江苏省扬州新华中学2021届新高考高三模拟试卷(二)英语试题（解析版）

高三英语模拟试题

（考试时间120分钟，总分150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，15题；每题2分，满分30分）

第一部分听力（共两节）

第一节（共5小题）

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,

并标注在试卷的相应位置。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。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.&19.15.

B.&9.I8.

C.&9.15.

答案是C。

1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Roommates.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:Yourmeetingisat2:00p.m.thisafternoon.

M:OK,thanks.Well,didanyonecallwhileIwasout?

W:Onlyyourwife.Shewantsyoutopickupsomewineonyourwayhome.

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Whatistheman'sproblem?

A.Heneedsaride.B.Hewantsanewjob.C.Hedoesn'thaveinsurancenow.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】W:Ifyoustillcan'tsleepwell,youshouldgotothehospital.Icangiveyouaride.

M:Ijuststartedanewjob.Myinsurancedoesn'tcovermeuntilnextmonth.

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Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Bikinginthecity.B.Hikinginthemountains.C.Drivinginthecountryside.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】W:Wherearewe?Ihaven'tseenanyroadsignsformiles,andtherearen'tanyhouses,either.Ithinkwetook

awrongturnbackthere.

M:Yeah,Ithinkyou'reright.Pullovertothesideoftheroad,andI'lltakeacloserlookatthemap.

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Howmuchdidtheicecreamcost?

A.$5.B.$9.C.$10.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Thatwasexpensive.Ionlygotonedollarchange.WhenIwasyoung,evenfivedollarswouldhavebeen

acrazypriceforanicecream.

W:Yougavehimtendollars?Surely,hehasmadeamistake.Goback,andask.

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Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atalaundry.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atashoppingmall.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】M:Goodmorning,ma'am.CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes.IneedthisdressbyFriday.Ithasasmallstainonit,butI'mhopingyoucangetitout.

第二节（共15小题）

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.WhatdoesthemanthinkofthegirPsquestion?

A.Itisn'timportant.

B.Ifsdifficulttoanswer.

C.Itiseasytounderstand.

7.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheoceanandthesky?

A.Theyarerelated.

B.Theylookexactlythesame.

C.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.

【答案】6.B7.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Daddy,whyistheskyblue?

M:Oh,honey...ifsalittlehardtoexplain.Therearethingsyoudon'tunderstandaboutscienceyet.

W:Oh.1thoughtitwasbecausetheoceanisblue.Theskyisalwayslookingattheocean,soitshouldbeblue,too.

M:That'saverygoodidea,Ruby!Thatisveryclosetotherealreason,too.Theskyhasalottodowiththeocean.

They'rerelated,inaway.Didyouevernoticethatthey'reneverexactlythesamecolor?It9sjustlikeyouandyour

brotherPeter.Youlookalikebecauseyou'rerelated,butyoudon'tlookexactlythesame.

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.Whyisthemanattheuniversity?

A.He'stakingclasses.

B.He'scheckingitout.

C.Hejustgraduatedfromthere.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisgoodatbaseball.

B.Hisgradesareveryhigh.

C.Thecollegewantshimtoplayonitssportsteam.

10.Whathappenedwhenthewomanwenttoagamelasttime?

A.Shewashitbyaball.

B.Aplayerwassenttohospital.

C.Herfacegotscratchedbyafan.

【答案】8.B9.C10.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Hi,TmAlice.Isthisyourfirstdayofcollege?

M:TmChris.Fmactuallyjustvisitingthecampus.Thisismylastyearofhighschool,andI'mtryingtochoosea

university.Igotanofferfromthisschool.MyschoolfeeswillbepaidifIcomehere...

W:Youmustbereallysmart,then!Notalotofpeoplegetfullscholarships.

M:TmOKinschool.ThereasonwhyIgottheofferisthatTmabasketballplayer.

W:Imighthaveguessedthat.You'reverytall!

M:Youshouldcometooneofmygames.Ourfirstoneisintwoweeks.

W:Thanks.Tilthinkaboutit.ThelasttimeIwenttoagame,Igothitinthefacewithaball.

M:Wasitabasketballgame?

W:No,itwasabaseballgame.Ihadtogotothehospital.

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.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoaboutherbook?

A.Callapublisher.

B.Advertiseitherself.

C.Asktheirteacherforadvice.

12.Howmanypagesdoesthewoman'sbookhave?

A.About200.B.About350.C.About700.

13.Whatwillthewomangivethemantoread?

A.Adigitalcopy.B.Aprintedcopy.C.Ahandwrittencopy.

【答案】11.C12.B13.A

【解析】

【原文】W:I'mtryingtogetabookpublished,butIdon'tknowhowtobegin.ShouldIcallapublisherortryto

advertiseitmyself?

M:MaybeyoushouldaskMr.Wyatt.Heknowsalotaboutthebookindustry.

W:Goodidea!IalwayslovedhisEnglishclasses.He'sthereasonthatIstartedwriting!

M:rdliketoreadyourbooksometimethough.Howlongisit?Iusuallyjustreadbooksthatarelessthan200pages.

RememberthatbookUlysseswhichwereadinMr.Wyatt,sclass?Thatwasover700pages!

W:Ohyeah,thattookforevertoread.Mybookisnotasthickasthat.It\probablyabouthalfthatlong.Iwon'thave

anactuallyprintedbooktogiveyou,atleastforafewmoremonths.TheonlyothersIhavearecomputerfilesandmy

handwrittencopies.

M:Canyoujustgivemeacomputerfile?

W:Yes.Tildothatrightaway.Ifyouaregoingtoreadit,Ineedyourhonestopinionthough.ItistheonlywayIcan

getbetter.

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.HowdomostpeopleintheUnitedStatesgettheirnews?

A.FromTV.B.Fromthenetwork.C.Fromthenewspaper.

15.Whichcountryhasthelargestgroupofnewspaperreaders?

A.France.B.Italy.C.Japan.

16.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Alittlebored.B.Veryinterested.C.Quiteindifferent.

17.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Typesofnewsmedia.B.Typesofnewsreporters.C.Typesofnewsshows.

【答案】14.B15.C16.B17.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Ireadaninterestingarticletheotherday.Ithadalotofdataonhowpeoplegettheirnews.Didyouknow

thatintheUnitedStates,only5%ofpeoplegettheirnewsfromtheradio?

M:Thatmakessense.Ionlylistentomusicontheradio.Aremostpeoplegettingtheirnewsfromthenewspaperor

televisioninstead?

W:Only1%morepeoplegetitfromnewspapers,butmostpeoplegetitfromtheInternetactually.

M:Wow,really?Iwouldhavethoughtthatpeoplepreferredgettingnewsfromthetelevision.Whataboutother

countries?Aretheythesame?

W:Well,thearticlespokeaboutafewcountries.France,GermanyandItalyactuallyhavethehighestratesof

televisionnewswatchers.Ofthoseinthestudy,Japanhadthemostnewspaperreaders.

M:Thatisreallyinteresting.1don'tthinkIknowasinglepersonouragewholistenstoradionewseither.My

grandparentsandtheirgenerationaretheoneswhogrewupwiththat.

W:It'samazinghowourtechnologyhaschangedmanythingsaboutdaytodaylife.Ibetinonehundredyears,

peoplewillgettheirnewsfromsomethingwecan'tevendreamof.

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】

18.Whenwillthemathexamsbeheldthisyear?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

19.WhowillgiveanintroductiononTuesday?

A.Anathlete.B.Aheadmaster.C.TheP.E.teacher.

20.Whyareparentsremindedtoarriveearlytotheconcert?

A.Tofindaplacetopark.B.Togetaplacetosit.C.Totakepictures.

【答案】18.C19.C20.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Goodmorning,students.TheseareyourmorningannouncementsforMonday,December10th.

Thelastofourmidtermtestswillbeheldthisweekfromthe12thtothe14th.However,therehasbeenaslight

changetothedatesandtheplacesoftheexams.Lastyear,theEnglishexamswereonWednesday,themathexamson

Thursday,andthehistoryexamswereheldonFriday.Thisyeartheteachershaveagreed,afterlisteningtostudents?

suggestions,toswitchthedatesofthemathandhistoryexams.Asfortheplaces,pleasecheckthemessageboardin

themainhall,oraskyourteachersforaschedule.Tomorrow,wewillhaveaspecialguestcomingtovisitusjust

beforeourChristmasconcert.Asyouknow,oneofourpreviousgraduateswonagoldmedalinthelastOlympics.He

willbeheretosignshirtsandtakepictureswithstudentsafteranintroductionbyourP.E.teacher.Finally,the

headmasterasksyoutoremindyourparentstogethereearlyfortheconcert.Althoughtherewillbeenoughseatingin

thegym,theparkinglotgetsfullveryquickly.That'sallfortheannouncements.Haveagoodweek,everyone!

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，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

NationalMuseumofChinaisoneoftheplacesIvisitthemostailyearround.Herearesomegreatshows

ongoingatthemuseum.TheywilllastuntillateMarchandevenlonger.Soneednottohurry,justtakeyourtime.

GoldandJadeinthehall—theexhibitionofantiquitiesinQingCourtfromShenyangPalaceMuseum

TheexhibitionuntilMarch21gathersmorethan240objectsfromtheextensiveassembliesofartifactsof

ShenyangPalaceMuseumandNationalMuseumofChina.Itpresentsthemanyaspectsofthecourtlifeof

predecessorsoftheQingDynasty(1644-1911)whentheyresidedattheShenyangpalaceinShenyang,Liaoning

province,andtheearlyperiodofthedynastyafteritwasestablishedinBeijingin1644.

NavigatingThousandsmiles—theGrandCanalculturalexhibition

TheexhibitionuntilMarch21navigatestheexcavationanddevelopmentoftheGrandCanal,thelongest

artificialwaterwayintheworld.Paintings,documents,artifactsandmodelsareonshowtoreviewhowconstruction

oftheGrandCanalfacilitatedtechnologicaladvancementsinwaterconservancyandtransportationmanagement.

ThewaterwayhelpedboosttheeconomyinregionsitranthroughandculturalcommunicationsbetweenNorthand

EastChina,throughwhichviewerscangetaglimpseofthecreativityandwisdomofancientChinese.

ThesoundofHarmony-musicalinstrumentsinancientChina

RangingfromtheNeolithicJiahuboneflutetotheTangDynasty(618-907)"JiuXiaoHuanPei1'guqin(zither),

ancientChina'svariousmusicalinstrumentscontinuetoresonatewithcontemporarypeople.Thisexhibitionuntil

March30tracesthedevelopmentofmusicology,folkartandculture.Italsoexaminesmusic'srolesinstateactivities,

publiceducationandexchangesbetweenancientChinaandothercivilizations.

ThedawnofChineseColour—thepottery-makinginGansu

Neolithicandbronze-agepotterypaintedwithavarietyofprimitiveandcreativepatternsarevisuallyarresting

objectstovisitorsatanartifactexhibition.Butwheredidthesemysticpatternscomefrom,whatdidtheymean,and

whyhavetheyvanished?PeoplemayfindanswerstothesequestionsatthisexhibitionuntilMay9.Adisplayof

nearly200objectsrevealstheemergenceofpottery-makinginGansuprovincesome8,000yearsago,andcelebrates

theadvancedcivilizationsthatproducedthepotteryandthrivedalongtheYellowRiver.

21.IftheSmithsarefreeonApril23rd,whichexhibitionwilltheygo?

A.NavigatingThousandsmiles.B.ThedawnofChineseColour.

C.ThesoundofHarmony.D.GoldandJadeinthehall.

22.Whichofthefollowingistherightstatement?

A.GoldandJadeinthehallexhibitstheantiquesinthemiddleperiodofQingdynasty.

B.TheGrandCanalnotonlycontributedtotheeconomicdevelopmentbutalsopromotedtheculturalcommunication

betweenNorthandEastChina.

C.Theviewerscanenjoyaperformanceinthemusicalinstrumentsexhibition.

D.ThePottery-makinginGanSuProvincerepresentsthemostadvancedtechniqueallovertheworld.

23.What'sthepurposeofthearticle?

A.IntroduceChineseancientculture.B.TellthehistoryofChineseantiques.

C.Giveadviceonspendingholiday.D.Informcitizensofthecomingexhibition.

【答案】21.B22.B23.D

加斤】

【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了国家博物馆近期推出的一些展览。

[21题详解】

细节理解题。根据第五段“PeoplemayfindanswerstothesequestionsatthisexhibitionuntilMay9.（人们可以在

这个展览上找到这些问题的答案，直到5月9日）”可知，如果史密斯夫妇4月23日有空，他们会去中国色

彩的黎明。故选B。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段"Thewaterwayhelpedboosttheeconomyinregionsitranthroughandcultural

communicationsbetweenNorthandEastChina,throughwhichviewerscangetaglimpseofthecreativityand

wisdomofancienlChinese.（这条水道促进了其流经地区的经济发展，促进了中国北部和东部的文化交流，通

过它，观众可以一睹中国古代的创造力和智慧）”可知，大运河不仅促进了经济的发展，也促进了华北和华

东之间的文化交流。故选B。

【23题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段aNationalMuseumofChinaisoneoftheplacesIvisitthemostallyearround.Hereare

somegreatshowsongoingatthemuseum.（中国国家博物馆是我一年中参观最多的地方之一。这里有一些正在

博物馆进行的很棒的展览）”及全文可推断，这篇文章目的是通知市民即将举行的展览。故选D。

B

Landscapesarenotonlythesettingforhistory;theyarealsoamajorsourceofoursenseofhistoryand

identity.Readthemright,andhistoricallandscapescanbemoreinformativethananyotherkindofsource.Thisis

evenmorethecasewithsacredlandscapes,whichwerereflectionofourancestors'beliefsabouttheirrelationtothe

cosmosandcanstilltodayseemtoholdaspiritualinfluence.

Overtheyears,Tvehadthegoodfortunetohavespenttimeinmanyhistoricallandscapes,hopingtopicture

somethingofthespiritsofthepeoplewhoshapedthemoverthecenturies.Istillrememberyearsagowalkingalong

theIncasacredlinesaroundCusco,Peru.Inthisancientlandscape,oldsitesthatoncebelongedtoIncanroyalshad

becometornSpanishmansions.Ormanyyearsago,beforetheGulfWars,ItookajourneythroughsouthIraq,the

heartlandofcivilization,wherethedesertisstillcrossedbydried-upriverbedsoftheEuphratesandcanalsthatonce

sustainedtheworld'sfirstcities.

Britainalsohasitsownmagicalancientlandscapes.FromtheMesolithictotheBronzeandIronAges,rich

layersofthepastarestillpresentinthelandscapesurroundingStonehenge,evenastrafficrushesdowntheA303.Itis

theA303thatistheproblem.Asthemainroadtothesouthwestfromthehomecounties,theroadrunsrightpast

Stonehenge.Oneofhumanity'smostfamousmonuments,Stonehengeisanarchaeologicallandscapewithoutparallel

inEurope,andperhapstheworld.ThefirstcircleatStonehengewasmade5,000yearsago,andthegreatstonecircle

itselfinaround2,500BC-theageofthepyramids!Andthemysteriesofthisamazingmonumentandthecomplex

prehistoricsocietiesthatproduceditarebynomeansexhausted,asnewdiscoveriescontinuetoshow.

Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeiscurrentlyatthecentreofaprojectedplanby

HighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA303bycreatingafour-laneroadwitha1.8-miletunnel,

andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest.WhiletheNationalTrustandEnglishHeritagehaveoffered

qualifiedsupportfortheplan,UNESCOhasexpresseditsopposition.Meanwhile,theStonehengeAlliance,agroup

ofarchaeologistsandenvironmentalcampaigners,saystheplanisbasedoninadequateandobsoleteinformation.In

theend,theargumentisaboutthetotalityofanancientlandscape,andthatincludestheancientastronomical

alignmentthatwaspurposefullychosenbyourancestors,andthatwill,inmyview,bewreckedbytheexpressway

interchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?

24.Whatcanhistoricallandscapesofferus?

A.Detailsofancientlifestyle.B.Sacredwritings.

C.Richhistoricalinformation.D.Breathtakingsights.

25.Whatdidtheauthorwanttoexplorewhentouringhistoricallandscapes?

A.Differentarchitecture.B.Hissenseofbelonging.

C.Theriseofancientcities.D.Thespiritsofancestors.

26.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutStonehenge?

A.Thefirststonecirclehasalongerhistorythanthepyramids.

B.Newdiscoverieshavesolvedthemysteriesofthemonument.

C.Theancientmonumentmusthavebeentheheartlandofcivilization.

D.Thelandscapesurroundinghasrichlayersofthepresent.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheprojectedplanbyHighwaysEngland?

A.Heisforitbecauseitwillbenefitthefuturegenerations.

B.Hekeepscoolbutbelievesabettersolutioncouldbeadopted.

C.Itshouldbestoppedbecauseitwilldestroythetotalityofthemonument.

D.Itisratherpracticalespeciallywithqualifiedsupportfromthegovernment.

【答案】24.C25.D26.A27.C

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。根据作者常年的观察研究，历史景观不仅是历史的遗留也是我们追朔

自己身份的重要资源，它们对人类有重要意义。同时文章指出，为了人类的下一代，我们要尽量保护这些

历史景观。

【24题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Landscapesarenotonlythesettingforhistory;theyarealsoamajorsourceofour

senseofhistoryandidentity.Readthemright,andhistoricallandscapescanbemoreinformativethananyotherkind

ofsource.”景观不仅仅是历史的背景；它们也是我们历史感和认同感的主要来源。正确地认识它们，历史景

观可能比任何其他类型的来源提供更多的信息。由此可知，历史景观可以提供大量的历史信息，故选C。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Overtheyears,I'vehadthegoodfortunetohavespenttimeinmanyhistorical

landscapes,hopingtopicturesomethingofthespiritsofthepeoplewhoshapedthemoverthecenturies.^^多年来，

我有幸在许多历史景观中驻足，希望能描绘出几个世纪以来塑造这些景观的人们的精神风貌。由此可知，

作者参观历史景观时想要探索的是几个世纪前的工匠们的精神，故选D»

【26题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后两句"ThefirstcircleatStonehengewasmade5,000yearsago,andthegreat

stonecircleitselfinaround2,500BC—theageofthepyramids!Andthemysteriesofthisamazingmonumentand

thecomplexprehistoricsocietiesthatproduceditarebynomeansexhausted,asnewdiscoveriescontinuetoshow."

巨石阵的第一个圆圈是在5000年前建造的，而巨大的石圈本身是在公元前2500年形成的——那就是金字塔

时代!这个令人惊叹的遗迹和产生它的复杂的史前社会的神秘之处并没有穷尽，正如新的发现继续表明的那

样。由此可知，巨石阵的第一个石圈比金字塔的历史要长，故选A。

【27题详解】

推理判断题。根据第四段“Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeiscurrentlyatthecentreofa

projectedplanbyHighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA303bycreatingafour-laneroadwith

a1.8-miletunnel,andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest.^^更让我担心的是，这一独特的景观目前

正处于英格兰高速公路计划的中心位置，该计划旨在通过修建一条四车道的公路和一条1.8英里长的隧道，

以及向西1.5英里的高速公路交汇处来缓解A3O3公路的拥堵。和“inmyview,bewreckedbytheexpressway

interchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?^^在我看来，这将会被高速公路交汇处

破坏。也许是时候以子孙后代的名义重新思考了？由此可知，作者担心英格兰的高速公路计划会破坏这个历

史遗迹并对后代有影响，所以应该是不支持的态度，即：应该停止这一计划，故选C。

【点睛】推理判断题的推断对象主要包括隐含意思、目标读者、观点态度、文章出处、写作意图等。以推

断隐含意义的题目居多。推断隐含意义，即要求根据文章的某个句子、段落或全文所提供的事实进行逻辑

推理，推断出作者没有提到、没有明说或者可能发生的事实。题干中常含infer（推断），suggest（暗示），

imply（暗示），indicate（暗示），conclude（推断，得出结论）等词语。解此类题，首先找到相关信息，然

后细读、理解相关信息的字面意义，最后结合语境和常识，在字面意义的基础上进行符合逻辑的推断，从

而理解作者的言外之意。如小题4,根据第四段“Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeis

currentlyatthecentreofaprojectedplanbyHighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA303by

creatingafour-laneroadwitha1.8-miletunnel,andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest."更让我担心

的是，这一独特的景观目前正处于英格兰高速公路计划的中心位置，该计划旨在通过修建一条四车道的公

路和一条1.8英里长的隧道，以及向西1.5英里的高速公路交汇处来缓解A303公路的拥堵。和“inmyview,be

wreckedbytheexpresswayinterchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?^^在我看来，

这将会被高速公路交汇处破坏。也许是时候以子孙后代的名义重新思考了？由此可知，作者担心英格兰的高

速公路计划会破坏这个历史遗迹并对后代有影响，所以应该是不支持的态度。故选C。

C

Upanddowntheeconomicladder,manyAmericanswhowork—andespeciallythoseraisingkids-arepressed

fortime,wishingtheyhadmoreofittodevotetoleisureactivities（orevenjustsleeping）.Atthesametime,research

hasindicatedthatpeoplewhoarebusytendtobehappierthanthosewhoareidle,whethertheirbusynessis

purposefulornot.

Aresearchpaperreleasedlatelastyearinvestigatedthistrade-off,attemptingtopinpoint（精确指出）howmuch

leisuretimeisbest.Itsauthorsexaminedtherelationshipbetweentheamountof^discretionarytime“people

had一basically,howmuchtimepeoplespendawakeanddoingwhattheywant-andhowpleasedtheywerewith

theirlives.

Thepaper,whichanalyzeddatacoveringabout35,000Americans,foundthatemployedpeople'sratingsoftheir

satisfactionwithlifepeakedwhentheyhadintheneighborhoodoftwoandahalfhoursoffreetimeaday.Forpeople

whodidn'twork,theoptimal（最佳）amountwasfourhoursand45minutes.

Theresearchtracedacorrelation（关联）betweenfreetimeandlifesatisfaction,butdidn'tprovideanydefinitive

（最后的）insightintowhatunderliesthatcorrelation——“whichisexciting,becausethisisaworkinprogress,says

CassieMogilnerHolmes,aprofessoratUCLA'sAndersonSchoolofManagementandaco-authorofthepaper,

whichhasn'tyetbeenpeer-reviewedorpublishedinanacademicjournal.

Anexperimentthattheresearchersarrangedhintedat（暗示）apossibleexplanationofthecorrelationtheyfound.

Theyaskedparticipantstopictureanddescribewhatitwouldbeliketohaveacertainamountofdailyfreetime,and

thenreporthowthey'dfeelaboutthatallotment（分配）,“Whatwefindisthathavingtoolittletimemakespeoplefeel

stressed,andmaybethafsobvious,saysHolmes."Butinterestingly,thateffectgoesaway—theroleofstressgoes

away-onceyouapproachtheoptimalpoint.^^Afterthatpoint,Holmessays,thesubjectsstartedtosaytheyfeltless

productiveoverall,whichcouldexplainwhyhavingalotoffreetimecanfeellikehavingtoomuchfreetime.

It'snotclearwhatanindividualistodowiththesefindings,sincetheamountoffreetimepeoplehaveusually

hassomethingtodowithavarietyoffactors,suchashavingchildrenoradegreeofcontroloverworkschedules.

HolmessharedherresearchwiththeMBAstudentsinherclassonhappiness,andsomeofthemosttime-crunched

amongthemwerecomfortedbythefindings:"Ithinkthattwoandahalfhourscreatesanicegoalthatevenifyou

increasealittlebitmoreofyourdiscretionarytimeuse,youcanexpectthatitwilltranslateintogreaterlife

satisfaction??

28.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenstoAmericansoccupiedwiththeirwork?

A.Theyallowthemselvesmoreleisuretime.

B.Theykeepthemselvesbusyonpurpose.

C.Theyknowhowmuchleisuretimeisbest.

D.Theyexperiencehigherlevelofsatisfaction.

29.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthecorrelationbetweenfreetimeandlifesatisfaction?

A.Researchershavecastlightonthecauseofthecorrelation.

B.Unemployedpeopleneedmoreleisuretimetofeelcontent.

C.Thepaperonthecorrelationhasachievedpeerrecognition.

D.Employedpeopleenjoymoreleisuretimeintheneighborhood.

30.Whichofthefollowingchartsillustratesthechangeofstressandproductivity?

freepointfree

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Holmesisoptimisticabouttheinfluenceofherfindings

B.individualsareencouragedtocontroltheirworkschedules

C.peoplewithtightschedulescan'tbenefitfromthefindings

D.theMBAstudentsfindnofreetimetoobtainlifesatisfaction

【答案】28.D29.B30.D31.A

保斤】

【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了研究发现忙碌的人往往比闲着的人生活满意度更高，所需要的休闲时

间更少，研究者对这一研究对人们的影响持积极的态度。

【28题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中的"researchhasindicatedthatpeoplewhoarebusytendtobehappierthanthosewho

areidle,whethertheirbusinessispurposefulornot.,,可知，研究表明，忙碌的人往往比闲着的人更快乐，也就

是说忙于工作的美国人的满意度更高，故D项正确。

【29题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中的"foundthatemployedpeople'sratingsoftheirsatisfactionwithlifepeakedwhen

theyhadintheneighborhoodoftwoandahalfhoursoffreelimeaday.Forpeoplewhodidn'twork,theoptimal（最

佳）amountwasfourhoursand45minutes."可知，有工作的人满意的休息时间是两个半小时，而不工作的人

满意的休息时间则是4小时45分钟，也就是说不工作的人需要更多的休闲时间来感到满足，故B项正确。

【30题详解】

推理判断题。根据第五段中的"Whatwefindisthathavingtoolittletimemakespeoplefeelstressed,andmaybe

that'sobvious,saysHolmes."Butinterestingly,thateffectgoesaway—theroleofstressgoesaway—onceyou

approachtheoptimalpoint."Afterthatpoint,Holmessays,thesubjectsstartedtosaytheyfeltlessproductive

overall,”可知，时间太少会有压力，一旦你达到最佳状态，压力的作用就消失了，在那之后，受试者开始

说他们总体上感觉效率较低，D项与这个状态变化相吻合，故D项正确。

[31题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“HolmessharedherresearchwiththeMBAstudentsinherclassonhappiness,

andsomeofthemosttime-crunchedamongthemwerecomfortedbythefindings:"Ithinkthattwoandahalfhours

createsanicegoalthatevenifyouincreasealittlebitmoreofyourdiscretionarytimeuse,youcanexpectthatitwill

translateintogreaterlifesatisfaction可知，Holmes将这个研究成果分享给了她的学生，很多时间比较紧迫

的学生得到了安慰，并且她说“我认为两个半小时能创造出一个很好的目标，即使你只增加一点自由支配的

时间，你也可以期望它能转化为更大的生活满意度，也由此可以看出她对研究结果的影响的态度是很积极

的，故A项正确。

D

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