()21. —They say China's high-speed rail(高铁) has now reached 50,000 kilometres. It has a real on connecting cities across the country. —That's true. It has made travel much faster and brought people closer together.

A.difference
B.action
C.effect
D.result

21.C [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:——他们说中国的高铁现在已经达到5万公里的里程。它对连接全国的城市产生了实际的影响。——没错。它让旅行变得更快，也让人们的距离更近了。difference 差异，不同;action 行动，举动;effect 影响，效果;result 结果，后果。根据“It has made travel much faster and brought people closer together.”可知，此处表示高铁产生了实际的影响。have an effect on 为固定搭配，意为“对……有影响”，符合语境。故选C。
易错警示 make a difference to ... 意为“对……产生作用、有影响”，强调带来的变化;have an effect on ... 强调产生的效果或影响。例如:
The new policy makes a big difference to our lives.
The noise has a bad effect on our study.

()22. —Time is of great value. We should never put off(推迟)
today's work till tomorrow. —Yeah. To cherish(珍视)
time is to cherish life. Life never .

A.records
B.returns
C.reports
D.reduces

22.B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:——时间非常宝贵。我们绝不应该把今天的工作推迟到明天。——是啊。珍惜时间就是珍惜生命。生命一去不复返。record 记录，记载;return 返回，重来;report 报道，报告;reduce 减少，降低。根据常识和“To cherish(珍视) time is to cherish life.”可知，生命不会重来。故选B。

()23. According to the notice, we know that .


A.students can learn more information from the website
B.students can learn traditional Chinese art at the local museum
C.students aged 15 are welcome to enjoy the magic of Chinese art
D.students can enjoy the traditional Chinese art at 9 p.m. on November 15th

23.C [解析]考查细节理解。根据通知中的“Call students aged 10—18! Join us for an exciting experience into the world of Chinese art!”可知，15岁的学生属于招募范围，可参与该活动。A选项中“website”未在通知中提及，想了解更多信息应发送邮件;B选项中“local museum”与原文“Children's Palace”不符;D选项中“9 p. m.”与原文“9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.”不符。故选C。
素养考向 本题考查语言能力，要求学生能快速从通知类实用语篇中提取关键信息，甄别选项与原文的匹配度，提升学生获取实用信息的能力;同时渗透文化意识，通过介绍传统中国艺术体验活动，引导学生关注本土传统文化，增强学生的文化认同感。

()24. Ancient Chinese poet used "Over lonely rivers and bare mountains, no flight of bird is seen, no sign of people on the endless snow-covered paths." to describe(描写) the scenes.

A.spring
B.summer
C.autumn
D.winter

24.D [解析]考查细节理解和名词辨析。句意:中国古代诗人用“千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭。”来描写冬季的景象。spring 春天;summer 夏天;autumn 秋天;winter 冬天。根据句中“snow-covered paths”(积雪覆盖的小路)这一关键信息可知，诗人描写的是冬季场景。故选D。