內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)呼和浩特市華立中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)月考試卷含解析

內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)呼和浩特市華立中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)月考試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Listen!Doyouhearsomeone______forhelp?A.calling

B.call

C.tocall

D.called參考答案：A2.—HowcanIapplyforanonlinecourse?—Justfilloutthisformandwe________whatwecandoforyou.A．see

B．a(chǎn)reseeingC．haveseen

D．willsee參考答案：D此處為“祈使句＋and＋陳述句”結(jié)構(gòu)，在and之后的句子常用一般將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)。3.Returningfromtheshopping,Ican’tafford_____energytohave____walkwithmyfamily.A.the;a

B.the;the

C./;a

D./;the參考答案：A4.

catchthefirstbus,hegotupveryearlythismorning.A.Inorderto

B.InorderthatC.Soasto

D.Sothat參考答案：A：詞義辨析。Ａ為了（后面接動(dòng)詞或者動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)）；Ｂ為了（后面接句子）；Ｃ以至于（后面接動(dòng)詞或者動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)）；Ｄ以至于（后面接句子）；本題橫線后面接了動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)，排除ＢＤ。句意：為了趕上第一班校車，他每天早晨很早就起床了。故Ａ正確。5.IsoonfoundthattheworkIwasdoing____bysomeoneelse—inotherwords,Iwaswastingmytime.A.hadalreadybeendone

B.hasalreadybeendone

C.wouldbedone

D.havealreadybeendone參考答案：A6.Feelinghungry,Sophiewentintothekitchen________somesnack.A.inneedof

B.insearchofC.inmemoryof

D.inchargeof參考答案：B考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：感到很餓了，Sophie去廚房找一些零食吃。A.inneedof需要；B.insearchof尋找；C.inmemoryof紀(jì)念；D.inchargeof負(fù)責(zé)，掌管。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境故選B.7.Whosepaperplanesare

,LucyorLily? A.well

B.best C.thebest D.better參考答案：D8.-Areyoufamiliarwiththemusic?-Yes.Therewasatime_____thiskindofmusicwasquitepopular.A.that

B.when

C.withwhich

D.aboutwhich參考答案：B9.-----WhatdoyouthinkofthefilmAvatar?------It_______bebetter,Ievenwanttoseeittwice.A.won’t

B.couldn’t

C.shouldn’t

D.mightn’t參考答案：B10.TheUS/UKwaragainstIraqandthesuffering_____causedhavebecomeabigconcernallovertheworld.

A.what

B.which

C.it

D.×參考答案：C略11.Nowadaysanincreasingnumberofparents_____greatvaluetothebalanceddevelopmentoftheirchildren.A.attach

B.stress

C.devote

D.connect參考答案：A【詳解】考查固定搭配。句意：現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的父母對(duì)孩子的平衡發(fā)展非常重視。attach…to…附上，貼上；stress壓力，強(qiáng)調(diào)，重力；devote奉獻(xiàn)；connect連接，聯(lián)結(jié)；attachgreatvalueto…為固定搭配，意為“重視…，看重…”，因此選A。12.Ibelievethatshemusthavebeenathomelastnight,________?A.didn’tshe

B.wasn’tshe

C.mustn’tshe

D.needn’tshe參考答案：B考查反義疑問(wèn)句。句意：我相信她昨晚一定是在家，不是嗎?如果主句謂語(yǔ)是think,believe,expect,suppose,imagine等引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，疑問(wèn)部分與賓語(yǔ)從句相對(duì)應(yīng)構(gòu)成反意疑問(wèn)句。賓語(yǔ)從句中musthavebeen是對(duì)過(guò)去事實(shí)的推測(cè)，反問(wèn)時(shí)按been的過(guò)去時(shí)反問(wèn)，故選B.【名師點(diǎn)睛】反義疑問(wèn)句即附加疑問(wèn)句，它表示提問(wèn)人的看法，沒(méi)有把握，需要對(duì)方證實(shí)。反義疑問(wèn)句由兩部分組成：前一部分是一個(gè)陳述句，后一部分是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的疑問(wèn)句，兩部分的人稱時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)保持一致。句子陳述部分為復(fù)合句，疑問(wèn)部分有三種情況：a.并列復(fù)合句疑問(wèn)部分，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞根據(jù)鄰近從句的謂語(yǔ)而定。Mr.SmithhadbeentoBeijingforseveraltimes,heshouldhavebeeninChinanow,shouldn'the?b.帶有定語(yǔ)從句，賓語(yǔ)從句的主從復(fù)合句，疑問(wèn)部分謂語(yǔ)根據(jù)主句的謂語(yǔ)而定：Heisnotthemanwhogaveusatalk,ishe?HesaidhewantedtovisitJapan,didn'the?c.上述部分主句謂語(yǔ)是think,believe,expect,suppose,imagine等引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句，疑問(wèn)部分與賓語(yǔ)從句相對(duì)應(yīng)構(gòu)成反意疑問(wèn)句。Idon'tthinkheisbright,ishe?Webelieveshecandoitbetter,can'tshe?13.Aterribleterroristattack atthetrainstationinKunming,onMarch1,2014 29deathandmorethan140injuries.A．occurred;caused B．happened;caused C．occurred;causing D．happened;tocause參考答案：C14.語(yǔ)音知識(shí)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）從每小題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出所給單詞的正確讀音。1.wander

A.surface B.wallet C.operate D.jacket2.author A.theory B.weather

C.mouths

D.worthy3.puzzle

A.university B.umbrella C.business D.supply4.approach

A.Christmas B.moustache C.chemical D.match5.astonish A.freedom B.brother

C.common

D.woman參考答案：1-5BABDC15.Somemeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttoprotecttheforest____.A.todestroy

B.fromdestroying

C.frombeingdestroyed

D.tobedestroyed參考答案：C16.Theprocedures(程序)ofoperatingacomputerhavebeen______severaltimes,theresultsofwhichhavemadeitmucheasier_______.A.cutdown;tooperate

B.simplified;tobeoperated

C.reduced;tobeoperated

D.simplified;tooperate參考答案：D34.Alicecougheddayandnight,sothedoctor_____hertotakethemedicinethreetimesaday.

A.promised

B.suggested

C.advised

D.hoped參考答案：C略18.Youcan’timaginewhatgreattroubleIhad____hisaddress.

A.tofind

B.offinding

C.finding

D.aboutfinding參考答案：C19.—CanIborrowyourdictionary?—________,butyoushallreturnitassoonaspossible.A.Noproblem B.I’msorry

C.I’mnotsure

D.That’sallright參考答案：A二、完型填空20.請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Adaughtercomplainedtoherfatherabouthowhardherlifewas.Shewas

36

andwantedtogiveup.Herfatherfilledthreepotswith

37

andplacedthemonthefire.Thedaughterlookedathiminastrangeway,

38

whathewastryingtodo.Hethenputcarrots,eggsandcoffeebeansineachpotrespectively（各自地）withoutsayingaword.Halfanhourlater,he

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thefire.Hepulledthecarrots

andeggs

40

andplacedthemintwobowls.Thenhepouredthecoffee

inanotherbowl.Heaskedhisdaughtertofeelthe

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.Shedidand

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thattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggand

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it.Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedherto

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thecoffee.Shefrownedatthestrengthofthecoffee.

45

,sheasked,“Whatdoesitmean,Father?”Heexplained,“Eachofthem

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thesame100degreesofboilingwater.

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,eachreacteddifferently.”“Aftergoingthroughtheboilingwater,thecarrotsbecame

48

.Aneggiseasyto

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.Butnowitsinsidehasbecomehardened.Thecoffeebeanswere

50

.Aftertheywereintheboilingwater,theybecamestrongerandricher.”Whichareyou?

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adversity（厄運(yùn)）knocksonyourdoor,youshouldactlikethecoffeebean.Thebeandoesnotgetitswonderful

52

untilitreaches100degrees.Whenthewatergetsthe

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,itjusttastesbetter.Whenthingsareattheirworstand

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areattheirgreatest,youshouldmakemoreeffort.Thenyouwillwinsuccess.

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,youwillbecomesoftwithnostrengthlikecarrotsorhardenedlikeeggswithastiff（堅(jiān)硬的）heart.36.A.excited

B.satisfied

C.tired

D.shocked37.A.water

B.milk

C.coffee

D.food38.A.realizing

B.believing

C.wondering

D.admitting39.A.turnedoff

B.putdown

C.lookedat

D.setabout40.A.up

B.away

C.out

D.in41.A.eggs

B.carrots

C.beans

D.bowls42.A.noted

B.answered

C.proved

D.doubted43.A.fry

B.clean

C.break

D.cook44.A.make

B.taste

C.pour

D.offer45.A.Pleased

B.Frightened

C.Puzzled

D.Disappointed46.A.faced

B.feared

C.caused

D.knew47.A.Thus

B.Besides

C.Anyhow

D.However48.A.soft

B.fresh

C.green

D.big49.A.understand

B.find

C.move

D.damage50.A.unique

B.strange

C.common

D.lucky51.A.Before

B.Though

C.Because

D.When52.A.flavor

B.color1

C.time

D.role53.A.lowest

B.deepest

C.purest

D.hottest54.A.rules

B.trials

C.values

D.views55.A.Onthecontrary

B.Inotherwords

C.Asaresult

D.Inaword參考答案：36-40CACAC

41-45BACBC

46-50ADADA

51-55DADBA21.MyfirsttriptotheUnitedStateswasattheageof16,in1979.

ThiswasalsomyfirsttripoutofIsrael(以色列),

___21___Iwasbornandraised.Attheairport,

____22____thefirsttimeinmylife,someone____23____meas“Sir”andadded“Mister”tomylastname.

Butduringtheeight-week___24___

,IrememberclearlythatIwasmostimpressedwiththelevelof

____25____Ireceived.ThirtyyearsagocustomerservicedidnotyetarriveinIsrael.Therewasnosuchthingsas“refund”(退款)___26___“exchange”.Ifyoustayedatastoreforoverafewminutes___27___

givinganyindication（暗示）of

___28___

anything,itwasquitelikelythatyouwouldbeaskedto___29___.

WhenIwenttotheUS,Irealizedthattherewasanotherworldoutthere.

Itwasaworldwhich___30___

people-----customers.Iwasintroducedtothesentence,“Thecustomerisalways____31____.”I

___32___

it.NotonlydidIlikeit,butIevendemandedit.Likeme,hundredsofthousandsofIsraeliswenttoEuropeandtotheUS.Overtimethey

___33___thelevelofserviceinIsrael.Nowadays,whenyouentera(n)___34___,youareaddressedas“Sir”.

Youaregiventherespectyoudeserve.Therespectyou

___35___.Youcanreturnthings,andyoucan

___36___them.WhenIgototheUSnow,Irealizethattheservicelevelisgetting

___37___.

ManytimesImeetservicepeoplewhoare

___38___andsometimessimplyrude,butthereare

exceptions(例外)ofcourse.

Somecompanies

___39___appreciatetheircustomers,whileothersdon’t.Needlesstosay,goodserviceisassociatedwithvery___40___

companies.21.A.which

B.where

C.there

D.when22.A.in

B.at

C.by

D.for23.A.recognized

B.remarked

C.remembered

D.addressed24.A.trip

B.visit

C.study

D.walk25.A.service

B.letter

C.treatment

D.welcome26.A.so

B.but

C.or

D.and27.A.without

B.with

C.for

D.within28.A.taking

B.picking

C.fetching

D.buying29.A.stay

B.leave

C.pay

D.escape30.A.punished

B.respected

C.ordered

D.appreciated31.A.strict

B.intelligent

C.right

D.clever32.A.liked

B.hated

C.received

D.requested33.A.influenced

B.admitted

C.protected

D.stopped34.A.school

B.airport

C.shop

D.church35.A.payoff

B.pickup

C.payfor

D.meetwith36.A.sell

B.exchange

C.damage

D.make37.A.better

B.higher

C.happier

D.worse38.A.uneducated

B.stupid

C.enthusiastic

D.patient39.A.hardly

B.really

C.almost

D.rather40.A.disappointing

B.abandoned

C.unlucky

D.successful參考答案：21.B

22.D

23.D

24.A

25.A

26.C

27.A

28.D

29.B

30.B

31.C

32.A

33.A

34.C

35.C

36.B

37.D

38.A

39.B

40.D本文是一篇記敘文，30年前以色列服務(wù)意識(shí)很差，作者到美國(guó)旅行時(shí)對(duì)顧客至上的服務(wù)理念非常認(rèn)同。后來(lái)以色列人收到歐美的影響，服務(wù)意識(shí)有所增強(qiáng)，成功的公司總是與良好的服務(wù)聯(lián)系在一起的?！?1題詳解】考查定語(yǔ)從句。本題定語(yǔ)從句的先行詞是Israel,后面定語(yǔ)從句中主謂賓的結(jié)構(gòu)很完整，所以使用關(guān)系副詞where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句并在句中做地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)。A項(xiàng)是關(guān)系代詞，when指代時(shí)間，there不能引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。句意：這也是我第一次到以色列之外的地方旅行，以色列是我出生和被撫養(yǎng)的地方。故B項(xiàng)正確。【22題詳解】考查固定短語(yǔ)。短語(yǔ)forthefirsttime第一次，該短語(yǔ)在句中做時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。句意：在機(jī)場(chǎng)，人生第一次有人稱呼我為Sir并在我的姓前面加上Mister。故D項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.recognized認(rèn)出，承認(rèn)；B.remarked評(píng)論；C.remembered記得；D.addressed稱呼；句意：在機(jī)場(chǎng)，人生第一次有人稱呼我為Sir并在我的姓前面加上Mister。故D項(xiàng)正確。【24題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)第一空前ThiswasalsomyfirsttripoutofIsrael可知這是我第一次到以色列之外的地方旅行，所以本句使用trip，表示在旅行途中。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查名詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.service服務(wù)；B.letter信件；C.treatment對(duì)待，治療；D.welcome歡迎；根據(jù)后句ThirtyyearsagocustomerservicedidnotyetarriveinIsrael.中以及的service可知在8個(gè)星期的旅行中，我對(duì)自己得到的服務(wù)印象很深刻。故A項(xiàng)正確。【26題詳解】考查連詞。A.so于是；B.but但是；C.or或者；D.and和；本句是一個(gè)否定句，使用or表示上下文選擇關(guān)系，30年的以色列是沒(méi)有退款或零錢這樣的服務(wù)的。故C項(xiàng)正確。【27題詳解】考查介詞。在以色列沒(méi)有服務(wù)意識(shí)，當(dāng)一位顧客在商店里超過(guò)一段時(shí)間卻沒(méi)有購(gòu)買東西的跡象，就會(huì)被要求離開(kāi)商店。此句說(shuō)明以色列和美國(guó)的服務(wù)意識(shí)差別很大。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.taking交談；B.picking撿起；C.fetching去取；去拿；D.buying購(gòu)買；當(dāng)一位顧客在商店里超過(guò)一段時(shí)間卻沒(méi)有購(gòu)買東西的跡象，就會(huì)被要求離開(kāi)商店。本句提及商店，應(yīng)該與購(gòu)物有關(guān)。故D項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.stay逗留，停留；B.leave離開(kāi)；C.pay支付；D.escape逃脫，擺脫；在以色列的商店里如果你沒(méi)有購(gòu)物商品，會(huì)被要求離開(kāi)商店。說(shuō)明以色列服務(wù)意識(shí)較低。故B項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.punished懲罰；B.respected尊重；C.ordered命令，定購(gòu)；D.appreciated欣賞，感激；美國(guó)是一個(gè)十分尊重顧客的地方，美國(guó)人服務(wù)意識(shí)很強(qiáng)，認(rèn)為顧客第一，這和以色列差別很大。故B項(xiàng)符合上下文語(yǔ)境?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.strict嚴(yán)格的；B.intelligent聰明的，智能的；C.right正確的；D.clever聰明的；根據(jù)上文可知美國(guó)人尊重顧客，服務(wù)意識(shí)強(qiáng)，認(rèn)為顧客總是對(duì)的。故C項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)和動(dòng)詞辨析。A.liked喜歡；B.hated討厭；C.received接受；D.requested要求，請(qǐng)求；根據(jù)下句NotonlydidIlikeit,butIevendemandedit.可知我非常喜歡這種觀念。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.influenced影響；B.admitted承認(rèn)；允許進(jìn)入；C.protected保護(hù)；D.stopped停止；很多以色列人去了歐洲和美國(guó)以后回到了以色列，把服務(wù)理念帶了回去，也影響了以色列的服務(wù)水平。故A項(xiàng)正確。【34題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。A.school學(xué)校；B.airport機(jī)場(chǎng)；C.shop商店；D.church教堂；現(xiàn)在的以色列服務(wù)水平有所提高，當(dāng)你進(jìn)入商店的時(shí)候，服務(wù)員會(huì)尊稱你。本句證明以色列的服務(wù)水平有所提高。故C項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。A.payoff得到回報(bào)；B.pickup撿起，無(wú)意中學(xué)會(huì)；C.payfor支付；D.meetwith遇見(jiàn)；你得到了你應(yīng)該得到的尊敬，也得到了你付錢買到的尊敬。與ABD搭配不當(dāng)。進(jìn)入消費(fèi)場(chǎng)所，當(dāng)然是付錢得到服務(wù)和尊敬。故C項(xiàng)正確。【36題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.sell出售；B.exchange交換；C.damage破壞；D.make生產(chǎn)；你可以付錢買到你想要的尊敬和服務(wù)，這也是一種交換。故B項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)和形容詞辨析。A.better更好；B.higher更高；C.happier更開(kāi)心；D.worse更糟糕；根據(jù)simplyrude可知現(xiàn)在美國(guó)的服務(wù)沒(méi)有以前好，變得糟糕了。故D項(xiàng)正確。【38題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.uneducated未受教育的；B.stupid愚蠢的；C.enthusiastic熱情的；D.patient耐心的；我很多次都遇見(jiàn)一些沒(méi)有受過(guò)教育的服務(wù)人員和一些很粗魯?shù)氖虑?。A項(xiàng)和17空worse與somethingrude相一致。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。A.hardly幾乎不…；B.really真地；C.almost幾乎；D.rather相當(dāng)；根據(jù)but…轉(zhuǎn)折可知，雖然現(xiàn)在美國(guó)的服務(wù)員變得糟糕了，但是仍然有例外的情況，一些公司真得十分尊敬顧客。故B項(xiàng)正確。【40題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.disappointing令人失望的；B.abandoned被遺棄的；C.unlucky不幸的；D.successful成功的；有了良好的服務(wù)，公司當(dāng)然會(huì)成功。故D項(xiàng)正確?！军c(diǎn)睛】本文小題6考查了連詞，本句是一個(gè)否定句，使用or表示上下文選擇關(guān)系，30年的以色列是沒(méi)有退款或零錢這樣的服務(wù)的。雖然連詞屬于小詞，在完形填空中出現(xiàn)的頻率還是比較高的。

連接詞是構(gòu)成語(yǔ)篇的紐帶，也是相關(guān)語(yǔ)句信息的結(jié)合點(diǎn)。命題人常在這些“關(guān)節(jié)”上設(shè)置題目，考查學(xué)生的語(yǔ)用能力。解題時(shí)考生不要只局限在句子層面上，而要從段落或整篇文章入手，整體把握文章的內(nèi)容，結(jié)合上下文，尋找答案的線索。確定最佳選項(xiàng)。

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Itisnaturalthatchildrenarecurious(好奇的)abouttheworldaroundthem.Forexample,theywanttoknowhowtheirheartsbeat.Theywanttoknowwhytheoceanwatertastessalty.Aschildrengrowup,theybecomecuriousaboutdifferentkindsofthings.Whentheyarebabies,theyareinterestedinthepartsoftheirbodiesandinthesmilesoftheirmothers.Theybecomeinterestedinthephysicalworldaroundthem:theplants,theanimals,thesky.Later,theybecomeinterestedinthethingsthatpeoplehavemade:wheels,bicycles,cars.Andwhentheyareadults,theircuriositycontinues.Sometimesthiscuriosityleadstoacareer(生涯、職業(yè))inscience.Scientistsspendtheirlivestryingtofindoutabouttheworld．Thosewhoworkwiththeearthsciencesstudytheearth,theoceans,andtheskies.Otherscientistswhostudylivingthingsworkwiththebiologicalsciences.Athirdgroupofscientistsstudythephysicalsciences,e.g.physics,chemistry.Thesescientistshavealreadydiscoveredalotaboutourworld．Forexample,theytelluswhyyourheartbeatsfastwhenyourun.Theysaythatwhenyouarequiet,yourheartnormallybeatssixty-fiveorseventy-fivetimesaminute.Yourheartisapump(泵)thatpumpsbloodtoallpartsofthebody.Thebloodcarriesoxygenandnutrition.Whenyourun,yourmusclesworkveryhardandusethenutritionthatthebloodcarriestothem.Themusclesneedoxygen,too.Soyourbrainsendsasignaltotheheart.Thesignalmeansthatthemusclesneedmorenutritionandoxygen.Thentheheartbeatsfastandsendsbloodquicklytothemuscles.Itmaybeat90to140timesaminute.Ofcourse,scientistscannotanswerallofourquestions.Ifweask,“Whydoestheoceanwatertastesalty”scientistswillsaythatthesaltcomesfromrocks.Whenarockgetsveryhotorverycold,itcracks.Rainfallsintocracks.Therainthencarriesthesaltintotheearthandintotherivers.Theriverscarrythesaltintotheocean.Butthenweask,“Whathappenstothesaltintheocean?Theoceandoesnotgetsaltiereveryyear.”Scientistsarenotsureabouttheanswertothisquestion.Weknowalotaboutourworld,buttherearestillmanyanswersthatwedonothave,andwearecurious.56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Peoplearecuriousinthesameway.B.Peopleindifferentcountriesareinterestedindifferentthings.C.Menandwomenarecuriousaboutdifferentthings.D.Peopleofdifferentagesareinterestedindifferentthings57.Scientistswhoworkwiththebiologicalsciencesstudy____.A.theearth,theoceansandtheskyB.man-madethingsC.plantsandanimalsD.oceanwater58.Arockcracks_____.A.inwetregionsB.indryregionsC.atveryhighorverylowtemperatures

D.whensaltywaterfallsin59.Peoplearealwayscuriousbecause____.A.theycannotexplainmanythingsB.theyknownothingabouttheworldC.theyknowlittleabouttheworldD.theywanttobescientists

參考答案：DCCA23.We’rereadingabookoropeninganenvelopewhen,allofasudden,there’sasharppainonourfinger.Youseealittlebitofbloodandrealizeyou’vejustgottenapapercut.DrHayleyGoldbach,aresidentdermatologistatUCLAHealth,spokeaboutwhypapercutsaresojagged,howtheelementofsurpriseleavesusinmorepainandhowtomakesuretheyhealquickly.DrGoldbachexplainedthatonereasonpapercutshurtsomuchiswheretheyoccur:primarilyonthefinger.Wehavenerveendingsalloverthebody,"shesaid."Inplaceswherethereisrefinedmovementandsensation--likethelipsortipsofthefingers-theyhaveahighdensityofnerveendings.”Thesenerveendingsareknownasnociceptorsandtheysendsignalstothebrainaboutthingsthatcouldcauseabreakintheskin,suchasextremehotorcoldtemperaturesandchemicals.Anotherreasonwhypapercutshurtsomuchisthatyoureusingyourhandsthroughoutthedaymeaningthatthewoundisconstantlygettingopened."Youoftengetpapercutsonthepadorthetipofthefinger,differentfromwhereyoudgetaknifecut,"saidDrGoldbach."It'shardnottouseyourhands,sothere’sconstantpressureonthewoundwithoutuchaneeforittoheal."“Thepaperitselfisanotherreasonwhythesesuperficialcutsleaveusinsomuchpain.Papermightlookandseemsmoothbut,ifyoustudyitunderamicroscope,theedgeisactuallyjagged."Paperisquitesharpjagged-it'sabitofserratededge,"saidDrGoldbach."Itcutsyouprettyquicklybeforeyouhavethechancetorealizeit.”Additionally,papercutsarequiteshallow,whichmakesthemevenmoreannoyingtodealwith.DrGoldbachaddedthattherearementalandemotionalelementsthatc