限时练27 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 5(A组)
阅读A 体裁:说明文 主题语境:科技发展 难度:★★★☆☆
Like many inventions, language translators were imagined by writers long before they became real. In Hugo Gernsback’s 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murtay Leinster’s 1945 First Contact. In that story, humans and creatures from another planet construct a translation device together after making first contact with one another. The idea of the language translator didn’t become truly popular, however, until the “universal translator” appeared in the Star Trek series, which delighted television viewers in the 1970s. That device was universal in the sense that it could translate any language that it encountered.
The first real language translator was demonstrated by engineers from the IBM company and Georgetown University in 1954. Their machine could only translate Russian sentences into English.
Language translators have come a long way since then. Today, online translations can be accessed easily at no cost to users. With translation apps like Google Translate or iTranslate, users sometimes don’t even have to look things up. All they need to do is point their cellphone’s camera at some writing, and a translation instantly appears. If users want to translate something being said aloud, they just turn on their phone’s microphone. All of these features save time and effort.
Translation apps make foreign travel much easier than before. They are invaluable when it comes to communicating with taxi drivers or hotel staff who don’t speak a traveler’s native language. But these apps are far from perfect. Sometimes a translation makes no sense, forcing the user to guess what the translation means. At other times, the user might not know that the translation has failed until he or she shows it to native speakers.
1.What aspect of language translators is covered in the first paragraph
A. Their models. B. Their development.
C. Their origins. D. Their popularity.
2.What do we know about Google Translate and iTranslate
A. They bring convenience in different situations.
B. They can be used without access to the Internet.
C. Their users have to type things in for translations.
D. They can only function with the aid of other apps.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards language translators
A. Disapproving. B. Supportive. C. Dismissive. D. Objective.
4.What is the most suitable title for the passage
A. How do language translators develop
B. Why do we need language translators
C. How do science stories become reality
D. Why can’t we depend on language translators
阅读B (外刊原味) 体裁:说明文 主题语境:文化包容和文明借鉴 难度:★★★☆ | BBC
The Sign, this 28-minute instalment (集) of the kids TV show, has been hotly anticipated—and its story is a deep reflection on change that proves, once more, it’s truly remarkable viewing.
The much-loved Australian cartoon about Bluey, a seven-year-old blue heeler dog (牧羊犬), has been a worldwide phenomenon since it launched back in 2018.
Alongside more genuinely laugh-out-loud moments than in most primetime comedies, it contains more serious elements too—snapshots of parenting situations, as well as inferences to momentous life events like death and marriage. It’s navigating an adult world with the joyous, surreal (超现实的) excitement of childhood.
What viewers won’t have predicted will be how much this episode draws from Taoist philosophy, an ancient Chinese belief system based on trying to exist in harmony with the universe. When Bluey sadly tells her classmates she’s moving away, her teacher Calypso reads a story called The Farmer. The story follows a series of events happening, and each time, the neighbours tell the farmer that it’s “good luck” or “bad luck”. Every time, the farmer simply replies to each situation: “We’ll see”, and the story then ends seemingly abruptly.
The story is actually an old tale that originated in the Huainanzi, an ancient Chinese text dating back to 139 BC, and it reminds people that we have no real way of knowing whether events that happen to us are “good” or “bad”, in the grand scheme of things (从宏观角度看). All we can be certain of is that change is unavoidable, as young Bluey and Bingo find out in this particular episode, but being open to change and trusting that things will work out for the best is the best way to tackle it.
5.What does the author think of the viewing of The Sign
A. Informative. B. Changeable. C. Awe-inspiring. D. Plain.
6.What can be learned about The Sign
A. It highlights parenting skills. B. It is a primetime comedy.
C. It features big events in life. D. It unfolds an adult world.
7.What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Calypso
A. To praise her great wisdom. B. To show her attitude to life.
C. To advocate her teaching style. D. To lead in the ancient philosophy.
8.What does the author imply in the last paragraph
A. We will never know what is good luck or not.
B. Embracing whatever change is the best policy.
C. Not everything will change for the better.
D. Never give up despite life’s uncertainties.
七选五 (2024·新课标Ⅱ卷) 体裁:说明文 主题语境:旅行 难度:★★☆☆
Overtourism is For Real: How Can You Help
Travel promotes understanding, expands our minds, makes us better people, and boosts local economies and communities, but the rapid growth of travel has led to overtourism in certain regions and destinations. 1 Certainly not. The loss of what travel offers would be unacceptable in today’s world. Here are some tips on making wise decisions to minimize pressure on the places we visit and improve our experience.
·Choose mindfully. Overvisited destinations are that way for a reason: they’re special. With so many online posts featuring the same places, it’s easy to feel like you’re missing out. Go somewhere only when the landscape, culture or food deeply draws you. 2
·Get creative. The best way to ease pressure on over-touristed destinations is to go somewhere else. Though overtourism is described as a problem affecting the entire world, it’s actually concentrated to a small number of extremely popular spots. That means you have tons of less-visited options to choose from. 3 Why not try a regional alternative or check out a popular destination’s lesser-known sights
· 4 Minimize impact and maximize experience by skipping major holidays or rush hour. You’ll compete with fewer tourists, save money, experience a different side of a popular place, and boost the economy when tourism is traditionally slower.
Visiting a place that others call home is a privilege (荣幸). Do your part to preserve what makes a destination special in the first place. 5 You may be amazed how much closer you’ll feel to the people there.
A. Visit during off-peak times.
B. So, should we stop traveling
C. Travel for you and no one else.
D. Can overtourism be avoided then
E. You can still find relatively undiscovered places.
F. You’ll find yourself virtually alone, or close to it.
G. Consider giving back to the communities you’re visiting.
完形填空 体裁:记叙文 主题语境:社会生活 难度:★★★☆☆
It’s been nearly seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence, Rhode Island, with a simple 1 : get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of 2 . Best of all, each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets of flowers that the charity farm grows and delivers are 3 free of charge.
“We want to 4 the city with flowers and create happiness and joy,” says Erin Achenbach, What Cheer’s farmer and head florist. What Cheer 5 delivers blooming joy to people at local hospitals, food banks, hospices, senior centers, recovery centers and more—including AIDS Care Ocean State, which provides support to those 6 by HIV.
“Seeing the surprised smiles on the faces of people who weren’t 7 it—they just came in out of curiosity to 8 about one of our programs—is 9 ,” says Stephen Hogan Jr. from AIDS Care Ocean State.
And it’s safe to say that the What Cheer staff are 10 the flowers of their own. In May, the 11 organization was awarded a record-high $500,000 assistance payment from the Environmental Protection Agency for its continued 12 of a land once abandoned because of industrial pollution. “Not only do we give this space back to the neighborhood by 13 space that’s quite literally dead,” says Achenbach, “but here is a(n) 14 spot with the ability to help increase local insect and bird populations, and that’ll only make people’s lives better.” What cheer, indeed!
“What’s good about a flower is that it doesn’t need anything else,” she adds. “Your only job when someone gives you flowers is to 15 them.”
1.A. beginning B. goal C. pleasure D. achievement
2.A. refreshment B. praise C. task D. dream
3.A. instantly B. initially C. completely D. partly
4.A. rebuild B. explore C. advertise D. blanket
5.A. regularly B. totally C. occasionally D. hardly
6.A. failed B. affected C. frightened D. attracted
7.A. wanting B. expecting C. seeking D. discovering
8.A. complain B. argue C. consult D. approach
9.A. annoying B. successful C. acceptable D. great
10.A. receiving B. refusing C. designing D. deserving
11.A. beneficial B. profitable C. nonprofit D. winning
12.A. reconstruction B. decoration C. conservation D. arrangement
13.A. putting forward to B. adapting themselves to C. bringing life to D. devoting time to
14.A. eco-friendly B. long-standing C. far-sighted D. first-class
15.A. observe B. enjoy C. offer D. remember
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A 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了翻译器(翻译软件)的发展历史及其利弊。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Like many inventions, language translators were imagined by writers long before they became real. In Hugo Gernsback’s 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murtay Leinster’s 1945 First Contact. (像许多发明一样，语言翻译器在成为现实之前就被作家们想象出来了。在雨果·根斯巴克1911年的小说A Romance of the Year 2660中，人物使用一台可以从一种语言翻译成另一种语言的视频电话。在默里·伦斯特1945年的First Contact中也出现了语言翻译器)”可知，此处介绍了语言翻译器的起源，故选C。
2.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“With translation apps like Google Translate or iTranslate, users sometimes don’t even have to look things up. All they need to do is point their cellphone’s camera at some writing, and a translation instantly appears. If users want to translate something being said aloud, they just turn on their phone’s microphone. All of these features save time and effort.(有了Google Translate或iTranslate等翻译应用程序，用户有时甚至不需要查找内容。他们所需要做的就是把手机的摄像头对准一些文字，翻译就会立即出现。如果用户想要翻译别人大声说的话，他们只需打开手机的麦克风。所有这些功能都节省了时间和精力)”可知，翻译应用程序Google Translate和iTranslate在不同的情况下带来了方便，故选A。
3.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，提到了翻译软件的利弊，故作者对翻译软件的态度是客观的，故选D。
4.A 标题归纳题。根据文章内容，结合第一段中的“Like many inventions, language translators were imagined by writers long before they became real. In Hugo Gernsback’s 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murtay Leinster’s 1945 First Contact. (像许多发明一样，语言翻译器在成为现实之前就被作家们想象出来了。在雨果·根斯巴克1911年的小说A Romance of the Year 2660中，人物使用一台可以从一种语言翻译成另一种语言的视频电话。在默里·伦斯特1945年的First Contact中也出现了语言翻译器)”、“The idea of the language translator didn’t become truly popular, however, until the ‘universal translator’ appeared in the Star Trek series, which delighted television viewers in the 1970s.(然而，语言翻译器的想法并没有真正流行起来，直到‘通用翻译器’出现在《星际迷航》系列中，这部剧在20世纪70年代让电视观众感到高兴)”和第二段中的“The first real language translator was demonstrated by engineers from the IBM company and Georgetown University in 1954.(1954年，IBM公司和乔治城大学的工程师演示了第一个真正的语言翻译器)”以及第三段中的“Language translators have come a long way since then. Today, online translations can be accessed easily at no cost to users.(从那时起，语言翻译已经取得了长足的进步。今天，用户可以轻松地免费访问在线翻译)”可知，文章主要介绍了语言翻译器的发展历史，A项“语言翻译器是如何发展的 ”为文章的最佳标题，故选A。
B 本文是一篇说明文。《布鲁伊》最新推出的特别剧集《标志》竟然在充满童真的故事中糅合了中国道家哲学中的典故。
5.C 观点态度题。由第一段中的“it’s truly remarkable viewing”可知，这次观看体验很棒，故C项正确。awe-inspiring “令人惊叹的；使人敬佩的；令人敬慕的”。
6.B 推理判断题。由第三段中的“Alongside more genuinely laugh-out-loud moments than in most primetime comedies (与大多数黄金时段的喜剧相比，它除了有更多让人发自内心捧腹大笑的时刻之外)”可知，than后面是对比的对象，既然是与黄金时段的喜剧相比，《标志》自然是一部黄金时段喜剧，故B项正确。
7.D 写作意图题。第四段第一句提到这一集借鉴了道家哲学。介绍了一小段剧情：因为布鲁伊要搬走，Calypso老师给布鲁伊读了《农夫》的故事，安慰他；第五段接着介绍这个故事出自《淮南子》，接着具体阐述故事隐含的道理。由此说明提到Calypso老师是为了引出这个古老的哲学道理。
8.B 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，如果站在宏观角度，我们无法控制甚至无法真正知道发生在自己身上的事情是好是坏，我们唯一能确定的就是变化注定会发生，解决问题最好的办法是对变化保持开放的态度，并相信事情会朝着最好的方向发展。由此可知，B项“接受改变是上策”符合文章要表达的思想。
七选五
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了缓解过度旅游的一些具体的方法：谨慎选择、有创造性、避开高峰期等。
1.B 根据空前的“but the rapid growth of travel has led to overtourism in certain regions and destinations”可知，旅游快速增长导致某些地区和目的地的过度旅游。再根据空后的“Certainly not. The loss of what travel offers would be unacceptable in today’s world.”可知，在当今世界，失去旅行提供的东西是无法接受的。由此可推断，空处应该讨论是否停止旅游这项活动。故选B项。
2.C 本段小标题是“谨慎选择”，再根据空前的“With so many online posts ... deeply draws you.”可推知，很多人盲目跟风选择旅游地，只有当目的地的景色、文化或食物真正吸引你时才去。空处在结尾处，应该紧扣本段标题和空前内容，点出选择旅行应是为自己而不是为别人。故选C项。
3.E 根据空前的“Though overtourism is described as a problem ... That means you have tons of less-visited options to choose from.”可知，过度旅游只集中在少数非常受欢迎的地方，游客其实还有更多选择的空间。空后的“Why not try a regional alternative or check out a popular destination’s lesser-known sights ”鼓励游客去尝试一些地区性或知名度相对较低的景点旅游，以此缓解过度旅游的压力。空处应承上启下，涉及游客能选择的其他地方，E项中的“undiscovered places”符合题意。
4.A 本文是总(Para. 1)—分(Para. 2至Para. 4)—总(Para. 5)结构，分析第二至四段的段落结构和特点(祈使句主旨句+内容)可知，本空(位于第四段段首)应是本段主旨句。根据本段中的“skipping major holidays or rush hour”“boost the economy when tourism is traditionally slower”可知，本段建议跳过重大假期或高峰时间去旅行。A项“非高峰时间去旅游”能够精准概括段落大意。
5.G 根据空前的“Do your part to preserve what makes a destination special in the first place.”可知，尽自己所能去保护旅游地，再根据空后的“You may be amazed how much closer you’ll feel to the people there.”可推断空处应提到如何尽自己所能，G项“考虑为游览的社区做一些贡献”既解释了上文，又是下文的原因。
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这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一群志愿者在罗德岛的What Cheer花卉农场开始了他们的土地开垦，他们的目标是把花送到任何需要好心情的人手中。
1.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一群志愿者在罗德岛州普罗维登斯的What Cheer花卉农场破土动工已经快七年了，他们的目标很简单：把花送到需要提神的人手中。beginning “开始，开端”； goal “目标”； pleasure “快乐”； achievement “成就”。根据下文“get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of 2 ”可知，把花送给需要的人是他们的目标。故选B。
2.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。refreshment “焕发精神”； praise “赞扬”； task “任务”； dream “梦想”。根据后文“What Cheer 5 delivers blooming joy to people at local hospitals, food banks, hospices, senior centers, recovery centers and more—including AIDS Care Ocean State”可知，What Cheer送花给医院、食品银行、临终关怀医院、老年中心、康复中心等机构的人或者艾滋病人，而这些人都需要焕发精神。故选A。
3.C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，慈善农场种植和运送的数万束鲜花中的每一束都是完全免费的。instantly “立即”； initially “最初”； completely “完全地”； partly “部分地”。根据后文“What’s good about a flower is that it doesn’t need anything else”可知，花不需要其他任何东西，是完全免费的。故选C。
4.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们想让鲜花覆盖整个城市，创造幸福和快乐，”What Cheer的农场主兼首席花商艾琳·阿肯巴赫说。rebuild “重建”； explore “探索”； advertise “做广告”； blanket “覆盖，盖住，笼罩”。根据前文“get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of 2 ”可知，想把花送到任何需要提神的人手中，也就是覆盖整个城市。故选D。
5.A 考查副词词义辨析。句意：What Cheer经常给人们带来盛开的快乐，这些人是当地医院、食品银行、临终关怀医院、老年中心、康复中心以及更多地方的人——包括向受艾滋病毒影响的人提供支持的AIDS Care Ocean State。regularly “定期地，有规律地”； totally “完全地”； occasionally “偶尔”； hardly “几乎不”。根据前文“It’s been nearly seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence, Rhode Island”可知，送花已经有近七年了，所以应是定期送。故选A。
6.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。fail “失败”； affect “影响”； frighten “使惊吓”； attract “吸引”。根据前文“including AIDS Care Ocean State, which provides support to those”可知，AIDS Care Ocean State应是一家关爱艾滋病病人的机构，所以是给受艾滋病影响的人提供支持。故选B。
7.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“看到那些完全没有预料到会收到花的人们脸上惊讶的笑容——他们只是出于好奇来咨询我们的项目——这感觉太棒了，”来自AIDS Care Ocean State的Stephen Hogan Jr.说。want “想要”； expect “期待；预计”； seek “寻求”； discover “发现”。根据前文“Seeing the surprised smiles on the faces of people”可知，人们脸上露出惊讶的笑容，所以是没有预料到会收到花。故选B。
8.C 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。complain “抱怨”； argue “争论”； consult “咨询”； approach “接近”。根据前文“they just came in out of curiosity”可知，出于好奇，应是来咨询，符合实际。故选C。
9.D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同第7题。annoying “烦人的”； successful “成功的”； acceptable “可接受的”； great “很棒的”。根据前文“Seeing the surprised smiles on the faces of people who weren’t 7 it”可知，看到那些完全没有预料到会收到花的人们脸上惊讶的笑容，这种感觉应是很棒的。故选D。
10.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：可以肯定地说，What Cheer的员工值得拥有他们自己的花。receive “收到”； refuse “拒绝”； design “设计”； deserve “值得”。根据前文“What Cheer 5 delivers blooming joy to people at local hospitals, food banks, hospices, senior centers, recovery centers and more—including AIDS Care Ocean State”可知，What Cheer为他人带来盛开的快乐，所以他们值得拥有他们自己的花。故选D。
11.C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：5月份，这家非营利组织从环境保护局获得了创纪录的50万美元援助，以表彰它继续重建一块曾因工业污染而被遗弃的土地。beneficial “有利的”； profitable “赢利的”； nonprofit “非营利的”； winning “获胜的”。根据前文“Best of all, each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets of flowers that the charity farm grows and delivers are 3 free of charge.”可知，他们送出的花完全免费，所以是非营利组织。故选C。
12.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。reconstruction “重建”； decoration “装饰”； conservation “保护”； arrangement “安排”。根据后文“Not only do we give this space back to the neighborhood by 13 space that’s quite literally dead”可知，他们把生命带到这个几乎已经死亡的空间，所以是重建一块曾因工业污染而被遗弃的土地。故选A。
13.C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：阿肯巴赫说：“我们不仅把这个空间还给了社区，给这个几乎已经死亡的空间带来了生命，而且这里是一个生态友好的地方，有能力帮助增加当地昆虫和鸟类的数量，这只会让人们的生活更美好。”put forward to “提出”； adapt themselves to “使他们自己适应”； bring life to “给……带来生命”； devote time to “把时间花在”。根据上文“for its continued 12 of a land once abandoned because of industrial pollution”可知，他们重建一块曾因工业污染而被遗弃的土地，所以是把生命带到这个几乎已经死亡的空间。故选C。
14.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。”eco-friendly “环保的”； long-standing “悠久的”； far-sighted “有远见的”； first-class “一等的”。根据后文“with the ability to help increase local insect and bird populations, and that’ll only make people’s lives better”可知，可以帮助增加当地昆虫和鸟类的数量，所以是一个生态友好的地方。故选A。
15.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当有人送花给你时，你唯一要做的就是欣赏。observe “观察”； enjoy “享受，欣赏”； offer “提供”； remember “记得”。根据前文“Your only job when someone gives you flowers”并结合选项可知，别人给你送花，你应该是好好欣赏花。故选B。(共81张PPT)
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选择性必修第二册 UNIT 5(A组)
阅读A 体裁：说明文 主题语境：科技发展 难度：★★★☆☆
Like many inventions, language translators were imagined by writers long before they became real. In Hugo Gernsback’s 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murtay Leinster’s 1945 First Contact. In that story, humans and creatures from another planet construct a translation device together after making first contact with one another. The idea of the language translator didn’t become truly popular, however, until the “universal translator”
appeared in the Star Trek series, which delighted television viewers in the 1970s. That device was universal in the sense that it could translate any language that it encountered.
The first real language translator was demonstrated by engineers from the IBM company and Georgetown University in 1954. Their machine could only translate Russian sentences into English.
Language translators have come a long way since then. Today, online translations can be accessed easily at no cost to users. With translation apps like Google Translate or iTranslate, users sometimes don’t even have
to look things up. All they need to do is point their cellphone’s camera at some writing, and a translation instantly appears. If users want to translate something being said aloud, they just turn on their phone’s microphone. All of these features save time and effort.
Translation apps make foreign travel much easier than before. They are invaluable when it comes to communicating with taxi drivers or hotel staff who don’t speak a traveler’s native language. But these apps are far from perfect. Sometimes a translation makes no sense, forcing the user to guess what the translation means. At other times, the user might not know
that the translation has failed until he or she shows it to native speakers.
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了翻译器(翻译软件)的发展历史及其利 弊。
1.What aspect of language translators is covered in the first paragraph
A. Their models. B. Their development.
C. Their origins. D. Their popularity.
C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Like many inventions, language translators were imagined by writers long before they became real. In Hugo Gernsback’s 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters
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use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murtay Leinster’s 1945 First Contact. (像许多发明一样，语言翻译器在成为现实之前就被作家们想象出来了。在雨果·根斯巴克1911年的小说A Romance of the Year 2660中，人物使用一台可以从一种语言翻译成另一种语言的视频电话。在默里·伦斯特1945年的First Contact中也出现了语言翻译器)”可知，此处介绍了语言翻译器的起源，故选C。
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2.What do we know about Google Translate and iTranslate
A. They bring convenience in different situations.
B. They can be used without access to the Internet.
C. Their users have to type things in for translations.
D. They can only function with the aid of other apps.
A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“With translation apps like Google Translate or iTranslate, users sometimes don’t even have to look things up. All they need to do is point their cellphone’s camera at some
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writing, and a translation instantly appears. If users want to translate something being said aloud, they just turn on their phone’s microphone. All of these features save time and effort.(有了Google Translate或iTranslate等翻译应用程序，用户有时甚至不需要查找内容。他们所需要做的就是把手机的摄像头对准一些文字，翻译就会立即出现。如果用户想要翻译别人大声说的话，他们只需打开手机的麦克风。所有这些功能都节省了时间和精力)”可知，翻译应用程序Google Translate和iTranslate在不同的情况下带来了方便，故选A。
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3.What is the author’s attitude towards language translators
A. Disapproving. B. Supportive.
C. Dismissive. D. Objective.
D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，提到了翻译软件的利弊，故作者对翻译软件的态度是客观的，故选D。
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4.What is the most suitable title for the passage
A. How do language translators develop
B. Why do we need language translators
C. How do science stories become reality
D. Why can’t we depend on language translators
A 标题归纳题。根据文章内容，结合第一段中的“Like many inventions, language translators were imagined by writers long before
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they became real. In Hugo Gernsback’s 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murtay Leinster’s 1945 First Contact. (像许多发明一样，语言翻译器在成为现实之前就被作家们想象出来了。在雨果·根斯巴克1911年的小说A Romance of the Year 2660中，人物使用一台可以从一种语言翻译成另一种语言的视频电话。在默里·伦斯特1945年的First
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Contact中也出现了语言翻译器)”、“The idea of the language translator didn’t become truly popular, however, until the ‘universal translator’ appeared in the Star Trek series, which delighted television viewers in the 1970s.(然而，语言翻译器的想法并没有真正流行起来，直到‘通用翻译器’出现在《星际迷航》系列中，这部剧在20世纪70年代让电视观众感到高兴)”和第二段中的“The first real language translator was demonstrated by engineers from the IBM
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company and Georgetown University in 1954.(1954年，IBM公司和乔治城大学的工程师演示了第一个真正的语言翻译器)”以及第三段中的“Language translators have come a long way since then. Today, online translations can be accessed easily at no cost to users.(从那时 起，语言翻译已经取得了长足的进步。今天，用户可以轻松地免费访问在线翻译)”可知，文章主要介绍了语言翻译器的发展历史，A项“语言翻译器是如何发展的 ”为文章的最佳标题，故选A。
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阅读B (外刊原味) 体裁：说明文 主题语境：文化包容和文明借鉴 难度：★★★ ☆ | BBC
The Sign, this 28-minute instalment (集) of the kids TV show, has been hotly anticipated—and its story is a deep reflection on change that proves, once more, it’s truly remarkable viewing.
The much-loved Australian cartoon about Bluey, a seven-year-old blue heeler dog (牧羊犬), has been a worldwide phenomenon since it launched back in 2018.
Alongside more genuinely laugh-out-loud moments than in most primetime comedies, it contains more serious elements too—snapshots of parenting situations, as well as inferences to momentous life events like death and marriage. It’s navigating an adult world with the joyous, surreal (超现实的) excitement of childhood.
What viewers won’t have predicted will be how much this episode draws from Taoist philosophy, an ancient Chinese belief system based on trying to exist in harmony with the universe. When Bluey sadly tells her classmates she’s moving away, her teacher Calypso reads a story called
The Farmer. The story follows a series of events happening, and each time, the neighbours tell the farmer that it’s “good luck” or “bad luck”. Every time, the farmer simply replies to each situation: “We’ll see”, and the story then ends seemingly abruptly.
The story is actually an old tale that originated in the Huainanzi, an ancient Chinese text dating back to 139 BC, and it reminds people that we have no real way of knowing whether events that happen to us are “good” or “bad”, in the grand scheme of things (从宏观角度看). All we can be certain of is that change is unavoidable, as young Bluey and Bingo find
out in this particular episode, but being open to change and trusting that things will work out for the best is the best way to tackle it.
本文是一篇说明文。《布鲁伊》最新推出的特别剧集《标志》竟然在充满童真的故事中糅合了中国道家哲学中的典故。
5.What does the author think of the viewing of The Sign
A. Informative. B. Changeable.
C. Awe-inspiring. D. Plain.
C 观点态度题。由第一段中的“it’s truly remarkable viewing”可知，这次观看体验很棒，故C项正确。awe-inspiring “令人惊叹的；使人敬佩的；令人敬慕的”。
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6.What can be learned about The Sign
A. It highlights parenting skills.
B. It is a primetime comedy.
C. It features big events in life.
D. It unfolds an adult world.
B 推理判断题。由第三段中的“Alongside more genuinely laugh-out-loud moments than in most primetime comedies (与大多数黄金时段的喜剧相比，它除了有更多让人发自内心捧腹大笑的时刻之 外)”可知，than后面是对比的对象，既然是与黄金时段的喜剧相 比，《标志》自然是一部黄金时段喜剧，故B项正确。
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7.What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Calypso
A. To praise her great wisdom.
B. To show her attitude to life.
C. To advocate her teaching style.
D. To lead in the ancient philosophy.
D 写作意图题。第四段第一句提到这一集借鉴了道家哲学。介绍了一小段剧情：因为布鲁伊要搬走，Calypso老师给布鲁伊读了《农夫》的故事，安慰他；第五段接着介绍这个故事出自《淮南子》，接着具体阐述故事隐含的道理。由此说明提到Calypso老师是为了引出这个古老的哲学道理。
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8.What does the author imply in the last paragraph
A. We will never know what is good luck or not.
B. Embracing whatever change is the best policy.
C. Not everything will change for the better.
D. Never give up despite life’s uncertainties.
B 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，如果站在宏观角度，我们无法控制甚至无法真正知道发生在自己身上的事情是好是坏，我们唯一能确定的就是变化注定会发生，解决问题最好的办法是对变化保持开放的态度，并相信事情会朝着最好的方向发展。由此可知，B项“接受改变是上策”符合文章要表达的思想。
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阅读C 体裁：说明文 主题语境：人与动物 难度：★★★☆☆
(阅读C、D)
Whales are celebrated for being the largest and most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Now, biologists have discovered that they also capture (捕获) tons of carbon from the atmosphere, a service with an economic value of US $1 trillion for all the great whales, according to a new study published by the International Monetary Fund. The study points out that protecting whales, normally viewed as a human good, also has a monetary motivation.
“The carbon capture potential of whales is truly incredible，” said the report. “Our conservative estimates put the value of the average great whale at more than US $2 million, and easily over US $1 trillion for the current stock of great whales.” Whales absorb carbon in their bodies during their long lives, some of which stretch to 200 years. When they die, they sink to the bottom of the ocean, taking the carbon with them. According to the study, each great whale traps around 33 tons of carbon dioxide on average. A tree during the same period only contributes to 3 percent of the carbon absorption of the whale.
Whale populations are today a smidgen of what they once were. It is estimated that there are slightly more than 1.3 million whales in the ocean, a quarter of their pre-whaling number of 4 to 5 million. Some species in particular, like the blue whale, are only 3 percent of what they used to be. “We can create financial methods to promote the restoration of the world’s whale populations，” said the report’s authors. “Rewards could help those who pay significant costs as a result of whale protection.”
With the Paris Agreement coming into force next year and the effects of climate change ever more widespread, we must prevent the harm to whales. Researchers analyzed that unless new methods are put forward, it would take over 30 years to double the number of current whales, and several generations to return them to their pre-whaling numbers. “Society and our own survival can’t afford to wait this long，” they said.
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了关于鲸鱼的一项新研究发现及其对碳捕获的经济价值，同时也讨论了鲸鱼保护的紧迫性和现状。
9.What does the new study reveal about whales
A. They are money-makers for good.
B. Their intelligence is unquestionable.
C. They are a natural climate solution.
D. Their survival is threatened by carbon.
C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Now, biologists have discovered that they also capture (捕获) tons of carbon from the atmosphere, a service with an economic value of US $1 trillion for all the great whales,
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according to a new study published by the International Monetary Fund. The study points out that protecting whales, normally viewed as a human good, also has a monetary motivation. (根据国际货币基金组织发表的一项新研究，生物学家发现它们还从大气中捕获了数吨的碳，这一服务对所有大型鲸鱼来说都具有1万亿美元的经济价值。该研究指出，保护鲸鱼通常被视为人类的一件好事，但也有金钱动机)”可知，新的研究发现，鲸鱼能从大气中捕获碳，它们是一种自然的气候解决方案。故选C。
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10.Why is a whale compared with a tree in paragraph 2
A. To indicate all matter regarding green efforts.
B. To illustrate whales are friendly to the oceans.
C. To highlight whales’ carbon capture potential.
D. To emphasize the importance of tree planting.
C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“According to the study, each great whale traps around 33 tons of carbon dioxide on average. A tree during the same period only contributes to 3 percent of the carbon absorption of the whale. (根据这项研究，每头鲸鱼平均能捕获33吨二氧化碳。在同一时期，一棵树只贡献了鲸鱼碳吸收的3%)”可知，第二段中把鲸鱼和树作比较是为了强调鲸鱼的碳捕获潜力。故选C。
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11.What can be inferred from what researchers said in paragraph 4
A. Climate change intensifies.
B. Whale populations stay low.
C. Our survival is endangered.
D. Whale protection is a priority.
D 推理判断题。根据第四段“随着《巴黎协定》明年生效，气候变化的影响越来越广泛，我们必须防止对鲸鱼的伤害。研究人员分析说，除非提出新的方法，否则将需要30多年的时间才能使目前的鲸鱼数量增加一倍，并需要几代人的时间才能使它们恢复到捕鲸前的数量。他们说：‘社会和我们自己的生存等不起这么久。’”可知，研究人员表示，需要使用新的方法使鲸鱼的数量尽快恢复，否则会威胁我们自身的生存，因此保护鲸鱼是当务之急。故选D。
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12.What is the most suitable title for the article
A. Protect Whales to Protect the Planet
B. How to Restore Whale Populations
C. Live in Harmony with Ocean Giants
D. Whales Can Guarantee Our Survival
A 标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“Now, biologists have discovered that they also capture (捕获) tons of carbon from the atmosphere, a service with an economic value of US $1 trillion for all the great whales, according to a new study published by the International Monetary Fund. (根据国际货币基金组织发表的一项新研究，生物学家发现它们还从大气中捕获了数吨的碳，这一服务对所有大型鲸鱼来说都具有1万亿美元的经济价值)”和最后一段中的“With the
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Paris Agreement coming into force next year and the effects of climate change ever more widespread, we must prevent the harm to whales. (随着《巴黎协定》明年生效，气候变化的影响越来越广泛，我们必须防止对鲸鱼的伤害)”结合文章主要介绍了关于鲸鱼的一项新研究发现及其对碳捕获的经济价值，同时也讨论了鲸鱼保护的紧迫性和现状可知，A选项“保护鲸鱼就是保护地球”适合作文章标题。故选A。
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阅读D 体裁：说明文 主题语境：语言 难度：★★★☆☆
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit(联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10，000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12，000 languages between them.
Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization (全球化) and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and powerful languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
At present, the world has about 6，800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages. The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6，000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
Already well over 400 of the total of 6，800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon(eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in the United States(two or three)or Wadjigu in Australia(one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了随着时代的变迁，语言的数量在不断地变化。10000年前，当世界上只有500万到1000万人时，他们之间可能会说12000种语言。目前，世界上大约有6800种语言。
13.What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times
A. They developed very fast.
B. They were large in number.
C. They had similar patterns.
D. They were closely connected.
B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“When the world was till populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their
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own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10，000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12，000 languages between them. (当在世界上居住的仍然是狩猎采集者的时候，小而联系紧密的群落形成了他们自己的独立的语言模式。一些语言专家认为，1万年前，当世界上只有500万到1000万人的时候，他们之间所运用的语言可能会达到12000种)”可知，在狩猎采集者的时代，语言种类很多。故选B。
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14.Which of the following languages is not a powerful language
A. English. B. Spanish.
C. Latin. D. Chinese.
C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization(全球化)and
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better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and powerful languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over. (近几个世纪以来，贸易、工业化、民族国家的发展和普及义务教育，特别是过去几十年的全球化和更好的通信，都导致许多语言消失，而英语、西班牙语和汉语等强大的语言正越来越多地取而代之)”可知，拉丁语不是强大的语言。故选C。
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15.How many languages are spoken by less than 6，000 people at present
A. About 6，800. B. About 3，400.
C. About 2，400. D. About 1，200.
B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6，000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that. (语言者的中位数仅为6000人，这意味着世界上一半的语言的使用者人数少于6000人)”以及“At present, the world has about 6，800 languages. (目前，世界上大约有6800种语言)”可知，目前，大约有3400种语言的使用者少于6000人,故选B。
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16.What is the main idea of the text
A. New languages will be created.
B. People’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.
C. Human development results in fewer languages.
D. Geography determines language change.
C 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. (语言的出现和消失已经有几千年的历史了，但最近出现的语言越来越少，而消失的语言却越来越多)”结合文章主要讲述了随着时代的变迁，语言的数量在不断地变化。10000年前，当世界上只有500万到1000万人时，他们之间可能会说12000种语言。目前，世界上大约有6800种语言。由此可知，这篇文章的主旨是人类的发展导致语言的减少。故选C。
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七选五 (2024·新课标Ⅱ卷) 体裁：说明文 主题语境：旅行
难度：★★ ☆☆
Overtourism is For Real: How Can You Help
Travel promotes understanding, expands our minds, makes us better people, and boosts local economies and communities, but the rapid growth of travel has led to overtourism in certain regions and destinations.
1 Certainly not. The loss of what travel offers would be unacceptable in today’s world. Here are some tips on making wise decisions to minimize pressure on the places we visit and improve our experience.
·Choose mindfully. Overvisited destinations are that way for a reason: they’re special. With so many online posts featuring the same places, it’s easy to feel like you’re missing out. Go somewhere only when the landscape, culture or food deeply draws you. 2
·Get creative. The best way to ease pressure on over-touristed destinations is to go somewhere else. Though overtourism is described as a problem affecting the entire world, it’s actually concentrated to a small number of extremely popular spots. That means you have tons of less-visited options to choose from. 3 Why not try a regional alternative or
check out a popular destination’s lesser-known sights
· 4 Minimize impact and maximize experience by skipping major holidays or rush hour. You’ll compete with fewer tourists, save money, experience a different side of a popular place, and boost the economy when tourism is traditionally slower.
Visiting a place that others call home is a privilege (荣幸). Do your part to preserve what makes a destination special in the first place. 5 You may be amazed how much closer you’ll feel to the people there.
A. Visit during off-peak times.
B. So, should we stop traveling
C. Travel for you and no one else.
D. Can overtourism be avoided then
E. You can still find relatively undiscovered places.
F. You’ll find yourself virtually alone, or close to it.
G. Consider giving back to the communities you’re visiting.
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了缓解过度旅游的一些具体的方法：谨慎选择、有创造性、避开高峰期等。
1.B 根据空前的“but the rapid growth of travel has led to overtourism in certain regions and destinations”可知，旅游快速增长导致某些地区和目的地的过度旅游。再根据空后的“Certainly not. The loss of what travel offers would be unacceptable in today’s world.”可知，在当今世 界，失去旅行提供的东西是无法接受的。由此可推断，空处应该讨论是否停止旅游这项活动。故选B项。
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2.C 本段小标题是“谨慎选择”，再根据空前的“With so many online posts ... deeply draws you.”可推知，很多人盲目跟风选择旅游地，只有当目的地的景色、文化或食物真正吸引你时才去。空处在结尾处，应该紧扣本段标题和空前内容，点出选择旅行应是为自己而不是为别人。故选C项。
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3.E 根据空前的“Though overtourism is described as a problem ... That means you have tons of less-visited options to choose from.”可 知，过度旅游只集中在少数非常受欢迎的地方，游客其实还有更多选择的空间。空后的“Why not try a regional alternative or check out a popular destination’s lesser-known sights ”鼓励游客去尝试一些地区性或知名度相对较低的景点旅游，以此缓解过度旅游的压力。空处应承上启下，涉及游客能选择的其他地方，E项中的“undiscovered places”符合题意。
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4.A 本文是总(Para. 1)—分(Para. 2至Para. 4)—总(Para. 5)结构，分析第二至四段的段落结构和特点(祈使句主旨句+内容)可知，本空(位于第四段段首)应是本段主旨句。根据本段中的“skipping major holidays or rush hour”“boost the economy when tourism is traditionally slower”可知，本段建议跳过重大假期或高峰时间去旅行。A项“非高峰时间去旅游”能够精准概括段落大意。
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5.G 根据空前的“Do your part to preserve what makes a destination special in the first place.”可知，尽自己所能去保护旅游地，再根据空后的“You may be amazed how much closer you’ll feel to the people there.”可推断空处应提到如何尽自己所能，G项“考虑为游览的社区做一些贡献”既解释了上文，又是下文的原因。
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完形填空 体裁：记叙文 主题语境：社会生活 难度：★★★☆☆
It’s been nearly seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence, Rhode Island, with a simple
1 : get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of 2 . Best of all, each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets of flowers that the charity farm grows and delivers are 3 free of charge.
“We want to 4 the city with flowers and create happiness and joy，” says Erin Achenbach, What Cheer’s farmer and head florist. What Cheer 5 delivers blooming joy to people at local hospitals, food
banks, hospices, senior centers, recovery centers and more—including AIDS Care Ocean State, which provides support to those 6 by HIV.
“Seeing the surprised smiles on the faces of people who weren’t 7 it—they just came in out of curiosity to 8 about one of our programs—is
9 ，” says Stephen Hogan Jr. from AIDS Care Ocean State.
And it’s safe to say that the What Cheer staff are 10 the flowers of their own. In May, the 11 organization was awarded a record-high $500，000 assistance payment from the Environmental Protection Agency for its continued 12 of a land once abandoned because of
industrial pollution. “Not only do we give this space back to the neighborhood by 13 space that’s quite literally dead，” says Achenbach, “but here is a(n)
14 spot with the ability to help increase local insect and bird populations, and that’ll only make people’s lives better.” What cheer, indeed!
“What’s good about a flower is that it doesn’t need anything else，” she adds. “Your only job when someone gives you flowers is to 15 them.”
1.A. beginning B. goal C. pleasure D. achievement
2.A. refreshment B. praise C. task D. dream
3.A. instantly B. initially C. completely D. partly
4.A. rebuild B. explore C. advertise D. blanket
5.A. regularly B. totally C. occasionally D. hardly
6.A. failed B. affected C. frightened D. attracted
7.A. wanting B. expecting C. seeking D. discovering
8.A. complain B. argue C. consult D. approach
9.A. annoying B. successful C. acceptable D. great
10.A. receiving B. refusing C. designing D. deserving
11.A. beneficial B. profitable C. nonprofit D. winning
12.A. reconstruction B. decoration C. conservation D. arrangement
13.A. putting forward to B. adapting themselves to
C. bringing life to D. devoting time to
14.A. eco-friendly B. long-standing C. far-sighted D. first-class
15.A. observe B. enjoy C. offer D. remember
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这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一群志愿者在罗德岛的What Cheer花卉农场开始了他们的土地开垦，他们的目标是把花送到任何需要好心情的人手中。
1.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一群志愿者在罗德岛州普罗维登斯的What Cheer花卉农场破土动工已经快七年了，他们的目标很简单：把花送到需要提神的人手中。beginning “开始，开端”； goal “目标”； pleasure “快乐”； achievement “成就”。根据下文“get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of 2 ”可知，把花送给需要的人是他们的目标。故选B。
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2.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。refreshment “焕发精神”； praise “赞扬”； task “任务”； dream “梦想”。根据后文“What Cheer 5 delivers blooming joy to people at local hospitals, food banks, hospices, senior centers, recovery centers and more—including AIDS Care Ocean State”可知，What Cheer送花给医院、食品银 行、临终关怀医院、老年中心、康复中心等机构的人或者艾滋病人，而这些人都需要焕发精神。故选A。
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3.C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，慈善农场种植和运送的数万束鲜花中的每一束都是完全免费的。instantly “立即”； initially “最初”； completely “完全地”； partly “部分地”。根据后文“What’s good about a flower is that it doesn’t need anything else”可知，花不需要其他任何东西，是完全免费的。故选C。
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4.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们想让鲜花覆盖整个城市，创造幸福和快乐，”What Cheer的农场主兼首席花商艾琳·阿肯巴赫说。rebuild “重建”； explore “探索”； advertise “做广告”； blanket “覆盖，盖住，笼罩”。根据前文“get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of 2 ”可知，想把花送到任何需要提神的人手 中，也就是覆盖整个城市。故选D。
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5.A 考查副词词义辨析。句意：What Cheer经常给人们带来盛开的快乐，这些人是当地医院、食品银行、临终关怀医院、老年中心、康复中心以及更多地方的人——包括向受艾滋病毒影响的人提供支持的AIDS Care Ocean State。regularly “定期地，有规律 地”； totally “完全地”； occasionally “偶尔”； hardly “几乎不”。根据前文“It’s been nearly seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence, Rhode Island”可知，送花已经有近七年了，所以应是定期送。故选A。
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6.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。fail “失败”； affect “影响”； frighten “使惊吓”； attract “吸引”。根据前文“including AIDS Care Ocean State, which provides support to those”可知，AIDS Care Ocean State应是一家关爱艾滋病病人的机构，所以是给受艾滋病影响的人提供支持。故选B。
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7.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“看到那些完全没有预料到会收到花的人们脸上惊讶的笑容——他们只是出于好奇来咨询我们的项目——这感觉太棒了，”来自AIDS Care Ocean State的Stephen Hogan Jr.说。want “想要”； expect “期待；预计”； seek “寻求”； discover “发现”。根据前文“Seeing the surprised smiles on the faces of people”可知，人们脸上露出惊讶的笑容，所以是没有预料到会收到花。故选B。
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8.C 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。complain “抱怨”； argue “争论”； consult “咨询”； approach “接近”。根据前文“they just came in out of curiosity”可知，出于好奇，应是来咨询，符合实际。故选C。
9.D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同第7题。annoying “烦人的”； successful “成功的”； acceptable “可接受的”； great “很棒的”。根据前文“Seeing the surprised smiles on the faces of people who weren’t
7 it”可知，看到那些完全没有预料到会收到花的人们脸上惊讶的笑容，这种感觉应是很棒的。故选D。
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10.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：可以肯定地说，What Cheer的员工值得拥有他们自己的花。receive “收到”； refuse “拒绝”； design “设计”； deserve “值得”。根据前文“What Cheer 5 delivers blooming joy to people at local hospitals, food banks, hospices, senior centers, recovery centers and more—including AIDS Care Ocean State”可知，What Cheer为他人带来盛开的快乐，所以他们值得拥有他们自己的花。故选D。
答案与解析
11.C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：5月份，这家非营利组织从环境保护局获得了创纪录的50万美元援助，以表彰它继续重建一块曾因工业污染而被遗弃的土地。beneficial “有利的”； profitable
“赢利的”； nonprofit “非营利的”； winning “获胜的”。根据前文“Best of all, each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets of flowers that the charity farm grows and delivers are 3 free of charge.”可 知，他们送出的花完全免费，所以是非营利组织。故选C。
答案与解析
12.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。reconstruction “重建”； decoration “装饰”； conservation “保护”； arrangement “安排”。根据后文“Not only do we give this space back to the neighborhood by
13 space that’s quite literally dead”可知，他们把生命带到这个几乎已经死亡的空间，所以是重建一块曾因工业污染而被遗弃的土地。故选A。
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13.C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：阿肯巴赫说：“我们不仅把这个空间还给了社区，给这个几乎已经死亡的空间带来了生命，而且这里是一个生态友好的地方，有能力帮助增加当地昆虫和鸟类的数量，这只会让人们的生活更美好。”put forward to “提出”； adapt themselves to “使他们自己适应”； bring life to “给……带来生命”； devote time to “把时间花在”。根据上文“for its continued
12 of a land once abandoned because of industrial pollution”可 知，他们重建一块曾因工业污染而被遗弃的土地，所以是把生命带到这个几乎已经死亡的空间。故选C。
答案与解析
14.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。”eco-friendly “环保的”； long-standing “悠久的”； far-sighted “有远见的”； first-class “一等的”。根据后文“with the ability to help increase local insect and bird populations, and that’ll only make people’s lives better”可知，可以帮助增加当地昆虫和鸟类的数量，所以是一个生态友好的地方。故选A。
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15.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当有人送花给你时，你唯一要做的就是欣赏。observe “观察”； enjoy “享受，欣赏”； offer “提供”； remember “记得”。根据前文“Your only job when someone gives you flowers”并结合选项可知，别人给你送花，你应该是好好欣赏花。故选B。
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语法填空 (外刊原味) 体裁:说明文 主题语境:现代技术 难度:★★★☆☆ | New Scientist
If your cheeks are subtly 1.__________ (warm) than usual, it could be a sign of rising blood pressure that could 2.__________ (detect) by artificial intelligence. Little changes like this in the heat patterns of people’s faces could also flag certain other medical 3.__________ (condition), like diabetes, and even be used 4.__________ (estimate) age.
With a hand-held thermal imager, researchers 5.__________ (capture) facial heat readings and 2D images of over 2,800 volunteers during their annual health check-ups at hospitals 6.__________ 2020 and 2022. Participants, who were aged between 21 and 88 years old and included a fairly even mix of men and women, 7.__________ (pose) for the imaging in a temperature-controlled room while they were calm.The researchers then created software 8.__________ combined the 2D images with the heat maps to make one thermal facial image for each person.
9.__________ (compare) the images of people in different age brackets, researchers found clear patterns of heat distribution related to ageing. For example, the nose temperature decreases starting at about the age of 50 in women and by about 60 in men 10.__________ the temperature of the area around the eyes increases.
应用文写作 (通知)
假定你是李华,你校英文报Youth拟组织一场以“Wildlife Protection”为主题的摄影展,请你写一份通知,发布在校英文报上,内容包括:1.活动目的;2.作品要求;3.交稿时间。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请在相应位置作答。
Notice
读后续写 (冒险救人)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Jameson Lobb, a 24-year-old investment banker from Toronto, was just one week into his new job on Wall Street. Over the past month, he’d been settling in to the New York City apartment he was sharing with his friend, an artificial intelligence engineer named Raphael Jafri.
Now, on Oct.4, the two were taking a quick lunchtime workout on Pier (码头) 15, overlooking the East River, when Lobb froze. “Somebody’s in the water,” he said. Before Jafri could respond, Lobb climbed over the rail at the edge of the pier and jumped into the cold, polluted water without taking the time to remove his shoes. What Lobb had heard was an alarming shout from Pier 16, nearly 50 yards away, “Help! He’s in the water!” And what he’d seen was a person floating (漂浮), motionless.
Approaching the victim, Lobb saw that it was a middle-aged man. He was big, around 200 pounds, respectably dressed and sinking fast. He was 3 feet below the surface by the time Lobb reached him. The rescuer dived, felt around, grasped the man and kicked upward until they both resurfaced.
Jafri was in water now. The two friends used all their strength to float the man on his back, even as the water threatened to overtake them. As Jafri put his arms around the man’s shoulders and Lobb supported him, the pair struggled back to Pier 15. Their lungs cried out for air and their muscles burned as they pushed and pulled the immobile figure through the freezing and fast-moving water.
The man was breathing shallowly, his face pale. When at last they reached Pier 15, they faced a new uncertainty. How to get out The pier’s decking (甲板) stood an unreachable 10 feet above their heads. It was unlikely for them to climb onto the pier.
Suddenly the man made a slight move, struggling confusedly.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请在相应位置作答。
On the pier, a crowd had gathered.
As Lobb and Jafri climbed onto the pier, they were met with cheers and applause.
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语法填空
本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，利用AI脸诊，通过面部不同区域的温度能揭示出衰老程度及是否患上某些疾病的风险。
1.warmer 考查比较级。空后是比较级提示词than，故空处填warm的比较级，填warmer。
2.be detected 考查语态。空处在定语从句中作谓语，从句修饰先行词a sign，关系词指代a sign，与detect之间是被动关系，故用被动语态，空前是情态动词could，故填be detected。
3.conditions 考查名词的数。condition 在本句中意为“疾病”，是可数名词，空前是other，故填复数名词conditions。
4.to estimate 考查非谓语动词。此处为固定用法be used to do sth“被用来做某事”，故填to estimate。
5.captured 考查动词时态。设空在句中作谓语，根据2020 and 2022可知，该句用一般过去时，故填captured。
6.between 考查介词。此处是between ... and ... “在……和……之间”，故填介词between。
7.posed 考查动词时态。设空在句中作谓语，该句的两个从句都是一般过去时，故主句用一般过去时，故填posed。
8.that/which 考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句，先行词是software，指物，从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词that/which引导定语从句。
9.Comparing 考查非谓语动词。本句已有谓语，空处为非谓语, researchers与compare之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语，填Comparing。
10.while 考查连词。空前的“女性从50岁鼻子温度开始增加，男性60岁鼻子温度开始降低”与“眼睛周围的温度升高”是对比关系，故填连词while。
应用文写作
范文借鉴
Notice
In order to enhance students’ consciousness of wildlife protection, our school English newspaper Youth will organize a photography exhibition with the theme of “Wildlife Protection”.
We are now soliciting photography works. The works should be related to wildlife and clearly show the beauty and importance of wildlife. They can be in color or black and white, and the format is not limited. However, they must be original and not processed by any software. The deadline for submitting works is next Friday. Please send your works to the specified email address.
We sincerely hope that every student can actively participate and show their unique perspectives on wildlife protection through their works. Let’s work together to protect these precious lives.
读后续写
范文借鉴
On the pier, a crowd had gathered. From somewhere, the onlookers produced a rope and a life jacket, which they threw to Jafri and Lobb. The friends immediately worked the victim’s arm through the life jacket and tied the rope around his body. With the two men pushing from below and the crowd pulling from above, the man slowly rose until helping hands pulled him onto the pier. Then the crowd quickly threw the rope to Lobb and Jafri, and they were able to grab on and be pulled to safety.
As Lobb and Jafri climbed onto the pier, they were met with cheers and applause. Luckily, the man woke up and thanked Jafri and Lobb for their bravery. They said that they had been passing by when they saw what was happening and knew just what to do. Then they thanked the crowd for their help. As they walked away from the pier, Lobb and Jafri knew that this was a moment they would never forget. They had saved a life, and in doing so, they had proven that even the smallest act of kindness could make a big difference in the world.(共18张PPT)
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选择性必修第二册 UNIT 5(B组)
语法填空 (外刊原味) 体裁：说明文 主题语境：现代技术
难度：★★★☆☆ | New Scientist
If your cheeks are subtly 1.__________ (warm) than usual, it could be a sign of rising blood pressure that could 2.__________ (detect) by artificial intelligence. Little changes like this in the heat patterns of people’s faces could also flag certain other medical 3.__________ (condition), like diabetes, and even be used 4.__________ (estimate) age.
With a hand-held thermal imager, researchers 5.__________ (capture) facial heat readings and 2D images of over 2，800 volunteers during their annual health check-ups at hospitals 6.__________ 2020 and 2022.
warmer
be detected
conditions
to estimate
captured
between
Participants, who were aged between 21 and 88 years old and included a fairly even mix of men and women, 7.__________ (pose) for the imaging in a temperature-controlled room while they were calm.The researchers then created software 8.__________ combined the 2D images with the heat maps to make one thermal facial image for each person.
9.__________ (compare) the images of people in different age brackets, researchers found clear patterns of heat distribution related to ageing. For example, the nose temperature decreases starting at about the age of 50 in women and by about 60 in men 10.__________ the temperature of the area around the eyes increases.
posed
that/which
Comparing
while
本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，利用AI脸诊，通过面部不同区域的温度能揭示出衰老程度及是否患上某些疾病的风险。
1.warmer 考查比较级。空后是比较级提示词than，故空处填warm的比较级，填warmer。
2.be detected 考查语态。空处在定语从句中作谓语，从句修饰先行词a sign，关系词指代a sign，与detect之间是被动关系，故用被动语态，空前是情态动词could，故填be detected。
答案与解析
3.conditions 考查名词的数。condition 在本句中意为“疾病”，是可数名词，空前是other，故填复数名词conditions。
4.to estimate 考查非谓语动词。此处为固定用法be used to do sth“被用来做某事”，故填to estimate。
5.captured 考查动词时态。设空在句中作谓语，根据2020 and 2022可知，该句用一般过去时，故填captured。
答案与解析
6.between 考查介词。此处是between ... and ... “在……和……之间”，故填介词between。
7.posed 考查动词时态。设空在句中作谓语，该句的两个从句都是一般过去时，故主句用一般过去时，故填posed。
8.that/which 考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句，先行词是software，指物，从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词that/which引导定语从句。
答案与解析
9.Comparing 考查非谓语动词。本句已有谓语，空处为非谓语, researchers与compare之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语，填Comparing。
10.while 考查连词。空前的“女性从50岁鼻子温度开始增加，男性60岁鼻子温度开始降低”与“眼睛周围的温度升高”是对比关系，故填连词while。
答案与解析
应用文写作 (通知)
假定你是李华，你校英文报Youth拟组织一场以“Wildlife Protection”为主题的摄影展，请你写一份通知，发布在校英文报上，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.交稿时间。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请在相应位置作答。
Notice
Notice
In order to enhance students’ consciousness of wildlife protection, our school English newspaper Youth will organize a photography exhibition with the theme of “Wildlife Protection”.
We are now soliciting photography works. The works should be related to wildlife and clearly show the beauty and importance of wildlife. They can be in color or black and white, and the format is not
范文借鉴
limited. However, they must be original and not processed by any software. The deadline for submitting works is next Friday. Please send your works to the specified email address.
We sincerely hope that every student can actively participate and show their unique perspectives on wildlife protection through their works. Let’s work together to protect these precious lives.
范文借鉴
读后续写 (冒险救人)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Jameson Lobb, a 24-year-old investment banker from Toronto, was just one week into his new job on Wall Street. Over the past month, he’d been settling in to the New York City apartment he was sharing with his friend, an artificial intelligence engineer named Raphael Jafri.
Now, on Oct.4, the two were taking a quick lunchtime workout on Pier (码头) 15, overlooking the East River, when Lobb froze. “Somebody’s in the water，” he said. Before Jafri could respond, Lobb climbed over the rail at the edge of the pier and jumped into the cold, polluted water without taking the time to remove his shoes. What Lobb had heard was an alarming shout from Pier 16, nearly 50 yards away, “Help! He’s in the water!” And what he’d seen was a person floating (漂浮), motionless.
Approaching the victim, Lobb saw that it was a middle-aged man. He
was big, around 200 pounds, respectably dressed and sinking fast. He was 3 feet below the surface by the time Lobb reached him. The rescuer dived, felt around, grasped the man and kicked upward until they both resurfaced.
Jafri was in water now. The two friends used all their strength to float the man on his back, even as the water threatened to overtake them. As Jafri put his arms around the man’s shoulders and Lobb supported him, the pair struggled back to Pier 15. Their lungs cried out for air and their muscles burned as they pushed and pulled the immobile figure through the
freezing and fast-moving water.
The man was breathing shallowly, his face pale. When at last they reached Pier 15, they faced a new uncertainty. How to get out The pier’s decking (甲板) stood an unreachable 10 feet above their heads. It was unlikely for them to climb onto the pier.
Suddenly the man made a slight move, struggling confusedly.
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On the pier, a crowd had gathered.
As Lobb and Jafri climbed onto the pier, they were met with cheers and applause.
On the pier, a crowd had gathered. From somewhere, the onlookers produced a rope and a life jacket, which they threw to Jafri and Lobb. The friends immediately worked the victim’s arm through the life jacket and tied the rope around his body. With the two men pushing from below and the crowd pulling from above, the man slowly rose until helping hands pulled him onto the pier. Then the crowd quickly threw the rope to Lobb and Jafri, and they were able to grab on and be pulled to safety.
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As Lobb and Jafri climbed onto the pier, they were met with cheers and applause. Luckily, the man woke up and thanked Jafri and Lobb for their bravery. They said that they had been passing by when they saw what was happening and knew just what to do. Then they thanked the crowd for their help. As they walked away from the pier, Lobb and Jafri knew that this was a moment they would never forget. They had saved a life, and in doing so, they had proven that even the smallest act of kindness could make a big difference in the world.
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