2023年高考第三次模拟考试卷-英语（五省通用B卷）（解析）

2023年高考英语第三次模拟考试卷

英语B卷•全解全析

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

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需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写

在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，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）

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、BvC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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Canceltheparty.B.Slowdown.C.Bequick.

【答案】C

【原文】

M:Can,tweslowdown?I,mtired.

W:Slowdown?Don,tyourealizehowlatewe,regoingtobefortheparty?

2.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

A.Typeareport.B.Printoutafile.C.Setupaclouddrive.

【答案】B

【原文】

W:CanIaccessmyclouddrivefromyourcomputertoprintoutmyreport?Mylaptophasstopped

working.

M:Sure.Whynotaccessitthroughyourphone?

W:You,reright.Ididn,tthinkofthat.

3.Whatdidthewomanusetoforgettodo?

A.Writedownthecalories.B.Countthecalories.C.Readthecalories.

【答案】C

【原文】

M:ThisdietΓmonisreallyhardtofollow,ɪremembertocountthecaloriesineverythingIeatanddrink,

butIalwaysforgettowritethemdown.

W:ɪfollowedthatdiettoo.ɪneverrememberedtoreadthecaloriesonthepackageoffood.

4.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.FetchMr.Green.B.Lookatthereport.C.Prepareforthepresentation.

【答案】A

【原文】

W:Ijustfinishedthereport.Couldyousparesometimetohavealookatit?

M:Jane,Γmbusypreparingforthepresentation,andit,salmosttimetogototheairporttomeetMr.

Green.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewilldiscusstheanswerstomorrow.

B.Hewantstoreviewthetesttonight.

C.Heiswaitingforthetesttonight.

【答案】B

【原文】

W:Idon'tfeellikereviewingthetesttonight.Howaboutputtingitofftilltomorrow?

M:Youcan,tdothis.Γmexpectingsomeonetodiscussanswerswithme.Don,tputofftilltomorrowwhat

youcandotoday.

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、BvC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、7题。

6.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Auntandnephew.C.Classmates.

7.WhatisGeorgegoingtodothisSaturday?

A.VisitAuntLucy.B.Seehisclassmate.C.Callhissister.

【答案】6.A7.A

【原文】

W:George,areyougoingtocomewithustoseeAuntLucytomorrow?Shehadababylastweek.Wehave

acousinnow.

M:Wow,Γdloveto,butΓvegotplanstoseemyclassmateJack.

W:What,swrongwithhim?

M:Therewasacompetitionattheskatepark,Jackgothurt.Iwillgotoseehimtomorrow.

W:I,msorrytohearthat.So,IefsmakeitthisSaturday,OK?

M:OK,Γllgiveheracalltonight.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandsecretaιy.B.Coachandplayer.C.Receptionistandcustomer.

9.Whyistheswimmingpoolclosed?

A.Itisunderdecoration.

B.Itsequipmentneedsupdating.

C.Todayisweeklycleaningday.

【答案】8.C9.C

【原文】

W:Goodmorning,CrownHotel.CanIhelpyou?

M:Goodmorning,thisisDavidCooper.IbookedaroomonyourappandI'mcallingtoconfirmit.

W:Sure,Mr.Cooper.Ihaveseenyourreservationhere.Oneroomfortodayandtomorrow.Whenareyou

goingtocheckin?

M:Wc,llprobablyarriveat9pm.Willtheswimmingpoolbeopenthen?

W:I,msorry.ThepoolisclosedeveryMondayforcleaning.Butournewlydecoratedgymopenstill

midnight.Wehavesomenewsportsequipment.

M:OK.Iwillhaveatry.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whathelpswomenfindmorescientificclues?

A.Theirsixthsense.B.Theirworldview.C.Theirresearchmethods.

11.Whocontributedtothedevelopmentoftheairconditionerincars?

A.KatieHafner.B.RosalindFranklin.C.MargaretWilcox.

12.Whatdoestheradioprogrammainlyfocuson?

A.Publicopinionsonscience.

B.Majorscientificbreakthroughs.

C.Untoldstoriesoffemalescientists.

【答案】10.A11.C12.C

【原文】

ΓmKatieHainer,hostofanewweeklyradioprogramcalledLostWomenofSciencecomingnext

November.Throughhistorywomenhavemadehundredsofscientificbreakthroughs.Theyhaveasixth

sensethatenablesthemtopickoutmoreimportantclues.ButmanyofIhefemalescientistsaremissing

frompublicview.ThemoreIdothisresearch,themoreIrealizethatwomenareattheheartofsomeof

themostimportantdevelopmentsinscience.Forexample,RosalindFranklincontributedmuchtothe

discoveryofthestructureofDNA.AndtheworkofMargaretWilcox,anAmericanengineer,wascrucial

tothedevelopmentoftheairconditionerincars.Eachseason,we'llexploreandcelebratethelifeandwork

ofonewomanwhoshapedourworldview.Andwe'llexploresomeofthereasonswhyyoumightnot

knowhername.We'llbelookingatthebarriersthesewomenfaced,aswellastheirpassionanddrive.Join

usasWehonortheseremarkablestoriesyoumaynotknow.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatmakesthefilmuniquetothewoman?

A.Itisthewoman,sfirsttimeproducing.

B.Thereisonlyonemaninthemovie.

C.Ithasgreatspecialeffects

14.Whattypeoffilmisthewomanstarringin?

A.Anactionfilm.B.Aromanticcomedy.C.Ascience-fictionfilm.

15.WhenwillthefilmbeoutintheUK?

A.On21stDecember.B.On14thDecember.C.On7thDecember.

16.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Aproducer.B.Acomedian.C.Ahost.

【答案】13.A14.C15.A16.C

【原文】

M:You,restarringinthisbrandnewfilm.Whatmakesitdifferentfromotherfilmswe,veseenyouin

before?

W:Well,thisismyfirsttimeproducingaswellasacting.Wealsohaveanall-femalecast,sothereareno

mencomingtotherescue.

M:Becauseintheworldofthemovie,mennolongerexist.

W:Thafsright.Althoughithasalotofaction,it,sprimarilyascience-fictionfilm.Itisaboutwhatwould

happeniftherewereonlywomenleftintheworld.

M:Sonotyourusualromanticcomedies.

W:No,Γvcdonealotofthose,andpeopleassociatemewiththose.Soitfeltgoodtobreakawayandtry

somethingnew.

M:Fromtheshortscenesfromthefilm,itlooksasthoughthereisalotofactionandfights.Howlongdid

ittaketomake?

W:Ireadthescriptaboutthreeyearsago,andthenwegraduallygatheredtogetheracastandcrew.But

oncewestartedfilming,itonlytook6months.Thespecialeffectstookdoublethat.

M:Sowhencanweexpecttoseeitincinemas?

W:It,scomingouton14thDecemberinAmerica,andthenaweeklateraroundtheworld.

M:Well,asI,mfromtheUK,IguessI,llhavetowaitpatientlyfor7days.

W:Sorrytoutofmyhands.

M:It,sbeenapleasuretalkingtoyou.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhomightMaryLockebe?

A.Anewsreporter.B.Aplanedesigner.C.Afireranger.

18.Wheredothepilotspickupwater?

A.Fromariver.B.Fromalake.C.FromtheFireCenter.

19.Howdoesthespeakerdescribethepilot,sjob?

A.Dangerous.B.Exciting.C.Extraordinary.

20.WhatcanWeIeamfromthetalk?

A.Theplane,stanksholdnomorethan5,000litersofwater.

B.Thefirerangersshouldkeeptheplaneawayfromthefire.

C.Thecrewhastodropwater20timestoputoutthefire.

【答案】17.C18.B19.A20.C

【原文】

M:InaforestinMinnesota,afirestartsandquicklyspreads.AttheMinnesotaFireCenter,MaryLocke

takesthecallandthentheotherfirerangersgointoaction.Thehelicoptercrewsendsinformationabout

thefirebacktotheFireCenter.Andthenit,stheturnofthecrewoftheCL2-15totakeoff.TheCL2-15is

noordinaryplane.Itisafire-fightingplane.Thepilotshavetobeveryexperienced.Theyaregoingtopick

upwaterfromthislake.Itcanbeadangerousjob.TheCL2-15isflyingat140kilometersperhournow.

Thepilotmustbeverycareful.Ifhemakesamistake,theplanewillcrash.It,stimetoopenthewatertanks

ontheplane.Theplanepicksupwaterfromthelake.Thisisthemostdangeroustimeforthecrew.Butthe

pilotdoeshisjobandpicksupmorethan5,000litersofwater.Thenit,stimetoputoutthefire.Thepilot

hastoflylowoverthetreestohitthefire.Healsoneedstowetthegroundinfrontofthefiresoitcan,t

spread.Thewaterdropsonthefire.It,sagoodhit!Butthefireisabigone—thefirerangershavetogo

backtothelake.Injusttwominutes,theplaneisreadyagain.Thecrewhastodropwater20timestoput

outthefire.Atlast,it,stimeforthefirerangerstogohome...untilthenexttime.

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

WangZhenyi（1768-1797）

Bornatatimewhengirlswerepreventedfromgettingaformaleducation,WangZhenyigot

encouragedfromherfathertoreadbooksincludingworksonastronomy,mathematics,geography,

medicine,aswellaspoetry.Sheconductedexperimentsathome,inoneofwhichsheusedaroundtableas

theEarth,alampastheSun,andamirrorastheMoontounderstandtheirmotionsandfinallyrevealedthe

mysteryoflunareclipse.Wangoftenexpressedinherpoetιyinequalitiesinsocietyandfoughtforthe

rightsofwomen.

JocelynBurnell(1943)

JocelynBurnellwasborninNorthenIreland,whosefatherPhilipwasanarchitect.In1965,Burnell

beganhergraduatestudiesinphysicsatCambridgeUniversity,buildingatelescopetolookforradio

signalsfromspace.Later,shefoundsignalsfromspaceandwasthefirsttoconfirmtheexistenceof

neutronstars.In1974,shemissedoutonthewinningofaNobelPrizeforthisdiscovery.Butin2018,she

wonaBreakthroughPrizeforit.

MercedesRichards(1955-2016)

MercedesRichardsgrewupinthecapitalofJamaica.At11,sheknewshewantedtobeanastronomer,

Herfather,whowasapolicedetective,taughthertheskillsofobservationandinference,whilehermother,

anaccountant,taughthertheimportanceofprecision,RichardsstudiedastronomyatYorkUniversityand

theUniversityofToronto,andinvestigatedbinarystarsystemstodeterminehowgasflowsbetweenthe

pairedstarstocreateenormousexplosionofenergycallednovae.

21.WhatisspecialaboutWangZhenyi?

A.Shewaswell-educatedbyherfamily.

B.Shemadethefirstdiscoveryofanewstar.

C.Shewasfacedwithgenderdiscrimination.

D.Shewasafemalepioneerinthefieldofastronomy.

22.Whofirstdiscoveredtheexistenceofneutronstars?

A.WangZhenyi.B.JocelynBurnell.

C.PhilipBumell.D.MercedesRichards.

23.Whichcolumnisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.ScienceNews.B.HerStoryFiles.

C.TourofWorld.D.LiteratureAppreciation.

【答案】21.C22.B23.B

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了三位杰出的女天文学家：中国的王贞仪、北爱尔兰的Jocelyn

Bumell和牙买加的MercedesRichards,以及这些女天文学家的成长经历、教育背景和杰出的贡献。

21.推理判断题。根据WangZhenzi部分“Bomatatimewhengirlswerepreventedfromgettingaformal

education,WangZhenyigotencouragedfromherfathertoreadbooksincludingworksonastronomy,

mathematics,geography,medicine,aswellasPOetry.（出生在女孩无法接受正规教育的时代，父亲鼓励

王振仪阅读天文、数学、地理、医学和诗歌等书籍广可知，在王贞仪成长的年代，社会普遍认为女

孩不该受教育，王贞仪面临着性别歧视，其他两个段落均未提及性别歧视的问题，故选C项。

22.细节理解题。根据JocelynBurnell部分“Later,shefoundsignalsfromspaceandwasthefirstto

confirmtheexistenceofneutronstars.（Jgj¼,她发现了来自太空的信号，并率先证实了中子星的存在）''

可知，是JocelynBurnell第一个发现了中子星的存在，故选B项。

23.推理判断题。根据第一段“Bomatatimewhengirlswerepreventedfromgettingaformal

education,（出生在女孩无法接受正规教育的时代广、第二段“In1965,Bumcllbeganhergraduate

studiesinphysicsatCambridgeUniversity（965年，伯内尔在剑桥大学开始了她攻读物理学研究生的生

涯）”以及第三段“Atll,sheknewshewantedtobeanastronomer（ll岁时，她知道自己想成为一名天文

学家）“可知，本文简要介绍了三位杰出的女天文学家从小接受教育，学习天文知识并最终对天文学

研究做出了突出贡献的励志故事，凸显了女性力量，所以本文应出自女性故事专栏（HerStoryFiles）,

故选B项。

B

Coca-ColaannouncedonWednesdaythatitwillbegintransitioningfromgreentoclearplasticon

August1toincreasethemateriaΓslikelihoodofbeingremadeintonewbeveragebottles.Thebeverage

giantiscommittedtomaking100%ofitspackagingrecyclableby2025andusingatleast50%recycled

materialinitspackagingby2030.

Sprite,animportantbrandofCoca-Cola,currentlyusesplasticbottlescontainingagreenadditive

calledPolyethyleneTelephthalate（PET）.Thesebottlesarecommonlychangedintosingle-useitemslike

clothingandeaɪpetingthatcan,tberecycledintonewPETbottles.

“Takingcolorsoutofbottlesimprovesthequalityoftherecycledmaterial,,,saidJulianOchoa,CEO

ofaplasticsgroup,whichisworkingwithCoca-Colatoimprovebottle-to-bottlerecycling.'fcWhen

recycled,clearPETSpritebottlescanberemadeintobottles,helpingdriveacirculareconomyforplastic.^^

Sprite,thepopularlemon-flavoredsoftdrink,whichfirsthitshelvesin1961,isalsogettinganew

logoandpackagingdesign.Sprite,spackagingwillkeepthebrand,srecognizablegreencolorandinclude

noticeable"RecycleMe"message.Otherdrinksthatusegreenbottleswillalsotransitiontoclear

packaginginthecomingmonths.

BothCoca-ColaandPepsiCohavebeencriticizedforcontributingtotheworld,splasticpollution.In

2021,bothcompaniesrankedastheworld,stopplasticpollutersforthe4thconsecutiveyearbythe

environmentalorganizationBreakFreeFromPlastic.Globalbeachcleanupswerecarriedoutbymorethan

11,000volunteersin45countriestoidentifythemostcommonplasticpolluters.BreakFreeFromPlastic

foundthat20,000Coca-Colabrandedproductswerepickedup,representingmorepollutionthanthenext

twotoppolluterscombined.

Coca-ColaannounceditstςWorldWithoutWaste"sustainablepackagingprogramin2018,inwhichit

promisedtomakeallofitspackagingrecyclable—excludingthecapsandlabels—aswellashaveatleast

25%ofitsbeveragessoldinrefillablepackagingby2030.

24.What,sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tostatethemainideaofthetext.

B.TointroduceCoca-Cola,snewproduct.

C.Todrawpeople,sattentiontoCoca-Cola.

D.Togivethenewsbackgroundinformation.

25.WhatdoWeknowaboutgreenbottlesfromthetext?

A.Theirmaterialisoflowquality.

B.Theycanwidelybechangedintosingle-useitems.

C.Theycontainlesspollutantsthanclearbottles.

D.Theyaremoreexpensivetorecycle.

26.WhatdidBreakFreeFromPlasticfind?

A.20,000Coca-Colaproductswereproducedin2021.

B.Plasticwasthemostcommonpolluterin45countries.

C.ThetopthreeandfourpollutersmadelesspollutionthanCoca-Colain2021.

D.Coca-ColaandPepsiCowereresponsiblefortheenvironmentalprotection.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Coca-Cola,sreleasingnewsoftdrinks.

B.uRecycleMe“messageontheclearSpritebottles.

C.Coloredbottlesreducethequalityoftherecycledmaterial.

D.Spriteisretiringitssignaturegreenplasticbottlesaftermorethan60years.

【答案】24.A25.B26.C27.D

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了由于绿色的雪碧瓶子无法被循环利用，因此可口可乐公

司宣布将用透明的瓶子取代原有的绿色瓶子。

24.推理判断题。根据第一段第一句话"Coca-ColaannouncedonWednesdaythatitwillbegin

transitioning（转变）fromgreentoclearplasticonAugust1toincreasethemateriaΓslikelihoodofbeing

remadeintonewbeverage（饮料）bottles.”（可口可乐在星期三宣布它将于八月一号把绿色瓶子改成透

明的塑料瓶，来提高材料再被做成新的饮料瓶的可能性）以及整个下文可知，可口可乐公司为使雪碧

瓶子可循环利用，将其具有标志性的绿色瓶了•改为透明瓶子。故所以第一段的目的是阐述短文主要

观点。选A项。

25.细节理解题。根据第二段Thesebottlesarecommonlychangedintosingle-useitemslikeclothingand

carpetingthatcan,tberecycledintonewPETbottles.（这些瓶子可以被转换成一次性用品,比如像衣服

和毯子。而这些东西不可能再被转换为PET瓶子）可知，这些绿色瓶子主要被回收做成一次性用

品，而不能再做成饮料瓶子。故选B项。

26.细节理解题。根据第五段BreakFreeFromPlasticfoundthat20,000Coca-Colabrandedproducts

werepickedup,representingmorepollutionthanthenexttwotoppolluterscombined/BreakFreeFrom

Plastic发现被挑出的两万个可口可乐牌子的产品，所造成的污染比位居污染排行榜第三和第四的两

公司的污染总量还要多）可知，可口可乐公司所造成的污染比位居污染排行榜第三和第四的两公司的

污染总量还要多。故选C项。

27.主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句话“Coca-ColaannouncedonWednesdaythatitwillbegin

transitioning（转变）fromgreentoclearplasticonAugust1toincreasethemateriaΓslikelihoodofbeing

remadeintonewbeverage（饮料）bottles.”（可口可乐在星期三宣布它将于八月一号把绿色瓶子改成透

明的塑料瓶，来提高材料再被做成新的饮料瓶的可能性）及下文信息可知，本篇文章报道了雪碧（将

在60多年后淘汰其标志性的绿色塑料瓶。故选D项。

C

Thekidsarehangingout.Ipasssmallbandsofstudents,onmywaytoworkthesemornings.They

havebecomeafamiliarpartofthesummerlandscape.

Thesekidsarenotoldenoughforjobs.Noraretheyrichenoughforcamp.Theyareschoolchildren

withoutschool.Thecalendarcalledtheschoolyearranoutonthemafewweeksago.Oncemonitoredby

teachersandprincipals,theynowappeartobe"selfcare”.

Passingthemislikepassingthroughatimezone.Formuchofourhistory,afterall,Americans

arrangedtheschoolyeararoundtheneedsofworkandfamily.In19th-centurycities,schoolswereopen

sevenoreighthoursaday,11monthsayear.InruralAmerica,theyearwasarrangedaroundthegrowing

season.Now,only3percentoffamiliesfollowtheagriculturalmodel,butnearlyallschoolsarescheduled

asifourchildrenwenthomeearlytomilkthecowsandtookmonthsofftoworkthecrops.Now,

three-quartersofthemothersofschool-agechildrenwork,butthecalendariswrittenasiftheywerehome

waitingfortheschoolbus.

Thesix-hourday,the180-dayschoolyearisregardedassomethingholy.Butwhenparentsworkan

eight-bourdayanda240-dayyear,itmeanssomethingdifferent.Itmeansthatmanykidsgohometo

emptyhouses.Itmeansthat,inthesummer,theyhangout.

“WehaveahugemismatchbetweentheschoolcalendarandrealitiesoffamilysaysDr.Emest

Boyer,headoftheCamegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching.

Dr.Boyerisoneofmanywhobelievethataradicalrevisionoftheschoolcalendarisinevitable.

"School,whetherWelikeitornot,iseducational.Italwayshasbeen.”

Hisisnotapopularidea.Schoolsareroutinelyburdenedwiththejobofsolvingalloursocial

problems.Cantheybeaskedtomeettheneedsofourworkandfamilylives?

ɪtmaybeeasiertopromotealongerschoolyearonitseducationalmeritsand,indeed,theeducational

caseisconvincing.Despitethecomplaintsandstudiesaboutourkidslackoflearning,theUnitedStatestill

hasashorterschoolyearthananyindustrialnation.InmostofEurope,theschoolyearis220days,in

Japan,itis240dayslong.Whileclassroomtimealonedoesn,tproduceawell-educatedchild,learning

takestimeandmorelearningtakesmoretime.TheIOngSummerSOfforgettingtakeatoll.

Theoppositiontoalongerschoolyearcomesfromfamiliesthatwanttoandcanprovideother

experiencesfortheirchildren.Itcomesfromteachers.Itcomesfromtradition.Andsurelyfromkids.But

themostimportantpartoftheconflicthasbeenoverthemoney.

28.ThecurrentAmericanschoolcalendarwasdevelopedinthe19thcentuιyaccordingto.

A.thegrowingseasononnation,sfarm

B.thelabordemandsoftheindustrialage

C.teachers,demandsformorevacationtime

D.parents,demandsforotherexperiencesfortheirkids

29.WhyisDr.Boyer,sideaunpopular?

A.Hethinksthatschoolyearandfamilylifeshouldbeconsideredseparately

B.Hearguesfortheroleofschoolinsolvingsocialproblems.

C.Hestronglybelievesintheeducationalroleofschool.

D.Hesupportsthecurrentschoolcalendar.

30."ThelongsummersofforgettingtakeatolF,inthelastparagraphbutonemeansthat.

A.longsummervacationchangesthewayoflearning

B.longsummervacationhasbeenabandonedinEurope

C.longsummersresultinlesslearningtime

D.longsummersarearesultoftradition

31.Theauthorthinksthatthecuιτentschoolcalendar.

A.isstillappropriateB.isoutofdate

C.isinevitableD.cannotberevised

【答案】28.A29.C30.C31.B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国学校的校历安排欠妥，以致学生在校时间短，且与家

长的工作时间相冲突。

28.细节理解题。根据第三段中“In19th-centurycities,schoolswereopensevenoreighthoursaday,11

monthsayear.InruralAmerica,theyearwasarrangedaroundthegrowingseason.（⅛19世纪的城市里，

学校每天开7到8小时，一年开11个月。在美国农村，学年是按照生长季节来安排的）”可知，目前

美国学校的日历是在19世纪根据农作物的生长季节来制定的。故选A项。

29.细节理解题。根据第六段中“Dr.Boyerisoneofmanywhobelievethataradicalrevisionoftheschool

calendarisinevitable.'School,whetherwelikeitornot,iseducational.ItalwayshasbeenJ（博耶尔博士

和许多人一样，认为校历的大幅修订是不可避免的。“不管我们喜不喜欢，学校都是有教育意义的。

一宜都是这样。和第七段中“HisisnotaPOPUlaridea.（他的想法并不受欢迎）”可知，博耶尔坚信学

校具有教育作用，这一想法是他的观点不受欢迎的原因。故选C项。

30.词句猜测题。根据上文“Whileclassroomtimealonedoesn,tproduceawell-educatedchild,learning

takestimeandmorelearningtakesmoreIime.（虽然仅仅是课堂时间并不能培养出一个受过良好教育的

孩子，但学习需要时间，更多的学习需要更多的时间）“可知学习需要时间；句中“takeatoll”意为”产

生负面影响；造成损失“；结合上文可知，划线句“Thelongsummersofforgettingtakeatoll.”是指漫长

夏季假期会导致遗忘，产生负面影响“，与力Ongsummersresultinlesslearningtime（长暑假导致学习

时间减少）''意思相近。故选C项。

31.推理判断题。作者用第三段中“Now,only3percentoffamiliesfollowtheagriculturalmodel,but

nearlyallschoolsarescheduledasifOUrchildrenwenthomeearlytomilkthecowsandtookmonthsoffto

workthecrops.Now,three-quartersofthemothersofschool-agechildrenwork,butthecalendariswritten

asiftheywerehomewaitingfortheschoolbus.（现在，只有3%的家庭采用农业模式，但儿乎所有的学

校都按照我们的孩子提前回家挤牛奶，休息几个月去收割庄稼的模式来上课。现在，有四分之三学

龄儿童的母亲在工作，但日历上写得好像她们在家里等校车一样）”和第四段中“Butwhenparents

workaneight-bourdayanda240-dayyear,itmeanssomethingdifferent.Itmeansthatmanykidsgohome

toemptyhouses.Itmeansthat,inthesummer,theyhangOUt.（但当父母每天工作8小时，一年工作240

天时，就有了不同的含义。这意味着许多孩子回家时家里空无一人。意思是，在夏天，他们只能闲

逛）”说明了学校的校历时间安排已经不合时宜，结合第六段引用博耶尔博士的观点“aradicalrevision

oftheschoolcalendarisinevitable.（校历的大幅度修改是不可避免的）''可推知，作者目前的校历已经过

时，需要修改。故选B项。

D

OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepast

quarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachingonehasbeentheinevitabledeclineinthescopeand

seriousnessoftheirartscoverage.

Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageoffortytoimaginea

timewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-citynewspapers.Yetaconsiderable

numberofthemostsignificantcollectionsofcriticismpublishedinthe20thcenturyconsistedinlargepart

ofnewspaperreviews.Toreadsuchbookstodayistomarvelatthefactthattheirlearnedcontentswere

onceconsideredsuitableforpublicationingeneral-circulationdailies.

WeareevenfartherremovedfromtheunfocusednewspaperreviewspublishedinEnglandbetween

theturnofthe20thcenturyandtheeveofWorldWarII,atatimewhennewsprintwasdirt-cheapand

stylishartscriticismwasconsideredanornamenttothepublicationsinwhichitappeared.Inthosefar-off

days,itwastakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswouldwriteindetailandatlengthaboutthe

eventstheycovered.Theirswasaseriousbusiness,andeventhosereviewerswhoworetheirlearning

lightly,likeGeorgeBernardShawandEmestNewman,couldbetrustedtoknowwhattheywereabout.

Thesemenbelievedinjournalismasacalling,andwereproudtobepublishedinthedailypress.ςςSofew

authorshavebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenoughtokeeptheirownendupinjournalism,,,Newmanwrote,

4ςthatIamtemptedtodefine4journalism,as4atermofcontemptappliedbywriterswhoarenotreadto

writerswhoare,.^^

Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.NevilleCardus,whowrotefortheManchester

Guardianfrom1917untilshortlybeforehisdeathin1975,isnowknownsolelyasawriterofessaysonthe

gameofcricket.Duringhislifetime,though,hewasalsooneofEngland,sforemostclassical-musiccritics,

astylistsowidelyadmiredthathisAutobiography(1947)becameabest-seller.Hewasknightedin1967,

thefirstmusiccritictobesohonored.Yetonlyoneofhisbooksisnowinprint,andhisvastbodyof

writingsonmusicisunknownsavetospecialists.

ɪsthereanychancethatCardus,scriticismwillenjoyarevival?Theprospectseemsremote.

Journalistictasteshadchangedlongbeforehisdeath,andpostmodernreadershavelittleusefortherichly

upholsteredVicwardianproseinwhichhespecialized.Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticism

hasbeeninheadlongretreat.

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.English-Ianguagenewspaperswithmoreartscoveragesellwell.

B.Youngreadersnowadaysenjoyreadinghigh-qualityartscriticism.

C.Thecriticismpublishedinthe20thcenturylackedlearnedcontents.

D.ThereweremoreartsreviewsinEnglish-languagenewspapersinthepast.

33.Basedonthethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thenewsprintwastoocheaptomakeprofits.

B.NotallwriterswerecapableOfjournalisticwriting.

C.Artscriticismwasremovedfromtheprintnewspapers.

D.Writersarelikelytobetemptedintojournalism.

34.WhywasCardus,scriticismnolongerpopular?

A.Becausehemainlywroteessaysonthegameofcricket.

B.Becausepeoplecastdoubtonhisreputationasaknight.

C.Becausehismusiccriticismfailedtoappealtoreadersnowadays.

D.Becausehisworkswerequiteamateurratherthanprofessional.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheDistinguishedCriticsinMemory

B.TheLostHorizoninNewspapers

C.TheShortageofLit