重庆育才中学2021届高三12月月考英语试题详解

重庆育才中学高2021届高三上期第三次月考

英语试题

本试卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。

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3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5个小题；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。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.Whydoesthewomanrefusetojointheman?

A.Shepreferstobealone.

B.Shedoesn'tliketraveling.

C.Shewantstoprepareforhertests.

2.Howdidthewomangetthesaltandpepper?

A.Themanpassedittoher.

B.Shereachedacrossthetabletogetit.

C.Themanbroughtsomemorefbrherfromthekitchen.

3.Howmuchisthemangoingtopay?

A.$13.60.B.$12.30.C$11.00.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkthewoman'sproblemwas?

A.Herfocus.B.Heranxiety.C.Herbodylanguage.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Afine.B.Apark.C.Abusticket.

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.Howmuchwillthemanfinallypayforthecamera?

A.$800.B.$600.C.$200.

7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofshoppingontheInternet?

A.Itischeap.B.Itisunreliable.C.Itisconvenient.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whydidtheboycometoschoolearly?

A.Tostudywiththegirl.

B.Todothehistoryhomework.

C.Toprepareforatest.

9.Whyistheboysonervous?

A.Hehasneverattendedthiscourseatall.

B.Heisafraidoflosingthescholarship.

C.Hehasfailedthiscourseseveraltimes.

10.Whatdoesthegirlsayaboutthetest?

A.Itwillbeeasy.

B.Itwillbedifficult.

C.Itwillbesurprising.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whywasthewoman'sadvertisementsourgent?

A.Shewouldmoveawayinafewdays.

B.Shewasunabletopayfortherentalone.

C.Shewantedtosellthehouseimmediately.

12.Whatdidthewomanforgettoputintheadvertisement?

A.Thatsheownsapet.

B.Thatshecleanstheflatoften.

C.Thatshejuststartedanewjob.

13.Whatwasmissingintheroomaccordingtotheadvertisement?

A.Atelevision.B.Adesk.C.Abed.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.HowdoesMrs.Gramfeelaboutthelisteners?

A.Confused.B.Confident.C.Anxious.

15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthecafeteria.

B.Inthetheater.

C.Intheclassroom.

16.Whoarethespeakerstalkingto?

A.Employees.B.Teachers.C.Students.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whendidthestoryoccur?

A.Intheearlyafternoon.

B.Intheearlyevening.

C.Justaftermidnight.

18.Howdidthespeakergobackhomeyesterday?

A.Hetookthelongwayalongthestreets.

B.Hewentthroughthepark.

C.Hegotaridehome.

19.Whatwerethecirclesprobably?

A.Eyes.B.Carlights.C.Streetlights.

20.Whatwaschasingthespeaker?

A.bear.B.Awolf.C.Alittledog.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Visitorswithlimitedmobilityareencouragedtousethecovereddrop-offlane（车道）atthe

MainStreetentrancetotheBeckBuilding.FromtheBeckBuilding,mostpublicareasofthe

Museum,includingthegalleries,BrownAuditoriumTheater,VisitorCenter,cafe,andshopare

wheelchair-accessible.TheCullenSculptureGardenisalsoaccessible.

TheMFAHhaswheelchairsthatvisitorsmaycheckoutfreeofchargewithavalidphotoID.

Thewheelchairsareavailablefromthebag-and-coatcheckdesksinthelobbiesoftheBeck

Building,LawBuilding,andVisitorCenterona“firstcome,firstserved^^basis.

ParkingInformation

Anewundergroundparkinggaragelocatedat5101MontroseBoulevard,isopen,joiningthe

existingparkinggarageat1144Binz.Theoutdoorlotacrossfrom1001Bissonnetisclosed

permanently.

Werecommendthatguestswithlimitedmobilityusethecovereddrop-offlaneattheMain

StreetentrancetotheBeckBuilding.BoththeMontroseandtheBinzparkinggaragesfeature

wheelchair-accessibleparking,butpleasenotethatthegarageat1144BinzisclosertoaMuseum

entrance.

AsyouheadtowardtheMuseumfromtheMontrosegarage,enjoytheartandnatureinthe

CullenSculptureGarden,createdbysculptorIsamuNoguchi.

ParkingGarageHours

6a.m.to7p.m.

ParkingFees

"Parkingpaymentsmaybemadeonlywithamajorcreditcard.

TimeMFAHmembersVisitors

0-30minutesFREEFREE

31minutes-4hours$6$10

4-12hours$10$18

12-24hours$35$35

"ParkingisfreeinbothgaragesforMFAHvisitorswhoentertheMuseumbetween5p.m.and

9p.m.onThursdays.GeneraladmissiontotheMuseumisfreeonThursdays.

1.Wherecanfreewheelchairsbefound?

A.BrownAuditoriumTheater.B.5101MontroseBoulevard.

C.TheCullenSculptureGardenD.LawBuilding.

2.WhatistheadvantageofgoingthroughtheMontrosegarage?

A.Havingachanceofenjoyingarts.B.Havingagoodparkingplace.

C.Walkingtheshortestdistance.D.Gettingawheelchairforfree.

3.HowmuchshouldaMFAHmemberpayforparkingfivehoursonMonday?

A.$6.B.$10.

C.$18.D.$35.

【答案】l.D2.A3.B

本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了MFAH提供免费的轮椅以及前往博物馆的停车信息。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第二自然段第一句"TheMFAHhaswheelchairsthatvisitorsmaycheck

outfreeofchargewithavalidphotoID.（MFAH有轮椅，游客可以凭有效的带照片的身份证免

费使用）”可知，MFAH可以提供免费的轮椅使用。又结合本段第二句"Thewheelchairsare

availablefromthebag-and-coatcheckdesksinthelobbiesoftheBeckBuilding,LawBuilding,and

VisitorCenterona“firstcome,firstserved”basis.（轮椅可从贝克大厦、法律大厦和游客中心大

厅的行李和外套检查台获得，并且先到先得）”可知，在贝克大厦、法律大厦和游客中心大

厅的行李和外套检查台都可以获得免费的轮椅。故选D。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第五段“AsyouheadtowardtheMuseumfromtheMontrosegarage,

enjoytheartandnatureintheCullenSculptureGarden,createdbysculptorIsamuNoguchi（当您从

蒙特罗斯车库前往博物馆时，您可以在雕塑家IsamuNoguchi创建的库伦雕塑园中欣赏艺术

和自然）”可知，当您从蒙特罗斯车库前往博物馆时可以欣赏艺术作品。故选A。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据表格中MFAHmembers这一列中的4・12hours需要$10可知，MFAHmembers

的会员在周一停车五小时需要花费$10。故选B。

B

DuringtheongoingbattleagainsttheNovelCoronavirusPneumonia（NCP）（新型冠状肺炎），

youmayhavereadnewsthatgarliccanquicklykillthevirusbutitprovedtobemisinformation.

WhilethenationcontinuestofightagainsttheNCP,it'salsosteppingupeffortstofightthespread

ofmisinformation.

IntheInternetera,thenatureofhowinformationspreadshaschangedlargely.Informationand

misinformationcanspreadtothousandsofpeopleinseconds.

Formostpeople,fact-checkingisanafterthought-ifitisathoughtatall.Therefore,

misinformationspreads,saidTheWashingtonPost.Peoplesimplypreferpassingoninformation

thatwillleadtoanemotionalresponse（反应）fromreaders.Whetherornotitisfactualisnotalways

important.

MisinformationcouldbeagreaterdangerthanthevirusitselfMisinformationis“makingthe

workofourheroicworkersevenharder"，WorldHealthOrganization（WHO）Director-General

TedrostoldChinaDaily.Hesaidmisinformation“causesconfusionandspreads

DuringthefightagainsttheNCP,Ghebreyesussaidthat“attheWHOwe'renotjustfighting

againstthevirus,we'realsobattlingconspiracy（阴谋）theoriesthatundeimineourresponse.

ItistruethatasChinaracestocontaintheNCPandminimize（减少至！J最低限度）itsspread

acrosscountries,fearsandrumors（谣言）surroundingthevirusarecreatingtheirownproblemson

socialmedia."Ironically（讽刺地）,speedisimportantonthosethings,"USprofessorGabrielKahn

toldTheLosAngelesTimes."But....thosearetheonesyouhavetobemostcertainaboutverifying

（验证）beforeyoushare.”

Asordinarypeoplewemaynotbeabletodevoteourselveslikethosemedicalstaff.Butwe

couldthinktwiceaboutwhatweread.Ifyoucanbecarefulaboutsharinginformation,it'syour

contributiontothefightagainsttheoutbreak.

4.Accordingtothearticle,whatisthemaincauseofthespreadofmisinformation?

A.Thelackoffact-checking.

B.Anincreaseinviruses.

C.People'sdesiretotrickothers.

D.Changesinthewaypeopleviewinformation.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undermine“inPara.5probablymean?

A.Test.B.Harm.C.Guide.D.Explain.

6.WhatproblemhasbeenfoundduringthebattleagainsttheNCP?

A.Peoplehavefearscausedbymisinformation.

B.Itishardtodealwithmisinformationacrosscountries.

C.Rumorsaboutthevirustraveltoofasttobecontrolled.

D.Socialmediacreatesproblemsforpeopletoverifymisinformation.

7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Tosharetipsonhowtofightagainstmisinformation.

B.TointroducesomemisinformationabouttheNCP.

C.Tocallonpeopletowatchoutformisinformation.

D.TotellpeoplewhatChinahasdonetodealwithmisinformation.

【答案】4.A5.B6.A7.C

这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了新型冠状病毒肺炎传播期间社交媒体上谣言的传播，而很多人

在未考虑其真实性的情况下就相信了谣言，本文旨在呼吁人们不要相信谣言。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第三段的"Formostpeople,fact-checkingisanafterthought-ifitisa

thoughtatall.Therefore,misinformationspreads,"（对于大多数人来说，事实检查是个时候的

想法如果它是一个想法的话。因此，错误信息就传播开了）和Peoplesimplyprefer

passingoninformationthatwillleadtoanemotionalresponse（反应）fromreaders.Whetherornotit

isfactualisnotalwaysimportant.（人们只是更喜欢传递会引起读者情绪反应的信息。它是

否符合事实并不总是重要的。）可知，缺乏事实核查是错误信息传播的主要原因。故选A。

【5题详解】

词句猜测题。根据文章第五段“DuringthefightagainsttheNCP,Ghebreyesussaidthat“atthe

WHOwe'renotjustfightingagainstthevirus,we'realsobattlingconspiracy（阴谋）theoriesthat

undermineourresponse.”（在抗击新冠肺炎的斗争中,盖布雷耶斯表示：“世卫组织不仅在抗

击病毒，我们也在抗击破坏我们应对行动的阴谋论。”）可知，人们在抗击阴谋论，由此可

知，阴谋论破坏了我们抗疫的应对行动，即undermine意为“破坏，危害故选B。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。推理判断题。根据文章第四段uMisinformationcouldbeagreaterdangerthanthe

virusitself.Misinformationis“makingtheworkofourheroicworkersevenharder”,WorldHealth

Organization（WHO）Director-GeneralTedrostoldChinaDaily.Hesaidmisinformation“causes

confusionandspreadsfear\"（错误的信息可能比病毒本身更危险。世界卫生组织总干事谭

德塞在接受《中国日报》采访时表示，虚假信息“让我们英勇的工作者的工作更加艰难”。

他说，错误信息“造成混乱，传播恐惧”可推知，人们会因为错误的信息而产生恐惧。

故选Ao

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第一段“DuringtheongoingbattleagainsttheNovelCoronavirus

Pneumonia（NCP）（新型冠状肺炎），youmayhavereadnewsthatgarliccanquicklykillthevirus

butitprovedtobemisinformation.WhilethenationcontinuestofightagainsttheNCP,ifsalso

steppingupeffortstofightthespreadofmisinformation.”（在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎的战斗中，

你可能读过有关大蒜可以快速杀死病毒的新闻，但事实证明这是错误的。中国在继续打击新

冠肺炎的同时，也加大了打击虚假信息传播的力度。）可推知，本文旨在呼吁人们提高警惕，

当心谣言，不要轻信谣言。故选C。

C

WhenIfirstsawtheheadline"YourBusinessCasualAttire（服装）IsDestroyingthePlanet”,

Iassumeditreferredtomicroplasticpollutionorsomethingalongthoselines.Butuponcloser

reading,Irealizedtheauthorwasmakingaratherdifferentbutinterestingpoint.

Whatpeopleweartoworkaffectsthetransportationtheyusetogettowork.Whensomeone

insistsonwearing"workplaceattire”,whichtypicallymeanssnugly（贴身）tailoredtrousers,

button-uptops,pencilskirts,suitjacketsormid-lengthdresses,itmakesthemunwillingtojumpon

abikeorwalkanyrealdistance.Inanefforttopreservethelook—andperhapsforeaseof

movementaswell-theygetintotheircarsinstead.

EbenWeiss,theauthorofthearticle,arguesthishastochange.Hethinksit'sabsurdthatpeople

havetowoiTyabouttheirclothes.Ifpeopledressedsomewhatdifferentlyforwork,theycouldstill

looktidyandprofessional,whilealsobeingreadytousehuman-poweredenergytogetthere.Traffic

inurbanareaswouldbereduced;personalhealthwouldimprovethroughdailyexercise.

Inorderforthistochange,however,workplacestandardshavetoevolveandbecomemore

flexible.Thisisnotanunrealisticexpectation,consideringthat“itwasn'tthatlongagothatjeans

wereonlyfbrminingandT-shirtswereunderwear.^^Thereareplentyofin-betweenclothingchoices

thatwouldallowonetorideabicyclecomfortablyandstilllookneatforwork.

Itmakesmethinkofmycolleague'sarticleonwalking,andhowitisaformofclimateaction.

Hewrote,"Whatwehavetodoiseverythingwepossiblycantoencouragewalking.Thatmeans

makingourstreetsmorecomfortableforwalking,evenifwehavetotakespacebackfromparking

andfromroads.,,Thisisalltrue,butitalsorequiresyoutobuyapairofcomfortableshoesthat

makeswalkingapleasantthingtodo.Thesamegoesforpantsandshirtswhenridingabicycle.

8.WhatdoesEbenWeissthinkof''workplaceattire"?

A.Fashionable.

B.Inconvenient.

C.Outdated.

D.Comfortable.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraphthreereferto?

A.themeansoftransportation.B.theefforttolookcool.

C.theeaseofmovement.D.theworkplaceattire.

10.Whyarejeansand「shitsmentionedinparagraph4?

A.Tocallonpeopletodresscasually.

B.Toprovepeople'spreferenceinclothes.

C.Toshowworkplacestandardscanchange.

D.Toindicatetheywerethesuitableclothingchoices.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DressingProperlyMeansaLotinWorkplace.

B.MeansofTransportationAffectsClimateChange.

C.ChoosingWrongClothesWillDestroyOurHealth.

D.OfficeClothesAreaBarriertoGreenTransportation.

【答案】8.B9.D10.C11.D

【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了穿工作场所的服装非常不便于步行和骑车，人们只

能选择汽车作为交通工具，对绿色交通是一种负担，这会不利于应对气候变化，保护环境。

【详解】1.推理判断题。根据第二段第一句"Whatpeopleweartoworkaffectsthetransportation

theyusetogettowork."（人们上班穿什么会影响他们上班的交通方式。）和第二句中的“it

makesthemunwillingtojumponabikeorwalkanyrealdistance^^（这让他们不愿意跳上自行车

或步行任何距离）可知，EbenWeiss认为穿工作场所的服装很不方便。故选B。

2.词句猜测题。根据hastochange可知，this是指前文中提到的Whensomeoneinsistson

wearing“workplaceattire"...itmakesthemunwillingtojumponabikeorwalkanyrealdistance

（当某人坚持穿工作场所的服装的时候……这让他们不愿意跳上自行车或步行任何距离），

所以this是指穿工作场所的服装。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段第一句"Inorderforthistochange,however,workplacestandards

havetoevolveandbecomemoreflexible.v（然而，为了改变这一点，工作场所的标准必须演

变并变得更加灵活。）可知，第四段中提到牛仔裤和T恤是为了表明工作场所的标准可以改

变。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段首句中的“YourBusinessCasualAttire（服装）IsDestroyingthe

Planet”（你的商务休闲装正在毁灭这个星球）和最后一-段首句"Itmakesmethinkofmy

colleague'sarticleonwalking,andhowitisaformofclimateaction.（这让我想起了我同事的

一篇关于步行的文章，以及步行是如何成为应对气候变化的一种方式。）可知，文章主要是

讲穿工作场所的服装非常不便于步行和骑车，人们只能选择汽车作为交通工具，对绿色交通

是一种负担，这会不利于应对气候变化，保护环境。这篇文章最好的题目是“办公室着装

是绿色交通的一大障碍”。故选D。

D

Inarecentinterview,LisaFeldmanBarett,ProfessorofPsychologyatNortheasterUniversity,

offeredsomeadvicetoolderpeopletohelpthemkeeptheircognitiveskillsasfinelytunedas

possible.

Challengeyourselfonaregularbasis,sheurged,butdon'tjustdosocasually.Studyanynew

topichard,untilyoufeeltiredandfrustrated.Thislevelofeffort,sheadded,isassociatedwith

increasesintheeaseofcommunicationwithinthebrainand,asaresult,cognitiveskillswillbe

improved.

Heradviceisbasedonastudyofttsuperagers,\individualsof65yearsorolder,whose

cognitiveskillsareasacuteastheaverage25-year-olds.Lisabelievesthatwhatsetssuperagers

apartistheirabilitytousetheunpleasantfeelingstheyexperiencewhenchallengingthemselvesasa

signaltokeepgoing,ratherthanasawarningtostopandrest.

Whilesheprovidesconvincingdatatoprovehowcognitivelyyoungthesesuperagersare,I'm

notsureherconclusionaboutwhythisissogivesthewholepicture.

Aresuperagerssimplythosewhoignore,orevenwelcome,thepainandfrustrationthatcomes

withintensementaleffort?Oristheresomeotherreasonwhytheyspendsomuchtimeandeffort

challengingthemselves?

Thisisimportant,becauseiftheonlywaytomaintainyouthfulcognitiveskillistoexpose

ourselvesregularlytopainandfrustration,itdoesn'tmakeoldagelookparticularlyinviting.

Contrarytoheropinion,Ithink“enjoyable“isthekey.Ifwhatyou'redoingisenjoyable,

you'remorelikelytokeepworkinghardatit——probablywithoutevennoticinganydiscomfort.

Makingyourselfworkuntilyou'reexhaustedandfrustratedholdsitlittleappeal.Ontheother

hand,findinganactivityyoulovesomuchthatyoudon'tevennoticewhenyou'repushingyourself

hardseemsafarmoreattractivewaytokeepyourbrainactiveasyougrowolder.

12.WhatdoesLisaadviseolderpeopletodo?

A.Workoninspiteoffeelingbored.B.Pushthemselveshardinnewfields.

C.Relaxbycommunicatingwithothers.D.Dowhatevertheylikecasually.

13.Whatmakesthe“superagers“specialaccordingtoLisainthethirdparagraph?

A.Theycanrespondtowarningsintime.B.Theyhavetheabilitytoadjust

flexibly.

C.Theyusetheirunpleasantfeelingsasdrivingforce.D.Theycanmakeuseofdisadvantages

inwork.

14.Whatdoestheauthordoubt?

A.Thedatathatthestudyprovides.

B.Theconclusionthat“superagers”areacute.

C.Theideathatcognitiveskillscanbeimproved.

D.Thereasonfbr“superagers“keepingbrainsactive.

15.Whatdoestheauthoragreewith?

A.Unpleasantfeelingsdoharmtopeople.

B.Cognitiveskillsimproveslowlywithage.

C.Enjoyableworkmakespeopleignorediscomfort.

D.Doingappealingworkmakespeoplelookyoung.

【答案】12.B13.C14.D15.C

这是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了美国东北大学的心理学教授LisaFeldmanBarrett给老年

人的关于保持活跃认知能力的建议以及作者对此的不同看法。

【12题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中uStudyanynewtopichard,untilyoufeeltiredandfrustrated.This

levelofeffort,sheadded,isassociatedwithincreasesintheeaseofcommunicationwithinthebrain

and,asaresult,cognitiveskillswillbeimproved.（努力学习任何新的话题，直到你感到疲倦和

沮丧。她补充说，这种努力程度与大脑内部交流的便利程度增加有关，从而提高认知技能）”

可知，Lisa建议老年人在新的领域努力。故选B。

【13题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中“Lisabelievesthatwhatsetssuperagersapartistheirabilitytousethe

unpleasantfeelingstheyexperiencewhenchallengingthemselvesasasignaltokeepgoing,rather

thanasawarningtostopandrest.（Lisa认为，让超级老人与众不同的是，他们在挑战自我时，

会把不愉快的感觉作为继续前进的信号，而不是停下来休息的警告）”可知，Lisa在第三段

所说的“超级老人”的特别之处是他们用不愉快的感觉作为驱动力。故选C。

【14题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段Whilesheprovidesconvincingdatatoprovehowcognitivelyyoung

thesesuperagersare,Tmnotsureherconclusionaboutwhythisissogivesthewholepicture.（虽然

她提供了令人信服的数据来证明这些超级老人的认知能力有多年轻，但我不确定她关于为什

么会这样的结论能说明全部情况）”可知，作者怀疑Lisa所解释的“超级老人”能够保持敏

锐认知能力的原因。故选D。

【15题详解】

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Ifwhatyou'redoingisenjoyable,you'remoreHkelytokeep

workinghardatit—probablywithoutevennoticinganydiscomfort.（如果你所做的事情是令人愉

快的，你就更有可能继续努力地做下去一一甚至不会注意到任何不适）”可推知，C选项“愉

快的工作使人忽视不适”的观点作者可能会认同。故选C。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，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。

HowtoSolveWorryProblems

TheGreatNobelPrizewinnerinmedicine,Dr.AlexisCarreloncesaid,"Businessmenwhodo

notknowhowtofightworrydieyoung."16Thenhowcanwefindaquick,surefirerecipe

forhandlingworrysituations?Hereareafewbasicstepstodealwithdifferentkindsofworries.

Getthefacts

Whyisitsoimportanttogetthefacts?Becauseunlesswehavethefacts,wecan'tpossibly

evenattempttosolveourproblemsintelligently.17Thisisthechiefcauseofworry.Half

theworryintheworldiscausedbypeopletryingtomakedecisionsbeforetheyhavesufficient

knowledgeonwhichtobaseadecision.Ifamanwilldevotehistimetosecuringfactsinan

objectiveway,hisworriesusuallydisappearinthelightofknowledge.

Analyzethefacts.

However,gettingallthefactsintheworldwon'tdoanygooduntilwefigureoutwhatthese

factsmeanandinterpretthem.18Infact,merelywritingthefactsonapieceofpaperand

statingourproblemclearlygoesalongwaytowardhelpingustoreachasensibledecision.

Therefore,whenweareworried,sitdownandwritedowntwoquestions-andtheanswerstothese

questions,fctWhatamIworryingabout?"and"WhatcanIdoaboutit?”

Arriveatadecision

Worryiskilling.Sowewillprobablysaveourlifebysittingdownandwritingoutallthe

varioussteps,wecouldtakeandthenwritingdowntheprobableresultsofeachstepandcalmly

comingtoadecision.19Itisthefailuretoreachadefinitedecisionthatdrivesmenmad.

Actonthatdecision

20Don'tstoptoreconsider.Don'tbegintohesitateandretraceoursteps.Don'tlose

ourselvesinself-doubtingwhichcausesotherdoubts.Don'tlookbackourshoulders.

A.Writedownourworries.

B.Therecomesatimewhenwemustdecide.

C.Oncewehavemadeadecision,gointoaction.

D.Withoutthefacts,wewillbeleftinconfusion.

E.Andsodohousewives,horsedoctorsandbricklayers.

F.Itismucheasiertoachievethisafterwritingthemdown.

G.Experiencehasprovedtheenormousvalueofamvingatafixeddecision.

【答案】16.E17.D18.F19.G20.C

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些处理不同类型忧虑的方法。

【16题详解】

根据上文“TheGreatNobelPrizewinnerinmedicine,Dr.AlexisCarreloncesaid,"Businessmen

whodonotknowhowtofightworrydieyoung：（伟大的诺贝尔医学奖得主，亚历克西斯•卡雷

尔博士曾经说过：'不知道如何战胜忧虑的商人英年早逝。'）”以及后文“Thenhowcanwe

findaquick,surefirerecipeforhandlingworrysituations?Hereareafewbasicstepstodealwith

differentkindsofworries4那么，我们怎样才能找到一个快速、万无一失的方法来处理焦虑的

情况呢？这里有一些基本的步骤来处理不同类型的忧虑）”可知，上文提到诺贝尔医学奖得

主说，不知道战胜忧虑的商人会英年早逝，后文则提到了处理忧虑的方法，可推知本句应当

是承接上文，进一步列举不仅是商人,其他职业的人也会因为不知道战胜忧虑的方法而早逝。

故E选项“家庭主妇、马医和泥瓦匠也是如此”符合语境，故选E。

【17题详解】

根据上文"Whyisitsoimportanttogetthefacts?Becauseunlesswehavethefacts,wecan't

possiblyevenattempttosolveourproblemsintelligently.（为什么了解事实如此重要？因为除非

我们掌握了事实，否则我们甚至不可能尝试明智地解决我们的问题）”可知，上文提到了了

解事实的重要性，故本句承接上文进一步说明，且D选项中thefacts与上文中thefacts相对

应。故D选项“没有这些事实，我们就会陷入混乱”符合语境，故选D。

【18题详解】

根据后文“Infact,merelywritingthefactsonapieceofpaperandstatingourproblemclearlygoes

alongwaytowardhelpingustoreachasensibledecision.（事实上，仅仅是把事实写在一张纸上，

清楚地陈述我们的问题，对帮助我们做出明智的决定大有帮助）”可知，后文提到了写下事

实会对做决定有很大帮助，可推知本句是在建议把了解到的事实写下来，F选项中writing

themdown与后文中writingthefactsonapieceofpaper相对应。故F选项“把它们写下来就

容易多了"符合语境，故选F。

【19题详解】

根据上文“Sowewillprobablysaveourlifebysittingdownandwritingoutallthevarioussteps,

wecouldtakeandthenwritingdowntheprobableresultsofeachstepandcalmlycomingtoa

decision4所以我们可能会通过坐下来写下所有我们可以采取的步骤来挽救我们的生命，然后

写下每一步可能的结果，平静地做出决定）”以及后文"Ilisthefailureloreachadefinite

decisionthatdrivesmenmad.（不能作出明确的决定使人烦恼）“可知，上文提到做出决定，后

文则提到不明确的决定让人烦恼，可推知本句是在说明达成明确决定的重要性。故G选项

“经验表明，达成一个明确的决定具有巨大的价值”符合语境，故选G。

【20题详解】

根据本段小标题"Actonthatdecision（按照这个决定行事）”以及后文“Don'tstopto

reconsider.Don'tbegintohesitateandretraceoursteps.Don'tloseourselvesinself-doubtingwhich

causesotherdoubts.Don'tlookbackourshoulders.（不要停下来重新考虑。不要犹豫，不妨原路

折回。不要在自我怀疑中迷失自我，否则会引起其他的怀疑。不要向后看）”可知，本段主

要说明的是要开始采取行动来执行我们的决定。故C选项“一旦我们做出决定，就开始行

动”符合语境，故选C。

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

OnasteamyJulydayinBayonetPoint,Florida,GeneWorkandhisbrother-in-law,Mark.

Rouco,werere-sodding（重铺草皮）Gene'syard.Ithadgrownbrownandunevenintheheat,and

theHomeowners'Associationhadthreatenedto21himifthesituationwasn'timproved.But

thejobwasslow-going.

Gene,then40,wasn'tfeelingright.Hewentinsidetotakea（an）22andcollapsedonthe

couch,holdinghischest.Hiswife,MelissaWork,called911quickly.23hewasfacetoface

withdeath,Genehadonethingonhismind:thatlawn（草坪）.Ifthelawnwasn'tputdownthatday,

itwoulddie."Whilehewashavinghisheartattack,inandoutof24,hekept25me

tohaveitputdownbecausehedidn'twantittogotowasteJMelissawroteinaFacebookpost.

SoonEMTs（急诊医士）arrivedandtookthemtothehospital,26Roucototodealwiththe

yard.

Withinanhour,Roucohadmanagedto27theoldgrass.Hewasabouttolaythenew

lawn,whentwoemergencyvehiclesappeared.Sevenmen—thesameoneswhohad28his

brother-gotout.Genehadtoldthemhowbadhe'dwantedtogetthelawnlaid,sotheyhadreturned

to29.Thejobwasdonewithintwohours.30,Genehadsurgerytoinsertstents（支

架）inhisheart.

He'shomenow,fully31-andenjoyinghisbeautifullawn.Theworksarestill

32thatthoseEMTswentaboveand33their