2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题04

2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题04

（建议用时：100分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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（困难）.

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

卖行）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

第二节（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。

Everybodyhatestheideaofcuttingbackfinanciallybecauseitusuallymeanslivingwithout

thingsyoulike.Butnotalways.16Theycouldreduceyourcostsbythousandsofdollarsayear.

17

AnincreasingnumberofgrocerychainsaresellingtheirownlinesoffooD.Actually,these

brandscostvastlylessthanthenamebrands,buttastethesame.Switchandyoucouldsave25

percentonyourgrocerybills.

Makealist.

Whetheryou'rebuyinggroceriesorgifts,spur-of-the-momentimpulses（一时冲动）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.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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。

Anyformofpresentationorspeechcanbechallenging,particularlyifyouarenotusedto

talkinginfrontofthepublic.Ihavebeendoingpresentationsand21trainingprogramsfor

manyyears,22Ihavegotquiteusedtoit.

Recently,Ispokeataconferenceaboutthekeyfactorsinbusinesssuccess.Asusual,I

researchedonwhatIwantedto23,andclearedupthestructureandcontentofthepresentation.

AsIhadalwaysdone,Iarrivedattheconferencehall24tomakesureeverythingwason

hand,checkoutthevenue,andalso25myself.Thiscompleted,andthenIspoketothe

delegates（会议代表）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

第二节(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。

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”.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，校学生会拟向一所美国的姐妹学校图书馆捐赠一批中国经典文学图书，以供

该校学生阅读。请你给该校负责人写一封邮件，内容如下：

1.自我介绍；

2.介绍这批书籍。

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearSirorMadam,

UmLiHua,ChairmanoftheStudents9Union._______________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

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。

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.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Itwasthelastmeetoftheseason,andMikewasn7surewhattoexpect.

Finallycametheendoftherace.__________________________________________________

【解析版】

2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题04

（建议用时：100分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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.

【语篇解读】本文介绍了四种濒临灭绝的语言。

【答案与解析】

1.A细节题。根据Yuchi部分中的"Yuchiisalanguagespokenbyjustfivepeopleallagedover

75inOklahoma,USA.”可知,Yuchi是美国的一种土著语言。

2.B细节题。根据Jeru部分中的“Jeruisthoughttodatebacktoasettlementoftheareabythe

firsthumanstoleaveAfrica.”可知，讲Jeru这种语言的人可能是来自非洲的移民。

3.D细节题。根据Ainu部分中的“Ainuhasverycomplexverbsthatincludemeaningsmost

languagesneedawholesentencetoexpress.“可知，Ainu这种语言有复杂的动词，能表达丰富的

含义。

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（困难）.

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.

【语篇解读】文章介绍了轮椅篮球运动员RyanMartin的事迹。

【答案与解析】

4.D细节题。根据第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忧、苦乐参半。

5.A细节题。根据第4段中的“Incollege,hescoredover1,000pointsinhiscareerandset

severalschoolrecords.”可知,Martin上大学时在篮球方面表现突出。

6.A推断题。根据倒数第2段中的Thefoundationisdesignedtogivethosewithdisabilitiesthe

opportunitytorealizethedreamsthatIoncehad可知，Martin的基金会旨在帮助需要帮助的人。

7.D推断题。RyanMartin虽然失去双腿，但他克服重重困难，坚持不懈，经过努力拼搏，成

为一名出色的轮椅篮球运动员，并且建立基金会，帮助其他有残疾的人实现梦想。由此可知,

RyanMartin是一个意志坚定、富有爱心的人。

C

Manyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction.Whenweeatordrink

sugaryfoods,thesugarentersourbloodandaffectspartsofourbrainthatmakeusfeelgood.Then

thegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasa

particularlystrongeffect.Inthisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug,whichdoctorssuggestweall

shouldcutdownon.

“ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandsearchfbrthefirstcause,Ifindmywaybackto

sugar,“saysscientistRichardJohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure,

andupto347millionadultshavediabetes（糖尿病）.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

【语篇解读】科学家认为人类对糖的喜爱其实是一种上瘾的表现。他们还发现很多疾病的根

源都与糖有关。

【答案与解析】

8.C细节题。根据第1段中的Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasaparticularlystrongeffect.In

thisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug可知，科学家认为糖会使我们产生依赖。

9.D词义推断题。根据第2段中的Sugar,webelieveisoneoftheculprits,ifnotthemajor

reason可知，culprits与reason同义。

10.D细节题。根据倒数第2段中的“Frombreakfastcerealstoafter-dinnerdesserts,ourfoods

areincreasinglyfilledwithit.”可知，很多食物里都含有糖分，因此人们很难避免摄入糖分。

11.B主旨题。本文主要就“人类喜欢吃糖”展开说明，故OurAddictiontoSugar这个标题符

合文章主旨。

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