高三英语上学期期末考试试题含解析试题_1_1

昌平区2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题〔含解析〕
制卷人：打自企；成别使；而都那。

审核人：众闪壹；春壹阑；各厅……
日期：2022年二月八日。

本套试卷一共10页，一共120分。

考试时长100分钟。

所有考生必须将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上答题无效。

在在考试完毕之后以后，将本套试卷和答题卡一起交回。

第一局部：知识运用〔一共两节，45分〕
语法填空〔一共10小题；每一小题分，一共15分〕
A
阅读以下短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写上1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

You are never too old to go after your dreams. Many people don’t let age stop them. If they want to do something, they just do it. For example, Gladys Burrill ran her first marathon at 86. She became famous when she ___1___ (finish) the Honolulu Marathon (檀香山马拉松). She was 92 then. Life is about change, so don’t be afraid to take your ___2___ (one) step. It is easy after you do that. So, stop ___3___ (think) about your dreams, and start doing something about them.
【答案】1. finished
2. first
3. thinking
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。

人们不能让年龄阻止他们追求自己梦想的脚步。

要敢于迈出追逐梦想的步伐。

【1题详解】
考察时态。

句意：当她完成了檀香山马拉松比赛时，她就知名了。

由下一句“那时她92岁。

〞可知，“完成檀香山马拉松比赛〞发生在过去。

finish应该使用一般过去时。

故填finished。

【2题详解】
考察序数词。

句意：生活就是不断做出改变，所以不要害怕迈出第一步。

结合句意，做出改变就需要迈出第一步。

one的序数词是first。

故填first。

【3题详解】
考察动名词。

句意：因此，停顿考虑你的梦想，然后开场对它们做一些事情。

stop to do sth.：中断当前做的某事，然后去做另一件事；stop doing sth.：停顿正在做的某事。

结合句意可知，做些事情去实现梦想就要停顿考虑而不是停下来去考虑，因此stop后面使用doing形式。

故填thinking。

B
阅读以下短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写上1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

How can horses find their way back from a strange environment? For most people, that would be impossible without a map. Horses have a special system in their brains, and it works just ___4___ GPS. It shows signs for trees and other objects in their home areas. It also takes notes of new things in new areas. ___5___ horses keep their attention on those signs, they know which directions ___6___ (go). Who needs a self-driving car when you can have a horse? You’ll always get home safe and sound.
【答案】4. like
5. When
6. to go
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了马如何可以从生疏的环境中找到回去的路。

【4题详解】
考察介词。

句意：马脑中有一个特殊的系统，它的工作原理像GPS一样。

此处表示“将马脑中的系统比喻成GPS〞。

故填like。

【5题详解】
考察时间是状语从句。

句意：当马将注意力放在这些标志上时，它们知道该往哪个方向走。

分析句子构造可知，逗号前面应为从句。

结合上下文语境和语义可知，该从句为时间是状语从句，因此使用附属连词when。

故填when。

【6题详解】
考察动词不定式。

句意：当马将注意力放在这些标志上时，它们知道该往哪个方向走。

该句子中的“特殊疑问词which+动词不定式〞作动词know的宾语。

该构造可以改写成由该疑问词引导的从句，即宾语从句：When horses keep their attention on those signs, they know which directions they should go.故填to go。

C
阅读以下短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写上1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

William Shakespeare was one of the famous English ___7___ (write). He mostly wrote plays and special poems. Those poems ___8___ (call) sonnets (十四行诗), and they have a unique pattern. Besides, they aren’t easy to write. That didn’t stop scientists, though. One team just trained a computer to write poetr y like Shakespeare’s. They entered nearly 3,000 sonnets into their machine. Those included the 154 sonnets that Shakespeare created. After that, they used a special program. It emphasized the rules of poetry and made sure the machine followed ___9___ (they). Through AI, the computer is able to put out sonnets. They are so good that they ___10___
(fool) humans. Ordinary readers couldn’t tell whether a person or a machine wrote them. That doesn't mean they are perfect, though.
【答案】7. writers
8. are called
9. them 10. have fooled/fooled
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了英国著名的作家威廉·莎士比亚的十四行诗的特点。

一个科学家团队尝试使用计算机来创作莎士比亚的诗歌。

普通读者无法分辨是人还是机器写的。

不过，这并不意味着它们是完美的。

【7题详解】
考察名词。

句意：莎士比亚是英国著名作家之一。

由下一句可知，他主要写戏剧和特殊的诗歌。

因此此处是在讲威廉·莎士比亚的身份，即作家。

one of后接可数名词的复数形式。

故填writers。

【8题详解】
考察时态和语态。

句意：这些诗称为十四行诗，它们具有独特的款式。

主语those poems承受动词call 的动作，该句子表述的是一般事实，应使用一般如今时的被动式。

故填are called。

【9题详解】
考察人称代词。

句意：它强调诗歌的规那么，并确保机器遵循它们。

根据上下文语境可知，此处应填入代词指代本句中的rules，此处作宾语，应使用宾格。

故填them。

【10题详解】
考察时态。

句意：这些十四行诗写得是如此的好，以致于它们欺骗了人类。

结合语境，此处表示“计算机创作出来的诗歌作品已经把人给骗过了〞，应使用如今完成have fooled。

既然是已经发生的动作，也可以使用一般过去时fooled。

故填have fooled/fooled。

完形填空〔一共20小题；每一小题分，一共30分〕
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每一小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项里面，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My neighbor Josie, a college professor, ran circles around women twenty years younger than her. For some reason, she took a(n) ___11___ to me and always chose to fit me into her days. She would call me to taste-test recipes, which was a ___12___. Her garden was a testament (证明) to Josie's green thumb. In some instances, I could not even ___13___ what was growing, but we had the freshest salads in the neighborhood all summer long!
Early each morning, Josie forced me to ___14___ her on her “daily constitutional〞, as she liked to call it. I believe we were supposed to be walking, but it felt more like mini-sprints (running at full speed). I had my rules. If I couldn’t talk or ___15___, I would stop. I stopped every day at the end of our block. Josie would ___16___ a half hour later and make me breakfast as a ___17___ for making the attempt!
Each night around sunset, Josie and I would touch our base on our porches (门廊) before retiring for the evening. We would ___18___ back and forth, exchanging worldviews.
One evening, Josie was a “no-show.〞 I started over to her door when I ___19___ the ambulance and saw her husband and children ___20___ outside. Josie had suffered a stroke (中风).
When I next set eyes on her, she was leaning in a wheelchair. She looked smaller and older than I remembered, but her eyes were clear and her smile was ___21___bright. Her speech was ___22___, but her voice still had the lift I loved.
Josie’s world had changed overnight from travel destinations to the few rooms in her house.
___23___ it’s what she does with her surroundings that gives me pause and perspective.
When Josie feels well enough to ___24___, her husband brings her breakfast in bed. She calls it “dining out〞. They listen to soft music and light candles. On days when Josie has some ___25___, her husband wheels her into the living room, and they watch old movies together. She calls it “date night.〞 When Josie is doing really well, her husband takes her for a(n) ___26___ outside in her wheelchair. She calls it “going on vacation〞.
Despite the ___27___ that Josie is not expected to make a full recovery, she ___28___ to dine out, go to the movies and take lots of mini-vacations. She is grateful to smell a summer barbecue, to share a laugh with her favorite neighbor, and to be here for ___29___ day.
I am ___30___ for her simple life lesson. Find the positive, and you’ve found your reason to live.
11. A. opinion B. feeling C. chance D. liking
12. A. task B. matter C. pleasure D. burden
13. A. deliver B. identify C. assess D. compare
14. A. assist B. promote C. inspire D. join
15. A. wave B. cheer C. jump D. breathe
16. A. return B. disappear C. stretch D. practise
17. A. push B. reward C. response D. contribution
18. A. skip B. chat C. think D. swing
19 A. heard B. called C. left D. ignored
20. A. dining B. escaping C. running D. wandering
21. A. still B. ever C. once D. already
22. A. deeper B. longer C. clearer D. slower
23. A. For B. Or C. So D. But
24. A. eat B. speak C. relax D. sleep
25. A. space B. strength C. lessons D. worries
26. A. hike B. examination C. walk D. meeting
27. A. fact B. faith C. plan D. attempt
28. A. rejected B. continues C. postponed D. paused
29. A. either B. certain C. another D. neither
30. A. helpful B. pitiful C. thankful D. painful
【答案】11. D 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20.
C 21. A 22.
D 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. C 【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。

作者的邻居Josie让我参加她喜欢的每日跑步活动中。

但有一天她中风了。

尽管Josie 不会完全康复，但她会快乐地生活一天，作者从Josie身上学到了很多东西。

【11题详解】
考察名词词义辨析。

句意：由于某种原因，她很喜欢我，总是选择让我进入她的生活中。

A. opinion意见；B. feeling感觉；C. chance时机；D. liking喜欢。

根据“chose to fit me into her days〞可知，Josie喜欢有我的陪伴，才让我参加到她的跑步活动中去。

take a liking to：喜欢上。

应选D。

【12题详解】
考察名词词义辨析。

句意：她会叫我去做食谱的味觉测试，这是一种荣幸。

A. task任务；B. matter 物质；C. pleasure荣幸，乐趣；D. burden负担。

根据后文的“Her garden was a testament (证明)
to Josie’s green thumb.〞和“we had the freshest salads in the neighborhood all summer long.〞可知，Josie的园艺技能不一般，整个夏天我们都吃到了最新颖的沙拉。

因此Josie叫我去做食谱的味觉测试，这是一种荣幸。

应选C。

【13题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：在某些情况下，我甚至无法确定院子里生长的是什么，但是整个夏天我们都吃到了最新颖的沙拉！A. deliver递送，传送，交付；B. identify确定；C. assess评估；D. compare 比拟。

Josie的园艺技能不一般，在园子中种了很多东西，以致于作者都不能确认出是什么。

应选B。

【14题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：每天清晨，Josie让我参加她称之为“每日宪法〞的跑步活动。

A. assist 帮助；B. promote促进；C. inspire启发；D. join参加。

由前文的“fit me into her days〞可知，Josie让我参加她的跑步活动中去。

应选D。

【15题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：假如我不能说话或者喘不上气了，我会停下来。

A. wave挥手；B. cheer欢呼；C. jump跳；D. breathe呼吸。

跑步时喘不上气了，自然就需要停下来。

应选D。

【16题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：Josie将在半小时后返回，并为我做早餐，作为我尝试跑步的奖励！A. return 返回；B. disappear消失；C. stretch伸展；D. practise练习。

由“make me breakfast〞可知，Josie 让我和她一起跑步，她会跑回来给我做早餐，以示对我的奖励。

应选A。

【17题详解】
考察名词词义辨析。

句意： Josie将在半小时后返回，并让我吃早餐，作为尝试的奖励！A. push推；
B. reward奖励；
C. response响应；
D. contribution奉献。

有前文的“forced me to join her〞可知，因为在她的“迫使〞下我参与了跑步，所以她为了鼓励我给我做早饭吃作为奖赏。

应选B。

【18题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：我们来回聊天，交流对事物的观点和看法。

A. skip跳跃；B. chat聊天；
C. think认为；
D. swing摇摆。

根据“exchanging worldviews〞可知，两个人交流对事物的观点和看法，即她们在闲聊。

应选B。

【19题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：我回到她的门前，这时我听到救护车的声音并看到她的丈夫和孩子往外面跑。

A. heard听到；
B. called叫；
C. left分开；
D. ignored忽略。

根据下文的“Josie had suffered a stroke〞可知，Josie中风了，救护车赶来抢救，我听到了救护车的声音。

应选A。

【20题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：我回到她的门前，这时我听到救护车的声音并看到她的丈夫和孩子往外面跑。

A. dining用餐；
B. escaping逃跑；
C. running跑步；
D. wandering彷徨。

Josie中风了，情况紧急。

丈夫和孩子就忙跑到外面迎接救护车。

应选C。

【21题详解】
考察副词词义辨析。

句意：她看起来比我记忆中的要瘦小和年老，但是她的眼睛是透明的，微笑仍很阳光。

A. still仍然；B. ever曾经；C. once曾经，一次；D. already已经。

空格所在句子和下一句的句式构造是一样的，表达的情感也是一致的。

由“but her voice still had the lift I loved〞中的still可知，此处也应该使用still。

应选A。

【22题详解】
考察形容词词义辨析。

句意：她的讲话语调较慢，但我照旧喜欢她的声音。

A. deeper更深的；B. longer 更长的；C. clearer更明晰的；D. slower 更慢的。

Josie中风了，说话受到了影响。

但是她的声音我照旧喜欢。

由but一词表示转折可知，Josie的说话速度肯定是慢了。

应选D。

【23题详解】
考察连词词义辨析。

句意：但正是她利用周围的一切所做的努力使我保持了冷静进展了考虑。

A. For对于；B. Or或者者；C. So所以；D. But但是。

由空格前后的两个句子可知，在一夜之间，Josie的活动范围从她所去的目的地变成了她家中的几个房间。

正是她利用周围的一切所做的努力使我保持了冷静进展了考虑。

它们构成了转折关系。

应选D。

【24题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：当Josie感到能吃东西的时候，她的丈夫将早餐带到了床上。

A. eat吃；B. speak说话；C. relax放松；D. sleep睡觉。

由“her husband brings her breakfast in bed〞可知，Josie开场能吃东西了。

应选A。

【25题详解】
考察名词词义辨析。

句意：在Josie有了点力量的日子里，她的丈夫将她带到客厅，他们一起看老电影。

A. space空间；
B. strength强度，力量；
C. lessons课程；
D. worries担忧。

由“her husband wheels her into the living room, and they watch old movies together〞可知，Josie恢复了一定的力量，她的丈夫将她带到客厅，他们一起看老电影。

应选B。

【26题详解】
考察名词词义辨析。

句意：当Josie身体状况很好时，她的丈夫带她坐在轮椅上出去漫步。

A. hike远足；B. examination检查；C. walk步行；D. meeting会议。

在Josie恢复不错的情况下，她开场坐轮椅到外面漫步了，选择walk符合语境。

应选C。

【27题详解】
考察名词词义辨析。

句意：尽管事实上Josie不会完全康复，但她仍在“下饭店〞，“看电影〞和进展一些许多的“小型度假〞。

A. fact事实；B. faithHY；C. plan方案；D. attempt尝试。

根据空后的描绘“She is grateful to smell a summer barbecue, to share a laugh with her favorite neighbor,〞可知，Josie满足于能闻到夏季烧烤的味道，与她最喜欢的邻居分享笑声。

可推知Josie可能不会完全
康复，这是一个事实，选择fact符合语境，其他选项不通顺。

应选A。

【28题详解】
考察动词词义辨析。

句意：尽管事实上Josie不会完全康复，但她仍在“下饭店〞，“看电影〞和进展一些许多的“小型度假〞。

A. rejected回绝；B. continues继续；C. postponed推延；D. paused暂停。

由下文的“find the positive〞可知，Josie很乐观，尽管事实上Josie不会完全康复，但是她会继续坚强地生活下去。

应选B。

【29题详解】
考察形容词词义辨析。

句意：她很快乐能闻到夏季烧烤的味道，与她最喜欢的邻居分享笑声，并又一次快乐地生活一天。

A. either(两者之中的)任何一个；B. certain某些；C. another另一个；D. neither 都不。

Josie很乐观，闻到夏季烧烤的味道，与她最喜欢的邻居分享笑声，她很快乐，因此她会又一次快乐地生活一天，每天都会乐观地度过。

应选C。

【30题详解】
考察形容词词义辨析。

句意：我感谢她给我上的简单的生活一课。

A. helpful有益的；B. pitiful可怜的；C. thankful感谢的；D. painful痛苦的。

由最后一句可知，积极面对生活，然后您就找到了活下去的理由。

因此从Josie身上可知，作者对于Josie上的生活课持感谢的态度，她学到了很多。

应选C。

【点睛】在做完形填空试题时，要通览全文，瞻前顾后，仔细推敲。

一定要把上下文联络在一起，才能确定选项。

一些选项必须通过上下文的理解才能确定选项。

例如：小题8考察动词词义辨析。

句意：我们来回聊天，交流对事物的观点和看法。

A. skip跳跃；B. chat聊天；C. think认为；D. swing摇摆。

根据“exchanging worldviews〞可知，两个人交流对事物的观点和看法，即她们在闲聊。

应选B；小题14考察动词词义辨析。

句意：当Josie感到能吃东西的时候，她的丈夫将早餐带到了床上。

A. eat吃；
B. speak说话；
C. relax放松；
D. sleep睡觉。

由“her husband brings her breakfast in bed〞可
知，Josie开场能吃东西了。

应选A。

这些提示信息很明显。

第二局部：阅读理解〔一共两节，40分〕
第一节〔一共15小题；每一小题2分，一共30分〕
阅读以下短文，从每一小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项里面，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Changing Bit by Bit
A new contest challenges people to use micro:bit computers to solve problems.
Could you use your computing skills to aid the fight against illegal animal hunting? How about tackling ocean pollution or monitoring animals under threat of extinction?
A new global challenge called Do Your Bit aims to get young people using their computing creativity to solve real-world problems. It’s being run by a partnership involving the BBC’s micro:bit computer, the technology company ARM and a campaign called World’s Largest Lesson, and it's aimed at people aged 10 to 16. It kicks off on 16 September.
The contest in 2021 is based on two Global Goals: to protect life on land and under the water. To take part, young people first choose a problem that affects them and their community, then design something involving the micro:bit computer that could help to tackle that problem.
Participants need to write up to 500 words about the problem and their solution, as well
as providing a photo of their drawn plans or a hex file of their prototype code (编码), plus any other photos and videos showing what they’ve done.
This is the second micro:bit Global Challenge to be held. In 2021, the contest's winning designs included a homemade thief alarm, a classroom health monitor, a food-waste watcher and a device to remind people to sit up straight.
The deadline for entering the challenge is 28 February 2021: the winners will be announced the following month.
31. The main purpose of BBC’s involvement is to _______.
A. report for this contest
B. call for ocean protection
C. introduce the Global Goals
D. promote micro:bit computers
32. The Do Your Bit in 2021 is based on the theme of________.
A. getting rid of hunger
B. providing clean water
C. taking care of children
D. protecting life on the earth
33. To take part in the contest, contestants need ______.
A. buy micro:bit computers
B. sign up for it before 16 September 2021
C. choose a real problem and offer solutions
D. prepare photos and videos of group members
【答案】31. D 32. D 33. C
【解析】
本文是一篇广告布告。

一项名为Do Your Bit的全球性新挑战旨在让年轻人利用他们的计算机创造力来解决现实世界中的问题。

例如你能否利用自己的计算技能来协助打击非法狩猎动物？如何应对海洋污染或者监测濒临灭绝的动物？
【31题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“A new contest challenges people to use micro:bit computers to solve problems.〞和第三段中的“It’s being run by a partnership involving the BBC’s micro:bit computer, the technology company ARM〞可知，一项新竞赛要求人们使用计算机来解决问题。

该活动由BBC的micro:bit计算机技术公司ARM运营，因此BBC参与的主要目的是推广micro:bit计算机。

应选D。

【32题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“The contest in 2021 is based on two Global Goals: to protect life on land and under the water.〞可知，2021年的比赛基于两个全球性的目的：保护陆地和水下生物。

即2021年的Do Your Bit活动以保护地球上的生命为主题。

应选D。

【33题详解】
细节理解题。

根据倒数第三段中的“Participants need to write up to 500 words about the problem and their solution〞可知，参与者需要就问题及其解决方案写上多达500字。

即参加比赛的选手需要选择一个真正的问题并提供解决方案。

应选C。

B
Therapy (治疗) Appointment
“You want out again, Marmalade? You were just out. What, not the back door, you want out the front?〞 I was very surprised that our beautiful cat wanted out again.
Several days later, I realized that almost every day she had been asking to be let out at 1: 00 p.m. and always wanted the front door instead of the back door she normally used to go to the yard. I hadn’t been paying muc h attention, but I realized this had been going on for a while, and I had no idea why. Therefore, the next time it happened, I watched out the front room window to see what Marmalade was doing every day.
Marm went down the front stairs and out to the city sidewalk then just sat there. About three minutes later, she flopped (跳) down and rolled over so her belly (肚子) was showing.
This is unusual. She never does that unless she wants to be petted — but there is no one there. Wait-on the sidewalk just crossing a block down from our house was a group of about fifteen young adults from the nearby group home for young adults with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症). They were out for a walk.
As they approached, I could hear, “There’s the kitty, there’s the kitty,〞 coming from their mouths. When they were close enough to touch Marm, she lay quietly while each person took a turn petting her. This took quite a while, and obviously these teens were very comfortable petting her. When everyone had given Marm a petting, she turned over, stood up and gave herself
a shake, then walked back up the sidewalk to the front door to be let in.
It had been a breathtaking experience to see. The next day, at the same time, I watched it happen again.
After a few more days of this, I wondered how long this had been lasting, so I went out and asked the adults. What I was told was both interesting and humbling. Our wonderful cat had been doing this every weekday for months, and these young adults thought it was the highlight of the walk to be able to have a chance to pet her.
How had she come to understand that these young people would enjoy petting her and could trust them? How could she comfort people when they felt sad, and how would she lick away the tears until she had made them feel better?
34. Marm’s owner was puzzled because Marm always _____.
A. desired to the front yard
B went out from the front door
C. rolled over to show her belly
D. wanted out from the window
35. Marm flopped down and rolled over on the sidewalk to ________.
A. play with other cats
B. make the teens pet her
C. wait for passers-by to feed her
D. have a rest and enjoy the sunshine
36. What does the writer think of Marm?
A. Loving and caring.
B. Funny and helpful.
C. Mysterious and weird.
D. Vulnerable and puzzling.
37. What can w e learn from Marm’s story?
A. No one can be neglected.
B. Cats can understand each other.
C. People need to give pets more petting.
D. Animals can believe and support human.
【答案】34. B 35. B 36. A 37. D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。

Marm是作者家的一只猫，她最近每天定时与来自附近的一些患有唐氏综合症的年轻人见面，让他们抚摸自己，使这些年轻人感到很快乐，作者感受到动物可以相信和支持人类的情感。

【34题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“What, not the back door, you want out the front? I was very surprised that our beautiful cat wanted out again.〞和第二段中的“…always wanted the front door instead of the back door she normally used to go to the yard〞可知，作者对于Marmalade要从前门出去感到非常惊讶。

几乎每天Marmalad都要求在下午1点被放出去并且以前她通常通过后门去院子。

而这几天她走的是前门。

因此作者感到困惑是因为Marm总是从前门出去。

应选B。

【35题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第五段中的“When they were close enough to touch Marm, she lay quietly while each person took a turn petting her.〞可知，当他们足够接近Marm时，她安静地躺着，每个人轮流抚摸着她。

即 Marm跳到人行道上翻身是为了让那些青少年抚摸她。

应选B。

【36题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第四段中的“Wait-on the sidewalk just crossing a block down from our house was a group of about fifteen young adults from the nearby group home for young adults with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症). They were out for a walk.〞可知，Marm在离我们家间隔只有一个街区的人行道上等待着大约15名年轻人来抚摸她。

这些年轻人患有唐氏综合症。

根据第五段中的“This took quite a while, and obviously these teens were very comfortable petting her.〞可知，这些年轻人抚摸着她很长时间是，显然这些青少年很喜欢抚摸她，他们感到很快乐。

因此作者认为Marm 充满着爱心与关心。

应选A。

【37题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的“How had she come to understand that these young people would enjoy petting her and could trust them? How could she comfort people when they felt sad, and how would she lick away the tears until she had made them feel better?〞可知，她是怎么知道这些年轻人喜欢抚摸她并可以信任他们的呢？当人们感到悲伤时，她如何抚慰他们？她如何舔掉眼泪直到使他们感觉更好？通过作者的这些问题，我们可以从Marm的故事中理解到动物可以相信和支持人类的情感。

应选D。

C
Traditionally, the more people in a city, the fewer trees there are. To create space for houses, offices and other buildings, nature takes second place. But, if the architect Stefano Boeri has anything to do with it, this will soon be changing.
Boeri has designed a forest city, to be created in the north of Liuzhou in Guangxi region in southern China. This mountainous area was chosen to be “a city where living n ature is totally intertwined with architecture.〞 According to Boeri, instead of completely getting rid of the
trees to build houses, the city’s design considers the surrounding greenery. Homes and commercial buildings will be covered with trees, with gardens on the balconies (阳台) of every floor, and rooftops that are home to miniature forests.
“I have been working on the idea of urban forestation for years,〞says Boeri. “In those areas of the planet where it is still necessary to build new cities, we are planning real forest cities for a maximum of 150,000 citizens.〞
The Liuzhou Forest City will be connected to central Liuzhou via a railway line and a road. It will be home to 30,000 people, and include commercial and recreational spaces, two schools and a hospital. On top of this, the vegetation will absorb carbon dioxide and pollutants, as well as releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.
Development is well underway for the forest city. “Our masterpiece for a forest city in Liuzhou has been approved by the local government,〞 says Boeri. Now, the government is starting the process of selling land to interested developers. “The current phase is still ongoing for land selling,〞 says Boeri. Building is expected to begin in 2021. At the same time, the firm has copied the concept in Lishui, a city in the southeast of China. The masterpiece has also been given the thumbs-up by local governments here, and the developer is collecting funds to launch the project.
If the Chinese cities prove successful, Boeri hopes that the idea will take hold across the world. “We are developing the same concept in other places with different climate conditions, such as Mexico and north Africa,〞 he says.
And there is science behind the idea of planting trees to halt climate change. A study earlier this year by scientists at ETH Zurich found that planting at least a trillion trees
around the world could lock up 205 billion tonnes of carbon, once the trees are mature, helping to offset the effects of releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
38. According to the passage Boeri holds the belief that ______.
A. a city can be built in harmony with nature
B. climate change results from the city development
C. the building of a city may cost the damage of nature
D. we should stop building new cities to protect nature
39. What can we infer from the cities designed by Boeri?
A. Houses would be built in a huge forest.
B. Citizens will live in inconvenient areas.
C. Cities can be transformed to forest cities.
D. The idea will be tried out soon worldwide.
40. What is the attitude of the Lishui government on Boeri’s concept?
A. Supportive.
B. Neutral.
C. Unclear.
D. Critical.
41. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？
A. Where the Problem of Pollution Is Rooted
B. How Forest Cities Are Affecting the World
C. Can Forest Cities Help to Clean Up Pollution
D. Who Is to Blame for the Problem of Pollution
【答案】38. A 39. C 40. A 41. C
【解析】
本文是一篇新闻报道。

文章讲述了通过建筑师Stefano的设计理念，传统意义上的城建立可以与自然保持和谐，使其成为森林城，其中的树木可以有助于抵消温室气体的影响。

【38题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“Traditionally, the more people in a city, the fewer trees there are. To create space for houses, offices and other buildings, nature takes second place. But, if the architect Stefano Boeri has anything to do with it, this will soon be changing.〞可知，传统上城中的人口越多，树木越少。

为了给房屋，办公室和其他建筑物创造空间，大自然占据了第二位。

但是建筑师Stefano Boeri可以做一些事情，将很快改变这一点。

即 Boeri坚信城可以与自然和谐地建立起来。

应选A。

【39题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段中的“According to Boeri, instead of completely getting rid of the trees to build houses, the city’s design considers the sur rounding greenery. Homes and commercial buildings will be covered with trees, with gardens on the balconies (阳台) of every floor, and rooftops that are home to miniature forests.〞可知，根据Boeri的说法，城的设计并未完全摆脱使用树木的想法，而是考虑到周围的绿地。

住宅和商业建筑将被树木覆盖，每层阳台上都将有花园，屋顶上那么是微型森林。

因此我们可以推断出在Boeri的设计理念下，城可以转变为森林城。

应选C。

【40题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第五段中的“At the same time, the firm has copied the concept in Lishui, a city in the southeast of China. The masterpiece has also been given the thumbs-up by local governments here, and the developer is collecting funds to launch the project.〞可知，这个理念在得到了认可，这个杰作得到了地方政府的赞许，开发商正在筹集资金以启动该工程。

因此政府对Boeri的森林城概念持支持态度。

应选A。