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四川省部分市2022-2023学年高三11月英语试卷分类汇编阅读理解专题四川省绵阳市2023届高三上学期第一次诊断性考试英语试题一、阅读理解SpecialFoodPlacestoTryInSingapo

reIt’sanunpleasantfactthatlocalfoodplacesareusuallymeanttocatertomeat-eaters.Itcanbedifficulttofindatastyfoodplacethatcaterstomeat-freediet.Her

earesomeoptionstoshowyoudon’tneedmeatforasatisfactorytreat.VeganBurgVeganBurghasasurprisinglydiverserangeo

fplant-basedburgers.FromHawaiianTeriyakitoChar-GrilledSatay,themenupromisestotempteventhemosthardcoremeatlo

vers.Andthat’snotevengettingintotheadd-onsandsidesitoffers,suchasmushroomfriesandbarbecuepotatoes.WoodsSquareTower,#01-06,S

ingapore737737GenesisRestaurantThiseateryprovesthatmeat-freedishescanbeasheartyandflavourfulastheirmeat-basedcounterparts.GenesisRes

taurantisespeciallyknownforitsjuicydumplings,springrolls,pork-freenoodlesandtofucheesecake.HavelockRoad,#B1-

01,Singapore059763WellSmoochtCollectiveWellSmoochtisacafeanddessertbarwhichspecialisesinplant-basedicecream.Madefrombrownr

ice,sugarcanejuiceandfruitsornutbutters,Smoocht’sricecream,astheycallit,comesinawidevarietyofdeliciousflavourssu

chasEarlGreyLavender,RoseCoconutandGulaMelaka.SinMingCentre,#01-03,Singapore575628GreenCommonThisone-sto

pplant-basedeateryandmarketplacehasadeliciousmenuofmouth-wateringmeat-freedishes,fromJapanesecuisinelikesushiandmisoglazedfill

ettoWesterndisheslikefishlesstacosandpasta,aswellaslocalfavouritessuchasseafoodlaksaandevenbuahkeluakrice.HarbourFrontWalk,#169-170,Singapore09

85851．Whoisthepassageintendedfor?A．Thosewhowanttoloseweight.B．Thosewhodon’teatmeatorfish.C．Thosewhocan’tgow

ithoutmeat.D．Thosewhopreferhome-madefood.2．WhatisGenesisRestaurantfamousfor?A．Chinese-friendlyfood.B．Plant-based

burgers.C．Plant-basedice-cream.D．Japaneseseafood.3．Whereshouldyougoifyouhaveasweettooth?A．WoodsSquareTower,#01-06.B．HavelockR

oad,#B1-01.C．SinMingCentre,#01-03.D．HarbourFrontWalk,#169-170.Afewyearsago,Iwasleavingthekennel(养狗场)whereIw

orked,onlytofindababygoatattheendofthedriveway.Thekennel’sownersareknownanimalrescuersandIfiguredsomeoneoutsi

dedumpedhimoverthefence.I’mananimalloverandI’vebroughthomedogs,cats,horses,chickensandfish,butnevergoats.Thetinykidwastooadorabletoresist.I

namedhimQuincy,andwiththehelpofsomeexperiencedfriends,bottle-fedhiminmybathroom.Quincyprovedtobequitespecial.Whenhewasaboutaweekold,Itappedm

yfingersonthebathroomfloorandsaid,“Liedown.”Iwasamazedwhenhedroppeddown.Iwasevenmoreamazedwhenhediditthreetimesinarow.Aquickstudy,Q

uincylearnedtoliedown,bow,andturninacircleinnotime.Heishouse-trained,jumpsinthebackofmySUVwhenIsay“loadup,”andspendsthedaywanderingwithmydogs,whomhe

considershisbrothersandsisters.HeknowsthenameofeverythingIfeedhim—apples,water,carrots,andstrawberries.Ilovetotrainanimalsandoftentakemydogstoshow

swheretheycanperformtheirtricks.Quincydidhisfirstshowwhenhewasjustsixweeksold.Heknewonlyafewtricksthen,buthedidthemperfectlyandnever

misbehavedorgotnervousinfrontofthecrowd.Nowhehasawholeinventory:He’llshakehooves(蹄),comewhencalled,walkonarope,wave,smilefo

rthecamera,andmore.Quincyandmydogsperformregularlyatschools,nursinghomes,andcharityevents.Quincycaneven“read”histricksoffcuecards(提示板),whichal

waysearnsthemostapplause.It’shardtobelievethatthegoatkidnobodywantedturnedouttobeoneofthesmartestandmostgood-naturedanimalsI’veeverhad.4

．WhatcanwelearnaboutthebabygoatfromParagraph1?A．Hewasinjured.B．Hewassold.C．Hewasdeserted.D．Hewasmistreated.5．Whatmadetheautho

rdecidetobringthebabygoathome?A．Hisaffectionforthelittlegoat.B．Therequestofthekennel’sowner.C．Theadviceofhisfriends.D．Hisstrongdesiret

okeepapet.6．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofQuincy?A．Faithfulandshy.B．Strongandaggressive.C．Hardworkingandbrave.D．Intelligentandobedient.7．Wh

ichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．Quincy:APoorCreatureB．Quincy:TheShowGoatC．Quincy:MyBestFriendD．Quincy:ASpecialTrainerManyofuswer

eluckyenoughtohavesomedegreeofchoiceoverwhatweeat.Butarethedecisionswemakeasfreeaswethink?Whatifthereissomethingotherthanourownhungerthatinfluenc

eswhatweeat?Lookthroughsocialmediasitesandyouwillseepictureafterpictureofperfectlypresentedandextremelydelicious-lookingmeals.Whilet

hesmellandtasteoffoodcanhaveapowerfuleffectonourappetite,areendlesspostsofsteamingsnacksandinvitingdishesmorethanjustafeastforoureyes?Cer

tainly,itappearswe’rehugelyinfluencedbyotherpeople——especiallythoseclosesttous——whenitcomestowhatweeat.Oureatinghabitsareals

oinfluencedbywhatwesee.“Thereissomeevidencethatifyouseepicturesoffood,thatvisualstimulationcanmakeyoufeela

desiretoeat,”saysaUKscientist.Butsocialmediaisoneplacewheresocialandvisualaspectsmeet.Thereisevidencethatiffriendsinyoursocialnetworkp

ostregularlyaboutparticulartypesoffood,itcouldleadyoutocopythem.Ifallyourfriendsonsocialmediaarepostingpicture

softhemselvesconsumingfastfood,it’sgoingtocauseyoutoformafalsebeliefthateatingfastfoodiswhatallpeopledo.Research

suggestsphotosoffastfoodaremorelikelytomakeusfeelgood.Humanstendto,naturally,seekouthigh-caloriefood——anabilitythathelpedourancestorssurv

ivewhentheyhuntedforfood.Incomparison,healthierfoodsareoftenseenasboring.Scientistsarebecomingincreasinglyconcer

nedaboutfood-relatedcontentonsocialmediawhichismakingusthinkingdifferentlyaboutfood.Socialmediaalgorithms(算法)promotecontentthatusersrespondmo

re,soviewingmoreunhealthyfoodmeansseeingevenmoreofitonoursocialmedia.8．Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagr

eewith?A．Socialmediashouldbeprohibited.B．Wealwayschoosewhatweeatatwill.C．Socialmediamayaffectourownfoodchoices.D．It’sinapp

ropriatetoignorefriends’postsofdishes.9．Whatcanbeinferredaboutphotosoffriendseatingfastfood?A．Theycanbemisleading.B．Theyaretime-consuming.C．Th

eyareallmade-up.D．Theyareabondoffriendship.10．Whyarephotosoffastfoodmorelikelytomakeusfeelgood?A．Theyaremoreb

eautiful.B．Thecauseishardtoexplain.C．Theyareassociatedwithhealth.D．Thecauseisbiologicallyrooted.11．Howdos

cientistsfeelaboutfood-relatedcontentonsocialmedia?A．It’sinspiring.B．It’sworrying.C．It’sappealing.D．It’

sboring.OnJanuary7,DavidBennettwentintotheoperatingroomattheUniversityofMarylandMedicalCenterforasurgicalprocedureneverperforme

dbeforeonahuman.The57-year-oldMarylandresidenthadbeenhospitalizedformonthsduetoalifethreateningdisease.Hisheartwasfailingh

imandheneededanewone.Bennett’sconditionlefthimunresponsivetotreatmentandineligible(不合格)forthetransplantlistoranar

tificialheartpump.Thephysician-scientistsatthecenter,however,hadanother-alsorisky-option:transplant(移植)aheartfromagenetically-modifiedpig.“Itwaseith

erdieordothistransplant,”Bennetthadtoldsurgeonsadaybeforetheoperation.“Iwanttolive.Iknowit’sashotinthedark,butit’salso

mylastchoice.”Ittookthemedicalteameighthourstofinishtheoperation,makingBennettthefirsthumantosuccessfullyreceiveapig’sheart

.“It’sworkinganditlooksnormal.Wearethrilled,butwedon’tknowwhattomorrowwillbringus.Thishasneverbeendonebefore,”BarkleyGriffith,wholedthetransplantteam

,toldtheNewYorkTimes.Whileit’sonlybeenfivedayssincetheoperation,thesurgeonssaythatBennett’snewpigheart

was,sofar,functioningasexpectedandhisbodywasn’trejecting(排斥)theorgan.Theyarestillmonitoringhisconditionclosely.“Ithinkit’sextremelyexciting,”saysR

obertMontgomery,transplantsurgeonanddirectoroftheNYULangoneTransplantInstitute,whowasnotinvolvedinBennett’soperation.Theresultofthe

procedurewasalsopersonallymeaningfulforMontgomery,whoreceivedahearttransplantin2018duetoageneticdiseasethatmayalsoaffectmembersofhisfamilyinthefut

ure.“It’sstillintheearlydays,butstilltheheartseemstobefunctioning.Andthatinandofitselfisanextraordinarything

.Uptonowmostexperimentalhearttransplantprocedureshavebeendonebetweenpigsandotheranimals.Thisisthefirsttimethatsurgeonshav

etakenitintoalivinghuman.”12．Whatdothewords“ashotinthedark”underlinedinParagraph3mean?A．Somethingthatcostsafortune.B．Somethingimpos

sibletosucceed.C．Somethingdrawingpublicattention.D．Somethingwithanuncertainoutcome.13．WhatisBarkleyGriffith’sattitudetoBennet

t’spost-operationcondition?A．Negative.B．Cautious.C．Optimistic.D．Uncaring.14．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Theheateddebateoverth

epighearttransplant.B．DavidBennett’scontributiontomedicalresearch.C．Thefirstexperimentalpighearttransplantintheworld.D．Thefirstsuccess

fulpighearttransplantintoalivinghuman.15．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemaythistextappear?A．PoliticalAffairs.B．GlobalEntertainment.C．Sci-TechFront.D．Fi

nancialWindow.四川省宜宾市2022-2023学年高三上学期一诊考试英语试题第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASomelibrariesuseuniqu

earchitecturetoencouragevisitorstoexploretheracksandsettledownwithanewbook,oruseflowinglibrariestobringbookstoha

rd-to-reachpopulations.KansasCityLibrary(KansasCity,Missouri)Alongthesouthwallofthisparkinggarage’sexterior,visitorsaretreate

dtowhatlookslikeahugeshelfofbooks.Thebuildingoriginallyservedasabank,whichisreadilyapparentwhenthelibraryhasscreeningsinitsVault

Theater,insideanactual1925bankvault.StuttgartCityLibrary(Stuttgart,Germany)Openedin2011,thisnine-storypubliclibrarydesignedbyEunYoungYiis

characterizedbyitsimpressivewhite-on-whitecolorscheme,itsboldcubicshapeanditscavernousinterior.Thisculturalcenter

forthecity,designedtofeelopenandfulloflight,canbeenteredfromanyofitsfoursides,andreaderscanborrowartworkaswellasbooks.TheCamelLibraryServi

ce(NorthEasternProvince,Kenya)TofightwithlowliteracyratesinthedesertofKenya,thegovernmentcreatedaroaminglibrarycomposedofnineca

melstobringbookstovillages.Thelibrarytravelsfourdaysaweekservingtheregion’smigratorypeople.Currentlytheservicefocusesonchildren,butwithmorefundi

ngtheyplantoincreasetheirreachbothindistanceandthetitlestheycarry.MacquarieUniversityLibrary(Sydney,Australia)Astunningcombinationofcuttingedgeandsus

tainable,thisbuildingwasmadefromrecycledmaterials,featuresagreenroof,andwasdesignedtoimitatethelookofaeucalyptustree.Itisalsostateoftheart,u

singrobotcranestobringrequestedbookstothefrontdesk.21.WhatisthefeatureofKansasCityLibrary?A.Itusedtobeabank.B.Ithasonlyab

ookshelf.C.Itservedasaparklot.D.Itmakesuseofrobotcranes.22.Whichofthefollowingprovidesbooksformigratorypeople?A.KansasCityLibrary.B.StuttgartCityL

ibrary.C.TheCamelLibraryService.D.MacquarieUniversityLibrary.23.What’sthepurposeofthelibraries?A.Toselltheartworkinlibraries.B.Tourgepeop

letoreadbooks.C.Toshowtheartofarchitecture.D.Tokeeppeoplestayinginthelibraries.BHerbChasancouldhaveeasedintoretirementafterspending18yearsteachingmat

htohighschoolstudents.Buttheoctogenarian(八旬老人)couldn’trest.Itwasn’tuntileightyearsagothathesteppedintooneofthecity’spoorestneighborhoods.Henoticedag

roupofchildrenwanderingnearbywithnothingtodo.Hecouldn’tshaketheimagefromhismind,anditbecamethedrivingforceforHoopsandHome

work,anafter-schoolprogramthathasprovidedactivitiesandtutoringforyouthuptoage14.Since2012,HoopsandHomeworkhashelpedmorethan300

childrenwhootherwisewouldhavegonehometoemptyhousesorroamedthestreetsuntiltheirparentsgotoffwork.ThankstoMr.Chasananddedicatedstaffand

volunteers,thechildreninsteadhavespentindustriousafternoonsmakingcrafts,playingbasketball,learningviolinandyoga,gardening,

andbaskingintheattentionofasmallarmyoftutors.“Ourgoalistohelpthesekidsbreakthecycleofpovertyandjailtohaveagoodjob,tobeasuccess,”saysMr

.Chasan.Withinafewmonths,hesecured$81,000intownfundingtostarttheprogram.Ittakes$170,000annuallytorunthecenter.HoopsandHomeworkhasencouragedpeop

lefromdifferentpartsofthecommunitytovolunteerduringtheafter-schoolsessionsbecausetheycantellthechildren“somedayyoumaybedoi

ngthatjob,welovetohaverolemodelscomein.”Theprogramgoesbeyondhelpingchildren.Mostofthestaffmembersarebilingual,whichena

blesthemtoservethelargelySpanish-speakingcommunity.“MyEnglishisnotgood,”saysKeilaCupid,aparentwholivesclosetothecenter.Butthemotherof

11-year-oldCupidisclearinexpressinghergratitudeforHoopsandHomework:“It’sasafespaceformydaughterwhenIamawaytomyEnglishclass.”24.

WhatmotivationmadeChasandecideonHoopsandHomework?A.Homelessneighborhoodkids.B.Parentsbeingengaginginwork.C.Thevoluntee

rsinthecommunity.D.Childrenaimlesslywalkingaround.25.WhatactivityisavailableinHoopsandHomework?A.Makingcrafts.B.Bakin

gfood.C.LearningSpanish.D.Doingextrahomework.26.WhichstatementdoesChasanagreewith?A.Moremoneyshouldgotocharity.B.Morepeopleshoul

djoininvoluntarywork.C.Morecommunitycentersshouldbebuilt.D.Moreafter-schoolactivitiesshouldbeconsidered.27.Fromthepassage,wecaninfe

r_______.A.startinganorganizationistoughB.KeilaCupidisstudyingSpanishC.parentscanbenefitfromtheprogramD.thecommunitykidsmusthaveasuccessfulcareer

CSethMagleisanurbanecologistinChicago.In2021,hestartedbuildinganetworkoffellowurbananimalloversfromaroundth

eworld.They’reworkingtocollectinformationsothatitcanbecomparedindifferentcities.Withthegoaloftryingtocreatemorewildlifeinclusivecities,thenetworkhelp

sreducehumanwildlifeconflictandincreasehumanwildlifecoexistenceinthemassivelyurbanizingareas.InChicago,Magleandhisteamhavebee

nwatchingtheircity’swildlifeforabout10years.Alltogether,theyhaveover100cameratrapssetupacrossdifferenttypesofurbanenvironmentsfromthedown

townLoopandcityparkstonaturepreservesandsuburbgolfcourses.Duringtimesofrecentextremeheat,wedodefinitelyseeanimalsreducemovementandjuststa

ywheretheyare.It’sprobablyenergeticallydifficulttomovearoundwhenit’ssohot.Althoughthisworksforashortterminhightemperature,it’snotidealove

ralongerperiodbecauseitmeanslesstimetosearchforfoodoranewmate.AsMagleandhisnetworkofurbanresearcherslooktow

ardthefutureandclimatechange,theypredictbiggershifts.Temperatureseverywhereareprojectedtowarm,sowildl

ifeinurbansettingsandbeyondwilllikelyhavetoshifttheirnormalregionsabitfurthernorthtowhereitfeelsmorecomfortableandtowhatthey’realreadyus

edto.Wedon’thavearmadillosinChicago,butwehavetheminthesouthernpartofthestate.Andtheyseemtobemigratingnorth.Onlytimewilltellhowour

urbanwildlifereactstotheselongertermshiftsintemperature.Fornow,itsoundslikeurbananimals-solongasthey’rehealthy-

aretotallycapableofhandlingafewdaysofextremeheathereandthere.28.Whatistheaimofthenetwork?A.Toobservewildlifeindifferentcities.B.Tocompare

animals’livingconditions.C.Tocollectinformationofurbananimals.D.Tohelphumanandwildlifecoexist.29.What’sthemainideaofparagra

ph3?A.Thetracksofwildlifeactivities.B.Themovementofurbananimals.C.Thewayofwatchingcityanimals.D.Thedifferenttypesofur

banization.30.Inwhatwaydoanimalsescapeextremeheat?A.Keepingstill.B.Movingconstantly.C.Shiftingtothenort

h.D.Lookingforfoodeverywhere.31.Whatisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Amarketreport.B.Asciencemagazine.C.Abiologicaltextbook.D.Asoc

ialresearchreport.DArecibo,agiantradioobservatoryislocatedinthelushmountainsofPuertoRico,didsomeofthedreamiestworkinastronom

y.Butitwasforcedtostopoperationsthisyearaftersufferingunprecedenteddamage,andofficialsnowbelievethatitisbeyondrepair.I

nsteadoftryingtofixit,they’regoingtotearitdown.Arecibohasprovidedobservationsfordiscoverieswithinthesolarsyste

mandwellbeyond.Itisconsideredoneofthebestspotsforstudyingpotentiallydangerousasteroids(小行星)nearEarth.Overthey

ears,Arecibohasfaceddangeranddamage,butithasalwaysendured.Initslifetime,ithasexperiencedearthquakesandstorms,includ

ingthehurricanethatspoiltPuertoRicoin2017,whichdamagedsomeofthedish.ThetroublebeganinAugust.Ametalsupportcableweig

hingthousandsofpoundsslippedoutofitssocket（插口）anddroppedsharplyintothecavernous,1,000-foot-wideradiodishinthemiddleo

fthenight.Thecable,installedinthe1990s,wasconsideredfairlynewforanobservatorythatbeganoperationsin1963,andth

eincidentconfusedArecibo’sofficials.Thecable“definitelyshouldnothavefailedinthewayitdid,”AshleyZauderer,theAreciboprogramdirecto

rattheNationalScienceFoundation,whichownsthetelescope,said.Butearlierthismonth,justdaysbeforeengineerswerescheduledtotryto

stabilizethetelescope,anotherpieceofhardwarecamesmashingintothedish.Amaincable,oneoftheoriginalsinstalledwhentheobservatorywas

built,hadcracked,causingevenmoredamage.Engineersarenowworkingtoquicklyoutlinedaplantopulldownthetelescopebeforeitcollapsesonitso

wn.Arecibo’sfailureisadifferentfatethanastronomersareusedto.Hardwareofallsortsagesandbreaks—Hubble,anotherfamedtelescope,isoperatingwithfewerworki

ngpartsthanitlaunchedwith30yearsago.Butitisunusualtowreckanobservatorybecauseyouhavenootherchoice,andsounexpectedlytoo.32

.WhatwillhappentoArecibo?A.Itwillbedestroyed.B.Itwillberebuilt.C.Itwillberepaired.D.Itwillbestabilized.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endured”mea

ninparagraph2?A.Avoided.B.Survived.C.Endangered.D.Forgotten.34.WhichcanbestexplainAshleyZauderer’smessageinparagrap

h3?A.Arecibocanberemovedeasily.B.Arecibohasfailedatworkunexpectedly.C.Arecibohasmadesignificantcontribution.D.Arecibo’spresentsituationisunimagi

nable.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ThePowerfulTelescopeFacesUpgrading.B.ImmeasurableLossesHappenedtoAstronomy.C.TheDamagedAreciboTel

escopeMeetsanEnd.D.GreatObservatoryisBeingReconstructedBeforeItsTime.四川省遂宁市2023届高三上学期零诊考试英语试题一、阅读理解TheprotectedlandsoftheNationalParksa

resomeofthemostamazingdestinationswithintheUnitedStatestohaveholidays.Herearesomeofthebest.MesaVerdeNationalParkThisparkcele

bratesthehistoryofthePueblopeopleinsouthwesternUnitedStates.Visitorswillfindover4,000historicalsiteshere,including600clif

fdwellings(悬崖屋).Someofthebestcliffdwellings,suchasCliffPalaceandBalconyHouse,requiretheticketsforguidedto

urs.Thesecliffdwellingspresentagreatopportunityforvisitorstolearnaboutthehistoryoftheregion.Besides,adult

sandchildrencanenjoyhikes,whichendincliffdwellingoverlooks.RockyMountainNationalParkIt’sasuperintroductiontothebeautifulR

ockyMountains.Duringthesummermonthswhentheweatherisatitsbest,itallowsvisitorstoexperienceallofthenatureandwildlifeofthearea.Theparkhasplen

tyofpathsthattakehikersintothebackcountryoftheRockyMountainswhilechildrenwilllovetheguidedhorsebacktours.

Sequoia(红杉)&KingsCanyon(峡谷)NationalParkIfyouarelookingforawiderangeofCalifornia’snaturalsightsallinonearea,thisparkisagreatoption.I

tvariesfromdeepcanyonstotallmountains.Hereyoucanvisitthelargestforeofscquoiasintheworld.Thereareexcellentrecreationa

lactivitiesforthewholefamilyincludinghiking,camping,swimmingandcaveexploration.YosemiteNationalParkIt’srecreationalenthusiasts’favorite,espec

iallyrockclimbers.ClimberstravelfromaroundtheworldtotakeonthechallengespresentedatYosemite.Forthosevisitorslookingfordifferentrecreationalactivi

tiesorfamilyactivities,Yosemitehasmanyprogramscoveringavarietyofnaturalsciencesandothertopics.1．Whatisthefeatureoft

heMesaVerdeNationalPark?A．Itisabasefornaturalscienceeducation.B．Itishometoawealthofwildlife.C．Itshowsthehistoryofthenative

s.D．Ithasamazingmountainouslandscape.2．Whichparkbestsuitsparentswithchildrenwhoenjoyplayinginwater?A．Yosem

iteNationalPark.B．Sequoia&KingsCanyonNationalPark.C．MesaVerdeNationalPark.D．RockyMountainNationalPark.3．Whatdothefournationalparkshav

eincommon?A．Family-friendly.B．Adventurous.C．Cost-effective.D．Tiring.Ifyourimageofacomputerprogrammeris

ayoungman,there’sagoodreason.Datafrommanybigtechcompanieshaveshownhowfewoftheiremployeesworkinginprogramminga

ndtechnicaljobsarefemale.Googlehasthehighestrates:17%ofitstechnicalstaffisfemale.Itwasn’talwaysthisway.Decad

esago,itwaswomenwhopioneeredcomputerprogramming.Buttoooften,that’sapartofhistorythatevenpeopleinthecomputingindustrydon’tknow.Lastweek,I

tookatriptothebirthplacefortoday’scomputerrevolution,StanfordUniversity,andrandomlyaskedoveradozenstudentsiftheyknewwhowasthefirstcompu

terprogrammer.Onlyonestudent,ChengDaofan,gotclose.“It’sawoman,”shesaid,searchinghermindforaname.“It’snotnecessarilyanelectroniccom

puter.Ithinkit’smorelikeamechaniccomputer.”She’sprobablythinkingofAdaLovelace,whowasborninEnglandonDecember10,1815

.LovelacewasLordByron’schild,andhermother,LadyByron,didnotwanthertoturnouttobelikeherfather,aromanticpoet.SoLadyByronusedmathematicstokee

pherfrombecomingapoet.ButLovelacesawpoetryinmath.At17,shemetCharlesBabbage,whoshowedherhisplansfortheAnalyticalEnginethathebelievedwo

uldbeabletodocomplexmathematicalcalculations.Heaskedhertowriteabouthisworkforascientificjournal.Inthearticle,Love

laceexpressedavisionforthemachinethatwentbeyondcalculations.“Acomputercoulddoanything.Lettersofthealphabet,musicalnotesandeventheposition

sonachessboardcouldberepresentedbynumbers,”wroteLovelace.Sheevengaveanexampleonhowtoloadaninstructionintothemachin

e.Babbage’smachinewasneverbuilt.ButhisdesignsandLovelace’sarticlewerereadbypeoplebuildingthefirstcomputeracentur

ylater.In1979,anewcomputerlanguagewasnamed“Ada”inrecognitionofherpioneeringworkwithCharlesBabbage.4．Whatphenom

enonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．Womenarenotallowedtoworkasprogrammers.B．Womenplayakeyroleincomputerprogramming.C．Theenvironmentinbigcom

paniesisnotfriendly.D．Mostoftheprogrammersinbigcompaniesaremen.5．WhatcanwesayaboutLadyByron?A．Shewasskilledi

neducatingchildren.B．Shemightbeunhappywithherhusband.C．Shewasgoodatdiscoveringherdaughter’stalents.D．Shewaswisetoseethepotentialofthecomputersoearly

.6．WhatdidCharlesBabbageaskAdaLovelacetodo?A．Inventaprogramforhiscomputer.B．Writeapoemabouthisnewinvention.C．ExplainhisAnalyt

icalEngineinajournal.D．Dosomecomplexmathematicalcalculations.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Ada,anAdvancedComputerLan

guageB．CharlesBabbage,thePioneerofComputersC．AnalyticalEngine,theFirstModernComputerD．AdaLovelace,th

eFirstComputerProgrammerEightmonthsafterChinaputa10-yearbanonfishingintheYangtzeRiver,agroupofabout10Yangtzefinl

essporpoises(江豚)wereseenintheriverofWuhan,HubeiProvince.Theirappearancewassaidtobearesultoflessinterference(干涉)fromhumanactivitiesoran

increasefoodavailability.“Risingwaterlevelsduringthefloodseasonandthefishingbanmaybothcontributetothisrareanimal’sappe

arance.Withoutinterferencefromhumanactivities,thefinlessporpoisesmightbemoreactive,”saidZhangXianfeng

,anaquatic(水生的)wildliferesearcher.ThefinlessporpoiseiswidelybelievedtobeanimportanthealthindicatoroftheYa

ngtzeRiver.Overthepast40years,itspopulationhasdeclineddramaticallyduetomanyfactors,suchasclimatechangeandhabitatloss.In2013,it

wasclassifiedas“criticallyendangered”bytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.However,thepopulationha

sshownsomestabilityinrecentyearsthankstojointprotectionfromgovernmentorgans,researchinstitutesandothersocialorganizations.

Zhangbelievesit’sagoodthingthatthepublichasbecomemoreawareoftheurgencyofsavingthefinlessporpoiseandprotectingtheeco

systemoftheYangtzeRiver.However,theappearanceofthefinlessporpoisescannotnecessarilybeseenasasignthatthepopulationisincr

easing.Itstotalpopulation,around1,000,isverylimited,whichmakesthechancesforthemtohavebabiesverysliminsucha

longriverastheYangtzeRiver.TopreservebiodiversityalongtheYangtzeRiver,Chinaimposeda10-yearfishingbanin332c

onservationareas,protectingnotonlythefinlessporpoisebutalsomorethan4,300kindsofaquaticlifelivingintheYangtzeRiver.The

fishingban,whichiscrucialtoecologicalrestorationofthewholeriver,willsignificantlyexpandthefinlessporpoise’sfoodsupplyandremovethet

hreatfromfishingtools.However,theeffectwillbeknownonlyafterthreetofiveyears.8．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Theeffectofthe10-yearfishingban.B．Thelivingconditionsoffinlessporpoises.C．Thenecessityoflimitinghuman

activities.D．Thereasonsforfinlessporpoises’appearance.9．Whathasdirectlyaffectedthebirthrateoffinlessporpoise?A．Thelimitedpopulation.B．Thehuman

interference.C．Thelackofpublicawareness.D．ThelengthoftheYangtzeRiver.10．Whatdoweknowaboutthe10-yearfish

ingban?A．ItwasputintoeffectinHubeiProvince.B．Itaimstoprotectavarietyofaquaticlife.C．Itincreasedthenumberoffi

nlessporpoisessoon.D．ItforbidshumanactivitiesalongtheYangtzeRiver.11．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toshowtheeffectofa10-yearfishingban.

B．Tointroducethefeaturesoffinlessporpoises.C．Torecordtheappearanceoffinlessporpoises.D．ToadvocatetheprotectionoftheYangtzeRiver.Sever

aldaysagoSpanishfashionbrandZarasparkedafiercedebateafterreleasingitslatestcampaignfeaturingaChinesemodelwithfreckles(雀斑).Ac

tually,therearesomedifferentbeautystandardsbetweentheEastandtheWest.InEastAsia,frecklesmightbeconsidereda“destructiveweakness”forcel

ebrities,especiallyactorsorsingers.Althoughnormalpeopledon’tcarethatmuch,subconsciouslytheymightprefera“clean”face.Generallyspeaking,

frecklesaremorelikelytoappearifpeopleareoutinthesunfrequently,andmostEastAsianwomenavoidthesunasbesttheycan.Havingfreckles,instead,i

satrademarkforunconventionalbeautyintheWesternworld,andsomecallfreckles“angelkisses”.Formostwesterners,havin

gfrecklesisnolongerjustsomethingyouhavetolivewith;instead,itissomethingtobedesired.Afterall,noteveryoneisluckyenoughtohavefreckles.Whenitcomestoeyesh

apes,itseemsWesternandChinesebeautystandardsdon’tseeeye-to-eye.ManyChinesethinkgirlswithbigeyesarethemostbeautiful.

Iftheireyeshaveadouble-foldeyelid,thatisconsideredperfect.However,mostforeignersseemtopreferChinesegirlswithslanted(斜的)andna

rroweyesandeyebrows.ChineseknownmodelLyvYanisoftenconsideredthecountry’smostbeautifulbyforeigners,whilequi

teafewChinesepeoplethinkherappearancedoesn’tfitwithtraditionalbeautystandards.Young,girlyfeatureorhotandmaturefe

ature?ZhaoLiyingfromChina,AragakiYuifromJapanandLimYoon-AfromSouthKoreaenjoyhighpopularityinAsia,astheyboastbrigh

tfaceswithwarmsmiles,whichwinthemlotsofmalefans.ThethreeyoungcelebritiesrepresentAsia’sbeautystandards:womenwithcute,girlyfeatures.

MostwomeninAsiatrytheirbesttostayyoungaccordingly.UnlikeChinesegirls,Westerngirlsthinkamorematurelooksh

owsindependenceanduniqueness.ThesuperheroWonderWomanisanidealtypeformost.AstiescontinuetogrowbetweenChinaandtheWest,itisunavoidab

lethatthesebeautystandardsdevelop.Butonething’sforsure-nomatterhowyoulook,youarewhoyouare,andthatshould

besatisfactionenough.12．Whatdomostwesternpeoplethinkofhavingfreckles?A．Itissomethingunbearable.B．Itisadestructiveweakness

.C．Itissomethingtowishfor.D．Itisasymboloftraditionalbeauty.13．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“seeeye-to-eye”meaninParagraph4?A．Hav

ethesameopinion.B．Recognizetheirstrengths.C．Misunderstandeachother.D．Argueagainstoneanother.14．Whydowesterngirlsp

refertoappearmature?A．Theythinkthisbeautystandardisbetter.B．Theywanttolookindependentandunique.C．Theyhopetohavehig

hpopularityinAsia.D．TheyadmireWonderWomanverymuch.15．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．WhatZara’sbeautystandardis.B．WhyChinesepeopledon’tlikefr

eckles.C．Whatcausesthedifferentbeautystandards.D．Howeasternersandwesternersthinkofbeauty.四川省泸州市2023届高三上学期第一次教学质

量诊断性考试英语试题第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAmusiccolumnbyNewMusicFridayisfromhttps://www.

npr.org,sharingthebestalbumsreleasedeveryFriday.Readerscanenjoyanddownloadthealbum’stitletrackonline.Thecolumniswellenjoyedbythemusicexplor

ers.Herearesomerecenthits.ThebestreleasesoutSept.30ByStephenThompson,KeannaFaircloth,BobBoilen,TarikMoodyIt’s

beenfiveyearssinceBjörklastreleasedanalbum,butnowtheIcelandicicon(偶像)isbackwithadeeplyinventivesetcalledFossora.Everysoundo

ntherecordfeelsasifit’sspringingintothemixfromadifferentdirection,asherenergeticvoicesharesspacewitheverythingfrombassclarinets(低音单簧管)t

othevoicesofBjörk’sowncreation.Fossorawasinspired,atleastinpart,bythedeathofthesinger’smother,butjoyalsoexists.Thebest

releasesoutSept.16ByCyrenaTouros,ChristinaLee,TarikMoody,StephenThompsonThesuperstarK-popgirlgroupBLACKPINKisoneofthebig

gestpopjuggernautsintheworld,withbillionsofstreamsandmassiveworldtourstoitsname.BornPink,itssecondfull-len

gthalbum,promisestofurtherpromoteBLACKPINK’sdominationoftheU.S.charts.ThebestreleasesoutSept.9ByChristinaLee,AnnPowers,StephenThompson,Cy

renaTourosAriLennoxexperiencedahugebreakthroughwith2019’smuch-lovedSheaButterBaby,buthernewalbumage/sex/locationpromisestobeevenbi

gger.She’sbeentryingmanyhersinglesformanymonthsnow,andevendroppedafive-songEPlastFriday,butthealbumisfinallyhere.Itsome

howsoundsmodernevenifitrecreatesthemostunforgettableR&Bsoundsofthe’90sandearly’00s.21.WhyisBjörk’smothermentioned?A.ShegaveBjörkanenergeticvoice.

B.ShehelpedBjörktorecordthenewalbum.C.HerdeathgaveBjörksomeinventiveideas.D.HerleavingdelayedthereleaseofFossora.22.WhatdoweknowaboutAr

iLennox’snewalbum?A.Itismadeupoffivesongs.B.ItisadaptedfromSheaButterBaby.C.Itisintendedforsinglemusic-lovers.

D.Itistryingtomakeanotherbreakthrough.23.Whohasworkedonallthethreenewalbums?A.StephenThompson.B.TarikMoody.C.ChristinaLe

e.D.AnnPowers.BItisn’tjusthardworkinghumanswhoneedtorestafteralongday,butservicedogstoo.Avideoofastrangergiving

herpillow(枕头)tooneonaplanehasgonewidelyonTikTok(抖音),receivingmorethan2millionlikes,andover12,800TikTokers’comme

nts.Dogsaretheperfectcompanionsforpeoplewithphysicaldisabilitiesandthosewithmental-healthconditionssuchaspost-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD),anxie

tyanddepression.IntheU.S.,servicedogsweren’tlegallyrecognizeduntiltheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)waspassedin

1990.Asof2019,500,000Americanswerehelpedbyservicedogs.DannyAnderson,manageratSupportDogsUK,toldNewsweek:“Servicedogsnotonlyprovideunb

elievablephysicalsupport,buttheyalsohaveamassivelypositiveeffectonmentalhealth.Servicedogsalsoactasawayforgreaterfamilyhar

mony—providingapointforfamilyactivities,andtheyalsohelpyoufeelmorepartofyourcommunity.”“Disability,bothphysicalandmental,canbelonely,”saidAnderson.“

Aservicedogbreaksdownbarriersandencouragespeopletotalktoyouandgettoknowyou.”TikTokerscouldn’tgetenoughofthestranger’sgenerosityinthe

videoandthebondformedbetweenthem,withthewomanseenputtingherarmaroundthedog.Thetopcomment,withmorethan110,000likes,read:“SHEMADEMYHEARTSMILE.

..WHATABEAUTIFULHUMANBEING!”ATikTokerwrote:“Shewaslike:it’sourdogwhileheishere,”whileanothercommented,“Heproba

blyhelpedhertoo.Adogclosetoyouisalwayscomfortable.”Newsweekispassionateaboutgivingserviceanimalstherecognition(认可)theydeserve;Diese,theservicedoghelp

edhistrainerwithherbattlewithdepression,andYorkshireTerrierCooper,anotherservicedog,hasbeenawardedPetoftheWeek.24.Whatdoesth

efirstparagraphfocuson?A.Anunluckydog.B.ApopularTikTok.C.Anunusualpillow.D.Ahardworkingstranger.25.Whatcanserviced

ogsdoaccordingtoAnderson?A.Helppeoplewithsightproblems.B.Prepareafamilygathering.C.Analyzedifferentphysicsquestions.D

.Conductcommunityactivities.26.WhatcanwesayaboutmostTikTokers’reactiontothevideo?A.Theyfeltunbelievable.B.Theyfelt

unpleasant.C.Theymadestrangecomments.D.Theyexpressedspeciallikes.27.WhatcanwelearnaboutDiese?A.HeservedNewsweekwell.B.Hegotonwellwithhistrainer.C.

Heperformedwellasaservicedog.D.Hewontheweeklypetstaragain.CThispaintingSpringBouquethasaprecisestructure.Theflowersspilloverintothelowerleft-handc

orner,withanimbalanceasfreeandaswildasnature.Butatoncetheartistrespondstothisunbalance.Totherightofthevase,Renoirhasdevelopedaheavyshadowarea,richin

purplesandsharplycontrastedwiththelightbelowit.Theplacingofthestraightlineinthelowerrightsideisnecessary.Ifthereadercoversthisline

,hewillseethatthecompositionbecomesunbalanced.TheImpressionisttechniquehadnotyetdevelopedwhenRenoirpaintedt

hispicture.YetthepaintingwithlightandcolorindicatesImpressionismisaroundthecorner;thereissomethingofthatschoolinthefeelingoftheout-o

f-doorsthatRenoirhasacquired.Thetexture(纹理)oftheflowersisdescribed.Aboveall,onecan’thelpsayingtheverynicesmelloftheflowersisthere,too.Pierre-Augus

teRenoirwasbornin1841.Hebeganworkingasayoungpainterofporcelainandtextiles.Atage21,RenoirenteredtheÉcoledesBeaux-Artsi

nParisandwentontostudyundertheinstructionsofpainterCharlesGleyre’s.EventhoughhispaintingshadbeeninitiallyrejectedbytheAcad

emyandthepublic,withtimehebecameoneofthemostadmiredartistsofhisgeneration.Unfortunately,in1899,hewasdiagnosedwithrheumato

idarthritis(风湿性关节炎).Itisadiseasethatcausesalotofpain.Inaddition,thepersonaffectedbyitmayalsohavedeformities(畸形)

.Consequently,hismovementsbecameverylimitedandeachmovementwasabigandcertainlypainfuleffort.Hisson,JeanRenoir,writesin

thebookRenoir,MyFatherafterhisfatherpassedaway,thereactionofthepeopletothepaintingofthefather,afterseeinghishands:Visitorswh

owereunpreparedforthiscouldnottaketheireyesoffhisdeformity.Thoughtheydidnotdaretomentionit,theirreactionwoul

dbeexpressedbysomesuchphraseas“Itisn’tpossible!”Withhandslikethat,howcanhepaintthosepictures?There’ssomemysterysomewhere.28.Whatcanreaders

seeinthepainting?A.Avaseintheleftcorner.B.Ashadowtothevase’sright.C.Astraightlineatthebottom.D.Anaturallightinthemiddle.29.Whatseemsquitespeciala

boutthispicturewhenpeopleappreciateit?A.Thepaintingmaterial.B.Thecolorchoice.C.Thesmellyflowertaste.D.Theimpressivefeeling.30.Wh

atdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Renoir,MyFather.B.SpringBouquet.C.Rheumatoidarthritis.D.Renoir’

sbravery.31.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.PatienceIsaLifetimePracticeB.PainPasses,butBeautyRemainsC.ImpressionismIsaUniqueTechniqu

eD.Workhard,andYouWillCatchUpDADutchcitywillbecomethefirstintheworldtobanmeatadsfrompublicspacesinanefforttoreduceco

nsumptionandgreenhousegasemissions(排放).Haarlem,whichliestothewestofAmsterdamandhasapopulationofabout160,000,willperformthebanfrom2024afterm

eatwasaddedtoalistofproductscontributingtotheclimatecrisis.AdswillnotbeallowedonHaarlem’sbuses,sheltersandsc

reensinpublicspaces,causingcomplaintsthatthecityis“goingtoofar”.Recentstudiessuggestglobalfoodproductionis

responsibleforone-thirdofallplanet-heatingemissions,withtheuseofanimalsformeataccountingfortwicethepollutionofproducingplant-b

asedfoods.Foreststhatabsorbcarbondioxidearecutforanimalswhilefertilizers(化肥)usedforgrowingtheirfeedarerichinnitrogen,whichcancontributetoairandwate

rpollution,climatechange.Animalsalsoproducelargequantitiesofmethane,apowerfulgreenhousegas.ZiggyKlazes,acouncillor

fromtheGroenLinksparty,whodraftedtheproposalbanningmeatadvertising,saidshehadnotknownthecitywouldbetheworld’sfirsttoperformsuchapolicywhensheputforw

ardit.ShetoldtheHaarlem105radiochannel:“Wearenotaboutwhatpeoplearebakingandroastingintheirownkitchen;ifpeoplew

antedtocontinueeatingmeat,fine…Wecan’ttellpeoplethere’saclimatecrisisandencouragethemtobuyproductsthatarepartofthecause.”“Ofcourse,th

erearealotofpeoplewhofindthedecisionunacceptable,buttherearealsoalotofpeoplewhothinkit’sfine.”“Itisasignal–ifitispickedupnational

ly,thatwouldonlybeverynice.”ResearchsuggeststhattomeettheEuropeanUnion(EU)targetofnetzeroemissionsby2050,meatconsumptionmustbereducedto24kgperpersonp

eryear,comparedwiththecurrentaverageof82kg,or75.8kgintheNetherlands,whichistheEU’sbiggestmeatexporter.32.Whichcanbestexplain“goingtoofa

r”underlinedinParagraph2?A.Over-reactingtotheclimatecrisis.B.Caringtoomuchaboutmeatproduction.C.Sufferingfromase

riouslackofpublicspaces.D.Sparingnopainstodealwithgreenhousegasemissions.33.WhatisZiggy’sattitudetowardsthedecision?A.Indi

fferent.B.Ambiguous.C.Worried.D.Positive.34.Whatdoesthelastparagraphwanttotellus?A.MeatisthemostpopularfoodinEurope.B.Thecurr

entEUtargetiswellworthadjusting.C.ItisalongwaytoreachthegoalsetbytheEU.D.TheNetherlandsshouldberesponsibleformeatproduction.35.W

hattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Aresearchreport.B.Anewsreport.C.Anofficialdocument.D.Ameetingsummary.四川省资

阳市2023届高三上学期第一次诊断性考试英语试题第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAnumberofeventsaregoingonattheCoope

rageProject,locatedat1030MainStreetinHonesdale.Enjoy!TheCooperageMakerFairTheCooperageMakerFairwillbeheldfrom10:00amto4:0

0pmonFriday,June12onthegroundsoftheCityMuseum.TheMakerFairisaplacewherepeopleshowwhattheyaremaking-ashowcase

forinventionandcreativity,andsharewhattheyarelearning.Anyoneinterestedinpresentingtheirprojects,hobbiesandexperimentsshouldapplytotakepartatwww.coop

eragemakerfair.com.SuchSweetThunderAt7:00pmonWednesday,June17,therewillbeafilmscreeningofcomedyTwelfthNightaspartoftheSuchSweetThunder:Shakespeare

’sPlaysonFilmSeries,Dr.RobertDuganwillintroducetheplaywithabriefbackground.Admissionisfree,butduetoli

mitedseating,bookingisrequiredatwww.suchsweetthunder.com.SoundsLikeTeenSpiritOnThursday,June24,therewillbeaneventcalledSounds

LikeTeenSpiritfrom3:00pmto5:00pm.SoundsLikeTeenSpiritisdesignedtoprovideanopportunitytoshowcasethetalentofourc

ommunity'syouth.School-agedstudentsareencouragedtosharetheirperformingartonstageattheCooperageProject!GreatBr

azilianMusicTourOnSaturday,June27,afantasticopportunityisreadyforyoutolistentosomegreatBrazilianmusicbythemusicalgroupMinas.Itisfrom2:30pmt

o4:30pm,anddoorsopenat2:00pm.Weencouragechildrenandtheirfamiliestocometolearnallabouttherhythm,excitementandsoundofBra

zilianmusic.Thetwohourperformanceissuretobefunforthewholefamily.TheadmissionchargeisS5foreachperson,andallthemoneyw

illgotothelocalfoodbank.Youcanalsogiveawayoldclothesandmoneyattheentrance.21.Whendoestheeventtakeplacew

herestudentscanputontheirownperformances?A.OnJune12.B.OnJune17.C.OnJune24.D.OnJune27.22.Whicheventrequirespeopletomakea

reservation?A.SuchSweetThunder.B.SoundsLikeTeenSpirit.C.TheCooperageMakerFair.D.GreatBrazilianMusicTour.23.WhatcanyoudoatGreatBrazilia

nMusicTour?A.Showyourgiftforinvention.B.Makeadonation.C.PerformwithMinasonstage.D.Learntomakemusic.BLiaoWentao,apetund

ertaker,putthebodyof2-ycar-oldGarfieldonasmallbedsurroundedbyflowers.Thenheletthecat'sownersayalastgoodbyebeforecremation(火化).“Wesendoff400to500pet

seachyear,andthere'sagreatdemandforpetfunerals,”hetoldChinaNews.KeepingpetshasbecomeatrendforyoungpeopleinChinaandpeoplearemorethanwillingtop

ayforwhatevertheirpetsneed.From2019to2021,China'spetmarketgrewbyalmost18%andhit348.8billionyuaninvaluein

2021,accordingtoareportbyiResearchConsultingGroup.Asthepeteconomydevelops,animallovers'variousneedshaveboostedtheemergenceanddevelopmentofrelatedbus

inessessuchasbathing,petfood,petbeautyandhealthcare.Inadditiontobasicservices,petownersareincreasinglypayingformanynewservices,

suchastraining,petfunerals,insurance,photographyandentertainment.Thegrowingpetmarkethasalsogivenbirthtoalargenumberofnewpet-relatedjobs

,notedCCTVNews.LiuWei,33,isafamouspetdetectiveinShanghai.Heandhisteamworkonfindingfamilies’lostpets.“Wehavesuccessfullyhelpedfindmorethan1,000pets

.Besidescatsanddogs,thereareotherpetslikebirds,lizardsandhamsters”Liusaid.“Inmanybigcitescatsanddogshavebec

omeanimportantpartofmanyfamiliesandaretakengoodcareof.Sowhatwelookforarenotjustpets,butfamilymembers.”Apartfrompetundertakers

anddetectives,somepeopleworkaspetfoodtesters,petsittersandpettrainers.AccordingtoTuDi,secretarygeneraloftheHunanPetIndustryAssociation,theb

oomingpetmarketshowspeople'simprovedlivingstandards.However,therearealsoproblemswiththeindustry,fore

xample,thehighfeesoftakingpetstothevet(善医).Manypetownershavecalledforstricterpricingregulationsforpetmedicalservices,r

eportedGlobalTimes.24.WhyisLiao'sstorymentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Toteachreadersalesson.C.Tosu

mupthemainidea.D.Toinvolvereadersinastory.25.Howdoestheauthorshowthepetmarketisgrowing?A.Byintroducinganargument

.B.Bytellingsometruestories.C.Bygivingnumbersandexamples.D.Byfocusingonbasicpet-relatedservices.26.WhatisTuDi’sattitudetoward

theboomingpetmarket?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.27.Whatconcernisthegrowingpetindustrybringingabout?A.Thelowqualityofservices.

B.Therapidgrowthoftheindustry.C.Thelackofrelatedregulations.D.Thevariousneedsofanimallovers.CLanguageisthebridgethatconnectspeopleev

erywhere.OnApril20,peoplearoundtheworldcelebratedtheUnitedNationsChineseLanguageDay.Tomarktheoccasion,theUNOfficeatGen

eva,Switzerland,organizedthefirstChineseLanguageVideoFestival(CLVF).Participantsfrom27countries,includingtheus,theUK,France,Germany,ItalyandJapan

,tookpartintheone-hourspecialevent,sharingtheirpassionfortheChineselanguageandculturethroughshortvideos.Over340videosubmissions

(提交)toldtouchingstoriesaboutacivilized,modernandyouthfulChinathroughparticipants'personalexperiences

inthecountry.Thoughsomepeoplefindthelanguagedifficulttolearn,mostfindittoberewarding.ForM.YousaffromPakistan,learningChinesegavehimabe

tterperspective(视角)andinsightintotheculture“LearningChineseisnotjustlearningalanguage.It’salanguageofoneofthebigge

stpopulationsintheworld,”Yosafsaid,“Ifyouknowthislanguage,youknowthecivilizationandmindofthepeople.”Ofcoursethelanguageitselfisuniq

ue,particularlyconsideringit'stonal(音调的)foundation“ToesareimportantbecausealotofChinesesyllable(音节)soundsimilaroreventhe

samethetonechangestheirmeaning.”saidMikeFuksman,anAmericanlivinginBeijing.TorememberChinesecharacters,youcanconnectthemwithpicturesan

dmakesomeshortstories.ManypeoplefinditisimportanttouseimaginationwhenlearningChinese.Forexample,theChines

echaracterfor“tea”hassomelinesofgrass,theroofofahouseandpeopledrinkingtea.Learninganylanguagecomeswithbenefits

,particularlyforthosewhoarealwayslookingtolearnmore.Sincesomelanguageshave“loanwords(外来词)”fromChinese,itmaybeeasierforonetopic

kupKoreanorJapaneseafterstudyingChinese.“IthelpedmesomuchwhenIstartedlearningJapanese,”saidYerdana.28.Whatis

thefunctionofParagraph3?A.Totellthepurposeofthefestival.B.Tosummarizetheaboveparagraphs.C.Tointroducethefollowin

gparagraphs.D.Toexplaintheeventsofthecelebration.29.HowcanlearnersrememberChinesecharactersaccordingtothepa

ssage?A.Makingnotes.B.Practicingwriting.C.LivinginChina.D.Usingimagination.30.WhatisthebenefitoflearningChineseaccordingtoYerdana?A.Gre

athelpinlearningJapanese.B.Gooddevelopmentoflearningability.C.Agoodunderstandingofthepeople.D.AbetterinsightintotheChineseculture.31.Whatis

thetextmainlyabout?A.ThemethodoflearnningChinese.B.HowtowriteChinesecharacterswell.C.Thebenefitsoflearni

ngforeigncultures.D.AnewfestivalandsomestoriesaboutlearmingChinese.DEachyearonOctober15,GlobalHandwashingDayi

sobservedtostrengthenthehealthawarenessandpreventthespreadofinfectiousdiseases.Andahand-shapedrobotcalled"Pep

e",whichencourageskidstowashtheirhands,hashelpedpupilsataremoteIndianprimaryschooltodevelophabitsofpersonalhygiene(卫生).Pepewasfix

edonthewallaboveahand-washingstationatWayanadGovernmentPrimarySchoolinKerala,whichhasabout100pupilsa

ged5and10.AsmallvideoscreenbehindthegreenplasticPepeactedasa“mouth”,allowingresearcherstotele-operatetherob

ottospeaktothepupilsanddrawtheirattentiontotheposteroutliningthestepsofeffectivehand-washing.Asetofmoving“eyes”helpedPepepayat

tentiontothechildren’sactions.Therobothelpedpupilswashtheirbandsmoreeffectively,increasingtheirratesofhand-washingby40percent.Pupilssp

enttwiceaslongwashingtheirhandsafterPepe'sarrival.Andmorethan95%ofthestudentscouldcorrectlydeterminewhenhand-washingwithsoaph

astobedone—beforeamealandafteravisittothetoilet.Hand-washingisoneofthemosteffectivewaysagainstthespreado

fdiarrheaandrespiratoryinfections.Dr.AmolDeshmukh,fromtheUniversityofGlasgow'sSchoolofComputingScience,ledtheproje

ctinpartnershipwithcolleaguesfromAmritaUniversity.Hesaid,“WeweredelightedbythesuccessofPepe'svisittothisprimaryschool.Thechildrenwereex

citedtointeractwiththisrelativelysimplemachine,whichwasclearlygoodforkeepingtheirhandsclean.Dr.BhavanifromAmritaUniversitysaid,“AMMACHI(AmritaMul

tiModalApplicationandComputerHumanInteraction)Labshavetakenmultiplanstoaddresscommonchallengesfacinglow-incomeruralcommu

nitiesinIndiaandworldwideusingtechnology.”32.Whywas“Pepe”fixedatthePrimarySchool?A.Towatchonpupilactions,B.Towashc

hildren'shands.C.Tofreshentheenvironment.D.Todevelopchildren'shealthhabits.33.Howdidtherobotbringchangestothepupils?A.Bypla

yingwithpupils.B.Byprovidingknowledge.C.Byofferingpupilssoap.D.Bywashingpupils'hands.34.WhatcanyoulearnaboutPep

e'svisittotheprimaryschool?A.Itwasafailure.B.Ithadnoeffect.C.Itwasasuccess.D.Itwasawasteoftime.35.Whatdoes

theunderlinedword“address”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Dealwith.B.Writeaplaceon.C.Makeaspeechto.D.Speakto.参考答案四川省绵阳市

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