天津专用2022高考英语二轮增分策略专题三阅读理解第二节分类突破十词句猜测_句意理解题优选习题

十、词句猜测——句意理解题(2022·浙江，A)BenjaminWest，thefatherofAmericanpainting，showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays，abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong，thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱的).Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear，oneofBenjamin’scousins，MrPennington，cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome，hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747，whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold，MrPenningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity，MrPenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape(风景)painting.WilliamWilliams，awell-knownpainter，cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle，havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid，“Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday，andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks，theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了美国著名艺术家本杰明·韦斯特是如何开始他的艺术生涯的。21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?16\nA.Benjamin’svisittoPhiladelphia.B.Williams’influenceonBenjamin.C.ThebeginningofBenjamin’slifeasanartist.D.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.答案　C解析　主旨大意题。文章从本杰明在六岁时自制画笔作画写起，到后来利用专业工具作画，再到知名画家送给本杰明书籍，都是在讲述本杰明是如何一步步走上艺术之路的，故选C。22.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggest?A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.答案　D解析　句意理解题。由前文可知，本杰明在没有专业画笔之前是用猫的毛制作画笔的。画线句的字面意思是“猫的命运将会得到改善”。由该段后文可知，本杰明的表兄送给了他专业的颜料和画笔。由此可推知D项与画线句的意思相符。23.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.答案　B解析　细节理解题。短文第四段提到“HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.”，接着下一段又谈到“...MrPenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.”，由此可知，潘宁顿送给本杰明绘画材料来帮助他发展艺术才能，故选B项。24.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto.A.mastertheuseofpaintsB.appreciatelandscapepaintingsC.gettoknowotherpaintersD.makeuphismindtobeapainter答案　D解析　细节理解题。由文章最后两句“Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks，theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbean16\nartist.”可知，这两本书是他通往古典绘画的入门教程，也帮助他下定决心成为一名画家，故选D项。一、题型解读记叙文、说明文和议论文中可能会考查句意理解题。要求考生用合适的语句解释一个具有概括性的句子或格言、谚语。设问形式常有：(1)Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirst/second/...paragraphmeans“”.(2)Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedsentenceinthefirst/second/...paragraph?二、解题技巧——“意义吻合”定句意　↓　↓例如：【真题感悟】中第22题：第一步：速读文章，找出文章中与画线句子相关的句子(1)Beforelong，thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱的).(2)Whenhewenthome，hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.第二步：对比信息句、画线句和选项，确定答案画线句上一段讲到为了制作画笔本杰明剪猫的毛使猫“破相”，接下来讲到堂兄给他送来了颜料和画笔使猫的命运得到改善，隐含着“本杰明将得到真正的画笔”。由此可推知D项与画线句的意思相符。AWhatdoyoudoifyoudon’tgetintoyourfirstchoiceofuniversity？That’sthedilemma(困境)thatfacesthousandsofBritishstudentseveryyear.ManycandidatesturntoClearing，theservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydon’thavethemarkstogetintotheirfirstchoiceofinstitution，Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversities，thoughtheymighthavetoreadanothersubject.Butthisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This，combinedwiththeweakeconomy，anuncertainjobmarketandbudgetcutsatuniversities，meansthatthere’sbeenevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthan16\nusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremainingundergraduateuniversityplace.TheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService，UCAS，saysuptoaquarterofthisyear’suniversityapplicants—almost190,000people—stilldon’thaveaplaceonadegreecourse.That’sariseofover46,000studentsfromlastyear.Facedwiththesefigures，someBritishstudentsmightbethinkingofaninterestingalternative：studyingabroad.TheUniversityofNottingham，forexample，isofferingplacesatitscampusesinNingbo，nearShanghai，andKualaLumpur，Malaysia.StudentsherecangainUniversityofNottinghamdegreesinbusiness，accounting，engineeringandEnglish.Similarly，theUniversityofBoltonsaysithas“unlimited”placesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Giventheproblemsgettingintouniversity，theUK’sHigherEducationMinister，DavidWilletts，encouragesstudentswhohaven’tmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity，suchasapprenticeshipsandstudyingathome.“Therearearangeofoptionsavailable，”hesays.“Peopleareabletoreapply.TheyshouldthinkhowtheycanspendtheiryearaddingthatbittotheirCV，whichwouldhelptheirapplication—gettingpracticalworkexperienceorextraskills—anythingthatstrengthenstheirchancesnextyear.”Butsomeexpertssaythatrisinguniversitycosts，poorlong-termjobprospects，andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanit’stheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.1.Whentheauthorsays“there’sbeenevenmoreofascrambleforplaces”(Para.3)，hemeans.A.morepeoplehaveappliedtouniversityB.thereismorecompetitionbetweenthecandidatesC.therearemoreservicesthathelpfinduniversityplacesD.moreplacesareavailable答案　B解析　句意理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremainingundergraduateuniversityplace.”可知，每个名额都有6个学生申请，可见竞争非常激烈，故选B。2.AccordingtoUCAS，thereareaboutuniversityapplicantsthisyear.A.190,000B.46,000C.236,000D.760,00016\n答案　D解析　数字计算题。由第四段中的“UCAS，saysuptoaquarterofthisyear’suniversityapplicants—almost190,000people—stilldon’thaveaplaceonadegreecourse.”可知，190000人是今年大学申请者的四分之一，因此今年大学申请者的数量是190000×4＝760000人，故选D。3.DavidWillettsencouragesstudentsfacedwiththelackofplacesonadegreecourse.A.toconsiderapprenticeshipsandstudyingathomeB.tostudyatcampusoutsidetheUKC.toaskClearingforhelpD.nottogotouniversityintheUK答案　A解析　细节理解题。根据第六段中的“DavidWilletts，encouragesstudentswhohaven’tmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity，suchasapprenticeshipsandstudyingathome”可知，DavidWilletts鼓励分数不够上大学的学生考虑其他选择，例如去做学徒或是在家学习，故选A。4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatmaymakethisyeartheworsttimetoenteruniversity?A.Itcostsmoretostudyatuniversity.B.Long-termjobprospectsareworse.C.Universitiesofferplacesinothercountries.D.Therearefewerchancestodograduatestudy.答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“risinguniversitycosts，poorlong-termjobprospects，andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanit’stheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.”可知，A、B、D三项都是造成这一年学生们最难进入大学的原因。由第五段可知C项是解决这一问题的方法而非原因。故选C。5.Accordingtothepassage，whatcanstudentsdoiftheydon’tgetintotheirfirstchoiceofuniversity?A.TheycangotoworkinClearing.B.Theycangetpracticalworkexperienceorskillsandreapplynextyear.C.TheycanspendtheyearwritingabetterCV.D.Theydograduatestudyathome.16\n答案　B解析　细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Peopleareabletoreapply...whichwouldhelptheirapplication—gettingpracticalworkexperienceorextraskills”可知，未能如愿申请入学的学生应尽可能利用这一年做一些能帮助他们申请的事情，即取得实际的工作经验或技能，明年再重新申请，故选B。BThepublichasvotedtheX-raymachineasthebestinvention.Outofnearly50,000votescast，oneinfivepeoplenameditforhavingmadethegreatestimpactonthepast，presentandfuture.Tenofthemostsignificantobjectsinscience，engineering，technologyandmedicinewereselectedforthevote.InformationonalltheitemsisfoundattheScienceMuseuminLondon.Thefirstthreepositionswerefilledbymedicalinventionsordiscoveries，theX-raymachinebeingfollowedbythediscoveriesofpenicillinandtheDNAdoublehelix(螺旋)structure.X-raysprovidedthefirstpossibilityoflookinginsidesomeone’sbodywithoutcuttingthemopen—amassivemedicaladvance.TheparticularX-raymachineinquestion—theReynoldsmachineintheMuseum’sMakingtheModernWorldGallery—wasa“do-it-yourself”experimentbyafatherandhissonwhoweresoinspiredbynewsofthediscoveryoftheX-raythattheysetaboutbuildingtheequipmentintheirownhome.Museumcurator(馆长)KatieMaggssaid.“It’sveryinspirationaltoyoungscientiststolearnthataninventionnowdeclaredthemostimportantinworldhistorycouldbepioneeredbyenthusiasticamateurinventors.”ProfessorAndyAdam，presidentoftheRoyalCollegeofRadiologists，wasdelightedtolearnoftheresult.HesaidthattheX-raymachinehadrevolutionizedmedicalpracticeandthatthetechnologyhadnowadvancedsomuchthatwearereachingtheeraofthe“transparentpatient”.CultureSecretaryBenBradshawsaid，“AnycompetitionthatpitstheApollo10spacecraftagainstStephenson’sRocket，andtheDNAdoublehelixagainsttheModelTFord，isboundtoprovidemanytalkingpoints.”“Thepublic’schoiceoftheX-raymachineasthewinnerisaprooftoourgreedycuriositytofindouthowthingswork.”16\nThepoll(投票)wasconductedaspartoftheScienceMuseum’seventstomarkitscentenary(百年庆典).The10objectsformaspecialCentenaryJourneytrailthroughthemuseumgalleries.6.Whichofthefollowingarethetopthreeamonginventionsordiscoveries?A.X-raymachine，Apollo10capsuleandsteamengine.B.X-raymachine，DNAdoublehelixstructureandpenicillin.C.Stephenson’sRocket，penicillinandtheModelTFord.D.Stephenson’sRocket，Apollo10capsuleandV2RocketEngine.答案　B解析　细节理解题。根据第三段“Thefirstthreepositionswerefilledbymedicalinventionsordiscoveries，theX-raymachinebeingfollowedbythediscoveriesofpenicillinandtheDNAdoublehelix(螺旋)structure.”可知B项正确。7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheX-raymachineintheGallery?A.ItwasmadebytheReynoldsMachineCompany.B.Itwasaproductdirectedbygreatscientists.C.Itwasbuiltbyafatherandhissonintheirownhome.D.Itwassmallinsizeandadvancedintechnology.答案　C解析　细节理解题。由第五段内容可知，一对父子在自己的家里造出了X光机，故选C。8.FromtheunderlinedpartinPara.8，weknowProfessorAndyAdammeans.A.theX-raymachinehasgreatlyimprovedmedicalpracticeB.thepatientsarealltransparentintheeyesofdoctorsC.withthehelpoftheX-raymachine，everythingistransparentD.thereisnoneedtocutsomeone’sbodyopenduringoperationsnow答案　A解析　句意理解题。由第八段内容可知，由于X射线可以透视人体，因此人类已经进入了“透明病人”时代，即病人身体哪儿有病，都能用X光机看到，这是医疗史上的巨大进步，故选A。9.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TopTenInventionsofThisCenturyB.TheMostImportantDiscoveriesC.WhatMakesPatientsTransparentD.X-rayMachine—TopScientificInvention16\n答案　D解析　标题归纳题。根据本文中心句第一句以及全文内容可知，该篇文章主要讲述了X光机被人们选为最好的发明，因此D项作为文章标题最合适，故选D。10.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom.A.asciencefictionB.aschooltextbookC.anewsjournalD.amedicinemagazine答案　C解析　文章出处题。从内容来看，本文是在报道一件事，因此它属于新闻性质的文章，故选C。题型组合练(十三)Ⅰ.单项填空1.Toourgreatsurprise，thelittlegirlfromthecountrysidebecauseofherexcellentEnglishandquickwitafterseveralroundsofcompetition.A.stoodoutB.pickedoutC.turnedoutD.cameout答案　A解析　句意为：让我们吃惊的是，这个来自乡下的小女孩凭借出色的英语和敏捷的反应，在几轮比赛后便脱颖而出。standout突出；pickout挑出；turnout结果是；comeout出现，出版，结果是。故选A。2.Thereisgrowingconcernamongtheparentsusingcomputerstowritearticleshasabadeffectonchildren’shandwriting.A.whatB.thatC.whyD.when答案　B解析　句意为：家长们越来越担心，用电脑写文章会对孩子的书写产生不良影响。空格后的句子内容是对前面名词concern的具体说明，且句意完整不缺成分，应用that引导同位语从句。故选B。3.Wehaveseenmanywonderfulstrategiesforthepeace-lovingpeople，Chinaisbringinginsolvingthecomplicatedproblems.A.whoB.whereC.whichD.when答案　C16\n解析　句意为：我们已经看到中国正在为爱好和平的人民带来许多解决复杂问题的良策。分析句子结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词strategies，关系词在从句中作宾语，应用which，故选C。4.Havingwrestledwithhisforawholenight，theyoungmandecidedtogotothepolicestationtoconfesshiscrime.A.conscienceB.requestC.privilegeD.appetite答案　A解析　句意为：经过一整夜的良心挣扎，这个年轻人决定去公安局坦白自己的罪行。conscience道德心，良心；request请求，需要；privilege特权，优待；appetite食欲，嗜好。故选A。5.Theeconomyofthecountrybegantoyearsafterthebigearthquakebrokeout.A.recycleB.recoverC.countD.combine答案　B解析　句意为：在那场大地震爆发后的几年里，这个国家的经济开始复苏。recycle重复利用，循环；recover恢复，复原；count计数，有价值；combine联合，结合。这里的recover是熟词新义，表示“从不愉快的事情中复原或恢复常态”的意思。故选B。6.OnTeachers’Day，weallwenttoschooltoseeourteachers.A.especiallyB.speciallyC.particularlyD.attentively答案　B解析　句意为：教师节那天，我们专程到学校去看望老师。specially特别地，专门地，强调为了某一目的，符合题意。7.Thenewsthatsomeprovincesaregoingtocanceltheirindependentcollegesin2022，sosituationwillchange.A.havebeenconfirmedB.isconfirmingC.hasbeenconfirmedD.isbeingconfirmed答案　C解析　句意为：部分省份打算在2022年取消三本院校的消息已经得到证实，因此情况要有变化。由句意可知confirm的动作已经发生，应该用现在完成时强调过去的动作对现在的影响；又因news与confirm之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，故选C。8.TheChinesegovernmenthasbeenpushingvariouseffectivereformsallits16\ncitizens.A.inchargeofB.forthepurposeofC.inhonorofD.forthebenefitof答案　D解析　句意为：为了所有公民的利益，中国政府一直在推行各种有效的改革。inchargeof掌管，负责；forthepurposeof为了……(目的)；inhonorof为了纪念……；forthebenefitof为了……的利益。故选D。9.—Howdidyougettheinformation，Helen?—，butI’mnotsurewhetheritistrueornot.A.Don’tputonthedogB.AlittlebirdtoldmeC.LetthecatoutofthebagD.I’mallears答案　B解析　句意为：——你是怎么得到信息的，海伦？——听别人说的，但我不能确定这是真的还是假的。Don’tputonthedog不要摆架子；Alittlebirdtoldme听别人说的；Letthecatoutofthebag泄露秘密；I’mallears洗耳恭听。故选B。10.Somesubjects，suchasmath，physicsandEnglish，arefortheseniorhighschoolstudentsinChinabutsomeofthemareunwillingtolearnEnglish.A.comparableB.compulsoryC.considerableD.complex答案　B解析　句意为：一些学科，如数学、物理和英语，是中国高中生的必修课，但有些学生不愿意学英语。comparable可比较的，比得上的；compulsory义务的，必修的，被强制的；considerable相当大的，重要的，值得考虑的；complex复杂的。故选B。Ⅱ.完形填空(2022·河东区一模)Hewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotfromthedockathisfamily’scabinonanislandinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelake.Onthedaybeforethebassseasonopened，heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyintheevening，11sunfishandperchwithworms.Thenhetiedonasmalllureandpracticedcasting.Thelure12thewaterandcausedcoloredripples(涟漪，细浪)16\ninthesunset，then13ripplesasthemoonroseoverthelake.Whenhisfishingroddoubledover，heknewsomething14wasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwith15astheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalongsidethedock.Finally，hecarefullyliftedthe16fishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen，butitwasabass.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish，gills(鳃)playingbackandforthinthe17.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedatthewatch.Itwas10p.m.—twohours18theseasonopened.Helookedatthefish，thenattheboy.“You’llhaveto19，son，”hesaid.“Dad！”criedtheboy.“Therewillbeotherfish，”saidhisfather.“Notasbigasthisone，”criedtheboy.Helookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem，20couldanyoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish，theboycould21bytheclarityofhisfather’svoicethatthedecisionwasnotnegotiable(可协商的).Heslowlypulledthe22outofthelipofthehugefishand23itintotheblackwater.Thecreatureswisheditspowerfulbodyanddisappeared.Theboy24thathewouldneveragainseesuchagreatfish.Thatwas34yearsago.Today，theboyisasuccessfularchitectinNewYorkCity.Andhewasright.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchamagnificentfish25theonethatwassetfreebyhimthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefish26—everytimehe27againstaquestionofethics.For，ashisfathertaughthim，ethicsaresimple28ofrightandwrong.29isonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.Dowedorightwhennooneislooking?Wewould30weweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.11.A.catchingB.drawingC.trappingD.expecting答案　A解析　根据语境可知父子两人到湖中的目的是“捕太阳鱼和鲈鱼”。catch捕足，捕获，符合文意。12.A.metB.struckC.knockedD.attacked16\n答案　B解析　根据下文“causedcoloredripples(涟漪，细浪)inthesunset”可知，鱼饵落入水中时激起涟漪。meet遇见；strike打击；knock敲；attack吸引。13.A.goldenB.silverC.blackD.blue答案　B解析　根据常识及“thenripplesasthemoonroseoverthelake”可知，在月光下涟漪是银色的。14.A.lightB.slimC.smallD.huge答案　D解析　根据“Whenhisfishingroddoubledover，heknewsomethingwasontheotherend.”可知当鱼竿向下弯的时候，他知道线的另一端一定钓到了一条大鱼。15.A.decisionB.instructionC.admirationD.celebration答案　C解析　decision决定；instruction指令；admiration羡慕，钦佩；celebration庆祝。根据语境可知男孩钓鱼技巧纯熟(skillfully)，且钓到了大鱼，故此处应指父亲赏识地(withadmiration)看着儿子。16.A.livelyB.livingC.exhaustedD.dead答案　C解析　lively和living不用来修饰fish，而由下文作者将鱼放生可知，鱼没有死，故选C。exhausted疲惫的，耗尽的。17.A.moonlightB.sunC.windD.lake答案　A解析　根据上文“asthemoonroseoverthelake”及下文“inthemoonlight”可知，此处指是在月光下，鲈鱼看起来非常漂亮。18.A.whenB.sinceC.afterD.before答案　D解析　根据下文“Thecreatureswisheditspowerfulbodyanddisappeared.”可知鲈鱼被放回湖中，说明离开渔时间还有两个小时。16\n19.A.pullitupB.speeditupC.putitbackD.bringitback答案　C解析　pull...up拉起；speed...up加速；put...back放回；bring...back带回。根据下文可知此处父亲说“你得把它放回去，孩子”。20.A.notB.norC.andD.or答案　B解析　根据上文“Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywhere”可知，此处指没有人看到他们，更无从得知他们何时钓到了鱼。21.A.receiveB.believeC.organizeD.tell答案　D解析　根据“theboycouldbytheclarityofhisfather’svoicethatthedecisionwasnotnegotiable(可协商的)”可知，男孩还是能从父亲坚定的声音中分辨这个决定是不可更改的。tell分辨，辨别，常与can，could，beableto连用。22.A.wormB.hookC.boatD.match答案　B解析　根据“Heslowlypulledtheoutofthelipofthehugefish.”可知他慢慢地将鱼钩从大鲈鱼的唇上取下。23.A.loweredB.liftedC.watchedD.changed答案　A解析　根据空后的“itintotheblackwater”可知此处指他将鱼放回水中。lower降低，把……放低；lift举起；watch看，观察；change改变。24.A.expectedB.admittedC.complainedD.suspected答案　C解析　expect期望；admit承认；complain抱怨；suspect怀疑。根据语境可知此处指小男孩抱怨道再也见不到这么大的鲈鱼了。25.A.thatB.whenC.asD.because答案　C16\n解析　根据上文的such可知此处应该使用as，意为“像……一样”；such...that如此……以至于。26.A.onceagainB.againandagainC.allthetimeD.intheend答案　B解析　onceagain再一次；againandagain一次又一次；allthetime一直；intheend最后。根据“Buthedoesseethatsamefisheverytime”可知但每次他面临道德难题而举棋不定的时候，他的眼前一次又一次地浮现出那条鱼。27.A.comesupB.catchesupC.makesupD.ringsup答案　A解析　comeup(against)面对；catchup追赶；makeup编造；ringup拨打电话。句意参见上题解析。28.A.informationB.adviceC.mattersD.messages答案　C解析　根据空处所在句意“因为，正如父亲所教他的那样，道德是简单的对和错的问题。”可知选C。29.A.ItB.HeC.TherightD.Thewrong答案　A解析　根据上文和“isonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.”可知，“把道德付诸行动才是真正困难的事”，此句为强调句“Itis...that...”句式。30.A.evenifB.thoughC.unlessD.if答案　D解析　根据语境可知，空处句意为：在我们还小的时候，如果有人要我们把鱼放回去，我们会这样做。Ⅲ.阅读理解Everyonealwaystalksaboutthenumber13andmillionsofpeoplehatetouseit.However，nobodyhaseverbotheredtoaskiftherewasacommonnumberthatthousandslovedenough.ButthankstoauthorAlexBellos，itappearsthatsuchanumberdoesexistanditisnumberseven!Belloswhohaswrittenmanybooksaboutmathematicsandspendsmuchtimetalking16\naboutthesubjectatschools，universitiesandfestivals，isalwaysaskedabouthisfavoritenumber.Thoughthequestionalwaysannoyedhim，herealizedthatitwasbecausemanypeoplefeelanemotionalattachmenttonumbers.Curioustoseeifthatwasindeedthecase，Bellosdecidedtosetupanonlinepollandaskthepeopleworldwidetopickanumberandthenmaketheirchoice—likeit，loveitorbeunmovedbyit.Tohissurprise，about44,000peopletookthevoluntaryonlinesurvey.Thiswasenoughdatafortheauthortodrawconclusions.Thoughalmosteverynumberwaschosen,7appearedtobethemostpopular—10%ofthepeoplethattookthesurveypickeditastheirfavoritenumber.Hebelievesthat7isthenaturalchoiceforthemformanyreasons.Thereistheculturalsignificanceasevidencedbythesevenancientwondersoftheworld，sevendaysinaweek，sevencirclesoftheuniverseandlastbutnotleast，sevenbasicmusicalnotes.Whiletheseareallsignificant，Alexthinksthatthebiggestreasonisitsnumericalcharacteristics.Itistheonlynumberbetween1and10thatcannotbemultipliedordividedbyanyothernumberwithinthatgroup.Forexample，multiply1,2,3,4and5bytwoandtheanswercanbefoundwithinthegroup.Though6,8and10can’tclaimthesame，theycanbedividedbytwo，while9canbedividedby3!Sevenistheonlynumberthatstandsuntouchable!Theothernumbersrankingthetopteninorderofpopularityare—3,8,4,5,13,9,6,2&11.Andwhat’stheleastpopularnumber?AccordingtoAlex，thathonorgoesto110.31.WhatmotivatedAlexBellostosetupanonlinepoll?A.Hisinterestinmathematics.B.Hisbeingaskedabouthisfavoritenumber.C.Hiscuriositytofindthetruth.D.Hisemotionalattachmenttonumbers.答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，想要找到真相促使亚历克斯·贝洛斯建立了一个在线调查。32.WhatdoweknowabouttheonlinepolldonebyAlex?A.About4,400peoplechosesevenastheirfavoritenumber.B.Participantshadfourchoiceswhentheychosetheirnumbers.C.Alexwassurprisedtofindeverynumberwaschosenbypeople.16\nD.Abouthalfoftheparticipantsmadetheirchoiceonavoluntarybasis.答案　A解析　细节理解题。根据文中第三段中的“...about44,000peopletookthevoluntaryonlinesurvey...7appearedtobethemostpopular—10%ofthepeoplethattookthesurveypickeditastheirfavoritenumber.”可知，大约44000人参与了调查，其中的10%，即4400人，选择了7作为他们最喜欢的数字。33.Alexthinksthemainreasonforthepopularityofnumber7isthat.A.italwaysstandsforsevendaysinaweekB.peoplearedeeplyinfluencedbytraditionalcultureC.itremindspeopleofsevenbasicmusicalnotesD.ithasspecialcharacteristicsintermsofnumber答案　D解析　细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，亚历克斯认为数字7受欢迎的主要原因是它在数量上有特殊的特点。34.Whichofthefollowingnumbersistheleastpopularamongtheparticipantsaccordingtothepassage?A.Numbertwo.B.Numberthree.C.Numberfour.D.Numberfive.答案　A解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Theothernumbersrankingthetopteninorderofpopularityare—3,8,4,5,13,9,6,2&11.”可知，2是选项中这四个数字里最不受欢迎的数字。35.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout.A.Alex’sfurtherstudyinmathematicproblemsB.themostpopularnumberallovertheworldC.people’snaturalchoicesaboutluckynumbersD.ascientificfactconnectedwithpeople’sinterest答案　B解析　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，这篇文章主要讲述了世界上最受欢迎的数字。16