2021-2022学年新教材高中英语Unit4Meetingthemuse单元素养评价含解析外研版选择性必修第一册

单元素养评价（四）Unit4

（120分钟150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。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。

Text1

W:Hey,howdidyoudoontheexam?

M:Ah,Igotan82.It'sOK,Iguess.ButIthoughtI'dgetatleastan85.

1.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn,tcare.

B.Heisverysatisfied.

C.Heisalittledisappointed.

答案：C

Text2

W:©Ifyouscaremelikethatagain,I'11yellandtheneighbourswillhear.

M:I'msorry.Itwastoogoodtopassup.Youwerejustsittingthere,andI

thoughtitwouldbefunnytothrowthecatonyou.

2.Howdidthewomanfeeljustnow?

A.Scared.B.Bored.C.Excited.

答案：A

Text3

W:IrememberyoulikeFrenchfriesverymuch,butyouseemtohaveapoorappetite

today.What'swrong?

M:"Iymonadiet.Ihavebeenadvisedtohavelessfriedfoodbutmorefresh

vegetables.

3.Whydidthemaneatsolittletoday?

A.Hehasnoappetite.

B.Hedoesn'tlikeFrenchfries.

C.Heisonadiet.

答案：C

Text4

W:Whatwouldyouliketotakeasyourmajor?

M:'Civilengineeringorphysics.

W:Howaboutbiotechnology?

M:Well,Idon'tthinkI'11majorinbiotechnology.ThoughIusedtoshowgreat

interestinit.Howaboutyou?

W:Design,ofcourse.

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttolearn?

A.Biotechnology.B.Design.C.Physics.

答案：C

Text5

W:Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?

M:Goodafternoon."Willyoupleaseshowmethehandbagoverthere?

W:Theblackone?

M:No,theonebeside.

W:Hereyouare.

M:Thanks.Anydiscount?

W:Yes,allthehandbagsherearenowonsale.

5.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Shopassistantandcustomer.

B.Receptionistandmanager.

C.Bossandsecretary.

答案：A

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。

Text6

M:Couldyoutakethisdowntotheaccountingofficeforme,please?

W:Sure,MrStone.，Iwasjustonmywaydowntotheshippingdepartmentwhich

isonthe5thfloor,anyway.''Accountingisjustoneflooraboveit,soit's

rightontheway.

M:Great.Maybewhenyougetback,IcouldtakeyoutothatThairestaurantyou,re

alwaystellingmeabout.

6.Whereistheaccountingoffice?

A.Onthe4thfloor.B.Onthe5thfloor.

C.Onthe6thfloor.

答案：C

7.Wherewillthewomangofirst?

A.TheThairestaurant.

B.Theaccountingoffice.

C.Theshippingdepartment.

答案：B

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

Text7

M:I'dliketomailthispackagetoWashington.

W:Howwouldyouliketosendit?

M:Byair,please.

W:OK."'Let'ssee.It's64dollars.

M:64dollars?

W:Yes,that'saprettyheavypackage.

M:Hmm.Isupposeitis.Isthereanyotheroptiontodeliverit?

W:Sure.Itcanbesentbywater,butyouknowitwilltakelongertogetthere.

M:Howlongwillittakethen?

W:Letmesee.ToWashingtonfromhereitwilltakeaboutamonth.Ittakesthree

moreweeks.

M:Howmuchwillitcostthen?

W:Justhalfasmuch.

M:OK,因IthinkI'11senditbywater.

8.Inwhatwaywillthemansendhispackage?

A.Bytrain.B.Byivater.C.Byair.

答案：B

9.Howmuchwillhepayforthemailofthepackagebywater?

A.$64.B.$32.C.$96.

答案：B

听第8段材料，回答第10〜12题。

Text8

M:Hey.Mary.What'syourplanforyoursummerholiday?

W:Well,町amplanningtotakeatriptoTahitiwithmyparents.

M:Tahiti?Idon'tknowmuchabouttheplace.

W:TahitiisthelargestislandinFrenchPolynesia.That'sagroupofislands

inthesouthernPacificOcean,mostlyformedfromvolcanicactivity.

M:Isitarichplace?

W:Yes.Isupposeso.It'stheeconomic,culturalandpoliticalcenterofFrench

Polynesia.®Itisalsoworld-famousforitsamazingbeachscenery.

M:Isee.Whatlanguagedotheyspeakthere?

W："Frenchistheonlyofficiallanguage,thoughTahitianandEnglisharcwidely

spoken.

M:Howaboutthefood?What'sitlike?

W:Well.Idon,treallycareaboutthefoodthere.Ichoosetogotheremainly

forthebeaches!

10.Whomwillthewomantravelwithduringthesummerholiday?

A.Herfriends.B.Herparents.

C.Atourgroup.

答案：B

11.Whatistheislandfamousfor?

A.Itsbeaches.B.Itsfood.

C.Itsvolcanoes.

答案：A

12.Whatistheis1andJsofficiallanguage?

A.English.B.Tahitian.C.French.

答案：C

听第9段材料，回答第13〜16题。

Text9

W:today'sshowwehaveDennisDean,ownerofDoubletheFunbusparties.Hi,

Dennis.Canyoutelluswhatyoudo?

M:Well,DoubletheFunis£partybuswhereyouandupto50friendscanhold

celebrations.'11buseshavefridgesforcolddrinks,disco-qualitysound,an

amazinglightshowandcomfortableleatherseats.Whatwedon,thaveiscooking

equipment.Allbusesalsohaveabushost,whosejobistomakesurealltheguests

getbackonthebusaftereachstop.

W:Aftereachstop?Soguestsdon'tspendthewholeeveningdrivingaroundonthe

bus?

M:No!Infact,wetakethento4differentclubsduringtheevening.Ateach

club,we'vebookedspecialVIPentrance,whichmeansnowaitingtogetin,and

everyonegetsafreedrink.

W:Anythingelseourlistenersshouldknowabouttheparties?

M:Yes,'llguestsmustbesmartlydressed.Nojeansorsportsshoes.Theonly

exceptionwouldbeiftheywanttohaveafancy-dressparty.西Andweneedtoknow

thetimeyoubookifyouareplanningafancy-dressparty.Clubsliketoknowin

advancewhenpartieswillbearriving.

W:Thanks,Dennis.

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Interviewerandinterviewee.

B.Clubownerandcustomer.

C.Driverandpassenger.

答案：A

14.Whatcantheguestsdoonthebus?

A.Havecolddrinks.B.Drivethebus.

C.Cookfood.

答案：A

15.Whatareguestsexpectedtodoforparties?

A.BringtheirVIPcards.

B.Getdressedsmartly.

C.Bookclubsinadvance.

答案：B

16.Whatdoesthemansuggestguestsdobeforeafancy-dressparty?

A.Controlthenumberofpeople.

B.Avoidwearingjeansandsportsshoes.

C.Informhimofthebookingtime.

答案：C

听第10段材料，回答第17〜20题。

Text10

WelcometoSpain.GettingatraintoSpainismoreconvenientandcomfortable

thanyoucanimagine.TraveltoSpain,andyouwilllearnaboutworld-classculture,

tastedeliciousfood,buyqualitygoods,seeuniquebuildingsandvisitbeautiful

fields.L)ThebestmonthstotraveltoSpainareJuneandJuly.Takingthetrain

toSpainisfarmoreexciting,morerelaxing,nottomentionit'sbetterforthe

environmentthanflying.’呷raintravelisrapidlygrowinginpopularitybecauseof

itsspeedimproving.租ndforlong-distancetravel,there,stheaddedadvantage

oftakingthetrainovernight,whichsavesyourhotelcost.Onthetrainyoucan

catchuponsomesleeporsimplywatchthescenechangingaroundyou.Andtaking

atrainmeansyou'refreetowanderdowntothebar,chatwithfriendlypeople,

orrelaxwithabookinyourownroom.荷nourGrandClassRoom,thereareseats,

smalltablesandcomfortablebeds.Ourprivatesuitealsooffersashowerroomand

toiletarticles.

17.WhichisthebestseasontovisitSpain?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.

答案：B

18.WhyistraintravelbecomingincreasinglypopularinSpain?

A.Itisaffordabletomostpeople.

B.Thetrain'sspeedgetsimproved.

C.Itcanguaranteepeoplemorefreedom.

答案：B

19.What'stheadvantageoftakingthetrainforlong-distancetravel?

A.Savingyourmoneyonaccommodations.

B.Enablingyoutoenjoymorespecialfood.

C.Allowingyoutolearnto1iveindependently.

答案：A

20.WhatcanbefoundintheGrandClassRoominthetrain?

A.Showerrooms.B.Toilettables.

C.Comfortablebeds.

答案：C

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

Doyoufeelboredduringyourholidays?Herearesomebooksforthestay-at-home

whoarefondofreadingtopasstimeduringtheirholidays.

ALicensetoHealeyStevenBentley,www.iuniverse,com,$11.95sc,$3.99

eb）

Intheworldofemergencymedicine,thereispain,bloodandtragedy(悲剧)，

butthereisalsohopeandcompassion.Thebookshowsreadersthestoriesfroman

ERdoctorthatbringsthisdynamicworldtolife.Inthishighlypersonalnarrative,

anemergencyroomphysiciandescribestheworldoftheERascnefilledwithpain,

fearandgrief,butalsocompassion,hope,andasurprisingamountofhumor.

ImperfectFamily的LeylandA.King,www.xlibris.com,$19.99sc,$3.99eb)

Thisbookisanovelshowcasinganordinaryfamily'sunion,strength,ambition

anddeterminationthatmadeitpossibleforonegenerationtoclimbtheslipperyand

shabbyladderfrompovertytothesecurityofAmericanmiddle-class.

WalkingtheStonesofTimelyOswaldBrown,www.xtibris.com,$18.99sc,$3.

99eb)

Itisanextraordinarylovestoryofanawkwardyoungmanandanequallyawkward

youngwomanwho,despitetheirlackofsocialskills,developedalovethatwas

strongerthanalltheirinadequacies.

HoneyballsyPeteLiebengood,ww.xlibris.com,$19.99sc,$3.99eb)

Agroupofwomenpulltogetherinadedicatedcampaigntofindsuccessatthe

boxofficewhiletheirleaderfindstheloveofherlifeandthepersonsresponsible

forthedeathofherfatherinaplaneCrash.

BattingRocksovertheBarneyLawnGriffiths,www.xlibris.com,$19.99sc,

$3.99eb.)

Therhythmofrurallifeduringthe1950sand196Uscomesalivethroughtheeyes

ofaboywhogrewuptobecomeanewspaperjournalistandfilmeditor.Followhis

journeyinthisbook.

【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了五本书的作者、价格和大概内容等信息、。

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutStevenBentley,sbook?

A.Itisatragedy.

B.Itisthemostexpensive.

C.Itiswritteninanarrativeway.

D.Itisahumorousstoryaboutadoctor.

【解析】选Co细节理解题。根据第二段中Inthishighlypersonalnarrative,anemergency

roomphysiciandescribestheworldoftheERasonefilledwithpain,fearandgrief,

butalsocompassion,hope,andasurprisingamountofhumor.可知，StevenBentley

的书是用叙述的方式写的。故选以

22.Whowritesaboutcountrylife?

A.LeylandA.KingB.LawnGriffiths

C.StevenBentleyD.OswaldBrown

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段中Therhythmofrurallifeduringthe1950s

and1960scomesalivethroughtheeyesofaboywhogrewuptobecomeanewspaper

journalistandfilmeditor.可知，BattingRocksoverthe的的作者LawnGriffiths

写的是乡村生活。故选B。

23.Whichbookscontainalovestory?

A.ALicensetoHealandImperfectFamily.

B.ImperfectFamilyandHoneyball.

C.WalkingtheStonesofTimeandBattingRocksovertheBarn.

D.WalkingtheStonesofTimeandHoneyball.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第四段Itisanextraordinarylovestoryofanawkward

youngmanandanequallyawkwardyoungwomanwho,despitetheirlackofsocialskills,

developedalovethatwasstrongerthanalltheirinadequacies.向第五段可知，Walking

theStonesof和"?〃这两本书包含了爱情故事。故选D。

B

Sometimeswhenweareinourdarkesthour,somethingcompletelyunexpectedhappens

thatcangiveusalittlebitofhopeandcomfort.

Jessicawasahealthywoman.Oneday,shewokeupandsomethingwasnotright.

Aftershewassenttothehospital,herheartrateslowedbynearly50percent.It

tookninedaysfordoctorstozeroinonwhatwascausingherproblem.

Afterseveralweeks,Jessicawasabletomoveherlips.Staffnoticedthisand

introducedJessicatoConsue1cGonzalez,aprofessionallipreader.Consuelocan

understandwhatpeoplearesayingbytheshapetheirlipsmake.Shecanalsounderstand

howannoyingitistonotbeabletocommunicatebecauseshehasbeencompletelydeaf

sincetheageof8.

Forafewhourseachweek,JessicacouldhavelongconversationswithConsuelo,

divingintotheoceanofwordsshedearlymissed.ThroughConsuelo,Jessicaasked

thedoctorsandnursesquestionsshehadlongwantedanswersto.Shealsotalkedto

Consueloaboutthevividdreamsshewasmixingupwithreality.

Infact,thereareotherwaysforConsuelotoearnalivingbyreadinglips,

butshesayshelpingpatientsseparatehorribledreamsfromrealityisthemost

rewardingwayshecanuseheruniqueskill."Whatisreallywonderfulisbeingable

tousethisskilltocreatehealingandtocreatecommunicationbetweenhumanbeings.

That'swhatfeelsgood.That*swhat'sthebest:Love.”

Afterfourandahalfmonthsinthehospital,Jessicafinallyrecovered.Consuelo

wasthere,holdingJessica'shands.Jessicaeventuallywentbacktoworkasamath

professor.Afterherexperienceshewroteanewlivingwill.Onethingsheaddedis

thatifsheeverbecomesincapacitatedlikethisagain,sheisnevertobeleftalone.

【文章大意】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了唇语专家ConsueloGonzalez利用她的特殊技能，帮

助人们治疗疾病，让人们能够交流，给人们带来希望和安慰的故事。

24.WhatdidConsuelodoforJessica?

A.ShecuredJessica,sheartdisease.

B.ShehelpedJessicacommunicate.

C.ShetaughtJessicahowtoreadlips.

D.ShemadeJessica'sdrcamcometrue.

【解析】选Bo细节理解题。文章第三段提到"Consuelocanunderstandwhatpeopleare

sayingbytheshapetheirlipsmake."，Consuelo可以通过人们嘴唇的形状来理解他们

在说什么；根据第四段中“Forafewhourseachweek,Jessicacouldhavelong

conversationswithConsuelo,divingintotheoceanofwordsshedearlymissed.可

知，Consuelo通过读唇语，帮助Jessica交谈。故选B。

25.HowdocsConsuelofeelaboutherjob?

A.Horrible.B.Confident.

C.Worried.D.Satisfied.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第五段中Consuelo所说的话“Whatisreallywonderful

isbeingabletousethisskilltocreatehealingandtocreatecommunicationbetween

humanbeings.That'swhatfeelsgood.w可知，Consuelo觉得她的工作能够帮人们治病，

让人们能够交流。因此可以推断，她对自己的工作感到很满意。故选D。

26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“incapacitated“underlinedinthelast

paragraph?

A.Seriouslyill.B.Desperatelylonely.

C.Lessreliable.D.Morefortunate.

【解析】选Ao词义猜测题。根据最后一段第一句"Afterfourandahalfmonthsinthe

hospital,Jessicafinallyrecovered."，Jessica住了4个半月的院才康复，可知她病

得很重；画线词所在的句子“ifsheeverbecomesincapacitated1ikethisagain","如

果她再像这样……”，可以推断“incapacitated”即是指像上文那样“病得很重”。故选A。

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aclosefriendship.B.Agoodlivingwill.

C.Anunusualskill.D.Anewtreatment.

【解析】选C。主旨大意题。通读全文，文章叙述的是唇语专家ConsueloGonzalez可以通过

人们嘴唇的形状来理解他们在说什么。她使用这种技能来治疗人们疾病，让有些病重的人们

可以交流。因此文章讲述的是ConsueloGonzalez的特殊技能读唇语。故选C。

C

Asthesayinggoes,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway."That*sbecause

thishealthyfoodchoiceissupposedtobefullofnutrients.Theappleatthe

supermarket,though,mightbeSDoldthatithaslostmanyofitsnutrients.Butsoon

theremightbeawaytocheckthequalityoffruitbyscanningit.

ScientistsatFood+FuturecoLABhavecomeupwiththeideaofahandheld

spectrometer（分光仪）thatscansfood.Themachinewillworkbyshininginfrared（红

夕卜线的）lightonapieceofproduce.Bymeasuringhowchemicalsinthefruitor

vegetabletakeinthelight,thescannercanrecognizethefooc,schemicalmakeup.

“Themachinecantellycuexactlyhowoldanappleis,howmanycaloriesit

contains,whatnutrientsarepresentinsideit,andevensmalldifferencesintaste,“

GregShewmakerofFood+FuturecoLABrecentlysaid.

Forthenewmachinetobeusefultoconsumers,researchersfirstneedtocreate

adatabasethatcontainspossiblechemicalsforaparticulartypeoffruit,likean

apple,forexample.Scientistswillneedtoscanlotsofpiecesofproducetocollect

thisdata.Theinformationcollectedwillallowthescannerstotellcustomersthe

qualityoffruit.

Onceconsumersknowwhat'sinsideanapple,theycandecideiftheywantto

buyit.Knowingfruitqualitymayalsoaffecthowastorepricesproduce."Wecan

priceproducebasedonthenutritionalvalue,“Shewmakerexplained.

Food+FuturecoLABhasalreadycreatedaworkingmodelofitsmachine.Itsays

youmayseeoneinyourlocalsupermarketwithinthenextfewyears.Thendeciding

whetheryou'vepickedthehealthiestfruitwillbejustaquickscan.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍新产品一一水果光谱仪。它帮助顾客决定买什么

水果。

28.Whydocstheauthormentionthesayingaboutappleatthebeginning?

A.Toprovethattheappleisfullofnutrients.

B.Tointroducethetopicofthefruitscanner.

C.Toadvisepeopletokeephealthybyeatingapples.

D.Tostatethattheappleisthemosttastyamongfruits.

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段中Theappleatthesupermarket,though,might

besooldthatithaslostmanyofitsnutrients.Butsoontheremightbeawayto

checkthequalityoffruitbyscanningit.可知，作者在开头提到了关于苹果的这句话

是为了介绍了水果扫描仪的课题。故选B。

29.Whatdoweknowaboutthespectrometer?

A.Itispoweredbyinfraredlight.

B.ItisnotusefulinmanycustomersJeyes.

C.Itcanhelpcustomersdecidewhichfruittobuy.

D.Itcanimprovethequalityoffruitandvegetables.

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段和倒数第二段第一句可知，分光仪它可以帮助顾客决

定买什么水果。故选C。

30.AccordingtoShewmaker,whatfsaspectrometer*sinfluenceonastore?

A.Itmakesastoremoreattractive.

B.Itprovidespricereferenceforproduce.

C.Itenrichescustomers'knowledgeaboutfoodnutrition.

D.Itcreatesadatabaseaboutthechemicalmakeupoffruit.

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第五段中Knowingfruitqualitymayalsoaffecthowa

storepricesproduce.可知，根据Shcwmaker,光谱仪对商店的影响是它为产品提供了价格

参考。故选B。

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.TheFruitScanner

B.ThePricedFruit

C.HowtoScanFruits

D.HowtoPickFruits

【解析】选Ao主旨大意题。根据最后一段Food+FuturecoLABhasalreadycreatedaworking

modelofitsmachine.Itsaysyoumayseeoneinyourlocalsupermarketwithinthe

nextfewyears.Thendecidingwhetheryou'vepickedthehealthiestfruitwi11be

justaquickscan.本文主要是介绍了新产品水果光谱仪。故选A。

【方法技巧】概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，

就通过关键词句来概括（如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和

中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词）。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作

者的观点才是体现全文中心的。该文是介绍一个研究结果的，该类文章的中心一般就在第一

段或最后一段。本题第4小题，根据最后一段Food+FuturecoLABhasalreadycreateda

workingmodelofitsmachine.Itsaysyoumayseeoneinyourlocalsupermarketwithin

thenextfewyears.Thendecidingwhetheryou'vepickedthehealthiestfruitwill

bejustaquickscan.本文主要是介绍了新产品水果光谱仪。故选A。

D

Takingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasong,daydreamorthink

aboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknewthat

showeringcanalsobenefityourmind?

AresearchbyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfronYale

Universityinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.Itturned

outthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideas

intheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.

Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?Sciencecanexplainit.

Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine（多巴胺），ahormoneclosely

relatedtoourcreativity.uPeoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativity

accordingtotheactivityofdopamine,“explainedAliceFlaherty,afamousAmerican

neuroscientist."Takingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemake

thedopaminelevelriseandbring'Aha!'momenttous.”

Besidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeel

youhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,

jumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocus

onyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.

Comparedwithsittinginfrontofacomputer,takingashowerissomethingwe

dolessfrequentlyinourdailylife.Whenshowering,wcgetafreshexperiencewith

thechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity."Newandunexpectedexperiences

canleadtopositivechangesinthinking,“explainedKaufman."Gettingoffthe

couchandjumpingintheshowermaycreateadistanceandforceyoutothinkfrom

anewpointofview.”

Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,butitneedn,t

justbethebathroomwhoreyougetyourinspiration.Forinstance,GertrudeStein,

afemaleAmericanwriterandpoet,gotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstopping

atdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreate

yourownwaytofreeyourmind.

【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文。主要讲了洗澡时可以让人转移注意力并激发灵感。但

灵感产生的方式并不唯一，人们要善于找到适合自己的激发灵感的方式。

32.Accordingtothearticle,ivhatchangescanshoweringcause?

A.Bringingtheterriblemomenttous.

B.Settingthecreativepartofthebrainfree.

C.Leadingtoboredomortiredness.

D.Increasingthelevelofdopamine.

【解析】选Do细节理解题。根据第四段Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine,

ahormonecloselyrelatedtoourcreativity.可知洗澡可以改变多巴胺的分泌水平。故

答案为D。

33.Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingallday,showeringcanhelp.

A.turnone'sattentioninward

B.drawone'sattentiontotheoutsideworld

C.makeanimportantbreakthrough

D.manychemicalchangestotakeplace

【解析】选Ao推理判断题。根据第五段showeringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeel

youhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,

jumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocus

onyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.可推断洗澡能让你转移注意力。故答案为A。

34.AccordingtoKaufman,whycantakingshowersmakeuscreative?

A.Becausetakingshowershappensmoreoften.

B.Becausetakingshowerscanmakeusacquireafreshexperience,inspiringus.

C.Becausenothingbuttakingshowerscangetourinspiration.

D.Becausetakingshowerscanhelpustrysomethingunexpected.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Whenshowering,wegetafreshexperience

withthechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity."Newandunexpected

experiencescanloadtopositivechangesinthinking,“explainedKaufman.可知

洗澡时能让我们获得全新的体验，并对我们有积极的影响。故答案为B。

35.TheexampleofGertru