B
[2026 广东深圳期末] Have you heard of a place named Shangri-La? It is said that it is a wonderful place. People there seem very happy. But does it really exist? Well, it is in China.
Shangri-La first showed up in a novel called Lost Horizon in 1933. The book was written by a British man named James Hilton. It tells the story of a man who goes to Shangri-La after a plane crash in Xinjiang’s Kunlun Mountains.
However, Shangri-La is not in Xinjiang. People believe it is in Yunnan and Sichuan. We are not 100% sure, but many think Hilton wrote about it based on what Joseph Rock wrote. Rock was a botanist. He spent a lot of time in the forests and mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan and was always researching and writing about different kinds of plants. What he saw in China was like what Hilton described about Shangri-La.
I first knew Shangri-La from a video game. In this game, you sometimes go to Shangri-La to fight against bad guys. The place in the game is really beautiful. There are special animals and brave people. I think the game makers got ideas
from Lost Horizon and Rock’s writings.
I haven’t been to Yunnan or Sichuan. But I heard the countryside there is really nice. I hope to go there some day and see the beauty of Shangri-La by myself.
()14. What does the underlined word “botanist” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. A nature explorer.
B. A plant expert.
C. A landscape artist.
D. A forest protector.
()15. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Shangri-La was not a real place.
B. Joseph Rock was a writer who enjoyed creating stories about Yunnan and Sichuan.
C. The writer got to know Shangri-La from a video game.
D. The writer has experienced the real beauty of Shangri-La.
()16. [新考法写作意图] What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a game about Shangri-La.
B. To describe what life is like in Shangri-La.
C. To tell readers which province Shangri-La is in.
D. To provide readers with some facts about Shangri-La.
()17. [新考法文章出处] Where can we find this passage?
A. In a travel guidebook.
B. In a history textbook.
C. In a personal blog.
D. In a scientific research paper.

14.B 词义猜测题。根据“Rock was a botanist. He spent a lot of time in the forests and mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan and was always researching and writing about different kinds of plants.”可知,罗克花大量时间在云南和四川的山林中研究并撰写各种植物,由此可推断botanist表示“植物专家”,故选B项。
15.C 细节理解题。根据“I first knew Shangri-La from a video game.”可知,作者是从电子游戏中知道香格里拉的,故选C项。
16.D 推理判断题。本文介绍了香格里拉最初出现的地方、人们对其位置的看法、作者对它的认知来源以及作者想去实地看看的愿望等,整体是在给读者提供关于香格里拉的一些事实信息,故选D项。
17.C 推理判断题。文章内容主要是关于香格里拉的介绍以及作者的相关经历和想法,这种风格更符合个人博客的特点,故选C项。

【分析】
14题：本题为词义猜测题，需结合划线词所在句的上下文信息推断词义。根据划线词后对Rock的描述，他花大量时间在云南、四川的山林中研究并撰写各类植物，由此可推断botanist的含义。
15题：本题为细节理解题，需将各选项与原文对应内容逐一核对，判断选项表述是否与原文一致。
16题：本题为推理判断题（写作意图类），需梳理全文内容，明确作者围绕香格里拉介绍的相关事实，进而判断写作目的。
17题：本题为推理判断题（文章出处类），需根据文章的内容风格、语气等特点，判断其可能的出处。
【解析】
14题：根据第三段中“Rock was a botanist. He spent a lot of time in the forests and mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan and was always researching and writing about different kinds of plants.”可知，罗克的工作是研究和撰写各类植物，由此可推断botanist意为“植物专家”，对应选项B。
15题：根据第四段中“I first knew Shangri-La from a video game.”可知，作者是从电子游戏中了解到香格里拉的，选项C表述正确；A项“香格里拉不是真实存在的”与原文不符，B项“Joseph Rock是创作云南、四川故事的作家”与原文不符，D项“作者体验过香格里拉的真实美”与原文最后一段未去过的表述不符，故选C。
16题：本文介绍了香格里拉的起源、位置的相关看法、作者对其的认知来源及实地探访的愿望等，整体是向读者提供关于香格里拉的事实信息，对应选项D。
17题：文章内容围绕香格里拉的介绍及作者的相关经历和想法，风格偏向个人分享，符合个人博客的特点，对应选项C。
【答案】
14.B 15.C 16.D 17.C
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本题围绕“香格里拉”的相关内容设置，涵盖词义猜测、细节查找、写作目的及文章出处判断，考察学生的英语阅读理解核心能力，题型常规，注重信息定位与逻辑推理。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅲ.阅读还原(10分)
答案 18—22
In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special. 18 In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. It's about 120 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide. Though the island is a popular place of interest, there is no airport on the island. The long beach along the east coast works as the airport. 19 On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes too. 20 Every year, visitors come to enjoy the island's natural beauty. People like camping and hiking there. 21 Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction (灭绝). Visitors threw rubbish everywhere, and the lakes were seriously polluted. 22 Rules have been set up. For example, visitors are not allowed to use motorboats (摩托艇) or go fishing in the lakes, and they mustn't leave any rubbish.

A. Planes arrive and leave from here.
B. Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished.
C. The island is completely made of sand.
D. Unluckily, visitors have caused many problems.
E. Many kinds of animals live in the forest.
F. So it is time to protect the environment of the island.

18.C 根据空后的it is the largest sand island in the world可知空处应选与沙岛相关的句子。结合选项,故选C项。
19.A 根据上文“The long beach along the east coast works as the airport.”可知,东海岸的长滩作为飞机场。此处应与飞机场有关,故选A项。
20.E 根据上文“but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes too”可知,E项(许多种动物居住在森林里。)符合语境。
21.D 空后内容描述了存在的问题,故D项(不幸的是,游客引起了许多问题。)符合语境。
22.F 上文列举了游客们造成的岛上的生态问题,再根据空后一句“Rules have been set up.”可知此处应表示要保护岛上的环境,故选F项。

【分析】做阅读还原题时，需先通读全文及选项把握主旨，再结合空格前后的语境，通过关键词或逻辑衔接点匹配对应选项。具体思路：1.分析18空，后文提到“最大的沙岛”，需选与沙岛构成相关的选项；2.分析19空，前文说明海滩作为机场，需选与机场功能相关的选项；3.分析20空，前文提及森林，需选承接森林内容的选项；4.分析21空，后文讲游客带来的问题，需选引出问题的选项；5.分析22空，前文是环境问题、后文是规则，需选承上启下的保护相关选项。
【解析】18. 根据空格后“it is the largest sand island in the world”可知，此处应介绍岛屿的构成，C项“这个岛完全由沙子构成”符合语境，故选C。19. 根据前文“The long beach along the east coast works as the airport”可知，此处应与机场功能相关，A项“飞机从这里起降”对应机场的作用，故选A。20. 根据前文“but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes too”可知，此处应承接森林相关内容，E项“许多种动物生活在森林里”符合，故选E。21. 根据后文“Animals were killed for food...Visitors threw rubbish everywhere”可知，此处应引出游客造成的问题，D项“不幸的是，游客引起了许多问题”符合，故选D。22. 根据前文游客造成的环境问题及后文“Rules have been set up”可知，此处应表达保护环境的必要性，F项“所以是时候保护这个岛的环境了”承上启下，故选F。
【答案】18.C 19.A 20.E 21.D 22.F
【知识点】阅读还原、上下文语境匹配
【点评】本题为阅读还原题型，侧重考查学生的语篇理解与逻辑衔接能力，通过上下文关键词匹配选项即可解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6