浙江省绍兴市2024届高三年级下册4月适应性考试（二模）英语试卷(含答案)

浙江省绍兴市2024届高三下学期4月适应性考试(二模)英语试卷

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一'阅读理解

Haveyouheardofthesefourmonuments?

Carhenge.FloralisGenerica.TrafficLightTree.HandoftheDesert-thesearefourunusual

monumentsfromaroundtheworldyoumightliketovisit.

•Carhenge

CarhengeisinAlliance,Nebraska(USA).Asthenamesuggests,ithasalotincommonwith

Stonehenge,thefamousstonecircleonSalisburyPlain.ButwhileStonehengewasbuiltwith

stones,Carhengewascreatedwithcars.Themonumentwasmadein1987byalocalartist

JimReindersandhisfamily.Heusedoldcarsandevenanambulance.Atfirst,thepeopleof

Alliancedidn'tlikeit,buttheysoonchangedtheirmindsafteritbecamepopularwithtourists,

whobroughtlotsofmoneytothetown.

•FloralisGenerica

FloralisGenericaisamassivestatueofaflower.Itstandsinapoolofwaterinfrontof

theNationalMuseumofFineArtsinBuenosAires,Argentina.EduardoCatalano,anativeof

Argentina,gavethestatueasagifttothecityin2002.Everymorning,thefloweropens.Ask

anyonewhohasseenitandthey911tellyouthatwatchingitopenisanunforgettablesight.In

fact,manypeoplebelieveitisoneofthemostbeautifulstatuesintheworld.

•TrafficLightTree

TheTrafficLightTreeissituatedatHeronQuay,inoneofLondon'sfinancialdistricts.

Thetreehas75setsoftrafficlights.ItwascreatedbyFrenchartist,PierreVivant,andwas

installedin1998.Acomputercontrolsthelights,whichareturnedonandoffrandomly.The

roundaboutwherethetreeiswasvotedthemostpopularroundaboutintheUKinarecent

survey.

•ManodelDesierto(HandoftheDesert)

TheHandoftheDesertisintheAtacamaDesertinChile.Thesculpturewasdesigned

bytheChileansculptorMarioIrarrazabal.Fromadistance,itlooksasifthere9sagiantinthe

sandwhohasstuckhishandoutoftheground.

Ifyou'relookingforsomethingnewtosee,youknowwheretogo!

1.WhydidthepeopleofAlliancechangetheirattitudetowardCarhenge?

A.ItremindedthemofStonehenge.B.Itbroughtthemfinancialbenefits.

C.Itaddedbeautytotheircommunity.D.Itdisplayedthecreativityofthedesigner.

2.Whichofthefourmonumentswasdesignedbyaforeignartist?

A.Carhenge.B.FloralisGenerica.

C.TrafficLightTree.D.ManodelDesierto.

3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Aguidebook.B.Anewsreport.

C.Asciencemagazine.D.Anarchitectureadvertisement.

Lima,thecapitalofPeru,istheworld'ssecondlargestdesertcity.Theregioniswater-

stressed.Theannualrainfallislessthan4cm.Accesstowaterisanongoingproblemforthe

residentsinandaroundtheSouthAmericancapital.

WhenindustrialengineerAbelCruzwasaboyhisweeklyworkwastoclimbdowna

valleyinthefoothillsofthePeruvianAndestofetchthefamily'swaterfromaspring.66Itwas

downhillfromthehouse,farawayandsteep,“hesays.Cruzbegandreamingupbetterways

tocollectwater.Thenhenoticedthatsubtropicalplantscapturerainandmistwiththeirwide

leaves.ActuallyLimadoesn'tlackinhumidity（湿度），averaging83%year-round.Locatedin

thefoothillsoftheAndeanmountains,itisclosetothePacificOcean,whichensuresthat

blanketsofdensefogrollinforthree-quartersofayear.Eventually,AbelCruzstruckupon

theideaofafognet.

Eachupraisednetis20squaremetres,wheremicro-dropletsofwatersuspendedinthe

foggyatmospherecondense（凝结）anddripdownintocollectiontanks.Approximately200

to400litresofwateriscollecteddailyfromeachnet.Localscanfetchitinbucketsforsmall-

scalefarming.WorkinginLimawithsupportfromtheCreatingWaterFoundation,Cruzhas

installedover3,600netsonhillsidesaroundthecitytocapturefogdriftinginfromthe

PacificOcean.CruzraisedfundsforhundredsofnetsinPeruwithhisrevolutionaryinitiative

PeruviansWithoutWater.Heaimstosetupevenmorefogharvesters,andtotreatthewater

tomakeitdrinkable.

“Theplanethaslessandlessfreshwater,“Cruzpointsout,"becausetheglaciersthatare

naturalreservoirsaredisappearing.Sowemustfindawaytoaccumulateandsavewaterfor

timesofdrought."Thetechnologyislife-changingforthepoorhouseholdswhonormally

havetorelyonwatertanksbeingdeliveredtothem.Hisapproachendsextremepovertyand

bringsruraldevelopment.Moreover,heistryingtobringhealthyandcleanwateralsoto

urbanareaslackingwater.

4.WhydoestheauthormentionCruz'schildhoodexperienceinparagraph2?

A.Toillustratetheurgencyofreducingpoverty.

B.Tohighlighthisresponsibilityforthefamily.

C.TotracetheoriginofCruz'sgreatinvention.

D.TostressLima'sterriblegeographicalconditions.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutCruz'sinvention?

A.Itwasinspiredfromsubtropicalplants.

B.Itusedcollectiontankstocondensewater.

C.Itloweredcostsinbuildingirrigationchannels.

D.Itsolvedthedrinkingwaterissuewithfogharvesters.

6.WhatmayAbelCruz'seffortsleadto?

A.GuaranteeingcropharvestsinPeru.

B.Promotingtherecycleofwaterresources.

C.Endingpovertybyimprovingtraditionalfarming.

D.Improvingthelifequalityforpeopleinwater-stressedareas.

7.Whafstheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todescribethefunctionsofaninnovativefog-catcher.

B.Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheworseningwatercrisis.

C.Toseekmoresupportinraisingfundsforwatercollection.

D.TointroduceAbelCruz'sinventionanditsgreatsignificance.

Tobuildaprosperous（繁荣的）society,afundamentalunderstandingofthemodern

economyasadrivingforceintoday'sworldisessential.

Whatkindofprosperityhaveweachievedsofar?Thewidespreaddefinitionof

prosperityfocusesoneconomicpowerandgrowthasmeasuresofsuccess.Lefstakealook

athistory.TheSecondIndustrialRevolutionenabledmassproductionandcreatedasufficient

supplyofgoods.Thishasgreatlyincreasedtheimportanceofmoneyinitsroleas“astoreof

value,and"amediumofexchange.9,Asaresult,wehavepursuedeconomicpowerasthe

onlyindicatorofprosperity,suchasGDP.Wavesofglobalizationandtechnologicalevolution

havepromotedoveralleconomicgrowth,buthaveallowedthefewwhoarestrongtoachieve

greaterpowerwhileexploitingthemanywhoareweak.Consequently,inequalityhas

worsened,anddisunityhasintensified.

Thepathtoatrulyprosperousworldrequiresashiftinfocustowardsthemostsuitable

happinessforall,inadditiontoeconomicpower.Defininghappiness,however,isacomplex

task.Whatmakespeoplehappy?Thedegreetowhichthesamethingcreateshappiness

differsfrompersontoperson.Happinessissubjectiveandcomplicated.Thisisaworldof

"multiplevalues^^whereeachofusdeterminesworthasopposedto“onefixedprice^^based

merelyonaneconomicperspective.Individualsshouldn'tbedefinedbyasingleidentityor

rolebutbymultidimensionalnatureaswellasmultiplerolesmakingindependentchoicesand

takingactionsfortheirhappinessindifferentaspects.

Businessesmustbepioneersinpursuingnotonlyeconomicgrowthbutalsothe

happinessofallcitizensofsociety.Companiescancontributethroughthepursuitofsocial

valueaswellaseconomicprofit.Attheheartofthislies“purpose”.Acompany'spurpose

definesthevalueitbringstosociety.Thetrueworthofacompanyshouldbedeterminednot

justbythereturnsitcreatesforshareholdersbutbythevalueitcreatesforsocietyasawhole.

8.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothewidelyacceptedstandardofprosperity?

A.Indifferent.B.Critical.C.Uncertain.D.Approving.

9.Whatisthesideeffectoftechnologicalevolution?

A.Theslowereconomicgrowthspeed.

B.Thesharpreductionofjobopportunities.

C.Theenlargedgapbetweentherichandthepoor.

D.Theincreasingconflictbetweendifferentnations.

10.Whichstatementwilltheauthoragreewithaccordingtothepassage?

AHappinessischangeableandbeyondcontrol.

B.Happinesslargelydependsoneconomicpower.

C.Thepursuitofprofitdeterminesacompany'strueworth.

D.Aprosperousworldshouldbemeasuredbymultiplevalues.

11.Whoarethemainintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Socialpsychologists.B.Enterpriseadministrators.

C.Schooleducators.D.Technologicalresearchers.

ArecentsurveyintheUSfoundthatGenZ-ersandMillennials（千禧一代）visit

librariesmoreoftenthantheirparentsorgrandparents.Theyounglovelibrariesbecausethey

aresecure,comfortable,freeand一asmy11-year-oldwouldsay一"aesthetic”.Thismeans

theylookgoodinthebackgroundofanInstagrampostorTikTokvideo.It'salsoagreatplace

tomeetpeople.Ifyou'rebothyoungandinalibrary,chancesareyouhavesimilarinterests.

Andthen,too,therearethebooks.GenZ-ersareturningouttobebigreaders,especially

ofpaperbooks.Eventhough,orperhapsbecause,theyhaveintheirpocketsthemost

limitlesslydistractingdeviceseverinvented,manyaredeliberatelychoosingtopickupa

pieceof15th-centurytechnologyinstead.Theylikethefactthatbooksareself-containedand

requireconcentration.

Thereis,sometimes,asenseofnostalgic（怀旧的）cosplayinthewayyoungpeopleread.

InNewYork,forexample,thelatestTikTok-fuelledcrazeisreadingwithstrangersinbars.

Youhavetobuyaticketinadvance,andthenyouallgatherandsitinsilencefor30minutes,

readingwhateverbookyou'vebroughtalong.Likeanexpensiveversionofgoingtothe

library,exceptthatafterwardsyouallhaveadrinkandtalkaboutbooks.

Theverythoughtofitmakesmesuffer,butthat9sbecauseI'machildofthe1970sand

80s.Tome,readingisaprivatepleasure,whilescreens——TVorcinema一aresocial.Idid

once,inafitofambitiousparenting,introducea“familyreadinghour”,duringwhichmy

husbandandchildrenwerepressedtojoinmeatthefiresideforsomesilentreading.Itcould

nothavefeltmoreperformativeifwehaddressedupintophatsandcrinolines（旧时的衬裙）.

Butstill,Iapplaudtheseyoungreaders——forknowingwhatisgoodforthem,forseekingout

humanconnection,forfindingthebeautyandpleasureinoldinstitutions,andforbringing

newlifetothelibrary.

12.Whichofthefollowingisareasonwhytheyounglovelibraries?

A.Theyenjoythesenseofsafetyandfreedom.

B.Theyarefreetousesocialmediainlibraries.

C.Theyconsidere-readingawaytodiscoverbeauty.

D.Theyexpecttomeetpeoplewithdifferentinterests.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutthelatestTikTok-fuelledcrazeinNewYork?

A.It'satrendofreadingwiththefamilyinbars.

B.Ifsalearningapproachadvocatingsilentreading.

C.Ifsagatheringattendedbystrangersfreeofcharge.

D.It'sareadingfashionintegratingtheoldandthenew.

14.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor'sunderstandingofreadingfromparagraph4?

A.Itisadelightfulsocialexperience.B.Itisawayofpersonalenjoyment.

C.Itisasignificantparentingpattern.D.Itisapainfulroutinepractice.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AGenZWaytoRefreshLibraries

B.ARealisticLookofLibraryReading

C.ABroadViewofLibrariesandSocialMedia

D.ANewWaytoSeeHumanConnectionwithLibraries

二、七选五

16.DearFresher,joiningauniversitycanbeapleasantbutchallengingexperience:

horrificandyetbeautiful,scarybutexciting.①

Donotpanicif,likeme,youdonotmakefriendsonthefirstdayorweek.BeforeImet

Sanaa,Ihadtriedtoforcemyselftomakefriendswithclassmatesinmyothermajors.ThenI

wasstartingtogetconvincedthattherewassomethingwrongwithme.②

Eventually,whenIstartedmakingmorefriends,itmadesensewhythefriendshipsIhad

forceddidnotworkout.Itwasmyfirstlessoninunderstandingmyuniqueness,and

remindingmethatmy"friends"aresomewhere,outthere.（3）

So,dearFresher,asIsaywelcometouniversitylife,Iamalsosaying,giveyourself

time-tounderstandyourschool,yourcourse,andyournewrhythmoflife.Donotfallintothe

trapofpeople-pleasingtofitin.

④Ofcourse,youmustleaveroomtogrowandbreathe-todiscover

amazingcultures,newaccents,andnewwaysofmatchingyourclothes-butdonotdo

anythingthatneedsyoutoabandonyourgenuineselfinordertobecome.

Finally,itmightnotlooklikeit,butthefour,five,orsixyearsyouwillbeinuniversity

willpassbyreallyquickly.⑤PerhapsthatisDIYs,writingblogposts,

participatinginclubactivitiesinyourdepartment,orjoiningthedancetroupe.

So,dearFresher,goforward,andleaveyourmark!Youwillbesurprisedathowmuch

experiencethatwillcontributetoyourCV.

A.Itisabigturnonthepagesofyourlife.

B.Extracurricularactivitiesbuildconfidence.

C.Inolongerstruggletoohardtofitsquarepegsintoroundholes.

D.Itisagoodideaforyoutomakefriendswithlike-mindedpeople.

E.ThatwaswhyIgotuninspiredbyeveryfriendshipItriedtomake.

F.Whilethenewphaseoflifeischallenging,rememberwhoyoutrulyare.

G.Seekoutopportunitiestodostuffyouarepassionateaboutduringyourfreetime.

三、完形填空（15空）

Iwasinterestedinvolunteeringatahospitalbecausebothofmyparentsworkin

hospitals.Iwantedtoseewhatthe①wasafterhearingthemtalkaboutit.To

bemore②,IwantedtoworkattheVA——Veterans（老兵）Affairshospital——in

PaloAltobecausethe③ofVAis“toservethosewhoserved^^andIreally一④

thisveryidea.

Tomygreatestjoy,Iwas⑤theVAprogram,andthroughoutthissummer

breakI'vespentaround110hours⑥atVAPaloAltoindifferentdepartments.

Tobehonest,Ihadneveratallfeltmorewelcomedand⑦inevery

departmentIwentto.Aftersomeinitialexperiences,I⑧toworkintheOffice

ofInformationTechnology(OIT)sinceIaminterestedincomputers,andIwantedtoseehow

theyareusedinahospitalsetting.

MyoverallexperienceofvolunteeringatVAcanbe⑨intothewordsof

“eye-openingand⑩ThroughoutmywholelifeIhavebeen⑪

tohealthcarefrombothmyparentsbeingphysiciansandmyhealthproblems,butIhave

never⑫beenontheothersideoftheglass,sotospeak.WhatI

⑬mostaboutmyexperiencewasthe⑭toseewhatit'sliketo

helppeople.IwanttocontinuevolunteeringatVAbecauseIbelievethereisnoother

experiencethatcanbeas⑮________________asworkinginahospitalthattreatsVeterans.

17.A.opportunityB.decisionC.experienceD.adventure

18.A.specificB.privateC.flexibleD.cautious

19.A.conceptB.missionC.professionD.advantage

20.A.contributedB.generatedC.transformedD.shared

21.A.acceptedintoB.committedtoC.concernedaboutD.withdrawnfrom

22.AstudyingB.volunteeringC.observingD.exercising

23.A.convincedB.determinedC.valuedD.amused

24.A.appliedB.refusedC.promisedD.arranged

25.A.classifiedB.summarizedC.dividedD.combined

26.A.normalB.relevantC.reliableD.worthy

27.A.attachedB.devotedC.exposedD.submitted

28.AactuallyB.totallyC.absolutelyD.appropriately

29.A.respectB.treasureC.understandD.agree

30.A.abilityB.responsibilityC.approachD.courage

31.A.relaxingB.challengingC.fulfillingD.thrilling

四、语法填空

32.Towritehisownmedicaltext,LiShizhenreferencedover800medicaltexts,

countlessbooksonhistoryandgeography,andworksofliterature.Heevenstudiedthe

completeworksofmanyancientpoets,from①36heselectedasurprisingnumber

ofversesaboutmedicine.However,thegreatestissueheencounteredwasthewidespread②

37(inconsistent)intheuseofdrugnames.Realisingtheimportanceoffield

researchoutweighed③38ofextensivereading,in1565Litravelledfarandwide

intothemountainsandwilderness.Hecoveredwhataretoday'sprovincesofHunan,Jiangxi,

AnhuiandJiangsu,andmanyotherplaces.

Afteroveradecadeoffieldresearch,Li(4)39(successful)completedthefirst

draftofhismasterpiece,BencaoGangmu,ortheCompendiumofMateriaMedicain1578.

Herevised⑤40workatleastthreetimesrightupuntilhisdeathin1593.

Sinceitsfirstpublicationin1596,thebook(6)41(receive)world-wide

recognition.BritishnaturalistCharlesDarwinacknowledgedthebook⑦42an

“ancientChineseencyclopedia."In2011,thebook⑧43(list)ontheUNESCO

MemoryoftheWorldRegister.In2017,aninternationalconferencewasheldinBeijing一⑨

44(celebrate)Li's500thbirthday.

Today,therearea⑩45(grow)numberofinternationalexchangescenteringon

LiShizhenandhisbook,andmanypeoplearoundtheworldcanstillfindthewisdomof

humandevelopmentinthisancientclassic.

五、书面表达

33.假定你是某国际学校学生会主席李华，本学期你校将为外籍学生开设一系列以中

国传统文化为主题的研讨活动(workshop),请你写一则通知，内容包括：

1.介绍活动；

2.阐明理由；

3.邀请参加。

注意：

［词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。

Notice

TheStudents9Union

六、读后续写

34.Kevinwoketotheblaringbeepofhisalarmclock."Can'twaitforthatcamping

tripJKevinthought,filledwithexcitement.Ashewasleavinghome,hisdadgrabbedhimby

thehandandsaid,“Beforeyougo,justtellmethedirectionsonwhereyouandyourfriends

aregoingtostay.”

“Butdad!”Kevincomplained.

“Nobuts!”Kevin'sdadadded.

“Fine."Kevintoldhimthedirectionsandleft.

Thethreefriends,Kevin,JayandNathan,hadbeenplanningthisadventureforweeks,

packingtheirstuff-tents,snacks,andamap-preparingfora3-dayoutdoorexploration.

ExcitementranthroughKevinastheydepartedfortheircampsite."Thistripisgoingtobe

awesome,9,Nathanexcitedlyyelledastheysetof£Butlittledidtheyknowthatnaturehada

surpriseinstoreforthem.

Thefirstdayatthecampsitewasgoinggreat,settinguptents,collectingfirewood,and

sharingstories."Man,wenailedthesetents,“Kevinsaid."Iknowitwaseasyreally/9Nathan

replied.Thefriendswerehappy.

Yettowardsnight,asthedarkcloudsgatheredoverhead,theatmosphereshifted,anda

suddenstormeruptedwithunforgivinganger.Rainpoureddownfromtheheavenslikea

relentlesswaterfall,transformingthepeacefulcampsiteintoamuddybattleground.Worse

still,ahugetreewasuprootedandcrasheddownwithadeafeningcrackontheironlymeans

ofescape-theircar.Kevin'seyeswidenedinhorrorashespottedthedamagedwreckage

beneaththefallengiant."Ourcar!”hescreamedoverthehowlingwind,hisvoiceamixof

disbeliefanddespair.“We'restuckhere,“hedeclared,hiswordsbarelyaudibleagainstthe

backdropofthunderandraindrops.Theyrealizedthattheirplanshadbeenviolentlyspoiled

byforcesbeyondtheircontrol.Theoncequietcampsitenowstoodasadesertedbattlefield,

thefallentreeservingasapainfulreminderoftheunpredictablenatureoftheworldaround

them.

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。

Paragraph1:Thenextday,theyfoundthemselvesfacingtheimmediateproblemoffinding

water.

Paragraph2:Onthethirdnight,adistantenginesoundbroketheterriblestillness.

参考答案

1.答案：B

解析：由文章，Carhenge'部分"Atfirst,thepeopleofAlliancedidn'tlikeit,buttheysoon

changedtheirmindsafteritbecamepopularwithtourists,whobroughtlotsofmoneytothe

town.初，阿联镇的人不喜欢它，但在它受到游客的欢迎后，他们很快就改变了主意，

游客给小镇带来了很多钱。）可知，那里的人改变了他们对巨车阵的态度，是因为它

给他们带来了经济利益。故选B。

2.答案：C

解析：由文章，TrafficLightTree”部分中TheTrafficLightTreeissituatedatHeron

Quay,inoneofLondon'sfinancialdistricts.Thetreehas75setsoftrafficlights.ltwascreated

byFrenchartist,PierreVivant,andwasinstalledin1998.（TrafficLightTree位于伦敦金融

区之一的Heront码头。这棵树有75组红绿灯。它由法国艺术家皮埃尔维万特创作，

于1998年安装。）可知，TrafficLightTree是由外国艺术家设计的。故选C。

3.答案：A

解析：通读全文，尤其是由文章第"Carhenge.FloralisGenerica.TrafficLightTree.Handof

theDesert-thesearefourunusualmonumentsfromaroundtheworldyoumightliketovisit

（巨车阵，阿根廷钢花，交通灯树，沙漠之手一这是来自世界各地的四个不同寻常的

雕塑，你可能会喜欢去参观。）可知，文章介绍了世界各地四个不同寻常的雕塑；由

此可推知，文章很可能来自一本旅游指南。故选A。

4.答案：C

解析：根据第二段WhenindustrialengineerAbelCruzwasaboy,hisweeklyworkwasto

climbdownavalleyinthefoothillsofthePeruvianAndestofetchthefamily'swaterfroma

spring."Itwasdownhillfromthehouse,farawayandsteep,"hesays.Cruzbegandreaming

upbetterwaystocollectwater.（工业工程师阿贝尔•克鲁兹还是个孩子的时候，他每周

的工作是爬下秘鲁安第斯山脉山麓的一个山谷，从一个泉里取家里的水。他说：“从

房子开始就是下坡路，又远又陡。“克鲁兹开始设想更好的取水方法）可知，本段提

到Cuz的童年经历是为了追寻克鲁兹伟大发明的起源。故选C项。

5.答案：A

解析：根据第二段Thenhenoticedthatsubtropicalplantscapturerainandmistwiththeir

wideleaves.ActuallyLimadoesn'tlackinhumidity

）averaging83%year-round.LocatedinthefoothillsoftheAndeanmountains,itiscloseto

thePacificOcean,whichensuresthatblanketsofdensefogrollinforthree-quartersofa

year.Eventually,AbelCruzstruckupontheideaofafognet.（然后他注意到亚热带植物用

它们宽大的叶子捕捉雨和雾。事实上，利马并不缺乏湿度，全年平均湿度为83%o它

位于安第斯山脉的山脚下，靠近太平洋，这确保了一年四分之三的时间里，浓雾滚

滚。最终，阿贝尔•克鲁兹想到了一个雾网的主意）可知，Cuz的发明的灵感来自亚

热带植物。故选A项。

6.答案：D

解析：根据最后——段Thetechnologyislife-changingforthepoorhouseholdswhonormally

havetorelyonwatertanksbeingdeliveredtothem.Hisapproachendsextremepovertyand

bringsruraldevelopment.（这项技术改变了贫困家庭的生活，这些家庭通常不得不依靠

运送给他们的水箱。他的方法结束了极端贫困，带来了农村发展）可推知，亚伯克鲁

兹的努力会改善缺水地区人民的生活质量。故选D项。

7.答案：D

解析：根据倒数第二段Eachupraisednetis20squaremetres,wheremicro-dropletsof

watersuspendedinthefoggyatmospherecondense（凝结）anddripdownintocollection

tanks.Approximately200to400litresofwateriscollecteddailyfromeachnet.Localscan

fetchitinbucketsforsmall-scalefarming.WorkinginLimawithsupportfromtheCreating

WaterFoundation,Cruzhasinstalledover3,600netsonhillsidesaroundthecitytocapture

fogdriftinginfromthePacificOcean.（每个升起的网有20平方米，悬浮在雾蒙蒙的空

气中的微水滴凝结后滴入集水罐。每天从每个净水器中收集大约200至400升水。当

地人可以把它装在桶里，用于小规模农业。在利马创造水基金会的支持下，克鲁兹在

城市周围的山坡上安装了3600多张网，以捕捉从太平洋飘来的雾）以及纵观全文可

知，本文主要介绍阿贝尔克鲁兹的发明极其重大意义，故选D项。

8.答案：B

解析：由文章第二段中Thewidespreaddefinitionofprosperityfocusesoneconomicpower

andgrowthasmeasuresofsuceess.Lefstakealookathistory.TheSecondIndustrial

Revolutionenabledmassproductionandcreatedasufficientsupplyofgoods.Thishasgreatly

increasedtheimportanceofmoneyinitsroleas"astoreofvalue."and"amediumof

exchange."Asaresult,wehavepursuedeconomicpowerastheonlyindicatorof

prosperity,suchasGDP.Wavesofglobalizationandtechnologicalevolutionhavepromoted

overalleconomicgrowth,buthaveallowedthefewwhoarestrongtoachievegreaterpower

whileexploitingthemanywhoareweak.Consequently,inequalityhasworsened,anddisunity

hasintensified..（对繁荣的普遍定义侧重于将经济实力和增长作为成功的衡量标准。让

我们来看看历史。第二次工业革命使大规模生产成为可能，并创造了充足的商品供

应。这大大增加了货币作为价值储存手段和交换媒介的重要性。因此，我们把经济实

力作为衡量繁荣的唯一指标，比如GDPO全球化和技术发展的浪潮促进了整体经济增

长，但也让少数强者获得了更大的权力，同时剥削了大多数弱者。结果，不平等加

剧，不团结加剧。）〜可知，作者对普遍接受的繁荣标准持批判性态度。故选B。

9.答案：C

解析：由文章第二段中Wavesofglobalizationandtechnologicalevolutionhavepromoted

overalleconomicgrowth,buthaveallowedthefewwhoarestrongtoachievegreaterpower

whileexploitingthemanywhoareweak.Consequently.

inequalityhasworsened,anddisunityhasintensi行ed.（全球化和技术发展的浪潮促进了整

体经济增长，但也让少数强者获得了更大的权力，同时剥削了大多数弱者。结果，不

平等加剧，不团结加剧。）可知，技术进化的副作用是贫富差距的扩大。故选C。

10.答案：D

解析：由文章第三段Thepathtoatrulyprosperousworldrequiresashiftinfocustowards

themostsuitablehappinessforall,inadditiontoeconomicpower.Defining

happiness,however.isacomplextask.Whatmakespeoplehappy?Thedegreetowhichthe

samethingcreateshappinessdiffersfrompersontoperson.Happinessissubjectiveand

complicated.Thisisaworld0fHmultiplevalues"whereeachofusdeterminesworthas

opposedto"onefixedprice"basedmerelyonaneconomicperspective.Individualsshouldn't

bedefinedbyasingleidentityorrolebutbymultidimensionalnatureaswellasmultiple

rolesmakingindependentchoicesandtakingactionsfortheirhappinessindifferentaspects.

（通往真正繁荣世界的道路，除了经济实力之外，还需要把重点转向最适合所有人的

幸福。然而，定义幸福是一项复杂的任务。什么能让人快乐同一件事给人带来快乐的

程度因人而异。幸福是主观的、复杂的。这是一个多重价值的世界，我们每个人都决

定价值，而不是仅仅基于经济观点的“一个固定价格”。个体不应该被定义为单一的

身份或角色，而应该被定义为多维的本质和多重的角色，在不同的方面为自己的幸福

做出独立的选择和行动。）可知，一个繁荣的世界应该用多种价值观来衡量。故选

Do

11.答案：B

解析：由文章最后一段Businessesmustbepioneersinpursuingnotonlyeconomicgrowth

butalsothehappinessofallcitizensofsociety.Companiescancontributethroughthepursuit

ofsocialvalueaswellaseconomicprofit.Attheheartofthislies

"purpose".Acompany'spurposedefinesthevalueitbringstosociety.Thetrueworthofa

companyshouldbedeterminednotjustbythereturnsitcreatesforshareholdersbutbythe

valueitcreatesforsocietyasawhole.（企业不仅要成为追求经济增长的先锋，还要成为

追求全体社会公民幸福的先锋。企业可以通过追求社会价值和经济利润来做出贡献。

这个问题的核心是“目的”，公司的宗旨决定了它给社会带来的价值。一家公司的真

正价值不仅取决于它为股东创造的回报，还应取决于它为整个社会创造的价值。）可

知，本文是写给企业管理者读的。故选B。

12.答案：A

解析：由文章第一段中Theyounglovelibrariesbecausetheyaresecure,comfortable,free

and-asmy11-year-oldwouldsay-,“aesthetic'”,（年轻人喜欢图书馆，因为它们安

全、舒适、免费，而且正如我n岁的儿子所说一“有美感”。）可知，在图书馆他们

享受着安全感和自由感，这是年轻人喜欢图书馆的原因。故选A。

13.答案：D

解析：由文章第三段Thereis,sometimes,,asenseofnostalgic（t怀旧的）cosplayin

thewayyoungpeopleread.InNewYork,forexample,thelatestTikTok-fuelledcrazeis

readingwithstrangersinbars.Youhavetobuyaticketinadvance,andthenyouallgatherand

sitinsilencefor30minutes,readingwhateverbookyou'vebroughtalong.Likeanexpensive

versionofgoingtothelibrary,exceptthatafterwardsyouallhaveadrinkandtalkabout

books.（有时候，在年轻人的阅读方式中会有一种怀旧的角色扮演感。例如，在纽

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