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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.Givenjustashortsentencedescribingapicture,thetoolcancreatecomplicatedimages(图像)inmanydifferentstyles.OpenAIhasalreadychang
edtheworldoncewithitsAIwritingtool,GPT-3.GPT-3wastrainedonhugeamountsofwritinginmanydifferentstyles.Whenitwasreleasedin2020,itshockedpeoplebyqu
icklycreatingcomplete,well-writtenarticlesindifferentstyles.ItissopowerfulthatOpenAIhastriedtobeprudentwhenitcomestohowitallowspeopletou
sethetool,tomakesuirethatitisn’tusedforharmfulpurposes.DALL-EactuallygrewoutofanefforttoapplyGPT-3toimages.OpenAIreleasedthefirstversionofDALL-Elasty
ear.DALL-E2isevenmorepowerful.DALL-E2hasbeentrainedonmassivenumbersofpictureswithmatchingdescriptions,whichmeansit“kno
ws”alotabouthowdifferentthingslook.DALL-Estartsitsimageswithapatternofrandomdots.Itthenchangesthepatternofthosedotsuntildif
ferentpartsoftheimagebegintomatchthedescriptiontheDALL-Eisgiven.DoesDALL-E2havesomethingnew?Theusercanselec
tanareaofanimageandaskDALL-E2toputsomethingintothepicture,ortakeitout.Someartistsareconcernedthattheirjobopportunitiesmig
htbelimitedifacomputersystemcanmakesuchhighqualitypicturesondemandsoeasy.OpenAIsaysthetoolwillallowartiststobecreativeinneww
ays.Tomakesurethetoolisn’tmisused,OpenAIalreadyhasstrictrulesaboutthesortsofimagesthatcanbecreatedwithDALL-E.Oneofthoseru
lespreventsDALL-Efromcreatingrealisticpicturesofactualpeople.Fornow,thecompanyisn’treleasingDALL-E2.Instead,itisa
llowingasmallnumberofpeopletoworkwiththetooltolearnmoreaboutwhatworkswell,andtodiscoverpossibleproblems.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwo
rd“prudent”inparagraph2mean?A.Confident.B.Proud.C.Patient.D.Careful.2.WhichisoneofthetalentsDALL-E2has?
A.Describingpicturesondemand.B.Processingtheexistingpictures.C.Teachingartistshowtopaint.D.Gradingpaintingsbyhumans.3.Whatcanbeinf
erredaboutDALL-E2fromthelastparagraph?A.Itwillreachconsumerssoon.B.Itisnotusedbyactualpeople.C.Itisbeingimprove
datpresent.D.ItisadvertisedwidelybyOpenAI.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.HowDALL-E2MakesUseofGPT-3B.WhyOpenAIDevelopsItsDALL-E
2C.DALL-E2HelpsOfferArtistsNewJobsD.FromWords,DALL-E2CreatesPictures2.(2022·甘肃兰州·统考一模)Areyouplanningtoeatouttonightorareyougoingtostayinto
savethepennies(省钱)?Amealoutatagoodrestaurantorevenapizzeriacancostyouasmallfortune,socookingforyourselfmakesfinanci
alsense.Butwiththeriseinfoodprices,it’simportanttobeawiseshoppertokeepyourfoodbillincheck.Thesedaysoursupermarketshelvesarepackedwithtemptin
gfooditems,fromthedailystaples,likebreadandmilk,totheexotic,likemangoesandkiwifruits(猕猴桃).There’salsotheoptionofbuy
ingreadymeals-convenientfoodthatcomesataprice.However,ifyou’refeelinghardup(拮据),therearethingsyoucandotomakethe
moneyyouspendonfoodgofurther.AccordingtotheBBCFoodwebsite,it’sallaboutchangingyourhabits.Itclaimsthatcookingfulfillingandtastymealsonabudg
etiseasy.Itsuggestsanumberof“tricks”suchasusingcheapercutsofmeat,“choosesmallamountsofmeatwithlessex
pensiveproteins”and“transformsmallquantitiesofleftoversintoaheavymeal”.Afavoriteentertainmentofminetohelpwhenmoneyistightistos
tockuponitemsthatareonspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals(Buyone,getonefree).However,thisismoreofaproblemwhenitcome
stoperishable(易腐烂的)itemslikefreshfruitandvegetables.IntheUK,about39%ofhouseholdfoodwasteisfruitandveg.Soit’sagoodideanottostockupontoomuchofthesethi
ngs.Storethemcarefullyandmakethemostoftheminallyourrecipes.Foodwasteisabigproblemgenerally,soshoppin
gcarefullycanalsoreducetheamountwethrowaway.AndinEdinburghinScotland,it’spossibletoreducewasteandnotbre
akthebankbyvisitingarecycledfoodshop,whichhasbeensetuptopreventextrafoodfromshopsendingupinthebins(垃圾桶).Ofcourse,thebiggestthingyoucandotohelpyourcas
hflowistocutbackontake-awaycoffeesandlunches.Cookingyourownmealsisusuallyhealthierforyouandyourfinances.5.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowin
gwayscosttheleastmoney?A.Tohavemealsatagoodrestaurant.B.Tocookmealsforyourselfathome.C.Tobuyexoticfruitandvegetables.D.Tobuyreadymealsorconvenientf
ood.6.Whatdoestheauthorusuallydotosavetheexpensesonfood?A.Hechoosessmallamountsofmeatwithexpensiveproteins.B.Hetransformslargequantitiesofleftovers
intoaheavymeal.C.Hestocksuponitemsofspecialoffer-suchasBOGOFdeals.D.Hemakesalltheperishablefruitandvegetablesinallhisre
cipes..7.HowdosomepeoplereducefoodwasteintheUK?A.Theyoftenvisitsrecycledfoodshops.B.Theystoremostoftheirfoodcaref
ully.C.Theybuytake﹣awaycoffeesandlunches.D.Theyonlythrowawaytheperishablefood.8.Whichonecanbethebesttitleofthisp
assage?A.WaystoCookTastyMealsatHomeB.WaystoCutDailyExpensesonMealsC.WaystoBuyFoodintheSupermarketD.WaystoStoreFreshFruitandVegetables.
3.(2022·陕西渭南·统考一模)Foreveryonewhohatessettingtheiralarmanhourearliertohitthegym,scientistsmayhavesomegoodnews.Afternoonworkoutsleadtobetterou
tcomesforsomepeople,accordingtoastudypublishedthisyear.Thestudy,whichlookedatmenwhoareatriskfororhav
eType2diabetes(糖尿病)foundthatparticipantswhoexercisedintheafternoonexperiencedmoremetabolic(新陈代谢的)benefitsaswellasmorepositiveeffectsontheirexe
rciseperformanceandfatmasscomparedtoparticipantswhoexercisedinthemorning.“Ourbodyhasabiologicalclockandthisregulatesmanyprocessesin
thebodyandtheseprocesseshavearhythm,”saidPatrickSchrauwen,aprofessorofmetabolicaspectsofType2diabetesatMaastrichtUniversityintheNetherlands.
“Someofthesearewellknown,likeyourbodytemperatureandyourbloodpressure.”Schrauwensaid.“Ourbiologicalclocksalsoinfluenc
eourmetabolismandwhetherourbodiesburnfatorcarbohydratesatcertaintimes,”headded.AndforstudyparticipantswhowerefatoratriskforType2diabetes,thos
efat-burningprocessesweremoreefficientintheafternoonhours.Higherbodytemperaturesintheafternoonmayalsohelpimp
rovecorporalperformance,almostlikeabuilt-indailywarm-up.“Whenyoustarttorealizehowstrongthisbiologicalclockcanbeandthenifyoudot
hethingslikefoodintakeonthewrongtimeoftheday,orbeingactiveonthewrongtimeofthedayorbeinginactiveattimeswhenyoushouldbeact
ive,thiscanhaveamajorinfluence.”Schrauwenadded.“Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanalsouseitforyourbenefit.”Itcan
beespeciallyhelpfulforcompetitiveathletesorpeopletrainingforaracetoexerciseintheafternoonofaday.Forexample,Schrauwensaidheworkedwith
afootballteamthatwasabletoimprovetheirperformancebymovingpracticetotheafternoon.9.Whatisthegoodnewsmentionedinthetext?A.Peopledonotneedtosettheiral
armearlieranymore.B.Exerciseintheafternoonisgoodforallhumanbeings.C.ThemenwithType2diabetescanbetreatedbyexercisingintheaftern
oon.D.Somepeoplegetmorebenefitswhentheyexerciseintheafternoon.10.WhatisthescientificbasisofPatrickSchrauwen’sstudy?A.Ou
rbodieshavearegularsystem.B.Ourbodiescanadjusttoanewhabit.C.Thepatientswithdiabetesburnfatfaster.D.Peoplecandowarm-upinsidetheirbodies.11.Whatdoesth
eunderlinedword“corporal”meaninparagraph4?A.Memorial.B.Physical.C.Natural.D.Mental.12.HowdidSchrauwenp
rovehisresearch?A.Byworkingwithotherscientists.B.Bycomparingtheresultsfromdifferentpeople.C.Bytryingitwithspecific
groups.D.Byhelpingparticipantsatriskfordiabetes.4.(2022秋·安徽·高三校联考阶段练习)Clotheswereonceuseduntiltheyfellapart.Nottoday.Inhigh-income
countriesinparticular,clothingandfootwearareincreasinglyfrequentlybought,thrownawayandreplacedwithnewfashions,whicharethemselvessoonthro
wnawayandreplaced.Theso-called‘Fastfashion’ishavingasurprisingenvironmentalimpact.Thefirstoneiswater
.Thefashionindustryconsumesanywherefrom20trillion(万亿)to200trillionlitreseveryyear.Thentherearemicro-plasti
cs.Plasticfibresarereleasedwhenwewashpolyester(聚酯纤维)textiles,whichmakeupbetween20%and35%ofthemicro-plasticschokingtheoceans.A
ddedtothisarespecificchemicals,suchasthoseusedtomakefabricsstainresistantandthepesticidesrequiredtoprotectcropssuchascotton.Changeisbadly
needed,butwillrequirethefashionindustrytoworkhardertoembracemoreofwhatisknownasthecirculareconomy.Thatwillinvolveatleast
twothings:refocusingonmakingthingsthatlast,andsoencouragingreuse;andmorerapidlyexpandingthetechnologiesforsustainablemanufacturingprocesses,especial
lyrecycling.There’sabigroleforresearch-bothacademicandindustrial-inachievingtheseandotherambitions.R
esearcherscouldbeginbyhelpingtoprovidemoreaccurateestimatesofwateruse.Thereisalsoworktobedoneonimprovin
gandexpandingtextilesrecycling.Undoubtedly,usedtextilesgotolandfillinpartbecausetherearerelativelyfewsystemsthatcollect
,recycleandreusematerials.Suchrecyclingrequiresthemanualseparationoffibres,aswellasbuttonsandzips.Differentfibresarenoteasytoidentifybyeye,an
doverallsuchmanualprocessesaretime-consuming.Machinerythatcanhelpisbeingdeveloped.Technologiesalsoexisttorecycleusedfibreschemi
callyandtocreatehigh-qualityfibresthatcanbereusedinclothing.Butthesearenowherenearthescaleneeded.Anotherchallengeforresearchersistowo
rkouthowtogetconsumersandmanufacturerstochangetheirbehaviour.Otherresearchquestionsincludefindingwaystoencouragepeopletopurchaselonglastingg
oods;exploringhowtosatisfydesiresforsomethingnewwhilereducingenvironmentalimpact;andunderstandingwhy
certainmeasurescanbesuccessfullyscaledupwhereasothersfail.13.Whydoestheauthormention“water”,“micro-plastics
”and“chemicals”inParagraph2?A.Toprovideanidea.B.Toproveapoint.C.Togiveadefinition.D.Topresentnewconcepts.
14.Whichofthefollowinggoesagainsttheconceptof“circulareconomy”?A.Effortsaremadetolengthenthelifespanoftextiles.B.Worn-outclothesareusedasdishclothsan
doilrags.C.High-qualityfibresarecreatedtobereusedinclothing.D.Fashionindustryisencouragedtoreleasenewlinesmoreof
ten.15.Whatistherightthingforthefashionindustryresearcherstodo?A.Tomakesurethatalloftheusedtextilesgotolandfill.B.
Toseparatefibres,aswellasbuttonsandzipsmanually.C.Toimproveandexpandtextilerecyclingtoalargerextent.D.Toencourageconsumerstosa
tisfytheirdesiresforfashion.16.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.SayYestotheSo-calledFastFashionB.CutFastFashion’sEnvironmentalImp
actC.AddresstheAcademicChallengesforResearchersD.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)Overthelastfewyears,socialmobility(流动性)betweenthegenerationshasbecomeanimportanttopi
c.Manypossiblefactorsthatpreventchildrenfrommovingfurtherupthesocialladderthantheirparentshavealreadybeeninvestigated,suchasfinancialresources,theedu
cationalsystemandgenetics.Recently,Dr.RetoOdermatt(UniversityofBasel)andProf.Dr.WarnLekfuangfu(UniversidadCarlosIIIdeM
adrid)conductedastudytoinvestigatetheconnectionbetweencareeraspirations(抱负)insocialmobilityandlaterlifesatisfaction.Thebasisfort
hestudyisadataset(数据集)thatfollowsthelivesofover17,000peopleintheUKwhowereallborninthesameweekin1958,andcontin
uestocollectdatatothisday.Amongotherthings,thedatasetgatherstogetherinformationoneachindividual’schildhoodenvironment,thebackground
softheirparents,theparticipants’abilities,theiraspirationsintheiryouth,theirjobsandtheirhappinessasanadult.Theauthorsusedthisdatab
asetoinvestigatehowtheaspirationsofchildrenandyoungpeopleaffecttheirlaterlife.Andtheyeventuallyfoundthattheeducationalandcare
eraspirationsheldbyparticipantsasteenagerswereamongthemostimportantforecastersoverallfortheirlatersuccessineducationandcareers.This
indicatesthatambitiouscareergoalsmotivatepeopletoinvestmoreintheirfuturecareersuccess.Theoppositeisalsothecase:unambitiousca
reeraspirationscanbeanimportantexplanationforlimitedsocialmobility.Thestudyshowedthatyoungpeoplewhoseparentswerelesswelleducateddidindeed
havelessambitiouscareergoals.“Thiscannotbeexplainedsolely(唯一地)bythedifferencesinfamilyincomeorinparticipants’ab
ilities.Itismorethecasethatinequalityseemstobeginearlyon,withtheirparents’aspirationsforthem,”reasonsOdermatt.“Wedidn’texp
ectparents’aspirationsfortheirchildrentohavesuchastronginfluence.”“Thisremindsusthatweshouldn’tleaveitentirelytoparent
stoinfluencechildren’scareeraspirations;schoolscanstepinhere,”Odermattpointsout.Teachingstaffcouldactivelymaketeenagersawareofcareer
sthatsuittheirabilities.Thiscouldencouragethemtolookbeyondtheirownhorizons.Afterall,aperson’sviewoftheworldisoftenstronglyde
finedbytheirsurroundings.17.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Topresentpreviousresearchfindingsonsocia
lmobility.B.Tointroducetheconceptofsocialmobilitytoreaders.C.Toindicatethecomplexityofsocialmobilityresearch.D.Tostressthepracticalsignificanceoft
henewstudy.18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedatabaseofthestudy?A.Ithassomeunexpectedlimitations.B.Itfocusesmoreonchildrenthanonadults.C.Itc
oversmanyaspectsofindividualsinvolved.D.Itwassetupthroughjointeffortsofmanycountries.19.Whichofthefollowingsurprisedtheresearchers?A.“Dreamingbi
g”canhaveanegativeinfluenceonyoungchildren.B.Children’sfuturecanbeobviouslyaffectedbyparents’aspirations.C.Educatedparentstendtohaveunambitio
usaspirationsforchildren.D.Ambitiouscareergoalscanbehelpfulinremovingsocialinequality.20.WhatdoesOdermattexpectteache
rstodo?A.Tohelpstudentsbroadentheirhorizons.B.Toencouragestudentstotryvariouscareers.C.Tomakechangestothestudents’surro
undings.D.Toimprovestudents’adaptabilitytonewenvironments.6.(2023·湖南永州·统考二模)Onemorningafewyearsago,athomeintheMänoaValleyonOa
hu,scientistKimberlyCarlsonlookedoutofthewindowandsawarainbowsobrightandclearthatittookherbreathaway.Thatwasn’tashocker:Hawaiiispossibl
ythebestplaceintheworldtoseerainbowstoday,andManoahasparticularlyidealconditionsforclearbows:frequentrainshowersandsunlight.ButCarlson
,nowanenvironmentalscienceprofessornowatNewYorkUniversity,realizedshedidn’tknowtheanswertoasimplequestion
:WouldclimatechangeaffectHawaii’sandthewholeplanet’sbreathtakingrainbows?Shesharedthequestionwithsomeclimatescientistcolle
agues,anditinterestedthemsomuchthattheyenlistedaclassfullofstudentstoinvestigate.Rainbowsarenotspecialb
ecausetheirbasicingredientsarecommonandgovernedbyrelativelystraightforwardphysics.“Thebasicrecipeforseeinganypartofthenaturalrainbow,”says
Lee,“issunlitrain.”InNovember,theypublishedtheirfindings.“Climatechangeisaffectingrainbows—nowweknowthat’strue,”s
aysCarlson,theleadauthoronthepaper,whichusedcomputermodelstosimulatefuturerainbow-readyconditions.Asmajorweatherpatternschangebecauseofc
limatechange,manypartsoftheworld-particularlyplacesnearertothepoles,likeAlaskaorSiberia,willgetmorerain—potentiallyaddingdozensmorerainbow-richd
aysbytheendofthecentury.Thechangesfollowbroaderpatternsofclimatechange;infact,theshiftshighlightsomeofthebiggestrisksanddanger
s.TheincreasesintheArctic,forexample,arelikelytoplayoutbecausewaterthatusedtofallfromtheskyassnowwillmoreoftendropdownasraininahott
erfuture.Andtoday’srainbow-richAmazonispredictedtosuffermorefrequentlydrought—bothbecausetheforest,whichcurrentlycreatesitsownrain,willlosethatsup
erpowerasitshrinks,andbecauseplanet-wideclimatechangeisshiftingandchangingthemajorweatherpatternsthatcausetropicalrainfall
.21.WhydoestheauthormentionCarlson’sexperienceinparagraph1?A.Toexplainarule.B.Tointroduceatopic.C.Topres
entafact.D.Tomakeaprediction.22.Whatisthemostimportantreasonofseeinganaturalrainbow?A.Frequentsunlight.B.Frequentrainsho
wers.C.Thesunlitrain.D.Thegeographicposition.23.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Climatechangecausesmorerainbows.B.Mor
erainbowsworsentheclimatecondition.C.TherewillbelessrainbowsinSiberia.D.ThetemperaturewillbelowerinAlaska.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthelas
tparagraph?A.TheremaybemoresnowthanrainintheArctic.B.Rainbowswillbeontheincreasealways.C.Increaseofrainbowsisanaturalphenomenon.D.Amazonmaysuffer
fromdroughtmorefrequently.7.(2023秋·北京房山·高三统考期末)Ofalltheweirdandwonderfulcreatureslivingunderthesea,perhapsthestrangestarejel
lyfish—thoserubbery,cone-shapedcreaturesfoundfloatinginthewater,theirlongtentaclestrailingbehind.Somejellyfishspecieshaveabadreputationforscaring
awaytourists,cloggingupfishingnets,andevenblockingpowerstationpipes.Butwithmoreandmoreplasticrubbish
endingupinthesea,thesedaysyou’reaslikelytoswimintoaplasticbagasajellyfish.Nowscientificresearchisdiscoveringthattheserubberyseacreaturesmightprovi
deananswer—astickysolutiontotheproblemofplasticpollution.Inrecentyears,tinypiecesofplasticcalledmicroplastichavebeenasignificantprobl
emfortheworld’sseasandoceans.Theseplasticsarenotvisibletotheeyeandaren’tcaughtbyseawatertreatmentplantsduetotheir
smallsize,sotheyenteroursystemandharmourhealth.They’vebeenfoundinmanyplaces—inArcticice,atthebottomoftheseaandeveninsideanimals.Slovenianscienti
st,DrAnaRotter,headsGoJelly,aEuropeanresearchteamofjellyfishecologistslookingintotheproblem.Micropla
stics,plasticsingeneral,arebecominganincreasingproblem.DrAnaRottersayswhenshewasachild,peopleweremoreenvi
ronmentallyfriendly—notharmfultotheenvironmentorhavingtheleastpossibleimpactonit.Atthattime,therewereveryfewsingle-useplastics—plasticite
ms,likespoonsandforks,designedtobeusedjustonce,thenthrownaway.Thesituationsincethenhaschangeddramatically.Infact,there’sbeensuchanincreaseinm
icroplasticsthattodaytheUNlistsplasticpollutionasoneoftheworld’stopenvironmentalthreats.Buthowdojellyfishfitinto
thestory?Well,it’sthe‘jelly’partofjellyfish,andspecificallytheirsticky,jelly-likemucusthatiskey.Jellyfishproduc
eathick,stickyliquidcalledmucus.DrAnaRotterhasdiscoveredthatthismucushasstrongabsorptivecapabilities—itcanabsorb,takeinliquidsandothersu
bstances.Oneofthesubstancesjellyfishmucusabsorbsaretheparticlesthatmakeupmicroplastics.DrRotter’sresearchisstillintheearlystages,butit’s
hopedthatjellyfishmucuscouldholdthekeytoafuturefreeofmicroplasticpollutedoceans.Scientistsarehopingthatt
hemucus’sabsorptiveproperties—itsabilitiestoabsorbliquidsandothersubstancesandholdthem,willallowittotrapparticlesofplasticfloat
inginthesea.Bytrappingthese,themucusactslikeamagnet—anobjectthatattractscertainmaterials,likemetal,butinthiscase,micropl
asticwaste.25.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout________.A.wheremicroplasticscanbefoundB.whymicroplasticscanharmourhealthC.whatproblemstheseasando
ceansarefacingD.howtheresearchwascarriedoutbythescientist26.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Jellyfishspeciescauseagreatthreattothesea.B.Jellyfis
hspeciesliketoswimandliveinplasticbags.C.Jellyfishmucuscanattractmetalsandbreakthemdown.D.Jellyfishmucuscanabsorbliquidsandsomeo
thersubstances.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“properties”inParagraph6mostprobablymean?A.Qualities.B.Substances.C.Choices.
D.Materials.28.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toshowtheharmthatseaandoceanpollutionbringstohumanbeings.B.To
introducethelivinghabitsoftheweirdandwonderfulcreaturesinthesea.C.Toprovideanewmethodforcollectingdataonenvironment
althreatsinthesea.D.Toinformapromisingscientificfindingfordealingwithplasticpollutioninthesea.8.(2023秋·湖南永州·高三永州市第一中学校考阶段练习)Anewstudyaddstoevidencet
hatpharmaceutical(制药的)drugsarepollutingriversintheUK.Ifantibiotics(抗生素)arewidespreadintheenvironment,thatc
ouldeventuallyleadtothembeinglesseffective.AstudybyscientistsattheUniversityofLeedssuggeststhatpharmaceuticalpollution—sma
llamountsofdrugslikepainkillersandantibiotics—iswidespreadinBritishrivers,andhighlightsthecurrentlackofmanagementaroundit.Dr.PaulKay,leadauthoronth
estudy,whichwaspublishedinthejournalEnvironmentalPollution,andhiscolleaguesfoundthatsmallamountsoffiveph
armaceuticaldrugswerepresentinthemajorityofsamplestakenfromtheriversAireandCalderinWestYorkshireoveran18-m
onthperiod.Oneofthedrugsfoundwasanantibiotic.Lettingantibioticsgetintoriverslikethiscouldcontributetoth
egrowingproblemofantibioticresistance,whereantibioticsstopworkingasthemicroorganisms(微生物)theyattackbecomeresistanttothem.“Ifwe’redisc
hargingantibioticsintoriversallthetime,andbacteriaarebeingconstantlyexposedtothem,thenobviouslythey’regoingtodevelopresista
nce,”saidKay.“Inthisparticularstudyweonlylookedatfivedrugs,buttherearepotentiallyhundredsifnotthousandsofdrugsinrivers,”hesaid.“Andfromourstudy,th
eyjustdon’tseemtobecomelessinriversaswewouldexpectthemtodo,basedonourunderstandingfromlabexperiments.”Kayandhiscolleaguestooksamplesas
faras5kmdownstreamfromwastewatertreatmentplants,wherethedrugsarelikelytohaveenteredtheriver,andfoundthatthe
drugsdidn’tseemtogetbrokendown.These“environmentalmicroorganisms”canfindtheirwayintohumansthroughwater,air,animals,andfood.Andtheeffecto
fsuchdrugsonwildlifeisnotyetclear.“Idon’tthinkthereareanyenormousdisastershappening,”Kaysaid.“Onthewholeit’slongimpacts.”29.Whatisthefinalre
sultofpharmaceuticalpollution?A.Itworsenstheenvironment.B.Itincreasesproductioncosts.C.Itaffectsthequalityoflife.
D.Itreducestheeffectofdrugs.30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutantibioticsfromKay’swordsfromParagraph5?A.Theymainlyexistinfivedrugs.B.Theycanlivefor
atleast18months.C.Theiramountwillnotdropinrivers.D.Theireffectonbacteriawillrise.31.What’sKay’sattitudetotheenviron
mentalmicroorganism?A.Optimistic.B.Concerned.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.32.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A
.Aliteraturereview.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Asciencemagazine.D.Amedicineguide.9.(2022秋·江西赣州·高三校联考期末)Lastnight,myhusban
dandIjustcelebratedourweddinganniversary.Recallingthefunwehadonourweddingdayaswellassomeofthefunnyaccidentswasagreatwaytogetusclo
setoeachotherandampuptheromanceofthenight.Still,Icouldimaginemyfriendsrollingtheireyesatthatidea.Engaginginnostalgia(怀旧)seemedembarrassingforthe
mandtheyevenworrieditcouldmakemeregretful.Afterall,whenyoulookbackontheearlydaysofyourromance,youmightfeelb
ittersweetafterrealizinghowmuchhaschanged.Butrecentresearchsuggeststhatfeelingnostalgicaboutsignificantp
asteventsfromyourrelationshipcanactuallybenefitit—whetheryourecallthosealoneorwithyourpartner.Inonestudy,somep
articipantsinaromanticrelationshipwerepromptedtowriteaboutanostalgicexperiencethey’dhadwiththeirpartner
ortolistentoasongthatmadethemfeelnostalgicabouttheirrelationship,whileotherswroteaboutanordinaryexperiencethey’dhadorasongtheyliked.Aft
erwards,thoseparticipantstoldtheresearchershowcloseandcommittedtheyfelttotheirpartner,howsatisfiedtheywer
ewiththeirrelationship,andhowmuchpassionatelovetheyfeltfortheirpartner.Aftercomparingthegroups,theresear
chersfoundthatthoseexperiencingnostalgiafeltcloser,morecommittedandmorelovingtowardtheirpartner,andweremoresat
isfiedwiththeiroverallrelationship.Thiswastrueevenwhenaccountingforotheremotions,likehappiness,whichm
ightaffectourviewsofothers.“Ourconclusionisthatexperiencingnostalgiatemporarilyenhancesperceptionsofromanticrelationshipqu
ality,”saysleadresearcherNicholasEvansoftheUniversityofManitobainCanada.Whilepaststudieshavefoundthatfeelingnostalgicbringsmeaning
toone’slifeandhelpspeoplefeelmoresociallyconnected,theuseofnostalgiainromanticrelationships,specifically,had
notbeentestedbefore.Evansbelievesthisisanuntappedresourceforcouples.“Now,wehaveprovedthatnostalgiadefinitelyc
ouldbeoneofmanytoolstohelpenhanceromanticrelationships,”hesays.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ampup”inthefirstparag
raphmean?A.Assess.B.Recall.C.Increase.D.Ruin.34.Whatistheauthor’sfriends’opiniononnostalgia?A.Engaginginitisben
eficial.B.Ithardlyaffectsrelationships.C.Experiencingitisverynatural.D.Itmayleadtounpleasantresults.35.What
werealltheparticipantsinthestudyaskedtodo?A.Singwiththeirpartners.B.Commentoneachother.C.Listentonostalgicsongs.D.Reporttheirfeelin
gs.36.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?A.Itstillneedstobeimproved.B.Itisofpioneeringsignificance.C.Itsresultconfirmscouples’belief.D.Itsconclusion
hasbeentestedbefore.10.(2022·四川绵阳·四川省绵阳南山中学校考二模)Beautifulcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)inThaiseashavebeengraduallyworseningduetoglobalwarming
thatcausescoralbleaching,inadditiontocertainhumanactivitieswithoutpropercontrolandenvironmentalconscio
usness.Recently,researchersfromThaiuniversityChulalongkomhavecreated3D-printedcoralreefsmodeledonthenatureofr
ealcoralscalledInnovareeftoacceleratetherecoveryofthecoralreefecosystem.Innovareefcoralsarecoatedwithca
lciumandphosphatenutrients(钙磷营养物)thatcoralsneedtothriveandconsistofflatsurfaces.Thereefs’holesserveashabitatsan
dhidingplacesformanyseaanimals.Artificialreefsalsomakeuseofhydrodynamicstechnologytoenhancetheirresistancetotidalforcesandensurethattheystayinplace.
Finally,thePH(levelofacidity)oftheselectedtypeofcementusedforthereefsisclosetothatofseawater,andthedesignco
nceptisthatofLego,easilyassembled(组装)anddisassembledblocksthatareeasytotransportandfix.“TheInnovareefisnottoolarge.It’slight-weight
edandcanbecarriedbyanyonethussavingtransportationcosts.Youcansimplyputitatanydesiredlocationintheseaandthendivedowntoputalltheunitstogethertocomplet
etheInnovareef.Notevenfiveminutesafterward,fishandseveraloceancreaturesstarttocomeintosurveyandmakeittheirnewhabitat,leading
tobiodiversityaroundtheInnovareef.Moreimportantly,theresearchdataindicatesthatthesettlementandgrowthratesofplanulaontheInnovareefar
ebetterthanthoseonotherartificialreefs,”saidAssociateProfessorDr.NantarikaChansueatChulalongkornUniversity.Innovareefisthehopef
ortheeffectiverecoveryofnaturalcoralreefs.Nowtheteamisfocusedonaddingmoredetailssothatthenewstructureslookmorelikenaturalreefs.For
thefuturegenerationsofInnovareef,theteamwilldevelopamorespecificdesignforeachseaspeciesinthearea.37.Whatfunctionisexpectedofth
eInnovareef?A.Toextendthelifeofcorals.B.Tomonitorthegrowthofcorals.C.Tohelprestorenaturalcoralreefs.D.Toprotectcoralreefsfromhumande
struction.38.WhatdoweknowabouttheInnovareeffromparagraph2?A.Itishighlyresistanttoheat.B.Ithaslowmanufacturingcosts.C.Itprovidesrichnutrientsforfis
h.D.Itisportableandeasytoassemble.39.WhatareDr.NantarikaChansue’swordsmainlyabout?A.TheadvantagesoftheInnovareef.B.TheinspirationfortheI
nnovareef.C.Themethodsofimprovingoceanhabitats.D.Theimportanceofprotectingbiodiversity.40.Whatwillres
earchersprobablydointhefuture?A.ApplytheInnovareefonalargescale.B.CarryoutmoretestsontheInnovareef.C.Mak
easpecificdesignoftheInnovareef.D.Conductfurtherresearchonnaturalcoralreefs