专题06 真题体裁阅读微解 综合训练 导学案-备考2026届高考英语一轮复习专项

专题06 真题体裁阅读微解—综合训练 综合训练（一） A （江苏省南京市第一中学高三一模）Universal Beijing Resort is a widely expected theme park destination featuring several all-new attractions. To ensure a safe, secure and pleasant environment, please obey the following regulations. ●Food Policy: Universal Beijing Resort offers a variety of fresh and delicious food options at restaurants and stands throughout the Resort. However, we respect that guests may need to bring some outside food and drinks for self-consumption. The following food and drinks will not be allowed into the Resort (except for medical, infant, or special dietary needs): Alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, spirits, etc.) Foods that need to be heated or processed (e.g. instant noodles, cold food, instant hotpot) Food and drinks in glass containers (e.g. soda in glass bottles, etc.) ●Security Inspection Process: All bags, backpacks or packages are requested to be inspected according to applicable laws before guests enter Universal Beijing Resort. Bags/containers more than 56cm×36cm×23cm are prohibited. Please follow the instructions from Universal Beijing Resort Security Team. ●Ticket Policy There is no admission ticket required for entry to Universal CityWalk Beijing, but Universal Studios Beijing is only accessible to guests with admission tickets. Guests under16 must be accompanied by a guest aged 16 or older. Themed Park Ticket ·One Day Dated Admission Valid on your selected date only ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥315 Universal Express ·Valid on your selected date only ·Universal Express price may vary depending on the date selection ·Includes express access to participating ride and attraction, and priority seating at selected shows. ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥400 If you have any questions or encounter an emergency, please consult an onsite team member, or dial the Guest Services Hotline via 4008-778899. 21. Who is the passage intended for? A. Tour guides. B. Tourists. C. Security Guards. D. Parents. 22. Which of the following is against the regulations of Universal Beijing Resort? A. Buying food from the stands. B. Eating home-made cookies. C. Drinking milk from glass bottles. D. Getting luggage inspected. 23. What do we know about the admission? A. The price of Universal Express is fixed. B. You need pay for entry to Universal City Walk. C. A 14-year-old boy can buy ticket and go alone. D. You should pay at least ¥400 for express access. B (海南海口高三一模）Years earlier, I’d been a trainee in a lab, which stuck to a traditional format. The lab head would spend much time asking the presenter a series of pointed questions. Presenters would need to know extremely small details about articles they were citing and present their research using picture-perfect analyses and graphs. So the presentation was an untoward thing to almost anyone. When I started my own lab, I decided to change the routine by being friendly and welcoming while asking my trainees challenging questions about their science. But for 6 years, I felt I hadn’t created the lab environment I wanted. The turning point came during the pandemic. It hit home to me that one’s life isn’t endless and that I need to make the most of the time I have. I decided that I wanted to become a better professor—to make a mark by training the next generation of scientists. In my personal life, I had benefited from listening to talks by motivational speakers. So I decided to start there. At the next lab meeting, I showed my students a video about happiness, hoping it would help them in their personal life and give us something light to discuss. I wasn’t sure how they’d respond, hut I was pleased to discover that they were interested in discussing the advice in the video afterward. In the end, I asked them whether they’d like to do similar activities in future meetings, and they said yes. From then on, I began every lab meeting with a 20-minute team building session. My lab members and I do many activities—including analyzing and appreciating poetry. These sessions have eased tensions and opened minds, helping foster more participation later in the meeting. So far, I have been hopeful about the lab environment we’re creating. My greatest wish is to see my trainees become their best selves, understand who they are and what they want as well as reach their career goals. I am proud of the change and the difference I’ve made. 24. What does the underlined word “untoward” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Harmonious. B. Embarrassing. C. Stressful. D. Appealing. 25. How did the pandemic affect the author? A. He no longer wasted his time. B. He decided to become a professor. C. He realized the benefit of inspiring talks. D. He wanted to make more contributions. 26. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The change the author made. B. A video the students liked. C. The benefit the author got from others. D. A proposal the students put forward. 27. What message does the author mainly want to deliver? A. Team building sessions can bring unexpected benefits. B. One should have the courage to make a change. C. Professors are responsible for teamwork. D. Motivational talks are the origin of inspiration. C （辽宁大连一模）Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface. The major mission is to explore how oceans help to minimize climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process. Oceans are estimated to have absorbed more than 90% of the extra heat trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by human-caused greenhouse gases Swot will scan the seas from the orbit and precisely measure fine differences in surface elevations (高度) around smaller currents and eddies (漩涡), where much of the oceans’ decrease of heat and carbon is believed to occur. “Studying the mechanism will help climate scientists answer a key question: What is the turning point at which oceans start releasing, rather than absorbing, huge amounts of heat back into the atmosphere and speed up global warming, rather than limiting it,” said Nadya Shiffer, Swot’s program scientist. By comparison, earlier studies of water bodies relied on data of rivers or oceans taken at specific points, or from satellites that can only track measurements along a one-dimensional line, requiring scientists to fill in data gaps through extrapolation (外推法). Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible. “Rather than giving us a line of elevations, it’s giving us a map of elevations, and that’s just a total game changer,” said Tamlin Pavelsky, Swot freshwater science leader. 28. What does the underlined expression “vital resource” in the first paragraph refer to? A. Technology. B. Climate. C. Oceans. D. Water. 29. What is the major mission of Swot? A. To explore the influences of greenhouse gases. B. To explain the consequence of global warming. C. To identify the causes of water absorbing heat and CO2. D. To study the mechanism of oceans influencing climate. 30. What makes it possible for Swot to measure precisely? A. The high-definition computer. B. Advanced radar technology. C. The three-dimensional image. D. An accurate map of elevations. 31. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. A Solution to Climate Change B. A Breakthrough in Space Travel C. First Global Water Survey from Space D. The Successful Launch of Swot Satellite D （浙江杭州二模）ChatGPT, designed by OpenAI to carry on conversations just like humans, has become a viral excitement. The AI-powered tool went from zero to a million users in just five days! Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies. The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the internet and archived books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic. “We have a lot of information on the internet, but you normally have to Google it, then read it and then do something with it,” says Ricardo, chief science officer and co-founder of AI company Erudit. “Now you’ll have this resource that can process the whole internet and all of the information it contains for you to answer your question.” ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and flow out incorrect responses. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2021. Hence, it cannot be relied upon for anything that happened after that. Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. It can translate long texts into different languages, create content on almost any topic, and even summarize books. However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. Some believe it could serve as a valuable tool to help build literacy skills in the classroom. It could also be used to teach students difficult science or math concepts. But other educators think ChatGPT will encourage students to cheat. They fear this will prevent them from building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a result, many districts are starting to ban its use in schools. 32. What is the unique feature of ChatGPT? A. It has artificial intelligence. B. It can answer users’ questions. C. It has the largest number of users. D. It can engage in meaningful conversations. 33. What makes ChatGPT helpful to research various topics? A. Its capability of information processing. B. Its accurate information. C. Its availability of up-to-date data. D. Its vast body of questions. 34. Why do ChatGPT users have to be cautious when using it? A. ChatGPT is unable to think itself. B. ChatGPT lacks creativity. C. ChatGPT offers illogical information. D. ChatGPT is not properly trained. 35. What is the author’s attitude towards ChatGPT? A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Objective. D. Intolerant. 七选五 （河南校联考模拟预测）The information age has brought a lot of amazing things, including the ability to share knowledge instantly across the world. One way of doing this is to create an online museum. Museums are places to look at artifacts(手工制品)and technology and learn about their history and purpose.____36____By putting your museum online though, you can expand this audience to the world. Construct your galleries. As you build your web page, try to divide galleries into different “rooms”. ____37____For example, if your museum is about American history, start one page for the early-colonization(早期殖民)period, another for the revolutionary war and another for the drafting of the constitution. It may be helpful to include links to the next gallery in order at the bottom of the page. Add illustrations to your galleries. As you program your web page, include pictures you have taken of the things in your real museum, with captions alongside them. ____38____ For example, if you have a picture of the Hope Diamond, don’t just say “The Hope Diamond”; instead, give a short description of it, namely “The Hope Diamond, a rare deep-blue diamond, has an ancient history which is believed to date back to India.” If you have more information, be sure to include a link to that next to your initial explanation. ____39____If the page you are building is for a real museum and you have the means to do so, you may want to include a small online store where visitors can buy items available in your real museum’s gift shop. This will allow the museum to collect income off the website. ____40____ A. Consider opening a gift shop. B. Buy items in the online store. C. Make sure to be descriptive with the items. D. It’s better to group associated concepts together. E. You have the ability to do something that no other museum in the world can. F. Unfortunately, museum audiences are limited to those who can travel to the museum. G. It will also allow visitors to purchase books and other information that may help them in continued research. 综合训练（二） A （湖南省长沙市长郡中学高三上学期月考）If you are longing for a hike in Alaska and aren’t sure where to start, here are our favorites. There’s something for all levels of skills and ambitions. The Kenai River Trail A half mile down this trail are wonderful views of the Kenai River Canyon. There are really two trail heads(小道的起点); the main “upper” trail starts at mile 0.6 of Skilak Lake Rd, and the other at mile 2.3. Turn again Arm Trail This 11-mile hike begins at Potter Trail head (Mile 115). Initially used by Alaska Natives, the trail, can also be accessible to points along the way: McHugh Creck(Mile 112), Rainbow(Mile 108) and Windy(Mile 107). lditarod National Historic Trail The National Historic Iditarod Trail is a 24-mile hike used by gold miners and sled-dog teams until 1918, when the Alaska Railroad was finished. It’s a two-to-three day hike through superb mountain scenery to Gird wood( where it’s known as the Crow Pass Trail), and is the region’s best backpack adventure. Put up a tent at Echo Bend(Mile 3), or rent one of two yurts(毡房)($65 per night) close by. For a shorter outing you can turn around at the Perch, then return to the Dew Mound Trail at Echo Bend and then to the Nature Center, making this a scenic 8-mile trip. Reed Lakes Trail Two alpine lakes, waterfalls, glaciers and towering granite(花岗岩) walls: the7-to-9-mile Reed Lakes Trail is one of the most wonderful hikes in the region, and worth the climb. Once you reach upper Reed Lake, continue 1 mile to Bomber Glacier, where the ruin of a B-29 bomber lies in memorial to six men who died in a 1957 crash. 21. Which of the following was originally used by Alaska Natives? A. The Kenai River Trail. B. Turn again Arm Trail. C. Iditarod National Historic Trail. D. Reed Lakes Trail. 22. At which place can hikers set up a tent? A. Gird wood. B. Potter Trail head. C. Echo Bend. D. Turn again Arm. 23. What will visitors see at Bomber Glacier? A. A memorial to six heroes. B. A tower made of granite. C. The ruin of a B-29 bomber. D. One of the most splendid waterfalls. B （吉林延边二模）Jordan Mittler has been spending weekends teaching seniors in New York how to use technology for years, but he never expected he would be streaming a class online. He has taught texting, emailing and video chatting to dozens of seniors for years, beginning when his grandparents first got smartphones. Teaching them how to use apps and send messages inspired the teen to offer his services to more older people. In February 2019, he created a formal curriculum and started hosting free, hour-long sessions for seniors every Sunday. Immediately, he was flooded with interested participants. His course, spread out over 10 weeks, was an instant success. One of his favorite lessons was helping his students surprise a family member with a video call. But when the coronavirus hit New York City, Jordan had to end his classes. He wasn’t sure if he could move the lessons online—it was much easier to help students understand their devices in person —but he knew the importance of keeping older folks connected online. Most of the attendees were retired or lived alone and needed to find ways to connect with family members remotely. “It gives them somewhere to be and something to do,” he said. So he spent a week ensuring each student could use Zoom, an online video chat platform. For most of the seniors, that meant calling them individually with step-by-step instructions. Since then, online classes have been going smoothly. He has reworked his curriculum to include tasks relevant to life in isolation, like staying in touch with family, checking the news, and playing online games. His project, Mittler Senior Technology, has taught Jordan the value of making intergenerational relationships. He frequently invites his teenage friends to participate in his classes, hoping more young people will take time to help older relatives or neighbors. 24. What made Jordan decide to help the old? A. Buying smartphones for his grandparents. B. Streaming a class about smartphones. C. Guiding his grandparents to use smartphones. D. Learning more skills about surfing the Internet. 25. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. How Jordan began his online classes. B. Why it was necessary to help the old. C. What Jordan thought of the coronavirus. D. Why it was hard to teach the old online. 26. What can we know about Jordan’s online teaching? A. It got support from apps. B. Jordan had confidence in it at first. C. Its curriculum never changed. D. Jordan well prepared for it. 27. What can we infer about Jordan Mittler? A. He is considerate and patient. B. He is humorous and positive. C. He is curious and brave. D. He is honest and determined. C （内蒙古呼和浩特二模）A self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh winked at me: The Dutch painter’s life and Post-Impressionism art are the subjects of Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience. The interactive exhibition will continue touring through North and South America later. The unique show was created in 2020 by Mathieu St-arnaud, the creative director of Normal Studio in Montreal, Canada, and his team of artists. The self-guided tour includes important moments in Van Gogh’s life, and more than 300 Van Gogh’s paintings were digitally reproduced and edited into a 35-minute film. The film is played repeatedly and is presented on a large digital landscape using 360°-projection (360度投影) technology. “This showed me a new way to enjoy art. After all, not everyone can go to a museum that owns: a real Van Gogh’s painting,” said Samantha Kates, 14, who viewed the exhibition in Los Angeles. Like many visitors, Samantha was curious about the technology that allows viewers to “communicate” with Van Gogh. “There was a projector that was making all of these colors appear,” Samantha said. “They would also appear on my skin, and that really made me feel a part of the painting.” 11-year-old Abby Kates, who only knew The Starry Night before experiencing the exhibition in San Diego, found another benefit of the show. “My Beyond Van Gogh experience was different because I got to do yoga,” she said. “It was peaceful, and I got to think deeply and stay calm while enjoying the art. Now I became interested in this talent.” “Yoga is really a process. It brings awareness to the present moment,” Michael Caldwell, a local yoga instructor, said. “Doing yoga in an environment like the Van Gogh show really helps you to focus on the constancy (恒定性) of change, which we can see through the exhibition with Van Gogh’ s progress over time. And seeing that process in ourselves, we can better appreciate it and know how to live our lives.” 28. What’s unique about Beyond Van Gogh? A. A team of creative artists work as guides for it. B. Van Gogh’s works have been digitally recreated. C. It holds special lectures on Post-Impressionism art. D. It shows a 3D film based on Van Gogh’s life stories. 29. What can visitors do at the exhibition according to the text? A. Produce their own artworks. B. Experience art in a realistic way. C. Talk to famous artists face to face. D. Get close to the real works of Van Gogh. 30. Which may Caldwell agree with on doing yoga in the show? A. It can greatly improve viewers’ yoga skills. B. It can help create an artistic environment. C. It encourages deep thinking on creativity. D. It inspires viewers to reflect on themselves. 31. What’s the best title for the text? A. Van Gogh’s art still keeps pace with the age B. A Van Gogh show is touring through the US C. Using technology to bring Van Gogh’s art to life D. Connecting visitors to great artists through yoga D （江西南昌考二模）An analysis of 5.4 grammes of stones and dust that a Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft gathered from Ryugu, an asteroid (小行星) near Earth, has discovered a surprising component: a drop of water. The discovery offers new support for the theory that life on Earth may have originated from outer space. Hayabusa-2 was launched in 2014 on its mission to Ryugu, and returned to Earth’s orbit two years ago to drop off a capsule containing the sample. The sample has been divided among different scientific teams to maximize the chance of new discoveries. The precious cargo has already produced several results, including organic materials that showed some of the building blocks of life on Earth, amino acids, may have been formed in space. The lead scientist, Tomoki Nakamura of Tohoku University and his team, which is made up of about 150 researchers from the US, Britain, France, Italy and China, also analyzed the sample from Ryugu. The team’s latest discovery was a drop of water containing salt and organic matter. “This drop of water has great meaning. Many researchers believe that water was brought from outer space, but we actually discovered water in Ryugu for the first time,” Nakamura said. That bolsters the theory that asteroids such as Ryugu, or its larger parent asteroid, could have provided water, which contains salt and organic matter in collisions(碰撞) with Earth. “Such discovery may have been directly linked to the origin of the oceans or organic matter on Earth,”  Nakamura said. Kensei Kobayashi, a scientist who is not part of the research group, applauded the discovery. “The fact that water was discovered in the sample itself is surprising, given the chances of it being destroyed in outer space. It does suggest that the asteroid contained water, in the form of fluid and not just ice, and organic matter may have been generated in that water,” Kobayashi said. 32. What did Nakamura’s team find lately? A. Ryugu moves near the earth. B. Ryugu accommodates fluid water. C. Organic matter exists in sample water. D. Amino acids come into being in space. 33. What does the underlined word “bolsters” probably mean? A. Supports. B. Doubts. C. Advances. D. Tests. 34. What is the significance of the discovery? A. It draws attention to amino acids. B. It proves the mission to Ryugu a success. C. It offers clues to origins of life on Earth. D. It promises a bright future for space exploration. 35. What is Kobayashi’ s attitude toward the finding? A. Critical. B. Skeptical. C. Objective. D. Favorable. 七选五 （江西上饶二模）Autistic (自闭症的) children are as known as “children of the stars”.They may have difficulties communicating with other people. ____36____ By combining music with mobile technology, three students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have tried to help them with an app called Starrypia. Tan Yilan, Zhang Junwei and Cai Yu spent five months building their AR-gamified therapy app for children with autism. Children use the app to scan things around them. ____37____ Then they rearrange the parts to create songs. The songs would be recorded in their music diaries. “This is actually a kind of music therapy. ____38____ The process also trains their abilities.” said Tan. The app encourages children to scan and identify dolls, animals and plants. They even designed different levels, guiding users from their surroundings to nature. According to the app’s developers, traditional music therapy is usually taken in hospitals. ____39____ But Starrypia makes the process more like a game. Besides, it can be used anytime and anywhere, making the therapy lighter and easier. Starrypia will soon come out on the APP Store. ____40____ They will return the income to their families. When they tested the app on autistic children, they got good responses, not only in professional terms but also on the children’s faces. “I saw their smiles as they played with Starrypia, making everything worth it,” said Tan. A. They are combining music with mobile technology. B. Autistic children can better express themselves by it. C. And they get parts of music as well as cartoon images. D. The developers are also preparing to sell the music works. E. The music therapy app is becoming more and more popular. F. However, music can open their hearts as a kind of artistic language. G. Autistic children sit in front of computers learning some music courses. 综合训练（三） A （湖南省长沙市雅礼中学高三上学期月考）Residential College Writing Tutors The Residential College Writing Tutors are currently working via email and Zoom. Sign up the way you always have (link is external)，and a confirmation email will explain how to access your tutor at the time of your appointment. Residential College Writing Tutors work with Yale College undergraduates. See Graduate Writing Consultations if you are a graduate student needing assistance. Preparing for Your Session ·Make an appointment (link is external) with your college’s Writing Tutor. ·Carefully read the confirmation email，as each tutor offers slightly different instructions about preparing for appointments. What to Expect Many tutors will read your paper in advance，although a few prefer that you do that work together. Either way，most sessions will start with the tutor asking you what you hope to accomplish, which might include questions about the assignment or a discussion of your experience writing similar papers. The tutor will then discuss the most important areas for revision. Tutors won’t tell you exactly what to do to fix your essay，but they will help you figure out strategies for revision and prompt you to take notes on the suggestions that arise. Often the most important changes involve the primary claims of the paper or the structure of your argument. Writing Tutors can also help you with grammar and style, although not by proof reading your whole essay; instead, the two of you might edit a paragraph together, looking for suggestions that you can then incorporate into the rest of your paper. lf you have worked with the same tutor before，there will be more time to discuss general trends in your writing，or to work quickly through basic concerns and move on to specific needs of the current paper. One benefit of the Residential College Writing Tutors is the opportunity to work over several years with someone who knows your writing well. 21. Who can make an appointment with Residential College Writing Tutors? A. PhD students. B. Undergraduate students. C. High school students. D. Graduate students. 22. What will Writing Tutors not do? A. Proofread your whole essay. B. Help you with grammar and style. C. Edit a paragraph with you together. D. Help you figure out strategies for revision. 23. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A textbook. B. A course plan. C. A university website. D. An academic article. B （云南玉溪一模）It’s picking season at Christian Nachtwey’s organic orchard (果园) in western Germany and laborers are loading their vehicles with ripe apples. But Nachtwey’s farm is also obtaining a second harvest: Many of the apple trees grow beneath solar panels that have been producing electricity, while providing the fruit below with much-needed shade. “The idea is simple,” said Nachtwey. “To protect the orchard, without reducing the available growing surface and in particular maintaining production. On top of that, there’s the solar electricity being generated on the same land.” Large-scale solar installations on farmland are becoming increasingly popular, as farmers seek to make the most of their land and establish a second source of revenue (收益). Getting the right mix of crop and solar is hard, because modern fruit varieties are finely used to particular growing conditions. Any change can tip the balance, costing farmers revenue if their fruit is damaged, the wrong color or not as sweet as consumers like. That’s why Nachtwey is cooperating with researchers to test which apple varieties thrive under the solar roofs, and which types of solar roofs are best suited for the orchard. To compare the results, some trees are covered with a conventional net normally used to protect sensitive crops from hail (冰雹). Juergen Zimmer, an expert with the agricultural services department of Rhineland-Palatinate state, said the apples grown under the solar roofs were slightly less sweet this year than those under the hail nets. But hardly any of the solar-shaded apples got damaged in the intense sunlight that hit the region on July 24 this year, while up to 18% of the uncovered fruit suffered sunburn that day, he said. “We need at least two to three full years to record all the weather conditions that might occur, and look at the output and color that the different varieties of tree produce,” said Zimmer. Researchers hope the tests will show that tree fruit crops thrive under solar panels. This could help prevent renewable energy production from competing for precious land with agriculture — a growing concern for those seeking to tackle climate change and rising food prices. 24. What can we know about the idea of putting solar panels in the orchard? A. Trees provide solar panels with much-needed shade. B. Farmers grow fewer trees as solar panels cover the land. C. Solar panels significantly decrease the output of ripe apples. D. The model makes it possible for farmers to make extra profits. 25. What may happen if Nachtwey doesn’t get the right mix of crop and solar? A. He may get more revenues. B. Solar panels may not work. C. The color of panels may change. D. Fruit may be difficult to sell. 26. What did Juergen Zimmer find in his test? A. A net can protect crops from hail. B. Solar-shaded apples have a better taste. C. Solar roofs shade apples from sunburn. D. Sunburn does more harm to apples than hail. 27. What is the main idea of the text? A. Solar panels compete with agriculture for land. B. A farmer tries solar roofs on an apple orchard. C. Solar panels provide renewable energy for agriculture. D. Experts fight against climate change and rising food prices. C （四川成都树德中学校考模拟预测）This fall, students at the University of Massachusetts found a new menu at their dining commons: the “diet for a cooler planet” menu. This meant herb-roasted lamb, raised with a carbon-friendly approach. It included sweet potatoes that had been picked from a local farm’s field post-harvest. The options were plant-heavy, locally grown, and involved little to no packaging. “We wanted to let students participate in climate action by making choices about their food,” says Kathy Wicks, sustainability director for UMass Dining. The university is not alone in this effort. Increasingly, American consumers and institutions are thinking about how their food choices factor into climate change. For many, small choices at the grocery store, dining hall, and restaurant can feel more accessible than big-ticket options like buying a fuel-efficient car or installing home solar panels. Small changes in dietary habits may make a big difference. Climate activists often target fossil fuels and transportation systems, but studies point to the food system as a significant contributor to global warming. According to Project Drawdown, a research organization that evaluates climate solutions, the way food is grown, transported, and consumed accounts for about a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Beef is a regular target. “If, on average, Americans cut a quarter pound of beef per week from their diet, it’s like taking 10 million cars off the road a year,” says Sujatha Bergen, director of health campaigns for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Food waste ranks third among climate solutions. While much waste occurs before consumers are involved — food left on the field or “chucked” because it does not fit appearance standards, Americans also throw out a lot of food they have purchased: about $ 1,600 worth a year per family of four. “People are beginning to understand that their food choices make a big impact on climate,” says Megan Larmer, director of regional food at the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming in New York. But, she cautions substantial change will need to come from the whole food system. 28. What is the purpose of the new menu at the University of Massachusetts? A. To market the cold dishes. B. To reduce the cost of packaging. C. To popularize the plant-heavy diet. D. To promote low carbon awareness. 29. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. Food is a decisive factor for climate change. B. Food choices matter much to global warming. C. Universities are working together in climate action. D. Fuel-efficient cars are not affordable for consumers. 30. What does Sujatha Bergen say about beef? A. It has great influence on carbon reduction. B. It is popular among millions of car drivers. C. It has a close relationship with gas emission. D. It plays a significant role in American’s diet. 31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A. Food System Reform: A Successful Trial B. Global Warming: An Approaching Danger C. Carbon Emission: A Killer, or Healer? D. Low Carbon Diet: A Craze, or More? D （广东十校联盟二模）Committed to helping humans communicate with and understand as many species as possible, a California-based nonprofit organization, Earth Species Project (ESP) is taking the lead. “We are species-independent,” Raskin said to The Guardian, adding that ESP is developing translation algorithms(算法) that can be applied to biological systems of all kinds, from worms to whales. Raskin acknowledges that the goal is similar to going to the moon. Instead, the ESP roadmap involves solving a series of smaller problems to achieve the big picture. These tools will assist researchers in revealing the secrets of species under study using artificial intelligence. Bees, for instance, do a special “waggle dance” to signal to each other that they should land on a certain flower, which is a form of non-verbal communication. A noisy social environment can make it difficult to determine which animal is making the sound within a group. This phenomenon is known as the “cocktail party problem”. Though there are many challenges, some progress has been made, such as an algorithm that can produce imitated animal sounds to talk directly with them. “It’s making the Al speak the language, although we don’t know what it means yet,” Raskin said, “These are the tools that allow us to understand entire communication systems.” As we can see, Artificial Intelligence is once again being used by scientists to break barriers and open new doors that would otherwise be unopenable. More and more scientists are turning towards artificial intelligence for help in various fields, despite many well-known scientists warning that AI must be controlled and looked over. Last year, a former Google engineer claimed that the Al was sentient(有感知能力的). Although this isn’t likely to be the case, it shows just how far artificial intelligence has progressed. Interestingly, and in a somewhat connection to ESP, Professor Avi Loeb has proposed that Artificial Intelligence developed by humans could one day maybe identify Alien AI and communicate with it. 32. Which statement would Raskin probably agree with? A. The purpose of EPS is to land on the moon. B. Researchers are studying independent animals. C. Solving challenging problems is just the priority. D.AI will offer humans help to understand animals. 33. Why does the author mention “waggle dance” and “cocktail party problem”? A. To show recent discoveries researchers made. B. To demonstrate difficulties researchers face. C. To reveal the secrets of species to the public. D. To arouse readers’ interest in certain animals. 34. What can we know about Al in Paragraph 5? A. AI has been abandoned by scientists. B. Al is gradually taking scientists’ place. C. Scientists have different opinions of AI. D. Problems can only be solved by AI alone. 35. What does Professor Avi Loeb imply in the last paragraph? A. People need to lay great stress on the alien communication. B. AI needs to be constantly updated to match alien technology. C. We’ll be surely able to communicate with aliens aided by Al. D. AI has a great potentiality in the field of scientific research. 七选五 （吉林统考模拟预测）Being productive is not working every day 15 hours without any break. ____36____ If you can become more productive, you will be able to save the most valuable things you have: your time! Here are some tips that I usually use to improve my productivity level. You need to have a physical and digital working environment that motivates you to work. Make sure to remove any distractions on your desk, including your phone or other things that could ruin your concentration. ____37____ Yes, I’m talking about these people who have so many files that they can’t see their wallpaper anymore. ____38____ Personally, I like working on different things during my day. Working in a field should not be an excuse to just work in that specific field. There are so many fields to discover on this earth. For example, I work in computer science. If I’m only doing programming during my day, I get bored. So I write articles about things that I like. ____39___ Moreover, don’t force yourself to do something if you have spent more than 30 minutes trying to start it. It’s okay to postpone, you will do it another time. You just have to be conscious of the reason why you postponed it. If you are feeling overwhelmed, it’s a good way to do something to relax you. ____40____ Then go back to what you have postponed and you could be more productive. A. That’s the same idea with your desktop. B. They could be about computer but not necessarily. C. Diversifying your fields is another action you can take. D. You can’t be fully productive if you don’t have energy. E. It is just being able to spend less time by being efficient. F. Clean your desk and sort out your folders on your desktop. G. Just take a nap, do sport or do whatever makes you feel good. 综合训练（四） （安徽省十校联盟高三下学期4月期中）Endangered Species Youth Art Contest 2023 Contest Now Open! Join us for our 6th annual Endangered Species Youth Art Contest! In celebration of Endangered Species Day (May 19, 2023), Roger Williams Park Zoo is accepting art entries from local K-12 grade students in the New England area showing threatened and endangered species. Together we hope to raise awareness about the importance of saving endangered species and their wild habitats. Winners will be formally announced by May 2023. Rules & Art Submission Instructions: ▲All entries are to be submitted electronically. Web form will be made available beginning February 1,2023. ▲Students’ artworks must be original. Computer-produced images will NOTbe judged. ▲All artworks must be about threatened/endangered species. ▲Each art entry must also include a short explanation (3-5 sentences) as to why saving your chosen species from extinction is important. Deadline: Entries must be received by Sunday, April 2,2023. Late entries will not be judged. 2023 Art Contest Prizes GRAND PRIZE(Judges Choice) ▲One Family RWPZoo membership (a S149 value; or extra year added to current Zoo membership) ▲An adopt-an-animal package of your choice ▲One $100 gift card GRADE CATEGORY WINNERS (Grades K-2, Grades 3-12) Each grade-winner shall receive: ★Six General daytime admission tickets to RWPZoo ★One $25 gift card HONORABLE MENTIONS (Grades K-2,Grades 3-12) Each grade-honorable mention shall receive: ·Four General daytime admission tickets to RWPZoo ·An award certificate All winning artworks will be highlighted on the Zoo’s website and social media pages, and in the Zoo’s summer WILD Magazine issue. 21. How can you submit your artwork? A. By sending it in an envelope. B. By turning it in on the website. C. By handing it to the zoo in person. D. By having it delivered to the judges. 22. What should you explain in your entry? A. The habitats of threatened and endangered species. B. The relationship between humans and endangered species. C. The measures to protect endangered species. D. The reason of protecting your targeted species. 23. What award will a grand prize winner get? A. A choice to adopt an animal. B. A S25 worth of gift card to the zoo. C. An exhibition of the artwork all year round. D. Six tickets to RWPZoo for general daily time admission. B （云南统考二模）In about 23 years，it may finally be time to look up. A recently discovered asteroid (小行星) has a chance of hitting the earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. It was discovered on Feb.26 at an observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. While the thought of an asteroid hitting the earth may sound concerning, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says people shouldn’t be worried. The asteroid has an estimated diameter of 160 feet, which is about the same size as an Olympic swimming pool or the width of a football field. “We’ve been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting the earth. Often when new objects are discovered, it takes several weeks’ data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into the future, “NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) said. The asteroid is ranked on the Torino Scale as level 1 threat. The scale is a tool to categorize potential earth impacts, with zero being no threat and 10 being something that can cause a global disaster. One on the Torino Scale means 2023 DW is in the normal, or green zone. “Current calculations show the chance of collision (碰撞) is extremely unlikely with no need for public concern,” NASA says of the green zone. “New telescopic observations will very likely lead to re-assignment to Level 0.” Although 2023 DW doesn’t pose a great risk to the earth, NASA has been continuing to work to defend our planet from any asteroid that could cause disaster. In September, 2022, NASA crashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, into an asteroid to see if it could change the trajectory of the space rock. NASA later confirmed the mission was a success, and is continuing to research how effective the method is, should a massive asteroid be headed our way. 24. What does NASA’s PDCO say about 2023 DW? A. It is too close to the earth. B. It must be destroyed in space. C. Its orbit is still uncertain now. D. Its orbit should be changed. 25. How is 2023 DW ranked on the Torino Scale? A. As Level zero threat. B. As Level ten threat. C. In the normal zone. D. In the threatening zone. 26. What does the underlined word “trajectory” mean in the last paragraph? A. Size. B. Weight. C. Angle. D. Path. 27. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. An Asteroid Was Discovered at an Observatory in Chile B. An Asteroid Is Coming Our Way, Unlikely to Hit Us C.A Space Rock Has Just Passed the Earth D.A Spacecraft Has Been Crashed Recently C （四川遂宁三模）Instead of throwing the pits (核) or nuts after eating fruits like many people, inheritors of nut carving will collect them and turn them into artworks. “One nut, ranging from 0.8 to 6 centimeters, can be shaped into delicate earrings, buttons, seals, etc,” said Tan Wanhai, an inheritor of Weifang nut carving. Weifang nut carving can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, during which a retired royal craftsman Wang Dayan spread the skill to the locals in Shandong. Craftsmen back then often used peach pits to display their artistic skills. Due to the demanding carving skills and its rich artistic content including many different elements, Weifang nut carving was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage as early as 2008. Tan has studied the nut carving over 25 years and has created many nut carvings along the way. Yet, the 48-year-old craftsman also admitted that the journey of bringing this kind of masterpiece to life is not all smooth sailing. “Unlike some pits like olive pits whose surfaces are flat, each peach pit has a unique texture like fingerprints,” Tan said, adding that craftsmen should have the capability to trace each peach pit carefully to plan their artwork besides the carving technique itself. Also, craftsmen need to have a wide foundation of knowledge when it comes to carving nuts. According to Tan, they have to master skills in painting, seal carving and calligraphy from many traditional cultures. Sometimes, to depict classic folktales or legends in their artworks better, they need to read many books to prepare themselves.   It is this kind of dedication that Tan and others possess that allows Weifang nut carving to thrive when many traditional skills are gradually disappearing. “In recent years, Weifang nut carving artworks have been increasingly welcomed by people in China for their inventive layout and novel ideas,” Tan said. This popularity, in turn, has also attracted many people to learn the skill of nut carving and even become inheritors to pass it down. 28. What can we know about Weifang nut carving? A. It dates back to the Ming Dynasty. B. It can transform a nut into different designs. C. It was invented by a retired royal craftsman. D. It was first nationally recognized 25 years ago. 29. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 5? A. Tell. B. Understand. C. Review. D. Create. 30. What are paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 mainly about? A. The cultural significance of nut carving. B. The reasons why nut carvings are valuable. C. The skills required for nut carving craftsmen. D. The difficulties craftsmen have when creating nut carvings. 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Seeds of Art and Beauty B. Art Originating from Life C. History of Nut Carving D. Devoted Contemporary Inheritors D （广东校联考二模）Look up how to increase your life expectancy (预期寿命), and you will probably see plenty of results recommending that you have a healthy diet, get sufficient sleep, work out and cut out tobacco and too much alcohol consumption. But what many of us don’t know is that our relationships also affect our life expectancy. Social integration is associated with greater life satisfaction, better health and increased life expectancy. People with wide social networks are more likely to be happy, experience fewer health issues, enjoy better mental health and to live a lot longer. Now this doesn’t mean that we should dive head first into a relationship whenever we’re lonely in order to avoid dying young. Harmful relationships can be as isolating as being alone, so who we choose to break bread with is absolutely vital to our overall health. Have you ever wondered why some people are single and happy, while others are drowning in suffering? Or why some married couples exist in a consistent state of bliss, while others are practically enemies? Research shows that marriage has greater benefits for men than it does for women. Being coupled allows men to receive the essential emotional support that they would lack if they were single. They also get the added benefit of being physically taken care of thanks to the gender roles society still subscribes to. Women, on the other hand, don’t have as much luck when it comes to being coupled. A woman in a harmful relationship is likely to experience the mental, emotional and physical consequences that come with that. On the contrary, a woman in a healthy relationship is likely to live well. Research shows that the women who are happily married tend to be coupled with partners who take on their fair share of household responsibilities. But that’s not all, age gaps also need to be factored in to determine relationship satisfaction. Couples with wider age gaps are more likely to be harmonious compared to their peers. 32. What does the writer intend to emphasize in Paragraph 1? A. Some health problems. B. Ways to increase life expectancy. C. The effect of sleep on people’s health. D. The importance of human relationships. 33. What does the underlined word “bliss” mean in Paragraph 3? A. Happiness. B. Kindness. C. Loneliness. D. Friendliness. 34. What can we learn from the research? A. Marriage benefits men and women equally. B. Women benefit more from marriage than men. C. Men are better taken care of because of the gender roles. D. Good relationship can effectively prevent people from dying lonely. 35. What would be probably discussed in the next paragraph of this passage? A. The influence of a harmonious marriage. B. Relationship satisfaction for older couples. C. Gender differences in marriage satisfaction. D. The benefits of wider age gaps in marriage. 七选五 （安徽安庆市第二中学校联考模拟预测）Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us. It’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there is one particularly effective technique to improve our chances: critical thinking. Prepare your question. ____36____For example, if you’re wondering whether to go for fitness, there are many factors that will cloud your reasons. But, if you know clearly what you can get by body-shaping, that’ll help you decide whether it really suits your needs. Gather your information. There’s lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what’s relevant. If you’re trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people’s opinions.____37____ Consider the implications. Imagine you’ve chosen a business based on his promise to make to cheaper for drivers to fill upon gas. At first glance, that seems great.____38____If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution—an unintended consequence that’s important to think about. ____39____ Ask yourself why so many people are drawn to countless travel trips or destinations. Even if you disagree with everything that travel agencies say, exploring the viewpoints might explain why some routes that don’t seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives, evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions. This above process is just one tool, and it certainly won’t remove difficult decisions from our lives.____40____And, if enough of us use it, it has the power to make the world a more reasonable place. A. Explore other points of view. B. Apply the information collected. C. In other words, get to know what you’re looking for. D. Then what about the long-term environmental effects? E. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make. F. Therefore, ask yourself about what interests you most and what is needed. G. It helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a wiser decision. 综合训练（五） A (河北省保定市高三9月调考)These long-life hot spots may have the secret to living to 100 or more! From salty air to midday rest, here are some theories on how residents crack the century. Yarmouth, Canada Experts say there’s something special in the salty air from the ocean winds causing this seaside coast to boast one of the highest concentrations of Canadian 100-year-old people. Townspeople have fish-rich diets and a stress-free community spirit that keeps them kicking! Okinawa, Japan Hara hachi bun me is a Confucian teaching that instructs people to eat until they are 80% full. This governs each meal these folks eat, meaning they stop eating when they’re 80% satisfied. More and more Japanese follow it now. Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Many residents here still live a “self-sufficient” life, eating most of the food they grow themselves, which can be called real natural and green food. This tight-knit community dines on a fibre-rich diet of beans and corn. For people in this place, dinner is the smallest meal of the day. Icaria, Greece A short sleep at midday and two cups of herbal tea every day may be the secret for 100-year-old locals in Icaria. They also love goats’ milk, which has unique fatty acids that may protect against age-related infections. 21. Which country’s recipe for long life may come from Confucius’s thinking? A. Canada. B. Japan. C. Costa Rica. D. Greece. 22. Which of the following probably helps the locals in Icaria live to 100? A. Having a noon break. B. Breathing the salty air. C. Drinking tea once a week. D. Maintaining a fibre-rich diet. 23. What contributes to the four long-life hot spots according to the text? A. Stress-free spirits. B. Fatty acids. C. Human diet style. D. Ocean climate. B （安徽合肥一中二模）I am thinking today about my new favorite thing. It’s an app that my husband told me a few years ago that helps me bypass all the obstacles (障碍) in my way: potholes, heavy traffic, and even speed cameras. To be honest, when my husband first told me about it, I didn’t pay much attention. I was only going to places I already knew how to get to. Plus, I learned to drive from my father—who never turned to a map. I think I mistakenly absorbed the message that real drivers didn’t need a map; you somehow just magically knew where to go. It was only later that I realized that just getting a driver’s license didn’t mean you knew how to get to places—that was lesson one. Lesson two came when my kids started playing on two different travel teams. The drivers in our household suddenly had the need to head in different directions on the same day. Suddenly my app became very meaningful to me. How did I ever manage to get to strange playing fields hidden somewhere without it? But the crazy thing I have also noticed is how often I just don’t listen to it. Why might that be? Do I just prefer the old routes, even if they are actually worse? I see an analogy (类比) to the present moment. There is evidence that some old ideas and some long familiar ideas will send us into a boring unchanging lifestyle. But for some reason we like them better than an unfamiliar new route that might take us into areas we’ve never heard of, let alone visited. It can be hard to admit we don’t know everything. As a person who still drives an 8-year-old stick shift and who has never stood in line for anything new, I certainly understand that. But I also try to remember the times I let go of my ego (自负), or my fear, and learned that life could be better. Not perfect—but better. I am glad I finally listened to my husband about that app. He was right. 24. What did the author think of the app at the very beginning? A. It was magical. B. It was practically valueless. C. It was powerful. D. It was not as good as a map. 25. What would probably make the author ignore the app’s instructions? A. Her desire to explore alone. B. Her doubt about the new device. C. Her preference for the new routes. D. Her refusal to experience changes. 26. What can be inferred about the author from the last paragraph? A. She is willing to challenge herself. B. She cares little about others’ comments. C. She recognizes her problems easily. D. She is too inflexible to make any change. 27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Real Drivers Know Their Way B. It Pays to Take a New Route C. New Apps Make Life Perfect D. It Matters to Listen to Inner Voice C （江西南昌二模）Just as digital transformation improved many businesses and emerging technology, artificial intelligence (AI.), and machine learning also have the potential to greatly improve operations in health care settings. Bringing in these changes is becoming increasingly popular for health care providers. One company leading the automation revolution in health care is AKASA, a San Francisco-based developer of A．I. for health care operations. “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.” For AKASA, the result has been an immediate improvement in both patient satisfaction and Omaha, for example, began their organization’s revenues(收入). Methodist Health System in Omaha, for example, began working with AKASA to automate the non-value-added aspects within its revenue cycle. “Now, processes that used to take more than seven minutes to determine are down to just one minute,” says Jeff Francis, Methodist Health System’s chief financial officer and vice president of finance. “There has been a sharp increase in revenue, which is up by at least 1% to $3 billion.” Walaliyadde credits AKASA’s impressive product offering and its amazing results to the devotion and unmatched expertise of its workforce. “We hire the best and the brightest in both the health care and technology worlds from around the country and give employees the resources to solve old problems in new ways. The more unique backgrounds we can bring to a project, the better equipped we’ ll be to handle challenges with new and creative solutions,” Walaliyadde says. Even as AKASA strengthens its place in the health care technology field, Walaliyadde knows there are many more innovations to come. “We have made a large amount of progress already,” he says, “but there is so much more to do.” 28. What do we know about AKASA? A. Its revenue reaches $3 billion. B. Its aim is to upgrade American health care. C. Its headquarter is based in France. D. Its employees are of similar backgrounds. 29. What can we infer from Jeff Francis’s words? A. He is impressed by AKASA’s service. B. His company has increased its revenue. C. His current system is facing challenges. D. Value-added aspects are to be transformed. 30. What led to AKASA’s success according to Walaliyadde? A. Advanced digital technology. B. Its simple corporate structure. C. Joint efforts made by its skilled staff. D. Diverse products offered by the company. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. AKASA Pioneers A．I. Industry B. AKASA Welcomes More Innovation C. American Health Care Needs Talents D. Automation Improves American Health Care D （安徽合肥一中二模）In a new finding that goes against current conservation patterns, re-introducing wolves and other predators (捕食者) to our landscapes does not amazingly reduce deer populations, restore worsening ecosystems or significantly threaten livestock (家禽), according to a new study. “The hopes and fears that we have on both sides of the debate—neither are realized,” said conservation biologist Bernd Blossey, professor of natural resources and the environment at Cornell University. On the one hand, there is little evidence for claims that re-introducing large predators such as wolves, bears and mountain lions is a major threat to livestock and wild animals such as white-tailed deer and mule deer. When the wolf was taken off the endangered species list, hunters and livestock producers, and some state governments, called for action to safeguard the wildlife they wanted to hunt and the livestock that was their livelihood. But it is nearly impossible to independently evaluate those claims, Blossey said. Other factors also kill livestock, from lightning strikes to extreme weather and diseases. On the other hand, the claim that wolves and other predators can control deer populations and restore worsening ecosystems lacks evidence as well. “Meaningfully reducing deer populations in Wisconsin alone would require tens of thousands of wolves, which is ecologically and socially impossible,” said Blossey. And wolves alone can’t repair the ecological damage humans have done, he said. A popular video “How wolves change rivers,” which has been viewed more than 43 million times, suggests that the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park benefited the entire ecosystem. “I was as fooled like everybody else by the lovely stories that came out of Yellowstone saying, you bring wolves back, and you restore the rivers, and everything’s satisfactory,” said Blossey. We should see large predators like wolves as a valuable part of ecological communities in their own right, Blossey said, and not just for their function. “As long as people learn to live with and tolerate the new (old) neighbors, a careful but not fully conflict-free existence appears possible,” said Blossey. 32. Which of the following does Blossey probably agree with? A. The loss of livestock may not necessarily be due to wolves. B. People should not take wolves off the endangered species list C. People should take action to protect livestock and wild animals. D. The threat to predators comes from climate change and diseases. 33. Which word best describes Blossey’s attitude to the video “How wolves change rivers”? A. Tolerant. B．Unclear. C．Doubtful. D．Favorable. 34. What does Bernd Blossey say about large predators in the last paragraph? A. They upset the balance of the ecosystem. B. They should rightfully stay in their habitats. C. They are key to restoring the environment. D. They change people’s view about rewilding. 35. What is the text mainly about? A. The value of humans’ living together with animals B. The importance of restoring worsening ecosystems. C. A debate over the threat to livestock and wild animals. D. A clarification of the effects of bringing back the wolves. 七选五 How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure People are quick to blame themselves for failure and can’t shake the perception that they had not succeeded. ___36___. Here are four steps you can take. Redefine failure. ____37____. In other words, this is the fear of failure. By framing a situation you’re dreading (畏惧) differently before you attempt it, you may be able to avoid some stress and anxiety. If you can shift your mindset and redefine what constitutes failure and success, you are able to absorb the results of the experience more gracefully and with less anxiety than you expect. Set approach goals. Goals can be classified as approach goals or avoidance goals. ___38____. Psychologists have found that creating approach goals, or positively reframing avoidance goals, is beneficial for well-being. When you’re dreading a tough task and expect it to be difficult and unpleasant, you may unconsciously set goals around what you don’t want to happen rather than what you do want. Research has shown that people who take on an avoidance focus become twice as mentally exhausted as the approach-focused ones. ____39____. Author and investor Tim Ferriss recommends “fear-setting”, creating a checklist of what you are afraid to do and what you fear will happen if you do it. In his Ted Talk on the subject, he shares how doing this enabled him to tackle some of his hardest challenges, resulting in some of his biggest successes. Focus on learning. The chips aren’t always going to fall where you want them to — but if you come down to earth, you can be prepared to wring (拧，挤) the most value out of the experience, no matter the outcome. When you shift gears to focus not on your potential for failure but on what you could learn from competing at a higher level than before, ___40___ . By rethinking your fears using the four steps above, you can come to see apprehension (恐惧) as a teacher and guide to help you achieve your most important goals. A. Create a “fear list” B. Tackle challenges bravely C. You may want to face your fear and push beyond it to success D. you would stop sweating that first attempt and see it as a stepping stone to success E. Behind many fears is worry about doing something wrong or not meeting expectations F. you’re stepping out of your comfort zone to take steps that will help you rise and thrive G. It is based on whether you are motivated by wanting to achieve a positive outcome or avoid a negative one 综合训练（六） A (北京市北京师范大学附属实验中学高三上学期开学摸底)The Public Transport Fares in New York On our website, you can find out how much it costs to ride the subway, bus, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North in the New York area. ★ Subways and buses ●Fare for most riders on subways and local, limited, and Select Bus Service buses:$2.85. ●Express buses cost $6.85. More information about subway and bus fares ●Riding the subway costs $2.85 for most riders. People with disabilities or who are 65 or older are qualified for a reduced fare. ●An unlimited ride MetroCard can save you money. It gives you unlimited rides for a certain length of time. ●MetroCards cost $1. All cards except for the Single Ride card are refillable (可充值的). ●Up to three children under 44 inches tall ride for free when they are with a fare-paying adult. ●You pay the fare at turnstiles (旋转闸门) before you aboard the train. You don’t have to do anything afterwards. ★ Railroads: LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) and Metro-North ●Fares vary based on when and where you are travelling. ●Buying tickets on your phone is the most convenient option. More information about railroad fares ●Peak (高峰的) fares are charged during business rush hours on any weekday train scheduled to arrive in New York City terminals between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. or depart New York City terminals between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. On Metro-North trains, peak fares also apply to travel on any weekday train that leaves Grand Central Station between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. ●Off-peak fares are charged at all other times on weekdays, all day on Saturday and Sunday, and on holidays. ●Use our trip planner to find fare information. Get schedules and directions and see whether a trip is during peak or off-peak hours. 21. How much might a subway trip cost a 68-year-old man with two children under 44 inches tall? A. $2.35. B. $2.85. C. $5.70. D. $6.85. 22. For what train trip are peak fares charged? A. A weekday train leaving Grand Central Station at 10 pm. B. A weekday train leaving Grand Central Station at 7 am. C. A weekday train departing New York City terminals at 9 pm. D. A weekday train departing New York City terminals at 8:30 am. 23. Why should people read the trip planner? A. To know special offers. B. To leave your advice. C. To check fare information. D. To book a train ticket. B （江苏省扬州市月考）Last weekend, I said goodbye to another dear old friend. We had 12 fine years together, but our relationship was becoming dysfunctional(不正常的). Unwanted emissions and serious health problems were the final straw, leaving me with no choice but to make a trip to the knacker’s(收废汽车者的)yard. I am now car-free for the first time in 20 years, and it feels strange. When I gave up meat, I did so mainly for environmental reasons, and I didn’t miss it at all. I would like to say the same about my car, but I can’t. It was first and foremost a financial decision: keeping the old car on the road was getting too expensive. But doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is still doing the right thing — I now have a chance to rethink how I move myself and my family around, and can try to find a more environmentally friendly means of transport. Going car-free is, I think, a lifestyle change that many of us are going to make over the next few years, as car ownership becomes increasingly unnecessary, expensive and socially unacceptable. However, it is easier said than done. Now my car is gone. I still need to get around. But how? I already cycle to work and use public transport when appropriate. But there are some occasions when a car seems to be the only way. I won’t buy one: I have joined a car-share program and will use taxis more often. I will hire a car if I need to drive a long distance. But then I am still travelling in fossil-fuelled cars(燃油汽车), like when I quit meat and ended up eating more cheese. I fear I may have swapped one environmental problem for another. I am also afraid to think about the ultimate fate of my car. I have just offloaded more than a ton of metal, plastic, rubber, fabric, electronics, oil and petrol that will end up in a landfill. There are millions of similar vehicles in the UK alone that will have to go somewhere. Maybe I am overthinking it. According to Charlie Wilson, a climate scientist at the UK’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, getting rid of a private car is no doubt a positive step to reduce CO2 emissions. He points to research by the OECD’s International Transport Forum. “They showed that moving from a private vehicle fleet(车队)to a shared vehicle fleet can greatly cut the number of vehicles you need to deliver the mobility that we need and want. If that vehicle fleet is electrified, you can also bring CO2 emissions close to zero.” So in other words, just get rid of your car. 24.What do we know about the author’s car? A. It was old. B. It was green. C. It was his first car. D. It was a second-hand car. 25. What do the author’s giving up meat and saying goodbye to his car have in common? A. He did both for the wrong reasons. B. He thinks both help him save money. C. He considers both are right decisions. D. He did both out of concern for the environment. 26. What does the author fear? A. He may have to spend more on travel. B. His lifestyle might be changed completely. C. He might get bored with public transportation. D. His decision may fail to help the environment. 27. What does Charlie Wilson say? A. It is wise to do away with old private cars. B. It is very easy to deal with old private cars. C. Electric cars are the solution to traffic problems. D. The OECD plays a key role in promoting car-sharing. C （四川成都七中校考模拟预测）Like a tired marriage, the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been dull. E-books, however, are causing heartache. Libraries know they need digital wares if they are to remain relevant, but many publishers are too cautious about piracy (盗版) and lost sales to cooperate. Among the big six, only Random House and Harper Collins license e-books with most libraries. Publishers are wise to be nervous. Owners of e-readers are exactly the customers they need: book- lovers with money. If these people switch to borrowing e-books instead of buying them, what then? Electronic borrowing is awfully convenient. Unlike printed books, e-book files can be downloaded at home from digital libraries anytime. The files disappear from the device when they are due automatically. Awkwardly for publishers, buying an e-book costs more than renting one but offers little extra value. E-lending is not simple, however. There are lots of different and often incompatible (不兼容的) e-book formats, devices and licenses. Most libraries use a company called OverDrive, which secures rights from publishers and provides e-books and audio files in every format. Yet publishers and libraries are worried by OverDrive’s global market dominance, as the company can control fees and conditions. Publishers were annoyed when OverDrive teamed up with Amazon, the world’s biggest online bookseller, last year. Owners of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader who want to borrow e-books from libraries are now redirected to Amazon’s website, where Amazon follows up library frequenters directly, letting them know they can “Buy this book” when the loan falls due. According to Pew, an opinion researcher, library users are a perfect market for Amazon. Late last year Amazon introduced its Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, which lets its best customers borrow free one of thousands of popular books each month. Library supporters argue that book borrowers are also book buyers and that libraries are vital spaces for readers to discover new works. Many were cheered by a recent Pew survey which found that more than half of Americans with library cards say they prefer to buy their e-books. So, publishers keep adjusting their lending arrangements in search of the right balance. Random House raised its licensing prices earlier this year, and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times. 28. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1? A. Many publishers are hesitant to license e-books. B. The library-publisher relationship has been unstable. C. Libraries and publishers hold the same view towards e-books. D. Random House and Harper Collins are the top two publishers. 29. Why are publishers worried about electronic borrowing? A. There may be a noticeable drop in profit. B. Rights for publishers can’t be secured any longer. C. E-books can be downloaded again when they are due. D. E-books and their audio files are provided in every format. 30. What can we learn from the text? A. Amazon is adopting measures to win more customers. B. E-books can be lent at libraries as many times as you like. C. OverDrive distributes e-books and audio files to publishers. D. Over half of Americans are borrowing e-books from libraries. 31. What is the best title for the text? A. Reading Online or Offline B. A Marriage-like Relationship C. A Bright Future for Publishers D. A Tense Story Raised by E-books D （安徽合肥一中二模）Researchers set up an experiment in which 5-year-olds were tested with their fellows under different circumstances of transparency (透明) and different audiences. They set up a sticker machine that in some settings was transparent, and other settings in which only the giver of stickers knew how many stickers he could give. They had children give out stickers in both settings. The results were striking: children were consistently generous only when the receiver and audience of the stickers were fully aware of the donation options. Children were notably ungenerous when the receiver of stickers couldn’t see the options. The researchers said, “Children only showed consistently pro-social behavior in our study in the condition when they could see the receiver and their allocations (分配物) were fully visible; in all other conditions, children were statistically ungenerous, giving the receiver the smaller amount of stickers.” They made the conclusions that at a very early age, children are learning how to position themselves socially. Well before they apprehend the sociology of their networks and what social reputation really means, they think strategically about giving as a function of how they can gain a reputation with a peer as a generous citizen or pro-social agent when the receiver observes them. Children change their behavior in response to having an audience. Help children give to others in full view, delivering meals to families, and in private, dropping off treats or surprises for those who need support without signing their names. Also, children should be reminded that thank-you notes are lovely but unnecessary to receive. When we give gifts or lend help to others, try to help children remember why—to provide something for another. It really doesn’t have to be recognized. When a thank-you card doesn’t come, it doesn’t make a gift any less valuable or meaningful for those who were lucky enough to receive. 32. What did the researchers discover? A. The givers’ behavior greatly inspired the receivers to help in return. B. The children gave out an equal number of stickers in both settings. C. The presence of an audience affected children’s decisions to give. D. Donating helped children to become more generous in the future. 33. Which is pro-social behavior according to the researchers? A. Observing the givers. B. Donating more stickers. C. Gaining a reputation. D. Receiving more allocations. 34. What does the underlined word “apprehend” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Share. B. Predict. C. Confirm. D. Understand. 35. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To suggest recognizing others’ kindness. B. To acknowledge the giver’s contribution. C. To confirm the benefits of being grateful. D. To advise inspiring generosity in children. 七选五 (江西省赣抚吉十一校联盟体高三4月联考)Fats are nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes (细胞膜), nerve tissue, and hormones. ____36____. If fats eaten aren’t burned as energy or used as building blocks, they’re stored by the body in fat cells. This is the body’s way of thinking ahead: By saving fat for future use, it plans for times when food might be scarce (缺乏的). ____37____, but certain kinds of fat are good for us and are an important part of a healthy diet. Fat gives food flavor and texture, but it’s also high in calories, and eating too much fatty food can cause many health problems. For kids and teens, fast food, fried food, and snacks are a significant source of fat. ____38____. Eating the right kind and amount of fat is an important part of a healthy diet. But many kids eat too much fat, which might lead to unwanted weight gain. ____39____. Besides supplying fuel for the body, fats help the body absorb fat-soluble (脂溶性) vitamins. ____40____. They can also help people feel full, so they’re less likely to overeat. Fat is a great source of energy, but has twice the calories in the same amount of carbohydrates or protein. For example, 1 gram of fat provides 9 calories, whereas 1 gram of carbohydrates or protein provides 4 calories. A. The body also uses fat as fuel B. Too much fat can be unhealthy C. Fat plays an important role in brain development D. They also get fat from high-fat dairy products and high-fat meats E. These vitamins can only be absorbed if there’s fat in a person’s diet F. Restaurant and takeout meals tend to have more fat than home cooking G. Overweight kids have greater risk of high blood pressure and other medical problems 综合训练（七） A （湖南省新高考教学教研联盟高三第二次联考英语试题）The New Yorker picks four of the year’s best books in 2022 and shares them with you. Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah The Nobel Prize winner’s most recent novel is a sweeping origin story of modern Tanzania, and a love story between Afiya and Hamza. Their search for a place in the world unfolds against the monumental absurdness of empire, focusing on the East African campaign of 1914-1918. The book questions the costs and rewards of the war’s occasional solidarities. Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk The Nobel awardee’s latest novel opens like a starry romantic chronicle (编年史): a steamer is making its way at night to an island, the Mingheria in 1901. On board are three medical scientists, and the group comes to Mingheria because of an outbreak of bubonic plague (黑死病). What is most vital in this book is Pamuk’s lovingly obsessive creation of the island itself. He places his humans in this “three-dimensional fairy tale” and observes what happens to the state when an epidemic tests its tolerances. The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee In an account that’s both lyrical and extensive, Mukherjee takes us through an evolution of human understanding: from the seventeenth century discovery that humans are made up of cells to our leading technologies for manipulating (操纵) and deploying (部署) cells for medical purposes. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff As a son of a Boston businessman, Samuel Adams was born in 1722. In detailing how Adams went on to shape every significant event in New England’s run-up to war, this book weaves a pleasing tapestry (织锦) of incident and inference. Schiff describes him as a master of the eighteenth-century version of fake news. The result is a wildly entertaining exploration of the roots of American political theatre. 21. What do Afterlives and Nights of Plague have in common? A. They are romantic chronicles. B. Their authors won the Nobel Prize. C. They describe the outbreak of the war. D. Their authors question the costs and rewards of the war. 22. Which book is about the exploration of medicine and the new human? A. Afterlives. B. Nights of Plague. C. The Song of the Cell. D. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. 23. What kind of book is The Revoluttionary: Samuel Adams? A. A drama. B. A novel. C. A chronicle. D. A biography. B （广东汕头·汕头金山中学南区学校校考二模）SnotBot is on a mission. The toaster-sized drone(无人机)flies over the open ocean,directly above an unusual whale. On a boat nearby,Andy Rogan smiles with joy. Rogan has been studying whales in his entire career but had never seen this species. Back in 2011,Lian Pin Koh and Serge Wich,conservation experts,wondered if there might be an easier way to get data of animals in the wild. Wildlife researchers often walk through forests. They may look closely at whales from boats or stay in helicopters to view animals from above. Such trips are usually dangerous. Plus,their noise may scare animals. And helicopters can’t fly very far over the ocean because there’s nowhere to land or refuel. “We thought,’What if you fly over them with a flying camera?’’says Wich. So they put together a drone from a remote-control model airplane and camera equipment. And it did the trick. On a test flight,the drone caught an image of an orangutan(猩猩)at the top of a very tall tree. The pair realized this was just the beginning of a whole new way of doing conservation work. Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals. They call their project Conservation Al. When someone uploads an image or video,the model analyzes the data. Then the model recognizes anything it can. In the future,an AI model could keep watch,instead of forest guards. It could send warnings when seeing doubtful activities.. The team tested this idea in a study in East Africa. Volunteers in Tanzania pretended to be poachers(偷猎者). The researchers made drones fly over the actors at different times of the day. Overall,people looking at the drone images did a better job than the Al model at finding pretend poachers. The model picked out many things that weren’t people at all. But the model found poachers that most people missed. With a little more work, Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals. 24. What can we say about the researchers’ traditional way of studying animals? A. It’s risky and ineffective. B. It’s demanding and cheap. C. It can cause great harm to wildlife. D. It usually focuses on land animals. 25. What can we infer about Conservation AI from the passage? A. It can replace conservationists’ work. B. It works by studying data first. C. It can punish the poachers. D. It is fully automated. 26. What is Wich’s attitude to the future of the AI model? A. Critical. B. Hopeful C. Worried. D. Prejudiced. 27. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A. Achievements in Wildlife Conservation B. Major Discoveries of Biological Species C. AI Study Has Achieved a Breakthrough D. Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife C （湖北武汉三模）Online grocery delivery has skyrocketed (飞涨) all over the world. Since COVID-19 cases have been declining, new companies such as Zapp, GoPuff, or Getir have entered the grocery delivery market with a mission to permanently change consumer habits. These rapid grocery delivery services make a novel promise: Groceries can be delivered within minutes to your door. This option sounds great to busy parents who cannot leave their children alone to pop into the store or people who have guests and urgently need a few extra beers without leaving the house. However, shoppers should watch out for the allure (诱惑) of rapid delivery whenever possible. While a one-time rapid delivery is certainly harmless for the shopper and the whole market, repeatedly using such services will ultimately harm grocery shops and corner shops. So far, rapid delivery companies have been backed by capital fund (资金) to finance their costs，but they need to be profitable in the long run to survive. So they will push up prices and gradually cancel promotions once their capital funding has dried up. Last week, a delivery company was reported to have shut down after running out of cash, leaving its workers jobless. We should think about the serious outcome that may come up, such as much less lively cities that miss the small shops and delivery workers who face tight deadlines and little job security. As consumers,we often think that our daily decisions are harmless. Just as one doughnut (甜甜圈) doesn’t compromise our healthy diet and one skipped workout doesn’t affect our fitness,one rapid delivery will not harm the little shops that make our neighborhood lively. Research shows that consumers who perform a behavior regularly for about six weeks have created a habit. So ordering rapid delivery every day will hurt our neighborhoods and make us poorer once prices increase. Thus, approach the rapid delivery option as you would refuse to accept any other allure. Be careful not to create a habit that you might later come to regret. 28. What makes rapid grocery delivery appealing to consumers? A. Saving time and energy. B. Avoiding disease exposure. C. Following the global trend. D. Buying highly desirable goods. 29. What consequence may the massive growth of rapid delivery have? A. Job market will be less competitive. B. Delivery services will make more profits. C. Local commercial business will be promoted. D. Small shops and delivery workers will be hurt. 30. What is the function of paragraph 3? A. To explain the harm of bad habits. B. To make the argument more persuasive. C. To add some background information. D. To stress the value of decision-making. 31. What’s the best title for the text? A. Delivery companies will change how we shop B. How can we manage to avoid being cheated online? C. Shoppers should try to resist the allure of rapid delivery D. How do grocery delivery companies affect small stores? D （四川省成都石室中学高三三诊）British scientist are preparing to launch trials of a new way to fight cancer, which kills tumours（肿瘤）by infecting them with viruses. Leonard Seymour, a professor of gene therapy at Oxford University, who has been working on the virus therapy with his colleagues will lend the trials later this year. Cancer Research UK said yesterday that it was excited by the potential of Prof Seymour’s pioneering techniques. Prof Seymour has been working with viruses that kill cancer cells directly, while avoiding harm to healthy tissue. Cancer-killing viruses exploit the fact that cancer cells suppress(抑制) the body’s local immune system. “If a cancer doesn’t do that, the immune system wipes it out. If you can get a virus into a tumour, viruses find them a very god place to be because there’s no immune system to stop them replicating(复制).You can regard it as the cancer’s Achilles’ heel.” Researchers have known for some time that viruses can kill tumour cells. American scientists have previously injected viruses directly into tumours but this technique will not work if the cancer is inaccessible or has spread throughout the body. Prof Seymour’s innovative solution is to disguise（伪装）the virus to avoid the body’s immune system, effectively allowing the viruses to do what chemotherapy drugs do—spread through the blood and reach tumours wherever they are. “What we’ve done is make chemical modifications to the virus to put a polymer（聚合物）coat around it,” he said. After the virus infect the tumour it replicates, but the copies do not have the chemical modifications. If they escape from the tumour, the copies will be quickly recognized and mopped up by the body’s immune system. Two viruses are likely to be examined in the first clinical trials: adenovirus, and vaccinia. For safety reasons, both will be disabled to make them less pathogenic（致病的）in the trial, but Prof Seymour said he eventually hopes to use natural viruses. The first trials will use uncoated adenovirus and vaccinia and will be delivered locally to liver tumours. Several more years of trials will be needed, before the therapy can be considered for use in the NHS (National Health Service). Though the approach will be examined at first for cancers that do not respond to conventional treatments, Prof Seymour hopes that one day it might be applied to all cancers. 32. The underlined part “Achilles’ heel” in Paragraph three can be replaced by ________. A. ideal place B. origin C. weak point D. advantage 33. Which of the following statements about the virus therapy is TRUE? A. The viruses can kill cancer cells but may cause harm to healthy tissue. B. Cancer Research UK is concerned about Professor Seymour’s research C. The technique of injecting viruses directly into tumors work for all cancers. D. Professor Seymour is not the first to research on using viruses to kill cancer. 34. What is the creative part of Professor Seymour’s research work? A. Researchers mask the viruses on the way to tumors. B. Chemotherapy drugs are to be spread through the blood. C. The copies have the same chemical modifications as the virus. D. Most copies of the virus will be killed by the immune system. 35. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A. Two natural viruses are likely to be examined in the first clinical trials. B. A lot of work needs to be done before the virus therapy being put to use. C. The first trials will use coated viruses and will be delivered to liver tumors. D. The approach will only be used on cancers resistant to conventional treatments. 七选五 （黑龙江齐齐哈尔三模）Living in the moment is not always easy. Sometimes our thoughts are overwhelmed by regrets about past events or anxiety about the future, which can make it hard to enjoy the present. If you are having a hard time living in the moment, there are some simple strategies that may help. ●Change a routine. ___36___One way that you can become more aware is to change up your routine. You can do something as simple as changing the way that you drive to work or changing the way you introduce yourself. ●Learn how to meditate (冥想). Meditation is a great way to train your brain to live in the moment. Learning to meditate takes time, practice, and guidance. ___37__. If no classes are available, you can also buy CDs that will help you learn how to meditate. ●Be grateful for breaks. Instead of becoming impatient when you have to wait for something, practise being grateful for the extra time to notice your surroundings. ___38___For example, if you have to wait in a long line to purchase your morning coffee, take that time to observe your surroundings. As you do so, think about what you are grateful for in that moment. ●___39___Performing random acts of kindness can help you to live in the moment by refocusing your attention on what’s happening in front of you. Look for small things that you can do to show kindness to others. The kind acts that you perform will help you to slow down and notice your surroundings. ●Smile and laugh more often. Living in the moment can be a challenge if you are in a bad mood or just feeling a little down, but smiling and laughing can make you feel better even you force yourself to smile and laugh. __40___ A. Do kind things for others. B. You’d better find a meditation class in your area. C. Treat the extra time as a break and appreciate the time. D. To get started with meditation, find a quiet spot and get comfortable. E. Being grateful is an important principle of life and a great wisdom. F. You may not be living in the moment because you are too set in your life. G. Even if you put on an affected smile, you should start to feel better right away. 综合训练（八） A （安徽省皖豫名校联盟高三第三次联考试题）Top Exhibitions to See in London in 2023 Architectural: Vanishing Points While we like to think of architecture existing purely in the real world, emerging designers and architects are using platforms like Instagram to create structures in the virtual world. This collection of works, which range from the practical to the fantastical, are all by architects who have gathered significant social media followings. In the Digital Universe at ROCA London. 8 February—31 July, free. Flowery: Orchids This annual festival is back in bloom (开花), this time inspired by the beauty and biodiversity of Cameroon. Just like previous years, the orchids are spread throughout the various zones of the Princess of Wales conservatory and accompanied by sculptures that are just as colourful as the flowers on display. At Kew Gardens. 4 February —5 March, &16.50—entrance to the gardens included. Female Abstraction: Action, Gesture, Paint Art history has often shone a light on the men of Abstract Expressionism, such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Well, now’s the time to let the most important women of the movement take the limelight in an exhibition that includes works by American artists such as Lee Krasner and Helen Frankenthaler, but spreads the net wider to include the female abstract artists from Europe, Asia and the wider world, with whom most of us will be unfamiliar. At Whitechapel Gallery. 9 February—7 May, £ 16.50—concessions available. Powerful Portraits (肖像): Alice Neel The largest UK exhibition to date of American painter Alice Neel’s work will bring together her figurative pieces from across her 60-year career. Neel went against the popular grain by painting figures when abstract works were most popular, and she painted subjects that other artists ignored — pregnant women, labour leaders, black children, civil rights activists and strange performers. It’s high time we had a major show of her work in London, and the Barbican has duly provided. At Barbican Art Gallery. 16 February—21 May, & 18. 21. Which of the following exhibitions is held once a year? A. Flowery: Orchids. B. Powerful Portraits: Alice Neel. C. Architectural: Vanishing Points. D. Female Abstraction: Action, Gesture, Paint. 22. When can visitors appreciate Lee Krasner’s works? A. On February 8. B. On January 7. C. On April 7. D. On May 8. 23. What can we learn about the artist Alice Neel? A. She is 60 years old now. B. Her works didn’t follow the trend. C. She often ignored some common subjects. D. She is the most popular American painter in the UK. B （海南海口一模）No one in the US has 3D-printed a two-story house before. But now three companies are working together to print the first large, two-story house in the US. The house, which is in Houston, Texas, was designed by a company. Another company provided the 3D printer. And a construction company is doing the actual building. Leslie Lok. who designed the house, says there are special challenges involved in printing the two-story house. One of the biggest is the size of the machine needed for the building. The 3D printer in Houston is massive. It weighs over 12 tons. Ms. Lok says printing the house will take the massive machine about 330 hours. That’s about eight normal work weeks. But the team isn’t in a rush. Though it’s a two-year project, the actual printing didn’t start until last July. The house is now about halfway finished. “We are not trying to beat the clock,” says Hikmat Zerbe, who works for the construction company. Instead, they’re using the house as a “big laboratory” to learn more about 3D-printing houses. They want to see how the concrete reacts “under different weather conditions”. They also want to figure out how to make 3D-printing faster and cheaper. Mr. Zerbe says that currently, 3D-printing a house with concrete costs more than building a house with wood. That’s partly because the technology is new. With time, Mr. Zerbe expects the costs of 3D-printed houses to go down. He thinks printers will improve and make it easier to create more houses quickly. 3D-printed concrete houses are stronger and hold up better in serious storms than house built with wood. This can save money in the long run. Since the machine is doing the building, fewer workers are needed, which also saves money. Besides, with 3D-printing, it’s easy to make each house different from other houses. These kinds of changes can apply to almost any tiling. Hikmat Zerbe says that means in the future, each house could be created specially for its owner. 24. What is a big problem in printing the two-story house? A. The limited time. B. The lack of skilled workers. C. The need for huge 3D printers. D. The shortage of building materials. 25. What is to be studied in the building process? A. How the printed houses stand wear and tear. B. How 3D-printed houses are made stronger. C. How workers can print large houses quicker. D. How concrete changes with the shift of weather. 26. What is a disadvantage of the 3D-printed house at present? A. Its cost is higher. B. It can’t survive the storm. C. It uses special concrete. D. It needs experienced workers. 27. How does Mr. Zerbe feel about the future of 3 D-printing? A. Negative. B. Unclear. C. Worried. D. Hopeful. C （云南红河二模）Few would question that arts, in its massive forms and media, are like a mirror that reflects the social, cultural, economic or even political situation of a society of a particular era. However, beyond being simply an illustration of the human condition, arts can be vital in pushing the country forward culturally and economically. Without doubt, arts are important for the progress of society. They enable individuals to develop on the whole and deepen the social ties in communities by gathering people to create, experience and enjoy art together, which can be seen from traditional ethnic dances to interactive theatre performanccs. Beyond material wants and needs, human beings find fulfilment in experiencing and expressing things of remarkable value through arts. Meanwhile, strong citizens’ participation in arts also strengthens the social fabric of a nation. Moreover, arts enable a nation to progress in human rights and values. As powerful media that are able to stir hearts and cause reflection, arts can speak up the human voice of criticism sharply and clearly in times of crisis, and call upon society to seek the common good. It is evident that arts, which express human values and emotions, can constitute a profound way of promoting human dignity and additionally, form the barrier of the ethical and moral life of society. More often than not, a booming arts scene may not narrow the rich-poor divide. It’s not hard to see that in a highly competitive world, it is essential for govemments to prioritize the development of a strong workforce and the building of sustainable industries. However, arts may well complement (补充) economic policies as arts encourage individuals to exercise creativity. As Albert Einstein stated, imagination is more important than knowledge. While knowledge and professional skills may stimulate a country’s development, the ability to innovate and think out of the box may be valuable to a society facing ever new and unpredictable challenges. While the importance of arts may differ from country to country, depending on its economic circumstances and the socio-political issues, the importance of arts to the progress of a nation should not be overlooked. 28. What’s the first paragraph mainly about? A. The forms of arts. B. The functions of arts. C. The definition of arts. D. The development of arts. 29. How do arts influence human rights and values? A. By reflecting humans’ views. B. By pointing out the common good. C. By giving people a sense of fulfilment. D. By forming the moral standard of society. 30. Why is Albert Einstein mentioned in paragraph 4? A. To praise Albert Einstein’s achievements. B. To call on humans to remember our history. C. To stress the importance of arts in creativity. D. To show the necessit$$ 专题06 真题体裁阅读微解—综合训练 综合训练（一） A （江苏省南京市第一中学高三一模）Universal Beijing Resort is a widely expected theme park destination featuring several all-new attractions. To ensure a safe, secure and pleasant environment, please obey the following regulations. ●Food Policy: Universal Beijing Resort offers a variety of fresh and delicious food options at restaurants and stands throughout the Resort. However, we respect that guests may need to bring some outside food and drinks for self-consumption. The following food and drinks will not be allowed into the Resort (except for medical, infant, or special dietary needs): Alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, spirits, etc.) Foods that need to be heated or processed (e.g. instant noodles, cold food, instant hotpot) Food and drinks in glass containers (e.g. soda in glass bottles, etc.) ●Security Inspection Process: All bags, backpacks or packages are requested to be inspected according to applicable laws before guests enter Universal Beijing Resort. Bags/containers more than 56cm×36cm×23cm are prohibited. Please follow the instructions from Universal Beijing Resort Security Team. ●Ticket Policy There is no admission ticket required for entry to Universal CityWalk Beijing, but Universal Studios Beijing is only accessible to guests with admission tickets. Guests under16 must be accompanied by a guest aged 16 or older. Themed Park Ticket ·One Day Dated Admission Valid on your selected date only ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥315 Universal Express ·Valid on your selected date only ·Universal Express price may vary depending on the date selection ·Includes express access to participating ride and attraction, and priority seating at selected shows. ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥400 If you have any questions or encounter an emergency, please consult an onsite team member, or dial the Guest Services Hotline via 4008-778899. 21. Who is the passage intended for? A. Tour guides. B. Tourists. C. Security Guards. D. Parents. 22. Which of the following is against the regulations of Universal Beijing Resort? A. Buying food from the stands. B. Eating home-made cookies. C. Drinking milk from glass bottles. D. Getting luggage inspected. 23. What do we know about the admission? A. The price of Universal Express is fixed. B. You need pay for entry to Universal City Walk. C. A 14-year-old boy can buy ticket and go alone. D. You should pay at least ¥400 for express access. B (海南海口高三一模）Years earlier, I’d been a trainee in a lab, which stuck to a traditional format. The lab head would spend much time asking the presenter a series of pointed questions. Presenters would need to know extremely small details about articles they were citing and present their research using picture-perfect analyses and graphs. So the presentation was an untoward thing to almost anyone. When I started my own lab, I decided to change the routine by being friendly and welcoming while asking my trainees challenging questions about their science. But for 6 years, I felt I hadn’t created the lab environment I wanted. The turning point came during the pandemic. It hit home to me that one’s life isn’t endless and that I need to make the most of the time I have. I decided that I wanted to become a better professor—to make a mark by training the next generation of scientists. In my personal life, I had benefited from listening to talks by motivational speakers. So I decided to start there. At the next lab meeting, I showed my students a video about happiness, hoping it would help them in their personal life and give us something light to discuss. I wasn’t sure how they’d respond, hut I was pleased to discover that they were interested in discussing the advice in the video afterward. In the end, I asked them whether they’d like to do similar activities in future meetings, and they said yes. From then on, I began every lab meeting with a 20-minute team building session. My lab members and I do many activities—including analyzing and appreciating poetry. These sessions have eased tensions and opened minds, helping foster more participation later in the meeting. So far, I have been hopeful about the lab environment we’re creating. My greatest wish is to see my trainees become their best selves, understand who they are and what they want as well as reach their career goals. I am proud of the change and the difference I’ve made. 24. What does the underlined word “untoward” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Harmonious. B. Embarrassing. C. Stressful. D. Appealing. 25. How did the pandemic affect the author? A. He no longer wasted his time. B. He decided to become a professor. C. He realized the benefit of inspiring talks. D. He wanted to make more contributions. 26. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The change the author made. B. A video the students liked. C. The benefit the author got from others. D. A proposal the students put forward. 27. What message does the author mainly want to deliver? A. Team building sessions can bring unexpected benefits. B. One should have the courage to make a change. C. Professors are responsible for teamwork. D. Motivational talks are the origin of inspiration. C （辽宁大连一模）Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface. The major mission is to explore how oceans help to minimize climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process. Oceans are estimated to have absorbed more than 90% of the extra heat trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by human-caused greenhouse gases Swot will scan the seas from the orbit and precisely measure fine differences in surface elevations (高度) around smaller currents and eddies (漩涡), where much of the oceans’ decrease of heat and carbon is believed to occur. “Studying the mechanism will help climate scientists answer a key question: What is the turning point at which oceans start releasing, rather than absorbing, huge amounts of heat back into the atmosphere and speed up global warming, rather than limiting it,” said Nadya Shiffer, Swot’s program scientist. By comparison, earlier studies of water bodies relied on data of rivers or oceans taken at specific points, or from satellites that can only track measurements along a one-dimensional line, requiring scientists to fill in data gaps through extrapolation (外推法). Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible. “Rather than giving us a line of elevations, it’s giving us a map of elevations, and that’s just a total game changer,” said Tamlin Pavelsky, Swot freshwater science leader. 28. What does the underlined expression “vital resource” in the first paragraph refer to? A. Technology. B. Climate. C. Oceans. D. Water. 29. What is the major mission of Swot? A. To explore the influences of greenhouse gases. B. To explain the consequence of global warming. C. To identify the causes of water absorbing heat and CO2. D. To study the mechanism of oceans influencing climate. 30. What makes it possible for Swot to measure precisely? A. The high-definition computer. B. Advanced radar technology. C. The three-dimensional image. D. An accurate map of elevations. 31. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. A Solution to Climate Change B. A Breakthrough in Space Travel C. First Global Water Survey from Space D. The Successful Launch of Swot Satellite D （浙江杭州二模）ChatGPT, designed by OpenAI to carry on conversations just like humans, has become a viral excitement. The AI-powered tool went from zero to a million users in just five days! Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies. The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the internet and archived books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic. “We have a lot of information on the internet, but you normally have to Google it, then read it and then do something with it,” says Ricardo, chief science officer and co-founder of AI company Erudit. “Now you’ll have this resource that can process the whole internet and all of the information it contains for you to answer your question.” ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and flow out incorrect responses. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2021. Hence, it cannot be relied upon for anything that happened after that. Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. It can translate long texts into different languages, create content on almost any topic, and even summarize books. However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. Some believe it could serve as a valuable tool to help build literacy skills in the classroom. It could also be used to teach students difficult science or math concepts. But other educators think ChatGPT will encourage students to cheat. They fear this will prevent them from building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a result, many districts are starting to ban its use in schools. 32. What is the unique feature of ChatGPT? A. It has artificial intelligence. B. It can answer users’ questions. C. It has the largest number of users. D. It can engage in meaningful conversations. 33. What makes ChatGPT helpful to research various topics? A. Its capability of information processing. B. Its accurate information. C. Its availability of up-to-date data. D. Its vast body of questions. 34. Why do ChatGPT users have to be cautious when using it? A. ChatGPT is unable to think itself. B. ChatGPT lacks creativity. C. ChatGPT offers illogical information. D. ChatGPT is not properly trained. 35. What is the author’s attitude towards ChatGPT? A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Objective. D. Intolerant. 七选五 （河南校联考模拟预测）The information age has brought a lot of amazing things, including the ability to share knowledge instantly across the world. One way of doing this is to create an online museum. Museums are places to look at artifacts(手工制品)and technology and learn about their history and purpose.____36____By putting your museum online though, you can expand this audience to the world. Construct your galleries. As you build your web page, try to divide galleries into different “rooms”. ____37____For example, if your museum is about American history, start one page for the early-colonization(早期殖民)period, another for the revolutionary war and another for the drafting of the constitution. It may be helpful to include links to the next gallery in order at the bottom of the page. Add illustrations to your galleries. As you program your web page, include pictures you have taken of the things in your real museum, with captions alongside them. ____38____ For example, if you have a picture of the Hope Diamond, don’t just say “The Hope Diamond”; instead, give a short description of it, namely “The Hope Diamond, a rare deep-blue diamond, has an ancient history which is believed to date back to India.” If you have more information, be sure to include a link to that next to your initial explanation. ____39____If the page you are building is for a real museum and you have the means to do so, you may want to include a small online store where visitors can buy items available in your real museum’s gift shop. This will allow the museum to collect income off the website. ____40____ A. Consider opening a gift shop. B. Buy items in the online store. C. Make sure to be descriptive with the items. D. It’s better to group associated concepts together. E. You have the ability to do something that no other museum in the world can. F. Unfortunately, museum audiences are limited to those who can travel to the museum. G. It will also allow visitors to purchase books and other information that may help them in continued research. 综合训练（一） A 【答案】21．B    22．C    23．D 【语篇导读】这是一篇应用文。介绍了北京环球度假酒店为确保环境安全舒适，介绍了相关规定，希望游客遵守。 【答案详解】 21．推理判断题。根据第一段“Universal Beijing Resort is a widely expected theme park destination featuring several all-new attractions. To ensure a safe, secure and pleasant environment, please obey the following regulations.”（北京环球影城是一个备受期待的主题公园，拥有多个全新的景点。为确保环境安全、舒适，请遵守以下规定。）可知，文章是写给游客的，希望游客遵守规定。故选B项。 22．细节理解题。根据Food Policy部分“The following food and drinks will not be allowed into the Resort”（以下食品和饮料不允许进入度假村）以及“Food and drinks in glass containers”（玻璃容器中的食品和饮料）可知，带入玻璃容器的食品和饮料是违反北京环球度假酒店规定的，结合选项，“用玻璃瓶喝牛奶”符合题意。故选C项。 23．细节理解题。根据表格中Universal Express部分“From ¥400”（从400。元起）可知，如果想通过快速通道进入环球度假区，至少需要支付400元。故选D项。 B 24．C 25．D 26．A 27．B 【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在疫情期间决定做出更多的贡献，决定要成为一名更好的教授——通过培养下一代科学家而出名。作者的改变最终带来的良好的效果。 【答案详解】 24．词句猜测题。根据第一段“The lab head would spend much time asking the presenter a series of pointed questions. Presenters would need to know extremely small details about articles they were citing and present their research using picture-perfect analyses and graphs.”可知，实验室负责人会花很多时间向演讲者提出一系列尖锐的问题。演讲者需要知道他们引用的文章的微小细节，并使用完美的分析和图表来展示他们的研究。So表示因果关系，所以对几乎所有人来说，演讲都是一件令人紧张的事情。故画线词意思是“令人紧张的”。故选C。 25．细节理解题。根据第三段“The turning point came during the pandemic. It hit home to me that one’s life isn’t endless and that I need to make the most of the time I have. I decided that I wanted to become a better professor—to make a mark by training the next generation of scientists.(转折点出现在大流行期间。我明白了人的生命不是无止境的，我需要充分利用我所拥有的时间。我决定要成为一名更好的教授——通过培养下一代科学家而出名)”可知，大流行让作者想做出更多的贡献。故选D。 26．主旨大意题。根据第四段“In my personal life, I had benefited from listening to talks by motivational speakers. So I decided to start there. At the next lab meeting, I showed my students a video about happiness, hoping it would help them in their personal life and give us something light to discuss. I wasn’t sure how they’d respond, hut I was pleased to discover that they were interested in discussing the advice in the video afterward. In the end, I asked them whether they’d like to do similar activities in future meetings, and they said yes.(在我的个人生活中，我从听励志演说家的演讲中获益良多。所以我决定从这里开始。在接下来的实验室会议上，我给学生们看了一个关于幸福的视频，希望它能帮助他们的个人生活，并给我们一些轻松的讨论。我不确定他们会有什么反应，但我很高兴地发现他们对讨论视频中的建议很感兴趣。最后，我问他们是否愿意在以后的会议上做类似的活动，他们说愿意)”可知，第四段的主要内容是作者所做的改变。故选A。 27．推理判断题。根据最后一段“My greatest wish is to see my trainees become their best selves, understand who they are and what they want as well as reach their career goals. I am proud of the change and the difference I’ve made.(我最大的愿望是看到我的学员成为最好的自己，了解他们是谁，他们想要什么，并实现他们的职业目标。我为自己带来的改变感到骄傲)”结合文章主要讲述了作者在疫情期间决定做出更多的贡献，决定要成为一名更好的教授——通过培养下一代科学家而出名。作者的改变最终带来的良好的效果。可推知，作者主要想传达的是：一个人应该有勇气做出改变。故选B。 C 【答案】28．D 29．D 30．B 31．C 【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了一颗名为Swot的卫星将于周四上午被送入太空，以绘制地球上的水域地图。它将测量海洋能从大气中吸收多少热量和碳。这将帮助科学家了解海洋如何帮助阻止气候变化。 【答案详解】 28．词句猜测题。根据画线短语下文“By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.(通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，它将收集全球90% 以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据。这真的是第一次观察到地球表面几乎所有的水)”和画线短语所在句子“Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource.(Swot卫星计划于周四上午发射，对地球的vital resource进行全面调查)”可知，Swot卫星通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，收集全球90%以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据，然后对这些水资源进行调查，由此可推知，画线短语“vital resource”指的是下文提到的“water (水)”。故选D。 29．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The major mission is to explore how oceans adjust climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process.(其主要任务是探索海洋如何通过自然过程吸收大气热量和二氧化碳来调节气候变化)”可知，Swot卫星的主要任务是探索海洋如何通过自然过程吸收大气热量和二氧化碳来调节气候变化，即研究海洋如何影响气候变化。故选D。 30．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible.(多亏了雷达仪器，Swot可以在地球的大范围内扫描云层和黑暗。这使得科学家能够精确地绘制二维地图，无论天气如何，无论何时，覆盖大面积地理区域的速度比以前快得多)”可知，先进的雷达技术使得Swot能够精确测量。故选B。 31．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.(Swot卫星计划于周四上午发射，对地球的重要资源进行全面调查。通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，它将收集全球90% 以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据。这真的是第一次观察到地球表面几乎所有的水。)”可知，文章报道了计划于周四上午发射的Swot卫星，通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，它将收集全球90%以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据。这是第一次从太空观察到地球表面几乎所有的水。由此可推知C项“First Global Water Survey from Space(第一次从太空进行的全球水资源调查)”是文章最佳标题。故选C。 D 【答案】32．D 33．A 34．A 35．C 【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能ChatGPT，介绍了其特点、存在的问题以及人们对ChatGPT的看法。 【答案详解】 32．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies.(它对用户问题提供深入解答的能力甚至引起了知名科技公司的注意)”以及第二段中“The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense.(这个智能机器人能理解用户所说或键入的内容，然后以合理的方式做出回应)”可知，ChatGPT的独特之处是它可以参与有意义的对话。故选D。 33．细节理解题。根据第二段“The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the internet and archived books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic.(这个智能机器人能理解用户所说或键入的内容，然后以合理的方式做出回应。它的大量知识来自互联网和存档书籍。它由人类进一步训练。这使得ChatGPT成为研究几乎任何主题的有用工具)”可知，信息处理能力使ChatGPT有助于研究各种主题。故选A。 34．细节理解题。根据第四段“ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and flow out incorrect responses. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2021.(ChatGPT不能独立思考。这取决于它所接受的训练信息。因此，人工智能工具可以很好地处理有准确数据的事情。然而，当不确定时，ChatGPT可能会变得有创意，并给出不正确的回答。OpenAI提醒用户，无论这些信息听起来多么符合逻辑，都要检查。此外，ChatGPT的信息培训只进行到2021年)”可知，ChatGPT用户在使用时必须谨慎因为ChatGPT本身无法思考。故选A。 35．推理判断题。根据第四段“ChatGPT cannot think on its own.(ChatGPT不能独立思考)”；第五段“Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. (专家认为ChatGPT在解决现实问题方面具有无限潜力)”以及最后一段“However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. (然而，教育工作者对ChatGPT的反应不一)”可推知，作者主要列举了其他人对ChatGPT的看法，没有提到自己对ChatGPT的态度，故对ChatGPT是客观态度。故选C。 七选五 【答案】36．F 37．D 38．C 39．A 40．G 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章从三个方面介绍了如何创建网络博物馆 【答案详解】 36．根据空前的“Museums are places to look at artifacts(手工制品)and technology and learn about their history and purpose.(博物馆是观赏文物和科技的地方，也是了解它们的历史和用途的地方。)”可知，此处介绍了博物馆的功能与目的，空后的“By putting your museum online though, you can expand this audience to the world.(通过把你的博物馆放到网上，你可以把观众扩展到全世界。)”可知，把博物馆搬到网上，就能让更多的观众参观，由此可知，此空处需要一个过渡句，引出观众，F选项“Unfortunately, museum audiences are limited to those who can travel to the museum.(不幸的是，博物馆的观众仅限于那些可以去博物馆参观的人。)”中的audiences与下文中的this audience呼应，且起到了承上启下的作用。故选F项。 37．根据空后列举的例子“For example, if your museum is about American history, start one page for the early-colonization (早期殖民) period, another for the revolutionary war and another for the drafting of the constitution.(例如，如果你的博物馆是关于美国历史的，那就用一页介绍早期殖民时期，另一页介绍革命战争，另一页介绍宪法的起草。)”可知，此处讲述的是把与美国的历史相关的内容一页一页地都放在一起，D选项“It’s better to group associated concepts together.(最好把相关的概念组合在一起。)”与列举的内容一致，说明了最好将相关联的概念组合在一起。故选D项。 38．根据本段的主题句“Add illustrations to your galleries.(在展览馆添加说明)”以及空前“As you program your web page, include pictures you have taken of the things in your real museum, with captions alongside them.(当你设计网页时，包括你在真实的博物馆里拍摄的照片，并在旁边加上文字说明。)”可知，当你设计你的网页时，在所陈列的照片旁边加上说明， C选项“Make sure to be descriptive with the items.(一定要对项目进行描述。)”讲述的内容与本段的主题一致，能够承接上下文。故选C。 39．分析语篇可知，此空是本段的主题句，根据空后的“you may want to include a small online store where visitors can buy items available in your real museum’s gift shop.(你可能想要开一个小的网上商店，游客可以在你真正的博物馆礼品店里购买物品。)”可知，本段讲述的内容与开礼品店有关系，A选项“Consider opening a gift shop.(考虑开一家礼品店。)”的内容与本段内容一致，且对下文内容进行概括。故选A项。 40．根据空前的“If the page you are building is for a real museum and you have the means to do so, you may want to include a small online store where visitors can buy items available in your real museum’s gift shop. This will allow the museum to collect income off the website.( 如果你正在为一个真正的博物馆建立页面，并且你有办法做到这一点，你可能想要开一个小的网上商店，游客可以在你真正的博物馆礼品店购买物品。这将允许博物馆从网站上获取收入。)”可知，此处讲述的是开礼品店的好处，由此可推断，此空处应与开网店的好处相关，G选项“It will also allow visitors to purchase books and other information that may help them in continued research.(这也使得访客能够购买书籍和其他信息，有助于他们继续研究。)”讲述的内容与空前内容一致，讲述的内容与开礼品店的好处相关。故选G。 综合训练（二） A （湖南省长沙市长郡中学高三上学期月考）If you are longing for a hike in Alaska and aren’t sure where to start, here are our favorites. There’s something for all levels of skills and ambitions. The Kenai River Trail A half mile down this trail are wonderful views of the Kenai River Canyon. There are really two trail heads(小道的起点); the main “upper” trail starts at mile 0.6 of Skilak Lake Rd, and the other at mile 2.3. Turn again Arm Trail This 11-mile hike begins at Potter Trail head (Mile 115). Initially used by Alaska Natives, the trail, can also be accessible to points along the way: McHugh Creck(Mile 112), Rainbow(Mile 108) and Windy(Mile 107). lditarod National Historic Trail The National Historic Iditarod Trail is a 24-mile hike used by gold miners and sled-dog teams until 1918, when the Alaska Railroad was finished. It’s a two-to-three day hike through superb mountain scenery to Gird wood( where it’s known as the Crow Pass Trail), and is the region’s best backpack adventure. Put up a tent at Echo Bend(Mile 3), or rent one of two yurts(毡房)($65 per night) close by. For a shorter outing you can turn around at the Perch, then return to the Dew Mound Trail at Echo Bend and then to the Nature Center, making this a scenic 8-mile trip. Reed Lakes Trail Two alpine lakes, waterfalls, glaciers and towering granite(花岗岩) walls: the7-to-9-mile Reed Lakes Trail is one of the most wonderful hikes in the region, and worth the climb. Once you reach upper Reed Lake, continue 1 mile to Bomber Glacier, where the ruin of a B-29 bomber lies in memorial to six men who died in a 1957 crash. 21. Which of the following was originally used by Alaska Natives? A. The Kenai River Trail. B. Turn again Arm Trail. C. Iditarod National Historic Trail. D. Reed Lakes Trail. 22. At which place can hikers set up a tent? A. Gird wood. B. Potter Trail head. C. Echo Bend. D. Turn again Arm. 23. What will visitors see at Bomber Glacier? A. A memorial to six heroes. B. A tower made of granite. C. The ruin of a B-29 bomber. D. One of the most splendid waterfalls. B （吉林延边二模）Jordan Mittler has been spending weekends teaching seniors in New York how to use technology for years, but he never expected he would be streaming a class online. He has taught texting, emailing and video chatting to dozens of seniors for years, beginning when his grandparents first got smartphones. Teaching them how to use apps and send messages inspired the teen to offer his services to more older people. In February 2019, he created a formal curriculum and started hosting free, hour-long sessions for seniors every Sunday. Immediately, he was flooded with interested participants. His course, spread out over 10 weeks, was an instant success. One of his favorite lessons was helping his students surprise a family member with a video call. But when the coronavirus hit New York City, Jordan had to end his classes. He wasn’t sure if he could move the lessons online—it was much easier to help students understand their devices in person —but he knew the importance of keeping older folks connected online. Most of the attendees were retired or lived alone and needed to find ways to connect with family members remotely. “It gives them somewhere to be and something to do,” he said. So he spent a week ensuring each student could use Zoom, an online video chat platform. For most of the seniors, that meant calling them individually with step-by-step instructions. Since then, online classes have been going smoothly. He has reworked his curriculum to include tasks relevant to life in isolation, like staying in touch with family, checking the news, and playing online games. His project, Mittler Senior Technology, has taught Jordan the value of making intergenerational relationships. He frequently invites his teenage friends to participate in his classes, hoping more young people will take time to help older relatives or neighbors. 24. What made Jordan decide to help the old? A. Buying smartphones for his grandparents. B. Streaming a class about smartphones. C. Guiding his grandparents to use smartphones. D. Learning more skills about surfing the Internet. 25. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. How Jordan began his online classes. B. Why it was necessary to help the old. C. What Jordan thought of the coronavirus. D. Why it was hard to teach the old online. 26. What can we know about Jordan’s online teaching? A. It got support from apps. B. Jordan had confidence in it at first. C. Its curriculum never changed. D. Jordan well prepared for it. 27. What can we infer about Jordan Mittler? A. He is considerate and patient. B. He is humorous and positive. C. He is curious and brave. D. He is honest and determined. C （内蒙古呼和浩特二模）A self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh winked at me: The Dutch painter’s life and Post-Impressionism art are the subjects of Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience. The interactive exhibition will continue touring through North and South America later. The unique show was created in 2020 by Mathieu St-arnaud, the creative director of Normal Studio in Montreal, Canada, and his team of artists. The self-guided tour includes important moments in Van Gogh’s life, and more than 300 Van Gogh’s paintings were digitally reproduced and edited into a 35-minute film. The film is played repeatedly and is presented on a large digital landscape using 360°-projection (360度投影) technology. “This showed me a new way to enjoy art. After all, not everyone can go to a museum that owns: a real Van Gogh’s painting,” said Samantha Kates, 14, who viewed the exhibition in Los Angeles. Like many visitors, Samantha was curious about the technology that allows viewers to “communicate” with Van Gogh. “There was a projector that was making all of these colors appear,” Samantha said. “They would also appear on my skin, and that really made me feel a part of the painting.” 11-year-old Abby Kates, who only knew The Starry Night before experiencing the exhibition in San Diego, found another benefit of the show. “My Beyond Van Gogh experience was different because I got to do yoga,” she said. “It was peaceful, and I got to think deeply and stay calm while enjoying the art. Now I became interested in this talent.” “Yoga is really a process. It brings awareness to the present moment,” Michael Caldwell, a local yoga instructor, said. “Doing yoga in an environment like the Van Gogh show really helps you to focus on the constancy (恒定性) of change, which we can see through the exhibition with Van Gogh’ s progress over time. And seeing that process in ourselves, we can better appreciate it and know how to live our lives.” 28. What’s unique about Beyond Van Gogh? A. A team of creative artists work as guides for it. B. Van Gogh’s works have been digitally recreated. C. It holds special lectures on Post-Impressionism art. D. It shows a 3D film based on Van Gogh’s life stories. 29. What can visitors do at the exhibition according to the text? A. Produce their own artworks. B. Experience art in a realistic way. C. Talk to famous artists face to face. D. Get close to the real works of Van Gogh. 30. Which may Caldwell agree with on doing yoga in the show? A. It can greatly improve viewers’ yoga skills. B. It can help create an artistic environment. C. It encourages deep thinking on creativity. D. It inspires viewers to reflect on themselves. 31. What’s the best title for the text? A. Van Gogh’s art still keeps pace with the age B. A Van Gogh show is touring through the US C. Using technology to bring Van Gogh’s art to life D. Connecting visitors to great artists through yoga D （江西南昌考二模）An analysis of 5.4 grammes of stones and dust that a Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft gathered from Ryugu, an asteroid (小行星) near Earth, has discovered a surprising component: a drop of water. The discovery offers new support for the theory that life on Earth may have originated from outer space. Hayabusa-2 was launched in 2014 on its mission to Ryugu, and returned to Earth’s orbit two years ago to drop off a capsule containing the sample. The sample has been divided among different scientific teams to maximize the chance of new discoveries. The precious cargo has already produced several results, including organic materials that showed some of the building blocks of life on Earth, amino acids, may have been formed in space. The lead scientist, Tomoki Nakamura of Tohoku University and his team, which is made up of about 150 researchers from the US, Britain, France, Italy and China, also analyzed the sample from Ryugu. The team’s latest discovery was a drop of water containing salt and organic matter. “This drop of water has great meaning. Many researchers believe that water was brought from outer space, but we actually discovered water in Ryugu for the first time,” Nakamura said. That bolsters the theory that asteroids such as Ryugu, or its larger parent asteroid, could have provided water, which contains salt and organic matter in collisions(碰撞) with Earth. “Such discovery may have been directly linked to the origin of the oceans or organic matter on Earth,”  Nakamura said. Kensei Kobayashi, a scientist who is not part of the research group, applauded the discovery. “The fact that water was discovered in the sample itself is surprising, given the chances of it being destroyed in outer space. It does suggest that the asteroid contained water, in the form of fluid and not just ice, and organic matter may have been generated in that water,” Kobayashi said. 32. What did Nakamura’s team find lately? A. Ryugu moves near the earth. B. Ryugu accommodates fluid water. C. Organic matter exists in sample water. D. Amino acids come into being in space. 33. What does the underlined word “bolsters” probably mean? A. Supports. B. Doubts. C. Advances. D. Tests. 34. What is the significance of the discovery? A. It draws attention to amino acids. B. It proves the mission to Ryugu a success. C. It offers clues to origins of life on Earth. D. It promises a bright future for space exploration. 35. What is Kobayashi’ s attitude toward the finding? A. Critical. B. Skeptical. C. Objective. D. Favorable. 七选五 （江西上饶二模）Autistic (自闭症的) children are as known as “children of the stars”.They may have difficulties communicating with other people. ____36____ By combining music with mobile technology, three students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have tried to help them with an app called Starrypia. Tan Yilan, Zhang Junwei and Cai Yu spent five months building their AR-gamified therapy app for children with autism. Children use the app to scan things around them. ____37____ Then they rearrange the parts to create songs. The songs would be recorded in their music diaries. “This is actually a kind of music therapy. ____38____ The process also trains their abilities.” said Tan. The app encourages children to scan and identify dolls, animals and plants. They even designed different levels, guiding users from their surroundings to nature. According to the app’s developers, traditional music therapy is usually taken in hospitals. ____39____ But Starrypia makes the process more like a game. Besides, it can be used anytime and anywhere, making the therapy lighter and easier. Starrypia will soon come out on the APP Store. ____40____ They will return the income to their families. When they tested the app on autistic children, they got good responses, not only in professional terms but also on the children’s faces. “I saw their smiles as they played with Starrypia, making everything worth it,” said Tan. A. They are combining music with mobile technology. B. Autistic children can better express themselves by it. C. And they get parts of music as well as cartoon images. D. The developers are also preparing to sell the music works. E. The music therapy app is becoming more and more popular. F. However, music can open their hearts as a kind of artistic language. G. Autistic children sit in front of computers learning some music courses. 综合训练（二） A 【答案】21．B    22．C    23．C 【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些去阿拉斯加远足时所建议去的地方。 【答案详解】 21．细节理解题。根据文章Turnagain Arm Trail中的“Initially used by Alaska Natives, the trail, can also be accessible to points along the way: McHugh Creek (Mile 112), Rainbow (Mile 108) and Windy (Mile 107). (这条小道最初由阿拉斯加原住民使用，沿途也可以到达以下地点：McHugh Creek(112英里)、Rainbow(108英里)和Windy(107英里)。)”可知，Turnagain Arm Trail最初是阿拉斯加原住民使用的。故选B。 22．细节理解题。根据文章Iditarod National Historic Trail中的“Put up a tent at Echo Bend (Mile 3), or rent one of two yurts (毡房) ($65 per night) close by. (在Echo Bend (3英里)搭个帐篷，或者在附近租一个毡房（每晚65美元）。)”可知，徒步旅行者可以在Echo Bend搭帐篷。故选C。 23．细节理解题。根据文章Reed Lakes Trail中的“Once you reach upper Reed Lake, continue 1 mile to Bomber Glacier, where the ruin of a B-29 bomber lies in memorial to six men who died in a 1957 crash. (到达里德湖上游后，继续走1英里到伯默尔冰川（Bomber Glacier），那里停放着一架B-29轰炸机的残骸，以纪念在1957年坠机事故中遇难的6名男子。)”可知，游客们将在伯默冰川看到B-29轰炸机的残骸。故选C B 24．C 25．B 26．D 27．A 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是一个青少年教年长者学习如何使用科技产品和网络平台，以帮助他们能保持在线联系。 【答案详解】 24．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He has taught texting, emailing and video chatting to dozens of seniors for years, beginning when his grandparents first got smartphones. Teaching them how to use apps and send messages inspired the teen to offer his services to more older people.(多年来，从他的祖父母第一次拥有智能手机开始，他就向数十名老年人教授短信、电子邮件和视频聊天。教他们如何使用应用程序和发送信息激发了这个少年为更多的老年人提供服务。)”可知，给祖父等数十名老年人教授短信、电子邮件和视频聊天，激发了这个少年为更多的老年人提供服务。故选C项。 25．主旨大意题。根据第四段中的“Most of the attendees were retired or lived alone and needed to find ways to connect with family members remotely. “It gives them somewhere to be and something to do,” he said.(大多数与会者都退休了或独自生活，需要找到远程与家人联系的方法。“这让他们有地方可去，有事可做，”他说)”可知，本段主要讲述为什么在疫情之下帮助老人找到方法与家人取得联系很重要。故选B项。 26．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“So he spent a week ensuring each student could use Zoom, an online video chat platform. For most of the seniors, that meant calling them individually with step-by-step instructions. Since then, online classes have been going smoothly. He has reworked his curriculum to include tasks relevant to life in isolation, like staying in touch with family, checking the news, and playing online games.(因此，他花了一周时间确保每个学生都能使用在线视频聊天平台Zoom。对大多数老年人来说，这意味着要逐个给他们打电话，并给出详细的指导。从那以后，网课一直进展顺利。他重新制定了课程，将与隔离生活相关的任务包括在内，如与家人保持联系、查看新闻和玩网络游戏)”可知，Jordan为网课做好了准备，确保网课顺利进行。故选D项。 27．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“Most of the attendees were retired or lived alone and needed to find ways to connect with family members remotely. “It gives them somewhere to be and something to do,” he said.(大多数与会者都退休了或独自生活，需要找到远程与家人联系的方法。“这让他们有地方可去，有事可做，”他说)”可知，在疫情期间，为了让老人能与家人取得联系，他开始把课程转移到网上，说明Jordan Mittler考虑周到；根据第五段中的“So he spent a week ensuring each student could use Zoom, an online video chat platform. For most of the seniors, that meant calling them individually with step-by-step instructions.(因此，他花了一周时间确保每个学生都能使用在线视频聊天平台Zoom。对大多数老年人来说，这意味着要逐个给他们打电话，并给出详细的指导)”可知，为了网课能顺利进行，逐个给老人打电话，并给出详细的指导，由此说明Jordan Mittler很有耐心。故选A项。 C 28．B 29．B 30．D 31．C 【语篇导读】这是一篇新闻报道。这篇文章主要介绍了一个数字化艺术展览叫做Beyond Van Gogh：The Immersive Experience。这个展览使用360度投影技术展示了300多幅梵高的画作，并突出梵高的一些重要的生活时刻。文章介绍了孩子们参观这个展览后的反应，他们很喜欢这种令人身临其境的体验，并且有了更深的思考。同时，文章也介绍了当地瑜伽教练如何解释在这个展览中做瑜伽可以让人更好地反思自我，欣赏变化带来的美感。 【答案详解】 28．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The self-guided tour includes important moments in Van Gogh’s life, and more than 300 Van Gogh’s paintings were digitally reproduced and edited into a 35-minute film. (自助游包括梵高生命中的重要时刻，300多幅梵高的画作被数字复制并编辑成一部35分钟的电影。)”可知，在Beyond Van Gogh展览中梵高的作品被数字化再现。故选B项。 29．细节理解题。根据第三段中““This showed me a new way to enjoy art. After all, not everyone can go to a museum that owns: a real Van Gogh’s painting,” said Samantha Kates, 14, who viewed the exhibition in Los Angeles. (“这向我展示了一种欣赏艺术的新方式。毕竟，不是每个人都能去拥有：真正的梵高画作的博物馆，”14岁的萨曼莎凯特斯说，他在洛杉矶观看了展览)”以及“They would also appear on my skin, and that really made me feel a part of the painting. (它们也会出现在我的皮肤上，这真的让我感觉自己是这幅画的一部分。)”可知，游客在展览中能够以现实的方式体验艺术。故选B项。 30．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Doing yoga in an environment like the Van Gogh show really helps you to focus on the constancy (恒定性) of change, which we can see through the exhibition with Van Gogh’ s progress over time. And seeing that process in ourselves, we can better appreciate it and know how to live our lives. (在梵高秀这样的环境中做瑜伽确实可以帮助你专注于变化的恒定性（恒定性），我们可以通过展览看到梵高随着时间的推移而进步。在自己身上看到这个过程，我们可以更好地欣赏它，知道如何生活。)”可知，Caldwell认为在这场展览秀中做瑜伽能激励观众反省自己。故选D项。 31．主旨大意题。全文围绕一个数字化艺术展览叫做Beyond Van Gogh：The Immersive Experience进行讨论，以及数字化技术如何使梵高的艺术作品更加生动，C项“运用科技将梵高的艺术赋予生命”适合做文章标题。故选C项。 D 32．B 33．A 34．C 35．D 【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了日本隼鸟2号宇宙飞船从地球附近的小行星龙宫(Ryugu)收集了5.4克的石头和尘埃，对这些石头和尘埃的分析发现了一个令人惊讶的成分：一滴水。这一发现为地球上的生命可能起源于外太空的理论提供了新的支持。 【答案详解】 32．细节理解题。根据第三段中“This drop of water has great meaning. Many researchers believe that water was brought from outer space, but we actually discovered water in Ryugu for the first time,” Nakamura said.”（“这滴水意义重大。许多研究人员认为水是从外太空带来的，但实际上我们是第一次在龙宫发现水。”）可知，中村的团队最近的新发现是龙宫可以容纳液体水。故选B项。 33．词义猜测题。根据第三段中“Many researchers believe that water was brought from outer space, but we actually discovered water in Ryugu for the first time,” Nakamura said.”（许多研究人员认为水是从外太空带来的，但实际上我们是第一次在龙宫发现水。）以及第四段中“…the theory that asteroids such as Ryugu, or its larger parent asteroid, could have provided water, which contains salt and organic matter in collisions(碰撞) with Earth.”（即像龙宫这样的小行星，或它更大的母小行星，可能在与地球碰撞时提供了含有盐和有机物的水。）故可猜测，划线单词bolsters为“支持，支撑”的意思，结合选项A项Supports“支持”意思一致。故选A项。 34．细节理解题。根据第一段中“The discovery offers new support for the theory that life on Earth may have originated from outer space.”（这一发现为地球上的生命可能起源于外太空的理论提供了新的支持。）可知，这一发现的意义是它为地球生命的起源提供了线索。故选C项。 35．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Kensei Kobayashi, a scientist who is not part of the research group, applauded the discovery.”（不是研究小组成员的科学家Kensei Kobayashi对这一发现表示赞赏。）可推知，Kobayashi对这一发现的态度是支持，赞赏的。故选D项。 七选五 32．F 33．C 34．B 35．G 36．D 【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种为自闭症儿童开发的治疗应用。 【答案详解】 32．上文“They may have difficulties communicating with other people. (他们可能与他人沟通有困难)”说明他们沟通有困难，选项F“然而，音乐作为一种艺术语言可以打开他们的心灵。”承接上文，转折语义，说明音乐可以帮助他们克服沟通的困难。故选F项。 33．上文“Children use the app to scan things around them. (孩子们用这个应用扫描周围的东西)”介绍这个应用的一个使用步骤，选项C“他们得到部分音乐和卡通形象。”承接上文，是使用该应用这一步骤的结果，符合语境。故选C项。 34．上文“This is actually a kind of music therapy. (这实际上是一种音乐疗法)”说明这是一种音乐疗法，选项B“自闭症儿童可以更好地表达自己。”承接上文，介绍这一应用的好处，引出下文“The process also trains their abilities. (这个过程也训练了他们的能力)”继续说明使用这种应用的好处。故选B项。 35．上文“According to the app’s developers, traditional music therapy is usually taken in hospitals. (据该应用程序的开发者称，传统的音乐疗法通常是在医院进行的)”介绍传统音乐疗法的情况，选项G“自闭症儿童坐在电脑前学习一些音乐课程。”承接上文，说明传统的音乐疗法是学习课程，引出下文“But Starrypia makes the process more like a game.(但是Starrypia让这个过程更像一个游戏)”转折语义，说明使用这款应用的过程更像游戏。故选G项。 36．下文“They will return the income to their families. (他们将把收入返还给他们的家庭)”说明他们要把收入还给家庭，选项D“开发商也在准备出售音乐作品。”和后文存在因果关系，因为要出售，所以才会有收入。故选D项。 综合训练（三） A （湖南省长沙市雅礼中学高三上学期月考）Residential College Writing Tutors The Residential College Writing Tutors are currently working via email and Zoom. Sign up the way you always have (link is external)，and a confirmation email will explain how to access your tutor at the time of your appointment. Residential College Writing Tutors work with Yale College undergraduates. See Graduate Writing Consultations if you are a graduate student needing assistance. Preparing for Your Session ·Make an appointment (link is external) with your college’s Writing Tutor. ·Carefully read the confirmation email，as each tutor offers slightly different instructions about preparing for appointments. What to Expect Many tutors will read your paper in advance，although a few prefer that you do that work together. Either way，most sessions will start with the tutor asking you what you hope to accomplish, which might include questions about the assignment or a discussion of your experience writing similar papers. The tutor will then discuss the most important areas for revision. Tutors won’t tell you exactly what to do to fix your essay，but they will help you figure out strategies for revision and prompt you to take notes on the suggestions that arise. Often the most important changes involve the primary claims of the paper or the structure of your argument. Writing Tutors can also help you with grammar and style, although not by proof reading your whole essay; instead, the two of you might edit a paragraph together, looking for suggestions that you can then incorporate into the rest of your paper. lf you have worked with the same tutor before，there will be more time to discuss general trends in your writing，or to work quickly through basic concerns and move on to specific needs of the current paper. One benefit of the Residential College Writing Tutors is the opportunity to work over several years with someone who knows your writing well. 21. Who can make an appointment with Residential College Writing Tutors? A. PhD students. B. Undergraduate students. C. High school students. D. Graduate students. 22. What will Writing Tutors not do? A. Proofread your whole essay. B. Help you with grammar and style. C. Edit a paragraph with you together. D. Help you figure out strategies for revision. 23. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A textbook. B. A course plan. C. A university website. D. An academic article. B （云南玉溪一模）It’s picking season at Christian Nachtwey’s organic orchard (果园) in western Germany and laborers are loading their vehicles with ripe apples. But Nachtwey’s farm is also obtaining a second harvest: Many of the apple trees grow beneath solar panels that have been producing electricity, while providing the fruit below with much-needed shade. “The idea is simple,” said Nachtwey. “To protect the orchard, without reducing the available growing surface and in particular maintaining production. On top of that, there’s the solar electricity being generated on the same land.” Large-scale solar installations on farmland are becoming increasingly popular, as farmers seek to make the most of their land and establish a second source of revenue (收益). Getting the right mix of crop and solar is hard, because modern fruit varieties are finely used to particular growing conditions. Any change can tip the balance, costing farmers revenue if their fruit is damaged, the wrong color or not as sweet as consumers like. That’s why Nachtwey is cooperating with researchers to test which apple varieties thrive under the solar roofs, and which types of solar roofs are best suited for the orchard. To compare the results, some trees are covered with a conventional net normally used to protect sensitive crops from hail (冰雹). Juergen Zimmer, an expert with the agricultural services department of Rhineland-Palatinate state, said the apples grown under the solar roofs were slightly less sweet this year than those under the hail nets. But hardly any of the solar-shaded apples got damaged in the intense sunlight that hit the region on July 24 this year, while up to 18% of the uncovered fruit suffered sunburn that day, he said. “We need at least two to three full years to record all the weather conditions that might occur, and look at the output and color that the different varieties of tree produce,” said Zimmer. Researchers hope the tests will show that tree fruit crops thrive under solar panels. This could help prevent renewable energy production from competing for precious land with agriculture — a growing concern for those seeking to tackle climate change and rising food prices. 24. What can we know about the idea of putting solar panels in the orchard? A. Trees provide solar panels with much-needed shade. B. Farmers grow fewer trees as solar panels cover the land. C. Solar panels significantly decrease the output of ripe apples. D. The model makes it possible for farmers to make extra profits. 25. What may happen if Nachtwey doesn’t get the right mix of crop and solar? A. He may get more revenues. B. Solar panels may not work. C. The color of panels may change. D. Fruit may be difficult to sell. 26. What did Juergen Zimmer find in his test? A. A net can protect crops from hail. B. Solar-shaded apples have a better taste. C. Solar roofs shade apples from sunburn. D. Sunburn does more harm to apples than hail. 27. What is the main idea of the text? A. Solar panels compete with agriculture for land. B. A farmer tries solar roofs on an apple orchard. C. Solar panels provide renewable energy for agriculture. D. Experts fight against climate change and rising food prices. C （四川成都树德中学校考模拟预测）This fall, students at the University of Massachusetts found a new menu at their dining commons: the “diet for a cooler planet” menu. This meant herb-roasted lamb, raised with a carbon-friendly approach. It included sweet potatoes that had been picked from a local farm’s field post-harvest. The options were plant-heavy, locally grown, and involved little to no packaging. “We wanted to let students participate in climate action by making choices about their food,” says Kathy Wicks, sustainability director for UMass Dining. The university is not alone in this effort. Increasingly, American consumers and institutions are thinking about how their food choices factor into climate change. For many, small choices at the grocery store, dining hall, and restaurant can feel more accessible than big-ticket options like buying a fuel-efficient car or installing home solar panels. Small changes in dietary habits may make a big difference. Climate activists often target fossil fuels and transportation systems, but studies point to the food system as a significant contributor to global warming. According to Project Drawdown, a research organization that evaluates climate solutions, the way food is grown, transported, and consumed accounts for about a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Beef is a regular target. “If, on average, Americans cut a quarter pound of beef per week from their diet, it’s like taking 10 million cars off the road a year,” says Sujatha Bergen, director of health campaigns for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Food waste ranks third among climate solutions. While much waste occurs before consumers are involved — food left on the field or “chucked” because it does not fit appearance standards, Americans also throw out a lot of food they have purchased: about $ 1,600 worth a year per family of four. “People are beginning to understand that their food choices make a big impact on climate,” says Megan Larmer, director of regional food at the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming in New York. But, she cautions substantial change will need to come from the whole food system. 28. What is the purpose of the new menu at the University of Massachusetts? A. To market the cold dishes. B. To reduce the cost of packaging. C. To popularize the plant-heavy diet. D. To promote low carbon awareness. 29. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. Food is a decisive factor for climate change. B. Food choices matter much to global warming. C. Universities are working together in climate action. D. Fuel-efficient cars are not affordable for consumers. 30. What does Sujatha Bergen say about beef? A. It has great influence on carbon reduction. B. It is popular among millions of car drivers. C. It has a close relationship with gas emission. D. It plays a significant role in American’s diet. 31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A. Food System Reform: A Successful Trial B. Global Warming: An Approaching Danger C. Carbon Emission: A Killer, or Healer? D. Low Carbon Diet: A Craze, or More? D （广东十校联盟二模）Committed to helping humans communicate with and understand as many species as possible, a California-based nonprofit organization, Earth Species Project (ESP) is taking the lead. “We are species-independent,” Raskin said to The Guardian, adding that ESP is developing translation algorithms(算法) that can be applied to biological systems of all kinds, from worms to whales. Raskin acknowledges that the goal is similar to going to the moon. Instead, the ESP roadmap involves solving a series of smaller problems to achieve the big picture. These tools will assist researchers in revealing the secrets of species under study using artificial intelligence. Bees, for instance, do a special “waggle dance” to signal to each other that they should land on a certain flower, which is a form of non-verbal communication. A noisy social environment can make it difficult to determine which animal is making the sound within a group. This phenomenon is known as the “cocktail party problem”. Though there are many challenges, some progress has been made, such as an algorithm that can produce imitated animal sounds to talk directly with them. “It’s making the Al speak the language, although we don’t know what it means yet,” Raskin said, “These are the tools that allow us to understand entire communication systems.” As we can see, Artificial Intelligence is once again being used by scientists to break barriers and open new doors that would otherwise be unopenable. More and more scientists are turning towards artificial intelligence for help in various fields, despite many well-known scientists warning that AI must be controlled and looked over. Last year, a former Google engineer claimed that the Al was sentient(有感知能力的). Although this isn’t likely to be the case, it shows just how far artificial intelligence has progressed. Interestingly, and in a somewhat connection to ESP, Professor Avi Loeb has proposed that Artificial Intelligence developed by humans could one day maybe identify Alien AI and communicate with it. 32. Which statement would Raskin probably agree with? A. The purpose of EPS is to land on the moon. B. Researchers are studying independent animals. C. Solving challenging problems is just the priority. D.AI will offer humans help to understand animals. 33. Why does the author mention “waggle dance” and “cocktail party problem”? A. To show recent discoveries researchers made. B. To demonstrate difficulties researchers face. C. To reveal the secrets of species to the public. D. To arouse readers’ interest in certain animals. 34. What can we know about Al in Paragraph 5? A. AI has been abandoned by scientists. B. Al is gradually taking scientists’ place. C. Scientists have different opinions of AI. D. Problems can only be solved by AI alone. 35. What does Professor Avi Loeb imply in the last paragraph? A. People need to lay great stress on the alien communication. B. AI needs to be constantly updated to match alien technology. C. We’ll be surely able to communicate with aliens aided by Al. D. AI has a great potentiality in the field of scientific research. 七选五 （吉林统考模拟预测）Being productive is not working every day 15 hours without any break. ____36____ If you can become more productive, you will be able to save the most valuable things you have: your time! Here are some tips that I usually use to improve my productivity level. You need to have a physical and digital working environment that motivates you to work. Make sure to remove any distractions on your desk, including your phone or other things that could ruin your concentration. ____37____ Yes, I’m talking about these people who have so many files that they can’t see their wallpaper anymore. ____38____ Personally, I like working on different things during my day. Working in a field should not be an excuse to just work in that specific field. There are so many fields to discover on this earth. For example, I work in computer science. If I’m only doing programming during my day, I get bored. So I write articles about things that I like. ____39___ Moreover, don’t force yourself to do something if you have spent more than 30 minutes trying to start it. It’s okay to postpone, you will do it another time. You just have to be conscious of the reason why you postponed it. If you are feeling overwhelmed, it’s a good way to do something to relax you. ____40____ Then go back to what you have postponed and you could be more productive. A. That’s the same idea with your desktop. B. They could be about computer but not necessarily. C. Diversifying your fields is another action you can take. D. You can’t be fully productive if you don’t have energy. E. It is just being able to spend less time by being efficient. F. Clean your desk and sort out your folders on your desktop. G. Just take a nap, do sport or do whatever makes you feel good. 综合训练（三） A 【答案】21．B    22．A    23．C 【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。主要是为了向耶鲁大学的本科生推荐写作导师，以及介绍写作导师在论文写作方面会如何帮助他们。 【答案详解】 21．细节理解题。根据第二段“Residential College Writing Tutors work with Yale College undergraduates. See Graduate Writing Consultations if you are a graduate student needing assistance.（住宿学院写作导师为耶鲁大学本科生提供辅导。如果你是需要帮助的研究生，请参阅研究生写作咨询。）”可知，住宿学院写作导师是为本科生提供课程的。故选B项。 22．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“Writing Tutors can also help you with grammar and style, although not by proof reading your whole essay;（写作导师也可以在语法和风格上帮助你，尽管不是通过校对你的文章；）”可知，写作导师不会帮你通篇校对你的文章。故选A项。 23．推理判断题。根据整篇文章分析，通篇都在说写作导师对于本科生论文写作所提供的的帮助，以及对本科生论文写作方面的建议。所以短文来源于一所大学的网站。故选C项。 B 24．D 25．D 26．C 27．B 【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了一位德国果农在果园里安装太阳能板，既为苹果提供了遮阴从而不被太阳晒伤，又增加了额外的收入。这一新的农业和新能源结合的实践正在兴起中，研究人员也在检测其效果。 【答案详解】 24．细节理解题。根据第一段中“But Nachtwey’s farm is also obtaining a second harvest: Many of the apple trees grow beneath solar panels that have been producing electricity, while providing the fruit below with much-needed shade.（但Nachtwey的农场有了第二次收获：许多苹果树在太阳能电池板下生长，太阳能电池板一直在发电，同时为下面的水果提供了急需的阴凉。）”和第二段中“Large-scale solar installations on farmland are becoming increasingly popular, as farmers seek to make the most of their land and establish a second source of revenue (收益).（随着农民寻求最大限度地利用他们的土地并建立第二个收入来源，在农田上安装大规模太阳能装置正变得越来越受欢迎。）”可知，在果园中安装太阳能板能让农民获得额外的收入。故选D。 25．推理判断题。根据第四段中“But hardly any of the solar-shaded apples got damaged in the intense sunlight that hit the region on July 24 this year, while up to 18% of the uncovered fruit suffered sunburn that day, he said.（他说，但是在今年7月24日袭击该地区的强烈阳光下，几乎没有一个遮阳苹果受损，而当天多达18%的未遮阳苹果被晒伤。）”可知，如果Nachtwey没有在果园中安装太阳能板的话，果园里的苹果很有可能会被晒伤，以至于很难售卖出去。故选D。 26．细节理解题。根据第四段中“But hardly any of the solar-shaded apples got damaged in the intense sunlight that hit the region on July 24 this year, while up to 18% of the uncovered fruit suffered sunburn that day, he said.（他说，但是在今年7月24日袭击该地区的强烈阳光下，几乎没有一个遮阳苹果受损，而当天多达18%的未遮阳苹果被晒伤。）”可知，Juergen Zimmer的测试结果表明太阳能板能保护苹果不被太阳晒伤。故选C。 27．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了一位德国果农在果园里安装太阳能板，既为苹果提供了遮阴从而不被太阳晒伤，又增加了额外的收入，因此B项“一位果农在苹果园中尝试太阳能屋顶”可概括文章大意。故选B。 C 28．D 29．B 30．A 31．D 【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人们可以通过选择低碳食物对气候变化做出贡献。 【答案详解】 28．推理判断题。根据第一段“This fall, students at the University of Massachusetts found a new menu at their canteens: the ‘diet for a cooler planet’ menu. This meant herb-roasted lamb, raised with a carbon-friendly approach. It included sweet potatoes that had been picked from a local farm’s field. The options were plant-heavy, locally grown, and involved little or no packaging.(今年秋天，马萨诸塞大学的学生们在食堂里发现了一份新菜单：“更凉爽星球的饮食”菜单。这意味着香草烤以低碳方式饲养的羊肉。其中包括从当地农场采摘的红薯。这些选择以植物为主，在当地种植，很少或没有包装)”和第二段中“‘We wanted to let students participate in climate action by making choices about their food,’ says Kathy Wicks, sustainability director for UMass Dining. (“我们想让学生通过选择食物来参与气候行动,”马萨诸塞大学餐饮部可持续发展主管凯西•威克斯表示)”可推知，马萨诸塞大学推出新菜单的目的是让学生参与气候行动，提高学生的低碳生活意识。故选D。 29．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Increasingly, American consumers and institutions are thinking about how their food choices factor into climate change. For many, small choices at the grocery store, dining hall, and restaurant can feel more accessible than big-ticket options like buying a fuel-efficient car or installing home solar panels.(越来越多的美国消费者和机构开始考虑他们的食物选择如何影响气候变化。对许多人来说，在杂货店、食堂和餐馆做一些小选择，比购买节能型汽车或安装家用太阳能电池板等大手笔的选择更容易实现)”可知，食物选择影响气候变化，比起节能汽车等昂贵的物品来说，食物选择是人们更容易做到的，由此可推知，食物选择对全球变暖意义重大。故选B。 30．推理判断题。根据第三段中Sujatha Bergen说的话“If, on average, Americans cut 1/4 pound of beef per week from their diet, it’s like taking 10 million cars off the road a year (如果美国人平均每周从饮食中减少1/4磅牛肉，那就相当于每年减少1000万辆汽车)”可推知，Sujatha Bergen认为牛肉对减少碳排放量有很大的影响。故选A。 31．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第三段中“Small changes in eating habits may make a big difference. Studies point to the food system as a significant cause of global warming.(饮食习惯的微小改变可能会带来很大的不同。研究指出，食物系统是全球变暖的一个重要原因)”和最后一段中“People are beginning to understand that their food choices have a big impact on climate(人们开始明白，他们的食物选择对气候有很大的影响)”可推知，文章主要介绍了人们可以通过选择低碳食物对气候变化做出贡献。D项“低碳饮食：是一种狂热，还是有更多意义？”适合做文章标题，故选D。 D 32．D 33．B 34．C 35．D 【语篇导读】本篇为说明文。文章主要讲述了一个非营利组织ESP正在牵头探索，利用人工智能了解更多物种的秘密。尽管在人工智能的利用方面，科学家们存在争议，但是，人工智能的发展使得它在科研领域的潜力无限。 【答案详解】 32．推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“These tools will assist researchers in revealing the secrets of species under study using artificial intelligence.(这些工具将帮助研究人员利用人工智能揭示被研究物种的秘密。)”可知，在Raskin认为，通过翻译算法等工具，人工智能将会帮助人类揭示被研究物种的秘密，由此可推知，选项D“AI will offer humans help to understand animals.(人工智能将帮助人类了解动物。)”的论述，应是Raskin赞成的。故选D项。 33．推理判断题。分析前后文语境，结合第四段首句“Though there are many challenges, some progress has been made.(尽管有许多挑战，但已经取得了一些进展。)”讲到了“许多挑战”可推知，第三段“Bees, for instance, do a special ‘waggle dance’ to signal to each other…(例如，蜜蜂会跳一种特殊的“摇摆舞”来相互传递信号……)”，“This phenomenon is known as the ‘cocktail party problem’.(这种现象被称为“鸡尾酒会问题”。)”提出的蜜蜂的“摇摆舞”，“鸡尾酒会问题”是举例，以说明生物特性各异，科学家们要弄清各种生物的特性与它们交流会遇到很多困难。故选B项。 34．细节理解题。根据第五段末尾句内容“More and more scientists are turning towards artificial intelligence for help in various fields, despite many well-known scientists warning that AI must be controlled and looked over.(越来越多的科学家在各个领域向人工智能寻求帮助，尽管许多知名科学家警告说，必须控制和监督人工智能。)”可知，有的科学家在利用人工智能研究，有的科学家对“使用人工智能”提出警告，即，科学家们对人工智能的看法有所不同。故选C项。 35．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Interestingly, and in a somewhat connection to ESP, Professor Avi Loeb has proposed that Artificial Intelligence developed by humans could one day maybe identify Alien AI and communicate with it.(有趣的是，与ESP有些联系的是，Avi Loeb教授提出，人类开发的人工智能有一天可能会识别外星AI并与之交流。)”可知，在Avi Loeb认为，人类开发的人工智能有朝一日可能会识别外星AI并与之进行交流，这是对人工智能潜力的一种肯定，由此可推知，他暗示了人工智能在科学研究领域具有巨大的潜力。故选D 项。 七选五 36．E 37．A 38．C 39．B 40．G 【语篇导读】本文为说明文。介绍了提高工作效率的方法 【答案详解】 36．根据上文“Being productive is not working every day 15 hours without any break.(高效工作并不是每天工作15个小时不间断)”可知，高效的工作并不是长时间的工作。由此推知，空处应解释什么是高效工作。E项“It is just being able to spend less time by being efficient.(它是通过提高效率来节省时间)”符合题意，解释什么才是高效的工作，选项中的it指代上文being productive。故选E。 37．根据上文“Make sure to remove any distractions on your desk, including your phone or other things that could ruin your concentration.(确保你的办公桌上没有任何让你分心的东西，包括你的手机或其他可能影响你集中注意力的东西)”和下文“Yes, I’m talking about these people who have so many files that they can’t see their wallpaper anymore.(是的, 我说的是那些有太多文件夹以至于看不到（电脑桌面）墙纸的那些人)”可知，要确保办公桌上没有分心的东西，且下文提到了桌面墙纸。由此推知，空处内容应和电脑有关。A项“That’s the same idea with your desktop.(你的电脑桌面也是如此)”符合题意，指出电脑桌面和办公桌面一样（不要有分心的东西）。故选A。 38．空处为本段主旨句。根据下文“Personally, I like working on different things during my day. Working in a field should not be an excuse to just work in that specific field. There are so many fields to discover on this earth. (就我个人而言，我喜欢在白天做不同的事情。在一个领域工作不应该成为只在特定领域工作的借口。在这个地球上有许多领域可以发现)”可知，我们应该让自己的领域多样化。C项“Diversifying your fields is another action you can take.(使你的领域多样化是你可以采取的另一项行动)”符合题意，下文是对本句的解释。故选C。 39．根据上文“For example, I work in computer science. If I’m only doing programming during my day, I get bored. So I write articles about things that I like.(例如，我从事计算机科学工作。如果我只在白天做编程，我会感到无聊。所以我写一些关于我喜欢的东西的文章)”推知，空处应承接上文陈述这些文章和作者职业之间的关系。B项“They could be about computer but not necessarily.(它们可能是关于、但不必非得是关于计算机的)”符合题意，本句中的They 指代上句中的articles。故选B。 40．上文“If you are feeling overwhelmed, it’s a good way to do something to relax you.(如果你感到不知所措，这是一个让你放松的好方法)”提出要放松自己，下文“Then go back to what you have postponed and you could be more productive.(然后回到你推迟的事情上，你可以更有效率)”指出放松回来后会更高效。由此推知，空处举例说明一些让人放松的事情。G项“Just take a nap, do sport or do whatever makes you feel good.(只要打个盹，做运动或做任何让你感觉良好的事情)”符合题意。故选G。 综合训练（四） （安徽省十校联盟高三下学期4月期中）Endangered Species Youth Art Contest 2023 Contest Now Open! Join us for our 6th annual Endangered Species Youth Art Contest! In celebration of Endangered Species Day (May 19, 2023), Roger Williams Park Zoo is accepting art entries from local K-12 grade students in the New England area showing threatened and endangered species. Together we hope to raise awareness about the importance of saving endangered species and their wild habitats. Winners will be formally announced by May 2023. Rules & Art Submission Instructions: ▲All entries are to be submitted electronically. Web form will be made available beginning February 1,2023. ▲Students’ artworks must be original. Computer-produced images will NOTbe judged. ▲All artworks must be about threatened/endangered species. ▲Each art entry must also include a short explanation (3-5 sentences) as to why saving your chosen species from extinction is important. Deadline: Entries must be received by Sunday, April 2,2023. Late entries will not be judged. 2023 Art Contest Prizes GRAND PRIZE(Judges Choice) ▲One Family RWPZoo membership (a S149 value; or extra year added to current Zoo membership) ▲An adopt-an-animal package of your choice ▲One $100 gift card GRADE CATEGORY WINNERS (Grades K-2, Grades 3-12) Each grade-winner shall receive: ★Six General daytime admission tickets to RWPZoo ★One $25 gift card HONORABLE MENTIONS (Grades K-2,Grades 3-12) Each grade-honorable mention shall receive: ·Four General daytime admission tickets to RWPZoo ·An award certificate All winning artworks will be highlighted on the Zoo’s website and social media pages, and in the Zoo’s summer WILD Magazine issue. 21. How can you submit your artwork? A. By sending it in an envelope. B. By turning it in on the website. C. By handing it to the zoo in person. D. By having it delivered to the judges. 22. What should you explain in your entry? A. The habitats of threatened and endangered species. B. The relationship between humans and endangered species. C. The measures to protect endangered species. D. The reason of protecting your targeted species. 23. What award will a grand prize winner get? A. A choice to adopt an animal. B. A S25 worth of gift card to the zoo. C. An exhibition of the artwork all year round. D. Six tickets to RWPZoo for general daily time admission. B （云南统考二模）In about 23 years，it may finally be time to look up. A recently discovered asteroid (小行星) has a chance of hitting the earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. It was discovered on Feb.26 at an observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. While the thought of an asteroid hitting the earth may sound concerning, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says people shouldn’t be worried. The asteroid has an estimated diameter of 160 feet, which is about the same size as an Olympic swimming pool or the width of a football field. “We’ve been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting the earth. Often when new objects are discovered, it takes several weeks’ data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into the future, “NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) said. The asteroid is ranked on the Torino Scale as level 1 threat. The scale is a tool to categorize potential earth impacts, with zero being no threat and 10 being something that can cause a global disaster. One on the Torino Scale means 2023 DW is in the normal, or green zone. “Current calculations show the chance of collision (碰撞) is extremely unlikely with no need for public concern,” NASA says of the green zone. “New telescopic observations will very likely lead to re-assignment to Level 0.” Although 2023 DW doesn’t pose a great risk to the earth, NASA has been continuing to work to defend our planet from any asteroid that could cause disaster. In September, 2022, NASA crashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, into an asteroid to see if it could change the trajectory of the space rock. NASA later confirmed the mission was a success, and is continuing to research how effective the method is, should a massive asteroid be headed our way. 24. What does NASA’s PDCO say about 2023 DW? A. It is too close to the earth. B. It must be destroyed in space. C. Its orbit is still uncertain now. D. Its orbit should be changed. 25. How is 2023 DW ranked on the Torino Scale? A. As Level zero threat. B. As Level ten threat. C. In the normal zone. D. In the threatening zone. 26. What does the underlined word “trajectory” mean in the last paragraph? A. Size. B. Weight. C. Angle. D. Path. 27. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. An Asteroid Was Discovered at an Observatory in Chile B. An Asteroid Is Coming Our Way, Unlikely to Hit Us C.A Space Rock Has Just Passed the Earth D.A Spacecraft Has Been Crashed Recently C （四川遂宁三模）Instead of throwing the pits (核) or nuts after eating fruits like many people, inheritors of nut carving will collect them and turn them into artworks. “One nut, ranging from 0.8 to 6 centimeters, can be shaped into delicate earrings, buttons, seals, etc,” said Tan Wanhai, an inheritor of Weifang nut carving. Weifang nut carving can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, during which a retired royal craftsman Wang Dayan spread the skill to the locals in Shandong. Craftsmen back then often used peach pits to display their artistic skills. Due to the demanding carving skills and its rich artistic content including many different elements, Weifang nut carving was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage as early as 2008. Tan has studied the nut carving over 25 years and has created many nut carvings along the way. Yet, the 48-year-old craftsman also admitted that the journey of bringing this kind of masterpiece to life is not all smooth sailing. “Unlike some pits like olive pits whose surfaces are flat, each peach pit has a unique texture like fingerprints,” Tan said, adding that craftsmen should have the capability to trace each peach pit carefully to plan their artwork besides the carving technique itself. Also, craftsmen need to have a wide foundation of knowledge when it comes to carving nuts. According to Tan, they have to master skills in painting, seal carving and calligraphy from many traditional cultures. Sometimes, to depict classic folktales or legends in their artworks better, they need to read many books to prepare themselves.   It is this kind of dedication that Tan and others possess that allows Weifang nut carving to thrive when many traditional skills are gradually disappearing. “In recent years, Weifang nut carving artworks have been increasingly welcomed by people in China for their inventive layout and novel ideas,” Tan said. This popularity, in turn, has also attracted many people to learn the skill of nut carving and even become inheritors to pass it down. 28. What can we know about Weifang nut carving? A. It dates back to the Ming Dynasty. B. It can transform a nut into different designs. C. It was invented by a retired royal craftsman. D. It was first nationally recognized 25 years ago. 29. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 5? A. Tell. B. Understand. C. Review. D. Create. 30. What are paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 mainly about? A. The cultural significance of nut carving. B. The reasons why nut carvings are valuable. C. The skills required for nut carving craftsmen. D. The difficulties craftsmen have when creating nut carvings. 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Seeds of Art and Beauty B. Art Originating from Life C. History of Nut Carving D. Devoted Contemporary Inheritors D （广东校联考二模）Look up how to increase your life expectancy (预期寿命), and you will probably see plenty of results recommending that you have a healthy diet, get sufficient sleep, work out and cut out tobacco and too much alcohol consumption. But what many of us don’t know is that our relationships also affect our life expectancy. Social integration is associated with greater life satisfaction, better health and increased life expectancy. People with wide social networks are more likely to be happy, experience fewer health issues, enjoy better mental health and to live a lot longer. Now this doesn’t mean that we should dive head first into a relationship whenever we’re lonely in order to avoid dying young. Harmful relationships can be as isolating as being alone, so who we choose to break bread with is absolutely vital to our overall health. Have you ever wondered why some people are single and happy, while others are drowning in suffering? Or why some married couples exist in a consistent state of bliss, while others are practically enemies? Research shows that marriage has greater benefits for men than it does for women. Being coupled allows men to receive the essential emotional support that they would lack if they were single. They also get the added benefit of being physically taken care of thanks to the gender roles society still subscribes to. Women, on the other hand, don’t have as much luck when it comes to being coupled. A woman in a harmful relationship is likely to experience the mental, emotional and physical consequences that come with that. On the contrary, a woman in a healthy relationship is likely to live well. Research shows that the women who are happily married tend to be coupled with partners who take on their fair share of household responsibilities. But that’s not all, age gaps also need to be factored in to determine relationship satisfaction. Couples with wider age gaps are more likely to be harmonious compared to their peers. 32. What does the writer intend to emphasize in Paragraph 1? A. Some health problems. B. Ways to increase life expectancy. C. The effect of sleep on people’s health. D. The importance of human relationships. 33. What does the underlined word “bliss” mean in Paragraph 3? A. Happiness. B. Kindness. C. Loneliness. D. Friendliness. 34. What can we learn from the research? A. Marriage benefits men and women equally. B. Women benefit more from marriage than men. C. Men are better taken care of because of the gender roles. D. Good relationship can effectively prevent people from dying lonely. 35. What would be probably discussed in the next paragraph of this passage? A. The influence of a harmonious marriage. B. Relationship satisfaction for older couples. C. Gender differences in marriage satisfaction. D. The benefits of wider age gaps in marriage. 七选五 （安徽安庆市第二中学校联考模拟预测）Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us. It’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there is one particularly effective technique to improve our chances: critical thinking. Prepare your question. ____36____For example, if you’re wondering whether to go for fitness, there are many factors that will cloud your reasons. But, if you know clearly what you can get by body-shaping, that’ll help you decide whether it really suits your needs. Gather your information. There’s lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what’s relevant. If you’re trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people’s opinions.____37____ Consider the implications. Imagine you’ve chosen a business based on his promise to make to cheaper for drivers to fill upon gas. At first glance, that seems great.____38____If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution—an unintended consequence that’s important to think about. ____39____ Ask yourself why so many people are drawn to countless travel trips or destinations. Even if you disagree with everything that travel agencies say, exploring the viewpoints might explain why some routes that don’t seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives, evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions. This above process is just one tool, and it certainly won’t remove difficult decisions from our lives.____40____And, if enough of us use it, it has the power to make the world a more reasonable place. A. Explore other points of view. B. Apply the information collected. C. In other words, get to know what you’re looking for. D. Then what about the long-term environmental effects? E. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make. F. Therefore, ask yourself about what interests you most and what is needed. G. It helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a wiser decision. 综合训练（四） A 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一个关于濒危物种青年艺术大赛的情况，涉及比赛的规则，奖励和参赛作品等。 【答案详解】 21.细节理解题。根据Rules & Art Submission Instructions部分中的“All entries are to be submitted electronically. Web form will be made available beginning February 1, 2023.(所有参赛作品均以电子方式提交。网络表格将于2023年2月1日开始提供。)”可知，参赛作品应该通过网络提交。故选B项。 22.细节理解题。根据Rules & Art Submission Instructions部分中的“Each art entry must also include a short explanation (3-5 sentences) as to why saving your chosen species from extinction is important.(每个艺术作品还必须包括一个简短的解释（3-5）句话)，说明为什么拯救你选择的物种免于灭绝是重要的。)”可知，参赛作品中，要包含简单叙述为什么保护你选择的这个物种。故选D项。 23.细节理解题。根据GRAND PRIZE(Judges Choice)部分中的“An adopt-an-animal package of your choice(一个你自己选择的动物收养套餐)”可知，获奖者可以选择一个动物收养套餐。故选A项。 B 24．C 25．C 26．D 27．B 【语篇导读】本文是新闻报道。文章主要讲述一个天文台发现一颗小行星有可能在未来的某一天撞击地球，但是分析可推断撞击地球可能性很小。 【答案详解】 24．细节理解题。根据第四段内容““We’ve been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting the earth. Often when new objects are discovered, it takes several weeks’ data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into the future, “NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) said.(“我们一直在跟踪一颗名为2023 DW的新小行星，它撞击地球的可能性非常小。通常，当发现新天体时，需要几周的数据来减少不确定性，并充分预测它们未来几年的轨道，”美国宇航局的行星防御协调办公室(PDCO)说)”可知，关于2023DW，美国宇航局的防御协调办公室认为需要进一步的研究数据来预测它的未来轨道。由此可知，它现在的轨道不确定。故选C。 25．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的““Current calculations show the chance of collision (碰撞) is extremely unlikely with no need for public concern,” NASA says of the green zone. “New telescopic observations will very likely lead to re-assignment to Level 0.”(NASA在谈到绿色区域时说：“目前的计算显示，碰撞的可能性极低，公众无需担心。”“新的望远镜观测结果很可能会导致重新分配到0级。”)”可知，2023DW碰撞的可能性极低，新的分级可能会重新分配到零级，说明它处于正常的区域。故选C。 26．词句猜测题。根据前文“In September, 2022, NASA crashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, into an asteroid(2022年9月，美国宇航局将其双小行星重定向测试飞船(DART)撞向了一颗小行星)”和下文“NASA later confirmed the mission was a success, and is continuing to research how effective the method is, should a massive asteroid be headed our way.(美国国家航空航天局后来证实这次任务是成功的，并继续研究这种方法的有效性，以防一颗巨大的小行星朝我们飞来)”可推断，美国宇航局双双小行星定向测试飞船撞向一颗小行星是为了测试改变这个太空岩石的轨道，以免它撞向地球。由此可知，划线词与path意思相近。故选D。 27.主旨大意题。根据第一段内容“A recently discovered asteroid (小行星) has a chance of hitting the earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. It was discovered on Feb.26 at an observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.( IA最近发现一颗小行星有可能在2046年情人节那天撞击地球。它于2月26日在智利圣佩德罗德阿塔卡马的一个天文台被发现)”以及下文分析，这个小行星不可能撞击地球，文章主要讲述一个天文台发现一颗小行星有可能在未来的某一天撞击地球，但是撞击地球可能性很小。由此可知，B项“一颗小行星正向我们驶来，不太可能击中我们”为最佳标题。故选B。 C 28．B 29．A 30．C 31．A 【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了潍坊核雕技艺，介绍了核雕的历史以及其传承人谭万海对这门艺术的诠释。 【答案详解】 28．细节理解题。根据第二段““One nut, ranging from 0.8 to 6 centimeters, can be shaped into delicate earrings, buttons, seals, etc,” said Tan Wanhai, an inheritor of Weifang nut carving.(潍坊核雕传承人谭万海表示：“一颗核，直径从0.8厘米到6厘米不等，可以塑造成精致的耳环、纽扣、印章等。”)”可知，潍坊核雕可以把一个核变成不同的样子。故选B。 29．词句猜测题。根据画线词后文“classic folktales or legends in their artworks better, they need to read many books to prepare themselves”可知，工匠需要阅读很多书籍来准备自己，才能更好地讲述经典的民间故事或传说，故画线词意思是“讲述”。故选A。 30．主旨大意题。根据第四段““Unlike some pits like olive pits whose surfaces are flat, each peach pit has a unique texture like fingerprints,” Tan said, adding that craftsmen should have the capability to trace each peach pit carefully to plan their artwork besides the carving technique itself.( “不像橄榄核表面是平的，每个核都有独特的纹理，就像指纹一样，”谭说，他补充说，除了雕刻技术本身，工匠还应该有能力仔细描摹每个核，以规划他们的艺术品)”以及第五段“Also, craftsmen need to have a wide foundation of knowledge when it comes to carving nuts. According to Tan, they have to master skills in painting, seal carving and calligraphy from many traditional cultures. Sometimes, to depict classic folktales or legends in their artworks better, they need to read many books to prepare themselves.(此外，工匠在雕刻核时需要有广泛的知识基础。谭说，他们必须掌握来自许多传统文化的绘画、篆刻和书法技能。有时候，为了在他们的作品中更好地描绘经典的民间故事或传说，他们需要阅读很多书籍来准备自己)”可知，第4段和第5段主要讲的是坚果雕刻工匠所需要的技能。故选C。 31．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Instead of throwing the pits or nuts after eating fruits like many people, inheritors of nut carving will collect them and turn them into artworks.(与许多人吃完水果后扔掉果核不同，坚果雕刻的传承者会把它们收集起来，变成艺术品)”结合文章主要介绍了潍坊核雕技艺，介绍了核雕的历史以及其传承人谭万海对这门艺术的诠释。可知，A选项“艺术与美的种子”最符合文章标题。故选A。 D 32．D 33．A 34．C 35．D 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，主要讨论了人际关系如何影响人的寿命，作者举例说明了男女人际关系的不同表现，怎样影响到个人的寿命并分析了原因。 【答案详解】 32．主旨大意题。根据第一段的“But what many of us don’t know is that our relationships also affect our life expectancy. Social integration is associated with greater life satisfaction, better health and increased life expectancy. People with wide social networks are more likely to be happy, experience fewer health issues, enjoy better mental health and to live a lot longer.(但我们很多人不知道的是，我们的人际关系也会影响我们的预期寿命。社会融合与更高的生活满意度、更好的健康状况和更长的预期寿命有关。拥有广泛社交网络的人更有可能快乐，经历更少的健康问题，享有更好的心理健康，寿命更长。)”可知，作者想在第一段强调人际关系的重要性。故选D。 33．词句猜测题。根据第三段的“Have you ever wondered why some people are single and happy, while others are drowning in suffering?(你有没有想过为什么有些人单身快乐，而另一些人却沉浸在痛苦中？)”和“while others are practically enemies(而其他人实际上是敌人)”可知，划线词所在句子表示“或者为什么一些已婚夫妇一直生活在幸福的状态中，而另一些实际上是敌人”，因此划线词bliss的意思是“快乐”，和happiness意思相近，故选A。 34．细节理解题。根据第四段的“Research shows that marriage has greater benefits for men than it does for women. Being coupled allows men to receive the essential emotional support that they would lack if they were single. They also get the added benefit of being physically taken care of thanks to the gender roles society still subscribes to.(研究表明，婚姻对男性的益处大于对女性的益处。有伴侣的男人可以得到他们单身时所缺乏的必要的情感支持。由于社会仍然认同的性别角色，他们还得到了身体上的照顾。)”可知，由于性别角色，男性得到了更好的照顾。故选C。 35．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Couples with wider age gaps are more likely to be harmonious compared to their peers.(与同龄人相比，年龄差距较大的夫妇更有可能和睦相处。)”可知，下一段可能会说婚姻年龄差距扩大的好处。故选D。 七选五 36．C 37．G 38．D 39．A 40．E 【语篇导读】本文是说明文。主要讲述了人们面临着无数的抉择，具备了批判性思维，可以提高我们做出完美抉择的机会。 【答案详解】 36．上文小标题“Prepare your question(准备你的问题)”可知是要准备问题。空处位于句首，结合下文“But, if you know clearly what you can get by body-shaping, that’ll help you decide whether it really suits your needs.(但是，如果你清楚地知道你可以通过塑身得到什么，这将有助于你决定它是否真的适合你的需要。)”可知，通过提出的问题来确定塑身是否真的适合自身需求。C选项“In other words, get to know what you’re looking for.(换句话说，知道你所追求的东西。)”与下文承接，用问题判断是否是自己想要的，故选C项。 37．上文“If you’re trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people’s opinions.(如果你正试图决定饮食来改善你的营养，你可以向专家征求他们的建议，或者寻求其他人的意见。)”可知，要收集建议。G项“It helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a wiser decision. (它帮助你衡量不同的选择，让你更明智地做出决定。)”中it指代上文中的“ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people’s opinions”，故选G项。 38．根据小标题以及文中举出的司机加油便宜的例子，结合下文“If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution—an unintended consequence that’s important to think about.(如果汽油的使用不那么受成本的限制，这也可能导致空气污染的急剧增加——这是一个值得考虑的意想不到的后果。)”可知，这与D项“Then what about the long-term environmental effects?(那么长期的环境影响又如何呢？)” 中的environmental effects相一致，故选D项。 39．该题是标题选择。结合下文“Even if you disagree with everything that travel agencies say, exploring the viewpoints might explain why some routes that don’t seem valid to you appeal to others.(即使你不同意旅行社所说的一切，探索这些观点也可能解释为什么一些对你来说似乎无效的路线会吸引其他人。)”可知，要去探索他人的观点。这与选项A项“Explore other points of view (探索他人的观点)”相一致，故选A项。 40．结合上文“This above process is just one tool, and it certainly won’t remove difficult decisions from our lives.(上述过程只是一个工具，它肯定不会从我们的生活中消除困难的决定。)”可知，这些方法并不能消除我们生活中的困难，E项“But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make.(但它可以帮助我们增加做出积极选择的次数。)”与上文形成转折关系，又承接下文，故选E项。 综合训练（五） A (河北省保定市高三9月调考)These long-life hot spots may have the secret to living to 100 or more! From salty air to midday rest, here are some theories on how residents crack the century. Yarmouth, Canada Experts say there’s something special in the salty air from the ocean winds causing this seaside coast to boast one of the highest concentrations of Canadian 100-year-old people. Townspeople have fish-rich diets and a stress-free community spirit that keeps them kicking! Okinawa, Japan Hara hachi bun me is a Confucian teaching that instructs people to eat until they are 80% full. This governs each meal these folks eat, meaning they stop eating when they’re 80% satisfied. More and more Japanese follow it now. Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Many residents here still live a “self-sufficient” life, eating most of the food they grow themselves, which can be called real natural and green food. This tight-knit community dines on a fibre-rich diet of beans and corn. For people in this place, dinner is the smallest meal of the day. Icaria, Greece A short sleep at midday and two cups of herbal tea every day may be the secret for 100-year-old locals in Icaria. They also love goats’ milk, which has unique fatty acids that may protect against age-related infections. 21. Which country’s recipe for long life may come from Confucius’s thinking? A. Canada. B. Japan. C. Costa Rica. D. Greece. 22. Which of the following probably helps the locals in Icaria live to 100? A. Having a noon break. B. Breathing the salty air. C. Drinking tea once a week. D. Maintaining a fibre-rich diet. 23. What contributes to the four long-life hot spots according to the text? A. Stress-free spirits. B. Fatty acids. C. Human diet style. D. Ocean climate. B （安徽合肥一中二模）I am thinking today about my new favorite thing. It’s an app that my husband told me a few years ago that helps me bypass all the obstacles (障碍) in my way: potholes, heavy traffic, and even speed cameras. To be honest, when my husband first told me about it, I didn’t pay much attention. I was only going to places I already knew how to get to. Plus, I learned to drive from my father—who never turned to a map. I think I mistakenly absorbed the message that real drivers didn’t need a map; you somehow just magically knew where to go. It was only later that I realized that just getting a driver’s license didn’t mean you knew how to get to places—that was lesson one. Lesson two came when my kids started playing on two different travel teams. The drivers in our household suddenly had the need to head in different directions on the same day. Suddenly my app became very meaningful to me. How did I ever manage to get to strange playing fields hidden somewhere without it? But the crazy thing I have also noticed is how often I just don’t listen to it. Why might that be? Do I just prefer the old routes, even if they are actually worse? I see an analogy (类比) to the present moment. There is evidence that some old ideas and some long familiar ideas will send us into a boring unchanging lifestyle. But for some reason we like them better than an unfamiliar new route that might take us into areas we’ve never heard of, let alone visited. It can be hard to admit we don’t know everything. As a person who still drives an 8-year-old stick shift and who has never stood in line for anything new, I certainly understand that. But I also try to remember the times I let go of my ego (自负), or my fear, and learned that life could be better. Not perfect—but better. I am glad I finally listened to my husband about that app. He was right. 24. What did the author think of the app at the very beginning? A. It was magical. B. It was practically valueless. C. It was powerful. D. It was not as good as a map. 25. What would probably make the author ignore the app’s instructions? A. Her desire to explore alone. B. Her doubt about the new device. C. Her preference for the new routes. D. Her refusal to experience changes. 26. What can be inferred about the author from the last paragraph? A. She is willing to challenge herself. B. She cares little about others’ comments. C. She recognizes her problems easily. D. She is too inflexible to make any change. 27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Real Drivers Know Their Way B. It Pays to Take a New Route C. New Apps Make Life Perfect D. It Matters to Listen to Inner Voice C （江西南昌二模）Just as digital transformation improved many businesses and emerging technology, artificial intelligence (AI.), and machine learning also have the potential to greatly improve operations in health care settings. Bringing in these changes is becoming increasingly popular for health care providers. One company leading the automation revolution in health care is AKASA, a San Francisco-based developer of A．I. for health care operations. “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.” For AKASA, the result has been an immediate improvement in both patient satisfaction and Omaha, for example, began their organization’s revenues(收入). Methodist Health System in Omaha, for example, began working with AKASA to automate the non-value-added aspects within its revenue cycle. “Now, processes that used to take more than seven minutes to determine are down to just one minute,” says Jeff Francis, Methodist Health System’s chief financial officer and vice president of finance. “There has been a sharp increase in revenue, which is up by at least 1% to $3 billion.” Walaliyadde credits AKASA’s impressive product offering and its amazing results to the devotion and unmatched expertise of its workforce. “We hire the best and the brightest in both the health care and technology worlds from around the country and give employees the resources to solve old problems in new ways. The more unique backgrounds we can bring to a project, the better equipped we’ ll be to handle challenges with new and creative solutions,” Walaliyadde says. Even as AKASA strengthens its place in the health care technology field, Walaliyadde knows there are many more innovations to come. “We have made a large amount of progress already,” he says, “but there is so much more to do.” 28. What do we know about AKASA? A. Its revenue reaches $3 billion. B. Its aim is to upgrade American health care. C. Its headquarter is based in France. D. Its employees are of similar backgrounds. 29. What can we infer from Jeff Francis’s words? A. He is impressed by AKASA’s service. B. His company has increased its revenue. C. His current system is facing challenges. D. Value-added aspects are to be transformed. 30. What led to AKASA’s success according to Walaliyadde? A. Advanced digital technology. B. Its simple corporate structure. C. Joint efforts made by its skilled staff. D. Diverse products offered by the company. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. AKASA Pioneers A．I. Industry B. AKASA Welcomes More Innovation C. American Health Care Needs Talents D. Automation Improves American Health Care D （安徽合肥一中二模）In a new finding that goes against current conservation patterns, re-introducing wolves and other predators (捕食者) to our landscapes does not amazingly reduce deer populations, restore worsening ecosystems or significantly threaten livestock (家禽), according to a new study. “The hopes and fears that we have on both sides of the debate—neither are realized,” said conservation biologist Bernd Blossey, professor of natural resources and the environment at Cornell University. On the one hand, there is little evidence for claims that re-introducing large predators such as wolves, bears and mountain lions is a major threat to livestock and wild animals such as white-tailed deer and mule deer. When the wolf was taken off the endangered species list, hunters and livestock producers, and some state governments, called for action to safeguard the wildlife they wanted to hunt and the livestock that was their livelihood. But it is nearly impossible to independently evaluate those claims, Blossey said. Other factors also kill livestock, from lightning strikes to extreme weather and diseases. On the other hand, the claim that wolves and other predators can control deer populations and restore worsening ecosystems lacks evidence as well. “Meaningfully reducing deer populations in Wisconsin alone would require tens of thousands of wolves, which is ecologically and socially impossible,” said Blossey. And wolves alone can’t repair the ecological damage humans have done, he said. A popular video “How wolves change rivers,” which has been viewed more than 43 million times, suggests that the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park benefited the entire ecosystem. “I was as fooled like everybody else by the lovely stories that came out of Yellowstone saying, you bring wolves back, and you restore the rivers, and everything’s satisfactory,” said Blossey. We should see large predators like wolves as a valuable part of ecological communities in their own right, Blossey said, and not just for their function. “As long as people learn to live with and tolerate the new (old) neighbors, a careful but not fully conflict-free existence appears possible,” said Blossey. 32. Which of the following does Blossey probably agree with? A. The loss of livestock may not necessarily be due to wolves. B. People should not take wolves off the endangered species list C. People should take action to protect livestock and wild animals. D. The threat to predators comes from climate change and diseases. 33. Which word best describes Blossey’s attitude to the video “How wolves change rivers”? A. Tolerant. B．Unclear. C．Doubtful. D．Favorable. 34. What does Bernd Blossey say about large predators in the last paragraph? A. They upset the balance of the ecosystem. B. They should rightfully stay in their habitats. C. They are key to restoring the environment. D. They change people’s view about rewilding. 35. What is the text mainly about? A. The value of humans’ living together with animals B. The importance of restoring worsening ecosystems. C. A debate over the threat to livestock and wild animals. D. A clarification of the effects of bringing back the wolves. 七选五 How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure People are quick to blame themselves for failure and can’t shake the perception that they had not succeeded. ___36___. Here are four steps you can take. Redefine failure. ____37____. In other words, this is the fear of failure. By framing a situation you’re dreading (畏惧) differently before you attempt it, you may be able to avoid some stress and anxiety. If you can shift your mindset and redefine what constitutes failure and success, you are able to absorb the results of the experience more gracefully and with less anxiety than you expect. Set approach goals. Goals can be classified as approach goals or avoidance goals. ___38____. Psychologists have found that creating approach goals, or positively reframing avoidance goals, is beneficial for well-being. When you’re dreading a tough task and expect it to be difficult and unpleasant, you may unconsciously set goals around what you don’t want to happen rather than what you do want. Research has shown that people who take on an avoidance focus become twice as mentally exhausted as the approach-focused ones. ____39____. Author and investor Tim Ferriss recommends “fear-setting”, creating a checklist of what you are afraid to do and what you fear will happen if you do it. In his Ted Talk on the subject, he shares how doing this enabled him to tackle some of his hardest challenges, resulting in some of his biggest successes. Focus on learning. The chips aren’t always going to fall where you want them to — but if you come down to earth, you can be prepared to wring (拧，挤) the most value out of the experience, no matter the outcome. When you shift gears to focus not on your potential for failure but on what you could learn from competing at a higher level than before, ___40___ . By rethinking your fears using the four steps above, you can come to see apprehension (恐惧) as a teacher and guide to help you achieve your most important goals. A. Create a “fear list” B. Tackle challenges bravely C. You may want to face your fear and push beyond it to success D. you would stop sweating that first attempt and see it as a stepping stone to success E. Behind many fears is worry about doing something wrong or not meeting expectations F. you’re stepping out of your comfort zone to take steps that will help you rise and thrive G. It is based on whether you are motivated by wanting to achieve a positive outcome or avoid a negative one 综合训练（五） A 【答案】21．B    22．A    23．C 【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了世界各地的几个城市以及这几个城市里面长寿的秘诀。 【答案详解】 21.细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Hara hachi bun me is a Confucian teaching that instructs people to eat until they are 80% full.(Hara hachi bun me是一种儒家教义，教导人们吃到八分饱)”可知，日本冲绳这个城市的长寿秘诀用到了孔子的思想。故选B项。 22.细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句“A short sleep at midday and two cups of herbal tea every day may be the secret for 100-year-old locals in Icaria.(伊卡利亚岛百岁老人的秘诀可能就是中午睡一会儿，每天喝两杯花草茶)”可知，他们的长寿秘诀就是每天中午休息一会儿。故选A项。 23.细节理解题。根据第一段的“Townspeople have fish-rich diets and a stress-free community spirit that keeps them kicking!(镇上的居民有丰富的鱼类饮食和无压力的社区精神，使他们保持活力!)”可知，加拿大的雅茅斯是因为饮食保持长寿，根据第二段第一句“Hara hachi bun me is a Confucian teaching that instructs people to eat until they are 80% full.(Hara hachi bun me是一种儒家教义，教导人们吃到八分饱)”可知日本冲绳的长寿秘诀跟饮食有关，根据第三段“Many residents here still live a “self-sufficient” life, eating most of the food they grow themselves, which can be called real natural and green food.(这里的很多居民仍然过着“自给自足”的生活，大部分食物都是自己种的，可以称之为真正的天然绿色食品)”可知，哥斯达黎加的尼科亚半岛居民长寿是因为绿色食品，根据最后一段“A short sleep at midday and two cups of herbal tea every day may be the secret for 100-year-old locals in Icaria.(伊卡利亚岛百岁老人的秘诀可能就是中午睡一会儿，每天喝两杯花草茶)”可知，伊卡利亚岛的长寿秘诀也是因为饮食。由此可知，人们的饮食有助于长寿。故选C B 24．B 25．D 26．A 27．B 【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者从对使用一款应用程序的看法的改变领悟出我们应学会接受改变。 【答案详解】 24．细节理解题。根据第二自然段“To be honest, when my husband first told me about it, I didn’t pay much attention. (老实说，当我丈夫第一次告诉我这件事时，我并没有太在意。)”以及“I think I mistakenly absorbed the message that real drivers didn’t need a map; you somehow just magically knew where to go. (我想我错误地吸收了真正的司机不需要地图的信息；你不知怎么就神奇地知道该去哪里了。)”可知，当作者一开始接触这个应用程序时，她决定它毫无价值。故选B。 25．细节理解题。根据第三自然段“There is evidence that some old ideas and some long familiar ideas will send us into a boring unchanging lifestyle. But for some reason we like them better than an unfamiliar new route that might take us into areas we’ve never heard of, let alone visited. (有证据表明，一些古老的想法和一些长期熟悉的想法会让我们进入一种无聊而一成不变的生活方式。但出于某种原因，我们更喜欢它们，而不是一条陌生的新路线，它可能会把我们带到我们从未听说过的地区，更不用说去过了。)”可知，作者忽略应用程序的说明是因为她拒绝经历改变。故选D。 26．推理判断题。根据最后一段“But I also try to remember the times I let go of my ego (自负), or my fear, and learned that life could be better. Not perfect—but better. I am glad I finally listened to my husband about that app. He was right. (但我也试着记住那些我放下自负或恐惧的时刻，并学会了生活可以变得更好。不完美但更好。我很高兴终于听了我丈夫关于那个应用程序的话。他是对的。)”可知，从最后一段可以推断出，作者愿意挑战自己。故选A。 27．主旨大意题。本文从作者对使用一款应用程序的看法的改变领悟出我们应学会接受改变。从最后一段“But I also try to remember the times I let go of my ego (自负), or my fear, and learned that life could be better. Not perfect—but better. I am glad I finally listened to my husband about that app. He was right. (但我也试着记住那些我放下自负或恐惧的时刻，并学会了生活可以变得更好。不完美但更好。我很高兴终于听了我丈夫关于那个应用程序的话。他是对的。)”可以看出，作者最后愿意挑战自己。B项“It Pays to Take a New Route (走一条新路线是值得的)”最能概括本文主旨。故选B。 C 28．B 29．A 30．C 31．D 【语篇导读】这厮一篇说明文。文章讲述了AKASA公司利用自动化改善美国医疗保健。 【答案详解】 28．推理判断题。根据第二段“ “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end, system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.””（AKASA首席执行官兼联合创始人Malinka Walaliyadde表示：“美国医学可能是世界上最好的，但医疗保健系统仍然远远落后，因为它有一个复杂的后端系统。”。“我们正在简化和自动化该系统，为医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验。”）可知，AKASA的目标是为医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验，换句话说，提升美国的医疗保健水平。故选B项。 29．推理判断题。根据第三段“ “Now, processes that used to take more than seven minutes to determine are down to just one minute,” says Jeff Francis, Methodist Health System’s chief financial officer and vice president of finance. ”（卫理公会卫生系统首席财务官兼财务副总裁Jeff Francis表示：“现在，过去需要七分钟以上才能确定的流程减少到了一分钟。”。）可知，Jeff Francis认为服务效率大大提升，说明他对服务印象深刻。故选A项。 30．细节理解题。根据第四段“Walaliyadde credits AKASA’s impressive product offering and its amazing results to the devotion and unmatched expertise of its workforce.”（Walaliyadde将AKASA令人印象深刻的产品及其惊人的成果归功于其员工的奉献精神和无与伦比的专业知识。）可知，Walaliyadde认为导致成功的因素是其熟练的工作人员的共同努力。故选C项。 31．主旨大意题。根据第二段“ One company leading the automation revolution in health care is AKASA, a San Francisco-based developer of A.I. for health care operations. “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.””（AKASA是一家引领医疗保健自动化革命的公司，它是位于旧金山的医疗保健操作A.I.开发商。AKASA首席执行官兼联合创始人Malinka Walaliyadde表示：“美国医学可能是世界上最好的，但医疗保健系统仍然远远落后，因为它有一个复杂的后端系统。”。“我们正在简化和自动化该系统，为医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验。”）可知，AKASA公司为了给医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验，AKASA利用了自动化改善美国医疗保健。故选D项。 D 32．A 33．C 34．B 35．D 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。一项新的研究表明，在一项与当前保护模式相悖的新发现中，将狼和其他食肉动物重新引入我们的景观并不会令人惊讶地减少鹿的数量，恢复日益恶化的生态系统，也不会严重威胁牲畜。本文主要对带回狼群的影响进行了澄清。 【答案详解】 32．细节理解题。根据第二自然段“On the one hand, there is little evidence for claims that re-introducing large predators such as wolves, bears and mountain lions is a major threat to livestock and wild animals such as white-tailed deer and mule deer. (一方面，几乎没有证据表明重新引入狼、熊和山狮等大型食肉动物是对牲畜和白尾鹿和骡鹿等野生动物的主要威胁。)”可知，Blossey认为牲畜的损失不一定是因为狼。故选A。 33．推理判断题。根据第三自然段“On the other hand, the claim that wolves and other predators can control deer populations and restore worsening ecosystems lacks evidence as well. ”（另一方面，关于狼和其他食肉动物可以控制鹿的数量并恢复日益恶化的生态系统的说法也缺乏证据）““I was as fooled like everybody else by t$$