時，而不工作的人

滿意的休息時間則是4小時45分鐘，也就是說不工作的人需要更多的休閑時間來感到滿足，故B項正確。

【30題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據第五段中的"Whatwefindisthathavingtoolittletimemakespeoplefeelstressed,andmaybe

thafsobvious,“saysHolmes."Butinterestingly,thateffectgoesaway—theroleofstressgoesaway-onceyou

approachtheoptimalpoint.^^Afterthatpoint,Holmessays,thesubjectsstartedtosaytheyfeltlessproductive

overall,"可知，時間太少會有壓力，一旦你達到最佳狀態(tài)，壓力的作用就消失了，在那之后，受試者開始

說他們總體上感覺效率較低，D項與這個狀態(tài)變化相吻合，故D項正確。

[31題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的"HolmessharedherresearchwiththeMBAstudentsinherclassonhappiness,

andsomeofthemosttime-crunchedamongthemwerecomfortedbythefindings:thinkthattwoandahalfhours

createsanicegoalthatevenifyouincreasealittlebitmoreofyourdiscretionarytimeuse,youcanexpectthatitwill

translateintogreaterlifesatisfaction可知，Holmes將這個研究成果分享給了她的學生，很多時間比較緊迫

的學生得到了安慰，并且她說“我認為兩個半小時能創(chuàng)造出一個很好的目標，即使你只增加一點自由支配的

時間，你也可以期望它能轉化為更大的生活滿意度，也由此可以看出她對研究結果的影響的態(tài)度是很積極

的，故A項正確。

D

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