四川省成都市2021年高二年級(jí)下冊(cè)4月月考英語含解析

樹德中學(xué)高2021級(jí)高二下學(xué)期4月階段性測(cè)試

英語試題

第I卷（100分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀

一遍。

1.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Atrafficjam.B.Acaraccident.C.Abrokenbridge.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】W:John,listentothetrafficnews.Duetoabridgefallingdown,movingisverydifficultaround

NorcomeCentralStation.

M:Terrible.Andthepolicerecommendbusesandcarsshouldavoidtheareaforthetimebeing.

2.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Howdidthemanknowabouttheroadworksonthemotorway?

A.Fromtheradio.B.Fromthewoman.C.Fromthenewspaper.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】W:Whyareyousolate?

M:Sorry,luckilyIwaslisteningtotheradioorI'dhavebeenalotlater.Ihadtogoadifferentway.

W:Ohyes!Theroadworksonthemotorway!Ireadaboutitinthelocalnewspaper.

3.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.He'llcallTom.

B.He'llcallMr.Johnson.

C.He'llaskTomtocallMr.Johnson.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:CanyouaskTomtocallMr.Johnsonforme?I'mreallybusynow.

M:There?snoneedtobotherhim.Tildoit.

4.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whyisthemancallingthewoman?

A.Tomailasweater.B.Toplaceanorder.C.Toaskforanumber.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:Hello,GreenMailOrderService.HowcanIhelpyou?

W:I'mcallingtoorderamen'ssweaterfromyourmailordercatalogue.ThenumberisS6489,andIwantalarger

sizeone.

5.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whyisthemanupset?

A.Hemadeawrongcall.

B.Hisphonedoesnotwork

C.Themachineisnotuseful.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】M:Oh,dear!Itisnouseagain!

W:Youlookupset.Whafsthematter?

M:ItoldthemoverthephonewhatIneededthemachinefor.Theysaidthisonewoulddo,butitdoesn't.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段較長對(duì)話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

6.Wherewillthewomanhavethedesksdelivered?

A.ToNo.8YorkAvenue.

B.ToNo.5YorkAvenue.

C.ToNo.52CYorkAvenue.

7.Howwillthemanpayforthedesks?

A.Incash.B.Bycheque.C.Bycreditcard.

【答案】6.B7.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Goodafternoon,Megequip.ThisisSallyspeaking.HowmayIhelpyou?

M:Ohhello.Tdliketoorder8desksfromyou.

W:Yes.Ineedtowritedownsomeinformationfirst.Yourname,address?

M:OskarGreening.TheaddressisNo.52CYorkAvenue.Erm,sorry,I'moutallday.Butmyneighborcantake

deliveryatNo.5YorkAvenue.

W:OK,fine.Willyoubepayingbycreditcardorcheque?

M:Well,couldIpayincashinadvance?

W:Well,Iguessso.ButI'mafraidthatpaymentmethoddoesn,tgiveyouthe10%discount.

M:No,Ididn'texpectoneforthat.

聽下面一段較長對(duì)話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

8.Whatwillthespeakersdoat8:30tomorrownight?

A.Watchamatch.B.Havedinner.C.Seeafilm.

9.Whenwillthespeakersmeettomorrow?

A.Atabout6:45.B.Atabout6:30.C.Atabout6:00.

【答案】8.C9.A

【解析】

【原文】W:HiSimon!Whattimedoesthefilmstarttomorrow?

M:Notuntil8:30p.m.Butwearegoingtohaveamealfirst,aren'twe?

W:Yes,thatwouldbenice.Sowhattimeshallwemeetup?

M:Iwillbehomefromfootballpracticeat6:00,soI'llneedtohaveaquickshowerandgetchanged.Thatwilltake

meabouthalfanhour,soIcanbeatyourplaceabout15minutesafterthat.

W:OK.Thatsoundsperfect.Seeyoutomorrow.

聽下面一段較長對(duì)話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhernewjob?

A.Quiteenjoyable.B.Muchchallenging.C.Notwhollysatisfying.

11.Whatdidthewoman'scompanyoffertoher?

A.Anattractivecar.

B.Ahousenearheroffice.

C.Apostinthepublicrelationsdepartment.

12.Whereisthewomannow?

A.InRome.B.InLondon.C.InToronto.

【答案】10.C11.B12.B

【解析】

【原文】M:Hi,Justine.Howareyoudoingwithyournewjob?

W:Well,Ithoughtthisjobwouldbebetterthanthelastone.Butactuallyifsnotthatattractiveandlesschallenging.

IthinkIenjoyworkinginthepublicrelationsdepartmentmore.

M:Well,maybethingswillimprove.You'vebeenthereonlyfortwomonths.Atleastthiscompanyboughtyoua

houseandyoudon'thavetodrive40minutestogettowork

W:IguessIhavetoagreewiththat.ButI'malreadylookingforwardtomyvacationinMarch.Mycousiniscoming

toLondonfromTorontoandwearegoingtovisitRome.

聽下面一段較長對(duì)話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

13.WhatdoesMartinthinkisthehardestpartofplayingasuperhero?

A.Doingtheactionparts.

B.Gettinghisbodyinshape.

C.Keepinghisbravecoolsuperherofaceon.

14.WhatdidMartinlikebestaboutgrowingupinCanada?

A.Havingfuninthecountryside.

B.Goingtoaninternationalschool.

C.Livingwithalotoffamilymembers.

15.HowdidMartingetintoacting?

A.Hestudiedactingatuniversity.

B.Heperformedinstudentdramas

C.Heactedinamusicalcomedybychance.

16.WhatwouldMartinhavebeenifhehadn,tbecomeanactor?

A.Ateacher.

B.Anofficeclerk.

C.Apoliceofficer.

【答案】13.A14.A15.C16.B

【解析】

原文】W:Martin,whafsthehardestpartofplayingasuperhero?

M:Well,Ihavetobeveryfit,andIhavetokeepmybravecoolsuperherofaceonallthetime,butthosearen'tthe

hardestparts.Ifsdoingtheactionparts.

W:YougrewupinCanada.Howwasthat?

M:Ihavealotoffamilymembersthere.Iwenttoaveryinternationalschool,butthebestthingwasthemost

fantasticcountrysidenearourhome.MybrothersandIspentmostweekendscampingintheforest.Itwasgreat.

W:Sohowdidyougetintoacting?

M:Well,Istudiedliteratureatuniversitybutneveractedinanystudentdrama.AftergraduatingIworkedasan

assistantforaproducerworkingonamusicalcomedy.OnenightanactorwasillandIwasaskedtoplayhispart

anditjustwentfromthere.

W:Whatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadn'tbecomeasuccessfulactor?

M:Well,mydadwasapoliceofficer.Mymumisateacher.Evenso,neitherofthosejobsreallyinterestedme.My

olderbrotherhasanimport-exportcompanyandhealwayssaidthatIcouldhaveajobinhisoffice,soIguessthafs

whatrdprobablyhavedone.

W:Thankyou,Martin.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

17.Whyisthespeakergivingthistalk?

A.Toattractsomepeopletothecenter.

B.Toencouragechildrentoexplorethecenter.

C.Tointroducethemainattractionsofthecenter.

18.WhereistheToddler'sPlayPool?

A.Closetotheentrance.

B.Ontheleftofthebridge.

C.OntherightofthePettingZoo.

19.Whatisfortheolderkidsonly?

A.FrogPond.B.FairyPalace.C.Waterworld.

20.WhatcanchildrendointheCraftZone?

A.Makecards.B.Feedanimals.C.Usesnowmachines.

【答案】17.C18.B19.C20.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Tmdelightedtowelcomeyouallheretoourmagicallittleoutdoorplaycenter.Butbeforeweletyou,

andmoreimportantlyyourkids,getdowntothebusinessofenjoyingthemselves,Ijustwanttomakeeveryone

familiarwiththecenter'smainattractions.IfyoulookatthemapFvegivenyou,lefsstartbyfollowingtheentrance

roadstraightthroughthecentertotheattractionontherightofthebridge.ThatisthePettingZoo,alovelylittle

areawherechildrencanspendtimeinthecompanyofourveryfriendlyfarmanimals.18Continuingleftpastthe

bridgewilltakeyoutotheToddler'sPlayPool.Alternatively,takingarightatthePettingZoowillbringyoudown

totheFairyPalace.IfIcandrawyourattentiontotheWaterfallandFrogPond,you'llnoticethattherearetwo

attractionscloseby.FollowingtheroadthatleadstoadeadendtakesyoutoWinterWonderland.Here,weusesnow

machinestocreateamagicalworldofwinterdelights.OntheothersideofthemapjustdownfromtheFairyPalace,

there9sanotherkindofwonderland-Waterworld.Waterworldisfortheolderkidsonly,aplacewheretheycanplay

aboutinthewatertotheirheart'scontent（盡'情地）.ThelastattractionIhavetoshowyouthenis20theCraftZone,

whichisalittleclosertotheentrancethanWaterworld.Herethekidscanlearnhowtomakeallsortsofbeautiful

thingslikecardsandshinyjewelry.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將

該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

OneofthebestthingsaboutLondonisthatsomanyofitsworld-famousmuseumsarefreetothepublic.

Visitorscanenjoysomebeautifulpaintings,portraits（肖像）andartpiecesbyfamousartistsfromaroundthe

worldthere.

RoyalAirForceMuseum

LocatedinHendon,RoyalAirForceMuseumhasoveronehundredandsixtyaircraftondisplayandisa

must-seeforaviation（航空）lovers.DocumentingthehistoryofaviationandaircraftintheUnitedKingdom,the

museumhasoneofthebiggestandbestcollectionsofmilitaryaircraftintheworld.

TateBritain

FoundedbysugarbusinessmanSirHenryTate,TateBritainisawonderfulmuseumtovisit,withlotsof

fantasticBritishartworksonshow.TateBritain'smasterpiecesincludeworksbyWilliamBlakeandFrancis

Bacon.Wanderingaroundtheexhibitionsandgalleriesisalovelywaytospendtheday.Withthemuseumlying

onthebanksoftheThames,youcantakeaboattogetthere.

NationalPortraitGallery

Hometoover11,000portraits,thisdelightfulartgalleryfocusesonfamousBritishpeoplethroughtheages.

Portraits,photos,sculpturesanddrawingsofsomeofthecountry'smostinfluentialandwell-knownfiguresgaze

uponyouasyoumakeyourwaythroughthegallery.Whileitsmostfamousportraitisundoubtedlytheoneof

WilliamShakespeare,morecontemporarypiecesdonotlookoutofplacealongsideartworksthatdateback

hundredsofyears.

ImperialWarMuseum

Locatedinwhatwasonceahospital,ImperialWarMuseumoffersafascinatinglookatwaranditsimpact.

Withlotsoffilms,photos,videosandaudiorecordingsincludedinthedisplays,visitorswillcomeawaywitha

greaterinsightintothetragedy（悲居U）ofwars,aswellastheimpacttheyhaveonsociety.

21.Whichmuseumwillyouprobablygoto,ifyouareafanofaircraft?

A.RoyalAirForceMuseum.B.TateBritain.

C.NationalPortraitGallery.D.ImperialWarMuseum.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutNationalPortraitGallery?

A.Youcanseesomeofthecountry'smostinfluentialfigures.

B.ItwasfoundedbysugarbusinessmanSirHenryTate.

C.ThepictureofWilliamBlakeisthemostfamous.

D.Ithasbothancientandmodemartworks.

23.WhatisspecialaboutImperialWarMuseum?

A.Ithasthemostvisitors.

B.Itisaccessiblebyboat.

C.Itshowstragediesinahospital.

D.Ithasfilmsandvideosondisplay.

【答案】21.A22.D23.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了位于倫敦的四個(gè)值得參觀的博物館。

[21題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)"RoyalAirForceMuseum”部分關(guān)鍵句"LocatedinHendon,RoyalAirForceMuseum

hasoveronehundredandsixtyaircraftondisplayandisamust-seeforaviation（航空）lovers.,,（位于亨頓的皇

家空軍博物館展出了160架飛機(jī)，是航空愛好者的必看之地。）可知，皇家空軍博物館展出了160架飛

機(jī)，是航空愛好者的必看之地，由此可知，如果你是飛機(jī)迷，你可能會(huì)去皇家空軍博物館。故選A項(xiàng)。

【22題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)^NationalPortraitGallery部分關(guān)鍵句aWhileitsmostfamousportraitisundoubtedlythe

oneofWilliamShakespeare,morecontemporarypiecesdonotlookoutofplacealongsideartworksthatdateback

hundredsofyears."（雖然它最著名的肖像無疑是威廉?莎士比亞的肖像，但更多的當(dāng)代作品與數(shù)百年前

的藝術(shù)品一起看起來并不格格不入。）可知，國家肖像畫廊里展出了當(dāng)代作品和數(shù)百年前的藝術(shù)品，由此

可知，國家肖像畫廊既有古老的藝術(shù)品，也有現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)品。故選D項(xiàng)。

【23題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)^ImperialWarMuseum部分關(guān)鍵句Withlotsoffilms,photos,videosandaudio

recordingsincludedinthedisplays,visitorswillcomeawaywithagreaterinsightintothetragedy（悲居U）ofwars,

aswellastheimpacttheyhaveonsociety.,,（展覽中包括了大量的電影、照片、視頻和錄音，參觀者將更

加深入地了解戰(zhàn)爭的悲劇以及戰(zhàn)爭對(duì)社會(huì)的影響。）可知，帝國戰(zhàn)爭博物館的展覽中包括了大量的電影、

照片、視頻和錄音，由此可知，帝國戰(zhàn)爭博物館的特別之處在于它展出了電影和視頻。故選D項(xiàng)。

B

AccordingtotheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,China'sdigitaleconomyhasincreasedby

15.9percentannuallysince2012,reaching45.5trillionyuan（$6.32trillion）lastyear.Facingthegrowingdigital

economyandnewvacanciesdevelopedinthesectorsuchasdeliverymenandlivestreaminganchors（主播），young

people,especiallythosebornafter2000,areexpressingastrongerwillingnessforflexibleworkrelationswith

companies,andalsowishtobecome"digitalworkers99withflexibleworklocationsandschedules.

“TheInternethelpsmealot.IcheckemailsfrommyclientsandsubmitmyproposalsthroughWeChat,then

wediscussplansviateleconference.Iloveworkingfromhomeactually,saidMiLu,a28-year-oldnewmedia

operatorinBeijing.44Weworkeverywhere,perhapsinacafe,oronabullettrainorevenonthetableofarestaurant.^^

Tocatertoyoungpeople'sworkpreferences,morecompanieshavebeguntoinclude"'flexibleworkingmode"

intheirrecruitmentadvertisements.Zhaopin,awebsite,saidvacancieswithflexibleworkavailablemakeup15to

20percentoftotalvacanciesonitsplatform,especiallyforindustriesinthegrowinggigeconomysuchas

transportationandlogistics（物流）.AccordingtoZhaopin,theproportionofflexiblevacanciesintheseindustries

hasincreasedto25percentthisyear,upfrom10percentin2018.

However,theflexibilitymaybringriskstoworkers'rightsprotection,accordingtoZhaopin.Itsaidthatthough

roughly60percentofcompaniespostingvacanciesonitsplatformofferinsurance,theproportionisdecreasing.

LiQiang,vice-presidentofZhaopin,saidthatthegreatestrisktothoseseekingflexibleworkiswhetherthe

companypaysthesalaryfullyandontime."It'snecessaryforjobseekerstosetupalong-termdevelopmentplan,

ratherthanbeshortsighted.^^Headdedthatcompaniesmaybearrisksthatflexibleemployeescan'tdeliverhigh-

qualityworkinalimitedtimeperiod,whichrequiresthecompaniestoestablishasoundworkdeliverystandardto

helpevaluateemployeeperformance.

24.Whatfactorcontributestoflexiblework?

A.Theboomingdigitaleconomy.B.Thedesireformorefreetime.

C.Thedisappearanceofsomepositions.D.Theimprovementofworkingconditions.

25.Howdocompaniesreacttoyoungpeople'sworkpreference?

A.Theyignoretheyouth'srequests.B.Theyfollowtheoldworkingmode.

C.Theyprovidepositionsaccordingly.D.Theyreduceworkingopportunities.

26.WhatsuggestionsdidLiQianggive?

A.Thecompaniespayhighersalary.B.Thejobseekersmakeadetailedplan.

C.Thecompaniesmakereasonablerules.D.Thejobseekersapplyforpositionsontime.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Anewinternet-relatedworkingmodelB.Jobseekersmorekeenonflexiblework

C.TherapidlydevelopingdigitaleconomyD.Companieswellpreparedfornewrisks

【答案】24.A25.C26.C27.B

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了隨著數(shù)字經(jīng)濟(jì)的蓬勃發(fā)展，越來越多的年輕求職者更喜歡彈性工作。

【24題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段"AccordingtotheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,China'sdigital

economyhasincreasedby15.9percentannuallysince2012,reaching45.5trillionyuan($6.32trillion)lastyear.

Facingthegrowingdigitaleconomyandnewvacanciesdevelopedinthesectorsuchasdeliverymenandlive

streaminganchors,youngpeople,especiallythosebornafter2000,areexpressingastrongerwillingnessfor

flexibleworkrelationswithcompanies,andalsowishtobecome1'digitalworkers^^withflexibleworklocations

andschedules."（根據(jù)工業(yè)和信息化部的數(shù)據(jù)，自2012年以來，中國的數(shù)字經(jīng)濟(jì)每年以15.9%的速度增

長，去年達(dá)到45.5萬億元（6.32萬億美元）。面對(duì)日益增長的數(shù)字經(jīng)濟(jì)和快遞員、直播主播等行業(yè)新出現(xiàn)的

職位空缺，年輕人，尤其是00后，表達(dá)了與企業(yè)建立靈活工作關(guān)系的強(qiáng)烈意愿，也希望成為工作地點(diǎn)和

時(shí)間表靈活的“數(shù)字工作者”。）可知，蓬勃發(fā)展的數(shù)字經(jīng)濟(jì)有助于彈性工作。故選A項(xiàng)。

【25題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理角軍題。根據(jù)第三段“Tocatertoyoungpeople'sworkpreferences,morecompanieshavebeguntoinclude

""flexibleworkingmode^^intheirrecruitmentadvertisements.Zhaopin,awebsite,saidvacancieswithflexible

workavailablemakeup15to20percentoftotalvacanciesonitsplatform,especiallyforindustriesinthegrowing

gigeconomysuchastransportationandlogistics.AccordingtoZhaopin,theproportionofflexiblevacanciesin

theseindustrieshasincreasedto25percentthisyear,upfrom10percentin2018.”（為了迎合年輕人的工作偏

好，越來越多的公司開始在招聘廣告中加入“彈性工作模式”。智聯(lián)招聘網(wǎng)站表示，靈活工作的職位空

缺占其平臺(tái)總職位空缺的15%到20%,尤其是在交通和物流等零工經(jīng)濟(jì)不斷發(fā)展的行業(yè)。根據(jù)智聯(lián)招聘

的數(shù)據(jù)，今年這些行業(yè)的靈活職位空缺比例已從2018年的10%上升至25%。）可知，公司相應(yīng)地提供職

位來應(yīng)對(duì)年輕人的工作偏好。故選C項(xiàng)。

【26題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后——段中“Headdedthatcompaniesmaybearrisksthatflexibleemployeescan'tdeliver

high-qualityworkinalimitedtimeperiod,whichrequiresthecompaniestoestablishasoundworkdelivery

standardtohelpevaluateemployeeperformance.（他補(bǔ)充說，靈活的員工可能無法在有限的時(shí)間內(nèi)完成高

質(zhì)量的工作，這就要求公司建立一個(gè)完善的工作交付標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來幫助評(píng)估員工的表現(xiàn)。）可知，李強(qiáng)給出的建

議是公司應(yīng)該制定合理的規(guī)則。故選C項(xiàng)。

[27題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章大意以及第一段中“Facingthegrowingdigitaleconomyandnewvacanciesdeveloped

inthesectorsuchasdeliverymenandlivestreaminganchors,youngpeople,especiallythosebornafter2000,are

expressingastrongerwillingnessforflexibleworkrelationswithcompanies,andalsowishtobecome“digital

workers^^withflexibleworklocationsandschedules.??（面對(duì)日益增長的數(shù)字經(jīng)濟(jì)和快遞員、直播主播等行

業(yè)新出現(xiàn)的職位空缺，年輕人，尤其是00后，表達(dá)了與企業(yè)建立靈活工作關(guān)系的強(qiáng)烈意愿，也希望成為

工作地點(diǎn)和時(shí)間表靈活的“數(shù)字工作者”。）和第三段中^Tocatertoyoungpeopledworkpreferences,more

companieshavebeguntoinclude'"flexibleworkingmode^^intheirrecruitmentadvertisements.,,（為了迎合年

輕人的工作偏好，越來越多的公司開始在招聘廣告中加入“彈性工作模式”。）可知，文章主要講的是隨

著數(shù)字經(jīng)濟(jì)的蓬勃發(fā)展，越來越多的年輕求職者更喜歡彈性工作。故文章最好的標(biāo)題是“求職者更喜歡

彈性工作”o故選B項(xiàng)。

C

WhileEllardHuntingandfellowresearcherswereoutstudyingtheweatheratafieldstationinEngland,they

noticedsomethingunexpectedontheirinstruments.Thoughtherewasnostormapproaching,thescientists5electric

fieldmonitorsrecordedastrangeincreaseinatmosphericelectriccharge（大氣電荷）.

Nearby,honeybeesthatlivedinon-sitehiveswereswarming（蜂擁）astheyattemptedtofindanewhome.

Whentheteamtookacloserlookattheirdata,theydiscoveredthattheswarminghoneybeeshadcreatedan

atmosphericelectriccharge.TheresearcherssharedmoredetailsabouttheirfindingsinthejournalScience.

“Thisisthefirstreportofbiologyasasourceofspacecharge."saysHunting,abiophysicistattheUniversity

ofBristolinEngland.Scientistshadknownthatindividualbeescarryasmallchargewhileflyingthroughtheair,

causedbythefrictionoftheirbodypartsagainsttheairandeachother.Ifssimilartohowrubbingaballoonona

pieceofclothcreatesstaticelectricity.Scientistsbelieveabee'schargehelpspollen（花粉）sticktoitandsignalsto

otherbeeswhichflowershavealreadybeenvisited.Butuntilnow,researchershadneverrecordedsuchahigh

voltage（電壓）amongswarminghoneybees.

Intermsofelectricitygeneration,abeeswarm'schargeisn'tsoimpressive:Itwouldtakeabout50billionbees

topoweranLEDlight.Butcomparedtothechargesproducedbycommonweatherevents,thebees'chargedensity

wassixtimesgreaterthananelectrifiedduststormandeighttimesgreaterthanathunderstormcloud.

Usingthehoneybeedata,theresearcherscreatedamodeltopredictthepotentialatmosphericelectriccharge

ofotherinsects,includinglocusts（蝗蟲），mothsandbutterflies."Locustsswarmonbiblicalscales?9saysLiam

O?Reilly,aco-authorandbiologistattheUniversityofBristol.Cloudsoftheseinsectscanexpandupto1,200

squarekilometresandcontainroughly30millionlocustspersquarekilometer.Theresearcherspredictlocustswould

haveamuchbiggerinfluenceontheatmospherecomparedtohoneybees.

Scientistshopetocontinueexploringhowbiologyinfluencesphysicsandarecurioustoknowifsomething

similarishappeningwithotherwildlife,suchasbirdsandbats.

28.Whatweretheresearchersdoingwhensomethingunexpectedontheirinstrumentshappened?

A.Studyingweatherevents.

B.Testingtheirinstruments.

C.Recordinginsects9behavior.

D.Lookingforhoneybees9newhome.

29.Whafsthefunctionofabee'scharge?

A.Tosignaltootherbees.

BTohelpthebeeflyfast.

C.Tofindpollenmoreeasily.

D.Toavoidlosingtheirway.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“biblical“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Limited.B.Full.

C.Large.D.Slight.

31.Whatwillthescientistscontinuetostudynext?

A.Thewideapplicationofbiology.

B.Measurestoprotectbirdsandbats.

C.Theinfluencesofduststormsonwildlife.

D.Whetherotherwildlifecanproduceelectriccharge.

【答案】28.A29.A30.C31.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文?？茖W(xué)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，大量蜜蜂聚集在一起時(shí)，會(huì)在空中產(chǎn)生高強(qiáng)度的靜電，其他

飛蟲（比如蝗蟲等）也有類似現(xiàn)象。

[28題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第——段“WhileEllardHuntingandfellowresearcherswereoutstudyingtheweatherata

fieldstationinEngland,theynoticedsomethingunexpectedontheirinstruments.（當(dāng)EllardHunting和其他研究

人員在英國的一個(gè)野外站研究天氣時(shí)，他們?cè)趦x器上注意到一些意想不到的事情。）”可知，當(dāng)儀器上發(fā)

生意想不到的事情時(shí)，研究人員在做天氣研究。故選A。

[29題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Scientistsbelieveabee'schargehelpspollen（花粉）sticktoitandsignalstoother

beeswhichflowershavealreadybeenvisited.（科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為，蜜蜂的電荷可以幫助花粉粘附在蜜蜂身上，并

向其他蜜蜂發(fā)出已經(jīng)去過花的信號(hào)）”可知，蜜蜂的電荷有向其他蜜蜂發(fā)出信號(hào)的作用。故選A。

【30題詳解】

詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第五段“Cloudsoftheseinsectscanexpandupto1,200squarekilometresandcontain

roughly30millionlocustspersquarekilometer.（這些昆蟲的云團(tuán)跨度可以達(dá)到1200平方公里，每平方公里

大約有3000萬只蝗蟲）”可知，蝗蟲的規(guī)模是巨大的。由此可知，biblical意為“巨大的”。故選C。

【31題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Scientistshopetocontinueexploringhowbiologyinfluencesphysicsandare

curioustoknowifsomethingsimilarishappeningwithotherwildlife,suchasbirdsandbats.（科學(xué)家彳門希望繼續(xù)

探索生物學(xué)如何影響物理學(xué)，并好奇想知道類似的事情是否也發(fā)生在其他野生動(dòng)物身上，如鳥類和蝙

蝠）”可知，科學(xué)家接下來會(huì)研究其他野生動(dòng)物大量聚集的時(shí)候是否會(huì)產(chǎn)生大量靜電，比如鳥類和蝙蝠。

故選D。

D

AsmalldevicenobiggerthanatoasterhasgeneratedoxygenonthesurfaceofMars,bringingthechancesof

survivingontheredplanetastepcloser.

TheMarsOxygenIn-SituResourceUtilizationExperiment,betterknownasMoxie,hasbeengenerating

oxygenfromtheatmosphereonMars,aspartofNASA'sPerseverancerover（漫游者）mission.

Moxieproducedbreathableoxygeninsevenhour-longtestsconductedinvariousweatherandatmosphere

conditionssincelanding.Duringeachtest,thedeviceproducedsixgramsofoxygen,aboutthesameasasmall

treeandenoughtosustainanastronautfor15minutes.Ifsalsofoundthateveninextremetemperaturesandafter

aMartianduststorm,Moxiecontinuedtoproducehigh-purityoxygen.

“Thisisthefirstdemonstrationofactuallyusingresourcesonthesurfaceofanotherplanetandtransforming

themchemicallyintosomethingthatwouldbeusefulforahumanmission,5,saidJeffHoffinan,aretiredastronaut

andprofessoratMIT.

NASAandtheMITteamareplanningtobuildabiggerversionofMoxie,astheyhopeadvancedmodelswill

produceenoughoxygentosupportacrewedmissiontoMars."WehavetobringalotofstufffromEarthto

supportahumanmission,butoxygenisabigproblem.Ifyoucanmakeitthere,goforitandyou'rewayaheadof

thegame,“Hoffinansaid.

Thedeviceusespumpsthatabsorbincarbondioxidewhichisheatedto800℃andprocessedtoseparatethe

carbonandoxygen.Carbonmonoxide（一氧化碳）isemittedaswastewhilethepureoxygenisleftbehind.

ExpandingthedevicetosupportahumanmissiontoMarspresentschallenges.Itisneededtorun

continuouslyfor400days,aleapfromtheone-hourtestsanditsinnertemperatureshouldbecontrolledstably.

MoxiehasprovedtoenduretheextremeconditionsonMars,however,andtheteamplanstoassessthemachine's

limitsinthecomingmonthswhenatmosphereisthickandcarbondioxidelevelsarehigh.Theysaytheyjustwant

toseteverythingashighastheydareandmakeasmuchoxygenastheycan.

32.WhatcanwelearnaboutMoxie?

A.Itworkswellinaseriesoftests.

B.Itaimstopurifybreathableoxygen.

C.Itisstoppedbyextremeconditions.

D.Itproducesoxygenenoughforateam.

33.ByquotingHoffinan'swordsinParagraph5,theauthorintendsto.

A.presentaplantofurtherexploreMars

B.demonstrateNasa'sambitiontowinthegame

C.showtheplentifulandusefulresourcesonMars

D.highlightthesignificanceofmakingoxygenonMars

34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheteamaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Cautiousandambitious.B.Confidentandintelligent.

C.Practicalandindependent.D.Courageousandimaginative.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ANasaMarsroverlandedsuccessfully.

B.ChallengesforahumanmissiontoMars.

C.HumansurviveswithoxygenmadeonMars.

D.AlittleoxygenonMars,agreatleapforward.

【答案】32.A33.D34.A35.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。本文主要介紹了是這個(gè)Moxie設(shè)備，它能讓人類在登錄火星后產(chǎn)生大量的

氧氣，這使人類在火星上生存的機(jī)會(huì)更近了一步。

【32題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理角軍題。根據(jù)第三段中“Moxieproducedbreathableoxygeninsevenhour-longtestsconductedinvarious

weatherandatmosphereconditionssincelanding.Duringeachtest,thedeviceproducedsixgramsofo