2022-2023学年江苏省苏州市高中高三下学期5月调研测试英语试题含解析

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苏州市2022-2023学年高三下学期5月调研测试
英语 试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a shoe shop. B. At a clothes shop. C. At a paint shop.
2. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Make more friends. B. Try harder at work. C. Have a positive attitude.
3. What will the man do next?
A. Organize a trip to France.
B. Send a letter to the school.
C. Prepare a teaching course in traveling.
4. What do the speakers think of Garv?
A. He's unqualified. B. He's well-behaved. C. He's faithful.
5. How much does the cake cost?
A. $2.00. B. $3.50. C. $5.50.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Who is Helen probably?
A. The girl's friend. B. The man's daughter. C. The man1's wife.
7. What will the girl do at 5:00 p. m. ?
A. Have a meal with the man. B. Buy some snacks. C. Do sports.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman want to park the car in another place?
A. The parking space is small.
B. There are larger spaces available.
C. She parks in a spot for the disabled.
9. Where will the woman and Jenny go first?
A. The drugstore. B. The hair salon. C. The shoe store.
10. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Garage attendant and car owner.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the weather like at the moment?
A. Foggy. B. Rainy. C. Clear.
12. Where is the woman going?
A. The sea. B. The forest. C. The mountains.
13. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Book a hotel for him. B. Bring him a coffee. C. Contact him.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Shopping for Christmas.
B. Performing on Christmas.
C. Selecting Christmas lights.
15. Why will the event get press attention?
A. The lead actors are well known.
B. The market is in a famous location.
C. The new actors have good images.
16. How does the woman feel about the opportunity.
A. Excited. B. Uninterested. C. Worried.
17 What must be perfect on the day according to the woman?
A. The ticket sales. B. The sound quality. C. The costumes.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to?
A. People who have read her books.
B. People who are looking for jobs.
C. People who want to write their own books.
19. What does the speaker compare writing a book to?
A. Completing a work assignment.
B. Writing a university essay.
C. Reading a magazine article.
20. How does the speaker get most of her ideas?
A. By reading papers. B. By speaking to people. C. By spending time online.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Explorers Camp
●Full day camp for kids aged 5-13.
●Monday-Friday, July 8-26, 9 am-4 pm.
Week 1 | July 8-12
Week 2|July 15-19
Week 3|July 22-26
●Register for a single week or multiple weeks.
●Fees: $365 per week.
●The last day to cancel registration and receive a full refund（退款）is June 15
Camp Structure
The day is divided into two thematic sessions per age group. Campers have a three-hour morning class engaging with a morning theme (9 am to 12 noon) and a one-hour lunch break, followed by another three-hour class engaging with an afternoon theme (1 pm to 4 pm). Snack periods are held throughout the day. AIl campers should bring their own bagged lunch and snacks.
Camp Content
Explorers Camp organizes engaging arts, history and science-related activities in every class and focuses on a range of topics that emphasize active learning, exploration and, most of all, fun! All camp sessions are created with age-appropriate activities that are tailored to the multiple ways that kids learn.
Camp Staff
Campers enjoy a staff-to-child ratio ranging from 1:4 to 1:7 depending on the age group. Instructors are passionate educators who are experts in their fields and have undergone training and a background check.
21. On which of the following dates can you cancel your registration with a full refund?
A. June 12. B. June 22. C. July 19. D. July 26.
22. How are campers divided into different groups?
A. By gender. B. By age. C. By interest. D. By nationality.
23. How many hours of class will you have altogether if you register for a single week?
A. 15. B. 21. C. 30 D. 42.
B
Live with roommates? Have friends and family around you? Chances are that if you're looking to live a more sustainable lifestyle, not everyone around you will be ready to jump on that bandwagon.
I experienced this when started switching to a zero waste lifestyle five years ago, as I was living with my parents, and I continue to experience this with my husband, as he is not completely zero waste like me. I've learned a few things along the way though, which I hope you'll find encouraging if you're doing your best to figure out how you can make the change in a not-always-supportive household.
Zero waste was a radical lifestyle movement a few years back. I remember showing my parents a video of Bea Johnson, sharing how cool I thought it would be to buy groceries with jars, and have so little trash! A few days later, I came back with my first jars of zero waste groceries, and my dad commented on how silly it was for me to carry jars everywhere. It came off as a bit discouraging.
Yet as the months of reducing waste continued, I did what I could that was within my own reach. I had my own bedroom, so I worked on removing things I didn't need. Since I had my own toiletries（洗漱用品），I was able to start personalizing my routine to be more sustainable. I also offered to cook every so often, so I portioned out a bit of the cupboard for my own zero waste groceries. Perhaps your household won't entirely make the switch, but you may have some control over your own personal spaces to make the changes you desire.
As you make your lifestyle changes, you may find yourself wanting to speak up for yourself if others commment on what you're doing, which can turn itself into a whole household debate. If you have individuals who are not on board, your words probably won't do much and can often leave you feeling more discouraged.
So here is my advice: Lead by action.
24. What do the underlined words “jump on that bandwagon” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Share an apartment with you. B. Help you to make the decision.
C. Transform your way of living. D. Join you in what you're doing.
25. What was the attitude of the author's father toward buying groceries with iars?
A. He was tolerant of it. B. He was favorable to it.
C He disapproved of it. D. He didn't care about it.
26. What can we infer about the author?
A. She is quite good at cooking. B. She is a determined person.
C She enjoys being a housewife. D. She respects others privaay.
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to get on well with other family members.
B. How to have one's own personal space at home.
C. How to live a zero waste lifestyle in a household.
D. How to control the budget when buying groceries.
C
A machine can now not only beat you at chess, it can also outperform you in debate. Last week, in a public debate in San Francisco, a software program called Project Debater beat its human opponents, including Noa Ovadia, Israel's former national debating champion.
Brilliant though it is, Project Debater has some weaknesses. It takes sentences from its library of documents and prebuilt arguments and strings them together. This can lead to the kinds of errors no human would make. Such wrinkles will no doubt be ironed out, yet they also point to a fundamental problem. As Kristian Hammond, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University, put it, “There's never a stage at which the system knows what it's talking about. ”
What Hammond is referring to is the question of meaning, and meaning is central to what distinguishes the least intelligent of humans from the most intelligent of machines. A computer works with symbols. Its program specifies a set of rules to transform one string of symbols into another. But it does not specify what those symbols mean. Indeed, to a computer, meaning is irrelevant. Humans, in thinking, talking, reading and writing, also work with symbols. But for humans, meaning is everything. When we communicate, we communicate meaning. What matters is not just the outside of a string of symbols, but the inside too, not just how they are arranged but what they mean.
Meaning emerges through process of social interaction, not of computation, interaction that shapes the content of the symbols in our heads. The rules that assign meaning lie not just inside our heads, but also outside, in society, in social memory, social conventions and social relations. It is this that distinguishes humans from machines. And that's why, however astonishing Project Debater may seem, the tradition that began with Socrates and Confucius will not end with artificial intelligence.
28. Why docs the author mention Noa Ovadia in the first paragraph?
A. To explain the use of a software program.
B. To show the cleverness of Project Debater.
C. To introduce the designer of Project Debater.
D. To emphasize the fairness of the competition.
29. What does the underlined word “wrinkles” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Errors. B. Doubts. C. Arguments. D. Differences.
30. What is Project Debater unable to do according to Hammond?
A. Create rules. B. Identify difficult words.
C. Talk fluently. D. Comprehend meaning.
31. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The human brain has potential yet to be developed.
B. Social interaction is key to understanding symbols.
C. Ancient philosophers set good examples for debaters.
D. Artificial intelligence ensures humans a bright future.
D
According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels installed（安装）has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them.
Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven't given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they'll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.
“Solar projects need to be good neighbors, ” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment (InSPIRE) project. "They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy. InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators（传粉昆虫）.
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U. S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-triendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities-and now there are guidelines for solar farms.
Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that's going on in the landscape, ” says Macknick.
32. What do solar developers often ignore?
A The decline in the demand for solar energy.
B. The most recent advances in solar technology.
C. The rising labor cost of building solar farms.
D. The negative impact of installing solar panels.
33. What does InSPIRE aim to do.
A. Improve the productivity of local farms.
B. Invent new methods for controlling weeds.
C. Make solar projects environmentally friendly.
D. Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas.
34. What is the purpose or the laws mentioned in paragraph 4?
A. To diversify the economy. B. To restrict solar development.
C. To conserve pollinators. D. To ensure the supply of energy.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Pollinators: To I eave or to Stay B Solar Energy:Hope for the Future
C. InSPIRE:A Leader in Agriculture D. Solar Farms. A New Development
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With gas prices rising and airport security lines snaking longer than ever, why not book your next domestic vacation on a train? Compared to other alternatives, it's comfortable and relaxing. Here is some advice on how to make a trip by rail as pleasant as possible
Plan ahead. Most long-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accommodations, sell out very quickly. 36 But no matter when you travel, it's a good idea to make your reservations at least 90 days in advance.
Use a travel agent. Uonsider turning your travel plan over to a travel agent and letting him double-check all the details, make suggestions, and then handle the actual reservations. A good one can sometimes find you discounted tickets. 37 Then you won't have to walk through several cars on a moving train three times a day for your meats.
Bring a blanket. When you're riding on trains, you won't be provided with-a blanket for free even if your trip is an overnight one. 38 In the summer in particular, the air conditioning can make them quite cold
Arrive early. Most trains operate just once a day and some run only three times a week, so missing yours can be a disaster. 39 Note:The times listed on the schedules are departure times, not arrival times.
Have fun. 40 Read a book, knit, do a crossword puzzle, or simply watch the world unfold outside the window. To calculate your speed as you do, divide 3, 600 (the number of seconds in an hour) by the number of seconds it takes you to travel one mile (the distance between two mileposts). If it takes the train 53 seconds to travel one mile, you're going 67.92 mph.
A. Train trips aren't for impatient types.
B. You'll have views from both sides of the train.
C. That's particularly true during busy summer months.
D. The temperature on rail cars is often hard to control.
E. Chances are the cost will be a lot less than the cost of one bedroom.
F. He may also book you in a sleeping car that's right next to the diner.
G. You might have to wait longer than twenty-four hours to catch the next one.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
The sun was beginning to sink as I set off into the Harenna Forest. I was on my way to 41 a unique honey harvest. Here, in south-cast Ethiopia, hand-carved beehives（蜂箱）are placed in the 42 . Reaching them to get the honey is difficult-and often 43 .
I 44 beekeeper Ziyad over a wide stretch of grassland before entering a thick jungle. Ziyad began preparations. He 45 handfuls of damp tree leaves, wrapped them with string and 46 the bunch to create a torch（火把）. Then, with one end of a rope tied to his waist and the other end around the trunk of a tree, Ziyad began 47 . He stopped every few minutes to move the 48 higher up the tree trunk.
49 , Ziyad got close to the hive which was around 20 metres above the ground. Sitting on a branch, he 50 towards it and blew smoke from his toren into a tiny hole in the hive. Suddenly, Ziyad let out a sharp cry. Within seconds, he'd 51 the trunk and was back on the ground.
It was too 52 to collect the honey. A cool summer had delayed 53 . Baby bees were still in the honey combs（蜂巢）. The adult bees were 55 and kept attacking as Ziyad escaped from the tree. He had to wait for the right 55 to go back up.
41. A. share B. collect C. witness D. celebrate
42. A. courtyards B. fields C. caves D. treetops
43. A. dangerous B. urgent C. expensive D. pointless
44. A. searched B. recognised C. invited D. followed
45. A. cleaned B. gathered C. dropped D. checked
46. A. lit B. shook C. measured D. decorated
47. A. jumping B. talking C. climbing D. testing
48. A. hives B. leaves C. honey D. rope
49. A. Surprisingly B. Finally C. Naturally D. Immediately
50. A. backed B. dived C. inched D. shouted
51. A. cut off B. gone up C. held onto D. slid down
52. A. early B. high C. fast D. close
53. A. training B. hatching C. sowing D. trading
54. A. curious B. hungry C. angry D. bored
55. A. equipment B. moment C. person D. order
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
During China's dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing 56 arranged the residential areas according to social classes. The term “hutong”, 57 (original)meaning “water well” in Mongolian, appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, the center was the Forbidden City, 58 (surround) in concentric（同心的）circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens of higher social classes 59 (permit) to live closer to the center of the circles. The large siheyuan of these high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen often 60 (feature) beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars（柱子）. The hutongs they formed were orderly，lined by 61 (space) homes and walled gardens. Farther from the center lived the commoners and laborers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and 62 (simple) in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.
Hutongs represent an important cultural element of the city of Beijing. Thanks to Beijing's long history 63 capital of China, almost every hutong has its stories, and some are even associated with historic 64 (event). In contrast to the court life and upper-class culture represented by the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect 65 culture of grassroots Beijingers.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：1．活动的过程；2．收获与感想。
注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Getting to Know the Plants Around Us
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
I was invited to a cookout on an old friend's farm in western Washington. I parked my car outside the farm and walked past a milking house which had apparently not been used in many years.
A noise at a window caught my attention, so I entered it. It was a hummingbird（蜂鸟）, desperately trying to escape. She was covered in spider-webs（蛛网）and was barely able to move her wings. She ceased her struggle the instant I picked her up.
With the bird in my cupped hand, I looked around to see how she had gotten in. The broken window glass was the likely answer. I stuffed a piece of cloth into the hole and took her outside, closing the door securely behind me.
When I opened my hand, the bird did not fly away; she sat looking at me with her bright eyes. I removed the sticky spider-webs that covered her head and wings. Still, she made no attempt to fly. Perhaps she had been struggling against the window too long and was too tired? Or too thirsty?
As I carried her up the blackberry-lined path toward my car where I kept a water bottle, she began to move. I stopped, and she soon took wing but did not immediately fly away. Hovering（悬停）, she approached within six inches of my face. For a very long moment, this tiny creature looked into my eyes, turning her head from side to side. Then she flew quickly out of sight.
During the cookout, I told my hosts about the hummingbird incident. They promised to fix the window. As I was departing, my friends walked me to my car. I was standing by the car when a hummingbird flew to the center of our group and began hovering. She turned from person to person until she came to me. She again looked directly into my eyes, then let out a squeaking call and was gone. For a moment, all were speechless. Then someone said, “She must have come to say good-bye. ”
注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, I went to the farm again. _______________________________________________________ I was just about to leave when the hummingbird appeared. __________________________________________





答案汇总：
听力
1-5 CBACB
6-10 CABAA
11-15 BACBC
16-20 ACBCB
传统阅读
21-23 ADC
24-27 BADC
28-31 BCBA
32-35 BCAD
7选5阅读
36-40 DGCEA
完形填空
41-45 DCBCA
46-50 BDCAD
51-55 CBADA
语法填空
56.and
57.originally
58.surrounded
59.were permitted
60.featured
61.spacious
62.simpler/more simple
63.as
64.events
65.the
应用文写作：
Getting to Know the Plants Around Us
Last Sunday witnessed an activity with the theme of 'Getting to know the plants around us', which involved all students in Senior One.
At 8:00 a.m., we assembled at the City Botanic Garden. Then, we set about finding whatever plants that grew there and googling for their specific information, ranging from the plants’ favorite humidity, temperature and fertilization to the timing of their sprout, flowering and fruition.
Warmly embraced by students, this activity really enriched our knowledge in plants which we took little notice in our hustling life. Also, everyone felt reinvigorated by getting close to nature and greenery.
读后续写：
A few weeks later, I visited the farm again. The same dilapidated house, the same gigantic spider web, the same green blackberry path. "Will the hummingbird be the same? Will this lovely and humanistic creature be trapped in the web again? Not likely, since the hole in the window had been fixed." These questions and thoughts popped into my head like strands of spider thread. With smell of roasted food wafting in the air, my friends and I chatted and laughed merrily around the picnic table. It seemed the hummingbird was temporarily thrown to the back of my mind. Soon, the sun began to set and it was time for home.
I was about to leave when the hummingbird appeared. It perched on a small twig just an inch before me and studied me with the same sparkling and pleasant eyes. In an ecstasy of delight, I held out my fingers for it to rest and we communicated with our half-human, half-bird language. My teary friends were all deeply struck by the profound bond between a little bird and her saver. Were there magic power existing in this world, it must be the universal love that surpassed beyond any species, as was the case with my sacred hummingbird and me.
详细解析：
A篇
第21题 A 细节理解题。根据第五点The last day to cancel registration and receive a full refund(退款) is June 15.可知在6月15号之前可退全款，所以选A-6月12号。
第22题 D 细节理解题。根据第一分段The day is divided into two thematic sessions per age group. 和最后一段Campers enjoy a staff-to-child ratio ranging from 1:4 to 1:7 depending on the age group可以推断学员们是按照年龄分组的，所以选D。
第23题 C 细节理解题。根据第一分段Campers have a three hour morning class engaging with a morning theme (9am to 12 noon) and a one-hour lunch break, followed by another three-hour class engaging with an afternoon theme(1pm to 4pm)。可知一天上6个小时课，然后是•Monday-Friday周一到周五，所以上课时长为6*5=30，所以选C。
B篇
第24题 B 词意推断题。根据段意，或和他人合租，或和朋友家人一起住，如果你希望过上更可持续的生活，那很有可能家里人并没有准备好或者接受。所以选B-加入你正在做的事情。
第25题 A 态度推断题。根据第三段my dad commented on how silly it was for me to carry jars everywhere. 可知作者的父亲并不支持自带容器去购物这件事，所以选A-他不赞成。
第26题 D 性格推断题。根据第二段I experienced this when I started switching to a zero waste lifestyle five years ago, as I was living with my parents, and I continue to experience this with my husband, as he is not completely zero waste like me.可知为了环保，五年前作者与父母磨合，后来又和丈夫磨合，可见其坚持不懈，所以选D.她是一个坚定的人。
第27题 C 文章主旨题。整篇文章都在围绕在与他人共同生活时，作者如何践行自己的零污染理念，所以选C-如何在家庭中过零浪费的生活。
C篇
第28题 B 段落大意题。一台机器现在不仅可以在国际象棋上击败你，还可以在辩论中超越你。软件程序Project Debater甚至击败以色列前全国辩论冠军No Ovadia.通过举No Ovadia例子来说明Project Debater的智慧，故选B。
第29题 C 词意理解题。由第二段中的“weakness”“errors”不难知道该段主要讲了Project Debater的缺点，故选C. wrinkle：皱纹（n.）起皱（v.）这里引申为瑕疵，错误。
第30题 B 细节理解题。定位到第三段中的“But it does not specify what those symbols mean. Indeed, to a computer, meaning is irrelevant.”可知Project Debater无法理解意义，意义对它也无关紧要，故选B。
第31题 A 段落大意题。定位到最后一段第一句“Meaning emerges through a process of social interaction, not of computation,interaction thatshapes the content of the symbols in our heads.”可知意义是通过社会互动的过程出现的并通过互动塑造我们脑海中符号的内容。故选A。
D篇
第32题 B 细节理解题。定位到第二段最后一句“The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.”可知太阳能板对农业造成了很大破坏，故选B。
第33题 C 细节理解题。定位到第三段"Solar projects need to be good neighbors,"以及"They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy."可知InSPIRE准备减少太阳能项目对环境的影响，故选C。
第34题 A 段落大意题。保护组织为家庭花园、企业等制定了授粉者友好指南，目的是为了保护授粉者以维持农业经济，故选A。
第35题 D 最佳标题题。着重看第一段和最后一段，定位到最后一段可知这些对授粉者友好的太阳能农场可以对景观中发生的一切产生宝贵的影响。主要设计友好太阳能农场，故选D。
第36题 D 前句说很多长途火车特别是卧铺很快就会售完，后句说最好提前90天订。D项特别是在旺季夏天，衔接恰当，故选D。
第37题 G 前句说一个好的代理人有时能帮你找到打折的票，后句说这样你就不需要为了吃饭一天三次穿过数节移动的车厢了，可知中间应该填代理人可以帮你做的事情并且和火车上吃饭有关，G项他也许可以帮你预定在餐车旁边的卧铺，符合。
第38题 C 前句说毯子不是免费的，后句说尤其是夏天，气候条件能使得非常冷，可知中间衔接的应该是说气温难以控制，故选C。
第39题 E 前句意为很多火车一天只开一趟或者一周开三趟，错过可能是个大灾难，E项意为坐下一趟可能要等24个小时以上，符合。
第40题 A 小标题是，找乐子。后句意为读书，编织，解谜，或者仅仅看看窗外的世界。A项火车旅途对缺乏耐心的人很难熬符合，故选A。
第41题 D 词义辨析题。这里指作者在游玩森林的过程中，目睹了一次独特的蜂蜜收获。share分享，collect收集，celebrate庆祝，witness目睹。
第42题 C 前后联系题。从本段最后一句Reaching them to get the honey is difficult以及第三段第一句Ziyad got close to the hive which was around 20 metres above the ground可知这个蜂巢离地面是很高的，因此应该是挂在树梢上，故选treetops。
第43题 B 词义辨析题。正是因为蜂巢挂在树梢上，所以拿到它是很困难、很危险的。urgent紧急的，dangerous危险的，expensive昂贵的，pointless无意义的。
第44题 C 语境理解题。这里指作者跟随养蜂人在草原上穿行，然后进入了丛林。search搜寻，recognise意识到，follow跟随，invite邀请。
第45题 A 语境理解题。由于他们现在在丛林里，所以这里指这位养蜂人收集了一把又一把潮湿的树叶，用绳子把它们包裹起来，然后点燃那束树叶从而点燃了火炬。clean清洁，drop下降，check检查。
第46题 B 语境理解题。同45题，在这位养蜂人收集完树叶之后，他需要点燃这些树叶才能形成一个火炬。shake摇晃，measure测量，decorate装饰。
第47题 D 语境理解题。这里因为蜂巢在树梢上，所以养蜂人需要一根绳子的一端绑在腰间，另一端绕在树干上，才能开始攀爬。
第48题 C 语境理解题。这里考察学生的场景想象能力，因为绳子提供了一个养蜂人向上的拉力，所以当养蜂人爬到和绳子差不多的高度时，他需要把绳子放得更高，才能继续提供这个力。
第49题 A 语境理解题。这里指最终Ziyad接近了离地面约20米的蜂巢。surprisingly令人惊讶的，naturally顺理成章地，immediately立刻。
第50题 D 固定搭配题。inch towards表示向……一点点靠近。这里指养蜂人坐在一根树干上，慢慢向树枝靠近，把火把里的烟吹进蜂巢的一个小孔。
第51题 C 语境理解题。前文说养蜂人发出了一声尖叫，联系到最后一段蜜蜂的攻击，这里养蜂人需要逃跑，所以用slide down表示滑下树干。
第52题 B 前后联系题。由于后文说凉爽的夏天推迟了孵化，小蜜蜂还在蜂巢里。所以这里指现在收集蜂蜜还为时过早。
第53题 A 词汇辨析题。同52题，这里指凉爽的夏天推迟了孵化。hatch孵化，train训练，sow播种，trade贸易。
第54题 D 语境理解题。后文说这些成年蜜蜂一直在攻击养蜂人，产生这个后果的原因是这些蜜蜂很生气。
第55题 A 语境理解题。从前文可知这个时机采蜂蜜太早了，所以养蜂人要等待合适的时机才能再次回来采蜂蜜，the right moment表示合适的时机。