2024届湖南省湘东九校第一次联考试题一模英语试卷(含答案)

2024届湖南省湘东九校第一次联考试题一模英语试卷

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一'阅读理解

FavourableChristmasStaysinLondon

Inrecentyears,theUKhasformedanincreasinglystrongChristmasmarketscene.

BelowwehavehighlightedoneofthebiggestChristmasmarkets,Wowcher.

Pricing

Wowcherisgivinga£99overnightLondonhotelstayforChristmasfortwopeopleatthe

four-starCrownHotelnearNottingHill.Visitorscanalsoupgradetheirstay:atwo-night

breakfortwowithbreakfaststartsfrom£205,andathree-nightstayfortwowithatwo-

coursedinnerstartsfrom£295.Everyextrabedcosts20%ofthetotal.

Availableactivities

VisitorscanobtainafantastictripinthedynamicWestEndandfeelthefestive

atmosphereinworld-famousshoppingdestinationssuchasOxfordStreet.WhileLondonis

famousforupscaledepartmentstoreslikeHarrodsandSelfridges,duringthefestiveseason,

seasonalstandsariseatprosperousChristmasmarketssellinglocalconventionalgoodsfor

trulyuniqueChristmasgifts.YoucanalsocatchtheChristmaslightsshowinRegentStreetor

listentothecarol（圣诞颂歌）singersatStMartin-in-the-Fields.

Booking

Chooseyourdatesandfillinyourprivateinformation,likedrivinglicences,passports

andsoforthforyourlaterhotelregistration.

One£99voucher（优惠券）isvalidforonlytwopeople.Purchaseyourvoucherand

completethedeal.

Waittoreceiveacodetoyouremailaccountwhichyouneedtoinputonlinelaterto

confirmyourbooking.

ThisincredibledealcanbeusedonselecteddatesbetweenDecember24and30,2023,

althoughitonlyisavailabletopurchaseontheWowcherwebsiteuntilDecember15.Besides,

thedinneroptionisavailableonthefirstnightonly.

1.Howmuchshouldacouplepayfora3-nightstaywiththeir7-year-oldson?

A.£354.B.£304.C.£295.D.£236.

2.WhichactivitycanvisitorsenjoyinRegentStreet?

A.Learningseasoningskills.B.Admiringcharminglights.

C.AppreciatingChristmascarols.D.Purchasinglocaltraditionalgoods.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutbookingastay?

A.Ifyourdealinvolvesadinner,itisonlyavailableonChristmas.

B.Addingbasicpersonalinformationisanessentialforlatercheck-in.

C.Receivingacodetoyouremailaccountmeansthesuccessofthebooking.

D.YoucanpurchasethevoucherontheWowcherwebsiteonChristmaseve.

Fiveyearsago,acouplefoundababyowl,near-death,ontheirlawn.Theyconsulted

withmebecauseofmyexperiencewithowlsandhawks.EventuallymywifeandIundertook

thetaskoftreatingtheowl,Alfie,waitingoutadevelopmentaldelay(mostofherflight

featherscameespeciallylatethatfirstsummer),andthenwetaughthertoflyandhunt.Alfie

disappearedforaweek.Thenshechosetoreturn,centeringherterritory(地盘)onour

backyard.Iputanestboxonmywritingstudio.

Alfie'sfirstfree-livingyear-mating,raisingherfirstbaby一coincidedwiththe

COVID-19thatlimitedustoouryard.Friendssaidthebirdsweresingingaloudandhappily.

FromAlfie'sperformance,Isawhumans'unrestandworrywhenfacingtheunexpectedvirus.

WhenAlfieandhermate,Plus-One,playedintheshade,thedailyrhythmsandquietnessof

theowls9worldcontrastedwithourlife.

ManyculturesviewowlsasmessengersofGod.However,Alfieisfleshandfeathers:her

heartpumpsbloodredasours.Shehashercomfortsandfears.Sheisaveryreallittlebeing

overall.Yet,throughouttheisolationtopreventthespreadofdisease,Alfieloosedherself,

livingcomfortablywithhermateintheyard,whichcertainlyinspiredmeandmyfamilywith

hope.Sheis,inreality,amessenger,oneconveyingtherealmeaningoflife.

lbbefullypresentinlifeandlove,sonaturalforAlfie,remainsaworkinprogressfor

me.Alfieistheperfectlittlephilosophicalmaster.Sheenjoysafreedomunpollutedby

criticismordoubt,andalibertyastheairflowsbeneathherwings.Resistingnothing,sheis

purepresence,herenow.PerhapsI'dlonglaboredtowardtheplacewhereAlfiewas

effortlesslytakingme,asenseofopenness,showingwhafspossiblewhenwemessupour

accustomedboundaries.

Alfieremainsourmagicallightofthenighttimebackyard.Bydaysheusuallystaysina

coupleoffavoriteshadedspots.Thechoiceisalwayshers.Freewithinlimits;thafsthe

universeforher.Itcaninspirealife'swork.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlfiefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Shehadaquickrecovery.

B.Shewasfirstfoundbytheauthor.

C.Shesetupafamilyinthebackyard.

D.ShewasbadlyaffectedbytheCOVID-19.

5.HowdoesAlfieinspiretheauthorandhisfamilywithhope?

A.Shelivesarelaxedlife.

B.Shehasnofearsatall.

C.Shehasredbloodashumans.

D.SheisviewedasamessengerofGod.

6.WhatdoestheauthormeanbydescribingAlfie9sfreedomas"unpollutedbycriticismor

doubt“inparagraph4?

A.Alfieisnotinfluencedbysocialdevelopment.

B.Alfieisfreefromphysicalandmentallimitations.

C.Alfieiscompletelyindependentandself-sufficient.

D.Alfieisnotaffectedbyexternaljudgmentoruncertainty.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theauthor'ssuccessfulrescueofanowl.

B.Theauthor'sreflectiononlifethroughanowl.

C.Theauthor'spreciousfriendshipwithanowl.

D.Theauthor9sfightagainstapandemicwithanowl.

Digitalreadingappearstobedestroyinghabitsof"deepreading".Astonishingnumbers

ofpeoplewithyearsofschoolingareineffectilliterate.Thismonth'sLjubljanaManifesto

（宣言）explains:"Thedigitalfieldmaypromotemorereadingthaneverinhistory,butitalso

offersmanytemptationstoreadinasuperficialandscattered（零散的）manner-orevennot

toreadatall.Thisincreasinglyendangershigher-levelreading/9

Thafsfrightening,because"higher-levelreading^^hasbeenessentialtocivilization.It

enabledtheenlightenmentandaninternationalincreaseinempathy.Withoutit,wewould

sufferalot.AstheLjubljanaManifestonotes,“asmuchasone-thirdofEuropeansstruggle

evenwithlower-levelreadingskills.^^Morethanone-fifthofadultsintheUS"fallintothe

illiterate/functionallyilliteratecategory^^.Separately,post-pandemicreadingscoresfor

American13-year-oldsarethelowestindecades.AndtheWashington-basedCenterfor

GlobalDevelopmentrecentlyestimatedthatliteracyinSouthAsiaandsub-SaharanAfrica

amongthosewithfiveyearsofschoolinghasdecreasedby10%thispasthalfcentury.

ExpertsintheLjubljanaManifestorecordthedemeritsofdigitalreading:"Recentstudies

ofvariouskindsindicateadeclineofcriticalandconsciousreading,slowreading,non-

strategicreadingandlong-formreading.,9Whenyoureadabookonpaper,youcanbe

entirelyinsidetheexperience,absorbhundredsofpagesofdetailsthoroughlyandbeginto

capturetheworld'scomplexity.Online,saysMaryanneWolfofUCLA,weare"skimming,

scanning,scrollmg^^.Themediumisthemessage:doingdeepreadingonyourphoneisas

hardasplayingtenniswithyourphone.Recently,abright11-year-oldtoldmeIwaswasting

timeonbooks:heabsorbedmoreinformationfasterfromWikipedia.Hehadapoint.But

digitalreadersalsoabsorbmoremisinformationandseldomabsorbfineperspectives.

Inshort,asprofessorsfromNorthwesternUniversityforesawin2005,wearereturning

tothedayswhenonlyanelite（精英）“readingclass"consumeslongtexts,whichisworrying.

8.Whatcanwelearnaboutdigitalreadingfromparagraph1?

A.Digitalreadinghassolvedtheproblemofilliteracy.

B.Digitalreadinghaslessenedthepracticeofdeepreading.

C.Digitalreadinghasmadedeepreadingaccessibletowiderreaders.

D.Digitalreadinghasarousedagreaterappreciationfordeepreading.

9.Whatisthepurposeofthefiguresusedinparagraph2?

A.Todisplaythepopularityofdigitalreading.

B.Tohighlighttheadvantagesofdeepreading.

C.Topresenttheunfavorablesituationofliteracy.

D.Tostresstheilliterate'slower-levelreadingskills.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demerits“inparagraph3mean?

A.Effects.B.Depths.C.Features.D.Drawbacks.

11.Whatmightbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Advantagesofdigitalreading.B.Benefitsofhigher-levelreading.

C.Waystoencouragedigitalreading.D.Measurestopracticedeepreading.

Tortoiseandturtleshellscanbeusedtostudynuclearpollution,scientistshavefound.

Justastreeringscanprovidesnapshots（简要说明）oftheEarth'sclimate,andicecorescan

giveusinformationonpasttemperature,researchersfoundthatthelayersofshellscanbe

usedasatimestampofperiodswithnuclearfallout.

Theresearchersfocusedonturtlesandtortoisesfromareasthathaveseennuclear

pollution,andmeasuredtheuranium（铀）thatwaspresentinthebonyoutershellthatis

usuallymadeofkeratin（角蛋白）.Eachlayerofshellequalstooneyearofthetortoise'slife,

andsocanrevealwhathappenedinitssurroundingenvironment.

Fivedifferentturtlesandtortoisesfromnaturalhistorycollectionswerestudied.Oneof

thesecamefromEnewetakAtoll,andwascollectedin1978.EnewetakAtollandits

neighbour,BikiniAtoll,inthePacific,werethesitesof67nucleartests,withEnewetakthe

siteof43ofthese.Thoughtheseaturtlewasprobablynotaliveduringthetimeofthetesting,

researchersstillfounduraniumpollutionintheturtle20yearsaftertestingended.

ResearchersalsolookedataneasternboxturtlefromOakRidge,Tennessee,intheUS.

OakRidgeisthesiteofanuclearfacilitythathasproducedandprocesseduraniumsince

1943.Theturtlethatwasstudiedfromtherewascollectedin1962andmayhave

bioaccumulatedradionuclides,orradioactivematerials,fromuraniumwasteproductsinthe

area.

Theresearchsupportstheideathattheseanimalscanbioaccumulatehuman-made

radionuclides,orfromtheenvironment.Italsosupportstheideathattheseanimals.Which

oftenlivealongtime,canrecordinformationabouthumanactivitywithnuclearlandscapes

overalongperiod.Weanticipatethatcombininganalysesofhistoricallycollectedand

modemsampleswillsignificantlyexpandourenvironmentalmonitoringabilitiesasthey

relatetoongoingnuclearpollutionquestions.

12.Whatmadethetestofuraniumbytheresearcherspossible?

A.Uraniummadeitsmarkontheturtleshells.

B.Uraniumexistedinlargeamountsinnature.

C.Theturtleshellswereindependentfromthesurroundingenvironment.

D.Theturtleshells'outerlayerswerecomposedofmysteriousmaterial.

13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoparagraphs3-4?

A.Theturtlestudiedhadtobealiveduringtesting.

B.BikiniAtollandOakRidgestoodnexttoeachother.

C.EnewetakAtollhadmorenuclearteststhanBikiniAtoll.

D.TheeasternboxturtlefromOakRidgewascollectedin1943.

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheresearch?

A.Unclear.B.Dismissive.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.

15.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AstudyonturtlecollectionsB.Theimportanceofturtleshells

C.TheseverityofnuclearpollutionD.Ahintofradiationfromturtleshells

二、七选五

16.Livinginthemoment

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfworryingaboutthefutureandreflectingonthepast?

Whetherifsduringabusyworkday,beforebedoratthatweirdtimewhenwewakeupinthe

middleofthenight,there'salwayssomethingtoplanfor,overthinkorworryabout.Itcan

occupyourminds,cloudourjudgement,andtakeupvaluabletimeandenergyinourlives.

①

Wildswimmingorwatersportsareagreatwayoflivinginthemoment.Youhavetopay

attentiontotheweather,windandwavesastheycouldchangeatanymoment.②

AccordingtotheWildSwimmingCommunity,immersionincoldwatercanhelpwith

depressionandmuscleaches,andevenboosttheimmunesystem.

（3）Whetherit'saplotorawindowbox,tendingtothemenablesustogetintothe

“flow”.Italsoremindsusthat,despiteourbestefforts,somethingsjustdon'tgotoplan一

andthafsokay.Seedsmightnotgerminate（发芽）,creaturescouldeatourcrops,orwe

mightexperienceunfavourableweather.®___Butwhatmattersisthatweareengagedwith

nature'sseasonsandcycles,notcaughtinacloudoffutureorpastthoughts.

Thebenefitsofmakingthingsfromscratcharewell-documented.Frompotteryto

crochet（钩针编织），sewingandknitting,there9ssomethingforeveryone.⑤___Attendinga

classorgroupopensupthepossibilityofface-to-faceconversation,skill-sharingand

connectionwithlike-mindedpeople.Ifyou'reshortoftime,whynottrytakingsomething

withyouonyourcommute,suchasasmallcross-stitchproject,orfreestylewithacrochet

hookandballofyarn?Readymadekitscanalsobegreatifyou'reabitoverwhelmedwith

ideas.

A.Theyhavehealthbenefits,too.

B.Thenwhatcanwedotoforgetallofthem?

C.Thesethingshappenandthey9reoutofourcontrol.

D.But,luckilyforus,thereisasolution:bybeingpresent.

E.Theseunexpectedthingscanbeavoidedaheadofschedule.

F.Growingyourownplantscanalsohelpyoutofocusonthehereandnow.

G.You'regivingyourselftimetorelax,experimentandgetyourhandsdirty.

三、完形填空（15空）

Istoppedatthetopofthehill,myrightfootpressedbackagainstthecoasterbrake（脚杀U）

onmybicycle.AllIneededtodowasto1myfoot,andIwouldbesweptdownthehill.

ButI2.Tomy12-year-oldeyes,thehillwasamountainandtheslopewas3steep,

whichpreventedmetakingupthechallenge.

WhenIreturnedtomyhometownmorethanthreedecadeslaterwithmyfriendsDave

andScott,we4tothebaseofthehillandwalkedourbikes5.Westoodoncemoreat

thetopofthathill,lookingdownfromtheedge,butthistimewitha6setofeyes.Toour

surprise,nowthe7seemedmoreobvious,evenlargerthanwe'dimaginedaskids.We

knewthatoncewestarteddown,therewasnostoppingor8.Andrightatthebottomof

thehill,wewouldhavetoturnleftto9dumpingintothestream.

Davewentfirst.ThenIwasnext.Myheartwaspounding.I10onthebikefora

moment.ThenIreleasedthebrakeandyieldedmyselfto11.1skiddedtoastopnextto

Dave.Scottfollowed.Thethreeofusspentseveralminuteslaughing,drainingoffthe

adrenaline（肾上腺素）.Wehad12thechildhoodchallengeofridingourbikesdownthe

steephill.

Wedidn'tknowitthen,butwe'dfacemanysimilar13overtheyears一leaving

home,gettingmarried,movingtoadifferenttown,startinganewjob,andmanyothers一

thatwouldcauseustopauseatthe14andcollectourcourage15welaunched

ourselvesdownthetrailsofourlives.

17.A.stampB.breakC.liftD.keep

18.A.pausedB.startedC.chargedD.fell

19.A.unnecessarilyB.incrediblyC.occasionallyD.hardly

20.A.ranB.rodeC.climbedD.wandered

21.A.outB.offC.awayD.up

22.A.similarB.wholeC.differentD.smart

23.A.riskB.streamC.slopeD.assumption

24.A.turningbackB.lookingdownC.givinginD.breakingout

25.A.getB.avoidC.makeD.search

26.A.calledB.improvedC.smiledD.balanced

27.A.pressureB.fateC.gravityD.difficulty

28.A.recalledB.completedC.forgottenD.received

29.A.activitiesB.troublesC.lessonsD.periods

30.A.cornerB.routeC.edgeD.line

31.A.whenB.becauseC.afterD.before

四、短文填空

32.Delicatestrokes,carvedontowood,withultimateprecision-thisiswoodblock

printing,①___ancientprintingtechniquethatadvancedhumancivilization.

AsBuddhismprosperedinChinaduringtheTangDynasty(618-907),therewasastrong

need②(produce)alargeamountofBuddhistscriptures.Meanwhile,(3)(copy)by

handcouldnotmeettherisingdemand.AncientChinesecraftsmenthuscameupwithanovel

waytomassproduceprintedworks.Hencecametheearliestformofwoodblockprinting.

(4)(tradition)woodblockprintingcomprisesfourmajorsteps:writing,engraving,

printing,andbinding.Witheachstepthenfurther⑤(divide)intoseveralprocedures,it

takesroughly30stepstoproduceawoodblockprint.Carvingisatthecenterofwoodblock

printingasthispainstakingstepcanmake⑥___breakthefinalprint.Charactersandimages

⑦___(carve)toproduceraisedareasorlinesthatwilleventuallyapplyinktopaper.Itcalls

forapairofskilledhands.

Afive-meter-scrolloftheBuddhistscriptureDiamondSutra,printedin868,isthe

“earliestdatedprintedbook“inthewordsoftheBritishLibrary(8)itisstored.Itisjust

oneexampleofancientworksofartthatnotonlytellthewisdomofourancestors,butalso

areanevidenceofthe(9)___(pursue)ofbeautybyChinesecraftsmenthroughoutcenturies.

Theinventionofwritinggavelife⑩___greatthoughts,butitistheinventionofprinting

thatmadeknowledgeashareablefruitforallhumankind.

五、书面表达

33.你校上周举行了第十九届校运会(thel9thsportsMeeting)。假定你是校英文报专栏

“Besporty,behealthy”的主编李华。请你写一封征稿启事，向全校学生征集校运会相关

的稿件。内容包括：

1.稿件要求2投稿方式。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ContributionsWanted

SchoolEnglishNewspaper

六、读后续写

34.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短

文。

ToactwithintegritywasahabitwithSusanwhoalwaysfollowstheGoldenRule:"Do

notdotootherswhatyoudonotwantotherstodotoyou.^^Butwhenshethoughtoverher

pastconduct,ablushofshamecrepttohercheeks,asmanylittleactsofselfishnessand

unkindnesscamebacktohermemory.Sheresolvedthatforthefuture,bothingreatthings

andsmall,shewouldrememberandfollowtheGoldenRule.

Itwasnotlongafterthisthatanopportunityoccurred,whichtriedSusan'sprinciples.

OneSaturdayeveningwhenshewent,asusual,toMr.Thompson'sinn,toreceivethemoney

ofhermother'swashingforhim,whichamountedtofivedollars,shefoundMr.Thompson

apparentlyinaterribleragewithsomehorsedealerswithwhomhehadbeenbargaining.He

heldinhishandanopenpocketbook（钱袋子）,fullofbillsandscarcelynoticingSusanas

shemadeherrequest,excepttoswearatherfortroublinghimwhenhewasbusy,hehanded

herabanknote.

Gladtoescapesoeasily,Susanhurriedoutofthegate.Pausingtoputthemoneysafely

inherpurse,shediscoveredthathehadgivenhertwobillsinsteadofone.Shelookedaround;

nobodywasnearandherfirstimpulsewasjoyattheunexpectedprize.

“Itisallmine,“saidshetoherself“Iwillbuymymotheranewcoatwithit,andshecan

giveheroldonetomysisterMary,andthenMarycangototheSundayschoolwithmenext

winter.IwonderifIcanbuyapairofshoesformybrotherTom,too."

Atthatmomentsherememberedthathemusthavegivenittoherbymistake.Butagain

thevoiceofthetempterwhispered,“Hegaveit,andhowdoyouknowthathedidnotintend

tomakeyouapresentofit?Keepit!Hewillneverknowit,forhehadtoomanysuchbillsin

thatgreatpocketbook."

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thisconflictwasgoingoninhermindbetweengoodandevil.

“Sir,youpaidmetwobillsinsteadofone,“shehandedhimtheextranote.

参考答案

1.答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据Pricing部分的“athree-nightstayfortwowithatwo-course

dinnerstartsfrom£295.Everyextrabedcosts20%ofthetotal.（两人住三晚（含两道菜晚餐）

起价295英镑。每增加一张床要付总价的20%）”可知，一对夫妇带着他们7岁的儿子

住3晚要付的钱是£295+£295*20%=£354,故选A。

2.答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据Availableactivities部分的“YoucanalsocatchtheChristmas

lightsshowinRegentStreetorlistentothecarol（圣诞颂歌）singersatStMartin-in-the-

Fields.（你也可以在RegentStreet观看圣诞彩灯表演，或者在StMartin-in-the-Fields听颂

歌）”可知，游客可以在RegentStreet欣赏迷人的灯光。故选B。

3.答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据Booking部分“Chooseyourdatesandfillinyourprivate

information,likedrivinglicences,passportsandsoforthforyourlaterhotelregistration.（选

择您的日期并填写您的私人信息，如驾驶执照，护照等，以便您稍后登记酒店）”可

知，预定时添加基本的个人信息对于以后的登记入住是必要的。故选B。

4.答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“Thenshechosetoreturn,centeringherterritory（地盘）

onourbackyard.Iputanestboxonmywritingstudio.（然后她选择回来，把她的地盘集中

在我们的后院。我在我的写作工作室放了一个窝盒。）”和第二段“Alfie，sfirstfree-living

year-mating,raisingherfirstbaby一coincidedwiththeCOVID-19thatlimitedustoour

yard.（Alfie自由生活的第一年一交配，抚养她的第一个孩子一恰逢新冠病毒将我们限

制在院子里。）”可知，从前两段我们可以了解到Alfie在后院组建了家庭。故选C。

5.答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Yet,throughouttheisolationtopreventthespreadof

disease,Alfieloosedherself,livingcomfortablywithhermateintheyard,whichcertainly

inspiredmeandmyfamilywithhope.（然而，为了防止疾病传播，在整个隔离期间，

Alfie放松了自己，和她的伴侣在院子里舒适地生活，这无疑给我和我的家人带来了希

望。）”可知，Alfie过着悠闲放松的日子，这给作者和他的家人带来了希望。故选A。

6.答案：D

解析：词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段“Sheenjoysafreedomunpollutedbycriticismor

doubt,andalibertyastheairflowsbeneathherwings.Resistingnothing,sheispure

presence,herenow.（她享有一种不受批评或怀疑污染的自由，一种像空气在她翅膀下流

动的自由。她不抗拒任何东西，她是纯粹的存在，此时此地。户可知，她只是她自

己，不受外界的评论，因此“unpollutedbycriticismordoubt”的意思是Alfie不受外界判

断或不确定性的影响。故选D。

7.答案：B

解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是倒数第三段“Yet,throughouttheisolationto

preventthespreadofdisease,Alfieloosedherself,livingcomfortablywithhermateinthe

yard,whichcertainlyinspiredmeandmyfamilywithhope.Sheis,inreality,amessenger,

oneconveyingtherealmeaningoflife.（然而，为了防止疾病传播，在整个隔离期间，

Alfie放松了自己，和她的伴侣在院子里舒适地生活，这无疑给我和我的家人带来了希

望。实际上，她是一个信使，一个传达生命真正意义的人。户和倒数第二段“Perhaps

I'dlonglaboredtowardtheplacewhereAlfiewaseffortlesslytakingme,asenseofopenness,

showingwhafspossiblewhenwemessupouraccustomedboundaries.（也许我一直在努力

走向阿尔菲毫不费力地带我去的地方，一种开放的感觉，展示了当我们打破习惯的界

限时，什么都是可能的。）”可知，本文主要讲的是作者夫妇救治了一只猫头鹰，并从

它在后院的生活方式中得到了启示，因此主旨是B选项“Theauthor'sreflectiononlife

throughanowl.（作者通过一只猫头鹰对人生的思考。）“。故选B。

8.答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“Digitalreadingappearstobedestroyinghabitsof

“deepreading”.（数字阅读似乎正在破坏“深度阅读”的习惯。）”和“Thedigitalfieldmay

promotemorereadingthaneverinhistory,butitalsooffersmanytemptationstoreadina

superficialandscattered（零散的）manner-orevennottoreadatall.Thisincreasingly

endangershigher-levelreading.（数字领域可能比历史上任何时候都促进了更多的阅读，

但它也提供了许多诱惑，以肤浅和分散的方式阅读一甚至根本不阅读。这越来越危及

更高水平的阅读。）”可知，数字阅读削弱了深度阅读的实践。故选B项。

9.答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中“AstheLjubljanaManifestonotes,t4asmuchasone-

thirdofEuropeansstruggleevenwithlower-levelreadingskills.5,Morethanone-fifthof

adultsintheUS“fallintotheilliterate/functionallyilliteratecategory^^.Separately,post­

pandemicreadingscoresforAmerican13-year-oldsarethelowestindecades.Andthe

Washington-basedCenterforGlobalDevelopmentrecentlyestimatedthatliteracyinSouth

Asiaandsub-SaharanAfricaamongthosewithfiveyearsofschoolinghasdecreasedby10%

thispasthalfcentury.（正如《卢布尔雅那宣言》所指出的，"多达三分之一的欧洲人甚至

在较低水平的阅读技能上挣扎。”超过五分之一的美国成年人“属于文盲/功能性文

盲”。另外，大流行后美国13岁儿童的阅读分数是几十年来最低的。总部位于华盛顿

的全球发展中心（CenterforGlobalDevelopment）最近估计，在过去的半个世纪里，南亚

和撒哈拉以南非洲地区接受过5年教育的儿童的识字率下降了10%o）”可知，这些数

字展示了目前读写能力的状况不容乐观。故选C项。

10.答案：D

解析：词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句"ExpertsintheLjubljanaManifestorecordthe

demeritsofdigitalreading:"Recentstudiesofvariouskindsindicateadeclineofcriticaland

consciousreading,slowreading,non-strategicreadingandlong-formreading.^^（《卢布尔雅

那宣言》的专家们记录了数字阅读的demerits："最近各种各样的研究表明，批判性阅

读、有意识阅读、慢读、非战略性阅读和长篇阅读的数量正在下降。”广中“adeclineof

criticalandconsciousreading,slowreading,non-strategicreadingandlong-formreading”可

知，这些都是数字阅读盛行带来的问题和弊端，所以划线词demerits与drawbacks同

义，意为“缺点，弊端”。故选D项。

11.答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Inshort,asprofessorsfromNorthwesternUniversity

foresawin2005,wearereturningtothedayswhenonlyanelite（精英）“readingclass”

consumeslongtexts,whichisworrying.（简而言之，正如西北大学的教授们在2005年所

预见的那样，我们正在回到只有精英“阅读阶层”才会阅读长文本的时代，这令人担

忧。）”可知，文章最后表达了作者对现状的担忧，害怕我们会回到只有精英“阅读阶

层”才会阅读长文本的时代。由此推知，作者接下来可能会就如何练习深度阅读给出具

体的建议。故选D项。

12.答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Theresearchersfocusedonturtlesandtortoises

fromareasthathaveseennuclearpollution,andmeasuredtheuranium（铀）thatwaspresent

inthebonyoutershellthatisusuallymadeofkeratin（角蛋白）.Eachlayerofshellequalsto

oneyearofthetortoise'slife,andsocanrevealwhathappenedinitssurrounding

environment.（研究人员集中研究了来自核污染地区的海龟和陆龟。并测量了通常由角

蛋白构成的骨骼外壳中存在的铀。每层甲壳都代表乌龟一年的生命，因此可以揭示它

周围环境中发生的事情。）”可知，铀在龟壳上留下了印记。故选A。

13.答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段“EnewetakAtollanditsneighbour,BikiniAtoll,in

thePacific,werethesitesof67nucleartests,withEnewetakthesiteof43ofthese.（埃尼韦

塔克环礁及其邻近的太平洋比基尼环礁是67次核试验的地点，其中43次是在埃尼韦

塔克进行的。）”可知，埃尼维托克环礁比比基尼环礁核试验的地点多24个，埃尼维托

克环礁比比基尼环礁进行了更多的核试验。故选C。

14.答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Weanticipatethatcombininganalysesof

historicallycollectedandmodernsampleswillsignificantlyexpandourenvironmental

monitoringabilitiesastheyrelatetoongoingnuclearpollutionquestions.（我们预计，结合

历史收集和现代样本的分析将大大扩大我们的环境监测能力，因为它们与正在进行的

核污染问题有关。广可知，作者对于这项研究的态度是支持的，故选D。

15.答案：D

解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Tortoiseandturtleshellscanbeusedtostudy

nuclearpollution,scientistshavefound.（乌龟和龟壳可以用来研究核污染。科学家们发

现。广以及后文的内容可知，文章主要讲述的是科学家通过测试龟壳上的铀含量来进

行核污染的研究。D项：Ahintofradiationfromturtleshells（从龟壳中发现辐射的迹象）

合乎题意。故选D。

16.答案：DAFCG

解析：①空前"Whetherifsduringabusyworkday,beforebedoratthatweirdtimewhen

wewakeupinthemiddleofthenight,there'salwayssomethingtoplanfor,overthinkor

worryabout.Itcanoccupyourminds,cloudourjudgement,andtakeupvaluabletimeand

energyinourlives.（无论是在繁忙的工作日，睡前还是在我们半夜醒来的奇怪时间。总

有一些事情需要计划、过度思考或担心。它可以占据我们的思想。影响我们的判断，

占用我们宝贵的时间和精力