2022年高考英语模拟巩固卷09（全国卷通用解析版）

备战2022年高考模拟巩固卷9

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.本试卷共12页，全卷满分150分，回答时间为120分钟；

2.答卷前，务必将答题卡上密封线内的各项目填写清楚；

3.本试卷由选择题和非选择题两大部分组成。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用0.5

毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，涂写要工整、清晰；

4.考试结束，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7・5分）

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该选项涂黑。

A

TherearemanyfamouslakesinChina.Thefollowingaresomeofthem.

WestLake,Hangzhou

WestLakeisagiftofnature.LocatedinthewestpartofHangzhouandsurrounded（围绕）bygreenhills,this

lakeisfamousforbeautifulscenery,alotofhistoricalsitesandnativeproducts.Inaddition,WestLakecanalways

beseeninpaintings.

KanasLake,Xinjiang

KanasLakeisoneofthedeepestlakesinChina.Itishometoabout800kindsofplantsandmorethan100

kindsofbirds.Surroundedbysnow-cappedmountainsandthickforest,thelaketakesondifferentcolorsin

differentseasons.KanasLakeisalsoamysterious（神秘的）place,andit'ssaidthatlargecreatureshavebeenseen

init.

ErhaiLake,Yunnan

LocatedinthenorthwestpartofDaliCity,YunnanProvince,ErhaiLakeisaplateau（高原）lake.Asthelake

hasashapeofanear,itgetsthenameErhai.Called“thepearlonplateau5'foritsbeautifulscenery,itisalsooneof

themostattractiveplacesinYunnan.

YamdrokLake,Tibet

Surroundedbybeautifulsnow-cappedmountains,thislakeisfedbymanysmallstreams.Withanareaof675

squarekilometers,thislakehaslargelakesidegrassland,whichservesashighlandpastures（牧场）.Therearelots

offishlivinginthelake,whicharecaughtbylocalpeople.FromApriltoOctober,fishcaughtinthislakearesold

atthemarketinLhasa.

21.Whichlakeispreferredbypaintersaccordingtothetext?

A.WestLake.B.KanasLake.

C.ErhaiLake.D.YamdrokLake.

22.WhatdoKanasLakeandYamdrokLakehaveincommon?

A.Theyarefedbymanysmallrivers.

B.Theycanserveashighlandpastures.

C.Theyarefamousforalotofstrangeanimals.

D.Theyaresurroundedbysnow-cappedmountains.

23.WhydoesErhaiLakegetitsname?

A.Itisaplateaulake.B.Itisverybeautiful.

C.Itlookslikeanear.D.Ithasmanybirds.

B

Whydooldpeopledislikenewmusic?AsI'vegrownolder,Ioftenhearpeoplemyagesaytheyjust

don'tmakegoodmusicliketheyusedto.Whydoesthishappen?Luckily,psychologycangiveussomeinsights

intothispuzzle.Musicaltastesbegintobecomeclearasearlyasage13or14.Bythetimewe'reinourearly20s,

thesetastesgetlockedintoplaceprettyfirmly.

Infact,studieshavefoundthatbythetimeweturn33,mostofushavestoppedlisteningtonewmusic.

Meanwhile,popularsongsreleasedwhenyou'reinyourearlyteensarelikelytoremainquitepopularamongyour

agegroupfortherestofyourlife.

Therecouldbeabiologicalexplanationforthis,asthere9sevidencethatthebrain'sabilitytomakesubtle

distinctionsbetweendifferentchords,rhythms,andmelodiesweakenswithage.Sotoolderpeople,newer,less

familiarsongsmightall“soundthesame.”

Buttherearemaybesomesimplerreasonsforolderpeople'sdisliketonewermusic.Oneofthemost

researchedlawsofsocialpsychologyissomethingcalledthe“mereexposureeffect",whichinessencemeansthat

themorewe'reexposedtosomething,themorewetendtolikeit.

Thishappenswithpeopleweknow,theadvertisementsweseeand,thesongswelistento.Whenyou'rein

yourearlyteens,youprobablyspendafairamountoftimelisteningtomusicorwatchingmusicvideos.Your

favoritesongsandartistsbecomefamiliar,comfortingpartsofyourroutine.

Formanypeopleover30,jobandfamilyobligationsincrease,sothere?slesstimetospenddiscoveringnew

music.Instead,manywillsimplylistentoold,familiarfavoritesfromthatperiodoftheirliveswhentheyhad

morefreetime.

Psychologyresearchhasshownthattheemotionsthatweexperienceasteensseemmoreintensethanthose

thatcomelater.Andwealsoknowthatintenseemotionsareassociatedwithstrongermemoriesandpreferences.

Bothofthesemightexplainwhythesongswelistentoduringthisperiodbecomesomemorableandbeloved.

Sothere'snothingwrongwithyourparentsbecausetheydon'tlikeyourmusic.Ratherit'sallpartofthe

naturalorderofthings.

24.Whathavestudiesfoundaboutmostpeoplebythetimetheyturn33?

A.Theynolongerlistentonewmusic.

B.Theyfindallmusicsoundsthesame.

C.Theycanmakesubtledistinctionsaboutmusic.

D.Theyseldomlistentosongsreleasedintheirteens.

25.Whichofthefollowingsituationsagreeswiththe“mereexposureeffect”？

A.Tomlikesthebook,sohereadsitmoretimes.

B,Andyrecitesthewordsrepeatedlyandheisfedupwiththem.

C.Mikeoftenlistenstothesamesongandbecomesmoreandmoreinterestedinit.

D.Petergoestoschoolbybikeeveryday,andthereforehisridingskillsarebetterandbetter.

26.Whatconclusioncanwedrawaccordingtothepsychologyresearch?

A.Teenagersaremuchmoresensitive.B.Teenagersaremuchmoreemotional.

C.Teenagers5preferencesaremorelasting.D.Teenagers5emotionsaremoreintense.

27.Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?

A.Qualityissuesofnewmusic.B.Olderpeople'sdislikeofnewmusic.

C.Olderpeople'schangingmusicaltastes.D.Insightsintothefeaturesofgoodmusic.

C

TDunderstandtheeffectoficemelting（融化）aroundtheworldwefirsthavetounderstandwhatanice

sheetactuallyis.Covering5.4millionsquaremilesinAntarctica（南极洲I）and656,000squaremilesinGreenland,

anicesheetisactuallyahugelandoficefromtheIceAge.Thesesheetsforminareaswheresnowthatfallsin

winterdoesnotmeltentirelyoverthesummer.Thisice,hometodifferentspeciesofanimals,isnowmeltingata

ratethatcannotsupportthelifeitcurrentlyholds.

Manyofthesecreaturesrelyonicesheetsaslandforresting,huntingandprotection,yetasthesize

decreases,theyareforcedoutoftheirhomelandinsearchofotherlandonwhichtolive.Oftenthismeans

journeystosearchforfoodandanimbalancedecosystemhappenswhendifferentspeciesareforcedtogetheronto

thecoast.

Sincethe1990s,thedeerpopulationhasdroppedby56percent-climatechangehascausedwarmer

temperaturesoverwintersettingoffrainfallinsteadofsnow,whichfreezesmorequicklyunderfootandmakesit

hardertowalkandsearchforfood.Inthesummer,frozenlayersoflandmeltsandreleasestrappeddiseaseswhich

bringdeathtoanimals.Asimilarsituationhasfallenonthepolarbearswhosuffereda40percentpopulationloss

between2001—2010.

Quiteapartfromtheseproblems,thethreatofsealevelsrisingiftheicecapsweretodisappearis

approaching.IftheGreenlandIceSheetmelted,thesealevelwouldrisearoundsixmeters,andiftheAntarcticIce

Sheetmelted,sealevelswouldrisebyaround20feet.Asamatteroffact,sealevelshaverisenabouteightinches

since1880,threeofwhichwe'vegainedoverthelast25years.Thisseeminglysmallamounthasalreadycaused

dangerousflooding,lossoffarmlandandmoredeadlystorms.

Whilewe'restillalongwayfromlosingtheicesheetsalltogether,we'vealreadylosttoomuchandifwe

don'ttakeclimatechangeseriouslynow,wewillcertainlyhitthepointofnoreturn.

28.Whatisanicesheetaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisanareawhereicenevermeltsinsummer.

B.ItisalandoficethatcoversallGreenland.

C.Itisalargeareaoficethatexistsforcenturies.

D.Itisaniceworldforanimalstoliveon.

29.Howdoesthemeltingoficesheetsaffectanimals?

A.Itmakesiteasiertotraveltootherland.

B,Itincreasesthepopulationofseaanimals.

C.Itmakestheirsurroundingsmorecomfortable.

D.Itcauseshungerandillnessamonganimals.

30.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.IcesheetwillsoondisappearfromtheEarth.

B,Sealevelsarerisingfasterinrecentyears.

C.Greenlandwillbethefirsttoloseallitsice.

D.Allnaturaldisastershappenduetosealevelrise.

31.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.EffectofMeltingIceSheetsB.Ice,SeaandAnimals

C.GreenlandandAntarcticaD.ChangesofSeaLevels

D

TheCOVID-19pandemic（新冠疫T青）hashadonepositiveresult:millionsmoreEuropeanshave

discoveredthejoyofcycling."Cyclingiseasy,“saysTanjaJamnik."Sittingonabike,Ifeelveryfree.MThe

57-year-oldaccountantfromSloveniaisconvincedofthehealthbenefits.<6Cyclingisgreatforthewholebody.,,

Andthereareadvantagesformentalhealth.44IfIcyclealone,Iswitchmymindoffandallthebadthingsgooutof

it.IfIcyclewithafriend,wetalksomuchthatit'sliketherapy（治力字）!”WhileTanjaandherhusband,Andrej,

havelongenjoyedcycling,therearemanynewcomerstotheactivity.

Sheascribestherecentriseinbikinginhercountrytotwofactors.OneisSlovenia'sextremelyattractive

performanceinthe2020TourdeFrance.Theother,ofcourse,istheCOVID-19pandemic.Lastyearwhenpublic

transportwascancelled,andschools,sportsfacilities,restaurantsandshopswereshut,manymoreSlovenians

discovered-orrediscovered-cycling.

“BythebeginningofJuly,cycleshopsinSloveniawerealmostoutofmountainbikesandexpeditionbikes.”

TanjaandAndrejoftentourtheirhomecountrybybike,plusmostyearstheyhavehadcyclingholidaysinother

places,too.

Infact,thewholeofEuropehasseenasurprisinggrowthincycling.Bikeusewasalreadyhighinsome

Europeancountries,butnumbersareincreasingallacrossthecontinentaspeoplegetontheirbikesforfitness,

commuting（通勤）andleisure.InFinland,bicyclesaleswereupby34percentin2020,andinJanuary2021alone,

thegrowthwasasurprising49percent,accordingtotheFinnishCyclistsFederation.

32.WhydoesTanjalikecycling?

A.Becauseshecangoanywhereshewants.

B.Becausecyclingwithafriendisliketherapy.

C.Becauseshebenefitsfromcyclingphysicallyandmentally.

D.Becauseherhusbandlovescyclingwithherattheirleisuretime.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ascribes"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Distributes.B.Owes.C.Reveals.D.Reduces.

34.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Finland'sbicyclesalesincreasedsharply.

B.BikeusewashighinallEuropeancountries.

C.Europeansridebikesmainlyforentertainment.

D.Thecyclingismoreandmorepopularintheworld.

35.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheusageofbikeB.Theenjoymentofcycling

C.ThecyclingexplosioninEuropeD.Thegreatadvantagesofcycling

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分1（）分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Shynessisnormalanditisnotconsideredasamentalproblem.Allpeoplehavebeenshyatonetimeor

another.Eventhemostconfidentpeopleexperiencedbeingshy.36..

Youprobablyarewonderingwhyyouareshy.Itmaybebecauseoftheenvironmentyouwereusedtoorthe

wayyouwerebroughtup.Certaineventsorincidentsinthepastmayalsoleadtothereasonwhyyouareshynow.

37.Mostshypeoplehaveshyparentsandrelativesanditisnotsurprisingtofindoutthattheytoohavebecome

shypersons.

Oneofthenegativesidesofbeingshyishavingthetendencytobepassive.Mostofthetimeshypeoplecan't

standupforthemselvesandwhattheybelieveisright.38.Thisapparentlyinfluencestheirsociallifeaswellas

work,familyandotheraspectsoftheirlife.

Whileshynesshasnegativeaspects,ithaspositivesides.Shypeopleareusuallygoodobserversanddonot

getthemselvesintotoomuchtroublebecausetheytrytoobservetheirenvironmentoranysituationbeforethey

act.39・Theycanalsomakegreatfriends.Sincetheyhavedifficultiesinsocialscenes,makingfriendsseemsto

beamust.Therefore,theyvaluetheirfriendswholeheartedlyandhaveproventobeloyalandthoughtfulfriends.

40.Someofthembornwithshyparentshavesuccessfullybattledagainstbeingshy.Thiscontributesto

theirconstantself-improvement,developingself-esteemandtryingtobeexposedtonewenvironments.

A.Butinmostcases,shynessprovestobegenetic.

B.Theyaresensitiveandaccustomedtogettingsuspicious.

C.Becausesomepeoplearebomtobeshy,theyletitgohang.

D.Soifyou'refeelingshy,don'tworrybecauseyouarenotalone.

E.Theyarenothot-headedandthinktwicebeforemakinganydecisions.

F.Althoughshynessissomethingfrombirth,itcanbeimprovedovertime.

G.Theyavoidcrowdsbynatureandstayawayfromgroupsandsocialinteractions.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Likemanynewgraduates,Ileftuniversityfullofhopeforthefutureandwantedtomakea41in

theworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That's42IlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.

Istartedmy43asaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiences

ofprevious44Iknewitwouldbe45andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsfora

verylongtime.46IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProject47.

Isentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,I

managedto48amongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceiveda

callaskingmetoreportforthe49Iwouldbegoingtoasmall50nearAbuja,Nigeria.

Aftercompletingmy51Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmalland52inneedofproper

accommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfood53Iwere

theirownfamily.Iwasaskedto54asmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenext

yearorso,I55inthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthoughtIlearnedmorefrommy56than

theydidfromme.

Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeor57tomeno

longerdid,thoughIdidnotget58withthelocallanguage,andreturnedtotheUnitedStatesa59man.

TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmy60_forever.

41.A.fortuneB.differenceC.wishD.attempt

42.A.whyB.howC.whenD.where

43.A.journeyB.studyC.occupationD.business

44.A.volunteersB.studentsC.graduatesD.applicants

45.A.adventurousB.briefC.dangerousD.tough

46.A.InturnB.InrewardC.InhonorD.Inshort

47.A.seriouslyB.casuallyC.excitedlyD.carefully

48.A.stickoutB.turnoutC.standoutD.pickout

49.A.dutyB.callC.applicationD.performance

50.A.cityB.companyC.villageD.school

51.A.projectB.collegeC.interviewD.training

52.A.regularlyB•desperatelyC.hardlyD.helplessly

53.A.asifB.eventhoughC.justasD.whatif

54.A.convinceB.leadC.representD.undertake

55.A.studiedB.survivedC.supportedD.taught

56.A.villagersB,colleaguesC.studentsD.competitors

57.A.familiarB.similarC.cruelD.unusual

58.A.anywhereB•everywhereC.somewhereD.nowhere

59.A.smarterB.differentC.helpfulD.professional

60.A.characterB.experienceC.interestD.life

第n卷（非选择题共so分）

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在答题卡相应位置处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

ColumbusDay,whichiscelebrated61.（annual）onthesecondMondayofOctobertohonoranItalian

explorer,ChristopherColumbus,44discovering^^theAmericas,hasalwaysbeenacontroversialholiday.Though

Columbusfoundthecontinent,heneversetfoot62.themainland,evenonhisfollowingthreejourneys.Besides,

NorthAmericahadalreadybeen“discovered“bytheNativeAmericans.Theyhadbeenlivingtherefbrmany

63.（generation）.

Criticsalsomaintainthat64.explorerwasnotoutonascientific“voyageofdiscovery^^.Instead,hewason

amissiontoconquerthenewland.TheSpanisharmy,whichColumbusbroughtafterthefirsttrip,cruellykilled

millionsoflocals65.triedtoresist.Thosewhosurvivedwereenslavedandforced66.（work）inminesand

plantations.

Thefederalholiday67.（be）ontheAmericancalendarsince1937.However,aspublicawarenesshas

increased,thepopularityofColumbusDayhasbeendecreasinginsomestates,withonly25currentlylistingitas

an68.（approve）holiday.

The69・（move）hasalsospreadtoLatinAmericancountries.4tDayoftheRace”,whichiscalledinMexico,

honorsthepeopleandtheinfluenceofthe70.（represent）cultures,broughtinbyChristopherColumbus.

However,manyfeelitisareminderofthepastandcurrentstrugglesfacedbythenativepopulation.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言

错误，每句中最多有两处错误。要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（—），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

LastMondaywherewehadaclassmeeting,ourclassteacherinformedusactivitieswiththetheme''national

flaginmyheart”.TheseactivitiesorganizingacrossChinaaimedtofurtherourunderstandingofthenationalflag

andpromotedourpatriotism（爱国主义）.Fullyawareofitssignificant,wecouldn'twaittoimmediategetstarted.

Overthenextseveraldays,welearnedmoreaboutatopicfromvariousaspects.Wewentthroughbooksontheir

birth.WealsocollectedonlinestoriesoftheflaginrecentyearsbutrealizedwhatitsymbolizesforeveryChinese.

Attheweekend,werecordedwhatwehadlearnedandhadpresentedourworkontheblackboard.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，是某国际高中的高一新生，进入新学校已有两个多月。你想和美国笔友Kate分享自己的心

情。请给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.两个多月来高中学习，生活及自己心情；

2.希望以后能去Kate的学校交流学习；

3.期待回复。

注意：（1）写作词数应为100左右；（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearKate,

Howiseverythinggoingwithyourecently?

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiHua

【答案】

第一部分：听力

1—5BACBC6—10ABBAC11—15CACBC16—20BAABC

听力原文

录音原文

(Text1)

W:WhendoyouthinkthatIcangohome,Dr.Smith?

M:Well,youcameinonMondayandtodayisFriday.Tdsaythatyoucouldprobablyleavetomorrow,butIdon't

wantyoutogobacktoworkforseveralweeks.

(Text2)

W:DidyougotoYellowstoneParkforvacationlastyear?

M:Icouldn'tmakeitlastDecember.ButIfinallywenttherethreemonthslater.Iplantovisitagainnextyear.

(Text3)

W:Yourroomisinsuchastate!Whenwasthelasttimeyoutidiedit?

M:ItwaswhenLindacameoverlastmonth.ShehasbeensohelpfulthatIsimplycan'tdowithouther.

(Text4)

M：IwishIhadstudiedharderwhenIwasintheuniversity.

W：Youalwayssaidyoudidn'tthinkstudywasthatimportant.

M：Yes,Iknow,butnowIrealizeIwaswrongandit'stoolate.

(Text5)

M:IplantovisitNewYorkthissummerholiday.Haveyoueverbeenthere?

W:Severaltimes.

M:WouldyourecommendsomeplacesIcanvisit?

W:Sure.TheStatueofLiberty,WallStreet,theMuseumofModemArt...

(Text6)

M:I'mveryworriedaboutourfinalexamnextweek.Foronething,Ican'tsleep.

W:Yeah.Iwentthroughthesamethinglastyear.

M:That'swhyI'maskingyouaboutit.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?

W:Well,lastyeartheuniversityofferedastressmanagementcourseataboutthistime.Haveyoubeenintouch

withtheservice?

M:No.Ihavenotime.

W:Funny,isn'tit?Justwhenstudentsneedhelpmostwecan'taffordthetimetogetit.You'dbettercallthe

healthservicestomorrow.Theyopenat9:00a.m.Well,haveagoodnight'ssleep.

M:That'seasiersaidthandone.

(Text7)

M:Hello,Mrs.Miles,FmfromSunInsurance.Tmvisitingquiteafewhomesinthisareaactually.Thestonndid

alotofdamage.

W:Well,you'vebeenquick.Ionlyphonedtwodaysago.

M:Iknow.Well,let'sstarthereatthefront,shallwe?Uh,you'vegotalotofcoveringsmissingofftheroof.

W:Yes.Thechimneywasdamagedaswell.

W:Oh,yes.Someofthebrickshaveblownoff.Anythingelse?

W:Um,youcanseethebedroomwindowontheleftwasdestroyed.Tvejustputsomeboardsoverit.

M:OK.Let'swalkroundtotheback.

W:Hereweare.

M:Goodness,thattree'sfallendownrightontothefence!

W:Yes.Ifsarealpity.Thatwasalovelytree.Theshedroofwasdamagedtoo,I'mafraid.

M:Isee.Tvegotallthat.Tilwriteupmyreportandwe'llletyouhaveacheckassoonaspossible.

(Text8)

W:Whatdoyouwanttodoonceyougraduate?

M:Uh...IthinkI'dliketoworkforahotelortravelserviceinthisarea.Howaboutyou?

W:Well,whenIfirststartedcollege,IwantedtostudyFrench,butIrealizedImighthaveahardtimefindinga

jobusingthelanguage,soIchangedmymajortocomputerscience.Withtherightskills,findingajobinthe

computerindustryshouldn'tbesodifficult.

M:So,doyouhaveapart-timejobtosupportyourselfthroughschool?

W:Well,fortunatelyforme,Ireceivedafour-yearscholarship.

M:That'sgreat.

W:Yeah.Howaboutyou?Areyouworkingyourwaythroughschool?

M:Yeah.Iworkthreetimesaweekasacookatarestaurant.

W:Howdoyoulikeyourjob?

M:It'sOK.Theotherworkersarefriendly,andthepayisn'tbad.

（Text9）

W:Prof.Donner,areyougivingyouradvancedecologycourseagainnextterm?

M:Yes,I'mplanningonit.

W:IwonderifIcouldjoinit.Iknowit'sagraduatecourseandI'monlyajunior,but...

M:Aren'tyouabityoung?I'veallowedqualifiedseniorstotakethecourseandtheyusuallyhaveahardtime

keepingup.

W:Iknow,buttheecologyoftheAmericanwestismyfavoriteareaofinterestandI'vedonealotofreadingin

thefield.LasttermItookProf.Burman'scourseandIdidn'tfinditchallengingenough.

M:Isee.Youcertainlyaren'toneofthosestudentswhoareoutforeasygrades.

W:Ishouldsaynot.Ireallywanttolearnsomething.

M:Well,I,llspeaktoProf.Burman.Ifhethinksyou'reready,rilletyoutakethecourse.

W:Oh,thanks.That'sreallyniceofyou.

（Text10）

M：YouhaveprobablyseensportscarsracingonTVoratthemovies.Buthaveyoueverseenadragrace?Drag

racingstartedintheUnitedStatesin1953.Thefirstdragtrackswerebuiltbythosewhowereworriedabout

teenagerswhowereracingtheircarsonpublicstreets.Atrackisastraightcourseabout1,200feetlong.The

trackhastobestraightbecausethecarsgosofastthattheycan'tpossiblytakeacorner.Eachracelastsonly

aboutsevenseconds!

Thecarsusedindragracingdon'thavemuchincommonwithotherracingcars.Inthefrontissomething

thatlookslikeabicyclewheel.Huge,fattyresareattheback.Apowerfulengineisusuallyinfrontofthe

driver.Duringaracethereissometimessomuchsmokefromtheenginesthatit'shardtoseetheracers.The

fanssaythebestracesarethosewherethecarsgosofastthattheycan'tseethematall!

Thereareprofessionaldragracesnow.Agooddragracercanearnasmuchas$65,000ayear.

第二部分：阅读理解

21.A22.D23.C

【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了中国四个有名的湖。

21.推理判断题。根据第二段"Inaddition,WestLakecanalwaysbeseeninpaintings.（此夕卜，西湖总是可以在

画中看到）“可知，西湖经常出现在画中，由此可推知，西湖很受画家们喜爱。故选A。

22.细节理解题。根据第三段“Suiroundedbysnow-cappedmountainsandthickforest,thelaketakesondifferent

colorsindifferentseasons.（湖被白雪皑皑的群山和茂密的森林所环绕，在不同的季节呈现出不同的颜色户和

最后一段“Surroundedbybeautifulsnow-cappedmountains,thislakeisfedbymanysmallstreams.（这个湖被美

丽的白雪皑皑的群山环绕，由许多小溪组成）“可知，KanasLake和YamdrokLake都被顶部积雪的山围绕。

故选Do

23.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句"Asthelakehasashapeofanear,itgetsthenameErhai.（因为这个湖有

一个耳朵的形状，所以得名洱海）“可知，洱海的形状像耳朵，它因此而得名。故选C。

24.A25.C26.D27.B

【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是年纪大的人不喜欢新音乐及其原因。

24.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Infact,studieshavefoundthatbythetimeweturn33,mostofushave

stoppedlisteningtonewmusic."（事实上,研究发现，大多数人到了33岁的时候,就不再听新歌了。）可知

大多数人到33岁不再听新音乐。故选A。

25.推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Oneofthemostresearchedlawsofsocialpsychologyissomethingcalledthe

“mereexposureeffect”,whichinessencemeansthatthemorewe'reexposedtosomething,themorewetendto

likeit.”（社会心理学中研究得最多的一个定律就是所谓的“单纯暴露效应”，也就是说，我们接触到的东西

越多，我们就越喜欢它。）可知C项：Mikeoftenlistenstothesamesongandbecomesmoreandmoreinterested

init.（迈克经常听同一首歌，越来越感兴趣。）可知Mike接触到的同一首歌越多，就感兴趣，和单纯暴露

效应相一致。故选C。

26.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“Psychologyresearchhas