四川省内江市第六中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷(含答案)

四川省内江市第六中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Central ParkExplore Central Park, one of the largest city parks in the world and one of the most famous symbols of New York. Let’s have a look at its main sights.Central Park is New York’s largest city park and one of the biggest in the world, with an area of 843 acres (about 3.4km2). This park is home to man-made lakes, waterfalls, grass and wooded areas. You will also find the Central Park Zoo, among other attractions in this greenspace of New York.Besides being the city’s primary green lungs, Central Park is also a favorite spot for many New Yorkers. It is perfect for sunbathing, going for walks, or doing any outdoor sports. Something that we found curious is seeing so many people running with their babies in prams (婴儿车).On Foot or by BicycleTo get to know some of the wildest parts of Central Park we suggest walking. However, to get a general feel for the whole park, the best thing to do is hire a bicycle and enjoy the scenery.If you decide to hire a bike, you will find lots of bike rental stores around Central Park that are not very expensive.Open TimeFrom 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. From 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekdays.PriceEntry to the Park is free. But if you visit some parts like Central Park Zoo, you need to buy a ticket.TransportSubway: Line 5, 6, 7, A, B, C and D. Bus: Line M1, M2, M3, M4 and M10.Nearby placesMetropolitan Museum of Art (447 m) Guggenheim Museum (564 m)American Museum of Natural History (688 m) Whitney Museum of American Art (1 km)The Frick Collection (1.3 km)1、What can we learn about the Central Park from the text?A.It is home to lakes and waterfalls.B.It is perfect for doing outdoor sports.C.It is the largest city park in the world.D.It is the most famous symbol of New York.2、Which one of the following things is free?A.Hiring a bicycle. B.Entrance to Central Park.C.Visiting Central Park Zoo. D.Going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.3、Where can we find this text?A.In a science report. B.In a geography book.C.In a fashion magazine. D.In a travel guide.When it comes to making lunch for their kids, moms and dads have usual favorites. For some parents, those favorites are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches-also known as PB&.Js. Fruit like apples and bananas are also popular.But one mother has an unusual go-to ingredient for her children’s lunches. Jenny Mollen uses funny-looking candy eyes. She has learned that her children will eat any healthy food if it has eatable eyeballs attached. The “eyeballs” are really pieces of candy.Her children laugh while they eat healthy foods like bell peppers, kiwis, or dates. Mollen says candy “eyes” make lunch more fun.“Honestly, first of all, just buy yourself some candy googly eyes. They are tried-and-true,” she said. She admits that “you lose something nutritionally” by giving children candy. But she thinks that getting children to eat healthy food by putting candy on it is worth it.Mollen’s lunch tricks bring together food and craft. She uses tricks because her two sons hate to eat different kinds of foods. So, she decorates their food to look like animals or even their favorite Pokémon characters. She makes eatable “bugs” made from dates, pretzel sticks for the legs, and, of course, candy “eyes”. She also uses leftover Chinese food to make panda bears from rice and seaweed.Mollen says her lunch projects are easy to do. And her sons think they have won a big prize at their midday meal. Mollen says making fun-looking, artful lunches for her children helps reduce her guilt as she is a working mom. Her artful lunches are her way of reminding her children that she is thinking of them.Mollen says she also wants to teach them healthy eating habits. She says that by getting kids to eat vegetables at a young age, they will grow up to eat healthy foods later in life. She also says it is a good way to get children to try foods from other cultures. If they need to be “tricked” sometimes, that is okay.4、What’s the purpose of Mollen’s lunch projects?A.To make her children’s day.B.To remind people to save food.C.To persuade other parents to follow suit.D.To ensure her children’s healthy diet.5、What is typical of Mollen’s lunch? A.It contains all kinds of food.B.It is made up of candy.C.It combines art and nutrition.D.It is full of Chinese styles.6、How have Mollen’s lunch projects affected her children?A.They have taken to their fun-looking lunches.B.They have broaden their knowledge of food.C.They have bonded with their favorite animals.D.They have swept to victory in the meal competitions.7、What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?A.Mollen’s plans for cooking lunches.B.The benefits of Mollen’s lunch tricks.C.Mollen’s expectations of her children.D.The culture elements in Mollen’s lunch.Whether we are sitting down or standing up, still or moving, body posture influences our mood. Several studies have shown this link between physical posture and mood. Others have shown a relationship between our mood and our cognitive (认知的) performance, including memory, reasoning, learning, and the speed of reaction and processing of information.So a logical question arises. Can body posture influence our cognitive performance?Previously, a New Zealand team (University of Auckland) carried out an experiment on posture when we walk, especially in the street. The team had found a very clear influence of our posture on our mood and confidence. It appears that walking with a hunched back and bowed head have a negative influence on our mental state.Indeed, the researchers found that the simple act of straightening up, standing up straight, with your head held high, and gazing (凝视) forward gives us a serious increase of confidence. Not only does our natural posture have a psychological effect, but by correcting it, it is possible to bring about improvement in the long term.In another study, this time carried out by an Austrian team (Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg), researchers observed the same phenomenon, this time in a sitting position. Young adults were invited to participate in tests presented as intended to judge their ability to concentrate. In fact, the researchers had them sit in different postures — from upright to very slumped (弯着身子的) — in order to record their influences on mood and cognition.A first observation indicates that “sitting upright” is related to a better overall mood. It is alsofound to have a positive influence on the speed of processing information and completing tasks, although the test pass rate does not vary significantly with posture.Finally, and surprisingly enough, blood pressure is a little more favorable in an upright position. To further complete the list of benefits of sitting upright, we will add that it is widely recommended for protecting the back in case of work that requires sitting for a long time.8、Why does the writer mention the studies at the beginning?A.To introduce what cognitive performance is.B.To emphasize the importance of body posture.C.To prove the results of those studies are wrong.D.To raise a new question to be studied and solved.9、What does the underlined word “hunched” mean in Paragraph 3?A.Straightened. B.Bent. C.Loose. D.Solid.10、What does the first study indicate?A.Posture influences our mental state.B.Straightening up has a negative effect. C.Gazing upward builds up confidence.D.Walking posture is especially important.11、What can we learn about sitting upright?A.It has mental and physical benefits. B.It helps improve the test pass rate. C.It requires sitting for a long time. D.It increases the blood pressure.Technology seems to discourage slow reading. Reading on screens tires eyes easily. So online writing is more skimmable than print. The neuroscientist (神经学家) Mary Walt argued this “new norm” of skim reading is producing “an invisible, dramatic transformation” in how readers process words. And brains now favor rapid absorption ( 吸 收 ) of information, rather than skills developed by deeper reading, like critical analysis.We shouldn’t overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as we learn to read more skillfully. And fears about declining attention time have proved to be false alarms. “Some critics worry about attention time and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline, ” The American author Selvin wrote. “But nobody ever said poems were evidence of short attention time. ”Yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. First, it means there’s more to read, because more people than ever are writing. And digital writing means rapid release and response. Once published, online articles start forming a comment string below. Such mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun, but is probably lacking in profound reflection.Perhaps we should slow down. Reading is constantly promoted as a source of personal achievement. But this emphasizes “enthusiastic” or “eager” reading — neither suggest slow absorption. To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in their slow understanding of words. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps (圈) he’s done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.The human need for this kind of deep reading is too determined for any new technology todestroy. We often assume technological change can’t be stopped, so older media are kicked out by newer, more virtual forms. In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle hasn’t killed off printed books any more than cars killed off bicycles. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.12、What is the author’s attitude towards Selvin’s opinion?A.Favorable. B.Critical. C.Doubtful. D.Objective.13、Which statement would the author probably agree with?A.Passionate reading helps promote slow reading.B.Digital writing and reading tends to ignore careful reflection. C.We should be aware of the impact skimming has on the brain.D.The number of Internet readers declines due to technology.14、Why is “swimmer” mentioned in paragraph 4?A.To suggest how to immerse oneself in thought.B.To stress swimming differs from reading.C.To indicate slow reading is better than fast reading.D.To show what slow reading is like.15、Which would be the best title for the passage?A.Slow Reading is Here to Stay B.Technology Prevents Slow Reading C.Reflections on Deep Reading D.The Wonder of Deep Reading二、七选五16、A group of scientists at Georgia Tech recently studied how elephants use sucking( 吸 水 ) power when eating. Along the way, the scientists learned a number of other surprising things elephants can do with their trunks.①_________They weigh over 91 kilograms, but there are no bones in them. That helps explain how they can bend and twist, and be used in so many different ways.Elephants use their trunks to breathe, to eat, and to make sounds. Though trunks aren't connected to elephants' stomachs, they are used to grab around 180 kilograms of food every day. ②_________Elephants also use their trunks to suck up water to squirt( 喷 射 )into their mouths or on their backs.Elephants' trunks are also strong enough to be used for fighting. They're made of pure muscle. ③_________The scientists wanted to learn more about how elephants' trunks handle small things that don't weigh much.They studied African elephants at Zoo Atlanta. By watching how the elephants managed small bits of food, the scientists learned that the animals used suction ( 吸 力 ). ④_________Many people thought only certain kinds of fish used suction for eating.⑤_________If there were just a few cubes (食物块), the elephants would use their "fingers" to pick them up. But if there were 10 or more cubes, the elephants would " vacuum (用真空吸尘器清扫)”the cubes up with their trunks and then put them in the mouths.A.That was news.B.Elephants trunks are unbelievable.C.Then they bring it to the elephants' mouths.D.They can lift items as heavy as 350 kilograms.E.Elephants use their trunks just the way we use our hands.F.Some tests show how strong an elephant's suction can be.G.The scientists gave the elephants small cubes of a vegetable.三、完形填空（15空）At a cafe in scenic Augsburg, Paul Blachut, a waiter is busy at work. It's a warm Sunday afternoon and many people have come here for 1 beside the Lech river.The meltwater from the Alps means the water in the river is very 2 at this time of year, and it 3 quickly. Along the S-shaped shore, people are picnicking and children are playing. Among those are a mother and her two daughters. They're standing on the 4 of the riverbank, playing with an inflatable (充气的) tube. Suddenly, the girls 5 balance and fall into the river. Worse still, the girls 6 hold on to the tube, which their mother is sitting in, 7 her into the river, too. Now all three are caught in the river's current. Blachut 8 from his work when he hears someone shouting, "Three people are drowning in the Lech!" Blachut 9 the three women a short distance away, waving their arms and trying to grab anything they can. Having taken lifesaving training courses, he hurries to the riverbank and jumps into the river. Despite the cold, what he cares about is 10 saving lives.As Blachut 11 them, he can tell the mother is in the most trouble. Blachut immediately dives under the drowning woman, lifts her upward and pushes her toward the shore. 12 , an onlooker is close enough to 13 the woman's hand, pulling her to shore. Without 14 Blachut jumps into the current again, saving the daughters in the same way he did their mother.The mother expresses her 15 appreciation to Blachut, and he is happy to see they are safe and sound.17、A. leisure B. business C. study D. research18、A. warm B. pure C. cold D. shallow19、A. covers B. dries C. winds D. flows20、A. edge B. top C. bottom D. entrance21、A. keep B. break C. find D. lose22、A. energetically B. desperately C. properly D. unwillingly23、A. directing B. exposing C. pulling D. following24、A. looks up B. turns up C. passes out D. brings out25、A. urges B. spots C. assumes D. ignores26、A. all but B. everything but C. anything but D. nothing but27、A. departs B. approaches C. figures D. awakens28、A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise29、A. grasp B. offer C. loose D. tie30、A. doubt B. permission C. exception D. delay31、A. breathtaking B. heartfelt C. heart-warming D. good-natured四、短文填空32、Chinese Language DayLanguage Days at the United Nations seek to celebrate multilingualism（多语言）and cultural diversity as well as promote equal use of all six①__________ (office）languages throughout the organization.The date for the Chinese day was selected from Guy, which is the②__________（six）of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars（日历）, ③__________（usual）beginning around April 20.Chinese was established as a formal language of the United Nations in 1946. However, in early④__________（year）, Chinese was not commonly used in the work of the United Nations. ⑤__________situation was improved after the People's Republic of China regained（重获）the lawful rights in the United Nations in 1971. In 1973, they⑥__________（include）Chinese as a working language, ⑦__________was used by more and more UN offices and staff members.In⑧__________（celebrate）of United Nations Chinese Language Day 2021, UNSRC Chinese Book Club is organizing three events under the theme "Highlighting Pictographs（象形文字）". The three events focus⑨__________three types of characters⑩__________（connect）with three cultures and three UNESCO World Heritage sites. All the three events will be shown live.五、书面表达33、学校将开设更多课外活动，假定你是高二一班班长李华，请你代表班级向学校学生会主席David 推荐你们班级认为合理的运动项目，并给出理由。内容如下：1.推荐项目。2.推荐理由。注意：字数80 字左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear David,I'm Li Hua, the monitor of Class 6 Grade 3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Hua六、读后续写34、A few years ago, my wife Sue had some fairly serious health problems. She had suffered surgery after surgery and had also put on weight for several years. Diets had not helped her.One day we sat down and drew up a “wish list” of the things we wanted most out of life. One of Sue’s items was to run in a marathon. Given her history and physical limitations, I thought her goal was completely unrealistic, but Sue became committed to it.She began by running very slowly around. Every day she ran just a little farther than she had the day before just one driveway more. “When will I ever be able to run a mile?” Sue asked one day. Soon she was running three. Then five. “We can change ourselves for the better and cause ourselves to pursue our most precious desires with almost total success,” Sue said and registered to run in the St. George Marathon in southern Utah.I drove the mountainous road from Cedar City to St. George. When the marathon began, I parked the car near the finish line and waited for Sue to come in. Five hours later, it was raining steadily and the wind was cold. Several cold and injured runners had been transported past me, and I began to panic. The image of Sue, alone and cold, off the road somewhere, made me sick with worry. The fast and strong competitors had finished long ago, and runners were becoming fewer and fewer. Now I could not see anyone in either direction.Almost all of the cars along the marathon route had left, and some normal traffic was beginning. I was able to drive directly up the race route. There were still no runners in view after driving almost two miles. Then I went around a bend in the road and spotted two runners running up ahead.注意：1.续写词数应为150 左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。It was Sue in the company of a girl runner, struggling.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________At the finish line, the girl hugged Sue, “You made me believe we could do it.”____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1、答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段It is perfect for sunbathing，going for walks，or doing any outdoor sports.它最适合进行日光浴，散步，或做任何户外运动。可知，the Central Park最适合进行户外活动，故选B。2、答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据Price介绍部分Entry to the Park is free.中央公园门票是免费的。即，中央公园是可以免费进入，故选B。3、答案：D解析：文章出处题。根据第一段Explore Central Park，one of the largest city parks in the world and one of the most famous symbols of New York.Let's have a look at its main sights.中央公园，它是世界上最大的城市公园之一，也是纽约最著名的象征之一。让我们来看看它的主要景点。可知，本文主要介绍了美国中央公园，应该出自一个旅游类文章，A.In a science report科学报道；B.In a geography book地理书；C.In a fashion magazine时尚杂志；D.In a travel guide旅行指导。故选D。4、答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段"But one mother has an unusual go-to ingredient for her children's lunches. Jenny Mollen uses funny-looking candy eyes. She has learned that her children will eat any healthy food if it has edible eyeballs attached.(但有一位母亲为孩子们的午餐提供了一种不同寻常的食材。珍妮·莫伦（Jenny Mollen)使用了有趣的糖果眼睛。她知道她的孩子们会吃任何有可食用眼球的健康食物。）"可知，莫伦的午餐计划的目的是让孩子吃健康食物。故选D项。5、答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段"But she thinks that getting children to eat healthy food by putting candy on it is worth it.(但她认为，通过在食品上放糖果来让孩子们吃健康食品是值得的。）"可知，莫伦的午餐是健康食物，第五段"Mollen's lunch tricks bring together food and craft. She uses tricks because her two sons hate to eat different kinds of foods. So, she decorates their food to resemble animals or even their favorite Pokémon characters. She makes edible ‘bugs' made from dates, pretzel sticks for the legs, and, of course, candy 'eyes'. She also uses leftover Chinese food to make panda bears from rice and seaweed.(莫伦的午餐技巧将食物和手艺结合在一起。她耍了些小花招，因为她的两个儿子都不喜欢吃不同的食物。所以，她把他们的食物装饰成动物，甚至是他们最喜欢的Pokémon角色。她用枣子做了可食用的‘虫子’，椒盐饼干棒做腿，当然，还有糖果‘眼睛’。她还用剩余的中国食物——大米和海藻——制作熊猫。）"可知，莫伦的午餐有艺术性。所以莫伦的午餐结合了艺术和营养。故选C项。6、答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段"Her children laugh while they eat healthy foods like bell peppers, kiwis, or dates. Mollen says candy 'eyes'make lunch more fun.(她的孩子们一边吃着甜椒、猕猴桃或红枣等健康食品，一边笑。莫伦说，‘糖果眼睛’让午餐更有趣。）"可知，莫伦的孩子们吃着这些食物很是开心，说明他们已经喜欢上了看起来很有趣的午餐。故选A项。7、答案：B解析：段落大意题。根据最后第二段"Mollen says making fun-looking, artful lunches for her children helps ease her guilt as she is a working mom. Her artful lunches are her way of reminding her children that she is thinking of them.(莫伦说，作为一名职业母亲，为孩子们制作看起来有趣、有艺术感的午餐有助于减轻她的内疚感。她巧妙的午餐是她提醒孩子们她在想他们的式。)”，以及最后一段"Mollen says she also wants to teach them healthy eating habits. She says that by getting kids to eat vegetables at a young age, they will grow up to eat healthy foods later in life. She also says it is a good way to get children to try fodds from other cultures. If they need to be 'tricked' sometimes,that is okay.(莫伦说，她还想教他们健康的饮食习惯。她说，让孩子们在很小的时候就吃蔬菜，他们长大后会吃健康的食物。她还表示，这是让孩子们尝试其他文化食物的好方法。如果他们有时需要被‘欺骗’，那也没关系。）"可知，这两段阐述了莫伦的午餐技巧给孩子以及她本人带来的好处，午餐拉近了她和孩子的距离，为孩子长大以后的健康饮食习惯奠定基础，也使孩子了解其他文化的食物。故选B项。8、答案：D解析：写作意图题。根据第二段So a logical question arises.Can body posture influence our cognitive performance？（因此，一个合乎逻辑的问题出现了。身体姿势会影响我们的认知表现吗？）可知，作者在介绍其他研究的结果之后，提出"一个合乎亚辑的问题出现了：身体姿势会影响我们的认知表现吗？"，即作者一开始就提到其他研究是为了提出一个需要研究和解决的新问题。故选D。9、答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段It appears that walking with a hunched back，bowed head and motionless arms have a negative influence on our mental state.（背、低着头、手臂不动走路似乎会对我们的精神状态产生负面影响。）可知，走路的姿势是低头、手臂不动，和这种姿势配合的应该是"驼背"，hunched意思应该是"弓背"，与Bent意思一致。A.straightened挺直；B.bent弯曲；C.loose松动；D.solid固体。故选B。10、答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段The team had found a very clear influence of our posture on our mood and confidence.（团队发现我们的姿势对我们的情绪和信心有非常明显的影响。）可知，第一项研究表明姿势会影响我们的精神状态。故选A。11、答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段To further complete the list of benefits of sitting upright，we will add that it is widely recommended for protecting the back in case of work that requires sitting for a long time.（为了进一步完善直立坐的好处列表，我们将补充说，在需要长时间坐着的工作中，它被广泛推荐用于保护背部。）可知，坐直对精神和身体都有好处。故选A。12、答案：A解析：推理判断题。由文章第二段“We shouldn’t overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as we learn to read more skillfully. And fears about declining attention spans have proved to be false alarms. ‘Some critics worry about attention span and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline,’ The American author Selvin wrote. ‘But nobody ever said poems were evidence of short attention spans. ’(我们不应该夸大这种危险。所有读者都会略读。略读是我们在学习更熟练地阅读时获得的技能。事实证明，对注意力持续时间下降的担忧是虚惊一场。美国作家Selvin写道，‘一些评论家担心注意力持续时间，认为短篇小说是文化衰落的标志，但从来没有人说诗歌是注意力持续时间短的证据’。)”可知，作者是赞成Selvin的观点，诗歌就是注意力持续时间短但文化丰富的深度阅读，所以对阅读注意力持续时间下降的担忧是没有必要的。故选A项。13、答案：B解析：推理判断题。由文章第三段“Once published, online articles start forming a comment string underneath. Such mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun, but is probably lacking in profound reflection.(一旦发表，在线文章就开始在下面形成一个评论字符串。这种写作和阅读模式可以是互动和有趣的，但可能缺乏深刻的反思。)”可知，作者认为在线写作和阅读往往忽视仔细思考。故选B项。14、答案：D解析：推理判断题。由文章第四段“To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in their slow comprehension of words. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps he's done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.(对于一个慢读者来说，只有沉浸在他们对单词的缓慢理解中，才能完全理解一篇文章。阅读速度慢的人就像一个游泳运动员，他不再计算自己在游泳池里跑了多少圈，只是享受自己的身体在水中的感觉和运动。)”可知，一个游泳运动员不再计算自己在游泳池里跑了多少圈，只是享受自己的身体在水中的感觉和运动，作者提到游泳运动员是为了说明慢速阅读是什么样的。故选D项。15、答案：A解析：主旨大意题。由文章最后一段“In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle hasn't killed off printed books any more than cars killed off bicycles. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.(在实践中，旧技术可以与新技术共存。Kindle并没有像汽车杀死自行车一样杀死印刷书籍。我们仍然想享受慢慢形成的想法和精心挑选的词语。即使在一个快速发展的时代，也有时间慢慢阅读。)”以及上文可知，作者就科技对阅读的影响阐述自己的观点并认为在快速发展的时代中，我们仍然可以享受慢速阅读。所以A项Slow Reading is Here to Stay(慢读还是存在的)符文文意。故选A项。16、答案：①-⑤BCDAG解析：①下文“They weigh over 91 kilograms, but there are no bones in them. That helps explain how they can bend and twist, and be used in so many different ways.(它们重达91公斤，但里面没有骨头。这有助于解释它们是如何弯曲和扭曲的，以及如何以多种不同的方式使用的)”说明大象的鼻子的特征，指出虽然它们的鼻子很重但却没有骨头，且能任意弯曲或扭曲。由此可知，这是令人难以置信的；B项“大象的鼻子令人难以置信”引出下文内容，符合题意。故选B。②上文“Though trunks aren’t connected to elephants’ stomachs, they are used to grab around 180 kilograms of food every day.(虽然象鼻与大象的胃没有连接，但它们每天可以抓起大约180公斤的食物)”说明大象的鼻子被用来抓起食物，C项中it指代上文中的food，C项“然后它们把它带到大象的嘴里。”承接上文，符合题意。故选C。③上文“Elephants’ trunks are also strong enough to be used for fighting. They’re made of pure muscle.(大象的鼻子也足够强壮，可以用来战斗。它们是由纯肌肉组成的)”说明大象的鼻子很强壮，很有力量，D项“它们可以举起350公斤重的东西。”承接上文，进一步说明大象的鼻子有力量。故选D。④上文“By watching how the elephants managed small bits of food, the scientists learned that the animals used suction.(通过观察大象如何成功拿到少量食物，科学家们了解到大象使用吸力)”以及下文“Many people thought only certain kinds of fish used suction for eating.(许多人认为只有某些种类的鱼会用吸力进食)”说明许多人认为只有某些鱼类会使用吸力，但科学家们了解到大象也会使用吸力，A项中That指代上文中科学家了解到的情况，A项“那是新闻。”承上启下，符合题意。故选A。⑤下文“If there were just a few cubes, the elephants would use their “fingers” to pick them up. But if there were 10 or more cubes, the elephants would “vacuum” the cubes up with their trunks and then put them in the mouths.(如果只有几块，大象会用它们的“手指”把它们捡起来。但如果有10块或更多块，大象会用鼻子把方块“真空”吸起来，然后放进嘴里)”说明大象捡起方块东西的方法，G项“科学家们给了大象一些小块蔬菜。”设定背景，引出下文的大象使用的方法，符合题意。故选G。17、答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一个温暖的星期天下午，许多人来到莱赫河畔休闲。A. leisure休闲；B. business商业；C. study学习；D. research研究。由上文“It's a warm Sunday afternoon”可知，这是星期天下午，所以人们来河边“休闲”放松。故选A项。18、答案：C解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：阿尔卑斯山的融水意味着每年这个时候河水都很冷，而且很快就会流下来。A. warm温暖的；B. pure纯的；C. cold冷的；D. shallow浅的。由下文“Despite the cold”可知，这时河水很“冷”。故选C项。19、答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿尔卑斯山的融水意味着每年这个时候河水都很冷，而且很快就会流下来。A. covers覆盖；B. dries干燥；C. winds蜿蜒；D. flows流动。由上文“The meltwater from the Alps”可知，这里指融水从山上“流”下。故选D项。20、答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们站在河岸边玩充气管。A. edge边缘；B. top顶部；C. bottom底部；D. entrance入口。由下文“fall into the river”以及结合语境可知，她们是站在河“边缘”玩。故选A项。21、答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，女孩们失去了平衡，掉进了河里。A. keep保留；B. break断裂；C. find找到；D. lose失去。由下文“fall into the river”可知，这里应指孩子们“失去”了平衡。故选D项。22、答案：B解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，女孩们紧紧抓住母亲坐在上面的管子，把她也拉到河里。 A. energetically精力充沛地；B. desperately拼命地；C. properly适当地；D. unwillingly不情愿地。由下文“Now all three are caught in the river's current”可知，小女孩们“拼命地”抓住管子，结果把母亲也带到河里了。故选B项。23、答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，女孩们紧紧抓住母亲坐在里面的管子，把她也拉到河里。A. directing指导；B. exposing暴露；C. pulling拉动；D. following跟随。由下文“Now all three are caught in the river's current”可知，小女孩们拼命地抓住管子，结果把母亲也“拉”到河里了。故选C项。24、答案：A解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意：Blachut听到有人喊道， 从工作中抬起头来。A. looks up抬头看；B. turns up出现；C. passes out昏倒；D. brings out生产。由下文“he hears someone shouting”可知，Blachut听到有人喊道，所以“抬头”看发生了什么。故选A项。25、答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：Blachut 发现了不远处的三个女人，她们挥舞着手臂，试图抓住任何能抓住的东西。A. urges催促；B. spots看见；C. assumes假设；D. ignores忽略。由下文“waving their arms and trying to grab anything they can”可知，Blachut“看到”当时河里的情景。故选B项。26、答案：D解析：考查代词词义辨析。句意：尽管天气寒冷，他关心的只是拯救生命。A. all but所有除了；B. everything but每一个除了；C. anything but任何东西除了；D. nothing but什么也没有除了。由下文“saving lives”以及结合语境可知，Blachut当时除了救她们“什么其它的事情都没有”考虑。故选D项。27、答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Blachut接近他们时，他可以看出母亲遇到了最大的麻烦。 A. departs离开；B. approaches接近；C. figures想；D. awakens唤醒。由下文“lifts her upward and pushes her toward the shore. ”可知，Blachut先得“接近”她们，后面才能救。故选B项。28、答案：C解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，一名围观者足够靠近该女子的手，将其拉到岸上。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Meanwhile同时；D. Otherwise否则。由下文“an onlooker is close enough to______the woman's hand,”可知，“同时”，另一个围观者也伸出援救之手。故选C项。29、答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，一名围观者足够靠近该女子的手，将其拉到岸上。A. grasp抓住；B. offer提供；C. loose疏松；D. tie系。由下文“pulling her to shore”可知，需要先“抓住”手，才能拉倒岸边。故选A项。30、答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：毫不迟疑，Blachut再次跳入水中，像救他们的母亲一样救了他们的女儿。A. doubt怀疑；B. permission许可；C. exception例外；D. delay延迟。由上文“Blachut immediately dives”可知，这里Blachut 也毫不“延迟”救人。故选D项。31、答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这位母亲对Blachut表示衷心的感谢，Blachut很高兴看到他们安然无恙。A. breathtaking惊险的；B. heartfelt发自内心的；C. heart-warming暖心的；D. good-natured脾气好的。由上文“saving the daughters in the same way”可知，这位母亲应该对Blachut表示“发自内心的”感谢。故选B项。32、答案：①official②sixth③usually④years⑤The⑥included⑦which⑧celebration⑨on⑩connected解析：①考查形容词。句意：联合国的语言日旨在庆祝使用多种语言和文化多样性，并促进在整个组织内平等使用所有六种正式语言。空处修饰名词languages，应用形容词形式作定语，official是形容词，表示“官方的，正式的”，符合题意。故填official。②考查序数词。句意：中文日的日期是从谷雨中选择的，谷雨是传统东亚日历中24个节气中的第6个节气，通常开始于4月20日左右。结合语意可知，此处指“第六个节气”，应用序数词sixth。故填sixth。③考查副词。句意：中文日的日期是从谷雨中选择的，谷雨是传统东亚日历中24个节气中的第6个节气，通常开始于4月20日左右。空处修饰现在分词beginning，应用副词形式作状语。故填usually。④考查名词。句意：然而，在早些年，中文在联合国的工作中并不常用。句中year是可数名词，应用名词的复数形式表示泛指。故填years。⑤考查冠词。句意：1971年中华人民共和国重新获得在联合国的合法权利后，情况有所改善。结合语意可知，此处特指情况有所改善，空处应用定冠词the表示特指，置于句首，首字母大写。故填The。⑥考查动词时态。句意：1973年，他们将中文列入工作语言，越来越多的联合国办事处和工作人员使用中文。根据时间状语In 1973可知，句子陈述过去发生的动作，应用一般过去时，动词使用过去式形式。故填included。⑦考查定语从句。句意：1973年，他们将中文列入工作语言，越来越多的联合国办事处和工作人员使用中文。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词Chinese，先行词指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导从句。故填which。⑧考查名词。句意：为庆祝2021年联合国中文日，新南威尔士大学中文图书俱乐部将组织三场主题为“聚焦象形文字”的活动。空处用于介词in之后，应用名词形式celebration作宾语，in celebration of表示“为了庆祝”，符合题意。故填celebration。⑨考查介词。句意：这三项活动的重点是与三种文化和三处联合国教科文组织世界遗产有关的三类文字。固定搭配focus on“集中”，符合题意。故填on。⑩考查非谓语动词。句意：这三项活动的重点是与三种文化和三处联合国教科文组织世界遗产有关的三类文字。分析句子结构可知，空处作非谓语动词，connect与逻辑主语characters之间是被动关系，应用过去分词形式作后置定语。故填connected。33、答案：Dear David,I am Li Hua, the monitor of Class 1 Grade 2. Knowing more sports events will be carried out in our extra-curricular activities, I’d like to recommend two events on behalf of my class.Most of us consider jogging is suitable for both boys and girls. Not only will it benefit our health but also is helpful to shape our body. As for the group game, football is much more popular than others, especially among boys. All the members learn to cooperate with each other so that they build up important qualities like responsibility and teamwork. For these reasons, it’s highly recommended that jogging and football should be included.Hopefully, our recommendation will be taken into consideration.Yours,Li Hua34、答案：It was Sue in the company of a girl runner, struggling. As I approached them, I noticed the pair dragging their feet and running forward awkwardly with their shoes wet. I pulled off and called. “Are you okay?” “Oh, yes!” Sue said, almost out of breath. The girl also nodded and kept moving. I had wanted to offer them a ride in, but the resolve in their eyes made me swallow back the words. I turned around and followed. Inch by inch, they were getting closer to the finish line. Eventually, the real winners in my heart ran past the finish line.At the finish line, the girl hugged Sue, “You made me believe we could do it.” She added, “Sue described so vividly how it would be to finish that I knew I could do it.” Sue smiled back. “I’ve been dreaming about this day for two years and I shall not be denied”. Greatly moved, the girl promised she would never quit anything easily without total success. At that moment, I looked at Sue and found she was carrying herself differently. It was not as if she had become someone new; it was more as if she had discovered a real self she had not known before. She truly liked her newly discovered self. So did I.