北京市东城区2025届高三英语二模试题含解析

PAGEPAGE26北京市东城区2025届高三英语二模试题（含解析）本试卷共10页，共120分。考试时长100分钟。第一部分：学问运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）A阅读下列短文，依据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Asachildgrowingup___1___England,JamesReynoldswasalwaysexcitedbythunderstorms.Now,herunsstraighttowardsthemasa“stormchaser”.Specialisinginhurricanesandvolcanoes,ReynoldstravelstheworldtoshootpicturesofEarth’smostextremeweatherevents.ThepicturesareusedbyTVnewschannelsaroundtheworld.It’sa___2___(danger)jobthough.Hehasalmostbeenhitbyflyingwindowframestwiceinthepast18___3___(month).However,hesaysthechaseisalwaysworthitfortheplaceshehasbeentoandthebrilliantpeoplehehasmetalongtheway.【答案】1.in2.dangerous3.months【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了“暴风雨追逐者”JamesReynolds的故事，他拍摄极端天气的照片，尽管危急，但他认为是值得的。【1题详解】考查介词。句意：作为一个在英国长大的孩子，JamesReynolds总是因雷声感到激烈。空后England是地点名词，意为“英国”，所以此处指“在”英国，应填介词in。故填in。【2题详解】考查形容词。句意：尽管它是一个危急的工作。依据空后名词job可知，空处应填形容词作定语。故填dangerous。【3题详解】考查名词复数。句意：他在过去的18个月中被飞行的窗框击中过两次。month是可数名词，依据空前的18可知，此处应用名词复数。故填months。B阅读下列短文，依据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AmateurexplorershavefoundwhatmayhavebeenthelastundiscoveredislandonEarth.Theislandisroundandaboutthreequartersofamilewide.ItsitsinthenorthernPacificandisaplace___4___it’sneithertoohotnortoocold.It’salmostcompletelyflatandrocky.Theisland’sonlydistinguishingfeatureisaslighthillontheeasternside.Afterspottingthehiddenpieceoflandin___5___firstlookedlikeane-mapfault,thegroupoffriends___6___(set)outinaboattoconfirmwhatthey’dfound.They’renowrunninganonlinecontesttonametheisland.【答案】4.where5.what6.set【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明白业余探险家发觉了可能是地球上最终一个未被发觉的岛屿。并介绍了这个岛屿的状况。【4题详解】考查定语从句。句意：它位于北太平洋，是一个既不太热也不太冷的地方。本句为定语从句修饰先行词place，且先行词在从句中作地点状语，故应用关系副词where。故填where。【5题详解】考查连接词。句意：在发觉了一块看似电子地图断层的隐藏陆地后，这群挚友乘船动身，以确认他们的发觉。本句为宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，且指物，结合句意可知应用what。故填what。【6题详解】考查动词时态。句意：在发觉了一块看似电子地图断层的隐藏陆地后，这群挚友乘船动身，以确认他们的发觉。set在句中作谓语，且结合语境可知事情发生在过去应用一般过去时。故填set。C阅读下列短文，依据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Poetryisabeautifulartform.Itspowerliesintheabilitytotransformordinaryexperiencesbycapturingamomentoremotion.___7___(write)poetryisaprivilegeandstruggle,inpartbecauseweneedtocreatein___8___(we)anewwayofobservingtheworld,capturingmicroscopicmomentsasmaterialsforourwork.Mostofourtimeatthedesk___9___(spend)wrestlingwithourimagination,andweknowthatasuccessfulpoemarrivesonthebackoffailure.Therearemomentswhenanideawillnottranslateontopaper.Yet,failureisgood,becauseevery____10____(abandon)linewepainstakinglyremovepreparesusfortheripepoemaroundthecorner.【答案】7.Writing8.ourselves9.isspent10.abandoned【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明白诗歌是一种漂亮的艺术形式。它的力气在于通过捕获一个瞬间或情感来变更一般经验的实力。文章描述了一些写诗时的感受。【7题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：写诗是一种特权，也是一种挣扎，部分缘由是我们须要为自己创建一种视察世界的新方式，捕获微小的瞬间，作为我们工作的素材。分析句子结构可知write在句中应用非谓语动词形式，且本句缺少主语，故应用动名词短语作主语，句首单词首字母要大写。故填Writing。【8题详解】考查代词。句意：写诗是一种特权，也是一种挣扎，部分缘由是我们须要为自己创建一种视察世界的新方式，捕获微小的瞬间，作为我们工作的素材。结合句意此处指代“我们自己”应用反身代词ourselves。故填ourselves。【9题详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：我们在办公桌前的大部分时间都在与想象搏斗，我们知道一首胜利的诗是在失败的背景下诞生的。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动关系用被动语态，且陈述客观事好用一般现在时，主语为Mostofourtime，故谓语动词用单数。故填isspent。【10题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，失败是好的，因为每一句我们苦心删除的废弃的诗句，都是为即将到来的成熟诗句做准备。分析句子结构可知abandon在句中应用非谓语动词形式，且与line构成被动关系，故应用过去分词作定语。故填abandoned。其次节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，驾驭其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SavingaTigerNamedCinderellaOnanicydayinFebruary2012,twohuntersineasternRussiadiscoveredalimpbundleoffurlyinginthesnow.Itwasanorphanedcub(幼虎)！Thecubhadn’teatenindays,andwas___11___enoughforthehuntersjusttopickherup.Dr.DaleMiquelle,directoroftheWildlifeConservationSociety’sRussiaProgram,said,“Ahealthytigercub,evenathree-month-oldone,wouldgiveyoureasonto___12___beforeyoustuckyourhandtooclosetoitsteethandclaws.Butthiscubhadno___13___leftinher.”Thehunterswrappedthecubinacoatand___14___hertoalocalwildlifeinspector,AndreyOryol.Overthefollowingweeks,Oryol___15___theorphanedcubbacktohealth.Butnowhehadanewproblem:Whatcouldhedowithan___16___three-month-oldtiger?ThecubwasanAmurtiger.___17___asmallnumberofAmurtigersremainedinthewild,soscientistswantedtoreturn___18___cubstotheirnaturalhabitat.Theorphanedcubwastakentoanewwildlifecenter.Thecenterwasdesignedforraisingwildanimalswithout___19___themtopeople.Ituseshiddencamerasandcoveredfencestokeepworkersoutof____20____.Thatway,theanimalsdon’tbecome____21____onhumans.Thecub,nownamedCinderella,becamethecenter’sfirsttiger.Overthenextyear,shegrewintoabig,healthytigress.Inthecenter,shelearnedtohunt.Bythespringof2013,expertsagreedshewas____22____toreturntothewild.Theychosetheperfectnew____23____fortheirtigerprincess:theBastakNatureReserve.Duringthenexttwoyears,researcherswatchedCinderella’s____24____.Theysetupcamerastosnapphotos.WhenCinderellapassedinfrontofoneofthesecamera____25____,ittookherpicture.Cinderellanotonly____26____,butgrewhealthyandstrong.Then,inDecember2024,thecameras____27____excitingnews:Cinderellahadbecomeamother!Forthefirsttimeever,atigerthathumanshad____28____andreturnedtothewildhadgivenbirthtotwocubsofherown.Tigersaresomeofthemostadmiredanimalsonourplanet,buttheyarealso____29____.ThankstotheworkofconservationistslikeDr.Miquelle,thereisnew____30____forthesemagnificentcats.11.A.weak B.pale C.sleepy D.lazy12.A.hide B.hurt C.wonder D.pause13.A.mercy B.effort C.will D.fight14.A.delivered B.returned C.guided D.reported15.A.taught B.pulled C.nursed D.trained16.A.intelligent B.energetic C.excited D.amazing17A.Almost B.Still C.Even D.Only18.A.newly-born B.rescued C.wounded D.hunted19.A.exposing B.sending C.offering D.selling20.A.place B.sight C.order D.mind21.A.concentrated B.defensive C.dependent D.keen22.A.welcome B.interested C.ready D.eager23.A.continent B.neighborhood C.border D.kingdom24.A.progress B.reaction C.appearance D.habitat25.A.types B.traps C.shots D.scenes26.A.succeeded B.recovered C.survived D.explored27.A.edited B.expected C.prepared D.revealed28.A.witnessed B.traded C.raised D.examined29.A.endangered B.dominated C.preserved D.stressed30.A.love B.hope C.home D.help【答案】11.A12.D13.D14.A15.C16.B17.D18.B19.A20.B21.C22.C23.D24.A25.B26.C27.D28.C29.A30.B【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了在2012年2月两个猎人救下了一只虚弱的东北虎幼崽，交给了交给当地的野生动物检查员，人们照看并哺育了这只名为Cinderella的老虎，并最终将她放归到了Bastak自然爱护区里，2024年12月，有史以来第一次，Cinderella这只被人类养大并返回野外的老虎生下了两只幼崽。【11题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这只幼崽已经几天没吃东西了，身体已经很虚弱了，猎手们只能把它抱起来。A.weak虚弱的；B.pale苍白的；C.sleepy困倦的；D.lazy懒散的。依据上文Thecubhadn’teatenindays可知幼崽好几天没吃东西，很虚弱。故选A。【12题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：一只健康的老虎幼崽，即使是三个月大的幼崽，在你把手离它的牙齿和爪子太近之前，都会让你有理由停下来。A.hide隐藏；B.hurt损害；C.wonder想知道；D.pause暂停。结合上文Ahealthytigercub,evenathree-month-oldone,wouldgiveyoureasonto可知一只健康的老虎幼崽即使是三个月大也很具有攻击性，人会在手离它的牙齿之前停下来。故选D。【13题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：但这只幼崽已经无力抗拒了。A.mercy慈爱；B.effort努力；C.will意志；D.fight抗拒，斗争。结合上文thehuntersjusttopickherup.可知这只幼崽很虚弱，已经无力抗拒只能让猎手把它抱起来。故选D。【14题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：猎人们用外套把幼崽包袱起来，交给当地的野生动物检查员AndreyOryol。A.delivered交给，递送；B.returned返回；C.guided指导；D.reported报道。结合后文hertoalocalwildlifeinspector,AndreyOryol可知是将这只幼崽交给当地的野生动物检查员AndreyOryol。故选A。【15题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几周里，Oryol照料着这只孤儿幼崽，使其复原了健康。A.taught教；B.pulled拉；C.nursed照料；D.trained训练。结合后文theorphanedcubbacktohealth.可知Oryol照料着这只孤儿幼崽，使其复原了健康。故选C。【16题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但现在他有了一个新问题：他能拿这只三个月大的精力充足的老虎做什么呢？A.intelligent聪慧的；B.energetic精力充足的；C.excited激烈的；D.amazing令人惊异的。上文提到幼崽复原了健康，因此现在是精力充足的。其他选项不符合语境。故选B。【17题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：目前野外只有很少的东北虎了，因此科学家们希望将获救的东北虎幼崽送回它们的自然栖息地。A.Almost差不多；B.Still仍旧；C.Even甚至；D.Only只，仅仅。结合后文asmallnumberofAmurtigersremainedinthewild可知野外的东北虎只有很少的数量了。故选D。【18题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：前野外只有很少的东北虎了，因此科学家们希望将获救的东北虎幼崽送回它们的自然栖息地。A.newly-born新生的；B.rescued获救的；C.wounded受伤的；D.hunted被捕猎的。结合上文可知这只幼崽是被人类救下的。故选B。【19题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个中心是为饲养野生动物而设计的，不让它们暴露在人类面前。A.exposing接触，暴露；B.sending邮寄；C.offering供应；D.selling出售。结合后文Ituseshiddencamerasandcoveredfencestokeepworkersoutof可知这个野生动物中心为野生动物而设计的，不让它们暴露在人类面前。exposeto“暴露于”。故选A。【20题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：它运用隐藏的摄像头和覆盖的围栏来防止工人被发觉。A.place地方；B.sight视力；C.order吩咐；D.mind思维。野生动物中心运用隐藏的摄像头和覆盖的围栏来防止工人被发觉。短语outofsight“看不见，在视野之外”。故选B。【21题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这样，动物就不会依靠人类。A.concentrated集中的；B.defensive防卫的；C.dependent依靠的，依靠的；D.keen渴望的。野生动物中心不让动物接触人类，是为了避开动物依靠人类。故选C。【22题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到2013年春天，专家们认为它已经准备好返回野外。A.welcome受欢迎的；B.interested感爱好的；C.ready准备好的；D.eager热切的。结合后文fortheirtigerprincess:theBastakNatureReserve.可知专家们认为Cinderella已经准备好返回野外了，所以他们为Cinderella选择了自然爱护区放生。故选C。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们为他们的老虎公主选择了一个完备的新王国：Bastak自然爱护区。A.continent大陆；B.neighborhood邻居；C.border边界；D.kingdom王国。结合后文theBastakNatureReserve可知Bastak自然爱护区是Cinderella的新王国。其它选项不符合语境。故选D。【24题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的两年里，探讨人员视察了Cinderella的进步。A.progress进步；B.reaction反应；C.appearance外貌；D.habitat栖息地。结合后文butgrewhealthyandstrong可知探讨人员视察了Cinderella的进步。故选A。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：当灰姑娘经过一个相机陷阱前时，陷阱拍下了她的照片。A.types类型；B.traps陷阱；C.shots射击；D.scenes场景。依据后文ittookherpicture可知相机陷阱是用来给Cinderella拍照的。故选B。【26题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Cinderella不仅活了下来，而且变得健康强壮。A.succeeded胜利；B.recovered复原；C.survived幸存；D.explored探究。结合后文butgrewhealthyandstrong.可知Cinderella不仅活了下来，而且变得健康强壮。故选C。【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：2024年12月，镜头透露了一个激烈人心的消息：Cinderella当妈妈了!A.edited编辑；B.expected期盼；C.prepared准备；D.revealed透露。结合后文excitingnews:Cinderellahadbecomeamother!可知此处指镜头透露了Cinderella当妈妈了的消息。故选D。【28题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：有史以来第一次，一只被人类养大并返回野外的老虎生下了两只幼崽。A.witnessed目击；B.traded交易；C.raised哺育；D.examined检查。结合上文内容可知Cinderella被人类救了，并被人类养大。故选C。【29题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：老虎是地球上最受敬重的动物之一，但它们也面临灭亡。A.endangered面临灭亡的；B.dominated占主导地位的；C.preserved保藏的；D.stressed惊慌的。依据第三段中asmallnumberofAmurtigersremainedinthewild可知野外老虎的数量很少，它们面临灭亡。故选A。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了Miquelle博士等自然资源爱护主义者的努力，这些漂亮的猫才有了新的希望。A.love爱；B.hope希望；C.home家；D.help帮助。结合上文ThankstotheworkofconservationistslikeDr.Miquelle可知有了Miquelle博士等自然资源爱护主义者的努力，这些漂亮的猫才有了新的希望。故选B。其次部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheEducationOutreachSectionoftheUnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformationinvitesyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworldbetweentheagesof15and24tosubmit10-to15-secondvideosinEnglishonhowtheSustainableDevelopmentGoalscanbuildpeace.Whenmakingyourvideos,thinkaboutwhyendingpoverty,addressingclimatechange,forgingequalityandensuringaccesstoeducationareimportanttocreatingamorepeacefulworld.ThemostengagingvideoswillbefeaturedontheUnitedNationsInternationalDayofPeaceYouTubechannel.SomewillevenbeshownatanofficialeventatUnitedNationsHeadquartersinNewYorkon16September.Wewillbepostingselectedclipsatyoutube/channelfrom13June(thestartofthe100-daycountdown)through21September,theInternationalDayofPeace.Whenyoumakeyourvideo,pleasestateyournameandcountryatthebeginning.Andrememberthatallvideosshouldbeappropriateforyoungeraudiences.We’llbeacceptingyoursubmissionsfromnowuntil1September.Sostartsendingyourvideostounitednationspeaceday@gmailtoday!Background:TheInternationalDayofPeacefallson21September.TheGeneralAssemblyhasdeclaredthisasadaydevotedtostrengtheningtheidealsofpeace,bothwithinandamongallnationsandpeoples.Everyyearonthisday,theUnitedNationscallsonthepeopleoftheworldtoremembertheircommonhumanityandjointogethertobuildafuturefreeofconflicts.Thethemeforthisyear,“TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals:BuildingBlocksforPeace”,highlightshowendingpoverty,protectingtheplanetandensuringprosperityforeveryoneallcontributetoglobalharmony.TheSustainableGoalscoverabroadrangeofissues,includingpoverty,hunger,health,education,climatechange,genderequality,water,sanitation,energy,environmentandsocialjustice.MoreinformationontheInternationalDayofPeaceandtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals::///en/events/peaceday.31.Theparticipantsshould______.A.beatleasttwenty-fouryearsoldB.uploadclipsontotheappointedwebsiteC.comeupwithsolutionstoglobalproblemsD.submitthevideosnolaterthan1September32.Whatmightbetheproperwordstostartthevideo?A.MynameisJimena,andI’mfromPeru.B.Hello,I’dliketointroducetheeventfirst.C.TodayIwanttosaysomethingtoyoungaudiences.D.Whatisthekeytocreatingamorepeacefulworld?33.Oncechosen,thevideowillbe____.A.putonaYouTubechannelB.postedonthewebforoneyearC.shownatthetheaterinNewYorkD.filmedontheInternationalDayofPeace34.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheactivity?A.Tocollectvideomaterialsforthewebsites.B.Toraiseyoungpeople’sconcernaboutworldpeace.C.Todrawattentiontotheeducationofthenextgeneration.D.TopopularizetheInternationalDayofPeaceamongtheyouth.【答案】31.D32.A33.A34.B【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了联合国为国际和平日实行的视频征集活动的相关信息。【31题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第五段第一句“We’llbeacceptingyoursubmissionsfromnowuntil1September.(我们将从现在起先接受你们的投稿直到9月1日。)”可知，参与者应当不晚于9【32题详解】推理推断题。依据第四段第一句“Whenyoumakeyourvideo,pleasestateyournameandcountryatthebeginning.”可知，制作视频时，要在开头陈述你的姓名和国家。由此可推知，A项“我叫Jimena，来自秘鲁。”符合要求。故选A项。33题详解】细微环节理解题。依据其次段第一句“ThemostengagingvideoswillbefeaturedontheUnitedNationsInternationalDayofPeaceYouTubechannel.”可知，最优秀的视频将会在联合国国际和平日YouTube频道作为特殊节目播放。故选A项。【34题详解】推理推断题。依据第一段第一句“TheEducationOutreachSectionoftheUnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformationinvitesyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworldbetweentheagesof15and24tosubmit10-to15-secondvideosinEnglishonhowtheSustainableDevelopmentGoalscanbuildpeace.(联合国新闻部教化外联科邀请世界各地的15岁到24岁的年轻人提交10到15秒的英文视频，主题是关于可持续发展目标如何建立和平。)”可知，这次活动的主要目的是提高年轻人对世界和平的关注。故选B项。BIt’saSaturdaynight,thekidsareasleepandwehavenoplans.Beforewefallintoourroutineandwatchamovie,Itrytotalkmyhusbandintoplayingacardgame.Unconvinced,hecontinuestappingawayonhisphone.Butjustbeforedisappearingintothesocialmediarabbithole,hehasanidea.Helooksovermeandsuggests,“Whydon’twetrycallingoneofourfriends?”Ilookathimwithraisedbrows,asifhissuggestionissomewhatridiculousandperhapsevensociallyunacceptable.Youcan’tjustcallsomeoneoutofthebluenow…right?ButthenIthinkagainandrealizethatatonepointintime,inthenotsodistantpast,thiswasthenorm.Ispentmyearlyteenageyearsconnectingwithfriendsthroughaphonethatwasconnectedtoawall.Itwasn’t“smart”,butitallowedmetokeepintouchwiththelatestgossipandnews.Wewouldchatforhours,sometimeswhileIhidundermyblanketinordertoavoidthechanceofbeingcaughtbymyparents.Icouldevenmemorizethephonenumbersoflovedonesthen.WhileIdidownanaddressbook—andtherewasalwaystheWhitePages,whereyoucouldlookpeopleupbytheirnames—Ihadthecontactdetailsofspecialfriends,firstlovesandfamilymemberscommittedtomemory.Iguessthesedays,theywouldbeonmy“Favorites”listinmysmartphone.Today,manyofmy“favorite”peoplearefollowedfromadistancethroughsocialmedia,andeventheyveryrarely—ifever—wouldgetanactualcallfromme.Thebirthannouncementbymyoldestfriendisreceivedthroughcatchingawell-definedbumpintoaphotothatIscrollpast.ThenewsofadivorcefromacouplewhomIhadconsideredmysecondparentswhenIwasinmiddleschoolarrivesafteraphotoofawomanledmeonaquestformoregossip.Bitsofsuchinformation,acollectionofwonderful,exciting,shockingandalsoboringnews,mayhavebeenapartofmydigitalfeedforyears.Theideaofactuallypickingupthephonetoreconnectwithalong-lostfriendisanintimidatingone—evenseeingthenameofanoldfriendpopupinanincomingcallcanfeelalittleafraid.Iaskmyhusband,“Whowouldwecall?”Aftertossingaroundafewnames,weagreeonsomepotentialcandidates—peoplewhoseliveshavetakenthemindifferentdirections,butwithwhomwestillsharedeepfriendships.35.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutherhusband’ssuggestionatfirst?A.Excited. B.Motivated.C.Nervous. D.Surprised.36.Withthephone,theauthor’steenageyearswas_____.A.difficultbutinteresting B.peacefulandmeaningfulC.pleasantandunforgettable D.inconvenientbutenjoyable37.Inthefollowingdays,thecouplemay____.A.sharemoreoftheirprivateinformationwithothersB.contactmorelong-lostfriendsthroughsocialmediaC.havemorepersonalcommunicationswiththeirfriendsD.addmorefriends’namestothecontactlistsintheirphones【答案】35.D36.C37.C【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文主要记叙了周六的一个晚上，作者的丈夫突然提议给挚友们打电话，这让作者回忆起了自己少年时代和挚友打电话的开心经验，反思现在和挚友都是通过社交媒体在远处被关注，于是确定和丈夫起先给挚友打电话。【35题详解】推理推断题。依据其次段中Ilookathimwithraisedbrows,asifhissuggestionissomewhatridiculousandperhapsevensociallyunacceptable.可知我皱起眉头看着他，似乎他的建议有些可笑，甚至在社会方面是不能接受的。由此可推知，作者一起先对她丈夫的建议感到惊异。故选D。【36题详解】推理推断题。依据其次段中Ispentmyearlyteenageyearsconnectingwithfriendsthroughaphonethatwasconnectedtoawall.Itwasn’t“smart”,butitallowedmetokeepintouchwiththelatestgossipandnews.Wewouldchatforhours,sometimeswhileIhidundermyblanketinordertoavoidthechanceofbeingcaughtbymyparents.可知我在十几岁的时候通过一个连在墙上的电话和挚友们联系。这样做并不“聪慧”，但可以让我了解最新的八卦和新闻。我们会聊上几个小时，有时我会躲在毯子下面以免被父母抓到。由此可推知，有了电话，作者的少年时代是开心而难忘的。故选C。【37题详解】推理推断题。依据最终一段Iaskmyhusband,“Whowouldwecall?”Aftertossingaroundafewnames,weagreeonsomepotentialcandidates—peoplewhoseliveshavetakenthemindifferentdirections,butwithwhomwestillsharedeepfriendships.可知我问丈夫：“我们该给谁打电话呢?”在探讨了几个人的名字之后，我们就一些可能的候选人达成了一样——这些人的生活将他们引向不同的方向，但我们仍旧和他们有着深厚的友情。由此可推知，在接下来的几天里，这对夫妇可能会添加更多挚友们的名字到他们的电话联系人列表，和他们的挚友有更多的私人沟通。故选C。CMathewWhite,anenvironmentalpsychologist,isonamissiontogiveMotherNaturetherespecthethinksshedeserveswhenitcomestohumanhealth.Fordecades,scientistsandhealth-careprofessionalshaverecognizedthatexposuretogreenspaces,suchaspublicparksorforests,islinkedwithlowerrisksofallsortsofillnessescommonintheworld.Experimentalworkhasdemonstratedvariousphysiologicalresponsesthatoccurwhenpeoplespendtimeinnaturalenvironments:bloodpressuredrops,heartratedecreases,immunefunctionimproves,andthenervoussystemdirectsthebodytorestanddigest.Ashumansincreasinglypopulateurbanizedareas,theyarespendinglessandlesstimeinnaturalenvironments.Butbeforedoctorscanstartadvisingtheirpatientstoheadtothenearestpark,thereisanimportantoutstandingquestion,saysWhite:Howmuchtimeinnaturedoyouneedtogeneratetheseapparentbenefits?Mostoftheresearchthathaslinkedhealthoutcomeswithexposuretothenaturalworlddidn’tusefrequencyordurationofparkvisits,butrathertheamountofgreenspacewithinacertaindistanceofaperson’shome,Whitesays.But“it’snotsomuchwhereyoulive;it’swhetheryouuseitornot.”Sohecollecteddatatoestimatewhatdose（剂量）ofnaturewasneededtoshowbenefitstoaperson’shealth.White’sgroupfoundtheanswerhewasafter:Spendingatleasttwohoursinnatureperweekwasstronglycorrelatedwithself-reportsofbeingingoodhealthorhavinghighwellbeing.“Iwasverysurprised,tobehonest,”saysWhite,whohadbeenexpectingamuchlongertime.“Wehadnoideathatsuchaclearthresholdoftimeperweekwouldemergefromthedata.”Hewasfurthersurprisedtolearnthatitdidn’tseemtomatterhowmanytripstoaparkpeopletook,solongastheygotintheirtwohoursperweek.Itcouldbealongvisitoneday,acoupleofhour-longtrips,threevisitsof40minutes,orfourhalf-hourexcursions.Heandhiscolleaguesspeculatethat,ifnature’sapparenthealthbenefitsarearesultofbeingabletode-stress,thenwhateverpatternofgreenspaceexposurefitsone’sscheduleisprobablythebestwaytoachievethatgoal.Health-carerecommendationsforpeopletospendtimeinnatureareprobablyyearsaway,butthemovementhasbegun.Severalorganizationsaroundtheworldareworkingtopromoteawarenessofnature’scontributiontohealth.Someresearchershaveusedtheterm“adoseofnature”toevaluatetheamountofexposureneededtogainbenefits.“Thatwaskindofthedeliberatemedicalizationofthelanguagearoundnatureandhealth,”saysWhite.38.White’sresearchfocusedon_______.A.requiredamountofgreenspaceB.benefitsfromtheexposuretonatureC.necessarytimelengthofnaturevisitsD.physicalresponsestooutdooractivities39.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thresholdoftime”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Maximumtime. B.Minimumtime.C.Adequatetime. D.Averagetime.40.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatWhite______.A.isconfidentabouthismissionB.iswillingtocooperatewithothersC.haspersuadedotherstoaccepthisideaD.hasadoptedthetermforhisresearchresult41.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.RespectforNature B.NatureasMedicineC.PresentfromNature D.MissioninNature【答案】38.C39.B40.A41.B【解析】本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了人们在自然环境中会产生各种生理反应:血压下降，心率下降，免疫功能改善，神经系统引导身体休息和消化，每周至少在自然中呆上两个小时，与自我报告的健康状况或高华蜜感亲密相关。【38题详解】推理推断题。依据其次自然段saysWhite:Howmuchtimeinnaturedoyouneedtogeneratetheseapparentbenefits?Mostoftheresearchthathaslinkedhealthoutcomeswithexposuretothenaturalworlddidn’tusefrequencyordurationofparkvisits,butrathertheamountofgreenspacewithinacertaindistanceofaperson’shome,Whitesays.(怀特说：你须要多少时间才能产生这些明显的好处？大多数将健康结果与接触自然环境联系在一起的探讨没有运用公园参观的频率或持续时间，而是考虑到旁边肯定距离内的绿地面积)通过这句话我们可以知道对于以前大部分的探讨来说，都没有探讨公园的参观频率和持续时间。所以我们可以推断出，怀特的主要探讨内容就是对于公园绿地的运用频率和运用时间。故C项necessarytimelengthofnaturevisits(访问自然的必要时长)符合以上推理。故此题选C。【39题详解】词义揣测题。通过上一句“Iwasverysurprised,tobehonest,”saysWhite,whohadbeenexpectingamuchlongertime.(“我很惊异，怀特说，他始终期盼的是更长的时间”)我们可以知道，原本怀特是认为大家会花许多时间在大自然中，但是数据却让他大吃一惊。由此我们可以推断出人们的运用时间是特别少的。所以B项minimumtime(最少时间)就是这个短语想表达的含义。故此题选B。【40题详解】推理推断题。依据最终一自然段Someresearchershaveusedtheterm“adoseofnature”toevaluatetheamountofexposureneededtogainbenefits.“Thatwaskindofthedeliberatemedicalizationofthelanguagearoundnatureandhealth,”saysWhite.(一些探讨人员用“自然剂量”来评估获得好处所需的暴露量。怀特说：“这是对自然和健康刻意医学化的语言”)可知，怀特在对于其他探讨人员所得出的结论表示不赞同。由此我们可推断出怀特是更加信任自己观点的。故此题选A。【41题详解】主旨大意题。主要介绍了人们在自然环境中会产生各种生理反应:血压下降，心率下降，免疫功能改善，神经系统引导身体休息和消化，每周至少在自然中呆上两个小时，与自我报告的健康状况或高华蜜感亲密相关。所以B选项NatureasMedicine(自然作为药物)就是本文最佳标题。故此题选B。DOnceItoldsomeoneIwantedtogetamaster’sdegreeoffineartsincreativewritingandtheytoldmeitwasthesecond-to-worstpost-graduationplanthey’deverheardfromastudent.Artsdegrees—especiallyfineartsdegrees,whichusuallycomeintheformofmusic,studioart,creativewritingandtheater—havebeen,overtheyears,labeleduseless.It’struethatforthemostpart,STEMdegreesleadtohigherpayingjobsthanliberalandfineartsdegrees,andit’sunderstandablewhyyoungpeoplecareaboutahigherstartingsalaryandfinancialsecurity.Studentloandebtisplayingaroleinthephysicalandmentalstressofyoungpeople.AndwhileSTEMmajorsusuallyhavestartingsalariesthatare$20,000higherthanthoseofliberalartsmajors,bythetimepeoplereachtheageof40,thesalariesbetweenthosewhomajoredintheliberalartsandthosewhomajoredinSTEMarevirtuallythesame.Forexample,womenwhomajorinSTEMearnednearly50%morethansocialscienceandhistorymajorsatages23-25,butonly10%morebyages38-40,aNewYorkTimesanalysisreported.Soevenintermsofsalary,whichdoesn’tsolelydeterminewhetherornotadegreeisuseful,liberalartsdegreesaren’tallthatfarbehindSTEM.Itseemstoothatsincepeoplenowadaysaregoingtohavetoworklonger,it’smoreimportantthaneverthatweactuallylikeandcareaboutwhatwe’redoing.Pursuingsomethingenjoyable,orelseapassion,iscontinuouslyfoundtobeakeyfactorinmaintaininghealthyrelationships,mentalhealth,physicalhealthandenergy.Inotherwords,notuseless.Artisalsoamethodofcommunication.Itallowspeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds,fromdifferentwalksoflifetocommunicatewitheachother.Inaworldwherebordersanddivisionseemtobeallovertheplace,weneedartmorethanever.Weneedliberalartsmajors.Andmorethananything,weneedtobeabletopursuewhatwelovewithconfidence,andweneedtonotgetcaughtupinthe“usefulness”ofwhatwelove.Andjustbecausesomeone’sprimaryjobisn’tintheirfieldofstudy—awriterwhoteacheshighschoolforexample—doesn’tmakethedegreeuseless.Itjustmeansthattheirwayoffindingastableincomeisdifferent.Thesamegoesforartistswhohavetoworkmultiplejobstosupportthemselves.Theymighthavetofindothermeansofsupportingthemselvesandtheirartistry.Itmightbecopyeditingoritmightbetutoring.SoIamgoingtograduateschool,andIamgoingtograduateschoolforwriting.Imightbepayingrentbywayofovernightrestaurantshifts—there’ssomuchI’mnotsureof.ButonethingIamsureofisthis—Iwouldratherbeawriterworkingtwojobstopaymybillsthanbenowriteratall.42.ANewYorkTimesanalysisreportismentionedinParagraph3to______.A.analysethepotentialvalueofdifferentmajorsB.putforwardtheopiniononmajorsbyexampleC.provetheargumentagainstartsdegreeswrongD.demonstratethelinkbetweenmajorsandincomes43.Whydoestheauthorthinklearningartsisuseful?A.Followingone’sdreamofartskeepsoneingoodcondition.B.Doingwhatonelovesbuildsupone’sself-confidenceinarts.C.Masteringartsimprovesone’sunderstandingofdifferentjobs.D.Developingaloveforartshelpsonemaintainpassionforwork.44.Theauthorthinksthatdoingmultiplejobsis_______.A.unavoidable B.commonC.traditional D.acceptable45.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Studentslearningartsaremoreconcernedaboutthevalueoflife.B.Peopletendtoplaceincomeinthefirstplacewhenchoosingmajors.CThemanwhodoesn’tlovehisworkwon’tstickwiththejobforlong.D.Graduatescanfindabroaderspaceofdevelopmentinthefield