江苏省泰州市2025届高三英语下学期第二次联考试题含解析

PAGEPAGE27江苏省泰州市2025届高三英语下学期其次次联考试题（含解析）(考试时间:120分钟满分:150分)留意事项考生在答题前请仔细阅读本留意事项及各项答题要求1.答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、学校、考试号用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题纸上。2.请仔细核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。3.答题时，必需用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔写在答题纸上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题:每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。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.Howmanykilosdoesthemanweighnow?A.50.B.54.C.62.2.Whatdoesthemanneedtodo?A.Lookupaword.B.Borrowadictionary.C.Dealwithhisemail.3.Whydoesthewomanneednewsheets?A.Theoldoneswereworn.B.Theoldoneswereugly.C.Theoldonesweretoosmall4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirfutures.B.Theirfamily.C.Theirtravelplans.5.Whatisthemanmostlyworriedabout?A.Thenoisypassengers.B.Thesafetyftheairplane.C.Theserviceoftheflightattendant.其次节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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。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.Howmanydogsdothespeakershave?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.7.WhydoesthewomanchangehermindaboutthecarA.Shedoesn'twantittodie.B.Shewantsmoreanimals.C.Shehasenoughroomforit.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhowillJennymarry?A.Tim.B.Nick.C.Mike.9.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewedding?A.Iwillbeheldabroad.B.Iwillbeinabighotel.C.Itwillbedecoratedwithredroses.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemanwanttoeat?A.Beef.B.Chicken.C.Hamsandwich11.Whenwilltheman'ssonreceivehisfood?A.Inaboutoneminute.B.Inabouttwominutes.C.Inabouttenminutes.12.Wheredoesheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inamovietheater.C.Onaplace听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthemostimportanttothewomanaboutherdreamhouse?A.Thedecoration.B.Thespace.C.Theview.14.Howmanybathroomsdoesthewomanwant?A.Two.B.Thee.C.Four.15.Whatwouldthewomanplantodoforherdreamhouse?A.Havevasesineveryroom.B.Buysometableswithdrawers.CPutsomepicturesonthewalls.16WherewillthewomanputtheTV?A.Inthekitchen.B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthelivingroom听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatisRobert?A.Agofer.B.Acluborganizer.C.Acoach.18.WhydidthewomancongratulateRobert?A.Sheadmiredhim.B.Shewasafriendofhis.C.Shewantedtogetmoneyfromhim19.WhatdidRobertdoafterhearingthewoman’sstory?A.Hepaidallhospitalbillsforher.B.Hegavehisownprizetothewoman.C.Hesentthewoman’ssontothehospital.20.HowdidRobertfeelafterknowingthetruth?A.HappyB.AngryC.Sad其次部分阅读（共两节,满分50分)第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个洗项中选出最佳选项。ATheindependenceyouwant,thesafetyyouneed!Inemergenciesbigorsmall,justpressthebuttonontheLivelyMobilePlustospeaktoourhighly-trainedUrgentResponseAgents24/7.TheLivelyMobilesPlushasthefastestcallresponsetime,themostreliablenetworkcoverageandperfectGPStechnology.Also,therearenolong-termcontracts,nocancelingfeesandnoequipmenttoinstall.Therefore,it’soneofthemostaffordablemobilemedicalwarningsystemsyoucan.TheLivelyMobilePlushastwo-waycommunicationthatworkslikeacellphoneoutsidethehome.UsinghighGPSaccuracy,Agentswillconfirmyourlocation,assesssituationandgetyouthehelpyouneed.Ithasalong-lastingbatteryandit’swaterproof,soitgoesanywhereandeverywherethatyoudo.WithourFallDetectionservice,Agentscansendhelpevenifyou’reunabletopressthebutton.FallDetectionworkswithUrgentResponseandourspeciallydesignedlanyardtosensethesuddenmovementofafall.Ifyouareunabletopressthebutton,theLivelyMobilePluswillautomaticallycallanUrgentResponseAgent.TherearethreemonthlyHealth&SafetyPackagesforyoutochoosefrom:FunctionsBasic$19.99Preferred$29.99Ultimate$39.99UrgentResponse√√√UrgentCare√√GreatcallLink√√FallDetection√FirstMonthFreewhenboughtat:Plus,AARPmemberscansave$60peryearonthePreferredorUltimatePlan.1.LivelyMobilePlusismostusefulfor________.A.anoldmanlivingalone B.aprimaryschoolstudentC.acouplewithlittlekids D.ateenagerstudyingabroad2.HowmuchshouldanAARPmemberpayperyearifhebuysaLivelyMobilePluswithFallDetectionserviceatBESTBUY?A.$269.89. B.$379.89.C.$439.89. D.$479.88.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLivelyMobilePlusisNOTtrue?A.Theservicecanbecancelledfornothing.B.Itcanbeusedintheshowerorintherain.C.Urgentresponseisavailablearoundtheclock.D.ItprovidesallDetectionservicewithanypackage.【答案】1.A2.B3.D【解析】【分析】本文是应用文。文章介绍了可以帮助独居老人出现紧急状况时的呼叫设备LivelyMobilePlus。【1题详解】推理推断题。文章标题提到“Theindependenceyouwant,thesafetyyouneed!(你想要的独立，你须要的平安)”；文章最终一段中提到“WithourFallDetectionservice,Agentscansendhelpevenifyou’reunabletopressthebutton….sensethesuddenmovementofafall.(有了我们的跌倒检测服务，即使你无法按下按钮，工作人员也可以发送帮助……感知突然的跌倒)”可推知，LivelyMobilePlus对独居的老人是最适用的。故选A。【2题详解】细微环节理解题。表格中显示FallDetection服务是终极套餐里，每个月的价格为$39.99；依据“FirstMonthFreewhenboughtat:BESTBUY”可知，在BESTBUY购买，第一个月是免费的；“Plus,AARPmemberscansave$60peryearonthePreferredorUltimatePlan.(此外，美国退休人员协会会员购买优先或终极支配一年可节约$60)”可知，美国退休人员协会（AARP）会员在BESTBUY购买，一年的费用为$39.99*(12-1)-$60=$379.89。故选B。【3题详解】细微环节理解题。表格中显示FallDetection(跌倒检测)只在“Ultimate$39.99(终极套餐$39.99)”里才包括，不是随意一个套餐都供应跌倒检测服务。故选D。BFormostofus,theworld’ssouthern-mostpointseemslikeaprettyplace,butforHannah,Hannalore,SophieandJulia,it’shome.EachyeartheyspendfivemonthslivingandworkinginPortwelcomingvisitingshipsand,bestofall,watchingoverthenativecolonyofpenguins（企鹅）.Theyliveonatinyislandthesizeofafootballpitch,butshareitwithabout2000gentoopenguinsandtheirchicks,aswellasotherbirds.Lifehereisdifferenteverydayanddependsonweatherandiceconditions,aswellasthevisitingships’schedules.PortLockroyisoneofthemostvisitedplacesinAntarctica,withonetothreeshipsvisitingaday.Betweenshipvisitswehaveotherdutiestoattendto.Theseincludemaintenancejobs,sendingpostcardsfromthepostoffice,checkingconditionsonthehistoricalitemsinthemuseumandmonitoringthepenguincoloniesandotherwildlife.Hannahspendsmuchtimestampingpeople’spostcard,whichmakesherhappytothinkofthejoyover70,000peopleperyeargetwhentheyreceiveapostcardfromAntarctica,andthemostsoutherlypostofficeintheworld!ForSophie,themostamazingthingaboutmyjobisbeingabletoliveandworkwithmyfeatheryfriends,thepenguins.Sophiesaystheyhavetomakesurethepenguinsarenotdisturbedwhentheyarerestingorwaddlingtheirwaybacktotheirnests.Theymarkspecificroutesforvisitorstowalkonsothattheydon’tusethepenguins’highways.Partoftheirjobisalsotocountthepenguincolonywhenafterthey'velaidtheireggs,thenagainwhenthechicksarebornandwhenthechicksareoldenoughtoventurebeyondthenest.Theinformationcollectedwillhelpscientistsknowifthebreedingseasonhasbeenasuccessfuloneornot.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.HowtoliveandworkinAntarctica.B.WhatthereallifeislikeinAntarctica.C.WhatthefourwomendoinAntarctica.D.HowtoexplorethebeautyofAntarctica.5.Thedutiesofthefourwomeninclude________.A.postingwildlifetopeoplearoundtheworld.B.changingtheweathertopreservehistoricalitems.C.recordingthedataoftheiceconditionsinPortLockroy.Dcollectinginformationaboutthebreedingseasonofpenguins.6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPortLockroy?A.PostcardsfromPortLockroyarefreeofcharge.B.PortLockroywelcomesthemosttouristsinAntarctica.C.WeatherisafactortoconsiderifpeoplearetovisitPortLockroy.D.WhenvisitingPortLockroy,touristscantravelwhereverastheylike.7.Inwhichourcolumnofthenewspaperareyoumostlikelytoreadthepassage?A.Bookreview. B.Peopleinthenews.C.Economicsandbusiness. D.Sportsandevents.【答案】4.C5.D6.C7.B【解析】【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲解并描述了，Hannah，Hannalore，Sophie和Julia在南极洲洛克罗伊港迎接来访的船只，照看本地企鹅的故事。【4题详解】推理推断题。由第一段“Formostofus,theworld’ssouthern-mostpointseemslikeaprettyplace,butforHannah,Hannalore,SophieandJulia,it’shome.EachyeartheyspendfivemonthslivingandworkinginPortwelcomingvisitingshipsand,bestofall,watchingoverthenativecolonyofpenguins（企鹅）.”（对我们大多数人来说，世界最南端好像是一个漂亮的地方，但对Hannah，Hannalore，Sophie和Julia，这是家。每年，她们都要在港口生活和工作五个月，迎接来访的船只，最重要的是，还要照看企鹅的本地的企鹅。）和下文对这四位女性在南极洲工作的介绍，可得出从这篇文章中我们可以知道这四位女性在南极洲做什么。故选C项。【5题详解】细微环节理解题。由最终一段中的“Partoftheirjobisalsotocountthepenguincolonywhenafterthey'velaidtheireggs,thenagainwhenthechicksarebornandwhenthechicksareoldenoughtoventurebeyondthenest.”（她们的部分工作还包括在企鹅产卵后，再到小鸡诞生时，以及小鸡长大到可以冒险离开巢穴时，计算企鹅群的数量。），可知四位女性要统计企鹅繁殖季节的数量，说明她们的职责包括要收集企鹅繁殖季节的信息。故选D项。【6题详解】细微环节理解题。由其次段中的“Lifehereisdifferenteverydayanddependsonweatherandiceconditions,aswellasthevisitingships’schedules.”（这里的生活每天都不同，这取决于天气和冰况，以及参观船只的日程支配。），可知洛克罗伊港的不重样生活要取决于天气、冰况和船只日程支配，可得出假如人们要去洛克罗伊港，天气是一个须要考虑的因素。故选C项。【7题详解】推理推断题。由文章大意可知，文章讲解并描述了，Hannah，Hannalore，Sophie和Julia在南极洲洛克罗伊港迎接来访的船只，照看本地企鹅的故事，主讲四位女性，可在报纸的“新闻人物”专栏里读到这篇文章。故选B项。CWhatshouldwegetforourkidsthisholiday?Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycanexperienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier,accordingtoanewresearchledbyChaplin.Theresearchcomparedthelevelofhappinesschildrengetfrommaterialthingswiththatfromexperiences.Theresultsshowedthatchildrenaged3-12getmorehappinessfrommaterialthingsthanfromexperiences.However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheirpossessions.“Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,likesomemightthink,”Chaplinsays.Shegoesontoexplain,”Don’tgetmewrong.Youngchildrendoloveexperiences.Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.However,forexperiencestoprovidelastinghappiness,childrenmustbeabletorecalldetailsoftheevents.”LongaftertheyhaveunwrappedtheirLegosandstuffedanimals,therewillstillbeaphysicalremindertogivethemhappiness.However,youngchildrencan’tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyareover,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.There’saneasyfix,though,accordingtoChaplin.“Takepicturesorvideosoffamilywalks,playinginthesnow,andbirthdayparties,”shesaid.“Childrenarelikelytoappreciatethoseexperiencesmoreifthereissomethingtoremindthemoftheevent.Additionally,they’llbeabletolearnthesocialvalueofsharedexperiences.”Childrenwillrememberandappreciatenotonlythebirthdaygiftstheyreceived,butalsothetimespentwithfamilyandfriendsastheyrecalltheexperiencethroughconcretereminderssuchasphotosandvideos.Sincememoryisdevelopedovertime,it’slikelythatchildren,especiallyyoungones,maynotgetasmuchhappinessfrompastexperiencesasfrompossessions.Butwithage,creatingnewmemoriesandexploringnewinterestsmaybefarmorevaluablethangettingpossessions.8.WhyarethemeparksspringingupaccordingtoChaplin?ATheycanofferchildrenlastinghappiness.B.Eventsinthemarecenteredonspecificthemes.C.Directinvolvementineventstherecaterstochildren.D.Kidshaveanaffectionfortheatmospheretheyoffer.9.Theunderlinedword“fix”inParagraph4canbereplacedbe________.A.solution B.arrangementC.preparation D.focus10.WhichofthefollowingwouldChaplinprobablyagreewith?A.Videosappealtochildrenmorethangifts.B.Legosandstuffedanimalsarenotkid’scupoftea.C.Olderchildrenvaluefamilytimemorethanyoungerones.D.Physicalremindershelprememberpastexperiencesbetter.11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Experiencesarebettergiftsforolderchildren.B.Socialvaluesshouldbeputinthefirstplace.CNewinterestsaremostpreciousforchildren.D.Materialpossessionsbringmorehappinesstochildren.【答案】8.C9.A10.D11.A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。探讨表明，随着孩子年龄的增长，给他们一些他们可以体验的东西，而不是物质的东西，会让他们更欢乐。【8题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第三段“Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,likesomemightthink,”Chaplinsays.Shegoesontoexplain,”Don’tgetmewrong.Youngchildrendoloveexperiences.Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.（这意味着青少年更喜爱体验，而不是像有些人想的那样，只喜爱昂贵的物质产品。”卓别林说。她接着说明道：“不要误会我。小孩子的确喜爱体验。考虑到这个概念，像迪士尼这样的主题公园正在世界各地兴建。事实上，小孩子在整个过程中都很兴奋。）”可知，参加活动更能迎合孩子的喜好，这是主题公园兴起的缘由。故选C。【9题详解】词义揣测题。依据第四段划线词前句“However,youngchildrencan’tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyareover,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.(然而，儿童在体验结束后就不能看到或触摸，这使得他们在很长一段时间后很难观赏体验。)”和第五段“Takepicturesorvideosoffamilywalks,playinginthesnow,andbirthdayparties,”shesaid.“Childrenarelikelytoappreciatethoseexperiencesmoreifthereissomethingtoremindthemoftheevent.”（“拍摄家庭漫步、在雪中玩耍和生日聚会的照片或视频，”她说。“假如有东西让孩子们想起这件事，他们可能会更喜爱这些经验。”）可知，通过拍照或视频的解决方法来应对这个问题。所以fix为“解决方法”之意。故选A。【10题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第六段“Childrenwillrememberandappreciatenotonlythebirthdaygiftstheyreceived,butalsothetimespentwithfamilyandfriendsastheyrecalltheexperiencethroughconcretereminderssuchasphotosandvideos.（孩子们不仅会记住并观赏收到的生日礼物，还会通过照片、视频等详细的方式来回忆与家人和挚友一起度过的时间。）”可知，孩子能通过物理手段像照片和视频更好地回忆过去的美妙。故选D。【11题详解】推理推断题。依据第一段“Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycanexperienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier,accordingtoanewresearchledbyChaplin.”（卓别林领导的一项新探讨表明，随着孩子年龄的增长，给他们一些他们可以体验的东西，而不是物质的东西，会让他们更欢乐。）以及其次段“Theresearchcomparedthelevelofhappinesschildrengetfrommaterialthingswiththatfromexperiences.Theresultsshowedthatchildrenaged3-12getmorehappinessfrommaterialthingsthanfromexperiences.However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheirpossessions.”（这项探讨比较了孩子们从物质生活中获得的华蜜程度和从经验中获得的华蜜程度。结果显示，3-12岁的孩子从物质上获得的欢乐比从经验中获得的多。然而，年龄稍大的孩子从经验中获得的欢乐比从他们拥有的东西中获得的多。）可推断，经验对年长的孩子来说是更好的礼物。故选A。DInequalityintheworkplacehaslongbeenahottopicbutgendereconomistRoyisactivelyturningthatconversationintoaction.ShefoundedPipelineEquity,acompanythatemploysartificialintelligence(AI)toidentifyanddriveeconomicgainsthroughgenderequality."Theideawas:Ifwecouldchangedecisionsthataremadeinorganizations,wecouldactuallymakegenderequalityarealityinourlifetime,ratherthanthehundredorsoyearsthatweWorldEconomicForum(WEF)predicts."Roysaid.TheWEF’spredictionsweremadebeforetheCOVID-19pandemichit,whichRoycalleda"she-session,"becausewomenhavelostthemajorityofjobsduringthisparticulareconomicdownturn."Withremoteworkandwithpeoplebeingathomewithchildren,mostcaregivingandunpaidworkfallstowomen."Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutsuchsituationsbeinggoodforgenderequality,butRoywarnedwhileworkingfromhomecouldhelpkeepmorewomenintheworkforce,itcouldhaveanegativeimpactonfemalepromotions."Atthismoment,there'stheopportunitytoemployAItoensurewemakeprogressongenderequality,""Royexplained."Forcompanies,thatisparticularlyimportantbecauseinthe008GreatRecession（经济大萧条），companiesthatputequalityatthecoreoftheircrisismanagementstrategyactuallyincreasedthespeedoftheirrecovery."Buttoclosethegenderpaygap,wecan'tstartbytalkingaboutpay."Payisthesymptomit’snotthedisease."Roysaid."Payisthequantitative（数量的）valuethatyouplaceonyourtalent.Buttheactualvaluehappensbeforethatinperformanceandpotential."That'swherePipeline'splatformstepsin.Usingnaturallanguageprocessing,Pipeline'splatformreadsthroughperformancereviewsandcallsoutanybiasedphrases.They'vefoundthatonaverage,womenareunder-valued4percentofthetime,andthatactuallyimpactstheirabilitytobepromoted,aswellastheirpay."Asthismoment,wehavetheopportunitytoembraceAIasatooltoachievegetequality."Roysaid12.WomenintheworkplacemayfaceproblemsEXCEPT________.A.Beingunder-valued B.gettingalowerpayC.Heavyeconomicburden D.smallerchancesofpromotion13.Bymentioning“the2008GreatRecession”,Roymeant________.A.AIhadlongbeenemployedintheworkplaceB.genderequalitywasthekeytosolvingthecrisisC.GenderequalitycouldplayanimportantroleduringeconomiccrisisD.thepresentsituationwassimilartothatofthe2008GreatRecession14.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5imply?A.Payistherootofgenderinequality.B.Payisnotworthattachingimportanceto.CPayisjustanindicatorofgenderinequality.D.Payisthefirststeptowardsensuringgenderquality.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Paygapwillsoonbeclosed.B.AIbringsequalityintotheworkplace.C.It’stimetoensureequalityintheworkplace.D.Themorewomenintheworkplace,thebetter.【答案】12.C13.C14.C15.B【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲解并描述了，罗伊（Roy）创立了PipelineEquity，利用人工智能来实现工作场所的同等，推动公司经济收益【12题详解】细微环节理解题。由其次段中的“Withremoteworkandwithpeoplebeingathomewithchildren,mostcaregivingandunpaidworkfallstowomen.”（由于工作地点偏远，人们在家带着孩子，大多数照看孩子和无酬劳的工作都落在了妇女身上。），第三段“Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutsuchsituationsbeinggoodforgenderequality,butRoywarnedwhileworkingfromhomecouldhelpkeepmorewomenintheworkforce,itcouldhaveanegativeimpactonfemalepromotions.”（很多人都在谈论这种状况有利于两性同等，但罗伊警告说，虽然在家工作有助于留住更多女性，但这可能会对女性晋升产生负面影响。）和倒数其次段中的“They'vefoundthatonaverage,womenareunder-valued4percentofthetime,andthatactuallyimpactstheirabilitytobepromoted,aswellastheirpay.”（他们发觉，平均而言，女性在4%的时间里被低估，这事实上影响了她们的晋升实力，以及她们的薪酬。），可知工作场所的女性可能面临得到较低的工资、晋升机会小和被低估，C项“经济负担重”未提及。故选C项。【13题详解】推理推断题。由第四段“"Atthismoment,there'stheopportunitytoemployAItoensurewemakeprogressongenderequality,""Royexplained."Forcompanies,thatisparticularlyimportantbecauseinthe008GreatRecession（经济大萧条），companiesthatputequalityatthecoreoftheircrisismanagementstrategyactuallyincreasedthespeedoftheirrecovery."”（罗伊说明说：“目前，有机会利用人工智能来确保我们在两性同等方面取得进展。对公司来说，这一点尤为重要，因为在008年的大衰退中，那些将同等作为危机管理战略核心的公司事实上提高了它们的复苏速度。”），可知在008年的大衰退中，那些重视两性同等的公司复原得快，说明作者认为两性同等在经济危机期间可以发挥重要作用。故选C项。【14题详解】句意揣测题。由第五段“Buttoclosethegenderpaygap,wecan'tstartbytalkingaboutpay."Payisthesymptomit’snotthedisease."Roysaid."Payisthequantitative（数量的）valuethatyouplaceonyourtalent.Buttheactualvaluehappensbeforethatinperformanceandpotential.”（但要缩小男女薪酬差距，我们不能从谈论薪酬起先。“工资是症状，不是疾病。”罗伊说薪酬是你对自己的才能所赐予的定量价值。但在性能和潜力方面，实际价值先于此。），可知罗伊认为公司赐予人的薪酬远不如人在性能和潜力方面上的实际价值，男女薪酬是有差距的，说明薪酬本身体现了性别不同等，Payisthesymptomit’snotthedisease在此处意为“薪酬只是性别不同等的一个指标”。故选C项。【15题详解】主旨大意题。由第一段中的“InequalityintheworkplacehaslongbeenahottopicbutgendereconomistRoyisactivelyturningthatconversationintoaction.ShefoundedPipelineEquity,acompanythatemploysartificialintelligence(AI)toidentifyanddriveeconomicgainsthroughgenderequality."Theideawas:Ifwecouldchangedecisionsthataremadeinorganizations,wecouldactuallymakegenderequalityarealityinourlifetime,ratherthanthehundredorsoyearsthatweWorldEconomicForum(WEF)predicts."Roysaid.”（长期以来，工作场所的不同等始终是一个热门话题，但性别经济学家罗伊正在主动地将这种对话转化为行动。她创立了PipelineEquity，这是一家利用人工智能通过性别同等来识别和推动经济收益的公司。“这个想法是：假如我们能变更组织中的决策，我们就能在有生之年真正实现两性同等，而不是像世界经济论坛预料的那样几百年。”），可知文章主要讲罗伊创立了PipelineEquity，利用人工智能来实现工作场所的同等，推动公司经济收益，B项“人工智能将同等带入工作场所”符合文意。故选B项。其次节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ineverydaylife,weareoftenfacedwithimportantdecisions—suchaswhethertoapplyforanewjoborstartanewcourse.___16___Themorewecantestourlimitsandabilities,themorewewilllearnaboutourselves.Newchallengesareopportunitiesforus.___17___Ratherthanseeingtheopportunity,often,wefocusonwhatitwillbeliketofail.Asaresult,takingonanewchallengecanbefrightening.Inthesecases,wemayavoidthechallengealtogetherandcarryondownthesamepathwewereon.Wemakesomeexcusestoourselvessothatwecanstayinourcomfortzone.___18___Byavoidingchallenges,wedon’thavetheopportunitiestolearnaboutourselves.Wefeeltrapped.Wearetroubledbydiscomfort,anxiety,andthesensethatthingsarenotquiteright.Therearetimeswhenwemightwanttoavoidachallengeforgood,realisticreasons.Perhaps,deepdown,wearefrightenedofwhatotherpeoplemightsayandofwhatwemightlearnaboutourselves.Butinsteadofacknowledgingthat,wetellourselvesthatnowisnotagoodtime,orthatthisisn’ttherightopportunity.___19___Toleadanauthenticlife,weneedtotakeonnewchallengesthatgiveusmoreopportunitiestobeourselves.Itisnotthatauthenticpeopledon’tfeelthesamefear;rather,theyaresimplymorewillingtofacetheirfear.___20___Thequestionisnothowtoleadalifeinwhichweneverfeelthefearoffailure,butrather,howwecanmovedforwarddespiteourfear.A.Inreality,itisourfeartalking.B.ThefearoffailurecanbetoomuchtobearC.However,wedon’talwaysseeitthatway.DPeoplethinkwecanstayinourcomfortzoneandkeeplearning.E.Takingonsuchchallengesisanimportantpartofgrowingasaperson.F.Butthetruthisthatstayinginourcomfortzoneisnotnecessarilycomfortable.G.Theyareopentonewexperiences,cherishingthechallengesoflearningaboutthemselves.【答案】16.E17.C18.F19.A20.G【解析】【分析】本文是争论文。文章论述了在生活中，我们应当不要惧怕新的挑战，而是应当将挑战看成是新的机遇。【16题详解】空后一句提到“Themorewecantestourlimitsandabilities,themorewewilllearnaboutourselves.（我们越能测试我们的极限和实力，我们就越能了解自己。）”；E项“Takingonsuchchallengesisanimportantpartofgrowingasaperson.（接受这样的挑战是一个人成长的重要组成部分。）”，其中“animportantpartofgrowing”与空后一句中的“learnaboutourselves”语义相关；并且“suchchallenges”与下文中“newchallenges”词汇重复。故选E。【17题详解】上一段结尾句提到“Newchallengesareopportunitiesforus.”说明新的挑战就是机遇；空后一句提到“Ratherthanseeingtheopportunity,often,wefocusonwhatitwillbeliketofail.（通常，我们关注的是失败会是什么样子，而不是看到机会。）”。由此可知，前后两个段落之间对“挑战就是机遇”持不同的观点；C项“However,wedon’talwaysseeitthatway.（然而，我们并不总是那样看它。）”，其中however表示语义的转折，引出下面相反的观点。故选C。【18题详解】空前一句提到“Wemakesomeexcusestoourselvessothatwecanstayinourcomfortzone.(我们给自己找一些借口，这样我们就能呆在舒适区。)”；F项“Butthetruthisthatstayinginourcomfortzoneisnotnecessarilycomfortable.（但事实是，呆在舒适区并不确定是舒适的。）”，其中“stayinourcomfortzone”是词汇重复；下文提到“Wefeeltrapped.Wearetroubledbydiscomfort,anxiety,andthesensethatthingsarenotquiteright.（我们被困住。我们被担忧、焦虑和感觉状况不太对的感觉所困扰。）”是对F项中“notnecessarilycomfortable”的进一步说明。故选F。【19题详解】空前提到“Perhaps,deepdown,wearefrightenedofwhatotherpeoplemightsayandofwhatwemightlearnaboutourselves.（或许，在内心深处，我们胆怯 别人可能说什么，胆怯 我们可能了解到的关于自己的事情。）”；A项“Inreality,itisourfeartalking.（事实上，这是我们内心的恐惊在说话。”；其中“ourfear”与上文中的“Weareafraidof…”语义相符；“talking”与上一句中“wetellourselves…”语义相符；A项是顺承空前一句的话题。故选A。【20题详解】空前一句提到“Itisnotthatauthenticpeopledon’tfeelthesamefear;rather,theyaresimplymorewillingtofacetheirfear.（这并不是说真实的人不会感受到同样的恐惊；相反，他们只是更情愿去面对他们的恐惊。）”；G项“Theyareopentonewexperiences,cherishingthechallengesoflearningaboutthemselves.（他们乐于接受新的体验，珍惜了解自我的挑战。）”，其中“they”指代空前一句中的“authenticpeople”；“Theyareopen…”与空前一句中“theyaresimplymorewilling…”句式并列。G项是顺承空前一句的话题。故选G。第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whatevermakesyoufallinlovewithhorseshappenedtome.Ioften___21___myselfowningmyownhorse.Aftertakingridinglessonsforayear,IdecidedtobuyahorseandDadagreed—ifI___22___halfthemoney.Iworkedandsaved100dollars,a___23___thosedays.___24___,200dollarswasn’tmuchtobuyahorse.ButIwas___25___tolookforoneonalimited___26___.IwasintroducedtoRusty,a20-year-oldhorse,whohadbeenabusedandhadamistrustof___27___.WhenIapproached,helooked___28___atme.However,hewasmydreamhorseandIdecidedtotakeit!Gradually,webecameinseparableandhegrewstrongandenergeticdespitehis___29___.Butonemorning,Rustywassuddenlyill.Thevetsaidhehadcancerandsuggestedhumanelyputtinghimto____30____.Thenextmorning,DadloadedRustyintothetruckandIwavedgoodbyetohim,prettysureitwasforthe____31____time.Laterthatday,IwascryinginbedwhenDadcalledme.There,insidethetruckwasRusty!Ijumpedup,hugginghimandcryingwith____32____.Rusty____33____meforanotherhappyyearbeforethecancerfinallytookhim.Bythen,wewerealittlemore____34____.Rustyisn’there____35____,butloveliveson,andRustywillliveinmyheartforever.21.A.Enjoyed B.pictured C.appreciated D.found22.A.donated B.borrowed C.earned D.allocated23.A.deal B.prize C.bonus D.fortune24.A.Actually B.Strangely C.Alternatively D.Totally25.A.obliged B.determined C.delighted D.expected26.A.basis B.scale C.level D.budget27.A.customers B.strangers C.children D.adults28.A.reluctantly B.eagerly C.sadly D.cautiously29.A.illness B.size C.age D.disability30.A.test B.sleep C.training D.competition31.A.biggest B.worst C.last D.first32.A.excitement B.shock C.pity D.blessing33.A.inspired B.defended C.accompanied D.refreshed34.A.prepared B.relaxed C.amazed D.concerned35.A.completely B.eventually C.spiritually D.physically【答案】21.B22.C23.D24.A25.B26.D27.B28.D29.C30.B31.C32.A33.C34.A35.D【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲解并描述了自己爱马及与一匹马的故事。【21题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我常常想象自己拥有自己的马。A.Enjoyed喜爱，享受；B.pictured想象；C.appreciated观赏感谢；D.found发觉。依据上文“Whatevermakesyoufallinlovewithhorseshappenedtome.（无论什么让你爱上马的缘由都发生在我身上了）”可知作者爱马，及下文“Aftertakingridinglessonsforayear,IdecidedtobuyahorseandDadagreed（学了一年的骑马课后，我确定买一匹马，爸爸同意了）”可知我爱马并总想象（pictured）拥有自己的一匹马，并且最终确定买一匹马。故选B项。【22题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：学了一年的骑马课后，我确定买一匹马，爸爸同意了——假如我能挣到一半的钱的话。A.donated捐赠；B.borrowed借；C.earned赚到，挣到；D.allocated安排。依据下文“Iworkedandsaved100dollars,（我打工，攒够了100元）”可知，父亲同意我买马的条件是我自己通过努力挣到（earned）一半的钱。故选C项。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句