2024年高考英语二轮复习预测试卷：英语（上海卷）（解析版）

2024年高考第二次模拟考试（上海02）

英语

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：140分）

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I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10题，每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionsyouhaveheard.

1.A.Inalibrary.B.Inabookstore.

C.Inanoffice.D.Inafurniturestore.

2.A.Three.B.SixC.Nine.D.Twelve.

3.A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandparent.

C.Husbandandwife.D.Teacherandstudent.

4.A.Doubtful.B.Excited.C.Frustrated.D.Indifferent.

5.A.Hehadaworthytrip.B.Hedidn'tenjoythetrip.

C.Thetripwastooexhausting.D.Thetriptookhimbysurprise.

6.A.Pressthebuttonofeveryfloor.

B.Takeanotherliftdowntothe7thfloor.

C.Askthewomanwhichfloorshe'sgoingto.

D.Stayinthesamelifttogodowntohisfloor.

7.A.Thesizeoftheelectricvehiclemarket.

B.Anewtrendinthecarmakingindustry.

C.Theveryprofitablebusinessofmakingcakes.

D.Howmanufacturersprofitfrommakingelectriccars.

8.A.Thewomanwasanewcustomerofthegarage.

B.Thewomancalledtomakeacomplaintaboutthegarage'sservice.

C.Thewomanhadn'texpectedthemaintenanceservicetotakesolong.

D.Thewomanwassatisfiedwiththeimprovementinthegarage'sservice.

9.A.Themandidn'tintendtomakethewomanunhappy.

B.Themanthoughtthewomanwasbeingunreasonable.

C.Themanbelievedthewomanhadmisunderstoodhim.

D.Themanwantedtosaysomethingupsettingtothewoman.

10.A.Thewomanmayneedtoreevaluateherpriorities.

B.Thewomanshoulddealwiththeurgentmattersfirst.

C.Thewomanhasfailedtotakecareoftheurgentmatters.

D.Thewomanshouldkeeptrackofeverythingusingato-dolist.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageor

conversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,and

decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Hewaslaughedatbyotherstudents.

B.Hewasinterestedinstudyinginhisyouth.

C.Hegothisgraduatedegreeattheageof60.

D.Hemadehisfellowstudentsmoreopen-minded.

12.A.Considerate.B.Independent.C.Intelligent.D.Energetic.

13.A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

C.Afriendinneedisfriendindeed.D.Youcan'tteachanolddognewtricks.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Alert.B.Unfocused.C.Awake.D.Busy.

15.A.Theyaresolutionproviders.B.Theyareasourceofinspiration.

C.Theyarenormallyfullofbadnews.D.Theyaremoreeducationalthanwebsites.

16.A.Drinkmorecoffee.

B.Scrollthroughnewswebsites.

C.Allowourselvessometimetorelax.

D.Releaseourstresswithconstantcomplaints.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Open.B.Selfish.C.Friendly.D.Reserved.

18.A.Theystayquiet.B.Theyreadabook.

C.Theytalkabouttheweather.D.Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

19.A.Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

B.ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

C.Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague'shome.

D.Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

20.A.Housesaremuchquieter.B.Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

C.Theywanttohavemorespace.D.Theywantagardenoftheirown.

【听力答案】1-5BBCDA6-10DBCAA11-13DDA14-16BCC17-20DACB

【备注：听力音频文字稿附文档末尾】

II.GrammarandVocabulary（每题1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

WhatCanOneCityDo?

Peoplearoundtheworldareconcernedaboutglobalwarmingandaretalkingaboutwaystostopit.Thecityof

Cambridge,Massachusetts,intheUnitedStates,isdoingmorethanjusttalking.Cambridgewantstobecomea

worldleaderinenergy-efficientbuildings.

Today,NaemaOmarisimprovingher80-year-oldhouseinCambridge.Tokeeptheheatinsideinthewinter,

sheisfillingthespaceinsidethewallswithinsulation(绝缘).Insulationisusuallymadefromchemicals,butinher

house,sheisusing21new-insulationmadefromrecycledbluejeansandotherclothes.Shehasalsoput

inanewtypeoflightcalledanLEDlamp22usesonlyatinyamountofelectricity.Thelight-bulbsinitlast

for20to30yearsbeforeneeding23(change).

Buteco-friendlyinsulationandlightingaremuchmoreexpensivethantheusualkind24

manypeopleinCambridgecan'taffordthem.AgroupcalledCambridgeEnergyAlliance(CEA)25

(work)tosolvethisproblem.Theywanttohelpeveryresidentandbusinessinthecityconserveenergy.Peoplecan

askthegrouptocomeandlookat26theycanmaketheirhouseorofficebuildingeco-friendly.TheCEA

thenmakesthemaplantosave15to30percentonheating,gas,water,andelectricity.Thenthegrouphelppeople

borrowmoneytopayfortheimprovements.Themoneythatpeoplesavebybeing27(efficient)shouldbe

enoughtopaybacktheloan.

ItwastenyearsagothatthecityofCambridgedecidedtotrytoreduceitscarbonemissions.Morethan80

percentofthecarbondioxide28(produce)inCambridgecomesfrombuildings-notfromcars29

successful,theprogramwillnotonlysavealotofenergybutalsomakenewjobsforlocalpeople.Workers30

(need)toputininsulation,installbetterdoorsandwindows,andmakeotherenergyimprovementsonbuildings.

TheCEAhopesthattheirprogramwillbeanexampleforothercities.

【答案】

21.something22.that/which23.tobechanged/changing24.sothat25.isworking26.how

27.moreefficient28.produced29.If/Once30.willbeneeded

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍剑桥大学关注全球变暖情况，希望成为世界上节能建筑的领导者。

21.考查不定代词。句意：隔热材料通常是由化学物质制成的，但在她的房子里，她使用了一些新的东西

—由回收的蓝色牛仔裤和其他衣服制成的隔热材料。根据句意可知，止匕空应填something,在本句中作宾

语，符合句意。故填something。

22.考查定语从句。句意：她还引入了一种新型的光，称为LED灯，这种灯只需要很少量的电。分析句子

可知，这里考查定语从句，先行词为anLEDlamp,为物，在从句中作主语。故填that/which。

23.考查非谓语。句意：里面的灯泡在需要更换之前可以使用20到30年。分析句子可知，这里考查needto

bedone或者needdoing,均表示“需要被做"，为固定搭配。故填tobechanged/changing。

24.考查连词。句意：但环保隔热和照明比通常的要贵得多，所以剑桥的许多人买不起。分析句子可知，

此空应填连词，再由句意可知，应填sothat表“所以”，引导结果状语从句。故填sothat。

25.考查时态。句意：一个名为剑桥能源联盟（CEA）的组织正在努力解决这个问题。分析句子可知，这

里考查谓语动词，由句意可知，这里表示“剑桥能源联盟的组织正在努力解决”，所以这里应用现在进行时，

且主语为Agroup,为单数形式。故填isworkingo

26.考查宾语从句。句意：人们可以请小组来看看如何使他们的房子或办公楼环保。分析句子可知，这里

考查宾语从句，由句意可知，这里应表示“如何使他们的房子或办公楼环保”，所以这里应用连接副词how。

故填howo

27.考查形容词比较级。句意：人们通过提高效率节省的钱应该足以偿还贷款。由上文TheCEAthenmakes

themaplantosave15to30percentonheating,gas,water,andelectricity可知，这里表示“更加有效率”，所以应

用比较级。故填moreefficiento

28.考查非谓语。句意：剑桥80%以上的二氧化碳来自建筑，而不是汽车。分析句子可知，这里考查非谓

语,thecarbondioxide与produce为被动关系，再由句意可知，这里应用过去分词形式作定语。故填producedo

29.考查连词。句意：如果该计划成功，不仅可以节省大量能源，还可以为当地人创造新的就业机会。分

析句子可知，此空应填连词，由句意可知，可填if或者once,构成条件状语从句，且句首时首字母应大写。

故填If/Onceo

30.考查时态语态。句意：工人们将需要安装隔热材料，安装更好的门窗，并对建筑物进行其它能源改进。

分析句子可知，这里考查谓语动词，Workers与need为被动关系，且由前句可知，这里时态也应用一般将

来时。故填willbeneededo

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.claimedB.evacuateC.fabricsD.regularE.significantlyF.sink

G.rainstormsH.similarLinitiallyJ.swallowingK.thought

“Itwasawaveofwater,“saysOulimataSambe.Shepointsoutthestill-sodden（湿透的）armchairs,muddy

wardrobeandthewaterstainametreandahalfupthewallinhersmallhouseinNgor,afishingvillagewithin

Dakar,thecapitalofSenegal."Ihadtwograndkidsonmybed,Ihadto31themoutofthewindow,“she

adds.Notfaraway,underpassesonDakar'ssceniccomiche（滨海路）becamecar-32lakes.Justweeksearlier

anotherdownpourhadturnedquietstreetsinDakarintoragingriversandcollapsedasectionofmotorway.

33eventsregularlyoccuracrosstheregion.Recentfloodingandlandslidesalsokilledeightpeoplein

Freetown,thecapitalofSierraLeone.InJunefloodingkilled12peopleinAbidjan,thecommercialcapitalofIvory

Coast.FloodsinLagos,Nigeria'scommercialcapital,34anothersevenlives.Evenwhentheyarenotdeadly,

cityfloodsruinlivesandlivelihoods.StormwaterrecentlyfloodedthebiggesttextilemarketinKano,acityin

northernNigeria,destroyinghundredsofthousandsofdollars9worthof35.

Unusuallyheavyrainshavebecome36morecommonoverthepast30years,leavinghugenumbersof

peopleatrisk.Inplacesthisispartlybecauseofdeforestation.ArecentstudybyChristopherTayloroftheUK

CentreforEcologyandHydrology,aresearchinstitute,andhiscoauthorsfoundthatafternoon37in

deforestedpartsofcoastalwestAfricahappentwiceasoftencomparedwith30yearsago.Theirfrequencywentup

byonlyaboutathirdinplacesthatkepttheirforests.

Yet38floodingofcitiesinwestAfricaisnotonlycausedbyheavierrain.Unplannedurbanizationis

alsotoblame.Ascitieshavegrown,buildershavethrownupconcretewallswithlittle39aboutproviding

drainage,makingitharderforwatertofindaclearpathtothesea.Aseverlargerareashavebeenpavedover,there

hasbeenlessexposedsoilintowhichwatercangently40away.Andascitesgetmorepackedwithnew

arrivals,theirfewfunctioningdrainsgetoverwhelmedorclogged.

【答案】

31.B32.J33.H34.A35.C36.E37.G38.D39.K40.F

【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在过去的30年里，不寻常的暴雨变得越来越常见，使大量的人处于

危险之中，以及造成这个结果的原因。

31.考查动词。句意：我的床上有两个孙子，我不得不把他们从窗户里疏散出去。分析句子可知，空前为

hadto,此处应为动词原形，构成hadtodo”不得不做某事"，evacuate“疏散”为动词，符合句意。故选B项。

32.考查现在分词。句意：在不远的地方，达喀尔风景秀丽的滨海大道上的地下通道变成了吞噬汽车的湖

泊。分析句子可知，空后为名词lakes,此处应和空前car构成复合形容词修饰lakes,结合句意可知，应为

现在分词作与car,构成car-swallowing”吞噬汽车的“复合形容词，符合句意。故选J项。

33.考查形容词。句意：类似的事件在整个地区经常发生。分析句子可知，空后events为名词，此处应为

形容词形式作定语修饰该名词，Similar"类似的，相似的”为形容词，符合句意。故选H项。

34.考查动词。句意：尼日利亚商业之都拉各斯的洪水又夺走了7条生命。分析句子可知，此处为动词的

填入，作句子的谓语成分，claimed"使丧生，致命”为动词，符合句意。故选A项。

35.考查名词。句意：最近，暴雨淹没了尼日利亚北部城市卡诺最大的纺织品市场，摧毁了价值数十万美

元的纺织品。分析句子可知，此处为金钱+worthofsth”价值多少钱的东西”,所以此处为名词形式，fabrics41纺

织品”为名词，符合句意。故选C项。

36.考查副词。句意：在过去的30年里，不寻常的暴雨变得越来越常见，使大量的人处于危险之中。分析

句子可知，空后morecommon为形容词，此处应为副词作状语修饰该形容词，signi行cantly“显著地”为副词，

符合句意。故选E项。

37.考查名词。句意:英国生态与水文研究中心的ChristopherTaylor和他的合作者最近的一项研究发现，

在西非沿海森林被砍伐的地区，下午的暴风雨发生的频率是30年前的两倍。分析句子可知，空前为that

afternoon指代某物，空后为indeforestedpartsofcoastalwestAfrica介词短语，此处应为名词形式，

rainstorms“暴风雨”为名词，符合句意。故选G项。

38.考查形容词。句意：然而，西非城市的经常性洪水不仅仅是由暴雨引起的。分析句子可知，空后为名

词短语floodingofcities,此处应为形容词形式修饰该名词短语，regular“经常性的”为形容词，符合句意。故

选D项。

39.考查名词。句意：随着城市的发展，建筑商在修建混凝土墙时几乎没有考虑到排水问题，这使得水更

难找到一条畅通的入海通道。分析句子可知，空前1进怕为形容词，此处应为名词形式，though亡想法”为名

词，符合句意。故选K项。

40.考查动词短语。句意：随着越来越多的地区被铺砌，可供水慢慢渗入的裸露土壤也越来越少。分析句

子可知，此处为动词形式作句子的谓语成分，和空后的away构成动词短语，sinkaway“逐渐消失或降低”为

动词短语，符合句意。故选F项。

III.ReadingComprehension(共45分。41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Anideawhosetimehascome:thefour-dayworkweek

Thefour-dayworkweek'smomenthasarrived.WithCaliforniaCongressmanMarkTakano?sintroductionof

legislationtoreducethestandardworkweekfrom40to32hours,awarenessofashorterworkweek—and41

forit—isgaining.Andsoistheskepticismaroundit.

Initialskepticismisa(n)42responsetoagreatchangeinhowwethinkaboutwork.Americanwork

culturehasbeendefinedbyidealsofcareerasidentity,workaholismandambitionsforcontinuousgrowth.Itisnot

43tofreeourselvesfromtheonlyrealityweknow.

Andyet,iftherewereeverarighttime,thisisit.Forsomany,themusclesofadaptationhave44

overthepasttwoyearswitheverychallengebroughtonbythepandemicandotherglobalcrises.Therapid,

significanttransitionacrossindustriestoworkingfromhomeprovidedevidencethatwecan45quicklyin

responsetochangingconditions.Now,wehaveanopportunitytoexercisethesemusclesto46evolvefrom

outdatedconceptionsofwhatworkmustlooklike.

Four-dayworkweekpilotsareemergingacrosstheglobe,withsomecompaniesnowshiftingfromthe47

stagetoimplementingthepolicypermanently.MicrosoftJapan,UnileverNewZealandandKick-starterrepresent

justafewofagrowingnumberoforganizationsexploringthefour-dayworkweek.48politicalleadersare

voicingsupportfortheconcept.Lastyear,NewZealandPrimeMinisterJacindaArdemapprovedemployers

implementingafour-dayworkweektohelpstimulatedomestictourisminresponsetoindustrydownturnbrought

onbytheCOVID-19pandemic.

Advocatesmentionmany49includingreducedburnout,improvedphysicalandmentalhealth,

increasedgenderequity,andpositiveenvironmentimpacts.Itiseasytoimaginewhatwemightdowithan

additionalday-spendtimewithfamilyandfriends,pursueahobby,enrollinclasses,sleep.Manyinfavorofthe

four-dayworkweekenvisionamore50andrestedcommunity.Pilotfindingsshowincreased

productivityaswell.Amongcompaniesthathaveadoptedafour-dayweek,nearlytwo-thirdsreportincreased

productivity.

Someleaderswillseetheresearchandbe5jthatapilotintheirorganizationisworthwhile.

Otherwillresisttheidea.Whattheoriesorbeliefsareatthetherootoftheirconcerns?Manyleadersweretaught

thatface-timewithemployeesistheonlywaytoensureaccountability,productivityandteamwork.Lessface-time,

whichfollowsthefour-dayworkweekmodelandwork-from-homearrangements,canfeeltosomelike52

control.

Forleadersoforganizationsandteams,theshifttoafour-dayworkweekrequiresre-imaginingstandard

operatingprocedures,increasinginnovationand,perhapsmostimportantly,trustingin53.Let

employeesworkoutthedetailsratherthantryingto“solve“thefour-dayworkweekchallenge54.Awin,

aBerlin-basedteachfirm,saw80employeesvolunteerfortaskforcestoensurethattheirswitchtoafour-day

workweekwentsmoothly.Thosewhoareclosesttotheworkandpotentialchallengesareoftenclosesttothe

55.Thewebsitealsooffersmanyresourcestohelpcompaniesdesignafour-day

workweekpilot.

41.A.dislikeB.substitutionC.responsibilityD.enthusiasm

42.A.delayedB.reasonableC.incorrectD.official

43.A.lateB.practicalC.easyD.impossible

44.A.loosenB.hurtC.strengthenedD.trembled

45.A.withdrawB.failC.defendD.adapt

46.A.intentionallyB.traditionallyC.incidentallyD.hopelessly

47.A.centerB.recoveryC.designD.pilot

48.A.AsaresultB.WhafsmoreC.BycontrastD.Infact

49.A.concernsB.assumptionsC.threatsD.benefits

50.A.isolatedB.experiencedC.fulfilledD.modernized

51.A.remindedB.convincedC.informedD.warned

52.A.asenseofB.adrainonC.alossofD.awasteof

53.A.employeesB.advocatesC.campaignersD.leaders

54.A.fromthescratchB.fromthebottomup

C.fromthemiddleD.fromthetopdown

55.A.risksB.proceduresC.solutionsD.resources

【答案】

41.D42.B43.C44.C45.D46.A47.D48.B49.D50.C51.B

52.C53.A54.D55.C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了新的四小时工作周这种全新的惯例在社会上引起的怀疑，支持和试

点等情况。

41.考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着加利福尼亚州众议员MarkTakano提出将标准工作周从40小时减少到

32小时的立法，人们对缩短工作周的认识和热情正在增强。A.dislike不喜欢；B.substitution替换；C.

responsibility责任；D.enthusiasm热情。根据后文“Advocatesmentionmany,includingreducedburnout,

improvedphysicalandmentalhealth,increasedgenderequity,andpositiveenvironmentimpacts.“可知，倡导者提

到了许多益处，包括减少倦怠、改善身心健康、增加性别公平和对环境的积极影响，推断出人们对缩短工

作周的认识和热情正在增强。故选D项。

42.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最初的怀疑是对我们看待工作的方式发生巨大变化的合理回应。A.delayed

定时的；延期的；B.reasonable合情合理的；C.incorrect不正确的；D.official正式的；官方的。根据后文

"'Americanworkculturehasbeendefinedbyidealsofcareerasidentity,workaholismandambitionsforcontinuous

growth.”可知，美国的工作文化被职业理想定义为身份认同、工作狂和持续成长的抱负，这些与将标准工作

周从40小时减少到32小时的立法产生了理念上的不同，推断出人们最初的怀疑是对我们看待工作的方式

发生巨大变化的合理回应。故选B项。

43.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：要把自己从我们所知道的唯一现实中解放出来并不容易。A.late迟的；

B.practical实际的；C.easy容易的；D.impossible不可能的。根据前文“Americanworkculturehasbeendefined

byidealsofcareerasidentity,workaholismandambitionsforcontinuousgrowth.“可知，美国的工作文化被职业

理想定义为身份认同、工作狂和持续成长的抱负，这些观念根深蒂固，所以推断出要把自己从我们所知道

的唯一现实中解放出来并不容易。故选C项。

44.考查动词词义辨析。句意：对许多人来说，在过去两年里，随着疫情和其他全球危机带来的每一个挑

战，适应的力量都在增强。A.loosen解开;松开；B.hurt伤害;C.strengthened强化；D.trembled战栗。根

据后文“Therapid,significanttransitionacrossindustriestoworkingfromhomeprovidedevidencethatwecan

quicklyinresponsetochangingconditions.”可知，跨行业向在家工作的快速、重大转变提供了证据，

证明我们可以快速适应不断变化的条件，从而推断出对许多人来说，在过去两年里，随着疫情和其他全球

危机带来的每一个挑战，适应的力量都在增强。故选C项。

45.考查动词词义辨析。句意：跨行业向在家工作的快速、重大转变提供了证据，证明我们可以快速适应

不断变化的条件。A.withdraw撤退；B.fail失败；C.defend防卫；D.adapt适应。根据前文“Forsomany,the

musclesofadaptationhaveoverthepasttwoyearswitheverychallengebroughtonbythepandemicand

otherglobalcrises.”可知，对许多人来说，在过去两年里，随着疫情和其他全球危机带来的每一个挑战，适

应的力量都在增强，证明我们可以快速适应不断变化的条件。故选D项。

46.考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在，我们有机会锻炼这些权力，有意地从工作必须是什么样子的过时观

念中进化出来。A.intentionaHy有意地；B.traditionally传统地；C.incidentally不经意地；D.hopelessly绝望

地。根据前文“wehaveanopportunitytoexercisethesemuscles”可知，我们有机会锻炼这些权力，推断出我们

应该有意地从工作必须是什么样子的过时观念中进化出来。故选A项。

47.考查名词形容词词义辨析。句意：全球各地正在兴起每周四天工作制试点，一些公司现在从试点阶段

转向永久实施该政策。A.center中心；B.recovery恢复；C.design设计；D.pilot试点的。根据前文“Four-day

workweekpilotsareemergingacrosstheglobe”可知，全球各地正在兴起每周四天工作制试点,推断出一些公

司现在从试点阶段转向永久实施该政策。故选D项。

48.考查介词短语辨析。句意:此外，政治领导人表示支持这一概念。A.Asaresult结果；B.Whafsmore

此外；C.Bycontrast相比之下；D.Infact事实上。根据后文“Lastyear,NewZealandPrimeMinisterJacinda

Ardemapprovedemployersimplementingafour-dayworkweektohelpstimulatedomestictourisminresponseto

industrydownturnbroughtonbytheCOVID-19pandemic.”可知去年，新西兰总理杰辛达・阿德姆批准雇主实施

每周四天工作制，以帮助刺激国内旅游业，以应对新冠肺炎疫情带来的行业低迷，进一步说明政治领导人

表示支持这一概念。故选B项。

49.考查名词词义辨析。句意：倡导者提到了许多好处，包括减少倦怠、改善身心健康、提高性别公平以

及对环境的积极影响。A.concerns关注；B.assumptions假设；C.threats威胁；D.benefits利益；好处。根

据后文“includingreducedburnout,improvedphysicalandmentalhealth,increasedgenderequity,andpositive

environmentimpacts”可知，减少倦怠、改善身心健康、提高性别公平以及对环境的积极影响这些都是实施每

周四天工作制的好处。故选D项。

50.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：许多赞成每周工作四天的人设想一个更加满意的和休息得好的社会。A.

isolated孤立的;B.experienced有经验的;C.fulfilled觉得满意的;D.modernized现代化的。根据前文“Itiseasy

toimaginewhatwemightdowithanadditionalday-spendtimewithfamilyandfriends,pursueahobby,enrollin

classes,sleep.”可知，很容易想象到能够多花一天时间与家人和朋友在一起，追求一种爱好，参加课程，睡

觉等，这些都是人们设想的一个更加感觉满意和休息的好的社会。故选C项。

51.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一些领导者会看到这项研究，并相信在他们的组织中进行试点是值得的。

A.reminded提醒；B.convinced使相信；C.informed告矢口；D.warned警告。根据前文“Amongcompaniesthat

haveadoptedafour-dayweek,nearlytwo-thirdsreportincreasedproductivity.“可知，在采用一周工作四天制的公

司中，近三分之二的公司表示生产率有所提高，推断出公司生产率的提高的这些研究，会让一些领导者相

信在他们的组织中进行试点是值得的。故选B项。

52.考查固定短语辨析。句意：按照每周四天工作制和在家工作的安排，面对面的时间减少，对一些人来

说可能会感觉损失。A.asenseof的感觉;B.adrainon对消耗;C.alossof.损失;D.awasteof.

浪费。根据前文“Lessface-time,whichfollowsthefour-dayworkweekmodelandwork-from-homearrangements”

可知，每周四天工作制和在家工作会让面对面的时间减少，对一些人来说可能会感觉损失。故选C项。

53.考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于组织和团队的领导者来说，向每周四天工作制的转变需要重新想象标

准操作程序，增加创新，也许最重要的是，信任员工。A.employees雇员；B.advocates倡导者；C.campaigners

活动家；D.leaders领导。根据后文“Letemployeesworkoutthedetails”可知，让员工解决细节问题，说明对

于组织和团队的领导者来说最重要的是信任员工。故选A项。

54.考查固定短语辨析。句意：让员工解决细节问题，而不是试图自上而下地“解决”每周工作四天的挑战。

A.fromthescratch从零开始；B.fromthebottomup自下而上；C.fromthemiddle从中间；D.fromthetopdown

自上而下。根据前文“Forleadersoforganizationsandteams,theshifttoafour-dayworkweekrequires

re-imaginingstandardoperatingprocedures,increasinginnovationand,perhapsmostimportantly,trustingin

.”可知，对于组织和团队的领导者来说，向每周四天工作制的转变需要重新想象标准操作程序，增

加创新，也许最重要的是，信任员工，推断出领导的工作重点应是让员工解决细节问题，而不是试图自上

而下地“解决”每周工作四天的挑战。故选D项。

55.考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些最接近工作和潜在挑战的人往往最接近解决方案。A.risks冒险；B.

procedures程序；C.solutions解决方案；D.resources资源。根据前文“Awin,aBerlin-basedteachfirm,saw80

employeesvolunteerfortaskforcestoensurethattheirswitchtoafour-dayworkweekwentsmoothly.”可知，总部

位于柏林的Awin教学公司看到80名员工自愿加入工作队，以确保他们顺利过渡到每周工作四天，推断出

这些员工中那些最接近工作和潜在挑战的人往往最接近解决方案。故选C项。

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Greenfingers

ItneveroccurredtomewhenIwaslittlethatgardenswereanythinglessthanglamorousplaces.Granddad's

gardenwasonthebankofariverandslopedgentlydowntowardsthewater.Youcouldn'treachtheriverbutyou

couldhearthesoundofthewaterandthebirdsthatsanginthetreesabove.Iimaginedthatallgardenswerelike

this-aplaceofescape,peaceandsolitude.Granddad'ssmallplotoflandwasnothingoutoftheordinarywhenit

cametofeatures.Hehadnothingasgrandasagreenhouse,unlikesomeofhisneighbors.However,thislittlepiece

oflandboreagreatpartofmycarefreeandjoyfulchildhood.

Athome,hisson,myfather,couldbequietandwithdrawn.Iwouldn'twanttomakehimsoundhumorless.He

wasn't.Sillythingswouldamusehim.Icametorealizethat,deepdown,hewasprobablydisappointedthathe

hadn'tmademoreofhislife.Heleftschoolwithoutqualificationsandbecameaplumberapprentice.Plumbingwas

notsomethinghewaspassionateabout.Itwasjustwhathedid.Hewasneverparticularlyambitious,thoughthere

wasamomentwhenheandMumthoughtofmovingtoCanada,butitcametonothing.Wherehecameintohis

ownwasaroundthehouse.Hehadan“eyeforthejob”.Beitbookshelvesoracupboard-whathecouldachieve

wasastonishing.Myparentsmovedhouseonlyonceintheirentiremarriedlife.Butmyfathermadeupforthis

lackofdaringwhenitcametofurniture.Youwouldhavejustgotusedtotheshapeofonechairwhenanother

appeared.

Asforme,schooldidn'tappealtomemuch.Iwantedtoleaveschoolassoonaspossiblebutthatseemedan

unlikelyprospectuntilonedaymyfatherannounced,"They'vegotavacancyforanapprenticegardenerinthe

ParksDepartment.Ithoughtyoumightbeinterested.^^InonebriefmomentDadhadgoneagainsthisbetter

judgment.HemightstillhavepreferreditifIbecameacarpenter.ButIliketofeelthatsomewhereinsidehimwas

afeelingthatthingsmightjustturnoutforthebest.MaybeI'mdeceivingmyself,butIprefertobelievethatinhis

heart,althoughhehatedgardeninghimself,he'dwatchedmedoingitforlongenoughandnoticedmyunfailing

passionforallthingsthatgrewandfloweredandfruited.

56.Whenthewriterdescribeshisgranddad'sgarden,heis.

A.proudthathisgranddadwassuchagoodgardener

B.embarrassedthatthegardenwasnotasgoodasothersnearby

C.annoyedthatitemsinthegardenwereoftendamaged

D