【正文】 pulation, or water might be being diverted away from a munity.The designers are now undergoing final tests of the new AI tool to make sure it39。文章主要介紹了全球預測工具——AI工具預測水安全問題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Researchers from the Water, Peace and Security partnership( WPS) have announced the creation of a global forecasting tool that can predict where conflicts arising from water insecurity are most likely to break out. ”（水、和平與安全伙伴關系(WPS)的研究人員宣布創(chuàng)建了一種全球預測工具，它可以預測由水不安全引發(fā)的沖突最有可能在哪里爆發(fā)。故選B項。根據(jù)文章第三段“ They found that it predicted more than threequarters of the waterrelated conflicts there. ”（他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，它預測了那里超過四分之三的與水有關的沖突。故選C項。根據(jù)文章第三段“ First there39。”）可知，其氣候與馬里與水相關的沖突有關。）可知，最后一段主要講述人工智能工具的未來。第二節(jié) (共5小題。選項中有兩項為多余選項。隨著新冠肺炎的爆發(fā)，新冠肺炎的癥狀與流感相似。【16題詳解】根據(jù)后文How can they cause so much trouble?可知他們怎么能制造這么多麻煩？由此可知，此處與后文同為設問句，提問“什么是病毒”，好引出后文對于病毒的解釋。【17題詳解】根據(jù)上文Viruses can infect every living thing – from plants and animals down to the smallest ——從植物和動物到最小的細菌。故G選項“因此，它們總是有可能對人類的生命構成威脅”符合上下文語境，故選G。它們可以通過鼻子、嘴巴、眼睛或皮膚上的傷口進入我們的身體。其中上文中a host cell可對應到C選項a host cell?！?9題詳解】根據(jù)后文“Tracing the origins of viruses is difficult,” Ed Rybicki, a virologist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, told Scientific American, “because viruses don’t leave fossils and because of the tricks they use to make copies of themselves within the cells they’ve invaded.”可知南非開普敦大學的病毒學家Ed Rybicki告訴《科學美國人》說:“追蹤病毒的起源是困難的，因為病毒不會留下化石，也因為它們在入侵的細胞內復制自身的技巧。故E選項“到目前為止，對它們的起源還沒有明確的解釋”符合上下文語境，故選E。由此可知，目前這只是些理論，其中后文these theories可對應到B選項中these are only theories。第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分第一節(jié) (共15小題。Yesterday, a salesman called me by phone, on behalf of a telemunication pany, to sell his phone plans. I was at work and while I usually don’t ___21___ to spend time with those conversations, I ___22___ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and proposed him to call me back one hour later, at 6 pm.That’s what he did. So we ___23___ for 15 minutes. He explained his different phone plans to me, which were stated to be better than my ___24___ one. While listening to him, sometimes I was lost in my thoughts. I gave several “hmm hmm”, as a ___25___ of approbation (贊同) and to ___26___ to him that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit ___27___, especially as he had a bit of difficulty in correctly talking in French. But I stayed calm and ___28___ until the end of the discussion.At the end of the conversation, he ___29___ the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time, with whom I had a(n) ___30___ conversation. Usually, people ____31____ at us, insult us, and treat us as thieves. Today, since 10 am, I hadn’t had a(n) ___32___ without an offense. I know you had a long day at work and you could have ___33___ in front of your TV or done something else. Instead, you listened carefully to me. I am ___34___ and I sincerely thank you. I wanted to tell it to you.”I thanked him for this revelation. I realized how much he could have been the subject of verbal ___35___, all through his working days. Yet, he was only doing his job. I hope he will have a good weekend.21. A. forget B. pretend C. like D. dare22. A. forted B. excused C. reminded D. convinced23. A. talked B. argued C. waited D. rested24. A. previous B. useless C. favorite D. current25. A. sign B. result C. reward D. rule26. A. whisper B. lie C. explain D. confirm27. A. guilty B. impatient C. nervous D. confused28. A. silent B. polite C. indifferent D. focused29. A. revealed B. remended C. promised D. introduced30. A. awkward B. enjoyable C. usual D. brief31. A. wave B. signal C. point D. shout32. A. interview B. order C. conversation D. quarrel33. A. worked B. relaxed C. plained D. slept34. A. disturbed B. embarrassed C. exhausted D. touched35. A. violence B. munication C. agreement D. conflict【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. A【解析】這是一篇記敘文?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. forget 忘記；B. pretend 假裝；C. like 喜歡；D. dare 敢?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. forted 安慰；B. excused 找借口； C. reminded 提醒；D. convinced 使相信。故選B項。句意：所以我們談了15分鐘。根據(jù)上文“That’s what he did.”他那樣做了。故選A項。句意：他向我解釋了不同的電話計劃，他說比我現(xiàn)在的更好。根據(jù)上文“to sell his phone plans”銷售自己的電話計劃，由此可知，對方是想向我推銷，希望作者購買，所以他說比我現(xiàn)在用的好?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A. sign 標志；B. result 結果；C. reward 報酬；D. rule 規(guī)則。由此可知，我沒有在認真聽，但（可能出于禮貌）我依然以 “嗯嗯”回應，作為對對方的回應和認可，當然也是向他證明我在（聽）。故選A項。句意：參見上題。根據(jù)上題可知，我“嗯嗯”的回應就是想讓他知道我在聽，向他證明我有在聽他說?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. guilty 內疚的；B. impatient 不耐煩的；C. nervous 緊張的；D. confused 困惑的。再根據(jù)下文“as he had a bit of difficulty in correctly talking in French.”他在正確用法語表述方面有點困難時。故選B項。句意：但我一直保持冷靜和禮貌，直到通話結束。根據(jù)上文的描述，我不喜歡這樣的電話還是和銷售員交談了15分鐘，而且接電話過程也一直在回應。故選B項。句意：談話結束時，他向我透露了以下情況：“謝謝你，Olivier。”A. revealed 透露，揭露；B. remended 推薦；C. promised 承諾；D. introduced 介紹。由此可知，這里是談話結束時，銷售員將自己的遭遇透露給作者?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. awkward 尷尬的；B. enjoyable 愉快的；C. usual 平常的；D. brief 簡短的。今天，從上午10點開始，我沒有哪一句話受到侮辱。故選B項。句意：通常，人們對我們大喊大叫，侮辱我們，把我們當作小偷。結合下文的“insult us, and treat us as thieves”侮辱我們，將我們當小偷，可見平常銷售員們遭遇的都是非善意回應，結合選項意思，shout at…“朝……嚷”，符合題意?！?2題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。 A. interview 采訪；B. order 命令，訂單；C. conversation 交談；D. quarrel 爭吵?！?3題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A. worked 工作；B. relaxed 放松；C. plained 抱怨；D. slept 睡覺。故選B項。句意：我很感動，我真誠地感謝你。根據(jù)上文“Instead, you listened carefully to me. ”你認真聽我說話。故選D項。句意：我意識到，在他工作的日子里，他可能一直是言語暴力的對象。結合上文“Usually, people 　　　　11　　　　 at us, insult us, and treat us as thieves.”通常人們會對我們大聲嚷，侮辱我們，當我們是小偷。第二節(jié)(共10小題。How do we prevent transmission of the virus?This new virus currently has a ___36___(limit) geographic spread. ___37___, there are a number of standard hygiene(衛(wèi)生) practices ___38___ have been remended to protect against infection and further spread. These include covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing with a medical mask, tissue or flexed elbow。 the appropriate use of ___39___ (mask) and personal protective equipment, ___40___ (especial) in a healthcare setting。 washing hands after contact with animals or animal products。介紹了如何防止病毒傳播的一些具體措施。句意：這種新病毒目前的地理傳播范圍有限。【37題詳