2020年10月山东省济南某中学2021届高三年级上册10月月考英语试卷及解析

2020年10月山东省济南外国语学校2021届高三上学期10月月考

英语试卷

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（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

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。

I.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.ThemanhatestoIendhistoolstootherpeople.

RThemanhasn't千inishedworkingonthehooksheIf.

C.Themanlostthosetools.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn'tIikehisjob.B.HewiIInotgiveuphisjob.C.Hehas

alargefamiIytosupport.

3.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teachersandstudents.C.Headmaster

andteachers

4.Whoisworriedaboutgainingweight?

A.Theson.B.AuntLouise.C.Themother.

5.Whydoesn'tthewomanbuythecoat?

A.Itisexpensive.B.Thereisn'thersize.C.She

doesn'tIikethecolor.

第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从期中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读

各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatisthewomanprobabIy?

A.AhoteIclerk.B.AhouseagentC.Ashop

assistant.

7.Whatisthepillowfilledwith?

A.Cotton.B.Driedflowers,C.AspeciaI

materiaI.

听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。

8.Whatkindofskillsdoesthewomannothave?

A.Operatingcomputers.B.Doingbusiness.C.Typing.

9.Whichcompanydidthewomanworkin?

A.Atradingcompanyandatrustcompany.

B.Atrustcompany.

C.Atradingcompany.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.What'swrongwiththewoman'smother?

A.Shehasbeensick.

B.Shemissesherfamilyandfriends.

C.Shecan'tearnenoughtosupportherfamiIy.

11.WheredoesthewomanIive?

A.InAmerica.B.InIndia.0.InBritan.

12.WhatdoesthewomanpIantodonextyear?

A.StudyanewIanguage.B.TraveItoIndia,C.Visither

father'snativecountry.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.HowmanyEconomicsIectureswiIIthemanattendeveryweek?

A.Fivetimes,fromMondaytoFriday.

B.Twotimes,onThursdayandFriday.

C.Twotimes,onTuesdayandThursday.

14.Whydidthemanmissthemeetingforthenewstudentsyesterday?

A.Becausehehadn'treceivedanynoticeaboutthatmeeting.

B.Becausehehadtoattendthegroupdiscussion.

C.Becausehehadtodosomeparttimejobsyesterday.

15.Ifastudentwantstoearnthescholarship,whatistherequiredattendancerate?

A.80%B.90%C.100%

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Themanisagradeonestudentintheuniversity.

B.Themanhastoworkafterschool.

C.ThemanthinksthetimeofthelectureistooearIy.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.HowlonghasthespeakerIivedinabigcity?

A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.

18.Whatisthespeaker'sopiniononpubIictransport?

A.It'scomfortabIe.B.It'stime-saving.C.It'scheap.

19WhatisgoodaboutIivinginasmaIItown?

A.It'ssafer.B.It'shealthier.C.It'smoreconvenient.

20.WhatkindoflifedothespeakersseemtoIikemost?

A.Busy.B.ColorfuI.C.Quiet.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheMothPoetryPrize

ABOUTTHEPRIZE

TheMothPoetryPrizeisanannuaIcontestfromIrishmagazine.Itisoneofthe

biggestprizesintheworIdforasingleunpubIishedpoemofanyIengthwiththetheme

ofpeace.Theprizeisopentoanyoneover16aslongasthepoemispreviously

unpubIished,andeachyearitattractsthousandsofentriesfromnewandestabIished

poetsfromover50countriesworIdwide.

TheshortIistwillbeannouncedinJune2019andthefourshortIistedpoemswII

featureinthesummerissueofTheMoth.ThewinnerswiIIbeinvitedtoaspecial

prize-givingeventatPoetryIreIandinDubIininthesummerof2019.

THEJUDGE

ThepoetandnovelistJacobPolleywiIIjudgethisyear'sMothPoetryPrize.Jacob

istheauthoroffourpoetrycollectionspubIishedbyPicador,theIatestof

which,JackseIf,wontheT.S.EliotPrize.HeisalsotherecipientofaGeoffreyFaber

MemoriaIPrize,andhisnoveITalkoftheTovunwonaSomersetMaughamAward.Heteaches

attheUniversityofNewcastle.

HOWTOENTER

Theentryfeeis15eurosperpoem,andyoucanenterasmanypoemsasyouIike.

YoucanenteronIineorsendyourpoem(s)aIongwithachequeorpostaIorder

madepayabIeto“TheMothMagazineLtd."withanentryformoracoverIetter

withyournameandcontactdetaiIsandtheti11eofpoem(s)attachedto：TheMoth,Ardan

Grange,Milltown,BeIturbet,Co.Cavan,IreIand.

PleaseremembertoreadtheruIesofthecompetitionbeforeyouenter.

CaII00353(0)872657251oremaiIenquiries®themothmagazine.comformoredetais.

1.Whatinformationaboutthecontestcanwelearn?

A.Itsclosingdate.B.ItsevaIuationcriteria.

C.Theawardtowinners.D.Itsorganizer.

2.Whatistherequirementofthecontest?

A.OnepersoncanonIysubmitoneentry.

B.TheparticipantsmustbeIrishcitizens.

C.TheentriesshouIdbefocusedonpeace.

D.Onlyteenagersof16areadmittedtotakepart.

3.WhatwiIIthewinnersget?

A.Anawardof15euros.

B.AninvitationtoDubIin.

C.ApoetrycollectionbyPicador.

D.AchancetointerviewJacobPolley.

【答案】1.D2.C3.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。介绍了TheMothPoetryPrize这个诗歌比赛的相关信息,包括组织者,参赛

要求,裁判以及如何投稿等等。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“~heMothPoetryPrizeiGanannuaIcontestfromIrich

magazine/1可知这个诗歌比赛是爱尔兰杂志每年都会举办的一个比赛。也就是说爱尔兰杂志

就是组织者，故选D项。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“withthethemeofpeace”可知所有的参赛诗歌要以和平为

主题，故选C项。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“ThewinnerswiIIbeinvitedtoaspecialprize-giving

eventatPoetryIreIandinDubIininthesummerof2019."可知获奖者将被邀请参加

2019年夏季在都柏林举办的爱尔兰诗歌特别颁奖活动。故选B项。

B

RodneySmithisamanwithatask.TheBermudanativeisinthemidstofatrip

thatwiIItakehimtoeverystateinthenation,mowingIawns（修理草坪）.

Fiveyearsago,Smithcameacrossaseniormanmowinghislawnandstoppedto

help."WhenIcameacrosstheeIderIyman,myIifechanged,"hesaid.Afterthat,Smth

wentontocreatetheRaisingMenLawnCareService（RMLCS）tomowIawnsforthe

elderly,disabled,singlemomsandformersoldiersfreeofcharge.Aspartofproviding

freeyardwork,theorganizationteacheschiIdrenaboutservingtheircommunitiesand

lawnmowersafety.

AkeycomponentofRMLCSisits50-yardchaIlenge,whichsetsagoaIforchiIdren

nationwidetomow50Iawnsforfreeintheircommunity.Whenakidsignsupforthe

chailenge,thegroupsendsthemawhiteshirtwiththeRaisingMenlogo（标识）,shades

andearprotection.Theparticipantsreceiveadifferentcoloredshirtafterevery

10thlawntheymow.Whentheyhavecompletedthetaskfor50yards,theyreceivea

specialvisitfromSmithorsomeonewithRMLCS.TheygivethevolunteeranewIawnmower,

freeofcharge,andcutotherlawnswiththem.

SineethischaIlengestartedin2016,12kidshaveaIreadycompletedthechaIIenge.

Andbothboysandgirlsarepartofit.Atpresenttheyhave130kidsnationwidetaking

partinthischaIIenge,including7inBermudaandtheU.K.andoneinCanada.So115

sspreadingworIdwide.EventheQueenofEngIandtooknotice—thegovernorofBermuda

presentedSmithwithanawardIateIastyearonbehaIfofher.

11wasaIsoIastyearthatSmithcameupwiththe50States50Lawnscampaign.

Now,in2018,he5sontheroadagain.

4.WhatisthepurposeoftheRaisingMenLawnCareService?

A.EducatechiIdrentoworkhard.

B.OfferfreeIawncuttingservice.

C.MakeIawnmowersofhighquaIity.

D.TrainprofessionaIIawnmowingworkers.

5.WhatindicatesachildcompIetingthe50-yardchaIlenge?

A.AvisittoRMLCS.

B.TheRaisingMenlogo.

C.Awhiteshirtandearprotection.

D.AnewIawnmowerfromRMLCS.

6.WhyistheQueenofEngIandmentioned?

A.Topraisethequeenforhercare.

B.ToproveSmithisrespectedbyeveryone.

C.ToshowSmith1sbehaviorgotrecognized.

D.TointroducewhereSmith*smotivationcamefrom.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MowLawnsinOrdertoTraveI

B.LawnMowing-aNewTrend

C.ChooseMowingLawnstoHelp

D.Smith—aManLovesMowingLawns

【答案】4.B5.D6.C7.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。史密斯创建了名为theRaisingMenLawnCareService(RMLCS)的组

织来免费为老人,残疾人,单身母亲和退伍军人修剪草坪。这个组织有个帮助所在社区修剪50

片草坪的挑战，完成最终挑战的孩子会得到一台新的割草机。自2016年这项挑战开始以来，有

越来越多的孩子参与到其中，甚至弓I起了英国女王的注意。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中的"tocreatetheRaisingMenLawnCareService(RMLCS)to

mowIawnsfortheeIderIy,disabIed,singlemomsandformersoldiersfreeofcharge.n

可知史密斯创建了RMLCS来免费为老人,残疾人,单身母亲和退伍军人修剪草坪。故选B项。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Whentheyhavecompletedthetaskfor50yards,they

receiveaspeciaIvisitfromSmithorsomeonewithRMLCS.TheygivethevoIunteera

newIawnmower,freeofcharge,andcutotherIawnswiththem.5,可知当这些孩子完成

修剪50片草坪的任务时，Smith或RMLCS的其他人会对他们进行一次特别的拜访。他们会给

这些孩子一台新的割草机,并一起修剪草坪。这说明一个小孩如果收到一台RMLCS送的新的割

草机意味着他/她完成了修建50片草坪的任务。故选D项。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。根据第四段中的"S。it'sspreadingworIdwide.EventheQueenofEngIand

tooknotice-thegovernorofBermudapresentedSmithwithanawardlateIastyear

onbehalfofher.M可知这项挑战在全世界传播开来。甚至英国女王也注意到了一百慕大省长

去年年底代表她给史密斯颁奖。女王的奖励意味着一种肯定，由此推断作者提到英国女王是为

了说明史密斯的行为受到了认可°故选C项。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。全文主要讲了史密斯创建了这个组织来免费为老人,残疾人,单身母亲和退伍军人

修剪草坪,并发起修剪50片草坪的挑战来鼓励孩子为社区免费修剪草坪。因此C项(选择修剪

草坪来帮助他人)最适合做全文的标题。故选C项。

C

AlthoughithasbeenreveaIedinrecentyearsthatpIantsarecapableofseeing,

hearingandsmeIIing,theyarestillusuaIIythoughtofassilent.Butnow,forthe

firsttime,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingultrasonic（超声的）crieswhenstressed,

whichresearcherssaycouldopenupanewfieldofprecisionagriculturewherefarmers

Iistenforwater-starvedcrops.

ItzhakKhaitandhiscolleaguesatTelAvivUniversityinIsraeIfoundthattomato

□ndtobaccoplantsmadecriesatfrequencieshumanscannothearwhenctreosedbya

Iackofwaterorwhentheirstemitcut.

MicrophonespIaced10centimetresfromthepIantspickedupsoundsinthe

ultrasonicrangeof20to100kiIohertz,whichtheteamsaysinsectsandsomemammaIs

wouldbecapabIeofhearingandrespondingtofromasfaras5metresaway.Amoth

maydecideagainstlayingeggsonapIantthatsoundswater-stressed,theresearchers

suggest.PlantscouIdevenhearthatotherpIantsareshortofwaterandreact

accordingly,theyspecuIate（推断）.

Onaverage,drought-stressedtomatopIantsmade35soundsanhour,whiletobacco

pIantsmade11.WhenpIantstemswerecut,tomatopIantsmadeanaverageof25sounds

inthefollowinghour,andtobaccopIants15.Unstressedplantsproducedfewerthan

onesoundperhour,onaverage.

ItisevenpossibIetodistinguishbetweenthesoundstoknowwhatthestresss.

Theresearcherstrainedamachine-1earningmodeItorecognizebetweenthepIants*

soundsandthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse,correctIyidentifyng

inmostcaseswhetherthestresswascausedbydrynessoracut,basedonthesound*s

intensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearstomakeloudersoundsthancut

tobacco,forexampIe.

EnabIingfarmerstoIistenforwater-stressedpIantscoulduopenanewdirecton

inthefieldofprecisionagriculture”,theresearcherssuggest.Theyaddthatsuch

anabilitywiIIbeincreasinglyimportantasclimatechangeexposesmoreareasto

drought.

“Thesuggestionthatthesoundsthatdrought-stressedpIantsmakecouldbeused

inprecisionagricultureseemsfeasible（可彳亍的）ifitisnottoocostIytosetup

therecordinginafieldsituation,nsaysAnneVisscherattheroyaIBotanicGardens,

Kew,intheUK.

Shewarnsthattheresultscan'tyetbebroadenedouttootherstresses,such

assaltortemperature,becausethesemaynotleadtosounds.Inaddition,therehave

beennoexperimentstoshowwhethermothsoranyotheranimalcanhearandrespond

totheooundothepIantemake,sothatidearemainsbasedonguessesfornow,checays.

8.TheexperimeritbyresearchersatTeIAvivUniversityshowsthat.

A.tomatopIantscrymoreoftenthantobaccowhenhurt

B.pIantsoundscanbeheardbypIantsquitefaraway

C.humanscanhearwater-hungrypIantscrying

D.mothsIikelayingeggsonstressedplant

9.WhatisAnneVisscher5sattitudetowardsthefindingoftheexperiment?

A.DisappointedB.Cautious.C.Appreciative.D.Optimistic.

10.Takingadvantageofthenewresearchfinding,farmerscan.

A.harvestcropsintimeB.reducegreenhouseeffects

C.diagnoseplantconditionfasterD.detectandremoveinsectseasily

11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PlantsgetstressedJustLikeUs.

B.SoundsofPlantsDetectedFarAway.

C.CriesofplantsbreakFarmers*Hearts

D.Plantsscreaminthepresenceofstress

【答案】8.A9.B10.C11.D

【解析】

本文是说明文。研究表明,植物在受到缺水或者被砍断时的压力时,它们会发出尖叫声。这开创

了精准农业的一个新领域。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段中“WhenpIantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaverage

of25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccopIants15.（当植物茎秆被切断后，番

茄植株在接下来的一小时内平均发出25种声音,而烟草植株发出15种声音。）”可知,研究人

员的实验显示番茄植株受到伤害时比烟草植株更容易发出尖叫声。故选A项。

【9题详解】

推理判断题。第八段中提到AnneVisscher所说的话uShewarnsthattheresultscan'tyet

bebroadenedouttootherstresses,suchassaItortemperature,becausethesemay

notIeadtosounds.Inaddition,therehavebeennoexperimeritstoshowwhethermoths

oranyotheranimalcanhearondrespondtothesoundsthepIantsmake,sothatidea

remainsbasedonguessesfornow,shesays.（她警告说，这个结果还不能扩展到其他压力，

比如盐分或温度，因为这些可能不会产生声音。此外,还没有实验证明飞蛾或其他动物是否能听

到植物发出的声音并作出反应，所以目前这个想法仍是基于猜测。）”根据其中的“the

resuItscan5tyetbebroadensd••,therehavebeennoexperimentstoshowsothat

idearemainsbasedonguesses,•,n由此可以推断，AnneVisscher对实验结果持谨慎的态

度。故选B项。

【10题详解】

推理判断题。第六段中提到"EnabIingfarmerstoIistenforwater-stressedplantscould

"openanewdirectioninthefieldofprecisionagriculture",theresearchers

suggest.TheyaddthatsuchanabiIitywillbeincreasinglyimportantasclimatechange

exposesmoreareastodrought.（研究者们认为，让农民能够听到缺水植物的声音可能"在

精准农业领域会开辟一个新方向”。他们补充说，随着气候变化使更多地区面临干旱,这种能力

将变得越来越重要。）”由此可以推断，这一新的发现让农民能够听到缺水植物的声音，衣民就

可以快速判断植物当前处于缺水的状况。故选C项。

[11题详解】

主旨大意题。通读全文，文章第一段提到"theyhavebeenrecordedmakingultrasonic（超

声的）crieswhenstressed,whichresearcherssaycouldopenupanewfieldofprecison

agriculturewherefarmersIistenforwater-starvedcrops.（已经记录下当植物有压力

时它们发出的哭声的超声波,研究者们认为这开创了精准农业的一个新领域,农民可以听到缺

水植物的声音。）”下文是说明这一研究的具体过程。文章是关于植物在受到缺水或者被砍断

时的压力时，它们会发出声音。因此文章的标题应该是“植物在压力下会发出尖叫声”。故选

D项。

D

Thefirstpatientwhodiedonmywatchwasanoldermanwithafaultyheart.We

triedtosIowitdownwithtreatment,butitsuddenIystoppedbeatingcompIeteIy.Later,

wheneverIwouIdhaveacaseIikethatone,Ifoundmysel*second-guessingmycIinical

management.However,itturnsoutthatthinkingtwicemayactuaIIycausemoreharm

thangood.

Inaworkingpaper,EmoryUnivercityresearchersfoundthatwhendoctorsdeIivering

ababyhaveabadresu11,theyaremoreIikeIytoswitchtoadifferentdeIiverymethod

withthenextpatient,oftenunnecessariIyandsometimeswithworseresuIts.

Becausedoctorsmakesomanydecisionsthathaveseriousconsequences,thefaIIout

fromsecond-guessingappearsespeciaIIylargeforus.A2006studyfoundthatifa

patienthadabIeedafterbeingprescribed（开药）warfarin,thephysicianwasabout

20%IessIikeIytoprescribeIaterpatientsthebIoodthinnerthatpreventsstrokes

（中风）.However,ifapatientwasnotonv/arfarinandhadastrokephysicianswere

stillnomoreIikeIytoprescribewarfarintotheirotherpatients.

ThesefindingshighIightinterestingbehavioraIpatternsindoctors.Inthe

blood-thinnerstudy,doctorsv/eremoreaffectedbytheactofdoingharm（prescribng

abloodthinnerthatendeduphurtingdoctorsweremoreaffectedbytheactofdong

harm（prescribingabloodthinnerthatendeduphurtingapatient）andlessaffected

bylettingharmhappen（notprescribingabIoodthinnerandthepatienthavingastroke）.

YetastrokeisoftenmorepermanentanddamagingthanabIeed.

Butthisphenomenonisnotuniquetomedicine.OverreactiontoFearsomeRisks'1

holdstrueforbroadersociety.

Forinstance,sensationaIheadIinesaboutsharkattacksonhumansinFloridain

2001causedapanicandledthestatetoprohibitshark-feedingexpeditions.Yetshark

attackshadactuaIlyfaIlenthatyearand,accordingtothestudy,suchachangewas

probablyunnecessarygiventheextremeIysmaIIriskofsuchanattackhappening.

HumansareIikeIytobeinfIuencedbyemotionaIandoftenirrationaI（不理性的）

thinkingwhenprocessinginfcrmation,badeventsandmistakes.Asmuchaswedon't

wanttocauseanunfortunateeventtohappenagain,weneedtobeawarethataworst

situationthatcanbeimagineddoesn'tnecessariIymeanwedidanythingwrong.When

weoverthink,wefailtorelyonthinkingbasedonwhatweknoworhaveexperienced.

Instead,wemayinvoIuntariIyoveranaIyzeandcometothewrongconclusion.

IhavetreateddozensofpatientswhopresentedwiththesameiIInessesasmyfirst

patient,whodiedmorethanayearago.Insteadofsecord-guessingmyseIf,Itrusted

myclinicaIinetinet（本能）andstayedthecourse.Everyoneofthosepatientssurvived.

YoushouldtrustyourinstinetinyourIife,too.

12.Thefirsttwoparagraphssuggestthat.

A.badmedicaIoutcomesaffectdoctors

B.deIiveringbabiescanbedifficultwork

C.somedoctorsarenotveryexperienced

D.doctorssometimesmakesillymistakes

13.Intheblood-thinnerstudy,doctors.

A.tendtoprescribeIesseffectivemedicine

B.aremoreconcernedaboutthepatients'safety

C.becomelessconfidentinwritingaprescription

D.beIieveastrokeismoretreatablethanableeding

14.WhatdoestheunderIinedword''faIloutinParagraph3probabIymean?

A.ResultB.BenefitC.DifferenceD.Absence

15.TheauthorwiIIprobabIyagreethat.

A.weshouldnotdoubtourowndecisions

B.ourexperiencewiIIpavewayforourfuture

C.humansareemotionaIandirrationalonthewhole

D.instinctsdon'tnecessarilyleadtowrongdirections

【答案】12.A13.C14.A15.D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议。文章通过作者自己的经历论述了，人类在处理信息、不良事件和错误时易

受情绪化和非理性思维的影响，会过度思考，此时我们就不能依赖于基于我们所知或所经历的

思考,反而要相信直觉。

【12题详解】

推理判断题。由第一段中的Later,wheneverIwouIdhavescaseIikethatone,Ifound

myseIfsecond-guessingmyclinicaImanagement.（后来，每当我遇到这样的病例时，我都会

怀疑自己的临床管理。）和第二段的Inaworkingpaper,EmoryUniversityresearchersfound

thatwhendoctorsdeIiveringababyhaveanadverseoutcome,theyaremoreIikeIyto

GWitchtoadifferentdeIiverymethodwiththenextpatient,oftenunnececoariIyand

sometimeswithworseresults.（在一篇工作论文中，埃默里大学的研究人员发现，当医生接

生婴儿时出现不良后果时,他们更有可能对下一个病人改用不同的接生方式,这往往是不必要

的，有时甚至会带来更糟糕的结果。）可推断，糟糕的医疗结具会影响医生。A.badmedical

outcomesaffectdoctors（糟糕的医疗结果会影响医生）符合以上说法，故选A项。

【13题详解】

推理判断题。由第三段中的A2006studyfoundthatifapatienthadabIeedafterbeing

prescribedwarfarin,thephysicianwasabout20%lessIikeIytoprescribesubsequent

patientsthebloodthinnerthatpreventsstrokes.（2006年的一项研究发现，如果患者

在服用华法林后出现出血,医生给后续患者开预防中风的血液稀释剂的可能性要低20%）可知，

在血液稀释剂研究中,一旦病人服用华法林后出现出血后,医生们在开某些处方时量就减少了。

由此推断，医生变得不那么自信。C.becomelessconfidentinwritingaprescription：在

开处方时没那么自信了）符合以上说法，故选C项。

【14题详解】

词义猜测题。根据第三段的Becausedoctorsmakesomanydecisionsthathaveserious

consequences,thefaIloutfromsecond-guessingappearsespeciallylargeforus.可

知，因为医生要做出如此多有严重后果的决定，事后猜测的fallout对我们来说似乎尤其严重。

根据句意，尤其consequences推测划线部分的意思是“后果”。A.Resu11（结果）符合以上推

测，改选A项。

15题详解】

推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的Whenweoverthink,wefaiItoreIyonthinkingbasedon

whatweknoworhaveexperienced.Instead,wemayinadvertentIyoveranaIyzeandcome

tothewrongconclusion.（当我们过度思考时，我们就不能依赖于基于我们所知或所经历的

思考。相反,我们可能会无意中过度分析,得出错误的结论。）和最后一段中的Insteadofsecond

guessingmyseIf,Itrustedmyclinicalinstinetandstayedthecourse.Everyoneof

thosepatientssurvived.YoushouldtrustyourinstinctinyourIife,too.（我相信

自己的临床直觉,坚持到底,而不是事后猜测。所有的病人都活了下来。你也应该相信你的直觉。）

可推断，作者认为直觉不一定会导致错误的方向。D.instinctsdon'tnecessarilyleadto

wrongdirections（直觉不一定会导致错误的方向）符合以上说法,故选D项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容,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。

ManagingyourpersonaIfinancesisn'taseasyasitseems.Risingpricesandan

uncertaineconomiccIimatemakethechaIIengesevengreater,whichiswhyit's

importantthatyoutakestepstogetafirmhandleonyourmoneyneeds,assessingyour

situation,andmakingtheappropriatechanges.Herearethetopthreetipsthatmight

justmanageyourmoneymoreproductiveIyandsafeIy.16

17LookatyourIistofpurchasesovertheIastmonthandseeifthereare

anyreguIarbuyswhicharesimplynotnecessary,andmakeadjustmentstoensurethat

yourmoneycominginIsnotovershadowedbythemoneythatthengoesoutoverthecourse

ofthemonth.

Havingapersonalfinancialadvisorisessentialifyou'relookingatinvestments

orarewonderingaboutyourfuture.TherightfinancialadvisorwiIIstartwitha

fact-findingcheckthatwiIIcoveryoursituation.18Sothatyouarebetterable

totakeadvantageofadedicatedIeveIofexperienceandinsiderinsights.

19Checkyourexpendituresandmakesurethatyouarenotpayingoutfor

somethingthatyousimplydon'•:need.CostanalysisisessentiaIwhenitcomestomakng

afinaldecisionbetweenrentingandbuying.TheIargerthecostvaIue,themore

importantthatdecisionbecomes.

ThemostimportantthingisbeinghonestwithyourseIfaboutyourcurrent

situation.20Andthenyou'IIstandamuchbetterchanceofbeingabIetobuild

acomfortablebankbaIancethatwiIIprotectyourfuture.

A.Lookforspecialistsinyourareaofinterest.

B.That'swhereyourinitialcostanalysiswiIIcomeinhandy.

C.Itcanbeverytrickytoweighupthecostbenefitsofeitherrentingorbuying

goodsandservices.

D.Budgetingneedn'tbeacompIicatedprocess.