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专题03说明文专练一1.(2023·四川内江·统考一模)AcompanycalledOpenAIhasrecentlyannouncedanewversionofitsartificialintelligence(AI)artist,DALL-E2.G
ivenjustashortsentencedescribingapicture,thetoolcancreatecomplicatedimages(图像)inmanydifferentstyles.OpenAIhasalrea
dychangedtheworldoncewithitsAIwritingtool,GPT-3.GPT-3wastrainedonhugeamountsofwritinginmanydifferentstyles.Whenitwasreleas
edin2020,itshockedpeoplebyquicklycreatingcomplete,well-writtenarticlesindifferentstyles.ItissopowerfulthatOpenAIhastr
iedtobeprudentwhenitcomestohowitallowspeopletousethetool,tomakesuirethatitisn’tusedforharmfulpurposes.DALL-EactuallygrewoutofanefforttoapplyGPT-3t
oimages.OpenAIreleasedthefirstversionofDALL-Elastyear.DALL-E2isevenmorepowerful.DALL-E2hasbeentrainedonmassivenumbersofpictu
reswithmatchingdescriptions,whichmeansit“knows”alotabouthowdifferentthingslook.DALL-Estartsitsimageswithapatternofrandomdots.Itthenchangesthepattern
ofthosedotsuntildifferentpartsoftheimagebegintomatchthedescriptiontheDALL-Eisgiven.DoesDALL-E2havesomethingnew?Theusercanselectanareao
fanimageandaskDALL-E2toputsomethingintothepicture,ortakeitout.Someartistsareconcernedthattheirjobopportunitiesmightbelimitedifa
computersystemcanmakesuchhighqualitypicturesondemandsoeasy.OpenAIsaysthetoolwillallowartiststobecreativeinn
ewways.Tomakesurethetoolisn’tmisused,OpenAIalreadyhasstrictrulesaboutthesortsofimagesthatcanbecreatedwithDALL-E.OneofthoserulespreventsDALL-Ef
romcreatingrealisticpicturesofactualpeople.Fornow,thecompanyisn’treleasingDALL-E2.Instead,itisallowingasmallnumberofpeop
letoworkwiththetooltolearnmoreaboutwhatworkswell,andtodiscoverpossibleproblems.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prudent”inparagraph2mean?A.Con
fident.B.Proud.C.Patient.D.Careful.2.WhichisoneofthetalentsDALL-E2has?A.Describingpicturesondemand.B.Pro
cessingtheexistingpictures.C.Teachingartistshowtopaint.D.Gradingpaintingsbyhumans.3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDAL
L-E2fromthelastparagraph?A.Itwillreachconsumerssoon.B.Itisnotusedbyactualpeople.C.Itisbeingimprovedatpresent.D.
ItisadvertisedwidelybyOpenAI.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.HowDALL-E2MakesUseofGPT-3B.WhyOpenAIDevelopsI
tsDALL-E2C.DALL-E2HelpsOfferArtistsNewJobsD.FromWords,DALL-E2CreatesPictures2.(2022·甘肃兰州·统考一模)Areyouplanningtoeatou
ttonightorareyougoingtostayintosavethepennies(省钱)?Amealoutatagoodrestaurantorevenapizzeriacancostyouasmallfortune,socookingfo
ryourselfmakesfinancialsense.Butwiththeriseinfoodprices,it’simportanttobeawiseshoppertokeepyourfoodbillin
check.Thesedaysoursupermarketshelvesarepackedwithtemptingfooditems,fromthedailystaples,likebreadandmilk,totheexotic
,likemangoesandkiwifruits(猕猴桃).There’salsotheoptionofbuyingreadymeals-convenientfoodthatcomesataprice
.However,ifyou’refeelinghardup(拮据),therearethingsyoucandotomakethemoneyyouspendonfoodgofurther.AccordingtotheBBCFoodw
ebsite,it’sallaboutchangingyourhabits.Itclaimsthatcookingfulfillingandtastymealsonabudgetiseasy.Itsuggestsanumberof“tricks”suchasusingche
apercutsofmeat,“choosesmallamountsofmeatwithlessexpensiveproteins”and“transformsmallquantitiesofleftoversintoaheavymeal”.Afav
oriteentertainmentofminetohelpwhenmoneyistightistostockuponitemsthatareonspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals(Buyone,getonefree).However,thisis
moreofaproblemwhenitcomestoperishable(易腐烂的)itemslikefreshfruitandvegetables.IntheUK,about39%ofhouseholdfoodwas
teisfruitandveg.Soit’sagoodideanottostockupontoomuchofthesethings.Storethemcarefullyandmakethemostoftheminallyourrecipes.Foodwasteisabigproblemgen
erally,soshoppingcarefullycanalsoreducetheamountwethrowaway.AndinEdinburghinScotland,it’spossibletoreducewasteand
notbreakthebankbyvisitingarecycledfoodshop,whichhasbeensetuptopreventextrafoodfromshopsendingupinthebins(垃圾桶).Ofcourse,thebiggestth
ingyoucandotohelpyourcashflowistocutbackontake-awaycoffeesandlunches.Cookingyourownmealsisusuallyhealthierforyou
andyourfinances.5.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingwayscosttheleastmoney?A.Tohavemealsatagoodrestaurant.B.Tocookmealsforyour
selfathome.C.Tobuyexoticfruitandvegetables.D.Tobuyreadymealsorconvenientfood.6.Whatdoestheauthorusuallydotosavet
heexpensesonfood?A.Hechoosessmallamountsofmeatwithexpensiveproteins.B.Hetransformslargequantitiesofleftoversintoaheavymeal.C.H
estocksuponitemsofspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals.D.Hemakesalltheperishablefruitandvegetablesinallhisrecipes..7.Howdosomepeoplereducefoo
dwasteintheUK?A.Theyoftenvisitsrecycledfoodshops.B.Theystoremostoftheirfoodcarefully.C.Theybuytake﹣awaycof
feesandlunches.D.Theyonlythrowawaytheperishablefood.8.Whichonecanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.WaystoCookTastyMealsatHomeB.WaystoCutDailyExpen
sesonMealsC.WaystoBuyFoodintheSupermarketD.WaystoStoreFreshFruitandVegetables.3.(2022·陕西渭南·统考一模)Forever
yonewhohatessettingtheiralarmanhourearliertohitthegym,scientistsmayhavesomegoodnews.Afternoonworkoutsleadtobetteroutcomesforsomepeo
ple,accordingtoastudypublishedthisyear.Thestudy,whichlookedatmenwhoareatriskfororhaveType2diabetes(糖尿病)fo
undthatparticipantswhoexercisedintheafternoonexperiencedmoremetabolic(新陈代谢的)benefitsaswellasmorepositiveeffectsontheirexerciseperformanceandfatmassc
omparedtoparticipantswhoexercisedinthemorning.“Ourbodyhasabiologicalclockandthisregulatesmanyprocessesinthebodyandtheseprocess
eshavearhythm,”saidPatrickSchrauwen,aprofessorofmetabolicaspectsofType2diabetesatMaastrichtUniversityintheNether
lands.“Someofthesearewellknown,likeyourbodytemperatureandyourbloodpressure.”Schrauwensaid.“Ourbiologicalclocksalsoinf
luenceourmetabolismandwhetherourbodiesburnfatorcarbohydratesatcertaintimes,”headded.Andforstudyparticipantswho
werefatoratriskforType2diabetes,thosefat-burningprocessesweremoreefficientintheafternoonhours.Higherbodytemperaturesintheafternoonmayalsohelpimprov
ecorporalperformance,almostlikeabuilt-indailywarm-up.“Whenyoustarttorealizehowstrongthisbiologicalclockcanbe
andthenifyoudothethingslikefoodintakeonthewrongtimeoftheday,orbeingactiveonthewrongtimeofthedayorbeinginactiveattimeswhenyoushouldbeact
ive,thiscanhaveamajorinfluence.”Schrauwenadded.“Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanalsouseitforyourbenefit.”Itcanbeespeciallyhelpfulforcompetitiveath
letesorpeopletrainingforaracetoexerciseintheafternoonofaday.Forexample,Schrauwensaidheworkedwithafootball
teamthatwasabletoimprovetheirperformancebymovingpracticetotheafternoon.9.Whatisthegoodnewsmentionedinthetext?
A.Peopledonotneedtosettheiralarmearlieranymore.B.Exerciseintheafternoonisgoodforallhumanbeings.C.Theme
nwithType2diabetescanbetreatedbyexercisingintheafternoon.D.Somepeoplegetmorebenefitswhentheyexerciseintheafter
noon.10.WhatisthescientificbasisofPatrickSchrauwen’sstudy?A.Ourbodieshavearegularsystem.B.Ourbodiescanadjusttoanewhabit.C.Th
epatientswithdiabetesburnfatfaster.D.Peoplecandowarm-upinsidetheirbodies.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“co
rporal”meaninparagraph4?A.Memorial.B.Physical.C.Natural.D.Mental.12.HowdidSchrauwenprovehisresearch?A.Byworkingwithotherscientists.B
.Bycomparingtheresultsfromdifferentpeople.C.Bytryingitwithspecificgroups.D.Byhelpingparticipantsatriskfordiabetes.4.(2022秋·安徽·高三校联考阶段练习)Clothesw
ereonceuseduntiltheyfellapart.Nottoday.Inhigh-incomecountriesinparticular,clothingandfootwearareincreasinglyfrequ
entlybought,thrownawayandreplacedwithnewfashions,whicharethemselvessoonthrownawayandreplaced.Theso-called‘Fastfashion’ishavingasurprisingenvironment
alimpact.Thefirstoneiswater.Thefashionindustryconsumesanywherefrom20trillion(万亿)to200trillionlitreseveryyear.Thentherearemicro-plasti
cs.Plasticfibresarereleasedwhenwewashpolyester(聚酯纤维)textiles,whichmakeupbetween20%and35%ofthemicro-plas
ticschokingtheoceans.Addedtothisarespecificchemicals,suchasthoseusedtomakefabricsstainresistantandthepesticidesrequiredtoprotectcropssuchasc
otton.Changeisbadlyneeded,butwillrequirethefashionindustrytoworkhardertoembracemoreofwhatisknownasthec
irculareconomy.Thatwillinvolveatleasttwothings:refocusingonmakingthingsthatlast,andsoencouragingreuse;an
dmorerapidlyexpandingthetechnologiesforsustainablemanufacturingprocesses,especiallyrecycling.There’sabigroleforresearch-bothacademicandindustria
l-inachievingtheseandotherambitions.Researcherscouldbeginbyhelpingtoprovidemoreaccurateestimatesofwateruse.Thereisalsoworktobedoneonimprovingandexp
andingtextilesrecycling.Undoubtedly,usedtextilesgotolandfillinpartbecausetherearerelativelyfewsystemsthatcollect,recycleandreusematerials
.Suchrecyclingrequiresthemanualseparationoffibres,aswellasbuttonsandzips.Differentfibresarenoteasytoident
ifybyeye,andoverallsuchmanualprocessesaretime-consuming.Machinerythatcanhelpisbeingdeveloped.Technologiesalsoexisttorecycleusedfibreschemica
llyandtocreatehigh-qualityfibresthatcanbereusedinclothing.Butthesearenowherenearthescaleneeded.Anotherchallengeforresearchersistow
orkouthowtogetconsumersandmanufacturerstochangetheirbehaviour.Otherresearchquestionsincludefindingway
stoencouragepeopletopurchaselonglastinggoods;exploringhowtosatisfydesiresforsomethingnewwhilereducingenvironmentalimpact;andunderstandingwhyc
ertainmeasurescanbesuccessfullyscaledupwhereasothersfail.13.Whydoestheauthormention“water”,“micro-plast
ics”and“chemicals”inParagraph2?A.Toprovideanidea.B.Toproveapoint.C.Togiveadefinition.D.Topresentnewconcepts.14.Whichofthefollowi
nggoesagainsttheconceptof“circulareconomy”?A.Effortsaremadetolengthenthelifespanoftextiles.B.Worn-outclothesareusedasdishclothsandoilrags.C.High-qual
ityfibresarecreatedtobereusedinclothing.D.Fashionindustryisencouragedtoreleasenewlinesmoreoften.15.Whatistherightthingforthefashi
onindustryresearcherstodo?A.Tomakesurethatalloftheusedtextilesgotolandfill.B.Toseparatefibres,aswellasbuttonsandz
ipsmanually.C.Toimproveandexpandtextilerecyclingtoalargerextent.D.Toencourageconsumerstosatisfytheirdes
iresforfashion.16.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.SayYestotheSo-calledFastFashionB.CutFas
tFashion’sEnvironmentalImpactC.AddresstheAcademicChallengesforResearchersD.ImprovetheEfficiencyoftheSeparati
onofFibres5.(2023秋·广东深圳·高三深圳市福田区福田中学校考阶段练习)Overthelastfewyears,socialmobility(流动性)betweenthegenerationshasbecomeanimpo
rtanttopic.Manypossiblefactorsthatpreventchildrenfrommovingfurtherupthesocialladderthantheirparentshavealreadybeeninvestig
ated,suchasfinancialresources,theeducationalsystemandgenetics.Recently,Dr.RetoOdermatt(UniversityofBase
l)andProf.Dr.WarnLekfuangfu(UniversidadCarlosIIIdeMadrid)conductedastudytoinvestigatetheconnectionbetweencareeraspirations(抱负)insocia
lmobilityandlaterlifesatisfaction.Thebasisforthestudyisadataset(数据集)thatfollowsthelivesofover17,000people
intheUKwhowereallborninthesameweekin1958,andcontinuestocollectdatatothisday.Amongotherthings,thedatasetgat
herstogetherinformationoneachindividual’schildhoodenvironment,thebackgroundsoftheirparents,theparticipants’abilities,theiraspirationsintheiryout
h,theirjobsandtheirhappinessasanadult.Theauthorsusedthisdatabasetoinvestigatehowtheaspirationsofchildrenandyoungpeopleaf
fecttheirlaterlife.Andtheyeventuallyfoundthattheeducationalandcareeraspirationsheldbyparticipantsasteenagerswereamongt
hemostimportantforecastersoverallfortheirlatersuccessineducationandcareers.Thisindicatesthatambitiouscareergoalsmotivatepeoplet
oinvestmoreintheirfuturecareersuccess.Theoppositeisalsothecase:unambitiouscareeraspirationscanbeanimportantexpl
anationforlimitedsocialmobility.Thestudyshowedthatyoungpeoplewhoseparentswerelesswelleducateddidindeedhavel
essambitiouscareergoals.“Thiscannotbeexplainedsolely(唯一地)bythedifferencesinfamilyincomeorinparticipa
nts’abilities.Itismorethecasethatinequalityseemstobeginearlyon,withtheirparents’aspirationsforthem,”reasonsOdermatt.“Wedid
n’texpectparents’aspirationsfortheirchildrentohavesuchastronginfluence.”“Thisremindsusthatweshouldn’tleaveitentirelytoparentstoinfluencechil
dren’scareeraspirations;schoolscanstepinhere,”Odermattpointsout.Teachingstaffcouldactivelymaketeenagersawareofcareersthatsuittheira
bilities.Thiscouldencouragethemtolookbeyondtheirownhorizons.Afterall,aperson’sviewoftheworldisoftenst
ronglydefinedbytheirsurroundings.17.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Topresentpreviousresearchfindingsonsocialmobility.B.
Tointroducetheconceptofsocialmobilitytoreaders.C.Toindicatethecomplexityofsocialmobilityresearch.D.Tostressthepra
cticalsignificanceofthenewstudy.18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedatabaseofthestudy?A.Ithassomeunexpectedlimita
tions.B.Itfocusesmoreonchildrenthanonadults.C.Itcoversmanyaspectsofindividualsinvolved.D.Itwassetupthroughjointeffortsofmanycountries.19.Whic
hofthefollowingsurprisedtheresearchers?A.“Dreamingbig”canhaveanegativeinfluenceonyoungchildren.B.Children’sfuturecanbeobvio
uslyaffectedbyparents’aspirations.C.Educatedparentstendtohaveunambitiousaspirationsforchildren.D.Ambitiouscareergoalscanbehelpfulin
removingsocialinequality.20.WhatdoesOdermattexpectteacherstodo?A.Tohelpstudentsbroadentheirhorizons.B.Toencouragestu
dentstotryvariouscareers.C.Tomakechangestothestudents’surroundings.D.Toimprovestudents’adaptabilitytonewenvironments.6.(2023·湖
南永州·统考二模)Onemorningafewyearsago,athomeintheMänoaValleyonOahu,scientistKimberlyCarlsonlookedoutofthewindowandsawarainbow
sobrightandclearthatittookherbreathaway.Thatwasn’tashocker:Hawaiiispossiblythebestplaceintheworldtoseerainbowstoday,andManoah
asparticularlyidealconditionsforclearbows:frequentrainshowersandsunlight.ButCarlson,nowanenvironmentalscienceprofessornowatN
ewYorkUniversity,realizedshedidn’tknowtheanswertoasimplequestion:WouldclimatechangeaffectHawaii’sandthewholeplane
t’sbreathtakingrainbows?Shesharedthequestionwithsomeclimatescientistcolleagues,anditinterestedthemsomuchthattheyenlistedaclassfullofstudentstoinves
tigate.Rainbowsarenotspecialbecausetheirbasicingredientsarecommonandgovernedbyrelativelystraightforwardphysics.“Thebasicrecipeforseei
nganypartofthenaturalrainbow,”saysLee,“issunlitrain.”InNovember,theypublishedtheirfindings.“Climatechangeisaffectingrainbows—
nowweknowthat’strue,”saysCarlson,theleadauthoronthepaper,whichusedcomputermodelstosimulatefuturerainbow-readyconditions.
Asmajorweatherpatternschangebecauseofclimatechange,manypartsoftheworld-particularlyplacesnearertothep
oles,likeAlaskaorSiberia,willgetmorerain—potentiallyaddingdozensmorerainbow-richdaysbytheendofthecentury.Thechangesfollo
wbroaderpatternsofclimatechange;infact,theshiftshighlightsomeofthebiggestrisksanddangers.TheincreasesintheArctic,forexample,ar
elikelytoplayoutbecausewaterthatusedtofallfromtheskyassnowwillmoreoftendropdownasraininahotterfuture.And
today’srainbow-richAmazonispredictedtosuffermorefrequentlydrought—bothbecausetheforest,whichcurrentlycreatesitsow
nrain,willlosethatsuperpowerasitshrinks,andbecauseplanet-wideclimatechangeisshiftingandchangingthemajorweathe
rpatternsthatcausetropicalrainfall.21.WhydoestheauthormentionCarlson’sexperienceinparagraph1?A.Toexplainar
ule.B.Tointroduceatopic.C.Topresentafact.D.Tomakeaprediction.22.Whatisthemostimportantreasonofseeinganaturalrainbow?A.Frequentsunlight.
B.Frequentrainshowers.C.Thesunlitrain.D.Thegeographicposition.23.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Climatechangecausesmorerainbows.
B.Morerainbowsworsentheclimatecondition.C.TherewillbelessrainbowsinSiberia.D.ThetemperaturewillbelowerinAlaska.24.Whatcanwelearnfromth
elastparagraph?A.TheremaybemoresnowthanrainintheArctic.B.Rainbowswillbeontheincreasealways.C.Increaseofrainbowsisanatur
alphenomenon.D.Amazonmaysufferfromdroughtmorefrequently.7.(2023秋·北京房山·高三统考期末)Ofalltheweirdandwonderfulcreatureslivingunde
rthesea,perhapsthestrangestarejellyfish—thoserubbery,cone-shapedcreaturesfoundfloatinginthewater,theirlo
ngtentaclestrailingbehind.Somejellyfishspecieshaveabadreputationforscaringawaytourists,cloggingupfishingnets,andevenblo
ckingpowerstationpipes.Butwithmoreandmoreplasticrubbishendingupinthesea,thesedaysyou’reaslikelytoswimintoaplasticbagasajelly
fish.Nowscientificresearchisdiscoveringthattheserubberyseacreaturesmightprovideananswer—astickysolutiontotheproblemofplasticpollution.Inrec
entyears,tinypiecesofplasticcalledmicroplastichavebeenasignificantproblemfortheworld’sseasandoceans.Theseplasticsarenotvisibletotheeyeand
aren’tcaughtbyseawatertreatmentplantsduetotheirsmallsize,sotheyenteroursystemandharmourhealth.They’vebeenfoundinmanyplaces—inArcticice,atthebottomoft
heseaandeveninsideanimals.Slovenianscientist,DrAnaRotter,headsGoJelly,aEuropeanresearchteamofjellyfishecologistslookingintotheproblem.
Microplastics,plasticsingeneral,arebecominganincreasingproblem.DrAnaRottersayswhenshewasachild,peopleweremoreenvironmentallyfriendly—notharmfulto
theenvironmentorhavingtheleastpossibleimpactonit.Atthattime,therewereveryfewsingle-useplastics—plasticitems,likes
poonsandforks,designedtobeusedjustonce,thenthrownaway.Thesituationsincethenhaschangeddramatically.Infact,there’sbeensuchanincreasein
microplasticsthattodaytheUNlistsplasticpollutionasoneoftheworld’stopenvironmentalthreats.Buthowdojellyfish
fitintothestory?Well,it’sthe‘jelly’partofjellyfish,andspecificallytheirsticky,jelly-likemucusthatiskey.Jellyfishproduceathick,stickyliquidcalledmu
cus.DrAnaRotterhasdiscoveredthatthismucushasstrongabsorptivecapabilities—itcanabsorb,takeinliquidsandothersubstances.Oneofthesubstan
cesjellyfishmucusabsorbsaretheparticlesthatmakeupmicroplastics.DrRotter’sresearchisstillintheearlystages,
butit’shopedthatjellyfishmucuscouldholdthekeytoafuturefreeofmicroplasticpollutedoceans.Scientistsarehopingthatthemucus’sabs
orptiveproperties—itsabilitiestoabsorbliquidsandothersubstancesandholdthem,willallowittotrapparticlesofplasticfloatinginthesea.Bytrappingt
hese,themucusactslikeamagnet—anobjectthatattractscertainmaterials,likemetal,butinthiscase,microplasticwas
te.25.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout________.A.wheremicroplasticscanbefoundB.whymicroplasticscanharmourhealthC.whatproblemsthesea
sandoceansarefacingD.howtheresearchwascarriedoutbythescientist26.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Jellyfishspecies
causeagreatthreattothesea.B.Jellyfishspeciesliketoswimandliveinplasticbags.C.Jellyfishmucuscanattractmetalsandbreakthemdown.D.J
ellyfishmucuscanabsorbliquidsandsomeothersubstances.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“properties”inParagraph6mostprobablymean?A.Quali
ties.B.Substances.C.Choices.D.Materials.28.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toshowtheharmthatseaandoceanpollutionbringstohuma
nbeings.B.Tointroducethelivinghabitsoftheweirdandwonderfulcreaturesinthesea.C.Toprovideanewmethodforcollect
ingdataonenvironmentalthreatsinthesea.D.Toinformapromisingscientificfindingfordealingwithplasticpollutioninthesea.8.(2023秋·湖南永州·高三永州市第一中学校考阶段练习)An
ewstudyaddstoevidencethatpharmaceutical(制药的)drugsarepollutingriversintheUK.Ifantibiotics(抗生素)arewidespreadintheenvironment,thatc
ouldeventuallyleadtothembeinglesseffective.AstudybyscientistsattheUniversityofLeedssuggeststhatpharmaceuticalpollution—smallamountsofdrugslikep
ainkillersandantibiotics—iswidespreadinBritishrivers,andhighlightsthecurrentlackofmanagementaroundit.Dr.PaulKay,l
eadauthoronthestudy,whichwaspublishedinthejournalEnvironmentalPollution,andhiscolleaguesfoundthatsmallamountsoffivepharmaceuti
caldrugswerepresentinthemajorityofsamplestakenfromtheriversAireandCalderinWestYorkshireoveran18-monthperiod.Oneofthedrugsf
oundwasanantibiotic.Lettingantibioticsgetintoriverslikethiscouldcontributetothegrowingproblemofantibioticresistance,wher
eantibioticsstopworkingasthemicroorganisms(微生物)theyattackbecomeresistanttothem.“Ifwe’redischargingantibioticsintor
iversallthetime,andbacteriaarebeingconstantlyexposedtothem,thenobviouslythey’regoingtodevelopresistance,”saidKay.“Inthisparticu
larstudyweonlylookedatfivedrugs,buttherearepotentiallyhundredsifnotthousandsofdrugsinrivers,”hesaid.“Andf
romourstudy,theyjustdon’tseemtobecomelessinriversaswewouldexpectthemtodo,basedonourunderstandingfromlabexperime
nts.”Kayandhiscolleaguestooksamplesasfaras5kmdownstreamfromwastewatertreatmentplants,wherethedrugsarelikelytohaveenteredth
eriver,andfoundthatthedrugsdidn’tseemtogetbrokendown.These“environmentalmicroorganisms”canfindtheirwayintohumansthroughwater
,air,animals,andfood.Andtheeffectofsuchdrugsonwildlifeisnotyetclear.“Idon’tthinkthereareanyenormousdisastershappening,”Kaysaid.“Onthewhole
it’slongimpacts.”29.Whatisthefinalresultofpharmaceuticalpollution?A.Itworsenstheenvironment.B.Itincreasesprodu
ctioncosts.C.Itaffectsthequalityoflife.D.Itreducestheeffectofdrugs.30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutantibioticsfromKay’swordsfromParagraph5?A.Theymainlyexist
infivedrugs.B.Theycanliveforatleast18months.C.Theiramountwillnotdropinrivers.D.Theireffectonbacteriawillrise.31.What’sKay’sattitudetothe
environmentalmicroorganism?A.Optimistic.B.Concerned.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.32.Whereisthetextprobablyt
akenfrom?A.Aliteraturereview.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Asciencemagazine.D.Amedicineguide.9.(2022秋·江西赣州·高三校
联考期末)Lastnight,myhusbandandIjustcelebratedourweddinganniversary.Recallingthefunwehadonourweddingdayaswellassomeof
thefunnyaccidentswasagreatwaytogetusclosetoeachotherandampuptheromanceofthenight.Still,Icouldimaginemyfriendsroll
ingtheireyesatthatidea.Engaginginnostalgia(怀旧)seemedembarrassingforthemandtheyevenworrieditcouldmakemeregretful.
Afterall,whenyoulookbackontheearlydaysofyourromance,youmightfeelbittersweetafterrealizinghowmuchhaschanged.But
recentresearchsuggeststhatfeelingnostalgicaboutsignificantpasteventsfromyourrelationshipcanactuallybenefitit—whetheryour
ecallthosealoneorwithyourpartner.Inonestudy,someparticipantsinaromanticrelationshipwerepromptedtowriteabouta
nostalgicexperiencethey’dhadwiththeirpartnerortolistentoasongthatmadethemfeelnostalgicabouttheirrelationship,whileotherswrote
aboutanordinaryexperiencethey’dhadorasongtheyliked.Afterwards,thoseparticipantstoldtheresearchershowcloseandcommittedtheyfelttoth
eirpartner,howsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirrelationship,andhowmuchpassionatelovetheyfeltfortheirpartner.Aftercomparingthegroups,theresearchersfoundthat
thoseexperiencingnostalgiafeltcloser,morecommittedandmorelovingtowardtheirpartner,andweremoresatisfiedwiththeiro
verallrelationship.Thiswastrueevenwhenaccountingforotheremotions,likehappiness,whichmightaffectourviewsofothers.“Ourconclusionisth
atexperiencingnostalgiatemporarilyenhancesperceptionsofromanticrelationshipquality,”saysleadresearcherNichola
sEvansoftheUniversityofManitobainCanada.Whilepaststudieshavefoundthatfeelingnostalgicbringsmeaningtoone’slifeandhelpspeoplefeelmoresocia
llyconnected,theuseofnostalgiainromanticrelationships,specifically,hadnotbeentestedbefore.Evansbelievesthisisanuntappedresourceforcouples.“No
w,wehaveprovedthatnostalgiadefinitelycouldbeoneofmanytoolstohelpenhanceromanticrelationships,”hesays.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ampup”inthefir
stparagraphmean?A.Assess.B.Recall.C.Increase.D.Ruin.34.Whatistheauthor’sfriends’opiniononnostalgia?A.Engaginginitisbenefici
al.B.Ithardlyaffectsrelationships.C.Experiencingitisverynatural.D.Itmayleadtounpleasantresults.35.Whatwereallthepa
rticipantsinthestudyaskedtodo?A.Singwiththeirpartners.B.Commentoneachother.C.Listentonostalgicsongs.D.Reporttheirfeelings.36.Whatcanwelearnaboutt
hestudy?A.Itstillneedstobeimproved.B.Itisofpioneeringsignificance.C.Itsresultconfirmscouples’belief.D.Itsconclusionhasbe
entestedbefore.10.(2022·四川绵阳·四川省绵阳南山中学校考二模)Beautifulcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)inThaiseashavebeengraduallyworseningduetoglobalwarmingthatcausescoralbleac
hing,inadditiontocertainhumanactivitieswithoutpropercontrolandenvironmentalconsciousness.Recently,researchersfro
mThaiuniversityChulalongkomhavecreated3D-printedcoralreefsmodeledonthenatureofrealcoralscalledInnovareeftoacceleratetherecoveryofthecoralreefecosys
tem.Innovareefcoralsarecoatedwithcalciumandphosphatenutrients(钙磷营养物)thatcoralsneedtothriveandconsisto
fflatsurfaces.Thereefs’holesserveashabitatsandhidingplacesformanyseaanimals.Artificialreefsalsomakeuseofhydrodynamicstechnologytoenhance
theirresistancetotidalforcesandensurethattheystayinplace.Finally,thePH(levelofacidity)oftheselectedtypeofcementusedforthereefsiscloseto
thatofseawater,andthedesignconceptisthatofLego,easilyassembled(组装)anddisassembledblocksthatareeasytotransportandfix.“TheInnov
areefisnottoolarge.It’slight-weightedandcanbecarriedbyanyonethussavingtransportationcosts.Youcansimplyputitatanydesiredloca
tionintheseaandthendivedowntoputalltheunitstogethertocompletetheInnovareef.Notevenfiveminutesafterward,
fishandseveraloceancreaturesstarttocomeintosurveyandmakeittheirnewhabitat,leadingtobiodiversityaroundt
heInnovareef.Moreimportantly,theresearchdataindicatesthatthesettlementandgrowthratesofplanulaontheInnov
areefarebetterthanthoseonotherartificialreefs,”saidAssociateProfessorDr.NantarikaChansueatChulalongkornUniversity.Innovareefisthehopefortheeffe
ctiverecoveryofnaturalcoralreefs.Nowtheteamisfocusedonaddingmoredetailssothatthenewstructureslookmorelike
naturalreefs.ForthefuturegenerationsofInnovareef,theteamwilldevelopamorespecificdesignforeachseaspeciesinthea
rea.37.WhatfunctionisexpectedoftheInnovareef?A.Toextendthelifeofcorals.B.Tomonitorthegrowthofcorals.C.Tohelprestorenaturalco
ralreefs.D.Toprotectcoralreefsfromhumandestruction.38.WhatdoweknowabouttheInnovareeffromparagraph2?A.Itishighlyresistanttoheat.B.Itha
slowmanufacturingcosts.C.Itprovidesrichnutrientsforfish.D.Itisportableandeasytoassemble.39.WhatareDr.NantarikaChansue’swordsmainlyabout?A.Theadvantag
esoftheInnovareef.B.TheinspirationfortheInnovareef.C.Themethodsofimprovingoceanhabitats.D.Theimporta
nceofprotectingbiodiversity.40.Whatwillresearchersprobablydointhefuture?A.ApplytheInnovareefonalargescale.B.CarryoutmoretestsontheIn
novareef.C.MakeaspecificdesignoftheInnovareef.D.Conductfurtherresearchonnaturalcoralreefs