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Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questin finished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B , C and D.Clthe ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Cntemprary artist Nick Smith creates pixelated(像素化的) wrks with hand clur-chips, synnymus with clur swatches(色块), cleverly cmbining text and im create interesting and fascinating cllaged (拼贴的) wrks.
With a previus career in Interir Design spanning 11 years, Nick references his cncept design backgrund thrughut his wrk, rewrking the design aesthetic using unique clurs watches in hand-made cllages, placing his wrk firmly in the fine art categry. Frm his first cllage experiment back in 2011 f Warhl's 'Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellatin(镶嵌技术) f swatches as a challenge, this eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined his unique style he is nw knwn fr.
The multi-layered element f his wrk, which marries image and wrd, allws Nick t explre cmplex art-histrical cncepts. The text emplyed is ften narrative, which can be read in sequence adding anther element f intrigue and interest t the wrk. This additinal element f text, placed under the empty space f each swatch, creates either cmplimentary r subversive meanings. Nick deliberately leaves these wrd/image cnstructins pen t viewer interpretatin, sparking new debates and meanings.
Each P-series, such as Psyclurgy 2015, Purgatry 2019, explres cmplicatedly researched cncepts, which are always the crucial starting pint fr each new series f wrk.Prducing large-scale wrks t micr-chip cllages, and multiple sell ut print editins, Nick cntinues t develp his ppular and recgnisable art.
PSYCOLOURGY—January 2015 Lawrence Alkin Gallery,Lndn
Smith's debut sl exhibitin with Lawrence Alkin Gallery in Sh, Lndn , launched his unique visual rewrking f classic paintings frm the 20th Century cann. Universally knwn wrks, including David Hckney's' The Bigger Splash’, Andy Warhl's Sup Cans’ and Lenard da Vinci's 'Mna Lisa’ were all recast, creating riginal cllages that enquire ideas f depictin, digitalisatin and recgnitin. A sell ut shw, with numerus successful subsequent print releases, Psyclurgy frged Smith's path t a place amng Britain's ntable cntemprary artists.
PURGATORY--December 2019 Cntext，Art Miami
Purgatry is a shiny , sticky, glssy explratin f ur scieties attitude and apprach t ur excess,addictins and desires.
Excerpts frm Dante's Purgatry are wven thrugh clurful wrks depicting ppular cvetable cnsumables, creating symblic representatins f the seven sins. Dante explres pssible penance(悔) fr ur earthly suffering leading t spiritual grwth. The results f these pairings ffer a humrus, nstalgic and subversive pprtunity t questin ur chices.ur histry and ur future.
56.What made Nick launch his art career?
A. His deep lve f fascinating cllaged wrks.
B. His first cllage wrk Warhl's 'Marilyn’
C. The challenge f piecing a tessellatin f swatches.
D. The cllage experiment dating back t 2012.
57. Which f the fllwing statements abut the text Nick uses is true?
A. His text cntains cncepts f art.
B. His text is usually illustrative.
C. His text can be read sequentially.
D. His text elements are very simple
58.What d we knw abut PSYCOLOURGY?
A. It pened Smith's unique visual reinventin f classic 21th-century paintings.
B. David Hckney's'Mna Lisa’ has been recreated by Lawrence Alkin Gallery.
C. The riginal cllages affirm the ideas f depictin , digitisatin and recgnitin.
D. It pened Smith's path t becming ne f Britain's leading cntemprary artists.
59.What is the tpic f this passage?
A. Sme useful ways t create cllaged wrks.
B.The life f cntemprary artist Nick Smith.
C.Infrmatin abut Psyclurgy and Purgatry.
D. The intrductin t Nick Smith's wrks.
答案：56-59 CCDD
56.C[解析]根据文章第二段的 Frm his first cllage experiment back in 2011fWarhl's Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellatin f swatches as a challenge, this eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined his unique style he is nw knwn fr.可知2011年，他在沃霍尔的作品《玛丽莲》中进行了第一次拼贴实验当时他将色板镶嵌在一起作为挑战，这最终激发了他作为艺术家的职业生涯，并决定了他现在以独特的风格著称。A(他对挑启发性拼贴作品的热爱)、B(他的第一个拼贴作品沃霍尔的“玛丽莲”)、D(2012 年的拼贴实验)都说法错误C(拼贴一块镶嵌的色板的挑战)正确，故选 C。57.C[解析]根据文章第三段的 The text emplyed is ften narrative,which can be read in sequence adding anther element f intrigue and interest t the wrk.可知Nick Smith 使用的文本通常是叙事性的，可以按顺序阅读，为作品添加另一个阴谋和兴趣的元素。A(他的文本包含了艺术的概念)、B(他的文本通常是说明性的)、D(他的文本元素非常简单)都说法错误:C(他的文本可以按顺序读)正确，故选C。
58D[解析]根据文章第五段的Smith’s debut sl exhibitin with Lawrence Alkin Gallery in Sh, Lndn, launched his unique visual rewrking f classic paintingsfrmthe20th Century cann可知史密斯在伦敦苏活区与劳伦斯阿尔金画廊合办的首场个人展览，开启了他对20世纪经典画作的独特视觉再造。A(它开启了史密斯对21世纪经典绘画的独特视觉再造)错误;根据该段的Universally knwn wrks, including David Hckney's“The Bigger Splash’, Andy Warhl's Sup Cans and Lenard da Vinci's Mna Lisa’ were all recast, creating riginal cllages that interrgate ideas f depictin,digitalisatin and recgnitin.可知包括大卫·霍克尼的《更大的水花》、安迪·沃霍尔的《汤罐》和列奥纳多·达·芬奇的《蒙娜丽莎》在内的著名作品都经过了重新创作，他创作出了原创的拼贴画，对描绘、数字化和识别的理念进行了质疑。B(大卫·霍克尼的《蒙娜丽莎》由劳伦斯·阿尔金画廊重新创作)错误;C(原始拼贴画肯定了描绘、数字化和识别的思想)也错误:根据该段的 A sell ut shw, with numerus successful subsequent print releases.Psyclurgy frged Smith's path t a place amng Britain's ntable cntemprary artists可知“心理色彩”为史密斯开辟了通往英国著名当代艺术家之路。D(它开启了史密斯成为英国当代艺术家的道路) 正确，故选 D。
59.D[解析]根据整篇文章分析，文章一开始介绍了当代艺术家 Nick Smith 将文字和图像结合起来，创作出有趣和发人深省的拼贴作品。接下来主要介绍了他的作品的设计理念，最后描述了他的两个系列作品:Pyclurgy 和 Purgatry。所以文章主要是介绍 Nick Smith 的作品。A(一些创作拼贴作品的有用方法)、B(当代艺术家尼克·史密斯的生平)、C(关于心理色学和炼狱的信息)都说法错误;D(介绍尼克·史密斯的作品)正确，故选 D
2022年1月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
If a single wrd can describe ur daily life during thse first three years, it is "scrunge"(讨要)Every waking mment we were cncentrating n hw the hell we wuld be able t save up enugh dugh(面团;钱)t d whatever it was we had t d. Usually it was just break even. And there's nthing rmantic abut it. either. Remember the famus stanza n Omar Khayyám? Yu knw,the bk f verses underneath the bugh, the laf f bread, the jug f wine and s frth? Substitute Sctt n Trusts fr that bk f verses and see hw this petic visin stacks up against my idyllic existence. Ah, paradise? N, bullshit. All I'd think abut is hw much that bk was (culd we get it secndhand?) and where, if anywhere, we might be able t charge that bread and wine. And then hw we might ultimately scrunge up the dugh t pay ff ur debts.
Life changes. Even the simplest decisin mast be scrutinized by the ever vigilant budget cmmittee f yur mind.
“Hey, Oliver, let's g see Becket tnight.”
“Listen, it's three bucks.”
“What d yu mean?”
“ I mean a buck fifty fr yu and a buck fifty fr me.”
“Des that mean yes r n?”
"Neither. It just means three bucks."
Our hneymn was spent n a yacht and with twenty-ne children.That is, I sailed a thirty-six-ft Rhdes frm seven in the mrning till whenever my passengers had enugh, and Jenny was a children's cunselr. It was a place called the Pequd Bat Club in Dennis Prt (nt far frm Hyannis) an establishment that included a large htel, a marina and several dzen huses fr rent. In ne f the tinier bungalws, I have nailed an imaginary plaque(匾牌): “Oliver and Jenny slept here.I think it's a tribute t us bth that after a lng day f being kind t ur custmers, fr we were largely dependent n their tips fr ur incme, Jenny and I were nnetheless kind t each ther. Is imply say "kind", because I lack the vcabulary t describe what lving and being lved by Jennifer Cavilleri is like. Srry, I mean Jennifer Barrett.
Befre leaving fr the Cape, we fund a cheap apartment in Nrth Cambridge. I called it Nrth Cambridge, althugh the address was technically in the twn f Smerville and the huse was, as Jenny described it,“in the state f disrepair”. It had riginally been a tw-family structure, nw cnverted int fur apartments, verpriced even at its“cheap"rental. But what he hell can graduate students d? It's a seller's market.
56.What can we learn frm the cnversatin between Oliver and Jenny?
A. Nne f them wanted t see Becket.
B. They didn't have three bucks.
C. Jenny was wasting mney.
D. Oliver was a thrifty man.
57.Why were Oliver and Jenny friendly t custmers?
A. They were bth cunselrs fr children.
B. They needed t get tips frm custmers.
C. They didn't have enugh rm t live in
D. That was the rule n the yacht.
58. By "in the state f disrepair", the authr implies that ___________.
A. the apartment was very cheap
B. the apartment was very expensive
C. their accmmdatin is nt decent
D. their accmmdatin is very decent
59. Which f the fllwing might be the best title f the passage?
A. A cuple's debt repayment prcess
B. A cuple's hneymn trip
C. A cuple’ s hard life
D. A cuple's life n a yacht
【答案】56-59 DBCC
【解析】
56.D[解析]根据对话内容可知，Jenny 提议要去看 Becket，一共需要 3 美元而在 Oliver 看来，这意味着 Jenny 要花1美元 50美分，Oliver 自己也要花1美元50美分，可见 liver 是个节俭的人。A (没有人想见 Becket)、B(他们没有三美元)、C (Jenny 在浪费钱) 都说法错误，D (Oliver 是个节俭的人)正确，故选D。
57.B[解析]根据文章最后一段的 I think it's a tribute t us bth that after a lng day f being kind t ur custmers, fr we were largely dependent n their tips fr ur incme,可知这对夫妇对顾客友好了一整天，是因为他们的收入很大程度上依赖F他们的小费。A(因为他们都是儿童辅导员)、C (因为他们没有足够的空间做爱)、D(因为那是游艇上的规定) 都说法错误，B(因为他们需要从顾客那里得到小费)正确，故选 B。
58.C [解析]“in the stale f disrepair”的意思是“年久失修”，说明这对夫妇住的不好，A(这个公寓很便宜)、B (这个公寓很贵)、D(他们的住所很体面) 都说法错误，C(他们的住所不体面) 正确，故选 C。
59.C[解析]根据整篇文章分析，文章通过对话、这对夫妇在游艇上的拮据生活以及他们搬到的新住所的坏境可以看出文章主要描述了这对夫妇的艰难生活，A一对夫妇的债务偿还过程)、B(一对夫妇的蜜月旅行)、D(一对夫妇在游艇上的生活)都说法错误，C(一对夫妇的艰难生活) 正确，故选 C。
2021年6月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
A Swedish Prfessr at Natural Histry came ut t the farm t ask me fr help. He had cme t Africa t find ut at what stage f the embry( 胎) state the ft f the mnkeys begins t differ frm the human ft. Fr this purpse he meant t g and sht Clbus mnkeys n Munt Elgn.
“Yu will never find ut frm the Clbus mnkeys,"I said t him, "they live in the tps f the trees and are shy and difficult t sht. It wuld be the greatest luck shuld yu get the embry yu want.”
The Prfessr was hpeful. He was ging t stay ut till he had gt his ft, he said, even if it was befre years. He had applied t the Game Department fr permissin t sht the mnkeys he wanted. The permissin he was, in view f the high scientific bject f his research, certain t get, but s far, he had had n reply.
““Hw many mnkeys have yu asked t be allwed t sht?” I asked him.
He tld me that he had, t begin with, asked fr permissin t sht fifteen hundred mnkeys.
Nw I knew the peple at the Game Department, and I assisted him t send in a secnd letter asking fr a reply by return f pst, since the Prfessr was keen t get ff n his research. The answer frm the Game Department did, fr nce, cme by return f pst. The Game Department,they wrte. were pleased t infrm Prfessr Land-green that, in view f the scientific bject f his research. they had seen their way t make an exceptin frm the rules, and t raise the number f mnkeys n his license frm fur t six.
I had t read the letter ver twice t the Prfessr. When the cntents at last were clear t him, he became s deadly shcked and hurt, that he did nt say a single wrd. T my expressins f sympathy he mad n reply, but walked ut f the huse, gt int his car an drve away sadly.
By “it wuld be the greatest luck shuld yu get the embry yu want”, the authr implies that_____________.
A. it was n easy jb t get Clbus mnkeys
B. there were very few Clbus mnkeys in Africa
C. he wished the Prfessr gd luck in ding the research
D. the Prfessr was sure t btain the embry despite the difficulties
57.What can be learned abut the Game Department frm the passage?
A. It funded the Prfessr's scientific research.
B. It allwed the Prfessr t sht nly six mnkeys
C. It was set up t help researchers t find wild animals
D.It made rules abut where t sht Clbus mnkeys
58. Why did the Prfessr say nthing after the authr read the letter t him?
A.The Prfessr fund his research was meaningless.
B.The Prfessr realized his cruelty in shting mnkeys.
C.The Prfessr culdn't carry ut his research as expected
D.The Prfessr felt srry fr bringing truble t the authr
59. Which f the fllwing is cvered in the passage?
A.The scarcity f Clbus mnkeys.
B.The change f the Prfessr's md
C. The rigin f the Game Department.
D. The significance f animal prtectin.
【答案】56-59ABCB
【解析】
56.A[解析]“It wuld be the greatest luck shuld yu get the embry yu want”的思是“如果你想得到它的胚胎，那将是极大的运气”，根据第三段的“The Prfessr was hpeful, he was ging t stay ut till he had gt his ft, he said, even if it was t be fr years.(教授满怀希望，他打算一直等到猴子的足迹，即使这会耗费数年的时间)”可以推知得到流猴极其困难，A(要得到流猴可不是件容易的事)正确;B(非洲的犹猴很少)、C(他祝教授在研究中好运)、D(尽管困难重重，教授还是有把握获得胚胎) 都说法错误，故选 A。
57.B[解析]根据倒数第二段的 The answer frm the Game Department did,fr nce.cme by return f pst. The Game Department, they wrte, were pleased t infrm Prfessr Landgreen that, in view f the scientific bject f his expeditin, they had seen their way t make an exceptin frm their rules, and t raise the number f mnkeys n his license frm fur t six可知游猎局确实通过邮寄方式进行了回复信中写道他们很开心地通知教授，由于他的科学目的，他们决定为他违反自己的规定，并决定将允许猎杀的流猴数量从 4 只上升到6 只。A(它资助了教授的科学研究)、C(它的建立是为了帮助研究人员找到野生动物)、D(它规定了射杀疵猴的地点) 说法错误，B(它只允许教授射杀六只猴子) 正确，故选 B。
58.C[解析]根据最后一段的内容可知作者把信读了两次。当教授最终对内容很清晰了后，他变得很沮丧，感觉受到了致命的打击和伤害，他一句话也没说。作者安慰他他也没说话，他走出房子，进了自己的车伤心地开车走了。说明教授医为无法完成自己想做的研究而感到难过。A(教授发现他的研究毫无意义)、B(教授意识到他射杀猴子的残忍)、D(教授为给作者带来麻烦感到抱歉) 都说法错误，C(教授不能按照预期进行他的研究) 正确，故选 C。
59.B[解析]根据第三段的“The Prfessr was hpeful(教授满怀希望)”以及最后一段的“T my expressins f cndlence he made n reply, but walked ut f the huse,gt int his car and drve away sadly (我安慰他他也没说话，他走出房子，进了自己的车伤心地开车走了)”可知文章描述了教授的情绪变化。A(犹猴的稀缺)、C(游猎局的起源)、D(动物保护的意义)都说法错误，B(教授情绪的变化) 正确，故选 B。
2021年1月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Amng all the different types f jurney that peple undertake there are als thse f a spiritual nature. Sme f the trips we d in ur lives are purely fr pleasure, sme are meant t make us strnger, smetimes we travel t explre and learn , and in all f these undertakings we grw and becme wiser.
There is a lt we can learn frm the land that surrunds us and the best way t acquire that knwledge is by traveling and experiencing. This ancient abriginal initiatin ritual invlves exactly this: a lng spiritual hike acrss the indigenus land. Althugh widely knwn as “Walkabut ,” in later years the ritual has been referred t as “temprary mbility , " because the frmer is ften used as a dergatry term in Australian culture.
A yung man n Walkabut
Histrically speaking, the walkabut is a rite f passage in which yung ( adlescent )Abriginal Australians undertake a jurney that will help “ transfrm them int adults. The jurney is usually made between the ages f 10 and 16. During this jurney which can last fr up t six mnths , the individual is required t live and survive all alne in the wilderness.
This is nt an easy thing t d, especially nt fr teenagers. That is why nly thse wh have prven themselves mentally and physically ready are allwed t prceed with the walkabut. Only the elders f the grup decide whether it is time r nt fr the child t d it.The children are nt cmpletely unprepared fr the jurney. During the years befre the walkabut, the elders instruct them and give them advice abut the ceremny and adult life in general; they have been passed the “ secrets” f the tribe , the knwledge abut their wrld.
Abriginal wman
Thse wh are initiated in the walkabut are als decrated with bdy paint and rnaments.Smetimes they are marked with a permanent symbl n their bdies, In sme cases, a tth is remved frm the muth , r the nse r ears f the initiated are pierced. Traditinal walkabut clthes include nly a simple lin clth and nthing mre.
During a walkabut, a yung persn can smetimes travel a distance f ver a l,000miles. In rder t survive this lng hike , the participant in the walkabut must be able t make their wn shelter and must be capable f prcuring fd and water fr themselves.That means he needs t hunt, catch fish, and als recgnize and utilize edible and healing plants, The initiated yungster must learn t identify plants such as bush tmates, IIIawarra plums, quandngs , lilly-pillies , Muntari berries, wattle seeds, Kakadu plums, and bunya nuts.
56. What can be referred frm the first tw paragraphs f the passage?
A. Australians like t engage in all kinds f travel.
B. Peple can gain knwledge thrugh travel.
C.Travel is usually purely fr pleasure.
D.Walkabut is a lng spiritual jurney.
57. What d we knw abut the yung Abriginal Australians?
A.All yung Australians are required t live alne in the wilderness.
B.The difficulties they experienced in hiking turned them int adults.
C.Walkabut shuld nly be dne if they are mentally and physically prepared.
D.Walkabut is an unprepared test fr the yung Abriginal Australians.
58. Accrding t the passage , what skill des a persn need t acquire in the walkabut ?
A. Identifying directins
B.Preserving physical strength.
C.Planting plants.
D.Hunting and fishing.
59.Which f the fllwing ptins is true abut walkabut?
A. Only peple wh have experienced trture are qualified t the walkabut.
B. Wmen must decrate themselves with bdy paint and rnaments.
C. T survive, the participants need t acquire certain survival skills.
D. Indigenus wmen are nt required t participate in the walkabut
【答案】 56-59. BCDC
56.B[解析]根据文章中“There is a lt we can learn frm the land that surrunds us and the best way t acquire that knwledge is by traveling and experiencing. ”从我周围的土地上我们可以学到很多东西,获得这些知识的最好方法就是旅行和体验以及“ smetimes we travel t explre and learn, and in all f these undertakings we grw and becme wiser.”有时我们旅行是为了探索和学习，在所有这些活动中，我们成长并变得更聪明。可知 B 正确。A 选项无中生有;C 选项以偏概全，文章中讲的是“Sme f the trips we d in ur lives are purely fr pleasure...”的一些旅行纯粹是为了享乐;D选项扭曲文中说法，根据文章中“This ancient abriginal initiatin ritual invlves exactly this: a lng spiritual hike acrss the indigenus land.我们生活中这个古老的士著入会仪式正是这样的:一次穿越士著士地的漫长的精神徒步旅行。可知 D错误。
57.C[解析]根据文中“That is why nly thse wh have prven themselves mental and physically ready are allwed t prceed with the walkabut.”这就是为什么只有那些已经在精神和身体上证明了自己准备好的人才可以继续步行的原因。可知C正确。根据文中“The jurney is usually made between the ages f lO and 16.”旅通常在 10 岁到 16 岁之间进行，且需要身心都做好了准确，可知A 错误。根据文中“Histrically speaking, the walkabut is a rite f passage in which yung(adlescent) Abriginal Australians undertake a jurney that will help “transfrm”them int adults.从历史上讲，徒步旅行是一种成人仪式，年轻(青少年)的澳大利亚土著人进行一次旅行，将有助于“转变”成成年人。可知 B 错误。根据文中The children are nt cmpletely unprepared fr the jurney.”孩子们对这次旅行并非完全没有准备。以及后面讲到长辈们会对他们进行教导可知 D 错误。
58.D[解析]根据文中“That means he needs t hunt, catch fish,and als recgnize and utilize edible and healing plants.”这意味着他需要打猎、排鱼，还需要识别和利用可食用和治疗植物。可知D正确，C 错误:A、B 选项文章中无涉及。
59 C[解折]根据文中“ In rder t survive this lng hike. the participant in the walkabut must be able t make their wn shelter and must be capable f prcuring fd and water fr themselves.”为了在这次漫长的徒步旅行中幸存下来，徒步旅的参与者必须能够自己搭建庇护所，并且必须能够为自己获取食物和水，以及最后一段，可知C 正确;A 选项无中生有，文章中没有说徒步旅行需要经历酷刑B选项以偏概全，文中“Thse wh are initiated in the walkabut are als decrated with bdy paint and rnaments.”那些在散步中开始的人也用身体彩绘和装饰品来装饰。D 选项文中没有说明土著女性不允许参加徒步旅行。
2020年6月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
James Camern, writer-directr-prducer f best picture Oscar winner "Titanic” (1997), has again denied a claim perennially put frth by fans: that there was rm fr Jack (Lenard DiCapri) t climb abard the flating dr hlding Rse (Kate Winslet) and avid death by hypthermia (低体温) fllwing the shipwreck in the Nrth Atlantic.
Stating that "it says n page 147 [f the script] that Jack dies," Camern, 63, tld Vanity Fair, "Obviusly it was an artistic chice, [that] the thing was just big enugh t hld her, and nt big enugh t hld him”. Finding it “silly, really, that we’re having this discussin 20 years later.” the filmmaker pinted ut that, "Had he lived, the ending f the film wuld have been meaningless... S whether it was that, r whether a smkestack fell n him, he was ging dwn."
He added he believed the physics were crrect as well. “I was in the water with the piece f wd putting peple n it fr abut tw days getting it exactly buyant (漂浮) enugh s that it wuld supprt ne persn with full free-bard, meaning that she wasn't immersed at all in the 28 degree water, s that she culd survive the three hurs it tk until the rescue ship gt there... And we very, very finely tuned it t be exactly what yu see in the mvie because I believed at the time, and still d, that that’s what it wuld have taken fr ne persn t survive.”
Winslet and fellw "Titanic" star Kathy Bates suggest therwise, with Bates at the SAG AFTRA Fundatin 2nd Annual Patrn f the Artists Awards n Nv. 9 intrducing Winslet by saying, "He lets g f her hand and sinks int the depth f the Atlantic. And I persnally think that there was plenty f rm n there!" Winslet agreed, telling the audience lightheartedly, "He culd have fit n it! He culd have fit n that dr!” She similarly said n “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in February 2016 that Jack “culd have actually fitted n that bit f dr”
As far back as 2012, Camern tldIGN.cm, "It's nt a questin f rm, it’s a questin f buyancy... It's clear that there’s really nly enugh buyancy available fr ne persn... She's cmpletely ut f the water n the raft, and ... if he gt n with her, they'd bth be half in and half ut f the water ... and they wuld have bth died f hypthermia.
As well, he had tld The Daily Beast in January, "Yu read page 147 f the script and it says, "Jack gets ff the bard and gives his place t her s that she can survive” It's that simple”
Referring t a 2012 episde f Discvery’s "MythBusters" in which he gamely guest-starred, Camern tld the website, "Yu’re Jack, yu're in water that’s 28 degrees, yur brain is starting t get hypthermia. ‘MythBusters’ asks yu t nw g take ff yur life vest, take hers ff, swim underneath this thing, attach it in sme way that it wn't just wash ut tw minutes later - which means yu're underwater tying this thing n in 28-degree water, and that’s ging t take yu five t 10 minutes, s by the time yu cme back up yu're already dead. S that wuldn't wrk. His best chice was t keep his upper bdy ut f the water and hpe t get pulled ut by a bat r smething befre he died.”
56. What questin have the fans raised abut the plt f the Titanic?
A. They think the ending f the stry was nt gd enugh.
B. They questin the directr’s level f directin.
C. They ppse the separatin f the her and herine.
D. They believe that the her has a chance f survival as well.
57. Accrding t James Camern, Jack shuld have been dead because ________.
A. it cmes up t the fans’ expectatins
B. the prcess the screenplay can be satisfied
C. the true stry that attracts mre fans
D. the cre rle f the film is the actress nt the actr
58. Which f the fllwing peple hld(s) a different viewpint f Jack’s life?
A. Kathy BatesB. WinsletC. James CamernD. The fans
59. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is incrrect?
A. Accrding t the directr, the her is dead n page 147 f the script.
B. If the her were still alive, the ending f the mvie wuld be meaningless.
C. James Camern attended the Fundatin 2nd Annual Patrn f the Artists Awards.
D. Sme fans dn’t want t believe that the her is dead in the mvie.
【答案】56—59 DBCC
【解析】
全文大意:主要讲述了粉丝们向詹姆斯·卡梅隆，奥斯卡最佳影片《泰坦尼克号》的编剧兼导演，提出关于影片的一些疑问。
56.D[解析]推理判断题，问:“粉丝对泰坦尼克号提出了什么质疑?”，定位到第1段，由第1段可知，詹姆斯·卡梅隆再次否认粉丝们长期以来提出的一个理论:那就是杰克抱着罗斯爬上漂浮的门板，还有空间可以容纳杰克，避免他在北大西洋海难后体温过低死亡。关键字眼，again denied ，avid death，可以推断出选 D :他们相信主人公像其它幸存者一样有生还的机会。
57.B[解析]细节题，问:“根据詹姆斯·卡梅降的看法，杰克应该丧生因为”定位到第2段，根据“Obviusly it was an artistic chice...”很明显，这是艺术的选择。跟 B 句意相符:这个过程可以满足剧本的要求。
58.C[解析]细节题，问:“谁对杰克的生死持不同的看法?”
答案定位到第4段，A.Kathy Bates 和 B.Winslet，持相同的看法:“他放开了她的手，沉入了大西洋。我个人认为那里有足够的空间!”“他本来可以爬上漂浮的门板上。”可知 Kathy Bates 和 Winslet 都觉得男主杰克不应该死。C.James Camern 詹姆斯·卡梅隆，编剧及导演，由第3 段的“it wuld have taken fr ne persn t survive.”只有1个人能后幸存下来，结合 52，他觉得杰克应该丧生D.fans 粉丝，由第一段可知，粉丝想让杰克活下来。故选 C.
59.C[解析]细节题，哪项说法错误。A选项，完全对应第二段: Stating that“it says n page 147 [f the script] that Jack dies,”剧本第147 页说杰克死了，故 A 正确。B 选项，对应第二段: the filmmaker pinted ut that,“Had he lived, the ending f the film wuld have been ，导演指出，”如果他活着，电影的结局将毫无意义。故 B 正确.。C 选项，从第4段可知，参加SAG-AFTRA 基金会第二届年度艺术家赞助人奖的是 Kathy Bates 和 Winslet，C 说法错误，所以选 C。D 选项，一些粉丝不愿意相信电影里的男主死去的事实。从第1段和第 58 题可知，D 是正确的。
2020年1月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
(A)
When I was in high schl, I wanted t attend an Ivy League university n the East Cast. I had the grades and SAT scres t get int Harvard but my father refused t pay even thugh tuitin back then was much mre affrdable than it is tday, well within the means f ur family. I went t UCLA instead, a gd university but nt an Ivy. I wrked at least 20 hurs per week thrughut my fur years and have always felt that I missed ut n a lt f cllege. I feel that I didn’t have enugh time t devte t my studies. One f my biggest regrets is nt having had the kind f immersin experience that my ldest sn enjyed. I envy him, but it’s nt a bitter feeling. It desn’t make me lse sight f my wn accmplishments and the very real gdness in my life s far.
I believe my wn father envied me, t. Early in high schl, he had t drp ut and help supprt his family during the Depressin. Althugh he never said as much, I knw he wished he culd have finished high schl and gne n t higher educatin. I was the nly ne f his children t d s. When I earned my dctrate and built a life as a prfessinal, he felt a mixture f pride, vicarius fulfillment and envy.
I graduated first in my high schl class. Years later, I learned that fr mnths after, Dad had carried the little slip annuncing my class rank in his pcket, shwing it t friends and business assciates. He was bviusly prud, thugh he never tld me s. It strikes me as a narcissistic srt f pride, abut him rather than me. Many f yu will relate t this experience. In yur cmments t my psts, yu’ve tld me abut parents wh explited yu fr narcissistic gain. I dn’t think my father was a bad man, r that his experience f pride was particularly unusual. Dn’t mst parents like t brag abut their child’s success because it reflects well upn them? When I speak f my sns’ lives, I feel pride in them as well as myself.
Envy gets a bad rap but there’s nthing unusual abut it. Envy, as I’ve said befre, can teach yu what yu want. Prblems nly arise when it links up with shame, as I’ve written abut befre. When the success/beauty/yuth enjyed by smene else makes us feel like a lser in cmparisn, ur envy may becme pisnus. In the illgical uncnscius, we may feel as if it is precisely because the ther persn has the trait r thing we want that we cannt have it. We may feel that the nly pssible relief wuld be t destry the bject f ur envy.
56. Accrding t the text, the authr envies his sn because________.
A. his sn pssesses the precius years f yuth
B. his sn has a perfect and impressive childhd
C. his sn gets int Harvard successfully
D. his sn has the immersin experience n his study
57. It can be learned that mst parents are prud f their children because ________.
A. they want t explit their children fr narcissistic gain
B. they regard the success as their wn and als feel pride in themselves
C. they like t brag abut their child’s success
D. they want t catch their friends’ attentin
58. Which f the fllwing is TRUE f this passage?
A. The authr studied in an Ivy League university n the East Cast.
B. The authr’s sn cmpleted authr’s unfinished studies.
C. Prblems nly arise when envy links up with shame.
D. The authr’s father didn’t care abut his study and drpped ut.
59. What is the authr’s attitude tward envy?
A. Negative.B. Psitive.C. Skeptical. D. Indifferent.
【答案】56 —59 DBCB
56.解析: 答案选 D，根据第一段中“I wrked at least 20 hurs per week thrughut my fur years and have always felt that I missed ut n a lt f cllege. I feel that I didn't have enugh time t devte t my studies. One f my biggest regrets is nt having had the kind f immersin experience that my ldest sn enjyed.”"在我的年大学时光里，我每周至少工作 20 个小时，我总觉得错过了很多大学。我觉得我没有足够的时间专心学习。我最大的遗憾之一就是没有享受到我大儿子享受到的那种沉浸式体验。故选 D。
57.解析:答案选 B。根据文中 Dn't mst parents like t brag abut their child’ success because it reflects well upn them? When I speak f my sns’ lives, I feel pride in them as well as myself.大多数父母喜欢吹嘘自己孩子的成功不就是因为这也让他们自己感到自己很不错吗?当我谈到我儿子的生活时，我为他们感到野傲，也为自己感到骄傲。可知 B 正确。A、C、D 选项他们想要利用自己的孩子获得自恋的好处、他们想要吹嘘自己的孩子以及他们想要引起朋友的关注，是移子的角度的片面想法，不是父母为他们的孩子感到骄傲的真正的原因。
58.解析:答案选 C。根据文中“ Prblems nly arise when it links up with shame, as I've written abut befre.”问题只会在它和羞耻感联系起来时出现，就像我以前写过的那样。故 C 正确。A 选项作者最后没有去常春上学:B 选项作者自己完成了学业;D 选项作者的父亲辍学是因为经济上的原因不是因为不在意学习; 故排除A、B、D选项。
59.解析: 答案选 B。根据文中讲的自己的例子以及最后一段中“Envy gets a bad rap but there's nthing unusual abut it,”嫉妒是个坏名声，但也没什么不寻常的。以及“Prblems nly arise when it links up with shame, as I've written abut befre.问题只会在它和羞耻感联系起来时出现，就像我以前写过的那样。可知，作者对待嫉妒的态度的是积极的，我们需要正确的对待嫉妒。
2019年6月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
All I had t d fr the tw dllars was clean her huse fr a few hurs after schl. It was a beautiful huse, t, with a plastic-cvered sfa and chairs, wall-t-wall blue-and-white carpeting, a white enamel stve, a washing machine and a dryer — things that were cmmn in her neighbrhd, absent in mine. In the middle f the war, she had butter, sugar, steaks, and seam-up-the-back stckings.
I knew hw t scrub flrs n my knees and hw t wash clthes in ur zinc tub, but I had never seen a Hver vacuum cleaner r an irn that wasn't heated by fire.
Part f my pride in wrking fr her was earning mney I culd squander (浪费) : n mvies, candy, paddleballs, jacks, ice-cream cnes. But a larger part f my pride was based n the fact that I gave half my wages t my mther, which meant that sme f my earnings were used fr real things — an insurance-plicy payment r what was wed t the milkman r the iceman. The pleasure f being necessary t my parents was prfund. I was nt like the children in flktales: burdensme muths t feed, nuisances t be crrected, prblems s severe that they were abandned t the frest. I had a status that ding rutine chres in my huse did nt prvide — and it earned me a slw smile, an apprving nd frm an adult. Cnfirmatins that I was adultlike, nt childlike.
In thse days, the frties, children were nt just lved r liked; they were needed. They culd earn mney; they culd care fr children yunger than themselves; they culd wrk the farm, take care f the herd, run errands(差事), and much mre. I suspect that children aren't needed in that way nw. They are lved, dted n, prtected, and helped. Fine, and yet...
Little by little, I gt better at cleaning her huse — gd enugh t be given mre t d, much mre. I was rdered t carry bkcases upstairs and, nce, t mve a pian frm ne side f a rm t the ther. I fell carrying the bkcases. And after pushing the pian my arms and legs hurt s badly. I wanted t refuse, r at least t cmplain, but I was afraid she wuld fire me, and I wuld lse the freedm the dllar gave me, as well as the standing I had at hme — althugh bth were slwly being erded. She began t ffer me her clthes, fr a price. Impressed by these wrn things, which lked simply grgeus t a little girl wh had nly tw dresses t wear t schl, I bught a few. Until my mther asked me if I really wanted t wrk fr castffs. S I learned t say "N, thank yu" t a faded sweater ffered fr a quarter f a week's pay.
Still, I had truble summning (鼓起) the curage t discuss r bject t the increasing demands she made. And I knew that if I tld my mther hw unhappy I was she wuld tell me t quit. Then ne day, alne in the kitchen with my father, I let drp a few whines abut the jb. I gave him details, examples f what trubled me, yet althugh he listened intently, I saw n sympathy in his eyes. N "Oh, yu pr little thing. " Perhaps he understd that what I wanted was a slutin t the jb, nt an escape frm it. In any case, he put dwn his cup f cffee and said, “Listen. Yu dn't live there. Yu live here. With yur peple. G t wrk. Get yur mney. And cme n hme."
That was what he said. This was what I heard:
Whatever the wrk is, d it well — nt fr the bss but fr yurself.
Yu make the jb; it desn't make yu.
Yur real life is with us, yur family.
Yu are nt the wrk yu d; yu are the persn yu are.
I have wrked fr all srts f peple since then, geniuses and mrns, quick-witted and dull, big-hearted and narrw. I've had many kinds f jbs, but since that cnversatin with my father I have never cnsidered the level f labr t be the measure f myself, and I have never placed the security f a jb abve the value f hme.
What can we learn abut the authr is different frm ther children?
A. She needs t be supprted like thers.B. She made a mistake and needed t be crrected.
C. She ften des daily chres at hme.D. She's t childish fr cmparisn.
Accrding t the article, which f the fllwing is crrect abut children in the 1940s like the authr?
They just want t be ppular, lved and liked.
B. They nly take great pains t earn mre mney.
C. They can d all kinds f daily wrk, such as caring fr children and s n.
D. They are n lnger needed except fr being spiled by adults.
What did the authr's father make her understand?
Dn't escape frm difficulties at wrk.
B. Whatever decisin she made, her father wuld supprt her.
Cnvey her dissatisfactin with her wrk.
D. Make a distinctin between wrk and life.
Which f the fllwing crrespnds t the authr's views n wrk?
A. Dn't regard wrk achievement as a criterin fr evaluating neself.
B. Hard wrk is a struggle fr a better future in yur limited life.
C. Wrk is t fllw the ftsteps f the bss.
D. Wrk safety shuld be mre imprtant than family value.
【答案】56-59. CCDA
【解析】
56.C解析]考查细节理解。根据文中第一段“The pleasure f being necessary t my parents was prfund. I was nt like the children in flktales...”可知作者的满足感更多的来自于她和不像其他民间故事里的孩子,她可以做一些杂货挣钱。故选 CA 选项主人公不是为了她的妈妈而挣钱。B 选项她自己的价值被需要、D 她享受在家庭中作为一个成年人的地位，属于干扰项，过度推测，不是作者快乐的真正原因。
57.B[解析]考查细节理解。由文中“In thse days,the frties,children were nt just lved r liked; they were needed, They culd earn mney...”“I suspect that children aren't needed in that way nw. They are lved, dted n, prtected, and helped. Fine and yet...”在那时候，四十年代，孩子不仅仅是被爱或喜欢的;他们是需要的他们可以挣钱...我想现在不需要孩子那样子做了，他们被爱、宠爱、保护和帮助.很好，但是...可知作者由自己引出整个四十年代的孩子的特点:他们被需要并且经常干一些杂活。表明他们具备很强的生活能力,现在的孩子则更多的是被宠爱引出对比，所以正确答案为 B。
58.D[解析]考查逻辑推理。根据第六段中“In any case, he put dwn his cup f cffee and said,“Listen. Yu dn't live there. Yu live here.”父亲说，你不住在那里你住在这里可知，生活和工作要区分开来，且也符合主题，故选 D。
59.A[解析]考查细节理解。根据最后一段中，关于作者对工作的看法观点“but since that cnversatin with my father I have never cnsidered the level f labr t be the measure f myself可知，受父亲的启发，作者不以工作作为评价和衡量自己的标准，故选 A。
2019年1月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
I believe that, as a dctr, I shuld always get a blanket fr my patients wh need ne. Yes I knw there are ther peple wh can d this. I can ask a nurse r an rderly t d it, but I believe that I shuld d it. S several times a day, while wrking in ur emergency department, I leave my patient's bedside, get them a nice warm blanket and cver them up, befre cntinuing n my day.
This actin ges alng with what I believe t be the three rules f emergency medicine (and perhaps medicine in general). I repeat these ften t the residents and medical students I supervise in ur busy urban emergency department.
I tell them: (1) we make peple feel better; (2) we try t make sure nthing really bad is happening t them right nw; and (3)we try t tell them what is causing their symptms. I say that we can almst always achieve the first tw rules but nt always the third. N news is usually gd news frm an ER dctr. If I find a reasn fr, say, yur abdminal pain it is rarely a gd thing.
Which brings me back t why I believe I shuld ffer t bring my patients a blanket. T me it is the first step in cmmunicating t the persn that my pririty is his r her cmfrt, bth physical and emtinal. It is a simple act that acknwledges my desire t meet their basic needs as a patient. It may be an verused expressin but I want t treat my patients the way I wuld want my family members taken care f. This behavir was als mdeled fr me when I was a patient.Shrtly after cllege I was invlved in a serius accident while wrking in an ambulance as a vlunteer. The shrt stry s that brke my femur(大腿骨), the large bne in my thigh, and my recvery required a ttal f fur surgeries ver a year r s. The surgen wh perfrmed the last three peratins usually did his runds late at night.
He was a brilliant and talented surgen wh reminded me in appearance f a chain-smking Einstein. He wuld ask abut my pain and my mental state, but what I remember mst is his ffering t bring me French fries the next time he visited. I felt that he cared abut me and, mre imprtantly, understd what I was ging thrugh. He cnnected with me, and I trusted and beyed everything he tld me t d.Getting a blanket and placing it n my patient is, in the end, a check and balance fr me. I have the pwer t rder hundreds f tests and treatments. I strive t always be right (r at least never wrng). And n nt s rare ccasins, I help save a life. But in the end, if I have nt made that cnnectin with my patient, if I have nt shwn them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a persn.
56. Accrding t the authr, what des the perfrmance f giving blankets t patients mean?
A. It may be an verused expressin althugh he desn't care abut it.
B. It gives him the pwer t rder tests and treatments.
C.. It helpful t save a life when yu are in truble.
D. It helps cmmunicate his care twards his patients.
57. The authr mentined his wn experience as a patient, which f the fllwing is NOT his intentin?
A. Shwing his gratitude fr the surgen.
B. Demnstrating his actin f giving blankets.
C. Implying the similar functin f bringing French Fries and giving blankets t patients.
D. Claiming the imprtance f patients' trust tward dctrs.
58. What des the last sentence (paragraph7) imply?
A. The authr felt regretful fr nt preparing blankets fr their patients.
B. The nly principle f a gd physician is t understand patients' needs.
C. It imprtant fr dctrs t cnvey the cause f their illness clearly.
D.A gd physician shuld shw his care t his patients.
59. The passage is mainly abut ________________.
A. emphasizing the imprtance f sincere care and understanding f patients
B. emphasizing hw t build a bridge between dctrs and patients
C. emphasizing that a small gesture can warm the patient's heart
D. emphasizing hw t imprve the dctr-patient relatinship
【答案】56-59 DDDA
56.D [解析]解析:根据第四段中“T me it is the first step in cmmunicating t the persn that my pririty is his r her cmfrt, bth physical and emtinal.”可知，医生提供毯子的原因是与病人进行交流的第一步，故选 D。
57.D [解析]根据第三四段，结合全文，作者引用自身经历来论证外科医生的行为对其作为病人所产生的重要影响，及对其做出类似关怀举动的引导作用，D选项强调患者信任医生的重要性并不是例子主要想体现的内容，故选 D。
58.D [解析]根据最后一段中“ But in the end,if I have nt made that cnnectin with my patient, if l have nt shwn them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a persn.”可知，作为一个医生，应该从心理上理解和言语上呵护病人，这种照料才是医生应该具备的品质。故选 D。
59.A [解析] 根据文章中“T me it is the first step in cmmunicating t the persn that my pririty is his r her cmfrt, bth physical and emtinal.”可知作者在强调要发自内心的关心和理解病人，故选 A。
2018年6月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Apparently, the idea f mney that's nt tied t a specific bank — r a specific cuntry — is appealing t many. But it's wrth remembering that the banking system that we nw all live with is just that: A mdern inventin. Nt s lng ag, mney was almst always created and used lcally, and bartering was cmmn. (In fact, it still is cmmn amng many nline lcal netwrks, like the Buy Nthing Prject.).
In the past, mney's makeup varied frm place t place, depending n what was cnsidered valuable there. S while sme f the wrld's first cins were made frm a naturally ccurring hybrid f gld and silver called electrum, bjects ther than cins have served as currency, including beads, ivry, livestck, and cwrie shells. In West Africa, bracelets f brnze r cpper were used as cash, especially if the transactin was assciated with the slave trade there. Thrughut the clnial perid, tbacc was used in lieu f cins r paper bills in Virginia, Maryland and Nrth Carlina, even thugh it was used elsewhere in the clnies and extensively thrughut Eurpe and the U.K.
Tday, n an island in the Pacific, a specific type f shell still serves as currency — and sme peple there are even harding it, just like Bitcin mguls, cnvinced that ne day, it will make them wealthy beynd imaginatin.
On Malaita, the mst-ppulated island that's part f the Slmn Islands, shells are accepted at mst places in exchange fr gds.
"Hw much tuna yu can get fr yur shells depends n their clr and shape," Mary Brun, a shp wner frm the small twn f Auki, n Malaita, tld Vice. "One strip f darker shells might get yu abut tw cans f smaller tuna, but the red nes are wrth mre. Fr the red nes, ne strip might get enugh tuna t feed a big family fr a lng time."
Just like a mint that creates cins, there's nly ne place n the island where the shells, which are plished and strung tgether t frm 3-ft-lng rpes, are made. (Yu can see hw that wrks in the vide abve.) The strips f red, white, and black shells all cme frm Langa Langa Lagn, where artificial islands were lng-ag built by lcals t escape frm the island-dwelling cannibals. Once marned ut n their islands, lcals needed a currency t use amng themselves, and s the shell currency was brn.
Using shells fr mney was cmmn thrughut the Pacific islands as late as the early 1900s, but Malaita is unique in that they are still used tday. And just like cryptcurrencies, there are thse wh think the islanders are smart t invest in this type f mney, which is reprted t have risen in value ver the last three decades. It might seem strange t hard a bunch f prcessed, strung-tgether shells, but what is a pile f dllars? Just a specially printed piece f paper and hemp that we've assigned value t — and prbably less durable ver time than thse shells.
56. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A. Mney was created and was widely used in the wrld.
B. Tbacc was used as cins r paper bills in American in the past.
C. The ingredients f wrld’s first cins may be the cmbinatin f gld and silver.
D. Using shells fr mney has been ut f date in the wrld.
57. The wrd “mint” in paragraph 5 is clsest in the meaning t _______________.
A. a kind f mney that can exchange
B. the leaves f a mint plant used fresh r candied
C. a place t prduce and plish shells
D. a factry that prduces currency
58.What's pinin f the authr twards shells fr mney?
A.Reasnable B.Imaginary C.Cnvenient. D. Inventive.
59.Which f the fllwing might be the best title f the passage?
A. The Histry f Bitcin
B.Shells Still Mney
C.The Currency ls f Great Use
D.Sme Shells
【答案】 56. C 57. D 58. A 59. B
【解析】
56.C[解析]考查细节理解。根据文中 S while sme f the wrld's first cins were made frm a naturally ccurring hybrid f gld and silver called electrum(银金bjects ther than cins have served as currency, including beads, ivry, livestck and cwrie shells，因此，尽管世界上最早的一些硬币是由一种名为银金矿的自然存在的金银混合物制成的，但硬币以外的其他物品却充当了货币，包括珠子、象牙，牲畜和牛壳。故选C。
57.D[解析]考查细节理解。由文章第三段可知通过文中“'s nly ne place n the island where the shells, which are plished and strung tgether t frm 3-bLlng rpes,are made”岛上只有一个地方制造贝壳，贝壳经过打磨和电起形成 3英尺长的绳索。以及“Once marnd(闲逛) ut n their islands, lcals needed a currency t use amng themselves, and s the shell currency was bm "日在岛屿上闲逛，当地人需要一种货币在他们之间使用，于是贝壳货币诞生了可知 mint是一个造币的地方，故选 D。
58.A[解析]考查逻辑推理。reasnable 合理的。根据最后一段中 Using shells fr mney was cmmn thrughut the Pacific islands as late as the early 1900s, but Malaita is unique in that they are still used tday.可知作者认为贝壳换钱是合理的故选A。
59.B[解析]考查逻辑推理。根据全文可知，作者一直在讨论贝壳仍然被用来充当纸币的事情。故选 B。
2018年1月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
We Have a Painter t Thank fr Yellwstne
Befre artist Thmas Mran set ft in the park, it was seen as a hellish place. After, it was marketed as a wnderland.
Befre Thmas Mran arrived, Yellwstne in the ppular imaginatin was a harsh, wild place pcked with hellish geysers. After the painter’s wrk was finished, Yellwstne was established as a natinal park and marketed as a wnderland.
In 1871 Mran and phtgrapher William Henry Jacksn had jined the first U.S. gvernment survey f the regin. Fr tw weeks Mran filled a sketchbk with the landscape’s mst stunning sights. The survey results, Jacksn’s phts, and Mran’s waterclrs—the first clr renderings f the area—were presented t Cngress that fall. “The phtgraphs were prf that what the artist was shwing really existed,” says Eleanr Harvey, senir curatr at the Smithsnian American Art Museum.
In March 1872 lawmakers fficially made Yellwstne a natinal park, the wrld’s first. By April, Mran had transfrmed sme f his sketches int a 7-by-12-ft painting. The gld-splattered valley and billwing Lwer Falls f “The Grand Canyn f the Yellwstne” captivated the public. “It is t grand and wnderful fr wrds,” declared the Ladies’ Repsitry that August, “and nne can ever judge f its wnders frm any engraving r phtgraph in mere black and white.”
Thugh Mran later painted Lake Superir, the Grand Canyn, and the Rckies, his reputatin was s intertwined with Yellwstne that he tk t signing his paintings “TYM,” fr Thmas “Yellwstne” Mran.
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56. What can we knw abut Yellwstne accrding t the passage?
A. It was a ppular park with geysers befre Thmas Mran finished transfrmatin.
B. It was an imaginatin f a harsh and wild place.
C. I became a natinal park with the effrts f Mran and Jacksn
D. is an attractive grand valley.
57.What des the " pcked" mean in the first sentence ( paragraph 2 ) ?
A.Packed.B.Dtted.C.BlckedD.Stuck.
58. What are the characteristics f Thmas Mran's paintings abut Yellwstne Park?
A.Paying attentin t clr rendering f paintings.
B.His magnificent and wnderful paintings.
C. His reputatin clsely linked t Yellwstne Park
D.His paintings with nthing special.
59.What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A.The Significance f Thmas Mran's paintings t Yellwstne Park
B. Hw Yellwstne Park is established as a Natinal Park.
C.The Great Painter-Thmas Mran.
D. The prcess f Yellwstne Park being labelled as a fairyland.
【答案】 56.C 57.B 58.B 59.A
56.C[解析]考查细节理解。根据文章第二，三段可知，Mran 和 Jacksn 提出的改造建议对黄石公园被改造为国家公园有着重要的意义，故选 C。
57.B[解析]猜词题注意定位句以及上下句。根据文章中“Befre Thmas Mran arrived, Yellwstne in the ppular imaginatin was a harsh, wild place pcked with hellish geysers. After the painter's wrk was finished, Yellwstne was established as a natinal park and marketed as a wnderland.”在托马斯·莫兰到来之前，人们想象中的黄石公园是一个布满地狱般间歇泉的荒凉地方。但画家的作品完成后，黄石公园被定为国家公园，并作为一个仙境出售。Pcked 意为“having hles r hllw marks n the surface”(表面)有洞的，有坑的，作 place 的后置定语，后加 with可引申为“遍布...”，选项中A 为“收拾(行李)”B 为星罗棋布于;遍布;布满;符合题意，C 为堵塞;阻塞，D 为卡住。故选 B。
58.B[解析]考查细节理解。根据文章中“It is t grand and wnderful fr wrds declared the Ladies’ Repsitry that August, “and nne can ever judge f its wnders frm any engraving r phtgraph in mere black and white.”可知，大家对托马斯·莫兰关于黄石公园的画作印象是宏伟美妙，故选 B。
59.A[解析]考查逻辑推理。根据文章整体分析，以及“Befre artist Thmas Mran set ft in the park, it was seen as a hellish place. After, it was marketed as a wnderland.”该句话的总体概括和暗示，可知本文主要讲述了托马斯·莫兰对黄石公园的巨大影响意义，故选 A。
2017年6月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
The adaptatin f bks t the big screen is nthing new t ur sciety. Bks have becme well-respected tls fr creating a better Hllywd. Hwever, films shuld be just as respected fr their ability t create better writers.
The main skill films help writers develp is attentin t prgress. Mst directrs and screenwriters knw that the majrity f peple are nt willing t sit thrugh a five-hur film. Thus, every scene must have a purpse. This is a vital bjective t keep in mind when writing a nvel r shrt stry. With mst writing curses placing emphasis n literary techniques, it is easy t becme mre invested in dictin than with actually mving the plt frward. Films remind the writer that while a nvel ught t have sme degree f literary cmplexity, the gal at the end f each chapter, page, r sentence is simple:keep the stry mving. Films nt nly help writers develp a plt, but als help writers develp specific mments within their stries. Althugh writing a means f expressin, nt all things are easy t express in writing, especially facial expressins and emtins. Films allw writers t study the bdily and emtinal actins that make characters read mre realistically and make stries mre tempting.
Lastly, smetimes it takes a film t bring abut a stry idea in the first place. Stp using a hrribly specific r extremely uninteresting prmpt. A pleasing theme r aesthetic can be enugh t inspire a character r setting. As writers , whether fictin r independent, ur wrks ften arise frm the things we see arund us r the thins we wish we culd see. Nnetheless, ur wrks als arise frm the visuals that have been created fr us. As literature cntinues t enter the film industry, perhaps we shuld make use f film techniques in ur literature.
56. Reminded by films, a writer can mve the plt frward by________________ .
A. keeping in mind that every wrd shuld mean smething.
B. prviding a descriptin f as many details as pssible.
C. paying attentin t further enhancing literary cmplexity.
D. chsing the perfect wrd t g with his/her thught.
57. Accrding t the passage, films help writers develp in many aspects except _______________.
A. getting an imprved expressiveness
B. fcusing n keeping the stry mving.
C. cmplicating their thinking and life .
D. bringing in inspiratin fr new wrks.
58. The wrd “prmpt”(paragraph 3) prbably means _______________ .
A. a reasn t write.
B. a tpic t start frm.
C. an excuse t put ff wrking .
D. an element t attract relatinship.
59. Which f the fllwing statements best represents the authr’s thughts in this passage?
A. bk writers are the nes prmting the grwth f the film industry.
B. directrs and screenwriters are mre respected than fictin writers.
C. writers shuld spend mre time n wrding rather than n ther things.
D. Film-making technique culd help bk writers t imprve themselves.
【答案】56.A 57.D 58.B 59.D
【解析】
56.A[解析]根据文中“Thus,every scene must have a purpse.”每一个场景都必须有一个目的，以及“With mst writing curses placing emphasis n literary techniques, it is easy t becme mre invested in dictin than with actually mving the plt frward.”由于大多数写作课程都强调文学技巧，因此很容易变得更注重措辞，而不是实际推进情节。可知作者推进故事情节的方法应该是让每一句话都具有意义，都能推动故事情节的发展。故选 A。
57.D[解析]根据文中“Films allw writers t study the bdily and emtinal actins...”电能帮助作家发展的主要技能电能是关注进步。“Films remind the writer that while a nvel ught t have sme degree f literary cmplexity, the gal at the end f each chapter, page, r sentence is simple: keep the stry mving.”电形提醒作家，虽然一部小说应该具有某种程度的文学复杂性，但每一章、每一页或每句结尾的目标很简单:让故事继续前行。以及“Films nt nly help writers develp a plt, but als help writers develp specific mments within their stries.电能不仅帮助作家发展情节，也帮助作家在故事中发展特定的时刻。可知 A、B.C 项是电影帮助到作家的方面，故选 D。
58.B[解析]根据文中 Lastly,smetimes it takes a film t bring abut a stry idea in the first place. Stp using a hrribly specific r extremely uninteresting prmpt. 政后有时它需要一部电影来讲述一个故事的概念。停止使用一个非常具体或极其不有趣的提示。故选 B。
59.D[解析]根据文中“The main skill films help writers develp is attentin t prgress.”电影帮助作家发展的主要技巧是关注进步。以及“As literature cntinues t enter the film industry, perhaps we shuld make use f film techniques in ur literature.”随着文学不断进入电影业，也许我们应该在文学中运用电影技巧。可知答案选 D
2017年1月高考真题
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
What happens in a particular class n a particular day depends n the interactins that ccur between the teacher, the students, and the material being studied. The classrm cntext, generally speaking, includes all thse factrs that influence what happens during teaching and learning. These factrs perate n different levels.
The physical cntext, fr example, influences what happens in the classrm. Space may restrict participatin, depending n hw a teacher interprets the situatin, sme teachers use their surrundings t prmte learning. Ntice bards reflect themes r tpics being studied; a display area presents students’ written wrk fr thers t read. Of curse, sme teachers remain unaware f the physical envirnment f the classrm affects the nature and types f interactins that they and their students inhabit tgether. A rm, after all, is just a rm.Yet the physical envirnment f the classrm affects the nature and types f interactins that will ccur. Straight rws f tables, fr example, are favurable t classrm lectures and turn-taking rutines in which students, ne by ne, recite answers t a teacher's questins.
A rm isn’t just a rm fr teachers wh seek t make the physical envirnment suitable fr interactive learning. Interactive learning invites thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening and sharing. Such classrms are arranged fr individuals rather than fr the “class” as a whle; they welcme students as active participants. Varius physical arrangements encurage interactive learning, but they depend n the size f the rm and the furniture that is available.
A class can be rganized fr individual, grup, r whle-class activities. Students are initially assigned seats at a cmbinatin f small and large tables. Hwever, when the students wrk individually r in grups, they are free t abandn the assigned seating. The chalkbard ccupies a central psitin in the rm t accmmdate whle-class study.
56. Accrding t the passage, “the physical cntext” (paragraph 2) may include_______.
A. teachers' rles
B. themes being studied
C. a display area
D. students’ participatin
Which f the fllwing is the mst suitable fr a classrm lecture?
A. B.
Table
Chair
Small Table
Chair
C. D.
Small Table
Cuch

Chair


Discussin area
Cuch


58. Frm the last paragraph,we can learn that_________________.
A.classrms shuld be arranged fr the class as a whle
B.the chalkbard shuld be abandned during grup wrk
C.seating can be changed fr different classrm activities
D.interactin can be encuraged by cmbining small and large tables
59. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. The physical classrm envirnment varies with different types f interactins.
B. The physical envirnment is a deciding factr fr a successful lessn.
C. Interactive learning depends n individuals’ active invlvement.
D. Grup wrk has becme a trend in classrm teaching.
【答案】56-59 CDCB
【解析】
56.C[解析]根据文中 The physical cntext, fr example, influences what happens in the classrm. Space may restrict participatin, depending n hw a teacher interprets the situatin.例如，物理环境会影响课堂上发生的事情。空间可能会限制参与,这取决于教师对情况的理解。故选 C。
57.D[解析]根据文中 Straight rws f tables, fr example, are favrable t classrm lectures and turn-taking rutines in which students ne by ne, recite answers t a teacher’s questins.例如，一排的桌子有利于课堂讲课和学生们一个接一个地背诵老师的问题。
58.C[解析]推理题。根据最后一段可知，椅子可以根据不同的课堂活动调整。
59.B[解析]根据文章开头“The classrm cntext,generally speaking,includes all thse factrs that influence what happens during teaching and learning.”一般来说果堂环境包括所有影响教学过程的因素。以及“The physical cntext,fr example, influences what happens in the classrm.”例如，物理环境会影响课堂上发生的事情。以及文中的例证可知这篇文章主要是在讨论课堂中的物理环境对课堂的重要作用。故选 B。
模拟练习（一）
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
（A）
（2023·上海浦东新·统考三模）Dear Dggy Diary
MONDAY
Nw we’ve surely gt all we require fr the puppy’s arrival: a basket, a screaming ty banana and a bag f dg fd. Fr names, we are hesitating between Spike r Lenny—but, as I tell this list t a Black friend, I suddenly realize bth names are assciated with famus Black men, and panic that this is a little ffence.
TUESDAY
Our friend Sam has kindly vlunteered t “puppy prf” ur hme. “Yu dn’t want t give him that screaming ty, that’s encuraging him t eat yur sfa,” she says, inspecting ur purchases disapprvingly. She hands us a bk, by Dr Ian Dunbar. “This guy”, she assures us, “is a Super Babysitter fr dgs.”
WEDNESDAY
Spent last night ______57______ Dunbar has plenty f wisdm n “psitively cmmunicating” with the puppy, but nthing n hw t get a puppy and als tw yung children.
THURSDAY
D-Day. Nw the registratin website wants a dg name at shrt ntice. S, we g fr “Buzz”. One syllable (音节) and with multi-generatinal fascinatin (Granny thinks Aldrin, kids think Lightyear).
FRIDAY
I feel very hesitant abut saying s, but last night went well. Buzz is incredibly cute, the kids adre him and he’s very cute and nly did ne pee (排尿) n the blanket, and did I mentin he’s cute?
SATURDAY
“Lve” feels like a stretch right nw. Our “play” was evidently nt “fcused” enugh t prevent Buzz biting thrugh ur sfa. Als, ur three-year-ld thinks it’s funny t run away, s Buzz wrestles him t the grund and licks all ver his face. I suspect this isn’t the best way t prepare Buzz fr engaging with the public.
SUNDAY
The whle huse smells f dg. I find this nasty, but friends, family, and peple we barely knw existed are drpping by t meet him. “It’s like having a baby, eh?” says my neighbr, Erik, brightly. “Yes, but it’s a baby yu can neglect when it cries!” I respnd cheerfully. He frwns (皱眉).
MONDAY
It’s 2 A．M. n the cldest day f the year and I’m n my hands and knees in the bushes. I think yu’ve never really experienced a harsh mid-winter until yu’re trying t run after a puppy. Then, we return inside, and it’s just me and Buzz. Peace. I shuld put him back in his cage, but I find I can’t resist a hug. Dn’t tell my wife.
36．What des the phrase “puppy prf” ur hme mean in paragraph 2?
A．Make ur hme clean enugh fr the puppy.B．Inspect ur hme t make it puppy-friendly.
C．Prve that the puppy will satisfy ur needs.D．Decrate ur hme with bks n puppies.
37．In the diary f “WEDNESDAY”, a passage is missing. Which f the fllwing plt best fits int the numbered blank?
A．Picking a dg ’s name frm a name list f Blacks.
B．Lking ver the huse fr ptential safety hazards.
C．Studying Dunbar’s bk n hw t take care f a dg.
D．Visiting Dunbar in persn in rder t adpt his puppy.
38．Which f the fllwing is the reasn fr naming the puppy “Buzz”?
A．Other chices imply strng prejudice against Black peple.
B．Its prnunciatin resembles the puppy’s cute and shrt bark.
C．The registratin website recmmends the name t the family.
D．The name hlds appeal t bth the elder and the yunger generatins.
39．Which f the fllwing des the diary feature after the adptin f the puppy?
A．Chas and cuteness.B．Hatred and lve.C．Mess and cleanliness.D．Abuse and affectin.
【答案】36．B 37．C 38．D 39．A
【导语】本文是一篇日记集选。文章讲述的是作者自从收养了一只小狗之后生活中发生的变化。
36．词义猜测题。根据划线单词下文““Yu dn’t want t give him that screaming ty, that’s encuraging him t eat yur sfa,” she says, inspecting ur purchases disapprvingly. She hands us a bk, by Dr Ian Dunbar. “This guy”, she assures us, “is a Super Babysitter fr dgs.”(“你不会想给他那种会尖叫的玩具，那会鼓励他吃掉你的沙发，”她一边说，一边不以为然地检查着我们买的东西。她递给我们一本伊恩·邓巴博士写的书。“这家伙”，她向我们保证，“是狗的超级保姆。”)”可知，作者的朋友到作者的家里是帮助作者布置家里以适合小狗的生活。由此可推知，画线短语““puppy prf” ur hme”意为“检查我们的家，使它适合小狗。”故选B。
37．推理判断题。根据空处的下文“Dunbar has plenty f wisdm n “psitively cmmunicating” with the puppy, but nthing n hw t get a puppy and als tw yung children.(邓巴在与小狗“积极沟通”方面有很多智慧，但没有关于提到如何得到一只小狗和两个年幼的孩子。)”可知，作者阅读了朋友所赠送的书，并了解了书中的内容。由此推断，空处内容和邓巴的书有关。选项C“Studying Dunbar’s bk n hw t take care f a dg.(学习邓巴关于如何照顾狗的书。)”指的是作者阅读邓巴的书，与上文内容保持一致。故选C。
38．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“One syllable (音节) and with multi-generatinal fascinatin (Granny thinks Aldrin, kids think Lightyear).(一个音节，并拥有多代人的喜爱(奶奶认为是Aldrin，孩子认为光年)。)”可推断，作者选这个名字是因为这个名字对于老一代和年轻一代人而言都有吸引力。故选D。
39．推理判断题。根据文章第五段“I feel very hesitant abut saying s, but last night went well. Buzz is incredibly cute, the kids adre him and he’s very cute and nly did ne pee (排尿) n the blanket, and did I mentin he’s cute?(我很犹豫要不要这么说，但昨晚很顺利。巴斯非常可爱，孩子们都很喜欢它，它非常可爱，它只在毯子上尿过一次尿，我说过它很可爱吗?)”、第六段““Lve” feels like a stretch right nw. Our “play” was evidently nt “fcused” enugh t prevent Buzz biting thrugh ur sfa. Als, ur three-year-ld thinks it’s funny t run away, s Buzz wrestles him t the grund and licks all ver his face.(“爱”现在感觉有点牵强。我们的“游戏”显然不够“专注”，不足以防止巴斯咬破我们的沙发。还有，我们三岁的孩子觉得逃跑很好玩，所以巴斯把他摔在地上，舔了他一脸。)”、第七段“The whle huse smells f dg. I find this nasty, but friends, family, and peple we barely knw existed are drpping by t meet him.(整个房子都有股狗腥味。我觉得这很恶心，但朋友，家人，还有我们几乎不认识的人都来见他了。)”、最后一段“I shuld put him back in his cage, but I find I can’t resist a hug. Dn’t tell my wife.(我应该把他放回笼子里，但我发现我忍不住要拥抱他。别告诉我妻子。)”可判断，作者自从领养了小狗之后，日记从最初的有点混乱到后来充满对小狗的喜爱，以及描述了小狗的可爱。故选A。
模拟练习（二）
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
（A）
（2023春·上海·高三校考阶段练习）Researchers in the field f psychlgy have fund that ne f the best ways t make an imprtant decisin, such as chsing a university t attend r a business t invest in, invlves the utilizatin f a decisin wrksheet. Psychlgists wh study ptimizatin cmpare actual decisins made by peple with theretical ideal decisins t see hw similar they are. Supprters f the wrksheet prcedure believe that it will yield ptimal, that is, the best decisins. Althugh there are several variatins n the exact frmat that wrksheet can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Wrksheets require defining the prblem in a clear and cncise way and then listing all pssible slutins t the prblem. Next, the relevant cnsideratins that will be affected by each decisin are listed, and the relative imprtance f each cnsideratin r cnsequence is determined. Each cnsideratin is assigned a numerical value t reflect its relative imprtance. A decisin is mathematically calculated by adding these values tgether. The alternative with the highest number f pints emerges as the best decisin.
Since mst imprtant prblems are multifaceted (多层面的), there are several alternatives t chse frm, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One f the benefits f a pencil and paper decisin-making prcedure is that it permits peple t deal with mre variables than their minds can generally cmprehend and remember. On the average, peple can keep abut seven ideas in their minds at nce. A wrksheet can be especially useful when the decisin invlves a large number f variables with cmplex relatinships. A realistic example fr many cllege students is the questin “What will I d after graduatin?” A graduate might seek a psitin that ffers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, r travel abrad fr a year.
A decisin-making wrksheet begins with a brief statement f the prblem that will als help t narrw it. It is imprtant t be clear abut the distinctin between lng-range and immediate gals because lng-range gals ften invlve a different decisin than shrt-range nes. Fcusing n lng range gals, a graduating student might revise the questin abve t “What will I d after graduatin that will lead t a successful career?”
36．Of the fllwing steps, which ccurs befre the thers in making a decisin wrksheet?
A．Listing the cnsequences f each slutin.
B．Calculating a numerical summary f each slutin.
C．Deciding which cnsequences are mst imprtant.
D．Writing dwn all pssible slutins.
37．Accrding t decisin-wrksheet thery, an ptinal decisin is defined as ne that ________.
A．has the fewest variables t cnsiderB．uses the mst decisin wrksheets
C．has the mst pints assigned t itD．is agreed by the greatest number f peple
38．The authr states that “On the average, peple can keep abut seven ideas in their minds at nce” t explain that ________.
A．mst decisins invlve seven stepsB．human mental capacity has limitatins
C．sme peple have difficulty making minr as well as majr decisinsD．peple can learn t keep mre than seven ideas in their minds with practice
39．What des the passage mainly discuss?
A．A tl t assist in making cmplex decisins.
B．A cmparisn f actual decisins and ideal decisins.
C．Research n hw peple make decisins.
D．Differences between lng-range and shrt-range decisin making.
【答案】36．A 37．C 38．B 39．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了心理学领域的研究人员发现，做出一项重要决定的最好方法之一，比如选择一所大学，或从事投资的企业，涉及使用一个决定工作表。
36．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Wrksheets require defining the prblem in a clear and cncise way and then listing all pssible slutins t the prblem. (工作表要求以清晰简洁的方式定义问题，然后列出所有可能的解决方案)”可知，在制定决策工作表时，要列出问题的所有可能解决方案。故选A。
37．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Supprters f the wrksheet prcedure believe that it will yield ptimal, that is, the best decisins. (工作表程序的支持者认为，它将产生最优的，即最好的决策)”和“The alternative with the highest number f pints emerges as the best decisin. (得分最高的选项是最佳决策)”可知，根据决策工作表理论，最优决策被定义为拥有分配给它的最多点数。故选C。
38．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“One f the benefits f a pencil and paper decisin-making prcedure is that it permits peple t deal with mre variables than their minds can generally cmprehend and remember.(纸笔决策程序的好处之一是，它允许人们处理比他们的大脑通常能理解和记住的更多的变量)”可推知，作者指出“平均而言，人们可以同时在他们的头脑中保留大约七个想法”来解释人的心智能力是有限的。故选B。
39．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Researchers in the field f psychlgy have fund that ne f the best ways t make an imprtant decisin, such as chsing a university t attend r a business t invest in, invlves the utilizatin f a decisin wrksheet. (心理学领域的研究人员发现，做出重要决定的最佳方法之一，比如选择上一所大学或投资一家企业，涉及到决策工作表的使用)”及全文可知，这篇文章主要讨论了辅助做出复杂决策的工具。故选A。