山东省德州市2019-2022学年高三上学期英语期末试卷汇编：阅读理解（含答案）
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2019-2022学年高三上学期英语期末试卷汇编
阅读理解
山东省德州市2021-2022学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
There really are apps for everything—and some could save your life.
What3words
This free download is one of a growing number of smartphone apps that could mean the difference between life and death. What3Words divides the world into 3x3 metre squares, giving each one a unique combination of three words. This allows emergency services—or anyone else you give the location to-to reach you.
Whats App
Lots of us use WhatsApp for messaging and calling, but do you know it also has a Live Location feature that can let a loved one know your whereabouts in case you're in danger You simply press the + key in a chat, select “Location”, and then press “Share Live Location”, which enables any participant in the chat to see your location in real time for the duration you choose.
Skin Vision
You will have to pay for this digital skin check app, but with an estimated fifth of skin cancers going undiagnosed during lockdown, it could be well worth it. You simply take a photo of any spot with your phone and you'll then receive a risk indication within 30 seconds.
Stay Alive
With mental health problems on the increase not helped by the pandemic, this app could be extremely helpful. It offers a wealth of resources, ranging from strategies for staying grounded when you feel overwhelmed, to breathing exercises to direct links to national and local crisis resources.
St John Ambulance First Aid
An app like this is more useful for saving someone else's life than your own, but arguably it’s a must-have on your smartphone. It gives advice in dealing with emergencies, including choking, allergic（过敏）reactions and performing CPR. You don’t have to have an Internet connection in order to use it.
1. What do What3words and WhatsApp have in common
A. They are a little pricey. B. They are hard to operate.
C. They can sense danger. D. They offer location services.
2. Who might be the potential users of Stay Alive
A. Pandemic contacts B. Skin cancers patients.
C. Emergency rescuers, D. Mental problem sufferers.
3. What is special about St John Ambulance First Aid
A. It can eventually cure Your illness. B. CPR is convenient to perform.
C. Network connection is not necessary. D. It offers resources about dangers.
B
An Indonesian librarian is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.
Each weekday Raden rides her three-wheeler with books piled up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back. She told Reuters she targets to promote reading in the kids as well as make them aware of the environment. As soon as she shows up. little children, many accompanied by their mothers, surround her "Trash Library" and clamour for the books.
They are all carrying trash bags and Raden's three-wheeler quickly fills up with them as the books fly out. She's happy the kids are going to spend less time on online games as a result.
Kevin, a keen 11-vearold reader, searched for waste lying in the village. "When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book," he said.
"Let us build a culture of literacy（识字）from young age to reduce the harm of the online world." Raden said, "We should also take care of our waste in order to fight climate change and to save the earth from trash "
She collects about 100 kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for recycling or sold. She has a stock of 6,000 books to lend and wants to take the mobile service to neighbouring areas as well.
Raden said: "The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency level." And she wanted to do her part to make things better.
4. What is Raden's purpose of establishing Trash Library
A. To earn money for Trash Library by selling trash.
B. To develop the children's creativity from young age.
C. To raise the kids' awareness of environment while reading.
D. To promote the relationship between children and mothers.
5. What made Kevin willing to borrow books with trash
A. Passion for reading. B. Concerns about pollution.
C. Addiction to the Internet. D. Determination to volunteer.
6. What is Raden's attitude to the young's literacy rate during pandemic
A. Indifferent. B. Worried. C. Appreciative. D. Tolerant
7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. A Novel Way to Improve Library B. The Indonesian System for Reading
C. Your Trash Benefiting the Environment D. Your Collected Trash for Our Books
C
The days of staring at the computer screen pretending to be interested in an assignment even though you are bored out of your mind may soon be coming to an end. That's because if Dr Harry Witchel, Discipline Leader in Physiology at England's Brighton and Sussex Medical School, has his way, computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time.
But before you get concerned, the machine is not reading your mind. It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary（无意识的）movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television. These are not the bigger instrumental actions like moving a mouse or using the remote, but barely noticeable movements like scratching, fidgeting, or stretching. Witchel says the level of movement is directly linked to how absorbed the person is in what he or she is reading or watching. The higher the interest level. the less the movement!
To test the theory, Witchel and his team invited 27 people and exposed them to a variety of digital content for three minutes at a time. The activities ranged from playing online games to reading documents like the banking regulations that most people would find boring.
A video motion tracker monitored their movements as they powered through each assignment. Just as the researchers had expected, the involuntary actions decreased dramatically, by as much as 42%, when the participants were totally absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.
Fortunately, the scientists are not planning to use the findings to create machines that report students who are not focusing at school. Instead, they believe that combining the motion detecting technology with future computers will help enhance the digital learning experience.
The scientists say that being able to measure the students' interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials real-time and re-engage the students. Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions.
8. According to Dr Harry, what will future computers be able to do
A. Keep a learner from distraction.
B. Help a learner with his assignments.
C. Read a learner's mind exactly real-time.
D. Identify dullness of a learner and respond to it.
9. How does an absorbed learner tend to behave
A. Laugh and shout excitedly. B. Use less energy in an assignment.
C. Perform fewer involuntary actions. D. Show noticeable movements constantly.
10. What is the value of this technology for educators
A. Bettering their digital learning experience. B. Introducing more computers into class.
C. Finding the absent-minded students in class. D. Detecting what interests the students most.
11. What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A. To introduce an upcoming technology.
B. To update educators' teaching concept.
C. To show what learning will be like in the future.
D. To explain how life will be shaped by technology.
D
A recent study has followed the origins, or beginnings of the family of languages that include modern Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Mongolian. The findings show a shared genetic ancestor for the hundreds of millions of people who speak what the researchers call Transeurasian(跨欧亚的) languages. Such languages had their origin with millet farmers who lived in an area in northeastern China about 9,000 years ago. Millet is a small, round whole grain. It was an important early crop as hunter-gatherers became farmers.
The study’s findings show how the use of agriculture following the Ice Age powered the movements of some of the world’s major language families The research highlights the complex beginnings of modern populations and cultures.
Martine Robbeets, head of the Archaeolinguistic Research Group, said people often think of Japan, Korea and China as powerful nations representing one language, one culture and one people. “All languages, cultures and humans, including those in Asia, are mixed.” Robbeets said. “Accepting that the roots of one’s language, culture or people lie beyond the present national boundaries is to surrender identity, which some people are not yet prepared to make.”
The researchers studied data of vocabulary from the 98 languages. They identified a group of words related to agriculture and created a language family tree. The researchers examined data from 255 archaeological sites in China, Japan, Korea and eastern Russia. They studied ancient objects including pottery, stone tools and plant and animal remains. They also included the dating of 269 ancient crop remains from different areas.
The researchers found that farmers in northeastern China eventually grew rice and wheat along with millet. The crops spread along with farming populations to Korea by about 1300 BC and from there to Japan after about 1000 BC. As the ancient farmers moved across northeastern Asia, related languages spread into Siberia, Korea and Japan over thousands of years.
12. According to the study, what do Transeurasian languages originate from
A. Ice Age people. B. Ancient Japanese.
C. Ancient millet farmers. D. Early hunter-gatherers.
13 What does the underlined word “surrender” probably mean in paragraph 3
A. give up B. maintain C. take in D. destroy
14. How do the researchers conduct their study
A. By giving examples. B. By analyzing some statistics.
C. By setting down general rules. D. By doing an experiment.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Food has a close relationship with culture diversity.
B. A large language family has ancient origins in China.
C. Human activities lead to different language movements.
D. The research on the language family’s beginnings counts.
山东省德州市2020-2021学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Some Phrases That Defined 2020
For the first time since 2004, when Oxford Languages, the publisher of the O.E.D., started choosing a Word of the Year 2020, it declined to pick just one. We couldn't pick one, either. But here are some words and phrases that we think capture what it felt like to be alive in 2020,
Blursday
The passage of time itself became seemingly unreliable this year, as some days felt like a week while some months flew by in an instant. Our friends even launched a newsletter called "What Day Is It "
Remote learning
Farah Miller, an editor, shares her family's experience with remote learning this year. "Schools shuttered without a plan for how to teach homebound kids. My preschooler was given five worksheets and a list of activities she couldn't possibly do on her own. Or are they really remotely learning That was the question I, along with parents across the US, found myself asking in the spring.”
Social distancing
As experts learned more about the spread of the virus "6 feet" became the golden number; the distance we should stay away from others to prevent the spread of COVID-19, yes, but also a shorthand for how to navigate socialization in the new world.
Zoom
Up until around March of this year, Zoom was unknown to the public. Then the home became the office for millions of Americans, and our social lives moved entirely online. Almost overnight Zoom emerged as the go-to platform for private citizens, religious services and universities. "We Live in Zoom Now," The Times even declared.
1. In what situation can the word "blursday" be used according to the passage
A. One is anxious about humans' future.
B. One misses the good old days.
C. One fails to choose a word to define 2020
D. One is not sure what day it is.
2. What's the attitude of Farah Miller to remote learning
A. Indifferent. B. Doubtful.
C. Curious. D. Satisfied
3. What does Zoom most probably function as
A. An online platform keeping people's social activities.
B. An app reminding people of "6 feet" social distance.
C. A newsletter to update the information of COVID-19.
D. A hi-tech instrument to keep track of people's health.
B
In the first days of my honeymoon, I travelled to Vasto, a small town with its beautiful landscape in central Italy, to retrace the same steps my great-grandmother Filomena walked after her own wedding, almost 100 years earlier.
Vasto wasn't on my radar in the early stages of planning my honeymoon, but when learning that it wasn't far from the month-long route, I considered a visit. How could I be so close and not see where Filomena came from Anyway, I'd been so busy planning my own wedding that I didn't have much time to think about what it meant to be married. As I was trying to figure out what a new family might look like, it also made sense to turn to the past.
The story of my family I knew started when Filomena set foot in New York by ship in 1922. But after I travelled to Vasto where she grew up, the starting point of her story shifted. I began to consider Filomena as a young, adventurous woman planning a new life far from home. Her husband, Domenico, had already gone ahead to work there. She had no other family in the US, and yet she was prepared to get on a boat in Naples and sail into the unknown. Her willingness to see what could remind me of marriage: you don't have to know what's coming next, you just need to want to go.
Then we visited the edge of a valley near Filomena's house. In 1956, part of the world Filomena grew up in almost disappeared during a landslide. When she returned for visits later in life, she saw a landscape different from what she had remembered. Even the things we expect to be permanent aren't always so.
A few days spent walking in Filomena's footsteps, knowing all the unexpected turns that life threw at her over five decades of marriage, I realized that you can never plan for life's uncertainties or crave an outline for the future. If that kind of anxiety somehow creeps back in, I'll think of Filomena on the deck of a steam ship, uncertain, but moving forward anyway.
4. Why did the author go to Vasto during her honeymoon
A. To find out what the lifestyle was like there.
B. To explore the true meaning of marriage
C. To reunite with her great-grandmother there
D. To enjoy the scenic beauty of Italy
5. What did the author find about her great-grandmother
A. She never expected a life abroad.
B. She felt scared of the marriage
C. She dared to challenge a new life ahead.
D. She knew well what her future was like
6. What inspiration did the changed landscape bring to the author
A. Humans need to protect the nature.
B. The power of nature is hard to control.
C. Things always go smoothly as expected.
D. Life is always full of uncertainties.
7. How will the author react to the misfortunes in her life after the visit to Vasto
A. Check the situation and make plans for it
B. Follow Filomena's footsteps and keep going.
C. Predict how things will go and avoid the bad.
D. Evaluate the uncertainties and change them.
C
China launched a large robotic spacecraft on Nov. 24, 2020 at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China's Hainan province, tasking it with landing on the moon and bringing back lunar samples, 44 years after the last time such substances were brought back to Earth.
If everything proceeds smoothly, about 2 kilograms of stones and soil will be collected and packed in a vacuum metal container. The entire mission is scheduled to last about 23 days, according to the China National Space Administration. Considering these highly sophisticated operations, Chang'e 5 will be more difficult and challenging than previous Chinese lunar expeditions, designers have said.
According to a statement published by the space administration, the Chang'e 5 mission is intended to fulfill several objectives. In terms of space engineering, it will demonstrate technical plans and apparatus for autonomous lunar sampling and packing and moon-based launching, as well as lunar orbital docking. In the scientific field, it will investigate the landing site's features, and enable scientists to analyze the lunar samples' structure and physical traits so they can deepen their research into the moon's origin and evolution. It added that the mission also will help to foster the country's knowledge, technology and talent pool for its future manned missions to the moon and other deepspace expeditions.
Pei Zhaoyu spokesman for the Chang'e 5 mission, said if the mission becomes successful, it will be a milestone in the nation's lunar exploration and will show the world China's scientific, technological and engineering capabilities.
Furthermore, Chang'e 5 will strengthen the nation's status and influence in the international space community, pave the way for the country's future lunar expeditions and boost its space science, and will offer more opportunities to lunar researchers around the world. Scientists around the world are welcome to participate in the research related to the lunar samples brought back by the mission. China will publish a set of guidelines about the use and distribution of the samples after the mission.
8. What can we learn about the mission of Chang'e 5
A. It was exactly the same as 44 years ago
B. It will help to complete space walking.
C. It aims to bring back lunar samples.
D. It will try to land on the moon for the first time.
9. What does the underlined word "sophisticated" mean in Para 2
A. impossible B. complex
C. ambitious D. effective
10. What will the success of the Chang'e 5 convey to the world according to Pei
A. The first nation to bring lunar samples back in the world.
B. A further step in understanding the evolution of the earth
C. More competition in lunar expeditions with other countries.
D. China's scientific, technological and engineering abilities.
11. What's the best title of the passage
A. The landmark mission of Chang'e 5.
B. A new guideline from the moon samples.
C. New opportunities to lunar researchers
D. China's scientific contributions.
D
It was decades ago, but it's still one of the most memorable conversations of my life. On a long, slow train rattling north, with nothing to do but watch the rain, the guy sitting opposite began trying to talk to me. Like most young women who have learned the hard way to be cautious of strangers, I reacted coldly. But curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored, and liked talking.
So that's what we did, for hours and hours, since he turned out to be very talkative. When the train eventually pulled in, we didn't swap numbers—it was a conversation strictly of its time—but I still think about it occasionally on long, boring journeys, before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else. Rarely can a person cheerfully break the social taboo（禁忌）about talking to strangers without any trace of ill intention but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it
And that's why I feel it ridiculous about a campaign launched this week to heal bitter national divides by encouraging Britons to talk to each other. Obviously, it takes more than a small talk over garden fences to unite a divided nation now. More people live alone than they did a generation ago, and we socialise increasingly through screens instead of bothering to call. In reality, social media platforms designed to bring people together have unknowingly fueled the division.
It is true that the "tube chat" campaign of a few years back failed in its attempt to make Londoners talk to each other on public transport. But even city residents who would normally die rather than make eye contact with strangers still happily join the large crowds of people by the Thames for the New Year's Eve fireworks. They would get a far better view at home on TV—it's not really about the fireworks, but being part of social engagement.
There's no guarantee that this latest attempt to reconnect will succeed, but I hope that my temporary train friend then is still talking, wherever he is now.
12. What led the author to start the talk with the guy on the train
A. Her growing interest in communication.
B. Her typical easygoing personality
C. Her habit of chatting with strangers.
D. The intention of the train journey.
13. What has made talking to strangers a social taboo among the Britons
A. A lack of basic communicating skills.
B. The absence of common topics.
C. The concern for personal safety.
D. The addiction to social media
14. How does technology affect people's mutual connection
A. It is bringing people together in a larger sense.
B. It is positively helping break the national boundaries.
C. It has made people more divided than connected.
D. It is the key driving force of removing divisions.
15. What does the highly-attended firework show indicate
A. Tube chat campaign can never make it.
B. TV programs at home are not appealing.
C. The charm of the fireworks is hard to resist.
D. People's desire to connect is still alive.
山东省德州市2019-2020学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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C. Instructors create a good environment.
D. It leads to more job opportunities.
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A. technical B. interesting
C. professional D. persuasive
B
The year was 1999. I was 18, living with friends in a town about an hour north of Milwaukee. Desperate for adventure, we often talked about haunted (闹鬼的) locations, and even wandered around the woods near Rienzi Cemetery. So when a friend shared a story about an abandoned house just down the road from Rienzi, how could I possibly resist The group of us jumped in the car and headed off into the wild unknown, completely unaware of the misfortune that would soon befall us.
The house was isolated, overgrown and barely visible from the road. Most of its windows were broken. It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around
We stole inside, hoping for anything to prove the legend. Nothing valuable was found until an old letter, addressed to a Mr. J. Witherell, caught my eye. Its paper was stiff and yellowed. Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket. I was about to exit the house when I noticed firetrucks and police cars lining up out on the road. While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department. I quickly alerted the others, but there would be no escape.
After a moment of panic, we decided to go outside and face the music. To avoid a theft charge, I left the letter where it was before stepping outside.
The result Not only did we all get fined for entering, we were required to pay for property damage totaling $1,500 each — too much for us to afford.
For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures Why is the property regularly maintained What's the story behind that mysterious letter
4. What did the shabby appearance of the house seem to remind the kids
A. They would have no trouble entering it.
B. Their entry would bring them a surprise.
C. Their entry would disturb the neighbours.
D. Their behavior would be noticed by its owner.
5. Why did the author attempt to take the letter away
A. It might reveal who had been maintaining the house.
B. It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house.
C. It must have been written to disclose a tragedy.
D. It was an evidence of the house being heavily protected.
6. What led the police cars and firetrucks to arrive so quickly
A. The police officers were checking there.
B. The house owner reported to the police.
C. The police cars were passing by accident.
D. Some boy started the fire alarm system.
7. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The empty house has been under strict protection.
B. The author wonders why they got fined.
C. No maintenance to the house is conducted regularly.
D. There is much mystery about the abandoned house.
C
Having hundreds of friends online is no substitute for a handful of close friends in real life. Researchers discovered that people with only a few friends were at least as happy as those with far more if many of theirs were online. The number of ''peripheral others'', someone connected with online — former classmates and coworkers, for example — had no connection with how satisfied they felt.
Scientists did their study using data from two online surveys conducted on 1,496 people by a non-profit research organization. People taking part in the study revealed their ages, the make-up of their social networks, how often they had different types of social interactions, and their own feelings of well-being. They included details of how often and how they interacted with family or neighbours, and whether they included people who provided services for them in their networks. The number of close friends someone had was the only thing that influenced how satisfied they were with their social life.
''Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,'' said Dr Bruine, an expert of the study. ''If you feel lonely, it may be more helpful to make a positive connection with a friend than to try and seek out new people to meet.''
In the study, they found older people tended to have smaller social networks. Younger people's were larger but this was mostly made up of ''peripheral others'' — not true friends, just people they knew — and did not contribute to their happiness.
Even variations in the number of family members or neighbours somebody spent time with did not affect how happy they were with their social life. Dr Bruine said her research echoed other findings showing people would be happier if a larger proportion of their online friends were actually their friends in reality.
She added, ''Stereotypes of aging tend to paint older adults in many cultures as sad and lonely. But the research shows that older adults' smaller networks didn't weaken social satisfaction and well-being. In fact, older adults tend to report better well-being than younger adults.''
8. What has a good influence on one's happiness according to the study
A. Having impersonal networks of friends.
B. Meeting with close friends face to face.
C. Helping familiar coworkers.
D. Keeping in touch with family members online.
9. What did the 1,496 people taking part in the study have to do
A. Keep off using the Internet.
B. Show their attitudes to happiness.
C. Reveal their social life thoroughly.
D. Find ''peripheral others'' from their friends.
10. Who is more likely to be attacked by loneliness from the study
A. Parents living with their children.
B. Older adults with fewer friends online.
C. Those having fewer relatives or neighbours.
D Young people without friends in reality.
11. What does the underlined word ''paint'' mean in the last paragraph
A. treat B. draw
C. describe D. criticize
D
When Denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, sits in a chair, slips on a virtual-reality headset, and escapes to the beach. For Denis, those minutes are a tool he relies on regularly to both relieve and prevent stress.
He's not the only one at his company to use the room, where workers can also use a headset to watch a moon walk, take a virtual roller-coaster ride or access a meditation (冥想) app.
Research shows VR can help reduce pain and anxiety. But it's not yet clear why it works. Experts believe it's related to the technology's power to distract.
''Whatever their problems are, whatever their stresses are, they can literally neglect them and have a different emotional pulse, '' Denis said.
Virtual-reality headsets haven't taken off with consumers, but they're now powerful and inexpensive enough for companies to consider investing in them to help make workers and customers happier.
The headsets may help people take a virtual break from their surroundings, but there are challenges to consider. Ramon Llamas, a tech market researcher, noted that there could be challenges in handing out headsets. Some people get sick or dizzy while using virtual reality, and the headsets may get dirty or broken. There's also the task of quickly familiarizing people with using the headsets, especially since VR adoption has been so limited and the ways they are controlled can vary.
For now, Llamas said, he's concerned about privacy and security. What if, for instance, someone manages to back into a headset and insert some content into what you're watching
Another potential issue is the managing of the headsets and software that goes along with them. This is likely not a complication for an office like Umber Realty's, where people can simply take a headset off if they feel something wrong. But it could be more of a problem if you're stuck in a dentist's chair. ''The last thing you want is that in the middle of extracting a tooth something goes wrong.'' Llamas said.
12 What does Denis's company use Virtual Reality for
A. Improving the customers' experience.
B. Displaying the schedule of his company.
C. Relieving the staff's work pressure.
D. Saving the trouble of transportation.
13. How can the VR devices help the users by Denis
A. Ignoring reality for the moment. B. Improving their thinking.
C. Designing work for the company. D. Investing in a new industry.
14. What does the author focus on in the last three paragraphs
A. The potential problems with VR.
B. The privacy policy available for VR.
C. The management of these devices in the market.
D. The standards the VR technology is to follow.
15. What is the best title of the passage
A. VR, a promising business in future! B. Is VR always making us relax
C. The adoption of VR needs investments. D. Are we saying ''goodbye'' to VR
答案：
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【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一些实用软件的功能。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“This allows emergency services—or anyone else you give the location to-to reach you.（这允许紧急服务部门或您提供位置的任何人联系您。）”以及第二段中“Lots of us use WhatsApp for messaging and calling, but do you know it also has a Live Location feature that can let a loved one know your whereabouts in case you're in danger （我们很多人都用WhatsApp发短信和打电话，但你知道它还有一个实时定位功能，可以让爱人知道你的下落，以防你遇到危险吗？）”可知，两款软件的共同点在于，都有位置功能，故选择D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“With mental health problems on the increase, not helped by the pandemic, this app could be extremely helpful. （随着心理健康问题的增加，而没有得到普遍的帮助，这个应用程序可能非常有用。）”可知，Stay Alive主要帮助那些有精神疾病的人，故选择D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“You don’t have to have an Internet connection in order to use it.（你不需要有互联网连接就可以使用它。）”可知，圣约翰救护车急救程序的特别之处在于可以不需要网络，故选择C项。
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了一名印尼图书管理员将图书借给孩子们，以换取他们收集的垃圾，这是为了清洁环境，让孩子们多读书。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“She told Reuters she targets to promote reading in the kids as well as make them aware of the environment.（她告诉路透社，她的目标是促进孩子们的阅读，并让他们意识到环境。）”可知Raden建立“垃圾图书馆”的目的是为了在阅读的同时提高孩子们的环境意识。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book（当有太多的垃圾，我们的环境会变得肮脏，它不健康。这就是我找垃圾借书的原因）”可知出于对污染的担忧，凯文愿意用垃圾来借书。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Raden said: "The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency level."（Raden说:“印尼15岁以上儿童的识字率约为96%，但世界银行9月份的一份报告警告称，这场大流行将使80%以上的15岁儿童低于最低阅读水平。）”可知Raden担心大流行期间年轻人的识字率。故选B。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段“An Indonesian librarian is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more. （一名印尼图书管理员将图书借给孩子们，以换取他们收集的垃圾，这是为了清洁环境，让孩子们多读书。）”可知文章主要讲述的是为了使环境更加的清洁，图书管理员将图书借给孩子们以换取他们收集的垃圾。D项：Your Collected Trash for Our Books（用垃圾换书）合乎文章的题意，最适合作文章标题。故选D。
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种未来的计算机，这种计算机可以记录人们在电脑甚至电视前所表现出的持续的无意识的运动，探测出人们何时感到厌烦，注意力减退，甚至还可以做出实时反应。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“if Dr Harry Witchel, Discipline Leader in Physiology at England's Brighton and Sussex Medical School, has his way, computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time.(如果英国布莱顿和苏塞克斯医学院生理学学科负责人哈里·威奇尔博士能够如愿以偿，未来的计算机将能够发现无聊，甚至实时做出反应。)”可知，Dr. Harry Witchel希望未来的电脑将能够探测到无聊感，甚至做出实时反应。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Just as the researchers had expected, the involuntary actions decreased dramatically, by as much as 42%, when the participants were totally absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.( 正如研究人员所预期的那样，当受试者完全沉浸在他们所读或所看的内容中时，无意识行为出人意料地减少了42%。)”可知，一个专注的学习者常常会减少无意识动作。故选C。
10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The scientists say that being able to measure the students' interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials real-time and re-engage the students.( 科学家们说，如果能够测量学生的兴趣水平，将使教育工作者能够实时调整材料，并重新吸引学生。)”可知，这项科技对于教育工作者的价值是能够发现学生们最感兴趣的东西。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time(未来的计算机将能够发现无聊，甚至实时做出反应)”和第二段的“It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary（无意识的）movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television.(它只是记录人们在电脑甚至电视前表现出的无意识的运动。)”和下文内容可知，文章介绍了一种未来的计算机，这种计算机可以记录人们在电脑甚至电视前所表现出的持续的无意识的运动，探测出人们何时感到厌烦，注意力减退，甚至还可以做出实时反应。因此推断作者的写作目的是介绍一种未来的科技。故选A。
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个最新的研究表明，一个庞大的语系——跨欧亚语系起源于中国。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Such languages had their origin with millet farmers who lived in an area in northeastern China about 9,000 years ago.”(这些语言起源于9000年前中国东北地区种植小米的农民。)可知，研究表明，跨欧亚的语言起源于古代种植小米的农民，故选C。
2.词义猜测题。根据划线单词前面的内容“Accepting that the roots of one’s language, culture or people lie beyond the present national boundaries”(接受一个人的语言、文化或民族的根源在当前的国界之外)以及下文“which some people are not yet prepared to make.”(有些人还没有做好准备这么做)可知，有些人不愿意承认自己的语言、文化或民族的根源在当前的国界之外，所以可以推断出，如果承认此观点，就意味着要放弃身份认同，由此可知，划线单词“surrender”表示“放弃”，与选项A“give up”(放弃)符合，B. maintain维护；C. take in吸收；D. destroy破坏，均不符，故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“The researchers studied data of vocabulary from the 98 languages.”(研究人员研究了98种语言的词汇数据)可知，研究人员通过研究一些数据来进行实验的，故选B。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段“The researchers found that farmers in northeastern China eventually grew rice and wheat along with millet. The crops spread along with farming populations to Korea by about 1300 BC and from there to Japan after about 1000 BC. As the ancient farmers moved across northeastern Asia, related languages spread into Siberia, Korea and Japan over thousands of years.”(研究人员发现，中国东北的农民最终在种植谷子的同时种植水稻和小麦。大约在公元前1300年，作物随着种植农业的人们传播到韩国，公元前1000年左右，从韩国传播到日本。随着古代农民穿越东北亚，相关语言在数千年间传播到西伯利亚，朝鲜和日本。)可知，文章主要讲述了一个最新的研究表明，一个庞大的语系——跨欧亚语系起源于中国，所以B选项“A large language family has ancient origins in China.”(一个庞大的语系起源于中国。)是文章的主旨大意，故选B。
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【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D
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【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章是一则关于暑期iD技术的培训课程，广告里介绍了课程的特色，优势等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Why iD Tech 部分下的With millions of unfilled STEM jobs around the world, coders, game developers, robotics engineers and designers are in demand like never before. From this aspect, iD Tech is an investment in your child’s future.(随着世界各地数以百万计的STEM工作岗位空缺，编程人员、游戏开发员、机器人工程师和设计师的需求达到了前所未有的程度。从这个角度来看，iD科技是对孩子未来的一种投资)可知，iD tech summer camp是针对想要在STEM方面有所成就的孩子。C. Students seeking success in STEM. (在STEM领域寻求成功的学生)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Say ''yes'' to flexibility!部分下的If your summer plans change, make unlimited updates to your registration — with no fees — up to 3 weeks before your start date. (如果你的暑假计划改变了，在开学前3周内不限时更新你的注册信息，不收取任何费用)可知，该课程的灵活性在于，改变注册不收取费用。A. Registration can be changed free. (注册可以免费改变)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据A proven track record of student success部分下的With summer programs, our skill development system paves the way for college, internships, and dream careers. 9 out of 10 iD Tech alumni go on to attend a 4-year college and pursue a STEM career. (通过暑期项目，我们的系统为大学、实习和理想职业铺平了道路。90%的iD科技毕业生会继续进入四年制大学，并追求STEM职业)可推测，通过列举学生成功的记录，这则广告显得更有说服力。D. persuasive (有说服力的)，符合以上推测，故选B项。
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和朋友们去探索一间废弃的房子，有人不小心触动了火警系统，引来了警车和火警车，他们因为非法进入被罚款而且赔偿了损失。直到现在作者都想不通很多问题，并认为这间房子有很多谜团。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段的Most of its windows were broken. It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around (它的大部分窗户都被打破了，似乎除了那扇锁着的门和外面的禁止入内的表之外，房间里什么都没有，如果我们进去四处看看，怎么会有人注意到，甚至关心呢)可推测，破旧的房子让作者和朋友们认为进去很容易，而且不会被别人注意到。A. They would have no trouble entering it. (他们进去不会有麻烦)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket.可知，作者认为那封信是物证，所以想偷偷把它带走。由此推测，作者认为这封信可以解开这间废弃的房子的秘密。B. It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house. (它可能帮助揭示这间废弃的房子的秘密)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department. (当我们大多人在探索房子时，有个人把天花板上的火警探测器撞了下来，这触发了消防队的自动报警)可知，因为某个男孩启动了火警系统，所以消防车和警车很快就来了。D. Some boy started the fire alarm system. (某个男孩启动了火警系统)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures Why is the property regularly maintained What’s the story behind that mysterious letter (这么多年来，我一直在想：为什么废弃的房子会被探测器和其它安全措施重重保护？为什么定期维护物业？那封神秘的信背后有什么故事？)可推测，这间废弃的房子有很多未解之谜。D. There is much mystery about the abandoned house. (这间废弃的房子有很多未解之谜)符合以上推测，故选D项。
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。一项研究表明一个人的幸福和孤独感与朋友的多少没有关系，而与对朋友的感觉关系较大。同时，该研究还证明乐，比起社交圈广泛的年轻人，只有几个好朋友的老年人对社会生活更满意也更健康。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的Researchers discovered that people with only a few friends were at least as happy as those with far more if many of theirs were online. The number of “peripheral others”, someone connected with online — former classmates and coworkers, for example — had no connection with how satisfied they felt.(研究人员发现，只有几个朋友的人和网上有很多朋友的人一样快乐。“边缘人”的数量和他们的满意度没有关系，比如网上的前同学和前同事)可推测，与亲密的朋友面对面的交流能增加一个人的幸福感。B. Meeting with close friends face to face. (与亲密的朋友面对面交流)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的People taking part in the study revealed their ages, the make-up of their social networks, how often they had different types of social interactions, and their own feelings of well-being. They included details of how often and how they interacted with family or neighbours, and whether they included people who provided services for them in their networks. (参与人员要透露自己的年龄、社交网络构成、他们有多少不同类型的社交，以及他们自己的幸福感。其中包括他们与家人或邻居交往的频率和方式，以及他们石头将为他们提供服务的人包括在他们的社交网络中)可知，参与研究的1496个人要彻底透露他们的社交生活。C. Reveal their social life thoroughly. (完全彻底地透露他们的社交生活)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的“Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” (孤独与你身边朋友的数量没有关系，而和你对朋友的感觉关系更大)和第四段的Younger people’s were larger but this was mostly made up of “peripheral others” — not true friends, just people they knew — and did not contribute to their happiness. (年轻人的社交网络更大，但大都是“边缘人”组成，不是真正的朋友，只是他们认识的人，这不会提升他们的幸福感)可知，年轻人身边的朋友多，但不是真正的朋友，大多是边缘人。由此推测，现实生活中朋友很少的年轻人更容易觉得孤独。D. Young people without friends in reality. (现实生活中没有朋友的年亲人)符合以上推测，故选D项。
【11题详解】
词意猜测题。根据最后一段的She added, “Stereotypes of aging tend to paint older adults in many cultures as sad and lonely.可知，在许多文化中老年人趋向于被paint成悲伤和孤独的。结合句意，可猜测划线部分的意思是“描述”。C. describe (描述)符合以上给说法，故选C项。
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. A 15. B
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。本文主要讲述了VR虽然有助于减少疼痛和压力，但具体原因还不清楚，而且有很多潜在的问题需要考虑。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段When Denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, sits in a chair, slips on a virtual-reality headset, and escapes to the beach. For Denis, those minutes are a tool he relies on regularly to both relieve and prevent stress.(当丹尼斯想在工作中放松一下时，他走进一个安静的房间，坐在椅子上，带上virtual-reality耳机，然后来到了海滩上。对丹尼斯来说，这些时间是他用来缓解和预防压力的工具) 可知，丹尼斯的公司用Virtual Reality来缓解员工的压力。C. Relieving the staff's work pressure.(缓解员工的工作压力)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的''Whatever their problems are, whatever their stresses are, they can literally neglect them and have a different emotional pulse, '' Denis said. (丹尼斯说：“无论他们的问题是什么，无论他们的压力是什么，他们都会暂时忽略他们，然后产生不同的情绪”)可知，丹尼斯认为Virtual Reality通过让人暂时忽略现实来让人放松。A. Ignoring reality for the moment. (暂时忽略现实)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段的Ramon Llamas, a tech market researcher, noted that there could be challenges in handing out headsets. (科技市场研究员Ramon Llamas指出，把耳机拿出来时可能存在挑战)，倒数第二段的For now, Llamas said, he's concerned about privacy and security. (Ramon Llamas说目前他关心的隐私和安全)和最后一段的Another potential issue is the managing of the headsets and software that goes along with them. (另一个潜在的问题是耳机和相关软件的管理)可知，最后三个自然段主要讲Virtual Reality潜在的问题。A. The potential problems with VR. (VR潜在的问题)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第三段Research shows VR can help reduce pain and anxiety. But it's not yet clear why it works. Experts believe it's related to the technology's power to distract. (研究表明，VR有助于减轻疼痛和焦虑。但目前还不清楚为什么会这样，专家们认为这与技术分散注意力的能力有关)和第六段的The headsets may help people take a virtual break from their surroundings, but there are challenges to consider. (这种耳机或许可以帮助人们从周围环境中获得虚拟的休息，但也有一些挑战需要考虑)可知，本文主要讲述VR虽然有助于减少疼痛和压力，但具体原因还不清楚，而且有很多潜在的问题需要考虑。B. Is VR always making us relax (VR总是会让我们放松吗？)可以作为本文标题，故选B项。
2019-2022学年高三上学期英语期末试卷汇编
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第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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This free download is one of a growing number of smartphone apps that could mean the difference between life and death. What3Words divides the world into 3x3 metre squares, giving each one a unique combination of three words. This allows emergency services—or anyone else you give the location to-to reach you.
Whats App
Lots of us use WhatsApp for messaging and calling, but do you know it also has a Live Location feature that can let a loved one know your whereabouts in case you're in danger You simply press the + key in a chat, select “Location”, and then press “Share Live Location”, which enables any participant in the chat to see your location in real time for the duration you choose.
Skin Vision
You will have to pay for this digital skin check app, but with an estimated fifth of skin cancers going undiagnosed during lockdown, it could be well worth it. You simply take a photo of any spot with your phone and you'll then receive a risk indication within 30 seconds.
Stay Alive
With mental health problems on the increase not helped by the pandemic, this app could be extremely helpful. It offers a wealth of resources, ranging from strategies for staying grounded when you feel overwhelmed, to breathing exercises to direct links to national and local crisis resources.
St John Ambulance First Aid
An app like this is more useful for saving someone else's life than your own, but arguably it’s a must-have on your smartphone. It gives advice in dealing with emergencies, including choking, allergic（过敏）reactions and performing CPR. You don’t have to have an Internet connection in order to use it.
1. What do What3words and WhatsApp have in common
A. They are a little pricey. B. They are hard to operate.
C. They can sense danger. D. They offer location services.
2. Who might be the potential users of Stay Alive
A. Pandemic contacts B. Skin cancers patients.
C. Emergency rescuers, D. Mental problem sufferers.
3. What is special about St John Ambulance First Aid
A. It can eventually cure Your illness. B. CPR is convenient to perform.
C. Network connection is not necessary. D. It offers resources about dangers.
B
An Indonesian librarian is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.
Each weekday Raden rides her three-wheeler with books piled up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back. She told Reuters she targets to promote reading in the kids as well as make them aware of the environment. As soon as she shows up. little children, many accompanied by their mothers, surround her "Trash Library" and clamour for the books.
They are all carrying trash bags and Raden's three-wheeler quickly fills up with them as the books fly out. She's happy the kids are going to spend less time on online games as a result.
Kevin, a keen 11-vearold reader, searched for waste lying in the village. "When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book," he said.
"Let us build a culture of literacy（识字）from young age to reduce the harm of the online world." Raden said, "We should also take care of our waste in order to fight climate change and to save the earth from trash "
She collects about 100 kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for recycling or sold. She has a stock of 6,000 books to lend and wants to take the mobile service to neighbouring areas as well.
Raden said: "The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency level." And she wanted to do her part to make things better.
4. What is Raden's purpose of establishing Trash Library
A. To earn money for Trash Library by selling trash.
B. To develop the children's creativity from young age.
C. To raise the kids' awareness of environment while reading.
D. To promote the relationship between children and mothers.
5. What made Kevin willing to borrow books with trash
A. Passion for reading. B. Concerns about pollution.
C. Addiction to the Internet. D. Determination to volunteer.
6. What is Raden's attitude to the young's literacy rate during pandemic
A. Indifferent. B. Worried. C. Appreciative. D. Tolerant
7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. A Novel Way to Improve Library B. The Indonesian System for Reading
C. Your Trash Benefiting the Environment D. Your Collected Trash for Our Books
C
The days of staring at the computer screen pretending to be interested in an assignment even though you are bored out of your mind may soon be coming to an end. That's because if Dr Harry Witchel, Discipline Leader in Physiology at England's Brighton and Sussex Medical School, has his way, computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time.
But before you get concerned, the machine is not reading your mind. It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary（无意识的）movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television. These are not the bigger instrumental actions like moving a mouse or using the remote, but barely noticeable movements like scratching, fidgeting, or stretching. Witchel says the level of movement is directly linked to how absorbed the person is in what he or she is reading or watching. The higher the interest level. the less the movement!
To test the theory, Witchel and his team invited 27 people and exposed them to a variety of digital content for three minutes at a time. The activities ranged from playing online games to reading documents like the banking regulations that most people would find boring.
A video motion tracker monitored their movements as they powered through each assignment. Just as the researchers had expected, the involuntary actions decreased dramatically, by as much as 42%, when the participants were totally absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.
Fortunately, the scientists are not planning to use the findings to create machines that report students who are not focusing at school. Instead, they believe that combining the motion detecting technology with future computers will help enhance the digital learning experience.
The scientists say that being able to measure the students' interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials real-time and re-engage the students. Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions.
8. According to Dr Harry, what will future computers be able to do
A. Keep a learner from distraction.
B. Help a learner with his assignments.
C. Read a learner's mind exactly real-time.
D. Identify dullness of a learner and respond to it.
9. How does an absorbed learner tend to behave
A. Laugh and shout excitedly. B. Use less energy in an assignment.
C. Perform fewer involuntary actions. D. Show noticeable movements constantly.
10. What is the value of this technology for educators
A. Bettering their digital learning experience. B. Introducing more computers into class.
C. Finding the absent-minded students in class. D. Detecting what interests the students most.
11. What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A. To introduce an upcoming technology.
B. To update educators' teaching concept.
C. To show what learning will be like in the future.
D. To explain how life will be shaped by technology.
D
A recent study has followed the origins, or beginnings of the family of languages that include modern Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Mongolian. The findings show a shared genetic ancestor for the hundreds of millions of people who speak what the researchers call Transeurasian(跨欧亚的) languages. Such languages had their origin with millet farmers who lived in an area in northeastern China about 9,000 years ago. Millet is a small, round whole grain. It was an important early crop as hunter-gatherers became farmers.
The study’s findings show how the use of agriculture following the Ice Age powered the movements of some of the world’s major language families The research highlights the complex beginnings of modern populations and cultures.
Martine Robbeets, head of the Archaeolinguistic Research Group, said people often think of Japan, Korea and China as powerful nations representing one language, one culture and one people. “All languages, cultures and humans, including those in Asia, are mixed.” Robbeets said. “Accepting that the roots of one’s language, culture or people lie beyond the present national boundaries is to surrender identity, which some people are not yet prepared to make.”
The researchers studied data of vocabulary from the 98 languages. They identified a group of words related to agriculture and created a language family tree. The researchers examined data from 255 archaeological sites in China, Japan, Korea and eastern Russia. They studied ancient objects including pottery, stone tools and plant and animal remains. They also included the dating of 269 ancient crop remains from different areas.
The researchers found that farmers in northeastern China eventually grew rice and wheat along with millet. The crops spread along with farming populations to Korea by about 1300 BC and from there to Japan after about 1000 BC. As the ancient farmers moved across northeastern Asia, related languages spread into Siberia, Korea and Japan over thousands of years.
12. According to the study, what do Transeurasian languages originate from
A. Ice Age people. B. Ancient Japanese.
C. Ancient millet farmers. D. Early hunter-gatherers.
13 What does the underlined word “surrender” probably mean in paragraph 3
A. give up B. maintain C. take in D. destroy
14. How do the researchers conduct their study
A. By giving examples. B. By analyzing some statistics.
C. By setting down general rules. D. By doing an experiment.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Food has a close relationship with culture diversity.
B. A large language family has ancient origins in China.
C. Human activities lead to different language movements.
D. The research on the language family’s beginnings counts.
山东省德州市2020-2021学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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A
Some Phrases That Defined 2020
For the first time since 2004, when Oxford Languages, the publisher of the O.E.D., started choosing a Word of the Year 2020, it declined to pick just one. We couldn't pick one, either. But here are some words and phrases that we think capture what it felt like to be alive in 2020,
Blursday
The passage of time itself became seemingly unreliable this year, as some days felt like a week while some months flew by in an instant. Our friends even launched a newsletter called "What Day Is It "
Remote learning
Farah Miller, an editor, shares her family's experience with remote learning this year. "Schools shuttered without a plan for how to teach homebound kids. My preschooler was given five worksheets and a list of activities she couldn't possibly do on her own. Or are they really remotely learning That was the question I, along with parents across the US, found myself asking in the spring.”
Social distancing
As experts learned more about the spread of the virus "6 feet" became the golden number; the distance we should stay away from others to prevent the spread of COVID-19, yes, but also a shorthand for how to navigate socialization in the new world.
Zoom
Up until around March of this year, Zoom was unknown to the public. Then the home became the office for millions of Americans, and our social lives moved entirely online. Almost overnight Zoom emerged as the go-to platform for private citizens, religious services and universities. "We Live in Zoom Now," The Times even declared.
1. In what situation can the word "blursday" be used according to the passage
A. One is anxious about humans' future.
B. One misses the good old days.
C. One fails to choose a word to define 2020
D. One is not sure what day it is.
2. What's the attitude of Farah Miller to remote learning
A. Indifferent. B. Doubtful.
C. Curious. D. Satisfied
3. What does Zoom most probably function as
A. An online platform keeping people's social activities.
B. An app reminding people of "6 feet" social distance.
C. A newsletter to update the information of COVID-19.
D. A hi-tech instrument to keep track of people's health.
B
In the first days of my honeymoon, I travelled to Vasto, a small town with its beautiful landscape in central Italy, to retrace the same steps my great-grandmother Filomena walked after her own wedding, almost 100 years earlier.
Vasto wasn't on my radar in the early stages of planning my honeymoon, but when learning that it wasn't far from the month-long route, I considered a visit. How could I be so close and not see where Filomena came from Anyway, I'd been so busy planning my own wedding that I didn't have much time to think about what it meant to be married. As I was trying to figure out what a new family might look like, it also made sense to turn to the past.
The story of my family I knew started when Filomena set foot in New York by ship in 1922. But after I travelled to Vasto where she grew up, the starting point of her story shifted. I began to consider Filomena as a young, adventurous woman planning a new life far from home. Her husband, Domenico, had already gone ahead to work there. She had no other family in the US, and yet she was prepared to get on a boat in Naples and sail into the unknown. Her willingness to see what could remind me of marriage: you don't have to know what's coming next, you just need to want to go.
Then we visited the edge of a valley near Filomena's house. In 1956, part of the world Filomena grew up in almost disappeared during a landslide. When she returned for visits later in life, she saw a landscape different from what she had remembered. Even the things we expect to be permanent aren't always so.
A few days spent walking in Filomena's footsteps, knowing all the unexpected turns that life threw at her over five decades of marriage, I realized that you can never plan for life's uncertainties or crave an outline for the future. If that kind of anxiety somehow creeps back in, I'll think of Filomena on the deck of a steam ship, uncertain, but moving forward anyway.
4. Why did the author go to Vasto during her honeymoon
A. To find out what the lifestyle was like there.
B. To explore the true meaning of marriage
C. To reunite with her great-grandmother there
D. To enjoy the scenic beauty of Italy
5. What did the author find about her great-grandmother
A. She never expected a life abroad.
B. She felt scared of the marriage
C. She dared to challenge a new life ahead.
D. She knew well what her future was like
6. What inspiration did the changed landscape bring to the author
A. Humans need to protect the nature.
B. The power of nature is hard to control.
C. Things always go smoothly as expected.
D. Life is always full of uncertainties.
7. How will the author react to the misfortunes in her life after the visit to Vasto
A. Check the situation and make plans for it
B. Follow Filomena's footsteps and keep going.
C. Predict how things will go and avoid the bad.
D. Evaluate the uncertainties and change them.
C
China launched a large robotic spacecraft on Nov. 24, 2020 at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China's Hainan province, tasking it with landing on the moon and bringing back lunar samples, 44 years after the last time such substances were brought back to Earth.
If everything proceeds smoothly, about 2 kilograms of stones and soil will be collected and packed in a vacuum metal container. The entire mission is scheduled to last about 23 days, according to the China National Space Administration. Considering these highly sophisticated operations, Chang'e 5 will be more difficult and challenging than previous Chinese lunar expeditions, designers have said.
According to a statement published by the space administration, the Chang'e 5 mission is intended to fulfill several objectives. In terms of space engineering, it will demonstrate technical plans and apparatus for autonomous lunar sampling and packing and moon-based launching, as well as lunar orbital docking. In the scientific field, it will investigate the landing site's features, and enable scientists to analyze the lunar samples' structure and physical traits so they can deepen their research into the moon's origin and evolution. It added that the mission also will help to foster the country's knowledge, technology and talent pool for its future manned missions to the moon and other deepspace expeditions.
Pei Zhaoyu spokesman for the Chang'e 5 mission, said if the mission becomes successful, it will be a milestone in the nation's lunar exploration and will show the world China's scientific, technological and engineering capabilities.
Furthermore, Chang'e 5 will strengthen the nation's status and influence in the international space community, pave the way for the country's future lunar expeditions and boost its space science, and will offer more opportunities to lunar researchers around the world. Scientists around the world are welcome to participate in the research related to the lunar samples brought back by the mission. China will publish a set of guidelines about the use and distribution of the samples after the mission.
8. What can we learn about the mission of Chang'e 5
A. It was exactly the same as 44 years ago
B. It will help to complete space walking.
C. It aims to bring back lunar samples.
D. It will try to land on the moon for the first time.
9. What does the underlined word "sophisticated" mean in Para 2
A. impossible B. complex
C. ambitious D. effective
10. What will the success of the Chang'e 5 convey to the world according to Pei
A. The first nation to bring lunar samples back in the world.
B. A further step in understanding the evolution of the earth
C. More competition in lunar expeditions with other countries.
D. China's scientific, technological and engineering abilities.
11. What's the best title of the passage
A. The landmark mission of Chang'e 5.
B. A new guideline from the moon samples.
C. New opportunities to lunar researchers
D. China's scientific contributions.
D
It was decades ago, but it's still one of the most memorable conversations of my life. On a long, slow train rattling north, with nothing to do but watch the rain, the guy sitting opposite began trying to talk to me. Like most young women who have learned the hard way to be cautious of strangers, I reacted coldly. But curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored, and liked talking.
So that's what we did, for hours and hours, since he turned out to be very talkative. When the train eventually pulled in, we didn't swap numbers—it was a conversation strictly of its time—but I still think about it occasionally on long, boring journeys, before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else. Rarely can a person cheerfully break the social taboo（禁忌）about talking to strangers without any trace of ill intention but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it
And that's why I feel it ridiculous about a campaign launched this week to heal bitter national divides by encouraging Britons to talk to each other. Obviously, it takes more than a small talk over garden fences to unite a divided nation now. More people live alone than they did a generation ago, and we socialise increasingly through screens instead of bothering to call. In reality, social media platforms designed to bring people together have unknowingly fueled the division.
It is true that the "tube chat" campaign of a few years back failed in its attempt to make Londoners talk to each other on public transport. But even city residents who would normally die rather than make eye contact with strangers still happily join the large crowds of people by the Thames for the New Year's Eve fireworks. They would get a far better view at home on TV—it's not really about the fireworks, but being part of social engagement.
There's no guarantee that this latest attempt to reconnect will succeed, but I hope that my temporary train friend then is still talking, wherever he is now.
12. What led the author to start the talk with the guy on the train
A. Her growing interest in communication.
B. Her typical easygoing personality
C. Her habit of chatting with strangers.
D. The intention of the train journey.
13. What has made talking to strangers a social taboo among the Britons
A. A lack of basic communicating skills.
B. The absence of common topics.
C. The concern for personal safety.
D. The addiction to social media
14. How does technology affect people's mutual connection
A. It is bringing people together in a larger sense.
B. It is positively helping break the national boundaries.
C. It has made people more divided than connected.
D. It is the key driving force of removing divisions.
15. What does the highly-attended firework show indicate
A. Tube chat campaign can never make it.
B. TV programs at home are not appealing.
C. The charm of the fireworks is hard to resist.
D. People's desire to connect is still alive.
山东省德州市2019-2020学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
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A
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A. technical B. interesting
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B
The year was 1999. I was 18, living with friends in a town about an hour north of Milwaukee. Desperate for adventure, we often talked about haunted (闹鬼的) locations, and even wandered around the woods near Rienzi Cemetery. So when a friend shared a story about an abandoned house just down the road from Rienzi, how could I possibly resist The group of us jumped in the car and headed off into the wild unknown, completely unaware of the misfortune that would soon befall us.
The house was isolated, overgrown and barely visible from the road. Most of its windows were broken. It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around
We stole inside, hoping for anything to prove the legend. Nothing valuable was found until an old letter, addressed to a Mr. J. Witherell, caught my eye. Its paper was stiff and yellowed. Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket. I was about to exit the house when I noticed firetrucks and police cars lining up out on the road. While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department. I quickly alerted the others, but there would be no escape.
After a moment of panic, we decided to go outside and face the music. To avoid a theft charge, I left the letter where it was before stepping outside.
The result Not only did we all get fined for entering, we were required to pay for property damage totaling $1,500 each — too much for us to afford.
For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures Why is the property regularly maintained What's the story behind that mysterious letter
4. What did the shabby appearance of the house seem to remind the kids
A. They would have no trouble entering it.
B. Their entry would bring them a surprise.
C. Their entry would disturb the neighbours.
D. Their behavior would be noticed by its owner.
5. Why did the author attempt to take the letter away
A. It might reveal who had been maintaining the house.
B. It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house.
C. It must have been written to disclose a tragedy.
D. It was an evidence of the house being heavily protected.
6. What led the police cars and firetrucks to arrive so quickly
A. The police officers were checking there.
B. The house owner reported to the police.
C. The police cars were passing by accident.
D. Some boy started the fire alarm system.
7. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The empty house has been under strict protection.
B. The author wonders why they got fined.
C. No maintenance to the house is conducted regularly.
D. There is much mystery about the abandoned house.
C
Having hundreds of friends online is no substitute for a handful of close friends in real life. Researchers discovered that people with only a few friends were at least as happy as those with far more if many of theirs were online. The number of ''peripheral others'', someone connected with online — former classmates and coworkers, for example — had no connection with how satisfied they felt.
Scientists did their study using data from two online surveys conducted on 1,496 people by a non-profit research organization. People taking part in the study revealed their ages, the make-up of their social networks, how often they had different types of social interactions, and their own feelings of well-being. They included details of how often and how they interacted with family or neighbours, and whether they included people who provided services for them in their networks. The number of close friends someone had was the only thing that influenced how satisfied they were with their social life.
''Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,'' said Dr Bruine, an expert of the study. ''If you feel lonely, it may be more helpful to make a positive connection with a friend than to try and seek out new people to meet.''
In the study, they found older people tended to have smaller social networks. Younger people's were larger but this was mostly made up of ''peripheral others'' — not true friends, just people they knew — and did not contribute to their happiness.
Even variations in the number of family members or neighbours somebody spent time with did not affect how happy they were with their social life. Dr Bruine said her research echoed other findings showing people would be happier if a larger proportion of their online friends were actually their friends in reality.
She added, ''Stereotypes of aging tend to paint older adults in many cultures as sad and lonely. But the research shows that older adults' smaller networks didn't weaken social satisfaction and well-being. In fact, older adults tend to report better well-being than younger adults.''
8. What has a good influence on one's happiness according to the study
A. Having impersonal networks of friends.
B. Meeting with close friends face to face.
C. Helping familiar coworkers.
D. Keeping in touch with family members online.
9. What did the 1,496 people taking part in the study have to do
A. Keep off using the Internet.
B. Show their attitudes to happiness.
C. Reveal their social life thoroughly.
D. Find ''peripheral others'' from their friends.
10. Who is more likely to be attacked by loneliness from the study
A. Parents living with their children.
B. Older adults with fewer friends online.
C. Those having fewer relatives or neighbours.
D Young people without friends in reality.
11. What does the underlined word ''paint'' mean in the last paragraph
A. treat B. draw
C. describe D. criticize
D
When Denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, sits in a chair, slips on a virtual-reality headset, and escapes to the beach. For Denis, those minutes are a tool he relies on regularly to both relieve and prevent stress.
He's not the only one at his company to use the room, where workers can also use a headset to watch a moon walk, take a virtual roller-coaster ride or access a meditation (冥想) app.
Research shows VR can help reduce pain and anxiety. But it's not yet clear why it works. Experts believe it's related to the technology's power to distract.
''Whatever their problems are, whatever their stresses are, they can literally neglect them and have a different emotional pulse, '' Denis said.
Virtual-reality headsets haven't taken off with consumers, but they're now powerful and inexpensive enough for companies to consider investing in them to help make workers and customers happier.
The headsets may help people take a virtual break from their surroundings, but there are challenges to consider. Ramon Llamas, a tech market researcher, noted that there could be challenges in handing out headsets. Some people get sick or dizzy while using virtual reality, and the headsets may get dirty or broken. There's also the task of quickly familiarizing people with using the headsets, especially since VR adoption has been so limited and the ways they are controlled can vary.
For now, Llamas said, he's concerned about privacy and security. What if, for instance, someone manages to back into a headset and insert some content into what you're watching
Another potential issue is the managing of the headsets and software that goes along with them. This is likely not a complication for an office like Umber Realty's, where people can simply take a headset off if they feel something wrong. But it could be more of a problem if you're stuck in a dentist's chair. ''The last thing you want is that in the middle of extracting a tooth something goes wrong.'' Llamas said.
12 What does Denis's company use Virtual Reality for
A. Improving the customers' experience.
B. Displaying the schedule of his company.
C. Relieving the staff's work pressure.
D. Saving the trouble of transportation.
13. How can the VR devices help the users by Denis
A. Ignoring reality for the moment. B. Improving their thinking.
C. Designing work for the company. D. Investing in a new industry.
14. What does the author focus on in the last three paragraphs
A. The potential problems with VR.
B. The privacy policy available for VR.
C. The management of these devices in the market.
D. The standards the VR technology is to follow.
15. What is the best title of the passage
A. VR, a promising business in future! B. Is VR always making us relax
C. The adoption of VR needs investments. D. Are we saying ''goodbye'' to VR
答案：
山东省德州市2021-2022学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一些实用软件的功能。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“This allows emergency services—or anyone else you give the location to-to reach you.（这允许紧急服务部门或您提供位置的任何人联系您。）”以及第二段中“Lots of us use WhatsApp for messaging and calling, but do you know it also has a Live Location feature that can let a loved one know your whereabouts in case you're in danger （我们很多人都用WhatsApp发短信和打电话，但你知道它还有一个实时定位功能，可以让爱人知道你的下落，以防你遇到危险吗？）”可知，两款软件的共同点在于，都有位置功能，故选择D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“With mental health problems on the increase, not helped by the pandemic, this app could be extremely helpful. （随着心理健康问题的增加，而没有得到普遍的帮助，这个应用程序可能非常有用。）”可知，Stay Alive主要帮助那些有精神疾病的人，故选择D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“You don’t have to have an Internet connection in order to use it.（你不需要有互联网连接就可以使用它。）”可知，圣约翰救护车急救程序的特别之处在于可以不需要网络，故选择C项。
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了一名印尼图书管理员将图书借给孩子们，以换取他们收集的垃圾，这是为了清洁环境，让孩子们多读书。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“She told Reuters she targets to promote reading in the kids as well as make them aware of the environment.（她告诉路透社，她的目标是促进孩子们的阅读，并让他们意识到环境。）”可知Raden建立“垃圾图书馆”的目的是为了在阅读的同时提高孩子们的环境意识。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book（当有太多的垃圾，我们的环境会变得肮脏，它不健康。这就是我找垃圾借书的原因）”可知出于对污染的担忧，凯文愿意用垃圾来借书。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Raden said: "The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency level."（Raden说:“印尼15岁以上儿童的识字率约为96%，但世界银行9月份的一份报告警告称，这场大流行将使80%以上的15岁儿童低于最低阅读水平。）”可知Raden担心大流行期间年轻人的识字率。故选B。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段“An Indonesian librarian is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more. （一名印尼图书管理员将图书借给孩子们，以换取他们收集的垃圾，这是为了清洁环境，让孩子们多读书。）”可知文章主要讲述的是为了使环境更加的清洁，图书管理员将图书借给孩子们以换取他们收集的垃圾。D项：Your Collected Trash for Our Books（用垃圾换书）合乎文章的题意，最适合作文章标题。故选D。
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种未来的计算机，这种计算机可以记录人们在电脑甚至电视前所表现出的持续的无意识的运动，探测出人们何时感到厌烦，注意力减退，甚至还可以做出实时反应。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“if Dr Harry Witchel, Discipline Leader in Physiology at England's Brighton and Sussex Medical School, has his way, computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time.(如果英国布莱顿和苏塞克斯医学院生理学学科负责人哈里·威奇尔博士能够如愿以偿，未来的计算机将能够发现无聊，甚至实时做出反应。)”可知，Dr. Harry Witchel希望未来的电脑将能够探测到无聊感，甚至做出实时反应。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Just as the researchers had expected, the involuntary actions decreased dramatically, by as much as 42%, when the participants were totally absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.( 正如研究人员所预期的那样，当受试者完全沉浸在他们所读或所看的内容中时，无意识行为出人意料地减少了42%。)”可知，一个专注的学习者常常会减少无意识动作。故选C。
10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The scientists say that being able to measure the students' interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials real-time and re-engage the students.( 科学家们说，如果能够测量学生的兴趣水平，将使教育工作者能够实时调整材料，并重新吸引学生。)”可知，这项科技对于教育工作者的价值是能够发现学生们最感兴趣的东西。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time(未来的计算机将能够发现无聊，甚至实时做出反应)”和第二段的“It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary（无意识的）movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television.(它只是记录人们在电脑甚至电视前表现出的无意识的运动。)”和下文内容可知，文章介绍了一种未来的计算机，这种计算机可以记录人们在电脑甚至电视前所表现出的持续的无意识的运动，探测出人们何时感到厌烦，注意力减退，甚至还可以做出实时反应。因此推断作者的写作目的是介绍一种未来的科技。故选A。
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个最新的研究表明，一个庞大的语系——跨欧亚语系起源于中国。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Such languages had their origin with millet farmers who lived in an area in northeastern China about 9,000 years ago.”(这些语言起源于9000年前中国东北地区种植小米的农民。)可知，研究表明，跨欧亚的语言起源于古代种植小米的农民，故选C。
2.词义猜测题。根据划线单词前面的内容“Accepting that the roots of one’s language, culture or people lie beyond the present national boundaries”(接受一个人的语言、文化或民族的根源在当前的国界之外)以及下文“which some people are not yet prepared to make.”(有些人还没有做好准备这么做)可知，有些人不愿意承认自己的语言、文化或民族的根源在当前的国界之外，所以可以推断出，如果承认此观点，就意味着要放弃身份认同，由此可知，划线单词“surrender”表示“放弃”，与选项A“give up”(放弃)符合，B. maintain维护；C. take in吸收；D. destroy破坏，均不符，故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“The researchers studied data of vocabulary from the 98 languages.”(研究人员研究了98种语言的词汇数据)可知，研究人员通过研究一些数据来进行实验的，故选B。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段“The researchers found that farmers in northeastern China eventually grew rice and wheat along with millet. The crops spread along with farming populations to Korea by about 1300 BC and from there to Japan after about 1000 BC. As the ancient farmers moved across northeastern Asia, related languages spread into Siberia, Korea and Japan over thousands of years.”(研究人员发现，中国东北的农民最终在种植谷子的同时种植水稻和小麦。大约在公元前1300年，作物随着种植农业的人们传播到韩国，公元前1000年左右，从韩国传播到日本。随着古代农民穿越东北亚，相关语言在数千年间传播到西伯利亚，朝鲜和日本。)可知，文章主要讲述了一个最新的研究表明，一个庞大的语系——跨欧亚语系起源于中国，所以B选项“A large language family has ancient origins in China.”(一个庞大的语系起源于中国。)是文章的主旨大意，故选B。
山东省德州市2020-2021学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D
山东省德州市2019-2020学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章是一则关于暑期iD技术的培训课程，广告里介绍了课程的特色，优势等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Why iD Tech 部分下的With millions of unfilled STEM jobs around the world, coders, game developers, robotics engineers and designers are in demand like never before. From this aspect, iD Tech is an investment in your child’s future.(随着世界各地数以百万计的STEM工作岗位空缺，编程人员、游戏开发员、机器人工程师和设计师的需求达到了前所未有的程度。从这个角度来看，iD科技是对孩子未来的一种投资)可知，iD tech summer camp是针对想要在STEM方面有所成就的孩子。C. Students seeking success in STEM. (在STEM领域寻求成功的学生)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Say ''yes'' to flexibility!部分下的If your summer plans change, make unlimited updates to your registration — with no fees — up to 3 weeks before your start date. (如果你的暑假计划改变了，在开学前3周内不限时更新你的注册信息，不收取任何费用)可知，该课程的灵活性在于，改变注册不收取费用。A. Registration can be changed free. (注册可以免费改变)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据A proven track record of student success部分下的With summer programs, our skill development system paves the way for college, internships, and dream careers. 9 out of 10 iD Tech alumni go on to attend a 4-year college and pursue a STEM career. (通过暑期项目，我们的系统为大学、实习和理想职业铺平了道路。90%的iD科技毕业生会继续进入四年制大学，并追求STEM职业)可推测，通过列举学生成功的记录，这则广告显得更有说服力。D. persuasive (有说服力的)，符合以上推测，故选B项。
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和朋友们去探索一间废弃的房子，有人不小心触动了火警系统，引来了警车和火警车，他们因为非法进入被罚款而且赔偿了损失。直到现在作者都想不通很多问题，并认为这间房子有很多谜团。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段的Most of its windows were broken. It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around (它的大部分窗户都被打破了，似乎除了那扇锁着的门和外面的禁止入内的表之外，房间里什么都没有，如果我们进去四处看看，怎么会有人注意到，甚至关心呢)可推测，破旧的房子让作者和朋友们认为进去很容易，而且不会被别人注意到。A. They would have no trouble entering it. (他们进去不会有麻烦)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket.可知，作者认为那封信是物证，所以想偷偷把它带走。由此推测，作者认为这封信可以解开这间废弃的房子的秘密。B. It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house. (它可能帮助揭示这间废弃的房子的秘密)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department. (当我们大多人在探索房子时，有个人把天花板上的火警探测器撞了下来，这触发了消防队的自动报警)可知，因为某个男孩启动了火警系统，所以消防车和警车很快就来了。D. Some boy started the fire alarm system. (某个男孩启动了火警系统)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures Why is the property regularly maintained What’s the story behind that mysterious letter (这么多年来，我一直在想：为什么废弃的房子会被探测器和其它安全措施重重保护？为什么定期维护物业？那封神秘的信背后有什么故事？)可推测，这间废弃的房子有很多未解之谜。D. There is much mystery about the abandoned house. (这间废弃的房子有很多未解之谜)符合以上推测，故选D项。
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。一项研究表明一个人的幸福和孤独感与朋友的多少没有关系，而与对朋友的感觉关系较大。同时，该研究还证明乐，比起社交圈广泛的年轻人，只有几个好朋友的老年人对社会生活更满意也更健康。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的Researchers discovered that people with only a few friends were at least as happy as those with far more if many of theirs were online. The number of “peripheral others”, someone connected with online — former classmates and coworkers, for example — had no connection with how satisfied they felt.(研究人员发现，只有几个朋友的人和网上有很多朋友的人一样快乐。“边缘人”的数量和他们的满意度没有关系，比如网上的前同学和前同事)可推测，与亲密的朋友面对面的交流能增加一个人的幸福感。B. Meeting with close friends face to face. (与亲密的朋友面对面交流)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的People taking part in the study revealed their ages, the make-up of their social networks, how often they had different types of social interactions, and their own feelings of well-being. They included details of how often and how they interacted with family or neighbours, and whether they included people who provided services for them in their networks. (参与人员要透露自己的年龄、社交网络构成、他们有多少不同类型的社交，以及他们自己的幸福感。其中包括他们与家人或邻居交往的频率和方式，以及他们石头将为他们提供服务的人包括在他们的社交网络中)可知，参与研究的1496个人要彻底透露他们的社交生活。C. Reveal their social life thoroughly. (完全彻底地透露他们的社交生活)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的“Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” (孤独与你身边朋友的数量没有关系，而和你对朋友的感觉关系更大)和第四段的Younger people’s were larger but this was mostly made up of “peripheral others” — not true friends, just people they knew — and did not contribute to their happiness. (年轻人的社交网络更大，但大都是“边缘人”组成，不是真正的朋友，只是他们认识的人，这不会提升他们的幸福感)可知，年轻人身边的朋友多，但不是真正的朋友，大多是边缘人。由此推测，现实生活中朋友很少的年轻人更容易觉得孤独。D. Young people without friends in reality. (现实生活中没有朋友的年亲人)符合以上推测，故选D项。
【11题详解】
词意猜测题。根据最后一段的She added, “Stereotypes of aging tend to paint older adults in many cultures as sad and lonely.可知，在许多文化中老年人趋向于被paint成悲伤和孤独的。结合句意，可猜测划线部分的意思是“描述”。C. describe (描述)符合以上给说法，故选C项。
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. A 15. B
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。本文主要讲述了VR虽然有助于减少疼痛和压力，但具体原因还不清楚，而且有很多潜在的问题需要考虑。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段When Denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, sits in a chair, slips on a virtual-reality headset, and escapes to the beach. For Denis, those minutes are a tool he relies on regularly to both relieve and prevent stress.(当丹尼斯想在工作中放松一下时，他走进一个安静的房间，坐在椅子上，带上virtual-reality耳机，然后来到了海滩上。对丹尼斯来说，这些时间是他用来缓解和预防压力的工具) 可知，丹尼斯的公司用Virtual Reality来缓解员工的压力。C. Relieving the staff's work pressure.(缓解员工的工作压力)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的''Whatever their problems are, whatever their stresses are, they can literally neglect them and have a different emotional pulse, '' Denis said. (丹尼斯说：“无论他们的问题是什么，无论他们的压力是什么，他们都会暂时忽略他们，然后产生不同的情绪”)可知，丹尼斯认为Virtual Reality通过让人暂时忽略现实来让人放松。A. Ignoring reality for the moment. (暂时忽略现实)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段的Ramon Llamas, a tech market researcher, noted that there could be challenges in handing out headsets. (科技市场研究员Ramon Llamas指出，把耳机拿出来时可能存在挑战)，倒数第二段的For now, Llamas said, he's concerned about privacy and security. (Ramon Llamas说目前他关心的隐私和安全)和最后一段的Another potential issue is the managing of the headsets and software that goes along with them. (另一个潜在的问题是耳机和相关软件的管理)可知，最后三个自然段主要讲Virtual Reality潜在的问题。A. The potential problems with VR. (VR潜在的问题)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第三段Research shows VR can help reduce pain and anxiety. But it's not yet clear why it works. Experts believe it's related to the technology's power to distract. (研究表明，VR有助于减轻疼痛和焦虑。但目前还不清楚为什么会这样，专家们认为这与技术分散注意力的能力有关)和第六段的The headsets may help people take a virtual break from their surroundings, but there are challenges to consider. (这种耳机或许可以帮助人们从周围环境中获得虚拟的休息，但也有一些挑战需要考虑)可知，本文主要讲述VR虽然有助于减少疼痛和压力，但具体原因还不清楚，而且有很多潜在的问题需要考虑。B. Is VR always making us relax (VR总是会让我们放松吗？)可以作为本文标题，故选B项。