2023-2024学年新人教版选择性必修第四册高中英语Unit3SeaEploration学业质量检测

Unit3学业质量检测

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

选择题部分

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、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.Wheredidthespeakersprobablymeet?A

A.Ataconference.

B.Attheheadoffice.

C.Atarestaurant.

2.Whatdidthewomandrop?C

A.Herphone.

B.Abusticket.

C.Somemoney.

3.Whohasdifficultyfollowingtheteacher?C

A.Bob.B.Mary.

C.Tom.

4.Howmuchdoesareturnticketcosttoday?C

A.£1.50.B.£3.00.

C.£4.50.

5.Howisthemanfeeling?B

A.Sick.

B.Full.

C.Hungry.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?C

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Classmates.

C.Co-workers.

7.Whichtypeofbookdoesthewomanprobablymostprefer?B

A.ClassicAmericannovels.

B.Fantasyfiction.

C.Sportbooks.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatwillthewomandoinSingapore?C

A.Goshopping.

B.Stayonabeach.

C.Visitherfriend.

9.HowwillthewomangotoSiemReap?C

A.Bybus.B.Byplane.

C.Byboat.

10.Wherewillthewomanstayduringhertrip?A

A.Insmallguesthouses.

B.Inherfriend，shouse.

C.Inbighotels.

听第8段材料，回答第n至13题。

11.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthecomingboattrip?A

A.Excited.B.Uninterested.

C.Surprised.

12.Whatseasonisitnow?C

A.Summer.B.Autumn.

C.Winter.

13.Howlongdoestheboattriplast?B

A.Aboutonehour.

B.Abouttwohours.

C.Aboutthreehours.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whattopicistheconversationabout?C

A.Weightandsleep.

B.Exerciseandwork.

C.Dietsandlosingweight.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkpeoplecoulddotoloseweight?A

A.Eathealthyfood.

B.Drinkmuchsoda.

C.Takevitamins.

16.Whencanvitaminsworkwellforyourbodies?A

A.Whenyoustartwithawell-balanceddiet.

B.Whenyoureducetheamountofthem.

C.Whenyouonlytakethemeveryday.

17.Whydoesthemanknowsomuchaboutfoodanddieting?B

A.Heisascientistanddoingresearchonthem.

B.Heusedtobeoverweight.

C.Hewantstochallengeothers，differentviews.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whenshouldyoueataccordingtothespeaker?B

A.Eatwhileyouareserved.

B.Waitforthehostesstogether.

C.Beginaftertheotherguestsareserved.

19.Howmanysuggestionsdoesthespeakergive?A

A.Three.B.Four.

C.Five.

20.Whomightthelistenersbe?B

A.Collegestudents.

B.Englishlearners.

C.Businessmen.

听力原文

Text1

M：Doyourememberme?It'sCarl...CarlFoster.

W：Err...Ohyes,Carl,fromthesalesconference.Howarethingsgoing?Areyou

stillworkingattheheadoffice?

M：No,rvestartedmyownbusiness.I'veopenedarestaurant.

Text2

M：Miss?Youdroppedthisontheground...

W：Oh,thankyou!Mostpeoplewouldn，tdotherightthingiftheysawa

twenty-dollarbillontheground.

M：Well,Ionceleftmyphoneatabusstop,andsomeonereturnedittome.So

Ichoosetodotherightthingtoo.

Text3

W：Tomsaidthescienceteacherspeakstoofastforhimtounderstand.

M：Really?ButMaryandBobsaidtheycouldfollowhimeasily.

Text4

W：Everything'ssomuchmoreexpensivenowadays,isn，tit?

M：Definitely1WhenIwasakid,Icouldtakethebustotownandgobackfor

£1.50.It'sliterally3timesthatpricenow!

Text5

M：Thatwasgreat,Mom...ButIcouldn，teatanotherbite!

W：Takesomecakehomeforyourroommate.Poorthing!Howishe...Stillsick?

M：Well,heatesomesouptoday.Ibethe'11bestarvingbytomorrow!

Text6

W：rmincludingmorereadingassignmentsinthisyear，sacademicplan.

M：Greatidea!IfonlymychildhoodEnglishteachersofferedmeanintroduction

togreatnovels.

W：Yes.Butnow,somestudentsonlygetaccesstoclassicAmericannovels.Can

ourschooloffermorevariety?

M：Isee.Thoseareexcellentbooks,buttheymayhavealreadybeenrecommended

tothembytheirparents.Whatdoyousuggest?

W：Mystudentswillhavetheoptiontofindatypethattheylove,likeyouwith

booksaboutsportsormewithfantasystories.Then,theycanexplorereadingthings

besideshistorybooksandtraditionalnovels.

M：Whenwewereyoung,wedidn'thavecellphonesorInternet,sowantingtoread

forfunwasanobviousdecision.

W：Yes.We'llshowthemthattheycandothesame.

Text7

M：Hi,Maria.Whatareyouupto?

W：rmjusttryingtoplanmytriptoSoutheastAsia.

M：Whereareyouplanningtogo?

W：Well,rmgoingtostartbyflyingtoSingapore.IhaveafriendtherewhoI

haven'tseenforalongtime.ThenI'11flytoVietnam,andtakeabusdowntoHo

ChiMinhCity.

M：Andthenwherewillyougo?

W：Wellfromthere,I'11taketheboatuparivertoSiemReapandseethefamous

temples.FromthereT11flytoBangkokandtrytogettotheChatuchakMarket.Ihear

it'sreallygreatforshopping.

M：Andthen?

W：Iwasthinkingofjuststayingonabeachinthesouth.

M：Whereareyougoingtostayinthoseplaces?

W：Mmm,Idon'thavemuchmoney,soI'11juststayinsmallguesthousesrather

thanbighotels.

Text8

M：We'regoingonaboattripthisafternoon.Ican，twait!

W：NeithercanI.Doyouthinkwe'11seewhalestoday?Cindytoldmeshedidn't

seeanywhaleonherboattripinautumn,soIthinkitreallydependsonluck.

M：Well,Ithinkweshouldhavebetterluck,becausethisisthebesttimeof

theyeartoseewhales.

W：Whyiswinterthebesttimeoftheyeartoseewhales?

M：Atthistimeofyear,thewhalesareheadingsouthfromAlaskanwatersto

warmerwatertowinterthere.Thenthey'llreturntoAlaskabeforesummer.

W：Sowecanseelotsofwhalestravelingatthisparticularpoint.Bytheway,

doyouknowwhentheboatreturns?

M：Theboatleavesatoneo'clockandreturnsataboutthreeo'clock.

W：OK.Seeyouthisafternoon.

Text9

W：Whatdoyouthinkaboutgoingonadiet?

M：Idon，tthinkdietingisgoodforyou.It'smuchbettertoeatabalanceddiet.

W：Butwhatdoyouthinkaboutpeoplewhoareoverweight?Whatshouldtheydo

toloseweight?

M：Theyneedtoeathealthyfood,buttheyalsohavetoincreasetheamountof

physicalexerciseeveryday.Theydon，thavetocutoutthefatteningfoodaltogether

though.

W：Soyouthinkit'sOKforpeoplewhoaredietingtoeatchocolate,don51you?

M：Sure,theycaneatsomechocolate.Aslongastheyareexercisingandeating

mostlyhealthyfood,there，snothingwrongwithhavingasmalldessert.

W：Howaboutdrinkingsoda?

M：Manypeoplegainweightbydrinkingtoomuchsoda.Sodashouldbetreated

seriously;there，ssimplynonutritionalvalueinit.

W：Andhaveyouevertriedtakingvitamins?

M：Iusedtotakevitaminseveryday,butIdon'ttakethemanymore.Vitamins

aregoodasasupplement,buttheydon，tdomuchgoodifyoudon，thaveawell-balanced

diettostart.

W：Howdoyouknowsomuchaboutfoodanddieting?

M：Youmightnotbelievethis,butIusedtobetwiceheavierthanIamnow!

Text10

M：Asthesayinggoes“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo”,youshouldknow

whatthepropertablemannersareinwesterncountriesifinvitedtoadinner

party.Thefollowingsaresomesuggestionsthatmaybehelpfultoyou.

Thefirstimportantthingyouneedtoknowiswhentobegineating.Beforedinner,

thehostessusuallyservesguestsfirstandherselflast.Sodonoteatassoonas

youareservedbutwaituntilthehostesshasalsobeenservedandhaspickedup

herforkasthesignaltobegin.Butatalargedinnerpartywheretherearemany

guests,thehostessmayaskeveryonetobegineatingassoonastheyareserved.

Ifyouwanttotalkwhileeating,yourmouthshouldcertainlynotbefullof

foodbecauseitisconsideredverybadmanners.Whenyouhavetoansweraquestion,

naturallyyoumustwaituntilthefoodinyourmouthiseaten.

Whenadishispassedtoyouwithaforkintheplate,youaresupposedtouse

theforktotakeyourfood.Donottaketoomuchatatimeandmakesurethatthe

otherguestscanhaveenoughfood.

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

（2023•江苏省苏州市重点中学高三月考）

Gettinglostinvaststretchesofnatureisthemostappealingfeatureofthe

world'ssecond-largestnation一Canada.Thesearethetopfivemust-seedestinations

tovisitinCanada.

Vancouver

PlanningatriptoVancouverwon'tletyoudownifyou，relookingforscenic

beauty,awarmclimate,alivelyatmosphere,andplentyoffunthingstodo.Situated

onthePacific0cean，sshores,thecityisayear-rounddestinationforoutdoor

enthusiasts.Therearemountainstoskijustoutsidethecity,beachesallaround,

andStanleyPark'sdenserainforestjustafewblocksfromdowntown，sglass

skyscrapers.

NiagaraFalls

OntheborderofCanadaandtheUnitedStates,NiagaraFallsisaseriesofthree

awe-inspiringfalls.HorseshoeFalls,locatedontheOntariosideofthefalls,

providesthebestviewsandmostactivities.Atnight,fireworkslightupNiagara

FallsinOntario,sQueenVictoriaPark,oneofthebestspotstoseethefallsfrom

thecity.

Montreal

Montrealisauniquedestinationwithamagnificenthistoricdistrictdating

backtothe1600sandamoderncitycentrewithvastundergroundshopping.Youcan

loseyourselfintheancientstreetslinedwithcobblestonesandbeautifulold

buildingsinOldMontreal.ThehistoricstreetsofMontrealarealsolinedwithshops,

hotelsandrestaurants,makingitapopulardestinationforfashionists.

Whistler

TheWhistlerresortisthelargestandmostfamousalpineskidestinationin

NorthAmericabecauseoftwospectacularmountains,WhistlerandBlackcomb.Many

world-classskiresortsarelocatedhere.Inaddition,themountainsoffernumerous

hikingandclimbingoptions.

Toronto

NearlyahundreddifferentethnicgroupscallTorontohome,makingitoneof

theworld5smostethnicallydiversemetropolises.It'snotuncommontoseestreet

signswritteninvariouslanguages,andeachneighbourhoodhasitsownunique

cuisine.

语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了位居前五的加拿大必游景点。

21.WhatisspecialaboutVancouver?C

A.Peoplecanskidownthemountains.

B.Peoplecantakeasunbathonthebeach.

C.Peoplecanenjoyoutdooractivitiesallyearround.

D.Peoplecanexplorerainforestfarawayfromdowntown.

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中aSituatedonthePacific0cean，sshores,thecity

isayear-rounddestinationforoutdoorenthusiasts.（位于太平洋海岸，这座城市全

年都是户外运动爱好者的目的地。）”可知，Vancouver的特别之处在于全年都有户外活动。

故选Co

22.WhatisMontreallike?A

A.Ancientandfashionable.

B.Modernandprosperous.

C.Ancientandcreative.

D.Modernandpeaceful.

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“Montrealisauniquedestinationwitha

magnificenthistoricdistrictdatingbacktothe1600sandamoderncitycentrewith

vastundergroundshopping.（蒙特利尔是一个独特的目的地，有一个可以追溯到17世纪的

宏伟历史街区，以及一个拥有巨大地下购物中心的现代城市中心。”'可知，蒙特利尔既有

古老的一面，也有时尚的一面。故选A。

23.Wherecanyouhaveamulticulturalexperience?D

A.Vancouver.B.Whistler.

C.NiagaraFalls.D.Toronto.

解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，多伦多是拥有多元文化的都市。故选D。

B

（2023•山东省淄博市一模）

MyhusbandandIalwayswantedtogototheCaribbeanbutdidn，tknowmuchabout

theislandsorhowweweregoingtoaffordit.Bychance,afriendofoursinAustralia

mentioned“petsitting“andthatitissomethingyoucandoallovertheworld.

Wequicklycreatedanaccountonapetsittingwebsiteandbegansearchingfor

options.Therewereonlyacoupleofsitsavailableinthatpartoftheworld,but

wetriedourluck,sentarequest,andtooursurpriselandedathree-monthjobin

Grenada,soouryearwasgoingtobetakenupwithCaribbeanpetsits.

InspiredbyaCanadiancouple,wedecidedtostartourowntravelblog.Webegan

bywritingaboutTheVirginIslands,highlightingthebeautifulbeaches.However,

foreveryphotoalbumofabeautifulbeach,therewere10photosoftrash（垃圾）.It

washardtoignoretheplasticpollutionissue,especiallyonsuchprimitiveand

remotebeaches.So,webegantosharephotosofthetrashwesawandhowmuchwecould

pickuponourdailydogwalks.

Themorewelookedintoplasticpollution,themorewerealizedtheseverity

oftheglobalplasticpollution.Fromthatpoint,weusedourplatformtocreate

awarenessandhighlightwaystosaynotoplasticandtravelplastic-free.Wechanged

ourdailyroutines,ourwayofliving,andevenourdietstoaccommodatemoreorganic

foodsandlittletonoplasticpackaging.

It'sbeenoverthreeyearsnowandwecontinuetodowhatwecan.Thisjourney

hasledustosomeamazingplaces,workingwithgreatbrandsandevenorganizing

acountry-widebeachclean-upcampaigninGrenada.

Ouraimnowistokeepongoing.Weloveconnectingwithlike-mindedpeople.It's

beenamazingfewyearsthatwassparkedbyaconversationaboutpetsitting.Whowould

haveguessed?

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者因为一次宠物看护工作，去了一个

很美丽的小岛，但是却被塑料所污染，所以作者把看到的垃圾分享到微博上，希望唤起人们

的环保意识，之后作者一直致力于环境保护工作。

24.Whydidtheauthordopetsitting?C

A.Toraisefund.

B.Toprotecttheenvironment.

C.Tocovertravelexpenses.

D.Toshootbeautifulbeaches.

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者做“照顾宠物”的工作是为了支付自己和丈

夫去加勒比的费用。故选C。

25.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoconveythroughherstory?D

A.Petsittingisanewtypeofoccupation.

B.TheCaribbeanisanidealtraveldestination.

C.Travelblogisasuperbwaytogainpopularity.

D.Actionshouldbetakentofightplasticpollution.

解析：推理判断题。根据第三段内容和第四段的“Themorewelookedintoplastic

pollution,themorewerealizedtheseverityoftheglobalplasticpollution.（我

们越是关注塑料污染，就越是意识到全球塑料污染的严重性。）”推知，作者想通过自己的

故事告诉读者必须采取措施应对垃圾污染。故选D。

26.HowdidtheauthorfindherexperienceintheCaribbean?A

A.Significant.B.Challenging.

C.Adventurous.D.Dreadful.

解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段（现在已经三年多了，我们继续尽我们所能。这段

旅程让我们来到了一些令人惊叹的地方，与伟大的品牌合作，甚至在格林纳达组织了全国范

围的海滩清理运动。）可推知，她认为自己的加勒比的经历是非常重要的。A.significant

有重大意义的；B.challenging富有挑战性的；C.adventurous充满冒险的；D.dreadful令

人害怕的。故选A。

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?B

A.ChangingLifestylesbyPetSitting

B.UnexpectedGainsfromPetSittingTravel

C.DealingwithGlobalEnvironmentPollution

D.TheAvailabilityofPetSittingintheCaribbean

解析：标题归纳题。总结文章大意，结合最后一段（我们现在的目标是继续前进。我们

喜欢与志同道合的人建立联系。一场关于宠物看护的对话引发了这几年的奇妙经历。谁会猜

的到呢？）可知，B项（照顾宠物旅行的意外收获）为本文的最佳标题。故选B。

C

（2023•辽宁省抚顺市一中高二月考）

Soot（煤）pollutionisspeedingupclimate-drivenmeltinginAntarctica,anew

studysuggests,raisingquestionsabouthowtoprotectthedelicatecontinentfrom

theincreasingnumberofhumanswhowanttovisit.

^Itreallymakesusquestion;isourpresencereallyneeded?”saysAliaKhan,

oneoftheauthorsofthenewstudy."Wehavequitealargeblackcarbonfootprint

inAntarctica,whichisenhancingsnowandicemelt.”

Blackcarbonistheleftoverthingfromburningplantsorfossilfuels.Sootin

Antarcticacomesprimarilyfromwastegasesofcruiseships（游轮），vehiclesand

airplanes,althoughsomepollutiontravelsonthewindfromotherpartsofthe

globe.Thedarkparticles（微粒）coatwhitesnowandabsorbheatfromthesuntheway

ablackT-shirtdoesonawarmday.Theblanketofdarkbitsspeedsupmeltingthat

wasalreadyhappeningmorequicklybecauseofglobalwarming.

Whensnowandiceareuncovered,theyreflectanenormousamountofsunlight

beforeitcanturnintoheat."Thesearethemirrorsonourplanet,“saysSonia

Nagorski,ascientistattheUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast."Whenthosemirrors

arecoveredinafilmofdarkbits,theydon'tsendbackthatmuchlightandheat.That

meansmoreheatistrappedonEarth,speedingupmeltingandcontributingtoglobal

warming.”

AsascientistwhopersonallyvisitsAntarcticaeveryyear,Khansayssheis

troubledbyherownresearchresults.Ontheonehand,shegoestoAntarcticato

collectcrucialdataabouthowquicklythesnowandicetherearedisappearing."But

thenwhenwecometoconclusionslikethisitreallydoesmakeusthinktwiceabout

howfrequentlyweneedtovisitthecontinent,“shesays,“andwhatkindof

regulationsshouldbeplacedontourismaswell."Thatcouldmeanrequiringthat

cruiseshipsandvehiclesbeelectric,forexample,orlimitingthenumberof

visitorseachyear.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人类对南极洲的频繁考察，导致煤烟污

染加速了南极洲气温的上升，加速了冰雪融化，人们对此情况反思，该如何降低对南极洲的

考察频率从而减少对南极洲生态环境的破坏。

28.WhatisKhan5sattitudetowardshumanactionsinAntarcticaaccordingto

Paragraph2?C

A.Angryandabusive.

B.Coldanduninterested.

C.Doubtfulandanxious.

D.Admiringanddelighted.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段可知，AliaKhan的疑问可以看出他对人们去南极洲考

察这一事实表示怀疑，而且他看到了人们到访南极洲产生的碳足迹使南极洲的冰雪融化，这

让他感到焦虑。故选C。

29.WhatisthemaincauseofsootpollutioninAntarctica?B

A.Thequickmeltingoficeandsnow.

B.Theemissionfromtransport.

C.Theremainingpartsofburningplants.

D.Thefloatinggasesfromothercontinents.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“SootinAntarcticacomesprimarilyfromwaste

gasesofcruiseships（游轮），vehiclesandairplanes,althoughsomepollution

travelsonthewindfromotherpartsoftheglobe.（南极洲的烟尘主要来自游轮、车

辆和飞机的废气，尽管一些污染是从世界其他地区随风传播的。”'可知，南极洲煤烟的主

要来源就是人们所使用的交通工具。故选B。

30.WhatdoweknowfromNagorski?A

A.Thecoverediceislessreflective.

B.Themeltingspeedoficeisslowerthanbefore.

C.Thedarkblanketservesasabigmirror.

D.Thesunlightgetsincreasinglystrongerrecently.

解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的^Whensnowandiceareuncovered,theyreflect

anenormousamountofsunlightbeforeitcanturnintoheat.（当雪和冰被揭开时，

它们会在阳光变成热量之前反射大量的阳光。）”可以推断，冰雪被煤烟覆盖后，其反射阳

光的效果就会降低。故选A。

31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?D

A.Whatmadeourplanetsopolluted?

B.Whoistoblameforairpollution?

C.Canelectricvehiclessavetourism?

D.ArewewelcometotheSouthPole?

解析：标题归纳题。根据第一段可知，人们在去南极洲考察的同时，却破坏了南极洲的

生态环境，所以该文主要分析的是我们人类有必要去南极洲考察吗？故选D。

D

（2023•河北省名校联盟高二月考）

HannahHuxfordencounteredthefry-stealinggullinBridlington,acoastaltown

ontheYorkshirecoast.Huxfordsnappedthewell-timedphotoonheriPhonein2011;

itwentviralsoonafter.Adecadelater,thefry-stealinggullisappearingon

billboards,aspartofanadvertisingcampaignforGoogle.

Researchersrecentlydiscoveredthatfoodmayactuallybecomemoreattractive

togullswhenthebirdsobservehumanshandlingitfirst,accordingtoa2020study

publishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience.

Becausethebirdsseemtobeattractedtofooditemsthatthey'vewatchedhumans

touch,anotherofthestudy，sauthors,saysthatit'sevenmoreimportanttoproperly

throwfoodwasteandsnackwrappersinthetrash."Ourfindingssuggestthatgulls

aremorelikelytoapproachfoodthattheyhaveseenpeopledroporputdown,so

theymayassociateareaswherepeopleareeatingwithaneasymeal,"Dr.LauraKelley

said.

Thescientistsapproached74herringgullsincoastaltownsinCornwall,

temptingthemwithweightedbagsoffriedpotatoes.Only19gullswerecuriousor

hungryenoughtolinger（逗留），allowingthescientiststoplacethebagontheground

andretreatashortdistanceaway,waitinginacrouched（蹲下）positiontoseeif

agullwouldapproach.

Theirexperimentsdemonstratedthatgullsweremorecautiousaboutapproaching

atemptingtreatiftherewasapersonnearbywhowaswatchingthemclosely.However,

thescientistsalsofoundthatfarfewerofthebirdsthanexpectedshowedinterest

ininvestigatingthefoodatallwhenbeingstaredat.

Infact,peoplemaybeabletoprotecttheirlunchesfromgullsbyavoidingareas

wherethebirdstendtogatherandkeepingaclosereyeontheirmeals,she

added."Gullshaveabadreputationbut,likeallanimals,theyarejusttryingto

survive,“Goumassaid."Wecantrytoalleviatetheconflictwehavewiththem

bymakingchangesinourownbehavior.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了海鸥偷吃人类食物的行为引起人们的重视，

但和所有动物一样，它们只是在努力生存，我们可以通过改变自己的行为来缓解与他们的冲

突。

32.Whydoestheauthormention“thefry-stealinggullphoto“inParagraph1?

A

A.Toopenupthetopic.

B.Tokidaboutthegull.

C.Totellusanepisode.

D.Tointroducethebackground.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段继续说明研究人员发现当海鸥看到人类先吃食物时，食

物对它们来说可能会变得更有吸引力，可知，第一段提到“偷薯条的海鸥照片”是为了开启

话题。故选A。

33.Whatdidgullspreferaccordingtothestudy?C

A.Photostakenbypeople.

B.Areasfulloffoodwaste.

C.Foodthatvisitorsareeating.

D.Snackwrappersinthetrash.

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段^Researchersrecentlydiscoveredthatfoodmay

actuallybecomemoreattractivetogullswhenthebirdsobservehumanshandlingit

first...”（研究人员最近发现，当鸟类看到人类先吃食物时，食物对海鸥来说可能会变得

更有吸引力。）”可知，海鸥更喜欢游客正在吃的食物。故选C项。

34.Whatcanweknowaboutgullsfromthescientists，experiments?D

A.Theydontlikethefoodleftoverbyhumans.

B.Theyapproachthetreatwhentheyarehungry.

C.Theyareinterestedineatingfoodwithhumans.

D.Theyprobablywon，teatthetreatwhenbeingwatched.

解析：推理判断题。根据第五段（他们的实验表明，如果附近有人密切注视着海鸥，它

们会更加谨慎地接近诱人的食物。然而，科学家们也发现，当被盯着看时，对食物表现出兴

趣的鸟类比预期的要少得多。）可知，海鸥可能不会在被监视的时候吃零食。故选D。

35.What'sGoumas，sattitudetotheactionofthefry-stealinggull?B

A.Conservative.B.Sympathetic.

C.Skeptical.D.Indifferent.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“'Gullshaveabadreputationbut,likeall

animals,theyarejusttryingtosurvive,'Goumassaid.Necantrytoalleviate

theconflictwehavewiththembymakingchangesinourownbehavior.'（Goumas

说：'海鸥名声不好，但和所有动物一样，它们只是在努力生存。''我们可以通过改变自

己的行为来缓解与他们的冲突。'）”故可推知，Goumas对海鸥偷薯条的行为表示同情。故

选B。

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。

Imaginetakingavoyagetothedeepestpartoftheocean.Whattypesofthing

wouldyouexpecttosee?Wouldyouseefamiliaranimalsandplantsorfindstrange

andnewones?

Scientistskeeplookingfornewspeciesandnewfacts.36.C.

Divingdeepintheocean

Thedeepocean,1,000metersbelowthesurface,isfreezingcold.What'sworse,

thewaterpressurecanharmyouifyoudon'thaveprotectivedeviceson.Therefore,

deep-seadiverswearspecialdivingsuitstoprotectthemselvesfromthewater

pressure.37.E,someofwhichhaverobotarmsthatcancollectsamplesofwater,

soil,andsmallanimalsunderwater.

Usingsatellitesfortracking

Satellitesupinspacecanhelptotrackseaanimals'travelsinthe

ocean.Scientistsattachelectronicsensorstosomeanimalstostud