(每日一读)高考英语考前突破 阅读理解能力 文化教育 人们拍照片越多 感受和体验就越少素材

第一印象很难改变新的研究发现，第一印象很难被改变。

但好消息是，人们的快速判断往往是准确的。

First impressions are hard to dislodge（驱逐）, new research finds. The good news is that people's snap judgments about others tend to be accurate.Two new studies presented at the an nual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in Austin, Texas, reveal that people both have a hard time getting over the first thing th ey know about someone, and that they're actual ly pretty good at judging a book by its cover."Despite the well-known idiom to 'not judge a book by its cover,' the present research shows that such judg ments about the cover are good proxies for judgments about the book -- even after reading it," Vivian Zayas, a psychologist at Cornell University, said in a statement.Zayas and her colleagues asked participants to view a photograph of a person and make a snap judgment about how he or she would feel about that person if they interacted.More than a month later, the participant and the person in the photo did actually interact. People's predictions of how much they'd like the person in the photo were surprisingly accurate, Zayas and her colleagues report.On the other hand, no one can be right about everything. Psychologist Nicholas Rule of the University of Toronto and colleagues wanted to know wh at happens when initial information about a person conflicts with new disc overies that come out as they get to know each other.To test the question, the researchers took advantage of real-life gaydar: On average, people are able, with about 65 percent accuracy, to tell from a person's face whether they are gay or straight.The researchers asked participants to look at pictures of both gay and straight men. In half of cases, the photos were labeled with the person's correct sexual orientation. In the other half, the label was wrong, saying that a straight man was gay or vice versa.Next, the participants had to take a computer quiz, correctly recalling whether each man was gay or straight, according to the labels. They saw each face come up on screen and had to answer correctly for every single photograph three times. If they made a single mistake, they had to start all over again."By the end, the y really knew who was gay and who was straight," Rule told Live Science.The twist, Rule said, was that the participants were given diff erent amounts of time to see the faces in the quiz section. Some went through the pictures at their own pace; others had as little as a 20th of a second, the amount of time it takes people to judge sexual orientation from a face alone.People who saw the faces for only a 20th of a second were more likely to go with their gut feeling on the person's sexuality -- meaning they were likely to guess the person's real orientation instead of what the false labels said. People who had all the time they needed were more likely to answer according to the labels.。

【英语】高考必刷题英语阅读理解题含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Starting CyclingWe have two services designed to give people the confidence and knowledge to cycle successfully.LessonsAll our instructors have been trained to National Standards level of “Bike-abil ity”. This means you will be trained to a standard consistent across the whole country.There are 3 levels of skills to progress through. Children would start with levels 1 & 2, progressing from the playground or park to cycle on less busy local roads. Teenager and adult beginners can also learn levels 1 & 2 in an off-road and quiet environment.Confident teenagers and adults can broaden their skills by learning level 3, using multi-lane roads and larger roundabouts. We provide both a complete package of lessons for the beginner or individual lessons tailored to the client. Whatever the need we can address and practice until perfect!Cost is ￡30 per hour.Guided RideWe know that riding on the roads in London can be scary, and if you have to navigate (确定行车路线) as well it can become a real hard task! The Guided Ride service takes all the stress out of it for you by providing the following:Route planned in advance to suit your skill level. Route map provided to you.Cycle and equipment checked. We will teach you a simple method to check basic roadworthiness (车辆性能) of your bike that you can perform on a weekly basis.Route discussed and focus given to any areas requiring special attention.Cycle along with the instructor close behind. Here the traffic can be controlled by the instructor and rider observed.We currently cover London Zones 1 & 2. Please contact us if your requirements are outside of these areas.Cost ￡30 per hour.（1）Where can Level 1 & 2 lessons for adult beginners be carried out?A. Off road.B. Near large roundabouts.C. On busy local roads.D. On multi-lane roads.（2）What service does the Guided Ride provide?A. They check your cycle and equipment every week.B. They help you to be familiar with all London roads.C. They let users experience the busiest road in London.D. They ensure users ride safely in London Zones 1 & 2.（3）Who is the text probably intended for?A. Bike riding lovers.B. Children and teenagers.C. Travelers in London.D. Parents loving cycling.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了一项学习骑自行车的课程，包括课程内容，技术指导以及费用等。

喝咖啡能拯救视力A daily cup of coffe e can save your eyesight, scientists claim.科学家称，每日一杯咖啡可以拯救你的视力。

A chemical found in the drink prevents deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness f rom retinal degener ation due to glaucoma（青光眼）, ageing and diabetes.Researchers at Cornell U nivesity in New York were looking at coffee's ant ioxidant effects when they made the discove ry.Coffee contains 1 percent caffeine but between 7 and 9 percent chlorogenic acid （绿原酸） which is a strong antioxidant.The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found that in mice this acid prevented retinal degeneration.Chang Y. Lee, a professor of food science and the study's senior author said: 'Th e re tina is a thin tissue layer on the inside, back wall of the eye with millions of light-sensitive cells and other nerve cells that receive and organise visual information.'It is also one of the most metabolically active tissues, demanding high levels of oxygen and making it prone to oxidative stress.'The lack of oxygen and pr oduction of free radicals leads to tissue damage and loss of sight.'He added: 'The study is important in understanding functional foods, that is, natural foods that provide beneficial health effects.'Coffee is the most popular drink in the world, and we a re understanding what benefit w e can get fro m that.'Previous studies ha ve shown that coffee also cuts the risk of such chronic diseases as Parkinson's, prostate cancer, di abete s, Alz heimer's a nd age-related cognitive declines.1。

【英语】高考英语阅读理解(教育文化)技巧小结及练习题一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1．阅读理解As is known to all, nowadays many students are interested in studying abroad.Attending schools abroad has many advantages. First, by looking at our own country from outside, we can best see the strong points and weak points of our nation and therefore broaden our minds. Second, while studying in a foreign country, we can travel widely, visiting famous scenic spots and making friends with the local people. Third, we can use the foreign language in our daily life so that our ability in that language may be improved quickly. But the most importantis to learn advanced(先进的) science and technology. For all these advantages, it is really worthwhile to go abroad for education.However, as everything has two sides, there are also some disadvantages in attending a foreign university. The most serious problem is the language barrier(障碍). Most of the students who are ready to go abroad do not prepare themselves well for the new language environment. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the instructors are saying in class. Besides, for not knowing about the customs and way of life of the local people, they may run into trouble in dealing with various situations. Therefore, misunderstandings often arise. Furthermore, the cost of living is much higher than that in our country, so most students have to find part-time jobs in order to help support themselves. Faced with these difficulties, many students find themselves unable to pay full attention to their studies and some students may even fail in their courses and learn little.Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider the factors carefully before making up his mind. On the one hand, it is a good thing to go and study abroad. But on the other hand, one must not neglect(忽视) the disadvantages.（1）According to the passage, the following are all advantages of studying abroad EXCEPT__________.A. having more chances to get good jobsB. improving foreign language ability quicklyC. visiting well-known places of interestD. learning very modern science and technology（2）The underlined word "instructors" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to "__________".A.neighborsB.teachersC.strangersD.classmates（3）According to the passage, why do some students find part-time jobs?A.Because they want to learn more skills in a different country.B.Because they want to make full use of their time.C.Because they are not interested in studying.D.Because they have to support themselves.（4）The passage mainly tells us that __________.A.studying abroad is a good way to learn moreB.everything has two sidesC.people should think twice before going abroadD.going abroad has more advantages than disadvantages【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了出国学习的坏处和好处，旨在告诫人们对出国学习要慎重考虑，不能盲目跟风。

毕加索《蓝色房间》下发现一隐藏画作A hidden painting has been found by scient i sts beneath the brush strok es of The Blue Room, a 1901 Picasso artwork.人们在毕加索1901年画作《蓝色房间》下发现一隐藏画作。

Art experts and conservators at The Phillips Collection in Washington used infrared technology on the masterpiece, revealing a bow-tied man with his face res ting on his hand.Picasso created both works in Paris during his famous blue period."It's really one of tho se moments that really ma kes what you do special," said conservator Patricia Favero.Acknowledged as one of the 20th Century's greatest artists, Pablo Picasso focused on monochromatic（单色的） pain tings in shades of blue and blue-green during his blue period from 1900 to 1904.The Blue Room has been the subject of exploration since 2008 by experts from the Phillips Collection, National Gallery of Art, Cornell University and Delaware's Winterthur Museum.Improved infrared i magery al lowed them to see a man wearing a jacket and bow tie, resting his bearded face on his hand with three rings on his fingers.When the i mage was turned on its side, it revealed a portrait of a man.Technical analysis confirmed the hidden portrait was likely to have been painted just before The Blue Room.Favero added that, having found the second image back in 2008, they then wanted to know who the man was."We're still working on answering that question," she said.Curator Susan Behrends Frank told press agency AP: "When he [Picasso] had an idea, you know, he just had to get it down and realise it," explaining that the ar tist had quickly painted over another completed picture when the inspiration took him."He could no t afford to acquire new canvasses every time he had an idea that he wanted to pursue. He worked sometimes on cardboard because canvas was so much more expensive.''The Blue Room has been part o f the Phillips Collection since 1927.Conservators suspected back in 1954 it may have had another painting below its surface, as brushstrokes did not match the composition of a woman bathing in Picasso's studio.But it was not until the 1990s that an X-ray revealed a "fuzzy imag e" of something under the main image.Research on The Blue Room will continue and curators have planned a 2017 exhibition focusing on the painting and the portrait beneath it. It is also part of a tour to South Korea in 2015.This is not th e first time a hidden image has been fou nd beneath a Picasso artwork.A technical analysis of La Vie at the Cleveland Museum of Art revealed he had reworked the painting's composition, while a moustached man was found beneath the painting Woman Ironing at Manhattan's Guggenheim Museum.。

A羚羊峡谷的神秘美景等待着冒险的旅行者，他们试图发现鲍威尔湖地区最壮观但鲜为人知的景点之一。

对业余摄影师和专业摄影师来说，参观这座令人振奋的自然雕塑是必不可少的。

来看看令人惊奇的色彩杰作吧。

关于旅行：旅行包括我们用我们的四轮驱动旅行车将你运送到上羚羊峡谷，这些车既坚固、安全又舒适。

到达上羚羊峡谷后，你将下车，踏入沙漠，进入一个由多年风水雕刻而成的令人惊奇的砂岩世界。

我们的导游将讲解一些有关地质、文化、历史的知识，以及一些相机拍摄背景设置的技巧。

旅游线路1：穿过上羚羊峡谷的砂岩墙，你将发现神奇的世界，并沉浸在我们全方位引导的观光之旅中。

拍摄照片，了解峡谷和当地的情况，你将在羚羊峡谷体验一次美妙的经历。

旅行线路2：对于严肃的摄影师，通过适当的曝光和合适的摄影设备，你可以在我们的全方位引导下，带着自己最好的创意游览上羚羊峡谷。

我们参观的地点与我们的旅游线路1相同，但唯一不同的是，这条旅游线路是专为严肃的摄影师拍摄更多的羚羊峡谷的照片而设计。

旅游线路3：除了传统路线外，我们还提供到白口袋、鹿皮沟、千口袋等地的额外旅游线路。

这些旅行对身体条件的要求更高，但在我们的导游带领下，到朱红色地区观光和徒步旅行的机会更多。

提前预订进入上羚羊峡谷的有导游的游览仅限于旅客。

无论你想在一年中的什么时候旅游参观，都需要预订。

我们全年开放——唯一能看到峡谷的方法就是找一家授权的旅游公司。

B两年前，当我走出沃尔格林家的时候，那似乎是一个典型的十一月的一天。

就在我祖母去世一个月后，我花了好几天的时间办一些没用的差事，希望能让自己从痛苦中解脱出来。

当我试图走出商店时，我对周围的一切感到沮丧。

我很生气，因为我甚至记不起去那里买什么了，所以我花了20多美元买了些没用的东西，白白浪费时间和金钱，而这两样我都没有。

我感到沮丧和绝望并开始走向我的车。

每一步都显得筋疲力尽，每一步都是为了生存。

突然，一个从我身边开过来的女士摇下了车窗。

“对不起，”她大声说。

考拉抱树有助身体散热Hugging trees helps koalas to keep cool, a study has revealed.一项研究发现，抱着树木有助于考拉保持凉爽。

Thermal images revealed how cool the trunks of large tre es we reIn a study published in the Roya l Society journal Biology Letters, scientists used thermal cameras to reveal that, in hotter weather, the animals moved to the lower, cooler parts of the trees.They also pressed their bodies even closer to the trunks.The team, led by researchers from the Universit y of Melbourne, was studying how koalas regulated their temperature.Thi s is part of a wider research project investigating the effect of climate on land-dwelling animals in Australia, a country which experienced an extreme heat wave earlie r this year.While PhD student Natalie Briscoe was studying the koalas' beha viour, she noticed that in the winter the animals would stay hig h in the trees - up near the leaves feeding.In the hotter summer weather though, they would move down.Dr Michael K ea rney from the University of Melbourne explained: "They'd j ust flop over the [lower] tree trunks."It looked like they were sp read-eagled and uncomfortable; it seemed like the wrong thin g to do."But measurements of the temperatures of the tree trunks showed that, on days as hot as 39C, they were up to seven degrees cooler than the air."That's what made us wonder if the koalas were using the tree s as a heat sink," said Dr Kearney.The team used a thermal camera to take p ictures of koalas on a particularly hot day."When we g ot the images, back it was so obvious what the koala was doing," e xpl ained Dr Kearney. "You could see the koala sitting on the coolest p art of the tree trunk with its bottom wedged right into the cool est spot."If we had thermal vision, it would have been an obvious thing."。

抑郁是引发身心障碍的第二大原因Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide after back pain, according to a review of research.研究显示，抑郁是引发身心障碍的第二大原因，仅次于背痛。

The disease must be treated as a global public health priority, experts report in the journal PLOS Medicine.The study com pared c linical depression with more than 200 other diseases and injuries as a cause of disability.Globally, only a s mall proportion of patients have access to treatment, the World Health Organization says.Depression was ranked at number two as a global cause of disability, but its impact varied in different countries and regions. For e xample, rates of major depre ssion were highest in Afghanistan and lowest in Japan. In the UK, depression was ranked at number three i n t erms of years lived with a disability.Dr Alize Ferrari from the University of Queensland's School of Population Health led the study."Depression is a big problem and we definitely need to pay more attention to it than we are now," she told BBC News."There's still more work to be done in terms of awareness of the disease and also in coming up with successful ways of treating it."The burden is different between countries, so it tends to be higher in low and middle income countries and lower in high income coun tries."Policy-makers had made an effort to bring depression to t he forefront, but there was a lot more work to be done, she added."There's lots of stigma we know associated with mental health," she explained."What one person recognises as disabling might be d ifferent to another person and might be different across countries as well, there are lots of cultural implications and interpretations that come in place, which makes it all t he more important to raise awareness of the size of the problem and also signs and how to detect it."The data - for the year 2010 - follows similar studies in 1990 and 2000 looking at the global burden of depression.Commenting on the study, Dr Danie l Chisholm, a health economist at t he department for mental health and substance abuse at the World Health Organization said depression was a v ery disabling condition."It's a big public health challenge and a big problem to be reckoned with but not enough is being done."Around the world only a tiny proportion of people get any sort of treatment or diagno sis."The WHO recently launched a global mental health action plan to raise awareness among policy-makers.。

时刻或许能够换到幸福While on vacation in dis tant locales, people often find that time moves quite differently than in the places they’re used to. In the tropics, we settle into the grooves of "island time" and relax thanks to a more leisurely rhythm. A trip to a big city can leave us exhilarated but also drained by the energetic whir of life there.当人们去远方度假时，往往会发觉时刻过得与平常很不一样。

热带地域悠闲的节拍让咱们适应于“岛上的时刻”，过得加倍放松。

去大城市令人兴奋，却也被充满活力的快节拍生活弄得筋疲力尽。

The different paces of different communities also seem to be connected to other cultural characteristics. Robert Levine and his colleague s have studied the speed of life in cities around the wo rld and across the U.S. In a series of experiments they measured how fast solitary pedestrians in a downtown core covered a d istance of 60 feet (being careful to exclude those who are obviously window sho pping), timed how long it took to complete a simple commercial transaction, and recorded the accuracy of randomly selected clocks in the downtown business area. They found that places with a faster pace o f life also had more robust economies (as measured by GDP per capita, average purchasing power, and average caloric intake), and that people in larger cities tended to move faster than those in less populated areas. They also found truth to the stereotype（老套）that people move slower in hotter places.So as you might expect, fast-moving people are associated with fast-moving economies. But does that faster life translate into greater happiness? In faster places (specifically, economically developed areas of North America, Western Europe, and Asia), people were more likely to smoke, less likely to take the time to help strangers in need, and more likely to die from coronary heart disease. Yet Levine and his colleagues found that residents in faster places tended to report feeling somewhat happier with theirlives than those who lived in slower places. A city’s pace of life was indeed "significantly related" to the physical, social, and psychological well-being of its inhabitants.Perhaps the higher reported rates of happiness simply reflect the fact that faster places have more robust economies. But the relationship between income and reported happiness is far from obvious. According to the "Easterlin paradox（悖论，反论）" (named after economist Richard Easterlin), once people have enough money to meet their basic needs, having more money is not necessarily correlated with higher self-reported happiness. Easterli n’s claims are controversial and not universally accepted; even if his theory is correct, wealthier nations might be happier overall if they address the basic needs to mor e of their people. In any case, the ongoing debate indicates that we need to tread carefully when making connections between happiness and overall economic factors. Among individuals in a socie ty, busyness -- or the feeling of busyness -- seems to be an important factor in well-being. That feeling of busyness -- of having a lot to do and too little time in which to do itis often associated with stress and anxiety. However in many contexts being "busy" is badge of honor: Busy parent s are seen as devoted to their children’s well-b eing, the busy real estate agent must be closing lots of sales, and the busy lawyer can charge a premium hourly rate. In US studies, the happiest people reported that they were busy, in the sense that they had little excess time, yet did not feel rushed. Like big-city dwellers（居民）, they seemed to thrive at a faster pace.Levine’s work raises the intriguing possibility that an individual’s feelings about their use of time contribute as much or more to their happiness as does economics. Now the big challenge is to find out which way the causal chain works: Does the feeling of being active, yet not rushed, contribute to happiness? Or does happiness allow people to perceive（觉察）their use of time in posit ive ways?。

联合国须全力阻止叙利亚的非人道主义行为UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has urged the Security Council to act immediately to ensure more humanitarian access in war-torn Syria.联合国人道主义官员瓦莱丽·阿莫斯敦促安理会立即对饱受战争破坏的叙利亚采取更多的人道主义援助。

Calling for a resolution, she said it was "unacceptable" that both Damascus and rebels continued to "flagrantly（罪大恶极地）" violate humanitarian law.The council has been deadlocked over aid deliveries in Syria, where millions have been forced to flee their homes.Meanwhile, Syrian troops resumed their attack on a key rebel town.Warplanes have been carrying out air strikes and artillery has been pounding Yabroud since Wednesday. The town is the last rebel stronghold in the Qalamoun mountains, near the Lebanese border.There has been a surge in fighting across Syria in recent weeks, with both sides apparently trying to gain territory to strengthen their hands in ongoing peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland.The negotiations between the government of President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian opposition groups remained deadlocked, with both sides failing to even agree a common agenda on Wednesday.However, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, was more hopeful, saying he had received assurances from US and Russian officials that they were willing to try to "unblock the situation".'Wrong model'Briefing the UN Security Council on Thursday, Baroness Amos said: "It is unacceptable that four months since the members of that Council demanded action, international humanitarian law continues to be consistently and flagrantly violated by all parties to the conflict."All parties are failing in their responsibility to protect civilians. We understand that a war is going on, but even wars have rules."And referring to Thursday's decision to extend for a further three days a UN-brokered ceasefire in the besieged city of Homs to allow the evacuation of civilians, theunder-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs said the deal did not offer a long-term solution."It's 14 months since I raised the alarm in the Security Council about Homs. We managed to get 1,200 people out of Homs, we managed to get food and medicines in for 2,500 people," she said."If it's going to take 14 months to do that when you've got 250,000 people in besieged communities, when you've got over three million people in hard-to-reach communities, I really find it very difficult to say that this is a (right) model."The Security Council remains deadlocked over the issue.The US, Britain and France favour a toughly-worded resolution, but it is opposed by Russia which has put forward an alternative draft on fighting what it calls "terrorism" in Syria and offering its own plan for improving aid, our correspondent adds.The civil conflict in Syria has claimed more than 100,000 lives since March 2011. Some 9.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes.。

2019-2020年高考英语考点突破（一）阅读理解（含解析）(xx浙江自选模块)阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。

Our cultural backgrounds influence how we make choices in nearly every area of ourlives.From early on,members of individualist societies are taught the special importance of personal choice.As soon as children can talk,or perhaps as soon as they can accurately point,they are asked,“Which one of these would you like?”By the age of four,he may well be expected to both understand and respond to the challenging question,“What do you want to be when you grow up?”From this children learn that they should be able to figure out what they like and dislike,what will make them happy and what won’t.1.By contrast,members of collectivist societies place greater emphasis on duty.Children are often told,“If you’re a good child,you’ll do what your parents tell you.”2.As you grow older,instead of being asked what you want,you may be asked,“How will you take care of your parents’needs and wants?How will you make them proud?”It is believed that your parents,and elders in general,will show you the right way to live your life so that you will be protected from a costly mistake.3.Get a piece of paper,and on the front write down all the aspects of your life in which you like having choice.On the back,list all the aspects in which you would prefer not to have choice,or to have someone else choose for you.Take a few extra minutes to make sure you haven’t left anything out.When I had 100 American and Japanese college students do this exercise,the front sides of the Americans’pages were often pletely filled with answers such as “my job,”“where I live,”and “who I vote for.”In contrast,the backs,without exception,were either pletely blank or contained only a single item,most monly “when I die”or “when my loved ones die.”The Japanese showed a very different pattern of results,with not a single one wishing to have choice all or nearly all of the time.4.paring responses between the two,Americans desired personal choice in four times as many domains of life as did the Japanese.第一节根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D和E中选出最适合填入短文空白处的选项,并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。

睡眠为何会改善记忆力 The mechanism by which a good night's sleep improves learning and memory has been discovered by scientists.良好的睡眠可以改善学习记忆能力，其中的机制被科学家发现。

The team in China and the US used advanced microscopy（显微镜检查） to witness new connections between brain cells - synapses - forming during sleep.Their study, published in the journal Science, showed even intense training could not make up for lost sleep.Experts said it was an elegant and significant study, which uncovered the mechanismsof memory.It is well known that sleep plays an important role in memory and learning. But what actually happens inside the brain has been a source of considerable debate. Researchers at New York University School of Medicine and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School trained mice in a new skill - walking on top of a rotating rod. They then looked inside the living brain with a microscope to see what happened when the animals were either sleeping or sleep deprived.Their study showed that sleeping mice formed significantly more new connections between neurons - they were learning more.And by disrupting specific phases of sleep, the research group showed deep or slow-wave sleep was necessary for memory formation.During this stage, the brain was "replaying" the activity from earlier in the day. Prof Wen-Biao Gan, from New York University, told the BBC: "Finding out sleep promotes new connections between neurons is new, nobody knew this before."We thought sleep helped, but it could have been other causes, and we show it really helps to make connections and that in sleep the brain is not quiet, it is replaying what happened during the day and it seems quite important for making the connections."1。

阅读理解一、高考原题1.【2023年新高考全国I卷】Bike Rental Guided ToursWelcome to Amsterdam, welcome to MacBike. You see much more from the seat of a bike! Cycling is the most economical, sustainable and fun way to explore the city, with its beautiful canals, parks, squares and countless lights. You can also bike along lovely landscapes outside of Amsterdam.Why MacBikeMacBike has been around for almost 30 years and is the biggest bicycle rental company in Amsterdam. With over 2,500 bikes stored in our five rental shops at strategic locations, we make sure there is always a bike available for you. We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake（刹车）, bikes with hand brake and gears（排挡）, bikes with child seats, and children's bikes.PricesThe 2.5-hour tour covers the Gooyer Windmill, the Skinny Bridge, the Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery and much more. The tour departs from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1:00 pm every day. You can buy your ticket in a MacBike shop or book online.1.What is an advantage of MacBike?A. It gives children a discount.B. It offers many types of bikes.C. It organizes free cycle tours.D. It has over 2,500 rental shops.2.How much do you pay for renting a bike with hand brake and three gears for two days?A. €15.75.B. €19.50.C. €22.75.D. €29.50.3.Where does the guided city tour start?A. The Gooyer, Windmill.B. The Skinny Bridge.C. Heineken Brewery.D. Dam Square.2.【2023年新高考全国I卷】When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (细菌)? Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals? With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse-like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China."Ecological design" is the name John gives to what he does. "Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor," he says. "You put organisms in new relationships and observe what's happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair."1.What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs?A. He was fond of traveling.B. He enjoyed being alone.C. He had an inquiring mind.D. He longed to be a doctor.2.Why did John put the sludge into the tanks?A. To feed the animals.B. To build an ecosystem.C. To protect the plants.D. To test the eco-machine.3.What is the author's purpose in mentioning Fuzhou?A. To review John's research plans.B. To show an application of John's idea.C. To compare John's different jobs.D. To erase doubts about John's invention.4.What is the basis for John's work?A. Nature can repair itself.B. Organisms need water to survive.C. Life on Earth is diverse.D. Most tiny creatures live in groups.3.【2023年新高考全国II卷】As cities balloon with growth, access to nature for people living in urban areas is becoming harder to find. If you’re lucky, there might be a pocket park near where you live, but it’s unusual to find places in a city that are relatively wild.Past research has found health and wellness benefits of nature for humans, but a new study shows that wildness in urban areas is extremely important for human well-being.The research team focused on a large urban park. They surveyed several hundred park-goers, asking them to submit a written summary online of a meaningful interaction they had with nature in the park. The researchers then examined these submissions, coding(编码) experiences into different categories. For example, one participant’s experience of "We sat and listened to the waves at the beach for a while" was assigned the categories “sitting at beach” and “listening to waves.”Across the 320 submissions, a pattern of categories the researchers call a “nature language” began to emerge. After the coding of all submissions, half a dozen categories were noted most often as important to visitors. These include encountering wildlife, walking along the edge of water, and following an established trail.Naming each nature experience creates a usable language, which helps people recognize and take part in the activities that are most satisfying and meaningful to them. For example, the experience of walking along the edge of water might be satisfying for a young professional on a weekend hike in the park. Back downtown during a workday, they can enjoy a more domestic form of this interaction by walking along a fountain on their lunch break."We’re trying to generate a language that helps bring the human-nature interactions back into our daily lives. And for that to happen, we also need to protect nature so that we can interact with it," said Peter Kahn, a senior author of the study.1.What phenomenon does the author describe at the beginning of the text?A. Pocket parks are now popular.B. Wild nature is hard to find in cities.C. Many cities are overpopulated.D. People enjoy living close to nature.2.Why did the researchers code participant submissions into categories?A. To compare different types of park-goers.B. To explain why the park attracts tourists.C. To analyze the main features of the park.D. To find patterns in the visitors’ summaries.3.What can we learn from the example given in paragraph 5?A. Walking is the best way to gain access to nature.B. Young people are too busy to interact with nature.C. The same nature experience takes different forms.D. The nature language enhances work performance.4.What should be done before we can interact with nature according to Kahn?A. Language study.B. Environmental conservation.C. Public education.D. Intercultural communication.二、考情分析I 社会文化类文化类文章的选材一般以中西方文化差异或者社会文化现象为重点，如礼仪、语言、生活习惯，价值观等，题材涉及社会、文化、教育、体育等方面的内容。

高考英语阅读理解(社会文化)技巧和方法完整版及练习题一、高中英语阅读理解社会文化类1．阅读理解Beginning life at college naturally develops both excitement and anxiety for many reasons. Fors ome, this feeling is quickly overcome as they adapt to a new environment; for others the change takes longer and sometimes appears as homesickness.If you are homesick, you might notice an increase in:Low energy or motivation.Trouble sleeping.Increases/decreases in appetite.Having difficulty with school.Increased use of drugs or alcohol.Lack of interest or involvement in new surroundings.CAUSESThe distance from home—the farther you go, the worse it may be.Unhappiness when things are different from your expectations of student life.You have finally arrived at college after working toward it for so long.A heavy workload.Students who are homesick often feel they have no control over their environment.WHAT MIGHT HELP?Keep in good contact with the people you have left behind, but also give yourself time within the university to begin to get involved here.Be realistic about what to expect from student life and from yourself. Set up a balance between work and leisure.If work is proving too difficult, you may need to improve your study skills or your organization of time.Remember to get enough food and sleep! These affect you emotionally as well as physically.Make contacts and friends through shared activities such as sports or other interests.If you stop being able to do normal social and academic things, seek professional help either from your advisor or dean or the counseling service.（1）What might be a sign of feeling homesick?A. Feeling like quarreling with someone else.B. Becoming interested in study than ever before.C. Finding food or fruit less attractive.D. Participating in almost all activities in college.（2）New college students might be homesick because .A. they are never far away from their parentsB. they feel upset about something unexpectedC. they suddenly do not have anything to doD. they do not like the university they are in（3）Which of the following measures might be helpful for homesick students according to thetext?A. Keeping their old friends left behind.B. Reminding themselves to keep busy and forget it.C. Forcing themselves to stay in their dorms on weekends.D. Going in for sports with their friends.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。

【英语】高考必备英语阅读理解(教育文化)技巧全解及练习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1．阅读理解Recently, people in the US education have got extremely worried because a new report has shown that American students have a maths problem.The 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment(评估)(PISA) shows maths scores in the US getting lower and no improvement in science or reading. PISA tests 15-year-olds from different countries and regions in their maths, science and reading skills. About 540,000 students from 72 countries and regions took part in the assessment in 2015.US scores in reading and science were about the same as three years ago, leaving Americans near the middle of the bigger group. But the situation in maths is much more worrying. The US average score was 470,below the OECD(经合组织) test average of 490,meaning the US was No.40 among the 72 countries and areas. It was 12 points lower than in 2012 and 18 points lower than in 2009. So, what is going on with American students' maths skills?One reason may be that the US does not teach maths in enough depth." Students are often good at answering the first part of a problem in the United States," said Andreas Schleicher, director of education and skills at OECD." But as soon as students have to go deeper and answer the more complicated part of a problem, they have difficulties." In comparison, many high-performing countries and regions in maths teach a lot less but focus in much greater depth, especially when you look at East Asia, Japan and Singapore, according to Schleicher.Another reason may be the fact that many people in the US are unwilling to travel to foreign countries to learn better teaching practices." One of our biggest challenges in the US is that the teachers are not going out and seeing what high-performing countries do differently," said Wendy Kopp, who started Teach for America ,in a news programme.（1）When it comes to the 2015 PISA results, people in the US education are more concerned about .A. the US average scoreB. the differences from the previous PISAC. American students' performance in mathsD. American students' situation in science and reading skills（2）What can we learn from the passage?A.American students are not interested in simple maths problems.B.American students are unwilling to go abroad for further study.C.American maths teachers envy high-performing countries better teaching skills.D.American maths teachers seldom teach students how to solve complicated problems.（3）What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To inform people of American students' 2015 PISA results.B.To analyse the causes of American students' problems with maths.C.To stress the importance of learning maths well to America students.D.To give American maths teachers some advice on how to teach maths.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了2015年PISA评估结果显示美国学生的数学成绩较之以前有明显下降,进而分两方面阐述了造成这一结果的原因。

【英语】高考英语高中英语阅读理解(教育文化)技巧小结及练习题一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

Hobbies in general are becoming something of the past. Our lives are already filled with classes, homework, working, relationships and sleeping. When we do have a spare moment, it is all too easy to spend it on the endless entertainment and media that are right at our fingertips.I do not doubt that there are some people who could become a great writer or musician. I only fear that so many people are busy pursuing their education and their careers, but they never even see the potential (潜能) they have. The next great photographer or singer could be going to college right now. But they might not even know they have a gift for photographing or singing if they've never picked up a camera or a guitar.Of course, the final goal of pursuing a new hobby shouldn't be to become rich and famous. For most people, a hobby is just something they enjoy doing for the purpose of the thing itself. Such hobbies are still very useful. Studies have shown that people who have a hobby are less likely to have stress and more likely to have more meaningful lives.Most importantly, a hobby is just something you do to make you happy. I hate to break it to you, but we all have a long lifetime of work and stress ahead of us. It will make things much easier if we can practice the piano or make some collections after work.Sure, it's not easy to start a new hobby while going to school, but it will likely never get easier than it is right now. So think about the thing that you have always wanted to try but were too embarrassed or busy or whatever. You never know, you might become the world's next great people. If not, you'll at least be a little more well-rounded, more interesting and less stressed.（1）What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?A. All people should learn to relax.B. Today's people have little time for hobbies.C. People in the past took their hobbies seriously.D. People's lives have been negatively affected by media.（2）What does the author think of hobbies?A. They may take up too much time.B. They can help us enjoy a better life.C. They sometimes can bring us stress.D. They should make us famous one day.（3）What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. We should start a hobby now.B. Starting a new hobby isn't easy.C. We'd better develop a hobby at school.D. Developing a hobby will get easier as time goes by.（4）What's the author's purpose in writing the text?A. To introduce some helpful hobbies.B. To encourage us to have a hobby.C. To tell us how to create a happy life.D. To tell us how to find our potential.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，作者认为现在的人没什么时间来培养兴趣爱好，但有一个兴趣爱好非常重要。

【英语】高考英语阅读理解技巧阅读训练策略及练习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解New South Wales, Australia, is setting up cameras as part of an effort to reduce the number of people preoccupied with wireless devices while they drive. It will be the first area in the world to use the technology to punish drivers distracted (分心) with telephone calls, social media or text messages.Road Safety experts are concerned about the growing number of accidents involving drivers using smart phones on the state's roads. They say drivers who use phones while driving greatly increase their chances of being involved in an accident.The New South Wales government plans to place 45 Mobile Phone Detection Cameras across the state by December. Each phone detection unit contains two cameras. One camera takes pictures of a vehicle's registration plate (牌照). A second camera looks through the front window of a car or truck to see what drivers are doing with their hands.The units use artificial intelligence to set aside drivers who are not touching their phones. Human beings then confirm if the pictures show illegal behavior before notice is sent to the vehicle's registered owner. A violation (违反) carries fine of $232. Some cameras will be permanently set up on roadsides. Others will be moved, from time to time, around the state.Two fixed cameras took photographs of 8.5 million vehicles as part of a six-month test earlier this year. The cameras took photos of more than 100,000 drivers with their hands on phones. One driver was using a phone and another electronic device, an Apple iPad, at the same time. Another driver had a passenger guide the vehicle while they both held phones, the state government said.（1）What is the real purpose to set up cameras in New South Wale?A.To keep records of the accidents.B.To promote the latest technology.C.To find illegal behavior of the drivers.D.To force drivers to focus more on driving.（2）What can we infer from the road safety experts?A.Smart-phones are main killers on the road.B.All accidents result from drivers' using cell-phones.C.Measures are badly needed to ban using phones while driving.D.Carrying a smart-phone while driving will cause an accident.（3）How does the phone detection unit function effectively?A.It corrects the drivers' wrong behavior.B.It has two cameras to record the plates.C.It sends a notice to the legal diver autonomously.D.It combines artificial intelligence with human's efforts.（4）What did a six-month test show?A.Electronic devices could help divers indeed.B.Mary passenger helped operate the vehicles.C.Many drivers used electronic devices while driving.D.It was common to be busy with two wireless devices.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了澳大利亚新南威尔士州正在设置摄像头，以减少开车时全神贯注于无线设备的人数。

最新高考英语备考解析：高考阅读高考英语备考高考智力阅读一篇（有解析）高考临近，以下是一篇高考英语阅读理解模拟题，希望对大家有所帮助！Every student can learn rope jumping.You can jump alone or with your classmate. You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size.A rope should be turned slowly. It must also be turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without its striking your feet.When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get fired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again, If you practice, you can increase the number of limes you jumpers without resting.1. This passage is about _______.A. a gameB. a ropeC. rope jumpersD. careful timing2. How many people can join in rope jumping?A. One alone.B. Two.C. One or more.D. Two or more.3. The word “one” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means _______.A. manB. ropeC. thingD. size4. Before you do rope jumping, you must _______.A. find a good playerB. try whether the rope will be right for youC. stop to rest for an hourD. try whether the rope will be strong enough5. Which of the following is true?A. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible.B. A rope must be turned as high as possible.C. People can do rope jumping without resting.D. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope.【答案与解析】1. A。

人们拍照片越多感受和体验就越少一位心理学家指出，人们拍的照片越多，他们感受和体验的就越少，对拍照目标的细节也记得越模糊，她将其称为“拍照效应”。

她说，在公园里给孩子拍照的那些家长，其实当时“更不关心”孩子，因为他们正在关心拍照这件事。

结果，这些父母“失去了”拍照的那些时光。

Los Angeles blogger Rebecca Woolf uses her blog, as a window into her family's life. Naturally, it includes oodles（许多） of pictures of her four children.She says she's probably taken tens of thousands of photos since her oldest child was born. And she remembers the moment when it suddenly clicked -- if you will -- that she was too absorbed in digital documentation."I remember going to the park at one point, and looking around ... and seeing that everyone was on their phones ... not taking photographs, but just -- they had a device in their hands," she recalls."I was like, 'Oh, God, wait. Is this what it looks like?' " she says. "Even if it's just a camera, is this how people see me? ... Are [my kids] going to think of me as somebody who was behind a camera?"Today, Woolf still takes plenty of pictures, but she tries to not let the camera get in the middle of a moment, she says.Effect On Childhood MemoryWith parents flooding their camera phones with hundreds of photos -- from loose teeth to hissy fits to each step in the potty training process -- how might the ubiquity of photos change childhood memories?Maryanne Garry, a psychology professor at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, is trying to figure that out. For years, she's studied the effects of photography on our childhood memories."I think that the problem is that people are giving away being in the moment," she says.Those parents at the park taking all those photos are actually paying less attention to the moment, she says, because they're focused on the act of taking the photo."Then they've got a thousand photos, and then they just dump the photos somewhere and don't really look at them very much, 'cause it's too difficult to tag them and organize them," she says. "That seems to me to be a kind of loss."Not just a loss for parents, but for their kids as well."If parents are giving away some of their role as the archivist of the child's memory, then they're giving away some of their role as one of the key people who helps children learn how to talk about their experiences," she says.。

八成女性上传照片前要修图Eight out of ten women 'edit' their holiday snaps b efore uploading them to social media so only their slimmest angles are shared, according to new research.最新调查显示，八成女性往社交网站上传照片之前，都会修图，好让朋友们看到自己苗条漂亮的一面。

Most women will also delete unflattering pictures of themselves even if other people in the frame look good.More than half of women (58 per cent) wil l remove pictures taken by their husbands or boyfriends to make sure only the most flattering pictures survive.And wo men take charge of distributing holiday pictures in 74 per cent ofcouples.The unflattering picture black-out was revealed in a new survey of 1,000 women by the diet firm Forza Supplements.The poll highlighted the five pictures women most hate of themselves on holiday.More...'It was very emotional': Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan reveals how she jetted off to discover 'the real Majorca' after filming 'traumatic' last scenes'I could h ave bought champagne!': Outrage as five-star London hotel charges man £75 for three bottles of WATERQueen forced to spend first week of her summer break at Scottish lodge（旅馆，门房） be cause Balmoral is still ope n to touristsNumber one were those showing them sitting down with a bare midriff showing rolls o f fat around the tummy.The second worst picture nightmare is being caught with tight jeans and a muffin （英格兰松饼） top bulging out of the sides.The third picture 'no no' is being shot with a double chin and fourth on the blacklist were obvious drunken shots.The final picture nightmare is those taken s traight after swimming where the hair is wet and unkempt（蓬乱的）.1。