2021-2022学年新疆乌鲁木齐135中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

2021-2022学年新疆乌鲁木齐135中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

1.（6分）Whenitcomestothrillingplacestotravelto,thenationofThailandhasgottobeator

nearthetopofthelist.ThebeachesofThailandaresimplyamazing.Hereisalookatthefour

bestbeachesinallofThailand.

MayaBay

Thissmallbeachattractssomehugecrowds,butitisstillworthavisitthankstowhatis

widelyregardedassomeofthebestsightsinthewholecountry.TheMayaBayBeachis

locatedonasmallislandandisonlyaccessible（可进入的）viaboatorpassengerferry.

LamaiBeach

Forthetravellerlookingforaquiteunforgettablebeachexperienceduringtheirvisitto

Thailand,atripouttoLamaiBeachinSamuiisamust.Thesandyareasarelongandwidewith

plentyofroomforeveryone.Thewaterisinvitingandeasytoaccess.

PatongBeach

PatongBeachisnotonlyoneofthemostbeautifulandpopularbeachesinThailand,butit

isthelargestbeachonthepopularislandofPhuket.Thesoftwhitesandisagreatplaceto

relax.SomeofthemanygreatactivitiesthattravellerscanjoininduringavisittoPatongBeach

includejetskiing,kayaking,surfing,diving,snorkeling（浮潜），swimmingandmore.

HaadRin

HaadRinisoneofthemostpopularpartyspotsinthecountry,forbothlocalsand

travellers.Allmonthlong,duringmostpartsoftheyear,therearesomespecialentertainment

（娱乐），eating,andsocialisingopportunities.

（1）Ifyouwanttohaveaveryimpressivebeachexperience,whichishighlyrecommended?

A.MayaBay.

B.LamaiBeach.

C.PatongBeach.

D.HaadRin.

(2)Wherewillyougoifyoulikeunderwatersports?

A.MayaBay.

B.LamaiBeach.

C.PatongBeach.

D.HaadRin.

(3)WhatwilltravellersexperienceatHaadRin?

A.Relaxonthewhitesoftsand.

B.Takepartinadventurousactivities.

C.Haveagoodtimewiththepeoplelivinghere.

D.LearnmuchcultureandhistoryaboutThailand.

2.(8分)Theworld'slargeststudyaboutsleepwaslaunchedinJune2017andwithindaysmore

than40,000peoplefromaroundtheworldparticipatedintheonlinescientificinvestigation,

whichincludesaquestionnaireandaseriesofcognitive(认知的)performanceactivities.

“Wereallywantedtofigureoutthesleepinghabitsofpeoplearoundthe

world.Obviously,therehavebeenmanysmallersleepstudiesofpeopleinlabsbutwewanted

tofindoutwhatsleepislikeintherealworld,usaysAdrianOwen."Peoplewhologgedingave

usalotofinformationaboutthemselves.Theytoldusthingslikewhichmedicinetheywere

on,howoldtheywere,wheretheywereandwhatkindofeducationthey'dreceivedbecause

theseareallfactorsthatmighthavecontributedtosomeoftheresults."

Abouthalfofallparticipantsreportedtypicallysleepinglessthan6.3hourspernight,

aboutanhourlessthanthestudy'srecommendedamount.Oneshockingfactwasthatmost

participantswhosleptfourhoursorlessperformedasiftheywerealmostnineyearsolder.

Anothersuiprisingdiscoverywasthatsleepaffectedalladultsequally.Theamountof

sleepassociatedwithhighlyfunctionalcognitivebehaviorwasthesameforeveryone,

regardlessofage.Also,theharmassociatedwithtoolittle,ortoomuch,sleepdidnotdepend

ontheageoftheparticipants.

°Wefoundthatthebestamountofsleeptokeepyourbrainperformingitsbestis7to8

hourseverynight.Wealsofoundthatpeoplewhosleptmorethanthatamountwereequally

harmedasthosewhoslepttoolittle,usaysConorWild,OwenLabResearchAssociateandthe

study'sleadauthor.

(1)Wheredidthestudytakeplace?

A.Inahospital.

B.Inauniversity.

C.Inalab.

D.OntheInternet.

(2)WhatmayaffecttheresultofthestudyaccordingtoOwen?

A.Professions.

B.Education.

C.Hobbies.

D.Diet.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtoWild?

A.Sleepingtoomuchisasbadassleepingtoolittle.

B.Sleepingtoolittlecanmakepeoplelookolder.

C.Differentpeopleneeddifferentsleepinghours.

D.Peoplemustsleepforeightorninehourseveryday.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Mostpeoplehavesleepingproblemsintheworld.

B.OwenandWildwerethefirstexpertstostudysleep.

C.Lackofenoughsleepisacommonproblem.

D.Peopleattachgreatimportancetohavingenoughsleep.

3.(8分)WhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesureto

thankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning：hismother.His

heartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovie

aboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP：TheWandaDurantStory.

Today,theNBAsuperstar'smomtravelsthecountryasamotivationalspeakerand

philanthropist(慈善家).OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters'inNewYorkabouther

personalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegaveher

sonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC.

“1wantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,"shesays,“AnditisOKforhimtoenjoy

himselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture.*'

Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethather

sonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.

Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,

shecouldn'tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocused

onlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.

Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropic

programcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.As

partoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown'spublic

schoolsystem.

Durant*smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhis

philanthropicworkandhisdesiretohelpthecommunity."Ithoughtgivingbackwasalways

veryimportant,andsowetalkedaboutthatandhehadseenthatfromusasafamilyandit's

oneofthethingsthatItaughthim,"shesays.

(1)WhatisTheRealMVP：TheWandaDurantStorymainlyabout?

A.Durant'scareerpath.

B.Durant'shardchildhood.

C.Duranfsmother'sdevotiontothefamily.

D.Durantsmother'sstrugglingtobeindependent.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"imperative"inparagraph3mean?

A.Enjoyable.

B.Important.

C.Unusual.

D.Hopeful.

(3)WhatmadeDurantpayattentiontothecharityprogram?

A.Hiskindheart

B.Hispoorhometown

C.Hismother'steaching

D.Hisdifficultlifeexperience

（4）WhatarethefinancialprinciplesofDurant'smom?

A.Enjoyingnowandplanningforthefuture.

B.Sharingrewardsandcreatingacharityprogram.

C.Spendinglessmoneyandsavingfortheemergencies.

□.Donatingmoneytothecharityandhelpingmoreschools.

4.（8分）ArobotcreatedbyWashingtonStateUniversity（WSU）scientistscouldhelpelderly

peoplewithdementia（痴呆）andotherlimitationsliveindependentlyintheirownhomes.

TheRobotActivitySupportSystem,orRAS,usessensorsinstalledinaWSUsmarthome

todeterminewhereitsresidentsare.whattheyaredoingandwhentheyneedassistancewith

dailyactivities.ltnavigates（定位）throughroomsandaroundobstaclestofindpeopleonits

videsvideoinstructionsonhowtodosimpletasksandcanevenleaditsownerto

objectsliketheirmedicationorasnackinthekitchen.

“RAScombinestheconvenienceofamobilerobotwiththeactivitydetectiontechnology

ofaWSUsmarthometoprovideassistanceinthemoment,astheneedforhelpisdetected,"

saidBryanMinor,apostdoctoralresearcherintheWSUSchoolofElectricalEngineeringand

ComputerScience.

Currently,anestimated50percentofadultsovertheageof85needassistancewithevery

dayactivitiessuchaspreparingmealsandtakingmedicationandtheannualcostforthis

assistanceintheUSisnearlyS2trillion.Withthenumberofadultsover85expectedtotriple

by2050,researchershopethattechnologieslikeRASandtheWSUsmarthomewillrelieve

someofthefinancialstrainonthehealthcaresystembymakingiteasierforolderadultstolive

alone.

RASisthefirstrobotresearchershavetriedtoincorporateintotheirsmarthome

environment.TheyrecentlypublishedastudyinthejournalCognitiveSystemsResearchthat

demonstrateshowRAScouldmakelifeeasierforolderadultsstrugglingtoliveindependently.

"Whilewearestillinanearlystageofdevelopment,ourinitialresultswithRAShave

beenpromising."Minorsaid/'ThenextstepintheresearchwillbetotestRAS'performance

withagroupofolderadultstogetabetterideaofwhatprompts,videoremindersandother

preferencestheyhaveregardingtherobot."

(1)HowdoesRASserveelderlypeople?

A.Throughsensors.

B.Throughobjects.

C.Throughamobilerobot.

□.Throughtheirdailyactivities.

(2)WhatcanweknowaboutRAS?

A.Itcanlocatepeopleanddoanytask.

B.Itisthefirstrobotusedindailylife.

C.Itsfunctionremainstobetested.

D.Itcancookforownersonitsown.

(3)What'sMinor'sattitudetowardthefutureofRAS?

A.Doubtful.

B.Negative.

C.Optimistic.

□.Uncertain.

(4)Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Elderlypeopleleavethenursinghome.

B.OlderadultshavebenefitedfromRAS.

C.RAS,thefirstrobottomakehomesmart.

D.Smarthometestsfirstelder-Carerobot.

第二节(共I小题；每小题10分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能

填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Beagreenchild

5.(10分)Whatdoesitmeantobegreen?nGreen"ismorethanjustacolour.(1)Why

green?Plantsaregreen,andwithoutthemtheEarthwouldn'tbesuchalovelyhomeforus

humanbeings.Whatcanwedo?Here'safour-stepguidetobeinggreen.

Reduceit!

(2)Forinstance,ashortershowermeansyouuselesswaterandlessfuelsince

yourhouseusesfueltorunthewaterheaterthatwarmsupthewater.

Reuseit!

Sometimespeoplecalloursa"throwawaysociety'*.Itmeansthatwe'realwaysthrowing

awayoldstuffandbuyingnewstuff.(3)Forinstance,ifyourbabybrotherbecomes

olderandlosesinterestinhisplasticbasketballhoop(篮球框)，whynotgiveittoanother

familywhohasalittlekid?

Recycleit!

Recyclinghasneverbeeneasier.Manycommunitieswillpickituprightinfrontofyour

houseandsometownsevenrequireit.Recycledgoodsgotoarecyclingcentre,wheretheycan

beturnedintonewcans,bottles,andpaper.

Enjoyit!

It*struethatrubbishandpollutionareproblems,buttheEarthremainsahugeand

beautifulplacethafsreadyforyoutoexplore.(4)Goforahike,visitlocalnature

centresandgardens,andclimbupmountains.

Butbeforeyoutraveltheglobe,takealookatyourownbackyard.Isthereaspotwhere

youcouldplantatreeorputinalittlefruitorvegetablegarden?(5)

A.Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.

B.Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.

C.Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthenaturallybeautifulspotsinyourcity.

D.Turnoffthewaterwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

E.Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.

F.Youcanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.

G.Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.

第二部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分

30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项。

6.(30分)For31years,AlbertLexiekeptworkinghard,(1)beforedawnandmaking

thenearlytwo-hourjourneytoPittsburghbybus.

HisdestinationwasUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter'sChildren'sHospitalof

Pittsburgh.Withthatkindofdevotion,you'dthinkhe(2)asaphysicianornurse,

somepositionthatrequiredlong(3)andcamewithahigh(4).Butyou'd

be(5).

From1982to2013,Albert(6)shoes.Sixteentoseventeenpairs,twiceaweek,

$3apop.Hisannualincomewasabout$10,000,notincludingtips.Butit'swhathedidwith

thosetipsthat(7)himheartsandmanyawards.He(8)histips,all$

200,000ofthem,toFreeCareFund,whichhelpscoverthemedical(9)foruninsured

(无保险的)andpoorchildren.

Heonlyattendedschoolthroughtheeighthgrade,buthe(10)hisfirstshoeshine

boxthatyearaspartofaclassassignment,andthat*stheonehe(11)from1982to

2013.Andthoseyearsof(12)anddevotioncertainlydidn'tgo(13).Hewas

honoredand(14)bymagazinesandorganizations.

Obviously,hewasn*tinitfor(15),andgettingtoandfromworkatsuchunusual

hourscouldn*thavebeen(16),especiallyashestartedgettingolder.

"Icometoworkeverydaybecauseit's(17)toseepeopleandtalktopeopleand

havefunanddothings.Children'sHospitalismyfavoriteplace(18)Icanseelotsof

(19)andshaketheirlittlehandsandtrytogivelittletoysaway,thingslikethat.'1

Hislife'sworkwassotouchingandinspiring.Bytellinghisstory,wehopedto(20)

morepeopletodogoodintheworld.

(1)A.comingbackB.walkingaroundC.watchingoutD.wakingup

(2)A.startedB.workedC.feltD.grew

(3)A.historyB.developmentC.hoursD.distances

(4)A.incomeB.degreeC.qualityD.speed

(5)A.differentB.strangeC.interestedD.wrong

(6)A.madeB.shinedC.soldD.designed

(7)A.offeredB.showedC.costD.won

(8)A.giftedB.returnedC.lentD.reported

(9)A.researchB.educationC.recordsD.bills

(10)A.borrowedB.builtC.cleanedD.drew

(11)A.hidB.passedC.used0.repaired

(12)A.serviceB.studyC.struggle0.progress

(13)A.farB.smoothC.unnoticedD.unchecked

(14)A.influencedB.praisedC.protected□.congratulated

(15)A.moneyB.surpriseC.funD.advice

(16)A.necessary氏safeC.easyD.fair

(17)A.boringB.meaninglessC.amusing0.enjoyable

(18)A.becauseB.unlessC.whileD.though

(19)A.graduatesB.expertsC.kidsD.elders

(20)A.forceB.encourageC.allowD.help

第二节(共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(一

个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

7.(15分)Howareyougettingalongwithyourhighschool?Itmaybehardforyouasthisisthe

firsttimethatyou(1)(leave)yourparents.Iknowthatyouarenowhavingtrouble

(2)(communicate)withothers.Thafs(3)youarenewhereandpeopledon't

knowaboutyou.ButIthinkyoucanfollowtheadvicebelow.

First,youshouldattachgreat(4)(important)totakingactivepartinthe

discussionsandshowyourownopinionsaboutthematters,andatthesametime,learntolisten

tootherpeople'sviews(5)(careful).Second,youshouldlearnaboutyourclassmates*

likesanddislikes,(6)canmakeyougetfamiliarwiththem.Onlyinthiswaycanyou

gettoknowmore(7)(difference)peopleandshowthemthatyouarejustas

friendly.Fmalwaysherereadytohelp.Wecantakepartinsome(8)(activity)together

andIcanintroduceyoutoothers.

There'snoneed(9)(worry)toomuch.Peoplewillknowyoumoreverysoonand

willliketomakefriends(10)youifyoucandoastheabove.

第三部分：短文改错(满分10分)

8.(10分)注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Tom'sparentsareverydiligent.Hisfatherisakindofpersonwhonevergetsboring.Heis

alwaysdoingrepairjobsaroundthehouse.It'sneverbeentheproblemforhimtorepaira

brokenhairdryerandtomakewoodenshelves.Hespendsalottimeinhisworkshop,wherehe*s

gotallhistoolsthere.Hismotherlikestoworkinthegarden.Herflowergardenisthemore

beautifuloneinthestreet.ltalwaysmadeherhappytoharvestthefruitandvegetables,thatshe

oftenusesforhersecondpassion：cooking.Sheenjoystrynewrecipes,andshelikestobake,

either.

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

9.（25分）假如你是李华，在一家商店购得一台劣质电脑，然后与营业员交涉，但营业员

态度恶劣，不予受理。为此，你向经理写了一封投诉信。内容主要包括：

（1）自我介绍；

（2）投诉的原因；

（3）希望换一台新的电视机，否则全额退款。

Yours,

LiHua

2021-2022学年新疆乌鲁木齐135中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

参考答案与试题解析

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

1.（6分）Whenitcomestothrillingplacestotravelto,thenationofThailandhasgottobeator

nearthetopofthelist.ThebeachesofThailandaresimplyamazing.Hereisalookatthefour

bestbeachesinallofThailand.

MayaBay

Thissmallbeachattractssomehugecrowds,butitisstillworthavisitthankstowhatis

widelyregardedassomeofthebestsightsinthewholecountry.TheMayaBayBeachis

locatedonasmallislandandisonlyaccessible（可进入的）viaboatorpassengerferry.

LamaiBeach

Forthetravellerlookingforaquiteunforgettablebeachexperienceduringtheirvisitto

Thailand,atripouttoLamaiBeachinSamuiisamust.Thesandyareasarelongandwidewith

plentyofroomforeveryone.Thewaterisinvitingandeasytoaccess.

PatongBeach

PatongBeachisnotonlyoneofthemostbeautifulandpopularbeachesinThailand,butit

isthelargestbeachonthepopularislandofPhuket.Thesoftwhitesandisagreatplaceto

relax.SomeofthemanygreatactivitiesthattravellerscanjoininduringavisittoPatongBeach

includejetskiing,kayaking,surfing,diving,snorkeling（浮，替），swimmingandmore.

HaadRin

HaadRinisoneofthemostpopularpartyspotsinthecountry,forbothlocalsand

travellers.Allmonthlong,duringmostpartsoftheyear,therearesomespecialentertainment

（娱乐），eating,andsocialisingopportunities.

（1）Ifyouwanttohaveaveryimpressivebeachexperience,whichishighlyrecommended?

B

A.MayaBay.

B.LamaiBeach.

C.PatongBeach.

D.HaadRin.

(2)Wherewillyougoifyoulikeunderwatersports?C

A.MayaBay.

B.LamaiBeach.

C.PatongBeach.

D.HaadRin.

(3)WhatwilltravellersexperienceatHaadRin?C

A.Relaxonthewhitesoftsand.

B.Takepartinadventurousactivities.

C.Haveagoodtimewiththepeoplelivinghere.

D.LearnmuchcultureandhistoryaboutThailand.

【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了泰国全境四个最好的海滩。

【解答】(1)B.细节理解题。根据LamaiBeach部分中的Forthetravelerlookingforan

unforgettablebeachexperienceduringtheirvisittoThailand,atripouttoLamaiBeachin

Samuiisamust.(对于那些在泰国寻找难忘海滩体验的游客来说，去苏梅岛的拉迈海滩是

必须的。)可知，如果你想拥有一次独特的海滩体验，到拉迈海滩是必须的，故选B。

(2)C.推理判断题。根据PatongBeach部分中的Someofthemanygreatactivities

thattravelerscanjoininduringavisittoPatongBeachincludejet

skiing,kayaking,surfing,diving,snorkeling(浮潜)，swimming,andmore.(游客在

游览巴东海滩时可以参加的许多活动包括：滑水、皮划艇、冲浪、潜水、浮潜、游泳等。)

可知，芭东海滩提供水下活动项目，故选C。

(3)C.推理判断题。根据HaadRin部分中的HaadRinisoneofthemost

popularpartyspotsinthecountry,forbothlocalsandtravelers.(哈林海滩以

举行派对而著名，当地人和游客都可参加这里的派对。)可知，游客们可以在哈林海滩和

当地人一起玩的非常高兴，故选C。

【点评】1.直接信息题：直接信息题是指能够直接从原文中找到信息，选项在语言表达

上与原文基本一致的题目。2.间接信息题：间接信息题是能够从原文中找到信息、，但在

语言表达上与原文有差异，做题时需要对原文信息进行转换。3.综合信息题：综合信息

题是指这类题目所涉及的信息不是原文的某一句话，可能是原文的几句话，或者是散落

在文章不同的地方，要求学生把原文所提供的信息综合起来分析，而不能断章取义。

2.(8分)Theworld'slargeststudyaboutsleepwaslaunchedinJune2017andwithindaysmore

than40,000peoplefromaroundtheworldparticipatedintheonlinescientificinvestigation,

whichincludesaquestionnaireandaseriesofcognitive(认知的)performanceactivities.

"Wereallywantedtofigureoutthesleepinghabitsofpeoplearoundthe

world.Obviously,therehavebeenmanysmallersleepstudiesofpeopleinlabsbutwewanted

tofindoutwhatsleepislikeintherealworld,nsaysAdrianOwen."Peoplewhologgedingave

usalotofinformationaboutthemselves.Theytoldusthingslikewhichmedicinetheywere

on,howoldtheywere,wheretheywereandwhatkindofeducationthey'dreceivedbecause

theseareallfactorsthatmighthavecontributedtosomeoftheresults."

Abouthalfofallparticipantsreportedtypicallysleepinglessthan6.3hourspernight,

aboutanhourlessthanthestudy'srecommendedamount.Oneshockingfactwasthatmost

participantswhosleptfourhoursorlessperformedasiftheywerealmostnineyearsolder.

Anothersuiprisingdiscoverywasthatsleepaffectedalladultsequally.Theamountof

sleepassociatedwithhighlyfunctionalcognitivebehaviorwasthesameforeveryone,

regardlessofage.Also,theharmassociatedwithtoolittle,ortoomuch,sleepdidnotdepend

ontheageoftheparticipants.

*'Wefoundthatthebestamountofsleeptokeepyourbrainperformingitsbestis7to8

hourseverynight.Wealsofoundthatpeoplewhosleptmorethanthatamountwereequally

harmedasthosewhoslepttoolittle,°saysConorWild,OwenLabResearchAssociateandthe

study'sleadauthor.

(1)Wheredidthestudytakeplace?D

A.Inahospital.

B.Inauniversity.

C.Inalab.

D.OntheInternet.

(2)WhatmayaffecttheresultofthestudyaccordingtoOwen?B

A.Professions.

B.Education.

C.Hobbies.

D.Diet.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtoWild?A

A.Sleepingtoomuchisasbadassleepingtoolittle.

B.Sleepingtoolittlecanmakepeoplelookolder.

C.Differentpeopleneeddifferentsleepinghours.

D.Peoplemustsleepforeightorninehourseveryday.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?C

A.Mostpeoplehavesleepingproblemsintheworld.

B.OwenandWildwerethefirstexpertstostudysleep.

C.Lackofenoughsleepisacommonproblem.

D.Peopleattachgreatimportancetohavingenoughsleep.

【分析】这是一篇说明文。一项世界最大的睡眠调查表明每晚睡眠时间在七到八个小时

的人，认知能力比睡眠时间小于这一数量的人更强。

【解答】(1)D.细节理解题。根据第一段Theworldslargeststudyaboutsleepwaslaunched

inJune2017andwithindaysmorethan40,000peoplefromaroundtheworldparticipatedin

theonlinescientificinvestigation(世界上最大的睡眠研究于2017年6月启动，几天之内，

来自世界各地的40000多人参与了在线科学调查)可知，研究是在网上进行的，故选D。

(2)B.细节理解题。MTheytoldusthingslikewhichmedicinetheywereon,howold

theywere,wheretheywereandwhatkindofeducationthey'dreceivedbecausetheseareall

factorsthatmighthavecontributedtosomeoftheresults.(他们告诉我们他们服用了哪种药

物，年龄多大，在哪里，接受了什么样的教育，因为这些都是可能导致某些结果的因素。)

可知，Owen认为教育是可能导致这些结果的因素。A.Professions专业；B.Education教育；

C.Hobbies爱好;D.Diet饮食。故选B。

(3)A.细节理解题。最后一段第二句Wealsofoundthatpeoplewhosleptmorethanthat

amountwereequallyharmedasthosewhoslepttoolittle(我们还发现，睡得多的人和睡得

少的人受到的伤害是一样的)可知，Wild认为睡眠太多和睡眠过少受到的伤害是一样的，

故选Ao

（4）C.细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Abouthalfofallparticipantsreportedtypically

sleepinglessthan6.3hourspernight,aboutanhourlessthanthestudy'srecommendedamount.

（大约一半的参与者报告称，他们每晚的睡眠时间通常不到6.3小时，比研究建议的睡眠

时间少约一小时。）可知，睡眠不足是一个很普遍的问题。故选C。

【点评】做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针

对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。做题时要在抓住关键句子

的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。

3.（8分）WhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesureto

thankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning：hismother.His

heartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovie

aboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP：TheWandaDurantStory.

Today,theNBAsuperstar'smomtravelsthecountryasamotivationalspeakerand

philanthropist（慈善家）.OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters*inNewYorkabouther

personalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegaveher

sonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC.

"Iwantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,"shesays,"AnditisOKforhimtoenjoy

himselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture."

Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethather

sonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.

Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,

shecouldn'tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocused

onlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.

Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropic

programcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.As

partoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown'spublic

schoolsystem.

Durant'smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhis

philanthropicworkandhis