江苏省海安市南莫中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题含解析

江苏省海安市南莫中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题（含

解析）

（考试时间：120分钟；试卷满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题L5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatdidthemandoyesterdayafternoon?

A.Hewrotesomeletterstohisfriends.

B.Hetypedsomebusinesscontracts.

C.Hefiredhissecretary.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:Didyouhaveyoursecretarytypethosebusinesscontractsyesterday

afternoon?

M:No.Ididitmyself.

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Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.She,sgoodatplayingbasketball.

B.She'sproudofherbrother.

C.She,11givethemanalesson.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】M:Willyourbrothercometoplaybasketballwithusthisafternoon?

W:He'stootiredthesedays.Iwillgoandplayinstead.Don,tlookdownonme.

3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whathappenedthismorning?

A.Thewomanquarreledwithherboss.

B.Thewomanoverslept.

C.Thealarmclockdidn,tgooff.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Whywereyoulateagainthismorning?Thebosswasveryangry.

W:Ihadsettheclock.Butoncethealarmstopped,Ifellasleepagain.

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Whywon*tthemangofishingtomorrow?

A.Hedislikesfishing.

B.Heisseriouslyill.

C.Hehastotakecareofhismother.

【答案】c

【解析】

【原文】W：Wearegoingfishingtomorrow.Wouldyouliketogowithus?

M:mafraidIcan,t.Ihavetolookaftermymotherinthehospitaltomorrow.

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Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sopinion?

A.Impractical.B.Reasonable.C.Ridiculous.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:Inmyopinion,childrenspendtoomuchtimeoncomputergames.It's

harmfultotheireyes.

M:Ican'tagreemore.It'sreallyaproblem.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完

后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Thereisnohotwater.

B.Theshowerhandlecan,tbeturned.

C.Thebreakfastisratherbad.

7.Whatwillthewomandothismorning?

A.Dosomewashing.B.Havesomeappointments.C.Haveherhair

cut.

【答案】6.A7.B

【解析】

【原文】W:Hello,frontdesk?ThisisAdeleStevensinRoom504.

M:Yes?HowcanIhelpyou,MissStevens?

W:Iwanttotakeashower,butthereisnohotwater.

M:Oh,I'msosorry.Youturnedthehandleallthewaytotheright?

W:Yes,I8910vebeentryingtogethotwaterfor10minutes.It'sstillfreezingcold.

M:Well,alotofpeopletakeshowersbeforebreakfast.Maybeifyouwaitforawhile,

itwillheatupagain.

W:Wait?Ihavethreeappointmentsthismorning,andIstillhavetowashanddry

myhair.

M:OK.Iwillsendsomeoneuprightaway.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8.Whatistheman'splanforhisfuture?

A.TakeabusinesscourseinBeijing.

B.LearnsomeEnglishinBeijing.

C.DosomebusinessinBeijing.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.HelivedinBeijingbefore.

B.HeusedtoliveinHangzhou.

C.Hewasabusinessmanbefore.

10.WhatJstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Friends.C.Husbandand

wife.

【答案】8.C9.A10.B

【解析】

【原文】M:Hi,Emma.

W:Hi,Gary.Haven*tseenyouforages.Anynews?

M:I9mgoingtoattendanightcourseinbusinesswhenIleaveschool

W:Areyou?Verygladtohearthat.Thenwhatareyougoingtodowhenfinished?

M:Oh,IwanttogobacktoBeijinganddevelopmycareer.

W:YouknowtherearemoreopportunitiesforbusinesstherethaninHangzhou.

M:Yes,IwishI'11beapromisingbusinessmanthere.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

11.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Howtochooseabook.B.Howtoreadonline.C.Howtoread

fast.

12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.TakeafreecourseontheInternet.

B.Takeacourseinaschool.

C.Askherfriendsforhelp.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themandislikesreadingonline.

B.Thewomanlikesreadinglongnovels.

C.Themanusedtoreadlikethewoman.

【答案】ILC12.A13.C

【解析】

【原文】W:I'mreadingafantasticbookatthemoment.Butittakesmesolongto

read.Someofmyfriendscanfinishahugenovelinoneweekend.Italwaystakes

meaboutamonth.

M:Iusedtobelikethat.You'reprobablyreadingthewrongway.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Youknow,goforthemainideasinsteadofreadingwordbywordandtakingit

veryslowly.Anddon,tworryifyouseewordsyoudon'tknow.Sometimestheyjust

aren,timportant.

W:SohowcanIbecomeabetterreader?

M:Whydon,tyoutakeacourseontheInternet?Ifoundareallygreatwebsitethat

offersafreecourseinfastreading.

W:I'11checkitout.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

14.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutDavid,swayofsleeping?

A.Harmful.B.Strange.C.Perfect.

15.HowmanyhoursdoesDavidsleepaday?

A.4.B.6.C.7.

16.Whatdoesthemanimplyattheendoftheconversation?

A.PeopleshoulddevelopahabitlikeDavid's.

B.Peopleneedlongerhoursofsleep.

C.Peoplehavedifferentsleepinghabits.

【答案】14.B15.A16.C

【解析】

【原文】W:HowcomeDavidisalwayssofullofenergy?

M:Hehasastrangebuthighlyeffectivewayofsleeping.

W:Whatisthat?

M:Hetakesashortsleepforanhoureverysixhoursandhasatotaloffourhours

sleepeachday.

W:Wheredidhegetthatstrangeidea?

M:Hereadfromabookwhichsaidthatitwasthebestwayforhumanbeingsandhe

believedit.

W:Howmanyhoursdoyousleepaday?

M:Ineedatleastsevenhours.IoncetriedtofollowDavid'sexamplebutitnever

workedoutforme.

W:IfIsleepduringtheday,Icanneverwakeup.

M:NoteveryoneisDavid,Iguess.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

17.Whatdoesthewomandoat6:30inthemorning?

A.Takeashower.B.Getup.C.Havebreakfast.

18.Whendoesthewomanwakeupherson?

A.Atabout7:00.B.Atabout7:15.C.Atabout8:00.

19.Whohelpsthewomanlookafterherson?

A.Ababysitter.B.Hermother-in-law.C.Hermother.

20.Whatdoesthewomanusuallyhaveathermother?s?

A.Breakfast.B.Acupofcoffee.C.Somebiscuits.

【答案】17.B18.B19.C20.B

【解析】

【原文】W:I'maworkingmotherandmorningisthebusiesttimeofthedayforme.

Igetupat6:30inthemorningandthefirstthingIdoistomakemybreakfast.

Afterthat,Itakeashowerandgetdressed.Then,Ieatasmallbreakfast.I'm

readytowakeupmyson,Jack,atabout7:15.Jackistenmonthsold.Heisgoing

todrinksomemilkpowderassoonashegetsup.Then,Igivehimhisbreakfast.

At8:00,Iputhiminhisseatanddrivehimtomymother?shome.I'mreallylucky

becausemymumonlylivesabouttwomilesawayfromme.Shedoesn,tlikedriving,

soIdrivetoherhouse.SheknowsIloveacupofcoffeeinthemorning,soshe

alwayshasafreshpotofcoffeeforme.I'moftentiredinthemorning,butafter

Idrinkacupofcoffee,Ifeelasfreshasadaisy（精力充沛的）.Wesitandtalk

forabout10minutes.Then,it'stimeformetoleaveforwork.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

OShape

Accordingtotheirwebsite,ShapeisamagazineforAmericanwomenwithactive

lifestyles.Thiswomen'shealthmagazinecoverseverythingfromdietandexercise

topsychology.WhatisgreataboutShapeisthatitknowsthatitmustcoveralot

morethanFitnesstogivewomenalltheinformationtheyneedtostayhealthy.Besides

allthegreatfeaturesincludedintheirprintmagazine,theyalsohaveaneasily

accessiblewebsitethatanyonecanuse.

◊Women,sDay

Women'sDayisnotonlyspecificallyawomen'shealthmagazine,butalso

includesalittleofwhatShapehas,alongwithmoreinformationonotherpartsof

life:family,money,travelandstyle.ManyofthearticlesinWomenJsDaydeal

withspecificdiseasesthatarecommontowomen,suchasheartdisease,breastcancer

andothers.

OWomen'sHealth

Fromtipstorecenthealthnewstoarticlesaboutworldaffairs,Women'sHealth

haseverythingthatyouexpectinawomenyshealthmagazine.Anothergreatfeature

isthatWomenJsHealthhasagreatwebsitefullofinformation,aswellasarticles

frompastmagazinesthatyoucancheckout.Thisisagreatresource,sinceitlets

yougettoseearticleswellattheoffice.

◊Fitness

Thismagazinecoversimportanttopicssuchasphysicalfitness,health&beauty,

andmentalhealth.Itofferssomethingnewineachissue,andit'salwayseasyto

understand.

Theworkoutsareclearlypresentedwithgoodphotostoillustrate（说明）every

movement,andalmostallcanbedonewithoutmakingatriptothegym.

21.What'sthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Todescribesomefamouswebsites.

B.Tointroducesomehealthmagazinesforwomen.

C.Topredictthebest-sellingwriters.

D.Toadvertisesomefashionmagazinesforwomen.

22.HowisWomen*sDaydifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itgivespeoplealotofhealthinformation.

B.Itprovidesinformationonfamilylife.

C.Itincludesmanyarticlesaboutwomen.

D.Itdealswithmanylifeproblems.

23.WhatmakestheinformationinFitnesseasytounderstand?

A.Goodexamples.B.Illustrativepictures.

C.Interestingstories.D.Importanttopics

【答案】21.B22.D23.B

【解析】

【分析】本文是一则广告，属于应用文，主要介绍了份与女性健康的杂志的相关信息。

[21题详解】

推理判断题。本文是一则广告，介绍了四份与女性健康有关的杂志的具体信息.主要起告知

读者的作用。故选B。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句"Women'sDayisnotonlyspecificallyawomenTs

healthmagazine,butalsoincludesalittleofwhatShapehas,alongwithmore

informationonotherpartsoflife:family,money,travelandstyle.（《Women'sDay》

不仅是一本专门为女性打造的健康杂志，还包括了一些《Shape》杂志拥有的信息，以及更

多关于生活其他方面的信息:家庭、金钱、旅行和时尚。）”可知，Women'sDay中含有关

于日常生活部分的内容，这些内容是其余三个杂志没有的。故选D。

【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章最后一句"Theworkoutsareclearlypresentedwithgoodphotos

toillustrate（说明）everymovement,andalmostallcanbedonewithoutmakinga

triptothegym.（这些锻炼都配有清晰的图片来说明每一个动作，而且几乎所有的动作都

不用去健身房就能完成。）”可知Fitness里有很多图片对内容进行阐述，帮助读者理解杂

志内容。故选B。

B

Somanythingscankeepyoufromseeingyourlovedonesinperson.Fortunately,

thankstomoderntechnology,thepeoplewemissareoftenonlyaphonecallortext

messageaway.Butaccordingtoscience,ifyouwanttofeelmoreconnectedtothe

peopleyou'retalkingto,youshouldcalltheminsteadoftexting.

Anewstudy,publishedintheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,foundthat

communicationinteractionsthatincludedvoicecreatedstrongersocial

relationshipsthancommunicationthroughtyping.

Inthestudy,researchersconductedvariousexperiments.Inthefirstone,they

asked200peopletomakepredictionsaboutwhatit，dbeliketoreconnectwithan

oldfriendbyemailorbyphoneandthenassignedpeopleatrandomtodooneorthe

other.Althoughpeopleexpectedthataphonecallwouldbemoreawkward（尴尬的）,

hearingsomeone，svoiceactuallymadetheexperiencebetter.

“Peoplereportedtheydidformasignificantlystrongerbondwiththeirold

friendonthephoneversus（与...相比）email,andtheydidn'tfeelmoreawkward,“

saidstudyco-authorAmitKumar.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchershadstrangersconnectbyeithertexting,

talkingovervideochat,ortalkingusingonlyaudio（音频）.Theyfoundthatboth

formsofvoicecommunicationmadethestrangersfeelmuchmoreconnectedthanwhen

theycommunicatedviatext.

SabrinaRomanoff,aHarvardtrainedclinicalpsychologistbasedinNewYorkCity,

sayspeopletendtotextoremailinsteadofcallingbecauseofconvenienceasthey

seeitasacontrolledformofcommunicationwheretheycan“respondtoinformation

exactlyinthewaytheyintendwithoutunexpectedadditionsbytheotherperson”.

However,infact,textingcanmakeithardtodeterminethetruemeaningbehinda

conversation."Aphonecallisactuallymoreconvenientwhenconsideringthenet

effectsofthemessage,“sheexplains."Eachpartyismorepresent,andtherefore,

abletounderstandthemeaningbehindthecontentwithoutthinkingovertheendless

possiblemeaningsbehindwordsandpunctuation.”

24.Whichisthebestforbuildingcloserconnectionsaccordingtothenewstudy?

A.Anemail.B.Atextmessage

C.Avideochat.D.Aletter.

25.Whatdidtheparticipantsinthefirstexperimentdo?

A.Theymadepredictionsontheothers'intentions.

B.Theypredictedaphonecallwouldbeawkward.

C.Theymaderandomphonecallstosomestrangers.

D.Theyimaginedthejoyofhearingsomeone，svoice.

26.WhydoesSabrinaRomanoffconsidermakingphonecallsconvenient?

A.Itismoreconvenienttoperformindailylife.

B.Itprovesacontrolledformofcommunication.

C.Itcanmakeiteasiertounderstandeachother.

D.Itavoidsunexpectedadditionsinconversations.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TechnologyBuildsMoreConnections

B.CommunicateWithYourOldFriends

C.VoiceCommunicationIsTime-saving

1）.ShouldWeCallInsteadofTexting

【答案】24.C25.B26.C27.D

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述一项新的研究发现，与打字交流相比，包括声音在

内的交流互动能创造更强的社会关系。

【24题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段“Anewstudy,publishedintheJournalofExperimental

Psychology,foundthatcommunicationinteractionsthatincludedvoicecreated

strongersocialrelationshipsthancommunicationthroughtyping.（发表在《实验心

理学杂志》上的一项新研究发现，与打字交流相比，包括声音在内的交流互动能创造更强的

社会关系。）”可知，新的研究发现，有声音的交流能建立更强的社会关系，只有C选项“A

videochat（视频聊天）”的交流有声音的参与，其他选项都是文字交流，因此，C选项符

合题意。故选C项。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段“Inthefirstone,theyasked200peopletomakepredictions

aboutwhatit'dbeliketoreconnectwithanoldfriendbyemailorbyphoneand

thenassignedpeopleatrandomtodooneortheother.Althoughpeopleexpectedthat

aphonecallwouldbemoreawkward,hearingsomeone*svoiceactuallymadethe

experiencebetter.（在第一个实验中，他们让200人预测通过电子邮件或电话与老朋友重

新联系会是什么样子，然后随机分配一些人去做其中一项或另一项。虽然人们认为打电话会

更尴尬，但听到别人声音实际上会让体验更好。）”可知，在第一个实验中，参加者预测

打电话可能会更尴尬。故选B项。

【26题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段“"Aphonecallisactuallymoreconvenientwhen

consideringtheneteffectsofthemessage,sheexplains."Eachpartyismore

present,andtherefore,abletounderstandthemeaningbehindthecontentwithout

thinkingovertheendlesspossiblemeaningsbehindwordsandpunctuation.”（她

解释说：“考虑到短信的实际影响，打电话实际上更方便。每一方都更有参与感，因此，能

够理解内容背后的含义，而不必考虑词语和标点符号背后可能存在的无尽含义。“）”可知，

SabrinaRomanoff认为打电话更方便的原因是它让彼此更容易被理解。故选C项。

【27题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第一段"Butaccordingtoscience,ifyouwanttofeelmoreconnected

tothepeopleyou，retalkingto,youshouldcalltheminsteadoftexting.（但科

学表明，如果你想和谈话对象建立更紧密的联系，你应该给他们打电话而不是发短信。）”

和第二段“Anewstudy,publishedintheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,found

thatcommunicationinteractionsthatincludedvoicecreatedstrongersocial

relationshipsthancommunicationthroughtyping.（发表在《实验心理学杂志》上的一

项新研究发现，与打字交流相比，包括声音在内的交流互动能创造更强的社会关系。）”可

知，文章主要讲述新的研究发现，有声音的交流能建立更强的社会关系，打电话比发短信更

容易让人们建立紧密的关系。所以D选项“ShouldWeCallInsteadofTexting（我们应

该打电话而不是发短信吗？）”概括了文章内容，适合作为文章标题。故选D项。

C

We'veknownthatsittingforlongperiodsoftimeeverydayhascountlesshealth

consequences,likeahigherriskofheartdisease.Butnowanewstudyhasfound

thatsittingisalsobadforyourbrain.

Astudypublishedlastweek,conductedbyDr.PrabhaSiddarthattheUniversity

ofCalifornia,showedthatsedentary（久坐的）behaviorisassociatedwithreduced

thicknessofthemedialtemporallobe（中撷叶），abrainareathatiscriticalto

learningandmemory.

Theresearchersaskedagroupof35healthypeople,aged45to70,abouttheir

activitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhourseachdayspentsittingandthen

scannedtheirbrains.Theyfoundthatthesubjectswhoreportedsittingforlonger

periodshadthethinnestmedialtemporallobes.Itmeansthatthemoretimeyouspend

inachair,theworseitisforyourbrainhealth,resultinginpossibledamageto

learningandmemory.

Whatisalsointerestingisthatthisstudydidnotfindasignificant

associationbetweenthelevelofphysicalactivityandthicknessofthisbrainarea,

suggestingthatexercise,evensevereexercise,maynotbeenoughtoprotectyou

fromtheharmfuleffectsofsitting.

Itthensurprisinglyturnedoutthatyoudon'tneedtomovemuchtoenhance

cognition（认矢口）；juststandingwillmakeit.Forexample,twogroupsofsubjects

wereaskedtocompleteatestwhileeithersittingorstanding.Participantsare

presentedwithconflictingstimuli（刺激），liketheword“green“inblueink,and

askedtonamethecolor.Subjectsthinkingontheirfeetbeatthosewhosatbya

32millisecondmargin.

Thecognitiveeffectsofseverephysicalexercisearewellknown.Butthe

possibilitythatstandingmoreandsittinglessimprovesbrainhealthcouldlower

thebarforeveryone.

Iknow,thisallrunscountertoreceiveideasaboutdeepthought,fromourgrade

schoolteachers,whotoldustositdownandfocus,toRodin'sfamous“Thinker”

seatedwithchinonhand.

Theywerewrong.Youcannowallstandup.

28.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs3and4?

A.Sedentarybehaviorwillpossiblydamageourbrain.

B.Severeexercisecanreducethedamageofsitting.

C.Severeexercisecangreatlyimproveourbrainhealth.

D.Brainhealthhasnothingtodowithsedentarybehavior.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“enhance“inParagraph5mean?

A.keepB.weakenC.improveD.

decrease

30.Whatisthereceivedideaaboutdeepthought?

ASittingmoreisgoodforourmentalhealth.

B.Sittingisbetterwhenwethink.

C.Exercisemorecanimproveourcognition.

D.Weshouldstandwhilethinking.

31.Thepassagemainlytellsus

A.peopletendtositwhilethinking

B.physicalexercisecanimproveourbrainhealth

C.sedentarybehaviorleadstocountlesshealthproblems

D.standingmorecanmakeourbrainhealthier

【答案】28.A29.C30.B31.D

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述久坐带给人们的危害，研究发现，多站立可以让我

们的大脑更健康。

【28题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段“Itmeansthatthemoretimeyouspendinachair,theworse

itisforyourbrainhealth,resultinginpossibledamagetolearningandmemory.

（也就是说，你在椅子上坐的时间越长，对你的大脑健康就越不利，可能会对学习和记忆造

成损害。）"和第四段"Whatisalsointerestingisthatthisstudydidnotfinda

significantassociationbetweenthelevelofphysicalactivityandthicknessofthis

brainarea,suggestingthatexercise,evensevereexercise,maynotbeenoughto

protectyoufromtheharmfuleffectsofsitting.（同样有趣的是，

这项研究并没有发现身体活动水平和这一大脑区域的厚度之间的显著联系，这表明运动，即

使是剧烈的运动，可能不足以保护你免受久坐的有害影响。）”可知，久坐的行为可能会损

害我们的大脑。故选A项。

【29题详解】

词句猜测题。根据戈1J线词所在句"Itthensurprisinglyturnedoutthatyoudon'tneed

tomovemuchtoenhancecognition（认知）；juststandingwillmakeit.（结果令人

惊讶地发现，你不需要做太多运动来增强认知能力；站着就能做到。）”可知，makeit指

的就是enhancecognition,下文“Forexample,twogroupsofsubjectswereaskedto

completeatestwhileeithersittingorstanding.Participantsarepresentedwith

conflictingstimuli（刺激），liketheword“green“inblueink,andaskedtoname

thecolor.Subjectsthinkingontheirfeetbeatthosewhosatbya32millisecond

margin.（例如，两组受试者被要求在坐着或站着的时候完成一项测试。参与者面对着相互

冲突的刺激物，比如用蓝色墨水写的“绿色”，并被要求说出颜色。站着思考的受试者比坐

着思考的受试者多出32毫秒的差距。）”通过一个测试说明站着比坐着更有助于人们的认

知，所以可以推断movemuchtoenhancecognition意思是通过运动提升认知，enhance

意为“加强，提升”，和C选项improve“加强”意思接近。A.keep保持；B.weaken弱

化；D.decrease减少。故选C项。

【30题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段"Iknow,thisallrunscountertoreceiveideasaboutdeep

thought,fromourgradeschoolteachers,whotoldustositdownandfocus,toRodin，s

famous“Thinker"seatedwithchinonhand.（我知道，从小学老师告诉我们要坐下来

专注，到罗丹著名的“思想者”手托下巴坐着，这一切都与接受关于深刻思考的观点背道而

驰。）”可知，关于深刻思考，人们普遍接受的观点是，当我们思考时，坐着更好。故选B

项。

【31题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第二段“Astudypublishedlastweek,conductedbyDr.Prabha

SiddarthattheUniversityofCalifornia,showedthatsedentary（久坐的）behavior

isassociatedwithreducedthicknessofthemedialtemporallobe（中颗叶），abrain

areathatiscriticaltolearningandmemory.（力口州大学的PrabhaSiddarth博士进

行的一项研究显示，久坐行为与大脑内侧撅叶的厚度减少有关。内侧撷叶是学习和记忆的关

键区域。）"和第五段“Forexample,twogroupsofsubjectswereaskedtocompletea

testwhileeithersittingorstanding.Participantsarepresentedwithconflicting

stimuli（刺激），liketheword“green"inblueink,andaskedtonamethecolor.

Subjectsthinkingontheirfeetbeatthosewhosatbya32millisecondmargin.

（例如，两组受试者被要求在坐着或站着的时候完成一项测试。参与者面对着相互冲突的刺

激物，比如用蓝色墨水写的“绿色”，并被要求说出颜色。站着思考的受试者比坐着思考的

受试者多出32毫秒的差距。）”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述研究发现，站着比坐着更

有助于人们的认知，多站立可以让我们的大脑更健康。故选D项。

D

Inthefallof1988,IvisitedmanyBuddhisttemples,butafterawhilethey

allbegantofadefrommymemories.However,therewasonetemplethatleftagreat

impressioninmyheart.

ItiscalledtheTempleoftheGoldenBuddha.Afterwalkingarounditandtaking

somephotos,Iwalkedovertoaglasscase,nexttowhichwasatypewrittenpage

describingthehistoryofthismagnificent（壮丽的，宏伟的）pieceofart.

Backin1957agroupofmonksfromamonastery（修道院）hadtorelocateaclay

Buddhafromtheirtempletoanewlocation.Themonasterywastoberelocatedto

makeroomforthedevelopmentofahighway.Whenthecrane（吊车）begantoliftit,

theweightofitwassolargethatitbegantocrack.What?smore,rainbeganto

fall.Theheadmonkdecidedtolowerthestatuebacktothegroundandcoveritwith

alargeoilclothtoprotectitfromtherain.

LaterthateveningtheheadmonkwenttocheckontheBuddha.lieshinedhis

flash-lightundertheoilclothtoseeiftheBuddhawasstayingdry.Asthelight

reachedthecrack,henoticedalittlebeamshiningbackandthoughtitstrange.

Ashetookacloserlookatthisbeamoflight,hewonderediftheremightbesomething

underneaththeclay.Hewenttofetchachiselandhammerfromthemonasteryand

begantochipawayattheclay.Asheknockedoffpiecesofclay,thelittlebeam

grewbrighterandbigger.Manyhoursoflaborwentbybeforethemonkstoodface

tofacewiththeextraordinarysolid-goldBuddha.

Historiansbelievethatseveralhundredyearsbeforetheheadmonk,sdiscovery,

thearmywasabouttoinvadethecountry.Themonks,realizingthattheircountry

wouldsoonbeattacked,coveredtheirpreciousgoldenBuddhawithanoutercovering

ofclayinordertokeeptheirtreasurefrombeingrobbedbytheenemy.

Unfortunately,itappearsthattheenemykilledallthemonks,andthewell-kept

secretofthegoldenBuddharemaineduncovereduntilthedayin1957.

AsIflewhomeIbegantothinktomyself,“WeareallliketheclayBuddha

coveredwithashellofhardnesscreatedoutoffear,andyetunderneatheachof

usisa'goldenBuddhaJ,agoldenChrist,oraigoldenspirit,'whichisour

realself.Somewherealongtheway,betweentheagesoftwoandnine,webeginto

coverupourgoldenspirit',ournaturalself.Muchlikethemonkwiththehammer

andthechisel,ourtasknowistodiscoverourtruespiritonceagain.”

32.WhywastheauthorgreatlyimpressedbythegoldenBuddha?

A.Becausehelikesitverymuch.

B.Becauseitshistory.

C.Becauseitdiffersfromothers.

D.Becauseoftheprotectionofthemonk.

33.WhatmadethemonkscovertheBuddhawithalargeoilcloth?

A.Protectingitfrombeingdamaged.

B.Hidingitfrombeingstolen.

C.Protectingitfrombeingtakingphotos.

D.Avoidingbeingseen.

34.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.VisitingBuddhistTemples

B.TheGoldenBuddha

C.ProtectingTheirCountry

1).RelocatingtheBuddha

35.Whatadviceisgiventousaccordingtothepassage?

A.Coveringupourselves.

B.Findingthetruth.

C.Buildingupourbelief.

D.Discoveringourtruespirit.