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What an adventure!
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I.阅读理解(每小题2.5分,共20分)
want to motorcycle through the Himalayas later in the
A
year.After all,we need things to look back on,"she
says.
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1.What do we know about Davies'journey across the
When she was 61,Sian Davies decided to row
Atlantic?
()
across the Atlantic Ocean.In March 2021,she was
A.She fell apart and abandoned the task.
one of the 12 crew members who set out on the 3,000-
B.She suffered a lot during the process.
mile journey from Tenerife to battle sun,salt and
C.She was the oldest woman to finish it.
fierce currents."We would row in three-hour shifts
D.She rowed along with six other women.
and only sleep for an hour or so every six hours,"she
2.How did Davies feel about her first attempt to row?
says."For the first 15 days,I was seasick,so I hardly
ate anything.I was just rowing and collapsing.I went
A.Painful.
B.Frightened.
through some pretty dark times."
C.Confident.
D.Impressed.
But after 42 days on the water,Davies reached
3.What inspired Davies to row across an ocean?
Antigua to become one of the only six women in the
world over the age of 60 to have rowed across an
A.A trial row on a six-oar rowing boat.
ocean."I was exhausted and I was also so proud of
B.Support from a boat company.
myself,”she says.
C.Stories of some women adventurers.
Davies began rowing when she was 53,after
D.Sufferings from her back pain.
spotting a six-oar (rowing boat in Bristol harbor.
4.Which of the following best describes Davies?
Attracted by its size and appearance,she spoke to the
(
crew and was encouraged to do a trial run."As soon
A.Caring and open-minded.
as I got on the water,I fell in love with it,"she says.
B.Humble and self-motivated.
"Feeling your whole body working and the fresh air on
C.Determined and easy-going.
your skin is amazing.”
D.Strong-willed and ambitious.
It wasn't until 2017,though,that her Atlantic
B
plans were born.Suffering from a herniated disc
间盘突出),she was only able to crawl out of bed.“I
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began thinking of things I could look forward to after I
US Army veteran(退伍老兵)Mazyck remembers
had surgery,"she says."One day I was reading about
when doctors told her she would never walk again.
women adventurers when it hit me that once better,I
She'd been paralyzed from the waist down after a
would row across an ocean.
serious accident while parachuting in 2003.The doctors
After successful surgery,Davies began driving to
never said anything about floating,though.In 2021,
meet other women who had undertaken rows.Hearing
she got to do just that.
the experiences and advice of them gave Davies the
Mazyck was one of 12 participants in a Zero G
confidence.Soon after,she heard that a new boat
flight,organized by the group AstroAccess.This type
producer was organizing a team for a voyage across the
of flight recreates the weightlessness that astronauts
Atlantic and she joined it immediately.
experience without going all the way to space.Flying
"In June,I'm planning to break a few world
over the Pacific Ocean off Southern California,the
records by rowing around the UK when I'm 64,and I modified 747 jet airplane made 15 steep dives and
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climbs,allowing the flyers multiple periods of
C.Courageous and optimistic
weightlessness.
D.Ambitious and innovative.
The experience left Mazyck feeling joyful."The
8.Which of the following can be the best title for the
flight was something that I would have never in my
passage?
wildest dreams thought I would've experienced,"she
A.Paving the Way for the Future
says,"especially the floating,the weightlessness.
B.Disabled Americans Make It to Space
Traditionally,strict physical requirements have
C.Making Space a Place for Everyone
prevented disabled people from becoming astronauts.
D.US Veterans Experience Zero G Flight
AstroAccess is working to make space accessible to
Ⅱ.语法填空(每小题1.5分,共15分)得分
all."Space removes the barriers between people;now
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is the time to remove the barriers to space itself,"says
There is a Chinese story of an old man in his 90s
Mazyck."It is sending a message to people who have
working with his family to remove mountains to
historically been excluded from STEM that not only is
connect the outside world 1
others'doubts.
there room for you in space,there is a need for you."
The story has inspired the Chinese to unite and
During the flight,she says,the participants did
overcome difficulty with 2
determine)and
experiments and made observations.They took note of
hard work.
things that people without certain disabilities might not
The story became a reality in Lin county,Henan
realize are issues.For example,people who couldn't
province in the 1960s.A 1,500-kilometer-long waterway
grip with their legs needed another way to hold
along the cliffs(悬崖)of the Taihang Mountains
themselves still while weightless.The group also
3
(build)by the local people within 10
experimented with signaling lights for the deaf and with
years,bringing precious water from the Zhanghe River
ways of using braille(盲文)for the blind.
in the bordering Shanxi province to the drought-hit
These types of issues are easy enough to address.
area.
Now is the time to make space accessible-before
Initially,finding drinking water was 4
space tourism or space settlements become commonplace.
headache for residents:People had to fetch water from
"I am so proud and elated about what's happening
five kilometers away every day.5
ease)
here,Mazyck adds."We are paving the way for the
this area's water shortages,the local government
future..”
decided to construct a canal across the mountains,
5.What do we know about AstroAccess?
6
construction was a remarkable engineering
A.It redesigns jet airplanes.
achievement
B.It offers weightlessness experience.
People tied ropes around their waists and
C.It provides physical treatment.
7
hang)off cliffs,drilling holes in rock,
D.It trains the disabled to be astronauts.
and then dug canals with simple tools.From February
6.What is required in the flights for the participants?
1960 to July 1969,they leveled 1,250 mountain tops
and dug211 tunnels(隧道),8
remove)
A.Astronaut experience.
22.25 million cubic meters of earth and rocks.
B.Steep dives and climbs.
Their efforts gained multiple 9
(benefit).
C.Weightlessness periods.
It was the canal that 10
(dramatic)changed
D.Trials and observations
the life of the local people,irrigating (about
7.Which of the following words can best describe
36,000 hectares of land and solving water supply
Mazyck?
difficulties to some 567,000 people.Their deeds have
A.Generous and determined.
been hailed(称颂)as the“spirit of the Red Flag
B.Caring and persistent.
Canal".
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高三英语WY课时作业16 Amazing art
课时作业17 What an
1.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Once
trained,the Al offered predictions by detecting
I.阅读理解
adventure
early indicators of quakes hidden within the
I,阅读理解
planet'slow-frequency rumbles(隆隆声).”
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主
A
可知,人工智能分析地球的背景声音预测地
要介绍了意大利文艺复兴时期的开创者乔托,
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主
震事件。故选B。
介绍了其艺术特色和绘画技巧等。
要讲述了Sian Davies在61岁时决定划船穿越
1.B推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容可大西洋的经历和她的感受。
2.C推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知,
Alexandros Savvaidis想在第三段说明发展人
知,第一段提到苍蝇是为了说明这只苍蝇画1.B细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“We
工智能预测的意义。故远C。
得栩栩如生。
would row in three-hour shifts and only sleep
:3A
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的
2.D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“…
for an hour or so every six hours."和“For the
"Their next step is to test artificial intelli-
he drew a picture on a rock and that the artist
first 15 days,I was seasick,so I hardly ate
gence...making it an ideal location for these
Cimabue,who happened to be passing by,
anything.I was just rowing and collapsing.I
purposes.”可知,接下来的研究重点是在不
saw him at work and was so impressed with
went through some pretty dark times.”可知
同地点进行测试。故选A。
the boy's talent that he took him into his studio
Davies在过程中遭受了很多苦难。
4.D
推理判断题。根据第一段中的
as an apprentice(学徒).”可知,Cimabue将2.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的
"Advances in artificial intelligence Al)are
乔托收为自己的学徒是因为他觉得乔托极
“‘As soon as I got on the water,I fell in love
indicating that accurate quake forecasting may
具艺术天赋,有发展前途。
with it,she says.'Feeling your whole body
be attainable,thereby casting doubt on the
3.A推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“In
working and the fresh air on your skin is
conventional wisdom that such an accomplish-
the Middle Ages,an apprentice's job was to
amazing.,”可知,Davies对她的第一次划船
ment is beyond our capabilities.”以及最后-
copy his master as exactly as he could,which
尝试感到印象深刻。
段中的“That may be a long way off,but
resulted in a distinct lack of new ideas.In
3.C细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的
many advances such as this one,taken togeth-
fact,art in the Middle Ages seemed to have
"One day I was reading about women adven
er,are what moves science forward..”可推
been stuck in a rut.”可知,中世纪的艺术缺乏
turers when it hit me that once better,I would
知,地震预测技术具有开创性和前景。故
创新。
row across an ocean.”可知,一些女性冒险家
选D。
4.A推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“He
的故事激发了Davies划船穿越大洋的灵感
B
painted people the way he saw them,instead
4.D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“山
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。Brigham
of the overly tall and boxy people that other
March 2021,she was one of the 12 crew
Young大学火灾研究实验室的一项新研究正
artists painted.”以及“Instead,Giotto painted
members who set out on the 3,000-mile jour-
在深入研究火灾如何引发的微观细节,以提供
the Christ Child as a baby,which emphasized
ney from Tenerife to battle sun,salt and fierce
更多关于如何有效控制野火的信息。
the human relationship between the child and
currents.”以及最后一段中的“I want to mo-
5.C主旨大意题。根据第二段的内容可知
his mother.”可知,乔托把圣婴描绘成一个要
torcycle through the Himalayas later in the
第二段主要介绍了Thomas H.Fletcher和合
儿是运用了写实的方式描绘人物。
year”可知,她是一个意志坚强和有雄心出
著者开展研究的具体步骤。
B
志的人。
6.A细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主
研究发现植物的化学成分影响其燃烧前的
要讲述了作者作为一位在Guggenheim博物馆
[语篇解读]本文是一篇新闻报道。报道
分解速度,进而影响火灾发生的速度。
工作的保安,对艺术品标签的反思,并且作者
主要介绍了AstroAccess组织参与者进行失重
7.B词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的上文
鼓励观众摆脱预设观念,直接感受艺术品
体验,腰部瘫痪的Mazyck就是其中一名参与
"Very detailed models that already exist take
本身。
者。AstroAccess正在努力使所有人都能进入
up to two weeks to run on very big computers
5.A推理判断题。根据第一段中“But now,
太空。
and by that time,the fire has moved and it's
more often than not...its definitive tone sending
5.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Mazyck
not in the same place anymore.”可知,已经
the message that there's only one right answer
was one of 12 participants in a Zero G flight
存在的非常详细的模型的弊端在于其耗时
to the art.”可知,作者开始质疑并希望去除
organized by the group AstroAccess.This type
过久,导致无法对已经转移的火灾进行管
艺术品旁的标签说明,认为它们限制了人们
of flight recreates the weightlessness that astro-
理,再结合画线词的上文“We're aiming
对艺术的多角度理解,表明他在形成自己的
nauts experience without going all the way to
towards giving answers"和下文“in the next20
判断
space.”可知,AstroAccess提供失重体验
minutes or half hour instead of the next two
6.B推理判断题。根据第二段中“I realized
6.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的
weeks”可推知,Fletcher的研究目的是在很
"During the flight,she says,the participants
that art historians could be unreliable narrators
短的时间内给出火灾如何扩散、蔓延的答
did experiments and made observations.
可
(叙述者).”及“The work looks different ev-
案,确保模型的时效性,画线词意思应该是
知,参与者的飞行要求是试验和观察。
ery time it's shown-not that you'd know it
“传播,扩散”,与spread意思相近。
7.C推理判断题。根据第三段的内容以及倒
from the wall text.”可知,通过介绍Tearing
8.B细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Our
Lead雕塑的例子,指出助理告诉作者雕塑本
数第三段中的“‘Space removes the barriers
model can't prevent a fire,but it can help with
应随意排列金属片,而墙上的文字说明并未
between people;now is the time to remove the
decisions on how to manage fires so that when
反映这一信息,说明墙上的解说并不总是准
barriers to space itself,says Mazyck.'It is
a fire starts,it doesn't blow up into a huge,
确的,甚至可能是误导的」
sending a message to people...not only is there
uncontrollable fire.”可知,研究者开发该新模
7.C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“.I tried
room for you in space,there is a need for
型是为了更有效地控制野火。
you.’”可推知,Mazyck勇敢且乐观。
Ⅱ.完形填空
to stand in front of the wall label so people
8C主旨大意题。根据全文,尤其是最后一
1.A2.D3.C4.B5.B6.D7.C
couldn't see it,and I heard their interpretations
go wild.”可知,作者站在墙上的标签前,是
段的内容可知,本文主要讲的是AstroAccess
8.A9.A10.C11.B12.A13.B
组织参与者进行失重体验,腰部撞痪的
14.B15.C
为了让访客在没有预设解释的情况下自由
地欣赏和解读雕塑,促使他们自己进行
Mazyck就是其中一名参与者。AstroAccess
课时作业19 Laugh out loud!
正在努力使所有人都能进入太空。C项“让
欣赏。
太空成为每个人的地方”最适合作为文章标题。
【.阅读理解
8.D主旨大意题。根据全文内容及最后一段
Ⅱ.语法填空
4
中的“If I learned one thing as a guard.,focus
1.despite 2.determination 3.was built
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主
instead on what is there.”可知,文章主要讲
4.a 5.To ease 6.whose 7.hung
要介绍了脑力菠惫是什么,脑力疲惫产生时大
述了作者作为博物馆警卫的体验,如何从这
8.removing 9.benefits 10.dramatically
脑皮层里会发生哪些变化,以及应该采取哪些
个角色中学到了不依赖墙上的解说,而且鼓
措施来应对脑力疲惫」
励人们自主观察和理解艺术,因此D项“当
课时作业l8 Disaster
1.A词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Influen
博物馆警卫教会我的观看艺术之道”最能概
and hope
tial theories suggested that fatigue(疲惫)isa
括全文主旨,适合作为文章标题。
I.阅读理解
sort of illusion cooked up by the brain to make
Ⅱ.完形填空
A
us stop whatever we are doing and turn to a
1.A2.C3.B4.A5.D6.B7.A
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主
more gratifying activity.”可知,当身体感到
8.B9.A10.D11.C12.B13.A
要说明了人工智能可能实现给出准确的地震
疲惫时,大脑会让我们停下手里的工作,转
14.A15.D
预测,并介绍了其工作原理以及意义。
向“轻松的”活动。
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