2020-2021学年高三二模阅读汇编

【南通、泰州、扬州、徐州、淮安、连云港、宿迁七市2021届高三第二次调研考试】

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

4UKcamsiteswithavailabilityforsummer2021

CaravanPark

Rightonasandybeach,thissitehaswide-openviewsofthesea.Choosefromgentlewalks

exploringthecoasttoexcitinghikesintheTorridonmountains.Theteamcanarrangeboating,

surfingandotherwatersportsontheriverorsea.Bikescanbehired.

£22fortent,carand2adults,£3child.

SwannsGlamping

Foraback—to—naturestaywithcreaturecomforts,SwannsGlampingisagoodchoice.Ifs

surroundedbyimpressivescenery.There*sachoiceoffurnishedyurts,belltentsandcabins-which

comewithrealbedsandtowels,soguestscantravellight.

Cabinssleep£75anight,yurtssleep£90,belltentssleep£95.

Ling'sMeadow

Thiscampsiteonafamily-runfarmoffersarealescape,withplentifulanimalstospot.Witha

maximumof25peopleonthesiteatonetime,everythingcentresaroundnature:wastewateris

recycledonthefarmo

Camping£12/£6anightjaradult/child,under-3sfree.20%offstaysofsevennightsorlonger.

WalesbyForest

WalesbyForestisanon-profitoutdooradventurecentrewhichusuallyhostsschoolgroups-but

thisyearisofferingpubliccampinginwoodlandsurroundings.Thehugechoicesofactivities

offered,fromwatersportstoclimbing,makeitagreatchoicefbrfamilies.

Campingfrom£10anightadult,£8child,under-4sfree.

21.Whichissuitablefbrthosewhoprefertotravellight?

A.CaravanPark.B.SwannsGlamping.

C.Ling'sMeadow.D.WalesbyForest.

22.Whafsthechargefbracouplewiththeir5-year-oldboyiftheystayinLing'sMeadowfbr

sevennights?

A.£210.B.£168.C.£126.D.£100.8.

23.WhatcancampersdoinbothWalesbyForestandCaravanPark?

A.Watersports.B.Hiking.C.Cycling.D.Climbing.

B

Havingworked!fbrmorethanadecadeinfinanceintheoilindustryinCanada,ToriFahey

foundherselfwantingmorefromlife.Butitwasn'tthroughdesperationthathercircumstances

changed:"Ididn'tgetfedupandstormof£nothinglikethat;itwascuriosityaboutotherinterests

andwantingtoexperiencesomethingnew.”

FaheyleftherjobandcompletedanMBAbeforesettingupamovetoNewYorktobegina

degree.However,theopportunityofanopenyearbetweentheMBAandthedegreecameup,and

asakeentouringcyclist,Faheyrealisedthatamuchdreamed-aboutadventurewasnowbecoming

apossibility:"TherideinAfricahadbeenonmyfantasylist.ItwasamomentwhenIrealisedthat

Icoulddoanything,soIshould.n

FaheyrodeacrossAfrica,a7,500-miletripthattookfourmonths.Thewholeexperiencehada

life-changingimpact.Faheysaid:"Bicyclesprovidealiteralfreedom.Youdon'tallowyourselfto

feellikethatineverydaylifebecausetherearesomanydistractions.Butwhenyou'reoutonthe

bikeandthere*snothingelse,you*rereallyfreetoexperiencewhatlifeis.”

Post-degree,FaheyworkedonprojectswiththeUNDP（UnitedNationsDevelopmentProject）

inMontenegrowiththeaimofbringinginvestmenttoruralcommunities.

Itwaswhileworkingontheseprojectsthattheseedsweresownforthenextnewinvestment.

"ItwasthroughmytripacrossAfricathatIdiscoveredpannierandrack（挂篓）systems

inconvenientandIwasnevergoingtousethemagain.HLittledidsheknowthiswouldleadherto

startupherowncompany.

In2013,Apidurawasbom,producingstoragesolutionsforpeoplelookingtotraveltheworld

bybike,raceacrosscontinentsandcarryalltheyneedtodoso.It'snowasuccessfulglobalbrand,

butFaheyremainsreflectiveaboutwhatelsethecompanycandoforpeople.

24.WhydidFaheyleaveherjobinCanada?

A.Shewasboredwiththejob.

B.Shewasdisappointedwithlife.

C.Shewantedtoaddnewdimensionstoherlife.

D.Shefoundithardtoadjusttothecircumstances.

25.WhichcanbestdescribeFaheyfsrideexperienceinAfrica?

A.Demanding.B.Liberating.C.Eventful.D.Dangerous.

26.WhydidFaheylaunchApidura?

A.Toencouragebicycletraveling.

B.Tomakeherinvestmentprofitable.

C.Tohelpcyclistscarrytravelingstuff.

D.Toincreasethepleasureofridingbikes.

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Atoughpathtofame.

B.AnadventureacrossAfrica.

C.Thebenefitsofgreentravelling.

D.ThestorybehindthebirthofApidura.

C

Folktaleshavesaddled（彳更承担）themoonwithmajorresponsibilities:moods,increasesin

crimeandevenmentaldisordersareblamedontheEarth*sonlyconstantnaturalsatellite.Butcould

the"lunareffectHdisturbsleep?

Scientistshavelongunderstoodthathumanactivityisfacilitatedbylight,beitsunlight,

moonlightorartificiallight.Butarecentstudysuggestsourabilitytosleepisdistinctlyaffectedby

thelunarcycle,evenwhentakingintoaccountartificialsourcesoflight.

Usingwristmonitors,researcherstrackedsleeppatternsin98individualslivinginthreelocal

communitiesinArgentinaoverthecourseofonetotwomonths.Oneruralcommunityhadno

electricityaccess,asecondruralcommunityhadlimitedaccesstoelectricity,whileathird

communitywaslocatedinanurbansettingandhadfullaccesstoelectricity.

Participantsinallthreecommunitiesshowedthesamepatternofsleeposcillations（波动）

asthemoonprogressedthroughits29.5-daycycle,withsleepdurationchangingbybetween20

andmorethan90minutes,andbedtimesvaryingby30to80minutes.

Ineachcommunity,thepeakofparticipantssleepinglessandstayinguplateroccurredinthe

three-to-five-dayperiodpriortofullmoonnights,andtheoppositeoccurredonthenightsbefore

thenewmoon,theauthorsfound.

Unsurprisingly,datashowedthe"lunarphaseeffect"onsleepappearedtobestrongerthemore

limitedaccesstoelectricitywas.

“Theresultstronglysuggeststhathumansleepissynchronized（同步）withlunarphases

regardlessofethnicandsocio-culturalbackgroundandofthelevelofurbanisation,theresearchers

wroteinthejournalScienceAdvances

DelaIglesiaadded:"Wehumanstendtobelievethatwemanagedtosomehowcontrolnature,

andtheuseofartificiallightisagreatexampleofthat.Butitturnsoutthattherearesomeforcesof

naturethatwecannotgetawayfrom.^^

Derk-JanDijk,aprofessorofsleepandphysiologyandthedirectorofasleepresearchcentre

attheUniversityofSurrey,describedthestudyasexcitingbutnotedthattheresearchershadnot

addressedinternalinfluencessuchasbodyclocksthatcouldaffectsleeppatterns.

28.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?

A.Theharmoflunareffect.

B.Thereliabilityoffolktales.

C.Thefunctionofartificiallight.

D.Theeffectofthelunarcycleonsleep.

29.Whendidtheparticipantsintheexperimentsleepleast?

A.Onthefullmoonnight.

B.Onthenewmoonnight.

C.Onthenightafterthenewmoon.

D.Onthenightbeforethefullmoon.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that"inthelastparagraphbutonereferto?

A.Controllingnature.

B.Thelevelofurbanisation.

C.Theescapefromforcesofnature.

D.Synchronizingwithlunarphases.

31.WhatdidDerk-JanDijkthinkoftheresearchfindings?

A.Groundless.B.Persuasive.C.Incomplete.D.Impressive.

D

High-pitched（高音的）andyetdistinct,thesoundofavoicecallingthename"Amy”is

unmistakable.Butthisisn*tahumancry—it'sthevoiceofakillerwhalecalledWikie.

Newresearchrevealsthatorcas（杀人鲸）areabletoimitatehumanspeech,sayingwords

suchas“heHo"，“one,two”and"byebye".Thestudyalsoshowsthatthecreaturesareabletocopy

unfamiliarsoundsproducedbyotherorcas.

WritinginthejournalBiologicalSciences,researchersfrominstitutionsinGermany,UK,Spain

andChile,describehowtheycarriedoutthelatestresearchwithWikie,a14-year-oldfemaleorca

livinginanaquarium（水族馆）inFrance.

AfterfirstbrushingupWikie'sgraspofthe"copy"command,shewastrainedtoimitatethree

familiarorcasoundsmadebyher3-year-oldMoana.Wikiewasthenadditionallyexposedtofive

orcasoundsshehadneverheardbefore,includingnoisessoundinglikeacreaking（嘎吱响）door.

Finally,Wikiewasexposedtoahumanmakingthreeoftheorcasounds,aswellassixhumansounds,

including“hello”,nAmy",“ahha”,“one,two"and"byebye”•

TheteamfoundthatWikiewasoftenquicklyabletocopythesounds,whetherfromanorcaor

ahuman,withallofthenovelnoisescopiedwithin17trials.What'smore,twohumansoundsand

allofthehuman-producedorcasoundsweremanagedonthefirstattempt-althoughonlyonehuman

sound"hello”wascorrectlyproducedmorethan50%ofthetimeonsubsequenttrials.

Thecreaturesarealreadyknownfortheirabilitytocopythemovementsofotherorcas,with

somereportssuggestingtheycanalsocopythesoundsofbottlenosedolphinsandsealionsafter

severaltrials.

Scientistssaythediscoveryhelpstocastlightoilhowdifferentgroupsofwildkillerwhales

haveendedupwithdistinctaccents,addingweighttotheideathattheyaretheresultofimitation

betweenorcas.

32.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toanalyzeorcas*speechabilities.

B.Tohighlighttheconservationoftheorca.

C.Toinfbnnusoforcas*abilitytoimitatesounds.

D.Toconvinceusoftheintelligenceoftheorca.

33.Whafsthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?

A.Theprocessoftheresearch.

B.Theoutcomeoftheresearch.

C.Thepurposeoftheresearch.

D.Thesignificanceoftheresearch.

34.WhichofthefollowingwastheeasiestforWikietocopy?

A.Thesixhumansounds.

B.Alltheneworcasounds.

C.Human-producedorcasounds.

D.Dolphinandsealionsounds.

35.Whatmaythediscoveryhelpexplain?

A.Whyorcasimitatehumanspeech.

B.Whyorcashavedifferentaccents.

C.Howorcascopyothers*movements.

D.Howorcascommunicatewithothers.

Keys:21—25BBACB26—30CDDDA31—35CCACB

【江苏省苏锡常镇四市2021届高三教学情况调查（一）】

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

1.Sceniclandscapesonstamps:Anine-daytourinthecitiesofXuzhou,SuqianandHuai'an

innorthernJiangsuprovince.

Thisrouteisassociatedwithlocalculture,characteristics,andcreativity.Itoffersatasteofthe

famouscanalcities.

2.LifeontheGrandCanal:Aseven-dayJiangsutourthroughthecitiesofNanjing,Suqian,

Huai*an,YangzhouandSuzhou.

Thisroutepresentsthemostauthentic,economic,culturalandentertainment-focusedactivities

alongthecanalfrombothancientandmoderntimes.Iallowsvisitorstorideinboatsandobserve

localfishermenfishing.

3.Food,culture,leisureandhealth;Seven-dayexperienceoflocallifeinZhcnjiangChangzhou,

WuxiandSuzhou

Toincreasetourists,interestinthetraditionalcultureandcraftsofJiangsu,theroutewill

includepottery,embroidery（农U绣）,paper-cutting,cookingandotherhands-onexperiences.It

includesscenicspotsalongtheBeijing-HangzhouGranCanal,ancientwatertowns,historical

streetsandancientfishingvillages.Visitorscanjoinintherecreationalfannhouseexperienceand

pickupbothfruitsandvegetables

4.Awalkintohistory:Six-daytourinXuzhou,Suqian,Huai^n,Yangzhou,Zhenjiang,

ChangzhouandWuxi

TheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanalrunsthroughtheentireprovinceandhasbeenapartof

Jiangsu'sculturefbrthousandsofyears.Inspiredbythecanal,therouteincludeshistoricalcities

Xuzhou,Suqian,Huai'an,YangzhoualongwithZhenjiangChangzhouandWuxi.

21.Whichofthefollowingdothefourtravelroutesshare?

AAtimedurationoflessthanaweek.

B.AncienttownsinsouthernJiangsu.

C.TheGrandCanal.

D.ThecityofSuqian.

22.Whichrouteisthebestfbranin-depthtouristwhowantstocoverfewercitieswithmoretime?

A.Route1B.Route2C.Route3D.Route4.

23.WhatcanyouenjoyintherouteonlycoveringSuzhou,Wuxi,ChangzhouandZhenjiang?

A.Rowingaboat.B.Tryingonpaper-cutting.

C.Growingvegetables.D.Fishingwithlocalvillagers.

【答案】21.C22.A23.B

【解析】

【分析】这是•篇应用文。文章介绍了京杭大运河沿岸的四条旅游路线。

[21题详解】

细节理解题。根据Sceniclandscapesonstamps部分中“Itoffersatasteofthefamouscanalcities.

（它让你领略到著名的运河城市。）”；LifeontheGrandCanal部分中“LifeontheGrandCanal:A

seven-dayJiangsutourthroughthecitiesofNanjing,Suqian,Huai'an,YangzhouandSuzhou.（大运

河上的生活：南京、宿迁、淮安、扬州和苏州7天江苏游。广；Food,culture,leisureandhealth

部分中“ItincludesscenicspotsalongtheBeijing-HangzhouGranCanal…（它包括沿京杭大运河

的景点…）”和Awalkintohistory部分中“TheBeiing-HangzhouGrandCanalrunsthroughthe

entireprovinceandhasbeenapartofJiangsu'scultureforthousandsofyears.（京杭大运河贯穿全

省，几千年来一直是江苏文化的一部分。）''可知，四条旅行路线都在大运河沿岸。故选C项。

【22题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段中“Sceniclandscapesonstamps:Anine-daytourinthecitiesof

Xuzhou,SuqianandHuai'aninnorthernJiangsuprovince.Thisrouteisassociatedwithlocalculture,

characteristics,andcreativity.Itoffersatasteofthefamouscanalcities.（邮票上的风景：徐州、

宿迁、淮安九天游。这条路线与当地的文化、特色和创意相关联。它让你领略到著名的运河

城市。）“可知，这条路线9天只游览3个城市，再对比其他三个线路的天数和城市数量（线

路2:7天游览5个城市；线路3:7天游览4个城市；线路4:6天游览7个城市）可知，路线

1是最合适想要用更多的时间游览更少城市进行深度游的游客，故选A项。

【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据Food,culture,leisureandhealth部分中“Seven-dayexperienceoflocallifein

Zhe可iangChangzhou,WuxiandSuzhou（为期七天的镇江、常州、无锡、苏州生活体验）"和"To

increasetourists'interestinthetraditionalcultureandcraftsofJiangsu,theroutewillinclude

pottery,embroidery（刺绣）,paper-cutting,cookingandotherhands-onexperiences.（为了增加游客

对江苏传统文化和手工艺的兴趣,这条路线将包括陶器、刺绣、剪纸、烹饪和其他实践体验。）”

可知，在苏州、无锡、常州、镇江的路线，你能尝试剪纸。故选B项。

B

Whenpeoplesittogetheratnightandenjoythegloriousmoon,anancientpoem,Preludeto

WaterMelody,isoftenreadforthisoccasion.Criticssayit'sprobablythebestpoemabouttheMid­

AutumnFestival.Let'sjustfocusonitsmostfamousfivelinestomakesomeanalysis.

Inthefirsttwolinesofthefive,thewriteriscomparingthelifeofamanwiththechanging

faceofthemoon.InChineseculturethemoonisalwaysconsideredtobeaperfectcarrierof

emotionslikenostalgia（怀旧）adlongingforfamilyreunion.Afullmoonsymbolizesperfection

andunity,whileagloomynightmayremindpeopleoftheirfortunes.Whenthemoonisroundand

fairbutpeopleareseparatedfromtheirlovedones,suchmomentscanbeevenmoreheartbreaking.

Beforethecomparison,thepoetactuallycomplainsabouttheseemingly"ruthless（无情的）

"moonandasksher:Youshouldhavenospite（怨恨）againstman,butwhy,whenpeoplepart,are

youoftenfullandbright?However,hesoonrealizesthatnoonehasaneasyride,justlikethemoon

maynotalwaysbebright.Theimperfectionshavebeengoingonesincethebeginningoftime.

That'swhyhesays"Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays."

Butshouldwegetboggeddown（陷入）bythesufferingofthingswithwhichwecan'tchange?

Thepoetgiveshisanswer:Changeyourattitudeandstaypositive.Sowehavehiseverlastingline,

"Thepoethopesthatpeopleappreciatethefactthatnomatterwheretheyare,aslong

astheonestheyloveandmissarehealthyandhappy,theycanalladmirethesamemoonhighin

thesky.

Tothisday,peoplestillusethisversetoexpresstheirgoodwillandwishesforfamilymembers

andfriendswhocan'tbewiththem,especiallyduringmajorfestivals.

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.HowwecanappreciateChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnDay.

B.WhenwemustrecitethebestChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnDay.

C.WhatmadeapoetwritethebesteverMid-AutumnDayChinesepoem.

D.WhyapoemisthepeakofChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnDay.

25.Whydoesthepoetwrite"nothingisperfectsincetheoldenday"inthepoem?

A.Hedoesn*tunderstandwhythemoonhateshumans.

B.Heknowseventuallythemoonwillbecomefullagain.

C.Herealizeslifeisalwaysaccompaniedbyimperfections.

D.Heunderstandslifeistooruthlessandhaslosthisinterestinit.

26.WhichofthefollowinglinesisthemostsuitablefortheblankinParagraph4?

A.Howlongwillthefullmoonappear?WinecupinhandIaskthesky.

B.Lookingup,Ifindthemoonbright;bowing,inhomesicknessI'mdrowned.

C.Inspringtheriverrisesashighasthesea;withtheriver'stideuprisesthemoonbright.

D.Mayweallbeblessedwithalonglife;milesapart,we'Hsharethebeauty,ofthemoon

together.

27.Wecaninferfromthisarticlethattheauthor

A.isaveryoptimisticpoet.

B.likesthefirsttwolinesofthefivemost.

C.appreciatesthepoet'soptimisminthepoem.

D.believesapositivestateofmindisamusttoagoodpoet.

【答案】24.D25.C26.D27.C

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文•《水调歌头》是关于中秋节最好的诗，作者针对《水调歌头》最

著名的五行来分析原因。

【24题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第一段最后两句"Criticssayit*sprobablythebestpoemabouttheMid-Autumn

Festival.Let'sjustfbcusonitsmostfamousfivelinestomakesomeanalysis.^^（评论家说这可能

是关于中秋节的最好的诗。让我们聚焦它最著名的五行来做一些分析。）可知，文章是针对

《水调歌头》最著名的五行来分析它为什么是关于中秋节最好的诗。故选D。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句"Theimperfectionshavebeengoingonesincethebeginning

oftime.That'swhyhesays'Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays."，（从一开始，这

些不完美就一直存在。这就是为什么他说“此事古难全。“）可知，他意识到生活总是伴随着

不完美，所以他写道“此事古难全工故选C。

【26题详解】

推理判断题。根据倒第二段最后一句"Thepoethopesthatpeopleappreciatethefactthatnomatter

wheretheyare,aslongastheonestheyloveandmissarehealthyandhappy,theycanalladmire

thesamemoonhighinthesky7,（诗人希望人们懂得，无论身在何处，只要所爱的人、思念的

人健康快乐，都能欣赏天空中同一轮明月。）可知，选项D（但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。）符

合这里诗人的心境。应放在第四段空白处。故选D。

【27题详解】

推理判断题。根据倒第二段第二句"Thepoetgiveshisanswer:Changeyourattitudeandstay

positive.”（诗人给出了他的答案：改变你的态度，保持积极。）可知，诗人的态度非常积极

乐观，根据最后一段“Tothisday,peoplestillusethisversetoexpresstheirgoodwillandwishes

forfamilymembersandfriendswhocan'tbewiththem,especiallyduringmajorfestivals.^^（直至lj

今天，人们仍然用这首诗来表达他们对不能和他们在一起的家人和朋友的美好祝愿，特别是

在重大节日期间。）可知，作者对诗人在诗中表达的积极乐观的态度非常欣赏。故选C。

C

In2009,Dr.KathleenWermke,whostudiesbabies'firstsounds,andhercolleaguesmade

headlineswithastudyshowingthatFrenchandGennannewbornsproducedistinctlydifferent"cry

sounds".Germannewbornsproducemorecriesthatfallfromahighertoalowerpitch,imitating

（模仿）thefallingintonation（语调）oftheGermanlanguage,whileFrenchbabiestendtocry

withtherisingintonationofFrench.Atthisage,babiesexperimentwithawidevarietyofsounds,

andcanlearnanylanguage.Buttheyarealreadyinfluencedbytheirmothertongue.Today,Dr.

Wennke'slabhousesacollectionofaroundahalf-millionrecordingsofbabiesfromasfaras

CameroonandChina.

Theanalysisoftheserecordingshasproducedfurtherinsightsintothefactorsthateababy's

firstsounds.Newbornswhosemothersspeaktonallanguages,suchasChinese,tendtoproduce

morecomplexcrysounds.Swedishnewborns,whosenativelanguagehaswhatlinguists（语言学

家）calla"pitchaccent",producemoresing-songycries.

Hearingandimitatingarefundamentaltolanguagedevelopment.Bythethirdtrimester（妊娠

期），afbtus（胎儿）canheartherhythmandmelodyofitsmother'svoice-knownas“prosody（韵

律）M.Sinceindividualwordsarenotheardclearly,prosodybecomesthemajorcharacteristicof

languageforthefetus.Throughstress,pausesandsoon,prosodycutsupthesoundintowordsand

phrases-thatis,intospeech

Thesestudiesformthebasisforthelab'sbroaderefforttomapthetypicaldevelopmentofa

baby,scries.Knowingwhattypicaldevelopmentlookslike,andwhatfactorscaninfluenceit,helps

doctorsaddresspotentialproblemsearlyonandunderstandhowhearingproblemsareaffectingthe

babies*abilitytoimitateandexperimentwithlanguage,andhowtheyareprogressingaftertreatment.

28.WhatisthestudyofDr.Kathleenandhercolleaguesmainlyabout?

A.Differencebetweenlanguages.

B.Thewaypeoplecryindifferentcountries.

C.Factorsaboutbabies'firstsounds.

D.Similaritiesbetweenbabies*firstcry.

29.Whichofthefollowinglanguagessoundsmorelikeasong?

A.Chinese.B.German.C.French.D.Swedish.

30.Whydobabiesindifferentcountriesproducedifferent"crysounds"?

ATheirlanguagelearningabilityistoolow.

B.Theyimitatetheirmothertongueevenwhencrying.

C.Theyarefondofplayingwithdifferentwaysofcrying.

D.Theyliketryingdifferentkindsofsounds.

31.Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?

A.Achild'slanguageabilityismainlydeterminedbyitsfirstcry.

B.TheChineselanguageismoredifficulttolearnthantheGermanlanguage.

C.Afetuscanalreadyunderstandthemajormeaningofitsmother'slanguage.

D.Childrenwithhearingproblemswillhavedifficultylearningalanguage.

【答案】28.C29.D30.B31.D

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。科学家们通过分析各国婴儿录音，来研究婴儿第一次发声的因素，

比如来自母语等的影响，并有望帮助医生解决医学问题。

【28题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“Theanalysisoftheserecordingshasproducedfurtherinsightsinto

thefactorsthateababy'sfirstsounds.（通过对这些录音的分析，我们进一步深入/解了婴儿第

一次发声的因素。）“可知,Kathleen博上和她的同事们主要研究关于婴儿第一次发声的因素。

故选C项。

[29题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“Swedishnewborns,whosenativelanguagehaswhatlinguists（语言

学家）calla'pitchaccent',producemoresing-songycries.（瑞典新生儿的母语被语言学家称为

，音高口音’，他们会发出更多的唱歌般的叫声。）“可知，瑞典语言声音更像一首歌。故选D

项。

【30题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中“Atthisage,babiesexperimentwithawidevarietyofsounds,andcan

learnanylanguage.Buttheyarealreadyinfluencedbytheirmothertongue）”这个年龄的婴儿会尝

试各种各样的声音，可以学习任何语言，但他们已经受到了母语的影响。可以推知，不同国

家的婴儿会发出不同的“哭声”是因为他们甚至在哭的时候也模仿母语。故选B项。

【31题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Knowingwhattypicaldevelopmentlookslike,andwhatfactors

caninfluenceit,helpsdoctorsaddresspotentialproblemsearlyonandunderstandhowhearing

problemsareaffectingthebabies'abilitytoimitateandexperimentwithlanguage...（T解典型的

发育是什么样子，以及哪些因素会影响它，有助于医生及早解决潜在的问题，了解听力问题

如何影响婴儿模仿和实验语言的能力，以及治疗后他们的进展如何。广可以推知，听力有问

题的孩子学习语言会有困难。故选D项。

D

Asanastronomer（天文学家），Iamaccustomedtoobservingtheuniverseinquietplaces.I

observegalaxiesinthedeepuniverse-placessofarawaythattheirlighttakesbillionsofyearsto

reachoureyes.

SometimesIwonderwhatourowngalaxylookedlikebillionsofyearsago,beforesolarsystem

wasbom.IoftenstareattheHubbleDeepField（哈勃深空区）searchingforclues:galaxies

colliding（碰撞），starsexploding,andstellarnurseries.Canlookingtothestarsbringuscloser

together?

Acoupleofmonthsago,Betelgeuse,abrightstarintheOrionconstellation（猎户座）started

togetdimmeranddimmer.Astronomersallovertheworldthoughtthismightbeasignalthatthe

starwasabouttoexplode.Thoughitmightnothappenforanother1000yearsormore,stillIwent

outsideeverynighttocheckitout.Iwashopingthatitwouldexplode.Imagineseeingastarshining

asbrightasthefullmoonevenduringtheday.

Istarteddreamingaboutusingsuchaneventtoremindeveryonethatstarsproducenearlyall

ofthechemicalelementsintheuniverse,whichcamedirectlyoutoftheBigBang.Everythingwe

breathe,touchandseewasmadeinsideofstars.Theironinourblood,calciumbones,andalmost

theentireperiodictableareproductsofstellarevolution.

Betelgeusedidnotexplode,andmorerecentobservationsnotethatitisactuallyreturningto

normal.ButnothingisnormalhereonEarthnow.Iambeginningtorealizethatwedidnotneeda

startoexplodetouniteus.Allweneededwasacommonproblem.

Iamhopingthateveryoneontheplanetissavingsometimetocontemplate（凝视，沉思）the

universeandtorealizewearenotalone.Nomatterwhereweareorwhoweare,weareonthis

planettogether.Sinceweareallmadeofstars,lookingupatthenightskygivesusaglimpseofour

pastandourfuture,andwecancontemplatebothtogether.

32.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?

A.Toadviseotherstostareatapotentiallyexplodingstarrecently.

B.Toresearchintothescientificmysteryintheuniversewithreaders.

C.Todiscusstheproperrelationshipbetweenhumanandtheuniverse.

D.Tosuggestusthinkingaboutthewayhumanbeingsliveinthisworld.

33.Accordingtothearticle,Betelgeuse.

A.isastartheauthortrackedforyears

B.willproducechemicalelementsifitexplodes

C.isanormalstarwhichisdisappearing

D.willexplodeintenthousandyears

34."Suchanevent"underlinedinParagraph4refersto.

A.Betelgeuse'spotentialexplosion

B.Betelgeuse,sgettingdimmeranddimmer

C.theauthor'scheckingouteverynight

D.astar'sshiningasbrightasthesun

35.Whafsthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Whatshouldanastronomerdo?

B.Shouldweknowmoreabouttheuniverse?

C.Lookingtothestarscanbringusclosertogether.

D.Gettingunitedisaproblemimpossibletosolve.

【答案】32.D33.B34.A35.C

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者观察宇宙深处的星系，