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专题04说明文专练二1.（2023秋·湖南怀化·高三统考期末）TheideaofBuyNowPayLater,orBNPL,hasattractedmillionsofshopperswiththepromiseofinterest-fre

ecredit.Anincredible45percentof18to24-year-oldsintheUKturnedtoBNPLlastyear,accordingtoTheMoneyCharity.Lenderssaytheyofferabetterdealthancredit

cards,becausetheydonotchargeinterestbutmakemoneyfromaffiliatedeals(关联交易)withretailers(零售商).Itmaybeanewwayofborr

owingmoney,buttheoldrulesstillapply:unlessyourepaythedebtquickly,youarebuildinguptroubleforthefuture.Now,BNPLsaregrowinginpopularityand

dohaveupsides—mostlyconvenientshoppingwithinterest-easyfinancingandnostrictapprovalrequirements.However,theyalsomakeiteffortles

stoovershop,overspend,andgetinoveryourheadwithcreditproblems.Lenderspaytheretaileronyourbehalf,andthenyourepayover30daysorthreemonths,spreadingthe

costtohelpwithyourcashflow.Theysaythisisfairerandlessexpensivethancreditcards.Thatmaybetrue,butBNPLhasdangers,too.BNPLlendersmaynotchar

geanyinterest,buttheystillwantyoutopaybackthemoneyyouhaveborrowed,sowhatifyoucan’t?Typically,youhave30daystopay.Ifyoudon’t,

yourlenderwillcontactyoutochaselatepayments.Ifyoustilldon’tpay,theycallinthedebtcollectors.CitizensAdvicesaysthat14millionusedaB

NPLproductlastyear,butsixmilliondidnotunderstandwhattheyweresigningupfor.Some26%ofBNPLcustomersregrettedtheirchoice

,while41%struggledwithrepayment.Youngerpeoplewereparticularlyatrisk.AquarterofthosemakingBNPLrepaymentscouldn’taffordfood,rentorbillsasaresult.A

notherworryisthatBNPLlendersonlyperform‘soft’searchesonaperson’screditreport,sodonotseetheborrower’struecreditstatus

.Thismeanstheycannotremovepeoplewithfinancialproblemsandmayendupaddingtotheirtroubles.BNPLlenderssaytheydocarefulcheckstomakesuretheyne

verlendmorethanaconsumercanaffordtopayback,andalsopauseaccountsifasinglepaymentislate.Nobodywantstobepursuedby

debtcollectors.IfyoudouseBNPLcredit,neverborrowmorethanyoucanaffordtorepay.1．HowdoBNPLlendersearnprofitsaccordingtothetext

?A．Theyforceborrowerstopaytheirdebts.B．Theyrequirepaymentforretailers’services.C．Theyreceiveacertainfeefromaffil

iatedeals.D．Theychargeinterestfrom18to24-year-oldusers.2．WhydoesBNPLbecomemoreandmorepopular?A．Forstrictapprovalrequirementsandnointerest.B．Foritsco

nvenienceofshoppingwithhighinterest.C．Forbuyinganythingneededwithoutcreditproblems.D．Forconvenientshoppingandnostrictapproval

requirements.3．WhatproblemdoestheBuyNowPayLatermethodhave?A．Alltheyoungpeoplecan’trepaythedebtquickly.B．Itisdifficulttoknowthebo

rrower’srealcreditstatus.C．MorethanhalfofBNPLcustomerscan’taffordthepayments.D．BNPLhastodependondebtcollectorstogetbackthemoney.4．Whatistheauthor’sat

titudetowardsBNPL?A．Favorable.B．Indifferent.C．Objective.D．Critical.2.（2022·广西·统考一模）NASAismakingpreparationstosendacrewtothemoonwh

owillexplorethelunarsurfacewiththehopeofconstructingastablehabitat.AlthoughtheAmericanspaceagencyfocusesonjustsendingastronauts,othercompa

niesarelookingfurtherintothefutureforwhenhumanswillcolonizethenaturalsatellite.ExpertsatMoney,acompanyforconsumercreditproducts,releasedthefirst-ever

moonloanguidethatrevealslivingonthelunarsurfacewouldcost$325,067amonth.“WiththeEarthbecomingincreasinglypopulatedandspacet

echnologyadvancing,itwon’tbelongbeforelunarlivingbecomesthenewnormal,”readsthestudy.TheteamfromMoneyu

sedvariousfactorstocalculatethecostofahouseonthemoon:rawmaterialsneededtobuildahouse,thespecialmaterialsneededtobuil

donthemoon’satmosphere,astronautsrequiredtotraveltobuild,andtheaveragecostoftransportingmaterialstothemoon.Accordingtothemoonloan

guide,thefirstfullyfunctioninghouseonthemoonwouldbe$48,454,063,whichisahighpriceforahome.Thepriceinclude

saddinglife-savingdetailstohomessuchasairseals,industrial-strengthair-conditionersandheaters.“Generatingenergyisvitalwhenlivingi

nsuchextremeconditions,andthereforethecostofsomesuppliesmayforceyoutoconsidersomealternativeoptions.Themostefficientwaytogenerateelectricity

onthemoonistobuyasmallnuclearreactorcostingS1.3million,“Moneysharesinthestudy.“Alternatively,34solarpanelswouldgenera

teenoughelectricitytorunonehouseandcostonly$23,616incomparison.”Theguidealsorevealsthemostideallocationsonthemoon,with“SeaofRains”b

eingconsidered”theperfectfamilysuburb”—thisregionsitsatthenorthandisoneofthelargestimpactcratersintheSolarSystem.5．What

’sthepurposeofNASAsendingacrewtothemoon?A．Toencouragecompaniestoreleasemoonloan.B．Tocolonizethemoonalone.C．Toexplorethemoonfornaturalresources.D．Tob

uildalastinglivingplaceonthemoon.6．Whichofthefollowingwasnotconsideredwhentheteamestimatedthecostofalunarhouse?

A．Materialsneededtobuildahouseonthemoon.B．Thecostoflookingforthemostideallocationonthemoon.C．Astronautsneededtotra

veltobuildahouseonthemoon.D．Theaveragecostoftransportingmaterialstothemoon.7．Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?A．L

unarlivingwon’ttakelongtobecomeareality.B．Thefirsthouseonthemoonwillbethemostexpensivehome.C．Youwilldefinitelybuyanu

clearreactortogenerateelectricityonthemoon.D．TheperfectlocationonthemoonforlivingisthelargestimpactcraterintheSolarSystem.8

．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．Thefirstloanguideaboutlivingonthemoon.B．Themoon-themostideallivingplaceforhumans.C．NASAwillsendastronautstot

hemoon.D．Livingonthemoonhasbecomepossible.3.（2022·四川广安·统考一模）Withgloballyfamousliteraryfestivals,specialtyb

ookshopsandarichculturalwelltodrawfrom,Torontoisaliteraturelover’sdream.Herearetwofestivals.WhenWordontheStreetwasfirstheldinT

orontoin1990,itwasdesignedtocelebrateCanada’srichliteraryculture.Nowit’sbecomethelargestfestivalinthecountrydevotedtobooksan

dmagazines.It’sfreeforattendees.Ofcourse,youhavetopayifyoubuybookshere.Then,thecontemporary-literature-focusedTorontoInternatio

nalFestivalofAuthors(TIFA)willcomenextmonth-eachOctober.TIFAKidstakesplaceatthesametime,makingforaliteraryescapeforthewholefamily.Howab

outspecialtybookshops?FlyingBooksisabookstore,bookpublisherandwritingschoolfoundedbybookeditorMarthaSharpe.Youcanf

indSharpe’sselectionoftitlesatTheGoodNeighborEspressoBarandtheGladstoneHouse.Extendyourliteratureexperiencefromhomewithitsvirt

ualclassesoncriticism,journalism,memoirandmore,taughtbyexperiencedCanadianauthors.BenMcNallyBooks(possiblythecity’smostbeautifulbook

store)isintheeastoftheFinancialDistrict,whoseownerisregularlyon-sitetoassistyouwithrecommendations.TypeBooks

acrossfromgreenTrinityBellwoodsParkwhichistheperfectspottoreadunderthetreesisco-ownedbyaformerliteratu

reprofessorandbestforgeneralinterest.Westend’sMonkey’sPaw,whereyoucanfindrarebooks,anduniquefinds,specializesinsecond

handandancientbooks.QueenBooksinLeslievillehasanexcellentkids’sectionwhereyoucanbuythelatestchildren’sbooks.9．Whatdowekn

owaboutWordontheStreet?A．Ithasgrowngradually.B．ItisheldeachOctober.C．Itchargesparticipants.D．ItisofTIFAorigin.10．WhatcanFlyingBookshelpyoudo?A．B

ecomeabookeditorfaster.B．Buildupapersonallibrary.C．Getthefreebooksfromauthors.D．Improveyourliteraryskillsonline.

11．Whichbookstorewillyougotofindagoodplacetoreadafterbuyingbooks?A．QueenBooks.B．BenMcNallyBooks.C．TypeBooks.D．Monkey’sPaw.

4.（2023·重庆·统考模拟预测）Playingsportsyouenjoycanhelpyoumeetrecommendedactivitylevels.Ina2012article,Dr.DavidGeierclaimedplayi

ngsportswaslinkedtoreducedratesofobesity,highbloodpressure,diabetesandotherpoorhealthconditions.A2012MelbourneUniversitysummaryfactsheetc

laimedplayingsportsleadstothehealthygrowthofbones,musclesandconnectivetissueinchildren.Italsosuggestedchildrenwhoplaysportstend

toremainmorephysicallyactiveasadultsandarelesslikelytosmokeorusedrugs.Thesocialbenefitsofplayingsportslastwellbeyondyouth.Teamspor

tsofferadultsofallagesanopportunityforsocialinteraction.A2009studybyAsztalosMetal,publishedinthe“JournalofSciencean

dMedicineinSport”foundplayingsportsreducedstresslevelsamongadultswhileotherformsofphysicalactivitydidnot.Whileyourchancesofevermakingitt

otheprofessionalsareslim,sportscanstillleadtocareeropportunities.Youcanbecomeacoachorofficial,andwiththerighteducationandexperiencebecomepart

ofthesportsmedia.Playingsportscouldbeyourtickettoacheapereducation,too.Thedata-compilingwebsitescholarshipstats.comreported

that177,000studentathleteshadsomeoralloftheireducationpaidforinthe2021-22academicyear.Ofcourse,withanyphysicalactivitycomestheriskofinju

ry.butsomesportsaredefinitelymoredangerousthanothers.Ina2011survey,thenon-profitSafeKidsWorldwidereportedthatover1.35millionchildrensustai

nedsports-relatedinjuriesbadenoughforatriptoanemergencyroom.Somesportsevencarrytheriskofpotentiallydangerousphysicalproblemsoffthefiel

d.Mostnotablearetheeatingdisordersthathavedevelopedamonggymnastsandotherathletesthatneedtocutweightforcompetition.12．Wh

atdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A．Sportshelpkeepactiveandhealthy.B．Sportsreducestresslevels.C．Sportshelpgainsocialbenefits.D．Sportshe

lprecoveryfromillness.13．Howcanstudentsgetacheapereducationbyplayingsports?A．Theyarepaidtoplaysports.B．Theycanachievescholarship.C．They’llbestron

gertostudybetter.D．Theycangraduateearlier.14．Howisthelastparagraphdifferentfromtheaboveparagraphs?A．T

ellinganewadvantage.B．Movingtoasummary.C．Writinginadifferenttone.D．Givingfurtherexplanation.15．Whoisthearticleintendedfor?A．Officials.B．Spo

rtsmen.C．Doctors.D．Kids.5.（2023·湖南永州·统考二模）Althoughmostdietsvaryaccordingtowhatfoodsyoucaneat,theyallfollowthes

ameprincipleofrestrictiontoloseweight—youneedtoeatless.Thenow-trendydietofintuitiveeatingis,inasense,ananti-diet:follower

sareencouragedtobasewhattheyeatonhowtheyfeel,notonprescribedlimitsorcaloriecounts.Theconceptwasfirstproposedi

nthemid-90sbyregistereddietitiansElyseReschandEvelynTribole,whowroteIntuitiveEating.Thefirststepistorejecttheideath

atyouneedtobeonadiettobehealthy.You’reencouragedtoalsogiveyourself“permission”toeatallfoods,torejecttheideaof“goo

d”and“bad”foodsandtoacceptyournaturalbodyshape.Finally,youhelpmakeyourbodyhealthierbyaddingexercise,findi

ngbetterwaysthanfoodtorelieveyouremotionsandslowlyshiftingtomorenutritiousfoodchoices.Oneofthebiggestmisunderstandings

aroundintuitiveeatingisthatnutritiongoesoutthewindow.Curiously,researchesshowsthatinatraditionaldiet,caloricrestrictionisusuallyfollowe

dbyabinge(放纵),wherethebody’sprimarydrivetomakesureitgetsenoughcaloriesismoreimportantthananydesiresfornutr

itionormoderation(自我节制),whichleadstodisorderedeatingpatterns.However,becauseintuitiveeatingallowsallfoodsonthetable,practitioner

scanmakesmall,slowchangesthatultimatelyaremorelong-lasting-towardeatingmorenutritionally.Thereisn’tstrongresearchtobackup

claimsthatintuitiveeatinghelpswithlosingweightoreatingmore-nutritiousfood.However,inKeller’sexperience,aregistereddietiti

aninCalgary,intuitiveeatingcanhelpwithoverallweightmaintenance.Inaddition,intuitiveeatersdogainahealthierattitudetoward

food,comparedtotraditionaldieters.Kellersays,“Whenpeopledecidetodiet,whattheyactuallywantistofeelcomfortableandconfidentandhealthyint

heirownbody.Peoplehavetobereadytoovercometheirconstantdesiretoloseweightandcontroltheirbody,andtorealizethatchanginghowtheylookontheou

tsideisn’tgoingtochangethosethingsontheinside.”16．Whatdoweknowaboutintuitiveeating?A．Ithelpsfollowerstoloseweightbyeatingless.B．Itproh

ibitsfollowersfromeatingwhattheylike.C．Itencourageseaterstobeonadiettobehealthy.D．Itadviseseaterstobehealthierbyexercisingmore.17．Whatdoestheunde

rlinedphrase“goesoutthewindow”meaninthethirdparagraph?A．Exports.B．Disappears.C．Destroys.D．Distributes.18．WhatistheKelle

r’sattitudetointuitiveeating?A．Favorable.B．Intolerant.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.19．Whichofthefollowingisasu

itabletitleforthetext?A．Doesintuitiveeatingbeataconventionaldiet?B．Howdoesintuitiveeatingwork?C．Willintuitiveeatinghelplosemoreweight?D．Shou

ldwebothertoloseweight?6.（2023·四川凉山·统考一模）Inthesocialmediaage,teenagersaresharingmoreinformationaboutthemselvesonsocialmediasitesthaneverbef

ore.AccordingtoaCommonSenseMediaresearchstudy,morethaneightintenteenagershavevisitedasocialnetworkingsitelikeFacebook,andthreeoutfourteenagersno

whaveanaccountonasocialnetworkingsite.However,whilesocialmediasitescanimproveteenagers’communicationabilities,expertssaythatsocialnetworkingcouldbe

harmfultohealthyteenageself-esteem.HealtheducatorandmotivationalspeakerScottFriedbeganworkingwithteenagers22yearsago.Herecentlydevelopedan

ewlecture,“Broken-HeartednessandIntimacyintheAgeofSocialMedia,”todiscusswithteenagersthedifferencesbetweentheirpersonalitiesonlineandtheirtrue

selves.“Thedefinitionofgrowingupisbringingtogethermanydifferentpartsofyourpersonality,”Friedsaid.“Asyougrow,theyturn

intoonewholepersonality.Now,youhaveapersonalityatschool,athome,andonline.Thegoalofbeingateenageristobringtogetherallthesedifferent

partsthatareshownonlineinacompleteway.”Friedusesthephrase“compareanddespair”todescribethebadeffectofsocialmedia/onteenageself-esteem.youcom

pareyourselftosomeoneelse,you’reusuallygoingtoendupdespairing.”Friedsaid,“Oneoftheproblemswithsocialmediais

thatwethrowourbestselvesoutthere,orwhatweliketothinkofasourbestself.”PsychologistNadineDeCiordanysaysthatteenagerswhoalreadyhavelowself-esteemcan

geteasilydepressedandgiveotherstheirlowself-esteem.Shethinkssocialmediaiscausingmoreandmoredepression.Sheaddsthat

parentsshouldeducatetheirchildrenearlyonsocialmedia.“Teenagerscanuseawholelotofresourcesthataffectthewaytheydealwithpeerpressure,

”DeGiordaiiysaid,“Asthechildisgrowingup,supervise(监督)whatitisthattheyhaveaccessto.Thereisanagethatsocialmediaisapprop

riateforandthereisanagethatisn’tappropriatefor.”20．Whatdoestheresearchfind?A．About75%ofteenagershaveaFacebookaccount.B．Teenagersli

ketoshareopinionswithothersonsocialmedia.C．Socialmediausersgenerallyhavebettercommunicationskills.D．Over80%ofteenagershaveaccesstoa

socialnetworkingsite.21．WhatdoesScottFriedagreewith?A．Teenagersliketocompetewithothersonsocialmedia.B．Teenagersoftengetridoftheirtrueselvesonsoc

ialmedia.C．Teenagerspresentthesamepersonalityindifferentsituations.D．Teenagersliketoshowthegreatestpartsofthemselve

sonsocialmedia.22．WhatisDeGiordany’ssuggestiontowardsusingsocialmedia?A．Socialmediashouldsetaminimumagelimit.B．Teenager

sshouldhaverighttoanysocialnetworkingsites.C．Parentsshouldmonitorwhatisaccessibletotheirchildren.D．Teenagersshouldbefreetousesocial

mediafortheirproblems.23．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Socialmediahavebadeffectsonteenagers.B．Moreandmoreteenagersusesocial

media.C．Socialmediapromoteteenagers’communicationskills.D．Teenagershavebetterdevelopedtheirpersonalitiesonline.7.（2023·贵州·统考一模）Themountainbongoant

elope,oneoftheworld’smostendangeredanimals,islikelytocontinueroaminginthewildofKenyaforlongerduetointensifiedeffortstoprotectitfromextincti

on.Following18yearsofconservationefforts,staffmembersfromtheMountKenyaWildlifeConservancyreachedamilestonethisyear—thefirs

tbabymountainbongoborninthewild.Oneoftheworld’smostuniqueanimals,themountainbongoisthelargest,heaviestandmostcolorfu

loftheforestantelopesinAfrica.EndemictoequatorialforestsandonlyfoundinKenya’swild,thisspecieshasseenadramaticdeclineinnu

mbersinthelastfewdecadesfromanestimatedpopulationof25,000tolessthan100,accordingtoarecentwildlifecensusinKenya.Beforethe

beginningofthisdeclineinthe1960s,thesecriticallyendangeredanimalsonceroamedfreelyinKenya’shigh-altitudeforestsoftheAber

dares,MountElgonandMountKenya.Itspopulationdeclinewasprimarilyhuman-driven.Toreversethedecline,theMo

untKenyaWildlifeConservancyhasgearedupeffortsinpartnershipwiththeKenyangovernmenttosavethemountainbongofromextinctionthrou

ghabreedingandrewindingprogram.RobertAruho,headofMountKenyaWildlifeConservancy,saiditsaimistorestoreKenya’sher

itagespecies.“Aswespeak,themountainbongoantelopehassufferedmassivedeclineandweareleftwithlessthan100ofthespeciesinthewild.Whatmake

sthisanimalspecialisthatitisonlyfoundinthewildinKenyaanditsdeclineinthisareathereforemeansitsdeclineintheworld,”saidAruho

,addingthattheanimalisbelievedtobeextinctinmostofitsnaturalhabitats.“Ourprogramhastakentheanimalsthroughaseriesofadaptationmeasurestoenablethemtoacc

limatizetolifeinthewildasopposedtozoos.Thisinvolvedgettingusedtolocalfoodandadaptingtolocalparasitesanddiseases.Thishasenabledthemtobreedandproduceo

ffspringthatareindigenoustothisenvironment.”Withthefirstphaseofadaptationbeingcomplete,theconservancywillmovetothesecondphasewh

ichentailsintroducingtheantelopestothewild.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“roaming”inparagraph1mean?A．Declining.B．Wandering.C．Strugg

ling.D．Decreasing.25．Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemountainbongoantelope?A．ItcanbeonlyfoundinthewildinKenya.B．Itisuniquetothesubtropicalrainforest.C．Thed

eclineofitspopulationwascausedbyclimatechange.D．Itisthelargestandmostcolorfuloftheforestantelopesintheworld.26．Whatwillthestaffmembersfromthep

rogramprobablydonext?A．Theywillhelpthemountainbongoantelopegetusedtolocalfood.B．Theywillassistthemou

ntainbongoantelopeinadaptingtothelocaldisease.C．Theywillputthemountainbongoantelopebacktothezoo.D．Theywillbringthemountainbongoantelopetothew

ildenvironmentinKenya.27．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AnEndangeredAntelopeB．TheKenyanForestsC．EffortsPayingOffD．Harmonywith

Nature8.（2023·重庆·统考模拟预测）Let’sfaceit—mostofuscan’tresistacupofteaorcoffeesometimes.They’reaperfectpick-me-upandcomforter.Butthereareal

ternativedrinks,sowhyhavewechosentheseasourgo-todrinkstosootheourbusylives?Andwhichoneissuperior?Let’sstartwithtea-it’sthesecondmostconsum

eddrinkintheworld.Formany-especiallytheBritish-havinga“cuppa”isadailypractice.Thecaffeinecontainedini

thelpswakeyouupinthemorning,andthroughoutthedaywe’llmakeabrewtodistractusfromourwork.Andaccordingtosomescientists,habitualteaconsum

ptioncanhavesomehealthbenefits.AndrewSteptoe,aprofessorfromUniversityCollegeLondon’sDepartmentofEpidemiologyandPublicHea

lth,toldBBCFoodthatdrinkingblacktea“mayspeeduprecoveryfromthedailystressesinlife...butwedonotknowwhatingre

dientsofteawereresponsiblefortheseeffectsonstressrecoveryandrelaxation”.Coffeeistea’s＂trendier＂rival(对手).Itspopularityhasgrownovertheyears,

andthisisreflectedinthenumberofcoffeeshopsweseearound-placestohangout,dobusinessorcatchupwithfriends.Coffeecantastegreatandcanbeservedinmany

ways,butit’ssometimeshowyouhaveitthatcanbeseenasastatussymbolorthepreserveofhipsters(潮人)IOfcourse,itgivesyo

uastrongcaffeinehit-roughlydoubleofthatcontainedintea.However,toomuchcanleadtoanxiety.SleepscientistMattWalkertoldtheBBCthatcaffeinecandecre

asetheamountofrestorativedeepsleepyouhave.Butsomescientistssaydrinkingcoffee-andgreentea-canalsobegoodforu

s.ResearchersatOsakaUniversitylinkeddrinkingadailycupofcoffeewithalowerriskofdeathamongbothstrokesurvivorsandhealth

ypeople,whiledrinkingsevenormorecupsofgreenteawasassociatedwithalowerriskofdeathamongbothheartattackandstr

okesurvivors.So,whetherweturntocoffeeorteaforitstaste,itsimageorasalifestylechoice,itcouldbealifesaver!28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“soo

the“inParagraph1mean?A．Change.B．Relieve.C．Describe.D．Copy-29．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that____.A．teaisthem

ostconsumeddrinkintheworldB．thecaffeineinteacancurepeopleofillnessC．teahelpspromoteourcareersandfriendshipD．theing

redientsofteahelppeopleforgettrouble30．WhichofthefollowingmayMattWalkeragreewith?A．Toomuchcoffeeisnotgood

forsleep.B．Blackteaspeedsuprecoveryfromthedailystresses.C．Coffeeissurelymorepopularthantea.D．Drinkingadailycupofcoffee

guaranteesalonglife.31．Inwhichsectioncanyoureadthepassageonamagazinewebsite?A．Technology.B．Entertainme

nt.C．Business.D．Health.9.（2022秋·江西赣州·高三校联考期末）LocalauthoritiesandfirefightersintheUnitedStatesarealwayso

nthelookoutfornewandcreativemethodstohelpcontrolwildfires.Especiallyduringthehotanddrysummermonths,thousandsofwil

dfirescausedamagetoforestseveryyear.ThecityofWestSacramentoinNorthCaliforniahasfoundacreativesecretweapontohelpdealwiththisphenomenon:goat

s.Thesefriendlyanimalshavebeenassistingthecitywithwildfirepreventionandfirerisksbyeatingweeds,drygrassanddeadtrees.Whe

nthegoatseatthethingsthatarelikelytocatchfire,theypreventtheproblemfromhappening.Wildfiresoccurnaturallyw

hendryplantsareignited(点燃)bythesun’sheatandcatchonfire.However,mostwildfiresarecausedbyhumancarelessness,

includingunattendedcampfires,cigarettesandotherflammableobjects.Thebeststrategytobattlethefiresandminimizeth

edamageistoattempttoremovethefuelthatenablesthespreadoftheflames,inthiscasethedryweeds,treesandplants.Iftheth

ingsthataremostlikelytocatchfirearegone,thefireislesslikelytospread.Theloveablegoatsareabletoreachdifficultareasthat

peoplearenotabletoaccess.About400ofthesegoatscancleartwoacresperday.Theyevenfertilize(使肥沃)thearea,anaturalandfreesideeffectofeatinga

llthosedryplants.Firefightersandgovernmentofficialscannotbehappierwiththeresults.“Forus,thecombinationoftur

ningtogoatsforhelpwiththequickfireresponseisaneffectivemethodofkeepingourneighborssafefromdisastrouswildfires,“

saidassistantFireChiefKhariHelae.”Withclimatechangeandthefactthatourvegetationisbeingaffectedbecauseofclimatechan

ge,it’snecessarytofocusonourfuelreductionprogram.”32．Howdogoatsassistthecityindealingwithwildfires?A．Byi

dentifyingthefuelinforests.B．Byconsumingdryplants.C．Byleadingfirefighterstofiresources.D．Byeatingupgreentreeleaves.3

3．Whatcanwesayaboutthenewmethod?A．Itiscomplexbutrewarding.B．Itcausesdamagetolocalland.C．Itiswellaccep

tedworldwide.D．Itisenvironmentally-friendly.34．WhatcanbelearnedfromKhariHelae’swords?A．Hespokehighlyofthenewmethod.B．Hewasdissatisfiedwithfirer

esponses.C．Hewasoptimisticaboutclimatechange.D．Heconsideredfuelreductionimpractical.35．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefor

thetext?A．GoatsHelpKeepWildfiresUnderControlB．FirefightersAreBeingGraduallyReplacedC．DisastrousWildfiresNeedtoBeControlledD．AnimalsAreFighti

ngAgainstClimateChange10.（2022·广东深圳·校考模拟预测）Theterm“Metaverse”(元宇宙)isthelatestbuzzword(流行语)tocapturethetechindustry’simagination.Itenjoys

suchpopularitythatMarkZuckerberg,CEOofFacebook,hasannouncedrecentlythathe’schanginghiscompany’snametoMetaPlatformsInc.inordertoengageinthecr

eativenewtrend.ThismightbethebiggestthingtohappentothemetaversesincethesciencefictionwriterNealStephensoninventedthetermf

orhis1992novelSnowCrash.ButZuckerbergandhisteamarehardlytheonlytechgiantswithideasonhowthemetaverseshouldtakeshape.Whatisthemetaverse?Zucker

berghasdescribeditasa“virtualenvironment”youcangoinsideofratherthanjustlookingatonascreen.Essentially,it’saworldofinterconnectedvirtualco

mmunitieswherepeoplecanmeet,workandplay,byusingvirtualrealityglasses,smartphoneorotherdevices.Themetaver

sealsocouldbeagame-changerforthework-from-homeshiftduringtheCOVID-19.Insteadofonlyseeingco-workersonavideocall,employeescouldevenjointheminavir

tualoffice.However,Zuckerberg’ssupportforthemetaversecontradictsacentralbeliefofitsbiggestenthusiasts.Th

eyregardthemetaverseasonlineculture’sliberationfromtechplatformslikeFacebookthatnotonlytakecontrolofpeople’saccounts,photosandposts,butalsotrade

offwhattheycollectedfromthatdata.“WewanttobeabletomovearoundtheInternetwithease,butwealsowanttobeabletomovearoundtheInternetinawaywe’renottrackeda

ndmonitored,”saidSteveJang,whofocusesoncrypto-currency(数字货币)technology.WhenitcomestoFacebooktryingtoleadthewayintoavirt

ualworld,thereisagrowingconcernamongsomepeoplethatitcouldrequireevenmorepersonaldataandcausegreaterris

ksforinformationabusewhenthecompanyhasn’tfixedthoseproblemsinitscurrentplatforms.36．WhyisZuckerbergchangingthenameofhiscompany?

A．Becausehelikestofoundthemetaverse.B．Becauseheintendstogetinvolvedinthemetaverse.C．Becausehewantstodrawpublicattention.D．Becauseheplanstoquit

hispresentbusiness.37．WhatcanpeopledointheMetaverse?A．Doeverythingintherealworld.B．Havemeetingsinthevirtual

office.C．Defeatthepandemic.D．Seeco-workersinperson.38．WhatcanbeinferredaboutthecentralbeliefofMetaversefans?A．Themetaverseshouldbetracke

dbytechplatforms.B．Techplatformsshouldpossessandtradeusers’data.C．Crypto-currencytechnologyshouldbemonitored.D．

Usersshouldhavecontrolovertheirowndata.39．Whatissomepeople’sattitudetowardsFacebook’sattempttoguidetheme

taverse?A．Optimistic.B．Neutral.C．Worried.D．Pessimistic.