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(2024·江西南昌模拟)
The Best New Dolly Parton Attractions
Dolly Parton's theme park is expanding with the opening of a new starrating resort in the grand Great Smoky Mountains,alongside a string of other developments.Here are the latest hits.
1.Dollywood adds new attractions
The new star of Dolly's theme park is Big Bear Mountain,the longest roller coaster at Dollywood,which takes two minutes to move around nearly 4,000ft of track.If this isn't your taste,head to the freshly released Dolly Parton Experience,a practical exhibition describing Dolly's ragstoriches story.
2.Her tour bus offers a superstar sleepover
With the Dolly's customized tour bus now in retirement at Dollywood's DreamMore Resort,fans can peek inside the singer's wardrobe (衣橱) before sleeping in her luxurious bed.The Tour Bus Experience also offers a big meal with wine,as well as the option to book a cruise (乘船游览) around the mountainous landscape in a custom Jeep.
3.Moonshine gets hip
Moonshine,an eyewateringly strong whisky,was once the first choice for Prohibitionera bootleggers.Today,Dolly's niece,Danielle Parton,is part of a growing movement to update the drink's secret image with the opening of her Tennessee microdistillery (微型酿酒厂),Shine Girl.Take a tour before sitting down at the bar,where redvelvetflavored cocktails are occasionally shaken by Danielle herself.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。这是一篇关于Dolly Parton主题公园新发展的文章。文章详细介绍了该主题公园三个热门项目:过山车、旅游巴士体验以及酿酒厂游览。
1.Where can visitors learn about the life story of a celebrity?
A.Shine Girl. B.Big Bear Mountain.
C.Dream More Resort. D.Dolly Parton Experience.
解析 D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“If this isn't your taste...Dolly's ragstoriches story.”可知,游客可以在Dolly Parton Experience了解Dolly从贫穷到富有的故事。故选D。
2.What service can visitors enjoy in the tour bus?
A.Bus sightseeing. B.Clothes fitting.
C.Overnight staying. D.A cruise for hiring.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“With the Dolly's customized tour bus now...before sleeping in her luxurious bed.”可知,游客在旅游巴士上能享受整夜留宿的服务。故选C。
3.Who might be attracted by these latest hits?
A.An admirer of Dolly.
B.An enthusiast of wine.
C.A concertgoer.
D.A fan of adventure.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“If this isn't your taste...Dolly's ragstoriches story”“fans can peek inside the singer's wardrobe (衣橱)”,再结合第一段的内容可知,这些热门项目或许会吸引Dolly的仰慕者。故选A。
B
(2025·新疆乌鲁木齐教学质量监测)I fell in love with rhinos when I worked in a zoo in the 80s, and spent much of the next 20 years as the keeper of the largest captive (被圈养的) group of rare black rhinos.
There's a popular misconception that rhinos are aggressive and stupid, but I found them sensitive and affectionate animals.Weighing over a ton, black rhinos are unexpectedly agile (敏捷的) and have an unpredictable nature—but, given reassurance, they tend to believe people.In the past few decades, their numbers have dropped dramatically.In recent years, I've helped look after rhinos being moved to the reserve so they can form new populations in countries that have few left.Last year, I helped on a project to fly five black rhinos from a private reserve in South Africa to the Serengeti National Park.Once there, the animals had to be kept captive for a few weeks to adapt to the new environment, in which time they lived in “bomas”—wooden enclosures with “bedrooms”, designed to create a calm space.
A couple of weeks before their planned release, the sky filled with smoke.Watching the flames rushing through the bush toward the bomas, I froze.Terrified that it would catch fire, my instinct was to release the rhinos, but they hadn't yet been fitted with transmitters (发射机).If I let them out into a bush fire and they were injured, we'd have great difficulty tracking them down.So I dashed back to the bomas and called the rhinos to the bedrooms.Sensing the fear in my voices, they moved without hesitation and remained astonishingly calm.It was crucial the rhinos didn't panic—they can easily hurt each other if they do.
That we and the rhinos had escaped safe and sound was a miracle.The teamwork of everybody there played a large part, and the rhinos were very much a part of that team.The relationships we'd built with them had proved crucial—had they or we panicked, all our work would have been in vain.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者做黑犀牛饲养员的经历,并着重介绍了在塞伦盖蒂国家公园发生丛林火灾时,饲养员与黑犀牛合作脱险的经历。
4.What does the author think of the rhinos?
A.They are trusting animals.
B.They are highly organized.
C.Their habitats are under threat.
D.Their adaptability needs improving.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“they tend to believe people”可知,它们通常信任人类,故选A。
5.Why were bomas set up?
A.To assist rhinos to settle in.
B.To boost tourism in the reserve.
C.To avoid rhinos'aggressive behavior.
D.To stop rhinos from fleeing.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Once there, the animals had to be kept captive...designed to create a calm space.”可知,为了帮助犀牛适应新环境,给它们创造宁静的空间,人们建立了围栏防护场地,故选A。
6.How did the author rescue the rhinos?
A.By setting them free.
B.By tracking them down.
C.By driving them into bomas.
D.By fitting them with the transmitters.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“So I dashed back to the bomas and called the rhinos to the bedrooms.”可知,作者把犀牛赶进了围栏防护场地的卧室,救下了犀牛,故选C。
7.What contributed most to the safety of the rhinos?
A.The keepers'timely alarm.
B.The inborn nature of rhinos.
C.The faith in the keepers'heart.
D.The teamwork between the keepers and the rhinos.
解析 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The teamwork of everybody there played a large part, and the rhinos were very much a part of that team.”可知,饲养员和犀牛的共同合作在犀牛成功脱险这件事中发挥了很大的作用,故选D。
C
(2024·河北邯郸三模)Not all birds sing,but those that do—some several thousand species—do it a lot.“Why do birds sing so much?” says Iris Adam,a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Southern Denmark.“For some reason,birds have a strong drive to sing.” This means hours'singing every day for some species,and that takes much energy.Plus,singing can be perilous.“Instantly you sing,you reveal yourself,” she says.“Like,where you are,that you even exist,where your territory is—all of that immediately is out in the open for predators (捕食者),for everybody.”
To figure out why,Adam designed experiments on zebra finches—little Australian songbirds with striped heads and a bloom of orange on their cheeks.One of her first experiments involved taking males at the top of their game,and cutting off the connection between their brains and their singing muscles.“Already after two days,they'd lost some of their performance,” she says.“After three weeks,they were back to the same level when they were juveniles (幼鸟) and never had sung before.”
Next,she left the birds intact (完好无损的) but kept them in the dark almost around the clock for a week.The only exception was a few half hour blocks each day when Adam switched the lights on so the finches would feed and drink.Light is what stimulates the birds to sing.However,she would move around and tap the cage when the birds wanted to sing.
After a week,the birds'singing muscles lost half their strength.Then she played a male's song before and after the seven days of darkness,yet she couldn't hear a difference.But when Adam played it for a group of female birds—who're the audience for these singing males—six out of nine preferred the song that came from a male who'd been using his singing muscles daily.
Adam's conclusion is that “songbirds need to exercise their vocal muscles to produce topperformance song.If they don't sing,they lose performance.So their vocalizations get less attractive to females—and that's bad”.And this may help explain songbirds'constant singing.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了鸣禽需要通过不断地唱歌来锻炼它们的鸣肌,从而发出最好的鸣叫声以吸引异性。
8.What does the underlined word “perilous” probably mean in paragraph 1?
A.Rewarding. B.Promising.
C.Attractive. D.Dangerous.
解析 D 词句猜测题。根据下文“‘Instantly you sing,you reveal yourself,’ she says.‘Like,where you are,that you even exist,where your territory is—all of that immediately is out in the open for predators (捕食者),for everybody.’”可知,鸟儿一唱歌就会暴露它们的位置,招来捕食者,所以鸟儿唱歌可能带来危险,由此可推知,perilous意为“危险的”。故选D。
9.What happened to the male finches after operations?
A.Their brains recovered after three weeks.
B.They lost the ability to sing gradually.
C.Their muscles were back to juvenile level quickly.
D.They became inactive when hunting for food.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“One of her first experiments involved taking males at the top of their game,and...‘...they were back to the same level when they were juveniles (幼鸟) and never had sung before.’”可知,它们逐渐失去了唱歌的能力。故选B。
10.Why were some male finches left in the dark for a week?
A.To prevent them from singing.
B.To expose them to a new lifestyle.
C.To change their communicating patterns.
D.To test their ability to memorize the past.
解析 A 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Next,she left the birds intact (完好无损的) but kept them in the dark almost around the clock for a week.The only exception was a few half hour blocks each day when Adam switched the lights on so the finches would feed and drink.Light is what stimulates the birds to sing.However,she would move around and tap the cage when the birds wanted to sing.”可知,一些雄性雀在黑暗中待了一个星期是为了阻止它们唱歌。故选A。
11.What is the positive effect of songbirds'constant singing?
A.It enhanced their lung capacity.
B.It could frighten away their predators.
C.It improved their digestive ability.
D.It could keep their vocal muscles in shape.
解析 D 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“But when Adam played it for a group of female birds—who're the audience for these singing males—six out of nine preferred the song that came from a male who'd been using his singing muscles daily.”和文章最后一段“Adam's conclusion is that ‘songbirds need to exercise their vocal muscles to produce topperformance song.If they don't sing,they lose performance.So their vocalizations get less attractive to females—and that's bad’.And this may help explain songbirds'constant singing.”可推知,鸣禽不断歌唱的积极影响是可以保持它们的声带肌肉的形状。故选D。
Ⅱ.七选五
(2025·云南昆明模拟)
Simple Yet Amazing Ways to Be Wiser
Wisdom is a wonderful fruit of experience,knowledge and good judgement,which actually allows us to conquer the demands of today's difficult and challenging world. 1 .Here are some strategies that you can follow to get wiser.
·Never back away from learning
2 ,so you must develop a thirst for knowledge.Take new classes,read books,listen to educational podcasts,and the list goes on and on.If something confuses you,surf the Internet and clear out your problems.All of these activities will strengthen your criticalthinking skills,finally helping you tackle a problem smoothly.
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Why not have wise people,such as your teachers and colleagues as your mentors(导师) to make yourself better? Engage in useful dialog with them.The more time you spend with them,the more transfer of knowledge there will be.Be immersed in their knowledge as much as you can,and you won't regret it!
· Open yourself to diverse angles
Be willing to accept different views and observe the world from different angles.Never base your perspective on the most popular opinion or what is the most familiar to you. 4 .
·Always trust your gut(直觉)
People who tend to listen to their hearts are good at making decisions than people who only listen to their minds. 5 ,but gut also counts and people mostly ignore that.Whenever a certain situation occurs,check how you react and then go with your gut.
A.Call upon the wisdom of others
B.Share your knowledge with others
C.It also calms us down in terrible situations
D.We often think that wisdom is associated with the heart
E.Inspire humanity and see your life change for the better
F.Train your mind to be a judgmentfree space for various ideas
G.Always being in your comfort zone will never help you gain wisdom
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了简单而神奇的方法让你变得更聪明。
1.解析 C 根据上文“Wisdom is a wonderful fruit of experience,knowledge and good judgement,which actually allows us to conquer the demands of today's difficult and challenging world.” 可知,选项应承接上文继续说明智慧给作者带来的益处。故C选项“它也能让我们在糟糕的情况下冷静下来”切题。故选C。
2.G 根据小标题“Never back away from learning” 及下文“so you must develop a thirst for knowledge”可知,选项与下文为因果关系,说明总是在舒适区使我们无法获得智慧,所以要培养对知识的渴望。故选G。
3.解析 A 根据下文“Why not have wise people,such as your teachers and colleagues as your mentors(导师) to make yourself better? Engage in useful dialog with them.The more time you spend with them,the more transfer of knowledge there will be.”可知,本段主要讲借鉴他人的智慧。故选A。
4.F 根据标题“Open yourself to diverse angles”以及上文“Be willing to accept different views and observe the world from different angles.Never base your perspective on the most popular opinion or what is the most familiar to you.”可知,选项应总结本段,需说明要接受各种想法。 故选F。
5.解析 D 根据下文“but gut also counts and people mostly ignore that”可知,选项与下文为转折关系,需说明其他人的一些普遍看法。故选D。
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