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题型：高中阅读理解 来源：外刊读物 Passage 1 字数：257 来源：New Scientist 时间: 8 min Smell has a unique emotional power. Perfumer Mathilde Laurent believes that the art of olfaction should have its place in a new multisensory performance. Laurent wonders what our understanding of music would be like if composers had routinely created works for scent as well as sound. At the turn of the 20th century, artists tried to engage all the senses to imagine "total" artworks. Visual artist Wassily Kandinsky painted while listening to music. Composer Alexander Scriabin even gave directions for colored lighting in his 1910 score Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Laurent has been exploring scent in settings like at Cartier. She has worked on "unidentified scented objects" where a perfumed product is presented to the public beyond any commercial context. She believes that smell is an unrivalled vector of emotions. She tells the myth of how humanity was gifted fire and how it reminded people of the ceremonial origins of perfume. The word "perfume" comes from the Latin "per fumum" or "through smoke". It was once said that the wrath of the gods was in their noses, and so diffusing pleasant scents would calm them. In a new project with the San Francisco Symphony, Laurent and others set out to address the problem of scent curation. Discreet devices were strategically placed throughout Davies Symphony Hall to emit scents during the performance. The devices use a dry-air diffusion technique where the air is propelled through capsules infused with fragrances. Laurent's aim is to show the potential of olfaction and the merging of all the senses in art. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The history of perfume. B. The role of scent in multisensory art experiences. C. The works of Wassily Kandinsky. D. The process of creating scented objects. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Mathilde Laurent? A. She only focuses on commercial perfume products. B. She believes scent has no emotional power. C. She has worked on projects combining scent and music. D. She created the score Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. 3. What can we infer from the passage? A. Scent has always been an important part of music performances. B. The public is not interested in multisensory art experiences. C. Mathilde Laurent wants to explore the potential of combining different senses in art. D. The dry-air diffusion technique is not effective in emitting scents. 4. The underlined word "unrivalled" in the passage probably means _. A. ordinary B. unmatched C. weak D. common Passage 2 字数：236 来源：New Scientist 时间：9min Alice Roberts, a renowned archaeologist, has a new book called "Crypt" that delves into Britain's history through bones. This book not only presents grisly facts but also makes readers feel them. Roberts is famous for her TV appearances and written works. Her previous book "Ancestors" in 2021 was about prehistoric Britain, and "Buried" the following year focused on the country in the 1st millennium AD. Now, "Crypt" explores the Middle Ages. The book is structured in a way that each chapter is a self-contained look at a specific aspect of the period. For example, the first chapter is about the St Brice's Day Massacre of 1002. It tells the story of King Æthelred the Unready, who was judged to have been a very incompetent monarch. He ordered the killing of Danes in England. Another interesting part is the study of the Black Death. Excavations in London's Crossrail unearthed victims of this plague. Roberts explains the geographical situation and the vile actions of Æthelred. She also examines whether a set of bones found in Oxford might be related to the Black Death. This shows that the Middle Ages were full of epidemics, mass murder, and suffering. Roberts also focuses on St. Mary Magdalen, east of Winchester, UK. It seems to have mostly housed people whose appearances were affected by leprosy. She has a lot to say about how society understood disability and appearance in the Middle Ages. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The life story of Alice Roberts. B. The content and structure of Alice Roberts' book "Crypt". C. The history of the St Brice's Day Massacre. D. The impact of the Black Death in the Middle Ages. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about "Crypt"? A. It only focuses on the Black Death. B. It was written before "Ancestors". C. Each chapter tells a separate story about the Middle Ages. D. It doesn't mention any historical figures. 3. What can we infer from the passage? A. Alice Roberts is not a good archaeologist. B. The Middle Ages were a peaceful time. C. The book "Crypt" helps readers understand the Middle Ages better. D. The St Brice's Day Massacre had no impact on history. 4. The underlined word "grisly" in the passage probably means _. A. pleasant B. horrible C. interesting D. common Passage 3 字数：204 来源：New Scientist 时间：8min Our brains have a tendency to stop noticing things that are familiar, whether good or bad. This habit, called habituation, is a fundamental neurological process. It helps us quickly adapt to our environments so we can be ready for new and potentially beneficial things or hazards. For example, when you jump into a swimming pool, it feels cold at first, but a few minutes later, you get used to the temperature. The same goes for walking into a room filled with cigarette smoke; it stinks initially, but after a while, you don't notice it anymore. This tendency doesn't only apply to sensory perceptions. New clothes or a new home lose their shine over time. It also affects our attitudes towards relationships. We don't raise an eyebrow at the fact that most CEOs are male or the smog engulfing our cities. However, learning to overcome this tendency can bring many benefits. It can boost your happiness, make you more creative, and even help instigate social change. Tali Sharot explains that the brain cares about what is new rather than what has always been there. It makes evolutionary sense, but those things that may be good for us on average can also have a negative effect. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The process of getting used to new environments. B. The negative effects of habituation on our lives. C. The concept of habituation and how overcoming it can be beneficial. D. The reasons why our brains notice new things. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about habituation? A. It only affects sensory perceptions. B. It helps us notice new things better. C. It makes us ignore familiar things. D. It has no impact on our attitudes. 3. What can we infer from the passage? A. Habituation is always bad for us. B. We should try to notice familiar things more. C. The brain only cares about new things. D. Overcoming habituation is easy. 4. The underlined word "instigate" in the passage probably means ___. A. prevent B. cause C. ignore D. delay 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$题型：高中阅读理解 来源：外刊读物 Passage 1 字数：257 来源：New Scientist 时间: 8 min Smell has a unique emotional power. Perfumer Mathilde Laurent believes that the art of olfaction should have its place in a new multisensory performance. Laurent wonders what our understanding of music would be like if composers had routinely created works for scent as well as sound. At the turn of the 20th century, artists tried to engage all the senses to imagine "total" artworks. Visual artist Wassily Kandinsky painted while listening to music. Composer Alexander Scriabin even gave directions for colored lighting in his 1910 score Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Laurent has been exploring scent in settings like at Cartier. She has worked on "unidentified scented objects" where a perfumed product is presented to the public beyond any commercial context. She believes that smell is an unrivalled vector of emotions. She tells the myth of how humanity was gifted fire and how it reminded people of the ceremonial origins of perfume. The word "perfume" comes from the Latin "per fumum" or "through smoke". It was once said that the wrath of the gods was in their noses, and so diffusing pleasant scents would calm them. In a new project with the San Francisco Symphony, Laurent and others set out to address the problem of scent curation. Discreet devices were strategically placed throughout Davies Symphony Hall to emit scents during the performance. The devices use a dry-air diffusion technique where the air is propelled through capsules infused with fragrances. Laurent's aim is to show the potential of olfaction and the merging of all the senses in art. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The history of perfume. B. The role of scent in multisensory art experiences. C. The works of Wassily Kandinsky. D. The process of creating scented objects. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Mathilde Laurent? A. She only focuses on commercial perfume products. B. She believes scent has no emotional power. C. She has worked on projects combining scent and music. D. She created the score Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. 3. What can we infer from the passage? A. Scent has always been an important part of music performances. B. The public is not interested in multisensory art experiences. C. Mathilde Laurent wants to explore the potential of combining different senses in art. D. The dry-air diffusion technique is not effective in emitting scents. 4. The underlined word "unrivalled" in the passage probably means _. A. ordinary B. unmatched C. weak D. common 答案： 1. B 解析：文章主要讲述了香水师 Mathilde Laurent 认为嗅觉艺术应在新的多感官表演中占有一席之地，以及她在这方面的探索和实践，包括与旧金山交响乐团的合作等，主旨是气味在多感官艺术体验中的作用，B 选项正确。 2. C 解析：文中提到 Laurent 与旧金山交响乐团有合作项目，即她在进行将气味与音乐结合的项目，C 选项正确；A 选项与原文 “She has worked on 'unidentified scented objects' where a perfumed product is presented to the public beyond any commercial context.” 不符；B 选项与原文 “Smell has a unique emotional power.” 不符；D 选项是 Composer Alexander Scriabin 创作的，不是 Laurent，错误。 3. C 解析：从文中 Laurent 的探索以及她与交响乐团的合作等内容可以推断出她想探索在艺术中结合不同感官的潜力，C 选项正确；A 选项与原文 “what our understanding of music would be like if composers had routinely created works for scent as well as sound” 不符，说明气味以前不是音乐表演的重要部分；B 选项文中未提及；D 选项与原文 “The devices use a dry-air diffusion technique where the air is propelled through capsules infused with fragrances.” 无法推断出该技术无效。 4. B 解析：根据上下文，提到气味具有 “unrivalled emotional power”，结合语境可知是无与伦比的情感力量，“unrivalled” 意思是 “无与伦比的、无敌的”，B 选项 “unmatched”（无可匹敌的）符合，A 选项 “ordinary”（普通的）、C 选项 “weak”（弱的）、D 选项 “common”（常见的）均不符合。 Passage 2 字数：236 来源：New Scientist 时间：9min Alice Roberts, a renowned archaeologist, has a new book called "Crypt" that delves into Britain's history through bones. This book not only presents grisly facts but also makes readers feel them. Roberts is famous for her TV appearances and written works. Her previous book "Ancestors" in 2021 was about prehistoric Britain, and "Buried" the following year focused on the country in the 1st millennium AD. Now, "Crypt" explores the Middle Ages. The book is structured in a way that each chapter is a self-contained look at a specific aspect of the period. For example, the first chapter is about the St Brice's Day Massacre of 1002. It tells the story of King Æthelred the Unready, who was judged to have been a very incompetent monarch. He ordered the killing of Danes in England. Another interesting part is the study of the Black Death. Excavations in London's Crossrail unearthed victims of this plague. Roberts explains the geographical situation and the vile actions of Æthelred. She also examines whether a set of bones found in Oxford might be related to the Black Death. This shows that the Middle Ages were full of epidemics, mass murder, and suffering. Roberts also focuses on St. Mary Magdalen, east of Winchester, UK. It seems to have mostly housed people whose appearances were affected by leprosy. She has a lot to say about how society understood disability and appearance in the Middle Ages. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The life story of Alice Roberts. B. The content and structure of Alice Roberts' book "Crypt". C. The history of the St Brice's Day Massacre. D. The impact of the Black Death in the Middle Ages. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about "Crypt"? A. It only focuses on the Black Death. B. It was written before "Ancestors". C. Each chapter tells a separate story about the Middle Ages. D. It doesn't mention any historical figures. 3. What can we infer from the passage? A. Alice Roberts is not a good archaeologist. B. The Middle Ages were a peaceful time. C. The book "Crypt" helps readers understand the Middle Ages better. D. The St Brice's Day Massacre had no impact on history. 4. The underlined word "grisly" in the passage probably means _. A. pleasant B. horrible C. interesting D. common 答案： 1. B 解析：文章主要介绍了 Alice Roberts 的新书《Crypt》，包括其内容（如对中世纪不同方面的研究，如黑死病、圣布莱斯日大屠杀等）以及结构（每章独立讲述一个特定方面），B 选项正确。 2. C 解析：文中明确提到 “The book is structured in a way that each chapter is a self-contained look at a specific aspect of the period.”，C 选项正确；A 选项与原文内容不符，书中不止涉及黑死病；B 选项与原文 “Her previous book 'Ancestors' in 2021...Now, 'Crypt' explores the Middle Ages.” 不符；D 选项与文中提到的国王等历史人物不符。 3. C 解析：从文中对《Crypt》的介绍，如通过不同方面的研究等，可以推断出这本书能帮助读者更好地理解中世纪，C 选项正确；A 选项与原文 “Roberts may be the UK's best-known archaeologist” 不符；B 选项与文中提到的各种灾难、屠杀等内容不符；D 选项与原文内容不符，该大屠杀是书中内容，说明有影响。 4. B 解析：根据上下文，提到这本书不仅呈现 “grisly facts”，还能让读者感受它们，结合语境可知是可怕的事实，“grisly” 意思是 “可怕的、恐怖的”，B 选项正确，A 选项 “愉快的”、C 选项 “有趣的”、D 选项 “常见的” 均不符合。 Passage 3 字数：204 来源：New Scientist 时间：8min Our brains have a tendency to stop noticing things that are familiar, whether good or bad. This habit, called habituation, is a fundamental neurological process. It helps us quickly adapt to our environments so we can be ready for new and potentially beneficial things or hazards. For example, when you jump into a swimming pool, it feels cold at first, but a few minutes later, you get used to the temperature. The same goes for walking into a room filled with cigarette smoke; it stinks initially, but after a while, you don't notice it anymore. This tendency doesn't only apply to sensory perceptions. New clothes or a new home lose their shine over time. It also affects our attitudes towards relationships. We don't raise an eyebrow at the fact that most CEOs are male or the smog engulfing our cities. However, learning to overcome this tendency can bring many benefits. It can boost your happiness, make you more creative, and even help instigate social change. Tali Sharot explains that the brain cares about what is new rather than what has always been there. It makes evolutionary sense, but those things that may be good for us on average can also have a negative effect. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The process of getting used to new environments. B. The negative effects of habituation on our lives. C. The concept of habituation and how overcoming it can be beneficial. D. The reasons why our brains notice new things. 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about habituation? A. It only affects sensory perceptions. B. It helps us notice new things better. C. It makes us ignore familiar things. D. It has no impact on our attitudes. 3. What can we infer from the passage? A. Habituation is always bad for us. B. We should try to notice familiar things more. C. The brain only cares about new things. D. Overcoming habituation is easy. 4. The underlined word "instigate" in the passage probably means ___. A. prevent B. cause C. ignore D. delay 答案： 1. C 解析：文章主要介绍了习惯化（habituation）这一概念，即大脑对熟悉事物不再关注的倾向，以及学会克服这种倾向能带来的好处，如提升幸福感、增强创造力和促进社会变革等，C 选项准确概括了主旨。 2. C 解析：文中明确提到 “Our brains stop noticing things – good and bad – that are familiar.”，说明习惯化会让我们忽视熟悉的事物，C 选项正确；A 选项与原文 “This tendency doesn't only apply to sensory perceptions.” 不符；B 选项与习惯化的概念相悖；D 选项与原文 “It also affects our attitudes towards relationships.” 不符。 3. B 解析：从文中提到克服习惯化的好处可以推断出我们应该尝试更多地关注熟悉的事物，B 选项正确；A 选项过于绝对，习惯化也有其适应环境的一面；C 选项文中只是说大脑更关注新事物，但不是只关注；D 选项文中未提及克服习惯化是否容易。 4. B 解析：根据上下文，提到克服习惯化能 “instigate social change”，结合语境可知是引发、导致社会变革的意思，“instigate” 意思是 “引发、促使”，B 选项 “cause”（导致）符合，A 选项 “prevent”（阻止）、C 选项 “ignore”（忽视）、D 选项 “delay”（延迟）均不符合。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$