四川省宜宾市叙州区2023届高三年级下册第三次模拟英语试卷(含答案)

四川省宜宾市叙州区名校2023届高三下学期第三次模拟英语试卷

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一、听力题

1、WhydoesthewomantalktoDavid?

A.Tomakeanapology.

B.Toaskforafavor.

C.Toinvitehimover.

2、Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Salesmanandcustomer.

3、Whereareprobablythespeakers?

A.Inthecarshop.B.Inthetoyshop.C.Intheclothingshop.

4、Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Whattohaveforlunch.

B.Wheretobuysomevegetables.

C.Whowillcookameal.

5、Whydoesthewomanwantapet?

A.Shefeelslonely.B.Shelovespets.C.Sheisresponsible.

听一段对话，回答以下小题。

6、Whatdoesthemanplantodothisafternoon?

A.Goswimming.B.Gotoclass.C.Gotothelibrary.

7、Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?

A.Collectinformationforhispaper.

B.Helphimwithhischemistry.

C.Teachhimtostudymath.

听一段对话，回答以下小题。

8、Whatdidthewomanbuyasherhusband'sbirthdaypresent?

A.Ahat.B.Atie.C.Ashirt.

9、Whydidtheassistantrefusetohelpthewoman?

A.Becausethewomandidn'tshowhimthereceipt.

B.Becausethethingshewantedtochangehadbeenworn.

C.Becausethewomantoldalie.

听一段对话，回答以下小题。

10、Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Managerandinterviewee.

B.Bossandsecretary

C.Designerandcustomer

11>WhichistrueofMissBrown?

A.ShehasjustgraduatedfromPetersonSecretarySchool.

B.Shepostedtheadinanewspaperfbrajob.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkthesalaryistoomuch.

12、Whatwastheprobableresultoftheinterview?

A.MissBrownwasgiventheposition.

B.MissBrownwaslikelytobeturneddown.

C.MissBrownwaslikelytobegiventheposition.

听一段对话，回答以下小题。

13、Wheredidthewomanseetheguestspeaker?

A.Inthegym.B.Inthehallway.C.Intheclassroom.

14、Howmanypresentationswillthespeakerslistento?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

15、Whatwillthefinalspeakertalkabout?

A.Travelsafety.B.Roadsafety.C.Classroomsafety.

16、Whichclassdidthewomantake?

A.WoodWorking.B.MetalWorking.C.Cooking.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17、Whocantakepartinthecontest?

A.Studentsingrades2to9.

B.Studentsingrades2to8.

C.Studentsingrades2to7.

18、HowoftenistheNoeticLearningMathContestheld?

A.Onceayear.B.Twiceayear.C.Onceeverytwoyears.

19、Whatarestudentsrequiredtododuringthecontest?

A.Solve45problemsinanhour.

B.Solve10problemsinhalfanhour.

C.Solve20problemsin45minutes.

20、Whatwillthehighestscorerofeachteamreceive?

A.A"TeamWinner^^medal.

B.A"TeamAchievementPlaque".

C.A"NationalHonorRoll"medal.

二、阅读理解

Citiesaretakingstepstosupportwildlifepopulationsandeducatecitizensaboutthe

importanceoftheenvironment.Herearefourofthemostwildlife-friendlycitiesinthe

UnitedStates.

Austin,Texas

Austin,thecapitalofTexas,earnstherankasthetopcityforwildlifeinlargepartdueto

itsworktohelpimprovedecliningmonarchbutterflypopulations.Austinsitswithinthemain

migrationpatternofthemonarch,whichmeansthatmonarchbutterfliespassthroughittwice

annually.AustinalsoleadsallUScitieswith2,616certified（经认证的）wildlifbhabitats.

Atlanta,Georgia

Atlantasecuresthesecond-placerankingthankstoitsClimateActionPlan,whichaims

toexpandonthe3,000acresofparksthatthecityalreadymanages.Alreadyclassifiedbythe

USForestServiceasoneofthemostforestedurbancentersinthecountry,Atlantaalsocalls

fbrplantingmoretreesandcreatingmoregreenspacesbasedonitsclimateplan.Six

neighborhoodsinAtlantahavebeendesignated（指定）asCommunityWildlifeHabitats.Put

together,theseareasofvegetationcanhelpreducetheurbanheatislandeffectinthecity.

Seattle,Washington

Seattleishometo489parksthatspan6,441acres,including2,500acresofforested

publicland.Thecity'slargestpark,DiscoveryPark,covers534acresandservesasan

importantprotectedareafbrbirdsandmarineanimals.Duetotheamountofforestedlandin

Seattle,theresearchersusethecitytostudyhowurbanenvironmentscanbedesignedto

supportwildlife.TheSeattleUrbanProjectenliststhecommunitytoreportwildlifesightings,

whichhelpstodemonstratehowandwhereflesh-eatingmammalscancoexistwithhumans.

ChulaVista,California

ChulaVista,acityinsouthernCalifornia,rankshighonthelistduetoitseffortsto

combatwateruseissues.Thecity'sNatureScapeProgramencouragescitizenstoreplace

lawnswithgardensofnativeplantsthatattractpollinators（传粉昆虫）andconservewater.

ThecityhasalsoformedtheCLEANgroup,apartnershipbetweenthegovernment,

businessesandcommunitygroupsdesignedtoaddressenvironmentalissues.

21、WhatisspecialaboutthecityAustin,Texas?

A.Itmanagesthelargestgreenspaces.

B.Itownsthelargestnumberofparks.

C.Itcanreportthemostwildlifesightings.

D.IthasgotthemostcertifiedwildlifehabitatsintheUS.

22、WhatdotheresearchersinSeattletrytofindout?

A.Howtobuildmoreparksinthecity.

B.Howtomakethecitywildlife-friendly.

C.Howtoimprovebiodiversityinthecity.

D.Howtomakethecitymorelivablefbrhumans.

23、Whichofthefollowingcontributestohelpingmorenativeplantstoreproduce?

A.TheCLEANgroup.B.TheClimateActionPlan.

C.TheSeattleUrbanProject.D.TheNatureScapeProgram.

Iwaspickingthroughcoatpocketsandmadlyshakingallmyoldpursesandwallets.I

waslookingfbrpennies,quarters一anythingthatwouldhelpmemakeittotheendofthe

week.Itsurewasfeelingheavy.

AhopelessgirlinhertwentiesJwasasingleparent,withaone-year-oldsonandafive-

year-olddaughter.

Lifeconsistedofupsanddowns.Oneyear,Iwashavingbabyshowersandtaking

vacationsinthemountainsofTennessee.Thenext,Iwassearchingaroundmysmall,two-

bedroomapartmentcollectingloosechangetobuyfoodandgas.Suddenly,Ifoundmyself

becomingpoor,anditwashard.

rilneverforgetthejoyoffindingonepennyduringmyhunt,thentwo,thenfifteen,and

thentwenty-four,twenty-five,twenty-six.EverytimeIfoundone,Ifeltexcited.Looking

backnow,Iseethatitwassomewhatironic（讽刺的）becauseIhadlookeddownonpennies

atonepointinmylife.

Isatinmybedroomthatnightandsortedallthechangefrommyhour-longquest.I

smiledandmadejokeswithmydaughterwhilewepackedourpennies.Herbrotherjoyfully

bouncedupanddowninhisbouncer.TheyhadnoideahowmanynightsIwouldcrywith

myfaceburiedinthepillows,wonderinghowIwouldkeeparoofovertheirheads,lightson

inthehouse,andfoodonthetable.

Irememberthosedaysliketheywereyesterday,butIdon'trememberthemwithsadness.

IrememberthemintentionallybecauseIpromisedmyselfthatifIwereevertoescapethe

painsofpoverty,Iwouldneverforgetthevalueofapenny.

I'vekeptthatpromise,too.

24、Whydidtheauthorshakeheroldpurses?

A.Tolookformoneytopayfortheirexpense.

B.Topurchasesomethingforherchildren.

C.Tomakemoneyattheendoftheweek.

D.Toputthemintohercoatpockets.

25、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Shecouldmakeendsmeet.B.Sheoftenlivedahardlife.

C.Shewasoncelivingwell.D.Sheenjoyedherfamilylife.

26、Whatistheauthor'spromise?

A.Tohelpotherslittlebylittle.B.Tofindgreatvalueinlittlethings.

C.Tobringhappinesstoherchildren.D.Toforgetthesaddaysintentionally.

27、Whatdoesthistextwanttoconvey?

A.Ifsnousecryingoverspiltmilk.

B.Weshouldrepairthehousebeforeitrains.

C.Eachfamilyhasitsownhappinessandunhappiness.

D.Onepennyisthesmallseedfromwhichfortunesspring.

Peoplewhogive,livelonger,studieshaveshown.Now,anewstudybyUniversityof

Michiganresearchersshowsthatwhypeoplevolunteer一notwhethertheyvolunteer一iswhat

reallycounts.

Forthestudy,Konrathandcolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedin2008and2012aiming

atthesamerandomsamplesof3,376people.Overall,theyfoundthatjust2.3percentof

thosewhoonceworkedasvolunteershaddied,comparedto4.3percentofnon-volunteers.

Theyfurtherfoundthathowmuchpeoplevolunteeredmatteredaswell一only1.8percentof

regularvolunteersdied,comparedwith2.5percentofoccasionalvolunteers.

Butwhatreallymadeadifferencewerepeople'smotivesforvolunteering.The

researchersaskedpeopletoratehowimportanttheyfoundvariousreasonsforvolunteering,

andtheyfoundthatthemoreimportantpeopleratedreasonssuchasfeelingpityforpeoplein

need,themorelikelytheyweretobealive.Thosewhoratedmotivesrelatedtopersonal

benefitasmoreimportantweremorelikelytohavedied,andjustaslikelytodieasthose

whodidn'tvolunteeratall.Thesereasonsincludedvolunteeringbecausetheyenjoyedthe

socialcontact,toescapetheirownproblems,ortoexploretheirownstrengths.

Konrathsaysthecurrentfindingssuggestitmaybeapoorideatoencouragepeopleto

olunteeringisincreasinglybeingencouragedin

schoolsandorganizations.Somegroupssaythatifsokaytowantbenefitsforyourself^and

encouragepeopletothinkofvolunteeringasanexchangeforpersonalinterests.Somegroups

reasonableforvolunteerstoexpectbenefitsforthemselves.Butthepotentialhealthbenefits

28、Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyfind?

A.Whetherwevolunteerdecidesourwell-being.

B.Whywevolunteerhasanimpactonourhealth.

C.Howwevolunteermakessensetoothers.

D.Howoftenwevolunteermakesadifference.

29、Howdidtheresearchersdotheresearch?

A.Byanalyzingstatistics.B.Byreviewingpreviousstudies.

C.Bydoinglabexperiments.D.Byobservingrandomsamples.

30、Whichofthefollowingmotiveswillprobablybenefitthevolunteersmost?

A.Makingmorefriends.B.Developingabilityinpractice.

C.Solvingpersonalproblems.D.Helpingpeopleintrouble.

31、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Practicalsuggestionsonfurtherstudies.

B.Potentialapplicationsoftheresearchmethod.

C.Afurtherexplanationofthecurrentfindings.

D.Areasonabledoubtabouttheresearchfindings.

Brownriceisatoughsalewhenofferednexttowhite.Despitethefactthatbrownriceis

healthier,peoplepreferwhitericebecausetheythinkitjusttastesbetter,justlikefolksoptfor

whitebreadinsteadofwholewheat.Whitericeandbrownricebeginasthesamething-they

comefromthesamegrain,afterall.Butwhitericeisdifferentfrombrownriceintermsof

processing.

Whenriceisfirstharvested,itiswashed,andtheoutercoveringisremovedfromthe

grains.Atthispoint,whatyou'releftwithisbrownrice.Itstillhasseveralthinlayersofbran

coatingthegrain.Togetwhitericefromthatgrain,italsohastobemilledandpolisheddown,

removingthebran.Thatiswhybrownriceisawholegrain.Itcontainsallpartsofthegrain,

includingthefibrousbran,thenutritiousgermandendosperm.Whitericehashadthebran,

thegerm,muchofthefiber,vitaminsandothernutrientsremoved.

Onecupofcookedbrownricecontains4goffiberand5gofprotein,whileonecupof

cookedwhitericecontainsonly1goffiberand4gofprotein.Butfiberisn'ttheonlybenefit

ofbrownrice,Studieshavefoundthatitcanreducetheriskofdiabetes.

Oneofthereasonswhitericehassoaredinpopularityisthatit'seasiertocook.Notonly

doesittakelesstimebecausethefibrousbranhasbeenremoved,butitturnsoutwithasoft,

deliciousresultmoreoftenthannot.Whatmakesbrownricesohardtoprepareisthefactthat

youhavetocookitlongenoughtosoftenthebran,butnotsolongthattheinnergrainturns

mushy.Thisistricky,butifsnotimpossible.Therearemanyfoolproofmethodsyoucanuse.

Oneistogetaricecooker,butifyou'renotupforanotherapplianceonyourkitchencounter,

thereareotheroptions.

32、Howdoestheauthorleadinthetopicofthetext?

A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Byquotingaproverb.

C.Byusingimagination.D.Bylistingdata.

33、Whichofthefollowingisadifferencebetweenwhitericeandbrownrice?

A.Whitericeisthicker.B.Brownricehasbettertaste.

C.Brownriceislessprocessed.D.Whitericecontainsmorevitamins.

34、Whatmakeswhitericeeasiertocookcomparedtobrownrice?

A.Havingnobran.B.Containingmorefiber.

C.Havingnoendosperm.D.Containingmoreprotein.

35、Whatistheauthor9sattitudetoeatingbrownrice?

A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Tolerant.D.Curious.

三、七选五

36Whenhighschoolstudentsspendtimememorizingandrecitingapoem,they

developconfidencebyengagingdeeplywithlanguage.HerearemyfiveCs-thingsI've

observedfromseveralyearsofteachingstudentsthroughPoetryOutLoud,fromselectinga

poemtoperformingatthestatecompetition.

Choice.①Studentslearnhowtosearchforpoems,andtheyhavecomplete

discretion®U断力）overthepoemtheywillperform.Studentsoftengravitate（被吸引）to

poemsthatfittheirreadinglevelandalsomatchapersonalinterestorphilosophy,whichis

great.Buttherearealsolotsofunexpectedmismatchesthatendupstretchingstudents9skills

inwaysateachercouldnotworkout.

Concretelearningtask.Learningjustonepoemwellgivesstudentsafiniteand

concentratedexperiencewithlanguage.®_I'veseenstudentswithallmannerof

challengesgetupanddosomethingtheythoughtwasimpossible,inlargepartbecauseit

involvesasingle,repeatedexercise.

Continuinglearning.Studentslearnapoemthatwilllikelystaywiththemforyears,if

notforever.Poemscontainmysteriesandcomplexitiesthatrevealthemselvesslowly-and

sometimesevensuddenly-overtime.(3)

Confidence.Recitationistheperfectintroductiontopublicspeakingskills.Allstudents

needtobeabletospeakeffectivelyinfrontofothers.④Studentslearnelements

ofphysicalpresence,voice,speed,volume,andtonewithouthavingtopresenttheirown

work,whichismorefrighteningformoststudents.

⑤Studentsarenotaskedtomemorizemuchanymore,yetmanyofthemtake

pleasureintheactofrepetitionandremembering.Theyliketestingthemselvesandrealizing

thattheycaninfactrecalllines.ForEnglishlanguagelearners,manyautisticstudents,and

otherexceptionallearners,recitingpoetryisanespeciallypowerfulwaytounderstand

languageandbuildconfidence.Forourkidswhoneedsmallvictories,masteringonepoemis

awelcomerelief.

A.Practicememorizingpoems.

B.Challengingmemoryandrecall.

C.Thisisthefirststepoftheexercise.

D.Performingapoemisabitlikeacting.

E.Andeverystudentcanlearnonepoem.

F.Therefore,itisalastingcoursetolearnpoems.

G.Asaresult,itisbeneficialforstudentstolearnpoems.

四、完形填空(20空)

MariaAndrejczykwentthroughseriousstrugglesbeforereachingtheplatformfor

Olympicmedalists.ThePolishathlete1herchanceatthe2016OlympicGamesbyjust2

centimeters.Sidelinedbyashoulderinjuryin2017,shethenlearnedshehadbonecancer.

Showingtrue2spirit,Mariapoweredthroughherrecoveryintimeto3forthe2020

GamesinTokyo,Japan.AllofhereffortwasworthitwhensheearnedherfirstOlympic

medalever,asilver!Backathome,sheheardaboutan8-month-oldbabynamedMiloszek

Maysa,who4neededtogototheU.S.fora5thatcouldsavehislife.

BabyMiloszekwasbornwithaheartdefect.Hisconditionistoo6tobetreatedin

Poland,butdoctorsatStanfordUniversityMedicalCenterareabletotakehiscase.7,

theyrequire80percentofthepaymentupfront,asumthefamilysimplycouldnot8.

ThafswhenMaria9tohelp!

Justaweekafter10herfirstOlympicmedaleverandreturningfromJapan,Maria

posteda11onasocialmediaplatformannouncingthatshewouldbeauctioning（拍卖）

offhersilvermedaltoraisemoneyforMiloszek'ssurgery.

Dayslater,aPolishconveniencestorecalledZabka12themedalfor$125,000,

whichwasmorethanMariahad13toget.Notonlythat,butwhenher14broke,more

peoplebegandonatingtothefundraiser.Finally,theypulledinmorethanenoughcashto15

Miloszek'striptoAmerica!Andthe16doesn'tendthere.Zabkaannouncedthatthey

wouldletMariakeepher17afterall!

“Wewereverytouchedbytheextremely18gestureofourOlympian,sowedecided

tosupportthe19forMiloszek,“thecompanywrote.uWedecidedthatthesilvermedal

fromTokyowillstaywithMaria!Wearegladthatwewereableto20.”

37、A.missedB.gaveC.foundD.seized

38、A.teamB.fightingC.lowD.delicate

39、A.lookB.careC.qualifyD.pay

40、A.delightedlyB.probablyC.previouslyD.desperately

41、A.visitB.surgeryC.weddingD.donation

42、A.idealB.optimisticC.seriousD.common

43、A.UndoubtedlyB.UnfortunatelyC.AdditionallyD.Absolutely

44、A.demandB.permitC.ensureD.afford

45、A.crowdedinB.turnedinC.broughtinD.steppedin

46、A.defeatingB.earningC.battlingD.declaring

47、A.parcelB.messageC.cardD.list

48、A.soldB.returnedC.purchasedD.saved

49、A.expectedB.refusedC.acceptedD.commanded

50、A.healthB.dreamC.heartD.story

51、A.transportB.provideC.coverD.cost

52、A.kindnessB.newsC.sympathyD.gratitude

A.secretB.reputationC.moneyD.medal

54、A.nobleB.dramaticC.amusingD.awkward

55、A.fansB.requestC.fundraiserD.award

56、A.contributeB.doubtC.fightD.deliver

五、语法填空

57、Everyyear,universities①(rank)bydifferentorganizains.OnSept.2,Times

HighereducationbroughtouttheWorldUniversityRankings2022,in②Chinese

mainlanduniversitieswroteanewpageintherankingshistory.Thisyear,arecord10Chinese

universitiesrankedintheworld'stop200universities.TsinghuaUniversityand

PekingUniversitytiedfor16thplace,(3)(mark)thefirsttimethattwoChinese

mainlanduniversitieshavemade④intothetop20.

TheChinesemainlandhasthe⑤(four)highestnumberofuniversitiesinthe

ramkings,behindtheUnitedStateswith183,Japanwith118andtheUKwith101.

TheCOVID-19pandemic(大流行)hashadaninfluence⑥therankings.

Universitiesthatdidresearchonunderstandingandmanagingthepandemicsaw⑦

clearriseontherankingstable.11Chinesemainlanduniversities,including

HuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinWuhanandCapitalMedicalUniversity

inBeijing,allmoveupatleasttworanking!)(band).

“Thereisaclearchangehappeningacrosshighereducationaroundtheworld,andperhaps

mo⑨(rapid)intheChinesemainland."saidPhilBaty,chiefknowledgeofficerat

TimesHigherEducation.66Itisinteresting⑩(see)whethertheChinesemainland

canchallengetheUSandUK'slong^unningadvantageintheglobaltop10,“headded.

六、短文改错

58、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除

或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2,只允许修改10处，多者以第11处起)不计分。

inmyhandgosmoothlyonthepaper.UsebrushestowriteChinesecharactersrequiresmuch

musclestrengthsandcontrol.Ithelpsmetofindinnerpeaceandbuildupwithself-discipline.

Inthisfast-pacedsociety,peopleforgetslowdowntoappreciatethebeautyofChinese

characters.However,ourcluboftenarrangescalligraphyexhibitionsoncampussuchthat

promoteChinesetraditionalcultureamongyoungestpeople.

59、假定你是李华，你校将举办中国诗词朗诵大会(ChinesePoetryRecitation

Conference)o请给你的交换生朋友Joe写一封邮件，邀请他一起观看。

内容包括：

1活动目的；

2.时间地点；

3.活动意义。

注意：

1.写作词数应为100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

DearJoe,

Yours,

LiHua

、答案：B

解析：

2、答案：A

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3、答案：B

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4、答案：A

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5、答案：A

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6、答案：C

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7、答案：B

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8、答案：B

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9、答案：B

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10、答案：A

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11、答案：A

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12、答案:C

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13、答案：B

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14、答案：C

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15、答案：A

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A

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17、答案：B

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18、答案：B

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19、答案：C

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20、答案：A

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21、答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段Austinsitswithinthemainmigrationpatternofthe

monarch,whichmeansthatmonarchbutterfliespassthroughittwiceannually.Austinalso

leadsallUScitieswith2616certified（经认证的）wildlifehabitats.（奥斯汀属于帝王蝶

的主要迁徙模式，这意味着帝王蝶每年经过两次。奥斯汀还以2616只认证蝴蝶领跑美

国所有城市的野生动物栖息地。）可知，奥斯汀以2616个通过认证的野生动植物栖息

地位居美国所有城市之首，即它拥有美国认证最多的野生动物栖息地，故选D。

22、答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段DuetotheamountofforestedlandinSeattle,the

researchersusethecitytostudyhowurbanenvironmentscanbedesignedtosupport

wildlife.TheSeattleUrbanProjectenliststhecommunitytoreportwildlifesightings,which

helpstodemonstratehowandwhereflesh-eatingmammalscancoexistwithhumans.（由于西

雅图有大量的林地，研究人员利用这座城市来研究如何设计城市环境来支持野生动

物。西雅图城市项目让社区报告野生动物目击事件，这有助于证明食肉哺乳动物如何

以及在哪里与人类共存。）可知，研究人员是要研究如何建设野生动植物友好型城

市，故选B。

23、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Thecity'sNatureScapeProgramencouragescitizensto

replacelawnswithgardensofnativeplantsthatattractpollinators（传粉昆虫）andconserve

water.（加利栖尼亚州丘拉维斯塔市实行的NatureScape项目的目的是鼓励市民用种植本

地植物的花园取代草坪，吸引传粉昆虫并节约用水。）可知，NatureScape项目有助于

24、答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段"Iwaslookingforpennies.quarters—anythingthat

wouldhelpmemakeittotheendoftheweek.（我在找便士，二角五分的硬币任何能

让我撑到周末的东西）”可知，作者翻找旧钱包寻找零钱是为了支付本周的开支。故

选Ao

25、答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“Lifeconsistedofupsanddowns.Oneyear,1was

havingbabyshowersandtakingvacationsinthemountainsofTennessee.Thenext,Iwas

searchingaroundmysmall,two-bedroomapartmentcollectingloosechangetobuyfoodand

gas.Suddenly,Ifoundmyselfbecomingpoor,anditwashard.（人生有起有伏。有一年，我

在田纳西州的山区举办婴儿派对和度假。接下来，我就在我那间两居室的小公寓里四

处寻找零钱，准备买食物和汽油。突然间，我发现自己变穷了，这很艰难）”可推

知，作者之前生活富足，而目前却穷困潦倒。故遗。

26、答案：B

解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段rememberthemintentionallybecauseIpromised

myselfthatifIwereevertoescapethepainsofpoverty,1wouldneverforgetthevalueofa

penny.（我有意地记住它们，因为我向自己保证，如果我能摆脱贫穷的痛苦，我永远不会

忘记一分钱的价值）”可推知，作者承诺要从小事情中发现巨大的价值。故选B。

27、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Irememberthosedaysliketheywereyesterday,butI

don'trememberthemwithsadness.IrememberthemintentionallybecauseIpromisedmyself

thatifIwereevertoescapethepainsofpoverty,Iwouldneverforgetthevalueofa

penny.（我记得那些日子就像昨天一样,但我不带悲伤地记得它们。我有意地记住它们，

因为我向自己保证，如果我能摆脱贫穷的痛苦，我永远不会忘记一分钱的价值）结合本

文主要讲的是作者在急需钱的情况下，找遍所有可能存放硬币的地方，以解燃眉之

急。此后，作者再也不轻视每一分钱的价值。由此推知，这篇文章想要传达的是，一

分钱是一粒小小的种子，它孕育着财富。故选D。

28、答案：B

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段Peoplewhogive,livelonger,studieshaveshown.Now,a

notwhetherthey

volunteer一iswhatreallycounts.（，付出的人活得更长。现在，密歇根大学的一项

新研究表明，人们为什么自愿而不是是否自愿才是真正重要的。）可知，新的研究主要发

现为什么我们做志愿者会对我们的健康产生影响。故选Bo

29、答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段Forthestudy,Konrathandcolleaguesanalyzeddata

collectedin2008and2012aimingatthesamerandomsamplesof3,376people.Overall,they

foundthatjust2.3percentofthosewhoonceworkedasvolunteershaddied,comparedto4.3

percentofnon-volunteers.Theyfurtherfoundthathowmuchpeoplevolunteeredmatteredas

well一only1.8percentofregularvolunteersdied,comparedwith2.5percentofoccasional

volunteers.（在这项研究中，康拉斯及其同事分析了2008年和2012年收集的数据，这些数

据针对的是3766人的相同随机样本。总体而言他们发现，在那些曾经担任志愿者的人

中，只有2.3%的人死亡，而非志愿者的这一比例为4.3%。他们进一步发现,志愿者的数量

也很重要一只有1.8%的常规志愿者死亡,而偶尔的志愿者只有2.5%。）可知，研究人员进

行了这项研究是通过分析统计数据。故选A。

30、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据第三段Theresearchersaskedpeopletoratehowimportantthey

foundvariousreasonsforvolunteering,andtheyfoundthatthemoreimportantpeoplerated

reasonssuchasfeelingpityforpeopleinneed,themorelikelytheyweretobealive.（研究人

员要求人们对志愿服务的各种原因的重要性进行评分他们发现，人们对同情有需要的人

等原因的评分越重要他们活着的可能性就越大。）可知，帮助穷人是有助于延长寿命的

动机。故选D。

31、答案：C

解析：段落大意题。根据第四段Konrathsaysthecurrentfindingssuggestitmaybeapoor

ideatoencouragepeopletovolunteerbecauseit'sgoodforthem.朦拉斯说，目前的研究结果

表明，鼓励人们做志愿者可能是个糟糕的主意，因为这对他们有好处。）可知，前几段介绍

了做志愿者可以使人们更长寿，最后一段又介绍了做志愿者的进一步影响,说明最后一段

是对当前调查结果的进一步解释。故选C。

32、答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段"Brownriceisatoughsalewhenofferednexttowhite.

Despitethefactthatbrownriceishealthier,peoplepreferwhitericebecausetheythinkitjust

tastesbetter,justlikefolksoptforwhitebreadinsteadofwholewheat.Whitericeandbrown

ricebeginasthesamething-theycomefromthesamegrain,afterall.Butwhitericeis

differentfrombrownriceintermsofprocessing.（糙米和