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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.Givenjustas
hortsentencedescribingapicture,thetoolcancreatecomplicatedimages(图像)inmanydifferentstyles.OpenAIhasalreadychangedtheworl
doncewithitsAIwritingtool,GPT-3.GPT-3wastrainedonhugeamountsofwritinginmanydifferentstyles.Whenitwasreleasedin2020,itshockedpe
oplebyquicklycreatingcomplete,well-writtenarticlesindifferentstyles.ItissopowerfulthatOpenAIhastriedt
obeprudentwhenitcomestohowitallowspeopletousethetool,tomakesuirethatitisn’tusedforharmfulpurposes.DALL-Eactuallygrewoutofane
fforttoapplyGPT-3toimages.OpenAIreleasedthefirstversionofDALL-Elastyear.DALL-E2isevenmorepowerful.DALL-
E2hasbeentrainedonmassivenumbersofpictureswithmatchingdescriptions,whichmeansit“knows”alotabouthowdifferentthingslook.DALL-Estartsitsimag
eswithapatternofrandomdots.ItthenchangesthepatternofthosedotsuntildifferentpartsoftheimagebegintomatchthedescriptiontheDALL-Eisgiven.DoesDALL-E2ha
vesomethingnew?TheusercanselectanareaofanimageandaskDALL-E2toputsomethingintothepicture,ortakeitout.Someartistsareconcernedthattheirjobopp
ortunitiesmightbelimitedifacomputersystemcanmakesuchhighqualitypicturesondemandsoeasy.OpenAIsaysthetoo
lwillallowartiststobecreativeinnewways.Tomakesurethetoolisn’tmisused,OpenAIalreadyhasstrictrulesaboutthesortsof
imagesthatcanbecreatedwithDALL-E.OneofthoserulespreventsDALL-Efromcreatingrealisticpicturesofactualpeople.Fornow,thecompanyisn’tr
eleasingDALL-E2.Instead,itisallowingasmallnumberofpeopletoworkwiththetooltolearnmoreaboutwhatworkswell,andtodiscoverpossibleproblems.1
.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prudent”inparagraph2mean?A.Confident.B.Proud.C.Patient.D.Careful.2.Whichi
soneofthetalentsDALL-E2has?A.Describingpicturesondemand.B.Processingtheexistingpictures.C.Teachingartistshowtopaint.D.Gradin
gpaintingsbyhumans.3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDALL-E2fromthelastparagraph?A.Itwillreachconsumerssoon.B.Itisnotusedbyactualpeople.C.Itisbeingimproveda
tpresent.D.ItisadvertisedwidelybyOpenAI.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.HowDALL-E2MakesUseofGP
T-3B.WhyOpenAIDevelopsItsDALL-E2C.DALL-E2HelpsOfferArtistsNewJobsD.FromWords,DALL-E2CreatesPictures2.(2
022·甘肃兰州·统考一模)Areyouplanningtoeatouttonightorareyougoingtostayintosavethepennies(省钱)?Amealoutatagoodrestaurantorevenapizzeriacancostyouasma
llfortune,socookingforyourselfmakesfinancialsense.Butwiththeriseinfoodprices,it’simportanttobeawisesh
oppertokeepyourfoodbillincheck.Thesedaysoursupermarketshelvesarepackedwithtemptingfooditems,fromthedailystaples,li
kebreadandmilk,totheexotic,likemangoesandkiwifruits(猕猴桃).There’salsotheoptionofbuyingreadymeals-convenientfoodthatc
omesataprice.However,ifyou’refeelinghardup(拮据),therearethingsyoucandotomakethemoneyyouspendonfoodgofurther.AccordingtotheBBCFoodwebsite,
it’sallaboutchangingyourhabits.Itclaimsthatcookingfulfillingandtastymealsonabudgetiseasy.Itsuggestsanumber
of“tricks”suchasusingcheapercutsofmeat,“choosesmallamountsofmeatwithlessexpensiveproteins”and“transformsmallquantitiesofleftoversintoaheavyme
al”.Afavoriteentertainmentofminetohelpwhenmoneyistightistostockuponitemsthatareonspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals(Buyone,g
etonefree).However,thisismoreofaproblemwhenitcomestoperishable(易腐烂的)itemslikefreshfruitandvegetables.IntheUK,about39%
ofhouseholdfoodwasteisfruitandveg.Soit’sagoodideanottostockupontoomuchofthesethings.Storethemcarefullyandma
kethemostoftheminallyourrecipes.Foodwasteisabigproblemgenerally,soshoppingcarefullycanalsoreducetheamountwethrowaw
ay.AndinEdinburghinScotland,it’spossibletoreducewasteandnotbreakthebankbyvisitingarecycledfoodshop,whichhas
beensetuptopreventextrafoodfromshopsendingupinthebins(垃圾桶).Ofcourse,thebiggestthingyoucandotohelpyourcashfl
owistocutbackontake-awaycoffeesandlunches.Cookingyourownmealsisusuallyhealthierforyouandyourfinances.5.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefol
lowingwayscosttheleastmoney?A.Tohavemealsatagoodrestaurant.B.Tocookmealsforyourselfathome.C.Tobuyexoticfruitandvegetables.D.
Tobuyreadymealsorconvenientfood.6.Whatdoestheauthorusuallydotosavetheexpensesonfood?A.Hechoosessmallamountsofmeatwithexpensivep
roteins.B.Hetransformslargequantitiesofleftoversintoaheavymeal.C.Hestocksuponitemsofspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals.D.Hemakesallthe
perishablefruitandvegetablesinallhisrecipes..7.HowdosomepeoplereducefoodwasteintheUK?A.Theyoftenvisitsrecycledfoodsho
ps.B.Theystoremostoftheirfoodcarefully.C.Theybuytake﹣awaycoffeesandlunches.D.Theyonlythrowawaytheperishablefood.8.Whichonecanbethebesttit
leofthispassage?A.WaystoCookTastyMealsatHomeB.WaystoCutDailyExpensesonMealsC.WaystoBuyFoodintheSupermarketD.WaystoStoreF
reshFruitandVegetables.3.(2022·陕西渭南·统考一模)Foreveryonewhohatessettingtheiralarmanhourearliertohitthegy
m,scientistsmayhavesomegoodnews.Afternoonworkoutsleadtobetteroutcomesforsomepeople,accordingtoastudypublishedthisyear.T
hestudy,whichlookedatmenwhoareatriskfororhaveType2diabetes(糖尿病)foundthatparticipantswhoexercisedintheafternoone
xperiencedmoremetabolic(新陈代谢的)benefitsaswellasmorepositiveeffectsontheirexerciseperformanceandfatmasscomparedtoparticipants
whoexercisedinthemorning.“Ourbodyhasabiologicalclockandthisregulatesmanyprocessesinthebodyandtheseprocessesha
vearhythm,”saidPatrickSchrauwen,aprofessorofmetabolicaspectsofType2diabetesatMaastrichtUniversityintheNetherlands.“Someofthesearewellkn
own,likeyourbodytemperatureandyourbloodpressure.”Schrauwensaid.“Ourbiologicalclocksalsoinfluenceourmetabolismandwhe
therourbodiesburnfatorcarbohydratesatcertaintimes,”headded.AndforstudyparticipantswhowerefatoratriskforTyp
e2diabetes,thosefat-burningprocessesweremoreefficientintheafternoonhours.Higherbodytemperaturesinthea
fternoonmayalsohelpimprovecorporalperformance,almostlikeabuilt-indailywarm-up.“Whenyoustarttorealizehowstrongthisbiol
ogicalclockcanbeandthenifyoudothethingslikefoodintakeonthewrongtimeoftheday,orbeingactiveonthewrongtimeofthedayorbeinginactiv
eattimeswhenyoushouldbeactive,thiscanhaveamajorinfluence.”Schrauwenadded.“Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanalsouseitforyourbenefit.”Itcanbeespeciallyhelpful
forcompetitiveathletesorpeopletrainingforaracetoexerciseintheafternoonofaday.Forexample,Schrauwensaidheworkedwithafootballteamtha
twasabletoimprovetheirperformancebymovingpracticetotheafternoon.9.Whatisthegoodnewsmentionedinthetext?A.Peopl
edonotneedtosettheiralarmearlieranymore.B.Exerciseintheafternoonisgoodforallhumanbeings.C.ThemenwithType2diabetescanbetreatedbyexer
cisingintheafternoon.D.Somepeoplegetmorebenefitswhentheyexerciseintheafternoon.10.Whatisthescientific
basisofPatrickSchrauwen’sstudy?A.Ourbodieshavearegularsystem.B.Ourbodiescanadjusttoanewhabit.C.Thepatientswithdiabetesburn
fatfaster.D.Peoplecandowarm-upinsidetheirbodies.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“corporal”meaninparagraph
4?A.Memorial.B.Physical.C.Natural.D.Mental.12.HowdidSchrauwenprovehisresearch?A.Byworkingwithotherscientist
s.B.Bycomparingtheresultsfromdifferentpeople.C.Bytryingitwithspecificgroups.D.Byhelpingparticipantsatriskfordia
betes.4.(2022秋·安徽·高三校联考阶段练习)Clotheswereonceuseduntiltheyfellapart.Nottoday.Inhigh-incomecountriesinparticular,clothingandfootwea
rareincreasinglyfrequentlybought,thrownawayandreplacedwithnewfashions,whicharethemselvessoonthrownaway
andreplaced.Theso-called‘Fastfashion’ishavingasurprisingenvironmentalimpact.Thefirstoneiswater.Thefashionindustryconsu
mesanywherefrom20trillion(万亿)to200trillionlitreseveryyear.Thentherearemicro-plastics.Plasticfibresarereleasedwhenwewashpolyeste
r(聚酯纤维)textiles,whichmakeupbetween20%and35%ofthemicro-plasticschokingtheoceans.Addedtothisarespecificchemicals,suchasthoseusedtom
akefabricsstainresistantandthepesticidesrequiredtoprotectcropssuchascotton.Changeisbadlyneeded,butwillrequirethefashionindustrytoworkharder
toembracemoreofwhatisknownasthecirculareconomy.Thatwillinvolveatleasttwothings:refocusingonmakingthingsthatlast,andsoencouragingreuse;andmor
erapidlyexpandingthetechnologiesforsustainablemanufacturingprocesses,especiallyrecycling.There’sabigroleforresearch-
bothacademicandindustrial-inachievingtheseandotherambitions.Researcherscouldbeginbyhelpingtoprovidemoreaccurateestimatesofwater
use.Thereisalsoworktobedoneonimprovingandexpandingtextilesrecycling.Undoubtedly,usedtextilesgotolandfillinpartbecausetherearerelativelyfe
wsystemsthatcollect,recycleandreusematerials.Suchrecyclingrequiresthemanualseparationoffibres,aswellasbuttonsandzips.Differentfibresarenotea
sytoidentifybyeye,andoverallsuchmanualprocessesaretime-consuming.Machinerythatcanhelpisbeingdeveloped.Technologiesalsoexisttorecycleused
fibreschemicallyandtocreatehigh-qualityfibresthatcanbereusedinclothing.Butthesearenowherenearthescaleneeded.Anotherc
hallengeforresearchersistoworkouthowtogetconsumersandmanufacturerstochangetheirbehaviour.Otherresearchquestionsincludefindingwaystoencour
agepeopletopurchaselonglastinggoods;exploringhowtosatisfydesiresforsomethingnewwhilereducingenvironmentalimpact;andunderstandingwhy
certainmeasurescanbesuccessfullyscaledupwhereasothersfail.13.Whydoestheauthormention“water”,“micro-plastics”and“chemicals”
inParagraph2?A.Toprovideanidea.B.Toproveapoint.C.Togiveadefinition.D.Topresentnewconcepts.14.Whichofthefollowinggoesagainsttheconce
ptof“circulareconomy”?A.Effortsaremadetolengthenthelifespanoftextiles.B.Worn-outclothesareusedasdishclothsa
ndoilrags.C.High-qualityfibresarecreatedtobereusedinclothing.D.Fashionindustryisencouragedtoreleasenewlinesmoreoften.15.Whatistherightthin
gforthefashionindustryresearcherstodo?A.Tomakesurethatalloftheusedtextilesgotolandfill.B.Toseparatefibres,aswellasbuttonsandzipsmanually.C.Toimpr
oveandexpandtextilerecyclingtoalargerextent.D.Toencourageconsumerstosatisfytheirdesiresforfashion.16.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitl
eforthetext?A.SayYestotheSo-calledFastFashionB.CutFastFashion’sEnvironmentalImpactC.AddresstheAcademicCha
llengesforResearchersD.ImprovetheEfficiencyoftheSeparationofFibres5.(2023秋·广东深圳·高三深圳市福田区福田中学校考阶段练习)Overthelastf
ewyears,socialmobility(流动性)betweenthegenerationshasbecomeanimportanttopic.Manypossiblefactorsthatpreventchildrenfrommovingfurtherupthesoc
ialladderthantheirparentshavealreadybeeninvestigated,suchasfinancialresources,theeducationalsystemandgenetics.Recently,Dr.RetoOdermatt(University
ofBasel)andProf.Dr.WarnLekfuangfu(UniversidadCarlosIIIdeMadrid)conductedastudytoinvestigatetheconnectionbetweenca
reeraspirations(抱负)insocialmobilityandlaterlifesatisfaction.Thebasisforthestudyisadataset(数据集)thatfollowstheliv
esofover17,000peopleintheUKwhowereallborninthesameweekin1958,andcontinuestocollectdatatothisday.Amongotherthings,thedatase
tgatherstogetherinformationoneachindividual’schildhoodenvironment,thebackgroundsoftheirparents,thepartic
ipants’abilities,theiraspirationsintheiryouth,theirjobsandtheirhappinessasanadult.Theauthorsusedthisdatabasetoinvestigatehowthe
aspirationsofchildrenandyoungpeopleaffecttheirlaterlife.Andtheyeventuallyfoundthattheeducationalandcareeraspirationsheldbyparticipantsaste
enagerswereamongthemostimportantforecastersoverallfortheirlatersuccessineducationandcareers.Thisindicatesthatambitiouscare
ergoalsmotivatepeopletoinvestmoreintheirfuturecareersuccess.Theoppositeisalsothecase:unambitiouscareeraspirationscanbeanimportantexplanatio
nforlimitedsocialmobility.Thestudyshowedthatyoungpeoplewhoseparentswerelesswelleducateddidindeedhavelessambitiouscareergoals.“Thiscannotbee
xplainedsolely(唯一地)bythedifferencesinfamilyincomeorinparticipants’abilities.Itismorethecasethatinequalityseemstobeginearlyon,withtheirparent
s’aspirationsforthem,”reasonsOdermatt.“Wedidn’texpectparents’aspirationsfortheirchildrentohavesuchastronginfluence.”“Thisremind
susthatweshouldn’tleaveitentirelytoparentstoinfluencechildren’scareeraspirations;schoolscanstepinhere,”Odermattpointsout.Teachingstaf
fcouldactivelymaketeenagersawareofcareersthatsuittheirabilities.Thiscouldencouragethemtolookbeyondtheirownhorizons.Afterall,aperson’
sviewoftheworldisoftenstronglydefinedbytheirsurroundings.17.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.To
presentpreviousresearchfindingsonsocialmobility.B.Tointroducetheconceptofsocialmobilitytoreaders.C.Toindicatethecomplexityofsocialmobilit
yresearch.D.Tostressthepracticalsignificanceofthenewstudy.18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedatabaseofthestudy?A.Ithassomeunexpectedlimitations.B.I
tfocusesmoreonchildrenthanonadults.C.Itcoversmanyaspectsofindividualsinvolved.D.Itwassetupthroughjointeffortsofmanycountries.1
9.Whichofthefollowingsurprisedtheresearchers?A.“Dreamingbig”canhaveanegativeinfluenceonyoungchildren.B.Children’sfuturecanbe
obviouslyaffectedbyparents’aspirations.C.Educatedparentstendtohaveunambitiousaspirationsforchildren.D.Ambitiouscareergoalscanbehelpfuli
nremovingsocialinequality.20.WhatdoesOdermattexpectteacherstodo?A.Tohelpstudentsbroadentheirhorizons.B.Toencouragestudentstotryvarious
careers.C.Tomakechangestothestudents’surroundings.D.Toimprovestudents’adaptabilitytonewenvironments.6.(2023·湖南永州·统考二模)Onemorningafewyearsago,athom
eintheMänoaValleyonOahu,scientistKimberlyCarlsonlookedoutofthewindowandsawarainbowsobrightandclearthatittookherbreathaway.Tha
twasn’tashocker:Hawaiiispossiblythebestplaceintheworldtoseerainbowstoday,andManoahasparticularlyidealconditionsforclear
bows:frequentrainshowersandsunlight.ButCarlson,nowanenvironmentalscienceprofessornowatNewYorkUniversity,realizedshedid
n’tknowtheanswertoasimplequestion:WouldclimatechangeaffectHawaii’sandthewholeplanet’sbreathtakingrainbows?Shesha
redthequestionwithsomeclimatescientistcolleagues,anditinterestedthemsomuchthattheyenlistedaclassfullofstu
dentstoinvestigate.Rainbowsarenotspecialbecausetheirbasicingredientsarecommonandgovernedbyrelativelystraightforwardphysics.“Thebasicrecipeforseeingan
ypartofthenaturalrainbow,”saysLee,“issunlitrain.”InNovember,theypublishedtheirfindings.“Climatechangeisaffe
ctingrainbows—nowweknowthat’strue,”saysCarlson,theleadauthoronthepaper,whichusedcomputermodelstosimulatefut
urerainbow-readyconditions.Asmajorweatherpatternschangebecauseofclimatechange,manypartsoftheworld-particularly
placesnearertothepoles,likeAlaskaorSiberia,willgetmorerain—potentiallyaddingdozensmorerainbow-richdaysbytheendofthecentury.Thechangesfollowbroade
rpatternsofclimatechange;infact,theshiftshighlightsomeofthebiggestrisksanddangers.TheincreasesintheArctic,forexample
,arelikelytoplayoutbecausewaterthatusedtofallfromtheskyassnowwillmoreoftendropdownasraininahotterfuture.Andtoday’sra
inbow-richAmazonispredictedtosuffermorefrequentlydrought—bothbecausetheforest,whichcurrentlycreatesitsownrain,willlosethatsuperpowerasitshrinks,
andbecauseplanet-wideclimatechangeisshiftingandchangingthemajorweatherpatternsthatcausetropicalrainfall.21.
WhydoestheauthormentionCarlson’sexperienceinparagraph1?A.Toexplainarule.B.Tointroduceatopic.C.Topresentafact.D.Tomakeaprediction.
22.Whatisthemostimportantreasonofseeinganaturalrainbow?A.Frequentsunlight.B.Frequentrainshowers.C.Thesunlitrain.D.Thegeograph
icposition.23.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Climatechangecausesmorerainbows.B.Morerainbowsworsentheclimateconditi
on.C.TherewillbelessrainbowsinSiberia.D.ThetemperaturewillbelowerinAlaska.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthelast
paragraph?A.TheremaybemoresnowthanrainintheArctic.B.Rainbowswillbeontheincreasealways.C.Increaseofrainbowsisanaturalphenomenon.D.Amazonmaysuffe
rfromdroughtmorefrequently.7.(2023秋·北京房山·高三统考期末)Ofalltheweirdandwonderfulcreatureslivingunderthesea,perhapsthestrangestarejellyfish—th
oserubbery,cone-shapedcreaturesfoundfloatinginthewater,theirlongtentaclestrailingbehind.Somejellyfishspecieshaveabadreputati
onforscaringawaytourists,cloggingupfishingnets,andevenblockingpowerstationpipes.Butwithmoreandmoreplasticrubbishendingupinthesea,these
daysyou’reaslikelytoswimintoaplasticbagasajellyfish.Nowscientificresearchisdiscoveringthattheserubberyseacreaturesmightprovi
deananswer—astickysolutiontotheproblemofplasticpollution.Inrecentyears,tinypiecesofplasticcalledmicroplastichavebeenasignifican
tproblemfortheworld’sseasandoceans.Theseplasticsarenotvisibletotheeyeandaren’tcaughtbyseawatertreatmentplantsduetotheirsmal
lsize,sotheyenteroursystemandharmourhealth.They’vebeenfoundinmanyplaces—inArcticice,atthebottomoftheseaandeveninsi
deanimals.Slovenianscientist,DrAnaRotter,headsGoJelly,aEuropeanresearchteamofjellyfishecologistslooking
intotheproblem.Microplastics,plasticsingeneral,arebecominganincreasingproblem.DrAnaRottersayswhenshewasachild,peoplewe
remoreenvironmentallyfriendly—notharmfultotheenvironmentorhavingtheleastpossibleimpactonit.Atthattime,therewereveryfe
wsingle-useplastics—plasticitems,likespoonsandforks,designedtobeusedjustonce,thenthrownaway.Thesituationsincethenhaschangeddramaticall
y.Infact,there’sbeensuchanincreaseinmicroplasticsthattodaytheUNlistsplasticpollutionasoneoftheworld’stopenvironmentalthreats.Buthowdojellyfishfitin
tothestory?Well,it’sthe‘jelly’partofjellyfish,andspecificallytheirsticky,jelly-likemucusthatiskey.Jelly
fishproduceathick,stickyliquidcalledmucus.DrAnaRotterhasdiscoveredthatthismucushasstrongabsorptivecapabilities—itcana
bsorb,takeinliquidsandothersubstances.Oneofthesubstancesjellyfishmucusabsorbsaretheparticlesthatmakeupmicroplastics.Dr
Rotter’sresearchisstillintheearlystages,butit’shopedthatjellyfishmucuscouldholdthekeytoafuturefreeofmicroplasticpollutedoceans.Scientistsarehopin
gthatthemucus’sabsorptiveproperties—itsabilitiestoabsorbliquidsandothersubstancesandholdthem,willallowittotrapparticlesofplasticfloatingin
thesea.Bytrappingthese,themucusactslikeamagnet—anobjectthatattractscertainmaterials,likemetal,butinthiscase,mic
roplasticwaste.25.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout________.A.wheremicroplasticscanbefoundB.whymicroplasticscanharmourhealthC.whatproblemstheseasandoceansa
refacingD.howtheresearchwascarriedoutbythescientist26.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Jellyfishspeciescauseagreatthreattothesea.B.Jellyfi
shspeciesliketoswimandliveinplasticbags.C.Jellyfishmucuscanattractmetalsandbreakthemdown.D.Jellyfishmucuscanabsorbliquidsand
someothersubstances.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“properties”inParagraph6mostprobablymean?A.Qualities.B.Substances.C
.Choices.D.Materials.28.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toshowtheharmthatseaandoceanpollutionbri
ngstohumanbeings.B.Tointroducethelivinghabitsoftheweirdandwonderfulcreaturesinthesea.C.Toprovideanewmeth
odforcollectingdataonenvironmentalthreatsinthesea.D.Toinformapromisingscientificfindingfordealingwithplasticpollutioninthesea.8
.(2023秋·湖南永州·高三永州市第一中学校考阶段练习)Anewstudyaddstoevidencethatpharmaceutical(制药的)drugsarepollutingriversintheUK.Ifantibiotic
s(抗生素)arewidespreadintheenvironment,thatcouldeventuallyleadtothembeinglesseffective.AstudybyscientistsattheUniversityofLeedssuggeststhatpharmaceutica
lpollution—smallamountsofdrugslikepainkillersandantibiotics—iswidespreadinBritishrivers,andhighlightsthecurrentlackofmanagementa
roundit.Dr.PaulKay,leadauthoronthestudy,whichwaspublishedinthejournalEnvironmentalPollution,andhiscolleaguesfoundthatsmallamountsoff
ivepharmaceuticaldrugswerepresentinthemajorityofsamplestakenfromtheriversAireandCalderinWestYorkshireoveran18-monthperiod.Oneofthedru
gsfoundwasanantibiotic.Lettingantibioticsgetintoriverslikethiscouldcontributetothegrowingproblemofanti
bioticresistance,whereantibioticsstopworkingasthemicroorganisms(微生物)theyattackbecomeresistanttothem.“Ifwe’redischar
gingantibioticsintoriversallthetime,andbacteriaarebeingconstantlyexposedtothem,thenobviouslythey’regoingtodevelopresistance,”saidKay.“Inthisparticu
larstudyweonlylookedatfivedrugs,buttherearepotentiallyhundredsifnotthousandsofdrugsinrivers,”hesaid.“Andfromourstudy,theyjustdon’tseemto
becomelessinriversaswewouldexpectthemtodo,basedonourunderstandingfromlabexperiments.”Kayandhiscolleaguestooksamplesasfaras5kmdownstreamfromwastewater
treatmentplants,wherethedrugsarelikelytohaveenteredtheriver,andfoundthatthedrugsdidn’tseemtogetbrokendown.Thes
e“environmentalmicroorganisms”canfindtheirwayintohumansthroughwater,air,animals,andfood.Andtheeffectofsuchdrugsonwildlif
eisnotyetclear.“Idon’tthinkthereareanyenormousdisastershappening,”Kaysaid.“Onthewholeit’slongimpacts.”29.Whatisthefinalresultofpharmaceu
ticalpollution?A.Itworsenstheenvironment.B.Itincreasesproductioncosts.C.Itaffectsthequalityoflife.D.Itreducestheeffectofdrugs.30.Whatcanbeinfer
redaboutantibioticsfromKay’swordsfromParagraph5?A.Theymainlyexistinfivedrugs.B.Theycanliveforatleast18
months.C.Theiramountwillnotdropinrivers.D.Theireffectonbacteriawillrise.31.What’sKay’sattitudetotheenvironmenta
lmicroorganism?A.Optimistic.B.Concerned.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.32.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Aliteraturerev
iew.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Asciencemagazine.D.Amedicineguide.9.(2022秋·江西赣州·高三校联考期末)Lastnight,myhusbandan
dIjustcelebratedourweddinganniversary.Recallingthefunwehadonourweddingdayaswellassomeofthefunnyaccidentswas
agreatwaytogetusclosetoeachotherandampuptheromanceofthenight.Still,Icouldimaginemyfriendsrollingtheireyesatthatid
ea.Engaginginnostalgia(怀旧)seemedembarrassingforthemandtheyevenworrieditcouldmakemeregretful.Afterall,whenyouloo
kbackontheearlydaysofyourromance,youmightfeelbittersweetafterrealizinghowmuchhaschanged.Butrecentresearc
hsuggeststhatfeelingnostalgicaboutsignificantpasteventsfromyourrelationshipcanactuallybenefitit—whetheryourecallthosealo
neorwithyourpartner.Inonestudy,someparticipantsinaromanticrelationshipwerepromptedtowriteaboutanostalgicex
periencethey’dhadwiththeirpartnerortolistentoasongthatmadethemfeelnostalgicabouttheirrelationship,whileotherswroteab
outanordinaryexperiencethey’dhadorasongtheyliked.Afterwards,thoseparticipantstoldtheresearchershowcloseandcommittedtheyfelttotheirpartner,howsati
sfiedtheywerewiththeirrelationship,andhowmuchpassionatelovetheyfeltfortheirpartner.Aftercomparingthegroups,theresearchersfoundthatthoseexperiencingn
ostalgiafeltcloser,morecommittedandmorelovingtowardtheirpartner,andweremoresatisfiedwiththeiroverallrelationship.Thiswastrueevenw
henaccountingforotheremotions,likehappiness,whichmightaffectourviewsofothers.“Ourconclusionisthatexperiencingnostalgiatemporarilyen
hancesperceptionsofromanticrelationshipquality,”saysleadresearcherNicholasEvansoftheUniversityofManitobainCanada.Whilepaststudieshave
foundthatfeelingnostalgicbringsmeaningtoone’slifeandhelpspeoplefeelmoresociallyconnected,theuseofnostalgiainro
manticrelationships,specifically,hadnotbeentestedbefore.Evansbelievesthisisanuntappedresourceforcouples.“Now,wehaveprovedthatnost
algiadefinitelycouldbeoneofmanytoolstohelpenhanceromanticrelationships,”hesays.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ampup”inthefirstpar
agraphmean?A.Assess.B.Recall.C.Increase.D.Ruin.34.Whatistheauthor’sfriends’opiniononnostalgia?A.Engaginginitisbene
ficial.B.Ithardlyaffectsrelationships.C.Experiencingitisverynatural.D.Itmayleadtounpleasantresults.35.Whatwereall
theparticipantsinthestudyaskedtodo?A.Singwiththeirpartners.B.Commentoneachother.C.Listentonostalgicsongs.D.Reporttheirfeelings.3
6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?A.Itstillneedstobeimproved.B.Itisofpioneeringsignificance.C.Itsresultconfirm
scouples’belief.D.Itsconclusionhasbeentestedbefore.10.(2022·四川绵阳·四川省绵阳南山中学校考二模)Beautifulcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)inThaiseashav
ebeengraduallyworseningduetoglobalwarmingthatcausescoralbleaching,inadditiontocertainhumanactivitieswithoutprope
rcontrolandenvironmentalconsciousness.Recently,researchersfromThaiuniversityChulalongkomhavecreated3D-printe
dcoralreefsmodeledonthenatureofrealcoralscalledInnovareeftoacceleratetherecoveryofthecoralreefecosystem.Innovareefco
ralsarecoatedwithcalciumandphosphatenutrients(钙磷营养物)thatcoralsneedtothriveandconsistofflatsurfaces.Thereefs’holesserveashabitatsandhidingpl
acesformanyseaanimals.Artificialreefsalsomakeuseofhydrodynamicstechnologytoenhancetheirresistancetotidalforcesandensurethattheystayinpl
ace.Finally,thePH(levelofacidity)oftheselectedtypeofcementusedforthereefsisclosetothatofseawater,andthedesignconceptisthatofLego,
easilyassembled(组装)anddisassembledblocksthatareeasytotransportandfix.“TheInnovareefisnottoolarge.It’slight-weightedandcanbecarried
byanyonethussavingtransportationcosts.Youcansimplyputitatanydesiredlocationintheseaandthendivedownto
putalltheunitstogethertocompletetheInnovareef.Notevenfiveminutesafterward,fishandseveraloceancreaturesstarttocomeintosurveyandmakeittheirnewhab
itat,leadingtobiodiversityaroundtheInnovareef.Moreimportantly,theresearchdataindicatesthatthesettlementandgrowthratesofplanulaont
heInnovareefarebetterthanthoseonotherartificialreefs,”saidAssociateProfessorDr.NantarikaChansueatChulalongkornUniversity.Innovareefisthehopefort
heeffectiverecoveryofnaturalcoralreefs.Nowtheteamisfocusedonaddingmoredetailssothatthenewstructureslookmorelikenaturalreefs.Forth
efuturegenerationsofInnovareef,theteamwilldevelopamorespecificdesignforeachseaspeciesinthearea.37.Whatfunctionisex
pectedoftheInnovareef?A.Toextendthelifeofcorals.B.Tomonitorthegrowthofcorals.C.Tohelprestorenaturalcoralreefs.D.Toprotectcoralreefsf
romhumandestruction.38.WhatdoweknowabouttheInnovareeffromparagraph2?A.Itishighlyresistanttoheat.B.Ithaslowmanufacturin
gcosts.C.Itprovidesrichnutrientsforfish.D.Itisportableandeasytoassemble.39.WhatareDr.NantarikaChansue’swordsmainlyabout?A.Theadvanta
gesoftheInnovareef.B.TheinspirationfortheInnovareef.C.Themethodsofimprovingoceanhabitats.D.Theimportanceofp
rotectingbiodiversity.40.Whatwillresearchersprobablydointhefuture?A.ApplytheInnovareefonalargescale.B.Carryo
utmoretestsontheInnovareef.C.MakeaspecificdesignoftheInnovareef.D.Conductfurtherresearchonnaturalcoralreefs