【名校区域大联考】专题03.阅读理解说明文（全国通用）-2024届全国名校区域大联考高三英语试题精选集锦（第四期）

2024届全国名校区域大联考高三英语试题精选集锦（第四期） 专题03： 阅读理解C篇说明文为主 编者按： 遴选全国各地近期区域大联考试题，精心编辑，排版整齐。 目 录 1. 浙江省北斗星盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月阶段性联考 2. 浙江省精诚联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月适应性联考 3. 2024届浙江省Z20名校联盟高三上学期第二次大联考 4. 2024届江苏省百校大联考高三上学期第二次考试 5. 江苏省新高考基地学校2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试 6. 湖北省九师联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试 7. 湖北省腾云联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试 8. 湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试 9. 山东高中名校大联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月统一调研考 10. 安徽省“皖江名校联盟”2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试 11. 安徽省“耀正优+”2023-2024学年高三上学期12月名校联考 12. 皖豫联盟2023-2024学年高三毕业班上学期第二次考试 13. 河北省保定市金科大联考2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试 14. 广东省江西省等百师联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期一轮复习联考 15. 福建省优质名校联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月阶段性检测 1. 浙江省北斗星盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月阶段性联考 C People’s likelihood of being vegetarian seems to be influenced by several genetic variants, and two of the three most important genes found so far appear to be involved in fat metabolism (新陈代谢). Genetic factors are known to influence aspects of diet, such as whether people like coffee or alcohol. To see if genes also affect vegetarianism, Nabeel Yaseen at Northwestern University in Chicago and his team turned to data on about 5300 strict vegetarians and 330,000 meat eaters. They found that three gene variants were more common in vegetarians. Two, called NPC1 and RMC1, are involved in the transport and metabolism of cholesterol and other fatty molecules. The third gene, called RIOK3, has various functions, including affecting the immune system. It isn’t known how these genes may relate to vegetarianism. But one of the chief differences between animal-based foods and plant-based ones is the chemical make-up of their fats or oils, collectively known as lipids (油脂). Yaseen conclude that some people may function better on a vegetarian diet because they are more able to synthesize (合成) certain lipid molecules that are present in meat. Some people who try vegetarianism but give up may be doing so because their body becomes deficient in the essential lipids, says Yaseen. “They decide that this diet is