阅读理解说明文-2024年高考英语大题集训（新高考解析版）

专题03问读理解说明文

说明文所选材料题材丰富多样，涉及社会、科技、文化、生活、人物、教育、生态、安全等方面。在

高考英语阅读理解中，说明文所占比重尤为突出。它既要求考生能熟练运用词汇和语法知识、理解文章语

句、把握语篇整体结构，还要求学生有大量的阅读积淀和知识储备，熟悉不同的话题和不同的题目考查方

式。即便是细节理解题，大多数情况下考生也无法从文章中直接找到与选项表述完全一致的信息，而是需

要在理解文章细节信息后作出归纳和判断。通常一套卷中主旨大意、词义猜测、写作意图/观点态度类高难

度试题的考查数量为2道左右，说明文考查此类题目的频率较高，且命题点呈多样化。

（2023年新高考I卷D篇）OnMarch7,1907,theEnglishstatisticianFrancisGaltonpublishedapaper

whichillustratedwhathascometobeknownasthe"wisdomofcrowds“effect.Theexperimentofestimationhe

conductedshowedthatinsomecases,theaverageofalargenumberofindependentestimatescouldbequite

accurate.

Thiseffectcapitalizesonthefactthatwhenpeoplemakeerrors,thoseerrorsaren'talwaysthesame.Some

peoplewilltendtooverestimate,andsometounderestimate.Whenenoughoftheseerrorsareaveragedtogether,

theycanceleachotherout,resultinginamoreaccurateestimate.Ifpeoplearesimilarandtendtomakethesame

errors,thentheirerrorswon'tcanceleachotherout.Inmoretechnicalterms,thewisdomofcrowdsrequiresthat

people'sestimatesbeindependent.Ifforwhateverreasons,people'serrorsbecomecorrelatedordependent,the

accuracyoftheestimatewillgodown.

ButanewstudyledbyJoaquinNavajasofferedaninterestingtwist（转折）onthisclassicphenomenon.The

keyfindingofthestudywasthatwhencrowdswerefurtherdividedintosmallergroupsthatwereallowedtohave

adiscussion,theaveragesfromthesegroupsweremoreaccuratethanthosefromanequalnumberofindependent

individuals.Forinstance,theaverageobtainedfromtheestimatesoffourdiscussiongroupsoffivewas

significantlymoreaccuratethantheaverageobtainedfrom20independentindividuals.

Inafollow-upstudywith100universitystudents,theresearcherstriedtogetabettersenseofwhatthegroup

membersactuallydidintheirdiscussion.Didtheytendtogowiththosemostconfidentabouttheirestimates?Did

theyfollowthoseleastwillingtochangetheirminds?Thishappenedsomeofthetime,butitwasn'tthedominant

response.Mostfrequently,thegroupsreportedthatthey“sharedargumentsandreasonedtogether”.Somehow,

theseargumentsandreasoningresultedinaglobalreductioninerror.AlthoughthestudiesledbyNavajashave

limitationsandmanyquestionsremain,thepotentialimplicationsforgroupdiscussionanddecision-makingare

enormous.

1.Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?

A.Themethodsofestimation.B.Theunderlyinglogicoftheeffect.

C.Thecausesofpeople'serrors.D.ThedesignofGalton'sexperiment.

2.Navajas5studyfoundthattheaverageaccuracycouldincreaseevenif

A.thecrowdswererelativelysmallB.therewereoccasionalunderestimates

C.individualsdidnotcommunicateD.estimateswerenotfullyindependent

3.Whatdidthefollow-upstudyfocuson?

A.Thesizeofthegroups.B.Thedominantmembers.

C.Thediscussionprocess.D.Theindividualestimates.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardNavajas'studies?

A.Unclear.B.Dismissive.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.

【答案】1.B2.D3.C4.D

【导语】本文是说明文。没有人是一座孤岛，文章陈述了“群体智慧”效应。实验表明，在某些情况下大量

独立估计的平均值可能是相当准确的。

1.主旨大意题。根据第二段内容“Thiseffectcapitalizesonthefactthatwhenpeoplemakeerrors,thoseerrors

aren'talwaysthesame.Somepeoplewilltendtooverestimate,andcometounderestimate.Whenenoughofthese

errorsareaveragedtogether,theycanceleachotherout,resultinginamoreaccurateestimate.Ifpeoplearesimilar

andtendtomakethesameerrors,thentheirerrorswon'tcanceleachotherout.Inmoretechnicalterms,the

wisdomofcrowdsrequiresthatpeople'sestimatesbeindependent.Ifforwhateverreasons,peopleserrors

becomecorrelatedordependent,theaccuracyoftheestimatewillgodown.（这种效应利用了这样——个事实，即

当人们犯错误时，这些错误并不总是相同的。有些人常常会高估，或者低估。当这些误差中有足够多的误

差被平均在一起时，它们会相互抵消，从而产生更准确的估计。如果相似的人倾向于犯同样的错误，那么

他们的错误不会相互抵消。从更专业的角度来说，群众的智慧要求人们的估计是独立的。如果由于任何原

因，人们的错误变得相关或依赖，估计的准确性就会下降）”可知，本段阐述了人们所犯的错误不总是相同

的，各不相同的误差平均在一起，相互抵消就会产生更准确的估计，讨论了独立估计的平均如何由于误差

的消除而产生更准确的预测。因此本段主要解释了“群体智慧”效应这一现象的基本逻辑。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段的“Inmoretechnicalterms,thewisdomofcrowdsrequiresthatpeople'sestimatesbe

independent.（从更专业的角度来说，群众的智慧要求人们的估计是独立的）”和第三段的“Thekeyfindingof

thestudywasthatwhencrowdswerefurtherdividedintosmallergroupsthatwereallowedtohaveadiscussion,

theaveragesfromthesegroupsweremoreaccuratethanthosefromanequalnumberofindependentindividuals.

Forinstance,theaverageobtainedfromtheestimatesoffourdiscussiongroupsoffivewassignificantlymore

accuratethantheaverageobtainedfrom20independentindividuals.（这项研究的关键发现是，当人群被进一步

划分为允许进行讨论的小组时，这些小组的平均值比同等数量的独立个体的平均值更准确。例如，从四个

五人讨论组的估计中获得的平均值明显比从20个独立个体获得的平均值更准确）”可知，人们在没有独立的

情况下，分成更小群体，平均值是更准确的，说明即使在估计数字并非完全独立的情况下，准确率提高也

是可以做到的。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段的“Inafollow-upstudywith100universitystudents,theresearcherstriedtogeta

bettersenseofwhatthegroupmembersactuallydidintheirdiscussion.Didtheytendtogowiththosemost

confidentabouttheirestimates?Didtheyfollowthoseleastwillingtochangetheirminds?（在一项针对100名大

学生的后续研究中，研究人员试图更好地了解小组成员在讨论中的实际行为。他们是否倾向于选择那些对

自己的估计最有信心的人？他们追随那些最不愿意改变主意的人吗）”可知，在后续研究中，研究人员试图

更好地了解小组成员在讨论中实际做了什么。结合两个问题，因此可知后续研究的重点是小组内的讨论过

程。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段内容“AlthoughthestudiesledbyNavajashavelimitationsandmanyquestions

remain,thepotentialimplicationsforgroupdiscussionanddecision-makingareenormous.（尽管Navajas领导的

研究有局限性，仍存在许多问题，但对小组讨论和决策的潜在影响是巨大的）”可知，作者认为虽然Navajas

领导的研究有局限性也存在许多问题，但对小组讨论和决策的潜在影响巨大。因此推断作者对于Navajas

的研究表示一定的赞许和支持。故选D。

解题技巧

说明文阅读量大，生僻词汇多，句式结构复杂，这就需要考生有方法有技巧地去阅读。一般我们采用

的方法有三个：细读、略读和跳读。

（1）细读重点。重点，就原文而言，就是文章的基本结构、内容和态度；就答题而言，就

是问题所对应的题源句。以这个标准来衡量，需要重点阅读的原文词句就不会很多。

宏观方面：文章结构；文章主题句；各段首末句；体现作者观点态度的词句。

微观方面：有转折处；重要标点；句子主干。

（2）有选择地略读或跳读。在快速浏览了题干，初步把握了文章大意及结构的基础上，可大胆进行略读

或跳读，这样不但可以加快阅读速度，还更容易总体把握全文。在阅读中可略读或跳读的内容包括：

①繁琐的例证。为了说明问题，作者可能会借用形象的例子，有时候会比较繁琐，虽能说明问题，但需

要读者花很多时间去阅读。如果例子所说明的问题不明了，可通过略读来理解；若例子所说明的问题比较

明了，则例子部分可一带而过。

②并列多项列举。有时许多功能相同的项目并列列举，那么只读其中一两项即可，无需

全读。

③无关大局的生僻词汇。阅读中经常会遇到一些生词，如果这些生词对理解全文没有影响或影响不大就

可略过。

④较长的人名、地名。有许多较长的表示人名、地名等的专有名词，阅读时可一扫而过或干脆用其首字

母代替，不必试图把整个专有名词读出来。

在略读过程中，要特别注意对解题有重要意义的词、句、段等，并将其储存在大脑里，以免回头再查

看费时费力。

变式训练

（2024上•河北沧州•高三泊头市第一中学校联考期末）Thinkofyourmostprizedpossession.Now,

imagineyoudecideyoumustsellthisitem.Howmuchisitworthtoyou?Howmuchwouldyouchargeforit?

Andwouldanyoneelsewanttobuyitatthatprice?

Lefsconsiderthereal-worldexampleofayardsale.Beforeyourneighborscometolookatyourthings,you

mustfirstdecideonthepricesforthem.Foryou,eachitemhasastory,andsomeitemsmayevenevokestrong

emotions.

Lefssayyou'resellingapairofspecialeditionsportsshoesthatyoutookcareofandreallyenjoyedwearing

onspecialoccasions.Withthesesweetmemoriesinmind,youputapricetagof$130ontheshoes.However,a

customeroffers$50forthem.Ybuthink,ctHowcouldtheynotseehowspecialandvaluabletheseare?”

Infinancialtransactionslikethis,sellersoftenbelievetheirownitemsareworthmorethanwhatbuyersare

willingtopay.Thisoccursbecausebuyersdonothavetheseller'sexperienceswithandemotionalattachmentto

theitems.Buyerswantagooddeal,andthey9renotwillingtopaywhatthesellerisaskingfor.

Thisnegotiationprocesscanevenfeelalittlepainfulfortheseller-overlosingsomethingandthebuyernot

valuingitasmuch.Economistssuggestthisdynamicoccursthroughtheendowmenteffect（禀赋效应）一people's

tendencytovaluethingstheyownmorehighlythantheywouldiftheydidnotownthem.Theendowmenteffect

cantakeholdanytimewefeelasenseofownershipoveraproduct,anditcanhappenquickly.

Asthesayinggoes,"'Emotionsgelthebestofus."Thereisnothingwrongwithbeingproudofowningthings

andtreasuringyourexperienceswiththem.Butwhenyouconsidersellingaprizedpossession,thinkabout

whetheryou9refullyreadytopartwithil.Thepastisthepast,though.Removingyouremotionalattachmentto

materialpossessionscanhelpyoumakemoreaccurateassessmentsofhowmuchyouritemsaretrulyworth.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evoke“inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Advocate.B.Cause.C.Identify.D.Control.

2.Whatmakesyouputapricetagof$130onyourshoesaccordingtoparagraphs?

A.Yourfondnessfortheshoes.B.Yourignoranceofthemarket.

C.Thehighqualityoftheshoes.D.Thespecialfunctionoftheshoes.

3.Whichcanbestillustratetheresultofendowmenteffect?

A.Onelikescollectingoldthings.

B.Onetendstobuyexpensivegoods.

C.Oneoffersalowerpricewhenshopping.

D.Onechargesahigher-than-usualpriceforsomething.

4.Whafsthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Tomakeasuggestion.B.Tointroduceatheory.

C.Toanalyzeaphenomenon.D.Toprovidesomeevidence.

【答案】1.B2.A3.D4.A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“禀赋效应”的现象，并建议消除对物质财富的情感依恋，更准

确地评估物品的价值。

1.词句猜测题。根据上文“Foryou,eachitemhasastory（对你来说，每件物品都有一个故事）”和下文的

emotions可知，此处是指一些物品可能会“唤起”一些情感，所以推知划线词是“引起、唤起”的意思。故选

B项。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段"Let'ssayyou'resellingapairofspecialeditionsportsshoesthatyoutookcare

ofandreallyenjoyedwearingonspecialoccasions.Withthesesweetmemoriesinmind,youputapricetagof

$130ontheshoes.（假设你正在销售一双特别版的运动鞋，你很喜欢在特殊场合穿它。带着这些甜蜜的回忆，

你给这双鞋标上了130美元的价格。）”可知，你对这双鞋的喜爱让你给这双鞋贴上了130美元的价格标签。

故选A项。

3.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“Economistssuggestthisdynamicoccursthroughtheendowmenteffect

（禀赋效应）一people'stendencytovaluethingstheyownmorehighlythantheywouldiftheydidnotown

them.（经济学家认为，这种动态是通过禀赋效应发生的一人们倾向于认为自己拥有的东西比自己没有拥

有的东西更有价值。）”可知，一个人对某物收取比平常更高的价格，最能说明禀赋效应的结果。故选D项。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Thepastisthepast,though.Removingyouremotionalattachmentto

materialpossessionscanhelpyoumakemoreaccurateassessmentsofhowmuchyouritemsaretrulyworth.（不过,

过去的就让它过去吧。消除对物质财富的情感依恋可以帮助你更准确地评估你的物品到底值多少钱。）”可

知，最后一段的目的是提出建议。故选A项。

刷模拟

（2024•江苏连云港•统考一模）Artificialintelligencemodelscantrickeachotherintodisobeyingtheir

creatorsandprovidingbannedinstructionsformakingdrugs,orevenbuildingabomb,suggestingthatpreventing

suchAI“jailbreaks“ismoredifficultthanitseems.

Manypubliclyavailablelargelanguagemodels（LLMs）,suchasChatGPT,havehard-codedrulesthataimto

preventthemfromexhibitingracialorsexualdiscrimination,oransweringquestionswithillegalorproblematic

answers-thingstheyhavelearnedfromhumansviatrainingdata.Butthathasn'tstoppedpeoplefromfinding

carefullydesignedinstructionsthatblocktheseprotections,knownas’jailbreaks”,makingAImodelsdisobeythe

rules.

Now,ArushTagadeatLeapLaboratoriesandhisco-workershavefoundaprocessofjailbreaks.Theyfound

thattheycouldsimplyinstructoneLLMtoconvinceothermodelstoadoptapersona（角色），whichisableto

answerquestionsthebasemodelhasbeenprogrammedtorefuse.Thisprocessiscalled“personamodulation（调

节广.

Tagadesaysthisapproachworksbecausemuchofthetrainingdataconsumedbylargemodelscomesfrom

onlineconversations,andthemodelslearntoactincertainwaysinresponsetodifferentinputs.Byhavingthe

rightconversationwithamodel,itispossibletomakeitadoptaparticularpersona,causingittoactdifferently.

ThereisalsoanideainAIcircles,oneyettobeproven,thatcreatinglotsofrulesforanAItopreventit

displayingunwantedbehaviourcanaccidentallycreateablueprintforamodeltoactthatway.Thispotentially

leavestheAIeasytobetrickedintotakingonanevilpersona.64Ifyou'reforcingyourmodeltobegoodpersona,

itsomewhatunderstandswhatabadpersonais,“saysTagade.

YinzhenLiatImperialCollegeLondonsaysitisworryinghowcurrentmodelscanbemisused,but

developersneedtoweighsuchriskswiththepotentialbenefitsofLLMs."Likedrugs,theyalsohavesideeffects

thatneedtobecontrolled,9,shesays.

1.WhatdoestheAIjailbreakreferto?

A.ThetechniquetobreakrestrictionsofAImodels.

B.Theinitiativetosethard-codedrulesforAImodels.

C.ThecapabilityofAImodelsimprovingthemselves.

D.TheprocessofAImodelslearningnewinformation.

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthepersonamodulation?

A.ItcanhelpAImodelsunderstandemotions.

B.ItpreventsAIlearningviaonlineconversations.

C.ItcanmakeAImodelsadoptaparticularpersona.

D.ItforcesAImodelstofollowonlygoodpersonas.

3.WhatisYinzhenLi'sattitudetowardsLLMs?

A.Unclear.B.Cautious.C.Approving.D.Negative.

4.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LLMs:IllegalLearningModelsB.LLMs:TheLatestAdvancement

C.AIJailbreaks:ANewChallengeD.AIJailbreaks:APerfectApproach

【答案】1.A2.C3.B4.C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能领域面临的一项新挑战一AI“越狱”。

1.词句猜测题。根据第一段"Artificialintelligencemodelscantrickeachotherintodisobeyingtheircreatorsand

providingbannedinstructionsformakingdrugs,orevenbuildingabomb,suggestingthatpreventingsuchAI

“jailbreaks”ismoredifficultthanitseems.（人工智能模型可以欺骗对方不服从其创造者，提供被禁止的制造

毒品的指令，甚至制造炸弹，这表明防止这种APjailbreaks，比看起来要困难得多。户以及第二段“Many

publiclyavailablelargelanguagemodels（LLMs）,suchasChatGPT,havehard-codedrulesthataimtoprevent

themfromexhibitingracialorsexualdiscrimination,oransweringquestionswithillegalorproblematicanswers

一thingstheyhavelearnedfromhumansviatrainingdata.Butthathasn'tstoppedpeoplefromfindingcarefully

designedinstructionsthatblocktheseprotections,knownas"jailbreaks”,makingAImodelsdisobeytherules.（许

多公开可用的大型语言模型（LLMs）,如ChatGPT,都有硬编码规则，旨在防止它们表现出种族或性别歧

视，或者用非法或有问题的答案回答问题——这些都是它们通过训练数据从人类那里学到的。但这并没有

阻止人们找到精心设计的指令，阻止这些保护措施，即所谓的，jailbreaks"使人工智能模型不遵守规则。户

可知，许多公开可用的大型语言模型都有硬编码规则阻止非法、歧视等内容，但是人工智能模型可以突破

保护限制措施，互相欺骗对方不服从其创造者，提供被禁止的指令；由此可知，Atjailbreak”指的是打破

人工智能模型限制，使人工智能模型违反规则的技术。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段“Tagadesaysthisapproachworksbecausemuchofthetrainingdataconsumedby

largemodelscomesfromonlineconversations,andthemodelslearntoactincertainwaysinresponsetodifferent

inputs.Byhavingtherightconversationwithamodel,itispossibletomakeitadoptaparticularpersona,causing

ittoactdifferently.（Tagade表示，这种方法之所以有效，是因为大型模型消耗的大部分训练数据来自在线对

话，模型学会以特定的方式响应不同的输入。通过与模型进行正确的对话，可以使其采用特定的角色，从

而使其采取不同的行动。）“可知，“角色调节（thepersonamodulation）”可以通过与人工智能模型进行正确

的对话让其采用特定的角色，采取不同的行动。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段"YinzhenLiatImperialCollegeLondonsaysitisworryinghowcurrentmodels

canbemisused,butdevelopersneedtoweighsuchriskswiththepotentialbenefitsofLLMs."Likedrugs,they

alsohavesideeffectsthatneedtobecontrolled,shesays.（伦敦帝国理工学院的YinzhenLi表示，目前的模型

可能会被滥用，这令人担忧，但开发者需要权衡这些风险与LLM的潜在好处。’就像药物一样，它们也有

需要控制的副作用，‘她说。）”可知，YinzhenLi认为，目前的模型可能会被滥用，但是开发者需要权衡这

些风险与LLMs的潜在好处，由此可知，YinzhenLi对LLMs持谨慎的态度。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段"Artificialintelligencemodelscantrickeachotherintodisobeyingtheircreatorsand

providingbannedinstructionsformakingdrugs,orevenbuildingabomb,suggestingthatpreventingsuchAI

“jailbreaks”ismoredifficultthanitseems.（人工智能模型可以欺骗对方不服从其创造者，提供被禁止的制造

毒品的指令，甚至制造炸弹，这表明防止这种人工智能“越狱”比看起来更困难。）”以及下文内容可知本文

介绍了人工智能“越狱”、研究者们发现的一个“越狱”过程——“角色调节”以及专家对其态度；由此可知，

本文主要阐述人工智能发展面临的人工智能“越狱”这一新的挑战；C选项“AIJailbreaks:ANewChallenge

（AI越狱：一个新的挑战）”能够概括文章主旨，适合作为最佳标题。故选C。

（2024•江苏连云港•统考一模）Notallbirdssing,butseveralthousandspeciesdo.Theysingtodefendtheir

territoryandcroon（柔声唱）toimpresspotentialmates.t4Whybirdssingisrelativelywell-answered,saysIris

Adam,abehavioralneuroscientist.However,thebigquestionforherwaswhybirdssingsomuch.

“Assoonasyousing,yourevealyoursel£”Adamsays."Like,whereyouareandwhereyourterritoryis."In

anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureCommunications,Adamandherco-workersofferanewexplanation

forwhybirdstakethatrisk.Theymayhavetosingaloteverydaytogivetheirvocal（发声的）musclesthe

regularexercisetheyneedtoproducetop-qualitysongs.Tofigureoutwhetherthemusclesthatproducebirdsongs

requiredailyexercise,Adamdesignedanexperimentonzebrafinches-thelittleAustraliansongbirds.

Shepreventedthemfromsingingforaweekbykeepingtheminthedarkcagealmostaroundtheclock.Light

iswhatgalvanizesthebirdstosing,soshehadtoworktokeepthemfromwarbling（鸣叫）.“Thefirsttwoorthree

days,ifsquiteeasy,^^shesays."Butthelongertheexperimentgoes,themoretheyarelike,'Ineedtosing.'"At

thatpoint,she'dtapthecageandtellthemtostopsinging.

Afteraweek,thebirds'singingmuscleslosthalftheirstrength.ButAdamwonderedwhetherthatimpacted

thequalityofsongs.Whensheplayedamale'ssongbeforeandafterthesevendaysofdarkness,shecouldn'thear

adifference.ButwhenAdamplayedittoagroupoffemalebirds,sixoutofninepreferredthesongthatcame

fromamalewho'dbeenusinghissingingmusclesdaily.

Adam'sconclusionshowsthat"songbirdsneedtoexercisetheirvocalmusclestoproducetop-performance

songs.Iftheydon'tsing,theyloseperformance,andtheirsongsgetlessattractivetofemales.9,Thismayhelp

explainsongbirds9continuoussinging.

Ifsagoodruletoliveby,whetheryou'reabirdorahuman-practicemakesperfect,atleastwhenitcomesto

singingone'sheartout.

5.AccordingtoIrisAdam,birdssingsomuchto.

A.warnotherbirdsofrisksB.producemoresongs

C.performperfectlyinsingingD.defendtheirterritory

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“galvanizes”'inParagraph3mean?

A.Prepares.B.Stimulates.C.Forbids.D.Frightens.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthecagedbirdsintheexperiment?

A.Theylosttheabilitytosing.B.Theystrengthenedtheirmuscles.

C.Theirsongsshowednodifference.D.Theirsongsbecamelessappealing.

8.WhatmayIrisAdamagreewith?

A.Thesongbirdsliveonmusic.B.Thesongbirdsarebornsingers.

C.Dailyexercisekeepsbirdshealthy.D.Practicemakesbirdsperfectsingers.

【答案】5.C6.B7.D8.D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了神经学家艾瑞斯・亚当对于为什么鸟唱得这么多歌的研究。

5.细节理解题。由文章第二段中“Theymayhavetosingaloteverydaytogivetheirvocal（发声的）musclesthe

regularexercisetheyneedtoproducetop-qualitysongs.（它们可能每天都要唱很多歌，让它们的声带肌肉得到

定期锻炼，从而创作出高质量的歌曲）”可知，亚当认为鸟儿每天都要唱很多歌，是为了更加完美地演唱。

故选C。

6.词句猜测题。由戈II线词上文“Shepreventedthemfromsingingforaweekbykeepingtheminthedarkcage

almostaroundtheclock.（她把它们关在黑暗的笼子里，整整一个星期不让它们唱歌）”和下文"soshehadto

worktokeepthemfromwarbling”可知，光是刺激鸟儿歌唱的东西，所以她必须努力不让它们鸣叫，她把它

们关在黑暗的笼子里。由此可知，划线词的含义为“刺激”。A.Prepares准备；B.Stimulates刺激；C.Forbids

禁止；D.Frightens使惊吓。故选B。

7.细节理解题。由文章第四段“Afteraweek,thebirds9singingmuscleslosthalftheirstrength.ButAdam

wonderedwhetherthatimpactedthequalityofsongs.Whensheplayedamale'ssongbeforeandaftertheseven

daysofdarkness,shecouldn'thearadifference.ButwhenAdamplayedittoagroupoffemalebirds,sixoutof

ninepreferredthesongthatcamefromamalewho'dbeenusinghissingingmusclesdaily.（一周后，鸟儿唱歌的

肌肉失去了一半的力量。但亚当想知道这是否会影响歌曲的质量。当她在七天的黑暗之前和之后播放雄性

的歌曲时，她听不出有什么不同。但是当亚当把这首歌放给一群雌鸟听时，九只雌鸟中有六只更喜欢每天

都在使用唱歌肌肉的雄鸟发出的歌）''和第五段"Adam'sconclusionshowsthat"songbirdsneedtoexercisetheir

vocalmusclestoproducetop-performancesongs.Iftheydon'tsing,theyloseperformance,andtheirsongsget

lessattractivetofemales.^^Thismayhelpexplainsongbirds5continuoussinging.（亚当的结论表明，“鸣禽需要锻

炼发声肌肉，才能唱出最好的歌曲。''如果它们不唱歌，就会失去表演能力，它们的歌声对雌性的吸引力

也会降低。“这可能有助于解释鸣禽的持续歌唱）“可知，实验中关在笼子里的鸟的歌曲变得不那么有吸引力

了。故选D。

8.推理判断题。由文章第五段"Adam'sconclusionshowsthat"songbirdsneedtoexercisetheirvocalmusclesto

producetop-performancesongs.Iftheydon'tsing,theyloseperformance,andtheirsongsgetlessattractiveto

females.^^Thismayhelpexplainsongbirds9continuoussinging.（亚当的结论表明，“鸣禽需要锻炼发声肌肉，

才能唱出最好的歌曲。''如果它们不唱歌，就会失去表演能力，它们的歌声对雌性的吸引力也会降低。“这

可能有助于解释鸣禽的持续歌唱）”可推知，亚当认为练习使鸟成为完美的歌手。故选D。

（2024•福建•统考——模）OnthestreetsofManhattanandWashington,D.C.,inneighborhoodsinSeouland

parksinParis,ginkgo（电艮杏）treesarelosingtheirleavesinreactiontothefirstgustofcoldwinterair.Thisleaf

drop,gradualatfirst,andthensudden,carpetsstreetswithgolden,fan-shapedleaves.Scientistsaredocumenting

evidenceoftheeventhappeninglaterandlater,apossibleindicationofclimatechange.Butthestoryofginkgosis

notthefamiliaroneofhumancarelessnesswithnature.

ThankstofossilsfoundinNorthDakota,scientistsfoundaginkgohasgeneticallysimilarancestorsdating

back170millionyearstotheJurassicPeriod."Italmostwentextinct.Thenhumansrescueditandspreadit

aroundtheworld.Ifssuchagreatevolutionary（进化）andculturalstory，”saysPeterCrane,aginkgoexpert.

Onetheoryforthedeclineoftheginkgospeciesbegan130millionyearsago,whenfloweringplantsbegan

spreading.Theygrewfasterandattractedmorepollinators（传粉者）thanginkgos."It'spossiblethatginkgoswere

elbowedoutoftheway,“saysCrane.Alreadycompetingtosurvive,ginkgosbegantodisappearduringatimeof

globalcoolingthatbeganaround66millionyearsago.Bythetimethelasticeageended11,000yearsago,the

remainingsurvivorswerefoundinChina.

Ginkgotreesaresmelly.t4Myguessisthattheywereeatenbyanimalsthatlikedsmellythings.Theythen

passedthroughtheirbodyandgrew."Cranesays.Thosesameseedsmayhavehelpedginkgofindfavorwith

humans1,000yearsago.Oncecleanedoftheirouterlayer,ginkgoseedsaresafetoeat.Ifsthen,whenthetrees

hadlongsincedisappearedelsewhere,thatpeopleinChinamayhavebegunplantingthemandeatingtheirseeds.

Thengraduallyginkgosspreadacrosstheworld.Nowit'sseeminglynaturallyresistanttoinsectsandhighlevels

ofairpollution.

Craneisn'tworriedaboutitsfuture,though:Thepopularityofthespecieswillhelpitsurvive."'Thoughits

statusinthewildmaybedifficulttoaccess,it'saplantthafsunlikelytoevergoextinct,9,hesays.

9.Whatmayhavecausedthefurtherdelayofginkgo,sleafdrop?

A.Thecolderweatherinwinter.

B.Theprotectionfromcitycouncils.

C.Theglobalwarmingphenomenon.

D.Thecarelessinteractionwithhumans.

10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Thereasonswhyginkgosalmostdiedout.

B.Theadvantagesofginkgosoverotherplants.

C.Thetheoriesofexpertsformultiplyingginkgos.

D.Thecompetitionbetweenvariousfloweringplants.

11.Whatmighthavecontributedtoginkgos9survival?

A.Theireatableseeds.B.Theirunpleasantsmell.

C.Thenaturalevolution.D.Thecarefulplanting.

12.HowdoesCranefeelaboutginkgos5future?

A.Worried.B.Optimistic.C.Uncertain.D.Hopeless.

【答案】9.C10.A11.A12.B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了银杏树的历史、特点、传播以及现状，通过科学家和专家的

观点和研究来阐述银杏树在自然界和人类文化中的重要地位，同时也探讨了银杏树面临的一些挑战和未来

发展的趋势。

9.推理判断题。根据第一段“Scientistsaredocumentingevidenceoftheeventhappeninglaterandlater,a

possibleindicationofclimatechange.（科学家们正在记录这一事件发生得越来越晚的证据，这可能是气候变

化的一个迹象）”可推知，全球变暖现象可能是导致银杏落叶时间进一步推迟的原因。故选C项。

10.主旨大意题。根据第三段“Onetheoryforthedeclineoftheginkgospeciesbegan130millionyearsago,

whenfloweringplantsbeganspreading.Theygrewfasterandattractedmorepollinators（传粉者）thanginkgos.

“It'spossiblethatginkgoswereelbowedoutoftheway,^^saysCrane.Alreadycompetingtosurvive,ginkgos

begantodisappearduringatimeofglobalcoolingthatbeganaround66millionyearsago.Bythetimethelastice

ageended11,000yearsago,theremainingsurvivorswerefoundinChina.（关于银杏物种衰落的一种理论始于

1.3亿年前，当时开花植物开始传播。它们的生长速度比银杏快，吸引了更多的传粉者。“有可能银杏被挤

出了生存的道路，”克雷恩说。已经在为生存而竞争的银杏，在全球变冷时期开始消失，这一时期大约始

于6600万年前。到最后一个冰河时代结束前的11000年，剩下的幸存者在中国被发现）”可知，本段主要讲

述了银杏树几乎灭绝的原因，包括与其他植物的竞争以及全球变冷等因素。因此，本段的主要内容是关于

银杏树几乎灭绝的原因。故选A项。

11.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Thosesameseedsmayhavehelpedginkgofindfavorwithhumans1,000

yearsago.Oncecleanedoftheirouterlayer,ginkgoseedsaresafetoeat.Ifsthen,whenthetreeshadlongsince

disappearedelsewhere,thatpeopleinChinamayhavebegunplantingthemandeatingtheirseeds.Thengradually

ginkgosspreadacrosstheworld.Nowit'sseeminglynaturallyresistanttoinsectsandhighlevelsofair

pollution.（同样的种子可能在1000年前帮助银杏赢得了人类的青睐。一旦去掉外层，银杏种子就可以安全

食用。然后，当这些树在其他地方早已消失的时候，中国人可能已经开始种植它们并食用它们的种子。然

后银杏逐渐传播到世界各地。现在它似乎对昆虫和高水平的空气污染具有天然的抵抗力）”可知，银杏树能

够生存下来，部分原因是因为它们的种子可以被人类食用。故选A项。

12.推理判断题。根据最后一段"Craneisn'tworriedaboutitsfuture,though:Thepopularityofthespecieswill

helpitsurvive."'Thoughitsstatusinthewildmaybedifficulttoaccess,it'saplantthafsunlikelytoevergo

extinct；5hesays.（不过，克雷恩并不担心它的未来：这个物种的受欢迎程度将有助于它的生存。“尽管它在

野外的地位可能难以评估，但它是一种不太可能灭绝的植物，”他说）”可知，专家Crane对银杏树的未来并

不担心，认为这个物种的受欢迎程度将有助于它的生存。由此推知，C