内容正文:
高考总复习英语(H)
主题语境13
hot spring
activities for the elderly,
I,A.[语篇解读]本文是一篇应用文
weak and disabled across the area”可
介绍四个不同的动物保护志愿者项目,每
知,Tsega是个无私的人。故选A项。
个项目都提供了详细的猫述,包括项目的:7,D[主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是
目标、地点、要求和费用。
穿梭于草原和牧区之间,为西藏边远地
1.A
[细节理解题。根据Leatherback
区的人民提供医疗服务的乡村医生
Turtle Ambassador下的“Fee:266e
Tsega。所以,D项“A doctor is devoted
per week(费用:每周266欧元)”,Wild
to treating patients in a remote county.
life Shelter Carer下的"Fee:7o6€per
可以概括本文主要内容。故选D项。]
week(费用:每周706欧元)”,Thai Ele-
C[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文
phant Sanctuary下的“Fee:647€per
章主要介绍了什么是微志愿活动,它的好
week(费用:每周647欧元)”以及Force
处和意义
free Horse Sanctuary Assistant下的“Fee:
8.A「写作手法题。根据第一段中“Sol
392毛per week(费用:每周392欧元)”可
ving the mystery of the Loch Ness Mon
知,Leatherback Turtle Ambassador是花
ster would be considered as a good
费最少的。
deed,right?...What you are doing is
2.BL细节理解题。根据Wildlife Shelter
micro-volunteering,which offers volun-
Carer下的“Every year,hundreds of
teers a series of easy tasks that can be
thousands of native
animals are in
done anytime,anywhere,on their own
jured...rely on the donations of volun
terms.”可知,第1段提到尼斯湖水怪是
teers and the public.(每年,成千上万的
为了说明微志愿。]
本土动物受伤或生病,通常是因为与人9.B「细节理解题。根据第三段中“Th
或宠物的互动。我们的野生动物收容
key benefit of micro-volunteering is its
所拯救了生病、受伤的本地野生动物,
flexibility.People frequently cite their
并爱护它们,使它们恢复健康,回归自
lack of time as the biggest barrier to
然环境。由于我们没有得到政府的资
volunteering.For many,micro-volun-
助,这些庇护所依靠志愿者和公众的捐
teering removes the need to worry about
款。)”可知,在Wildlife Shelter Carer可
making long-term commitments
once
以照料状况不佳的动物。]
they start volunteering.
”可知,微志愿
3.D
L细节理解题。根据Force-free
的特点是,它在时间上的安排很灵活。]
Horse Sanctuary Assistant下的“Re
10.C[词义猜测题。根据第三段中“For
quirements:Age:14 -50;Language
many,micro-volunteering removes the
skill:basic English or basic Spanish(
need to worry about making long-term
求:年龄14-50岁:语言能力:基本英语
commitments once they start voluntee
或基本西班牙语)”可知,如果你是一个
ring.”可知,因为微志愿在时间上的安
15岁的英语母语者,你可以在Force
排很灵活,所以它可以让被排除在传统
free Horse Sanctuary Assistant中作志
志愿服务方式之外的人能够参与进来,
愿者,地点在“Location:
Atajate,
所以be excluded from的意思是“被排
Spain”。
除”之意,和C项“Be discouraged from'
B.[语篇解读]
本文是一篇说明文。本
思相近。]
文主要介绍的是穿梭于草原和牧区之间,11.D
[推理判断题。根据最后一段中
为西藏边远地区的人民提供医疗服务的
"To some extent,micro-volunteering is
乡村医生Tsega。
an approach that aims to help lots of
4.B[细节理解题。根据第三段的句子
“‘In the past,without vehicles,upon
people come together to make a differ-
ence..it serves as a complement to the
receiving messages about someone fall
more traditional methods of contributing
ing ill,sometimes I had to ride a horse,
to good causes.”可推知,作者认为微型
sometimes walk.It would take a four to
志愿服务可以作为对更传统的慈善方
five-day round trip to some villages,
式的补充,所以作者对微志愿的看法是
Tsega said.(Tsega说‘在过去,没有
可持续的。
通工具,一接到有人生病的消息,我有
D.「语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。文章
时不得不骑马,有时不得不步行。往返
主要介绍了研究表明,邻里关系比家庭成
一些村庄需要4到5天的时间。)”可
员对人们更有影响力。文章介绍了其背
知,过去在安多,交通不便让提供医疗
后的原因以及具体的一些研究发现。
帮助变得困难。故选B项。门
12.D[细节理解题。根据第一段“A
5.B[词句猜测题。根据划线短语前面
的部分“and later pursued over a year of
study from 1976 tells us how and why
relationships with our ..
levels of
professional training at the People's
feelings of usefulness and respect
Hospital in Nagchu”可知,通过在那曲
人民医院接受一年多的专业培训,Tse
within the community.(1976年的
ga肯定是熟练学握了西医。所以,划线
项研究告诉我们,与郎居的关系如何
短语proficient in的意义为“在…方
以及为什么会对我们如此有益。令当
面很熟练,精通于”,与B项skilled at意
时的科学家惊讶的是,研究结果显示,
与家庭成员—一甚至是自己的孩
义一致。故选B项。
6.A[推理判断题。根据第三段“Tsega
一的联系对幸福感或意志力儿乎
没有影响。与此同时,友谊,尤其是与
has worked as a village doctor in Amdo
for over 40 years,shuttling between.
邻居的友谊,预示着较低程度的弧独
‘In the past.,to some villages,’Tse
和担忧,较高程度的有用感和社区内
ga said.”和第五段“Discovering his pas
的尊重感)”可知,1976年的研究告诉
sion for healing ..becoming proficient
了我们邻居比家庭成员对人们更有影
in Western medicine as well.”可知
响力。故选D。
Tsega是个尽心尽力的人。根据第六段
13.C
L推理判断题。根据第二段“The
的句子“During his visits,he carries a
study suggests that acquaintance and
variety of medications provided by the
friendship with ..the particular impor-
township hospital and purchases some
tance of frequent connection.(这项研
himself.和第七段的句子“Over the past
究表明,与邻居的相识和友谊能更有
decade,he has personally funded annual
效地增加幸福感,因为它们是建立在
距离、共同的兴趣和生活方式选择的
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基础上的。邻里关系也是自愿发展
的。另一方面,家庭关系往往具有责
任感、距离和个人不和谐等特征。后
来的研究证实了亲密友谊对65岁以
上的人的重要性,强调了频繁联系的
特别重要性。)”可推知,作者主要通过
比较邻里关系和家庭关系来展开第二
段的。故选C。
14.A
[细节理解题。根据第二段中
"The study suggests that acquaintance
and friendship with neighbors are more
effective at increasing well-being since
they are based on nearness,common
interests and lifestyle choices.(这项研
究表明,与邻居的相识和友谊能更有
效地增加幸福感,因为它们是建立在
距离、共同的兴趣和生活方式选择的
基础上的。)”可知,是接近度决定了邻
里关系。故选A。]
15.B
[主旨大意题。根据第一段中“A
study from 1976 tells us how and why
relationships with our neighbors can be
s0g0 od for us..(1976年的-项研究告
诉我们,与邻居的关系如何以及为什
么会对我们如此有益。)”文章主要介
绍了研究表明,邻里关系比家庭成员
对人们更有影响力。文章介绍了其背
后的原因以及具体的一些研究发现。
可知,文章的主要内容是为什么我们
的邻居如此重要。故选B。
Ⅱ,[语篇解读]这是一篇记叙文。文章
主要讲述了作者一家在曼谷旅游时遇到
一位好心的司机的故事。
l.E[根据上文“Google maps suggested
us the shortest route,which was just 20
minutes away by walk.(谷歌地图为我
们推荐了最短的路线,步行只需20分
钟。)”提到谷歌地图提供了最短的路
线,步行只需20分钟,结合下一段中
"Walking along the heavily-crowded
roads with the dark-red sky felt beauti
ful.(在拥挤的道路上漫步,深红色的天
空让人感觉很美。)”可知,作者一家选
择了按推荐的路线步行,E项“我们决
定不浪费钱,而是花费时间。”符合
语境。]
C
「根据下一句“It was closed for re
decoration.(它因重新装修而关闭了。)”
可知,作者一家应是到达酒店后发现它
关闭了,C选项中Hotel Ramada对应后
文It。C项“我们到达了一个完全不同
的华美达酒店。”符合语境。
3.A
[上一段末句“We had no clue
where we were,our mobile phones
nearly out of power.(我们不知道自己
身在何处,我们的手机几乎没电了。)”
提到作者一家身陷困境,结合下文“He
was a taxi driver.(他是一名出租车司
机。)”可知,空处应是提及一个帮助作
者一家解决困境的人物,A项“就在这
时,我们的英雄来了。”符合语境。]
4.B[根据上文“He was so kind as to of
fer to drive us around for the rest of our
stay.(他好心地提出在我们剩下的逗留
时间里开车载我们四处转转。)”提到那
名司机带作者一行人四处转转,结合下
文“For the next four days,from float-
ing markets to the temples of Wat Pho,
our trip wouldn't have been so trouble-
free without him.(在接下来的四天里
从水上市场到卧佛寺,如果没有他,我
们的旅行不会这么顺利。)”可知,作者
一家应是很感谢那位司机,B项“我们
的感激之情难以形容。”符合语境。]
5.G[根据上文“Sometimes when things
don't go according to plan,I think
about the stranger we met on the streets
and how a tiny mistake on our part led
社会,我们在亚利桑那州立大学的实验
to unexpected results.(有时候,当事情
室收集了关于生态学九个关键特征的
没有按计划进行时,我会想起我们在街
全面数据,如降雨、温度、传染病和自然
上遇到的那个陌生人,想到我们的一个
资源,以及人类文化变异的数十个方
小错误是如何导致意想不到的结果
面,包括价值观、社会规范的强度、人
的。)”可知,事情不按原计划发展时作
格、动机和制度特征。基于这些信息,
者总会想起那位陌生人和那次旅行,所
我们创建了生态文化数据集。)”可知,
以空处应是总结那次旅行得出的感悟
生态文化数据集包括了关于生态学九
G项“这次旅行提醒我们,黑暗中总有
个关键特征和人类文化变异的数十个
一线光明。”符合语境。
方面,由此可知,生态文化数据集是生
主题语境14
态和文化的结合。故选B项。]
I·A.[语篇解读]本文讲述一些中国菜
7.C
[推理判断题。根据第四段关键句
肴为了迎合西方人的喜好变得远非正宗,
"Using this dataset,we were able to
·个在中国生活了13年的21岁英国年
generate a range of estimates for just
轻人伯恩斯对此颇感沮丧,于是他通过视
how much of human cultural variation
频(拍摄并上传)展示在家里做的中国菜
can be explained by ecology.(使用这个
的丰富美味,迅速改变了一些人对中国菜
数据集,我们能够生成一系列估计,说
肴的误解。
明生态学可以解释多少人类文化变
1.B细节理解题。由第一段第二句
异。)”可知,作者的实验室使用这个数
"For a 21-year-old native British young
据集是为了了解生态学和人类文化变
man who spent his first thirteen years in
异之间有多么深的关系,由此可知,作
China(对于一个在中国度过了头13年
者的实验室想找出生态文化之间的联
人生的21岁的英国年轻人来说)”和第
系有多强。故选C项。
六段第一句“Interestingly,when Burns
8.D「推理判断题。根据最后一段内容
first started vlogging in 2016 directly
"Ecology isn't the only reason people a-
after moving back to Brighton,England
round the world think and behave dif-
from Beijing”(有趣的是,2016年从北京
ferently.But our work suggests that,
搬回英国布莱顿后,伯恩斯第一次开始
at least in part,our environments shape
发视频)可知,伯恩斯头13年的人生是
our cultures.(生态学并不是世界各地
在中国度过的,说明他14岁回到了英
人们思考和行为不同的唯一原因。但
国的布菜频。
我们的研究表明,至少在一定程度上,
2.D「细节理解题。根据第四段“Burns
我们的环境塑造了我们的文化。)”可
tries to showcase the richness of deli-
知,作者的研究表明生态不是影响文化
cious Chinese dishes by vlogging(拍摄
的全部因素,但至少在一定程度上影响
并上传)about making Chinese dishes at
文化,由此可知,作者的研究结论是文
home.(Burns试图通过在家制作中国
化差异部分来自生态因素。故选
菜的视颜博客来展示中国菜的丰富多
D项。
样。)”可知Max Burns是通过在视频博
Ⅱ,[语篇解读]这是一篇记叙文。主要
客上展示真正的中国菜来改变人们对
介绍了Jessica和丈夫通过当看房人来环
中国菜的错误认知的。
球旅行的事情。在他们免费住在陌生人
3.B[主旨大意题。根据第五段“So,I
家里的过程中,他们会在房主不在的时候
can definitely say that I've changed
喂宠物、给植物浇水。这对夫妇被接受为
some people's ideas about Chinese food.
看房人的成功率很高,他们总是超出房主
(所以,我可以肯定地说,我改变了一些
的预期。
人对中餐的看法。)”可知,第五段主要
1.D[考查形容词(副词)词义辩析。句
讲了伯恩斯的成就。门
意:与他们中的大多数人不同,这位25
4.A[主旨大意题。本文讲述一些中国
岁的年轻人全职从事这项工作。A,in
菜肴为了迎合西方人的喜好变得远非
doors在室内;B.online在线的;C
正宗,一个在中国生活了13年的21岁
single-handed单手的:D.full-time全职
英国年轻人伯恩斯对此颇感沮丧,于是
的。根据后文“She and her husband
他通过视频(拍摄并上传)展示在家里
have spent the last two years traveling
做的中国菜的丰富美味,迅速改变了
the world,stopping everywhere from
些人对中国菜肴的误解。所以短文的
Paris to Singapore.(在过去的两年里,
标题为“网红提升了(众人)对中国菜肴
她和她的丈夫周游世界,从巴黎到渐加
的鉴赏力”。
坡在各地停留。)”可知,这位25岁的年
B.[语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。本文
轻人全职从事这项工作。
主要介绍了一项研究发现,世界不同地区
2.C[考查名词词义辨析。句意:这听起
的文化差异一定程度上受到了生态因素
来像是一个漫长而昂贵的假期,但这对
的影响」
夫妇有一种不同寻常的方式让他们的
5.D[主旨大意题。浏览第一段内容,结
旅行负担得起。A.game游戏:B.service
合第一段关键句“In some parts of the
服务;C.vacation假期;D.procedure手
world people are likely to plan for the
续。结合上文可知Jessica在环球旅行,
future,while in others people are more
所以是假期。
likely to live in the moment,.(在世界的
3.D「考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这听
某些地方,人们可能会为未来做计划
起来像是一个漫长而昂贵的假期,但这
而在另一些地方,人们更有可能活在当
对夫妇有一种不同寻常的方式让他们的
下。)”可知,第一段告诉我们不同文化
旅行负担得起。A.safe安全的:B.busy
和地区有明显的区别,某些地方,人们
忙碌的:C.helpful有帮助的:D.affordable
会为未来做计划,而在另一些地方,人
买得起的。对应上文“It might sound
们活在当下,由此可知,第一段主要讨
like one long,expensive”指听起来昂
论了不同文化和地区的明显区别。故
贵,但这对夫妇有一种不同寻常的方式
选D项。」
让他们的旅行负担得起。
6.B[细节理解题。根据第四段关键句
4.C[考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他们
"For over 200 societies,our lab at Ari-
是共享经济新形式的一部分:在线看房
zona State University gathered
created
者。A.local当地的;B.private私人的;
the Eco Cultural Dataset..(对于200多个
C.sharing分享;D.agricultural农业的。
根据后文“economy:an online group of
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参考答案
house sitters”以及提到他们免费住在陌
生人家里,可见是共享经济。]
5.A「考查名词词义辩析。句意:在他们
免费住在陌生人家里的过程中,他们会
在房主不在的时候喂宠物、给植物浇
水。A.strangers'陌生人的:B.parents'父
母的:C.co-workers'同事的:D.neighbors
邻居的。根据上文可知他们在环球旅
行,所以是住在陌生人的家里。
6.D[考查名词词义辨析。句意:在他们
免费住在陌生人家里的过程中,他们会
在房主不在的时候喂宠物、给植物浇
水。A.favor帮助;B.defense防御:C.
honor荣誉;D.absence缺席。根据上文
"they feed pets and water plants in the
homeowner's”指在房主不在的时候喂
宠物、给植物浇水。]
7.A[考查动词词义辨析。句意:这两位
旅行者仔细地计划他们的旅行,国绕着
有时很难取悦的宠物安排他们的日子。
A.plan计划:B.explain解释:C.
compare比较;D.complete完成。根据
宾语“their trips”指计划旅行,应用
plah。
8.D「考查动词词义辨析。句意:这两位
旅行者仔细地计划他们的旅行,围绕着
有时很难取悦的宠物安排他们的日子。
A.buy购买;B.transporti运输;C.choose
选择;D.please取悦。根据上文“the
pets that are sometimes difficult to”指
某些宠物很难照管。]
9.B「考查名词词义辨析。句意:但照看
房子也能提供一种在酒店里找不到的
舒适感。A.support支持;B.comfort舒
适,安慰;C.control控制:D.attention
注意力。结合后文提到像住在朋友家,
可见照看房子也能提供一种在酒店里
找不到的舒适感。
10.B[考查动词词义辨析。句意:“这就
像住在朋友家一样,”Jessica说。A.
cooking烹饪;B.staying停留;C.wait
ing等待;D.studying学习。根据后文
“at a friend's house'”指像呆在朋友家,
应用stay at。J
11.A[考查名词词义辩析。句意:这对
夫妇被接受为看房人的成功率很高
他们总是超出房主的预期。A.success
成功;B.survival存活;C.growth生长:
D.unemployment失业。根据后文
"rate in getting accepted as house sit-
ters”可知此处指他们被接受为看房人
的成功率,应用success。]
12.C[考查名词词义辩析。句意:这对
夫妇被接受为看房人的成功率很高
他们总是超出房主的预期。A.budget
预算:B.abilities能力:C.expectations
期待;D.understanding理解。上文提
到这对夫妇被接受为看房人的成功率
很高,是因为他们总是超出房主的预
期,所以成功率才高。]
13.C[考查动词词义辨析。句意:对杰
西卡来说,这意味着发送大量快乐宠
物的照片,保持房子的清洁,在去下一
个房子之前留下一份漂亮的小礼物。
A.admiring软佩:B.donating捐贈:C.
sending发送;D.borrowing借来。根
据后文“plenty of pictures of happy
pets”指给房主发送宠物的照片。
14.A[考查形容词词义辨析。句意:对
杰西卡来说,这意味着发送大量快乐
宠物的照片,保持房子的清洁,在去下
一个房子之前留下一份漂亮的小礼
物。A.clean千净的:B.open开放的;
C.simple单的:D.empty空的。根
据上文可知,他们的职责就是照看房
子,所以要保持房子的清洁。]00
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主题语境13
公益事业与志愿服务
I阅读理解
Location:Atajate,Spain
A
Requirements:Age:14-50;Language skill:
Animal volunteering abroad is the perfect
basic English or basic Spanish
opportunity for animal lovers who want to do
Fee:392€per week
something good while traveling.Here are sev-
1.Which program costs least per week?
eral programs.
A.Leatherback Turtle Ambassador.
Leatherback Turtle Ambassador
B.Wildlife Shelter Carer.
Our main mission is to protect endangered
C.Thai Elephant Sanctuary.
sea turtles such as the leatherback sea turtle
D.Force-free Horse Sanctuary Assistant.
and the green sea turtle.By working with locals
2.What can you do in the program of Wildlife
and environmental education programs,we will
Shelter Carer?
be able to educate people on the importance of
A.Advocate protecting sea animals.
protecting the valuable sea ecosystem.
B.Attend to animals in poor condition.
Location:Limon,Costa Rica
C.Adopt endangered animals as your pets.
Requirements:Age:18-50;Language skill:
D.Acquire complicated horsemanship skills
basic English
3.Where can you volunteer if you are a 15-year-
Fee:266€per week
old English speaker?
Wildlife Shelter Carer
A.Limon,Costa Rica
Every year,hundreds of thousands of
B.New South Wales,Australia.
native animals are injured or become sick,often
C.Phetchaburi Province,Thailand.
because of interaction with people or pets.Our
D.Atajate,Spain.
wildlife shelters have rescued sick,injured
B
native wildlife and loved them back to health to
When it takes days to get to a city,seeking
be returned to the natural environment.Since
medical help can be a challenge.
we receive no funding from governments,the
This is the reality in many villages in Am-
shelters rely on the donations of volunteers and
do county,Nagchu city of the Xizang autono-
the public.
mous region.The county spans approximately
Location:New South Wales,Australia
100,000 square kilometers,an area as vast as
Requirements:Age:18-50;Language skill:
Jiangsu province.Due to the vastness and
fluent English
sparse(稀少的)population,a unique health
Fee:706€per week
care system has been established here.
Thai Elephant Sanctuary
Tsega has worked as a village doctor in
Our program helps domesticated elephants
Amdo for over 40 years,shuttling between
rescued from a life of working on the streets or
grasslands and pastoral areas."In the past,
logging and provides care to rescued elephant
without vehicles,upon receiving messages
population.The program has won numerous
about someone falling ill,sometimes I had to
awards for its ethical contribution to the assis-
ride a horse,sometimes walk.It would take a
tance of Thai Elephants.The team have rescued
four to five-day round trip to some villages,"
dozens of elephants and given them shelters in
Tsega said.
beautiful,open spaces.
With an average elevation exceeding 5,000
Location:Phetchaburi Province,Thailand
meters,conditions in Amdo make high-altitude
Requirements:Age:18-50;Language skill:
cardiovascular diseases,.gout(痛风)and high
fluent English
blood pressure relatively common.
Fee:647€per week
Discovering his passion for healing and
Force-free Horse Sanctuary Assistant
helping others in his early 20s,Tsega embarked
Are you passionate about horses and eager
on self-study of Tibetan and traditional Chinese
to make a positive impact on horse welfare?Join
medicines,and later pursued over a year of profes-
our incredible Force-free Horse Sanctuary Program,
sional training at the People's Hospital in Nagchu,
where you'll become part of a devoted team caring
becoming proficient in Western medicine as well.
for our beautiful horses.Through positive rein-
Drawing from his years of medical experi-
forcement and force-free horsemanship skills,
ence,he tailors treatment methods-be it Ti-
you'll help improve the lives of these magnifi-
betan,Chinese,Western or a combination-
cent animals.
based on each patient's needs.During his vis-
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[答题栏]its,he carries a variety of medications provided
Micro-volunteering could involve anything
by the township hospital and purchases some
from retweeting a message to joining a flash
1
himself.
mob(快闪).Volunteers do not need to go
Tsega believes that soaking in hot springs
through an application or training process,or to
2can help ease pain or prevent illnesses related to
make any ongoing commitment.The vast ma-
high altitude.Over the past decade,he has per-
jority of micro-volunteering takes place online,
3
sonally funded annual hot spring activities for
but it doesn't have to.Weeding a garden in a
4
the elderly,weak and disabled across the area.
local community center counts just as much.
In 1974,Tsega also cooperated with per-
The key benefit of micro-volunteering is its
5 sonnel from the Lanzhou military and geological
flexibility.People frequently cite their lack of
teams for a 40-day filming project,capturing the
time as the biggest barrier to volunteering.For
_---6 beauty and fragility of the Yangtze River's source.
many,micro-volunteering removes the need to
Since then,he has devoted his spare time to
worry about making long-term commitments
7.
cleaning up the surrounding area,contributing
once they start volunteering.It enables people
to environmental protection efforts.
who might be excluded from traditional ways of
8
4.What made offering medical help difficult in
volunteering to participate.
9
the past in Amdo?
To some extent,micro-volunteering is an
A.Sparse population
approach that aims to help lots of people come
10
B.Traffic inconvenience.
together to make a difference.It could take a
C.High altitude.
while to see its impacts.Studies,however,have
D.Environmental pollution.
shown that 65 percent of those who have micro
5.What does the underlined phrase in paragraph
volunteered were still actively doing so one year
12
5 most probably mean?
later.Even though micro-volunteering cannot
A.fascinated by
replace long-term commitments,it serves as a
--
13
B.skilled at
complement(补充)to the more traditional meth
14
C.gifted in
ods of contributing to good causes.
D.blessed with
8.Why is the Loch Ness Monster mentioned in
15 6.Which of the following best describes Tsega's
Paragraph 1?
personality?
A.To illustrate micro-volunteering.
1
A.committed and selfless
B.To get more volunteers involved.
B.passionate and courageous
C.To offer a solution to the mystery.
2
C.sympathetic and grateful
D.To post a micro-volunteering task.
D.considerate and disciplined
9.What does micro-volunteering feature?
7.What is the text mainly about?
A.It's free of commitment.
A.Tsega devotes his lifetime to environmen-
B.It's flexible,time-wise.
tal protection.
C.It's only available online.
.5
B.The medical challenge has been tackled in
D.It needs systematical training.
sparsely populated areas.
10.Which can best explain the underlined "be
C.A doctor has used hot springs to relieve
excluded from"in Paragraph 3?
high-altitude diseases.
A.Be used to.
D.A doctor is devoted to treating patients in
B.Be distracted by.
a remote county.
C.Be discouraged from.
C
D.Be interested in.
(2024·山东威海市高三期末)Solving the
11.What does the writer think of micro-volun-
mystery of the Loch Ness Monster would be
teering according to the last paragraph?
considered as a good deed,right?On that ba-
A.Quick-impact.B.Widely-recognized.
sis,a webcam has been set up overlooking the
C.Irreplaceable.
D.Sustainable.
lake.Anyone can tune in at any time.If you see
D
something suspicious(可疑的),you simply
A study from 1976 tells us how and why
click the "snapshot"buttons to submit a picture
relationships with our neighbors can be so good
for further analysis.It is free,easy,and you
for us.Surprisingly to scientists at that time,
can do it for as little or as long as you like,with
results showed that connection with family
no login or signup required.What you are doing
members-even one's own children-had little
is micro-volunteering,which offers volunteers a
influence on feelings of well-being or willpow-
series of easy tasks that can be done anytime,
er.Meanwhile,friendships,especially those
anywhere,on their own terms.
with neighbors,predicted lower levels of loneli-
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ness and worry,higher levels of feelings of use-
14.What determines neighborly relationships
fulness and respect within the community.
according to the text?
The study suggests that acquaintance and
A.Nearness.
friendship with neighbors are more effective at
B.Responsibility.
increasing well-being since they are based on
C.Physical distance.
nearness,common interests and lifestyle
D.A common life goal.
choices.The neighborhood relationships are al-
15.What is the text mainly about?
so developed voluntarily.Family ties,on the
A.Why neighbors always help us.
other hand,are often characterized by a sense
B.Why our neighbors are so important.
of responsibility,physical distance,and person-
C.How neighborly support is available.
al disharmony.Later studies confirm the impor-
D.How neighborly relationships develop well.
tance of close friendships for people over 65,
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
highlighting the particular importance of fre-
After my family got comfortably settled in
quent connection.
Hotel Ramada in Bangkok,we started explo-
More recent studies show that neighborly
ring the city.After endless hours of shopping.
support is associated with better well-being for
it was finally time to go back.
individuals in mid-to-late life.Data about
This was when the trouble started.We
neighborly relationships and general well-being
forgot there are two Ramada hotels in the oppo-
from 1,071 adults aged 40-70 from the National
site directions.Absolutely unaware of this,we
Survey of Midlife Development in the US was
started searching for the way back.Google
collected in 1995,and again from the same indi-
maps suggested us the shortest route,which
viduals in 2005.
was just 20 minutes away by walk.1
The study found that those who had little
Bangkok felt different after sunset.Walk-
connection with neighbors at the time of both
ing along the heavily-crowded roads with the
samples,as well as those who experienced a re-
dark-red sky felt beautiful.Lost in our talk,we
duction in connection with neighbors over the
didn't realize that we passed onto the quieter
years,experienced downward trends in well-be-
part of the town.
ing,as indicated by feelings of sadness,ner-
2 It was closed for redecoration.Un
vousness.restlessness,hopelessness and
luckily,nobody around us then spoke English.
worthlessness.
Worse still,we stepped in a local tuk-tuk(三轮
It is important to note here the difference
车),which took us to an unknown area for an
between friendship and neighboring or relation-
enormous pay.We had no clue where we were,
ships with neighbors.While friendships are
our mobile phones nearly out of power.
based on common affection,neighboring,at its
3 He was a taxi driver.Recounting
core is an instrumental relationship that is cata-
the day's events proved to be a great conversa-
lyzed by nearness.But it doesn't have to be this
tion starter.We ended up talking through the
way.Where neighbors are also close friends,the
way.He was so kind as to offer to drive us a-
potential benefits are clear.While both friendship
round for the rest of our stay.4 For the
and neighboring are beneficial to well-being,they
next four days,from floating markets to the
are most effective when the types of support and
temples of Wat Pho,our trip wouldn't have
assistance from both coincide.
been so trouble-free without him.
12.What does the 1976 study tell us?
Sometimes when things don't go according
A.The friendships between neighbors can
to plan,I think about the stranger we met on
last forever.
the streets and how a tiny mistake on our part
B.People ignore neighbors more than family
led to unexpected results.5
members.
A.That was when our hero arrived.
C.Neighbors influence people as much as
B.Our thankfulness was beyond description.
their own children do.
C.We reached a completely different Hotel Ramada.
D.Neighbors are more influential to people
D.We set off into the city with little research on
than family members.
transport.
13.How does the author mainly develop para-
E.We decided not to waste our money but our
graph 2?
time instead.
A.By analyzing data.
F.He then reminded us that our hotel was just
B.By giving instructions.
a few blocks away.
C.By making comparisons.
G.The trip rings as a reminder that every cloud
D.By following the order of time
has a silver lining.
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