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一轮组合训练(四十)一、阅读理解A篇Theideaofbillionsofpeoplegoingthroughafewmasksaweekduringthispandemicdefinitelyringsalarmbel
ls,butateamofresearchersinMelbournemayhavethesolution.They'vediscoveredthataddingmillionsofdiscardedfacemaskstoroad
paving(铺路)mixtureswouldactuallylowerthecostoftheroad,whilepreventingbillionsofthemfromlandfills.Justonekilometerofroadwouldneedthreemill
ionmasks,andthepolypropylene(聚丙烯)plasticusedtomakesingleusesurgicalfacemasksalsoincreasedtheflexibilityanddurabi
lityoftheroad.Thenewmaterialisamixtureofabout2%tornmasksandrecycledconcreteaggregate(RCA)—amaterialobtainedfromwas
teconcreteandothermineralsfromdestroyedbuildings.Thisrecycledmaterialwasfoundinthestudytobeidealfortwoofthefourlayersgenerallyrequired
tocreateroadways.PavingakilometeroftwowayroadwiththeRCAandthreemillionfacemaskswouldresultinachangeof93tonsofwastefromlandfills.Thefinalproduct
thenismoreresistanttowearthanasphalt(沥青),aswellasbeingcheapertoo,providedtherewasamethodforcollectingmasks.Theresearchteamdidac
ostanalysisandfoundthat,at$26perton,theRCAwasabouthalfthecostofminingrawmaterials,andasmuchasathirdofthecostofshippingtheusedmasks
toalandfill.Thewidespreadapplicationwouldbeidealforlargeinfrastructure(基础设施)projects.Forexample,Washingtonhasthe11thworstroadsinter
msofunaddressedrepairsintheUS.IfthedamagedroadsinWashingtonstatewererepairedwiththeRCA/maskmixture,itwouldreusenearly10billionmasks,sp
aringAmericanlandfillshundredsofmillionsoftonsoftrash.It'ssaidthattheteamislookingforprivateindustrypartnersorgovernmentswillingtogivetheirpl
asticmaskroadanopportunityforalargescaletest.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded”meaninParagraph2?A.Recycled.B.Produced.C.Abandoned.D.Mixe
d.2.Whatisthenewmaterialusedtopaveroadsmadeof?A.Asphaltandtonsoftrash.B.Polypropyleneplasticandbuildingmater
ials.C.Wasteconcreteandmineralsfromdestroyedbuildings.D.Tornmasksandrecycledconcreteaggregate.3.Whyarethedatame
ntionedinParagraph4?A.Toprovethisnewmaterialiscosteffectiveinpavingroads.B.Tostressthenecessityofgettingrawmaterials.C.Toexplainrepairin
groadscostsalotofmoney.D.Topraisethehardworktheteamhasdone.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Wa
shingtonstateistheleastdevelopedregionintheUS.B.MoreAmericanlandfillswillshutdowninthefuture.C.ThedamagedroadsinWashingtonhavebeenrepairedwiththeR
CA.D.Itremainstobetestedwhetherthenewmaterialispractical.B篇Pinocchiomaybejustachildren'sstory,butSpanishscientist
sattheUniversityofGranadarecentlyinvestigatedthesocalled“Pinocchioeffect”andfoundthatournosesdon'tgrowlongerwhenwetellalie,butactuallygeta
littlebitsmaller.DrGómezMilánandhisteamdevelopedaliedetectortestthatusedthermography(热成像法)totellifpeoplewerelying,andfound
thatwheneverparticipantsintheirresearchwerebeinguntruthful,thetemperatureofthetipoftheirnosedroppedupto1.2℃,whilethetemperatureofthei
rforeheadincreasedupto1.5℃.Theyalsofoundthatdropintemperatureatnoselevelactuallycausedittobecomeslig
htlysmaller,althoughthedifferencecouldnotbeseenbythehumaneye.“Onehastothinkinordertolie,whichraisesthetemperatureofthe
forehead,”DrGómezMilánexplainedthefindings.“Atthesametimewefeelanxious,whichlowersthetemperatureofthenose.”For
thisstudy,researchersasked60studentstoperformvarioustaskswhilebeingscannedbythermalcameras.Oneoftheseta
sksinvolvedmakinga3to4minutecalltotheirparents,partnersorfriendsandtellinganimportantlie.Participantshadtomakeuptheliethemselvesduringth
ecall,andthethermalcameraspickedupthis“oppositePinocchioeffect”causedbythechangesintemperatureinthenoseandf
orehead.Interestingly,thethermalliedetectorpickedupthetemperaturedifferencein80percentoftheparticipants,whichisabetter
rateofsuccessthanthatofanymodernliedetectorusedbythepolice.“Withthismethodwehaveincreasedaccuracyandreducethechancesof‘falsepositives(错误判断)’,some
thingthatisfrequentwithothermethods,”saidDrGómezMilán,whoaddedthatpolicecouldonedaycombineotherliedetectiontechnologywiththeirtechnologytoachie
vebetterresults.5.Whydidthetemperatureoftheparticipants'foreheadsgoupduringthetest?A.Theywerescared.B.Theyfeltashamed.D.Theygotembarras
sed.D.Theyhadtothinkhard.6.Whatphenomenondoesthe“oppositePinocchioeffect”referto?A.Ourforeheadgetsbiggerwhenwetellali
e.B.Ournosebecomessmallerwhenwetellalie.C.Thetemperatureinthenosegetshigherwhenwetellalie.D.Thetemperatureinthenos
eremainsthesamewhenwetellalie.7.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearch?A.Researchersgotthefindingsbyinterviewing.B.Thether
malliedetectorhasbeenwidelyused.C.Thethermalliedetectormayassistthepolice.D.Researchersdesigneddifferentliesforparticipants.8.Whichmightbethebe
sttitleforthetext?A.WillLieDetectorsTelltheTruth?B.WillLyingMakeYourNoseLonger?C.WillThermalTechnologyBeReliabl
e?D.WillLyingMakeYourTemperatureRise?C篇OverlookingtheDavisGantVarsitySoccerField,abedofoverturnedsoilwaitsforfurth
erdevelopment.Inafewyears,thisareawillbecomeanaturalhabitatandaplaygroundforanimalsandresidents.Thispeacefulareadidn'tappearn
aturally,butthroughplanningandactiontakenbyCatlinGabel'sTinyForestprojectlaunchedbyteacherPatrickWalsh.Foreststypicallytakeh
undredsofyearstomature,withfourstagesofgrowth.“Tinyforestsflattenouttimethroughtheplantingofallfourlayers(层),”Walshexplained.Theendresultisafastgrow
ing,nativeforestinabout20years.Over600plantsfrom43specieswillbeplantedinthetinyforest,thefirstoneinOregon.Walshwasinspi
redtobuildatinyforestafterhearingaboutthisidea,whichemergedinJapanandhastakenholdinNorthAmerica.Hesharedhisvisionwithseniorsinhisclass.Thes
eniorsresearchedtinyforestsandmadeaproposalresultinginCleanWaterServicesdonating60treesand$5,000fromtheNationalO
ceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.Armedwiththeseresources,Walshandthestudentsstartedworking.“SomethingIdidn'treallyexpe
ctwastheoutpouringofstudents'enthusiasm.Seeingstudentsfromallgradesvolunteeredtocontributetothe‘dirtywork’
reallyblewmeaway,”Walshsaid.SeniorMeganCoverhasbeenattheschoolsincethefirstgrade.“I'llgraduateafterwork
ingonthisproject,whichissurelysad,butit'sreallyrewardingandgreattobeapartofthisprojectandtodomybit.We'recreatingthiseducationalspaceformanyyoung
kids,”Coversaid.Walshsummeduphisgoaloftheproject,whichistobuildaplacewherestudentscanenjoyandlearnaboutnature.“Thefo
restwillobviouslynotsolveclimatechange,butitwoulddeservetheeffortsifthekidsthinkaboutclimatechangeandremembertheimportanceofrefo
restationandtreeswhentheylookoutsideattheforest.”9.Whatisspecialabouttinyforests?A.TheyoriginatedinNorthAm
erica.B.Theyareusuallyplantedinschools.C.Theycontainvarioustypesoftrees.D.Theybecomematureinashortertime.1
0.WhatsurprisedWalshintheprocessofplantingthetinyforest?A.Theabundanceofnativetreespecies.B.Publicconcernabouttheen
vironment.C.Theactiveparticipationofstudents.D.Supportfromlocalorganizations.11.HowdoesMeganCoverfeelabouttheproject?A.Proud.B.H
opeful.C.Excited.D.Grateful.12.WhatdoesWalshwanttheforesttofunctionasforthestudents?A.Asourceofenjoyment.
B.Areminder.C.Asourceofinspiration.D.Awitness.[答题区]题号123456789101112答案二、阅读七选五Threefactorsinfluencewhetherpeoplewilltakeyouradvice.First,
advicewhichisobtainedfromprofessionalsisgivenmoreweight.Second,peoplearealsomorelikelytoacceptadvicewhenthepersongivingtheadv
iceismoreexperiencedandknowledgeablethanthepersondoingtheasking.__1__Peoplewhoarefeelingmoreconfidentintheirdecisionstendtorelyona
dvicelessoften.Howdoyouincreaseyourpossibilitiesofsomeonetakingyouradvice?__2__Whileyouareintendedtobehelpful,unsolicited(未经要求的)a
dviceislesslikelytobeused.Thisproblemcanbesolvedbyasking,“Wouldyoulikemyopiniononthis?”Ifthepersonsaysno,itcouldbethatthepersonfeelsthatt
heyhavecollectedallthedatatheyneedinordertomakeadecision.Ifyouhavespecifictraininginanarea,whetherthatisadegree,cert
ification,ordaylongseminar,statethattotheperson.__3__Therearethewordswesay,andthenthemessagebehindthosewords.__4
__Bygivingadvicetothisperson,areyoutryingtoimprovetheirqualityoflife?Areyouhelpingthemgetapromotion?Makesurethatyourgoalmeetsthepers
on'sneeds.Ifyou'vehadaroughdayandyoufeelthatyoujustaren'tintherightmindsettogiveadequateadvice,letthepersonknow.__5__Usuallythepersonwillapp
reciateitandthatincreasesyourcredibility.A.Andtheydon'tnecessarilymatch.B.Duringyourconversation,askthemiftheyhaveanyfurtherq
uestions.C.Thepersonneedsinformationonchoosingacompanythatyouknowwell.D.Third,whethersomeonetakesyouradvic
edependsonhowtheyarefeeling.E.Whileyoumayfeelashamedtotalk,youarestatingwhyyouradvicehasgoodpoints.F.Ifsome
oneisnottakingyouradvice,askyourselfiftheyaskforyouradviceinthefirstplace.G.Tellthemyouwanttomakesureyouareo
npointandcangivethemthebestadvicepossible.[答题区]1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________三、语法填空In1957,Alfr
edFieldingandMarcChavannescreatedsomethingthatwouldchangetheshippingindustryforgoodandmakeecommercestores
likeAmazonpossible:BubbleWrap.Ithasbeenusedbycompaniesforpackingeversince.1.________(actual),thetrappedlittleairbub
bles2.________(invent)bychance.Atfirst,theyweretryingtocreate3.________typeofwallpaper.Theywerenaturallyletdownwith
theresults,4.________theydidn'tgiveup.Theythoughtofmorethan4005.________(difference)usesfortheirsoft,airfilledmaterial,suchasforuseingree
nhousewalls.Butnonebroughtthemmuchsuccess.Then,in1960,IBMsawhowusefulBubbleWrapcouldbein6.________(protect)itsnew,veryexpensive7.________(compute
r)duringshipping.Adealwasmade.Bythemid1960s,FieldingandChavannes'spackingmaterial8.________(become)importantinshipping.Todayitprotectsm
illionsofpackagesayear9.________damage.Thispackingmaterialisstillimportantin10.________(us)dailylives,andt
herearenosignsthatwillchangeanytimesoon.[答题区]1.____________2.____________3.____________4.____________5._______
_____6.____________7.____________8.____________9.____________10.____________