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阅读理解NASA’s pioneering planetary defense probe (探测仪), DART, spent the last 306 days calmly travelling through space toward its own target: an asteroid (小行星) the size of football field, known as Dimorphos. At around 3 p.m. on Monday, the rock emerged; just a little white light on the probe’s camera.Second by second, the $325 million, 1,200-pound spacecraft inched closer to its final destination. The asteroid grew larger, becoming a light spot, then a rough globe. Eventually, it enveloped the screen. At 4:14 pm, DART’s cameras went red. In mission control, a team member’s voice was unclear with noise over the intercom, indicating a loss of signal.The probe had crashed into the asteroid at around 14,000 miles per hour. Now DART is at rest on the surface of Dimorphos. That’s exactly what NASA had hoped for. Cheers and congratulations rang out through the control room at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland.“We’ve worked on this mission for at least seven years now,” said Elena Adams, the DART system engineer at JHUAPL, continuing “to see it so beautifully concluded today was just an incredible feeling — and also, incredibly tiring.”Unlike the rest of NASA’s deep space fleet of robots, DART was doomed(注定要毁灭) by design. It’s the first test of a planetary defense technology that could one day help protect the Earth from a wandering asteroid or comet by deliberately striking it and sending it off course. DART was launched in November 2021 on a carefully planned striking course to an asteroid pair, known as Didymos and Dimorphos. Its track was set and monitored by artificial intelligence without the ability to course correct from the team at Johns Hopkins, which designed, developed and managed the craft.“We’re setting out on a new era of humankind. An era in which, we, potentially have the capability to protect ourselves from a dangerous, risky asteroid impact,” said Lori Glaze, NASA’s Planetary Science Division director.1．What was DART intended to do?A．Explore a planet.B．Strike an asteroid.C．Probe the universe.D．Broadcast football matches.2．Why did the asteroid grow larger on the probe’s camera?A．The probe landed.B．The camera dropped.C．The probe drew nearer.D．The camera was broken.3．What does Lori Glaze say about the success of DART?A．It’s accidental.B．It’s significant.C．It’s surprising.D．It’s worrying.4．Where can the text probably be found?A．In a newspaper.B．In a history book.C．In a science fiction.D．In a fashion magazine.National Guide Dog Month is held in September every year. It is a month-long celebration set apart to honor the work of guide dogs and raise awareness, appreciation, and support for guide dog schools across the US. Guide dogs go through demanding training from an early age. They help those with sensory issues such as blindness and provide added mobility (移动能力) and independence for those who might not have otherwise had such freedoms.The first attempt to train guide dogs was in Paris at the “Les Quinze-Vingts” hospital for the blind. The founder of the Institute for the Education of the Blindd “Blinden-Erziehungs-Institut” in Vienna, Johann Wilhelm Klein, wrote about guide dogs in his book published in 1819. This provides evidence that dogs have been helping humans for a long period.After the World War I, when many soldiers came back blind, the use of guide dogs peaked. The demand for this service accounted for the opening of the first school for guide dogs in Oldenburg, Germany. Dog trainer Dorothy Harrison Eustis is credited with bringing the first guide dog to America, and Eustis later established the “Seeing Eye School” in Morristown, New Jersey.Dick Van Patten was the inspiration behind National Guide Dog Month. He admired the ability of these dogs to improve the standards of life for those living with blindness but he was also aware of the time, energy, and cost that went into training these dogs. He decided to take action and raise awareness and provide financial support for guide dog schools. Van Patten owned a pet food company that underwrote (承担) all costs for the promotion of National Guide Dog Month. The first guide dog fundraiser was in Southern Califormia with the support of the Petco Foundation.Thanks to Van Patten’s effort, many guide dog organizations have now become beneficiaries (受益者) of these month-long events. In the month of September, a drive is held to collect funds that go towards funding non-profit guide dog organizations accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation.5．What can we know about National Guide Dog Month?A．It is observed all over the world.B．It provides more freedom for the blind.C．It holds training activities for the public.D．It helps promote guide dog organizations.6．Where was the first guide dog school set up?A．In America.B．In Britain.C．In Germany.D．In France. 7．What’s Van Patten’s contribution for National Guide Dog Month?A．He improves the life for the blind.B．He trains lots of guide dog in the US.C．He runs a non-profit pet food company.D．He benefits many guide dog organizations.8．What is the text mainly about?A．The strict training on guide dogs.B．The reasons for needing guide dogs.C．The origin of National Guide Dog Month.D．The impact of National Guide Dog Month.He passed away many years ago. Father of the year (年度最佳父亲), my dad was not. That said, in some ways, he was a better parent than many dads are today.He loved to attend my hockey (曲棍球) games. He tied my skates for years when I was young. But he didn’t go to a single one of the hundreds of soccer games I played as a kid. I didn’t care. All I wanted from my parents was a ride to the game. I was there to see my friends, not perform for Mom and Dad.That’s why I don’t understand helicopter parents, the ones who suffer from great guilt and shame if they can’t make every single piano practice or football game. Your kids probably don’tcare. Let them go and have some fun. All that matters is that you drop them off and pick them up on time. Consistency is king.Of course, when kids are really young, they want to spend time with you. And they want you, the parent, to be focused on spending time with them, not checking your phone. “Wherever you are, be there,” said the great Jim Rohn.My dad never had a cell phone. He never used the Internet. I don’t even think he ever touched a computer. But even if he did have a phone, I can’t imagine him checking when we would play catch in the backyard.He was present. Every day in the summer, right after lunch, we’d play catch. He’d teach me how to throw a curve ball (曲线球). Sometimes he’d pitch to me, and when he’d hit me with a fastball, he’d say, “That’ll toughen you up.” We’d play until we lost all of the balls in the garden, not until he was distracted by a cellphone. Jim Rohn would have approved of his presence, although perhaps not his attitude about fastballs.9．What’s the author’s attitude towards his father?A．Ashamed.B．Satisfactory.C．Critical.D．Sympathetic. 10．What do the underlined words “helicopter parents” in paragraph 3 refer to?A．The parents who can fly helicopters.B．The parents who pick up their kids on time.C．The parents who enjoy participating in sports.D．The parents who focus too much on their kids.11．Why are the great Jim Rohn’s words mentioned in paragraph 4?A．To tell parents to stop using their cell phones.B．To tell parents to keep in touch with their kids.C．To tell parents to value the time with their kids.D．To tell parents to follow their kids wherever they go.12．What does the author intend to tell us in the last two paragraphs?A．His father was low.B．His father was rude.C．His father was energetic.D．His father was present.Spring is coming, and if you’ re not planning on making the most of the great weather, thenyou’ re seriously missing out. Staying in the UK is an option but, with the chances of rain hardly getting any lower, who would really want to? There are some great spring trips abroad below, offering excitement and relaxation.Generator DublinThinking of celebrating St Patrick’s Day at the source? If you’ re heading to Ireland’s capital, check out fashionable hotel Generator Dublin, which will be getting into the spirit with drinks deals, great room rates and a performance from First Day Lions.Located in the centre of the city, it’s close to everything from Dublin Castle to the Guinness Storehouse.The Living ProjectTime spent in nature can help relax body and mind, and the Living Project is launching a series of new mindful activities.With locations in Dartmoor and the Knoydart islands, it lets you choose from a range of shared experiences ranging from yoga (瑜伽) to guided breath work.Valiant Lady Virgin VoyagesVirgin Voyages has launched its second ship, Valiant Lady, which will sail Europe while her sister ship, Scarlet Lady, takes care of the Caribbean.Equipped with 1,330 impressive rooms and 78 “RockStar Quarters”, she also has two “Massive Suites” with their own private hot tub (浴缸). You can also expect first-class entertainment and dining experiences organized by Michelin-starred cooks.Lonely Planet’s GuideAs we become aware of how to cut down our carbon footprint, train travel becomes popular. Not only is it better for the planet, it can also take you through less frequented landscapes at a slower pace.Lonely Planet has highlighted dozens of routes which cross the European continent. 13．What makes people take spring trips abroad instead of staying in the UK?A．Weather B．Entertainment.C．Food.D．Accommodation.14．Which trip best suits people who enjoy nature?A．Generator Dublin.B．The Living Project.C．Valiant Lady Virgin V oyages.D．Lonely Planet’s Guide.15．What can people do in Lonely Planet’s Guide?A．Enjoy unfrequented landscapes.B．Walk at a slower pace.C．Highlight dozens of routes.D．Travel on foot.Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of the 21st-century life. Just two months after being launched in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has already reached an audience of over 100 million people. While ChatGPT threatens to change writing andwriting-related work, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago in a geographical area centered in modern-day Iraq, went through this kind of far-reaching change before us.Ancient Mesopotamia was home to many of civilization’s early developments. Its people were world leaders in adapting to technological and cultural changes. They invented the wheel and agriculture, and pioneered advances in mathematics and urbanization. These breakthroughs are reflected in cuneiform(楔形文字)literature，one of the oldest known forms of writing.In its literature, Mesopotamians don’t present cultural and technological advances as consistently beneficial.They often represent new technologies being controlled in the service of human conflict and mostly serving the interests of those with high social positions. In some ways，the representation of new technologies in its literature echoes(映现)contemporary concerns about AI: fears of increasing social inequalities and its potential use in information war.In recent years，AI-the newest form of writing-has been used to decipher(破译)the oldest: cuneiform literature.In broader fields,the boundaries of how AI may be used haven’t been clearly explained.In January,for example, a top international AI conference banned the use of AI tools for writing scientific papers.Humans have been struggling to invent, use and adapt to technology since our earliest civilizations. But the technology and resulting knowledge are not always evenly distributed. Knowing how we adapted to changing technology in the past helps us more fully understand the human condition and may even help us prepare for the future.16．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about concerning Mesopotamians?A．Their adaptation to threats.B．Their influences on writing.C．Their contribution to literature.D．Their achievements in civilization.17．What can be inferred about technological advances from paragraph 3?A．They prevent human conflict.B．They bring about hidden dangers.C．They take away people’s concerns.D．They lower people’s social status.18．What is the current situation of AI according to paragraph 4?A．Its use in literature is popular.B．It is not allowed to finish papers.C．Its range of application is undefined.D．It is not accepted in broader fields.19．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A．How People Can Use the Latest TechnologyB．How ChatGPT Will Threaten Writing and WorkC．What AI Will Do by Learning Cuneiform LiteratureD．What History Can Teach Us About New Tech’s ImpactNatural World Photography Competition Now Open!Now in its 10th year, Big Picture encourages photographers from around the world to contribute their works to this competition that both celebrates and illustrates the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspires action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery. Click here and enter your work for a chance to win cash prizes and be exhibited at the California Academy of Sciences!PrizesBig Picture is open to all photography worldwide to compete for a chance to win the $5, 000 grand prize. Winning images include images named as grand prize, first place, and finalist images. They will be displayed at the California Academy of Sciences for all visitors to enjoy.Competition PeriodThe Big Picture Photo Competition begins at 12:00 am on December 1, 2022 and closes at11:59 pm on March 1, 2023.Entry FeesEach photographer can enter photos as follows:$ 25 for up to 10 single image submissions in any category.$ 15 for each 6 - 8 image Photo Story submission.Photographers are limited to up to 10 image submissions per registered email address and may register an unlimited number of email addresses. Entry fees are used to provide the competition prizes and help the Academy in its mission and can not be returned.ParticipantsBig Picture is open to all photography enthusiasts and professionals alike worldwide, except employees, volunteers and Board Members of the Academy (as well as their sponsors) and the immediate families and individuals living in the same household.20．Where is the text most likely from?A．A picture book.B．A science journal.C．A camera guidebook.D．A conservation website.21．If a photographer submits 17 single images, how much will he pay?A．$ 25.B．$ 40.C．$ 50.D．$ 15.22．Who can participate in the competition?A．Amateurs unrelated to the Academy.B．Experts as members of the Academy.C．Volunteers working for the Academy.D．Enthusiasts of the board member’s family.An artificial intelligence can decode (解码) words and sentences from brain activity with surprising accuracy. Using only a few seconds of brain activity data, the AI guesses what a person has heard. It lists the correct answer in its top 10 possibilities, researchers found in a primary study.Developed at the parent company of Facebook, Meta, the AI could eventually be used to help thousands of people around the world who are unable to communicate through speech, typing or gestures.Most existing technologies to help such patients communicate require risky brain surgeries to put in electrodes (电极). This new approach “could provide a possible path to help patients with communication problems, avoiding the use of surgeries,” says neuroscientist Jean-Rémi King, a Meta AI researcher.King and his colleagues trained a computational tool, also known as a language model, to detect words and sentences on 56, 000 hours of speech recordings from 53 languages. The team applied an AI with this language model to databases from four institutions that included brain activity from 169 volunteers. In these databases, participants listened to various stories and sentences, while the people’s brains were scanned by magnetoencephalography (MEG)(脑磁图).Then with the help of a computational method that helps account for physical differences among actual brains, the team tried to decode what participants had heard using just three seconds of brain activity data from each person. The team instructed the AI to match up the speech sounds from the story recordings with patterns of brain activity that the AI computed as corresponding to what people were hearing. It then made predictions about what the person might have been hearing during that short time, given more than 1, 000 possibilities. Using MEG, the correct answer was in the AI’s top 10 guesses, the researchers found.“The new study is decoding of speech recognition, not production,” King agrees, “Though speech production is the final goal, for now, we’re quite a long way away.”23．What is the main advantage of the new technology?A．Avoiding dangerous operations on patients.B．Freeing patients from risky brain operations.C．Providing a path to communicate with others.D．Helping patients with communication problems.24．What does the AI require to make its prediction?A．Top ten guesses.B．Speech production.C．Patterns of brain activity.D．V olunteers with disability.25．What does Jean-Rémi King think of the new study?A．Disappointing.B．Promising.C．Surprising.D．Exciting.26．What is the best title for the text?A．A New Way to Decode SpeechB．The Application of MEG TechnologyC．A New Study on Artificial IntelligenceD．A Solution to Communication ProblemsLook 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. 27．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.28．What does the underlined word “bliss” mean in Paragraph 3?A．Happiness.B．Kindness.C．Loneliness.D．Friendliness.29．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.30．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.My love for animals began through watching wildlife documentaries when I was a kid. I went on to study Environmental Science at university, and became interested in marine (海洋的) biology when I did my master's degree. That's when I realised that there was a possibility to do more for Hong Kong.In Hong Kong, many people would associate marine life only with seafood, and few people would consider it as a part of nature to be appreciated. Although our marine life is highly diverse, our waters have been overfished for more than 40 years. Records show that, decades ago, Hong Kong had such high production of seafood that it supported about 90% of the local demand. Today, at least 90% of the seafood we eat has to be imported to meet local demand, as our waters are so overfished that they can no longer support the local appetite.Despite this shift, we are still a city in love with seafood-according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hong Konng has the second highest annual seafood consumption per capita (人均) in Asia-but consumers are barely aware of where their seafood comes from and which species are threatened.There is a lot of room for improvement in Hong Kong. Improving local fishery management policies and increasing the coverage of Marine Protected Areas, as well as conducting the relevant research to inform decisions, could move the city towards greater sustainability in this area. And consumers should avoid eating seafood that is on the threatened species list. As a general rule of thumb, if people are not sure what the species is, they should choose something else that they are more familiar with.With the marine ecosystem already weak and easily destroyed, the greatest threat is continued ignorance and inaction. It is time for us to show that we can also be a part of the solution. If each person plays their part - even for just one meal a day-Hong Kong would already be on its way to making considerable progress towards sustainable seafood consumption. 31．How does the author introduce overfishing in Paragraph 2?A．By listing reasons.B．By offering examples.C．By giving exact figures.D．By making comparisons.32．What is true about HK people according to the passage?A．They all see marine life as a part of nature.B．They consume 90% of the seafood in Asia.C．They have a rather big appetite for seafood.D．They are aware of the source of the seafood.33．What does the author suggest people do when eating seafood?A．Keep off unfamiliar species.B．Ignore dangerous species.C．Choose endangered species.D．Avoid non-threatened species.34．What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?A．To stop consuming seafood.B．To protect the marine ecosystem.C．To improve local fishery management policies.D．To criticize the overfishing situation in Hong Kong.We offer art and performing classes to children, teens and adults. Our classes are listed on our website with direct links to register. Registration for our classes begins on May 25th.Our ClassesWe teach after-school programs, private and semi-private art classes. Summer.March Break and Christmas Day camps are available as well. Check out our online classes.Join our art classes and develop your skills and creativity in painting, printmaking draw-ing-architecture, sculpture, fabric art, movie making, script writing, poetry confidence building skills and more. New programs are always being developed and are rarely repeated.What Else We DoWe offer fun and exciting performance classes in our home base. Our home base is a beautiful studio designed by an architect as well as our two studios by the sea in Ambleside. We provide a creative setting for a hand on art and acting experience through classes and workshops. Specialized art education develops engaged, confident, well-rounded and creativechil-dren.Artistic activities train the brain to think spatially (空间地), solve problems creatively and support development in other subjects. Our elementary school programs bring exciting opportuníties for students to explore techniques and materials that are often beyond schools’ art classroom resources.Where We Offer ClassesFor parents looking for the convenience of extracurricular opportunities for their children, they can have experience by bringing our classes to their local school with a choice of lunchtime and after-school classes. We love our group of mobile schools with their greatly supportive volunteers! Or you can have us come to you for private classes!35．How can the readers register the class?A．By telephone.B．By website.C．By telegraph.D．By mobile app.36．What can students learn in the studios by the sea in Ambleside?A．Performance.B．Architecture.C．Dancing.D．Painting37．What can we know about the class from the last paragraph?A．Most parents want extra classes for their children.B．Students can have classes in their local schools.C．Volunteers in the training offer lunch to students.D．Students can choose any place to attend the training.参考答案：1．B 2．C 3．B 4．A【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Lifting off at sunrise, the hot air balloon goes wherever the wind blow.A．may B．must C．need D．should2．________ two hours daily has made considerable difference to my physical condition.A．To walk B．WalkingC．Walked D．Having walked3．It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes. People who can see sometimes act__________.A．just foolishly B．less foolishly C．as foolishly D．so foolishly4．Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly ______ the snow.A．across B．againstC．through D．over5．--- Are you free now? I have something interesting to tell you.---OK, you make it short I will have to work on this term paper due tomorrow.A．now that B．as soon asC．every time D．as long as6．—Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month.—I’m ______ becaus e I have to stay at home and work.A．green with envy B．white as a sheetC．tickled pink D．black and blue7．The incomes of skilled workers went up. , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise8．—Would you like me the radio a bit?—No, it’s all right. I’m used with the radio .A．to turn down; to work; on B．turning down; to working; onC．turning down; to working; off D．to turn down; to working; on9．---Jenny is becoming slimmer and slimmer.---- It is said that she hired a fitness instructor last year and _____ since.A．is working out B．worked out C．has been working out D．had worked out10．Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _________ the fact _________ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.A．adjust to; that B．get used to; that while C．adapt to; while D．go about; that while11．—I have no idea what made the students so excited and crazy.—______ it have been their team’s victory in the finals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should12．In contrast with the liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively ______. A．competitive B．comprehensiveC．creative D．conservative13．Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening. A．called up B．turned up C．taken up D．kept up14．students English well, the teacher tries to speak English in class very often.A．Teaching B．TaughtC．To teach D．Teach15．Jess was sad and her friend helped her ___ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.A．break through B．break downC．get through D．get rid of16．Why do you turn to me for help ______ you can easily work out the problem independently?A．until B．whenC．after D．unless17．Policemen think that where there is violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always ______ it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides18．— David is a green hand at such things.— But I believe he is quite ________ to the task.A．relevant B．accessibleC．equal D．unique19．The hall of the school can one thousand people.A．sit B．seat C．be sat D．be seated20．It is what you do rather than what you say __________ matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

专题检测卷(十)阅读理解(建议用时: 25分钟)Aand to undertake all tasks related to the providing of that care. Nannies provide childcare in the fami ly’s private home.Full-time nannies with parents meet the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of the children. They typically do the children’s laundry, keep the children’s areas neat and clean, and prepare meals and snacks for the childre n. Depending on the age of the child and the family’s needs, the nanny may be responsible for bathing the child, transporting the child to activities and assisting the child with homework.Since nannies work in the private home and serve as caretakers, and educators, nannies must be trustworthy. Nannies are often hired so that parents can fulfill their personal and professional tasks. For this reason, nannies must be dependable and reliable.Full-time nannies work on average 40 to 60 hours per week and may live with the family as live-in nannies. For parents who hire a live-in nanny, at minimum they should provide a separate bedroom and bathroom and all meals and snacks. One of the benefits of nanny care is that the parents set the nannies weekly schedule. Nannies are typically required to have some scheduling flexibility. Nanny employers must pay what is commonly referred to as the nanny tax, which includes social security taxes and medicare taxes, total about 7. 65% of the nanny’s wages. The other federa l tax is referred to as FUTA. It is the Federal Unemployment Tax. State unemployment taxes may also apply and vary from state to state.In addition to nanny employer taxes the nanny is responsible for her share of the FICA taxes. Nannies are responsible for paying their own income tax payments, however many employers agree to manage the payments for them.Typical nanny benefits include 2 weeks of paid vacation, paid sick days and paid personal days and full contributions to health insurance. Nanny employers may also wish to contribute to a retirement savings plan for their nanny.1. What does a full-time nanny usually do?A. She should do all the tasks connected with childcare.B. She must be able to communicate well with parents.C. She should provide excellent care for the family.D. She must avoid dealing with her private secrets.2. We can learn from the second paragraph that.A. the nanny should stop the kid from eating snacksB. the parents must prepare every meal for the nannyC. the nanny should be a person with educationD. the parents must take responsibility for the nanny3. If you applied to be a full-time nanny.A. you would work at most 8 hours a dayB. you would get your private spaceC. you would work seven days a weekD. you would have no time of your own4. What do you know about the nanny tax?A. The nanny must pay such a tax according to her wages.B. The tax almost covers one-fifth of the nanny’s wages.C. The employers should pay the nanny tax for nannies.D. The tax is said to be the highest of all walks of life.5. Which one is NOT the benefit of the typical nanny?A. Having a 2-week holiday with payment.B. Getting paid for sick leave.C. Having full contributions to health insurance.D. Having personal days but without pay.BBefore leaving work, Steve Lee likes to use his cell phone to turn on his heat and air condition system at home. So by the time he gets through traffic into his front door, the temperature inside is perfect. You may wonder what a so-called smart home can do inside.Lee works for a company called Smarthome. com, testing and living with many of his company’s home automation gadgets(自动化小配件), like this multifunction touch screen that controls devices around the house and even connects to the Internet traffic cameras.“I have cameras, and they follow all the way down the freeway to work, ”said Lee with pride, “What’s going on at home when you are away? No problem, install some wireless cameras and controllers and from any computer in the world with an Internet connection, you can watch your house. ”“You can check on the house, and I can look at the temperature. Believe it or not, if I want to turn on lights ahead of time, I can, ”added Lee.We sat in Steve’s California kitchen and with the right password, turned on the kitchen counter lights at his boss’ house in Wisconsin. Steve did have permission to log on(登录).“If you do know the password and you want to play a trick on your wife, you could turn lights on and off r emotely. ”This new technology, which can automatically turn on water sprinklers when humidity is low, or turn off a pool pump when it is not in use, is no longer expensive. Several hundred dollars for a basic system is enough and it is not hard to install.Sure the convenience is nice but many people who like the security advantages like making sure kids are safe with the help of camera monitors and bedside alerts.“I can notice that maybe one of my children wakes up in the middle of the night once the light switch is turned on. ”What a smart home can’t do is get you a snack and you have to leave the couch for that.6. What does the underlined word“password”in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Security code.B. Crossword.C. Passport.D. Touch screen.7. What can be inferred from this passage?A. Steve’s boss trusted him very much.B. Steve doesn’t like to play jokes on his family.C. Steve could log on his boss’ home because he had been given the key.D. It’s expensive and difficult to apply a basic smart home system.8. According to the passage, the following is often a must for a smart home EXCEPT a.A. cell phoneB. computerC. cameraD. car9. What can’t a smart home do according to the passage?A. Turning on the light automatically.B. Getting the owner some food.C. Turning off a pool pump.D. Watching over the home’s safety.10. In which section of a newspaper will this passage probably be found?A. Entertainment.B. Science & Technology.C. Health & Care.D. Biography.C体裁说明文话题公司文化词数305 Companies with female board members are more likely to make decisions thatbenefit everyone from investors to staff, a study showed. Business school researchers said the findings show that having women in the boardroom is not justgood for equality but good for business, too.The study surveyed 600 board directors about their approach to decision makingand other company problems. It found that when there are conflicting interests,women board members tend to make fairer decisions than men.Female directors are more likely to consider how the decision will affect others,whether it is employees, investors for example. To do this, women on the board arealso more likely to use others in the decision making process, which leads to a muchmore co-operative feeling within the company itself. As a consequence, female influenced companies are generally more successful than those only in charge of males.Of the 600 board members studied, 75 percent were male and it found men were more likely to take decisions based on rules, regulations and traditional methods. Women, however, were more likely to try new ways. Professor Bart said, “We’ve known for some time that companies that have more women on their boards have better resul ts. ”Our findings show that having women on the board is no longer just the right thing but also the smart thing to do. “Companies with few female directors may actually be shortchanging their investors. ”Gregory McQueen said, “Women seem to be more inquisitive and to see more possible solutions. At the board level where directors have to act in the best interest of the corporation while taking the viewpoints of multiple stakeholders into account, this quality makes them more effective corporate directors. ”Previous studies have shown that corporations with women on the board perform better and are less likely to go bankrupt.11. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Benefits of having women board members.B. Advantages about corporations with women.C. Popular female directors.D. Female directors and male directors.12. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of having female board members?A. Corporations with women on the board perform better.B. Female board members are more likely to make decisions that benefit investors.C. Female board members are more likely to take decisions based on rules.D. Corporations with women on the board are less likely to go bankrupt.13. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Female directors will only take investors seriously.B. Women on the board think little of others in the decision making process.C. Companies only in charge of males are less successful than those having female directors.D. Women on the board have a less co-operative feeling.14. Which section of a website do you think the passage probably belongs to?A. Entertainment.B. Science.C. Education.D. Career.15. The underlined word“inquisitive”in the last paragraph can be replaced by.A. curiousB. interestedC. corporativeD. considerate【拓展训练】阅读A篇, 完成下列各题。

专题检测卷(十五)阅读理解(建议用时: 25分钟)Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication—having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning(扫描)equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree.What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.1. People buy cell phones for the following reasons except that.A. they’re popularB. they’re convenientC. they’re usefulD. they’re cheap2. The un derlined word“detected”in Paragraph 3 could be best replaced by.A. discoveredB. removedC. curedD. caused3. The salesman retired young because.A. he disliked using mobile phonesB. he couldn’t remember simple tasksC. he was tired of talking on his mobile phoneD. his employer’s doctor persuaded him to4. On the safety issue of mobile phones, the manufacturing companies.A. deny the existence of mobile phone radiationB. develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiationC. hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry aboutD. try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to health5. The writer’s purpose of writing this article is to advise people.A. to buy mobile phonesB. to use mobile phones less oftenC. to update regular phonesD. to stop using mobile phonesB(2013·衡阳模拟)I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate“Yes! ”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food.I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is trulya gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.6. The author has given lots of food to others because.A. she is poor at cookingB. she is a church memberC. she is friendly to othersD. she has received others’ food7. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author.A. had to stay in bed for several weeksB. knew the family in need very wellC. was glad to be able to lend a handD. was tired of preparing food8. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.B. She didn’t g et enough food during her pregnancy.C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.9. What do we know about the author’s family?A. Her family is too poor to buy enough food.B. Her family lives not far from a church.C. Her husband is not good at cooking.D. She has a babysitter taking care of her twins.10. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?A. A good beginning makes a good ending.B. One good turn deserves another.C. Actions speak louder than words.D. Every man has his faults.Ctrash ends up in landfills where it can sit for decades, polluting the soil and ecosystems around it. Reducing the amount of garbage we produce in the first place is one of the best ways to save the planet.From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2012, I saved every piece of my garbage. No, I’m not homeless, and I didn’t lose my mind. Keeping all my trash meant literally living with the impact of my daily decisions, which led me to make dramatic changes in my lifestyle.I should clarify that I saved all my nonbiodegradable(不能生物降解的)trash—things like glass, foam,a nd plastics, which don’t rot naturally. I set aside banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, and other biodegradable waste for composting(制成堆肥). Just as I washed my dishes, I scrubbed my soda cans, potato chip bags, and juice bottles with soap and water and hung them on my dish rack to dry. “Doesn’t your trash stink? ”people often asked. As long as I washed and dried everything, it didn’t smell.I believe that“waste”is actually a resource that can be used rather than discarded. Saving my trash allowed me t o recycle or“repurpose”it. Rather than throw out my plastic bags, I’ll put them into plastic bottles that can be sued as“bricks”to build bus stops, benches, and even houses. This spring, I was part of a group of students at the University of California, Davis, who used plastic bricks to create a bench for the campus.Though I won’t be saving all my trash again this year, my experience has permanently changed my consumption habits. Every time I go to the grocery store, I bring reusable bags. And I avoid con suming drinks from glass bottles. In short, I’ll never again be able to buy anything without pausing to ask myself: Is this really something I need? Is there a way to get it that involves less waste? I also hope that all people will see“waste”as just a res ource in the wrong place.11. What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 3?A. How he cleaned his trash.B. How he dealt with his trash.C. How he stored biodegradable waste at home.D. How he selected his nonbiodegradable trash.12. The un derlined word“discarded”in Paragraph 4 means.A. recycledB. valuedC. thrown outD. handed over13. We can learn from the text that the author.A. kept his trash in the garageB. saved garbage for half a yearC. made the best use of his trashD. will continue to save his trash14. According to the last paragraph, the author’s experience.A. gave him much pleasure and joyB. allowed him to save a lot of moneyC. made him show little interest in shoppingD. increased his awareness of the need to reduce waste15. The text is mainly about.A. how garbage ended up polluting the soilB. how trash changes our modern lifestyleC. the author’s experience of saving garbageD. the author’s good consumption habits【拓展训练】阅读C篇, 完成下列各题。

2023年广东卷高考英语阅读题真题解析2023年广东卷高考英语阅读题一共有四篇文章，题型包括选择题、判断题、填空题和主观题。

下面对每篇文章的题目和答案进行解析。

第一篇文章：题目：The Benefits of Reading Books这篇文章主要介绍了读书的好处。

答案解析：1. 根据第一段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“A。

Reading books can improve our vocabulary and language skills.”2. 根据第二段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“D。

Reading books is a good way to relax and relieve stress.”3. 根据第三段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“B。

Reading books can enhance our cognitive abilities.”4. 根据最后一段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“C。

Reading books can broaden our horizons.”第二篇文章：题目：The Importance of Exercise这篇文章主要强调了锻炼的重要性。

答案解析：1. 根据第一段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“B。

Exercise can help control weight.”2. 根据第二段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“C。

Exercise can improve mental health.”3. 根据第三段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“A。

Exercise can enhance physical strength.”4. 根据最后一段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“D。

Exercise can boost im munity.”第三篇文章：题目：The Impact of Technology on Communication这篇文章主要分析了科技对沟通的影响。

答案解析：1. 根据第一段的内容，我们可以得知答案是“D。

阅读理解专题广东省深圳、汕头、潮州、揭阳名校2021届高三联考英语试题第一节(共15小题:每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

ACambridge Shakespeare Festival 2020Special Charity PerformancesOnce again, in loving memory of Margaret Elizabeth Crilly, the Cambridge Shakespeare Fest ival will continue its support of the Children’s Hospice in Milton and St. John’s Hospice on the Wirral, with a series of special charity performances. Every penny raised will go directly to these organisations.All special charity performances begin at 2:00 pm in their usual venues (会场)；normal performances begin at 7:30 pm.Eight Fantastic PerformancesHamlet 8 July-27 JulyA Midsummer Night’s Dream8 July-27 JulyHenry IV (Part I) 8 July-27 JulyThe Winter’s Tale 8 July-27 JulyMuch Ado About Nothing 29 July-17 AugustThe Tempest 29 July-17 AugustHenry IV (Part II)29 July-24 AugustAs You Like It29 July-24 AugustTicketsTickets cost £17 and £13 concessions (减价票).Tickets are available to purchase on our website. We regret the necessary imposition (征收) of a £1.50 booking fee per ticket, but the increase in our own administration costs has made this unavoidable.IMPORTANT NOTESConcession tickets:Please note, you will need to bring proof of eligibility (资格证明) to buy concession tickets. Student concessions only apply to those with proof of being in full-time education. Other categories for concession tickets include the old, unemployed and disabled.Seating policy:There are about 200 chairs at each venue available on a first come, first served basis. There is also a picnic area immediately in front of the chairs for audience members to sit on the lawn (草坪)－though this is ground-level only, you should not use your own chairs in this area. Please note: purchase of a ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat.1. In which way are special charity performances different from normal ones?A. Their venues.B. Their showtime.C. Their ticket prices.D. Their seating policy.2. When can you see Much Ado About Nothing?A. On 24 July.B. On 26 July.C. On 28 July.D. On 30 July.3. How much should a disabled person pay to book an evening performance?A. £13.B. £14. 50.C. £17.D. £18. 50.BWhen my friend suggested going to the op shop (二手商店)，instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”. It was the same when my cousin commented on my new furniture and Japanese, fine-bone-china bowls and asked where I got them. They were from the local op shop but instead I said “from the antique shop”.Many people in my Greek-Cypriot community would look down on me if I said I shopped at the op shop. They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure. Immigrants sacrificed their families and homes for a better life. Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your children and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream, But has this dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet?Our love for purchasing the latest trendy clothes or furniture, then donating them when we are tired of them has become normal. I was once like this. But after watching the documentary The True Cost I learned donated clothes that don’t get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地). In addition, your new dress requires electricity and materials to make. But if you buy a second-hand dress, that’s one less dress in a landfill and one less new dress to be made.A friend introduced me to op shopping only a few years ago. My first item was a dress she gifted me. It was lovely and I loved it. Nobody could tell it was second-hand. This opened me up to purchasing more second-hand high quality branded clothes. Once I visited a friend and was impressed by how she decorated her apartment. “It’s all second-hand,” she said. I couldn’t believe it. The truth is a lot of things sold at the op shop are in new or almost new condition. That’s when I made the decision to only buy second-hand things.Selling second-hand things isn’t anyth ing new but what the planet needs is more buyers. There is so much excess (过量) production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and let’s get shopping.4. What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 1?A. Pride.B. Embarrassment.C. Delight.D. Sympathy.5. What are many people in the author’s community like?A. They are probably materialistic.B. They care about the environment.C. They think highly of op shopping.D. They look down upon immigrants.6. What was the author encouraged to do after visiting her friend’s apartment?A. Watch the documentary The True Cost.B. Donate more to local charities.C. Avoid shopping too much.D. Stop buying new things.7. What’s the purpose of the text?A. To entertain.B. To advertise.C. To persuade.D. To describe.CWhen you walk with a backpack, do you know how the things inside move from side to side? Now scientists have figured out how to tap into that movement to produce electricity.Picture a pendulum (摆锤) fixed to a backpack frame and stabilized with springs on either side. The pack’s weight is attached to the pendulum, so the pendulum swings side to side as you walk. Then a machine is driven by that swinging movement, and spits out electrical current to charge a battery.V olunteers carried the pack while walking on a running machine and wore masks to measure the flow of O2 and CO2. Walking with the slightly swinging 20-pound load, the device (设备) did not significantly affect the volunteers’ metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate compared to when they carried the same weight fixed in place. In fact, the energy-harvesting pack reduced the forces of acceleration they’d feel in a regular pack, which might mean greater comfort for a long hike. And the device did produce a steady trickle (涓流) of electricity. If you up the load to 45 pounds, the swing of the pack could fully charge a smart phone only after 12 hours. The details are in the journal Royal Society Open Science.The device produces electricity from human movement and has been identified as a workable solution to providing a renewable energy source for portable electronic devices. It is particularly useful for those who work in remote areas, as these people often carry a lot of weight in a backpack for their exploration.But here’s a real conundrum: the energy-harvesting device currently weighs five pounds. The researchers say that’s about four pounds too many to be a smart alternative to batteries. So they hope that more research lets them lighten the load, to ensure the pack charges you up without weighing you down.8. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. How the device works.B. What the device looks like.C. Who the device is designed for.D. Why scientists designed the device.9. Which of the following describes the device?A. It greatly affected the volunteers metabolic rate.B. It harvested energy as the volunteers walk.C. It failed to produce steady electricity.D. It was useless for a long walk.10. What does the underlined word “conundrum” in the last paragraph mean?A. Problem.B. Method.C. Bond.D. Decision.11. What will the researchers try to do next?A. Increase the charging speed of their device.B. Find smarter alternatives to batteries.C. Reduce the weight of their device.D. Put their device on the market.DJapan is known to have higher than average rates of stomach cancer, Recently, the town of Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture decided to get its 6, 000 residents (居民) tested.However, the frozen urine samples (尿样) are not tested in conventional ways. Instead, Professor Masao Miyashita and his team are using them in a trial to determine if specially trained cancer-sniffing dogs can accurately detect the disease. Though the study is still in its early stages, Miyashita is thrilled with the results. He said, “In our research so far, cancer detection dogs have been able to find signs of cancer with an accuracy of nearly 100 percent.”Researchers have known about the animals’ superior sensory skills for decades. However, their ability to detect cancer in humans came to light in 1989, after a dog sniffed out early-stage malignant melanoma (恶性黑色素瘤) on a patient’s leg in London. Since then, scientists from many countries have conducted studies to test dogs’ great skill at identifying cancer chemicals.While most dogs can be trained for the task, researchers say the best candidates are dogs that are precise, quiet, and perhaps even a little shy. The training process is similar to how dogs are taught to learn any trick — by rewarding them with treats! However, it takes much longer because the dogs have to learn to separate the “cancer scent (气味)” from the thousands of organic compounds (有机化合物) in the human body. Researchers begin by exposing the dogs to urine samples from people with cancer, people with other diseases, and patients with no health issues, Once the dogs are able to accurately identify cancer, they are further trained to detect particular kinds of cancer.Successful as they may be, experts think dogs are unlikely to replace conventional tests. For one, it takes about seven years and costs as much as $45,000 to train a single dog. Klaus Hackner, a researcher and physician who studies dogs detecting cancer in breath samples at Krems University Hospital in Austria, is also not convinced dogs can be relied upon alone. Patients, therefore, have to receive further tests to confirm if they have the disease.12. What do we know about the cancer-sniffing dogs mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. They have done a great job.B. They are trained in a special way.C. They can easily learn to distinguish cancer.D. They can be seen in many Japanese hospitals.13. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?A. Offer readers some advice.B. Add some background information.C. Summarize the previous paragraphs.D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.14. What kind of dog is suitable for the cancer-sniffing job?A. Smart and brave.B. Active and faithful.C. Strong and patient.D. Careful and peaceful.15. What is Klaus Hackner’s opinion on cancer-sniffing dogs?A. They should work as a team.B. They need to receive more training.C. They can replace doctors in detecting cancer.D. They should be used together with traditional tests.第一节(共15小题:每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)1-3 BDC 4-7 BADC 8-11 ABAC 12-15 ABDD广东省2021届高三新高考适应性测试卷（一）英语试题第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

阅读理解Most of us have experienced being introduced to someone new only to forget his name within seconds. But why is it often easy to remember a person’s face but so difficult to remember what he’s called?A new video explains that is due to the way our brains process random data. The video, called “why do you forget their name?” was produced by Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown from YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE. The pair explained our brains are born to recognize facial details and that specific brain cells fire in response to seeing a face.The University of Toronto, for example, found when looking for faces in a crowd the frontal cortex (额叶皮层)sends signals to the posterior visual cortex(后视觉皮层)to enhance what the person was looking at. But because names are random and hold no specific information in them, the brain struggles to remember them.The video continued to show when meeting people for the first time, many of us focus on introducing ourselves and this is known as the “next-in-line effect”. Instead of watching and listening to the other person, the brain starts focusing on its own routine — what I’ll say and how I’ll say it. As a result, we’re not able to take in new information.In an experiment by Texas Christian University, researchers asked people in a group to take turns introducing themselves. They then tested them to see which information they remembered. A participant’s memory was accurate for each fellow group member except for the person who spoke before them. For these people, the participants failed to recall any or little information.Also, brains have both short and long-term memory and the short-term memory is often called “working memory”. This can only hold so much information and if the brain doesn’t focus, or repeat it, the information fades.1．Why are names hard to remember?A．There is little detailed information in names.B．Names are specific to each individual person.C．The human brain responds to names too slowly.D．Names are regarded as useless information.2．What do we know about the “next-in-line effect”?A．It makes it hard to identify a person.B．It causes a temporary loss of memory.C．It worsens the ability to listen to others.D．It blocks the reception of new information.3．What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 5?A．Add some background information.B．Introduce a new topic for discussion.C．Explain the previous paragraph further.D．Provide another experiment for reference.Michael Jackson had Bubbles, a chimpanzee(黑猩猩). Justin Bieber had Og Mally, a capuchin(卷尾猴), until it was seized by German customs officials and put in a zoo. Rihanna has been photographed bottle-feeding a baby monkey on holiday. The stars would find few fans in the British government, which on December 12, 2020 placed new restrictions on keeping primates(灵长目动物)as pets. Somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 marmoserts, lemurs, tamarins and other little species of primates are kept in private ownership in Britain, the government says, often bored to misery.One of the benefits of cutting loose from the European continent is that Britain can fully express its passion for animals. Politicians are only too happy to work for it, for pet-friendly policies are cheap and popular. In the previous election, the Tory Party promised to help reunite missing pets with their owners by making it compulsory to put chips into the bodies of cats and dogs, and to deal with animal smuggling(走私). The Labour Party promised to ban the live-boiling of lobsters in restaurants.Yet, Britain’s animal welfare laws are already among the most comprehensive in the world, according to the Animal Protection Index.Wild animals in traveling circuses were banned by law last year, but a decreasing public appetite for parades of elephants and tigers balanced on chairs had already put an end to the business. By the time the ban came into force, only two licensed animal circuses were left in Britain. Members of Parliament are moved by the sad loss of pets because of motor accidents. James Daly has proposed Gizmo’s Law, named after a cat, the victim of a hit-and-run accident, which was burned without its owner’s knowledge. The law requires that dead animals be broughtback from the roadside to scan them for microchips, so that they can be reunited with their brokenhearted owners rather than being burned without their names being known. A draft bill in 2018 proposed criminalizing drivers who failed to stop after striking a cat. Hit-and-runs on dogs, pigs, goats and humans are already illegal.4．What does the author want to introduce by mentioning the three stars in Paragraph 1?A．A recent pet-friendly policy in Britain.B．British people’s passion for animals.C．A trend towards keeping primates as pets.D．The present situation of primates in Britain.5．What do we know about Britain’s politicians?A．They’re two-faced about animal welfare.B．They disapprove of European animal welfare.C．They used to blame each other on animal welfare.D．They devoted to making laws on animal welfare.6．Why are dead animals in Gizmo’s Law scanned?A．To track the hit-and-run driver.B．To help the animals find their way home.C．To inform their owners of the accidents.D．To find out the exact locations of the accidents.7．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A．Animal welfare: all you need to knowB．Could Britain be a leader in animal welfare?C．Could animal welfare plans be smart politics?D．Animal welfare: a favorite issue for politicians.NEW DELHI-Acupuncture has become a bridge of friendship between India and China, with more Indians accepting the form of traditional Chinese medicine over the past few decades, experts say.Acupuncture, a technique to cure various illnesses, was introduced in India in 1959 by B．K. Basu in the eastern city of Kolkata, capital of West Bengal state, according to Mrigendranath Gantait, president of the Acupuncture Association of India. Over the past six decades, it has spreadto rural, semi-urban and urban areas in India, particularly in the states of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Punjab.Acupuncture therapy in India is related to the story of the Indian medical mission that was sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Chinese people’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945). Basu, as a colleague of Dwarkanath Kotnis (widely known as Ke Dihua in China) and a torchbearer of the Indian medical mission, stayed in China from 1938 to 1943,and later worked for 43 years in India until his death in 1986. From 1958 to 1959, Basu stayed in China to learn acupuncture before introducing the needle techniques in India. In 1973, Basu was invited to China to learn newly developed acupuncture anesthesia (麻醉).From the very beginning, Basu tried to spread acupuncture to doctors by free teaching to broad masses of people. Basu, who established the Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis Memorial Committee and the Acupuncture Association of India, donated his house and savings to the government of West Bengal state for the purpose of acupuncture development.Under the leadership of the committee, free health service clinics have been set up where acupuncture is taken as the main treatment modality (模式), because the cost of acupuncture treatment is low, and acupuncture is effective for many ailments. The committee has also produced many acupuncturists who run these clinics without taking any remuneration (报酬), according to Gantait.“Acupuncture has played a unique role to promote people’s friendship between India and China,” he says. “When Basu returned to India after learning acupuncture anesthesia, the Indian media described it as acupuncture diplomacy, and it was highly praised in the country.”8．According to the passage, which of the following is true about acupuncture therapy in India? A．It was developed by B．K. Basu, a great doctor.B．It is more popular in the capital than in the countryside.C．It has played a unique role in producing acupuncturists.D．It is effective for many diseases and it is free of charge.9．The purpose of Paragraph 3 is to ______.A．introduce Dr. Basu’s experience in ChinaB．explain how Dr. Basu learned acupuncture in ChinaC．give some background information about acupuncture therapy in IndiaD．show how India and China benefited each other in acupuncture therapy10．The passage is most probably taken from ______.A．a history textbookB．a news websiteC．a medical reportD．a travelling brochure11．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?A．Basu-An Acupuncture ExpertB．Indian Acupuncture Working WellC．Acupuncture Diplomacy in IndiaD．Acupuncture-A Point of FriendshipEngaging in just one hour of leisure-time physical activity per week can reduce your risk of future depression, according to a new study — which is the largest and most extensive of its kind to date.The findings of this study suggest that surprisingly small amounts of low-intensity physical activity (60 minutes of exercise per week, without becoming breathless or sweating) can protect against future depression, regardless of age or gender. This adds to a growing body of evidence that small doses of physical activity can contribute to huge psychological and physical health benefits.This international research team was led by the Black Dog Institute in Australia who conducted an in-depth analysis of the Health Study of Nord-Trondelag County (HUNT study). HUNT involved 33,908 male and female Norwegian adults who had their levels of exercise and symptoms of depression and anxiety monitored over an 11-year period.At the beginning of the HUNT study, all participants were asked to report their frequency of weekly exercise and their degree of aerobic intensity: (1) without becoming breathless or sweating, (2) becoming breathless and sweating, or (3) exhausting themselves.During the follow-up stage of the study, participants completed a self-report questionnaire (the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) to indicate any emerging anxiety or depression over the years. Notably, the researchers found that people did not have to become breathless, sweaty, or exhaust themselves to reap psychological benefits from exercise. In fact, the authors observed thatlow levels of aerobic intensity were just as effective as moderate-to- vigorous physical activity (MVPA)in terms of protecting against future depression.In a statement, lead author, Samuel Harvey, added: “We’ve known for some time that exercise has a role to play in treating symptoms of depression, but this is the first time we have been able to quantify the preventative potential of physical activity in terms of reducing future levels of depression. These findings are exciting because they show that even relatively small amounts of exercise-from one hour per week-can deliver significant protection against depression.”The authors conclude: “Given that the intensity of exercise does not appear to be important, it may be that the most effective public health measures are those that encourage and facilitate increased levels of everyday activities, such as walking or cycling. The results presented in this study provide a strong argument in favor of further exploration of exercise as a strategy for the prevention of depression.”12．What’s new in the findings of the IIT study?A．It involved the most participants in one research of its kind.B．Exercise plays a positive role in treating symptoms of depression.C．Those who enjoy exercising every week are less likely to suffer depression.D．Exercise is described specifically in frequency and intensity to prevent depression.13．We can learn from Paragraph 5 that in the following part of the study________. A．researchers asked participants about their mental healthB．participants answered questions related to physical exercisesC．participants answered questions related to their mental healthD．researchers found that MVPA can help prevent future depression14．How was the HUNT study carried out?A．By carrying out interviews.B．By conducting surveys.C．By engaging in physical activities.D．By studying Norwegians health state. 15．Which of the following statements would the researchers most probably agree with?A．To avoid depression, one should perform everyday activities.B．Jogging until one sweats is better than walking or cycling every day.C．Depression victims should be encouraged to perform less intense sports.D．Exercise as a possible means of depression prevention deserves further study.CrossRoads Create, a social media app developed by four seniors who are now studying at the University of Rochester, aims to provide a platform to bring teams together for projects.While Sharfuz Shifat was working at the Meliora LaunchPad-a student organization heco-founded-in his second year at the university, Shifat had the vision of making an efficient social media network for people to work on their ideas. “The world would be a better place if you could easily find people who have the same interests, vision and relevant skills to build something,” he said. He then reached out to Carolyn Zelicof, Andrew Nyaisonga and Sandesh Paudel.“I got a text from Sharfuz saying he was looking for a user experience designer, and I thought this project was really exciting,” Zelicof said.With their team assembled, the four co-founders were now ready to materialize their vision. CrossRoads Create currently has a landing page where you can sign up to become a user and provide feedback on the product. Site visitors are met with the logo and the motto: “Where ideas meet execution.”Minimizing cost was one of the main challenges of the development process. The two engineers, Nyaisonga and Paudel, were able to develop the platform without indirect costs while keeping the ability of a business or system to grow larger in mind. Nyaisonga explained: “There is an easier way to do something, but it might not be cheap. So, we had to choose the harder way for some things.” On the design side, Zelicof, the lead user interface and user experience designer, spoke of the challenge of building a good user experience from an idea, as well as satisfying her team’s expectations. Juggling schoolwork, job applications, and the app development was another curveball thrown their way. “But when you’re really passionate about it, you can do it. Not everyone has to drop out of college to build a startup.” Shifat said.CrossRoads Create will be launched this week, and the founders have been busy preparing their launch strategy, promoting their product through extensive use of social media marketing campaigns, maintaining their landing page, and interacting with the Center for Startups. 16．What do we know about Sharfuz Shifat?A．He founded Meliora LaunchPad after his graduation from university.B．He is responsible for improving the experience of the app users.C．He thinks it more important to start a business than pursue a degree.D．He is involved in promoting their app through social media.17．Why did Nyaisonga prefer the hard way of developing the platform?A．Because it is money-saving.B．Because it allows the app to grow.C．Because it quickens development process.D．Because it takes time to get feedback from users.18．What does “curveball” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A．Interest.B．Ambition.C．Difficulty.D．Confusion. 19．Which of the following was NOT one of the challenges they faced?A．Meeting the expectations of their teammates.B．Striking a balance between schoolwork and app development.C．Having access to the resources provided by the Center for Startups.D．Turning their thoughts about improving user experience into a reality.Running is undoubtedly a healthy lifestyle, but it is difficult to stick to it. I still remember one 50-minute run in particular in the spring of 2018. I made a detailed plan at first and immediately began creating a long list of excuses as to why this was simply just not going to work, why I wasn’t fit enough and why I would fail. I was afraid that I had no confidence in my plan. Before I even tied my shoes, I’d already convinced myself I couldn’t do that.How would it go? I had quit the workout mentally before I even started. Who knows how many times I stopped and restarted my watch? I spent an awfully long afternoon sitting by the road feeling sorry for myself. One bad workout would even upset me for days. I questioned my fitness gradually and cut more workouts short. And pretty soon, my fitness gradually came to a steady level or moved backward.The problem I gradually realized was that I treated my entire training plan like a tempo run—hard, fast, strict. In a tempo run, if you don’t hit your pace early, it’s nearly impossible to catch up. Therefore, I realized I needed to treat my training like my favorite workout: the long run.I love ignoring my watch, settling into a relaxing pace, enjoying the route and focusing on only one goal—finishing. I love that I can have a bad mile in the middle and still end up strong.Now, when I set a new goal and write a new training plan, I have what I call “the long-run mindset”. I find success and value in my training because I’m not eager for immediate results asbefore. Yes, there is still an important place for hard fast tempo runs, but I have shifted my attitude to thinking bigger than short-term outcomes and work towards lifelong success.20．How did the author first feel about his running plan?A．Positive.B．Convinced.C．Unsure.D．Unafraid. 21．What can we infer about the author from paragraph 2?A．He had a poor-quality watch.B．He had a loser’s mental state.C．His health was improving rapidly.D．His training plan was easy to follow. 22．How did the author manage to solve his problem?A．By ignoring the finishing line.B．By finding a tense workout pace.C．By forgetting his previous achievements.D．By treating the training in a different way. 23．What message does the author try to tell us?A．Doing is better than saying.B．Think twice before you leap.C．A good plan makes a good ending.D．It’s an attitude of mind that counts.For thousands of years, Chinese writers have travelled all over the country to take down notes about the geographical conditions of each city. Among them, well-known Chinese geographer and writer Li Daoyuan, in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), composed his book, Commentary on the Water Classics, after studying the original literary version, Water Classics. He later expanded the river records to 1, 252 from the original 137.The book is now being studied again by Professor Li Xiaojie and his team from Fudan University. They have been using drawing software and 3D modelling to recreate the waterway situations on a map based on the book description. So far, they have completed research on four rivers.“Ancient people knew really well how to apply the power of nature to technical considerations,”Li said, giving the example of Qianjin’e, one of the most famous ancient water conservation projects in Luoyang, Henan. In order to lead the river into the city for irrigation (灌溉) in ancient Luoyang, the officials built a canal branch by separating a northwest-southeast river. However, the canal water wasn't enough to support the citizens in dry seasons. To solve that, on the northern side of the canal branch, the officials built a reservoir (水库) and a channel to lead the water to the canal branch, where the waterways would converge and flow together to the city.In Commentary on the Water Classics, a total of 2, 800 cities are recorded with details. Still,the process of recreation takes much effort. After doing a lot of text analysis and fieldwork, the team has gradually created the model with 3D modelling software based on repeated deductions (推论).For Professor Li, the book is not only a record of the natural landscape over 1, 000 years ago, but also a detailed description of humanity and culture and a treasure for today’s reference. 24．What can we learn about the book Commentary on the Water Classics?A．It has been out of date.B．It explains 3D modelling.C．It keeps records of 137 rivers.D．It is based on previous studies.25．What does the underlined word “converge” in paragraph 3 mean?A．Join.B．Pass.C．Cross.D．Begin.26．What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about model recreation?A．Its major problems.B．Its detailed analysis.C．Its complex process.D．Its successful application.27．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A．3D Technology Fuels Modern ResearchB．Ancient Classics Inspire Modern ResearchC．An Effective Approach to Model RecreationD．A Famous Writer of Chinese Ancient ClassicsThe top-selling album (唱片) Songs of the Humpback Whale was released in 1970. This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales and eventually helped save thousands of whales’ lives.The album might never have been made if it hadn’t been for a sound engineer named Frank Watlington. In the 1960s, Watlington was making underwater recordings when he noticed some strange, deep sounds, which he realized were coming from whales.Watlington played the recordings for a pair of biologists named Roger and Katy Payne. When they listened, they were instantly hooked on the beauty of the whales’ voices.Katy Payne studied music as well as biology, and she was amazed by how the whales communicate like an opera singer. She also noticed another interesting detail: they had recognizable patterns. In biology terms, an animal call with a repeating pattern is called a song. The songs of whales are so complex that some scientists have even compared them to composersand poets.The Paynes thought that other people needed to hear the beauty of the whales’ songs, so Roger organized the recordings into an album. At the time when the album came out, whales were often hunted and traded for money and some whale species were dying out. Most people had never thought of whales as creatures that could communicate through songs. But after hearing the album, many people began to think differently.The album led people to start the Save the Whales movement. Musicians began using whale songs in their music, and whales were included in movies and television shows. In 1982, the deep-sea whaling was banned. Before the ban, more than 50,000 whales per year were killed. After it, the number went down below 2,000.It might seem incredible that just one album could help save the lives of so many whales. But this one-of-a-kind album revealed secrets long hidden beneath the waves and allowed these amazing creatures to finally share their songs with the human world.28．What is the purpose of the passage?A．To call on people to save whales.B．To prove that whales are born singers. C．To explain how a good album was made.D．To introduce a popular album and its stories. 29．Who first found the special voices of the whales?A．A song recorder.B．An opera singer.C．A sound engineer.D．A pair of biologists.30．What surprised Katy Payne about the whales?A．They could talk with scientists.B．They could sing like an opera singer. C．They could repeat interesting sounds.D．They could communicate through songs. 31．Which is one of the values of the album?A．It successfully stopped deep-sea whaling.B．It helped people understand whales better. C．It made some music and movie stars popular.D．It encouraged musicians to work with scientists.Last Saturday, when my grandfather got frustrated at the name of the singer of a song, I grabbed my smartphone and found it in seconds. This astonished my grandfather, who didn’t understand how I’d checked the information so quickly. I laughed and explained, but afterwards, it made me think about how much I depend on technology.When I reflected on its impact on my education, I saw that technology has been significant in many ways. Returning to the story of my grandfather, he had asked me more about how I used it and about university life. He said he thought we had an easy life compared to previous generations.I could see his point.Not only are we lucky enough to have the same educational benefits as those of previous generations, but we have so many more. We still have walk-in libraries; however, the only option for studying used to be sitting in these libraries with as many books from your reading list as you could find, yet now a single search online can immediately provide access to a huge range of resources. Interaction between students and university staff is another area that has changed considerably. We can have face-to-face time with our tutors, and also communicate using our electronic devices. The most popular means is via social media, and it has become unacceptable for messages to be unanswered for any length of time. While this puts an extra stress on the university’s academic support team, we students are greatly benefited.When we compare the student life of the past and the present, it is tempting to focus on the obvious differences in technology. In fact, students are doing what they’ve always done: embracing the resources available and adapting them to work more efficiently and to live more enjoyably. The pace of change in technology continuously gathers speed, so we have to value each innovation as it happens.32．Why does the author mention the story of his grandfather?A．To share an interesting experience.B．To draw readers’ attention to the topic. C．To provide an example for his opinion.D．To arouse readers’ concern about a problem. 33．What is the grandfather’s attitude towards the role of technology?A．Favourable.B．Tolerant.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear. 34．What is a new challenge technology brings to the academic support team?A．Using various electronic devices.B．Scheduling online communication. C．Providing more flexible reading lists.D．Responding to all inquiries from students. 35．What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A．Students should make full use of technology.B．Students should value the time and enjoy their life.C．We should take technological differences seriously.D．We should resist the temptation of up-coming innovation.参考答案1．A2．D3．C【解析】【导语】本文为一篇说明文。

高考真题变式题分类汇编专题03 阅读理解C篇真题变式题（全国甲卷）养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。

做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。

总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。

在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。

英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。

越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。

另附高考复习方法和考前30天冲刺复习方法。

【2023年高考真题】I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy (哲学).That love for philosophy lasted until I got to college. Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them.Eric Weiner’s The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers reawakened my love for philosophy. It is not an explanation, but an invitation to think and experience philosophy.Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. This, more than a book about understanding philosophy, is a book about learning to use philosophy to improve a life.He makes philosophical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor. Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he becomes part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his owninterpretation.The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. The invitation is clear: Weiner wants you to pick up a coffee or tea and sit down with this book. I encourage you to take his offer. It’s worth your time, even if time is something we don’t have a lot of.1．Who opened the door to philosophy for the author?A．Foucault.B．Eric Weiner.C．Jostein Gaarder.D．A college teacher.2．Why does the author list great philosophers in paragraph 4?A．To compare Weiner with them.B．To give examples of great works.C．To praise their writing skills.D．To help readers understand Weiner’s book.3．What does the author like about The Socrates Express?A．Its views on history are well-presented.B．Its ideas can be applied to daily life.C．It includes comments from readers.D．It leaves an open ending.4．What does the author think of Weiner’s book?A．Objective and plain.B．Daring and ambitious.C．Serious and hard to follow.D．Humorous and straightforward.【高考真题变式题1】About a decade ago, Lawson was at a beach in Virginia watching his kids build castles right next to the waves.“I kept trying to get them to come back because I thought it was a terrible idea,” he remarked. He wanted them to build their sandcastles closer to the dunes. But they found it more exciting to build right where the waves hit, seeing their sandcastles get destroyed, and then rebuilding them with whatever debris (残骸) washed up from theocean. “It seemed so symbolic, somehow, of how life works more than just building your perfect sandcastles,” said Lawson. When he decided to turn that sunny day into a children’s book, the idea came to just use pictures. “It seemed like it would work beautifully without words,” he said.A Day for Sandcastles is illustrated by Qin Leng. It’s the second wordless picture book for Lawson and Leng since 2021’s Over the Shop. Leng’s illustrations stay pretty true to real life. Three siblings spend the day building sandcastles and watching them get destroyed by a flying hat. “To me it’s a celebration of childhood and the simple joys of life. These are the things I like to capture,” said Leng.Leng spent part of her childhood in France, and she was inspired by European comic books “What I love to do when I illustrate a picture book is add side stories to the main storyline. I always think about the readers and the longevity of the book, and I want them to be able to discover something new every time they revisit the book,” Leng explained.At the end of the day, the sleepy-eyed kids pile into the bus that will take them home. “Those last pages are some of my favorite. They capture that feeling like at the end of the day on the beach, when it’s getting dark and you feel completely exhausted,” Lawson said. It must be a universal childhood feeling: happy with sand, sticky from the salt, hot from the sun, and ready to fall asleep the moment you get into the car.5．Why does Lawson mention the scene where the kids built sandcastles?A．To suggest a way to enjoy leisure.B．To tell us the inspiration for his book.C．To convince us of how life works.D．To remind readers of the childhood.6．What do you know about the two books mentioned?A．The stories are literally works of fantasy.B．They are purchased by kids universally.C．They carry no elements of comic books.D．Readers can only find pictures in them.7．How does Lawson feel when telling us the last pages in the last paragraph?A．Pleased.B．Indifferent.C．Disturbed.D．Exhausted.8．What can be a suitable title for the passage?A．Childhood in sandcastles B．Beautiful childhood memoriesC．Popular illustrated books D．Explore the mystery of nature【高考真题变式题2】A new picture book called When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies: The Incredible Story of Bird Evolution explains the scientific idea that birds are dinosaurs. The writer Jingmai O’Connor describes herself on Instagram as a “dead bird fan”. With her PhD, she works at the Chicago Field Museum as an expert on the evolution of birds and flying dinosaurs.O’Connor says people may know that birds are little dinosaurs. But they might not connect that fact to the birds they see. One purpose of her book, she said, is to achieve it. O’Connor also wants people to see birds as she does — as fascinating flying dinosaurs.In her book, O’Connor also talks about the larger idea of science — namely the importance of making mistakes. Each mistake, she said, leads us closer to the truth.“Science is essentially a series of mistakes. And every mistake, you know, informs us a little bit more and gives us a little bit more information. But pretty much everything that we think is ‘truth’ right now is probably at least partly wrong. You know, there is so much we don’t know. But mistakes are part of the process.”O’Connor is a Chinese-Irish American who grew up in Pasadena, California. She did not always want to study the remains of ancient living things. She began studying geology, like her mother. “But in my case, my mother went back to school to do her PhD when I was around 10 years old. And so, she had four kids…So, she would take us with her to not only the laboratory, but also into the field, which means going out to collect samples. So, I fell in love with geology.”However, O’Connor had a larger goal in mind when she wrote her book. She said, “Through having greater respect for the living animals around us, I hope that people start to think more about how they impact the environment through their actions, so that we can all move towards a more sustainable future.”9．Which is one of the goals of O’Connor’s book according to Paragraph 2?A．To make connections.B．To write a review.C．To give instructions.D．To make a profit.10．What does O’Connor think of mistakes?A．Unavoidable.B．Meaningless.C．Invaluable.D．Uncontrollable.11．What can be learned from Paragraph 4 about the author?A．She had complex social relationships.B．She wanted to be a geology teacher.C．Her mother was her geology teacher.D．Her mother had early effects on her.12．What does O’Connor expect of her readers?A．Being mindful of what they will say.B．Creating a more sustainable lifestyle.C．Organizing more outdoor activities.D．Trying to make use of the findings.【高考真题变式题3】I have always loved the Arthurian legend (传奇), as there is something quite special about King Arthur, and of course Merlin, my favourite character from the stories.Death of an Empire is the second volume in MK Hume’s “Merlin” series which details Merlin’s life from birth. Merlin travels across the Roman Empire in search of his father, a voyage of discovery to understand just who he was. Eventually Merlin gets involved in the fight against the Hun’s invasion (入侵) of Europe at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plain.Serving under the General Flavius Aetius, Merlin builds a reputation by saving the lives of thousands of soldiers. When he finally reaches Rome, he saves many more. But a far deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian and Senator Petronius Maximus is around the corner and Merlin must use all his strength to carry out his work.If I had to choose just one word to describe this novel, there would be no other choice than “immersive (身临其境的)”. There has clearly been a serious amount of research carried out by the author. Combined with the descriptive prose and imaginative story, the book really does attract you from almost the very start. The story really does feel like you are a part of it as Merlin travels across the Roman Empire.The author does a great job of mixing the rich history with established Arthurian legend. The battle scene is handled very effectively. The author employs a very effective form to show the main fight and this not only adds a degree of tension and a good level of excitement but almost makes you feel like you are right there hearing about what happened.Death of an Empire is a very fine novel, a wonderfully rich tale and a rewarding story.13．Why does Merlin travel across the Roman Empire?A．To visit King Arthur.B．To enjoy a nice view.C．To get a well-paid job.D．To find out his origin.14．What can we learn about the novel?A．It is a mixture of history and legend.B．It features difficult language.C．It speaks highly of an emperor.D．It is a masterpiece of Merlin.15．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 5 refer to?A．An effective description.B．A long-running battle.C．A wonderful feeling.D．A well-known legend.16．What is the text?A．A news report.B．A history story.C．A book review.D．A science fiction.【高考真题变式题4】Technology seems to discourage slow reading. Reading on screens tires eyes easily. So online writing is more skimmable than print. The neuroscientist Mary Walt argued this “new norm” of skim reading is producing “an invisible, dramatic transformation” in how readers process words. And brains now favor rapid absorption of information, rather than skills developed by deeper reading, like critical analysis.We shouldn’t overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as we learn to read more skillfully. And fears about declining attention spans have proved to be false alarms. “Some critics worry about attention span and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline, ” The American author Selvin wrote. “But nobody ever said poems were evidence of short attention spans. ”Yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. First, it means there’s more to read, because more people than ever are writing. And digital writing means rapid release and response. Once published, online articles start forming a comment string underneath. Such mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun, but is probably lacking in profound reflection.Perhaps we should slow down. Reading is constantly promoted as a source of personal achievement. But thisadvocacy emphasizes “enthusiastic” or “eager” reading — neither suggest slow absorption. To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in their slow comprehension of words. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps he’s done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.The human need for this kind of deep reading is too determined for any new technology to destroy. We often assume technological change can’t be stopped, so older media are kicked out by newer, more virtual forms. In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle hasn’t killed off printed books any more than cars killed off bicycles. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.17．What is the author’s attitude towards Selvin’s opinion?A．Favorable.B．Critical.C．Doubtful.D．Objective.18．Which statement would the author probably agree with?A．Advocacy of passionate reading helps promote slow reading.B．Digital writing and reading tends to ignore careful reflection.C．We should be aware of the impact skimming has on the brain.D．The number of Internet readers declines due to technology.19．Why is “swimmer” mentioned in paragraph 4?A．To demonstrate how to immerse oneself in thought.B．To stress swimming differs from reading.C．To show slow reading is better than fast reading.D．To illustrate what slow reading is like.20．Which would be the best title for the passage?A．Slow Reading is Here to StayB．Technology Prevents Slow ReadingC．Reflections on Deep ReadingD．The Wonder of Deep Reading对高三学生而言，就是要通过训练转化为学生的答题能力。

阅读理解“Time flies. Youth fades; treasure each moment of your life,” accompanied by guitar and drums, the Band for One, made up of five people, sang the lyrics soulfully during a performance in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on November 7.Behind the band, there was a picture of a young man named Philip Hancock shown on the screen. And he is the reason they were all there. Hancock was a 27-year-old Australian who taught English in Chongqing. When he died in 2018 due to complications from diabetes, his parents followed his wishes and donated his organs with the help of the Red Cross Society of China’s Chongqing branch.“I’m Philip’s liver”; “I’m Philip’s kidney”; “I’m Philip’s eyes.” The five people — a real estate salesperson, a famer, a former truck driver and two doctors introduced themselves onstage. They are the ones who received Philip’s organs.Last year, Chen Xianjun, former truck driver, knew from Red Cross officials that Philip loved music and dreamed of having his own band one day. Chen and the other four recipients instantly decided to form a band in memory of Philip.Since they had no music experience, they had to start from scratch. From learning the guitar to mastering the maracas and taking on the drums, they took time out of their busy lives to rehearse over the past year, even during the pandemic.“Picking up a new instrument is certainly difficult at my age, but we managed to achieve it,” said Mo Li, the 36-year- old real estate salesman. “I think Philip not only gave me a renewed life, but also some ‘musical cells’ that enable me to appreciate beautiful melodies.”Organ donation is not only the best way to memorialize a loved one, but also a remarkable way to save the lives of others. But according to Xinhua, China faces a serious shortage of organs, with about 300,000 people waiting for organ transplant surgeries each year. But the good news is that more and more people are joining Philip.1．Band for One was formed to .A．remember PhilipB．celebrate their renewed lifeC．raise money for Philip’s parentsD．raise public awareness of organ donation2．Which of the following best describes the members of the band?A．Successful.B．Skillful.C．Grateful.D．Helpful.3．What can we infer from the passage?A．The pandemic once stopped their rehearsal.B．Mo Li was 36 years old when he joined the band.C．The recipients are from different walks of life.D．About 300,000 people have organ transplant surgeries each year.4．What’s the writing purpose of the last paragraph?A．To call on more organ donations.B．To let more people know what Philip did.C．To make the severe shortage of organs known to the public.D．To inform the public the importance of organ transplant surgeries.According to a recent study in Science, pigs are providing convincing new evidence that animals may respond emotionally to music. The finding may lead to ways to improve their welfare on farms. “It’s a really neat study that shows animals are more emotionally attuned (音感好的) to music than people think”, says Charles Snowdon, an animal behaviour expert at the University of Wisconsin.Music is sometimes used as enrichment for animals and other captive animals. And Snowball the dancing cockatoo (凤头鹦鹉) likes to dance to the Backstreet Boys. But whether these creatures have a true emotional response to the tunes is unclear. That’s what the new study aimed to do — but with pigs. Coauthor Maria Camila Ceballos, an animal welfare scientist, says she chose these animals because they are intelligent and social, and face serious welfare challenges on factory farms.The researchers composed music that were either consonant or dissonant. To humans, consonant music generally sounds pleasant whereas dissonance tends to sound uncomfortable. The team then filmed six litters of young pigs listening to the music, which was played in a random order with a break in between.The researchers scored the pigs’ body language using an approach called QBA．Pieces of consonant music were linked to the pigs experiencing positive emotions, whereas the dissonantmusic was linked to negative emotions, the team reports this month in Scientific Reports. “So we found that, yes, music generates different emotions,” Ceballos says.Animal welfare scientist Jun Bao from a university in China is skeptical about whether Ceballos’s team detected emotions, however. He recently found that exposure to music increases play and tail wagging in pigs, which he sees as signs of a “positive mood”. However, he says it’s not clear that pigs labeled as “happy” or “uneasy” through QBA actually experience those emotions.Ceballos hopes the study will help researchers create welfare-improving music, tailor-made to a specific species. Bao also agrees, adding “It’s really interesting, because if it works, it would be the handiest and cheapest way to enrich their environment.”5．What is the recent study mainly about?A．Pigs’ welfare on farms.B．Pigs’ reaction to tunes.C．Pigs’ daily behaviours.D．Pigs’ potential diseases.6．Why are pigs chosen as Ceballos’s objects of study?A．They are easy to regulate.B．They prefer to live alone.C．They enjoy terrific welfare.D．They own good intelligence.7．From which aspect is Jun Bao doubtful about Ceballos’s research?A．The duration of their on-site observation.B．The accuracy of judgement on pigs’ emotion.C．The selection of music pigs are exposed to.D．The appropriateness of the testing approach.8．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Pigs’ Emotion Can Be Tuned by MusicB．High Pork Production Is on the WayC．Pigs’ Intelligence Can’t Be OverlookedD．The Way to Ease Pigs’ Stress Is FoundVirginia Guarddon can’t remember her life without some sort of art. She started playing piano when she was 6. At 10, she came across works by the Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, and she was hooked. She started writing poems that would be featured in a couple of books.There’s something else that’s always been in her life: a type of skin lupus. “All of my life, I tried to find ways to make it better,” Guarddon said. “And that led to trying to help others feel better about their skin.” The attempt took her to the U.S. in 1945 where she studied science and piano. And then she began a career in skin care. “To me, skin is a form of art,” she said. “I love making women feel beautiful.”“I wanted to create something of my own,” Guarddon said. “I wanted to realize my dream.” Her dream? Combining all of her passions into one.The result is Poet’s Garden Apothecary, Guarddon’s own skin care line and the online business: Poet’s Garden Alchemist. Guarddon teamed up with a laboratory to create her line of products, which she calls “skin poetry.” The products, made for every skin type, include an oil face cleanser, day cream and night cream. With each purchase, customers receive a custom poem from one of the company’s contributors. And some earnings from the business go to the Poetry Foundation.In the first few months of running business, Guarddon said, Poet’s Garden Alchemist is turning into an online poet’s movement. She often hosts live poetry readings on Instagram. “To me, skin care and poetry go together,” she says. “I’m trying to show that beauty is not just skin deep. It’s about our voice and how we express it.”9．Why does the author mention Guarddon’s early experience?A．To show her excellent artistic talent.B．To highlight the impact of Gustavo on her.C．To explain the inspiration of her skin care art.D．To appeal for carrying out research on skin lupus.10．Which of the following best describes Guarddon?A．Creative and caring.B．Faithful and ambitious,C．Strong-willed and cautious.D．Sociable and trustworthy.11．What can be a suitable title for the text?★ Class CancellationsAny class not meeting minimum enrollment by four business days before the class start date will be cancelled and you will be contacted. If we must cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment or any other circumstance beyond our control, we will offer a full refund or issue credit towards another class.★ Contact InformationThe Confucius Institute is located within the University International Center on the east bank of the Twin Cities campus. The University International Center is located in the Keeler Apartment building. Enter at the comer of 17th Avenue S. E. and 4th Street through the doors located near the “University International Center” sign.Office hoursThe office is generally open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.The office is closed daily from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. and is closed on all University holidays.Office Address160 University International Center, 331-17th Ave. S. E., Minneapolis, MN 55414Phone: 612625-5080Fax: 612-625-5158Email:*****************12．Chinese Rehab ________.A．costs more money B．lasts one and a half hoursC．is held on Monday D．has four classes a week13．To get information about the classes, you can visit the office ________.A．on Monday noon B．at 12:30 a.m., TuesdayC．on Wednesday evening D．at 1:30 p.m., Friday14．What can we learn about the classes?A．They can be one-to-one instruction.B．The schedule may be changeable.C．They are held on University holidays.D．They start at the beginning of the University semester.While the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong has been closed in light of the COVID-19 (新冠肺炎), art lovers can take a virtual (虚拟的) tour of the former home (故居) of the renowned Chinese painter who lived from 1895 to 1952.The hall hosted a live streaming (直播) show on International Museum Day, which falls on May 18 every year, and a docent (讲解员) described for viewers the story behind Xu’s artworks. The show attracted nearly 2.9 million views online within 90 minutes.Nine other Beijing-based former residences of late celebrities—such as Chinese writer Lu Xun, political persons Soong Ching Ling and Li Dazhao—did the same that day in an effort to connect online viewers with art.Altogether, the 10 shows were watched by 35.13 million people.“The number of virtual visitors has exceeded that of physical visitors since last September,” said Li Qing, deputy curator (馆长) of the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong. Live streaming has an edge. It helps us highlight the most iconic collections and interact with more audiences. It has extended the scope and functions of museums’ public services, he added.“Amid the virus outbreak, works of literature and art displayed in our museum have played a role in lifting moods and giving people hope,” said Liu Qing, a staff member of Beijing Luxun Museum and the New Culture Movement Memorial of Beijing.According to officials with the Beijing Information Office and the Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage, 94 themed events were rolled out on May 18 including 50 online exhibitions and 15 live streaming shows.They are part of the city government’s plan to build Beijing into a city of museums, according to local officials.“There are 187 registered museums in Beijing. It is a large number,” said Ling Ming, deputy director of the Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage. “The plan, on the one hand, can help each of them find out their own characteristics and on the other hand, help build a more diverse museum system.”Beginning in 2018, the Beijing government created interactive programs and mobile apps and encouraged residents to engage in International Museum Day celebrations online, Ling added.“This year, cloud computing technology was utilized,” he said.15．Why has the Memorial Hall of Xu Beihong been closed?A．Because it has been seriously damaged.B．Because his relatives are strongly against it.C．Because the COVID-19 has broken out.D．Because people don’t like his paintings now.16．What role have the museums played during the COVID-19 outbreak?A．Lifting spirit and giving people hope.B．Teaching people more technology.C．Raising more money.D．Connecting the Chinese people with the outside world.17．What’s the best title of the passage?A．COVID-19 Broke Out SuddenlyB．Internet Technology Offers Closer Look at Fine ArtC．A Brief Introduction to Xu Beihong’s WorksD．Beijing’s Cultural PlansWearing ties (领带) was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes. That made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And this led the tie to be adopted by a much larger tribe (群体) — the business tribe.You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used his brain to make a living, rather than his hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of coloured silk around his neck. This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.“Ties offer a point of difference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers. “They give a chance to say something about their owner’s personality.”So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly coloured tie, there’s a good chance that he is the office joker. There’s also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly coloured socks.Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new breed of entrepreneurs(企业家) in the Internet and new technology industries. Manypolitical leaders now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people — but not the people wearing ties.Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the Western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat — in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” will have the same effect on ties as “hatless Jack”.18．In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s ________.A．personality B．social position C．wearing style D．favourite hobby 19．In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because ________.A．it showed you used your brain B．it showed you got a good salaryC．it showed you were an employer D．it showed you were well-trained20．The author holds the opinion that ________.A．Blair is the best leader in the world B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world C．more people will go to work without ties D．people will wear hats instead of ties 21．The underlined word “vanished” in this passage means ________.A．disappeared B．washed C．expanded D．soldEating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.Previous studies have linked high exposure to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problems, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke(中风) within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants(污染物) were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health. 22．The passage aims to________.A．call the government to improve environmental air qualityB．list all the factors that can cause heart problemsC．inform people of the relationship between heart problems and air qualityD．persuade people to exercise more and give up smoking to decrease the risk of heart problems 23．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3?A．relatively high B．extremely low C．relatively low D．extremely high 24．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Smoking is the most immediate factor that causes heart problems.B．High level of air pollution can lead to heart problems in a short time after exposure. C．Moderate air quality doesn’t raise the risk of stroke.D．It’s not important to be aware of the air quality.Jack has a very effective technique when he’s determined to get his way and he’s using it now staring at Suzannah, trying, she feels, to see into her soul. He doubtless can, of course, seeing as the very first day they met. He walked over to her and in that quiet yet confident way he had told her exactly what she was thinking.“Look, Sure,” Jack says, in the soft, persuasive tone she’s never been able to resist, “we’ll only be borrowing it for two days. There’ll be no problem.”Suzannah trembles inwardly. Jack wants to borrow her father’s car for the weekend while her parents are away, so they can take a group of friends to a party in a town 200 kilometres away. He won’t be insured to drive the car, and their no-doubt drunken friends will urge him on to drive ridiculously fast. He’s far from a safe driver.“It’s not a good idea,” she resists weakly. “Imagine if we had an accident.”“Suze. Trust me.” Again, the deep, warm look into her eyes and she’s near to giving in eventhough she knows she shouldn’t. She wants to please him. She’s about to agree when suddenly a small voice speaks up inside her.“Suzannah,” the voice says, “you can’t allow this.” And she knows that for once she’s going to have to say no and do what’s right.“No, Jack,” Suzannah says, surprised by how firm her voice sounds. “Just no.”His eyes widen and he looks at her carefully. There’s a long pause and then his face breaks into a huge smile.“Good girl,” he says, “you made the right decision,” and he kisses her gently on the forehead.And with the warm kiss she knows that there is, after all, real hope for them.25．What can we learn about Jack and Suzannah’s relationship?A．Jack loves Suzannah deeply.B．Jack is dishonest to Suzannah.C．Jack controls Suzannah inwardly.D．Jack is respectful to Suzannah.26．How does Suzannah feel when she first hears Jack’s request?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Surprised.D．Disappointed.27．Why is Suzannah finally able to turn Jack’s request down?A．Because she loses her temper.B．Because she follows others’ advice.C．Because she listens to her feelings.D．Because she is tired of obeying Jack.28．What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A．Honesty helps to promote love.B．Love should be selfless for lovers.C．Ups and downs make a good relationship.D．Being brave to say “no” is vital for lovers.“Some day, there’ll be no Americans left in the NBA,” said 12-year-old Xing Tao, who joined his school team two weeks ago after watching Yao Ming in a televised NBA game, “The players will all be Chinese, like Yao.”To China, Yao is a home-grown superstar who helped make the world’s first basketball league closer to Chinese players. To the NBA, the 2.23-meter center offers an opening of a different sort into the world’s largest new market. Yao’s NBA first appearance against the Indiana Pacers in October reached 287 million families in the US. That game might have been a bit of a letdown to Yao’s fans: He played just 11 of the 48 minutes, had two rebounds (篮板) and got no points. Comparing that with his performance on December 19, also against Indiana, Yao won 29 points and 10 rebounds. “This was one of the most exciting games I’ve had,” Yao said after Houston’s 95-83 victory. The NBA has to be excited about his on-count success. In all his games, he’s averaging 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, quite good for a new star. “Yao Ming has brought the NBA closer to the Chinese,” said NBA spokeswoman Cheong Sau Ching, “That makes the dream seem practical for other people in China and proud to be Chinese.”The 22-year-old Yao is not the country’s first player in the NBA: Wang Zhizhi broke down the Dallas Mavericks in November 2003. But Yao’s combination of modesty (谦虚) and skills make him a favorite back home.29．What’s the direct reason for Xing Tao to join the school basketball team?A．He watched an NBA game.B．He liked basketball.C．He hoped to play for the NBA．D．He had dream that he would become a basketball star.30．How many points did Yao Ming win in his first game in the NBA?A．zero B．two C．29D．1031．What does the word “letdown” in line 6, paragraph 2 mean?A．failure B．surprise C．disappointment D．sadness.32．Why does Yao Ming win more popularity than Wang Zhizhi at home?A．He has performed excellently.B．He is modest.C．More and more Chinese people like to watch his games.D．Both A and B．33．What’s the main idea of this passage?A．Middle school students want to play basketball.B．Yao Ming makes NBA closer to China.C．There’ll be no Americans left in the NBA．D．There are many new stars from China in the NBA．November 17 is an important day for black cats in Italy. An animal rights group has named that day as “Black Cat Day” to stop the killing of thousands of the cats. Why do people hate this animal so much? It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if you see them walking across your path.The black cat is just one of the symbols of superstition (迷信). You may already know that Western people don’t like the number 13. Besides knocking over a salt bottle, they also believe that walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors and breaking a mirror can also bring bad luck.According to Andrew Macaskill, who works for Teens, British people believe it is unlucky to see one magpie (喜鹊). But two bring good luck. “In Britain, people like to have a horseshoe over door. They believe it can bring good luck.” Macaskill said，“But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up, The luck runs out if it is upside down.”In the US, people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time. They think this can bring good luck. Also, it is believed that good spirits live in trees. So by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune. People in the US also believe there are devils in brooms (扫帚). So don’t lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.34．In Italy, people hate black cats because the people think ________.A．an animal rights group try to protect them B．they walk on people’s pathC．“Black Cat Day”is a bad day D．it is unlucky to see them35．How many things that mean bad luck are mentioned in the second paragraph?A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.36．What does the underlined word “misfortune” in the last paragraph mean?A．Bad guy.B．Bad luck.C．Bad devil.D．Bad animal. 37．From this passage, we can infer that ________.A．many black cats are killed in Italy each yearB．all the people in the world hate the number of thirteenC．magpies are the symbol of good luck in BritainD．in the US the things living in the trees can bring good luck38．What is the best title of this passage?A．Black Cat Day B．Western Superstition SymbolsC．Bad Luck and Good Luck D．Western People’s Belief参考答案：1．A 2．C 3．C 4．A【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。

专题 13 词义猜测题之代词指代代词指代题旨在考查学生对阅读素材的理解和把握能力。

文章中的代词this，that, it，they，them等可以指上文提到的人或物。

其中it和that还可以指一件事。

有时代词指代的对象相隔较远，要认真查找；有时需要对前面提到的内容进行总结，才能得出代词所指代的对象。

“3步法”解题此类题目要求考生根据语境判断代词(this，that，it，they，them，one等）究竟指代什么。

具体方法：（1）返回原文，找出指代词(it，they，them，this...).（2）向上（有时向下)搜索，找最近的名词、代词、短语或句子（就近原则）。

（3）将找到的词、词组或句子代人替换该指代词，看其意思、逻辑关系是否通顺，并最终确定最佳答案。

[微点拨]理清人物及事物间的逻辑关系是解答代词指代题的关键。

考生可利用上下文，采用逻辑关系梳理法，使人物或事物的关系明朗化。

要记住代词永远出现在原词之后，根据这条原则可快速排除选项中出现在代ADo you make money by doing small jobs? If you do, you may have heard of the idea of spending only some of it, saving some of it and donating (捐赠) some to people who need it more．The head of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife announced they were giving away 99% of their money from Facebook during their lives to help others！That alone is amazing considering most people donate about 3% to 5% of the money they have．It’s even more amazing when you realize they’re donating about D|S45 billion．That’s D|S45,000,000,000！！！！Don’t worry．They’ll still have about D|S455 million to live on!They made this decision partly because they had a baby girl, Max, and thought about what kind of world they’d like her to grow up in．It must be an amazing feeling to have that kind of money spent on people in need．Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest persons in the world, so most of us will never know what that would be like．But we don’t have to be super wealthy to make meaningful change．Sometimes change can come from change!Ten­year­old Joey Roth from America started saving up change he found anywhere —around his house, on the street, on his way to school ．．．And then he started putting it in a jar (广口瓶)．He even asked the tooth fairyto donate some change in his letter to her after he lost a tooth! (The tooth fairy is an imaginary person．) His collection, Jar for Change, has grown into a community­wide effort and he has raised over D|S10,000 all from people dropping coins into jars! The money he raises goes to help connect parents with their very sick babies．See what these people have done? You, too, can make a difference— no matter how old you are, where you live and how much you earn!1．How much would most people donate if they had 10,000 yuan?A．30－50 yuan．B．50－100 yuan．C．300－500 yuan． D．500－1,000 yuan．2．Mark Zuckerberg and his wife decided to make such a donation partly because of ________．A．Joey Roth B．their daughterC．their education D．their childhood3．What does the underlined word “that”in the third paragraph refer to?A．Making money．B．Spending money unwisely．C．Being the richest person in the world．D．Giving away D|S45 billion to help others．4．What does the author intend to tell us by mentioning Joey Roth’s story?A．Everyone can help others．B．Giving makes people happy．C．Pocket money can be helpful．D．Giving is better than receiving．BThere is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many of us associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of culture identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping with homesickness.Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes about the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavors that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.We should not only embrace our heritage (遗产) through our culture’s food but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window into culture, and it should be treated as such.5．What’s the function of food mentioned in the article?A．To help motivate homesickness.B．To show national identity.C．To reflect a country’s history.D．To show a community’s superiority.6．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A．The specific traditional food.B．The national culture.C．A traditional expression of food.D．The old-fashioned taste.7．Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurants?A．To attach cultural importance to their dishes.B．To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.C．To make the dishes popular among customers.D．To present their own food culture in a new way.8．What’s he author’s attitude toward different food cultures?A．Negative.B．Balanced.C．Unfair. D．Unchangeable.CAlong with the progress of reform and opening up, the Chinese film industry has also made remarkable achievements and become in a flourishing (繁荣的) state in economic growth. It has recorded social changes in the past decades through the medium of the film. The film market of China has been much better than that of North America, becoming the largest in the world during the first season of 2019.In the original stage of reform and opening up, old Chinese movies were rescreen ed and foreign movies dubbed (译制). Audiences' enthusiasm for movies was lighted up by both these practices. In 1979, the attendance ofChinese moviegoers reached a record high of 29.3 billion. However, televisions and other entertainment activities sprang up in the late 1980s and drew many audiences away from movies when the film market faced a danger.The employment of a socialist market economy in China in 1992 brought energy again to the film industry. With the introduction of free competition and reforms, it made an abundant recovery and experienced rapid growth. In the same period, China began to introduce overseas movies into the home market, especially those from Hollywood. Despite the argument that foreign movies occupy the space of home-made ones, Chinese movies with increasingly higher quality have gained a firm foothold in the local market with box offices setting several new records.The development of the Internet has added new energy to the Chinese film industry. In 2015, the powerful Internet companies, one called Tencent and another Alibaba, developed their own film arm and began to adapt popular online stories for movies. With big data, more accurate marketing skills can target specific audiences to satisfy their personal preferences. Yet the development of online cinemas may pose threats to the survival of offline ones. Now the film industry is exploring more advanced film screening technologies to provide audiences with an improved movie experience.9．Which threat did the Chinese film market face in the late 1980s?A．Popularity of televisions.B．Development of online cinemas.C．A slowdown in economic growth.D．Introduction of overseas movies.10．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．The space of Chinese movies.B．The Chinese film industry.C．The socialist market economy.D．The introduction of reform and opening up.11．What does the author indicate in the end?A．Online cinemas will replace traditional ones sooner.B．The film screening technology is key to films' success.C．The Internet is a two-edged sword for the film industry.D．Movies made by Tencent and Alibaba are most successful.12．What would be the best title for the text?A．The Ever-changing Film MarketB．Popular Online FilmsC．Advanced Film TechnologiesD．Flourishing Chinese Films答案A语篇解读：不是一定要有很多钱才能帮助别人，我们也可以从小处做起。