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一、阅读理解

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Every day Zhao Dong goes around the city on a two-wheeled motorcycle running errands（差事）for its citizens for around eight hours.At night,the 26-year-old young man,taking off his helmet（头盔）and blue jacket,dives into small theaters where he is going to use stand-up comic sets inspired by his personal stories as a deliveryman to make people laugh.

In 2019,he found that running errands can bring him a good income.Then he moved from his hometown to Xian,and became a deliveryman.He turned all the hardships he has been going through these years into funny jokes,which brings a refreshing life.For him,the skill of humor is not something he was born with,but what he has been diligently training with his sincerity and eager to get a better life.

In a freezing winter night,he stopped for a while in the bar after finishing the errand and heard rounds of cheers and laughs coming from the bar and,he was told that it was an open-mic（脱口 ）event for stand-up comedy.He was crazy with the joyous atmosphere into which he wanted to get himself integrated.A club runner later sent him a guidebook for stand-up comedy and gave him a chance to stage his sets.His performance attracted wider attention and he received an invitation from Shanghai-based comedy company Xiaoguo Culture to join a comic training camp last year.It was his first time to take a plane and get out from Shaanxi province.He soon found that Shanghai offers more opportunities for stand-up comedy performers.

In October,he moved to the city.There,he still chose to be a deliveryman and put on comic performances four or five times a week.For him,what’s special about the comic form is its inclusiveness.“It welcomes people from all walks of life and varied backgrounds to share stories and express opinions on the same stage,”he says.

1.What does Zhao Dong want to do by using the stand-up comic sets?

A.To introduce his personal stories.

B.To build up his confidence to be a deliveryman

C.To provide more sources of amusement for people.

D.To help himself to adapt to his new job as soon as possible.

2.What does the underlined word“diligently mean in Paragraph 2?

A.Industriously.

B.Awkwardly.

C.Effectively.D.Positively.

3.What can we learn about the deliveryman from Paragraph 3?

A.He left Shanghai by plane for the first time

B.He found there are more chances to perform in Shanghai.

C.He put on some performances to attract people’s attention.

D.He rejected the invitation from a Shanghai-based comedy company.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Deliveryman earns a lot of money.

B.Deliveryman puts on performances on the street.

C.Deliveryman shares stories with all works of people.

D.Deliveryman finds a new role with a real sense of humor.

B

Research on the power of affectionate touch has shown its numerous benefits for promoting overall health,including lowering blood pressure and helping fight off illnesses.Fortunereports on recent research describing the benefits of hugging,benefits that,at the very least,apply to half the population.Scientists from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany subjected couples to a test.The participants had to keep their hands in ice water for three minutes.One group was told to hug their partners for 20 seconds before the experiment while the control group didn’t receive a hug.Researchers found that women in the group that had pre-hugged their partners had cortisol（皮质醇）levels that were significantly lower 25 minutes after the test.By contrast,both the control group and the men who had hugged partners,didn’t show significant changes in cortisol levels.

The researchers theorized as to why men didn’t collect the same benefi s.Julian Packheiser,a senior study author,wondered if cultural factors played a role and if“social touch is generally regarded as less pleasant by men”.Psychologist,David Helfand PysD figured that the 25-minute window may have been too short to see the cortisol-reducing benefits of the hug for male participants,since“men often have more difficulty relaxing after a stressful event.”

Still,the researchers agreed that the hormonal（荷尔蒙的）benefits of a hug weren’t dependent on the hugger being a romantic partner.Packheiser explained,“Ultimately,the pleasantness of the touch determines how much oxytocin（催产素）is released according to previous research.Thus,it definitely need to be a comfortable hug that both people enjoy.”

In other words,receiving a squeeze on the shoulder from a colleague before a stressful work presentation,holding a partner’s hand while watching a scary movie,and hugging a pet after a long day at work could help reduce cortisol,boost oxytocin,and lower stress associated with these situations.

1.How does the author introduce the topic?

A.By conveying an opinion.

B.By providing a finding

C.By making a comparison.

D.By giving a definition

2.Why did David think hugs had little effect on men?

A.They are hard to please.

B.They dislike physical touch.

C.They need more time to release pressure.

D.They are affected by cultural factors.

3.Which of the following can make a hug more beneficial

A.Pleasant touch.

B.Gentle facial expressions.

C.Comfortable words.

D.Plentiful emotions.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.Can Hugs Improve Intelligence?

B.Can Hugs Help Ease Stress?

C.Can Hugs Help Comfort Partners?

D.Can Hugs Defeat Cultural Factors?

C

A group of polar bears in south-east Greenland have adapted to hunt through blocks of freshwater ice from glaciers（冰川）when sea ice retreats in the warmer months.This suggests the animals may be more adaptable to global warming than we thought,although the loss of sea ice remains the greatest threat to their survival.

Polar bears often hunt seals by waiting near holes in blocks of floating ice where some animals come up to breathe.Seals are also slower on ice than in water,giving polar bears an advantage.But this is being threatened by global warming and the resulting loss of sea ice.As a result,the animals are projected to decline by 30 percent over the next three polar bear generations,around 35 years.

“We provide evidence for a previouslyundocumented and highly-isolated（高度隔离的）subpopulation of polar bears on the south-east coast of Greenland surviving in a special way,says Kristin Laidre at the University of,Washington in Seattle.“They survive in areas that are sea-ice free for more than eight months of the year because they have access to glacier ice on which they can hunt.”

Laidre and her colleagues analysed genetic（基因）samples from polar bears that they tracked from 2015 to 2019,which they combined with data from previous studies.In their fi st discovery,they found a few hundred polar bears in south east Greenland are the most genetically isolated of their species.

While tracking these animals,the team further discovered this genetically-isolated group hunts through floating blocks of freshwater ice,broken offfrom glaciers,for about 250 days of the year,when sea ice has become water as a result of heating.This probably enables the bears to live in the area,which has no sea ice for considerably longer than other polar bear habitats.

While this suggests all polar bears are more adaptable than we previously thought,glacial ice is largely limited to the animals around Greenland and Svalbard.Climate action is the single most important thing for the future of polar bears because most polar bears in the Arctic depend on sea ice.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph

A.Global warming has a great impact on humans.

B.Polar bears will starve to death without sea ice.

C.Polar bears have a command of new hunting skills.

D.Loss of sea ice has nothing to do with polar bears.

2.What is the cause of the reduction of polar bears around 35 years?

A.Pollution of the sea ice.

B.The spread of unknown diseases.

C.Appearance of human’s activities.

D.Ice loss caused by climate change.

3.Why does the author mention the subpopulation and genetic samples of polar bears?

A.To support the topic.

B.To clarify a new concept.

C.To explain the regulation.

D.To make a new prediction.

4.What should we humans do according to the last paragraph?

A.To help polar bears search for food.

B.To take effective measures on global warming.

C.To provide new and safe habitats for polar bears.

D.To transport sea ice from other places for polar bears.

D

Policymakers have been debating how to get people to make less carbon-heavy food choices.In April,the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report urged world leaders,especially those in developed countries,to support a transition to sustainable,healthy,low-emissions diets.

In the UK,Henry Dimbleby,head of the government’s food department,recently said it was politically impossible for a government to tell people to stop eating as much meat.About 85% of agricultural land in England is used as grazing pasture for animals such as cows or to grow food which is then fed to animals.Dimbleby believes a 30% meat reduction over 10 years is required for land to be used sustainably in England,while Greenpeace argues for a 70% reduction.

The clinical trial,published in the journalJama Network Open,has found that consumers respond well to climate labelling on their foods.Participants in the study,which used a nationally representative sample of adults in the US,were shown a fast food menu and prompted to select one item they would like to order for dinner.Participants were randomised to view menus with one of three labels:a quick response code label on all items (control group);a green low-climate impact label on chicken,f ish or vegetarian items (positive framing);or a red high-climate impact label on red meat items (negative framing).

Compared with participants in the control group,23.5% more participants selected a sustainable menu item when menus displayed high-climate impact labels and 9.9% more participants selected a sustainable menu item when menus displayed lowclimate impact labels.

The study authors,from Johns Hopkins and Harvard universities,said,“Animal-based food production,primarily driven by beef production,is responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is an important modifi ble contributor to climate change”.

“In the United States,meat consumption,red meat consumption in particular,consistently exceeds recommended levels based on national dietary guidelines.Shifting current dietary patterns toward more sustainable diets with lower amounts of red meat consumed could reduce diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 55%.”

1.Why it was hard to let people eat less meat in the UK?

A.The government did not take action.

B.People like to eat meat very much.

C.Much farmland was used for meat.

D.Most land was not sustainably used.

2.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.The significance of the research

B.The process of the research.

C.The result of the research.

D.The principle of the research.

3.Which will increase people’s sustainable selection of meat?

A.High-climate impact labels.

B.Quick response code labels.

C.Low-climate impact labels.

D.Medium-climate impact labels.

4.What will be discussed if the text continues?

A.Harmful impacts of red meat consumption.

B.Proper national guidelines for people’s diet.

C.Researches on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

D.Potential solutions for red meat consumption.

第二节根据短文内容，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。

Do you have days when you can’t help but feel like something is missing? It’s almost like a tiny voice is reminding you to fully maximize your potential.That means telling you to become the best version of yourself.1

• Set goals.If you don’t have either a list of your short-term or long-term goals,you’d better start writing.Think of goals as more like a roadmap leading to your fin l destination,which is becoming your best version.2 It means specifi,measurable,attainable,relevant,and time-bound.

• 3 Someone who hates himself/herself can never become his/her best version because he/she is yet to fully understand their identity.Quit shying away from who you are and embrace（拥 抱）every part of you,including your weaknesses.There is only one YOU in the world,so show yourself the most love.

• Don’t be scared to try new things.In life,there are two types of people: the ones who try and the ones who don’t try.Trust us,you don’t want to be part of the latter.Try to open yourself to exploring new opportunities because only then can you be able to discover yourself and figure out what your best version of yourself might be.4

• Surround yourself with a good circle.5 Sometimes,what you think is the best version might not be until you change your circle.For example,you wish to one day live a peaceful and successful life,yet you surround yourself with criminals and close friends.It is highly doubtful that you will get to attain that goal because the people around you are going to keep holding you down.

A.Love yourself.

B.Work towards it.

C.Accept your shortcomings.

D.Every goal you set must be SMART.

E.Here are some tips to become the best version of yourself.

F.As we know,you are as good as the people you hang out with.

G.Understand yourself fully,or people around you may affect you.

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When the COVID-19 pandemic started,chef Kim Calichio’s life changed overnight.Calichio’s business stopped completely,leaving her with no 1 .Her husband,Omar,also a chef,continued working in narrow space that put him at 2 in the spreading virus.

In an industry where people 3 live paycheck to paycheck and many don’t qualify for unemployment benefits,Calichio knew many restaurant workers 4 a safety net.So,in early March 2020,the couple 5 a Go Fund Me with the idea of purchasing groceries wholesale（以批发价）and 6 them directly to those in 7 in their Astoria,Queens,community.Within a week,they raised $10 000.

“We thought the pandemic was going to be over soon,”Calichio said.“So,we thought,‘We’ll 8 this 10 grand and then go back to work.’And that never 9 .”

Soon,they realized the need extended beyond their community,and the program quickly grew to 10 anyone in Queens.So the non-profit The Connected Chef was born.It delivers 11 groceries to 550 households each week.

Calichio says 125 households have 12 the free program.They are now in a better place where they can 13 groceries on their own.Although this work started 14 the pandemic,for Calichio,it is far from over.“Until we’re able to create something that is self-sustaining,this work will 15,”she said.

1.A.income B.food

C.employees D.options

2.A.ease B.risk

C.rest D.fault

3.A.obviously B.typically

C.secretly D.willingly

4.A.held B.built

C.stressed D.lacked

5.A.started B.managed

C.secured D.reported

6.A.selling B.introducing

C.delivering D.returning

7.A.danger B.need

C.amazement D.anger

8.A.spend B.donate

C.collect D.save

9.A.ruled B.changed

C.happened D.answered

10.A.comfort B.charge

C.rescue D.serve

11.A.expensive B.healthy

C.free D.dirty

12.A.adopted B.refused

C.studied D.quit

13.A.plant B.create

C.buy D.borrow

14.A.in response to B.in terms of

C.at the cost of D.with the exception of

15.A.finish B.fail

C.begin D.continue

三、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Scientists in Florida have 1 (successful)grown plants in moon soil collected during NASA’s Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s.

2 NASA-supported study at the University of Florida used soil collected by astronauts,including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin,3 (grow) Thale Cress2（拟南芥）.Soil from Apollo missions 11,12 and 17 was used for growing the plants in a laboratory,with less than 1 gram of soil for each plant.

To compare results,plants were also grown in Earth soil 4 was made to be similar to moon soil.The researchers added water and then 5 (seed) to the soil,as well as daily nutrients（营养物）.After just two days,their growth started.According to Professor Anna-Lisa Paul at the University of Florida,all the plants looked the same 6 the sixth day.After the sixth day,7,it was clear that the plants growing in moon soil were not as healthy as those growing in Earth soil.

DNA testing after 20 days showed that those Thale Cress2 8 (plant) in the moon soil were under stress.It was also found that the plants grew in different ways in soil from different parts of the moon.The soil collected during the Apollo 11 mission had been on the moon’s surface several billion years

9 (long) than the other soil,and the plants grown in it were the weakest.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson believes this research will help future space missions and that resources on the moon and Mars

10 (need) to develop food for astronauts living and working in space.In 2025,NASA hopes to send people to the moon for the first time in 50 years

答案与解析

一、阅读理解

第一节

A

【文章大意】本文主要讲述了送货员 Zhao Dong每天白天骑着摩托车在城里送货,晚上在小剧院表演单口喜剧的故事。

1.C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“At night,the 26-year-old young man,taking off his helmet（头盔）and blue jacket,dives into small theaters where he is going to use stand-up comic sets inspired by his personal stories as a deliveryman to make people laugh.”可知，在晚上，这位 26 岁的年轻人摘下头盔，脱下蓝色夹克，潜入小剧院，在那里他将用受到他作为一名送货员的个人故事启发的单口喜剧表演使人们大笑。故可知，Zhao Dong 通过单口喜剧表演使人们大笑。由此可推知，Zhao Dong 表演单口喜剧是为了为人们提供更多的娱乐来源。故选 C。

2.A。词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“For him,the skill of humor is not something he was born with”及“training”可知，Zhao Dong 的幽默技能并不是天生的，而是通过勤奋训练得来的。由此可推知，画线词 diligently 意为“勤勉地”，与A 项意思相近。故选 A。

3.B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“He soon found that Shanghai offers more opportunities for stand-up comedy performers.”可知，他很快发现，上海为单口喜剧表演者们提供了更多的机会。由此可知，Zhao Dong 发现在上海有更多的表演机会。故选 B。

4.D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了送货员Zhao Dong 每天白天骑着摩托车在城里送货，晚上在小剧院表演单口喜剧的故事。D 项“送货员找到了一个有真正的幽默感的新角色”符合文章主旨。故选 D。

【亮点句积累】At night,the 26-year-old young man,taking off his helmet（头盔）and blue jacket,dives into small theaters where he is going to use standup comic sets inspired by his personal stories as a deliveryman to make people laugh.（第一段第二句）

译文：在晚上，这位 26 岁的年轻人摘下头盔，脱下蓝色夹克，潜入小剧院，在那里他将用受到他作为一名送货员的个人故事启发的单口喜剧表演使人们大笑。

B

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了拥抱可以给人们的身心带来好处及原因。

1.B。写作手法题。根据第一段内容可知，关于深情触摸的力量的研究表明，它对促进整体健康有许多好处，包括降低血压和帮助抵御疾病。《财富》杂志报道了最新的一项研究，（这项研究）描述了拥抱的好处。由此可推知，作者通过列举一个调研结果来引出话题。故选 B。

2.C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Psychologist,David Helfand PysD figured that the 25-minute window may have been too short to see the cortisol reducing benefits of the hug for male participants,since ‘men often have more difficulty relaxing after a stressful event’.”可知，心理学家David Helfand PysD 认为25 分钟的窗口期可能太短了，看不到拥抱对男性参与者皮质醇减少的好处，因为在一件大压力事件后，男性往往更难以放松。由此可知，David 认为拥抱对男人几乎没影响的原因是男人需要更多的时间来释放压力。故选 C。

3.A。细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“Packheiser explained,‘Ultimately,the pleasantness of the touch determines how much oxytocin（催产素）is released according to previous research.Thus,it definitely needs to be a comfortable hug that both people enjoy.’”可知，根据之前的研究，触摸的愉悦感最终决定了催产素的释放。因此，这一定需要是一个双方都喜欢的舒适的拥抱。由此可知，令人愉快的身体接触可以使拥抱更有益处。故选 A。

4.B。标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了拥抱可以给人们的身心带来的好处及原因。因此，B 项“拥抱能缓解压力吗?”概括了本文的主要内容，适合做本文的标题。故选 B。

【亮点句积累】Psychologist,David Helfand PysD figured that the 25-minute window may have been too short to see the cortisol-reducing benefits of the hug for male participants,since“men often have more difficulty relaxing after a stressful event”.（第三段最后一句）

译文：心理学家David Helfand PysD 认为25 分钟的窗口期可能太短了，看不到拥抱对男性参与者皮质醇减少的好处，因为在一件大压力事件后，男性往往更难以放松。

C

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了格陵兰东南部的一群北极熊已经适应了在冰川的淡水冰块中猎食的相关情况。

1.C。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“A group of polar bears in south-east Greenland have adapted to hunt through blocks of freshwater ice from glaciers（冰川）when sea ice retreats in the warmer months.”可知，当海冰在气候变暖的几个月里融化时，格陵兰东南部的一群北极熊已经适应了在冰川的淡水冰块中猎食。由此可推知，北极熊们掌握了新的狩猎技巧。故选 C。

2.D。细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四句“But this is being threatened by global warming and the resulting loss of sea ice.As a result,the animals are projected to decline by 30 percent over the next three polar bear generations,around 35 years.”可知，但这正受到全球变暖和由此导致的海冰消融的威胁。因此，未来的三代北极熊(的数量)预计在大约35 年（的时间里）减少30%。由此可知，北极熊在大约35 年里数量减少的原因是气候变化造成的海冰消融。故选 D。

3.A 。推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可知，在格陵兰东南部有一个高度隔离的北极熊亚种群以一种特殊的方式生存着。它们能在一年中有八个多月没有海冰的地区生存，因为它们可以接触到冰川，在上面捕食。再根据第五段最后一句“This probably enables the bears to live in the area,which has no sea ice for considerably longer than other polar bear habitats.”可知，这可能使（北极）熊能够在这个没有海冰的地区生活（的时间）比在其他北极熊栖息地（生活的时间）长得多。由此可推知，作者提到高度隔离的北极熊亚种群和北极熊基因样本是为了表明北极熊会慢慢适应气候的变化，以一种特殊的方式存活下来，即支撑本文的主题。故选 A。

4.B。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Climate action is the single most important thing for the future of polar bears because most polar bears in the Arctic depend on sea ice.”可知，气候行动对北极熊的未来来说是一件最重要的事情，因为北极大多数的北极熊都依赖海冰（生存）。故可推知，人类应该采取一些有效措施以应对全球变暖。故选 B。

【亮点句积累】They survive in areas that are sea-ice free for more than eight months of the year because they have access to glacier ice on which they can hunt.（第三段最后一句）

译文：它们能在一年中有八个多月没有海冰的地区生存，因为它们可以接触到冰川，在上面捕食。

D

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍研究者发现在食物上的气候影响标签一定程度上影响消费者在购买食物时的选择。

1.C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“About 85% of agricultural land in England is used as grazing pasture for animals such as cows or to grow food which is then fed to animals.”可知，英国的大多数农业土地用于养殖牲畜或者种植给牲畜吃的庄稼，说明英国的肉产量和需求都非常大，而且根深蒂固，导致政府很难扭转这个局面。故选C。

2.B。段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知，本段主要描述了研究者如何对气候标签的影响进行研究的，因此本段主要介绍了研究的过程。故选B。

3.A。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Compared with participants in the control group,23.5% more participants selected a sustainable menu item when menus displayed high-climate impact labels and 9.9%more participants selected a sustainable menu item when menus displayed low-climate impact labels.”可知，面对标有高气候影响标签菜单项时，消费者更多地选择可持续的绿色食品。故选A。

4.D。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Shifting current dietary patterns toward more sustainable diets with lower amounts of red meat consumed could reduce diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 55%.”可知，转变当前饮食模式至更加可持续发展理念的绿色饮食模式（即减少红肉的消费）对减少温室气体排放意义重大。由此可推知，文章接下来会讨论如何改变减少红肉类消费问题。故选D。

【亮点句积累】Compared with participants in the control group,23.5% more participants selected a sustainable menu item when menus displayed high-climate impact labels and 9.9% more participants selected a sustainable menu item when menus displayed low-climate impact labels.（倒数第三段第一句）

译文：与对照组的参与者相比，当菜单显示高气候影响标签时，23.5%的参与者选择了可持续发展理念的菜单项，而当菜单显示低气候影响标签，9.9%的参与者则选择了可持续发展理念的菜单项。

第二节

【文章大意】文章主要就如何成为最好的自己提供了四条建议。

1.E。根据上文“That means telling you to become the best version of yourself.”可知，这意味着告诉你去成为最好的自己；下文主要介绍了四条如何成为最好的自己的建议。E 项“这里有一些成为最好的自己的建议”承上启下，符合语境。故选 E。

2.D。根据本段首句“Set goals.”可知，本段主要介绍要设定目标；根据下文“It means specific,measurable,attainable,relevant,and timebound.”可知，它的意思是具体的、可衡量的、可实现的、相关的和有时限的。D 项“你设定的每个目标都必须是 SMART 的”符合语境，且 SMART 的每个字母指代的分别是下文中的“specifi ”“measurable”“attainable”“relevant time-bound”。故选D。

3.A。空格处是本段的主旨句。根据下文Someone who hates himself/herself can never become his/her best version because he/she is yet to fully understand their identity.”可知，讨厌自己的人永远不可能成为最好的自己，因为他/她还没有完全了解自己的本性;根据本段最后一句“There is only one YOU in the world，so show yourself the most love.”可知，世界上只有一个你，所以给自己最多的爱。A 项“爱你自己”统领本段，符合语境。故选 A。

4.B。根据本段第一句“Don’t be scared to try new things.”可知，本段主要介绍不要害怕尝试新事物。根据上文“Try to open yourself to exploring new opportunities because only then can you be able to discover yourself and figure out what your best version of yourself might be.”可知，试着敞开心扉去探索新的机会，因为只有这样你才能发现自己，弄清楚最好的自己可能是什么样子的。B 项“朝着它努力”承接上文，符合语境。故选 B。

5.F。根据本段第一句“Surround yourself with a good circle.”可知，本段主要介绍要让自己有一个优秀的（社交）圈子。F 项“正如我们所知，近朱者赤”承接上文符合语境。故选 F。

【亮点句积累】Try to open yourself to exploring new opportunities because only then can you be able to discover yourself and figure out what your best version of yourself might be.（第四段第四句）

译文：试着敞开心扉去探索新的机会，因为只有这样你才能发现自己，弄清楚最好的自己可能是什么样子的。

二、完形填空

【文章大意】本文主要讲述了Calichio 和丈夫在疫情期间成立了非营利组织The Connected Chef,为社区内有需要的人配送免费的食品杂货,帮助他们渡过危机的故事。

1.A。考查名词辨析。根据上文中的“Calichio’s business stopped completely”可知，Calichio 的生意完全停止了，这使得她没有了收入。故选 A。

2.B。考查名词辨析。根据上文中的“continued working in narrow space”和下文中的“in the spreading virus”及语境可知，疫情期间，她的丈夫继续在狭小的空间内工作，这让他面临着病毒传播的风险。at risk 意为“处于危险中”，符合语境。故选 B。

3.B。考查副词辨析。根据下文中的“live paycheck to paycheck 及语境可知，此处表示在人们通常靠月薪生活且许多人没有资格领取失业救济金的行业里。故选 B。

4.D。考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“many don’t qualify for unemployment benefit ”及语境可知，此处表示Calichio 知道很多餐馆员工都缺少安全保障。故选 D。

5.A。考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“a Go Fund Me”及语境可知，在2020 年3 月初，这对夫妻创办了Go Fund Me。故选A。

6.C。考查动词辨析。根据下文“It delivers groceries to 550 households each week.”可知，这对夫妻的想法是以批发价购入食品杂货，然后将它们直接运送给社区内有需要的人。故选C。

7.B。考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，这对夫妻的想法是以批发价购入食品杂货，然后将它们直接运送给社区内有需要的人。故选 B。

8.A。考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“this 10 grand and then go back to work”及语境可知，Calichio和丈夫认为疫情会很快结束，因此他们打算花完这 10 000 美元就回去工作。故选A。

9.C。考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“the need extended beyond their community”及语境可知，此处表示现实并非如此。故选 C。

10.D。考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“Soon,they realized the need extended beyond their community”及语境可知，很快他们意识到需求超出了他们社区的范围，这个项目很快开始为Queens 的所有人服务。故选 D。

11.C。考查形容词辨析。根据下文中的“the free program”可知，The Connected Chef 非营利组织每周为550 个家庭配送免费的食品杂货。故选 C。

12.D。考查动词辨析。根据下文“They are now in a better place where they can ________ groceries on their own.”及语境可知，Calichio 说已经有 125 个家庭退出了这个免费的项目。故选 D。

13.C。考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“They are now in a better place”及语境可知，他们现在在更好的地方生活，在那里他们可以靠自己买到食品杂货。故选 C。

14.A。考查介词短语辨析。根据上文中的“We thought the pandemic was going to be over soon”及语境可知，尽管这份工作是为了应对疫情而开始的，但对 Calichio 来说，它远未结束。故选A。

15.D。考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“it is far from over”及语境可知，这份工作会一直持续到人们可以自给自足之时。故选 D。

【亮点句积累】In an industry where people typically live paycheck to paycheck and many unemployment benefits,Calichio knew many don’t qualify for restaurant workers lacked a safety net.（第二段第一句）

译文：在这样一个行业里，人们通常靠月薪生活，许多人没有（领取）失业救济金的资格，Calichio知道许多餐厅员工缺乏安全保障。

三、语法填空

【文章大意】文章主要介绍了科学家用来自月球的土壤种植植物的相关情况。

1.successfully 考查词性转换。此处应用副词修饰动词“grown”。故填successfully。

2.A 考查冠词。此处泛指一项由美国国家航空航天局资助的研究，应用不定冠词；且“NASAsupported”是读音以辅音音素开头的单词，其前应用 a。故填 A。注意首字母大写。

3.to grow 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填 to grow。

4.that/which 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导定语从句，先行词是“Earth soil”，指物，从中缺少主语，应用 that 或which 引导该从句。故填 that/which。

5.seeds 考查名词的单复数。seed 意为“种子”时是可数名词，此处泛指“许多种子”，应用其复数形式。故填 seeds。

6.until 考查介词。此处表示直到第六天，所有的植物看起来都一样。此处应用until 表示“直到……为止”。故填 until。

7.however 考查副词。上文讲所有植物在前六天看起来都一样。下文讲在第六天之后，很明显种在月球土壤上的植物不如种在地球土壤上的植物健康，上下句之间是转折关系，应用however。故填 however。

8.planted 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，逻辑主语“those Thale Cress2”与动词 plant 之间构成动宾关系，此处应用其过去分词作后置定语。故填 planted。

9.longer 考查形容词的比较等级。根据空格后的“than”可知，此处应用形容词的比较级形式。故填 longer。

10.will be needed 考查动词的时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，此处为 that 引导的宾语从句中的谓语动词，根据上文中的“will help”和“and”可知，此处应用一般将来时，且宾语从句的主语“resources on the moon and Mars” 与动词need 之间是被动关系应用被动语态。故填 will be needed。

【亮点句积累】The soil collected during the Apollo 11 mission had been on the moon’s surface several billion years longer than the other soil，and the plants grown in it were the weakest.（最后一段第三句）

译文：在阿波罗11 号任务中收集到的土壤在月球表面的时间比其他土壤长数十亿年，在该土壤中生长的植物是最虚弱的。