2021-2022學年廣東省茂名高州市高一上學期期末考試英語試題

廣東省茂名高州市2021-2022學年高一上學期期末考試英語試題2022.1考生注意：1.本試卷由六個部分組成。滿分130分，考試時間120分鐘。2.考生作答時，請將答案答在答題卡上。選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；非選題請用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上各題的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效，在試題卷、草稿紙上作答無效。3.本卷命題范圍：必備第一冊&必備第二冊Unit1—Unit3。一、單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1.—HaveyoueverbeentoLondon?—Ofcourse.Actually,I______thereforsixyearsbutnowIliveinGaozhou.A.worked B.wasworking C.wouldwork D.haveworked2.Theexperimenthasreachedastage______theycanalmostdonothingaboutit.A.which B.that C.where D.what3.LastMondaymorningshewasbadly______inacaraccidentA.damaged B.destroyed C.wounded D.injured4.Itwasseveralminutes______werealizedwhatwashappening.A.since B.after C.before D.when5.Sorry,Ihavebrokenyourbike.I’lltrytogetit______.A.repaired B.torepair C.repairing D.toberepaired6.—Ican’tfindmypurseanywhere.—You______havelostitwhileshopping.A.may B.can C.should D.would7.Theway______youtalkedtoyourmotherisreallynotproper.A.which B.inwhich C.inthat D.bywhich8.—Didyoupay$1,000forthecomputer?—No.Ipaid______forit.A.twicesomany B.twicesomuchC.twiceasmany D.twiceasmuch9.Beforeclimbingthetalltree,hegavemea______look.A.determine B.determining C.determination D.determined10.Weallfeltpuzzled.What______didtheywanttodo?A.atall B.onearth C.incase D.insteadof二、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A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ANomatterwhereyoulive,givinggiftsisacommonwayforustoexpressthanks,concernorlove.Althoughthereasonsforgivinggiftsareaboutthesamearoundtheworld,thetraditionsofgivinggiftscanbequitedifferentfromoneanother.InEurope,don’taccidentallycutyourselfoutofsomeone’slife.IntheUS,asetofkitchenknivesseemsliketheperfectgiftideaforaweddingorholiday.However,incertainEuropeancountrieslikeGermany,superstition(迷信)definesthataknifepresentedasagiftwillendyourfriendship.Thereisawaytobeatthissuperstition:tieapennytotheknifeorgiftbox.Thereceiverthenreturnsthepennytoyouasa“payment”todriveawaythebadluck.InNativeAmerica,yourhostgivesgiftsratherthanreceivesthem.TheNativeAmericangiftgivingcustomisexactlytheoppositetothatofanyotherculture.Traditionally,duringweddingsandsomebigcelebrations(birthdaysaren’talwaysincluded),guestsarethereceiversofgiftsratherthanthehost.InJapan,presentationisparamount.TheJapaneseplacegreatemphasisontheactofgiftgiving,andpresentationplaysabigroleindetermininghowyourgiftisreceived.Forexample,it’sconsideredunpleasanttouncoveredcash.Sowhetheryou’resendingmoneyasagiftorjustleavingatip,placeyourmoneyinanenvelopetoensureit’sreceivedinarespectfulmanner.InChina,redenvelopesandevendenominations(偶數的面額)bringgoodluck.ChineseNewYearhasarichsetoftraditions.Oneofthemostpopularcustomsofthisholidayisgivingoutmoneyinredenvelopes.Knownasyasuiqian,thesegiftsaremeanttobringgoodluck.Inadditiontohowyougivemoney,there’salsosuperstitionrelatingtotheamountyougive.Givinganoddnumberedamountofmoneyisconsideredbadluck.It’simportanttomakesurethateventhefirstdigitisevenasnumberslike30and50areconsideredodd.11.Wherewillyouprobablyreceiveagiftwhenattendingawedding?A.InEurope. B.InNativeAmerica.C.InJapan. D.InChina.12.Whatcanweknowfrom“InJapan,presentationisparamount.”?A.ItisimpolitetogivemoneyasagiftinJapan.B.HowyougiveagiftisveryimportantinJapan.C.PresentinggiftsisnotacommonactivityinJapan.D.Theactofgiftgivingismoreimportantthanthegiftitself.13.Whichofthefollowingisacceptable?A.GivingaknifewithapennyasagiftinGermany.B.ReceivinggiftsfromaNativeAmericanhostathisbirthdayparty.C.SendinguncoveredcashtoafriendasagiftinJapan.D.GivingthreehundredyuantoaChinesechildduringtheNewYear.BAmaninIndonesiaiswalkingbackwardsfor435miles(700kilometers).He’smakingthetriptoencouragethegovernmentandotherstoprotectandrebuildIndonesia’srainforests.MediBastoniis43yearsold.HeisthefatheroffourchildrenandlivesinDono,Indonesia,That’sabout12.5miles(20kilometers)fromMountWilisIndonesiaisthelargestcountryintheworldformedbyagroupofislands.Thereareover16,000islandsinIndonesia,andmostofthemarecoveredwithrainforests.Forestscoverabout70%ofthecountry.ButonJava,whereMrBastonilives,therearemorepeople,andfarmoreforestshavebeencleared.SomeareasofIndonesia’srainforestshavebeencutorburned.MrBastonibelievesit’simportanttoprotect-forestsfrombeingcutdownandtorestorethemwhentheyhavebeendestroyed.Nearhishome,MountThat’swhyhecameupwiththeideaofthe435-milewalk.HeaimstowalkfromhishomeinDono,acrossmostoftheislandofJavatothecountry’scapital,Jakarta.There,hehopestomeetthecountry’spresident,JokoWidodo.MrBastonihopestoarriveinJakartaonAugust17.Itisthecountry’sindependencedaycelebration.IfheisabletomeetMrWidodo,heplanstoaskhimfortheseedofatreetoplantatthebottomofMountAndwalkingbackwardsisasymbol,too.MrBastoniwantsIndonesianstolookbackattheirpastandthinkabouthowtheygottheirindependence.Butwalkingbackwardsisalsoagoodwaytogetattention.Rightnow,MrBastoni’sbackwardswalkisprettybignewsinIndonesia.14.What’sMediBastoni’spurposeofmakingthe435-miletrip?A.Tocallonotherstofollowhim.B.Tokeepuptheprotectionofforests.C.Toattractothers’attentionandshowhimself.D.Tocelebratethecountry’sindependenceday.15.WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesiafromthetext?A.ItscapitalliesontheislandofB.Mostofitsrainforestshavebeencutdown.C.Itisacountrywithahighrateofforestcoverage.D.Itsislandsarelargerthanthoseofanyothercountry.16.WhydoesMediBastonihopetomeetthepresident?A.Heisaskedtoplantatreewiththepresident.B.Hewantsthepresidenttokeephispromise.C.Itwillbeindependencedaywhenhearrives.D.Hewantsthepresidenttohelpprotectforests.17.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ALongJourneyonFootinIndonesiaB.MakeaJourneytoAskforSomeSeedsC.TheForestsofIndonesiaAreinDangerD.WalkingBackwardsonajourneytoSaveForestsCHaveyoueverheardofthedeepestholeintheworld?Ofcourseit’scoveredandshut,butitstillsoundslikeahorrorfilmtome.TheentrancetothecenteroftheearthsitsamongtheruinsofanabandonedprojectsiteinMurmansk,Russia,notfarfromtheNorwegianborder.Thedeepestholeeverdugmaybeprettyunassuming,butIsuspectI’mnotaloneinbeingalittlefreakedbyit.AnInternetsearchabouttheworld’sdeepestholeturnsupthesuggestion“KolaSuperdeepBoreholescreamsBeforetheveryideaofasuperdeepholestartscomingtoyourdreams,keepthisinmind—theholeisonlynineinchesindiameter(that’sabout23centimeters).There’snowayyoucouldfallintoit.KnownastheKolaSuperdeepBorehole,thedeepestholeeverdugreachesapproximately7.5milesbelowtheearth’ssurface(or12,262kilometers),adepththattookabout20yearstoreach.Theholewasintendedtogo“asdeepaspossible”,whichresearchesexpectedtobearound9miles(that’sabout14,500meters).Butthescientistsandengineerswereforcedtogiveupwhentheyhitunexpectedlyhightemperatures.At7.5milesbelowthesurface,the2.7billion-year-oldrockstherereachedtemperaturesofaround180degreesCelsius.Thiswasalmosttwiceashotasthey’dpredicted.Suchhightemperaturesdeform(使變形)thedrillbitsandpipes.Therocksthemselvesalsobecomemoremalleable(可塑的).TheRussianscientistsinKoladescribedtherocksatthosedepthsasbehavingmorelikeplasticthanrock.Sincethedrillingwasstoppedin1992,andtheprojectsitewasabandonedaroundadecadelater,theKolaSuperdeepBoreholehasmaintainedtherecordforthedeepestartificialpointonearth.Humanshavesinceduglongerboreholes,includingthe12,289-meterboreholedrilledintheAlShaheenOilFieldinQatarandthe12,345-meteroffshoreoilwellneartheRussianislandofSakhalin.ButtheholeinKolaremainsthedeepest.18.Whereisthedeepestholeintheworld?A.InNorway. B.InChina. C.InRussia. D.InQatar.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“freaked”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Excited. B.Worried. C.Frightened. D.Amazed.20.Whydidscientistsgiveupdiggingtheholeatabout7.5milesbelowthesurface?A.Therocksthereweretoohard.B.Thetemperaturetherewastoohigh.C.Theylackedpropertoolstokeepdigging.D.Theyneededmoremoneytokeepworking.21.WhendidscientistsprobablybegindiggingtheKolaSuperdeepBorehole?A.In1972. B.In1982. C.In1992. D.In2002.DNewresearchhasprovidedsurprisingdetailsaboutthebiologyofEarth’slargestfish—thewhaleshark.Scientistssaythatfemalewhalesharksgrowmoreslowlybutreachamuchlargersizethanmales.Researchersrecentlysaidtheyhadfollowedthegrowthof54whalesharksover10years.Whalesharksofbothsexeswerefoundtohavetheirfastestgrowthwhileyoung—about20to30centimetersperyear.Maleswerefoundtogrowfasterthanfemales.Theyreachedaroundeightmetersinlengthatabout30yearsold.Atthatage,theyreachedsexualmaturity,meaningthefishareabletoproduceyoung.Femalesgrewlargerthanmales.Femalesreachedabout14metersataboutage50,whentheyreachedsexualmaturity.MarkMeekanisamarinebiologistattheAustralianInstituteofMarineScience.HeledtheresearchthatwaspublishedinFrontiersinMarineScience.Meekandescribedwhalesharksas“remarkable”.Henotedthatfemalesgivebirthtomanyyoung:“Upto300atonetime.”Forthisreason,Meekansaid,femalesharksprobablyneedtobeverylarge.“Ourstudyprovidesthefirstevidencethatmaleandfemalewhalesharksgrowatdifferentrates,”Meekansaid.Whalesharksarefilterfeeders(濾食者),meaningtheytakefoodandnutrientsfromthewater.Theyswimgreatdistancestofindenoughtoeat.Thelongest-knownwhalesharkeverrecordedreachedalengthofabout18meters.Whalesharkscanlivefor100to150years.Meekansuggestedthestudysfindingswereimportantforsavingwhalesharks.Henotedthatifittakes30ormoreyearsforthecreaturestoreachsexualmaturity,therearelotsofthreatssuchashuntingandbeinghitbyashipbeforetheygetachancetobreed(繁育).Forthatreason,Meekandescribedeffortstosavethecreaturesas“Urgent”.22.Whatcanwelearnaboutfemalewhalesharksfromtheresearch?A.Theyreachtheirabilitytobreedlaterthanmales.B.Theygrowfasterthanmaleswhentheyareyoung.C.Theycangivebirthtoyoungatabout30yearsold.D.Theycangrowuptoeightmetersinlengthintheirthirties,23.WhyarefemalewhalesharkssobigaccordingtoMeekan?A.Theytakeinalotofwaterfromtheocean.B.Theygrowfastandeatalotoffoodeachtime.C.Theystoreplentyoffoodandnutrientsintheirbodies.D.Theyhavetobebigtoproducemanyyoungwhalesatonetime.24.Whatisthevalueofthestudyaboutwhalesharks?A.Itprovidesusefulinformationforbetterprotectingwhalesharks.B.Itmakeswhalesharksreachsexualmaturityfasterthanexpected.C.Ithelpsscientistsworkoutmorewaystohelpwhalesharksbreed.D.Ithelpstoimprovethemarineenvironmentwherewhalesharkslive.25.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothetext?A.Malewhalesharksgrowmoreslowlybutreachamuchlargersizethanfemales.B.Whalesharkstakefoodandnutrientsfromthesurroundingwaterswheretheylive.C.Femalewhalesharkslivelongerthanmalewhalesharks.D.Thegrowthratesofmaleandfemalewhalesharksaredifferent.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Kids’birthdaypartiesarewonderfullyfunforall,butinthewaythattheyaretraditionallycelebrated,theyaretheenemyof“zerowasteliving”.Akid’sbirthdaypartycanproducelotsofwaste,fromtheplates,cups,anduneatenfood,tothegiftwrap,presentboxes,anddisposable(一次性的)decorations.Itdoesn’thavetobelikethat,though,asitispossibletoholdabirthdaypartywithoutwaste.Herearesomeideasonhowtocutdownonunnecessarywasteandhaveafuncelebration.InvitationsForgetthethemedpaperinvitations;theygetthrownawayalmostimmediatelyanyway.26Themobilephoneisacommoncommunicationtoolwhichenablesyourgueststoreceivetheinvitationatanytime.Decorations27Stayawayfromthemaltogether,includingballoons.Ifyoumustdecorate,choosesomereusable,classicdecorationsthatcanbepulledouteverysingleyear,suchascoloredlights.Makeyourownpaintedandpersonalizedbanner,paperhats,andsoon.Keepthemforthenextyear.FoodDon’toverdothefoodpreparation.28Soyoushouldputoutonlywhatisnecessary,ratherthanendingupwithloadsofleftoversthatarepotentiallyruinedbythekids.Keeptherestforothermeals.Ifotherparentsbringfood,askthemtobringitinreusablecontainers.GiftsThegiftgivingpartofabirthdaypartycanproducealotofunappealingtrash,whichiswhyyoushouldchooseanalternative.Mykidshavegonetoseveral“toonieparties(atoonieisatwo-dollarcoininCanada),whereeachguestgivestwodollarsintheircardandthatmoneycanbeusedbythebirthdaychildtobuyasingletoy.29Inmyyearsofparenting,I’verealizedthatkidsmostlyjustwanttoplaytogether.30Inotherwords,youdon’tneedtoworryaboutitnotfeelinglikeabirthday.Furthermore,itwillbeanewandimprovedversionthatdoesn’tincludemassivebagsoftrashattheendoftheday.A.However,mostparentsfindithardtoholda“clean”party.B.Decorationscanusuallymakethepartyroommoreattractive.C.Tryusingabasicemailorphonecalltocreateyourguestlist.D.Decorationsforkids’birthdaypartiesarealmostalwaysdisposable.E.Theywillcreateapartyfeelingwithoutmuchassistancefromparents.F.Kidshardlyeatanythingatbirthdaypartiesbecausethey’resoexcited.G.It’sagreatideaforreducingwasteandmakingachild’sbirthdaywishescometrue.三、語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。AttheAbuDhabiSpecialGamesin2019,LiXiangwontwogolds,foursilversandabronze.LiXiangis15.Buthis31ageis5to6becausetheteensuffersfromDown’sSyndrome,causinghisphysicalandmentalretardation(遲緩).Yetheprovedtobea32attheSpecialOlympicsWorldSummerGames.WhenLiwasdiagnosed(診斷)withthe33soonafterhisbirth,itwasforhisfamilytheendoftheworld.34,whenLiwas10,ChineseOlympic35championLiXiaopengvisitedtheschoolwhereLiXiangwasand36forthosespecialstudentsthere.TheactmadeLiXiang37togymnastics.HewasdeterminedtobecomeanOlympic38likeLiXiaopeng,whichbroughta39ofhopetohisfamily.Itwasnoteasyfora40childtopracticegymnastics.Li41fromcoordination(協(xié)調)andproblemsandwasverysensitivewhenfacingfailure.However,withthe43ofhiscoachandparents,in2015,attheageof11,LiXiang44hisfirstSpecialOlympicsasoneoftheyoungestcompetitors.He45agold,twosilversandtwobronzes.“Thoughyearsofsportshaven’timprovedLiXiang’s46,Icanfeelhisprogressinlife,inself-disciplineandin47withotherpeople,”hismothersaid.Itisdifficultforpeopleto48thehardshipLiXiang’sfamilyhassufferedto49uptheirspecialchildandtheirhappinessonseeingtheprogresshehasachievedsofar.“I50sports.Itmakesmefeelhappyandenergetic,”LiXiangtoldreportersafterhisevents.31.A.legal B.physical C.actual D.mental32.A.failure B.competitor C.hero D.sportsman33.A.preference B.disease C.tendency D.injury34,A.Otherwise B.Thus C.Instead D.However35.A.gymnastic B.world C.famous D.best36.A,worked B.performed C.studied D.explored37.A.familiar B.used C.blind D.addicted38.A.viewer B.supporter C.champion D.volunteer39.A.ray B.connection C.power D.meaning40.A.special B.little C.talented D.poor41.A.learned B.suffered C.benefited D.resulted42.A.understanding B.balance C.skill D.spirit43,A.training B.instruction C.encouragement D.permission44.A.missed B.rewrote C.remembered D.attended45.A.made B.lost C.harvested D.carried46.A.intelligence B.ability C.hearing D.performance47.A.puttingup B.doingaway C.gettingalong D.keepingup48.A.bear B.explain C.guess D.imagine49.A.bring B.raise C.come D.feed50.A.appreciate B.love C.mind D.admit第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式?！癏oldon!Fivesecondsleft!”Twentystudentsgatheredinacircle,holdingaplank(平板支撐)inagyminTianjinUniversity.Itwasacourseofferedbytheuniversity,throughwhichstudentscanloseweightwhileearningtwoacademic51(credit)oradditionalawardssuchasbikes52swimmingcardsiftheyreachedaweight-losstarget.“Iatealotbutseldomdidexerciseoncampus,”saidMaWenzhuo,astudentoftheuniversity.Hehopestotakecontrol53hisweightandbecomehandsome.Mawasthefirstgroupof20students,54(choose)from107applicants,55joinedthe21-dayweight-losscourse.Thecoursewasopentostudentswithabodymassindex(質量指數)ofover26,“Weprovided56(vary)coursesincludingkickboxing(跆拳道),yogaandqigong,asystemofbreathingandexercisedesigned57(benefit)bothphysicalandmentalhealth,toimprovestudents’58(strong),endurance,speedanddexterity(靈活),’’yogateacherJinShiyusaid.59(eat)toomuchwithhighamountsoffatandcaloriesandlessexercisehaveledtoanincreaseinobesity.Obesity60(become)agrowingprobleminChinainrecentyears.四、句型轉換（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）按要求轉換下列句型，每個空格只填一個單詞。61.TherearetengoodEnglishprograms.TheyarebroadcastonTVortheradioinChina.(改為定語從句)TherearetengoodEnglishprograms____________broadcastonTVortheradioinChina.62.Tofindawaytosolvetheproblemisveryeasyforyou.(改為用it作形式主語)____________veryeasy____________tofindawaytosolvetheproblem.63.Wecanstopbeingathreattowildlifeandtotheearthonlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnature.(改為倒裝句)____________welearntoexistinharmonywithnature____________stopbeingathreattowildlifeandtotheearth.64.Theylaughedattheboyforthemistake.(改為被動語態(tài))Theboy____________atforthemistake.65.Headdictedhimselftodrinking.(改為同義句)He____________todrinking.五、完成句子（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據漢語句子完成英語句子，每個空格只填一個單詞。66.她為什么那么關注他對她的工作的看法？Whyissheso____________hisattitudetoherwork?67.我已經答應她在她家人不在的時候陪伴她。Ihavepromised________________________whenherfamilyareaway.68.對中國古代建筑進行研究并充分利用它們來應對洪水是值得的。Itis____________carryoutresearchonancientChinesebuildingsandmakefulluseofthemtoreacttofloodwaters.69.我不知道他為什么一直看著我,好像認識我似的。Idon'tknowwhyheislookingatme________________________me.70.全世界的人們應該意識到水資源短缺的真實情況。Peoplearoundtheworld________________________therealsituationofwatershortage.六、書面表達（25分）假定你是李華，下個月是你們學校的“科技月”，為此學校將舉辦一場主題為“科技與生活”的英語演講比賽。請你寫一篇短文參賽，內容包括：1.科技在生活中的應用；2.你的感想。注意：1.詞數120左右；2.題目已為你寫好。TechnologyandLife__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高州市2021?2022學年度第一學期高一教學質量監(jiān)測?英語參考答案、提示及評分細則1—5ACDCA 6—10ABDDB11.B細節(jié)理解題。根據InNativeAmerica，yourhostgivesgiftsratherthanreceivesthem.部分中的“Traditionally，duringweddings…ratherthanthehost.”可知，印第安人參加婚禮時是賓客接受主人的禮物，而不是贈送禮物給主人。12.B推理判斷題。根據InJapan,presentationisparamount.部分可知，此段講的是日本人贈送錢時會把錢裝進信封中，直接送未包裝的錢被認為是不禮貌的，根據這個例子再結合開頭第一句話可推知。13.A細節(jié)理解題。根據InEurope,don’taccidentallycutyourselfoutofsomeone’slife.部分中的“Thereisawaytobeatthissuperstition:tieapennytotheknifeorgiftbox.Thereceiverthenreturnsthepennytoyouasa‘payment’todriveawaythebadluck.”可知。14.B細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段中的“Nearhishome,MountWilisisnowbeingrestored,butMrBastoniwantstomakesurethatthisprotectioncontinues.”和第五段中的“That’swhyhecameupwiththeideaofthe435-mlewalk.”可知，他“倒行之旅”的初衷是為了讓對家鄉(xiāng)森林的保護能夠持續(xù)下去。15.C推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“Thereareover16,000islandsinIndonesia,andmostofthemarecoveredwithrainforests.Forestscoverabout70%ofthecountry.”可知。16.D推理判斷題。根據倒數第三段中的“IfheisabletomeetMrWidodo，heplanstoaskhimfortheseedofatreetoplantatthebottomofMountWilis.Theseedismeantasasymbolandapromisethattheareawillbeprotected.”可知，MediBastoni希望總統(tǒng)能夠幫助保護森林。17.D標題判斷題。綜合全文內容可知，本文講述了印度尼西亞的一個男人倒走435英里以呼呼人們保護森林，因此徒步旅行和保護森林兩個方面的內容均要有所涉及。18.C細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段中的“amongtheruinsofanabandonedprojectsiteinMurmansk，Russia”可知，這個洞在俄羅斯境內。19.C詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞上文“soundslikeahorrorfilm”，以及下文“hewelltohell”可知，很多人會像作者一樣被這個洞嚇到。20.B細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段中的“wereforcedtogiveupwhentheyhitunexpectedlyhightemperatures”可知，因為溫度過高，所以科學家無法繼續(xù)他們的工作，只能放棄。21.A推理判斷題。根據第二段最后一句中的“tookabout20years”和最后一段中的“hedrillingwasstoppedin1992”可知，挖掘工作可能是在1972年開始的。22.A推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“atabout30yearsold.Atthatage,theyreachedsexualmaturity”和“Females...ataboutage50，whentheyreachedsexualmaturity.”可知，雌性鯨鯊性成熟時間要晚于雄性鯨鯊。23.D細節(jié)理解題。根據第五段可知雌性鯨鯊一次能產多達300只后代，這意味著雌性鯨鯊體型要足夠大，才能一次生產許多后代。24.A推理判斷題。根據最后一段“Meekansuggestedthestudy’sfindingswereimportantforsavingwhalesharks...savethecreaturesas‘Urgent’.”可知，這項研究為人類更好地保護鯨鯊提供了有用的信息。25.D推理判斷題。根據第六段中的“maleandfemalewhalesharksgrowatdifferentrates”可知，這項研究首次表明雄性和雌性鯨鯊的生長速度不同。26.C考查承接關系。上一句話表達放棄書面邀請的方式，下一句話提及手機是一個廣泛使用的交流工具，由此可以推斷此處應與倡導人們用手機等非紙質類邀請方式有關，故選C。27.D考查承接關系。根據小標題Decorations可推斷此段應該與decorations有關，根據下文可知，要選用可重復使用的裝飾品等，選項D的內容與下文相承接，故選D。28.F考查因果關系。下文中的So表明此處與其存在因果關系，下一句話表達只拿出必要量的食物而不是最后剩一大堆食物被孩子們破壞。F選項可以作為原因，符合邏輯，故選F。29.G考查呼應關系。上一句話解釋并闡明了“toonieparties”的特點，在這個派對上，每位客人都會給出兩美元，而這些錢會被用來給過生日的孩子買一個玩具，結合選項可知只有G選項內容能很好地呼應，故選G。30.E考查承接關系。上一句話表明作者意識到孩子們聚會主要是想在一起玩，下文“Inotherwords”說明下一句話所表達的內容與此處內容相同，表明你不必為生日聚會的氛圍擔心。由此可以判斷，E選項符合，故選E。31.D根據上文“LiXiangis15.”和But(表轉折)以及下文“becausetheteemsuffersfromDown’sSyndrome”可知，他的智力年齡(mentalage)是5到6歲。32.C根據上文的“wontwogolds，foursilversandabronze”和“suffersfromDown’sSyndrome，causinghisphysicalandmentalretardation(遲緩)”可知，李想雖殘疾，但卻用實際行動證明了自己是特奧會英雄(hero)。33.B根據上文“suffersfromDown’sSyndrome”可知他出生后不久被診斷出有疾病(disease)。