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阅读理解A
Shlagel Farms | Waldorf, MD
Located less than 20 miles from Washington, D.C., Shlagel Farms is one of the most popular pick-your-own (PYO) strawberry places in the area, with the season beginning in early June. While there, you can also pick up something to cook for dinner—Shlagel also offers farm-raised beef, pork, and chicken! It’s open for PYO from 8am–6pm seven days a week.
Wegmeyer Farms | Loudoun County, VA
With three locations in Northern Virginia, Wegmeyer offers a variety of strawberry picking experiences, as each location has a different setting. The PYO season will begin at all three locations in May. Check the website for updates, opening hours, and directions. Picking reservations can be made through the website the night before.
Mackintosh Fruit Farm | Berryville, VA
The family-owned farm in the Shenandoah Valley will be open to the public in late May, offering access to its strawberry fields and then its blueberry, peach and apple orchards. Plan on lunch while you’re there—along with fruits and veggies. The farm also offers diverse menu items prepared fresh every day from their own produce. Opening hours are 8am–6pm, Wednesday through Sunday.
Larriland Farm | Woodbine, MD
About an hour’s drive from Washington, D.C. in Howard County, Larriland Farm always gets great reviews for both its produce and beauty. The PYO season is expected to start with strawberries in late May/early June this year, followed by its full range of berries from June to October. Apple picking usually begins in late August. Opening hours are Tuesday 9am–5pm, Wednesday to Friday 9am–6pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am–8pm.
1. How does Shlagel Farms differ from Wegmeyer Farms?
A. It is open earlier in summer.
B. It provides a full range of fruits for pickers.
C. It requires reservations.
D. It has animal produce available for sale.
2. Which place provides lunch?
A. Shlagel Farms.
B. Wegmeyer Farms.
C. Mackintosh Fruit Farm.
D. Larriland Farm.
3. What time can you pick apples on Tuesday?
A. 8am–6pm.
B. 9am–5pm.
C. 9am–6pm.
D. 9am–8pm.
词汇锦囊
1
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①a variety of 各种各样的
②update n. 最新消息 vt. 更新
③reservation n. 预订;预约
④drive n. 驾车路程
长难句分析
Located less than 20 miles from Washington, D.C., Shlagel Farms is one of the most popular pick-your-own (PYO) strawberry places in the area, with the season beginning in early June. (Para. 1)
这是一个简单句。“Located less than 20 miles from Washington, D.C.”为过去分词短语作状语;“with the season beginning in early June”为with复合结构作____________。
B
Sargassum, the invasive, sewage-scented seaweed piling up on beaches across the Caribbean, isn’t something most people look upon kindly. But for Omar Vazquez, his first meeting was “love at first sight”. “Everyone said, ‘It smells horrible!’ and I remember thinking, ‘There’s something more here,’” says Mr Vazquez, the founder of Sargablock, a small company that transforms the algae (海藻) into construction blocks.
A record amount of sargassum is turning crystal blue Caribbean coast waters brown and smelling of rotten eggs as it rots in tourist spots from Mexico to Caribbean islands and now along the beaches of Florida’s east coast.
In 2015, as part of his gardening business, Mr Vazquez launched a beach clean-up service to remove the leafy seaweed. But, as its arrival intensified, he started considering how to turn it into something useful. In 2018, he conceived a way to use sargassum in building blocks. Today he not only sells those blocks for use in construction projects, but also builds affordable housing in his community.
Mr Vazquez grew up surrounded by nature—and the hardships of poverty. It shaped him into someone who takes action. “We never had a house of our own, and we didn’t have much food or clothes. I didn’t have a father,” he says. When he built what he expected to be his nursery’s new office with Sargablock, he designed it as a replica (复制品) of his grandparents’ home and named it after his mother, Angelita.
On a recent afternoon Elizabeth Carmen sat on the front porch of her home. Two years ago, she was hit by a car. Mr Vazquez offered to build her a new home. By December 2021 she’d moved out of the shelter into the two-bedroom Sargablock home. She admits feeling hesitant at first about his offer: Was it going to have a strange smell, like decomposing sargassum on the beach? It doesn’t. “Now when I see sargassum piling up,” Ms Carmen says, “I think, ‘That’s no pest. It’s my roof.’”
4. What can we infer about Mr Vazquez from the first paragraph?
A. He complained about the bad smell of the seaweed.
B. He found the value of the seaweed.
C. He thought sargassum to be invasive.
D. He found his first love on a beach.
5. What does the underlined word “conceived” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Led to.
B. Jumped at.
C. Looked for.
D. Came up with.
6. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. Mr Vazquez’s nature to take action.
B. MrVazque’s struggle for learning.
C. Mr Vazquez’s passion for gardening.
D. Mr Vazquez’s miserable childhood.
7. What does the example of Elizabeth reflect?
A. Mr Vazquez’s kindness.
B. Mr Vazquez’s poverty.
C. Elizabeth’s doubt.
D. Elizabeth’s pity.
词汇锦囊
①invasive adj. 侵入的;侵袭的
②pile up 堆积;积压
③intensify vi. & vt. 加强;增强;加剧
④shelter n. 庇护处;避难处
长难句分析
When he built what he expected to be his nursery’s new office with Sargablock, he designed it as a replica of his grandparents’ home and named it after his mother, Angelita. (Para. 4)
这是一个主从复合句。when引导____________从句;what引导的____________从句作“built”的____________。
C
After waking up, you may feel frustrated that you cannot recall the dreams you had last night. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to help.
Previously, there have been AI models that can turn text into images. They can do this by learning from a large amount of data from both text and images. This time, researchers have trained an AI system called Stable Diffusion to recreate images based on people’s brain scans.
The researchers used an online data set provided by the University of Minnesota, the US, which consisted of brain scans from four participants as they each viewed a set of 10,000 photos. The scans were recorded by functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI).
The AI system then learned about the brain activities by analyzing changes in blood flow shown by the FMRI data—when a part of the brain is activated, more blood will flow to it. It then matched the brain activities with the photos. Through this method, the AI system learned how human brains would react to different photos.
Finally, the researchers tested the AI system on additional brain scans from the same participants when they viewed photos of a toy bear, an airplane, a clock and a train. If the person looked at an airplane, the AI system would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very blurry airplane. Then, it would turn on the previous “text-to-image” model and improve the quality of the image by feeding itself the keyword “airplane”. The final images were with about 80 percent of accuracy.
The new study created a novel approach that incorporates text and images to “decipher (破译) the brain”, Ariel Goldstein said. In the future, scientists hope that the technology can be used to record imagined thoughts and dreams or allow people to understand how differently other animals perceive reality.
8. What can Al system Stable Diffusion do?
A. Build images from brain scans.
B. Turn text into concrete images.
C. Scan the brains of people.
D. Make our brains more active.
9. How does the author introduce the study in paragraph 5?
A. By analyzing some data.
B. By giving an example.
C. By making a definition.
D. By explaining the reason.
10. What do we know about the study result?
A. It was astonishing.
B. it was confusing.
C. It was convincing.
D. It was disappointing.
11. Where can we most likely read the text?
A. In a diary.
B. In a text.
C. In a guidebook.
D. In a magazine.
词汇锦囊
①frustrated adj. 懊恼的;沮丧的
②data set n. 数据集
③activate vt. 使活动;激活
④incorporate vt. 将……包括在内;包含
长难句分析
The researchers used an online data set provided by the University of Minnesota, the US, which consisted of brain scans from four participants as they each viewed a set of 10,000 photos. (para. 3)
这是一个主从复合句。“provided by the University of Minnesota, the US”是过去分析短语作____________;which引导____________从句;as引导____________从句。
D
Did you know that Americans have two new national monuments in the Southwest? They are located in Nevada, which has more mountain ranges than any other state, and Texas, which is the second largest state.
Historically, many native American tribes have fought to keep their lands sacred, and some tribes recently scored a victory. After over 62 years, the Yuman language-speaking peoples finally have some relief. Roughly 33,000 acres of Avi Kwa Ame have been safeguarded under the 1964 Wilderness Act. By making all of Avi Kwa Ame a national monument, it links monuments in California to monuments in Nevada and Arizona.
In 1926, 3,500 acres of what is now called Castner Range were acquired by the US Government. It is home to part of the Franklin Mountains Range, with a majority of its mountains conserved inside the Franklin Mountains State Park, which was established in 1979. An initiative to obtain status as a National Monument began in 2015.
The Avi Kwa Ame is considered the birthplace of the Yuman-speaking tribes, with the Mojave being the most widely known of the tribes. It is located on the eastern side of the largest Joshua tree forest in the world! In fact, the oldest Joshua tree there is over 900 years old.
There are also several species that live there, like the bighorn sheep, the golden eagle, and the desert tortoise just to name a few. The newly established national monument creates a pathway for migrating bighorn sheep and preserves territory for endangered species like Gila monsters, screech owls, peregrine falcons, and more.
Castner Range was once home to the Comanche and Apache peoples. The Castner Range site includes native American cave etchings, and many distinctive wild species inhabit the environment. The designation for Castner Range will create a path for migrating animals such as mountain lions, mule deer, and other desert wildlife.
In fact, the Chihuahuan Desert, where Castner Range is located, is the dwelling place of the biggest remaining colony of black-tailed prairie dogs. Hueco-Mesilla Bolsons Aquifer (含水层)—a major source of drinking water for El Paso and the surrounding towns—is located close to the range. Protecting Castner will help keep the aquifer safe.
12. What do we know about Avi Kna Ame?
A. It is a good place for wind and solar energy.
B. It became a national monument in 1964.
C. It is connected to Castner Range.
D. It is home to the Yuman-speaking tribes.
13. What can you find in Castner Range?
A. The black-tailed prairie dog.
B. The bighorn sheep.
C. The golden eagle.
D. The desert tortoise.
14. What do Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Ranger have in common?
A. They both protect the largest forest.
B. They both have safe routes for animal migration.
C. They both belong to the same tribe.
D. They both provide a safe source of drinking water.
15. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To encourage people to preserve wild species.
B. To describe the history of some native Americans.
C. To introduce two new national monuments.
D. To explain the background for development projects.
词汇锦囊
①monument n. 纪念碑
②sacred adj. 神圣的
③score vt. 赢得(熟词生义)n. 分数
④safeguard vt. & vi. 保护;保障
⑤initiative n. 倡议;新方案
⑥territory n. (群体、动物等占据的)领域
长难句分析
It is home to part of the Franklin Mountains Range, with a majority of its mountains conserved inside the Franklin Mountains State Park, which was established in 1979. (Para. 3)
这是一个主从复合句。with复合结构作____________;which引导的____________从句修饰“____________”。
答案与解析A
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个农场的采摘活动。
【答案解析】
1. D 细节理解题。根据Shlagel Farms部分中的“Shlagel also offers farm-raised beef, pork, and chicken”可知,该农场提供畜产品,有别于Wegmeyer Farms。故选D。
2. C 细节理解题。根据Mackintosh Fruit Farm部分中的“Plan on lunch while you’re there... The farm also offers diverse menu items prepared fresh every day from their own produce.”可知,该农场提供午餐。故选C。
3. B 细节理解题。根据Mackintosh Fruit Farm部分中的“offering access to its strawberry fields and then its...apple orchards”和Larriland Farm部分中的“Apple picking usually begins in late August.”可知,这两个农场可以摘苹果。但根据Mackintosh Fruit Farm部分中的“Opening hours are 8am–6pm, Wednesday through Sunday.”可知,题干中的Tuesday不在此时间范围内。根据Larriland Farm部分中的“Tuesday 9am–5pm”可知,周二摘苹果的时间为早9点至晚5点。故选B。
【长难句分析答案】
(伴随)状语
B
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇记叙文。马尾藻,一种入侵性的、散发着污水气味的海藻,是一种令人讨厌的入侵物种,但是Omar Vazquez却把它制成了建造房屋的建筑材料。
【答案解析】
4. B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“‘There’s something more here,’ says Mr Vazquez, the founder of Sargablock, a small company that transforms the algae into construction blocks.”可知,Vazquez先生从马尾藻中发现了价值。故选B。
5. D 词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词前面“he started considering how to turn it into something useful”中的“considering”可知,他那时开始考虑,到2018的时候,他想出了一个如何把马尾藻转化为有用的东西的方法。故选D。
6. D 主旨大意题。根据第四段的内容可知,他是在贫困中长大的,居无定所,吃不饱穿不暖,且没有父亲。因此本段讲的是他的悲惨童年。故选D。
7. A 推理判断题。本段通过讲述Vazquez先生帮助Elizabeth建造了一个房屋,使得她拥有了自己的住所的事情,说明了Vazquez先生的善良。故选A。
【长难句分析答案】
时间状语;宾语;宾语
C
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文。科学家通过读取大脑的扫描图像,利用AI重建与人们看到的真实景象相近的图像。
【答案解析】
8. A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Stable Diffusion to recreate images based on people’s brain scans”可知,这个AI系统可以根据大脑的扫描图像重新生成图像。故选A。
9. B 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“If the person looked at an airplane, the AI system would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very blurry airplane.”可知,作者是通过举例来介绍该研究的。故选B。
10. C 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“The final images were with about 80 percent of accuracy.”可知,最终图像的准确率达到80%,这说明研究结果是可以信赖的,是具有说服力的。故选C。
11. D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了科学家们通过创建出能够将文本转换为图像的AI模型,从而创造了一种结合文本和图像来“破译”大脑的新方法。在未来,科学家们希望这项技术可以用来记录想象的想法和梦境,或是让人们了解其他动物对现实的感知有何不同。由此推知,这种科技说明文最有可能选自杂志。故选D。
【长难句分析答案】
后置定语;非限制性定语;时间状语
D
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文。美国在内华达州和得克萨斯州设立了两个新的国家遗址公园。这一举措将保护公共土地,并为许多野生物种提供栖息地。
【答案解析】
12. D 细节理解题。根据第二段的内容和第四段的第一句可知,Avi Kna Ame是讲尤曼语部落的发源地。
13. A 细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句“In fact, the Chihuahuan Desert, where Castner Range is located, is the dwelling place of the biggest remaining colony of black-tailed prairie dogs.”可知,在卡斯纳山脉人们可以发现黑尾草原土拨鼠。
14. B 推理判断题。根据第五段的第二句“The newly established national monument creates a pathway for migrating bighorn sheep and preserves territory for endangered species...and more.”和第六段的最后一句“The designation for Castner Range will create a path for migrating animals such as mountain lions, mule deer, and other desert wildlife.”可知,这两个新的国家遗址公园都为动物迁徙开辟通道。
15. C 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了美国新设立的两个国家遗址公园的情况,这一举措有助于保护野生动物,以及一些原始部落。
【长难句分析答案】
(伴随)状语;非限制性定语;the Franklin Mountains State Park
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