2020高考英语三模前阅读理解专题练02（教师版）三年真题研读专练

三模前阅读理解专题练02

题组一

A

2020SANFRANCISCO

WRITERSCONFERENCE

17thCelebrationofCraft,Commerce&Community

February13-16,2020attheHyattRegencySanFrancisco

Speakers:*WalterMosley*JonathanMaberry*BrookeWarner

Plusauthors,editors,publishers&literaryagentsfromNewYork,L.A.&S.F.BayArea

Visitwww.SFWtogetevent/contest/scholarshipdetails,accessonlineregistrationforthefreeSFWC

Newsletter.

ConsiderableEarlyDiscountsandSpecialRoomRates!

2019SANFRANCISCO

WRITINGFORCHANGE

Aone-dayconferenceforallwriterswhowanttochangetheworldthroughtheirwriting.

September14thattheUnitarianCenterDetailsandregistration:

www.SFWritingforC

SFWC/SanFranciscoWritersFoundationisanonprofitorganization

BehindtheScenesofaWritingConference

Whenyouattendawritingconference,youseeafaqade（公众可见的场景）lhaltookmonthsorlongerto

makeup.Plentyisgoingonbehindthescenes.Let'stakealookbehindthecurtain.

Thedaystartslongbeforeattendeeswalkthroughthedoor.Registrationissetup,signspostedandtables

arranged.Logistics（后勤）allfallontheconferenceorganizers.Forexample,theannualconferenceIdirectin

SanFrancisco（seetheposterabove）isasimpleone-dayconferencethattakesmorethaneightmonthstoput

togetherandaround15staffandvolunteerstomanage.Largermulti-dayconferenceshaveevenmoregoingon

behindthescenes.

Overseeingitallistheconferencedirector,aconductorwhotypicallyworkswithcommitteedirectorsto

makesureeverythingrunssmoothly.Overthecourseoftheconference,staffersmakesureeverythingstayson

track.It'snotunusualforstafftowalkmilesinadayandgowithoutmeals.

Conferencestaffandvolunteersarealwaysbehindthecurtainsmakingsureyourexperienceisperfect.The

nexttimeyouattendawell-runwritingconference,takeamomenttothankstaffandvolunteersfortheir

devotion.Theydeserveallthepraisetheycangetbecausewithoutthem,therewouldbenoconference.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了2020年旧金山作家年会的相关信息和幕后筹备工作。

56.What'sthelatesttimetostarttoarrangefortheone-dayconferenceinSanFrancisco?

A.July,2019.B.March,209.C.September,2019.D.January,2019.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。根据BehindtheScenesofaWritingConference部分第二段中的“Thedaystartslong

beforeattendeeswalkthroughthedoor.Registrationissetup,signspostedandtablesarranged.

Logistics（后勤）allfallontheconferenceorganizers.Forexample,theannualconferenceIdirectin

SanFrancisco（seetheposterabove）isasimpleone-dayconferencethattakesmorethaneightmonths

toputtogether”可知，这一天早在与会者走出大门之前就开始「设立登记处，张贴标志，安排桌子，物

流全部由会议组织者负责，例如，我在旧金山主持的年会（见上面的海报）是一个简单的为期一天的

会议，总共需要8个多月的时间去准备，再根据海报上的时间“September14thattheUnitarianCenter

Delailsandregistration:"可知,9月14日在Unitarian中心登记详细信息和注册，而9月14日的八个

月以前是I月份。由此可知，安排旧金山为期一天的会议最迟要在2019年1月开始。故D项正确。

57.Accordingtothewriter,theattendeesofthe2020SanFranciscoWritersConferenceshouldpraisethe.

A.threespeakersB.authorsandeditorsC.staffandvolunteersD.corporatesponsors

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Thenexttimeyouattendawell-runwritingconference,takea

momenttothankstaffandvolunteersfbrtheirdevotion.”可知，下次你参力口•个运行良好的写作会议

时,花点时间感谢工作人员和志愿者的奉献。由此可知,作者认为参加2020年旧金山作家年会的人

应该称赞此次年会的工作人员和志愿者。故C项正确。

B

DavidMiles,anAustralianinventorhasbeenaccusedofcheatingdesperatefarmersbychargingupto$50,000

Australiandollarsfordeliveringrainondemandwithoutsomuchasexplainingthetechnologybehindhisbusiness.

OntheofficialMilesResearchwebsite,Milesexplainsthatinthe1990'sherealizedthatitwaspossibleto

influenceweatherpatternsbycreatingabridgebetween'thepresent5anda'near-futureevent,inthephysical

space-timecontinuum.Hefoundthatbyapplyingsmallamountsofenergyintelligently,evenalarge,messy

weathersystemapproachingfromthefuturecouldbeeased.

Whilesomewhatfascinating,Miles5explanationdoeslittletoexplainhowheisabletobringrainfalltothe

landsoffarmers.Hemakesreferencestofamousbutdebatableconceptslike“thebutterflyeffect"."Wewere

advisedagainstpatentingbecauseifbasicallyexposinghowitworks,therewillbealotofbigcompaniesthat

investinhuntingoutpatents,MMilessaid"Iunderstandthedoubts,theonlyotherwayistofullyproveupour

scienceandphysics.Ifwedidthat,we'llloseit,itwillbetakenupasanationalsecurityinterestandit'llthenbe

weaponized.^^

Miles'claimsraisedsuspicionsforobviousreasons,includingasince-deletedsectionofhiscompanywebsite,

whichclaimedthathistechnologyused("electromagneticscalarwaves”,whichscientistssaydon'tevenexist.

TheAustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission(ACCC)haswarnedpeopleagainstdoingbusiness

withhim,buttheAustralianinventorclaimstheACCCisonlytryingtodefamehimandhiscompany,asinreality

theyaresuccessbased—ifitdoesn'train,theydon,tgetpaid.

''ConsumerssignedtheagreementthatifbytheendofJunetheyreceive100mm,theypay$50,000,ifthey

onlyreceive50mm,theywouldonlypay$25,000.Anythingunderhalf,wedon'twanttobepaid,^^Milessaidofa

handfulofWimmerafarmerswhoagreedtotakehimuponhisoffertodeliverrain.

Believeitornot,oneofthefarmerswhopaidDavidMilesforhisso-calledrain-makingcapabilitiestoldABC

Radiothathewasquitehappywiththeresults.

【语篇解读】本文是•篇记叙文。文章讲述了澳大利亚发明家戴维迈尔斯被指控欺骗农民，因为他在没有解

释其业务背后的技术的情况下按需提供雨水以收取钱财。

58.DavidMilesclaimstobecapableof.

A.influencingtheweathersystemB.predictingthefutureevents

C.reducingtheatmospherictemperatureD.easingthegravitationalenergy

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Milesexplainsthatinthe1990'sherealizedthatitwaspossibleto

influenceweatherpatternsbycreatingabridgebetween'thepresent9anda4near-futureevent7inthe

physicalspace-timecontinuum.”可知迈尔斯解释说，在20世纪90年代,他意识到在物理时空连续体

中,通过在“当前”和“近期事件”之间建立一座桥梁，有可能影响天气模式,由此可.知，大卫•迈尔斯

声称能够影响天气系统，故A项正确。

59.ACCCissuedwarningagainstdoingbusinesswithMilesbecause.

A.hechargedtoomuchfortheservicesprovided

B.therewasnosolidsciencetohackuphistechnology

C.hispracticewasathreattonationalsecurityinterest

D.hedidn'tofficiallypatenthistechnologywithACCC

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“includingasince-deletedsectionofhiscompanywebsite,which

claimedthathistechnologyused"electromagneticscalarwaves”,whichscientistssaydon'tevenexist.^^

可知,迈尔斯在其公司网站上声称他的技术使用了“电磁标量波”，但科学家称这些技术甚至不存在,

由此可知,ACCC警告人们不要与迈尔斯做交易是因为没有可靠的科学来解释他的技术，故B项正

确。

60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Milesneededsaferfacilitiesforhisbusiness.B.Milesbroughtaboutgoodcropsasexpected.

C.Mileswasn'tdiscouragedbythecritics.D.Mileswasarrestedbythelocalpolice.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Wewereadvisedagainstpatentingbecauseifbasicallyexposinghowit

works,therewillbealotofbigcompaniesthatinvestinhuntingoutpatents,Milessaid“Iunderstand

thedoubts,theonlyotherwayistofullyproveupourscienceandphysics.Ifwedidthat,we'llloseit,

itwillbetakenupasanationalsecurityinterestandit'llthenbeweaponized.“可知，迈尔斯说，“我们

被建议不要申请专利，因为如果基本上暴露了它的工作原理,将有很多大公司投资于申请专利,我

理解这些疑虑,唯一的另一个办法就是充分证明我们的科学和物理学，如果我们这样做（不申请专

利），我们就会失去它，它将被视为威胁国家安全利益,然后将被武器化”，由此可知,迈尔斯并没有

被评论家们吓倒，故C项正确。

C

Eachyear,backedupbyagrowinganti-consumeristmovement,peopleareusingtheholidayseasontocall

onusalltoshopless.

Drivenbyconcernsaboutresourceexhaustion,overrecentyearsenvironmentalistshaveincreasingly

turnedtheirsightsonour“consumerculture”.GroupssuchasTheStoryofStuffandBuyNothingNewDayare

growingasamovementthatincreasinglyblamesallourillsonourdesiretoshop.

Weclearlyhaveagrowingresourceproblem.Theproduceswemake,buy,anduseareoftenlinkedtothe

destructionofourwaterways,biodiversity,climateandthelandonwhichmillionsofpeoplelive.Buttoblame

theseissuesonChristmasshoppersismisguided,andputsusintheoldtrapofblamingindividualsforwhatisa

systematicproblem.

WhilewecomplainaboutenvironmentaldestructionoverChristmas,environmentalistsoftenforgetwhat

theholidayseasonactuallymeansformanypeople.Formost,Christmasisn'tanadd-ontoanalreadyheavy

shoppingyear.Infact,itislikelytheonlytimeofyearmanyhavetheopportunitytospendonfriendsandfamily,

orevenjusttobuythenecessitiesneededformodernlife.

Thisisparticularly,trueforBoxingDay,oftenthetargetofthestrongestderision（嘲弄）by

anti-consumerists.Whilewemaylaughatthequeuesinfrontoftheshops,formany,thosesalesprovidetheone

chancetobuyitemsthey'veneededallyear.AsLeighPhillipsargues,"thisisoneofthefewtimesoftheyear

thatpeoplecanevenhopetoaffordsuch'luxuries',theChristmaspresentstheirkidsareaskingfor,orjustan

appliancethatworks.”

Indeed,therichest7%ofpeopleareresponsiblefor50%ofgreenhousegasemissions.Thisbecomes

particularlyharmfulwhenyoutakeintoaccountthatthoseshoppingonBoxingDayareonlyasmallpartofour

consumption“problem“anyway.Whyareenvironmentalistsattackingtheseindividuals,whileignoringsuch

peopleasRussianbillionaireRomanAbramovich,whohashisown£1.5bnyachtwithamissiledefence

system?

Anyway,anti-consumerismhasbecomeamovementofwealthypeopletalkingdowntotheworkingclass

abouttheirlifechoices,whileignoringtherealcauseofourenvironmentalproblems.Itisnowonderoneis

changingtheirbehaviours-orthatenvironmentaldestructioncontinueswithoutanyreductioninintensity.

【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了反消费主义其实是富人对工人阶级的生活选择进行贬低的运动，而

忽视了我们环境问题的真正原因,这丝毫不会让环境问题得到改善。

61.Itisindicatedinthe1stparagraphthatduringtheholidayseason,manyconsumers.

A.ignoreresourceproblemsB.arefascinatedwithpresents

C.areencouragedtospendlessD.showgreatinterestinthemovement.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“peopleareusingtheholidayseasontocallonusalltoshopless.“可知,

每年人们都利用假期呼吁我们大家减少购物。由此可知,在假期，消费者被鼓励少花钱。故C项正

确。

62.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraphs2and3thattheenvironmentalistmovement.

A.hastargetedthewrongpersonsB.hasachieveditsintendedpurposes

C.hastakenenvironment-friendlymeasuresD.hasbenefitedbothconsumersandproducers

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“ButtoblametheseissuesonChristmasshoppersismisguided,andputs

usintheoldtrapofblamingindividualsfbrwhatisasystematicproblem.”可知，但是，把这些问题归咎

于圣诞购物者是被误导的,让我们陷入了把一个系统性问题归咎于个人的老陷阱。由此可知，环境

保护主义运动瞄准了错误的对象。故A项正确。

63.TheexampleofRomanAbramovichisusedtoshowenvironmentalists,.

A.madnessaboutlifechoicesB.discontentwithrichlifestyle

C.ignoranceabouttherealcauseD.disrespectfbrholidayshoppers

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Indeed,therichest7%ofpeopleareresponsiblefor50%of

greenhousegasemissions.Thisbecomesparticularlyharmfulwhenyoutakeintoaccountthatthose

shoppingonBoxingDayareonlyasmallpartofourconsumption“problem“anyway.Whyare

environmentalistsattackingtheseindividuals,whileignoringsuchpeopleasRussianbillionaireRoman

Abramovich,whohashisown£1.5bnyachtwithamissiledefencesystem?”可知,事实上，最富有的

7%的人要为50%的温室气体排放负责，当你考虑到节日购物只是我们消费“问题”的一小部分时,

这会变得特别有害。为什么环保主义者攻击这些人，却无视俄罗斯亿万富翁阿布拉莫维奇这样的

人？他拥有一艘价值15亿英镑、带有导弹防御系统的游艇，言外之意,造成环境问题的真正原因是

那些亿万富翁，而不是普通民众的假日消费。由此可知，阿布拉莫维奇的例子就是用来表明环保主

义者对造成环境问题的真正原因是无知的。故C项正确。

64.ItcanbeconcludedfromthetextthattellingpeoplenottoshopatChristmasis.

A.anythinglessthanaresponsibilityB.nothingmorethanabias

C.indicativeofenvironmentalawarenessD.unacceptabletoordinarypeople

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Anyway,anti-consumerismhasbecomeamovementofwealthy

peopletalkingdowntotheworkingclassabouttheirlifechoices,whileignoringtherealcauseofour

environmentalproblems.”可知，不管怎样,反消费主义己经成为一场富人对工人阶级的生活选择进

行贬低的运动，而忽视「我们环境问题的真正原因。由此可知,告诉人们圣诞节不要购物不过是一

种偏见。故B项正确。

D

AstorypostedbyTheNewYorkPostMondaytellsthetaleofKatrinaHolte,aHillsborowomanwhoquither

jobtocosplaya1950shousewife.

LetmestartbyexpressingadmirationtoHolteforusingher2019freedomstofollowher1950sdreams.

Everyoneshouldbesoluckyastogettodecidewhattheywearandhowtheyspendtheirtime.Thafsthefutureour

foremothersfoughtfor.

ButasmuchfunasIamsuresheishavinglivingavintage（复古的）life,whichliterallyincludeswatchingshows

like"ILoveLucy“andlisteningtovinylrecordings（亥ij录碟片）,Ithinkit'simportanttorememberthatbeinga1950s

housewifewasactuallytotallyawful,andsomethingourgrandmothersandmothersfoughtagainst.

Forexample,onceIcalledmygrandmaandaskedherforherrecipeforCloudBiscuits,thesedeliciousbiscuits

sheusedtomakethatwewouldcoverwithbutterandhomemaderaspberryjamonThanksgiving.

“Whywouldyouwantthat?”shesaid.44Gotothestore.Gotothefreezersection.Buysomepre-madebiscuits

andputthemintheoven.^^

Shestraight-uprefusedtogivemetherecipe,becauseitwashardandtookalongtimetomake.Inhermind,it

wasawasteoftime.

Gettingoffthephone,itoccurredtomethatspendingeverydayofyourlifeservingahusbandandfivechildren

wasn'tfunatall.AndthentherearethegrandchildrenwhoeventuallycomealongdemandingCloudBiscuits,a

wholenewexpandedsetofpeopletofeed.

Shewasbasicallyaslavetothosehungrymouths,cookingscratchmealsthreetimesaday

Whenshewasn'ttrappedinthekitchen,shehadtokeepthehouseclean,makesureshelookedgoodenoughto

besociallyacceptable,andmakesureherkidsandhusbandlookedgoodenoughtobesociallyacceptable.Andshe

hadnodaysoff.

Iknowmygrandmalovesherkidsandhergrandkids,herhusbandandthelifesheled,butman,itmusthave

beenalotofthankless,mindlesslabor.

Nowondereveryonewentall-inonprocessedfoodswhentheycamearound.Imaginethenicebreaksomething

likeamicrowavedinnerwouldgiveawomanworking,unpaid,forherfamilyeverysingleday?

Ialsohadanothergrandma.ShewasascholarwhohelpedfbundtheCenterfortheStudyofWomeninSociety

atUniversityofOregon.Shewasapioneeringsecond-wavefeministwhowrotebooks,gavelecturesandtraveledthe

world.

But,shedidallofthatafterdivorcingmygrandpa,whenmostofherkidswereoutofthehouse.Backthen,inthe

1950sandthe1960s,therewasnoillusionaboutwomen“havingitall”.Howcouldthatevenpossiblyhappen?Ifyou

weretakingcareofafamily,waitingonyourhusband,youhadnotimetofollowyourdreams,unlessyoumadethat

yourdream

Alotofwomentookthatapproach.WecallitStockholmSyndromenow.

Andofcourse,thesewomenIamtalkingaboutareupper-middle-classwhitewomen.Romanticizingthe1950s

isespeciallydisgustingwhenyouthinkabouthowwomenofcolorandpoorwomenweretreatedbackthen,andthe

lackofeducationandchoicesavailabletothem.

Becausethewomeninthiscountrydemandedsomethingapproachingequality,Holtehasthechancetoliveout

herfantasy.NoteverywomaninAmericaissolucky.

Westilldon'thavepayequalityandinmanystates,westilldon'thaveautonomyoverourownbodies.Poor

womenandwomenofcolorstilllacktheopportunitiesoftheirwealthyandwhitepeers.

Andwhileit'sgettingbetter,womenarestillexpectedtoberesponsiblefortheemotionallaborofrunninga

householdandraisingthechildren.

Butatleastwecangetjobs.Atleastwedon'thavetosewourownclothes,wearafullfoceofmakeupeveryday

andspendhoursmakingCloudBiscuitssomeungratefulkidwillwolfdown,barelyrememberingtosaythankyou.

【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者认为在日常生活中拥有选择的自由是我们的祖先为之奋斗的未来，同时想

让读者注意到女性所面临的处境，尤其是那些贫穷的有色人种。

65.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthefutureourforemothersfoughtfor?

A.Watchingshowslike“ILoveLucy^^andlisteningtovinylrecordings.

B.Havingthefreedomtomakechoicesintheirdailylife.

C.MakingCloudBiscuitsfortheirkidsandhusbands.

D.Makingsuretheirkidsandhusbandssociallyacceptable.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的Everyoneshouldbesoluckyastogettodecidewhattheywearandhow

theyspendtheirtime.That'sthefutureourforemothersfoughtfbr.（每个人都应该很幸运，能够决定自

己穿什么,如何度过时间。这就是我们的祖先为之奋斗的未来）由此可知，作者认为在日常生活中拥

有选择的自由是我们的祖先为之奋斗的未来。A选项只是KatrinaHolte的个人选择,错误。CD选

项是1950的女性的日常生活，也不符合题意。故选B。

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph13referto?

A.Writingbooks,givinglecturesandtravelingtheworld.

B.Divorcinghusbandwhenkidswereoutofhouse.

C.Takingcareofafamilyandwaitingonhusband.

D.Women'sillusionabout“havingitall”.

【答案】C

【解析】词义猜测题。找至I」戈线词所在句Ifyouweretakingcareofafamily,waitingonyourhusband,youhad

notimetofollowyourdreams,unlessyoumadethatyourdream.（如果你要照顾一个家庭，服侍你的

丈夫，你就没有时间去追求你的梦想,除非你把它当成你的梦想）可知,that指代的其实是前面的内

容,也就是takingcareofafamily,waitingonyourhusbando故选Co

67.Whatdoesthe"StockholmSyndrome^^inparagraph14reallymeaninthepassage?

A.Womenhavebeenusedtotheunfairtreatmentathome

B.Womennowadayslikethewayoflifeinthe1950s.

C.Victimsendupsympathizingwiththeabusers.

D.Womenhavethechancetoliveouttheirdreams.

【答案】A

【解析】词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句及前面的Alotofwomentookthatapproach.WecallitStockholm

Syndromenow.（很多女性采取了这种方式。我们现在称之为StockholmSyndrome）可知，我们现在

把1950s很多女性接受了这个方式生活下去的这个现象称作StockholmSyndromeo根据上文可

知,1950s很多女性的生活方式则是——照顾家庭、服侍丈夫、没有时间去追求自己的梦想，这对

女性来讲是不公平的。因此A选项正确,beusedtoflltakethatapproach形成替换。B选项错误,

说的是1950s而不是现代。C选项没有具体的时代背景,错误。D选项不是1950s的现象，错误。

故选Ao

68.Theauthorthinksofthelifeofa1950shousewifeas.

A.fantasticB.admirableC.awfulD.unforgettable

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的Ithinkit'simportanttorememberthatbeinga1950shousewifewas

actuallytotallyawful,andsomethingourgrandmothersandmothersfoughtagainsl.（我认为重要的是

要记住，作为一个50年代的家庭主妇实际上是非常糟糕的,这是我们的祖母和母亲所反对的）可知,

作者认为20世纪50年代家庭主妇的生活很糟糕。故选Co

69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Itwasawasteoftimetogivegrandchildrentherecipe.

B.AllwomenarenotluckytofollowtheirowndreamsinAmericanow.

C.Housewivesreceivedrecognitionfortheireffortsfromfamilymembers.

D.Theupper-middle-classwhitewomendidabetterjobinrunningthehousehold.

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中的Holtehasthechancetoliveoutherfantasy.Noteverywomanin

Americaissolucky.（霍尔特有机会实现她的梦想。不是每个美国女人都这么幸运）可推知，在美国,

并不是所有的女性都有机会追逐自己的梦想。故选B。

70.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toshowgreatappreciationtohergrandmas.

B.Tocallonhousewivestoclaimthepayforthehouseworktheyundertake.

C.Todrawreaders'attentiontothesituationswomenface,especiallythosepoorandofcolor.

D.Toarousewomen'sawarenessofequalpayatwork.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。作者写文章的目的必然与其主旨有关。目的在文章中最集中指出问题的一段，也就

是（到数第三段Westilldon'thavepayequalityandinmanystates,westilldon'thaveautonomyover

ourownbodies.Poorwomenandwomenofcolorstilllacktheopportunitiesoftheirwealthyandwhite

peers.（我们仍然没有薪酬平等，在许多州，我们仍然没有对自己身体的自主权。贫困妇女和有色人

种妇女仍然缺乏与富裕和白人妇女同等的机会）。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的主要目的是让读者

注意到女性所面临的情况，尤其是那些贫穷和有色人种的情况。A选项很容易排除,B选项说呼吁

家庭主妇为他们承担的家庭劳作要求报酬也与主旨无关。D选项涵盖的太小了，不仅仅是equal

pay。故选Co

题组二

A

InternationalVolunteeringinNewZealand

Ifyou'revisitingNewZealandandwouldliketovolunteer,DOC（DepartmentofConcentration）welcomesyou

togetinvolved.

BeforeyoucometoNewZealand

YoudonotneedaworkvisatovolunteerwithDOC.YouranvolunteeronentrytoNewZealandaslongas

youdonotreceivepaymentorbenefits.

Youmayneedapolicecertificate

Dependingonthevolunteerworkyoudowithus,youmayberequiredtoprovideapolicecertificatetoDOC.

YourpolicecertificatewouldneedtobewrittenandcertifiedinEnglish.It'seasierforyouifyougetapolice

certificatebeforeyouleaveyourcountry.

Howtogetanewpolicecertificateifyou'realreadyinNewZealand.(Clickhere)

Internationalstudents

VolunteeringwithDOSisanoptiontogainexperience.However,DOCdoesnotofferopportunitiesto

studentswhostudyat:

•universitiesoutsideNewZealand,orothereducationprovidersoutsideNewZealand.

Insurance

ForallvolunteerswithDOC,westronglyadviseyougelcomprehensive(综合的)travelinsuranceand

unlimitedmedicalcover.DOCdoesnotacceptresponsibilityforany:

•personalmedicaloraccidentevents.

*lossordamagetopersonalitemsofequipment,orotherassociatedcostswhileyou'revolunteeringwith

DOC.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。是新西兰的DOC部门发布的•则招募志愿者的公告。

56.WhatmayyouoffertoDOCifyouwanttovolunteerasaforeignerinNewZealand?

A.Aworkvisa.B.Apolicecertificate

C.Auniversitydiploma.D.Adriverlicense.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Dependingonthevolunteerworkyoudowithus,youmayberequired

toprovideapolicecertificatetoDOC.“可知，根据志愿者所从事的工作，志愿者可能需要向DOC提

供警察开具的证明。即如果你想在新西兰以外国人的身份从事志愿者活动，你可以向DOC提供警

察开具的证明。故选B。

57.WhocannotvolunteerwithDOCinNewZealand?

A.AnAmericanofficialwhoistravellinginNewZealand.

B.AChinesebusinessmanwithsomevolunteeringexperiences.

C.AChineseexchangestudentintheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand.

D.AnEnglishcollegestudentwhohasjustbeenvisitinghisuncleinNewZealandforafewdays.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。根据Internationalstudents部分中的“However,DOCdoesnotofferopportunitiesto

studentswhostudyatuniversitiesoutsideNewZealand,orothereducationprovidersoutsideNew

Zealand.”可知,DOC不会为在新西兰以外的大学及其他教育机构学习的学生提供做志愿者的机

会。结合选项可知，一位来到新西兰叔叔家做客几天的英国大学牛.不能在新西兰参与DOC的志愿

者活动。故选D“

B

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