外研版高二英语上学期期中考点 阅读理解15篇（名校最新真题）

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（2022·广东·深圳市龙岗区德琳学校高二期中）Let’s celebrate sme festivals in summer.
The Cariwest Festival
It is ne f Edmntn’s mst clurful summer festivals! It’s three days f fun as Caribbean Canadians share their music, cuisine and carnival culture! Lcal perfrmers bring yu amazing dance, music and fun. Bring Cariwest atmsphere int yur hme this year with these amazing nline events.
Indigenus Festival
The annual Summer Slstice Indigenus Festival (SSIF) in Edmntn has dne a wnderful jb t make their annual ff-line festival a number f nline events this year because f COVID-19. The events take place frm June 1 t 21. SSIF has partnered with BMO t prvide Educatin Days fr students t learn tgether abut indigenus histry. These classes fr which nly a small fee will be charged include art wrkshps, bk readings and museum turs.
Bluegrass Festival
Just 45 minutes frm the heart f dwntwn Edmntn is the twn f Stny Plain that wrks hard t keep ties t its agricultural backgrund, and here yu’ll see ld-styled lamp psts and histrical wall paintings with a lng histry everywhere. It’s als the site f Western Canada’s largest bluegrass festival, which has been a main attractin fr mre than 25 years and in July every year draws in all the big names, including Grammy winners.
Cwby Festival
Yu like petry, music, art and cwbys? Then yu can’t miss it. Heading int its 24th year, Cwby Festival in Stny Plain in August is a shwcase f the cwby life. The events include gd ld-fashined BBQ meals and sme ther entertainment.
1．What is true abut SSIF?
A．It takes place in tw cities.B．It fcuses n students.
C．It is annually held nline.D．It is free f charge.
2．What d we knw abut Stny Plain?
A．It’s a city with mdern appearance.B．It has prduced many musicians.
C．It has deep rts in agriculture.D．It ften hsts natinal festivals.
3．Which festival will yu be mst interested in if yu’re a pem lver?
A．Cwby Festival.B．Indigenus Festival.
C．Bluegrass Festival.D．The Cariwest Festival.
（2022·广东·盐田高中高二期中）“While animals can’t pick ut precise numbers, they can understand that mre is mre. Interestingly, we knw nw that numerical cmpetence is present n almst every branch f the animal tree f life,” says Andreas Nieder, a neurbilgist frm the University f Tuebingen. “Different grups f animals bviusly develped this cmpetence independently frm thers and that strngly indicates that it has t be f adaptive value.”
Hneybees, fr instance, can remember the number f landmarks they pass when searching fr fd in rder t find their way back t the hive. The last cmmn ancestr between hneybees and primates lived abut 600 millin years ag. But still, they evlved numerical cmpetence that, in many respects, is cmparable t vertebrate numerical cmpetence. Als, fr example, male frgs sing “advertisement” calls t attract females. The females, listening fr the cmplexity f their calls, chse the male that sings the mst calls.
Wlves are mre likely t hunt successfully if they have the right number f wlves in their pack fr the size f their prey: With prey like deer, nly arund six t eight wlves are needed, while hunting wild x requires a pack f nine t thirteen. Their prey als uses this cncept t prtect themselves frm predatrs — deer tend t live in large herds t reduce the chance f any individual becming prey. S bviusly they are assessing the number f individuals in their grups fr their everyday life situatins.
Despite these many examples f numerical cmpetence in animals, this subject has nt gtten many first-hand studies. “Many f these behaviral findings in the wild have usually been cllected as by-prducts r accidental findings f ther research questins,” says Nieder. He argues that mre research needs t be dne t fully understand the numerical cmpetence.
4．The phenmenn f animals having their wn numerical cmpetence shws that ________.
A．all grups f animals can knw the exact numbers
B．numerical cmpetence must have a survival benefit
C．animals’ intelligence varies with different envirnments
D．animals’ numerical cmpetence is determined by their independence
5．What rle des numerical cmpetence play in wlves’ hunting?
A．It helps them frm prper hunting grups.B．It gives them mre ptins t hunt.
C．It makes them discver mre prey.D．It ffers them new skills t hunt.
6．Hw des the authr mainly develp this text?
A．By listing figures.B．By asking questins.
C．By giving examples.D．By making cmparisns.
7．Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A．A bilgy textbk.B．A health magazine.
C．A travel brchure.D．A science reprt.
（2022·广东·盐田高中高二期中）A culture guide named Persephne welcmes travellers t Greece and takes them thrugh a famus cave in the nrth. The guide mves smthly arund the undergrund area and can talk abut it in 33 languages. It can als answer 33 questins, but nly in the Greek language.
Persephne is intelligent and it is a human-sized rbt. The rbt has been in peratin fr abut a mnth at the Alistrati Cave. Persephne guides visitrs thrugh the first 150 metres f the cave that is pen t the public. Fr the remaining 750 metres, a human guide takes ver.
The idea f creating the rbt guide was put frward by Niks Kartalis, wh is the scientific directr at the Alistrati site. He had this idea when he saw ne n televisin guiding visitrs at an art shw. Persephne was built by the Natinal Technlgy and Research Fundatin and cst abut 139,000 dllars. “Peple wh had visited in the past are cming back t see the rbt guide,” said Niks. “Many freign visitrs culdn’t believe Greece had the ability t build a rbt and use it as a guide in the cave.”
The rbt, with a white bdy, black head, and tw bright eyes, mves n wheels. It guides visitrs t the first three f eight stps alng the walkway. It can d tw mre stps, but it is t slw fr the tur. Persephne’s creatrs are cnsidering ways t increase her speed. The rbt begins the tur by saying, “My name is Persephne. I welcme yu t the Alistrati Cave. ”
Evdkia Karafera is a human guide wh partners with Persephne. “It is helpful, because it speaks many languages,” she said. “There’s just a little delay in the turing. Mst find it fascinating, especially the children, and find it interesting that it speaks many languages. Rbts, at sme pint in the future, will take ver many jbs. But I believe they cannt take the place f humans everywhere.”
8．What is mainly talked abut in paragraph 2?
A．Persephne’s hbby.B．Persephne’s intelligence.
C．Persephne’s jb.D．Persephne’s perating principle.
9．What might be the freign visitrs’ first reactin when seeing Persephne?
A．Surprised.B．Delighted.C．Satisfied.D．Frightened.
10．What des Evdkia want t stress in the last paragraph?
A．Persephne is intended t attract the children.
B．Persephne is helpless in making the site famus.
C．Rbts will play a less imprtant rle in the future.
D．Rbts are unable t replace humans everywhere.
11．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Rbt Guides Visitrs thrugh Greek Cave
B．Rbts Replace Human Tur Guides
C．Greece Displays a Culture Guide Rbt
D．Greek Cave Attracts Mre Turists
（2022·广东·深圳市龙岗区平冈中学高二期中）A weekend wrkshp helping mums f children with a disability t recharge and relax has been praised as a success.
The mthers’ Weekend Wrkshp, crdinated by Disability Services Queensland’s Munt Gravatt Family and Early Childhd Services team, was held at Binna Burra in the Gld Cast hinterland.
Disability Services Queensland speech pathlgist Jenny Henley says the weekend, attended by nine wmen, was a highly psitive and rewarding experience fr all invlved.
“Parents and carers f children with a disability ften have t deal with stressful and difficult situatins,” she says.“They seldm have the pprtunity t take a break frm the daily pressures f everyday life.”
“This wrkshp was designed t give them sme well-earned respite (暂时的休息) in a supprtive and stress-free envirnment.
“We als aimed t give them an pprtunity t netwrk and learn new ways t keep their wn physical and emtinal health, as well as that f their partners and children.”
The activity-filled weekend included icebreaker activities, art and craft perids, massages, and a ppular parent-t-parent wrkshp.
The wrkshp and pen discussin perids prvided parents with a supprtive envirnment where they culd talk abut the highs and lws they experience as parents f children with a disability.
“Parents reprted feeling mre energized and better psitined t face their day-t-day lives,” Jenny says.
Fllwing the weekend retreat (静修), mst participants, their partners and children met again scially, eager t cntinue and develp their new supprt netwrk.
Given the demand fr places n the Mthers Weekend Wrkshp, Disability Services Queensland is planning t rganize a similar event in 2018.
12．Hw did Jenny Henley find the weekend wrkshp?
A．She sang high praise fr it.B．She cnsidered it scientific.
C．She shwed n interest in it.D．She thught it needed imprving.
13．Hw des the wrkshp help mums f children with a disability?
A．It guides them t start their wn careers.
B．It gives them lectures n relieving stress.
C．It enables them t relax and regain energy.
D．It helps them master sme cmputer skills.
14．What can be inferred abut the pen discussin perids?
A．They feature lts f recreatinal activities.
B．They ffer slutins t mthers’ daily trubles.
C．They encurage mthers t challenge themselves.
D．They have a friendly and cmmunicative atmsphere.
15．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Parents need care tB．Build supprt netwrk
C．Live happily with pressureD．Let’s face disability tgether
（2022·广东·深圳市龙岗区平冈中学高二期中）Fr all thse wh agree with Neil Gaiman’s mtt in American Gds that “a twn isn’t a twn withut a bkstre,” what might be the perfect hliday chice has just been listed n Airbnb: the chance t becme a bkseller fr a week r tw.
Fr the ttal cst f ￡150 a week, guests at The Open Bk in Wigtwn, Sctland’s natinal bk twn, will be expected t sell bks fr 40 hurs a week while living in the flat abve the shp. Given training in bkselling frm Wigtwn’s cmmunity f bksellers, they will als have the chance t put their “wn stamp” n the stre while they’re there. “The Open Bk’s aim is t celebrate bkshps, encurage educatin in running independent bkshps and welcme peple arund the wrld t Sctland’s natinal bk twn,” says the Airbnb listing.
The Open Bk is leased (出租) by the Wigtwn Bk Festival frm a lcal family. Organisers have been letting paying vlunteers run the shp fr a week r tw at a time, and pened the experience up t the wrld at large.
“I wuldn’t call it a wrking hliday,” said Adrian Turpin, directr f the Wigtwn Bk Festival. “It’s nt abut cheap labur (体力劳动) — it’s abut ffering peple an experience.” The mney is “just necessary t cver ur csts,” said Turpin,admitting that “it can be a hard life, selling bks in a small twn, s it’s nt a hliday fr everybdy.”
“I think the shp wuld have clsed,withut this,” he said. “S part f the idea was t get new peple in — peple wh wuld hpefully end up having a gd time and a lng-standing relatinship with the twn.”
The idea cmes at a difficult mment fr independent bksellers. In 2005, there were 1,535 independent bkshps in the UK, with the number drpping t 939 by 2014.
S far, The Open Bk has been leased arund 10 times, with guests including thse frm The Bkshp Band, a librarian frm Prtland, a Dutch gvernment emplyee, and an 80-year-ld cuple.
16．What des Airbnb ffer?
A．Neil Gaiman’s bks.B．Mtts f famus peple.
C．A chance t run a bkstre.D．A hliday trip t small twns.
17．What can be learned abut The Open Bk?
A．It csts ￡150 every day.B．It aims t develp bkstres.
C．It ffers a free flat fr custmers.D．It requires bksellers with selling skills.
18．What’s Adrian Turpin’s pinin n the Wigtwn Bk Festival?
A．It’s an awful experience.B．It shuld raise its charges.
C．It has saved the bkstre.D．It’s a festival fr everyne.
19．What’s the present situatin f The Open Bk?
A．It faces a difficult time.B．It attracts varius peple.
C．It has never been leased yet.D．It has set up a cmmunity nearby.
（2022·广东·深圳市龙岗区平冈中学高二期中）What’s On?
Print Yur Vice
We all knw what ur vice sunds like but what des it lk like? Hw can the science f ur vice be turned int art? Jin us at the Print Yur Vice wrkshp where yur vice will be turned int persnalized jewellery. Step int a special rm t explre the sundwaves f yur vice and create an individualized recrding, saying whatever yu like. Each visitr will then turn a blank silver pendant (饰坠) int a unique piece f art with the sundwaves f yur recrding.Suitable fr ages 15+.
Date: Sunday 13 August,10:00 am-1:00 pm & 2:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Address: Pwerhuse Museum,Harris Street,Ultim
Tickets: Adults $50, Teens (ages 15-17) $45
Making Yur Future
Discver Western Sydney University’s Maker Space and wrk thrugh a 3D prject in this hands-n wrkshp. See hw 3D printing wrks and create yur future just with the technlgy! Suitable fr ages 16 and ver.
Date: Thursday 17 August,2:30 pm-6:00 pm.
Address: Maker Space,Building Z,Western Sydney University
Tickets: Free with bking
Science f Cake
Jin scientist Subha Nasir Ahmad in a chat abut sme f the science f baking and see a cake-decrating shw using techniques drawn frm science. Pick up tips and tricks t imprve yur baking game as yu bserve an expert in actin make a Sunny Bakehuse Cake.Suitable fr ages 16+.
Date: Saturday 19 August,9:00 am-12:00 pm.
Address: Thrive 360,706/2 Huntley St,Alexandria
Tickets: $50
20．What can yu get if yu visit Pwerhuse Museum n 13 August?
A．A small lvely rbt.B．A 3D printed recrding.
C．A Sunny Bakehuse Cake.D．A piece f persnalized jewellery.
21．What can visitrs d when they attend Making Yur Future?
A．Play with rbts.B．Have a free lunch.
C．Experience 3D printing.D．Meet Subha Nasir Ahmad.
22．What d the three activities have in cmmn?
A．All are teenagers-targeted.B．All are science-related.
C．All charge fr admissin.D．All take place n the weekend.
（2022·广东·深圳市龙岗区平冈中学高二期中）Hamburgers, French fries, ptat chips, ppcrn, and pizza. There is n denying these fds are tasty. But ften, it’s the added salt that makes them s appealing. One result: are eating t much salty fare.
Table salt is abut 40% sdium (钠). Our bdies need sme sdium t wrk prperly. But t much f it is nt healthy.
A recent study by the Centers fr Disease Cntrl (CDC) lked at the eating habits f 2,142 children between the ages f 6 and 18. It fund that their average sdium intake was 3,256 milligrams per day. That equals nearly 1.5 teaspns each day, which is 50% mre than current guidelines recmmend.
Zerleen Quader is the study’s lead authr. “Eating t much sdium nw can set kids up fr health prblems later,” she said.
Much f the sdium that kids eat cmes frm prcessed fds. But ptat chips and ther salty snacks aren’t the nly culprits. There are ther sdium surces — like bread and cld cuts — adding t the salt verlad.
All this added salt can raise bld pressure and, with it, the risk f a heart attack and ther health prblems. Tday, 1 in 9 children has raised bld pressure. There’s gd news thugh. Lwering salt intake can lwer bld pressure.
That, f curse, is easier said than dne. The mre salty fds yu eat, the mre yu develp a taste fr them. The key t changing yur diet is t start small. “Small changes in sdium in fds are nt usually nticed,” Quader says. Eventually, she adds, the effrt will reset a kid’s taste buds (味蕾) s the salt desires stp.
Need a little inspiratin? Dietitian Bridget Murphy advises fcusing n the immediate effects f a diet that is high in sdium. High bld pressure can make it difficult t be active. “D yu want t be able t think clearly and perfrm well in schl?” she asks. “If yu’re an athlete, d yu want t run faster?” If yu answered yes t these questins, then it’s time t shake the salt habit.
23．What did the recent CDC study find?
A．The present advised salt intake is t high.
B．Teenagers have gd dietary habits.
C．American kids have t much salt.
D．Prper sdium intake benefits human health.
24．Which f the fllwing is clsest in meaning t the underlined wrd “culprits” in Paragraph 5?
A．Criminals.B．Results.C．Types.D．Surprises.
25．What is Quader’s advice fr kids?
A．Eat salt-free fds.B．Have a lw-sdium diet.
C．Keep away frm junk fd.D．Take enugh exercise regularly.
26．Accrding t Murphy, a salty diet will prbably .
A．help yu have a quick mindB．increase yur running speed
C．make yu relatively inactiveD．keep yu hungry but spirited
（2022·广东·深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学高二期中）Gne are the days when a mther’s place was in the hme: in Britain wmen with children are nw as likely t be in paid wrk as their unburdened sisters. Many put their little darlings in day care lng befre they start schl. Mindful that a pr start can spil a persn’s chances f success later in life, the state has intervened ever mre clsely in hw babies and tddlers are lked after. Inspectrs call nt nly at nurseries but als at hmes where yungsters are minded; three-year-lds fllw the natinal curriculum. Child care has increasingly becme a prfessin.
Fr years after the gvernment first began in 2001 t twist the arms f anyne wh lked after an unrelated child t register with the schls, the numbers s ding fell. Kind but clueless neighburs stpped lking after little nes, wh were instead herded int frmal nurseries r handed ver t ne f the ever-fewer registered child-minders. The decline in the number f peple taking in children nw appears t have halted. Accrding t data released by the Office fr Standards in Educatin n Octber 27th, the number f registered child-minders reached its lwest pint in September 2010 and has since recvered slightly.
The new lt are certainly better qualified. In 2010 fully 82% f nursery wrkers held diplmas ntinally equivalent t A-levels, the university-entrance exams taken mstly by 18-year-lds, up frm 56% seven years earlier, says Anand Shukla f the Daycare Trust, a charity. Nurseries staffed by university graduates tend t be rated highest by inspectrs, increasing their appeal t the pickiest parents. As a result, mre graduates are being recruited.
But prfessinalizatin has als pushed up the price f child care, defying even the ecnmic depressin. A survey by the Daycare Trust finds that a full-time nursery place in England fr a child aged under tw, wh must be intensively supervised, csts £194 ($310) per week, n average. Prices in Lndn and the suth-east are far higher. Parents in Britain spend mre n child care than anywhere else in the wrld, accrding t the OECD, a think-tank. Sme 68% f a typical secnd earner's net incme is spent n freeing her t wrk, cmpared with an OECD average f 52%.
The price f child care is nt nly eye-watering, but has als becme a barrier t wrk. Sn after it tk pwer the calitin gvernment pledged t ensure that peple are better ff in wrk than n benefits, but a recent survey by Save the Children, a charity, fund that the high cst f day care prevented a quarter f lw-paid wrkers frm returning t their jbs nce they had started a family. The gvernment pays fr free part-time nursery places fr three-and fur-year-lds, and cntributes twards day-care csts fr yunger children frm pr areas. Alas, extending such an aid during stressful ecnmic times wuld appear t be anything but child’s play.
27．Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the first paragraph?
A．Nursery educatin plays a leading rle in ne’s persnal grwth.
B．Pregnant wmen have t wrk t lighten families’ ecnmic burden.
C．Children in nursery have t take unifrm natin curses.
D．The supervisin f the state makes child care prfessinal.
28．It can be learned frm Paragraph 2 and 3 that ________.
A．the registered child-minders are required t take the university-entrance exams
B．the number f registered child-minders has been declining since 2001
C．anyne wh lks after children at hme must register with the schls
D．the grwing recgnitin encurages mre graduates t wrk as child-minders
29．The high price f child care ________.
A．prevents mthers frm getting emplyed
B．may further depress the natinal ecnmy
C．makes many families live n benefits
D．is far mre than parents can affrd
30．Which f the fllwing wuld be the subject f the text?
A．The prfessinalizatin f child care has pushed up its price.
B．The high cst f child nursing makes many mthers give up their jbs.
C．The emplyment f mre graduates makes nurseries mre ppular.
D．Parents in Britain pay mst fr child nursing thrughut the wrld.
（2021·黑龙江·齐齐哈尔市第八中学校高二期中）I was never very neat, while my rmmate Kate was extremely rganized. Each f her bjects had its place, but mine always hid smewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always lked fr everything. Over time, Kate gt neater and I gt messier. She wuld push my dirty clthing ver, and I wuld lay my bks n her tidy desk. We bth gt tired f each ther.
War brke ut ne evening. Kate came int the rm. Sn, I heard her screaming, “Take yur shes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shes flying at me. I jumped t my feet and started yelling. She yelled back luder.
The rm was filled with anger. We culd nt have stayed tgether fr a single minute if it had nt been fr a phne call. Kate answered it. Frm her end f the cnversatin, I culd tell right away her grandma was seriusly ill. When she hung up, she quickly climbed up the bed int her cvers, sbbing. Clearly, that was smething she shuld nt g thrugh alne. All f a sudden, a warm feeling f sympathy (同情) rse up in my heart.
Slwly, I cllected the pencils, tk back the bks, made my bed, cleaned the scks and swept the flr, even n her side. I gt s int my wrk that I even didn’t ntice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expressin ne f disbelief. Then, she reached ut her hands t catch mine. I lked up int her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed rmmates fr the rest f the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key t living tgether: giving in, cleaning up and hlding n.
31．What made Kate angry ne evening?
A．She culdn’t find her bks.
B．She heard the authr shuting ludly.
C．She gt the news that her grandma was ill.
D．She saw the authr’s shes beneath her bed.
32．The authr tidied up the rm mst prbably because ________.
A．she was scared by Kate’s anger
B．she hated herself fr being s messy
C．she wanted t shw her care
D．she was requested by Kate t d s
33．Hw is Paragraph 1 mainly develped?
A．By explaining causes.
B．By shwing differences.
C．By describing a prcess.
D．By fllwing time rder.
34．What might be the best title fr the stry?
A．My Friend KateB．Hard Wrk Pays Off
C．Hw t Be OrganizedD．Learning t Be Rmmates
（2022·广东·深圳第二外国语学校高二期中）Unusually bright light in the sky that appeared suddenly last June has gt astrnmers in great excitement, After mnths f study, they still aren’t sure what the bject — university referred t as the “Cw” — is, whatever it is, says astrnmer Lilian Rivera Sandval r Texas Tech University in Lubbck, “It’s super strange and we are bsessed with its study.”
The Cw first appeared in telescpe bservatins n 16 June 2018, in what turned ut t be small galaxy abut 200 millin light years away. “When we saw that we thught, let’s get n this.” says Daniel Perley, an astrnmer at Liverpl Jhn Mre University.
The early bservatins cnfirmed the Caw was truly strange. It didn’t shw the bvius changes in its light utput that an explding star wuld make. Sandval ways as sn as she and clleagues Anew the Cw was truly distant, they requested time n NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatry t see what the Cw was ding in X-rays. Althugh the X-ray brightness varied ver the early weeks, “the spectrum didn’t change, which is very unusual,” she ntes. After 3 weeks, the X-ray signal began t vary mre wildly while als drpping ff in brightness.
Many astrnmers agree that the lng and steady duratin f the event means that it was pwered after an initial explsin by sme frm f central engine. But what that engine may be is als far frm clear. Sme argue that it culd be a very unusual star whse central part has cllapsed inward after it explded. Others say it is a tidal disruptin event — a star being trn apart by a black hle. But that usually requires the supermassive black hle in the center f a galaxy, and the Cw is situated in its galaxy’s arm. S, sme say, il culd be a tidal disruptin event generated by an intermediate mass black hle, althugh evidence fr the existence f such smaller black hles remains cntrversial. “All explanatins have prblems,” Sandval says, “I hpe there are mre Cws.”
35．What is astrnmers’ main cncern abut the Cw?
A．When it appears.B．Hw it frms.
C．What it is.D．Where it is frm.
36．What can be inferred in Paragraph 3?
A．The Cw is a nt typical explding star in the galaxy.
B．The changes f X-rays brightness prved the Cw unique.
C．The Cw is nt far frm the Earth and easy t study.
D．The X-ray test helped find accurate features f the Cw.
37．What d Sandval’s wrds at the end f the text prbably mean?
A．The research results help little.B．Mre Cws will appear.
C．Extra attentin shuld be paid t the Cw.D．Mre infrmatin is needed.
38．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Astrnmers cnducted an interesting experiment at NASA．
B．The Cw has arused astrnmers’ passin in its research.
C．There exists a wide range f changes in the galaxies.
D．The discvery f the Cw is a great achievement.
（2022·广东·深圳第二外国语学校高二期中）A simple gesture can be frmed int a child’s memry s quickly that it will cause the child t give a false answer t a questin accmpanied by that gesture. A new finding suggests that parents, scial wrkers, psychlgists and lawyers shuld be careful with their hands as well as their wrds.
Gestures can be as infrmative as speech, but hand gestures are s cmmn that we rarely ntice we’re using them.
While the recall f bth adults and children are easy t react t suggestin, the memries f children are knwn t be particularly influenced, said lead researcher Sara Braders f Nrthwestern University. Kids are used t lking t adults t tell events fr them and can be misled even if nt intentinally(故意地).
Previus research, fr example, has shwn that detail-laded questins ften cause false answers; when asked, say “Did yu drink juice at the picnic?”, the child is likely t say “yes” even if n juice had been available. It is nt that the child is cnsciusly lying, but rather the detail is quickly frmed int his r her memry.
T avid this prblem, scial wrkers have lng been advised t ask children nly pen-ended questins, such as “What did yu have at the picnic?” But an pen-ended questin paired with a gesture, briefly meaning a juice bx, is treated like a detailed questin. That is, children becme likely t answer falsely.
And it isn’t just a few kids: 77% f children gave at least ne piece f false infrmatin when a detail was suggested by an rdinary gesture. Gestures may als becme mre ppular when talking with nn-fluent language users, such as little kids, Braders said as hand mvements can impart meaning f unfamiliar wrds and phrases. “It certainly seems reasnable that adults wuld gesture mre with children.”
In general, Braders advises parents and ther adults t “Try t be aware f yur hands when questining a child abut an event. Otherwise, yu might be getting answers that dn’t reflect what actually happened.”
39．What d we knw abut gestures accrding t the text?
A．They have a certain effect n children.B．They are rarely used by peple.
C．They have n functin at all.D．They are ften used by scial wrkers.
40．Why are kids easy t be misled by gestures accrding t Sara Braders?
A．These gestures are very attractive.B．Their memries are affected easily.
C．Children are easy t tell lies.D．These gestures are used frequently.
41．What des the underlined wrd “impart” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．Separate.B．Tell apart.C．Cnfuse.D．Pass n.
42．Which f the fllwing can be the best title f the text?
A．Gestures—a Useful Way f Educatin.B．Gestures Can Mislead Children.
C．Gestures Mean Adult’s Directins.D．Gestures Affect Children Much.
（2022·广东·深圳第二外国语学校高二期中）A 15-year-ld Clrad high schl student and yung scientist wh has used artificial intelligence (AI) and created apps t address plluted drinking water, drug addictin and ther scial prblems has been named Time Magazine’s first-ever “Kid f the Year”.
Ra tld The Assciated Press in an interview frm her hme that the prize is nthing that I culd have ever imagined. And I’m s grateful and just s excited that we’re really taking a lk at the upcming generatin and ur generatin, since the future is in ur hands.
Time said Ra std ut fr creating a glbal cmmunity f yung innvatrs and inspiring them t pursue their gals. Ra insisted that starting ut small desn’t matter, as lng as yu’re passinate abut it.
She tld Time cntributing editr Angelina Jlie in an interview that her science pursuits started early as a way t imprve scial cnditins. The drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, inspired her wrk t develp a way t detect pllutants and send thse results t a mbile phne, she said.
“I was like 10 when I tld my parents that I wanted t research carbn nantube sensr technlgy at the Denver Water quality research lab, and my mum was like, A what?” Ra tld Jlie. She said that wrk is ging t be in ur generatin’s hands pretty sn. “S if n ne else is gnna d it, I’m gnna d it.”
In a wrld where science is increasingly questined r challenged, Ra insisted that its pursuit is an act f kindness, the best way that a yunger generatin can better the wrld.
“We have science in everything we’re invlved in, and I think that’s the biggest thing t put ut there, that science is cl, innvating is cl, and anybdy can be an innvatr.” Ra said, “Anybdy can d science.”
43．What did Ra think f the award she received?
A．It was a mark f scial prgress.B．It was a recgnitin f her wrk.
C．It was an inspiratin t the yuth.D．It was a title beynd her expectatin.
44．Why wuld Ra start t pursue science?
A．T encurage peple t aim high.B．T pursue her passin fr research.
C．T change the sciety fr the better.D．T stp science frm being questined.
45．Which wrd can best describe Ra?
A．Cl.B．Kind.C．Brave.D．Creative.
46．What’s the purpse f the text?
A．T reprt a yung genius.B．T intrduce new inventins.
C．T imprve scial cnditins.D．T present artificial intelligence.
（2021·广东·盐田高中高二期中）Memry and thinking skills naturally slw with age. Scientists are nw lking inside living brains t tell if depressin might speed up aging. The scientists reprt that sme f the signs they have fund are wrrying.
Depressin has lng been linked t sme cgnitive (认知的) prblems. Depressin late in life even may increase the risk f develping Alzheimer’s disease. Yet hw depressin might harm the ability t remember things and think clearly is nt knwn. One pssibility: brain cells cmmunicate by sending messages acrss cnnectins called synapses (突触). Generally, gd cgnitin is linked t mre and strnger synapses. With the weakening f cgnitive ability. Thse cnnectins slwly becme less and die. But until recently, scientists culd cunt synapses nly in brain cells cllected after the persn dies.
Yale University scientists used a new methd t study the brains f living peple. They discvered that patients with depressin had a lwer density (密度) f synapses than healthy peple f the same age. The lwer the density, the mre serius the signs f depressin. Yale University researcher Irina Esterlis says this is especially true f the prblem f lss f interest in activities patients nce enjyed. She thinks depressin might be speeding up the nrmal aging.
Esterlis has annunced plans fr a study f synaptic density n larger numbers f peple as they get lder, t see if and hw it changes ver time in thse with and withut depressin. The vlunteers wuld be asked t put a radiactive substance (放射性物质) int their bdy and this substance links up t anther substance in the cntainers used by synapses. Then each vlunteer wuld be given an imaging test. During the lest, areas with synapses wuld light up, s researchers wuld be able t see hw many synapses there are in different parts f the brain.
Nrmal cgnitive aging is a prcess difficult t understand, which refers t ther health prblems, such as heart disease. It might be that depressin des nt wrsen synaptic weakening. And it culd just make the prblem mre nticeable.
47．The scientists are trying t use living peple t research ______.
A．if it’s necessary t study living brains
B．why ld peple are likely t be depressed
C．if depressin culd make peple’s brain age mre quickly
D．signs f peple suffering frm depressin
48．What can we infer abut depressin frm Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A．It culd destry a lt f brain cells.
B．It may slw the develpment f the brain.
C．It culd cut ff cnnectins between synapses.
D．It may harm the cgnitive ability by affecting the density f synapses.
49．What d Esterlis’ new plans fcus n?
A．Changes f synaptic density with age.
B．Ways t give vlunteers imaging tests.
C．Hw t chse suitable peple t take part in the test.
D．What effects the radiactive substance may have n the test.
50．What is the writer’s attitude twards the research?
A．Cnfident.B．Objective.C．Disappinted.D．Shcked.
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C．Business suits.D．A certificate.
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（2021·广东·盐田高中高二期中）“I miss yu. Let’s meet up sn?” These are the wrds which appear in my inbx and utbx almst every week. I miss my friends and they miss me. But many f them are dtted (散布于) arund the cuntry. I can’t see them as much as I’d like.
I have friends living in Telfrd, Wlverhamptn and Birmingham. Sme friends have mved abrad. I’ve als gt sme wnderful pals in Lndn, where I live nw.
But, unlike many f my peers. I dn’t have ne big grup I can meet in ne place at a time. It means a large part f my life is spent visiting my friends separately. And if I dn’t d it right, it can be bldy exhausting.
Dn’t get me wrng. I will always make time fr these visits and I never regret them. They are my friends and wrth every penny and effrt. But life is busy — yu have friends, family, a jb, a partner, and pets. Each requires their wn time slts (时间档) and individual levels f attentin. S I’d be a big liar if I didn’t admit I’ve striven t get the balance right ver the years. T avid what I call “lng-distance friendship burnut”, I try t arrange ne weekend a mnth t meet a friend. When it cmes t playing guest r hst, it’s nice t take turns.
I’ve had weekends in the past where I’ve tried t arrange many friend visits in ne trip. But that’s exhausting. And I didn’t feel present enugh fr my friends as I was thinking abut what time I had t leave t see the next persn, s nw it’s all abut ne friend at a time.
Obviusly it means seeing them less ften, but at the same time I get t spend mre time with them when I d.
Lng-distance friendships can be tugh. But they are als beautiful and 100% wrth all the truble.
54．What is the authr’s truble?
A．She has n friends in her city.
B．She can’t get in tuch with sme f her friends.
C．She has many friends living far away in different places.
D．She is tired f keeping crss-natinal friendships.
55．What des the underlined wrd “striven” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Begged.B．Stpped.C．Decided.D．Struggled.
56．What’s the advantage f the authr’s new way t meet friends?
A．It makes her friends miss her even mre.
B．It allws her t fcus n ne friend at a time.
C．It helps save her friends a lt f travel expenses.
D．It lets her discver the beauty f lng-distance friendship.
57．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Experience in keeping up lng-distance friendship.
B．A cuple f wnderful places t live.
C．The imprtance f time management in daily life.
D．Useful tips n emailing friends.
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．A
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个在夏季庆祝的节日。
1．细节理解题。根据“Indigenus Festival”部分关键句“SSIF has partnered with BMO t prvide Educatin Days fr students t learn tgether abut indigenus histry.”（SSIF与BMO合作，为学生提供教育日，共同学习当地的历史。）可知，SSIF与BMO合作，为学生提供教育日，让学生学习当地的历史，由此可知，SSIF关注的是学生。故选B项。
2．细节理解题。根据“Bluegrass Festival”部分关键句“Just 45 minutes frm the heart f dwntwn Edmntn is the twn f Stny Plain that wrks hard t keep ties t its agricultural backgrund, and here yu’ll see ld-styled lamp psts and histrical wall paintings with a lng histry everywhere.”（距离埃德蒙顿市中心只有45分钟的路程，这是一座史东尼平原小镇，它努力保持与农业背景的联系，在这里你可以看到各处古老的路灯柱和历史悠久的壁画。）可知，Stny Plain努力保持与农业背景的联系，由此可知，Stny Plain深深植根于农业。故选C项。
3．推理判断题。根据“Cwby Festival”部分关键句“Yu like petry, music, art and cwbys? Then yu can’t miss it.”（你喜欢诗歌、音乐、艺术和牛仔吗？那你就不能错过它。）可知，如果你喜欢诗歌，就不能错过Cwby Festival，由此可知，如果你是诗歌爱好者，你最感兴趣的节日是Cwby Festival。故选A项。
4．B 5．A 6．C 7．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文讲述最近一项研究，动物不仅具有理解数字的能力，而且这一能力还对它们的日常生活有着巨大的影响。
4．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Different grups f animals bviusly develped this trait independently frm thers and that strngly indicates that it has t be f adaptive value.(显然，不同的动物群体独立地发展了这种特性，这强烈表明它必须具有适应价值)”以及第二段列举的例子可知，不同的动物群体明显地独立于其他动物发展出这种特殊的数字能力，这强烈地表明它必须具有适应性价值。可推知，动物具有的数字能力是为了生存需要。故选B。
5．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Wlves are mre likely t hunt successfully if they have the right number f wlves in their pack fr the size f their prey: With prey like deer, nly arund six t eight wlves are needed, while hunting wild x requires a pack f nine t thirteen.(如果狼群中狼群的数量与猎物的大小相符，狼更有可能成功捕食：像鹿这样的猎物，只需要大约6到8只狼，而捕猎野牛则需要9到13只狼)”可知，数字能力在狼的狩猎中能帮助它们形成狩猎群体。故选A。
6．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Hneybees, fr instance, can remember the number f landmarks they pass when searching fr fd in rder t find their way back t the hive.(例如，蜜蜂可以记住它们在寻找食物时经过的地标的数量，以便找到回到蜂巢的路)”；“Als, fr example, male frgs sing “advertisement” calls t attract females.(比如，雄性青蛙会用“广告”的声音来吸引雌性)”以及第三段中“Wlves are mre likely t hunt successfully if they have the right number f wlves in their pack fr the size f their prey: With prey like deer, nly arund six t eight wlves are needed, while hunting wild x requires a pack f nine t thirteen. Their prey als uses this cncept t prtect themselves frm predatrs — deer tend t live in large herds t reduce the chance f any individual becming prey.(如果狼群的数量与猎物的大小相匹配，狼更有可能成功捕猎：对于鹿这样的猎物，只需要6到8只狼，而猎杀野牛则需要9到13只。它们的猎物也用这个概念来保护自己免受捕食者的伤害——鹿倾向于大群生活，以减少任何个体成为猎物的机会)”可推知，文章中作者是通过举例子来说明的。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Despite these many examples f numerical cmpetence in animals, this subject has nt gtten many first-hand studies.(尽管有很多动物数学能力的例子，但这个课题还没有得到很多第一手的研究)”结合本文讲述最近一项研究，动物不仅具有理解数字的能力，而且这一能力还对它们的日常生活有着巨大的影响，所以本文应该选自一篇科学报告。故选D。
8．C 9．A 10．D 11．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了希腊一个会说33种语言的机器人，它可以引导游客参观洞穴。
8．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Persephne is intelligent and it is a human-sized rbt. The rbt has been in peratin fr abut a mnth at the Alistrati Cave. Persephne guides visitrs thrugh the first 150 metres f the cave that is pen t the public. Fr the remaining 750 metres, a human guide takes ver.(珀尔塞福涅是一个智能机器人，它是一个人类大小的机器人。该机器人已经在Alistrati洞穴运行了大约一个月。珀尔塞福涅引导游客穿过向公众开放的洞穴的前150米。剩下的750米由一名导游接手)”可知，第二段主要讲述的是机器人导游Persephne做的主要工作。故选C。
9．推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话“Many freign visitrs culdn’t believe Greece had the ability t build a rbt and use it as a guide in the cave.(许多外国游客都不敢相信希腊有能力制造一个机器人并将其作为洞穴中的向导)”可推知，看到希腊有机器人担任洞穴导游，外国游客的第一反应是感到非常惊讶。故选A。
10．细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句话“But I believe they cannt take the place f humans everywhere.(但我相信他们不能在任何地方取代人类)”可知，Evdkia在最后一段想要强调机器人无法在任何地方取代人类。故选D。
11．主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了希腊一个会说33种语言的机器人，它可以引导游客参观洞穴。所以“机器人引导游客穿越希腊洞穴”适合作本文的标题。故选A。
12．A 13．C 14．D 15．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了母亲周末研讨会及相关活动是给父母一次放松的好机会，平时他们需要面临许多压力和困难，也需要得到关心和照顾。
12．推理判断题。根据第三段“Disability Services Queensland speech pathlgist Jenny Henley says the weekend, attended by nine wmen, was a highly psitive and rewarding experience fr all invlved.(昆士兰残疾服务中心言语病理学家詹妮·亨利说，有九名女性参加的周末活动对所有参与者来说都是一次非常积极和有益的经历)”可知，詹妮·亨利高度赞扬了周末研讨会。故选A项。
13．细节理解题。根据第五段“This wrkshp was designed t give them sme well-earned respite (暂时的休息) in a supprtive and stress-free envirnment. (本次研讨会旨在让他们在一个支持性和无压力的环境中获得一些应得的喘息机会)”以及倒数第三段““Parents reprted feeling mre energized and better psitined t face their day-t-day lives,” Jenny says. (“父母们报告说，他们感到更有活力，更有能力面对日常生活，”詹妮说)”可知，工作坊使残疾儿童的母亲们放松和恢复能量。故选C项。
14．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段“The wrkshp and pen discussin perids prvided parents with a supprtive envirnment where they culd talk abut the highs and lws they experience as parents f children with a disability. (讲习班和公开讨论会为家长们提供了一个支持性的环境，让他们可以谈论作为残疾儿童家长所经历的高潮和低谷)”可知，公开讨论期间有一种友好的交流气氛。故选D项。
15．标题判断题。根据第四段““Parents and carers f children with a disability ften have t deal with stressful and difficult situatins,” she says.“They seldm have the pprtunity t take a break frm the daily pressures f everyday life.” ( “残疾儿童的父母和照料者经常不得不处理压力和困难的情况，”她说：“他们很少有机会从日常生活的压力中休息一下。”)”并结合全文大意可知，文章主要讲述了母亲周末研讨会及相关活动是给父母一次放松的好机会，平时他们需要面临许多压力和困难，也需要得到关心和照顾。由此可知， Parents need care t(父母也需要照顾)适合作本文最佳标题。故选A项。
16．C 17．B 18．C 19．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在苏格兰国家图书城举办的The Open Bk活动情况，包括活动形式、花费以及它的影响和意义。
16．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“what might be the perfect hliday chice has just been listed n Airbnb: the chance t becme a bkseller fr a week r tw.(Airbnb上刚刚列出了一个可能是完美假期选择的项目：成为一两个星期的书商。)”可知，Airbnb提供经营书店的机会。故选C项。
17．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“The Open Bk’s aim is t celebrate bkshps, encurage educatin in running independent bkshps and welcme peple arund the wrld t Sctland’s natinal bk twn(开放图书的目的是庆祝书店，鼓励开办独立书店的教育，欢迎世界各地的人们来到苏格兰的国家图书小镇)”可知，The Open Bk的目的是为了发展书店。故选B项。
18．细节理解题。根据文章第五段“I think the shp wuld have clsed,withut this(我想如果没有这个，商店早就关门了)”可知，Adrian Turpin认为这个图书节拯救了这个书店。故选C项。
19．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“with guests including thse frm The Bkshp Band, a librarian frm Prtland, a Dutch gvernment emplyee, and an 80-year-ld cuple.(客人包括来自书店乐队的人、波特兰的图书管理员、荷兰政府雇员和一对80岁的夫妇。)”可知，该书店的出租活动吸引了各种各样的人。故选B项。
20．D 21．C 22．B
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章讲述了“打印您的声音”、“创造你的未来”、“蛋糕科学”三个不同活动的内容、日期和门票等相关信息。
20．细节理解题。根据Print Yur Vice部分“Jin us at the Print Yur Vice wrkshp where yur vice will be turned int persnalized jewellery.”（加入我们的“打印您的声音”研讨会，您的声音将变成个性化的珠宝。）及“Date: Sunday 13 August,10:00 am-1:00 pm & 2:00 pm-5:00 pm.”（日期： 8月13日(星期日)上午10时至下午1时及下午2时至下午5时。）可知如果你在8月13日参观发电站博物馆，你会得到一件个性化的珠宝。故选D项。
21．细节理解题。根据Making Yur Future部分“Discver Western Sydney University’s Maker Space and wrk thrugh a 3D prject in this hands-n wrkshp. See hw 3D printing wrks and create yur future just with the technlgy!”（探索西悉尼大学的创客空间，并在此实践研讨会中完成3D项目。看看3D打印是如何工作的，用这项技术创造你的未来！）可知参观者在参与打造未来时可以体验3D打印。故选C项。
22．细节理解题。根据第一部分“Hw can the science f ur vice be turned int art?”（我们声音的科学如何才能变成艺术？），第二部分“Discver Western Sydney University’s Maker Space and wrk thrugh a 3D prject in this hands-n wrkshp.”（探索西悉尼大学的创客空间，在这个实践研讨会上完成一个3D项目。）以及第三部分“Jin scientist Subha Nasir Ahmad in a chat abut sme f the science f baking and see a cake-decrating shw using techniques drawn frm science.”（加入科学家苏哈·纳西尔·艾哈迈德（Subha Nasir Ahmad）的讨论，了解烘焙的一些科学知识，并观看一场使用科学技术制作的蛋糕装饰秀。），可知这三项活动与科学有关。故选B项。
23．C 24．A 25．B 26．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了如今儿童摄入过多的盐分，这将对他们的健康造成伤害。文章分析了摄入过多盐分的原因以及可能产生的后果，并给出了减少盐摄入量的方法。
23．细节理解题。根据文章第三段话“It fund that their average sdium intake was 3,256 milligrams per day. That equals nearly 1.5 teaspns each day, which is 50% mre than current guidelines recmmend.(研究发现，他们每天的平均钠摄入量为3256毫克。 这相当于每天近1.5茶匙，比目前指南建议的量多了50%。)”可知，美国疾控中心的研究发现，美国青少年的食盐摄入量超标。故选C项。
24．词句猜测题。根据划线词后的“There are ther sdium surces — like bread and cld cuts — adding t the salt verlad.(还有其他的钠源，如面包和冷盘，增加了盐的过量。)”可知，薯片和其他含盐量高的零食并不是唯一的罪魁祸首。criminal意为“罪犯”，与句意符合，故选A项。
25．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段话“The key t changing yur diet is t start small. “Small changes in sdium in fds are nt usually nticed,” Quader says. Eventually, she adds, the effrt will reset a kid’s taste buds (味蕾) s the salt desires stp.(改变饮食的关键是从小事做起。“食物中钠的微小变化通常不会被注意到，”夸德说。最终，她补充道，努力将重置一个孩子的盐欲望停止。)”可知，Quader认为，改变饮食习惯要一点点地慢慢来，逐渐减少食物中钠地含量，最后孩子的味蕾就会慢慢地适应低盐的食物，对多盐食物的渴望就会停止。故选B项。
26．推理判断题。根据最后一段话“High bld pressure can make it difficult t be active.(高血压会使运动变得困难。)”可知，经常吃咸的食物容易引起高血压，而高血压会让人怠惰，不活跃。故选C项。
27．D 28．D 29．A 30．A
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要谈论了儿童保育的职业化推高了它的价格。
27．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Mindful that a pr start can spil a persn’s chances f success later in life, the state has intervened ever mre clsely in hw babies and tddlers are lked after. Inspectrs call nt nly at nurseries but als at hmes where yungsters are minded; three-year-lds fllw the natinal curriculum. Child care has increasingly becme a prfessin.(考虑到糟糕的开端可能会破坏一个人以后成功的机会，国家对婴儿和幼儿的照顾方式进行了越来越密切的干预。检查人员会去那些照看小孩的托儿所和家中去检查；三岁的孩子遵循国家课程安排。幼儿看护越来越成为一种职业)”可知，国家的监督使儿童保育变得职业化了。故选D项。
28．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Fr years after the gvernment first began in 2001 t twist the arms f anyne wh lked after an unrelated child t register with the schls, the numbers s ding fell.(2001年政府第一次开始强制那些照顾不相关孩子的人在学校注册，之后的几年里，这样做的人数下降了)”及第三段中“Nurseries staffed by university graduates tend t be rated highest by inspectrs, increasing their appeal t the pickiest parents. As a result, mre graduates are being recruited.(由大学毕业生组成的托儿所往往被检查人员评为最高等级，这增加了它们对最挑剔的父母的吸引力。因此，更多的毕业生正在被录用)”可知，越来越多的认可鼓励了更多的毕业生从事儿童保育员的工作。故选D项。
29．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The price f child care is nt nly eye-watering, but has als becme a barrier t wrk. Sn after it tk pwer the calitin gvernment pledged t ensure that peple are better ff in wrk than n benefits, but a recent survey by Save the Children, a charity, fund that the high cst f day care prevented a quarter f lw-paid wrkers frm returning t their jbs nce they had started a family. (托儿费用不仅高得吓人，而且已经成为工作的障碍。上台后不久，联合政府就承诺要确保人们有工作比依靠福利过得更好，但慈善机构Save the Children最近的一项调查发现，高昂的日托费用使得四分之一的低收入工人在成家后无法重返工作岗位)”可知，高昂的儿童保育费用阻止了部分母亲的就业。故选A项。
30．主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“Child care has increasingly becme a prfessin. (儿童保育越来越成为一种职业)”和第四段中“But prfessinalizatin has als pushed up the price f child care, defying even the ecnmic depressin. (但职业化也推高了儿童保育的费用，甚至在经济萧条时期也不起作用)”可知，本文主要谈论了儿童保育的职业化推高了它的价格。故选A项。
31．D 32．C 33．B 34．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者不爱整洁，而室友却非常有条理，在和室友吵了一次架后作者学会了让步。
31．推理判断题。根据第二段的“Sn, I heard her screaming, “Take yur shes away! Why under my bed!”(很快，我听到她尖叫:“把你的鞋子拿开！为什么在我的床底下!”)”可知，凯特在床下看到了作者的鞋子让她生气了，故选D。
32．推理判断题。根据第三段的“Frm her end f the cnversatin, I culd tell right away her grandma was seriusly ill. When she hung up, she quickly climbed up the bed int her cvers, sbbing. Clearly, that was smething she shuld nt g thrugh alne. All f a sudden, a warm feeling f sympathy rse up in my heart.(从她的谈话中，我立刻就知道她奶奶病得很重。挂断电话后，她迅速爬上被窝，抽泣着。显然，这是她不应该独自经历的事情。突然，一种温暖的同情之情在我心中升起。)”及第四段的“Slwly, I cllected the pencils, tk back the bks, made my bed, cleaned the scks and swept the flr, even n her side.(慢慢地，我收好了铅笔，拿回了书，整理了我的床，擦了袜子，扫了地板，甚至在她旁边。)”可知，作者整理房间很可能是因为她想表达她对凯特的关心，故选C。
33．推理判断题。根据第一段的“I was never very neat, while my rmmate Kate was extremely rganized. Each f her bjects had its place, but mine always hid smewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always lked fr everything. Over time, Kate gt neater and I gt messier.(我从来都不是很爱整洁，而我的室友凯特却非常有条理。她的每件东西都有它的位置，但我的总是藏在某个地方。她甚至给所有东西都贴上了标签。我总是在寻找一切。随着时间的推移，凯特变得更整洁，而我变得更乱。)”可知，第一段主要讲的是作者和凯特之间在收拾房间方面的差异，因此第一段主要是通过显示差异展开的。故选B。
34．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段的“Kate and I stayed rmmates fr the rest f the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key t living tgether: giving in, cleaning up and hlding n.(那一年剩下的时间，凯特和我一直是室友。我们并不总是意见一致，但我们学会了生活在一起的关键:让步、打扫卫生和坚持下去。)”可知，作者通过讲述作者和凯特之间从在收拾房间方面差异很大到作者做出让步，学会收拾房间来说明我们要通过让步、打扫卫生和坚持下去来学会做个好室友，因此D选项“Learning t Be Rmmates(学习做室友)”是最好的题目，故选D。
35．C 36．A 37．D 38．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了一个新出现在太空中的发光体引起天文学家的极大关注，但对它的观察结论却难达共识。
35．细节理解题。根据第一段 “After mnths f study, they still aren’t sure what the bject — universally referred t as the “Cw” — is.(经过几个月的研究，他们仍然不确定这个普遍被称为“Cw”的物体是什么)”可知，天文学家们首要关心的是 “Cw ”是什么。故选C。
36．推理判断题。根据第三段前两句“The early bservatins cnfirmed the Cw was truly strange. It didn’t shw the bvius changes in its light utput that an explding star wuld make.(早期的观察证实了“Cw ”的确很奇怪。并没有显示出一颗爆发星所具有的光输出的明显变化)”可推知，“Cw”这颗星不是一颗爆发星，故选A。
37．推理判断题。 根据最后一段“S, sme say, it culd be a tidal disruptin event generated by an intermediate mass black hle, althugh evidence fr the existence f such smaller black hles remains cntrversial. “All explanatins have prblems,” Sandval says, “I hpe there are mre Cws.”(因此，有人说，这可能是由一个中等质量黑洞产生的潮汐破坏事件，尽管关于这种较小黑洞存在的证据仍然存在争议。“所有的解释都有问题，”Sandval说，“我希望有更多的Cws。 ”)”可知，观测Cw得出的结论都有问题。由此推断，她希望有更多的Cw提供更多的信息。故选D。
38．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Unusually bright light in the sky that appeared suddenly last June has gt astrnmers in great excitement. After mnths f study, they still aren’t sure what the bject — universally referred t as the “Cw” — is. Whatever it is, says astrnmer Liliana Rivera Sandval f Texas Tech University in Lubbck, “It’s super strange.”(去年6月天空中突然出现的异常明亮的光让天文学家非常兴奋。经过几个月的研究，他们仍然不确定这个普遍被称为“Cw ”的物体是什么。 拉伯克市德克萨斯理工大学的天文学家Liliana Rivera Sandval说：“不管它是什么，它都超级奇怪。”)”并结合全文内容可知，这篇文章主要讲了一个新出现在太空中的发光体引起天文学家的极大关注，但对它的观察结论却难达共识。全文“the Cw”这一主题贯穿始终，选项B“Cw激起了天文学家的研究热情”最符合文章标题。故选B。
39．A 40．B 41．D 42．B
【导语】本文是说明文。主要讲述了成年人的手势对孩子的影响。专家建议父母和其他成年人在向孩子询问某件事时，尽量注意自己的手势，以免对孩子产生误导。
39．推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“A simple gesture can be frmed int a child’s memry s quickly that it will cause the child t give a false answer t a questin accmpanied by that gesture. (一个简单的手势可以很快地形成孩子的记忆，以至于伴随这个手势，孩子会对一个问题做出错误的回答)”可知，手势对孩子有特定的影响。故选A。
40．细节理解题。通读全文，并结合第三段第一句“While memries f bth adults and children are easy t react t suggestin，thse f children are knwn t be particularly influenced.(成年人和儿童的记忆都容易对暗示做出反应，而儿童的记忆尤其容易受到影响)”可知，孩子容易受手势影响的原因是孩子的记忆容易被影响。故选B。
41．词句猜测题。根据第六段划线词所在句的前半句“Gestures may als becme mre ppular when talking with nn-fluent language users, such as little kids(手势在与不流利的语言使用者，比如小孩子交谈时也可能变得更受欢迎)”可知，手势在语言沟通不顺畅时可以起到帮助作用，传递信息，因此可以推断，划线词“impart”与“Pass n”同义，表示“传递”。故选D。
42．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是手势对孩子的影响，结合第一段最后一句“A new finding suggests that parents, scial wrkers, psychlgists and lawyers shuld be careful with their hands as well as their wrds.(一项新的发现表明，父母、社会工作者、心理学家和律师在说话的同时也注意小心自己的手)”及第三段最后一句“Kids are used t lking t adults t tell events fr them and can be misled even if nt intentinally(故意地).(孩子们习惯于指望大人为他们讲述事件，即使不是故意的，也可能被误导)”可知，“Gestures Can Mislead Children.(手势会误导孩子)”适合作为本文标题。故选B。
43．D 44．C 45．D 46．A
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了一位年仅15的孩子Ra被《时代》杂志评为第一个“年度儿童”。
43．细节理解题。根据第二段“Ra tld The Assciated Press in an interview frm her hme that the prize is nthing that I culd have ever imagined. (Ra在家中接受美联社采访时表示，这个奖是我从未想过的)”可知，Ra从未觉得自己可以得奖，这远远超出了她的预期。故选D。
44．细节理解题。根据第四段“She tld Time cntributing editr Angelina Jlie in an interview that her science pursuits started early as a way t imprve scial cnditins.(她在接受《时代》杂志特约编辑安吉丽娜·朱莉采访时表示，她很早就开始追求科学，是为了改善社会条件)”可知，Ra追求科学是为了改善社会条件，即让社会变得更好。故选C。
45．推理判断题。根据最后一段“We have science in everything we’re invlved in, and I think that’s the biggest thing t put ut there, that science is cl, innvating is cl, and anybdy can be an innvatr(我们参与的每件事都包含了科学。我认为这是最重要的是科学很酷，创新很酷，任何人都可以成为创新者)”以及第一段“created apps(创立应用软件)”可知，Ra热爱创新并且追求创新。由此推知，她是一个非常创新的人。故选D。
46．推理判断题。根据第一段“A 15-year-ld Clrad high schl student and yung scientist wh has used artificial intelligence (AI) and created apps t address plluted drinking water, drug addictin and ther scial prblems has been named Time Magazine’s first-ever “Kid f the Year”.(近日，美国科罗拉多州一名15岁的高中生和年轻科学家被《时代》杂志评为第一个“年度儿童”。他使用人工智能（AI）技术，并创建了应用程序，来解决饮用水污染、吸毒成瘾和其他社会问题)”可知，本文主要介绍了年仅十五岁的年度儿童Ra以及她所做出的贡献。由此推知，短文的目的是报道一个年轻的天才。故选A。
47．C 48．D 49．A 50．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了抑郁会减少大脑内突触地密度，而突触密度地减少会影响认知能力，科学家为了进一步探究抑郁造成的危害进行了一系列实验。
47．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Scientists are nw lking inside living brains t tell if depressin might speed up aging.(科学家们正在观察活人的大脑内部，以判断抑郁症是否会加速衰老。)”可知，科学家们正试图用活人来研究抑郁症是否能使人的大脑衰老得更快。故选C。
48．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Generally, gd cgnitin is linked t mre and strnger synapses.(一般来说，良好的认知与更多更强的突触有关。)”和文章第三段“They discvered that patients with depressin had a lwer density (密度) f synapses than healthy peple f the same age.(他们发现抑郁症患者的突触密度比同龄的健康人要低。)”可知，通过第二段和第三段我们可知，抑郁可能通过影响突触密度而损害认知能力。故选D。
49．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Esterlis has annunced plans fr a study f synaptic density n larger numbers f peple as they get lder, t see if and hw it changes ver time in thse with and withut depressin.(埃斯特利斯宣布，计划对越来越多的人进行一项随着年龄增长的突触密度研究，看看那些有抑郁症和没有抑郁症的人的突触密度是否会随时间变化，以及如何变化。)”可知，埃斯特利斯的新计划重点研究突触密度随年龄的变化。故选A。
50．推理判断题。根据文章第五段“It might be that depressin des nt wrsen synaptic weakening. And it culd just make the prblem mre nticeable.(这可能是因为抑郁并没有加重突触弱化。这只会让问题变得更加明显。)”可知，这项调查的态度是客观的。故选B。
51．B 52．D 53．C
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了关于BEWP的一些信息。包括它的课程内容、给参与者提供的服务、费用，以及报名渠道等。
51．细节理解题。根据“Business cmmunicatins and ffice manners”部分的“Cellphne etiquette(手机礼仪)”可知，你可以在BEWP里学到如何在使用手机方面表现礼貌。故选B。
52．细节理解题。根据“Five-hur wrkshp includes”部分的“Wrkshp training certificate(研讨会培训证书)”可知，你将会得到一份证书。故选D。
53．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Fr mre infrmatin please call 480-510-6346 r email Sue Brwn at inf@itsallabutetiquette.cm.(欲了解更多信息，请致电480-510-6346或发邮件至Sue Brwn inf@itsallabutetiquette.cm。)”可知，人们可以通过发送电子邮件来获得更多关于BEWP的信息。故选C。
54．C 55．D 56．B 57．A
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者维系远程友谊的烦恼以及自己想到的解决办法。
54．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I miss my friends and they miss me. But many f them are dtted (散布于) arund the cuntry.(我想念我的朋友，他们也想念我。但他们中的许多人分布在全国各地)”可推知，作者的烦恼是她有很多朋友住得很远，而且散布在不同的地方。故选C。
55．词句猜测题。根据第四段中的“But life is busy — yu have friends, family, a jb, a partner, and pets. Each requires their wn time slts (时间档) and individual levels f attentin.(但是生活是忙碌的——你有朋友、家庭、工作、伴侣和宠物。每个都需要自己的时间和注意力水平)”及“T avid what I call “lng-distance friendship burnut”, I try t arrange ne weekend a mnth t meet a friend.(为了避免我所说的“异地友谊倦怠”，我尽量每个月安排一个周末和朋友见面)”可知，作者一直在努力平衡拜访朋友和其他事务之间的关系。由此可知，划线词所在句S I’d be a big liar if I didn’t admit I’ve striven t get the balance right ver the years.意为“所以，如果我不承认多年来我一直在努力保持平衡，那我就是个大骗子”。由此推知，划线词striven与struggled意思接近。故选D。
56．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Obviusly it means seeing them less ften, but at the same time I get t spend mre time with them when I d.(显然，这意味着见到他们的次数会减少，但同时我也会花更多的时间和他们在一起)”可知，作者这种会见朋友的新方式可以让她一次只关注一个朋友，能够花更多的时间和朋友在一起。故选B。
57．主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“I miss my friends and they miss me. But many f them are dtted (散布于) arund the cuntry.(我想念我的朋友，他们也想念我。但他们中的许多人分布在全国各地)”及下文对作者的经历描述可知，文章主要讲述了作者维系远程友谊的烦恼以及自己想到的解决办法，即保持异地友谊的经验。故选A。