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2024-2025学年江苏省南京市宁海中学高三英语3月月考试卷 全卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 2025.03 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 第二部分：阅读（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、D四个选项选出最佳选项。 A WAKING A SLEEPWALKER IS BAD FOR THEIR HEALTH ① Sleepwalking typically occurs during the non-rapid eye movement stage of sleep. Several factors can lead to walking while sleeping, including alcohol use, stress and even brain injury. However, there is a genetic explanation for sleepwalking. Studies have shown that children with one or both sleepwalking parents are 40 to 60 per cent more likely to sleepwalk themselves. As for the consequences of waking a sleepwalker, there is no evidence that it will hurt or harm him, but will likely cause disorientation and confusion. LYING ON YOUR BACK MAKES YOU SNORE MORE ② Snoring, namely breathing noisily, is caused by airflow being restricted through the body’s airways during sleep. When you lie on your back, gravity pulls tissues that surround your airways downwards, narrowing them. As air passes through the passage through the nose, it causes tissue to vibrate (振动) with every breath and can create a snoring sound. When you sleep on your side this tissue doesn’t move downwards, opening up the airways s and reducing the volume of snoring. YOU ONLY USE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR BRAIN ③ This common theory in question dates back to the early 1900s, when the philosopher and founder of American psychology William James suggested that we only use a small portion of our potential. In a 1907 paper titled The Energies of Men, James wrote: “We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.” It’s sustained by a book How to Win Friends and Influence People, where American writer Lowell Thomas wrote that “professor William James of Harvard used to say that the average person develops only ten per cent of his potential 1mental ability”. However, the truth is that your brain is firing on all cylinders (气缸) and not limited to just ten percent of its power. 1. Which section of a magazine does this passage probably belong to? A. Educational features. B. Medical science. C. Psychology forum. D. Classified ads. 2. Which of the following pictures best illustrates SNORING SCIENCE? A. B. C. D. 3. Which of the following best fits into the numbered blanks ①-②-③? A. MYTH—FACT—FACT B. FACT—MYTH—FACT C. MYTH—FACT—MYTH D. FACT—MYTH—MYTH 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍三个关于身体的传言并鉴定其真假。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据三个小标题“WAKING A SLEEPWALKER IS BAD FOR THEIR HEALTH (叫醒梦游者对他们的健康有害)”，“LYING ON YOUR BACK MAKES YOU SNORE MORE (仰卧会让你打呼噜)”和“YOU ONLY USE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR BRAIN (你只使用了大脑的十分之一)”以及对这些现象的解释，揭穿错误观念，这更符合医学的内容，故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据LYING ON YOUR BACK MAKES YOU SNORE MORE中的“Snoring, namely breathing noisily, is caused by airflow being restricted through the body’s airways during sleep. When you lie on your back, gravity pulls tissues that surround your airways downwards, narrowing them. As air passes through the passage through the nose, it causes tissue to vibrate (振动) with every breath and can create a snoring sound. (打鼾，也就是呼吸有噪音，是由于睡眠时气流通过呼吸道受到限制造成的。当你仰卧时，重力会把你呼吸道周围的组织向下拉，使它们变窄。当空气通过鼻腔通道时，每次呼吸都会引起组织振动，从而产生打鼾的声音。)”在结合选项中的图片可以看出D选项是睡觉时打鼾的情况，故选D。 【3题详解】 推理判断题，根据WAKING A SLEEPWALKER IS BAD FOR THEIR HEALTH中的“As for the consequences of waking a sleepwalker, there is no evidence that it will hurt or harm him, but will likely cause disorientation and confusion. (至于叫醒梦游者的后果，没有证据表明这会伤害他，但可能会导致定向障碍和混乱。)”可知，第一个传言WAKING A SLEEPWALKERIS BAD FOR THEIR HEALTH (叫醒梦游者对他们的健康有害)是不真实的事(MYTH)；根据LYING ON YOUR BACK MAKES YOU SNORE MORE 中的“When you lie on your back, gravity pulls tissues that surround your airways downwards, narrowing them. As air passes through the passage through the nose, it causes tissue to vibrate (振动) with every breath and can create a snoring sound. (当你仰卧时，重力会将气道周围的组织向下拉，使其变窄。当空气通过鼻子时，它会导致组织随着每次呼吸而振动，并产生打鼾的声音。)”可知，第二个传言LYING ON YOUR BACKMAKES YOU SNOREMORE (仰卧会使你更容易打鼾)是事实(FACT)；根据YOU ONLY USE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR BRAIN中的 “However, the truth is that your brain is firing on all cylinders (气缸) and not limited to just ten percent of its power. (然而，事实是，你的大脑正在全速运转，而不仅仅局限于10%的能量。) ”可知，第三个传言YOU ONLY USE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR BRAIN (你只使用了大脑的十分之一)是不真实的事(MYTH)。故选C。 B When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t shifting his family. He was shifting snails. Sischo works with some of the rarest endangered species on the planet kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The colorful, jewel-like snails were once so abundant. It’s said they were like Christmas ornaments covering the trees. Almost all of the 750 different species were found only in Hawaii. Today, more than half of those species are gone, the extinctions happening in the span of a human lifetime. Sischo and his team with Hawaii’ s Department of Land and Natural Resources have the heavy task of saving what’s left. To stave off extinction, 40 species of snails, each about the size of a dime, live in human care inside an unremarkable trailer near Honolulu. For some, it’s the only place where they’ re found, their wild populations having completely disappeared. “Most people, when they think endangered species going extinct, they think of pandas and tigers and elephants, but imagine having 40 different species that are all as rare as pandas are,” Sischo says. This winter, one species of snail will inch toward an auspicious milestone. It will be released in a special enclosure in the mountains of Oahu, one that has been painstakingly prepared to give the snails the best chance of survival in their natural environment. Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. Around the world, plants and animals are being brought into enclosure as a last-ditch effort against extinction. But as the climate heats up and invasive species continue to spread, many have no clear path to return to nature in the near term. That could mean they stay in human care. In the face of the biodiversity crisis, many wildlife biologists say there’s no other choice. “These are biological treasures that are irreplaceable,” Sisch o says. “It is now or never. What we manage to keep on Earth will be what the next generation is able to put back.” 4. What was David’s primary concern when Hurricane Douglas approached? A. The safety of his family. B. The protection of rare tree snails. C. The withdrawal of local residents. D. The observation of the hurricane. 5. What’s the present state of kāhuli? A. They are now more abundant than ever. B. All 750 species are still thriving in Hawaii. C. They are in a critical situation of extinction. D. They can be found in various parts of the world. 6. What does the phrase “stave off” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? A. Clarify. B. Accelerate. C. Witness. D. Prevent. 7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. The future of Hawaii’s snails is promising. B. The biodiversity crisis is easy to deal with. C. The ways to protect endangered species are numerous. D. The conservation of endangered species is challenging. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种名为kāhuli的濒危蜗牛以及人们为了拯救它们所付出的努力。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t shifting his family. He was shifting snails.(2020年，当飓风道格拉斯向瓦胡岛袭来时，大卫·西斯乔迅速收拾行李，开车去了更高的地方。但他并没有改变他的家庭。他在移动蜗牛)”可知，当道格拉斯飓风逼近时，大卫最关心的是保护稀有的树蜗牛。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Today, more than half of those species are gone, the extinctions happening in the span of a human lifetime.(今天，这些物种中有一半以上已经消失，灭绝发生在人类一生的时间里)”可知，kāhuli濒临灭绝。故选C。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“live in human care inside an unremarkable trailer near Honolulu(生活在檀香山附近一辆不起眼的拖车里，由人类照顾)”可知，人类照顾这些蜗牛是为了阻止它们灭绝。故划线词意思是“阻止”。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. Around the world, plants and animals are being brought into enclosure as a last-ditch effort against extinction. But as the climate heats up and invasive species continue to spread, many have no clear path to return to nature in the near term. That could mean they stay in human care. In the face of the biodiversity crisis, many wildlife biologists say there’s no other choice.(尽管如此，夏威夷蜗牛的前景仍不确定，这标志着濒危物种保护进入了一个新时代。在世界各地，植物和动物都被圈养起来，作为防止灭绝的最后一招。但随着气候变暖，入侵物种继续蔓延，许多物种在短期内没有明确的回归自然的途径。这可能意味着他们将留在人类护理中心。面对生物多样性危机，许多野生动物生物学家表示别无选择)”可知，最后一段说明了气候变暖让许多物种在短期内没有明确的回归自然的途径，对此生物学家也没有应对办法。由此推知，保护濒危物种具有挑战性。故选D。 C Chinese Teapot Escaping from British Museum Goes Viral Chinese state media has praised a viral video series telling the story of a jade teapot coming to life and fleeing the British Museum to make its way back home. The set of three short videos, entitled Escape from the British Museum, shows the teapot turning into a young woman in a green dress, who then engages a London-based Chinese journalist to help her reunite with her family. It appears to have struck a chord (弦) in China after first being released by independent vloggers on Douyin. By Monday evening, it had reportedly received more than 310 million views. The plot line taps into growing Chinese criticism of the British Museum after reports last month that more than 1,500 priceless objects, including gold jewelry, semi-precious stones and glass, were missing, stolen or damaged. In August the state media Global Times called for the return of Chinese artifacts from the museum “free of charge” in the wake of the controversy. “The huge holes in the management and security of cultural objects in the British Museum exposed by this scandal (丑闻) have led to the collapse of a long-standing and widely circulated claim that ‘foreign cultural objects are better protected in the British Museum’,” it said. It strongly supported the video series for touching on a “powerful message” about the importance of cultural heritage and reflecting “Chinese people’s desiring for the repatriation of the Chinese cultural relics.” State broadcaster CCTV also gave the short films a glowing review saying: “We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition... We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artifacts that have been displayed overseas.” The museum scandal made headlines around the world and reawakened earlier demands by the Chinese media to restore the country’s relics. The new three-part show has triggered a wave of nationalism among viewers, with many praising the creative plot that reduced them to tears by showing how the teapot experienced the happiness of returning to China to see pandas and watch a flag-raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square. 8. What excuse does Britain give for keeping other nations’ cultural objects in its museum? A. It has taken possession of these objects by all lawful means. B. These objects are safer and taken better care of in its museum. C. It is requested by other nations to protect their cultural objects. D. These objects may come to life, flee their countries and go viral. 9. What does the underlined word “repatriation”(Para.3) probably mean? A. Repair. B. Reflection. C. Reserve. D. Return. 10. Which of the following can we infer from the passage? A. China had already demanded the restoration of its cultural relics before the scandal. B. The museum’s awful management and security systems are involved in the scandal. C The Britain Museum is under pressure to return the cultural relics to China sooner or later. D A London-based Chinese journalist has contributed a lot to the viral three-part video series. 11. What’s the purpose of the passage? A. To appeal to Britain to return China’s cultural objects. B. To introduce a viral video series about a fleeing jade teapot. C. To arouse readers’ concern about Chinese cultural objects abroad. D. To praise Chinese young people’s passion for history and tradition. 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了关于一只逃跑的玉壶的短视频在网络迅速走红，并引起中国官方媒体《环球时报》和中央电视台的报道和评价。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段““The huge holes in the management and security of cultural objects in the British Museum exposed by this scandal(丑闻) have led to the collapse of a long-standing and widely circulated claim that ‘foreign cultural objects are better protected in the British Museum’,” it said.(“这次丑闻暴露出大英博物馆在文物管理和安全方面的巨大漏洞，导致了长期以来广泛流传的‘外国文物在大英博物馆得到更好的保护’的说法的崩溃，”它说)”可推知，英国把其他国家的文物存放在自己的博物馆里的理由是：它声称这些文物在它的博物馆里更安全，能得到了更好的照顾。故选B。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据常识和划线词所在句“Chinese people’s yearning for the repatriation of the Chinese cultural relics.(中国人民渴望中国文物的repatriation。)”中“Chinese people’s yearning for”可推知，中国人民渴望着这些珍贵文物的“回归”。划线词repatriation与return同义。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The museum scandal made headlines around the world and reawakened earlier demands by the Chinese media to restore the country’s relics. (博物馆的丑闻成为世界各地的头条新闻，并重新唤起了中国媒体早些时候要求归还中国文物的呼声)”可知，这一次大英博物馆文物丢失和损坏的丑闻重新唤起中国媒体要求归还中国文物的呼声。由此推知，在此之前中国已经要求大英博物馆。故选A。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，结合文章标题“Chinese Teapot Escaping from British Museum Goes Viral (“从大英博物馆逃跑的中国茶壶”在社交媒体上走红)”和文中内容可知，本文主要介绍了关于一只逃跑的玉壶的短视频在网络迅速走红，并引起中国官方媒体《环球时报》和中央电视台的报道和评价。所以“介绍一个关于‘逃跑的玉壶’的视频系列”是文章的写作目的。故选B。 D Most taxi drivers need a smartphone to get to their destinations. But sharks, it seems, need nothing more than their own bodies — and Earth’s magnetic (磁的) field. A new study suggests some sharks can read Earth’s field like a map and use it to travel long distances with accuracy. Since the 1970s, researchers have suspected that some fish can detect magnetic fields. But no one had shown that sharks use the fields to find their location or navigate (导航), partly because the animals aren’t so easy to work with. It’s one thing if you have a small fish, or a baby sea turtle, but when you work with sharks, you have to upscale everything. Bryan Keller, an ecologist at Florida State University, and his colleagues decided to do just that. They lined a bedroom-size cage with wire and placed a small swimming pool in the center of the cage. By running an electrical current through the wiring, they could generate a custom magnetic field in the center of the pool. The team then collected 20 young bonnethead sharks — a species known to migrate hundreds of kilometers — off the Florida coast. They placed the sharks into the pool, one at a time, and let them swim freely under three different magnetic fields, applied in random succession. One field mimicked (模仿) Earth’s natural field at the spot where the sharks were collected, while the others mimicked the fields at locations 600 kilometers north and 600 kilometers south of their homes. They used software to track the sharks’ responses, observing which direction in the tank they were trying to swim towards. When the young sharks were exposed to the magnetic field of the place they were captured, or ‘home’, they stayed put. But when subjected to the southern magnetic field, the sharks persistently changed their headings to swim north, as if trying to get back home. This suggests that the sharks were using the magnetic field to guide them, similar to how humans use GPS. Surprisingly, the researchers found that the sharks didn’t favor any direction when swimming under the northern field. Keller says this might be because they don’t go north of their home location since there is only land there, and so they rarely have to find their way back south again. “This could support the theory that their ability to go back home is a learned behavior,” he says. They might not know what to do in the northern field because “they’ve never been up there.” says Keller. Keller’s research adds a significant piece to the still-incomplete puzzle of shark biology. Sharks have been declining at an alarming rate due to mostly overfishing and habitat change. Studying the life cycles and migration patterns of sharks can help us understand what areas to protect when managing marine spaces. 12. Why is it difficult for researchers to prove that sharks can read Earth’s field? A. Sharks are too hard to follow and observe. B. Sharks are not sensitive to magnetic fields. C. Sharks are difficult to study in a laboratory setting. D. Sharks are on the list of endangered species. 13. According to Keller, what might be the reason why sharks don’t favor any direction when swimming under the northern magnetic field? A. They don’t like the climate in the north. B. They’ve never been to the north of their home before. C. They learned to do so when they were young. D. The northern magnetic field was not strong enough. 14. From the passage, we can infer that Keller’s research is significant because it ________. A. provides a new method for capturing sharks. B. supports the idea that sharks’ migration patterns are random. C. adds crucial information to our understanding of shark biology. D. suggests that sharks should be protected from overfishing. 15. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field to find their way on seas. B. Researchers discovered a new way to study sharks in labs. C. Shark populations are declining due to habitat change. D. Sharks have a learned behavior of returning to their home. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项研究发现鲨鱼可以利用地球的磁场导航，这为我们增加了对鲨鱼生物学的理解。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“But no one had shown that sharks use the fields to find their location or navigate (导航), partly because the animals aren’t so easy to work with. It’s one thing if you have a small fish, or a baby sea turtle, but when you work with sharks, you have to upscale everything.(但没有人能证明鲨鱼利用磁场来找到它们的位置或导航，部分原因是这些动物不太容易研究。如果只是小鱼或小海龟还好，但和鲨鱼一起工作时，你必须放大一切)”可知，研究人员很难证明鲨鱼可以读取地球磁场是因为鲨鱼太大，很难在实验室环境中研究。故选C。 13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Surprisingly, the researchers found that the sharks didn’t favor any direction when swimming under the northern field. Keller says this might be because they don’t go north of their home location since there is only land there, and so they rarely have to find their way back south again. “This could support the theory that their ability to go back home is a learned behavior,” he says. They might not know what to do in the northern field because “they’ve never been up there.” says Keller.(令人惊讶的是，研究人员发现，当鲨鱼在北部海域下游泳时，它们不喜欢任何方向。Keller说，这可能是因为它们不会去它们家园的北部，因为那里只有陆地，所以它们很少需要再找到返回南方的路。他说：‘可以支持这样一种理论，即它们回家的能力是一种习得的行为。’他们可能不知道在北方田野做什么，因为‘他们从来没有去过那里。’凯勒说。)”可知，根据凯勒的说法，鲨鱼在北磁场下游泳时没有任何方向偏好可能是因为它们从未去过家以北的地方。故选B。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Keller’s research adds a significant piece to the still-incomplete puzzle of shark biology.(凯勒的研究为尚不完整的鲨鱼生物学之谜增添了重要的一环)”可推知，凯勒的研究重要是因为Keller的研究为我们理解鲨鱼生物学增添了至关重要的信息。故选C。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“A new study suggests some sharks can read Earth’s field like a map and use it to travel long distances with accuracy.(一项新的研究表明，一些鲨鱼可以像地图一样读懂地球的磁场，并准确地用它来长距离旅行)”以及后文中对研究过程和发现的详细描述可知，文章主要讲述了研究发现鲨鱼利用地球磁场在海洋中寻路。故选A。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，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。 You have to make a speech. You have done your research and now have plenty of ideas bouncing around in your head that you want to get across. The big question you face at this point is how to organize those thoughts. ___16___ You need to brainstorm some supporting ideas and then figure out how those ideas fit together. These are just two cases that many people deal with frequently. Some use outlining to flesh out and organize their ideas, but is that the best strategy? ___17___ ___18___ This two-dimensional structure is designed to help you remember information because its format is easy for your mind to remember. More than 250 million people worldwide use them, so why don’t you have a try and see what they are all about? What is a mind map? Simply put, it is one’s ideas put into the form of a visual diagram that starts with a central idea. Put this idea in a bubble in the middle of a page with lines radiating out to other bubbles that contain related themes or concepts. ___19___ Use words, short phrases or images to express your ideas. And use color-coded bubbles for a visual representation of each branch’s connection. Studies have shown that this technique of using pictures, colors and visual arrangement has improved people’s recall and memory of information by 10 to 15 percent. ___20___ Creativity is aroused because of the spatial arrangement, enabling people to make more links and associations on topics of any kind. Additionally, it increases one’s productivity because mind mapping makes it easier to learn faster. So whether you’re in charge of a project or writing a research paper, make this technique a core part of your planning process! A. But it doesn’t stop there. B. It should look like a many-legged spider. C. This is a common problem that many people face. D. It has proven to increase not only productivity and creativity but also memory. E. Or perhaps you are planning to write a paper, and all you have is the main topic. F. If everyone thought in a linear manner, then the answer would be yes, but most people don’t. G. Enter mind mapping, a technique that shows how different ideas and facts relate to one another. 【答案】16. E 17. F 18. G 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍人们组织想法常遇难题，探讨大纲策略优劣后引入思维导图，阐述其构建方式及助记忆、提创造力与生产力的作用。 【16题详解】 由上文“The big question you face at this point is how to organize those thoughts. (此时你面临的大问题是如何组织这些想法。)”可知，这里强调面临如何组织想法的问题，而E项“Or perhaps you are planning to write a paper, and all you have is the main topic. (或者也许你正计划写一篇论文，而你所拥有的只是主题。) ”进一步列举了另一种类似的情况，即写论文时只有主题，同样面临组织想法的问题，与上文形成并列，有补充说明的作用。故选E项。 【17题详解】 由上文“Some use outlining to flesh out and organize their ideas, but is that the best strategy? (有些人用大纲来充实和组织他们的想法，但这是最好的策略吗？)”可知，这里提出大纲是否是最佳策略的疑问，而F项“If everyone thought in a linear manner, then the answer would be yes, but most people don’t. (如果每个人都以线性方式思考，那么答案会是肯定的，但大多数人不是。) ”对上文提出的问题进行了回应，解释了大纲并非对所有人来说都是最佳策略的原因，与上文的疑问相呼应。故选F项。 【18题详解】 由下文“This two-dimensional structure is designed to help you remember information because its format is easy for your mind to remember. More than 250 million people worldwide use them, so why don’t you have a try and see what they are all about? (这种二维结构旨在帮助你记住信息，因为它的格式很容易被你的大脑记住。全球有超过2.5亿人在使用它们，所以为什么不试试，看看它们到底是什么呢？)”可知，下文介绍了一种帮助记忆信息的二维结构。而G项“Enter mind mapping, a technique that shows how different ideas and facts relate to one another. (来了解思维导图，这是一种展示不同想法和事实如何相互关联的技术。)”引出了思维导图这一概念，正是下文所描述的内容，起到了承上启下的作用。故选G项。 【19题详解】 由上文“Put this idea in a bubble in the middle of a page with lines radiating out to other bubbles that contain related themes or concepts. (把这个想法放在页面中间的一个气泡里，用线条向外辐射到其他包含相关主题或概念的气泡上。)”可知，这里描述了思维导图的构建方式，而B项“It should look like a many-legged spider. (它应该看起来像一只多腿的蜘蛛。)”形象地描述了按照上文方式构建出来的思维导图的样子，与上文对思维导图构建的描述相呼应。故选B项。 【20题详解】 由上文“Studies have shown that this technique of using pictures, colors and visual arrangement has improved people’s recall and memory of information by 10 to 15 percent. (研究表明，这种使用图片、颜色和视觉排列的技术使人们对信息的回忆和记忆提高了 10% 到 15%。)”可知，这里阐述了思维导图对记忆的作用。而A项“But it doesn’t stop there. (但不止如此。)”表示递进，引出下文“Creativity is aroused because of the spatial arrangement, enabling people to make more links and associations on topics of any kind. Additionally, it increases one’s productivity because mind mapping makes it easier to learn faster. (由于空间排列激发了创造力，使人们能够在任何主题上建立更多的联系和联想。此外，它还提高了人们的生产力，因为思维导图使学习更容易、更快。)”，进一步说明思维导图在创造力和生产力方面的作用。故选A项。 第三部分 语言知识运用（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。 My story with my cat started many years ago, and now I have to prepare to bid farewell to her. It was 2003 and a childhood ___21___ was stationed at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina where she was in the 82nd Airborne Division (空降师). She was done jumping out of planes for the day, ___22___ the base, when she heard meowing coming from a warehouse. Inside, she ___23___ a stray (流浪的) cat, proud but dirty, and decided to take her home. Soon, the cat was ___24___. One day, my friend e-mailed me a photograph of the little lovely kittens, arranged on her laps. She ___25___, “Don’t you want to have them?” A few weeks later, the kittens were ___26___ onto the back seat of a Jeep and driven north. Two were dropped off at my parents’ house, and one with me at my studio apartment. The family ___27___ was that these were military-grade cats, since their mom was from the base! Gradually, I became ___28___ to my cat. She always leaned on my forearm the moment I told her the ___29___ of us: I described the apartments we’d lived in, the friends we’d met, and the sunsets we witnessed together. Almost every morning, I ____30____ with her soft paws rubbing against my face. ____31____, her bright eyes melted my heart and her shock-white belly in the room was the best ____32____ throughout my day. Twenty-one years later, mine is the ____33____ one standing. The cat is very sick, so I know a ____34____ is at hand. Comedy is tragedy plus time. That’s the rule. ____35____, I think there’s a lesson here about “nurture.” 21. A. friend B. neighbor C. teacher D. classmate 22. A. setting up B. heading off C. arriving at D. breaking into 23 A. removed B. spotted C. identified D. adopted 24. A. restless B. injured C. pregnant D. troublesome 25. A. added B. insisted C. declared D. explained 26. A. stuffed B. thrown C. handed D. loaded 27. A. secret B. truth C. joke D. issue 28. A. exposed B. attached C. devoted D. limited 29. A. story B. lesson C. emotion D. theme 30. A. wept B. waited C. whispered D. woke 31. A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile 32. A. signal B. impression C. sight D. image 33. A. first B. cutest C. last D. youngest 34. A. separation B. delivery C. reunion D. celebration 35. A. Constantly B. Personally C. Immediately D. Obviously 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一只来自军事基地的流浪猫成为作者宠物的故事，以及二十一年间他们共同经历的点滴，表达了作者对即将离世的猫咪深厚的情感。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是2003年，一位儿时的朋友驻扎在北卡罗来纳州的布拉格堡，她在那里的第82空降师。A. friend朋友；B. neighbor邻居；C. teacher老师；D. classmate同学。根据后文“One day, my friend e-mailed me a photograph of the little lovely kittens, arranged on her laps.”可知，有一天，朋友给作者发了一张可爱小猫的照片，所以此处指作者的一个朋友驻扎在布拉格堡。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当她从飞机上跳下来准备离开基地时，她听到了从仓库传来的喵喵声。A. setting up建立；B. heading off离开；C. arriving at到达；D. breaking into闯入。根据后文“when she heard meowing coming from a warehouse”可知，此处指朋友在前往基地的路上听到猫叫声。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在里面，她发现一只流浪猫，这只猫看起来很骄傲但很脏，于是她决定把它带回家。A. removed移动；B. spotted发现；C. identified确认；D. adopted收养。根据上文“when she heard meowing coming from a warehouse”以及后文“a stray (流浪的) cat, proud but dirty”可知，此处指听到从仓库传来的喵喵的叫声后，她在仓库里发现了一只猫。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很快，这只猫就怀孕了。A. restless不安的；B. injured受伤的；C. pregnant怀孕的；D. troublesome麻烦的。根据后文“One day, my friend e-mailed me a photograph of the little lovely kittens”可知，朋友给作者发了一张小猫咪的照片，说明这些是这只猫的孩子，此处说明这只猫怀孕了。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她还补充道：“难道你不想养一只吗？”A. added补充说；B. insisted坚持；C. declared宣布；D. explained解释。根据前文“One day, my friend e-mailed me a photograph of the little lovely kittens, arranged on her laps.”及后文“Don’t you want to have them?”可知，朋友给作者发了一张小猫咪的照片并问作者想不想养一只，这是朋友在照片的基础上补充的一句话。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几周后，小猫咪们被装载到吉普车的后座上，然后向北驶去。A. stuffed塞满；B. thrown扔；C. handed传递；D. loaded装载，装入。根据后文“onto the back seat of a Jeep”可知，此处指小猫咪们被装载到吉普车的后座上。故选D。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：家人开玩笑说，这些都是军用级别的猫，因为它们的妈妈是从基地来的！A. secret秘密；B. truth真相；C. joke玩笑；D. issue问题。根据后文“these were military-grade cats, since their mom was from the base”可知，此处是指家人的玩笑话，因为这些小猫的妈妈是来自军事基地，因此开玩笑说这些猫都是军用级别的猫。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，我喜欢上了我的猫。A. exposed无遮蔽的，易受攻击（或批评）的；B. attached非常喜欢……的，附属于，依恋的；C. devoted忠诚的，全心全意的；D. limited有限的。根据后文“She always leaned on my forearm the moment I told her the ___9___ of us: I described the apartments we’d lived in, the friends we’d met, and the sunsets we witnessed together.”可知，作者给猫咪讲述故事时，猫咪总是靠在作者的前臂上，说明作者和猫咪的关系变得亲密，非常喜欢这只猫，attached to“依恋，喜欢上”符合语境。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：每当我告诉她我们的故事时，她总是靠在我的前臂上：我描述了我们住过的公寓，遇到的朋友，以及我们一起见证的日落。A. story故事；B. lesson教训；C. emotion情感；D. theme主题。根据后文“I described the apartments we’d lived in, the friends we’d met, and the sunsets we witnessed together.”可知，作者告诉猫咪他们一起经历过的故事。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几乎每天早上，我都是在她柔软的爪子轻抚我的脸庞中醒来。A. wept哭泣；B. waited等待；C. whispered低语；D. woke醒来。根据前文“Almost every morning”可知，本句描述每天早上醒来的情景。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：同时，她明亮的眼睛融化了我的心，她在房间里雪白的肚子是我一天中看到的最美的景象。A. Instead相反；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Meanwhile与此同时。根据前文“Almost every morning, I ___10___ with her soft paws rubbing against my face.”和下文“her bright eyes melted my heart and her shock-white belly in the room was the best ___12___ throughout my day.”可知，此句用来描述猫给作者带来的美好感受，与前一句描述的早晨情景是并列且同时发生的，用meanwhile“与此同时，其间”符合语境。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同时，她明亮的眼睛融化了我的心，她在房间里雪白的肚子是我一天中看到的最美的景象。A. signal信号；B. impression印象；C. sight景象；D. image图像。根据前文“her shock-white belly in the room was the best”及后文“throughout my day”可知，此处指猫咪雪白的肚子是作者一天中看到的最美的景象。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：二十一年后，我的是最后一个站着的。A. first第一，首要的；B. cutest最可爱的；C. last最后的；D. youngest最年轻的。根据前文“Twenty-one years later, mine is the”可知，21年过去了，作者的猫是最后一只活着的猫。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：猫咪病得很重，所以我知道分离就在眼前。A. separation分离；B. delivery递送；C. reunion重聚；D. celebration庆祝。根据前文“The cat is very sick”可知，作者和猫咪相处了二十一年，现在猫咪病得很重，快死了，所以作者知道分离的时刻就要到了。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：就我个人而言，我认为这里有一个关于“养育”的教训。A. Constantly不断地；B. Personally就本人而言，亲自；C. Immediately立刻；D. Obviously显然。根据后文“I think there’s a lesson here about “nurture.””可知，此处是作者的个人观点，用Personally“个人而言”符合语境。故选B。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 语法填空 Scientists confirmed Monday that a skeleton (骷髅) found under a carpark in the English city of Leicester was that of King Richard III, in a weird end to a 500-year-old mystery. DNA from the bones ____36____ (match) that of existing generation of the king’s sister and the skeleton had the battle injuries consistent ____37____ contemporary accounts. The remains of the king, viewed as one of English history’s worst guys, will be reburied later in the local church. The discovery has caused huge excitement among historians, as it provides firm evidence about a ruler whose life ____38____ (shadow), in spite of official records, by rumours (谣言) concerning his cold blood since his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. According to historical accounts, Richard’s body was transported naked and bloody on the back of a pack horse to Leicester before being buried in an unmarked grave at Greyfriars, a Franciscan temple in the central English city. Then the crown passed to the Tudor rulers who painted Richard as an ugly bad guy who stopped at ____39____ in his pursuit of power, even murdering his two young nephews, the so-called Princes in the Tower, ____40____ (secure) the power. The hunt for his body began years ago when archaeologists (考古学家) started to dig beneath the municipal carpark ____41____ the king was supposedly buried. They finally found the skeleton. On Monday archaeologists said the skeleton confirmed that the king had severe injury in the backbone. It may have been painful and caused his right shoulder to appear higher than his left, but there was no evidence of the deformed arm ____42____ (mention) in Shakespeare’s “Richard III”. Historians now hope to clear some of the myths about Richard, ____43____ (publicize) evidence to argue against the claim that he killed the two young princes. They intend to focus on ____44____ Richard achieved in his brief two-year ruling, including the establishment of a system of legal aid. According to Philippa Langley, a member of the Richard III Society, ____45____ cruel Richard III appeared to be in the past, a new image will emerge of the king. “We have searched for Richard and we have found him. Now it’s time to honour him,” she said. 【答案】36. matched 37. with 38. has been shadowed 39. nothing 40. to secure 41. where 42. mentioned 43. publicizing 44. what 45. however 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了英国科学家的一项发现：莱斯特市的一个停车场地下挖掘出的遗骸是15世纪英格兰国王查理三世，通过对此研究，解开了长达五百年的谜团。 【36题详解】 考查时态。句意：这幅骸骨的DNA与查理三世一名姐妹的后代相匹配，骨骼上的战斗损伤与当代的描述一致。分析可知，“and”表达并列关系，连接前后两个句子，由此可知，所填动词应是前句的谓语动词，结合后句谓语“had”为一般过去时可知，所填动词所在句应是一般过去时。故填matched。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：这幅骸骨的DNA与查理三世一名姐妹的后代相匹配，骨骼上的战斗损伤与当代的描述一致。“(be) consistent with…”，固定短语，意为“符合；与……一致”。故填with。 【38题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：这一发现在历史学家中引起了极大的兴奋，因为它提供了一个确凿的证据，证明一个统治者的生活一直被关于他自1485年在博斯沃思战役中死亡以来冷血无情的谣言所掩盖，尽管有官方记录。分析可知，所填动词应是定语从句“whose life ______3 ____ (shadow), in spite of official records, by rumours concerning his cold blood since his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485”中的谓语动词，结合时间状语“since his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485”可知，应是现在完成时，且从句谓语动词“shadow (在……上投下或覆盖阴影)”与主语“whose life”之间为被动关系，应是现在完成时的被动结构：have/has been done，且从句主语“whose life”为单数，从句谓语单数形式。故填has been shadowed。 【39题详解】 考查代词。句意：然后王冠传给了都铎王朝的统治者，他们把理查德描绘成一个丑陋的坏人，在追求权力的过程中不惜一切代价，甚至谋杀了他的两个年轻的侄子，即所谓的塔中王子，以获得权力。“stop at nothing”是固定短语，意为“不惜一切代价；毫无顾忌”。故填nothing。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：然后王冠传给了都铎王朝的统治者，他们把理查德描绘成一个丑陋的坏人，在追求权力的过程中不惜一切代价，甚至谋杀了他的两个年轻的侄子，即所谓的塔中王子，以获得权力。分析可知，“___5___ (secure) the power”在句中作目的状语，用动词不定式表达。故填to secure。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：搜寻他的尸体始于几年前，当时考古学家开始在据说埋葬国王的市政停车场下挖掘。分析可知，“___6___ the king was supposedly buried”为之前名词短语（即先行词）“the municipal carpark (市政停车场)”的定语从句，关系词在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where引导。故填where。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：可能是疼痛，导致他的右肩显得比左肩高，但没有莎士比亚《理查三世》中提到的畸形手臂的证据。分析可知，句子谓语为“was”，所填动词应是非谓语作之前名词短语“the deformed arm (畸形的手臂)”的后置定语，动词“mention (提及)”与其之间为被动关系，应是过去分词形式。故填mentioned。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：历史学家现在希望澄清一些关于理查德的神话，公开证据来反驳他杀害了两位年轻王子的说法。分析可知，句子谓语为“hope”，所填动词应是非谓语在句中作状语，动词“publicize (宣传；公布)”与主语“Historians (历史学家)”之间为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填publicizing。 【44题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：他们打算把重点放在理查德在他短暂的两年统治中取得的成就上，包括建立一个法律援助系统。分析可知，“___9___ Richard achieved in his brief two-year ruling”为之前动词短语“focus on”的宾语从句，从句中动词“achieved (达到；取得)”缺少宾语，应用what引导。故填what。 【45题详解】 考查让步状语从句。句意：根据理查德三世协会成员菲利帕·兰利的说法，无论理查德三世在过去看起来有多残忍，一个新的国王形象将会出现。分析可知，设空所在句“___10___ cruel Richard III appeared to be in the past (理查三世在过去残忍)”提及的“残忍形象”与后文“a new image will emerge of the king (国王的新形象将会出现)”构成转折关系，设空句为让步状语从句。结合空后的形容词“cruel”可知，应是“however+形容词/副词+主语+谓语……”句式结构，其中“however”意为“无论多么”，首字母大写。故填however。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你校正在为英语文学阅读室设计标识，现向学生征集意见。请你给负责此项工作的外教Mr. Green写邮件，从以下标识中选择你最喜欢的一个，并说明理由。 注意： 1. 写作词数为80左右; 2. 可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯; 3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Green, I am writing to share my ideas on the logo design for our English literature reading room. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】参考范文一 Dear Mr. Green, I am writing to share my ideas on the logo design for our English literature reading room. Among the three options, I prefer Logo 1, “Open a Book, Open a World.” This design captures the essence of reading. The image of an open book combined with a globe and an eye symbolizes how reading opens our minds and broadens our horizons. Additionally, the logo is visually appealing and easy to recognize. It will connect well with students and encourage them to engage with the reading room. I truly hope my suggestion is considered, as this logo best reflects the purpose of the reading room. Thank you, and I look forward to the final decision.(97词) Yours, Li Hua 参考范文二 Dear Mr. Green, I am writing to share my ideas on the logo design for our English literature reading room. Of the three options, I believe Logo 2, “Read to Succeed,” is the most suitable. This design highlights the connection between reading and success. The upward arrow, trophy, and graphs symbolize progress, achievement, and personal growth through reading. It sends a powerful message that reading can help them achieve their goals. Moreover, the design is modern and inspiring, which I believe will encourage students to make the most of the reading room. It would mean a lot to me if my suggestion is accepted, as I feel this logo will inspire students to strive for success. Thank you and I eagerly await the final outcome.(105词) Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给负责工作的外教Mr. Green写邮件，从给出的英语文学阅读室设计标识中选择你最喜欢的一个，并说明理由。 【详解】（范文1） 1.词汇积累 观点：idea→opinion 选择：option→choice 考虑：consider→take…into account 此外：additionally→besides 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：Additionally, the logo is visually appealing and easy to recognize. It will connect well with students and encourage them to engage with the reading room. 拓展句：Additionally, the logo is visually appealing and easy to recognize, which will connect well with students and encourage them to engage with the reading room. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I truly hope my suggestion is considered, as this logo best reflects the purpose of the reading room. (运用了as引导原因状语从句) [高分句型2] The image of an open book combined with a globe and an eye symbolizes how reading opens our minds and broadens our horizons. (运用了how引导宾语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 47. 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。 It was the late 1980s. I was 15. It had been nine years since I last saw my dad. To mark our reunion in the country of my birth, my dad, who adored adventures, wanted me to “visit all your people and see every corner of your beautiful home,” so he took us on a road trip. However, admiring Jamaica’s landscape was the last thing on my mind as I sat in the back of the Beetle, angry at my dad because he had dropped in and out of our childhood. My aim was to get to know him better. Not Jamaica. Once, when he was unwell, I had to take the bus back to Kingston later than usual instead of him driving me. The sun was sinking, and the sky was darkening. “You sure you’re OK to walk up the shortcut to the bus stop?” he asked, sensing my city-girl nerves at the prospect of navigating a lightless country path. “I’m fine,” I lied. He rolled his eyes, coughed, put on his jacket and shoes, and led me up the path. As we walked, with leaves rustling（沙沙作响）, he found the energy to give me a mini biology lecture on the luminescent（发冷光的） powers of the fireflies and instructed me to “spot their guiding lights.” Before I knew it, we were safe at our destination. “Love you, be safe,” he waved to me, before heading back down the dark track, fireflies flashing around him. “Bye, take care,” I replied. Loving him too, but not always able to say it. 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。 However, as he started to walk back down the dark track, I felt a sudden urge to follow. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A couple of days later, my dad took a drive around Jamaica with me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 However, as he started to walk back down the dark track, I felt a sudden urge to follow. I couldn’t let him go alone, not in his condition. I called out to him, “Dad, wait!” He turned around, a bit surprised but also relieved to see me. “You okay, love?” he asked, concern etching his face. I nodded, my heart pounding in my chest. “I just... I want to make sure you’ re okay,” I stammered, trying to hide my worry. He smiled gently, patting my hand. “I’m glad you’ re here,” he said, his voice softening. We walked together, the fireflies tiny lights a comforting presence in the dark. It was in these moments, walking side by side, that I began to see him not just as my distant father but as a man with his own stories and struggles and the distance that had once felt so vast was now beginning to close, one step at a time. A couple of days later, my dad took a drive around Jamaica with me. Sitting beside him in the car, I listened as he spoke— not just about the landscapes, but about his life. He pointed out the places he had explored as a young man, the rivers he used to swim in, and the small villages where he had made friends. Every wave he exchanged with passersby, showed me a side of him I had never seen before. Slowly, my frustration began to fade, replaced by curiosity, and then admiration. For the first time, I saw Jamaica not just as a place but as a part of him— his past, his home, his identity. And in embracing his world, I found myself understanding him in a way I never had before. Maybe love didn’t always have to be spoken; sometimes, it was simply about being present, about choosing to see someone for who they truly were. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物关系的转变为线索展开，主要讲述了作者15岁时与久未谋面的父亲在牙买加团聚，从一开始对父亲的不满和疏离，到在相处过程中逐渐理解父亲的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①由第一段首句内容 “然而，当他开始沿着黑暗的小路走回去时，我突然有了一种追随的冲动。” 可知，第一段可描写作者决定跟随父亲后，两人在黑暗中一起行走的场景，包括对话、心理活动以及情感的变化，展现作者对父亲态度的转变。 ②由第二段首句内容 “几天后，我爸爸和我一起开车环游牙买加。” 可知，第二段可描写父亲开车带作者游览牙买加时，两人的交流，以及作者通过父亲的介绍，对父亲和牙买加有了新的认识，进一步深化对父亲的理解和接纳。 2.续写线索：决定跟随父亲——一起在黑暗中行走——情感转变——父亲开车带作者游览——交流与新认识——理解和接纳父亲 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①呼喊：call out/shout out / cry out / yell out ②询问：ask/inquire/question ③交换：exchange/swap/interchange 情绪类 ①惊讶的：surprised/astonished/amazed ②高兴的：glad/delighted 【点睛】【高分句型1】He pointed out the places he had explored as a young man, the rivers he used to swim in, and the small villages where he had made friends.（运用了省略关系代词that/which的定语从句修饰先行词places和rivers以及where引导的定语从句） 【高分句型2】Every wave he exchanged with passersby, showed me a side of him I had never seen before.（运用了省略关系代词that/which的定语从句修饰先行词a side of him） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年江苏省南京市宁海中学高三英语3月月考试卷 全卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 2025.03 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 第二部分：阅读（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、D四个选项选出最佳选项。 A WAKING A SLEEPWALKER IS BAD FOR THEIR HEALTH ① Sleepwalking typically occurs during the non-rapid eye movement stage of sleep. Several factors can lead to walking while sleeping, including alcohol use, stress and even brain injury. However, there is a genetic explanation for sleepwalking. Studies have shown that children with one or both sleepwalking parents are 40 to 60 per cent more likely to sleepwalk themselves. As for the consequences of waking a sleepwalker, there is no evidence that it will hurt or harm him, but will likely cause disorientation and confusion. LYING ON YOUR BACK MAKES YOU SNORE MORE ② Snoring, namely breathing noisily, is caused by airflow being restricted through the body’s airways during sleep. When you lie on your back, gravity pulls tissues that surround your airways downwards, narrowing them. As air passes through the passage through the nose, it causes tissue to vibrate (振动) with every breath and can create a snoring sound. When you sleep on your side this tissue doesn’t move downwards, opening up the airways s and reducing the volume of snoring. YOU ONLY USE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR BRAIN ③ This common theory in question dates back to the early 1900s, when the philosopher and founder of American psychology William James suggested that we only use a small portion of our potential. In a 1907 paper titled The Energies of Men, James wrote: “We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.” It’s sustained by a book How to Win Friends and Influence People, where American writer Lowell Thomas wrote that “professor William James of Harvard used to say that the average person develops only ten per cent of his potential 1mental ability”. However, the truth is that your brain is firing on all cylinders (气缸) and not limited to just ten percent of its power. 1. Which section of a magazine does this passage probably belong to? A. Educational features. B. Medical science. C. Psychology forum. D. Classified ads. 2. Which of the following pictures best illustrates SNORING SCIENCE? A. B. C. D. 3. Which of the following best fits into the numbered blanks ①-②-③? A. MYTH—FACT—FACT B. FACT—MYTH—FACT C. MYTH—FACT—MYTH D. FACT—MYTH—MYTH B When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t shifting his family. He was shifting snails. Sischo works with some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The colorful, jewel-like snails were once so abundant. It’s said they were like Christmas ornaments covering the trees. Almost all of the 750 different species were found only in Hawaii. Today, more than half of those species are gone, the extinctions happening in the span of a human lifetime. Sischo and his team with Hawaii’ s Department of Land and Natural Resources have the heavy task of saving what’s left. To stave off extinction, 40 species of snails, each about the size of a dime, live in human care inside an unremarkable trailer near Honolulu. For some, it’s the only place where they’ re found, their wild populations having completely disappeared. “Most people, when they think endangered species going extinct, they think of pandas and tigers and elephants, but imagine having 40 different species that are all as rare as pandas are,” Sischo says. This winter, one species of snail will inch toward an auspicious milestone. It will be released in a special enclosure in the mountains of Oahu, one that has been painstakingly prepared to give the snails the best chance of survival in their natural environment. Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. Around the world, plants and animals are being brought into enclosure as a last-ditch effort against extinction. But as the climate heats up and invasive species continue to spread, many have no clear path to return to nature in the near term. That could mean they stay in human care. In the face of the biodiversity crisis, many wildlife biologists say there’s no other choice. “These are biological treasures that are irreplaceable,” Sisch o says. “It is now or never. What we manage to keep on Earth will be what the next generation is able to put back.” 4. What was David’s primary concern when Hurricane Douglas approached? A. The safety of his family. B. The protection of rare tree snails. C. The withdrawal of local residents. D. The observation of the hurricane. 5. What’s the present state of kāhuli? A. They are now more abundant than ever. B. All 750 species are still thriving in Hawaii. C. They are in a critical situation of extinction. D. They can be found in various parts of the world. 6. What does the phrase “stave off” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? A. Clarify. B. Accelerate. C. Witness. D. Prevent. 7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. The future of Hawaii’s snails is promising. B. The biodiversity crisis is easy to deal with. C. The ways to protect endangered species are numerous. D. The conservation of endangered species is challenging. C Chinese Teapot Escaping from British Museum Goes Viral Chinese state media has praised a viral video series telling the story of a jade teapot coming to life and fleeing the British Museum to make its way back home The set of three short videos, entitled Escape from the British Museum, shows the teapot turning into a young woman in a green dress, who then engages a London-based Chinese journalist to help her reunite with her family. It appears to have struck a chord (弦) in China after first being released by independent vloggers on Douyin. By Monday evening, it had reportedly received more than 310 million views. The plot line taps into growing Chinese criticism of the British Museum after reports last month that more than 1,500 priceless objects, including gold jewelry, semi-precious stones and glass, were missing, stolen or damaged. In August the state media Global Times called for the return of Chinese artifacts from the museum “free of charge” in the wake of the controversy. “The huge holes in the management and security of cultural objects in the British Museum exposed by this scandal (丑闻) have led to the collapse of a long-standing and widely circulated claim that ‘foreign cultural objects are better protected in the British Museum’,” it said. It strongly supported the video series for touching on a “powerful message” about the importance of cultural heritage and reflecting “Chinese people’s desiring for the repatriation of the Chinese cultural relics.” State broadcaster CCTV also gave the short films a glowing review saying: “We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition.. We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artifacts that have been displayed overseas.” The museum scandal made headlines around the world and reawakened earlier demands by the Chinese media to restore the country’s relics. The new three-part show has triggered a wave of nationalism among viewers, with many praising the creative plot that reduced them to tears by showing how the teapot experienced the happiness of returning to China to see pandas and watch a flag-raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square. 8. What excuse does Britain give for keeping other nations’ cultural objects in its museum? A. It has taken possession of these objects by all lawful means. B. These objects are safer and taken better care of in its museum. C It is requested by other nations to protect their cultural objects. D. These objects may come to life, flee their countries and go viral. 9. What does the underlined word “repatriation”(Para.3) probably mean? A. Repair. B. Reflection. C. Reserve. D. Return. 10. Which of the following can we infer from the passage? A. China had already demanded the restoration of its cultural relics before the scandal. B. The museum’s awful management and security systems are involved in the scandal. C. The Britain Museum is under pressure to return the cultural relics to China sooner or later. D. A London-based Chinese journalist has contributed a lot to the viral three-part video series. 11. What’s the purpose of the passage? A. To appeal to Britain to return China’s cultural objects. B. To introduce a viral video series about a fleeing jade teapot. C. To arouse readers’ concern about Chinese cultural objects abroad. D. To praise Chinese young people’s passion for history and tradition. D Most taxi drivers need a smartphone to get to their destinations. But sharks, it seems, need nothing more than their own bodies — and Earth’s magnetic (磁的) field. A new study suggests some sharks can read Earth’s field like a map and use it to travel long distances with accuracy. Since the 1970s, researchers have suspected that some fish can detect magnetic fields. But no one had shown that sharks use the fields to find their location or navigate (导航), partly because the animals aren’t so easy to work with. It’s one thing if you have a small fish, or a baby sea turtle, but when you work with sharks, you have to upscale everything. Bryan Keller, an ecologist at Florida State University, and his colleagues decided to do just that. They lined a bedroom-size cage with wire and placed a small swimming pool in the center of the cage. By running an electrical current through the wiring, they could generate a custom magnetic field in the center of the pool. The team then collected 20 young bonnethead sharks — a species known to migrate hundreds of kilometers — off the Florida coast. They placed the sharks into the pool, one at a time, and let them swim freely under three different magnetic fields, applied in random succession. One field mimicked (模仿) Earth’s natural field at the spot where the sharks were collected, while the others mimicked the fields at locations 600 kilometers north and 600 kilometers south of their homes. They used software to track the sharks’ responses, observing which direction in the tank they were trying to swim towards. When the young sharks were exposed to the magnetic field of the place they were captured, or ‘home’, they stayed put. But when subjected to the southern magnetic field, the sharks persistently changed their headings to swim north, as if trying to get back home. This suggests that the sharks were using the magnetic field to guide them, similar to how humans use GPS. Surprisingly, the researchers found that the sharks didn’t favor any direction when swimming under the northern field. Keller says this might be because they don’t go north of their home location since there is only land there, and so they rarely have to find their way back south again. “This could support the theory that their ability to go back home is a learned behavior,” he says. They might not know what to do in the northern field because “they’ve never been up there.” says Keller. Keller’s research adds a significant piece to the still-incomplete puzzle of shark biology. Sharks have been declining at an alarming rate due to mostly overfishing and habitat change. Studying the life cycles and migration patterns of sharks can help us understand what areas to protect when managing marine spaces. 12. Why is it difficult for researchers to prove that sharks can read Earth’s field? A. Sharks are too hard to follow and observe. B. Sharks are not sensitive to magnetic fields. C. Sharks are difficult to study in a laboratory setting. D. Sharks are on the list of endangered species. 13. According to Keller, what might be the reason why sharks don’t favor any direction when swimming under the northern magnetic field? A. They don’t like the climate in the north. B. They’ve never been to the north of their home before. C. They learned to do so when they were young. D. The northern magnetic field was not strong enough. 14. From the passage, we can infer that Keller’s research is significant because it ________. A provides a new method for capturing sharks. B supports the idea that sharks’ migration patterns are random. C. adds crucial information to our understanding of shark biology. D. suggests that sharks should be protected from overfishing. 15. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field to find their way on seas. B. Researchers discovered a new way to study sharks in labs. C. Shark populations are declining due to habitat change. D. Sharks have a learned behavior of returning to their home. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，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。 You have to make a speech. You have done your research and now have plenty of ideas bouncing around in your head that you want to get across. The big question you face at this point is how to organize those thoughts. ___16___ You need to brainstorm some supporting ideas and then figure out how those ideas fit together. These are just two cases that many people deal with frequently. Some use outlining to flesh out and organize their ideas, but is that the best strategy? ___17___ ___18___ This two-dimensional structure is designed to help you remember information because its format is easy for your mind to remember. More than 250 million people worldwide use them, so why don’t you have a try and see what they are all about? What is a mind map? Simply put, it is one’s ideas put into the form of a visual diagram that starts with a central idea. Put this idea in a bubble in the middle of a page with lines radiating out to other bubbles that contain related themes or concepts. ___19___ Use words, short phrases or images to express your ideas. And use color-coded bubbles for a visual representation of each branch’s connection. Studies have shown that this technique of using pictures, colors and visual arrangement has improved people’s recall and memory of information by 10 to 15 percent. ___20___ Creativity is aroused because of the spatial arrangement, enabling people to make more links and associations on topics of any kind. Additionally, it increases one’s productivity because mind mapping makes it easier to learn faster. So whether you’re in charge of a project or writing a research paper, make this technique a core part of your planning process! A. But it doesn’t stop there. B. It should look like a many-legged spider. C. This is a common problem that many people face. D. It has proven to increase not only productivity and creativity but also memory. E. Or perhaps you are planning to write a paper, and all you have is the main topic. F. If everyone thought in a linear manner, then the answer would be yes, but most people don’t. G. Enter mind mapping, a technique that shows how different ideas and facts relate to one another. 第三部分 语言知识运用（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。 My story with my cat started many years ago, and now I have to prepare to bid farewell to her. It was 2003 and a childhood ___21___ was stationed at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina where she was in the 82nd Airborne Division (空降师). She was done jumping out of planes for the day, ___22___ the base, when she heard meowing coming from a warehouse. Inside, she ___23___ a stray (流浪的) cat, proud but dirty, and decided to take her home. Soon, the cat was ___24___. One day, my friend e-mailed me a photograph of the little lovely kittens, arranged on her laps. She ___25___, “Don’t you want to have them?” A few weeks later, the kittens were ___26___ onto the back seat of a Jeep and driven north. Two were dropped off at my parents’ house, and one with me at my studio apartment. The family ___27___ was that these were military-grade cats, since their mom was from the base! Gradually, I became ___28___ to my cat. She always leaned on my forearm the moment I told her the ___29___ of us: I described the apartments we’d lived in, the friends we’d met, and the sunsets we witnessed together. Almost every morning, I ____30____ with her soft paws rubbing against my face. ____31____, her bright eyes melted my heart and her shock-white belly in the room was the best ____32____ throughout my day. Twenty-one years later, mine is the ____33____ one standing. The cat is very sick, so I know a ____34____ is at hand. Comedy is tragedy plus time. That’s the rule. ____35____, I think there’s a lesson here about “nurture.” 21. A. friend B. neighbor C. teacher D. classmate 22. A. setting up B. heading off C. arriving at D. breaking into 23. A. removed B. spotted C. identified D. adopted 24. A. restless B. injured C. pregnant D. troublesome 25. A. added B. insisted C. declared D. explained 26. A. stuffed B. thrown C. handed D. loaded 27. A. secret B. truth C. joke D. issue 28. A. exposed B. attached C. devoted D. limited 29. A. story B. lesson C. emotion D. theme 30. A. wept B. waited C. whispered D. woke 31. A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile 32. A. signal B. impression C. sight D. image 33. A. first B. cutest C. last D. youngest 34. A. separation B. delivery C. reunion D. celebration 35. A. Constantly B. Personally C. Immediately D. Obviously 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 语法填空 Scientists confirmed Monday that a skeleton (骷髅) found under a carpark in the English city of Leicester was that of King Richard III, in a weird end to a 500-year-old mystery. DNA from the bones ____36____ (match) that of existing generation of the king’s sister and the skeleton had the battle injuries consistent ____37____ contemporary accounts. The remains of the king, viewed as one of English history’s worst guys, will be reburied later in the local church. The discovery has caused huge excitement among historians, as it provides firm evidence about a ruler whose life ____38____ (shadow), in spite of official records, by rumours (谣言) concerning his cold blood since his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. According to historical accounts, Richard’s body was transported naked and bloody on the back of a pack horse to Leicester before being buried in an unmarked grave at Greyfriars, a Franciscan temple in the central English city. Then the crown passed to the Tudor rulers who painted Richard as an ugly bad guy who stopped at ____39____ in his pursuit of power, even murdering his two young nephews, the so-called Princes in the Tower, ____40____ (secure) the power. The hunt for his body began years ago when archaeologists (考古学家) started to dig beneath the municipal carpark ____41____ the king was supposedly buried. They finally found the skeleton. On Monday archaeologists said the skeleton confirmed that the king had severe injury in the backbone. It may have been painful and caused his right shoulder to appear higher than his left, but there was no evidence of the deformed arm ____42____ (mention) in Shakespeare’s “Richard III”. Historians now hope to clear some of the myths about Richard, ____43____ (publicize) evidence to argue against the claim that he killed the two young princes. They intend to focus on ____44____ Richard achieved in his brief two-year ruling, including the establishment of a system of legal aid. According to Philippa Langley, a member of the Richard III Society, ____45____ cruel Richard III appeared to be in the past, a new image will emerge of the king. “We have searched for Richard and we have found him. Now it’s time to honour him,” she said. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你校正在为英语文学阅读室设计标识，现向学生征集意见。请你给负责此项工作的外教Mr. Green写邮件，从以下标识中选择你最喜欢的一个，并说明理由。 注意： 1. 写作词数为80左右; 2. 可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯; 3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Green, I am writing to share my ideas on the logo design for our English literature reading room. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 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。 It was the late 1980s. I was 15. It had been nine years since I last saw my dad. To mark our reunion in the country of my birth, my dad, who adored adventures, wanted me to “visit all your people and see every corner of your beautiful home,” so he took us on a road trip. However, admiring Jamaica’s landscape was the last thing on my mind as I sat in the back of the Beetle, angry at my dad because he had dropped in and out of our childhood. My aim was to get to know him better. Not Jamaica. Once, when he was unwell, I had to take the bus back to Kingston later than usual instead of him driving me. The sun was sinking, and the sky was darkening. “You sure you’re OK to walk up the shortcut to the bus stop?” he asked, sensing my city-girl nerves at the prospect of navigating a lightless country path. “I’m fine,” I lied. He rolled his eyes, coughed, put on his jacket and shoes, and led me up the path. As we walked, with leaves rustling（沙沙作响）, he found the energy to give me a mini biology lecture on the luminescent（发冷光的） powers of the fireflies and instructed me to “spot their guiding lights.” Before I knew it, we were safe at our destination. “Love you, be safe,” he waved to me, before heading back down the dark track, fireflies flashing around him. “Bye, take care,” I replied. Loving him too, but not always able to say it. 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。 However, as he started to walk back down the dark track, I felt a sudden urge to follow. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A couple of days later, my dad took a drive around Jamaica with me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$