江苏省南通市2020届高三上学期教学质量调研（三）英语试题


2019〜2020学年度高三年级第一学期教学质量调研（三）
英语试题
第一部分：听力（共两节.满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选岀最 佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对 话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Give her ID card to him. B. Move a table. C. Sign for a parcel.
2. what does the woman think of cleaning the shirt?
A. Easy. B. Time-wasting. C. Impossible.
3. How does the woman most probably go to work?
A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus.
4. What relation is Tom to the woman?
A. Her teacher. B. Her agent. C. Her husband.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A picnic. B. The weather. C. A forecast.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选岀最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听 完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Who will be sent to Singapore?
A. Jenny. B. John Taylor. C. Brian.
7. How does the man feel now?
A. Nervous. B. Proud. C. Disappointed.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman advise the man to focus on about the coffee maker?
A. The price. B. The quality. C. The model.
9. What will the speakers do next?
A. Go to the cashier. B. Visit a gym. C. Continue to shop.
听第8段材料，.回答第10至12题。
10. What is between the student restaurant and the student union?
A. The old library. B. The medical services. C. The new library.
11 Where is the media center on the map?
A. In the middle. B. At the bottom left comer. C. At the bottom right comer.
12. What can the students borrow from the old library?
a. Financial B Sports magazines. C. Entertainment magazine.
听第9段材料，回答13至16题。
13. what did the man do on the weekend.
A. He went on a sailing trip. B. He went fishing. C. He went to a Park.
14.what did the woman play on the weekend?
A. Basketball B. Tennis. C. Badminton
15. What do we know about Joe?
A. He took part in a competition. B. He won a prize. C. He got injured.
16. what will the speakers do next weekend?
A. Watch films at homo B. Go to the beach. C Play football.
听10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was the speaker born?
A. 1932. B. In 1937. C. In 1942.
18. What did the speaker buy at the cinema?
A. lee cream. B. Sweets. C. Chocolate.
19. What were films like in those days according to the speaker?
A. The sets were special.
B. Each scene lasted a few seconds.
C. Actors* performances were satisfying.
20. What influence did the experience have on the speaker?
A. He became interested in films.
B. He began to act in films.
C. He loved characters in films.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B. C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Since skin ulcers （溃疡）are usually ______ by a rise in temperature, studies show that detecting skin temperature at home could significantly reduce skin ulcers.
A. accompanied B. strengthened C. confirmed D. rejected
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为皮肤溃疡通常伴随着体温升高，所以研究表明，在家诊察体温可以在很大程度上减少皮肤溃疡。A. accompanied伴随；B. strengthened加强；C. confirmed证实；D. rejected拒绝。根据句意可知此处用“伴随”体温升高状况，符合语境，故选A项。
2.Completed in 1891, in ______ was known as the Gilded Age, the building is now owned by a famous writer.
A. which B. what C. as D. who
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：建成于1891年，那个被称作镀金时代的时期，这栋建筑现在属于一个著名的作家。A. which哪一；B. what什么/东西；C. as正如，当，因为；D. who谁。分析句子可知此处是宾语从句连接词，从句______ was known as the Gilded Age缺少主语，且指物，故用连接代词what，故选B项。
3.Its new flying car has completed its first flight, ______ the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.
A. to bring B. having brought C. bringing D. brought
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：它的新型飞行汽车刚刚完成试飞，这使得公司离明年售卖飞行汽车的目标又近了一点。分析句子结构可知此处是非谓语动词作状语，逻辑主语Its new flying car has completed its first flight和bring之间是主动关系，故用现在分词，即bringing，故选C项。
4. ______ with the researchers' expectations, they found a positive connection between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer.
A. Content B. Consistent C. Creative D. Controversial
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：与研究人员的预期一致，他们发现了角色认同和人们持续志愿服务时间之间的积极联系。A. Content满意的；B. Consistent一致的；C. Creative有创造性的；D. Controversial有争议的。结合句意可知此处用“一致的”符合语境，故选B项。
5.Robert, who claimed ______ Beijing, actually knew nothing about it
A. to visit B. having visited C. to have visited D. visiting
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：事实上，Robert声称他去过北京，其实他对北京一点都不了解。此处考查短语claim to have done声称做过某事，to have done是不定式的完成式形式，表达动作发生在谓语动词之前，故选C项。
【点睛】本题考查claim的固定短语
1. claim to do声称要做某事（还未做）
He claimed to tell the truth to the police. 他声称要把真相告诉警察。（还没有告诉）
2. claim to have done声称做了某事（已经做了）
He claimed to have seen a monster in the lake.他声称在湖里看到过一个怪兽。（已经看到）
6.Days before my ______ for Shanghai, my cousin made prediction without the slightest bit of irony,” You’ll fall in love in China."
A. presentation B. adjustment C. transportation D. departure
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我出发前往上海的几天前，我表姐毫不讽刺地预言“你会爱上中国。”A. presentation陈述，报告；B. adjustment调整；C. transportation运输；D. departure出发。结合句意可知此处表示出发前说的话，用“出发”符合语境，故选D项。
7.—I feel washed out. Let's call it a day.
—Hold out a little longer. Now that we have come so far. We ______ as well go all the way.
A. can B. must C. should D. may
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词辨析。句意：——感觉很累了，我们今天就到这儿吧。——再坚持一会，既然我们已经走了这么远，我们不妨一路走下去。A. can能够，可能； B. must必须；C. should应该；D. may可能。此处考查短语may/might as well不妨，故选D项。
8.She encouraged me to learn to drive, so I would be not ______ buses and I could conveniently get to work.
A. in control of B. at the mercy of C. in possession of D. in the light of
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：她鼓励我学开车，因此我就不用任由公交车摆布，还可以非常方便地上下班。A. in control of控制；B. at the mercy of受支配/摆布；C. in possession of拥有；D. in the light of根据/按照。结合句意可知此处用“受……摆布”符合语境，故选B项。
9.Reducing the figure of fishing can safeguard the future sustainability of small-scale fisheries and the communities ______ livelihood is dependent on them.
A. where B. which C. whose D. who
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：减少捕捞数量可以保证小型渔业未来的可持续性和以此为生的社区。A. where关系副词，作地点状语；B. which关系代词，指物；C. whose关系代词，作定语；D. who关系代词，指人。此处考查定语从句关系词，先行词communities在从句livelihood is dependent on them.中作定语，意为“他们的生计依靠渔业”故用关系代词whose，故选C项。
【点睛】本题考查定语从句关系词
确定定语从句关系词一般分为三步：找出先行词；分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分；考虑特殊情况。以本题为例：
1. 找出先行词：communities
2. 分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分：communities在从句livelihood is dependent on them.中充当形容词作定语，故用关系代词whose
3. 考虑特殊情况：无
故用whose，选C项。
10.But actually, these Englishers ______ gradually in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary and we have to adapt to that.
A. had changed B. changed C. have been changing D. is changing
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：但事实上，这些说英语的人在口音，拼写和单词的使用上一直在改变，因此我们必须适应这件事。结合句意可知英语的变化从过去开始，持续到现在，并且会持续到将来，故用现在完成进行时，即have/has been doing，又主语these Englishers 是复数，故用have been changing，故选C项。
【点睛】本题考查现在完成进行时
现在完成进行时表示过去发生的动作或状况一直持续到现在，这个动作可能仍在继续进行或刚刚结束。现在完成进行时由“have/has + been + 现在分词”构成。
I've been trying to find out her telephone number.我一直在查问她的电话号码。
They have been widening the road.他们在拓宽这条路。
She is very tired. She's been typing letters all day.她很累了。她整天都在录入信件。
11.At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love we find our happiness.
A. that B. what C. how D. when
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查强调句。句意：在那个时刻我理解了真相：只有用爱来培育我们的心灵，我们才能找到幸福。A. that那个，连词；B. what什么；C. how如何；D. when当，何时。此处考查强调句，即it is +强调部分+that…，故选A项。
【点睛】本题考查强调句it is+强调部分+that(强调人时可以用who)，该句型一般可以对主语，宾语，状语进行强调。例如：
I bought a pen yesterday.
→It was I who/that bought a pen yesterday.昨天买了一支笔的是我。
→It was a pen that I bought yesterday. 我昨天买的是一支钢笔。
→It was yesterday that I bought a pen. 就是在昨天我买了一直钢笔。
12.In spite of the fact that the important final exam is coming, 1 suggest you an evening a week for fun _____ reading a book that interests you, or treating yourself to a good movie.
A. take up B. put off C. give away D. set aside
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管重要的期末考试马上就到了，我还是建议你每周留出一个晚上看看你感兴趣的书，或者看一部好的电影。A. take up占据；B. put off推迟；C. give away赠送；D. set aside留出。结合句意可知此处用“留出一个晚上看书”符合语境，故选D项。
13.She gave me a determined look—the kind that said she ______ her mind.
A. didn't change B. hadn't changed C. wouldn't change D. won't change
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：她给了我一个坚定的表情，这个表情表明她不会改变主意。本句考查宾语从句的时态，结合语境“她不会改变主意”还未发生，应用一般将来时，再结合宾语从句时态要求：主句是过去时从句应用过去的某种时态，故用过去将来时，即would do，故选C项。
【点睛】本题考查宾语从句的时态
宾语从句的时态一般分为两种大的情况考虑
1. 如果主句是一般现在时，从句用自己所需的任何时态。
He says that he went to school last month.
He says that he has finished reading.
2. 如果主句是一般过去时，从句用过去的某种时态（真理、谚语等用一般现在时）
He said that he had finished reading.
He asked who would go with him.
The teacher told us that the earth moves around the sun.
14.He would get to the university by Friday ______ today, which can ensure him of his speech.
A. were he to leave B. if he had left C. did he to leave D. had he left
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：如果今天出发，他周五就可以达到那所大学，这样就可以确保他的演讲。根据He would get to the university by Friday判断此处考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，从句应用一般过去时，即if he were to leave，又从句中有were时可省略if将其提到句首，即were he to leave，故选A项。
【点睛】本题考查非真实条件状语从句中虚拟语气的省略
If引导的虚拟条件状语从句中，如有were, had(助动词)，should时可省略if，再提前were, had, should。例如：
1. If I were you, I would choose to stay at home. →Were I you, I would choose to stay at home.
2. If it should snow tomorrow, I would make a snowman. →Should it snow tomorrow, I would make a snowman.
3. If you had followed my advice, you would be better now. →Had you followed my advice， you would be better now.
15.—I just found out from my coach that I made the boys’ basketball team. Did you make the girls’ basketball team?
— ________.I was on the girl’s team last year. Maybe I am not the best player but I am not the worst.
A. Not exactly. B. You got me. C. Most likely. D. You there.
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查固定搭配。句意：——我刚从教练那儿得知我入选了男子篮球队，你入选女子篮球队了吗？——可能性很大，我去年就加入了女队，或许我不是最好的，但也不是最差的。A. Not exactly.不完全是；B. You got me.你难到我了；C. Most likely.很有可能；D. You there.说你呢。结合句意可知此处用“很有可能”符合语境，故选C项。
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Having a friend who is bright can do you good in many ways.
A bright friend can share your problems and help you ___16___ them properly. Are you overwhelmed? He can show you the order to ___17___ them on schedule. Are you having problems with someone? Tell him and he will find the best way to ___18___ both you and your friend. Let’s imagine you were stuck in an elevator. You might be very ___19___and not know how to get out of it.
The situation could change ____20____if you had a bright friend beside you. He could help you keep calm and quickly find a way to___21___ you.
A bright friend is also a good ___22___ for you to learn from. In fact, you can get many interesting and ___23___things from a knowledgeable friend. You can better yourself by ___24___ his unique way of thinking and handling things. 1 have a bright friend who can solve problems in a way that I could never___25___. Having had him as my close friend for ages, I have learnt so many things from him that may___26___ me much in my life. He has taught me many ways of solving problems, and even ___27___unchangeable situations in some bright ways.
Indeed, having a bright friend can give you the ___28___to keep on trying to be his equal. This makes you ___29___in some positive ways. You may have thought, “Why can he do that and not me? ” And so you will try your best to be as___30___ as your friend. You then will change your___31___wav of thinking and doing things, becoming open-minded to learn new things and develop your true ___32___.
All of these ___33___ things a bright friend brings to you can of course be the ___34___ a long-lasting friendship. However, friendship ___35___ a thorough and mutual understanding. So, you should also make every effort to make it last forever.
16. A. allocate B. enquire C. address D. identify
17. A. postpone B. accumulate C. finish D. decline
18. A. reform B. settle C. answer D. satisfy
19. A. upset B. clumsy C. delicate D. exhausted
20. A. frequently B. considerably C. practically D. unexpectedly
21. A. adjust B. trap C. reward D. rescue
22. A. example B. expert C. follower D. leader
23. A. additional B. unsure C. useful D. creative
24. A. accepting B. learning C. imagining D. approaching
25. A. give up B. get across C. believe in D. think of
26. A. impress B. assist C. attract D. amaze
27. A. changing B. considering C. continuing D. undertaking
28. A. excuse B. permission C. responsibility D. motivation
29. A. competitive B. committed C. ambitious D. courageous
30. A. energetic B. sensitive C. excellent D. essential
31. A. independent B. narrow C. casual D. liberal
32. A. potentials B. acknowledgment C. success D. purpose
33. A. logical B. superior C. adventurous D. wonderful
34. A. desire B. basis C. tool D. cure
35. A. allows B. offers C. requires D. reflects
【答案】16. C 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了聪明的朋友在很多方面对我们有好处，他可以教会我们独特且有用的思维和处事方式，也会成为我们提升自己的动力。友谊是建立在一个彻底的相互理解的基础上，所以我们要努力让友谊可以持续下去。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个聪明的朋友会和你分享你的问题，并且帮助你妥善处理它们。A. allocate分配；B. enquire询问；C. address处理，设法解决；D. identify识别。根据前文的Having a friend who is bright can do you good in many ways.可知拥有一个聪明的朋友在很多方面对你都有好处，故此处用“帮过你妥善解决问题”符合语境，这是拥有一个聪明朋友的好处之一，故选C项。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他可以教你按照日程表上的顺序来完成他们。A. postpone推迟；B. accumulate积累；C. finish完成；D. decline谢绝，下降。结合上下文可知，此处是指按计划完成事情，故选C项。
【18题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：告诉他，他会找到最好的方式，让你和朋友都满意。A. reform改革；B. settle解决；C. answer回答；D. satisfy使满意。结合上下文，此处是指聪明朋友的解决方法能让产生问题的双方都感到满意，故选D项。
【19题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你可能很沮丧，不知道如何出来。A. upset沮丧的；B. clumsy笨拙的；C. delicate精美的，纤弱的；D. exhausted疲惫的。根据前文的Let’s imagine you were stuck in an elevator.可知作者让我们想象自己被困在电梯的情况，故此处用“沮丧”符合语境，故选A项。
【20题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果身边有一个聪明的朋友，情况就会大有不同。A. frequently频繁地；B. considerably相当地，非常地；C. practically实际地；D. unexpectedly意想不到地。结合下文的He could help you keep calm and quickly find a way to___6___ you.可知聪明朋友可以帮你保持冷静，而且迅速找到方法，故此处用“情况会大有不同”符合语境，故选B项。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他能够帮你保持冷静，而且迅速找到救援方法。A. adjust调整，校对；B. trap陷入，困住；C. reward回报；D. rescue营救。结合前文的Let’s imagine you were stuck in an elevator.可知此处用“营救”符合语境和逻辑，故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个聪明的朋友也是一个你可以学习的好榜样。A. example榜样；B. expert专家；C. follower随从；D. leader领导。结合下文的for you to learn from可推测此处用“榜样”符合语境，故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上你可以从一个知识渊博的朋友那儿学到很多有趣和有用的东西。A. additional附加的；B. unsure不确定的；C. useful有用的；D. creative有创造性的。根据interesting and判断此处用“有用的”符合语境，故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：你可以通过学习他独特的思维和处事方式来提高自己。A. accepting接受；B. learning学习；C. imagining想象；D. approaching接近。根据前文的A bright friend is also a good ___7___ for you to learn from.可知此处用“学习”符合语境，learn是原词复现，故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我有一个聪明的朋友，他解决问题的方式我从来都想不到。A. give up放弃；B. get across理解；C. believe in信任；D. think of想到。根据前文的his unique way of thinking and handling things.可知有的聪明人的处事方式很特别，是常人想不到的，故此处用“想到”符合语境，故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他做了很多年好朋友，我从他那儿学到了很多东西，这些东西可能在我的生活中有很大帮助。A. impress使印象深刻；B. assist协助；C. attract吸引；D. amaze使震惊。根据下文的He has taught me many ways of solving problems可知朋友教会了作者解决问题的方法，故推测从朋友那儿学的东西会对作者有帮助，故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他教了我很多解决问题的方式，甚至用一些聪明的方法改变了不可改变的状况。A. changing改变；B. considering考虑；C. continuing继续；D. undertaking承担。结合句意可知此处是指，用聪明的方法改变了不可改变的东西，且change和unchangeable是反义词复现，故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，有一个聪明的朋友可以给你变得和他一样好的动力。A. excuse借口；B. permission允许；C. responsibility责任；D. motivation动机，动力。结合上下文可知此处是指，看到别人很好自己也想变得一样好的想法，这种想法就是动力，故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让你以积极的方式变得有竞争性。A. competitive有竞争性的；B. committed尽心尽力的；C. ambitious有抱负的；D. courageous勇敢的；根据下文的You may have thought, “Why can he do that and not me? ”可知此处用“有竞争性的”符合语境，故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此你会尽最大努力变得和朋友一样出色。A. energetic有活力的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. excellent出色的；D. essential基本的。根据前文的a bright friend可知此处用“出色的”符合语境，bright和excellent是同义词复现，故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后你会改变自己狭隘的思维和处事方式，以开放的心态去学习新的东西和发展自己真正的潜能。A. independent独立的；B. narrow狭隘的，狭窄的；C. casual随意的；D. liberal自由的。根据下文的becoming open-minded可知此处用“狭隘的”符合语境，narrow和open-minded是反义词复现，故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. potentials潜能；B. acknowledgment承认；C. success成功；D. purpose目的。根据前文的learn new things可知此处用“培养潜能”符合语境，故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个聪明朋友带给你的这些美好的东西当然也是一段长久友谊的基础。A. logical 逻辑的；B. superior优越的，先进的；C. adventurous冒险的；D. wonderful美好的。结合上文所提到的聪明朋友所教会我们的那些独特且有用的思维和处事方式可知，此处用“美好的”符合语境，故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. desire欲望；B. basis基础；C. tool工具；D. cure治愈方法。结合上下文可知，此处是指友谊建立在互相帮助和理解的基础之上，朋友教会我们的东西就是其中一个基础，故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，友谊需要一个彻底的和相互的理解。A. allows允许；B. offers提供；C. requires要求，需要；D. reflects反映，反射。结合上下文可知，此处是指友谊的基本条件，用“需要”符合语境，故选C项。
A
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36. Mr Smith is going to lake his wife, his 13-year-old daughter and his 1-year-old son to visit Singapore at their own leisurely pace, he should get at least ready.
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37. If David and his 9-year-old son are both animal lovers, they had better dial for more information before their tour.
A. 6338-6877 B. 6338-6859
C 6338-3311 D. 6338-6826
【答案】36. B 37. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了新加坡基础旅游景点的景观特色，旅游安排时间，收费，乘车联系电话等广告信息。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一部分的City Sightseeing $33/A, S23/C, FREE/T可知成人票价为$33，儿童票价为$23（12岁以下），学步孩子免费（2岁以下），Mr Smith一家包括两个成人，一个13岁小孩，和一个1岁小孩，按照规定他们应付的钱是：$33+$33+$33=$99.故选B项。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三部份下面的1,000 over noctumal（夜行的）animals in the Night Safari – the world's first wildlife night park, for an adventure you'll never forget. | For More Information, call 6338-6826可知，如果是动物爱好者可以去参加Night Safari，联系电话是6338-6826。故选D项。
B
Two heads are better than one. After all, when trying to make decisions, it's good to have a second opinion. But what about a third, fourth — even twelfth? What group size is best for making decisions quickly? For ants, four to six heads surpass one ― and also outperform 12 or 24. That's what Sylvia Zamescu now reports.
The 18-year-old senior at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona isn't generally into ants. She's interested in decision-making, especially by people. Last summer, Sylvia read that social insects such as ants and bees can be used to model decision-making. Ants, for example, forage for food. When an ant finds it, it takes a bite and heads back to the nest. On the way; the ant leaves a scented trail for other ants to pick up. Back at the nest, the ant vomits up its meal into the mouth of other ants. Those nest-mates then decide with the first ant whether the food is good enough to deserve a trip back for more. If it is, they follow the first ant's scented trail to lunch.
When there are too few ants, it could take a long time for one ant to spread the word If there are too many, it's hard to “tell" each about the find. What's the right number for foraging success? Sylvia decided to find out. She contacted professors at the University of Arizona in Tucson to look for someone who would let her study decision-making by ants in their lab. Professor Wulfila Gronenberg answered her email.
Working with one of Wulfila's graduate students Sylvia set up an experiment She tested the behavior of one, two, four, six, twelve and twenty-four ants. Each group was placed in a large box al taped "starting line". At the other end of the box were two bricks of sweetened gelatin （动物胶） one contained only 3 per cent sugar, and the other 30 per cent. Sylvia timed how long it took each group of ants to find the food. She also measured how much time they spent around each sweet treat.
When there were just one or two ants, the discovery was slow. The same was true when she set twelve or twenty-four ants loose. But four to six ants? Perfect! These medium-size groups found the food forest. They also figured out quickly that the sweeter food was better.
Similar work has been done on bighorn sheep, fish and fruit flies. "It may not be four to six animals, but it's the same principle," Sylvia says. A medium-size group "is optimal". So when faced with a new decision, two heads are better than one. But too many heads are too much. Like the ants, a good decision may just require a happy medium.
38. What gave Sylvia the idea for her research?
A. Her interest in social insects.
B. An article about social animals.
C. A university professor's invitation.
D. Her doubt about a science report.
39. What do we know about Sylvia's experiment?
A. She set it up with Professor Wulfila Gronenberg.
B. There were two large boxes at the "starting line".
C. There were several kinds of foods for the ants.
D. She divided the ants into six different groups.
40. What did Sylvia find out about ants?
A. They make decisions faster in medium-sized groups.
B. They are better at finding food in smaller groups.
C. They perform much more smartly in larger groups.
D. They make better decisions when working together.
【答案】38. B 39. D 40. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。尽管人们常说“人多智广”，但通过对蚂蚁，蜜蜂，菜蝇等的研究Sylvia Zamescu发现中等数量的群体有助于决定的做出。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段的The 18-year-old senior at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona isn't generally into ants. She's interested in decision-making, especially by people. Last summer, Sylvia read that social insects such as ants and bees can be used to model decision-making.可知Sylvia Zamescu原本对蚂蚁不是很感兴趣，但是读了关于社会群居动物的文章后，她决定用蚂蚁来做和决定有关的研究。B. An article about social animals.（一篇关于社会群居动物的文章）符合以上说法，故选B项。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段的Sylvia set up an experiment She tested the behavior of one, two, four, six, twelve and twenty-four ants.可知Sylvia在实验中把蚂蚁分成了数量不等的6组，来进行对比。D. She divided the ants into six different groups.（她把蚂蚁分成6个不同的组）符合文章内容，故选D项。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的"It may not be four to six animals, but it's the same principle," Sylvia says. A medium-size group "is optimal.可知Sylvia通过实验发现，中等数量的群体是做决定的最佳选择。A. They make decisions faster in medium-sized groups.(中等数量的群体时，做决定更快)符合以上说法，故选A项。
C
By now you've probably heard about the "you’re not special" speech, when English teacher David McCullough told graduating seniors at Wellesley High School: “Do not get the idea you're anything special, because you're not." Mothers and fathers present at the ceremony 一 and a whole lot of other parents across the Internet — took issue with McCullough's ego-puncturing （伤自尊的） words. But lost in the uproar （喧嚣）was something we really should be taking to heart: our young people actually have no idea whether they're particularly talented or accomplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their self-esteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities, a crucial requirement for getting better at anything from math to music to sports. In fact, it's not just privileged high-school students: we all tend to view ourselves as above average.
Such inflated self-judgments have been found in study after study and it's often exactly when we're least competent at a given task that we rate our performance most generously, in a 2006 study published in the journal Medical Education, for example, medical students who scored the lowest on an essay test were the most charitable in their self evaluations, while high-scoring students judged themselves much more strictly. Poor students, the authors note, "lack insight" into their own inadequacy. Why should this be? Another study, led by Cornell University psychologist David Dunning, offers an enlightening explanation. People who are incompetent, he writes with coauthor Justin Kruger, suffer from a “dual burden": they're not good at what they do, and their very clumsiness prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.
In Dunning and Kruger's study, subjects scoring at the bottom on tests of logic, grammar and humor -extremely overestimated'' their talents. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile (百分位数).they guessed they were in the 62nd. What these individuals lacked (in addition 9 clear logic, proper grammar and a sense of humor) was “meta cognitive skill” :the capacity to monitor how well they're performing. In the absence of that capacity, the subjects arrived at an overly hopeful view of their own abilities. There's a paradox here, the authors note: The skills that lead to competence in a particular domain are often the very same skills necessary to evaluate competence in that field? In other words, to get better at judging how well we're doing at an activity, we have to get better at the activity itself
There are a couple of ways out of this double bind. First, we can learn to make honest comparisons with others. Train yourself to recognize excellence, even when you yourself don't possess it, and compare what you can do against what truly excellent individuals are able to accomplish. Second, seek out feedback that is frequent, accurate and specific. Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you're doing, but just what it is that you're doing wrong. As Dunning and Kruger note, success indicates to us that everything went right, but failure is more ambiguous: any number of things could have gone wrong. Use this external feedback to figure out exactly where and when you screwed up.
If we adopt these strategies — and most importantly, teach them to our children — they won't need parents, or a commencement (毕业典礼)speaker, to tell them that they're special. They’ll already know that they are, or have a plan to get that way.
41. The author thinks the real problem is that .
A. no requirement is set up for young people to get better
B. we always tend to consider ourselves to be privileged
C. we don't know whether our young people are talented or not
D. young people don't know how to assess their abilities realistically
42. We can infer from the passage that those high-scoring students
A. know how to cultivate clear logic and proper grammar
B. tend to be very competent in their high-scoring fields
C. don’t view themselves as competent because they know their limits
D. don't know how well they perform due to their strict self-judgement
43. The strategies of becoming special suggest that .
A. we need internal honesty with ourselves and external honesty from others
B. the best way to get better is to carefully study past success and failure
C. through comparison with others, one will know where and when he fails
D. neither parents nor a commencement speaker can tell whether one is special
44. Which can be the best title of this passage?
A. Tip On Making Ourselves More Special
B. Let’s Admit That We Are Not That Special
C. Special or Not? Teach Kids To Figure It Out
D. Tell The Truth: Kids Overestimate their Talents
【答案】41. D 42. B 43. A 44. C
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。是特殊或者不是？我们要教会孩子理解它。作者认为真正的问题是年轻人不知道如何现实地评估自己的能力。想要变得特别，我们需要对自己诚实和他人对我们的诚实。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段的But lost in the uproar （喧嚣）was something we really should be taking to heart: our young people actually have no idea whether they're particularly talented or accomplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their self-esteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities,可知作者认为人们应该在喧嚣之后记住：现在的年轻人不知道他们究竟有没有天赋，其根本原因是他们不知道如何实际地评估自己的能力。D. young people don't know how to assess their abilities realistically（年轻人不知道如何实际地评价自己的能力）符合以上说法，故选D项。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段的suffer from a “dual burden": they're not good at what they do, and their very clumsiness prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.得低分的学生遭受着双重负担，即他们不擅长自己所做的，并且他们的笨拙让他们无法意识到自己有多差。由此可推断，得高分的学生擅长自己所作的。B. tend to be very competent in their high-scoring fields（往往在他们的高分领域有能力）符合以上推测，故选B项。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的First, we can learn to make honest comparisons with others. 和Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you're doing, but just what it is that you're doing wrong.可知我们要学会诚实地将自己和他人进行比较，也需要一个人将我们做的不好的，以及做错了什么如实相告。由此可推测变得特别的策略表明我们需要对自己诚实，也需要别人对我们诚实。A. we need internal honesty with ourselves and external honesty from others（我们需要对自己内部的诚实和来自他人的外部诚实）符合以上说法，故选A项。
【44题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章所讲内容，尤其是最后一段If we adopt these strategies — and most importantly, teach them to our children — they won't need parents, or a commencement (毕业典礼)speaker, to tell them that they're special. They’ll already know that they are, or have a plan to get that way.可知教会了孩子文中提到的策略，孩子就可以知道他们自己是否特别，或者已经在变得特别的路上。C. Special or Not? Teach Kids To Figure It Out（特别与否，教孩子把它弄清楚）可以作文本文标题，故选C项。
D
The sun was shining and Clare felt like doing something active. She'd had enough of the moment of living in the past. What she really wanted was some skiing if she could get herself organized. She walked into the ski school office and within ten minutes had arranged a private class for the whole afternoon. One of the ski teacher would meet her at the ski lift station at the end of the village at midday. The ski hire shop next door rented her some skis and boots and she carried them back to the hotel. There she changed into some more or less suitable clothes and took the hotel's electric taxi down to the lift station. She was a bit early and had time to look around, and get nervous. She hadn't skied for about ten years, though she'd been quite good at that time. Everyone said it was liking riding a bike - you didn't forget how to do it. She stood there looking up at the mountains, trying to remember what to do.
Madam Newton?" Yes," she said. And there was her ski teacher, looking exactly like all the other ski teachers she remembered ― sun-tanned, handsome and totally self-confident. Half an hour later all thoughts of the unhappy days had disappeared as she skied behind Bruno and concentrated on staying on her feet.
"Upper body still, make your legs do the work, Madame",shouted Bruno over his shoulder. "Call me Clare, please" she said. "OK. Lean forward a bit more, Clare. That's it. Good. You are remembering now, en?" "Yeah, I am slowly. It's great. I'd forgotten what an amazing buzz skiing gives you".
They skied down some different runs with Bruno being wonderfully encouraging, and she really did begin to feel confident on the skis. Going up in the lifts, Clare and Bruno chatted — just the usual "where are you from, what do you do" sort of chat, but it was pleasantly relaxing. In the middle of the afternoon, they stopped at an old farmhouse for coffee and apple cake. There were lots of other skiers doing the same. Clare felt as if she belonged - something about being part of a group, all with a shared interest, she supposed. It was a feeling she'd not had for a long time.
Bruno said hello to a few people, and went over to talk to one of the waiters. Clare took the opportunity to study him a bit. Up until now, she'd just been skiing behind a man in a red ski suit, so it was interesting to see that he was quite tall, with curly brown hair and eyes to match. From the colour of his face he looked as if he'd spent his whole life in the open air. She guessed he was about forty.
"Are you in Zermatt for long, Clare?" asked Bruno, after he'd been sitting with her a few minutes, "No, only a few days probably. Just a short break to get away from everything at home", replied Clare. She didn't feel like explaining the real reason. People looked at her differently when they knew. "But I'd like to do some more skiing. Would you be able to do anything tomorrow?"
"I think so. But you'll have to book it through the ski school office. I can't arrange anything with you directly",said Bruno, putting on his gloves and standing up. "Come on. Let’s do a bit more now." "Great," replied Clare. After another hour, Clare said, "Time to stop, I think,"Bruno agreed. "You should have a sauna tonight. It'll help your body relax. Not so stiff ( 僵硬的）tomorrow, you know." Clare didn't care about stiff she was going to be tomorrow. She hadn't felt quite as good as this for months — full of fresh air, physically tired but in her mind — alive. Happy! Yes, that was how she felt.
45 Why did Clare feel nervous at the ski lift station?
A. The ski teacher arrived earlier than her.
B. It was a long time since her last skiing.
C. She had hardly learned how to ski properly.
D. She was inappropriately dressed for skiing.
46. What did Clare do after 30 minutes' skiing?
A. She couldn’t help thinking about the past few days.
B. She got a bit upset due to her inability to ski.
C. She didn’t understand Bruno's instructions.
D. She asked Bruno to call her tomorrow.
47. What does the underlined part "an amazing buzz” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. A sudden memory.
B. A beautiful sound.
C. A strong feeling of excitement.
D. An interesting topic of conversation.
48. Clare felt enjoyable at the farmhouse in that .
A. she met some old friends
B. she felt she was better than other skiers
C. she thought the food and drinks there were wonderful
D. she found she had something in common with others
49. Why didn't Clare tell Bruno the real reason she was in Zermatt?
A. She thought he might think negatively about the truth.
B. She wanted a different ski teacher the next day.
C. She hated to let him know she was leaving soon.
D. She felt he had a bad opinion on her.
50. What can be inferred about Clare from the last paragraph?
A. She discovered a way of taking her mind off her problems
B. She told her secret to another person for the first time.
C. She seemed to have been living a hard time tor years.
D. She found a lifelong friend in the skiing held.
【答案】45. B 46. D 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位女士Clare 通过滑雪不仅放松了自己的身体，还让自己忘却了烦恼。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段的She was a bit early and had time to look around, and get nervous. She hadn't skied for about ten years, though she'd been quite good at that time.可知Clare因为大约有10年没有滑雪，所以变得紧张。B. It was a long time since her last skiing.（她已经很长时间没有滑雪了）符合以上说法，故选B项。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的But I'd like to do some more skiing. Would you be able to do anything tomorrow? 可知在滑雪半个小时后Clare要求第二天再来。D. She asked Bruno to call her tomorrow.（她让Bruno明天滑雪叫上她）符合以上说法，故选D项。
【47题详解】
词意猜测题。根据前文和划线部分所在句子It's great. I'd forgotten what an amazing buzz skiing gives you可知Clare觉得滑雪很棒，她已经忘了滑雪带来的……，由great猜测划线部分的意思是“刺激感”。C. A strong feeling of excitement.（一种强烈的刺激感）符合以上猜测，故选C项。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段的There were lots of other skiers doing the same. Clare felt as if she belonged - something about being part of a group, all with a shared interest, she supposed.可知到了农家时Clare感觉她和其他滑雪的人一样，她觉得自己属于这一个群体，他们有一样的兴趣，即她认为她和其他人有共同之处。D. she found she had something in common with others（她感觉和别人有共同之处）符合以上说法，故选D项。
【49题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的She didn't feel like explaining the real reason. People looked at her differently when they knew.可知她不想把真实原因告诉别人，如果告诉了，别人对她的看法就不一样了。故推测她不告诉Bruno真相是怕他会有消极的想法。A. She thought he might think negatively about the truth.（她认为他可能对真相持否定态度）符合以上说法，故选A项。
【50题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的Clare didn't care about stiff she was going to be tomorrow. She hadn't felt quite as good as this for months — full of fresh air, physically tired but in her mind — alive. Happy! Yes, that was how she felt.可知滑雪之后Clare觉得自己很久没有这么好的感觉，呼吸了新鲜空气，虽然身体很累但思想却很有活力，由此可知Clare找到了放松自己的方法。A. She discovered a way of taking her mind off her problems。（她发现了忘却烦恼的方法）符合以上说法，故选A项。
第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分・满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Many of the most memorable ad campaigns nowadays tend to be funny. Advertisers use this strategy to attract customers to their products. Audiences like to be entertained not forced. People will pay more attention to a humorous commercial than a factual serious one opening themselves up to be influenced. The key to funny advertising is assuring the humor is appropriate to both the product and customers. The balance between being funny and being obnoxious can often be delicate, and a marketer must be certain the positive effects outweigh the negative before an advertisement can be introduced.
The best products to sell using humor tend to be those that consumers think the least about. Products that are relatively inexpensive and often consumable can be represented without providing a lot of facts, and that's where there's room for humor. Candy, too, food, and exertainment-related products such as toys have got the most benefits from humor in their campaigns, One of the most important things to keep in mind is relevance to the product.
Another point to consider when using humor in advertising is that different things are funny to different people. A commercial that may make one person burst into laughter may leave a bad taste in another's mouth. The target market must always be considered, what's funny in a client presentation may not be funny on an airplane, at a country club or in hospital.
Humor in advertising tends to improve brand recognition but does not improve product recall message credibility, or buying intentions. In other words, consumers may be familiar with a good feeling towards the product, but their purchasing decisions will probably not be affected. One of the major keys to a successful humorous campaign is variety. Once a commercial start to wear out, it’s impossible to save ii without some variation on the concept Humorous campaigns are often expensive because they have to be constantly changed. Advertisers must remember that while making customers laugh, they have to keep thing interesting because old jokes die along with their products.
Humor in advertising
Funny advertising
•Humor in advertising can draw consumer's attention, and help them to ___51___ an advertisement easily.
•Humor in advertising should be well suited to the product and consumers.
•A commercial should find the delicate ___52___between being funny and being obnoxious, and make sure its positive effects top its _____53_____
Products
• Humor best ___54___ for the products which are often ___55___, consumable and common.
• Humor can be ___56___ in the commercial when it's ___57___to represent the products with plenty of facts. •In an ad, humor should be ___58___ to the products.
Factors
• Humor used in advertising should fit in with the target market.
• Humorous advertising should show its ___59___ .
Influence
The brand can be _____60_____ by many people but it doesn't necessarily have an effect on consumers purchasing desire.




【答案】51. accept
52. balance
53. disadvantages/ shortcomings
54. goes 55. inexpensive/ cheap
56. applied/ used/ included
57. unnecessary
58. relevant/related
59. variety
60. recognized/ known
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。很多广告商利用幽默元素来吸引消费者购买产品，但是幽默的使用要注意几个方面：考虑观众群；考虑广告投放地点。幽默需要巨大的投入，要不断改变让人们记住，一旦幽默消失，产品就跟着消失了。
【51题详解】
考查总结。根据文章第一段的People will pay more attention to a humorous commercial than a factual serious one opening themselves up to be influenced.可知观众们更容易被幽默的广告吸引，而非那些事实严肃、打开自己影响的广告，即幽默的使用可以让消费者更容易接受广告，故填accept。
【52题详解】
原词复现。根据文章第一段的The balance between being funny and being obnoxious can often be delicate, and a marketer must be certain the positive effects outweigh the negative before an advertisement can be introduced.可知有趣和令人讨厌之间的平衡是很微妙的，营销人员必须在做广告之前确定其积极影响大于消极影响，故此处用“微妙的平衡”符合语义，故填balance。
【53题详解】
考查同义替换。根据文章一段的The balance between being funny and being obnoxious can often be delicate, and a marketer must be certain the positive effects outweigh the negative before an advertisement can be introduced.可知有趣和令人讨厌之间的平衡是很微妙的，营销人员必须在做广告之前确定其积极影响大于消极影响，故此处可用disadvantages或shortcomings替换文中的the negative，故填disadvantages/ shortcomings。
【54题详解】
考查固定搭配。根据文章第三段的The best products to sell using humor tend to be those that consumers think the least about. Products that are relatively inexpensive and often consumable can be represented without providing a lot of facts, and that's where there's room for humor.可知，最好的幽默产品往往是那些消费者认为不重要的，那些相对便宜而且经常可以消费的产品往往不需要提供太多的事实就可以被展示出来，这就是幽默的空间。由此可推断，幽默更适合那些相对便宜和经常消费的产品，“go for”适合于，符合文意，故填goes。
【55题详解】
考查同义替换。根据文章第三段的The best products to sell using humor tend to be those that consumers think the least about. Products that are relatively inexpensive and often consumable can be represented without providing a lot of facts, and that's where there's room for humor.可知，最好的幽默产品往往是那些消费者认为不重要的，那些相对便宜而且经常可以消费的产品往往不需要提高太多的事实就可以被展示出来，这就是幽默的空间。由此可推断，幽默更适合那些相对便宜和经常消费的产品。“cheap/inexpensive”便宜的，符合语境，故填cheap/inexpensive。
【56题详解】
考查句意转换。根据文章第三段的Products that are relatively inexpensive and often consumable can be represented without providing a lot of facts, and that's where there's room for humor.可知，那些相对便宜而且经常可以消费的产品往往不需要提供太多的事实就可以被展示出来，这就是幽默的空间。由此可推断，幽默更适合那些相对便宜和经常消费的产品，因为它们不需要太多的事实来展示产品本身。即：幽默可以应用在没有必要用很多事实来展示产品本身的广告中。“应用”apply/use/include,故填applied/ used/ included。
【57题详解】
考查原文细节。根据文章第三段的Products that are relatively inexpensive and often consumable can be represented without providing a lot of facts, and that's where there's room for humor.可知，那些相对便宜而且经常可以消费的产品往往不需要提供太多的事实就可以被展示出来，这就是幽默的空间。由此可推断，幽默更适合那些相对便宜和经常消费的产品，因为它们不需要太多的事实来展示产品本身。即：幽默可以应用在没有必要用很多事实来展示产品本身的广告中。“没有必要的”unnecessary，故填unnecessary。
【58题详解】
考查同义词复现。根据文章第二段的One of the most important things to keep in mind is relevance to the product.可知使用幽默最重要的一点是和产品的相关性，即幽默的内容要和产品本身有关联。“有关联的”relevant/related，故填relevant/related。
【59题详解】
考查原词复现。根据文章最后一段的one of the major keys to a successful humorous campaign is variety.可知幽默成功的一个关键因素是多样性。即幽默广告要展示它的多样性，故填variety。
【60题详解】
考查词性转换。根据文章最后一段的Humor in advertising tends to improve brand recognition but does not improve product recall message credibility, or buying intentions.可知广告中的幽默往往可以提高品牌的认知度，但是不能改变产品的可信度。即通过幽默广告产品有可能被很多人认识或知晓，“认识/知晓”recognize/ know，此处是被动语态，故填recognized/ known。
第五部分书面表达（满分25分）
61.阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写150词左右的文章。
Researchers have found that learning two languages can greatly improve our mental development. For example, researches show us that bilingual experience helps us to rapidly make sense of information.
When given a task where children have to focus on one thing and ignore distracting information, bilingual children have shown themselves to the task. When they are asked to change their focus elsewhere, bilingual children also do this more effectively.
Focusing and changing attention are important abilities that go beyond bilingualism: This ability helps us to rapidly learn and progress information and function well in school and other learning environments.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容；
2.用约120个单词简要介绍学习第二语言的好处（至少两点）。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能岀现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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【答案】Research shows that bilingual experience contributes to the development of our abilities to stay concentrated and change our focus, which helps us deal with information and improves our performance as learners.
Compared to the monolingual, the bilingual have various social experiences. As a result, they often become skillful at considering other people’s perspective, making them more effective communicators. Also, being bilingual can improve people’s social life due to the simple fact that it allows them to talk to more people, which helps them have an open mind. Last but not least, being bilingual is a great convenience during a trip. Culture shock is a common side effect of travelling abroad. However, it’s easier to relax and have fun if one can order food confidently, ask for directions when lost, and pick up on jokes in another culture.
In conclusion, being bilingual gives people a competitive edge both in their career and in their life.
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇读写任务。本文主要讲述同时掌握两种语言可以在很大程度上提高我们的思维能力。
【详解】本篇要求考生首先对文章进行总结，通读全文可知：研究表明双语有助于我们思维的发展，提高注意和转移注意的能力，这种能力可以让我们快速的学习和处理信息，改善我们在学习方面的表现。总结时注意时态和词数。其次从至少两方面介绍学习第二语言的好处，我们可以从语言的交流功能和文化功能两方面进行陈述。这部分也要注意时态和词数。
【点睛】范文内容全面，字数适当，表达符合规范，语言流畅符合逻辑，全篇没有中文式表达。文中运用了一些主从复合句，例如：Research shows that bilingual experience contributes to the development of our abilities to stay concentrated and change our focus, which helps us deal with information and improves our performance as learners.句中that引导宾语从句，which引导非限制性定语从句；being bilingual can improve people’s social life due to the simple fact that it allows them to talk to more people, which helps them have an open mind.中运用了同位语从句和定语从句。还使用了一些分词结构，例如：Compared to the monolingual, the bilingual have various social experiences.句中使用了过去分词作状语。这些从句和分词结构的使用不仅为文章增色添彩，也展示了作者扎实的语言功底。