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浙江省普通高校招生选考英语试题及答案
2022年1月普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(浙江卷)
英语试题
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。
A
Fornearlyadecadenow,Merebethhasbeenaself-employedpettransportspecialist.Herpettransportjobwasbornofthefinancialcrisis(危机)inthelate2000s.Thedownturnhittherealestate(房地产)firmwhereshehadworkedfortenyearsasanofficemanager.Thefirmwentbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.Oneday,whiledrivingnearherhome,shesawadogwanderingontheroad,clearlylost.Shetookithome,andhersisterinDenveragreedtotakeit.Thiswasalovinghomeforsure,but1,600milesaway.Itdidn'ttakelongforMerebethtodecidetodrivethedogthereherself.Itwasherfirstroadtriptohernewjob.Merebeth'spetdeliveryservicealsosatisfiesherwanderlust.IthastakenhertoeverystateintheUSexceptMontana,WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanewplace,shewillsimplyfindapetwithtransportneedsthere.Shetravelsinallweathers.Shehasdriventhrough55mphwindsinWyoming,heavyfloodingandstormsinAlabamaandtotalwhiteoutconditionsinKansas.
Thiswanderlustisinheritedfromherfather,shesays.HemovedtheirfamilyfromCanadatoCaliforniawhenshewasoneyearold,becausehewantedthemtoexploreanewplacetogether.AssoonasshegraduatedfromhighschoolshelefthometoliveonCatalinaIslandofftheCaliforniancoast,awayfromherparents,wheresheenjoyedalifeofsailingandoff-roadbiking.
Itturnsoutthatpettransportingpaysquitewellatabout$30,000peryearbeforetax.Shedoesn'tworkinsummer,asitwouldbeunpleasantlyhotfortheanimalsinthecar,evenwithairconditioning.Asautumncomes,shegetsrestless—thesameoldwanderlustreturning.It'sacallshemustheedalone,though.Merebethsays,“WhenIamontheroad,I'mjustinmyownworld.I'vealwaysbeenindependent-spiritedandIjustfeelstronglythatImushhelpanimals.”
21.WhydidMerebethchangedherjob?
A.Shewantedtoworknearherhome.
B.Shewastiredofworkingintheoffice.
C.HersisteraskedhertomovetoDenver.
D.Herformeremployerwasoutofbusiness.
22.Theword“wanderlust”inparagraph2meansadesireto .
A.makemoney
B.tryvariousjobs
C.beclosetonature
D.traveltodifferentplaces
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMerebethinhernewjob?
A.Shehaschancestoseerareanimals.
B.Sheworkshardthroughouttheyear.
C.Shereliesonherselfthewholetime.
D.Sheearnsabasicandtax-freesalary.
B
TheUnitedStatesrosetoglobalpoweronthestrengthofitstechnology,andthelifebloodthattechnologyhaslongbeenelectricity.Byprovidinglong-distancecommunicationandenergy,electricitycreatedthemodernworld.Yetproperlyunderstood,theageofelectricityismerelythesecondstageintheageofsteam,whichbeganacenturyearlier.
“Itiscuriousthatononehasputtogetherahistoryofboththesteamandelectricrevolutions."writesMauryKleininhisbookThePowerMakers,Steam,Electricity,andtheMenInventedModernAmerica.Klein,anotedhistorianoftechnology,spinsanarrativesolivelythatattimesitreadslikeanovel.
Thestorybeginsinthelastyearsofthe18thcenturyinScotland,whereWattperfected"themachinethatchangedtheworld”.Kleinwrites,“Americadidnotinventthesteamengine,butoncetheygraspeditspasswordstheyputittomoreusesthananyoneelse.”
Meanwhile,overthecourseof19thcentury,electricitywentfrommerecuriositytoabasicnecessity.Morseinventedacodeforsendingmessagesoveranelectromagneticcircuit.Bellthengavethetelegraphavoice.EdisonperfectedanincandescentbullsthatbroughtelectriclightintotheAmericanhome.
Mostimportantly,Edisonrealizedthatsuccessdependedonmasselectrification,whichheshowedinNewYorkCity.WithhelpfromTesla,Westinghouse'sfirmdevelopedasystemusingalternatingcurrent,whichsoonbecamethemajorformsofpowerdelivery.
Toframehisstory,KleincreatesthecharacterofNed,afictionalwitnesstotheprogressbroughtaboutbythesteamsandelectricrevolutionsinAmericaduringoneman'slifetime.It'satechniquethathelpsturnalongnarrativeintoaninterestingone.
24.WhatisKlein'sunderstandingoftheageifelectricity?
A.Itiscloselylinkedtothesteamage.
B.Itbeganearlierthanproperthought.
C.Itisalittle-studiedperiodofhistory.
D.Itwillcometoanendsoonerorlater.
25.WhatcanbeinferredaboutNed?
A.HewasborninNewYorkCity.
B.Hewrotemanyincreasingstories,
C.Hecreatedanelectricitycompany.
D.Helivedmainlyinthe19thcentury.
26.Whatisthetext?
A.Abiography.
B.Abookreview.
C.Ashortstory.
D.Asciencereport.
C
Thebenefitsofregularexercisearewelldocumentedbutthere'sanewbonustoaddtotheever-growinglist.Newresearchersfoundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhowerephysicallyfitcouldbenearly90percentlesslikelytodevelopdementia(失智症)inlaterlife,andistheydid,itcameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.
LeadresearcherDr.HelenaHorder,oftheUniversityofGothenburginSweden,said:
"Thesefindingsareexcitingbecauseit'spossiblethatimprovingpeople'scardiovascular(心血管的)fitnessinmiddleagecoulddelayorevenpreventthemfromdevelopingdementia.”Forthestudy,191womenwithanaverageageof50tookabicycleexercisetestuntiltheywereexhaustedtomeasuretheirpeak(最大值的)cardiovascularcapacity.Theaveragepeakworkloadwasmeasuredat103watts.
Atotalof40womenmetthecriteriaforahighfitnesslevel,or120wattsorhigher.Atotalof92womenwereinthemediumfitnesscategory;and59womenwereinthelowfitnesscategory,definedasapeakworkloadof80wattsorless,orhavingtheirexercisetestsstoppedbecauseofhighbloodpressure,chestpainorothercardiovascularproblems.
Thesewomenwerethentestedfordementiasixtimesoverthefollowingfourdecades.Duringthattime,44ofthewomendevelopeddementia.Fivepercentofthehighlyfitwomendevelopeddementia,comparedto25percentofthewomenwithmediumfitnessand32percentofthewomenwithlowfitness.
“However,thisstudydoesnotshowcauseandeffectbetweencardiovascularfitnessanddementia,itonlyshowsanassociation.Moreresearchisneededtoseeifimprovedfitnesscouldhaveapositiveeffectontheriskofdementiaandalsotolookatwhenduringalifetimeahighfitnesslevelismostimportant.”Shealsoadmittedthatarelativelysmallnumberofwomenwerestudied,allofwhomwereformSweden,sotheresultsmightnotbeapplicabletoothergroups.
27.Whatisontheever-growinglistmentionedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Positiveeffectsofdoingexercises.
B.Exercisessuitableforthemiddle-aged.
C.Experimentalstudiesondiseases.
D.Advantagesofsportywomanoverman
28.Whydidtheresearchersaskthewomantodobicycleexercise?
A.Topredicttheirmaximumheartrate.
B.Toassesstheircardiovascularcapacity
C.Tochangetheirhabitsofworkingout
D.Todetecttheirpotentialhealthproblems
29.WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Horder'sstudy?
A.Itaimedtofindacurefordementia.
B.Datacollectionwasalengthyprocess.
C.Someparticipantswithdrewfromit.
D.Theresultswerefarfromsatisfactory.
30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.MoreWomenAreExercisingtoPreventDementia
B.Middle-AgedWomenNeedtoDoMoreExercise
C.FitWomenAreLessLikelytoDevelopDementia
D.BikingImprovesWomen'sCardiovascularFitness
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ihavethesame24hoursinadayasyoudo,but1havemadespecificchoicethatallowmetomakethemostofeveryday.andstillfeelhappyandrelaxed._____31____
Pickthemostimportant.
____32_____Focusonspendingtimethatforyouisfunandproductive.1chosethelifeofanadviserbecauseIliketoworkwithcompanies,butdon'twantthelifeofabigcompanyCEO.Mychoicesarebasedonthelifestyle1want.
Combineyouractivities.
Manypeoplegocrazytryingtofigureouthowtospendtimewithfriends,family,work,play,etc.____33____Findwaystoenjoytheminacombinedmanner.Buildyoursociallifearoundpeopleyourworkenvironment.Findpeopleinyourcompanywhosharecommoninterestsanddevelopyourcareer(职业)aroundthepeopleandactivitiesyoulove.
______34______
Youwouldthinklearning,takesmoretimefromyou,butactuallytherearealwaysnewwaysofdoingthingsthatcansaveyoutimeondailytasks,freeingyouupforthemostimportant.Alwaysbelookingforanewwaytogainbackanhourhereorthere.
Lightenup.
Theworldwon'tcometo.anend.inmostcasesjustbecauseyouleftafewthingsundone.Celebrateprogressandkeeprefining(改进)towardahappyproductiveexistence.____35____Everycompletionisasmallvictorythataddsupinabigway.
A.Speedup.
B.Beanactivelearner.
C.Stoptryingtobalancetimebetweenthemall.
D.Makechoicesaboutwhatismeaningfulinyourlife.
E.Thethingsyoudowellusuallygiveyougreaterjoy.
F.Perhapsthesetipswillhelpyoumakethemostofyourtime.
G.Thisiswhymakinglistsisimportantinanyproductivityhandbook.
第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
WhenBeverleyBurdeyneyturnedseventyfourlastyear,shestartedhavingpro