高考英语模拟试卷（九）

高考英语模拟试卷（九）

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

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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,I'mlookingforaplacetorelax.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.Theyshouldhavemadeitall

thewaytothefinal,butaseriesofeventscosttheteamtheopportunity.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

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

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】

M:?Didyouknow,Sophia,thatscientistsbelievelearningasecondlanguagecanimprove

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.Helikesthe

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,andmysuitcaseisnotbigenough.?

W:Howcanyouaffordthetrip?Youstilloweme$500forthatoldcar.

M:Itookoutaloan.

W:Howfoolishyouare!Itookoutaloanonce,andittookmeforevertopayitback.

M:Don'tworry.TdsellmymountainbikeormyCDcollection,oryoucouldlendmemore

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.AF128.C.CAI32.

【答案】8.A9.C

【解析】

【原文】

M:TdliketobookaticketfromParistoGuangzhounextweek.

W:Pleasewaitamoment.Yes,wehaveoneflight-CZ348fromParistoGuangzhouonThursday.

Itisadirectflight.

M:Oh,no.IhavetoleaveParisonSaturday.Couldyouchecktoseeifthereareanyotherairlines

available?Idon'tmindchangingflightsoranightflight.

W:Justasecond,please.Yes,wehaveoneindirectflight.ThatisAF128whichtakesoffinParis

andarrivesthenextdayinBeijing,thenitwillchangefromBeijingtoGuangzhoubyCA132.It

isavailableonSaturdayanditischeaper.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.

12.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

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

【答案】10.C11.A12.B

【解析】

【原文】

W:?Fmsorry,butyoucan'tdrinkcoffeeinhere.

M:?Why?It'snothurtinganybody.

W:?No,butitmighthurtthebooks.There'salwaysthedangerthatyoumightspillitonmaterials.

M:?ButI'mnotusinganymaterialshere.Fmjuststudyingandwritingthispaper.HowcouldI

spillcoffeeonanythinghere?

W:?Anotherstudentcouldeasilysitdownhereandstartreadingnexttoyou.Orsomeonepassing

couldjustknockyourcupoverontothemselves.Accidentsdohappen.

M:?ButTmbeingcareful.THsetitoverhere,see?

W:?Look,manypeoplehereareusingourbooks.Wecannotkeepaneyeoneachperson'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.WhatisprofessorAntoniadviceabout?

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,couldIturnitinby

theendofnextweekinstead?

W:?So,what'shappening?

M:?Abouttwoweeksago,Iwentwithmyroommatetoseehissickmom.Thatcausedmetomiss

thebiologyexperiment.AndIgottheflulastweek.Besides,Ihaveahugemathsfinalcoming

uponTuesdaythatIreallyneedtostudyfbrthisweekend.

W:?0K,Icanunderstandthat.ButwhataboutthetwoweeksafterIfirstassignedthetermpaper?

Uh...IUh...IguessIdidn'tusethattimeverywell.

W:Boy,myprofessorAntononcetoldmetherearelotsofsmallgapsduringschooldays-15

minutes,orhalfanhour.Whatyoudoduringthosegapswillmakeabigdifferencetoyour

future.

M:?Wow!Thafsgreatadvice.

W:?Thenyoucanturnyourpaperinnolaterthan9a.m.Friday,righthereonmyofficedesk.

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.TobetterherresearchinIndia.

19.HowdoesMyH2Oservevillagers?

A.Itteststhewaterquality.

B.Itpurifieswaterfbrthem.

C.Itguidesthemtocleanwater.

20.WhatisRen'sfutureplan?

A.Gettingmoreawards.

B.Startingherowncompany.

C.Benefitingmorepeopleinneed.

【答案】17.B18.A19.C20.C

【解析】

【原文】

RenXiaoyuanfromBeijinghaswonatopUNenvironmentalawardforhermobileapp,which

cantellthevillagerswheretofindcleanwater.

Renbecameinterestedinenvironmentalissuesasateen.Likemanyofherclassmates,sheonce

consideredgoodexamresultsthemostimportantthinginlife.Andherparentsencouragedherto

competefbrhighmarks.However,whenshemetJaneGoodallandjoinedherglobalyouthprogram

RootsandShoots,shedevelopedapassionfbrtheenvironment.

WhilestudyingenvironmentalengineeringintheUnitedStates,shewasinvolvedinoneresearch

onruralwateruseinIndia,which?arousedherinterestinwaterissues.Shewasdeterminedtodo

somethingfbrhermotherland.ShefoundedMyH2O,adataplatformthatprovidesinformationabout

thequalityofgroundwaterinvillagesacrossthecountry,sovillagersknowwheretofindcleanwater

tostayhealthy.Italsoconnectscommunitieswithprivatecompaniesandnon-profitorganizations

thatprovidedrinkingwatersolutions.

Renwillnotbedrivenbyawards.Shewantstofurtherherstudy,andhergoalistobringdata-

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:BeingthelargesthawkercentreinSingapore

withover260foodstands,thiscentreoffersafullrangeoflocaldishesfromchillicrab,black

peppercrabtolocaljuiceandpopulardesserts.

Foodsareofferedatthecheapestprices:Foodpriceshereareveryreasonableand

competitive.Dinerscanenjoyaplateofchickenriceorabowloflaksaatpricesfrom$2.50to

$3.00.

OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTER

Singaporeiconichawkercentre:Oneoftheoldestandlargestfoodcourtsintheislandcity,

servesauthenticdeliciouslocalfoodtomanygenerationsofSingaporeans.Absolutely,youwill

findallthepopularSingaporeandishesthere.

OfferingthebestsoyabeancurdinSingapore:Itishometosomeofthebestsoyabeancurd

stands.Thebeancurdisofferedat$1.50perbowlfororiginalflavourand$2.00perbowlfor

almondflavor.

TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTER

Acleanandspacioushawkercentre:Decoratedrecently,thiscentreisnowoneofthe

cleanestandmostspacioushawkercentersinSingapore.Youwilldefinitelyenjoytheairy,

comfortableandrelaxingatmospherethere.

LocatedrightaboveoneofthebestwetmarketsinSingapore:Thecentreisonthesecond

floor.Onthefirstfloorisafamouswetmarketwithfreshproduce.Thereforeyoucanatonce

enjoymouth-wateringSingaporeanfoodsandexperiencetheoriginalfeatureofatypical

Singaporewetmarketduringyourvisit.

CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTER

Ahawkercentrecateringforlatenightdiners:Unlikeotherfoodcentersopeningfrom

morningtoevening,thiscenterstartsfrom18:00untillateeveryday.Soifyouwanttohave

goodhawkerfoodatlatehours,comehere.

ServingsomeofthebestsatayinSingapore:TomanySingaporeanfoodies,ChompChomp

FoodCentreisasataymecca.Pork,beef,chickenandmuttonsatayareallavailable.

21.Whatdothefirsttwocentershaveincommon?

A.Bothfeaturelocaldishes.

B.Bothhavealonghistory.

C.Bothservethebestdesserts.

D.Bothareknownforthelowestprices.

22.WhatisspecialaboutTiongBahruMarketHawkerCenter?

A.Itoffersthefreshestproduce.

B.Ithasbetterdiningenvironment.

C.Itisaboveaseafoodmarket.

D.It*sfamousfbritsbeancurd.

23.Whichcentershouldyougotofbramidnightsnack?

A.CHINATOWNCOMPLEXFOODCENTER

B.OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTER

C.TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTER

D.CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTER

【答案】2LA22.B23.D

【解析】这是一篇应用文。介绍了新加坡四个着名小吃中心。

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

largesthawkercentreinSingaporewithover260foodstands,thiscentreoffersafullrangeof

localdishesfromchillicrab,blackpeppercrabtolocaljuiceandpopulardesserts.（这里是新力口

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）”和第二部分中“Singaporeiconichawkercentre:Oneofthe

oldestandlargestfoodcourtsintheislandcity,servesauthenticdeliciouslocalfoodtomany

generationsofSingaporeans.（新力口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）”可知，这两个地方都以地方食品为特色。故选Ao

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

recently,thiscentreisnowoneofthecleanestandmostspacioushawkercentersinSingapore.

Youwilldefinitelyenjoytheairy,comfortableandrelaxingatmospherethere.（——4、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“Soifyouwanttohavegoodhawkerfoodatlatehours,

comehere.（所以如果你想在深夜吃到好吃的小贩食物，来这里吧户可知，如果想吃宵夜的

话，可以至I」ChompChompFoodCenter中去。故选D。

B

Averydearfriendhasbeenexperiencingnumerouschallengesthesepastfewmonths.She

mentionedhowitsometimesfeltlikeshewashangingonbyathreadwithnoquickfixinsight.

Itremindedmethatthemonarchcaterpillar（毛虫）thatIcaredfbrjustchangedintoabutterfly

thatmoming.Aftereatingonmilkweedleavesfromourgarden,thehungrycaterpillarfounda

comfortablespotatthetopofthenetbutterflyenclosureandspunasilkenthreadtoattachitself

there.ThecaterpillarhungupsidedowninaJshapefbradayorso.Then,inlessthanafewhoursof

struggling,thecaterpillarwasabeautifulgreenbutterfly!

AlltheresearchFvedoneindicatesthatthechangeintoabutterflyshouldtakebetween10-12

days.Icanonlyimaginewhatisgoingonthere,butPmsureit*sahugestruggleandrefbrming.Haven^

weallbeendoingthesametosomedegreelately?Theseespeciallychallengingtimesarepresenting

uswiththeunavoidableexperiencesneededfbrourinnerselvestouseasfoodforgrowth.Noteasy?

Youbet!Worthit?Yes!

Manythankstoourlocallibraryfortheloanofthebutterflyenclosure.Theyraisedandreleased

paintedbutterfliesaspartoftheirchildren'ssummerreadingprogramthisyear.Ihadnoideathat

plantingafewmilkweedplantswouldleadtosuchafascinatingstudyofcaterpillarsand

butterflies.ThecaterpillarhaskeptmemindfullyoccupiedandfascinatedduringourrecentCOVID-

19self-isolation.

Hangingonbyathreadaswetransform,keepinmindthebeautifulwingswearegrowing.We

areallsomewhereinthemidstofthatunbelievableprocess.Trusttheprocess.Havefaith.Knowthat

youarebecomingthemostbeautifulpersonthatyoucanbe.

24.Whatdidtheauthor'sfriendandthecaterpillarhaveincommon?

A.Theylivedcomfortably.

B.Theysufferedfromhunger.

C.Theyexperiencedahardsituation.

D.Theywerewellcaredbytheauthor.

25.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthestruggleconcerningusinparagraph3?

A.Itisnecessary.

B.Itisavoidable.

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

A?very?dear?friend?has?been?experiencing?numerous?challenges?these?past?few?mont

hs.She?mentioned?how?it?sometimes?felt?like?she?was?hanging?on?by?a?thread?with?

no?quick?fix?in?sight.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

The?caterpillar?has?kept?me?mindfully?occupied?and?fascinated?during?our?recent?

COVID-19self-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A。

26.D推理判断题。根据最后一段Hanging?on?by?a?thread?as?we?transform,

keep?in?mind?the?beautiful?wings?we?are?growing.We?are?all?somewhere?in?the?niids

t?of?that?unbelievable?process.Trust?the?process.Have?faith.Know?that?you?are?be

coming?the?most?beautiful?person?that?you?can?be.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。耍

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D。

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B。

C

Morethan140signlanguagesareusedtoday,primarilybydeafcommunitiesaroundthe

world.Likespokenlanguages,eachsignlanguagehasitsowngrammar,vocabularyandother

specialfeatures.Forexample,AmericanSignLanguageisunintelligible（无法了解的）toBritish

Signlanguage.Infact,AmericanSignlanguagehasmoreincommonwithFrenchSign

Language,largelybecauseFrencheducatorsplayedakeyroleinhelpinggetdeafschools

foundedintheUnitedStatesduringthe19thcentury.

Therehaven'tbeenalotofcomparisonsofsignlanguages.UniversityofTexas,Austin

linguistJustinPowersandhiscolleaguesaimtoaddressthatinformationgap.Inordertostudy

thequestionofsignlanguageevolution,theyfirstcollectedadatabaseofmanualalphabetsfrom

dozensofdifferentsignlanguagesaroundtheworld.Soamanualalpha-betiskindofasubsystem

withinasignlanguagethatisusedtorepresentawrittenlanguage.Andthere*sahandshapethat

correspondstoeachletter.

Touncoverrelationshipsbetweenthealphabets%theresearchersusedthesamemethods

thatbiologistsusetofigureoutrelationshipsbetweendifferentspecies,basedontheirDNA.The

methodsgroupedsignlanguagesinthisstudyintofivemainEuropeanlineages（谱系）.And

thosewereAustrianorigin,Britishorigin,Frenchorigin,SpanishandSwedish.Powersaysmanual

alphabetsfromAustria,FranceandSpaincoulddatebacktoone-handedmanualalphabetsfrom

16th-and17th-centurySpain.Buteachofthoselineagesevolvedindependentlyofeachother.

ThestudyalsoconfirmedtheFrenchoriginsofAmericanSignLanguageandthoseofother

countries,includingMexico,BrazilandtheNetherlands.Suq）risingly,theAustrianmanual

alphabetinfluencedsignlanguagesasfarawayasRussia.Butwhilethislineagehaslargelydied

out,remainsofitliveoninIcelandicSignlanguagetoday.

Powersaysfutureresearchcomparingthevocabulariesofdifferentsignlanguagescould

provideevenmorecluesabouthowthey'vechangedovertime.Understandinghowsign

languagesevolvewouldtellusalotaboutthewaythatlanguage,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.

3l.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,AmericanSignLanguageisunintelligible

（无法了解的）toBritishSignlanguage.n（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D。

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

asignlanguagethatisusedtorepresentawrittenlanguage.Andthere'sahandshapethat

correspondstoeachletter.n（所以事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A。

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

signlanguagesasfarawayasRussia/1（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”Powersaysfutureresearchcomparingthevocabularies

ofdifferentsignlanguagescouldprovideevenmorecluesabouthowthe/vechangedover

time.Understandinghowsignlanguagesevolvewouldtellusalotaboutthewaythatlanguage,in

general,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,triestodealwitha

fundamentalquestionthathasbotheredresearchersformorethanacentury—whatexactlycauses

mentalillness?

Inthehopeoffindingtheanswer,scientistshavepiledupalargeamountofdataoverthepast

decade,throughstudiesofgenesandbrainactivity.Theyhavefoundthatmanyofthesamegenes

underlieseeminglydistinctdisordersandthatchangesinthebrain9sdecision-makingsystemscould

beinvolvedinmanyconditions.

Theresearchersarealsorethinkingtheoriesofhowourbrainsgowrong.Theideathatmentalillness

canbeclassifiedintodistinct,separatecategorieslike“anxiety“hasbeendisprovedtoalargeextent.

Instead,recentlythey'vefoundthatdisordersshadeintoeachother,andtherearenoharddividing

lines.

Theresearchersaretryingtounderstandthebiologythatunderliesmentalillness.Theyhavea

fewtheories.Perhapsthereareseveraldimensionsofmentalillness,sodependingonhowaperson

scoresoneachdimension,theymightbemorelikelytohavesomedisordersthanothers.An

alternativeideaisthatthereisasinglefactorthatmakespeopleeasiertosufferfrommentalillness

ingeneral.Whatdisordertheydevelopisthendeterminedbyotherfactors.Bothideasarebeingtaken

seriouslythoughtheformeroneismorewidelyacceptedbytheresearchers.

Thedetailsarestillunclear,butmostresearchersagreethatonethingisspecific:Theoldsystem

ofcategorizingmentaldisordersintoneatboxesdoesnotwork.Theyarealsohopefulthat,inthelong

run,replacingthisframeworkwithonethatisgroundedinbiologywillleadtonewdrugsand

treatments.Theresearchersaimtoreveal,forinstance,thekeygenes,brainregionsandneurological

processesinvolvedinpsychopathology（精神病理学），andtargetthemwithtreatments.Althoughit

mighttakeawhiletogetthere,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,adoctoratAarhusUniversityin

Denmark,triestodealwithafundamentalquestionthathasbotheredresearchersformorethana

century—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'vefoundthatdisordersshadeinto

eachother,andtherearenoharddividinglines.（相反，他们最近发现，紊乱相互影响，并且没有

明显的分界线。广可知，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“Perhapsthereareseveraldimensionsofmentalillness,so

dependingonhowapersonscoresoneachdimension,theymightbemorelikelytohavesome

disordersthanothers,i精神疾病可能有多个维度，因此根费•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"Bothideasarebeingtakenseriouslythough

theformeroneismorewidelyacceptedbytheresearchers.（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。）”可知，多维度的概念更广泛地被研究人员接受。故选Co

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

frameworkwithonethatisgroundedinbiologywillleadtonewdrugsandtreatments.The

researchersaimtoreveal,forinstance,thekeygenes,brainregionsandneurologicalprocesses

involvedinpsychopathology（精神病理学）,andtargetthemwithtreatments.（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。户可知，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,oraweederpullsouta

rowofyoungplantsbymistake,manygardenerswouldscream.36Whensomething

setsyouback,isn'tthatanegativething?

37___Itisusedtoeducatestudentsaboutagriculturalpractices.Thenthoselittlesetbacks

areopportunitiesfbrlearning.

“Thegardenisawonderfulplacewherechildrenlearntocomeupwithsolutionsto

challengestheymightnototherwiseexperience,nsaysLisaGiroday,programmanagerforThe

ClassroomGardener,whohelpsschoolstransformschoolyardsintodynamicoutdoorlearning

environments.Natureisnature.38___Lotsofthingscomeupinrealtime,andstudentshave

anopportunitytolearnhowtosolveproblems.

39___Afterseveraldecadesofresearchintotheeffectsofschoolgardens,social

scientistsandeducatorsarestartingtoseethewide-rangingbenefitsthatcomefromhavinggreen

andgrowingspacesavailabletochildrenatschool,Someofthesediscoveriesmightsurprise

you.Inthegarden,childrenareusuallyfreertoengageinwhateducatorscallriskassessment-

activitiesthatpermitbroaderexploration,experimenting,andquestioning.40Itiskey

torespondingproperlyinsocialsituations.

A.Ofcourse,itis.

B.Notifyou'reinaschoolgarden.

C.Afterall,growingfoodishardwork.

D.Studentslearntosolveproblemsoutofclass.

E.Intheprocesstheydeveloptheabilitytoself-adjust.

F.Thingsarenevergoingtohappenthewayyouimagine.

G.Bu