广西贵百河2024届高三年级下册4月质量调研英语试卷(含答案)

广西“贵百河”2024届高三下学期4月质量调研英语试卷

学校：___________姓名：班级：___________考号：

一、听力题

1.Whenwillthemancallhiswife?

A.9:30a.m.B.10:00a.m.C.10:30a.m.

2.Whydidthemanstopthewoman?

A.Sherantheredlight.

B.Shehithiscar.

C.Sheoverspeeded.

3.WhatisDaisy?

A.Ababy.B.Acat.C.Abird.

4.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Headmasterandparent.

B.Professorandstudent.

C.Bossandsecretary.

5.WhathappenedtoMary?

A.Shewentcrazy.

B.Shehadacaraccident.

C.ShewaskilledlastFriday.

听一段材料，回答小题。

6.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Hotanddry.B.Coldandwet.C.Hotandwet.

7.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Playbasketball.

B.Playcomputergames.

C.Washclothes.

听一段材料，回答小题。

8.Forwhatoccasiondidthewomanmakethepumpkindip?

A.Abirthdayparty.B.Halloween.C.Acookingcompetition.

9.Whatisneededformakingthepumpkindip?

A.Creambutter.B.Somespices.C.Powderedsalt.

听一段材料，回答小题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheholidayatfirst?

A.Meaningful.B.Interesting.C.Scary.

11.Howlongdoestheholidaylastfor?

A.Onlyoneday.B.Twodays.C.Threedays.

12.Whatdoesthemandoduringtheholiday?

A.Visitsfriends.

B.Scareskidsforfun.

C.Preparesfoodforthedead.

听一段材料，回答小题。

13.Howdoesthemanfeel?

A.Tired.B.Sad.C.Angry.

14.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inacar.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inahospital.

15.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttothemantocontrolhisanger?

A.Somepills.B.Yogaclass.C.Somefood.

16.What'stheman'sattitudetothesuggestion?

A.Approval.B.Disapproval.C.Notknown.

听一段材料，回答小题。

17.Whatistheidealworkingtimeperweekforbrainfunctioning?

A.25hours.B.30hours.C.40hours.

18.Whatkindofbrainperformancetendstogodownatage30?

A.Memory.

B.Abilitytouseknowledge.

C.Informationprocessing.

19.Whateffecthasbeenresearchedonbrainfunctioninginmiddleage?

A.Painscausedbydiseases.

B.Care-takingofthefamily.

C.Theintakeofnutrition.

20.Whichgenderismoreeasilyaffectedbytheexcessivework?

A.Male.B.Female.C.Bothgenders.

二、阅读理解

SparkLitBookClub

Bookoftheweek

KaysIncredibleInventionsbyAdamKay,illustratedbyHenryPake

Thisentertainingnewbooktakesyouonatripthroughthehistoryoftheworld'smost

incredibleinventions——fromthefirstevertoilettothestoryofhowVelcro(魔术贝占)was

inventedbyadog.Someoftheseinventionschangedtheworld;othersdefinitelydidnot.

They'reallfascinatingtoreadabout,though,

Readers5comments

Ifsamazingtoseehoweverydayoccurrencessparkedpeople'screativity.Theinventors9

creativityanddeterminationinspiremetodreambigandmakemyideasalive.(JeffKinney,

16)

Win!

WehavefivecopiesofKay'sIncredibleInventionstogiveaway.Forachancetowina

copy,justfillintheentryformat/twj-booksbeforetheclosingdateof20March

at8pm.

Readers5recommendations

“Theghostlywintersilencehadgivenwaytothegreatspringmurmurofawakeninglife.

Thismurmurarosefromalltheland,fraughtwiththejoyofliving."(TheCalloftheWild)

JackLondonwasbornalmost150yearsagoon12January1876.Hisnovel,TheCallof

theWild,isthestoryofBuck,adogwhohasanepicadventurewithgoldhuntersinthewilds

ofnorthernCanada.Amust-readforanimalloversandfansofadventurestories!Itwillkeep

youontheedgeofyourseat.(Alistair,17)

Onmyshelf

Sendapictureofyourshelfshowingthebooktitlesclearlyandtelluswhyyoulove

them.Sendittohello@theweekjunior.co.ukwithyournameandage.

21.WhatdoreadersneedtodotowinacopyofKay'sIncredibleInventions?

A.Fillinaformonlineasrequired.B.Makeacommentonthebook.

C.Recommendabooktoreaders.D.Sendaphototohello@theweekjunior.co.uk.

22.WhoisthemaincharacterofthebookbyJackLondon?

A.Jack,awriter.B.Henry,ahunter.

C.Alistair,ananimallover.D.Buck,adog.

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutSparkLitBookClub?

A.Ithostsaweeklyreadingsalonamongitsreaders.

B.IthaschosenKay'sbookasthebestforthisweek.

C.Itregularlyholdscompetitionsamongreaders.

D.Itrequiresreaderstocommentontheirfavoritebooks.

MattDoogue,a34-year-oldnaturephotographer,hadbeensufferingfromdepression

whenhefirstfoundhispassionfortakingpicturesofinsectsandhisworkisnowfeaturedin

NationalGeographic.Hesaysthathetriedtotakehisownlifenineyearsagoafterhitting

rockbottom.C6Inthebeginning,Iwassoparanoid（多疑的）andangrythatIcouldn'tleave

thehouse/9saysDoogue."WhenIattemptedtoendmylife,IknewIneededtoseesomeone.

Iwenttothedoctorsandgottreatment,butIknewthatIneededsomethingmoreandthafs

whenIstartedphotography.

Nowadadoftwo,Dooguefoundthatlookingatinsectsthroughacamerahelpedhimin

wayshecouldneverhaveimaginedanditprovedtobethelifelineheneeded.Ithada

calmingeffectthathelpedhimtodisconnectfromstress;andhisastonishingimages,showing

insectsandspidersinamazingdetailagainstbrightlycoloredbackgrounds,caughttheeyeof

publishersatNationalGeographic."Iendedupasoneoftheirfeaturedphotographers,"

recalledDoogue.6aItwasthepeakofmycareer.Itwasincredible.^^

OriginallyfromSalford,GreaterManchester,henowlivesinArmadale,WestLothian,

Scotland.ThoughhefearsthatScotlandisinthemiddleofanepidemic（流行病）ofmale

suicide,hebelievesthatsharinghisloveofnaturephotographycanhelpotherstocopewith

theirmentalhealthissuesaswell.UIthinktheproblemisthisman-upapproach;theideathat

menneedtobestrongputssomuchpressureonyoungmalestobefineallthetime,“says

Doogue."ThisiswhyItryandbesoopenaboutmyownexperience.WheneverIamout

withmycamera,Idon'tthinkaboutmyotherworries.Itisjustmeandtheenvironment

aroundme.Youcanloseyourselfinaspidermakingitsweb.”

24.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellusaboutDoogue?

A.WhyDooguewantedtoendhislife.B.WhyDooguetookupphotography.

C.HowDooguebecamedepressed.D.WhenDoogueturnedphotographer.

25.HowdidphotographybenefitDoogue?

A.Itgavehimanewwaytoexpresshimself.

B.Itprovidedhimwithlife-savingskills.

C.Ithelpedhimtoescapefrompressure.

D.Itofferedhimanopportunitytoexplorenature.

26.WhatcausesScottishmentodevelopmentalhealthproblems?

A.Thewaymenemploytosolveproblems.

B.Thelackofloveformen'slifeandwork.

C.Theworrythatmengetseparatedfrompeople.

D.Thebeliefthatmenareexpectedtobestrong.

27.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?

A.Towarntheseriousnessofmentalproblems.

B.Toshowthebenefitsofnaturephotography.

C.TointroduceDoogue'sfightingdepression.

D.Toadvisethereaderstogetclosetonature.

Iusedtotellmychildrenthattheyweresmart,becauseIwasimpressedbytheirrapid

growth.IrememberclearlywatchingmydaughterfigureouthowtobuildaLegohousethat

wouldstanduponitsown,andthinking:Lookatthistinyarchitecturalgenius.

Butdecadesofresearchnowsuggestthatweshouldnottellourchildrenthey're"smart"

whentheydoimpressivethings.WhenIfirstheardit,Ifeltinstinctivelyirritated.ButafterI

dugintotheresearch,Iwaspersuaded.Itallgoesbacktosomethingcalled"growth"mindset,

atermdevelopedandpopularizedbyCarolDweck,aprofessorofpsychologyatStanford.

ProfessorDweckbelievesthatwecanchangeourabilitiesthrougheffortandstrategy.The

alternativetoagrowthmindsetisa"fixed"mindset一theideathatourabilitiesareinbornand

can'tbechanged.Whenwepraiseourchildrenforbeing"smart",basedonvictorieslike

doingwellonatest,we'reunwittingly（不矢口不觉地）encouragingthemtobelievethatifthey

dopoorlyormakemistakes,they*renotsmart.

It'snotjustwhatwesaythatmatters,buthowwetolerateourchildren'sfailures.A2016

studybyDweckshowedthatparents*"failuremind-sets"affecttheirchildrenmorethantheir

viewsonintelligence.Inotherwords,ifparentsthinkthatfailureisshameful,theirchildren

aremorelikelytobeafraidofmakingmistakes.Thestudyconcludesthateveryoneis

actuallyamixtureoffixedandgrowthmindsets,continuallyevolvingwithexperience.

Whateverwesayordon'tsaytoourkids,thekeyistogetthemmorecomfortablewith

failuresbigorsmall.

It'shelpfulforkidstounderstandthatyoumakemistakesandlearnhowtheyhappen.

Whenyouchatwiththem,youcandescribewhatyoulearned,orhowyoustrategizeda

solution."Youdon'thavetodenyyouhavenegativeemotionalreactions,HDwecksaid."We,

asasociety,don'tdothatenoughbecausewefeelembarrassedwhenwemakemistakes."But

ifwediscussourmisstepsmoreandexplainhowweovercamethem,ourchildrencanlearn

todothesame.

28.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheresearchadviceatfirst?

A.Itwasconfusing.B.Itwasannoying.

C.Itwaspersuasive.D.Itwasencouraging.

29.Whatdothechildrenwithagrowthmindsettendtobelieve?

A.Smartnessisthekeytosuccess.

B.Difficultiesindailylifeteachthemalot.

C.Theirabilitiescanbeimprovedthroughhardwork.

D.Theyareimpressiveduetotheirgoodgradesontests.

30.WhatdoesDwecksuggestparentsdo?

A.Helpchildrenfacefailurespositively.

B.Hidetheirnegativefeelingsfromchildren.

C.Remindchildrentoavoidmakingmistakes.

D.Payattentiontodevelopingchildren'sintelligence.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WaystoCultivateSmartChildren

B.TheEffectofaFixedMindsetonChildren

C.ThePowerofProperPraiseforChildren'sGrowth

D.TheImportanceofaGrowthMindsetinParenting

MostofusarefamiliarwithGroundhogDay,whereinalargegroundhogcheckstoseeits

shadowonFebruary2andhelpstopredictwhenwinterwillend.Buthaveyoueverheard

abouthowamountaintowninNorthCarolinausesacaterpillar（毛毛虫）knownasthe

WoollyWormtomakesimilarpredictions?

Accordingtothefolklore（民间传说），theamountofblackonthewoollywormin

autumnpredictstheseverityoftheupcomingwinter.Thelongerthewoollyworm'sblack

bands（带）are,thelonger,colder,snowier,andmoreseverethewinterwillbe.Similarly,a

widermiddlebrownbandisassociatedwithamilderupcomingwinter.Thepositionofthe

longestdarkbandssupposedlyindicateswhichpartofwinterwillbecoldestorhardest.Ifthe

headendofthecaterpillarisdark,thebeginningofwinterwillbesevere.Ifthetailendis

dark,theendofwinterwillbecold.Inaddition,thewoollywormcaterpillarhas13segments

toitsbody,whichtraditionalforecasterssaycorrespondtothe13weeksofwinter.

Scientificstudiesonwormforecastingarefewandfarbetween.Themostoftencitedisa

smalltrialthatAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryentomologistHowardCurranconducted

in1948.Havingheardaboutthecaterpillarfolklore,CurrantraveledtoBearMountainState

Parktocollectwoollywormseachfallforeightyears.Hefoundthatifthewormshadbrown

markingsonmorethanathirdoftheirbody,winterstendedtobemilder.

Mostscientistsdiscountthefolkloreofcaterpillarpredictionsasjustafolklore."It'sa

wonderfulstory,butIdothinkitwasaplayfultrial,“saysJoeBoggs,anentomologistat

OhioStateUniversityExtensionwhohasstudiedwoollyworms."Curranwasarealscientist.

Hehadabunchofpaperspublished,butheneverpublishedthisone-probablybecausehe

knewitwouldn'tstanduptopeerreview."

MikePeters,anentomologistattheUniversityofMassachusetts,doesn'tdisagree,buthe

saystherecouldbealinkbetweenthebandofawoollywormandtheseverityofwinter.

Peterssuggeststhatthetimingoftheirgrowthandenvironmentalconditions,suchas

temperature,moisturelevels,andfoodsources,canimpacttheappearanceofwoollyworms,

includingtheirsize,coloration,andbandpatterns.Byanalyzingthesecharacteristics,

researcherscanpotentiallyinferinformationabouttheweatherconditions.t6Thebanddoes

saysomethingaboutaheavywinter/9hesays."Theonlythingisthatifstellingyouabout

thepreviousyear."

32.Howdopeoplepredicttheweatherthroughwoollyworms?

A.Byanalyzingtheirlivinghabits.

B.Bymeasuringthechangeoftheirsize.

C.Bystudyingcolorbandsontheirbodies.

D.Bycalculatingthenumberoftheirsegments.

33.WhatisHowardCurran'sfindingbasedon?

A.Asurveyonthelocals.B.Hispersonalobservations.

C.Studiesbypreviousscientists.D.Statisticscollectedbythemuseum.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discount"inparagraph4mean?

A.consider.B.believe.C.doubt.D.dismiss.

35.WhichstatementmightMikePetersagreewith?

A.Thecaterpillarforecastingneedslong-termdatatosupportit.

B.Thecolorbandofcaterpillarscanbeamirrorofpastweather.

C.Thecoldenvironmenthasagreatimpactoncaterpillars9growth.

D.Woollywormscanhelppredicttheseverityofwinteraccurately.

三、七选五

36.Youmighthaveheardoftheexpression“aguiltypleasure”-maybeifsthe

chocolatebaryoubuyonthewayhomefromwork,orthenewclothesthatyoudon'treally

need.①.Perhapswedon'tfeelwedeservedit,orwedon'tthinkitwasa

responsiblewaytospendourmoney.Butshouldwefeellikethis?Dowereallyhavetofeel

guiltyabouttreatingourselves?

Perhapsnot.Psychologistshavesuggestedthatbuyingthingsforyourselfcanmakeyou

feelbetterasitprovidesanopportunitytotakecontrolofyoursituation.②.It

maybethataswellasliftingyourmood,whenyoubuyatreat,youmightjustbelooking

afteryourself.

Ofcourse,therearealsoexamplesofpeopleturningtodestructivebehaviourwhenfaced

withstressfulcircumstances.Peoplemightspendmoneythattheydon'thaveorturnto

dangerousaddictions.PsychologistLeonSeltzerconsidersthedifferencebetweenself­

indulgenceandself-nurturing.(3),whileself-nurturingistakingresponsible

decisionstosatisfyourneedsandtakecareofourselvesinwaysthatdon'thaveasignificant

impact.

(4).So,manyuniversitiespublishguideswithadviceforcopingwithexam

stress.Reflectingthedifferencebetweenself-indulgenceandself-nurture,theyrecommend

rewardingyourselfforyourefforts,doingthingsthatyouenjoyandaregoodatsothatyou

canfeelaccomplishment.⑤.Thus,perhaps,aslongaswemakeresponsible

decisions,weshouldn'tfeelguiltyaboutourguiltypleasures.

A.Examsarevitalforstudents.

B.Self-indulgencecanhavenegativeconsequences

C.Thedifferencebecomesevidentwhenstudentsmanageexampressure

D.Theyalsorecommendembracingactivitiesthatcoulddampenyourspirits

E.Besides,youshouldavoidthingsthatmaymakeyoufeelworseafterwards

F.Itcomesfromtheideathatwhenwetreatourselves,itcansometimesleaveusfeeling

guilty

G.Itcangiveyousocialcontactaswellasaconfidenceboostfromchangesyoumaketo

yourself-image

四、完形填空(15空)

WhenTomBlakewasayoungboy,watchingajet(喷气式飞机)streakacrossthesky,he

knewflyingwaswhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.

Afterfiveyears*training,hefinally1hisdreamjobinhislatetwenties一workingasan

airlinepilot.Butin2019,thetravelfirmhewas2forcollapsed.

BythistimeMrBlakehadbecomeincreasingly3thegrowingthreatofclimatechange,

andtheaviationindustry'scarbonemissions.nIhadanuncomfortable4,"hesays."Iwas

reallyeagertogetinvolvedin5protestgroups,butIknewitwouldbecareersuicide,and

Ihadalotof6.Itwouldbeeasiertoreturntotheindustryandpaythemoff."

YetwiththeCOVID-19pandemicgroundingaircraft,MrBlakedecidedtoquithisflying

7forgood."Ipreferflyingand8interestingdestinations,andearningadecent

9."saysMrBlake."Butwhenweare10theclimateandecologicalemergency,how

couldIpossibly11myneeds?Weneedtothinkabouthowto12thebiggestthreatto

humanity."

Givinguphisdreamjobwasa13decision,hesays."FinanciallyI'vebeenreally

14.It'sbeenchallenging."Butheadds,nTakingactionhas15myanxiety.n

MrBlakeisnowaclimateactivist.

37.A.quittedB.changedC.completedD.landed

38.A.waitingB.preparingC.workingD.looking

39.A.concernedaboutB.puzzledat

C.engagedinD.experiencedin

40.A.goalB.conflictC.solutionD.approach

41.A.politicalB.economicalC.environmentalD.technical

42.A.regretsB.debtsC.pressuresD.troubles

43.A.scheduleB.dreamC.ambitionD.career

44.A.discoveringB.selectingC.searchingD.visiting

45.A.salaryB.honorC.awardD.fame

46.A.accustomedtoB.facedwith

C.addictedtoD.trappedin

47.A.removeB.ignoreC.meetD.create

48.A.issueB.introduceC.imagineD.handle

49.A.toughB.wiseC.reasonableD.positive

50.A.savingB.strugglingC.investingD.contributing

51.A.coveredB.stimulatedC.easedD.driven

五、短文填空

52.Chinahassetanewrecordforcreatingsustainedhightemperaturesafterthe

"artificialsun“ranfivetimes©(hot)thanthesunformorethan17minutes.

TheExperimentalAdvancedSuperconductingTokamak(EAST),②(know)

asan66artificialsun”,reachedtemperaturesofupto70,000,000℃duringtheexperiment.

Theextremeheat(3)(create)inanuclearfusionreactor,whichispartofthe

EASTproject.Itreproducesthenatural®(reaction)thathappeninsidethesun

andotherstars.Thescientistswanttodevelopthe"artificialsun“toprovideanear-endless

supplyofcleanenergy©humanbeings.

Scientistsaroundtheworldhavebeentryingfordecadestodevelopnuclearfusion.They

sayitisthebestway⑥(produce)cleanenergy.Thenuclearfusionprocessneeds

nofossilfuels©leavesbehindnodangerouswaste.Ifscientistscanmakeitwork,

theworldwillbecomegreenerandcleaner.Nuclearfusiontechnologyisstillnot(8)

(advance)enoughtobecomeaglobalindustry.However,theEASTprojectisan

importantstep.

“Therecentoperationlays®solidscientificandexperimentalfoundation

towardstherunningofafusionreactor/9saidGongXianzu,aresearcherattheInstituteof

PlasmaPhysicsoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,⑩ledthelatestexperiment.

六、书面表达

53.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack得知你所住的村庄上周遭遇了洪灾，来信关心

灾情和灾后重建。请你给他写一封邮件回复他。内容包括：

1.感谢关心；

2.介绍灾情、救灾和灾后重建情况。

注意：

L写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

DearJack,

Yours,

LiHua

七、读后续写

54.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。

Oliverwasasmallandintrovert（内向的）boywhokepttohimself.Hewasquietand

preferredindooractivities.Sittinginthecorneroftheclass,hewasverymuchaloner.

Atthebeginningofthesemester,Oliverhadanewclassmate,Alan,whohadjust

returnedtoEngland.AlanwasassignedaseatnexttoOliver.Tohissurprise,withinweeks,

hebecamegoodfriendswithAlaneventhoughtheywerepolesapartinpersonality.Alanwas

popular,outspokenandartistic.uAlanisallthatIwanttobe,“OliverthoughttohimselfHe

beganlisteningtothemusicAlanlistenedtoandhavingsimilarhaircut.Heevenquithis

dramaclubandstartedplayingtheonlinegamesthatAlanplayed.Heseemedtohavebeen

outofhisloneliness.

ItwasnotlongbeforeOliverwasintroducedtoAlan's"cool"friends.Hetoldhimself

thathewouldtryallmeanstobepartofthegroup.Hewouldfollowthemtothefootball

gamesandjointheartclubafterschoolsohecouldspendmoretimehangingoutwiththem.

Oliverfollowedthemaroundlaughingwhentheytoldjokes,agreeingwhentheyhad

opinions-mostenthusiasticallyattheoneshedisagreedwith.Hedidnotdaretodifferin

opinionsashewouldnotwantthemtothinkbadlyofhim.Thiscontinuedforseveralmonths.

Atlast,Oliverfeltrelievedthathehadfinallyfittedin.

Oneday,OliveroverheardAlanandhiscoolfriendstalking."OliverissuchaloserJone

boycommentedinaplayfultone."Hejustfollowsyouaroundtryingtobeyou.Hecopies

you;hedoesnothaveapersonalityofhisown!”anotherboyexclaimed.Alanlaughed,to

makemattersworse,headded,“Thatfellowwearsmeout.Iwishhewouldleavemealone.

Hethinkswearebestfriends.Athoroughfbol!^^

注意：

1.续写词数应为150个左右；

2.按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:

Oliverstoodstilltothegroundandcouldnotbelievehisears.

Paragraph2:

Oliverdecidedtochangehimselfafterhearinghismotherswords.

参考答案

1.答案：B

解析：M:Whattimeisitnow,Lisa?

W:It's9:30a.m.,Mr.Johnson.

M:Remindmetocallmywifehalfanhourlater.

W:Okay,Sir.

2.答案：C

解析：W:Ididn'trunthroughtheredlight,Officer.Whydidyouaskmetopullover?

M:Youoverspeeded,Miss,andhereisyourticket.

3.答案：B

解析：M:Lucy,look!IsthatyourlittleDaisyonthatrooftop?

W:Oh,stupidkitty!I'vetoldheramilliontimesnottochasethosebirds.Shecouldgethurt

ifshedropped!

4.答案：A

解析：M:Ms.Green,Iamafraidifyoursonkeepsannoyingotherstudentsinclass,IIIhave

toaskyoutofindabetterschoolforhim.

W:I'msosorry,Mr.Peterson.IpromiseIllteachhimtobehave.

5.答案：A

解析：W:DoyouknowMarywassenttoStAndrew'smentalinstitutionlastFridaybyher

family?

M:Noway!What'swrongwithher?

W:Shewentmadafterhersonwaskilledinthecaraccident.

M:Oh,Ifeelsosorryforher.

6.答案：C

解析：M:Theweatherisreallyannoying,isn'tit?

W:Tellmeaboutit.Thecombinationofrainplushumidityandhotness-Ireallyhateit.

M:Yeah,IintendedtoplaybasketballwithJackontheoutsideplayground,butnowit'sall

ruined.Anyway,IguessIlljustplaysomecomputergamesathome.Doyouwanttojoinme?

W:Ineedtodothelaundryfirst.IllcometoyouwhenIfinishit.

M:Okay.

7.答案：B

解析：

8.答案：A

解析：M:Nancy,Irememberthatonetimeyoumadeajarofreallynicepumpkindip.

W:Oh,yeah,thatwasapopularone.Everyoneinmyson'sbirthdaypartyseemedtoenjoyit.

M:Whatdoyouneedforit?

W:It'sreallyeasy.Allyouneedisonecanofcookedpumpkin,onehalfpoundblockof

creamcheese,powderedsugar,andafewspices.Doyouwantmetoteachyouhowtomake

it?

M:Great!Ijustintendedtoaskyoutodomethatfavor.Thanks!

9.答案：B

解析：

10.答案：C

解析：W:Juan,what'syourfavoriteMexicanholiday?

M:DefinitelytheDayoftheDead.

W:Whatisthat?Itsoundsalittlescary.

M:It'snotreallyscaryforusMexicans.Actuallythatdaywecelebrate,well,notcelebrate,

butrememberourfamilymemberswhoarealreadydead.

W:OK.Howdoyourememberthen?

M:Weputabigtabledecoratedwithflowers,bread,coffeeorwhateverthepersonthatis

deadusedtolikeandwethinkthatonthatdaythatpersonisgoingtocomebackfromthe

dead.

W:Isee.Andwhendoyouhavetheholiday?

M:ItsonNovemberthefirst,andthesecondtoo.

W:Doyoudoitjustforyourfamilyordoyougoandvisitfriendsorotherrelatives?

M:No,weonlykeepitwithinthefamilyactually.

11.答案：B

解析：

12.答案：C

解析：

13.答案:C

解析：W:John,youseemtobealittlebitmad.DidIsaysomethingwrong?

M:No,Julia.It'snotaboutyou.

W:Oh?Thenwhatisit?

M:Haven'tyounoticedthatredcar?Itkeepstryingtocutin.Illteachthatyoungladywhois

thebetterdriver.

W:John,you'vebeencaughtbyyourroadrageagain...Wearenotinahurryanyway.Justlet

herpass.

M:Err,sorry,Julia.IjustbecomeeasilylosingmytemperwhenI'mdriving.Itookthesepills

anhouragotomakemyselfcalm,butitdoesn'tseemtoworkatall.

W:YouknowtheyogaclassI'vebeentaking?Itreallyhelpsmegetmyinnerpeace.Why

don'tyoucomewithmenexttimeandgiveitago?

M:Err,it'ssogirly.Ijustcan'tfindamanIknowdoingyoga.Soforgetaboutit.

14.答案：A

解析：

15.答案：B

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16.答案：B

解析：

17.答案：A

解析：Workingmorethan25hoursaweekcouldbenegativelyaffectingtheintelligenceof

employeesoverage40,accordingtoastudyconductedonmorethan6,000workersbythe

researchersinAustralia.Theysaidthatworking25hoursaweekwastheidealamountof

timeforbrainfunctioning.Theresearchersbelievethatour"fluidintelligence"，orhowwell

weprocessinformation,beginsitsdeclinearoundtheageof20,whiletheabilitytouse

knowledgeandexperience,goesdownaroundage30.Bythetimeweturn40,our

performanceinmemorytestsandpatternrecognitionexercisestendstodecline.The

researchershavealsolookedintotheeffectofcare-takingonbrainfunctioninginmiddleage.

Byage40,manyemployeesarealsotakingcareofchildrenoraparentorboth,creatingajob

ontopofajob.Thislifestylewouldcausealotofpressureandlesssleep,whichdefinitelyis

anegativefactorforourbrainfunctioning.Thestudynotedthattheeffectofexcessivework

hoursaffectedbothgendersequally.

18.答案：B

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19.答案：B

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20.答案：C

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21.答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据Win!部分中“WehavefivecopiesofKay'sIncredible

Inventionstogiveaway.Forachancetowinacopy,justfillintheentryformat

/twj-booksbeforetheclosingdateof20Marchat8pm.（我们有五本凯的《不可

思议的发明》要送人。只要在3月20日晚上8点截止日期之前在/twj-books

上填写报名表，就有机会赢得一份副本厂可知，读者想要赢得一本《不可思议的发

明》需要先按要求填写在线表格。故选A项。

22.答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据Readers5recommendations部分中“JackLondonwasborn

almost150yearsagoon12January1876.Hisnovel,TheCallofthe