浙江省Lambda联盟高三下学期三模英语试题2

浙江省Lambda联盟2024年5月高三模拟考试英语试题卷考生须知：本试卷共8页，24小题。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。1.考生答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸上。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30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1.5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，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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15B.£9.18C.£9.15答案是C。1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whenwillthemanarriveattheparty?A.At7:30. B.At8:00. C.At8:30.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthewomanwanttodrink?A.Orangejuice. B.Coffee. C.Hotchocolate.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhatdidthemanplantodoonMarch1st?A.Applyforsomeclasses. B.Callthetravelagent. C.Gotothemountains.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?A.Unpackingabox. B.Loadingacar. C.Buyingasuitcase.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatrelationisthemantothewoman?A.Hercustomer.

​​​​ B.Hercoworker.​​ C.Herboss.第二节(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10秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heishardworking.B.Helikesmakingthings.C.Hepaid$50forthebookcase.7.Whatdidthemandointheend?A.Hetoldajoke.B.Hemadeafutureplan.C.Heaskedthewomanforhelp.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.Whatcouldthemanbe?A.Asupermarketmanager. B.Apoliceman. C.Ahotelclerk.9.Wheredoesthewomanthinkshelosthercellphone?A.Inataxi. B.Inasupermarket. C.Inapark.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10.WhatwasProf.Stone’sgrandfatherafraidof?A.Leavinghishome.B.Partingfromhisson.C.Takingearlyretirement.11.WhatdoesoldagemeantomanyelderlyAmericans?A.Lackofmoralsupport.B.Lossofselfworth.C.Changeoflivinghabits.12.WhatwillProf.Stonetalkaboutnextconcerningelderlypeople?APublicservicestheyaskfor.B.Healthcareavailabletothem.C.Contributionstheycanmake.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】13.Whatdoesthewomangivethemanfirst?AHerpassport. B.Herticket. C.Hername.14.Wheredoesthewomanasktosit?A.Infirstclass. B.Bythewashroom. C.Nearthewalkway.15.Whattimeisitnow?A.9:20. B.9:30. C.9:40.16.Howdoesthewomanfeelintheend?A.Rushed. B.Grateful. C.Confused.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17.Whatpositivenewsdothescientistsreportregardinglowcarbontechnologies?A.Theusageoflowcarbontechnologieshasincreased.B.Thecostsofmanykeylowcarbontechnologieshavefallendramatically.C.Theefficiencyoflowcarbontechnologieshasimprovedsignificantly.18.Whatisamajorconcernhighlightedbyobserversregardingthereport?A.Therelianceonexistingtechnologies.B.Thelackofgovernmentpolicies.C.Thedependencyonnewtechnologiestoremovecarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere.19.Howdothesuggestedpersonalactionsforreducingemissionsalsobenefitindividualhealthaccordingtothereport?A.Theypromotehealthierlifestylechoices.B.Theyreducerelianceonpharmaceuticals.C.Theyincreaseawarenessofenvironmentalissues.20.Whyistherelianceonnewcarbondioxideremovaltechnologiesconsideredproblematic?A.Theyarenotwidelyacceptedbythescientificmunity.B.Theyarestillveryexpensiveandatanearlystageofdevelopment.C.Theyhaveanegativeimpactontheenvironment.第二部分阅读理解(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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFacebook’sBigOutage—UnderstandingtheInternet’splexMachineryAt15:51UTC,wedetectedasignificantissue:“FacebookDNSlookupreturningSERVFAIL.”ThiserrorsuggestedthatourDNSresolver,,mightbemalfunctioning.However,thesituationwasmoreseriousthanweinitiallythought.Socialmediawasabuzzwithactivity,andourengineersconfirmedthatFacebook,WhatsApp,andInstagramwereallexperiencinganoutage.ItappearedasiftheseplatformshadbeenabruptlydisconnectedfromtheInternet.ThiswasnotasimpleDNSproblem;itwasasignofamuchlargerissue.Facebooklaterrevealedthatachangeintheirinternalconfigurationhadcausedawidespreaddisruption,affectingnotjusttheirservicesbutalsotheabilityoftheirstafftorestorenormaloperations.DelvingintoBGPBGP,orBorderGatewayProtocol,isacriticalponentoftheInternet’sinfrastructure.It’sthesystemthatallowstheInternet’srouterstomunicateanddeterminethemostefficientroutesfordatatotravel.Essentially,BGPistheInternet’sGPS,guidingdatapacketstotheirdestinations.IfanetworklikeFacebookstopsusingBGPtoannounceitspresence,itbeesinvisibleandunreachableontheInternet.TheRippleEffectAt15:58UTC,weobservedthatFacebookhadceasedannouncingitsDNSroutes.ThismeantthatDNSresolvers,whicharetheInternet’sdirectoryassistance,couldnolongerfindtheIPaddressesforFacebook’sservices.Asaresult,attemptstoaccessFacebook.andsimilardomainsfailed.Thisfailuretriggeredachainreaction.Withnoresolutionpossible,DNSresolversworldwidebegantoexperienceanunprecedentedsurgeinqueries,asbothautomatedsystemsandusersrepeatedlytriedtoaccessthenowunavailableservices.ThissurgenotonlystrainedtheDNSinfrastructurebutalsoaffectedotheronlineplatformsasuserssoughtinformationandalternatives.TheInterconnectedWebTheday’seventsunderscoredtheInternet’splexityandthedelicatebalanceofsystemsandprotocolsthatkeepitrunning.It’savast,interconnectedecosystemthatreliesonmutualtrust,standardization,andcollaborationamongitsvariousponentstoservenearlyfivebillionusersglobally.TheResolutionandBeyondBy21:00UTC,webegantoseesignsofrecoveryasBGPactivityfromFacebook’snetworkresumed.Thisactivitypeakedat21:17UTC,indicatingthatFacebookwasactivelyworkingtorestoreitsservices.By21:20UTC,theDNSfor“facebook.”wasonceagainavailableonourresolver,,andby21:28UTC,itappearedthatFacebookwasbackonline,withDNSfunctioningnormally.WhileFacebook,WhatsApp,andInstagrammayhavetakensometimetoreturntofulloperation,theincidentservedasastarkreminderoftheInternet’sinterdependenceandtheimportanceofrobustinfrastructure.21.WhatwastheinitialindicationofaproblemwithFacebook’sservices?A.AdecreaseinuseractivityonsocialmediaplatformsB.TheappearanceofaerrorinDNSlookupsforFacebookC.AsuddenincreaseintraffictopetingsocialmediasitesD.ReportsofphysicaldamagetoFacebook’sdatacenters22.WhatroledoesBGPplayinthefunctioningoftheInternet?A.ItmanagesthedistributionofInternetcontenttousersB.ItprovidessecurityforonlinetransactionsC.IthelpsroutersfindthemostefficientpathfordatatotravelD.ItregulatesthespeedofInternetconnectionsworldwide23.WhydidtheoutageatFacebookleadtoasignificantincreaseinDNStraffic?A.BecauseuserswereattemptingtoaccessFacebook’spetitors,whichresultedinanelevatednumberofDNSqueriesforthoseplatforms.B.BecauseDNSresolverscouldnotresolveFacebook’sdomainnames,leadingtorepeatedqueriesC.BecauseacyberattackspecificallytargetedtheDNSinfrastructure,whichincreasedthevolumeofrequeststoDNSresolversforresolution.D.BecausetheFacebookoutageindirectlycausedphysicaldamagetotheglobalDNSnetwork,necessitatingahighernumberofqueriestoDNSresolverstofindalternativeroutes.BFiftyyearsafterLilianaCavani’sfilmTheNightPorterwasreleasedtowidespreadcriticaldisgust,howhaveviewsofitchanged?“TowriteapoemafterAuschwitzisbarbaric,”wrotetheGermantheoristTheodorAdorno,suggestinginhis1949essayCulturalCriticismandSocietythatartisticexpressionhadbeenrenderedinadequateasatooltounderstandrealityaftertheHolocaust.Inher1974filmTheNightPorter,ItaliandirectorLilianaCavanichallengedthistheory,takingittoitslogicalextreme.SheusedaconcentrationcampasthesettingtoexploreacrazedsexualbondbetweenanadolescentprisonerandanSSmandant,andhow,yearslater,thispsychologicalpoisonhaspervadedtheirsouls.Amidthefuroreafteritsrelease—whichincludedintenselynegativereviewsandanattemptedbanbytheItalianratingsboard—withtypicalnonchalance,CavanitoldTheNewYorkTimes:“Thisisnothingparedtothenumberlesscoupleswhoteareachotherapartpsychologically.”Halfacenturyon,however,doesTheNightPorterstillseemlikeaprovocationthatplumbsthedepthsofbadtaste?Withthefilm’srecentrestorationandrereleases,aswellasrenewedconversationsaroundcinematicdepictionsoftheHolocaust,manyhaverevisitedthefilmandremainunimpressedbyitscontent.OthersareperhapsseeingthefilmmoreasLilianaCavanioriginallyintended:asanartisticreflectionofhowsexualobsessioncanbefascisticinitstunnelvisionedferocity.Cavaniherselfputitmoresimply:“loveesalwayswithapricetopay.”TheNightPorterissetinViennain1957,whereaformerNazimandant,Max(DirkBogarde),worksinanupmarkethotel.There,heclasheswithformerSScolleagueswhoaredeterminedtopurgethemselvesofanyshameabouttheirrolesintheFinalSolutionandeliminateanysurvivingwitnesses.Max,however,wouldratherforgethispastandmoveon,livinghislifequietly,hesays,“asachurchmouse.”HiscarefulworldisupendedwhenLucia(CharlotteRampling),nowmarriedtoanAmericanposer,walksintohishotellobby—theverywomanhesexuallyabusedwhileshewasaprisonerinhiscamp,andwithwhomheenteredintoasadomasochisticrelationship.Reunitedoncemore,theirtwistedfolieadeuxresumesandaferventdebasementbegins—now,onbothsides.24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestreflectstheauthor’sperspectiveonthefilm’sportrayaloftheHolocaust?A.ThefilmisadisrespectfulandexploitativerepresentationoftheHolocaust.B.ThefilmisaplexandabstractexplorationofNaziideologyandsexualtaboos.C.ThefilmisastraightforwardhistoricalaccountoftheHolocaust.D.ThefilmisaromanticizeddepictionofloveduringtheHolocaust.25.Inthecontextofthearticle,whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheterm“sadomasochistic”?A.Aformofpsychologicaltherapy.B.Atypeofartisticexpression.C.Arelationshipdynamiccharacterizedbytheexchangeofpainandpleasure.D.AhistoricalaccountofeventsduringWorldWarII.26.Whatisthemainargumentofthosewhodefendthefilm’sartisticmerit?AThefilmprovidesarealisticportrayaloftheHolocaust.B.Thefilm’scontroversialnaturegeneratesimportantdiscussions.C.Thefilmisasuccessfulexampleofthe“Nazisploitation”genre.D.Thefilm’splotandcharacterdevelopmentarehighlyoriginal.27.Whatisthemostappropriatetitleforthearticle?A.“TheNightPorter:ACinematicControversy”B.“LilianaCavani:TheDirectorWhoChallengedArt”C.“LoveandEvil:TheplexThemesofTheNightPorter”D.“TheHolocaustonFilm:AHistoryofCinematicPortrayals”CHowcanonepersonenjoygoodhealth,whileanotherpersonlooksoldbeforehertime?Humanshavebeenaskingthisquestionforthousandsofyears,andrecently,it’sbeingclearerandclearertoscientiststhatthedifferencesbetweenpeople’sratesofaginglieintheplexinteractionsamonggenes,socialrelationships,environmentsandlifestyles.Eventhoughyouwerebornwithaparticularsetofgenes,thewayyoulivecaninfluencehowtheyexpressthemselves.Somelifestylefactorsmayeventurngenesonorshutthemoff.Deepwithinthegeneticheartofallourcellsaretelomeres,orrepeatingsegmentsofnoncodingDNAthatliveattheendsofthechromosomes(染色体).Theyformcapsattheendsofthechromosomesandkeepthegeneticmaterialtogether.Shorteningwitheachcelldivision,theyhelpdeterminehowfastacellages.Whentheybeetooshort,thecellstopsdividingaltogether.Thisisn’ttheonlyreasonacellcanage—thereareotherstressesoncellswedon’tyetunderstandverywell—butshorttelomeresareoneofthemajorreasonshumancellsgrowold.We’vedevotedmostofourcareerstostudyingtelomeres,andoneextraordinarydiscoveryfromourlabsisthattelomerescanactuallylengthen.Scientistshavelearnedthatseveralthoughtpatternsappeartobeunhealthyfortelomeres,andoneofthemiscynicalhostility.Cynicalhostilityisdefinedbyhighangerandfrequentthoughtsthatotherpeoplecannotbetrusted.Someonewithhostilitydoesn’tjustthink,“Ihatetostandinlonglines”;theythink,“Othersdeliberatelyspedupandbeatmetomyrightfulpositionintheline!”—andthengetviolentlyagitated.Peoplewhoscorehighonmeasuresofcynicalhostilitytendtogetmoreheartdisease,metabolicdiseaseandoftendieatyoungerages.Theyalsohaveshortertelomeres.InastudyofBritishcivilservants,menwhoscoredhighonmeasuresofcynicalhostilityhadshortertelomeresthanmenwhosehostilityscoreswerelow.Themosthostilemenwere30%morelikelytohaveshorttelomeres.Whatthismeans:agingisadynamicprocessthatcouldpossiblybeacceleratedorslowed—and,insomeaspects,evenreversed.Toanextent,ithassurprisedusandtherestofthescientificmunitythattelomeresdonotsimplycarryoutthemandsissuedbyyourgeneticcode.Yourtelomeresarelisteningtoyou.Thefoodsyoueat,yourresponsetochallenges,theamountofexerciseyouget,andmanyotherfactorsappeartoinfluenceyourtelomeresandcanpreventprematureagingatthecellularlevel.Oneofthekeystoenjoyinggoodhealthissimplydoingyourparttofosterhealthycellrenewal.28.Whyaresomelifestylefactorsconsideredextremelyimportant?ATheymaydeterminehowgenesfunction.B.Theymayshortentheprocessofcelldivision.C.Theymayaffectthelifespanoftelomeres.D.Theymayaccountforthestressesoncells.29.Whathavetheauthorandhiscolleaguesdiscoveredabouttelomeres?A.Theirnumberaffectsthegrowthofcells.BTheirlengthdeterminesthequalityoflife.C.Theirshorteningprocesscanbereversed.D.Theirhealthimpactsthedivisionofcells.30.Whathavescientistslearnedaboutcynicalhostility?A.Itmayleadtoconfrontationalthoughtpatterns.B.Itmaycausepeopletolosetheirtemperfrequently.C.Itmayproduceanadverseeffectontelomeres.D.Itmaystirupagitationamongthoseinlonglines.31.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraphabouttheprocessofaging?A.Itmayvaryfromindividualtoindividual.B.Itchallengesscientiststoexplorefurther.C.Itdependsonone’sgeneticcode.D.Itmaybecontrolledtoadegree.DInthelatenineteenthcentury,artcriticsregardedseventeenthcenturyDutchpaintingsasdirectreflectionsofreality.Thepaintingswerediscussedasanindexofthedemocracyofasocietythatchosetorepresentitsclass,action,andoccupationsexactlyastheywere,widerangingrealismwasseenasthegreatacplishmentofDutchart.However,theachievementofmorerecentstudyofDutcharthasbeentherecoveryofthefactthatsuchpaintingsaretobetakenassymbolizingmortality,therenaissanceofearthlylife,andthepowerofGod,andasmessagethatrangefromthemildlymoralizingtothefirmlydidactic.Howexplicitandconsistentthesymbolizingprocesswasintendedtobeisamuchthorniermatter,butanyonewhohasmorefamiliaritythanapassingacquaintancewithDutchliteratureorwiththekindsofimagesusedinillustratedbooks(aboveallemblembooks)willknowhowmuchlesspervasivewasthehabitofinvestingordinaryobjectsthanofinvestingsceneswithmeaningthatgobeyondtheirsurfaceandoutwardappearance.Inthemid1960s,EddydeJonghpublishedanextraordinaryarrayofmaterial—especiallyfromtheemblembooksandvernacularliterature—thatconfirmedtheunreliabilityoftakingDutchpicturesatsurfacevaluealone.Themajordifficulty,however,withthefindingsofcriticssuchasdeJonghisthatitisnoteasytoassessthemultiplicityoflevelsinwhichDutchviewersinterpretedthesepictures.DeJongh’sfollowerstypicallyregardthepicturesaspurelysymbolic.NoteveryobjectwithinDutchpaintingsneedbeinterpretedintermsoftheglossgiventoitsequivalentrepresentationintheemblembooks.NoteveryfootwarmeristobeinterpretedintermsofthefootwarmerinRowmerVisscher’sSinnepoppenof1614,noteverybridleisanemblemofrestraint(thoughmanywereindeedjustthat).TomaintainasBrowndoes,thatthetwochildreninNetscher’spaintingALadyTeachingaChildtoReadstandforindustryandidlenessistofailtounderstandthatthepaintinghasavarietyofpossiblemeanings,eventhoughthepictureundoubtedlycarriersunmistakablesymbolicmeanings,too.ModernArthistoriansmaywellfindthediscoveryofparallelsbetweenapaintingandaspecificemblemexciting,theymay,likeseventeenthcenturyviewers,searchforthedoublethatliebehindmanypaintings.Butseventeenthcenturyresponsecanhardlybereducedtothelevelofformula.TosuggestotherwiseistoimplyalaboriousnessofmentalprocessthatmaywellcharacterizemoderninterpretationsofseventeenthcenturyDutchArt,butthatwas,forthemostpart,notcharacteristicintheseventeenthcentury.32.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithwhichofthefollowing?A.Reconcilingtwodifferentpointsofviewabouthowartreflects.B.Criticizingatraditionalmethodofinterpretation.C.Describingandevaluatingarecentcriticalapproach.D.Describingalongstandingcontroversyandhowitwasresolved.33.Theauthorofthepassagementionsbridlesinthehighlightedportionofthepassagemostlikelyinorderto______.A.SuggestthatrestraintwasonlyoneofthemanysymbolicmeaningsattachedtobridlesB.Provideanexampleofaneveryday,physicalobjectthatwasnotendowedwithsymbolicmeaningC.ProvideanexampleofanobjectthatmoderncriticshaveendowedwithsymbolicmeaningdifferentfromthemeaningassigneditbyseventeenthcenturyDutchartistsD.Provideanexampleofanobjectwithsymbolicmeaningthatwasnotalwaysusedasasymbol34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefunctionofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A.Itprovidesspecificapplicationsofthecriticalapproachintroducedintheprecedingparagraph.B.Itpresentacaveataboutthecriticalapproachdiscussedintheprecedingparagraph.C.Itpresentstheresearchonwhichatheorypresentedintheprecedingparagraphisbased.D.Itrefutesatheorypresentedintheprecedingparagraphandadvocatesareturntoamoretraditionalapproach.35.ThepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutemblembooksinseventeenthcenturyHolland?A.TheyconfirmthatseventeenthcenturyDutchpaintingdepictsomeobjectsandscenesrarelyfoundindailylife.B.TheyaremoreusefulthanvernacularliteratureinprovidinginformationaboutthesymboliccontentofseventeenthcenturyDutchpainting.C.Theyhavebeenmisinterpretedbyartcritics,suchasdeJongh,whoclaimseventeenthcenturyDutchpaintingscontainsymbolicmeaning.D.TheycontainmaterialthatchallengestheassumptionsofthenineteenthcenturycriticsaboutseventeenthcenturyDutchpainting.第二节(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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。CanWeStopFoodLongingThroughImaginaryEating?Areyoufightinganurgetoreachforchocolate?Then,letitmeltinyourmind,notinyourmouth.Accordingtotherecentresearch,imaginingeatingaspecificfoodreducesyourinterestinthatfood,soyoueatlessofit.Thisreactiontorepeatedexposuretofood—beinglessinterestedinsomethingbecauseyou’veexperiencedittoomuch—iscalledhabituation._____36_____Theresearchisthefirsttoshowthathabituationcanoccurthroughthepowerofthemind.“Ifyoujustthinkaboutthefooditself—howittastesandsmells—thatwillincreaseyourappetite,”saidCareyMorewedge,awellknownpsychologist.“Itmightbebettertoforceyourselftorepeatedlythinkaboutchewingandswallowingthefoodinordertoreduceyourlonging._____37_____Visualizingyourselfeatingchocolatewouldn’tpreventyoufromeatinglotsofcheese,”headded.Morewedgeconductedaninterestingexperiment.51subjectsweredividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwasaskedtoimagineputting30coinsintoalaundrymachineandtheneatingthreechocolates._____38_____Anothergroupwasaskedtoimagineputtingthreecoinsintoalaundrymachineandtheneating30chocolates.Lastly,acontrolgroupimaginedjustputting33coinsintothemachine—withnochocolates._____39_____Whentheysaidtheyhadfinished,theseweretakenawayandweighed.Theresultsshowedthegroupthathadimaginedeating30chocolateseachatefewerofthechocolatesthantheothergroups._____40_____Physicalsignals—thatfullstomachfeeling—areonlypartofwhattellsuswe’vefinishedameal.Theresearchsuggeststhatpsychologicaleffects,suchashabituation,alsoinfluencehowmuchapersoneats.Itmayleadtonewbehavioraltechniquesforpeoplelookingtoeatmorehealthily,orhavecontroloverotherhabits.A.What’smore,thisonlyworkswiththespecificfoodyou’veimagined.B.Peoplewereadvisedtotrydifferentmethodstoperformtheexperiment.C.Forexample,atenthbiteisdesiredlessthanthefirstbite,accordingtothestudy.D.Allofthemthenatefreelyfrombowlscontainingthesameamountofchocolateeach.E.Itmeantthosewhorepeatedlyimaginedeatingwouldconcernaboutsomespecificfood.F.Thisrequiresthesamemotorskillsaseatingsmallchocolatesfromapacket,thestudysays.G.Thisstudyispartoftheresearchlookingintowhatmakesuseatmorethanweactuallyneed.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。Heisbetteratwords.Sheisbetteratsentences.Gamestheyliketoplayinvolvetheformer,andhewinsthevastmajorityofthemthevastmajorityofthetime.Debatestheyfindthemselvesininvolvethelatter,andtherehasn’tbeenanoccasion(onrecord)ofhimwinningoneformany,manyyears.Crosswords,Scrabble,thatnewgamewithgreenandyellowsquares,heexcelsat.Givensixtriestoguessafiveletterword,heisquickertorecallwordswithoutrealvowels(shedoesn’tsupporttheideathat“Y”isavowel),andhehasthenervetoguesswordswithtripleletters,like“fluff,”onthesecondtry.Ofcourse,sheknowswhatfluffis.It’seither____41____orthestuffingthatesoutofcheaptoys.Butit’snotawordshewouldhaveguessed.Indefenseof“Y”‘svowelness,heasks,Whatabout“lynx”?Lynx?shereplies,incredulous.Whenhaveyoueverusedthataloud?Oh,look,overthere,thatlynxisabouttopounceand____42____outmyheart!Sheiscertainthatanypersoninsuchascenariowouldusetheword“bobcat.”Whatmostinfuriatesheristhepresumptionthatshemustbeawhizatwordsgivenher____43____asawriterofbooks.Sheisgiftedcalendarcrosswordpuzzles(yes,threehundredandsixtyfivetinycrosswords,onesheetforeachday)everyDecember,andisoftendraggedintolongboutsofWordswithFriends.Inonegame,hescoresmorethanseventypointswithawellplaced“Q.”Shelosesthatgamesoonenoughandtextshim,You’realwaysdoingstufflikethat,____44____thevalueofeachword.Butthat’showyouplay—thosearetherules,hereplies.Shecallsintoquestiontheserules:isthepointsystemforlettersreallybasedonfrequency,orisitsomelargerinstitutional____45____ofmindcontrol?Herepeats,butthosearetherules.Onherdarkestofwritingdays,shetakesthelastsentenceshewroteand____46____itupforpoints.Sheisimmenselydisappointed.Thenshestaresatthosecrosswordcalendars,andtheystareback.Thefiveshewasgiftedthisholidayseason,plusseveralfromlastyear.Theysitalloverherdesklikeblindcats.Hundredsifnotthousandsofempty____47____.Sheoftenfindsherself____48____whetherherwritingskillsactuallytranslatetosuccessingamesthatdemandlexicalagility.Despiteher____49____,shefindsthesegamesfrustratingand____50____.It’snotjustaboutknowingwords,shethinks,butaboutusingthem____51____.Herbrother,ontheotherhand,seemsto____52____thesenuancesnaturally,pickingtheperfectmomentstodrophistripleletterbombs.Oneevening,shedecidestochallengehimtoagameof____53____,determinedtoprovethatherskillscanextendbeyondthepage.Thegamestartsoffwellforher,witheachplayertradingclever,highscoringwords.Butsoon,hebeginstopullahead,____54____advantageofeverydoublewordscorespace,whileshestrugglestomakethemostofher____55____.41.A.nonsense B.rubbish C.fluff D.trash42.A.pull B.rip C.tear D.drag43.A.hobby B.profession C.occupation D.job44.A.guessing B.calculating C.estimating D.evaluating45.A.measure B.metric C.method D.calculation46.A.counts B.scores C.sums D.adds47.A.blocks B.grids C.squares D.letters48.A.wondering B.doubting C.guessing D.knowing49.A.expertise B.confusion C.frustration D.anger50.A.demoralizing B.exciting C.boring D.enlightening51.A.strategically B.forcefully C.literally D.randomly52.A.ignore B.miss C.grasp D.avoid53.A.Boggle B.Scrabble C.Chess D.Checkers54.A.taking B.finding C.losing D.giving55.A.letters B.skills C.resources D.options第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。“Thedangerousthingaboutlyingispeopledon’tunderstandhowtheactchangesus,”saysDanAriely,behaviouralpsychologistatDukeUniversity.Psychologistshavedocumentedchildrenlyingasearlyastheageoftwo.Lyingisevenconsidered_____56_____developmentalmilestone,likecrawlingandwalking,withsophisticatedplanningandattention_____57_____(require).But,formostpeople,lyinggetsincreasinglylimitedaswedevelopasenseofmoralityandtheabilitytoselfregulate.AccordingtoAriely,lyingtakeswork.Instudies,hegavesubjectsachancetodeceiveformonetarygainswhileexaminingtheirbrainsinafunctionalMRImachine.Somepeopletoldthetruthinstantly.Butothersoptedtolie,andtheyshowedincreasedactivityintheirfrontalparietal(颅腔壁的)controlnetwork,whichisinvolvedinplexthinking.Itsuggestedthattheyweredecidingbetweentruthanddishonesty,andafterthinkingaboutit,_____58_____(choose)thelatter.Forafollowupanalysis,hefoundthatpeoplewhose