江苏省南通市海安市2023-2024学年高三年级下册开学英语试题（解析版）

2024届高三第二学期期初学业质量监测

英语

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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）

听下面的5段对话。每段对话后都有一个小题，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.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.TellAmytogiveupskydiving.

B.AskAmy'sfriendsforhelp.

C.TryskydivingwithAmy.

2.Whatwillthespeakersdothisweekend?

A.Haveabarbecue.B.Gotothezoo.C.Takeatrip.

3.Whendidthemanseethefilm?

A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.

4.Whatkindofcoffeewillthewomanhave?

A.Plaincoffee.B.Coffeewithsugar.C.Coffeewithmilk.

5.Whydoesthemandecidetoleavehisjob?

A.Toworkflexibly.

B.Togetmoretimetorelax.

C.Toavoidface-to-facecommunication.

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，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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Anewkindofdesks.B.Anewclassassignment.C.Anewgymequipment.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Familymembers.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whoisamusiclover?

A.Theman.B.Theman'swife.C.Theman'sson.

9.WhatisDonna'sattitudetowardgoingtothemuseum?

A.Favorable.B.Disapproving.C.Hesitant.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesthewomancometotheshop?

A.Tobuyaskirt.B.Tomendaskirt.C.Toreturnaskirt.

11.Whatcolorskirtdoesthewomanwant?

A.Yellow.B.Red.C.Blue.

12.Whatwasthenormalpriceoftheskirt?

A.$80.B.$100.C.$160.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sharingapainting.B.Chairingameeting.C.Hostingaprogram.

14.Howdidthemanlearntopaintasalittlekid?

A.Byteachinghimself.

B.Bylearningfromhismother.

C.Bystudyingtogetherwithhisfriends.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiswork?

A.Enjoyable.B.Tiring.C.Challenging.

16.Whatisthemangoingtodointhefuture?

A.Publishacomicbook.B.Holdanexhibition.C.Buildagraffititown.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoesLiRuxueusuallydoinhissparetime?

A.Dosomeresearchinaforest.

B.Volunteerinazoowithhisclassmates.

C.Conductexperimentsintheschoollaboratory.

18.HowdoesLiRuxuefeelabouthisjob?

A.He'squitetired.B.He'sverysatisfied.C.He'sratherregretful.

19.WhohadaninfluenceonChuWenwen'sdecision?

A.LiRuxue.B.Herfather.C.Herteachers.

20.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?

A.Tointroduceenvironmentalorganizations.

B.Toshowtheurgencyofprotectinganimals.

C.Toencouragepeopletogetinvolvedinanimalprotection.

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

From:BridgetPecolini<bpecolini@>

To:AnsonWong<mransonwong@>

Re:Questionsaboutonlinemathcontest

Date:February18,2024

DearMr.Wong,

Thankyouforyouremail.We'resogladyourchildissigneduptoparticipateinourmathcontest.Ihopeit

willbearewardingandenrichingexperienceforhim.

Youcanaccessthetrainingsessionandpracticetestsbyloggingintoourwebsiteat.

Onceyou'resignedin,youwillseeseveraltabsontheleft-handside.

Oneofthemwillsay“Enrolled."Ifyouclickonthedrop-downmenuthere,you'llfindthenameofthechild

youregistered.Ifyouclickonthename,you'llbegiventheoptionofjoiningatrainingsessionordoingpractice

tests.Ofcourse,youcanchooseneither.

Ihopethatanswersyourquestion!

Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedanyfurtherhelp.

Sincerely,

BridgetPecolini

/studentinformation

MATHCONTEST2024

We'regladyou'vedecidedtoparticipateinthisyear'smathcontest.Thisisour38thyearrunningthis

contest,andour3rdwithanonlineoption.Wehopetobeabletoofferin-personcontestsnextyear!

GaryWong

3rdGrade

AccesstothecontestSampletest2024&Practicetests(2019-2023)

(availableApril14at11am)(availableApril7-12)

1.WhafsBridgefspurposeofcontactingAnsonWong?

A.Tocheckinonhim.B.TourgeGarytojoinacourse.

C.Toreplytohisemail.D.Toremindhimtopaytheexpense.

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Contestantswillhavethein-personcontestataspecificspotthisyear.

B.Itisamustforcontestantstojoinatrainingsessionbeforethecontest.

C.Doingenoughpracticetestsisaguaranteeforacontestanttogetareward.

D.Ifastudentwantstoparticipateinthecontest,heshouldsignuponlinefirst.

3.Whenwilltheofficialcontestbeheld?

A.OnApril7.B.OnApril14.C.OnApril12.D.OnFebruary18.

【答案】l.C2.D3.B

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。BridgetPecolini针对AnsonWong关于在线数学竞赛的问题给予回信解答，并

给出了关于GaryWong的学生信息。

【1题详解】

推理判断题。根据信中的"Re:Questionsaboutonlinemathcontest(回复：关于在线数学竞赛的问题)”和

“Thankyouforyouremail.(感谢您的电子邮件)“可知，Bridget联系AnsonWong是为了回复他的邮件。故

选C。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段“Youcanaccessthetrainingsessionandpracticetestsbyloggingintoourwebsiteat

.Onceyou'resignedin,youwillseeseveraltabsontheleft-handside.（你可以登录我们的

网站。登录后，你将在左侧看到几个选项卡）”可知，D选项“如果一个学生想参加

比赛，他应该先在网上报名”正确。故选D。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。由文章信件内容中“Accesstothecontest（availableAugust14at11am）（参力口比赛（8月14日

上午n点））”可知，正式比赛将于4月14日举行。故选B。

B

WorkingatabankinNewYorkCityinthemid-2010s,AnnaSackswasnotlivingthelifeshewanted.Sure,

shewashappy.Butshewantedtodosomethingthatfeltimportant.

Somepeopleseekingmeaningmightreadaself-helpbookorperhapsvolunteerafewhoursaweek.Sacks

packedupherlifeandmovedtoConnecticuttoparticipateinAdamah,afarmingprogramthatfocuseson

sustainablelivingandgrowingsustainablefood.WhenshereturnedtoNewYork,herlifewaswithanewpurpose

andmanynewskillstomakeherdreamsareality.

“OneofthethingsthatreallystuckwithmefromAdamahwashowlittlewastetheyproducedandhowthey

handledthewastetheydidhave,primarilythroughcomposting（堆月巴）,“shesays.TheAdamahprogramopened

Sacks'eyestothedamageconsumercultureisdoingonalocal,national,andgloballevel,andtheneedtofind

solutions.Soin2017,shebeganwhatshecalls"trashwalking”.

Duringtoursaroundhercommunity,Sackspicksthroughgarbagetolookforreusableitems.Soon,her“trash

walking^^expandedtoincludecorporatetrashalongwithresidentialtrash.Surprisingly,shediscoveredawide

rangeofreallygreatstuff-likeclothing,decorations,andfood-allofwhichshedocumentsonTikTok.

UnderthenameTheTrashWalker,Sacksquicklygainedpopularityforhervideosthathighlighttheproblems

withconsumerism.t6Therootissueisoverproduction,whichleadstooverconsumption,whichleadstoalarge

amountofwaste/shesays.

Thefactis,companiesoftenchoosetotrashitemsratherthangivethemawaytopeoplewhomightneedthem.

Abigreasonforthiswasteisthewayourcurrenttaxlawsarestructured,Sackssays.Sellerswhodestroygoodscan

claimthecostasalossontheirtaxesandberefunded.Iftheygiveawaygoods,theycanclaimonlyasmallamount

asacharitablereductionontheirtaxes.

Sacks'mainfocusissimplygettingpeopletopayattentiontohowmanyunnecessarythingstheybuyandthen

throwaway."Onceyoubecomeawareofthewayyouconsume,youcanseewaysyouimprove,9,shesays.

4.WhydidAnnaSacksleaveNewYork?

ATolearnhowtogrowfood.B.Topursueamoremeaningfullife.

C.Torealizeherdreamasavolunteer.D.Toaccepttheinvitationfromaprogram.

5.WhatimpressedAnnaSacksmostabouttheAdamahprogram?

A.Thesignificanceoftrashwalking.B.Thehardtruthofconsumerculture.

C.Thesustainablefoodpeopleproduced.D.Thewaypeopletheredealtwiththewaste.

6.Whatmakescompaniesprefertothrowoutgoodsastrash?

A.Thetaxrefund.B.Thetaxreduction.

C.Theoverproduction.D.Thepoorqualityofgoods.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromAnnaSacks9story?

A.Consumercultureaccountsforwasting.B.Corporatetrashoutweighsresidentialtrash.

C.Turningtofarmingleadstosustainableliving.D.Trashwalkingisthekeytobecomingwealthy.

【答案】4.B5,D6.A7.A

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了AnnaSacks的个人生活故事。她曾在纽约一家银行工作，虽

然生活幸福但感觉缺乏重要性。她参加了农业项目Adamah,学习可持续生活和种植可持续食物，这改变

了她的生活目标和技能，同时她开始关注消费文化带来的损害，并通过拣选垃圾来展示这个问题。她希望

引起人们对于过度购买和浪费的关注，从而引发改变。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中“WorkingatabankinNewYorkCityinthemid-2010s,AnnaSackswasnotliving

thelifeshewanted.Sure,shewashappy.Butshewantedtodosomethingthatfeltimportant.（2010年代中期在纽

约一家银行工作的AnnaSacks并没有过上她想要的生活。当然，她很高兴。但她想做点有意义的事）”以

及第二段“Somepeopleseekingmeaningmightreadaself-helpbookorperhapsvolunteerafewhoursaweek.

SackspackedupherlifeandmovedtoConnecticuttoparticipateinAdamah,afarmingprogramthatfocuseson

sustainablelivingandgrowingsustainablefood.（一些寻求人生意义的人可能会读一本自助书籍，或者每周做

几个小时的志愿者。Sacks结束了她的生活，搬到了康涅狄格州，参加了一个专注于可持续生活和种植可

持续食物的农业项目Adamah）”可知，AnnaSacks离开纽约是因为她想过有意义的生活。故选B。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中"OneofthethingsthatreallystuckwithmefromAdamahwashowlittlewaste

theyproducedandhowtheyhandledthewastetheydidhave,primarilythroughcomposting（堆肥）,“shesays.（她

说：“Adamah让我印象深刻的是，他们产生的废物很少，而且他们是如何处理废物的，主要是通过堆

肥。“）"可知，那里的人们处理废物的方式给AnnaSacks留下了最深的印象。故选D。

【6题详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Thefactis,companiesoftenchoosetotrashitemsratherthangivethemaway

topeoplewhomightneedthem.Abigreasonforthiswasteisthewayourcurrenttaxlawsarestructured,Sacks

says.（事实是，公司经常选择丢弃物品而不是把它们送给可能需要它们的人。Sacks说，造成这种浪费的一

个重要原因是我们现行税法的结构方式）”以及Sellerswhodestroygoodscanclaimthecostasalossontheir

taxesandberefunded.（损坏货物的卖家可以将损失作为税收损失，并获得退款）”可知，退税让公司更愿意

把商品当垃圾扔掉。故选A。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段"Sacks'mainfocusissimplygettingpeopletopayattentiontohowmany

unnecessarythingstheybuyandthenthrowaway."Onceyoubecomeawareofthewayyouconsume,youcansee

waysyouimprove,9,shesays.（Sacks的主要重点是让人们注意到他们买了多少不必要的东西，然后扔掉了。

她说：“一旦你意识到自己的消费方式，你就能看到自己改善的方法。"）”以及通读全文可知，Anna

Sacks的故事告诉我们，消费文化导致了过度生产、过度消费和大量的浪费。A选项“消费文化造成了浪

费”符合题意。故选A。

InpartsofAfrica,peoplecommunicatewithawildbird——thegreaterhoneyguide-inordertolocatebee

habitatsandharvesttheirstoresofhoney.Ifsarareexampleofcooperationbetweenhumansandwildanimals,and

apotentialinstanceofculturalcoevolution（共同进化）.BrianWoodfromUCLAandClaireSpottiswoodefrom

UniversityofCapeTownwereleadauthorsonastudyshowinghowthisvaluablepartnershipismaintainedand

variesacrosscultures.

thegreater

honeyguide

“Ourstudydemonstratesthebird'sabilitytolearndistinctvoicedsignalsthataretraditionallyusedby

differenthoney-huntingcommunities,expandingpossibilitiesformutuallybeneficialcooperationwithpeople/9

Woodsaid."Honeyguidesseemtoknowthelandscapewell,gatheringknowledgeaboutthelocationofbeenests,

whichtheythensharewithpeople,9,Spottiswoodesaid."'Peopleareeagerforthebird'shelp.^^Thehoneyguides

alsobenefitfromlocatingthecolonies:Theyeattheleftoverhoneycomb.

SpottiswoodeandWood'sstudywasdoneincooperationwiththeHadzainTanzania,withwhomWoodhas

beenconductingresearchsince2004,andtheYaocommunityofnorthernMozambique.Theirpriorworkinboth

communitiesdocumenteddifferencesinhoweachcultureattractshoneyguides.AmongtheHadza,ahoney-hunter

announcesadesiretopartnerwiththebirdbywhistling.InMozambique,Yaohoney-huntersdosowitha"Brr!”...

followedbya”…hmm!”

Usingmathematicalmodelsandaudioplaybackexperiments,theteamstudiedthesesignals,theirusefulness

topeopleandtheirimpactsonbirds.TheyexperimentallyexposedhoneyguidesinTanzaniaandMozambiqueto

thesamesetofprerecordedsounds.Thisenabledtheresearcherstotestwhetherhoneyguideshadlearnedto

recognizeandpreferthespecializedsignalsthatlocalhoney-huntersusedorwerenaturallyattractedtoallsuch

signals.

ThehoneyguidesinTanzaniawereoverthreetimesmorelikelytocooperatewhenhearingthecallsoflocal

Hadzapeoplethanthecallsofaforeign?Yao.ThehoneyguidesinMozambiquewerealmosttwiceaslikelyto

cooperatewhenhearingthelocalYaocall,comparedtothe"foreign9Hadzawhistles.

Thestudyproposesthatdifferencesinhoneyguide-attractingsignalsarenotrandom,butmakepracticalsense.

Whilehoney-hunting,boththeHadzaandYaocomeacrossmammals（哺孚L动物）,butonlytheHadzahuntthem,

usingbowsandarrows.TheHadza9shuntingmightexplainthelessnotablewhistlestheyuse.Filmedinterviews

showHadzahuntersexplainingthattheycanevadebeingdetectedbytheirprey（猎物）becausetheirwhistles

“soundlikebirds."Contrarily,thesignaltheYaousetocommunicatewiththehoneyguidecanhelpscareoff

animalstheyfinddangerous.

8.Bycooperatingwithhoney-huntingcommunities,honeyguidescan.

A.nestnearhumanculture

B.locatebeehabitatseasier

C.haveaccesstomorefood

D.becomefamiliarwiththelandscape

9.Whydidtheresearchersusethesameprerecordedsignals?

A.Tostudytheirmathematicalmodels.

B.Tocheckiftheyareanaturalpreference.

C.Toinvestigatetheirusefulnesstohumans.

D.Toseeiftheyincreasebirds'abilitytofindhoney.

10.WhatcanwelearnfromSpottiswoodeandWood'sstudy?

A.Thehuman-birdrelationshipcanchangewithnewsignals.

B.TheYaocommunityhuntsanimalswhilelookingforbeenests.

C.Thehoneyguidesaremoreresponsivetocallsfromthelocalpeople.

D.ThesignalsfromtheHadzaweremoreeffectiveinattractinghoneyguides.

11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howmammalsreacttodifferentsignals.

B.Howhuntingtechniquesareappliedtoprey.

C.Howwhistlesenablehoneyguidestofindtargets.

D.Howsignalsareassociatedwithhuntingpractice.

【答案】8.C9.B10.C11.D

【解析】

【导语】本文为一篇说明文，研究表明，人们可以与野生动物合作，造成文化共同进化。该研究展示了这

种宝贵的伙伴关系是如何在不同文化中维持和变化的。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第二段”"Ourstudydemonstratesthebird'sabilitytolearndistinctvoicedsignalsthatare

traditionallyusedbydifferenthoney-huntingcommunities,expandingpossibilitiesformutuallybeneficial

cooperationwithpeople,Woodsaid."Honeyguidesseemtoknowthelandscapewell,gatheringknowledgeabout

thelocationofbeenests,whichtheythensharewithpeople,9,Spottiswoodesaid."Peopleareeagerforthebird's

help.^^Thehoneyguidesalsobenefitfromlocatingthecolonies:Theyeattheleftoverhoneycomb.（伍德说:“我们

的研究表明，这种鸟有能力学习不同的声音信号，这些信号是不同的采蜜社区传统上使用的，这扩大了与

人类互利合作的可能性。”斯波蒂斯伍德说：“蜜驾似乎很了解周围的风景，它们会收集蜂巢的位置信

息，然后与人们分享。人们渴望这只鸟的帮助。”蜜鹫也从定位蜂群中获益：它们吃剩下的蜂巢）“可知，

通过与采蜜社区合作，蜜智可以获得更多的食物。故选C项。

【9题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第四段“TheyexperimentallyexposedhoneyguidesinTanzaniaandMozambiquetothe

samesetofprerecordedsounds.Thisenabledtheresearcherstotestwhetherhoneyguideshadlearnedtorecognize

andpreferthespecializedsignalsthatlocalhoney-huntersusedorwerenaturallyattractedtoallsuchsignals.（他们

将坦桑尼亚和莫桑比克的蜜驾暴露在同一组预先录制好的声音中进行实验。这使研究人员能够测试蜜驾是

学会了识别和偏爱当地采蜜者使用的特殊信号，还是自然地被所有这些信号所吸引）”可知，研究人员在同

一组预先录制好的声音中进行实验来检验蜜雪被信号吸引是否是一种自然偏好。故选B项。

【10题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段"ThehoneyguidesinTanzaniawereoverthreetimesmorelikelyto

cooperatewhenhearingthecallsoflocalHadzapeoplethanthecallsof'foreign5Yao.Thehoneyguidesin

MozambiquewerealmosttwiceaslikelytocooperatewhenhearingthelocalYaocall,comparedtothe'foreign5

Hadzawhistles.（坦桑尼亚的蜜鹫在听到当地哈扎族人的叫声时，配合的可能性是听到“外国”瑶族叫声的

三倍多。莫桑比克的蜜驾在听到当地瑶族的叫声时，与听到“外来”哈扎族的哨声相比，合作的可能性几

乎是前者的两倍）”可推知，蜜驾对当地人的呼唤更有反应。故选C项。

【11题详解】

主旨大意题。本艮据文章最后——段“Thestudyproposesthatdifferencesinhoneyguide-attractingsignalsarenot

random,butmakepracticalsense.Whilehoney-hunting,boththeHadzaandYaocomeacrossmammals,butonly

theHadzahuntthem,usingbowsandarrows.TheHadza'shuntingmightexplainthelessnotablewhistlestheyuse.

FilmedinterviewsshowHadzahuntersexplainingthattheycanevadebeingdetectedbytheirpreybecausetheir

whistles“soundlikebirds."Contrarily,thesignaltheYaousetocommunicatewiththehoneyguidecanhelpscare

offanimalstheyfinddangerous.（这项研究表明，吸引蜜智信号的差异不是随机的，而是有实际意义的。在采

蜜的过程中，哈扎族和瑶族都遇到了哺乳动物，但只有哈扎族用弓箭猎杀它们。哈扎人的狩猎行为或许可

以解释他们使用的不那么引人注目的哨声。视频采访显示，哈扎猎人解释说，他们可以逃避被猎物发现，

因为他们的哨声“听起来像鸟”。相反，瑶族用来与蜜驾交流的信号可以吓跑他们认为危险的动物）”可

知，文章最后一段讲述了信号是如何与狩猎活动联系起来的。故选D项。

D

TheAgeofInformationisbu加inn：ifyoutriedtodownloadallthedataavailabletoday,you'dneedmorethan

180millionyearstodoso.Butyouarewrongtoassumethatallinformationwouldstimulateaboostofinnovation

tomatchtheoutputofdata.Indeed,thelasttimewefoundourselvesinaperiodofsignificantinnovationwasover

120yearsago,calledtheAgeofInsight.

Innovations,bigorsmall,startwithanewidea.Often,theseideasoccurasamomentofinsight——theresult

ofanovelconnectioninourbrainsmadebetweenexistingandnewinformation.Studiesshowinsightsinvolve

quietsignalsdeepinthebrain.Anythingthathelpsusnoticequietsignalscanincreasethechanceofinsights.

However,ifsbecomingmorechallengingtofindthosesignalstoday,everymomentfilledwithanendlesssupply

ofcontent.

Besides,wealsowanttoincreasethequalityofthemtosortthroughbignewideasandfindthereallyvaluable

onesthatcanbehardtomeasure.Launchedin2015,theEurekaScale（尤里卡量表）allowsustoassessthe

strengthofourinsightexperiencesonafive-pointscale,namely,intenseemotions,motivation,memoryadvantage,

aftershocks,andfollowingideas.TheScalecombinesthesefivevariablesintoasinglevaluetodefinethe

importanceofanewideaandhasbroadapplicationsformeasuringandimprovingindividualandorganizational

performance.Evenitcanbeusedtomeasuretheimpactofdifferentkindsofworkenvironmentsandlearning

approachesonparticipants5growth.Thelevel-5insight,involvingtherichestemotion,motivation,andlasting

impact,holdsthegreatestsignificance.

Inorderfororganizationstobenefitfromanotherageofinsight,ifsnotenoughtotrytoaccessmoredataor

increasethenumberofinsightswegenerate.Instead,it'saboutmakingspaceforthebiggestideastoemergefrom

alltheinformation.UsingtheScaleasawaytomeasurehowimportantideasarewillenablebetterdecision­

makingtowardpracticalandcompetitiveoutcomes.Ifwe'retoenteranewageofinsight,wemustmaketimely

andnecessarychangestodesignourenvironmentsforthebestinsightpossibletosurface.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bulging“inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Approaching.B.Exploding.C.Shifting.D.Updating.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcasescanincreasethechanceofinsights?

A.Byengaginginongoingsocialmediainteractions.

B.Byrelyingontechnologytoreceiveregularnotices.

C.Bysteppingawayfromcomputersbetweenmeetings.

D.Byparticipatinginadditionaltrainingandcoachingsessions.

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheEurekaScalecontrolstheinfluenceofourinsights.

B.Onewithalevel-5insighthasminimalemotionalresponses.

C.Boththequantityandqualityofinsightsareessentialtoinnovation.

D.Abreakthroughhasbeenmadeininnovationduetoawealthofinformation.

15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthecurrentenvironmentforinnovations?

A.Uncertain.B.Optimistic.C.Unconcerned.D.Dissatisfied.

【答案】12.B13.C14.C15.D

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。这篇文章主要讲述了信息时代的到来以及洞察力对创新的重要性。信息的数

量不断增加，但并不一定能刺激创新的提升。洞察力是创新的基础，通过Eureka量表可以评估洞察力的强

度和重要性。为了进入新的洞察力时代，需要找到那些重要想法的空间，以使它们能够浮出水面。

【12题详解】

词义猜测题。根据划线词后文"ifyoutriedtodownloadallthedataavailabletoday,you'dneedmorethan180

millionyearstodoso（如果你想下载今天所有可用的数据，你需要超过1.8亿年的时间）“可知，如今的数据

太多，即信息时代在膨胀，划线词bulging意为“激增,膨胀”与B选项“Exploding（爆发，激增）”意思

一致。故选B。

【13题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段中“Studiesshowinsightsinvolvequietsignalsdeepinthebrain.Anythingthathelps

usnoticequietsignalscanincreasethechanceofinsights.However,it'sbecomingmorechallengingtofindthose

signalstoday,everymomentfilledwithanendlesssupplyofcontent.（研究表明，洞察力涉及大脑深处的安静信

号。任何能帮助我们注意到安静信号的东西都能增加洞察的机会。然而，如今要找到这些信号变得越来越

困难，因为每时每刻都充斥着无穷无尽的内容。）”可知，静默的信号是产生洞察力的一种方式，因此需要

避免一些干扰，比如社交媒体，并且需要适当的间隔来让大脑有机会产生新的想法，即在会议间隙远离电

脑可以增加获得洞察力的可能性。故选C。

【14题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段中“Innovations,bigorsmall,startwithanewidea.Often,theseideasoccurasa

momentofinsight-theresultofanovelconnectioninourbrainsmadebetweenexistingandnewinformation.（仓＞J

新，无论大小，都始于一个新的想法。通常，这些想法是在我们的大脑中在现有信息和新信息之间建立的

新联系的瞬间产生的）”以及第三段中“Besides,wealsowanttoincreasethequalityofthemtosortthroughbig

newideasandfindthereallyvaluableonesthatcanbehardtomeasured此外，我们还希望提高它们的质量，以

便对重大的新想法进行分类，并找到那些难以衡量的真正有价值的想法）”以及“Launchedin2015,the

EurekaScale（尤里卡量表）allowsustoassessthestrengthofourinsightexperiencesonafive-pointscale,

namely,intenseemotions,motivation,memoryadvantage,aftershocks,andfollowingideas.（尤里卡量表于2015

年推出，它允许我们用五分制来评估我们的顿悟体验的强度，即强烈的情绪、动机、记忆优势、余震和后

续想法）”可知，对于创新不论大小，都需要很多灵光一现的瞬间产生的想法（洞察力）；同时也需要提高

洞察力的质量，从而才能对重大想法进行分类，确定出有真正价值的想法，尤里卡量表以对洞察力的强度

进行评估进行确定。因此洞察的数量和质量对创新都至关重要。故选C。

【15题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Inorderfororganizationstobenefitfromanotherageofinsight,ifsnotenough

totrytoaccessmoredataorincreasethenumberofinsightswegenerate.Instead,ifsaboutmakingspaceforthe

biggestideastoemergefromalltheinformation.（为了让组织从另一个洞察时代中受益，仅仅尝试访问更多数

据或增加我们产生的洞察数量是不够的。相反，它是为从所有信息中脱颖而出的最伟大的想法腾出空间）”

以及第二段中“However,ifsbecomingmorechallengingtofindthosesignalstoday,everymomentfilledwithan

endlesssupplyofcontent.（然而，如今要找到这些信号变得越来越困难，因为每时每刻都充斥着无穷无尽的

内容）”以及最后一段中"Ifwe'retoenteranewageofinsight,wemustmaketimelyandnecessarychangesto

designourenvironmentsforthebestinsightpossibletosurface.（如果我们要进入一个洞察的新时代，我们必须

及时做出必要的改变来设计我们的环境，以使最好的洞察可能浮出水面）”可知，对于创新，仅仅尝试访问

更多数据或增加我们产生的洞察数量是不够的，而是应该为从所有信息中脱颖而出的最伟大的想法腾出空

间，可是当下随着科技的日益普及，找到这些安静的信号变得越来越有挑战性，故作者对于当下的创新环

境是感到不满意的，因此作者呼吁我们必须设计我们的环境，以允许最好的洞察浮出水面。故选D。

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。

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beinfluencedbythewaytheyarebornorraised.16AccordingtoveterinarianDrKatrinaWarren,the

problemcangenerallybesolved,butyou'llneedtolookforunderlyingissues.

Changesinacafsbehaviourcanoftenbeexplainedbyahealthproblem.Paincancausecatstobehave

differently.It'seasytomistakeaproblemasbehaviouralwhichinfactismedical.Shouldyouobservea

significantchangeinyourcafsbehaviour,thenavisittothevetisthebestplacetostart.17Also

hidingandavoidingbeingtouched.Besuretoreportallchangestoyourvet.Therearemanyhealthproblemsthat

canbereadilytreatedtoeasesymptomsandpainforyourcat.

Itpaystorememberthatcatsdon'tliketoshareorqueue.Sharingof'resources5suchaslittertraysand

fbodbowlscancausestressandanxietyformanycats.Ifsalwaysagoodideatoprovideeachcatwiththeirown

litterbox,food,waterbowlsandbed.Alackofspacetohidefromoravoidothercats,competitionforterritoryand

lackofindividualattentioncanalsoaddtohouseholdfriction.18

Movingtoanewhouse,thearrivalofanewbaby,newpetsandothertypesofchangecanseriouslyimpactcat

behaviour.Catsarecreaturesofhabitandtendtobeterritorial.19Trytokeepyourcafsenvironment

ascalmaspossibleandensurethereareplaceswheretheyfeelsafe.

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