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考点10--推理判断之写作态度--练模拟--熟能生巧1.【海南省琼海市嘉积中学2021-2022学年高三下学期第四次模拟】Hereallydidlooklikeatourist,withacameraaroundhis

neckandabottleofsunscreencreamstickingoutofhisbag.Thefatmansatontheterrace(平台),sippinglemonadeandpretendingtolookatatourismbrochure.Hissunglasse

smaskedhiseyes,butIknewhewasn'tlookingatthebrochure:hehadn'tturnedapageforthelasttenminutes.AsIbroughthimhisdish

es,hecoughedupa"thankyou"andlookedatmebriefly.Itriednottostareatthetinyscaracrosshislefteyebrow.Iwalkedbackinsidewith

myemptytray,shakingmyhead.Helookedfamiliar,butIcouldn'tquiteplacehim.Thenithitme.Thecaraccident.Themysteriousstrangerwhohelpedmeoutofmycras

hedcar,justbeforeitexploded.Irushedbacktohistable.Hewasgone.Imovedhissaucerandfoundhistip,alongwithacard:Iamdeeplygratefultoyou.

Thenighto£yourcaraccident,Iwasonmywaytorobajewelrystore.Savingyourlifebroughtthingsbackinarightway.Inowliveanhonestlife,thankstoyou.Godblessyou!M

r.D.Ishivered(震颤).Thenightofmycaraccident,Iwasheadingforaninterviewinanillegaldanceclub.Seeinghumankindnessthroughhisheroicge

stureturnedmylifearoundandbroughtfaithbackintomylife.Iunfoldedthetipheleft.Amongthesingleswasagrand(—千块)withapenmarkunderlin

ing“InGodWeTrust.”Isaidasilentprayerforhimandgotbacktowork,smiling.4.Whydidthefatmanlooklikeatourist

?A.Becauseheusedmoneynotthesameasthelocals.B.Becausehecarriedwhattouristsusuallyhaveon.C.Becausehedoesn'tlooklikeanativecitizen.D.Becauseheord

eredstrangefoodanddrinks.5.Howdidthewriterknewthemandidn'treadthebrochure?A.Hewasdrinkingallthetime.B.Hesatstillwith

hissunglasses.C.Thepageremainedunturned.D.Hewasstaringatthewriter.6.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theykeptintouchwitheachothersincethen.B.

Thewriterhadbeensearchingfortheman.C.Themanbecamearichmanyearslater.D.Thewriterdidn'tgotothatinterview.7.Whatistheirattitudetowards

eachother?A.Sympathetic.B.Grateful.C.Worried.D.Trusty.2.【云南省师范大学附属中学2022届高三高考适应性月考卷(十)】BlindboxesormysteryboxeshavetakenC

hina'stoyscenebystorm.Theideaisquitesimple.Thecustomersknowtheyaregettingatoy,butwon'tknowwhatspecifictoytheyare

gettinguntiltheyopenthebox.Itisabitlikegambling(赌博)onlywithouttheriskofleavingempty-handed.Onesuchcompan

ytotakeanimportantroleinthisparticularmarketisPopMart.Bytheendof2020,thecompanyhadmorethan100shopsandover1000vending(售卖)ma

chinesaswellasanonlinestore.ThepopularityofPopMart'sproductshasmadeit33-year-oldfounderWangNingabillionaire.Theideaf

orblindboxeswasinspiredbygashapon(扭蛋)fromJapan,whicharevendingmachinesthatgiveoutacapsulecontainingamysterytoy.AlthoughthetoysinsidePopMart's

blindboxesarerelativelycheap,costinglessthantwodollarstomake,theysellforaroundeightdollars.Themajorityofitscustomers

arebetweentheagesof18-35,typicallyyoungadultswithover75percentbeingfemale.Youngadultsmaynotplaywithdollsinthewayt

hatkidsmight,instead,theychoosetodisplaythem.Sometimesasasymbolicextensionoftheirpersonalitiesorjusttoshowoffsomethin

gcute.Someblindboxescontainmorelimited-editiontoys,whichenticemoreseriouscollectorstokeepbuyingmoreboxesinth

ehopethattheycangettheonethattheywant.Someconsumershavecollectedoverathousanddolls.Ifeachcosteightdollars,twothousanddollswouldmeanthats

hespentaroundsixteenthousanddollarsondolls.Blindboxeshavebeencomparedtogambling,whichcanbeaddictive.Whileblindbo

xeshavereceivedcriticism,noactionshavebeentakenagainstthemyet.12.WhatispopularwithChineseyoungadults?A.Gettingcheaptoys.B.Buyingblindboxes.C.Openi

ngmysterygifts.D.Showingoffsomethingcute.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"entice"inparagraph4probablymean?A.Force.B.Attract.C.Raise.D.Com

mand.14.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesbuyingblindboxes?A.Itisgambling.B.Itisbeneficial.C.Itiseasily-addicted.D.Itisspec

ialinChina.15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsmysteryboxes?A.Supportive.B.Indifferent.C.Sceptical.D.Objectiv

e.3.【2022届四川省成都市第七中学高三下学期热身考试】AcityinSouthKorea,whichhastheworld’slargestnumberofpeopleusingsmartphones,hasplacedflashinglightsa

ndlaserbeamsataroadcrossingtowarn“smartphonezombies”tolookupanddriverstoslowdown,inthehopeofpreventingaccidents.Thedesignersofthe

systemweremotivatedbygrowingworrythatmorepedestriansgluedtotheirphoneswillbecomevictimsinacountrythatalreadyhassomeofthehighestroaddeath

andinjuryratesamongdevelopedcountries.State-runKoreaInstituteofCivilEngineeringandBuildingTechnology(KICT)believesitssystemofflashingl

ightsatzebracrossingscanwarnbothpedestriansanddrivers.Inadditiontored,yellowandblueLEDlightsonthepavement,“s

mombies”-smartphonezombies-willbewarnedbylaserbeamprojectedfrompowerpolesandawarningsenttothephonesbyanappthattheyarea

bouttostepintotraffic.“Increasingnumberofsmombieaccidentshaveoccurredinpedestriancrossings,sothesezombielightsareess

entialtopreventthesepedestrianaccidents,”saidKICTseniorresearcherKimJong-hoon.Driversarewarnedbytheflashinglights,whichhaveshowntobeeffective83.4per

centofthetimeintheinstitute’stestsinvolvingabout1,000vehicles.In2017,morethan1,600pedestrianswerekilledinautorelatedaccidents,whichisab

out40percentoftotaltrafficdeaths,accordingtodatafromtheTrafficAccidentAnalysisSystem.Fornow,thesmombiewarningsystemisplacedonl

yinIlsan,asuburbancityabout30kmnorthwestofthecapital,Seoul,butisexpectedtogonationwide,accordingtotheins

titute.KimDan-hee,a23-year-oldresidentofIlsan,welcomedthesystem,sayingshewasoftentooabsorbedinherphonetoremembertol

ookattraffic.“Thisflashinglightmakesmefeelsafeasitmakesmelookaroundagain,andIhopethatwecanhavemoreofthe

seintown,”shesaid.8.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“smartphonezombies”inparagraph1referto?A.Driversdrivingafterdrunk.B.Pedes

triansburiedintheirphones.C.Passengerscrazyaboutphones.D.Policemeninchargeoftraffic.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewarnin

gsystem?A.Ithasreduceddeathrateby83.4%.B.Ithasbeenspreadnationwide.C.Itgivesawarningtothesmartphones.D.Itisbeingtriedoutinmanyplaces.1

0.Whatwastheresidents’attitudetothetrafficsystem?A.Negative.B.Unconcerned.C.Disapproving.D.Favorable.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Sout

hKoreaWarnsSmartphoneZombiesofTrafficB.FlashingLightsAreUsedtoPreventAccidentsC.SmartphoneZombiesAreCausingTr

afficAccidentsD.SouthKoreaUsesaNewTrafficSystem4.【2022届山东师范大学附属中学高三考前打靶卷】Astronomersbreathedasighofr

eliefastheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope(JWST)sprungtolife.JWSTwouldnotfitintoanymodernrocketwithoutbeingfolded.However

,ultimatelythetelescopehasstartedreturningsomeofitsfirstimagestothrilledaudiencesbackonEarth.Yettheexperience

leftmanyastronomerswonderingiftherewasasimplerwaytolaunchtelescopesofthissize.“Wewereworriedabouttheunfolding,”saysJohnBlevinsofNASA’sMa

rshallSpaceFlightCenter.Butwithalargerrocket,“youdon’thavetounfoldinspace.Youcandoitontheground”.Aschancewouldhaveit,twosu

chrocketsarecurrentlysittingonlaunchpads.Thefirst,NASA’sSpaceLaunchSystem(SLS),isreadyandwaitingatKennedySpaceCenterinFloridaforit

svoyagethissummer.Butarelianceontried-and-truetechnologycouldbeitsAchilles’heel:someestimatescurrentlykeeptheSLS’scostatan$4.1b

illionperlaunch.Ifapproved,though,itsmassivesizecouldultimatelybeaboonforscientistsseekingtosendlarger,moreambitiousspacecraftandtelescopesthro

ughoutthesolarsystemandevenbeyond.OverinTexas,Starship,asimilarlycapablebutwildlydifferentrocketbein

gdevelopedbySpaceX,isalsoinpreparationtolaunchonitsfirstorbitaltestflight.Usually,eachrocketwillbedesertedafterasingleu

se,itscomponentsdegradedtojunkontheseafloororadriftinspace.ButStarshipisinsteadbuiltforendurance,landingbackon

thegroundforrapidreuse,whichhasalreadydramaticallyloweredtheexpenseofreachingspace.AsbigandboldastheSLSmaybe,expertssa

ythatitpalesincomparisonwithwhatStarshipcouldachieve.“Starshipholdsthepromiseoftransformingthesolarsysteminawaywecan’treallyappreciate,”saysAla

nStern.“Itcompletelychangesthegame.”12.WhywasitnecessarytosimplifythewaytolaunchJWST?A.Thesizeofsomerocketswassmall.B.Thela

unchingtechnologywaslimited.C.TheunfoldingofJWSTwasimpossible.D.ThecostoflaunchingJWKTwascostly.13.Whatdoe

stheunderlinedword“boon”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Benefit.B.Fantasy.C.Concern.D.Disaster.14.WhatdoweknowaboutStarship

inParagraph4?A.Itwillberecycledinspace.B.Itisnotavailableforlaunching.C.Itwillbeabandonedafterasingleuse.D.Ithasreducedthecostofreachi

ngspace.15.What’stheexperts’attitudetowardsthefutureofStarship?A.Hopeful.B.Worried.C.Doubtful.D.Satisfied.

5.【2022届山东省德州市高考三模】Whilefacialrecognitiontechnologycontinuestopromotemanyaspectsofhumanlife,it'snowbeingappliedtoaidtheprotectionofgi

antpandas,XinhuaNewsAgencyreportedon6January2022.AnaturereservehasbuiltanAI-enabledvideomonitoringsystemtobette

rprotectgiantpandas.Installedwith300infrared(红外线)cameras,themonitoringsystemhelpsensurethehealthandsaf

etyof110wildgiantpandasthere.Itwasputintooperationtwoyearsago,andhascapturednumerousphotosandvideosofpandasengagedinactivitiessuchaseati

ng,restingandfightingformates.Itprovidesscientificdatatohelpusgrasppandas’livingconditionsandestablishconservationstrategies.Moreimportantly,ita

chievesreal-timemonitoringofthereservesothatwecandiscernthethreatstothewildlifeasearlyaspossible.Arecentstudyfoundthefacialrecognitionsystemcanautom

aticallyrecognizevariouswildanimalscaughtininfraredcameras,allowingresearcherstocollectdataongiantpandaswhilestayingindoors.It'sshownthatbye

quippingtheAI-aidedsystemtoretainthefiledphotosofgiantpandas,weobtaina98%successrateforspeciesrecognition.Itssucces

srateofrecognizingotherwildanimalscantop80%.In2021alone,thismonitoringsystemcaptured2,896photosofgiantpand

asandotherrareanimalsandfilmed3,218secondsoffootage,showcasingthereserve'ssoundecologicalenvironmentaswellasagradualriseinpandapopulat

ionthere.Headofthereserve'sadministration,LiuXingming,saidresearchersusedthesystemnotonlytoobservethedynamicsandhealthofthegiantpandapopu

lationbutalsotolearnaboutchangesinthenaturalsurroundingsoftheirhabitat.“Themonitoringsystemhasenabledsystematic,scientific,a

ndintelligentconservationofwildlife,”headded.“However,itisexpectedtobefurtherimprovedandoptimizedinthenearfuture.”8.Whatdoesthe

underlinedword“discern”meaninparagraph2?A.Solve.B.Pose.C.Attach.D.Detect.9.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewtechnologyfromthestudy?A.Itpreciselyr

ecognizesanyspecies.B.Itmakespandapopulationriserapidly.C.Itcontributestospeciesdatacollection.D.Itunderstandspandas'facialappearance.10.What

isLiuXingming'sattitudetothefacialrecognitionmonitoringsystem?A.Critical.B.Objective.C.Ambiguous.D.Conservative.11.W

hichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PandaFacialRecognitionUsingDatabaseB.FunctionsofFacialRecognitionTe

chnologyC.AITechnologyforBetterPandaProtectionD.ABreakthroughinVideoMonitoringSystem6.【2022届辽宁省实验中学高考考前模拟训练】Richcountriesa

reracingtodematerialisepayments.Theyneedtodomoretopreparefortheside-effects.Forthepast3,000years,whenpeoplethoughtofmoneyt

heythoughtofcash.Overthepastdecade,however,digitalpaymentshavetakenoff—tappingyourplasticonaterminalorswipingasmartphonehasbecomenormal.Nowthisrev

olutionisabouttoturncashintoanendangeredspeciesinsomericheconomies.Thatwillmaketheeconomymoreefficient—butit

alsocausesnewproblemsthatcouldholdbackthetransition(转型).Countriesareremovingcashatvaryingspeeds.InSwedenthenumberofretailcashtrans

actionperpersonhasfallenby80%inthepasttenyears.Americaisperhapsadecadebehind.Outsidetherichworld,cashi

sstillking.Buteventhereitsleadingroleisbeingchallenged.InChinadigitalpaymentsrosefrom4%ofallpaymentsin2012to34%in

2017.Cashisdyingoutbecauseoftwoforces.Oneisdemand—youngerconsumerswantpaymentsystemsthatplugeasilyintoth

eirdigitallives.Butequallyimportantisthatsupplierssuchasbanksandtechfirms(indevelopedmarkets)andtelecomscompanies(inemergin

gones)aredevelopingfast,easy-to-usepaymenttechnologiesfromwhichtheycanpulldataandpocketfees.Thereisahighcosttorunningtheinfrastructurebehind

thecasheconomy—ATMs,vanscarryingnotes,tellerswhoacceptcoins.Mostfinancialfirmsarekeentoabandonit,ordiscourageold-fashionedcustomerswithheavyfees.Inth

emain,theprospectofacashlesseconomyisexcellentnews.Cashisinefficient.Whenpaymentsdematerialise,peopleandshopsarelessopentotheft.It

alsocreatesacredithistory,helpingconsumersborrow.Yetsetagainstthesebenefitsareacoupleofworries.Electronicpa

ymentsystemsmayrisktechnicalfailures,powerfailureandcyber-attacks.Inacashlesseconomythepoor,theelderlyandcoun

tryfolkmaybeleftbehind.Andadigitalsystemcouldletgovernmentswatchoverpeople’sshoppinghabitsandprivatemultinationalse

xploittheirpersonaldata.8.Somerichcountriesaretryingto__________.A.dematerializemoneyB.getridoftheside-effectsofcashC.m

aketheeconomymoreefficientbyprotectingendangeredspeciesD.promotepaymentwithoutpapermoneyorcoins9.Inparagraph3,sev

eralcountriesarementionedtoshow_____________.A.thedifferencesbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountriesB.thatcashisstillkingacrosstheworldC.digitalp

aymentsarebecomingatrendthatcannotbestoppedD.Chinaisdevelopingfasterthatthosedevelopedcountriesindigitalpayment10.Cas

hisdisappearinglargelybecause_________________.A.youngerconsumersareshortofmoneytolivetheirdigitallivesB.suppliersaretryingtoreducecostsandobtai

nmoneyanddataC.theinfrastructureisdevelopingatahighspeedindevelopedmarketsD.financialfirmswanttoabandonold-fashionedcustomer

s11.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsdigitalizedpaymentis_________.A.favorableB.negativeC.objectiveD.indifferent7.【2022届吉林省长春

市普通高等学校招生全国统一考试临考押题卷(A)】Haveahardtimewakingupwhenit’scoldout?Scientistssayyourbrainistoblame.AstudyconductedbyscientistsfromNorthwesternUniversi

tymadeitpossibletooffersomeexplanationsforthisphenomenon.Theirstudyonfruitfliesshowshowseasonallycolda

nddarkconditionscanprohibitneuronswithintheflybrainthatpromoteactivityandwakefulnessfromsendingoutsi

gnals,particularlyinthemorning.Ithelpsexplainswhy,forbothfliesandhumans,itissohardtowakeupinthemorninginwinter.“Bystudyingbehaviorsinafruitfly,wec

anbetterunderstandhowandwhytemperatureissovitaltoregulatesleep,”saidMarcoGallio,associateprofessorofneurobiolo

gyintheWeinbergCollegeofArtsandSciences.Thestudydescribesforthefirsttime“absolutecold”receptorsintheflyantenna,whichrespondtotem

peratureonlybelowthefly’s“comfortzone”ofabout25°C.Havingrecognizedthoseneurons,theresearchersfollowedthemallthewaytotheirtargetswithinthebrain.Theyf

oundtheirtargetsareasmallgroupofbrainneuronsthatarepartofalargernetworkthatcontrolsrhythmsofactivityandsleep.Whentheneuronstheydiscov

eredareactive,thetargetcells,whichnormallyaremadeactivebymorninglight,areshutdown.“Temperaturesensingisone

ofthemostfundamentalabilities,”saidGallio,whosegroupisoneofonlyafewintheworldthataresystematicallystudyingtemperaturesensingin

fruitflies.“Theprincipleswearefindingintheflybrain,thelogicandorganization,maybethesameallthewaytohumans.Andfuturestudiesonhumanbrainwi

llsurelyfindsomereferenceinformationinthisstudy.”8.Whyisithardforfliestowakeupincoldmornings?A.Coldconditions

disabletheantennasofflies.B.Flicshavefewerneuronsinthebrainthanhumans.C.Coldnessstopsflies’neuronsfromfunctioningwell.D.Flies’neuronscontrollin

gwakefulnessaredamaged.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A.Itfocusesmainlyonhowflybrainswork.B.Ithelpsexplainhowtemperatureaffectsslee

p.C.Itaimsatsolvinghumans’sleepingproblems.D.Itshowsthesimilaritiesbetweenflybrainsandhumanbrains.10.Whichpartofafruitflywillbemadeactivewhenitis

cold?A.Itsantenna.B.Itstargetcells.C.Its“absolutecold”receptors.D.Itsnetworkcontrollingsleep.11.What’sGallio’sattitudetowardsthepra

cticalvalueofthefindings?A.Positive.B.Doubtful.C.Ambiguous.D.Disappointed.8.【2022届河南省大联考高三考前最后一卷】82-year-oldGinaHarriswillbecometheoldestwomantoc

ycleacrossBritain.FromEngland,GinaplanstoridefromLand’sEnd,inCornwall,toJohnO’Groats,inScotland,tosupportWomen’sAidandRefu

ge.Thetripishard,butGinahassethermindtosupportingthetwocharitiesafterreadingabouttheoutstandingworktheyhavedoneforwomen.Thisyear’sInternationalWomen

’sDaythemeisBreaktheBias(偏见).Knowingthatisn’tenough,actionisneededbadly.Ginaistakingactionforwomenallovertheworldtoshowth

eimportanceofwomen.Ginashared,“Iwillridemyoldbikeandcarrymyluggage,whichweighsover30kg.Iwon’tcompletethechallengeuntilJune2022,soIhave3months

topracticewithmyson’sgreathelp.IhavepreviouslytravelledbybicyclearoundEurope,soitwon’tbemyfirstlongcyclejourney,butitwillcerta

inlybemylastone.”GinaHarris,aformerphotographer,tookupcyclingat50andjoinedtheCyclingUKtofollowherpassionforchar

ities.AlanHead,formerSecretaryoftheCyclingUKcommented,“GinaHarrishascycledwiththeCyclingUKformanyyears.Wewishherallthebestinher

attempttoraisemoneyforwomenbycycling.Becausepublicservicesaren’tenough,theworkofcharitiesisimportant.”FayeConnelly,FundraisingManageratWomen’sAid

,said,“WearegratefultoGinaforherincrediblesupport,andweexpectmorepeopletofollowherexample.Gina’sdeterminationtoraiseas

muchasshecanhelpsusreachmorewomenandchildren.”4.WhatmadeGinadeterminetosupportthetwocharities?A.Hergreattalent.B.Herfamily’ssupp

ort.C.Theirlonghistory.D.Theirgreatworkforwomen.5.Whatistheson’sattitudetohismother’splan?A.Cautious.B.Favora

ble.C.Disappointed.D.Critical.6.WhydidGinajointheCyclingUKinthebeginning?A.Toraisemoneyforherson.B.Tosupportcharities.C.Toimproveherhealth.D.Torealiz

eherchildhooddream.7.WhatdoesFayeexpectfromGina’sexample?A.Peoplewilldonatemoremoneytothedisabled.B.Pe

oplewillpaymoreattentiontohealth.C.Morepeoplewillbeinspiredtosupportthecharity.D.Morepeoplewilllikecycling.9.【2022届广东省六校联盟高三

下学期第六次联考】I'vebeenwritingsincebeforeIcouldwrite.Asakid,Idictatedstoriestomyparents.About12yearsago,IwaslivinginNewYorkCityandpursuingamasteri

ncreativewriting.ForyearsI'dbeensufferingvisiondisorder,butinNewYorkmysymptomsworsened.Ibecameunableto

readorwriteforanyconsiderablelengthoftime.Itriedvisiontherapy(疗法),anoverheadprojector,aspecialpairofglasses-allinvain.Eventually,Idiscove

redacomputerprogramforthevisuallychallenged.AsItyped,mywordswerereadaloudbyanautomatedvoice.Withmyscreendimmedtoblack,Ireliedentirelyonaud

iofeedbacktoknowwhatIhadwritten.Facingtheblankpageisworrying,butfacingtheblackpageisworse.Thedarkscreenisasin

kholethatswallowscreativehope.Sentencesdisappearintoitlikeanastronautintoablackhole.Imanagedtocompletemymasterdegree,butittookm

eyearstoadapttomynewreality.Thegreatestbarrierseemedtobetheautomatedvoice,whichwaslikearobotparrotonmyshoulde

r,andIwantednothingmorethantodriveitaway.Ifapianistwereforcedtopracticeonanuntunedpiano,woulditcorrupthise

arovertime?Ofcourse,Icouldhavequitwritingandstoppedmakingmyselfsuffer.Butithonestlyneveroccurredtome-andI

'mgladitdidn't.Lastyear,afterItoldmystoryontheradio,IwascontactedbyVocaliD,aMassachusetts-basedcompanythatcreate

davoicemodeledonmyown.ThefirsttimeIheardthevoicetheycreated,itissoclosetomyownthatthetwoarenearlyindistinguishable.I'veonlyjustbegunusingthisn

ewvoice.Myhopeisthatthiswillrestoreasenseofsolitude(孤独)tomywritingprocess,allowingmeeasieraccesstothatinnerspacewheretheimaginationcantakeove

r,andIcanforgetmyself,andtherealworkcanbegin.Theblackscreenstillexists-italwayswill-buttherobotparrothastakenwing.4.Whathappenedtotheautho

rwhenpursuingamasterdegreeinNewYork?A.Hissightstartedtofailduetomuchreading.B.Hiseyescouldn'tsustainlonghoursofread

ing.C.Hehadtodropoutduetohisvisiondisorder.D.Hesuccessfullyovercamehisvisionproblem.5.Whatstillbotheredtheaut

horafterhegothismasterdegree?A.Theuntunedautomatedvoice.B.Thepetparrotonhisshoulder.C.Thecomputerwithadarkscree

n.D.Thenoisefromaneighboringpianist.6.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenfirsthearingthevoicecreatedbyVocaliD?A.Excited.B.Annoyed.C.Unmo

ved.D.Relaxed.7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theautomatedvoiceistooannoyingtobear.B.Theauthorcanrestorehissightton

ormal.C.Theauthorstartstoenjoyhiswritingagain.D.Itislikelythatthetechnologywillimprove.10.【2022届福建省厦门市部分校高三毕业班考

前模拟】Ourplanetishometomanyradioactivesubstances-notjustinisgeologicinnardsbutalsoinitshospitals,atitsindustrial

sitesandinitsfoodprocessingplants.InColorado,forinstance,27buildingshousescary-soundingchemicalelementssuchascesium137andcobalt60.Thesemateria

lsarenotthereforriskypurposes,though.Theyplayapartincancertreatment,bloodirradiation,medicalandfoodsterilization,structureandequ

ipmenttesting,geologicexploration,etc.Theradioactivematerialisnotalwaysbadinablackand-whiteway:itcanbeausefultool.Th

eraysgivenoffbycesiumandcobaltcankillgermsmultiplyinginyourmeatandmakeyourappleslastlonger.Radiographicinstrumentscandetect,say,cracksina

city’spipesinasimilarwaytoanx-raypickingupahairlinefractureinyourknee.Apracticecalled“welllogging”usessealedradioactivesourcestomapthe

geologyofholesoilseekersdrillintotheearth.Andofcourse,radiationiskeytocancertreatment.Theriskarisesbecausethesameradioactivematerialthatisbenefic

ialcouldalsobestolenormisplacedandfinditswayintotraffickingringsordirtybombs.Itmightalsobarnworkersifsomethingaccidentallygoeswrongduringanormaln

ine-to-fiveday.In2017alone,accordingtoareportfromtheJamesMartinCenterforNonproliferationStudies,therewere171“incidentsofnu

clearorotherradioactivematerialsoutsideofregulatorycontrol”basedonopensourcereports,104ofwhichhappenedintheU.S.Ani

nitiativecalledRadSecure100waslaunchedtoremoveandbettersecureenergeticmaterialin100U.S.cities.“Whereisthemosthigh-riskmateriallocatedaroundthem

ostpeople?”saysEmilyAdams,deputydirectorofadomesticprogramintheOfficeofRadiologicalSecurity.“Andthat’showwegotour100.”12.Whatmessagedoest

heauthorseemtoconveyinparagraph1?A.Radioactivesubstancescanwarmourplanet.B.Foodprocessingdoesharmtoworkersinpla

nts.C.Theradioactivematerialisbasicallyeverywhere.D.It’shardtoremovescary-soundingelementsinbuildings.13.Whydoestheauthormenti

on“welllogging”inparagraph2?A.Tomakeasummary.B.Toraiseaquestion.C.Toprovideacontrast.D.Tosupportanidea.14.WhatisRadSecure100intendedfor?A.M

akinguseofenergeticsubstances.B.Ensuringsafetyoftheradioactivematerial.C.Warningpeopleofthemosthigh-riskmaterialD.ProtectingtheOfficeofRadiologicalS

ecurity.15.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheradioactivematerial?A.Pessimistic.B.Objective.C.Disapproval.D.Ca

refree.11.【2022届山西省临汾市高考考前适应性训练考试(三)】Whenplaneshaveaproblem,analystscanusuallyfigureoutwhatwentwrongbycheckingtheplane’s“blackb

ox”,whichrecordsexactlywhatwashappeningtotheplaneatthetime.Similarly,there’ssomethingforpeople.Developedforastronauts,asmalldevicecelledtheCPODdo

esforpeoplewhatblackboxesdoforairplanes.UndertheleadershipofStanfordUniversityprofessorGregKovacsandengineersCarstenMu

ndtandKevinMontgomery,researchershavedevelopedacompact,portableandwearabledevice—asinglepieceofequipmentthatgathersawidevarietyo

fvitalsignsofastronautsinspace.Aboutthesizeofacomputermouse,aCPODiswornaroundthewaist.It’scomfortableenoughtobewornwhilesleeping

.It’snon-invasive.Ittakesonlyminutestodon.Importantly,itcantrackaperson’sphysiologicfunctioningastheygoabouttheirnormalroutin

e—theydon’thavetobetetheredtosomefixeddevice.Itcanstoredataforeight-hourperiodsforlaterdownloading;alternatively,itca

nsendthedatawirelessly,inrealtime,tosomeotherdevice.“Thisisanewtool,”saysKovacs.“Itallowsmonitoringofthebodywithoutinvasionofthebody

—withouttetheringthepersondown,lettingthemgoabouttheirnormalbusiness.”Foronething,theCPODcouldnoticeproblemsbeforetheastronautsevenbecameaw

areofthem.“Wehavealarmssetinourdevice,”saysMundt.“Iftheheartrategoes,let’ssay,above170,theCPODwouldbeep,andthentheastr

onautwouldknowit’stimetotakeiteasy.”And,inthecaseofanemergency,theCPODcouldprovidevitalsignswithinseconds—anditcouldquicklystreamthatinfor

mationbacktodoctorsonEarth.TheCPODtypicallytracksheartperformance,bloodpressure,respiration,temperature,andbloodoxygen

levels.Usingthreetinyaccelerometers(加速计),italsotracksaperson’smovements—itcantellwhetherthey’rerunning,for

example,orspinningortumbling.TheCPOD,saysKovacs,isanelegantjobofputtingthecurrentstateoftheartinsensorsinacompact,inte

gratedpackage.“It’sanincrediblyversatiletool,”hesays.“It’samedicalmonitorthatjustaboutanydoctorcanuse.”Anditcanbeusedjustaboutanywhere

.Despiteitssmallsize,hesays,“it’sahugething—areallyhugething.”8.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheCPOD?A.It’shardforu

serstocarry.B.Itcanhelpusersfallintoagoodseep.C.Itcanmonitorusers’physicalcondition.D.Ittakesalongwhiletosenddatawirelessly.9.W

hichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“tethered”inparagraph2?A.Stored.B.Applied.C.Tied.D.Recorded.

10.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thebreakthroughofspaceexploration.B.ThefunctionoftheCPOD.C.Thechallengeofspaceexploration.D.Thecomplexdes

ignoftheCPOD.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheapplicationoftheCPOD?A.Ambiguous.B.Doubtful.C.Approving.D.Cautious.12.【202

2届江西省南昌市高三二模】Adultsareoftenembarrassedaboutaskingforhelp.Seekingsomeone’sassistancecanmakeyoufeellikeyouarebroad

castingyourincompetence.Newresearchsuggestsyoungchildrendon’tseekhelpinschoolforthesamereason.KaylaGood,agraduatestu

dentindevelopmentalpsychologyatStanfordUniversity,andAlexShaw,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversit

yofChicago,appliedaclassictechniquefromdevelopmentalpsychologytolearnmoreabouthowchildrenthinkaboutreputation.Acrossseveralstudies,t

heyasked576children,agedfourtonine,topredictthebehavioroftwocharacters,TomandJack,inastory.Tomgenuinelywantedt

obesmart,andJackmerelywantedtoseemsmarttoothers.Inonestudy,theytoldchildrenbothcharactersdidpoorlyonatest,andasked

whichofthemwouldbemorelikelytoraisetheirhandsinfrontoftheirclasstoasktheteacherforhelp.Thefour-year-oldswereequallylikelytochooseeitherofthetw

ocharactersastheonewhowouldseekhelp.Butbyagesevenoreight,childrenthoughtJackwouldbelesslikelytoaskforassistance.Andchildren’sexpectationsw

eretruly“reputational”innature—theywerespecificallythinkingabouthowthecharacterswouldactinfrontofpeers.TheycouldstillimaginesituationswhereJa

ckwouldseekhelp:whenassistancecouldbesoughtprivately(onacomputerratherthaninperson),childrenthoughtbothcharacterswereequa

llylikelytoaskforit.Giventhefindings,itseemsquitepossiblethatwhenchildrenthemselvesaretheonesstruggling,they,too,mightavoidseekingo

uthelpiftheyareconcernedaboutreputation.Ifso,thisunwillingnesstoseekhelpwhenothersarepresentcouldobviouslyimpedeacademicprogress.Toimproveinanyfie

ld,onemustworkhard,takeonchallengingtasksandaskquestions.Alloftheseeffortscanbedifficultwhensomeoneisconcernedaboutthei

rappearancetoothers.32.Whatwerethechildrenaskedtodoaboutthetwocharacters?A.Toassesstheirintelligence.B.Topredicttheiracademicprogr

ess.C.Todiscusstheirpossibilitytogethelp.D.Tojudgetheirwillingnesstoaskforhelp.33.Whowaslikelytoseekprivateaidaccordingtotheeight-year-olds?A.

Tom.B.Jack.C.Both.D.Neither.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impede”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Prevent.B.Guarantee.C.Accelerate.D.Monitor.35.Wha

tistheauthor’ssuggestionforkids?A.Bereadytohelpothers.B.Bebravetoaskforassistance.C.Caremoreaboutreputation.D.Makeeffor

tstobesmarter.13.【2022届江苏省南京市、盐城市高三下学期第二次模拟】IrememberwhenKamalaHarrisbecameJoeBiden'srunningmate.Itseemedfunnyhowmanypeoplepro

nouncedhernameincorrectly.Ononeoccasion,anewshostbecameupsetwhenbeingcorrected,andpurposelycalledherKumbaya.Iamnostrangertothisissueasma

nyofmystudentsarefromAsianandMiddleEasterncountries,andsometimestheirnamesaredifficultformetopronounce,evenafteraskingthemhowtosayit.Manystuden

tsseemunwillingtocorrectmewhenIattempttolearntheirnamescorrectly.TheotherthingI’veseeningrowingnumbersisstudents“adopting”anEnglishname.It'smuchmore

commonthanmanythink,forpeopletochangetheirnamesinordertofitin.Thisisespeciallythecasewhenitcomestoseekingjobs.Racialandculturalminoriti

esoftenattempttoavoiddiscriminationhiringbyhidingracialcuesontheresumeincludingchangingtheirname.Thisisreferredtoas“resumewhitening”.

Researchshowsalmost50percentofblackandAsianjobapplicantsdidso.XianZhaofromtheUniversityofTorontoresearchesethnic(种族的)namepronunciat

ion,sayingthatmanypeopledon’tunderstandthathabituallypronouncinganunfamiliarnameinaccuratelyisaformofindirectdiscrimination.Itsendsamess

agethat“youaretheminorities”saysZhao.“Youarenotimportantinthisenvironment,sowhyshouldItaketimeandmyefforttolearnit?”Ontheotherend,thosewitheth

nicnamesfrequentlydon’tcorrectpeople,evenwhentheirnameispronouncedwrongrepeatedly,feelingitisbetterjusttokeepthepeaceandnotstandoutforbeingdiff

icult.Itisimportanttotrytopronounceeveryone’snameastheypronounceit.Thiscommunicatesrespectofthemasapersona

ndtheirculture.Thereisnothingwrongwithaskingsomeonetorepeattheirnamesothatyoucanlearntopronounceitproperly.Thisisusuallyappreciated.8.Whentheirn

amesareincorrectlypronounced,theauthor’sAsianstudentsA.attempttolaughatitB.tendtoacceptitC.offertocorrecttheauthorD.agreetochanget

heirnames9.Whichofthefollowingcanbeseenas“resumewhitening”?A.Anapplicationforabetterjob.B.Achangeinworken

vironment.C.Abanonracialdiscriminationinworkplace.D.ApracticeofusingWesternnamesinjobseeking.10.Inhisresearch,XianZhaofindstha

tA.ethnicsaccepttheirnamesbeingmispronouncedtosavetroubleB.ethnicsfighteffectivelywiththediscriminationag

ainsttheirnamesC.manywesternerspronounceethnicnamesincorrectlyonpurposeD.manywesternersmakeeffortstopronounceethnicnamescorrectly11.What’s

theauthor’sattitudetowardpronouncingethnicnamescorrectly?A.Critical.B.Uncaring.C.Reserved.D.Supportive.14.【2022

届黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学附属中学高三第四次模拟】ANASAspacecraftthatwilldeliberatelycrashintoanasteroid(小行星)ispreparingtolaunchthisweek.T

heDARTmission,ortheDoubleAsteroidRedirectionTest,willliftoffat10:20p.m.PTonNovember23,2021aboardaSpaceXFalcon9rocketf

romVandenbergSpaceForceBaseinCalifornia.LivecoverageoftheeventwillaironNASATVandtheagency’ssite.Butthetruetestforthisasteroiddeflec

tion(偏转)technologywillcomeinSeptember2022,whenthespacecraftreachesitsdestination,toseehowitaffectsthemotionofanear-Earthasteroidi

nspace.ThemissiontargetisDimorphos,asmallmoonorbitingthenear-EarthasteroidDidymos.Thiswillbetheagenc

y’sfirstfull-scaledemonstrationofthistypeoftechnologyonbehalfofplanetarydefense.Italsowillbethefirsttimethath

umanshavechangedthemotionofasolarsystembodyinameasurableway,accordingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency.It’stheperfec

ttimefortheDARTmissiontooccur.DidymosandDimorphoswillberelativelyclosetoEarth—within11millionkilometers—inSeptem

ber2022.Thespacecraftwillcomespeedinginatabout24,140kilometersperhour,targetingDimorphos,saidNancyChabot,DARTcoordinationleaderattheJohnsHopk

insAppliedPhysicsLaboratoryinLaurel,Maryland.Themission’saimistodeliberatelycrashintoDimorphostochangetheasteroid’smotion

inspace,accordingtoNASA.ThiscollisionwillberecordedbyCubeSat,acompanioncubesatelliteprovidedbytheIta

lianSpaceAgency.It’stheItalianSpaceAgency’sfirstdeepspacemission.Thebriefcase-sizeCubeSatwilltravelonDARTandthenbemovedfromitbeforeimpact(撞击)s

oitcanrecordwhathappens.Threeminutesaftertheimpact,theCubeSatwillflybyDimorphostocaptureimagesandvideo.ThevideooftheimpactwillbestreamedbacktoEarth,

whichshouldbe“prettyexciting,”saidElenaAdams,DARTmissionsystemsengineerattheJohnsHopkinsAppliedPhysicsLaboratory.12.Whichofthefoll

owingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheItalianSpaceAgencyhaslauncheddeepspacemissionsbefore.B.ThespacecraftwillreachitsdestinationinSepte

mber2022.C.Humanschangedthemotionofasolarsystembodyinthepast.D.DidymosandDimorphosare11millionkilometersawayfromEarthnow.13.Whywillthespace

craftdeliberatelycrashintoanasteroid?A.TodestroyDimorphoscompletely.B.ToberecordedbyCubeSat.C.Tochangetheasteroid’smotioninspace.D.To

showthetechnology.14.What’sElenaAdams’attitudetothecomingvideooftheimpact?A.Positive.B.Skeptical.C.Cautious.D.Unclear.15.Whatd

oesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.NASA’sDARTmissionissettolaunch.B.AspacecraftwilldeliberatelycrashintotheMoon.C.NASAwillshowoffitstechnologyof

defendingtheEarth.D.ASpaceXFalcon9rocketwillbelaunchedthisweek.15.【2022届河南省新乡市高三第三次模拟】Aswefaceclimatechange,anewdigitalt

oolhelpsexpandcarbon-freeenergywithoutdamagingthewildlifehabitats.InMaine,theRenewableEnergySitingToolisanewlyreleasedmapthatallows

thecleanenergydeveloperstoidentifythesitesforsolarandwindprojectswhileavoidingthosewithsensitivewildlifehabitats.SarahHaggerty,thele

addeveloper,notesthatthetoolcameintobeingthankstothedataprovidedbyMaine’sDepar-mentofEnvironmentalProtection,state

biologists,cleanenergydevelopers,aswellasfinancialsupportfromthebank.Basedondataonland-use,habitats,energyresources,etc.,thetooluse

satraffic-lightmodeltoidentifysitessuitablefordevelopmentandsitestoavoid.Fieldslikelandfillsareshowningreen,wetlandareasorrarespecieshabitatsares

howninred,whileyellowshownareasindicatethatcloserexaminationofprojectimpactsisnecessary.ThetoolwasdevelopedafterMainepassedalawrequiringthat8

0%ofMaine’selectricitycomefromrenewableresourcesby2030.Haggertysays,“Weareinurgentneedofthistooltohelpusfightclimatechangeinaw

aythatreducesimpactonourvaluablenaturalresources.”Maineisthemostforestedstateinthenation,andagriculture,naturalresources,andnatur

etourismplayimportantrolesinitseconomy.Yetthestateisamongthetopfiveinlosingitsfarmlandtodevelopment.Itm

akeslittlesensetodevelopcleanenergyprojectsattheexpenseoffarmland.Whendevelopersannounceacleanenergyproject,t

heyoftenfacedisagreementfromcommunitymemberswhoareconcernedaboutthelossofvaluablefarmlandortheimpactonwildlife

.Thiscandiscourageinvestorsandslowthetransitiontorenewableenergy.Luckily,thistoolcanhelpdevelopersspeedupth

edevelopmentofcleanenergybyquicklyidentifyingsuitableland.Cleanenergydevelopmentneedn’tcomeattheexpenseofwildl

ife.8.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Howthenewtoolworks.B.Howthenewtoolisadjusted.C.Howthenewtoolisdeveloped.D.Howthene

wtoolcollectsdata.9.Whatisthefunctionofthenewtool?A.ToprotectMaine’srenewableresources.B.Toapplycleanenergytowildlifehabitat

s.C.Toimprovetheeffectiveuseofcleanenergy.D.Tobalancecleanenergyandwildlifehabitats.10.WhichwordbestdescribesHaggerty’sat

titudetothenewtool?A.Skeptical.B.Tolerant.C.Conservative.D.Positive.11.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A.Anewsreview.B.Asciencemagazi

ne.C.Atravelbrochure.D.Ageographytextbook.16.【2022届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考】Afteryoufinishyourfries,eattheketchuppacket.

Whenyouaddyourpastatoboilingwaler,putthebagintothepot,too.Iftheseinstructionssoundconfusingtoyou,it’sonlybecauseyouhaven’tyetheardofNotpla,aL

ondon-basedstartupcompanythatisdesigningaseaweed-basedreplacementforsingle-useplasticpackaging.NotpladesigndirectorKarlijnSibbelsays

theylooklonatureasinspirationfortheidealpackagingliketheskinonafruit.“Apeelwilleventuallybeusedasnutrientsbynature,anddisappearandbecome

apartofthecycle.”shesaid.AccordingtotheUN,9.15billiontonsofplastichasbeenproducedsincetheearly1950s,andabout60%

hasbeenland-filledorabandonedoutdoors.Micro-plastics,whichareoftentheresultoflargerplasticsbreakingdown,pollutetheocean,theairand

ourbodies.Overthepastfewyears,therehasbeenagrowingmovementagainstsingle-useplasticsasmanyexpertshavearguedtheproductsareunnecessaryandhar

mful.IntheUS,someplaceshavetakenaction:NewYorkbannedmostplasticshoppingbags,andinMiamiBeach,plasticstrawshavebeenoutlawed.“Overseas,theEuropeanU

nionputabroadbanonsingle-useplasticsintoeffectthissummer.”thegovernmentannouncedinAugust.Notpla’sfounders,RodrigoGaroia

GonzálezandPierrePaslie,initiallylookedtoseaweedasthesolutiontotheworld’splasticproblembecause“itisabundant,growsquickly,doesn’tcompetewithlandcrop

s.”Sibbelexplained.Therearealsomanydifferentseaweedspecies,anditcanbeharvestedorfarmed.Seaweeddoesn’tuseland;itdoesn’tusepe

sticides.Itcangrowintotheoceanandthesea,whereitactuallyhasalotofpositivebenefitssoitcancreatenewecosystems

forotherorganismstothrivein.“Astheyscaleup,Notpla’steamhopesseaweedcouldreplacesingle-useplasticinthesupplychainmorebroadly.”Sibbelsaid.Butwitht

hevolumeofplasticsusedaroundtheworld,sheunderstandstheenormity(巨大)ofsuchatask.“Idon’tthinkonemateria

loronesolutionisgoingtosolveeverything,butwethinkthatseaweedreallytickstherightboxes.”shesaid.8.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkabout

inthefirstparagraph?A.Thetastyfoodmadefromseaweedsuchaspasta.B.Commonfunctionsofseaweed.C.ThefamouscompanycalledNotpla.D.Plasticp

ackagingmadefromseaweed.9.Whatcanbelearnedaboutplasticpollutionandsolutionsfromthepassage?A.Micro-plasticscanonlybefoundinthesea.B.Thesingle-usepla

sticsareconsideredavoidablebymanyexperts.C.Morethanhalfoftheplasticproducedhasbeenland-filled.D.TheEuropeanUnionandth

eUShavecompletelysloppedusingsingle-useplastics.10.Whichisnotthereasonforthecompany’sfoundersturning

toseaweed?A.Itispesticide-free.B.Itiseasilyaccessible.C.Itcangrowonland.D.Itcandogoodtotheocean.11.WhichwordbestdescribesKarlijnSibbel’sattit

udetothefutureuseofseaweed?A.Optimistic.B.Uncertain.C.Negative.D.Worried.17.【2022届云南省第二次高中毕业生复习统一检测】Bella

meansbeautiful,butBellaHadiddidn’tthinkshewaswhenshewasateenager.SupermodelBellaHadidisfinallycomingcleanabouthavingplasticsurgery(整形手术)

,butsheisspeakingoutonherregretofhavingitdonewhenshewas14,accordingtoaVoguereport.“Iwastheugliersister.Iwasn’tasprettyasmysist

erGigi,”thetwenty-five-year-oldsaid.“That’sreallywhatpeoplesaidaboutme.Andunfortunatelywhenyougettoldthingssomanytim

es,youdojustbelieveit.”“NowIwishIhadkeptthenoseofmyancestors,”Hadidsaid.Approximately229,000cosmetic(整容的

)surgerieswereperformedonteenagersbetweentheagesof13to19in2017,whichaccountedforapproximatelyfourpercentofal

lcosmeticprocedures.Butexpertscautionthatrhinoplasty,otherwiseknownasa“nosejob”,isnotrecommendeduntilthegro

wthofthenoseiscompleted,whichistypicallyaroundages15to16infemalesandages16to18inmales,althoughincertainsituations,suchasach

ildwithcleftlip(兔唇),theproceduremaybeperformedearlier.“Someteensaremorepsychologicallymaturethanothers,butit’simport

anttonotethattheirbraindevelopmentisnotatapointwheretheycanreallythinkthroughlongtermimplications(含义)andthepossibleconsequences,”saidDr.

DianaZuckerman,presidentoftheNationalCenterforHealthResearch.Cosmeticproceduresimproveconfidenceinteenagersratherthantheactualphysicalchan

ges,especiallyforthosewhohavepoorself-esteem(自尊),accordingtoDr.StevenPearlman,afacialplasticsurgeon.Zuckermanarguesth

atinanidealworld,surgeonswoulddelaycertainsurgeriesinteens,whileparentswouldworkwiththeirchildrentodelaydecisionsofcosmeticproce

dures“...untilateenagerisofage,likeatleast18.”8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“comingcleanabout”inParagraph2pr

obablymean?A.Admitting.B.Forgetting.C.Denying.D.Opposing.9.WhydidBellaHadidhavecosmeticsurgeryat14?A.Todevelophercareer.B.Tobebetterlo

oking.C.Topleasehersister.D.Toobeyherparents.10.Accordingtothetext,whatistheexperts’attitudetowardteenagecosm

eticprocedures?A.Unclear.B.Positive.C.Cautious.D.Supportive.11.WhatdoesDr.Zuckermanexpecttohappen?A.Teenagerswillregrethaving

cosmeticsurgery.B.Certainchildrenwillreceiveanoperationearlier.C.Teenagerswilldelaycosmeticprocedures.D.Teenagers

willgrowinself-esteem.18.【2022届宁夏银川市高三质量检测(一模)】Inthenearfuture,insteadofgoingtoyourwardrobe(衣柜)tochoosesomethi

ngtothrowonforyournextvideocall,youmightturntoyourvirtualwardrobetopickouta3Ddigitaldresstowear.Atleast,that'swhatanumberofpeopleinthefa

shionandtechspacearerelyingonasmorebusinesseslooktothepromiseofdigitalfashion.Moreover,thosevirtualclotheswon'tjustbeforyourvideocalls,but

couldeventuallybewornalloverthevirtualworld,andeventually,perhaps,viewedonyourbodyintherealworldthroughtheAugmentedReali

ty(AR)glasses.“Therearemoreandmoresecondworlds'whereyoucanexpressyourself.Butthereisprobablyanunderestimationofthevaluebeingattachedtoindividualswho

wanttoexpressthemselvesinavirtualworldwithavirtualproduct,throughavirtualimage,”amarketingofficerRobertsaid.Asthefie

lddevelops,therearetwowaysofusingdigitalclothes—wearingthemyourselfthroughARandprovidingdigitalclothesf

oryourvirtualbody.Butwhyshouldwereplaceourphysicalclothes?Supporterssaythere'sunlimitedcreativeexpre

ssionthroughdigitalclothes,whichnowlookincreasinglymoreelegantthankstodevelopmentsin3DandARtechnology.“

Clothingrepresentsanexpressionofapersonality.Italwaysexistsinthephysicalworld,anditwillexistinthevir

tualworld,”saidSimonWhitehouse,adesigner.Heexplained,“Fromthebrandside,it'sincrediblyprofitabletosellclotheswitho

utproducingphysicalclothes.It'sreinventinganentiresupplychain.There'snowaterusage,there'sverylimitedCO2emission.Therearenosamplesbeingsentou

torreturned.Therearenoshowrooms,andthere'snophysicalprototype(实物模型).”12.Whatcanyouprobablydointhenearfutureaccordingtoparagraph

1?A.Openavirtualfashionclothingstore.B.Design3Ddigitalclothesforyourself.C.Buyabiggerwardrobeforyour

bedroom.D.Wearvirtualclothesmadebydigitaltechnology.13.WhatcanweinferfromSimon'swordsinparagraph3?A.ARtechnologywillbringachallengetopeople.B.On

e'scharacterwillbeseeninthevirtualworld.C.Digitalclotheswillbemoreconvenientforpeople.D.One'sexpressiononlycanbeseeninthephysicalwor

ld.14.WhatisSimon'sattitudetodigitalclothing?A.Approving.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Grateful.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout

?A.TheincreaseinARglasses.B.Thedigitalfashioninthefuture.C.Thevirtualbodyindigitalclothes.D.ARglassesmadebyn

ewtechnology.19.【2022届内蒙古通辽市高三4月模拟】NicolasMaireisthemodelofaprofessionalFrenchchefwithyearsofexperience.Tohelpperfecttheflavorsoftheinnovativef

oods,Mr.MairehasanewassistantchefintheformofSam,anartificialintelligencerobot.Alongwithateamofflavorists,Samhe

lpsblendahugegroupofflavorsforclients.Inhumansthesenseoftastestemsfrommultiplereceptors(感受器)thatarereadytomakeourbrai

nsawareofthenatureofanypossiblefoodweencounter.Samlacksthissenseoftaste,butithasbeentrainedonadatabaseofingredientsgatheredover6

0yearsatthecompanyofFirmenich,abusinesswithaperfumeindustryoriginstretchingbackto1895.Usingatechniquecalledmachinelearning,ithasracedthroughexamples

offlavorcombinationsandhaslearntitsowndefinitions,maturingover18monthsintotoday'sAIrobot.EricSaracchirunsthedigitalsideofFirmenich.“Fla

vorsaremorecomplexthanperfumes,”hesays,“andSamhadtounderstandwhatastrawberryisorhowroastedbeefhitsthetongue,beforefindingmatchesbetween

tastesandfoodstuffs(食品).”OnebigadvantageofanAIrobotisthatithasnocognitivebias(认知偏见).ThislackofhumanprejudiceshelpsFirmenichtogetpast

anyunconsciousleaningoftheflavorists.TheobjectivityofSam,lackinginfluencesthatcanaffecteventhemostprofessionalofflavoris

ts,allowsittoworkatspeed.“Itaddsvaluebycombiningtheknowledgeofalltheotherflavoristshere,”saysSaracchi.Themachinerapidlygivesanindicationofhowaf

lavorcanbecreatedandhowmuchofaningredientshouldbeincluded.AndSamcanholdthelinebetweenSaracchi'steamofflavoristsand

publictastes,refereeingdecisionswhentheflavorists’viewdiffersfromthatofaconsumergroup.12.WhatdoesSamdotogetherwithmanyfla

vorists?A.Ithelpsactivatehumans'tastes.B.Itmixesaseriesofflavorsforguests.C.Itcreatesadatabaseofingredients.D.Itmakesallkindsoffoodsverycreat

ive.13.WhatisSaracchi'sattitudetowardstheAIrobotSam?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Unknown.D.Doubtful.14.Wherecanyoufindtheoutstandingfeatureofan

AIchef?A.Inparagraph1.B.Inparagraph2.C.Inparagraph3.D.Inparagraph4.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.NicolasMaireOwnsSomeAI

AssistantChefsB.Sam,theFirstAIChefintheWorldC.WhyFrenchChefsLikeAIAssistantsD.WhyChefsAreTurningtoAI20.【江苏省南通如皋市2022届高三4月第二次适应性考试】Whenpeoplehear

thenewsthatDavidBennett,recipientoftheworld’sfirstpighearttransplant,diedonMarch9,theymightbelievethatthetr

ansplantwasatfault.Butinfacthistransplantsurgeryrepresentsagreatstepforwardinmedicalhistorytowardxenotra

nsplantation(异种器官移植)success.HisdeathcamejusttwomonthsaftertheoperationJan7.Hewasineligible(不合格的)forthehearttransplantlistandxenotransplanta

tionwas,hisonlyoption.Thefactthathewasabletogettwomoremonthsoflifewiththesurgeryprovesitssuccess.Xenotransplantationhasb

eenahottopicinmedicalresearchfordecades,asdoctorsandscientistslookforwaystosolvethetransplantwaitinglistcrisis.In

theUSaloneover-100,000patientsareonthetransplantlistwaitingforneworgans.Manyofthemwilldiebeforegettingtheirchancetore

ceiveaheartorlungorkidney.Therefore,medicalsciencehaslookedtoanimalorgansasaviable(可行的)alternative.Doctorsh

aveexperimentedwithxenotransplantationsincetheearly20thcenturybutithasnotbeenwidelysuccessfulfortwomainreasons.First,itisincredibly

difficultforevenhuman-to-humantransplantstobesuccessfulduetoorganrejection.Itismuchharderwithanimalorgans.Second,xenotransplantationhasbeenh

ighlyrestrictedduetofeatofvirustransmissionsfromprimatesorpigs.Inthelate1990s,somecountriesplacedstrictguidelinesoro

utrightbansontheuseofanimaltissueandorgansforpeople.AsidefromBennett’sgene-editedpigheart,latelastyeardoctorsNewYorkUniversityachieve

dsomesuccessinattachingpigkidneystohumanbloodvesselsoutsidethebodyinpatientsonlifesupport.Meanwhile,attheUniversityofAlabama,doctorsman

agedtoactuallyimplant(移植)gene-editedpigkidneysintoapatientonlifesupport.Thoughtheserecentsuccesseshavebeen

short-lived,theyshowthattheremaybeawaytohelpmorepeoplewithgene-editedorgansfrompigs.8.Whatdoweknowaboutthesur

gery?A.Itwasoneofthebestchoicesforthepatient.B.Itstandsfortheadvancesmadeinxenotransplantation.C.Itwasthefirstsuccessfulxenotransplantationinh

istory.D.Withoutit,thepatientwouldhavelivedtwomonthslonger.9.Whydoscientistsexperimentwithxenotransplantation?A.Tohe

lppatientsrecoverfromorganfailure.B.Tofindapracticalalternativetohumanorgans.C.Tomakeanimalorgansmoreusefultohumans.D.Toeasetheshort

ageofhumanorgansfortransplant.10.Whatmaybethemainconcernaboutxenotransplantation?A.Theriskofspreadingdiseases.B.Theproblem

ofpublicrejection.C.Theeffectsonotherorgansandtissues.D.Thedamagetopatients’immunesystems.11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardtheprospectofusingpig

organsfortransplants?A.Positive.B.Worried.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.21.【2022届海南省高考全真模拟卷(三)】Ourscreensgiveoutallkindsoflight,especiallyb

luelight.Bluelight,theargumentgoes,canaffectyoureyehealth,yoursleepingpatterns,andyourhealth.Bluelightglasses—tec

hnicallytheyshouldbecalled“bluelightblockingglasses”—filteroutbluelight,lettingintheotherwavelengthsoflight,thustheo

reticallyreducingthedangerthatbluelightpresents.Bluelightglassesaredesignedtoreducewhat’sknownasdigitaleyestrain(疲劳),orDES.The

rearemanysymptomsassociatedwithDES,includingheadaches,dryeyes,andunclearvision.Howeffectivearebluelightglasses?We’llstartwiththebadnews:thereisno

evidencethatbluelightglasseshaveanyeffectoneyestrainfromdigitalscreens.Infact,oneBritishglassesdeale

rwasactuallyfinedforindicatingthatbluelightglassescanprotectagainstDES,giventhatthere’snoscientificevidenceofthis.What’smorelikelyisthatDESiscaus

edbyoveruse,ormisuseofeyes.Afterall,thesunisasubstantiallymorepowerfulproviderofbluelightthanourscreens,andithasbeendecidedly

provedthatDESisn’tassociatedwiththesunatall.ThegeneralagreementisthatDESiscausedbyspendingtoolong,staringtoohard,andsittingt

ooclosetoourscreens.HealthexpertsgenerallyrecommendtakingbreakstopreventDES,ratherthanrelyingonbluelightglasses.Butthereisonethingthatbluelightglasse

smighthelpwith.Somestudieshaveindicatedthatbluelightcanbebadforourcircadianrhythms(生理节奏).Inotherwords,exposuretobluelightcouldmakeithardertofa

llasleep.Therehaven’tbeenenoughstudiestotellifbluelightglasses,wornforafewhoursbeforebed,couldhelpyousleepbetter,butit’snotoutofthequestio

n.Thatsaid,thereareinterestingreportsofpeoplelovingtheirbluelightglasses.Evenifit’sjusttheplacebo(安慰剂)effect,well,thatcanbeincredibly

powerful,andifitworksonyou,keepdoingit.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“filterout”inparagraph1mean?A.Appearorhappengradually.B.Removesome

thingparticular.C.Bringsomethingintoexistence.D.Tellsomethingapartfromothers.13.WhatisDESlikelycausedby?A.Theblindingsunlight.B.Unfitandcheapglasse

s.C.Improperuseofeyes.D.Allkindsofnaturalbluelight.14.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellusaboutbluelightglasses

?A.Theymaybegoodforsleep.B.Theycanexcitepeople.C.Theycanhelpwithnothing.D.Theyarebadforcircadianrhythms.15

.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetobluelightglasses?A.Intolerant.B.Optimistic.C.Objective.D.Conservative.22.【山东省德州市2021-2022学年高三4月联

合质量测评】Cigarettesaren’tjustharmfulwhenthey’rebeingsmoked.Evenwhencigaretteendsgooutandarecold,newresearc

hhasfoundtheycontinuetogiveoffharmfulchemicalsintheair.Inthefirst24hoursalone,scientistssayausedcigaretteendwillproduce14per

centofthenicotine(尼古丁)thatanactivelyburningcigarettewouldproduce.Whilemostofthesechemicalsarereleasedwithinadayofbeingputout,ananaly

sisfortheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)foundthelevelofnicotinefellbyjust50%fivedayslater.“Iwasabsolutelysurprised,”sinceenviron

mentalengineerDustinPoppendieckfromtheUnitedStatesNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST).“Thenumbersare

significantandcouldhaveimportantimpactswhencigaretteendsaredealtwithindoorsorincars.Whilemuchattentionhasbeenpaidtothehealthinflue

nceoffirst-hand,second-handandnowthird-handsmoking,itisnotthecasewhenitcomestotheactualcigaretteendofthematter.”Tomeasureemissions(排放)fromthisfo

rgottenthing,Poppendieckandhisteamplaced2,100cigarettesthatwererecentlyputoutinsideaspecialroom.Oncetheendsweresealedaway,

theteammeasuredeightchemicalscommonlyproducedbycigarettes,fourofwhichtheFDAhavetheireyeonforbeingharm

fulorpotentiallyso.Aftersettingtheroom’stemperature,theresearcherstestedhowemissionschangedundercertainconditions.Whentheairtemp

eratureoftheroomwashigher,forinstance,theynoticedtheendsproducedthesechemicalsathigherrates.Thisfinding

mightdiscouragethosewhowanttoleaveashtrays(烟灰缸)outfordaysatatime,especiallyintheheat.8.Whatdotheresearcherss

ayaboutcigaretteends?A.Theycontainlittlenicotine.B.Theyproducenonicotinefivedayslater.C.Theygiveoffnicotinefordays.D.Theycreateasmuchnicotineasb

urningcigarettes.9.WhatdoPoppendieck’swordssuggest?A.First-handsmokingdoesmostharm.B.Thefindingsarewithinhisexp

ectation.C.Cigarettesshouldbedealtwithindoors.D.Healthinfluenceofcigaretteendsisignored.10.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetono

tcleaningashtraysfordays?A.Unclear.B.Disapproving.C.Unconcerned.D.Puzzled.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.UsedCigaretteEndsReleaseHarmfulChem

icalsB.CigarettesAreMoreHarmfulWhileBeingSmokedC.ResearchFoundReasonsForCigaretteEnds’HarmD.CigaretteEndsProduceMoreChemicalsintheHeat23.【

2022届重庆市育才中学高三下学期二诊模拟考试(二)】VincentvanGogh(1853-1890),perhapsthemostfamousartistintheworld,isperceive

dbymanyasthe“mad”artist.Hisartisticgeniusisoftenovershadowedbythosewhoseehispaintingsasonlyvisualexpressionsofhistrouble

dmind.Whileinpartthismaybetrue,inrealityhisinnovativeanduniqueartisticstylewasofenormousimportancetoahostofartistswhofollowedinhiswake.Evenwhenope

nlyinfluencedbyhispredecessorsorcontemporaries(前辈或同辈),hisartremainedidentifiablyhisown,developingadistinctivestylethatfailedtobeacceptedby

theart-buyingpublicinhisowntime.ThecareerofVincentvanGoghasapainterwasshort,buthisextraordinaryboldnessofhistechniquecreatedmas

terpiecesthatexerciseaprofoundinfluenceontheartofthetwentiethcentury.Althoughtheartist’sfirstformaljobafterleavingschoolwasart-r

elated,hedidnotactuallybeginpaintinguntilyearslater.At16,VincentvanGoghenteredanapprenticeship(学徒身份)athisuncle’sbranchofGoupil&Cie,aParis

-basedartdealership.Thepositioninvolvedtravelandcertainlyexposuretothecontemporaryartofhisday,butvanGoghwouldmoveontoreligiou

sworkandabooksellerbeforeproducingthefirstVanGoghpainting.Hisearliestworks,completedfrom1881through1883,

reflectanew-comer’sattentiontodetailaswellashintsofthenewgeniusthatwouldfullyemergeinhislaterpaintings.

Althoughhissketchesandwatercolordrawingsmay,atfirstglance,seemtwo-dimensionalandamateurish,theyarefascinatingintermso

ftheirtestamenttothevanGogh’searlystudiesinRealism.VincentvanGoghproducedhisfirstdrawingswhilestayingathisparents’homeinEtten,the

Netherlands,schooledchieflybybooksonartistictechnique.Theartistrestrictedhisfirstdrawingstoablackandwhitepalette(调色板),believ

ingmasteryofthisdisciplinetobeessentialbeforeattemptingworksincolor.8.WhydomanypeoplethinkofvanGoghasam

adartistaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Becausehisartisticstylefailedtobeacceptedbythepublic.B.Becausehisartwasope

nlyinfluencedbyothersandlackedhisownstyle.C.Becausehispaintingsprovedtobeuntruefromtheperspectiveofreality.D.Bec

ausehispaintingwereoftenseenasconfusingexpressionsofhismind.9.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlywanttotellus?A.Vince

ntvanGoghwasrarelyexposedtoartbeforeproducingpaintings.B.VincentvanGoghlivedamiserablelifebeforebecomingapainter.C.

VincentvanGoghexperiencedmanydifferentjobsbeforepainting.D.VincentvanGoghwasalsosuccessfulinmanyotherfieldsbesidesar

t.10.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphsofthetext?A.VincentvanGoghhaddifficultyindistinguishingdifferentcolors.B.Vincentv

anGoghhadgreatabilitiesinteachingandtraininghimself.C.PeoplethoughthighlyofVincentvanGogh’searliestworksatfirstsight.D.VincentvanGoghpreferred

stayingathometogoingtoschoolwhiledrawing.11.Whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardsVincentvanGogh?A.Appreciative.B.S

uspicious.C.Objective.D.Confused.24.【2022届湖南省岳阳市高三下学期二模】ThenewTVseriesJoyofLifeisahit,scoring8/10amongthemostcritical

reviewersofDouban,aChinesesocialnetworkingservicewebsite.Theseriespremiered(首映)onTencentVideoandiQiyi(onl

inevideoplatforms)onNovember26,2019.ButhowwouldyoufeelifTencentVideoandiQiyiallowedanyonetopayanextrafeetoseeashow’supcomingepisodes(集)a

headofschedule?ThetwoofChina’sbiggestvideostreamingplatformsdecidedtoallowuserstopayanextrafeeontopoftheirsubscription(订阅)togetadvancedacc

esstoepisodesofQingYuNian(JoyofLife).MonthlysubscriptionsforTencentVideocost15yuan(US$2.14)andiQiyicharges19yuan(US$2.71).Underthene

wpolicy,userscouldpay50yuan(US$7.14)toalwaysstaysixepisodesaheadinQingYuNian.Alternatively,watchingasingleepisodeinadvancecosts3yuan(U

S$0.43).UsersaremadaboutTencentVideo’sandiQiyi’sextrafeesontopofsubscriptions.OnWeibo,aChinesemicrobloggingwebsite,tagsrelatedtothe

twoplatforms’pricingpoliciesrepeatedlyrecurredontrendingsearches,wheremanypeoplewerefoundcomplainingaboutt

heplatformsbeinggreedyandcalledfortheaudiencetoboycottthepolicy.ThepolicyalsodrewcriticismfromPeople’sDaily.Thestate-ownednewspapersaidth

eplatforms“havebadtablemanners”and“drainthepondtofishandburnthewoodstohunt,”whichareChineseidiomsusedtodescribesomeonefocusingonq

uickprofitsasopposedtolong-terminterests.People’sDailyalsosaidthesiteslookdownupononusers’rights.”Twolawyersapparentlyagreed.

Thelawyers,whoclaimtobeusersofTencentVideoandiQiyi,startedtwoseparatecases,sayingthattheyviolatedusers’rights.Butsomeexpertsdon’tthinkthenewprici

ngrulesareunreasonable.ZhuWei,aprofessorattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw,arguedinanarticlethatchargingoutsidesubscriptionsarevalue-add

edservicesanddon’tviolatethelaw.ButZhuaddedthattheplatformsareatfaultfornotproperlyinformingusersaboutthepolicyinadvance.Inthefaceofextremecompet

itionandperhapsanambitiousbusinessmodel,China’sstreaminggiantsarehopingthatadditionalchargescouldturntheirluckaround.Butjudging

bythepushbackonsocialmedia,itmaynotbesoeasy.It’shopedthatthenextstageofthisstreamingwarisalittlemorefriendly.24.Acc

ordingtothenewpolicy,howmuchwillthesubscriberspayintotaliftheywanttowatchsixepisodesonTencentVideoinadvance?A.50yuan.B.18yuan.C.65yuan.D.6

9yuan.25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewpolicy?A.Indifferent.B.Neutral.C.Favorable.D.Critical.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recur

red”meaninParagraph3?A.Appear.B.Perform.C.Attract.D.Serve.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Awell-receivedTVplay.B.A

nactorlovedbytheaudience.C.Adebatablechargingpolicy.D.ATVplayworthyofmoney.25.【2022届广东省佛山市高三普通高中4月教学质量检测

二(二模)】Thetimeapersonspendsondifferentsmartphoneappsisenoughtoidentifythemfromalargergroupinmorethanonein

threecases,sayresearchers.Researchersanalyzedsmartphonedatafrom780people.Theyfed4,680daysofappusagedataintostati

sticalmodels.Eachofthesedayswaspairedwithoneofthe780userssothatthemodelslearnedpeople’sdailyappusepatterns.Theresearchersthente

stedwhethermodelscouldidentifyanindividualwhenprovidedwithonlyasingledayofsmartphoneactivitythatwasanonymous(匿名的).Themodels,wh

ichweretrainedononlysixdaysofappusagedataperperson,couldidentifythecorrectpersonfromadayofanonymousdataonethirdofthetime.Thatmightnotsoundlik

emuch,butwhenthemodelspredictwhothedatabelongedto,itcouldalsoprovidealistofthemosttotheleastlikelycandidates.Itwaspossible

toviewthetop10mostlikelyindividualsthataspecificdayofdatabelongedto.Around75%ofthetime,thecorrectuserwouldbeamongthe

top10mostlikelycandidates.Inpracticalterms,alawenforcement(执法机构)investigationseekingtoidentifyacriminal’snewphonewiththesemodelscouldreduceacandida

tepoolofapproximately1,000phonesto10phones,witha25%riskofmissingthem.Consequently,theresearcherswarnthatsoftwaregivenaccesstoasma

rtphone’sstandardactivityloggingcouldmakeareasonablepredictionaboutauser’sidentityevenwhentheywerelogged-outoftheiraccount.A

nidentificationispossiblewithoutmonitoringconversationsorbehaviorswithinappsthemselves.Therefore,itisi

mportanttoacknowledgethatappusagedataalone,whichisoftencollectedbyasmartphoneautomatically,canpotentiallyreveal

aperson’sidentity.Whileprovidingnewopportunitiesforlawenforcement,italsoposesriskstoprivacyifthistypeofdataismisused.12.Whatisthepurposeofthepass

age?A.Toexplainaphenomenon.B.Toconfirmanassumption.C.Toshowaresearchprocess.D.Topresentaresearchfinding.13.Howdidtheresearch

ersreachtheirconclusion?A.Byrecordingappusetime.B.Bystudyingappusagedata.C.Bycomparingdifferentapps.D.Bychangingappusepatter

ns.14.Whatisthefunctionofthestatisticalmodels?A.Locatingcriminals.B.Trackingusageofapps.C.Identifyingphoneusers.D.Predictingtr

endsofapps.15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsappusagedata?A.Cautious.B.Favorable.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.26.【河北省

保定市部分学校2021-2022学年高三下学期3月联考】NewZealandintroduceditsnewclimatechangecurriculum(课程)toschoolsinJanuary,

butnoteveryoneishappyaboutit.DairyfarmerMalcolmLumsdentoldreporters,“Ifthey'regoingtocontinuetobitethehandthatfeedsthem,they'regoingtoloseoutinthe

longterm.”Thecurriculum,whichisavailabletoanyschoolsthatchoosetouseit,doespointtoindustrialagricultureas

beingamajorsourceofgreenhousegasemission.Itencouragesstudentsto“eatlessdairyandmeat,havemeatlessdayseachweek,eatmorefruitandvege

tables,driveless,recycleandbuysecond-handproductswhenpossible”.Someofthesesuggestions,however,arebeingchallengedfornotbeingscientificallysound.Butani

malagricultureiswidelyacceptedinthescientificworldasadriverofemissions,particularlymethane(甲烷),whichwarmstheEarth86tim

esfasterthancarbondioxide.Abrandnewstudyhasshownthatcuttingtheconsumptionofanimalproductsby50%wouldre

ducedietary-relatedgreenhousegasemissionsby35%.Itisjustoneofcountlessotherstudiesthathavemadesimilarconclusions.Kidsaren’tclue

less(笨的).Theyhearaboutthecomingglobalcatastrophe(灾难).Theydeservetobegiventhetoolswithwhichtocomprehenditandtotakeac

tion.Theydeservetheknowledgewithwhichtomaketheirowndecisions.Thecurriculumisaresponsetokids“reallycryingoutforsomethinglikethis”,i

nthewordsofanofficialfromNewZealand.Thereisn'taboutbitingthehandthatfeeds,butratherengaginginthoughtfuldebateove

rhowhumanscouldbefedinwaysthatarebetterandgentlerfortheplanet.Livestockfarmersshouldn'tbesooffended,butratherbeopentothisdebatesoasnottobe

comeoutdatedorirrelevant.8.What'sLumsden'sattitudetowardsthenewcurriculum?A.Unconcerned.B.Disapproving.C.Ambiguous.D.Skeptical.9.Whatdoesthen

ewcurriculuminclude?A.Advocatinggreenlifestyles.B.Blamingtraditionalagriculture.C.Challengingexperts'suggestions.D.Forbi

ddingeatingdairyandmeat.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparagraph4referto?A.Achancetogetknowledge.B.Theglo

balcatastrophe.C.Thenewcurriculum.D.Afarmingtool.11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.StopBitingtheHandThatFeedsOneB

.ANewCurriculumFavouredbyNewZealandersC.AHeatedDebateBetweenScientistsandFarmersD.FarmersAreOffendedbyaClimateChangeCurriculum27.【河北省保定市2

021-2022学年下学期高三七校联合模拟第一次考试】Mineralizingrivers,desaltingoceans,drillingintotheground,therearemanydifferentwaystoacc

essdrinkingwaterinplaceswhereit’sinshortsupply.Butwithoverpopulation,climatechangeandincreasingwatershortage,innov

atorshavebeenonthelookoutforanewsolution—andsomeareconvincedtheanswerisupintheair.SOURCEGlobalisoneoft

hemanycompaniesaroundtheworldextracting(提取)waterfromtheair,withthehopeofhelpingunwateredcommunities.However,itstechnologyhasasustainablechan

ge.Itsdevices,namedHydropanels,arepoweredbybuilt-insolarpanels.“You’reabletoharvestwaterfromtheairusingsolar

powerandnothingelse,noneedforelectricity,noneedforagrid,noneedforinfrastructure—it’sperfectlyself-sufficient,”explainsVahidFotuhi,theco

mpany’svicepresident.Atmosphericwatergenerators(AWGs),likeSOURCE’s,aremachinesthatproducedrinkablewaterfromsurroundingair

.Thesedeviceshavebeenaroundforaboutadecadeandtraditionallythey’rebasedoncondensation—coolingwatervaportocollectwater.T

hisprocess,however,canconsumealotofelectricityandmanyoftheseearlytechnologiesonlyworkinplaceswithhighai

rhumidity(湿气).TheselimitsarewhaturgedSOURCEtodevelopamoreflexibleandsustainablesolution.Itssolarpanelspowerafanthatdrawsinair.Insidethedevice,theairt

ravelsthroughasponge-like(海绵样的)materialthattrapsthewatervapor.SOURCEhasfixeditsHydropanelsaroundtheworldathosp

itals,schoolsandworksitesthathavedifficultyaccessingwater.Ithasalsoattractedcommercialclients—particularlyincountriescateringto

touristsinisolatedlandscapes,suchasthedesert.AccordingtoKeithHays,vicepresidentofBluefieldResearch,SOURCE’sdesignisdifferentfromothe

rAWGsbecauseitcombinessolar-basedpowersupplyandwatercapturemechanismwithinthesamestructure,enablingoff-networkoper

ation.“Othersystemsusuallyhaveaseparatepanelorconnecttothenetwork,”heexplains.12.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?A.The

pollutionofdrinkingwater.B.Theshortageofdrinkingwater.C.Thesolutionstodrinkablewatershortage.D.Thepotentialmarketsofdrinkablewater.13.Why

isSOURCElookingfornewsolutions?A.AWGs’designsaretootraditional.B.AWGs’processisnolongersatisfactory.C.AWGs’equipmen

thasbeenusedtoolong.D.AWGsfailtoworkinareaswithhighairhumidity.14.WhatmightbeamorepleasingresultofSO

URCE’sdesign?A.Itcanprovideschoolswithfreewater.B.Waterisavailableinremotedesertareas.C.Waterinhospitalshasbecomecle

aner.D.Itcanpromotelocaltourism.15.WhatisKeithHays’attitudetothedesignofSOURCE?A.Conservative.B.Critical.C.Approving.D.Doubtful.28.【河北省名校联盟2021

-2022学年高三下学期联合调研】AstudyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Davisisthefirsttodocumentpersonalityingolden-mantledgroundsquirrels,whicharecommonacrosst

hewesternUSandpartsofCanada,Thestudyfoundthesquirrelsshowpersonalityforfourmainaspects:boldness(大胆),aggressiveness,activitylevel,andsociabili

ty.Thefindingssuggestthatunderstandinghowananimal’spersonalityinfluencestheuseofspaceisimportantforwildlifeconservation

.Thefactthatgroundsquirrelshavepersonalitiesmaynotseemsurprising.Butthescientificfieldofanimalpersonalityisrelativelyyoung,asistherecognition

thatthereareecologicalconsequencesofanimalpersonalities.Forinstance,bolder,moreaggressivesquirrelsmayfindmorefoodordefendal

argerarea,buttheirriskybehaviormayalsomakethemeasilyhurtbypredators(捕食者)oraccidents.LeadauthorJaclynAli

perticonductedthestudywhileearningherPhDinecologyatUCDavis.Scientistshavebeenstudyinggolden-mantledgroundsquirrelsattheRockyMountainBiologicalLa

boratoryinGothic,Coloradofordecades.Itwasestablishedasalong-termstudysitemorethan30yearsagobyAliperti’sadvisor,DirkVanVuren.Alipertidrewfro

mthispowerfuldatasetforherstudy,whilealsostartingaseriesofexperimentsthereoverthecourseofthreesummerstoobserveandquan

tifythesquirrels’personalities.Overall,thestudy,publishedinthejournalAnimalBehaviour,foundthatboldersquirrelshadlargercoreareaswheret

heyconcentratedtheiractivities.Bold,activesquirrelsmovedfaster.Also,squirrelsthatwerebolder,moreaggressiveandmoreactivehadgreateraccesstohabita

ts,suchasrocks.Thelocationofthehabitatisimportantbecauseitcanprovideabelterpointforobservingandevadingpredators.Interestingly,habitatisa

lsoassociatedwithsociability.“Animalpersonalityisahardscience,butifitmakesyourelatetoanimalsmore,maybepeoplewillbemoreintere

stedinconservingthem,”saidAlipcrti.8.What’sthesignificanceofthefindingsinparagraph1?A.Tobetterprotectwildlife.B.Toknowmoreaboutspace

.C.Toobservesquirrels’behavior.D.Toexploresquirrels’personalities.9.Whatdoboldersquirrelstendtodoinparagra

ph2?A.Huntformorefood.B.Workagainsteachother.C.Showtheirpersonalities.D.Attractlesspredators.10.Whatdoestheunderli

nedword“evading”inparagraph3mean?A.Keeping.B.Refusing.C.Killing.D.Avoiding.11.What’sAliperti’sattitudetow

ardsdoingresearchonanimalpersonality?A.Skeptical.B.Supportive.C.Worried.D.Tolerant.29.【河北省神州智达省级联测2021-2022学年高三下学期第六次考试】Theworld’

slargestfactorybuiltspeciallyforthepurposeofdrawingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandstoringit,hasjustcomeo

nlineinIceland.BuiltintheparkinHellisheidi,thecompanyhopesthisismerelyasteppingstonenecessarytoincreasethemodelby80times,andbythatmeansremovemi

llionsoftonsofCO2bytheendofthedecade.TheOrcafactory,justoneofanumberofclimatechangesolutionsofferedbytheIcelandicfirmCa

rbfix,takesCO2fromtheairbeforeseparatingthecarbonfromtheoxygen,mixingitwithwaterandsendingitdeepundergroundintobasalt(玄武岩)rockformationswhereitm

ineralizes.Thecompanysaysitcanpull4,000tonsofCO2outoftheatmosphereeveryyear,whichisequaltotaking870carsoff

theroad.Onitsown,it’sasmallimpactforthe$10—15millionittakestobuild,butascompaniesareincreasinglypressuredtopro

videcarbonoffsets(补偿)fortheiroperations,thetechnologyoffersahugeappealifcostscomedownandproductionisbooste

d.Forexample,offsettingemissionsbyplantingtreesisgreat,butittakes50yearsforatreetogatherenoughCO2toactuallylockitup.Ifthetreedie

sbeforethatperiod,it’sasifthecompanydidnothing.ACanadiancompany,CarbonEngineering,whichhasreceived$25milli

oninfundingfromthegovernment,isbuildingatechnologythatdirectlycapturesCO2fromtheairandstoresitascompressed(压缩)gas,orcreatesanear-car

bon-neutralfuel.Theyarecurrentlybuildingwhattheycalltheworld’slargestdirectaircaptureplantinthesouthwesternUSthat,whenoperational,willremovemorethan

1milliontonsofcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereeveryyear,aboutthesameas40millionmaturetrees.ButforCarbfix,knowin

gthecarbonisstoredintheformofmetamorphicrocks(变质岩)deepundergroundwhereitwon’temergeforhundredsofmillionsofyea

rsisthemostpracticalwayofdemonstratingtheircommitmenttodealingwiththeclimatecrisis.12.WhatistheOrcafactory’sgoal?A.T

obecomeahitonline.B.Togetthroughbasaltsoon.C.Todrawmoreparticipants.D.ToremovetheCO2fromtheair.13.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoplantingtreestooffse

temissions?A.Skeptical.B.Favourable.C.Subjective.D.Ambiguous.14.WhatdoweknowaboutCarbonEngineering?A.IttakestheleadincapturingCO2fromtheair.B

.TheCanadiangovernmentisinfavorofit.C.ItlovesworkingwithAmericancompanies.D.Itisboundtoplantmoreandmoretrees.15.What’sthebesttitleforthistex

t?A.RemovingCO2BecomesMoreUrgentB.TheMethodtoCaptureCO2IsPracticalC.IcelandBuildsaFactorytoBuryCO2inRockD.ACanadianCompan

yWonWorldwidePraise30.【2022届吉林省长春市普通高中高三质量监测(三)】Facebookhaslauncheditsfirstpairofsmartglasses,whichhousespeakersandcameras,builtwitheyewear

firmRay-Ban.Theglasses,whichareavailableinarangeofcoloursandstyles,arepricedat£299andwillbeavailablefromSeptember13.Called

Ray-BanStories,theglassesfeaturetwofive-megapixelcamerastotakephotosandvideos,aswellasbuilt-inmicrophonesandspeakersenablinguserstomakecalls

andlistentoaudio.Theglassesalsocomewithbuilt-inLEDlightstoletpeoplenearbyknowwhentheweareristakingaphotoorvideoandpairwi

ththenewFacebookViewapp,whichenablesuserstosharecontentfromtheglassestotheirsocialmediaaccounts.Announcingthenewhardware,Facebookackno

wledgedthatprivacywasakeyissueithadlookedtoaddresswhencreatingthenewdevice.“Aswithanynewdevice,wehaveabigresponsibilitytohelpp

eoplefeelcomfortableandprovidepeaceofmind,andthatgoesnotonlyfordeviceownersbutthepeoplearoundthem,too

,”thesocialnetworksaidinablogpost.Facebooksaiditwouldalsoofferguidancetousersonhowtosafelyusetheglasseswithregardtoothers.“We’

vedevelopedguidelinesforwhatisandisn’tanappropriateuseoftheglasses,someofwhicharesurfacedrightintheappduringonboard

ing,andwhichareavailableinfullonlineonourdedicatedprivacymicrositeforRay-BanStories.”“Thesetipsinclud

erespectingpeople’spreferencesiftheyaskyoutostoprecordingordon’twanttobeinaphotoorvideo,notcapturingphotosandvideoswhiledri

ving,andturningofftheglassesinprivateareaslikeplacesofworship,adoctor’soffice,orlockerrooms.”28.Whichofthefollowingstatement

sistrueaccordingtothetext?A.ThesmartglassesaremadebyFacebookindependently.B.Theglasseshavemorethantwofive-megapixelcameras.C

.Userscansharecontentfromtheglasseswiththeirfriends.D.Thebuild-inLEDlightshelptakebetterpictures.29.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Theglasseswillb

eahitwithFacebookusers.B.PeoplecanbuytheglassesatthestartofSeptember.C.Thetipsonsafeuseoftheglassesarenotfree.D.Somepeople

mayfeeluneasywhenbeingcaughtoncamera.30.WhatisFacebook’sattitudetotheissueofprivacy?A.Serious.B.Indifferent.C.Negat

ive.D.Objective.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SafetyGuidelinesforGlassesUsersB.Facebook’sReleaseofSmartGlassesC.Pri

vacyRelatedtoNewTechnologyD.Users’FeedbackonSmartGlasses获得更多资源请扫码加入享学资源网微信公众号www.xiangxue100.com

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