2022-2023学年湖北省荆州市公安重点中学高一（下）月考英语试卷（5月份）（含解析）

2022・2023学年湖北省荆州市公安重点中学高一（下）月考英语

试卷（5月份）

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）

A

Londoncanbeanexpensivecitytovisitifyougounprepared.IfyougosightseeinginLondonforthefirst

time,itissuggestedinvestinginaLondonPass.TheLondonPassisadigitalsightseeingcreditspackage

thatgivesyouaccessto80+atlractionsinihecitywitharelativelylowercosi.Formanyattractionsonthe

pass,there'snoneedtopre-book.However,somemayhavelimitedcapacity,soyou'llneedtobookin

advance.

WhatdoyougetwithTheLondonPass?

•Incrediblesavings.

•Accesstomorethan80topLondonattractions.

•Fastenlryatselectedattractionsandsights.

•90-daymoney-backguarantee.

GotoTheLondonPassbookingpageandchooseadurationthatsuitsyourtrip-TheLondonPassis

availableforone,two,three,four,five,six,sevenor10consecutive（连续的）days.Downloadthe

passtoyourphoneandplanyoursightseeinglourswithiheapp.Whenyougettoihegateofany

panicipaiingauraciion,showyourLondonPassandheadsiraighiinside.

Whatareourbestsellers?

•2DayPass：Child£65.00Adult£99.00

•3DayPass：Child£77.00Adult£116.00

•5DayPass：Child£94.00Adult£144.00

I.WhyisTheLondonPassrijcommendedtotravelers?

A.Itoffersmoney-savingtips.

B.IthelpstovisitLondononabudget.

C.Itprovidesaccesstomoreattraclions.

D.Itpromisestoreturnmoneyifunused.

2.WhatshouldyoudobeforeusingTheLondonPass?

A.Signuponthepage.B.Downloadtheapp.

C.Bookyourtours.D.Updateyourinformation.

3.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouwant3DayPassfortwoparentsandakid?

A.£.164.B.£263.C.£309.D.£382.

B

Youarejustwakingupinthespringof2030.YourInternetofThingsbedroomopenssolarpowered

e-windowsandplaysgentlemusicwhileyoursmartlightingdisplaysamontage(剪辑)ofbeachfront

sunrisesfromyourrecentvacation.

Yourshowerusesverylittlewaterorsoap.ltrecyclesyourgreywaterandputs(heextraheatbackinto

yourhome'soperatingsystem.Whileyoudress,yourartificialintelligence(AI)assistantsharesyour

scheduleforthedayandplaysyourfavoritetunes.

Youstillstartyourdaywithacoffeebutitcomesfromyourlotrefrigeratorwhichiscapableofproviding

acoffeehouseexperienceinyourhome.Ahotbreakfasttailoredtoyourspecificnutritionalneedsbasedon

chemicalanalysisfromyourtripstothe"smarttoilet"iswaitingforyouinthekitchen.

Whenit'stimetoleave,anon-demandtransportsystemhasthreecarswaitingforyou,yourwife(or

husband)andyourkids.Ontheroad,driverlesscarsandtrucksmovewithmathematicalaccuracy,without

trafficjams,routinemaintenanceorroadrage.Accidentratesarenearzero.

Ontheway,youcallyourR&Dteam,whoareenvelopingaday'sworkinShanghai.Yourliie-sizedimage

isprojected(投射)intotheChinaInnovationCentreandyourcolleaguesseeyouasifyouweresitting

intheroom.It'sabitsurrealforthemtoseeyouinthemorninglightgiventhatit'sdarkontheBund,

Shanghai'swaterfront,thoughthenoveltydisappearsafterafewuses.

Youreviewtheday'scloud-baseddatafromyourShenzhenmanufiicturingcenter,yourpilotprojectin

SanDiego,andyourQAteaminMelbourne.Thelargeamountsofdatasetswerecollectedinreal-time

fromeverypieceofequipmentandhavebeenbeautifullysummarizedbyyourcompany'sALAllthese

facilitiesarecloselymaintainedandoperatedthroughanadvancedpredictiveanalyticsplatform.

Pleasedwiththeteam'sprogress,youendthecallandcaseintoagoodbook.

Thisisthefutureanditwillbeheresoonerthanyouthink.

4.Howcanwedescribethelifeinthefuture?

A.Artificial.B.Accurate.C.Remarkable.D.Intelligent.

5.Whatcanwedointheyear2030accordingtothepassage?

A.Wecanhaveabathwithoutusingwater.

B.Wecandrivetoworkwithoutconcerninganyaccidents.

C.Wecanenjoy(hecoffeehouseexperiencewithoutgoingthere.

D.Wecandealwithallourworkathomewithoutturning(oothersforhelp.

6.Howdoes(heauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Intimeorder.B.Inlogicalorder.

C.Bycomparing.D.Byofferingexamples.

7.What'sihepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.ToattractustousetheAIsystem.

B.Tointroducethelifeinihefuture.

C.ToteachushowtousetheAIsystem.

D.Toencourageustostudyhardforihefuture.

c

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDoherty

Thesetting：UrbanEngland(thecities),butalsonaralEngland(thecountryside)includingremote

Englishvillages.

Thetheme：Themainthemeisateenagesearchofself-discovery,inthiscasethesearchforamotherfrom

whomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelove,gettingonwithothers,being

persistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubts,troublesandworries.Asthebookmovestoa

close,James'swimmingcoachsaystohim："Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.You

aredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing."

Thecharacters：Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiver,andhasacomfortablelifewith

hisfosterparents.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.Thc

othercharactersinTheSnake-Stone,James'parents,hisdivinginstructor,bestfriend,thevillagers,

peoplehemeetsonhisjourney,arcpicturedrealistically.

Theturningpoint：TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames'fosterparentsareawayinLondon,

andhewondersabouttheidentitycfhisbirthmother.TheonlycluehehasisafossiL"thesnakestone"

whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten："TakegoodcareofSammie."Itwas

writtenonatornenvelopewithpansofanaddressstillthere.

Thejourney：InsteadofgoingtoLondon,Janiesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.Withhelpfromhis

geographyteacher,Jamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefound.James

haspainful,challenging,butalsohumorousandhappytravels.Themotherhefinallymeets.Anne,has

aminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimalastranger'sdoor

fifteenyearsbefore.Althoughtheireetingisnotlong,itleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asa

journeyofself-discovery,TheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.Itsherosays,

onreturningtohisfosterparents,"Iwashome."

8.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?

A.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.

C.Ajourneyofself-discovery.D.Atravelaroundthecountry.

9.Whatdothecoach'swordsinParagraph2suggest?

A.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.

B.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.

C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.

D.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.

10.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.

A.astonewithanaddressonit

B.aclueleftbythebirthmother

C.agiftfromiheswimmingcoach

D.afossilspottedinacountryvillage

11.ItcanbeconcludedthatJames'journeyis.

A.worthwhileB.boringC.comfortableD.disappointing

D

Futurismisallaroundus,evenifweusuallydon'tnoticeit.Whenitcomestotheweather,forecastingis

normal.Whenitcomestoculturalorsocialpredictions,though,futurismcanfedmorefantastical.But

overthelastdecades,suchforecastshavegraduallybeenseriousbusiness»shapingourexpectationsand

theworld.

Arangeofprofessions—fromsociologiststoeconomicforecasters-havelongdevotedtimeandenergy

topredictingwheretheworldmightgo.Bythemiddleofthe20thcentury,futurology,orthestudyofthe

future,becamemoresystematicassocialscientistsdevelopedfuturologicalmethods.AttheRAND

Corporation,duringthe1960s,strategistssuchasHermanKahn,establishedlong-rangeplanning

techniques.Companiesalsoinvolvedthemselvesinencouraging(henewstudy'srise.In1967,RoyalDutch

Shellbegantoexperimentwithscenario(情境)planningor(hetechniqueofusingstorytellingto

speculate(推测)aboutthefuture.CalledtheYear2(X)0study,Shell'searliestscenariossuggestedthat

thecompanyneededtoplanfordiscontinuity,helpingittobetterdealwithpoliticalandsocialchanges

thatmightimpactitsbottomline.

FaithPopeorn,whorunsthefuturistconsultingfirmBrainReserve,didsomethingrevolutionaryinthe

1970sand1980s；Ratherthanpredictproductpricesorsportsscores,Popeornandotherscientistsstudied

consumerculiure.Theyrealizedthatrapidculturaldevelopments(ohelpimagineanddesigngoodsand

services(hatwereontrend,andsc-onconsumerswouldseenewthingsbeingmarketedandsold.When

BrainReservepredicted(hatmorepeoplewouldbestayinghome,Domino'smademovestodominate

pizzadeliverytounsocialcustomers.In1982,JohnNaisbitt'sbest-sellingbook"Megatrends"predictedthe

trendofhumanizing.Companiesthenmadeofficespacesmoreopen,orofferedATMsthatasked"How

areyou"asabanktellermight.

Futuristsandtrendforecastersfoundabroadaudiencein(heUSfortheirpredictionsinthe1970s,andstill

dotothisday.Ifanything,fast-pacedtechnologicalchanges,andcurrentsocialandpoliticalissues,have

increasedpeople'sappetiteforwheretheworldmightgo.Andevenwhentheygetitwrong,forecasters

continueiocaplureaiieniionandmurkeishare-anyonetodayseemsiohaveaburningdesireioglimpse

whatthefuturemighthold.

12.WhatroledidtheYear2000studyplay?

A.ItcausedShelltomakewrongdecisions.

B.Itpromotedthedevelopmentoffuturology.

C.ItprovideddatafortheRANDCorporation.

D.Itstartedanewmethodofstudyingthefuture.

13.HowdidBrainReservehelpbusinesses?

A.Ithelpedcreatenewproducts.

B.Ithelpedpredictproductprices.

C.Ithelpedhumanizeofficespaces.

D.Ithelpeddelivergoodstoconsumers.

14.Whatistoday'sAmericansaltitudetofuturepredictions?

A.Favorable.B.Cautious.C.Indifferent.D.Uncertain.

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Differentfuturologicalmethods.

B.Forecastersinfluenceonculture.

C.Thehistoryofpredictingthefuture.

D.Importantchangesinconsumerculture.

二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题，共12.5分)

Welovetomimic(heroutinesoftherichandfamous,buttheymaybenomoreinsightfulthanrandom

behaviors.Beethoven,forexample,countedexactly60coffeebeans(breachcup,whichheusedtopower

hiscomposing.

Whydosuccessfulpeoplefollowunusuallyspecifichabits?Andwhyarewesokeentoreadabout(hem

andmimic(heminourownlives?

Theanswerliesinapowerfulpsychologicalprocesscalled"superstitiouslearning".(1)While

itismostlycorrect,itsometimesmistakescoincidenceforcausality(因果关系)一leadingus(oattribute

successtosomethingarbiirary(主观的)asthecolorofournotebook,ratherthanourowntalentorhard

work.

Thatisnottosaytheresultinghabi:sarecompletelylackinginbenefits.(2)Ifsuperstitious

behaviorsariseasaby-productofcurabilitytoformassociations,thenyouwouldexpectmore

superstitiouspeopletoperformbetteronimplicitlearning—thebrain'sabilitytonon-consciouslypickup

patterns-andthiswasexactlywhatElenaDaprati.aneuroscientistattheUniversityofRomeTor

Vergatafound."Superstitiousindividualsgenerallypickuponthecueanduseit,"shesays.

(3)Creativetasksareespeciallycommonwithuncertainty—whichmayexplainwhythinkers

likeBeethovenadoptedspecificbehaviorstogetiheirthoughtsflowing.

Often,therituals(hatweacquiretakeverylilUeeffort.(4)Although(heinitialassociationwith

successmayhavebeenillusory(幻想的)thepositivemindset(hatitproducesreallydoesimproveour

performanceihenextlimesowedoitagainandagain.

(5)Iftheactioncostsnothingandhelpsyoutofeelabitmoreincontrolofyourday,it's

perfectlyrational(ocontinue.

A.Thebrainisconstantlylookingforassociationsbetweentwoevents.

B.Dapratisuggests(hismayevenb?thereason(hatwepersistinthesebehaviors.

C.Giventhesefindings,weneednotbeembarrassedbythelittleritualsthatpepperourdays.

D.Insomecases,when(heassociationinfluenceshigh-leveldecision-making,superstitiouslearningmay

becostly.

E.Thescientificstudyofsuperstitiouslearningbeganinthelate1940s,withaninfluentialpaperbyan

Americanpsychologist.

F.Ineverydaylife,thisassociativelearningmightleadus(osettleona"lucky"penthatseemstodeliver

particularlygoodgradesinexams.

G.Bygivingusasenseofself-determination,theadoptionofritualscanhelpustoovercomeanxiety,

andmayevenbringaboutanoticeableboostinperformance.

16.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.E

F.FG.G

17.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.E

F.FG.G

18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

F.FG.G

19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

F.FG.G

20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

F.FG.G

三、完形填空(本大题共15小题，共15.0分)

Acouplehavebeenreunitedwiththeirmissingcatmorethanadecadeafterhewentmissingfromtheir

northeasternhome.

The45-ycar-oldFionaMutter(I)herbelovedcatFergushadbeendeadafter(2)acall

fromCatsProtection.However,thecatwasfound(3)inAberdeen-ahnost80milesawayfrom

herhomeinMoray.

(4)amicrochip(芯片)putintoFergus.CatsProtectionvolunteers(5)tofind

Fiona.SpeakingtoAberdeenLive.Fionasaid,"Wearestilljustcompletely(6).Ferguswent

missing11yearsagoandweneverthoughthewouldbe(7).1hadamissedcalllastSaturdaybut

receivedatextfromthelostandfoundatCatsProtectionregardingmybelovedFergus.Atmyfirst(8)

,theyhadfoundhisbodyButtheyhad(9)foundhim."

SinceSeptember,Ferguswasbeing(10)andgivenaplacetosleepbystaffatAberdeen's

recyclingcenter.

ACatsProtectionvolunteerthismonthdiscoveredaFacebook(II)fromaconcernedmember

ofthepublicinOctoberaskingifFergus(12)anyone.

"Thevolunteertrackeddownthecat."(13)Fiona,"CatsPratectionthoughthemaybehada

familyinthelocalarea.Butwhentheyscannedhim,my(14)cameup."Withthehelpofthe

microchip,FerguswashandedovertohissurprisedfamilylastSaturday.FionasaysFergus'(15)

proveshowimportantamicrochipi$forpets,"NeverinamillionyearsdidIimaginewewouldbereunited

withhim!"

21.A.believedB.anncuncedC.proposedD.confinned

22.A.answeringB.missingC.refusingD.returning

23.A.aliveB.relievedC.anxiousD.energetic

24.A.InsteadofB.RatherthanC.ApartfromD.Thanksto

25.A.requestedB.intendedC.managedD.applied

26.A.confusedB.shockedC.concernedD.disappointed

27.A.caughtB.foundC.raisedD.injured

28.A.attemptB.sightC.IhoughtD.opportunity

29.A.actuallyB.particularlyC.graduallyD.basically

30.A.trainedB.curedC.examinedD.fed

31.A.articleB.postC.commenlD.notice

32.A.madeoulB.ranacrossC.turneddownD.belongedto

33.A.addedB.assumedC.arguedD.alarmed

34.A.personalityB.privacyC.detailsD.demands

35.A.revivalB.lossC.returnD.track

四、语法填空(本大题共1小题，共15.0分)

36.Wouldyouliketohaveyourownsatellite?YoucannowbuyoneonTaobaoJCommsat,a

Chinesecommercialspacecompany,has(I)(recent)putthreecommercialsatellites

ontheshelvesof(2)(it)storeonTaobao.

Thesimplestsatellite,weighinglessthan5kilograms.(3)(call)theIUcubesatellite

(IU立方星)，(4)costs2millionyuan.Itlookslikeamag沁cubeontheoutside,but

itisequippedwithspacecamerasandsolarpanels(太Rd能板).Targetedatschooleducation,itcould

enablestudentstooperatesatelliteslikespace(5)(scientist),accordingtoCommsat.lt

canalsobeusedforresearchpurposes.

Thecompanyalsoofferssatelliteservices,suchastakingselfies(自拍照)withtheEarth.The

customeronlyneedstouploadtheirownphotos,(6)thesatellitewillshowthephotoon

ascreenorinspace.ltwilltaketheselfieusingEarth(7)thebackground.

ChineseinternetcelebrityLuoYonghaosoldCommsafssatelliteinhislivestreaming(直播)event

onMarch31st.Abuyer(8)(buy)thefirstsatellitesixminutesafter(heeventstarted.

(9)(mark)thefirstpurchaseofasatelliteonane-commerceplatformintheworld,

accordingtoBeijingDaily.Althoughbuyingsuchhigh-endproductsseemsfarawayfrommost

people'slives,itwillhelppopularizespacetechnology,(10)(comment)GlobalTimes.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

五、书面表达(本大题共2小题，共40.0分)

37.假定你是李华，请给你校外教Anna写一封邮件，邀请她主持下个月的英语演讲比赛，

内容包括：

(I)比赛的地点、时间等：

(2)她需要做的事。

注意：

(I)写作词数应为80左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题P的相应位置作答。

DearAnna,

Yours,LiHua

38.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Whetherwenoticeitornot.ourchildisalittlereflectionofourselves.Thcygrowuplookingmore

andmorelikeus.Theyevenhavesimilarpersonalitiesandhobbies.Andinsomecases,thestandard

ofchoosingagoodfriend.

Oneday,myIO-year-oldJanesaid,"Mom,Imadeanewfriendatschooltoday.Canshecomeover

tomorrow?"HerwordsmademeextremelyhappybecauseJanewasashygirlandIwantedherto

makesomefriendstobringheroutofhershell.

"Sure,honey,ihaisoundsgrea(."Isaid,thinkingback(omyowr.childhoodbesifriend,Susan.We

livedacrossthestreetfromeachotherinWashingtonHeights,NewYork.Wemetattheageof10,

(oo.Likemydaughter.Iwasshyandhadtroublemakingfriends.ButSusandrewmeout.Shewasone

ofthefriendliestpeopleinschool,withshinyblackhairandamile-widesmile.ThankstoSusan.Iwas

happyeveryday.

Inseniorhighschool,SusanwentonatriptoFIorida.Thiswasthefirsttimewehadtobeawayfrom

eachotherforafewdays.'TIlbebacksoonandIwillwritetoyousoonasIarrive."shetoldme.Bul

Ididn'tgelherphonecallnorreceiveanymailfromhcr.Soon,niyfamilymovedtoNewJersey,

makingmyhopeofseeingSusanimpossible.

WheneverIthoughtofhe,(earscameintomyeyes.

ThenextdayJanebroughthernewfriendhome."Hi,Mrs.Sinith.,thelitdegirlsaid.Herhairwasso

shinyandblackandshegavemeabigsmile,"MynameisJo.Mymomwillpickmeup2hourslater."

注意：

I.续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题K的相应位置作答。

ParagraphI：Iwaspuzzledbecausemydaughter'snewfriendlookedsofamiliar.

Paragraph2：Twohourspassedreallyquickly,andtherewasaknockon(hedoor.

答案和解析

1~3.【答案】B、B、C

［解析］（1）细节理解题。根据第一段中TheLondonPassisadigitalsightseeingcreditspackagethat

givesyouaccessto80+attractionsinthecitywitharelativelylowercost.（伦敦通票是一种数字观光积

分套餐，可以让你以相对较低的成本游览伦敦80多个景点）可知，推荐伦敦通票给旅行者是因为

它对在预算内游览伦敦会有所帮助。故选瓦

（2）细节理解题。根据正文第二段Downloadthepasstoyourphoneandplanyoursightseeingtours

withtheapp.（将通票下载到你的手机上，用应用程序计划你的观光旅行）可知，使用伦敦通票前

应该下载应用。故选B。

（3）数字计算题。根据倒数第二行・3DayPass：Child£77.00Adult£116.00（・3日通票:儿童77

英镑，成人116英镑）可知,如果你想买一张父母和一个孩子的3日票，你需要付77+116+116=309£o

故选Cc

这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了伦敦通票的作用以及收费情况。

阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对

未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断：或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事

例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅漠短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。

4~7.【答案】D、C、A、B

【解析】（1）D.推理判断题。阅读文章，并根据第一段YourInternetofThingsbedroomopenssolar

powerede-windowsandplaysgentlemusicwhileyoursmartlightingdisplaysamontage（剪辑的）of

beachfrontsunrisesfromyourrecentvacation.（你的物联网卧室打开太阳能电动窗户，播放轻柔的

音乐，而你的智能照明显示了你最近度假时海滨日出的剪辑画面。）和每一段内容的描述可知，

未来的生活到处都充满了智能，故选D。

（2）C.细节理解题o根据第三段Youstillstartyourdaywithacoffeebutitcomesfromyourlot

refrigeratorwh沁hiscapableofprovidingacoffeehouseexperienceinyourhome.（你仍然以咖啡开始

你的一天，但它来自你的冰箱，它可以提供你家的咖啡屋体验。）可知，在2030年，我们不用去

咖啡馆就可以享受咖啡馆的体验，故选C。

（3）A.推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Yourshowerusesverylittlewaterorsoap.（你的淋浴用的

水或肥皂很少。）第三段第一句Youstillstartyourdaywithacoffeebutitcomesfromyourlot

refrigerator（你今天还是喝杯咖啡开始的，但是咖啡是从冰箱里出来的。）第四段第一句Whenifs

timetoleave,anon-demandtransportsystemhasthreecarswaitingforyou,（当你要离开时，按需

运输系统有三辆车等着你。）和第五段第一句Ontheway,youcallyourR&Dteam,whoare

envelopingaday'sworkinShanghai.（在路上，你给正在上海忙着一天工作的研发团队打了电话。）

可知，作者是按时间的顺序来组织行文的。故选Ao

（4）R.推理判断题《阅读文章，并根据最后一Thisisthefutureanditwillbeheresoonerthanyou

think.（这就是未来，它会比你想象的更早到来。）可知，作者写这篇文章主要是为了给我们介

绍将来的生活。故选Bo

这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了2030年的生活会是什么样子的。

做题时要通读全文，把握大意，然后结合题干及选项做出正确的选择。

8~11.【答案】C、D、B、A

［解析】（1）细节理解题。由本文Thetheme：部分Themainthemeisa（ccnagcsearchofsclf-discovcry,

inthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcerns

arelove,gettingonwithothers,beingpersistentandcourageousand〔ryingtodealwithdoubts,

troublesandworries.As（hebookmovestoaclose,

James'swimmingcoachsaystohim："Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredi

vinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing."（故事的主题是一个青少年对自我发现的探索，

在这种情况下，主人公寻找早年就与之分离的母亲。它的其他关注点是爱，与他人相处，坚持不

懈和勇敢，并试图处理疑虑，麻烦和担忧。在书快结束的时候，詹姆斯的游泳教练对他说：“你不

再像一个服从指令的孩子了。你跳水的样子就像一个知道自己要去哪里的年轻人。"）可知，该书

主题体现在James寻找生身母亲的征途也就是战胜自我获得人生真.谛的发现之旅。故选C。

（2）推理判断题。由本文Thetheme：部分中的关键句As（hebookmoves（oaclose,James1swimming

coachsaystohim："Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungman

whoknowswhereheisgoing."（教练所说"你不能再像小孩一样，就知道循规蹈矩。你应该探索，

像找定方向的年轻潜水员"。）可推知，第2段教练的话说明詹姆斯要做一个独立的有个性的年轻

人。故选D。

（3）细节理解题。由本文Theturningpoint：部分中的关键句Theonlycluehehasisafossil,"the

snakestone"whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten："Takegoodcareof

Sammie."（他唯一的线索是一块化石，那块“蛇石”是她留下的，旁边还有一张纸条，上面写着："

好好照顾萨米，）可知，小说中的蛇石是生母留下的一条线索。故选B。

（4）推理判断题。由本文Thejourney：部分中的关键句Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimat

astranger'sdoorfifteenyearsbefore.Althoughthemeetingisnotlong,itleaveshimwithafeelingof

completeness.Asajourneyofself-discoveryTheSnake-Slonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappy

ending.Itsherosays,onreturningtohisfosterparents,"Iwashome.,（他开始明白为什么15年前她

把他遗弃在一个陌生人的门口。虽然会议时间不长，但它给他留下了一种完整的感觉。作为一段

自我发现的旅程，《蛇石》也为浅者提供了一个快乐的结局。故事的主人公在回到养父母身边时

说：“我就在家里。可知，James的寻母征途是快乐而又有成就感的。自己发现了人生真谛从此

开始成长起来了。可推知，James的旅程是值得的。故选A。

这是一篇记叙文。分别从背景，主题，角色以及其主要情节“发现之旅”方面介绍名著TheSnake・stone。

阅读理解解题步骤：首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意，因为阅读理解题一般没有

标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料；

其次细读题材，各个击破，掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，

带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强

的针对性，对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，

才能做到稳,、准。

12~15.【答案】B、A、A、C

【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第二段中Companiesalsoinvolved（hemselvesinencouragingihenew

study'srise.In1967,RoyalDutchShellbegantoexperimentwithscenario（情境）planningorthe

techniqueofusingstorjlellingtospeculate（推测）about（hefuture.Called（heYear2000study,Shell's

earliestscenariossuggestedthatthecompanyneededtoplanfordiscontinuity,helpingtobetterdeal

withpoliticalandsocialchangesthatmightimpactitsbottomline.（公司也参与鼓励这项新研究的兴

起。1967年，荷兰皇家壳牌公司开始试验情景规划或利用讲故事来推测未来的技术。壳牌公司最

早提出的方案被称为“2000年研究”，表明该公司需要为不连续性做计划，帮助其更好地应对可能

发生的政治和社会变化影响其底线。）可推知，Year2000study促进了未来学的发展。故选B。

（2）细节理解题。根据第三段中Ratherthanpredictproductpricesorsportsscores,Popcornandother

scientistsstudiedconsumerculture.Theyrealizedthatrapidculturaldevelopmentstohelpimagineand

designgoodsandservices（hatwereontrend,andsoonconsumerswouldseenewthingsbeingmarketed

andsold.WhenBrainReser\repredictedthatmorepeoplewouldbestayinghome.Domino'smademoves

todominatepizzadeliverytounsocalcustomers.（Popeorn和其他科学家没有预测产品价格或运动成

绩，而是研究了消费者文化。他们意识到，快速的文化发展有助于想象和设计流行的商品和服务，

很快，消费者就会看到新产品在市场上销售。当BrainService预测会有更多的人待在家里时，

Domino就采取了一系列措施来给不太愿意社交的顾客送披萨。）可知，BrainReserve通过帮助创

造新产品来帮助企业。故选A。

<3）观点态度题»根据最后一段中FuturistsandtrendforecastersfoundabroadaudienceintheUSfor

theirpredictionsinthe1970s,andstilldotothisday.Ifanything,fast-