重庆市缙云教育联盟2024-2025学年高一英语9月月考试题

PAGEPAGE16重庆市缙云教化联盟2024-2025学年高一英语9月月考试题留意：本试卷包含Ⅰ、Ⅱ两卷。第Ⅰ卷为选择题，全部答案必需用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，全部答案必需填在答题卷的相应位置。答案写在试卷上均无效，不予记分。第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解A

ThetrafficsignalsalongFactoriaBoulevardinBellevue，Washington，generallydonˈtflashthesamelengthofgreentwiceinarow，especiallyatrushhour．At9：30am，thefullred/yellow/greensignalcyclemightbe140seconds．By9：33am，aburstofadditionaltrafficmightpushitto145seconds．Lesstrafficat9：37amcouldpushitdownto135．Justlikethetrafficitself，thetimingofthesignalschanges．

Thatisbydesign．Bellevue，afast-growingcityjusteastofSeattle，usesasystemthatisgainingpopularityaroundtheUS：intersection（十字路口）signalsthatcanadjustinrealtimetotrafficconditions．Theselights，knownasadaptivesignals，haveledtosignificantdeclinesinboththetroubleandcostoftravelsbetweenworkandhome．

"Adaptivesignalscanmakesurethatthetrafficdemandthatisthereisbeingaddressed，"saysAlexStevanovic，aresearcheratFloridaAtlanticUniversity．

ForallofBellevueˈssuccess，adaptivesignalsarenotacure﹣allforjammedroadways．KevinBalke，aresearchengineerattheTexasA&MUniversityTransportationInstitute，saysthatwhilesmartlightscanbeparticularlybeneficialforsomecities，othersaresojammedthatonlyasharpreductioninthenumberofcarsontheroadwillmakeameaningfuldifference．"Itˈsnotgoingtofixeverything，butadaptivesignalshavesomebenefitsforsmallercities，"hesays．

InBellevue，theswitchtoadaptivesignalshasbeenalessoninthevalueofwelcomingnewapproaches．Inthepast，therewasoftenanautomaticreactiontoincreasedtraffic：justwidentheroads，saysMarkPoch，theBellevueTransportationDepartmentˈstrafficengineeringmanager．Nowhehopesthatothercitieswillconsidermakingtheirstreetsrunsmarterinsteadofjustmakingthembigger．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph2referto？A.Increasedlengthofgreenlights．

B.Shortenedtrafficsignalcycle．

C.Flexibletimingoftrafficsignals．

D.Smoothtrafficflowontheroad．WhatdoesKevinBalkesayaboutadaptivesignals？A.Theyworkbetteronbroadroads．

B.Theyshouldbeusedinothercities．

C.Theyhavegreatlyreducedtrafficontheroad．

D.Theyarelesshelpfulincitiesseriouslyjammed．WhatcanwelearnfromBellevueˈssuccess？A.Itisrewardingtotrynewthings．

B.Theoldmethodsstillworktoday．

C.Itpaystoputtheoryintopractice．

D.Thesimplestwayisthebestway．B

Inthemid-1990s，ToniBisselltaughtEnglishasavolunteerinUzbekistan．Heleftaftersevenmonths，physicallybrokenandhavinglosthismind．Afewyearslater，stillattractedtothecountry，hereturnedtoUzbekistantowriteanarticleaboutthedisappearanceoftheAralSea．

Hisvisit，however，endedupinvolvingalotmorethanthat．Hencethisbook，ChasingtheSea：LostAmongtheGhostsofEmpireinCentralAsia，whichtalksaboutaroadtripfromTashkenttoKarakalpakstan，wheremillionsofliveshavebeendestroyedbytheslowdryingupofthesea．ItisthestoryofanAmericantravellingtoastrangeland，andofthepeoplehemeetsonhisway：Rustam，histranslator，a1ovely24-year-oldwhopickeduphiscolorfulEnglishinCalifornia，OlegandNatasha，hishostsinTashkent，andastringofforeignaidworkers．

ThisisaquicklookatlifeinUzbekistan，madeoffriendlinessandwarmth，butalsoitsdarkersideofsociety．InSamarkand，MrBisselladmiresthearchitecturalwonders，whileonhiswaytoBukharahegetsatasteofpolicemethodswhensuspectedofdrugdealing．InFerghana，heattendsamountainfuneral（葬礼）followedbyastrangedrinkingparty．AndinKarakalpakstan，heissaddenedbytheduststorms，diseasesandfishingboatsstuckmilesfromthesea．

MrBissellskillfullyorganizeshistoricalinsightsandculturalreferences，makinghistaleawell-roundedpictureofUzbekistan，seenfromWesterneyes．HisjudgmentandreferencesaredecidedlyAmerican，aswellashisdelicatestomach．Astheauthorexplains，thisisneitheratravelnorahistorybook，orevenapieceofreportage．Whateveritis，theresultisafineandvividdescriptionofthepurestofCentralAsiantraditions．WhatmadeMrBissellreturntoUzbekistan？A.Hisfriendsˈinvitation． B.Hisinterestinthecountry．

C.Hisloveforteaching． D.Hisdesiretoregainhealth．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph2referto？A.Developingaseriousmentaldisease．

B.TakingaguidedtourinCentralAsia．

C.WorkingasavolunteerinUzbekistan．

D.WritinganarticleabouttheAralSea．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMrBissellˈsroadtripinUzbekistan？A.Romantic． B.Eventful． C.Pleasant． D.Dangerous．Whatisthepurposeofthistext？A.Tointroduceabook．

B.Toexplainaculturalphenomenon．

C.Torememberawriter．

D.Torecommendatraveldestination．C"Arepersonalsadstoriesamusttowintalentshows?""Shouldn’ttalentbejudgedonthebasisofitselfwithoutneedingasadstoryofstruggletowin?"ThesearequestionsSanyaMalhotraposedonarecentFacebookpost.ThismorningIcameacrossthisinterestingpostbySanyaMalhotra.Sherevealedthatsheloveddancinganddreamtofbecominganactress,butgotdefeatedin"DanceIndiaDance"becauseherbackgroundstorywasnˈtsadandinspiringenough.That’swhenshestarteddoubtingherartisticgift.Thisreallysetmethinking.Whyarepeopleattractedtosobstories?Whydowealwaysappreciateonlythosepeoplewhohaveachievedsomethingaftergoingthroughalotofhardships?Whydoestheheadlineofanewspaper"Taxi-driverˈsSonStandsFirstInUPSCExam"findmorereaders?Ithinkitisbecausemostpeople,whoareinasimilarsituation,finditcomfortingthatsomeonehassucceededwithsomanyhardships.Iknowitisreallyverydifficultforpeoplewithfinancial,health,orfamilyproblemstoovercomeobstaclesandsucceed.IreallyfeelproudofthemandIamoftentouchedandinspiredbytheirstories.NowcomebacktowhatSanyahassaid.Ithinkthisisatalentshowratherthanastory-tellingcompetition.Whenitcomestoacompetitionofsingingordancingoranyfinearts,allthecompetitorsshouldbejudgedwithoutanyprejudice.Nooneshouldlosebecausetheydonˈthaveasadstoryofstruggletotell.Itˈsveryunfair.Theycanbegivenopportunitiesotherwise,butshouldnotbejudgedbecauseoftheirstories.Maybe,theTVchannelsdoittoattractmoreviewers,becausethemostimportantelementofanyrealityshowisthesetouchingstories.ButasSanyahassaid,it’sunfairtothosewhohavenˈtsuchastoryandareequallytalented.WhatdoweknowaboutSanyaMalhotra?A.Sheenteredatalentshow. B.Shewon"DanceIndiaDance".

C.Shehadasadstorytotell. D.Shewasrejectedinafilm.Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthatSanyaMalhotra_________.A.experiencedmanyhardships

B.isafamousactressinIndia

C.hasagreatgiftforgymnastics

D.usedtobeconfidentinherartistictalentWhichofthefollowingheadlinesappealstothereadersmostaccordingtothepassage?A.AMillionaireDonatedMoneyToCharities.

B.AGiftedTeenagerWon"DanceIndiaDance".

C.AnArmlessGirlWasAdmittedToUniversity.

D.AStudentPaidOffLoansByGettingAPart-timeJob.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CompetitorsShouldn’tBeJudgedBySobStories

B.SanyaMalhotraDisplayedAGreatArtisticGift

C.WinnersShouldBeDeterminedByPublicJudges

D.TalentShowsCompetitorsCanTellTheirStoriesD

Withtheirpipesandlidstoavoidspills,coffeecupshavelongbeenthesubstituteforadults.NowStarbucksisgoingallinontheconceptbyswearingtogetridofstrawsby2024—andit’sallforaverygoodreason.Thismoveisananswertoourownpartnersaboutwhatwecandotoreducetheneedforstraws.Notusingastrawisthebestthingwecandofortheenvironment.

Inplaceofplasticstraws,Starbucksplanstoofferrecyclablelidsforalliceddrinksandpaperstrawsforcoffee.ThetransitionisalreadytakingplaceinStarbucks’hometownofSeattle,whereabanonplasticstrawswentintoplaceonJuly1.Byrollingthisoutinall28000oftheirstoresby2024,thecompanysaystheyareannuallyremovingmorethanonebillionstrawsfromgoingintocirculation—andpotentiallytheocean.

Starbucks’decisiontograduallystopusingsingle-useplasticstrawsisashiningexampleoftheimportantrolethatcompaniescanplayinstoppingthetideofoceanplastic.Witheightmillionmetrictonsofplasticenteringtheoceaneveryyear,wecannotaffordtoletindustrysitonthesidelines.Marinelifehasa50%deathratewhenitswallowsplastic—yetresearchersbelievetherewillbemoreplasticintheoceanthanfishbytheyear2050ifthisrateoflittercontinues.Thatmeanstherecanbeanimmediatepositiveimpactifweswapplasticstrawsforenvironmentallyfriendlyalternatives.

ThesmartdesignonthecupforcolddrinkscomesfromStarbucks’in-houseteamofdesignersandhasbeenindevelopmentfortwoyears.However,theannouncementcomesasoutcry（倒彩）increasesoverthedangersthatplasticstrawscancausetomarinelife.Othercompaniesmakingtheeco-friendlyswapalsoannouncedplanslastmonthtotestalternativestoplasticstraws.WhydoesStarbucksdecidetogetridofplasticstraws?A.Toreduceitscost.

B.Tomeetthecustomers’needs.

C.Tocreateagreenerplanet.

D.Toexpanditsbusinessworldwide.Whatdoestheword“transition”inParagraph2referto?A.Dilemma. B.Change. C.Response. D.Conflict.Thetoneoftheauthorinreferringtomarinelifecanbedescribedas________.A.humorous B.approving C.enthusiastic D.concernedWhat’sthetextmainlyabout?A.Starbucksisthrowingawayplasticstrawsforaworthycause.

B.Environmentallyfriendlymaterialwillreplaceplasticstraws.

C.Scientistsaremakingeffortstosolveoceanplasticpollution.

D.AsalespromotionofanewbrandbyStarbucksisbeingdone.E

Asfarbackastheageofdinosaursmillionsofyearsago,turtles(海龟)wanderedaroundtheEarth.Evennowadaysitisgenerallyassumedthatturtlesaretheworld’ssteadiestcreature.

However,anewresearchshows61percentofthe356speciesofturtlesarealreadythreatenedornolongerexist.Thedestructionoftheirhomes,disease,climatechangeandotherreasonshavecausedtheirpopulationtodropsharply.InanewstudypublishedinthejournalBioScience,ateamofscientistsfromvariousinstitutionsclaimsthatturtlesareoneofthemostthreatenedamongthemajorvertebrate(脊椎动物)groups.

Thiscould,theauthorssay,haveseriousconsequencesfortheecology.Turtlescontributetothehealthofmanyenvironments,includingdesert,wetland,freshwaterandmarineecosystems,andthedeclinemayleadtobadeffectsonotherspecies,includinghumans,theyexplain.WhitGibbons,seniorauthorandprofessorattheUniversityofGeorgiansSavannahRiverEcologyLaboratory,saysinastatementthattheintentionofthestudyistoinformpeopleaboutthevitalecologicalrolesofturtles.

Oneoftheimportantqualitiesofturtlesishowdiversetheyarewhenitcomestofood.Thisallowsthemtohaveamajorimpactonfoodwebsoftheirhomesallovertheworld.Insomeareas,thedensity(密度)oftheturtlepopulationmakesthemanimportantpartoftheecosystem.Withtheirgathering,otherspeciesthatfeedonthemandtheireggsaresuretohavealargepooloffood.

Forplants,turtlesarealsoextremelyimportantastheydistributetheseedsofmanyplantspecies.Whentheyeat,someseedsarenotdestroyedbythedigestiveprocessandinsteadmaketheirwayoutoftheanimalbody.Someturtlesarethemaindispersal(传播)agentsofcertainplantsandtheirseeds.

Theseareonlyafewyetveryvitalrolesthatturtlesplayintheecologicallandscape.Unfortunately,manyspeciesareinseriousdeclineandindangerofdisappearingcompletely.Whatdoesthenewstudyaimtodo?A.Tosavethegrandvertebrategroupsonearth.

B.Towarnpeopleofturtles’terriblesituation.

C.Tomaketheimportanceofturtles’rolesknown.

D.Toclaimturtlesmayberelatedtodinosaurs.Howmightthedisappearanceofturtlesinfluencecertainplants?A.Speeduptheseplants’disappearing.

B.Putanendtotheseplants’seedspreading.

C.Allowmoreseedstogrowintoplants.

D.Givetheseplantsnochanceofsurvival.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext?(I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:Conclusion)A. B. C. D.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TurtlesAreSuretoStopExisting

B.TheEcologyWillChangewithTurtles

C.DeclineofTurtlesThreatenstheWorld

D.Turtles’

DyingoutWorldwideMattersaLot二、阅读七选五依据短文内容，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。FeelingPhone-Overwhelmed?

Manypeoplearefeeling“phone-overwhelmed”,longingfora“simplertime”whensmartphonesdidn’texist.Actuallyyoudon’tnecessarilyneedtoflushyourbrandnewiPhonedownthetoiletorvowtonever,evertweetagain.Thingsdon’thavetobethatblackorwhite.

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Enjoythesoundofsilencetothefullest.Ifyourphoneiscontinuallybleepingandpingingeverytime“somethinghappens”,it’sgoingtobetoughforyoutostayfocused—you’llbetemptedtocheckinandseewhat’sup!Itmayseemobvioustoturnoffthosenoisynotifications.

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Youcanalsocreatea“callfilter”sothatcertainpeople’scallscomethroughevenifyourphoneison“silent”.Thatwayyoucanresteasy,knowingyouwon’tmisssomethingtrulyurgent.

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Askyourself,“WhatamIdesiringrightnow?”Whenyoufeeltheurgetocheckyourphone,andyoudon’treally“need”to,pauseformoment.

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Oneofmyneighborsusedtohaveabeautifultreeinherfrontyard.Herdadhadplanteditforher

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strongerandourheartsmoreloving.Wecanspenditcomplainingorwecanuseittohelpothers.

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A.circulate B.wind C.shoot D.stand

A.spring B.summer C.fall D.winter

A.fellon B.takeapart C.getthrough D.brokedown

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A.dancing B.spreading C.trembling D.lying

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A.beat B.smile C.hurt D.sink

A.mixed B.changeable C.separated D.stable

A.sorrow B.wealth C.pleasure D.wonder

A.split B.pull C.benefit D.attach

A.connections B.families C.bodies D.souls第II卷（非选择题）四、语法填空

AncientremainsfoundintheMongoliansteppe(大草原)suggestthatthestoryofthefemalesoldierMulanmayhavebeeninspiredbyrealXianbeiwomenwho

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(ride)horsebackandprobablyalsousedbowsandarrows.

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(power)rulerdemandedeveryfamilysendonemantojoinhisarmy,andagirl

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(name)Mulanfacedadifficultchoice:

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letherweakfathergotowarortakehisplace.Nowitseemstheremaybe

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(true)tothisage-oldstoryofMulan.

ChristineLeeandYahairaGonzalezexaminedskeletons(骷髅)from9ancientburialsacrossMongolia.ThreeoftheskeletonsbelongedtoXianbeiwomen—andtwowerepotentiallysoldiers.LeeandGonzalezreachedthisconclusionpartlyduetothenatureofmarksleftonthebones

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muscleswereonceattachedto.Themarksarelargerifthemusclewasheavilyused,andthepatternofmarksonbothwomen'sskeletonssuggeststheyhadroutinelyworkedthemusclessomeoneonhorsebackwoulduse.Therearealso

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Leewassurprisedbythediscovery."Thenumberofwomenallowedtoparticipateintheseactivitiesmusthavebeenreallysmall,"shesaid,

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(obvious)didn'tpractisearchery,althoughtheyseemtohavespentalimitedamountoftimeridinghorses.五、书面表达假定你是李华，你所在的中学正面对学生征集看法，询问学生是否赞成开设iPad课堂（iPadclassrooms）．请给校长写一封建议信，表达你赞同开设iPad课堂的观点．要点如下：

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LiHua阅读下面短文，依据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Notalleducationcanandshouldhappenwithintheclassroom.Sometimes,travelingisthebestformofeducation,asstudentscangetanumberofpersonalandeducationalbenefitsfromtravel.Fromlearningaboutotherculturesfirst-handtoseeingwherehistoricaleventstookplacewiththeirowneyes,educationaltravelgivesstudentstheopportunitytodeepentheirunderstandingofart,science,history,andcultureinmanyways.Educationaltravelbecomesawholenewexperiencewhenstudentscanseelotsoftoolsandequipmentforthemselvesbytravelingtodifferentplaces.Thetoolsandequipmentcouldbeusedbyscientistsdecadesorevencenturiesagotomakediscoveriesthatmakeourmodernworldpossible.Educationaltravelbringsthematerialsoffthepagesandintoreality,allowingstudentstoconnectthemselveswiththeminamoremeaningfulway.Nomatterwherestudentsgo,it’salmostguaranteedthatthey’llfindsomekindoffoodthatisuniquetothatplaceordonebetterthananywhereelse.IfsomeonegetsChicago-stylepizzainChicago,they’regoingtohaveadifferenttastingexperiencethantheywouldiftheyweregettingthesametypeofthingin,say,Texas.Atthesametime,gettingchiliinTexaswouldbeawholedifferentexperiencefromgettingchiliinNewYorkorChicago.Studentscanlearnalotaboutaculturebywhattheyeatonadailybasisandwhattheyconsideraspecialmeal,soit’sgoodtotakeatasteofthelocalfoodandlearnthroughallofthesenses.Beingawayfromfamily,home,andfamiliargroundisacourageousandindependentadventureinitsownright.Educationaltravelprovidesthatopportunitytoallowstudentstoopentheirmindsregardinghowtheychoosetolivelife,whichcanbeextraordinarilyhelpfulinpreparingstudentsforcollegeandadulthood.Traveling–withthecombinedsocialskillsandperspectives（视角）itteaches–reallyallowsstudentstobetterunderstandhowtheycanoperateontheirown.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】D【小题3】A

【解析】1.依据第一段结尾：Justlikethetrafficitself，thetimingofthesignalschanges．就像交通本身一样，信号灯的时间也会变更。可知其次段开头的Thatisbydesign．中的that指的是交通信号灯敏捷的定时。故选C。

2.依据第四段：KevinBalke，aresearchengineerattheTexasA&MUniversityTransportationInstitute，saysthatwhilesmartlightscanbeparticularlybeneficialforsomecities，othersaresojammedthatonlyasharpreductioninthenumberofcarsontheroadwillmakeameaningfuldifference．德州农工高校交通探讨所（Texasa&MUniversityTransportationInstitute）的探讨工程师凯文•巴尔克（KevinBalke）说，虽然智能灯对一些城市特殊有利，但其他交通堵塞严峻的城市，只有大幅削减道路上的汽车数量才能解决问题。可以推断出他认为在交通拥堵严峻的城市里，自适应信号灯的帮助不大。故选D。

3.依据最终一段：InBellevue，theswitchtoadaptivesignalshasbeenalessoninthevalueofwelcomingnewapproaches．在贝尔维尤，向自适应信号的转变是对欢迎新方法的价值的一个启示。可知对于贝尔维尤的胜利，我们可以学到尝试新的东西是值得的。故选A。

4.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】A

【解析】1.依据第一段的Afewyearslater，stillattractedtothecountry，hereturnedtoUzbekistantowriteanarticleaboutthedisappearanceof

theAralSea．几年后，仍旧被这个国家吸引，他回到乌兹别克斯坦写了一篇关于咸海消逝的文章。可知，比塞尔对这个国家的爱好使他回到了乌兹别克斯坦。故选B。

2.依据第一段的Afewyearslater，stillattractedtothecountry，hereturnedtoUzbekistantowriteanarticleaboutthedisappearanceof

theAralSea．几年后，仍旧被这个国家吸引，他回到乌兹别克斯坦写了一篇关于咸海消逝的文章。可知其次段首句里面的that指的是"写一篇关于咸海的文章"。故选D。

3.依据第三段的ThisisaquicklookatlifeinUzbekistan，madeoffriendlinessandwarmth，butalsoitsdarkersideofsociety．这是对乌兹别克斯坦生活的一个快速的视察，它既有友好和暖和，也有社会黑暗的一面。可知，比塞尔在乌兹别克斯坦的马路之旅是多事的。A.Romantic浪漫的；B.Eventful多事的；C.Pleasant开心的；D.Dangerous危急的。故选B。

4.依据文章最终一段的句子Astheauthorexplains，thisisneitheratravelnorahistorybook，orevenapieceofreportage．Whateveritis，theresultisafineandvividdescriptionofthepurestofCentralAsiantraditions．正如作者所说明的，这既不是一本旅行书，也不是一本历史书，甚至不是一篇报告文学，无论它是什么，其结果都是对最纯粹的中亚传统的精辟生动的描述。可知，文章主要介绍一本书的内容。故选A。

8.【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】D【小题3】C【小题4】A

【解析】【文章大意】本文是一篇争论文。本文通过SanyaMalhotra的生活经验，说明白竞争对手不应当以可悲的故事来评判。

1.

细微环节理解题。依据其次段其次句Sherevealedthatsheloveddancinganddreamtofbecominganactress,butgotdefeatedin"DanceIndiaDance"“她透露自己酷爱舞蹈，幻想成为一名演员，但在“跳印度舞蹈”中失败”可知，她参与了一个“DanceIndiaDance”的才艺表演。故选A。

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推理推断题。依据其次段的最终一句That'swhenshestarteddoubtingherartisticgift.“从那时起，她起先怀疑自己的艺术天赋。”可知，SanyaMalhotra曾经对她的艺术才华充溢信念。故选D。

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推理推断题。依据第三段的二三句Whyarepeopleattractedtosobstories?Whydowealwaysappreciateonlythosepeoplewhohaveachievedsomethingaftergoingthroughalotofhardships?“为什么人们会被哭泣的故事吸引？为什么我们总是只观赏那些历经千辛万苦才有所成就的人？”再结合选项可知，C项“一个没有胳膊的女孩被高校录用了。”一个“历经千辛万苦才有所成就的人”是最能吸引读者的标题。故选C。

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主旨大意题。本文通过SanyaMalhotra的生活经验，说明白竞争对手不应当以可悲的故事来评判。再结合选项可知，A项“竞争对手不应当以可悲的故事来评判”符合文意。故选A。

12.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】D【小题4】A

【解析】【文章大意】文章主要介绍了星巴克提出停止运用塑料吸管的决策，以此削减白色污染来爱护地球。

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细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句Notusingastrawisthebestthingwecandofortheenvironment.(停止运用塑料吸管是我们能为环境做的最好的事。)可知，星巴克确定停止运用塑料吸管是为了环保。故选C。

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词义揣测题。依据其次段第一句Inplaceofplasticstraws,Starbucksplanstoofferrecyclablelidsforalliceddrinksandpaperstrawsforcoffee.(为了取代塑料吸管，星巴克安排为全部冰饮料供应可回收盖子，并为咖啡供应纸质吸管。)及下文可推断，transition意为“转变，变更”。故选B。

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细微环节理解题。依据第三段第三句Marinelifehasa50%deathratewhenitswallowsplastic—yetresearchersbelievetherewillbemoreplasticintheoceanthanfishbytheyear2050ifthisrateoflittercontinues.(海洋生命因吞食塑料而死亡率达50%，然而探讨人员认为，假如这种乱扔垃圾的速度持续加快的话，到2050年，海洋中的塑料的含量将超过鱼类的数量。)可推断，由于白色污染，造成海洋中很多鱼类死亡，作者提到海洋生命时应是“忧虑的”语气。故选D。

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主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍星巴克提出停止运用塑料吸管的策略，以此削减白色污染来爱护地球。故选A。

16.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】B【小题4】D

【解析】【文章大意】本文是说明文，主要介绍了海龟在生态景观中起着特别重要的作用，不幸的是，很多物种正在严峻衰退，并有完全消逝的危急。

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细微环节理解题。依据第三段WhitGibbons...saysinastatementthattheintentionofthestudyistoinformpeopleaboutthevitalecologicalrolesofturtles中的关键词informpeopleaboutthevitalecologicalrolesofturtles可知，这项新探讨的目的是为了让人们知道海龟的重要生态作用。故选C。

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推理推断题。依据倒数其次段

Forplants,turtlesarealsoextremelyimportantastheydistributetheseedsofmanyplantspecies.（对于植物来说，海龟也是特别重要的，因为它们传播很多植物物种的种子。）可推知，海龟的消逝会加速这些植物的消逝。故选A。

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推理推断题。作者在第一段引出文章的话题海龟是世界上最稳定的生物（Introduction），其次段介绍了一项新的探讨，科学家声称海龟是最受威逼的主要脊椎动物之一（Point1）。第三段介绍了海龟的重要生态作用（Point2）。第四段介绍了海龟的一个重要性质是它们在食物上的多样性（Sub-point1）。第五段介绍了来海龟对于植物的重要性，因为它们传播很多植物物种的种子（Sub-point2）。最终一段对文章进行总结（Conclusion）。故选B。

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主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文主要讲解并描述了海龟在生态景观中起着特别重要的作用，海龟在世界范围内的灭亡会对生态造成巨大的影响，故选D。

20.【答案】【小题1】F【小题2】E【小题3】G【小题4】B【小题