山东省烟台市招远第一中学2022-2023学年高二年级下册期中考试英语 含解析

高二英语试卷

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改

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3.考试结束后，只交答题卡。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到

答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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】

Whatmightthemanwantforsupper?

A.Seafood.B.Steak.C.Noodles.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】M:Alice,it'salreadydark.Tmstarving.Whatkindoffoodareyouinthemoodfor?

W:I'dlovesomesteak.

M:Hmm.Iusedtobeintonoodles,butnowI'mcrazyaboutseafood.

2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?

A.Catchingacold.B.Losinghersweater.C.Standinginalongline.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】W:ShouldIbringasweatertotheconcert?Idon'twanttogetcoldwhilewearestandinginline.

M:No.Youwon'thaveanywheretoputitoncewegetinside,andIdon'twantittogetlost.

3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inagym.B.Inanoffice.C.Inaclassroom.

【答案】C

【解析】

［原文］W:YouarelateforEnglishclassagain,youngman.Can'tyoujustmakeitherebythetimethebellrings?

M:Tmsorry,ma'am.Mygymclassisontheothersideofthebuilding.Tiltrytogethereearliernexttime.

4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatisthepriceofthedayflight?

A.$360.B.$400.C.$410.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:rdliketobookatickettoNewYorkonFlight450thismorning.

M:Tmsorry.Thedayflightisfullnow.Youonlypay$360ifyoutakethenightflight.Youcansave40dollars.

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Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestory?

A.Itistoohardtounderstand.

B.Thebeginningisconfusing.

C.Thewritertellsthestorywell.

【答案】B

【解析】

［原文］W:Doyouthinkthisisagoodstory?

M:WhatIdon'tunderstandisthebeginning.

W:Youmeanit?stoodifficult?

M:No,butIdon'tknowwhatthewriterwantstotellus.

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.What'swrongwiththeboys?

A.Theylostacamera.B.Theygotsick.C.Theywastedmoney.

7.Whatisthefamilyprobablygoingtodotomorrow?

A.Goshopping.B.Gotoabank.C.Haveabirthdayparty.

【答案】6.B7.C

【解析】

【原文】W:Hello.Jeanspeaking.

M:Oh,it'syou,dear.SorryIhadtorushoffthismorning.Howaretheboys?

W:I'mtakingthemtothedoctorat10:00,butI'msurethey'regoingtobeallright.

M:That'sgood.Whataboutyou?

W:Oh,I'mbetternow.Don'tworry.Tmgoingtomakeabirthdaycakefbrtomorrow'sparty.AndI'veboughta

cameraforPeterandsomerecordsforPaul.

M:Youshouldn'thavedonethat.Theyneedtolearnhowtosavemoney.Tmgoingtoputawaysomemoneyinthe

bankfbrthem.

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.Whatjobisthewomanapplyingfbr?

A.Agardener.B.Anurse.C.Ateacher.

9.Howmanyhourswillthewomanworkperday?

A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.

【答案】8.C9.B

【解析】

【原文】M:Wouldyoupleasetellmewhyyouwanttoworkinourkindergarten?Takingcareofkidsissometimes

verytiring.

W:IlovechildrenIlovetosingtothemandteachthemhowtodance.

M:Thenyouhaveworkedinakindergartenbefore?

W:No,butIusedtotakecareofmysister'schildrenduringmysummerandwinterholidays.

M:Isee.Bytheway,doyouwanttoworkpart-timeorfull-time?

W:Tdpreferpart-time.

M:Whenareyouabletowork?

W:I'mfreeeveryafternoon.So,Icanworkabout20hoursaweek.

M:OK.You'rehired.Youcanworkfrom2:00p.m.to6:00p.m.,MondaytoThursday.

W:OK.Thankyou.

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】

10.Whatdaymightitbeyesterday?

A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Saturday.

11.Whatdidthewomandoafterhearingthenoiselastnight?

A.Shewenttosleep.B.Sheturnedthelighton.C.Shewentupforalook

12.Whoisthewomanprobablytalkingto?

A.Aneighbor.B.Herhusband.C.Apoliceman.

【答案】10.C11.A12.C

【解析】

【原文】M:Whatwereyoudoingattwelvelastnight?

W:Iwasplayingcardswithmykidsinthelivingroom.

M:Doyourkidsalwaysgotobedthatlate?

W:Notonweekdays.

M:Wasn'tyourhusbandwithyouthen?

W:HewasonbusinessinSeattle.HewillbebacknextTuesday.

M:Didanythingunusualhappen?

W:Thelightsuddenlywentoutwhilewewereplaying.Weremainedsilentatthetableforsometime.Afterawhile,

weallheardglassbreakingsomewhereonthefloorabove.

M:Doyoumeanawindow?

W:I'mnotsurewhetheritwasawindoworaglassorsomethingelse.

M:Didanyofyouhearacryorafight?Didyoueverconsidergoingupforalook?

W:Wewerefrightenedatthebeginning,andthenweallwenttobedonceitwasquietallaround.

M:OK.Thankyou.

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】

13.Wheredidthemangoonholiday?

A.Paris.B.Bali.C.London.

14.Whatdidthemandoonthefirstdayofhisholiday?

A.Goswimming.B.Goboating.C.Playvolleyball.

15.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Colleagues.C.Fellowtravelers.

16.Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenhevisitedthesmallisland?

A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Disappointed.

【答案】13.B14.A15.A16.B

【解析】

【原文】W:Hi,Terry,nicetomeetyouagainaftertheEasterholiday.

M:Hello,Mia.TvejustreturnedtoLondon.

W:Anyway,wheredidyougoonholiday?

M:Well,IwenttoBali.It'sawonderfulplacewithbeautifulbeachesandscenery.

W:Itsoundsgreat.Whatdidyoudothere?

M:MyfamilyandIspentfournightsthere.Wehadagreatvacation.Onthefirstday,Iswamandwentsurfing.Ialso

playedfootballinthesandwithmybrotherandsomeIndians.Tomysurprise,Ialsometourhistoryteacher.Hewas

playingvolleyballthere.

W:Wow.Whatasmallworld!Whatelsedidyoudothere?

M:ThenextmorningIvisitedanothersmallislandaroundBalionaboat.Itwasagreatexperiencetoseemany

beautifulplacesandhaveatalkwithtouriststhere.

W:WhatdidyoudobeforeyouleftBali?

M:Onthelastday,Iwenttotheshopsthere.Iboughtsomeshirts,shorts,andalsotraditionalclothes.Unfortunately,

Icouldn'taffordtobuyasurfboard.

W:Well,IhopeIcanalsogotheresomeday.

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.WhydidthepostofficeinGuyanaprinttheirownspecialstamps?

A.Theywantedtomakemoremoney.

B.Theyhadonlyafewusualstampsleft.

C.Therewereno1-centor4-centstampsthen.

18.Howmuchwasthe1-centstampsoldforin1980?

A.Afewdollars.B.Seventhousanddollars.C.Sevenmilliondollars.

19.Whyarestampswithmistakessovaluable?

A.Theyareverylimited.

B.Theyareverybeautiful.

C.Theyweremadelongago.

20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofthestamps.

B.Thingslearnedfromstamps.

C.Reasonsforcollectingstamps.

【答案】17.B18.C19.A20.C

【解析】

【原文】M:Peoplecollectstampsformanyreasons.Somelikethefunandexcitementoffindinganunusual

orvaluablestamp.In1856,thepostofficeinGuyanafoundthattheyhadonlyafewstampsleft.Sotheyprinted

theirownspecial1-centand4-centstampsandusedthemuntiltheusualstampsarrived.In1873,aschoolboyfound

thelastoneofthosespecial1-centstamps.Hesoldittoacollectorforafewdollars.In1980,thesamestampwas

soldinNewYorkforsevenmilliondollars.Collectorsalsolikestampswithmistakes,becausetheyaresometimes

veryvaluable.Usually,theyareonlyusedforaveryshorttime.Whenthemistakeisfound,newstampsaremade.

Therearenotmanystampswithmistakes,butmanycollectorswouldliketoownone.Thatiswhystampswith

mistakesaresovaluable.Wecanlearnalotfromstamps.Theycanmakeschoolsubjectsinteresting.Picturesabout

thehistoryofdifferentcountriesareshownonstamps.Youcanalsofindoutaboutfamouseventsandpeople.

第二部分阅读（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

WelcometoIceland!Ihopethatyourtripwillbepleasantandthatwillhelpyouduringyourstay.

Itincludesveryimportantinformationyoumightfindusefulforyourtravelandwehopeyouwillenjoyit.

Icelandisbecomingaverypopularplacetovisitallyearroundandwearenotsuiprised.Thecountrywithits

spectacular,unspoiled,fragileandrawnature,hotsprings,icebergsandwaterfallsisafeastfortheeyesbothduring

summerandwinter.Ourhistoryandcultureisyoungcomparedtomostothercountries.Wespeakourownlanguage,

Icelandic,whichduetothecountry'sisolationinthepast,hasbeenverywellpreserved.

DrivinginIcelandcanbeabitdifferentfrommanyothercountries.Wedohaveanumberofgravelroads,

singlelanebridges,narrowroads,roughmountainroadswithunbridgedrivers,animalstocknearorontheroadand

weatherconditionscanchangequickly.ThereforedrivinginIcelandneedsyourfullcareduringyourstaybecause

wewantyoubacksafeandhappy.

Wekindlyaskyoutohelpusimproveourqualitybygivingusfeedbackonhowwearedoingandwhatwecan

dobetter.Notlessimportantly,weaskyoutohelpuspreservetheIcelandicnaturewhichcanbeveryfragile.

Off-roaddrivingisstrictlyforbiddenandpleasedonotlitter.

Incaseoftrouble,accidentorbreakdownpleasedon'thesitatetocontactouremergencyphonenumbers

840-6010forsouthandwestIceland,or840-60()0fornorthandeastIcelandoroneofourmanylocationsaroundthe

countryandwewilldoourverybesttohelpyoutosafelycontinueyourjourney.

ItrustthatyourtravelinIcelandwillbecomfortableandpleasant.Iwishyouasafejourney.

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightbemostsuitablefortheblankinParagraph1?

A.ourtravelagencymagazineB.thisnewspaperarticle

C.thetrafficregulationsD.policetravelguides

22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutIceland?

A.TravellinginIcelandisonlypopularinsummerandwinter.

B.Thecountryisnotmuchvisitedbecauseofitsspeciallanguage.

C.TravelerscanenjoynicefoodwhentravellinginIceland.

D.AtravelercanbothhavehotandcoldexperiencesinIceland.

23.WhatcanatravelerdoifhiscarsuddenlybreaksdowninwestIcelandaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hemayhavehiscarrepaired.

B.Hemaycall840-6010forhelp.

C.Hemaypushhiscarofftheroad.

D.Hemaydriveintheotherdirection.

【答案】21.A22.D23.B

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍在冰岛旅游的一些重要有用的信息，比如冰岛的概况，开车情况，

环境保护以及求助等。

【21题详解】

推理判断题。由笫一段的最后一句"Itincludesveryimportantinformationyoumightfindusefulforyourtravel

andwehopeyouwillenjoyit."可知，它包括了非常重要的信息，你可能会发现这些信息对你的旅行有用，

并且我们希望你能喜欢它。it指代的是空格处，表达的是对旅行信息的介绍。由此可见，it应该是旅行社

杂志。结合选项可知，选项A正确。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。由第二段的第二句"Thecountrywithitsspectacular,unspoiled,fragileandrawnature,hotsprings,

icebergsandwaterfallsisafeastfortheeyesbothduringsummerandwinter.”可知，在夏天和冬天期间都可以

一览这个国家壮丽而又未受破坏但却脆弱的原生态自然，以及温泉，冰山和瀑布景观。由此可见，旅行者

在冰岛可以体验到冷和热。结合选项可知，选项D正确。

【23题详解】

细节理解题。由第五段的前半部分“Incaseoftrouble,accidentorbreakdownpleasedon'thesitatetocontactour

emergencyphonenumbers840-6010forsouthandwestIceland可知，万一遇到困难，事故或者故障，在冰

岛南部和西部的，请不要犹豫联系我们的紧急电话840-6010。由此可见，如果旅行者在冰岛西部他的车突

然发生故障了，他可以拨打840・6010求助。结合选项可知，选项B正确。

B

TiredofworkinginITandstayingthesameinAustralia,PauloCattaneodecidedtomakeachange.In2015he

startedastrictbudgetsohecouldsaveupenoughmoneytobuyhisdreamKTM1190motorbike,acamera,and

enoughfundstosupporthimselfforafewyears.

Thenhegaveuphisjob,packedhisthings,andsetoffonanadventure,travellingtheworldonhismotorbike.

Paulo,39,hasspentthelastfouryearsbikingthroughAustralia,SouthAmerica,NorthAmerica,andEurope,riding

upto12hoursadayandspendinghisnightsinhistentunderthestars.

''AustraliaformewasmyfirstexperienceridinglongdistanceandIwasmind-blownbythebeautyoftheold

continent.,,Paulowroteonhistraveljournal,"TravelingthroughLatinAmerica,Iexploredtherainforestand

learnedSpanishandPortuguese.MexicohassomeofthebestfoodIeverhadandPeruisaninterestingplacewhere

IcanenjoytheuniquelocalIndianculture,alsocalledIncacivilization.^^

Paulohasmanagedtokeephistravelsgoingbykeepinghisbudgettight,sohehasn'thadtogetajobforhis

travels.Tokeepcostslow,heseldomlookedforaccommodationinhotelsandwentcampinginstead.Thankfully,

themotorbike,whichPauloboughtsecondhandinAustralia,hasnotrequiredanymajorrepairssincehesetoff.The

journeyisn'talwayseasy,butPaulohasneverlookedback.

Sadly,theCovid-19pandemicputastoptohistravelsinGreecewhenhetraveledaroundEurope,andPaulo

hashadtospendthelastfewmonthsinItaly,hishomeland.Oncetheworldisbackupandrunning,heplansto

returntolifeontheroadandexploreAsiaandAfrica.

24.WhatdidPaulobegintodoin2015?

A.Changehisjobtoliveabetterlife.B.Traveltheworldonhismotorbike.

C.Collectenoughmoneytobuyacar.D.Prepareforhistriparoundtheworld.

25.Whatisnotmentionedinparagraph2?

A.Thewaytotravel.B.Thelastdestinationoftravel.

C.Theplaceshe'dbeento.D.Theaccommodationoftravel.

26.WhatcanweknowaboutPauloduringhistrip?

A.HeenjoyedthebestfoodinPeru.B.Hegotajobtosupporthistravel.

C.Themotorbikeoftentroubledhim.D.TheviewinAustraliaattractedhim.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Paulowasgladtoreturntohishomeland.B.Paulohadtofindaccommodationinhotel.

C.TheCovid-19couldn'tstopPaulo'sdream.D.BeingalonewasachallengeduringPaulo'strip.

【答案】24.D25.B26.D27.C

【解析】

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了PauloCattaneo放弃工作，骑着摩托车环游世界的经历，虽然

他的冒险旅程因为新冠疫情而不得不中断，但是他从未放弃他的冒险梦。

【24题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段“In2015hestartedastrictbudgetsohecouldsaveupenoughmoneytobuyhisdream

KTM1190motorbike,acamera,andenoughfundslosupporthimselfforafewyears.（2015年，他开始严格控制

预算，以便攒够钱买他梦寐以求的KTM1190摩托车、一台相机，以及足够养活自己几年的资金）”可知，

2015年Paulo已经开始为自己的环球旅行攒钱，用于购买设备以及未来几年的生活费，此时的他是在为环

球旅行做准备。故选D项。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段“Thenhegaveuphisjob,packedhisthings,andsetoffonanadventure,travellingthe

worldonhismotorbike.Paulo,39,hasspentthelastfouryearsbikingthroughAustralia,SouthAmerica,North

America,andEurope,ridingupto12hoursadayandspendinghisnightsinhistentunderthestars.（然后，他放

弃了工作，收拾好行李，开始了一段冒险旅程，骑着摩托车环游世界。保罗今年39岁，在过去的四年里，

他每天骑行12个小时，穿越澳大利亚、南美、北美和欧洲I,晚上在他的帐篷里星空下度过）”可知，Paulo

的旅行方式为骑摩托车，他曾经去过的地方包括澳大利亚、南美、北美和欧洲，每天的旅行安排为骑行12

小时，并没有讲到他旅行最后的目的地。故选B项。

【26题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段"'AustraliaformewasmyfirstexperienceridinglongdistanceandIwasmind-blown

bythebeautyoftheoldcontinent/Paulowroteonhistraveljoumal（“澳大利亚对我来说是我第一次长途骑行，

我被古老大陆的美丽所震撼。"Paulo在他的旅行日记中写道）”可知，澳大利亚的美丽风景震撼了Paulo,

Paulo为之深深吸引了。故选D项。

【27题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段uSadly,theCovid-19pandemicputastoptohistravelsinGreecewhenhetraveled

aroundEurope,andPaulohashadtospendthelastfewmonthsinItaly,hishomeland.Oncetheworldisbackupand

running,heplanstoreturntolifeontheroadandexploreAsiaandAfrica.（不幸的是，当他在欧洲旅行时，

Covid-19大流行中断了他在希腊的旅行，Paulo不得不在过去几个月里呆在他的祖国意大利。一旦世界恢

复正常运转，他计划回到在路上的生活，探索亚洲和非洲）”可知，Covid-19并没有使Paulo放弃他的环球

旅行梦。故选C项。

C

MedhaGuptasometimesfeltworriedmakingthe20-minutewalkfromthecornerwheretheschoolbus

droppedherofftoherhomeinHerndon,Va.—especiallyduringthecoldermonthsinwinter.

Hermother,DivyaGuptahadasuggestion:writeanapp.Shewashalf-kidding,butMedhatookthechallenge

seriously.Soshewenttowork.

TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmoresecurewhentravellingalone.

UsingtheiPhone,apersoncanprogramittosendawarningtosomeoneheorshetrustsifheorshefailstoarriveat

adestinationwithinacertaintime.

ItwasthefirstiOSappthatMedhahadcreated.Whileshedidn'tthinkmuchwouldcomefromtheproject,her

effortcaughttheeyeofjudgesfortheannualCongressionalAppChallenge,whoselectedherasthewinnerfor

Virginia's1OthDistrict.

TheAppChallengeisdesignedtoencouragestudentstoconsidercareersinscience,technology,engineering,

andmathbyexperimentingwithcodingandcomputerscience.Winningstudentsareinvitedtoattendareceptionon

CapitolHillinAprilandalsoreceived$250inAmazonWebServicecredits.

Medhasaidittookherabout40hourstodesign,programandtesttheapp.Asfbrhernextapp?Medha'snot

certain.Shetemporarilyhasherapp-developmentambitionsoeholdbecauseshe'sbusyteachingherselfartificial

intelligencetohelpdealwithimproperwordsonFacebook.Yes,sheknowsthatthereareteamsofengineers

probablydoingthesamething.Butshefiguresitcan'thurtherownpart,too.

“Ifweseesomethingwrongwiththeworld,weshoulddosomethingaboutit,“shesaid."Afterall,theonly

onestoppingusfromdoingsomethingisourselves.

28.WhydidMedhaGuptafeelworried?

A.Ittookalongtimetowalkhome.

B.Itwascolderthaneverinwinter.

C.Itwasunsafetowalkhomealone.

D.Itwasdifficulttowriteanapp.

29.WhatisMedha'sattitudetohermother'ssuggestion?

A.Curious.B.Sensitive.C.Uncertain.D.Optimistic.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"onhold^^inParagraph6mean?

A.Delayed.B.Developed.C.Suspected.D.Satisfied.

31.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.MedharegisteredfortheAppChallenge.

B.MedhadesignedSafeTravelsuccessfully.

C.TheAppChallengedirectsstudentstochoosecareers.

D.Anappguideswalkershome.

【答案】28C29.D30.A31.B

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了MedhaGupta设计了一款名为“安全旅行”的应用，它可以帮助

行人在独自旅行时感到更安全。这款应用参加了应用程序挑战赛并成为获胜者。

【28题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段“MedhaGuptasometimesfeltworriedmakingthe20-minutewalkfromthecorner

wheretheschoolbusdroppedherofftoherhomeinHerndon,Va.一especiallyduringthecoldermonthsinwinter.

（MedhaGupta有时会担心从校车停在的街角走20分钟到她在赫恩登的家——尤其是在寒冷的冬天。）”以

及第三段中“TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmoresecurewhen

travellingalone.（结果就是Medha设计的一款名为“安全旅行”的应用，它可以帮助行人在独自旅行时感到

更安全。）”可知，MedhaGupta会感到担心是因为独自走回家不安全。故选C。

【29题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段aHermother,DivyaGuptahadasuggestion:writeanapp.Shewashalf-kidding,but

Medhadidn'ttakethechallengelightly.Soshesetouttowork.（她的母亲DivyaGupta提出了一个建议：编写一

个应用程序。但梅达认真对待这个挑战，但Medha并没有轻易接受这个挑战。于是她开始工作。）”可推

知，Medha对母亲的建议持乐观态度。故选D。

【30题详解】

词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“becauseshe'sbusyteachingherselfartificialintelligencetohelpdealwith

improperwordsonFacebook.（因为她正忙着自学人工智能来帮助处理Facebook上的不当词汇。）”可知，

Medha因为正忙着自学人工智能，帮助自己处理Facebook上的不当言论，所以让开发应用程序的雄心推迟

了。划线词onhold意思是“推迟”。A.Delayed.推迟；B.Developed.发展；C.Suspected.怀疑;D.Satisfied.

满足。故选A。

【31题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第三段中“TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmore

securewhentravellingalone.（结果就是Medha设计的一款名为“安全旅行”的应用，它可以帮助行人在独自

旅行时感到更安全）”结合文章主要说明了MedhaGupta设计了一款名为“安全旅行”的应用，它可以帮

助行人在独自旅行时感到更安全。这款应用参加了应用程序挑战赛并成为获胜者。可知，文章主旨是Medha

成功设计了“安全旅行”。故选及

D

Bioluminescence（生物发光）isanaturalphenomenonwhereinachemicalreactionwithinanorganism'sbody

produceslight.Itcanbefoundinmanyplacesinnature-fireflies,somemushrooms—butmostlyinthedeepsea.

Recently,Rambouillet,asmallhistoricFrenchtown,hasteamedupwithacompanycalledGloweetoturnthe

cityintoafull-scalebioluminescencelaboratory.Thegoalistochangethewayinwhichcitiesuselight.The

companyusesmarine（海的）bacteriaharvestedfromthecoastofFrance.Itmakessomeofthetown'spubliclight

upinthecoolblueofbioluminescence.

Thesebioluminescentbacteriaarestoredinaseawaterfilledtube,givingthebacteriaroomtofloataroundand

lightup.Thelightprovidedbythebacteriaispartoftheirnaturalmetabolism,soproducingthelightrequiresno

energyotherthanthatwhichisneededtofeedtheorganisms.Thismakesitmuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly

andsustainablethanelectriclight,whichconsumesahugeamountofnon-renewableenergy.

“Onthewaytolightinguptheworldwithbioluminescence,youhavetofeedthebacteriaandaddwaterasthey

grow.That'snotsoeasy.Thephenomenonwillbeverytemperature-dependentandIdoubtthatitwillworkinthe

winter.Also,bioluminescenceisnotverybrightcomparedtoelectricallighting,thoughtheyhaveimprovedthe

lightintensity,CarlJohnson,aprofessorfromVanderbiltUniversitysaid.

Onepotentialsolutiontotheseissues-andonethatGloweeislookinginto-istoremovethebiological

aspectofthewholeprocess.Theoretically,luciferase（荧光素酶）canberemovedfromthebacteriaandusedto

createlightinsteadofthebacteriaitself.Becauseluciferaseisnon-living,itdoesn'tneedtobefed.Creatingnew

meansofsustainablelightingisawayofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlywithoutplungingtheearthbackinto

darkness.

32.WhatdoweknowaboutGlowee?

A.ItisanancientlaboratoryinFrance.

B.Itsolvespowershortagesincoastalcities.

C.Itadoptsbioluminescenceasalightsource.

D.Itfeedsmarineorganismstoproducechemicals.

33.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlyfocuson?

A.Thereasonsforenergywaste.

BTheadvantagesofthemarinebacteriaaslight.

C.Thelivingconditionsofthebioluminescentbacteria.

D.Thedifficultiesofstoringbioluminescentorganisms.

34.WhatdoesCarlJohnsonconveyinhiswords?

A.Thebacteriaworkmoreefficientlyunderlowtemperatures.

B.Itwillcosttoomuchtoimprovetheluminescenceintensity.

C.Theapplicationofbioluminescenceenjoysabrightprospect.

D.Thedevelopmentofbioluminescencefacesmanychallenges.

35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthistext?

A.AHistoricTownLitupbyNature

B.TheFirstZero-carbonCityintheWorld

C.AReformofProducingElectricityinCities

D.TheDiscoveryofLuciferaseinMarineBacteria

【答案】32.C33.B34.D35.A

【解析】

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了法国历史悠久的小城朗布耶与一家名为Glow"的公司合作，

利用生物发光技术将这座城市变成一个全面的生物发光实验室，其目标是改变城市使用光线的方式。

【32题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第二段"Recently,Rambouillet,asmallhistoricFrenchtown,hasteamedupwitha

companycalledGloweetoturnthecityintoafull-scalebioluminescencelaboratory.Thegoalistochangetheway

inwhichcitiesuselight.Thecompanyusesmarine（海的）bacteriaharvestedfromthecoastofFrance.Itmakes

someofthetownzspubliclightupinthecoolblueofbioluminescence.（最近，法国历史悠久的小城朗布耶与一

家名为Glowee的公司合作，将这座城市变成一个全面的生物发光实验室。其目标是改变城市使用光线的

方式。该公司使用的是来自法国海岸的海洋细菌。它让小镇上的一些公众在生物发光的冷蓝色中发光。）”

可知，关于Glowee这个公司我们了解到的是，它主要研究采用生物发光作为光源。故选C项。

【33题详解】

主旨大意题。根据文章第三段"Thelightprovidedbythebacteriaispartoftheirnaturalmetabolism,so

producingthelightrequiresnoenergyotherthanthatwhichisneededtofeedtheorganisms.Thismakesit

muchmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandsustainablethanelectriclight,whichconsumesahugeamountof

non-renewableenergy.（细菌提供的光是它们自然新陈代谢的一部分，所以产生光不需要能量，只需要生物

体所需的能量。这使得它比消耗大量不可再生能源的电灯更加环保和可持续。广可知，第三段主要讲得是

海洋细菌作为光源的优点。故选B项。

【34题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第四段"Onthewaytolightinguptheworldwithbioluminescence,youhavetofeedthe

bacteriaandaddwaterastheygrow.That'snotsoeasy.Thephenomenonwillbeverytemperature-dependent

andIdoubtthatitwillworkinthewinter.Also,bioluminescenceisnotverybrightcomparedtoelectricallighting,

thoughtheyhaveimprovedthelightintensity（在用生物发光照亮世界的路上，你必须给细菌喂食，并在它们

生长的过程中加水。这可不容易。这种现象将非常依赖于温度，我怀疑它在冬天会起作用。此外，生物发

光与电照明相比不是很亮，尽管它们提高了光强度）”可以推知，生物发光的发展面临着许多挑战。故选D

项。

【35题详解】

主旨大意题。分析全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了法国历史悠久的小城朗布耶与一家名为Glowee的公司

合作，利用生物发光技术将这座城市变成一个全面的生物发光实验室，其目标是改变城市使用光线的方式，

所以A选项“大自然点亮的历史小镇”适合用作文章标题。故选A项。

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。

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