（北京卷）高三英语下学期考前信息必刷卷4（含解析）

（北京卷）届高三英语下学期考前信息必刷卷（含解析）20214（考试时间90分钟试卷满分100分）第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题分，共15分）Fourthgrader,Sarah Ilay cox,made ither missionto righta wrong.And indoing so,she hasshownthe worldwhat one]person,with passion,can do.One day,when walkingby anathletic fieldnear herschool,Sarah noticeda smallmemorial with thename Edwin T.Pratt and the year19301969on it.She2who he was andwhat hedid.After some3,she learnedthat he was acivil rightsleader who had donemany goodthings to4others.Sadly,hewas5just becausesomeone disagreedwith whathewasdoing.Feeling that the smallmemorial washardly bigenough for a manwhohadso much6on others,Sarah7to dosomething!There was a new8going upnearby for young kids.She foundout whowere incharge of the buildingprojectand askedthem if it couldbe namedafter Mr.Pratt.Through greatefforts,her visioncame toreality!Almost50years afterhis death,Edwin Pratt,s lifeand impactwill becelebrated asthe nameof the newschool.Most kidssimply hadwalked bythe memorialwithout thinkingabout whoMr.Pratt was.But Sarahhadthe9to learnmore,the visionto imaginesomething betterand thecourage topursue heridea.Her amazingactionshave10many otheryoung peoplearound the world.

1.A.honest B.young C.clever D.shy

2.A.forgot B.realized C.wondered D.explained

3.A.discussion B.research C.practice D.thought

4.A.teach B.rescue C.help D.repay

5.A.killed B.punished C.blamed D.arrested

6.A.impact B.impression C.reflection D.dependence

7.A.stopped B.decided C.happened D.announced

8.A.library B.theatre C.school D.hospital

9.A.curiosity B.confidence C.chance D.energy“We aredeveloping aprocessing room,which couldprocess manykinds ofplastic materials,up to5kilograms ofwaste,“Jacob said.It will be atypical examplesystem for the developmentof biocharsfromdifferent typesof plasticsunder variousconditions.Jacob explainedthat microwaveenergy isusedto heat the plastic waste above600degrees centigradewithin thecustommade room,where itends upasa biochar,which canthen be used toimprove theproperties ofsoil.Currently underwayis stepone of the project,testing theroom,after which,step twowill involveimprovingthe energyefficiency of the systemand maximizingthe yieldof byproducts.If allgoes toplan,step threewillbeto constructa mediumscale wasteprocessing systemwhich iscustomizable andcan beinstalledremotely.Jacob saidthat withthe averageperson using130kg ofplastic everyyear,there is an urgent needfor developingbetter waysof processingit.“Perhaps contraryto popularopinion,plastic is an indispensablematerial inmodern life.It ischeap,petent,lightweight,and hasmany benefitslike maintainingfood qualityand safetyand preventingwaste,“he said.However,uabandoned plasticsendanger ourmarine wildlife,and havebegun toenter the food chain.Thereis an urgentneed for developing technologies to recover plastic waste.”

31.How doesthe systemfunctionA.Microwaves areused toproduce plastic.B.Plastic wasteis heatedin themicrowaves.C.Plastic wasteis cutinto piecesand buriedinto thesoil.D.Microwaves changeplastic waste into biocharby heating.

32.Which statementis trueaccording toJacobA.Plastic consumptionnow isacceptable.B.Plastic shouldbe abandonedin ourlife.C.The system of processing plastic haseintouse.D.Finding betterways todeal withplastic wasteis urgent.

33.What doesurecoverv in the lastparagraph meanA.Make upfor aloss intime.B.Find orregain lostpossession.C.Extract orrecycle anenergy sourcefor reuse.D.Return to a normalstate ofhealth,mind orstrength.

34.What doesthe passagemainly tellaboutA.3steps ofprocessingplastic waste.B.A wayof producingplastic productseasily.C.A newsystemofbreaking downplastic waste.D.A programdesigned forplastic usein the daily life.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文文章讲的是澳大利亚的科学家通过微波将塑料变成可利用的产品，从而减少环境污染

31.D【解析】细节理解题根据第二段中“by using microwaves,plasticwastecan beconverted intobiochar可知，通过使用微波，塑料垃圾可以被转化为生物炭选项AC在文中没有提到，选项B虽然提到了微波，但heated加热在文中也没提到故选D

32.D【解析】细节理解题根据最后一段uabandoned plasticsendanger ourmarine wildlife,and havebegunto enterthefoodchain.There isanurgentneedfordevelopingtechnologiesto recoverplasticwaste.可知，废弃塑料破坏了海洋生物并进入到了食物链发展可以处理塑料垃圾技术的需求变得急迫故选D

33.C【解析】词义猜测题根据前文可知，科学家通过微波提取了塑料的副产品，使塑料得到了再利用A.及时弥补损失；B.找到或重新得到失去的东西；C.提取或再利用一种能源；D.将健康、思想和身体返回到正常水平故选C

34.C【解析】主旨大意题根据第一段a systemwhich usesmicrowaves tobreak downplastic”可知，文中介绍了一种使用微波降解塑料的系统在其后几段中，分别介绍了该系统的进展、实验步骤以及科学家对塑料回收的态度故选C第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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We allwish for the arrivalof Sunday.35The hardwork ofa busyweek issoothed（抚慰）by agoodsleep that lasts,in mostcases,till theSunday afternoon.But afterthat,too muchsleep canmake therestof the day generallyend inlazing aroundthe sofa,without doinganything.Therefore,to reallyrelax ona Sunday,the answerdoesn,t liein sleep,but indoing thingsthatprovides asoothing touch.Most oftenwe getso lostin workthat whenSunday es,we reallydon tknowwhat todo withthe free twentyfour hourswe vegot.36Luckily,there aremany thingsyou candoto enjoyyour Sunday.37An earlymorning jogwould restoreyour tirednesscaused bythe dailyschedule.After themorningwalk,you,11have moreenergy toface theday headon.You must have boughta lotof bookson yourlast visitto thebookstore,but lackof timemust havepreventedyou fromreading.Spend theSunday afternoonreading anybook that Interests you.38With lifebeing filledwith too much work,finding freetime duringthe workingdays issurely astruggle.39In sucha case,Sunday is the bestday topull upyour sleeves,and get to work on the house.Clean thehouse,wash theclothes ormend anythingthat isbroken.In short,making thehouse cleanand tidyis agoodidea ofspending Sundays.A.All thehope ofjoys andenjoyment restson Sunday.B.By the time wedecide todo anything,thedaygets over.C.Consider usingthis day to takecare of your plantsand flowers.D.On theother hand,it snatural that your housegets dustyand messy.E.It ison thisday thateveryone cansafely hopeto relaxand simplydo asthey please.F.In thisway,you11not onlyhave spenta constructivetime,but alsoexercise your brain.G.If youwant to enjoy Sunday,then youd betterwake upearly andgo for a walkorajog.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文人们都盼望着周末的到来，但是又不知道如何过得充实文章叙述的是如何过好周末

35.E下文The hardwork ofa busyweek issoothed（抚慰）by agood sleepthatlasts,in mostcases,tillthe Sunday afternoon.说明一周的辛苦工作后，一个好的睡眠可以让你得到舒缓，在大多数情况下，这种舒缓可以持续到周日下午因此推断在这一天，每个人都可以放心地放松，做自己喜欢做的事情，故选E项

36.B根据前面的句子Most oftenwe getso lostin workthat whenSunday es,we reallydon，t knowwhat todowiththefreetwentyfourhours wevegot.（大多数时候，我们迷失在工作之中，以至于当星期天到来的时候，我们真的不知道如何利用我们所拥有的）因此推断当我们决定做任何事情的时候，一天就结束了由此逻辑可判断选B项

37.G根据后面的句子An earlymorning jogwould restoreyour tirednesscaused bythedailyschedule.（一个早起的慢跑将修复你一周的疲倦）因此可推断，如果你想享受星期天，那么你最好早起去散步或慢跑清晨慢跑可以恢复你因每日计划而产生的疲劳早晨散步之后，你会有更多的精力去面对新的一天由此逻辑可判断选G项

38.F根据前面^^个句子，Spend theSundayafternoonreading anybook thatinterests you.（周日的下午最好用来读你喜欢的书）因此可知书是可以益智的，你上次去书店时一定买了很多书，但时间不够，一定妨碍了你读书星期天下午读任何你感兴趣的书这样，你不仅花了有建设性的时间，而且锻炼了你的大脑由此逻辑可判断选F项

39.D根据后面的句子gettoworkonthehouse.Clean thehouse,wash theclothes ormend anythingthat isbroken.得知平时工作很忙，等到周末时可以在家里搞卫生，洗衣等，那就是说平时家里是较乱的，因此推断生活充满了太多的工作，在工作日很难找到空闲时间另一方面，你的房子变得又脏又乱是很自然的在这种情况下，星期天是挽起袖子开始干家务的最好日子由此逻辑可判断选D项第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第

1、2题各2分，第3题3分，第4题5分，共12分）A calorie deficit（赤字，不足）isa state in which you burn more calories than you consume.As oneofthe mostpopular approachesof losing weight,how doesit workFor example,if youburn2,500caloriesper daybut onlyeat2,000,you havecreated adeficit of500calories perday.There ismathematical certainty.But,this byno meanstells the whole storyabout howcalories deficitaffects ourlives.Before wonderingwhat a calorie deficit is,it sprobably bestto learnwhat acalorie is.A calorieisa unitthat weuse totrack ourbody senergy expenditure（消耗）and storage.In orderto juststayalive,human beings（and animals）burn calories.This means,even beforewe performany activity,ourbodies arealready usingenergy（measured incalories）to keepus alive.Around70%ofthe calories weconsumeare spenton justkeeping ourvital organsrunning.Thus,if a person consumes calories far moreless thanneeded tolook thin,it mayhave negativeeffects onthe body.When peoplepick upacaloriedeficit,they oftenmerely notethat thecalorie mathis irrefutable（无可辩驳的）.The questionhere is that notall caloriesare the same.If youeat a few bagsof potatochipworth of calories to support thecalorie intakeneeded tomaintain orcut down on yourweight,it wi11work.But,this doesn,t havethe sameeffect on your body and overall health as a balanced nutritional mealcontainingthe sameamount ofcalories.It seemslike asimple unitof energyhas beean objectof oursociety,s obsession.It neednt be thatway.Remember,calorie deficitsare justa tool,which servesa purposein losingsome weightand keepingtrackof yourcalorie intakeseems simpleenough.

40.What dowe knowabout thecaloriedeficit

41.Why cannotapersonconsumescaloriesfar moreless thanneeded tolook thin

42.Please decidewhich partis falseinthe following statement,then underlineit andexplain why.Those who are ondiet tolose weighthealthily caneat afew bagsof pota tochips adaytoget propercaloriesto support one s body.

43.What isyour advicefor peoplewhoarelosingweight{about40words【答案及解析】

40.It helpspeople loseweight.

41.It mayhave negativeeffects onthe body.

42.Thosewhoareondiettoloseweighthealthilycaneatafewbagsofpotatochipsadaytogetpropercalories tosupportonesbody.According to the passage,people shouldhave balancednutritional dietscontaining propercalories.【文本解读】本文是一篇说明文文章介绍了卡路里的定义以及告诉我们不能仅仅看卡路里的数值，不能对于这样的能量单位太过痴迷

40.根据第——段A caloriedeficit isastateinwhichyouburnmorecaloriesthanyouconsume.Asone ofthe mostpopular approachesof losingweight可知，卡路里不足可以减肥

41.根据第二段In orderto juststay alive,human beingsand animalsburn calories,if apersonconsumes caloriesfarmoreless thanneeded tolook thin,it mayhave negativeeffects onthe body.

42.根据倒数第二段If youeat afew bagsof potatochip worthofcaloriestosupportthecalorieintakeneeded tomaintain orcut downon yourweight,it willwork.But,this doesn,thavethesame effectonyourbodyandoverallhealthasabalancednutritionalmeal containingthesameamount ofcalories.可知，作者建议食用含有适当的热量，营养均衡的饮食来减肥第二节书面表达（满分20分）假定你是李华，你校外教Mary回美国度假即将返回，给你发来email,询问你希望她帮你从美国带什么礼物请给她回复一封电子邮件要点如下

1.询问度假情况；

2.希望得到什么礼物；

3.表达感谢注意

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯Dear Mary,I amso gladto knowthat you are returningto Chinaafter theholidays inthe USA.YoursLi Hua【范文】Dear Mary,I amso gladto knowthat you are returningto Chinaafter theholidays inthe USA.How isyour holidayYoumust havehad greatfun togetherwith yourfamily backin yourmotherland afterworking solong inChina.I hopeyou canshare yourwonderful experienceswith usafterwards.It is very kindofyou to offerto buygifts for me.I wouldquite appreciateit ifyou couldbuy meanEnglish dictionaryand severalpopular novelswhich/that sellwell in your country.I amsure theywillhelp meimprove myEnglish.I willalso preparea giftforyouin return.Thanks againfor yourkindness,we areall lookingforward toseeing yousoon.Wele backto ourschool!Best wishes.YoursLi Hua

10.A.astonished B.inspired C.attracted D.protected【答案】BCBCA ABCAB【解析】这是一篇记叙文文章讲述了主人公Sarah通过自己的努力，让一个已被人忘记的人权运动领袖,重新被人纪念的故事

1.考查形容词词义辨析上文提到“四年级的Sarah Haycox,由此可知应是年轻人故选B项

2.考查动词词义辨析根据第三段第一句话，她做了一些研究，最后知道了纪念碑主人的身份故可推知,此处表示她“想知道”故选C项

3.考查名词词义辨析依据后面她得知的结果，说明是在“研究，调查”后得知的故选B项

4.考查动词词义辨析根据上文可知，Edwin T.Pratt是一位民权领袖人们给他树立了纪念碑，由此我们可知，他一定帮助过很多人故选C项

5.考查动词词义辨析划线后提到有人不同意他的做法，所以因此他被杀害人们对此为他立碑故选A项

6.考查名词词义辨析前文提到了作为一位民权领袖，他帮助了很多人同时-Sarah觉得一个小小的纪念碑是不够的，是因为他“影响”了很多人故选A项

7.考查动词词义辨析由下文可知Sarah为了纪念这位民权领袖，她找了一所愿意以EdwinT.Pratt命名的学校因此可推出，此处表示Sarah决定做点什么故选B项

8.考查名词词义辨析根据倒数第二段最后一句提到的“新学校”可知，此处新建的是一所儿童学校故选C项

9.考查名词词义辨析根据上文第4题提到的“她想知道他是谁，他干了什么事”可知，Sarah拥有好奇心故此处的curiosity和第4题的wonder构成相互呼应故选A项

10.考查动词词义辨析此处和文章第一段构成首尾呼应根据第一段提及“她向世界展示了一个充满激情的年轻人可以做到的事情”可知，她的行为“激励”了世界各地其他年轻人故选B项第二节语法填空共10小题；每小题分，共15分ATo me,the mostbeautiful thingisthe ocean.It isbeautiful becauseit hasa calmingeffect.When11listen to the soundofthewaves,I feelpeaceful.12the age of11,I wentto thebeach forthe firsttime.With myfeet inthe water,I felttotally relaxed,and thesoundoftheocean really13fort me.From thenon,I oftendream offloating intheocean,feeling carefree.Discovering yourselfplays14important rolein inspiringyour confidence.By doingso,you couldknow15youareweak in.And youmay alsorealize youre quitea greatperson withgreat strengths.So whenyoure in a hardsituation,you willbelieve in16you andspend themost difficulttime withconfidence.Otherwise youmay give up andthen loseeverything.Therefore,the ability17trust yourselfwill decideyourfuture a lot.CThe year2018marks the40th anniversaryof Chinas reformand openingup.The pastfour decadeshasseen Chinashift itssociety froma farmersmunitytoadigital culture18successful.Under theleadershipof CPC,many19achievement can be seenin everyfield.The lifeoftheChinese peoplehas improved,withmillions of people beinglifted out of poverty.The countrynow hastheworld s20large highspeedrail network.And with around800million Internetusers,China hasbee theworldsfastestgrowing onlineshopping market.答案和解析［语篇解读］A篇讲了作者第一次去海边的经历和作者对大海的喜爱;B篇讲人们应该发现自己的优点，这样在困难的时候就能够有信心克服;C篇讲了中国改革开放以来的一些成就句意当听到波浪的声音时，我感到很平静本题考查时间状语从句中的省略，时间状语从句中的主语和主句主语一致且谓语是系动词时可以将从句的主语和系动词省略，因此本空填listeningo句意:十岁的时候，我第一次去海边本题考查介词attheageof”在……岁的时候”，故填At句意:我的脚在水里，我感到非常放松，海洋的声音真的让我感到安慰本题考查动词的时态本语篇讲的是我十岁时第一次去海边的经历，因此用一般过去时，故填fortedo句意:发现你自己对于激发你的自信发挥着重要作用本题考查冠词设空处后的role在本句中表泛指,故填不定冠词，important以元音音素开头,所以前面冠词应用an句意:通过这样做,你能知道你在什么方面比较薄弱本题考查名词性从句know后为宾语从句，宾语从句中缺少宾语，故填what句意:所以当你遇到困境时.，你会相信你自己本题考查反身代词这里指的是“相信你自己”，因此本空填yourselfo

17.to trust句意因此，相信你自己的能力将会很大程度上决定你的未来本题考查非谓语动词ability需用动词不定式作后置定语，故填to trusto本题考查词性转换设空处修饰动词shift,故应用副词successfully来修饰动词句意:在中国共产党的领导下，各个领域都能看到许多成就本题考查名词复数形式，从设空处前many可知，该空应用名词复数形式因此填achievementso句意:现在这个国家有全世界最大的高速铁路网本题考查形容词最高级根据句意及设空处前的the可知，用形容词最高级，因此填largesto第二部分阅读理解（共两节，38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项AEveryone fanciesa bargain;ifit is free,everyone lovesit evenmore!Those whodo notbelievein a free lunch can now eat theirwords becauseit ispossible toget things for freein Singaporewithoutany conditions attached.Let meintroduce youto sometips onwhere andhow togain somefree presents,all withouteven touching your wallet.FoodGo searchfor foodfestivals andfairs.These foodsellers usuallyput outalotof smallsamples forallto try.Famous onesinclude theSingapore FoodFestival heldannually inthe monthof Julyat variouslocationsincluding theTakashimaya Squareand PlazaSingapura.HaircutsThere arewe11known hairsalons everymonth thatrequire hairmodels for apprentices（学徒）to exercisetheir skills or for their hair stylists（发型师）to experimentwith new styles.Unbelievable asit mightsound,most peoplee outof thisexperience satisfiedand addictedto moreof suchdeals.Free InternetMosthotels offer free wifi.There arealso manycafes in Singapore thatofferfreewireless surfing.However,order acoffee toavoid unfriendlystares from the staff.Popular spotsinclude theMcDonald,s,Starbucks andCafeGalilee outletsthroughout ourisland.Free CityTour Ifyouarea travelerin Singapore,theSingapore TourismBoard hasarranged foryoutoenjoy afree twohourcity tourthat offersyoua choicetoenjoya SentosaIsland tourora smallboat experience.Living andtraveling in Singapore isexpensive,but sometimesall ittakes isa closerlook atall thelittlesheltered ersof thisisland toappreciate theoccasional treasuresthat aregiven tothose whoseek.

21.Which ofthefollowingbest explainsthe underlinedpart“all withouteven touchingyour wallet”？A.Free ofcharge.B.Free ofworry.C.Free ofpain.D.Free oftax.

22.From whichway doesfree“Haircuts”benefit hairsalonsA.Advertising theirproducts.B.Attracting morecustomers.C.Developing theirstaff sskills.D.Building theirreputation.

23.In whichpart ofa magazinecan weread thistextA.Health.B.Economy.C.Education.D.Travel.【语篇解读】本文是说明文文章介绍了在新加坡旅游或生活可以免费得到的服务和产品

21.A【解析】词句猜测题根据第一段中的Let meintroduce youto sometips onwhere andhow togain somefree presents,all withouteven touchingyour wallet.可知,让我向你介绍——些关于在哪里和如何获得免费礼物的小窍门，所有这些都是免费的文章首段画线部分前文get thingsfor freeinSingapore有提示，由此推知，划线部分是“免费”的意思故选A

22.C【解析】细节理解题根据第三段中的There arewe11known hairsalons everymonth thatrequire hairmodelsforapprentices（学徒）to exercisetheirskillsorfortheirhairstylists（发型师）to experimentwithnewstyles.可知，有一些著名的发廊每个月都需要发型模特为徒弟们练习技巧，或者让发型师尝试新的发型由此可知，美发沙龙的学徒和发型师都可以通过免费“理发”来提高自己的专业技能故选C

23.D【解析】推理判断题根据第一段中的Those whodo notbelieve inafreelunchcannoweattheir wordsbecauseitispossible toget thingsfor freeinSingaporewithout anyconditionsattached.Let meintroduce youto sometips onwhere andhow togain somefreepresents,all withouteventouchingyourwallet.（那些不相信免费午餐的人现在可以食言了，因为在新加坡可以不附加任何条件免费得到东西让我来给你介绍一些在哪里以及如何获得免费礼物的小技巧，所有这些甚至都不用动你的钱包）可知，全文主要讲在新加坡旅游时可享受的免费服务和产品，本文应属于旅游范畴故选DBI stoodoutside myfront doorcatching mybreath.After alazy Christmasholiday,I had torecoverfromclimbing stairswith carryonbags anda suitcase.I lookedup andblinked.Red tapecrossed thedoor.Ididn t understand Hungarian,but theone English word said enough:POLICE”.Google Translatetold meI wouldbe arrested if I entered,so I didn t.Finally,I calledmy rentalagent.He wenttothe police stationfor moredetails.My agentreturned withauthorization toenter.Not onlywere myfiles undisturbed,but sowere theTVand printer.The burglarshad takenafewitems fromthe topdrawer aswell asa smallamount offoreigncurrency inthe bottomdrawer.Somehow theyhadn,t foundthe jewelry box inthe third drawer.I wasin shock.My agent,s words were fuzzy,something aboutfixing the locks tomorrowand making alist forthe police.Then oneday,I rememberedthatId leftanother jewelrybox inthe flat.My heartsank asI thoughtofanother locketthat had been inthat box,a goldengraved onewithapicture ofmy latehoney Grandmainside.When Irealized thebox wasmissing,thewholeexperience seemedto crashdownonme.I cried.At theend ofJanuary,I receiveda registeredletter fromthe police.The burglarhadn tbeen found,andthecase wasclosed.I sleptwith mypurse bymy bed.I hidmy laptopwhen Ishowered.And thenanotherchallenge rose.I wasunexpectedly laidoff.Then oneJuly night,I reachedinto mythirddrawer,pulled outmy jeanshorts,and heardasmallthud.I lookeddown andblinked:It wasthe tinyjewelryboxI thoughthadbeenstolen sixmonths earlier.Inside wasthe locketwith honeyGrandma smilingat me,being thereforme,telling menot togiveup.I startedto cry.

24.What didthe redtape acrossthe writers doormeanA.There wasa burglaryhere.B.The housecouldn,tbeentered freely.C.The renthadtobe paidquickly.D.The rentalagent advertisedforthehouse.

25.What didthe agentpromise todoA.To fixthelocksthe nextday.B.To reportthe burglarytothepolice.C.To havean ironsecurity gatefixed.D.To payfor missingthingsforthe writer.

26.What isthe besttitle forthe passageA.Red TapeB.A JewelryBox C.“Lost”Smile D.Grandmas Advice【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，讲述了作者在一次失窃中，原以为自己的珍贵物品一一奶奶的照片被偷了而心情沮丧，后来又偶然找到了看到奶奶在对自己微笑，作者无比高兴文章表达了对奶奶照片的珍惜之情

24.B【解析】细节理解题根据第一段Red tapecrossed thedoor.Ididn tunderstandHungarian,but theoneEnglishwordsaidenough:POLICE”（红色胶带贴在门上，虽然作者不懂西班牙语,但是根据上面的英语单词“POLICE”）可知，作者知道这是警局；又根据第二段Google Translatetold meIwould bearrestedifIentered,so Ididnt看出，作者觉得如果进去了会被抓，所以没有随便进去故选B项

25.A【解析】细节理解题根据第四段My agentswordswerefuzzy,something aboutfixing thelocks tomorrowandmakingalist forthepolice可知经纪人跟作者说的话含含糊糊，说什么明天会修好锁，会列出失窃物品的清单给警察故选A项

26.C【解析】主旨大意题故事围绕奶奶的照片是否被盗与作者的心情变化展开，先是以为奶奶的照片被偷了，永远失去了；六个月后又找到了，可以看出作者对奶奶的照片的珍惜之情故选C项CDo youever pullyour phoneoutof your pocket,thinking itis vibrating（振动），only tofind thatitisn!t Thisphenomenon,which scientistscairphantom（幻觉的）phone vibration”,isverymon.Around80%ofpeoplesurveyed saythey haveimagined theirphones vibratingwhen theywere actually still.So,what leadsto thisuniversal behaviorAccording tothe BBC,the explanationlies inyour brainsabilityto discoversignals fromthe outsideworld.When yourphone isinyourpocket,there aretwo possiblestatesitiseither vibratingor not.Meanwhile,you alsohave twopossible statesof mindthe judgmentthat the phoneis vibrating,or thatit isnt.Ideally,you matchthe fourstates correctly.However,sometimes your brain decidesthattheresults ofmissing acall are more serious than a〃false alarm”.Therefore,you beemore sensitive（敏感的）to vibrationsso thatyou donmiss anything.This isjust likethe fire alarm inyour homeit canbe annoyingwhen itgoes offin responseto justatiny bitof smoke.But that!sasmall priceto paypared toa firereally breakingout becausethe alarmfailsto alertyou.Now,you mightstill askwhy canour brains justmake everyjudgment correctlywithoutbeing toosensitive to false signalsThe answeris thatyourbrainbears aheavy burden every day.Youget alarge amountof sensory（感觉的）information that!s ingfrom youreyes,ears andskin,and youcandeal with all that information all thetime,“Michael Rothberg,a researcherat BaystateMedical CenterinSpringfield,US,told LiveScience.For example,the rustling（沙沙声）of clothingorthegrowling（咕咕声）ofyourstomach maybothlead yourbrain tobelieve thatthey efromthe vibration ofyour phoneitis liketrying tohear yournamebeing calledinanoisy room.So,perhaps youshould just check yourphone wheneveryou thinkits vibrating.It*s nottoomuchtroubleto dothat,is it

27.According tothis passage,phantom phone vibration.A.is monamong peoplewith mentalproblemsB.can measurepeople!s abilityto collectinformationC.happens when ourbrainsreact sensitivelytofalsesignalsD.helps ourbrains tomake veryquick andaccurate decisions

28.Why isthe fire alarm usedasan examplein thispassageA.To showus the firealarmis assensitive asthe phone vibration.B.To helpus understandthe causeof phantom phonevibrationbetter.C.To tellus thephonevibrationusually happenswhen afire breaksout.D.To convinceus itsimportant tocheck our phones likechecking afirealarm.

29.According toMichael Rothberg,which ismainly responsiblefor phantomphone vibrationA.A noisybackground.B.A lackof muchattention.C.A heavy burdenevery day.D.An overflowof sensoryinformation.

30.What doesthe authorsuggest wedo aboutphantomphonevibrationA.We shouldalways fullybelieve ourown senseof listening.B.We should justcheckourphoneswhenever wethink theyre vibrating.C.We shouldignore thevibration botheringwhenourphones areactuallystill.D.We shouldthink ofthevibrationcarefully beforewe makecorrect judgments.【语篇解读】本文为说明文文章介绍了人们产生振动的幻觉的原因，并给出了解决办法

27.C【解析】细节理解题根据第三段中的However,sometimes yourbrain decidesthattheresults ofmissinga callaremoreseriousthana falsealarm”.Therefore,you beemore sensitive（敏感的）to vibrationssothatyoudon tmiss anything.（然而，有时你的大脑会认为错过一个的后果比“误报”更严重所以，你对振动变得更加敏感，因此你不会错过任何事情）可知，当我们的大脑对错误的信号做出敏感的反应时，振动幻觉就会发生故C选项正确

28.B【解析】推理判断题根据第三段中的This isjust likethefirealarm inyour home（这就像你家的火灾报警器一样），this指的振动幻觉，由此可推知，这个例子是为帮助我们更好地了解振动幻觉的原因故B选项正确

29.D【解析】细节理解题根据第三段中的The answeristhatyourbrainbears aheavyburdeneveryday.Youget alarge amountof sensory（感觉的）information thats ingfrom youreyes,ears andskin,andyou cant dealwithallthatinformationallthetime,〃（答案是你的大脑每天都承受着沉重的负担“你的眼睛、耳朵和皮肤会产生大量的感觉信息，你不可能一直处理所有这些信息”）可知，每天脑袋接受信息和处理信息的负荷很重，这是产生振动幻觉的主要原因此题易误选C,C表达的是生活压力大故D选项正确

30.B【解析】细节理解题根据最后一段中的So,perhaps youshouldjustcheck yourphone wheneveryou thinkitsvibrating.（所以，当你认为在振动的□寸候也许你应该检查你的）,可知，当我们感觉在振动时，我们应该检查我们的故B选项正确DSYDNEY一Australian scientistshave designeda systemwhich usesmicrowaves tobreak downplasticinto anenvironmentally friendlybyproduct.Head ofElectrical Engineeringat Australias JamesCook University,Prof.Mohan Jacobrevealed onThursdaythat byusingmicrowaves,plasticwastecanbeconverted intobiochar（生物炭），charcoal thatcanbeusedasasoil conditioner.。