江苏省南通市2025届高三英语上学期教学质量调研试题三含解析

PAGE32-江苏省南通市2025届高三英语上学期教学质量调研试题（三）（含解析）第一部分：听力（共两节.满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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三个选项中选岀最佳选项。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.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.GiveherIDcardtohim.B.Moveatable.C.Signforaparcel.2.whatdoesthewomanthinkofcleaningtheshirt?A.Easy.B.Time-wasting.C.Impossible.3.Howdoesthewomanmostprobablygotowork?A.Bycar.B.Bybike.C.Bybus.4.WhatrelationisTomtothewoman?A.Herteacher.B.Heragent.C.Herhusband.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Apicnic.B.Theweather.C.Aforecast.其次节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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三个选项中选岀最佳选项。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.WhowillbesenttoSingapore?A.Jenny.B.JohnTaylor.C.Brian.7.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?A.Nervous.B.Proud.C.Disappointed.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantofocusonaboutthecoffeemaker?A.Theprice.B.Thequality.C.Themodel.9.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Gotothecashier.B.Visitagym.C.Continuetoshop.听第8段材料，.回答第10至12题。10.Whatisbetweenthestudentrestaurantandthestudentunion?A.Theoldlibrary.B.Themedicalservices.C.Thenewlibrary.11Whereisthemediacenteronthemap?A.Inthemiddle.B.Atthebottomleftcomer.C.Atthebottomrightcomer.12.Whatcanthestudentsborrowfromtheoldlibrary?a.FinancialBSportsmagazines.C.Entertainmentmagazine.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13.whatdidthemandoontheweekend.A.Hewentonasailingtrip.B.Hewentfishing.C.HewenttoaPark.14.whatdidthewomanplayontheweekend?A.BasketballB.Tennis.C.Badminton15.WhatdoweknowaboutJoe?A.Hetookpartinacompetition.B.Hewonaprize.C.Hegotinjured.16.whatwillthespeakersdonextweekend?A.WatchfilmsathomoB.Gotothebeach.CPlayfootball.听10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whenwasthespeakerborn?A.1932.B.In1937.C.In1942.18.Whatdidthespeakerbuyatthecinema?A.leecream.B.Sweets.C.Chocolate.19.Whatwerefilmslikeinthosedaysaccordingtothespeaker?A.Thesetswerespecial.B.Eachscenelastedafewseconds.C.Actors*performancesweresatisfying.20.Whatinfluencedidtheexperiencehaveonthespeaker?A.Hebecameinterestedinfilms.B.Hebegantoactinfilms.C.Helovedcharactersinfilms.其次部分英语学问运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请仔细阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。1.Sinceskinulcers（溃疡）areusually______byariseintemperature,studiesshowthatdetectingskintemperatureathomecouldsignificantlyreduceskinulcers.A.accompanied B.strengthened C.confirmed D.rejected【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为皮肤溃疡通常伴随着体温上升，所以探讨表明，在家诊察体温可以在很大程度上削减皮肤溃疡。A.accompanied伴随；B.strengthened加强；C.confirmed证明；D.rejected拒绝。依据句意可知此处用“伴随”体温上升状况，符合语境，故选A项。2.Completedin1891,in______wasknownastheGildedAge,thebuildingisnowownedbyafamouswriter.A.which B.what C.as D.who【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：建成于1891年，那个被称作镀金时代的时期，这栋建筑现在属于一个闻名的作家。A.which哪一；B.what什么/东西；C.as正如，当，因为；D.who谁。分析句子可知此处是宾语从句连接词，从句______wasknownastheGildedAge缺少主语，且指物，故用连接代词what，故选B项。3.Itsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,______thecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.A.tobring B.havingbrought C.bringing D.brought【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：它的新型飞行汽车刚刚完成试飞，这使得公司离明年售卖飞行汽车的目标又近了一点。分析句子结构可知此处是非谓语动词作状语，逻辑主语Itsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight和bring之间是主动关系，故用现在分词，即bringing，故选C项。4.______withtheresearchers'expectations,theyfoundapositiveconnectionbetweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.A.Content B.Consistent C.Creative D.Controversial【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：与探讨人员的预期一样，他们发觉了角色认同和人们持续志愿服务时间之间的主动联系。A.Content满足的；B.Consistent一样的；C.Creative有创建性的；D.Controversial有争议的。结合句意可知此处用“一样的”符合语境，故选B项。5.Robert,whoclaimed______Beijing,actuallyknewnothingaboutitA.tovisit B.havingvisited C.tohavevisited D.visiting【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查固定短语。句意：事实上，Robert声称他去过北京，其实他对北京一点都不了解。此处考查短语claimtohavedone声称做过某事，tohavedone是不定式的完成式形式，表达动作发生在谓语动词之前，故选C项。【点睛】本题考查claim的固定短语1.claimtodo声称要做某事（还未做）Heclaimedtotellthetruthtothepolice.他声称要把真相告知警察。（还没有告知）2.claimtohavedone声称做了某事（已经做了）Heclaimedtohaveseenamonsterinthelake.他声称在湖里看到过一个怪兽。（已经看到）6.Daysbeforemy______forShanghai,mycousinmadepredictionwithouttheslightestbitofirony,”You’llfallinloveinChina."A.presentation B.adjustment C.transportation D.departure【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我动身前往上海的几天前，我表姐毫不讽刺地预言“你会爱上中国。”A.presentation陈述，报告；B.adjustment调整；C.transportation运输；D.departure动身。结合句意可知此处表示动身前说的话，用“动身”符合语境，故选D项。7.—Ifeelwashedout.Let'scallitaday.—Holdoutalittlelonger.Nowthatwehavecomesofar.We______aswellgoalltheway.A.can B.must C.should D.may【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查情态动词辨析。句意：——感觉很累了，我们今日就到这儿吧。——再坚持一会，既然我们已经走了这么远，我们不妨一路走下去。A.can能够，可能；B.must必需；C.should应当；D.may可能。此处考查短语may/mightaswell不妨，故选D项。8.Sheencouragedmetolearntodrive,soIwouldbenot______busesandIcouldconvenientlygettowork.A.incontrolof B.atthemercyof C.inpossessionof D.inthelightof【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：她激励我学开车，因此我就不用任由公交车摆布，还可以特别便利地上下班。A.incontrolof限制；B.atthemercyof受支配/摆布；C.inpossessionof拥有；D.inthelightof依据/依据。结合句意可知此处用“受……摆布”符合语境，故选B项。9.Reducingthefigureoffishingcansafeguardthefuturesustainabilityofsmall-scalefisheriesandthecommunities______livelihoodisdependentonthem.A.where B.which C.whose D.who【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意：削减捕捞数量可以保证小型渔业将来的可持续性和以此为生的社区。A.where关系副词，作地点状语；B.which关系代词，指物；C.whose关系代词，作定语；D.who关系代词，指人。此处考查定语从句关系词，先行词communities在从句livelihoodisdependentonthem.中作定语，意为“他们的生计依靠渔业”故用关系代词whose，故选C项。【点睛】本题考查定语从句关系词确定定语从句关系词一般分为三步：找出先行词；分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分；考虑特殊状况。以本题为例：1.找出先行词：communities2.分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分：communities在从句livelihoodisdependentonthem.中充当形容词作定语，故用关系代词whose3.考虑特殊状况：无故用whose，选C项。10.Butactually,theseEnglishers______graduallyinaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabularyandwehavetoadapttothat.A.hadchanged B.changed C.havebeenchanging D.ischanging【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：但事实上，这些说英语的人在腔调，拼法和单词的运用上始终在变更，因此我们必需适应这件事。结合句意可知英语的变更从过去起先，持续到现在，并且会持续到将来，故用现在完成进行时，即have/hasbeendoing，又主语theseEnglishers是复数，故用havebeenchanging，故选C项。【点睛】本题考查现在完成进行时现在完成进行时表示过去发生的动作或状况始终持续到现在，这个动作可能仍在接着进行或刚刚结束。现在完成进行时由“have/has+been+现在分词”构成。I'vebeentryingtofindouthertelephonenumber.我始终在查问她的电话号码。Theyhavebeenwideningtheroad.他们在拓宽这条路。Sheisverytired.She'sbeentypinglettersallday.她很累了。她成天都在录入信件。11.AtthatmomentIhadahintofthetruth:itisbygrowingourheartswithlovewefindourhappiness.A.that B.what C.how D.when【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查强调句。句意：在那个时刻我理解了真相：只有用爱来培育我们的心灵，我们才能找到华蜜。A.that那个，连词；B.what什么；C.how如何；D.when当，何时。此处考查强调句，即itis+强调部分+that…，故选A项。【点睛】本题考查强调句itis+强调部分+that(强调人时可以用who)，该句型一般可以对主语，宾语，状语进行强调。例如：Iboughtapenyesterday.→ItwasIwho/thatboughtapenyesterday.昨天买了一支笔的是我。→ItwasapenthatIboughtyesterday.我昨天买的是一支钢笔。→ItwasyesterdaythatIboughtapen.就是在昨天我买了始终钢笔。12.Inspiteofthefactthattheimportantfinalexamiscoming,1suggestyouaneveningaweekforfun_____readingabookthatinterestsyou,ortreatingyourselftoagoodmovie.A.takeup B.putoff C.giveaway D.setaside【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管重要的期末考试立刻就到了，我还是建议你每周留出一个晚上看看你感爱好的书，或者看一部好的电影。A.takeup占据；B.putoff推迟；C.giveaway赠送；D.setaside留出。结合句意可知此处用“留出一个晚上看书”符合语境，故选D项。13.Shegavemeadeterminedlook—thekindthatsaidshe______hermind.A.didn'tchange B.hadn'tchanged C.wouldn'tchange D.won'tchange【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：她给了我一个坚决的表情，这个表情表明她不会变更办法。本句考查宾语从句的时态，结合语境“她不会变更办法”还未发生，应用一般将来时，再结合宾语从句时态要求：主句是过去时从句应用过去的某种时态，故用过去将来时，即woulddo，故选C项。【点睛】本题考查宾语从句的时态宾语从句的时态一般分为两种大的状况考虑1.假如主句是一般现在时，从句用自己所需的任何时态。Hesaysthathewenttoschoollastmonth.Hesaysthathehasfinishedreading.2.假如主句是一般过去时，从句用过去的某种时态（真理、谚语等用一般现在时）Hesaidthathehadfinishedreading.Heaskedwhowouldgowithhim.Theteachertoldusthattheearthmovesaroundthesun.14.HewouldgettotheuniversitybyFriday______today,whichcanensurehimofhisspeech.A.werehetoleave B.ifhehadleft C.didhetoleave D.hadheleft【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：假如今日动身，他周五就可以达到那所高校，这样就可以确保他的演讲。依据HewouldgettotheuniversitybyFriday推断此处考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，从句应用一般过去时，即ifheweretoleave，又从句中有were时可省略if将其提到句首，即werehetoleave，故选A项。【点睛】本题考查非真实条件状语从句中虚拟语气的省略If引导的虚拟条件状语从句中，如有were,had(助动词)，should时可省略if，再提前were,had,should。例如：1.IfIwereyou,Iwouldchoosetostayathome.→WereIyou,Iwouldchoosetostayathome.2.Ifitshouldsnowtomorrow,Iwouldmakeasnowman.→Shoulditsnowtomorrow,Iwouldmakeasnowman.3.Ifyouhadfollowedmyadvice,youwouldbebetternow.→Hadyoufollowedmyadvice，youwouldbebetternow.15.—IjustfoundoutfrommycoachthatImadetheboys’basketballteam.Didyoumakethegirls’basketballteam?—________.Iwasonthegirl’steamlastyear.MaybeIamnotthebestplayerbutIamnottheworst.A.Notexactly. B.Yougotme. C.Mostlikely. D.Youthere.【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查固定搭配。句意：——我刚从教练那儿得知我入选了男子篮球队，你入选女子篮球队了吗？——可能性很大，我去年就加入了女队，或许我不是最好的，但也不是最差的。A.Notexactly.不完全是；B.Yougotme.你难到我了；C.Mostlikely.很有可能；D.Youthere.说你呢。结合句意可知此处用“很有可能”符合语境，故选C项。其次节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。Havingafriendwhoisbrightcandoyougoodinmanyways.Abrightfriendcanshareyourproblemsandhelpyou___16___themproperly.Areyouoverwhelmed?Hecanshowyoutheorderto___17___themonschedule.Areyouhavingproblemswithsomeone?Tellhimandhewillfindthebestwayto___18___bothyouandyourfriend.Let’simagineyouwerestuckinanelevator.Youmightbevery___19___andnotknowhowtogetoutofit.Thesituationcouldchange____20____ifyouhadabrightfriendbesideyou.Hecouldhelpyoukeepcalmandquicklyfindawayto___21___you.Abrightfriendisalsoagood___22___foryoutolearnfrom.Infact,youcangetmanyinterestingand___23___thingsfromaknowledgeablefriend.Youcanbetteryourselfby___24___hisuniquewayofthinkingandhandlingthings.1haveabrightfriendwhocansolveproblemsinawaythatIcouldnever___25___.Havinghadhimasmyclosefriendforages,Ihavelearntsomanythingsfromhimthatmay___26___memuchinmylife.Hehastaughtmemanywaysofsolvingproblems,andeven___27___unchangeablesituationsinsomebrightways.Indeed,havingabrightfriendcangiveyouthe___28___tokeepontryingtobehisequal.Thismakesyou___29___insomepositiveways.Youmayhavethought,“Whycanhedothatandnotme?”Andsoyouwilltryyourbesttobeas___30___asyourfriend.Youthenwillchangeyour___31___wavofthinkinganddoingthings,becomingopen-mindedtolearnnewthingsanddevelopyourtrue___32___.Allofthese___33___thingsabrightfriendbringstoyoucanofcoursebethe___34___along-lastingfriendship.However,friendship___35___athoroughandmutualunderstanding.So,youshouldalsomakeeveryefforttomakeitlastforever.16.A.allocate B.enquire C.address D.identify17.A.postpone B.accumulate C.finish D.decline18.A.reform B.settle C.answer D.satisfy19.A.upset B.clumsy C.delicate D.exhausted20.A.frequently B.considerably C.practically D.unexpectedly21.A.adjust B.trap C.reward D.rescue22.A.example B.expert C.follower D.leader23.A.additional B.unsure C.useful D.creative24.A.accepting B.learning C.imagining D.approaching25.A.giveup B.getacross C.believein D.thinkof26.A.impress B.assist C.attract D.amaze27.A.changing B.considering C.continuing D.undertaking28.A.excuse B.permission C.responsibility D.motivation29.A.competitive B.committed C.ambitious D.courageous30.A.energetic B.sensitive C.excellent D.essential31.A.independent B.narrow C.casual D.liberal32.A.potentials B.acknowledgment C.success D.purpose33.A.logical B.superior C.adventurous D.wonderful34.A.desire B.basis C.tool D.cure35.A.allows B.offers C.requires D.reflects【答案】16.C17.C18.D19.A20.B21.D22.A23.C24.B25.D26.B27.A28.D29.A30.C31.B32.A33.D34.B35.C【解析】这是一篇争论文。文章主要讲解并描述了聪慧的挚友在许多方面对我们有好处，他可以教会我们独特且有用的思维和处事方式，也会成为我们提升自己的动力。友情是建立在一个彻底的相互理解的基础上，所以我们要努力让友情可以持续下去。【16题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个聪慧的挚友会和你共享你的问题，并且帮助你妥当处理它们。A.allocate安排；B.enquire询问；C.address处理，设法解决；D.identify识别。依据前文的Havingafriendwhoisbrightcandoyougoodinmanyways.可知拥有一个聪慧的挚友在许多方面对你都有好处，故此处用“帮过你妥当解决问题”符合语境，这是拥有一个聪慧挚友的好处之一，故选C项。【17题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他可以教你依据日程表上的依次来完成他们。A.postpone推迟；B.accumulate积累；C.finish完成；D.decline谢绝，下降。结合上下文可知，此处是指按支配完成事情，故选C项。【18题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：告知他，他会找到最好的方式，让你和挚友都满足。A.reform改革；B.settle解决；C.answer回答；D.satisfy使满足。结合上下文，此处是指聪慧挚友的解决方法能让产生问题的双方都感到满足，故选D项。【19题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你可能很懊丧，不知道如何出来。A.upset懊丧的；B.clumsy笨拙的；C.delicate精致的，纤弱的；D.exhausted乏累的。依据前文的Let’simagineyouwerestuckinanelevator.可知作者让我们想象自己被困在电梯的状况，故此处用“懊丧”符合语境，故选A项。【20题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：假如身边有一个聪慧的挚友，状况就会大有不同。A.frequently频繁地；B.considerably相当地，特别地；C.practically实际地；D.unexpectedly意想不到地。结合下文的Hecouldhelpyoukeepcalmandquicklyfindawayto___6___you.可知聪慧挚友可以帮你保持冷静，而且快速找到方法，故此处用“状况会大有不同”符合语境，故选B项。【21题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他能够帮你保持冷静，而且快速找到救援方法。A.adjust调整，校对；B.trap陷入，困住；C.reward回报；D.rescue营救。结合前文的Let’simagineyouwerestuckinanelevator.可知此处用“营救”符合语境和逻辑，故选D项。【22题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个聪慧的挚友也是一个你可以学习的好榜样。A.example榜样；B.expert专家；C.follower随从；D.leader领导。结合下文的foryoutolearnfrom可推想此处用“榜样”符合语境，故选A项。【23题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上你可以从一个学问渊博的挚友那儿学到许多好玩和有用的东西。A.additional附加的；B.unsure不确定的；C.useful有用的；D.creative有创建性的。依据interestingand推断此处用“有用的”符合语境，故选C项。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：你可以通过学习他独特的思维和处事方式来提高自己。A.accepting接受；B.learning学习；C.imagining想象；D.approaching接近。依据前文的Abrightfriendisalsoagood___7___foryoutolearnfrom.可知此处用“学习”符合语境，learn是原词复现，故选B项。【25题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我有一个聪慧的挚友，他解决问题的方式我从来都想不到。A.giveup放弃；B.getacross理解；C.believein信任；D.thinkof想到。依据前文的hisuniquewayofthinkingandhandlingthings.可知有的聪慧人的处事方式很特殊，是常人想不到的，故此处用“想到”符合语境，故选D项。【26题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他做了许多年好挚友，我从他那儿学到了许多东西，这些东西可能在我的生活中有很大帮助。A.impress使印象深刻；B.assist帮助；C.attract吸引；D.amaze使震惊。依据下文的Hehastaughtmemanywaysofsolvingproblems可知挚友教会了作者解决问题的方法，故推想从挚友那儿学的东西会对作者有帮助，故选B项。【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他教了我许多解决问题的方式，甚至用一些聪慧的方法变更了不行变更的状况。A.changing变更；B.considering考虑；C.continuing接着；D.undertaking担当。结合句意可知此处是指，用聪慧的方法变更了不行变更的东西，且change和unchangeable是反义词复现，故选A项。【28题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，有一个聪慧的挚友可以给你变得和他一样好的动力。A.excuse借口；B.permission允许；C.responsibility责任；D.motivation动机，动力。结合上下文可知此处是指，看到别人很好自己也想变得一样好的想法，这种想法就是动力，故选D项。【29题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让你以主动的方式变得有竞争性。A.competitive有竞争性的；B.committed不遗余力的；C.ambitious有理想的；D.courageous英勇的；依据下文的Youmayhavethought,“Whycanhedothatandnotme?”可知此处用“有竞争性的”符合语境，故选A项。【30题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此你会尽最大努力变得和挚友一样精彩。A.energetic有活力的；B.sensitive敏感的；C.excellent精彩的；D.essential基本的。依据前文的abrightfriend可知此处用“精彩的”符合语境，bright和excellent是同义词复现，故选C项。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后你会变更自己狭隘的思维和处事方式，以开放的心态去学习新的东西和发展自己真正的潜能。A.independent独立的；B.narrow狭隘的，狭窄的；C.casual随意的；D.liberal自由的。依据下文的becomingopen-minded可知此处用“狭隘的”符合语境，narrow和open-minded是反义词复现，故选B项。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A.potentials潜能；B.acknowledgment承认；C.success胜利；D.purpose目的。依据前文的learnnewthings可知此处用“培育潜能”符合语境，故选A项。【33题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个聪慧挚友带给你的这些美妙的东西当然也是一段许久友情的基础。A.logical逻辑的；B.superior优越的，先进的；C.adventurous冒险的；D.wonderful美妙的。结合上文所提到的聪慧挚友所教会我们的那些独特且有用的思维和处事方式可知，此处用“美妙的”符合语境，故选D项。【34题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A.desire欲望；B.basis基础；C.tool工具；D.cure治愈方法。结合上下文可知，此处是指友情建立在相互帮助和理解的基础之上，挚友教会我们的东西就是其中一个基础，故选B项。【35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，友情须要一个彻底的和相互的理解。A.allows允许；B.offers供应；C.requires要求，须要；D.reflects反映，反射。结合上下文可知，此处是指友情的基本条件，用“须要”符合语境，故选C项。ATheBestWaytoSeeSingapore.SeeMoreforLess!CitySightseeing$33/A,S23/C,FREE/T24hrsofUnlimitedTouring—9amto6pmDuration:1Day（unlimitedrides）Attractions:CivicDistrictOrchardRoad,BotanicGardens,LittleIndia,Chinatown&alongtheCity&HeritageroutesItiseasytoenjoySingaporewiththeCitySightseeingopen-toptouringsystemSpotaninterestingplaceorsight?Simplyhopoffandwalkaroundandyoucancontinuethetourlaterbyhoppingonthe.nextbus.WithIbusarrivingevery20minutes,theCitySightseeingsystemlinksyoutomajorsightsattractionsandhotels!GuestsHelpline:6338-6877DUCKS33/A,S23/C,S2/TDaily:9:30am—5:30pmDuration:60minutesRidetheoriginalDUCK!Hoponthisamphibious（两栖的）craftforasightseeingtourwhichcoversbothlandandsea!♦Freebustransfer,mostpopulartour;1standoriginalDUCK;uniqueland&seaadventure♦ForMoreInformation,call6338-6859NightSafari（旅行）S49/A,$33/C,FREESTTourTime:6:00pm—10:00pmDuration:4hoursobservethenightactivitiesofthe1,000overnoctumal（夜行的）animalsintheNightSafari–theworld'sfirstwildlifenightpark,foranadventureyou'llneverforget.|*Free&Easywith2-waybustransfer*ForMoreInformation,call6338-6826Flyer$53/A,$37/C,FREE/TOpenHoursoursHow:Daily9:00am—9:00pmDuration:30minutesFeastyoureyesonSingapore'smagnificentcityscapefromaheightof165montheworld'slargestobservationwheel.Getyourcamerasreadyasyouexperiencea360-degreepanoramicviewofthecityandtheMannaBayarea.*Freebustransferfreerivertransfer*ForMoreInformation,call6338-3311☆A—adult,C—children(3-12),T—toddler(2&below)36.MrSmithisgoingtolakehiswife,his13-year-olddaughterandhis1-year-oldsontovisitSingaporeattheirownleisurelypace,heshouldgetatleastre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D.6338-6826【答案】36.B37.D【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了新加坡基础旅游景点的景观特色，旅游支配时间，收费，乘车联系电话等广告信息。【36题详解】细微环节理解题。依据文章第一部分的CitySightseeing$33/A,S23/C,FREE/T可知成人票价为$33，儿童票价为$23（12岁以下），学步孩子免费（2岁以下），MrSmith一家包括两个成人，一个13岁小孩，和一个1岁小孩，依据规定他们应付的钱是：$33+$33+$33=$99.故选B项。【37题详解】细微环节理解题。依据文章第三部份下面的1,000overnoctumal（夜行的）animalsintheNightSafari–theworld'sfirstwildlifenightpark,foranadventureyou'llneverforget.|ForMoreInformation,call6338-6826可知，假如是动物爱好者可以去参与NightSafari，联系电话是6338-6826。故选D项。BTwoheadsarebetterthanone.Afterall,whentryingtomakedecisions,it'sgoodtohaveasecondopinion.Butwhataboutathird,fourth—eventwelfth?Whatgroupsizeisbestformakingdecisionsquickly?Forants,fourtosixheadssurpassone―andalsooutperform12or24.That'swhatSylviaZamescunowreports.The18-year-oldsenioratCatalinaFoothillsHighSchoolinTucson,Arizonaisn'tgenerallyintoants.She'sinterestedindecision-making,especiallybypeople.Lastsummer,Sylviareadthatsocialinsectssuchasantsandbeescanbeusedtomodeldecision-making.Ants,forexample,forageforfood.Whenanantfindsit,ittakesabiteandheadsbacktothenest.Ontheway;theantleavesascentedtrailforotherantstopickup.Backatthenest,theantvomitsupitsmealintothemouthofotherants.Thosenest-matesthendecidewiththefirstantwhetherthefoodisgoodenoughtodeserveatripbackformore.Ifitis,theyfollowthefirstant'sscentedtrailtolunch.Whentherearetoofewants,itcouldtakealongtimeforoneanttospreadthewordIftherearetoomany,it'shardto“tell"eachaboutthefind.What'stherightnumberforforagingsuccess?Sylviadecidedtofindout.ShecontactedprofessorsattheUniversityofArizonainTucsontolookforsomeonewhowouldletherstudydecision-makingbyantsintheirlab.ProfessorWulfilaGronenbergansweredheremail.WorkingwithoneofWulfila'sgraduatestudentsSylviasetupanexperimentShetestedthebehaviorofone,two,four,six,twelveandtwenty-fourants.Eachgroupwasplacedinalargeboxaltaped"startingline".Attheotherendoftheboxweretwobricksofsweetenedgelatin（动物胶）onecontainedonly3percentsugar,andtheother30percent.Sylviatimedhowlongittookeachgroupofantstofindthefood.Shealsomeasuredhowmuchtimetheyspentaroundeachsweettreat.Whentherewerejustoneortwoants,thediscoverywasslow.Thesamewastruewhenshesettwelveortwenty-fourantsloose.Butfourtosixants?Perfect!Thesemedium-sizegroupsfoundthefoodforest.Theyalsofiguredoutquicklythatthesweeterfoodwasbetter.Similarworkhasbeendoneonbighornsheep,fishandfruitflies."Itmaynotbefourtosixanimals,butit'sthesameprinciple,"Sylviasays.Amedium-sizegroup"isoptimal".Sowhenfacedwithanewdecision,twoheadsarebetterthanone.Buttoomanyheadsaretoomuch.Liketheants,agooddecisionmayjustrequireahappymedium.38.WhatgaveSylviatheideaforherresearch?A.Herinterestinsocialinsects.B.Anarticleaboutsocialanimals.C.Auniversityprofessor'sinvitation.D.Herdoubtaboutasciencereport.39.WhatdoweknowaboutSylvia'sexperiment?A.ShesetitupwithProfessorWulfilaGronenberg.B.Thereweretwolargeboxesatthe"startingline".C.Therewereseveralkindsoffoodsfortheants.D.Shedividedtheantsintosixdifferentgroups.40.WhatdidSylviafindoutaboutants?A.Theymakedecisionsfasterinmedium-sizedgroups.B.Theyarebetteratfindingfoodinsmallergroups.C.Theyperformmuchmoresmartlyinlargergroups.D.Theymakebetterdecisionswhenworkingtogether.【答案】38.B39.D40.A【解析】这是一篇说明文。尽管人们常说“人多智广”，但通过对蚂蚁，蜜蜂，菜蝇等的探讨SylviaZamescu发觉中等数量的群体有助于确定的做出。【38题详解】细微环节理解题。依据文章其次段的The18-year-oldsenioratCatalinaFoothillsHighSchoolinTucson,Arizonaisn'tgenerallyintoants.She'sinterestedindecision-making,especiallybypeople.Lastsummer,Sylviareadthatsocialinsectssuchasantsandbeescanbeusedtomodeldecision-making.可知SylviaZamescu原本对蚂蚁不是很感爱好，但是读了关于社会群居动物的文章后，她确定用蚂蚁来做和确定有关的探讨。B.Anarticleaboutsocialanimals.（一篇关于社会群居动物的文章）符合以上说法，故选B项。【39题详解】细微环节理解题。依据文章第四段的SylviasetupanexperimentShetestedthebehaviorofone,two,four,six,twelveandtwenty-fourants.可知Sylvia在试验中把蚂蚁分成了数量不等的6组，来进行对比。D.Shedividedtheantsintosixdifferentgroups.（她把蚂蚁分成6个不同的组）符合文章内容，故选D项。【40题详解】细微环节理解题。依据文章最终一段的"Itmaynotbefourtosixanimals,butit'sthesameprinciple,"Sylviasays.Amedium-sizegroup"isoptimal.可知Sylvia通过试验发觉，中等数量的群体是做确定的最佳选择。A.Theymakedecisionsfasterinmedium-sizedgroups.(中等数量的群体时，做确定更快)符合以上说法，故选A项。CBynowyou'veprobablyheardaboutthe"you’renotspecial"speech,whenEnglishteacherDavidMcCulloughtoldgraduatingseniorsatWellesleyHighSchool:“Donotgettheideayou'reanythingspecial,becauseyou'renot."Mothersandfatherspresentattheceremony一andawholelotofotherparentsacrosstheInternet—tookissuewithMcCullough'sego-puncturing（伤自尊的）words.Butlostintheuproar（喧嚣）wassomethingwereallyshouldbetakingtoheart:ouryoungpeopleactuallyhavenoideawhetherthey'reparticularlytalentedoraccomplishedornot.Inoureagernesstoelevatetheirself-esteem,weforgottoteachthemhowtorealisticallyassesstheirownabilities,acrucialrequirementforgettingbetteratanythingfrommathtomusictosports.Infact,it'snotjustprivilegedhigh-schoolstudents:wealltendtoviewourselvesasaboveaverage.Suchinflatedself-judgmentshavebeenfoundinstudyafterstudyandit'softenexactlywhenwe'releastcompetentatagiventaskthatwerateourperformancemostgenerously,ina2006studypublishedinthejournalMedicalEducation,forexample,medicalstudentswhoscoredthelowestonanessaytestwerethemostcharitableintheirselfevaluations,whilehigh-scoringstudentsjudgedthemselvesmuchmorestrictly.Poorstudents,theauthorsnote,"lackinsight"intotheirowninadequacy.Whyshouldthisbe?Anotherstudy,ledbyCornellUniversitypsychologistDavidDunning,offersanenlighteningexplanation.Peoplewhoareincompetent,hewriteswithcoauthorJustinKruger,sufferfroma“dualburden":they'renotgoodatwhattheydo,andtheirveryclumsinesspreventsthemfromrecognizinghowbadtheyare.InDunningandKruger'sstudy,subjectsscoringatthebottomontestsoflogic,grammarandhumor-extremelyoverestimated''theirtalents.Althoughtheirtestscoresputtheminthe12thpercentile(百分位数).theyguessedtheywereinthe62nd.Whattheseindividualslacked(inaddition9clearlogic,propergrammarandasenseofhumor)was“metacognitiveskill”:thecapacitytomonitorhowwellthey'reperforming.Intheabsenceofthatcapacity,thesubjectsarrivedatanoverlyhopefulviewoftheirownabilities.There'saparadoxhere,theauthorsnote:Theskillsthatleadtocompetenceinaparticulardomainareoftentheverysameskillsnecessarytoevaluatecompetenceinthatfield?Inotherwords,togetbetteratjudginghowwellwe'redoingatanactivity,wehavetogetbetterattheactivityitselfThereareacoupleofwaysoutofthisdoublebind.First,wecanlearntomakehonestcomparisonswithothers.Trainyourselftorecognizeexcellence,evenwhenyouyourselfdon'tpossessit,andcomparewhatyoucandoagainstwhattrulyexcellentindividualsareabletoaccomplish.Second,seekoutfeedbackthatisfrequent,accurateandspecific.Findacriticwhowilltellyounotonlyhowpoorlyyou'redoing,butjustwhatitisthatyou'redoingwrong.AsDunningandKrugernote,successindicatestousthateverythingwentright,butfailureismoreambiguous:anynumberofthingscouldhavegonewrong.Usethisexternalfeedbacktofigureoutexactlywhereandwhenyouscrewedup.Ifweadoptthesestrategies—andmostimportantly,teachthemtoourchildren—theywon'tneedparents,oracommencement(毕业典礼)speaker,totellthemthatthey'respecial.They’llalreadyknowthattheyare,orhaveaplantogetthatway.41.Theauthorthinkstherealproblemisthat.A.norequirementissetupforyoungpeopletogetbetterB.wealwaystendtoconsiderourselvestobeprivilegedC.wedon'tknowwhetherouryoungpeoplearetalentedornotD.youngpeopledon'tknowhowtoassesstheirabilitiesrealistically42.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthosehigh-scoringstudentsA.knowhowtocultivateclearlogicandpropergrammarB.tendtobeverycompetentintheirhigh-scoringfieldsC.d