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考点7--推理判断之写作目的--练模拟考--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】Fourthingsthatyoucan’tmissinMacaoGoBungeeJumpinga

ttheMacaoTowerTheMacaoTower,338meterstall,istheworld’s10thhighesttower,withkindsofactivities,suchaseatingandentertainment.Oneoftheactivitiesis

thebungeejump.TheMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Raiseyourarms

andoffyougo!Ifyouarenotdaringenoughtojumpthatheight,youcantrytheskywalkonthe57thfloor—it’sstillamazing.Takethischanceandtickoff

thisitemonyourlist.EnjoyatraditionalPortuguesedinnerMacaowasoncecolonized(殖民)byPortugalbefore1999.As

aresult,PortugueseculturehasdeeplyaffectedMacao.ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantshere,butitismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople

.VisitamuseumMacao,asalittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoitsspecialhistory,botheastern

andwesternhistoricalrelicscanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforculturalrelics,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuse

umandWineMuseum.GointoanentertainmentplaceWellknownasthe“LasVegasoftheOrient”,Macaohas33entertainmentplaces.Youcanfinddiffe

rentthemedentertainmentplaceswiththeirhotelsandattractionsaroundeverycornerofMacao,especiallyonTaipaIsland.Amongall,TheVenetianisthemostpopular.

WithahugeshoppingmallandVegas-styledesign,itisamust-goplaceforbothtouristsandlocalstoshopandenjoyfreetime

.SowhenyoucometoMacao,justwalkaroundandyouwillstillbeamazed.1．WhatcanvisitorsdoattheMacaoTower?A．Visitamuseum.B．Tryanextremesport.C．E

njoyatraditionalJapanesedinner.D．ChallengetheGuinnessWorldRecordforjumping.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext

?A．Visitorscandonothingbutshopping.B．PortugueseculturehasnolongerexistedinMacao.C．TheMacaoToweristhehighesttowerintheworld.D．Visitorscanenjoybothea

sternandwesternhistoricalculturesinMacao.3．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TointroducesomethingattractiveinMacaotovisi

tors.B．Toencouragepeopletodosports.C．Toadvertisecomingevents.D．TotellaboutthehistoryofMacao.2.【江苏省泰州市2022届高三第四次调研】Climatechangeisanongoingand

ever-presentthreattotheEarthandalllivingthingsuponit.Uncheckedindustrialismandtheburningoffossilfuelshaveresultedinthecreationofharmfulgreenh

ousegases.Humangreedhasledtomassivedeforestationandclearcuttingofforeststomakewayforfarmland.Pollutionblocksourrivers,lakes,andocean

s.Thepointofnoreturnmaybefastapproaching.Afterdecadesofharmfulactions,manygovernmentsandbusinessesarenowstrugglingtofindwaystolessen

someoftheirdestructiveeffectsandreachnet-zero,whichmeansnotaddingtotheamountofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphe

re.Oneofthewaystheyproposedwastheextensivetree-planting.TheUKgovernment,forexample,hassetoutitsplantoplant30,000hectaresoft

reesannuallysoastoabsorbcarbondioxide.However,accordingtoOxfam,aBritishcharitydevotedtohelpingpeopleinpoorcountries,thosepl

ansneverborefruit.Itissuedclearandstrongwarningsagainstthem—theareaneededforatree-plantingprojectofthisscaletosuccessf

ullylowercarbonemissionstonet-zeroisestimatedat1.6billionhectares,whichisanareafivetimesthesizeofIndia.Thatmeansth

eprojectwouldintrude（侵占）onthelandpresentlyneededtogrowenoughcropstofeedtheworld’sexpandingpopulation.Suchamassiv

ecampaignofturningfarmlandintoforestcouldgiverisetoaglobalinterruptiontoagriculture,andcausefoodpricestorisebyasmuchas80%by2050.Inaworldwheremillio

nsofpeoplearealreadygoinghungry,thiscouldhavedisastrousresults.Bytryingtosavetheplanet,governmentsandbusin

essesmaycausemanymillionsofpeopletodieofstarvation.Thisparadox（悖论）perfectlyillustratesthephrase“damnedifyoudo,anddamnedifyoudon’

t.”8．TheauthormentionstheUKgovernmenttoshow_________.A．theoutbreakofclimatedisastershasitseconomicreasonsB．thereisstillsomedoubtwhet

hertheUKcanreachnet-zeroC．countriesandcompaniesaretryingtodealwithclimatechangeD．net-zeromakessenseonlywhenallcountriesmakejointe

fforts9．WhatisOxfam’sattitudetowardstheextensivetree-planting?A．Confident.B．Critical.C．Favorable.D．U

nclear.10．Whatistheparadoxassociatedwiththeplansfortree-planting?A．Avastareaoftheforestwouldburndowninstead.B．Biggerforestscouldre

sultinapopulationexplosion.C．Indiawouldlose1.6billionhectaresofagriculturalland.D．Plantingtreescouldleadtothestarvationofmillionsofpeople

.11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheCatch-22ofNet-zeroB．NewResponsestoClimateChangeC．PlantingTreesforaBet

ter-fedWorldD．TheControlofGreenhouseGasEmission3.【2022届陕西省宝鸡中学高三高考关门测试】ParksidePickYourOwnFancysomefreshfruitandvegetables?AtParksideFa

rmwegrowawidevarietyofdelicioussummerfruitsandhigh-qualityvegetablesforyoutocomeandpickyourown.Whynotpayusavisit?Abou

tusOurfamilyhasbeenfarmingatParksideFarmsince1938.Althoughwenolongerkeepcows,westillhavesomegrasslandandsomefields

ofwheatandothercrops.WestartedgrowingstrawberriesforPickYourOwnbackin1979.Sincethen,wehavemadethePickYourOwnarealargerandwenowgrowabout20d

ifferentcrops.OpeningtimesTheseasonstartsinlateJune,butopeninghoursarevariablethefirstweek.Pleaseringourmessagelinetocheck.F

romJulyonwards,weareopenTuesdaystoSaturdaysfrom9amto5:30pm(lastentry5pm).OpeninghoursarevariableonSundays.MondaysCLOSED．Cropcalend

arSomecropsmaybeinlimitedsupplyatcertaintimes,soalwaysringthemessagelinefordailyupdatesbeforesettingout.Strawberries:early

Junetomid-OctoberBlackcurrants:earlyJulytomid-AugustRaspberries:mid-Junetomid-AugustRedcurrants:mid-Julytomid-AugustBlackberries:mid-Julytomid-O

ctoberPlums:mid-JulytoearlySeptemberPricesThereisaminimumchargeof£3foreachadultorchildwhoentersthePickYourOwnarea.Thismeansthateveryperson

hastospendatleast£3onPick-Your-Ownfruitsortheywillbechargedthisamountwhentheyleave.Strawberries:£4.49kgBlackcurrants:£4.79/kgR

aspberries:£6.39/kgRedcurrants:£4.79/kgBlackberries:£5.39/kgPlums:£2.99/kgFindusParksideFarmisintheEnfieldofLondon,northofthecit

ycentre.Formoreinformation,pleasecallourmessagelineon02083672035orcheekourwebsite:www.Parksidefarmpyo.co.uk.1．WhatdowelearnaboutParksideFarmfromthete

xt?A．Itsellsfruitandvegetablesonline.B．Itdoesn’topenonMondays.C．It’ssituatedinthesouthofLondon.D．IthasasmallPickYourOwnare

a.2．Ifafamilyofthreebuy1kgofstrawberriesand1kgofplumsonthefarm,theyshouldpay______.A．£6B．£7.48C．£9D．£16.483．Whatisthemainpurposeofth

etext?A．Torecommendaplaceforholiday.B．Totellreadershowtopickfruits.C．Toadvisepeopletogrowcrops.D．Toattractvisitorstopickfruits.4.【2022届山西省山西大学

附属中学校高三5月三模】IliveinXizhouinYunnanProvince,onthehistoricTeaHorseRoad.IhavetoadmitthatwhenIfirstheardthatPaulSalopekwasgoingtowalktheentireglobeonh

isowntwofeet,Iwasblownaway.Icouldn'timaginethattherecouldbesuchanunusualpersonintheworld.LastMay,ImetPaul.Hetoldme

thatitwashisfirsttimeinChina.Hetalkedtomewithgreatexcitementaboutthehistory,migrations,anddiscoveriesinmyregi

onofChina.HespokeoftheShu-YanduDao(theSouthernSilkRoad),thetravelsofthe17th-centuryChineseexplorerXuXiake,t

heTeaHorseRoadandtheearly20th-centuryAmericanbotanistJosephRock.HealsotalkedofXuanzang.Paulconsideredmany

ofthemheroesandinasenseChinesepioneersofslowjournalism.IdecidedtoaccompanyPaulonhiswalktowardYunnan.OnSeptember28,2021,w

esetout.Ourdaysweresimple:walk,eat,sleep,andrepeat.Wewokeupatsunrise,setoffinhighspirits,andrestedatsunset,draggingourse

lvesintoexhaustedsleep.Wemetmanypeopleontheroad.Somewerecurious,surroundingusandwatchingus;somegaveusdirections;someinvitedusinto

theirhometotakearest;somespokeofthecharmoftheirhometown.Wemetmanybeautifulsouls,simplesoulsandwarmsouls.W

ewerewalkingwithourminds.Together,wewereimpressedbythebiodiversityoftheGaoligongMountains.AsIwalkedo

nancientpathsthroughmountains,Iseemedtoheartheantiquevoicesofpasttravelersurgingmetobecarefulontheroad.Lookingbackonthem

orethan200milesIwalkedwithPaul,Icametoarealization.Walkingforitsownsake,whilehealthyandadmirable,isonlyasmallpartofthebenefitofmovingwithourfee

t.Adeeperrewardisrediscoveringtheworldaroundus,shorteningthedistancebetweeneachother,andsharingeachother'scultures.4．Howdidthewriterfirstrespon

dtoPaul'stravelplan?A．Scared.B．Puzzled.C．Disappointed.D．Surprised.5．WhatcanwelearnaboutPaulSalopekfromparagraph2?A．Hewasawest

ernjournalist.B．HehadaknowledgeofChina.C．HecametoChinaseveraltimes.D．HewasJosephRock'sacquaintance.6．Whatdoesparagraph4tellusaboutt

hewriterandPaul?A．Theyhonoredtheancestors.B．Theysetoffinhighspirits.C．Theysatisfiedthelocals'curiosity.D．Theybuiltbondswithpeople.7．Whatisthemainp

urposeofthewriter'swritingthetext?A．Toshareandreflectonajourney.B．Tosuggestanewwayoftravel.C．Toadvocateprotectionofbiodiversity.D．Tointr

oduceandpromoteChineseculture.5.【2022届山东省青州市5月高考打靶题】Inthedepthsofspaceorbitsisanintergalacticspacestation.Livingherearesom

eofthesmartestscientistsandtheirfamilies.Aftertravelingbillionsofmiles,twoscientists,ClydeandKlaraKlosno

,andtheirkidsKelvinandBula,arethenewestmembersofthespacestation.Thisisastorytoldinthenewbook,ScrFiJuniorHigh

,writtenbyScottSeegertandillustratedbyJohnMartin.Seegert,aformerengineer,wasinspiredtogivewritingatryatage45afterreadingabook

writtenbyafamouswriter.Afterworkingonthatbookforthreeyears,Seegert'shardworkpaidoffwhenitwaspublishe

din2007.Afterthatsuccess,hedecidedtofocusonwritingbooksforkids.Martinalwayslovedtowriteanddraw.Asakid,hespenteveningsandweekendswatchingcartoons

anddrawingsuperheroes,Martinsayshewas“avoidinghomework”,withoutrealizingthathewasreallyworkingtowardshis

futurecareer.Martinwentontostudyartatacollegeandbecameasuccessfulillustrator.SeegertandMartingrewupduringthesametimeandhadsimilarinterests.Askids,b

othreadcomicbooks,watchedsuperheroshowsandenjoyedalienmovies.TheirfirstcooperativeworkwasthebookVordaktheIncomprehensib

le.Thetwowentontowritemorebookstogetherandhavereceivedmanyawardsfortheirwork.ForSci-FiJuniorHigh,theystartedwithaverygeneralidea,andth

enfocusedonthecharacterstotellthestory.SeegertandMartinworkreallywelltogether.TheyevenworkinthesameartstudioinFarmin

gton,Michigan.Theyworkinseparateroomsbuthaveanin-betweendoorsotheycanconsulteachotherinperson.“Manytimesnowaday

s,youmightseeanauthorand.illustratorworkingtogether,buttheyhaveneverevenmet,”Seegertsaid.“Weworkdiffeentlyfrommostchildren'sbookauthorsandillustrat

ors.”4．WhydoestheauthormentionSci-FiJuniorHighinparagraph1?A．Toattractreaderstoreadthebook.B．TohonorClydeandKlaraKlos

mo.C．Toleadinthemajorcharactersofthetext.D．Toshowtheachievementofresearchingspace.5．HowdidMartinmakeuseofhissparetimeasakid?A

．Hedevelopedhisinterest.B．Heplannedforhisfuturework.C．Hewrotebooksanddrewpictures.D．Hestudiedarttobeanoutstanding

illustrator.6．WhatcanweknowaboutSeegertandMartin?A．Theyhadsomesimilarities.B．Theygrewupinthesamearea.C．Theywerehonoredforthe

spacestation.D．Theyhaveworkedtogetherfor30years.7．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TwoWritersWorkingDifferentlyB．

TwoPartnersMarchingTogetherC．JohnMartin,aFamousillustratoD．Sci-FiJuniorHigh,aWonderfulBook6.【2022届湖北省荆州中学等四校高三模拟联考（三）】ASpanishricedis

h;secretodecerdowithpisto—IbéricoPorkwithtomatoes,onions,eggplant,andpeppers;andchickenandmushroompaella,willbes

ervedaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)throughoutthenextweek.That,atleast,iswhatfouroftheelevencrewmembersaboardtheIS

Swillbeeating,afteraSpaceXFalcon9rocketliftsoffonApril8,2022fromCapeCanaveral,Florida,carryingtheCrewDragonspacecraft.Thefligh

t,sponsoredbytheHouston-basedcompanyAxiomSpaceandknownasAx-1,iscommandedbyAxiomvicepresidentandformerastronautMichaelLópez-Alegría.Alsoonboar

darethreebusinessownersandcharitarians:AmericanLarryConnor,CanadianMarkPathy,andIsraeliEytanStibbe—eachofwhomwhop

aidanestimated$55millionperseatfortheir20-hourjourneytothestationandtheeightdaystheywillspendaboard.Actually,th

eyarenotthefirstspacetouriststotheISS—elevenintotaloverthepasttwodecades;andallofthemwereadventurerswho

paidtoflyaboardcrewedbyprofessionalastronauts.AX-1isthefirstfullyprivatemissiontothestation—butnotthe

last.Inapre-launchpressconference,Connorsaid,“We’vespentanywherefrom750toover1,000hourstraining.We’rego

ingtodosome25differentexperimentscoveringover100hoursofresearch.”Onesuchexperimentwillinvolveabrainheadsetthatwillconductreal-timeelec

troencephalograms(EEGs)ofthecrewastheyflyandexperimentsoninvitrostemcells.Therewillalsobetimeforamovingremembrance.Stibbe,thesecondIsrael

itoflyinspace,oncepilotedmilitaryjetsunderthecommandofIlanRamon,thefirstIsraeliastronaut,whodiedinthe2003disintegrationo

fthespaceshuttleColumbia.SeveralpagesfromRamon’sdiarysurvivedthecrashandStibbewillcarrythemintothespace.Spacei

sahardbusiness,adangerousbusiness,andanexpensivebusiness.Butit’salsoanemotionalone.“Ramonwasagoodfriend,”Stibbeaddedrespe

ctfully,“Hewasmycommander.”12．Whydoestheauthorshowthedishesatthebeginning?A．Topresentthewholemenuinthespacemission.B

．Toattractreaders’interestandintroducethetopic.C．Toshowtheenjoymentofthecrewmembersduringtheflight.D．Tohighli

ghtthewealthandsocialstatusofthecrewmembers.13．What’sthemainpurposeofthemission?A．TomaintaintheISS.B．T

oprovidespacetravel.C．Tohelppeoplesettleinspace.D．TosendSpanishfoodtospace.14．HowdoesConnorthinkaboutthemissionbeforeheflie

s?A．Fully-preparedandsignificant.B．Expensivebutworthwhile.C．Difficultanddangerous.D．Adventurousandchall

enging15．WhydoesStibbewanttobringRamon’sdiaryintothespace?A．Becausehewantstocontinuewritingthediary.B．BecausehecanuseRamon’sdiaryasi

nstructions.C．BecauseheoncepilotedmilitaryjetsunderRamon’scommand.D．BecausehewantstoshowrespectforRamo

ninthisway.7.【2022届河南省大联考高三考前最后一卷】TreesintheAmazonrainforestmaysoondieoff,researcherswarn.Accordingtoanewstudy,thefamousforestisexhibitingsignsofpoo

rhealththatcouldmeanlargeportionsofitwillbecomesavannahinthenearfuture.“TheAmazonisacustodian(监护人)ofbiodiversityandpossessesavitalabilityto

pullincarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere,soitisclearlyworryingthatitshealthisdeteriorating,RichardAllan,aclimatescientist,saysinastate

menttotheScienceMediaCentre(SMC).Tomeasurethemassiveforest’sresilience(复原力),researchersanalyzedsatell

itedatatodeterminethebiomassandgreennessoftheforestfrom1991-2006,lookingformonth-to-monthchangesinresponsetoweatherconditions.Morethanthreequartersof

theforestexhibitedhasreducedresiliencesince2000,withtreestakinglongertorecoverfromstresseslikedroughtsandfires.Themo

stobviousresiliencelossoccurredinareaswithlessrainfallandthosegeographicallynearertohumanactivity,theresearch

ersreport.Thepaper’sconclusionissimilartothatofpreviousmodelingstudies,butexpertssaythenewstudyisstrongerbecauseit’sbasedonreal-worlddata

.ChantelleBurton,aclimatescientist,tellstheSMC．“Whatthisstudydoesisoffersomeobservational-basedevidenceforwhati

salreadyhappeningtothissignificantcarbonsink,andshowsthathumanlanduseandchangestoweatherandclimatepatternsarealreadydrivinganim

portantchangeinthesystem.”“Passingatippingpointofthiskindwouldmakeitevenmoredifficulttoachieveourgoalofzeroemissionsgloballybecauseofthelos

softhe‘freeservice’providedbytheAmazoncarbonsinkwhichcurrentlyremovessomeofouremissions,”ChantelleBurtona

dds.8．WhatdoesthenewstudyrevealabouttheAmazonrainforest?A．Itstreeshavealmostdisappeared.B．Itsresilienceisbecomingweaker.C．Itsbiodiversitykeepsincrea

sing.D．ItsabilitytostoreCO2islost.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deteriorating”inparagraph2mean?A．Recovering.B．Resisting

.C．Declining.D．Maintaining.10．Howwasthenewstudycarriedout?A．Byusingexistingdatafromsatellites.B．Bybasingprediction

onmodels.C．Bymonitoringweatherconditions.D．Byreviewingpreviousstudies.11．What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainaphenomenon.B．Toreporttheclimatechange.

C．TointroducetheAmazonrainforest.D．Toattractpeople’sattentiontoprotectingforests.8.【2022届广东省广州市高考考前综合训练（三模）】LastSaturday,whenmyg

randfathergotfrustratedatthenameofthesingerofasong,Igrabbedmysmartphoneandfounditinseconds.Thisastonishedmygr

andfather,whodidn’tunderstandhowI’dcheckedtheinformationsoquickly.Ilaughedandexplained,butafterwards,itmademethinkabouthowmuchIdependontechnology.W

henIreflectedonitsimpactonmyeducation,Isawthattechnologyhasbeensignificantinmanyways.Returningtothestoryofm

ygrandfather,hehadaskedmemoreabouthowIuseditandaboutuniversitylife.Hesaidhethoughtwehadaneasylifecomparedtoprevi

ousgenerations.Icouldseehispoint.Notonlyareweluckyenoughtohavethesameeducationalbenefitsasthoseofpre

viousgenerations,butwehavesomanymore.Westillhavewalk-inlibraries;however,theonlyoptionforstudyingusedtobesittingintheselibrarieswithasman

ybooksfromyourreadinglistasyoucouldfind,yetnowasinglesearchonlinecanimmediatelyprovideaccesstoahugerangeofresources.Interactionbetween

studentsanduniversitystaffisanotherareathathaschangedconsiderably.Wecanhaveface-to-facetimewithourtutor

s,andalsocommunicateusingourelectronicdevices.Themostpopularmeansisviasocialmedia,andithasbecomeunacceptableformessagestobeunansweredforanylen

gthoftime.Whilethisputsanextrastressontheuniversity’sacademicsupportteam,westudentsaregreatlybenefited.Whenwecomparethestudentlifeofthepastandthepres

ent,itistemptingtofocusontheobviousdifferencesintechnology.Infact,studentsaredoingwhatthey’vealwaysdone:embracingtheresourcesavailableandadapti

ngthemtoworkmoreefficientlyandtolivemoreenjoyably.Thepaceofchangeintechnologycontinuouslygathersspeed,sowehavetovalueeachinnova

tionasithappens.8．Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisgrandfather?A．Toshareaninterestingexperience.B．Todrawr

eaders’attentiontothetopic.C．Toprovideanexampleforhisopinion.D．Toarousereaders’concernaboutaproblem.9．Whatisthegrandfather’sattitudetowardsthero

leoftechnology?A．Favourable.B．Tolerant.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.10．Whatisanewchallengetechnologybringstotheacademicsupportteam?A．Usingva

riouselectronicdevices.B．Schedulingonlinecommunication.C．Providingmoreflexiblereadinglists.D．Respondingtoallinquiries

fromstudents.11．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Studentsshouldmakefulluseoftechnology.B．Studentsshouldvaluet

hetimeandenjoytheirlife.C．Weshouldtaketechnologicaldifferencesseriously.D．Weshouldresistthetemptationofup-cominginnova

tion.9.【2022届福建师范大学附属中学高三5月校质量检测】OnJanuary22,2022,theBritish-Belgian19-year-old,Rutherford,successfullylandedhermicrolightaircraftbackattheAir

port,fromwhereshehaddeparted155daysago,fulfillingherdreamtobetheyoungestwomantoflyaroundtheworldsolo.“Ife

elexcitednotonlytobreaktheGuinnessWorldRecord,butalsotodiminishthegendergapby11yearsbetweenthecurrentyoungestmanrecordhol

der,18atthetimeofhisrecord,andthepreviouswomanrecordholder,whowas30whenshecompletedher‘DreamsSoar’around-the-worldflight.”Rutherfordwroteonherblog

.Rutherford’sjourneycrossingfivecontinentsand52countriesbeganonAugust18,2021.Shemetmanyunexpecteddelaysalongtheway.Theyin

cludedanunscheduledstopinCalifornia,duetothefiercewildfiresandastopinAlaska,torenewhervisa.Shealsofacedseveralchallengesintheair.Despitetheseveredif

ficulties,thedeterminedyoungpilotnevergaveuponherdream.Rutherfordgrewuparoundairplanes.HerBritishfatherfliescommercially,whileherBel

gianmotherisalsoapilot.Theyounggirlbeganlearninghowtoflyatage14andgotherfightlicensein2020.Withhergoalofflyingaroundthe

worldcompleted,Rutherfordnowhashersightssetevenhigher.Shewantstobecomeanastronautandexplorespace.Shehopesthatherjourneywillencoura

gemoreyoungwomentopursuecareersinflight.Currentlythenumberofwomenpilotsisjust5percent.Rutherfordsays,“It’saneasythingtosay,butjustgofo

rit.Ifyoudon’ttryandseehowhighyoucanfly,thenyou’llneverknow.”4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diminish”inparagraph2probablyme

an?A．Narrow.B．Divide.C．Fill.D．Cause.5．WhydidRutherfordhavetostopinCalifornia?A．Thewildfiresweretoofierce.B

．Hervisawasdue.C．Theweatherwastoosevere.D．Herenginebrokedown.6．What’sthepurposeofparagraph3?A．Totumtoanewtopic.B．Tostateheradmirab

letalents.C．Tosummarizeherachievements.D．Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.7．Whatdoesthepassagetrytoconvey?A．Dreambig,aimhigh.B．Lifeisnotallrose

s.C．Nottoadvanceistogoback.D．Thegreatesttalkers,theleastdoers.10.【2022届福建省福州第一中学高三5月校模拟】ItwasacoldSaturdaynightin

February.Some200NewYorkerscarefullymadetheirwaytothereservoir(水库)inthehopesofcatchingaglimpseofthemagicalsnowyowl,whohadtoucheddownintheparktheweekb

eforeinwhatwasreportedasthefirstvisittherebythespeciesinmorethan130years.Exceptforafewexcitedscreamsfromchild

ren,peoplewerequiet—patientlyawaitingtheowl’sarrivalatthereservoir’snorthgatehouse.Thesnowyowldidnotdisa

ppoint.Sheflewdownfromthedarknessandsurveyedthewaterandthepeopleholdingphonesandcamerasbeforetakingoffintothenighttotheapplauseofhermanyfan

s.TheysimplywantedtoseethislovelycreaturewhoseimprobableappearanceseemedtosignifyhopeafterthelockdownNewYorkerswhohadlongtakenCentralParkforgrant

edfeltarenewedloveforthisrectangleofgreenintheheartofthebigcityand,ofcourse,itsamazingwildlife.Thattheparkisabeautiful

andessentialrefugeissomethingthathumanshaveonlycometofullyappreciateduringtheserecenttimesofuncertainty.CentralParkwasoriginallyplannedandco

nstructedduringanotherdifficulttimeinthenation’shistory—intheyearsbeforeandduringtheAmericanCivilWar.Unlike

manyEuropeanparksthathadoriginallybeenbuiltforthearistocracy(贵族),CentralParkwasdesignedasapublicspace.InitschiefarchitectFred

erickLawOlmsted’swords,thepoorandrichalikecould“easilygothereaftertheirday’sworkisdone”and“strollforanhour,seeing,hearing,andfeelingnothin

gofthenoiseofthestreets.”Asspringturnsintosummer,weseepeoplesittingonthegrassorbenches—catchingsomesun,havingfamilypicni

cs,ortappingawayontheirlaptopsandiPads.JustbeinginproximitytootherpeopleinCentralParkgaveusasenseofcommunity—thesensethatwewouldsomehowperseve

re.12．WhatdidpeopledoinCentralParkonthatSaturdaynight?A．TheycheeredforeachotherB．TheypaidtheirfirstvisitC．TheycameforararesightD．Theyappreciate

dawaterevent13．WhatdoestheauthormainlyintendtodoinParagraph4?A．Givesomeexamples.B．MakeacomparisonC．Introduceanewopinion.D．

Addbackgroundinformation14．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“inproximityto”inParagraph5mean?A．closetoB．freefromC．atadistancefromDincomparisonwith15．Whichofth

efollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FindRefugeinCentralParkB．TakeYourBreathbySnowOwlC．TraceCentralParktodifficulttimesD．Meetani

mprobable“visitor”inperson11.【2022届安徽省合肥市第八中学高考最后一卷】Weareaculturedrowninginourpossessions.Wetakeinmoreandmore(holiday,birthda

ys,sales,needs),butrarelyfindanopportunitytogetridofit.Asaresult,ourhomesfillupwithsomuchstuff.Andbecausewebel

ievethebestsolutionistofindorganizationaltoolstomanageallofit,weseekoutbiggercontainersormoreefficientorganizationalti

psandtricks.Butsimplyorganizingourstuffmustberepeatedoverandover.Atitsheart,organizingissimplyrearranging.Andthough

wemayfindstoragesolutionstoday,wearequicklyforcedtofindnewonesasearlyastomorrow.Additionally,organizinghassomeothe

rmajorshortcomingsthatarerarelyconsidered.Forexample,itdoesn’tbenefitanyoneelse.Thepossessionswerarelyusesitonshelvesinourbasementsorgarages

,evenwhilesomeofourclosestfriendsdesperatelyneedthem.Ontheotherhand,theactofgettingridofstufffromourhomeac

complishesmanypurposes.Itisnotatemporarysolution.Itisanactionofpermanence—onceanitemhasbeenremoved,itisr

emovedcompletely.Whetherwere-sellourpossessions,donatethemtocharity,orgivethemtoafriend,theyareimmediatelyp

uttousebythosewhoneedthem.Removingpossessionsbeginstoturnbackourdesireformoreaswefindfreedomandhappinessinowningless.Andremovin

gourselvesfromtheall-consumingdesiretoownmorecreatesopportunitiesforsignificantlifechangestotakeplace.Ifyou’restrugglingwithhowtogetridofstuff,y

oucanfirstchallengeyourselftoremovetheunneededthingsinyourhome,carryatrashbagfromroom-to-room,seehowbigofadonationpileyoucanmake,andeveneliminate

debtbysellingwhatyounolongerneed.Itdoesn’tmatterhowyouremovethem,foritisfarbettertoremovethantoalwaysorganize.8．Whatisthep

roblemwithsimplyorganizingstuff?A．Fewtoolsandtricksareavailable.B．Itneedstoberepeatedveryoften.C．Peoplecannot

savemoneybyorganizing.D．Desiretobuymoredisappearsbyorganizing.9．Howcanweremoveunnecessarypossessions?A

．Byresellingthemtoothers.B．Bykeepingthemintrashbags.C．Bystoringtheminthegarage.D．Bypilingthemontheshelves.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“elimin

ate”meaninParagraph5?A．getridofB．getoverC．addtoD．takechargeof11．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantageso

forganizingthings.B．Toinformreadersofthewaystogetridofunnecessarypossessions.C．Tocallforpeopletoremovestuffinsteadofjustorgan

izing.D．Toappealtopeopletomakedonationstopeopleinneed.12.【2022届四川省内江市高三第三次模拟考】BeforeStarlink,anewsatel

liteInternetsystemfromthecompanySpaceX,mostsatelliteInternetservicewasbasedonsatellitesthatconstantlyremainedaboveonepointonEarth-overChicago,f

orexample,whichmeansthatsignalsfromfartherawayneedtotravelalongdistance,causingdelays.Starlinkhasawebofsatellitesmovingcons

tantlyinaloworbitaroundtheEarth.Becausethesatellitesarecloser,thespeedsarefaster,whichmakestheservicebetterforthingsthatneedtohappenwithou

tdelays,likeholdingmeetingsovertheInternet.TogetontheInternetwithStarlink,usersneedaterminal(终端).Theterminaltrac

ksthewebofsatellitesandcommunicateswiththemtoprovideInternetservice.Theserviceworksaslongastheterminalisplacedwhereitcan“se

e”thesky.Starlinkcurrentlyworksin31countries,butSpaceXplanstoexpandtheservicetocoverthewholeworld.Theclearestneedforthiskindofse

rviceisinremoteareas.Starlinkterminalsalsoworkfrommovingobjects,soSpaceXisalsoplanningtoofferserviceontransp

ortation,likeplanes,trains,andboats.Starlinkcurrentlyhasover2,100satellitesinorbitaroundEarth.SpaceXhaspe

rmissionfromtheUSgovernmenttolaunch12,000satellites,andithasaskedforpermissiontolaunchasmanyas30,000more.

AstronomershavecomplainedthatStarlinksatellitesarecausinglightpollution.Thismakesithardertostudythingsinspac

ewithsatellitesgettingintheway.SpaceXhasworkedtoabatethelightfromStarlinksatellites.Butscientistssay

thesatellitesstillmaketheirworkharder.Thiswillgetworseasmoresatellitesfilltheskies.Therearealsoconcernsabout

Starlinksatellitescrashingintoothersatellitesorspacecraft.In2019,aEuropeansatellitehadtomovetoavoidcomingclosetoStarlink

satellites.Still,Starlinkhasbeenusefulinemergencies.WhentheislandnationofTongalostInternetserviceafteravolcanoeruptedinJanuary,2022,SpaceXwasab

letoprovidetemporaryserviceusingStarlink.12．Whatdoesparagraph1focusonaboutStarlink?A．Itsdevelopments.B．Itshistory.C．Itsadvant

ages.D．Itsorigin.13．WhichwordbestdescribesSpaceXwhenitcomestoStarlink?A．Cautious.B．Ambitious.C．Generous.D．Controv

ersial.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abate”inparagraph5mean?A．Ignore.B．Protect.C．Discover.D．Reduce.15．Why

isTonga’svolcaniceruptionmentioned?A．ToproveStarlink’susefulness.B．ToshowitsdamgetoStarlink.C．ToexplainwhyStarlinkisdeveloped.D．

ToanalyzehowStarlinkisimproved.13.【2022届山西省朔州怀仁市高考第三次模拟】Genome-edited(基因编辑)foodmadewithCRISPR-Cas9technologyisbeingsoldonthe

openmarketforthefirsttime.SinceSeptember,theSicilianRougetomatoes,whicharegeneticallyeditedtocontainhighamountsofY-a

minobutyricacid(γ-氨基丁酸)(GABA),havebeensolddirecttoconsumersinJapanbyTokyo-basedSanatechSeed.ThecompanyclaimsoralintakeofGABAcanh

elpsupportlowerbloodpressureandpromoterelaxation.“InJapan,dietarysupplementsandfoodsenrichedforGABAarepopularamong

thepublic,”saysHiroshiEzura,chieftechnologyofficeratSanatech.“GABAisafamoushealth-promotingcompoundinJapan.It’slikevi

taminC,”hesays.Morethan400GABA-enrichedfoodandbeverageproducts,suchaschocolates,arealreadyontheJapanesemarket.“Th

at’swhywechosethisasourfirsttargetforourgenomeeditingtechnology,”hesays.Sanatech,astartupfromtheUniver

sityofTsukuba,firsttestedtheappetiteofconsumersinJapanforthegenome-editedfruitinMay2021whenitsentfreeseedlingCRISPR-editedtomatoplantstoa

bout4,200homegardenerswhohadrequestedthem.Encouragedbythepositivedemand,thecompanystarteddirectinternetsalesoffreshtomatoesinSept

emberandamonthlatertookordersforseedlingsfornextgrowingseason.Japan’sregulatorsapprovedthetomatoinDecember2020.Sinceitsbeginningadecadeago,

CR1SPR-Cas9genomeeditinghasbecomeatoolofchoiceforplantbioengineers.Researchershavesuccessfullyusedittodevelopnon-browningmushrooms,drought

-tolerantsoybeansandahostofothercreativetraitsinplants.ManyhavereceivedagreenlightfromUSregulators.ButbeforeSanatech’stomato,noCRISPR

-editedfoodcropswereknowntohavebeencommercialized.Consumersmayfindfoodingredientsmadewithsomeoftheolde

rDNAeditingtechniques.Indeed,Calyxtin2019commercializedaTALEN-editedsoybeanoilthatisfreeoftransfats.Soitwasonlyamatteroft

imebeforeaCRISPR-editedcropreachedpalates.12．WhywasGABA-enrichedfoodchosenforgenomeeditingtechnology?A．Itiseasytoedit

itsgenome.B．Itispopularamongthepublic.C．ItcanreplacevitaminC．D．Itcancurepeopleofdiseases.13．WhatdoestheauthorwanttosayabouttheseedlingsinPara.

3?A．Theyareingreatdemand.B．Theyareveryexpensive.C．Theyarestillunderdoubt.D．Theyarefreeuptonow.14．Whyweren

on-browningmushroomsmentionedinthe4thparagraph?A．ToproveTALEN-genomeediting’swideuse.B．ToproveCRISPR-Cas9genomeeditin

g’spopularity.C．ToproveCRISPR-editedcrops’creativetraits.D．ToproveTALEN-editedsoybeanoil’sadvantages.15．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestt

itleforthetext?A．TALEN-editedTomatoesAreSupposedtoComeOutB．WhichAreMoreNutrient,TALEN-editedorCRISPR-editedTomatoes?C．W

hyGABAHasSuchanAppealatthePresentTime?D．CRISPR-editedTomatoesAreSupposedtoMakeYouRelaxed14.【2022届山西省临汾市高考考

前适应性训练考试（三）】ArecentstudyinFrontiersinSustainableFoodSystemsshowsthattomatofruitsareabletotransmitalert

stotheirmotherplantwhenattackedbycaterpillars.Plantshavealargenumberofchemicalandhormonalsignalingpathways,whicharegenerallytran

smittedthroughthesap(树液).Giventhefactsthatfruitsjusthangfromthemainplantbeforeultimatelyfallingoffandsaptypi

callyonlyrunsfromtheplantnothefruit—notbackandforthbetweenthetwo—ithaslongbeenunclearwhetherornotfruitscantransmitinformat

iontotheplant.Toaddressthatquestion,scientistsatBrazil’sFederalUniversityofPelotasplacedtomatoplantsin

aFaradaycage.Electrodes(电极)wereattachedtotheendsoftheplants’branches,atthepointswheretheyconnectedtothefruits.Thentheymeasuredelectric

alresponseswithinthebranchesbefore,duringandaftera24-hourperiodinwhichthefritswereattackedbycaterpillars.Ma

chine-learning-basedalgorithmswereusedtoidentifypatternsinthesignals.Itwasfoundthattherewasa“cleardifference”betweenthesignalsbeforea

ndaftercaterpillarattacks.Additionally,defensivebiochemicalresponseswereobservedthroughouttheplants’bodies,suggestingthattheyhadbeentriggere

dbysignalssentbythefruits.Theresearchersgavethefollowingexplanation.Thetomatofruit,sensinganearbyinsect,emittedelectricalsignalstoreachtherestoft

heplant.Thesewarmingimpulseswerereceivedbythemainplantandasaresult,therestoftheplantgotpreparedtofightofftheunwanted

invaders.Thetomatofruitmadesurethattheplantproducedchemicalsthatwereunpleasanttotaste,sothathungrycaterpil

larsstayedofthefruit.Thescientistsnowplanoninvestigatingwhetherotherfruitingplantsbehaveinthesamemanneras

tomatoes,andwhethertheirfruitsrespondtothreatsotherthaninsects.“Itwillbepossibletodetectearlysignsofpest

presence,allowingforlessaggressivecontrolmeasuresandmoreaccurateinsectmanagement,”explainsNiemeyerRe

issig,firstauthorofapaperonthestudy.“Understandinghowtheplantinteractswithitsfruits,andthefruitsamongthemselves,maybringinsightsintobowto‘manipula

te’thiscommunicationforenhancingfruitquality,resistancetopestsandshelflifeafterharvest.”12．Whatisthepurposeoftheresearch?A．Tostateanissueaboutpes

tmanagement.B．Toprovethesignificanceofsaptransmission.C．Toexplaintheeffectsofinsectattacksonfruitqualit

y.D．Tobetterknowtheinteractionbetweenfruitsandplants.13．Whathappenedtothetomatoplantduringtheresearch?A．Itgotreadyt

oprotectitself.B．Itsentoutpoisonouschemicals.C．Itsentwarningsignalstothefruits.D．Itmadefewelectricalresponses.14．Whatmightfuturestu

diescontributeto?A．Extendedfruitharvestperiods.B．Preventionofinsectthreats.C．Improvementintheoutputoffruits.D．Decreaseinthenumberofpest

species.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Dofruitsofaplantsenseinsectsfirst?B．Canfruitswarnmotherplantsofpestattacks?C．Doplantsexperi

encethesamethreatsastheirfruits?D．Canallpartsofaplantcommunicatewitheachother?15.【2022届青海省西宁市高考二模】Pubsandotherpublicplacesshouldrethinkfittingwa

shroomswithhigh-speedelectrichanddryersbecausepapertowelsdoabetterjobofcontaininggermswhenpeopledonotwasht

heirhandsproperly,researcherssay.Astudyfoundthatthedryersleftmorecontamination(污染)onpoorlywashedhandswhencomparedwithold-fashio

nedpapertowels.Theyalsocausedvirusparticlestobeblownontoclothingandpeoplewhousedthemleftatrailofmicrobes(微生物)whentheytouchedsurfaces.Thefindin

gsarerelevant,theauthorsofthestudysaid,becauseevenhealthcareworkersoftentakeshortcutswhenwashingtheirhands.Apre

vioussurveyfoundthatonly40percentstucktorecommendedhand-washingpractices.Thestudyinvolvedanexperimentwherevolunteersdippedtheirhandsina

liquidcontainingaharmlessvirusanddriedthemusingeitheranairdryerorpapertowels.Theparticipantsalsoworeapronsto

measurehowcontaminationhadspreadtotheirclothing.Theywerethenaskedtowalkthroughahospitalwhiletouchingsurfacessuchasliftbuttons.Sampl

eswerecollectedfromsurfacesthatvolunteershadtouchedandfromtheaprons.Onaverage,thelevelsofcontaminationtosurfacesv

olunteerstouchedweretentimeshigherafterhandsweredriedwithanairdryerthanwithpapertowels.Researchersalsosawgreatertransferofmicrobestoth

eapronwhenvolunteersusedtheairdryer.“Thestudywasperformedinahealthcaresettingandhasimportantlessonsforhealthinstitutionsthatstill

havehigh-speedairdryers,buttheresultsarealsorelevantforpublicrestrooms,”DrInesMoura,aresearchfellowattheUniversityofLeedsandanauthoro

fthestudy,said.“Basedonthecontaminationobserved,wequestionthechoiceofairdryers.”ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalInfectionControl&Hos

pitalEpidemiology.8．Whatfindingsdoesthestudyget?A．Papertowelscanbetterhelpreducecontamination.B．Restroomsshouldbeequippedwithmorepapertowels.C

．Papertowelscausevirusparticlestogetontoclothing.D．Handdryersdidabetterjobwhenitcomestocontainingvirus.9．Whydotheres

earchersthinkthefindingssignificant?A．Becausepeoplepreferusinghanddryersnowadays.B．Becausepeoplelikedippingtheirhandsintothewater.C．Becausepeopl

etouchsurfacessuchasliftbuttonsalot.D．Becausepeopledon'twashtheirhandsthoroughlyenough.10．Whereisthestudymostprobablyconducted?A．In

apub.B．Inalift.C．Inahospital.D．Inalaboratory.11．Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Toadvocatetheauthoritytobantheuseofhanddryers.B．To

arousepeople'sattentiontotheproblemofhanddryers.C．Tocallonpeopletowashtheirhandsasrecommended.D．Towarnpeoplenottousehanddryersinpublicplaces

.16.【2022届江西省南昌市高三二模】TheAdéliepenguin,whohasbeennamedPingu,wasdiscoveredbyalocalresidentHarrySingh“lookin

glost”ontheshoresofNewZealand,over3,000kilometersawayfromitsnaturalhabitat.“AtfirstIthoughtitwasasofttoy,”SinghtoldtheBBC．“Butsuddenlythepe

nguinmovedhishead,soIrealizeditwasreal.Itdidn’tmoveforonehour...andlookedexhausted.”Hethencalledpenguinrescuersashewasconcernedthatitwas

notgettingintothewater,makingitapotentialtargetforanypredatory(捕食性的)animalswanderingonthebeach.Onarrivingatthescene,ThomasStracke,whoha

sbeenrehabilitating(康复)penguinsonNewZealand’sSouthIslandforthelast10years,wasshockedtofindthatthepenguinwasanAdélie—aspeciesthatlivesex

clusivelyontheAntarcticpeninsula.Strackesaid,“ItisquiteunusualsincetheyareknownonlylivingintheAntarcticarea.For

tunately,apartfrombeingabitstarvingandseverelydehydrated,hewasactuallynottoobad,sowegavehimsomefluidsandsomefishsmoothie.”Itisonlythethi

rdrecordedincidentofanAdéliepenguinbeingfoundonNewZealand’scoast—thepreviouswerein1962and1993—andalthoughsitingsremainincrediblyr

are,iftheybecomemorecommonitcouldbeaworryingsign,sayexperts.“IthinkifwestartedgettingannualarrivalsofAdéli

epenguins,we’dgoactually,something’schangedintheoceanthatweneedtounderstand,”OtagoUniversityzoologyprofessorPh

ilipSeddontoldTheGuardian.“Morestudieswillgiveusmoreunderstandingwherepenguinsgo,whattheydo,whatthepopulationtrendsarelike—they’re

goingtotellussomethingaboutthehealthofthatoceanecosystemingeneral.”PinguhasnowbeenreleasedintoabayontheBanksPe

ninsula,anditishopedhemaybeabletomakethejourneyhome.24．WhathappenedtoPingu?A．Hewashuntedbylocalpeople.B．Helosthisfoodandlookedupset.C．Hewas

findinganewnaturalhabitat.D．HelandedNewZealandbyaccident.25．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?A．Int

roduceanewtopictodiscuss.B．Listnumberstoproveanopinion.C．Addsomebackgroundinformation.D．Summarizethep

reviousparagraphs.26．WhatcanbeinferredfromPhilip’swords?A．Thenumberofpenguinsisonthedecrease.B．Thehealthofoceanecosystemshouldbeconcerned.C．

Morestudiesaboutpenguinshavebeenundertaken.D．AdéliepenguinshavebuilthabitatsinNewZealand.27．Whatcanbethebestti

tleofthetext?A．UnexpectedArrivalofRarePenguinB．DangerousSituationofAdéliePenguinsC．AmazingDiscoverybyLocalResidentD．MagicalTraveltoNewZealand17

.【2022届江苏省南京市、盐城市高三下学期第二次模拟】·Doananonymous(匿名的)actofkindnessforsomeone.·Leaveasmilecardbehindtoencoura

gethemtopay-it-forward.·Shareyourstoryheretospreadtheinspiration.·hangedtheworld,onekindactatatime.ORDERSMILECARDSTorequestSmileCar

ds,pleasefillouttheformbelow.Avolunteerwillmailyouanorderoftencardswithintwoweeks.SmileCardsareoffere

dtoanyonewhorequeststhemonapay-it-forwardbasis.Thatmeansthereisnochargeforasetofcards.Someonebeforeyouhaspaidforyourcards,andy

ouareinvitedtokeepthechaingoingandpay-forwardwhateveryouwishforthenextperson!Forspecialeventsorcircumstanced,youcanalsop

lacealargequantityofrequest.Note:WhenusingaSmileCard,remembernottojusthanditoutbyitself.Theideaistodosomethi

ngkindforsomeoneandthenleavetheSmileCardbehind,sothattheyknowsomeonereachedouttothem,andthattheyareinvitedtopay-forwardthekindnessandkeepth

erippledgoing!Country:*-select-Name:*________Thereisadailymaximumorderforeachcountry.Pleaseselectacountryfirst

tomakesurewehavenotexceededthequota(定额)fortheday.Address:*________City:*________State:*-select-Emailaddress:*________Inspiration:*________Please

telluswhatinspiredyoutoorderSmileCards,andgiveusanexampleofakindactyou'dliketodousingthem.PLACEsmileCARDORDERNOWABOUTUSKindSpringisaplacetopracti

cesmallactsofkindness.ForoveradecadetheKindSpringusercommunityhasfocusedoninnertransformation,whilecollectivelychangingtheworldwithgenerosity,gr

atitude,andtrust.Thesiteis100%volunteer-runandtotallynon-commercial.Itisasharedlaboroflove.1．Whencanyouuseasmilecar

d?A．Yourfriend'sbirthdayisapproaching.B．Yourclassmatehaswonthefirstprize.C．You'veorderedlunchforapoorfriend.D．Youfindyourclassmateinlowspirits

.2．Toordersmilecards,youhaveto________A．payfortheminadvanceB．placeabigquantityofrequestC．mailsomenecessaryinformat

ionD．tellwhatfavoryouwilldoforothers3．Thepurposeofusingsmilecardsistoencouragepeopleto________A．spreadkindnessB．becomevo

lunteersC．advertiseforKindSpringD．payothers'kindnessback18.【2022届黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学附属中学高三第四次模拟】Manyofuschecklabelstoensurethefoodwebuyish

ealthy.Buthowmanyofuscheckwhatweeat,isproducedinawaythatbenefitstheenvironment?Somefanningmethodsactual

lyhelpreducecarbonemissions,forinstancebyremovingcarbonfromtheatmosphereandimprovingthequalityofthesoil.Manysmaller-scalefarmersusethese“regenerati

vefarming”practices,butbigfoodcompaniesarealsogettingonboard.Sowhatis“regenerativefarming”andhowcanyoutellifthefoodisproducedinthiswa

y?Askingquestionsaboutthefanningmethodsusedtoproducefoodmaynotprovidethepreciseanswersyouwant(unlessyoutal

ktothefarmers).Butinterestinandknowledgeaboutregenerativefarmingaregrowing,andshopsmayheabletoinvestigateandcomebacktoyou.Howhasprod

ucebeengrown?Farmersusingaregenerativeapproachtypicallyavoidorminimizetilling(犁地)toprotectthestructureofthesoilandits

microorganisms.Thesemicroorganismsarevitalforsoilfertilityandprotectcropsfrompestsanddisease.Goodsoilstructurealsohelpstopreventfloodingandpollut

ion.Regenerativefarmersalsotypicallyplantagroundcoverofherbs,wildflowersandgrasses.Theseaddnitrogen(氮)tothesoil,encouragewildlife

andpollinators,helppreventerosionandflooding,andcontrolweeds.Havepesticides(杀虫剂)andartificialfertilizers(肥料)beenused?Regenerativef

armersmaymaximizecropdiversityandrotatecropstoreducetheneedforchemicalinputsandsupportwildlife,becausear

tificialfertilizersareresponsibleforaboutonepercentofallglobal,carbondioxide.Howhastheproductbeentransported?Howitistransportedisimp

ortant,andfoodairmilescanhave100timesthecarbonfootprintofmilesoftransportationbysea.Iffruitandvegetablesare

n’tinseasonwhenyoubuythem,trytofindthemilesiftheyhavebeenflowninorgrowninahothouseheatedbyfossilfuels.“Ifyoucan

’tbuydirectfromalocalproducer,andobviouslymanypeoplecan’t,youneedtodosomeresearch,”afarmersays,“Trytomakeyours

upplychainasshortaspossible.”Whathavetheanimalsbeenfed?Thereareenvironmentalbenefitstobeinggrass-fed,andfeedinganimalsimportedgrainsmaybeba

dfortheenvironment.8．Whichofthefollowingisaregenerativefarmingmethod?A．Minimizingthemicroorganisms.B．Limitingcropdiversity.C．Growingh

erbs,wildflowersandgrasses.D．Sloppingusingfertilizers.9．Wecanhelpreducecarbonemissionsby______.A．pic

kingupfoodfromthenearbymarketsB．feedinganimalswithimportedgrainsC．buyinglocalproductsdirectlyfromfarmersD．

transportinggoodsbyairratherthanbysea10．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Bigfoodcompaniesarestartingtouseregenerativefarming.B．Frui

tgrowninthehothouseisn'tavailableeverywhere.C．Itisnouseaskingfarmersaboutthefarmingmethods.D．Peopleareclearabouthowfoodisproduced.11．Wh

at’sthepurposeofthispassage?A．Toinstructfarmershowtofarmregeneratively.B．Toencouragelessuseofpesticidesandartificialfertilizers.C．Topromotel

ocalproductstocustomers.D．Toteachcustomershowtotellregenerativefarming.19.【2022届河南省豫南省级示范高中联盟高三下学期考前模拟四】SaintPaulhasfouricerink(溜冰场)locations.A

llhockey(冰球)rinkshaveboardsandnets.Seebelowforlocations,hours,andupdates.ColdWeatherPolicy:Rinkswillcloseiftemperaturesreach-25F.WarmWeatherPolicy:In

ordertopreventextendedclosuresduetodamagedice,rinkswillcloseifmeltwaterisvisibleonthesurface.RinkHours&Locations:Rink

hoursandconditionsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Rinkswillcloseperiodicallyformaintenance.Appointedhockey

rinksmaybeunavailableforopenskatingduringhockeypracticesorscheduledopenhockeytimes.Pleasecallthenumberslis

tedbelowtoconfirmdetails.Ourmaintenancecrewanddedicatedvolunteersworkhardtokeeptherinksclean,butSaintPaulsnowpilesupf

astandfreezeseasily,whichcanquicklyreducetheskateablesurfaceareaoftherink.Evenifyoufeelyoucan'tcommittovolunteering,yo

uarestilldesiredtohelpbyclearingsnowwhilevisitingtherinks.ThankyoufordoingyourparttomakeSaintPaulrinksgreat.1．W

hatsituationcancauserinkstoclose?A．Nowaterisfoundonthesurface.B．Thetemperaturesarebelow25F.C．Rinksundergomaintenancechecks.D．Theboardsandnet

sarealmostbroken.2．Whichrinkwillyougotoifyouareavailableat8pmonTuesdays?A．Phalen.B．Palace.C．Groveland.D．LangfordPark.3．Whatisthep

urposeofthelastpartofthetext?A．ToadvertiseSaintPaul'sicerinks.B．Tostimulatevisitorstoremovesnow.C．TopresentSaintPaul'ssnowpiles.D．Topraise

rinks'crewandvolunteers.20.【2022届河北省秦皇岛市高三4月联考（二模）】“Boreout(闷爆)isdifferentfromburnout(精疲力竭)inthesensethatbored-outemplo

yeesrarelybreakdownwithexhaustion.Bored-outpeoplemaybepresentphysicallybutnotinspirit,andpeoplecankeepdoingthis

foragoodwhile,”saysHarju,whohasstudiedboreoutforyears.Workerswhorealizethey’reexperiencingboreoutmayalsobeunwillingtoflagitup

asanissuetolinemanagersorhumanresources.“Whilethebehaviorsthatfeedintoburnout—overwork,drive—areappreciatedandrewardedbyemployers,boreoutref

lectsalackofinterest,alackofmotivation,”saysHarju.“Thesearethingsthatareavoidedinorganizations.”Therearesomequickfixes,liketakingon

worktasksthataremoreinterestingtoyou.Buta2016studyHarjuandhercolleaguesworkedonshowedthatpeoplewhohadboreoutwerel

esslikelytoengageinconstructiveactivitiesliketryingtofindnew,interestingchallengesatwork.Whathappensm

oreoften,shesays,isthatpeoplewilljustshowupattheirdesksandspendtimeshoppingonline,chattingwithcolleagues

orplanningotheractivities.Shesaysthatthesepeoplearen’tlazy,butareusingthesebehavioursas“copingmechanisms”.FahriOzsungur,anassociateprofessoro

feconomicsatMersinUniversity,Turkey,whowasbehindthe2021studyonthehealtheffectsofboreout,pointsoutthatcombatingthephenomenonisn’tjustdowntot

heindividual.“Givingmeaningtothejobisnotjustuptotheemployees,”hesays.“Instead,it’suptomanagementtocreateanof

ficeculturethatmakespeoplefeelvaluable.”Ifyouthinkboreoutisseriouslyaffectingyourhealtheitherphysicallyormentally,itmaybevaluabletoaskyour

selfhowyoumightbeabletoreselectyourcareerpathtowardsomethinghealthierforyou.Seektheadvicefromadvisers,careerconsultants,f

riendsandfamily.“Ifonlypeopletakeitssuggestion,boreoutcanmakeachangeintosomethingelse:adifferentcareerentirely,oradifferentroleinthe

organization,”Harjusays.8．Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.B．Todescribepeoplewithburnout.C．Toexplainwhatburnouti

s.D．TotelluswhoHarjuis.9．Whydopeopleprefernottotalkabouttheirboreout?A．Theylackrelevantknowledge.B．Th

eyarewarnednottotalkaboutit.C．Theymaynotwantittobeknowntoemployers.D．Theyfeartobelaughedatbytheircolleagues.10．What

doestheunderlinedword“combating”inparagraph5mean?A．Encouraging.B．Blaming.C．Trusting.D．Fighting.11．Whichofthefollo

wingmayHarjuagreewith?A．Forcingemployerstoincreasesalaries.B．Stickingtothejobuntilyouadapttoit.C．Tryingsp

endingmoretimewithyourfamily.D．Consideringchanginganewjobinterestingyou.21.【2022届安徽省“皖南八校”高三下学期第三次联考】Storiesaboutsle

ddogshaulingmedicineandsuppliesthroughthefrozenwildernesshavebecomethestuffoflegends,butdidyouknowpupsareprovingjustaspow

erfulinthewavesastheyareontheice?InItaly,anelitesquadronof350specially-traineddogsfromtheItalianSchoolofWaterRescueDogs(ScuolaI

talianaCaniSalvataggio,orSICS)hassuccessfullybeenpatrollingthebeaches,workingaslifeguards.300SICSunits,consistingofonedogandonet

rainer,aretaskedwithwatchingoverapproximately30ofthecountry’sbusiestbeaches.Thankstotheirwillingnesstope

rform,strength,andfearlessexploits-includingleapingfromhelicoptersintothesurfbelowtorescueat-riskswimmers-anaverageof20-30

livesaresavedannuallybythedoggieguards,andthatnumbercontinuestoclimbeachyear.Earlierthismonth,whenseveralfamilies,includingeightchildren,we

reendangeredbystrongwindandwaveconditionswhile330feetfromshore,threedoggielifeguardsandtheirtrainersrushedintosavetheday.Withthehelpoftheirhumancom

panions,dogsEros,Mya,andMirapulledeveryonetosafetyinabout15minutes.TheSICSprogramisthebrainchildof59-year-oldFerruccioPilenga,whogottheidea

thatdogswouldmakeexcellentlifeguardsbackin1989fromwatchinghisownNewfoundland,animmenselypowerfulswimmernamedMas.“Hepulledawater-

filledboatwiththreepeopleonboardforhalfanhour,”PilengatoldTheTimesofLondon.“Ahumancannotdothat.”TheSICSprogramisarduous.After18monthsofbasi

ctraining,onlythosedogssuccessfullycompletingtherequiredstepsareconsideredreadytomoveontothemoreintensiveaspec

tsoflifesavingtechniques,suchasjumpingfromhelicoptersandleapingfromspeedingboats.4．WhatcanbelearnedfromParagr

aph2?A．SICStrainsbothdogsandotheranimals.B．EachSICSunithasatleasttwodogs.C．Thedogshaverescuedabout30livessofar.D．Thedogs’performanc

eisimprovingannually.5．WhatisthepurposeofParagraph3?A．Toprovedogs’loyaltytohumans.B．Toshowhowdogsworkwiththeirtrainers.C．Toexplainthecauseofthea

ccidentofftheshore.D．Toremindswimmersaboutsafety.6．WhatdoweknowaboutFerruccioPilenga?A．HeandhischildrencreatedtheSIC

Sprogram.B．Hegottheideawhenhewaswatchingamovieaboutdogs.C．Hethoughtdogshadadvantagesoverhumansaslifeguards.D．HelosthisdogMa

swhenrescuingsomeswimmers.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous"inparagraph5mean?A．easyB．interestingC．mysteriousD．challenging22.【2022届黑龙江省大庆市高三年

级下学期第三次教学质量检测】TheNationalPortraitGalleryisawell-knowngalleryintheveryheartofLondon.Itwasfoundedin1856anditholdsoneofthelargestcollectionsofportraits

intheworld.Throughouttheyearitishometoexhibitionscoveringallformsofportraitart,celebratingthelivesandachieveme

ntsofthosewhohaveinfluencedBritishhistory,cultureandidentity.Whetheryouwouldliketoseethepermanentexhib

itionsoroneofthetemporaryones,thereissomethingforartloversattheNationalPortraitGallery.PermanentcollectionsThepermanentcollectionshavebeensplitby

roomintothefollowingcategories:●TudorandElizabethan●StuartandCivilWar●Georgian●Regency●VictorianandElizabethan●Twentiethcentury●Contempor

arydisplaysOpeningtimesMonthDayTimeJanuary-DecemberMonday-Thursday10:00-18:00Friday10:00-21:00Saturday-Sunday10:0

0-18:00TicketpricesIngeneral,entrancetotheNationalPortraitGalleryisfree.However,ifyouwishtoseeaparticularexhibitionthatisnotpartofthepe

rmanentcollectionyouwillneedtobuyaticket.Fordetailsofthepricesforthedifferentcollectionsitisbesttocheckth

eofficialNationalPortraitGallerywebsite:https://www.npg.org.uk.AudioGuidesYoucanobtainaudioguidesattheentrance.Theyaresmallhandheldunitswithsmallscr

eensshowinganinteractivemap.Youcanlistentouptofivethemedtours:Highlights,Royalty,Scientists,CelebritiesandW

riters.Theaudioguidesareavailableinsixlanguages:English,French,Spanish,German,ItalianandJapanese.Placestoeatintheg

alleryTherearetwooptionsofplacestoeatintheNationalPortraitGallery.Thereisacaféwhereyoucangrabsomethingquickand

affordable.Alternativelythereisarestaurantonthetopfloorofthegalleryoverlookingthecity.AddressandcontactdetailsNa

tionalPortraitGallerySaintMartin’sPlaceLondonWC2H0HETel:+44(0)20730600551．Howlongcanyoustayatmostinthegalleryifyouvisit

onFriday?A．Nearly3hours.B．Nearly11hours.C．Nearly8hours.D．Nearly5hours.2．Whatcanyoudointhegalleryaccordin

gtothetext?A．YoucanvisitpermanentexhibitionsonRegency.B．Youcanseeallthetemporaryexhibitionsforfree.C．Youc

angiveaspeechaboutartintheentrancehall.D．YoucanrentanaudioguideinthelanguageofChinese.3．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toi

ntroducetheexhibitionsofthegallery.B．Todescribewhatthegallerylookslike.C．Toexplainwhythegalleryispopular.D．Toprovideavisitor’sguidetothegallery.23.

【2022届云南省第二次高中毕业生复习统一检测】Beijingnormallydoesn’thavemuchsnowinwinter,soartificialsnowwasusedatvenues(场地)fortheBeijing2022OlympicWinterGame

s.“Thisisbyfarthebestman-madesnowI’veeverskiedon,”AmericanfreestyleskierAshleyCaldwellsaidatapressconference.Althoughsometimesmixedwith

naturalsnow,artificialsnowhasmostlybeenusedincompetitionsinthepastfiveto10years.Snow-makingmachineswerefirstusedattheLakePlacid1980WinterOly

mpicsintheUnitedStates.AtSochi2014inRussia,80percentofthesnowwasartificial,andthefigurewas90percentatPyeong

chang2018inSouthKorea.Cooledwaterandcompressed(压缩的)airaremixedinthemachineandshotoutintowaterdroplets(水滴

).Withthehelpoflowtemperatures,thesedropletswillbecomeicecrystals.Therearetotallyninetypesofsnowmadebysnowmachines,withdifferentwa

tercontent.Thesmallertypenumberisclosertopowdersnow.Thelargernumbermeansthesnowiswetter.Driersnowisusedinthedaytime,whileNo.7or

No.8snowisusedduringthenighttimewithoverminus20degreesCelsius.Differenttypesofsnowarechosenfordifferen

tsports.“Inmostcases,No.5snowisused,”revealedWeiQinghua,mountainoperationmanageroftheZhangjiakouGuyangshuvenuesforBeijing2

022.However,thereareconcernsregardingtheenvironmentalproblemsofusingsomuchwaterforsnow-making.“Waterusedforsnow-makingonlycomesfromrainfallandsu

rfacerunoff(径流),anditcanberecycled,”Weipointedout.“Forwaterfrommeltedsnow,wehavetwolakeswhichcanstoreitsothatitcanbeusedforagriculture,irrigation,t

ourismandlandscaping.”12．WhyareAshleyCaldwell’swordsmentionedinthetext?A．Toexplaintheadvantagesofartificialsnow.B．To

showthequalityoftheartificialsnowused.C．Tocommentonthemanagementofthevenues.D．Tocallforattentiontotheresearchonartificia

lsnow.13．Whatcanweknowaboutartificialsnowfromthetext?A．Itisstillnotasgoodasnaturalsnow.B．Itismadeofwaterandicemixedinma

chines.C．Itfallsintoeighttypesdependingonwatercontent.D．IthasbeenwidelyusedintheOlympicWinterGames.14．Whatkindofsnowisused

inthenight?A．Naturalsnow.B．No.3snow.C．Driersnow.D．Wettersnow.15．HowdotheypreventaffectingtheenvironmentaccordingtoWeiQinghua

?A．Waterfrommeltedsnowiscollectedandreused.B．Naturalsnowismadeuseofasmuchaspossible.C．Undergroundwate

rispumpedupforuse.D．Snow-makingismademoreenergyefficient.24.【2022届内蒙古通辽市高三4月模拟】“Boreout(闷爆)isdifferentfromburnout(精疲力竭)inthesensethatbored-oute

mployeesrarelybreakdownwithexhaustion.Bored-outpeoplemaybepresentphysicallybutnotinspirit,andpeoplecankeepdoingthisforagoodwhile,”s

aysHarju,whohasstudiedboreoutforyears.Workerswhorealizethey’reexperiencingboreoutmayalsobeunwillingtoflagitupasanissuetolinemanagersorhuma

nresources.“Whilethebehaviorsthatfeedintoburnout—overwork,drive—areappreciatedandrewardedbyemployers,boreoutreflectsalackofinterest,ala

ckofmotivation,”saysHarju.“Thesearethingsthatareavoidedinorganizations.”Therearesomequickfixes,liketakingonworktasks

thataremoreinterestingtoyou.Buta2016studyHarjuandhercolleaguesworkedonshowedthatpeoplewhohadboreoutwerelesslikelytoengageinconstruct

iveactivitiesliketryingtofindnew,interestingchallengesatwork.Whathappensmoreoften,shesays,isthatpeoplewilljustsh

owupattheirdesksandspendtimeshoppingonline,chattingwithcolleaguesorplanningotheractivities.Shesaysthatthesepeoplearen’t

lazy,butareusingthesebehavioursas“copingmechanisms”.FahriOzsungur,anassociateprofessorofeconomicsatMersinUniversity,

Turkey,whowasbehindthe2021studyonthehealtheffectsofboreout,pointsoutthatcombatingthephenomenonisn’tjustdowntotheindividual.“Givingmeaningtothe

jobisnotjustuptotheemployees,”hesays.“Instead,it’suptomanagementtocreateanofficeculturethatmakespeoplefeelvaluable.”

Ifyouthinkboreoutisseriouslyaffectingyourhealtheitherphysicallyormentally,itmaybevaluabletoaskyoursel

fhowyoumightbeabletoreselectyourcareerpathtowardsomethinghealthierforyou.Seektheadvicefromadvisers,careerconsultant

s,friendsandfamily.“Ifonlypeopletakeitssuggestion,boreoutcanmakeachangeintosomethingelse:adifferentcareerentirely,oradif

ferentroleintheorganization,”Harjusays.8．Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.B．

Todescribepeoplewithburnout.C．Toexplainwhatburnoutis.D．TotelluswhoHarjuis.9．Whydopeopleprefernottotalk

abouttheirboreout?A．Theylackrelevantknowledge.B．Theyarewarnednottotalkaboutit.C．Theymaynotwantittobeknowntoemployers.D．Theyfeartobe

laughedatbytheircolleagues.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“combating”inparagraph5mean?A．Encouraging.B．Blaming.C．Trusting.D．Fighting.11．Whichoft

hefollowingmayHarjuagreewith?A．Forcingemployerstoincreasesalaries.B．Stickingtothejobuntilyouadapttoi

t.C．Tryingspendingmoretimewithyourfamily.D．Consideringchanginganewjobinterestingyou.25.【2022届湖南省雅礼十六校高三第二次大联考】Intherecentnearlyfourdecad

es,privateprisonsintheU.S.havebeenwidelydenouncedandcriticizedbypeoplefromallwalksoflifeforfrequentscandals.Lastyear,UN

humanrightsexpertsurgedtheU.S.to“eliminateallfor-profitdetentionfacilities”,sayingthat“detaineesshouldnotbecomeunitsforprofit,”accordingtoanar

ticlepublishedonthewebsiteoftheUN.Inthe1980s,inanefforttoeasetheburdensonovercrowdedpublicprisons,theU.S.governmentstartedtoc

ontractsomecompaniestorunprivateprisonsandpaythemforservices.Overthepastnearly40years,privateprisonshaveexpandedrapidlyandformedahighlyprofitablein

dustryandhugelobbyinggroups.AccordingtodatareleasedbythewebsiteofTheSentencingProject,aWashington-basedadvocacygr

oup,in2019,about116,000prisonerswereheldinprivateprisonsintheU.S.,representing8percentofthecountry’s

totalstateandfederalprisonpopulation.Meanwhile,morethan30stateswereinpartnershipwithcompaniesrunningprivateprisons.Theprimarygoa

lofprivateprisonsistoprofitfromanythingtheydealin.There’softenaprisonbedoccupancyguaranteeclauseinthecontr

actsbetweenU.S.federal,state,andlocalgovernmentsandprivateprisonoperators,whichstipulatesthatthegovernmentshouldguaranteeacertainoccupancyra

teinprisonbeds;andiffailingtoreachtherate,itwillneedtopaycompensationstoprivateprisonoperators.AstudyconductedbytheWashingtonStateUniversityfoundth

atprivateprisonsleadtoanaverageincreaseof178newprisonerspermillionpopulationperyearandlongersentences,especiallyinnon

violentcrimesthathavemoreleewayinsentencingguidelines,accordingtothestudy.Privateprisonoperatorshavemadebiggainsfrominmates

ervices.AccordingtoreportsofU.S.media,in2020,CoreCivicgenerated$1.9billioninrevenue,82.2percentofwhichcamefromitsprivatepris

onoperations.Inthesameyear,therevenueoftheGEOgroupreached$2.3billion.MostprivateprisonsintheU.S.areill-equipped

.Theyusuallybuildtheirfacilitiestominimumstandardsrequiredbycontractswithgovernments,inabidtoreduceoperatingcosts.Besides,pr

ivateprisonsareoftenunderstaffedandcorrectionalofficersthereareofvaryingquality.Furthermore,someprivateprisonsconniveingan

gstersandbullies“maintaining”orderinprisons.PrivateprisonsintheU.S.haveturnedprisonersintomodern-dayslaves.Inmatesinpri

vateprisonsareforcedintohigh-intensityandlonghoursofworkbutarepaidfarlessthanthestatutoryminimumhourlywageinthecountry.Theirbasichumanri

ghtsarehardlyguaranteed.AmericanjournalistShaneBauerhadbeenundercoverasaprisonguardataprivateprisoninWinnfield,Louisiana.Heexposedchaoticphenomen

aintheprison,includingforcedlabor,exploitation,violence,maltreatment,andcorruption.“AterrifyinglookintooneofAmerica’sdarkestanddeepes

tongoingembarrassments,”commentedwell-knownU.S.literarywebsiteLiteraryHubonthebook.8．Theinitialpurposetosetuppr

ivateprisonswasto________.A．Providetheprisonerswithworseconditiontomakethemrealizetheirfault.B．Improvethec

ongestedsituationinstate-ownedprisons.C．Createhugeprofitforprisonoperatingcompanies.D．Respondtothereq

uestofUNhumanrightsexperts.9．WhatisthepurposeofParagraph4?A．Toillustratethedarksideofprivateprisons.B．

TocriticizetheinjusticeinAmericanjudiciary.C．Toexplainhowthissystemgoevil.D．Tostresstheinequalityinsidetheprison.10．TheunderlinedwordinParag

raph8probablymeans_______.A．LegalB．AppropriateC．TheoreticalD．Required11．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．Mostoftheprisonersarenowlockedup

inprivateprisons.B．Theequipmentintheprivateprisonsfailedtomeetthefederalstandard.C．Themafia-stylegovernanceexistsinsomeprivateprisons.D．S

haneBauerconveyedhisregretfortheUSdirectlyinhisbook.26.【江苏省南通如皋市2022届高三4月第二次适应性考试】Imagineawarmspringday66millionyearsago.Fishwouldhavebeenswimmingi

ntheriversinanareathat’snowNorthDakotaintheUS.Secondslater,theserenity(宁静)wasendedbydestruction.Thesecou

ldhavebeentheverylastmomentsofthedinosaurerawhenacity-sizedasteroid(小行星)struckEarth,killingoffthreequarters

ofallspeciesontheplanet.AccordingtoastudypublishedinNatureonFeb23,theasteroidhitinspringtime.Researchersin2019discoveredfossil

izedfishesinNorthDakotathatdiedshortlyaftertheasteroidhitEarth.Theyexaminedthefossilswithaparticleacceleratorandfou

ndouttherewasseasonalgrowthonthebones.Allfishbonecelldensitiesandvolumescanindicatetheseason.Becausetheacceleratoralsocouldcapturethesizes,res

earcherswereabletodeterminewhenintheyeartheasteroidhit,DennisVoeten,aresearcheratUppsalaUniversityinSwe

dentoldUSAToday.Thetimingofthecollision,atleastfortheNorthernHemisphere,cameataparticularlysensitivestage.“Ithinkspringputsalargegr

oupofthelateCretaceousbiota(白垩纪生物)inaveryvulnerablespotbecausetheywereoutandaboutlookingforfood,attendingtooff

springandtryingtobuildupresourcesaftertheharshwinter.”MelanieDuring,themainauthorofthestudy,saidatanewsbriefing.IntheS

outhernHemisphere,itwasautumn,aseasonwhenmanycreaturesprepareforwinter.Therefore,lifeintheSouthernHemispherewa

salotmorepreparedforthisevent.ItisunclearwhethersmallanimalsintheNorthernHemisphereactualdidworsethanthoseinthesouth.ThereisevidencethatN

orthernHemisphereturtleswerewipedoutintheasteroidstrike,afterwhichtheirhabitatswerelaterrepopulatedbyturtlesfromthesouth,VoetentoldTheGu

ardian.4．Onwhatbasisdidresearchersdeterminethetimeofyeartheasteroidhit?A．Thekindsoffossilizedfishcells.B．Th

enumberoffishfossilsinthearea.C．Theappearanceofdifferentfishspecies.D．Thevolumeanddensityoffossilizedfishbones.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offspring”

mostlikelymeaninparagraph4?A．Theyoung.B．Aseason.C．Thehomeless.D．Acreature.6．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Thetimeoftheasteroidstrik

ewasthesamearoundtheglobe.B．TherewerestillturtlesintheNorthernHemisphereaftertheasteroidstrike.C．Nocreaturescouldsurvivetheasteroidimpactwhetherinth

esouthornorth.D．Theextinctionofmanyspecieshaslittletodowiththeasteroidstrike.7．What’sthemainpurposeofthearticl

e?A．Todiscusswhydinosaurswentextinct.B．Toexplainthesciencebehindasteroids.C．Toexploretheimpactoftheast

eroidstrike.D．Toreportonnewresearchontheasteroidstrike.27.【2022届湖南省衡阳市高三下学期毕业班联考（一）】BestCompactSUVsfor2022Ifyo

uarelookingformoreinteriorandcargospacethansedansoffer,compactSUVscanbeagreatchoice.WehighlightthebestcompactSUVsbelowtohelpgetyoustarted.2

022HyundaiTucson#1inCompactSUVsFeatures&SpecsSEATING:5DRIVETRAIN:FWD,AWDHORSEPOWER:187Theredesigned2022HyundaiTucsonrank

satthetopofthecompactSUVclass,thanksinparttoitscomposedrideandhandling,spaciousandupscaleinterior,user—friendl

yinfotainmentsystem,andlonglistofdriverassistancefeatures.TheredesignedTucsonimpresseswithitsspaciousfive-seatinteriorandlarge

cargoarea.Andit'spoweredbyazippyyeteconomicalfour-cylinderengine.It'salsobackedbya10-year/100,000-milepo

wertrainwarranty.2021MazdaCX—5#2inCompactSUVsFeatures&SpecsSEATING:5DRIVETRAIN:FWD,AWDHORSEPOWER:187—227The2021MazdaCX-5challengesforatops

potinthecompetitivecompactSU'Vclassthankstoitsengaginghandlingandrefinedinterior.TheCX-5doesn'thavethemostspaciouscargohold,hutitoffersasophistic

atedandelegantinterior,comfortableseating,andarevampedinfotainmentsystem.TheCX-5'ssolidcombinationofqualityandvalue

ledustonameitasafinalistforour2021BestCompactSUVfortheMoneyaward.Itwasalsonamedafinalistforour2021BestCompactSUVforFamiliesaward.2

022HondaCR—V#3inCompactSUVsFeatures&SpecsSEATING:5DRIVETRAIN:FWD．AWDHORSEPOWER:190The2022HondaCR—VfinishesnearthetopofourcompactSUVrankings.It'samon

gtheclassleadersinseveralareas,includingpassengerandcargospaceandfueleconomy.TheHondaCR—VisagoodSUV.Itdeliversenergeticaccele

rationandacomfortableride,anditgetsgoodgasmileage.Becauseofitssolidcombinationofqualityandvalue,wenamedtheCR—Vafinalistforour2022BestCompa

ctSUVfortheMoney.21．IfyoupaymuchattentiontoaSUV'spowertrainguarantee,isagoodchoice.A．2021HyundaiTucsonB．2021MazdaCX—5C．202

2HondaCR—VD．2022HyundaiTucson22．WhatcanwelearnaboutthethreeSUVsfromthepassage?A．ThethreeSUVssharethesameseatinganddrivetrain.B．The2021MazdaCX—5ispowe

redbyazippyfour—cylinderengine.C．The2022HyundaiTucsondoesn'thavelargespaciouscargohold.D．TheCR—Vwasnamed2021BestCompactSUVforFamilies

award.23．What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A．TodetailsomebestcompactSUVsfor2022.B．Topromotethebestcomp

actSUVsforreaders.C．Toadvertiseforsomecardesigningcompanies.D．ToguidereaderstochooseaSUVfromrankings.28.【2022届湖南省衡阳市高三下学期毕业班

联考（一）】OnenightmanyyearsagowhenIwasonthebridgeofashipthatpassedoneofourlargecitiesonaquietnight,Isawitslightsreflectedintheskyandheardtherumblingsoft

hecity'snoises.AsIlookedtomyotherside,Icouldseenothingbutopenspaceofdarknessandendlesswater.IrealizedhowsmallIwasandthatmyo

wnproblemsoflifedidnotseemgreat.Ihavespenttwenty—fiveyearsonboats.NowIamadockingpilot.Myjobistobringinthelargeluxurylinersandstaywiththemuntilthey

aresafelyanchoredintheirberths.Sometimesthisrequirestwotugs(拖船）,sometimesmanymore,dependingonthetide,theweather,andthedra

ftofthevessel.Mostofyounodoubthaveseenthesetugspushingandpullingatthebigliners.Whattheyaredoingdoesn'tseemtomakemuchsenseatfirst,bu

tpresentlythebigboatisalongsideherlandingstage,herropesmadefast,andthejobisdone.Thesetugs,whetheroneorten,movea

boutinaccordwithwhistlesignalsIsendthemfromthebridgeofthebigliner.Thesesignalsmakeupalanguagethatisjustasdependableasthespokenword;orev

enmoreso,becauseourdockingsignalsarerarelymisunderstood.Thecaptainofeachtugdoeshisworkaccordingtothes

ignalshereceives.Heneverasksquestions.Hetakeseverythingonfaith,anditalwaysworksout.Ifellveryimportantthefirsttime

Ieverdockedabigliner,thinkingthatIwasincontrolofagreatshipworthmillionsofdollarsandtheownersweredependingonmetobringhers

afelytoherberth.AfterIhaddockedseveralofthelargeliners,IrealizedIwasnotimportant,butsimplythequarterbackwhocalledthesignal

s.WorkingaroundtugboatshashaditseffectonwhatIbelieve.Thegreattransatlanticlinersdependonthehelpofthelittletugstobringthemsafelytoport,anditi

swithone'ssuccess.24．Accordingtoparagraph3,originally,thejobofatugboatwas.A．importantB．humbleC．toughD．complex25．

Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingparagraph4?A．Togiveadetaileddescription.B．Todisplaythecharacteristics.C．Tomakeacomparison.D．Tohelprevealt

hetheme.26．Accordingtothepassage,one'ssuccessdependson.A．diligenceB．mutualassistanceC．learningD．individualexcellence2

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TugboatsandthePilotB．TheSignificanceofTeamworkC．TheWorkingsofTugboatsD．PhilosophyfromTu

gboats29.【山东省青岛市2022届高三4月模拟练习】Thinkbacktowhenyouwereinamathsclassroom,andtheteachersetadifficultproblem.Whichofthetwofollow

ingresponsesisclosertothewayyoureacted?A:Ohno,thisistoohardforme.I’mnotevengoingtoseriouslytryandworkitout.B:Ah,this

isquitetricky,butIliketopushmyself.EvenifIdon’tgettheanswerright,maybeI’lllearnsomethingintheattempt.Earlyi

nhercareer,thepsychologistCarolDweckofStanfordUniversitygaveagroupoften-year-oldsproblemsthatwereslightl

ytoohardforthem.Onegroupreactedpositivelyandlovedthechallenge.Shesaystheyhada‘growthmindset’andarefocusedonwhattheycanachieveinthefuture.Buta

nothergroupofchildrenfeltthattheirintelligencewasbeingjudgedandtheyhadfailed.Theyhada‘fixedmindset’andwereunabletoimagineimpro

ving.Someofthemlookedforsomeonewhohaddoneworsethanthemtoboosttheirself-esteem.ProfessorDweckbelievesthatthere

isaproblemineducationatthemoment.Foryears,childrenhavebeenpraisedfortheirintelligenceortalent,butthismakesthemvulner

able(脆弱的)tofailure.Theybecomeperformance-oriented,wantingtopleasebygettinghighgrades,buttheyarenotinteres

tedinlearningforitsownsake.Thesolution,accordingtoDweck,istoleadthemtobecomemastery-oriented(i.e.,intereste

dingettingbetteratsomething).Sheclaimsthattheever-lastingeffortovertimeisthekeytooutstandingachievement.Psychologistshav

ebeentestingthesetheories.UnderperformingschoolchildrenonaNativeAmericanreservationwereexposedtogrowthmindsettechniquesforayear.Th

eresultswerenothinglessthanincredible.Theycametopinregionaltests,beatingchildrenfrommuchmoreprivilegedbackgrounds.Thesechildrenhadpreviouslyfelt

thatmakinganeffortwasasignofstupidity,buttheycametoseeitasthekeytolearning.12．Whatcanwelearnaboutapersonifhisansweriscloserto“B”?A．Heisperformance-or

iented.B．Hetendstosetlimitstohislife.C．Heenjoystheprocessandfocusesonthefuture.D．Heboostshisself-esteembycomparingwithothers.13．

WhichofthefollowingsuggestionswillProfessorDweckgivetoparentsandteachers?A．Torewardchildrenfortheirhighgrades.B．Toemphasizetheimportanceofi

ntelligence.C．Toignoretheresultbroughtbyfailure.D．Topraisechildrenfortheirengagementintheprocess.14．Whatdoes“Thesechildren”inthelastparagrap

hreferto?A．Childrenshowingnointerestinlearning.B．Childrenwhousefixedmindsettechniques.C．Childrenfrommuchmoreprivilegedbackgrounds.D．Underperformingsc

hoolchildrenonaNativeAmericanreservation.15．Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?A．Todistinguishgrowthmindsetandfixedmindset.B．Toinformreadersof

theimportanceofgrowthmindset.C．Toshowseveralpsychologicalstudyresults.D．Topointoutaproblemineducatio

natthemoment.30.【重庆市第八中学2021-2022学年高三下学期第二次阶段检测】Theargumentthathuman-causedcarbonemissionsaremerelya

dropinthebucketcomparedtogreenhousegasesgeneratedbyvolcanoeshasbeenmakingitswayaroundtherumormillforyears.Andwhileitseemstobere

asonable,thesciencejustdoesn’tbackitup.AccordingtotheUSGeologicalSurvey(USGS),theworld’svolcanoes,bothonla

ndandundersea,generateabout200milliontonsofcarbondioxideannually,whileourautomotiveandindustrialactivitiescausesome24billiontonsofCO

2emissionseveryyearworldwide.Despitetheargumentstothecontrary,thefactsspeakforthemselves:Greenhousegasemissionsfromvolca

noescomposelessthanonepercentofthosegeneratedbytoday’shumanactivities.Anotherindicationthathumanemissionssurpassthoseofvolcanoesisthefactthat

atmosphericCO2levels,asmeasuredbysamplingstationsaroundtheworld,havegoneupconsistentlyyearafteryearreg

ardlessofwhetherornottherehavebeenmajorvolcaniceruptionsinspecificyears.“Ifitweretruethatindividualvolcaniceruptionsdominatedhumanemission

sandwerecausingtheriseincarbondioxideconcentrations,thenthesecarbondioxiderecordswouldbefullofspikes—oneforeac

heruption,”saysCobyBeck,ajournalistwritingforonlineenvironmentalnews.“Instead,suchrecordsshowasmoothandregulartrend.”Furthermore,so

mescientistsbelievethatvolcaniceruptions,likethatofMt.St.Helensin1980andMt.Pinatuboin1991,actuallyleadt

oshort-termglobalcooling,notwarming,assulfurdioxide(SO2),ashandotherparticlesintheairandstratospherereflectsomesolarenergyinst

eadoflettingitintoEarth’satmosphere.Scientiststrackingtheeffectsofthemajor1991eruptionofthePhilippines

’Mt.PinatubofoundthattheoveralleffectoftheblastwastocoolthesurfaceoftheEarthgloballybysome0.5degrees

Celsiusayearlater.Inaninterestingtwistontheissue,volcanicactivitymaybecontributingtothemeltingoficecapsinAn

tarcticabutnotbecauseofanyemissions,naturalorman-made.Instead,scientistsHughCorrandDavidVaughanoftheBritishAntarcticSur

veybelievethatvolcanoesunderneathAntarcticamaybemeltingthecontinent’sicesheetsfrombelow,justaswarmingairtemperaturesfromhuman-i

nducedemissionserodethemfromabove.12．AccordingtoParagraph1,somepeoplearguethat________.A．theiropinionissupportedbyscienceB

．volcanoesgeneratemostofthegreenhousegasesC．humanactivitiesaretoblameforgreenhousegasesD．carbonemissio

nsproducedbyvolcanoesareincreasing13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spikes”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Suddenincreases.B．Smoothtrends.C．Stableregul

arities.D．Sharpdeclines.14．Accordingtothispassage,whatdothescientistsbelieveaboutvolcaniceruptions?A．The

ybroughtaboutglobalwarming.B．TheyactuallypartlycooledthesurfaceoftheEarth.C．TheymeltedtheicesheetsinAntarcticfromabove.D

．Theydominatedhumanemissionsingreenhouseeffect.15．Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．comparetheresultsofthestudiesB．contradictaviewhe

ldbysomepeopleC．presentnewfindingsforgreenhousephenomenonD．reporttheeffectsofCO2ingreenhousephenomenon31.【2022届重庆市育才中学高三下学期

二诊模拟考试（二）】Readytoescapetheworldandspendsometimeinnature?Herearesomegoodoptionsforyou.TheWoodlandsCabin—Sandy,ORTheWoodlandsCabinsitsonfiveacr

esofwoodedproperty.Itisabeautiful3-bedroomhome(plusakids’room).Thetwooutdoordeckssurroundedbybeautifultreesaretheperfectplacetoenjo

yacupofcoffeeandwatchdeerpassby.It’salsoperfectforgetawaysoratriptothemountains,asit’sa25-minutedrivefromMountHoodskiinganda15-minuted

rivefromhikes.Sleeps:7Cost:$400/person/night,30%discountfor3personsOnlinebooking:airbnb.com/rooms/21783133WaterfrontCabin—Washouga

l,WAThisriverfrontcabinsitsonafullwoodedacrewithprivateaccesstotheWashougalRiver.Thishomeislocatedjust40milesnortheastofPortlandandonly1

2milesfromdowntownWashougal.Thesurroundingforestisfilledwithnativenorthwesternplantsandold-growthtrees,someofwhicharemorethan300yearsold.Sleeps:7

Cost:$180/person/night,40%discountfor2personsOnlinebooking:airbnb.com/rooms/28839315ValleyViewCabin—AngelFire,NMThisbeautifulcabingetawayisthetotal

packagewithitsconvenientlocationtoskislopes,beautifulviewofthevalleyandwonderfulfacilitiesincludinga6-p

ersonhottub(热水浴池),footballtable,fireplace,firepit,doubleshotelectronicbasketballgameandmore!Sleeps:14Cos

t:$200/person/night,40%discountfor2personsOnlinebooking:airbnb.com/rooms/43745479PinelandChalet—Wrightwood,CAAshort,leisurelydrivethroughthep

inetree-linedmountainroadwelcomesyoutoPinelandChalet.Ifthemountainsareyourkindofplayground,youcanfulfillyouroutdooradventurenee

dswithhiking,ziplining,orplaying18holesofdiscgolfinthesummerseason.Inthewintermonths,letyourdownhilldreamstakeflightwithskiingandsnowbo

arding.Sleeps:8Cost:$250/person/night,40%discountfor3personsOnlinebooking:airbnb.com/rooms/294154611．Whatdothefourdestinationshaveincommon?A．

Theyallhaveplayroomsforkids.B．Theyallhavesomesportsfacilities.C．Theyareallsurroundedbybeautifulmountains.D．Theyallprovideanopportunitytogetcloset

onature.2．Howmuchshouldacouplewithachildpayforaone-nightstayinPinelandChalet?A．$450.B．$400.C．$300.D．$250.3．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．T

orecommendsomecabinsforastay.B．Tocomparesomecabinsatthesameplace.C．Totellaboutsomecabinsthewriterowns.D．Toencouragepeopletodosomeoutdooractivit

ies.32.【2022届湖南省岳阳市高三下学期二模】Haveyouevernoticedthatsomepeoplecaneatwhattheywantandstayinshape,whileotherscarefullywatchwhat

theyeatandstillputonweight?Howfrustrating!However,scientistsarebeginningtobelievethatsomepeoplegettheabilitytostaythinfromtheirparen

ts.Scientistssaythatwhensomepeopleeat,theirbodieswillnaturallystoretheexcessenergyfromfoodasfat.Thesepeoplegai

nweightiftheyeatmorethantheyneedeachday.Meanwhile,otherpeopleeatmorethantheyneedbuttheirbodiesareableto“burnoff”theextrafoodwithoutmakingfat,sotheyra

relyhaveweightproblems.Toshowthatthisistrue,scientistshaveexperimentedonlaboratorymice.Theygavethemiceaspecialdietwithalotoffat.Somem

icegainedweightwhiletheothermicestayedthin,eventhoughbothgroupsofmiceatethesameamountoffoodandgotthesameamountofexercise.Scientistsconcludedthatwe

ightgainseemedtobeinfluencedbygeneticfactors.Theyalsobelievetheyhavenowidentifiedthegenesthatmaycausethistendency.Thesegenes,accordingt

othescientists,getpasseddownthegenerations.Armedwiththisknowledge,theybelieveitmaybepossibletodevelopmedicinesthatca

ntargetthegenesandstoppeoplefromgainingweight.Thestudyofweightgainisbecomingmoreimportantasthenumberofpeoplewhoareoverweightcontinuestogrow.Int

heUnitedStates,overseventypercentofthepopulationhaveweightproblems.Thismeanstheyareatriskofillnesssuchashighbloodpressurea

ndheartdisease.Currentmedicinesforweightcontroldonotworkverywellbecausetheycanhaveserioussideeffects,

suchasheartproblems.However,ittakesalongtimetodevelopandthoroughlytestnewdrugs.Therefore,despitethisbreakthroughinthestudy

ofweight-lossdrugs,scientistsandhealthprofessionalsallagreethatcurrentlythebestwaytocontrolweightgainistohaveahealthy,balanceddietandan

activelifestylewithdailyexercise.Thiswillnotonlyhelppeopleavoidbecomingoverweight,butalsohelpthemstayhealthyandenergetic.28．Accordingt

othescientists,whydosomepeoplegainweighteasily?A．Becausetheirgenescausethetendency.B．Becausetheirbodiesdon

otmakefat.C．Becausetheirbodiesstoreenergyfromfoodasfat.D．Becausetheyeatmorethantheyneedeachday.29．Whatdowe

knowabouttheexperiment?A．Theydidtheexperimenttofindthegenethatstoppeoplefromgainingweight.B．Theydidtheexperimenttofi

ndthereasonwhypeoplegainweight.C．Theydidtheexperimenttoshowtheimportanceofhealthyfood.D．Theydidtheexperimenttoshowtheimportanceofregular

exercise.30．Whatmayleadtohighbloodpressureaccordingtothestudy?A．Thebalanceddiet.B．Theweightproblems.C．Thelacko

fexercise.D．Thelackofdrugs.31．Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Toinformusofserioussideeffectsoftheweight-lossdr

ugs.B．Tointroduceabreakthroughoftheweight-lossdrugs.C．Toadviseustodevelopahealthylifestyle.D．Toencourageustodev

elopandtestnewdrugs.33.【2022届辽宁省大连市高考联合模拟】Batmanmaynothaveanysuperpowers,buthisinspirationcertainlydoes.

Morethan1,400batspecieslivearoundtheworld,exceptinAntarcticaandafewremoteislands.Overtheir50millionyearsofevolution,batshavedeve

lopedcleversolutionstolife’schallenges,fromabuilt-insonar(声呐)systemforfindingfoodtofast,flexiblewingsthatproducethe

fastestlevel-flightspeedofanyanimalonEarth.“Thereisstillalottolearn,butitisclearthatbatsreallydohavesuperpowers,”s

aysRodrigoMedellín,anecologist.“Batsareshowingushowtoliveabetterlife,forinstance,byservingasmodelsforhealthylivingandlonglives.”Asag

eneralruleinbiology,smalleranimalshaveshorterlivesthanlargerones.Butbatsarerulebreakers:they’rethelongest

-livedmammals(哺乳动物)relativetotheirbodysize.Recently,scientistslookedinsidebats’cellsforthesecretstotheirexceptionallylongliv

es.Theyfocusedontelomeres(端粒),whicharetheprotectivestructuresfoundattheendsofchromosomes(染色体).Inmostanimals,tel

omerestendtogetshorterwithage.Butthetelomeresofthelongest-livedgroupofbats,Myotis,donotappeartoshrink(收缩)withage.Understandingwhybatslives

olongmayhelphumanslivelongeroneday.Inadditiontolivinglonger,batsremainhealthythroughouttheirlives,wi

thverylowriskofdevelopingcancer.Furthermore,batscancarrydeadlyviruseswithoutgettingsick.Sofurtherresearchintotheiruniqueim

mune(免疫的)systemsmayactuallygiveinsightintohowpeoplecanlivewithvirusesandnotgetsick.Beyondtheirownabilities,batsalsosupportmanyo

therpartsoftheirecosystems.Threeoutofeveryfourbatspecieseatinsects.Manyarepeststhatcausedamagetoimportantagriculturalcrop

s,suchascotton.Scientistsestimatethatinsect-eatingbatsmaysaveU.S.farmersabout1billionperyear.Inaddition,manybatspecieshelpi

mproveplanthealthanddiversity.“Batsareunsungheroesofbiodiversity,”saysMedellín.“It’sabouttimeweappreciatedthem.”12．Whatcanbelearneda

boutbatsfromthetext?A．Theyflythefastestofalllandanimals.B．Theyareatlowriskoffallingsickwithavirus.C．Theylivemainlyontheis

landsofAntarctica.D．Theyarethelongest-livedanimalsgiventheirsize.13．Whatdidscientistsrecentlyfind?A．Ani

mals’telomeresrarelyshrinkwithage.B．Myotis’stelomeresdonotshortenastheyage.C．Smalleranimalsusuallyliveshorterlivesthanlargero

nes.D．Moreresearchintobattelomerescouldhelppeoplelivemorehealthily.14．Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingt

helastparagraphbutone?A．Toshowwhatbatsfeedon.B．Tocallonpeopletoprotectbats.C．Toexplainhowbatsbenefitthefarmers.D．T

ohighlighttheimportanceofbatstotheecosystem.15．Whatwouldbeasuitabletitleforthistext?A．BatsOfferCluestoTreatingDiseasesB．HowBatsDealw

ithLife’sChallengesC．ScientistsUnlocktheSecretstoLongLivesD．WhyBatsAreSuperheroesoftheAnimalWorld34.【湖北省十一校2021-2022学

年高三下学期第二次联考】MidwaythroughTheMatrix,Cypherfeastsonanenormoussteak,wellawarethathisrealityisnotreal,partofadigitalprogramtellinghisbrain

thatthesteakisaconstructionandthatitis“juicyanddelicious.”Twodecadesafterthemoviemadeitsfirstappearance,somethingunexpectedarises:Thefutureofrealityw

illnotonlybevirtualbutalsosynthetic(合成的).Cypher’sfuturemealwillbeaphysicalone,synthesizedfromanimalcells.Andthesynthesisgoesbeyonddinner

.Startingwithcomponentsfromthenaturalworld,scientistsarelearningtoengineermicroorganismsandbuildbiocomputingsyst

ems.However,biologyhasatendencytoevolveinunexpectedways.Synthesizedmeatisonecaseinpoint.Thedrivingforcesbehindthemeatmov

ementarepractical.Ithasbeenestimatedthatcultured(培育的)meatwouldrequire7to45percentlessenergyandproduce78to96percentlessgreenhousegasthanconventionala

nimalsfarmedforconsumption.Butoncewe’reabletosynthesizemeat,theoretically,we’llhavethecapabilitytoculturemeatfromanyanimal,eventhosewe’dnever

considereatingtoday,likedolphinsorchimpanzees,whichwillposeanewregulatorychallengeforus.Usingsyntheticbiology,wecaneveneditandrewrit

elife,thetechnologyofwhicharealreadyinuse.In2021,scientistsinsomecountriesannouncedtheyhadgrownmonkeyembryosin

jectedwithhumanstemcells.Herecomesthesituationworthconsidering:suchamonkey-humanhybridwilldemonstratequalitiesthataresomewherebetweenhumans,onwhi

chexperimentationisn’tallowed,andanimals,whichareoftenraisedspecificallyforresearch.Howwillwedecidewhenananimalbecomestoo

human?Dependingonwhereyoustand,thesyntheticrealitieslandsomewherebetween“reallyexciting”and“criticallyconcerning.”Asindividuals,weundertakeasharedre

sponsibilitytomakegoodchoicesaboutthiscomingsynthetictechnology.12．WhatdoweknowaboutCypher’ssteakinthemovie?A．Itisany

thingbutappetizing.B．Itisenjoyedinavirtualworld.C．Itissynthesizedfromanimalcell.D．Itisaconstructionmadebyhimself.13．What’stheadvantageofsynthesized

meat?A．Itismorenutritious.B．Itismoreenergy-consuming.C．Itismoreenvironment-friendly.D．Itismorecontrollableinregulation.14．Whatistheauthor’sattitud

etotheexperimentinParagraph4?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Pessimistic.D．Indifferent.15．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．To

popularizesynthetictechnology.B．Toindicatechallengesofsynthetictechnology.C．Tostresstheimportanceofsynthetictechnology.D．

Tointroducethedevelopmentofsynthetictechnology.35.【2022届辽宁省抚顺市普通高中高三第一次模拟】OnDecember23,2019,aTexascoupleandtheir12-year-olddaugh

terdeliveringfurnitureinarentaltruckgottrappedintheSanJuanNationalForestinColorado.Afternotbeingabletofreethetruck,they

spenttheeveninginthetruck,leavingthevehicleonandwrappingupinmovingblanketstokeepwarm.Inthemorning,they

wrappedplasticaroundtheirfeetandchosetowalkouttosafety.Thankstotheconcernofafamilymember,localauthoritieswerecontacted.Thecouplewasspottedby

amemberoftheSheriff’sDepartmentflyinginhisprivateplane.Thiscouplewasmakingaquickruntodeliversomefurniture

beforetheChristmasholiday.Theywerenotthinkingthattheywereputtingthemselvesinalife-or-deathsituation.Butw

heredidthingsgowrong?TheywereusingtheirGPStotakethefastestroute.TheissuewiththisisthatGPSdoesn’ttakeweatherintoaccoun

t,especiallysnowthathasfalleninruralareas.Also,GPSwon’taccountforwhatkindofvehicleyouaredriving!Theyhadacel

lphone.Butit’spossiblethatbeinginarurallocation,celltowersweren’tavailable.Oritcouldhavebeenthattheyranout

ofbattery.Everydayhasthepotentialtobecomeareal-lifesurvivalsituation.Howcanyouensureyourstorydoesn’ttu

rnintoasurvivalstory?Youshouldalwaysletpeopleknowwhereyouaregoingandcarryyourphoneandabatterycharger.Besides,alwayschecktheweatherandadjust

yourtripaccordingly.Alwaysbeprepared.Preparednessisalifestyle.Itmeanstakingresponsibility,hopingforthebest,andpreparingforunfor

tunateevents.Takingafewmomentstomakesureyouarepreparedwhenyouleaveyourhomeisasmartthingtodo.4．Whathappenedtothefamilyonth

eirwaytodeliveringfurniture?A．Theircarhadrunoutoffuel.B．Theygotstuckinaruralarea.C．Theylostdirectionsinthewoods.D．Theirdaughtersufferedaheavycol

d.5．Whorescuedthefamily?A．Anofficer.B．Acouple.C．AGPSapplication.D．Aneighbour.6．WhatlessoncanwelearnfromtheTexascouple’sstory?A．C

elltowerswereoutdatedinsomeruralareas.B．Firstaidtrainingisnecessaryinallsituations.C．Modemtechnologiescangowrongoccasionally.D．Overallfactorss

houldalwaysbetakenintoaccount.7．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A．Towarnagainstsomedangeroustravels.B．Toshowtheimportanc

eofresponsibility.C．Togivetipsonoutdoorsafetypreparations.D．Tooffermeasurestodealwithemergencies.36.【海南省琼海市嘉

积中学等四校2021-2022学年高三下学期联考】Thedaysofstaringatthecomputerscreenpretendingtobeinterestedinanassignmenteventhoughyouareboredoutofyourmindmayso

onbecomingtoanend.That'sbecauseifDrHarryWitchel,DisciplineLeaderinPhysiologyatEngland'sBrightonandSussexMedicalSchool,hashisway,computersofthefuturew

illbeabletodetectboredomandevenreacttoitreal-time.Butbeforeyougetconcerned,themachineisnotreadingyourmind.Itisjustkeepingtrackoftheconstantinvolun

tary（无意识的）movementsthatpeopleexhibitwheninfrontofacomputerorevenatelevision.Thesearenotthebiggerinstrume

ntalactionslikemovingamouseorusingtheremote,butbarelynoticeablemovementslikescratching,fidgeting,orstretching.Witchelsayst

helevelofmovementisdirectlylinkedtohowabsorbedthepersonisinwhatheorsheisreadingorwatching.Thehighertheinterestlevel.the

lessthemovement!Totestthetheory,Witchelandhisteaminvited27peopleandexposedthemtoavarietyofdigitalcontentforthreeminute

satatime.Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegamestoreadingdocumentslikethebankingregulationsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.Avideom

otiontrackermonitoredtheirmovementsastheypoweredthrougheachassignment.Justastheresearchershadexpected,theinvoluntaryactionsdecreaseddramatically,

byasmuchas42%,whentheparticipantsweretotallyabsorbedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.Fortunately,thescientistsarenotplan

ningtousethefindingstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotfocusingatschool.Instead,theybelievethatcombiningthemoti

ondetectingtechnologywithfuturecomputerswillhelpenhancethedigitallearningexperience.Thescientistssaythatbeingabletomeasurethe

students'interestlevelwillenableeducatorstoadjustthematerialsreal-timeandre-engagethestudents.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmak

erswithhonestaudienceopinions.32．AccordingtoDrHarry,whatwillfuturecomputersbeabletodo?A．Keepalearnerfromdist

raction.B．Helpalearnerwithhisassignments.C．Readalearner'smindexactlyreal-time.D．Identifydullnessofalearnerandrespondtoit.33．Howdoesanabso

rbedlearnertendtobehave?A．Laughandshoutexcitedly.B．Uselessenergyinanassignment.C．Performfewerinvoluntaryactions.D．

Shownoticeablemovementsconstantly.34．Whatisthevalueofthistechnologyforeducators?A．Betteringtheirdigitallearningexperie

nce.B．Introducingmorecomputersintoclass.C．Findingtheabsent-mindedstudentsinclass.D．Detectingwhatintereststhest

udentsmost.35．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tointroduceanupcomingtechnology.B．Toupdateeducators'te

achingconcept.C．Toshowwhatlearningwillbelikeinthefuture.D．Toexplainhowlifewillbeshapedbytechnology.37.【2022届山东省聊城市高三第一次模拟考试（一模）】Doyouknowt

hatforestscoveranestimated38percentofthetotallandsurfaceoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)?Andthattheseextensive

areascoveredwithtreesandunderbrushneedtobeprotectedsotheycancontinuetodogoodfortheenvironmentforthenextgeneration?NowtheEUhasjus

tcomeupwithisambitiousnew“ForestStrategy”.ForestscanfightagainstclimatechangeandpreventbiodiversitylossTheycanreduceth

eimpactsofclimatechangebycoolingdowncities,protectingusfromheavyflooding,andreducingdroughtimpacts.Theyarevaluableecosystems

thatarehometoamajorpartoftheworld’splantsandanimals.Butforestsalsoimproveourhealthandwell-beingthrou

ghfunctionslikewaterregulation,erosion(侵蚀)controlandairpurification.Andtheyserveasidealsettingsfor“recreation,relax

ationandlearning,aswellassecuringlivelihoods”.ThisnewEuropean-wideforestconservationvisiontakesinanimpressivecommitmentto

plantaminimumofthreebillionadditionaltreesoverthenextdecade.Thisisanambitiousplanbutalongoverdueonebec

auseforestshavebeenbatteredbysevereweatherandhumanimpacts,particularlythedemandforwoodoverthelasttenyears

.AstheEUObserverputsit,“extremeweathereventsandtheincreasingdemandforforestservicesandproducts,drivenbywood-basedbioenergyan

dinternationaltrade,haveacceleratedtreecoverlossinthelastdecade.”ThisEUstrategytakesintoaccountthecomplexityof;forestsu

stainability.Observation,knowledgeexchange,ongoingmonitoringandclosecooperationbetweenpublicandprivateorganizationsandindividualsarealso

keyelementsinthisnewcontinent-wideforestprotectionstrategy.Thisisafuture-focusedblueprint,designedtoprotectthesepreciousgreen

areas,andensurethatthetreesandgreeneryareheretostay!8．Whyaretwoquestionsraisedinthebeginning?A．TotellustheEU’sforestco

verage.B．Tocallonpeopletoprotectforests.C．Toexplainthereasonforthestrategy.D．Toencouragemoreforestexpans

ion.9．Whatdoestheauthorintendtoshowinparagraph2?A．Theurgencyofthestrategy.B．Theimportanceofforests.C．Thebackground

ofthestrategy.D．Theenvironmentalroleofforests.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“battered”inparagraph3mean?A．Preserved.B．Controlled.C．Removed.D

．Damaged.11．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．PlantingTreesfortheWorldB．IrreplaceableBenefitsofForestsC．EU’

sActiontoProtecttheEarthD．TakingForestsintotheFuture38.【2022届山东省聊城市高三第一次模拟考试（一模）】Makingeyecontactwitharo

botcanbeaverystrangeexperience.Scientistsevenhaveanameforthefeeling:the“uncannyvalley”.Now,researchersattheIsti

tutoItalianodiTecnologia(IIT)inItalyhavefoundthatitismorethanjustafeeing.Theyrananexperimentthatshowedhowarobot’sgazecantrickpeopleintot

hinkingtheyaresociallyinteractingwithahumanbeing.Thatexperiencecanslowaperson’sabilitytomakedecisions.“Gazeisanextremelyimportantsocialsignal,

”saidtheleadwriter,ProfessorAgnieszkaWykowska,“Thequestioniswhethertherobot’sgazewillevokeverysimilarmechanismsinthehumanbrainasahuma

n’sgazewould.”Theteamasked40participantstoplayavideogameof“chicken”.Eachplayerhadtodecidewhethertopermitacartorunstraighttowardanothercarort

oturntoavoidacrash.Thepeopleplayedagainstahuman-likerobotsittingacrossfromthem.Duringbreaksinthegame,playershadtolookattherobot.Som

etimestherobotwouldlookbackandatothertimesitwouldlookaway.Astheinteractionshappened,thescientistscoll

ecteddataonparticipants’behaviorandbrainactivity.“Ourresultsshowthegazeoftherobothadanimpactonthewayhumansmadedecisionsandhumans’responses,sohumans

weremuchslowerinmakingdecisionsinthegame,”Wykowskasaid.Giventhattherobot,isdesignedlooselytocopytheshapeandappearanceo

fpeople,it’snotaltogetherstartlingperhapsthatitsgazecaninfluencepeople’sattention.Thefindingscouldbeusefulfo

rdecidingwhereandhowhuman-likerobotsmightbeplaced.Whenweunderstandwhenandhowrobotschangepeople’ssocialbehavior,“thenwe

candecideinwhichsortofcontextthisisdesirableandbeneficialforhumansandinwhichcontextthisshouldnotoccur,”Wyk

owskasaid.12．Whywastheexperimentconducted?A．Tofindouthowtherobotinteractedwithpeople.B．Tostudythefunctionoftherobot’seyes.C．Tote

sttheeffectofrobots’gazeonpeople.D．Toarousepeople’sinterestinservicerobots.13．Whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodo?A．Controlthedirectionofarealca

r.B．Lookattherobotinthegamebreaks.C．Haveacarracewitharobot.D．Gazeattherobotwhileplayinggames.14．Whatdoestheauthorthink

oftheresultsaccordingtoparagraph4?A．Unsurprising.B．Amazing.C．Disappointing.D．Threatening.15．What’sthepurposeofthete

xt?A．Toadvertisetherobot.B．Tointroduceastudy.C．Tostresstheimportanceofeyecontact.D．Toshowrobots’abilitytomakedecisions.39.【

2022届广东省肇庆市高中毕业班第三次教学质量检测】Totackletheproblemoftinyplasticspollutingwaterways,chemistsintheCzechRepublicarethinkingsmall.Theirbrainchildisa

newmicrorobotwhichisnobiggerthanthetipofasharpenedpencil.Whensunlighthitsthem,theyproducechemicalreactionsthatpushthemthroughwaterinaspecificdir

ection.Whentheyfindapieceofplastic,theysticktoitandstarttobreakitdown.ChemistMartinPumeraattheCzechUniversityledtheproject.Adecadeago,hechosetofoc

usontheproblemposedbymicroplastics.They’reeverywhere—fromthebottomoftheoceantoairblowingontoiceatopmountains.They’veturnedupindrinkingwater.Some

studiesestimatethatbillionsofpiecesofplasticendupintheworld’swaters.Theplastichasmanysources,fromshoppingbagstowash

ingandcleaningwipes.Inlabexperiments,thestar-shapedswimmersstuckontoeachoffourdifferenttypesofplastic.Andafteraweekexposedtolight,therobotsha

dreducedtheweightoftheplastics.Itwasn’tmuch—onlybypercent.Butthatwasanindicationthattheywerebreaking

theplasticdown.Theyalsocausedthesurfaceoftheplastictochangefromsmoothtorough.That’sanothersignthattherobotsweredegrading(分解)it.Thenews

tudyisaproofofconcepttype.Thatmeansitshowssomethingcanbedonesuccessfully.Infact,Pumerasaystheystillhavealongwaytogo.Therearemanytypesofplas

tics.Andeventhesemicrorobotsareunlikelytosucceedindegradingthemall.Theresearchersalsohavenotyetshownhowsafethissystemisfortheen

vironment,althoughPumerasaysthat’stheirnextgoal.Thefirstreal-worldtestwillbeinawastewater-treatmentplant.“Indeed,”says

oneresearcher.“We’llneedalotoftestingtoshowthatthey’resafeinopenwaterways,suchasatsea.”12．Themicrorobotsarepoweredby______.A．waterB．sunlightC．plastic

sD．pencils13．WhatdoestheauthorfocusoninParagraph2?A．ThepurposeofPumera’sproject.B．Thepreciousnessofdrinkingwater.C．Th

eseriousnessofplasticpollution.D．Theworkingprincipleofthemicrorobots.14．Whatshowstheeffectivenessofthemicrorobotsinlabexperiment

s?A．Theweightlossoftheplastics.B．Thedisappearanceoftheplastics.C．Theshapechangeofthemicrorobots.D．Th

eimprovementinthepurityofwater.15．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WaystoObtainCleanerDrinkingWaterB．Microrobots

InventedtoTreatWastewaterC．NewHopefortheSolutiontoPlasticPollutionD．TechnologyWidelyAppliedinEnvironmentProtection

40.【2022届江苏省南京市高考英语模拟卷（一）】HristoHristovhasbeenworkingwithwildlifeinBulgaria'sremoteRhodopeMountainsforover30years.Hefirstcame

hereasabright-eyedstudentintheearly1990s,eagertoincreasethenumberofgriffonvulture(欧亚尤雪).Atthetime,therewerefewerthan20birdsleft.Fastfo

rwardtoNovember2020,thereweremoregriffonvultures.Atthelastcount,arecord245nowliveintheRhodopeMountai

ns.Asarewildingofficer,Hristoisresponsibleforthewelfareoftheanimalsinhisarea,whichmeansconstantobservation,andlengthype

riodsoutinthewildconductingresearch."Thisprocessissometimeslong—youhavetolivetogetherwiththeanimals,"heexplains."For

geteverything;youliveinnature.Itdoesn'tmatterifthey'rehorses,wildcattleorEuropeanbison(野牛)."Thissmallcornerofsouth-easternEuropeiso

neofthecontinent'smostecologicallydiverseareas.Largeanimals,suchaswolves,brownbears,deer,andwildhorses,coexisthere.It'salsoape

acefulplaceforbirdlife,with300speciesrecorded.Theultimategoalistocreateahabitatwheremultipledifferent

speciesdependononeanother.Hristo'scurrentchallengeistocontinuethereintroductionofEuropeanbisontothewild.Since2013,Hristohaswor

kedwithRewildingEurope,anot-for-profitorganisationwhichoperatesacrossEurope,tobringbisonbacktotheRhodo

peMountains.In2019,severalbisonwerereleasedintothewild,andthreebabybisonhavealreadybeenborn,twoofthosecomin

gin2020.Attheendoflastyear,anothertwofemalesweredonatedtotheprojectfromzoosinHungaryandSlovakia.Whenthenewanimalsareeventuallyreleasedi

ntothewild,theywillnumber13.4．Whatcanbelearnedaboutgriffonvultures?A．Theyarenowindangerofdyingout.B．Theymayliveaslongasover30years.C．Theycanbe

seenintheRhodopeMountains.D．Theywerefirstdiscoveredintheearly1990s.5．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHristo?A．Proudbutcaring.B．Silentbutgenerous

.C．Honestandcreative.D．Devotedandpatient.6．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A．Developthethemewithexamples.B．Add

somebackgroundinformation.C．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.D．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.7．WhatcanweexpectofEurope

anbison'spopulationinthefuture?A．Itwillbehardtoassess.B．Itwillstarttoexplode.C．Itwillshowpromise.D．Itwillbesomethingtoworryabout.获得更多资源请扫码加

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