安徽省省十联考2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份安徽省省十联考2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语试卷(含答案)，共21页。试卷主要包含了听力题，阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、听力题
1．What is the wman asking the man t d?
A. Get hme early.
B. Speak mre quietly.
C. G t sleep immediately.
2．What is the man ging t d first?
A. Have a meeting with the wman.
B. Pick up his sn frm schl.
C. Wrk n a reprt.
3．When will the wman meet with Prfessr White?
A. At 2:0 p.m.B. At 3:00 p.m.C. At 3:30 p.m.
4．Where are the speakers?
A. At schl.B. In a hspital.C. On the field.
5．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Strangers.B. A cuple.C. Shpkeeper and custmer.
听下面一段材料，回答下列各题。
6．When did the man break his leg?
A. When he was ging fr a walk.
B. When he was painting.
C. When he was driving.
7．What is the man prbably ding nw?
A. Making a call fr help.
B. Seeing a dctr.
C. Driving a car.
听下面一段材料，回答下列各题。
8．What des the wman want t d at first?
A. Have a picnic.B. Visit her family.C. G fishing.
9．Why desn't the wman want t play basketball?
A. The basketball curt is t far away.
B. Ding exercise makes her tired.
C. The weather is t ht.
10．Where d the speakers decide t g first?
A. T a cafe.B. T a park.C. T a swimming pl.
听下面一段材料，回答下列各题。
11．What is the cnversatin mainly abut?
A. Starting university.
B. Cking a meal.
C. Taking a class.
12．Hw des the wman feel?
A. Hungry.B. Scared.C. Excited.
13．What des the man majr in?
A. Histry.B. Maths.C. Physics.
听下面一段材料，回答下列各题。
14．What is the wman's favrite website?
A. Beatprt.B. YuTube.C. Vime.
15．What des the man think f YuTube?
A. It has many advertisements.
B. It has little new music.
C. It desn't have up-t-date news.
16．What des the man d n Vime?
A. Read news.B. Listen t music.C. Watch vides.
17．Hw can Beatprt be imprved accrding t the man?
A. By cutting dwn n advertisements.
B. By prviding full sngs.
C. By updating cntent.
听下面一段材料，回答下列各题。
18．Wh may get the mney frm Japan's gvernment?
A. Part-time wrkers.
B. Sme pr families.
C. All children under age 19.
19．Hw ften will the mney be given?
A. Once in their life.
B. Three times a year.
C. Twice a mnth.
20．Where did sme peple think the mney will be accrding t the talk?
A. In savings accunts.
B. In cmputer stres.
C. In shpping malls.
二、阅读理解
The Best Writing Cntests fr High Schl Students
Schlastic Art and Writing Awards
●Award Amunt: $1,000 t $12,500 schlarships
●Deadline: Varies between December and January, depending n yur regin
●Fee: $10 fr single entry, $30 fr prtfli (作品选辑)
The Schlastic Art and Writing Awards celebrate art by students in grades seven thrugh twelve (age 13 r lder) n a reginal and natinal scale. Categries include science-fictin and fantasy writing, humr, critical essays, and dramatic scripts.
Ocean Awareness Cntest
●Award Amunt: Schlarships up t $1,500
●Deadline: June 13, 2023
●Fee: Nne
The Ocean Awareness Cntest asks students t cnsider the future f a castal r marine species that is under threat frm climate change. Submissins are accepted in a variety f art frms. The cntest is pen t all internatinal and US students between the ages f 11 and 18.
River f Wrds
●Award: Publicatin in the River f Wrds anthlgy
●Deadline: January 31, 2023
●Fee: Nne
The River f Wrds cntest asks students t cnsider watersheds -an area that drains int the same bdy f water-and hw they cnnect with their lcal cmmunity. Students can explre this cncept in art r petry. The cntest is pen t Internatinal and US students frm kindergarten t grade 12 (ages 5 thrugh 19).
YungArts Cmpetitin
●Award Amunt: Up t $10,000 cash awards
●Deadline: Octber 15, 2023
●Fee: $35
Open t students in a variety f disciplines, including visual arts, writing, and music, the YungArts cmpetitin asks students t submit a prtfli f wrk. Applicants must be 15- t 18-year-ld US citizens r permanent residents, r in grades 10 thrugh 12 at the time f submissin.
21．What can we knw abut the Schlastic Art and Writing Awards?
A. The deadline is nt fixed.B. Entries can take any frm.
C. It has the lwest cash awards.D. It is pen t students wrldwide.
22．What d Ocean Awareness Cntest and River f Wrds have in cmmn?
A. They have the same clsing date.
B. Winners can get their wrks issued.
C. Students dn't have t pay an entry fee.
D. The age limit fr applicants is the same.
23．Wh can participate in the YungArts Cmpetitin?
A. Nancy, a cllege graduate majring in literature.
B. Kevin, a 12-year-ld English by studying music.
C. Adam, a high schl freshman wh excels at sprts.
D. Mary, a 16-year-ld American girl wh lves writing.
Bruce, a kea (啄羊鹦鹉), misses his upper beak (鸟喙), giving the live green parrt a lk f surprise. But scientists are the astnished nes.
The typical kea has a lng, sharp beak, perfect fr digging insects ut f rtten lgs r ripping rts frm the grund in New Zealand's frests. Bruce has been missing the upper part f his beak since at least 2012 when he was rescued and sent t live at the Willwbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch.
The defect prevents Bruce frm searching fr fd n his wn. Keeping his feathers clean als becmes an impssible task. In 2021, when cmparative psychlgist Amalia Basts arrived at the reserve with clleagues t study keas, the zkeepers reprted smething dd: Bruce had seemingly figured ut hw t use small stnes t preen (用喙整理羽毛).
"We were like, 'Well, that's weird,'" says Basts. Over nine days, the team kept a clse eye n Bruce, quickly taking vides if he started cleaning his feathers. It turned ut that Bruce had indeed invented his wn way t preen, the researchers reprted in Scientific Reprts.
First, Bruce selects the prper tl, rlling pebbles (鹅卵石) arund in his muth with his tngue and spitting ut candidates until he finds ne he likes, usually smething pinty. Next, he hlds the pebble between his tngue and lwer beak. Then, he picks thrugh his feathers.
"It's crazy because the behavir was nt there frm the wild," Basts says. Bruce was t yung t have learned hw t preen when he arrived at Willwbank. N ther bird in the reserve uses pebbles in this way. "It seems like he just innvated this tl use fr himself. It demnstrates a really flexible intelligence because it means he's been able t create his wn slutin t a prblem unique t him," Basts says.
24．What d we knw frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. Bruce was brn in a reserve.B. Bruce has a physical disability.
C. Keas are an endangered species.D. New Zealand is the nly habitat f keas.
25．What did the researchers initially think f Bruce's behavir?
A. It was nrmal.B. It was dangerus.
C. It was very strange.D. It was ttally unacceptable.
26．What des paragraph 5 mainly talk abut?
A. What led t Bruce's special behavir.
B. Hw Bruce uses tls t preen himself.
C. Why Bruce needs t keep feathers clean.
D. Hw zkeepers rescued Bruce frm danger.
27．Which f the fllwing can best describe Bruce accrding t Basts?
A. A creative player.B. An innvative partner.
C. A smart prblem-slver.D. An ambitius self-starter.
Researchers at the Université de Mntreal have fund that ur favrite music, particularly the emtins brught n by listening t bittersweet music, might be an effective, drug-free way f lwering ur perceptin f pain.
Music has lng been knwn t have a hypalgesic effect, meaning that it causes a decreased sensitivity t painful stimuli (刺激物). But t test which kind f music was mst effective fr reducing pain, 63 participants received mderately painful heat stimuli t the inner frearm, resulting in a sensatin similar t a ht teacup being held against the skin. The pain was paired with shrt pieces f music, each lasting arund seven minutes.
Listening t their favrite music strngly reduced pain intensity and unpleasantness in participants, cmpared t cntrl tracks r silence. Unfamiliar relaxing tracks did nt have the same effect.
The researchers then interviewed participants abut their favrite sngs and cnducted an analysis abut fur themes related t categries f emtinal experience: energizing/activating, happy/cheerful, calming/relaxing, and mving/bittersweet. They wanted t see whether emtin themes culd mdulate the hypalgesic effect f favrite music. "We fund that reprts f mving r bittersweet emtinal experiences seem t result in lwer ratings f pain unpleasantness, which was driven by mre intense enjyment f the music and mre musical chills," said Valevicius.
While they dn't define "musical chills" in their paper, the researchers pint t previus neurlgical studies that suggest a dpamine (多巴胺) pathway in the brain may be fundamental t bth the enjyment f music and music-induced chills. In sme peple, the researchers say, chills can appear as a tingling sensatin, shivers, r gsebumps.
28．What is the cmmn view abut music?
A. It has a pain-decreasing effect.
B. It can enhance brain develpment.
C. It is a universal language f mankind.
D. It may reduce feelings f pressure and depressin.
29．What des the underlined wrd "mdulate" in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. Ruin.B. Imprve.C. Judge.D. Adjust.
30．What can be learned abut musical chills?
A. They will be further studied by researchers.
B. They have been defined in previus studies.
C. They may be related t dpamine in the brain.
D. They cntribute little t the enjyment f music.
31．What's the text mainly abut?
A. Listening t music can make us mre fcused.
B. Music is a pwerful tl fr bsting ur md.
C. Emtinal pain has an impact n ur physical health.
D. Our favrite bittersweet music may help relieve pain.
In the Rman times and thrughut the Middle Ages, salt was a valuable cmmdity (商品), and als served as "white gld". Sldiers in the Rman army were smetimes paid with salt instead f mney. Their mnthly allwance was called "salarium" ("sal" being the Latin wrd fr salt). This Latin rt can be recgnized in the French wrd "salaire"-and it eventually made it int English as the wrd "salary".
Language is smething we take fr granted. Hwever, as the example with the wrd "salary" shws, languages are nt static. Like bilgical species, languages change ver time, and smetimes develp t give rise t several descendant (后代) languages. Fr example, French, Italian, and Spanish are amng the languages that have evlved frm Latin. And like species, languages can g extinct, t.
Given all these similarities, linguists (语言学家) wh study the evlutin f languages ften use tls that are similar t thse used by evlutinary bilgists. One such tl is the recnstructin f a species tree. Such a tree shws the evlutinary histry and relatinships within a given grup f bilgical species.
Using a recnstructed species tree, evlutinary bilgists can ften infer specific characteristics f ancestral species. Or they can match up cmmn ancestrs in the tree with actual fssils that have been fund by palentlgists (古生物学家). This allws them t put real dates at varius branching pints in the tree. Thus, species tree recnstructin is an essential tl in studying bilgical evlutin.
A similar technique can be used t study language evlutin because languages als evlve and cnsist f wrds that can be easily cmpared. Indeed, linguists have recnstructed entire language trees. And as with species trees, characteristics f ancient ancestral languages can be derived (衍生) frm them.
Of curse, there als are sme differences between species evlutin and language evlutin, each requiring unique additinal methds t study them in detail. But, verall, it is fascinating t see hw the basic ideas and research tls f language evlutin are similar t thse f bilgical evlutin.
32．Why des the authr mentin the wrd "salary" in paragraph 1?
A. T illustrate the evlutin f language.
B. T present the effect f Latin n languages.
C. T stress the value f salt in ancient times.
D. T shw develpments in linguistic thery.
33．What can we infer frm paragraph 2?
A. Cultural diversity and bidiversity are linked.
B. Species and languages have a lt in cmmn.
C. Human-caused mass extinctin is accelerating.
D. Languages influence and learn frm each ther.
34．What can we knw abut the recnstructed species tree?
A. It is currently in the design stage.B. It facilitates the research f linguists.
C. It can be used in a variety f ways.D. It is the first chice fr bilgists.
35．What can be the best title fr the text?
A. The Language System Evlved Over Time
B. The Twin Extinctins f Species and Languages
C. Salt Played a Crucial Rle in Early Human Histry
D. Frm Salt t Salary: Linguists Take a Page frm Bilgy
三、七选五
36．As yu prepare t enter the wrkfrce, here are fur tips that may help set yurself up fr authentic career cnfidence.
Figure ut which balls are plastic and which are glass. ①________ And early n, yu may feel as if everything is at the tp f yur t-d list. There are nly s many hurs in the day, and there will inevitably be times when yu can't accmplish everything. S, if yu're ging t drp the ball n smething, be strategic. Chse t drp balls that will bunce and nt break.
Prepare prperly. T little preparatin and yu will have t wing it (临时应付). ②________ Cnserve yur time and energy and struggle t find what feels just right fr yu. Maximize yur efficiency in preparing fr a particular task.
③________ Celebrating aspects f ur careers is nt, and shuld nt be, limited t a big win. Otherwise, mst f us wuld rarely celebrate anything, and ur prfessinal existence wuld be dull. Celebrating isn't just abut blwing yur wn hrn. ④________ In this way, celebratin can enable greater cnfidence.
Darken the sptlight. Keep in mind that n ne is scrutinizing (审视) yu the way that yu're scrutinizing yurself. Due t the sptlight effect, we have a tendency t verestimate the degree t which thers care abut ur successes r failures. ⑤________ After all, yu have a 100% track recrd f surviving prfessinal challenges, even if they didn't quite g as yu hped.
A. Celebrate gd times and cme n.
B. Celebrate yur big wins.
C. Any career is full f tasks and respnsibilities
D. Building real cnfidence is vital fr career success.
E. S dn't care hw yu will be viewed.
F. It's als abut acknwledging and appreciating yur effrts.
G. T much preparatin and yu will have wasted precius time.
四、完形填空（15空）
Inspired by the bk Tarzan and the Apes, Jane Gdall decided that she wanted t g t Africa t study animals. Peple thught thse 1 were just fr bys. But Jane's mther 2 her daughter.
Once in Africa, Jane met the famus scientists Luis and Mary Leakey. Luis was 3 by Jane and hired her t wrk as his secretary. After a few years, he 4 Jane t the Gmbe Preserve t study chimpanzees.
But it wasn't as simple as packing her bags and 5 int the frest. The managers f the preserve thught that Jane, as ne f the first wmen in primatlgy (灵长类动物学), wuldn't be 6 wrking in the wilderness. There were 7 animals t wrry abut. Instead f being afraid when she went int the frest fr the first time, Jane has said that she felt like she was "cming hme" t a place where she 8 .
At this pint, she still hadn't gne t 9 , s she didn't knw hw 10 nrmally did things. But Jane's methds 11 t wrk very well! She gave 12 t the animals she bserved, like Greybeard, Gliath, and Fl, instead f numbers. She gt t knw each animal as an 13 and saw that each chimp had a unique persnality, a lt like humans. She als saw them making 14 , which was hard fr ther scientists at the time t believe.
After Jane had spent a few years 15 chimpanzees, she attended Cambridge University t earn a dctral degree. Just as she decided she wuld when she was 10 years ld, she finally wrte several bks n her experiences with the apes.
37．A. experiencesB. adventuresC. prgramsD. prjects
38．A. supprtedB. prtectedC. questinedD. refused
39．A. mtivatedB. replacedC. impressedD. accmpanied
40．A. frcedB. persuadedC. instructedD. sent
41．A. headingB. fallingC. integratingD. breaking
42．A. availableB. helpfulC. safeD. selected
43．A. endangeredB. rareC. wildD. dangerus
44．A. belngedB. remainedC. recalledD. served
45．A. grundB. curtC. cllegeD. prisn
46．A. parentsB. researchersC. wmenD. fficials
47．A. wn utB. sprang upC. went nD. turned ut
48．A. namesB. gesturesC. rdersD. pictures
49．A. alternativeB. individualC. adultD. assistant
50．A. sundsB. mistakesC. tlsD. plans
51．A. srtingB. trainingC. treatingD. bserving
五、短文填空
52．As the very definitin f classical beauty in China, West Lake is very ①_______(attract): hills rise ver willw-lined waters as bats drift slwly and leisurely. Walkways, parks, gardens and perfectly ②_______ (psitin) benches arund the banks f the lake ffer a thusand and ne vantage pints (有利位置) fr visitrs ③_______ (admire) the beautiful scenery.
The lake, ④_______ had been a lagn near the Qiantang River, came int ⑤_______ (exist) in the 8th century. At that time, the gvernr f Hangzhu had the marshy areas dredged (挖掘). Later, gardens ⑥_______ (build), and causeways and islands were cnstructed frm dredged silt (淤泥).
The famus pet Su Dngp had a hand in the lake's develpment, ⑦_______ (cnstruct) the Su Causeway during his time as the lcal gvernr in the 1lth century. It wasn't an riginal idea-sme 200 years ⑧_______ (early), the pet-gvernr Bai Juyi had already cnstructed a causeway which was later referred t ⑨_______ the Bai Causeway in his hnur. Lined by willw, plum and peach trees, tday ⑩_______ traffic-free causeways with their half-mn bridges make fr restful utings.
六、书面表达
53．为了创建和谐校园，增进同学间的友谊，你校在上周末邀请专家进行了主题为“如何解决人际交往矛盾，促进同学和谐相处”的讲座。假定你是校英文报记者李华，请你就此讲座写一篇英文报道，内容包括：
1. 讲座内容；
2. 讲座反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
A Cnstructive Speech
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七、读后续写
54．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。
"Helen! Are yu cming?" a vice called frm dwnstairs. "Yes," Helen replied, quickly putting n her slightly tight dress. "Where are we ging, Dad?" she asked, surprised by this rare pprtunity t spend time with her father. He had been wrking tirelessly t supprt the family.
"We're ff t cllect the rent," he respnded. "Oh," she understd. The rent was their lifeline during the Great Depressin (经济大萧条), and ging withut it was unthinkable.
Their first stp was at the hme f Mrs. Miller, wh quickly handed them the rent in dllar bills. But the secnd tenant (租客) Mr. Schmidt was still searching his hme fr cins when they arrived. Aplgizing, he gave them a bag full f cins.
The third tenants, the Katzes, wrried Helen and her father. Their financial struggles had wrsened, even thugh Helen's father had reduced their rent. He said it was imprtant t be especially cnsiderate t this family because Mr. Katz had served in the army and deserved their gratitude.
Mrs. Katz greeted them at the dr, her eyes red frm crying. Despite their financial difficulties, the inside f the apartment was always immaculately clean (一尘不染). Mr. Katz and the tw children were sitting at the table, waiting fr them. The family all had such gaunt (枯瘦的) faces. Helen was embarrassed, suddenly, by her wn gd health. It felt like a mark f her guilt when she saw the little girl's narrw, sad face and the by's large eyes.
Mr. Katz gave Helen's father the mney he was hlding, and her father thanked him. Just as they were abut t leave, Mrs. Katz's trembling vice stpped them. She said, "Mr. Resnick, we haven't eaten in tw days." Helen culdn't imagine such a thing. Her stmach ached just t think f it.
They returned t the table, and Helen's father silently placed the Katzes' rent mney back n it and cunted ut tw dllars in cins. "Helen," he said, "I want yu t g t the grcer's with this mney, buy fd, and bring it back here."
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Helen ndded, tk the mney, and rushed ff t the grcer's.
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Everyne's eyes turned t Helen as she entered Mr. Katz's huse.
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参考答案
1．答案：B
解析：W: Everyne's sleeping, Francis. Please, keep yur vice dwn.
M: Srry. I didn't realize the little nes were sleeping. I just wanted t let yu knw that I'm back.
W: OK.
2．答案：C
解析：W: Wuld yu please cme t my ffice at five 'clck this afternn?
M: Can I meet yu tmrrw instead? My sn will be hme frm schl at 5:30 p.m. I must finish this reprt befre then.
3．答案：C
解析：W: May I cme t see yu at 3:00 p.m. this afternn, Prfessr White?
M: I'm srry, Sally, but I'm meeting my students then. The meeting will last abut half an hur. Why dn't yu cme at 3:30 p.m.?
W: OK, n prblem.
4．答案：B
解析：W: Hw is yur brken leg after the peratin?
M: Oh, Dr. Smith, it's recvering well. I culdn't walk n it tw weeks ag, but yesterday I managed t get t the schl and g back. The medicine yu gave me really wrks.
W: That's nt bad. It's nly a mnth since the accident n the field.
5．答案：A
解析：M: Excuse me, I'm trying t find the art gallery. Is it near here, d yu knw?
W: I'm srry. I'm a visitr here as well. I'm just waiting fr my husband t take a pht.
M: OK, thanks anyway. I'll g int ne f the shps and ask.
6．答案：B
解析：
7．答案：A
解析：M: Hell, I'd like t see a dctr please.
W: We dn't have any appintments tday. Wuld Thursday at 7:00 a.m. be OK?
M: I dn't think s. I'm pretty sure I've brken my leg.
W: What happened, sir?
M: I fell dwn while I was painting.I'm in a lt f pain.
W: Ah, wuld yu be able t get t the hspital right nw?
M: Nt really. I can't walk.
W: D yu have anyne there wh can drive yu here?
M: I dn't, srry. I'm here n my wn.
W: OK, sir, take the weight ff yur leg and I'll arrange fr an ambulance t pick yu up.
8．答案：A
解析：
9．答案：C
解析：
10．答案：B
解析：W: What a lvely day! Let's g fr a picnic.
M: Where?
W: By the river. We can watch the ducks, maybe even g fr a swim.
M: Yu're jking. We'll get sunburned n a day like this. It wuld be awful.
W: Lts f peple g there. I saw a family fishing there yesterday. D yu have a better idea?
M: Let's have a game f basketball in the park.
W: Oh n, it's far t ht tday. The best time t d exercise is later in the day, when it's cler.
M: Maybe we culd just have a walk in the park and then stp fr smething t eat at the cafe there.
W: OK. Let's g.
11．答案：A
解析：
12．答案：C
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13．答案：B
解析：M: Scary, isn't it?
W: What? Yu mean the fd?
M: N, starting university.
W: Oh, I have a ttally different view. It's an excitement fr me indeed.
M: That's ne way f lking at it. I'm Phil, by the way.
W: I'm Hlly. Pleased t meet yu. What d yu think f the cafeteria?
M: It's nice, at least giving us a place t eat well.
W: I dn't think I can affrd t eat here all the time. I'll have t start making my wn fd.
M: Yes, me t. Nw, that will be a challenge, because I haven't really dne much cking befre.
W: Yu'll get used t it. If yu're clever enugh t cme t university, I'm sure yu can make it.
M: I suppse s. What are yu studying?
W: Histry. I hpe it will be interesting. What abut yu?
M: I really want t learn physics. But I changed my mind at last and fllwed my parents' advice, chsing maths instead.
W: Oh, yu must be very smart.
M: Well, it's just the way my mind wrks.
W: Oh, time fr dinner. See yu later.
M: OK, bye.
14．答案：B
解析：
15．答案：A
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16．答案：C
解析：
17．答案：B
解析：M: In the Internet age nwadays, there are s many different websites we can visit. What is yur favrite website and why?
W: Well, althugh there are varius chices, I'd definitely say YuTube. It has great cntent. I like t read news n it. It prvides me with the latest news frm all ver the wrld.
M: Yu kidding?! I cannt stand YuTube. There are advertisements all the time. It really ruins the experience fr me.
W: I agree with yu. That is the nly prblem with it. Especially when an advertisement appears between what yu are watching, it is annying. Hwever, it can recmmend what yu like accrding t yur brwsing histry. That's my favrite feature. What is yur favrite then?
M: I prefer Vime fr vides. Fr music, I use Beatprt a lt. It specializes in electrnic music. It is updated fast. But there is ne thing that I think can be imprved.
W: In what way?
M: Well, yu can't hear a full sng n the website. I'd like that t change.
W: That's a gd pint. Maybe yu shuld try t cntact them.
M: I guess s.
18．答案：C
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19．答案：A
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20．答案：A
解析：Japanese children may sn have smiles n their faces and mney in their pckets. Japan's gvernment is planning t give $880 t all children under the age f 19. Arund 20 millin children, frm newbrns t 18-year-lds, will receive the ne-time payment. The new plan is part f an electin prmise frm Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister. He prmised t help "peple in need", such as part-time wrkers and families with small children. Officials say the mney will be given withut cnsidering the financial situatin f a child's family. All children in any ne family will receive the mney. The plan is expected t cst arund $17.6 billin. Hwever, many peple have dubts abut spending s much mney when Japan has s much debt. The cuntry's debt is currently mre than twice the size f its ecnmy. Als, sme peple said mst f thse wh received it wuld nt g ut t buy high-cst items, eat in restaurants r take hlidays in Japan. It is predicted that much f the mney will end up in savings accunts. Hwever, Yuki On, a mther f three, welcmed the plan. She said her children wuld be able t buy new cmputers.
21．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“Schlastic Art and Writing Awards”定位至第一个比赛部分，由其中的“Deadline: Varies between December and January, depending n yur regin”可知，这个比赛参赛作品的提交截止日期依地区而定，不是固定的。故选A项。
22．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“Ocean Awareness Cntest”和“River f Wrds”定位至第二个和第三个比赛部分，由其中的“Fee: Nne”可知，这两个比赛的共同之处在于参赛的学生都不用交报名费。故选C项。
23．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据题干中的关键词“Yung Arts Cmpetitin”定位至最后一个比赛，由其中的“Applicants must be 15- t 18-year-ld US the time f submissin.”可知，这个比赛的参赛人员必须是15至18岁的美国公民或永久居民，或在作品提交时在上10至12年级。由此可推断，16岁喜欢写作的美国女孩Mary符合该要求。故选D项。
24．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Bruce, a kea, misses his upper beak”及第二段中的“Bruce has been missing the upper part f his beak since at least 2012”可知，Bruce失去了它的上喙，它
有身体缺陷。故选B项。
25．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，研究人员一开始认为Bruce的行为很怪异，于是他们开始拍摄视频来观察Bruce试图寻找答案。故选C项。
26．答案：B
解析：段落大意题。根据第五段内容可知，Bruce首先选择合适的工具，用舌头把鹅卵石在嘴里滚来滚去，然后吐出来，直到找到它喜欢的，通常是尖的东西。接下来，它把鹅卵石夹在舌头和下喙之间。然后，它开始梳理它的羽毛。由此可知，第五段主要介绍了Bruce用工具梳理羽毛的过程。故选B项。
27．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，Basts认为Bruce的行为不是从野外习得的。它只是为自己创造了这种工具的使用方式。这显示了它真正灵活的智慧，因为这意味着它能够为自己独特的问题创造自己的解决方案。由此可推断，Bruce是一个聪明的问题解决者。故选C项。
28．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Music has sensitivity t painful stimuli.”可知，人们早就知道音乐有镇痛作用，这意味着它会降低对疼痛刺激的敏感性。故选A项。
29．答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。第三段介绍了研究发现听最喜欢的音乐可以大大减少参与者的疼痛强度和不愉快程度。画线词上文介绍研究人员对参与者进行了关于他们最喜欢的歌曲的采访，并对与情绪体验类别相关的四个主题进行了分析。下文介绍研究人员发现那些令人感动或苦乐参半的音乐似乎会导致更低程度的痛苦和不愉快。结合选项可推断，这里指研究人员想知道情感主题是否能“调节”参与者最喜爱的音乐所带来的镇痛效果。故选D项。
30．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，虽然研究人员没有在论文中定义“音乐寒战”，但他们指出之前的神经学研究表明，大脑中的多巴胺途径可能是音乐享受和音乐寒战的基础。由此可知，音乐寒战可能与大脑中的多巴胺有关。故选C项。
31．答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一项研究发现听最喜爱的音乐特别是苦情乐可能会缓解人们的疼痛感。故选D项。
32．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。第一段介绍了英语中的“salary”一词的由来。下文介绍了语言进化同物种进化之间的相似性，这种相似性启发语言学家创建类似于物种树的语言树，帮助推进语言研究。由此可推断，作者在第一段提及“salary”是为了说明语言在不断演变。故选A项。
33．答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Like bilgical can g extinct, t.”可知，就像生物物种一样，语言会随着时间的推移而变化，有时会“物种化”，产生几种后代语言。就像物种一样，语言也会灭绝。由此可推断，物种和语言有很多相似之处。故选B项。
34．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第三、四、五段内容可知，语言进化与生物进化有很多相似之处，因此，一些语言学家经常使用与进化生物学家使用的工具相似的工具。物种树是帮助进化生物学家研究生物进化的重要工具，同时也为语言学家提供了灵感，推动了语言树的建立。故选B项。
35．答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。作者在第一段以英语中的“salary”一词的例子说明了语言也在进化，进而在下文介绍物种和语言有很多相似之处，物种树启示语言学家创建语言树来推动语言的研究。D项能概括本文大意。故选D项。
36．答案：CGAFE
解析：本文是一篇说明文。文章为准备进入职场的人提供了四条建议，帮助他们建立真正的职业自信。
①C根据本段的主题句可知，本段建议“找出哪些是塑料球，哪些是玻璃球”，也就是要找出重点，分清孰轻孰重。根据设空处下一句中的“as if everything is at the tp f yur t-d list”可知，设空处的内容应是对职场工作内容的概括。C项“任何职业都需要完成各项任务和职责”符合语境。故选C。
②G根据本段的主题句可知，本段建议“适当准备”。设空处上一句提到，准备太少，你将不得不临时抱佛脚，结合选项可知，G项“准备太多，你会浪费宝贵的时间”符合语境。G项中的“T much preparatin”与上一句中的“T little preparatin”形成对比，“precius time”与下一句中的“yur time”呼应。故选G。
③A设空处是本段的主题句，根据本段内容可知，本段主要建议我们要庆祝职业生涯的方方面面，而不是只限于庆祝巨大的胜利。A项“庆祝好时光，加油”符合语境。故选A。
④F设空处上一句提到“庆祝不只是吹嘘你的胜利”，结合选项可知，F项“它也是认可和赞赏你的努力”符合语境。F项中的“It”指代上一句中的“Celebrating”，“als abut”与上一句中的“nt just abut”呼应。故选F。
⑤E 根据本段主题句可知，本段建议“把聚光灯调暗”，也就是不要高估别人对我们的成功或失败的关心程度。E项“不要在意别人怎么看你”与上文构成因果关系，符合语境。故选E。
37．答案：B
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38．答案：A
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39．答案：C
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40．答案：D
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41．答案：A
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42．答案：C
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43．答案：D
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44．答案：A
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45．答案：C
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46．答案：B
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47．答案：D
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48．答案：A
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49．答案：B
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50．答案：C
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51．答案：D
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Last weekend, ur schl invited an expert t deliver a lecture n hw t reslve interpersnal cnflicts and prmte harmny amng students.
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