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作业进阶(十九)UNIT3FASCINATINGPARKSⅠ.阅读理解A[2024·河北省部分学校高三五调考试]AsfounderoftheGlobalWaterPolicyProjectandleadexpertforNationalGeographic's

FreshwaterInitiative，Sandra'sgoalistopromotetheconservationandsustainableuseoftheEarth'sfreshwaterresources.Sandrasayss

hegrewupinNewYorkasaLongIslandbeachkid.Shewasalwaysawareofthe“comfort，peace，andbalance”offeredbythena

turalworld，especiallytheenvironmentsofwetlandsandrivers.Beforestartingworkonaproject，Sandraconsidersanarea's“geographyofwater”：theamountof

waterinthearea'sbasin，thepopulation，andtheagriculturaluseofwater.ThegeographyofwaterhelpsSandradetermineanarea'swaterstress.Waterstressisthesitua

tionwhereacommunityisusingmorewaterthannaturemadeavailable.SandrafirstbecameawareoftheconceptofwaterstressafterreadingSwedishhy

drologistMalinFalkenmark'sbookWaterforaStarvingWorld.Thisgroundbreakingworklinkedwateruse，foodandpopulation.AsSandrabeg

antounderstandwaterstress，sherealizeditaffectseverything，fromacommunity'sdevelopmenttoitspoliticalsecurity.“Somanygreatcivili

zationsdevelopedalongsideriversandlakes，”shesays，pointingtotheancientcivilizationsofUr(betweentheTigrisandEuphratesrivers)，Egypt(whichdevelopedont

heNile)，andtheIndusRiverValley.Today，Sandrapointsout，morethan200riversaresharedbetweentwoormorenations.Damsandotherri

vermanagementtechniquesimplemented(实施)bynationsupstreamhaveahugeimpactonnationsdownstream.TheTigrisandEuphratesrivershavetheirso

urcesinTurkey，forexample，buttheirbasinsareinIraq，Kuwait，SaudiArabia，andSyria.RivermanagementfromTurkeywouldimpactthefreshwateravailableto

thesecountriesfordrinking，hygiene(卫生)，industry，andtransportation.Watermanagementhasbecomepartofmanynations'foreignpolicy.Sandrapoints

totheMekongRiverCommission.TheheadwatersoftheMekongRiverareinChina，althoughthebasinisnearly800，000squarekilometersandincludesthenationsofM

yanmar，Cambodia，Laos，Thailand，andVietnam.ManygovernmentsaremembersoftheMekongRiverCommission，whichpromotessustainabledevelopmentofthewaters

upply.1．WhatdidwatermeantoSandraasachild？A．Itrepresentedakindofspirit.B．Itcausedstresstoherlife.C．Itbroughtmanyobstacl

estoher.D．Itofferedawayfortransportation.2．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3？A．Waterstresswasperfectlyset

tled.B．Watercontributedmuchtotheworldculture.C．Waterhadnoimpactonthesteadinessofanation.D．WatercrisiswasrecognizedbeforeMalin'sbook

.3．WhatinspirationcanwegetfromtheTigrisandEuphratesrivers？A．Upstreamcountrieshavepriorities.B．Everycountryhasitspolicyforrivers.C．Rive

rsacrosscountriesaredecreasing.D．Sourcegovernanceofriversiscritical.4．What'sthepurposeoftheauthortakingtheMekongRive

rasanexample？A．Toshowitsimportancetothelocals.B．Toemphasizeitsgreatvolumeofflow.C．Toshowthepowerofcooperation.D．Totellitschallengestorelatednat

ions.B[2024·广东省部分名校高三联合质量检测]I'veneverhadagreatsenseofdirection，andIoftenwanderintoshops.Uponcomingbackout，Ican'trememberwhichwayI'v

ecomefrom—leftorright？Manypeoplearelikeme，andwhydosomeconstantlyhavenoideawheretheyare？Thehippocampus(海马体)isaregionofthebrainassociatedwi

thmemoryandinvolvedinsenseofdirection.Anearbyregionhasalsobeenassociatedwithsenseofdirection.Therearefourknowntypesofnavigation­relatedneurons(神经

元)，foundintheseregions：placecells，gridcells，bordercellsandheaddirectioncells.Inshort，youcanthinkofplacecellsasaninternalcognitive(认知的

)map；theyidentifywhereyouare.GridcellsarelikeaGPSsysteminourbrain；theytellusabouttherelationshipofthisplacetootherpla

ceswe'vebeento.Bordercellsrespondtothepresenceofenvironmentalboundariesataspecificdirectionanddistancefromus.Lastly，headdi

rectioncellsareactivatedwhenourheadfacesaspecificdirection.Thesecellswillfireelectricalimpulseswhenweenterfamiliarlocations，wi

theachgroupofcellsrelatingtoaspecificplace.OurrelianceonGPSandsmartphonesmayhavedecreasedtheabilitytouseourinternalmaps.Olderadultswh

oregularlyusedGPShadlessactivityintheirhippocampus，comparedwiththosewhodidnotuseGPS.Theyalsoperformedslightlyworseinacognitiontest.Inc

ontrast，astudyinvolvingLondontaxidriversfoundtheyhaveasignificantlylargerhippocampusthanordinarypeople.Youcanimproveyourway­findingabi

lityspecificallybypracticingtheskill，accordingtoAziz，PhDofneurologyatTempleUniversitySchoolofMedicine.“Th

emoreyougetoutandgotoplaces，thebetter，”hesays.Physicalexerciseimprovesthebloodflowtothebrain，whilementalexercise，suchasdoingpuzzlesorlearninganewlan

guage，stimulatesthedevelopmentofnewnervecellsandconnectionsinyourbrain.5．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext？A．Byraisingaquestion.B．Bymakinga

comparison.C．Bystatingpersonalopinions.D．Byreferringtoscientificresearch.6．Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourtypesofnavigation­relatedneuro

ns？A．Theydependcloselyoneachother.B．Theyareresponsiblefordifferentjobs.C．Theywilldecreaseinnumbersasoneages.D．The

ywillfailtofunctioninunfamiliarsituations.7．WhatwillhappenifwerelytoomuchonGPS？A．Wewilleasilybemisled.B．Ourhippocampuswillgetenlarg

ed.C．Ourcognitiveabilitywillbeaffected.D．Wewillhaveourhippocampusrelaxed.8．Whatareweadvisedtodoaccor

dingtothelastparagraph？A．Buildupourbody.B．Taketrainingcourses.C．Trydifferentbrainexercises.D．Getouttoconnectwithpeople.Ⅱ.完形填空[2024·山东省潍

坊市三模]TheLanguageofFlowersDingdong！Ilookedupfromthecouch.Whointheworldcouldthatbe？Mybodywastroubledwithillnes

s，soI'd__1__myselfaway.Friendstelephoned，texted，emailedandsentcards.Ididn't__2__，thinkingthatIhadnothingtoofferanyoneinthemiserablecondit

ionIwasin.I__3__gotupandopenedthedoortoaflowerdelivery.AsIputtheflowersonmydiningtable，Iwasstruckbytheir__4__.Itwascom

prisedofsolitaryblossomsofmanyvarietiesthatshouldn'treally__5__yetsomehowdid.Themysteryflowershadcomeinabluejar，with

outacard.Insteadofreturningtothecouch，I__6__theflorist.Hetoldmethatsomeofmyfriendswerebehindthe__7__，secretly.“Theywantedtosenda__8__to

you，”hesaid，“throughthelanguageofflowers.”Thegrouphadfollowedhimandpickedvery__9__stemsafterconsultinganoldbook.“Ilearnedsomethings，”thefloristsaid，

then__10__：“Theredcarnation(康乃馨)meant‘Ourheartsacheforyou’.Theyellowtulip(郁金香)wantedtosee__11__inmysmileagain.Thepinkcarnationhadafew__12__word

stosayaboutneverforgettingme.”ThemoreIunderstoodwhattheflowerswere__13__，themoreIstartedtorememberthewomanwhomighthave__14__themb

eforeIseparatedmyselffromeveryoneandeverything.MyfriendsknewIwasstillthatwoman，with__15__beyondmyhealth.1．A.hiddenB．given

C．drivenD．broken2．A.forbidB．acceptC．actD．respond3．A.cautiouslyB．reluctantlyC．instantlyD．cheerfully4．A.sizeB．styleC．uniquenessD．shape5．A.gotogethe

rB．standoutC．mixupD．fadeaway6．A.informedB．thankedC．rewardedD．telephoned7．A.deliveryB．programC．mysteryD．scene8．A.companionB．messageC．commitmentD．g

ift9．A.expensiveB．rareC．specificD．fresh10．A.explainedB．clarifiedC．definedD．analyzed11．A.painB．fortuneC．sympathyD．sunshine12．A.mode

stB．tolerantC．formalD．meaningful13．A.involvingB．sayingC．smellingD．signing14．A.advocatedB．confirmedC．requiredD．ear

ned15．A.ambitionB．valueC．curiosityD．fantasy[答题区]1～5______________6～10______________11～15______________