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专题01阅读理解（第02期）-2023届浙江高考英语模拟试题分项汇编阅读理解【2023届浙江省金华十校高三上学期11月模拟】London,withcountlessfamoussitesandallmanneroffood,drink,shopping,history,and

culture,isdefinitelyawonderfulcitytovisit.TimeZoneGreenwichMeanTimeduringthewinter,BritishSummerTimedurin

gtherestoftheyear(startingatDaylightSavingTime).BestTimetoGoThebesttimetovisitLondonoverallisinspring

,whenthetemperatureshavewarmedup,thesunhasstartedtoshineandLondon’sgardensandparksarelookingtheirbest.Howev

er,therealityisthatthebesttimetotraveltoLondondependsalotonwhatyou’relookingfor.Ifyou’reallabouttakingalookinsideQueenLiz’spala

ce,you’dbettermakeitinsummer,whilewinterisbeautifulandfestiveforthoselookingtogettheirfillofChristmasmarketsandtraditionalcheer.Thin

gstoKnowLondoners,andEnglishpeopleingeneral,haveamuchdifferentmannerofinteractingwithoneanotherthanAmerica

nsdowhileanAmericanmightthinknothingofsmilingatastrangertheypassonthesidewalkoraskingaboutworkinthefirstfewminutesofaconversation,L

ondonersmightconsideritimpoliteorstrange.Don’tmistakethisforunfriendliness;it’sjustaculturaldifference.Instead,talkaboutthingslike

movies,TVshows,books,yourtravels,andthelike,insteadofworkorfamily.HowtoGetAroundGettingaroundLondonisunbelievablyeasytha

nkstothewell-maintainedandextensiveUnderground.TheUnderground,unlikeAmericantransportationsystemswhichoftenpayperrideorpayperlengthoftrip,arepaidi

nzones.Farealsovariesbasedontimeofdayandthemethodyouusetopay.It’sworthgettinganOystercardtomakeyourlifethatmuchsimpler.1．Whereisthistextmostprob

ablytakenfrom?A．Asurvey.B．Atraveljournal.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Aguidebook.2．WhenisthebesttimetovisitLondonforpeoplewhoenjoyal

ivelyatmosphere?A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.3．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletopicforstartingaconversationwith

Londoners?A．Dailyentertainments.B．Futureplans.C．Personalrelationships.D．Annualincomes.WhenIwasinnursin

gschool,Ihadtofocusmoreonmystudiesthanotheraspectsoflife,andlearnsomuchinashortamountoftime.However,theclinicalexperienceofnursingschoolallowed

metohavetheopportunitytoputwhatIlearnedinmyclassesandreadingsintoaction.Oneofmyfavoriteexperiencesduringmyc

linicaltrainingwaswhenIhadapatientwhowasfirststartingchemotherapy(化疗).MynursinginstructorMarietoldmethatpatientsoftenexperien

ceananaphylactic(过敏性的)reactiontothemedicinewhentheyfirststartchemotherapy,soitisimportanttogivethemedicineataslowerrate.Mariesaidth

atifwehadapatientwhoreactedtothemedicine,weshouldstoprunningthechemotherapy,checkthepatient’sbloodpressure,andthengiv

etheappropriatemedicinefromtheemergencykit.WhenIcheckedmypatientacoupleofminutesafterstartinghischemotherapy,I

askedhimquestionsrelatedtoananaphylacticreaction.Ialsonoticedhisfacewasgettingalittleredandhelookedshortofb

reath.Hementionedhavinglowerbackpain,soIimmediatelystoppedthechemotherapy,startedtakinghisbloodpressure,andrepo

rtedittoMarie.Hisbloodpressurewaswithinhisnormallimits,sowegavehimBenadrylviahisIV.TheBenadrylhelpedt

hepatient,andwehadtheBenadrylrunningwhenwestartedhischemotherapyagain,butataslowerrate.Thistimethepatientdi

dnothaveananaphylacticreaction,andtoleratedhischemotherapywell.Thisexperiencetaughtmehowimportantitistoassessyourpatientandtoteachyourpatientbefor

ehandaboutthereactionthepatientcouldhaveduetothemedicine.MarieandItaughtourpatientaboutthereactionshecouldhaveduetothechemotherapy;duetoourteaching

,ourpatientrecognizedhissymptomsandwasabletoknowthatwhathewasexperiencingwasanexpectedreaction.Duringtheclinicaltraining,Ihadmanyexperiences

whereIhadtothinkonmyfeetandconductnursingcarequickly.Theseexperiencestaughtmealotabouthowtobeanurseandemphasizedtheimportanceofconducti

ngproperpatientcare.4．Whydidtheauthorstopgivingthepatientchemotherapy?A．Hehadhighbloodpressure.B．Hehada

reactiontothemedicine.C．Hefailedtotoleratethebackpain.D．Herefusedtoanswerherquestions.5．Accordingtotheauthor

,whatplayedakeyroleinsavingthepatient?A．Givingthepatientimmediatefirstaid.B．Makingadequatepreparationsinadvance.C．Assessingtheeffectivenessoft

hemedicine.D．Tellingthepatientthepossiblereactionsofthemedicine.6．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sclinicalexpe

rience?A．Rewarding.B．Dangerous.C．Interesting.D．Painful.7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toexpressgr

atitudetoherinstructor.B．Toencourageotherstotakeupnursing.C．Toshareherclinicaltrainingexperience.D．Tostresstheimportanceofmed

icaltreatment.Whilethoseineducationunderstandthecurrentstateofthenation’sliteracy(读写能力)crisis,mosteverydayAmericansaredange

rouslyunaware.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,nearly130millionAmericanadultsreadbelowasixth-gradelevel.Now,considerhowthatnumberreprese

ntsmorethanhalftheadultU.S.population.That’snotsurprising,accordingtothemostrecent“Nation’sReportCard”bytheNati

onalAssessmentofEducationalProgress(NAEP).TheNAEPreportsthatroughlyjustone-thirdofstudentsinfourth,eighthand12thgradesareproficient(

精通)inreadingandhave“solidacademicperformanceanddemonstratedcompetencyoverchallengingsubjectmatter.”Infact,thisU.S.readingcrisishasbeen20yearsi

nthemaking.Whileone-thirdofstudentsareconsideredproficient,thestatisticsareevenmorealarmingforlow-incomestudents,studentsofcolorandstudentswith

disabilities.Meanwhile,theCOVID-19pandemic(流行病)hasexposedagrowing“digitaldivide”inwhichthosewithoutaccesstosupportivelearningp

rogramsandteacherswillcontinuetoslidethroughthecracks.Thisistroublingformanyreasons.Literacycanbeagreatequalizer,levelingtheplayingfieldacrosssyste

micsocialissues,likeraceandgenderinequality.Itplaysanenormousroleinincreasingaccesstoeconomicopportunity.Itisestimatedtha

tincreasingliteracyproficiencyhasthepotentialtogeneratealotmoreinannualincomefortheUnitedStates.Andontheindividuallevel,illiteracyc

animpactaperson’slifetimeearningpotentialby30-42%.Still,thebenefitsofliteracygofarbeyondsomeone’searningabi

lity.Literacysupportssocial,physicalandemotionalwell-being,anditaffectseverythingfromcrimeratestohospitaladmissionstoself-confidence.Butchalleng

ingastheliteracylandscapemayseemrightnow,thereiscauseforoptimism.Andthestrategyforliteracyissimple.8．WhatdoweknowaboutAmerica’sliterac

ycrisis?A．Itdatesbackabouttwodecades.B．ItiswellunderstoodbymostAmericans.C．ItinvolveshalfoftheAmerica

npopulation.D．Itismainlycausedbythegrowingdigitaldivide.9．Whydoestheauthormentionthreespecificgroupsofstudentsinparag

raph4?A．Toattractpublicattentiontothesestudents.B．ToshowtheseriousnessofliteracycrisisinAmerica.C．Tostresstheine

qualityintheAmericaneducationsystem.D．TopraisethehighreadingproficiencylevelofAmericanstudents.10．Whatisapossibleresultofimprovedlite

racyontheindividuallevel?A．Highercrimerates.B．Increasedself-confidence.C．Strongerdesireforwealth.D．Equallearningopportunities.

11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoliteracyinAmerica?A．Tolerant.B．Ambiguous.C．Doubtful.D．Hopeful.Youmayhavenoticedsudden,brieftwitching(抽动)atsomepoint

whileyourdogwassleepingandwonderediftheyweredreamingorevenexpressingsometypeofdiscomfort.Theseinvoluntarymovementson

lyoccurduringdreamstatesandusuallydon’tlastlong.Soistwitchingjustanormalpartofdreaming,oraretheretimeswhenyoushouldworry?Dogssleepa

naverageof12-14hourseachday.Whiletheysleep,adog’sbrainprocessesinformationandexperiencesfromthedaythroughdreams.Twit

chingisoftenrelatedtoactivedreamcyclesinthebrain.AccordingtoresearchbypsychologistStanleyCoren,anaverage-sizedogwil

ldreamaboutevery20minutes,andthesedreamswilllastaboutaminute.Largerbreedshavefewerdreamsthatlastlonger-abou

tevery45minutesfor4minutes.Theoppositeistrueforsmallerbreeddogs;theywilldreamaboutevery10minutesforupto30seconds.Dogsexperiencethesamedreamstagesa

shumans,includingnon-rapideyemovement(NREM),short-wavesleep(SWS),andrapideyemovement(REM).DuringtheREMstate,adog’sey

esmovearoundbehindtheirclosedeyelids,andthelargebodymusclesareturnedoffsothedreamisnotphysicallyactedou

t.Theamountoftwitchingdependsonhowmuchtheseoffswitchescrampmusclemovement.Ifyourdogsleepsnexttoyou,theymayunintentionallydisturbyoursleepwiththeirsud

denbodymovements.However,itisoftenadvisednottoawakenadogthatistwitchingintheirsleepunlesstheyareclearlyindistress.Abad

dreamornightterrorcouldbethecauseoftheseinvoluntarymovements,andtheymaywakeupfrightened.Trytoavoidtou

chingthemsotheydon’tbiteyouasaresultofbeingshockedandpanicked.Instead,gentlycallyourdog’snameuntiltheyrespond.Speakcal

mlyandtellthemthattheyaresafeandsecureaftertheywakeup.Whiletheyappeartobeprettyactiveintheirsleep,dreamingdogsmaybeslo

wtoawaken.12．Whichofthefollowinginfluenceshowoftendogsdream?A．Theirsleepingtime.B．Theirbodysize.C．Theirdailyexperiences.D．Theirhea

lthconditions13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cramp”meaninparagraph4?A．Stimulate.B．Analyze.C．Restrict.D．Monitor.14．Whyisitadvisednottowakeupadogt

witchinginsleep?A．Toavoidbeingbittenbythedog.B．Toensurethedogadequatesleep.C．Topreventthedoggettingshocked.D．Toe

scapedisturbancefromthedog.15．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowdoesDogs’BrainWork?B．Why

doDogsDreamatNight?C．WhydoDogsTwitchinTheirSleep?D．HowdoesDogs’TwitchAffectTheirSleep?阅读理解【2023届浙江省宁波市高三上学期高考与选考模拟】Withaworldfulloffascinatingdesti

nations,choosingtheperfectvacationspotcanpresentachallenge.Usetheserecommendationstomakeyourtravelbucketlist.ParisThemagneticCitydrawsvisitorsfrom

aroundtheglobetoseeiconicattractionsliketheEiffelTowerandtheLouvre.Butwhattravelersreallylovearetheold

-fashionedcafes,livelymarketsandtrendyshoppingdistricts.Getlostwanderingalongthecharmingstreets,orrelaxonth

ebanksoftheSeineforhours.Ifyou’reupforaquickdaytrip,headtothePalaceofVersailles,whichoffersguidedandself-guided

toursoftheestate.SouthIslandNewZealand’sSouthIslandbrimswithmagnificentlandscapeateveryturn.Here,youcanadmirethemountainsofFiordlandNationalPark.Atn

ight,journeytotheMountJohnObservatorytogazeatthestarryskies.YoucanalsosatisfyyourselfinQueenstown(afavoritedestinationamongbungeejumpe

rs),sampledeliciouswineintheMarlboroughregionorexploreNewZealand’smostaccessibleglaciersontheisland’swestcoast.BoraBoraHere,int

hissmallFrenchPolynesianisland,you’llfindpicturesquebeaches,appealingjunglesandluxuriousresorts.Theisland’sextinctvolcano,Moun

tOtemanu,makesachallenginghike,andthefriendlyBoraBoralocalscanhelpyoucatchaglimpseoftheisland’sbestsights.AlthoughatriptoBoraBoraisve

ryexpensive,mosttravelerssayit’swortheverypenny.GrandCanyonTheGrandCanyonoffersplentyofoutdooractivitiesforeveryonefromday-tripperstoad

venturejunkies.Hikealongthenationalpark’spopularRimandBrightAngeltrailsforexceptionalviews,experiencearaftin

gtripdowntheColoradoRiverorviewthedramaticArizonalandscapefromaboveduringahelicoptertour.Ifyou’refeelingespeciallydaring,signupforskydivingabo

vethecanyon.1．Whichofthefollowingdestinationsisaparadiseforshoppinglovers?A．Paris.B．SouthIsland.C．BoraBora.D．G

randCanyon.2．WhatdoSouthIslandandGrandCanyonhaveincommon?A．Theybothoffertravelersafantasticislandview.B．Theybothallowtravelerstoe

xperienceadventures.C．Theybothallowtravelerstostaywithlocalfamilies.D．Theybothoffertravelerschancestoobservethesky.3．Thistextismainlyintendedfo

r________.A．touristguidesB．magazineeditorsC．fashiondesignersD．vacationplannersSixmonthsago,28-year-oldDannyWallace,whoearnshislivinga

saTVcomicand“ideas”man,hadagreatidea.Whatifhestartedhisowncountryandinvitedanyonewhowantedtojoinhimtobecomeacitizen?So,naminghimselfKingDannyIandd

eclaringhisone-bedroomflatinEastLondonanindependentstate,hesetabouttakingthenecessarystepstomakehisdreamcometrue.Heevendocumentedhisprogres

sinhisBBC2seriesHowToStartYourOwnCountry,whichcomestotheendofitssix-weekrunonWednesday.Overthesixweeks,Dannyexploredthe

possibilitiesofforminghisowncountry.ThefirstthingonhisagendawastohandinhisDeclarationofIndependencetotheprimeminister.Withthis

outoftheway,hewasfreetostartthinkingaboutwritingaconstitutionandsettingupagovernment.Thenhewasofftodesignhisownflagandrecordhisownnat

ionalanthemandevengotsomeonetodesignpossiblepostagestampsofhiscountry,withhisfaceonthem!ThefinalthingDannyhadtodowastofindanameforhiscountry.Ath

isrequest,citizenssentinthousandsofsuggestionsastowhatthisnewcountrycouldbecalled.IdeasrangedfromFlatlandtoWallaceland!But,inthee

nd,thefinalselectioncamedowntojusttwo:HomeorLovely.Aimingtobecomethemostdemocraticdemocracyintheworldwher

eitscitizenshavetheopportunitytoenjoyequality,KingDannyachievedaworldfirstandletthepeopledecide.Lovelyfinallystoodo

ut.Whetherthecountrywillcontinuetogrowwillverymuchdependonhowbusyitscreatoris.And,asDannyWallaceismuchindemandforseveralotherTVprojects,itmightfallto

othermembersofhisgovernmenttokeepthingsrunning.Butwithelectionspromisedeverysixmonths,thecreationoftheUniversityofLovelyandseveralsportingevent

splannedoverthecomingweeks,thereareplentyofactivitiestokeepthecitizensofLovelyoccupiedforquiteawhileyet.4．WhatdoesDannyWallace’s“greatidea”i

nParagraph1referto?A．Makingadocumentary.B．Foundinganewcountry.C．Owninganindependentstate.D．Choosingactor

sforaTVshow.5．What’scrucialtocarryingoutDanny’sgreatidea?A．Draftingaconstitution.B．Gettingofficialapproval.C．Analyzingthepossibilities.D．Composin

ganationalanthem.6．WhatcanbeinferredfromthefinaldecisiononthenameLovely?A．LovelybeatHomeinthefinalselection.B．Thewo

rldiscreatedbyordinarypeople.C．Thecitizens’rightsofacountryarerespected.D．Lovelysignalsthesuccessfulruleo

fKingDanny.7．What’smainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A．ThefutureofLovely.B．Thelifeofthecitizens.C．Thedaily

routineofDannyWallace.D．TheestablishmentoftheUniversityofLovely.If,likeme,you’rethekindofpersonwhofindsithardtomake

decisions,thenMalcolmGladwell’sBlinkmightjustbethebookyouhavebeenwaitingfor.BecauseBlinkisallaboutrapidcogni

tion—thatis,thosemomentswhenwemakesnapjudgements,forexample,whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttimeorlookingatsomething

we’rethinkingofbuying.Heanalysesexactlywhatgoesoninourheadswhenwemakesplit-seconddecisionsandcomparesthistothethoughtprocessesinvolv

edwhenwetakelongertocometoadecision.Interestinglyheclaimsthat,“Therearelotsofsituations—particularlyattimesofhighpre

ssureandstress—whenfortunatelyhastedoesnotmakewaste.”WhatmakesBlinkareallyinterestingreadisthenumberofstoriesthatGladwellinclu

destosupporthistheories.OnesuchstoryinvolvesdoctorsintheEmergencyRoomatCookCountyHospitalinChicago.Aftertoldtochangethewayofdiagnoses,inst

eadofaskingforinformationsuchasthepatient’sageandweightandmedicalhistory,theyweregoingtofocusonlyonthepatient’sbloodpressu

re.AndnowCookCountyisoneofthebestplacesintheUSatdiagnosingchestpain.Ofcourse,thereareoccasionswhenweleaptothewro

ngconclusion.Inhisresearch,GladwelldiscoveredthatalmostalltheCEOsofthetopcompaniesintheUSaretall.Thereisnoactualrelationshipbetweenheightandin

telligence,butforsomereason,corporationsoverwhelminglychoosetallpeopleforleadershiproles.Thereissomethi

nggoingoninthefirstfewsecondsofmeetingatallpersonwhichmakesusthinkofthatpersonasaneffectiveleader,whichunfortunatelystopsusfrommakinganinformedde

cision.Allinall,Blinkisafascinatingstudyonanactivitythatwealldoseveraltimesaday.Readitandmakebetterdecisions.8．Whatdoestheunderlined

word“snap”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Instant.B．Decisive.C．HesitantD．Important.9．HowweredoctorsatCookCountyHospitalabletomakebetterdi

agnoses?A．Byobtainingthepatients’medicalhistory.B．Bybasingdiagnosesonpatients’bloodpressure.C．Byabandoningregularwaysofdiagno

singpatients.D．Byinquiringaboutcurrenthealthconditionofthepatients.10．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbymentioningleadershiprolesoftallpeople?A．Tallpeop

letendtobecapableleaders.B．Aperson’sheightandintelligencearecloselyrelated.C．CEOsoftopcompaniesusuallydrawrightconclusions.D．The

firstimpressionofapersoncanresultinbadjudgement.11．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tohonorawriter.B．Torecommendabook

.C．Tointroducearesearch.D．Toexplainaphenomenon.Aeronautics(航空学)specialistsfromtheUniversityofSouthAustraliaspentmonthsstudyingthedragonfly’s

flight,creating3Dmodelsfromdigitalimages,tobuildawingeddrone(无人机).StudyleaderJavaanChahlbelievesthatwingeddronesbasedonthed

ragonfly’sshapeandmovementwillsimplybemoreflexibleandenergyefficient.Chahl’steamusedaspecialphotographytechniquetoclassif

ythewingshapesof75differentdragonflyspeciesfrommuseumcollections.Theirwingsarelong,lightandhard.Plus,theirlong

bodiesgivethemexcellentstabilityandbalance,makingitpossibleforwingeddronestodeliverawkwardloadsandundertakelongobservationmissi

ons.Investigatingthewaythatdragonfliesremainstableduringflightactuallyrevealsthetechniquestheyusetogetthemselvesoutoftrickysituations.Dragonflies

arefoundtobeabletoperformupside-downbackflipstoregainbalanceandnormalflight,whentheyfindthemselvesupsidedownmid-air.Thisspe

cialskillcanevenbeperformedwhiledragonfliesareunconscious,meaningitisapassivestabilitymechanismsimilarinconcepttoplanesthataredesignedtoglidetosafety

withtheirenginesturnedoff.Engineersarelookingtocopydragonflywingstocreatesaferdronesthatcanrightthemselves.Ofcourse,notallattempts

tobuilddragonfly-likedronesaresuccessful.TechJet’sairvehiclewassupposedtooperateasanaerialcamera,observationa

ndsecuritydrone,butitfailedbeforeproductiongotunderway.Similarly,Insectothopter,anAmericandragonflyspydronebuiltinthe1970swasdeserted.Yett

heprinciplesbehindwingeddronesaresolid.Infact,NASAhassettledonanuclear-poweredautonomouscraftcalledDragonflytoexplorethesurfaceofSaturn’smoonTitan

in2034.NASA’sprojectisactuallyanairvehicle,ratherthanawingeddrone,butengineersarestillconvincedtheycancrackthecodeofnature’s

mostgiftedflyinginsectandrevolutionizeunmannedflightalongtheway.12．Whydidaeronauticsspecialistsspendmonthsstudyingthedragonfly’

sflight?A．Tobuild3Dmodelsfromdigitalimages.B．Tomakewingeddronesmodelledafterit.C．Toclarifytheflexibil

ityandefficiencyofdrones.D．Todisplaytheshapeandmovementofthedragonfly.13．Thespecialskillofdragonfliesistheirabilityto_________.A．glidetosafetyB

．avoidtrickysituationsC．performobservationtasksD．adjustthemselvestostaystable14．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswin

geddrones?A．Skeptical.B．Uncertain.C．Supportive.D．Conservative.15．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．W

ingedDrones:StillaLongWaytoGoB．JavaanChahl:AnInnovativeLeaderofAeronauticsC．ADragonfly’sFlyingTechnique:Perfect

forDronesD．TheCodeofNature:ASolutiontoNASA’sSpaceExploration阅读理解【2023届浙江省温州市普通高中高三第一次适应性考试】Nobodylikestospendmoneyonanewb

ookonlytofacedisappointmentwhenitdoesn’tliveuptoyourexpectations.Herearethebestbookreviewsitestohelpyouavoidbuyingbooksthatyo

u’llregretreading.GoodreadsGoodreadsistheleadingonlinecommunityforbooklovers.Ifyouwantsomeinspirationforwhichnovelorbiographyt

oreadnext,thisisthebestbookreviewsitetovisit.Thereareanendlessnumberofuser-generatedreadingliststoexplore.FantasyBookRevi

ewFantasyBookReviewshouldbehighonthelistforanyonewhoisafanoffantasyworks.Thebookreviewsitepublishesrev

iewsforbothchildren’sbooksandadults’books.Ithasasectiononthetopfantasybooksofalltime.BooklistBooklis

tisaprintmagazinethatalsooffersanonlineportal.TrustedexpertsfromtheAmericanLibraryAssociationwriteallthebook

reviews.Youcanseepartsofreviewsfordifferentbooks.However,toreadtheminfull,youwillneedtosubscribe.YouTubeYouTub

eisnotthetypeofplacethatimmediatelyspringstomindwhenyouthinkofthebestbookreviewsitesonline.However,thereareseveralengagin

gYouTubechannelsthatfrequentlyofferopinionsonbooksthey’veread.Althoughit’seasytobeattractedbyanimpressivebookco

ver,it’salwaysbesttohaveaquicklookatthebookreviewsbeforeactuallybuyingacopy.Thisway,youcansaveyourmoneyandspenditonthebooksthatyou’

llbeproudtodisplayonyourshelvesforalongtime.1．Whichsitebestsuitspeoplewhowanttobuyabiography?A．Goodreads.B．FantasyBookReview.C．Booklist.D．YouTube.2．W

hatcanvisitorsdoonBooklist?A．Editbookreviews.B．Discusswithexperts.C．Readfullreviewsafterpayment.D．Findinformat

ionaboutwriters.3．Whatisrecommendedbeforebuyingabook?A．Notingthebookcover.B．Readingthebookreviews.C．Preparingadisplaysh

elf.D．Checkingthebook’sratings.It’saclassicstory:Akidisforcedtolearnaninstrumentfromayoungage,theyplayitthrough

outtheirchildhood,andtheydevelopabittersweetrelationshipwithit.Istheconstantbattlebetweentheloveforthemusicandthehatefortheconstantchallenge

worththefight?Forme,itwas.IstartedplayingthepianowhenIwasfour-thatwas15yearsago!Thiswashugecommitment,sotheremusthavebee

nsomethingworthholdingonto,right?TheeasyguessisthatIwaspurelyinlovewithmusicandpiano.Althoughthat’sthesweetertale,it

’sabitmorecomplicated.Istruggledalotwithpiano.Familyandpeerswere,atleastinmyownhead,constantlyplacedbesidemeincompetition.Ifeltpress

uretobethebestinordertoprovesomethingtoothers-andmoredevastatingly(破坏性地)toprovesomethingtomyself.Theseedofmymusicali

nterestwasgrowninthesunlightofcompetitionanddoubt.Hatesprouted(滋生)whenmyself-criticismhittoohard.It’sdifficulttolearntolovesomethingthatdidn’torigin

atefromlove.Forawhile,pianowasmoreofanannoyancethanahobby.Butsomehow,lovegrew.Itwasdeeplyburied.Butitwas

there,andbyhighschool,itwasstrongenoughthatwhenIwastrulyonthevergeofquittinganykindofformaltraining.

Ifoundthestrengthtoholdontighter,anddigfurther.Iswitchedteachers,andgotincrediblyluckywithonewhohelpedmetunnel

intowhatIloved.Ilearnedpiecesformyself,Icomposedformyself,andIfoundconfidencenotbecauseIgot“goodenou

gh,”butbecauseIlearnedthatanythingIhadwasgoodenough.TheloveandhateI’vehadforthepianowerebothplantedandgrow

n.Ifyoutoohavelearnedtohatesomething,rememberthatwithcommitment,itcanbeuprooted,andlovecanmakeahomeinitsplace.Thereis

alwaystime.Thereisalwaysroom.4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingaclassicstory?A．Thebenefitsofmusic.B．Kids’struggleinlearning

instruments.C．Kids’bittersweetchildhood.D．Thepopularityoflearninginstruments.5．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sexperienceofplayingthepiano?A．Shefina

llyquitformaltraining.B．Shenevertreateditasherhobby.C．Shewasinpurelovewithmusicandpiano.D．Sheonceexperienced

greatpressurefromherself.6．Whathelpedtheauthorfindconfidence?A．Herattitude.B．Hertraining.C．Hercompromise.D．Herachievement.7．Whatmessageismain

lydeliveredinthepassage?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Loveisathingthatgrows.C．Contentisbetterthanriches.D．Chancefa

vorsthepreparedmind.Aroundtheglobefarmorebirdspeciesarelosinggroundthangaining,accordingtoanexpansivereviewofahalf-centuryofbirdp

opulationresearchpublishedinthejournalAnnualReviewofEnvironmentandResourcesinMay.Thereview,entitledTheStateoftheWorld’sBirds,showedt

hatmorethan5,200differentspeciesofbirds-justshyofhalftheworld’stotal-areknownorsuspectedtobedeclining.Around3,

800speciesarerelativelystable,andfewerthan700speciesshowincreases.AmongbirdsontheIUCNRedListofThreatenedSpecies,almost400birdsworldwidehavehadthei

rconservationstatuschangedfortheworseinthepastthreedecades(movingfromvulnerabletothreatened,orthreatenedtoendangered)—fivetimesmorethanthenumberof

birdspecieswithanIUCNstatusthathaschangedforthebetter.“Afterdocumentingthelossofnearly3billionbirdsinNorthAmericaalone(accordingtoa2019st

udypublishedinthejournalScience),itwasdisturbingtoseethesamepatternsofpopulationdeclinesandextinctionoccurringglo

bally,”saysreviewcoauthorKenRosenberg,aconservationscientistnowretiredfromtheCormellLabofOmithology.Thereviewpointstodisappearinganddegradedha

bitat-resultingfromclimatechange,urbanization,agriculturalintensification,andinternationaltrade-astheleadingdriverofbirddecli

nesworldwide.Inanoteofhope,theauthorscitea2020studyindicatingthatrestoringjust5%ofhabitatinpriorityareasaroundtheworldcouldavert60%of

likelyextinctions.LeadauthorAlexanderLees,aresearchassociateattheCormellLab,alsopointstotheneedforsubstantialch

angesinhumanbehaviortopreventfurtherlosses.“Lossanddegradationofhabitatisoftendrivenbydemandforresources,”saysLees.“Weneedtobettercon

siderhowcommodityflowssuchasbeef,oil,andseedcropscancontributetobiodiversitylossandtrytoreducethehumanfootprintonthenaturalw

orld.”8．InwhatorderarethreatenedspeciesarrangedontheIUCN’sRedList?A．Speciesquantity.B．Livinghabitat.C．Decliningrate.D．Conservations

tatus.9．HowdoesKenRosenbergfeelwhensayingthewords?A．Hopeful.B．Relieved.C．Doubtful.D．Concerned.10．Whatdoestheunderlined“avert”

meaninparagraph4?A．Prevent.B．Increase.C．Cause.D．Face.11．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Extrareasonsforbirdextin

ction.B．Possiblesolutionstohabitatloss.C．Substantialchangesinhumanbehavior.D．Theprospectofbiodiversityloss.Whydosomemensettledowntoformfa

milieswiththemothersoftheirchildren,andothersdon’t?Biologyplaysarole.WorkpublishedbyLeeGettleroftheUniversityofNotreDame,inIndiana,clarif

ieshowtestosterone,theprincipalmalehormone(荷尔蒙),operates.Previousstudiessuggestthathighlevelsoftestosteronearebadforfamilylife.Fathers

withlowertestosteronelevelsprovidemorechildcarewhilehigh-testosteronemalesarelesslikelytostickaround.DrGettlerhasshownsomethin

gfurther.Thisisthataman’sadulttestosteronelevelseemscorrelatedwithwhetherhisfatherwaspresentduringhisteenageyears.Hisdatacomefr

omasurveybeguninthePhilippinesin1983.Thismonitoredthehealthandnutritionof966menenrolledasbabies.Italsocollectedextensivein

formationonwhetherthefathersofthesemenwerearoundandprovidingparentalcareinthehouseholds.Itfurtherdocumentedwhetherparticipantsgotmarried,hadc

hildrenandwhethertheyparticipatedinchildcare.Crucially,italsomeasuredtheirtestosteronelevelsattheagesof21,26and30.Overall,DrGettlerandhiscolleague

sfoundthatonbecomingfathers,menhadlowertestosteronelevelsiftheirownfathershadbeeninvolvedintheircaredu

ringtheirteenageyears.Ithastwopossibleexplanations.Oneisthatitisdirectlygenetic(基因的).Theotheristhatteenageexperienceactuallymodulates(调节)testosteron

elevels.Thisexplanation,whichDrGettlerfavors,couldleadtohigh-testosteronemenabandoningtheirsons,whothusbecomehigh-testosteroneinthe

irturn.Healsofoundsomeofthoseinthesurveywhosefatherswereabsentduringtheiradolescence,andwhoendedupwithhighlevelsofthehormone,didbeco

mecaringfathers.Whythispatternshouldexistisanunansweredquestion.Butazoologistlookingatthesedatamighttakeitasanexampleofdevelopmentalpla

sticity(可塑性),inwhichthesamegenesproducedifferent,butappropriate,outcomesindifferentcircumstances.DrGettler’sdiscoverythrowsauseful

lightontheproblemoffatherlessfamilies,andhowtotrytoendit.12．WhatisGettler’sstudymainlyabout?A．Familylife.B．Fathers’roles.C．Adu

lttestosterone.D．Childcare.13．WhatcanbelearntaboutDrGettler’sstudy?A．Itwasconductedamongbabies.B．Thefindingisfarfromsatisfactory.C．Thedatause

dwererelativelyreliable.D．Itmonitoredthenutritionofparticipants.14．Whyisthezoologistmentionedinthepassage?A．T

osuggestafollow-upstudy.B．TocontradictGettler’sideas.C．Topointoutthestudylimitations.D．Togiveapossibleexplanation.15．Whichofthefol

lowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LikeFather,LikeSon?B．CaringFather,HappySon?C．GoodFather,GoodSonD．LoveMe,LoveMySon阅读理解【浙江省

湖州、丽水、衢州三地市2022-2023学年高三上学期11月教学质量测试】BACKTOSCHOOLBOOKGUIDEGoingbacktoschoolcaninvolvelotsofnewthings,includinguniforms,top

ics,teachers,andfriends.Sowhynottrysomenewbooksaswellandmaybefindyournewfavouriteauthortoo.Whetheryouwanttolearnaboutprotectingwildlife,discoverso

meamazingweatherfacts,ordiveintoanaction-packedspymission,thisbacktoschoolbookguidehassomethingforyou.Cli

ckheretogetadiscount.WhiletheStormRagesbyPhilEarleApage-turningadventuretomakeyoulaughandcry.Noahandh

isfriendsfighttosaveanimalsfrombeingputdownattheoutbreakofWWII.AnexcitingwartimenovelthatpacksanemotionalpunchfromthebestsellingauthorofWhentheS

kyFalls.Grimwood:LettheFurFly!Written&illustratedbyNadiaShireenAfunnyandsillynewGrimwoodadventure!Foxcu

bsiblingsTedandNancylovetheirnewlifeinGrimwood.ButthecruelmayorofTwinklenutsisonamissiontotakeitoverandkickeveryoneout.CanGrimwoo

d’streebonkingskillssavethehometheylove?Amust-readforDogManandDavidWalliamsfans.AliceEclair,SpyExtraordinaire!bySarahToddTa

ylorBakerbyday,spybynight—AliceEclairleadsanexcitingdoublelife!AmysteriousmessagesendsAliceonamissionaboardFrance’smostfascinat

ingtrain.Shemustuncoveranenemyagentwhilebakingdesserts,armedonlywithherwhisk,wits,andwilltosucceed.Weather,Camera,ActionbyLiamDu

ttonDiscoverhurricanes,duststorms,volcaniclighteningandmore,allthroughthecameralensofTVweatherpresenterandworld-famousmeteorolog

ist(气象学家)LiamDutton.Thisadventurethroughtheatmosphereshowsoffthesplendorofourskiesintheirwildestandmostdramaticstatesandunco

versthesciencebehindweatherevents.21．Whichofthebooksmightinterestanimalprotectorsmost?A．WhiletheStormRages.B．Grimwood:LettheFurFly!C．AliceEclai

r,SpyExtraordinaire!D．Weather,Camera,Action.22．WhatmightbeincludedinthebookWeather,Camera,Action?A．Howtheatmospherewa

sformed.B．Whattheskylookslikeinstorms.C．Howtobeafamousmeteorologist.D．Whattopresentinaweatherforecast.23．Where

isthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Awebsite.B．Abrochure.C．Amagazine.D．Aguidebook.Bornonherfamily’sfarminRay,No

rthDakota,MaryShermanMorganhadbeenhelpingherfatherwithfarmworkbeforeshecouldattendthesmall-townschoolhouse.Beingafewyearsbehind

didn’tholdherbackandshegraduatedfromhighschoolwithhonors.Awareofherintelligence,sheranawayfromRaytoattendMinotStateUniversityasachemistrymajor,wher

eherskillwasevident.TheoutbreakofWorldWarIIresultedinanationalshortageofchemistsandscientists.Inspiteofthefactthatshe

wasstillastudentandawoman,shewasofferedajobasachemicalanalystduetohertalents,producingexplosives(爆炸物)forthewartimeeffort.Sheputherdegreeonholda

ndmovedtoOhio,takingonthedangerousjobofanalyzingunstablechemicalstoproduceweapons.Afterthewarendedtherewasafallindemand

forexplosives,soshemadeamovetothefieldofaeronautics,movingtoCaliforniatoworkforNAA(NorthAmericanAviation).Theonlywomanoutof

900engineers,shewassoonpromotedtoarolewhichinvolvedcalculatingtheperformanceofrocketpropellants(推进剂)anddesigningspecialityfu

elstoworkwithdifferentengines.However,neverhavingreturnedtocompleteherdegree,shewasnotaffordedtherankorhigherp

ayofanengineer,eventhoughshehadalltheskillsandknowledgeofone.HerexperiencewithpropellantsmeantthatwhenNAAwastaskedtofindafuelcapa

bleofliftingtheredesignedRedstonemissilesintospace,Moganwasappointedtechnicalleadontheproject.National

pridewasontheline,soMorgansetaboutinvestigatingfuels.Aftercountlesstrails,shefinallydesignedherownmi

xture,whichwasnamedHydyne.HydynetestedwellwiththeRedstonemissilesandsubsequentlyotheraircraft(飞行器),suchasJupi

ter-Crockets,provingtobeaquicksolutiontogettingtospacewithoutatotalrocketredesign.ThefuelmadethefirstsuccessfulUSsatellitelaunchpossible,evenifMor

gansilentlyslippedawayfromhersuccess,retiringtofocusonherfamilyandleavingherchemistrycareerbehind.24．WhatdoweknowaboutMary

?A．Sheattendedschoolwhilehelpingwithfarmwork.B．Shewasofferedajobasachemistryanalystaftergraduation.C．Sheshiftedherworkingfocusasthedomesticdemandch

anged.D．ShelaunchedthefirstUSsatellitebeforeretiringfromhercareer.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aeronautics”probablymean?A．Analyzingchemicals.B．Produ

cingexplosives.C．Mixingandsavingfuels.D．Designingandbuildingaircraft.26．WhatmadeMarythetechnicalleadontheprojectofNAA?A．Herdi

scoveryofHydyne.B．Herrankasanengineer.C．Herspecialknowledgeinfuels.D．Hersenseofnationalpride.27．Whichofthefollowingwordscanb

estdescribeMaryShermanMorgan?A．Caringanddetermined.B．Courageousandcreative.C．Intelligentbutsensitive.D．Accomplishedbutpro

ud.Scientistshavesolvedapuzzleaboutmodernhumans,afterresearchshowedthatafamousskullofahumanancestorfoundinSouthAfricaisamillionyearso

lderthanexpertsthought.Thisdiscoveryhaschangedwhatweknowofhumanhistory.Theskull,whichscientistshavenamed“MrsPles”,isfromanape-likehumanrelativefromas

peciescalledAustralopithecusafricanus(南方古猿).ItwasfoundnearJohannesburgin1947and,basedonevidencefromit

ssurroundings,wasthoughttobebetween2.1and2.6millionyearsold.Thispuzzledscientists,becausealthoughMrsPleslookslikeapossibleearlyancestor

ofearlyhumans,thefirsttruehumanshadalreadyevolvedbythetimesheapparentlylived.Forthisreason,scientistshaddecidedthatAustralopithecusafarensis,

asimilarspeciesfromEastAfricathatlivedabout3.5millionyearsago,wasourmostlikelyancestorinstead.TogetamoreaccurateageforMrs

Ples,ateamledbyProfessorDarrylGrangerofPurdueUniversityinIndiana,US,usedanewmethodtodatethesandyrockswheretheskulllay.Theymeasuredtheamountof

certainchemicalsinrocks,whichformatasteadyratewhentheyareexposedtocosmicrays(宇宙射线)onEarth’ssurface.Oncerocksareburied,thesechemical

sstopformingandslowlydisappear;thesurvivingamountrevealshowmuchtimehaspassedsincetherock(orbones)wereonthesurface.Then

ewstudyshowsthatMrsPlesandotheraustralopithecinebonesnearbyarebetween3.4and3.7millionyearsold.ThismeanstheylivedatthesametimeastheirEastAfricanrela

tives,sothateithergroupcouldhavegivenrisetomodernhumans.However,teammemberDrLaurentBruxellespointedoutthato

vermillionsofyears,atonly2,500milesaway,thesegroupshadplentyoftimetotravelandtobreedwitheachother.Inotherwords,thegroupscouldquitee

asilyhavemet,hadchildrentogetherandbothbeenpartofthehistoryofmodernhumans.28．WhatcanwelearnaboutMrsPlesfromthefirs

ttwoparagraphs?A．ItisaskullfoundinEastAfrica.B．Itisthemostpossibleancestorofhumans.C．Itisamillionyearsolderthanscientistsexpected.D．Itisprovedtolive

between2.1and2.6millionyearsago.29．Howdidscientistsgettheaccurateageof“MrsPles”?A．Bystudyingtheeffectofcosmicrays.B．

Bycalculatingtheformingrateofchemicals.C．Bylocatingthesandyrockswheretheskulllay.D．Bymeasuringthesurvivingamountofchemicals.30．Whatc

anweinferfromthenewstudy?A．ModernhumanscameintobeinginEastAfrica.B．MrsPlestravelledandhadchildrenwithEastAfricanrelatives.C．Thehistoryofmodernhumans

mightbegin3.5millionyearsago.D．Ape-likespeciesfromAfricacouldhaveinteractedwitheachother.31．Whichofthefollowi

ngcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．HistoricalPuzzleUnsolvedB．AncestorMysterySolvedC．MrsPles:TheEarliestHumanBeingD．MrsPles:AFamousSkullHaveyoue

verwalkedthroughadoorandthoughttoyourself,“WhatwasIgoingtodo?”Ifyouhave,youarenotalone.Psychologistsbelievethatwalkingthroughadooran

denteringanotherroomcreatesa“mentalblock”inthebrain.Thisisgenerallyreferredtoasthedoorwayeffect.Intheearlyyearsofbrainresearch,scientiststhough

tthathumanmemorywaslikeacloset,withmanysectionsinwhichwecouldstorelittleboxesofexperiencesfromourlives.Boxeswouldremai

nthereforever,andwheneverwehadtolookintothem,wecouldjustgotothatparticularsectionandfindthatboxofmemory.Beautifulasthi

sdescriptionofhumanmemoryformationsounds,itisnottrue.Ourbrainismuchmorecomplexthanthat.Psychologicalstudiessu

ggestthatourmemoriesareepisodic(情节性的)ingeneral.Ifyouthinkbackonanything,you’llprobablyquicklyrealize

ourmemoriesdon’tfunctionasclearnarratives.Instead,they’remoreepisodicanddividedintoparts.AnewresearchledbypsychologistOliverBauman

nfromBondUniversityinAustraliasuggeststhatit’snotsomuchthedoorwaysthatcauseamemorywipe,asmovingfromonelocationtoasignificantly

differentone—it’stheabruptchangeofscenethatpreparesourmindsforsomethingnew.“Agoodexampleismovingaroundinadepartmentstore,”saysBaumann,“Taki

ngtheelevatorbetweenfloorsmayhavenoeffectonourmemory,butmovingfromthestoretotheparkinglotmightcauseustoforgetsomethingthat

weneedtobuy.”Baumannalsopointsoutthatabusyandperhapsoverloadedbraindoesseemtoplaysomepartinthisphenomenon.Inotherwords,walkingthrou

ghopendoorsisthoughttoresetmemorytomakeroomforanewepisode.Thegoodnewsisthatexperiencingsuchforgettab

leepisodesafterenteringanotherroomdoesnottellyouanythingaboutyourmemoryandintelligence.Sowhenyouenteraroomandsuddenlyforgetwhyyouarether

e,youshouldnotthinkthatAlzheimer’sdiseaseiscreepinguponyou!32．Whichofthefollowingwouldmostprobablybe“doorwayeffect”?A．Yo

umissedacallandforgottoringback.B．Youreadabookandforgetwhatitisabout.C．Youenteredtheofficeandforgotwhattoget.D．Yousawamanyearsagoandforgetwhoheisnow

.33．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Allmemoriesarelinkedinthebrain.B．Memoriesareclearlyseparatedinthebrain.C．Notallthememoriescanbefound

inthebrain.D．Memoriesarestoredinparticularsectionsofthebrain.34．WhatcanweinferfromBaumann’sresearch?A．Takinganelevatorsti

mulatesnewmemory.B．Walkingthroughopendoorsresultsinmemoryloss.C．Asuddenchangeofthesceneboostsintelligencedevelopment.D．Anoverloadedbrainincreasesthep

ossibilityofdoorwayeffect.35．Whatdoestheauthorthinkof“doorwayeffect”?A．Insignificant.B．Beneficial.C．Influential.D．Damaging.阅读理解【浙江省杭州市2022

-2023学年高三上学期教学质量检测（一模）】FourWaysYourCatTriestoCommunicatewithYouCatsareamazingcreatures,andwhiletheycan’ttalktous,theycertainlyknowhowto

communicatetheirneedsandfeelings.It’sjustuptoustolearnhowtolistentowhattheyaresaying.MeowingCatsmeowattheirowner

sforseveralreasons,including:toaskforfood,togreetpeople,toaskforattention,toletyouknowtheywanttogooutside/

comeinside.Inaddition,elderlycatssufferingfromcognitivedisfunction,similartoAlzheimer’sDisease(阿尔兹海默症)inhumans,maymeowduetobecomingconfusedordisori

ented,soweencourageyoutoscheduleanappointmentwithusifyourseniorcatseemsconfusedorismeowingmorethanusual.PurringWhilecatsdopurrasasign

ofcontentment,theyalsodoitasaself-comfortingmechanismwhensick,stressedorinjured.Ifyourcatispurringbu

talsoshowingsignsthatsomethingmaybewrong,likehidingmorethanusualorrefusingfood/water,theycouldbesickorinpain.Tail

PostureIftheyholdtheirtailstraightupandhaverelaxedfur,they’relikelytofeelhappyorcurious.Butiftheirfursta

ndsonendwhiletheirtailisstraight,thisindicatesfearoranger.Holdingthetailloworhiddenbetweenthelegsindicatesinsecurity,andatailthat

’srapidlytwitchingbackandforthsuggestsanxiety.RubbingWhenyourcatrubsagainstyourlegsorgivesyouheadbutts,theyaretellingyouthattheyloveyou.Thatisno

ttheonlythingtheyaredoing,though!Catsrubtheirbodiesandcheeksagainstpeopleandobjectstomarktheirterritoryandt

oclaimhumans,othercats,andvariousobjectsastheirown.1．Whencatsaresickorinpain,whataretheylikelytodo?A．Meo

wattheirowners.B．Rubagainstyourlegs.C．Purrandrefusefood.D．Holdtheirtailstraightup.2．Whatmayacatshowwhenithidesitstailbetweenle

gs?A．Insecurity.B．Depression.C．Curiosity.D．Happiness.3．Whoprovidesthistextmostprobably?A．Acatsitter.B．Acatowner.C．Ananimalshelter.D．Apethealthcarece

ntre.AtSt.FrancisHighSchoolinLaCanada,Calif.,there’ssomethingtobesaidaboutmathteacherJimConnor.Truthis,Connorcanbeabitofadrudge.Butt

he70-year-oldVietnamvetsayshe’snotheretoentertainhisstudents.“Itdrivesmecrazywhenpeoplesayschoolshouldbefun,”hesays.“Imean,

it’sniceifitcouldbe,butyoucan’tmakeschoolfun.”Andforyears,thekidsthoughtthat’salltherewastohim—untillastNovember,whenseniorPatMcGoldric

klearnedtheydidn’tknowthehalfofhim.PatwasinchargeofastudentblooddriveandhadjustcometoChildren’sHospitalLo

sAngelesforameeting.Andhesaysitwasweird:wheneverhetoldsomeonehewenttoSt.FrancisHighSchool,theyallsaid,“Oh,

youmustknowJimConnor.Isn’thewonderful?”“Itwasdisbelief,really,”Patsays.“Itwasalmostkindoffindingthisalterego(另一面)thathehas.”Insid

etheblooddonorcenter,Patfoundaplaquelistingallthetopblooddonorsatthehospital,includingtherecordholder,JimConnor.Thenhelearnedsomethingevenmoreunbeli

evable:thatwheneverConnorisn’ttorturingkidswithcalculus(微积分),he’sonawholeothertangent-cuddlingsickbabies.Threedaysaweekforthepast20years,Jimhasvo

lunteeredatthehospital,steppinginbecomeinvolvedinanactivitywhenparentscan’t,tohold,feedandcomfortthei

rchildren.“Theytendtocalmforhim,”NurseErinsays.“Theytendtorelaxwithhim.Theyfallasleepwithhim.”“Ijustlikethemandrelatetothemsomeh

ow,”Connorsays.Connorhasneverbeenmarried;hehasnokidsofhisown.Buthehasfallenhardforthesebabies.“I’vealwaysrespectedhim,butnowit’stoanev

endifferentdegree—reallytothepointwhereItrytoemulatehim,”Patsays.“He’stheepitomeofamanofservice.”4．Whatdowelearnf

romparagraph2?A．Schoolcanneverbefun.B．Connorishighlydemanding.C．Connor’sstudentsdrivehimcrazy.D．Connorthinkseducationisfor

all.5．WhatdidPatfindoutaboutMrConnor?A．MrConnordonatedbloodaswellashistime.B．MrConnorwasawardedforhislovetowardbabies.C．M

rConnorusedtoheaverystrictteacher.D．MrConnorhadauniqueteachingphilosophy.6．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMr.Connor?A．He

workstwoshiftseverydayforaliving.B．Hehashisalteregointheeyesofhisstudentsallthetime.C．Hehastheabilitytoconnectwiththosekidsheholds.

D．Hefallshardforthosesickkidssohedecidednottohavehisown.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Bondingwithba

biesinneedofloveB．AreallessonislifethroughlearningcalculusC．EverybodykeepssomethingunderhishatD．ToughteacherhasasoftheartYesterday,

afteradayofZoom(视频会议软件)meetingsinmylivingroom,Isteppedoutforawalkleavingmyteensonboredonthecouch.BleeckerStreet,usuallypackedwithpeople,wass

prinkledwithonlytheoccasionalpedestrians.Barsandrestaurantsliningthestreetweredark.Storeswithbrightneonlights,doorsopen,beckonedfo

rtherarepassers-bytoenter.AfterjustaweekoftheCovid-19pandemic,anafternoonwalkinGreenwichVillageneighbo

rhoodfeltsurreal.ButthenInoticedarowofdaffodils(水仙)reachingforthesuninthesmalltriangle-shapedparkbyMin

ettaLane.Onthewindowsofalockedrestaurant,inbrightyellowpaint,werethewords“Weloveyou,WestVillage.Takecareofeachother.”

Myphonebuzzed—acolleaguesentapictureofhernewbornbabyjusthomefromthehospital.Iarrivedhometofindmysonanimatedonthecouch

playingavideogamevirtuallywithhisfriends.Life,love,play,andhumanconnectionpersist,eventhoughourworldhasbeen

tunedupsidedown.InmywelcomenotetothenewstudentsintheFall,Iwrotethatthisyearisaboutourcollege’scorevaluesofinclusion,innovation,andimpactandem

phasizedthepowerofinterconnection.Today,thesecorevaluespersist,withinterconnectiontakingonevengreatersi

gnificance.Ourcollaborativespirithasalwaysgivenusanadvantage—academically,creatively,culturally,andnow,

remotely.Awisepersononcetoldmethatgettingthroughacrisisislikebeinggivenanewhandofcardsinthemiddleofagame.Wearehalfwaythroughthesemester,

withnewhandstoplay,butthegamehasn’tchanged.Wewillfindnewwaystocontinuetowork,teach,createandlearn.Let’salsoc

ontinuetheinformalinteractionsthatmakeusacommunity—thestudygroups,coffeedates,drop-insjusttosayhello.I

ndoingso,wewillremainconnected.Wewillcometogether,fromspacesaroundtheworld,tomeetthisnewreality.Thisiswhoweare.Nothing—notspace,

nortime—cankeepusfrommovingforward,together.8．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1?A．TheCovid-19pandemicisunstoppable.B．Theeffectsofthe

pandemiccouldbeeasilyfelt.C．Nothingisthesameexceptthatthebusinessgoesslowasusual.D．Peoplehaveeveryreasontobeworriedaboutthefutur

e.9．Whatdoesthewriterincludeinparagraph2?A．Dailyroutinesthatseemedinsignificant.B．Remindersthattheworldhasbeenchanged.C．Eventstha

tpeoplecandoduringthepandemic.D．Thingsorpeoplethatcarrysymbolicmeanings.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collaborative”mea

ninparagraph3?A．Cooperative.B．Pioneering.C．Independent.D．Adventurous.11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．

Toexpresswisdomgainedfrompreviousexperience.B．Togivepeoplesometipsonhowtohandleacrisis.C．Todeliveranupliftingmessageoverth

epandemic.D．Toencouragepeopletoenjoythegreatoutdoors.Formostofourhistory,humanshavebeenshort,astudyh

asfound.Untilaround150yearsago,fewpeoplegrewtallerthan170centimetres.ChristianeSchefflerattheUniversityofPotsdaman

dMichaelHermanusseninAltenhofhavespentseveralyearsstudyingtheheightofpeoplefromawiderangeofpopulations.Intheirlatestpaper,theycombinedanexistin

gdataofmorethan6000prehistorichumanskeletonswithmultiplestudiesofmorerecenthistoricalpopulationsfromEuropeandtheUS.Theyalsoincludedthei

rowndataon1666present-dayschoolchildrenfromIndonesia.Intheprehistoricpopulations,themaximumheightformenwas165to170centimetres,whilewomentoppedout

at160cm.Today,meninEnglandhaveanaverageheightofaround175cm,whileforwomenitisabout162cm.Butthereissignificant

variationbetweenmoderncountries.TheIndonesianschoolchildreninthestudywereshorterthansimilarlyagedchildrenfromtheUS,despitebeingwell-nourished.Scheff

lerandHermanussenarguethatheightcanbeasignalofdominance(显赫地位),soinsocietieswhereitispossibletomoveupthroughthesocialclasses,evolutionfavoursindi

vidualswhoreachagreaterheight.SubramanianatHarvardUniversityisn’tconvincedbythepair’sinterpretation.Histeamprev

iouslyshowedthatthebestpredictorofachild’sheightistheheightoftheirparents.Thissuggeststhattheinfluenceofotherfactors

,suchassocialmobility,islimited.Afterassessingnearly163,000childrenlivingin55lowandmiddle-incomecountries,Subramanian’steamfoundthat42.9percenthadpoo

rnutritionbut’no‘signofstunting(阻碍发育)orotherphysicalindicatorsofthisfact.Thisimpliesthereisalotofhiddenmalnutritionthatdoesn’trevealitselfthro

ughstunting.Aperson’snutritionalconditionshouldbeassessedbylookingattheirdietnottheirheight,saysSubraman

ian.12．HowdidSchefflerandHermanussenconducttheresearch?A．Studyingtheskeletonsofprehistorichuman.B．Combiningexistin

gdatawithrecentresearch.C．Assessingchildrenlivinginvariousincomeareas.D．Analyzingtheresultsofotherscientists’researches.13．What’sS

ubramanian’sattitudetowardstheexplanationofSchefflerandHermanussen?A．Worried.B．Cautious.C．Doubtful.D．Supp

ortive.14．WhatcanweinferfromSubramanian’sstudy?A．Poornutritiondelaysphysicaldevelopment.B．Abalanceddietcontributestogrowingtaller.C．High

socialclassescanreachagreaterheight.D．Ahuman’sheighthaslittletodowithnutrition.15．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thesignificancethatliesinnutrition.B．Th

efactorsthatinfluencehuman’sheight.C．Theimportancethathumansattachtoheight.D．Thereasonswhyprehistorichumanswere

short.阅读理解【浙江省嘉兴市2022-2023学年高三上学期9月基础测试】BookCoverArtContestDoyouhaveapassionforpainting?Areyouwildabo

utwatercolor?Areyouaphotographerwholovestorecordmomentsintheclickofabutton?Thenthisisyourchancetoseeyourworkd

isplayedonthecoverofabook!TeenInkisseekingoutateentocreatecoverartforTeensTalk:AreYouListening?ByteenauthorMariaProulx

!Writtenbyateenforteens,thebookdiscussesmattersrelevantinateen’slife.TeenInkisinterestedinallmediumsandthesky’sthelimit!Deadline:November15,2022G

uidelines:●Format:6×9,300dpi.●TeenInkwillonlyconsiderphotosandartworkbyteens.●Thebestimagesforthebookcoverareclear,closeupandhighres

olution.●Artworkmustbewellphotographed(noflash)andsubmitted.●Thereisnolimittothenumberofimagesyoucansubmit!●Becreative;don’tbetooliter

alinyourinterpretationoftheauthor’spoint.●Considerthethemeofthebook;Pleasedownloadanoutlineofthebookhere.Submis

sions:●Submitentriesthroughthislink.AllphotographsandartworksubmittedtoTeenInkareautomaticallyconsideredfor

thecoverartcontest.Seeoursubmissionguidelinesformoreinformation.●Tomakesureyourartworkisincludedinthecontest,include“TeensTalkC

ontest”inthefirstpartofyourartwork’stitle(e.g.,TeensTalkContest:DigitalAddiction).1．Whatdoesthebook“TeensTal

k:AreYouListening?”concern?A．Issuesrelatedtoteenagelife.B．Skillsatdesigningabookcover.C．Teenagers’commentsonartwork.D．Variousmediumsofcommunicatio

n.2．Whichofthefollowingentriesmaybeconsidered?A．Aphototakenbyamiddle-agedperson.B．Aphotosubmittedjustonedayafterthedued

ate.C．Apaintingphotographedwithflashfromadistance.D．Apaintingwithcreativeideasandbasedonthetheme.3．Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B

．Anofficialwebsite.C．Atrainingbrochure.D．Anadvertisingposter.Whenevermynine-year-olddaughterapproachedme,eyeswide,withanotebookandap

en,tellingmeshewantedtoengageinagameofschool,somethinginsidemefroze.TherewasamentalblocksohugethatitfeltlikeIwasbeingaskedbyEl

onMusktomakeapresentationaboutartificialintelligence.So,ninetimesoutoften,Imadeanexcuse.Whyisitsohardtoplaywithmychild?IrealizethisisbecauseI

havenoideahowtoplay.Ihavemanyhappymemoriesofmyyouth,butabsolutelynoneinvolvesplayingdollsorbuildingblockswithmyparents.Idon’t

blamethembecausetheywereneverplayedwithaschildreneither.WhenIaskthemwhattheirownchildhoodswerelike,mydadtellsmeastoryaboutbein

glockedinacupboard,whilemymumrecallstheboxofbuttonsshewastoldtoamuseherselfwith.Therearestudiesshowinghowimportantplayisforachild’sgr

owth,andnoendofpeoplecampaigningforouryoungtogetmoreofitatschool.ThepoetMichaelRosen,inhisBookofPlay,arguesplayisnotanextraandallofus,wh

ateverage,coulddowithmoresillinessinourlives.AsRosenexplains,“Theneedforadultstobeproductivemember’sofsocietymeansweendupthinkingofthingst

hatmakeuslaugh,orwhicharefuntodo,asnotbeingverysignificantorhavingverylittlevalue.”Thisisexactlywhyweneedtop

laymore.Itlightenstheloadoflifeandallowsustogetbacktoachildlikestateofwonder.Playisvitaltohealth.AnditiswhyI’vestartedpl

ayingschoolgameswithmydaughter.Imanagedanentirehourandahalftheotherday—andafterwards,Ifelthappy.Agood20yea

rsyounger.4．Howdidtheauthorusetorespondtoherdaughter’srequestforagame?A．Shepretendedtobesurprised.B．Sheapologizedforbeingbusy.C．Shechosetoav

oidinvolvement.D．Sheturnedtoartificialintelligence.5．Whatdoestheauthorfocusonwhilegivinganexplanationinparagraph2?A．Thegamecategory.B．

Memorystrategies.C．Thegenerationgap.D．Childhoodexperiences.6．WhichofthefollowingwouldRosenprobablyagreewith?A．Laughteristhebest

medicine.B．Playisnotonlyintendedforchildren.C．Thinkinglikeakidfreespeopleofstress.D．Stayingcuriousmakesaproductiveworker.7．Wh

atdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?A．Childrengrowupwellinafunenvironment.B．Familyinteractionstrengthenstheparent-childti

e.C．Parentsoweittotheirchildrentoplaymorewiththem.D．Gamesareessentialforchildrenbothatschoolandathome.Asanewmotherin2016,T

ashGorstwasscrolling(翻阅)throughherphonewhenshefelldowntherabbitholeofreadingaboutplasticpollution.Fast-forwardto2019andshehadopenedGather

,anorganiczero-wasteshop.CustomerscometoGathertorefilltheirowncontainerswitheverythingfromricetobeautyproducts.Andit’s

notonlytheproducethatissustainable—theshopispoweredbyrenewableenergyandfinancedbyamoresustainablebank,whilea

lltheunitsinsidehavebeenmadefromwastematerials,mostlybyGorstherself.Zero-wasteshopshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonfeatureonthestreetsinrecentyear

s.Wheretheyhavegone,supermarketsnowlooksettofollow,withMorrisons,Marks&SpencerandWaitroseallrecentlyagreeingtoaddrefillstationsin

shopsbytheendofthisyear.Meanwhile,Asdahasintroducedrefillaisles(过道)tomoreofitssupermarketsfollowingsuccessfultrials.Assm

allstartupbusinessesaimingtomakeresponsibledecisionswithoutcuttingethical(道德上的)corners,refillshopstendtobe

moreexpensivethansupermarketsandchains.Gorstacknowledgesthatnoteveryonecanaffordtobuyfromthem.“Butifyoucan,youshould.You’llfeelgoodaboutt

hesmalldecisionthatyou’vemadeincontributingtoyourlocaleconomyanddoingsomethingthat’sbetterfortheplanet,”sh

esays.Emily,DrabbleisaregularGathercustomer.Shebuyseverythingthatwould“normallybeencasedinplastic”,fromclea

ningproductstofoodlikepasta,whichsheputsintoglasscontainers.“WhenIgethome,Iloveunpackingmyshopping,throwingn

othinginthebin,”Drabblesays.Andcustomersatrefillshopsgetmorethanjustphysicalgoods,notesGorst.Besidesemployingfourlocalpeople

,Gather,forexample,holdsfreeevents,includingamonthlybookclubforreadingaboutsustainability,workshopsforkidsandsoon.“Ialsosee

itasaplacetobringpeopletogether,”shesays.8．WhydoestheauthormentionGorst’srandomreadinginparagraph1?A．To

shareaparentingexperience.B．Toofferbackgroundinformation.C．Toattachimportancetomotivation.D．Toshowadvantagesofdigit

alreading.9．WhichofthefollowingisasignificantfeatureofGather?A．Itisruninanecologicallyfriendlyway.B．Itsellssustainablegoodsatbargainpr

ices.C．Itisonlyfavoredbycustomerswithagreenconcept.D．Itdiffersfromsupermarketsinlow-carbonawareness.10．WhatisDrabble’sattitudetowardsrefillshops

?A．Amused.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Enthusiastic.11．Whatdoestheexampleinthelastparagraphimply?A．Peoplemayregardrefillshopsasfitnessclubs.B．Ref

illshopsoughttosharesomesocialresponsibilities.C．Peoplecanbenefitmorefromrefillshopsthanexpected.D．Refillsho

psneedtoholdvariouseventstopromotesales.Somepenguins(企鹅)adapttheircallstobecomemoresimilartotheirpartnersovertime,anabilitythatwaspreviouslyknown

inonlyafewspecies,includinghumans.LuigiBaciadonnaattheUniversityofTurin,Italy,andhiscoworkersrecordedAfricanpenguin

sfromthreedifferentcolonies(群体)overthreeyears,andalsoobservedthebehavioralpatternsofoneofthecoloniestoseewhichpenguin

swerepartnersorfriendly.Theythenanalyzedspecificvocal(声音的)calls,whichthepenguinsmadewhentheywerealoneortryingtokeeptrackoftheirfriends.Theycompared

fourdistinctvocalsignaturessuchasthefrequencyofthecalls.Thesignaturesbecamemoresimilarovertimeforpenguinsthatwerepartnersorinthesamecolony,andforpeng

uinsthatheardmoreofeachother’scalls.Thisadaptationcouldmakeiteasierforpenguinstofindtheirpartnersandfriendsinacolony.“Imaginethatyouareinapu

b,youarewithyourfriendsandyourenvironmentisquitenoisy,”saysBaciadonna.“Whatyoudoistrytotalkinacertainwaysothatyourcommunic

ationismoreeffective.”Theabilitytoadaptcallsinresponsetotheenvironment,knownasvocalaccommodation,isakeypartofvocallearning,a

morecomplexsetofskillssuchasproducingnewsoundsthroughlearning.Identifyingwhichspeciesdisplayvocalaccommodationcouldprovidecluesforhowvocallearning

developed.Baciadonnaandhisteamalsoproposethatthisaccommodationcouldhelpwithgroupharmonyandsocialbondsbetweeni

ndividualpenguins.Thedistanceofpenguinsfromhumansontheevolutionarytreesuggeststhatvocalaccommodationcouldbecommontomanys

pecies,butalotmoredataneedsgatheringfirst.“Therecouldbeahugevarietyofdifferentspeciesthatareabletoadapt

theircallsslightly,butwedon’tknowthatyet,”saysSaraTorresOrtizattheMaxPlanckInstituteforOrnithologyinMunich,Germ

any.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures”meaninparagraph3?A．Effects.B．Characteristics.C．Sources.D．

Adjustments.13．WhatistheintentionofthequotesfromBaciadonnainparagraph4?A．Toexplainthereasonwhypenguinsadapttheircalls.B．Tohighlighttherolecom

municationplaysinsociallife.C．Toprovehumans’abilitytorecognizeeachother’svoices.D．Tostressthedifferencebetweenhuman

andanimalsounds.14．WhatremainstobeexploredaccordingtoSaraTorresOrtiz?A．Whetherpenguinscanpromotegroupharmony.B．Whetherallspeciescanadapttotheenviron

ment.C．Whethermorespeciesdisplayvocalaccommodation.D．Whetherpenguinsandhumansaresimilarinvocallearning.15

．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Vocallearninginvolvesacomplexsetofskills.B．Vocalaccommodationhelpsbuildupsocialbonds.C．

Penguinsproducesimilarsoundsevenindifferentcolonies.D．Penguinsadapttheiraccentstosoundmoreliketheirfriends.阅读理解【浙江省十校联

盟2022-2023学年高三上学期10月联考】ThedazzlingbeautyofabandonedcinemasOldandhistoricalcinemasareallaroundusandyetsounnoticed.Anewphotobookunveilsthei

roftenoverlookedbeauty.Loew’sPalaceTheatre,Bridgeport,ConnecticutOriginallyopenedasthePoli’sPalaceTheatrein1922byarch

itectThomasW.LambasoneofadoubletheatrecomplexalongwiththeadjacentPoli’sMajesticTheatre.In1934,boththeatreswereta

kenoverbyLoew’sandoperatedasfilmtheatres.Inthelate1970s,anattempttoturnthebuildingintoaChristianRevivalC

entrenevercametofruition.Thetheatreispresentlyvacantandawaitingrestoration.MetropolitanOperaHouse,PhiladelphiaOriginally

foundedasthePhiladelphiaOperaHousein1908,itwasdesignedbylocalarchitectWilliamH.McElfatrick,whopresidedoverthedesignof40th

eatresinhiscareer.ThePhiladelphiaOperaHousewasdesignedforoperaimpresarioOscarHammersteinashisninthoperahouse.In1910,itwassoldtotheMet

ropolitanOperaofNewYorkCityandwasrenamedtheMet.Throughthe1920s,itshowedsilentfilmsinadditiontohostingvariousoperacompanies.Inthel

ate1930sitbecameaballroom,andinthe1940sasportsareaforbasketball,wrestling,andboxingevents.Itfinallyclosedin1954andwastur

nedintoachurch.Robin’sTheatre,Warren,OhioOpenedin1923,ithad1,500seats,andwasdesignedbyarchitectsI.J.G

oldstonandDetroit-basedC．HowardCrane.ItwasoperatedbyTheRobinsTheatreEnterprisesCo.,alocalcompanyfoundedbyDanielRobins,whowas

anearlypartnerofAlbertWarnerofWarnerBros.Itclosedin1974andwasvacantuntil2018,whenitwasrenovatedandreopenedasamulti

purposevenuein2020.1．Atpresent,whichcinemaareyoulikelytogotoforaconcert?A．Poli’sPalaceTheatre.B．Robin’sTheatre,Warr

en,Ohio.C．MetropolitanOperaHouse,Philadelphia.D．Loew’sPalaceTheatre,Bridgeport,Connecticut.2．Whatdothethreecinemashaveincom

mon?A．Allofthemwererenamed.B．Allofthemarecurrentlyinuse.C．Allofthemhavebeenrestored.D．Allofthemhaveundergonesomechanges.3．Whereisthetextpr

obablytakenfrom?A．Anillustratedmagazine.B．Acampusposter.C．Atravelingbrochure.D．Aresearchpaper.Thepipingploverisalreadyone

ofthemostendangeredbirdsintheGreatLakesareaofthenorthernUnitedStates.Now,therisingwaterlevelsofLakeMichi

ganfurtherthreatenthebirdsandtheareaswheretheylive.PoolsofwaterareformingbehindseveralplovernestsalongSleepingBearDunesNationalLakesho

reinthestateofMichigan.ThewatersofLakeMichiganarenowonlyafewmetersfromtheplovers’nestingarea.Theirhomecouldbeonestormawayfromdestruction.VinceCavalie

riworkswiththeU.S.FishandWildlifeService.HetoldtheAPthatthehighwaterlevelsputploversinmoredangerthanmostotherbirdgroups.Thatisbecausetheareaswherethe

ylivehavebeendisappearing.HeaddedthatsomenestsontheCanadiansideoftheGreatLakesalsohavebeensweptaway.TheGreatLakesgenerallyrisewiththe

meltingsnowandrainstormsofspring,andfallduringthedrierSummermonths.However,somescientistsbelieveclimatechangeiscausingmorechanges

inwaterlevels.Inarecentreport,researchersDrewGronewoldandRichardRoodsaid,“QuickchangesbetweenextremehighandlowwaterlevelsintheGreatLakesre

presentthe‘newnormal.’”Ifthatistrue,thepipingploverscouldbeatgreaterrisk.Theirnumbersalreadyhavedroppedbecauseofshorelinedevelopment

.ThefederalgovernmentliststhebirdsasthreatenedinthenorthernGreatPlainsandalongtheAtlanticcoast.Recoveryprojectsarehelping,however.In2017,o

fficialscounted76breedingpairsofplovers.Lastyear,theycounted67.Cavalieriofthefishandwildlifeserviceexpectstoseesimilarnumbersthisyear.Most

ofthisyear’splovereggswillhatchbytheendofJune.4．Howdoestheauthordemonstratetheseverityofthepipingplover’sliv

ingconditions?A．Bymakingcomparison.B．Bylistingdetailedevidence.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bymakingpredictions.5．Whyarepl

oversmoreendangeredthanmostotherbirds?A．Theyaretoosensitivetoclimatechanges.B．Theirnestsarenotstrongenoughtostandastorm.C．Thefed

eralgovernmentthinkslittleofprotectingplovers.D．Theirhabitatsaregreatlydestroyedduetotherisingwaterleve

ls.6．Whatcouldputthepipingploverinagreaterdanger?A．Theirhomesaredisappearingrapidly.B．Theirnumbersaredecreasingdra

matically.C．Theshorelinedevelopmentisswiftandunavoidable.D．Theextremechangesinwaterlevelswilloccurfrequently.7．WhatisVinceCaval

ieri’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthepipingplover?A．Suspicious.B．Concerned.C．Optimistic.D．Objective.Lonelinessisbadforyourhealt

h.So,inthesedaysofCOVID-19,whenenforcedsolitude(独处)istheorderofthedayinmanyplaces,howtostopsolitudeturningintolonelinessisapre

ssingmedicalquestion.Onepartoftheansweristotrytounderstandthephysiology(生理)ofthechange.StevenColeoftheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,b

eganhisworkwithJohnCacioppooftheUniversityofChicago.Theyaddressedthatquestionbyrepeatedlyobservingsocialisolationinindiv

idualvolunteers,whilesimultaneouslytrackingfrombloodsamples,theirgene-expressionpatternsandotherchange

sintheirphysiology.Theyfoundthat,initially,volunteers’feelingsofisolationarerelatedtoanincreaseintheirinflammationgenes(炎症基因)activitywhi

charealsoknowntotravelintothebrainandpromoteanxiety.Theyalsonotedthatincreasedlevelsinthiskindofbrainactivityintur

nimproveinflammationandcausebehaviorssuchassocialwithdrawal,feelingsofsuspiciontowardstheoutsideworldandatendencytoactmoredefensivelybymaking

decisionsthatinvolvefewrisks.That,ofcourse,promotesfurtherfeelingsofloneliness.Itseems,therefore,thatthoughlonelinessstartswithsolitud

e,itcanquicklytakeonaphysiologicallifeofitsown.Therefore,dealingwiththelonelinesscausedbyenforcedisolationwillnotbeasimp

lematterofallowingpeopletosocialiseonceagain.Insearchofthat,Dr.Colecarriedoutaseriesofexperimentsthatencouragedlo

nelypeopletodirectsimpleactsofkindnesstowardstheirfellowcreatures:thingslikebuyinggroceriesforanelderl

yneighbourorhelpingacolleague.Thosedirectedtoshowkindnesshadpreciselytheoppositeinflammationgenesactivitytothatpreviouslyseeninthelonelyby

Dr.Cole.Theyfoundthatinthecaseofloneliness,thesaying:beingmoreblessedtogivethantoreceiveistrue.8．Whatdoestheunde

rlinedwords“thatquestion”inparagraph3referto?A．Whatphysicalchangeshappenduringsocialisolation?B．Howcanwegetridofsolitudeandloneliness?C．Whatis

thedifferencebetweensolitudeandloneliness?D．Whatarethesymptomsoflonelinesscausedbysolitude?9．Whyisitdifficultforpeopletoescapefromlonelinessafterthe

endofCOVID-19?A．Theirphysiologicallifehastransformedtheirgenesandbehaviors.B．Theyhaveexperiencedvariousnegativeemotionswhenbeingalone.C．Theyar

efacingaphysiologicalmatterratherthansimplyamentalstate.D．Theirsociallifehasbeengreatlychangedduetomonthsofsolitude.10．AccordingtoStevenCol

e,whichofthefollowingmayworktodealwithloneliness?A．Buyingfoodforthehomeless.B．Socialisingmorewithneighbors.C．Exercisingmoretoreduceanxi

ety.D．Conductingexperimentsoninflammation.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FrighteningLoneliness:IncreaseInflammation.B．SolitudeandItsConsequen

ces:FightLoneliness.C．TheUnavoidableProblems:SolitudeandLoneliness.D．AGround-breakingFinding:LonelinessCuredbyGiv

ing.DowningStreetwillreceiveaspecialdeliveryfrompostmastersthisafternoon,thecountry’sbiggesteverpetition(请愿书)inmoderntimes,Fourmi

llionpeoplehavebackedacampaign,urgingthegovernmenttosaveBritain’spostoffices.Morethanfourthousandpostofficeshavecloseds

ince1999forfinancialreasons;therestarelosinguptoaquarterofabillionpoundsayear.TheSaintLevanValleyPostOfficenearPlymouthfacescl

osure.Itisoneofthousandsthatarenotcommerciallypracticalandcosttaxpayersoverahundredandfiftymillionpoundsayearinsubsidies.Andyetthecustomersheredon

’tcareifthepostofficemakesmoney,theysayit’sasociallifelineforthecommunity.“We’vehadpeoplemovedtotearshereattheverythoughtoflosingtheirpostoffice.

Itssuchavitalpartofthecommunity.”That’swhyhundredsofpostmastershavearrivedinLondonthismorningtoremonstratewithwhattheycalladeathbya

thousandcuts.Thegovernmenthasremovedsomanyservicesfrombranchesthatmanywouldbeforcedtoclose.Thisafternoonthey’llhandinapetitionsignedbyfourmi

llionpeoplewhichtheyhopewouldpreempt(先发制人)anygovernmentannouncementoncuts.Andatthetopofthelistofcomplaints:theplanne

dwithdrawalofthePostOfficecardaccount,usedbymillionstoaccesspensionsandbenefits.Therearemany,manypeo

plewhostillwant,andwhobudgetonbeingabletogettheirmoneyfromtheirpensionandotherbenefitseachweekincashatpos

toffice,andthatisthebottomline.Thisindustrywantsreformandmodernization,butnottheill-planneddestructionofthen

etwork.“Theyhavetobepractical.Whatwewannadoismakesurethattheycanbepractical.Sointhesamewayasapubusedtobetiedtoonebrewery,wewanttof

reeuppostofficestohavelotsofproducts,sotheycanhaveamuchbetterincomeflow,andtherefore,stayopen.”12．Whyhasthegovernmentclosedsomanypostoffices?A．Thepos

tofficesfailtomakeaprofit.B．Thegovernmentisforcedtodosobythepublic.C．Thegovernmentdecidestomakeitmor

ecommercial.D．ThepostofficesareofnousebecauseoftheInternet.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“remonstratewith”

meaninparagraph3?A．Negotiatewith.B．Votefor.C．Standby.D．Protestagainst.14．Whatisprobablythekeyserviceofthepostofficesforcommonpeople?A．Topostletters.

B．Towithdrawpensions.C．Tostrengthencommunitybonds.D．Toprotestagainstill-plannedcuts.15．Whyis“apub”mentionedinthelastparagraph’?A．Topredictthefutureof

postoffices.B．Toindicatethesuccessofpubbusiness.C．Tosuggestarealisticwaytokeeppostofficesopen.D．Toexplaintheconnectionbetweenpubsandpostoff

ices.阅读理解【浙江省镇海中学2022-2023学年高三上学期英语模拟】HANDSTITCHEDWORLDS:THECARTOGRAPHYOFQUILTSQuilts(床罩)areanarrativeart;withthemes

thatarepolitical,spiritual,communal,orcommemorative,theyareinfusedwithhistoryandmemory,mappingoutintimatestoriesand

legaciesthroughahandcraftedlanguageofdesign.HandstitchedWorlds:TheCartographyofQuiltsisaninvitationtorea

dquiltsasmaps,tracingthepathsofindividualhistoriesthatilluminatelargerhistoriceventsandculturaltrend

s.Spanningthenineteenthtotwenty-firstcenturies,thisinsightfulandengagingexhibitionbringstogether18quiltsfromthecollectionoftheAmericanFolkA

rtMuseum,NewYork,representingarangeofmaterials,motifs,andtechniquesfromtraditionalearly-Americanquilt

stomorecontemporarysculpturalassemblages.ThequiltsinHandstitchedWorldsshowushowthistoo-oftenoverlookedm

ediumbalancescreativitywithtradition,individualitywithcollectivezeitgeist.Likearoadmap,theseuniqueworksofferapathtoadeeperunderstandingof

theAmericanculturalfabric.NumberofWorks:18quiltsOrganizedby:AmericanFolkArtMuseum,NewYorkApproximatesize:175

-200linearfeetSecurity:ModeratesecurityParticipationFee:PleaseinquireShipping:IA&Amakesallarrangements;exhibitorspayoutgoingshippi

ngcostswithinthecontiguousU.S.BookingPeriod:12weeksTour:June2021—August2024Contact:TravelingExhibitions@ArtsandArtists.orgLe

ighYawkeyWoodsonArtMuseum,Wausau,WIJune12,2021—August29,2021WashingtonStateHistoricalSociety,Tacoma,WASeptember17,2021—Januar

y23,2022UtahMuseumofFineArts,SaltLakeCity,UTFebruary19,2022—May14,2022FortWayneMuesumofArt,FortWayne,INJune18,2022—September11,

2022AVAILABLEOctober2022—January2023DaneG.HansenMemorialMuseum,Logan,KSFebruary17,2023—May14,2023AVAILABLEJune2023—December2023LaurenRogersMuseumofAr

t,Laurel,MSJanuary30,2024—April21,2024AVAILABLEMay2024—August2024Alltourdatescanbecustomizedtomeetyourschedulingneeds.PleasecontactT

ravelingExhibitions@ArtsandArtists.orgformoreinformation.1．WhatisthepurposeoftheexhibitionofHandstitchedWorlds:TheCartographyofQuilts?A．To

promotecreativityandindividualitythoroughtheengagingexhibition.B．Toprovideanopportunityforvisitorstolearntomakequiltsstitchbystitch.C．Togivev

isitorsaninsightintothehistoryandcultureofAmericainspecificperiods.D．ToenrichtheunderstandingoftheAmericanculturebyatourvisittomuseumsacrossAmer

ica.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．Theexhibitionisfreebothfortheexhibitorsandforth

evisitors.B．Exhibitorsthatareinterestedcanchoosewhateverdatestheywant.C．Theartisticandhistoricvalueofh

andstitchedquiltsusedtobeneglected.D．Exhibitorsthatareinterestedcanbooktheexhibition12weeksinadvance.3．Thearticleiswritten

to_________.A．exhibitorsB．visitorsC．artistsD．historiansSomedocumentshavebeenmakingtheroundslately—wherepeoplewhoworkvariouspositionsindifferentindust

riessharehowmuchthey’repaid.Bravo!It’sabouttimeweblewupthatoldbeliefthatsalarieshavetostaysecret.Thisisnotjustamatterofcuriosity.Havinginfor

mationaboutsalariescanhelpnarrowthegenderwagegap,whichhasbarelychangedformorethanadecade.RecentlyreleaseddatefromtheUSCensusBureaushowsthat,o

naverage,womenworkingfulltimestillarepaidonly82centsforeverydollarpaidtoaman.Andthegapisevenwiderformanywomeno

fcolor:Blackwomenmake62cents,andLatinasjust54cents.What’smore,thepaygapevenextendsintoherretirement.Becausesheearned

lessandthereforepaidlesstothesocialsecuritysystem,shereceiveslessinsocialsecuritybenefits.Havinggreateraccesstosalaryinformationishelpingtospeedthing

sup.AnewresearchreportbytheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenshowsthatthewagegaptendstobesmallerinjobsectorswherepaytrans

parency(透明)isamust.Forexample,amongfederalgovernmentworkers,there’sjusta13percentpaydifferencebetweenmenandwomen,andinstatego

vernment,thegapisabout17percent.Butinprivate,for-profitcompanies,wheresalariesaregenerallykeptunderwraps,thegenderwagegapjumpsto2

9percent.Fortunately,salaryinformationisincreasinglyavailableonsomewebsites.Certaincompaniesandmanyhumanresourcesdepartmentsarepushingaheadwi

ththispractice.Ofcourse,it’sgoingtotakemorethansalarytransparencytoequalizeearningsbetweenwomenandmen.Butsharingsalariescanandmustbepartofth

esolution.Themoreinformationwomenhaveabouthowjobsarevalued—andwhatdifferentpeopleearn—thebettertheywillunderstandtheirvalueinthelabormar

ketandbeabletopushforthepaytheydeserve.4．Whyarethefiguresmentionedinparagraph2?A．Torevealtheseverityofgenderwagegap.B．T

oconfirmthepreviousbeliefaboutsalaries.C．Tosatisfyreaders’curiosityaboutothers’salaries.D．Toappealtoreaderstosharet

heirsalaryinformation.5．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Theinequalitybetweenmenandwomen.B．Theneedtokeepsala

ryinformationasecret.C．Theadvantageofworkingforthegovernment.D．Thebenefitofmakingsalaryinformationpublic.6．Whatistheaut

hor’sattitudetowardssharingsalaryinformation?A．Critical.B．Favourable.C．UncleanD．Negative.7．Whichofthe

followingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyItPaystoShareHowMuchYouMakeB．WhereSalaryInformationDifferenc

eLiesC．WhatItTakestoRealizeGenderEqualityD．HowWoman’sValueImprovesatWork.Monopoly(大富翁)isaverypopularboardgamearoundtheworldtoday,butlittleisknow

naboutitsAmericaninventor,ElizabethMagie,andthephilosophybehindherinvention.Bornin1866,Magiewasarebelagainstthenormsandpoliticsofhertimes.Inspir

edbyHenryGeorgewhobelievedthatallmenshouldhaveanequalrighttousethelandastheyhavetobreatheair,shechallengedthecapitalistsystemofp

ropertyownership—intheformofaboardgame.In1904,shepatentedherLandlord’sGame,whichconsistedofacircuitofstreetsandlan

dmarksforsale.Magie’sgamecontainedtwosetsofrules:TheProsperityrulesandtheMonopolistrules.TheProsperityrulesstatedthateveryplayershouldgain

eachtimesomeoneacquiredanewproperty.Thegamewaswon(byall!)whentheplayerstartingwiththeleastmoneydoubledhisorhe

rfortune.UnderMonopolistrules,ontheotherhand,eachplayeradvancedbyacquiringpropertiesandcollectingrentfromallwholandedtherelater.Whoevermanagedt

obankrupttheotherplayerswonthegame.Thepurposeofthedualsetsofrules,saidMagie,wasforplayerstounderstandho

wthesedifferentapproachestopropertycanleadtodifferentsocialoutcomes:“allwin”or“winall.”ThegamesoonbecameahitoncollegecampusesandamongQuak

ercommunities,andsomepeoplemodifiedthegameboard.AnunemployedplayernamedCharlesDarrowsoldthismodifiedversiontothemanufac

turerParkerBrothersashisown.However,whenthegame’strueorigincametolight,ParkerBrothersboughtthepatent

fromMagieforonly$500.Theythenre-launchedthegameasMonopoly,includingonlytherulesleadingtothetriumphofoneoverall.Darrowwaspu

blicizedastheinventorwhohadbecomeamillionairefromsellingthegame.Thusarags-to-richesmythwascreated,iron

icallyexemplifyingMonopoly’simplicit(含蓄的)values:Chasewealthandcrushyouropponentsifyouwanttocomeoutontop.8．Whatisth

ispassagemainlyabout?A．Thecreationandmodificationofaboardgame.B．Afightbetweenpatentownersofapopulargame.C．Asocio-economicvictorybehindalandlordgame.D

．Thepersonwhobecameamillionairefromafungame.9．WhatwasthemainpurposeofMagie’sProsperityrules?A．Toemphasizethevalueo

fthecapitalistsystem.B．Tointroducedifferentapproachestoobtainingnewland.C．Toadvocatethatallshouldberewardedwhenoneacquireswealth.D．Tochal

lengeGeorge’sideathatmenshouldhaveanequalrighttotheland.10．Whatdoes“arags-to-richesmyth”refertointhelastparagraph?A．Amodifiedve

rsionofMonopoly.B．Darrow’ssuccessaftersellingthegame.C．ParkerBrothers’purchaseofMagie’spatent.D．Thepopularityofthegameoncollegecampuses.11．Whichof

thefollowingwouldbestdescribeMagie’sfeelingstowardtoday’sversionofhergame?A．Excited.B．Relieved.C．Doubtful.D．Displeased.Onadarknight,11-yea

r-oldJoewasplayinghide-and-seekwithhisfriendsinthebackyardwhenhethoughthesawMagellan—ahugehousecat.However,whenthecatsuddenlyjumpedonhishead,Joefo

unditturnedoutayoungcougar.Hebackedawayfromtheanimal,thenturnedandraninsidethehouse.Cougarencounterslikethisonearebecomingincreas

inglycommonintheU.S.Mostpeopleassumethat’sbecausecougarpopulationsaregrowing,orbecausethebigcatsarecomingintoclosercontactwiththeexpandingwebofh

umansuburbs.ButProfessorRobertWielgusatWashingtonStateUniversityarguesthatpoorlydesignedhuntingpoliciesmightbecausingani

ncreaseincougar-humanconflicts.Wielgus’sresearchteamshavebeenfittingthebigcatswithradiocollarsandmonitoringtheirmovements.Theyfi

ndthatthecougarpopulationisactuallydecliningrapidlyandalmostnomalecougarsareoverfouryearsofage.Andastudyshowstha

ttheheavilyhuntedareahasfivetimesasmanycougarcomplaintsasthelightlyhuntedarea—eventhoughthedensityofcougarsisaboutthesameinboth

areas.Wielgussuspectsthathuntingpolicies,whichallowoldermalestobekilledtokeepcougarpopulationsincheck,weretheculpritandt

eenagecougarsintheheavilyhuntedareamayberesponsibleformostofthetrouble.Totesthistheory,headdstwomoregroupsofcougarstot

hetrackingprogram—oneinaheavilyhuntedareaandanotherinacomparablebutlightlyhuntedarea.Heconcludesthatheavyhuntingindeedalmostwipesoutolderma

lesandthepopulationstructureintheheavilyhuntedareashiftstowardyoungeranimals.Withthesefindings,Wielgusbelieveswith

outadultstokeepthemundercontrol,thedisorderlyteensaremorelikelytocomeintoconflictwithhumans,farmanimalsandpets.Wielgus’sideasdon’t

sitwellwitheveryone.“Huntingdefinitelydoescauselotsofteenagemalestoflowin,butIdon’tyetseesolidproofthat

theyaremorelikelytocausetroublethanoldercats,”saystheUniversityofMontana’sRobinson.“Inmanycases,thene

warrivalshavebeensqueezedoutofremotewildernesshabitatandforcedintoareaswheretheyaremorelikelytoencoun

terhumans.Ithinkhumansareprimarilyresponsibleforalltheinteractionyousee.We’removingintotheseareaswherecougarsanddeerare,”

accordingtoAlldredge,aresearcherattheColoradoDivisionofWildlife.Wemaynotunderstandwhatmakes18-year-oldmalesmorel

ikelythan48-year-oldmentododangerousthings,Wielgussays,butweknowthattheworldwouldbeadifferentplace,ifteenagerswereincharge.12．Thep

assagebeginswithastoryto________.A．leadintothetopicB．describeanincidentC．showtheauthor’sattitudeD．warnofthedang

ersofcougars13．Theunderlineword“culprit”inPara.4isclosestinmeaningto________.A．effectB．evidenceC．causeD．target14．Wh

ichofthefollowingistrue?A．Alldredgeagreeshuntingresultsinthearrivaloflotsofteens.B．Robinsondoubtswhetherageisakeyfactorinhuman-cougarc

onflicts.C．Alldredgebelieveskillingoldermalesmaycauseabiggerthreat.D．Robinsonholdshumansaretoblameforthefallofoldermales.15．WhatmightWielgussuggestt

oreducecougarattacks?A．Drivingteenagecougarsbackintotheirnaturalhabitat.B．Gettingpeopletomoveoutoftheareaswher

ecougarsare.C．Forbiddingchildrentoplayinthebackyardbythemselves.D．Changinghuntingpoliciestoensureahealthycouga

rpopulation.阅读理解【浙江省名校联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期9月新高考研究卷（一）】Prehistoricruins,medievaltowns,beautifulbeaches-Maltahasitall.Hereareourtopfivereaso

nstogotoMalta.MdinaGobackintimeandvisitMdina,Malta’sancientcapital.Mdinaisfullofnarrowstreetsandcitywallsthatdatebackm

orethan3,000years.Withapopulationoflessthanthreehundred,itonlytakes10minutestowalkfromoneendtotheother.Whileyou’rethere,visitFontanellaTeaGard

enwithitsfamoushomemadecakes.VallettaValletta,thecurrentcapital,wasbuiltbytheKnightsoftheOrderofStJohnofJerusaleminthe16thcentury

.Thecityhasbeautifulsquareswithcafésandrestaurants,andwonderfulharbourviews.Whileyou’rethere,visittheGrandMaster’sPalaceo

ftheKnightsofStJohn,theArmoury,andStJohn’sCo-Cathedral,whichhasworksofartandtapestriesbyCaravaggioandRubens.BeachesMaltahaslotsofgr

eatbeaches,butsomeofthebestareGoldenBayandMellichaBayinthenorth,orthoseonthenearbyislandofGozo.Onthisisland,youcanrelaxontheredsa

ndbeachofRamlaBayjustasOdysseusdidforsevenyearsduringhislongvoyagehome.GgantijaTemplesAlsoonGozoarethe5000-year-oldGgantijaT

emples.Thesemegalithic(巨石的)constructionsareoneofthemostimportantarchacologicalsitesintheworld.There’salocallegendthatthe

6-metrehighwallswerebuiltbygiants.TheBlueLagoonOneofMalta’smostfamousattractionsistheBlueLagoon.ThisliesbetweentheislandsofCominoandCominotto.It

’seasilyaccessiblefromMaltaasmanytourboatsgothere.Swimintheclearbluewaters,ordiveamongthefishandshipwrecks.You

mightevenfindsometreasure!1．WhatdoweknowaboutMdina?A．Itcoversawidearea.B．It’sthecapitalofMaltaatpresent.C．Ithasalargepopulation.D．It’s

knownforhistoricarchitecture.2．WhatcanvisitorsdoinValletta?A．Enjoybeautifulseaviews.B．Experiencelifeinthe16t

hcentury.C．VisitStJohn’sCo-Cathedral.D．Buyworksofartassouvenirs.3．Whichofthefollowingisagoodplacefordiving?A．Gozo.B．GgantijaTempl

es.C．TheBlueLagoon.D．Comino.“Ihavetravelledtheworldfor25yearsinsearchoftrouble,”admitsDrDavidNottinhisrecentautobiography,WarDoctor:Sur

geryontheFrontLine.“Itisakindofaddiction,apullIfindhardtoresist.”Thispullhasseenhimusehissurgicalskillstohelptho

seinneedbytakingunpaid,month-longbreaksfromhis“dayjob”asanNHSsurgeonintheUKeveryyeartoworkinconflictzonesanddisasterareas.Hefir

stworkedinSarajevoin1993asavolunteerwiththeFrenchcharityMédecinsSansFroatières.Thehospitalbeworkedinh

adsomanyholesinitswallscausedbybombingandsniper(狙击手)firethatitwascalledthe“SwissCheeseHospital”.Itwashisfirstinsightintotheterrifyi

ngrealityoftreatingpatientsinawarzone.Thehospitalsufferedpowercutsduringoperationsandheandhisteamwereregularlyshotat.Bu

tNottfoundthisexhilarating.“GoingtoSarajevo,almostgettingkilled,Ihadneverfeltsowonderful.Ireallyfeltasthoughsome

bodybadinjectedmewithsomething.Ifeltfantastic.Ithinktoskirtdeath—andthentorealizehowcloseyouaretodeathandthatyousurvi

vedit—isexciting.Andthat’stheexperienceI’vehadmanytimesover.”Thisattitudemayseemreckless(鲁莽的),butitmeansthatNotthassavedlivesindesperatesitu

ations.InGazain2014,hedecidednottoabandonayounggirlinthemiddleofsurgerydespitebeingtoldthatthehospitalwasabouttobebombed.

Hecarriedon,nobombsfellandthegirlsurvived.Hehaskeptaphotographofthemtakentogetherthreedayslater.InYemen,heoperatedonthewifeofabomb-makerwh

ohadaccidentallyblownuphisownhouse.Nottfoundadetonator(雷管)buriedinherlegandbadtocarefullydisposeofitbeforecontinuingtheoperation.4

．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inparagraph1referto?A．Travellingtheworld.B．Workingasasurgeoninawarzone.C．Performingsurgeriesonhispatients.D．Takin

gmonth-longbreaksfromhisdayjob.5．WhenwasthebookWarDoctor:SurgeryontheFrontLine,probablypublished?A．In1993.B．In2014.C．In2018.D．In2021.6．Whatmakestheex

periencethrillingaccordingtoNott?A．Thefeelingofnarrowlyescapingdeath.B．Thethoughtofsavinglives.C．Theimprove

mentofhissurgeryskills.D．Thedifficultyofworkingindesperatesituations.7．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDr.DavidNott?A．Modestandcourag

eous.B．Generousandstrict.C．Carelessandaggressive.D．Adventurousandselfless.Forthefirsttimeever,morethanha

lfofallmealseatenoutintheUKarefromfastfoodrestaurants.Burgers,friedchicken,pizzasandtakeoutcurrynowaccountf

or50.4%ofmealsboughtoutsidethehome.That’supfrom47.3%in2008.Anditrepresentsastaggering5.54billionfast

foodmealsayear.Butwhy?Theanswersaresimple.Forastar,manyseefastfoodasacheapoption,whichisapriorityforalotofp

eopleinthesetimesofeconomichardship.Anditseemsthatmostpeoplepreferfamiliarchains.“Familieswanttoknowwhattheyaregetting,andwith

thelikesofMcDonald’sandKFCtheyknowit’saconsistentexperienceandgoodvalue,”anindustryexpertexplained.Manyfastfoo

dchainsareadaptingtheirmenustoappealdirectlytomiddleclassfamilies.McDonald’s,forexample,hasstartedusingfree-rangeeggsandorganic

milk,togetherwithfruitandvegetablesforchildren’sHappyMeals.Andmostchainsareofferinggooddiscountstoattractcustomers.InLondon,forex

ample,morethan25%offastfoodpurchasesaremadewithapromotionalvoucher(代金券).Isfastfoodreallysuchgoodvalueformoney?“Actua

lly,healthyingredientsarecheaper...andofferbettervalueformoney,”afoodexpertexplained.“Onthefaceofit,itmayseemlikethecheapestoption,butwhenyoulo

okatthelabels,you’llfindthatyou’reonlygetting50%ofmealinyourchickennuggets(鸡块),forexample.”So,what’sthesolution?Ano

nlinesurveyonfoodhasanumberofsuggestions.“Ifyouwanttoeatwellandcheaply,simplybuylotsofbasicingredients,thencookinbulk.Afterwards,youc

anfreezeany,leftoverfoodandeatitlater,”saysMollyBatesofBirmingham.“Beans,lentilsandpulsesareallexcellentformsofproteinandalotcheaperthanmeatandfis

h.They’realsoverytasty,”saysKylieJonesofBrighton....8．Whatdothefiguresinparagraph1indicate?A．Britonsaresp

endingmoreandmoreonfastfood.B．Britonsprefertoeatoutratherthancookathome.C．Mealsboughtoutsidethehomehaverisen

byabout3%.D．ThenumberoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUKisincreasing.9．What’sthemajorreasonthatmakesfastfoodsoappealing?A．Itshighqual

ity.B．Itsgoodservice.C．Itsgreatdiversity.D．Itslowprice.10．Accordingtoparagraph4,thefoodexpertholdsa________attitudetofastfood.A．neutralB．disa

pprovingC．tolerantD．supportive11．Whatmightbewritteninthefollowingparagraphs?A．Publicopinionsaboutthevalueoffastfood.B．Othertipsonhowtoeathealt

hilyandcheaply.C．Theharmfulimpactsoffastfoodonconsumers.D．Differentapproachestomakinghealthierfastfood

.ResearchershasinvestigatedtheimpactofCovid-19relatedsocialisolation(隔离)measureson2,200youngkidsbetween8and3

6monthsofage.Theirfindingsprovideinsightsintotheeffectsoflockdownonlanguagelearningandscreentimeinthegenerationofyoungstersgrowing

upduringthisextraordinaryperiod.ShortlyafterlockdownbeganinearlyMarch2020across13countries,parentswereaskedtocompleteanonl

inequestionnairecontainingquestionsonthechild’sage,exposuretodifferentlanguages,numberofsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andvocabulary

development.Parentswerethencontactedagainattheendofthelockdown(forthatfamilyorinthatarea,ingeneral).

Theywereaskedabouttheactivitiestheyundertookwiththeirchildduringlockdown,theamountoftimetheirchildhadacce

sstoscreensbothduringlockdownandbefore,aswellasquestionsonhowmuchscreentimetheyhadthemselvesandtheirattitu

destowardschildren’sscreentime.Parentswerealsoaskedtocompleteastandardizedvocabularychecklistindicatingthenumberofwordstheirchildunderstoodand/orsai

datthebeginning,andagain,attheendoflockdownsothatanincreaseinthenumberofwordsgainedoverlockdowncouldbecalculated.Thestudie

sfindthat,duringlockdown,childrenwhowerereadtomorefrequentlywerereportedtohavelearnedmorewords,relativetotheirpeerswhowerereadtolessfrequently.

However,childrenwithincreasedexposuretoscreenslearnedtosayfewerwords,relativetotheirpeerswithlessscreentime.Besides,whil

echildrenwereexposedtomorescreentimeduringlockdownthanbefore,overall,childrenwerereportedtohavegainedmorewordsthanexpectedduringlockdown,rel

ativetopre-pandemiclevels.Theincreaseinscreentimeduringlockdownwasgreateriflockdownwaslonger,andinfamilieswithfeweryearsofeducat

ion,andwhereparentsreportedusingscreensforlongerthemselves.“Whilethissuggeststhattherelativelyshortisolationdidnotdetrimentallyimpactlanguageinyo

ungchildren,weshouldbecautiousinassumingthiswouldapplyduringnormaltimesortolongerlockdowns,giventheextra

ordinarycircumstanceschildrenandtheirparentsfacedduringthistime,”saysAssociateProfessorNataliaKartushina,UniversityofOslo.12．Whatcanw

elearnabouttheresearch?A．Itinvolvedkidsundertheageof8from13countries.B．Relatedinvestigationswerecompletedatthesametime.C．The2,200kidsinvolvedhadt

otakevocabularytests.D．Parentsofthe2,200kidsfinishedtwoquestionnaires.13．Whohavelearnedmorewordsaccordingtothefinding?A．Childrenwhosepa

rentsoftenreadstoriestothem.B．Childrenwhowereexposedtomorescreentime.C．Childrenwhosesocialisolationdurationwaslonger.D．Child

renwhowerefromless-educatedfamilies.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimentally”inthelastparagraphmean?A．P

ermanently.B．Harmfully.C．Strongly.D．Potentially.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．COVID-19:DoesItInfluenceYoungKids’LanguageLearning?B．

ApproachestoTeachingYoungKidstoLearnDuringSocialIsolationC．ImpactofCOVID-19SocialIsolationMeasuresonEarlyDevelopmen

tD．ScreenTimeintheGenerationofChildrenGrowingupDuringCOVID-19阅读理解【浙江省浙里卷天下2022-2023学年高三上学期10月测试】ForthosewhohaveneverbeentoHarbi

n,there’salmostanendlesslistofthingstodo.Hereareseveralactivitiesthathavetobeincluded.TurningwaterintoinstanticeOnecan’tgototheIce-SnowW

orldwithoutstoppingbytheSunIslandSnowExpo.Afterall,theformerisforappreciatingilluminated(照亮的)iceatnight,andthelatterisforcheckingoutsnowinthedaytim

e.Touristsfromthesouthmightbeastonishedbythebrightsunshinereflectedinthesnow,sodon’tforgetthesunscreen.Thisisalsoagoodplacetotoss(抛)

waterandwatchitturnintoiceinstantly.Findasafeplacewithnoonenearby,andenjoytheuniquephenomenon.Snowtubing(雪地滑轮

胎)ontheSonghuaRiverInwinter,theSonghuaRiverturnsinto“thousandsofmilesofice”andbecomesanaturalice-skatingrink.Thefrozenriveroffersopportunitiesformany

differentwinteractivities.Butmakesuretheiceissolidbeforegoingstomping(跺脚)inthesnow.SpeedingdownYabuliSkiResor

tOneplaceyoushouldn’tmisswhenvisitingHarbinisYabuliSkiResort,whereyoucanskidownsplendidsnow-coveredmountains.T

hesnowisthickandmoderatelyhard.Therearejunior,middleandseniorskiruns.Professionalstaffareavailabletoimproveyourskii

ngability.21．Whichisagoodplacetoenjoyanightscene?A．TheSonghuaRiver.B．TheIce-SnowWorld.C．YabuliSkiResort.D．TheS

unIslandSnowExpo.22．WhatcanvisitorsdoinHarbin?A．Getprofessionalguidanceforfreewhileskating.B．Choosedifferentroutesbasedontheirskiingability.C．Godown

theworld’slongesticeslideonSonghuaRiver.D．Tosswaterandwatchitturnintoicewhereveryouwant.23．What’sthearticlein

tendedfor?A．AdvertisingwinteractivitiesofHarbin.B．Remindvisitorsofsafetravelling.C．Explainrequirementstovisitors.D．Attractvisitorstoinves

tinHarbin.AsIwalkedintomynewhighschoolforthefirsttime,Ifeltuncertain,nervousandlonely.Imissedmyoldfriendsterribly.Myheadhurtwiththethoughtofmak

ingnewfriendsalloveragain.Whatwillmynewfriendsbelike?Willwelikeeachother?WillIevenmakeafriend?Thesequestionswe

reonmymind,asIwalkedovertoagroupofgirls.Ididn’tknowanyoneinmynewschool.Itseemedlikeeveryonewaswatchingme,asifeveryheadwasturningtow

ardsme,waitingformetomakeawrongmove.Inervouslysaid“hi”inalowvoice,wavingmyhandatthegroup.Expectingthemtostartlaughingandmakingfunofme,Iwassurp

risedwhentheywavedbackandaskedmetositwiththem.Asifaswitchhadbeenturnedoff,alltheanxiousthoughtsthathadbeenki

llingmeweregone.AfeelingofacceptanceandexcitementrushedovermeasIhappilychattedwiththesixgirls,tellingthemmorea

boutmyself.LookingbackathowanxiousIwasuponenteringmynewschoolforthefirsttime,InowfeelstupidforIhadbeenlosingmysleepoversomethin

gsosmall.Beingmyselfandbeingpolitehadworkedoutformejustfine.Beingconfidentprovedtobethekeythatfitperfectlyint

othelockonthedooroffriendship,thesamedoorthatIhadbeentooscaredtoevenknockonbefore.Ihadneverexpectedthatbytheendof

thedayIwouldhaveanyfriendsatall,letalonesix.WhatIlearnedfrommyexperiencewastowelcomeeverydaysurpriseswithopenarmsandtoacceptthegoodorbad

feelingsthatfillourhearts,thesameplacewherelovelivesandwherenewfriendsarewelcomed.24．Whydidtheauthormentionthosequestionsinparagraph

2?A．Toexpressherneeds.B．Toshowhernervousness.C．Toshowherhungerforknowledge.D．Toexpressherdoubtsaboutfriendship.25．Whatwasunexpectedtotheauth

or?A．Beingacceptedbyallthestudents.B．Theinvitationfromthegroupofgirls.C．Beinglaughedatbythegroupofgirls.D．Theattentionallthestudentspaidtoher.26．W

hatadvicemighttheauthorgivetonewhighschoolstudents?A．Getenoughsleep.B．Keepintouchwitholdfriends.C．Bel

ieveinyourself.D．Avoidsayingsomethingstupid.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．EverydoghashisdayB．EverybeanhasitsblackC．Eachnewdayholds

asurpriseD．EachonethinksinhisownwayThreeminutesoflookingatredlightonceaweekmayhelpoureyesight(theabilitytosee),newr

esearchsuggests.Thefindingsshowthatredlightmightbeacheapandeasytreatmentfordeclinesincolorvisionaswegetolder.Lastyear,researchersfromUnive

rsityCollegeLondondidastudyonredlighttherapy.24healthyvolunteers,agedbetween28and72,wereaskedtolookatredlightforthreemin

uteseverydayfortwoweeks.Testslaterfoundthattheeyesightofpeopleovertheageof40improved.Totestthepossibleweakpointsoftheirtherapy,theydid

anewstudythisyear.Insteadofusingthelighteveryday,theyuseditonceaweek.Thenewstudyincluded20volunteers,agedbetween34and70,allwithhealthyv

ision.Somereceivedredlighttherapyinthemorning,andothersreceiveditintheafternoon.Theywerethentestedontheircolorvisionuptoaweeklater.Onthe

whole,thosewhogotthetreatmentinthemorningshoweda17%improvementintheircolorvision,evenaweeklater.Thosewhogotthetreatmentintheafterno

ondidnothaveanyimprovement.“We’vefoundthatonesingleexposuretoredlightinthemorningcangreatlyimprovedecliningvision,”saidlead

authorGlenJeffrey.Thefindingsdosupporttheirearlierwork,andtheymightmakethetreatmentmorepracticable,sinceaonce-weeklytreatmentiseasiertosticktothanad

ailyone.Buttheteam’spromisingresultsarestilldrawnonsmallnumbersofhealthyvolunteers.Largerstudieswouldbeneededtoshowthebenefitsofredlighttherapy.“

Inthenearfuture,aonce-a-weekthree-minuteexposuretodeepredlightcouldbedonewhilemakingacoffeeorlisteningtoasong,andsuch

asimplethingcouldchangeeyecareandvisionaroundtheworld,”Jeffreysaid.Givenitslowcost(aslittleas$15)perdevice,andsimplicity,theteamisexcite

daboutthefutureoftheirtherapy.28．Whatplaysakeyroleinredlighttherapy?A．Thetimeofdayfortreatment.B．Thedeviceusedinthetreatment.C．Thetimetha

tonetreatmentlasts.D．Thenumberoftreatmentsreceived.29．Whatmakesitnecessarytoimprovethestudy?A．Theageofthevolunteers.B．Th

enumberofthevolunteers.C．Thepoorvisionofthevolunteers.D．Thehealthconditionofthevolunteers.30．Inwhichcolumnofamagazinecanwefindthisarticle?A．Travel.

B．Business.C．Entertainment.D．Health.31．Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Tostatetheimportanceofeyecare.B．Toexplainthevalueofdeepredlight.C．Tointrodu

ceawaytofightvisiondecline.D．Toencourageagedpeopletoprotecttheireyesight.Worldhistoryhasseenthreeancientdra

mas:Greektragedyandcomedy;IndianSanskritdrama;andChineseopera.ThefirsttwohavebecomehistoricalandonlyChineseoperahassurvived.Ch

ineseoperatookshapeinthe12thcentury.Afterdevelopingformorethan800years,itsabundantlocalstylesofoperaarestill

enjoyinggreatpopularity,ofwhichQinqiangisoneofthemostancientoperas.Qingiangoperaisathousand-year-oldlocaloperaoriginatinginC

hina’sinlandnorthwesternregion.Ithasestablishedauniquetraditionasan“operashoutedout”withitshigh-pitchedarias(高音唱腔).LiMeihaswonareputatio

nasoneofthefourgreatestQinqiangactresses.She’salsoknownforherpassionatecommitmenttoexploringthetheatricalpossibilitiesofferedbyQinqiang.LiMeian

dherworkmatesarehalfwaythroughanafternoonrehearsal(排练)andmosthavebrokenintoasweat.Singinginanear-whisper,theforty-year-oldoperastarperformsthesty

lizedmovementsfortheleadingrole—thebitterdeadLadyLiHuinianginGhost’sHate.LittlewonderthatLiMeiissuchapowerfulpresenceons

tage.She’sthegreatestcontributoryactresswho’sabletointerpretacharactersocompellinglyandtellastorysoconvincinglythatE

uropeanaudienceswarmlyhugthisunfamiliarartform.LiMeisaid,“WeperformedthisoperaintheNetherlandstocelebrat

ethetenthanniversaryofthefoundingofHolland’sNationalTheatre.Weenjoyedafifteen-minutecurtaincallandtheaudiencesapplaudedwil

dlyforalongtime.Thelocalpressentitledmethe‘NemesisoftheOrient’andthe‘ChineseVenus’.Whyisthatso?Becausethey’vefullyu

nderstoodwhattheoperaimplied—theloyaltytowardslove,anddeadasshemaybe,herlovepersists.Thereasonwhythisoperawas

abletotouchmillionsofheartsisthatithasabeautifulstorypresentedbyabeautifulartform.32．WhatcanbeinferredaboutChineseopera

fromthetext?A．ItmadehistorywithancientGreekoperas.B．Itconsistsofvariousdynamiclocaloperas.C．IthasahistoryshorterthanInd

ianSanskritdrama.D．ItoriginatedfromthemostancientlocalQingiangopera.33．WhyisGhost’sHatestarringLiMeilovedbyforeigners?A．Becauseitsstor

yiseasytobefullyunderstoodbyforeigners.B．BecauseitsleadingroleLiMeiisfamousasthe“ChineseVenus”.C．Becauseitconve

ysthepopularmessageofloyaltytowardslove.D．Becauseitisaperfectcombinationoftouchingplotandattractiveform.34．Whatmigh

ttheunderlinedword“compellingly”meaninparagraph5?A．Persuasively.B．Boringly.C．Incorrectly.D．Partly.35．WhatisLiMei’sgreatestcontributiontoQinqiangop

era?A．ShewonareputationasoneofthefourgreatestQingiangactresses.B．ShebroughtLiHuiniang,thebitterdeadLadyinGhost’s

Hatetolife.C．SheexploredmanytheatricalpossibilitiesofferedbyQinqiangopera.D．ShespreadoneofChinesetraditionalcult

urestotheothersideoftheworld.