湖南省株洲市炎陵县2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题含解析

炎陵县2023年下期高二10月份素质检测-英语卷（答案在最后）
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读一遍。

1.What does the woman want to do?
A.Graduate next semester.
B.Get the form back.
C.Meet the dean.
2.Where are the speakers now?
A.In a building.
B.On a bridge.
C.In a car.
3.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Sports.
B.A park.
C.A summer holiday.
4.What does the man remind the woman to pay?
A.The phone bill.
B.The water bill.
C.The electricity bill.
5.What does the woman mean?
A.She didn’t like the watch.
B.She bought the watch for$50.
C.She didn’t have enough money.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Teacher and student.
B.Colleagues.
C.Classmates.
7.What does the woman plan to do right after lunch?
A.Find Ms.Wong.
B.Go to the gym.
C.Have a PE class.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Why does Mary call Mr.Green?
A.To ask about a meeting.
B.To make an appointment.
C.To remind him to see a dentist.
9.When will Mr.Green attend a parent-teacher meeting?
A.On Thursday morning.
B.On Thursday afternoon.
C.On Friday afternoon.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.What are the speakers most probably doing?
A.Booking a hotel.
B.Writing a hotel review.
C.Reading a brochure of a hotel.
11.What does the man like most?
A.Open fires.
B.Afternoon tea.
C.The bedroom.
12.What do the speakers decide to do?
A.Send a letter.
B.Ask for a price list.
C.Bargain over the price.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Where does the conversation take place?
A.At a cafe.
B.At an airport.
C.On the phone.
14.How does Nick sound?
A.Worried.
B.Curious.
C.Excited.
15.Why will Mary go to San Diego?
A.To study in a university.
B.To spend a vacation.
C.To see her sister.
16.What time is it now?
A.About6:00.
B.About7:00.
C.About8:30.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.What will the listeners do first at the Cookery School?
A.Make some pizza.
B.Eat chocolate cakes.
C.Learn to grow vegetables.
18.What’s the price of the bus ticket?
A.$3.55.
B.$6.00.
C.$9.55.
19.What should the listeners take?
A.Sandwiches.
B.A notebook.
C.A pencil.
20.How are the parents advised to contact the speaker?
A.By e-mail.
B.Through the phone.
C.Face to face.
第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A
Energy is the ability to do work.Solar energy comes from the Sun.There is also energy that comes from wind and water.
But do you know that energy can come from people,too?When you pedal a bike,you produce energy.You use your legs to push the pedals.Your energy is transferred(转移)to the bike.That makes the bike move.
Now imagine riding your bike to create enough power to run a computer.Some students at one school did just that!They jumped on bikes connected to generators(发电机)and pedaled in place.Soon they were producing electricity.This energy is needed to run their computers.
Here is how bicycle-powered energy works.When a student pedals the bike,the back wheel spins(旋转).The wheel spins the generator.The generator produces electricity.As long as a student pedals the bicycle,electricity moves through the generator.The electricity can be used right away.This energy can also be stored and used later.
People use bicycle-powered energy to run small devices(设备)such as small televisions and fans.They often use less than100watts per hour.However,it would be a mistake to use pedal power to run a fridge.This large machine often uses more than700watts per hour.The electricity for these machines comes from power lines overhead or underground.
Pedal power can be seen in schools,gyms,and homes.What a fun way to provide electricity!
1.How does the writer lead into the topic“bicycle-powered energy”in Paragraph2?
A.By asking a question.
B.By telling a joke.
C.By using an old saying.
D.By making a survey.
2.What is Paragraph5mainly about?
A.The future of new energy.
B.The forms of world’s energy.
C.Producing bicycle-powered energy.
ing bicycle-powered energy.
3.What do we know about bicycle-powered energy?
A.It can’t be seen in schools.
B.It can be stored and used later.
C.It comes from wind and water.
D.It’s from power lines overhead.
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。

文章主要讲述了“自行车动力能源”相关知识。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第二段“But do you know that energy can come from people,too?When you pedal a bike, you produce energy.You use your legs to push the pedals.Your energy is transferred(转移)to the bike.(但是你知道能量也可以来自人吗?当你骑自行车时，你会产生能量。

你用腿来踩踏板。

你的能量被转移到自行车上。

)”通过提问“你知道能量也可以来自人吗?”，然后再解释“自行车能量”的来源来引入话题。

故选A。

【2题详解】
主旨大意题。

根据文章第五段“People use bicycle-powered energy to run small devices(设备)such as small televisions and fans.(人们使用自行车供电来驱动小型设备，如小型电视和风扇。

)”可知，第五段的主要内容是介绍人们使用自行车供电来驱动小型设备，介绍的是使用自行车动力能源。

故选D。

【3题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章倒数第三段“This energy can also be stored and used later.(这种能量也可以储存起来供以后使用。

)”说明的是这种能量可以储存起来以后使用。

故选B。

B
People believe that every word has its correct meaning(s).When we are not sure,we usually check online,or turn to our teachers or dictionaries.But do you know how dictionaries were made in the past?
Dictionary writers first read the important books of the period or the subject that the dictionary was about.
As they read,they copied necessary information on cards:interesting words,common words—both in their daily
uses and unusual uses,and also the sentences where they were used.That is to say,the words,along with the uses of each word,were collected.For a really big dictionary,millions of such cards were collected.This task could last for years.As the cards were collected,they were put in alphabetical order(A-Z).When this was done,there would be several hundred cards for each single word.
Then,to define(定义)a word,the dictionary writer placed its hundreds of cards before him.He read the cards closely,threw away some,read the rest again,and divided up the cards according to what he thought were the common uses of the word.Finally,he wrote the definitions,following the hard-and-fast rule:each definition must come from an example on a certain card in front of him.
So,the writing of a dictionary was not a task of inventing meanings of words,but a task of recording their meanings.The writer of a dictionary was a historian,not a law maker.
As time develops,the way of producing dictionaries has greatly changed.Nowadays,we can use online dictionaries too.When choosing our words in speaking or writing,we can be guided by the dictionary.However, we cannot be controlled by it,because new situations,new experiences,new inventions,and new feelings are always pushing us to give new uses to old words.
4.Why did dictionary writers read important books?
A.To know more about the period.
B.To collect words and their uses.
C.To understand different subjects.
D.To learn to use interesting words.
5.Which shows the correct steps of how dictionaries were made in the past?
A.①—③—④—②
B.①—②—④—③
C.③—①—④—②
D.③—④—②—①
6.What can we learn from the passage about dictionary writing in the past?
A.It was long-time hard work.
B.It was a task of inventing and recording.
C.It should be done by historians.
D.It had to use the law-making rules.
7.What does the writer advise us to do when we choose words in communication?
A.Try to create new words.
B.Follow the dictionary strictly.
e online dictionaries instead.
D.Be open to the new uses of words.
【答案】4.B 5.C 6.A7.D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。

作者对过去词典的编纂进行了介绍，并表明编撰字典的任务不是发明单词的意思，而是记录它们的意思，词典的作者是一位历史学家，而不是一位立法者，所以在我们使用词汇时要遵循词典，但不应受其控制，词汇总会被赋予新的用法，我们应该接受词汇的新用法。

【4题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段第二句“As they read,they copied necessary information on cards:interesting words, common words—both in their daily uses and unusual uses,and also the sentences where they were used.(当他们阅读时，他们把必要的信息抄写在卡片上：有趣的单词，常见的单词——包括日常使用和不常用的单词，以及使用这些单词的句子。

)”可知，词典编纂者要读重要的书籍是为了收集单词及其用法。

故选B。

【5题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段第二句“As they read,they copied necessary information on cards:interesting words, common words—both in their daily uses and unusual uses,and also the sentences where they were used.(当他们阅读时，他们把必要的信息抄写在卡片上：有趣的单词，常见的单词——包括日常使用和不常用的单词，以及使用这些单词的句子。

)”可知，第一步是把必要的信息写在卡片上，符合第三张图片。

根据第二段最后两句“As the cards were collected,they were put in alphabetical order(A-Z).When this was done,there would be several hundred cards for each single word.(卡片收集完毕后，按字母顺序（A-Z）排列。

这样一来，每个单词就会有几百张卡片。

)”可知，第二步是每个单词收集几百张卡片，符合第一张图片。

根据第三段第二句“He read the cards closely,threw away some,read the rest again,and divided up the cards according to what he thought were the common uses of the word.(他仔细阅读卡片，扔掉一些，重新阅读其余的卡片，并根据他认为这个单词的常用用法将卡片分开。

)”可知，第三步是去除一些不需要的卡片，将剩余的卡片分类，符合第四张图片。

根据第三段最后一句“Finally,he wrote the definitions,following the hard-and-fast rule:each definition must come from an example on a certain card in front of him.(最后，他写下了定义，遵循了一个严格的规则：每个定义都必须来自他面前某张卡片上的一个例子。

)”可知，最后一步是写下定义，符合第二张图片。

故选C。

【6题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段第四句和第五句“For a really big dictionary,millions of such cards were collected. This task could last for years.(对于一本真正的大字典来说，需要收集数百万张这样的卡片。

这项任务可能会持续数年。

)”可知，过去的词典编纂是一个长期的艰苦工作。

故选A。

【7题详解】
细节理解题。

根据最后一段最后一句“However,we cannot be controlled by it,because new situations,new experiences,new inventions,and new feelings are always pushing us to give new uses to old words.(然而，我们不能被它所控制，因为新情况，新经历，新发明和新感觉总是促使我们赋予旧词新的用法。

)”可知，当我们在交流中选择词汇时，作者建议我们要接受词汇的新用法。

故选D。

C
Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms,which can cause deaths and destroy a neighborhood in seconds.A tornado appears as a rotating,funnel-shaped(漏斗形的)cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach300miles per hour.Damage paths can be over one mile wide and50mileslong. Every state is at some risk from this disaster.
Some tornadoes can be seen clearly,while rain or nearby low-hanging clouds cover others.At many times, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little,if any,advance warning is possible.
Before a tornado hits,the air may become very still.A cloud of debris(散片)can mark the location of a tornado even if a funnel can not be seen.Tornadoes generally occur near the edge of a thunderstorm,when the strong wind may die down.It is not uncommon to see clear,sunlit skies behind a tornado.
The following are facts about tornadoes:
☆The average forward speed of a tornado is30MPH,but may vary from still to70MPH.Debris is picked up or a cloud forms in the funnel.
☆The average tornado moves southwest to northeast,but tornadoes have been known to move in any direction.Tornadoes are most often reported east of the Rocky Mountains during spring and summer months.
☆Tornadoes can happen together with tropical storms and hurricanes as they move onto land.Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water.
☆Peak tornado season in the southern states of America is March through May;in the northern states,it is late spring through early summer.Tornadoes are most likely to occur between3p.m.and9p.m.,but can occur at any time.
8.From the passage,we learn that tornadoes come from______.
A.hurricanes
B.great heat
C.thunderstorms
D.sandstorms
9.Which of the following scenes may NOT be seen before the coming of a tornado?
A.The wind may die down.
B.A clear and sunlit sky may appear.
C.The air may become still.
D.Its position may be marked by clouds.
10.According to the passage,tornadoes______.
A.only happen in the late hours of the day
B.only move from southwest to northeast
C.may form over sea water
D.often move at a speed of70MPH
11.The passage makes us believe that______.
A.tornadoes warning systems are well-developed in many countries
B.of all the natural disasters,tornadoes cause the greatest damage
C.tornadoes are mostly seen in the southern states of America
D.tornadoes may strike so quickly that there is often little or no warning
【答案】8.C9.B10.C11.D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍的是龙卷风的形成及其特点等相关信息。

【8题详解】
细节理解题。

根据首段中的“A tornado appears as a rotating,funnel-shaped(漏斗形的)cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach300miles per hour.(龙卷风表现为一种旋转的漏斗状云，从雷暴中延伸到地面，风速可达每小时300英里。

)”可知，龙卷风是一种漏斗状云，从雷暴延伸到地面，结合第三段中的“Tornadoes generally occur near the edge of a thunderstorm,when the strong wind may die down.(龙卷风通常发生在雷暴边缘附近，这时强风可能会减弱。

)”可知，龙卷风通常发生在雷暴边缘，综合以上信息可知，龙卷风来自于雷暴。

故选C项。

【9题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“It is not uncommon to see clear,sunlit skies behind a tornado.(看到龙卷风后晴朗、阳光明媚的天空并不罕见。

)”可知，龙卷风过后，会见到晴朗、阳光明媚的天空，所以在龙卷风前，不会见到晴朗、阳光明媚的天空。

故选B项。

【10题详解】
细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段中的“Tornadoes can happen together with tropical storms and hurricanes as they move onto land.Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water.(龙卷风在向陆地移动时可能与热带风暴和飓风一起发生。

水龙卷是在水上形成的龙卷风。

)”可知，水龙卷是一种在水上形成的龙卷风，所以有些龙卷风
是在水上形成的。

故选C项。

【11题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“At many times,tornadoes develop so rapidly that little,if any,advance warning is possible.(很多时候，龙卷风发展得如此之快，即使是有预警，发布预警是不可能的。

)”可知，龙卷风来的如此之快，以至于预警是不可能的，所以这篇文章让我们相信，龙卷风可能来得如此之快，以至于很少或根本没有预警。

故选D项。

D
It is often said the laughter is the best medicine.But researchers at the University of Oxford think the ability to belly laughs(捧腹大笑)was unique to early humans.This,they believe,made our ancestors(祖先)able to form much larger groups.
The researchers first tested the pain thresholds(临界值)of some volunteers.They divided them into two groups.One group was shown15minutes of comedy videos,while the other was shown boring programs.
Through this experiment,the researchers found that those who had recently experienced belly laughs were able to withstand(忍受)up to10%more pain than they had done before watching the videos.To their surprise,the scientists also found that the other group was less able to withstand pain after watching15minutes of the“boring”programs.
Professor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University,who led the research,believed that belly laughs release chemicals called endorphins(安多芬)into the body which make us feel less painful.
However,not all comedy programs had such effects,according to Prof Dunbar.For example,though clever stand-up comedy was found to be enjoyable,it had no effect on raising pain thresholds.“Things that worked very well were interesting comedies such as Mr.Bean.Situation comedies such as Friends also seemed to be particularly successful,”he added.
In order to measure(测量)endorphin levels,the researchers put a bag of ice on the volunteers’arms to see how long they could withstand them.They found that the greater the increase in pain thresholds,the greater the amount of endorphins produced.
The purpose of Prof Dunbar’s study was not to develop a new treatment.Instead,it was to study the role of laughter in the forming of human societies two million years ago.
“The next stage will be to see whether laughing really allows people to keep together and work as a group better and be more friendly towards each other.If that is the case,then it may explain why some two million years ago,the first humans were able to form large communities of up to100,”Dunbar added.
12.Prof Dunbar’s study was to__________.
A.test the pain thresholds of humans
B.measure the endorphin levels while laughing
C.develop a new kind of medicine that reduces pain
D.explore the influence of laughter in forming human societies
13.In order to withstand more pain,we’d better_________.
A.watch some scary films
B.watch some beautiful pictures
C.watch some boring programs
D.watch some comedy videos
14.The meaning of the underlined word“release”in the passage may be________.
A.look out
B.stand out
C.find out
D.give out
15.What can we know from the last paragraph?
A.More experiments about laughter will be carried out.
ughter makes people keep together and work as a group.
C.People who laugh a lot are more friendly towards each other.
D.The first humans could only form small communities less than100.
【答案】12.D13.D14.D15.A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍的是牛津大学的研究人员进行的一项关于笑声的研究，目的是为了探索笑声在人类社会形成中的影响。

【12题详解】
细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段中的“The purpose of Prof Dunbar’s study was not to develop a new treatment. Instead,it was to study the role of laughter in the forming of human societies two million years ago.(邓巴教授研究的目的不是开发一种新的治疗方法。

相反，它是为了研究200万年前笑声在人类社会形成中的作用。

)”可知，Dunbar教授研究的目的是研究笑声在人类历史社会形成中的作用。

故选D项。

【13题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第三段中的“Through this experiment,the researchers found that those who had recently experienced belly laughs were able to withstand(忍受)up to10%more pain than they had done before watching the videos.(通过这个实验，研究人员发现，那些最近经历过捧腹大笑的人比看视频之前多承受了10%的痛苦。

)”可知，那些捧腹大笑的人比看视频前多承受10%的疼痛，结合“To their surprise,the scientists also found that the other group was less able to withstand pain after watching15minutes of the“boring”programs.(令他们惊讶的是，科学家们还发现，另一组人在看了15分钟的“无聊”节目后，忍受疼痛的能力下降了。

)”可知，研究同时发现，那些看了“节目”的人承受疼痛的能力下降了，由此可知，我们要想多承受疼痛，
应该看一些喜剧视频。

故选D项。

【14题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据划线单词后的“chemicals called endorphins(安多芬)into the body which make us feel less painful.(一种叫做安多芬的化学物质进入体内，使我们感觉不那么痛苦。

)”可知，此处指的是研究发现，大笑会产生一种作用，使得一种叫做安多芬的化学物质进入到我们体内，使我们不觉得那么疼痛，由此可知，划线单词release的意思与“释放”意义相近，give out意为“释放”。

故选D项。

【15题详解】
推理判断题。

根据尾段中的“The next stage will be to see whether laughing really allows people to keep together and work as a group better and be more friendly towards each other.(下一个阶段将是看看笑是否真的能让人们团结在一起，更好地作为一个团队工作，彼此之间更友好。

)”可知，接下来将会研究大笑是不是能让人们团结在一起，更好地作为一个团队工作，以及彼此之间会不会更友好，由此可知，接下来对大笑进行的研究会有很多。

故选A项。

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，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。

How to Discover Your Talent
Talent tends to refer to that inborn skill that everyone seems to be born with.___16___.It’s good to try and identify and practice that skill.
Revisit your childhood.A good way to figure out where your talents lie is to go back to your childhood.
___17___.This is often the time when you had plans that weren’t limited by what people tend to think of as
‘reality’.
Consider what it is you do when you lose track of time.One of the chief things you can do is focus on what you love to do so much that you have a tendency to forget everything else for a while.___18___.You might have
to research a bit deeper into the things you enjoy to discover what makes you feel satisfied.
___19___.Sometimes,when you’re having difficulty seeing clearly,it’s good to get an outside opinion.Your friends and family members know you well and they should be able to offer you some insights into the areas they think you’re talented in.
Try new things.Especially if you’re not sure what your talents might be,you should get out and try new things. This way you’re more likely to hit on what it is that you’re really good at and that really makes you happy.
___20___.In your quest for your own talent you should look into the talents of other people.
A.Consider what you loved to do as a child
B.Ask others for better advice
C.You can use your talents in the service of kindness
D.Focus on the areas that you’re less talented in
E.Not all talents are going to be super obvious
F.Observe and enjoy the talents of other people
G.It’s true that having a talent can help you in life
【答案】16.G17.A18.E19.B20.F
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何发现自己的天赋的几点建议。

【16题详解】
根据本空后的“It’s good to try and identify and practice that skill.”可知，识别和练习这种技能是很好的，此处是说拥有天赋的好处，故G项（的确，拥有一种天赋在生活中会帮助你）符合语境。

【17题详解】
根据本空前的“A good way to figure out where your talents lie is to go back to your childhood.”可知，要想知道你在哪方面有天赋，一个好办法就是回到你的童年时代，此处承接上文，故A项（想想你小时候喜欢做什么）符合语境。

【18题详解】
根据本空后的“You might have to research a bit deeper into the things you enjoy to discover what makes you feel satisfied.”可知，你可能需要深入研究你喜欢的事情才能发现什么让你感到满足，此处是说有时候才能不是那么容易被发现的，故E项（并不是所有的天赋都是显而易见的）符合语境。

【19题详解】
根据本空后的“Sometimes,when you’re having difficulty seeing clearly,it’s good to get an outside opinion.”可知，当你看不清楚的时候，最好听听外界的意见，本段讲的是要寻求他人的建议，故B项（向别人征求更好的建议）符合语境。

【20题详解】
根据本空后的“In your quest for your own talent you should look into the talents of other people.”可知，追求自己的天赋时，你应该看看别人的天赋，此处讲的是有关别人的天赋，故F项（观察并欣赏他人的才能）符合语境。

第三部分语言运用(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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Molai grew up in a tiny village in India.The village lay near some wetlands which became his
second_____21_____.He learned the value and beauty of____22____there from a very young age.
When he was16,Molai began to notice something____23____happening around his home.A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the____24____it caused had driven away a number of birds.____25____,the number of snakes had declined as well.He____26____that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the____27____.The solution,of course,was to plant trees so the animals could seek____28____ during the daytime.He turned to the____29____department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However,Molai went looking on his own and_____30_____a nearby island where he began to plant trees.
____31____young plants in the dry season was______32______for a lone boy.Molai built at the
_____33_____of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform,where he placed earthen pots with small holes
to______34______rainwater.The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.
Molai_____35_____to plant trees for the next37years.His efforts have resulted in1,360acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
21.A.dream B.job C.home D.choice
22.A.nature B.youth C.culture D.knowledge
23.A.precious B.interesting C.disturbing D.awkward
24.A.waste B.tension C.pain D.damage
25.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
26.A.agreed B.realized C.remembered D.predicted
27.A.noise B.heat C.disease D.dust
28.A.directions B.partners C.help D.shelter
bor B.police C.forest D.finance
30.A.rebuilt B.discovered C.left D.managed
31.A.Decorating B.Observing C.Watering D.Guarding
32.A.tough B.illegal C.fantastic D.beneficial
33.A.back B.top C.foot D.side
34.A.cool down B.keep off C.purify D.collect
35.A.returned B.learned C.failed D.continued
【答案】21.C22.A23.C24.D25.A26.B27.B28.D29.C30.B31. C32.A33.B34.D35.D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

Molai在印度的一个小村庄长大。

16岁的时候，一场洪水导致他的家园遭受巨大损失。

树木的缺乏导致这些动物失去了遮蔽物，很多鸟儿离开，蛇类数量减少。

Molai决定改变这一切，他经过努力，在附近找到了一个小岛，开始种树。

在30多年的时间里，他的努力使1360英亩的天然土地成为许多动植物的家园。

【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:这个村庄位于一些湿地附近，那里成了他的第二个家。

A.dream梦想；B.job工作；C.home家；D.choice选择。

根据空前的second可知，他出生的村庄是他的家，村庄附近的一些“湿地”成为了他的第二个“家”。

故选C。

【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:他从小就在那里了解到了大自然的价值和美丽。

A.nature自然；B.youth青春，年轻；C.culture文化；D.knowledge知识。

湿地展现了“大自然”的价值和美。

故选A。

【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意:16岁时，Molai开始注意到他的家周围发生了一些令人不安的事情。

A.precious 宝贵的；B.interesting有趣的；C.disturbing令人不安的，引起烦恼的；D.generous慷慨的。

该段后半部分提到:洪水侵袭，很多鸟儿离开，蛇的数量减少。

这些情况都不正常，令人不安。

故选C。

【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:那年早些时候，一场洪水袭击了这个地区，洪水造成的损害赶走了很多鸟类。

A. waste废物；B.tension紧张；C.pain疼痛，痛苦；D.damage损害，伤害。

洪水侵袭这个地区，它会“损害”庄稼、树木，这些都会导致鸟儿们离开。

故选D。

【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意:此外，蛇的数量也减少了。

A.Besides此外，另外；B.However但是；C.Therefore 因此；D.Otherwise否则。

根据as well可知，洪水不仅导致很多鸟儿离开。

而且，它还导致蛇的数量减少。

故选A。

【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意:他意识到这是因为没有足够的树来保护它们免受炎热的影响。

A.agreed同意；B. realized意识到；C.remembered记住，记起；D.predicted预测。

Molai“意识到”鸟儿离开、蛇类减少是因为没有足够的树木。

故选B。

【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:他意识到这是因为没有足够的树来保护它们免受炎热的影响。

A.noise噪音；B.heat 热；C.disease疾病；D.dust尘土。

根据常识可知，树木可以提供阴凉，从而保护鸟类和蛇类免受炎热的影响。

故选B。

【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:当然，解决的办法是种树，这样动物们就可以在白天寻找栖身之处。

A.directions 方向；B.partners伙伴，合作伙伴；C.help帮助；D.shelter遮蔽，庇护，遮蔽物。

树木可以给动物们提供“遮蔽”。

故选D。

【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:他向森林部门求助，但被告知那里什么也不长。

bor劳动；B.police警察；C. forest森林；D.finance财政，金融。

根据前一句中的“The solution,of course,was to plant trees”可知，Molai 想要种树，所以他应该向“森林”部门求助。

故选C。

【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意:然而，Molai自己去看了看，发现了附近的一个岛屿，他开始在那里种树。

A.rebuilt 重建；B.discovered发现；C.left离开；D.managed设法做成。

根据前面的”looking on his own”可知，他自己去看，那么接下来就应该是他”发现”了一个小岛。

故选B。

【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意:对一个孤独的男孩来说，在旱季给幼苗浇水是很困难的。

A.Decorating装饰；B. Observing观察到；C.Watering浇水；D.Guarding守卫。

该段后半部分叙述的是Molai想尽办法收集水的努力。

再结合该句中的“the dry season”可知，在旱季给幼苗“浇水”很难。

故选C。

【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意:对一个孤独的男孩来说，在旱季给幼苗浇水是很困难的。

A.tough困难的；B. illegal非法的；C.fantastic极好的；D.beneficial有益的。

根据该段后半部分的叙述可知，Molai想尽办法收集雨水，由此推知，旱季缺水，给幼苗浇水很“难”。

故选A。

【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意:Molai在每棵树苗的顶端都搭建了一个竹子平台，在那里他放置了带有小洞的陶罐来收集雨水。

A.back背部；B.top顶端；C.foot脚；D.side一边，一侧。

根据该段最后一句“The water would then drip on the plants below”可知，水滴在下面的植物上。

由此推知，竹子平台应该在每棵树苗的”顶端”。

故选B。

【34题详解】
考查动词(短语)辨析。

句意:Molai在每棵树苗的顶端都搭建了一个竹子平台，在那里他放置了带有小洞的陶罐来收集雨水。

A.cool down冷却下来；B.keep off与……保持距离；C.purify净化，使纯净；D.collect收集。

根据常识可知，陶罐是用来盛水的。

由此可知，他将陶罐放到竹子平台上“收集”雨水。

故选D。

【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意:在接下来的37年里，Molai继续种树。

A.returned返回；B.learned学会；C.failed。