2025届北京市东城区高三下学期一模英语（解析版）

北京市东城区学年度第二学期高三综合练习

（一）2024-2025英语试卷本试卷共11页，共100分考试时长90分钟考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Rebecca remembersthe firsttime she was upsetby thesight ofhundreds ofroses.It was after awedding receptionlastyear asshewascleaning upthe room.“Nobody had]for what to do with all of the flowers afterthe wedding.We collectedas manyas wecould inour cars,but therewere somany leftover.When wewere throwingall theseroses intotrash bags,I felt2about thewaste,“said Rebecca.（悼念）Late lastyear,Rebecca andher friendLaura Ruthboth weremourning their fathers when they began、talking about theflowers that they received.The flowerswere a3but madethem thinkabout thenationwideproblem offloral waste.Then,they starteda nonprofit,Friendly CityFlorals,to reuseflowers4from weddings and floralshops in the area.Weve put the5out everywherethat ifyou havetoo manyflowers anddont know whatto do with them,well6them offyour hands/89Rebecca said.They nowdevote severaldays aweek topicking upflowers,freshening anddelivering them to seniorcare homes,hospitals andschools in their area.The donatedflowers are7welcome at the CommunityRetirement Centre.If sa8way togive ourresidents joyand purpose.Seeing allthose flowersinstantlybrightens up their day,“the centresmanager said.Rebecca andLaura arenot thefirst to9flowers:A Virginia doctor collects flowers and donates themto her hospitalpatients.But thepair hopethe idea10even morearound the country.“If ourflowers giveone person a fewmoments ofhappiness ona difficultday,then itsall worthwhile/98appliedB.impatientB.comfortRebecca said.C.hoped C.reminder D.curious

1.A.paid C.terrible D.planned D.wonder

2.A.confused

3.A.symbol“But Ihope thatwhen Im80,1can regularlyexperience asuspension oftime withpeople Ive known fbrdecades,before（但我希望当我岁的时候，我能经常和我认识了几十年的人一起体验时间的we parachute back down to earth.80暂停，然后我们再跳伞回到地面）”可知，作者最印象深刻的是成员之间那种终生的联系和情谊West Ways故选BCAnyone withinsomnia knowsthe impatienceand frustrationthat accompaniessleeplessness.You longfor abuttonthat couldinstantly dampenall thatmental activity.The ideaof amental switchis notfar-fetched.Most neuroscientists（一小束神经元）now agreethat ourwakefulness iscoordinated bya tinybundle ofneurons knownas the“locus（）coeruleus^^LC,Latin forblue dot”.It isa literaldescription:the neuronsin the locus coeruleushave the blue colourfrom the production of a particularneurotransmitter,called norepinephrine.Norepinephrine raisesthe chancethat aneuron will“fire”with anelectric current.When theybecome active,cells in the locus coeruleus passbundles of this neurotransmitteralong their projections to otherregions of the brain-enhancing thecommunication between the neuronsin that area.There areslight differencesin theprocess.Depending on the typesof receptorsthey have,some neuronsare moresensitive to smalleramounts ofnorepinephrine,while othersonly respondto higherthresholds.This meansthat,as thelocus coeruleus activityrises,it willstart toaffect somebrain areasmore thanothers,which canhave dramaticeffects onthingslike ourfocus,concentration andcreativity.Given the blue dofsrole,it makessense thatit wouldbe quietestat nightduring sleep.It is not entirelysilent,however,but firesoccasionally-and recentresearch byAnita LiithiattheUniversity ofLausanne suggeststhat thisactivity maydeterminethe qualityof oursleeps.（）Across the night,we alternatebetween differentsleep stages.There is“rapid eyemovement”REM sleep,whichis associated with vividdreaming andis thoughtto becrucial forprocessing andconsolidating memories.Much ofour rest,（）however,is spentin non-REM NREM sleep,during whichthe brainmay engagein a deep clean,clearing awaycellularwaste.Measuring brain activity indozing mice,Anita foundNREM sleep was associatedwith temporarybursts oflocuscoeruleus activityevery50seconds.As aresult,the animalwas moresensitivetooutside stimuli,like noises-without fully（警觉）」waking.Its generatingthis stateof enhancedvigilance Anitasays.It reallygives youthis ideathat wakefulnesscanbe gradedin the brain.”The beginningof REMsleepwasalmost alwaysassociatedwithlow locus coeruleus activity.That transitiontoREM sleephas tobe verywell controlled,says Anita,because inREMsleep,we haveatonia.^^Thafs thetemporary（麻痹）paralysis ofour body,which preventsus fromphysically actingout ourdreams.Anita emphasises that her experiments were conducted in mice,so westill needto confirm that theblue dot plays asimilarrole inhuman sleep.If so,she suspectsthat alteredlocuscoeruleusactivity couldbe implicatedin conditions—such asanxiety—that maycontribute todisordered sleep.She found that exposingher laboratorymice tomild sourcesofstress——such asknocking on their cage——raised theblue dofsactivity andincreased theirvigilance throughoutthenight,resulting infragmented sleep.

27.What doesthe underlinedword theyin Paragraph2refer toA.Neurons.B.Electric currents.C.Projections.D.Neurotransmitters.

28.According tothe passage,what is the roleof the LCA.Producing receptors.B.Preserving cellsensitivity.C.Monitoring brain activity.D.Improving neuralconnectivity.

29.Which of the followingmay AnitaLiithi agreewithA.The bluedot firesregularly atnight.B.Stress hasan impacton theLC activity.C.Low LCactivity can help cleancellular waste.D.Atonia resultsfrom suddenbursts ofbrain activity.

30.What mightbe thenext stepof theresearchA.Grading thewakefulness ofhuman brains.B.Unlocking themechanism ofsleep disorder.C.Assessing thefunction ofthebluedot onhumans.D.Identifying approaches to alteringtheLCactivity.【答案】

27.A

28.D

29.B

30.C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述了蓝斑核在睡眠和觉醒中的作用及其相关研究【题详解】词句猜测题根据第二段27“It isa literaldescription:the neuronsin the locuscoeruleushave thebluecolour fromtheproductionof aparticular neurotransmitter,called norepinephrine.Norepinephrine raisesthe chancethat aneuronwill firewith anelectric current.When theybecome active,cells in thelocuscoeruleus passbundles ofthisneurotransmitter alongtheir projections to otherregions ofthe brain-enhancing thecommunication betweenthe neuronsin.（这是一个直白的描述蓝斑核中的神经元因产生一种名为去甲肾上腺素的特殊神经递that area质而呈现蓝色去甲肾上腺素增加了神经元通过电流“放电”的可能性当它们变得活跃时，蓝斑核中的细胞会沿着它们的投射将这种神经递质束传递到大脑的其他区域，从而增强该区域神经元之间的交流）”可知，“they”指代的是前文中提到的即（神经元）”故选“the neuronsin thelocuscoeruleus”,“NeuronsAo【题详解】28细节理角军题根据第二段中“When theybecome active,cells in thelocuscoeruleus passbundles ofthisneurotransmitter alongtheirprojectionstootherregions ofthebrain-enhancing thecommunication betweenthe neuronsin（当它们变得活跃时，蓝斑核中的细胞会沿着它们的突起将一束束这种神经递质传递到大脑的其他区thatarea.域，增强该区域神经元之间的通信）”可知，蓝斑核（）的作用是改善神经连接，增强神经元之间的通信LC故选D【题详解】29推理判断题根据最后一段中一“She found that exposingher laboratorymice tomild sourcesof stresssuch asknockingon theircage——raised theblue dotsactivity andincreased theirvigilance throughoutthe night,resulting in.（她发现，让实验小鼠暴露于轻微的压力源下，比如敲它们的笼子，会提高蓝斑核的活动水平，fragmented sleep并增加它们整晚的警觉性，导致睡眠碎片化）”可知，可能会同意选项“压力对蓝斑核活动有影AnitaLiithi B响”故选B【题详解】30推理判断题根据最后一段中u Anitaemphasisesthatherexperimentswereconductedinmice,so westill needto（强调，她的实验是在小鼠身上进行的，所以我confirmthatthebluedotplaysa similarrole inhuman sleep.Anita们仍然需要确认蓝斑核在人类睡眠中是否扮演类似的角色）”可知，下一步的研究可能是评估蓝斑核在人类身上的功能故选CDYears aftermy arthistory class,I aminsufferable atmuseums.uThat9s definitelya Matisse/71say.You cantellbecause ofthe brushworkand theuse ofcolour.Sometimes it isnota Matissebut oftentimesit is.It isunsettling tolearn,then,that forall of my carefullywon artappreciation,I amin dangerof beingsurpassed byaninsect.In arecent study,honeybees-whose brainsare thesize ofgrass seeds-were shownPicassos andMonets pairedside by side.Below theprints weretwo smallcontainers,one containingsugar waterand theother nothingat all.Which toenter Beescouldnt seeor smellwhether agiven containerheld thetreat until theyd alreadyflown insideit.But theycould letthe masterpiecesguide them:for somebees,the rewardwas alwaysunder thePicasso,while for the restitwas underthe Monet.Over thecourse ofmany trials,the beeslearned tofly straightfor thecorrect container.Indeed,they evenperformed slightlybetter thanchance whenfaced withpairs ofpaintings theydneverseen before.The beeshad learnedto discriminate,however modestly,betweenthetwo artistsstyles.To besure,humans still have theedge.Last yeara teamof researchersled byLiane Gaborafoundthatart studentswereperfectly capableof identifyingwhich well-known artistwas behindwhich unknownpainting.Creative writingstudentswere similarlyexcellent atspotting little-read passagesby Hemingwayor Dickens-a skillI canonly assumenohoneybee has yet demonstrated.Even moreimpressively,though,the studentscould recognizeas-yet-unseen samplesof each others work,includingwork in entirely different mediums.Creative writerscould identify their fellowwriters,paintings andsketches;paintershad apretty goodidea whodbrought whichpoem orclay pot.Its clearwhat thebees were doing:picking upand categorizingcomplex visualpatterns inthe pairsof images.Butrecognizing differencesacross mediumsis altogetherdifferent.Whether werewriting poemsor buildingsculptures,Gabora argues,were doingso withthe samemind:one thatstructures informationinthe same way,has beenshaped bythesame experiences,and longsto express the same ideas.Naturally,our techniques and preoccupationsin onedomain should“out usin another.But stillI wonder:Just whatabout thesetechniquesand preoccupations didthe trickThe researchersdid theirbest tokeepsubject matterfrom rulingthe dayby instructing,for instance,artists whohappened tobe surfersnot tobring in art（描绘）that depictedsurfing.But what of lessobvious subjectmatter——like Westernlandscapes Andwhatoftheobsessions thatcome intoour workunawares Acorrelational studylike thisone willnot answerthese questions.Perhaps mybiggest questionhas to dowithpeople whodont identifyas artists,and haventsettled——or at leastwould claimso-onapersonal style.Are theircreations alsoa reflectionof theirworldview Itseems likelythat,atleasttosome extent,bad artis allalike,while onlygood artis goodin itsown way.

31.Why doesthe authormention beesA.To presentan example.B.To putforward atheory.C.To drawout acomparison.D.To highlighta researchfinding.

32.Why doesthe authorthink humansstillhavethe edgeA.Because wecan transferour experiences.B.Because wecan discriminatestyles.C.Because wecan categorizepatterns.D.Because wecan learnfrom trials.A.Assist.B.Trick.C.Beat.D.Expose.

33.What doesthe underlinedword“out”in Paragraph6probably mean34What mightbe the best titlefor thepassageA.Will BeesBeat HumansB.How WillYou Viewa ViewC.Why GoodArt WorksWondersD.What MakesHemingway Hemingway【答案】

31.C

32.A

33.D

34.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讨论了蜜蜂识别画作与人类艺术鉴赏能力的对比及思考题详解】[31细节理解题根据第二段中“It isunsettling tolearn,then,that forallofmy carefullywon artappreciation,I amin danger一of beingsurpassed byan insect.In arecent study,honeybees-whose brainsare thesize ofgrass seedswere shown.（然而，令人不安的是，尽管我精心培养了对艺术的鉴赏力，但我却有Picassos andMonets pairedsidebyside可能被一种昆虫超越在最近的一项研究中，蜜蜂——它们的大脑只有草籽大小——被展示了毕加索和莫奈的画作，并排摆放在一起）”可知，作者提到蜜蜂是为了与人类进行艺术鉴赏能力的对比故选C【题详解】32推理判断题根据第四段中“Last yeara teamof researchersled byLiane Gaborafoundthatart studentswere perfectlycapableof identifyingwhich well-known artistwas behindwhich unknownpainting.Creative writingstudents weresimilarlyexcellent atspotting little-read passagesby Hemingwayor Dickens——a skillI canonly assumeno honeybee去年，由领导的一个研究小组发现，艺术专业的学生完全有能力分辨出哪幅hasyetdemonstrated4Liane Gabora画背后是哪位知名艺术家创意写作专业的学生同样擅长发现海明威或狄更斯的小片段我只能假设蜜蜂还没有表现出这种技能）”以及第五段“Even moreimpressively,though,the students（然而，更could recognizeas-yet-unseen samplesof eachothers work,including workinentirelydifferentmediums.令人印象深刻的是，学生们能够识别出彼此尚未见过的作品样本，包括完全不同媒介的作品）”可知，作者认为人类仍然有优势是因为人类能够转移经验，识别不同艺术家的风格和跨媒介的作品其中，选项A“因为我们可以转移我们的经验”最全面地概括了这一点故选A题详解】[33词句猜测题根据第六段中“Whether werewriting poemsor buildingsculptures,Gabora argues,weredoingso withthesame mind:one thatstructures informationinthe same way,has beenshaped bythesameexperiences,and longsto（expressthesameideas.Naturally,our techniquesandpreoccupationsin onedomain shouldout usin another.Gabora认为，无论我们是写诗还是建造雕塑，我们都是用同样的思维去做的这种思维方式以同样

5.A.word B.signal C.effort D.task

6.A.set B.take C.hold D.keep

7.A.still B.already C.always D.even

8.A.funny B.creative C.traditional D.formal

9.A.exhibit B.preserve C.harvestD.repurpose

10.A.catches onB.comes upC.runs offD.stands out【答案】l.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文文章主要讲述了和创立非营利组织重新利用婚礼等剩余鲜花的Rebecca Laura故事【题详解】1考查动词词义辨析句意没有人计划好婚礼后怎么处理这些花支付；申请；希望；A.paid B.applied C.hoped计划根据后文可知，没有人计划好婚礼后D.planned“for whattodowith alloftheflowers afterthe wedding”怎么处理花，故选D【题详解】2考查形容词词义辨析句意当我们把所有的玫瑰扔进垃圾袋时，我为这种浪费感到难过困惑的；A.confusedB.impatient不耐烦的；C.terrible糟糕的；D.curious好奇的根据前文uWhen wewere throwingall theseroses intotrashbags和后文about thewasten可知，作者为浪费感到难过故选C【题详解】3考查名词词义辨析句意这些花是一种安慰，但也让他们想到了全国性的花卉浪费问题象征；A.symbol B.安慰;提醒；奇迹根据上文comfort C.reminder D.wonder“Rebecca andher friendLaura Ruthboth weremourning（悼念）theirfatherswhentheybegan talkingabouttheflowersthattheyreceived.v可矢口,这些花是在悼念父亲时收到的，是一种安慰故选B【题详解】4考查动词词义辨析句意然后，他们创办了一个非营利组织重新利用当地婚礼和花店捐Friendly CityFlorals,赠的鲜花购买；借来；分开；捐赠根据后文A.purchased B.borrowed C.separated D.donatedufrom weddingsand floralshops inthe area”以及第7空前“The donatedflowers可知,这些花是当地婚礼和花店捐赠的故选D【题详解】5考查名词词义辨析句意我们已经到处宣传，如果你有太多的花，不知道如何处理它们，我们会帮你处理话语;信号；努力;任务根据后文A.word B.signal C.effort D.task“out everywherethat ifyou have可知，这里指到处宣传如何处理花，表示“放too manyflowers anddontknowwhattodowiththem”puttheword out出风声，宣传”故选A【题详解】6考查动词词义辨析句意我们已经到处宣传，如果你有太多的花，不知道如何处理它们，我们会帮你处理设置；带走;持有;保持根据后文可知，这里指帮助处理花，A.set B.take C.hold D.keep“them offyour hands”表示“替某人处理某事”故选take sth.off oneshands B【题详解】7考查副词词义辨析句意捐赠的鲜花在社区退休中心总是很受欢迎仍然；已经；总A.still B.already C.always是；甚至根据后文可知，捐赠的鲜花在社区退D.even“Seeing allthose flowersinstantly brightensuptheirday”休中心总是很受欢迎故选C【题详解】8考查形容词词义辨析句意这是一种让我们的居民感到快乐和有意义的创造性方式有趣的；A.funny创造性的；传统的;正式的根据后文B.creative C.traditional D.formal“way togive ourresidents joyand purpose可知，把剩下或捐赠的鲜花送给居民是一种创造性的方式故选B【题详解】9考查动词词义辨析句意和并不是第一个重新利用鲜花的人弗吉尼亚州的一位医生收集鲜花Rebecca Laura并捐赠给她的医院病人展览；保存；收获；重新利用根据后文A.exhibit B.preserve C.harvest D.repurpose“Ao可知，此处指重新利用鲜花故选Virginiadoctorcollectsflowersanddonatesthemtoherhospitalpatients”D【题详解】10考查动词短语辨析句意但这对搭档希望这个想法能在全国范围内流行起来变得流行；A.catches onB.comes up走近；C.runs off逃跑；D.stands out突出根据后文“even morearound thecountry n指希望这个想法能在全国范围内流行起来故选A第二节语法填空共10小题；每小题

1.5分，共15分阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空请在答题卡指定区域作答A阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空After aweekend trip,my friendand I11drive homewhen ablue carsuddenly pulledup besideus ata stoplight.Awoman andher littledaughter excitedlytold usshoes hadflown12our car!We realizedour otherfriend musthave leftthemon theroof.We thankedthem andwent back to search,13wecouldnt find the shoes untilthesame car reappeared!These kind strangers hadcircled back,14spot shoesand evenpickingthem upfor us.Their unexpectedeffort tohelp usout madeour day.【答案】

11.were driving

12.off

13.but

14.spotting【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文文章主要讲述了作者和朋友在回家路上得到陌生人帮助找回鞋子的故事【题详解】11考查动词时态句意周末旅行后，我和朋友正开车回家，这时一辆蓝色轿车突然在红绿灯旁停在我们旁边这里是结构，意为“正在做……这时……”，根据语境可知事情发生在过去,所以用过去进“be doing…when…”行时，表示“我和朋友当时正在开车”，主语为复数，动词用故填my friendand Ibe werewere drivingo【题详解】12考查副词句意一位女士和她的小女儿兴奋地告诉我们，鞋子从我们的车上飞出去了！是固定短语，fly off意为“飞落；掉落”，这里表示鞋子从车上掉落下来，符合语境故填ff【题详解】13考查连词句意我们谢过他们，然后回去找，但是直到那辆车再次出现我们才找到鞋子！We thankedthem andwentbacktosearchn和“we couldntfindtheshoesuntilthesamecarreappeared之间是转折关系，前面说去寻找，后面说没找到，直到那辆车再次出现，所以用连词连接故填but but【题详解】14考查非谓语动词句意这些善良的陌生人又绕了回来，发现了鞋子，甚至帮我们捡了起来句子谓语动词是空格处填入非谓语动词和并列，作状语，动词与其逻辑主语之间circled back,picking upspot Thesekindstrangers是主动关系，应用现在分词形式故填spottingB阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空Researchers havediscovered thatdogs canidentifythevoices ofdifferent membersof theirhuman family.Theresearch teamtested31pet dogs.Three human caretakers ofeach dog15ask torecord theirvoices.Then theysat quietly一in frontofthedog whilethe recordingplayed.The dogsusually approached-or atleast spentmore timelooking attheperson16voice theyheard.Experts hopeto studywhether othermammals havethis skill,so theycan betterunderstand17different specieslearn tocommunicate witheachother.【答案】

15.were asked

16.whose

17.how【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述了研究发现狗能识别主人声音及后续研究期望【题详解】15考查动词时态和语态句意每只狗的三位人类照顾者被要求录制他们的声音结合前文的可知，此处tested表示过去发生的动作，且动词与主语之间是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态，ask Threehumancaretakers主语为复数，动词用故填be werewere asked【题详解】考查定语从句句意这些狗通常会靠近——或者至少花更多时间看着——它们听到声音的那16个人空格处引导定语从句，修饰先行词且关系词在从句中作定语，修饰应用关系代词the person,voice,whose故填whoseo【题详解】考查宾语从句句意专家们希望研究其他哺乳动物是否也有这种技能，以便他们能更好地理17解不同物种是如何学会相互交流的空格处引导宾语从句，且从句中缺少方式状语，表示“如何”，应用连接副词故填howo howo阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空AI andlearning havea powerfuland collaborativerelationship.AI actsasasmart tool,personalizing lessons18match eachstudents paceand needs,which makeslearning moreeffective.It alsosupports teachersbyautomating taskslike grading,allowing themto focusmore oninstruction andstudent interaction.However,it isimportant touse AIresponsibly—it shouldcomplement,not replace,the roleof teachersand students.Ensuring19fair,privacy,and ethicaluse isessential.When20use wisely,AI cantransform educationfor thebetter.【答案】

18.to match

19.fairness

20.used【解析】【导语】本文是一篇议论文文章主要讲述了与学习的关系及其在教育中的合理应用AI【题详解】18考查非谓语动词句意人工智能充当一个智能工具，通过个性化课程来匹配每个学生的学习节奏和需求，这使得学习更加有效此处需用动词不定式作目的状语，表示“为了匹配每个学生的学习节奏和需求”故填to match【题详解】考查名词句意确保公平、隐私和道德使用是至关重要的空处需用名词作动词的19Ensuring宾语，的名词为表示“公平”，是不可数名词故填fair fairness,fairness【题详解】20考查状语从句的省略句意当被明智地使用时，人工智能能够让教育变得更好（）是“When—use wisely”when引导的时间状语从句的省略结构，完整形式为（指）省略了主语和动词故When itAI isused wisely,it beis填used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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（天体的）The appstore isflooded withastronomy-based appsthat canhelp guideyou towardscelestialwonders.But whatif youreready tolook deeperinto thenight skyusing atelescope Nobodywants tomake abiginvestment,and thenaimlessly scanthe starstrying to find anobject.Help isneeded.Thankfully,there isa solutionto that.Celestar isa leaderintheworld oftelescopes and its StarSmart Explorer appand dockhave beendesigned torun onitstelescopes.The freeStarSmart Explorer app usesinformation basedon preciselocation andtime totell you which starsandplanets canbe seeninthenight sky.How itworksConnect thephone withthe telescopeand selectyour intendedcelestial target.The phonewill beheld overanintegrated mirror,so thatstar patternscan reflectoff themirror andinto thephones camera.StarSmart Explorerprocessesthe informationand yourtelescope willadjust accordingly,placing thetarget inthe middle.As wellas locatingyour desiredtarget,StarSmart Explorerholds detailedinformation aboutyour chosenobject.Listen toan audiopresentation whileyou observe.The appwill evengive youobserving tipson howto getthebestview.Why itsspecialMost astronomyapps usea smartphonescompass toestimate itsposition.The pointing accuracy ofa smartphonehasmargin forerror.Precision matterswhen itcomes tostargazing.StarSmart Exploreris theonly astronomyapp touse modernplate solving technology tofind its target,and itclaimsa typical pointingaccuracy of

0.25°.The apptakes apicture ofthenight sky andmatches thestar patternwithin theimageto itsinternal database.Ifs similar,in essence,to facialrecognition.Plate solvingwould normallyrequire specialisedtechnology,such assensitive imagingcamera,lens andastronomical software,all atgreat cost.The StarSmart Explorer appis freeand workswell withStarSmart Explorertelescopes,starting from£

299.

99.If youreready totake adeeper diveinto astronomy,Celestar^StarSmart Explorertechnology willmake afinecompanion.You candiscover moreat celestar.com/starsmart.

21.StarSmart Explorercanhelp.A.decide observationduration B.locate starspreciselyC.record informationon starsD.find unknownplanets

22.StarSmart Exploreris uniquebecauseA.it matchesdifferent typesof telescopesB.it usesa smartphonesbuilt-in compassC.it ispowered byadvanced technologyD.itisequipped withthe latestdatabase

23.What is the purposeofthispassageA.To introducea setof equipment.B.To promotea stargazingproduct.C.To recommenda scienceproject.D.To presentan astronomicaldiscovery.【答案】

21.B

22.C

23.B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文文章主要介绍了的应用程序及其功能Celestar StarSmart Explorer【题详解】21细节理解题根据第二段中“The freeStarSmart Explorerapp usesinformation basedon preciselocation andtime totell（免费的应用程序使用基于精确位置和youwhichstars andplanets canbe seeninthenightsky.StarSmart Explorer时间的信息来告诉你哪些恒星和行星可以在夜空中看到）”以及第六段中“StarSmart Exploreristheonly astronomy（app touse modernplate solvingtechnology tofind itstarget,anditclaims atypicalpointingaccuracyof

0.25°.StarSmart是唯一一款使用现代板解技术来寻找目标的天文应用程序，它声称典型的指向精度为）”可知，Explorer

0.25可以帮助精确地定位恒星故选StarSmart ExplorerB【题详解】22细节理解题根据Why ifsspecial标题下第二段uStarSmart Exploreristheonly astronomyapp touse modernplate（是唯一一款使用现代星图识别技术来找到目标的天文应用solvingtechnologytofinditstargetStarSmart Explorer程序）”以及第三段uPlate solvingwould normallyrequire specialisedtechnology,such assensitive imagingcamera,lens andastronomicalsoftware,all atgreat cost.The StarSmart Explorerappis freeand workswell withStarSmart（星图识别通常需要专业技术，如灵敏的成像相机、镜头和天文软件，所有这些都成本高昂Explorer telescopes而应用程序是免费的，并且与望远镜配合得很好）”可知，StarSmartExplorerStarSmartExplorerStarSmartExplorer的独特之处在于它使用了先进的技术故选C【题详解】23推理判断题根据最后一段“If youreready totake adeeper diveinto astronomy,Celestar^StarSmartExplorer.（如果你准备更深入technology willmake afine companion.You candiscover moreat www.celestar.com/starsmart地探索天文学，的技术将是一个很好的伙伴你可以在Celestar StarSmartExplorer www.celestar.com/starsmart上了解更多信息）”结合文章主要介绍了的天文观测应用的特点和优势，可推知，Celestar StarSmartExplorer这篇文章的目的是推广一款观星产品故选BBI wasinatiny planewith skydiversin their70sand80s,and I was distracted.（仪式）;The reporterin mewas tryingto remembereverything:the preflightrituals thejokes;the waythe jumperscheckedtheir instruments.The restof mewas focusedonthefact thatinafew minutes,I wouldjump outofaplane flying12,500feet abovethe ground.I wasreporting onWest Ways,a groupof skydiversin theirlate50stoearly90s.The groupwas startedin1987byMs.West andher husband,and membershave jumpedtogether aboutonce amonth eversince.This Sunday,they werecelebratingtheir holidayparty,which includeda giftexchange anda28-point formationin free fall.As wereached altitude,Mr.West wentover thejump formationonce morebefore leadingthe groupinacheer formyjump.It wastime.One byone theyjumped.In theair,they grabbedhold ofone another,forming theshape ofa snowflake.Then itwas myturn.Mr.Diaz edgedme forward.I tookadeepbreath.And onthecountof three,we leapedinto freefall.I hadnever beenso awareofmysenses:I feltthe coldair againstmy faceand thewind pushingback myarms andlegs.After afew seconds,I wasable tolook around.After afew minutes,we landed.The membersof West Ways cheeredandclapped meontheback asI triedto catchmy breath.（）Over thenext sixhours,I interviewedthem asthey didtwo morejumps.I stayedfirmly onthe ground.I heardtales（跳伞）about firstkisses infreefalland parachutinginto weddings.What struck me wasnt the extraordinary physicalaccomplishment,but howa long-standing,active communityoffers away forthose init toage gracefully.I dontknow whetherIll skydiveagain.But Ihope thatwhen Im80,1can regularlyexperience asuspension oftimewith peopleIveknownfor decades,before weparachutebackdowntoearth.

24.What dowe knowabout West WaysA.They makejumping aroutine.B.They arewell trainedprofessionals.C.They setan agelimit tonew members.D.They arefamous fortheir divingpatterns.

25.Why didthe authorjoin West Ways thatdayA.To celebratea holiday.B.To trya sport.C.To carefortheelderly.D.To covera story.

26.What impressedthe authormost aboutWest WaysATheir optimisticattitude.B.Their lifelongbond.C.Their physicalachievements.D.Their remarkableskills.【答案】

24.A

25.D

26.B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文文章主要讲述了作者参与跳伞并采访老年跳伞团体的经历，并感悟其成员间深厚情谊的故事【题详解】24细节理解题根据第三段“The groupwas startedin1987by Ms.West andher husband,and membershave jumped（这个团体是年由韦斯特女士和她的丈夫创立的，从那以后，成员们together aboutonce amonth eversince.1987大约每月一起跳伞一次）”可知，把跳伞作为了一种常规活动故选West WaysA【题详解】25细节理解题根据第二段（我作为记者那部分自我努力记“The reporterin mewas tryingto remembereverything住一切）”以及第三段（我正在报“Iwasreporting onWestWays,a groupof skydiversin theirlate50stoearly90s.道一个由多岁到岁出头的跳伞者组成的团体）”以及后文对跳伞活动的详细描述可知，作WestWays,5090者那天加入是为了报道一个故事故选WestWaysD题详解】26推理判断题根据倒数第二段中u Whatstruckmewasnttheextraordinaryphysicalaccomplishment,but howa（让我印象深刻的不是他们非凡的身体long-standing,active communityoffers away forthose init toage gracefully.成就，而是一个长期活跃的社区如何为其中的成员提供一种优雅老去的方式）”以及最后一段中。