宁夏2021届高三年级上册第三次月考（期末）英语试题

高三年级第一学期第三次月考考试

英语

（满分：150分时间：120分钟）

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。答题前，考生务必

将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题的答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号

涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在试卷上无效。

3.回答第n卷时，将答案填写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。

4.考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

注意：听力部分答题时请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前你将有两分钟

的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

1.Whenwilltheconcertstart?

A.At8:00.B.At7:30.C.At7:00.

2.Whatlanguagedoesthewomanwanttolearn?

A.English.B.Japanese.C.French.

3Wheredidthemangrowup?

A.InEngland.B.InCanada.C.InGermany.

4.HowdoesJohnlook?

A.Excited.B.Satisfied.C.Worried.

5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.WatchTV.B.Readnewsp叩ers.C.Gotothecinema.

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，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Doingvolunteerwork.B.Cleaninguptheparks.C.Helpingoldpeople.

7.Howmuchtimedoesthewomanspendonit?

A.Twodaysaweek.B.Fivedaysamonth.C.Fivehoursaweek.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatwasthemandoingwhentheaccidenthappened?

A.Drivinghome.B.Drivingtowork.C.Drivingtoashop.

9Whoshouldberesponsiblefortheaccident?

A.Mr.Atkins.B.Thedriverofthebluecar.C.ThedriverofthewhiteFord.

10.Whatdoesthewomandomostprobably?

A.Ateacher.B.Alawyer.C.Adriver.

听第8段材料，回答第n至13题。

11.Whathappenedtothemanlastnight?

A.Hedidn'tsleepwell.B.Hestayedupworking.C.Hecomplainedtohisneighbors.

12.Whatweretheneighborsdoing?

A.WatchingTV.B.Havingaparty.C.Singinganddancing.

13.Whatwillthespeakersdointheafternoon?

A.Beawayonbusiness.B.Takeashortsleep.C.Haveameeting.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whendidthemanbuildthefirstcomputer?

A.Whenhewasinjuniorhighschool.

B.Whenhewasinseniorhighschool.

C.Whenhewasattheuniversity.

15.Wheredoesthemanwork?

A.Inaschool.B.Inacompany.C.Inastore.

16.Whatistheman'sattitudetotechnology?

A.Negative.B.Critical.C.Positive.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlongwasthebabyelephanttrappedinthewell?

A.For8hours.B.For9hours.C.For11hours.

18.Whatdidthevillagersdowhentheyfirstarrivedatthespot?

A.Stoodwatching.

B.Removedsomeofthesoil.

C.Gavesomebananastothemotherelephant.

19.Whogotthebabyelephantoutofthewell?

A.Themotherelephant.B.Thevillagers.C.Thebabyelephantitself.

20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.Whypeopleshouldprotectelephants.

B.Howthevillagershelpedsaveababyelephant.

C.Whatpeopleshoulddotoprotectanimals.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Mostpeopleagreethateatinghealthyfoodisimportant.Butsometimesmakinggoodfood

choicescanbedifficult.Now,thereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodtheyeatto

improvetheirhealthandtheirdiningoutexperience.

OpenTableapp

OpenTableapphelpspeoplechooserestaurantswhentheywanttogoouttoeat.Itisafree

servicethatshowsusersrestaurantavailablebasedonwhereandwhentheywanttodine.Itgives

userspointswhentheymakereservations（预定）,whichcanadduptodiscountsonrestaurantvisits.

MaxMcCalman'sCheese&WinePairingapp

Wineandcheesecanbeagreatcombination.Butwhichwinesgobestwithwhichcheeses?

MaxMcCalman'sCheese&WinePairingappcanhelp.Itprovidesinformationabouthundredsof

differentcheesesandsuggestswinestopairwitheach.MaxMcCalman'sCheese&.WinePairing

appisfree.

HappyCowapp

Vegetariansdonoteatanimalmeat.Vegansdonoteatanyanimalproducts.TheHappyCow

appismadeforbothgroups.Userscansearchforvegetarian-veganrestaurantsandstoresaround

theworld.

LocalEatsapp

Restaurantchains,likeMcDonalds,canbefoundalmostanywhereapersonmighttravel.But

sometimestravelerswanttoeatlikelocals.TheLocalEatsappisdesignedforthat.Itcanhelpyou

findlocalrestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSandinothercountries.Itcostsaboutadollar.

WhereChefsEatapp

“WhereChefsEat”isa975pagebook.Mostpeoplewouldnotwanttocarrythataround.But

thereisamuchlighterappversionofthesamenameforjust$15.Sixhundredchefsprovide

informationon3,000restaurantsaroundtheworldontheWhereChefsEatapp.

1.Whatdothefirsttwoappshaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothfreeofcharge.B.Discountsareprovidedonboth.

C.Bestwinescanbereservedonboth.D.Theytellyouwheretofindthebest

restaurant.

2.WhoisHappyCowappprobablydesignedfor?

A.Peoplewholovedrinkingwine.B.Peoplewhodon'tteatmeatoranimal

products.

C.Peoplewhoenjoymeatverymuch.D.Peoplewhoofteneatinrestaurant.

3.Wherecanwemostlikelyseethetext?

A.Onatourismguide.B.Inastudents*textbook.

C.Inacellphoneapplicationintroduction.D.OnascientificdiscoveryTV

program.

【答案】LA2.B3.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。大多数人都想吃的健康，但是有时候选择好食物很难，而本文就给读者介

绍了五个帮助他们了解健康饮食的应用软件。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据OpenTableapp部分中“Itisafreeservicethatshowsusersrestaurantavailable

basedonwhereandwhentheywanttodine.（这是一项免费服务，根据用户想要用餐的地点和

时间向用户显示餐厅）”以及MaxMcCalman'sCheese&WinePairingapp部分中“Max

McCalman'sCheese&WinePairingappisfree.（MaxMcCalman'sCheese&WinePairing应用程序

是免费的）”可知前两个应用程序的共同点是他们都是免费的。故选A。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据HappyCowapp部分中“Vegetariansdonoteatanimalmeat.Vegansdonoteat

anyanimalproducts.TheHappyCowappismadeforbothgroups＜素食者不吃肉。严格素食者不

吃任何动物产品。而快乐奶牛应用软件就是为这两个群体制作的）”可知，HappyCow软件

是为不吃肉或动物产品的人设计的。故选B。

【3题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段中“Now,thereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodthey

eattoimprovetheirhealthandtheirdiningoutexperience.（现在，有一些应用程序可以帮助人

们了解他们吃的食物，从而改善他们的健康和外出就餐的体验）”结合文章主要介绍了五个

手机应用软件，故最有可能在手机应用介绍看到本文。故选C。

B

Morris,awell-knownEnglishviolinist,hadbeenexhaustedfromadayofrecordingatAbbey

RoadStudioswhenheexitedtheSoutheasternRailwayfromLondonlatelastmonth.Hewasso

tiredthathedidn'tevenrealizethathehadlefthisbelovedviolinonthetrainuntilthefollowing

morning.

TheviolinisoneofthefewsurvivinginstrumentsmadebyRomancraftsmanDavidTecchler

in1709.Notonlyistheviolinworth$320,000,butMorrishasalsobeenplayingtheinstrumentfor

15years.

Feelingpanic,MorriscontactedtheBritishTransportPolicetoseeifithadbeenreturned;

unfortunately,officerscheckedthefootage（录像）andsawthattheviolinhadbeenpickedupby

anothertrainpassenger.Morristhencreatedsocialmediaaccountstobegforthereturnofhis

instrument.Thefootagewasshowninthenews,andthepersonresponsiblefortakingtheviolinwas

treatedasasuspect.

Severaldayslater,Morrisreceivedaphonecallfromsomeonewhorecognizedthemanonthe

train.Morriswasthenputincontactwiththemanwhotooktheviolin-andhehadapparentlybeen

veryeagertoreturntheinstrument.Afterpromisingthemanthathewouldn'tbearrested,Morris

methiminaparkinglotsohecouldreunitewithhisbelovedinstrument.

Themanapologizedsincerely,sayinghewantedtohandittoMorrisinperson.Morrisfound

theinstrumentandthecontentsofitscasewerestillinconsummatecondition.Tohissurprise,it

wasevenstillinlune（音调准确）.Morriswasexcitedanddeeplygratefulforitsreturn.

"I'mstillgettingovertheshockofitscomingback,“Morrisadmittedinaninterview

afterwards.ThenheplayedabreathtakingpieceofmusicAmazingGraceonhis31O-year-oldviolin

infrontofthereporters.

4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthelostviolin?

A.It'svaluableandimportant.B.It'sagiftfromDavidTecchler.

C.It'stheonlyviolinMorrisowns.D.It'stheoldestviolinintheworld.

5WhatdidMorrisdofirstafterhefoundhisviolinmissing?

A.Hespoketoreportersaboutit.B.Heturnedtothepoliceforhelp.

C.Hedescribedhissituationonline.D.Hereturnedtothetraintolookforit.

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanwhotooktheviolinaway?

A.Heknewtheviolinwasunique.B.HegotintouchwithMorrisdirectly.

C.Hewasunwillingtoreturntheviolin.D.Hefeltafraidtobepunishedforhis

act.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“consummate“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Unusual.B.Poor.C.Perfect.D.General.

【答案】4.A5.B6.D7.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了英国著名的小提琴家Morris不小心将他演奏了15年的珍贵小

提琴弄丢，而后通过各种途径将其寻回。对此他很兴奋，对它的归来深表感激，于是给人们

演奏了一首令人惊叹的曲子。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。由文章第二段“TheviolinisoneofthefewsurvivinginstrumentsmadebyRoman

craftsmanDavidTecchlerin1709.Notonlyistheviolinworth$320,000,butMorrishasalsobeen

playingtheinstrumentfor15years."（小提琴是罗马工匠DavidTecchler1709年制造的，为

数不多的现存乐器之一。这把小提琴不仅价值32万美元，而且Morris已经用它演奏了15

年）可知，这把丢失的小提琴很珍贵并且对于Morris来说很重要。故选A项。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。由文章第三段“Feelingpanic,MorriscontactedtheBritishTransportPolicetoseeif

ithadbeenreturned（Morris感到很恐慌，他联系了英国交通警察，看看是否已经归还）”可

知，第二天早上Morris发现小提琴不见后，首先是向警察求助。故选B项。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。由文章第四段“Morriswasthenputincontactwiththemanwhotookthe

violin—andhehadapparentlybeenveryeagertoreturntheinstrument.Afterpromisingtheman

thathewouldn'tbearrested,Morrismethiminaparkinglotsohecouldreunitewithhisbeloved

instrument.（Morris随后与拿走小提琴的人取得了联系，他显然非常渴望能够归还这件乐器。

在向那个男人保证他不会被逮捕之后Morris在停车场约见了他，这样他就可以和他心爱的

乐器团聚了）”可知，那个拿走小提琴的人是在Moms向他明确保证他不会被逮捕之后才

与Morris见面归还小提琴的，由此可推断这个人应是很怕被逮捕，被受到惩罚的。故选D

项。

【7题详解】

词句猜测题。由文章第五段下划线单词下文“Tohissurprise,itwasevenstillinlune（音调准确）.

Morriswasexcitedanddeeplygratefulforitsreturn.（令他惊讶的是，它甚至还是音调准确的。

Morris对它的回归感到兴奋和深深的感激）”可知，这个丢失的小提琴音调还准确，应是完

好无损的。再结合下划线单词所在句“Morrisfoundtheinstrumentandthecontentsofitscase

werestillinconsummatecondition.（Morris发现这个工具和箱子里的东西仍然是的）”，

下划线单词应是“完好的、完美的”意思。故选C项。

C

Waterkeepsusalive.Whenitrunsout,wehaveaproblem.

Aboutoneoutoffourpeopleontheplanetarefacingashortageofwater.Seventeencountries

aroundtheworldaredealingwithhigh-waterstress.Thismeanstheyareusingalmostallthewater

theyhaveaccessto.Manyaredrycountries.Somewastemuchoftheirwater.Somemaycurrently

usetoomuchoftheirgroundwaterthattheyshouldbesaving.Severalbigcitiesfaceacuteshortages.

TheseincludeSaoPaulo,Brazil;Chennai,India;andCapeTown,SouthAfrica.Ayearago,Cape

TownfacednayZero-thedaywhenallitsdamswouldhedry.

Climatechangeaddstotheriskofwatershortages.Rainfallislesssteady.Thewatersupply

becomeslessreliable.Thedaysgrowhotter.Morewaterevaporates（蒸发）fromlakesandrivers

evenasdemandforwaterincreases.By2030,thenumberofcitiesinthehigh-stresscategorymay

haverisento45andincludealmost470millionpeople.

Allovertheworld,farmerscompetewithcityresidentsforwater.Richurbanplaces,suchas

LosAngeles,usetoomuchwaterforpoolsandgolfcourses.Buttheworstproblemisthegrowthof

cities.Bangalore,India,forexample,hadafewyearswithlittlerain.Itbuiltoveritsmanylakesor

filledthemwithcitywaste.Thelakesarenolongertherainwaterstoragetankstheyoncewere.

Bangalorenowimportswater.Alotoftheimportedwater,however,getslostonthewayto

Bangalore.

Toaddressthisissue,whatcanbedone?First,citiescanplugleaksintheirwaterdistribution

system.Wastewatercanberecycled.Raincanbeharvestedandsavedforhardtimes.Lakesand

wetlandscanbecleanedupandoldwellscanberestored.Andfarmerscanswitchfrom

water-intensivecropslikericetoless-thirstycropslike米）.

Expertsarelookingatwaystoreducethenumberofpeopleontheplanet.Theyarelookingat

waystoreducethesizeofcities.Theyarelookingforwaystoencouragepeoplefactoriesand

farmerstouselesswater.

8.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Aquarteroftheworld'spopulationislivingwithwatershortages.

B.Nearlyallcountriesarefacingacutewatershortagesnow.

C.Undergroundwatershouldheusedtomeetthewaterdemand.

D.MeasureshavebeentakentodealwiththewatershortageinIndia.

9.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A.Rainfallisnotassteadyasbefore.B.Climatechangemayleadtowater

shortages.

C.Thewatersupplyreliesmoreonrainfall.D.Hotterweatherchangesthewater

demand.

10.Whatcanfarmersdotodealwithwatershortage?

A.Plugleaksinthewaterdistributionsystem.B.Cleanuplakesandwetlandsand

restorewells.

C.Reducethenumberofpeopleinthecities.D.Growless-waterconsumptioncrops

instead.

11.Whatwillbediscussedifthepassagecontinues?

A.Howtopreventfromclimatechange.B.Howtoinspirepeopletosavewater.

C.Howtorecyclewastewaterincities.D.Howtomakepeoplegetaccessto

cleanwater.

【答案】8.A9.B10.D11.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了世界上的一些国家和地区严重缺水的原因、影响和可能的解

决办法。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Aboutoneoutoffourpeopleontheplanetarefacingashortage

ofwater.可知，世界，上四分之一的人生活在水资源短缺的环境中。由此可知，世界上四分

之一的人口生活在水资源短缺之中。故选A。

【9题详解】

段落大意题。根据第三段Climatechangeaddstotheriskofwatershortages.Rainfallislesssteady.

Thewatersupplybecomeslessreliable.Thedaysgrowhotter.Morewaterevaporates（蒸发）from

lakesandriversevenasdemandforwaterincreases.By2030,thenumberofcitiesinIhehigh-stress

categorymayhaverisento45andincludealmost470millionpeople.可知气候变化增力口/水资源

短缺的风险。降雨量也不稳定。供水变得不那么可靠了。天气越来越热。更多的水从湖泊和

河流蒸发，即使对水的需求增加。到2030年，处于高压力状态的城市数量可能会上升到45

个，包括近4.7亿人口。由此可知，第三段主要内容是气候变化使得水资源短缺问题更加严

重•故选B。

【10题详解】

细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句Andfarmerscanswitchfromwater-intensivecropslikericeto

less-thirstycropslikemillet（小米）.可知，农民可以通过种植需水量较少的作物，来代替需水

量大的作物，以应对水资源短缺问题。由此可知，农民们能通过种植耗水量少的作物，来解

决水资源短缺的问题。故选D。

【11题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句Theyarelookingforwaystoencouragepeople,factories

andfarmerstouselesswater.可知他们正在寻找鼓励人们、工厂和农民减少用水的方法。由此

可推知，文章接下来会讨论如何鼓励人们节约水资源。故选B。

D

Peoplesaymoneydoesn'tbuyhappiness,buthowmuchmoneyyoumakecanaffecttheway

youexperienceit?

Whileifstruethatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness,havingmoneyhascertainbenefits.For

example,moneycanbuyyoutimetodothingsthatmakeyouhappier,andgivingawaysomeof

yourmoneycanmakeyouhappieraswell.NowscientistsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaat

Irvinehavefoundthathowmuchmoneyyoumakemayimpact（影响）howyouexperience

happiness;higherearnersaremorelikelytoexperiencepositiveemotionsfocusedonthemselves,

whilelowerearnersaremorelikelytoexperiencepositiveemotionsfocusedonconnectingwith

otherpeople.

Scientistsuseddatafromanexistingsurveyof1,519U.S.adultsbetweentheagesof24to93,

toberepresentativeoftheentireU.S.population.Fromthesurvey,scientistcollectedthehousehold

incomeofeachpersonandanalyzedhoweachpersonexperiencedthesevenemotionsthatare

believedtocausehappiness:amusement,admiration,compassion,satisfaction,enthusiasm,love,

andpride.

Whattheyfoundwasthathigherearnerswereassociatedwiththehappiness-relatedemotions

ofsatisfaction,pride,andamusement,allofwhichareself-fbcusedinnature.Lowerearnerswere

associatedwithmoreother-oriented（他人指向）happiness-relatedemotions:compassion,love,and

admiration.Therewerenodifferencesobservedwithenthusiasm.

Astoreasonsforthedifference,theresearcherssupposethatwhileprideandsatisfactionmay

reflectupperclassindividuals,（个人）desireforindependence,increasedloveandcompassionmay

helplowerclassindividualsformmoreharmonious（和谐的）,interdependentbondstohelpdeal

withtheirmorethreateningenvironments.Inotherwords,theresearchersarenotsayingthatone

wayofgettinghappinessisbetterthananother,butratherthatthewayoneobtainshappinessmaybe

aproductofexistingandcopingwithinone'sparticularcircumstances.

12.Whatdohigherearnersprefertodo?

A.Longtoconnectwithothers.B.Spendmoremoneyonthepoor.

C.Buythingstomakethemhappier.D.Paymoreattentiontothemselves.

13.Whydidthescientistsstudythesevenemotions?

A.Theycanmakepeoplehappy.

B.Theycanbeboughtwithmoney.

C.Theyarethemostcommonfeelings.

D.Theyaretheresultsofandexistingsurvey.

14.Whichemotionsdidlower-incomepeoplehavebasedonthestudy?

A.Prideandsatisfaction.B.Enthusiasmandamusement.

C.Admirationandcompassion.D.Compassionandsatisfaction.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfrompeoplewithdifferentincomesaccordingtohispassage?

A.Theyallliveahardlife.

B.Theyhavedifferentwaystogethappiness.

C.Theyareallsatisfiedwiththeirlives.

D.Theirhappinesshasnothingtodowithmoney.

【答案】12.D13.A14.C15.B

【解析】

【分析】

本篇是一篇说明文，题材为社会生活类。文章研究的是金钱与幸福的关系。研究结果表明，

挣钱多的人和挣钱少的人获得幸福情感的种类不同，挣钱多的人能获得自豪和满足；而挣钱

少的人则会获得赞赏和同情的情感。

【12题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句…higherearnersaremorelikelytoexperiencepositive

emotionsfocusedonthemselves...可知，挣钱多的人更有可能体验到专注于自己的积极情绪，

也就是更关注自己，故选D。

【13题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句…eachpersonexperiencedthesevenemotionsthatarebelieved

tocausehappiness可知，科学家研究这7种情感是因为它们与人们的幸福感有关。故选A。

【14题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段的第二句Alowerincomewasassociatedwith...emotions;compassion,

love,andadmiration可知，根据这项研究，低收入人群的情绪有同情、爱和敬佩。故选C。

【15题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句的内容Astoreasonsforthedifference,theresearchers

supposethatwhileprideandsatisfactionmayreflectupperclassindividuals*（个人）desirefor

independence,increasedloveandcompassionmayhelplowerclassindividualsformmore

harmonious（和谐的）,interdependentbondstohelpdealwiththeirmorethreateningenvironments.

可知，不同收入的人有不同的方式获得幸福。故选B。

【点睛】细节理解题就是我们常见的wh.题，它们大多是根据文章中的具体信息如事实、例

证、原因、过程、论述等进行提问的。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是

做好其它类型问题的基础。该题型几乎都可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息，或是其

变体。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法，

即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题和选项有关的词语或句子，再对相关部

分进行分析对比，找出答案。

例如本题第1小题，Whatdohigherearnersprefertodo?为细节理解题。我们在原文中第二段

发现了本题题干中的定位词“higherearners”，原文是这样的u...higherearnersaremore

likelytoexperiencepositiveemotionsfocusedonthemselves...可知，挣钱多的人更喜欢关注自

己，以自我为中心。故选D。

再如第3小题，Whichemotionsdidlower-incomepeoplehavebasedonthestudy?为细节理解题0

我们在原文中第二段发现了本题题干中的定位词“emotions”,ulower-incomepeoplev,

根据第四段的第二句Alowerincomewasassociatedwith...emotions;compassion,love,and

admiration可知，根据这项研究，低收入人群的情绪有同情、爱和敬佩。故选C。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

项为多余选项。

Atsomepointwhenyouwereachild,atrustedadultlikelytoldyouthatifyouheldaseashell

uptoyourear,you'dheartheocean16Seashellsarenotspecialcapsulesthathavestoredthe

soundsoftheirnativehomes.

Butwhatexactlyisthatrushingsoundyou'rehearing?17"Thesoundofanempty

shellhelduptotheeariscreatedbyechoes（回声）fromsoundsmadeintheenvironment.^GeeratJ.

Vermeil,adistinguishedprofessorofEarthandPlanetarySciencesattheUniversityof

California,toldus.

18Otherstructureswithopenings,likeemptybowlsorbottles,canproducesimilar

sounds.t4Whenthenoisearoundushitstheinternalsurfaceofthishardseashell,multiplereflection

occurs,,,saidVenneiL44Whetheryouholdaseashellorthemouthofanemptybowlaroundyourear,

youexperiencetheocean-likesoundqualityasaresultofaphenomenoncalled“resonance.”

19Itsaysthatyou'rehearingthesoundofyourownrushingbloodinyourbody.But

scientistsalsoclarifythatitdoesn'tchangewithvariationofpulseorbloodpressure.t4Allthisis

perhapsabitunimportant,butamoreinterestingquestioniswhatcontrolsthefrequenciesof

echoes"Vermeiladded,indicatingthatthere'saneedforfurtherresearchintoshape,volumeand

shellthicknessinrelationtopitch.20Actually,ifyouputashelltoyourearonthebeach,the

soundsyouhearwillincludepartlysomeoceannoises.

A.Thesamegoesforshells.

B.Theanswerislessmystical.

C.Thiseffectisnotlimitedtoshells.

D.Nowyouprobablyknowthatthisisnottrue.

E.Scientistsareworkinghardtofindtheanswer.

F.Maybetheoriginalmythisnotcompletelyfalse.

G.There'sanotherexplanationfortherushingsoundinaseashell.

【答案】16.D17.B18.C19.G20.F

【解析】

【分析】

这是一篇说明文0文章通过贝壳回声介绍了一种回声共振现象。

【16题详解】

根据下文“Seashellsarenotspecialcapsulesthathavestoredthesoundsoftheirnativehomes."

（贝壳并不是用来储存家乡声音的特殊容器。）可知，上文所说的u...ifyouheldaseashellup

toyourear,you'dheartheocean."（如果你把贝壳放在耳边，你就能听到海洋的声音）很可

能不是真实的。选项D起承上启下的作用。故选D项。

【17题详解】

根据上文“Butwhatexactlyisthatrushingsoundyou'rehearing?n（但是你到底听到/什么急

促的声音？）的提问，以及后文的回答可知，这里选项B是对答案特点的描述。故选B项。

【18题详解】

根据下文“Otherstructureswithopenings,likeemptybowlsorbottles,canproducesimilar

sounds."（其他有开口的结构，如空碗或空瓶，也能发出类似的声音。）以及上文对“贝壳回

音”的介绍可知，其他有开口的结构和贝壳一样也能发出类似的声音。空格处用“Thiseffect

isnotlimitedtoshells.w（这种效应不仅限于贝壳），合乎逻辑，语义通顺。故选C项。

【19题详解】

根据上文Vermeil教授所解释的这是aphenomenoncalled"resonance.”（一种叫做共振的现象）

和下文“Itsaysthatyou'rehearingthesoundofyourownrushingbloodinyourbody.n（它说你

听到的是你自己身体里奔腾的血液的声音。）可知，两种解释并不一致，故本段开头应该是

“对于贝壳中的急促声音还有另外一种解释”。故选G项。

【20题详解】

根据上文Vermeil教授对“贝壳回声”的另一种解释，和下文“Actually,ifyouputashelltoyour

earonthebeach,thesoundsyouhearwillincludepartlysomeoceannoises.,,（事实上,如果你

在海滩上把贝壳放在耳边，你听到的声音中会有一部分是海洋的声音。）可知，文章最后又

回到了开头所说的“最初的神话传说”。故选F项。

【点睛】七选五题型要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系,理解句子之间、

段落之间的关系，对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的把握。所以懂得

整篇文章的基本结构或段落的语篇结构对解题很有用。如本文第1题中，把握文章的上下文

逻辑联系，通过上文对“神话传说”的介绍，以及下文对传说科学的否定，可知选项D"Nowyou

probablyknowthatthisisnottrue.”（现在你很可能已知道这不是真的）是正确答案。

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。

Afelwasonlyaverysmallboywhenhefirstsawsnowinapicturebook.Ithadlotsofpictures

ofchildren21inbigwhitefields.Heasked,“Mum,whatarethosewhitefields?"His

motherlaughed,"That'ssnow,andtheyaremakingasnowman!?,Shetriedto22what

snowwas.Afeldidn'treally23becausetherewasnorealsnowwherehelived.Buthe

showedgreat24.

Onedaywhenhewas12,AfelwaswatchingaprogrammeonTVathisuncle'shouse.The

programmewasfullofsnow.Andnotonlysnow—therewerepeople25acrossthesnow.

Theylookedlikefantasticbirds.Theyhadhatscoveringalltheirheadsandbiggogglesovertheir

eyes.Andontheirfeet,theyhad26shoes.

“Whatarethose?”heaskedhisuncle27.“Skis,“repliedhisuncle.t4Andthose

peoplearecalledskiers.^^Atthatmoment,he28tobeaskier.Heaskedhisunclewhatthe

programmewas."TheWinterOlympics,saidhisuncle."It'slikethenormalOlympics,butfbr

29whereyouneedsnow-skijumping,bobsleigh（长橇）,thosesortsofthings.They

30iteveryfouryears.^^

AfelfoundoutthatthenextWinterOlympicswouldbeinBeijing,in2022.“Perfect,“he

thought."Enough31fbrmetobecomeabrilliantskier.^^

“Butthere'snosnowhere!^^peopletoldhim."Whereareyougoingtoski?”Afel32

them.Hemadehimselfapairofskisfromtwopiecesofwood.Hetiedthemtohisfeetandpractised

skiing33twosticksinhishands.Hepractisedagainandagainuntilhecould

34quitequicklyacrossthesand.He35toflydownthehillslikethepeople

onTV,buthecouldn't.

“Nevermind,^^hethought."It'sa36…”

“HowwillyougototheOIympics?^^peopleaskedhim."Ourcountrydoesn't37

haveateamthatgoestotheWinterOlympics.Wehavegoodrunnersandwinlotsofmedalsatthe

Olympics.Butnoskiing,no,^^Afeldidn't38.

Soeverynight,outinthemiddleofthedesert,Afelnowpractisesskiingdownsandhills.He

39thattheyellowsandandbrownearthareasgoldasthemedalhewillbringhome

withhim,whenheisthe40

21.A.drawingB.playingC.dancingD.hiking

22.A.announceB.stressC.concludeD.explain

23.A.mindB.respondC.understandD.regret

24.