《2025年高考模拟试题汇编高中英语》

C
In the late 1990s, two psychology researchers were talking about how the female scientists in their lab responded differently to stress than the men did. The men would disappear into their offices; the women would bring cookies to lab meetings and bond over coffee. Forget fight - or - flight, they joked. The women were tending and befriending.
The joke stuck in the mind of one of the women, researcher Laura Cousino Klein. Psychology research has suggested that stress leads to aggression, but that wasn't her experience. Women were more likely to want to talk with someone about their stress, spend time with their loved ones, or channel their stress into caring for others. She wondered if it was possible that science had gotten stress wrong.
Klein dug deeper into the science, and she made the surprising discovery that 90 percent of the published research on stress was conducted on males. So Klein studied the social side of stress, especially in women. Looking at both animal and human research, she found evidence that stress can increase caring, cooperation, and compassion(同情).
While the tend - and - befriend theory began as an investigation into the female response to stress, it quickly expanded to include men. In times of stress, both men and women have been shown to become more trusting, generous, and willing to protect others.
The tend - and - befriend theory doesn't say that stress always leads to caring—stress can indeed make us angry and defensive. It simply says that stress can make people more caring. And when we care for others, it activates systems of our brain that produce feelings of hope and courage.
I wrote my book The Upside of Stress with that purpose in mind: to help you discover your own strength and compassion. Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either good or bad. It's about how choosing to see the good in stress can help you meet the challenges in your life. Tending and befriending is one of the best ways to do this, and to transform your own stress into a catalyst(催化剂) for courage and connection.
28.What does the joke in Paragraph 1 show?
A. Male scientists are smarter than female scientists.
B. Female scientists are friendlier than male scientists.
C. Men tend to seek a temporary escape from pressure.
D. Women care for each other when they are under stress.
29.Why did Laura keep the joke in her mind?
A. It didn't fit with her life experience.
B. It had the same topic as her new book.
C. It went against previous psychology research.
D. It indicated the inequalities between women and men.
30.What do we know about the tend - and - befriend theory?
A. It is applicable to both men and women.
B. It suggests stress always leads to caring.
C. It proves the fight - or - flight response wrong.
D. It shows men are more defensive than women.
31.What does the author's book aim to do?
A. Provide evidence for her research.
B. Explain the fight - or - flight response.
C. Make suggestions on how to respond to stress positively.
D. Demonstrate women's and men's different responses to stress.

答案： C
28.D 细节理解题
[定位句]The men would disappear into their offices; the women would bring cookies to lab meetings and bond over coffee... The women were tending and befriending. (第一段第二至四句)
译文：男性会消失在他们的办公室里；女性会带着饼干去参加实验室会议，喝咖啡增进感情……女性在照顾(他人)和结交朋友。
[解析]该题问的是第一段的笑话说明了什么。根据定位句可知，当有压力时，女性能相互照顾。故选D。
29.C 推理判断题
[定位句]Psychology research has suggested that stress leads to aggression, but that wasn’t her experience. (第二段第二句)
译文：心理学研究表明，压力会导致攻击性行为，但那不是她的亲身经历。
[解析]该题问的是为什么Laura会把这个笑话记在心里。根据定位句可知，心理学研究表明，压力会导致攻击性行为。结合第一段内容可知，女性在遇到压力时会相互照顾。由此可推知，这个笑话让她牢记在心是因为它违背了之前的心理学研究。故选C。
30.A 细节理解题
[定位句]In times of stress, both men and women have been shown to become more trusting, generous, and willing to protect others. (第四段第二句)
译文：在面对压力时，男性和女性都表现出更加信任、更乐于奉献和更愿意保护他人的倾向。
[解析]根据定位句可知，照料和结盟理论对于男性和女性来说都是适用的。故选A。
31.C 细节理解题
[定位句]I wrote my book The Upside of Stress with that purpose in mind: to help you discover your own strength and compassion. Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either good or bad. (第六段第一、二句)
译文：我写The Upside of Stress一书正是出于这个目的：帮助你发现自己的力量和同情心。看待压力的积极面并不在于判断压力本身是好是坏。
[解析]根据定位句可知，作者写书的目的是对如何积极应对压力提出建议。故选C。