广东省河源市开学联考2023-2024学年高三上学期开学联考英语试题

第第页广东省河源市开学联考2023-2024学年高三上学期开学联考英语试题广东省河源市开学联考2023-2024学年高三上学期开学联考英语试题

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读理解

ThefourbestspecialtyfoodfestivalsintheUS

MaineLobsterFestival—Rockland,Maine

Rocklandistheself-proclaimed(自封的)lobstercapitaloftheworld,anditsannualMaineLobsterFestivalprovidesthestate'sfavoritelobstersandcrabs.Ittakesplacefivedayseachsummerandincludesfeastingonfreshseafood,aparadeandlivemusic.TheMaineSeaGoddessCoronationandtheGreatInternationalGreatCrateRace,wherecontestantsjumpfromcrate(木箱)tocrateandriskfallingintothecoldAtlanticOcean,aredon't-missevents.

WindyCitySmokeout—Chicago,Illinois

Thisfour-dayeventinChicagocombinestwothingswelove:livemusicandgreatBBQ.Over20oftheworld'sbestcooksserveuptheirsmokedfoods,whiletopcountrymusictalenttakesthestage.Bands,beer,BBQ—whatcouldbebetter

Picklesburgh—Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

Picklesburghbillsitselfas"TheDestinationforAllThingsPickled(腌制的)"foroneweekendeachJuly.Pittsburgh'sRobertoClementeBridgetransformsintoPicklesburgh,completewithagiantflyingHeinzpickleballoon.Attendeescanexpectvariousfoodsandcocktailsthatfeaturepickledingredients,aswellaslivedemosandpickledgoods.

VermontCheesemakersFestival—Greensboro,Vermont

Arguablythecountry'stopcheesestate,VermontplayshosttotheAnnualVermontCheesemakersFestivaleachsummeratHighlandCenterfortheArts.Thissingle-dayeventoffersanunequalledchancetomeetthestate'sbestcheesemakersandtastetheirworld-classproducts,alongsideotherlocalfoods,craftbeer,wineandspirits.

1．Whichfestivalwillappealtoadventurelovers

A．MaineLobsterFestival.B．WindyCitySmokeout.

C．Picklesburgh.D．VermontCheesemakersFestival.

2．WhatcanyouenjoyatWindyCitySmokeout

A．Freshseafood.B．Smokedfoods.

C．World-classcheese.D．Pickledfoods.

3．HowlongdoestheVermontCheesemakersFestivallast

A．Fivedays.B．Fourdays.C．Twodays.D．Oneday.

阅读理解

AsthelyricstoTaylorSwift'shitsong"BadBlood"go:"Cause,baby,nowwegotbadblood.Youknowitusedtobemadlove."It'sasongaboutfallingoutoffriendship,butto14-year-oldHallieBarnard,whowasbornwitharareblooddisorder,thesongholdsamuchdeepermeaning.

Atjust15monthsold,Barnardwasdiagnosed(诊断)withDiamonBlackfinAnemia,orDBA,andshespentmostofherlifeinandoutofthehospital.TheSwiftiesaidshereliedonthesingertobringherjoy.

TheonlywaytosurviveDBAiswithabonemarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)andBarnardwasdesperateforone.Butsheknewthousandsofotherpatientsare,too.So,afewyearsago,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit,creatingherownfoundation:Hallie'sHeroes."Itstartedselfishlyasjusttryingtosavemylife,butthenwerealizedthereweresomanyotherchildrenouttherethatneededabonemarrowtransplant,"shesaid."So,sofarwe'vetested8,000peopleandfoundover300matches."

Aftera9-yearwait,Barnardgotherownmatch—throughherownfoundation.Butmoreobstaclesstoodbetweenherandnormallifeasakid.Theblooddisorderledtoacancerdiagnosis:osteosarcoma.ShereceivedsurgerytocutthecanceroutofherlegatMDAndersoninHouston.

Therecoverywasdifficult,butHalliesaidshestayedhopeful."Mysurvivalinstinct(本能)justkickedin.IwastryingtodoanythingthatIcouldtosurvive.So,ofcourse,itwasscarybutinmymind,IwasjustthinkingthatIwantedtobeatmysister'sfutureweddings.Iwantedtoplaygamesandrunagain,"shesaid.

Hersurvivalinstinct—combinedwithTaylorSwift-helpedherthroughheroperation,wheredoctorscuthercancerout,andreattachedherfootandankletoherupperlegtoworkasaknee.

4．WhydoestheauthormentionTaylorSwift'ssong"BadBlood"

A．Tostressthepowerofmusic.

B．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

C．ToshowTaylorSwift'spopularity.

D．TostateTaylorSwift'ssongisahit.

5．WhatisHallieBarnard'soriginalmotivationforcreatingHallie'sHeroes

A．Toraisemoneyforherheroes.

B．Totreatherrareblooddisorder.

C．TohelpotherchildrenwithDBA.

D．Tohaveanoperationforhercancer

6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHallieBarnard

A．Strong-mindedandselfish.B．Hard-workingandpatient.

C．Kindandoptimistic.D．Outgoingandhelpful.

7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext

A．BadBloodInspiredaLittleGirl

B．Hallie'sHeroes:aUsefulFoundation

C．TaylorSwift:aPopularSingerwithTeens

D．ACancerSurvivorHelpedOthersFindMatches

阅读理解

Answersmayonlyfeellikethey'reonthetipofyourtongue.Sometimesyouknowthere'sjusttherightwordforsomething,butyourbraincan'tfindit.Thatdepressingfeelingiscalledthetip-of-the-tongue(TOT)state—andfordecadespsychologistsassumeditwascausedbyapartialrecollectionoftheanswer.Butnewresearchsuggeststhisexperiencemaybelargelyanillusion(错觉).Beingsureyouknowsomethingdoesn'tmeanyouactuallydo.

Inaseriesofexperiments,collegestudentsattemptedtoanswer80generalknowledgequestionswithone-wordanswers.Iftheydidn'tprovideacorrectanswer,theywereaskediftheyfeltliketheanswerwasonthetipoftheirtongueandtoprovidepartialinformationsuchasitsfirstletter,itsnumberofsyllables(音节),orwhatitsoundedlike.TheteamfoundthatpeopleinaTOTstateweremorelikelytovolunteerpartialinformation—doingsofivetimesasofteninoneexperiment.

Butthatinformationtendedtobewrong.GuessesatsoundsandsyllablecountswerenomorelikelytoberightinaTOTstatethanotherwise.Averagedacrossseveralexperiments,first-letterguesseswereonlyslightlymorelikelytomatchthecorrectanswer(roughly11versus8percent).Yetparticipantssaidtheythoughttheirguesswascorrect58percentofthetimewhileinTOTstatesversus7percentotherwise.

PreviousresearchhasshownthatTOTstatesarenotcompletelyillusory—peoplebetterrecognizecorrectmultiple-choiceanswersfollowingsuchstates(55versus42percent)—butthisworkindicatesthatwecan'tfullytrustthem.TheevidencesuggeststhatinsteadofpartialrecollectionleadingtoaTOTstate,areverse(相反的)processmaybetakingplace:Somethingcausesthefeeling,whichthenmotivatespeopletosearchtheirmemories.

"Onepossibilityisthatpeopledetectfamiliaritywiththequestionitself,"saysthestudy'sseniorauthorAnneCleary,apsychologistatColoradoStateUniversity."Itmaybesignaling:‘somethingrelevantishereinmemory—let'sdoasearch.'"

8．WhatdoesthenewstudyfindaboutTOTfeeling

A．Itmaybeanillusion.

B．Itiscausedbyapartialmemory.

C．Itisafeelingoffailureingivinganswers.

D．Itisastateofrememberinganythingwithdifficulty.

9．Whatdidthecollegestudentsdointheexperiments

A．Theyanswered80multiple-choicequestions.

B．Theyprovidedpartialinformationon80questions.

C．Theyanswered80questionswithone-wordanswers.

D．Theyguessedtheanswersaccordingtothefirstletter.

10．WhatisthemechanismbehindtheTOTexperienceaccordingtoAnneCleary

A．TOTexperienceiscompletelyillusory.

B．Peoplerecallpartialanswersandfeelfrustrated.

C．People'sbornabilityhelpsthemtoguesstheanswers.

D．Peoplediscoversomethingfamiliarandsearchtheirmemories.

11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanweprobablyfindthetext

A．Entertainment.B．Science.C．Literature.D．Lifestyle.

阅读理解

An11-minutequickwalkeverydaycouldpreventoneintenprematuredeathsworldwide,accordingtothelargesteverstudyofitskind.Globally,oneintenearlydeathscouldbeavoidedifeveryonemetjusthalftheNHStargetformoderate(适度的)-intensityphysicalactivity,thepooleddataanalysissuggests.TheresultswerepublishedintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine.

Moderate-intensityphysicalactivityisdefinedasactivitythatraisestheheartrateandmakespeoplebreathefaster,butstillleavesthemabletospeak."Ifyouaresomeonewhofindstheideaof150minutesofmoderate-intensityphysicalactivityaweekabitdaunting,thenourfindingsshouldbegoodnews,"saidDr.SorenBrage,ofCambridge'sMedicalResearchCouncilepidemiologyunit.

Researcherslookedat196peer-reviewedarticles,coveringmorethan30millionparticipantsfrom94largestudyteams.Theythenexaminedthelinkbetweenlevelsofphysicalactivityandtheriskofheartdisease,cancerandearlydeath.

Atleast75minutesaweekofmoderate-intensityactivityloweredtheriskofearlydeathby23%.Itwasalsoenoughtoreducetheriskofcardiovasculardiseaseby17%andcancerby7%."Weknowthatphysicalactivity,suchaswalkingorcycling,isgoodforyou,especiallyifyoufeelitraisesyourheartrate,"saidProf.JamesWoodcock,alsoofCambridgeUniversity."Butwhatwe'vefoundistherearesubstantialbenefitstohearthealthandreducingyourriskofcancerevenifyoucanonlymanage10minuteseveryday."

Theresearcherscalculatedthatifeveryoneinthestudieshaddonetheequalofatleast150minutesaweekofmoderateactivity,aboutoneinsixearlydeathswouldhavebeenprevented.Butevenifeveryonehadmanagedatleast75minutesaweek,aboutoneintenearlydeathswouldhavebeenprevented,theresearchfound.

12．Whatisthemainfindingofthestudymentionedinthetext

A．Earlydeathscannotbepreventedthroughphysicalactivity.

B．Everyoneneedstoexerciseforatleast150minutesweekly.

C．11minutes'dailyquickwalkingcouldstop10%ofearlydeaths.

D．Walkingisthebestexerciseforpreventingprematuredeaths.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"daunting"inparagraph2probablymean

A．Exciting.B．Discouraging.C．Confusing.D．Addictive.

14．Howdidtheresearchersdotheirstudy

A．Theyexaminedprevioussimilararticles.

B．Theycooperatedwith94largestudyteams.

C．Theytrackeddowndifferentpeople'swaysofexercise.

D．Theyaskedabout30millionparticipantstoanswerquestions.

15．Whatisthemessageofthestudyforpeoplewhocan'tmanage150minutesofphysicalactivityaweek

A．Theyshouldgiveuponphysicalactivityaltogether.

B．75minutes'weeklyactivityisnotenoughtokeepfit.

C．Theyshouldaimforhigh-intensityworkoutsforhealth.

D．Tenminutes'dailyactivitycanpreventheartdiseaseandcancer.

二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

TravellingEconomically

●Getaridetotraveldestinationswithfriendsoracquaintances(熟人).Ifpeopleyouknowaredrivingtoalocationyouwouldliketovisit,takeadvantageoftheopportunitytoaskthemforalift.Offertohelpwithgasmoneyor,ifyoudon'thaveanycash,offeratradeorserviceinstead.16．

●Practicesafehitchhikingtogetaround.17．Askeachdriverseveralquestionsbeforegettinginthevehicle,includingwhattheirnameis,wheretheyareheadingandwhytheyaregoingthere.Followyourgutinstinct(直觉)andavoidgettingintoacarwithanyonewhogivesyouabadfeeling.

●18．Therearemanyridesharingwebsitesandappsthatallowbudgettravellerstofindasharedlifttotheirdestination.Thesesiteswillalsoscreenandidentifythedrivers,makingtheridesharingexperiencesafeandsimple.Searchforavailableridesharesinyourarea,whichmayvaryincostbutwillcostsignificantlylessthantravellingalone.

●Joinafreehospitality(好客)-sharingcommunity.19．Youwillbeabletochatwithparticipatingmemberslivingintheareayouaretravellingtoandarrangeaccommodationsbeforetravelling.Inadditiontobeingabletosleeponsomeone'scouchorintheirspareroom,youmayfindsomeonetoshowyouaroundthecity.

●Campatinexpensivecampsites.Campingcanbeabudget-friendlyactivityifyoufindtherightparkorsite.20．Visit/foracomprehensivelistofNorthAmericancampgrounds,whichindicatessiteswitharateof$12orlesspernight.

A.Gettonewdestinationswithridesharingservices.

B.Hitchhikingisnotanexactsciencebutanartform.

C.Searchonlineforcampsitesnearyourtraveldestination.

D.Hitchhikingisafreewaytotravel,butyouneedtobecautious.

E.Oneofmybigworrieswhenitcomestocampingiskeepingeveryonesafe.

F.Beapoliteandrespectfulco-travellertoshowyourappreciationfortheirgenerosity.

G.Findfreeaccommodationsinothercitiesbyjoiningacouchsurfingcommunityonline.

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

DesmondJumbamgrewupinapoorfamilyinYaoundé,thecapitalcityofCameroon.Hismotherworked21．asacleanerandcookforanorganizationto22．himtoschoolinYaoundé.

"Itwasnotalwayseasybutmymothersacrificedalotto23．thatIgotthebesteducation.In2023,I24．HarvardUniversitywithenoughmoneyforonlyonesemester.Mymothertookahuge25．forthat."

Withthehelpoffamily,scholarshipsandajobasaprivateteacher,Desmondwasabletoaffordschoolfeesfora"very26．firsttwoyears"intheUS.Buthavingachievedsomuchinthecountry,DesmondhasnowreturnedtoCameroonto27．hisknowledgeandskillsthere.

Desmondcouldn'thavegotasfarashehaswithoutthe28．ofhisfamily.Hesaid:"Iwillavoidcommonadvicelike‘don't29．'and‘followyourdreams'.Attheriskofsounding30．,Iwouldadviseanyonewithbigdreamstoexpectsevereadversity(逆境)ahead."

Everyonefacessome31．ingettingtotheirgoalsanddreams,especiallyforthosefrom32．communities.Desmondwasoneofthosechildren.Hehopeshisstorywill33．childrentoknowthatitiscompletely34．toachievethedreamswhichmayseembeyondtheir35．,despitethesevereadversitiesahead.

21．A．quicklyB．hardlyC．tirelesslyD．carelessly

22．A．sendB．takeC．pullD．put

23．A．imagineB．promiseC．agreeD．ensure

24．A．sponsoredB．attendedC．leftD．reported

25．A．loanB．blowC．financeD．credit

26．A．fearfulB．colorfulC．stressfulD．meaningful

27．A．learnB．improveC．obtaiD．apply

28．A．arrangementB．warningC．supportD．permission

29．A．catchupB．giveupC．stayupD．hurryup

30．A．familiarB．strangeC．funnyD．pessimistic

31．A．barrierB．opportunitieC．probabilitieD．losses

32．A．oldB．poorC．remoteD．civilized

33．A．allowB．urgeC．forceD．inspire

34．A．possibleB．rightC．fairD．suitable

35．A．abilityB．control

C．reachD．comprehension

四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

May22markstheannualInternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity,36．themeforthisyearis"FromAgreementtoAction:BuildBackBiodiversity".NearlyhalfoftheglobalGDPoutputisrelated37．biologicaldiversity.Nearly40percentoftheglobalpopulationmakestheirlivingonmarineorcoastalbiodiversity.

Chinaisoneoftheworld'smostbiologically38．(diversity)countries.Chinaishometotheworld'sthirdlargestnumberofhigherplantspecieswith35,000,39．(account)fortheworld's10percentofthecategory.Thecountryalsoowns686speciesofmammalsand40．largestnumberofuniquemammalspecies.Chinahas24.02percentof41．(it)territorycoveredbyforestand42．(top)thefifthgloballyintermsofforestresourcecoverage.

Fromtheperspectiveoftheworld,however,thenumbersofwildanimalsinAfricaandtheAsia-Pacificregionhavedropped66percentand55percent43．(respective)duetohabitatdegradation(恶化),developmentandpollution,climatechangeanddiseases.Thethreatthatworldwidebiologicaldiversityisunderisworseningas41percentoftheworld'samphibians,26percentofthemammalsand14percentofbirdsarefacingextinction.

WhatarewesupposedtodoDon'teat,purchasewildanimals.Reduceusingplastic44．(item).Savewaterandpower.Reduce45．(consume)ofdomesticpaper.Planttreesandforests.

五、书面表达（满分15分）

46．假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Margaux写信向你询问如何平衡学习和摄影爱好之间的关系。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：1.告知收到来信，得知情况；2.给出合理建议。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearMargaux,Yours,LiHua

六、短文续写（满分25分）

47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

OnedayOfficerJacksonandStevewerediscussingaseriouscasewhentheywereinformedofadisturbance(骚乱)inthenearbysubway.So,theywalkedoutofthestationandgotintotheircar.

Thetwoofficershadexpectedthey'dhavetodealwithanannoyingbeggartroublingthepassers-byformoney.Butwhentheyarrivedatthecrimescene,theywereshockedatthebeggar'sappearance.Themanhadtearsinhiseyesandwassittingonthesubwaystairs,lookinguntidyandtired.

"Excuseme,sir,"OfficerJacksonsaid."Youcan'tstayhere,norcanyoubotherthepeopletogiveyoumoney.Youhavetoleavethisplace."

"Look,officers,"themansighed."I'msorry.Ididn'tmeantocauseanytrouble,okayIlostmycane(拐杖),andIcan'twalkwithoutit.IwantedafewcentssoIcouldgetmyselfsomethingtoeat."

Thetwoofficersexchangedlooks,knowingthemanwasn'tadisturbancebutsomeonewhoreallyneededtheirhelp.Sotheypromisedtogethimfood,buyhimacane,anddrophimhome.

Afterdoingthat,theofficersdrovetothebeggar'shome,onlytodiscoverhehadnohomeatall.Hewasjustwanderinginthestreetsandlivingofftheleftovershemanagedtofind.

ThepoormansaidhisnamewasEugene.Whenhewasworkingataskyscraperconstructionsite,hewasinjuredandbecamedisabled,losinghisabilitytowalk.Unfortunately,hisdisabilityforbadehimfromdoingphysicallabor,andhewasn'twell-educatedtofindadeskjob,soheremainedjobless.Becausehecouldn'tprovideforhisfamily,hiswifeandchildrenlefthim."Idon'thaveanyhopesofchangingmydestiny(命运),officers,"themansaid.

ButOfficerJacksonwantedEugenetochangehislife."You'restillyoung,"hesaid.

"Youcan'tlosehopesosoon.Hebroughthimsomethingwarmtoeat,helpedhimtakeashower,andgavehimhiswarmboots.Afterhiswork,OfficerJacksondroveEugenetoashelterforthehomelessandleft.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Sincethatday,Eugenehadneverexpectedtomeetthetwoofficersagain.Afewmonthslater,Eugenewasachangedman.

答案解析部分

【答案】1．A

2．B

3．D

【答案】4．B

5．B

6．C

7．D

【答案】8．A

9．C

10．D

11．B

【答案】12．C

13．B

14．A

15．D

【答案】16．F；17．D；18．A；19．G；20．C

【答案】21．C；22．A；23．D；24．B；25．A；26．C；27．D；28．C；29．B；30．D；31．A；32．B；33．D；34．A；35．C

【答案】36．whose；37．to；38．diverse；39．accounting；40．he；41．is；42．tops；43．respectively；44．items；45．consumption

46．【答案】DearMargaux,

Iheardthatyoulovephotographybuthavebeenstrugglingtobalanceyourstudywithpursuingyourinterests.I'mgladtooffermyadvice!

Firstofall,you'dbetterprioritizeyourtime.Makealistofallthethingsthatyouneedtodo,assigneachtaskinorderofimportance.Additionally,scheduleblocksoftimeforstudyandphotography.Lastly,takeagoodrest.Withthesetips,youcanfindabalancewhichwillallowyoutimeforyourclasses,hobbiesandrest.

Iwishmysuggestionswouldbeofsomehelptoyou.

Yours,

LiHua

47．【答案】Onepossibleversion:

Sincethatday,Eugenehadneverexpectedtomeetthetwoofficersagain.Butthreemonthslater,hesawacop'scarpulloveroutsidetheshelter,andOfficerJacksongotoff.Eugenewasshocked."Ijusthavetogiveyousomething,Eugene,"OfficerJacksonsaid.HegaveEugeneanenvelopecontaining$12,000inside.ThetwoofficershadstartedacampaignforEugeneandmanagedtoraisethatamountinthreemonths."Youcanslowlystartanewlifewiththismoney,friend,"OfficerJacksonsaidencouragingly.Eugenewasdeeplytouchedbytheirkindness.

Afewmonthslater,Eugenewasachangedman.Hegotajobattheshelterandrentedanapartmentnearby.Hewasalsocontinuingtoseekhelpandmeetapsychologisttohealthewoundshispasthadgivenhim.Everydaybeforegoingtowork,hewouldcleanuphisappearanceandfacehiscolleaguesandworkinthebeststate.Peopleattheshelteralllovedthewarmandpositiveman,allthankstothetwokindofficers.

1/1广东省河源市开学联考2023-2024学年高三上学期开学联考英语试题

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读理解

ThefourbestspecialtyfoodfestivalsintheUS

MaineLobsterFestival—Rockland,Maine

Rocklandistheself-proclaimed(自封的)lobstercapitaloftheworld,anditsannualMaineLobsterFestivalprovidesthestate'sfavoritelobstersandcrabs.Ittakesplacefivedayseachsummerandincludesfeastingonfreshseafood,aparadeandlivemusic.TheMaineSeaGoddessCoronationandtheGreatInternationalGreatCrateRace,wherecontestantsjumpfromcrate(木箱)tocrateandriskfallingintothecoldAtlanticOcean,aredon't-missevents.

WindyCitySmokeout—Chicago,Illinois

Thisfour-dayeventinChicagocombinestwothingswelove:livemusicandgreatBBQ.Over20oftheworld'sbestcooksserveuptheirsmokedfoods,whiletopcountrymusictalenttakesthestage.Bands,beer,BBQ—whatcouldbebetter

Picklesburgh—Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

Picklesburghbillsitselfas"TheDestinationforAllThingsPickled(腌制的)"foroneweekendeachJuly.Pittsburgh'sRobertoClementeBridgetransformsintoPicklesburgh,completewithagiantflyingHeinzpickleballoon.Attendeescanexpectvariousfoodsandcocktailsthatfeaturepickledingredients,aswellaslivedemosandpickledgoods.

VermontCheesemakersFestival—Greensboro,Vermont

Arguablythecountry'stopcheesestate,VermontplayshosttotheAnnualVermontCheesemakersFestivaleachsummeratHighlandCenterfortheArts.Thissingle-dayeventoffersanunequalledchancetomeetthestate'sbestcheesemakersandtastetheirworld-classproducts,alongsideotherlocalfoods,craftbeer,wineandspirits.

1．Whichfestivalwillappealtoadventurelovers

A．MaineLobsterFestival.B．WindyCitySmokeout.

C．Picklesburgh.D．VermontCheesemakersFestival.

2．WhatcanyouenjoyatWindyCitySmokeout

A．Freshseafood.B．Smokedfoods.

C．World-classcheese.D．Pickledfoods.

3．HowlongdoestheVermontCheesemakersFestivallast

A．Fivedays.B．Fourdays.C．Twodays.D．Oneday.

【答案】1．A

2．B

3．D

阅读理解

AsthelyricstoTaylorSwift'shitsong"BadBlood"go:"Cause,baby,nowwegotbadblood.Youknowitusedtobemadlove."It'sasongaboutfallingoutoffriendship,butto14-year-oldHallieBarnard,whowasbornwitharareblooddisorder,thesongholdsamuchdeepermeaning.

Atjust15monthsold,Barnardwasdiagnosed(诊断)withDiamonBlackfinAnemia,orDBA,andshespentmostofherlifeinandoutofthehospital.TheSwiftiesaidshereliedonthesingertobringherjoy.

TheonlywaytosurviveDBAiswithabonemarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)andBarnardwasdesperateforone.Butsheknewthousandsofotherpatientsare,too.So,afewyearsago,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit,creatingherownfoundation:Hallie'sHeroes."Itstartedselfishlyasjusttryingtosavemylife,butthenwerealizedthereweresomanyotherchildrenouttherethatneededabonemarrowtransplant,"shesaid."So,sofarwe'vetested8,000peopleandfoundover300matches."

Aftera9-yearwait,Barnardgotherownmatch—throughherownfoundation.Butmoreobstaclesstoodbetweenherandnormallifeasakid.Theblooddisorderledtoacancerdiagnosis:osteosarcoma.ShereceivedsurgerytocutthecanceroutofherlegatMDAndersoninHouston.

Therecoverywasdifficult,butHalliesaidshestayedhopeful."Mysurvivalinstinct(本能)justkickedin.IwastryingtodoanythingthatIcouldtosurvive.So,ofcourse,itwasscarybutinmymind,IwasjustthinkingthatIwantedtobeatmysister'sfutureweddings.Iwantedtoplaygamesandrunagain,"shesaid.

Hersurvivalinstinct—combinedwithTaylorSwift-helpedherthroughheroperation,wheredoctorscuthercancerout,andreattachedherfootandankletoherupperlegtoworkasaknee.

4．WhydoestheauthormentionTaylorSwift'ssong"BadBlood"

A．Tostressthepowerofmusic.

B．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

C．ToshowTaylorSwift'spopularity.

D．TostateTaylorSwift'ssongisahit.

5．WhatisHallieBarnard'soriginalmotivationforcreatingHallie'sHeroes

A．Toraisemoneyforherheroes.

B．Totreatherrareblooddisorder.

C．TohelpotherchildrenwithDBA.

D．Tohaveanoperationforhercancer

6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHallieBarnard

A．Strong-mindedandselfish.B．Hard-workingandpatient.

C．Kindandoptimistic.D．Outgoingandhelpful.

7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext

A．BadBloodInspiredaLittleGirl

B．Hallie'sHeroes:aUsefulFoundation

C．TaylorSwift:aPopularSingerwithTeens

D．ACancerSurvivorHelpedOthersFindMatches

【答案】4．B

5．B

6．C

7．D

阅读理解

Answersmayonlyfeellikethey'reonthetipofyourtongue.Sometimesyouknowthere'sjusttherightwordforsomething,butyourbraincan'tfindit.Thatdepressingfeelingiscalledthetip-of-the-tongue(TOT)state—andfordecadespsychologistsassumeditwascausedbyapartialrecollectionoftheanswer.Butnewresearchsuggeststhisexperiencemaybelargelyanillusion(错觉).Beingsureyouknowsomethingdoesn'tmeanyouactuallydo.

Inaseriesofexperiments,collegestudentsattemptedtoanswer80generalknowledgequestionswithone-wordanswers.Iftheydidn'tprovideacorrectanswer,theywereaskediftheyfeltliketheanswerwasonthetipoftheirtongueandtoprovidepartialinformationsuchasitsfirstletter,itsnumberofsyllables(音节),orwhatitsoundedlike.TheteamfoundthatpeopleinaTOTstateweremorelikelytovolunteerpartialinformation—doingsofivetimesasofteninoneexperiment.

Butthatinformationtendedtobewrong.GuessesatsoundsandsyllablecountswerenomorelikelytoberightinaTOTstatethanotherwise.Averagedacrossseveralexperiments,first-letterguesseswereonlyslightlymorelikelytomatchthecorrectanswer(roughly11versus8percent).Yetparticipantssaidtheythoughttheirguesswascorrect58percentofthetimewhileinTOTstatesversus7percentotherwise.

PreviousresearchhasshownthatTOTstatesarenotcompletelyillusory—peoplebetterrecognizecorrectmultiple-choiceanswersfollowingsuchstates(55versus42percent)—butthisworkindicatesthatwecan'tfullytrustthem.TheevidencesuggeststhatinsteadofpartialrecollectionleadingtoaTOTstate,areverse(相反的)processmaybetakingplace:Somethingcausesthefeeling,whichthenmotivatespeopletosearchtheirmemories.

"Onepossibilityisthatpeopledetectfamiliaritywiththequestionitself,"saysthestudy'sseniorauthorA