遼寧省大連市2023-2024學(xué)年高一年級下冊7月期末考試英語試卷（含解析）

遼寧省大連市2023-2024學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期7月期末考試英語試卷

學(xué)校：姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀理解

Apodcastisasoundfilesimilartoaradiobroadcast,whichcanbedownloadedand

listenedtoonyourphoneorPad.Ifyouwanttogetentertainedorlearnsomethingnew,

herearesomemostexcitingpodcastseries.

SixthSense

PamSica'sfriendssaidsheshouldputherdogtosleep.Afterall,the15-year-old

goldenretrieverwasagingand一tomakemattersworse一wasnowactingstrangely.A

longstoryaboutafamily'slovefortheirdogandhowhepaidthembackinthemost

shockingway.

ThinkFast,TalkSmart

Weallhavetheabilitytoexpressourselvesmoreclearly,especiallyatwork.Stanford

GraduateSchoolofBusinesslecturerMattAbrahamsdiscussesreal-worldchallengesand

offerstipssuchaswritingbetteremailsandpreparingformeetingsandpresentations.

ASongOfIceAndFire

Forthosewholikelonglistens,GeorgeR.R.Martinsseriesclaimsthe（Iron）Throne（

王冠）.Thefirststory,the33-hour-longGameofThrones,wonaGuinnessWorldRecord

forthe“mostcharactervoicesinanaudio-book,,with224charactersalone.

Unreal:ACriticalHistoryofRealityTV

Sinceitexplodedintheearly2000swithshowslikeBigBrotherandSurvivor,reality

TVhasbothfascinatedandamazedviewers.TheBBC'sSirinKaleandPandoraSykes

explorethemessuchastheKardashians9creationofcelebrity（網(wǎng)紅），andwhySelling

SunsetandRealHousewivesaresosuccessful.

1.Whichpodcasthelpsimprovecommunicativeskills?

A.SixthSense.

B.Unreal:ACriticalHistoryofRealityTV.

C.ThinkFast,TalkSmart.

D.ASongOfIceAndFire.

2.Howmanypodcastsaresuitableforlistenerswhoarefondoflongstories?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

3.WhatisthepodcastUnreal:ACriticalHistoryofRealityTVabout?

A.Discoveringthetruthbehindthescenes.

B.Teachinghowtobetrainedasacelebrity.

C.Providingsurvivalskillsinthewild.

D.CriticizingtheshowsgivenbyBBC.

ThefounderofEarthDaywasGaylordNelson,thenaU.S.Senator（參議員）.During

thelate1960s,Americansexperiencedtheunexpectedsideeffectsofhighproductivityof

industry.Factoriesweregivingoutsmokewhileleadedpetrolwereusedforvehicles,

makingairpollutionincreasinglysevere.

WhatmovedSenatorNelsontoactionwasthe1969massiveoilspill（溢出）in

California,whichhadkilledabout3,500seabirds,besidesseaanimalslikedolphinsand

seals,causinggreatpublicanger.Inspiredbythestudentantiwarmovementatthattime,

Nelsonfounditapropertimetochanneltheenergyofthestudentstowardsafightfor

environmentalprotection.Andthesure-firewaywasthroughpublicpressure.ThusEarth

Daywasbornin1970,andpublicenvironmentalawarenesstookcenterstage.

On22ndApril1970,millionsofAmericanstooktothestreetstodemonstratefora

sustainableenvironmentandthousandsofstudentsmarchedagainsttheworsening

environment.Differentgroupswerenowworkingtogetherforasharedgoal一

environmentalconservationandtheeffortbecameeffective.Thegovernmenttooktougher

measuresandaffectedbusinesseswereforcedtofollowstandards.

Asenvironmentalissueswerenotjustlocalizedonesbutaglobalconcern,theyear

1990sawEarthDayreachouttomanymorearoundtheworld.EarthDay1990helped

pavethewayforthe1992UnitedNationsEarthSummitinRiodeJaneiro,bringing

togethermanynationsforajointefforttowardsprotectingtheenvironment.

ForhisroleasfounderofEarthDay,SenatorNelsonwasawardedthePresidential

MedalofFreedom（1995）,thehighesthonourintheUSA,bythenUSPresidentClinton.

Wesalute（致敬）theman,asthefightforcleanerenvironmentcontinues.

4.WhatmotivatedSenatorNelsontostartEarthDay?

A.Highproductivityofindustry.

B.Increasinglysevereairpollution.

C.The1969oilspillintheUSA.

D.Thestudents9involvementinwar.

5.WhatplayedanessentialroleinthebirthofEarthDay?

A.Students9movement.B.Strictregulations.

C.Government9smeasures.D.Publicpressure.

6.InwhichyeardidEarthDaystarttodrawtheworld9sattention?

A.1970.B.1990.C.1992.D.1995.

7.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheestablishmentofEarthDay.

B.Theeffortofgoinggreenglobally.

C.Fightingforcleanerenvironment.

D.HonoringthefounderofEarthDay.

Almosteveryoneagreesthatartisimportant,buttheydisagreeonwhether

governments,usingtaxpayers'publicmoney,shouldbefundingit.Also,ifgovernmentsdo

spendmoneyonart,whatartworksshouldtheybuyandforwhatpurpose?

Mostgovernmentspurchasewell-knownartworksforpublicgalleries,suchasthe

MetropolitaninNewYork,theNationalGalleryinLondon,theLouvreinParisandthe

UffiziinFlorence,whichareallfreetothepublic.Mostpeopledonotobjecttopublic

moneybeingspentonkeepinggreatartworksavailabletothepubliceye.However,there

aresometypesthepublicareoftennotsohappyaboutsupporting.

Inthe1980swhenmostpeopleseemedtohavelostinterestinart,theTurnerPrizewas

startedinordertoregainpublic9sattentionagain.Thisisacontemporaryartaward

supportedbytaxpayers.In1999,theTurnerPrizecameundergreatpubliccriticismwhen

TraceyEminwasshortlistedfortheprizeforherworkcalled"MyBed"."MyBed”was

heractualbedwhichshehadlaininfordaysfollowingarelationshipbreakup.Tosome,

thiswasabreakthroughandsomevisitorsevenjumpedintothebedandrolledaround.To

others,itwassimplyadiveintothedepthsofhumandepravity（墮落）.

Butisthekindof"work"donebyEmin"art"?Andshouldthepublicpayforit,

especiallywhenitissocontroversial（有爭議的）？

Westernartiscertainlyatacrossroads.Doesitkeepexploringthedarksideordoesit

seekanidealbeauty?Perhapstheanswerdependsonthepublicatlargeandthevaluesthey

hold.ManypeoplewerepleasedwhenRichardWrightwontheTurnerPrizein2009with

hisfiasco（壁ffll）.Itsartisticbeauty,poeticnatureanduseofhistorictraditionmightshows

thatsocietyislookingforsomethingmorepositiveand“rooted“initshistoryagain.If

publicmoneyisspentonart,itisessentialthatthepublicplayakeyroleindebatingboth

art,andwhatarttheyarewillingtopayfor.

8.WhyaresomegalleriesmentionedinParagraph2?

A.Theyarewellknownworldwide.B.Theyappealtothepublic.

C.Theyofferfreeadmission.D.Theyarepubliclyfunded.

9.Whatdoweknowabout"Mybed”?

A.Ifsacontroversialpainting.B.Itcausedopposingreactions.

C.Itseeksidealbeautyandtruth.D.Itgoesagainstcontemporaryart.

10.Whichwordcanbestdescribethepublic9sattitudetoWright9sfresco?

A.Appreciative.B.Opposed.C.Doubtful.D.Unhappy.

11.Whoshouldhavethefinalsayonpublicinvestmentinartaccordingtothepassage?

A.Artists.B.Thegovernment.

C.Taxpayers.D.TurnerPrizewinners.

VictorBorgeoncewrote,"Laughteristheclosestdistancebetweentwopeople."Yet

laughterisn'talwayspositiveforrelationships.Thinkofyourfriendlaughingatyour

embarrassingmistake.Thiskindofunsharedlaughtercanhavetheoppositeeffect.

Now,anewstudyexploreswhenlaughterworksasasocialglue.Whileallgenuine

laughtermayhelpusfeelgood,sharedlaughtermaycommunicatetoothersthatwehavea

similarworldview,whichstrengthensourrelationships.

ResearchersattheUniversityofNorthCarolinafoundawaytoproduceshared

laughtertomeasureexperimentallyhowitmightimpactarelationshipwithastranger.

Participantswatchedafunny,not-so-fiinny,ornot-funny-at-allvideowhilevideo-chatting

withanothersame-sexparticipant.Unknowntothem,thevideochatdisplayedapre-

recordedclip（片段）ofsomeonelaughingthesameamountforeachofthetwofunny

videos,butonlysmilingoccasionallyduringtheunfunnyvideo.Thisproducedmoreshared

laughterinthefirstsituation,lesssharedlaughterinthesecond,andnosharedlaughterin

thethird.Afterwards,theparticipantsthenfilledoutquestionnairesabouttheirsenseof

similaritytotheirvideopartner,andhowmuchtheylikedorwantedtogettoknowtheir

videopartner.

Resultsshowedthat,acrossthedifferentvideos,theamountofsharedlaughterhad

consistent（——致的）effectsontheparticipants9senseofsimilaritytothevideopartner—

andthatthis,inturn,increasedhowmuchparticipantslikedtheirpartnerandwantedto

affiliatewithhimorher."Forpeoplewhoarelaughingtogether,sharedlaughtersignals

thattheyseetheworldinthesameway,anditmomentarilyimprovetheirsenseof

connection/9saysSaraAlgoe,co-authorofthestudy.

Howcanweputthesefindingsintopractice?Algoesuggeststhatrelationshippartners

maywanttofindopportunitiestolaughtogetherinordertoboostcloseness,especially

beforehavingdifficultconversations.Likewise,sharedlaughtercouldbeintroducedinto

staffmeetingstomakepeoplefeelmoreonthesamepageandthusbecomemore

productive.

12.Whatisthefindingoftheexperiment?

A.Laughtercreatesdistances.

B.Laughterisareliablesocialglue.

C.Unsharedlaughterhasnegativeeffect.

D.Sharedlaughterbringscloseness.

13.Whataretheparticipantsaskedtodointheexperiment?

A.Recordthereactiontothevideos.

B.Videochatwithasame-sexstranger.

C.Filloutquestionnairesonthevideos.

D.Laughthesameamounteachtime.

14.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“affiliatewith“inParagraph4?

A.Connectwith.B.Turnto.C.Agreewith.D.Referto.

15.InwhichsituationissharedlaughterprobablyusedaccordingtoAlgoe?

A.Duringacourtmeeting.B.Afterseeingadoctor.

C.Beforesolvingconflicts.D.Whentakinganexam.

二、七選五

16.Sometimes,it'sgoodtobebored

“Iamdyingofboredom,9,complainstheyoungwifeYelenainChekhov9s1897play

UncleVanya.Ofcourse,ifYelenawerearoundtoday,weknowwhatshewoulddo:pull

outhersmartphoneandfindsomethingfun.Todayitiseasytogetridofboredom.①

Thatisthefindingoftwofascinatingrecentstudies.Inone,researchersaskedsubjects

todosomethingboring,likecopyingoutnumbersfromaphonebook,andthentaketests

ofcreativethinkings.Theresult?②Inthesecondstudy,subjectsgavemore

answerstoawordtestthananon-boredcontrolgroupafterbeingforcedtowatchadull

screensaver.

“Anrestlessmindhungersforstimulation,soboredombecomesaseekingstate/9says

SandiMann,thepsychologistattheUniversityofCentralLancashire."③

Parentswilltellyouthatkidswith"nothingtodo“willeventuallyinventsomefungames

toplay—withacardboardbox,alightswitch,whatever.

Theproblem,theresearchersworry,isthatthesedayswedon'tstruggletoovercome

theseslowmoments."④"Mannsays."Thismightrelieveustemporarily,butit

shutsdownthedeeperthinking."Sohereisanidea:Insteadofalwaysavoidingboredom,

embraceandfaceit.Sometimes,anyway.Mannhasfoundshegetssomeofherbest

thinkingdonewhensheisdrivinghercarandthereforecan'tbedistractedbyherphone.

⑤Thegoodtypeinspiresyoutoseewhatcancomeofit.Thebadtype,in

contrast,tiresyouandmakesyoufeellikeyoucan'tbebotheredtodoanything.An

importantpartofourmoderntask,then,islearningtoevaluatethesedifferenttypesof

boredom一todistinguishtheusefulkindfromtheharmfulone.

A.Andthereis,ofcourse,badboredom.

B.Boredsubjectscameupwithmorecreativeideas.

C.Butwhatifboredomisameaningfulexperience?

D.Thesemomentsarealotmorevaluablethanexpected.

E.Actually,tipsongettingawayfromboredomarecountless.

F.Wetrytokilleverymomentofboredomwithmobiledevices.

G.Whennotsatisfiedwithyourstate,you'reseekingandengaged.

三、完形填空（15空）

IhatedthatIwasbornwithacleftpalate（腭裂）.IclearlyknewhowuglyIlookedto

others:a（n）]lip,crookednose,lopsidedteethandsomewhatunclear2.

Whenasked,"Whathappenedtoyourlip?"I'dsaythatI'dfallenasababyand3

itonapieceofglass.Somehowitseemedmore4tohavesufferedanaccidentthanto

havebeenborndifferent.IfirmlybelievedthatIdidn't5theloveoutsidemyfamily.

AndthenIenteredGradeThreeand6Mrs.Leonard,averylovelyteacher.

Thetimecamefortheannual"hearingtests".Iwas7abletohearanythingoutof

oneear,butIwasnotabouttorevealanotherproblemthatwouldsinglemeoutas8.

ThusI9.Ihadlearnedtowatchotherchildrenand10themtoraisemyhand

duringgrouptesting.The"whispertest”,however,requiredadifferentkindofdeception

（欺騙）.Eachchildwouldcloseoneearwitha11,andtheteacherwouldwhisper

something,whichthechildwouldrepeat.Whilewaitingformyturn,I13whatMrs.

Leonardmightsay,maybethingslike“Theskyisblue.^^or"Doyouhavebreakfast?99.

Myturncameup.Iturnedmybadeartoher,13theothertightlywithmyfinger,

andthengently14myfingeroutenoughtobeabletohear.Iwaitedandthenheard

thewordsthatchangedmylifeforever.Mrs.Leonardsaid15,“Iwishyouweremy

littlegirl.”

17.A.bleedingB.injuredC.misshapenD.smooth

18.A.speechB.moodC.thoughtD.behaviour

19.A.burnedB.cutC.bittenD.rounded

20.A.sufficientB.reliableC.worthwhileD.acceptable

21.A.valueB.desireC.ignoreD.deserve

22.A.encounteredB.joinedC.attractedD.amused

23.A.mostlyB.fortunatelyC.barelyD.incredibly

24.A.uglyB.outstandingC.kindD.different

25.A.quittedB.cheatedC.rejectedD.failed

26.A.followB.permitC.requestD.persuade

27.A.poleB.clothC.fingerD.device

28.A.insistedB.questionedC.arguedD.wondered

29.A.pluggingB.takingC.catchingD.breaking

30.A.bentB.foldedC.stuckD.backed

31.A.desperatelyB.softlyC.loudlyD.coldly

四、短文填空

32.TheSpace-TimePainter,writtenbyChinesewriterHaiYa,haswontheHugo

AwardforBestNoveletteatthe81stWorldScienceFictionConvention,①(hold)

inChengduonOctober18thto23rd,2023.ItisthethirdtimethattheHugoAward②

(present)toChinesewriters.

TheSpace-TimePainterwasinspiredbythelifeexperienceofWangXimeng.Heisa

talentedChinesepainterintheNorthernSongDynasty,andforcenturiespeopleallsing

highpraises(3)hismasterpieceOneThousandLiofRiversandMountains.Hai

Yasaid,“Theartisticvalueofthepaintingaswellasthegiftedpainterhimselfdeserves

our(4)(admire).SoIcreated⑤characterofpaintingprodigy(奇才)

ZhaoXimengtoreproduceWang'slegend(傳奇)bytellinga⑥(fiction)story."

Inthestory,aftermuchsuffering,Zhao'smindabandonshisphysicalbodyandentersaspace,

⑦amodernpoliceofficerisinvestigatingacaseinvolvinganancientpainting.

HaiYastartedwritingsci-fistoriesin2016.Heworksinthedayandwritesatnight.

Hethinksofhimselfasmoreofasci-fienthusiast(Dawriter.t4Iamsodelighted

towintheawardandearnpositive⑨(comment)fromreaders.5,saidHaiYa."I

hopemyworkscouldinspiremorepeople⑩(think)abouttechnology,timeand

artandbringChinesesci-fitoaglobalaudience.

五、書面表達

33.假定你是李華。你校英語報舉行“我敬佩的科學(xué)家”征文比賽。請根據(jù)要求投

稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1.人物簡介；

2.給出理由。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

TheScientistIAdmire

六、讀后續(xù)寫

34.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短

文。

KeepingHopeAliveintheStorm

Oneday,myparentstookmyyoungerbrother,Kalebandmetovisitmyaunt'sfamily,

wholivedonabeautifullake.Weplannedtohaveafamilydinnertogether.

Whileparentsmadedinner,mycousinJerelshowedusaround.Seeingtheyellow

rubberboatnearthebank,Iexcitedlyurgedforaboatride.Jerelagreed.Hegrewupon

thislake.Thoughhewas16,itdidn'tseemtobotherhimthatIwas12andKalebwas7.

Wecouldn'twaittojumpintotherubberboat,tookupthepaddles(漿)andsetout.

Ourdestinationwasthesmallrockyislandinthemiddleofthelake.Welaughedand

chattedaswepaddledalong.Theskywasbluewithpilesofwhiteclouds.Itwasabitcold,

butourlifejacketskeptuswarm.

Afterhalfanhour,wereachedtheisland.Wejumpedoffandtiedtheboattoahuge

rock.Westartedtoexplorethedesertisland.Wewerehavingsomuchfunthatwedidn't

noticetheweatherhadchanged.Darkcloudsgatheredandthewindpickedup.Then

thunderrolledacrossthesky.Jerellookedworriedandnudgedme,“Astormisontheway.

Weneedtorushback!”

Jerelledusbacktotheshore.Thecalmwaterhadturnedintoamess.Theboatbounced

upanddowninthewaves.Jerelyelled,“Jumpintotheboat!Hurry!”Weheldontotheside

oftheboatandmanagedtoclimbintoit.Surprisingly,wefoundourboatstuckfirmlyinthe

rocks.Whafsworse,therewasabigholeatthebottom.Maybeitwastornopenbythe

sharprock.

Suddenly,therainpoureddownuponus,beatingagainstourfacesandpoundingour

lifejackets.Kalebwasterrifiedandstartedcrying.Wedecidedtoseekshelterfromthe

rain.Beforeweheadedback,Jerelshouted,"Wait!Lefsgettheboatoutontotheshore!It

willhelpusbuildashelter."

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

"Noproblem.Let'sgetstarted!"Isaid.

Nowundertheshelterwecoulddonothingbutwait.

參考答案

1.答案：C

解析：題意：哪個播客有助于提高溝通技巧？A.第六感。B.不真實：真人秀的歷史。C.

快想，巧說。D.冰與火之歌。根據(jù)ThinkFast,TalkSmart中的第一行“Weallhavethe

abilitytoexpressourselvesmoreclearly,especiallyatwork.（我們都有能力更清楚地表達

自己，尤其是在工作中。）”可知，ThinkFast,TalkSmart有助于提高溝通技巧。故選

Co

2.答案：B

解析：題意：有多少個播客適合喜歡長故事的聽眾？根據(jù)ASongOfIceAndFire中的

第一彳亍“Forthosewholikelonglistens,GeorgeR.R.Martin'sseriesclaimstheIronThrone.

（對于那些喜歡長時間聽的人，喬治?R?R?馬丁的系列故事宣稱是鐵王座。）”和

Unreal:ACriticalHistoryofRealityTV中的第一行“Sinceitexplodedintheearly2000s

withshowslikeBigBrotherandSurvivor,realityTVhasbothfascinatedandamazed

viewers.（自從《老大哥》和《幸存者》等節(jié)目在21世紀(jì)初爆紅以來，真人秀電視節(jié)

目一直讓觀眾既著迷又驚訝。）”可知，有兩個播客適合喜歡長故事的聽眾。故選

Bo

3.答案：A

解析：題意：播客“不真實：真人秀的歷史”是關(guān)于什么的？A.揭露幕后的真相。B.

教授如何被培養(yǎng)成名人。C.在野外提供生存技能。根據(jù)Unreal:ACriticalHistoryof

RealityTV中的第二行“TheBBC'sSirinKaleandPandoraSykesexplorethemessuchas

theKardashians'creationofcelebrity,andwhySellingSunsetandRealHousewivesareso

successful.（英國廣播公司的SirinKale和PandoraSykes探討了卡戴珊家族的名人創(chuàng)作

以及為什么《賣日落》和《家庭主婦》如此成功。）”可知，“不真實：真人秀的歷

史”是關(guān)于揭露幕后的真相的。故選A。

4.答案：C

解析：題干意思是：是什么促使納爾遜參議員創(chuàng)立了地球日？A項：工業(yè)的高生產(chǎn)

率；B項：日益嚴重的空氣污染；C項：1969年美國石油泄漏事件；D項：學(xué)生參與

戰(zhàn)爭。根據(jù)文章第二段第二句"WhatmovedSenatorNelsontoactionwasthe1969

massiveoilspill（溢出）inCalifornia,whichhadkilledabout3,500seabirds,besidessea

animalslikedolphinsandseals,causinggreatpublicanger.（1969年力口利福尼亞州大規(guī)模

的石油泄漏事件，導(dǎo)致約3500只海鳥死亡，此外還有海豚和海豹等海洋動物，引起了

公眾的極大憤怒，這促使納爾遜參議員采取了行動。）”可知，1969年美國石油泄漏

事件促使納爾遜參議員創(chuàng)立了地球日，結(jié)合選項，故選C。

5.答案：D

解析：題干意思是：什么對地球日的誕生起到了至關(guān)重要的作用？A項：學(xué)生運動；

B項：嚴格的規(guī)章制度；C項：政府的措施；D項：公眾的壓力。根據(jù)文章第二段最

后兩句"Inspiredbythestudentantiwarmovementatthattime,Nelsonfounditaproper

timetochanneltheenergyofthestudentstowardsafightforenvironmentalprotection.And

thesure-firewaywasthroughpublicpressure.ThusEarthDaywasbornin1970,andpublic

environmentalawarenesstookcenterstage.（納爾遜受到當(dāng)時學(xué)生反戰(zhàn)運動的啟發(fā)，發(fā)現(xiàn)

現(xiàn)在是引導(dǎo)學(xué)生的精力來為環(huán)境保護而戰(zhàn)的適當(dāng)時機。萬無一失的方法是通過公眾的

壓力。于是1970年地球日誕生了，公眾的環(huán)境意識成為了焦點。）”可知，公眾的壓

力對地球日的誕生起到了至關(guān)重要的作用，結(jié)合選項，故選D。

6.答案：B

解析：題干意思是：哪一年地球日開始引起世界的注意？A項：1970年；B項：1990

年；C項：1992年；D項：1995年。根據(jù)文章第三段第二句"Asenvironmentalissues

werenotjustlocalizedonesbutaglobalconcern,theyear1990sawEarthDayreachoutto

manymorearoundtheworld.（由于環(huán)境問題不僅僅是局部性的，而是一個全球性的問

題，1990年地球日向世界各地的更多的人伸出援手。）”可知，1990年地球日開始引

起世界的注意，結(jié)合選項，故選B。

7.答案：D

解析：題干意思是：這篇文章的主旨是什么？A項：地球日的歷史；B項：全球環(huán)保

的努力；C項：更清潔的星球；D項：地球日的創(chuàng)始人。根據(jù)文章大意可知，本文主

要介紹了地球日的創(chuàng)始人一一蓋洛德?納爾遜是如何創(chuàng)立地球日的，結(jié)合選項，故選

Do

8.答案：D

解析：根據(jù)文章第二段第一行"Mostgovernmentspurchasewell-knownartworksfor

publicgalleries,suchastheMetropolitaninNewYork,theNationalGalleryinLondon,the

LouvreinParisandtheUffiziinFlorence,whichareallfreetothepublic.Mostpeopledo

notobjecttopublicmoneybeingspentonkeepinggreatartworksavailabletothepubliceye.

（大多數(shù)政府為公共畫廊購買著名藝術(shù)品，如紐約大都會、倫敦國家美術(shù)館、巴黎盧

浮宮和佛羅倫薩烏菲齊，這些都是免費的。大多數(shù)人并不反對用公共資金來保存?zhèn)ゴ?/p>

的藝術(shù)品以供公眾觀賞。）”可知，這些畫廊都是免費的，因為政府會為它們購買著

名藝術(shù)品，而這部分錢來源于納稅人。所以選D。

9.答案：B

解析：根據(jù)文章第三段第三行“Tosome,thiswasabreakthroughandsomevisitorseven

jumpedintothebedandrolledaround.Toothers,itwassimplyadiveintothedepthsof

humandepravity.（對一些人來說，這是一個突破，一些游客甚至跳到床上翻滾。對其

他人來說，這簡直是一場人類墮落深淵的跳水。）”可知，這幅畫引起了人們不同的

反應(yīng)。所以選B。

10.答案：A

解析：根據(jù)文章最后一段"ManypeoplewerepleasedwhenRichardWrightwonthe

TurnerPrizein2009withhisfresco（HlIBl）.Itsartisticbeauty,poeticnatureanduseof

historictraditionmightshowsthatsocietyislookingforsomethingmorepositiveand”

rootedvinitshistoryagain.（2009年，理查德?賴特（RichardWright）憑借他的壁畫獲得

了特納獎（TurnerPrize）,許多人都感到高興。它的藝術(shù)美，詩意的自然和歷史傳統(tǒng)的使

用可能表明，社會正在尋找一些更積極和“扎根”在它的歷史。）”可知，公眾對賴

特的壁畫的態(tài)度是贊賞的。所以選A。

11.答案：C

解析：根據(jù)文章最后一段"Ifpublicmoneyisspentonart,itisessentialthatthepublic

playakeyroleindebatingbothart,andwhatarttheyarewillingtopayfor.（如果公共資金

被用于藝術(shù)，公眾在辯論藝術(shù)以及他們愿意為什么樣的藝術(shù)買單方面發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用是

至關(guān)重要的。）”可知，對于公共資金應(yīng)該花在什么藝術(shù)上，應(yīng)該由公眾做決定。所

以選C。

12.答案：D

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Resultsshowedthat,acrossthedifferentvideos,the

amountofsharedlaughterhadconsistent（一致的）effectsontheparticipants'senseof

similaritytothevideopartner—andthatthis,inturn,increasedhowmuchparticipants

likedtheirpartnerandwantedtoaffiliatewithhimorher（結(jié)果顯示，在不同的視頻中，

共同大笑的數(shù)量對參與者與視頻搭檔的相似感有一致的影響。這反過來又增加了參與

者對伴侶的喜歡程度，并希望與他或她交往。）可知，實驗的結(jié)果是分享笑聲會帶來

親密感，故選D。

13.答案：B

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Thisproducedmoresharedlaughterinthefirstsituation

,lesssharedlaughterinthesecond,andnosharedlaughterinthethird.Afterwards,the

participantsthenfilledoutquestionnairesabouttheirsenseofsimilaritytotheirvideopartner

,andhowmuchtheylikedorwantedtogettoknowtheirvideopartner.（這在第—種情況

下產(chǎn)生了更多的共享笑聲，在第二種情況下產(chǎn)生了較少的共享笑聲，在第三種情況下

沒有共享笑聲。之后，參與者填寫了關(guān)于他們與視頻伙伴相似感的問卷，以及他們有

多喜歡或想了解視頻伙伴。）可知，參與者在實驗中被要求填寫關(guān)于視頻的調(diào)查問

卷，故選B。

14.答案：A

解析：猜測詞義題。根據(jù)第四段Resultsshowedthat,acrossthedifferentvideos,the

amountofsharedlaughterhadconsistent（一致的）effectsontheparticipants1senseof

similaritytothevideopartner—andthatthis,inturn,increasedhowmuchparticipants

likedtheirpartnerandwantedtoaffiliatewithhimorher.（結(jié)果顯示，在不同的視頻中，

分享笑聲的數(shù)量對參與者與視頻伴侶的相似感有一致的影響這反過來增加了參與者

對他們伴侶的喜歡程度，并希望與他或她建立聯(lián)系。）可知，劃線的短語

"affiliatewith"與“交往”的意思最接近,即“與...聯(lián)系”。A.Connectwith與...聯(lián)系；

B.Turnto轉(zhuǎn)向；C.Agreewith同意；D.Referto請參考。故選A。

15.答案：C

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Howcanweputthesefindingsintopractice?Algoe

suggeststhatrelationshippartnersmaywanttofindopportunitiestolaughtogetherinorderto

boostcloseness,especiallybeforehavingdifficultconversations.Likewise,sharedlaughter

couldbeintroducedintostaffmeetingstomakepeoplefeelmoreonthesamepageandthus

becomemoreproductive.（我們?nèi)绾螌⑦@些發(fā)現(xiàn)付諸實踐？Algoe建議，情侶們可能想

找機會一起大笑，以增進親密感，尤其是在進行艱難的對話之前。同樣，共享的笑聲

可以被引入到員工會議中，讓人們更有共識，從而變得更有效率。）可知笑聲是共享

的，可以在解決沖突之前使用。故選C。

16.答案：CBGFA

解析：①語境銜接題。根據(jù)空后一句，也是第二段首句Thatisthefindingoftwo

fascinatingrecentstudies.（這是最近兩項引人入勝的研究的發(fā)現(xiàn)），再結(jié)合第二段最后

一句Inthesecondstudy,subjectsgavemoreanswerstoawordtestthananon-bored

controlgroupafterbeingforcedtowatchadullscreensaver.（在第二項研究中，受試者在

被迫觀看枯燥的屏保后，在單詞測試中給出的答案比非無聊對照組要多）以及空前句

Todayitiseasytogetridofboredom.（如今，擺脫無聊很容易），可知本空應(yīng)選表結(jié)

果、發(fā)現(xiàn)的句子。C選項Butwhatifboredomisameaningfulexperience?（但如果無聊

是一種有意義的體驗?zāi)兀浚┓险Z境。故選C。

②語境銜接題。根據(jù)空前一句Theresult?（結(jié)果如何？）空后一句描述了實驗的表現(xiàn)

Inthesecondstudy,subjectsgavemoreanswerstoawordtestthananon-boredcontrol

groupafterbeingforcedtowatchadullscreensaver.（在第二項研究中，受試者在被迫觀

看枯燥的屏保后，在單詞測試中給出的答案比非無聊對照組要多），可知提示本空應(yīng)

選表實驗結(jié)果的句子。B選項Boredsubjectscameupwithmorecreativeideas.（無聊的

受試者會想出更多有創(chuàng)意的點子。）符合語境。故選B。

③語境銜接題。根據(jù)本段首句Arestlessmindhungersforstimulation,soboredom

becomesaseekingstate.（一顆不安分的心渴望刺激，所以無聊就成了一種尋求狀

態(tài)），空后一句則是這種狀態(tài)的表現(xiàn)：Parentswilltellyouthatkidswith"nothingtodo"

willeventuallyinventsomefungamestoplay-withacardboardbox,alightswitch,

whatever.（家長們會告訴你，”無事可做”的孩子最終會發(fā)明一些有趣的游戲一一用紙

箱、電燈開關(guān)什么的），故填入G選項Whennotsatisfiedwithyourstate,you*re

seekingandengaged.（當(dāng)不滿足于自己的狀態(tài)時，就會去尋找和投入。）符合語境。故

選G。

④語境銜接題。根據(jù)空后句"Thismightrelieveustemporarily,butitshutsdownthe

deeperthinking."（”這可能會暫時緩解我們的壓力，但卻關(guān)閉了更深層次的思考。

再根據(jù)空前句Theproblem,theresearchersworry,isthatthesedayswedon'tstruggleto

overcometheseslowmoments.（研究人員擔(dān)心，問題在于如今我們并沒有努力克服這些

緩慢的時刻），可知it指一種行為，故本空應(yīng)選描述這種行為的句子。F選項Wetry

tokilleverymomentofboredomwithmobiledevices.（我們試圖用移動設(shè)備消磨無聊的

每一刻。）符合語境。故選F。

⑤聯(lián)系下文題。根據(jù)空后Thegoodtypeinspiresyoutoseewhatcancomeofit.Thebad

type,incontrast,tiresyouandmakesyoufeellikeyoucan'tbebotheredtodoanything.An

importantpartofourmoderntask,then,islearningtoevaluatethesedifferenttypesof

boredom-todistinguishtheusefulkindfromtheharmfulone.（好的無聊會激發(fā)你的靈

感，讓你看到它能帶來什么。相反，壞的無聊則會讓你感到厭倦，讓你覺得什么事都

懶得做。因此，我們現(xiàn)代任務(wù)的一個重要部分就是學(xué)會評估這些不同類型的無聊一一

區(qū)分有用的無聊和有害的無聊），以及上一段講述了無聊帶來的好處，可知本段應(yīng)講

述壞的無聊這一面，故填A(yù)選項Andthereis,ofcourse,badboredom.（當(dāng)然，也有不

好的無聊。）符合語境。故選A。

17.答案：C

解析：考查形容詞及語境理解。A.bleeding流血的；B.injured受傷的；C.misshapen畸

形的；D.smooth順利的。句意：我清楚地知道我在別人眼里有多丑：畸形的嘴唇，彎

曲的鼻子，畸形的牙齒，說話有些含糊不清。根據(jù)上句IhatedthatIwasbo