2025年高考各大考区题型强化训练（阅读理解）

Passage 1 (2024·山东青岛质检)A perfect performance of Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu amazed hundreds of audiences in Bowers Museum in US Southern California on Sunday. This kung fu demonstration by Shaolin monks(僧人) was a highlight of the 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day, a rare cultural event for the Orange County community in Southern CaliforniA． “The event offers a unique opportunity for the Orange County community to actively engage with Shaolin culture and gain firsthand experience in various Shaolin activities，” said Anne Shih, chairwoman of the Board of Governors of Bowers Museum. “Whether it's learning from kung fu masters or enjoying interactive Shaolin activities, these experiences will help audiences to experience the Chinese culture and better understand Chinese traditions，” Shih said. With a history of over 1，500 years, Shaolin Kung Fu is one of China's most treasured cultural heritage items, and has been practised by kung fu lovers around the world. Larry Lee, a 72yearold resident of Orange County, said he has been practising kung fu for over 50 years. “The traditional Chinese martial arts have deep intelligence in it. They relate to a way of life that goes much deeper than just fighting.” Lee said besides kung fu, he is also interested in Chinese medicine and other elements of the Chinese culture. The 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day served as a fitting finale(终场) to the 2023 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, providing a platform to honour and appreciate the contributions of the AAPI community. “The event will help people of other communities to be better informed about China and the Chinese culture, therefore developing understanding and friendship，” said Cultural Counselor(参赞) of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles Wang Taiyu. “We hope through such activities, we can promote friendship between Chinese and American peoples, and contribute to ChinaUS relations，” he said. 1．What can we infer about Shaolin Kung Fu from paragraphs 1 and 2? A．It was performed on a school's playground. B．Orange County didn't enjoy it often. C．Its performance lasted two weeks. D．It attracted visitors all over the world. 2．According to Anne Shih, what benefits did the event bring? A．Helping Southern Californians learn Chinese quickly. B．Helping audiences become kung fu masters through practice. C．Helping audiences have a better knowledge of Chinese traditions. D．Helping Orange County attract more kung fu lovers around the world. 3．How does Larry Lee think of Chinese martial arts? A．They include wisdom in them. B．They focus mainly on fighting. C．They represent Chinese culture and history. D．They inspire you to be expert at Chinese medicine. 4．Why was the event held in Wang Taiyu's opinion? A．To stress the importance of communities. B．To advise how to understand each other. C．To compare different cultures. D．To build up better friendships. Passage 2 （2024·北京朝阳·二模）When I was nine, my best friend nearly choked to death on a gobstopper, a type of hard candy. After several attempts, she coughed up the candy. I haven’t had a gobstopper since and I have carried with me a fear of seeing that scene again. Sadly, as I discovered this week, lightning can strike twice. I was getting off a tube train in London when I noticed a woman coughing. I slowed down, watching her carefully. I had learned that coughing is rarely a sign that something is terribly wrong. Suddenly, the woman stopped coughing, her eyes widened and she bent over. When I went over to ask if she was OK, she looked up at me, panicked, and pointed to her back. I started hitting her back and screaming for help. Despite having watched a few videos, I was terrified that I wouldn’t be able to correctly perform the Heimlich, a first-aid method, and that I would have to walk away with guilt for her death. But it was just the two of us, alone at an underground station; if I didn’t try to help, no one would. Thankfully, much like with my friend, after a few sharp hits, whatever had been stuck in her throat came loose. She thanked me, almost embarrassed, and walked up to the lift. I followed behind her, shaking, with tears in my eyes. By the time we reached the lift, we had both calmed down. She took my hands and thanked me again, before disappearing. She might have been fine without my hurried hits on her back — I may not have actually saved her life — but at least she knew that someone, a stranger whom she would never see again, cared. This experience also taught me about the bystander effect, where people assume others assumed to be available during an emergency, direct help from others is far less likely to will help, leading to inaction. I get it: the fear of making things worse, especially if you have no medical training, is real. Research suggests that when a “medically competent” person is assumed to be available during an emergency, direct help from others is far less likely to occur. Sometimes, though, regardless of who else could be nearby, it may be useful to get involved. So it was with the coughing woman on the tube. 1．How did the friend’s choking incident affect the author? A．She lived with a sense of guilt. B．She realized the importance of first aid. C．She developed a fear of witnessing similar events. D．She deepened her understanding of the bystander effect. 2．What did the author do to help the woman on the tube? A．She relieved the woman’s coughing. B．She walked the woman up to the lift. C．She found a “medically competent” person for her. D．She performed first aid by hitting the woman’s back. 3．Which situation can be described as the bystander effect? A．You volunteered to help an old man carrying a heavy bag. B．You asked your brother who is a doctor to save a dying woman. C．You avoided involvement when seeing an injured lady on the road. D．You walked away after the rescue men asked you to leave the scene. 4．What can we learn from this passage? A．A good tun deserves another. B．Every cloud has a silver lining. C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．Action speaks louder than inaction. Passage3 （2024·上海长宁·统考一模） Take Off with Historic Hiring Growth A message from Kate Gebo Welcome aboard! We are so happy to have you fly with us. I’m sure you’ve thought about United as a way to travel, and with over 95,000 employees and growing, our company is also the center for rewarding careers. I could not be prouder to lead Human Resources at United during this exciting time for our company, while we’re building the biggest and best airline in the history of aviation. Earlier this year, we announced that we are on track to hire at least 15,000 new employees by the end of this year. When people think of career opportunities at United, they often think of being a pilot or flight attendant. In reality, our organization has a wide variety of roles in addition to our fantastic pilots and flight attendants, with jobs and functions to keep our airports running and our planes flying.   Whether it’s for operational roles, such as ramp service employees, customer service representatives, and aircraft technicians, or for corporate roles in human resources, digital technology, and social media, we’re hiring across every function of the airline, seeking strong talent that will take us to new heights. A role at United is not just a job; it’s a career. Many of our employees have taken on new roles in different departments throughout their tenure (聘用期), which we support to develop and invest in our workforce. In the past seven years, more than 1,500 frontline employees were promoted to management roles, and 78 % of our senior leaders were promoted internally. Beyond the traditional career paths, we’re proud to create new paths to help our talent pipelines fulfill some of the industry’s most critical job functions. Aviate, our pilot career development program, offers aspiring and established pilots a path to the United flight deck. Calibrate is our full-time, paid apprenticeship program for those wanting to go into aircraft maintenance and other technical operational roles. Our newly launched Innovate program helps provide the skills and experiences needed to succeed in a technology career at United. We’re hiring from coast to coast, at our seven major hubs and across a broad range of positions. If you’re ready to join me and 95,000 of the industry’s best and brightest at United, I encourage you to visit careers.united.com today to see what opportunities await you. Your career is cleared for takeoff. United with you, Kate Gebo Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations 1．What is the main purpose of this passage? A．Guarantee to provide first-class customer service. B．Promote frontline employees to management roles. C．Introduce jobs available in some departments of United. D．Advertise for United to enroll pilots and flight attendants. 2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Visit careers.united.com, and you can see positions available. B．Employees at United can change their jobs with interest. C．Employees have to keep their positions throughout their tenure. D．The United is making efforts to be the biggest and best airline. 3．Which is most suitable for those wanting to be technicians? A．The full-time, paid apprenticeship program. B．The traditional United career path. C．The newly launched Innovate program. D．The new paths for talent pipelines. Passage 4 (2024·浙江1月卷)On September 7, 1991, the costliest hailstorm(雹暴) in Canadian history hit Calgary's southern suburbs. As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. But farmers in eastcentral Alberta—downwind of the hail project flights—worry that precious moisture(水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding. Norman Stienwand, who farms in that area, has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years. “Basically, the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the CalgaryEdmonton urban area from hail，” Mr. Stienwand says, “but they're increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.” The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss, a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc. of Fargo, North DakotA． “We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air, so we cannot be causing drought.” Dr. Krauss says. “In fact, we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.” One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell, a research scientist who just retired from the University of OklahomA． “In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes(龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas，” Dr. Doswell says. “Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind? No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.” Given the degree of doubt, Mr. Stienwand suggests, “it would be wise to stop cloud seeding.” In practice, doubt has had the opposite effect. Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts, no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit against cloudseeding companies. Hence, private climate engineering can proceed in relative legal safety. 1．What does the project aim to do? A．Conserve moisture in the soil. B．Prevent the formation of hailstones. C．Forecast disastrous hailstorms. D．Investigate chemical use in farming. 2．Who are opposed to the project? A．Farmers in eastcentral AlbertA． B．Managers of insurance companies. C．Provincial government officials. D．Residents of Calgary and Edmonton. 3．Why does Dr. Doswell mention the tornadoes he saw in 1999? A．To compare different kinds of seeding methods. B．To illustrate the development of big hailstorms. C．To indicate a possible danger of cloud seeding. D．To show the link between storms and moisture. 4．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．Scientific studies have proved Stienwand right. B．Private climate engineering is illegal in CanadA． C．The doubt about cloud seeding has disappeared. D．Cloudseeding companies will continue to exist. Passage 5 (2024·浙江宁波摸底)As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil(水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country's bestknown charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care. The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organisations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since. The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newlydiscovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, overexposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy(化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie. The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving. Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of ￡1. The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn't mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round. 1．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats? A．They support a charity. B．They are recovering from cancer. C．They've been helped by a charity. D．They've been diagnosed with cancer. 2．What does the underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Beautiful.         B．Modest. C．Famous.         D．Humorous. 3．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie? A．Because patients required that. B．Because it was launched by her. C．Because she greatly supported it. D．Because it could show respect for her. 4．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text? A．It can be used as medicine. B．It's thought to stand for hope. C．It's widely worn worldwide. D．It's sold to the wearers at a high price. Passage 6 (2024·浙江杭州摸底)My mother used to take me to my grandparents' in Belgium during the school holidays. While I would play chess with my grandfather, he would tell me stories about growing up, falling in love, and travelling around the world. I didn't realise the importance of preserving memories until my grandfather passed away, which ultimately changed my outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. I thought about solutions to helping other people record the precious memories for those they love—before it's too late. So I began matching ghostwriters(代笔者) to clients to help them write a book as smoothly and beautifully as possible, and StoryTerrace was born. Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and make sense of the present. It has been documented that the increased family connection is significantly linked to less loneliness. Learning more about one's family history, however, has been linked to boosting emotional health, increasing compassion and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions. What we have found through our own research is that so many of us have missed out on the opportunity to explore our origins.56 percent of Brits agreed that much of their family history is lost because they are no longer able to speak with the person who knows the most about it. 51 percent expressed regret as they wished they could tell their younger self to document their family's life story, feeling that most of it had been forgotten. When it comes to telling these stories, many don't know where to begin. We have seen numerous times when people come to us with random journal entries and notes from over the years, and these can be developed into a wonderful work of art that can be passed down to generations to come. Half of the projects we see at StoryTerrace are heritage stories, with family occupying a dominant theme for most stories. Alongside this, common themes we see are of course love, overcoming challenges, settling in new surroundings and so on.However, family is a thread that always ties these together. 1．What does StoryTerrace do? A．It boosts the mood of your family members. B．It gives treatment to people with mental illness. C．It links people from different cultures together. D．It helps turn your beloved one's stories into a book. 2．What does the author intend to show by listing the numbers in Paragraph 4? A．Why StoryTerrace matters. B．How StoryTerrace functions. C．What StoryTerrace focuses on. D．Where StoryTerrace makes your story. 3．What can you infer about StoryTerrace from the last paragraph? A．It is part of the national heritage. B．Its stories are mostly about family. C．It dominates half of the market. D．Its stories gain much popularity. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Family Stories Worth Telling B．Create Your Own Storybooks C．Documents of Family History D．Preserve Memories with StoryTerrace Passage 7 (2024·浙江宁波摸底)Cleverness is a gift. Kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard. —Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2，300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most startups didn't, and I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor. I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it will be an even better idea for someone who doesn't already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all． After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices. 1．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A．The desire to follow his passion. B．The attraction of millions of titles. C．The strong support of his wife. D．The increasing usage of the Internet. 2．What was the author's situation before starting Amazon? A．He was a garage inventor. B．He was in search of a good job. C．He was working at a bookstore. D．He was satisfied with his work. 3．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? A．He would be very excited if he tried it out. B．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try. C．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind. D．The decision not to try the bookstore would terrify him. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Following My Passion B．We Are What We Choose C．The Starting of Amazon D．Cleverness and Kindness Passage 8 （2024·北京·一模）“Your mother needs a new heart,” my father told me when I called on that December afternoon. An unrelenting optimist, he spoke as if she merely needed to have a part replaced. But, although my two sisters and I knew that our mother had heart problems, this news still made us frozen for a while with our eyes widening in disbelief. Dr. Marc Semigran of the transplant team reviewed my mother’s medical history. She’d had an irregular and rapid heartbeat for most of her life. Her present treatment — the use of a series of cardioversions, or electric jolts, to restore a normal heartbeat — would not work in the long-term. She had an enlarged and weakened heart, as well as a faulty valve. “With medication,” Dr. Semigran said, “you have a 60 percent chance of living six months. You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. You’re at the top end of the age group of sixty years old. The lungs and other organs must be healthy and strong. While the transplant surgery is actually a straightforward procedure, acceptance by the body is the difficult thing.” My family came together, trying to provide strength and work out what to do. We’d already gone from shock, over our mother’s condition, to worry that she wouldn’t be a suitable recipient. Despite of the risk, we chose to believe that she would make it eventually. Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support. One Monday in May, at about 8 p. m., my mother received a phone call from the hospital that a heart was available. As she was about to be wheeled off, my father took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. His look said everything about their 42-year relationship. The heart transplant operation was successful and the conditions could not have been better. The irony of the transplant process is that one family’s loss is another’s gain; that tragedy begets fortune. It is a kind of life after death, our hearts beating beyond us. We developed a feeling of love for this new part, of gratitude for the doctors, for the process, and for those people who made a decision just for humanity. 1．How did the sisters feel to the news that their mother needed a new heart? A．Frightened. B．Astonished. C．Worried. D．Annoyed. 2．Which is the factor to affect the possibility of their mother’s heart transplant? A．Her abnormal heart beat. B．The age of over sixty years old. C．Her willingness to the transplant. D．The adaptation of the new heart in the body. 3．What made the transplant team decide to have the operation? A．That her lungs were healthy. B．That a new heart had been found. C．That her family were expecting the operation. D．That her family trusted the doctors' medical level. 4．What can we learn from the passage? A．Family support is of great importance. B．Fortune favors those who are optimistic. C．Confidence helps patients overcome difficulties. D．Getting prepared before accepting a treatment matters. Passage 9 （2024·北京东城·一模）An Art Class When Kelly was twelve, she started taking classes at Miss Grace’s School for Art. She didn’t like it at first: the “novice artists”—the kids who hadn’t really done art before-worked mostly with clay, and Kelly was a terrible sculptor. It wasn’t until her third year that Kelly found something she was really good at-charcoal drawing (素描). She loved watching the lines spread unevenly across the page as she moved the bits of charcoal back and forth over the paper. One day, Sophia, the best artist in her class, sat down and set up her easel (画架) next to Kelly. Kelly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. She’d actually found an art form that she enjoyed and was good at-and now Sophia was going to outshine her again? Kelly fought back tears when Miss Grace entered the room. “Hello class, Miss Grace said.” We’ll continue to work on the project today. What masterpiece would Sophia have come up with? Kelly looked at Sophia’s easel and she couldn’t believe it-it was a mess! For a brief moment, Kelly couldn’t actually believe her drawing was better than Sophia’s. But then she looked at Sophia, who was watching Kelly with an anxious expression. “I…. I couldn’t decide what to do,” Sophia said. “And you’re so good. Sometimes I feel like my stuff is just so bad in comparison.” Kelly looked to see if Sophia was joking, but she seemed completely serious. Now Kelly was shocked. “I’m not talented ... Miss Grace seldom praises me. You’re the best one in our class!” Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I might be a really good copier of the stuff, but I have no idea what to do when it comes to making up my own images. You are so great at making new things out of the old stuff. I’ve loved your works.” “I’ve loved yours, too,” Kelly said. “Well, definitely not this one,” Sophia said. Kelly smiled. “Maybe not right now. But if you move these lines up...” she said, pointing her finger on Sophia’s paper. Sophia was quiet for a moment. “That’s a great idea!” she said finally. Kelly smiled and turned back to her drawing, looking every so often at Sophia’s work to see that she was taking her advice, down to the last line. 1．When Kelly started classes at the art school, she _____. A．was not good at the course B．lacked confidence in drawing C．was often pushed by Miss Grace D．did not get along with the other kids 2．How did Kelly feel when Sophia sat beside her? A．Thrilled. B．Confused. C．Frustrated. D．Relieved. 3．What did Kelly do in the art class? A．She inspired Sophia. B．She praised Sophia’s creativity. C．She decided to outshine Sophia. D．She finished the drawing for Sophia. 4．What can we learn from the passage? A．Interest is the best teacher. B．You are what you believe to be. C．Everyone has their own strengths. D．Hard work will eventually pay off. Passage 10 (2024·山东济南模拟)For much of human history, ethical behaviour has been guided by the Golden Rule: Do to others as you would have them do to you. But the rule is imperfect. What you want in a given situation may not be what another person desires at all. In the medical field, making or influencing choices for others can make all the difference. Such choices impact people's quality of life and even their chances of survival. As health care becomes more individualised, the time seems right for a new ethical guideline—the Platinum(白金) Rule proposed by professor Harvey Max Chochinov: Do to others as they would want done to themselves. Chochinov describes this principle in his essay published last year. He begins with a story about a health crisis affecting his sister Ellen, who was severely disabled. The care doctor, after seeing her twisted(扭曲的) body, was weighing whether to insert a breathing tube when he asked Chochinov a strange question: Did Ellen read magazines? “The question was frightening，” Chochinov writes. “This was not an attempt to get to know Ellen ... but rather a way to decide if hers was a life worth saving.” Ellen read widely and enjoyed many simple pleasures of life, but the gap between her life as a person who uses a wheelchair and the doctor's sense of what he would want in her situation was too vast to be bridged by the Golden Rule. “That's when judging from where you stand what another might need or want begins to break down，” Chochinov explained. Time is a limited resource in the health care system, and there's no denying that getting to know a patient as an individual means investing additional minutes or hours. Still, Chochinov believes such investment is costeffective. There are benefits for doctors as well. “When they emotionally connect to their patients, they do a better joB．” In certain cases, doctors may find it hard to apply the Platinum Rule. But there is value in the effort: At the very least, their trying to work through it will ensure that they have sufficient modesty about the wisdom of their choices. 1．Why is the Platinum Rule introduced to the medical field? A．To strengthen ethical behaviour in treatment. B．To help doctors acquire accurate information. C．To increase chances of survival for patients. D．To make personcentred care accessible to patients. 2．What can we learn from Ellen's story? A．A health crisis caused her disability. B．The doctor was curious about her hobby. C．The doctor gave little thought to her needs. D．Her brother sang high praises for the treatment. 3．Which statement might Chochinov agree with? A．Health care system needs investing. B．Time put into knowing a patient is rewarding. C．Trust between doctors and patients is important. D．Emotional connection to patients brings job burnout. 4．What is the author's attitude towards the Platinum Rule? A．Objective.        B．Favourable. C．Careful.        D．Unclear. Passage 11 (2024·福建福州模拟)During the summer of 2021, Beverly Wax had an experience that filled her with awe. It was the sight of her son, Justin, dragging a 36kilogram portable air conditioner upstairs. Beverly's central air conditioning had stopped working in the middle of a 32℃ heatwave. She had mentioned it to her son and he'd shown up as a surprise. As she watched him sweat and struggle while fixing it, she felt a wave of gratitude and appreciation.  Awe is that feeling we get when something is so vast that it stops us in our tracks. Often, it challenges or expands our thinking. Research shows that awe experiences decrease stress and increase overall satisfaction. It can also help our relationships, making us feel more sympathetic and less greedy, more supported by others and more likely to help others. Most of us associate awe with something rare and beautiful: nature, music or a spiritual experience. But people can bring about awe, and not just public heroes can. Often, this interpersonal awe is a response to life's big, sweeping changes. We can be awed by our nearest and dearest—the people sitting next to us on the sofa, or chatting on the phone. But it happens in smaller moments, too. John Bargh, a psychologist, said he was truly awestruck by his then fiveyearold daughter. When she heard another child crying, she grabbed her toy, walked over to the boy and handed it to him. Unfortunately, we can't make someone else behave in a way that's awesome. But we can prepare ourselves to notice it when they do—and take steps to boost the emotion's positive effects. 1．Why does the author tell Beverly's story? A．To show sympathy for her. B．To cite an example of awe. C．To express appreciation to her son. D．To start a debate about awe. 2．What is the benefit of awe? A．It stops our anxiety. B．It simplifies our thinking. C．It satisfies regular needs. D．It promotes positive emotions. 3．In which situation can we feel awed between the nearest? A．Admiring scenery in a national park. B．Enjoying classic music in a concert hall. C．Receiving a call from a longlost friend. D．Getting the signature of a famous athlete. 4．What can be implied from the last paragraph? A．Arise in time of trouble. B．Behave in an awesome way. C．Sense amazement in daily life. D．Increase chance of finding awe. Passage 12 (2024·河北石家庄质检)Jinli Street in Chengdu, Sichuan Province has recently been chosen as one of the world's most beautiful streets by CNN Travel. Altogether 21 are chosen, including Convent Avenue in New York City, the US, Flask Walk in London, England, and the Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto, Japan. Jinli Street is located to the east of the Wuhou Temple, the most famous Three Kingdoms Period relic museum in ChinA． It's recorded that as early as the Qin Dynasty, Jinli Street was the most famous place for baldachin—a rich cloth. And it was one of the busiest commercial areas during the Shu Kingdom, when it was known as the “First Street of the Shu Kingdom”. In order to bring back its prosperity of former days, it was rebuilt and was opened to the public in October of 2004. Since then, visitors from home and abroad have come here to relax, admire the traditionalstyle buildings, and taste local snacks. The street winds through Chengdu for a length of 550 metres. By mixing the culture of the Three Kingdoms Period with local customs of Sichuan, the buildings on both sides including teahouses, stores and hotels, which look pleasingly historic, are modelled on the architectural style of a traditional old town in western Sichuan Province from the Qing Dynasty. Walking down the street, you will find many oldworld stores. All of these stores have their own style but also have one thing in common: No matter how busy the place is, the stores are peaceful and relaxing. Most of the special local products can be found here. Outside the stores, the stands are busier but equally attractive. You can find local artists putting on funny shows. Some traditional artworks made by skilled workmen are sold here. From these artworks, you will get a taste of the true life of local people and find something about China's past in the modern city. 1．Why was Jinli Street rebuilt? A．To create a political centre. B．To gain its popularity again. C．To help visitors relax and eat snacks. D．To make it the world's most beautiful street. 2．How were the buildings along the street designed? A．By combining different cultures. B．By imitating the style of modern town. C．By presenting the history of the street. D．By following Qin Dynasty's architecture. 3．Which of the following can best describe the oldworld stores? A．Plain.         B．Modern. C．Unique.         D．Restful. 4．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A．Jinli Street—A Place to Recall History B．Jinli Street—First Street of the Shu Kingdom C．Jinli Street—Rebuilt and Opened to the Public D．Jinli Street—One of the World's Most Beautiful Streets Passage 13 (2024·湖南长沙模拟)Known on social media as The Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is reconnecting the locals of North America with native flavours and ingredients, and working to inspire a generation of indigenous(本土的) chefs to reclaim their cooking past. Pine Ridge in South Dakota contains some of the poorest communities in the country, and it's out of that environment that Sherman got his first job in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher at a local steakhouse. As he developed a love of cooking, which saw him move to Minneapolis to study Japanese and French cuisines, Sherman realised he didn't know indigenous recipes. “What were my Lakota ancestors eating and storing away? How were they getting oils, salts and fats and things like that？” Sherman remembered asking himself in an interview on PBS NewsHour. “So it took me quite a few years of just researching, but it really became a passion.” These years of researching, talking to elders, and consulting written material helped him produce The Sioux Chefs Indigenous Kitchen, which in 2018 won Sherman the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook. After publishing the book, Sherman opened his restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis and created the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems(NATIFS). It is a professional indigenous kitchen and training centre that seeks to create an educational space for native chefs to be trained and develop their skills, and reconnect with their cooking heritage. “Part of our challenge to ourselves was to cut out ingredients that are not native so we stopped using dairy, wheat flour and cane sugar，” he said. He cooks with local ingredients. His choices of meats are the same as those hunted by his ancestors—deer, fish, and birds. “For indigenous people who went through very strong assimilation(同化现象), we lost a lot of our food culture，” Sherman said. “But we're at a point now where we can reclaim it and develop it for the next generation. To be able to share culture through food will be really healing.” 1．What did Sherman realise when he was in Minneapolis? A．He didn't have enough cooking passion. B．He should spend a few years researching cooking. C．He should write a book about the indigenous recipes. D．He didn't know his Lakota ancestors' cooking ways and ingredients. 2．Sherman set up the NATIFS centre to ． A．make money and open his own restaurant B．build an educational space for local children C．train and help local chefs to cook local food D．teach native chefs the most superb cooking skills 3．What is a problem for his native cooking culture according to Sherman? A．Very strong assimilation. B．Its high speed of evolution. C．Too much meat in the diet. D．Indigenous recipes that can't be shared. 4．Which is the best title for the text? A．Local Recipes: Chefs Trained B．Local Recipes: Fame Achieved C．Local Recipes: Restaurants Refreshed D．Local Recipes: Food Culture Preserved Passage 14 （2024·北京延庆·一模）Living beyond limits Growing up in the hot Las Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in a place where it snowed. At the age of 19, the day after I graduated from high school, I moved to a place where it snowed and I found my dream job. For the first time in my life, I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That is, until my life took a detour (转折点) . I went home from work early one day with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later I was in the hospital on life support with less than a 2% chance of living. Over the course of two and a half months I lost the hearing in my left ear and both of my legs below the knee. I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new artificial legs for the first time. They were so painful that all I could think was, how am I ever going to travel the world in these things? And how was I going to snowboard again? But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Self and learn to embrace the new Self. And that is when it dawned on me that if I snowboarded again, my feet aren’t going to get cold. Four months later I was back up on a snowboard, although things didn’t go quite as expected: My knees and my ankles wouldn’t bend. But I knew that I would be able to do this again if I could find the right pair of feet. I did a year of research, still couldn’t figure out what kind of legs to use. So I decided to make a pair myself. My leg maker and I put random parts together and we made a pair of feet that I could snowboard in. Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization for youth with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports. Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But if you ask me today, if I would ever want to change my situation, I would have to say no. Because my legs haven’t disabled me. They’ve forced me to rely on my imagination and to believe in the possibilities. 1．How did the author feel when she saw her new legs for the first time? A．Astonished.        B．Hopeful.         C．Desperate.        D．Delighted. 2．What mainly helped the author change her thought toward her situation? A．Her positive attitude. B．Inspiration from research. C．Her love for snowboard. D．Help from a nonprofit organization. 3．The author’s attempt could help her and other youths with physical disabilities to ______. A．travel around the world B．take part in action sports C．bend their knees and ankles D．recover from their disabilities 4．What can we learn from the passage? A．Practice makes perfect. B．Actions speak louder than words. C．You can’t judge a book by its cover. D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart Passage 15 (2024·福建泉州质检)For Australian cattle farmer Jody Brown, the most frightening evidence of drought is the silence. Trees stand still, the singing of birds gone. The constant dryness means her cattle have decreased to around 400, down from 1，100 in 2002, and at times there have been no animals on the land at all. The native grasses, once green, have disintegrated into grey ash. According to United Nations' estimates, global crop production could fall about 30% because of climate change, while food is sharply demanded in the coming decades. The world is facing a new age of rapidly increasing food prices that could push almost 2 billion more people into hunger in a worstcase climate crisis. Facing the scary predictions, farmers have begun to adapt. On Brown's farm, she's experimenting with regenerativefarming practices better suited to drought. She's exploring alternatives to traditional methods that don't push the land as hard. Meanwhile many agrichemical companies are developing new varieties for vegetables, like cabbages that are more resistant to extreme weather. Across the globe, farmers are switching seeds and improving irrigation(灌溉). Lucas Oliveira in Brazil is pulling out half his coffee trees to plant corn and soybeans instead. He is being forced to change course after coffee crops suffered from drought and then an extreme frost. With drought hitting California, Fritz Durst is working to trap water. He's boarded up pipes to hold the rain that does fall. Durst will also plant cover crops, which can help enrich soils and prevent erosion(水土流失). One of the biggest challenges for farmers is that there is currently no access to funds that would be critical to undertake the kind of massive transformation. “If you have to deal with millions of farmers around the world, you have to coordinate(协调). That's a huge task，” said Monika Zurek, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute. 1．Why are the data mentioned in Paragraph 2? A．To illustrate the frequent drought. B．To evidence the increasing food demand. C．To present the severe results of climate crisis. D．To describe the situation of crop production. 2．What is farmers' reaction towards the predictions? A．Exploring alternative farming practices. B．Sticking to traditional methods. C．Developing new varieties for vegetables. D．Experimenting with agrichemicals. 3．How does Fritz Durst in California deal with the drought? A．He switches to planting coffee trees. B．He employs ways to trap water. C．He covers his crops to resist drought. D．He conducts researches on the soil. 4．What is crucial to the transformation? A．Improving irrigation facilities. B．Tackling environment change. C．Offering farmers access to funds. D．Introducing ways to prevent erosion. Passage 16 (2024·湖南长沙模拟)Known on social media as The Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is reconnecting the locals of North America with native flavours and ingredients, and working to inspire a generation of indigenous(本土的) chefs to reclaim their cooking past. Pine Ridge in South Dakota contains some of the poorest communities in the country, and it's out of that environment that Sherman got his first job in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher at a local steakhouse. As he developed a love of cooking, which saw him move to Minneapolis to study Japanese and French cuisines, Sherman realised he didn't know indigenous recipes. “What were my Lakota ancestors eating and storing away? How were they getting oils, salts and fats and things like that？” Sherman remembered asking himself in an interview on PBS NewsHour. “So it took me quite a few years of just researching, but it really became a passion.” These years of researching, talking to elders, and consulting written material helped him produce The Sioux Chefs Indigenous Kitchen, which in 2018 won Sherman the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook. After publishing the book, Sherman opened his restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis and created the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems(NATIFS). It is a professional indigenous kitchen and training centre that seeks to create an educational space for native chefs to be trained and develop their skills, and reconnect with their cooking heritage. “Part of our challenge to ourselves was to cut out ingredients that are not native so we stopped using dairy, wheat flour and cane sugar，” he said. He cooks with local ingredients. His choices of meats are the same as those hunted by his ancestors—deer, fish, and birds. “For indigenous people who went through very strong assimilation(同化现象), we lost a lot of our food culture，” Sherman said. “But we're at a point now where we can reclaim it and develop it for the next generation. To be able to share culture through food will be really healing.” 1．What did Sherman realise when he was in Minneapolis? A．He didn't have enough cooking passion. B．He should spend a few years researching cooking. C．He should write a book about the indigenous recipes. D．He didn't know his Lakota ancestors' cooking ways and ingredients. 2．Sherman set up the NATIFS centre to ． A．make money and open his own restaurant B．build an educational space for local children C．train and help local chefs to cook local food D．teach native chefs the most superb cooking skills 3．What is a problem for his native cooking culture according to Sherman? A．Very strong assimilation. B．Its high speed of evolution. C．Too much meat in the diet. D．Indigenous recipes that can't be shared. 4．Which is the best title for the text? A．Local Recipes: Chefs Trained B．Local Recipes: Fame Achieved C．Local Recipes: Restaurants Refreshed D．Local Recipes: Food Culture Preserved Passage 17 (2024·河北石家庄质检)Sherry Gao is pouring coffee made from singleorigin beans, hoping that her Mandarin Coffee Stand in the city of Pasadena, California introduces you to your new favourite coffee and turns your preconceptions about Chinese coffee beans upside down. Much of the Western world imports its coffee from Africa and South AmericA． But Gao hopes that throwing light on Yunnansourced coffee could expose customers to the coffeeproducing region and help to break down prejudice against the beans, which for decades, until only a few years ago, were primarily used for instant products. “We wanted to highlight Chinese coffee because a lot of people never had Chinese coffee before，” Gao said. “Some have the mindset that it's bad or it's cheap, but that's not the case anymore. It's been changing so much over the last decade.” Recent experimentation with processing, such as the addition of fruit or sugarcane molasses during the production, is leading Yunnan's coffee to more flavourful results. “Every time a new product comes in, it tastes better than the last one，” Gao said. Farmers in China have grown tea for more than 3，000 years, but coffee has been grown there for only about a century in small quantities, with an uptick in the 1980s with government involvement. And the turn of the century and the 2010s saw a sharp growth with international corporations investing in the region's crops, initially for use in instant coffee. But in the last 10 to 15 years, tastes and demand for specialty and highgrade coffees emerged, especially from local growers and shops. The domestic demand for Chinagrown coffee has risen so dramatically that Gao says it's now much more expensive. To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to one day host classes for interactive howto events. After all, she says, the Yunnan coffee tastes excellent when made in one's own kitchen with a pourover system and she hopes it's only a matter of time before home specialty coffee enthusiasts catch on too. 1．What's a misunderstanding of Chinese coffee beans? A．They are of poor quality. B．They have limited producing areas. C．They have a mild taste. D．They are used for flavoured coffee. 2．What does the underlined word “uptick” in Paragraph 5 mean? A．Output.         B．Increase. C．Option.         D．Investment. 3．What does Sherry Gao expect to do in future? A．Offer community members coffee for free. B．Buy a pourover system for her shop. C．Teach people to make Chinese coffee at home. D．Keep up with home specialty coffee fans. 4．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A．Entertainment.         B．Health. C．Education.         D．Business. Passage 18 （2024·北京东城·二模）Mark Brown, 57, had been making films for 30 years, but he found himself feeling tired of it. “I thought, things can only go downhill.” Brown knew he needed to do something else — but what? A few years earlier, he had bought his childhood house and moved in. While Brown wondered about a second care er in gardening, he heard a different internal voice. “That child who used to love drawing whispered to me down the years,” he said. Some unacknowledged longing in him was brought out. There was a great oak tree near his home. It had stood out to his young self as a “fantastical giant — a treasure home to birds, insects and animals. There was a cave inside. We used to squeeze in through this hole.” He decided to lock himself away for two months to draw it in all its glorious detail. “While I was drawing,” he said, “there came moments when it was as though the tree was drawing itself. I had spent so much time playing in it. I could feel it. It was deep inside me.” His finished oak held “a real power”, he said. “As you walk towards it, it just grows.” Brown became a tree portraitist. Over the next few years, he travelled across Britain and spent days with the trees selected with the help of the Ancient Tree Forum, the Tree Council and the Woodland Trust. Brown has started work on a 20-drawing series of Britain’s most important ash trees. “These beautiful old ash trees are going to be lost to us,” he says. “They are 350 years old and they are dying because of a disease that we’ve spread.” Drawing is not only an act of care and a demand for preservation, but it “gives me that interface between my passion for the natural world and my creativity,” Brown says. It has also given him a different perspective on the passage of time. “I’m an old man yet I’m only 71, and some of the trees I’ve drawn are 1,000 years old. When I’m with them and when I draw them, I think about the end of my life and the brief nature of human life that passes momentarily beneath them.” 1．At the age of 57, Brown ______. A．moved into his old house        B．awakened a childhood interest C．reached the peak of his life        D．developed a passion for gardening 2．What can we learn about the oak tree and Brown? A．It helped him start a new career.        B．It linked him with the world. C．He built a tree house in it.        D．He studied creatures in it. 3．What is Brown working on? A．Setting up tree organizations.        B．Looking for cures for tree diseases. C．Drawing to call for protection for trees.        D．Travelling to select important trees in Britain. 4．When Brown is with trees, he feels that ______. A．time is endless        B．human life is temporary C．nature is dynamic        D．life-long learning is crucial Passage 19 (2024·四川成都模拟)“Why？” It's a simple question that people ask Angela Maxwell frequently. After all, she began a journey that very few people would ever attempt: walk around the world alone. The thought of Maxwell's journey did not start from a place of loss or personal crisis. She said, “I was searching for a deeper interaction with nature and people.” Walking would minimise her carbon footprint, plus the slow pace meant that she could fully immerse herself in nature, and gain insights into other cultures in a unique way. She left her hometown of Bend, Oregon, on 2 May 2014 and headed into an adventure. Along the way, Maxwell would suffer from heatstroke(中暑) in the Australian desert and hear gunshots while camping in Turkey. “Still，” she said, “I didn't stop because I was more afraid of not following my heart than I was of losing everything I owned and loved.”  Apart from that, her slow pace allowed her to be drawn deeply into other cultures. She wandered the tiny seaside villages along Italy Tyrrhenian Sea, enjoying the lively atmosphere. In Vietnam, she was invited and offered food by an elderly woman to rest in her wooden shack at the peak for the night. She chose an experience of uncertainty and curiosity, in search of something she could never be certain to find: a sense of fulfilment and a deeper connection. On 16 December 2020, Maxwell's pilgrimage(朝圣之旅) ended right where it started. For now, she's working on a book, planning future journeys and creating more effective ways for women to find and express courage in their lives. Whether a walk leads halfway around the world or just down the road, Maxwell has shown the true worth of slowing down and giving more than we receive along the way. 1．Why did Maxwell decide to start her journey? A．To get closer to the world. B．To reduce carbon footprint. C．To get rid of personal crisis. D．To slow down the pace of life. 2．What can we know about Maxwell during the journey? A．She was about to give up. B．She was helped by Italian locals. C．She experienced various cultures. D．She enjoyed Australian coastal scenery. 3．Which of the following words can best describe Maxwell? A．Cautious and gentle. B．Tough and adventurous. C．Ambitious and generous. D．Openminded and humorous. 4．What's this text mainly about? A．A new way to slow down life. B．A closer connection with the wild. C．An unforgettable memory of a trip. D．A woman walking around the world. Passage 20 (2024·陕西西安质检)Accents are a sign of belonging and something that separates communities. Yet we can probably think of people who seem to have lost their accent and of others whose accent stays firmly in place. Given the personal and social importance of how someone speaks, why would anyone's accent change? A conscious or subconscious desire to fit in can influence the way you speak. If someone moves from Australia to America to work, for example, they will probably at least change their accent in order to get a better sense of belonging. This may be out of a need or desire to be more clearly understood and to be accepted in a new community. They might also want to avoid ridicule for the way they speak. For people whose accents do shift, the way they speak may be less important to their sense of identity, or their identity with a social or professional group may be more pressing. Even before we are born, we are exposed to the speech patterns of those around us. We progress through various stages of speech development that result in us having speech patterns similar to those around us. For others whose accent does not seem to change, it could be because they feel safe in their identity, and their accent is much part of that identity—or that keeping the difference is valuable to them. Meanwhile, brain damage may result in foreign accent syndrome (FAS), which results from physical changes that are not under the speaker's control. Suffering from FAS, speakers may lose the ability to speak at all or experience strange changes in the way they pronounce. In some cases, listeners might look down upon a person with FAS as they believe them to be foreigners. It's no wonder many people unconsciously protect themselves by adapting their speech to those around them. 1．What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．The desire to fit in. B．The change of career. C．The adjustment of accents. D．The influence on language. 2．What makes people choose to change their accents? A．The result of brain damage. B．Their strong sense of identity. C．Their desire to learn about locals. D．The need to adapt to new environment. 3．What can we know about the people suffering from FAS? A．They may be taken as foreigners. B．They can not help making a sound. C．They suffer from emotional changes. D．They may change accents to gain respect. 4．What's the author's purpose in writing this text? A．To explain the loss of accents. B．To introduce the history of accents. C．To analyse why accents are lost or kept. D．To show the significance of accent changes. Passage 21 (2024·四川成都模拟)While rice and wheat are the two most commonly consumed grains worldwide, a study covering more than 100，000 people has revealed that choosing rice as a staple(主要的) food may result in a lower risk of obesity(肥胖). Researchers collected data from participants aged 35 to 74.The participants responded to questionnaires via facetoface interviews, providing information about their medical history and lifestyle, such as dietary status and physical activity. The researchers divided them into three groups according to their weekly rice and wheat intake. The first group eats rice as their staple food, consuming it either daily or four to six times per week. The second group's staple food is wheat, and the third group consumes both rice and wheat as their staple food, with similar frequency. The results show that rice preference may be associated with a lower risk of certain obesity types and that higher wheat intake was associated with higher risks of excessive body fat in men and women. However, when wheat lovers changed their staple food to rice five times per week, the participants showed a 36.5 percent lower risk of obesity in men and a 20.5 percent lower risk in women. According to the researchers, wheat flour absorbs less water than rice when cooked, partly resulting in a higher energy density of wheat than rice. Meanwhile, ricebased dietary patterns often have more fresh vegetables, legumes, meat and fish servings.People with wheat preference tend to eat large bowls of noodles with fewer vegetables or less meat, and sometimes even with a large amount of oil. The researchers concluded that compared with preference for wheat, preference for rice, or changing from wheat to rice could be associated with lower risks of overall fat accumulation, especially for individuals with normal weight. They also noted that given the vast territory and diverse ethnic groups, further studies may be necessary to fully understand the regional specificity and potential reasons for the observed links. 1．How did the researchers arrange the subjects? A．By the age. B．By the gender. C．By their territory. D．By their staple food. 2．What can be inferred from the results? A．We can take in as much rice as possible. B．Wheat intake makes people fat and unhealthy. C．Obesity risks can get lower with the shift of staple food. D．Women are easier to get fat by consuming too much wheat. 3．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A．How people cook their meals. B．What people should eat for their health. C．Why people easily get fat by intake of wheat. D．What ingredients should be included in the diet. 4．What can we learn about the results of the research from the last paragraph? A．More studies should be done to better understand the connection. B．People from different places have different preferences for food. C．Overweight people shouldn't eat any wheat food. D．People with normal weight won't gain fat again. Passage 22 (2024·陕西西安质检)In 2007, the African Union announced an ambitious project—to plant the Great Green Wall(GGW), a band of trees that would stretch the length of the Sahel. The GGW is an ecological restoration project designed by African people for African people. Heavy rains, droughts, wildfires and landslides have all become common throughout the world. But nowhere is quite like the Sahel. In this huge African region, climate change has materialised in a dramatic manner. In some cases, the severe conditions have left people with no option other than to migrate elsewhere to survive. It was with all of this in mind that the extraordinary, but heavily debated project was first put forward. Fourteen years have passed since the initiative formally kicked off. The stated goal was to create a 15kilometrewide, 8，000kilometrelong green belt of trees and other plants that, by 2030, would span(跨越) the entire width of the Sahel, from Senegal to Djibouti. Overall, 100 million hectares(公顷) of land would be restored by 2030． Once completed, the wall could end up capturing(俘获) 250 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, while its creation and upkeep could create ten million jobs in rural areas. Looking at the project as a whole, there's still a long way to go. According to a status report by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, about four million hectares of degraded land have been restored. This means that progress towards the 100 million hectares target stands at just four percent. “When we started restoring the soil, we realised the area at risk was much wider than we initially thought，” explains Elvis Paul Tangem, the African Union's GGW coordinator. “We had few funds to push the initiative as much as we wanted to. There was skepticism among investors, who didn't understand the project, but also among the African states themselves, which needed time to figure out if the GGW was a priority.” 1．What is the purpose of the GGW project? A．To improve local ecology. B．To develop rural economy. C．To predict climate patterns. D．To strengthen regional ties. 2．What do the statistics in Paragraph 3 show of the initiative? A．The service period. B．The total budget. C．The targeted groups. D．The expected benefits. 3．How does Elvis Paul Tangem feel about the project? A．Skeptical.        B．Worried. C．Confident.        D．Satisfied. 4．What message does the author intend to convey in the text? A．African countries should stand together. B．The progress of the GGW project is slow. C．Fighting climate change is our top priority. D．Natural disasters are worse than we thought. Passage 23 (2024·吉林长春摸底)The Sahara is the world's largest and most magic desert, but knowledge about it is surprisingly limited. Even estimates of when it formed vary widely, from more than five million years ago to mere thousands. Now, however, geologists studying windcarried Saharan dust on the Canary Islands have come closer to settling this: it is, they report, close to five million years old. One reason for the uncertainty over the Sahara's age is that researchers use different methods to estimate it. These include studying desert dust found in sediment(沉积物) under the Atlantic Ocean, analysing sandstone and modelling the ancient climate. To help settle the uncertainty, Daniel Muhs, geomorphologist of the US Geological Survey, and his colleagues looked at sediment on Spain's Canary Islands. They found evidence of Saharan dust. The dust appeared in ancient soil layers(层), whose age they assessed on the basis of fossils(化石) found in the same layers—and that age agreed with the earlier marine sediment studies. The researchers reported their findings in November in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. “The conclusion of the study is very good，” says Zhongshi Zhang, a climate modeller at the University of Bergen in Norway, who was not involved in the work.“Because the dust found on the islands is distinct from the ocean's record，” Zhang adds, “it helps to build the case for a fivemillionyear age.” The Sahara is the biggest source of windcarried dust in the world—and that dust's journey does not end in the Canary Islands, which lie just off the western coast of Africa. It continues on to places such as the Amazon rainforest in South America, Daniel notes. Amazon soils are poor in nutrients, and he says the new results help to show how rich dust from Africa could have been supporting the South American region's incredible biodiversity for millions of years—adding to the Amazon's own origin story. 1．How did Daniel settle the formation time of the Sahara? A．By modelling the ancient climate in Spain's islands. B．By studying the desert dust under the Atlantic Ocean. C．By assessing the age of the dust in ancient soil layers. D．By analysing the windcarried sandstone in the Sahara. 2．What do the underlined words “their findings” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．The appearance of the dust. B．The formation of two layers. C．The age of the Saharan dust. D．The agreement of two layers. 3．What contributes to the biodiversity of the South America? A．The Saharan dust. B．The Amazon soils. C．The Amazon rainforest. 　 D．The coastal waters. 4．Which is the most suitable title for the text? A．The Study of the Sahara B．The Birth of the Sahara C．The Source of the Sahara D．The Effect of the Sahara Passage 24 (2024·吉林长春摸底)Just about 50 years ago, needing money to support my family—my novels weren't bestsellers—I had the idea of taking the longest train trip imaginable and writing a travel book about it. The trip was improvisational(即兴的). I didn't have a credit card. I had no idea where I'd be staying nor how long this trip would take. And I'd never written a travel book before. I hoped my trip wouldn't suffer a lot, though it was obviously a leap in the dark.  I set off with one small bag containing clothes, a map of Asia, a travel guidebook and some travellers' cheques. I was often inconvenienced, sometimes threatened, now and then disturbed for bribes, occasionally laid up with food poisoning—all this vivid detail for my narrative.  What I repeated in the more than fourmonth trip was the pleasure of the sleeping car. Writing on board the Khyber Mail to Lahore in Pakistan, “The romance associated with the sleeping car comes from the fact that it is extremely private, combining the best features of a cupboard with forward movement. Whatever drama is being shown in this moving bedroom is heightened by the landscape passing the window ...” A train is a carrier that allows residence.  I wrote The Great Railway Bazaar on my return in 1974, and it appeared to good reviews and quick sales. That's the past. Nothing is the same. All travel is timerelated. All such trips are singular and unrepeatable. It's not just that the steam trains of Asia are gone, but much of the peace and order is gone. Who'd risk an Iranian train now or take a bus through Afghanistan?  But I've been surprised by some of the more recent developments in travel. I rode on Chinese trains for a year and wrote Riding the Iron Rooster, but now China has much cleaner and swifter trains and modernised destinations. A traveller today could take the same trip I took in 1986—1987 and produce a completely different book. All travel books are dated. That's their fault that they're outdated, and it's their virtue that they preserve something of the past that would otherwise be lost. 1．What happened at the beginning of the author's trip to Asia? A．He made full preparations for the trip. B．He had expected the journey to be rough. C．He organised the trip with his family's support. D．He started the trip out of his passion for travelling. 2．Why did the author repeatedly recall the sleeping car? A．For its romantic scenery. B．For its reassuring privacy. C．For its full equipment. D．For its long distance. 3．What did the author try to convey by saying “Nothing is the same”？ A．The landscape in Asia was gone. B．Train trip was no longer popular. C．He couldn't write another bestseller. D．Transportation and travel had changed a lot. 4．Which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with? A．Practice makes perfect. B．Sharp tools make good work. C．Travel, truth is not the arrival card. D．The journey, not the arrival matters. Passage 25 (2024·九省联考)For lots of kids, toddlerhood(幼儿期) is an important time for friendship. Studies show that the earlier kids learn to form positive relationships, the better they are at relating to others as teenagers and adults. Playing together also helps these kids practice social behaviors, such as kindness, sharing, and cooperation. Even so, how quickly your child develops into a social creature may also depend on his temperament(性格). Some toddlers are very social, but others are shy. In addition, the way that toddlers demonstrate that they like other children is markedly different from what adults think of as expressions of friendship. Research at Ohio State University in Columbus found that a toddler's way of saying “I like you” during play is likely to come in the form of copying a friend's behavior. This seemingly unusual way of demonstrating fondness can result in unpleasant behavior. Regardless of how much they like a playmate, they may still grab his toys, refuse to share, and get bossy. But experts say that this is a normal and necessary part of friendship for kids this age. Through play experiences, toddlers learn social rules. That's why it's so important to take an active role in your toddler's social encounters by setting limits and offering frequent reminders of what they are. When you establish these guidelines, explain the reasons behind them. Begin by helping your child learn sympathy (“Ben is crying. What's making him so sad？”), then suggest how he could resolve the problem (“Maybe he would feel better if you let him play the ball.”). When your child shares or shows empathy(同理心) toward a friend, praise him (“Ben stopped crying! You made him feel better.”). Another way to encourage healthy social interaction is by encouraging kids to use words—not fists—to express how they feel. It's also important to be mindful of how your child's personality affects playtime. Kids are easy to get angry when they're sleepy or hungry, so schedule playtime when they're refreshed. 1．What does it indicate when toddlers copy their playmates' behavior? A．They are interested in acting. B．They are shy with the strangers. C．They are fond of their playmates. D．They are tired of playing games. 2．What does the author suggest parents do for their kids? A．Design games for them. B．Find them suitable playmates. C．Play together with them. D．Help them understand social rules. 3．What is the function of the quoted statements in Paragraph 4? A．Giving examples. B．Explaining concepts. C．Providing evidence. D．Making comparisons. 4．Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．How Children Adapt to Changes B．How to Be a Role Model for Children C．How Your Baby Learns to Love D．How to Communicate with Your Kid Passage 26 (2024·广东佛山质检)The best ideas are often so smart, so simple and so clearly needed; it's strange to discover they don't already exist.So it is with Farm My School, a programme that's turning underused land at secondary schools into commercially achievable, regenerative market gardens farmed by and for local communities. Cofounded by permaculturist Ben Shaw and regenerative educator James McLennan, Farm My School connects local people and organisations through volunteering that helps establish a school's market garden.Students learn about community networks, healthy eating, ecological responsibility, waste reduction, and climate relief while helping with food production.Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every week that feed local families, supply the school's food needs and ultimately pay the farmer's salary. Farm My School has gained the extraordinary enthusiasm of the locals, who answered an online shoutout to buy tickets to the programme's launch event at Bellarine Secondary College last October. Called Build a Farm in a Day Festival, the event featured workshops by Ben and James to share the skills required to build what they say is the world's largest nodig garden.“It was such a powerful event, and I think that came down to people wanting to act，” says James. “We charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up! They didn't even need free drinks to get excited. We were gardening till midnight. It was amazing. We've got true community's buyin．” Volunteers have since begun beneficial planting throughout the school. Next steps include further discussions with local communities, employing a farmer, and bringing in a teacher to develop courses.“We've seen this huge push towards seeing schools as regenerative spaces, not just for planting but for kids to be more connected to the outside world, and are really seeing the school in a whole new light，” James says. “For us, the big excitement is that by allowing a professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food, it's not only on the school to look after that farm anymore, which eventually makes it much more sustainable，” adds Ben. 1．Why was Farm My School founded? A．To raise the income of the local people. B．To advocate a commercial farming plan. C．To provide free food for local communities. D．To turn underused campus land into market gardens. 2．How do schools involve students into the programme? A．By developing programmebased courses. B．By organising voluntary work in communities. C．By offering them parttime jobs in the market gardens. D．By encouraging them to produce daily vegetable boxes. 3．What does the underlined word “buyin” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Competition.         B．Investment. C．Support.        D．Protection. 4．What is the highlight of the programme according to Ben? A．It brings in money to support the school. B．The school farm will be able to last long. C．The local people will take care of the farm. D．Students connect more with the outside world. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Passage 1 (2024·山东青岛质检)A perfect performance of Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu amazed hundreds of audiences in Bowers Museum in US Southern California on Sunday. This kung fu demonstration by Shaolin monks(僧人) was a highlight of the 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day, a rare cultural event for the Orange County community in Southern CaliforniA． “The event offers a unique opportunity for the Orange County community to actively engage with Shaolin culture and gain firsthand experience in various Shaolin activities，” said Anne Shih, chairwoman of the Board of Governors of Bowers Museum. “Whether it's learning from kung fu masters or enjoying interactive Shaolin activities, these experiences will help audiences to experience the Chinese culture and better understand Chinese traditions，” Shih said. With a history of over 1，500 years, Shaolin Kung Fu is one of China's most treasured cultural heritage items, and has been practised by kung fu lovers around the world. Larry Lee, a 72yearold resident of Orange County, said he has been practising kung fu for over 50 years. “The traditional Chinese martial arts have deep intelligence in it. They relate to a way of life that goes much deeper than just fighting.” Lee said besides kung fu, he is also interested in Chinese medicine and other elements of the Chinese culture. The 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day served as a fitting finale(终场) to the 2023 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, providing a platform to honour and appreciate the contributions of the AAPI community. “The event will help people of other communities to be better informed about China and the Chinese culture, therefore developing understanding and friendship，” said Cultural Counselor(参赞) of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles Wang Taiyu. “We hope through such activities, we can promote friendship between Chinese and American peoples, and contribute to ChinaUS relations，” he said. 1．What can we infer about Shaolin Kung Fu from paragraphs 1 and 2? A．It was performed on a school's playground. B．Orange County didn't enjoy it often. C．Its performance lasted two weeks. D．It attracted visitors all over the world. 2．According to Anne Shih, what benefits did the event bring? A．Helping Southern Californians learn Chinese quickly. B．Helping audiences become kung fu masters through practice. C．Helping audiences have a better knowledge of Chinese traditions. D．Helping Orange County attract more kung fu lovers around the world. 3．How does Larry Lee think of Chinese martial arts? A．They include wisdom in them. B．They focus mainly on fighting. C．They represent Chinese culture and history. D．They inspire you to be expert at Chinese medicine. 4．Why was the event held in Wang Taiyu's opinion? A．To stress the importance of communities. B．To advise how to understand each other. C．To compare different cultures. D．To build up better friendships. Passage 1答案及解析 1. B。解析：根据“This kung fu demonstration by Shaolin monks was a highlight of the 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day, a rare cultural event for the Orange County community in Southern California.”可知，少林功夫表演是南加州橙县社区罕见的文化活动，可推断出橙县不常能欣赏到少林功夫。A选项它在学校操场上表演文中未提及；C选项表演持续两周错误；D选项吸引了世界各地的游客不准确，主要是吸引了当地的观众。 2. C。解析：根据“‘The event offers a unique opportunity for the Orange County community to actively engage with Shaolin culture and gain firsthand experience in various Shaolin activities,’ said Anne Shih...‘These experiences will help audiences to experience the Chinese culture and better understand Chinese traditions,’ Shih said.”可知，这个活动能帮助观众更好地了解中国传统文化。A选项帮助南加州人快速学习中文不准确；B选项帮助观众通过练习成为功夫大师不是主要好处；D选项帮助橙县吸引更多世界各地的功夫爱好者不是Anne Shih提到的好处。 3. A。解析：根据“Larry Lee...said...‘The traditional Chinese martial arts have deep intelligence in it. They relate to a way of life that goes much deeper than just fighting.’”可知，Larry Lee认为中国武术包含智慧。B选项它们主要关注战斗错误；C选项它们代表中国文化和历史不准确；D选项它们激励你擅长中医不对。 4. D。解析：根据“‘We hope through such activities, we can promote friendship between Chinese and American peoples, and contribute to China-US relations,’ he said.”可知，举办这个活动是为了建立更好的友谊。A选项强调社区的重要性不准确；B选项建议如何相互理解不是主要目的；C选项比较不同文化不是重点。 Passage 2 （2024·北京朝阳·二模）When I was nine, my best friend nearly choked to death on a gobstopper, a type of hard candy. After several attempts, she coughed up the candy. I haven’t had a gobstopper since and I have carried with me a fear of seeing that scene again. Sadly, as I discovered this week, lightning can strike twice. I was getting off a tube train in London when I noticed a woman coughing. I slowed down, watching her carefully. I had learned that coughing is rarely a sign that something is terribly wrong. Suddenly, the woman stopped coughing, her eyes widened and she bent over. When I went over to ask if she was OK, she looked up at me, panicked, and pointed to her back. I started hitting her back and screaming for help. Despite having watched a few videos, I was terrified that I wouldn’t be able to correctly perform the Heimlich, a first-aid method, and that I would have to walk away with guilt for her death. But it was just the two of us, alone at an underground station; if I didn’t try to help, no one would. Thankfully, much like with my friend, after a few sharp hits, whatever had been stuck in her throat came loose. She thanked me, almost embarrassed, and walked up to the lift. I followed behind her, shaking, with tears in my eyes. By the time we reached the lift, we had both calmed down. She took my hands and thanked me again, before disappearing. She might have been fine without my hurried hits on her back — I may not have actually saved her life — but at least she knew that someone, a stranger whom she would never see again, cared. This experience also taught me about the bystander effect, where people assume others assumed to be available during an emergency, direct help from others is far less likely to will help, leading to inaction. I get it: the fear of making things worse, especially if you have no medical training, is real. Research suggests that when a “medically competent” person is assumed to be available during an emergency, direct help from others is far less likely to occur. Sometimes, though, regardless of who else could be nearby, it may be useful to get involved. So it was with the coughing woman on the tube. 1．How did the friend’s choking incident affect the author? A．She lived with a sense of guilt. B．She realized the importance of first aid. C．She developed a fear of witnessing similar events. D．She deepened her understanding of the bystander effect. 2．What did the author do to help the woman on the tube? A．She relieved the woman’s coughing. B．She walked the woman up to the lift. C．She found a “medically competent” person for her. D．She performed first aid by hitting the woman’s back. 3．Which situation can be described as the bystander effect? A．You volunteered to help an old man carrying a heavy bag. B．You asked your brother who is a doctor to save a dying woman. C．You avoided involvement when seeing an injured lady on the road. D．You walked away after the rescue men asked you to leave the scene. 4．What can we learn from this passage? A．A good tun deserves another. B．Every cloud has a silver lining. C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．Action speaks louder than inaction. Passage 2答案及解析 1. C。解析：第一段提到作者九岁时最好的朋友差点被硬糖噎死，从那以后作者就再也没有吃过硬糖，并且一直带着对再次看到那种场景的恐惧。所以朋友的噎住事件让作者对目睹类似事件产生了恐惧。A选项她带着一种内疚感生活错误；B选项她意识到急救的重要性不准确；D选项她加深了对旁观者效应的理解不是主要影响。 2. D。解析：第三段提到作者通过击打女子的背部进行急救。A选项她缓解了女子的咳嗽错误；B选项她陪女子走到电梯不是主要的帮助行为；C选项她为女子找了一个“有医疗能力的人”错误。 3. C。解析：旁观者效应是指在紧急情况下人们认为其他人会提供帮助，从而导致自己不采取行动。C选项看到路上受伤的女士而避免参与可以被描述为旁观者效应。A选项自愿帮助一个提重物的老人不是旁观者效应；B选项让当医生的哥哥去救一个垂死的女人不是旁观者效应；D选项在救援人员要求离开现场后离开不是旁观者效应。 4. D。解析：文章主要讲述了作者在地铁上对一名女子进行急救的经历以及对旁观者效应的思考，强调了行动比不作为更有意义。A选项善有善报不准确；B选项黑暗中总有一线光明不合适；C选项患难见真情不符合文章主旨。 Passage3 （2024·上海长宁·统考一模） Take Off with Historic Hiring Growth A message from Kate Gebo Welcome aboard! We are so happy to have you fly with us. I’m sure you’ve thought about United as a way to travel, and with over 95,000 employees and growing, our company is also the center for rewarding careers. I could not be prouder to lead Human Resources at United during this exciting time for our company, while we’re building the biggest and best airline in the history of aviation. Earlier this year, we announced that we are on track to hire at least 15,000 new employees by the end of this year. When people think of career opportunities at United, they often think of being a pilot or flight attendant. In reality, our organization has a wide variety of roles in addition to our fantastic pilots and flight attendants, with jobs and functions to keep our airports running and our planes flying.   Whether it’s for operational roles, such as ramp service employees, customer service representatives, and aircraft technicians, or for corporate roles in human resources, digital technology, and social media, we’re hiring across every function of the airline, seeking strong talent that will take us to new heights. A role at United is not just a job; it’s a career. Many of our employees have taken on new roles in different departments throughout their tenure (聘用期), which we support to develop and invest in our workforce. In the past seven years, more than 1,500 frontline employees were promoted to management roles, and 78 % of our senior leaders were promoted internally. Beyond the traditional career paths, we’re proud to create new paths to help our talent pipelines fulfill some of the industry’s most critical job functions. Aviate, our pilot career development program, offers aspiring and established pilots a path to the United flight deck. Calibrate is our full-time, paid apprenticeship program for those wanting to go into aircraft maintenance and other technical operational roles. Our newly launched Innovate program helps provide the skills and experiences needed to succeed in a technology career at United. We’re hiring from coast to coast, at our seven major hubs and across a broad range of positions. If you’re ready to join me and 95,000 of the industry’s best and brightest at United, I encourage you to visit careers.united.com today to see what opportunities await you. Your career is cleared for takeoff. United with you, Kate Gebo Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations 1．What is the main purpose of this passage? A．Guarantee to provide first-class customer service. B．Promote frontline employees to management roles. C．Introduce jobs available in some departments of United. D．Advertise for United to enroll pilots and flight attendants. 2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Visit careers.united.com, and you can see positions available. B．Employees at United can change their jobs with interest. C．Employees have to keep their positions throughout their tenure. D．The United is making efforts to be the biggest and best airline. 3．Which is most suitable for those wanting to be technicians? A．The full-time, paid apprenticeship program. B．The traditional United career path. C．The newly launched Innovate program. D．The new paths for talent pipelines. Passage 3答案及解析 1. C。解析：文章主要介绍了美联航有各种各样的职位在招聘，包括运营岗位和公司岗位等，目的是介绍美联航的一些部门的工作岗位。A选项保证提供一流的客户服务不是主要目的；B选项提拔一线员工到管理岗位只是部分内容；D选项为美联航招聘飞行员和空乘人员不准确，文章还介绍了很多其他岗位。 2. C。解析：文章提到很多员工在任期内担任过不同部门的新职位，而不是必须一直保持一个职位。A选项访问careers.united.com可以看到可用职位正确；B选项美联航的员工可以根据兴趣更换工作正确；D选项美联航正在努力成为最大最好的航空公司正确。 3. A。解析：对于想成为技术人员的人来说，Calibrate是全职带薪学徒计划，适合那些想从事飞机维修和其他技术运营岗位的人。A选项符合；B选项传统的美联航职业道路没有明确提到适合技术人员；C选项新推出的Innovate计划是针对科技职业的；D选项人才管道的新途径比较宽泛，没有具体针对技术人员。 Passage 4 (2024·浙江1月卷)On September 7, 1991, the costliest hailstorm(雹暴) in Canadian history hit Calgary's southern suburbs. As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. But farmers in eastcentral Alberta—downwind of the hail project flights—worry that precious moisture(水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding. Norman Stienwand, who farms in that area, has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years. “Basically, the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the CalgaryEdmonton urban area from hail，” Mr. Stienwand says, “but they're increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.” The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss, a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc. of Fargo, North DakotA． “We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air, so we cannot be causing drought.” Dr. Krauss says. “In fact, we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.” One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell, a research scientist who just retired from the University of OklahomA． “In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes(龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas，” Dr. Doswell says. “Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind? No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.” Given the degree of doubt, Mr. Stienwand suggests, “it would be wise to stop cloud seeding.” In practice, doubt has had the opposite effect. Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts, no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit against cloudseeding companies. Hence, private climate engineering can proceed in relative legal safety. 1．What does the project aim to do? A．Conserve moisture in the soil. B．Prevent the formation of hailstones. C．Forecast disastrous hailstorms. D．Investigate chemical use in farming. 2．Who are opposed to the project? A．Farmers in eastcentral AlbertA． B．Managers of insurance companies. C．Provincial government officials. D．Residents of Calgary and Edmonton. 3．Why does Dr. Doswell mention the tornadoes he saw in 1999? A．To compare different kinds of seeding methods. B．To illustrate the development of big hailstorms. C．To indicate a possible danger of cloud seeding. D．To show the link between storms and moisture. 4．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．Scientific studies have proved Stienwand right. B．Private climate engineering is illegal in CanadA． C．The doubt about cloud seeding has disappeared. D．Cloudseeding companies will continue to exist. Passage 4答案及解析 1. B。解析：从第一段“Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones.”可知，这个项目的目的是防止冰雹的形成。A选项保护土壤中的水分不是主要目的；C选项预测灾难性的雹暴错误；D选项调查农业中的化学使用不准确。 2. A。解析：第二段提到阿尔伯塔省中东部的农民反对这个项目，他们担心云催化会从他们干旱的土地上偷走宝贵的水分。A选项正确；B选项保险公司的经理不是反对者；C选项省政府官员不是主要反对者；D选项卡尔加里和埃德蒙顿的居民不是反对者。 3. C。解析：第四段提到Chuck Doswell提到他在1999年看到一场有种子的风暴细胞形成了严重的龙卷风，是为了表明云催化可能存在的危险。A选项比较不同的播种方法错误；B选项说明大冰雹的发展不准确；D选项展示风暴和水分之间的联系不是主要目的。 4. D。解析：最后一段提到由于缺乏关于云催化影响的科学证据，没有人能成功起诉云催化公司，所以私人气候工程可以在相对法律安全的情况下进行，可推断出云催化公司将继续存在。A选项科学研究证明Stienwand是正确的错误；B选项私人气候工程在加拿大是非法的错误；C选项对云催化的怀疑已经消失错误。 Passage 5 (2024·浙江宁波摸底)As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil(水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country's bestknown charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care. The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organisations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since. The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newlydiscovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, overexposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy(化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie. The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving. Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of ￡1. The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn't mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round. 1．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats? A．They support a charity. B．They are recovering from cancer. C．They've been helped by a charity. D．They've been diagnosed with cancer. 2．What does the underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Beautiful.         B．Modest. C．Famous.         D．Humorous. 3．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie? A．Because patients required that. B．Because it was launched by her. C．Because she greatly supported it. D．Because it could show respect for her. 4．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text? A．It can be used as medicine. B．It's thought to stand for hope. C．It's widely worn worldwide. D．It's sold to the wearers at a high price. Passage 5答案及解析 1. A。解析：第一段提到英国人在他们的外套上戴水仙花意味着他们支持一个慈善机构——玛丽·居里癌症护理机构。B选项他们正在从癌症中恢复错误；C选项他们得到了一个慈善机构的帮助错误；D选项他们被诊断出患有癌症错误。 2. C。解析：renowned意为“著名的”。A选项美丽的；B选项谦虚的；D选项幽默的都不符合。 3. D。解析：第三段提到慈善机构以玛丽·居里命名是因为她的开创性工作导致了化疗，而且她获得了两个不同领域的诺贝尔奖，以她的名字命名可以表达对她的尊重。A选项因为病人要求错误；B选项因为它是由她发起的错误；C选项因为她大力支持错误。 4. B。解析：第四段提到水仙花是英国春天最早开花的植物之一，象征着冬天过后开花植物回归生态系统，慈善机构把水仙花作为通过慈善捐赠给他人带来生命的隐喻，可以推断出水仙花被认为代表着希望。A选项它可以用作药物文中未提及；C选项它在世界范围内广泛佩戴不准确；D选项它以高价卖给佩戴者错误。 Passage 6 (2024·浙江杭州摸底)My mother used to take me to my grandparents' in Belgium during the school holidays. While I would play chess with my grandfather, he would tell me stories about growing up, falling in love, and travelling around the world. I didn't realise the importance of preserving memories until my grandfather passed away, which ultimately changed my outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. I thought about solutions to helping other people record the precious memories for those they love—before it's too late. So I began matching ghostwriters(代笔者) to clients to help them write a book as smoothly and beautifully as possible, and StoryTerrace was born. Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and make sense of the present. It has been documented that the increased family connection is significantly linked to less loneliness. Learning more about one's family history, however, has been linked to boosting emotional health, increasing compassion and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions. What we have found through our own research is that so many of us have missed out on the opportunity to explore our origins.56 percent of Brits agreed that much of their family history is lost because they are no longer able to speak with the person who knows the most about it. 51 percent expressed regret as they wished they could tell their younger self to document their family's life story, feeling that most of it had been forgotten. When it comes to telling these stories, many don't know where to begin. We have seen numerous times when people come to us with random journal entries and notes from over the years, and these can be developed into a wonderful work of art that can be passed down to generations to come. Half of the projects we see at StoryTerrace are heritage stories, with family occupying a dominant theme for most stories. Alongside this, common themes we see are of course love, overcoming challenges, settling in new surroundings and so on.However, family is a thread that always ties these together. 1．What does StoryTerrace do? A．It boosts the mood of your family members. B．It gives treatment to people with mental illness. C．It links people from different cultures together. D．It helps turn your beloved one's stories into a book. 2．What does the author intend to show by listing the numbers in Paragraph 4? A．Why StoryTerrace matters. B．How StoryTerrace functions. C．What StoryTerrace focuses on. D．Where StoryTerrace makes your story. 3．What can you infer about StoryTerrace from the last paragraph? A．It is part of the national heritage. B．Its stories are mostly about family. C．It dominates half of the market. D．Its stories gain much popularity. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Family Stories Worth Telling B．Create Your Own Storybooks C．Documents of Family History D．Preserve Memories with StoryTerrace Passage 6答案及解析 1. D。解析：第二段提到作者开始为客户匹配代笔者，帮助他们尽可能流畅、优美地写一本书，所以StoryTerrace的作用是帮助把你所爱的人的故事变成一本书。A选项它提升家庭成员的情绪错误；B选项它为有精神疾病的人提供治疗错误；C选项它把来自不同文化的人联系在一起错误。 2. A。解析：第四段通过列举数字说明很多英国人因为没有及时记录家人的故事而感到遗憾，从而表明StoryTerrace的重要性。B选项StoryTerrace的运作方式不是主要目的；C选项StoryTerrace的关注点不准确；D选项StoryTerrace在哪里创作你的故事不是重点。 3. B。解析：最后一段提到在StoryTerrace看到的一半项目都是遗产故事，家庭在大多数故事中占据主导主题，可以推断出StoryTerrace的故事大多是关于家庭的。A选项它是国家遗产的一部分错误；C选项它主导了一半的市场不准确；D选项它的故事很受欢迎没有直接体现。 4. D。解析：文章主要讲述了作者创办StoryTerrace帮助人们保存记忆，把所爱的人的故事变成一本书，所以“用StoryTerrace保存记忆”是最适合的标题。A选项值得讲述的家庭故事不准确；B选项创作你自己的故事书不全面；C选项家庭历史文件不是重点。 Passage 7 (2024·浙江宁波摸底)Cleverness is a gift. Kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard. —Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2，300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most startups didn't, and I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor. I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it will be an even better idea for someone who doesn't already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all． After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices. 1．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A．The desire to follow his passion. B．The attraction of millions of titles. C．The strong support of his wife. D．The increasing usage of the Internet. 2．What was the author's situation before starting Amazon? A．He was a garage inventor. B．He was in search of a good job. C．He was working at a bookstore. D．He was satisfied with his work. 3．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? A．He would be very excited if he tried it out. B．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try. C．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind. D．The decision not to try the bookstore would terrify him. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Following My Passion B．We Are What We Choose C．The Starting of Amazon D．Cleverness and Kindness Passage 7答案及解析 1. D。解析：第一段提到作者看到互联网使用率每年增长2300%，这个事实激发了他建立一个在线书店的想法。A选项追随他的激情不是直接原因；B选项数百万书籍的吸引力不是主要灵感来源；C选项他妻子的强烈支持不是最初的灵感。 2. D。解析：第二段提到作者在纽约的一家金融公司工作，和一群非常聪明的人一起，还有一个他非常钦佩的出色老板，可以推断出他对自己的工作很满意。A选项他是一个车库发明家是小时候；B选项他在找一份好工作错误；C选项他在一家书店工作错误。 3. C。解析：这句话意思是不尝试的想法会一直萦绕在他的脑海中。A选项如果他尝试了会很兴奋不准确；B选项如果他不尝试，他会一直有疑问不准确；D选项不尝试开书店的决定会吓到他不准确。 4. B。解析：文章最后提到“For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.”，强调我们是我们所做的选择，所以“我们是我们的选择”是最适合的标题。A选项追随我的激情不是重点；C选项亚马逊的开始不准确；D选项聪明和善良不是文章主旨。 Passage 8 （2024·北京·一模）“Your mother needs a new heart,” my father told me when I called on that December afternoon. An unrelenting optimist, he spoke as if she merely needed to have a part replaced. But, although my two sisters and I knew that our mother had heart problems, this news still made us frozen for a while with our eyes widening in disbelief. Dr. Marc Semigran of the transplant team reviewed my mother’s medical history. She’d had an irregular and rapid heartbeat for most of her life. Her present treatment — the use of a series of cardioversions, or electric jolts, to restore a normal heartbeat — would not work in the long-term. She had an enlarged and weakened heart, as well as a faulty valve. “With medication,” Dr. Semigran said, “you have a 60 percent chance of living six months. You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. You’re at the top end of the age group of sixty years old. The lungs and other organs must be healthy and strong. While the transplant surgery is actually a straightforward procedure, acceptance by the body is the difficult thing.” My family came together, trying to provide strength and work out what to do. We’d already gone from shock, over our mother’s condition, to worry that she wouldn’t be a suitable recipient. Despite of the risk, we chose to believe that she would make it eventually. Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support. One Monday in May, at about 8 p. m., my mother received a phone call from the hospital that a heart was available. As she was about to be wheeled off, my father took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. His look said everything about their 42-year relationship. The heart transplant operation was successful and the conditions could not have been better. The irony of the transplant process is that one family’s loss is another’s gain; that tragedy begets fortune. It is a kind of life after death, our hearts beating beyond us. We developed a feeling of love for this new part, of gratitude for the doctors, for the process, and for those people who made a decision just for humanity. 1．How did the sisters feel to the news that their mother needed a new heart? A．Frightened. B．Astonished. C．Worried. D．Annoyed. 2．Which is the factor to affect the possibility of their mother’s heart transplant? A．Her abnormal heart beat. B．The age of over sixty years old. C．Her willingness to the transplant. D．The adaptation of the new heart in the body. 3．What made the transplant team decide to have the operation? A．That her lungs were healthy. B．That a new heart had been found. C．That her family were expecting the operation. D．That her family trusted the doctors' medical level. 4．What can we learn from the passage? A．Family support is of great importance. B．Fortune favors those who are optimistic. C．Confidence helps patients overcome difficulties. D．Getting prepared before accepting a treatment matters. Passage 8答案及解析 1. B。解析：第一段提到当作者和两个姐妹听到母亲需要一颗新心脏这个消息时，她们瞪大了眼睛，难以置信地愣了一会儿，说明她们感到很惊讶（Astonished）。A选项“害怕的”、C选项“担忧的”、D选项“恼怒的”均不符合。 2. D。解析：第三段提到虽然移植手术实际上是一个简单的过程，但身体的接受才是困难的事情，所以影响母亲心脏移植可能性的因素是新心脏在身体中的适应情况（The adaptation of the new heart in the body）。A选项她不正常的心跳不是主要影响因素；B选项六十多岁的年龄不是关键因素；C选项她对移植的意愿文中未提及。 3. A。解析：文中提到母亲被接受进入移植项目的原因之一是她有很强的家庭支持，另外文中未提及新心脏找到、家人期待手术以及家人信任医生医疗水平是决定手术的因素，可合理推断健康的肺等器官是手术的一个重要考量，A选项“她的肺是健康的”比较符合。 4. A。解析：文章中提到母亲被接受进入移植项目的原因之一是她有很强的家庭支持，说明家庭支持非常重要（Family support is of great importance）。B选项“好运青睐乐观的人”、C选项“信心帮助病人克服困难”、D选项“在接受治疗前做好准备很重要”在文中体现不明显。 Passage 9 （2024·北京东城·一模）An Art Class When Kelly was twelve, she started taking classes at Miss Grace’s School for Art. She didn’t like it at first: the “novice artists”—the kids who hadn’t really done art before-worked mostly with clay, and Kelly was a terrible sculptor. It wasn’t until her third year that Kelly found something she was really good at-charcoal drawing (素描). She loved watching the lines spread unevenly across the page as she moved the bits of charcoal back and forth over the paper. One day, Sophia, the best artist in her class, sat down and set up her easel (画架) next to Kelly. Kelly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. She’d actually found an art form that she enjoyed and was good at-and now Sophia was going to outshine her again? Kelly fought back tears when Miss Grace entered the room. “Hello class, Miss Grace said.” We’ll continue to work on the project today. What masterpiece would Sophia have come up with? Kelly looked at Sophia’s easel and she couldn’t believe it-it was a mess! For a brief moment, Kelly couldn’t actually believe her drawing was better than Sophia’s. But then she looked at Sophia, who was watching Kelly with an anxious expression. “I…. I couldn’t decide what to do,” Sophia said. “And you’re so good. Sometimes I feel like my stuff is just so bad in comparison.” Kelly looked to see if Sophia was joking, but she seemed completely serious. Now Kelly was shocked. “I’m not talented ... Miss Grace seldom praises me. You’re the best one in our class!” Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I might be a really good copier of the stuff, but I have no idea what to do when it comes to making up my own images. You are so great at making new things out of the old stuff. I’ve loved your works.” “I’ve loved yours, too,” Kelly said. “Well, definitely not this one,” Sophia said. Kelly smiled. “Maybe not right now. But if you move these lines up...” she said, pointing her finger on Sophia’s paper. Sophia was quiet for a moment. “That’s a great idea!” she said finally. Kelly smiled and turned back to her drawing, looking every so often at Sophia’s work to see that she was taking her advice, down to the last line. 1．When Kelly started classes at the art school, she _____. A．was not good at the course B．lacked confidence in drawing C．was often pushed by Miss Grace D．did not get along with the other kids 2．How did Kelly feel when Sophia sat beside her? A．Thrilled. B．Confused. C．Frustrated. D．Relieved. 3．What did Kelly do in the art class? A．She inspired Sophia. B．She praised Sophia’s creativity. C．She decided to outshine Sophia. D．She finished the drawing for Sophia. 4．What can we learn from the passage? A．Interest is the best teacher. B．You are what you believe to be. C．Everyone has their own strengths. D．Hard work will eventually pay off. Passage 9答案及解析 1. A。解析：第一段提到Kelly十二岁开始在艺术学校上课，一开始她不喜欢，因为新手艺术家主要用黏土创作，而Kelly是个糟糕的雕塑家，说明她不擅长这门课程（was not good at the course）。B选项“在绘画方面缺乏信心”、C选项“经常被Miss Grace催促”、D选项“和其他孩子相处不好”在文中未体现。 2. C。解析：第三段提到Kelly看到班上最好的艺术家Sophia坐在她旁边时，她心里一沉，因为她刚找到自己喜欢且擅长的艺术形式，现在Sophia又要超越她了，可推断出她感到沮丧（Frustrated）。A选项“兴奋的”、B选项“困惑的”、D选项“宽慰的”均不符合。 3. A。解析：Kelly给Sophia提出了一些建议，帮助了Sophia，即她激励了Sophia（She inspired Sophia）。B选项“她赞扬了Sophia的创造力”不准确；C选项“她决定超越Sophia”与原文不符；D选项“她为Sophia完成了绘画”错误。 4. C。解析：文章中Kelly和Sophia各有自己擅长的方面，说明每个人都有自己的长处（Everyone has their own strengths）。A选项“兴趣是最好的老师”、B选项“你就是你认为的自己”、D选项“努力最终会有回报”在文中体现不明显。 Passage 10 (2024·山东济南模拟)For much of human history, ethical behaviour has been guided by the Golden Rule: Do to others as you would have them do to you. But the rule is imperfect. What you want in a given situation may not be what another person desires at all. In the medical field, making or influencing choices for others can make all the difference. Such choices impact people's quality of life and even their chances of survival. As health care becomes more individualised, the time seems right for a new ethical guideline—the Platinum(白金) Rule proposed by professor Harvey Max Chochinov: Do to others as they would want done to themselves. Chochinov describes this principle in his essay published last year. He begins with a story about a health crisis affecting his sister Ellen, who was severely disabled. The care doctor, after seeing her twisted(扭曲的) body, was weighing whether to insert a breathing tube when he asked Chochinov a strange question: Did Ellen read magazines? “The question was frightening，” Chochinov writes. “This was not an attempt to get to know Ellen ... but rather a way to decide if hers was a life worth saving.” Ellen read widely and enjoyed many simple pleasures of life, but the gap between her life as a person who uses a wheelchair and the doctor's sense of what he would want in her situation was too vast to be bridged by the Golden Rule. “That's when judging from where you stand what another might need or want begins to break down，” Chochinov explained. Time is a limited resource in the health care system, and there's no denying that getting to know a patient as an individual means investing additional minutes or hours. Still, Chochinov believes such investment is costeffective. There are benefits for doctors as well. “When they emotionally connect to their patients, they do a better joB．” In certain cases, doctors may find it hard to apply the Platinum Rule. But there is value in the effort: At the very least, their trying to work through it will ensure that they have sufficient modesty about the wisdom of their choices. 1．Why is the Platinum Rule introduced to the medical field? A．To strengthen ethical behaviour in treatment. B．To help doctors acquire accurate information. C．To increase chances of survival for patients. D．To make personcentred care accessible to patients. 2．What can we learn from Ellen's story? A．A health crisis caused her disability. B．The doctor was curious about her hobby. C．The doctor gave little thought to her needs. D．Her brother sang high praises for the treatment. 3．Which statement might Chochinov agree with? A．Health care system needs investing. B．Time put into knowing a patient is rewarding. C．Trust between doctors and patients is important. D．Emotional connection to patients brings job burnout. 4．What is the author's attitude towards the Platinum Rule? A．Objective.        B．Favourable. C．Careful.        D．Unclear. Passage 10 1. D。解析：根据第二段“As health care becomes more individualised, the time seems right for a new ethical guideline—the Platinum(白金) Rule proposed by professor Harvey Max Chochinov: Do to others as they would want done to themselves.”可知，随着医疗保健变得更加个性化，白金法则被引入医疗领域是为了让以患者为中心的护理能被患者所接受。 2. C。解析：根据第三段“This was not an attempt to get to know Ellen... but rather a way to decide if hers was a life worth saving.”可知，从Ellen的故事中可以看出医生几乎没有考虑她的需求。 3. B。解析：根据第四段“Still, Chochinov believes such investment is cost¬effective. There are benefits for doctors as well. “When they emotionally connect to their patients, they do a better job.””可知，Chochinov认为花时间去了解病人是值得的。 4. B。解析：文章介绍了白金法则在医疗领域的应用，作者在最后一段提到医生努力应用白金法则是有价值的，至少能确保他们对自己的选择有足够的谦逊，可推断作者对白金法则是赞成的。 Passage 11 (2024·福建福州模拟)During the summer of 2021, Beverly Wax had an experience that filled her with awe. It was the sight of her son, Justin, dragging a 36kilogram portable air conditioner upstairs. Beverly's central air conditioning had stopped working in the middle of a 32℃ heatwave. She had mentioned it to her son and he'd shown up as a surprise. As she watched him sweat and struggle while fixing it, she felt a wave of gratitude and appreciation.  Awe is that feeling we get when something is so vast that it stops us in our tracks. Often, it challenges or expands our thinking. Research shows that awe experiences decrease stress and increase overall satisfaction. It can also help our relationships, making us feel more sympathetic and less greedy, more supported by others and more likely to help others. Most of us associate awe with something rare and beautiful: nature, music or a spiritual experience. But people can bring about awe, and not just public heroes can. Often, this interpersonal awe is a response to life's big, sweeping changes. We can be awed by our nearest and dearest—the people sitting next to us on the sofa, or chatting on the phone. But it happens in smaller moments, too. John Bargh, a psychologist, said he was truly awestruck by his then fiveyearold daughter. When she heard another child crying, she grabbed her toy, walked over to the boy and handed it to him. Unfortunately, we can't make someone else behave in a way that's awesome. But we can prepare ourselves to notice it when they do—and take steps to boost the emotion's positive effects. 1．Why does the author tell Beverly's story? A．To show sympathy for her. B．To cite an example of awe. C．To express appreciation to her son. D．To start a debate about awe. 2．What is the benefit of awe? A．It stops our anxiety. B．It simplifies our thinking. C．It satisfies regular needs. D．It promotes positive emotions. 3．In which situation can we feel awed between the nearest? A．Admiring scenery in a national park. B．Enjoying classic music in a concert hall. C．Receiving a call from a longlost friend. D．Getting the signature of a famous athlete. 4．What can be implied from the last paragraph? A．Arise in time of trouble. B．Behave in an awesome way. C．Sense amazement in daily life. D．Increase chance of finding awe. Passage 11 1. B。解析：根据第一段“During the summer of 2021, Beverly Wax had an experience that filled her with awe. It was the sight of her son, Justin, dragging a 36¬kilogram portable air conditioner upstairs.”可知，作者讲述Beverly的故事是为了举一个敬畏的例子。 2. D。解析：根据第二段“Research shows that awe experiences decrease stress and increase overall satisfaction. It can also help our relationships, making us feel more sympathetic and less greedy, more supported by others and more likely to help others.”可知，敬畏可以促进积极情绪。 3. C。解析：根据第三段“But people can bring about awe, and not just public heroes can. Often, this interpersonal awe is a response to life's big, sweeping changes. We can be awed by our nearest and dearest—the people sitting next to us on the sofa, or chatting on the phone.”可知，接到一个久违的朋友的电话时，我们可以在最亲近的人之间感受到敬畏。 4. C。解析：根据最后一段“But we can prepare ourselves to notice it when they do—and take steps to boost the emotion's positive effects.”可知，我们可以在日常生活中感知到惊奇。 Passage 12 (2024·河北石家庄质检)Jinli Street in Chengdu, Sichuan Province has recently been chosen as one of the world's most beautiful streets by CNN Travel. Altogether 21 are chosen, including Convent Avenue in New York City, the US, Flask Walk in London, England, and the Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto, Japan. Jinli Street is located to the east of the Wuhou Temple, the most famous Three Kingdoms Period relic museum in ChinA． It's recorded that as early as the Qin Dynasty, Jinli Street was the most famous place for baldachin—a rich cloth. And it was one of the busiest commercial areas during the Shu Kingdom, when it was known as the “First Street of the Shu Kingdom”. In order to bring back its prosperity of former days, it was rebuilt and was opened to the public in October of 2004. Since then, visitors from home and abroad have come here to relax, admire the traditionalstyle buildings, and taste local snacks. The street winds through Chengdu for a length of 550 metres. By mixing the culture of the Three Kingdoms Period with local customs of Sichuan, the buildings on both sides including teahouses, stores and hotels, which look pleasingly historic, are modelled on the architectural style of a traditional old town in western Sichuan Province from the Qing Dynasty. Walking down the street, you will find many oldworld stores. All of these stores have their own style but also have one thing in common: No matter how busy the place is, the stores are peaceful and relaxing. Most of the special local products can be found here. Outside the stores, the stands are busier but equally attractive. You can find local artists putting on funny shows. Some traditional artworks made by skilled workmen are sold here. From these artworks, you will get a taste of the true life of local people and find something about China's past in the modern city. 1．Why was Jinli Street rebuilt? A．To create a political centre. B．To gain its popularity again. C．To help visitors relax and eat snacks. D．To make it the world's most beautiful street. 2．How were the buildings along the street designed? A．By combining different cultures. B．By imitating the style of modern town. C．By presenting the history of the street. D．By following Qin Dynasty's architecture. 3．Which of the following can best describe the oldworld stores? A．Plain.         B．Modern. C．Unique.         D．Restful. 4．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A．Jinli Street—A Place to Recall History B．Jinli Street—First Street of the Shu Kingdom C．Jinli Street—Rebuilt and Opened to the Public D．Jinli Street—One of the World's Most Beautiful Streets Passage 12 1. B。解析：根据第二段“In order to bring back its prosperity of former days, it was rebuilt and was opened to the public in October of 2004.”可知，锦里街重建是为了重新获得它的人气。 2. A。解析：根据第三段“By mixing the culture of the Three Kingdoms Period with local customs of Sichuan, the buildings on both sides including teahouses, stores and hotels, which look pleasingly historic, are modelled on the architectural style of a traditional old town in western Sichuan Province from the Qing Dynasty.”可知，街道两旁的建筑是通过将三国文化与四川当地风俗相结合来设计的。 3. C。解析：根据第四段“All of these stores have their own style but also have one thing in common: No matter how busy the place is, the stores are peaceful and relaxing.”可知，这些古老的商店很独特。 4. D。解析：文章主要介绍了锦里街被 CNN 旅游频道评选为世界上最美丽的街道之一，以及锦里街的历史、建筑风格等，D 选项“锦里街——世界上最美丽的街道之一”最适合做标题。 Passage 13 (2024·湖南长沙模拟)Known on social media as The Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is reconnecting the locals of North America with native flavours and ingredients, and working to inspire a generation of indigenous(本土的) chefs to reclaim their cooking past. Pine Ridge in South Dakota contains some of the poorest communities in the country, and it's out of that environment that Sherman got his first job in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher at a local steakhouse. As he developed a love of cooking, which saw him move to Minneapolis to study Japanese and French cuisines, Sherman realised he didn't know indigenous recipes. “What were my Lakota ancestors eating and storing away? How were they getting oils, salts and fats and things like that？” Sherman remembered asking himself in an interview on PBS NewsHour. “So it took me quite a few years of just researching, but it really became a passion.” These years of researching, talking to elders, and consulting written material helped him produce The Sioux Chefs Indigenous Kitchen, which in 2018 won Sherman the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook. After publishing the book, Sherman opened his restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis and created the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems(NATIFS). It is a professional indigenous kitchen and training centre that seeks to create an educational space for native chefs to be trained and develop their skills, and reconnect with their cooking heritage. “Part of our challenge to ourselves was to cut out ingredients that are not native so we stopped using dairy, wheat flour and cane sugar，” he said. He cooks with local ingredients. His choices of meats are the same as those hunted by his ancestors—deer, fish, and birds. “For indigenous people who went through very strong assimilation(同化现象), we lost a lot of our food culture，” Sherman said. “But we're at a point now where we can reclaim it and develop it for the next generation. To be able to share culture through food will be really healing.” 1．What did Sherman realise when he was in Minneapolis? A．He didn't have enough cooking passion. B．He should spend a few years researching cooking. C．He should write a book about the indigenous recipes. D．He didn't know his Lakota ancestors' cooking ways and ingredients. 2．Sherman set up the NATIFS centre to ． A．make money and open his own restaurant B．build an educational space for local children C．train and help local chefs to cook local food D．teach native chefs the most superb cooking skills 3．What is a problem for his native cooking culture according to Sherman? A．Very strong assimilation. B．Its high speed of evolution. C．Too much meat in the diet. D．Indigenous recipes that can't be shared. 4．Which is the best title for the text? A．Local Recipes: Chefs Trained B．Local Recipes: Fame Achieved C．Local Recipes: Restaurants Refreshed D．Local Recipes: Food Culture Preserved Passage 13 1. D。解析：根据第二段“As he developed a love of cooking, which saw him move to Minneapolis to study Japanese and French cuisines, Sherman realised he didn't know indigenous recipes.”可知，Sherman 在明尼阿波利斯时意识到他不知道他的拉科塔祖先的烹饪方法和食材。 2. C。解析：根据第四段“After publishing the book, Sherman opened his restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis and created the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems(NATIFS). It is a professional indigenous kitchen and training centre that seeks to create an educational space for native chefs to be trained and develop their skills, and reconnect with their cooking heritage.”可知，Sherman 建立 NATIFS 中心是为了培训和帮助当地厨师烹饪当地食物。 3. A。解析：根据最后一段“For indigenous people who went through very strong assimilation(同化现象), we lost a lot of our food culture”可知，Sherman 认为他的本土烹饪文化面临的一个问题是强烈的同化现象。 4. D。解析：文章主要介绍了 Sean Sherman 致力于重新连接北美当地人与本土风味和食材，并努力激励一代本土厨师重新找回他们的烹饪历史，D 选项“本土食谱：保存食物文化”最适合做标题。 Passage 14 （2024·北京延庆·一模）Living beyond limits Growing up in the hot Las Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in a place where it snowed. At the age of 19, the day after I graduated from high school, I moved to a place where it snowed and I found my dream job. For the first time in my life, I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That is, until my life took a detour (转折点) . I went home from work early one day with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later I was in the hospital on life support with less than a 2% chance of living. Over the course of two and a half months I lost the hearing in my left ear and both of my legs below the knee. I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new artificial legs for the first time. They were so painful that all I could think was, how am I ever going to travel the world in these things? And how was I going to snowboard again? But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Self and learn to embrace the new Self. And that is when it dawned on me that if I snowboarded again, my feet aren’t going to get cold. Four months later I was back up on a snowboard, although things didn’t go quite as expected: My knees and my ankles wouldn’t bend. But I knew that I would be able to do this again if I could find the right pair of feet. I did a year of research, still couldn’t figure out what kind of legs to use. So I decided to make a pair myself. My leg maker and I put random parts together and we made a pair of feet that I could snowboard in. Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization for youth with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports. Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But if you ask me today, if I would ever want to change my situation, I would have to say no. Because my legs haven’t disabled me. They’ve forced me to rely on my imagination and to believe in the possibilities. 1．How did the author feel when she saw her new legs for the first time? A．Astonished.        B．Hopeful.         C．Desperate.        D．Delighted. 2．What mainly helped the author change her thought toward her situation? A．Her positive attitude. B．Inspiration from research. C．Her love for snowboard. D．Help from a nonprofit organization. 3．The author’s attempt could help her and other youths with physical disabilities to ______. A．travel around the world B．take part in action sports C．bend their knees and ankles D．recover from their disabilities 4．What can we learn from the passage? A．Practice makes perfect. B．Actions speak louder than words. C．You can’t judge a book by its cover. D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart Passage 14 1. C。解析：根据第三段“I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new artificial legs for the first time. They were so painful that all I could think was, how am I ever going to travel the world in these things?”可知，作者第一次看到新腿时感到绝望。 2. A。解析：作者积极的态度帮助她改变了对自己处境的看法，从一开始的绝望到后来决定自己制作适合滑雪的假肢，并成立非营利组织帮助有身体残疾的年轻人参与极限运动。 3. B。解析：根据第五段“So I decided to make a pair myself. My leg maker and I put random parts together and we made a pair of feet that I could snowboard in. Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization for youth with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports.”可知，作者的尝试可以帮助她和其他有身体残疾的年轻人参与极限运动。 4. D。解析：文章讲述了作者虽然失去了双腿，但凭借积极的态度和创造力，不仅重新回到了滑雪场，还成立了非营利组织帮助其他有身体残疾的年轻人，体现了“有志者事竟成”。 Passage 15 (2024·福建泉州质检)For Australian cattle farmer Jody Brown, the most frightening evidence of drought is the silence. Trees stand still, the singing of birds gone. The constant dryness means her cattle have decreased to around 400, down from 1，100 in 2002, and at times there have been no animals on the land at all. The native grasses, once green, have disintegrated into grey ash. According to United Nations' estimates, global crop production could fall about 30% because of climate change, while food is sharply demanded in the coming decades. The world is facing a new age of rapidly increasing food prices that could push almost 2 billion more people into hunger in a worstcase climate crisis. Facing the scary predictions, farmers have begun to adapt. On Brown's farm, she's experimenting with regenerativefarming practices better suited to drought. She's exploring alternatives to traditional methods that don't push the land as hard. Meanwhile many agrichemical companies are developing new varieties for vegetables, like cabbages that are more resistant to extreme weather. Across the globe, farmers are switching seeds and improving irrigation(灌溉). Lucas Oliveira in Brazil is pulling out half his coffee trees to plant corn and soybeans instead. He is being forced to change course after coffee crops suffered from drought and then an extreme frost. With drought hitting California, Fritz Durst is working to trap water. He's boarded up pipes to hold the rain that does fall. Durst will also plant cover crops, which can help enrich soils and prevent erosion(水土流失). One of the biggest challenges for farmers is that there is currently no access to funds that would be critical to undertake the kind of massive transformation. “If you have to deal with millions of farmers around the world, you have to coordinate(协调). That's a huge task，” said Monika Zurek, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute. 1．Why are the data mentioned in Paragraph 2? A．To illustrate the frequent drought. B．To evidence the increasing food demand. C．To present the severe results of climate crisis. D．To describe the situation of crop production. 2．What is farmers' reaction towards the predictions? A．Exploring alternative farming practices. B．Sticking to traditional methods. C．Developing new varieties for vegetables. D．Experimenting with agrichemicals. 3．How does Fritz Durst in California deal with the drought? A．He switches to planting coffee trees. B．He employs ways to trap water. C．He covers his crops to resist drought. D．He conducts researches on the soil. 4．What is crucial to the transformation? A．Improving irrigation facilities. B．Tackling environment change. C．Offering farmers access to funds. D．Introducing ways to prevent erosion. Passage 15 1. C。解析：第二段提到的数据是为了说明气候变化可能导致全球农作物产量下降，同时未来几十年粮食需求急剧增加，世界将面临粮食价格快速上涨的新时代，这将使近20亿人陷入饥饿，呈现了气候危机的严重后果。 2. A。解析：根据第三段“Facing the scary predictions, farmers have begun to adapt. On Brown's farm, she's experimenting with regenerative-farming practices better suited to drought. She's exploring alternatives to traditional methods that don't push the land as hard.”可知，农民们对这些预测的反应是探索替代的农业实践。 3. B。解析：根据第四段“With drought hitting California, Fritz Durst is working to trap water. He's boarded up pipes to hold the rain that does fall.”可知，Fritz Durst通过采取蓄水的方法来应对加利福尼亚的干旱。 4. C。解析：根据最后一段“One of the biggest challenges for farmers is that there is currently no access to funds that would be critical to undertake the kind of massive transformation.”可知，对转型至关重要的是为农民提供获得资金的途径。 Passage 16 (2024·湖南长沙模拟)Known on social media as The Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is reconnecting the locals of North America with native flavours and ingredients, and working to inspire a generation of indigenous(本土的) chefs to reclaim their cooking past. Pine Ridge in South Dakota contains some of the poorest communities in the country, and it's out of that environment that Sherman got his first job in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher at a local steakhouse. As he developed a love of cooking, which saw him move to Minneapolis to study Japanese and French cuisines, Sherman realised he didn't know indigenous recipes. “What were my Lakota ancestors eating and storing away? How were they getting oils, salts and fats and things like that？” Sherman remembered asking himself in an interview on PBS NewsHour. “So it took me quite a few years of just researching, but it really became a passion.” These years of researching, talking to elders, and consulting written material helped him produce The Sioux Chefs Indigenous Kitchen, which in 2018 won Sherman the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook. After publishing the book, Sherman opened his restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis and created the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems(NATIFS). It is a professional indigenous kitchen and training centre that seeks to create an educational space for native chefs to be trained and develop their skills, and reconnect with their cooking heritage. “Part of our challenge to ourselves was to cut out ingredients that are not native so we stopped using dairy, wheat flour and cane sugar，” he said. He cooks with local ingredients. His choices of meats are the same as those hunted by his ancestors—deer, fish, and birds. “For indigenous people who went through very strong assimilation(同化现象), we lost a lot of our food culture，” Sherman said. “But we're at a point now where we can reclaim it and develop it for the next generation. To be able to share culture through food will be really healing.” 1．What did Sherman realise when he was in Minneapolis? A．He didn't have enough cooking passion. B．He should spend a few years researching cooking. C．He should write a book about the indigenous recipes. D．He didn't know his Lakota ancestors' cooking ways and ingredients. 2．Sherman set up the NATIFS centre to ． A．make money and open his own restaurant B．build an educational space for local children C．train and help local chefs to cook local food D．teach native chefs the most superb cooking skills 3．What is a problem for his native cooking culture according to Sherman? A．Very strong assimilation. B．Its high speed of evolution. C．Too much meat in the diet. D．Indigenous recipes that can't be shared. 4．Which is the best title for the text? A．Local Recipes: Chefs Trained B．Local Recipes: Fame Achieved C．Local Recipes: Restaurants Refreshed D．Local Recipes: Food Culture Preserved Passage 16 1. D。解析：根据第二段“As he developed a love of cooking, which saw him move to Minneapolis to study Japanese and French cuisines, Sherman realised he didn't know indigenous recipes.”可知，Sherman在明尼阿波利斯时意识到他不知道他的拉科塔祖先的烹饪方法和食材。 2. C。解析：根据第四段“After publishing the book, Sherman opened his restaurant, Owamni, in Minneapolis and created the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems(NATIFS). It is a professional indigenous kitchen and training centre that seeks to create an educational space for native chefs to be trained and develop their skills, and reconnect with their cooking heritage.”可知，Sherman建立NATIFS中心是为了培训和帮助当地厨师烹饪当地食物。 3. A。解析：根据第五段“For indigenous people who went through very strong assimilation(同化现象), we lost a lot of our food culture”可知，Sherman认为他的本土烹饪文化面临的一个问题是强烈的同化现象。 4. D。解析：文章主要介绍了Sean Sherman致力于重新连接北美当地人与本土风味和食材，并努力激励一代本土厨师重新找回他们的烹饪历史，D选项“Local Recipes: Food Culture Preserved”（本地食谱：保存食物文化）最适合做标题。 Passage 17 (2024·河北石家庄质检)Sherry Gao is pouring coffee made from singleorigin beans, hoping that her Mandarin Coffee Stand in the city of Pasadena, California introduces you to your new favourite coffee and turns your preconceptions about Chinese coffee beans upside down. Much of the Western world imports its coffee from Africa and South AmericA． But Gao hopes that throwing light on Yunnansourced coffee could expose customers to the coffeeproducing region and help to break down prejudice against the beans, which for decades, until only a few years ago, were primarily used for instant products. “We wanted to highlight Chinese coffee because a lot of people never had Chinese coffee before，” Gao said. “Some have the mindset that it's bad or it's cheap, but that's not the case anymore. It's been changing so much over the last decade.” Recent experimentation with processing, such as the addition of fruit or sugarcane molasses during the production, is leading Yunnan's coffee to more flavourful results. “Every time a new product comes in, it tastes better than the last one，” Gao said. Farmers in China have grown tea for more than 3，000 years, but coffee has been grown there for only about a century in small quantities, with an uptick in the 1980s with government involvement. And the turn of the century and the 2010s saw a sharp growth with international corporations investing in the region's crops, initially for use in instant coffee. But in the last 10 to 15 years, tastes and demand for specialty and highgrade coffees emerged, especially from local growers and shops. The domestic demand for Chinagrown coffee has risen so dramatically that Gao says it's now much more expensive. To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to one day host classes for interactive howto events. After all, she says, the Yunnan coffee tastes excellent when made in one's own kitchen with a pourover system and she hopes it's only a matter of time before home specialty coffee enthusiasts catch on too. 1．What's a misunderstanding of Chinese coffee beans? A．They are of poor quality. B．They have limited producing areas. C．They have a mild taste. D．They are used for flavoured coffee. 2．What does the underlined word “uptick” in Paragraph 5 mean? A．Output.         B．Increase. C．Option.         D．Investment. 3．What does Sherry Gao expect to do in future? A．Offer community members coffee for free. B．Buy a pourover system for her shop. C．Teach people to make Chinese coffee at home. D．Keep up with home specialty coffee fans. 4．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A．Entertainment.         B．Health. C．Education.         D．Business. Passage 17 1. A。解析：根据第三段“Some have the mindset that it's bad or it's cheap, but that's not the case anymore.”可知，对中国咖啡豆的一种误解是它们质量差。 2. B。解析：根据第五段“Farmers in China have grown tea for more than 3,000 years, but coffee has been grown there for only about a century in small quantities, with an uptick in the 1980s with government involvement.”可知，这里的“uptick”是“增加”的意思。 3. C。解析：根据最后一段“To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to one day host classes for interactive how-to events. After all, she says, the Yunnan coffee tastes excellent when made in one's own kitchen with a pour-over system and she hopes it's only a matter of time before home specialty coffee enthusiasts catch on too.”可知，Sherry Gao希望将来教人们在家里制作中国咖啡。 4. D。解析：文章主要讲述了中国云南咖啡的发展以及Sherry Gao的咖啡摊，可能出现在报纸的商业板块。 Passage 18 （2024·北京东城·二模）Mark Brown, 57, had been making films for 30 years, but he found himself feeling tired of it. “I thought, things can only go downhill.” Brown knew he needed to do something else — but what? A few years earlier, he had bought his childhood house and moved in. While Brown wondered about a second care er in gardening, he heard a different internal voice. “That child who used to love drawing whispered to me down the years,” he said. Some unacknowledged longing in him was brought out. There was a great oak tree near his home. It had stood out to his young self as a “fantastical giant — a treasure home to birds, insects and animals. There was a cave inside. We used to squeeze in through this hole.” He decided to lock himself away for two months to draw it in all its glorious detail. “While I was drawing,” he said, “there came moments when it was as though the tree was drawing itself. I had spent so much time playing in it. I could feel it. It was deep inside me.” His finished oak held “a real power”, he said. “As you walk towards it, it just grows.” Brown became a tree portraitist. Over the next few years, he travelled across Britain and spent days with the trees selected with the help of the Ancient Tree Forum, the Tree Council and the Woodland Trust. Brown has started work on a 20-drawing series of Britain’s most important ash trees. “These beautiful old ash trees are going to be lost to us,” he says. “They are 350 years old and they are dying because of a disease that we’ve spread.” Drawing is not only an act of care and a demand for preservation, but it “gives me that interface between my passion for the natural world and my creativity,” Brown says. It has also given him a different perspective on the passage of time. “I’m an old man yet I’m only 71, and some of the trees I’ve drawn are 1,000 years old. When I’m with them and when I draw them, I think about the end of my life and the brief nature of human life that passes momentarily beneath them.” 1．At the age of 57, Brown ______. A．moved into his old house        B．awakened a childhood interest C．reached the peak of his life        D．developed a passion for gardening 2．What can we learn about the oak tree and Brown? A．It helped him start a new career.        B．It linked him with the world. C．He built a tree house in it.        D．He studied creatures in it. 3．What is Brown working on? A．Setting up tree organizations.        B．Looking for cures for tree diseases. C．Drawing to call for protection for trees.        D．Travelling to select important trees in Britain. 4．When Brown is with trees, he feels that ______. A．time is endless        B．human life is temporary C．nature is dynamic        D．life-long learning is crucial Passage 18 1. B。解析：57 岁的 Mark Brown 在听到内心那个曾经热爱画画的孩子的声音后，唤醒了童年的兴趣。 2. A。解析：那棵橡树帮助他开启了新的职业生涯，成为了一名树肖像画家。 3. C。解析：Brown 正在绘制英国最重要的白蜡树系列，通过绘画呼吁对树木的保护。 4. B。解析：当 Brown 和树在一起时，他觉得人类的生命是短暂的。 Passage 19 (2024·四川成都模拟)“Why？” It's a simple question that people ask Angela Maxwell frequently. After all, she began a journey that very few people would ever attempt: walk around the world alone. The thought of Maxwell's journey did not start from a place of loss or personal crisis. She said, “I was searching for a deeper interaction with nature and people.” Walking would minimise her carbon footprint, plus the slow pace meant that she could fully immerse herself in nature, and gain insights into other cultures in a unique way. She left her hometown of Bend, Oregon, on 2 May 2014 and headed into an adventure. Along the way, Maxwell would suffer from heatstroke(中暑) in the Australian desert and hear gunshots while camping in Turkey. “Still，” she said, “I didn't stop because I was more afraid of not following my heart than I was of losing everything I owned and loved.”  Apart from that, her slow pace allowed her to be drawn deeply into other cultures. She wandered the tiny seaside villages along Italy Tyrrhenian Sea, enjoying the lively atmosphere. In Vietnam, she was invited and offered food by an elderly woman to rest in her wooden shack at the peak for the night. She chose an experience of uncertainty and curiosity, in search of something she could never be certain to find: a sense of fulfilment and a deeper connection. On 16 December 2020, Maxwell's pilgrimage(朝圣之旅) ended right where it started. For now, she's working on a book, planning future journeys and creating more effective ways for women to find and express courage in their lives. Whether a walk leads halfway around the world or just down the road, Maxwell has shown the true worth of slowing down and giving more than we receive along the way. 1．Why did Maxwell decide to start her journey? A．To get closer to the world. B．To reduce carbon footprint. C．To get rid of personal crisis. D．To slow down the pace of life. 2．What can we know about Maxwell during the journey? A．She was about to give up. B．She was helped by Italian locals. C．She experienced various cultures. D．She enjoyed Australian coastal scenery. 3．Which of the following words can best describe Maxwell? A．Cautious and gentle. B．Tough and adventurous. C．Ambitious and generous. D．Openminded and humorous. 4．What's this text mainly about? A．A new way to slow down life. B．A closer connection with the wild. C．An unforgettable memory of a trip. D．A woman walking around the world. Passage 19答案及解析 1. A。解析：根据第二段“She said, ‘I was searching for a deeper interaction with nature and people.’”可知，Maxwell开始旅程是为了更接近世界，与自然和人有更深的互动。B选项减少碳足迹只是其中一个好处，不是主要目的；C选项她不是为了摆脱个人危机；D选项放慢生活节奏不是她开始旅程的主要原因。 2. C。解析：根据第四段“her slow pace allowed her to be drawn deeply into other cultures.”可知，她在旅途中体验了各种不同的文化。A选项她没有打算放弃；B选项文中只提到了在越南被一位老妇人帮助，不能说被意大利当地人帮助；D选项她在澳大利亚沙漠中暑，不是享受澳大利亚沿海风景。 3. B。解析：Maxwell独自一人环球旅行，途中经历了中暑、听到枪声等困难但没有放弃，说明她很坚韧且具有冒险精神。A选项谨慎和温柔在文中没有体现；C选项雄心勃勃和慷慨文中没有相关内容；D选项开放和幽默也不符合对她的描述。 4. D。解析：文章主要讲述了Angela Maxwell独自一人环球旅行的经历，D选项符合文章主旨。A选项一种放慢生活的新方式不是文章主要内容；B选项与野外更紧密的联系不准确；C选项一次难忘的旅行记忆太宽泛。 Passage 20 (2024·陕西西安质检)Accents are a sign of belonging and something that separates communities. Yet we can probably think of people who seem to have lost their accent and of others whose accent stays firmly in place. Given the personal and social importance of how someone speaks, why would anyone's accent change? A conscious or subconscious desire to fit in can influence the way you speak. If someone moves from Australia to America to work, for example, they will probably at least change their accent in order to get a better sense of belonging. This may be out of a need or desire to be more clearly understood and to be accepted in a new community. They might also want to avoid ridicule for the way they speak. For people whose accents do shift, the way they speak may be less important to their sense of identity, or their identity with a social or professional group may be more pressing. Even before we are born, we are exposed to the speech patterns of those around us. We progress through various stages of speech development that result in us having speech patterns similar to those around us. For others whose accent does not seem to change, it could be because they feel safe in their identity, and their accent is much part of that identity—or that keeping the difference is valuable to them. Meanwhile, brain damage may result in foreign accent syndrome (FAS), which results from physical changes that are not under the speaker's control. Suffering from FAS, speakers may lose the ability to speak at all or experience strange changes in the way they pronounce. In some cases, listeners might look down upon a person with FAS as they believe them to be foreigners. It's no wonder many people unconsciously protect themselves by adapting their speech to those around them. 1．What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．The desire to fit in. B．The change of career. C．The adjustment of accents. D．The influence on language. 2．What makes people choose to change their accents? A．The result of brain damage. B．Their strong sense of identity. C．Their desire to learn about locals. D．The need to adapt to new environment. 3．What can we know about the people suffering from FAS? A．They may be taken as foreigners. B．They can not help making a sound. C．They suffer from emotional changes. D．They may change accents to gain respect. 4．What's the author's purpose in writing this text? A．To explain the loss of accents. B．To introduce the history of accents. C．To analyse why accents are lost or kept. D．To show the significance of accent changes. Passage 20答案及解析 1. C。解析：This指代前文“If someone moves from Australia to America to work, for example, they will probably at least change their accent in order to get a better sense of belonging.”中的改变口音这件事。A选项融入的欲望不是This指代的内容；B选项职业变化文中未提及；D选项对语言的影响也不对。 2. D。解析：根据第二段“If someone moves from Australia to America to work, for example, they will probably at least change their accent in order to get a better sense of belonging. This may be out of a need or desire to be more clearly understood and to be accepted in a new community.”可知，人们改变口音是为了适应新环境。A选项脑损伤不是人们主动选择改变口音的原因；B选项强烈的身份认同感会让人不改变口音；C选项了解当地人不是改变口音的主要原因。 3. A。解析：根据第四段“In some cases, listeners might look down upon a person with FAS as they believe them to be foreigners.”可知，患有外国口音综合征的人可能会被视为外国人。B选项他们不是不能发声；C选项他们遭受的是发音变化不是情绪变化；D选项他们不是为了获得尊重而改变口音。 4. C。解析：文章分析了人们口音为什么会改变或保持不变，C选项符合文章主旨。A选项解释口音的消失不准确；B选项介绍口音的历史文中未提及；D选项展示口音变化的重要性不是主要目的。 Passage 21 (2024·四川成都模拟)While rice and wheat are the two most commonly consumed grains worldwide, a study covering more than 100，000 people has revealed that choosing rice as a staple(主要的) food may result in a lower risk of obesity(肥胖). Researchers collected data from participants aged 35 to 74.The participants responded to questionnaires via facetoface interviews, providing information about their medical history and lifestyle, such as dietary status and physical activity. The researchers divided them into three groups according to their weekly rice and wheat intake. The first group eats rice as their staple food, consuming it either daily or four to six times per week. The second group's staple food is wheat, and the third group consumes both rice and wheat as their staple food, with similar frequency. The results show that rice preference may be associated with a lower risk of certain obesity types and that higher wheat intake was associated with higher risks of excessive body fat in men and women. However, when wheat lovers changed their staple food to rice five times per week, the participants showed a 36.5 percent lower risk of obesity in men and a 20.5 percent lower risk in women. According to the researchers, wheat flour absorbs less water than rice when cooked, partly resulting in a higher energy density of wheat than rice. Meanwhile, ricebased dietary patterns often have more fresh vegetables, legumes, meat and fish servings.People with wheat preference tend to eat large bowls of noodles with fewer vegetables or less meat, and sometimes even with a large amount of oil. The researchers concluded that compared with preference for wheat, preference for rice, or changing from wheat to rice could be associated with lower risks of overall fat accumulation, especially for individuals with normal weight. They also noted that given the vast territory and diverse ethnic groups, further studies may be necessary to fully understand the regional specificity and potential reasons for the observed links. 1．How did the researchers arrange the subjects? A．By the age. B．By the gender. C．By their territory. D．By their staple food. 2．What can be inferred from the results? A．We can take in as much rice as possible. B．Wheat intake makes people fat and unhealthy. C．Obesity risks can get lower with the shift of staple food. D．Women are easier to get fat by consuming too much wheat. 3．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A．How people cook their meals. B．What people should eat for their health. C．Why people easily get fat by intake of wheat. D．What ingredients should be included in the diet. 4．What can we learn about the results of the research from the last paragraph? A．More studies should be done to better understand the connection. B．People from different places have different preferences for food. C．Overweight people shouldn't eat any wheat food. D．People with normal weight won't gain fat again. Passage 21答案及解析 1. D。解析：根据第二段“The researchers divided them into three groups according to their weekly rice and wheat intake.”可知，研究人员是根据他们的主食来安排受试者的。A选项按年龄、B选项按性别、C选项按地域都不对。 2. C。解析：根据第三段“However, when wheat lovers changed their staple food to rice five times per week, the participants showed a 36.5 percent lower risk of obesity in men and a 20.5 percent lower risk in women.”可知，主食的转变可以降低肥胖风险。A选项我们可以尽可能多地摄入米饭说法太绝对；B选项小麦摄入会让人肥胖和不健康太片面；D选项女性更容易因摄入过多小麦而发胖不是主要推断内容。 3. C。解析：第四段主要分析了人们容易因摄入小麦而发胖的原因。A选项人们如何做饭不是主要内容；B选项人们应该吃什么来保持健康不全面；D选项饮食中应该包括哪些成分不准确。 4. A。解析：根据最后一段“They also noted that given the vast territory and diverse ethnic groups, further studies may be necessary to fully understand the regional specificity and potential reasons for the observed links.”可知，需要进行更多的研究来更好地理解这种联系。B选项不同地方的人对食物有不同的偏好不是该段主要内容；C选项超重的人不应该吃任何小麦食品说法错误；D选项正常体重的人不会再发胖太绝对。 Passage 22 (2024·陕西西安质检)In 2007, the African Union announced an ambitious project—to plant the Great Green Wall(GGW), a band of trees that would stretch the length of the Sahel. The GGW is an ecological restoration project designed by African people for African people. Heavy rains, droughts, wildfires and landslides have all become common throughout the world. But nowhere is quite like the Sahel. In this huge African region, climate change has materialised in a dramatic manner. In some cases, the severe conditions have left people with no option other than to migrate elsewhere to survive. It was with all of this in mind that the extraordinary, but heavily debated project was first put forward. Fourteen years have passed since the initiative formally kicked off. The stated goal was to create a 15kilometrewide, 8，000kilometrelong green belt of trees and other plants that, by 2030, would span(跨越) the entire width of the Sahel, from Senegal to Djibouti. Overall, 100 million hectares(公顷) of land would be restored by 2030． Once completed, the wall could end up capturing(俘获) 250 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, while its creation and upkeep could create ten million jobs in rural areas. Looking at the project as a whole, there's still a long way to go. According to a status report by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, about four million hectares of degraded land have been restored. This means that progress towards the 100 million hectares target stands at just four percent. “When we started restoring the soil, we realised the area at risk was much wider than we initially thought，” explains Elvis Paul Tangem, the African Union's GGW coordinator. “We had few funds to push the initiative as much as we wanted to. There was skepticism among investors, who didn't understand the project, but also among the African states themselves, which needed time to figure out if the GGW was a priority.” 1．What is the purpose of the GGW project? A．To improve local ecology. B．To develop rural economy. C．To predict climate patterns. D．To strengthen regional ties. 2．What do the statistics in Paragraph 3 show of the initiative? A．The service period. B．The total budget. C．The targeted groups. D．The expected benefits. 3．How does Elvis Paul Tangem feel about the project? A．Skeptical.        B．Worried. C．Confident.        D．Satisfied. 4．What message does the author intend to convey in the text? A．African countries should stand together. B．The progress of the GGW project is slow. C．Fighting climate change is our top priority. D．Natural disasters are worse than we thought.   Passage 22答案及解析 1. A。解析：根据第二段“The GGW is an ecological restoration project designed by African people for African people.”可知，GGW项目的目的是改善当地生态。B选项发展农村经济不是主要目的；C选项预测气候模式文中未提及；D选项加强区域联系不准确。 2. D。解析：第三段提到了“Once completed, the wall could end up capturing(俘获) 250 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, while its creation and upkeep could create ten million jobs in rural areas.”这些数据展示了该项目的预期好处。A选项服务期、B选项总预算、C选项目标群体都不对。 3. B。解析：根据第四段“‘We had few funds to push the initiative as much as we wanted to. There was skepticism among investors, who didn't understand the project, but also among the African states themselves, which needed time to figure out if the GGW was a priority.’”可知，Elvis Paul Tangem对这个项目感到担忧。A选项怀疑、C选项自信、D选项满意都不符合他的态度。 4. B。解析：文章主要传达了GGW项目进展缓慢的信息。A选项非洲国家应该团结在一起不是主要信息；C选项应对气候变化是我们的首要任务不准确；D选项自然灾害比我们想象的更严重不是文章重点。 Passage 23 (2024·吉林长春摸底)The Sahara is the world's largest and most magic desert, but knowledge about it is surprisingly limited. Even estimates of when it formed vary widely, from more than five million years ago to mere thousands. Now, however, geologists studying windcarried Saharan dust on the Canary Islands have come closer to settling this: it is, they report, close to five million years old. One reason for the uncertainty over the Sahara's age is that researchers use different methods to estimate it. These include studying desert dust found in sediment(沉积物) under the Atlantic Ocean, analysing sandstone and modelling the ancient climate. To help settle the uncertainty, Daniel Muhs, geomorphologist of the US Geological Survey, and his colleagues looked at sediment on Spain's Canary Islands. They found evidence of Saharan dust. The dust appeared in ancient soil layers(层), whose age they assessed on the basis of fossils(化石) found in the same layers—and that age agreed with the earlier marine sediment studies. The researchers reported their findings in November in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. “The conclusion of the study is very good，” says Zhongshi Zhang, a climate modeller at the University of Bergen in Norway, who was not involved in the work.“Because the dust found on the islands is distinct from the ocean's record，” Zhang adds, “it helps to build the case for a fivemillionyear age.” The Sahara is the biggest source of windcarried dust in the world—and that dust's journey does not end in the Canary Islands, which lie just off the western coast of Africa. It continues on to places such as the Amazon rainforest in South America, Daniel notes. Amazon soils are poor in nutrients, and he says the new results help to show how rich dust from Africa could have been supporting the South American region's incredible biodiversity for millions of years—adding to the Amazon's own origin story. 1．How did Daniel settle the formation time of the Sahara? A．By modelling the ancient climate in Spain's islands. B．By studying the desert dust under the Atlantic Ocean. C．By assessing the age of the dust in ancient soil layers. D．By analysing the windcarried sandstone in the Sahara. 2．What do the underlined words “their findings” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．The appearance of the dust. B．The formation of two layers. C．The age of the Saharan dust. D．The agreement of two layers. 3．What contributes to the biodiversity of the South America? A．The Saharan dust. B．The Amazon soils. C．The Amazon rainforest. 　 D．The coastal waters. 4．Which is the most suitable title for the text? A．The Study of the Sahara B．The Birth of the Sahara C．The Source of the Sahara D．The Effect of the Sahara Passage 23答案及解析 1. C。解析：根据第二段“To help settle the uncertainty, Daniel Muhs, geomorphologist of the US Geological Survey, and his colleagues looked at sediment on Spain's Canary Islands. They found evidence of Saharan dust. The dust appeared in ancient soil layers(层), whose age they assessed on the basis of fossils(化石) found in the same layers—and that age agreed with the earlier marine sediment studies.”可知，Daniel通过评估古代土壤层中沙尘的年龄确定了撒哈拉沙漠的形成时间。A选项在西班牙岛屿上模拟古代气候不是他确定撒哈拉形成时间的方法；B选项研究大西洋下的沙漠尘埃不准确；D选项分析撒哈拉的风沙岩也不对。 2. C。解析：their findings指的是撒哈拉沙尘的年龄。A选项尘埃的出现不是研究结果；B选项两层的形成文中未提及；D选项两层的一致性不是主要研究结果。 3. A。解析：根据第四段“Amazon soils are poor in nutrients, and he says the new results help to show how rich dust from Africa could have been supporting the South American region's incredible biodiversity for millions of years—adding to the Amazon's own origin story.”可知，撒哈拉沙尘促进了南美洲的生物多样性。B选项亚马逊土壤贫瘠不是促进生物多样性的因素；C选项亚马逊雨林不是直接促进生物多样性的因素；D选项沿海水域文中未提及。 4. B。解析：文章主要讨论了撒哈拉沙漠的形成时间，即撒哈拉的诞生，B选项符合。A选项撒哈拉的研究太宽泛；C选项撒哈拉的来源不准确；D选项撒哈拉的影响不是文章主要内容。 Passage 24 (2024·吉林长春摸底)Just about 50 years ago, needing money to support my family—my novels weren't bestsellers—I had the idea of taking the longest train trip imaginable and writing a travel book about it. The trip was improvisational(即兴的). I didn't have a credit card. I had no idea where I'd be staying nor how long this trip would take. And I'd never written a travel book before. I hoped my trip wouldn't suffer a lot, though it was obviously a leap in the dark.  I set off with one small bag containing clothes, a map of Asia, a travel guidebook and some travellers' cheques. I was often inconvenienced, sometimes threatened, now and then disturbed for bribes, occasionally laid up with food poisoning—all this vivid detail for my narrative.  What I repeated in the more than fourmonth trip was the pleasure of the sleeping car. Writing on board the Khyber Mail to Lahore in Pakistan, “The romance associated with the sleeping car comes from the fact that it is extremely private, combining the best features of a cupboard with forward movement. Whatever drama is being shown in this moving bedroom is heightened by the landscape passing the window ...” A train is a carrier that allows residence.  I wrote The Great Railway Bazaar on my return in 1974, and it appeared to good reviews and quick sales. That's the past. Nothing is the same. All travel is timerelated. All such trips are singular and unrepeatable. It's not just that the steam trains of Asia are gone, but much of the peace and order is gone. Who'd risk an Iranian train now or take a bus through Afghanistan?  But I've been surprised by some of the more recent developments in travel. I rode on Chinese trains for a year and wrote Riding the Iron Rooster, but now China has much cleaner and swifter trains and modernised destinations. A traveller today could take the same trip I took in 1986—1987 and produce a completely different book. All travel books are dated. That's their fault that they're outdated, and it's their virtue that they preserve something of the past that would otherwise be lost. 1．What happened at the beginning of the author's trip to Asia? A．He made full preparations for the trip. B．He had expected the journey to be rough. C．He organised the trip with his family's support. D．He started the trip out of his passion for travelling. 2．Why did the author repeatedly recall the sleeping car? A．For its romantic scenery. B．For its reassuring privacy. C．For its full equipment. D．For its long distance. 3．What did the author try to convey by saying “Nothing is the same”？ A．The landscape in Asia was gone. B．Train trip was no longer popular. C．He couldn't write another bestseller. D．Transportation and travel had changed a lot. 4．Which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with? A．Practice makes perfect. B．Sharp tools make good work. C．Travel, truth is not the arrival card. D．The journey, not the arrival matters. Passage 24答案及解析 1. B。解析：根据第一段“I hoped my trip wouldn't suffer a lot, though it was obviously a leap in the dark.”可知，作者一开始就预料到这次旅行会很艰难。A选项他为旅行做了充分准备错误；C选项他在家人的支持下组织了这次旅行文中未提及；D选项他出于对旅行的热爱开始了这次旅行不准确。 2. B。解析：根据第三段“The romance associated with the sleeping car comes from the fact that it is extremely private, combining the best features of a cupboard with forward movement.”可知，作者反复回忆卧铺车厢是因为它让人安心的隐私性。A选项因为浪漫的风景不准确；C选项因为设备齐全不是主要原因；D选项因为距离长不对。 3. D。解析：作者说“Nothing is the same”是想表达交通和旅行发生了很大变化。A选项亚洲的风景消失了不准确；B选项火车旅行不再受欢迎太片面；C选项他不能再写一本畅销书与这句话无关。 4. D。解析：根据最后一段“All travel books are dated. That's their fault that they're outdated, and it's their virtue that they preserve something of the past that would otherwise be lost.”可知，作者认为旅行的过程比到达更重要，D选项符合。A选项熟能生巧、B选项工欲善其事，必先利其器、C选项旅行，真理不是到达卡都不符合。 Passage 25 (2024·九省联考)For lots of kids, toddlerhood(幼儿期) is an important time for friendship. Studies show that the earlier kids learn to form positive relationships, the better they are at relating to others as teenagers and adults. Playing together also helps these kids practice social behaviors, such as kindness, sharing, and cooperation. Even so, how quickly your child develops into a social creature may also depend on his temperament(性格). Some toddlers are very social, but others are shy. In addition, the way that toddlers demonstrate that they like other children is markedly different from what adults think of as expressions of friendship. Research at Ohio State University in Columbus found that a toddler's way of saying “I like you” during play is likely to come in the form of copying a friend's behavior. This seemingly unusual way of demonstrating fondness can result in unpleasant behavior. Regardless of how much they like a playmate, they may still grab his toys, refuse to share, and get bossy. But experts say that this is a normal and necessary part of friendship for kids this age. Through play experiences, toddlers learn social rules. That's why it's so important to take an active role in your toddler's social encounters by setting limits and offering frequent reminders of what they are. When you establish these guidelines, explain the reasons behind them. Begin by helping your child learn sympathy (“Ben is crying. What's making him so sad？”), then suggest how he could resolve the problem (“Maybe he would feel better if you let him play the ball.”). When your child shares or shows empathy(同理心) toward a friend, praise him (“Ben stopped crying! You made him feel better.”). Another way to encourage healthy social interaction is by encouraging kids to use words—not fists—to express how they feel. It's also important to be mindful of how your child's personality affects playtime. Kids are easy to get angry when they're sleepy or hungry, so schedule playtime when they're refreshed. 1．What does it indicate when toddlers copy their playmates' behavior? A．They are interested in acting. B．They are shy with the strangers. C．They are fond of their playmates. D．They are tired of playing games. 2．What does the author suggest parents do for their kids? A．Design games for them. B．Find them suitable playmates. C．Play together with them. D．Help them understand social rules. 3．What is the function of the quoted statements in Paragraph 4? A．Giving examples. B．Explaining concepts. C．Providing evidence. D．Making comparisons. 4．Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．How Children Adapt to Changes B．How to Be a Role Model for Children C．How Your Baby Learns to Love D．How to Communicate with Your Kid Passage 25答案及解析 1. C。解析：根据第二段“Research at Ohio State University in Columbus found that a toddler's way of saying ‘I like you’ during play is likely to come in the form of copying a friend's behavior.”可知，幼儿模仿玩伴的行为表明他们喜欢玩伴。A选项他们对表演感兴趣错误；B选项他们对陌生人害羞文中未提及；D选项他们厌倦了玩游戏不对。 2. D。解析：根据第三段“Through play experiences, toddlers learn social rules. That's why it's so important to take an active role in your toddler's social encounters by setting limits and offering frequent reminders of what they are.”可知，作者建议父母帮助孩子理解社会规则。A选项为他们设计游戏、B选项为他们找到合适的玩伴、C选项和他们一起玩都不是主要建议。 3. A。解析：第四段中的引用语句是给出具体的例子，来说明如何帮助孩子学习同理心和解决问题。B选项解释概念、C选项提供证据、D选项进行比较都不准确。 4. C。解析：文章主要讲述了幼儿如何学习喜欢他人，C选项符合。A选项孩子如何适应变化、B选项如何成为孩子的榜样、D选项如何与孩子交流都不是文章主要内容。 Passage 26 (2024·广东佛山质检)The best ideas are often so smart, so simple and so clearly needed; it's strange to discover they don't already exist.So it is with Farm My School, a programme that's turning underused land at secondary schools into commercially achievable, regenerative market gardens farmed by and for local communities. Cofounded by permaculturist Ben Shaw and regenerative educator James McLennan, Farm My School connects local people and organisations through volunteering that helps establish a school's market garden.Students learn about community networks, healthy eating, ecological responsibility, waste reduction, and climate relief while helping with food production.Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every week that feed local families, supply the school's food needs and ultimately pay the farmer's salary. Farm My School has gained the extraordinary enthusiasm of the locals, who answered an online shoutout to buy tickets to the programme's launch event at Bellarine Secondary College last October. Called Build a Farm in a Day Festival, the event featured workshops by Ben and James to share the skills required to build what they say is the world's largest nodig garden.“It was such a powerful event, and I think that came down to people wanting to act，” says James. “We charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up! They didn't even need free drinks to get excited. We were gardening till midnight. It was amazing. We've got true community's buyin．” Volunteers have since begun beneficial planting throughout the school. Next steps include further discussions with local communities, employing a farmer, and bringing in a teacher to develop courses.“We've seen this huge push towards seeing schools as regenerative spaces, not just for planting but for kids to be more connected to the outside world, and are really seeing the school in a whole new light，” James says. “For us, the big excitement is that by allowing a professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food, it's not only on the school to look after that farm anymore, which eventually makes it much more sustainable，” adds Ben. 1．Why was Farm My School founded? A．To raise the income of the local people. B．To advocate a commercial farming plan. C．To provide free food for local communities. D．To turn underused campus land into market gardens. 2．How do schools involve students into the programme? A．By developing programmebased courses. B．By organising voluntary work in communities. C．By offering them parttime jobs in the market gardens. D．By encouraging them to produce daily vegetable boxes. 3．What does the underlined word “buyin” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Competition.         B．Investment. C．Support.        D．Protection. 4．What is the highlight of the programme according to Ben? A．It brings in money to support the school. B．The school farm will be able to last long. C．The local people will take care of the farm. D．Students connect more with the outside world. Passage 26答案及解析 1. D。解析：根据第一段“So it is with Farm My School, a programme that's turning underused land at secondary schools into commercially achievable, regenerative market gardens farmed by and for local communities.”可知，Farm My School成立是为了把未充分利用的校园土地变成市场花园。A选项提高当地人的收入不是主要目的；B选项提倡商业农业计划不准确；C选项为当地社区提供免费食物不对。 2. A。解析：根据第二段“Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every week that feed local families, supply the school's food needs and ultimately pay the farmer's salary.”可知，学校通过开发基于该项目的课程让学生参与进来。B选项组织社区志愿工作不是学校让学生参与的主要方式；C选项为学生在市场花园提供兼职工作文中未提及；D选项鼓励他们生产日常蔬菜盒不是主要方式。 3. C。解析：根据第三段“It was such a powerful event, and I think that came down to people wanting to act，” says James. “We charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up! They didn't even need free drinks to get excited. We were gardening till midnight. It was amazing. We've got true community's buy-in.”可知，buy-in在这里是支持的意思。A选项竞争、B选项投资、D选项保护都不符合。 4. B。解析：根据第四段“For us, the big excitement is that by allowing a professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food, it's not only on the school to look after that farm anymore, which eventually makes it much more sustainable，” adds Ben.可知，该项目的亮点是学校农场将能够持续很长时间。A选项它带来钱支持学校不是主要亮点；C选项当地人将照顾农场不准确；D选项学生与外界联系更多不是Ben认为的亮点。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$