江苏省各地高三英语第一学期期中考试卷分类汇编01阅读理解（解析版）

阅读理解专题

2021-2022学年度第一学期高三期中英语试卷（镇江）

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

THEWAROF

THEWORLDSl.WaroftheWorldsbyH.G.Wells

Publishedin1897,thissciencefictionhasinspiredcountlessnovelssince

thenandstillcontinuestofascinateitsreaders.Theunnamedheroisoneofthe

firstwitnessesofastrangelookingmeteorite（陨石）inEngland.Notlongafter,

itisapparentthatthemeteoriteisMartianandaninvasionisaroundthecorner.

Whatisitlikeforman,thedominatorofearth,tobedominatedbyaraceof

aliens?

2.TheDuneSaga（沙丘）byFrankHerbert

Publishedfrom1965-1985,theDuneSagacontains6novelsandiswidely

consideredthegreatestepicofsciencefiction.Insteadofstickingtoasingle

character,thesenovelsbeginwithPaulAtreides,firstasonofanoblefamily

andthentheemperoroftheknownuniverse.ThenovelsfollowPaul's

descendants（后裔）,endingbyrevealingthefateofhisplanet,Arrakis,andthe

fateofhisgenerations.

3.TheSpaceTrilogybyC.s.Lewis

C.S.LEWIS

THESPACE

TRILOGY

Thisseriescontainsthreebooksthatwerepublishedfrom1938-1945.

Lewisexploresthenatureofhumanitybytakingthemaincharacter,Dr.Elwin

Ransom,outsideofEarthandtotheplanetsofMarsandVenus.Onthese

planets,thelocalresidentsarenotcorrupted（腐败）,butcorruptionfromEarth

threatensthem.WhenRansomreturnstoEarthinthefinalbook,corruption

evengreaterthanwhenheleftawaitshimthere.

4.Fahrenheit451byRayBradbury

Thefuturesocietyinthepriceless1953novelismadeworseby

technology.

1RayBradburydiscussestheimportanceofbooksbyusingsuchasocietythat

burnsthem.Themaincharacter,GuyMontag,isafireman,someonewhoburns

booksandthehousesthatcontainthem.Thecultureobsesses（着迷）withthe

societyoftelevisionbutdoesn'trealizethevalue—andthefreedom-that

comeswithliterature.

21.WhereisDr.ElwinRansomoriginallyfrom?

A.Earth.B.Venus.C.Mars.D.Arrakis.

22.Whichbookexploresthepotentialfortechnologytomakehumanslessfree?

A.WaroftheWorlds.B.TheDuneSaga.C.TheSpaceTrilogy.D.Fahrenheit451.

23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyshowanimaginaryworld.

B.Theyeachhavetwomaincharacters.

C.Theyexplorethenatureofhumanity.

D.Theywerepublishedinthe20thcentury.

21-23ADA

A篇是一篇应用文，介绍了四本关于世界或者宇宙的书籍：WaroftheWorldsbyH.G.Wells.

TheDuneSagabyFrankHerbert、TheSpaceTrilogybyC.S.LewisfUFahrenheit451

byRayBradbury。文章有一定科幻性，有难度。

第21题A推断题。由第三个书可知，主人公Dr.Elwin到地球之外的火星和金星探索人类

的本质。在其他行星中当地居民没有腐败，但来自地球的腐败威胁着他们，当在最后一本书

中回到地球时，比他离开时更严重的腐败在那里等待着他，可以推断出Elwin博士的来自于

地球。

第22题D细节题。由第四本书可知，这部无价小说中的未来社会因技术而变得更糟，Ray

Bradbury利用这样一个烧掉书籍的社会来讨论书籍的重要性，主角GuyMontag是一名消防

员，他焚烧书籍和存放书籍的房屋，文化沉迷于电视社会，但没有意识到文学带来的价值和

自由，故选D,其他三本书并无提及technology。

第23题A总结概括题。由全文可知，这四本书都介绍了关于世界或宇宙的一个想象中的世

界，故选A,B项没有分清作者和主人公的区别，C项只有第三本书提及到了人类的本质，D

项错在第一本书出现在19世纪。

B

In1868six-year-oldLauraJernegan,herparents,andherbabybrother,Prescott,setsailfrom

NewBedford,Massachusetts.Thiswasnovacationcruise.Laura'sfather,captainofthewhaleship

Roman,washuntingthemightiestanimalonearth.

Unwillingtobeseparatedfromhisfamilyforthreetofouryearswhilehemadeocean

voyagesthousandsofmilesfromhome,CaptainJernegantookthemwithhimtoshareinthe

adventure-andthedanger-oflifeatsea.Inthemid-1800s,asmanyasoneinsixAmerican

whaling,captainstooktheirfamiliesonvoyages.

Whatwasitliketoliveonawhaleship?ThediaryLaurakeptwhileshewasatseaoffersa

lookintoherunusualchildhood.Shewasfascinatedbyherfather'sjob.Whentheship'slookout

spottedawhale,Laurarecordeditinherdiary."IhopeweshallgethimJshewrote.

Shewatchedasthemenrushedtotheirwhaleboatsandchasedthewhales.Assoonasa

whalewascaught,thecrewbegantoprocessit.Firstthecrew"cutin"thewhalebyremovingits

thickblanketofblubber（鲸月旨）.

Afterthrowingpiecesofblubberintolargepots,twomenwould“getinthepotsandsquish

（挤）outtheblubber/1Laurawrote.Itmusthavebeenastrangesightbecausethesailorswere

“wayuptotheirknees"inthegreasyfat,shereported.

Nowcamethehot,smoky,andsmellypart.Abrickfurnace（火炉）wasfiredup,andthe

blubberwastriedout,orboiledintooil,Onehugewhaleproducedenoughoiltofillseventy-five

banels,shenotedindisbelief.WhentheJemegansreturnedhome,theoilwouldbesoldforthe

bestpricepossible.Whaleoilwasimportantduringmostofthenineteenthcentury.Itwasusedto

lightlampsandtomakecandles.

TwoandahalfyearsaftershehadleftNewBedford,deep-wateradventurecametoanabrupt

end.TheJermeganswerewhalingintheSouthPacificwhenseveralcrewmembersmutinied（反

叛）.Fortunately,themutinywasstoppedbeforeanyonegotkilled.HerparentswereteiTified.

Theydecidedthatawhaleshipwasnoplaceforchildren.Laura,Prescott,andMrs.Jernegan

headedstraightbacktotheUnitedStatesonapassengership,andCaptainJernegancontinuedhis

whalingvoyage.

Thisera,oftencalledthegoldenageofwhaling,wasoverinthelatenineteenthcentury.Yet

onegirl'sdiaryhashelpedtoensurethatthischapterinAmerica'sseafaringhistorywillnotbe

forgotten.

24.WhydidCaptainJermegantakehisfamilyoutonawhalehunt?

A.Toexperiencethepleasantlifeatsea.

B.Tospendanicevacationwithhisfamily.

C.Toavoidalongseparationfromhisfamily.

D.Tofollowinthefootstepsofothercaptains.

25.Whatcanweleamaboutprocessingthehuntedwhales?

A.Lauraofferedhelptothework.

B.Itwasveryhardanddirtywork.

C.Itstartedfromboilingtheblubber.

D.Theworkerscouldn'tstandtheheatandbadsmell.

26.WhydidCaptainJernegansendhiswifeandchildrenhome?

A.Heworriedabouttheirsafety.

B.Laurahadnofriendsonhisship.

C.Therehappenedtobeapassengership.

D.Theyhadbeenawayfromhometoolong.

27.WhatcanweinferfromLaura'sdairy?

A.Herfatherstoppedwhalingafterthemutiny.

B.Huntingwhaleswaschallengingbutrewarding.

C.Shethoughtdeep-wateradventureswereboring.

D.The20thcenturywasthegoldenageofwhaling.

24-27CBAB

B篇是•篇记叙文，描写了一位小女孩在父母的带领下一次在捕鲸船上惊心动魄的生活，文

章主要介绍了捕杀的鲸鱼被处理加工的过程。文章理解有一定难度，但题目比较容易。

第24题C细节题。由文章第二段可知，杰尼根船长在离家数千英里的海上航行期间，不愿

与家人分离三到四年，他带着家人一起分享海上冒险和生命危险，在19世纪中期，多达六

分之一的美国捕鲸船长带着家人出海，故选C。

第25题B推断题。由文章第五段和第六段可知，处理鲸鱼的水手们在油腻的脂肪中“一直

到膝盖”，到了现炎热、烟雾弥漫、气味难闻的部分，砖制毛皮（被点燃，鲸脂被试过，或

者被煮成油），可以推断出处理鲸鱼的工作是既辛苦又肮脏的。

第26题A细节题。由文章第七段可知，杰尼加人在南太平洋捕鲸时，几名船员叛变，幸运

的是，叛变在任何人被杀之前就停止了，她的父母很害怕，所以劳拉、普雷斯科特和杰梅根

夫人乘坐客轮直接返回美国，故他送妻女回家的原因是出于安全考虑。

第27题B总结概括题。文章的主要内容就是来自于这个小女孩的笔记，本文就介绍了他们

的捕鲸和处理的过程，由文章第六段可知，处理鲸鱼的过程非常辛苦和肮脏，但是却能售卖

出很好的价格，故这是一项挑战又有回报的工作，ACD项明显错误。

C

Whendidyoulastwritealetter?Properlywriteone-byhand?Inadigitalworld,where

sendingatextoremailisfarmoreconvenientthanusingsnailmail,isthewritingonthewallfor

traditionalpenandpaper?Well,somepeopleclaimthatwritingstillhasmanybenefits,somaybe

it'snottimetoditchyourballpoint（圆珠笔）orfountainpen（钢笔）yet.

Thesedays,whenpeoplerequestthingsinwriting,atyped,electronicdocumentwillbe

accepted.Doingthisonacomputermeansitcouldbesaved,edited,copiedandsentviaemail.But

craftingahandwrittendocumentisunique:Itrequiresplanningandthought,and,aswellas

practisingyourhandwriting,ithelpsyoutorememberspellingandpunctuation.

Someexpertsbelieveyourbrainbenefitsfromusingold-fashionedpenandpaper.Thisis

particularlyrelevantforstudents,wheretypingnotesintoalaptopisthoughttolackthe"tactile

feedback"（触觉反馈）tothebrainthatcontactbetweenpenandpaperdoes.BBCWorklife

websitequotesHettyRoessinghfromtheUniversityofCalgary,whosaysthat"takingnotesby

handinvolvescognitive（认知的）engagementinsummarizing,adapting,organizing,conceptand

vocabularymapping."Othersagreethathandwritingmayboostfinemotorskillsinyourhands

andfingers.

Thereareeverydaybenefitstousingpenandpapertoo.Scribbling（涂鸦）notes,shopping

listsormessagesonthebackofanenvelopecanstillbeuseful,quickandportable.Butputting

pentopaperinalettertoafriendorlovedonecanprobablyhavethemostimpact.Penpalwriter

KatherineMollertoldtheBBC:"Inaworldwhereitissoeasytohoponlinetoemailortosenda

fasttext,itissopersonalandsoprecioustoknowsomeonechosetoturnoffthevirtualworldto

spendsometimewithyou.'1

So,whiledigitalskillsremainimportant,don'twriteoffyourpensandpencilsyet-especially

ifyoursmartphone,tabletorlaptoprunsoutofpower!

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ditch"meaninthefirstparagmph?

A.Write.B.Abandon.C.Save.D.Choose.

29.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoemphasizeinParagraph2?

A.Thepopularityofelectronicdocuments.

B.Theconvenienceofelectronicdocuments.

C.Thespecialfeaturesofhandwrittendocuments.

D.Thebasicrequirementsofhandwrittendocuments.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofwritingbyhand?

A.Itfullydevelopsyourhandmuscles.

B.Ithelpsyoutopractiseyourhandwriting.

C.Itstrengthensthebondbetweenpenandpaper.

D.Itsharpensyourcomprehensivecognitiveabilities.

31.WhatcanweinferfromKatherineMollefswords?

A.Itisnecessaryforustoturnoffthevirtualworld.

B.Scribblingnotesshouldbepractisedinourdailylife.

C.Usingpaperandpenhasthegreatestimpactonourdailylife.

D.Writingaletterbyhandcanbeatouchingandvaluableexperience.

28-31BCDD

C篇主要讲了书写的好处，倡导在数码技术重要的情况下，不要放弃书写，这对我们的身心

都具有好处，我们也不应该忘记这样一种传统的记录方式。

第28题B理解题。定位到原文第一段uwritingstillhasmanybenefits”可以推知不

应该放弃你的笔，A、写；B、放弃；C、拯救；D、选择，故选项B正确。

第29题C细节题。定位到原文第二段aButcraftingahandwritingdocumentisunique:

Itrequiresplanningandthought,and,aswellaspracticingyourhandwriting.,,

其中unique和specialfeatures形成同意替换，故选项C正确。

第30题D细节题。定位到原文倒数第三段takingnotesbyhandinvolvescognitive

engagementinsummarizing,adapting,organizing,conceptandvocabularymapping.”

可以对应到选项D,选项A、B、C均不正确。

第31题D推断题。由"KatherineMoller"定位到文章第四段，A选项没有提及，B选项

原文重现不选，C选项greatest限定词错误，故选项D正确。

D

Recently,manyclimatechangecampaignsandorganizationshavemarketedthemselvesusing

imagesofpolarbearslosingtheirhabitat.Thishasledmanypeopletoviewthepolarbearasthe

globalicon（象征物）forourclimatecrisis.

Thepolarbearhasbecomesowidespreadbecauseitdoesanexcellentjobofplayingonan

audience'semotionsandconvincingthemthatthereisanurgentproblemonEarth.Theimageryof

apolarbearisalsomuchmoreattractivethanascientificgraph（图表）orchartofincreasingsea

levelsorextremeweathereventoccurrences.

However,usingpolarbearsastheonlyiconofourchangingclimateisflawed（有错的）.For

one,itonlyrepresentsoneeffectofclimatechange,globalwarming,andnotclimatechangeitself.

Itneglectstoaddressotheraspectssuchasextremeweatherevents,oceanacidification,etc.While

globalwarmingisanimportantimpactofclimatechange,theotheraspectsneedtobe

communicatedaswellsinceclimatechangemaynotevencausewarmingincertainpartsofthe

world-itcouldleadtoseveresnowstormsorcolderwintersinstead.Thus,communicatingthese

otherelementsisvitalbecauseitcanreducemuchofthemisinformationsuiToundingourclimate

andgivestheaudienceamorecomprehensiveunderstandingofourplanet.

Moreover,usingpolarbearsisproblematicbecausemostpeopledonotliveanywherenear

polarbearhabitat.Thismakespolarbearsfeelfarremovedfromourownpersonalreality-thus

makingclimatechangefeelfarremovedfromourlives.Sinceclimatechangeisanythingbuta

distantphenomenon,asymbolthatcommunicatesthewaysinwhichtheclimatecrisisaffects

humanscouldbemoreconvincingandpushmorepeopletoact.

Eventhoughusingthepolarbearastheiconofclimatechangeislimitedinconveyingthe

fullscopeofourclimatecrisis,itcanactasanagentofopeninguptheconversationabout

environmentalissuesandinspiringviewerstodivedeeperintolearningaboutclimatechange.

32.Whyarepolarbearspreferredasmarketingimages?

A.Theirimageryismoreconvincing.

B.Theyarelikelytolosetheirhabitats.

C.Theyareuniquevictimsoftheclimatecrisis.

D.Thedataonthemoftenappearinscientificgraphs.

33.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Polarbearsaretheonlyindicatorofclimatechange.

B.Climatechangeisboundtoresultinglobalwarming.

C.Allelementsofclimatechangehavebeencommunicatedtothepublic.

D.Usingpolarbearsastheonlyiconofclimatechangewillcausesomeproblems.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”refertoinParagraph4?

A.Failingtounderstandourplanet.

B.Refusingtotakeimmediateaction.

C.Livingapartfrompolarbearhabitat.

D.Usingpolarbearstoexplainclimatechange.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Theoccurrenceofclimatechange

B.Thepossibleimpactofclimatechange

C.Thedangeroussymbolofpolarbears

D.Theimportanceofprotectingpolarbears

32-35ADCC

D篇围绕北极熊的危险信号展开。主要分析了北极熊不能作为天气变化的唯一标识的原因及

人们不住在北极熊附近，所以用北极熊作为信号是有局限性的，而我们更应该激发观察者更

深入地学习观察天气变化。

第32题A细节题。定位到原文第二段"Theimageryofapolarbearisalsomuchmore

attractivethanascientificgraphorchartofincreasingsealevelsorextreme

weathereventoccurrences.其中attractive和convincing进行了同意替换，故选项

A正确。

第33题D大意题。选项A限定only错误，并没有说是唯一；选项B过于绝对，错误；选

项C限定词all错误，不是所有的因素；由原文第三段第一句可知，flawed和causesome

problems构成同意替换，故选项D正确。

第34题C细节题。定位到原文第四段“Moreover,usingpolarbearsisproblematic

becausemostpeopledonot1iveanywherenearpolarbearhabitat.”故选项C正确。

第35题C概括题。文章主要关于北极熊而不是天气变化，故选项A、B错误；文章没有提

及北极熊的保护措施，故选项D错误；故选项C正确。

2021-2022学年度第一学期高三期中英语试卷（扬州）

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

HowtoPassYourOhioDrivingTesttheFirstTime

FollowthesetipstopasstheOhiodrivingtestsmoothly!

GetYourselfandYourVehicleReadyfortheOhioDrivingTest

Thebestthingtodoisgetagoodnightrestbeforethedayoftest.You'llwanttoshowupto

yourappointmentearly.

Torefreshyourmemoryoftrafficlaws,readthroughtheOhioDriversManualagainandtake

acoupleofonlinepracticetests(freewithourOhioDriversEducationcourse).Makesuretobring

avalidtemporaryinstructionpermitwithyou.

Befamiliarwithyourvehicle!Thetestadministratorwillaskyoutodemonstratethe

following:

•Adjustyourmirrors

•Turnonyourwindshieldwipers,radio,headlights,heatingandcoolingsystems.

Theywillalsoinspecttheseittomakesurethey5reinsafeworkingcondition:

,Currentlicenseplate

•Speedonneter

,Exhaustsystem

•Taillights

,Tires

GetsomeknowledgefortheOhioDrivingTest

Thetestadministratorwillmakesureyouknowaboutdrivingrulesandregulations,which

includepassinginthecorrectlaneandknowingwhenpassingothervehiclesisprohibited.You

will

demonstratetothemsignalsfbrlanechangesandturnsusingbothlightsandarmsignals.

Youmustalsounderstandandapplyrulesofright-of-way,whichincludesmaintaininga

space

cushion(缓冲)witha4scondfollowingdistance.

Ifyougooverthespeedlimitorrollpastastopsignorredlightwithoutstopping,youcan

expecttofailyourroadtest.Rememberthebasisofputtingonyoursafetybeltandplacingboth

handsonthewheel.

21.Whoarethesetipsintendedfor?

A.Testadministrators.B.Skilleddrivers.C.Carsellers.D.Testapplicants.

22.Whichofthefollowingisnecessaryfortakingadrivingtest?

A.TheOhioDriversManual.B.Avalidtemporaryinstructionpermit.

C.Acoupleofonlinepracticetests.D.TheOhioDriversEducationcourse.

23.Whichofthefollowingisacceptableduringthedrivingtest?

A.Yousignalwithyourarmandlights.

B.Youplaceonehandonthewheel.

C.Youforgettoputonyoursafetybelt.

D.Youkeepa3-secondspacecushion.

21-23DBA

21.D推理判断题。根据文章标题HowtoPassYourOhioDrivingTesttheFirstTime以及第一

句话FollowthesetipstopasstheOhiodrivingtestsmoothly可知，本文是给参加驾照考试的人

提建议。

22.B细节理解题。根据第一个建议第2小节最后一句话Makesuretobringavalidtemporary

instructionpermitwithyou可知，考试要带一个有效的临时学习驾照avalidtemporary

instructionpermitovalid:有效的；temporary:临时的；permit:许可证。

23.A细节理解题。根据第二个建议第1小节最后•句话Youwilldemonstratetothemsignals

forlanechangesandturnsusingbothlightsandarmsignals可知，可以用信号灯和手势来演示

变道和转弯的信号。根据最后一句话Rememberthebasicsofputtingonyoursafetybeltand

placingbothhandsonthewheel可知B、C两个选项错误。根据第二个建议第2小节which

includesmaintainingaspacecushionwithafour-secondfollowingdistance可知要保持四秒的缓

冲距离，所以D选项错误。

B

ShrinkingStormonJupiter（木星）

It'ssnowing,butthecloudsarered.Thewindhowlsat400milesanhour,fasterthana

hurricane.Andit'scolderthantheNorthPole.NamedtheGreatRedSpot,thisstormisonJupiter,

thelargestplanetthatgoesaroundtheSun.Thestormisshrinking.Nooneknowswhy—orwhat

itwilldonext.

AstronomersdiscoveredtheGreatRedSpotbylookingatJupiterthroughtelescopes.The

spot,

onceestimatedtobe25,500milesacross,wasjust10,250mileswidewhentheHubbleSpace

Telescopelastobservedit."It'satthesmallestsizethatwe'veeverseen/saysDr.AmySimon,an

astronomerwhostudiesthestorm.It'salsochangingshape,lookingmorelikeacirclethanisusual

oval.

JupiterdiffersgreatlyfromEarth.It'smademostlyofhydrogenandhelium（氮）.Butmostof

hydrogenandheliumonJupiterisnotintheformofgas.Instead,Jupiter'sgreatgravitysqueezes

thehydrogenandhelium,turningmostoftheseelementsintoaliquid.Onlytheouterpartof

Jupiterisgas.Andthafs'wheretheGreatRedSpotis.NooneknowswhytheGreatRedSpotis

red.

LikeJupiter'sair,thespotismademostlyofhydrogenandheliumgases.Buttheyhavenocolor.

Sosomethingelsemustcolorthespotred.

Mysteriesaboundaboutthespot,suchaswhatpowersitandwhyitissored.Nowanother

one

arises.TheGreatRedSpothaslastedlongerthananystormonEarth.OnEarth,hurricanes

weaken

whentheymovefromseatoland,andwhentheymovenorthorsouth.Neitherofthesethings

happensonJupiter.Yetthestormisshrinking,44Coulditdisappear?"asksDr.Simon."WouldIbet

moneyonitonewayortheother?Probablynot."

24.WhatdowelearnabouttheGreatRedSpot?

A.Itisgettingsmallerandrounder.B.Itisgettingcolderandfaster.

C.Itisgettinghigherandmoreoval.D.Itisgettingredderandlighter.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutJupiterfromthisarticle?

A.ItisbiggerthantheSun.B.Ithasslightgravity.

C.Itcontainsliquidandgas.D.Itusuallylooksred.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abound”meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Getsolvedfinally.B.Gomissingabruptly.

C.Existnumerously.D.Decreasegradually.

27.WhatisDr.Simon'sattitudetowardsthedisappearanceoftheGreatRedSpot?

A.Hopeful.B.Confident.C.Worried.D.Doubtful.

24-27ACCD

24.A推理判断题。根据文章标题ShrinkingStormonJupiter以及第二小节最后一句话It'salso

changingshape,lookingmorelikeacirclethanitsusualoval可知，theGreatRedSpot（大红斑）

正变得越来越小，也越来越圆。oval:n.椭圆adj.椭圆的。

25.C细节理解题。根据第三小节第3、4句话ButmostofthehydrogenandheliumonJupiter

isnotintheformofgas.Instead,Jupiter'sgreatgravitysqueezesthehydrogenandhelium,

turningmostoftheseelementsintoaliquid可知，木星上大部分的氢和氢不是以气体的形式存

在，木星的巨大引力挤压了氢和氨，将这些元素中的大多数变成了液体；以及根据第5句话

OnlytheouterpartofJupiterisgas,木星只有外层部分才是气体。

26.C词义猜测题。最后一小节第一句话Mysteriesaboundaboutthespot,suchaswhatpowers

itandwhyitissored.Nowanotheronearises意为：关于这个地方有很多谜团，比如它的动力

是什么，为什么它这么红。现在又出现了，个。abound：v.toexistingreatnumbersorquantities

大量存在；有许多

例：Storiesabouthistravelsabound.有关他游历的故事多得很。

27.D情感态度题。根据最后一句话“Coulditdisappear?"asksDr.Simon."WouldIbetmoney

onitonewayortheother?Probablynot.”可知，D匚Simon对大红斑消失并不确定。

C

Thenoisefromlivingnexttoabusyroadorrailwaycouldraisetheriskofdementia（痴呆），

researchsuggests.

Astudyfoundthatexposuretorailorroadtrafficsoundswaslinkedtoanincreaseintherisk

ofdementiabymorethanaquarter.TheDanishresearchersestimatedthatasmanyas1,216outof

the8,475casesofdementiainasingleyearcouldbeduetoit.

Afterairpollution,transportnoiseisconsideredthesecondworstenvironmentalriskfactor

for

publichealthinEurope.About40percentofthepopulationisexposedtoroadtrafficnoiseabove

55decibels（dB）.

Thereisaknownlinkbetweennoiseandhealthproblemssuchasheartdisease,obesity（肥胖

症）anddiabetes,buttheimpactondementiaisunclear.

ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernDenmarkinvestigatedtheassociationbetween

dementiaandlong-termresidentialexposuretoroadandrailnoiseamongtwomillionadultsaged

over60duringanI.-yearperiod.Theyfoundthatroadandrailwaynoisewereassociatedwitha

higherriskofAlzheimer'sdisease.Theriskwasupto27percenthigherforssdBroadnoiseand

upto24percenthigherfor50dBrailwaynoise,whencomparedwithlessthan40dB.However,

onlyroadtrafficnoisewasassociatedwithanincreasedriskofvascular（血管的）dementia,and

not

railwaynoise.

DrRosaSancho,headofresearchatAlzheimer'sResearchUK,saidthattheresearchdidnot

identifywhytheriskwashigher“butaddstoevidencelinkingexposuretonoisepollution.4tIf

otherstudiesconfirmit,*'hesaid,“itbegsthequestionofwhythenoiseexposureisrelevantto

dementia."

28.WhatisspecialabouttheDanishresearch?

A.Itclarifiesthelinkbetweennoiseanddementia.

B.Itconfirmsthatnoiseleadstohealthproblems.

C.Itstressesthenecessityofreducingtrafficnoise.

D.itwarmspeopleofthegravityofnoisepollution.

29.Accordingtotheresearch,findings,whichorthefollowingisright

A.Overaquarteroftrafficsoundsledtotheriskofdementia.

B.Transportnoiseisthesecondworstfactorforpublichealth.

C.Railwaynoisemaynotraisetheriskofvasculardementia.

D.Railwaynoiseladstodementiamoreeasilythanroadnoise.

30.WhatdoesDrRosaSanchothinkoftheresearch?

A.Hedoubtstheaccuracyofitsdata.

B.Hethinksnothingofitsdiscovery.

C.Heisoptimisticaboutitslimitation.

D.Hehopestoseeitsfurtherexploration.

31."Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletileofthisarticle?

A.Roadandrailnoiserelatingtodementia

B.Roadandrailnoiseleadingtopoorhealth

C.Anewwaytoreducetheriskofdementia

D.Anewwaytoreduceroadandrailnoise

28-31ACDA

28.A细节理解题。依据是第四段。

29.C细节理解题。依据是第五段中aHowever,onlyroadtrafficnoisewasassociatedwithan

increasedriskofvascular（血管的）dementia,andnotrailwaynoise.”。

30.D推理判断题。从最后一段可知，这位科学家认可这一研究成果但同时指出了研究尚未

解决的问题，故选D。

31.A主旨大意题。文章的第一段给出了全文的主题句。

D

ZoewasonlyfourwhenherherofatherGarywaskilledintheBattleofGooseGreeninthe

Falklands.ShewastooyoungtounderstandwhenhermotherproudlyshowedherhisMilitary

MedalaftercollectingitfromtheQueenatBuckinghamPalace.Now,unfortunately,motherand

daughterareatwaroverthesaleoftheMedal,whichisduetogounderthehammeratLondon

auction（拍卖）housetoday.

LastnighttheheartbrokendaughtermadeafinalappealtokeeptheMedalinthefamily.Zoe,

whoisestrangedfromhermother,isdesperatelytryingtoraise£70,000tobuyitafterhermother,

Jay,60,decidedtopartwithittofundherbattlewithillhealth.

Herdaughtersaid,"MydadgavehislifeandtheMedalshouldremainpartofhisfamily.

ApartfromthepictureinthepresswhentheMedalwasgiven,Ihaveneverevenbeenallowedto

seeitsince.Therelationshipwithmymomiscomplex.IhavenotseenhersinceIwas14.Idid

trytocontactherwhenIheardaboutthesale.Iaskedhertodelayandgivethefamilyachancet