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高考英语模拟试卷（九）

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号

涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将

答案写在答题卡山。写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的

答案转涂到答题卡山。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Wherewillthemanprobablygotorelax?

A.Thenightclub.B.Thegym.C.Thebar.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】

M:Hello,Tmlookingforaplacetorelax.Doyouhaveanyrecommendations?

W:Yes.Ourhotelhastwoswimmingpools,abar,agymandanightclub.

M:Thankyou.IthinkallIneedisagoodsweat.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheteam'sperformance?

A.Encouraged.B.Unconcerned.C.Disappointed.

【答案】c

【解析】

【原文】

W:Hey.HaveyoubeenwatchinganyoftheWorldCupsoccermatches?

M:Well,Iwaswatchinguntilmyfavoriteteamlostinthefirstround.Theyshould

havemadeitallthewaytothefinal,butaseriesofeventscosttheteamthe

opportunity.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Braintraining.B.Languagelearning.C.Gameplaying.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Didyouknow,Sophia,thatscientistsbelievelearningasecondlanguagecan

improve

brainpower?

W:Oh,yes.Besidesstudyingaforeignlanguage,thereareotherwaystotrainourbrain,

suchas

doingacrosswordpuzzleorplayingchess.

4.WhyisJackmentionedintheconversation?

A.Hemayhaveagoodidea.

B.HemightwanttogotoAntarctic.

C.Hecanhelpthemanwithhiswork.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】

W:WouldyougototheAntarcticnextFridaywithme?

M:IamafraidthereisnotimeasIambusythesedays.MaybeyoucanaskJack.He

likesthe

ideaofatriptotheAntarctic.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Strangers.B.Relatives.C.Classmates.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】

M:Thatisalovelybunchofflowers.Whoisitfor?

W:Mybrother.Todayishisgraduationday.Iwantittobespecial.

M:Ihopewearealsogivenflowersongraduationdayinfouryears.

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。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.Whatdoesthemancometothewomanfor?

A.Anoldcar.B.Asuitcase.C.Somemoney.

7.Howdidthemangetthemoneyforhistrip?

A.Bytakingoutaloan.

B.BysellinghisCDcollection.

C.Byborrowingfromthewoman.

【答案】6.B7.A

【解析】

【原文】

M:Hey,Rachel.CanIborrowyourlargesuitcase?

W:Whydoyouneedit?

M:SomefriendsandIaregoingtoHawaiinextweek,andmysuitcaseisnotbig

enough.

W:Howcanyouaffordthetrip?Youstilloweme$500forthatoldcar.

M:Itookoutaloan.

W:Howfoolishyouare!Itookoutaloanonce,andittookmeforevertopayitback.

M:Don'tworry.FdsellmymountainbikeormyCDcollection,oryoucouldlendme

more

money.

W:Forgetit.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemanhavetobooktheindirectflight?

A.Tosuithisschedule.B.Tosavemoney.C.TovisitBeijing.

9.WhichflightwillthemantakefromBeijingtoGuangzhou?

A.CZ348.B.AFI28.C.CA132.

【答案】8.A9.C

【解析】

【原文】

M:TdliketobookaticketfromParistoGuangzhounextweek.

W:Pleasewaitamoment.Yes,wehaveoneflight-CZ348fromParistoGuangzhou

onThursday.

Itisadirectflight.

M:Oh,no.IhavetoleaveParisonSaturday.Couldyouchecktoseeifthereareany

otherairlines

available?Idon'tmindchangingflightsoranightflight.

W:Justasecond,please.Yes,wehaveoneindirectflight.ThatisAFI28whichtakes

offinParis

andarrivesthenextdayinBeijing,thenitwillchangefromBeijingtoGuangzhou

byCA132.ItisavailableonSaturdayanditischeaper.Doyouwanttobookthem?

M:OK.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthemanarguingwiththewomanabout?

A.Whichseatispropertositon.

B.Howhecanusewritingmaterials.

C.Whethercoffeedrinkingispermitted.

11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthelibrary.B.Intheclassroom.C.Atashop.

B.12.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Prepareforhispaper.B.Takehiscoffeeoutside.C.Startreadinghisbooks.

【答案】10.C11.A12.B

【解析】

【原文】

W:I'msorry,butyoucan'tdrinkcoffeeinhere.

M:Why?It'snothurtinganybody.

W:No,butitmighthurtthebooks.There5salwaysthedangerthatyoumightspilliton

materials.

M:ButI'mnotusinganymaterialshere.Tmjuststudyingandwritingthispaper.How

couldI

spillcoffeeonanythinghere?

W:Anotherstudentcouldeasilysitdownhereandstartreadingnexttoyou.Or

someonepassing

couldjustknockyourcupoverontothemselves.Accidentsdohappen.

M:ButI'mbeingcareful.Tilsetitoverhere,see?

W:Look,manypeoplehereareusingourbooks.Wecannotkeepaneyeoneach

person'sactivity

allthetime.That'swhywedon'tpermitdrinkshere.

M:OK.Youwin.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whenisthedeadlineforthetermpaper?

A.NextMonday.B.NextFriday.C.NextTuesday.

14.Whatmadethemanabsentfromthebiologyexperiment?

A.Gettingaterribleflu.

B.Preparingforanexam.

C.Visitinghisroommate'smom.

15.WhatisprofessorAnton9sadviceabout?

A.Howtousetimewisely.

B.Howtowritetermpapers.

C.Howtodesignabrightfuture.

16.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?

A.Modest.B.UnderstandingC.Ambitious.

17.WhoinfluenceRen'schoiceofmajor?

【答案】13.A14.C15.A16.B

【解析】

【原文】

M:Morning,Professor.Iknowthetermpaper'sduenextMonday,but,um,couldIturn

itinby

theendofnextweekinstead?

W:So,whafshappening?

M:Abouttwoweeksago,Iwentwithmyroommatetoseehissickmom.Thatcaused

metomiss

thebiologyexperiment.AndIgottheflulastweek.Besides,Ihaveahugemaths

finalcoming

uponTuesdaythatIreallyneedtostudyforthisweekend.

W:OK,Icanunderstandthat.ButwhataboutthetwoweeksafterIfirstassignedthe

termpaper?

M:Uh...IguessIdidn'tusethattimeverywell.

W:Boy,myprofessorAntononcetoldmetherearelotsofsmallgapsduringschool

days-15

minutes,orhalfanhour.Whatyoudoduringthosegapswillmakeabigdifference

toyour

future.

M:Wow!Thafsgreatadvice.

W:Thenyoucanturnyourpaperinnolaterthan9a.m.Friday,righthereonmyoffice

desk.

听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。

A.Herclassmates.B.JaneGoodall.C.Herparents.

18.WhydidRenfoundMyH2O?

A.Tohelphermotherland.

B.Toestablishadatabase.

C.lbbetterherresearchinIndia.

19.HowdoesMyH2Oservevillagers?

A.Itteststhewaterquality.

B.Itpurifieswaterforthem.

C.Itguidesthemtocleanwater.

20.WhatisRen'sfutureplan?

A.Gettingmoreawards.

B.Startingherowncompany.

C.Benefitingmorepeopleinneed.

【答案】17.B18.A19.C20.C

【解析】

【原文】

RenXiaoyuanfromBeijinghaswonatopUNenvironmentalawardforhermobile

app,whichcantellthevillagerswheretofindcleanwater.

Renbecameinterestedinenvironmentalissuesasateen.Likemanyofher

classmates,sheonceconsideredgoodexamresultsthemostimportantthinginlife.And

herparentsencouragedhertocompeteforhighmarks.However,whenshemetJane

GoodallandjoinedherglobalyouthprogramRootsandShoots,shedevelopeda

passionfortheenvironment.

WhilestudyingenvironmentalengineeringintheUnitedStates,shewasinvolved

inoneresearchonruralwateruseinIndia,whicharousedherinterestinwaterissues.

Shewasdeterminedtodosomethingfbrhermotherland.ShefoundedMyH2O,adata

platformthatprovidesinformationaboutthequalityofgroundwaterinvillagesacross

thecountry,sovillagersknowwheretofindcleanwatertostayhealthy.Italsoconnects

communitieswithprivatecompaniesandnon-profitorganizationsthatprovidedrinking

watersolutions.

Renwillnotbedrivenbyawards.Shewantstofurtherherstudy,andhergoalis

tobringdata-basedsolutionstopoorareas.

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

THEBESTHAWKER（叫卖小贩）CENTERSINSINGAPORE

CHINATOWNCOMPLEXFOODCENTER

Youcanfindallthemust-trylocalfoodshere:Beingthelargesthawkercentre

inSingaporewithover260foodstands,thiscentreoffersafullrangeoflocaldishes

fromchillicrab,blackpeppercrabtolocaljuiceandpopulardesserts.

Foodsareofferedatthecheapestprices:Foodpriceshereareveryreasonable

andcompetitive.Dinerscanenjoyaplateofchickenriceorabowloflaksaat

pricesfrom$2.50to$3.00.

OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTER

Singaporeiconichawkercentre:Oneoftheoldestandlargestfoodcourtsin

theislandcity,servesauthenticdeliciouslocalfoodtomanygenerationsof

Singaporeans.Absolutely,youwillfindallthepopularSingaporeandishesthere.

OfferingthebestsoyabeancurdinSingapore:Itishometosomeofthebest

soyabeancurdstands.Thebeancurdisofferedat$1.50perbowlfororiginal

flavourand$2.00perbowlforalmondflavor.

TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTER

Acleanandspacioushawkercentre:Decoratedrecently,thiscentreisnow

oneofthecleanestandmostspacioushawkercentersinSingapore.Youwill

definitelyenjoytheairy,comfortableandrelaxingatmospherethere.

LocatedrightaboveoneofthebestwetmarketsinSingapore:Thecentreis

onthesecondfloor.Onthefirstfloorisafamouswetmarketwithfreshproduce.

Thereforeyoucanatonceenjoymouth-wateringSingaporeanfoodsandexperience

theoriginalfeatureofatypicalSingaporewetmarketduringyourvisit.

CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTER

Ahawkercentrecateringforlatenightdiners:Unlikeotherfoodcenters

openingfrommorningtoevening,thiscenterstartsfrom18:00untillateeveryday.

Soifyouwanttohavegoodhawkerfoodatlatehours,comehere.

ServingsomeofthebestsatayinSingapore:TomanySingaporeanfoodies,

ChompChompFoodCentreisasataymecca.Pork,beef,chickenandmuttonsatay

areallavailable.

21.Whatdothefirsttwocentershaveincommon?

A.Bothfeaturelocaldishes.

B.Bothhavealonghistory.

C.Bothservethebestdesserts.

D.Bothareknownforthelowestprices.

22.WhatisspecialaboutTiongBahruMarketHawkerCenter?

A.Itoffersthefreshestproduce.

B.Ithasbetterdiningenvironment.

C.Itisaboveaseafoodmarket.

D.It'sfamousforitsbeancurd.

23.Whichcentershouldyougotoforamidnightsnack?

A.CHINATOWNCOMPLEXFOODCENTER

B.OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTER

C.TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTER

D.CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTER

【答案】21.A22.B23.D

【解析】这是一篇应用文。介绍了新加坡四个著名小吃中心。

21.A细节理解题。根据第一部分中“Youcanfindallthemust-trylocalfoodshere:

BeingthelargesthawkercentreinSingaporewithover260foodstands,thiscentre

offersafullrangeoflocaldishesfromchillicrab,blackpeppercrabtolocaljuice

andpopulardesserts.（这里是新加坡最大的小贩中心，拥有超过260个小吃摊，

为您提供从辣椒蟹、黑椒蟹到当地果汁和流行甜点等各式各样的本地美食广

和第二部分中“Singaporeiconichawkercentre:Oneoftheoldestandlargestfood

courtsintheislandcity,servesauthenticdeliciouslocalfoodtomanygenerations

ofSingaporeans.（新加坡标志性的小贩中心：岛上最古老、最大的美食广场之

一，为几代新加坡人提供正宗的本地美食户可知，这两个地方都以地方食品为

特色。故选A。

22.B细节理解题。根据第三部分第一段“Acleanandspacioushawkercentre:

Decoratedrecently,thiscentreisnowoneofthecleanestandmostspacioushawker

centersinSingapore.Youwilldefinitelyenjoytheairy,comfortableandrelaxing

atmospherethere.（一个干净宽敞的小贩中心：这个最近装修的中心现在是新加

坡最干净、最宽敞的小贩中心之一。你一定会喜欢那里通风、舒适和放松的

氛围）”可知,TiongBahruMarketHawkerCenter用餐环境比较好。故选B。

23.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Soifyouwanttohavegoodhawkerfood

atlatehours,comehere.（所以如果你想在深夜吃到好吃的小贩食物，来这里吧）”

可知,如果想吃宵夜的话，可以到ChompChompFoodCenter中去。故选D。

B

Averydearfriendhasbeenexperiencingnumerouschallengesthesepastfew

months.Shementionedhowitsometimesfeltlikeshewashangingonbyathreadwith

noquickfixinsight.

Itremindedmethatthemonarchcaterpillar（毛虫）thatIcaredfbrjustchanged

intoabutterflythatmorning.Aftereatingonmilkweedleavesfromourgarden,the

hungrycaterpillarfoundacomfortablespotatthetopofthenetbutterflyenclosureand

spunasilkenthreadtoattachitselfthere.ThecaterpillarhungupsidedowninaJshape

foradayorso.Then,inlessthanafewhoursofstruggling,thecaterpillarwasa

beautifulgreenbutterfly!

AlltheresearchFvedoneindicatesthatthechangeintoabutterflyshouldtake

between10-12days.Icanonlyimaginewhatisgoingonthere,butI'msureit'sahuge

struggleandreforming.Haven'tweallbeendoingthesametosomedegreelately?

Theseespeciallychallengingtimesarepresentinguswiththeunavoidableexperiences

neededforourinnerselvestouseasfoodfbrgrowth.Noteasy?Youbet!Worthit?

Yes!

Manythankstoourlocallibraryfortheloanofthebutterflyenclosure.Theyraised

andreleasedpaintedbutterfliesaspartoftheirchildren'ssummerreadingprogramthis

year.Ihadnoideathatplantingafewmilkweedplantswouldleadtosuchafascinating

studyofcaterpillarsandbutterflies.Thecaterpillarhaskeptmemindfullyoccupiedand

fascinatedduringourrecentCOVID-19self-isolation.

Hangingonbyathreadaswetransform,keepinmindthebeautifulwingsweare

growing.Weareallsomewhereinthemidstofthatunbelievableprocess.Trustthe

process.Havefaith.Knowthatyouarebecomingthemostbeautifulpersonthatyoucan

be.

24.Whatdidtheauthor'sfriendandthecaterpillarhaveincommon?

A.Theylivedcomfortably.

B.Theysufferedfromhunger.

C.Theyexperiencedahardsituation.

D.Theywerewellcaredbytheauthor.

25.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthestruggleconcerningusinparagraph3?

A.Itisnecessary.

Bitisavoidable.

C.Itisdangerous.

D.Itismeaningless.

26.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoencourageustodointhelastparagraph?

A.Helpfriendsinneedtimely.

B.Learnfromothercreaturessincerely.

C.Joininchildren'sexperimentalprojects.

D.Facethehardshipsoflifeoptimistically.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.LifeIsHangingonbyaThread

B.ReinventYourselfasaButterfly

C.AvoidChallengingExperiences

D.WeAreFascinatedbyButterflies

【答案】24.C25.A26.D27.B

【解析】

24.C推理判断题。根据第一段Averydearfriendhasbeen

experiencingnumerouschailengesthesepastfewmonths.She

mentionedhowitsometimesfeltlikeshewashangingonby

athreadwithnoquickfixinsight.在过去的几个月里，一位非常

亲密的朋友经历了无数的挑战。她提到有时感觉自己像是被一根线拴住了，看不

到快速修复方法。可知，作者的一位好朋友在过去的几个月里经历了无数的挑战,

这让作者想起了那只帝王蝶幼虫，它刚刚在那个早晨变成了蝴蝶，故两者的共同

之处是都经历了艰难的处境。故选C。

25.A细节理解题。根据第三段第四句Thecaterpillarhaskeptme

mindfullyoccupiedandfascinatedduringourrecentCOVID-19

self-isolation.在2019冠状病毒疾病的自我隔离中，卡特彼勒一直在密切关注

我。可知，这些特别具有挑战性的时刻向我们展示了不可避免的经历，这些经历

是我们内在自我成长所需的食物，故作者认为艰苦奋斗对于我们来说是必要的。

故选Ao

26.D推理判断题。根据最后一段Hangingonbyathreadaswe

transform,keepinmindthebeautifulwingswearegrowing.We

areallsomewhereinthemidstofthatunbelievable

process.Trusttheprocess.Havefaith.Knowthatyouare

becomingthemostbeautifulpersonthatyoucanbe.在我们蜕变

的过程中，紧紧抓住一根线，记住我们正在成长的美丽翅膀。我们都处在这一难

以置信的过程中。信任这个过程。要有信心。要知道，你正在成为你能成为的最

美丽的人。可知，我们都处在破茧成蝶的过程中。信任过程，坚定信心。要知道，

你正在成为最美丽的自己，故作者主要想鼓励我们乐观地面对生活中的磨难。故

选Do

27.B标题归纳题。作者通过毛虫变成蝴蝶的过程，感悟到人生的哲理：磨难是人

生必须经历的，我们要勇敢、乐观地面对，故'‘破茧成蝶"为最佳标题。故选Bo

c

Morethan140signlanguagesareusedtoday,primarilybydeafcommunities

aroundtheworld.Likespokenlanguages,eachsignlanguagehasitsown

grammar,vocabularyandotherspecialfeatures.Forexample,AmericanSign

Languageisunintelligible（无法了解的）toBritishSignlanguage.Infact,American

SignlanguagehasmoreincommonwithFrenchSignLanguage,largelybecause

Frencheducatorsplayedakeyroleinhelpinggetdeafschoolsfoundedinthe

UnitedStatesduringthe19thcentury.

Therehaven'tbeenalotofcomparisonsofsignlanguages.Universityof

Texas,AustinlinguistJustinPowersandhiscolleaguesaimtoaddressthat

informationgap.Inordertostudythequestionofsignlanguageevolution,theyfirst

collectedadatabaseofmanualalphabetsfromdozensofdifferentsignlanguages

aroundtheworld.Soamanualalpha-betiskindofasubsystemwithinasign

languagethatisusedtorepresentawrittenlanguage.Andthere'sahandshapethat

correspondstoeachletter.

Touncoverrelationshipsbetweenthealphabets%theresearchersusedthe

samemethodsthatbiologistsusetofigureoutrelationshipsbetweendifferent

species,basedontheirDNA.Themethodsgroupedsignlanguagesinthisstudyinto

fivemainEuropeanlineages（谱系）.AndthosewereAustrianorigin,British

origin,Frenchorigin,SpanishandSwedish.Powersaysmanualalphabetsfrom

Austria,FranceandSpaincoulddatebacktoone-handedmanualalphabetsfrom

16th-and17th-centurySpain.Buteachofthoselineagesevolvedindependentlyof

eachother.

ThestudyalsoconfirmedtheFrenchoriginsofAmericanSignLanguageand

thoseofothercountries,includingMexico,Brazilandthe

Netherlands.Surprisingly,theAustrianmanualalphabetinfluencedsignlanguages

asfarawayasRussia.Butwhilethislineagehaslargelydiedout,remainsofitlive

oninIcelandicSignlanguagetoday.

Powersaysfutureresearchcomparingthevocabulariesofdifferentsign

languagescouldprovideevenmorecluesabouthowthey'vechangedover

time.Understandinghowsignlanguagesevolvewouldtellusalotabouttheway

thatlanguage,ingeneral,evolves.

28.WhatcanweknowaboutAmericanSignLanguage?

A.ItwascreatedbyFrencheducators.

B.ItislessrelatedtoFrenchSignlanguage.

C.Itwasfurtherdevelopedbeforethe19thcentury.

D.IthaslittleincommonwithBritishSignLanguage.

29.Whatisspecialaboutamanualalphabet?

A.Everylettermeansahandgesture.

B.Itisusedtoreplacethewrittenlanguage.

C.Everyletteristhesameasthenormalalphabet.

D.Itisusedtogetherwiththeshapeofmouth.

30.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheeffectoftheAustrianmanualalphabet?

A.Worrying.B.Astonishing.

C.Moving.D.Disappointing.

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thechangesofdifferentsignlanguages.

B.Theevolutionofdifferentsignlanguages.

C.Themeaningofresearchingsignlanguages.

D.Thevocabularyofdifferentsignlanguages.

【答案】28.D29.A30.B31.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了不同国家手势语的起源及演变。

28.D推理判断题。根据第一段中的"Forexample,AmericanSignLanguageis

unintelligible（无法了解的）toBritishSignlanguage."（例如，美国手语是英国

手语无法理解的。）可知，美国手势语与英国手势语没有什么共同之处。故选

Do

29.A细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句"Soamanualalpha-betiskindofa

subsystemwithinasignlanguagethatisusedtorepresentawrittenlanguage.And

there'sahandshapethatcorrespondstoeachletter."（所以手势语字母表是手语

中的一个子系统用来表示书面语言。每个字母对应一个手的形状。）可知，手

势语字母表的特别之处在于它的每个字母都与一种手势相对应。故选Ao

30.B推理判断题。根据第四段第二句"Surprisingly,theAustrianmanualalphabet

influencedsignlanguagesasfarawayasRussia.”（令人惊讶的是，奥地利的手

语字母表影响了远在俄罗斯的手语。）可知，作者认为奥地利手势语字母表

的影响是令人吃惊的。结合选项A.Worrying.令人担心的；B.Astonishing.令人

吃惊的;C.Moving.令人感动的；D.Disappointing.令人失望的。故选B。

31.C段落大意题。根据最后一段内容"Powersaysfutureresearchcomparingthe

vocabulariesofdifferentsignlanguagescouldprovideevenmorecluesabouthow

they'vechangedovertime.Understandinghowsignlanguagesevolvewouldtellus

alotaboutthewaythatlanguage,ingeneral,evolves.（鲍尔说，未来比较不同手

语词汇的研究可以提供更多线索，说明它们是如何随着时间的推移而变化的。

理解手语是如何进化的将会告诉我们很多关于语言进化的方式。）”可知，本

段主要介绍了研究手势语的意义。故选C。

D

AstudyledbyPlana-Ripoll,adoctoratAarhusUniversityinDenmark,triesto

dealwithafundamentalquestionthathasbotheredresearchersformorethana

century一whatexactlycausesmentalillness?

Inthehopeoffindingtheanswer,scientistshavepiledupalargeamountofdata

overthepastdecade,throughstudiesofgenesandbrainactivity.Theyhavefoundthat

manyofthesamegenesunderlieseeminglydistinctdisordersandthatchangesinthe

brain'sdecision-makingsystemscouldbeinvolvedinmanyconditions.

Theresearchersarealsorethinkingtheoriesofhowourbrainsgowrong.Theideathat

mentalillnesscanbeclassifiedintodistinct,separatecategorieslike“anxiety“hasbeen

disprovedtoalargeextent.Instead,recentlythey'vefoundthatdisordersshadeinto

eachother,andtherearenoharddividinglines.

Theresearchersaretryingtounderstandthebiologythatunderliesmentalillness.

Theyhaveafewtheories.Perhapsthereareseveraldimensionsofmentalillness,so

dependingonhowapersonscoresoneachdimension,theymightbemorelikelyto

havesomedisordersthanothers.Analternativeideaisthatthereisasinglefactorthat

makespeopleeasiertosufferfrommentalillnessingeneral.Whatdisordertheydevelop

isthendeterminedbyotherfactors.Bothideasarebeingtakenseriouslythoughthe

formeroneismorewidelyacceptedbytheresearchers.

Thedetailsarestillunclear,butmostresearchersagreethatonethingisspecific:

Theoldsystemofcategorizingmentaldisordersintoneatboxesdoesnotwork.They

arealsohopefulthat,inthelongrun,replacingthisframeworkwithonethatisgrounded

inbiologywillleadtonewdrugsandtreatments.Theresearchersaimtoreveal,fbr

instance,thekeygenes,brainregionsandneurologicalprocessesinvolvedin

psychopathology（精神病理学），andtargetthemwithtreatments.Althoughitmight

takeawhiletogetthere,theyarelong-termoptimisticifthefieldreallydoesitswork.

32.Whataspectofmentalillnesshasbeenpuzzlingresearchersaccordingtothetext?

A.Itssymptoms.B.Itsroots.

C.Itscategories.D.Itstheories.

33.Whathavetheresearchersfoundfromtherecentstudy?

A.Thereexistlinksbetweenmentaldisorders.

B.Brainfunctionhaslittletodowithmentalillness.

C.Mentalillnessisclassifiedintodifferentcategories.

D.Genesarecompletelydifferentindistinctmentaldisorders.

34.Whichoneismorewidelyacceptedbytheresearchersaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Thetheoryofgeneticinfluences.

B.Thebeliefofbrainabnormalities.

C.Theconceptofmultipledimensions.

D.Theideaofthedeterminedriskfactor.

35.Whatcanwelearnaboutmentalillnessfromthetext?

A.Huntingforitsbiologymighthelp.

B.Itsgenesaretoocomplextostudy.

C.Scientistsareclearaboutitsdetails.

D.Itsnewdrugscouldbeavailablesoon.

【答案】32.B33.A34.C35.A

这是一篇说明文。研究人员提出了一些有关精神疾病的新理论，并希望多了解其

病理以及引发精神疾病的生物学因素，从而研制出有效的药物。

32.B细节理解题。根据第一段内容“AstudyledbyPlana-Ripoll,adoctoratAarhus

UniversityinDenmark,triestodealwithafundamentalquestionthathasbothered

researchersformorethanacentury-whatexactlycausesmentalillness?（丹麦奥胡斯

大学的Plana-Ripoll博士领导了一项研究，试图解决一个困扰了研究人员一个多

世纪的基本问题——到底是什么导致了精神疾病?）“可知，精神疾病的根源是什

么这一问题困扰了研究人员一个多世纪。故选B。

33.A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句"Instead,recentlythey'vefoundthat

disordersshadeintoeachother,andtherearenoharddividinglines.（相反，彳也们最近

发现，紊乱相互影响，并且没有明显的分界线。厂可知，研究人员最近发现各种

精神疾病之间是相互联系的，没有标准的分界线。故选A。

34.C细节理解题。根据第四段的“Perhapsthereareseveraldimensionsofmental

illness,sodependingonhowapersonscoresoneachdimension,theymightbemore

likelytohavesomedisordersthanothers.（精神疾病可能有多个维度，因此根据一

个人在每个维度上的得分，他们可能比其他人更容易患上某些疾病）”和最后一

句“Bothideasarebeingtakenseriouslythoughtheformeroneismorewidelyaccepted

bytheresearchers.（尽管前一种观点被研究人员更广泛地接受，但这两种观点都被

认真对待。厂可知，多维度的概念更广泛地被研究人员接受。故选C。

35.A推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Theyarealsohopefulthat,inthelongrun,

replacingthisframeworkwithonethatisgroundedinbiologywillleadtonewdrugs

andtreatments.Theresearchersaimtoreveal,forinstance,thekeygenes,brainregions

andneurologicalprocessesinvolvedinpsychopathology（精神病理学）,andtargetthem

withtreatments.（他们还希望，从长远来看，用一个基于生物学的框架取代这个框

架，将会带来新的药物和治疗方法。例如，研究人员的目标是揭示与精神病理学

有关的关键基因、大脑区域和神经过程，并针对它们进行治疗。）”可知，研究精

神疾病的病理以及引发精神疾病的生物学因素可能会对他们接下来的工作有所

帮助。故选A。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5）

Whenasoccerballlandsinthegarden,flatteningnewlygrownpeas,ora

weederpullsoutarowofyoungplantsbymistake,manygardenerswouldscream.

36Whensomethingsetsyouback,isn'tthatanegativething?

37Itisusedtoeducatestudentsaboutagriculturalpractices.Thenthose

littlesetbacksareopportunitiesforlearning.

"Thegardenisawonderfulplacewherechildrenlearntocomeupwith

solutionstochallengestheymightnototherwiseexperience,'1saysLisa

Giroday,programmanagerforTheClassroomGardener,whohelpsschools

transformschoolyardsintodynamicoutdoorlearningenvironments.Natureis

nature.38___Lotsofthingscomeupinrealtime,andstudentshavean

opportunitytolearnhowtosolveproblems.

39___Afterseveraldecadesofresearchintotheeffectsofschool

gardens,socialscientistsandeducatorsarestartingtoseethewide-rangingbenefits

thatcomefromhavinggreenandgrowingspacesavailabletochildrenat

school,Someofthesediscoveriesmightsurpriseyou.Inthegarden,childrenare

usuallyfreertoengageinwhateducatorscallriskassessment-activitiesthatpermit

broaderexploration,experimenting,andquestioning.____40Itiskeyto

respondingproperlyinsocialsituations.

A.Ofcourse,itis.

B.Notifyou*re