2024年江苏省泰州市海陵区中考一模英语试题(解析版)

2024年海陵区中考适应性训练试卷九年级英语
（考试时间：100分钟满分：120分）
请注意：
1. 本卷分选择题和非选择题两个部分。

2. 所有试题的答案均填写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。

第Ⅰ卷选择题（65分）
一、单项选择从下列每题所给的选项中，选择最佳答案。

（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
1. Brushing your teeth properly can help you ________ the risk of having tooth problems.
A. avoid
B. reduce
C. stop
D. cancel
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：正确刷牙可以帮助你减少牙齿问题的风险。

考查动词辨析。

avoid避免；reduce减少；stop停止；cancel取消。

由常识可知，正确刷牙可以“减少”牙齿问题的风险。

故选B。

2. Working as a teacher should be kind-hearted ________ patient.
A. as far as
B. as good as
C. as possible as
D. as well as
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：作为一名教师，应该善良又有耐心。

考查短语辨析。

as far as就......而言；as good as和......一样好；as possible as尽可能；as well as和，也。

根据“kind-hearted...patient”可知，两个形容词是并列关系，所以是as well as“和，也”。

故选D。

3. —Mum, ________ can I pick up my package?
—Wait until tomorrow morning for the station to open.
A. when
B. how
C. where
D. why
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——妈妈，我什么时候可以取包裹？——等到明天早上邮局开门。

考查特殊疑问句。

when什么时候；how如何；where在哪里；why为什么。

根据“Wait until tomorrow morning for the station to open.”可知，问句是问时间，用when提问。

故选A。

4. —Sometimes, I can’t understand what some films want to express.
—Some ________ about them on Douban can help you. Some fans like to analyze them.
A. results
B. reasons
C. records
D. reviews
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——有时候，我不能理解一些电影想要表达的东西。

——豆瓣上的一些评论会对你有所帮助。

一些粉丝喜欢分析它们。

考查名词辨析。

results结果；reasons原因；records记录；reviews评论。

根据“Some...about them on Douban can help you. Some fans like to analyze them.”可知，这里指的是豆瓣上的“评论”。

故选D。

5. To be more ________, Lisa planned the activities and booked the room before travelling.
A. creative
B. patient
C. organized
D. practical
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：为了更有条理，Lisa在旅行前就计划好了活动并订好了房间。

考查形容词辨析。

creative创造性的；patient耐心的；organized有组织的，有条理的；practical实用的。

根据“Lisa planned the activities and booked the room before travelling.”可知，Lisa在旅行前做了准备是为了更有条理。

故选C。

6. To welcome Fu Bao, the giant panda center has ________ an organization in Sichuan to help him get used to the new living condition.
A. set up
B. put up
C. make up
D. open up
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：为了迎接福宝，大熊猫中心在四川成立了一个组织，帮助它适应新的生活环境。

考查动词短语。

set up成立；put up张贴；make up编造；open up开放。

根据“an organization in Sichuan to help him get used to the new living condition.”可知，大熊猫中心在四川成“成立”了一个组织，帮助它适应新的生活环境。

故选A。

7. Actually City walk, a new type of travelling ________ in Shanghai a long time ago.
,
A. starts
B. started
C. has started
D. was starting
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：事实上，城市步行，一种新的旅行方式在上海很久以前就开始了。

考查动词时态。

根据“a long time ago”可知，事情发生在过去，时态为一般过去时。

故选B。

8. According to the picture below, ________ students think they don’t have enough time for learning English.
A. One hundred
B. Three hundred
C. Seven hundred
D. Nine hundred
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：根据下图，七百名学生认为他们没有足够的时间来学习英语。

考查数字运算。

根据圆饼中“Not enough time 35%”和图中下方内容可知，2000名学生中35%的学生认为没有足够的时间学习英语。

通过计算，2000乘以35%是700名。

故选C。

9. “Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type do not matter.” In the following sentences, which “through” has the same meaning as the above?
A. Please hold on, I will put you through soon.
B. Alice tried to go through the door, but she was too big.
C. The young like to learn about the world through the Internet.
D. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：“通过努力，Spud Webb证明了尺寸和体型并不重要。

”下面哪个“through”和上面的“through”意思相同？
考查介词。

Please hold on, I will put you through soon.请稍等，我马上给您接通电话。

through意为“接通电话”；Alice tried to go through the door, but she was too big.爱丽丝试图穿过门，但是她太大了。

through意为“穿过”；The young like to learn about the world through the Internet.年轻人喜欢通过互联网了解世界。

through 意为“通过，凭借”；It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.看到巨大的玻璃球穿透黑暗真令人兴奋。

through意为“穿透”。

只有C项与题干中的through意思相同，都为“通过，凭借”，故选C。

10. —I have made little progress in Physics so far. It is so hard for me.
—Leo, don’t lose heart. ________.
A. Actions speak louder than words
B. Rome is not built in one day
C. The early bird catches the worm
D. A miss is as good as a mile
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——到目前为止，我在物理方面进展甚微。

这对我来说太难了。

——Leo，别灰心。

罗马不是一天建成的。

考查谚语。

Actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩；Rome is not built in one day罗马不是一天建成的；The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃；A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，谬以千里。

根据“don’t lose heart”可知，安慰对方不要灰心，要继续努力，选项B符合语境。

故选B。

二、完形填空
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出最佳选项（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
Back in New York, I am fighting fires as the assistant captain (副队长) of a volunteer fire company.
I still remember my first fire. Before this, I had never joined in any rescue (救援). As a volunteer, I needed to follow the captain’s instructions ____11____, no matter what I think. On that night, I was the second volunteer to ____12____ the scene. When I found the captain for my task, he was talking with the ____13____. She was standing in the pouring rain, barefooted (赤脚的), while her house was on fire. What was ____14____, her dog was still in the fire.
The other volunteer, who had arrived just a little earlier before me, was asked to go inside and save the dog. The captain waved me over. He said, “Bezos, I need you to go upstairs past the fire, and get this woman a pair of shoes.” Not exactly what I was hoping for, and I was ____15____ over the lucky guy, just because he beat me by five seconds. I managed to be a volunteer to save others’ lives, not to get others’ shoes, ____16____ I obeyed and went off, up the stairs and down the hall, passing the “real” firefighters. They nearly ____17____ the fire at this point, and I rushed into them master’s bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
Now I know what you’re thinking, but I’m not a ____18____. After all, I didn’t save anyone, I just got the shoes for the lady. On the way, I met the other volunteer with the ____19____ dog. We took the treasures we saved outside to the homeowner, not surprisingly, the ____20____ received much more attention than mine.
A few weeks later, the company heard from the homeowner. She said never thought that we were willing to rush into the fire ____21____ for a pair of shoes. I didn’t expect she ____22____ remember the small action.
Here, I would offer this reminder: Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you make your first million to make a great ____23____ in somebody’s life. If you have something to give, give it ____24____, never think it’s too small.
Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but every day offers us an opportunity to ____25____ one. So get in the game. Save the shoes.
11.
A. politely
B. rapidly
C. strictly
D. smoothly
12.
A. get outside
B. arrive at
C. climb up
D. fall off
13.
A. volunteer
B. neighbor
C. homeowner
D. interviewer
14.
A. better
B. worse
C. luckier
D. darker
15.
A. green with envy
B. red with anger
C. white with fear
D. pale with sickness
16.
A. and
B. so
C. since
D. but
17.
A. put down
B. put out
C. put away
D. put off
18.
A. hero
B. captain
C. volunteer
D. newer
19.
A. lovely
B. frightened
C. sick
D. valuable
20.
A. homeowner’s
B. dog saver’s
C. volunteer’s
D. capital’s
21.
A. just
B. still
C. also
D. even
22
.
A. must
B. should
C. could
D. might
23.
A. promise
B. difference
C. hope
D. success
24.
A. now or never
B. soon after
C. sooner or later
D. right now
25.
A. admire
B. save
C. influence
D. follow
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B 21.
A 22. C 23.
B 24. D 25. C
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了作者作为一名志愿者第一次参与救火的经历，以此告诉人们要及时行动起来帮助他人。

【11题详解】
句意：作为一名志愿者，无论我怎么想，我都必须严格遵守队长的指示。

politely礼貌地；rapidly快速地；strictly严格地；smoothly顺利地。

根据“I needed to follow the captain’s instructions”可知，此处指严格遵守队长的指示。

故选C。

【12题详解】
句意：那天晚上，我是第二个到达现场的志愿者。

get outside走出去；arrive at到达；climb up爬上；fall off掉落。

根据“the scene”可知，此处指到达现场。

故选B。

【13题详解】
句意：当我为我的任务找到队长时，他正在和房主谈话。

volunteer志愿者；neighbor邻居；homeowner房主；interviewer面试官。

根据“She was standing in the pouring rain, barefooted, while her house was on fire.”可知，队长在和房主谈话。

故选C。

【14题详解】
句意：更糟糕的是，她的狗还在火里。

better更好的；worse更糟的；luckier更幸运的；darker更黑的。

根据“She was standing in the pouring rain, barefooted, while her house was on fire.”和“her dog was still in the fire.”可知，更糟糕的是，狗还在火中。

故选B。

【15题详解】
句意：不完全是我所希望的，我嫉妒这个幸运的家伙，就因为他比我快五秒。

green with envy非常嫉妒；red with anger非常生气；white with fear惊恐万分；pale with sickness病得脸色
苍白。

根据“...over the lucky guy, just because he beat me by five seconds.”可知，作者嫉妒那个幸运的人。

故选A。

【16题详解】
句意：我设法成为一名志愿者，去拯救别人的生命，而不是去给别人拿鞋子，但我服从了，走了出去，上了楼梯，下了大厅，经过了“真正的”消防员。

and和；so所以；since自从；but但是。

根据“I managed to be a volunteer to save others’ lives, not to get others’ shoes”和“I obeyed and went off,”可知，前后句为转折关系，应用转折连词but。

故选D。

【17题详解】
句意：这时他们几乎把火扑灭了，我冲进主人的卧室去拿一双鞋。

put down放下；put out扑灭；put away收好；put off推迟。

根据“I rushed into them master’s bedroom to get a pair of shoes”可知，作者冲进主人的房间拿鞋，推知火快扑灭了。

故选B。

【18题详解】
句意：我知道你在想什么，但我不是英雄。

hero英雄；captain队长；volunteer志愿者；newer新人。

根据“After all, I didn’t save anyone, I just got the shoes for the lady.”可知，作者不是英雄，因为他没救人。

故选A。

【19题详解】
句意：在路上，我遇到了另一位带着那只珍贵的狗的志愿者。

lovely可爱的；frightened受惊的；sick生病的；valuable珍贵的。

根据“We took the treasures we saved outside to the homeowner”可知，在火灾中，生命是很珍贵的，所以此处指狗是珍贵的。

故选D。

【20题详解】
句意：我们把我们保存下来的宝贝带到外面的房主那里，毫不奇怪，狗的救助者得到的关注比我多。

homeowner’s房主的；dog saver’s救狗人的；volunteer’s志愿者的；capital’s资本家的。

根据“received much more attention than mine.”可知，此处说的是救了狗的人得到的关注。

故选B。

【21题详解】
句意：她说从来没有想过我们会为了一双鞋而跳进火里。

just仅仅；still仍然；also也；even甚至。

根据“She said never thought that we were willing to rush into the fire...for a pair of shoes.”可知，作者冲进火里只为了一双鞋。

故选A。

【22题详解】
句意：我没想到她能记住这个小举动。

must必须；should应该；could能够；might可能。

根据“...remember the small action.”可知，此处说的是房主能记住这么小的一个举动。

故选C。

【23题详解】
句意：不要等到赚到你的第一个一百万，才去改变别人的生活。

promise承诺；difference不同；hope希望；success成功。

make a difference“有影响，使不同”，固定短语。

故选B。

【24题详解】
句意：如果你有东西可以给予，现在就给予，永远不要觉得它太小。

now or never机不可失；soon after稍后；sooner or later迟早；right now立刻。

根据“Don’t wait.”可知，此处指立刻行动。

故选D。

【25题详解】
句意：不是每天我们都有机会拯救他人的生命，但每天我们都有机会影响他人的生活。

admire欣赏；save拯救；influence影响；follow遵循。

根据“Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life”可知，此处指我们每天都有机会给他人产生影响。

故选C。

三、阅读理解
阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
A
A DIY COURSE—MAKE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM
Make some ice cream and find out how to make things freeze without putting them in the
freezer.
Step 1. Mix one spoon of chocolate, two spoons of milk,
and one spoon of cream in the glass.
Step 2. Put some ice in a large bowl and a lot of salt over
the ice. Place the glass of ice-cream mixture into the
bowl, on the top of the salty ice.
Step 3. Put more ice and salt around glass to build up
more layers (层) of ice and salt around the glass.
Step 4. Place the towel over the bowl so that the ice
cream can be ready faster. Leave the ice-cream mixture to
set for an hour. Stir (搅拌) it every few minutes.
Now, enjoy your own homemade chocolate ice cream. Have you got to know what the secret of
success in making the ice cream without a freezer is?
26. We don’t put any ________ in the glass when we make our ice cream as the course.
A. cream
B. milk
C. chocolate
D. water
27. What does the underlined word freezer refer to?
A. A tool which can stir food easily.
B. A machine which keeps food frozen.
C. A snack which tastes cold and delicious.
D. A material which makes food look prettier.
28. In the DIY course, we use a lot of salt to ________.
A. save much energy
B. make the glass clean
C. help the ice turn into water
D. make the ice cream tasty
29. According to the DIY course, we can know ________.
A. we need a lot more cream than milk and chocolate
B. we need to put the ice into the glass of milk directly
C. with the help of the towel, we can enjoy the ice cream sooner
D. the mixture needs to be stirred for several minutes in the end
30. The DIY course is probably for ________.
A. curious teenagers
B. serious scientists
C. busy businessmen
D. creative engineers
【答案】26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。

主要介绍了DIY冰激凌的做法。

【26题详解】
细节理解题。

根据“Mix one spoon of chocolate, two spoons of milk, and one spoon of cream in the glass.”可知，需要的材料有巧克力、牛奶和奶油。

故选D。

【27题详解】
词句猜测题。

根据“Make some ice cream and find out how to make things freeze without putting them in the freezer.”可知，freezer指的是能使食物冻住的机器。

故选B。

【28题详解】
推理判断题。

根据“Put some ice in a large bowl and a lot of salt over the ice. Place the glass of ice-cream mixture into the bowl, on the top of the salty ice.”和“Put more ice and salt around glass to build up more layers of ice and salt around the glass.”可知，用盐是为了让冰快速融化 ，冰融化时会吸收热量，使冰激凌混合物降温凝固。

故选C 。

29题详解】
细节理解题。

根据“Place the towel over the bowl so that the ice cream can be ready faster.”可知，把毛巾盖在碗上，这样冰淇淋可以更快做好。

故选C 。

30题详解】
推理判断题。

根据“A DIY COURSE—MAKE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM”可知，本文是DIY 冰激凌的制作步骤，该课程可能是为充满好奇的青少年准备的。

故选A 。

B
Growing up, we’ve heard a lot of views of how sex (性别) influences interests and jobs. For example, boys do math better than girls, while girls are better at learning languages. We usually think this is because of differences in how boys’ and girls’ brains work. But is it true?
According to past studies, some parts of our brains can be different in size. Scientists used to think these differences might affect how well men and women think and do things. They found this by scanning people’s brains. However, in most of the studies, researchers only scanned less than 100 people. As said in a 2022 study, for such research to be believable, you would need to scan the brains of thousands of people at least.
In 2023, the UK Biobank, a big database (数据库) used for research, scanned the brains of 40,000 people in the UK, providing new finding. It showed differences between men and women in the size of certain brain parts. About one-third of these parts were found to be larger in men, while another third were larger in women.
Also, our brains might change in structure (结构) and size according to our life experiences. For example, a man’s brain area use for math might be larger than a woman’s, simply because he works in a job requiring math skills. So, any brain differences between men and women could be a result, not a cause, of different roles in life and society, noted New Scientist .
【
【
31. In Paragraph 1, the writer explains views of how sex influences interests and jobs by ________.
A. telling a story
B. making a survey
C. giving an example
D. asking a question
32. According to Paragraph 2, the result of the past studies was unbelievable may because ________.
A. the researchers scanned the people in an improper way
B. all the people researchers scanned are not from the UK
C. the researchers used wrong information to draw a conclusion
D. the number of the people researchers scanned was too small
33. According to the passage, the writer may agree that ________.
A. a boy is born better at math than a girl
B. life experience can influence a person’s brain
C. the sex of a person leads to differences in the brain
D. there are no differences in the brain between sexes
34. The following paragraph can best go after ________.
However, these differences were tiny, often just a size difference in percentage. They are not big enough to draw a conclusion from them, Camille Williams from the University of Texas at Austin, US, told New Scientist.
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 3
D. Paragraph 4
35. In which part of the website can you probably find this passage?
A. Science
B. Fashion
C. Education
D. Technology
【答案】31. C 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了关于大脑性别差异的一些研究及结论。

【31题详解】
细节理解题。

由“For example, boys do math better than girls, while girls are better at learning languages.”可知作者是通过举例来说明性别如何影响兴趣和工作。

故选C。

【32题详解】
推理判断题。

由“However, in most of the studies, researchers only scanned less than 100 people. As said in a 2022 study, for such research to be believable, you would need to scan the brains of thousands of people at least.”可知过去被扫描的人数是远远不够的。

故可推知过去的研究不可信的原因可能是被研究者数量太少。

故选D。

【33题详解】
细节理解题。

由第四段“Also, our brains might change in structure (结构) and size according to our life
experiences.”可知我们的大脑可能会根据我们的生活经历而改变。

故选B。

【34题详解】
推理判断题。

第三段“It showed differences between men and women in the size of certain brain parts.”中提到男女大脑存在差异，新段落段首也提及“However, these differences were tiny...”，前后文意衔接，构成转折关系。

故新段落可放在第三段后。

故选C。

【35题详解】
文章出处题。

本文主要介绍了关于大脑性别差异的一些研究及结论，属于科学领域，故选A。

C
I love to eat, but feeding others is my love language.
—The preface When I graduated from college and moved to Washington D. C. in 2017. To cure my loneliness, I made meals at home. And I always shared food with new friends. Because my food was pretty good, everyone asked me for the recipes (秘诀). I started my cooking blog in 2019.
As a little kid, I often sat and watched mum cook. I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen. Since then, I was interested in cooking. Before I could learn my mom’s best dishes, I left for France to go to college in 2015.
When studying in France, I was living alone for the first time in my life. I was crazily homesick. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my favorite dishes. My mom didn’t have any recipes. She grew up in the kitchen with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge orally (口头地). Now it was my turn. Instead of following strict measurements (测量), I learned to cook by tasting and feeling.
At first, my blog was just a space for me to put what I had learned into writing. I didn’t want the secret behind dishes like my mom’s noodles and my dad’s tomato soup to disappear. I wanted to write down every piece of advice I was given in detail. These days, I experiment more. I’m not as strict with myself about making the dishes as I eat them. I just use seasonal food material as I like. My followers are growing and this makes me more confident in the kitchen.
The blog also increased my confidence at work and gave me a space to write about what I love. It has connected me to new friends online. Most importantly, I mix the tradition that I’ve experienced and something new.
36. The writer started her cooking blog because ________.
A. she wanted to kill some free time
B. she wanted to share recipes with friends
C. her friends asked her to record the special dishes
D. her mum advised her to spread the cooking tradition
37. The writer did some cooking ________.
A. by following strict measurements
B. by watching cooks in restaurant cook
C. by learning the recipes Granny wrote
D. by measuring through tasting and feeling
38. Which of the following is the correct order in the writer’s cooking experience?
a. The writer made meals to cure her loneliness when working in the USA.
b. The writer called her mum for the recipes when studying in France.
c. The writer sat and watched mum cook in the kitchen at a very young age.
d. The writer experiments more dishes to create her own tradition these days.
A. a-c-d-b
B. c-b-a-d
C. a-b-c-d
D. c-a-d-b
39. Which of the following can be the biggest advantage cooking has brought to the writer?
A. Increasing her confidence a lot at work.
B. Putting what she has learned into writing.
C. Making a lot of new friends and curing her loneliness.
D. Reminding her of what she can do and how her tradition is her own.
40. According to the last two paragraphs, the writer will probably ________ next.
A. create more recipes to share on her cooking blog
B. join a cooking class to improve her cooking skill
C. stop writing and run a restaurant to try her own recipes
D. return to her parents for more his family’s cooking secret
【答案】36. B 37. D 38. B 39. D 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了作者在国外留学时爱上烹饪，并在博客上分享的故事。

【36题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段“Because my food was pretty good, everyone asked me for the recipes (秘诀). I started my cooking blog in 2019.”可知，作者开设烹饪博客是因为她想与朋友分享食谱。

故选B。

【37题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段“Instead of following strict measurements (测量), I learned to cook by tasting and feeling.”可知，作者通过品尝和感觉来测试烹饪。

故选D。

【38题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段“As a little kid, I often sat and watched mum cook.”，第三段“So, I started calling my
mom and asking for the recipes for my favorite dishes.”，第一段“When I graduated from college and moved to Washington D. C. in 2017. To cure my loneliness, I made meals at home.”，第四段“These days, I experiment more. I’m not as strict with myself about making the dishes as I eat them. I just use seasonal food material as I like.”可知，作者烹饪经历按时间顺序是：作者很小的时候就坐在厨房里看着妈妈做饭，在法国留学时打电话给妈妈要菜谱，在美国工作时做饭来排解孤独，如今尝试了更多菜肴来创造自己的传统。

正确顺序为c-b-a-d。

故选B。

【39题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段“Most importantly, I mix the tradition that I’ve experienced and something new.”可知，最重要的是，作者将她所经历的传统和新的东西结合起来。

也就是说，烹饪给作者带来的最大优势，就是提醒她，她能做的事情，还有她的传统是她自己的传统。

故选D。

【40题详解】
推理判断题。

文章最后两段讲的是，作者在博客上分享烹饪的原因和益处，所以作者接下来可能会创建更多食谱在她的烹饪博客上分享。

故选A。

D
Being bored is no fun, especially at work. However, a recent study from the Research School of Management at the Australian National University suggests that boredom may have an unexpected benefit (好处).
In a study, 52 students were given a boring task of separating red beans from green ones for 30 minutes, while another group of 49 students was asked to create art projects with paper, beans, and glue. Then both groups were asked to spend five minutes on a creative task. ____41____, the group that had performed the boring task produced more creative ideas than the group that had taken part in the art project.
“Boredom is not necessarily terrible based on my research,” says the study’s leader, Guihyun Park. “People want to get out of a boring state, so they tend to seek novelty (追求新奇), which can bring out creativity.”
For designers and anyone in a creative field, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace. J. K. Rowling, has shared how she would spend hours sitting on trains, letting her mind fly, and coming up with new ideas for her stories. This boredom allowed her to tap into her creativity and imagination, leading to one of the most beloved book series ever.
However, it’s also worth noting that studies have found that not everyone experiences the same level of
creative benefits from boredom. Park agrees that boredom really can be harmful to some important work. “I would say at security jobs (安保工作) where you need to pay be watchful all the time, like police or security guards, boredom will keep your mind wandering, which is really bad,” says Park.
41. Which word is the most suitable for ________?
A. Surprisingly
B. Nervously
C. Expectedly
D. Worriedly
42. According to Park, which of the following job may being bored be good for?
A. A policeman.
B. A designer.
C. An accountant.
D. A nurse.
43. What does the underlined word “embrace” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A Give up happily. B. Refuse with thanks.
C. Throw away directly.
D. Accept with pleasure.
44. Which fits the study from the Research School of Management best?
Group A
Fifty-two participants
did 1 . Group B
Forty-nine participants did 2 .Both groups spent five
minutes on a creative
task and Group A 3
could than Group B.
Being bored can 4
to some people,
especially working in a
creative field.
a. a boring task
b. bring some unexpected benefits
c. a creative project
d. come up with more creative ideas
A. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d
B. 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
C. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
D. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d
45. What’s the best title of this article?
A. The way of seeking novelty.
B. The power of embracing boredom.
C. The secret of being a great writer.
D. The importance of keeping creative.
【答案】41. A 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要说明了无聊的精神状态可以激发创造力。

【41题详解】
推理判断题。

根据“the group that had performed the boring task produced more creative ideas than the group that .
had taken part in the art project.”可知，完成无聊任务的小组比参加艺术项目的小组产生了更多创造性的想法，这是出人意料的，因此空处应填入“Surprisingly”。

故选A。

【42题详解】
细节理解题。

根据“For designers and anyone in a creative field, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace.”可知，对于设计师和创意领域的任何人来说，无聊不是什么可怕的事情，而是可以欣然接受的事情。

所以对于设计师来说，无聊可能是一件好事。

故选B。

【43题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据“For designers and anyone in a creative field, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace.”可知，对于设计师和创意领域的任何人来说，无聊不是什么可怕的事情，而是可以欣然接受的事情。

因此embrace表示“欣然接受”。

故选D。

【44题详解】
细节理解题。

根据“In a study, 52 students were given a boring task of separating red beans from green ones for 30 minutes”可知，52名学生被分配了一项无聊的任务，即1-a；根据“while another group of 49 students was asked to create art projects with paper, beans, and glue.”可知，另一组49名学生被要求创建艺术项目，即2-c；根据“Then both groups were asked to spend five minutes on a creative task... the group that had performed the boring task produced more creative ideas than the group that had taken part in the art project.”可知，两组成员都要花五分钟完成一项创意性任务，且完成无聊任务的小组比参加艺术项目的小组产生了更多创造性的想法，即3-d；根据“a recent study from the Research School of Management at the Australian National University suggests that boredom may have an unexpected benefit (好处).”可知，澳大利亚国立大学管理研究学院的研究表明，无聊可能会带来意想不到的好处，即4-b。

故选C。

【45题详解】
最佳标题题。

本文通过一项研究表明，无聊并不是一无是处的，它可以激发人们的创造力，因此B项“拥抱无聊的力量”最适合作为标题。

故选B。

第Ⅱ卷非选择题（55分）
四、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填1个单词。

People aged from seven to sixteen in the UK spend nearly four hours online. Many of them think they can learn and have fun with a screen. A lot of research shows that too much screen time can have a bad effect on people’s physical and mental health.
It’s common to find that all the villagers turn off screen devices from 7 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. in Mohityache Vadgon village, in India. During this time, young people could focus on their homework, and families and friends could talk face-to-face more.
However, some say that a screen simply provides information—it is not harmful in itself. What do you think? Should you set limits on screen time? A big debate (辩论) has been going on for months on the Internet.
Yes—screen time should be limited
Phones, computers, and TV are great resources for getting information and lots of fun. However, people can be crazy about them and some people need help to get away from them. Even if people are chatting on their phones or playing online games together, they can still feel lonely. Limiting screen time allows people to connect with family and friends in the real world. It’s also a great chance for people to go outside and be active, which is good for their health. Too much screen time can lead to sleeping problems.
No—people can manage their screen time
Do birds dream? What was the biggest dinosaur ever discovered? Through devices, people can find answers to these questions. They can learn about great works of literature, and find out what is happening around the world. It is a great resource for homework. This shows screen time is important, so it should not be limited. Electronic devices allow friends and family far away from each other to stay in touch.
Limiting it might make people lonely. Most people naturally take screen breaks when they eat or exercise. How much screen time people should spend depends on themselves.
Should screen time be limited?
Situation of screen time spent
People aged from 7 to 16 in the UK spend nearly four hours online. They use screens for
learning and ___46___. A lot of research shows that too much screen time can affect people’s
health ___47___.
Actions taken in Mohitvache Vadgon village
Most people in the village turn off their televisions and phones for one and a ___48___ hours every evening.
A debate on whether to limit screen time or not
Voice for it
Limiting screen time can
◆help people who are ___49___ about getting information and fun from screens to get away from them.
◆allow people to conncct with familics and friends in the ___50___ world, or they may feel lonely.
◆get people to go outside and be active, which may be good for ___51___, such as being away from sleeping problem.Voice ___52___ it
___53___ screen time can
◆help people find answers to many questions ___54___ “Do birds sleep?”
◆help people leam about great works of literature, and find out what is happening around the world.
◆be a great resource for homework.
The write’s view
People should ____55____ for themselves how much screen time they should have. Anyway, taking a break from screen is good for you.
【答案】46. fun
47. badly 48. half
49. crazy 50. real
51. health 52. against
53. Managing。