广东省梅州市2024届高三年级下册4月二模试题 英语 含解析

梅州市高三总复习质检试卷

英语试题

本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔

将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。并在答题卡相应位置上填涂考生号。因笔试不

考听力，试卷从第二部分开始，试题序号从“21”开始

2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目选项的答案信息点涂

黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相

应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不

按以上要求作答无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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

FreeCommunitySwap

Contact:

CatherineCrawford,（718）809-1603ccrawford@

JonKlar,（646）530-0381jklar@

NewYorkerslookingtoreduce,reuse,andsavemoneythisyearareinvitedtoparticipateinStop'N'Swap,a

freecommunityeventorganizedbylocalnonprofitGrowNYC.

TheaverageNYChouseholdthrowsawayabout2,000poundsofwasteayear.Byreusingthroughevents

likeStop'N'Swap,NYCresidentscantakepartinsavingover40millionpoundsofmaterialfromlandfillevery

year.Takeabreakfromshopping,supportacleanerfuture,andjointheever-growingreusecommunity!

WHAT:FreeStop'N'SwapCommunityReuseEvent

WHEN:February19th,12pm-3pm

WHERE:BronxWorksClassicCommunityCenter-286East156thStreet,Bronx,NY10451

Thepublicisinvitedtobringcleanandreusableitems.Nooneisrequiredtobringsomethingtotake

something-youcansimplyshowupwithabagandseewhafsfreeforthetaking.Books,toys,clothing,and

electronicsarejustsomeoftheofferings.Furnitureandotherlargeitemsarenotacceptedattheswap.Anything

leftoverattheendofthedayisdonatedorrecycled.

Stop'N'SwapshavedevelopedaregularfollowingamongenvironmentallyconsciousNewYorkers.After

almosttwoyearswithoutswaps,GrowNYChassetagoalofhostingoneswapineachofthecity's59community

districtseachyear,providingopportunitiestomakeNYCtrulylivable-aplacewhereeverypersoncanenjoya

healthierlife.

1.WhatshouldyoudotogetmoreinformationfromCatherine?

ACall(646)530-0381.B.Call(718)809-1603.

C.Emailjklar@.D.Visit286East156thStreet,Bronx.

2.WhatitemsareunacceptableattheStop'N'Swap?

A.Dry-as-dustbooks.B.Old-fashionedclothes.

C.Out-of-dateelectronics.D.Second-handfurniture.

3.WhatistheaimofGrowNYC'sStop'N'Swap?

A.TomakeNYCabetterplacetolive.

B.ToenrichNewYorkers5communitylife.

C.ToreducethecostofdealingwithwasteinNYC.

D.Toencouragedistrictstocompeteinsustainability.

B

Atfirstlook,theplaygroundattheChildren'sGuild-TransformationAcademyinBaltimore,Maryland,looks

likeanyother.Ithasswings,slides,andplacesforchildrentoclimbandcrawl.Buttheplaygroundisnotjusta

placeforfun.Itisalsoaplacewherestudentscanlearn,growandgainindependence.Everything-fromthe

kindofsurfaceitsitson,tothecolorofitssittingareas,totheplacementofthesurroundingfence——is

specificallydesignedforkidswithautism(自闭症).

MarkRapaportisthemanagingdirectorofautismservicesattheTransformationAcademy.Hesaidthe

schoolacceptsstudentsaged5to21withautismspectrumdisorder(ASD)andarelower-functioning.

RapaportsaidthegoalofTransformationAcademyistomakethestudentsasindependentaspossibleinan

efforttohelpthemprepareforadultlife.Theschoolaimstoprovidehelpwithdevelopingcommunicationand

socialskills,aswellaspracticalabilitieslikecleaningorcooking.

TheplaygrounddesignedbyMarylandcompanySparks@Play,usingstructuresmanufacturedbyLandscape

Structures,Inc.tookamonthtodevelop,saidDanHack.HeworksforSparks@Playandhelpedleadthe

playground'sdesign.Hacksaidheandothersspentweeksgettingtoknowthestudentsandunderstandingtheir

needsbeforeanybuildingwasstarted.Thedesignprocessinvolvedphysicaltherapists,occupationaltherapists,

andotherspecialists.Thehuge$500,000projectwasfundedwithsupportfromthestateofMarylandandthe

nonprofitOrokawaFoundation.

Partsoftheplaygroundthatseemsmallareveryimportantforchildrenwithautismandotherdisabilities.

Thesurroundingfenceextendsintoawoodedareatomakeitseemmoreopen.Andthegroundundertheplay

areasismadeofsoft,butsolidmaterialstosupportstudentsusingwheelchairsorcrutches.Thebenchesonthe

outsideoftheplaygroundlooksimplefromfaraway,butare“oneofourmostinclusivesensory^^elements,Hack

said.Theyhavemanydifferentcolorsthatbringaboutfeelingsofcalmandcuriosity.Theyarealsomadewith

smoothmaterialthatcanbefeltandmoved.Theacademy?sRapaportsaidifachildstartstofeeluneasy,theycan

sitdownandfeelthebench,whichcanhelpthemrelax.

4.WhyistheplaygroundinBaltimoredesignedwithspecialmaterials?

A.Tomakeitsuperiortootherplaygrounds.B.Tobetterservechildrenwithautism.

C.Toimprovethequalityoftheplayground.D.Tomakeiteasierforkidstoclimbandcrawl.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheplaygroundproject?

A.Ittookamonthtocompletetheproject.B.Thedesignprocessissimpleandeasy.

C.Theresultoftheprojectisuncertain.D.It'samoney-consumingproject.

6.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thescaleandthestructureoftheplayground.

B.Waysforkidstofreefromthestressandrelaxthemselves.

CTheunderlyinglogicandreasonablefactorsoftheplayground.

D.Theadvantagesoftheplaygroundforautismanddisabledkids.

7.WhichbestdescribestheplaygroundinBaltimore?

A.Advanced.B.Environmental-friendly.C.Functional.D.Convenient.

c

Newfindingssuggestthatwhenit-comestolearning,thesnakemaybequiteabitlikehumans.David

Holtzman,ascientistattheUniversityofRochester,hasfoundthatsnakeshaveamuchgreatercapacityfor

learningthanearlierstudieshadindicated.

Holtzman'sstudychallenged24snakestoescapefromablackplasticcontainerthesizeofachild'spool.

Cardsmountedonthecontainer'swallsandtapeonitsfloorprovidedthesnakeswithvisualandtouchablesignals

tofindtheirgoal:holesinthecontainer'sbottomthatofferadark,comfortablespottohide.

Simplyfallingintoaholeisn'ttheonlyproofthatthesnakesarelearningsomething,though.<6Speedtofind

thatgoalisoneofthemeasureswhichshowsthey5relearning,9,Holtzmansays."Onaverage,theytakeover700

secondstofindthecorrectholeonthefirstdayoftraining,andthengodowntoabout400secondsbythefourth

dayoftraining.Someareactuallyveryfastandfinditinlessthan30seconds.

Studiesdatingbacktothe1950sinterpretedsnakes9awkwardnesswithmazes（迷宫）asapoorreflectionon

theirintelligence."'Earlyattemptstostudysnakeintelligencewereproblematicbecausethestudiesusedmazesas

testingarenas（场地）-asthoughsnakesmightbeexpectedtorunthroughmazesinthesamewaymicerunthrough

mazes,9,saysPeterKareiva,aprofessorofzoology."'Snakesdonotencounteranythinglikemazesinnature,and

theydonotlearnhowtorunmazesinlaboratoryconditions.^^

Holtzmanalsofoundafewage-baseddifferencesinthesignalsthesnakesuse.Youngsnakesappeartobe

moreadaptableandresourceful,usingavarietyofcluestofindtheirwaytotheexit.Buttheireldersseemtorely

muchmoreheavilyonvisualclues."Actually,oneoftheamazingfindingsfromourstudiesisthatsnakesdouse

visioninlocatingplaces,saysHoltzman.4tTheydon'tjustrelyonthechemicalcluespickedupbystickingtheir

tonguesout,asmanysnakebiologistsassume.

8.Whatisthefunctionofthecardsandtape?

A.Todirectthesnakestotheexits.

B.Toprotectthesnakesfrombrightlights.

C.Tocovertheholesatthecontainer'sbottom.

D.Tomakethecontaineracomfortablespottostay.

9Whatdothedatainparagraph3showaboutthesnakesaccordingtoHoltzman?

A.Theyareskillfulescapers.B.Theyaregoodlearners.

C.Theycommunicatewitheachother.D.Theyadapttoenvironmentsquickly.

10.Whatwastheproblemwithearlyattemptstostudysnakeintelligence?

A.Theychosethewrongtestingarenas.

B.Theyfailedtodotestsinlaboratoryconditions.

C.Theyreferredtostudiesdatingbacktothe1950s.

D.Theycomparedsnakeswithadifferentkindofanimal.

11.WhatastonishesHoltzmanaboutsnakes?

A.Theyrelyonsighttofindtheirway.

B.Theyleavechemicalclueseverywhere.

C.Theyoungbeattheireldersinmanyways.

D.Theirtonguesareunabletorecognizechemicalclues.

D

ResearchledbyecologistBartHoekstraoftheUniversityofAmsterdamshowsthatbirdsareaffectedbythe

massuseoffireworksonNewYear'sEveuptoadistanceof10km(6miles)away.

Withdatafromweatherradarsandbirdcountsaninternationalteamofresearchersrevealedhowmanybirds

takeoffimmediatelyafterthestartofthefireworks,atwhatdistancefromfireworksthisoccursandwhichspecies

groupsmainlyreact."Birdstakeoffasaresultofanacuteflightresponseduetosuddennoiseandlight.Wealready

knewthatmanywaterbirdsreactstrongly,butnowwealsoseetheeffectonotherbirdsthroughoutthe

Netherlands,"saysecologistBartHoekstraoftheUniversityofAmsterdam.InthescientificjournalFrontiersin

EcologyandtheEnvironment,theresearchersthereforeargueforlargefireworks-freezones.

Lastyear,otherresearchersatIBEDdiscoveredthatgeesearesoaffectedbyfireworksthattheyspendan

averageof10%longerlookingforfoodthannormalduringatleastthenext11days.Theyapparentlyneedthattime

torestoretheirenergytotheirformercondition,afterfleeingfromthefireworks.

Because62%ofallbirdsintheNetherlandslivewithinaradiusof2.5kmofinhabitedareas,theconsequences

offireworksarehighforallbirdsthroughoutthecountry.^Flyingrequiresalotofenergy,soideallybirdsshould

bedisturbedaslittleaspossibleduringthecoldwintermonths.Measurestoensurethisareespeciallyimportantin

openareassuchasgrasslands,wheremanylargerbirdsspendthewinter.Theeffectsoffireworksonbirdsareless

pronouncednearforestsandsemi-openhabitats.Inaddition,smallerbirdssuchastitsandfincheslivethere,which

arelesslikelytoflyawayfromdisturbance.^^

Theauthorsargueforfireworks-freezonesinareaswherelargebirdslive.Hoekstra:"Thesebufferzonescould

besmallerinareaswherelightandsoundtravellessfar,suchasnearforests.Furthermore,fireworksshouldmainly

belitatcentrallocationsinbuilt-upareas,asfarawayfrombirdsaspossible.Itwouldbebestforbirdsifwemoved

towardslightshowswithoutsound,suchasdroneshowsordecorativefireworkswithoutveryloudbangs.”

12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearch?

A.It'sthefirstoneaboutfireworks5effectsonbirds.

B.It'sconductedbycollectingdatafromweatherradars.

C.Itshowstheextentofthefireworks9influenceonbirds.

D.ItkeepstrackofbirdsthroughoutNetherlandsandbeyond.

13.Whydidgeesespendmoretimelookingforfood?

ATomakeupforthelostenergy.B.Tostoremorefoodincase.

C.Tofindanewsourceofenergy.D.Tofindaplacewithoutfireworks.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced“inPara.4mean?

A.Predictable.B.Noticeable.

C.Admirable.D.Avoidable.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PanicintheairB.Fireworks-freezones

C.FireworksintheworldD.Birdsthroughoutthecountry

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。

PublicSpeaking

Itcanbestressfultodeliveraspeechinfrontofpeople.Whatdoyousay?Howdoyoucatchpeople'sattention?

Whatdoyoudoifyoumessup?16Youcanusethefollowingbasicsabouttheartofpublicspeakingto

helpyouovercomethesechallengesandbeagoodspeaker.

Pointeverythingbacktothecentralidea

Beforeyoubeginyourspeech,figureoutyourcoremessage.17Itmakesiteasiertodecidewhatto

sayandithelpsyoumakeeveryotherdecision,fromthestructuretothespecificstoriesandconcreteimagesthat

youinclude.

18

Tomakeyourpresentationmemorable,youcantryusing“stickystories“inyourspeeches-honest,vivid

anecdotes（逸闻）withdetailsthatengagethesensesofsight,sound,smell,tasteandtouch.Peoplerememberstories

andimages.

Practiceinfrontofpeople

Practicingyourspeechcaneasefeelingsofnervousnessandhelpyouadjustyourpresentation.Askafriendor

afamilymembertolistentoyouasyoupractice.Youcanalsotakeavoicememowithyourphoneandplayitback

toyourself.19

Slowdownandstartagain

Ifsomethingunexpectedhappensinthemoment-sayyoustumble（结巴）orloseyourplace-pauseor

slowdown.Takeadeepbreathandgobacktothebeginningofasentenceorrestatethewordyoustumbledon.And

don'tworry,peopledon'tnoticethosepausesasmuchasyouthinktheydo.20Thepointistosetyourself

upforsuccess,notperfection.

A.Usevividimageryandstorytelling.

B.Theseproblemswilldriveyoumad.

C.Avoidbigwordsandlongsentences.

D.Evenifsomeonedoesnotice,thafsOK,too.

E.Thenmakesurealltheideasinyourspeechpointbacktoit.

F.There9salsoachancetopracticeshortspeechesonimportanttopics.

G.Bydoingso,youcangetsupportivefeedbacktoimproveyourspeech.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Twentyyearsago,Iwasmonthsintomyfirstjobatastart-upindependentpublishingcompanyinNew

York.Oneafternoon,I21atrainwithaloadofhot-off-the-presscatalogues（目录薄）ourfirsttolistevery

oneofourtitles.Iwasonmywayto22myaunt,who'dagreedto23themtoherfriends.

Backthen,Iwasmuchless24;somehowImadeitonthetrainbutIhadn'thadtimetobuy

a25.1figuredI'dbuyoneonboard.Whentheconductorcametostandnexttome,Iopenedmy26

andfoundnothinginside.Theydidn't27creditcardsbackthen.Iwastoldtogetoffatthenext

station.28themannexttomehanded$15totheconductor.Iwasbeyondgratefuland29;I

promisedhimIwouldsendhimacheck,whichhe30Jmadehimwritedownhisaddress,though.

Later,Iwroteacheck,31itinaletter,andsentitoff.Iexpressedmy32againandincluded

myemailaddress.Soonheemailedmeandwe33alastingfriendship.

That34actionhasstayedwithme.Thinkingaboutthatday,I35myselftobemuchkinder

tostrangersandtofocusonthegoodinpeople.

21.

A.cameacrossB.rushedontoC.passedbyD.lookedfor

22.

A.visitB.helpC.rescueD.introduce

23.

A.returnB.explainC.connectD.distribute

24.

A.determinedB.objectiveC.organizedD.professional

25.

A.ticketB.cardC.giftD.book

26.

A.parcelB.walletC.envelopeD.bottle

27.

A.cancelB.rejectC.provideD.accept

28.

A.NaturallyB.UnexpectedlyC.DoubtfullyD.Disagreeably

29.

A.embarrassedB.disturbedC.annoyedD.dissatisfied

30.

A.gaveawayB.checkedoutC.laughedoffD.sentback

31.

A.lostB.unfoldedC.noticedD.enclosed

32.

A.appreciationB.admirationC.amazementD.approval

33.

A.destroyedB.inspiredC.formedD.reported

34

A.romanticB.generousC.emergentD.symbolic

35.

A.forceB.allowC.warnD.remind

第二节（共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

TheGuangdongLionDance,anationaltraditionpopularinFoshanandGuangzhou,isatypicalSouthern

LionDance.

Liondancing36(date)backthousandsofyears,totheTangDynasty,andalegendaboutthe

emperorhavingadream37alionsavedhislife.Andlaterit38(introduce)tothesouthby

migrantsfromthenorth.TheGuangdongLionDancedevelopedinto39(it)modernformduringthe

MingDynasty(AD1368-1644).InChinesetradition,peopleregardthelionas40symbolofbraveness

andstrength,whichcandriveawayevilandprotecthumansandlivestock.Liondancing41(main)

focusesontheperformanceoftheliondance,attachingmuchattentiontomovements42scratchingan

itch(抓痒)，shakingthemane(鬃毛)andlicking(舔)thehair.

TheGuangdongLionDance,a43（combine）ofmartialarts,danceandmusic,ispopularnotonlyin

GuangdongandGuangxiprovinces,butalsoamongoverseasChineseinSoutheastAsiancountries,44

（make）itaculturalbridgeforoverseasChinesekeepingintouchwiththeirnationalroots.Itisconsideredtobea

traditionwithfar-reachingculturalvalue.LunarNewYearistheperfecttime45（share）andcelebrate

thatcultureandheritage.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46.假定你是李华，你所负责的校烹饪社团将举办主题为“MySpecialtyDish（我最拿手的一道菜）”的

活动。请你给外教Chris写一封邮件，邀请他参加此次活动，内容包括：

1.活动时间、地点；2.活动内容。

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。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

47.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。

ItisahotsunnySaturdaymorningonthefarm.Maya,DuksieandDoobiearehelpingMamaKinher

vegetablegarden.Thechildrenworkallmorning.

MamaKalwaysgivesthechildrenatreatforhelpingher.Sometimesifscakeorchocolate;sometimesifs

apples,pearsororanges.MamaKhasonlyonerule.t6Shareitfhir!”Thechildrenknowtheymustsharethetreats

equally,sotheyallgetthesameamount.

TodayMamaKhasbakedaroundstrawberrycakewithpinkicing（糖霜）andberriesfromhergarden.The

childrenwaitonthegrassfortheirtreat.atHereyougo!”smilesMamaK."Butremembertherule.Shareitfair!?,

Mayahasthefirstturntosharethecake.Sheusestheknifetodrawlinesintheicing.Theotherswatchher.

Shedoesnotcutthecakeyet.Theothersmustfirstagreeifherwayisfair.thinkIwillmaketwocutsdownlike

this.Nowwehavethreeslices,allthesame!"Mayashowsthem.Thereisonelineontheleftandtheotheronthe

right.

“Noway!^^saysDuksie.t4Theoneinthemiddleismuchtoobig!”Doobiealsoshakeshishead.Mayalaughs

andtellsDuksietotry.

“Passmetheknife.rildoit,“saysDuksieFirstsherubsoutMaya'spatternintheicing,andthenshemakes

onecutacrossandonedown."Look,Ihavemademythreeslices!^^“That'snotfhir!”shoutMayaandDoobie

together,.

“Whydon'tyoutry,Doobie?^^saysDuksie."Ibetyoucan'tdoit!”

“Iwishthecakewasasquare,andthenitwouldbeeasy!”saysDoobiethoughtfully.Andthen!Apicture

comesintoDoobie'shead.Heseesthesilverbadge（标识）atthefrontofhisfather^bigredBenztruck."I'vegot

it!I'vegotit!Iknowhowtodoit,“shoutsDoobie.

Mercedes-Benz

“Howdidyouworkitout?”Mayaasks.Doobiesmilestohimself.Fornowifshissecret.Later,hewilltell

hisdad.

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。

FirstDoobieusesaknifetosmoothDuksie'slinesintheicing.

WithMamaK'sencouragement,Mayatakescharge,expertlycuttingalongDoobie'slinestomakethree

equalslices.

梅州市高三总复习质检试卷

英语

本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将

试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。并在答题卡相应位置上填涂考生号。因笔试不考

听力，试卷从第二部分开始，试题序号从“21”开始

2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相

应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不

按以上要求作答无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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

FreeCommunitySwap

Contact:

CatherineCrawford,（718）809-1603ccrawford@

JonKlar,（646）530-0381jklar@

NewYorkerslookingtoreduce,reuse,andsavemoneythisyearareinvitedtoparticipateinStop'N'Swap,a

freecommunityeventorganizedbylocalnonprofitGrowNYC.

TheaverageNYChouseholdthrowsawayabout2,000poundsofwasteayear.Byreusingthrougheventslike

Stop'N'Swap,NYCresidentscantakepartinsavingover40millionpoundsofmaterialfromlandfilleveryyear.

Takeabreakfromshopping,supportacleanerfuture,andjointheever-growingreusecommunity!

WHAT:FreeStop'N'SwapCommunityReuseEvent

WHEN:February19th,12pm-3pm

WHERE:BronxWorksClassicCommunityCenter-286East156thStreet,Bronx,NY10451

Thepublicisinvitedtobringcleanandreusableitems.Nooneisrequiredtobringsomethingtotake

something-youcansimplyshowupwithabagandseewhafsfreeforthetaking.Books,toys,clothing,and

electronicsarejustsomeoftheofferings.Furnitureandotherlargeitemsarenotacceptedattheswap.Anything

leftoverattheendofthedayisdonatedorrecycled.

Stop'N'SwapshavedevelopedaregularfollowingamongenvironmentallyconsciousNewYorkers.After

almosttwoyearswithoutswaps,GrowNYChassetagoalofhostingoneswapineachofthecity's59community

districtseachyear,providingopportunitiestomakeNYCtrulylivable-aplacewhereeverypersoncanenjoya

healthierlife.

1.WhatshouldyoudotogetmoreinformationfromCatherine?

A.Call(646)530-0381.B.Call(718)809-1603.

C.Emailjklar@.D.Visit286East156thStreet,Bronx.

2.WhatitemsareunacceptableattheStop'N'Swap?

A.Dry-as-dustbooks.B.Old-fashionedclothes.

C.Out-of-dateelectronics.D.Second-handfurniture.

3.WhatistheaimofGrowNYC'sStop'N'Swap?

A.TomakeNYCabetterplacetolive.

B.ToenrichNewYorkers5communitylife.

C.ToreducethecostofdealingwithwasteinNYC.

D.Toencouragedistrictstocompeteinsustainability.

【答案】l.B2.D3.A

【解析】

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了GrowNYC组织的免费社区交换活动。

1题详解】

细节理解题。由文章Contact:部分中“CatherineCrawford,(718)809-1603”可知，应该拨打(718)809-1603

才能从凯瑟琳那里得到更多的信息。故选B。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段中uFurnitureandotherlargeitemsarenotacceptedattheswap.(家具和其他

大件物品不接受交换。）”可知，家具和其他大件物品在交换中是不可接受的。故选D。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。由文章最后一段中uAfteralmosttwoyearswithoutswaps,GrowNYChassetagoalofhosting

oneswapineachofthecity's59communitydistrictseachyear,providingopportunitiestomakeNYCtruly

livable-aplacewhereeverypersoncanenjoyahealthierlife.(在近两年没有交换之后,GrowNYC设定了一个

目标，即每年在纽约市的59个社区中每个社区举办一次交换，为纽约市真正的宜居提供机会——一个每

个人都能享受更健康生活的地方。）”可知，活动的目的是让纽约成为更适合居住的地方。故选A。

B

Atfirstlook,theplaygroundattheChildren'sGuild-TransformationAcademyinBaltimore,Maryland,looks

likeanyother.Ithasswings,slides,andplacesforchildrentoclimbandcrawl.Buttheplaygroundisnotjusta

placeforfun.Itisalsoaplacewherestudentscanlearn,growandgainindependence.Everything-fromthekind

ofsurfaceitsitson,tothecolorofitssittingareas,totheplacementofthesurroundingfence——isspecifically

designedforkidswithautism（自闭症）.

MarkRapaportisthemanagingdirectorofautismservicesattheTransformationAcademy.Hesaidtheschool

acceptsstudentsaged5to21withautismspectrumdisorder（ASD）andarelower-functioning.

RapaportsaidthegoalofTransformationAcademyistomakethestudentsasindependentaspossibleinan

efforttohelpthemprepareforadultlife.Theschoolaimstoprovidehelpwithdevelopingcommunicationand

socialskills,aswellaspracticalabilitieslikecleaningorcooking.

TheplaygrounddesignedbyMarylandcompanySparks@Play,usingstructuresmanufacturedbyLandscape

Structures,Inc.tookamonthtodevelop,saidDanHack.HeworksforSparks@Playandhelpedleadthe

playground'sdesign.Hacksaidheandothersspentweeksgettingtoknowthestudentsandunderstandingtheir

needsbeforeanybuildingwasstarted.Thedesignprocessinvolvedphysicaltherapists,occupationaltherapists,and

otherspecialists.Thehuge$500,000projectwasfundedwithsupportfromthestateofMarylandandthenonprofit

OrokawaFoundation.

Partsoftheplaygroundthatseemsmallareveryimportantforchildrenwithautismandotherdisabilities.The

surroundingfenceextendsintoawoodedareatomakeitseemmoreopen.Andthegroundundertheplayareasis

madeofsoft,butso