江苏省徐州市古邳中学2025届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题含解析

PAGE31-江苏省徐州市古邳中学2025届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题（含解析）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatdidthewomanfailtosee?A.Asign.B.Aparkinglot.C.Adisabledperson.2.Whatwillthemando?A.Takeacourseonline.B.Callthesamerepairman.C.Fixtherefrigeratorhimself.3.Whowillthewomanhavedinnerwithtonight?A.Tommy’sfamily.B.Hergrandmother.C.HercolleaguesinShanghai.4.Whydoestheboylikesharks?A.Theyaregreatswimmers.B.Theymakefunnysounds.C.Theyareverysmart.5.Whatisthetime?A.6:00p.m.B.9:00p.m.C.10:00p.m.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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。6.Whatkindofcoffeedoesthemanusuallyhave?A.Italian.B.Brazilian.C.French.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inacafé.B.Inanoffice.C.Inasupermarket.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatwasthegirl’smostrecentpurchase?A.Adogtoy.B.Someclothes.C.Anicecreammaker.9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.10.Whatdoesthefatherthinkofhisdaughter’swayofspending?A.Unwise.B.Responsible.C.Economical.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoesthewoman’smotherlive?A.InMadrid.B.InMexicoCity.C.InNewYork.12.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonNovember2nd?A.TraveltoMadrid.B.Visitsomefriends.C.Attendaholidayevent.13.WhenwillthespeakersleaveNewYork?A.OnOctober22nd.B.OnOctober28th.C.OnNovember2nd.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wherewillthespeakersmostlikelygoswimming?A.Inthepool.B.Intheocean.C.Inthelake.15.WhatwillthemandoonThursday?A.Holdafamilyparty.B.Participateinagame.C.Havefootballteampractice.16.Whenwillthewomancomeovertotheman’shouse?A.ThisWednesday.B.ThisSunday.C.Nextweek.17.Whatwillthespeakersprobablywatch?A.Acomedy.B.Awarmovie.C.Ahistorymovie.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatwasFrankWhittle’sfather?A.Anofficer.B.Aninventor.C.Anengineer.19.WhendidWhittlegainthelegalrightofownershipofhisdesign?A.In1907.B.In1930.C.In1937.20.WherewasWhittle’slasthome?A.Maryland.B.Coventry.C.Cambridge.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.Thepowerofsilenceismuchgreatercomparedwith______ofinstantattack.A.it B.one C.that D.theone【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查代词。句意：缄默的力气要强于突然攻击的力气。这里省略的对象是thepower，用that特指thepower，后面通常跟有修饰语。故选C项。2.Withinapersonalizedlearningprogramthelearners’pathwaycanbe_____totheirneeds.A.exposed B.tailored C.resigned D.limited【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：在特性化的学习安排中，学习者的学习路径可以依据他们的须要进行调整。A.exposed暴露，接触；B.tailored剪裁，使合适；C.resigned辞职，放弃；D.limited局限，限制。tailorsthtosth“变更以适应”符合句意。故选B项。3.—epriceofthehouseadvertisedisratherreasonable,andIfancyitmuch—Let’sbe________—wejustcan’taffordtopaythatmuchmoney.A.optimistic B.realistic C.enthusiastic D.systematic【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：——广告房子的价格很合理，我特殊喜爱……——我们还是现实点吧，我们付不起这么多钱。A.optimistic主动，乐观的；B.realistic现实的；C.enthusiastic热忱的；D.systematic系统化的。结合后文，我们付不起这么多钱，还是现实一点。故选B项。4.--It’ssaidthatyourcompany_____intheprojectintheyearsahead,right?--Well,weareconductingacomprehensiveevaluationofit.A.invests B.invested C.willinvest D.wouldinvest【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查一般将来时。句意：——听说你们公司在将来几年里会投资这个项目，对吧？——嗯，我们正在对它进行全面评估。时间是intheyearsahead，也就是将来的几年时间，因此本句为一般将来时。故选C项。5.E-cigarettecompaniesareorderedtoclosetheirstoresand_____adsonlineforthesakeofyoungpeople.A.bringabout B.putup C.takedown D.holdout【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了年轻人的利益，电子烟公司被勒令关闭商店并在网上撤下广告。A.bringabout导致；B.putup张贴，供应食宿；C.takedown卸下；D.holdout伸出，坚持。依据后文forthesakeofyoungpeople可知，电子烟公司须要撤下广告，takedown有“撤下，卸下”的含义。故选C项。6.Weshouldbeawarethatthedegree______ourdietissuccessfuldependsonourwillpower.A.that B.which C.towhich D.onwhom【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们应当意识到我们节食胜利在某种程度上取决于我们的意志力。todegree在某种程度，分析句子可知，先行词为degree，在后面的定语从句中作which的宾语，所以关系代词为which。故选C项。7.--DidyouenjoyyourselfinwatchingthefilmFrozenIIlastnight?--Youbet!I______itfor6years.A.wastoanticipate B.havebeenanticipatingC.wasanticipating D.hadbeenanticipating【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查过去完成进行时。句意：——你昨晚看电影《冰雪奇缘2》快乐吗？——当然！我已经期盼了6年了。从对话中得知，那个人已经观看完了冰雪奇缘2，在此之前已经期盼了六年，换句话说期盼这个状态在截止到过去的某个时间点一样持续，现在结束了。故选过去完成进行时。故选D项。8.GuizhouProvince,_____byLonelyPlanetamongthetop10regionstovisitin2024,hasbecomeapromisingtraveldestination.A.ranked B.beingranked C.havingranked D.toberanked【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：贵州省被《孤独星球》评为2024年十大旅游目的地之一，成为一个很有前途的旅游目的地。rank与GuizhouProvince在逻辑上是被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。故选A项。9._____Ioncemadesomemistakes,Iwon’tspendamomentofthefutureregrettingwhatmighthavebeen.A.Until B.While C.Unless D.Because【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查连词。句意：虽然我曾经犯过一些错误，但我不会花一点时间去懊悔可能会发生的事情。A.Until直到……；B.While虽然，然而；C.Unless除非；D.Because因为。分析句子可知，前后句子是让步关系。故选B项。10.Theridesharingserviceisonlyatrialinlimitedregions,andwillcontinuetoimprove______feedbackfromthepublic.A.inlinewith B.incontrastwith C.incontrolof D.infavorof【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：共享单车服务只是在有限的地区试行，并会依据市民的反馈接着改善。A.inlinewith与一样；B.incontrastwith与对比；C.incontrolof在限制下；D.infavorof支持，赞成。结合句意可知，改善会和市民的反馈相一样，inlinewith“与一样”符合此处语境。故选A项。11.Withmoreimportanceattachedtotraditionalculturetheseyears,hanfuhasbecome______popular.A.merely B.entirely C.frequently D.increasingly【答案】D【解析】【详解】考察副词词义辨析。句意：随着对传统文化更加重视，汉服在变得越来越受欢迎。A.merely仅仅；B.entirely完全地；C.frequently频繁地；D.increasingly不断增长地。依据上文的Withmoreimportanceattachedtotraditionalculturetheseyears推知，汉服正变得越来越受欢迎。故选D项。12.Exampleshasmorefollowersthanreasoninthatweunconsciouslyimitate_____pleasesus.A.that B.what C.which D.who【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：结果示例和原理相比总是有更多追随者，因为人们总是无意识的仿照取悦我们的事物。分析句子可知，此句为宾语从句，what在宾语从句中作主语，whatpleasesus意为“取悦我们的事物”。故选B项。13.Theproject______possiblehadtherelationsofthetwocountriesnotreachedtheircurrentlevel.A.weren’t B.weren’ttobe C.shouldn’tbe D.wouldn’thavebeen【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：这个项目不会那么胜利，假如两国之间的关系不像现在这么好的话。分析句子可知，此处考查if的虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反的假设。if被省略，从句进行了半倒装。依据句意“假如在过去两国的关系不像现在这么好的话，这个项目过去就不会那么胜利”。对过去的虚拟主句用wouldhavedone，从句用过去完成时。故选D项。14.Wehavebeeninformedofthestrictrules_____forgarbagesortinginthenearfuture.A.adopted B.toadopt C.tobeadopted D.havingadopted【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查非谓语。句意：我们已经听闻了不久的将来要施行的严格的垃圾分类制度。留意题干中的inthenearfuture表示将来的时间，因此这个制度还没有正式施行，不定式表将来时，且制度与接受施行为逻辑上的被动关系，故用tobeadopted。故选C项。15.--Doyouthinkit’spossiblefortheteamtohittheirtargetforfourthquarter?--_____!Themajorityofthemarenotthatenterprising.A.Nodoubt B.Noproblem C.Notalittle D.Notachance【答案】D【解析】【详解】考察情景交际。句意：——你认为球队有可能在第四节达到目标吗？——-不行能！他们大部分都没有什么进取心。A.Nodoubt表示毫无疑问；B.Noproblem没问题；C.Notalittle很，非常；D.Notachance不行能。结合语境，他们大部分都没有什么进取心，因此达到目标是不行能的。故选D项。其次节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请仔细阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。WhenIwasachildmyfathertaughtmefivewordsthatI’veusedallmylife—inmyactingcareer,asamother,inmybusinessactivities.IfI___16___thatIwasafraidofthedark,orifIseemedworriedaboutmeetingnewpeople,Dadwouldsay,“Standportertoyour___17___.”Aporterisagatekeeper,whostandsatadoor___18___peopleinorout.Dadwouldgetmeto___19___myselfstoppingdestructivethings—suchasfear—atthedoor,___20___saying“Comein”tofaith,loveandself-assurance.Asa(n)___21___,beforeIwentoncamera,I’dmakesureanxietystayedoutandconfidenceinmyabilitycamein.Asamother,whenIwas___22___aboutmychildren,Iwouldtrynottoletworryinbutwould___23___mymindwithtrustinthem.Ofcourse,therewerealwaystimesI’d___24___thosewords.In1972myhusband,FillmoreCrank,andIopenedthedoorstoourown_____25_____inNorthHollywood.Thiswasanewbusinessventureforus,anditwasalotmore_____26_____andcomplicatedthanwehad_____27_____.Wewereoncall24hoursaday.Somethingwasalwaysgoing_____28_____.Electricitywentontheblink,foodwasn’tdelivered,employeescalledinsick.Once,afluepidemic_____29_____leftuswithnomaids.Fillmoregavemea_____30_____:scrubfloorsordothelaundry.For10daysIfoldedenoughking-sizesheetsto_____31_____thewholestateofCalifornia.Thentherewasthe_____32_____crisis.Thepriceofgasolinedoubled,andtourisminCalifornia_____33_____.Howcouldwefillourbeds?Whatifwekeptlosingmoney?Whatifwefailed?Fearandworryweresneakingin.ButIcaughtthemjust_____34_____.Istoodporter.Istoodinthedoorofmymindandsentfearpacking.Thesedaysatthehotel,wheneverfeartriesto_____35_____,IjustsmileandpointtothesignthatreadsNoVacancy.16.A.complained B.announced C.recalled D.decided17.A.future B.find C.family D.studio18.A.letting B.urging C.inviting D.observing19.A.busy B.involve C.send D.picture20.A.so B.and C.but D.or21.A.official B.actress C.maid D.manager22.A.serious B.curious C.anxious D.cautious23.A.fill B.change C.read D.ease24.A.eat B.twist C.exchange D.forget25.A.clinic B.hotel C.laundry D.restaurant26.A.promising B.demanding C.convincing D.boring27.A.figured B.confirmed C.deduced D.suggested28.A.sour B.missing C.wrong D.pale29.A.hardly B.regularly C.specially D.suddenly30.A.warning B.command C.choice D.solution31.A.serve B.touch C.decorate D.blanket32.A.credit B.energy C.identity D.family33.A.ceased B.recovered C.dropped D.boomed34.A.intime B.onpurpose C.atrandom D.bychance35.A.split B.shelter C.withdraw D.register【答案】16.A17.B18.A19.D20.C21.B22.C23.A24.D25.B26.B27.A28.C29.D30.C31.D32.B33.C34.A35.D【解析】本文为一篇记叙文。记叙了作者在父亲的影响下，战胜生活的困难的几件事。【16题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：假如我埋怨我胆怯 黑暗，或者我担忧遇到新的人，爸爸会说，“站在门房旁边找到自己吧。”A.complained埋怨；B.announced宣布；C.recalled召回；D.decided确定。上文写父亲教会我5个词，这一句引出寓意。假如作者埋怨，胆怯 黑暗，或者假如作者看上去很担忧遇见新相识的人。故选A项。【17题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：假如我埋怨我胆怯 黑暗，或者我担忧遇到新的人，爸爸会说，“站在门房旁边找到自己吧。”A.future将来；B.find让自己处于某种位置或状态；C.family家庭；D.studio工作室。这里的守门处(porter)指的是心理上的保卫，父亲希望作者遇到困难时要找到自己心理上的保卫。故选B项。【18题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：门卫是守门人，站在门口让人进出。A.letting让；B.urging督促；C.inviting邀请；D.observing视察。一个porter就是一位守门员，站在门前让人们进进出出。故选A项。【19题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸会让我想象，自己在门口能够阻挡破坏性的事情，比如恐惊，但是对真诚，爱和自信说“进来”。A.busy忙的；B.involve参加；C.send发送；D.picture想象。父亲会让作者想象，自己在入口处能够阻挡破坏性的事情，例如胆怯 这种情感。故选D项。【20题详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：爸爸会让我想象，自己在门口能够阻挡破坏性的事情，比如恐惊，但是对真诚，爱和自信要说“进来吧”。A.so所以；B.and和；C.but但是；D.or或者。表转折，但是却对着真诚，爱和自信说请，这个填空和上半句为转折关系，所以用转折。故选C项。【21题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一个女演员，在我走向镜头之前，我会确保焦虑不复存在，对我的实力有信念。A.official官员；B.actress女演员；C.maid女仆；D.manager经理。文中的beforeIwentoncamera以示意我是女演员。故选B项。【22题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为一个母亲，当我为我的孩子们感到担忧时，我会试着不让担忧进入我的脑海，而是让我对他们充溢信任。A.serious肃穆的；B.curious新奇的；C.anxious焦虑的；D.cautious谨慎的。前面的anxious和后面的worry同义替换。故选C项。【23题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一个母亲，当我为我的孩子们感到担忧时，我会试着不让担忧进入我的脑海，而是让我对他们充溢信任。A.fill填充；B.change变更；C.read阅读；D.ease放松。由“mymindwithtrustinthem”可知，作者让对他们充溢自信。故选A项。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当然，有时候我会遗忘那些话。A.eat吃；B.twist扭；C.exchange换；D.forget忘。作者有时候业会遗忘那些话。故选D项。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：1972年，我和我的丈夫菲尔莫尔·克拉克在北好莱坞开了我们自己的旅馆。A.clinic诊所；B.hotel旅馆；C.laundry洗衣房；D.restaurant餐厅。通过后文的食物，电和雇员出问题，和我换被单推想，作者和丈夫开了他们自己的酒店。故选B项。【26题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对我们来说是一次新的商业冒险，并且比我们当时预料的要更加困难且要求很高。A.promising有前途的；B.demanding要求高的；C.convincing有劝服力的；D.boring无聊的。由前文“Thiswasanewbusinessventureforus”可知，这对他们来说是一次新的商业冒险，全部要求比预料的要高的多。故选B项。【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这对我们来说是一次新的商业冒险，并且比我们当时预料的要更加困难。A.figured计算；B.confirmed确认；C.deduced推断；D.suggested建议。由“itwasalotmore11andcomplicated”可知，比我们当时计算的要更加困难。故选A项。【28题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：总是出问题。A.sour酸的；B.missing失踪的；C.wrong错的；D.pale苍白的。依据后文“Electricitywentontheblink,foodwasn’tdelivered,employeescalledinsick.”可知，停电了，食物没送到，员工打电话请病假，可知开酒店很困难，总是出问题。故选C项。【29题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：有一次，一场流感突然让我们的服务员人手不够。A.hardly几乎不；B.regularly常常地；C.specially特殊地；D.suddenly突然地。由“leftuswithnomaids”可知，一场流感突然让我们的服务员人手不够。故选D项。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：菲尔莫给了我一个选择：擦地板还是洗衣服。A.warning警告；B.command吩咐；C.choice选择；D.solution解决。结合后文，擦地板还是洗衣服，可知此处为一个选择。故选C项。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：整整10天，我叠了足够的特大号床单，足可覆盖整个加利福尼亚州。A.serve服务；B.touch触摸；C.decorate装饰；D.blanket覆盖。此处夸张的手法，作者的特大号床单可以覆盖整个加利福尼亚州。故选D项。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后就是能源危机。A.credit信用；B.energy能源；C.identity身份；D.family家庭。由下文“Thepriceofgasolinedoubled”可知，出现了能源危机。故选B项。【33题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：汽油价格翻了一番，加州的旅游业也下降了。A.ceased停止；B.recovered复原；C.dropped下降；D.boomed旺盛。油价翻倍，加利福尼亚州的旅游业下降。这都是不利的方面。故选C项。【34题详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：但我刚好地限制住它们。A.intime刚好；B.onpurpose有意地；C.atrandom随意地；D.bychance偶然。由下文“Istoodinthedoorofmymindandsentfearpacking”可知，作者时地限制住它们。故选A项。【35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这几天在酒店，每当胆怯 来登记时，我就微笑着指着上面写着“没有空房”的牌子。A.split分开；B.shelter掩蔽；C.withdraw撤回；D.register登记。这道题用了‘双关’的写作手法：一说自己空房，二是说自己不让自己胆怯 驾临 ；并且旅馆都是要登记的。故选D项。第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请仔细阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。ATwinCitiesCampus·OfficeofAdmissions240WilliamsonHall·231PillsburyDriveSE,Minneapolis,MN55455DearBlairConnie,Congratulations!YouhavebeenadmittedtotheUniversityofMinnesota(UofM)TwinCities.YourcollegeofadmissionistheCollegeofScienceandEngineering.Webelieveyouraccomplishmentshavepreparedyouwelltothrivehere.WhenyousteponcampusasaGoldenGopher,youwillbeinvolvedinourworld-classacademicprogramsandwillshapeyourfutureincutting-edgefacilities.ChooseacommunityburstingwithGopherpride.BychoosingtheUofM,youchoosetoworkwithclassmatesandprofessorswhoare“DriventoDiscover.”WhenyouchoosetheUofM,youwill■Discoverexceptionalacademics.Withthousandsofcoursestopickfromeachsemester,youcanengagewithprofessorswhoareleadersintheirfieldsandmakemeaningfulconnectionswithyourfellowstudentsinourtechnology-packedactivelearningclassrooms.■Discoveruniqueopportunities.AttheUofM,yourcollegeexperiencegoesbeyondtheclassroom.Yourknowledgeandtalentscanshineinoneofour900+studentorganizations.■Discoveranideallocation.CampusisinthecenterofMinneapolisandSt.Paul,whereyoucanworkastraineesatoneofthe18Fortune500companiesorthousandsofstartupsandnonprofitsintheTwinCities.■Discovergreatvalue.TheUofMiscommittedtofour-yeargraduation,whichlowersyourcostsandgetsyouaninternationallyrecognizeddegreesooner.TheUniversityhasbeennamed“bestvalue”byForbes,PrincetonReview,andKiplinger’s.OnbehalfoftheUofM,wearehonoredtohaveyoujoinouracademiccommunity.InthecomingweeksyouwillreceiveadditionalinformationaboutyournextstepstobecomingaUofMstudent.WelcometotheClassof2024!ExecutiveDirectorofAdmissionsSincerelyHeidiMeyer36.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“aGoldenGopher”referto?A.Afreshman. B.Aprofessor. C.Anamateur. D.Aninspector.37.WhichofthefollowingisthebenefitofchoosingtheUofM?A.Theuniversityinvitesleadersindifferentfieldstoteachoncampus.B.Therearenumerousclubswhichofferstudentsvariousactivities.C.Itissoideallylocatedthatyouhaveeasyaccesstofamoustopbrands.D.Manymagazinesrankitamongthetopuniversitieswithhightuition.【答案】36.A37.B【解析】本文为一篇应用文。文章为一封学生被学院录用后，高校通知书对于学校相关信息的介绍。【36题详解】词义揣测题。依据第一段“Congratulations!YouhavebeenadmittedtotheUniversityofMinnesota(UofM)TwinCities.”可知，恭喜你!你被明尼苏达双城高校录用了。表明这封信是一封入学通知书，结合下文对于学校相关信息的介绍可知，这里的goldengopher指的是大一新生。故选A项。【37题详解】细微环节理解题。依据Discoveruniqueopportunities中“Yourknowledgeandtalentscanshineinoneofour900+studentorganizations.”可知，学校供应了900个以上的学生组织，学校有很多俱乐部为学生供应活动。因此，选择UofM的好处是这里有很多俱乐部为学生供应各种各样的活动。故选B项。BYouarestandinginahallpackedwithfriends,family,colleaguesandpeers.Youareabouttowalkontothestageandaddresstheme.You’reexpectedtosaysomethingmeaningfulandprofoundandeveryoneishangingonyoureveryword.Youneedtobeclearlyspoken,confidentandcalm,maybeevenfunny.Howdoyoufeel?Ifyou’reshaking,sweatingandlookingfortheexit,you’renormal.Mostofusarescaredofpublicspeakingandyet,asasociety,we’rebecomingmoreobsessedwithhearingwhatpeoplehavetosay:wewatchendlessTEDtalks,downloadpodcastsandscreenhoursofYouTubeclips.Beingabletoaddressacrowdisnolongerthedomainofthebrave—ifyouwanttogetaheadinyourcareer,youneedtomasterit.I’vedoneenoughpublicspeakingtohavepickedupsometipsandtricks,andthesearetheonesIrelyonmost.Themostimportantthingistoprepare.Youdon’thavetowriteoutyourspeechwordbywordbutgettheheadline,threekeypointsandtheconcludingsentenceonpaperandputbulletpointsundereach.Thenrunthroughitandnotewhichofyourbulletpointsmadeitinandwhatyouadded.Adaptyournotesandtryagain.Keepgoinguntilyouhaveastructure.Nowit’stimetowatchyourself—yes,getoutyourcameraandfilmyourself.Thisishowyouwillseethepointsthatneedworkandwhereyoucanpolishitup.Mostoftheinformationtheaudiencewilltakeawaywillbefromyourenergyandyourtone,alittlefromyourwords.Onceyouhavesortedoutthewords,focusonhowtoexude(散发)therightenergy—doyouneedconfidenceorhumor?Igoforconfidenceso,fiveminutesbeforeatalk,ItrytorecallasuccessI’vehad.Ifocusonthedetailsandaimtobringthatfeelingsofcompetencetolife.Finallybreathe.Wecannotspeakwithoutbreath,yetitisthefirstthingweletgoofwhenwearenervous.Settleyourbreathingbeforeyoustart.Ifyoulosecontrolofyourbreathinthemiddle,say“Let’stakeamomenttothinkaboutthatlastpoint.”Thatgivesyouapausetocollectyourbreath.Theonlywaytogetoverafearofpublicspeakingistodoit,againandagain.Youwillhavegoodandbadexperiencesbut,ifyoudoitenough,you’llrealizethat,occasionally,it’sfun.38.Accordingtotheauthor,whyispublicspeechimportanttotheaverage?A.Friendshipscanbeestablishedthroughit.B.Publicspeechescandisplayourcourage.C.Therearemoreoccasionsforpubicspeeches.D.Itisbeneficialtoourwayupthecareerladder.39.Whichofthefollowingtipsisrecommendedbytheauthor?A.Preparingandwritingdowneverydetail.B.Displayingrightenergyduringthespeech.C.Watchingfamousfilmsofpublicspeeches.D.Tellingkeypointsandbulletpointsapart.40.Whatviewdoestheauthorholdaboutpublicspeaking?A.Itcreatesmoreandmorefunifwesticktopractice.B.Itiseasiertopractiseathomethantoperformoutside.C.Experiencesofpublicspeakingcandelightussometimes.D.Attemptstogivepublicspeakingtendtofailintheend.【答案】38.D39.B40.C【解析】本文为一篇说明文。文章从对演讲的恐惊讲到详细的打算和应对演讲恐惊的方法。【38题详解】细微环节理解题。依据其次段中ifyouwanttogetaheadinyourcareer,youneedtomasterit可知，假如你想在事业上取得胜利，你须要驾驭它。所以作者认为，为什么公众演讲对一般人来说很重要是因为这对我们的职业生涯有好处。故选D项。【39题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第五段中“onceyouhavesortedoutthewords,focusonhowtoexudetherightenergy.”可知，一旦你整理好了这些词，就把重点放在如何释放正能量。所以我们在演讲时须要展示正能量。故选B项。【40题详解】推理推断题。依据最终一段“Youwillhavegoodandbadexperiencesbut,ifyoudoitenough,you’llrealizethat,occasionally,it’sfun.”(你会有好的和坏的经验，但是，假如你做得足够多，你会间或意识到，它是很好玩的。)可知，作者对公众演讲持的观点是演讲的经验有时会使我们兴奋。故选C项。CThrowinghandfulsofbreadtobirdshaslongbeenseenasharmlessenough.Butinrecentyears,somescientistshavesuggestedthatbreadmightnotdobirds’digestivesystemsanygood,sayingthatasuneatenfoodrotsdown,thewaterqualityworsensandalgalbloomscanoccur.Plus,byencouragingbirdstogatherinoneplace,thebuild-upofdroppingsmayresultinoutbreaksofdiseasetoo.Meanwhile,manycitieshavesignstellingusnottofeedpigeonsandgulls,whichareconsideredan“annoyance”duetothemesstheymake,andscatteringbreadinevitablyattractsratsandmice.Itseemsthatthepublichasacceptedthesewarnings,andthatfewerofusnowfeedbirdsthisway.InOctober,asignwentupinaDerbyshireparkclaimingthatthelocalbirdsweredyingofstarvation,andurgingvisitorstofeedthemasbefore.Whenonlinepostsaboutthenoticewentviral,feathersflewaspeopledebatedthebenefitsofhandingoutbreadtobirds.PaulStancliffeoftheBritishTrustforOrnithology(BTO)pointsoutthatthere’sinsufficientscientificevidenceforbreadharmingbirds,addingthat,aslittleresearchhasbeendone,itcouldeventurnouttobebeneficial.①“Wejustdon’tknow,”hesays.Althoughbreadisaheavilyprocessed“unnatural”foodintendedforhumans,thatalonemaybeinsufficientgroundsfornotfeedingittobirds.Inthe1980s,theWildfowl&WetlandTrust(WWT)carriedoutacomparativestudyofdifferentflocksofmuteswans,andthebirdsthatconsumedthemostbreadhadweakermuscles,implyingthatabread-heavydietmightbethecause.“Ourofficiallineisthatbreadisokayforducks,geeseandswans,butonlyinmoderation,”saysWWT’sPeterMorris.“However,thisadvicecomeswithseveralotherwarnings.”②Thefirstisthatit’sbestofferedinwinter,whenthereislessplantandinsectfoodaround.Inspringandsummer,toomuchartificialfoodmaynotbeagoodidea,sinceyoungbirdshavetolearnhowtolookafterthemselvesandnaturalfoodwillcontainawiderrangeofnutrientstohelpthemgrow.“Justlikeus,birdsneedavarieddiettostayhealthy,”saysaspokespersonfortheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds(RSPB).“Althoughducks,geeseandswanscandigestalltypesofbread,toomuchcanleavethemfeelingfullwithoutgivingthemalloftheimportantvitamins,mineralsandnutrientstheyneed.”③WhenbirdfeedingfirstbecamepopularintheUKinthe19thcentury,someVictoriansencouragedtoughlove,arguingthatsuchhandoutswouldonlymakeourfeatheredfriendslazyanddependentonwelfare.④Morrissaysthatthereisatheorythatwildbirdscanget“hooked”oneasymeals,losinginterestinothertypesoffood.Anotherdanger,hesays,isthatbirdsfedregularlyendupaccustomedtohumans,placingthemselvesatgreaterriskofpredation(捕食).41.Howcanfeedingbirdswithbreadaffectoururbanlife?A.Birds’messcanattractmanyratsandmice.B.Birds’gatheringinoneplacedisturbsourpeace.C.Breadgoesbadandthewaterqualitywillsuffer.D.Humanbeingsarelikelytobeinfectedwithbirdflu.42.Ifbirdsrelyonabread-heavydiet,thereisastrongpossibilitythat________.A.theywillbecomebiggerinsizewithstrongermusclesB.lackofcertainnutrientsnegativelyinfluencestheirhealthC.theirdigestivesystemwillbedamagedbyartificialfoodD.theywouldsoonchoosebreadratherthannaturalfood43.Wheredoesthesentence“Suchmoralizingsoundsold-fashionednowadays,butmayhaveagrainoftruth.”bestsuit?A.① B.② C.③ D.④44.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Isfeedingbirdsawisechoice? B.Whynotfeedourbirdneighbours?C.Canwetreatbirdsasfriends? D.Whendobirdsneedourfoodaid?【答案】41.C42.B43.D44.A【解析】本文为一篇说明文。短文介绍了对于人类喂食鸟类的不同观点。【41题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第一段“Butinrecentyears,somescientistshavesuggestedthatbreadmightnotdobirds’digestivesystemsanygood,sayingthatasuneatenfoodrotsdown,thewaterqualityworsensandalgalbloomscanoccur.”可知，当那些没有被吃的面包腐烂了，水质会被污染，藻类水华会发生。故选C项。【42题详解】推理推断题。依据第五段“Althoughducks,geeseandswanscandigestalltypesofbread,toomuchcanleavethemfeelingfullwithoutgivingthemalloftheimportantvitamins,mineralsandnutrientstheyneed.”(尽管鸭子、鹅和天鹅能消化全部类型的食粮，但过多的食物会让它们感觉饱了，却没有给它们所需的全部重要维生素、矿物质和养分。)由此推断出，假如鸟类依靠大量食粮，很有可能缺乏某些养分会对它们的健康产生负面影响。故选B项。【43题详解】推理推断题。结合前文“WhenbirdfeedingfirstbecamepopularintheUKinthe19thcentury,someVictoriansencouragedtoughlove,arguingthatsuchhandoutswouldonlymakeourfeatheredfriendslazyanddependentonwelfare.”(当喂鸟在19世纪首次在英国流行时，一些维多利亚人激励严厉的爱，认为这种施舍只会让我们的羽翼未丰的挚友变得懒散和依靠。)后文“Morrissaysthatthereisatheorythatwildbirdscanget“hooked”oneasymeals,losinginterestinothertypesoffood.Anotherdanger,hesays,isthatbirdsfedregularlyendupaccustomedtohumans,placingthemselvesatgreaterriskofpredation(捕食).”莫里斯说，有一种理论认为，野生鸟类会对简洁的食物“上瘾”，对其他类型的食物失去爱好。他说，另一个危急是，常常被喂食的鸟类最终会习惯于人类，从而使自己面临更大的被捕食风险。插入的句子意思是“这种说教现在听起来很过时，但可能有肯定的道理”，前文的说教看起来老套，后文详细阐释了道理，承上启下，在④处符合。故选D项。【44题详解】主旨大意题。由第一段“Butinrecentyears,somescientistshavesuggestedthatbreadmightnotdobirds’digestivesystemsanygood,sayingthatasuneatenfoodrotsdown,thewaterqualityworsensandalgalbloomscanoccur”但近年来，一些科学家认为面包可能对鸟类的消化系统没有任何好处，他们说，随着未食用的食物的腐烂，水质会恶化，藻类会大量繁殖。由其次段“Whenonlinepostsaboutthenoticewentviral,feathersflewaspeopledebatedthebenefitsofhandingoutbreadtobirds”当关于这一通知类的帖子在网上传播时，人们争辩着给鸟分发食粮的好处。所以短文的最佳标题是“喂鸟是明智的选择吗？”。故选A项。DDespiteallthewayswehavetointeractwithothers,peoplestillfeelisolatedandlone.Lonelinessisanincreasingproblem—somuchsothat,lastyear,thegovernmentintroducedalonelinessstrategyandministerforloneliness.Weusedtotalkoftheconditioninrelationtoolderpeoplebutrarelygender.Itmaycomeasasurprisethenthatsomanyofthoseaffectedbylonelinessaremen.ArecentYouGovsurveyforMovember,acharityeventthatraisesawarenessofmen’shealthissues,askedmenabouttheirfriendshipsandwhethertheyhadpeopleoutsidetheirhomestheycouldswaptheirworrieswith.Halfofmenaskedsaidtheyhadtwoorfewerfriendsandoneineighthadnone—that’s2.5millionmenwithnoclosefriends.Evenworse,men’sfriendlessnessdoublesbetweentheirearly20sandlatemiddleage.Isolationcanhavephysicalandmentalhealthimplications.A2024reportbytheCommissiononLonelinesssaidlonelinessisasharmfultohealthassmoking15cigarettesaday.Researchshowscorrelationbetweenlonelinessandheartdiseaseandstrokes,andotherstudiesassociatelonelinesswithdepression.However,whyaresomanymenaffected?Inourlatestpodcast,psychotherapistNoelBellsayssomemenfeeltheyhavetobeself-reliant.Duetowidespreadsocialstereotypes(刻板印象),itcanbeviewedasasignofweaknessformentoadmittheyhaveaproblem,expresstheirdeepestfeelingsordiscussaseriouspersonaltopic.Perhapsduetothewaygenerationsofmenhavebeenraised,itisoftendifficulttorecognizefeelingsoflonelinessinthefirstplace.Behaviouraldifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsarenotnaturallybornatbirth,theyaresocialised.Girlsarestereotypic