四川省部分地区2023届高三二模英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解2（Word版附答案）

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A
Famus Theaters in Milan
Whether yu’re in the md fr pera, ballet r theater, here’s a list f the t perfrming arts venues in Milan, Italy.
Caripl Teatr
The theater, which was firstly created as a cinema huse, hsts a full calendar f symphnic and chral music tday. Its prductins range frm the classics t the cntemprary, with symphnic tributes (献礼篇) t Pink Flyd, the Beatles, and Queen. Tickets range frm 8 t 15 eurs.
Scala Teatr
It’s been set up with the first public perfrmance f Antni Salieri’s L’Eurpa Ricnsciuta since 1778.There are peratic perfrmances mstly year-rund, because the theater is clsed during the mnth f August. It als stages ballet and classical music perfrmances. Tickets range frm 24 t 40 eurs.
Pmpeii Teatr
Pmpeii Teatr, Italy’s first public theater, has cntinuusly staged sme f Western playhuse’s mst challenging wrks f Euripides and Shakespeare since it launched in the pst-war years. Plays here are guaranteed t be exciting and enjyable. Tickets are priced frm 20 t 25 eurs.
Manzni Teatr
Originally started as a theatre fr dramatic plays, it was destryed by Allied bmbs in 1943. Rebuilt at a new lcatin near La Scala, it was repened in 1950. The theater tday is a great space fr plays, variety shws, and musical perfrmances. Tickets start at 18 eurs, and parents can frequently find prductins that will appeal t yung children.
1．What will yu chse t d if yu are n a budget?
A．Listen t symphnic and chral music.
B．Appreciate dramatic plays with yur kids.
C．Watch Antni Salieri’s L’Eurpa Ricnsciuta.
D．Enjy classical dramas at Italy’s first public playhuse.
2．At which theater are peple sure t watch sme thrilling plays?
A．Caripl Teatr.
B．Scala Teatr.
C．Pmpeii Teatr.
D．Manzni Teatr.
3．What attracts audience t Manzni Teatr?
A．Its unique design style.
B．Its wide range f shws.
C．Its easy access t perfrmers.
D．Its new lcatin near La Scala.
B
Ajay Gupta suffered frm pli (小儿麻痹症) when he was six mnths ld. Hwever, seeing his father and grandfather run businesses arused a deep sense f curisity within Ajay t explre entrepreneurship.
While sending his daughter t playschl, he realized there was a gap in the quality f educatin prvided. That’s when the idea f starting a playschl chain struck him. He launched Bachpan Play Schl in 2004 using his persnal savings. Starting with ne branch in Delhi, tday the schl has scaled up t 1,100 branches acrss India.
Accrding t Ajay, what is unique abut Bachpan’s stry is the impact it has been able t create acrss Tier Il and Tier III cities in India. “Educatin institutes seem crwded in big cities, but when yu mve away frm them, the case is different,” says Ajay. Furthermre, in the smaller cities, many schls were established arund 40 years ag, and they lacked quality.
Ajay did nt set ut t penetrate (渗透) Tier II and Tier III cities exactly. His missin was t make preschl educatin mre accessible and standardized. “I did nt want Bachpan Play Schl t be a place where yu send yur kid fr tw mnths,” he says. “We made clear guidelines fr teachers and syllabuses (教学大纲) fr the kids mnthly and annually.” Ajay adds that the particular curriculum, design, bks, and well-thught-ut strategy alng with prfessinal training are what shapes the cre f Bachpan Play Schl chain.
As ffline classes shifted t nline nes during the pandemic, Ajay’s cmpany launched Bachpan Live platfrm in April 2020. It als launched Bachpan Live app t ffer live classes, nline bks, and mre.
Since its launch, the platfrm has witnessed abut 65,000 dwnlads. Ajay says, “The team has t cnsistently wrk twards imprving the platfrm as parents f tday have becme very demanding. Yu cannt sell them anything. They want t see quality prgrams.”
4．What did Ajay realize when he sent his daughter t playschl?
A．There was a gap between his daughter and him.
B．His daughter was nt satisfied with her playschl.
C．He culd make a big prfit by running a playschl.
D．Sme children culdn’t have access t quality educatin.
5．What is special abut Bachpan Play Schl?
A．It is nt very cmpetitive in big cities.
B．It is specially designed fr disabled children.
C．It is financially supprted by the gvernment.
D．It has imprved educatin quality in small cities.
6．What did Ajay d t prmte preschl educatin?
A．He emplyed experienced teachers.
B．He designed a tw-mnth curse fr kids.
C．He made preschl educatin mre frmal.
D．He stressed the rle f preschl educatin in sciety.
7．What des Ajay expect Bachpan Live platfrm t d?
A．Meet parents’ expectatins.
B．Invite kids t attend nline classes.
C．Replace ffline classes in the future.
D．Share mre bks and classes nline.
C
Fr mst peple, the thught f having t watch themselves wrk ut is nt an attractive ne. Yet as any gym-ger knws, there are always sme peple wh like t enjy their reflectin in the flr-length mirrrs. It is perhaps these particular keep-fit lvers wh are mst excited abut the latest trend in hme exercise-smart fitness mirrrs.
These are 180cm r s tall, high-tech mirrrs that have a cmputer which is cnnected t the Internet, and als wrk as a vide screen. The idea is that peple cntact an nline trainer, wh then appears in the mirrr alng with their reflectin.
On the mre advanced devices the mirrr is equipped with cameras, speakers and numerus sensrs cnnected t AI, s the trainer can watch peple’s mvements, and prvide imprvements and changes. On the simpler mirrrs the vide and sund are just ne-way — peple can see and hear the trainer, but nt the ther way arund. Lessns are typically nt live; instead, peple just get int a library f nline wrkut vides.
But is there any actual advantage in being able t watch yurself wrk ut? Clleen Lgan, the US wner f bth Nrdic Track and PrFrm, says, “Seeing themselves in the mirrr allws the users t crrect their frm r psitin, s they get the best pssible benefits f strength exercises and reduce mistakes that culd lead t injuries”.
Hwever, Dr Anthny Papathmas, a sprts and fitness psychlgist says there is value t this argument, but that he als has sme cncerns. He said, “Hw peple wh are nt cnfident abut their bdy image feel abut the mirrr gets me in a fret. It may be a prblem fr thse new t exercise and lking t make a lifestyle change. Even fr regular exercisers, there are many wh experience bdy dysmrphia (变形) r eating disrders, and fr them, seeing a reflectin thrughut their exercise might be trubling.”
8．What des paragraph 2 mainly tell us abut smart fitness mirrrs?
A．Their target users.
B．Their basic functins.
C．Their wide ppularity.
D．Their cmplex structure.
9．What can be the benefit fr exercisers frm simpler fitness mirrrs?
A．Having live wrkut lessns.
B．Exercising with ther partners.
C．Learning frm sme trainers at nce.
D．Taking advantage f wrkut vides.
10．What des Lgan think f the mirrr?
A．It makes mistakes smetimes.
B．It culd bring injuries t its users.
C．It helps users exercise mre prperly.
D．It can’t be used fr strength exercises.
11．Which f the fllwing best explains “in a fret” underlined in the last paragraph?
A．Wrried.
B．Cnfused.
C．Annyed.
D．Interested.
D
Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are making farming cnditins increasingly challenging. Thus, scientists in sme f the wrld’s driest places are cming up with slutins t bst lcal fd prductin. In the Dubai desert, the Internatinal Center f Bisaline Agriculture (ICBA) has carried ut a missin t transplant and grw superfds that culd adapt t and survive in extreme weather cnditins.
The wrk f the ICBA is part f a glbal effrt t find alternative ways t prduce fd, with the ttal fd demand expected t increase greatly by 2050. But with the effects f climate change already being felt arund the wrld, Jshua Katz, partner at cnsulting firm McKinsey& Cmpany, believes we need t d mre t prvide fd security in the future.
“Feeding the wrld, establishing fd security, prviding nutritius fd in a sustainable manner-there’s a lt that we’re asking f the fd system,” he says. “In rder fr us t deliver that t ur grwing ppulatin, with evlving diets and increasing fcus n things like health, we’re ging t need multiple types f prductin systems t meet all thse different needs r different requirements f the fd system.”
With nly 11% f the wrld’s land surface used fr crp prductin, desert agriculture is becming a real ptin in extreme envirnments. Cuntries like the UAE, which are highly dependent n fd imprts, are relying n mre technlgies such as indr vertical farms and smart greenhuses in the desert t increase lcal fd prductin.
Jshua Katz sees effrts like ICBA’s as an example f hw gvernments can use technlgies t imprve lcal prductin and prepare fr the future. “Cuntries and businesses will make chices abut hw they want t incrprate (合并) different grwing systems int slving challenges, whether it’s their fd security r just prviding lcal fd,” he says. “I think we’re ging t have a rle fr almst every different type f crpping system and every different grwing technique in different parts f the wrld.”
12．Why are superfds intrduced?
A．T fight climate change.
B．T make full use f the limited land.
C．T meet the grwing demand fr fd.
D．T adapt t the changing farming cnditins.
13．What can we infer frm Jshua Katz’s wrds in Paragraph 3?
A．Fd security is mre imprtant than ever befre.
B．We need t make mre effrts t ensure fd supply.
C．There are many prblems with the present fd system.
D．New fd system needs t be built fr the grwing ppulatin.
14．What is the authr’s attitude twards desert agriculture?
A．Puzzled.
B．Dubtful.
C．Cncerned.
D．Psitive.
15．Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Rising Temperatures: a Threat t Farming
B．Fd Prductin: a Slutin t Future Demand
C．Fd System: a Challenge fr Future Generatins
D．Desert Agriculture: a New Way t Imprve Lcal Ecnmy
2023届四川省德阳市高中英语质量监测考试(二)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(À、B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Here are live nline cnversatins fr the Internatinal Bker Prize.
At Night All Bld Is Black
Thu 13 May 19:30-20:30
French-Senegalese authr David Dip’s shrt nvel At Night All Bld Is Black, paints a cmpletely different picture f the cruel 1914-18 cnflict.
This event includes a shrt perfrmed reading frm the nvel by actr Ken Nwsu.
The Emplyees
Thu 29 Apr 19:30-20:30
Since she published her first nvel Celestine in 2015, Olga Ravn has cme t be regarded as ne f the mst influential writers in cntemprary Danish literature. Her new bk, The Emplyees takes readers abard the Six-Thusand Ship as it flies thrugh the far universe in the 22nd century.
This event includes a shrt perfrmed reading frm The Emplyees by actr Lucy Phelps.
We Cease t Understand the Wrld
Thu 20 May19:30-20:30
It is Labatut’s third bk, which has been translated frm the Spanish versin by writer and translatr Adrian Nathan West wh used his knwledge f Wrld War II and sught ut riginal dcuments frm scientific histry int English.
This event includes a shrt perfrmed reading frm the nvel by actr Fina Shaw.
The War f the Pr
Thu 27 May 19:30-20:30
Writer and film-maker Erie Vuillard became famus in his native France when he wn the Prix Gncurt in 2017 fr his nvel The Order f the Day, set in Austria during the Secnd Wrld War. He’ll jin us this evening t discuss his latest wrk.
This event includes shrt perfrmed reading frm the nvel by actr Ken Nwsu.
1. Wh wrte a bk abut space lie?
A. David Dip.B. Olga Ravn.C. Labatut.D. Eric Vuillard.
2. Which bk’s authr will appear in the nline cnversatins?
A. At Night All Bld Is Black.B. The Emplyee
C. We Cease t Understand the Wrld.D. The War f the Pr.
3. What d the fur cnversatins have in cmmn?
A. The guests d sme reading f the nvels.B. The guests have a talk abut the nvels.
C. They refer t sme brief reviews.D. They start at the same time.
B
We sat at hme, waiting fr the COVID-19 cases t decrease and fr the weather t imprve. We all dreamed f what we wuld d when we culd finally g utside.
I rde my ld bike faithfully fr almst 20 years befre getting the replacement, which gt stlen frcing me back t Old Faithful. The weak-minded might have abandned biking cmpletely at that pint, but nt me. Biking means freedm.
Every spring I get Old Faithful ready. She is getting ld with mre replacement parts than riginals. But with all bike stres being lw n new mdels, she is all I have. On my bike, as lng as I’m alive and eating, I’ve gt fuel and can pedal t the ends f Earth if I want. N bstacle is impassable. Jammed rads mean nthing. I can still weave between cars in traffic. This memry f freedm means even mre t me with the experience f lckdwn.
Sciety gritted its teeth (咬紧牙关) in the knwledge that we just had t tugh it ut fr a year t get t the ther side. Then Delta hit. Then Omicrn. A year turned int tw, and that’s when the walls really started clsing in. That’s when we really needed hpe. S, I cunt the days until I can return t my bike. On my bike, I achieve anther state f mind. I wuld push myself t reach the tp each time. I wanted t feel that little thrill f making it t the summit, knwing that ding s tld me nce again that I culd g anywhere and that nthing culd hld me back. I was free.
Every few years I add a new ache r pain. I am starting t get ld. I can’t cycle as fast as I used t. But every time I encunter a hill, I dn’t give up. I’m waiting fr that first warm day when I’ll escape the pandemic walls. I want t put n my helmet and fr ne brief, beautiful mment, be free again.
4. What caused the authr t ride Old Faithful?
A. He had his bike stlen unluckily.B. He wanted t replace the ld ne.
C. He hped t g thrugh his islatin.D. He wished t avid its becming dusty.
5. What des Paragraph 3 want t say?
A. The limitatin f driving vehicles.B. The advantages f riding his bike.
C. The hardship t find bike riginals.D. The special experience f lckdwn.
6. What des the underlined sentence “Sciety gritted ...” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Keep smething fr a rainy day.B. Be a playby withut ambitin.
C. A gd medicine tastes bitter.D. Hlding n makes life hpeful.
7. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. Tugh situatins make me strnger and smarter.
B. The pandemic lckdwn can nt lck my dreams away
C. What I want t d when the pandemic lckdwn ends.
D. Hw I relieved my pressure during the pandemic lckdwn.
C
WHAT’S FOR dinner? The answer matters, at every level. Glbally, fd prices have risen in 13 f the past 15 mnths and are clse t their peak f 2011, wing t pr weather and the utbreak f a swine-flu in2018. In reality, agriculture uses half the wrld’s habitable land and accunts fr mre than 30% f glbal emissins. When ne such factry in Teesside, in nrthern England, recently threatened t shut dwn because f high natural gas prices, the gvernment had t step in t prevent fd supply chains frm cllapsing.
Frtunately, technlgies are emerging that prmise t prduce fd in new ways. These range frm bireactrs that grw meat t indr“vertical” farms and new ways f prducing fish. S it is easy t see hw steaks made frm plant-based prtein, r grwn in vats (桶) frm cells, culd greatly reduce factry farming and land and water use, and prduce fewer emissins.
That des nt mean peple will be willing t eat it, hwever. Given fd’s cultural imprtance, peple dn’t respnd actively t new fdstuffs and prductin prcesses, because they feared it caused smething harmful.
At the same time traditinal fds and farming mdel are adred. Many Western cnsumers are willing t pay extra fr fd, because it avids“chemicals”. Yet suppsedly timeless fd traditins are ften shallwer than they seem. Ptates were eventually widely adpted in Eurpe (the inventin f French fries helped). Cffee frm Arabia and tea frm China were unknwn in Eurpe befre the 17th century.
The new fds and prcesses n ffer tday present pprtunities t create delicius and sustainable new traditins. Western cnsumers shuld put aside their reservatins abut eating crickets and give plant-based burgers and 3D-printed steaks a try. Regulatrs shuld be mre pen t gene-editing crps, and speed up apprval f eatable insects fr animal feed and human cnsumptin.
8. What des the authr aim t stress in paragraph 1?
A. Fd system faces pressure frm sme factrs.B. Fd prductin causes mre serius pllutin.
C. Agriculture plays imprtant rles in the wrld.D. Fd safety is vitally significant fr peple
9. What can we infer frm Paragraph 2?
A. Livestck tends t decline in the future
B. Plant-based prtein will be mre ppular.
C. Technlgy will make a huge difference.
D. Agricultural land shuld be well prtected
10. What’s cnsumers’ attitude t new fdstuff?
A. Favrable.B. Skeptical.C. Indifferent.D. Unclear.
11. What’s the suitable title fr the passage?
A. T eat r nt t eat: that’s a questin that yu have.
B. What yu eat: a diverse fd culture appealing t yu
C. New ways t make fd are cming-but will yu bite?
D. A new era in technlgy is appraching-but are yu ready?
D
Fr years, the cnventinal wisdm amng Silicn Valley futurists was that artificial intelligence and autmatin indicated dm (厄运) fr blue-cllar wrkers whse jbs invlved repetitive physical labr. Truck drivers, retail cashiers and warehuse wrkers wuld all lse their jbs t rbts, they said, while wrkers in creative fields like art, entertainment and media wuld be safe. Well, an unexpected thing happened recently: AI entered the creative class.
In the past few mnths, AI-based image generatrs like DALL-E 2, Midjurney and Stable Diffusin have made it pssible fr anyne t create unique, hyper-realistic images just by typing a few wrds int a text bx. These apps, thugh new, are already surprisingly ppular.
It’s still t early t tell whether this new wave f apps will end up csting artists and illustratrs their jbs. What seems clear, thugh, is that these tls are already being put t use in creative industries.
Sarah Drummnd, a service designer in Lndn, started using AI-generated images a few mnths ag t replace the black-and-white sketches she did fr her jb. These were usually basic drawings that visually represented prcesses she was trying t design imprvements fr.
Instead f spending hurs creating what she called blb drawings manually, Ms. Drummnd, 36, nw types what she wants int DALL-E 2 r Midjurney. Ms. Drummnd acknwledged that AI image generatrs had limitatins. They aren’t gd at mre cmplex sketches, fr example, r creating multiple images with the same character. And like the ther creative prfessinals, she said she didn’t think AI designers wuld replace human illustratrs cmpletely.
“Wuld I use it fr final utput? N. I wuld hire smene t fully make what we wanted t realize,” she said. “But the thrwaway wrk that yu d when yu’re any kind f designer, whether it’s visual, architectural, urban planner—yu’re sketching, sketching sketching. And s this is a sketch tl.”
12. What’s the cnventinal wisdm abut?
A. AI can learn t create unique images.B. Rbts will be ppular in all the fields
C AI will take the place f physical labr.D. Apps will give birth t sme prblems.
13. What’s the character f DALL-E 2 r Midjurney accrding t Sara?
A. It gets drawing skills imprved.B. It helps in sme basic drawings
C. It makes sketches mre diverseD. It is creative as well as humans.
14. What des the underlined wrd “manually” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. By machine.B. By imaginatinC. By technlgy.D. By hand.
15. What’s the passage mainly abut?
A. AI-generated art is already transfrming creative wrk.
B. The apps are getting artists lsing their jbs at present being.
C. Science and technlgy cmpletely change peple’s life nw.
D. Tw useful drawing tls are designed fr artists in their life.
2023届四川省泸州市高三第二次教学质量诊断性考试英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。
A
Explre Yur Passin at Harvard University
Yur educatin desn’t stp at the classrm dr. Student activities are a vital part f the Harvard experience, balancing yur studies and creating pprtunities fr friendship and self-discvery.
Athletics
Harvard Athletics ffers frty-tw intercllege teams fr wmen and men - mre than any ther cllege des ——as well as numerus sprts clubs and recreatinal activities. Mre than eighty percent f ur students participate in athletics f sme kind.
Student rganizatins
Jin ur cmmunity f ver 500 student rganizatins. Yu can get t knw student rganizatins at ur Student Organizatin Fair, an annual traditin that takes place the first week f class. Yu can als write fr the student newspaper n the Assciated Press. Even if yu dn’t see a club that matches yur interests, we’re ready t help yu set up ne! Des that sund amazing t yu?
Cmmunity service
Giving back t cmmunities is an ideal fundamental t Harvard’s missin. The Phillips Brks Huse Assciatin and the Cllege Public Service Netwrk ffers mre than 120 service initiatives (方案)and prgrams - frm instructing lcal yuth t prmting envirnmental sustainability and running a hmeless shelter. Fr thse dedicated t cmmunity initiatives, Harvard als ffers a variety f funding surces 一 that supprt yur gals t serve thse arund yu.
Leadership
The Institute f Plitics (IOP) at the Harvard Kennedy Schl cnnects students with plitical leaders and experienced civil servants. Harvard undergraduates have access t the Institute’s Jhn F. Kennedy Jr. Frum, ne f the wrld’s best grunds fr plitical speech, discussin, and debate.
Click here t keep track f relevant infrmatin.
1. Which activity seems attractive t mst students?
A. Athletics.B. Student rganizatins.C. Cmmunity service.D. Leadership.
2. What can yu d if there is n club fit fr yu?
A. Jin a student rganizatin.B. Ask fr help t create ne.
C. Set up a recreatinal activity.D. Serve the peple arund yu.
3. Hw can yu get t knw mre abut these activities?
A. By writing fr the schl newspaper.B. By referring t the service initiatives.
C. By paying a visit t Harvard graduates.D. By surfing the related schl website.
B
Silent films set up America’s mvie industry. But many f these films frm the early 1900s n lnger exist. A new prject aims t represent the flavr f these mvies by digitizing (数字化)ld advertisements fr them and publishing the materials nline.
The idea fr the prject came frm Chicag-based cllectr Dwight Cleveland, wh was intrduced t the silent mvie advertisements, als called lbby (大厅)cards, as a high schl student in the 1970s. He then fell in lve with the clrs, designs and ther elements used in the mvie cards. That enjyable experience made him want t start his wn cllectin. “It just srt f screamed ut, ‘Take me hme!’“ Cleveland said.
The cards were made t be placed inside the area utside theater entrances, als knwn as lbbies. The cards infrmed film-gers abut what mvies were currently playing as well as films that wuld arrive next. They advertised all that early Hllywd had t ffer, including cmedies, lve stries and actin mvies.
Abut 90 percent f all silent films have been lst. One f the main reasns fr this is that the chemicals used t make many f the early films brke dwn ver time. ”What that means is that these mvie cards are the nly prf that these films even existed, Cleveland said.
Cleveland has been sending examples frm his persnal cllectin t Dartmuth’s Media Eclgy Prject, which is led by Mark William, a prfessr f film studies. When cmpleted, it will becme part f a large cllectin f rare and valuable elements relating t early and mstly lst American films.
William said the main gal f the prject is t make the material available t early mvie fans and schlars alike. He added that he believes publishing the cllectin will lead t a new interest in the silent film time.
4. Why did Cleveland have the idea f cllecting lbby cards?
A. T decrate his hme.B. T hld a card exhibitin.
C. T design different advertisements.D. T get pleasure frm them.
5. What culd the cards be used fr?
A. Beautifying the theater lbby.B. Recrding varius early films.
C. Making mvie infrmatin knwn.D. Shwing film-gers t their seats.
6. What is William’s attitude twards the prject?
A. Cnfident.B. Cautius.
C. Dubtful.D. Wrried.
7. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Lst Materials: Cme t LifeB. Silent Mvies: Disappear fr Ever
C. Lbby Cards: Express Silent FilmsD. America Mvies: Change with Time
C
Chinese elements are seen everywhere at the 2022 FIFA Wrld Cup in Qatar, frm stadium cnstructin and brand marketing t masct manufacturing (制造), prviding strng supprt fr the grand ftball event.
The glden-bwl shaped stadium is lcated 15 kilmeters nrth f Dha, capital f Qatar. Serving as the largest sprting venue in Qatar, it hsts imprtant matches. T make the ftball pitch (场地)and the audience area cler and mre cmfrtable, independent cling statins were built utside the stadium, sending cl breezes int the stadium. Hassan Al Thawadi said the cmplex structure prves the great skills and service ability f Chinese firms, adding that thse wh watch the games in the venue shuld be grateful t Chinese engineers and cnstructrs.
In 2020, Chinese manufacturer Yutng was selected t prvide service vehicles fr the Qatar Wrld Cup. The cmpany equipped its buses with a device that prtects the mtrs frm sand and mud, emplyed liquid-cling pwer batteries and adpted an intelligent temperature cntrl in the buses. It is reprted that Qatar has imprted 1,500 buses frm China, including 888 electric nes t meet the transprtatin demand. It marked the first time fr a majr glbal sprts event t use Chinese new energy buses in such large quantities.
In a desert 80 kilmeters west f Dha, there is a vast phtvltaic (PV) pwer statin with a ttal area equal t 1,400 standard ftball pitches. Built by the PwerChina Guizhu Engineering C., Ltd., the 800 MW Al Kharsaah Slar Pwer Plant has ver 2 millin PV panels that are able t generate 1.8 billin kilwatt hurs f clean electricity fr Qatar each year. It can supply arund 300,000 lcal husehlds and mainly reduce 900,000 tns f CO2 emissins n an annual basis.
Mre Chinese elements can be seen bth n and ff the field in Qatar. The appearance f referees Ma Ning, Shi Xiang and Ca Yi marks the first time in the recent 20 years fr Chinese referees t judge Wrld Cup games.
8. What can we learn abut Hassan Al Thawadi frm Paragraph 2?
A. He thinks much f Qatar’s climate.B. He knws the stadium’s functin well.
C. He speaks highly f ftball watchers.D. He greatly praises Chinese cntributins.
9. What d we knw abut the Chinese Yutng buses?
A. They are cheap and cmfrtable.B. They are used in many fields.
C. They are prvided with high technlgy.D. They are easy t make and perate.
10. Hw is Paragraph 4 develped t intrduce the PV pwer statin?
A. By giving advice.B. By listing numbers.
C. By making cmparisn.D. By explaining reasns.
11. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Chinese elements shine at Qatar Wrld Cup.
B. Chinese gds becme quite ppular in Qatar.
C. Chinese referees first judge Wrld Cup games.
D. Chinese cmpanies make great effrts fr Qatar.
D
Many diseases and medical cnditins are caused by things ut f ur cntrl. Yet experts say yu can cntrl and even prevent many f the risk factrs that increase yur chances f dying. S dctrs urge us t eat healthy fds, get exercise, stp smking and limit ur alchl intake. But there is smething else yu can d. And it is free and easy — Smile!
Anand Chckalingam is a heart disease specialist at University f Missuri Health Care in Clumbia, Missuri. He advises his patients t smile, “When we smile, the brain wiring gets influenced. The chemicals that are released are mre psitive.” He says smiling is a first step in fighting physical and emtinal stress. This is nt just New Age advice. Several studies are in favr f Dr. Chckaligam’s prescriptin (处方) t smile mre.
The main cause f heart attacks and strkes are blckages in bld vessels (血管). These prevent bld frm flwing t the heart r the brain. The mst cmmn reasn fr these blckages is a build-up f fatty depsits n the inner walls f the arteries.
When yu feel stressed r under pressure, yur bdy releases many natural hrmnes (激素) including adrenaline and crtisl. Adrenaline increases yur heart rate and bld pressure. Crtisl is the bdy’s main stress hrmne. It increases sugar in the bldstream. If yu are truly in danger, these hrmnes can help yu. They are part f what we call ur fight-r-flight respnse.
Hwever, when stressed fr a lng perid, these stress hrmnes are ever-present in ur bdies. And that, medical researchers warn, may lead t health prblems.
Dr. Chckalingam says a smile may be ne way t help. He tells his patients t smile 20 times an hur. T sme, that might seem like a lt f smiling. Or sme might even feel flish ... smiling fr seemingly n reasn. But a smile des nt invlve drugs r peratins. It is free and it has n bad side effects.
“Once peple smile, they are relaxing. This relaxatin directly lwers bld pressure, and imprves sugar levels in the bld. If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health,” and it just may prvide a little extra prtectin t everyne’s heart health.
12. What des the writer want t highlight in Paragraph 1?
A. Taking mre exercise.B. Smiling mre.
C. Aviding smking and alchl.D. Cntrlling illness and death.
13. Why is Anand Chckalingam mentined?
A. T shw his talent.B. T supprt a cnclusin.
C. T describe several new studies.D. T analyze his patients’ prescriptins.
14. What des the underlined wrd “these” in Paragraph 3 prbably refer t?
A. heart attacksB. bld vessels
C. strkesD. blckages
15. What is the last paragraph mainly abut?
A. The benefits f smiling.B. The advantages f relaxatin.
C. The effect f lw bld pressure.D. The way f preventing stress hrmne.
2023届四川省绵阳市高三第二次诊断性考试英语试题
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
The fllwing list fcuses n the tp 4 nt-t-be-missed wrld-class museums, helping turists explre and experience the best the New Yrk City has t ffer.
COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM
The Cper Hewitt, Smithsnian Design Museum (CHSDM)was funded in 1897. It is the nly museum in the U.S. devted t histric and cntemprary design. Exhibitins feature mre than 650 bjects thrughut fur flrs f the building, many f which draw frm the museum’s permanent cllectin f mre than 210, 000 bjects. Free guided turs are prvided frm 11:30 AM t 1:30 PM n weekdays and 1 PM t 3 PM n weekends.
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
The Museum f the Mving Image (MOMI) is hused n the riginal 13-acre lt that made up the histric Kaufman Astria Studis. Lse yurself in the permanent exhibit, Behind the Screen, which intrduces visitrs t the histry f the mving image frm 19th-century ptical (视觉)tys t tday’s digital tls used t edit and prduce films.
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
One f the wrld’s largest natural histry museums with mre than 33 millin exhibits, the AMNH educates and entertains visitrs, keeping them busy fr hurs n end. The museum ffers self-guided turs, including ne featuring exhibits frm the mvie, Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller. There are a handful f places t eat inside shuld the kids get hungry. The kid sleepvers at the AMNH are impressive.
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The New-Yrk Histrical Sciety (NYHS)was funded in 1804 as New Yrk’s first museum. The Henry Luce II Center fr the Study f American Culture n the furth flr has been redesigned t shwcase The Gallery f Tiffany lamps, displayed in a glass gallery. The Center fr Wmen’s Histry is the first f its kind in a devted t this subject. It ffers free daily turs at 2 and 3:30 PM.
1. When can yu get free guided turs at the CHSDM?
A. At 12:30 PM Mnday.B. At 2:30 PM Thursday.
C. At 10:30 AM Saturday.D. At 11:30 AM Sunday.
2. Which museum prvides special care fr children?
A. CHSDMB. MOMI.C. AMNH.D. NYHS.
3. What is special abut NYHS?
A. It has the lngest histry.
B. It fcuses n human histry.
C. It prvides free turs all day lng.
D. It tells the histry f the mving image.
B
What are the mst sustainable crps t grw fr fd security? Perhaps, in yur grwing znes, ranges r peaches win fr best fruit crp.Ht, dry climates might call fr dates r grapes.Fr me, grwing rganic apples is the best.Perhaps that’s because my hmetwn knws mre abut grwing and preserving apples than any ther fruit.
Sme apples may have wrms in them.“It’s nt that bad. It’s rganic.Just cut the wrm ut.”I laugh even as I type this.Fr us, “rganic”is hw we grw apples, but it des mean carving gd fruit away frm black wrm hles.Mdern techniques fr grwing rganic apples include wrm traps, fruit barriers, and rganic insecticides, like bacterial pisns that nly target wrms.
Wrmy apples are just fine fr apple juice and jam, Mm says.Cut ff the gd part and thrw it in the pt.Thrw the bad part t the chickens.Bil the fruit and put juice int canning jars.Apple jam becme pancake tpping and the replacement “il” in recipes — that is, if we dn’t eat it directly ut f the jar.
Apples are nw s symblic t American life that ther cuntries try ut the market.When I was yunger, I might have laughed at that because f hw cnnected apples and American stries have becme, despite the fact that apples aren’t native t Nrth America.But a gd friend, after visiting several farms in his mtherland Nigeria, shwed me phts f Nigerian apples. The skin texture (质地) and clr resembled American apples, but they were shaped mre like xheart tmates.S even thugh apples have taken n symblic significance in America, they can cntribute t fd security in all kinds f places.
4. What’s the passage mainly abut?
A. Organic fd and mdern techniques.
B. American and African apples.
C. Climate and grwing crps.
D. Apples and fd security.
5. What happens t the gd parts f wrmy apples?
A. They are thrwn away.B. They are made int apple juice.
C. They are sld t custmers.D. They are fed t the chickens.
6. What des the authr learn frm his friend?
A. Apples are nt native t Nrth America.
B. Other cuntries are als grwing apples.
C. Apples utside America are ugly-lking.
D. Peple f ther cuntries dn’t like apples.
7. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. America prduces the best apples f the wrld.
B. Pisns are n lnger used n apples in America.
C. The authr is prud f apples grwn in his hmetwn.
D. Apple juice and jam are actually made frm wrmy apples.
C
Kjell Inge Rekke is a billinaire wner f an il cmpany frm Nrway. As a yung man, he was a high schl drput wh mved t the US t becme an rdinary fisherman. Nw he is the tenth-richest man in his cuntry. Wrth tw billin dllars, he plans t give much f his mney away and is starting with cleaning up ur ceans. In the Pacific Ocean, there is an island called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is twice the size f the cntinental United States. It cnsists f nthing but small pieces f plastic and the dead bdies f sea life and birds. The billinaire is buying a state-f-the-art ship. With the latest equipment n bard, the ship will remve five tns f plastic frm ur ceans daily.
Kjell started his business empire building industrial fishing bats. He believes he wes his frtune t the cean and wants t pay the debt back. “I want t give back t sciety the majrity f what I’ve earned. This ship is a part f it.” said the seaging man. Managed by the cnservatin rganizatin WWF, the ship’s missin is t get the pisnus things ut f the ceans.
It culdn’t cme at a better time. Earlier this year a killer whale washed up n a UK shre was pisned by man-made chemicals. The whale called Lulu was the mst pisned n recrd. It was 20 years ld and had never reprduced because her bdy had been badly damaged.
Kjell has given WWF cmplete cntrl f the bat. The cnservatin rganizatin is nt cmfrtable with the practices f the Nrwegian’s il business. Yet in the struggle t save the envirnment, unlikely partners must wrk tgether. Withut the wrld’s ceans, life n Earth wuldn’t exist.
8. What has Kjell decided t d?
A. Make ur ceans clean again.
B. Put an end t his il business.
C. Stp using plastics in his daily life.
D. Remve the rubbish with his wn hands.
9. What des “state-f-the-art” in Paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. Beautiful. B. Advanced. C. Expensive. D. Cmfrtable.
10. Why is Lulu the whale mentined in the passage?
A. T ask peple t help the creature.
B T invite peple t jin in the effrt.
C. T stress the cnsequence f the pllutin.
D. T draw attentin t the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
11 Why des WWF decide t wrk with Kjell?
A. Ocean pllutin calls fr cmbined actin.
B. It is cmfrtable t wrk with a billinaire.
C. His business is friendly t the envirnment.
D. He has given up cntrl f his newly bught ship.
D
If yu are frgetful r make mistakes when in a hurry a new study frm Michigan State University (MSU) fund that meditatin (冥想) culd help yu t becme less likely t make mistakes.
The research, published in Brain Sciences, tested hw pen mnitring meditatin (OMM) changed brain activity in a way that suggests increased errr recgnitin. The findings suggest that different frms f meditatin can have different effects. “Sme frms f meditatin have yu fcus n a single bject, cmmnly yur breath, but OMM is a bit different,” Lin said. “It has yu pay attentin t everything ging n in yur mind and bdy. The gal is t sit quietly and pay clse attentin t where the mind travels withut getting t caught up in the scenery.”
Lin and his MSU c-authrs—William Eckerle, Ling Peng and Jasn Mser— emplyed mre than 200 participants t test hw OMM affected hw peple detect and respnd t errrs. The participants, wh had never meditated befre, were taken thrugh a 20-minute OMM exercise while the researchers measured brain activity thrugh EEG (脑电图) .
While the meditatrs didn’t have immediate imprvements t actual task perfrmance, the researchers’ findings ffer a prmising windw int the ptential f sustained meditatin. “These findings are a strng demnstratin f what just 20 minutes f meditatin can d t enhance the brain’s ability t detect and pay attentin t mistakes,” Mser said. “It makes us feel mre cnfident in what meditatin might really be capable f fr perfrmance and daily functining right there in the mment.”
Lking ahead, Lin said, “The next phase f research will determine whether changes in brain activity can translate t behaviral changes with mre lng-term practice. It’s great t see the public’s enthusiasm fr meditatin, but there’s still plenty f wrk frm a scientific viewpint t be dne t understand the benefits it can have, and equally imprtantly, hw it actually wrks.”
12. Hw des OMM differ frm ther frms f mediatin?
A. It fixes yur fcus n yur breath.
B. It keeps yur mind and bdy calm.
C. It makes yu caught up in the scenery.
D. It enables yu t be aware f everything.
13. What des the results f the research shw?
A. The mediatrs acquire the habit f meditating regularly.
B. The mediatrs can imprve their ability t recgnize errrs.
C. Meditatin has an immediate influence n task perfrmance.
D. Meditatin can increase peple’s cnfidence abut themselves.
14. What will the research team try t find ut next?
A. Hw t mnitr brain activity.
B. Hw t sustain meditatin practice.
C. Meditatin’s influence n behavir.
D. The public’s respnse t meditatin.
15. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Meditatin Helps Peple Sit Quietly
B. OMM Helps Measure Peple’s Brain Activity
C. Brain Activity Imprves Peple’s Perfrmance
D. Meditatin May Help Peple Make Fewer Mistakes
2023届四川省九市联考（雅安、眉山、资阳、广安、广元等市）高三二模英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。
A
Heathfield Day Summer Camp
It’s fr girls aged 7 t 15. Heathfield started its wn Summer Camp fr lcal girls s they culd enjy the high quality activities and sprts that we were already ffering t verseas students n ur Internatinal Summer Schl (ISS). Over the years mre than a thusand girls have attended the camp, many returning year after year and bringing sisters and friends with them. Returning students receive a 10% discunt frm their secnd year. Day girls arrive between 08:45 and 09:15 when activities start. An Early Mrning ptin with Breakfast is available at 08:00. At 5:30 girls are cllected and signed ut by parents r can take ur Late Stay ptin until 6:30.
Heathfield’s teachers ffer the girls a fun-packed and educatinal daily prgram, balancing creative, artistic and sprting skills. Campers are gruped tgether accrding t age and mve tgether between activities. There’re different prgrams fr junir and senir grups.
Girls enjy the pprtunity t spend time as a day girl and as a barder. They can stay frm ne day t fur weeks. But residential stays are fr a minimum f ne week. Each Thursday afternn we invite parents t an exhibitin r shw t see what the girls are ding. The exhibitins include ckery, art, craft and phtgraphy in weeks 1 and 3, and in weeks 2 and 4, music, dance and drama shws take place. Tw r three afternns a week girls mix with the students frm the ISS and take part in sprts and games.
There’s an hur’s lunch break. Our dining-rm service ffers a great range f ht and cld dishes.
1．What d we knw abut Heathfield Day Summer Camp?
A．Its arrangements are flexible.
B．It ffers participants 10% ff.
C．Its prgrams are the same fr grups.
D．It limits the number f participants.
2．What des Heathfield d t the camper?
A．Advise them t stay as barders.
B．Frbid them t g ut n weekdays.
C．Call n them t be independent.
D．Divide them int different grups.
3．What may Tina’s parents d at Heathfield n Thursday f Week 2?
A．Pay a visit t the ISS.
B．Have dinner with her.
C．See her dancing.
D．Take physical exercise.
B
It was a histry-making mment at Miller ＆ Miller’s Canadiana ＆Decrative Arts auctin (拍卖) when the hammer finally came dwn fr a rare Maud Lewis painting.
Lewis was a Canadian artist wh painted brightly clred scenes. She sld her paintings by the side f the rad fr $2 t $3. Painting wasn’t easy, since she suffered frm a physical challenge that made mving painful. Jhn Kinnear, als an artist, struck up a friendship with the then-little-knwn Lewis after reading an article abut her. He mailed her bxes f painting supplies. At the time, Lewis, with her husband, lived in a ne-rm huse with n electricity r running water, using simple huse paint t paint. After receiving the supplies, Lewis wrte back insisting n repaying him with sme f her paintings. Kinnear sld sme f them, sending sme mney back t Lewis and using the remainder t buy her mre paint.
Kinnear was friends with Irene and Tny Demas, wh wned a restaurant where he ate lunch every day. One day, Kinnear tld them he had sme paintings by an artist and wndered if they might cnsider swapping a few grilled cheese lunches fr ne f them. “When we saw the paintings, we were shcked, and bth f us were hesitant,” recalls Irene. “I had never seen anything like them. They were s childlike, with cats and cws.” But they ended up agreeing t the trade, chsing a painting called Black Truck.
Over 50 years later, they’re lng retired and are nw cnsidering travelling mre. They hped t sell the painting. In the years since Lewis died, her paintings have becme famus. But it was a recent scare that really urged them int actin. After having nn-glare glass added t the painting, the business street where the framer lived burned t the grund just days after they picked up their painting. “We saw that Miller & Miller had sld ne nt lng ag,” says Irene. “We trusted the Miller brthers.”
Recently, the painting was sld at auctin fr $350, 000.
4．Why did Jhn Kinnear send Lewis bxes f painting supplies?
A．T get her paintings.
B．T ffer her assistance.
C．T make friends with her.
D．T learn t paint frm her.
5．Hw did Irene and Tny Demas feel when they first saw Lewis’s paintings?
A．Disappinted.
B．Cnfused.
C．Panicked.
D．Embarrassed.
6．What was the real reasn fr the Demas’ selling “Black Truck”?
A．They were frced by Miller & Miller.
B．They were desperate fr mney t travel.
C．They feared the unexpected wuld happen.
D．They thught the painting wuld lse value.
7．What is the purpse f this text?
A．T intrduce a painting’s adventures.
B．T explain a trend in art cllecting.
C．T expand the painting market.
D．T recmmend an auctin huse.
C
In 2022, 61 cmpanies in the United Kingdm (UK) tk part in the wrld’s largest test f a fur-day wrk week.
The pilt prgram, cnducted in the UK, guided ver 60 cmpanies and almst 3, 000 wrkers thrugh a six-mnth trial f a 4 day week, with n lss f pay fr wrkers. Overall results shw that almst every rganizatin will stick t a 4-day week pst-trial, with 91% definitely cntinuing r planning t cntinue, and a further 4% leaning twards cntinuing.
Cmpanies rated their verall experience f the trials an average f 8. 5/10, with business prductivity and business perfrmance each scring 7. 5/10. Prfits rse by 35% ver the trial perids when cmpared t similar perids frm the previus year and hiring increased while absenteeism decreased.
Lead researcher, Prfessr Juliet Schr f Bstn Cllege bserved an encuraging cnsistency in the data. “Results are largely steady acrss wrkplaces f varying sizes, shwing it wrks fr many types f rganizatins. There are als sme interesting differences. We fund that emplyees in nn-prfits and prfessinal services had a larger average increase in time spent exercising, while thse in cnstructin enjyed the largest reductins in burnut and sleep prblems,” she said. Getting the carbn ftprint dwn is als encuraging, with cmmuting (通勤) time falling by a half bur per week.
Hw did wrkers d mre in less time? Sme cmpanies cut meetings, r made sure they were shrter. Others used technlgy t help wrkers get mre dne quickly. Sme cmpanies created a “fcus time” s wrkers culd wrk n just ne thing withut being interrupted.
In general, wrkers said the fur-day wrk week left them feeling less tired. Abut 71% said they felt less “burnt ut” with their new wrk hurs, and 39% said they felt less stressed. On average, 73% f the wrkers were mre satisfied with the time they spent wrking.
8．Which f the fllwing best describes the experiment?
A．Cntrversial.
B．Ambitius.
C．Eventful.
D．Successful.
9．What can we say abut the fur-day wrk week?
A．It’s a ne-sided mve.
B．It’s what technlgy brings.
C．I’s envirnmentally friendly.
D．It’s unfit fr big cmpanies.
10．What are the statistics in the last paragraph abut?
A．Wrking habits.
B．Jy at wrk.
C．Health management.
D．Business perfrmance.
11．Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Mnday-Friday Mdel Is Outdated
B．Gd Health Is Gd Business
C．4-Day Wrkweek Trial Finishes
D．4-Day Wrkweek Culd Be Cming
D
Ever been hungry enugh t eat a huse? Nw, yu actually culd.
Fd waste is a big prblem in Japan and glbally. Japan prduced arund 5. 7 millin tns f fd waste in 2019. The gvernment plans t reduce that by arund 2. 7 millin tns by 2030. Tky University researchers Kta Machida and Yuya Sakai have develped a way t transfrm fd waste int cement (水泥) fr cnstructin use and mre. This is the first-ever prcess created fr making cement entirely frm fd waste. The researchers say their prduct is fur times as strng as traditinal cncrete. This particular cement can be used t make things like tea cups r chairs as well. Hwever, there’s ne additinal feature-it’s als edible (可食的).
Kta and Yuya are the intelligence behind the frmatin f Fabula Inc., a cmpany with purpses f reducing fd waste, and helping fight glbal warming.
As expected, smething this unique tk years t develp. It tk a few attempts t find just the right prcess. Kta and Yuya created the unique technlgy while researching pssible envirnmentally- friendly materials t replace cement-based cncrete. Cement prductin accunts fr 8% f the wrld’s carbn dixide emissins.
After a few failures, they realized they culd get the cement t bind (黏合) by adjusting the temperatures. “The mst challenging part was that each type f fd waste requires different temperatures,” Yuya said. S the researchers had t bserve them and respnd in time. In the experiments, Kta and Yuya have successfully made cement using tea leaves, cffee grunds, cabbage and even lunchbx leftvers.
Fabula Inc. is currently wrking t make tea cups and furniture, but Yuya is thinking a little bit bigger. Their prduct culd prvide relief in the frm f edible emergency shelters in disaster nes “Fr example, if fd cannt be delivered t the peple, they culd eat makeshift beds made ut f fd cement,” he said. T eat the material, a persn needs t break it apart and bil it.
12．Which is ne f Kta and Yuya’ purpses in making use f fd waste?
A．T ffer Fabula Inc. mre cement.
B．T prduce building materials.
C．T warn hw serius fd waste is.
D．T extend cncrete’s service life.
13．What did Kta and Yuya assess previusly abut making edible cement?
A．Its damage t the envirnment.
B．Its cst f recycling the cement.
C．Its difficulties they wuld face.
D．Its ppularity amng the public.
14．What made the experiment f making cement ut f fd waste harder?
A．Making sure t make cement tasty.
B．Selecting crrect fd waste timely.
C．Getting cement brken apart easily.
D．Regulating the temperatures cnstantly.
15．What des the underlined wrd “makeshift” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Temprary.
B．Strng.
C．Bendable.
D．Cmmercial.
答案：
2023届四川省达州市高三下学期第二次诊断性测试英语试题
1．A
2．C
3．B
【导语】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍的是米兰的几个著名剧院。
1．
推理判断题。对比四个剧院的票价信息“Tickets range frm 8 t 15 eurs.(票价从8欧元到15欧元不等)”，“Tickets range frm 24 t 40 eurs.(票价从24欧元到40欧元不等)”，“Tickets are priced frm 20 t 25 eurs.(票价从20欧元到25欧元不等)”和“Tickets start at 18 eurs, and parents can frequently find prductins that will appeal t yung children.(门票起价18欧元，家长们经常可以找到对孩子有吸引力的作品)”可知，如果手头拮据可以选择去Caripl Teatr，根据Caripl Teatr部分的“The theater, which was firstly created as a cinema huse, hsts a full calendar f symphnic and chral music tday.(该剧院最初是作为电影院而创建的，今天举办了完整的交响乐和合唱音乐)”可知，如果你手头拮据，你会选择听交响乐和合唱音乐。故选A。
2．
细节理解题。根据Pmpeii Teatr部分的“Plays here are guaranteed t be exciting and enjyable.(这里的戏剧一定是令人兴奋和愉快的)”可知，人们一定会Pmpeii Teatr看到惊险刺激的戏剧，故选C。
3．
细节理解题。根据Manzni Teatr部分的“The theater tday is a great space fr plays, variety shws, and musical perfrmances.(今天的剧院是戏剧、综艺节目和音乐表演的好地方)”可知，Manzni Teatr吸引观众的是它的表演范围很广。故选B。
4．D
5．D
6．C
7．A
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文，文章介绍了印度Ajay Gupta创办连锁幼儿园Bachpan来提高学前质量的故事。
4．
细节理解题。根据第二段中“While sending his daughter t playschl, he realized there was a gap in the quality f educatin prvided.(当他送女儿去游戏学校时，他意识到学校提供的教育质量存在差距)”可知，Ajay送女儿去幼儿园时意识到学校提供的教育质量存在差距，即一些孩子无法接受优质教育，故选D。
5．
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Accrding t Ajay, what is unique abut Bachpan’s stry is the impact it has been able t create acrss Tier Il and Tier III cities in India.(据Ajay介绍，Bachpan故事的独特之处在于它能够在印度一线和三线城市创造影响)”以及“Furthermre, in the smaller cities, many schls were established arund 40 years ag, and they lacked quality.(此外，在小城市，许多学校都是40年前建立的，质量不高)”可知，Bachpan的特殊之处在于提高了小城市的教育质量。故选D。
6．
推理判断题。根据第四段中“‘We made clear guidelines fr teachers and syllabuses (教学大纲) fr the kids mnthly and annually.’ Ajay adds that the particular curriculum, design, bks, and well-thught-ut strategy alng with prfessinal training are what shapes the cre f Bachpan Play Schl chain.(‘我们为教师制定了明确的指导方针，为孩子们制定了每月和每年的教学大纲。’Ajay补充说，特殊的课程、设计、书籍和经过深思熟虑的策略以及专业培训是塑造Bachpan学校链核心的因素)”可知，Ajay让学前教育更加正规化，从而提高学前教育质量。故选C。
7．
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Ajay says, ‘The team has t cnsistently wrk twards imprving the platfrm as parents f tday have becme very demanding. Yu cannt sell them anything. They want t see quality prgrams.’(Ajay说：‘团队必须不断努力改善平台，因为今天的父母变得非常苛刻。你不能卖给他们任何东西。他们希望看到高质量的节目。’)”可知，Ajay希望Bachpan在线平台能满足父母的需求。故选A。
8．B
9．D
10．C
11．A
【导语】
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了一款旨在让人多锻炼的高科技健身镜。
8．
主旨大意题。根据第二段内容“These are 180cm r s tall, high-tech mirrrs that have a cmputer which is cnnected t the Internet, and als wrk as a vide screen. The idea is that peple cntact an nline trainer, wh then appears in the mirrr alng with their reflectin.(这是一种高约180厘米的高科技镜子，上面有一台连接到互联网的电脑，也可以作为视频屏幕。这个想法是这样的：人们联系一位在线教练，然后他就会和自己的映像一起出现在镜子里)”可知，本段主要告诉我们智能健身镜的基本功能。故选B。
9．
细节理解题。根据第三段中“On the simpler mirrrs the vide and sund are just ne-way — peple can see and hear the trainer, but nt the ther way arund. Lessns are typically nt live; instead, peple just get int a library f nline wrkut vides.(在简单的镜子上，视频和声音只是单向的——人们可以看到和听到教练，但教练却不能看到或听到他们。课程通常不是现场直播；相反，人们只需进入在线健身视频库)”可知，人们可以在简单款的健身镜上观看健身视频。故选D。
10．
细节理解题。根据第四段中Lgan说的话“Seeing themselves in the mirrr allws the users t crrect their frm r psitin, s they get the best pssible benefits f strength exercises and reduce mistakes that culd lead t injuries(在镜子里看自己可以让用户纠正他们的姿势或位置，这样他们就能从力量训练中获得最大的好处，并减少可能导致受伤的错误)”可知，Lgan认为这款镜子可以帮助用户更合理地锻炼。故选C。
11．
短语猜测题。根据画线短语下文“It may be a prblem fr thse new t exercise and lking t make a lifestyle change. Even fr regular exercisers, there are many wh experience bdy dysmrphia (变形) r eating disrders, and fr them, seeing a reflectin thrughut their exercise might be trubling.(对于那些刚开始锻炼并希望改变生活方式的人来说，这可能是一个问题。即使是经常锻炼的人，也有很多人经历过身体畸形或饮食失调，对他们来说，在锻炼过程中看到反射可能会让他们感到不安)”可知，对自己的身体形象不自信的人可能不喜欢这款镜子，由此可推知，画线短语所在句意为“那些对自己的身体形象不自信的人对镜子的感觉让我很担忧”，in a fret意为“担忧的”。故选A。
12．C
13．B
14．D
15．B
【导语】
这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了保障未来的粮食安全的解决方案。
12．
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Thus, scientists in sme f the wrld’s driest places are cming up with slutins t bst lcal fd prductin. In the Dubai desert, the Internatinal Center f Bisaline Agriculture (ICBA) has carried ut a missin t transplant and grw superfds that culd adapt t and survive in extreme weather cnditins.(因此，世界上一些最干旱地区的科学家们正在提出提高当地粮食产量的解决方案。在迪拜沙漠，国际生物盐农业中心（ICBA）执行了一项任务，移植和种植能够适应极端天气条件并在极端天气条件下生存的超级食物)”及第二段中“The wrk f the ICBA is part f a glbal effrt t find alternative ways t prduce fd, with the ttal fd demand expected t increase greatly by 2050.(ICBA的这项工作是全球寻找替代粮食生产方式的努力的一部分，预计到2050年，粮食总需求将大幅增加)”可知，引进超级食物是为了提高当地粮食产量，满足日益增长的粮食的需求。故选C。
13．
推理判断题。根据第三段中Jshua Katz说的话“In rder fr us t deliver that t ur grwing ppulatin, with evlving diets and increasing fcus n things like health, we’re ging t need multiple types f prductin systems t meet all thse different needs r different requirements f the fd system.(为了满足不断增长的人口，随着饮食的变化和对健康等问题的日益关注，我们将需要多种类型的生产系统来满足所有这些不同的需求或食品系统的不同要求)”可推知，我们要在保障粮食供应方面作出更大努力。故选B。
14．
推理判断题。根据第四段“With nly 11% f the wrld’s land surface used fr crp prductin, desert agriculture is becming a real ptin in extreme envirnments. Cuntries like the UAE, which are highly dependent n fd imprts, are relying n mre technlgies such as indr vertical farms and smart greenhuses in the desert t increase lcal fd prductin.(由于世界上只有11%的陆地表面用于作物生产，沙漠农业正在成为极端环境下的一个真正选择。像阿联酋这样高度依赖粮食进口的国家，正在依靠更多的技术，如室内垂直农场和沙漠中的智能温室来增加当地的粮食产量)”可知，作者认为沙漠农业正在成为极端环境下的一个真正选择，故作者对沙漠农业持积极态度。故选D。
15．
主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合第一段中“Thus, scientists in sme f the wrld’s driest places are cming up with slutins t bst lcal fd prductin.(因此，世界上一些最干旱地区的科学家们正在提出提高当地粮食产量的解决方案)”及第二段中“But with the effects f climate change already being felt arund the wrld, Jshua Katz, partner at cnsulting firm McKinsey& Cmpany, believes we need t d mre t prvide fd security in the future.(但随着全球各地已经感受到气候变化的影响，咨询公司McKinsey& Cmpany的合伙人Jshua Katz认为，我们需要采取更多措施来保障未来的粮食安全)”可知，文章主要讲述了保障未来的粮食安全的解决方案。故B项“粮食生产：未来需求的解决方案”适合作为文章标题。故选B。
2023届四川省德阳市高中英语质量监测考试(二)
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是国际布克奖的在线直播对话。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Emplyees部分的“Since she published her first nvel Celestine in 2015, Olga Ravn has cme t be regarded as ne f the mst influential writers in cntemprary Danish literature. Her new bk, The Emplyees takes readers abard the Six-Thusand Ship as it flies thrugh the far universe in the 22nd century.(自2015年出版第一部小说Celestine以来，Olga Ravn已被视为丹麦当代文学中最有影响力的作家之一。她的新书《雇员》带读者登上了22世纪飞越遥远宇宙的6000号飞船)”可知，Olga Ravn写了一本关于太空谎言的书。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The War f the Pr部分的“He’ll jin us this evening t discuss his latest wrk.(今晚他将和我们一起讨论他的最新作品)”可知，The War f the Pr的作者会出现在在线对话中。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据At Night All Bld Is Black部分的“French-Senegalese authr David Dip’s shrt nvel At Night All Bld Is Black, paints a cmpletely different picture f the cruel 1914-18 cnflict.(法裔塞内加尔作家David Dip的短篇小说At Night All Bld Is Black描绘了一幅完全不同的1914年至1918年残酷冲突的画面)”，The Emplyees部分的“Since she published her first nvel Celestine in 2015, Olga Ravn has cme t be regarded as ne f the mst influential writers in cntemprary Danish literature. Her new bk, The Emplyees takes readers abard the Six-Thusand Ship as it flies thrugh the far universe in the 22nd century.(自2015年出版第一部小说Celestine以来，Olga Ravn已被视为丹麦当代文学中最有影响力的作家之一。她的新书The Emplyees带读者登上了22世纪飞越遥远宇宙的6000号飞船)”，We Cease t Understand the Wrld部分的“It is Labatut’s third bk, which has been translated frm the Spanish versin by writer and translatr Adrian Nathan West wh used his knwledge f Wrld War II and sught ut riginal dcuments frm scientific histry int English.(这是作家兼翻译家Adrian Nathan West用自己对第二次世界大战的了解，从科学史中寻找原始资料，将西班牙语翻译成英语的第三本书)”和The War f the Pr部分的“Writer and film-maker Erie Vuillard became famus in his native France when he wn the Prix Gncurt in 2017 fr his nvel The Order f the Day, set in Austria during the Secnd Wrld War.(作家兼电影制作人Erie Vuillard于2017年凭借小说The Order f the Day获得龚古尔文学奖，在他的祖国法国一举成名，该小说以二战期间的奥地利为背景)”可知，这四个对话的共同点在于都提到了一些简短的评论，故选C。
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在疫情隔离期间渴望在疫情结束后再次骑着他的旧永久自行车出行的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“I rde my ld bike faithfully fr almst 20 years befre getting the replacement, which gt stlen frcing me back t Old Faithful.”（我忠实的骑着我的旧自行车将近二十年，直到新的自行车被偷才迫使我又回到旧的永久自行车上。）可知，作者骑旧的永久自行车是因为他的新车被偷了。故选A项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“N bstacle is impassable. Jammed rads mean nthing. I can still weave between cars in traffic.”（没有过不去的障碍。拥挤的道路没有任何意义。我还能在车流中穿梭于汽车之间。）可知，这段讲述了骑自行车使作者不怕拥堵不怕障碍，推断出作者想要介绍骑自行车的优势。故选B项。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段划线部分后面的内容“Then Delta hit. Then Omicrn. A year turned int tw, and that’s when the walls really started clsing in. That’s when we really needed hpe. ”（然后德尔塔来了。接下来是奥密克戎。一年变成了两年，当封闭真正开始接近我们的时候。那是我们真正需要希望的时候。）结合后文语境可知，划线部分表达了作者想要保持希望坚持下去，D项“坚持才能使生活有希望”符合题意。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“We all dreamed f what we wuld d when we culd finally g utside.”（我们都梦想着当我们终于可以出门的时候，我们会做什么。）和最后一段“I’m waiting fr that first warm day when I’ll escape the pandemic walls. I want t put n my helmet and fr ne brief, beautiful mment, be free again.”（我在等待第一个温暖的日子，那时我可以逃离流行病高墙，我想带上我的头盔在那短暂而美丽的瞬间再次获得自由。）可知，本文主要讲述了作者在疫情封锁结束后想要骑自行车出行，推断出本文想要介绍作者在疫情封锁结束后想要做什么。故选C项。
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章阐述了一些食品行业的动荡，以及科技提供的新食品和新工艺为创造美味和可持续的新传统提供了机会，但是有些人对新产品持有怀疑态度。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“WHAT’S FOR dinner? The answer matters, at every level. Glbally, fd prices have risen in 13 f the past 15 mnths and are clse t their peak f 2011, wing t pr weather and the utbreak f a swine-flu in2018. In reality, agriculture uses half the wrld’s habitable land and accunts fr mre than 30% f glbal emissins. When ne such factry in Teesside,in nrthern England, recently threatened t shut dwn because f high natural gas prices, the gvernment had t step in t prevent fd supply chains frm cllapsing.（晚餐吃什么?答案在各个层面都很重要。在全球范围内，由于恶劣的天气和2018年猪流感的爆发，过去15个月中有13个月食品价格上涨，目前已接近2011年的峰值。事实上，农业占用了世界上一半的可居住土地，并占全球排放量的30%以上。当英格兰北部蒂赛德的一家这样的工厂最近因天然气价格高而面临要关闭的威胁时，政府不得不介入，以防止食品供应链崩溃。）”可知，第一段为了强调粮食系统面临着一些因素的压力。故选A。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Frtunately,technlgies are emerging that prmise t prduce fd in new ways. These range frm bireactrs that grw meat t indr“vertical” farms and new ways f prducing fish. S it is easy t see hw steaks made frm plant-based prtein, r grwn in vats (桶) frm cells, culd greatly reduce factry farming and land and water use, and prduce fewer emissins.（幸运的是，正在出现的技术有望以新的方式生产食物。这些技术包括养殖肉类的生物反应器、室内“垂直”农场和生产鱼类的新方法。因此，很容易看出，用植物性蛋白质制成的牛排，或用细胞在大桶中培养的牛排，可以大大减少工厂化养殖、土地和水的使用，并产生更少的排放。）”可知，科技将会带来巨大的影响。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“That des nt mean peple will be willing t eat it, hwever. Given fd’s cultural imprtance, peple dn’t respnd actively t new fdstuffs and prductin prcesses, because they feared it caused smething harmful.（然而，这并不意味着人们会愿意吃它。考虑到食物在文化上的重要性，人们对新的食品和生产工艺反应并不积极，因为他们担心这会导致一些有害的东西。）”可知，消费者对新食品的态度是怀疑的。故选B。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The new fds and prcesses n ffer tday present pprtunities t create delicius and sustainable new traditins.Western cnsumers shuld put aside their reservatins abut eating crickets and give plant-based burgers and 3D-printed steaks a try.Regulatrs shuld be mre pen t gene-editing crps, and speed up apprval f eatable insects fr animal feed and human cnsumptin.（今天提供的新食品和新工艺为创造美味和可持续的新传统提供了机会。西方消费者应该把他们对吃蟋蟀的保留意见放在一边，尝试一下植物汉堡和3d打印牛排。监管机构应该对基因编辑作物更加开放，并加快批准用于动物饲料和人类消费的可食用昆虫。）”可知，本文介绍了一些新食品，以及第三段“That des nt mean peple will be willing t eat it, hwever. Given fd’s cultural imprtance, peple dn’t respnd actively t new fdstuffs and prductin prcesses, because they feared it caused smething harmful.（然而，这并不意味着人们会愿意吃它。考虑到食物在文化上的重要性，人们对新的食品和生产工艺反应并不积极，因为他们担心这会导致一些有害的东西。）”可知，人们对新食品态度是怀疑的，C项：制作食物的新方法层出不穷——但你会吃吗?适合做最佳标题。故选C。
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述人工智能的图像生成器受到出奇的欢迎并且在创意产业使用，但很多创意人士认为它还不能取代人类插画师。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Fr years, the cnventinal wisdm amng Silicn Valley futurists was that artificial intelligence and autmatin indicated dm(厄运) fr blue-cllar wrkers whse jbs invlved repetitive physical labr(多年来，硅谷未来学家普遍认为，人工智能和自动化会给蓝领工人带来灭顶之灾，因为他们从事的是重复性体力劳动)”可知，传统的人工智能会取代体力劳动。故选C。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Sarah Drummnd, a service designer in Lndn, started using images a few mnths ag t replace the black-and-white sketches she did fr her jb. These were usually basic drawings that visually represented prcesses she was trying t design imprvements fr(几个月前，伦敦的服务设计师Sarah Drummnd开始使用人工智能生成的图像来取代她为工作绘制的黑白草图。这些通常是基本的图纸，直观地代表了她试图设计改进的过程)”可推知，Sarah Drummnd认为人工智能可以帮助她完成一些基本的绘画。故选B。
【14题详解】
词义猜测题。根据所猜词后“Ms. Drummnd, 36, nw types what she wants int DALL-E 2 r Midjurney(把她想要的东西输入DALL-E 2或Midjurney)”可知，Sarah Drummnd现在开始使用人工智能帮助其画图，而不是传统的手工画图。由此推知，所猜词的意思为“手工的”。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Well, an unexpected thing happened recently: A.I. entered the creative class.(最近发生了一件意想不到的事情：人工智能进入了创意领域)”以及下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了人工智能现在改变创意领域。故选A。
2023届四川省泸州市高三第二次教学质量诊断性考试英语试题
【答案】1 A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四种在哈佛大学中为友谊和自我发现创造机会的学生活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Mre than eighty percent f ur students participate in athletics f sme kind.(我们百分之八十以上的学生参加了某种形式的田径运动。)可知，大多数学生才加的活动是田径，即对大多数大学生有吸引力的活动是田径。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Even if yu dn’t see a club that matches yur interests, we’re ready t help yu set up ne!(即使您没有看到符合您兴趣的俱乐部，我们也随时准备帮助您建立一个！)”可知，如果没有适合你的俱乐部，可以寻求帮助建立一个。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“Click here t keep track f relevant infrmatin.(单击此处跟踪相关信息。)”可知，如果要了解更多信息，就要浏览学校相关的网站来获得相关信息。故选D。
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍通过电影大堂卡的方式呈现20世纪初美国早期的无声电影的项目。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“The idea fr the prject came frm Chicag-based cllectr Dwight Cleveland, wh was intrduced t the silent mvie advertisements, als called lbby (大厅)cards, as a high schl student in the 1970s. He then fell in lve with the clrs, designs and ther elements used in the mvie cards. That enjyable experience made him want t start his wn cllectin. “It just srt f screamed ut, ‘Take me hme!’“ Cleveland said. (这个项目的想法来自芝加哥的收藏家德怀特·克利夫兰，他在20世纪70年代还是一名高中生时接触到默片广告，也被称为电影大堂卡。然后，他爱上了电影卡片中使用的颜色、设计和其他元素。这段愉快的经历让他想开始自己的收藏。“它只是尖叫着，‘带我回家!’”克利夫兰说。)”可推断，克利夫兰会有收集电影大堂卡的想法是因为从它们身上得到乐趣。故选D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The cards infrmed film-gers abut what mvies were currently playing as well as films that wuld arrive next. (这些卡片告诉电影观众目前正在上映的电影以及下一部即将上映的电影。)”可知，这些卡片可以让电影信息为人所知。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“William said the main gal f the prject is t make the material available t early mvie fans and schlars alike. He added that he believes publishing the cllectin will lead t a new interest in the silent film time. (威廉说，该项目的主要目标是让早期影迷和学者都能获得这些材料。他补充说，他相信这本文集的出版将引发人们对默片时代的新兴趣。)”可知，威廉对这个项目的态度是自信的。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“A new prject aims t represent the flavr f these mvies by digitizing (数字化)ld advertisements fr them and publishing the materials nline.(一个新的项目旨在通过将这些电影的旧广告数字化并在网上发布材料来呈现这些电影的味道。)”和第三段“The cards were made t be placed inside the area utside theater entrances, als knwn as lbbies. The cards infrmed film-gers abut what mvies were currently playing as well as films that wuld arrive next. (这些卡片被放置在剧院入口外的区域，也被称为电影大堂。这些卡片告诉电影观众目前正在上映的电影以及下一部即将上映的电影。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍通过电影大堂卡的方式呈现20世纪初美国早期的无声电影的项目。所以“Lbby Cards: Express Silent Films(电影大堂卡：表达无声电影)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选C。
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍中国元素在卡塔尔世界杯大放异彩。
8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Hassan Al Thawadi said the cmplex structure prves the great skills and service ability f Chinese firms, adding that thse wh watch the games in the venue shuld be grateful t Chinese engineers and cnstructrs. (哈桑·阿尔·塔瓦迪表示，复杂的建筑结构证明了中国企业的高超技术和服务能力，并补充说，那些在场馆观看比赛的人应该感谢中国工程师和施工人员。)”可推断，哈桑·阿尔·塔瓦迪高度赞扬了中国的贡献。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The cmpany equipped its buses with a device that prtects the mtrs frm sand and mud, emplyed liquid-cling pwer batteries and adpted an intelligent temperature cntrl in the buses. (该公司在公交车上安装了一种保护电机免受沙子和泥浆伤害的装置，采用了液冷动力电池，并在公交车上采用了智能温度控制。)”可知，中国宇通客车拥有高科技。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“In a desert 80 kilmeters west f Dha, there is a vast phtvltaic (PV) pwer statin with a ttal area equal t 1,400 standard ftball pitches. Built by the PwerChina Guizhu Engineering C., Ltd., the 800 MW Al Kharsaah Slar Pwer Plant has ver 2 millin PV panels that are able t generate 1.8 billin kilwatt hurs f clean electricity fr Qatar each year. It can supply arund 300,000 lcal husehlds and mainly reduce 900,000 tns f CO2 emissins n an annual basis. (在多哈以西80公里的沙漠中，有一座面积相当于1400个标准足球场的大型光伏发电站。由中国电建贵州工程有限公司建造的800兆瓦Al Kharsaah太阳能发电厂拥有200多万块光伏电池板，每年可为卡塔尔提供18亿千瓦时的清洁电力。每年可为当地约30万户家庭供能，主要减少90万吨二氧化碳排放。)”可推断，本段通过列出数字介绍光伏电站的。故选B。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Chinese elements are seen everywhere at the 2022 FIFA Wrld Cup in Qatar, frm stadium cnstructin and brand marketing t masct manufacturing (制造), prviding strng supprt fr the grand ftball event. (2022年卡塔尔世界杯从场馆建设、品牌营销到吉祥物制作，处处可见中国元素，为这一足球盛事提供了有力支撑。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍中国元素在卡塔尔世界杯大放异彩。故选A。
【答案】12. B 13. B 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了人们可以通过微笑为身体健康提供额外的保护。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段内容“Many diseases and medical cnditins are caused by things ut f ur cntrl. Yet experts say yu can cntrl and even prevent many f the risk factrs that increase yur chances f dying. S dctrs urge us t eat healthy fds, get exercise, stp smking and limit ur alchl intake. But there is smething else yu can d. And it is free and easy — Smile!(许多疾病和医疗状况是由我们无法控制的事情引起的。然而，专家表示，你可以控制甚至预防许多增加死亡几率的风险因素。因此，医生敦促我们吃健康的食物，多锻炼，戒烟，限制我们的酒精摄入量。但你还有别的办法。它是免费的和容易的——微笑!)”可知，第一段作者提到了预防增加死亡危险的因素的医生提出的方法，但是你还可以通过简单容易的，不用花钱的微笑来预防，因此推断第一段作者想要强调更多的微笑对健康有益，故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“But there is smething else yu can d. And it is free and easy — Smile!( 但你还有别的办法。它是免费和容易的——微笑!)”可知，作者提出了微笑对健康有益，且容易做到；结合第二段的“Anand Chckalingam is a heart disease specialist at University f Missuri Health Care in Clumbia, Missuri. He advises his patients t smile, “When we smile, the brain wiring gets influenced. The chemicals that are released are mre psitive.” He says smiling is a first step in fighting physical and emtinal stress.( Anand Chckalingam是密苏里州哥伦比亚密苏里大学医疗保健中心的心脏病专家。他建议他的病人微笑，“当我们微笑时，大脑回路会受到影响。释放的化学物质更积极。”他说，微笑是对抗身体和精神压力的第一步。)”可知，Anand Chckalingam提倡他的病人微笑，微笑可以对抗身体和精神压力，因此推断作者提到Anand Chckalingam是为支持上一段提出的结论，故选B。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段“The main cause f heart attacks and strkes are blckages in bld vessels (血管). These prevent bld frm flwing t the heart r the brain. The mst cmmn reasn fr these blckages is a build-up f fatty depsits n the inner walls f the arteries.(心脏病发作和中风的主要原因是血管堵塞。它们会阻止血液流向心脏或大脑。这些阻塞最常见的原因是脂肪沉积在动脉内壁。)”可知，划线词these指代上文提到的堵塞，这些堵塞阻止血液流向心脏和大脑。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段内容“‘Once peple smile, they are relaxing. This relaxatin directly lwers bld pressure, and imprves sugar levels in the bld. If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health,’ and it just may prvide a little extra prtectin t everyne’s heart health.( “一旦人们微笑了，他们就放松了。这种放松直接降低血压，提高血液中的血糖水平。如果我们微笑，我们就打破了压力和健康之间的联系，”这可能会为每个人的心脏健康提供一点额外的保护。)”可知，最后一段讲述了微笑让人们放松，降低血压，提高血糖水平，打破压力和健康的关系，提供对心脏的保护，因此可知最后一段讲述微笑的益处，故选A。
2023届四川省绵阳市高三第二次诊断性考试英语试题
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了4个不容错过的世界级博物馆，帮助游客探索和体验纽约市最好的东西。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Free guided turs are prvided frm 11:30 AM t 1:30 PM n weekdays and 1 PM t 3 PM n weekends.(免费导览时间为平日上午11:30至下午1:30，周末下午1时至3时。)”并结合选项可知，周一中午12:30可得到免费导览。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“There are a handful f places t eat inside shuld the kids get hungry. The kid sleepvers at the AMNH are impressive.(如果孩子们饿了，里面有几个地方可以吃饭。孩子们在AMNH过夜真是太棒了。)”可知，AMNH为孩子提供特别的照顾。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“The New-Yrk Histrical Sciety (NYHS)was funded in 1804 as New Yrk’s first museum. (纽约历史学会(NYHS)成立于1804年，是纽约第一家博物馆。)”可知，NYHS是纽约第一家博物馆，所以它是四所博物馆中历史最悠久的博物馆。故选A。
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国苹果和食品安全。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“What are the mst sustainable crps t grw fr fd security? Perhaps, in yur grwing znes, ranges r peaches win fr best fruit crp.Ht, dry climates might call fr dates r grapes.Fr me, grwing rganic apples is the best.Perhaps that’s because my hmetwn knws mre abut grwing and preserving apples than any ther fruit.(为了粮食安全，最可持续的作物是什么?也许，在你的种植区，橙子或桃子是最好的水果作物。炎热干燥的气候可能需要枣或葡萄。对我来说，种植有机苹果是最好的。也许是因为我的家乡比其他任何水果都更懂得种植和保存苹果)”可知，本文主要讲述了美国苹果和食品安全。故选D项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Wrmy apples are just fine fr apple juice and jam, Mm says. Cut ff the gd part and thrw it in the pt．Thrw the bad part t the chickens.(妈妈说，带虫的苹果可以用来做苹果汁和果酱。把好的部分切下来扔进锅里。把坏的部分扔给鸡吃)”可知，被虫蛀的苹果的好的部分会被做成苹果汁。故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“But a gd friend, after visiting several farms in his mtherland Nigeria, shwed me phts f Nigerian apples ．The skin texture and clr resembled American apples, but they were shaped mre like xheart tmates.(但我的一位好朋友在参观了他的祖国尼日利亚的几个农场后，给我看了尼日利亚苹果的照片。这些苹果的果皮质地和颜色与美国苹果相似，但形状更像牛心番茄)”可知，作者从他的朋友那里了解到其他国家也在种植苹果。故选B项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Apples are nw s symblic t American life that ther cuntries try ut the market(苹果现在是美国人生活的象征，以至于其他国家也开始尝试这个市场)”以及最后一句“S even thugh apples have taken n symblic significance in America, they can cntribute t fd security in all kinds f places.(因此，尽管苹果在美国具有象征意义，但它们可以为各种地方的粮食安全做出贡献)”可推断，作者为自己家乡种的苹果感到骄傲。故选C项。
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了挪威一家石油公司的亿万富翁正在买一艘最先进的船。这艘船配备了最新的设备，每天将从海洋中清除5吨塑料。他希望人类能尽快行动起来保护海洋。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Wrth tw billin dllars, he plans t give much f his mney away and is starting with cleaning up ur ceans．(身价20亿美元的他计划捐出大部分钱，并从清理我们的海洋开始。)”可知，他打算清理海洋。故选A。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词下一句“With the latest equipment n bard, the ship will remve five tns f plastic frm ur ceans daily．(这艘船配备了最新的设备，每天将从海洋中清除5吨塑料。)”可知，这艘船上的设备都是最新的，所以划线单词state-f-the-art的意思指的是“先进的”。选项A“Beautiful (美丽的)”；选项B“Advanced (先进的)”；选项C“Expensive (昂贵的)”；选项D“Cmfrtable (舒适的)”。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Managed by the cnservatin rganizatin WWF, the ship’s missin is t get the pisnus things ut f the ceans．(这艘船由保护组织世界自然基金会管理，其任务是将有毒物质从海洋中清除。)”可知，这艘船的任务是去除海洋中的有毒物质。再根据第三段“It culdn’t cme at a better time．Earlier this year a killer whale washed up n a UK shre was pisned by man-made chemicals．The whale called Lulu was the mst pisned n recrd．(这来得正是时候。今年早些时候，一头被冲上英国海岸的虎鲸被人造化学物质毒死。这头名为Lulu的鲸鱼是有史以来中毒最严重的。)”可推断，文章提到名叫Lulu的鲸鱼是为了告诉我们海洋污染的严重性和后果。故选C。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Yet in the struggle t save the envirnment, unlikely partners must wrk tgether．(然而，在拯救环境的斗争中，看似不可能的伙伴必须携手合作。)”可知，WWF之所以与Kjell合作是觉得海洋污染问题需要合作努力才能解决。故选A。
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了密歇根州立大学的一项研究表明，冥想可以帮助你减少犯错的可能性。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中““Sme frms f meditatin have yu fcus n a single bject, cmmnly yur breath, but OMM is a bit different,” Lin said. “It has yu pay attentin t everything ging n in yur mind and bdy. (“有些冥想形式让你专注于一个单一的对象，通常是你的呼吸，但OMM有点不同，”林说。“它让你注意到身体和大脑中发生的一切。”)”可知，OMM不同于其他形式的冥想，是因为它能使你注意到一切事情，故选D。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中““These findings are a strng demnstratin f what just 20 minutes f meditatin can d t enhance the brain’s ability t detect and pay attentin t mistakes, ”Mser said.(莫泽说：“这些发现有力地证明了仅仅20分钟的冥想就可以提高大脑发现和注意错误的能力。”)”可知，研究结果表明，冥想者可以提高他们识别错误的能力。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The next phase f research will determine whether changes in brain activity can translate t behaviral changes with mre lng-term practice. (下一阶段的研究将决定大脑活动的改变是否能通过更长期的练习来改变行为。)”可知，下一阶段的研究是找出大脑活动的改变是否会改变行为，由此可知，研究小组接下来会试图研究冥想对行为的影响。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“If yu are frgetful r make mistakes when in a hurry, a new study frm Michigan State University (MSU) fund that meditatin (冥想) culd help yu t becme less likely t make mistakes.(如果你在匆忙中健忘或犯错误，密歇根州立大学的一项新研究发现，冥想可以帮助你减少犯错的可能性。)”可知，文章主要介绍了密歇根州立大学的一项研究表明，冥想可以帮助你减少犯错的可能性，所以D项“冥想可以帮助你减少犯错的可能性”适合做文章标题，故选D。
2023届四川省九市联考（雅安、眉山、资阳、广安、广元等市）高三二模英语试题
1．A
2．D
3．C
【导语】
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍希斯菲尔德日间夏令营活动。
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细节理解题。根据第一段“Day girls arrive between 08:45 and 09:15 when activities start. An Early Mrning ptin with Breakfast is available at 08:00. At 5:30 girls are cllected and signed ut by parents r can take ur Late Stay ptin until 6:30. (走读生在活动开始的08:45到09:15之间到达。08:00提供带早餐的早餐选项。在5:30，女孩会被家长接走并签名，或者可以选择在6:30之前入住。)”可知，夏令营的安排很灵活。故选A。
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细节理解题。根据第二段“There’re different prgrams fr junir and senir grups. (初级组和高级组有不同的项目。)”可知，希斯菲尔德日间夏令营会把参加夏令营的孩子们分组。故选D。
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细节理解题。根据第三段“Each Thursday afternn we invite parents t an exhibitin r shw t see what the girls are ding. The exhibitins include ckery, art, craft and phtgraphy in weeks 1 and 3, and in weeks 2 and 4, music, dance and drama shws take place. (每周四下午，我们都会邀请家长参加一个展览或展览，看看女孩们在做什么。展览包括第一周和第三周的烹饪、艺术、工艺和摄影，第二周和第四周的音乐、舞蹈和戏剧表演。)”可知，第二周的周四，家长们可以去看孩子们的音乐、舞蹈和戏剧表演。故选C。
4．B
5．A
6．C
7．A
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本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍在米勒和米勒的加拿大装饰艺术拍卖会上，一幅罕见的莫德·刘易斯画作终于落槌的事情。
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推理判断题。根据第二段“Lewis was a Canadian artist wh painted brightly clred scenes. She sld her paintings by the side f the rad fr $2 t $3. Painting wasn’t easy, since she suffered frm a physical challenge that made mving painful. Jhn Kinnear, als an artist, struck up a friendship with the then-little-knwn Lewis after reading an article abut her. He mailed her bxes f painting supplies. At the time, Lewis, with her husband, lived in a ne-rm huse with n electricity r running water, using simple huse paint t paint. After receiving the supplies, Lewis wrte back insisting n repaying him with sme f her paintings. Kinnear sld sme f them, sending sme mney back t Lewis and using the remainder t buy her mre paint. (刘易斯是一位加拿大艺术家，他画了色彩鲜艳的场景。她在路边以2到3美元的价格卖掉了自己的画。画画并不容易，因为她遭受了身体上的挑战，移动起来很痛苦。约翰·金尼尔也是一位艺术家，在阅读了一篇关于刘易斯的文章后，他和当时鲜为人知的刘易斯建立了友谊。他给她邮寄了成箱的绘画用品。当时，刘易斯和丈夫住在一间没有电和自来水的单间房子里，用简单的油漆粉刷。收到补给后，刘易斯回信，坚持要用她的一些画作回报他。金尼尔卖掉了其中的一些，把一些钱寄回刘易斯，并用剩下的钱给她买了更多的油漆。)”可知，约翰·金尼尔为什么要给刘易斯送成箱的绘画用品是为了给她提供一些帮助。故选B。
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推理判断题。根据第三段““When we saw the paintings, we were shcked, and bth f us were hesitant,” recalls Irene. “I had never seen anything like them. They were s childlike, with cats and cws.” (艾琳回忆道：“当我们看到这些画时，我们都很震惊，我们都犹豫不决。”“我从来没有见过像它们这样的画。上面有猫和牛，真是太天真了。”)”可知，Irene和Tny Demas第一次看到Lewis的画时感到很失望。故选A。
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推理判断题。根据第四段“Over 50 years later, they’re lng retired and are nw cnsidering travelling mre. They hped t sell the painting. In the years since Lewis died, her paintings have becme famus. But it was a recent scare that really urged them int actin. After having nn-glare glass added t the painting, the business street where the framer lived burned t the grund just days after they picked up their painting. (50多年后，他们早已退休，现在正在考虑更多地旅行。他们希望把这幅画卖掉。在刘易斯去世后的几年里，她的画已经出名了。但真正促使他们采取行动的是最近的一次恐慌。在画作中添加了防眩光玻璃后，装帧者居住的商业街在他们拿起画作几天后就被烧毁了。)”可知，Demas卖掉Black Truck的原因是他害怕会有什么意外的事情发生。故选C。
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推理判断题。根据第一段“It was a histry-making mment at Miller ＆ Miller’s Canadiana ＆Decrative Arts auctin (拍卖) when the hammer finally came dwn fr a rare Maud Lewis painting. (在米勒和米勒的加拿大装饰艺术拍卖会上，一幅罕见的莫德·刘易斯画作终于落槌，这是一个创造历史的时刻。)”，第三段“But they ended up agreeing t the trade, chsing a painting called Black Truck. (但他们最终同意了这笔交易，选择了一幅名为《黑色卡车》的画作。)”和最后一段“Recently, the painting was sld at auctin fr $350, 000. (最近，这幅画在拍卖会上以35万美元的价格售出。)”可知，这篇文章是介绍一幅画的经历。故选A。
8．D
9．C
10．B
11．D
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本文是说明文。文章主要讲述2022年，英国有61家公司参加了世界上最大的一周工作四天的测试情况。
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推理判断题。根据第二段“Overall results shw that almst every rganizatin will stick t a 4-day week pst-trial, with 91% definitely cntinuing r planning t cntinue, and a further 4% leaning twards cntinuing. (总体结果显示，几乎每个组织都会坚持试验后每周4天，91%的组织肯定会继续或计划继续，另有4%的组织倾向于继续。)”和第三段“Cmpanies rated their verall experience f the trials an average f 8. 5/10, with business prductivity and business perfrmance each scring 7. 5/10. Prfits rse by 35% ver the trial perids when cmpared t similar perids frm the previus year and hiring increased while absenteeism decreased. (各公司对其试验的总体经验的评分平均为8.5/10，业务生产率和业务绩效各得7.5/10。与上年同期相比，试用期利润增长了35%，招聘人数增加，缺勤率下降。)”可知，试验结果是很成功的。故选D。
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细节理解题。根据第四段“Getting the carbn ftprint dwn is als encuraging, with cmmuting (通勤) time falling by a half bur per week. (减少碳足迹也令人鼓舞，通勤时间每周减少半个小时。)”可知，一周工作四天的方法是环保的。故选C。
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推理判断题。根据最后一段“In general, wrkers said the fur-day wrk week left them feeling less tired. Abut 71% said they felt less “burnt ut” with their new wrk hurs, and 39% said they felt less stressed. On average, 73% f the wrkers were mre satisfied with the time they spent wrking (总的来说，工人们表示，每周工作四天让他们感觉不那么累。约71%的人表示，他们对新的工作时间感到不那么“精疲力竭”，39%的人表示压力较小。平均而言，73%的工人对他们花在工作上的时间更满意。)”可知，这些数据表明人们在工作中的幸福感增强了。故选B。
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主旨大意题。根据第一段“In 2022, 61 cmpanies in the United Kingdm (UK) tk part in the wrld’s largest test f a fur-day wrk week. (2022年，英国有61家公司参加了世界上最大的一周工作四天的测试。)”和第二段“The pilt prgram, cnducted in the UK, guided ver 60 cmpanies and almst 3, 000 wrkers thrugh a six-mnth trial f a 4 day week, with n lss f pay fr wrkers. Overall results shw that almst every rganizatin will stick t a 4-day week pst-trial, with 91% definitely cntinuing r planning t cntinue, and a further 4% leaning twards cntinuing. (这项在英国进行的试点项目指导了60多家公司和近3000名工人完成了为期六个月的每周4天的试验，工人的工资没有损失。总体结果显示，几乎每个组织都会坚持试验后每周4天，91%的组织肯定会继续或计划继续，另有4%的组织倾向于继续。)”可知，每周工作4天很受员工们欢迎，所以它可能会被广泛普及。故选D。
12．B
13．C
14．D
15．A
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本文是说明文。文章主要讲述日本东京大学的两名研究人员Kta Machida和Yuya Sakai开发了一种将食物垃圾转化为建筑用水泥等的方法。
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细节理解题。根据第二段“Tky University researchers Kta Machida and Yuya Sakai have develped a way t transfrm fd waste int cement (水泥) fr cnstructin use and mre. (东京大学的研究人员Kta Machida和Yuya Sakai开发了一种将食物垃圾转化为建筑用水泥等的方法。)”可知，Kta Machida和Yuya Sakai利用食物垃圾的目的是为了生产建筑材料。故选B。
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推理判断题。根据第四段“As expected, smething this unique tk years t develp. It tk a few attempts t find just the right prcess. (不出所料，这种独特的东西花了数年时间才发展起来。经过几次尝试才找到正确的流程。)”可知，Kta Machida和Yuya Sakai在研发的时候遇到了很多的困难。故选C。
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细节理解题。根据第五段“After a few failures, they realized they culd get the cement t bind (黏合) by adjusting the temperatures. “The mst challenging part was that each type f fd waste requires different temperatures,” Yuya said. (在几次失败后，他们意识到可以通过调节温度来使水泥结合。Yuya说：“最具挑战性的是，每种食物垃圾都需要不同的温度。”)”可知，让用食物垃圾制作水泥的实验变得更加困难的是要不断地调节温度。故选D。
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词句猜测题。根据最后一段“Their prduct culd prvide relief in the frm f edible emergency shelters in disaster nes “Fr example, if fd cannt be delivered t the peple, they culd eat makeshift beds made ut f fd cement,” he said. (他们的产品可以在受灾地区以可食用的紧急避难所的形式提供救济。“例如，如果食物不能送到人们手中，他们可以吃由食品水泥制成的makeshift床，”他说。)”可知，人们为了应急，可以食用由食品水泥制成的床，那样的床应该是临时的，所以makeshift的意思应该是“临时的”，和选项A意思一致。故选A。