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Period 3　Listening and Speaking
Ⅰ.選擇填空(高考形式)
1．What is the first speaker doing
A．He’s chairing a meeting.
B．He’s making a phone call.
C．He’s hosting a programme.
答案　C
2．What’s the purpose of FAO
A．To remove world hunger.
B．To advocate healthy eating.
C．To improve living standards.
答案　A
3．How many reasons are mentioned for world hunger
A．3. B．4. C．5.
答案　C
4．How can world hunger be removed
A．By joint efforts by all sides.
B．By asking help from the UN.
C．By calling on common people.
答案　A
Ⅱ.聽力填空(精聽訓(xùn)練)
Listen to the material on P54 again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Host：Good morning，listeners.Today is World Food Day，and David Bond from the UN’s FAO is here to talk to us about 1.world hunger.Welcome，David! Please explain what the FAO is and 2.what its aims are.
David：Good morning.For those who don’t know，F(xiàn)AO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation.And our aim is 3.simple—to eliminate world hunger，which，according to our latest figures，stands at around 11% of 4.the world’s population.
Host：So I guess things like droughts，floods，and climate change are all 5.major factors in this.
David：Yes，that’s right，they can all seriously affect 6.crop production.And another factor is poverty.There is strong evidence to suggest that many people just can’t afford to eat well.And it’s not just about having enough food to eat; people need to eat enough 7.nutritious food，which often they cannot afford or do not 8.have access to.The FAO believes everyone should have the right to 9.healthy food.
Host：And what about war I’ve seen many researchers say that it directly leads to mass hunger.
David：Absolutely true.Our research indicates that wars can heavily 10.affect food production and transportation，meaning that millions of people have to 11.go hungry.
Host：So what can we do to alleviate world hunger
David：Well，the UN is making efforts to 12.reduce climate change，and the FAO runs a project called Climate-Smart Agriculture，which helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture.However，every country needs to 13.focus on making new achievements in agriculture，too，which can often benefit the whole world.Like China，for example，whose development of hybrid rice has greatly 14.increased rice production in many other countries.And，of course,15.global conflict must be eliminated.And don’t forget that we as 16.individuals can also make a difference: buy food that supports the environment，and never waste food.
Host：David Bond，thank you very much.Just a quick message to our listeners：you can find more information on world hunger on the FAO website...
作業(yè)3　Listening and Speaking
[分值：35分]
Ⅰ.主題語篇閱讀(共8小題；每小題2.5分，滿分20分)
A
(2025·福建福州高二上期中)
Chicken is one of the most popular foods in the world today，with more than one billion birds cooked every year in the UK alone.It was previously believed that chickens were raised for the table up to 10,000 years ago，but the new report，published in the journal Antiquity，suggests humans did not come into close contact with chickens until about 1500 BCE.The researchers used carbon dating(碳定年法) to establish the age of 23 of the earliest chickens found in western Eurasia and north-west Africa.Most of the bones were far more recent than previously thought.
Chickens，native to the tropical jungles(熱帶叢林) of south-east Asia，did not arrive in Europe until about 800 BCE.Then，after arriving in the Mediterranean region，it took almost 1,000 years for chickens to be established in the colder climates of Scotland，Ireland，Scandinavia and Iceland.
The experts re-evaluated chicken remains found in more than 600 sites in 89 countries.They found that the oldest bones of a definite domestic chicken were at the Neolithic Ban Non Wat in central Thailand，dating to between 1650 BCE and 1250 BCE.Researchers say that humans came into contact with the jungle birds during dry rice farming.The ancient ancestors of domestic chickens were attracted down from the trees by the rice.
Prof Greger Larson，from the University of Oxford，said，“This comprehensive re-evaluation of chickens firstly demonstrates how wrong our understanding of the time and place of chicken domestication was.And even more excitingly，we show how the arrival of dry rice agriculture acted as a catalyst(催化劑) for both the chicken-domestication process and its global spread.”
Previous research showed that chickens were not initially domesticated for food，but as exotica(奇異事物)．Earlier studies have found that chickens appeared to be respected in the Iron Age，for example，and were often buried whole with their hens or sometimes even with their human owners.Chickens and their eggs began to be popularised as food during the Roman Empire.
1．What does the new report show
A．Carbon dating is not accurate enough.
B．The UK has the greatest demand for chickens in the world.
C．Chickens were introduced to farms much later than thought.
D．Ancient Eurasians consumed more chickens than ancient Africans.
答案　C
解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“It was previously believed that...far more recent than previously thought.”可知，人們曾認(rèn)為人類大約在一萬年前就開始飼養(yǎng)雞，但最新研究表明這些“最早”的雞骨出現(xiàn)的時間比人們的設(shè)想要晚很多。由此可推知，雞進(jìn)入農(nóng)場的時間比人們設(shè)想的要晚很多。故選C。
2．Where did chickens first appear according to the text
A．Northern Europe.
B．South-east Asia.
C．North-west Africa.
D．The North Atlantic.
答案　B
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Chickens，native to the tropical jungles(熱帶叢林) of south-east Asia...”可知，雞原產(chǎn)于東南亞的熱帶叢林。故選B。
3．What can we infer about the ancient ancestors of domestic chickens
A．They lived in the trees.
B．They generally lived a long life.
C．They were harmful to rice farming.
D．They were smaller than today’s chickens.
答案　A
解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Researchers say that humans came into contact with the jungle birds during dry rice farming.The ancient ancestors of domestic chickens were attracted down from the trees by the rice.”可知，研究人員認(rèn)為人類在耕種旱稻時接觸到家雞的祖先，它們被稻米吸引，從樹上下來。由此可推知，家雞的祖先是住在樹上的。故選A。
4．What did the men from the Iron Age think of chickens
A．They were cute.
B．They were helpful.
C．They were really tasty.
D．They were worthy of admiration.
答案　D
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Earlier studies have found that chickens appeared to be respected in the Iron Age”可知，鐵器時代的人很敬重雞。故選D。
B
Food is extremely important to us human beings and rice is one kind of the main food in the world.Australian researchers have discovered a way to genetically engineer rice which would provide significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population.
A study undertaken at the University of Tasmania，published in a respected journal of the National Academy of Sciences，discovered a method to increase the resistant starch(抗性淀粉) content in rice，making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of diabetes(糖尿病) and overweight.
Steven Smith，the lead author of the study and a foreign expert for the Chinese government who has been appointed to work on crop improvement projects by the Chinese Academy of Sciences，said increasing the higher resistant starch content gave this “designer” rice many added health benefits.“We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice，which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond，” Smith said in a media release on Friday.“The same approach can be adapted for use in other cereals，including wheat.Not only can it have benefits for diabetes and obesity，but also for disorders of the bowel(腸) including cancer.”
Rice is the main food for more than half the world’s population，providing much of the world with most of their calories.Smith said that as the rate of diabetes and obesity in Asian countries continued to grow，his “designer” rice could provide a way to limit health problems.
“Not only does resistant starch reduce the possibility of a ‘sugar hit’ but it also reduces the appetite and promotes the growth of the healthy germs，” Smith said.
Smith divides his time between the University of Tasmania and his research lab in Beijing where he hopes to make significant advance in sustainable living.
語篇解讀　這是一篇新聞報道。文章主要報道了研究人員培育出一種新型轉(zhuǎn)基因水稻，這種水稻將為世界上一半以上的人口帶來顯著的健康益處。
5．What do we know about the study
A．It is part of Chinese crop improvement projects.
B．It will have a significant effect on crop research.
C．It was jointly carried out by Australia and China.
D．It helps solve the food problem for over half of the world’s population.
答案　B
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，這項研究將對農(nóng)作物研究產(chǎn)生重大影響，故選B。
6．What do we know about the resistant starch according to the text
A．It exists in large amounts in cooked rice.
B．It decreases the possibility of a “sugar hit” and provides more calories.
C．It is helpful in digestion and lowers the rate of overweight and diabetes.
D．It increases people’s appetite and improves the growth of healthy germs.
答案　C
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“A study...discovered a method to increase the resistant starch(抗性淀粉) content in rice，making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of diabetes(糖尿病) and overweight.”可知，抗性淀粉有助于消化，降低超重和糖尿病的發(fā)病率，故選C。
7．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to
A．Resistant starch. B．Cooked rice.
C．The approach. D．Media release.
答案　A
解析　代詞指代題。上文“We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice，which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond”提到我們可以增加大米中抗性淀粉的含量，這對亞洲及其他地區(qū)的許多人的健康都有好處。由此推斷出“it”指的是抗性淀粉，故選A。
8．Where does this text probably come from
A．An environmental report.
B．A medical journal.
C．An engineering textbook.
D．An agricultural magazine.
答案　D
解析　文章出處題。文章主要報道了研究人員培育出一種新型轉(zhuǎn)基因水稻，這種水稻將為世界上一半以上的人口帶來顯著的健康益處。由此推斷出，這篇文章可能來自一份農(nóng)業(yè)雜志，故選D。
Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)
(2025·廣東陽江高二上期中)
As a child，I would sit through movies I loved over and over.I dreamed of someday having the ability to create 1 .
But school was difficult for me for many reasons，so becoming a screenwriter seemed 2 .When I was fourteen，I was shocked when my 3 were made into a brochure that was 4 to every student.For a week or so，I was treated very 5 .Previously invisible，I was now “a published poet” receiving praise and slaps(拍打) on the back.But an already deep-seated lack of 6 prevented me from having any serious hopes for a career in literature.I felt as if those things only happened to other people. 7 ，I would look at thousands of books and ask myself，“Are all these people 8 than me，or did they just 9 harder？” So，I kept reading，writing and watching movies not only for 10 but to analyse how great stories are told.
The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life took decades to 11 .
I had a job that paid well，but I 12 it.Suddenly，the company went out of business， 13 me to choose between getting yet another job I didn’t like and finally being committed to a career as a writer.My 14 was copy-editing，which wasn’t writing exactly but almost.
I spent more years swimming in a sea of words，loved it and finally became a(n) 15 as I had wished.
語篇解讀　這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者從小夢想成為一名編劇，最后在自己的努力下，終于實現(xiàn)了這個夢想。
1．A.conditions B．films
C．memories D．businesses
答案　B
解析　condition條件；film電影；memory記憶；business企業(yè)。根據(jù)上文“As a child，I would sit through movies I loved over and over.”以及下文“becoming a screenwriter”可知，小時候作者喜歡看電影，他夢想有一天成為編劇，能夠自己創(chuàng)作電影。故選B。
2．A.unnecessary B．impossible
C．a(chǎn)ppropriate D．worthwhile
答案　B
解析　unnecessary不必要的；impossible不可能的；appropriate合適的；worthwhile值得的。根據(jù)上文“But school was difficult for me for many reasons”可知，作者覺得上學(xué)對他來說就很困難了，成為一名編劇更是不可能的。故選B。
3．A.photos B．paintings
C．poems D．reports
答案　C
解析　photo照片；painting繪畫；poem詩；report報告。根據(jù)下文“Previously invisible，I was now ‘a(chǎn) published poet’ receiving praise and slaps(拍打) on the back.”可知，作者后來被同學(xué)們稱為“出版過作品的詩人”，由此可知他的詩歌被做成小冊子。故選C。
4．A.given away B．checked through
C．finished off D．made up
答案　A
解析　give away分發(fā)，贈送；check through檢查；finish off完成；make up組成。根據(jù)下文“to every student”可知，作者的詩歌被做成小冊子分發(fā)給他的同學(xué)們。故選A。
5．A.rudely B．strictly
C．fairly D．differently
答案　D
解析　rudely粗魯?shù)兀籹trictly嚴(yán)格地；fairly相當(dāng)；differently不同地。根據(jù)下文“Previously invisible，I was now ‘a(chǎn) published poet’ receiving praise and slaps(拍打) on the back.”可知，作者以前被同學(xué)們忽視，但是當(dāng)他的詩歌小冊子被分發(fā)給同學(xué)們之后，卻受到同學(xué)們的稱贊。也就是作者受到和以前不同的對待。故選D。
6．A.confidence B．a(chǎn)bility
C．curiosity D．support
答案　A
解析　confidence信心；ability能力；curiosity好奇心；support支持。根據(jù)下文“The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life took decades to .”可知，作者缺乏自信心。故選A。
7．A.However B．Thus
C．Otherwise D．Moreover
答案　A
解析　however然而；thus因此；otherwise否則；moreover此外。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者缺乏自信心，但是他卻沒有因此消沉，而是選擇了自省，并且繼續(xù)讀書、寫作和看電影。所以上下文之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選A。
8．A.wealthier B．stronger
C．smarter D．braver
答案　C
解析　wealthy富裕的；strong強壯的；smart聰明的；brave勇敢的。根據(jù)下文“So，I kept reading，writing and watching movies not only for but to analyse how great stories are told.”可知，雖然作者缺乏自信心，但是他自己卻一直不服輸，他會問自己這些人是否會比他更聰明，亦或者只是比他更努力。故選C。
9．A.live B．wait
C．try D．rush
答案　C
解析　live活；wait等待；try試著；rush沖。根據(jù)語境并結(jié)合選項可知，作者雖然缺乏自信卻一直不服輸，他認(rèn)為成功的人只是比他更努力地去嘗試。故選C。
10．A.assessment B．entertainment
C．competition D．a(chǎn)djustment
答案　B
解析　assessment評估；entertainment娛樂；competition競爭；adjustment調(diào)整。根據(jù)空后“but to analyse how great stories are told”可知，作者讀書、寫作和看電影不僅僅是為了娛樂，也是為了去學(xué)習(xí)一些知識。故選B。
11．A.return B．grow
C．a(chǎn)rise D．shake
答案　D
解析　return返回；grow生長；arise出現(xiàn)；shake擺脫，去除。根據(jù)空前“The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life”可知，早年的缺乏自信花了作者好幾十年才得以擺脫。故選D。
12．A.misunderstood B．ignored
C．deserved D．disliked
答案　D
解析　misunderstand誤解；ignore忽略；deserve應(yīng)得；dislike不喜歡。根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but可知，雖然作者的工作報酬很高，但是他不喜歡這份工作。下文中的“getting yet another job I didn’t like”也是提示。故選D。
13．A.persuading B．forcing
C．reminding D．a(chǎn)dvising
答案　B
解析　persuade說服；force迫使；remind提醒；advise勸告。根據(jù)空前“Suddenly，the company went out of business”可知，作者的公司倒閉了，這件事迫使他去做出選擇。故選B。
14．A.choice B．truth
C．a(chǎn)im D．challenge
答案　A
解析　choice選擇；truth真相；aim目標(biāo)；challenge挑戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)上文“to choose between...and ...”可知，此處指作者的選擇。故選A。
15．A.actor B．director
C．screenwriter D．teacher
答案　C
解析　actor演員；director導(dǎo)演，管理者；screenwriter編劇；teacher教師。根據(jù)上文“becoming a screenwriter”和“I spent more years swimming in a sea of words，loved it”可知，作者多年來一直在讀書、寫作，為他成為編劇做準(zhǔn)備。最后他得償所愿，成為一名編劇。故選C。(共46張PPT)
Period 3
Listening and Speaking
Working the land
Unit 5
1.What is the first speaker doing
A.He’s chairing a meeting.
B.He’s making a phone call.
C.He’s hosting a programme.
Ⅰ.選擇填空(高考形式)
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2.What’s the purpose of FAO
A.To remove world hunger.
B.To advocate healthy eating.
C.To improve living standards.
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3.How many reasons are mentioned for world hunger
A.3. 　　　B.4. 　　　C.5.
√
4.How can world hunger be removed
A.By joint efforts by all sides.
B.By asking help from the UN.
C.By calling on common people.
√
Listen to the material on P54 again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Host：Good morning，listeners.Today is World Food Day，and David Bond from the UN’s FAO is here to talk to us about 1._________________.
Welcome，David! Please explain what the FAO is and 2._______________.
Ⅱ.聽力填空(精聽訓(xùn)練)
world hunger
what its aims are
David：Good morning.For those who don’t know，F(xiàn)AO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation.And our aim is 3._______—to eliminate world hunger，which，according to our latest figures，stands at around 11% of 4._____________________.
Host：So I guess things like droughts，floods，and climate change are all 5._____________ in this.
simple
the world’s population
major factors
David：Yes，that’s right，they can all seriously affect 6.______________.
And another factor is poverty.There is strong evidence to suggest that many people just can’t afford to eat well.And it’s not just about having enough food to eat; people need to eat enough 7._______________，which often they cannot afford or do not 8.______________.The FAO believes everyone should have the right to 9.____________.
Host：And what about war I’ve seen many researchers say that it directly leads to mass hunger.
crop production
nutritious food
have access to
healthy food
David：Absolutely true.Our research indicates that wars can heavily 10.______ food production and transportation，meaning that millions of people have to 11.__________.
Host：So what can we do to alleviate world hunger
affect
go hungry
David：Well，the UN is making efforts to 12._____________________，and the FAO runs a project called Climate-Smart Agriculture，which helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture.However，every country needs to 13._______ making new achievements in agriculture，too，which can often benefit the whole world.Like China，for example，whose development of hybrid rice has greatly 14._________________________ in many other countries.And，of course,15.____________ must be eliminated.
And don’t forget that we as 16.__________ can also make a difference: buy food that supports the environment，and never waste food.
reduce climate change
focus on
increased rice production
global conflict
individuals
Host：David Bond，thank you very much.Just a quick message to our listeners：you can find more information on world hunger on the FAO website...
作業(yè)3
A
(2025·福建福州高二上期中)
Chicken is one of the most popular foods in the world today，with more than one billion birds cooked every year in the UK alone.It was previously believed that chickens were raised for the table up to 10,000 years ago，but the new report，published in the journal Antiquity，
語篇解讀　本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了家雞的由來和歷史地位。
Ⅰ.主題語篇閱讀
suggests humans did not come into close contact with chickens until about 1500 BCE.The researchers used carbon dating(碳定年法) to establish the age of 23 of the earliest chickens found in western Eurasia and north-west Africa.Most of the bones were far more recent than previously thought.
Chickens，native to the tropical jungles(熱帶叢林) of south-east Asia，did not arrive in Europe until about 800 BCE.Then，after arriving in the Mediterranean region，it took almost 1,000 years for chickens to be established in the colder climates of Scotland，Ireland，Scandinavia and Iceland.
The experts re-evaluated chicken remains found in more than 600 sites in 89 countries.They found that the oldest bones of a definite domestic chicken were at the Neolithic Ban Non Wat in central Thailand，dating to between 1650 BCE and 1250 BCE.Researchers say that humans came into contact with the jungle birds during dry rice farming.The ancient ancestors of domestic chickens were attracted down from the trees by the rice.
Prof Greger Larson，from the University of Oxford，said，“This comprehensive re-evaluation of chickens firstly demonstrates how wrong our understanding of the time and place of chicken domestication was.And even more excitingly，we show how the arrival of dry rice agriculture acted as a catalyst(催化劑) for both the chicken-domestication process and its global spread.”
Previous research showed that chickens were not initially domesticated for food，but as exotica(奇異事物).Earlier studies have found that chickens appeared to be respected in the Iron Age，for example，and were often buried whole with their hens or sometimes even with their human owners.Chickens and their eggs began to be popularised as food during the Roman Empire.
1.What does the new report show
A.Carbon dating is not accurate enough.
B.The UK has the greatest demand for chickens in the world.
C.Chickens were introduced to farms much later than thought.
D.Ancient Eurasians consumed more chickens than ancient Africans.
√
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“It was previously believed that...far more recent than previously thought.”可知，人們曾認(rèn)為人類大約在一萬年前就開始飼養(yǎng)雞，但最新研究表明這些“最早”的雞骨出現(xiàn)的時間比人們的設(shè)想要晚很多。由此可推知，雞進(jìn)入農(nóng)場的時間比人們設(shè)想的要晚很多。故選C。
解析
2.Where did chickens first appear according to the text
A.Northern Europe.
B.South-east Asia.
C.North-west Africa.
D.The North Atlantic.
√
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Chickens，native to the tropical jungles(熱帶叢林) of south-east Asia...”可知，雞原產(chǎn)于東南亞的熱帶叢林。故選B。
解析
3.What can we infer about the ancient ancestors of domestic chickens
A.They lived in the trees.
B.They generally lived a long life.
C.They were harmful to rice farming.
D.They were smaller than today’s chickens.
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推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Researchers say that humans came into contact with the jungle birds during dry rice farming.The ancient ancestors of domestic chickens were attracted down from the trees by the rice.”可知，研究人員認(rèn)為人類在耕種旱稻時接觸到家雞的祖先，它們被稻米吸引，從樹上下來。由此可推知，家雞的祖先是住在樹上的。故選A。
解析
4.What did the men from the Iron Age think of chickens
A.They were cute.
B.They were helpful.
C.They were really tasty.
D.They were worthy of admiration.
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細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Earlier studies have found that chickens appeared to be respected in the Iron Age”可知，鐵器時代的人很敬重雞。故選D。
解析
B
Food is extremely important to us human beings and rice is one kind of the main food in the world.Australian researchers have discovered a way to genetically engineer rice which would provide significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population.
語篇解讀　這是一篇新聞報道。文章主要報道了研究人員培育出一種新型轉(zhuǎn)基因水稻，這種水稻將為世界上一半以上的人口帶來顯著的健康益處。
A study undertaken at the University of Tasmania，published in a respected journal of the National Academy of Sciences，discovered a method to increase the resistant starch(抗性淀粉) content in rice，making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of diabetes(糖尿病) and overweight.
Steven Smith，the lead author of the study and a foreign expert for the Chinese government who has been appointed to work on crop improvement projects by the Chinese Academy of Sciences，said increasing the higher resistant starch content gave this “designer” rice many added health benefits.“We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice，which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond，” Smith said in a media release on Friday.“The same approach can be adapted for use in other cereals，including wheat.Not only can it have benefits for diabetes and obesity，but also for disorders of the bowel(腸) including cancer.”
Rice is the main food for more than half the world’s population，providing much of the world with most of their calories.Smith said that as the rate of diabetes and obesity in Asian countries continued to grow，his “designer” rice could provide a way to limit health problems.
“Not only does resistant starch reduce the possibility of a ‘sugar hit’ but it also reduces the appetite and promotes the growth of the healthy germs，” Smith said.
Smith divides his time between the University of Tasmania and his research lab in Beijing where he hopes to make significant advance in sustainable living.
5.What do we know about the study
A.It is part of Chinese crop improvement projects.
B.It will have a significant effect on crop research.
C.It was jointly carried out by Australia and China.
D.It helps solve the food problem for over half of the world’s population.
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細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，這項研究將對農(nóng)作物研究產(chǎn)生重大影響，故選B。
解析
6.What do we know about the resistant starch according to the text
A.It exists in large amounts in cooked rice.
B.It decreases the possibility of a “sugar hit” and provides more calories.
C.It is helpful in digestion and lowers the rate of overweight and diabetes.
D.It increases people’s appetite and improves the growth of healthy germs.
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“A study...discovered a method to increase the resistant starch(抗性淀粉) content in rice，making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of diabetes(糖尿病) and overweight.”可知，抗性淀粉有助于消化，降低超重和糖尿病的發(fā)病率，故選C。
解析
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7.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to
A.Resistant starch. B.Cooked rice.
C.The approach. D.Media release.
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代詞指代題。上文“We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice，which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond”提到我們可以增加大米中抗性淀粉的含量，這對亞洲及其他地區(qū)的許多人的健康都有好處。由此推斷出“it”指的是抗性淀粉，故選A。
解析
8.Where does this text probably come from
A.An environmental report.
B.A medical journal.
C.An engineering textbook.
D.An agricultural magazine.
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文章出處題。文章主要報道了研究人員培育出一種新型轉(zhuǎn)基因水稻，這種水稻將為世界上一半以上的人口帶來顯著的健康益處。由此推斷出，這篇文章可能來自一份農(nóng)業(yè)雜志，故選D。
解析
(2025·廣東陽江高二上期中)
As a child，I would sit through movies I loved over and over.I dreamed of someday having the ability to create 1 .
1.A.conditions B.films
C.memories D.businesses
語篇解讀　這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者從小夢想成為一名編劇，最后在自己的努力下，終于實現(xiàn)了這個夢想。
Ⅱ.完形填空
condition條件；film電影；memory記憶；business企業(yè)。根據(jù)上文“As a child，I would sit through movies I loved over and over.”以及下文“becoming a screenwriter”可知，小時候作者喜歡看電影，他夢想有一天成為編劇，能夠自己創(chuàng)作電影。故選B。
解析
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But school was difficult for me for many reasons，so becoming a screenwriter seemed 2 .When I was fourteen，I was shocked when my 3 were made into a brochure that was 4 to every student.
2.A.unnecessary B.impossible
C.appropriate D.worthwhile
3.A.photos B.paintings
C.poems D.reports
4.A.given away B.checked through
C.finished off D.made up
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2.unnecessary不必要的；impossible不可能的；appropriate合適的；worthwhile值得的。根據(jù)上文“But school was difficult for me for many reasons”可知，作者覺得上學(xué)對他來說就很困難了，成為一名編劇更是不可能的。故選B。
3.photo照片；painting繪畫；poem詩；report報告。根據(jù)下文“Previously invisible，I was now ‘a(chǎn) published poet’ receiving praise and slaps(拍打) on the back.”可知，作者后來被同學(xué)們稱為“出版過作品的詩人”，由此可知他的詩歌被做成小冊子。故選C。
4.give away分發(fā)，贈送；check through檢查；finish off完成；make up組成。根據(jù)下文“to every student”可知，作者的詩歌被做成小冊子分發(fā)給他的同學(xué)們。故選A。
解析
For a week or so，I was treated very 5 .Previously invisible，I was now “a published poet” receiving praise and slaps(拍打) on the back.
5.A.rudely B.strictly
C.fairly D.differently
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rudely粗魯?shù)兀籹trictly嚴(yán)格地；fairly相當(dāng)；differently不同地。根據(jù)下文“Previously invisible，I was now ‘a(chǎn) published poet’ receiving praise and slaps(拍打) on the back.”可知，作者以前被同學(xué)們忽視，但是當(dāng)他的詩歌小冊子被分發(fā)給同學(xué)們之后，卻受到同學(xué)們的稱贊。也就是作者受到和以前不同的對待。故選D。
解析
But an already deep-seated lack of 6 prevented me from having any serious hopes for a career in literature.I felt as if those things only happened to other people.
6.A.confidence B.ability
C.curiosity D.support
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confidence信心；ability能力；curiosity好奇心；support支持。根據(jù)下文“The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life took decades to .”可知，作者缺乏自信心。故選A。
解析
7 ，I would look at thousands of books and ask myself，“Are all these people 8 than me，or did they just 9 harder？” So，I kept reading，
7.A.However B.Thus
C.Otherwise D.Moreover
8.A.wealthier B.stronger
C.smarter D.braver
9.A.live B.wait
C.try D.rush
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7.however然而；thus因此；otherwise否則；moreover此外。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者缺乏自信心，但是他卻沒有因此消沉，而是選擇了自省，并且繼續(xù)讀書、寫作和看電影。所以上下文之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選A。
8.wealthy富裕的；strong強壯的；smart聰明的；brave勇敢的。根據(jù)下文“So，I kept reading，writing and watching movies not only for but to analyse how great stories are told.”可知，雖然作者缺乏自信心，但是他自己卻一直不服輸，他會問自己這些人是否會比他更聰明，亦或者只是比他更努力。故選C。
9.live活；wait等待；try試著；rush沖。根據(jù)語境并結(jié)合選項可知，作者雖然缺乏自信卻一直不服輸，他認(rèn)為成功的人只是比他更努力地去嘗試。故選C。
解析
writing and watching movies not only for 10 but to analyse how great stories are told.
10.A.assessment B.entertainment
C.competition D.adjustment
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assessment評估；entertainment娛樂；competition競爭；adjustment調(diào)整。根據(jù)空后“but to analyse how great stories are told”可知，作者讀書、寫作和看電影不僅僅是為了娛樂，也是為了去學(xué)習(xí)一些知識。故選B。
解析
The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life took decades to 11 .
11.A.return B.grow
C.arise D.shake
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return返回；grow生長；arise出現(xiàn)；shake擺脫，去除。根據(jù)空前“The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life”可知，早年的缺乏自信花了作者好幾十年才得以擺脫。故選D。
解析
I had a job that paid well，but I 12 it.Suddenly，the company went out of business， 13 me to choose between getting yet another job I didn’t like and finally being committed to a career as a writer.
12.A.misunderstood B.ignored
C.deserved D.disliked
13.A.persuading B.forcing
C.reminding D.advising
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12.misunderstand誤解；ignore忽略；deserve應(yīng)得；dislike不喜歡。根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but可知，雖然作者的工作報酬很高，但是他不喜歡這份工作。下文中的“getting yet another job I didn’t like”也是提示。故選D。
13.persuade說服；force迫使；remind提醒；advise勸告。根據(jù)空前“Suddenly，the company went out of business”可知，作者的公司倒閉了，這件事迫使他去做出選擇。故選B。
解析
My 14 was copy-editing，which wasn’t writing exactly but almost.
14.A.choice B.truth
C.aim D.challenge
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choice選擇；truth真相；aim目標(biāo)；challenge挑戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)上文“to choose between...and ...”可知，此處指作者的選擇。故選A。
解析
I spent more years swimming in a sea of words，loved it and finally became a(n) 15 as I had wished.
15.A.actor B.director
C.screenwriter D.teacher
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actor演員；director導(dǎo)演，管理者；screenwriter編劇；teacher教師。根據(jù)上文“becoming a screenwriter”和“I spent more years swimming in a sea of words，loved it”可知，作者多年來一直在讀書、寫作，為他成為編劇做準(zhǔn)備。最后他得償所愿，成為一名編劇。故選C。
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