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专题07阅读理解说明文、议论文一、2022年高考真题1.(2022年全国甲卷)Goffin’scockatoos,akindofsmallparrotnativetoAustralasia,havebeenshowntohavesimila
rshape-recognitionabilitiestoahumantwo-year-old.Thoughnotknowntousetoolsinthewild,thebirdshaveprovedskilfulattoolusewhilekeptinthecage.I
narecentexperiment,cockatooswerepresentedwithaboxwithanutinsideit.Theclearfrontoftheboxhada“keyhole”
inageometricshape,andthebirdsweregivenfivedifferentlyshaped“keys”tochoosefrom.Insertingthecorrect“key”wouldletoutthenut.Inhumans,babiescanputarounds
hapeinaroundholefromaroundoneyearofage,butitwillbeanotheryearbeforetheyareabletodothesamewithlesssymmetrical(对称的)sh
apes.Thisabilitytorecognizethatashapewillneedtobeturnedinaspecificdirectionbeforeitwillfitiscalledan“allocentri
cframeofreference”.Intheexperiment,Goffin’scockatooswereabletoselecttherighttoolforthejob,inmostcases,byvisualrecognitiona
lone.Wheretrial-and-errorwasused,thecockatoosdidbetterthanmonkeysinsimilartests.ThisindicatesthatGoffin’scockatoosdoin
deedpossessanallocentricframeofreferencewhenmovingobjectsinspace,similartotwo-year-oldbabies.Thenextstepaccordingtotheresearchers,istotryand
workoutwhetherthecockatoosrelyentirelyonvisualclues(线索),oralsouseasenseoftouchinmakingtheirshapeselections.24.Howdidthecockat
oosgetthenutfromtheboxintheexperiment?A.Byfollowinginstructions.B.Byusingatool.C.Byturningtheboxaround.D.Byremovingthelid.25.Whichtaskcanhumanone-yea
r-oldsmostlikelycompleteaccordingtothetext?A.Usingakeytounlockadoor.B.Tellingparrotsfromotherbirds.C.Puttingaballintoaroundhole.D.Grouping
toysofdifferentshapes.26.Whatdoesthefollow-uptestaimtofindoutaboutthecockatoos?A.Howfartheyareabletosee.B.Howtheytrackmovingobjects.C.Whet
hertheyaresmarterthanmonkeys.D.Whethertheyuseasenseoftouchinthetest.27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Cockatoos:QuickErrorChecker
sB.Cockatoos:IndependentLearnersC.Cockatoos:CleverSignal-ReadersD.Cockatoos:SkilfulShape-Sorters2.(2022年全国甲卷)Sometimeintheearly1960s,a
significantthinghappenedinSydney,Australia.Thecitydiscovereditsharbor.Then,oneafteranother,Sydneydiscoveredlotsofthingsthatwerejustsortofther
e—broadparks,superbbeaches,andaculturallydiversepopulation.Butitistheharborthatmakesthecity.AndrewReynolds,acheerfulfellowinhisearl
y30s,pilotsSydneyferryboatsforaliving.I,spentthewholemorningshuttlingbackandforthacrosstheharbor.Afterourthir
drunAndrewshutdowntheengine,andwewentourseparateways—heforalunchbreak,Itoexplorethecity.“I’llmisstheseoldboats,”hesaidaswepa
rted.“Howdoyoumean?”Iasked.“Oh,they’rereplacingthemwithcatamarans.Catamaransarefaster,butthey’renotsoelegant,a
ndthey’renotfuntopilot.Butthat’sprogress,Iguess.”EverywhereinSydneythesedays,changeandprogressarethewatch
words(口号),andtraditionsareincreasinglyrare.ShirleyFitzgerald,thecity’sofficialhistorian,toldmethatinitsrushtomodernityinthe1970s,Sydneysweptas
idemuchofitspast,includingmanyofitsfinestbuildings.“Sydneyisconfusedaboutitself,”shesaid.“Wecan’tseemtomakeupourminds
whetherwewantamoderncityoratraditionalone.It’saconflictthatwearen’tgettinganybetteratresolving(解决).”Onth
eotherhand,beingyoungandoldatthesametimehasitsattractions.IconsideredthiswhenImetathoughtfulyoungbusinessmann
amedAnthony.“Manypeoplesaythatwelackcultureinthiscountry,”hetoldme.“WhatpeopleforgetisthattheItalians,when
theycametoAustralia,brought2000yearsoftheirculture,theGreekssome3000years,andtheChinesemorestill.We’vegotaf
oundationbuiltonancientculturesbutwithadriveanddynamismofayoungcountry.It’saprettyhardcombinationtobeat.”Heisright,butIcan’thelpwi
shingtheywouldkeepthoseoldferries.32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Sydney’sstrikingarchitecture.B.TheculturaldiversityofSydne
y.C.ThekeytoSydney’sdevelopment.D.Sydney’stouristattractionsinthe1960s.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutAndrewReynolds?A.Hegoestowo
rkbyboat.B.Helooksforwardtoanewlife.C.Hepilotscatamaranswell.D.Heisattachedtotheoldferries.34.WhatdoesShirleyFitzgeraldthinkofS
ydney?A.Itislosingitstraditions.B.Itshouldspeedupitsprogress.C.Itshouldexpanditspopulation.D.Itisbeco
mingmoreinternational.35.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Acitycanbeyoungandoldatthesametime.B.Acity
builtonancientculturesismoredynamic.C.Modernityisusuallyachievedatthecostofelegance.D.Compromiseshouldbe
madebetweenthelocalandtheforeign.3.(2022年全国乙卷)Canasmallgroupofdrones(无人机)guaranteethesafetyandreliabilityofrailwaysand,atthesametime,helprailwayope
ratorssavebillionsofeuroseachyear?Thatistheverylikelyfutureofapplyingtoday's"eyesinthesky"technologytomakingsurethatthemillions
ofkilometresofrailtracksandinfrastructure(基础设施)worldwidearesafefortrainsona24/7basis.Dronesarealreadybeingusedtoexaminehigh-tensionelectri
callines.Theycoulddopreciselythesamethingtoinspectrailwaylinesandothervitalaspectsofrailinfrastructuresuchasthecorrectpositionofrailwaytracksandswit
chingpoints.Themoreregularlytheycanbeinspected,themorerailwaysafety,reliabilityandon-timeperformancewillbeimproved.Costswouldbecu
tandoperationswouldbemoreefficient(高效)acrosstheboard.Thatincludeshugesavingsinmaintenancecostsandbetterprotectio
nofrailwaypersonnelsafety.ItiscalculatedthatEuropeanrailwaysalonespendapproximately20billioneurosayearonmaintenance,includingsendingmaintenancestaff
,oftenatnight,toinspectandrepairtherailinfrastructure.Thatcanbedangerousworkthatcouldbeavoidedwithdronesassistingthecrews
'efforts.Byusingthelatesttechnologies,dronescouldalsostartprovidinghigher-valueservicesforrailways,dete
ctingfaultsintherailorswitches,beforetheycancauseanysafetyproblems.Toperformthesetasks,dronesforraildon'tneedtobeflyingoverh
ead.Engineersarenowworkingonanewconcept:theraildronesofthefuture.Theywillbemovingonthetrackaheadofthetrain,andprogrammedtorunauton
omously.VerysmalldroneswithadvancedsensorsandAIandtravellingaheadofthetraincouldguideitlikeaco-pilot.Withtheirabilitytose
eahead,theycouldsignalanyproblem,sothatfast-movingtrainswouldbeabletoreactintime.28.Whatmakestheapplicationofdronestoraillinespossible?A.Theuseofdr
onesincheckingonpowerlines.B.Drones'abilitytoworkathighaltitudes.C.Thereductionofcostindesigningdrones.D.Drones'reliableperformanceinremoteareas.29
.Whatdoes"maintenance"underlinedinparagraph3referto?A.Personnelsafety.B.Assistancefromdrones.C.Inspectionan
drepair.D.Constructionofinfrastructure.30.Whatfunctionisexpectedoftheraildrones?A.Toprovideearlywarning.B.Tomaketrainsrunautomati
cally.C.Toearnprofitsforthecrews.D.Toacceleratetransportation.31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhatFaultsCanBeDetectedwi
thDronesB.HowProductionofDronesCanBeExpandedC.WhatDifficultyDroneDevelopmentWillFaceD.HowDronesWillChangetheFutureofRailwa
ys4.(2022年全国乙卷)TheGovernment'ssugartaxonsoftdrinkshasbroughtinhalfasmuchmoneyasMinistersfirstpredicteditwould
generate,thefirstofficialdataonthepolicyhasshown.FirstannouncedinApril,2016,thetaxwhichappliestosoftdrinkscontainingmoreth
an5gofsugarper100ml,wasintroducedtohelpreducechildhoodobesity(肥胖).Itisbelievedthattoday'schildrenandteenagersareconsumingthreetimestherecommendedleve
lofsugar,puttingthematahigherriskofthedisease.Initiallythesugartaxwasexpectedtomake£520mayearfortheTreasury.However,dataofthefirstsixmonthssh
oweditwouldmakelessthanhalfthisamount.Atpresentitisexpectedtogenerate£240mfortheyearendinginApril2019,whichwillgotoschoolsport
s.Itcomesaftermorethanhalfofsoftdrinkssoldinshopshavehadtheirsugarlevelscutbymanufacturers(制造商)sotheycanavoidpayingt
hetax.Drinksnowcontain45millionfewerkilosofsugarasaresultofmanufacturers'effortstoavoidthecharge,accordingtoTreasuryfigures.SinceAprild
rinkscompanieshavebeenforcedtopaybetween18pand24pforeverylitreofsugarydrinktheyproduceorimport,dependingonthesugarcontent.However,somehig
hsugarbrands,likeClassicCocaCola,haveacceptedthesugartaxandarerefusingtochangeforfearofupsettingconsumers.Fruitjuices,milk-base
ddrinksandmostalcoholicdrinksarefreeofthetax,asaresmallcompaniesmanufacturingfewerthan1mlitresperyear.Today'sfigures,accordingtoo
negovernmentofficial,showthepositiveinfluencethesugartaxishavingbyraisingmillionsofpoundsforsportsfacilities(设施)andhealth
iereatinginschools.Helpingthenextgenerationtohaveahealthyandactivechildhoodisofgreatimportance,andtheindustryisplayingitspart.
32.Whywasthesugartaxintroduced?A.Tocollectmoneyforschools.B.Toimprovethequalityofdrinks.C.Toprotectchildren'shealth
.D.Toencourageresearchineducation.33.Howdidsomedrinkscompaniesrespondtothesugartax?A.Theyturnedtooverseasmar
kets.B.Theyraisedthepricesoftheirproducts.C.Theycutdownontheirproduction.D.Theyreducedtheirproducts'sugarcontent.34.Fromwhichofthefollowingis
thesugartaxcollected?A.Mostalcoholicdrinks.B.Milk-baseddrinks.C.Fruitjuices.D.ClassicCoke.35.Whatcanb
einferredabouttheadoptionofthesugartaxpolicy?A.Itisashort-sighteddecision.B.Itisasuccessstory.C.Itbenefitsmanufacturers.D.Itupse
tscustomers.3.(2022年全国高考新高考I卷)Humanspeechcontainsmorethan2,000differentsounds,fromthecommon“m”and“a”totherareclicksofsomesouthernAfricanlanguag
es.Butwhyarecertainsoundsmorecommonthanothers?Aground-breaking,five-yearstudyshowsthatdiet-relatedchangesinhumanbiteledtonewspeec
hsoundsthatarenowfoundinhalftheworld’slanguages.Morethan30yearsago,thescholarCharlesHockettnotedthatspeechsoundscalledlabiodentals,suchas“f”and“v”,
weremorecommoninthelanguagesofsocietiesthatatesofterfoods.NowateamofresearchersledbyDamiánBlasiattheUnivers
ityofZurich,Switzerland,hasfoundhowandwhythistrendarose.Theydiscoveredthattheupperandlowerfrontteethofancienthumanadultswerealigned(对齐),makingith
ardtoproducelabiodentals,whichareformedbytouchingthelowerliptotheupperteeth.Later,ourjawschangedtoanoverbitestructure(结构),
makingiteasiertoproducesuchsounds.Theteamshowedthatthischangeinbitewasconnectedwiththedevelopmentofagricult
ureintheNeolithicperiod.Foodbecameeasiertochewatthispoint.Thejawbonedidn’thavetodoasmuchworkandsodidn’tgrowto
besolarge.AnalysesofalanguagedatabasealsoconfirmedthattherewasaglobalchangeinthesoundofworldlanguagesaftertheNe
olithicage,withtheuseof“f”and“v”increasingremarkablyduringthelastfewthousandyears.Thesesoundsarestillnotfoundinthelanguagesofmanyh
unter-gathererpeopletoday.Thisresearchoverturnsthepopularviewthatallhumanspeechsoundswerepresentwhenhuman
beingsevolvedaround300,000yearsago.”Thesetofspeechsoundsweusehasnotnecessarilyremainedstablesincetheappearanceofhumanbeings,butra
therthehugevarietyofspeechsoundsthatwefindtodayistheproductofacomplexinterplayofthingslikebiologicalchangeandculturalevolution,“saidSteven
Moran,amemberoftheresearchteam.32.WhichaspectofthehumanspeechsounddoesDamiánBlasi’sresearchfocuson?A.Itsvariety.B.Itsdistributio
n.C.Itsquantity.D.Itsdevelopment.33.Whywasitdifficultforancienthumanadultstoproducelabiodentals?A.Theyha
dfewerupperteeththanlowerteeth.B.Theycouldnotopenandclosetheirlipseasily.C.Theirjawswerenotconvenientlystructured.D.Theirl
owerfrontteethwerenotlargeenough.34.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Supportingevidencefortheresearchresults.B.Potentialapplicationoftherese
archfindings.C.Afurtherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.D.Areasonabledoubtabouttheresearchprocess.35.WhatdoesSteven
Moransayaboutthesetofhumanspeechsounds?A.Itiskeytoeffectivecommunication.B.Itcontributesmuchtoculturaldiversity.C.Itisacomplexanddynamicsystem.D.Itd
rivestheevolutionofhumanbeings.二、2022届模拟题Passage1(2022·河南·模拟预测)TheUSspaceagencyNASAhasrevealedanastonishingpicturerevealingnewsecre
tsoftheEarth’shomegalaxy(星系),theMilkyWay.Thesunisjustoneofhundredsofbillionsofstarsthatformthehugeshapeofourgalaxy.Oursolarsyst
emsitsinanoutlyingregionbutthenewimagefocusesonthecentreoftheMilkyWay,a“noisy”areabecauseofallthecrowde
dstars.Lightfromthisregiontakesabout26,000yearstoreachEarth.Forcomparison,lighttakesjusteightminutestoreachusfromthesun.Theresearchersuseth
edatacollectedbytwotelescopesthatseetheskyinwaysthatareverydifferentfromthevisiblelightoureyescanseetoformthenewimage.Most
ofthedatacomesfrom370differentpicturestakenoverthepast20yearsbyNASA’sChandraXObservatory.ThissatellitetelescopedetectsX-raysoutinspace.
X-raysareafromofradiationthatissentoutwhenviolenteventsheatmattertotemperaturesofmillionsofdegrees.OtherdatacomesfromtheMeer
KATtelescopeinSouthAfrica,whichcandetectradiowavesfromspace.ThesewaveshavemuchlessenergythanX-rays.Theyareusuallyproducedbycoolermat
erial,suchashugecloudsofgasbetweenthestars.Thebrightestsourcesincludeneutronstarswhicharethecoresofhugestarsthatranoutoffuelandcollap
sedtocity-sizedballsofsuperhotmatter.Manyneutronstarsandblackholesjetoutgasesthatappearinthepictureaspurplestreaks(斑纹).Powe
rfulmagneticfieldsintheareacausethejetstobendastheygetfurtherfromtheirsource.AstronomerDrDanielWang,whohasworkedontheimageoverthepastyear,said
thenewpicturedescribed“aviolentorenergeticecosystem”.1.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheMilkyWay?A.Thecenterofitremainsunknown.B.
Thesunisn’tlocatedinthecenterofit.C.Itscenterisverypeaceful.D.Itscenterfeaturesfewerstars.2.What’sparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thecollectionofspaced
ata.B.ThefunctionoftheMeerKATtelescope.C.Thedifferencesofspacewaves.D.Theformationofthenewimage.3.Whatcanweknowaboutth
egasesjettedoutbytheblackhole?A.Theywillabsorbsurroundingmaterials.B.Theywillformsuperbigmatter.C.Theygetbentifawayfromth
eirsource.D.Theyarelikelytoexplodewhensuperheated.4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Ourgalaxy’sviolentheartB.Anattempttotrave
linouterspaceC.RadiowavesfromouterspaceD.Stars’purplestreaksPassage2(2022·吉林长春·模拟预测)Haveahardtimewakingupwhenit’scoldout?Scientistssay
yourbrainistoblame.AstudyconductedbyscientistsfromNorthwesternUniversitymadeitpossibletooffersomeexplanationsforthispheno
menon.Theirstudyonfruitfliesshowshowseasonallycoldanddarkconditionscanprohibitneuronswithintheflybrainthatpromoteactivityandwakefulnessfromsendingou
tsignals,particularlyinthemorning.Ithelpsexplainswhy,forbothfliesandhumans,itissohardtowakeupinthemornin
ginwinter.“Bystudyingbehaviorsinafruitfly,wecanbetterunderstandhowandwhytemperatureissovitaltoregulatesleep,”saidMarcoGalli
o,associateprofessorofneurobiologyintheWeinbergCollegeofArtsandSciences.Thestudydescribesforthefirsttime“abso
lutecold”receptorsintheflyantenna,whichrespondtotemperatureonlybelowthefly’s“comfortzone”ofabout25°C.Havingrecognizedthoseneurons,there
searchersfollowedthemallthewaytotheirtargetswithinthebrain.Theyfoundtheirtargetsareasmallgroupofbrainneuronsth
atarepartofalargernetworkthatcontrolsrhythmsofactivityandsleep.Whentheneuronstheydiscoveredareactive,thetargetcells,whichnor
mallyaremadeactivebymorninglight,areshutdown.“Temperaturesensingisoneofthemostfundamentalabilities,”saidGal
lio,whosegroupisoneofonlyafewintheworldthataresystematicallystudyingtemperaturesensinginfruitflies.“Theprincipleswearefindinginthefl
ybrain,thelogicandorganization,maybethesameallthewaytohumans.Andfuturestudiesonhumanbrainwillsurelyfindso
mereferenceinformationinthisstudy.”5.Whyisithardforfliestowakeupincoldmornings?A.Coldconditionsdisabletheanten
nasofflies.B.Flicshavefewerneuronsinthebrainthanhumans.C.Coldnessstopsflies’neuronsfromfunctioningwell.D.Fli
es’neuronscontrollingwakefulnessaredamaged.6.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A.Itfocusesmainlyonhowflybrainswork
.B.Ithelpsexplainhowtemperatureaffectssleep.C.Itaimsatsolvinghumans’sleepingproblems.D.Itshowsthesimilaritiesbetweenflybrainsandhumanbrai
ns.7.Whichpartofafruitflywillbemadeactivewhenitiscold?A.Itsantenna.B.Itstargetcells.C.Its“absolutecold”
receptors.D.Itsnetworkcontrollingsleep.8.What’sGallio’sattitudetowardsthepracticalvalueofthefindings?A.Positive.B.Doubtful
.C.Ambiguous.D.Disappointed.Passage3(2022·吉林长春·模拟预测)NewYork-basedEcovativehasbeencreatingenvironmentallyfriendlypackagingmadef
rommushroomsandagriculturalwastesince2009.Now,thecompanywantstobringtheiramazingmaterialintohomesandofficeswithanewlineofcompostable(可堆肥
的)furnishingsthataregrownusingjustthreematerials:mycelium(thevegetativepartofmushrooms),hemp(麻类植物),andsalt.Whilecreatinghardmaterialfrommushroo
msmightsoundmagical,thecompany’sCEOEbenBayersaysitisarelativelylow-techprocessandcomparesitto“makingbread”.Thecompanybeginsbya
ddingafewmyceliumcellstodamphemporotheragriculturalwaste.Themyceliumthatgrowslikelittlehairsisallowedtotwistwiththewasteuntileverythin
gis”glued“together.Thecombinationisthenmixedagainandplacedintothedesiredmold(模具)whereitcontinuestogrowandharden.Theresult
ingmaterialisthenbakedintheoven.Inadditiontomakingitasstrongaswood,theheatalsokillsthemycelium,thusgivingtheco
mpostablematerialasimilarshelflifetowood.Also,thoughthetabletopsofthestylishTaflandKing’stablesreleasedattherecentlyheldBiofabricat
e2016conferenceinNewYorkCityresemblemarble,theyarefarfromit.Theperfectlycarvedblocksaremadeofamaterialgro
wnbyaNorthCarolina-basedcompanynamedbioMASONusinggrainsofsandsandbacteria.Asyouhaveprobablyguessed,thiswaste-freefurnituredoesnotcom
echeap.Customerscanexpecttopayanywherefrom$249USDfortheTaflto$699USDfortheKing’stable,bothofwhichareonlyavailableinlimited
quantities.ThosethatcannotaffordthosepricescanchoosecheaperGIY(growityourself)onesmadeofvariousproductsran
gingfromChristmastreedecorationstolampshades.9.WhydidEbencomparemakinghardmaterialstomakingbread?A.Theirrawmaterialsarethesame.B.Theirprodu
ctappearancesarealike.C.Theirproductionprocessesaresimple.D.Theirproductioncostsarerelativelylow.10.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Themeth
odofmakingmushroomshard.B.Howtomakemushroomfurniturematerials.C.Whatareneededtomakemushroomfurniture.D.T
hedifficultiesofmakingmushroomfurniture.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutTaflandKing’stables?A.Theyareinlimitedsupply.B.
TheyareofferedinGIYforms.C.Theyconsistmainlyofmarble.D.TheyaredesignedbybioMASON.12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheInventionofNewKin
dsofFurnitureB.TheFirstSaleofFurnitureMadeofMushroomsC.ScientistsFoundNewMaterialtoMakeFurnitureD.FutureFurnitureMayBeGrownfromM
ushroomsPassage4(2022·河南安阳·模拟预测)Insteadofahumandeliveryman,BeijingresidentXiaoWeireceivedhisonlineorderfordailynecessitie
sinlessthan30minutesfromanunmanneddeliveryvehicle.Thefour-wheeledvehiclenamed“magicbag”is1.56metershigh,2.77me
terslong,and1.19meterswide.Weighing500kg,itcancarryabout100kgofgoodsatatimeandrunadistanceof100kmonasinglecharge
withamaximumtravelingspeedof20kph.AftercustomersplaceordersontheMeituanapp,anintelligentdistributionsystemwillassignorderstothoseautonomousvehic
les,whichwillpickupanddelivergoodstopick-upstationsatthefinaldestinations.Customerscancollectthedeliveryf
romthestationswithoutanyhumancontactduringthewholeprocess,saidMeituanDianping,China’smajoronlinefooddeliverypla
tform.“Icancheckthereal-timerouteofthedriverlessvehicle.Itisfast,convenientandsafeaswell,”saidXiao.“Thisisalsothefirsttimetha
tMeituanhasusedunmannedvehiclestocompletedeliveryordersonopenroads.”Meanwhile,accordingtoMeituan,dailysalesonitsretail
groceryserviceapphaveincreasedby200to300percentinBeijingcomparedtofiguresfrombeforetheepidemic.Thecatering(餐饮)chainbrandXia
ohengDumplingshascooperatedwithanunmannedvehicleenterprisetopilotunmannedvehicledeliveryservicesinBeijing.LiHeng,thefounderof
XiaohengDumplings,believesunmanneddeliveryisthefutureoftheindustryasitiscleaner,saferandmoreefficient.“
Anunmannedvehiclecandeliver300to400mealsaday,whileadeliverymancanonlydeliverdozensofmeals,”Lisaid.Xiaoheng’su
nmannedvehicleshaveaheatpreservationfunction.Anewtypeofvehiclewithafreezingfunctionwillbeintroducedinthefuturetodeliverfrozenfoo
d.MeituanandXiaohengwillcontinuetheunmanneddeliveryserviceinthefuture.Morevarietiesofgoods,includingfood,medicine,a
nddailynecessities,willbeaddedtosuchdeliveryservices.13.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Theorigino
fdriverlessdeliveryvehicles.B.Theintroductionofdriverlessdeliveryvehicles.C.Thereasonforusingdriverle
ssdeliveryvehicles.D.Thebackgroundofcreatingdriverlessdeliveryvehicles.14.Whatarecustomersrequiredtodotoplaceorders?A.Contactthefooddeliveryplatfor
m.B.Collectgroceriesatthepick-upstation.C.DownloadaMeituanapp.D.Trackthereal-timerouteofthevehicle.15.WhatisLiHeng’sattitudetowardsunmanneddeliveryv
ehicles?A.Favorable.B.Suspicious.C.Cautious.D.Indifferent.16.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Driverlessvehicleshavebeeninoperat
ioninmanycities.B.Moretypesofgoodswillbedeliveredbydriverlessvehicles.C.Driverlessvehiclescanhandgoodstothecustomersdirectly.D.Meituanisexperiencinga
hugelaborshortageofdelivering.Passage5(2022·福建厦门·模拟预测)Ourplanetishometomanyradioactivesubstances-notjustinisgeologi
cinnardsbutalsoinitshospitals,atitsindustrialsitesandinitsfoodprocessingplants.InColorado,forinstance,27buildingshousescary
-soundingchemicalelementssuchascesium137andcobalt60.Thesematerialsarenotthereforriskypurposes,though.Theyplayapartincancertre
atment,bloodirradiation,medicalandfoodsterilization,structureandequipmenttesting,geologicexploration,etc.Theradioactivema
terialisnotalwaysbadinablackand-whiteway:itcanbeausefultool.Theraysgivenoffbycesiumandcobaltcankillgermsmultipl
yinginyourmeatandmakeyourappleslastlonger.Radiographicinstrumentscandetect,say,cracksinacity’spipesinasimilarwaytoanx-raypickingupahairline
fractureinyourknee.Apracticecalled“welllogging”usessealedradioactivesourcestomapthegeologyofholesoilseekersdrillintotheearth.Andofcourse,radiationi
skeytocancertreatment.Theriskarisesbecausethesameradioactivematerialthatisbeneficialcouldalsobestolenormisplacedandfinditswayin
totraffickingringsordirtybombs.Itmightalsobarnworkersifsomethingaccidentallygoeswrongduringanormalnine-to-fiveday.In20
17alone,accordingtoareportfromtheJamesMartinCenterforNonproliferationStudies,therewere171“incidentsofnuclearorotherradioactivematerialsout
sideofregulatorycontrol”basedonopensourcereports,104ofwhichhappenedintheU.S.AninitiativecalledRadSecure100waslaunchedtoremoveandbettersecureen
ergeticmaterialin100U.S.cities.“Whereisthemosthigh-riskmateriallocatedaroundthemostpeople?”saysEmilyAdams,d
eputydirectorofadomesticprogramintheOfficeofRadiologicalSecurity.“Andthat’showwegotour100.”17.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoco
nveyinparagraph1?A.Radioactivesubstancescanwarmourplanet.B.Foodprocessingdoesharmtoworkersinplants.C.Theradioactivematerialisbasicallyeverywhere.D.It
’shardtoremovescary-soundingelementsinbuildings.18.Whydoestheauthormention“welllogging”inparagraph2?A.Tomakea
summary.B.Toraiseaquestion.C.Toprovideacontrast.D.Tosupportanidea.19.WhatisRadSecure100intendedfor?A
.Makinguseofenergeticsubstances.B.Ensuringsafetyoftheradioactivematerial.C.Warningpeopleofthemosthigh-riskmaterialD.ProtectingtheOfficeo
fRadiologicalSecurity.20.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheradioactivematerial?A.Pessimistic.B.Objective.C.
Disapproval.D.Carefree.Passage6(2022·陕西·宝鸡中学模拟预测)Forthousandsofyears,mankindhasbredplantsandanimalstocreatemoredesiredandusefulplantsandanimals
.Forinstance,moderncornhasbeenbredtosuchalargesizethatitisnolongerabletoreproducewithoutman’sassistance.Moderndairycowsproducetoomuchmilk;andifthey
arenotoftendrainedofmilk,theycouldleak,burst,becomeinfected,andpossiblydie.Furthermore,mostdomesticateddogscannotsurviveinthewildevenwithspecial
training.Sincenaturalevolutionisextremelyslowandmankind’sselectivebreedingprogramsonlytakeafewgenerationstoproduceacompletelynewspecies,natu
ralevolutionhasalreadytakenabackseattomankind’sbreedingprograms.Additionally,mankindhassuccessfullyk
illedoffseveralspeciesalltogether.Forinstance,therearenomoreEuropeanwolvesinexistenceandmammothsprobablybecameex
tinctbecauseofmankind.Evencertaindiseaseshavebeenpermanentlyeradicated(根除)fromtheplanet,anddozensofotherdiseaseswi
llsoonfollow.Again,naturalevolutiondidnotcausemostextinctionduringhumanity’sreign.Currently,scientistsarecreatingnewspecieswithdesiredchara
cteristicsinthelabsignificantlyfasterthanevolutioncreatesnewspecies.Inasinglegeneration,newspeciescanbeartificiallycreatedanddestroyed,whilenat
uralevolutioncouldtakethousandsofyearstodothesamebutonlyhaphazardly(偶然地).Scientistsareevenabletoreplaceflawed(有缺陷的)ord
amagedgeneswithdifferentgenesinanattempttocuregeneticdefects.Thisissomethingthatnaturalevolutioncouldpossiblynevercorrect.Eventuallyscientistswillbe
abletoenhanceevenpeople.Forexample,imaginenotonlycorrectingyoureyesightwithgenetherapy,butalsoensuringthatallofyourdescendants
donotinherityouroldgenesofpooreyesightto.Scientistswillonedaybeabletoenhancethememoryandintelligenceofyourchild
ren,sothattheywilldobetterinschoolandachievemoreinlife.Doctorsandscientistswillbeabletocustomizebabiesbeforetheyare
bornjustlikepickingoptionsatacardealership.Inthenearfuture,naturalevolutioninthegeneticcodeofanyspeciescanbequic
klyfixedifdesired.Asaresult,naturalevolutionisdoomed.21.FromParagraph1welearnthat______.A.selectivebreedingha
simprovedallspeciesB.onlyselectivebreedingcanmakeupfornaturallossesC.moderncorncan’tabletoreproduceits
elfduetoselectivebreedingD.naturalevolutioncan’tdowithoutman’sassistance22.Theunderlinedword“backseat”inParagraph1probablymeans“______”.A.powerfu
lassistanceB.importantpartC.badfortuneD.secondaryposition23.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Selectivebreedingispa
rtlybeneficialtohumans.B.Geneticdefectswon’tbeinheritedduetonaturalevolution.C.Naturalevolutioncan’tcreatenewspecies.D.Selecti
vebreedingcandeterminethesexofbabies.24.Theauthormainlywantstotellusthat______.A.selectivebreedingwillcausetheextinctionofmanyspec
iesB.naturalevolutionisalmostdeadwiththedevelopmentofselectivebreedingC.selectivebreedinghasarousedattentionfromallovert
heworldD.naturalevolutionsurvivesstronglyalthoughitisindangerPassage7(2022·安徽·合肥市第八中学模拟预测)Weareacultured
rowninginourpossessions.Wetakeinmoreandmore(holiday,birthdays,sales,needs),butrarelyfindanopportunitytogetridofit.Asaresult,ourhom
esfillupwithsomuchstuff.Andbecausewebelievethebestsolutionistofindorganizationaltoolstomanageallofit,weseekoutbiggerc
ontainersormoreefficientorganizationaltipsandtricks.Butsimplyorganizingourstuffmustberepeatedoverandover.Atitsheart,organizingissimplyrearranging.And
thoughwemayfindstoragesolutionstoday,wearequicklyforcedtofindnewonesasearlyastomorrow.Additionally,organizingha
ssomeothermajorshortcomingsthatarerarelyconsidered.Forexample,itdoesn’tbenefitanyoneelse.Thepossessionswerarelyusesitonshelvesinourbasementsorgarage
s,evenwhilesomeofourclosestfriendsdesperatelyneedthem.Ontheotherhand,theactofgettingridofstufffromourhomeaccomplishesmany
purposes.Itisnotatemporarysolution.Itisanactionofpermanence—onceanitemhasbeenremoved,itisremovedcompletely.Whetherwere-sellourp
ossessions,donatethemtocharity,orgivethemtoafriend,theyareimmediatelyputtousebythosewhoneedthem.Removingpos
sessionsbeginstoturnbackourdesireformoreaswefindfreedomandhappinessinowningless.Andremovingourselvesfromtheall-consum
ingdesiretoownmorecreatesopportunitiesforsignificantlifechangestotakeplace.Ifyou’restrugglingwithhowtogetridofstuff,youcanfirstch
allengeyourselftoremovetheunneededthingsinyourhome,carryatrashbagfromroom-to-room,seehowbigofadonationpileyoucanmake,andeveneliminatedebtbys
ellingwhatyounolongerneed.Itdoesn’tmatterhowyouremovethem,foritisfarbettertoremovethantoalwaysorgani
ze.25.Whatistheproblemwithsimplyorganizingstuff?A.Fewtoolsandtricksareavailable.B.Itneedstoberepeatedveryoften.C.Peoplecannotsavemoneybyorganizi
ng.D.Desiretobuymoredisappearsbyorganizing.26.Howcanweremoveunnecessarypossessions?A.Byresellingthemtoothers
.B.Bykeepingthemintrashbags.C.Bystoringtheminthegarage.D.Bypilingthemontheshelves.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate”meaninP
aragraph5?A.getridofB.getoverC.addtoD.takechargeof28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplaintheadvanta
gesanddisadvantagesoforganizingthings.B.Toinformreadersofthewaystogetridofunnecessarypossessions.C.To
callforpeopletoremovestuffinsteadofjustorganizing.D.Toappealtopeopletomakedonationstopeopleinneed.