金山區2023學年第二學期質量監控高三英語試卷（考試時間120分鐘，總分140分）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Ashopassistant. B.Awaiter. C.Areceptionist. D.Atravelagent.【答案】B【解析】【原文】W:Wehaveneverbeenherebefore.Doyouhaveanythingspecialtorecommend?M:Well,madam,ourseafoodpizzaisreallygood.Q:Whoismostprobablytheman?2.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.10minutes. B.20minutes. C.30minutes. D.40minutes.【答案】B【解析】【原文】M:WhendoesthenexttrainleaveforShanghai?W:Thetrainleaveseverythirtyminutesandthelasttrainlefttenminutesagosoyouwon’thavetowaitforlong.Q:Howlongwillthemanhavetowait?3.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Inauniversity. B.Inagallery. C.Inabookstore. D.Inalibrary.【答案】A【解析】【原文】M:Ihaveamapofthecampus,butIstillcan’tfindthelibrarywithasculptureexhibitinit.Canyoutellmehowtogetthere?W:Thatlookslikeanoldmap.Followme.I’mgoingthatwaymyself.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?4.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Happy. B.Exhausted. C.Disappointed. D.Curious.【答案】C【解析】【原文】W:Ican’tbelievethatIwentthroughthetroubleofarrangingeverythingforthepartyandthennoonecame.M:Howcome?Q:Howdoesthewomanfeel?5.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Readthespeechtoher. B.Giveadifferentspeech.C.Finishwritingthespeech. D.Stopworryingaboutthespeech.【答案】D【解析】【原文】M:I’msotired.IspentalllastnightthinkingaboutthegraduationspeechIhavetogivenextweek.W:Comeon,youwillbefine.Justdon’tstressyourselfout.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?6.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Gethiscarwindowclosed. B.Lendhisumbrellatothewoman.C.Borrowthewoman’scarkey. D.Listentotheweatherforecast.【答案】A【解析】【原文】W:IthinkIforgotmyumbrella.Didyounoticethatitwasrainingoutside?M:Yeah,itis.AndIjustrealizethatIleftmycarwindowopen.Q:Whatwillthemanmostprobablydonext?7.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.He’snotfeelingfine. B.Hecan’tseeverywell.C.Hiseyedoesn’thurtmuch. D.Hiseyeisn’thealingquickly.【答案】C【解析】【原文】W:Whatonearthdidyoudotoyoureye?M:Oh,nothing.Itlooksalotworsethanitfeels.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?8.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Theyneedtodresssimilarly. B.Thewomanshouldavoidjeans.C.Theyhadbetterdressformally. D.Themanislookingforanewjacket.【答案】C【解析】【原文】W:It’sallrighttowearjeansforaclasspresentation,isn’tit?M:That’swhatI’mwearing.Butifwewearjacketstoo,maybewewon’tlooksocasual.Q:Whatistheman’ssuggestion?9.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】AThejobiswell-paid. B.Hehasjustworkedforaday.C.Theweatherisnotaproblem. D.Hehastroubleridingabicycle.【答案】A【解析】【原文】W:Ihearthatyouareworkingasapizzadelivererthissummer.It’sgottobeawfullyhotridingabicyclealldaytoeverycornerofthetown.M:Well,totellthetruth,butforthepay,Icouldn’tevenworkforaday.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?10.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】A.Thewomansoldhercarbecauseshehatesdriving.B.Thewomanthinksitisnotconvenienttodriveacar.C.Thewomanwillbetravellingbysubwayfromnowon.D.Thewomanmovedbecauseshedidn’twanttodriveanymore.【答案】C【解析】【原文】M:You’vesoldyourcar.Youdon’tneedone?W:Notreally.I’veneverlikeddrivinganyway.Nowthatwehavemovedtoaplacenearthesubway,wecangetaboutquiteconvenientlywithoutacar.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andonelongerconversationandyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】11.A.5%. B.80%. C.40%. D.10%.12.A.Pollutingtheenvironment.B.Destroyingwildlifehabitats.C.Endangeringnewspecies.D.Huntingtoagreatextent.13.A.Toappealtopeopletoprotectwildlife.B.ToemphasizetheimportanceoftheEarth.C.Todescribedifferentwaystostoppollution.D.Toanalyzethereasonsforwildlife’sdisappearing.【答案】11.C12.C13.A【解析】【原文】Hugenumbersofunknownplantsandanimalsareindanger.TheEarth,accordingtovariousestimates,supportsbetween5millionand80millionspecies.“Species,”saysDrLovejoy,“aredisappearingbeforewehaveachancetolearnhowtheymightbenefittherestoftheworld.”Thousandsofkindsofplantscouldhelpfeedagrowingworldpopulation.Aboutfouroutofeverytenmedicinescomefromingredientsfoundinplants.Someanimalsalsoprovidemedicines.“It’snaturalforspeciestobecomeextinctovermillionsofyears,”saysDrLovejoy.What’sunnaturalisthathumansarespeedinguptheprocessmanytimesover.”Actually,humanshaveagreatimpactonotherlivingthingsthatsharetheEarth.Andpeoplearedoingthisinfourmainways:makingthelivingplacesofwildlifelesshabitable,huntingexcessively,introducingnewspeciesthatendangernativewildlife,andmakingtheenvironmentdirtyandpolluted.Theseactivitiesaffectallspeciesinonewayoranother,becausealllifeisinterconnected.Istheretimetopreventdisaster?“Justbarely,”sayscientists.Worldwideactionwillbedifficultandcostly.Butscientistsagreethatactionmustbetakenquickly.Timeisrunningout.Questions:11.Whatpercentageofplantsprovidemedicinesforhumans?12.Whichofthefollowingisnotresponsibleforthedisappearingofwildlife?13.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】14.A.Becauseitishisnickname.B.Becauseheisoftencalledtoputoutfires.C.Becausehebringsmoretechnicaltechnologytoeachproject.D.Becauseheistheonewhogetscalledtoaddresstroubledprojects.15.A.Hecontributesmorevaluethanothers.B.Hestruggledtosettleproblemsbutfailed.C.Heinterferedwiththedistributionserviceprojects.D.Helearnsfrompastmistakesandsuccessesconsciously.16.A.Toaskforapayraise. B.Tobecomeafireman.C.Tobetheteamleader. D.Topresentabetterimage.【答案】14.D15.D16.A【解析】【原文】DuringthesevenyearsthatI’vebeenworkingwiththeaircraftpartsmarketingteam,I’mfamiliarwitheachnewprojectassignment.Ithinkit’sfairtosaythatIcontributealotmorevaluetodaythanIdidaboutsevenyearsago.Onereasonisthat,witheachtechnicalproject,Ibringmoretechnicalknow-howthanIdidbefore.ImakeaconsciousefforttolearnfrompastmistakesandsuccessesandtomakesurethateachnewprojectbenefitsfromthelessonsthatIhavelearnedinthepreviousones.Anotherfactorisleadership–theabilitytoleadtroubledprojectstosuccess.WhenourBrazilianpassengeraircraftprojectwasintroublelastyear,Isteppedin.WhendistributionserviceprojectsinGermanynearlyfellthroughthisyear,Isteppedin.Ithinkyou’refamiliarwithmynickname,“thefireman.”I’mthe“go-to”guywhogetscalledintoputoutfiresandgettroubledprojectsgoingagain.Icouldgoon,butIthinkyougetthepicture.Businesstodayisaboutcreatingvalueatalllevels.AndI’mallaboutvalue.So,Ithinkyou’llagreethatI’mdueforapayraise.Thankyou.Questions:14.Whyisthespeakercalled“thefireman”?15.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker?16.Whydoesthespeakermakethespeech?聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】17.A.Blackorwhitecoffee. B.Theirteachersinclasses.C.Worldhistoryclasses. D.Thebeginningofthesemester.18.A.Shehastotakethecourse. B.Shefindsitinteresting.CTheprofessorgivesgoodinstructions. D.Therearemanydiscussions.19.A.Sheholdsbiglectures. B.Shetakesherstudentsseriously.C.Shelovesthesubjectsomuch. D.Shegivesausualtestinclass.20.A.Talktotheman’steacher. B.Takeanotherhistorycourse.C.Meetthemannextday. D.Gototheman’sworldhistoryclass.【答案】17.B18.A19.C20.D【解析】【原文】W:Mm,thiscoffeeisreallystrong.M:Itissostrong.Ilikewhitecoffee.W:SodoI.ButIlikeblackcoffeetoday.DuringmylastclassIwasthinkingaboutcominghereandcouldalmosttastethecoffee.M:Soundslikeitwasn’ttoointeresting.W:Iwasboredtodeath.I’minthatpsychologyclassonlybecauseitisarequirement,soIhavetostickitout.Theproblemis,theprofessordoesn’tknowhowtoarouseourinterest.Shejustwalksin,givesuslecturesandassignments.Thereisnodiscussion.Doyouhaveanyclasseslikethat?M:Ihaveonlyonebiglectureclass—worldhistory—andtheprofessor’sthebest.It’ssoappealingthatI’malwaysontheedgeofmyseat.Andwhenwehavediscussions,theroomisfilledwithelectricity.W:I’mjealous.Itissobad.Ihavealreadytakenworldhistory.M:Youknow,onedayitoccurredtomethatIwasluckytobeinherclassbecauseIfoundmyselfthinkingalotaboutwhatshesaid.Didyoueverhaveateacherlikethat?W:I’dhavetothinkaboutit.M:Youshouldcomewithmetoclasssometime,justtoseewhatImean.Iguesswhatitreallycomesdowntoisherenthusiasmforthesubject.Irememberatthebeginningofthissemester;Iwasnottakinganythinginschoolveryseriously.Iboomedthefirsthistorytest,butthenIstartedreallyenjoyingschool,especiallyherclass.W:Youhavegotmereallycuriousaboutthisteacher.IthinkIwillvisityourclass.Whendoesitmeet?Questions:17.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?18.Whydoesthewomantakepsychologycourse?19.Inwhatwaydoestheman’sworldhistoryteacherimpresshimmost?20.Whatdoesthewomanplantodo?II.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.DNAanalysisrevealstwowavesofmigrationTheresultsofthestudy,publishedintheScienceBulletin,revealedtwomajormigrationwavesinhistory.Inthispioneeringstudy,scientistsfromFudanUniversity___21___(dig)intotheancientDNAofindividualsburiedinGansuprovince,revealinginterestinginsightsintothegeneticmakeupofHexiCorridorresidentsdatingbackover12centuries.TheresearchemployedancientDNAdata___22___(explore)humanmigrationalongtheHexiCorridor.TheHexiCorridor,wasanarrowyetcruciallink___23___(connect)theheartlandofancientChinatotheWesternTerritory.Characterizedbyitsloftymountainsanddeserts,theancientpathwaywasdottedwithcities___24___(found)alongshortrivers.Historicaldocumentsattest(證實)totheHexiCorridor’ssignificanceasacrossroads___25___WesternandEasterncivilizationsmixedthroughtrade,religionandoccasionalconflictsfollowingtheestablishmentoftheSilkRoadduringtheHanDynasty.___26___technologicaladvancesinbiologyopennewavenuesforexploration,archaeologistsareincreasinglydrawntoanalyzingDNAsamples.LedbyWenShaoqingfromFudanUniversity’sInstituteofArchaeologicalScience,theteamsuccessfullyextractedDNAdata___27___theteethandbonesfoundattwositesnearDunhuang.TheDNAanalysispinpointedtwooutliers(異常樣本)datingtotheWeiDynastyandtheTang.Furtherexaminationrevealedonehadapproximately50percentwesternEurasianancestryand___28___30percent,suggestingtheindividualswerelikelydescendantsofunionsbetweenwesternEurasianwomenandlocalmen.___29___theteamconcludedwasthatthegeneticmixcouldbepartiallyattributedtothosemigrations.Expertssaidthesecondmajormigrationperiod____30____(mark)byasignificantshiftinthegenepool.HistoricalrecordssaymigrationfacilitatedbyChineseexplorerZhangQian’svisittotheWesternTerritoryfrom138BCresultedinthecreationoftheSilkRoad.【答案】21.dug##havedug22.toexplore23.connecting24.founded25.where26.As27.from28.theother29What30.wasmarked【解析】【導語】這是一篇說明文。主要說明了發表在《科學公報》上的研究結果揭示了歷史上兩次主要的移民浪潮。在這項開創性的研究中，復旦大學的科學家們挖掘了甘肅省埋葬的個體的古代DNA，揭示了12世紀前河西走廊居民基因組成的有趣見解。該研究利用古代DNA數據來探索河西走廊沿線的人類遷徙。【21題詳解】考查時態。句意：在這項開創性的研究中，復旦大學的科學家們挖掘了甘肅省埋葬的個體的古代DNA，揭示了12世紀前河西走廊居民基因組成的有趣見解。此處作謂語，可理解為發生在過去用一般過去時，也可用現在完成時，主語為scientists，助動詞用have。故填dug/havedug。【22題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：該研究利用古代DNA數據來探索河西走廊沿線的人類遷徙。短語employsth.todosth.表示“利用某物做某事”。故填toexplore。【23題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：河西走廊是連接古代中國中心地帶和西域的一條狹窄而重要的通道。分析句子結構可知connect與link構成主動關系，故用現在分詞作定語。故填connecting。【24題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：這條古老的古道以高山和沙漠為特征，沿著短河流點綴著城市。此處cities與found構成被動關系，故用過去分詞作賓補。故填founded。【25題詳解】考查定語從句。句意：歷史文獻證明了河西走廊作為東西方文明的十字路口的重要意義，在這里，隨著漢朝絲綢之路的建立，東西方文明通過貿易、宗教和偶爾的沖突融合在一起。定語從句修飾先行詞crossroads，關系詞在從句作地點狀語，故用where。故填where。【26題詳解】考查狀語從句。句意：隨著生物學技術的進步為探索開辟了新的途徑，考古學家越來越熱衷于分析DNA樣本。引導時間狀語從句，表示“隨著”應用as，首字母大寫。故填As。【27題詳解】考查介詞。句意：在復旦大學考古科學研究所溫少青的帶領下，研究小組成功地從敦煌附近兩個遺址中發現的牙齒和骨頭中提取了DNA數據。此處表示“從……中”應用介詞from。故填from。【28題詳解】考查短語。句意：進一步的研究顯示，其中一人有大約50%的西部歐亞血統，另一人有30%的西部歐亞血統，這表明這些人可能是西部歐亞女性和當地男性結合的后代。根據上文twooutliers可知，此處指兩者中的另一個，應用theother。故填theother。【29題詳解】考查主語從句。句意：研究小組得出的結論是，基因混合可以部分歸因于這些遷徙。引導主語從句，從句缺少賓語，指物，應用what，首字母大寫。故填What。【30題詳解】考查時態語態。句意：專家表示，第二次大遷徙時期的標志是基因庫發生了重大變化。主語secondmajormigrationperiod與謂語構成被動關系，根據上文said可知用一般過去時的被動語態，謂語用單數。故填wasmarked。SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.actuallyB.amazedC.breathtakingD.criticsE.graduallyF.prizeG.reflectionH.releaseI.solidJ.standardizeK.switchedWillAIallowhumanstoplayapart?Rebeccausedtohavearegularjob,translatingafashionbrand’swebsiteintoGerman.Onedayabigchangehappened.Thecompany___31___tousingmachinetranslation.Shekeptthejob,anditstillpaidthebills;however,shewasnowtheretocheckand___32___whateverwasproducedbythecomputer.Buttherewasacomplaint.“Whatitmeant,___33___,wasthatwehumansweretrainingamachine,”shesays.Eachcorrectedcaptionforamid-pricedT-shirt,eachpairofskinnyjeans,wasadatapointfortherobotthatwasgoingtoreplaceher.Withthe___34___ofchatprogramsthatcanimitatehumans,theworldisnowbeginningtoconsiderwhatthecomingofartificialintelligencemeans.Whatwillitdoforourjobsifmanyonce___35___professions—law,accountancy,medicine—disappear?Whatdoesitmeantobeahumanwhenthethingthathumansmost___36___—intelligence—hasbecomethecheapestproductontheplanet?Translators,forgoodandill,don’thavetowonder.“Youcantaketheworldoftranslatorsandinterpretersasa___37___oftheworld,”saysNickiBone,chairwomanoftheboardoftheInstituteofTranslatingandInterpreting.Notallofthemareadjusting.“Ofcourse,wehaveour___38___,”butsheadds,“Therearealsoopportunities,andoptimists.”Thespeedofchange,though,hasbeen___39___.Increasingly,saysBone,sheandhercolleaguesareactingaseditorsofamachine’sfirstpass,ratherthantranslatorsoftherawmaterial.Forsome,that’sfine.“Peoplewillsay,‘OK,insteadofworkingatonerateforthisnumberofwordsperhour,I’mworkingatmanymorewordsperhour,butforamuchlowerrate.’Somearehappytotakeon.Somewon’t,asamatterofprinciple.”Asweare___40___atChatGPTanditsgreatabilitytoimitatehumanwriting,translatorsare,comparedwiththerestoftheprofessions,sensitive.Anyway,thistechnologyisheretostay.【答案】31.K32.J33.A34.H35.I36.F37.G38.D39.C40.B【解析】【導語】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了人工智能對于語言翻譯行業的影響。【31題詳解】考查動詞。句意：該公司轉而使用機器翻譯。根據“tousingmachinetranslation”以及句意“轉變”可知應填動詞switch，發生在過去用一般過去時。故選K。【32題詳解】考查動詞。句意：她保住了那份工作，而且還能養家糊口；然而，她現在在那里檢查和規范計算機產生的任何東西。根據“whateverwasproducedbythecomputer”以及句意“規范”可知應填動詞standardize，根據上文tocheckand可知應填原形。故選J。【33題詳解】考查副詞。句意：“實際上，這意味著我們人類在訓練一臺機器，”她說。根據“wasthatwehumansweretrainingamachine”以及句意“實際上”可知應填副詞actually，作狀語。故選A。【34題詳解】考查名詞。句意：隨著可以模仿人類的聊天程序的發布，世界開始考慮人工智能的到來意味著什么。根據“ofchatprogramsthatcanimitatehumans”以及句意“發布”可知應填名詞release，作賓語，不可數。故選H。【35題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：如果許多曾經堅實的職業——法律、會計、醫學——消失，對我們的工作將會有什么影響？根據“law,accountancy,medicine”以及句意“堅實的”可知應填形容詞solid，作定語修飾名詞professions。故選I。【36題詳解】考查動詞。句意：當人類最珍視的東西——智力——成為這個星球上最便宜的產品時，作為人類意味著什么？根據“intelligence”以及句意“珍視”可知應填動詞prize，作謂語，陳述事實用一般現在時，主語為復數名詞，謂語用原形。故選F。【37題詳解】考查名詞。句意：“你可以把筆譯和口譯員的世界看作是世界的反映，”翻譯和口譯協會董事會主席尼基·伯恩說。根據“oftheworld”以及句意“反映”可知應填名詞reflection，作賓語，不定冠詞提示用單數。故選G。【38題詳解】考查名詞。句意：“當然，我們也有批評者，”但她補充說，“也有機會，也有樂觀主義者。”根據“Notallofthemareadjusting.”以及句意“批評者”可知應填復數名詞critics，作賓語。故選D。【39題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：然而，變化的速度是驚人的。根據“Increasingly,saysBone,sheandhercolleaguesareactingaseditorsofamachine’sfirstpass,ratherthantranslatorsoftherawmaterial.(Bone說，她和她的同事們越來越多地扮演著機器第一遍編輯的角色，而不是原始材料的翻譯)”以及句意“驚人的”可知應填形容詞breathtaking，故選C。【40題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：當我們驚嘆于ChatGPT及其模仿人類寫作的強大能力時，與其他職業相比，翻譯是敏感的。根據“atChatGPTanditsgreatabilitytoimitatehumanwriting”以及句意“驚嘆”可知應填形容詞amazed，作表語。故選B。III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.SandhyaSriramisimpatient.Thestem-cell(干細胞)scientistwantedtoputherknowledgetouse,developingcultivatedseafood.YetnoonewasdoingthatinSingapore.Sofouryearsago,shesetupacompanytocreatelab-growncrustacean(甲殼綱動物)meat.___41___,sheregisteredhercompany,ShiokMeatsinAugust2018.“Nobodywasdoingcrustaceans,”saysSriram,Shiok’sGroupCEOandco-founder.“WhatdoAsianseatthemost?Seafood.Itwasasimpleanswer.Andthey’resodelicious.”Alifelong___42___,shehadnevertriedrealshrimp,butshesampledittheweeksheregisteredthecompany.Today,theresultsofher___43___canbeseenattheheadquartersofhercompany.Duringafall2022visit,abio-processengineerlookedintoamicroscopecarefully.Hehadtakensamplesfromabioreactorintheroomnextdoor,wherethecompanyis___44___crustaceancells.Underthelens,hewascheckingtoseeifthecellswerereadytoharvest.ShiokMeatshasalreadyrevealedshrimp,lobster,andcrabprototypes(最初形態)toaselectgroupoftasters,anditplansto___45___regulatoryapprovaltosellitslab-grownshrimpbyApril2023.Thatcouldmakeitthefirstintheworldtobringcultivatedshrimptodiners,puttingitattheleadingpositionofthecultivated-meat___46___.Asofthiswriting,onlyonecompanyhasgainedregulatoryapprovaltoselllab-grownanimal-proteinproducts:EatJus’sculturedchickenis___47___butonlyinSingapore.ShiokMeatsstillneedstosubmitallthepaperworknecessaryandgetregulatoryapproval,butthecompanyhopestoseeitsproductsinrestaurantsbymid-2024,offeringfoodiesamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyoptionfreeof___48___thancrustaceansfromfarms.Butevenifthatambitious___49___ismet,itwilllikelybeawhilebeforetheaveragepersoniseatingcultivatedcrustaceans.Itwillrequirenotjustregulatoryapprovalbutalsomorefundingandabiggerfactory,alongwith___50___consumersandgovernmentsaroundtheworldtoacceptlab-grownseafood.“We’reataninterestingstageofastartup;it’scalledtheValleyofDeath,”saysSriram.“Weareinthespacewherewehaven’tsubmittedforregulatoryapprovalyet,butwe’relookingtocommercializeinthenexttwoyears.”Nevertheless,theimpatiententrepreneuris___51___.Sriramhopestohavethecompany’snextmanufacturingplantreadybytheendof2023,wherea500-literanda2,000-literbioreactorwillbeamajor___52___fromitscurrent50-and200-literbioreactors.ThegoalisforherproductstoenterthemainstreaminSingaporeinfivetosevenyears.___53___theseproductscouldhelptacklesomeoftheenvironmentalimpactsofcrustaceanproduction.Organicwaste,chemicals,andantibioticsfromseafoodfarmscanpollutegroundwater.ShiokMeatssaysthewayitproducescrustaceanmeatminimizesanimalcruelty,asgrowingproteininalabhelpsavoid___54___animals.Andcultivatingshrimpclosertowhereit’s___55___cutsemissionsfromfishing-boatfuelandshippingproductsaroundtheworld.Inaword,whensciencemeetsseafood,manywonderfulthingshappennaturally.41.A.Eagerly B.Hurriedly C.Incidentally D.Interestingly42.A.dieter B.foodie C.taster D.vegetarian43.A.discipline B.enthusiasm C.discovery D.mindset44.A.growing B.investigating C.increasing D.targeting45.A.accept B.adopt C.grant D.seek46.A.farm B.race C.section D.line47.A.available B.affordable C.competitive D.profitable48.A.additive B.cruelty C.meat D.salt49.A.guideline B.transformation C.condition D.timeline50.A.demanding B.directing C.persuading D.training51.A.delightful B.insightful C.open-minded D.optimistic52.A.difference B.emergence C.sacrifice D.leap53.A.Tracking B.Supervising C.Popularizing D.Sampling54.A.feeding B.killing C.mistreating D.trapping55.A.captured B.stranded C.consumed D.produced【答案】41.A42.D43.B44.A45.D46.B47.A48.B49.D50.C51.D52.D53.C54.B55.C【解析】【導語】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了企業家SandhyaSriram把知識用于開發養殖海鮮，成立了一家公司，生產實驗室培育的甲殼類動物肉。【41題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：2018年8月，她急切地注冊了自己的公司ShiokMeats。A.Eagerly急切地；B.Hurriedly急忙；C.Incidentally偶然地；D.Interestingly有趣地。根據上文“SandhyaSriramisimpatient.(SandhyaSriram沒有耐心)”可知，指她急切地注冊了自己的公司ShiokMeats。故選A。【42題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：她一生都是素食主義者，從來沒有吃過真正的蝦，但在她注冊公司的那一周，她嘗了一口。A.dieter節食者；B.foodie美食家；C.taster試味員；D.vegetarian素食者。根據后文“shehadnevertriedrealshrimp”推測她是素食主義者。故選D。【43題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：今天，她的“熱情”的結果可以在她的公司總部看到。A.discipline紀律；B.enthusiasm熱情；C.discovery發現；D.mindset觀念。根據上文“WhatdoAsianseatthemost?Seafood.Itwasasimpleanswer.Andthey’resodelicious.(亞洲人最得吃多的什么？海鮮。答案很簡單。它們太好吃了。)”此處指她對于海鮮的熱情。故選B。【44題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他從隔壁房間的生物反應器中提取了樣本，該公司正在那里培養甲殼類動物細胞。A.growing生長；B.investigating調查；C.increasing增加；D.targeting把……作為目標。根據上文“Hehadtakensamplesfromabioreactorintheroomnextdoor”指公司在生物反應器中培養甲殼類動物細胞。故選A。【45題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：ShiokMeats已經向一組精選的品嘗者展示了蝦、龍蝦和螃蟹的原型，并計劃在2023年4月之前尋求監管部門的批準，出售實驗室培育的蝦。A.accept接受；B.adopt采取；C.grant給予；D.seek尋找。根據后文“regulatoryapprovaltosellitslab-grownshrimp”指尋求監管部門的批準，出售實驗室培育的蝦。故選D。【46題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這可能使它成為世界上第一家將養殖蝦送到食客面前的公司，使其在養殖肉競賽中處于領先地位。A.farm農場；B.race比賽；C.section部分；D.line線條。根據上文“puttingitattheleadingpositionofthecultivated-meat”可知，這家公司成為世界上第一家將養殖蝦送到食客面前的公司，使其在養殖肉競賽中處于領先地位。故選B。【47題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：在撰寫本文時，只有一家公司獲得了監管部門的批準，可以銷售實驗室培育的動物蛋白產品：EatJus的養殖雞，但只在新加坡銷售。A.available可獲得的；B.affordable便宜的；C.competitive競爭的；D.profitable盈利的。根據后文“butonlyinSingapore”可知，這家公司可以銷售實驗室培育的動物蛋白產品：EatJus的養殖雞，但只在新加坡銷售。故選A。【48題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：ShiokMeats仍需提交所有必要的文件并獲得監管部門的批準，但該公司希望在2024年年中看到其產品進入餐館，為美食家提供比農場甲殼類動物更環保、更無公害的選擇。A.additive添加劑；B.cruelty殘酷；C.meat肉；D.salt鹽。根據上文“offeringfoodiesamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyoptionfreeof”指該公司希望在2024年年中看到其產品進入餐館，為美食家提供比農場甲殼類動物更環保、更無公害的選擇。短語freeofcruelty表示“無公害。”故選B。【49題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：但即使這個雄心勃勃的時間表得以實現，普通人吃到人工養殖的甲殼類動物可能還需要一段時間。A.guideline指導方針；B.transformation變化；C.condition條件；D.timeline時間軸。對應上文“seeitsproductsinrestaurantsbymid-2024”指在2024年讓這種產品進入餐廳的時間表，故選D。【50題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這不僅需要監管部門的批準，還需要更多的資金和更大的工廠，還要說服世界各地的消費者和政府接受實驗室種植的海鮮。A.demanding要求；B.directing指導；C.persuading說服；D.training訓練。根據后文“consumersandgovernmentsaroundtheworldtoacceptlab-grownseafood”指說服世界各地的消費者和政府接受實驗室種植的海鮮。故選C。【51題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，這位不耐煩的企業家是樂觀的。A.delightful令人高興的；B.insightful富有洞察力的；C.open-minded虛心的；D.optimistic樂觀的。根據上文““We’reataninterestingstageofastartup;it’scalledtheValleyofDeath,”saysSriram.“Weareinthespacewherewehaven’tsubmittedforregulatoryapprovalyet,butwe’relookingtocommercializeinthenexttwoyears.”(“我們正處于創業的一個有趣階段；它被稱為死亡之谷，”斯里拉姆說。“我們目前所處的領域還沒有提交監管機構的批準，但我們希望在未來兩年內實現商業化。”)”以及however表示轉折，說明這位企業家的心態是樂觀的。故選D。【52題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：斯利拉姆希望在2023年底之前建成公司的下一個制造工廠，屆時500升和2000升的生物反應器將是目前50升和200升生物反應器的重大飛躍。A.difference差異；B.emergence出現；C.sacrifice犧牲；D.leap跳躍。根據后文“fromitscurrent50-and200-literbioreactors”指500升和2000升的生物反應器將是目前50升和200升生物反應器的重大飛躍。故選D。【53題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：推廣這些產品可以幫助解決甲殼類動物生產對環境的一些影響。A.Tracking追蹤；B.Supervising監督；C.Popularizing普及；D.Sampling取樣。根據后文“theseproductscouldhelptacklesomeoftheenvironmentalimpactsofcrustaceanproduction”此處指推廣這些產品可以幫助解決甲殼類動物生產對環境的一些影響。故選C。【54題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：ShiokMeats表示，他們生產甲殼類動物肉的方式最大限度地減少了對動物的虐待，因為在實驗室里培育蛋白質有助于避免動物死亡。A.feeding喂養；B.killing殺死；C.mistreating虐待；D.trapping困住。根據上文“growingproteininalabhelpsavoid”可知，蛋白質是實驗室培育的，所以避免了殺死動物。故選B。【55題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在離蝦的消費地更近的地方養殖蝦可以減少漁船燃料和世界各地運輸產品的排放。A.captured捕捉；B.stranded擱淺；C.consumed消耗；D.produced產生。根據后文“cutsemissionsfromfishing-boatfuelandshippingproductsaroundtheworld”可知，減少漁船燃料和世界各地運輸產品的排放是因為離蝦的消費地更近。故選C。SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AThereisnoknowndateforwhentheancientGreeksorRomansfirstsharedtheirstoriesaboutgods,monstersandheroes.ButforthemodernmythknownasStarWars,thatdateisMay25,1977,whentheoriginalmovieopenedintheatersandkickedoffaglobalphenomenonthatspannedfilms,TVshows,novels,comicbooks,toys,lunchboxes,bedsheetsandmore.Eventoday,StarWarsremainsanenduringtouchstone(檢驗標準)ofpopculture.Criticallypraisedornot,themoviescontinuetobeabighit.Andjustasweknowwhenthemythologybegan,wealsoknowwhoinventedit:writer-directorGeorgeLucas.Hisinspiration,hetoldTIMEin1977,was“allthebooksandfilmsandcomicsthatIlikedwhenIwasachild…Mymainreasonformakingitwastogiveyoungpeopleanhonest,wholesomefantasylife,thekindmygenerationhad.”NoonecouldpredictjusthowmuchLucas’creationwouldcatchon—notevenLucashimselforthefilm’sstarMarkHamill,whoplayedyoungheroLukeSk