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专题01阅读理解（第01期）-2023届浙江高考模拟试题分项汇编阅读理解【浙江省强基联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期10月联考】Urbangardensarevaluableassetstocommunities.

Theyprovidegreenspacestogrowsustainablefood,buildcommunitycohesion（凝聚力）,makenewfriends,connectwiththeearth,andmuchmore.So,l

et'scheckoutourlistof4inspiringurbangardensintheUS.GothamGreensWhere:NewYorkChicagoWhat:GothamGreensfirststar

tedinBrooklynandnowhasfourlocationsinNewYorkCityandChicago.TheirflagshipfarminBrooklynproducesover100,000poundsofgr

eensperyear.Butitdoesn'tjustproducehealthylocalvegetables.Itisusinghigh-techgreenhouseswithsolarpanelstomakesure

thefoodgrownishealthyandsustainable.BaltimoreUrbanGardeningwithStudentsWhere:Baltimore,MarylandWhat:TheBaltimoreUrbanGardening

withStudents（BUGS）programencouragesstudentstogettheirhandsdirtyandplantvegetablesthroughtheirafter-schoolandsummerprograms.Manyofthe

sekidsdon'thaveaccesstogreenspaces,andhaveneverhadtheopportunitytogrowfood.ReVisionUrbanFarmWhere:Boston,MassachusettsWhat:ReVisionUr

banFarminBostonworksinpartnershipwiththeReVisionFamilyHome—ashelterfor22homelessparentsandtheirkids.Thefarmprovidesthes

efamilieswithinformationonhealthyeating,andaccesstothefarm'sfreshvegetables.Theorganizationalsoprovidesjobtrainingtohelpfamilieses

capethecycleofpoverty.SwaleWhere:NewYorkWhat:Swale,afloatingfoodforestlocatedonalargeboat,isaninnovativeprojectmeanttoinspirecitizenstorethink

therelationshipbetweenourcitiesandourfood.Thisurbangardenservesasbothalivingartexhibitandaneducationalfarm.Foodforestsaresusta

inablegardensthatincludevegetables,fruit,nuttrees,bushes,herbs,andvines-eachonecomplementingtheotherinasymbiotic（共生的）relationship.1．Whatdoesth

eBUGSprogrammainlydo?A．Providejobtrainingforstudents.B．Usehigh-techgreenhousestogrowhealthyfood.C．Createasustainablegardenonalarg

eboat.D．Offerstudentstheopportunitytogrowvegetables.2．Whichurbangardenhelpspeoplegetoutofpoverty?A．GothamGreens.B．BaltimoreUrbanG

ardeningwithStudents.C．ReVisionUrbanFarm.D．Swale.3．Wherecancitizensgotoseeafoodforest?A．Chicago.B．Balt

imore.C．Boston.D．NewYork.Likemanyotherfive-year-olds,JeanieLowofHouston,Texas,woulduseastool(凳子)tohelpherreachthebathro

omsink.However,theplasticstep-stoolshehadathomewasunstableandclutteredupthesmallbathroomsharedbyherwholefamily.After

learningofaninventioncontestheldbyherschoolthatyear,Jeanieresolvedtoenterthecontestbycreatingastoolthatwouldbeapermanentfixtu

reinthebathroom,andyetcouldbekeptoutofthewaywhennotinuse.Jeaniedecidedtomakeastoolattachedtothebathroomcabinetdoorunderthesink.Shecutaboardofwoodinto

twopieces,eachabouttwofeetwideandonefootlong.Usingmetalhinges(铰链)Jeanieattachedonepieceofthewoodtothefron

tofthecabinetdoor,andthesecondpiecetothefirst.Thefirstpiecewassetjusthighenoughsothatwhenitswungoutho

rizontallyfromthecabinetdoor,thesecondpiecewouldswingdownfromthefirst,justtouchingtheground,andsoservingasasupportfor

thefirstpieceofthewood.Thiscreatedaconvenient,strongplatformforanypersontooshorttoreachthesink.Whennotinu

se,thehingesallowedthetwopiecesofwoodtofoldbackuptightlyagainstthecabinet,wheretheywereheldinplacebymagnets.Jeaniecalledherinventionthe“Ki

ddieStool”.Jeanie’sKiddieStoolwonfirstplaceinherschool’scontest.Twoyearslater,itwasawardedfirstprizeagainatHouston’sfirstannu

alInventionFair.Asaresult,JeaniewasinvitedtomakeanumberofpublicappearanceswithherKiddieStool,andwasfeaturedonlocalTVaswellasinnewspapers.Manypeoplef

oundthestoryoftheKiddieStoolinspiringbecauseitshowedthatwithimagination,anyonecanbeaninventor.4．WhydidJeanieLowinventtheKiddieStool,accordingt

othepassage?A．Manyotherfive-year-oldshadproblemsreachingthebathroomsink.B．Shedidnotthinkthatplasticst

oolsweretallenoughforher.C．Thestoolinherbathroomwasnotfirmandoftengotintheway.D．Shewasinvitedtoenteran

inventioncontestheldbyherschool.5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouthowtheKiddieStoolworks?A．TheKid

dieStoolwillswingoutonlywhenthecabinetdooropens.B．Ituseshingesandmagnetstokeepthewoodenpiecesinplace.C．Itswingsfromlefttorighttob

eattachedtothecabinetdoor.D．Theplatformissupportedbytwopiecesofmetal.6．WhatarethecharacteristicsofJeanie’sKi

ddieStool?A．Permanentandfoldable.B．Fragileanddisposable.C．Conventionalandportable.D．Convenientandrecyclable

.7．WhichofthefollowingsayingsbestcapturesthespiritofJeanieLow’sstory?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Necessityisthemotherofinvention.C．G

eniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.D．Inventionrequiresbothdisciplinesandwildimagination.InJapan,yo

uarewhatyourbloodtypeis.Aperson’sbloodtypeispopularlybelievedtodecidehis/hercharacterandpersonality.Type-Apeoplearegenerallyconsideredsensitiveperfec

tionistsandgoodteamplayers,butover-anxious.TypeOsarecuriousandgenerousbutstubborn.TypeABsareartisticbutmysteriousandunpredictable,andtypeBsarechee

rfulbuteccentric,individualistic,andselfish.Thoughlackingscientificevidence,thisbeliefiswidelyseeninbooks,magazines,andtelevisions

hows.Lastyear,fourofJapan’stop10bestsellerswereabouthowbloodtypedeterminespersonality,throughwhichreadersseemedtobeabletodiscoverthedefinitionoftheir

bloodtypeorhavetheirself-imageconfirmed.Theblood-typebeliefhasbeenusedinunusualways.Thewomensoftballteamth

atwongoldforJapanattheBeijingOlympicsisreportedtohaveusedblood-typetheoriestocustomizetrainingforeachplayer.Somekindergartenshaveadoptedt

eachingmethodsalongbloodgrouplines,andevenmajorcompaniesreportedlymakedecisionsaboutassignmentsbasedonane

mployee’sbloodtype.In1990,MitsubishiElectronicswasreportedtohaveannouncedtheformationofateamcomposedentirelyofABworkers,thanksto“theirab

ilitytomakeplans”.Thebeliefevenaffectspolitics.Oneformerprimeministerconsidereditimportantenoughtorevealinhisof

ficialprofilethathewasatypeA,whilehisoppositionrivalwastypeB．In2011,aminister,RyuMatsumoto,wasforcedtoresignafteronly

aweekinoffice,whenabad-temperedencounterwithlocalofficialswastelevised.Inhisresignationspeech,heblamedhisfailingsonthefactt

hathewasbloodtypeB．Theblood-typecraze,consideredsimplyharmlessfunbysomeJapanese,mayrevealitselfasprejudiceanddiscrimination.Infac

t,thisseemssocommonthattheJapanesenowhaveatermforit:bura-hara,meaningblood-typeharassment(骚扰).Thereare

reportsofdiscriminationleadingtochildrenbeingbullied,endingofhappyrelationships,andlossofjobopportunitiesduetobloodtype.8．What’sthemainideaofpara

graph1?A．TheJapaneseattachgreatimportancetobloodtype.B．ThebooksaboutbloodtypearepopularinJapan.C．TheJapaneseconfirmtheirpersonalitytotallyt

hroughbloodtype.D．TheJapanesethinkbloodtypebestsellersareimportanttotheirself-image.9．Accordingtothepassage,w

hichbloodtypecanweinferistheLEASTfavoredinJapan?A．TypeA．B．TypeB．C．TypeO.D．TypeAB．10．PrimeMinisterRyuMatsumotoresign

edfromofficebecause________.A．herevealedhisrival’sbloodtypeB．hewasseenbehavingrudelyonTVC．heblamedhisfailingsonlocaloff

icialsD．hewasdiscriminatedagainstbecauseofbloodtype11．Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardtheblood-typebeliefinJapan?A．Ne

gative.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Encouraging.You’vemostlikelyheardthenewsbynow:Acar-commuting,desk-bound,TV-watchinglifestylecanbeharm

fultoourhealth.Allthetimethatwespendrootedinthechairislinkedtoincreasedrisksofsomanydeadlydiseasesthatexpertshavenamedthismodern-dayhealthepidemi

cthe“sittingdisease”.Sittingfortoolongslowsdownthebody’smetabolism(新陈代谢)andthewayenzymes(酶)breakdownourfatreserves,raisingbothbloo

dsugarlevelsandbloodpressure.Smallamountsofregularactivity,evenjuststandingandmovingaround,throughoutthedayisenoughtobringtheincreasedlevelsb

ackdown.Andthosesmallamountsofactivityaddup—30minutesoflightactivityintwoorthree-minuteburstscanbejustaseffe

ctiveasahalf-hourblockofexercise.Butwithoutthatactivity,bloodsugarlevelsandbloodpressurekeepcreepingup,steadilydamagingtheinsideoft

hearteriesandincreasingtheriskofdiabetes,heartdisease,stroke,andotherseriousdiseases.Inessence,fundamentalchangesi

nbiologyoccurifyousitfortoolong.Butwait,you’rearunner.Youneedn’tworryabouttheharmofasedentarylifestyleb

ecauseyouexerciseregularly,right?Well,notsofast.Recentstudiesshowthatpeoplespendanaverageof64hoursaweeksi

tting,whetherornottheyexercise150minutesaweekasrecommendedbyWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Regularexercisers,furthermore,arefoundtobeabout30percentl

essactiveondayswhentheyexercise.Overall,mostpeoplesimplyaren’texercisingormovingaroundenoughtocounteractalltheharmthatcanresultfromsittingninehour

sormoreaday.Scaredstraightoutofyourchair?Good.Theremedyisassimpleasstandingupandtakingactivitybreaks.12．Whatisthebestwaytob

ringdownhighbloodsugarlevelandbloodpressure?A．Exercisingfor150minutesormoreeveryweek.B．GettingridofthehabitofcarcommutingandTVwatching.C．Inte

rruptingsittingtimewithlightactivityasoftenaspossible.D．Standingormovingaroundforatleasttwoorthreeminuteseveryday.13．Whatdoesthewo

rd“sedentary”inthethirdparagraphmostlikelymean?A．Modern.B．Risky.C．Inactive.D．Epidemic.14．Whichofthefollowingmaybein

ferredaboutthosewhodoseriousexercise?A．TheyusuallydonotmeetthestandardofexerciserecommendedbyWHO.B．Theygenerallyspendlesstimesittingthanthosewhoa

reinactive.C．Theyoftenlivelongerthanthosewhodon’texercise.D．Theytendtostandormovearoundlessontheirwork-outdays.15．Whatisthepassagemain

lyabout?A．Thechallengesofthemodernlifestyle.B．Thereasonsforthespreadofamodernepidemic.C．Theeffectofregularexerciseo

nourbody.D．Thethreattoourhealthfromlonghoursofsitting.阅读理解【2023届浙江省天高教育共同体高三7月年级第一次联考】Islandsaredifferentfromacontinentormainland.Th

esizeandisolationofislandshaveaprofoundeffectonislandecosystemsandtheirinhabitants.Scientistswhospecializeinspeciesevolutionhavefoun

dthat,amongmammalspeciesthatsettleonislands,bigspeciestendtoshrinkwhilesmallonesareapttoenlarge.Thisphenomen

on,discoveredbyJ.BristolFosterin1964,hasbeencalledFoster’srule,ortheislandeffect.Forinstance,rodents(啮齿动物)livingonislandstendtowardgiganti

sm,whilebigmammalsaremorelikelytobecomedwarfed(矮小的).Althoughthereareanumberofexceptionstothispattern,thetrendgenerallyholdstru

eforbothfossilspeciesandlivingislandmammals.Foster’sruleshowsthatbodysizeregulateseverything.Inamainlandenvironment,beinglargeisoftenasaferan

dadaptiveformofavoidingpredators.Onanisland,withfewnaturalpredatorsandlesscompetition,beingreallybigisnolongeranadvantage;infact,itcanbeahindranc

esinceahugeanimalwillneedalotmorefoodinordertosurviveandreproduce.Anewfossilstudyofisland-dwellingproboscideans(

长鼻目动物)furthershowsthatthephysicalattributesandecologicalstructureofanislandmayaffectthedegreeofshrinkinginbigmammals.Onrelativelybalancedandspec

ies-richislands,competitionwithotherspeciesoftenresultinarelativelylessdwarfedbodysize.Incontrast,onsmallerisland

swherefoodsourcesarelimitedandcompetitorslacking,membersofthisgroupbecomesmallersurprisinglyquickly.O

noneoftheChannelIslands15milesoffthecoastofFrance,thereddeerdwarfedtoone-sixththesizeofdeeroncontinentalEu

ropeinamere6,000yearsaftertheislandbecameisolated.1．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhymammalschangeandevolvethroughtime.B．

Acomparisonofgigantismanddwarfismondifferentislands.C．Thedifferentpatternsofevolutionforbigandsmallislandmammals.D．Thesimil

aritybetweentheevolutionoffossilspeciesandthatoflivingspecies.2．Accordingtothepassage,whatisaproblembigmammalsmightfaceonanisland?A．Theremaybelacko

ffood.B．Itishardertofindshelterforsurvivalthere.C．Itmaybedifficulttomovearoundonsmallislands.D．Theyb

ecomelesscompetitiveduetofewerreproduction.3．Howdoestheauthorconcludethelastparagraph?A．Withaprediction.

B．Withasummary.C．Withasuggestion.D．Withanillustration.Fordecades,India’stimezonehasbeenahotlydebatedissue.Backin1884whentimezoneswe

reofficiallyestablished,twotimezoneswereused—BombayTimeandCalcuttaTime.IndianStandardTime(IST)wasintroducedin1906,butCalcuttaTimeandB

ombayTimecontinuedtobemaintainedafterIndia’sindependencein1947,until1948and1955respectively.Thecurrentsin

gletimezone,thoughalegacyofBritishrule,isoftenviewedasasymbolofunity.Yet,noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea.Indiastr

etches3,000kmfromeasttowest,spanningroughly30degreeslongitude.Thiscorrespondstoatwo-hourdifferenceinmeansolartime,basedonthepositionofth

esuninthesky.Thus,thesunrisesnearlytwohoursearlierintheeastthaninIndia’sfarwest.InNortheasternstates,sunrisecanbeasearlyas4a.m.insummerandsun

setby4p.m.inwinter,muchearlierthantheofficialworkinghours.Thisresultsingreatlossofdaylighthoursandmoreconsumptionofelectricity,andoftenreducedproduct

ivity.Meanwhile,recentstudiespointoutthatthecurrentsystemleadstoaseriousproblemineducationforsomestuden

ts.Nationwide,theschooldaystartsatroughlythesametime;thus,childrengotobedlaterandhavereducedsleepinwestIndia,whereth

esunsetslater.Suchsunset-inducedsleepdeprivationismorepronouncedamongthepoor,mostlyduetotheirnoisyenvironmentandlac

kofsleep-inducingfacilitieslikewindowshadesorindoorbeds.Onaverage,anhour’sdelayinsunsettimereduceschildren’ssleepby30minutes,a

ndanhour’sdelayinannualaveragesunsettimereduceseducationbyabout0.8years.Asaresult,childrenlivinginlocationswithlatersunsetsarelesslikelytocom

pleteprimaryandmiddleschooleducation.Despitevariousrequestsandproposalsformultipletimezones,thegovernmentiskeentoretainthecurrents

ystem.Reasonsprovidedincludepreventionofconfusionandsafetyissuesregardingrailwayandflightoperations.4．Whichofthefollo

wingillustratestheIndiantimezonesystemsince1955?A．B．C．D．5．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“pronounced”inthethirdparagraph?A．Noisy.

B．Distant.C．Flexible.D．Outstanding.6．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisasupportingargumentformultipletimezones?A．Thenumberoftrafficaccident

scanbereduced.B．Childrenmayhavebetter-qualitysleepandeducation.C．Indiamayhavemoreenergyresourcestogen

erateelectricity.D．ThecountrymayriditselfoftheimpactofBritishcolonization.7．Accordingtothepassage,whe

nismostlikelythesunsethourinDecemberinthecityofVaranasishownonthemap?A．7p.m.B．6p.m.C．5p.m.D．4p.m.Tempeh,atraditionalsoyproductfromIndonesi

a,ishailedasthecountry’s“gifttotheworld,”likekimchifromKoreaormisofromJapan.Astable,cheapsourceofproteininIndonesiaforcentur

ies,tempehisafermented(发酵的)foodoriginatingfromtheislandofJava.Itwasdiscoveredduringtofuproductionwhendiscardedsoy

beanresiduecaughtmicrobialsporesfromtheairandgrewcertainwhitishfungiaroundit.Whenthisfermentedresidue(残渣)wasfoundtobeedibleandtasty,peoplebeganprodu

cingitathomefordailyconsumptionacrossthecountry.Thishasgivenrisetomanyvariationsinitsflavorandtexture

throughoutdifferentIndonesianregions.Tempehishighinproteinandlowinfat,andcontainsahostofvitamins.Infact,itistheonlyreportedplant

-basedsourceofvitaminB12.Apartfrombeingabletohelpreducecholesterol(胆固醇),increasebonedensity,andpromotemusclerecovery,tempehhasalotofpolyphenols

thatprotectskincellsandslowdowntheagingprocess.Bestofall,withthesameproteinqualityasmeatandtheabilitytotakeonmanyflavorsandtextures,tempehisagreatme

atsubstitute—somethingthevegetarianandvegancommunitieshavebeenquickinadopting.Inadditiontoitshighlynutritionalmakeup,tempeh

hasdiversepreparationpossibilities.Itcanbeservedasamaincourse(usuallyincurries)orasidedishtobeeatenwithrice,asadeep-friedsnack,orevenblend

edintosmoothiesandhealthyjuices.Thoughnotyetapopularfoodamonginternationaldiners,youmayfindtempeh-substitutedBLTs(

bacon,lettuce,tomatosandwiches)inSanFranciscoaseasilyasyoucanfindvegetarianburgerswithtempehpattiesinBali.ForthepeopleofIndonesia,tempehisnotjust

foodbutalsohasculturalvalue.WiththeIndonesiantraditionalfabricbatik(蜡染)beingrecognizedbyUNESCOas“IntangibleCulturalHeritage

ofHumanity,”tempehhasgreatpotentialforthishonoraswell.8．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueabouttempeh?A．Itismainlyservedasas

idedish.B．Itisformedfromfermentedsoybeans.C．Itisdiscardedwhenfungigrowaroundit.D．Ithasthesamenutritionalbenefits

askimchi.9．Whataspectsoftempeharediscussedinparagraphs2to4?A．Origin→nutrition→cuisine.B．Origin→cuisine→

marketing.C．Cuisine→nutrition→marketing.D．Distribution→cuisine→nutrition.10．Whichofthefollowingcanbei

nferredfromthispassage?A．Seniorcitizenswilleattempehasvitaminsupplement.B．Tempehwillsoonbemorepopularthankimchiormiso.C．Th

enutritionoftempehwillbereducedwithmassproduction.D．Tempehislikelytoberecognizedasaninternationalculturalsym

bol.11．Whichofthefollowingscanbeasuitabletitleofthispassage?A．DoYouKnowHowTempehIsMade?B．Tempeh:ATraditionalDelicacyFromJava.C．WillTempehBePo

pularAmongVegetarians?D．Tempeh:TheCulturalHeritageOfIndonesia.Monopoly(大富翁)isaverypopularboardgamearoundtheworldtoda

y,butlittleisknownaboutitsAmericaninventor,ElizabethMagie,andthephilosophybehindherinvention.Bornin1866,Magiewasarebelagainstthenormsandpoli

ticsofhertimes.InspiredbyHenryGeorgewhobelievedthatallmenshouldhaveanequalrighttousethelandastheyhavetobreatheair,shechallengedthecapitalists

ystemofpropertyownership—intheformofaboardgame.In1904,shepatentedherLandlord’sGame,whichconsistedofacircu

itofstreetsandlandmarksforsale.Magie’sgamecontainedtwosetsofrules:TheProsperityrulesandtheMonopolistrules.TheProsperityrulessta

tedthateveryplayershouldgaineachtimesomeoneacquiredanewproperty.Thegamewaswon(byall!)whentheplayerstartingwiththeleastmoneydoubledhisorherfortun

e.UnderMonopolistrules,ontheotherhand,eachplayeradvancedbyacquiringpropertiesandcollectingrentfromallwholand

edtherelater.Whoevermanagedtobankrupttheotherplayerswonthegame.Thepurposeofthedualsetsofrules,saidMagie,w

asforplayerstounderstandhowthesedifferentapproachestopropertycanleadtodifferentsocialoutcomes:“allwin”or“winall.”Thegamesoonbecamea

hitoncollegecampusesandamongQuakercommunities,andsomepeoplemodifiedthegameboard.AnunemployedplayernamedCharlesDarrow

soldthismodifiedversiontothemanufacturerParkerBrothersashisown.However,whenthegame’strueorigincametolight,ParkerBrothersboughtthepatentfr

omMagieforonly$500.Theythenre-launchedthegameasMonopoly,includingonlytherulesleadingtothetriumphofoneoverall.Darrowwaspublici

zedastheinventorwhohadbecomeamillionairefromsellingthegame.Thusarags-to-richesmythwascreated,ironical

lyexemplifyingMonopoly’simplicit(含蓄的)values:Chasewealthandcrushyouropponentsifyouwanttocomeoutontop.12．Whatisthispassagemainl

yabout?A．Thecreationandmodificationofaboardgame.B．Afightbetweenpatentownersofapopulargame.C．Asocio-economicvictory

behindalandlordgame.D．Thepersonwhobecameamillionairefromafungame.13．WhatwasthemainpurposeofMagie’sProsperityrules?A．Toemphasizethevalueofthecapit

alistsystem.B．Tointroducedifferentapproachestoobtainingnewland.C．Toadvocatethatallshouldberewardedwhenoneacquireswealth.D．TochallengeG

eorge’sideathatmenshouldhaveanequalrighttotheland.14．Whatdoes“arags-to-richesmyth”refertointhelastparagraph?A．AmodifiedversionofMon

opoly.B．Darrow’ssuccessaftersellingthegame.C．ParkerBrothers’purchaseofMagie’spatent.D．Thepopularityofthegameoncollegecampuse

s.15．WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeMagie’sfeelingstowardtoday’sversionofhergame?A．Excited.B．Relieved.C．Doubtfu

l.D．Displeased.阅读理解【浙江省嘉兴市2022-2023学年高三上学期9月基础测试】BookCoverArtContestDoyouhaveapassionforpainting?Areyouw

ildaboutwatercolor?Areyouaphotographerwholovestorecordmomentsintheclickofabutton?Thenthisisyourchancet

oseeyourworkdisplayedonthecoverofabook!TeenInkisseekingoutateentocreatecoverartforTeensTalk:AreYouListening?Byteenauthor

MariaProulx!Writtenbyateenforteens,thebookdiscussesmattersrelevantinateen’slife.TeenInkisinterestedina

llmediumsandthesky’sthelimit!Deadline:November15,2022Guidelines:●Format:6×9,300dpi.●TeenInkwillonlyconsiderphotosandartworkbyteen

s.●Thebestimagesforthebookcoverareclear,closeupandhighresolution.●Artworkmustbewellphotographed(noflash)andsubmitted.●Thereisnolimittothenumber

ofimagesyoucansubmit!●Becreative;don’tbetooliteralinyourinterpretationoftheauthor’spoint.●Considerthethem

eofthebook;Pleasedownloadanoutlineofthebookhere.Submissions:●Submitentriesthroughthislink.AllphotographsandartworksubmittedtoTeenInkarea

utomaticallyconsideredforthecoverartcontest.Seeoursubmissionguidelinesformoreinformation.●Tomakesureyourartworkisincludedinthecontest,i

nclude“TeensTalkContest”inthefirstpartofyourartwork’stitle(e.g.,TeensTalkContest:DigitalAddiction).1．Whatdoe

sthebook“TeensTalk:AreYouListening?”concern?A．Issuesrelatedtoteenagelife.B．Skillsatdesigningabookcover.C．T

eenagers’commentsonartwork.D．Variousmediumsofcommunication.2．Whichofthefollowingentriesmaybeconsidered?A．Aphot

otakenbyamiddle-agedperson.B．Aphotosubmittedjustonedayaftertheduedate.C．Apaintingphotographedwithflashfromadista

nce.D．Apaintingwithcreativeideasandbasedonthetheme.3．Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B．Anofficialwebsite.C．Atrainingbrochure.D．A

nadvertisingposter.Whenevermynine-year-olddaughterapproachedme,eyeswide,withanotebookandapen,tellingmeshewante

dtoengageinagameofschool,somethinginsidemefroze.TherewasamentalblocksohugethatitfeltlikeIwasbeingaskedbyElonMus

ktomakeapresentationaboutartificialintelligence.So,ninetimesoutoften,Imadeanexcuse.Whyisitsohardtoplaywithm

ychild?IrealizethisisbecauseIhavenoideahowtoplay.Ihavemanyhappymemoriesofmyyouth,butabsolutelynonein

volvesplayingdollsorbuildingblockswithmyparents.Idon’tblamethembecausetheywereneverplayedwithaschildreneither.Whe

nIaskthemwhattheirownchildhoodswerelike,mydadtellsmeastoryaboutbeinglockedinacupboard,whilemymumrecallstheboxofbutton

sshewastoldtoamuseherselfwith.Therearestudiesshowinghowimportantplayisforachild’sgrowth,andnoendofpeoplecampa

igningforouryoungtogetmoreofitatschool.ThepoetMichaelRosen,inhisBookofPlay,arguesplayisnotanextraandallofus,whateverage,coulddo

withmoresillinessinourlives.AsRosenexplains,“Theneedforadultstobeproductivemember’sofsocietymeansweendupthinkingofthingsthatmakeuslaugh,

orwhicharefuntodo,asnotbeingverysignificantorhavingverylittlevalue.”Thisisexactlywhyweneedtoplaymore.Itlightenstheloadoflifeandallows

ustogetbacktoachildlikestateofwonder.Playisvitaltohealth.AnditiswhyI’vestartedplayingschoolgameswithmydaughter.Imanagedanentirehourandahalf

theotherday—andafterwards,Ifelthappy.Agood20yearsyounger.4．Howdidtheauthorusetorespondtoherdaughter’srequestforagame?A．

Shepretendedtobesurprised.B．Sheapologizedforbeingbusy.C．Shechosetoavoidinvolvement.D．Sheturnedtoartificialintelligence.5．Whatdo

estheauthorfocusonwhilegivinganexplanationinparagraph2?A．Thegamecategory.B．Memorystrategies.C．Thegenerationgap.D．Child

hoodexperiences.6．WhichofthefollowingwouldRosenprobablyagreewith?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Playisnotonlyintendedforchildren.C．

Thinkinglikeakidfreespeopleofstress.D．Stayingcuriousmakesaproductiveworker.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoc

onveyinthetext?A．Childrengrowupwellinafunenvironment.B．Familyinteractionstrengthenstheparent-childtie.C．Parentsoweit

totheirchildrentoplaymorewiththem.D．Gamesareessentialforchildrenbothatschoolandathome.Asanewmotherin2016,TashGorstwasscrolling(翻阅)throughherphonewhen

shefelldowntherabbitholeofreadingaboutplasticpollution.Fast-forwardto2019andshehadopenedGather,anorganicz

ero-wasteshop.CustomerscometoGathertorefilltheirowncontainerswitheverythingfromricetobeautyproducts.Andit’snoto

nlytheproducethatissustainable—theshopispoweredbyrenewableenergyandfinancedbyamoresustainablebank,whilea

lltheunitsinsidehavebeenmadefromwastematerials,mostlybyGorstherself.Zero-wasteshopshavebecomeanincreasinglycomm

onfeatureonthestreetsinrecentyears.Wheretheyhavegone,supermarketsnowlooksettofollow,withMorrisons,Marks&SpencerandWaitroseallrecentlyagreeingtoadd

refillstationsinshopsbytheendofthisyear.Meanwhile,Asdahasintroducedrefillaisles(过道)tomoreofitssupermarketsfollo

wingsuccessfultrials.Assmallstartupbusinessesaimingtomakeresponsibledecisionswithoutcuttingethical(道德上的)corners,refillshopstendtobemoree

xpensivethansupermarketsandchains.Gorstacknowledgesthatnoteveryonecanaffordtobuyfromthem.“Butifyoucan,yoush

ould.You’llfeelgoodaboutthesmalldecisionthatyou’vemadeincontributingtoyourlocaleconomyanddoingsomethingthat’sbetterfortheplanet,”shesay

s.Emily,DrabbleisaregularGathercustomer.Shebuyseverythingthatwould“normallybeencasedinplastic”,fromcleaningproducts

tofoodlikepasta,whichsheputsintoglasscontainers.“WhenIgethome,Iloveunpackingmyshopping,throwingnothinginthebin,”Drabbles

ays.Andcustomersatrefillshopsgetmorethanjustphysicalgoods,notesGorst.Besidesemployingfourlocalpeople,Gat

her,forexample,holdsfreeevents,includingamonthlybookclubforreadingaboutsustainability,workshopsforkidsandsoon.“Ialsoseeitasap

lacetobringpeopletogether,”shesays.8．WhydoestheauthormentionGorst’srandomreadinginparagraph1?A．Tosharea

parentingexperience.B．Toofferbackgroundinformation.C．Toattachimportancetomotivation.D．Toshowadvantagesofdigi

talreading.9．WhichofthefollowingisasignificantfeatureofGather?A．Itisruninanecologicallyfriendlyway.B．Itsellssustainablegoodsatbargainprices.C．Iti

sonlyfavoredbycustomerswithagreenconcept.D．Itdiffersfromsupermarketsinlow-carbonawareness.10．WhatisDr

abble’sattitudetowardsrefillshops?A．Amused.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Enthusiastic.11．Whatdoestheexampleinthelastparagraphimply?A．Pe

oplemayregardrefillshopsasfitnessclubs.B．Refillshopsoughttosharesomesocialresponsibilities.C．Peoplecanbenefitmorefromrefillshopsthanexpected.D

．Refillshopsneedtoholdvariouseventstopromotesales.Somepenguins(企鹅)adapttheircallstobecomemoresimilarto

theirpartnersovertime,anabilitythatwaspreviouslyknowninonlyafewspecies,includinghumans.LuigiBaciadonnaattheUniversi

tyofTurin,Italy,andhiscoworkersrecordedAfricanpenguinsfromthreedifferentcolonies(群体)overthreeyears,andalsoobservedthebehavioralpatternsofoneo

fthecoloniestoseewhichpenguinswerepartnersorfriendly.Theythenanalyzedspecificvocal(声音的)calls,whichthepenguinsmadewhentheywe

realoneortryingtokeeptrackoftheirfriends.Theycomparedfourdistinctvocalsignaturessuchasthefrequencyofthecalls.Thesignaturesbecamemo

resimilarovertimeforpenguinsthatwerepartnersorinthesamecolony,andforpenguinsthatheardmoreofeachother’scalls.Thisad

aptationcouldmakeiteasierforpenguinstofindtheirpartnersandfriendsinacolony.“Imaginethatyouareinapub,youarewithyourfriendsandyourenvironmentis

quitenoisy,”saysBaciadonna.“Whatyoudoistrytotalkinacertainwaysothatyourcommunicationismoreeffective.”Theabilitytoadaptcallsinresponsetotheenvironment

,knownasvocalaccommodation,isakeypartofvocallearning,amorecomplexsetofskillssuchasproducingnewsoundsthroughlearning.Identifyingwhichspeciesdisplay

vocalaccommodationcouldprovidecluesforhowvocallearningdeveloped.Baciadonnaandhisteamalsoproposethatthisaccommodation

couldhelpwithgroupharmonyandsocialbondsbetweenindividualpenguins.Thedistanceofpenguinsfromhumansontheevolutionarytreesuggeststhatvocalacc

ommodationcouldbecommontomanyspecies,butalotmoredataneedsgatheringfirst.“Therecouldbeahugevarietyofdifferentspe

ciesthatareabletoadapttheircallsslightly,butwedon’tknowthatyet,”saysSaraTorresOrtizattheMaxPlanckInstituteforOrnitho

logyinMunich,Germany.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures”meaninparagraph3?A．Effects.B．Characteristics.C．Sourc

es.D．Adjustments.13．WhatistheintentionofthequotesfromBaciadonnainparagraph4?A．Toexplainthereasonwhypenguinsadapttheircalls.B

．Tohighlighttherolecommunicationplaysinsociallife.C．Toprovehumans’abilitytorecognizeeachother’svoices.D．Tostressthedifferencebetweenhumanandani

malsounds.14．WhatremainstobeexploredaccordingtoSaraTorresOrtiz?A．Whetherpenguinscanpromotegroupharmony.B．Whetherallspeciescanadapttotheenvironment

.C．Whethermorespeciesdisplayvocalaccommodation.D．Whetherpenguinsandhumansaresimilarinvocallearning.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Vocallearninginvo

lvesacomplexsetofskills.B．Vocalaccommodationhelpsbuildupsocialbonds.C．Penguinsproducesimilarsoundsevenindifferentcolonies.D．Penguinsad

apttheiraccentstosoundmoreliketheirfriends.阅读理解【2023届浙江省杭州第二中学新高三上学期适应性测试】OfficialTicketingServiceWelcome

totheofficialLouvreonlinesalessiteTheMuséeduLouvreisreopeningandwearegladtobeabletowelcomeyoubackagain.Inlin

ewiththemeasurestakentopreventthespreadofCOVID-19,visitorswillberequiredtowearamask.Accordingtogovernmentrecommendations,allvisito

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ortheselecteddateonly.FulllistofvisitorsentitledtofreeadmissionatLouvre.fr.Generaladmission:€18TheMuséeduLouvrei

sopeneveryday—exceptTuesdays,January1,May1andDecember25—from9:00amto6:00pm.Visitorswillbeaskedtoleavetheexhibitionrooms30minutesbeforeclosure.Alltick

etspurchasedonlinearetime-stampedandnominative(记名的);youmaythereforebeaskedtoprovideproofofidentity.Theyareonlyvalidfortheservice,dateand

timeselected.Theycannotbeusedtoskipthequeuebutdoguaranteeaccesstothemuseumwithinhalfanhourofthetimeshownontheticket.Anyholderofanonlineticketwhodoes

notarrivewithintheassignedtimeperiodforadmissiontothemuseumshallbesubjecttothesameadmissionandwaitingconditionsasvisitorswithouttick

ets.Visitorsentitledtofreeadmission(otherthanLouvremembers)—Under18s,proofofIDrequired—16-25year-oldresidentsoftheEurope

anEconomicArea(EuropeanUnion,Norway,Iceland,andLiechtenstein),proofofIDandresidencyrequiredProfessionals—TeachersworkinginFrance,va

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ghtrequired—ArtistswiththeMaisondesArtistesorInternationalAssociationofArt,validproofrequiredOther—Jobseekers,validproofandIDrequire

d(datedwithinthelastyearorindicatingaperiodofvalidity)—Disabledvisitorsandthepersonaccompanyingthem1．Thispassagemainlyaimsat________.A．introducin

gtheexhibitsattheLouvreB．providingticketinginformationoftheLouvreC．listingrestrictionsonadmissiontotheLouvreD．c

larifyingthehistoryoftheLouvre2．IfafamilyinNorway,includingthewife,anartteacher,thehusband,anITengineer,

anda10-year-oldson,wanttovisittheLouvrethisweekend,theyshouldpayatleast________inall.A．€18B．€36C．€45D．€543．Whatcanbelearnedaboutt

heLouvrefromthepassage?A．ItisopeneverydayexceptonTuesdays.B．Itsonlineticketsguaranteeaccesstoitatanytime.C．Proof

ofIDisrequiredforanyonebuyingitsticketsonline.D．Ticketholdersmayberefusedtoenteritifarrivinganhourlate.I’vebeeninan18-yearlove-haterelationsh

ipwithablackwalnuttree.It’sauniquetree.InlateSeptemberorearlyOctober,fallingfruitsashardasbaseballsthreatentheskulls(头骨)ofyou,your

children,yourneighborsandthosethatresidenextdoortothem.UmbrellasintheyardareamustwhiledininginearlyAugust,andasforme,Iwearmybikehelmetwhileworking

inthegarden.Theblackwalnutalsoreleasesachemicalsubstancethroughitsrootsasacompetitivestrategy.It’spoisonoustosever

alcommonplants.TherehavebeenmanynewplantvarietiesthatIbroughthomewithhopesthatmaybetheblackwalnutwouldacceptthem,butthey

failedtoflourish.Whatdoesworkarenativeplantsthatnaturallygrowinthearea.Nativeplantsareimportanttohavearoundsincetheyprovidebeneficialpollinat

ors(传粉者)likebirds,beesandbutterflieswithseedsandcontributetoahealthyandbiodiverseenvironment.Nativeplantsfort

hisareaaregenerallyeasytogrow,sotheyexperiencelessstress.HaveIthoughtofgettingridofthisgiantpaininmytinybackyard?Yes,however,gettingridofthist

reestandingat50feetwithan87-inchtrunkisnexttoimpossible.It’salsoprotectedunderthelaw.Rightfullyso.Treesareimportanttotheurbanforesta

ndforallofthosethatinhabitit.SometimesIthinkaboutmylifewithouttheblackwalnut.Ican’timagineaspringwithoutthebirdswh

oarriveeveryyearandloudlysingtheirsongsbeforedawn.I’dmissfallingasleeponlazyweekendafternoonsasIlookupintoitsle

aves.Everyspring,Iwonderwhattheseasonholds:Whatarethechancesofbeingknockedunconsciouswhilebarbecuing?Likeanygoodrelationship,I’llneverbepleas

ed.I’mstuckwiththistree,soI’lllistentoitsneedsandgiveitthespaceitrequires.Inreturn,mywalnutoffersahabitatforwildlifeandaremi

nder.4．Whydoestheauthorwearabikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden?A．Toprotecttheinjuredskull.B．Topreventh

erselffromsunburn.C．Toavoidbeinghitbythenuts.D．Toreducethechanceofgettingbittenbybees.5．Whatisthetree’ssurvivalstrategy?A．Itat

tractsbeneficialpollinators.B．Itletsoutpoisontodriveawaypests.C．Itproducesachemicalfataltosomeplants

.D．Itcompetesfornutritionwithsimilarspecies.6．WhichofthefollowingDOESN’Taccountfortheauthor’slove-haterelatio

nshipwiththetree?A．Thevolumeofitsfruitsmaybringinconvenience.B．Thetreeoutcompetesthenativeplantsinthegarden.C．Thetreeisho

metonumerousbirdsandothercreatures.D．Thepresenceofthetreetakesupmuchspaceofthegarden.7．Theauthormostprobablygot

areminderfromthetreethat________.A．it’sbettertogivethantotakeB．treesandplantshavetheirownwaystoflourishC．e

venagoodrelationshipisnotalwaystrouble-freeD．acceptance,insteadofresistance,isthebetterwaytobeAlthoughitisabusinessnotmanyareawareof,sidewa

lkrobotsaresettobecomeanindustrywithannualsalesof$Ibnwithinadecade,reckonsIDTechEx,aBritishfirmofanaly

sts.Thesefour-orsix-wheeledautonomousmachines,usuallythesizeofasuitcase,arealreadydeliveringgroceriesandothergoodsinAmerica,Ch

inaandEurope.Thatputsthemaheadofmanydriverlesscars,vansandlorriesbeingdeveloped.Thosebiggervehiclesareheldbackno

tbytechnologybutregulation,saysZehaoLiofIDTechEx.Sohavinga"safetydriver"onboardreadytotakeoverifthere

isaproblem,whichishardlylabor-saving.Fortheselargercontraptionsregulatorswanttoseesafetysystemsthoroughlyproved.Butthe

rearelegalhurdles,too.InJanuaryBritain'sLawCommission,whichreviewslegislation,recommendedthatitshouldnotbethepersoninthedriver'sseatwhof

acesprosecutionifavehicleinautonomousmodecrashes,butthemanufacturerorbodythatsoughtapprovalforitsuse.Meanwhile,sidewalkrobotsaregettingonwitht

hejob.Amongthem,StarshipTechnologies,basedinSanFrancisco,reckonsithasalreadyclockedupmorethan2.5mdeliverieswithbo

tsinanumberofcities,universitycampusesandbusinessparksinEuropeandAmerica.Amazoniscarryingouttrialswithasimilarsortof

machineitcallsScout.Kiwibot,aColombianstartup,ismakingsidewalkdeliveriesinCalifomia.Typically,theserobotscarryafewbagsofgroceriesusingavarietyo

fsensors,includingcameras,radarandGPStonavigateandavoidobstaclesandpeople.Theirprogresscanbemonitoredonaphoneapp,whichalsounlocksthemforgoodstoberet

rieved.Astheyaresmall.moveslowly(Starship'sbotsmightreachaheady6kph)andare"telemonitored"bypeopleinacontrolr

oomwhocantakeover,authoritiesseemmorewillingtogivethemagreenlight.Suchrobotsarealsobecomingmoreautonomous.InJanuaryServeRobotics,anot

herSanFranciscanfirmwhosebackersincludeUber,aride-hailinggiant,saidithaddeployedanewsidewalkbotwith"level4"autonomy,which

meansitcanoperatewithouttelemonitoringinsomepredesignatedareas.Roboticversionswhichoperateonroadsbuthavenodriver'scabarealsoappearin

g.Nuro,aSiliconValleyfirm,makesoneaboutthesizeofasmallcarthatcancarry24bagsofgroceries.Ithaschilledandheatedcompartmentsf

orfoodanddrinks.Furtheralongtheroadinearningtheirkeep,thesedeliverybotsarehelpingtopavethewayforthetimewhenbiggerautonomousvehiclescanjoint

hem.8．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphone?A．Sidewalkrobotsareportablelikeasuitcase.B．Inthepastdecade,Ibndollarshave

beeninvestedintoindustry.C．ThedeliveryindustriesoftheUS,ChinaandEuropearedependentonsidewalkrobots.D．Theindustryofsidewalkrobotisexpandingunknowi

ngly.9．Accordingtothepassage,whoshouldberesponsibleforautomaticdrivingcaraccidents?A．Safetydriversseatedinthedriver'sseat.B．Everypa

ssengerexceptthedriver.C．Organizationssupportiveofautonomousmode.D．Manufacturersandbodiesseekingapprovalforus

ingsafetydrivers.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraphfourmean?A．reachedB．designedC．boughtD．invente

d11．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．AmazonisusingScouttodelivergroceriesf

orpeople.B．Ifgroceriesarewronglydelivered,robotscantakethemback.C．Somerobotsmaydelivergrocerieswithnoonetelemonitorin

gthem.D．BothcoldandhotfoodcanbepreservedinsideasidewalkrobotdevelopedbyNuro.Parents,teachersandcaregiversh

avelongsuspectedthemagicofstorytellingtocalmkids.Researchershavenowquantifiedthebiologicalandemotionalbenefitsofawell-told

tale.“Weknowthatnarrativehasthepowertotransportustoanotherworld,”saysGuilhermeBrockingtonfromBrazil’sFederalUniversity.“Earlierresearchsu

ggestedthatstorieshelpchildrenprocessandregulatetheiremotions—butthiswasmostlyconductedinalaboratory,withsu

bjectsansweringquestionswhilelyinginsidefunctionalMRImachines.Therearefewstudiesonbiologicalandpsychologicaleffectsofstorytellinginamoreco

mmonplacehospitalsetting.”SoinvestigatorsworkinginseveralBrazilianhospitalssplitatotalof81patientsaged4to11intotwogroups,matchingthemwithstoryt

ellerswhohadadecadeofhospitalexperience.Inonegroup,thestorytellerledeachchildinplayingariddlegame.Intheother,youngsterschosebooksandlistenedasthestor

ytellerreadthemaloud.Beforeandafterthesesessions,theresearcherstookspitsamplesfromeachchild,thenaskedthemtorep

orttheirpainlevelsandconductedafree-associationwordquiz.Childreninbothgroupsbenefitedmeasurablyfromtheint

eractions;theyshowedlowerlevelsofcortisol—thestress-relatedhormoneandhigherlevelsofoxytocin,whichisoftendescribedasaf

eel-goodhormone.Yetkidsinthestorytellinggroupbenefitedsignificantlymore:theircortisollevelswereaquarterofthoseintheriddlegroup,andth

eiroxytocinlevelswerenearlytwiceashigh.Thosewhoheardstoriesalsoreportedpainlevelsdroppingalmosttwiceasmuchasthoseintheriddlegroup,andtheyusedmorep

ositivewordstodescribetheirhospitalstay.Thestudydemonstratesthatplayinggamesorsimplyinteractingwithsomeonecanrelaxkidsandimprove

theiroutlookbutthathearingstorieshasanespeciallydramaticeffect.Theresearchers“reallytriedtocontrolthesocialinteract

ioncomponentofthestoryteller,whichIthinkwasthekey,”saysRaymondMar,apsychologistatYorkUniversitywhowasno

tinvolvedinthenewresearch.Next,theinvestigatorsplantostudyhowlongtheseeffectslast,alongwithstorytelling’spotentialbenef

itstokidswithparticularillnessessuchascancer.FornowBrockingtonsaystheresultsindicatestorytellingisalow-costandextremelyefficientwaytohelpimp

rovehealthoutcomesinavarietyofsettings.Maragrees.“It’sverypromisingandscalable,”hesays,“andpossiblygeneralizable.”

12．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theeffectsofstory-tellingonchildren.B．Thelimitationsoftheearlierresearch.C．Themethods

usedinearlierstudies.D．Themajorbreakthroughsachievedsofar.13．Theunderlinedword“scalable”inthelastparagraphi

sclosestinmeaningto_________.A．accessibleB．comparableC．adjustableD．readable14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthe

studyconductedinBrazilianhospitals?A．Itmeasuredparticipants’bloodlevels.B．Itdividedsubjectsintogroupsof81.C

．Itquantifiedthebenefitsofstory-telling.D．Itcomparedimpactoftwotypesofstory-telling.15．Theconclusiondrawnfromthestudyisth

at________.A．listeningtostoriesreducespainandstressinhospitalizedkidsB．interactingwithothersimprovessickkids’mentalsharpn

essC．storytellinghaspotentialbenefitsforkidswithcancersD．riddleguessingisaseffectiveasstorytellinginhelpingsickkids阅

读理解【浙江省七彩阳光新高考研究联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期9月返校联考】IhadpassedthehighersecondaryexaminationwhenIhadtogiveupfurtherstudies.Ihadtobeearningsomethingtohelpthef

amilybudget.Onedayalettercametomefromanofficeforaninterview.Iwasbothhappyandnervous;Iwastheonlyteen.Onthatparticularmorning,Igotready

.Iputonthebestclothes.Theydidn'tcatchpeople'seye,buttheywerecleanandsuitable.Itookparticularcaretocleanandpolishmypairofshoes.Kn

owingthedifficultiesoftransport,Istartedwithplentyoftimeonhand.Ireachedtheofficebeforetheappointedtime.Whenmyturncame,Iwastrembling,Ithink,butIwen

tquietlyandenteredclosingthedoorcarefullybehindme.Themanageraskedmetobeseated.HeaskedmewhyIwasgivingupmystudiesandremar

kedthatIseemedtobetooyoungforthejob.IsaidthatIwaswillingtolearnandtoworkashardaspossible.“Haveyouanyotherplans?”heaskedme.Isaid

thatifIgotthejob,Iwouldimprovemyqualificationsbyjoininganeveningclass.“Youngman”,hesaid,“Ifwedoselectyou,youwillhavetoworkrightfromthebottomandw

orkyourwayupdependingonyourperformance.”IrepliedthatIwasyoungwithoutexperienceandIcouldn'texpectanythi

ngbetter.ButifIfailed,itwouldnotbeduetoanylackofwillingnessonmypart.Itwasmyfirstinterview,andIknowitwouldnotbethe

last.SoIwasnotverymuchexcited.Onthecontrary,IfelteasythatIhadgonethroughitandgotsomeexperience.ButIdidgetthejoballright.AndhereIamwritingthisessa

yonleavefromoffice,sittingformyfirstuniversityexamination.1．Whydidthewritergiveuphisfurtherstudies?A．Hefailedint

heexamination.B．Heshowednointerestinstudies.C．Hisfamilywastoopoortosupporthim.D．Hisfamilydidn'twanthimtogotouniversity.2．Whendidthewriterwrit

ethisessay?A．Rightafterhisfirstinterview.B．Duringhisuniversityexamination.C．Duringhisworkbeforeleavingoffice.D

．Beforehissecondtryforajobinterview.3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Myfirstjob.B．Mypoorfamily.C．Myworkexpe

riences.D．Myfirstinterview.Whetheryou'reacitizen,consumerorinvestor,itisfastbecomingakeylifeskilltomakeoutgree

nwashing,awordmeaningacompanyclaimsthatitsproductsareenvironmentallyfriendlybutactuallynotgreenatall.

Misleadingornotprovedclaimsaboutbenefitstoclimatecanmakeitharderforpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Theycanalsoweakenrealeffortsbycompaniestocleanup

theiractanddealwiththeclimatecrisis.Thebasicproblemisalackofclarity.Indeed,whenitcomestospottinggreenwashing,itcanactuallybemorehelpfultofocusonthec

olorgrey—becauseitisthemanygreyareasthathavehelpedmakegreenwashingappearinparticularplaces.Thesegreyareasmightbearoundmeasurements,definitions,b

estpractice,standardsorregulations.Eventhelanguageweuseisveryimprecise,leavinglotsofroomforvagueness,confusionorcompleteche

ating.Forinstance,whatdowordssuchas“green”,“sustainable”and“eco”evenmean?Youhavenostandards,measurementsordefinitionstojudgeby.Theseproblemsarei

ncreasinglyimportantwhenitcomestothegreenwashingofinvestmentproducts,suchaspensionsandinvestmentfunds.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenash

arpriseinconsumerdemandforfundsthatinvestaccordingtoenvironmental,socialandgovernancecriteria,oftenreferredtoasESGfunds.Accor

dingtothefinancialdataproviderMorningstar,thevalueofassets(资产)heldinUKfundsgrewfrom£29bnatthebeginningof2017to£71bnbytheendof20

20.Withthatmuchmoneyatriskforhighprofits,misleadingclaimscaneffectivelyhampertheflowofmoneyandresourcesintoreal

lygreennewplansandbusinesses,preventingglobaleffortsfromdealingwiththeclimateemergency.“Idescribeitasthe'tee

nageyears'ofresponsibleinvesting,withalotofexperimentation,andalotofpeopletryingoutnewthings.”saysAshleyHa

miltonClaxton.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbecalledgreenwashing?A．Aproductthatisclaimedtobenefittheclimate.B．Aproductthat

canbeenwashedinagreenway.C．Aproductthatisabsolutelyenvironmentallyfriendly.D．Aproductthatisclaimedtobegreenwhilenotthec

ase.5．What'sthemajorcauseoftheproblemofgreenwashing?A．Theproduct'sdescriptionisnotclear.B．Thelanguag

eisn'tgrammaticallyright.C．Therearenosuchwordsas“sustainable”.D．Thecompanydoesn'tsayit's“green”and“eco”.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hamper”probablymean?A．putB．clarifyC．stopD．divide7．Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Muchmoneyenabl

eshighprofitsB．Responsibleinvestingisstillatitsearlystage.C．Moremoneyisinvestedinrealgreenbusinesses.D．Alotofpeop

leareunwillingtotryoutnewthings.Harvestingdrinkingwaterfromwetairaroundtheclock?Nowthistechnologyisclo

setothetheoreticalidealaim.Asreal-worldtestsontheroofofanETHbuildinginZurichrevealed,thenewtechnologycanproduceatleasttwiceasmuchwaterperare

aperdayasthebestcurrentpassivetechnologies:thesmallexperimentalsystemwithapane(一格玻璃)diameterof10centimetersdelivered4.6millilitersofwaterperdayunder

real-worldconditions.Largerdeviceswithlargerpaneswouldgeneratemorewaterasaresult.Theresearchersdemonstratedthatunderidealcon

ditions,theycouldharvestupto0.53decilitresofwaterpersquaremeterofpanesurfaceperhour.“Thisisclosetothetheoreticalmaximumof0.6decilitresperhour,which

isphysicallythegreatestamount.”IwanHächlersays.HeisadoctoralstudentinDimosPoulikakos's(ETHZurich)ThermodynamicsGroup.Othe

rtechnologiestypicallynecessitatewipingcondensed(冷凝的)waterfromasurface,whichrequiresenergy.Withoutthis

step,alargeportionofthecondensedwaterwouldholdontothesurfaceandbecomeunusable,preventingfurtherconden

sation.TheETHZurichresearcherscoatedtheundersideofthepaneintheirwatercondenserwithanovelsuperhydrophobic(extremelywater-resista

nt)coating.Asaresult,thecondensedwaterbeadsupandrunsorjumpsoffonitsown.“Unlikeothertechnologies,ourscantrulyfunctionwithoutanyadditionalenergy,w

hichisasignificantadvantage,”Hächlersaid.Theresearchers’goalwastocreateatechnologyforwater-stressedcountries,particularlydevelopingandemergingecon

omies.Theybelievethatnowisthetimeforotherscientiststofurtherdevelopthistechnologyorcombineitwithothermethods,suchaswaterdesalination,

toincreasetheiryield.Thecoatingofthepanesisrelativelysimple,andlargerwatercondensersthanthecurrentpilotsystemshouldbepossible.Seve

ralwatercondenserscouldbepositionedsidebysidetopiecetogetheralarge-scalesystem,similartohowsolarcellshaveseveralmodulessetup

nexttoeachother.8．WhyarethenumbersusedinParagraph2-3?A．Toshowthestrengthsofthepresenttechnology.B．Toexplainthetheoryofa

newwatercollectingdevice.C．Todemonstratethegreatdifficultytheresearchersmet.D．Tomakevividtheclose-to-idealefficiencyoft

henewtechnology9．What’stheuniqueadvantageofthenewtechnology?A．Itusesadevicetowipeoffcondensedwater.B．Itenablesthewaterdropstorunoffbyitself.C．

Itconsumesaverysmallamountofenergy.D．Ithastheupsideofthepanespeciallycoated.10．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Thenewtechnologyh

asbeenputintouseB．Otherscientistshavebeenimprovingthedevice.C．Developedcountriesareingreatneedofthisdevice.D．Itmaytakesometimetofurtherdevelopth

etechnology.阅读理解【浙江省山水联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期8月联考】4NewBookstoCrackYouupIfyou’relookingforabookthatwillguaranteeagiggle,trytheselatestbestsellers.TheBoyWho

GotAccidentallyFamousbyDavidBaddiel.IllustratedbyStevenLenton(HarperCollinsChildren’s)BillySmithiscompletelyordinary—untiladocu

mentarycrewturnsupathisschooltofilmanewTVseriesandhisboringclasspresentationunexpectedlygoesviral.Billyissuddenlya

novernightsensation.Now,hislifeisawhirlwindofredcarpetsandheadlines—buthesoonfindsthatfamecomeswithaprice…TheUnderpantsofChaosbySamCopelandandJennyP

earson.IllustratedbyRobinBoydenandKatieKear(PuffinBooks)StrangeSHIVERSarestrikingLittleStrangehavenPrimary,leadingtobizarreevent

s.Spy-detectiveAgathaandnewboyLennysetouttofightoffevilunderpants.Thisisthefirstbookinanewseries.Looshkin:TheMaddest

CatintheWorldbyJamieSmart.(DavidFicklingBooks)Looshkinmightlooklikeacutebluecatbutthisisthemaddestcatintheworld.LifeisneverboringwithLooshkinar

ound,butit’sdefinitelyveryfunny.Fullofadventuresandside-splittingsilliness,thisbookisperfectforfansofBunny

V’sMonkeyandDogMan.HolidayAdventuresbySerenaPatel.IllustratedbyEmmaMcCann(UsbornePublishing)Anishaisonholiday,butthe

re’snotimetorelaxwhentheholidaypark’smascot,Delilahtheduck,isdestroyed.Anishamustuseherinvestigativeskillsto

findthecriminalsandprovethathernewfriendCleoisinnocent.1．WhatisthebookbyDavidBaddielabout?A．Lifeoffilmstars.B．

ApopularTVseries.C．Ordinaryschooldays.D．Thetroubleoffame.2．Whichbookwillattractreaderswhoenjoyanimaladventures?A．TheBoyWhoGotAccidentallyFa

mous.B．TheUnderpantsofChaos.C．Looshkin:TheMaddestCatintheWorld.D．HolidayAdventures.3．The4booksareintendedforloversof________.A．fairytalesB．funnysto

riesC．romancefictionsD．sci-fithrillersIusedtofancymyselfaprettygoodvacationer.Butonmyfamily'srecentweek-longtriptoMexic

oourfirstrealgetawaysincethepandemicbegan—Igotmixedup.Thehugedifferencebetweentheexpectationsandtherealitiesoftravelhitmeafewhoursafterwe

landedinCaboSanLucas,Mexico.DrivingourrentalcartoWalmarttobuygroceries,wefoundourselvesstuckinstand-stilltrafficforovertwohours.Icomfortedm

yselfwiththethoughtthatoncewearrived,myvacationselfwouldemerge:relaxed,flexibleandreadyforasurfingfollowedbyamargarita(玛格丽塔酒)onthebeach—whilewearingo

neofseveralsundressesthathadbeengatheringdustinmyclosetsince2020.Readers,Ididnot.First,IwasdefeatedbywhatIwillwe

llrefertoas“traveler'sstomach.”Then,Iwasscaredoutofsurfingbywavesthatseemedtoomessyandpowerfulformyskills.Ach

illyfogkeptmefromunrollingthesundressesI'dcarefullypacked,andIendedupwrappedinthesamesweat-shirtthatIworeontheairplane.Al

lseemedruined.Duringtheepisode,Inearlydrovemyselfcrazybyaskingconstantly,“HowcanImakethisbetter'?CanIfindadifferentrouteinthetraffic?”Butitwasjustab

outacceptance:gettingintothemoment,acceptingwhatitis,andtrusting—trustingthismaynotbethebestmomentofthevac

ation,buttherecanstillbegoodmomentsofthevacation.Indeed,Inoticedashiftinmymood.AtsomestageIdiddrinkamargarita.Eventually,Ihadanenjoyableafternoonofs

urfinginthesun.ButwhenIfondlyrememberthisvacationnow,Imoreoftenreturntocurlinguponthehotelcouchwithmyhusband,wa

tching“StrangerThings”insweats;orsittingsand-cakedonthebeachwatchingourdaughterdiggingwithalocalgirl.Inthosesmallmoments,Iwassimplypres

ent.That'swhatvacationisallabout.4．HowdidtheauthorfeelonherwaytoWalmart?A．Relaxedandexpectant.B．Upsetbuthopeful.C．Dis

appointedanddefeated.D．Delightedbutconcerned.5．Whatpreventedtheauthorfromwearingthesundress?A．Sharpstomachache.B．Hugewaves.C．

Coldweather.D．Favoredsweat-shirts.6．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorasthevacationwenton?A．Shepreferredtostayinthehotel.

B．Shesoughtforbetterenjoyments.C．Sheachievedthegoalsasscheduled.D．Sheembracedtheimperfectmoments.7．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toshareref

lectionsonatrip.B．Toprovideadviceonagetaway.C．TopromotetourisminMexico.D．Toinformchallengesofavacation.BackinNovember2019,AlessandraMascar

o,avolunteerworkingattheOzougaChimpanzeeProjectinLoangoNationalPark,Gabon,WestAfrica,sawsomethingshecouldn’tquitebel

ieve—oneoftheapesnamedSuzeenoticedhersonSiahadhurthisfoot.Afterseeminglythinkingaboutthebestcourseofaction,shethenpluckedaninsectoutofthe

air,lickeditandappliedittothewound.Mascarocapturedthewholetouchingmomentonfilmandshowedhertutor,Dr.TobiasDeschner,azoologistworkingf

orOzouga.TheOzougateamthensetaboutmonitoringthechimpanzeesintheparkandlookingforotherexamplesofthebehaviour

.Overthefollowing15monthstheycaptured76incidencesoftheapesapplyinginsectstowoundsonthemselvesorothergroupmembers.Theresearc

hersareuncertainwhythechimpsusetheinsects,orevenwhichinsectstheyare,butsuspecttheymighthavelenitivepropertiesthatcouldprovidepa

inrelief.However,thefindingreallyprovesthattheactofapplyinganinsecttotreatother’swoundsisaclearexampleofprosocialbehavi

our(亲社会行为)thatechoestheactsofempathydisplayedbyhumanbeings.“Thisis,forme,especiallybreathtakingbecausesomanypeopledoubtpr

osocialabilitiesinotheranimals.Suddenlywehaveaspecieswherewereallyseeindividualscaringforothers,”Deschners

aid.Theteamnowaimstoidentifytheinsectsbeingusedbythechimpanzeesandinvestigatewhoisapplyinginsectstowhomtoestablishwhe

therthebehaviourisbasedonasocialrank.“Weneedtostillputmuchmoreeffortintostudyinggreatapesbecauseitiscrucialtoshedlighto

nourowncognitiveevolution,”saidDeschner.8．HowdidSuzeetreatherson’swound?A．Bylickingtheinjury.B．Byadoptinganeasyway.C．Byusingacertaininsect.D．B

ypreventingtheinfection.9．Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword“lenitive”inParagraph2?A．Original.B．Relieving.C．Refreshing.D．Resistant.10

．WhatcanbeinferredfromtheOzougateam’sstudy?A．Apesarecapableofcaringforothers.B．Chimpscandistinguishusefulinsects.C．Prosocialabilitie

scomefromimitation.D．Socialranksdecidethepowerofempathy.11．WhatdoesDeschnerthinkofthefinding?A．Itremainsamystery.B．Itfacilitat

esevolution.C．Ithighlightsapes’intelligence.D．Itclarifiespeople’sdoubt.Whenyoubuysomethingforyourself,youprobablyspendhoursshoppingaround

forthebestdealonthehighestqualityproduct.Someofyoumayevendesiretoknowhowabrandoperatesasacompany.However,whenwedo

natemoneytooneofthecountlesscharitiesoutthere,mostofusdon’tconductsuchresearch.Wehaveabsolutelynoideaaboutwherethatmoneygoesto,

whatitbuysorwhoithelps.Atleastthatisthecaseforthemajorityofcharities.Perhapsyoushouldstarttotakeagreaterinterest

inthewindingpaththatyourcharitabledonationstake,becausemanyofthemmayleadtodeadends.Youreallyshouldaskthequestion:willmydonationtothischarityactually

helpthepeopleorcause?Sometimesitmakesmattersworse.Forexample,manycharitieshelpAfricanpeopleinstallwaterpump

stodelivercleanwatertotheircommunities.Moneyhasbeeninvestedoverthepast20yearstoinstallatotalof60,000pumpsacrosssub-SaharanAfrica.How

ever,today40%ofthosehavefailedtoworkatsomepoint.Theyhavebeenleftthere,likeexpensivebutuselessdecorations.Oneofthele

asteffectivemeansofgivingiswhencharitysendsendlessshippingcontainersfullofmaterialgoodstounderdevelopednations.Forinstance,Kenyaimportsmoret

han100,000tonsofclothesfromglobalcharitieseachyear.Theissueisthatthesemountainsofregularlyimportedclotheshave

completelydestroyedlocaltextileindustries,whichhavepreviouslysupportedlocaleconomies.Ultimately,towhomandhowmuchyougiveisyourchoice.Itisimpor

tanttoprovidehighlyspecializedservicesinsteadofmaterialgoods.Asageneralruleofthumb,themoreyourdonationmatchesthenee

dofthereceivers,thebetteritwillbeforthelong-termprosperityofthoseyouwanttohelp.12．Whatdomostpeopledowhentheydon

ate?A．Theykeeptrackoftheirdonations.B．Theyneglecttheprocessofcharities.C．Theyselectproductsofhighestquality.D．Theydo

researchonapplicationoffunds.13．Whyistheexampleofwaterpumpsmentionedinparagraph2?A．Tostresseffectivegiving.B．Toillustrateaf

aultinvestment.C．Toconfirmacharitablefailure.D．Tocomplainthepumps'quality.14．Whichviewwilltheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Donationsshouldmee

tlocaldemands.B．Ineffectivecharitiesmustbeabandoned.C．Materialgoodscanboosttextileindustry.D．Specializedservicest

urnoutsatisfactory.15．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Hasyourdonationhitadeadend?B．Whyshouldyoumakeadonation?C

．Wheredoesmydonationtakeitsway?D．Willmydonationtocharityreallyhelp?阅读理解【浙江省台州市书生中学2022-2023学年高三上学期起始考】Readin

gonthego*FReaderAstandardreadingappforeBooksandaudiobooks,FReadersupportsavarietyofformats.Theprogramisverypleasantt

otheeyeandisadjustabletovariousspectrums(光谱).Apartfrombeingareadingapp,FReaderhasanintegratedtranslatorforfivelanguages(English,Russia

n,German,French,andUkrainian),makingtheappattractivetopeopleacrosstheworld.Youcanalsoselectasectionofth

epageyouarereadingandshareitviasocialnetworks,Bluetooth,SMSandothermethods.Coolfeatures:Fourthemes,supp

ortsfivelanguages,advanced3Danimations,scansthedeviceforallexistingformats,Text-to-Speech.Businessmodel:Freeapp.Onlyastand

ardfreeplanisavailable.*AlReaderAlthoughitcanreadeverytypeofbook,AlReaderisspeciallydesignedforSci-Filovers.Theappdoesn’tsupportiOS

butyoucanopenmanybookformatsonyourAndroidphone.Thisapphasenhancedgraphical(图解的)featuresandawiderangeofcustomizationoptionsthatfocusonprovidingthe

bestqualityforfictionalbookreading.Coolfeatures:Text-To-Speech,externaldictionaries,advancedadjustmentofthevisualsupportsE-Inkdev

ices.Businessmodel:Freeapp.ASIReaderdoesn’tsellbooks,butyoucansimplypurchasedigitalproductselsewhereanduploadthemtot

hereadingapp.*NookNookisstronglyintegratedwiththeonlinestoreBanes&Noble.YoucanbuyyoueBooksanywhereandtheywillaut

omaticallyappearintheNooklibrary.TheappsupportsmosteBookformats.Coolfeatures:Wishlist,ArticleView,ParentalModeforchildren,customization

ofallthevisualfeatures.Businessmodel:Freeapp.WiththepartnershipwithBanes&Noble,youcanfindoveramillionfreebooksontheirwebsiteorpurchasenewtitl

esforthepriceofaslowas$0.99.*ScribdScribdhascomealongwayfromthedocument-readingappitwasinitially.Today,itisoneofthemostfamous

programswithoveramilliontitlesinitslibrary.Uponregistration,yougeta30-daydemoaccountthatletsyoureadallthebooksyouwantforfree!Apartfrombooks,Sc

ribdprovidescomicbooks,audiobooksarticles,scientificstudies,courtcasesanduncommongenresthatnootherappoffers.Youcanevenpub

lishyourownbookonthisplatform.Coolfeatures:Booksyncacrossdifferentdevices,audiobooks.Businessmodel:30-dayfreetrial.Themonthlysu

bscriptionforunlimitedaccesstoScribd’savailablematerialis£8.99.1．WhyisFReaderattractivetointernationa

lreaders?A．Itdoesn’tharmyoureyes.B．Ithasmanycustomizationoptions.C．Ithasapowerfulintegratedtranslator.D．Userscansharewhattheyreadvi

asocialnetworks.2．WhatcanyoudowithAlReader?A．BuySci-Fibooks.B．Enjoygreatgraphics.C．ReadonaniOSdevice.D．Publishyourownwriting.3．Youcanreadbooksfr

omBanes&Nobleforfreeon________.A．FRcader.B．AIReadcr.C．Nook.D．Scribd.PhotographerRebeccaDouglashasalwaysbeencrazy

aboutthenightsky.HerloveofthestarshastakentheUKresidenton“starwalking”tripstoIcelandandintotheArctic.FornatureloverslikeDouglasstarwalk

ingturnsouttobeagoodwaytoenjoylife.Hikingatnightisn’tuncommon.Plentyofpeoplehikeafterdarktogettocampsiteso

rwatchsunrisefromamountaintop.Starwalkinggoesastepfurtherbymixinghikingwithstargazing.Ratherthanheadingtoanobservatoryorsettingup

atelescopeinyourbackyard,starwalkingtakesyouonabriefjourneytolookatthestarsfromdifferentviewpoints.“Anobservatorycannevertaketheplaceofg

ettingoutintoarurallandscapeunderablanketofstars,”saysGaryLinternofStargazingNightsinDurham,England,wholeadsguidednighttimeh

ikes.“It’samagicalexperience,andIenjoysharingit,especiallyatsomeofmyfavoritelocations,liketheHighForceWaterfall,England’slargestwaterfall,in

Teesdale.”Thereareplentyofstudiesthatshowthehealthbenefitsofbeinginnature.Spendingatleasttwohoursaweekout

doors,particularlywhileengaginginactivitiesthatinvolve“effortlessattention”,candecreasebloodpressure,heartrale,andstresslevels.Walkingatnighthast

headdedbenefitofimprovingsleep,whichisimportantforoverallhealth,saysChristinaPierpaoliParker,abehavioralsleepresearcherattheUniversityofAlab

ama.Parkersaysthatstarwalkingworksontwophysiologicalprocessesthatdeterminesleepquality.“Movementandexercise,suchasrelaxingstargazin

gwalksoutside,mayfacilitatesleep,”shesays.Linternadvisesreadinguponthenightskybeforesettingout.Freemobileapps,suchasStarWa

lk2,canhelpidentifycelestialbodiesandareeasytouse—simplypointyourphonesattheskytogetamap.WebsiteslikeSky&Telescope

andNASA’sSpacePlacecoverthebasics,havein-depthexplanationsforconstellations(星座),andofferadviceongearandequipment.Attheendoftheday

.thebestadviceistotakeitslowandenjoythejourney.4．WhydidDouglasgotolceland?A．Totakephotosthere.B．Toenjoythenightskythere.C．Toexperiencedail

ylifethere.D．Tosearchforanobservatorythere.5．Whatcanweknowaboutstarwalking?A．Itisacombinationofhikingandstargazing.B．Itissimilartosta

rgazingatanobservatory.C．Itonlyrequiresatelescopeinyourbackyard.D．ItbecomesmorepopularbecauseofGrayLintern.6．

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“facilitate”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Slow.B．Worsen.C．Prevent.D．Promote.7．What’sthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Someusefulm

obileapps.B．Famouswebsitesabouthiking.C．Propersuggestionsonstarwalking.D．Basicknowledgeofequipmentforstargazing.Katherine

Rooks,aDenver-basedwriter,hadsenthersonatextmessageaboutcominghomefromschool“Icouldtellfromhisresponsethathebecameupsetsuddenly

inourthread.Andwhenhecamehome,hecameoverandsaid,‘Whatdidyoumeanbythis?’“Rookswasconfused.”SowelookedatthetexttogetherandIsaid,“Well,Imeant

,seeyoulater,orsomething.Idon‘trememberexactlywhatitsaid.’Andhesaid,‘Butyouendedwithafullstop!Ithoughtyouwer

ereallyangry!”Rookswasn’tangry,andsheexplainedtohersonthat,well,periodsarehowyouendasentence.Butintext-messagi

ng—atleastforyoungeradult--periodsdomorethanjustendasentence:theyalsocansetatone.GretchenMcCulloch,alinguis

t,saidthatwhenitcomestotext-messaging,theperiodhaslostitsoriginalpurpose.Butthatdoesn’tmeantheperiodhaslostallthepurposesin

text-messaging.Nowitcanbeusedtoindicateseriousnessorasenseoffinality.“Butcautionisneeded,”saidMcCulloch,notingthatp

roblemscanstarttoarisewhenyoucombineaperiodwithapositiveemotion,like“sure”or“soundsgood”.Aperiodcanaccidentallysetatone.Arecentstudyconductedby

BinghamtonUniversitypsychologyprofessorCeliaKlinconfirmedthis.Researchersaskedundergraduatestoevaluateatextexchangethatincludedaninn

ocentquestionandtheanswer“Yes”.Somesaw“Yes”withaperiodandsomesawthewordwithout.Theyfoundconsistentlythroughmanyexperime

ntsthat“Yes”withaperiodresultedinresponsesthatweremorenegative.Sopeoplethought“Yes”withaperiodwaslessfriend

ly,lesssincere,andsoon.“Ireallydon’tlikegettingtextmessagesthatendinperiodsbecauseitalwaysfeelssopassive-aggressive,”saidJu

anAbenanteRincon,24,asocialmediamanagerforAdidas.“Like,areyoumad?What’sgoingon?Like,didIdosomethingwrong?”Klinsaidthisdemonstrateslanguagei

sconstantlychanging.“Languageevolutionhashappened;it’llcontinuetohappen,andisn’titgreatthatwe’resolinguisticallyflexibleandcreative?”8．Whydoesthetex

tbeginwithKatherine’sconflictwithherson?A．Toleadintheuseofperiodintexting.B．Toemphasizethegreatpowerofwords.C．Toshowyoungsters’attitudestowar

dstexting.D．Tosuggesttherightuseofpunctuationmarks.9．WhyisJuanAbenanteRinconmentionedinthetext?A．Tomakeass

essmentsontherecentstudy.B．Toconfirmthefindingsoftherecentstudy.C．Toputforwarddoubtsabouttherecentstudy.D

．Toshowgreatoppositionfortherecentstudy.10．WhatisCeliaKlin’sattitudetowardsthechangesinthemeaningsoffullstops?A．Disapp

roving.B．Conservative.C．Worried.D．Positive.11．Whatcanbethesuitabletitleofthepassage?A．FullStops:BeOriginalB

．FullStops:BeCautiousC．LanguageEvolution:BeFlexibleD．LanguageEvolution:BeConsistentTheBeijingWinterOlympicsandParalympicssawmanyexcellentathletesc

ompeteontheiceandsnow,promptinganenthusiasmforwintersportsinChina.Infact,thecountryhashadadeeprelationshipwithwintersportssincea

ncienttimes,withskiingoriginatingintheAltayprefectureofXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.In2005,cavepaintingsofAl

taypeoplehuntingonskiswithpoleswerediscovered,whicharchaeologistsestimatedcouldbemorethan10,000yearsold.Sincethen,Altayhasbeenr

ecognizedbymanyasoneofthebirthplacesofskiing,accordingtoXinhua.AsoneoftherichestcollectionsofancientrockartinChina,

thereareherdsofcamels,sheep,wolvesandhumanfigures.ThepaintingontheroofofacaveinDundebulakevillageofAltayprefecturedepictshumansons

kis,bendingtheirkneesastheytravelalongsideanimals,includingdeerandmoose.TherockartinDundebulakeiswellpreservedbecausethepictograp

hs(象形文字)arewellhiddeninthecave.Additionally,Alta’sdryclimatehasbeenausefulpreservingagent,accordingtoa2016researchpaperpublishedbytheHebeiNorm

alUniversity.Uniquegeographicalandclimaticconditionsmakeskiinganindispensablepartoflocalpeople’slives.Thec

limateinAltayismildandnottoowindy,soskiersarelessaffectedbyweatherconditions,allowingthemtosafelymovefaster.Unlikethemod

ernskisweusenowadays,furskishavebeenusedasameansoftransportationforthesnowfieldinhabitantsofAltayformorethan100centuries,accordingtor

ockcarvingsuncoveredinthearea.Makingskishasbeenatraditionalskill.Thehandmadeskishavealayerofhorseskin.Thefuronthehorseskincanhelpdecreasefrictio

n(摩擦力)whentheyslidedownthehill,whiletheskisalsopreventskiersfromfallingwhentheywalkup.Atthesametime,theyhaveawoodensti

ckinhandtokeepbalance,accordingtoChinaDaily.Furskicompetitionshavebeenheldannuallybythelocalgovernment.Manylocalswoulddisplaytheirmaneuvers(高超的移动)at

thecompetitions.12．WhichofthefollowingisevidencethatAltayisoneofthebirthplacesofskiing?A．Altaypeopleworeskistohuntanimals.B．Themodernskisareverys

imilartofurskis.C．Localpeoplehaveusedfurskisforalongtime.D．Humansonskisweredepictedincavedrawings.13．WhathavefurskisbeenusedforinAltays

inceancienttimes?A．Hunting.B．Transportation.C．Competition.D．Entertainment.14．Howdoeshorseskinbenefitskiers?A．Ithelpsthembettercontroldirection

s.B．Itmakesthemslidemorecomfortably.C．Ithelpsthemslidedownsmoothly.D．Ithelpsthemkeepsteadywhilesliding.1

5．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A．TheoriginsofskiinginAltay.B．TheancientrockartfoundinAltay.C．Thedevelo

pmentofskiinginChina.D．ThecurrentpopularityofskiinginAltay阅读理解【浙江省舟山市南海实验高中2022-2023学年高三上学期开学考试】TheHayFestival(ofLiterature&Arts)isabookfes

tival.IttakesplaceinHayon-Wya,asmalltowninWales.Thefestivalisheldeveryyear,andlastsfortendaysbetweenMayandJune.Itattractsover80,000vi

sitorsandmanyimportantwritersgivereadingsordiscusstheirworks.Thefestivalstartedin1988andissponsoredbyTheDailyTelegraphnewspaper.Glyndebou

rneisafestivalofopera.It’sorganizedinaprivatehouse:Glyndebourne,whichisonthesouthcoastofEngland.Thefestivalhasbeenheldthereeverysummersince193

4.Theoperasareperformedinaspecially-designedtheatreinthegardens.ThefestivalspecializesintheworksofMozart.Visitorstothefestivallistentooperasinth

eafternoon.Then,theyhavepicnicsinGlyndebourne’sbeautifulgardens.Cheltenhamisahorseracingfestivalheldinatowninwest

ernEngland.OneofthedaysfallsonStPatrick’sDay(on17thMarch),Ireland’snationalday.Thebiggestraceofthefour-dayeventistheCheltenham

GoldCup,oneofthemostimportantracesinthehorseracingcalendar.Duringthefestival,hundredsofmillionsofpoundsaregambledon

the28races.TheGreatBritishBeerFestivalisa...beerfestival.It’sheldinOlympia(anexhibitioncentreinLondon)fora

weekeveryAugust.Over1,000differentBritishandforeignbeersareserved.Therearelotsofunusualdrinkstotaste,suchasanOscarWilde,theChampionBeerofBritain2011

.Butthefestivalisn’tonlyaboutbeer.There’slivemusic,booksigningsandeventutorialsonhowtotastebeer.1．Whatdothesefestivalshaveincommon?A．Theyal

lcanattractart.B．TheyareallUKfestivals.C．Theyalldatefromthemid-20thcentury.D．Theyareallheldinprivatehouses.2．Whichofthefollowingfestivalstakes

placefirstinayear?A．TheHayFestival.B．Glyndebourne.C．Cheltenham.D．TheGreatBritishBeerFestival.3．WhatcanvisitorsdoatTheGreatBritish

BeerFestival?A．Learnhowtomakebeer.B．Performlivemusiconstage.C．Signtheirnamesonbooks.D．Samplesomeunusualbeers.Iusedtomaketh

esameNewYear’sresolutioneveryyear——tosimplifymylifeandmaketimeforme——butIwasalwaystoobusytostickwithitforverylong.Changeisno

teasyforme.Ilikedhelpingpeopleandhatedtosay“no”whenIwasaskedforhelp.IwassoovercommittedthatIdidn’thav

etimetojustsitandreadabook.AsIranfromtasktotask,Icouldneveroutrunthefeelingthatsomethingwasmissing,thatwasrealhappiness,

whichseemedjustoutofreach.IfeltlikeIwasmissingakeypieceoftheinstructionsonhowtoputmylifetogether.Myrealawakeningcame

aboutinastrangewayafewyearsago.Wewerehavingtheinsideofourhousepaintedandsowehadtoallthedecorationsoutofthep

ainters’wayastheymovedfromroomtoroom.Somehow,wegotalongquitewellwithoutalltheitemswehadcollectedovertheyears.Thenwedecidedtothinkhardaboutwhatw

ewouldputback.Finally,weremovedmanydecorationsbecausetheymadetheroomsfeelsmallandcluttered(杂乱的).Weputbackonlythethingswereallywanted.Th

ehousefeltsomuchmoreopen,peacefulandbeautiful.WhenIstartedtohangourcalendarbackup,Inoticedhowfulleachdaywas.Everys

quarewasfilledin.Idecidedtocontinuemydecluttering(清理)withthecalendar.ItwasneartheendofJuly,soIstarted“clearing”Augustand

September.Ikeptdoctors’appointments,familyeventsandcommitmentstochurch.ButIremovedextratasksIhadtakenon.NowI’mmorerelaxed.I’v

elearnedtosay“no”whenIwasaskedforhelp.IfeellikeIhaveblessedothersbydonatingourunuseditemstocharity.But,mostofall,Ischeduletimeformeeachdaytodow

hatIwant.Theunclutteredbeautyofourhomeandschedulegivesmegreatpeaceandjoy.4．Theunderlinedword“outrun”inpara2

canbebestreplacedby________.A．livewithoutB．escapefromC．sticktoD．takecontrolof5．Whydidtheauthorfinallymakechangestoherbusycalendar?A．Shewas

toostressedouttocontinueherbusycalendar.B．Thebusycalendarcouldn’tbringherhappinessanymore.C．Shegraduallychangedherattitudetowardshelpi

ngothers.D．Thejoyfromdeclutteringherhomeencouragedthechange.6．Whatmighttheauthorrefusetodoaftershechangedherschedule?A．Gotochurch.B．seeadenti

st.C．Completeextrawork.D．Attendfamilygatherings.7．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheCleanupB．MyBusySchedu

leC．RegainpeaceandJoyD．LiveaSimpleLifeU.S.lifeexpectancyiscurrently78.6years——anumberdeterminedbyfactorsinc

ludinggenes,gender,lifestyleandluck.Butthesinglebestpredictoroflongevity(寿命)mightbegeography.Growingevidencesuggestspeople’sZIPco

desmightholdthemostinformationabouthowlongthey’lllive.ResearchersfromtheNewYorkUniversitySchoolofMedicinerecentlyuseddata

fromNYULangoneHealth’sCityHealthDashboardtofindthat56ofthe500largestU.S.citiesarehometopeoplewhocanexpecttoliveatleast20feweryearsthanthosei

notherneighborhoods,evenifthey’rejustaway.InChicago,thecitywiththelargestdifferences,lifeexpectancyvariedby30.1yearsbetweenneighborhoods;inbo

thWashingtonD．C．andNewYorkCity,itvariedbymorethan27yearsbetweenneighborhoods.Whereyoulivedirectlyaffectsyourhealthinanumberofwa

ys,fromexposuretoairpollutiontoaccessibilityofhealthyfood,greenspaceandmedicalcare.It’salsoanindicatorofsocioeconomic(社会经济学的)factor

srelatedtohealthandlongevity,includingraceandincome.TheNYUresearchersalsofoundthatthecitieswiththewidestgapsi

nlifeexpectancywerethosemostseparatedbyraceandethnicity(种族划分),withminorityneighborhoodsoftenfacingobstacles,l

ikeunaffordablehousingcostsorpoorsocialservices.Buttheseproblemsdidn’taffectmajoritywhiteneighborhoodstothesamedegree.Chicagoisfarmorese

paratedthanmostU.S.cities,andlargelyblackneighborhoodsontheSouthSidehavethecity’slowestlifeexpectancies.Linksamongrace,povertyandhealthhavebeen

strengthenedbyyearsofinequality,andremovingthemwon’tbeeasy.However,theNYUresearchersargueunderstandingthetiesbetween

ZIPcodesandhealthcanhelplocallawmakers,public-healthofficialsandcommunityrepresentativesbegintolevelth

eplayingfieldfortheirvoters.8．Whatdoes“ZIPcodes”referto?A．Wherepeoplelive.B．Howpeoplelivetheirlife.C．Whetherarelucky.D．Whatg

enespeoplehave.9．Whatdidthedatausedinparagraph2show?A．PeopleindifferentciteshaddifferentlifeexpectanciesB．PeopleinCh

icagolivedlongerthanthoseinNewYork.C．PeopleinWashingtonD．C．hadthelowestlifeexpectancies.D．Lifeexpectancydifferedamongpeopleinthesame

district.10．WhatcontributestothehugegapinlifeexpectancyinChicago?A．Medicalcare.B．Airpollution.C．Ethnicity.D．Socialservice.11．Whatisthetextm

ainlyabout?A．InfluencesofZIPcodesondifferentpeopleB．LinksbetweenZIPcodesandlongevity.C．Waystoimprovepeople’slifeexpectancy.D．Importanceofremov

inginequality.Anewstudyfoundthat15-year-oldstoldmorecoherent(连贯的)storiesaboutturningpointsintheirlivesiftheirmothershadbeentaughtthenew

conversationaltechniques14yearsearlier.Theseadolescentsalsoreportedfewersymptomsofdepressionandanxietycomparedtoadolescentsinthestudywh

osemothershadtalkedwiththeirtoddlers(初学走路的孩子)asusual.Intheresearch,115mothersoftoddlerswereassignedtoeitheracontrolgroupwithoutanytrainingora

nexperimentalgroupgiventraininginelaborativereminiscine(详尽回忆)forayear.Thetraininginvolvesopenandresponsiveconversations

withyoungchildrenabouteverydaypastevents.ProjectleadProfessorElaineReesesaysadolescentswhosemothershadparticipatedintheearliercoachings

essionsnarrateddifficulteventsfromtheirlives—suchasparentaldivorceorcyber-bullyingwithmoreinsightintohowtheexperienceha

dshapedaspeople.ProfessorReesesays,“Ourfindingssuggestparents’sharingmemoriesearlyinchildren’slivescanhavelong-lastingben

efits,bothforthewayadolescentsprocessandtalkaboutdifficultlifeeventsandfortheirwell-being.Forexample,ithelpschildrendevelopmorecomplete,speci

fic,andaccuratememoriesoftheirexperiences,providingaricherstoreofmemoriestousewhentellingtheirownstories.Italsoteacheschildrenhowtohaveopendiscuss

ionsaboutpastfeelingswhenthey’renolongerintheheatofthemoment.”ProfessorReesehopesparentsandpolicymakersrealizetheimpor

tanceofearlychildhoodastheidealtimeforstartingtohavepositiveconversationswithchildren,andtoknowthattheseconversationscanmakeadifferenceasc

hildrengrowolder.“Theultimategoalistoencourageparentstohavemoresensitiveandresponsiveconversationsabouteventsintheirchildren’slives.”Theresearche

rsintendtocontinuethestudy,followingupwithparticipantsinemergingadulthoodtodetermineanyongoingeffectsoftheirtheirsmother’

selaborativereminiscine.12．Accordingtothetext,allmothersinvolvedintheresearch________.A．weretrainedhowtotalkwithkidsforayearB．hadchild

renwhowereaboutoneyearoldC．tookpartinthefollow-upresearchannuallyD．hadexperiencedsomedifficulteventsinlife13．Whatdoestheresearchindicate?A．Coachi

ngsessionswithparentsbenefittoddlers.B．Parentsneedtolearnnewconversationaltechniques.C．Parents’elaborativereminiscingcanfightde

pression.D．Sharingmemoriessetskidsonpathtobetterwell-being.14．Whycouldadolescentsintheexperimentalgroupnarratetheirlif

eeventsbetter?A．Theywentthroughmoreturningpointsinlife.B．Theyhadaricherstoreofmemoriestoreferto.C．Theycouldwellrememberwhathapp

enedinlife.D．Theyhadbetterlanguageskillstodescribeevents.15．What’sresearchers’attitudetotheimpactsofelaborativereminiscingonadults?A．Uncertain.B．F

avorable.C．Concerned.D．Doubtful.阅读理解【浙江省名校协作体2022-2023学年高三上学期开学考试】Formanypopidolfans,havingtheopportunitytoparticipate

inamusicvideofortheirfavoritepopsongsmightbeadreamcometrue.I,IhadtakenlessonsataChinese-owneddancestu

dio,andtheybegantoholdauditions(试镜)foraspecialproject—filmingamusicvideo!Thosewhopassedtheauditionswouldrehearse(排练)awell-designeddanceandbefilme

dbyaprofessionalcameracrew.Ireallylikethesongtheychose—KillThisLovebyBlackpink,agirlgroupfromSouthKo

rea,soIauditioned.Iwasconfidentatfirstintheaudition,butasIfeltmorepressure,Iforgotafewmoves.Thisdefinitelyhurtmycha

nces,soIbecameveryonedgeabouttheresults.Additionally,becauseBlackpinkisafour-membergroup,thestudiowasonlylookingforf

ourpeople,andover20peoplehadauditioned.Iwasveryunsureifmyperformancewouldbegoodenoughforacallback.TwoweekslaterwhenIhad

justaboutgivenuponhearingback,Igotatextfromthestudiomanager,saying,“Congratulations!YouhavepassedtheauditionforKillThisLove.”Ico

uldbarelycontainmyexcitement,butwantingtoseemmature,Irepliedtoherinacalmandcollectedmanner.Wewerescheduledforfiverehears

alsintotal,andthefilmingdatewassetforthemiddleofApril.Whatreallystirredupmyexcitementwasknowingthatwewouldbefilmedinpublic.Iwouldalsobedancingthepar

tofRose,myfavoriteBlackpinkmember.OurfirstrehearsalwasonaWednesday.Thestudiohadrentedthebasementofatheater.Ther

ewere,ofcourse,difficulties.Thedanceroutineincludedformations,sowehadtolearnthepositionsandtransitions—thingsthatwedidnotusuallylearninourregulardan

celessons.Butitwasjustthefourofus,andourteacherhadenoughtimetoworkwitheachofusindividually.Ihavebeenpracticinghard

formydream.Ihopeeverythinggoeswell,andIlookforwardtotheupcomingperformance!21．HowdidIfeelabouttheresultsafterforgettingafe

wmoves?A．Confident.B．Ambitious.C．Confused.D．Nervous.22．WhydidIreplytothemanagercalmlywhenIgottheexcitingtext?A．BecauseIinte

ndedtopresentamatureimagetoher.B．BecauseIwastrainedwellenoughtocontainmyfeelings.C．BecauseIknewthatIw

asgoodenoughforsuchacallback.D．BecauseIhadknowntheresultbeforesheinformedmeofit.23．Whatwasmyfirstrehearsalinthe

basementlike?A．Confusingbutpractical.B．Challengingbuthelpful.C．Difficultbutentertaining.D．Regularbutrewarding.24．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwriting

thepassage?A．ToexpresstheburningpassionforBlackpink.B．Toshowthedifficultyinattendinganaudition.C．Toshareapersonal

experienceinpursuitofadream.D．Toconveytheexcitementofengaginginarehearsal.Myfour-andeight-year-oldsareclosernowthantheywerebeforethepande

mic.Icanhearthesoundsofgigglingfromtheirbedroomseveraltimesanight.Butthemoretimemygirlsspendtogether,themoretheyfight,too.Themostcommonb

attlegroundsformykidsareinjusticesandfightingforposition.Ondayswhenwearetrappedinthehousetogetherandtheirscreamingmatchesreachoperaticle

vels,theirdadandIworrywedidsomethinghorriblywrongasparentstoencouragethisvolumeofconflict.ButaccordingtoJ

eanineVivona,aprofessorofpsychologyattheCollegeofNewJerseywhostudiessiblingrivalry(较量),“competitionwithsiblingsisjustafactoflife.

Andwecanjusttrytomanageitasbestwecan.”Studieshaveshownthatsiblingconflictsmayoccuruptoeighttimesanhour.

“Conflictdoesdecreaseintoadolescence;it’ssortoflevelsoff,”saidMarkEthanFeinberg,aresearchprofessoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.“Earlyandmiddlechildh

oodareparticularlydifficulttimesforsiblingaggression.”Whilemostsiblingsaren’tfightingforactualquarrels,psychologically,sibling

rivalryservesadevelopmentalpurpose:ithelpschildrenfigureoutwhatisuniqueandspecialaboutthemselves,knownas“differentiation”.Childrenwanttobeseenasthemo

stspecialbytheirparents,sothey’realwaysgoingtopushforpreferentialtreatmentovertheirsiblings.Buttheymayalsoshapetheirinterestsan

dpersonalitiesaroundtheirsiblings’skillsanddesires.Forexample,let’ssaytheoldersonisasoccerstar.Theyoungerchildorchildrenmaythenavoidsocceraltog

ether,eitherbecausetheyareafraidtheywon’tbeasgoodorbecausetheyfeartheymightbebetter—andtheydon’twanttotakethatriskeither.25．Whyisthereconflictbetw

eentheauthor’sdaughters?A．Becausetheyplaythescreamingmatches.B．Becausetheyalwayscompeteforpriority.C．Becausethey

can’tstandlivingwitheachother.D．Becausetheyreceiveobviouslyunfairtreatment.26．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Siblingrival

rycouldbeusefulasmotivationforchildren.B．Parentsshouldintervenesiblingrivalryasmuchastheycan.C．Mostsiblingconfl

ictsbegintofallwhenchildrenbecomeadults.D．Lifethroughoutchildhoodwillbemiserableduetosiblingrivalry.27．Whichcanbea

suitabletitleforthetext?A．Kids’strugglewithsiblingrivalryB．ParentingsolutionstosiblingrivalryC．Thepsychologyb

ehindsiblingrivalryD．AnunintendedupsideofsiblingrivalryFromtoiletpapertoyogurt,andcoffeetocornchips,manufacturersarequietlyshrinkingpackages

izeswithoutloweringprices.It’scalled“shrinkflation(缩水式通胀)”,andit’sacceleratingworldwide.IntheU.S.,asmallboxofKleenexnowhas60tissues;afewmonthsago,ith

ad65.InIndia,abarofVimdishsoaphasshrunkfrom155gramsto135grams.Shrinkflationisn’tnew,expertssay.Butitmultipliesintimesofhighinfl

ation(通货膨胀)ascompaniesstrugglewithrisingcostsforingredients,packaging,labor,andtransportation.Globalconsumerpriceinflationwasupan

estimated7%inMay,apacethatwilllikelycontinuethroughSeptember,accordingtoS&PGlobal.“Itcomesinwaves.Wehappentobeina

tidalwavenowbecauseofinflation,”saidEdgarDworsky,aconsumeradvocateandformerassistantattorneygeneralinMassachusettswhohasdocume

ntedshrinkflationonhisConsumerWorldwebsitefordecades.Mr.Dworskysaidshrinkflationappealstomanufacturersbecausetheyknow

customerswillnoticepriceincreasesbutwon’tkeeptrackofnetweightsorsmalldetails,likethenumberofsheetsonarolloftoiletpaper.Compa

niescanalsoemploytrickstodrawattentionawayfromdownsizing,likemarkingsmallerpackageswithbrightnewlabelsthatdrawsh

oppers’eyes.Somecustomerswhohavenoticedthedownsizingaresharingexamplesonsocialmedia.Otherssayshrinkflationiscausingthemtochangetheirshoppinghabits

.AlexAspacherdoesalotofgroceryshoppingforhisfamily.Henoticedwhentheone-poundpackageofslicedSwisscheeseheusedtobu

yshrankto12ouncesbutkeptits$9.99pricetag.Now,hehuntsfordealsorbuysablockofcheeseandslicesithimself.“Iwaspreparedforthechangetoadegree,butth

erehasn’tbeenalimittoitsofar,”Mr.Aspachersaid.“Ihopewefindthatceilingprettysoon.”Sometimesthetrendcanreverse.Asinflationeases,competitionmi

ghtforcemanufacturerstolowertheirpricesorreintroducelargerpackages.ButMr.Dworskysaysonceaproducthasgottensmaller,itoftenstaysthatway.

28．Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutshrinkflation?A．Itattractscustomersbyadjustingtheprices.B．Itnewlyemergesintheperiodofhighinflation.C．Itsa

vesmanufacturingcostbyreducingpackagesizes.D．Itisagoodwayformanufacturerstoexpandtheirbusiness.29．Theexampleo

fAlexAspacherismentionedto________.A．showcustomers’supportforshrinkflation.B．sharecustomers’currentshoppi

ngexperiences.C．explaintheinconvenienceshrinkflationhasbrought.D．illustratetheimpactofshrinkflationonbuyinghabits.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“r

everse”mean?A．ChangetotheoppositeB．SpreadlikewildfireC．BecomeunpredictableD．Cometoastop