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专题十 推测词义
Passage 1
Citizens in the poorest counties in the US face a life expectancy up to a decade shorter
than citizens in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal
of Public Health.
Researchers wanted to better understand how socioeconomic (社会经济的) status was
associated with health outcomes. They classified the country’s 3,141 counties into 50 new
“states” based on average household income as opposed to geographic areas. They broke
down the data by county since they found state-level data may hide some impact of
socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties.
Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year difference in the life expectancy of men
with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthiest counties compared to 69.8 years in the poorest.
For women, the difference was slightly less—83 years in the wealthiest counties and 76 years
in the poorest. The study helps show how economic policies and income inequality are
associated with health outcomes.
“A lot of our work is about connecting the dots,” said Woolf, the lead researcher. “There is a
tendency in our country to talk about health issues as medical problems without realizing that
decisions that the new administration will make about economic policy and lowering taxes are
all health issues.”
While it may seem apparent that higher incomes would lead to better health outcomes, since
people will be better able to get preventive medical care and treatment, Woolf says there are
other seemingly unrelated factors that can affect health as well. He said that children who
grow up in an economically depressed area with high levels of stress due to financial
problems can end up with chronic stress. These children are at increased risk of developing
diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure. “A lot of those conditions trace themselves
back to childhood exposure,” said Woolf.
Woolf warns that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health
outcomes, they did not analyze cause and effect, but they suggested that the data showed that
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policy-makers should not just focus on state-wide measures but they should focus more on
targeted efforts to help those most at risk. “With limited resources, methods of identifying the
poorest counties can assist in the allocation of resources and programs to those communities
that are in the greatest need,” Woolf said.
1.The data collected by the researchers are based on counties because .
A.it is easy to collect data by county
B.the state-level health data are unbelievable
C.there is only a small wealth difference among states
D.it can reflect the effect of socioeconomic status on life expectancy accurately
2.By saying “A lot of our work is about connecting the dots”, Woolf means .
A.they help connect the government with poor people
B.their work helps find more factors relating to health outcomes
C.they help connect counties with socioeconomic differences
D.their work is to find the relation between people’s income and life expectancy
3.What does the underlined word “chronic” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Long-term. B.Serious.
C.Acute. D.Early.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Children suffer most from poor family economic status.
B.People in poorer counties are less likely to have a health risk.
C.Negative effects of poor economic conditions on people start early.
D.Life expectancy of women is not affected by socioeconomic status.
5.What does Woolf tend to indicate in the last paragraph?
A.Resource allocation in the US is not fair at all.
B.Their study helps find the poorest counties in the US.
C.The government should learn something from the study.
D.People still don’t know the factor that decides life expectancy.
答案
1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话和最后一句话可知,研究人员将数据按县分类是
因为它能准确反映社会经济地位对预期寿命的影响。
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2.B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“There is a tendency...all health issues.”可知,Woolf
说的“我们的很多工作都是关于连接这些点的”的意思是他们的工作有助于发现更多
与健康结果相关的因素。
3.A 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文内容可知,画线词所在句表达的是在经济萧条地区长
大的孩子由于经济问题而承受着巨大的压力,最终可能会长期都有压力,chronic意为“长
期的”。
4.C 细节理解题。根据第五段最后两句话可知,糟糕的经济状况对人们的负面影响很早
就开始了。
5.C 态度意图题。根据最后一段中的“but they suggested that...”可知,Woolf认为政府
应该从他们的研究中吸取教训。
Passage 2
Tiny as they are, bats have the ability to “see” in the dark by using a special skill called
echolocation(回声定位). They make noises and wait for sound waves, or an echo, to
bounce(反弹) back off objects. They can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly
the sound waves bounce back off them. If no sound bounces back, they can then fly forward.
This special ability has been simulated in the human world for a long time, such as in
submarines and planes, whose sonar(声呐) systems are somewhat similar to echolocation. But
apart from helping vehicles “see” where they are, what if blind people could use echolocation
for themselves? It turns out that some already are.
American Daniel Kish, who is blind, is known as “Batman”. This isn’t because he walks
around in a cape and a mask, but because he has a bat-like ability to locate where he is
through sharp clicks he makes by moving his tongue against the roof of his mouth. Kish is so
skilled at echolocating that he can ride a bike and hike on his own.
Recently, the research carried out at Durham University in England sheds some light on the
power of human echolocation.
Kish worked with a group of scientists who studied the way blind people listen to the echoes
that they produce from clicks.
The team, which conducted experiments with other volunteers, found that people were
capable of hearing even very faint echoes, ones far fainter than had been previously thought.
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Speaking to The Independent, Lore Thaler, lead scientist of the group, said, “We found that in
some conditions, they were really faint—about 95 percent softer than the actual clicks, but the
echolocators were still able to sense them.”
Andrew Kolarik of the University of Cambridge is another expert in echolocation. Reacting to
the Durham study, he told BBC News that echolocation “can be very useful for providing
information at face or chest height” and could help people “avoid objects like low-hanging
branches that might not get detected by the cane or a guide dog”.
Although Kish’s skill is remarkable, there’s hope for other blind people who want to use
echolocation. According to BBC News, echolocation is a skill blind people can acquire and
develop, just like learning a language. As Kolarik said: “Teaching echolocation skills could
provide blind people with the means of exploring new places.”
1.The underlined word “simulated” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A.discovered B.copied
C.improved D.challenged
2.How does Kish locate where he is?
A.By using his great sense of hearing.
B.By listening to the echoes produced by his cane.
C.Via the echoes from the clicks he makes with his tongue.
D.Via the sonar system attached to his body.
3.What did Lore Thaler’s team find from their studies?
A.It is hard for echolocators to sense faint echoes.
B.Humans can echolocate better than we thought we could.
C.Echolocators can pick up all types of echoes.
D.Blind people are better echolocators than those who can see.
4.According to the article, teaching echolocation to blind people .
A.will enable them to get rid of their cane
B.will improve their ability to learn a new language
C.will open up new possibilities for them
D.is not easy to put into practice
5.What is the article mainly about?
A.A Study on blind people using echolocation.
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B.Different types of human echolocation.
C.The importance of human echolocation.
D.Why bats’ echolocation could be used by humans.
答案
1.B 词义猜测题。根据下文可知,潜水艇和飞机的声呐系统和蝙蝠的回声定位能力相似,
这说明蝙蝠的这种能力在人类的生活中被模仿,所以simulate的意思是“模仿”。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This isn’t because he walks around...by moving his
tongue against the roof of his mouth.” 可知,Kish通过舌头抵住上颚发出的尖锐的咔嗒声
来定位自己所在的位置。
3.B 细节理解题。根据第六段可知,人们甚至能够听到非常微弱的回声,由此可知人类
的回声定位能力比我们想象的要好。
4.C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话可知,向盲人教授回声定位技术可以为他们提供
探索新地方的方法,即回声定位法可以为盲人开启新的可能性。
5.A 主旨大意题。文章介绍了蝙蝠的回声定位法被人类利用,研究发现人类也具有回声
定位的能力,这种能力可以为盲人服务,科学家对盲人使用回声定位进行了研究。所以本
文主要介绍了一项对盲人使用回声定位法的研究。
Passage 3
Pandas are famously picky eaters. They only consume bamboo—a poor quality diet low
in fat. But the creatures appear to have evolved to get the most out of what they do eat,
according to a new study.
Their gut (肠道) bacteria change in late spring and early summer when bamboo is at its most
nutritious—while protein-rich green shoots are coming out. The bacteria make the panda gain
more weight and store more fat, which researchers said may compensate for a lack of
nutrients later in the year, when bamboo plants have only fibrous leaves to chew.
“We’ve known these pandas have a different set of gut microbiota during the shoot-eating
season for a long time, and it’s very obvious that they are chubbier during this time of the
year,” said lead study author Guangping Huang, a researcher for the Institute of Zoology at
the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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To investigate how the gut bacteria could affect a panda’s digestion, the team first collected
the waste of eight wild giant pandas in China’s Qinling Mountains during both the leaf-eating
season and the shoot-eating season and then examined how the waste samples differed. They
found a bacterium called clostridium butyricum was more abundant in the pandas’ guts
during the season when they enjoy the fresh bamboo shoots.
To understand whether this bacterium helps the pandas gain and store weight, the researchers
put the panda waste they collected into lab mice. Then they fed the mice for three weeks with
a bamboo-based diet that simulated (模仿) what pandas eat. Researchers found the mice that
were transplanted with panda waste collected during the shoot-eating season gained
significantly more weight than the ones that were not, despite consuming the same amount of
food.
“The gut bacteria were the only variable (变量) in this research,” Wei Fuwen, a co-author of
the study, explained. However, Felix Sommer at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel,
Germany, noted the number of pandas studied was small and that the experiment had only
been performed once. Sommer also stressed the researchers had found a link, not a causal
relationship between the bacteria and weight gain.
1.When do pandas get more weight with the change of their gut bacteria?
A.In late spring. B.In late summer.
C.In early autumn. D.In early winter.
2.What does the underlined word “chubbier” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Smaller. B.Slimmer. C.Taller. D.Fatter.
3.What can we learn from the experiment on mice?
A.The experiment lasted for less than three weeks.
B.Researchers collected bacteria from the lab mice.
C.Panda waste has a vital effect on mice’s weight.
D.Different amounts of food led to an increase in weight.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Studies on Eating Habits of Pandas
B.Functions of Pandas’ Gut Bacteria
C.Characteristics of Pandas’ Daily Diet
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D.Arguments over Pandas’ Digestion System
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。一项新的研究表明:大熊猫的肠道细菌有助于它们最大限
度地吸收竹子中的营养。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“它们的肠道细菌在竹子最富营养的春末和夏初时
节发生改变,此时正是竹子富含蛋白质的绿芽长出来的时候。这种细菌可使大熊猫体重
增加并储存更多的脂肪”可知春末和夏初是大熊猫体重增加的时候。故选A。
2.D 猜测词义题。根据第三段中画线单词的前文“我们知道在食芽季节这些大熊猫体
内很长一段时间内有着不同的肠道菌群”,再结合第二段第二句(这种细菌可使大熊猫体
重增加……)可知,大熊猫在吃了竹子嫩芽之后体重增加,会更胖(fatter),故选D。
3.C 推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句(研究人员发现被移植了食芽季节收集的熊猫粪
便的小鼠比那些未移植的小鼠体重显著增加,尽管进食了相同数量的食物)可知C项(熊
猫粪便对小鼠体重有重要影响)正确。
4.B 主旨要义题。根据第一段最后一句(但是根据一项新的研究,大熊猫似乎已经进化
了,可以充分利用它们所吃的东西)以及第二段提到大熊猫的肠道细菌使它们体重增加可
知,本文主要讲述大熊猫的肠道细菌有助于它们最大限度地吸收竹子中的营养。故B项
符合文章主旨。
Passage 4
Making a career out of building with Lego bricks sounds like a dream job. But it’s the
real deal for Sean Kenney, who turned his childhood hobby into a full-time career. For more
than 15 years Kenney has been creating masterpieces using Lego bricks. His creations have
been displayed at museums and zoos around the world, inspiring people of all ages.
Like most kids, Kenney spent his free time playing with Legos. As he got older, he got
trained in his artistic skills as a cartoonist, studying visual arts at Rutgers University. Upon
graduation he worked as a graphic designer, often including Lego bricks in his work. It wasn’t
until a botanical garden in Iowa approached him about making replicas(复制品)of some of its
flowers and plants that he made the natural world his subject.
“One of the biggest challenges is trying to get the softness of features and the expressiveness
of the face right while using blocky Lego bricks,” Kenney says.
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To accomplish the tasks, Kenney cooperates with a group of artists who work together in
teams of two or three to create each sculpture. Most pieces start out as rough drafts on paper,
which are then transformed onto graph paper or computer models to plan out the basic shape
and size of the animal. The artists then use these blueprints as a point of reference as they
click together Lego bricks to build a prototype(原型). From start to finish, a single sculpture
can take thousands of bricks and many months of labor to complete. Some large sculptures
can take up to nine months to construct.
While COVID-19 may have an effect on travelling, it hasn’t stopped Kenney from creating
new Lego sculptures. For 2022, he’s dreaming up a “colorful, powerful and playful”
exhibition called “Nature POP” that gives the natural world a novel spin.
1.What inspired Sean Kenney to focus his works on nature?
A.His wonderful artistic skills as a cartoonist.
B.His previous work as a graphic designer.
C.Some flowers and plants in the natural world.
D.His working experience in a botanical garden.
2.What can be inferred about Sean Kenney’s job?
A.It involves much time and teamwork.
B.All his works feature plants.
C.It doesn’t require high artistic skills.
D.It has been stopped due to COVID-19.
3.What do the underlined words “a novel spin” probably mean?
A.A clear definition.
B.A new look.
C.An extra burden.
D.A fun ride.
4.Where may this text be taken from?
A.A travel brochure.
B.A novel.
C.A science fiction novel.
D.A newspaper.
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答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。文章主要介绍了艺术家肖恩·肯尼以其精湛的技艺创作出
很多极为逼真的乐高积木雕塑作品,激励着世界各地各个年龄段的人们。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句(直到艾奥瓦州的一个植物园提出请他制作一
些花卉和植物的复制品时,他才把自然界作为他创作的主题)可知在植物园工作的经历启
发他将作品创作集中在自然上。故选D。
2.A 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句(为了完成创作任务,肯尼会与一群艺术家合作。
每件雕塑作品由两三个艺术家构成的小组合作完成)以及本段最后两句(从头至尾,单个
雕塑品会需要数千块积木和数月的劳动才能完成。一些大的雕塑品会需要多达九个月
的时间来建造)可知,肯尼的工作涉及许多时间和团队协作。故选A。
3.B 猜测词义题。根据最后一段(虽然新冠肺炎疫情影响人们出行,但没有阻止肯尼创
作新的乐高雕塑品。对于2022年,他正在构想一个名为“Nature POP”的“多彩的、有
力的、有趣的”展览……)可知,该展览会给自然界一个全新的面貌。故选B。
4.D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了艺术家肖恩·肯尼以其精湛的技艺创作出很多极为
逼真的乐高积木雕塑作品,激励着世界各地各个年龄段的人们。因此本文有可能选自报
纸。
Passage 5
When I was 6, my elder brother brought me to the local BMX(自行车越野) track to ride
in a kids’ race for the first time. The hill out of the starting gate looked so scary and steep
that I backed off. My parents took me back for another try the next week. I fell almost
immediately but still managed to win the second place. I’ve loved racing ever since.
I turned pro at 15, which isn’t possible now: You have to be 17 to compete professionally.
Around the time I went pro, BMX became an Olympic sport and I decided to pursue it after
high school. I’m the youngest woman with a professional title in the United States.
BMX isn’t judged on tricks or how you handle barriers, but it’s an extreme sport. It’s like
horse racing mixed with riding a roller coaster. It starts with a huge burst of speed—I go 40
mph by the time. I’m two and a half seconds out of the gate. Then I try to come out in front of
seven competitors at the end of the track, which includes 40-foot jumps. I keep chasing the
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high that comes from prestart nervousness, big jumps, and that feeling of crossing the finish
line first.
Strength and balance are key in competition, so I work out at least five days a week to
prepare. I do tons of resistance and agility(灵活) training, both on and off the bike. I also do
mental drills with a sports psychologist to make sure I’m focused and confident going into
competition. If I make a mistake on the course, I have to move on. Everyone is out to beat
me; I need to concentrate on winning so my competitors can’t capitalize on an error and pass
me!
I was so proud to win a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio, but I felt I was capable of gold,
so that will push me to do better. I’m continually working to reach my potential in the sport.
Until I feel completely satisfied, I’ll keep coming back.
1.What do we know about the author?
A.She withdrew from her first BMX race.
B.She became the youngest BMX rider in America.
C.Her parents forced her to turn BMX professional.
D.Her efforts resulted in BMX entering the Olympics.
2.To win the BMX race,the author has to .
A.jump highest
B.focus on other competitors
C.play tricks
D.keep balanced all the way
3.The underlined phrase “capitalize on” in Paragraph 4 probably means .
A.make up for
B.take advantage of
C.keep an eye on
D.take notice of
4.What qualities have led to the author’s success?
A.Proud and serious.
B.Ambitious and hard-working.
C.Optimistic and generous.
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D.Independent and cooperative.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。文章主要讲述作者六岁接触自行车越野,通过自己的不懈
努力,最后勇夺里约奥运会自行车越野赛银牌的故事。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句(起跑门外的山看起来如此恐怖、陡峭,以至于我
退出了比赛)可知A项(她退出了第一次自行车越野赛)正确。
2.D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句(力量和平衡是比赛的关键,因此我要每周至
少锻炼五天来做准备)可知要赢得自行车越野赛,作者必须一直保持平衡。故选D。
3.B 猜测词义题。根据倒数第二段中画线短语前的“每个人都想战胜我,我需要专注于
获胜”以及后面的“error”和“pass me”可知,作者全程专注于获胜的目的在于不让对手
利用自己的失误完成超越。故选B。
4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句(我很自豪赢得里约奥运会银牌,但我觉得自己
能够获得金牌,所以那将激励我做得更好)可知,作者是一个有雄心的(ambitious)人。再结
合本段第二句(我持续不断地努力以发挥在该项运动中的潜力)可知作者很努力(hard-
working)。故选B。
Passage 6
Sitting in the classroom I felt confused, for I couldn’t read the blackboard. Then Mum
took me to an optometrist (验光师). Within a few days, I was diagnosed with a severe visual
impairment. In fact, I was practically blind. Amazingly, I’d managed to reach the age of 13
without anyone realizing, not even me! “It all makes sense now,” Mum said. As a kid living
on a farm, I was forever falling over things. I was known as the clumsy one to my parents and
four siblings. But now, I was being told that I saw the world differently—I could only make
out the outlines of things. I was given reading glasses but they didn’t help much.
Refusing to let my diagnosis hold me back, I continued doing everything I loved. As long as
everything was in its place, I could navigate my way around.
Later I got married to Lance and had amazing kids. I could change nappies and dress the kids
fine—it just took a little longer as I relied on touch to work out where things were. Cooking,
on the other hand, was not my forte. I was terrible—always mixing up sugar and salt!
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Nowadays, my grandkids have all been brought up not to leave toys on the floor or move
chairs away from the table. “We don’t want Grandma tripping,” Lance will say.
Over the years, I’ve enjoyed lovely family holidays, but sometimes felt like Lance or the kids
were too protective of me. So I was thrilled when I booked myself on a trip to the Gold Coast
with people who were just like me in a travel company. I’m not missing out—my life is
beautiful. I’m so lucky to have a wonderful family and heaps of experiences.
Life is precious—you don’t need vision to “see” that.
1.What do we know about the writer’s childhood?
A.She always tripped because she was clumsy.
B.The reading glasses given to her worked well.
C.She got a severe hearing impairment at the age of 13.
D.Nobody realized her sight was poor until she was 13 years old.
2.What does the underlined word “forte” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Weakness. B.Favorite. C.Strength. D.Business.
3.Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?
A.I need sight to experience wonderful life better.
B.I didn’t miss out the beauty of life despite my poor sight.
C.My family hardly go on a holiday so I am excited to go to the Gold Coast.
D.My grandkids have been used to putting things in place to keep the room tidy.
4.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.We need to go to travel frequently.
B.We should care about the blind people.
C.Her family were too protective of her.
D.Everyone can see the beauty of life with a positive attitude.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。作者视力严重受损,几乎失明,她没有自暴自弃,而是用积极
的心态面对生活。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Amazingly, I’d managed to reach the age of 13
without anyone realizing, not even me!”(令人惊讶的是,我13岁了,都没有人意识到我的视
力严重缺陷的问题,包括我在内!)可知D项(直到13岁才有人意识到她的视力不好)正确。
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2.C 猜测词义题。前文讲她可以给孩子换尿布、穿衣服,后文表示转折——“我表现
很糟糕,总把糖和盐搞混”,可知做饭不是她的强项(strength),故选C。
3.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后两句(我没有错过——我的生活是美好的。我
很幸运有一个美好的家庭和许多经历)可知B项(尽管视力不好,我没有错过生活的美好)
正确。
4.D 主旨要义题。根据最后一句话(生命是宝贵的——你不需要视力去“看到”它)可
知作者想要表达的是:用积极的态度去面对,每个人都能看到生活的美好。故选项D符合
文章主旨。
Passage 7
Grandma, almost ninety years old, sat weakly on the park bench. She didn’t move. She
just sat with her head down staring at her hands.
When I sat down beside her, she didn’t even notice me. I wondered if she was OK. So I asked
her if she was OK. She raised her head, looked at me and said with a smile, “Yes, I’m fine.
Thank you for asking me.” “I didn’t mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting
here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,” I explained to her.
“Have you ever looked at your hands?” she asked. “I mean really looking at your hands.” I
slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. And then I turned them over. No, I guess I
had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point my grandma was
making.
Grandma smiled and told me the following story, “My hands put food in my mouth and
clothes on my back. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and
wiped my tears when he went off to war. They were uneasy when I tried to hold my newborn
son. Decorated with my wedding band, they showed the world that I was married and loved
someone special. They wrote my letters to him and shook when I buried my parents. They
held my children and grandchildren and comforted my neighbors. They covered my face,
combed my hair and washed the rest of my body. These hands are the mark of where I’ve
been and the ruggedness of life.”
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I never look at my hands the same again. When my hands are hurt or when I touch the faces
of my children and my husband, I think of my grandma. I know I can also create a bright
future using my hands.
1.The writer disturbed her grandma in order to know .
A.what she was doing
B.whether she understood the writer
C.why she was staring at her hands
D.if there was something wrong with her
2.What does the underlined word “ruggedness” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Pleasure. B.Richness.
C.Roughness. D.Excitement.
3.What can we know about the writer’s grandma?
A.She is fond of telling stories.
B.She treats others in a caring and helpful way.
C.She loves telling stories in an interesting way.
D.She prefers to talk with others about her friends.
4.The author mentioned her grandma’s story to show that her grandma .
A.couldn’t do anything as a result of her weak hands
B.lived a poor life without any help of technology
C.felt very tired when dealing with life with her weak hands
D.managed to go through many difficulties with her weak hands
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。作者从奶奶的经历中感悟到自己也可以用双手创造一个光
明的未来。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句(“我不是有意要打扰你,奶奶,不过你只是坐在这
儿盯着自己的手看,我是想确定你没有事。”我向她解释道)可知作者打扰奶奶是为了了
解她是否有事。故选D。
2.C 猜测词义题。根据倒数第二段最后的“这双手是我去过的地方的印记……”并结
合上文提到的奶奶坎坷的生活经历可知, ruggedness 与C项(凹凸不平)意思相近, the
ruggedness of life意为“生活的坎坷”。
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3.B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“They held my children and grandchildren and
comforted my neighbors.”(它们抱着我的孩子和孙子孙女们,并安慰着我的邻居)可知奶奶
是一个关爱他人的(caring)、乐于助人的(helpful)人。故选B项。
4.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“These hands are the mark of where I’ve been
and the ruggedness of life.”(这双手是我去过的地方和坎坷生活的印记)以及本文最后一句
(我知道我也可以用双手打造一个光明的未来)可知她的奶奶用双手成功经历了生活中的
许多坎坷。故选D。
Passage 8
Earth is in the middle of an insect crisis with thousands of species declining over the past
several decades. Scientists have often blamed habitat loss or pesticide (杀虫剂) use. But a
new study of butterflies in the western United States has found that warmer fall weather may
be an equal, if not more, of a factor.
Over the past four decades, more than 450 butterfly species have declined at an average rate
of nearly 2 percent a year, according to a study published in Science. It’s already known that
the western monarch butterfly has plummeted in population by 99.9 percent and was
recently denied protection by the U.S. Endangered Species Act. But the study revealed lesser-
known species, like the Boisduval’s blue and California’s state insect, the California dogface
butterfly, are heading toward extinction.
“The influence of climate change is driving those declines, which makes sense because
they’re so widespread,” says study leader Matthew Forister. To reach their troubling findings,
the researchers combined databases of butterfly counts conducted by scientists and amateur
insect enthusiasts at 72 locations in the western U.S. To focus on the contribution of climate
change, the researchers made sure to include locations that were relatively undisturbed by
agriculture and human development to limit the influence of other threats to butterflies such
as habitat loss and pesticides.
More than 200 cities across the U.S. are experiencing warmer fall seasons. In Arizona, for
instance, fall temperatures have risen by 0.2 degree Fahrenheit every decade since 1895. As
for why warming falls are so harmful, it may be connected to butterflies’ hibernation-like
diapause (像冬眠般的滞育) in the fall. Warmer temperatures could be forcing the insects,
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most of which live around a year, to stay awake longer and starve. In other words, they’re
“getting old and fragile and dying sooner”.
Given that butterflies are key pollinators (传粉者), such declines predict bigger problems for
plants and even whole ecosystems, Forister adds. “The climate effects will almost certainly
affect many other insects, including bees.” And these effects will “damage” efforts to protect
and restore butterfly habitat.
1.What does the underlined word “plummeted” mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Recovered slowly. B.Decreased sharply.
C.Escaped suddenly. D.Evolved rapidly.
2.What did the researchers do in Paragraph 3?
A.They ruled out the effects of human activities.
B.They tried to protect the habitat of butterflies.
C.They refused to use amateurs’ science data.
D.They identified other threats to butterflies.
3.How do warming falls affect butterflies?
A.They affect butterflies’ natural life cycle.
B.They slow down butterflies’ aging process.
C.They cause butterflies to lose more habitats.
D.They force butterflies to compete for survival.
4.What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To discuss the importance of butterfly species.
B.To suggest a way to fight against climate change.
C.To introduce new methods of studying butterflies.
D.To present a new factor in a species population decline.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。美国西部关于蝴蝶的一项新的研究发现,暖秋可能是造成
物种减少的因素之一。
1.B 猜测词义题。根据第二段第一句(根据《科学》杂志发布的一项研究,40年以
来,450多种蝴蝶在以每年将近2%的平均速度减少)可知,下文以西部黑脉金斑蝶为例说
明其数量急剧减少了99.9%。故选项B(急剧下降)符合语境。
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2.A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句(为了专注于气候变化带来的影响,研究人员确
保将那些相对不受农业和人类发展影响的地区包含在内,从而限制其他威胁对蝴蝶造成
的影响,比如栖息地丧失和杀虫剂)可知研究人员排除了人类活动带来的影响。故选A。
3.A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后三句(至于为什么暖秋有如此大的危害,这可能
与蝴蝶在秋天有像冬眠般的滞育有关。大多数蝴蝶寿命为一年左右,温度升高之后,这些
蝴蝶继续保持清醒并挨饿。换言之,它们正“变老、变虚弱并更快死去”)可知暖秋改变
了蝴蝶的自然生命周期。
4.D 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知,本文主要讲述美国西部关于蝴蝶的一项新
的研究发现:暖秋可能是造成物种减少的因素之一。最后一段突出气候影响会损害为保
护和修复蝴蝶栖息地所作出的努力,首尾呼应,故选D。
Passage 9
Wherever we go, we are surrounded by history. Across the globe, cultural heritage is
passed down through the generations. It is in the buildings and structures around us. It is in
the works of art and artifacts (手工艺品) we treasure. It lives in the languages we speak and
the stories we tell. But today, it is under attack as never before. Not only is the damage of
time threatening our cultural heritage, but conflicts, climate change, globalization and tourism
are all exacting a heavy price. Technology is now the most essential weapon in the battle.
Here’s how technology is preserving our cultural heritage.
As you can imagine, creating the replicas (复制品) via crowd-sourced 2D images is
extremely time-consuming. Increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms (算法) are
being used to do all the required sourcing, allowing millions of images to be stored in a matter
of hours. AI will also make restoration and preservation of existing cultural heritage far easier
and vastly superior to previous methods.
Virtual reality (VR) technology will play a leading role in preserving our cultural heritage in
the coming years. Many of the most important sites and architecture are extremely fragile.
Human interaction with these locations is doing a great deal of harm. Wastes accumulate
everywhere, causing enormous problems. As more cultural heritage sites and objects are
digitally mapped and recorded, VR technology will increasingly become the way that people
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experience them. We’ll all eventually be able to walk through places, look at and touch
artifacts and works of art without ever seeing them with our own eyes.
Finally, our cultural heritage will be preserved via technology. Efforts in research, innovation,
data sharing and project work will help promote and preserve the cultural heritage of
countries all across the world.
1.What does the underlined word “exacting” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Paying. B.Cutting. C.Receiving. D.Demanding.
2.What is the advantage of AI in preserving cultural heritage?
A.It generates 2D images.
B.It makes restoration easier.
C.It makes preservation safer.
D.It creates replicas in seconds.
3.How does VR technology help to preserve cultural heritage?
A.By recycling huge amounts of wastes.
B.By reducing the human impact on the site.
C.By forbidding visitors from touching artifacts.
D.By educating people in the sites’ importance.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.How Technology Changes Art
B.What Cultural Heritage Means to Us
C.Preserve the Ancient with the Advanced
D.Prepare for a Revolution in Technology
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能和虚拟现实技术在文化遗产保护
方面的运用。
1.A 猜测词义题。根据第一段中的“Not only is the damage of time threatening our
cultural heritage”(不仅时间的损害在威胁着我们的文化遗产)可知,下文表示“冲突、气
候变化、全球化和旅游业都在产生极其不利的影响”,故exacting a heavy price与paying
a heavy price(付出沉重代价)意思相近,故选A。
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2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句(人工智能也会使现有的文化遗产的修复和保护
工作更容易并且远优于以往的方法)可知,人工智能在保护文化遗产方面的优势在于它使
修复工作更容易。故选B。
3.B 推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句(随着更多的文化遗址和文物被绘制成电子地图
并记录,虚拟现实技术将日益成为人们感受它们的方式。我们将最终能够穿行于这些地
方,看并且触摸手工艺品和艺术品,而不用亲眼看到它们)可知,虚拟现实技术使人们不必
去现场就可以感受文化遗产,从而减少了人们对文化遗址的影响。故选B。
4.C 主旨要义题。根据最后一段(最终,我们的文化遗产将会通过技术被保护。在研究、
革新、数据共享和项目工作方面付出的努力将帮助推广和保护世界各国的文化遗产)可
知C项“用先进(技术)保护古代(文化遗产)”符合文章主旨。
Passage 10
Indian stepwells are nothing new, having provided access to fresh water for years before
they were abandoned. And while they are a part of Indian cultural heritage, they have lost
their purpose for some time, until now. As the extreme droughts are rocking India, these
ancient stepwells are restored for what they do best—providing water.
Shaped like an upside down pyramid digging into the ground and lined by thousands of steps,
stepwells can collect rainwater. They are wonderfully efficient at providing water for nearly
1,500 years. Sadly, over 3,000 stepwells have either been abandoned or left to rot, with some
even covered by garbage. Now, thanks to the restoration program (also known as BAORIS),
stepwells will come full circle.
Since the restoration process began, at least 15 wells have been restored in the city of Delhi.
The cost will be around $60,000, but by doing so, the water supply for the city could reach an
additional 33,000 gallons. Rajkumar Sharma, a local citizen, said, “I was elated at the reuse
of the stepwells. The stepwell in our village was the only source of water. With time, it had
dried up and changed into a place for rubbish. We now have access to clean water for
drinking and other purposes.”
Historian Rana Safvi explained, “Costly and painstaking as this program is, restoring these
traditional stepwells to their former glory provides water for many. But apart from that, it also
spotlights the beautiful architecture features of ancient India. This helps attract tourists and
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can also be used in religious ceremonies.” She added, “These stepwell restorations not only
help India reduce the impact of drought, but they are a promise of a better future for India
overall.”
1.Why are the stepwells in India restored?
A.They have a new purpose.
B.They are cultural heritage.
C.They can ease water shortage.
D.They are in poor conditions.
2.What does the underlined word “elated” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Encouraged. B.Shocked.
C.Impressed. D.Thrilled.
3.What’s Rana Safvi’s attitude to the program?
A.Cautious. B.Favorable.
C.Tolerant. D.Uncaring.
4.What does this text mainly talk about?
A.Stepwells are brought back to life.
B.Stepwells make India more attractive.
C.Stepwells offer a new solution to drought.
D.Stepwells provide convenience for Indians.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。随着极端干旱席卷印度,为缓解水资源短缺,被废弃多年的
阶梯井得以修复,重现生机。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句(随着极端干旱席卷印度,这些古老的阶梯井得
以修复来做它们最擅长的事情——供水)可知重新修复阶梯井的目的是缓解水资源短缺。
故选C。
2.D 猜测词义题。根据第三段画线词的下文“我们村的阶梯井曾是唯一的水源。随着
时间的推移,它已经干涸,变成了垃圾场。现在我们有了用于饮用和其他用途的干净的水
了”可知,居民对于阶梯井的再次使用感到很激动(thrilled),故选D。
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3.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句(她补充道,印度阶梯井的修复不仅可以帮助
印度缓解干旱带来的影响,而且它们还是印度更加美好未来的保证)并结合本段其他内容
可推知,Rana Safvi强调了该项目的积极作用,对该项目持支持的态度。故选B。
4.A 主旨要义题。根据第一段最后一句(随着极端干旱席卷印度,这些古老的阶梯井得
以修复来做它们最擅长的事情——供水)并结合全文可知,本文主要讲述为缓解水资源短
缺,被废弃多年的阶梯井得以修复,重现生机。故A项(阶梯井重现生机)符合文章主旨。
Passage 11 话题:人造草坪 难度:中 词数:341
In gardens across Britain the grass has stopped growing, which is not drought-stricken.
In fact, it is greener and cleaner than ever before. That is because the lawns(草坪) are actually
artificial substitutes.
Britons are fascinated by lawns. Country estates(庄园) have long competed to have the most
perfectly cut and polished grassland.“What you’re saying in big loud capital letters, is ‘I’m so
terribly wealthy’,”says Fiona Davison of the RHS(皇家园艺学会). With the coming of grass-
cutting machines in 1830, the middle classes joined in the fun.
But now Britons have fallen in love with artificial grass. Evergreens UK, which sells the stuff,
says it has seen a 120% rise in sales since 2015. Artificial grass is popular with families who
have children or dogs and don’t want mud dragged through their houses. It has another
charming factor, too—people now see gardens as“outside rooms”—pairing carpets of
artificial grass with delicately decorated seating and hot containers.
Not everyone is a fan. Artificial grass contains microplastics that ruin soil and risk flooding.
A study finds earthworms gain 14% less body weight when operating under rubber, a form of
artificial grass, which might not be a problem for its fans, as wormholes are regular disgusting
things, but it disappoints green types. Ms Davison says a group of wildlife-loving gardeners is
booming, many having caught the bug during COVID-19 lockdowns. For example, a
landscape designer says they like things less neat and try “to capture that wild element”.
These eco-gardeners are influenced by rewilding projects and are more likely to be
environmentalists.
While three written documents signed by many people have tried to stop artificial grass
spreading, the government says regulating what people do in their backyards is wrong. The
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RHS is concerned about artificial grass, but prefers persuasion to laws.“We say‘Let a hundred
flowers bloom’,”says Ms Davison.
1.What can be inferred from Davison’s remark in paragraph 2?
A.She is very rich.
B.The gardening competition is fierce.
C.Operating a cutting machine is fun.
D.High-quality grassland is greatly valued.
2.What possibly contributes to the popularity of artificial grass?
A.Advertising campaigns.
B.Gardens’ new function.
C.Messy grasslands.
D.Ill-mannered children and dogs.
3.What does the underlined word “bug” mean in the fourth paragraph?
A.Interest. B.Earthworm. C.Flower. D.Virus.
4.Which of the following is a suitable title of the text?
A.The barrier of British grassland
B.The appeal of grassland for Britons
C.The fight to define the great British garden
D.The competition to become the best grassland
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。现在人造草坪在英国受到很多人的喜爱,但也带来了一些
问题。政府对真草坪和人造草坪的态度并不明确。
1.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“What you’re saying in big loud capital letters, is ‘I’m
so terribly wealthy’”可知,人们觉得拥有完美的草坪就是一种富有,后面又提到割草机的
出现使得中产阶级也能享受草坪的乐趣。由此推断高品质的草坪受到人们的高度重视。
2.B 推理判断题。根据第三段第三、四句可知,人造草坪受欢迎的原因之一是可以避免
孩子和狗把草地上的泥巴带入房间,这里并不是说孩子和狗的行为粗鲁;另外一个原因是
人造草坪为扩展花园的功能提供了方便,故选B项。
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3.A 推测词义题。画线词前面提到Davison女士说热爱野生动物的园艺爱好者越来越
多,后面提到很多人在新冠疫情封锁期间获得了这种“bug”,再结合后文中的“a
landscape designer says they like things...”可推断出“bug”与“兴趣”同义。
4.C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,真草坪和人造草坪都有粉丝。根据最后一段可知政府
支持哪一方的态度并不明确,再加上皇家园艺学会说的“就让百花齐放吧”,由此推断真
草坪和人造草坪之争会继续,故选C项。
Passage 12 话题:健康生活 难度:中 词数:341
Have you ever taken a look at a few lovely chickens and desired to touch and kiss them?
Apparently, for some people the urge is hard to resist. However, according to an updated
warning by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doing so could spread
dangerous—maybe even life-threatening—Salmonella. So, no matter how irresistible those
little feathered birds may seem, avoid giving them a kiss.
This isn’t the first time CDC has warned against physically touching or kissing your poultry.
Back in 2018 Halloween, they advised against dressing the birds up for fear of spreading
Salmonella. Then again, in May this year, with 474 cases reported, another warning was
issued. According to interviews with 271 of those infected, 77 percent had been in contact
with poultry before getting sick.
“Backyard poultry, like chickens and ducks, can carry Salmonella bacteria even if they look
healthy and clean,” writes CDC.These bacteria can easily spread to anything in the areas
where the poultry live. You can get sick from touching your poultry or anything in their
environment and then touching your mouth or food, and swallowing the Salmonella bacteria.
Most people who come into contact with Salmonella bacteria will experience diarrhea (腹泻),
fever, and stomach cramps. Children are particularly affected—one in three sick people are
below the age of five, which is intelligible given their weaker immune systems and natural
love for the birds.
CDC recommends that parents shouldn’t let little children touch chicks, ducks, or other
backyard poultry and make sure that if they do, they should wash their hands thoroughly
afterward. Likewise, adults are instructed to do the same after touching backyard poultry and
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their eggs should be cleaned, stored, and cooked correctly to avoid the infection of
Salmonella.
This might be easier said than done—for many people, backyard poultry are beloved—but if
you really love them, stop physical displays of affection in case you end up with the
Salmonella bacteria on your face. It turns out to be a bit of harm.
1.Why does CDC repeatedly warn people not to kiss chickens?
A.To protect the poultry.
B.To show love for chickens.
C.To get rid of Salmonella.
D.To stay safe from the potential danger.
2.How is paragraph 2 mainly developed?
A.By giving examples.
B.By showing statistics.
C.By making comparisons.
D.By interviewing victims.
3.What does the underlined word “intelligible” probably mean in paragraph 4?
A.Understandable.
B.Irresistible.
C.Unavoidable.
D.Controversial.
4.What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?
A.Stress the importance of affection.
B.Add more background information.
C.Provide some suggestions for the readers.
D.Summarize the theme of the passage.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是说明文。为了避免感染沙门氏菌,疾病控制与预防中心不断地警告
人们不要触摸、亲吻小鸡等家禽。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中“However, according to an updated warning...doing so
could spread dangerous—maybe even life-threatening—Salmonella.”可知,疾病控制与预防
中心不断地警告人们不要亲吻小鸡是为了避免潜在的危险,确保安全。
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2.A 推理判断题。第二段分别列举了2018年万圣节前夕和今年5月的事例,由此可知
该段主要是通过举例的方式展开的。
3.A 推测词义题。根据画线词前“Children are particularly affected—one in three sick
people are below the age of five”可知,儿童受影响最严重。而画线词后“given their
weaker immune systems and natural love for the birds”给出了原因。这些原因使这种现象
可以理解了,故画线词意思是“可以理解的”。
4.D 推理判断题。最后一段指出如果你真的爱那些后院家禽,为了避免脸上沾上沙门氏
菌,不要用肢体表达爱意,概括了文章主旨,故选D项。
Passage 13 话题:人与环境 难度:中 词数:302
Oceans hold a lot of mysteries, even for people who study them. But it’s no mystery why
they’re in trouble. We’ve been using them to hide our waste, such as pouring oil, plastic, and
poisonous chemicals into them for decades. We’ve over-exploited many fish stocks to levels
so low that they can no longer be harvested.
Oceans are also a primary source of protein for millions of people worldwide. If we want to
continue to enjoy what oceans provide, we need to do everything we can to protect them and
the life they support. We should ensure the seafood we eat is sustainable.
Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to be able to catch their own fish, which means
having sustainable options at the store is critical. As public and companies’ awareness about
the risks caused by overfishing and uncontrolled sea farming expansion has grown, food
tradesmen in Canada have developed sustainable seafood policies and commitments.
Seafood Progress, an online resource, is designed to help provide rewards for tradesmen and
information for seafood lovers. It makes it easier for consumers in Canada to find out
tradesmen’s policies on sourcing sustainable seafood, whether they’re sticking to those
policies and how they’re performing compared to their peers.
But tradesmen must do more to ensure their seafood products are environmentally sustainable
and socially responsible. This means expanding the scope of their commitments to cover all
seafood products they sell, in all their stores. It also requires continuing to work with
suppliers and producers to improve practices and make sure the sustainable seafood supply
meets consumer demand.
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It’s no mystery that if we want to continue to eat fish, we must do it responsibly. Seafood
Progress has invited seafood tradesmen, suppliers and consumers to join in pushing to this
goal.
1.What’s the cause of oceans’ being in trouble according to paragraph 1?
A.The ever-changing of the global climate.
B.The mysteries that people haven’t studied.
C.The overexploitation and overuse of the oceans.
D.The continuous decrease of fish stocks.
2.What can Seafood Progress do for consumers?
A.Provide rewards for them.
B.Urge them to stick to policies.
C.Provide them with enough seafood.
D.Let them know about tradesmen’s policies.
3.What does the underlined word “scope” in paragraph 5 mean?
A.Range. B.Chance.
C.Risk. D.Rate.
4.How can seafood be sustainable?
A.By expanding seafood production.
B.By protecting all the tradesmen’s profit.
C.By joint efforts of people involved in seafood.
D.By making policies to control seafood consumers.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了在人类对海洋生物过度捕捞的大背景下,
相关各方(包括店主、供应商和消费者)尝试共同努力,促进海产品可持续供应的措施。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“We’ve been using them to hide our waste...We’ve
over-exploited many fish stocks to levels so low that they can no longer be harvested.”可知,
对海洋资源的过度开采利用是导致海洋陷入严重问题的原因之一。
2.D 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Seafood Progress...It makes it easier for consumers in
Canada to find out tradesmen’s policies on sourcing sustainable seafood”可知,它能够让消费
者知道相应的政策,故选D项。
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3.A 推测词义题。结合语境,尤其是关键信息do more以及cover all seafood products
they sell, in all their stores中出现两次的all,可推断这里扩大的是一个范围(scope),故选A
项。
4.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段“It’s no mystery that if we want to continue to eat fish,
we must do it responsibly. Seafood Progress has invited seafood tradesmen, suppliers and
consumers to join in pushing to this goal.”可知,想要一直吃到鱼肉,所有相关人员需共同努
力,故选C项。
Passage 14 话题:环境保护 难度:中 词数:293
Rising global meat consumption is likely to have a destructive environmental effect,
increasing carbon emissions and reducing biodiversity (生物多样性), scientists have warned.
A new analysis suggests that meat consumption is set to climb sharply as the world
population increases along with average individual incomes.
“What’s happening is a big concern,” said Tim Key from the University of Oxford. “On a
broad level you can say it is bad for the environment.”
The review, published in the journal Science, found that high levels of meat consumption also
have negative health consequences, leading to an increased risk of cancer and other diseases.
The average amount of meat consumed per person globally has nearly doubled in the past 50
years, which means total meat production has been growing much faster than the rate of
population growth, having increased nearly five-fold(五倍)since 1961.
There are recent indications that some countries, including the UK, may have reached “peak
meat”. The UK’s 2017 National Food Survey found meat consumption has fallen by 4.2%
and the consumption of meat products by nearly 7% since 2012.However, middle-income
countries, particularly China and others in East Asia, are still seeing a rise. A recent review by
the UN outlines how meat production—particularly livestock(家畜)—is linked to far higher
carbon emissions than vegetables, fruit and grain.
Livestock farming is also a major contribution to biodiversity loss, as forests and wild land
are given over to agricultural land to grow animal feed.
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Processed meat has been ranked by WHO alongside alcohol and tobacco as cancer causes.
According to research of cancer, if no one ate processed or red meat in Britain, there would be
8,800 fewer cases of cancer a year.
1.What’s the environmental effect of eating meat?
A.Raising livestock may destroy grasslands and forests.
B.Eating meat leads to the increase of human population.
C.Meat consumption can add to the amount of carbon emissions on Earth.
D.Keeping too much livestock destroys the balance of nature.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Eating huge amounts of meat.
B.Increasing carbon emissions in the air.
C.Reducing the diversity of plants.
D.Risking developing cancer.
3.How does livestock lead to biodiversity loss?
A.People farm forests and wild land to grow food for livestock.
B.Plants and animals die from carbon released by livestock.
C.Many plants and animals have become food for livestock.
D.Farm animals have consumed what humans use for food.
4.How does WHO evaluate processed meat?
A.It’s a necessary part of human diet.
B.It’s like cigarettes and alcohol which can cause cancer.
C.It can reduce carbon release.
D.It contributes to the fall of meat consumption.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是说明文。研究表明,全球肉类消耗量的上升可能会对环境造成破坏
性的影响。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段“Rising global meat consumption is likely to have a
destructive environmental effect, increasing carbon emissions and reducing biodiversity(生物
多样性), scientists have warned.”可知,吃肉可能导致地球上碳排放量的增加。
2.A 推测词义题。根据第二段中的meat consumption is set to climb sharply可知,第三段
中的it指代的是“不断上升的肉类消耗量”,故选A项。
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3.A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Livestock farming is also a major contribution to
biodiversity loss, as forests and wild land are given over to agricultural land to grow animal
feed.”可知,森林和荒地被用于种植动物饲料导致生物多样性的丧失。
4.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Processed meat has been ranked by WHO alongside
alcohol and tobacco as cancer causes.”可知,WHO认为加工过的肉类和烟酒一样,可导致癌
症。
Passage 15 话题:科学与技术 难度:中 词数:317
We have heard some interesting ways that 5G wireless technology might change our
lives in the future.
5G, short for the 5th generation mobile communication technology, promises Internet speeds
between 50 and 100 times faster than current 4G systems. While 5G is set to be used in some
limited areas of America this year, much of the world is not expected to receive widely
available service until 2023.
One project in Britain, however, is already testing this superfast technology on an unlikely
group of Internet users—cows. The project was developed by American technology company
Cisco Systems. It also receives money from the British government. Cisco says the program
seeks to explore the future of 5G connectivity in rural areas around the world.
Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas of England. The cows are equipped
with 5G-connected devices (装置) that link up with a robotic milking system, which uses
sensors and machine learning to fully automate the process. The system designers say
technology takes over after a cow feels ready to be milked and walks toward an automatic
gate. The device is designed to recognize each individual cow. It then positions equipment to
the right body position for milking. During the process, machines release food for the cow as
a reward.
Other 5G technology tools include automated brushes that turn on when the cow rubs up
against them. Sensors also control the amount of light to the cows’ living areas depending on
the weather. And, an automatic feeding system makes sure the animals always get enough to
eat.
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Duncan Forbes, head of the project, told Reuters that the project shows the farm’s cow
operations can be greatly improved with 5G technology and that the experiment provides
strong evidence that 5G technology can be widely used in the future, not just on farms in
Britain, but in rural communities across the world.
1.What is the purpose of Cisco Systems’ program?
A.To win financial support from the British government.
B.To test the effects of 5G technology on animals.
C.To promote its technological development in Britain.
D.To expand the future use of 5G in rural communities.
2.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The project.
B.The company.
C.The technology.
D.The group.
3.What can we learn about 5G according to the text?
A.It is no worse than 4G in terms of speed.
B.It is already widely available in the world.
C.It helps cows with their milking.
D.It is based on sensors and machine learning.
4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Entertainment.
B.Lifestyle.
C.Education.
D.Technology.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是说明文。美国思科公司在一个项目中将5G技术应用于奶牛身上来
实现挤奶的自动化。
1.D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的Cisco says the program seeks to explore the future of
5G connectivity in rural areas around the world.可知,思科表示该项目旨在探索全球农村社
区5G连接的未来。即该项目是为了扩大5G未来在农村社区的使用。
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2.A 推测词义题。根据第三段中的The project was developed by American technology
company Cisco Systems. It also receives money from the British government.可知,该项目由
美国科技公司思科开发,它还得到了英国政府的资金支持。这里的It指的就是上文中的
The project,故选A项。
3.C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的The cows are equipped with 5G-connected devices (装
置) that link up with a robotic milking system...the right body position for milking. During the
process, machines release food for the cow as a reward.可判断5G可以用来帮助奶牛挤奶。
4.D 推理判断题。本文主要讲的是将5G技术应用于奶牛身上,实现挤奶的自动化,由此
推断这篇文章属于科学技术版块,故选D项。
Passage 16话题:环境保护 难度:难 词数:356
Ever since the success of Apollo 11, when lunar travel was finally publicly
acknowledged to be safe for humans, people have been waiting for the day when space would
be opened up on a large scale to those who are not astronauts. It has finally become a reality,
at least for people who have the means. The space flights are not cheap—each flight into
outer space costs about $20 million.
But space travel agencies now have a clever plan to offer suborbital (亚轨道的) flights, which
cost about $100,000. A lunar mission is also made available by space tourism agency Space
Adventures, where tourists, accompanied by one professional astronaut, would be able to get
within 100 km of the moon’s surface, enabling them to see the far side of the moon and
witness Earth rising above the surface of the moon.
Further extending the idea of space tourism, plans are underway to open a resort in space. In
the Galactic Suite Space Resort, a space resort started by a Spanish entrepreneur, guests are
promised a remarkable experience with an orbital stay onboard with first-class resort
facilities; they can enjoy a weightless spa as they watch 15 sunsets in one day; and tourists
would be able to complete a single orbit in 80 minutes—all this while staying in a bio-
inspired space, similar to a tropical paradise island!
Space tourism is, however, not environmentally friendly. There are suggestions that black
carbon emitted by the spacecraft could raise temperatures at the poles, contributing to global
warming. An increase in space travel would mean that man would not only leave his footprint
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in space but also his waste—space tourism can lead to pollution of the environment of outer
space.
Without doubt, space tourism opens up new exciting possibilities. With time, the price would
become more reasonable. Increasing commercialisation of space would also mean that a
structure would be put in place for the disposal of rubbish. However, with no immediate
solutions, space tourism would probably prove to be yet another controversial (有争议的)
adventure of mankind.
1.What does the word “means” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Methods. B.Courage.
C.Money. D.Dreams.
2.What do we know about the Galactic Suite Space Resort?
A.It enables guests to see the far side of the moon.
B.It offers high quality service to guests.
C.It promises guests can go around the world in one day.
D.It is built on a tropical paradise island.
3.What is the future of space tourism according to the last paragraph?
A.Bright. B.Uncertain.
C.Meaningless. D.Disastrous.
4.What is the purpose of this text?
A.To talk about the topic of space travel.
B.To warn people of the danger of space travel.
C.To encourage people to travel in space.
D.To call on people to protect outer space.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是说明文。太空旅行可以使人们得到非凡体验,但是并不环保,可能会
对外层空间环境造成污染。
1.C 推测词义题。根据第一段中“The space flights are not cheap—each flight into outer
space costs about $20 million.”可知,太空旅行的费用不低,但是至少对于有钱人来说,它已
经变成了现实。由此推知,means指money。
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2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的关键信息“promised a remarkable experience with an
orbital stay onboard with first-class resort facilities”和“enjoy a weightless spa”可
知,Galactic Suite Space Resort为游客们提供高质量的服务。
3.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“However, with no immediate solutions, space
tourism would probably prove to be yet another controversial adventure of mankind.”可知,太
空旅行的未来是不确定的。
4.A 推理判断题。文章第一段提出太空旅行对于少数人来说成为现实;第二、三段说明
了人们进行太空旅行需要的花费和可能会享受到的服务;第四段指出太空旅行可能会对
环境造成污染;最后一段提出太空旅行开辟了新的可能性,价格也会更加合理,但也可能
是有争议的。综合可知这篇文章的目的是谈论太空旅行这一主题。
Passage 17 话题:社会交往 难度:中 词数:279
It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department
store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a bike that she wanted to purchase for
our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After
a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks. I told
my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.
As the number of the bike boxes began to gradually decrease, I saw my opportunity to wrap
my hands around the corner of one of them. I lifted it and suddenly felt some mild resistance.
I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not
enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal
buttons around both arms and even his neck.
I started to loosen the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my
hands. He then directed it to my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry
Christmas.”
My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was
thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness
of a human heart in a simple act of a stranger broke all preconceived notions (先入为主的观
念) I might have had. I will never forget it.
1.What does the underlined word “chum” mean in paragraph 1?
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A.Gifts. B.Food.
C.Goods. D.Souvenirs.
2.Why did the author loosen the box when seeing the man?
A.The author didn’t want to buy it.
B.The man needed it more.
C.The author was frightened by the man.
D.The man got the box first.
3.Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Best Christmas Gift
B.The Largest Man I Have Ever Seen
C.An Unforgettable Bike
D.A Shopping Experience
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。当地百货商店促销,作者夫妇希望给儿子买一辆打折
的自行车作为圣诞礼物。在争抢过程中一位壮汉把自行车让给了作者,这令作者非常感
动。
1.B 推测词义题。根据第一段中的It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of
sharks.及上文内容可知,购物的人群在等待经理的哨声,哨声响起人们就开始行动,就像在
鲨鱼池投入食物一样引起骚动,由此可知,画线词chum相当于food。
2.C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever
seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with
numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck.可知,这位和
作者一同抓住箱子的男士个头很大且穿着怪异。由此推断,作者很胆怯,就松开了手。
3.A 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是最后一段中的All the way home I was thinking that
this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received.可知,陌生人主动把自行
车让给作者,作者非常感动,感觉这是自己收到过的最好的圣诞节礼物,由此可知A项
“最好的圣诞礼物”切合文章主题。
Passage 18 话题:宇宙探索 难度:中 词数:329
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As we continue to explore farther out into our solar system and beyond, the question of
humans living on other planets often comes up. Manned bases on the Moon or Mars for
example, have long been a dream of many. There is a natural desire to explore as far as we
can go, and also to extend humanity’s presence on a permanent or at least semi-permanent
basis. In order to do this, however, it is necessary to adapt to different extreme environments.
On the Moon for example, a colony must be self-sustaining and protect its inhabitants from
the airless, harsh environment outside.
Mars, though, is different. While future bases could adapt to the Martian environment over
time, there is also the possibility of modifying the surrounding environment instead of just co-
existing with it. This is the process of terraforming—adjusting Mars’ atmosphere and
environment to make it more Earth-like. But the bigger question is, should we?
One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does, should it be
preserved as much as possible? If the answer is yes, then large-scale human settlements on
Mars should be completely off-limits. Small colonies might be fine, but living on Mars should
not be at the expense of any native habitats, if they exist. If Mars is home to any indigenous
life, then terraforming should be a non-issue;it simply should not be done.
What if Mars is lifeless? Even if no life exists there, that untouched and unique alien
environment needs to be preserved as it is as much as possible. We’ve already done too much
damage here on our own planet. By studying Mars and other planets and moons in their
current natural state, we can learn so much about their history and also learn more about our
own world. We should appreciate the differences of other worlds instead of just transforming
them to suit our own ambition.
1.What is the best title for the text?
A.Is there life on Mars?
B.Can we adapt to Mars?
C.Should we terraform Mars?
D.Are Mars and Earth so different?
2.What does the author think we should do if life is found on Mars?
A.Ensure that it’s not harmed.
B.Negotiate with the Martians.
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C.Change the unpopulated regions.
D.Assess the advantages and disadvantages.
3.What does the underlined word “indigenous” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Complex. B.Native.
C.Foreign. D.Intelligent.
4.How does the author develop his ideas in the text?
A.By referring to others’ research.
B.By evaluating different planets.
C.By justifying the benefits of terraforming.
D.By arguing in support of one viewpoint.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了人类是否应该移民火星,在火星上大规模
建造定居点这个问题。
1.C 主旨大意题。第一、二段提出问题:我们应该调整火星的大气和环境,使它更像地
球吗? 第三段提出:首先要弄清楚火星上是否有本土生命,如果有,那么在火星上建造大规
模人类定居点应该是完全禁止的。第四段提出:如果火星上没有生命,也要尽可能地保护
原始的、独特的外星环境。综上,文章主要围绕开头提出的问题展开。故C项更切合文
章主题。
2.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“living on Mars should not be at the expense of any
native habitats, if they exist”可知,如果火星上存在任何原生栖息地,生活在火星上就不应
该以牺牲它们为代价,即要保证火星上的生命不受伤害。
3.B 推测词义题。第三段第一句提出问题:火星上是否有本土生命,如果有,是否应该尽
可能地保护? 然后下文回答,如果火星上存在任何原生栖息地,生活在火星上就不应该以
牺牲它们为代价。由此推知,该画线词所在句表达的意思应为:如果火星是任何本土生命
的家园,那么火星环境的地球化改造根本不应该做。因此,画线词的意思应为“native”。
4.D 推理判断题。第一、二段提出问题:我们应该调整火星的大气和环境,使它更像地
球吗? 第三段提出:首先要弄清楚火星上是否有本土生命,如果有,那么在火星上建造大规
模人类定居点应该是完全禁止的。第四段提出:如果火星上没有生命,也要尽可能地保护
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原始的、独特的外星环境。不能为了自己的野心而伤害火星。因此,本文主要通过论述
来阐明观点:我们不应该破坏火星的原始环境。
Passage 19 话题:科学与技术 难度:中 词数:328
Did you know roughly one third of food for human consumption goes to waste?Most of
it is fresh fruit and vegetables that go bad. The produce dries out or goes bad, which has led
scientists to develop ways of coating or sealing the food to keep it fresh for longer. Now
research at Rice University reveals there might be a better way.
Scientists discovered that dipping produce like strawberries and bananas into an egg-based
wash is remarkably good for preserving it. The coating is extremely thick, and made from a
mixture of powdered egg whites and yolks(蛋黄)(70%), and some wood-sourced cellulose(纤
维素)to act as a barrier preventing water loss.
What the scientists found was that the egg wash made a significant difference in helping
produce stay fresh over a two-week observation period. The appearance of the coated fruits
and vegetables didn’t change much, while the uncoated produce ripened and even rotted
within the same time. The egg-based coating, as it turned out, reduced each fruit’s chance of
getting exposed to oxygen.
The nonpoisonous coating was found to be flexible and tests showed that it was just as tough
as other products, including synthetic films(合成膜), used in produce packaging. For anyone
with an egg allergy, the coating can be removed by thorough washing in water and is
tasteless.
The scientists hope this could be a breakthrough in the fight against food waste.“Reducing
food shortages in ways that are not related to genetic modification, uneatable coatings or
chemical additives is important for better sustainable living,”said materials scientist and study
author Pulickel Ajayan.
What’s great about this discovery is that it fights food waste in more than one way:even the
coating was made from eggs that would otherwise have been discarded because they weren’t
fit for consumption. The researchers said roughly 200 million of US produced eggs go to
waste annually. So if this were scaled up, it could be a win-win situation all around.
1.How does the egg-based wash help keep food fresh?
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A.By limiting its oxygen exposure.
B.By making its coating less thick.
C.By removing its cellulose slowly.
D.By improving its absorbent ability.
2.Why is Pulickel Ajayan mentioned in the text?
A.To stress the seriousness of food shortages.
B.To offer the method of cutting food waste.
C.To show the significance of the discovery.
D.To give a brief description of the research.
3.What does the underlined word “discarded” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.Eaten up. B.Taken in.
C.Picked out. D.Thrown away.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.How to use eggs creatively.
B.A new way to preserve food.
C.How to recycle food waste.
D.A breakthrough in technology.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种使食物保鲜时间更久的方法。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The egg-based coating, as it turned out, reduced each
fruit’s chance of getting exposed to oxygen.”可知,它是通过阻止食物与氧气接触来保鲜的。
2.C 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“The scientists hope this could be a breakthrough in
the fight against food waste.”及Pulickel Ajayan所说的内容可推断,文章提到Pulickel
Ajayan旨在说明该发现的意义。
3.D 推测词义题。根据画线词后的“because they weren’t fit for consumption”可推断,画
线词的意思与Thrown away的意思最为接近。
4.B 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是文章第一段中的“Now research at Rice University
reveals there might be a better way.”及第二段中的“Scientists discovered that dipping
produce like strawberries and bananas into an egg-based wash is remarkably good for
preserving it.”可知,本文主要介绍了一种保存食物的新方法。
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Passage 20 话题:生活态度 难度:中 词数:287
Less than 24 hours after undergoing(经历)lifesaving surgery, Milli Lucas smiled from
ear to ear as she thanked her supporters from her hospital bed. The 12-year-old girl made her
first public appearance since her operation on Tuesday when visited by Today Tonight’s
Mark Gibson.
The youngster went into a six-hour surgery on Monday in an attempt to remove her brain
tumour(肿瘤). Hours later, her mother Monica Smirk announced the operation was a success.
Milli has enjoyed her first post-surgery meal and is now recovering.
The young girl’s battle against brain cancer received national attention after her family was
forced to raise money for the procedure performed by Dr. Teo. The surgeon spoke for the first
time after the operation, admitting the procedure was one of the “most difficult” that he had
done in his career. Dr. Teo was able to remove 98 percent of the girl’s tumour, and has
referred her to specialists in Germany who will work on getting rid of the remaining two
percent.
Earlier, Ms. Smirk told The West Australian that Milli was recovering well after the
operation. She wrote on Facebook, “Milli is awake and in ICU. The operation was a success.
Her right leg and arm are moving. Thank you—every one of you—for your support and love.
She’s so amazing.”
The little girl was wearing smiles as she was taken into the operating theatre for surgery, but
the procedure was not without risks. Doctors said the operation could leave her with
permanent weakness in one side of her body, or at worst paralysis(瘫痪). Dr. Teo said while
the future was often cruel for those who underwent the high-risk procedure, Milli should be
commended for her courage and bravery.
1.How did Milli Lucas feel after the surgery?
A.Relieved but regretful.
B.Delighted and grateful.
C.Thrilled and curious.
D.Relaxed but terrified.
2.It can be inferred that Milli Lucas .
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A.is bound to suffer from paralysis
B.has totally got rid of her illness
C.is likely to have another operation
D.will receive more financial support
3.Why did Monica Smirk write something on Facebook?
A.To comfort others and convince her daughter of love.
B.To draw nationwide attention to her daughter.
C.To encourage her daughter to stay brave and optimistic.
D.To inform her daughter’s condition and express thanks.
4.Which of the following best explains the word “commended” underlined in the last
paragraph?
A.Saved. B.Ignored.
C.Assessed. D.Praised.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。勇敢地与病魔作斗争的女孩米莉·卢卡斯手术后正在
恢复,她和她的妈妈对支持她的人都满怀感激。给米莉·卢卡斯进行手术的医生说她应该
被称赞,因为她很勇敢。
1.B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Less than 24 hours after undergoing(经历)lifesaving
surgery, Milli Lucas smiled from ear to ear as she thanked her supporters from her hospital
bed.”可推断,米莉·卢卡斯在手术后感到高兴并心怀感激。
2.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Dr. Teo was able to remove 98 percent of the girl’s
tumour, and has referred her to specialists in Germany who will work on getting rid of the
remaining two percent.”可推断,米莉·卢卡斯很可能会再次进行手术。
3.D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“She wrote on Facebook, ‘Milli is awake and in ICU.
The operation was a success. Her right leg and arm are moving. Thank you—every one of
you—for your support and love. She’s so amazing.’”可知,米莉·卢卡斯的妈妈在脸书上写
的内容主要是为了告知女儿的情况和表达感谢。
4.D 推测词义题。根据画线词所在句的句意“泰奥医生说,尽管对于那些经历了高风险
手术的人来说,未来往往是残酷的,但米莉应该被 ,因为她很有勇气和胆量。”可推
断,画线词与D项的意思最为接近。
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Passage 21 话题:人与环境 难度:中 词数:306
My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in
our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was
a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters(水疱) from digging, and we all got insect
bites, too.
I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration (合作), and then I learned about the media.
Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She
spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were
plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular
garden, since many schools plant gardens.
The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie (大草原), we
had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and
then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let
nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the
garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the
fourth grade students.
As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. He interviewed the headmaster and
asked him many questions about the garden. After that, he interviewed us, and we explained
to him what we had learned through this project.
That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was
only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was
worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole
city thought so, too.
1.What seemed to be the TV directors’ initial reaction to the garden?
A.They were excited.
B.They were surprised.
C.They were worried.
D.They were uninterested.
2.What is special about the garden?
A.Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.
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B.The grass grew faster than common grass.
C.The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.
D.Underground water was used for the plants.
3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?
A.We got blisters on our hands.
B.Our hard work was worthwhile.
C.The garden would be famous.
D.The project would be finished.
4.How did the author feel about the project?
A.Annoyed. B.Curious.
C.Proud. D.Regretful.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。文章介绍了作者的班级因建了一座花园而上了电视新闻的
故事。
1.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中The producer checked with the directors, but...since
many schools plant them.可知,电视导演起初对我们的花园并不太感兴趣。
2.C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the
plants, and then we planted them.可知,我们从大草原上获得植物的种子,然后种在花园里。
3.B 推测词义题。根据上一句All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it.和下文的
when we saw the garden every day可知,that指“我们付出的艰辛劳动是值得的”。
4.C 推理判断题。根据全文尤其是文章最后一段可知,我们为自己种植的花园感到自豪。
Passage 22 话题:人物故事 难度:中 词数:337
Severe plantar fasciitis (足底筋膜炎) meant I’d been a full-time wheelchair user since I
was 12. By the time I was 16, I just wanted my leg off. It took six years for the doctors to
operate as they insisted on waiting until I was older and in a good enough place mentally. I
held off until I finished my degree. Afterward, with a fitted artificial leg, the world felt like a
different place. I’d not walked in years. Suddenly I was a lot taller and no longer in any pain.
When I was in a wheelchair, I discovered a real love for sport. I started to compete in
wheelchair racing, and soon found I was good at the discus (铁饼运动). I started competing
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in Tough Mudder (an endurance event series), progressing from walking with crutches to
blade (小腿假肢) running. I now compete in sports internationally and have won the silver
medal for adaptive judo at the World Judo Championships.
At the time of the surgery, I worked as an accountant, but I soon realized I didn’t want to be
sitting in an office all day as I’d been in a wheelchair for so long. Therefore, as soon as the
revision surgery was complete, I handed in my notice.
My career took a different path after I was asked to be a guest presenter for The Duke of
Edinburgh’s International Award. Now I speak to schools, colleges and organizations about a
wide range of subjects such as disability, discrimination, disability in sport, and perseverance.
I share my own personal stories about how I lost my leg and what I learned from it, my
perseverance, and how I followed my dream.
Now most of my income comes from working as a motivational speaker, which I’ve been
doing full-time for a year. I love what I do, and if I continue to inspire others to do what they
want to in life, then I’m happy.
1.How did the author probably feel after his leg was cut off?
A.Anxious. B.Relieved.
C.Hopeless. D.Annoyed.
2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.The author’s passion for sports.
B.Awards the author won through playing sports.
C.What sports the author is good at.
D.How the author prepared for Tough Mudder.
3.What do the underlined words “handed in my notice” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Quit the job.
B.Asked for leave.
C.Got promoted.
D.Spread the news to others.
4.What’s the main reason for him to be a motivational speaker?
A.It was his dream during childhood.
B.He enjoys the fame it brings him.
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C.It brings him money and a sense of fulfillment.
D.He wants more people to care about the disabled.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者由于足底筋膜炎,长期坐轮椅。手术后,他
坚持做自己热爱的事情,并且激励他人做想做的事情。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Afterward, with a fitted artificial leg, the world felt like
a different place. I’d not walked in years. Suddenly I was a lot taller and no longer in any
pain.”可知,作者把他的腿切除后,不再痛苦,感觉到放松。
2.A 主旨大意题。从“I discovered a real love for sport”可以看出,第二段主要在表达作
者对运动的热情。
3.A 推测词义题。根据第三段中“At the time of the surgery, I worked as an accountant,
but I soon realized I didn’t want to be sitting in an office all day as I’d been in a wheelchair
for so long.”可知,在手术治疗期间,作者是一名会计,但是不久之后,作者意识到自己不想
整天坐在办公室里,因为作者坐在轮椅上已经很久了。所以作者在完成手术后,立刻辞去
了他的工作。
4.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知作者通过励志演讲可以获得金钱,并且可以在激励
别人做想做的事情中得到满足,获得成就感。
Passage 23 话题:个人经历 难度:中 词数:364
In my first year of teaching in Houston, I was asked to act as Batman at a birthday party.
One night, the headmaster handed me a costume and said, “Tomorrow you’re going to be
Batman.” I knew a Batman with a moustache at the party was a huge red flag. I knew it was
especially bad for my image, but I didn’t want to change my physical appearance, so I chose
not to shave.
The party was at a huge public park, and I had to park my car far enough away so that the
children couldn’t see me. Then I walked to it secretly, but unluckily, the children saw me
coming from about 300 meters away.
I started to regret. When I got close enough for them to see my face clearly the entire party
broke into laughter. I wanted to turn around and run back in embarrassment, but then the
laughter changed into cheering and applause. I ran into the party and saw the “birthday” boy
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with his dad. The dad laughed, “I told you, son. Batman has a moustache.” Then he showed
me the huge birthday cake with a Batman drawn on it, and the Batman had a moustache. I just
stared at it in disbelief. It was a thick black line drawn underneath his nose, just like my
moustache.
All the children said, “Batman doesn’t have a moustache.” Instead of admitting the cake was
messed up, the parents tried to save face, saying, “No, Batman always has a moustache. He
just shaves it for his movies.” Naturally, the children were doubtful, but my moustache
became the detail that confirmed what the parents had said. Those children of the perfect age
still believed in wonders and superheroes and they were pleased to find something kept
hidden from others.
That year, I struggled a lot with my identity. Was I a teacher or a clown(小丑)? But that day, I
may not have been the hero they ordered, and certainly I wasn’t the hero they expected, but I
was the hero they needed.
1.What does the underlined phrase “a huge red flag” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.A big loss.
B.A red sunrise.
C.A great honor.
D.A disadvantageous thing.
2.Why did the author have his car parked far away?
A.To buy a huge birthday cake.
B.To take a walk before the party.
C.To avoid being noticed by the children.
D.To keep away from the thick black line.
3.How did the author feel when the whole party burst out laughing?
A.Awkward. B.Relieved.
C.Happy. D.Puzzled.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.A Funny Father
B.A Famous Clown
C.A Superhero with a Secret
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D.A Perfect Age for Wonders
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在一次生日派对上扮演蝙蝠侠的经历
和感受。
1.D 推测词义题。根据文章第二段中“I knew it was especially bad for my image(我知道
这对我的形象特别不好)”可以推测,“a huge red flag”表示不好的事情。故选D项(一件不
利的事情)。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The party was at a huge public park, and I had to park
my car far enough away so that the children couldn’t see me.”可知作者把车停得很远是为
了不让孩子们看见他。
3.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中“I wanted to turn around and run back in
embarrassment”可知,当整个派对上的人看见作者的脸哄堂大笑时,他很尴尬。
4.C 主旨大意题。文章讲述了作者在一次生日派对上扮演蝙蝠侠时没刮胡须,结果阴差
阳错地让父母们向孩子们证实了超级英雄蝙蝠侠有胡须,孩子们因此认为发现了超级英
雄的秘密的故事。“A Superhero with a Secret”符合本文主旨。
Passage 24 话题:人物故事 难度:中 词数:352
In November 2020, US climber Emily Harrington, 34, free-climbed EI Capitan—a
3,000-foot rock formation (岩层) in Yosemite National Park, US. She accomplished her feat
(壮举) within a day and became the first woman to free-climb the Golden Gate route.
It used to take weeks for rock climbers to reach the top of EI Capitan, even with the help of a
partner and climbing aids. In recent years, only three people—all men—had free-climbed the
Golden Gate route on EI Capitan in under 24 hours, according to CNN.
The number of female climbers has been rising in recent years. Even in the pandemic, many
of them have made great achievements and pushed human limits. “I never expected to earn
my place to be a Yosemite climber. But throughout this experience I have learned that there is
no formula for achievement up there,” she said.
The rising number of female climbing enthusiasts should come as no surprise. According to
the website Climbing.com, “Climbing is one of the few sports where it’s possible to level the
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playing field. Women’s superior weight-strength ratio (比例)helps offset (弥补) anything we
may lack in power or reach, bridging the gap between the sexes.”
Legendary Austrian climber Angela Eiter is another strong female figure in the climbing
world. In 2020 Eiter made news as she climbed the unknown face she calls Madame Ching in
her home country.
According to the New York Post, the route was free of traces. That means Eiter had to search
for the holds and predict how the moves were going to play out by herself. Worse still, the
rock there is really fragile and some holds had to be fixed with glue. But after intensive
indoor training to visualize the route and build up her strength, Eiter, who stands 154 cm high
and weighs 46 kg, made it.
“I am not the strongest woman and I am very small, and I am happy that I can show other
women that they can also do it,” she told the reporter.
1.What did Emily Harrington accomplish?
A.She reached the top of EI Capitan in less than a day.
B.She free-climbed the Golden Gate route within weeks.
C.She was the first person to free-climbed EI Capitan successfully.
D.She climbed the Golden Gate route without climbing aids.
2.What does the underlined phrase “level the playing field” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Give a sense of belonging.
B.Give someone an advantage.
C.Make a situation more balanced.
D.Allow someone to prove themselves.
3.What difficulty did Angela Eiter meet with when climbing Madame Ching?
A.There were no holds to use.
B.There were no beaten paths to follow.
C.She didn’t bring necessities like glue.
D.Her prediction about the route was wrong.
4.What can we learn from Harrington and Eiter?
A.Always battle with others.
B.Find where you belong.
C.Work hard to be a role model.
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D.Be brave and pursue your goal.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了杰出的女性攀岩者的故事。
1.A 细节理解题。根据文章首段的介绍“US climber Emily Harrington, 34, free-climbed
EI Capitan—a 3,000-foot rock formation...She accomplished her feat(壮举) within a day”可
知,她在一天之内就登顶了酋长巨石。
2.C 推测词义题。根据下文“Women’s superior weight-strength ratio (比例)helps offset
(弥补) anything we may lack in power or reach, bridging the gap between the sexes.”可知,此
处表达的是攀岩是少数能够让男女公平竞争的运动之一。
3.B 细节理解题。根据第六段中“...the route was free of traces. That means Eiter had to
search for the holds and predict how the moves were going to play out by herself.”可知, Eiter
面临的困难是没有路径可走。
4.D 推理判断题。纵观全文,Harrington和Eiter的身份都是女性攀岩者,攀岩运动是一
项极限运动,作为杰出的现代女性,对其发起挑战,这体现了她们的勇敢(brave);同时,文中
分别讲述了她们对高难度岩层发起挑战,并取得成功的故事,表明她们追逐心中的目标
(pursue your goal),综上可知选择D项。
Passage 25 话题:生活与学习 难度:中 词数:347
I turned 8 years old the day I skipped school for the first time. It was easily done: Both
my parents left for work before my school bus arrived on weekdays, so when it showed up at
my house on that cold winter morning, I simply did not get on. The perfect crime!
And what did I do with myself on that glorious stolen day, with no adults in charge and no
limits on my activities? Did I get high?
Nope. I built a warm fire in the wood stove, prepared a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a blanket,
and read. I was thrilled and transported by a book—it was Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises
—and I just needed to be alone with it for a little while. I ached to know what would happen
to Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn. I couldn’t bear the thought of sitting
in a classroom taking another exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with
a bunch of expatriates (异乡客).
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I spent that day lost in words. Time fell away, as the room around me turned to mist, and my
role—as a daughter, sister, teenager, and student—in the world no longer had any meaning. I
had accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness: I had become completely absorbed
by something I loved.
Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle things were happening to my mind and to
my life while I was in that state of absorption. Hemingway’s language was quietly braiding
itself into my imagination. I was downloading information about how to create simple and
elegant sentences, a good and solid plot. In other words, I was learning how to write. Without
realizing it, I was hot on the trail of my own fate. Writing now absorbs me the way reading
once did and happiness is their generous side effect.
1.Why did the author skip school on that day?
A.Because her parents left home early.
B.Because it was a cold winter morning.
C.Because she was fascinated by a novel.
D.Because she was anxious to take the exam.
2.What did the author think is the source of true joy?
A.Reading a work of fiction by the fire.
B.Traveling with a bunch of expatriates.
C.Breaking the rules and regulations.
D.Being occupied by one’s passion.
3.Which can best replace the underlined phrase “braiding itself into” in the last paragraph?
A.Entering. B.Destroying.
C.Mending. D.Blocking.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The author was tired of her roles in real life.
B.Writing has a horrible effect on the author’s life now.
C.The author skipped school when she was 9 years old.
D.Becoming a writer is the author’s childhood dream.
答案
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[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候被海明威的《太阳照常升起》
吸引,沉浸于小说美妙的语言中。海明威的语言风格慢慢地影响着作者,引导她走上了文
学之路。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的I was thrilled and transported by a book—it was
Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises—and I just needed to be alone with it for a little while.可
知,作者那天逃课,是因为她被一本小说迷住了。
2.D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的I had accidentally come across the key to perfect
happiness: I had become completely absorbed by something I loved.可知,作者认为真正快乐
的源泉是沉浸于自己所爱的东西中。
3.A 推测词义题。根据上文Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle things
were happening to my mind and to my life while I was in that state of absorption.以及下文 I
was downloading information about how to create simple and elegant sentences, a good and
solid plot. In other words, I was learning how to write. Without realizing it, I was hot on the
trail of my own fate.可以推断出海明威的语言风格在潜移默化之中影响了作者对语言的
感悟,他的语言风格进入了作者的思维中,影响了作者。由此推断画线词意为“进入”。
4.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的I had accidentally come across the key to perfect
happiness: I had become completely absorbed by something I loved.以及第五段中的In other
words, I was learning how to write.可推断出,作者童年的梦想是成为一名作家。
Passage 26 话题:科学发现 难度:中 词数:312
The Assassin’s Creed series has been about building immersive (沉浸式的)and accurate
historical worlds. As they released the game Assassin’s Creed Origins, they have also
released their Discovery Tour. These tours give players a chance to walk the streets of ancient
Egypt, explore Alexandria and the pyramids, and learn about wildlife and geography. For
students, experiencing the ancient world in this interactive way can be more interesting and
effective than just reading a textbook or watching a documentary about what they are
studying.
Assassin’s Creed is not the only game series that can be educational either. What is important
about the role of historical games is the level of choices. When watching a film, students are
passive receivers of the content. However, when playing a game, students have an active role
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to play in history. A focus on choices and consequences is an important element of teaching
and understanding history, so historical games can be a valuable teaching tool even if they
aren’t completely historically accurate. They have the power to immerse students in faraway
worlds and allow them to think critically about the cause and consequence, think about why
historical events unfolded the way they did, and even think about possible alternative
outcomes. All of these are critical to historical thinking processes. No longer do students need
to rely only on reading textbooks or on instructors for knowledge.
When carrying this out in your class, remember that not all students enjoy playing video
games, but they can still be a valuable learning tool. The instructor also needs to be an active
facilitator and take note of teachable moments. A video game is not going to teach a class;it
requires an awesome instructor to make everything come together. With the power of video
games, ancient worlds no longer need to be limited to the pages of a textbook.
1.What does the underlined phrase “this interactive way” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Walking an ancient street.
B.Playing a new game.
C.Reading a textbook.
D.Watching a documentary.
2.What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about Assassin’s Creed?
A.Why it is different from the film.
B.Why it gains popularity.
C.How it benefits teaching.
D.How it came into being.
3.Who plays a core role in game-aided teaching?
A.The teachers. B.The players.
C.The designers. D.The audiences.
4.What’s the key message of this text?
A.A vivid description of ancient architecture.
B.An account of a new history learning method.
C.A detailed explanation of a social problem.
D.An online advertisement of a stylish trend.
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答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章以游戏《刺客信条:起源》为例介绍了游戏可以
在历史教学中扮演重要作用,可以作为一种新的学习历史的方法。
1.B 推测词义题。根据第一段可知,随着《刺客信条:起源》的发行,他们也发布了他们
的探索之旅。这些旅行让玩家有机会在古埃及的街道上漫步,探索亚历山大港和金字塔,
了解野生动物和地理。此处承接上文,说的是学生以这种游戏的方式体验古代世界比仅
仅阅读课本或看纪录片更有趣、更有效,因此“这种互动的方式”指的就是“玩一种新
游戏”。
2.C 主旨大意题。根据第二段可知,历史游戏可以是一个有价值的教学工具,即使它们
不是完全准确的历史。它们有能力让学生沉浸在遥远的世界里,让他们批判性地思考原
因和结果,思考历史事件为什么会以那样的方式展开,甚至思考可能的替代结果,学生不再
需要仅仅依靠阅读课本和教师来获取知识。由此判断本段主要讲的是这款游戏对历史
教学的好处。
3.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“A video game is not going to teach a class;it requires
an awesome instructor to make everything come together.”可知,老师在游戏辅助教学中起
着核心作用。
4.B 主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据第一段中的“For students, experiencing the
ancient world in this interactive way can be more interesting and effective than just reading a
textbook or watching a documentary about what they are studying.”可知,本文介绍了游戏可
以在历史教学中起重要作用,可以作为一种新的学习历史的方法。
Passage 27 话题:科学与技术 难度:难 词数:318
Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us. Physicists have created
fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum(钟摆) and is not psychological
time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar. As someone who understood the
distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but
when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours.”
Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on
swifter wings as we age. They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and
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appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass. For example, a day at the office flies
compared with a day at the beach.
Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly. Almost all of us have
had the experience of driving somewhere we’ve never been before. Surrounded by unfamiliar
scenery, with no real idea of when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time.
But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time. The novelty of the
outward journey has become routine.
When days become as identical as beads(小珠子) on a string, they mix together, and even
months become a single day. To counter this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of
your day—to stop time, so to speak.
Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passage of time. One of the reasons
why the days of our youth seem to be full and long is that these are the days of learning and
discovery. For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn’t have to be.
1.What is the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 used to show?
A.Psychological time is quite puzzling.
B.Time should not be measured by a pendulum.
C.Physical time is different from psychological time.
D.Physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time.
2.Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?
A.Our sense of time changes.
B.We spend less time at the beach.
C.More time is structured and scheduled.
D.Time is structured with too many appointments.
3.What does “novelty” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Excitement.
B.Unfamiliarity.
C.Imagination.
D.Amusement.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To give various explanations about time.
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B.To describe how we experience time physically.
C.To show the differences of two kinds of time.
D.To explain why time flies and how to slow it down.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了心理层面的时间和物理概念的时间是有
差别的。同时文章解释了时间为什么过得很快以及怎样让它变慢。
1.C 推理判断题。根据画线句子的上文Physicists have created fascinating theories, but
their time is measured by a pendulum and is not psychological time, which leaps with little
regard to the clock or calendar.可知,画线句子是为了说明物理概念的时间和心理上的时间
是有区别的。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的They also note that the more time is structured with
schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass. 可知,越是细致规划的时间,
看上去就过得越快。
3.B 推测词义题。根据第三段中 Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of
when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. 可知,因为对周边环境的不
熟悉才觉得时间过得慢,所以等返程时,即使还是同样的路程,也会感觉时间过得快了,因
为这种“不熟悉”已经变得平常了。由此推测画线部分的意思是“不熟悉”。
4.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是陈述为什么时间过得很快以
及怎样让时间变慢。
Passage 28 话题:科学与技术 难度:中 词数:264
Recently I rolled into a local restaurant to try an Impossible Burger, an all-plant patty(肉
饼) invented by Impossible Foods. It’s well known for having a strangely chewy(耐嚼的),
even bloody, meat-like quality, a surprising verisimilitude(逼真) that has made it “perhaps the
country’s most famous burger”, as New York magazine wrote. One bite into its wonderful,
smoky taste and I was convinced.
This is good news, because the time has come to consume fake meat. In the fight against
climate change, the meat replacement is something we can try. A study of the University of
Oxford recently found that, to keep global warming below 2 degrees this century, we need to
be eating 75 percent less beef and 90 percent less pork.
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However, diets are culturally enshrined, so changing them will be hard. It isn’t easy to replace
75 to 90 percent of beef and pork with fake meat. The first taste of an Impossible Burger—a
moment when low expectations work a powerful magic in the product’s favor—is one thing.
But how do you keep meat eaters asking for more after their sixth, and their 26th?
To get to true mass adoption, fake meat will need to compete favorably with the real thing on
multiple fronts. Impossible Foods’ goal is to drive the price of its product below that of
Safeway’s 80/20 hamburger meat, at which point people will simply vote with their wallets.
The new industry also wants to improve on animal flesh in various ways. “Fake meat has an
advantage over traditional meat because you won’t need to refrigerate it,” co-founder Niko
Koffeman says. Plus, custom(定制的) production could improve choice. “You could have
very soft and tender meat for elderly people,” Koffeman adds. “You could have a tailored
meat for whatever you need.”
You can tell the world is shifting this way, because the ranchers(牧场主) are nervous. Last
year, the US Cattlemen’s Association asked the government to define “meat” as a product
“coming directly from animals”. That anxiety—and the power of the science driving it—goes
to show that this grand shift isn’t impossible.
1.According to the passage, the author was convinced by the Impossible Burger because
.
A.it has a special taste that is different from normal ones
B.it contains all non-meat materials that taste like meat
C.more vegetables are used as main materials for the burger
D.one bite of this burger can provide people with the energy needed for a whole day
2.What does the author mean by saying “diets are culturally enshrined”?
A.People think their diets are the best in the world.
B.People are unwilling to go against their culture by changing their diets.
C.People’s preference for food is linked to the food choice available to them.
D.People’s eating habits are consistently observed and closely connected with their culture.
3.Which of the following statements is true about the advantages that fake meat has over
traditional meat?
A.Fake meat isn’t necessarily stored in a refrigerator.
B.The price of fake meat is just one-fourth of traditional meat’s.
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C.Fake meat wins over older people thanks to its tender and soft taste.
D.Fake meat owns a taste that is not found in traditional meat.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Meat must come from animals.
B.The world will probably embrace the idea of fake meat.
C.The ranchers are suffering economic loss due to fake meat.
D.The definition of meat has been changed because of fake meat.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。文章主要讲述了肉类替代品的发展,未来假肉可能会替代
真肉。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段尤其是最后一句可知,the Impossible Burger使作者信服,
因为它不含肉,但味道像肉。
2.D 推测词义题。根据第三段中的关键信息It isn’t easy to replace...The first taste of an
Impossible Burger...is one thing. But how do you keep meat eaters asking for more after their
sixth, and their 26th?可综合推断出,人们一直遵守自己的饮食习惯,他们的饮食习惯与其
文化密切相关。
3.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的you won’t need to refrigerate it可知,假肉比传统肉更
有优势,因为假肉不用存放在冰箱里。
4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的That anxiety...goes to show that this grand shift isn’t
impossible.可知,世界可能会接受假肉这一想法。
Passage 29 话题:科学与技术 难度:难 词数:352
Technology is a great and convenient thing, but it does have effects on us in many
different ways.
It causes long-term memory loss. Thanks to Baidu, we don’t really have to remember much of
anything. Questions are answered at the drop of a hat because Baidu is all-knowing! Is that a
good thing, though? People aren’t digging through their brains anymore to find answers.
Here’s the good news: we can still exercise our long-term memory by simply thinking before
we Baidu. If we don’t want to go down that road, we can search Baidu for some memory
games to play. Turn Baidu into an asset instead of an enemy.
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It makes us lack patience. Baidu gives us what we want. Everything is instant. In fact, if we
have to wait for even a handful of minutes for anything, we start losing our minds. This idea
of instant satisfaction carries through to many other aspects of our lives, too, like when we go
out to eat, drive in traffic, or even deal with workplace accidents. Instead of using Baidu to
lessen our anger, try searching for some meditation(沉思). Focus on our breath and realize
everything doesn’t have to move at lightning speed. We can actually listen to some peaceful
or meditation music on our Pandora, too!
It wastes our time. To be honest, how much time are we spending on Baidu every day?
Whether we’re doing research for our own personal needs, buying clothes, or writing a
research paper, we all spend a ton of time on the trusty Internet. Are we always being efficient
with this time? For the sake of our precious time, if we haven’t used Baidu Netdisk, we
should. Keep spreadsheets, PDFs, slide shows, and even recordings exactly where we can
easily find them. Keep a running list of websites we know we’ll revisit.
Overall, things are different these days. Yes, there are noticeable negative side effects because
of the Baidu invasion, but we don’t have to fall into that trap. Stay sharp and don’t let
ourselves become imprisoned doing the Baidu god’s bidding.
1.Which of the following can best replace the underlined part “at the drop of a hat”?
A.at one point B.in no time
C.in a way D.at a loss
2.Why do we turn impatient in real life according to Paragraph 3?
A.We depend on ourselves too much.
B.We can’t get everything with Baidu.
C.We can’t get quick services in real life.
D.We get used to Baidu’s convenience.
3.What is the author’s advice on saving time online?
A.Using Baidu Netdisk.
B.Keeping papers correctly.
C.Being efficient with work.
D.Emptying websites records timely.
4.What does the text mainly tell us?
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A.The side effects of Baidu and solutions.
B.The advantages and functions of Baidu.
C.The technology and influence of the Internet.
D.The disadvantages and risks of the Internet.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。文章主要说明了百度的副作用以及相应的解决方案。
1.B 推测词义题。根据第二段第二句Thanks to Baidu, we don’t really have to remember
much of anything.和画线部分后面的because Baidu is all-knowing! ...People aren’t digging
through their brains anymore to find answers.可综合推断出,由于百度无所不知,只要百度,
立刻就有答案,由此可判断Questions are answered at the drop of a hat指“问题马上得到
回答”。故推测at the drop of a hat意为“立即”。
2.D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知,百度可以立刻给我们想要的东西,我们习惯了用它,
所以现实生活中如果让我们等几分钟,我们就会不耐烦。由此可知,现实生活中我们变得
不耐烦是因为我们习惯了它的便利。
3.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的For the sake of our precious time, if we haven’t used
Baidu Netdisk, we should.可知,为了节约时间,我们应该运用百度网盘。
4.A 主旨大意题。第一段讲述了科技是伟大而便捷的,但它在许多不同的方面确实对我
们产生了影响。从第二段一直到倒数第二段,每一段首先叙述百度的副作用,然后提出相
应的解决问题的方法。
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