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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,drin

k,shopping,history,andculture,isdefinitelyawonderfulcitytovisit.TimeZoneGreenwichMeanTimeduringthewinter,BritishSummerTimed

uringtherestoftheyear(startingatDaylightSavingTime).BestTimetoGoThebesttimetovisitLondonoverallisinspring,

whenthetemperatureshavewarmedup,thesunhasstartedtoshineandLondon’sgardensandparksarelookingtheirbest.However,therealityist

hatthebesttimetotraveltoLondondependsalotonwhatyou’relookingfor.Ifyou’reallabouttakingalookinsideQueenLiz’spalace,you’

dbettermakeitinsummer,whilewinterisbeautifulandfestiveforthoselookingtogettheirfillofChristmasmarketsandtraditionalcheer.ThingstoK

nowLondoners,andEnglishpeopleingeneral,haveamuchdifferentmannerofinteractingwithoneanotherthanAmericansdowhileanAmericanmightthi

nknothingofsmilingatastrangertheypassonthesidewalkoraskingaboutworkinthefirstfewminutesofaconversation,Londonersmightconsideritimpoliteorstrange.Don

’tmistakethisforunfriendliness;it’sjustaculturaldifference.Instead,talkaboutthingslikemovies,TVshows,books,yourtravels,andthelik

e,insteadofworkorfamily.HowtoGetAroundGettingaroundLondonisunbelievablyeasythankstothewell-maintainedand

extensiveUnderground.TheUnderground,unlikeAmericantransportationsystemswhichoftenpayperrideorpayperlengthoftrip,arepaidinzones.Fareal

sovariesbasedontimeofdayandthemethodyouusetopay.It’sworthgettinganOystercardtomakeyourlifethatmuchsimpler.1．Whereisthistextmostpro

bablytakenfrom?A．Asurvey.B．Atraveljournal.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Aguidebook.2．WhenisthebesttimetovisitLondo

nforpeoplewhoenjoyalivelyatmosphere?A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.3．Whichofthefollowingisasuitable

topicforstartingaconversationwithLondoners?A．Dailyentertainments.B．Futureplans.C．Personalrelationships.D．Annualincomes.WhenIwas

innursingschool,Ihadtofocusmoreonmystudiesthanotheraspectsoflife,andlearnsomuchinashortamountoftime.However,theclinicalexperienceofnursings

choolallowedmetohavetheopportunitytoputwhatIlearnedinmyclassesandreadingsintoaction.Oneofmyfavoritee

xperiencesduringmyclinicaltrainingwaswhenIhadapatientwhowasfirststartingchemotherapy(化疗).Mynursinginst

ructorMarietoldmethatpatientsoftenexperienceananaphylactic(过敏性的)reactiontothemedicinewhentheyfirststartchemotherapy,soitisimp

ortanttogivethemedicineataslowerrate.Mariesaidthatifwehadapatientwhoreactedtothemedicine,weshouldstoprunningthechemotherapy,

checkthepatient’sbloodpressure,andthengivetheappropriatemedicinefromtheemergencykit.WhenIcheckedmypatientacoupleofminutesafterstartinghischem

otherapy,Iaskedhimquestionsrelatedtoananaphylacticreaction.Ialsonoticedhisfacewasgettingalittleredandhelookedshortofbreath.Hementionedhavi

nglowerbackpain,soIimmediatelystoppedthechemotherapy,startedtakinghisbloodpressure,andreportedittoMarie.

Hisbloodpressurewaswithinhisnormallimits,sowegavehimBenadrylviahisIV.TheBenadrylhelpedthepatient,andwehadtheBenadrylrunningwhenwestartedhischemot

herapyagain,butataslowerrate.Thistimethepatientdidnothaveananaphylacticreaction,andtoleratedhischemot

herapywell.Thisexperiencetaughtmehowimportantitistoassessyourpatientandtoteachyourpatientbeforehandaboutthere

actionthepatientcouldhaveduetothemedicine.MarieandItaughtourpatientaboutthereactionshecouldhaveduetothechemotherapy;duetoou

rteaching,ourpatientrecognizedhissymptomsandwasabletoknowthatwhathewasexperiencingwasanexpectedreaction.Duringtheclinical

training,IhadmanyexperienceswhereIhadtothinkonmyfeetandconductnursingcarequickly.Theseexperiencestaughtmealotabouthowtobeanurseandemphasiz

edtheimportanceofconductingproperpatientcare.4．Whydidtheauthorstopgivingthepatientchemotherapy?A．Heh

adhighbloodpressure.B．Hehadareactiontothemedicine.C．Hefailedtotoleratethebackpain.D．Herefusedtoanswerherq

uestions.5．Accordingtotheauthor,whatplayedakeyroleinsavingthepatient?A．Givingthepatientimmediatefirstaid.B．Makingade

quatepreparationsinadvance.C．Assessingtheeffectivenessofthemedicine.D．Tellingthepatientthepossiblereactionsofthemedi

cine.6．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sclinicalexperience?A．Rewarding.B．Dangerous.C．Interesting.D．Painful.7．Wh

atistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toexpressgratitudetoherinstructor.B．Toencourageotherstotakeupnursing.C．Tos

hareherclinicaltrainingexperience.D．Tostresstheimportanceofmedicaltreatment.Whilethoseineducationunderstandthecurrentstateofthe

nation’sliteracy(读写能力)crisis,mosteverydayAmericansaredangerouslyunaware.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,nearly130millionAmericanadultsre

adbelowasixth-gradelevel.Now,considerhowthatnumberrepresentsmorethanhalftheadultU.S.population.That’

snotsurprising,accordingtothemostrecent“Nation’sReportCard”bytheNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress(NAEP).TheNAEPreportsthatroughlyjustone-thi

rdofstudentsinfourth,eighthand12thgradesareproficient(精通)inreadingandhave“solidacademicperformanceanddemonstrat

edcompetencyoverchallengingsubjectmatter.”Infact,thisU.S.readingcrisishasbeen20yearsinthemaking.Whileone-thirdofstudentsareconsideredproficient,the

statisticsareevenmorealarmingforlow-incomestudents,studentsofcolorandstudentswithdisabilities.Meanwh

ile,theCOVID-19pandemic(流行病)hasexposedagrowing“digitaldivide”inwhichthosewithoutaccesstosupportivelearningprogramsandteacherswillcontinuetoslideth

roughthecracks.Thisistroublingformanyreasons.Literacycanbeagreatequalizer,levelingtheplayingfieldacrosssystemicsocialissues,likeraceandge

nderinequality.Itplaysanenormousroleinincreasingaccesstoeconomicopportunity.Itisestimatedthatincreasingliteracyproficiencyh

asthepotentialtogeneratealotmoreinannualincomefortheUnitedStates.Andontheindividuallevel,illiteracycanimpactaperson’slifetimeearningpo

tentialby30-42%.Still,thebenefitsofliteracygofarbeyondsomeone’searningability.Literacysupportssocial,physicalandemotionalwell-being,andi

taffectseverythingfromcrimeratestohospitaladmissionstoself-confidence.Butchallengingastheliteracylandscape

mayseemrightnow,thereiscauseforoptimism.Andthestrategyforliteracyissimple.8．WhatdoweknowaboutAmerica’sliteracycrisis?A．Itda

tesbackabouttwodecades.B．ItiswellunderstoodbymostAmericans.C．ItinvolveshalfoftheAmericanpopulation.D．Itismainlycausedbythegrowingdigitaldivide.9．W

hydoestheauthormentionthreespecificgroupsofstudentsinparagraph4?A．Toattractpublicattentiontothesestudents.B．Toshowthese

riousnessofliteracycrisisinAmerica.C．TostresstheinequalityintheAmericaneducationsystem.D．Topraisethehighreading

proficiencylevelofAmericanstudents.10．Whatisapossibleresultofimprovedliteracyontheindividuallevel?A．Hi

ghercrimerates.B．Increasedself-confidence.C．Strongerdesireforwealth.D．Equallearningopportunities.11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetolitera

cyinAmerica?A．Tolerant.B．Ambiguous.C．Doubtful.D．Hopeful.Youmayhavenoticedsudden,brieftwitching(抽动)atsomepointwhiley

ourdogwassleepingandwonderediftheyweredreamingorevenexpressingsometypeofdiscomfort.Theseinvoluntarymov

ementsonlyoccurduringdreamstatesandusuallydon’tlastlong.Soistwitchingjustanormalpartofdreaming,oraretheretimeswhenyoushouldworry?Dogssleepan

averageof12-14hourseachday.Whiletheysleep,adog’sbrainprocessesinformationandexperiencesfromthedaythroughdreams.Twitchingisoftenrelatedtoactiv

edreamcyclesinthebrain.AccordingtoresearchbypsychologistStanleyCoren,anaverage-sizedogwilldreamaboutevery20minutes,andthesedr

eamswilllastaboutaminute.Largerbreedshavefewerdreamsthatlastlonger-aboutevery45minutesfor4minutes.Theoppositeistrueforsmallerbreeddogs;theywilldr

eamaboutevery10minutesforupto30seconds.Dogsexperiencethesamedreamstagesashumans,includingnon-rapideyemovement(NREM),short-wavesleep(SWS),andrapid

eyemovement(REM).DuringtheREMstate,adog’seyesmovearoundbehindtheirclosedeyelids,andthelargebodymusclesareturnedof

fsothedreamisnotphysicallyactedout.Theamountoftwitchingdependsonhowmuchtheseoffswitchescrampmusclemovement.Ifyourdogsleepsnexttoy

ou,theymayunintentionallydisturbyoursleepwiththeirsuddenbodymovements.However,itisoftenadvisednottoawakenadogthatis

twitchingintheirsleepunlesstheyareclearlyindistress.Abaddreamornightterrorcouldbethecauseoftheseinvoluntarymovement

s,andtheymaywakeupfrightened.Trytoavoidtouchingthemsotheydon’tbiteyouasaresultofbeingshockedandpanicked.Instead,gentlycallyo

urdog’snameuntiltheyrespond.Speakcalmlyandtellthemthattheyaresafeandsecureaftertheywakeup.Whiletheyappeartobeprettya

ctiveintheirsleep,dreamingdogsmaybeslowtoawaken.12．Whichofthefollowinginfluenceshowoftendogsdream?A．Theirsleepingtime.B．Theirbodysize.C．Theirdailyexp

eriences.D．Theirhealthconditions13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cramp”meaninparagraph4?A．Stimulate.B．Analyze.C．Rest

rict.D．Monitor.14．Whyisitadvisednottowakeupadogtwitchinginsleep?A．Toavoidbeingbittenbythedog.B．Toensurethedogadequatesleep.C．Topreventth

edoggettingshocked.D．Toescapedisturbancefromthedog.15．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowdoesDogs’BrainWo

rk?B．WhydoDogsDreamatNight?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】Withaworldfulloffascinatingdestinations,choosingtheperfectvacationspotcanpresentachallenge.Uset

heserecommendationstomakeyourtravelbucketlist.ParisThemagneticCitydrawsvisitorsfromaroundtheglobetosee

iconicattractionsliketheEiffelTowerandtheLouvre.Butwhattravelersreallylovearetheold-fashionedcafes,livelymarketsandtrendyshoppingdistricts.Ge

tlostwanderingalongthecharmingstreets,orrelaxonthebanksoftheSeineforhours.Ifyou’reupforaquickdaytrip,headtothePala

ceofVersailles,whichoffersguidedandself-guidedtoursoftheestate.SouthIslandNewZealand’sSouthIslandbrimswithm

agnificentlandscapeateveryturn.Here,youcanadmirethemountainsofFiordlandNationalPark.Atnight,journeytotheMountJohnObservat

orytogazeatthestarryskies.YoucanalsosatisfyyourselfinQueenstown(afavoritedestinationamongbungeejumpers),sampledeliciouswineintheMarlboroughregionor

exploreNewZealand’smostaccessibleglaciersontheisland’swestcoast.BoraBoraHere,inthissmallFrenchPolynesianisland,you’llfindpict

uresquebeaches,appealingjunglesandluxuriousresorts.Theisland’sextinctvolcano,MountOtemanu,makesachallenginghike,andthefriendlyBoraBo

ralocalscanhelpyoucatchaglimpseoftheisland’sbestsights.AlthoughatriptoBoraBoraisveryexpensive,mosttravelerssayit’sw

ortheverypenny.GrandCanyonTheGrandCanyonoffersplentyofoutdooractivitiesforeveryonefromday-tripperstoadventurejunkies.Hikealongthen

ationalpark’spopularRimandBrightAngeltrailsforexceptionalviews,experiencearaftingtripdowntheColoradoRiverorviewthedramaticArizonal

andscapefromaboveduringahelicoptertour.Ifyou’refeelingespeciallydaring,signupforskydivingabovethecanyon.1．Whichofthe

followingdestinationsisaparadiseforshoppinglovers?A．Paris.B．SouthIsland.C．BoraBora.D．GrandCanyon.2．WhatdoSouthIslandan

dGrandCanyonhaveincommon?A．Theybothoffertravelersafantasticislandview.B．Theybothallowtravelerstoexperienceadventures.C．Theyboth

allowtravelerstostaywithlocalfamilies.D．Theybothoffertravelerschancestoobservethesky.3．Thistextismainlyintendedfor___

_____.A．touristguidesB．magazineeditorsC．fashiondesignersD．vacationplannersSixmonthsago,28-year-oldDannyWallace,whoearnshislivingasa

TVcomicand“ideas”man,hadagreatidea.Whatifhestartedhisowncountryandinvitedanyonewhowantedtojoinhimtobecomeacitizen?So,naminghimselfKin

gDannyIanddeclaringhisone-bedroomflatinEastLondonanindependentstate,hesetabouttakingthenecessarystepstomakehisdreamcometr

ue.HeevendocumentedhisprogressinhisBBC2seriesHowToStartYourOwnCountry,whichcomestotheendofitssix-weekrunonWednesday.Overthesixweeks,Dannyexploredthep

ossibilitiesofforminghisowncountry.ThefirstthingonhisagendawastohandinhisDeclarationofIndependencetotheprimemi

nister.Withthisoutoftheway,hewasfreetostartthinkingaboutwritingaconstitutionandsettingupagovernment.Then

hewasofftodesignhisownflagandrecordhisownnationalanthemandevengotsomeonetodesignpossiblepostagestampsofhiscountry,

withhisfaceonthem!ThefinalthingDannyhadtodowastofindanameforhiscountry.Athisrequest,citizenssentinthousandsofsuggestionsastowhatthi

snewcountrycouldbecalled.IdeasrangedfromFlatlandtoWallaceland!But,intheend,thefinalselectioncamedowntojusttwo:HomeorLovely.Aimi

ngtobecomethemostdemocraticdemocracyintheworldwhereitscitizenshavetheopportunitytoenjoyequality,KingDannyachievedaworldfirstandletthe

peopledecide.Lovelyfinallystoodout.Whetherthecountrywillcontinuetogrowwillverymuchdependonhowbusyitscreatoris.And,asDannyWallacei

smuchindemandforseveralotherTVprojects,itmightfalltoothermembersofhisgovernmenttokeepthingsrunning.Butwithelectionspromisedeverysixmon

ths,thecreationoftheUniversityofLovelyandseveralsportingeventsplannedoverthecomingweeks,thereareplentyofactivitiestokeepthecitizensofLovel

yoccupiedforquiteawhileyet.4．WhatdoesDannyWallace’s“greatidea”inParagraph1referto?A．Makingadocumentary.B．F

oundinganewcountry.C．Owninganindependentstate.D．ChoosingactorsforaTVshow.5．What’scrucialtocarryingoutDanny’sgreatidea?A．Draftingaconstitution.B．G

ettingofficialapproval.C．Analyzingthepossibilities.D．Composinganationalanthem.6．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefina

ldecisiononthenameLovely?A．LovelybeatHomeinthefinalselection.B．Theworldiscreatedbyordinarypeople.C．Thecitizens’rightsofa

countryarerespected.D．LovelysignalsthesuccessfulruleofKingDanny.7．What’smainlydiscussedinthelastparagr

aph?A．ThefutureofLovely.B．Thelifeofthecitizens.C．ThedailyroutineofDannyWallace.D．TheestablishmentoftheUniversityofLovely.If,like

me,you’rethekindofpersonwhofindsithardtomakedecisions,thenMalcolmGladwell’sBlinkmightjustbethebookyouhavebeenwaitingfor.Be

causeBlinkisallaboutrapidcognition—thatis,thosemomentswhenwemakesnapjudgements,forexample,whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttimeorlo

okingatsomethingwe’rethinkingofbuying.Heanalysesexactlywhatgoesoninourheadswhenwemakesplit-seconddecisionsandcomparesthistothethoughtp

rocessesinvolvedwhenwetakelongertocometoadecision.Interestinglyheclaimsthat,“Therearelotsofsituations—particularlyatti

mesofhighpressureandstress—whenfortunatelyhastedoesnotmakewaste.”WhatmakesBlinkareallyinterestingreadisthenumbero

fstoriesthatGladwellincludestosupporthistheories.OnesuchstoryinvolvesdoctorsintheEmergencyRoomatCookCount

yHospitalinChicago.Aftertoldtochangethewayofdiagnoses,insteadofaskingforinformationsuchasthepatient’sageandweightandmedi

calhistory,theyweregoingtofocusonlyonthepatient’sbloodpressure.AndnowCookCountyisoneofthebestplacesinthe

USatdiagnosingchestpain.Ofcourse,thereareoccasionswhenweleaptothewrongconclusion.Inhisresearch,Gladwelldiscoveredthat

almostalltheCEOsofthetopcompaniesintheUSaretall.Thereisnoactualrelationshipbetweenheightandintelligence,butfor

somereason,corporationsoverwhelminglychoosetallpeopleforleadershiproles.Thereissomethinggoingoninthefirstfewsecondsofmeetingatallpersonwhichmakesu

sthinkofthatpersonasaneffectiveleader,whichunfortunatelystopsusfrommakinganinformeddecision.Allinall,Blinkisafascinatingstudyonanactivityt

hatwealldoseveraltimesaday.Readitandmakebetterdecisions.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Instant.B．Decisive.C．Hesita

ntD．Important.9．HowweredoctorsatCookCountyHospitalabletomakebetterdiagnoses?A．Byobtainingthepatients’medicalhistory.B．Bybasingdiagnosesonpa

tients’bloodpressure.C．Byabandoningregularwaysofdiagnosingpatients.D．Byinquiringaboutcurrenthealthconditionofthepatients.

10．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbymentioningleadershiprolesoftallpeople?A．Tallpeopletendtobecapableleaders.B．Aperson’sheightan

dintelligencearecloselyrelated.C．CEOsoftopcompaniesusuallydrawrightconclusions.D．Thefirstimpressionofapersoncanresultinbadjudgement.1

1．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tohonorawriter.B．Torecommendabook.C．Tointroducearesearch.D．Toexplainapheno

menon.Aeronautics(航空学)specialistsfromtheUniversityofSouthAustraliaspentmonthsstudyingthedragonfly’sflight,creating3Dmodelsfromdigitalimages,tob

uildawingeddrone(无人机).StudyleaderJavaanChahlbelievesthatwingeddronesbasedonthedragonfly’sshapeandmovementwillsimplybemoreflexibleandenergyeff

icient.Chahl’steamusedaspecialphotographytechniquetoclassifythewingshapesof75differentdragonflyspeciesfrommuseumcollections.T

heirwingsarelong,lightandhard.Plus,theirlongbodiesgivethemexcellentstabilityandbalance,makingitpossibleforwingeddronestodeliverawkwardload

sandundertakelongobservationmissions.Investigatingthewaythatdragonfliesremainstableduringflightactuallyrevealsthetechniquestheyusetogetth

emselvesoutoftrickysituations.Dragonfliesarefoundtobeabletoperformupside-downbackflipstoregainbalanceandnormalflight,whentheyfindthemselvesupside

downmid-air.Thisspecialskillcanevenbeperformedwhiledragonfliesareunconscious,meaningitisapassivestabilitymechanismsimi

larinconcepttoplanesthataredesignedtoglidetosafetywiththeirenginesturnedoff.Engineersarelookingtocopydragonflywingstocreatesaferdronesthatca

nrightthemselves.Ofcourse,notallattemptstobuilddragonfly-likedronesaresuccessful.TechJet’sairvehiclewassupposedtooperateasanaerialcamera,obse

rvationandsecuritydrone,butitfailedbeforeproductiongotunderway.Similarly,Insectothopter,anAmericandragonflyspydronebuiltinth

e1970swasdeserted.Yettheprinciplesbehindwingeddronesaresolid.Infact,NASAhassettledonanuclear-poweredautonomouscraftcalledDragonflytoexplo

rethesurfaceofSaturn’smoonTitanin2034.NASA’sprojectisactuallyanairvehicle,ratherthanawingeddrone,butengineersarestillconvincedtheycancr

ackthecodeofnature’smostgiftedflyinginsectandrevolutionizeunmannedflightalongtheway.12．Whydidaeronauticsspecialistsspen

dmonthsstudyingthedragonfly’sflight?A．Tobuild3Dmodelsfromdigitalimages.B．Tomakewingeddronesmodelledafterit.C．Toclar

ifytheflexibilityandefficiencyofdrones.D．Todisplaytheshapeandmovementofthedragonfly.13．Thespecialskillofdragonfliesi

stheirabilityto_________.A．glidetosafetyB．avoidtrickysituationsC．performobservationtasksD．adjustthemse

lvestostaystable14．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswingeddrones?A．Skeptical.B．Uncertain.C．Supportive.D．Co

nservative.15．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WingedDrones:StillaLongWaytoGoB．JavaanChahl:AnInn

ovativeLeaderofAeronauticsC．ADragonfly’sFlyingTechnique:PerfectforDronesD．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】Nobodylikestospendmoneyonanewbookonlytofacedisappointmentwhenitdoesn’tliveuptoyourexpectations.Her

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hebestbookreviewsitesonline.However,thereareseveralengagingYouTubechannelsthatfrequentlyofferopinionsonbooksthey’veread.Althoughit’s

easytobeattractedbyanimpressivebookcover,it’salwaysbesttohaveaquicklookatthebookreviewsbeforeactuallybuyingacopy.Thisway,

youcansaveyourmoneyandspenditonthebooksthatyou’llbeproudtodisplayonyourshelvesforalongtime.1．Whichsite

bestsuitspeoplewhowanttobuyabiography?A．Goodreads.B．FantasyBookReview.C．Booklist.D．YouTube.2．WhatcanvisitorsdoonBooklist?A．Editbo

okreviews.B．Discusswithexperts.C．Readfullreviewsafterpayment.D．Findinformationaboutwriters.3．Whatisrecommendedbeforebuyingaboo

k?A．Notingthebookcover.B．Readingthebookreviews.C．Preparingadisplayshelf.D．Checkingthebook’sratings.It’saclassicstory:Akidisforced

tolearnaninstrumentfromayoungage,theyplayitthroughouttheirchildhood,andtheydevelopabittersweetrelationshipwithi

t.Istheconstantbattlebetweentheloveforthemusicandthehatefortheconstantchallengeworththefight?Forme,itwas.IstartedplayingthepianowhenIwasfour-tha

twas15yearsago!Thiswashugecommitment,sotheremusthavebeensomethingworthholdingonto,right?TheeasyguessisthatIwaspurelyinlovewithmusicandpiano.Alt

houghthat’sthesweetertale,it’sabitmorecomplicated.Istruggledalotwithpiano.Familyandpeerswere,atleastinmyownhead,constantlyplacedbes

idemeincompetition.Ifeltpressuretobethebestinordertoprovesomethingtoothers-andmoredevastatingly(破坏性地)toprovesomethingtomyself.Theseedof

mymusicalinterestwasgrowninthesunlightofcompetitionanddoubt.Hatesprouted(滋生)whenmyself-criticismhittoohard.It’sdifficul

ttolearntolovesomethingthatdidn’toriginatefromlove.Forawhile,pianowasmoreofanannoyancethanahobby.Butsomehow,lovegrew.Itwasdeeplyburied.Butitwasth

ere,andbyhighschool,itwasstrongenoughthatwhenIwastrulyonthevergeofquittinganykindofformaltraining.Ifoundthestrengthtohold

ontighter,anddigfurther.Iswitchedteachers,andgotincrediblyluckywithonewhohelpedmetunnelintowhatIloved.Ilearned

piecesformyself,Icomposedformyself,andIfoundconfidencenotbecauseIgot“goodenough,”butbecauseIlearnedthatanythingIhadwasgoodenough.Thelove

andhateI’vehadforthepianowerebothplantedandgrown.Ifyoutoohavelearnedtohatesomething,rememberthatwithcommitm

ent,itcanbeuprooted,andlovecanmakeahomeinitsplace.Thereisalwaystime.Thereisalwaysroom.4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingaclassicstory?A．Thebenef

itsofmusic.B．Kids’struggleinlearninginstruments.C．Kids’bittersweetchildhood.D．Thepopularityoflearninginstruments.5．Whatcanweknowabouttheauth

or’sexperienceofplayingthepiano?A．Shefinallyquitformaltraining.B．Shenevertreateditasherhobby.C．Shewasinpurelovewithmusicandpiano.D．Sheonceexperien

cedgreatpressurefromherself.6．Whathelpedtheauthorfindconfidence?A．Herattitude.B．Hertraining.C．Hercompromise.D．Herachievement.7．Whatmess

ageismainlydeliveredinthepassage?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Loveisathingthatgrows.C．Contentisbetterthanriches.D．Chancefavorsthepreparedmind.Around

theglobefarmorebirdspeciesarelosinggroundthangaining,accordingtoanexpansivereviewofahalf-centuryofbirdpo

pulationresearchpublishedinthejournalAnnualReviewofEnvironmentandResourcesinMay.Thereview,entitledTheStateoftheWorld’sBirds,showedthat

morethan5,200differentspeciesofbirds-justshyofhalftheworld’stotal-areknownorsuspectedtobedeclining.Around3,800spe

ciesarerelativelystable,andfewerthan700speciesshowincreases.AmongbirdsontheIUCNRedListofThreatenedSpe

cies,almost400birdsworldwidehavehadtheirconservationstatuschangedfortheworseinthepastthreedecades(movingfromvulnerableto

threatened,orthreatenedtoendangered)—fivetimesmorethanthenumberofbirdspecieswithanIUCNstatusthathaschangedforth

ebetter.“Afterdocumentingthelossofnearly3billionbirdsinNorthAmericaalone(accordingtoa2019studypublishedinthejournalScience),itwasdistu

rbingtoseethesamepatternsofpopulationdeclinesandextinctionoccurringglobally,”saysreviewcoauthorKenRosenberg,acon

servationscientistnowretiredfromtheCormellLabofOmithology.Thereviewpointstodisappearinganddegradedhabitat-resultingf

romclimatechange,urbanization,agriculturalintensification,andinternationaltrade-astheleadingdriverofbirddeclinesworldwide.Inanoteofhope,theauthorsc

itea2020studyindicatingthatrestoringjust5%ofhabitatinpriorityareasaroundtheworldcouldavert60%oflikelyextinctions.LeadauthorAlexanderLees,aresea

rchassociateattheCormellLab,alsopointstotheneedforsubstantialchangesinhumanbehaviortopreventfurtherlosses.“Lossanddegradationofhabitatisoftend

rivenbydemandforresources,”saysLees.“Weneedtobetterconsiderhowcommodityflowssuchasbeef,oil,andseedcropscancontributetobiodiversitylossandtrytoreduc

ethehumanfootprintonthenaturalworld.”8．InwhatorderarethreatenedspeciesarrangedontheIUCN’sRedList?A．Speciesquantity.B．Livinghabitat.C．D

ecliningrate.D．Conservationstatus.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．Extrareasonsfor

birdextinction.B．Possiblesolutionstohabitatloss.C．Substantialchangesinhumanbehavior.D．Theprospectofbiodiversitylos

s.Whydosomemensettledowntoformfamilieswiththemothersoftheirchildren,andothersdon’t?Biologyplaysarole.Workpublishedby

LeeGettleroftheUniversityofNotreDame,inIndiana,clarifieshowtestosterone,theprincipalmalehormone(荷尔蒙),operates.Previousstudiessuggestthathighle

velsoftestosteronearebadforfamilylife.Fatherswithlowertestosteronelevelsprovidemorechildcarewhilehigh-testostero

nemalesarelesslikelytostickaround.DrGettlerhasshownsomethingfurther.Thisisthataman’sadulttestosterone

levelseemscorrelatedwithwhetherhisfatherwaspresentduringhisteenageyears.HisdatacomefromasurveybeguninthePhilippinesin1983.Thismonitoredthehealthan

dnutritionof966menenrolledasbabies.Italsocollectedextensiveinformationonwhetherthefathersofthesemenwerearoundandprovidingpare

ntalcareinthehouseholds.Itfurtherdocumentedwhetherparticipantsgotmarried,hadchildrenandwhethertheypartici

patedinchildcare.Crucially,italsomeasuredtheirtestosteronelevelsattheagesof21,26and30.Overall,DrGettlerandhiscolleaguesfoundthatonbecomingfather

s,menhadlowertestosteronelevelsiftheirownfathershadbeeninvolvedintheircareduringtheirteenageyears.Ithastwopossibleexplanations

.Oneisthatitisdirectlygenetic(基因的).Theotheristhatteenageexperienceactuallymodulates(调节)testosteronelevels.Thisexplanation,whichDrGettlerfavors

,couldleadtohigh-testosteronemenabandoningtheirsons,whothusbecomehigh-testosteroneintheirturn.Healsofoundsomeofthoseinthesurveywhosefatherswereabsen

tduringtheiradolescence,andwhoendedupwithhighlevelsofthehormone,didbecomecaringfathers.Whythispatternshouldexistisanunansw

eredquestion.Butazoologistlookingatthesedatamighttakeitasanexampleofdevelopmentalplasticity(可塑性),inwhichthesamegenesproduced

ifferent,butappropriate,outcomesindifferentcircumstances.DrGettler’sdiscoverythrowsausefullightontheproblemoffat

herlessfamilies,andhowtotrytoendit.12．WhatisGettler’sstudymainlyabout?A．Familylife.B．Fathers’roles.C．Adulttestosterone.D．Childcare.13．Whatcanbele

arntaboutDrGettler’sstudy?A．Itwasconductedamongbabies.B．Thefindingisfarfromsatisfactory.C．Thedatausedwererelativelyreliable

.D．Itmonitoredthenutritionofparticipants.14．Whyisthezoologistmentionedinthepassage?A．Tosuggestafollow-upstudy.B．Tocont

radictGettler’sideas.C．Topointoutthestudylimitations.D．Togiveapossibleexplanation.15．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabl

etitleforthetext?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】BA

CKTOSCHOOLBOOKGUIDEGoingbacktoschoolcaninvolvelotsofnewthings,includinguniforms,topics,teachers,andfriends.Sowhynottrysomene

wbooksaswellandmaybefindyournewfavouriteauthortoo.Whetheryouwanttolearnaboutprotectingwildlife,discoversomeamazingweatherfacts,ordiveintoanact

ion-packedspymission,thisbacktoschoolbookguidehassomethingforyou.Clickheretogetadiscount.WhiletheStormRagesbyPhilEarleApage-turningadvent

uretomakeyoulaughandcry.NoahandhisfriendsfighttosaveanimalsfrombeingputdownattheoutbreakofWWII.Anexcitingw

artimenovelthatpacksanemotionalpunchfromthebestsellingauthorofWhentheSkyFalls.Grimwood:LettheFurFly!W

ritten&illustratedbyNadiaShireenAfunnyandsillynewGrimwoodadventure!FoxcubsiblingsTedandNancylovetheirnewlifeinG

rimwood.ButthecruelmayorofTwinklenutsisonamissiontotakeitoverandkickeveryoneout.CanGrimwood’streebonkingskillssavethehometheylove?Amu

st-readforDogManandDavidWalliamsfans.AliceEclair,SpyExtraordinaire!bySarahToddTaylorBakerbyday,spybynight—AliceEclairlead

sanexcitingdoublelife!AmysteriousmessagesendsAliceonamissionaboardFrance’smostfascinatingtrain.Shemustuncoveranenemyagent

whilebakingdesserts,armedonlywithherwhisk,wits,andwilltosucceed.Weather,Camera,ActionbyLiamDuttonDiscoverhurrican

es,duststorms,volcaniclighteningandmore,allthroughthecameralensofTVweatherpresenterandworld-famousmeteorologist(气象学家)LiamDutton.This

adventurethroughtheatmosphereshowsoffthesplendorofourskiesintheirwildestandmostdramaticstatesanduncoversthesciencebehindweatherev

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

．AliceEclair,SpyExtraordinaire!D．Weather,Camera,Action.22．WhatmightbeincludedinthebookWeather,Camera,Action?A．Howtheatmospherewas

formed.B．Whattheskylookslikeinstorms.C．Howtobeafamousmeteorologist.D．Whattopresentinaweatherforecast.23．Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfro

m?A．Awebsite.B．Abrochure.C．Amagazine.D．Aguidebook.Bornonherfamily’sfarminRay,NorthDakota,MaryShermanMorganhadbeenhelping

herfatherwithfarmworkbeforeshecouldattendthesmall-townschoolhouse.Beingafewyearsbehinddidn’tholdherbackandshegraduatedfromhighschoolwithhon

ors.Awareofherintelligence,sheranawayfromRaytoattendMinotStateUniversityasachemistrymajor,whereherskillwasevident.TheoutbreakofWorldWarIIresultedi

nanationalshortageofchemistsandscientists.Inspiteofthefactthatshewasstillastudentandawoman,shewasofferedajobasachemicalanalystduetohertalents,prod

ucingexplosives(爆炸物)forthewartimeeffort.SheputherdegreeonholdandmovedtoOhio,takingonthedangerousjobofanalyzingunstablechemicals

toproduceweapons.Afterthewarendedtherewasafallindemandforexplosives,soshemadeamovetothefieldofaeronautics,movingtoCaliforniatoworkforNAA(NorthAm

ericanAviation).Theonlywomanoutof900engineers,shewassoonpromotedtoarolewhichinvolvedcalculatingtheperformanceofrocketpr

opellants(推进剂)anddesigningspecialityfuelstoworkwithdifferentengines.However,neverhavingreturnedtocompleteherdegree,shewasnotaffordedther

ankorhigherpayofanengineer,eventhoughshehadalltheskillsandknowledgeofone.Herexperiencewithpropellantsmeantthatwh

enNAAwastaskedtofindafuelcapableofliftingtheredesignedRedstonemissilesintospace,Moganwasappointedtechnical

leadontheproject.Nationalpridewasontheline,soMorgansetaboutinvestigatingfuels.Aftercountlesstrails,shefinallydesignedherownmixtur

e,whichwasnamedHydyne.HydynetestedwellwiththeRedstonemissilesandsubsequentlyotheraircraft(飞行器),suchasJupiter-Crockets,provingtobeaq

uicksolutiontogettingtospacewithoutatotalrocketredesign.ThefuelmadethefirstsuccessfulUSsatellitelaunchpossibl

e,evenifMorgansilentlyslippedawayfromhersuccess,retiringtofocusonherfamilyandleavingherchemistrycareerbehind.24．WhatdoweknowaboutMary?A．Sheatt

endedschoolwhilehelpingwithfarmwork.B．Shewasofferedajobasachemistryanalystaftergraduation.C．Sheshiftedherwor

kingfocusasthedomesticdemandchanged.D．ShelaunchedthefirstUSsatellitebeforeretiringfromhercareer.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aeronautics”probablyme

an?A．Analyzingchemicals.B．Producingexplosives.C．Mixingandsavingfuels.D．Designingandbuildingaircraft.26．Whatm

adeMarythetechnicalleadontheprojectofNAA?A．HerdiscoveryofHydyne.B．Herrankasanengineer.C．Herspecialknowledg

einfuels.D．Hersenseofnationalpride.27．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMaryShermanMorgan?A．Caringanddetermined.B．Courageousandcreative.C．Inte

lligentbutsensitive.D．Accomplishedbutproud.Scientistshavesolvedapuzzleaboutmodernhumans,afterresearchshowedthatafam

ousskullofahumanancestorfoundinSouthAfricaisamillionyearsolderthanexpertsthought.Thisdiscoveryhaschangedwhatweknowofhumanhistory.The

skull,whichscientistshavenamed“MrsPles”,isfromanape-likehumanrelativefromaspeciescalledAustralopithecusafricanus(南方古猿).ItwasfoundnearJ

ohannesburgin1947and,basedonevidencefromitssurroundings,wasthoughttobebetween2.1and2.6millionyearsold.Thispuzzledscientists,becausea

lthoughMrsPleslookslikeapossibleearlyancestorofearlyhumans,thefirsttruehumanshadalreadyevolvedbythetimesheapparentlylived.Forthisreason,scientist

shaddecidedthatAustralopithecusafarensis,asimilarspeciesfromEastAfricathatlivedabout3.5millionyearsago,wasourmostli

kelyancestorinstead.TogetamoreaccurateageforMrsPles,ateamledbyProfessorDarrylGrangerofPurdueUniversityinIndi

ana,US,usedanewmethodtodatethesandyrockswheretheskulllay.Theymeasuredtheamountofcertainchemicalsinrocks,whichformatasteadyratewhentheyareex

posedtocosmicrays(宇宙射线)onEarth’ssurface.Oncerocksareburied,thesechemicalsstopformingandslowlydisappear;thesurvivingamount

revealshowmuchtimehaspassedsincetherock(orbones)wereonthesurface.ThenewstudyshowsthatMrsPlesandotheraustralopi

thecinebonesnearbyarebetween3.4and3.7millionyearsold.ThismeanstheylivedatthesametimeastheirEastAfricanrelatives,sothateithergroupcould

havegivenrisetomodernhumans.However,teammemberDrLaurentBruxellespointedoutthatovermillionsofyears,atonly2,500milesaway,thesegro

upshadplentyoftimetotravelandtobreedwitheachother.Inotherwords,thegroupscouldquiteeasilyhavemet,hadchildrentogetherandbothbeenpartof

thehistoryofmodernhumans.28．WhatcanwelearnaboutMrsPlesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．ItisaskullfoundinEastAfrica.B．Itisthemo

stpossibleancestorofhumans.C．Itisamillionyearsolderthanscientistsexpected.D．Itisprovedtolivebetween2.1and2.6millionyearsago.29．

Howdidscientistsgettheaccurateageof“MrsPles”?A．Bystudyingtheeffectofcosmicrays.B．Bycalculatingtheformingrateofchemicals.C．Bylocatingthesandyrockswher

etheskulllay.D．Bymeasuringthesurvivingamountofchemicals.30．Whatcanweinferfromthenewstudy?A．Modernhumansc

ameintobeinginEastAfrica.B．MrsPlestravelledandhadchildrenwithEastAfricanrelatives.C．Thehistoryofmodernhumansmightbegin3.5millionyearsago.D．Ape-likesp

eciesfromAfricacouldhaveinteractedwitheachother.31．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．HistoricalPuzzleUnsolvedB．Ancesto

rMysterySolvedC．MrsPles:TheEarliestHumanBeingD．MrsPles:AFamousSkullHaveyoueverwalkedthroughadoorandthoughttoyourself,“Whatwa

sIgoingtodo?”Ifyouhave,youarenotalone.Psychologistsbelievethatwalkingthroughadoorandenteringanotherroomcreatesa“mentalblock”inth

ebrain.Thisisgenerallyreferredtoasthedoorwayeffect.Intheearlyyearsofbrainresearch,scientiststhoughtthathumanmemorywaslikeaclose

t,withmanysectionsinwhichwecouldstorelittleboxesofexperiencesfromourlives.Boxeswouldremainthereforever,andwheneverwehadtolookintot

hem,wecouldjustgotothatparticularsectionandfindthatboxofmemory.Beautifulasthisdescriptionofhumanmemoryformat

ionsounds,itisnottrue.Ourbrainismuchmorecomplexthanthat.Psychologicalstudiessuggestthatourmemoriesareepisodi

c(情节性的)ingeneral.Ifyouthinkbackonanything,you’llprobablyquicklyrealizeourmemoriesdon’tfunctionasclearnarratives.Instead,they’remoreepisod

icanddividedintoparts.AnewresearchledbypsychologistOliverBaumannfromBondUniversityinAustraliasuggest

sthatit’snotsomuchthedoorwaysthatcauseamemorywipe,asmovingfromonelocationtoasignificantlydifferentone—it’stheabruptchangeofscenethatpreparesourminds

forsomethingnew.“Agoodexampleismovingaroundinadepartmentstore,”saysBaumann,“Takingtheelevatorbetweenfl

oorsmayhavenoeffectonourmemory,butmovingfromthestoretotheparkinglotmightcauseustoforgetsomethingthatweneedtobuy.”Baumannalsopointsoutth

atabusyandperhapsoverloadedbraindoesseemtoplaysomepartinthisphenomenon.Inotherwords,walkingthroughopendoorsisthoughttoresetmemorytomakeroom

foranewepisode.Thegoodnewsisthatexperiencingsuchforgettableepisodesafterenteringanotherroomdoesnottellyouanythingaboutyourmemoryandintelligence.Sowhe

nyouenteraroomandsuddenlyforgetwhyyouarethere,youshouldnotthinkthatAlzheimer’sdiseaseiscreepinguponyou!32．Whichofthefollow

ingwouldmostprobablybe“doorwayeffect”?A．Youmissedacallandforgottoringback.B．Youreadabookandforgetwhatitisabout.C．Yo

uenteredtheofficeandforgotwhattoget.D．Yousawamanyearsagoandforgetwhoheisnow.33．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Allm

emoriesarelinkedinthebrain.B．Memoriesareclearlyseparatedinthebrain.C．Notallthememoriescanbefoundinthebrain.D．Memoriesarestoredinparticularsection

softhebrain.34．WhatcanweinferfromBaumann’sresearch?A．Takinganelevatorstimulatesnewmemory.B．Walkingthroughopendoorsresultsinmemoryloss.C．Asuddenchange

ofthesceneboostsintelligencedevelopment.D．Anoverloadedbrainincreasesthepossibilityofdoorwayeffect.35．Wh

atdoestheauthorthinkof“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,theycertainlyknowhowtocommun

icatetheirneedsandfeelings.It’sjustuptoustolearnhowtolistentowhattheyaresaying.MeowingCatsmeowattheirowne

rsforseveralreasons,including:toaskforfood,togreetpeople,toaskforattention,toletyouknowtheywanttogooutside/comei

nside.Inaddition,elderlycatssufferingfromcognitivedisfunction,similartoAlzheimer’sDisease(阿尔兹海默症)inhumans,maymeowduetobecomingconfusedordis

oriented,soweencourageyoutoscheduleanappointmentwithusifyourseniorcatseemsconfusedorismeowingmorethanusual.PurringWh

ilecatsdopurrasasignofcontentment,theyalsodoitasaself-comfortingmechanismwhensick,stressedorinjured.Ifyourcatispurringbutal

soshowingsignsthatsomethingmaybewrong,likehidingmorethanusualorrefusingfood/water,theycouldbesickorinpain.TailPosture

Iftheyholdtheirtailstraightupandhaverelaxedfur,they’relikelytofeelhappyorcurious.Butiftheirfurstandsonendwhile

theirtailisstraight,thisindicatesfearoranger.Holdingthetailloworhiddenbetweenthelegsindicatesinsecurity,andatailthat’srapidlytwitching

backandforthsuggestsanxiety.RubbingWhenyourcatrubsagainstyourlegsorgivesyouheadbutts,theyaretellingyouthattheyloveyou.Thatisnottheonlythingth

eyaredoing,though!Catsrubtheirbodiesandcheeksagainstpeopleandobjectstomarktheirterritoryandtoclaimhumans,othercats,andvariousobje

ctsastheirown.1．Whencatsaresickorinpain,whataretheylikelytodo?A．Meowattheirowners.B．Rubagainstyourlegs.C

．Purrandrefusefood.D．Holdtheirtailstraightup.2．Whatmayacatshowwhenithidesitstailbetweenlegs?A．Insecurity.B．

Depression.C．Curiosity.D．Happiness.3．Whoprovidesthistextmostprobably?A．Acatsitter.B．Acatowner.C．Ananimalshelter.D．Apethealthcarecentre.AtSt

.FrancisHighSchoolinLaCanada,Calif.,there’ssomethingtobesaidaboutmathteacherJimConnor.Truthis,Connorcanbeabitofadrudge.Butth

e70-year-oldVietnamvetsayshe’snotheretoentertainhisstudents.“Itdrivesmecrazywhenpeoplesayschoolshould

befun,”hesays.“Imean,it’sniceifitcouldbe,butyoucan’tmakeschoolfun.”Andforyears,thekidsthoughtthat’salltherewastohim—untillastNovember,whensenio

rPatMcGoldricklearnedtheydidn’tknowthehalfofhim.PatwasinchargeofastudentblooddriveandhadjustcometoChildren’sHospital

LosAngelesforameeting.Andhesaysitwasweird:wheneverhetoldsomeonehewenttoSt.FrancisHighSchool,theyallsaid,“Oh,youmustknowJimConnor.Isn’th

ewonderful?”“Itwasdisbelief,really,”Patsays.“Itwasalmostkindoffindingthisalterego(另一面)thathehas.”Insidetheblooddonorcenter,Patfoundaplaquelis

tingallthetopblooddonorsatthehospital,includingtherecordholder,JimConnor.Thenhelearnedsomethingevenmoreunbelievable:thatwheneverConnorisn’ttor

turingkidswithcalculus(微积分),he’sonawholeothertangent-cuddlingsickbabies.Threedaysaweekforthepast20years,Jimhasvolunteeredatthehospital,steppinginbeco

meinvolvedinanactivitywhenparentscan’t,tohold,feedandcomforttheirchildren.“Theytendtocalmforhim,”NurseErinsays.“Theyt

endtorelaxwithhim.Theyfallasleepwithhim.”“Ijustlikethemandrelatetothemsomehow,”Connorsays.Connorhasnever

beenmarried;hehasnokidsofhisown.Buthehasfallenhardforthesebabies.“I’vealwaysrespectedhim,butnowit’stoanevendifferentdegree—rea

llytothepointwhereItrytoemulatehim,”Patsays.“He’stheepitomeofamanofservice.”4．Whatdowelearnfromparagraph2?A．Schoolcanneverbefun.B．Connorishig

hlydemanding.C．Connor’sstudentsdrivehimcrazy.D．Connorthinkseducationisforall.5．WhatdidPatfindoutaboutMrConnor?A．MrConnordonatedbloodaswellash

istime.B．MrConnorwasawardedforhislovetowardbabies.C．MrConnorusedtoheaverystrictteacher.D．MrConnorhadauniqueteachingphilosophy.6．Wh

ichofthefollowingistrueaboutMr.Connor?A．Heworkstwoshiftseverydayforaliving.B．Hehashisalteregointheeyesofhisstudentsallthetime.C．Heh

astheabilitytoconnectwiththosekidsheholds.D．Hefallshardforthosesickkidssohedecidednottohavehisown.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．BondingwithbabiesinneedofloveB．AreallessonislifethroughlearningcalculusC．EverybodykeepssomethingunderhishatD．Toughteache

rhasasoftheartYesterday,afteradayofZoom(视频会议软件)meetingsinmylivingroom,Isteppedoutforawalkleavingmyteensonbore

donthecouch.BleeckerStreet,usuallypackedwithpeople,wassprinkledwithonlytheoccasionalpedestrians.Barsandrestaur

antsliningthestreetweredark.Storeswithbrightneonlights,doorsopen,beckonedfortherarepassers-bytoenter.AfterjustaweekoftheCovi

d-19pandemic,anafternoonwalkinGreenwichVillageneighborhoodfeltsurreal.ButthenInoticedarowofdaffodils(水仙)reachingforthesuninthesmalltriangle-sha

pedparkbyMinettaLane.Onthewindowsofalockedrestaurant,inbrightyellowpaint,werethewords“Weloveyou,WestVillage.Ta

kecareofeachother.”Myphonebuzzed—acolleaguesentapictureofhernewbornbabyjusthomefromthehospital.Iarrivedhometofindmysonanimatedonthecouchplayingavide

ogamevirtuallywithhisfriends.Life,love,play,andhumanconnectionpersist,eventhoughourworldhasbeentunedupsidedown.Inmywelcomenotetothenewstu

dentsintheFall,Iwrotethatthisyearisaboutourcollege’scorevaluesofinclusion,innovation,andimpactandemphasizedthepowerofi

nterconnection.Today,thesecorevaluespersist,withinterconnectiontakingonevengreatersignificance.Ourcollaborativespirithasa

lwaysgivenusanadvantage—academically,creatively,culturally,andnow,remotely.Awisepersononcetoldmethatgettingthroughacrisis

islikebeinggivenanewhandofcardsinthemiddleofagame.Wearehalfwaythroughthesemester,withnewhandstoplay,bu

tthegamehasn’tchanged.Wewillfindnewwaystocontinuetowork,teach,createandlearn.Let’salsocontinuetheinfo

rmalinteractionsthatmakeusacommunity—thestudygroups,coffeedates,drop-insjusttosayhello.Indoingso,wewillremainconnect

ed.Wewillcometogether,fromspacesaroundtheworld,tomeetthisnewreality.Thisiswhoweare.Nothing—notspace,nortime—cankeepusfrommovingforward,together.8

．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1?A．TheCovid-19pandemicisunstoppable.B．Theeffectsofthepandemiccouldbeeasilyfelt.C．Not

hingisthesameexceptthatthebusinessgoesslowasusual.D．Peoplehaveeveryreasontobeworriedaboutthefuture.9．Whatdoesthewriterincludeinparagrap

h2?A．Dailyroutinesthatseemedinsignificant.B．Remindersthattheworldhasbeenchanged.C．Eventsthatpeoplecandoduringthepandemic.D．

Thingsorpeoplethatcarrysymbolicmeanings.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collaborative”meaninparagraph3?A．Cooperative.B．Pioneering.

C．Independent.D．Adventurous.11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toexpresswisdomgainedfrompreviousexperience.B．Togivepeoplesometips

onhowtohandleacrisis.C．Todeliveranupliftingmessageoverthepandemic.D．Toencouragepeopletoenjoythegreatoutdoors.Formostofourhistory,humanshavebeens

hort,astudyhasfound.Untilaround150yearsago,fewpeoplegrewtallerthan170centimetres.ChristianeSchefflerattheUniversityofPotsdaman

dMichaelHermanusseninAltenhofhavespentseveralyearsstudyingtheheightofpeoplefromawiderangeofpopulations.Intheirlatestpaper,the

ycombinedanexistingdataofmorethan6000prehistorichumanskeletonswithmultiplestudiesofmorerecenthistoricalpopulationsfr

omEuropeandtheUS.Theyalsoincludedtheirowndataon1666present-dayschoolchildrenfromIndonesia.Intheprehistoricpopulations,themaximumheightformenwa

s165to170centimetres,whilewomentoppedoutat160cm.Today,meninEnglandhaveanaverageheightofaround175cm,whileforwomenitisabout162cm.Butthereissignific

antvariationbetweenmoderncountries.TheIndonesianschoolchildreninthestudywereshorterthansimilarlyagedchild

renfromtheUS,despitebeingwell-nourished.SchefflerandHermanussenarguethatheightcanbeasignalofdominance(

显赫地位),soinsocietieswhereitispossibletomoveupthroughthesocialclasses,evolutionfavoursindividualswhore

achagreaterheight.SubramanianatHarvardUniversityisn’tconvincedbythepair’sinterpretation.Histeampreviouslyshow

edthatthebestpredictorofachild’sheightistheheightoftheirparents.Thissuggeststhattheinfluenceofotherfactors,suchassocialmobilit

y,islimited.Afterassessingnearly163,000childrenlivingin55lowandmiddle-incomecountries,Subramanian’steamfoundthat42.9percenthadpoornutritionbut’

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

Aperson’snutritionalconditionshouldbeassessedbylookingattheirdietnottheirheight,saysSubramanian.12．HowdidSchefflerandHermanussenconducttheresearch?A

．Studyingtheskeletonsofprehistorichuman.B．Combiningexistingdatawithrecentresearch.C．Assessingchildrenlivinginvariousincomeareas.D．Analyzingtheresults

ofotherscientists’researches.13．What’sSubramanian’sattitudetowardstheexplanationofSchefflerandHermanussen?A．W

orried.B．Cautious.C．Doubtful.D．Supportive.14．WhatcanweinferfromSubramanian’sstudy?A．Poornutritiondelaysphysicaldevelopment.B．Abalanceddietcontribut

estogrowingtaller.C．Highsocialclassescanreachagreaterheight.D．Ahuman’sheighthaslittletodowithnutrition.15．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Thesignificancethatliesinnutrition.B．Thefactorsthatinfluencehuman’sheight.C．Theimportancethathumansattachtoheig

ht.D．Thereasonswhyprehistorichumanswereshort.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?Areyouwildaboutwa

tercolor?Areyouaphotographerwholovestorecordmomentsintheclickofabutton?Thenthisisyourchancetoseeyourworkdisplayedonthecoverofabook!TeenInkisseekingou

tateentocreatecoverartforTeensTalk:AreYouListening?ByteenauthorMariaProulx!Writtenbyateenforteens,thebookdiscussesmattersrelevantinatee

n’slife.TeenInkisinterestedinallmediumsandthesky’sthelimit!Deadline:November15,2022Guidelines:●Format:6×9,300dpi.●TeenInkwillonlycon

siderphotosandartworkbyteens.●Thebestimagesforthebookcoverareclear,closeupandhighresolution.●Artworkmustbewellphotographed(noflash)

andsubmitted.●Thereisnolimittothenumberofimagesyoucansubmit!●Becreative;don’tbetooliteralinyourinterpretationoftheauthor’spoint.●Considerthe

themeofthebook;Pleasedownloadanoutlineofthebookhere.Submissions:●Submitentriesthroughthislink.AllphotographsandartworksubmittedtoT

eenInkareautomaticallyconsideredforthecoverartcontest.Seeoursubmissionguidelinesformoreinformation.●Tomakesureyourartworkisincludedinthecontest,i

nclude“TeensTalkContest”inthefirstpartofyourartwork’stitle(e.g.,TeensTalkContest:DigitalAddiction).1．

Whatdoesthebook“TeensTalk:AreYouListening?”concern?A．Issuesrelatedtoteenagelife.B．Skillsatdesigningabookcover.C．Te

enagers’commentsonartwork.D．Variousmediumsofcommunication.2．Whichofthefollowingentriesmaybeconsidered?A．Aphotota

kenbyamiddle-agedperson.B．Aphotosubmittedjustonedayaftertheduedate.C．Apaintingphotographedwithflashfromadistance.D．Apain

tingwithcreativeideasandbasedonthetheme.3．Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B．Anofficialwebsite.C．Atraining

brochure.D．Anadvertisingposter.Whenevermynine-year-olddaughterapproachedme,eyeswide,withanotebookandapen,tellingmeshewantedto

engageinagameofschool,somethinginsidemefroze.TherewasamentalblocksohugethatitfeltlikeIwasbeingaskedbyElonMusktomake

apresentationaboutartificialintelligence.So,ninetimesoutoften,Imadeanexcuse.Whyisitsohardtoplaywithmychild?Irealizethisisbecause

Ihavenoideahowtoplay.Ihavemanyhappymemoriesofmyyouth,butabsolutelynoneinvolvesplayingdollsorbuildingblockswithmyparents.Idon’tb

lamethembecausetheywereneverplayedwithaschildreneither.WhenIaskthemwhattheirownchildhoodswerelike,mydadtellsmeastoryaboutbeing

lockedinacupboard,whilemymumrecallstheboxofbuttonsshewastoldtoamuseherselfwith.Therearestudiesshowinghowimportantplayisforachild’sgro

wth,andnoendofpeoplecampaigningforouryoungtogetmoreofitatschool.ThepoetMichaelRosen,inhisBookofPlay,arguesplayisnotanextraandallofus,whatever

age,coulddowithmoresillinessinourlives.AsRosenexplains,“Theneedforadultstobeproductivemember’sofsocietymeansweendupthinkingo

fthingsthatmakeuslaugh,orwhicharefuntodo,asnotbeingverysignificantorhavingverylittlevalue.”Thisisexactlywhyweneedtoplaymore.Itligh

tenstheloadoflifeandallowsustogetbacktoachildlikestateofwonder.Playisvitaltohealth.AnditiswhyI’vestar

tedplayingschoolgameswithmydaughter.Imanagedanentirehourandahalftheotherday—andafterwards,Ifelthappy.Agood20yearsyounger.4．Howdidtheaut

horusetorespondtoherdaughter’srequestforagame?A．Shepretendedtobesurprised.B．Sheapologizedforbeingbusy.C．Shechosetoavoidinvolvement.D

．Sheturnedtoartificialintelligence.5．Whatdoestheauthorfocusonwhilegivinganexplanationinparagraph2?A．Thegamecategory.B．Memorystrateg

ies.C．Thegenerationgap.D．Childhoodexperiences.6．WhichofthefollowingwouldRosenprobablyagreewith?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Pl

ayisnotonlyintendedforchildren.C．Thinkinglikeakidfreespeopleofstress.D．Stayingcuriousmakesaproductiveworker.

7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?A．Childrengrowupwellinafunenvironment.B．Familyinteractionstrengthenstheparent-childt

ie.C．Parentsoweittotheirchildrentoplaymorewiththem.D．Gamesareessentialforchildrenbothatschoolandathome.Asanewmotherin2016,TashGorstwasscrolli

ng(翻阅)throughherphonewhenshefelldowntherabbitholeofreadingaboutplasticpollution.Fast-forwardto2019andshehadopene

dGather,anorganiczero-wasteshop.CustomerscometoGathertorefilltheirowncontainerswitheverythingfromricetobeautyproducts.Andit’snotonlytheprod

ucethatissustainable—theshopispoweredbyrenewableenergyandfinancedbyamoresustainablebank,whilealltheunitsinsidehavebeenmadefromwastematerial

s,mostlybyGorstherself.Zero-wasteshopshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonfeatureonthestreetsinrecentyears.Wheretheyhavegon

e,supermarketsnowlooksettofollow,withMorrisons,Marks&SpencerandWaitroseallrecentlyagreeingtoaddrefillstationsinshopsbytheendofthisye

ar.Meanwhile,Asdahasintroducedrefillaisles(过道)tomoreofitssupermarketsfollowingsuccessfultrials.Assmallstartupbusinessesaimingtomakeresponsible

decisionswithoutcuttingethical(道德上的)corners,refillshopstendtobemoreexpensivethansupermarketsandchains.Gorstacknowledgesthatnoteveryoneca

naffordtobuyfromthem.“Butifyoucan,youshould.You’llfeelgoodaboutthesmalldecisionthatyou’vemadeincontributingtoyourlocaleconomyanddoingsometh

ingthat’sbetterfortheplanet,”shesays.Emily,DrabbleisaregularGathercustomer.Shebuyseverythingthatwould“normallybeencasedinplastic”,fr

omcleaningproductstofoodlikepasta,whichsheputsintoglasscontainers.“WhenIgethome,Iloveunpackingmyshopping,throwingnothingi

nthebin,”Drabblesays.Andcustomersatrefillshopsgetmorethanjustphysicalgoods,notesGorst.Besidesemployingfourlocalpeople,Gather,f

orexample,holdsfreeevents,includingamonthlybookclubforreadingaboutsustainability,workshopsforkidsandsoon.“Ialsoseeitasaplacetobri

ngpeopletogether,”shesays.8．WhydoestheauthormentionGorst’srandomreadinginparagraph1?A．Toshareaparentingexperience.B．Toofferbackgroundinform

ation.C．Toattachimportancetomotivation.D．Toshowadvantagesofdigitalreading.9．Whichofthefollowingisasi

gnificantfeatureofGather?A．Itisruninanecologicallyfriendlyway.B．Itsellssustainablegoodsatbargainprices.C．Itisonlyfavoredbycustomerswithagre

enconcept.D．Itdiffersfromsupermarketsinlow-carbonawareness.10．WhatisDrabble’sattitudetowardsrefillshops?A．Amused.B．Critical.C．Objective.D

．Enthusiastic.11．Whatdoestheexampleinthelastparagraphimply?A．Peoplemayregardrefillshopsasfitnessclubs.B．Refillsho

psoughttosharesomesocialresponsibilities.C．Peoplecanbenefitmorefromrefillshopsthanexpected.D．Refillshopsneedtoholdvarious

eventstopromotesales.Somepenguins(企鹅)adapttheircallstobecomemoresimilartotheirpartnersovertime,anabilitythatwaspreviouslyknowninonl

yafewspecies,includinghumans.LuigiBaciadonnaattheUniversityofTurin,Italy,andhiscoworkersrecordedAfri

canpenguinsfromthreedifferentcolonies(群体)overthreeyears,andalsoobservedthebehavioralpatternsofoneofthecoloniestoseewhichpenguinswerepartnersorfriendl

y.Theythenanalyzedspecificvocal(声音的)calls,whichthepenguinsmadewhentheywerealoneortryingtokeeptrackoft

heirfriends.Theycomparedfourdistinctvocalsignaturessuchasthefrequencyofthecalls.Thesignaturesbecamemoresimilarovertimeforpenguinsthat

werepartnersorinthesamecolony,andforpenguinsthatheardmoreofeachother’scalls.Thisadaptationcouldmakeiteasierforpenguinstofindtheirpartne

rsandfriendsinacolony.“Imaginethatyouareinapub,youarewithyourfriendsandyourenvironmentisquitenoisy,”saysBaciadonna.“Whatyo

udoistrytotalkinacertainwaysothatyourcommunicationismoreeffective.”Theabilitytoadaptcallsinresponsetotheen

vironment,knownasvocalaccommodation,isakeypartofvocallearning,amorecomplexsetofskillssuchasproducing

newsoundsthroughlearning.Identifyingwhichspeciesdisplayvocalaccommodationcouldprovidecluesforhowvocallearningdeveloped.Baciadonnaandhistea

malsoproposethatthisaccommodationcouldhelpwithgroupharmonyandsocialbondsbetweenindividualpenguins.Thedistance

ofpenguinsfromhumansontheevolutionarytreesuggeststhatvocalaccommodationcouldbecommontomanyspecies,butalotmoredataneedsgatheringfirst.“Therecou

ldbeahugevarietyofdifferentspeciesthatareabletoadapttheircallsslightly,butwedon’tknowthatyet,”saysSaraTorresOrtizattheMaxPlanckInst

ituteforOrnithologyinMunich,Germany.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures”meaninparagraph3?A．Effects.B．Characteristics.C．Sources.D．Adj

ustments.13．WhatistheintentionofthequotesfromBaciadonnainparagraph4?A．Toexplainthereasonwhypenguinsadapttheircalls.B．Tohighlighttherolecommunicationp

laysinsociallife.C．Toprovehumans’abilitytorecognizeeachother’svoices.D．Tostressthedifferencebetweenhumanandanimalsou

nds.14．WhatremainstobeexploredaccordingtoSaraTorresOrtiz?A．Whetherpenguinscanpromotegroupharmony.B．Whetherallspeciescanadapttotheenvironm

ent.C．Whethermorespeciesdisplayvocalaccommodation.D．Whetherpenguinsandhumansaresimilarinvocallearning.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Vocallearnin

ginvolvesacomplexsetofskills.B．Vocalaccommodationhelpsbuildupsocialbonds.C．Penguinsproducesimilarsoundseveni

ndifferentcolonies.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】Thedazzlingbeautyofabandonedcin

emasOldandhistoricalcinemasareallaroundusandyetsounnoticed.Anewphotobookunveilstheiroftenoverlookedbeauty.Loew’sPalaceThea

tre,Bridgeport,ConnecticutOriginallyopenedasthePoli’sPalaceTheatrein1922byarchitectThomasW.Lambasoneofadoubletheatreco

mplexalongwiththeadjacentPoli’sMajesticTheatre.In1934,boththeatresweretakenoverbyLoew’sandoperatedasfilmtheatres.Inthela

te1970s,anattempttoturnthebuildingintoaChristianRevivalCentrenevercametofruition.Thetheatreispresentlyvacantandawaitingrestoration.

MetropolitanOperaHouse,PhiladelphiaOriginallyfoundedasthePhiladelphiaOperaHousein1908,itwasdesignedbylocalarchitectWilliamH.McElfat

rick,whopresidedoverthedesignof40theatresinhiscareer.ThePhiladelphiaOperaHousewasdesignedforoperaimpresarioOscarHammersteinashisninthoperahou

se.In1910,itwassoldtotheMetropolitanOperaofNewYorkCityandwasrenamedtheMet.Throughthe1920s,itshowedsilentfilmsin

additiontohostingvariousoperacompanies.Inthelate1930sitbecameaballroom,andinthe1940sasportsareaforbasketbal

l,wrestling,andboxingevents.Itfinallyclosedin1954andwasturnedintoachurch.Robin’sTheatre,Warren,OhioOpenedin1923,ithad1,5

00seats,andwasdesignedbyarchitectsI.J.GoldstonandDetroit-basedC．HowardCrane.ItwasoperatedbyTheRobinsTheatreEnterprisesCo.,alocalcompanyfoundedb

yDanielRobins,whowasanearlypartnerofAlbertWarnerofWarnerBros.Itclosedin1974andwasvacantuntil2018,whenitwasrenovatedandreopenedasamultipurposevenuein2

020.1．Atpresent,whichcinemaareyoulikelytogotoforaconcert?A．Poli’sPalaceTheatre.B．Robin’sTheatre,Warren,Ohio.C．MetropolitanOperaHou

se,Philadelphia.D．Loew’sPalaceTheatre,Bridgeport,Connecticut.2．Whatdothethreecinemashaveincommon?A．Allofthemwererenamed.B．Allofthemarecurrentlyin

use.C．Allofthemhavebeenrestored.D．Allofthemhaveundergonesomechanges.3．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Anillus

tratedmagazine.B．Acampusposter.C．Atravelingbrochure.D．Aresearchpaper.ThepipingploverisalreadyoneofthemostendangeredbirdsintheGreatLakesareaoftheno

rthernUnitedStates.Now,therisingwaterlevelsofLakeMichiganfurtherthreatenthebirdsandtheareaswheretheylive.Poolsofwaterareformingbehindseve

ralplovernestsalongSleepingBearDunesNationalLakeshoreinthestateofMichigan.ThewatersofLakeMichiganarenowonlyafewmetersfromtheplovers’nestingare

a.Theirhomecouldbeonestormawayfromdestruction.VinceCavalieriworkswiththeU.S.FishandWildlifeService.HetoldtheAPthatthehighwaterlevelsputploversi

nmoredangerthanmostotherbirdgroups.Thatisbecausetheareaswheretheylivehavebeendisappearing.HeaddedthatsomenestsontheCanadian

sideoftheGreatLakesalsohavebeensweptaway.TheGreatLakesgenerallyrisewiththemeltingsnowandrainstormsofspring,andfalld

uringthedrierSummermonths.However,somescientistsbelieveclimatechangeiscausingmorechangesinwaterlevels.Inarecentrepo

rt,researchersDrewGronewoldandRichardRoodsaid,“QuickchangesbetweenextremehighandlowwaterlevelsintheGreatLakesrepresentthe‘newnormal.

’”Ifthatistrue,thepipingploverscouldbeatgreaterrisk.Theirnumbersalreadyhavedroppedbecauseofshorelinedevelopment.Thefederalgovernmentliststhebir

dsasthreatenedinthenorthernGreatPlainsandalongtheAtlanticcoast.Recoveryprojectsarehelping,however.In2017,officialscounted76breedingpairsofp

lovers.Lastyear,theycounted67.Cavalieriofthefishandwildlifeserviceexpectstoseesimilarnumbersthisyear.Mostofthisyear’splovereggswillhatchby

theendofJune.4．Howdoestheauthordemonstratetheseverityofthepipingplover’slivingconditions?A．Bymakingcomparison.B．Bylis

tingdetailedevidence.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bymakingpredictions.5．Whyareploversmoreendangeredthanmostotherbirds?A．Theyaretoosensitivet

oclimatechanges.B．Theirnestsarenotstrongenoughtostandastorm.C．Thefederalgovernmentthinkslittleofprotectin

gplovers.D．Theirhabitatsaregreatlydestroyedduetotherisingwaterlevels.6．Whatcouldputthepipingploverinagreaterdanger?A．Theirhomesar

edisappearingrapidly.B．Theirnumbersaredecreasingdramatically.C．Theshorelinedevelopmentisswiftandunavoidable.D．Theextremechangesinwaterlevelswillo

ccurfrequently.7．WhatisVinceCavalieri’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthepipingplover?A．Suspicious.B．Concerned.C．Opti

mistic.D．Objective.Lonelinessisbadforyourhealth.So,inthesedaysofCOVID-19,whenenforcedsolitude(独处)istheorderofthedayinmanyplaces,howto

stopsolitudeturningintolonelinessisapressingmedicalquestion.Onepartoftheansweristotrytounderstandthephysiology(生理)ofthechange.StevenColeof

theUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,beganhisworkwithJohnCacioppooftheUniversityofChicago.Theyaddressedthatquestionbyrepeatedlyobservingsocialisola

tioninindividualvolunteers,whilesimultaneouslytrackingfrombloodsamples,theirgene-expressionpatternsandotherchangesintheirphysiology.Theyfound

that,initially,volunteers’feelingsofisolationarerelatedtoanincreaseintheirinflammationgenes(炎症基因)activitywhichar

ealsoknowntotravelintothebrainandpromoteanxiety.Theyalsonotedthatincreasedlevelsinthiskindofbrainactivityinturnimproveinfl

ammationandcausebehaviorssuchassocialwithdrawal,feelingsofsuspiciontowardstheoutsideworldandatendencytoactmoredefensivelybymakingdecisionsthatinvol

vefewrisks.That,ofcourse,promotesfurtherfeelingsofloneliness.Itseems,therefore,thatthoughlonelinessstartswithsolitude,itcanquicklytakeonaphysiologica

llifeofitsown.Therefore,dealingwiththelonelinesscausedbyenforcedisolationwillnotbeasimplematterofallowingpeopletosocia

liseonceagain.Insearchofthat,Dr.Colecarriedoutaseriesofexperimentsthatencouragedlonelypeopletodirects

impleactsofkindnesstowardstheirfellowcreatures:thingslikebuyinggroceriesforanelderlyneighbourorhelpingacolleague.Thosedirec

tedtoshowkindnesshadpreciselytheoppositeinflammationgenesactivitytothatpreviouslyseeninthelonelybyDr.Cole.Theyfoundthatinthecaseofloneliness,thes

aying:beingmoreblessedtogivethantoreceiveistrue.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“thatquestion”inparagraph3referto?A．Whatphysicalchange

shappenduringsocialisolation?B．Howcanwegetridofsolitudeandloneliness?C．Whatisthedifferencebetweensolitudeandloneliness?D．Whatarethesym

ptomsoflonelinesscausedbysolitude?9．WhyisitdifficultforpeopletoescapefromlonelinessaftertheendofCOVID-19?A．Theirphysiolo

gicallifehastransformedtheirgenesandbehaviors.B．Theyhaveexperiencedvariousnegativeemotionswhenbeingalone.C．Th

eyarefacingaphysiologicalmatterratherthansimplyamentalstate.D．Theirsociallifehasbeengreatlychangedduet

omonthsofsolitude.10．AccordingtoStevenCole,whichofthefollowingmayworktodealwithloneliness?A．Buyingfoodforth

ehomeless.B．Socialisingmorewithneighbors.C．Exercisingmoretoreduceanxiety.D．Conductingexperimentsoninflammation.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefort

hetext?A．FrighteningLoneliness:IncreaseInflammation.B．SolitudeandItsConsequences:FightLoneliness.C．TheUnavoidableProblems:Solitudean

dLoneliness.D．AGround-breakingFinding:LonelinessCuredbyGiving.DowningStreetwillreceiveaspecialdeliveryfrompostmastersthisafternoon,th

ecountry’sbiggesteverpetition(请愿书)inmoderntimes,Fourmillionpeoplehavebackedacampaign,urgingthegovernmenttosaveBritain’spostoffices.Morethanfourtho

usandpostofficeshaveclosedsince1999forfinancialreasons;therestarelosinguptoaquarterofabillionpoundsayear.TheSaintLev

anValleyPostOfficenearPlymouthfacesclosure.Itisoneofthousandsthatarenotcommerciallypracticalandcosttaxpayersoverahundredandfiftymillionpoundsa

yearinsubsidies.Andyetthecustomersheredon’tcareifthepostofficemakesmoney,theysayit’sasociallifelineforthecommunity.“We’vehadpeoplemovedtotearsherea

ttheverythoughtoflosingtheirpostoffice.Itssuchavitalpartofthecommunity.”That’swhyhundredsofpostmastershavearrivedinLondonthi

smorningtoremonstratewithwhattheycalladeathbyathousandcuts.Thegovernmenthasremovedsomanyservicesfrombranchesthatmanywould

beforcedtoclose.Thisafternoonthey’llhandinapetitionsignedbyfourmillionpeoplewhichtheyhopewouldpreempt(先发制人)anygovernmentannouncementon

cuts.Andatthetopofthelistofcomplaints:theplannedwithdrawalofthePostOfficecardaccount,usedbymillionstoaccesspensionsandbenefits.Therearemany

,manypeoplewhostillwant,andwhobudgetonbeingabletogettheirmoneyfromtheirpensionandotherbenefitseachweekincashatpostoffic

e,andthatisthebottomline.Thisindustrywantsreformandmodernization,butnottheill-planneddestructionofthenetwork.“Theyhavetobepractical.Whatwewa

nnadoismakesurethattheycanbepractical.Sointhesamewayasapubusedtobetiedtoonebrewery,wewanttofreeuppostofficestohavelotsofpr

oducts,sotheycanhaveamuchbetterincomeflow,andtherefore,stayopen.”12．Whyhasthegovernmentclosedsomanypostoffices?A．Theposto

fficesfailtomakeaprofit.B．Thegovernmentisforcedtodosobythepublic.C．Thegovernmentdecidestomakeitmorecommercial.D．Thepostofficesa

reofnousebecauseoftheInternet.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“remonstratewith”meaninparagraph3?A．Negotiatewith.B．Votefor.C．Standby.D．Protestagains

t.14．Whatisprobablythekeyserviceofthepostofficesforcommonpeople?A．Topostletters.B．Towithdrawpensions.C．

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

Toindicatethesuccessofpubbusiness.C．Tosuggestarealisticwaytokeeppostofficesopen.D．Toexplaintheconnectionbetween

pubsandpostoffices.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;withthemesthatarepolitical,

spiritual,communal,orcommemorative,theyareinfusedwithhistoryandmemory,mappingoutintimatestoriesandlegacies

throughahandcraftedlanguageofdesign.HandstitchedWorlds:TheCartographyofQuiltsisaninvitationtoreadquiltsasmaps,tracingthepathsofindividualhi

storiesthatilluminatelargerhistoriceventsandculturaltrends.Spanningthenineteenthtotwenty-firstcenturies,thisinsightfulandengagingexhibitionbr

ingstogether18quiltsfromthecollectionoftheAmericanFolkArtMuseum,NewYork,representingarangeofmaterials,motifs,andtechniquesfromtradi

tionalearly-Americanquiltstomorecontemporarysculpturalassemblages.ThequiltsinHandstitchedWorldsshowushowthistoo-ofteno

verlookedmediumbalancescreativitywithtradition,individualitywithcollectivezeitgeist.Likearoadmap,theseuniqueworksofferapathto

adeeperunderstandingoftheAmericanculturalfabric.NumberofWorks:18quiltsOrganizedby:AmericanFolkArtMuseum,NewYorkApproximat

esize:175-200linearfeetSecurity:ModeratesecurityParticipationFee:PleaseinquireShipping:IA&Amakesallarrangements;exhibitorspayou

tgoingshippingcostswithinthecontiguousU.S.BookingPeriod:12weeksTour:June2021—August2024Contact:TravelingExhibition

s@ArtsandArtists.orgLeighYawkeyWoodsonArtMuseum,Wausau,WIJune12,2021—August29,2021WashingtonStateHistoricalSociety,Tacoma,WASeptember17,2021—January2

3,2022UtahMuseumofFineArts,SaltLakeCity,UTFebruary19,2022—May14,2022FortWayneMuesumofArt,FortWayne,INJune18,2022—September11,2022AVA

ILABLEOctober2022—January2023DaneG.HansenMemorialMuseum,Logan,KSFebruary17,2023—May14,2023AVAILABLEJune2023—December2023Laure

nRogersMuseumofArt,Laurel,MSJanuary30,2024—April21,2024AVAILABLEMay2024—August2024Alltourdatescanbecustomizedtomeetyourschedulingneeds.Plea

secontactTravelingExhibitions@ArtsandArtists.orgformoreinformation.1．WhatisthepurposeoftheexhibitionofHandstitchedWorlds:TheCart

ographyofQuilts?A．Topromotecreativityandindividualitythoroughtheengagingexhibition.B．Toprovideanopportunityforvisitorstolearntomakequiltsstitchb

ystitch.C．TogivevisitorsaninsightintothehistoryandcultureofAmericainspecificperiods.D．Toenrichtheunderstand

ingoftheAmericanculturebyatourvisittomuseumsacrossAmerica.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle

?A．Theexhibitionisfreebothfortheexhibitorsandforthevisitors.B．Exhibitorsthatareinterestedcanchoosewhat

everdatestheywant.C．Theartisticandhistoricvalueofhandstitchedquiltsusedtobeneglected.D．Exhibitorsthatareinterestedcanbooktheexhibition12w

eeksinadvance.3．Thearticleiswrittento_________.A．exhibitorsB．visitorsC．artistsD．historiansSomedocumentshavebeenmakingtheroundslately—wherepeoplewhow

orkvariouspositionsindifferentindustriessharehowmuchthey’repaid.Bravo!It’sabouttimeweblewupthatoldbeliefthatsalariesha

vetostaysecret.Thisisnotjustamatterofcuriosity.Havinginformationaboutsalariescanhelpnarrowthegenderwagegap

,whichhasbarelychangedformorethanadecade.RecentlyreleaseddatefromtheUSCensusBureaushowsthat,onaverage,women

workingfulltimestillarepaidonly82centsforeverydollarpaidtoaman.Andthegapisevenwiderformanywomenofcolor:Blackwomenmake62

cents,andLatinasjust54cents.What’smore,thepaygapevenextendsintoherretirement.Becausesheearnedlessandthereforepai

dlesstothesocialsecuritysystem,shereceiveslessinsocialsecuritybenefits.Havinggreateraccesstosalaryinformationishel

pingtospeedthingsup.AnewresearchreportbytheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenshowsthatthewagegaptendstobesmallerinj

obsectorswherepaytransparency(透明)isamust.Forexample,amongfederalgovernmentworkers,there’sjusta13percentpaydifferencebetweenmenandwomen,a

ndinstategovernment,thegapisabout17percent.Butinprivate,for-profitcompanies,wheresalariesaregenerallykeptunderwraps,theg

enderwagegapjumpsto29percent.Fortunately,salaryinformationisincreasinglyavailableonsomewebsites.Certaincompaniesandmanyhumanresourcesdepartment

sarepushingaheadwiththispractice.Ofcourse,it’sgoingtotakemorethansalarytransparencytoequalizeearningsbetweenwom

enandmen.Butsharingsalariescanandmustbepartofthesolution.Themoreinformationwomenhaveabouthowjobsarevalued—andwhatdi

fferentpeopleearn—thebettertheywillunderstandtheirvalueinthelabormarketandbeabletopushforthepaytheydeserve.4．Whyarethefiguresmentionedinparagraph2?A

．Torevealtheseverityofgenderwagegap.B．Toconfirmthepreviousbeliefaboutsalaries.C．Tosatisfyreaders’curiosityabouto

thers’salaries.D．Toappealtoreaderstosharetheirsalaryinformation.5．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Theinequalit

ybetweenmenandwomen.B．Theneedtokeepsalaryinformationasecret.C．Theadvantageofworkingforthegovernment.D．Thebenefitofmakingsalaryinformationpubli

c.6．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardssharingsalaryinformation?A．Critical.B．Favourable.C．UncleanD．Negative.7．Whichofthefollowin

gisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyItPaystoShareHowMuchYouMakeB．WhereSalaryInformationDifferenceLiesC．WhatItTakestoRealize

GenderEqualityD．HowWoman’sValueImprovesatWork.Monopoly(大富翁)isaverypopularboardgamearoundtheworldtoday,butlittleisknownaboutitsAmericaninventor

,ElizabethMagie,andthephilosophybehindherinvention.Bornin1866,Magiewasarebelagainstthenormsandpoliticsofhertimes.I

nspiredbyHenryGeorgewhobelievedthatallmenshouldhaveanequalrighttousethelandastheyhavetobreatheair,shechallengedthecapitalist

systemofpropertyownership—intheformofaboardgame.In1904,shepatentedherLandlord’sGame,whichconsistedofac

ircuitofstreetsandlandmarksforsale.Magie’sgamecontainedtwosetsofrules:TheProsperityrulesandtheMonopolistrules.TheProsperityrulesstatedthateveryplayer

shouldgaineachtimesomeoneacquiredanewproperty.Thegamewaswon(byall!)whentheplayerstartingwiththeleastmoneydo

ubledhisorherfortune.UnderMonopolistrules,ontheotherhand,eachplayeradvancedbyacquiringpropertiesandcollectingrentfromallwholan

dedtherelater.Whoevermanagedtobankrupttheotherplayerswonthegame.Thepurposeofthedualsetsofrules,saidMagie,wasforplay

erstounderstandhowthesedifferentapproachestopropertycanleadtodifferentsocialoutcomes:“allwin”or“winall.”Thegamesoonbecameahitoncollegecampusesandamo

ngQuakercommunities,andsomepeoplemodifiedthegameboard.AnunemployedplayernamedCharlesDarrowsoldthismodifiedversiontothemanufacturerParke

rBrothersashisown.However,whenthegame’strueorigincametolight,ParkerBrothersboughtthepatentfromMagieforonly$500.Theythenre-launchedthegameasMon

opoly,includingonlytherulesleadingtothetriumphofoneoverall.Darrowwaspublicizedastheinventorwhohadbecomeamillionairefroms

ellingthegame.Thusarags-to-richesmythwascreated,ironicallyexemplifyingMonopoly’simplicit(含蓄的)values:Chasewealthandcrushyouropp

onentsifyouwanttocomeoutontop.8．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thecreationandmodificationofaboardgame.B．Afightbetweenpatentownersofapopul

argame.C．Asocio-economicvictorybehindalandlordgame.D．Thepersonwhobecameamillionairefromafungame.9．WhatwasthemainpurposeofMag

ie’sProsperityrules?A．Toemphasizethevalueofthecapitalistsystem.B．Tointroducedifferentapproachestoobtainingnewland.C．Toadvocatethatallshouldbe

rewardedwhenoneacquireswealth.D．TochallengeGeorge’sideathatmenshouldhaveanequalrighttotheland.10．Whatdoes“arags-to-rich

esmyth”refertointhelastparagraph?A．AmodifiedversionofMonopoly.B．Darrow’ssuccessaftersellingthegame.C．ParkerBrothers’purchaseofMagie’

spatent.D．Thepopularityofthegameoncollegecampuses.11．WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeMagie’sfeelingstowardtoday’sversionofhergame?A．Excited.B．Re

lieved.C．Doubtful.D．Displeased.Onadarknight,11-year-oldJoewasplayinghide-and-seekwithhisfriendsinthebackyardwhenhethoughthesawMage

llan—ahugehousecat.However,whenthecatsuddenlyjumpedonhishead,Joefounditturnedoutayoungcougar.Hebackedawayfromtheanimal,

thenturnedandraninsidethehouse.CougarencounterslikethisonearebecomingincreasinglycommonintheU.S.Mostpeopleassumet

hat’sbecausecougarpopulationsaregrowing,orbecausethebigcatsarecomingintoclosercontactwiththeexpandingwebofhumansuburbs.ButProfessorRobertWiel

gusatWashingtonStateUniversityarguesthatpoorlydesignedhuntingpoliciesmightbecausinganincreaseincougar-humanconflicts.Wi

elgus’sresearchteamshavebeenfittingthebigcatswithradiocollarsandmonitoringtheirmovements.Theyfindthatthecougarpopulationisactuallydecl

iningrapidlyandalmostnomalecougarsareoverfouryearsofage.Andastudyshowsthattheheavilyhuntedareahasfivetimesasma

nycougarcomplaintsasthelightlyhuntedarea—eventhoughthedensityofcougarsisaboutthesameinbothareas.Wielgussuspectsthathuntingpolicies,whichallowolderm

alestobekilledtokeepcougarpopulationsincheck,weretheculpritandteenagecougarsintheheavilyhuntedareamayberesponsibleformo

stofthetrouble.Totesthistheory,headdstwomoregroupsofcougarstothetrackingprogram—oneinaheavilyhuntedareaandanot

herinacomparablebutlightlyhuntedarea.Heconcludesthatheavyhuntingindeedalmostwipesoutoldermalesandthepopulationstructureintheheavilyhuntedareash

iftstowardyoungeranimals.Withthesefindings,Wielgusbelieveswithoutadultstokeepthemundercontrol,thedisorderlyteensaremorelikelytocomeintoconflictwit

hhumans,farmanimalsandpets.Wielgus’sideasdon’tsitwellwitheveryone.“Huntingdefinitelydoescauselotsofteenagemalestoflowin,butIdon’tyetsees

olidproofthattheyaremorelikelytocausetroublethanoldercats,”saystheUniversityofMontana’sRobinson.“Inmanycases,thenewarrivalshavebeensqueezedo

utofremotewildernesshabitatandforcedintoareaswheretheyaremorelikelytoencounterhumans.Ithinkhumansarepri

marilyresponsibleforalltheinteractionyousee.We’removingintotheseareaswherecougarsanddeerare,”accordingtoAlldredg

e,aresearcherattheColoradoDivisionofWildlife.Wemaynotunderstandwhatmakes18-year-oldmalesmorelikelythan48-year-oldmentododangerousthings,Wi

elgussays,butweknowthattheworldwouldbeadifferentplace,ifteenagerswereincharge.12．Thepassagebeginswithastoryto________

.A．leadintothetopicB．describeanincidentC．showtheauthor’sattitudeD．warnofthedangersofcougars13．Theunderlineword“culprit”inPara.4i

sclosestinmeaningto________.A．effectB．evidenceC．causeD．target14．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Alldredgeagreeshuntin

gresultsinthearrivaloflotsofteens.B．Robinsondoubtswhetherageisakeyfactorinhuman-cougarconflicts.C．Alldredgebel

ieveskillingoldermalesmaycauseabiggerthreat.D．Robinsonholdshumansaretoblameforthefallofoldermales.15．Whatm

ightWielgussuggesttoreducecougarattacks?A．Drivingteenagecougarsbackintotheirnaturalhabitat.B．Getting

peopletomoveoutoftheareaswherecougarsare.C．Forbiddingchildrentoplayinthebackyardbythemselves.D．Changinghuntingpoliciestoensureahea

lthycougarpopulation.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-Maltahasi

tall.HereareourtopfivereasonstogotoMalta.MdinaGobackintimeandvisitMdina,Malta’sancientcapital.Mdinaisfullofnarrowstreetsandc

itywallsthatdatebackmorethan3,000years.Withapopulationoflessthanthreehundred,itonlytakes10minutestowalkfromoneendtotheoth

er.Whileyou’rethere,visitFontanellaTeaGardenwithitsfamoushomemadecakes.VallettaValletta,thecurrentcapital,wasbuiltbytheKnights

oftheOrderofStJohnofJerusaleminthe16thcentury.Thecityhasbeautifulsquareswithcafésandrestaurants,andwonderfulharbourviews.Whileyou’reth

ere,visittheGrandMaster’sPalaceoftheKnightsofStJohn,theArmoury,andStJohn’sCo-Cathedral,whichhasworksofartandtapestr

iesbyCaravaggioandRubens.BeachesMaltahaslotsofgreatbeaches,butsomeofthebestareGoldenBayandMellichaBayinthenorth,orthoseonthe

nearbyislandofGozo.Onthisisland,youcanrelaxontheredsandbeachofRamlaBayjustasOdysseusdidforsevenyearsd

uringhislongvoyagehome.GgantijaTemplesAlsoonGozoarethe5000-year-oldGgantijaTemples.Thesemegalithic(巨石的)constructionsareoneofthemostimporta

ntarchacologicalsitesintheworld.There’salocallegendthatthe6-metrehighwallswerebuiltbygiants.TheBlueLagoonOneofMalta’smostfamousattractionsistheBlueLa

goon.ThisliesbetweentheislandsofCominoandCominotto.It’seasilyaccessiblefromMaltaasmanytourboatsgothere.Swimintheclearbluewaters,ordiveamongthefishand

shipwrecks.Youmightevenfindsometreasure!1．WhatdoweknowaboutMdina?A．Itcoversawidearea.B．It’sthecapitalofMaltaatpresent.C．I

thasalargepopulation.D．It’sknownforhistoricarchitecture.2．WhatcanvisitorsdoinValletta?A．Enjoybeautiful

seaviews.B．Experiencelifeinthe16thcentury.C．VisitStJohn’sCo-Cathedral.D．Buyworksofartassouvenirs.3．Whichofthefollowingisagoodplacefordiving?A．Gozo.

B．GgantijaTemples.C．TheBlueLagoon.D．Comino.“Ihavetravelledtheworldfor25yearsinsearchoftrouble,”admitsDrDavidNottinhi

srecentautobiography,WarDoctor:SurgeryontheFrontLine.“Itisakindofaddiction,apullIfindhardtoresist.”Thispullhasseen

himusehissurgicalskillstohelpthoseinneedbytakingunpaid,month-longbreaksfromhis“dayjob”asanNHSsurgeonintheUKeveryyeartoworkinconflictzo

nesanddisasterareas.HefirstworkedinSarajevoin1993asavolunteerwiththeFrenchcharityMédecinsSansFroatières

.Thehospitalbeworkedinhadsomanyholesinitswallscausedbybombingandsniper(狙击手)firethatitwascalledthe“SwissCheeseHospital”.Itwashisfirstinsigh

tintotheterrifyingrealityoftreatingpatientsinawarzone.Thehospitalsufferedpowercutsduringoperationsandheandhist

eamwereregularlyshotat.ButNottfoundthisexhilarating.“GoingtoSarajevo,almostgettingkilled,Ihadneverfeltsowonderful.Ir

eallyfeltasthoughsomebodybadinjectedmewithsomething.Ifeltfantastic.Ithinktoskirtdeath—andthentorealizehowcloseyouaretodeathandthatyousu

rvivedit—isexciting.Andthat’stheexperienceI’vehadmanytimesover.”Thisattitudemayseemreckless(鲁莽的),butitmeansthatNott

hassavedlivesindesperatesituations.InGazain2014,hedecidednottoabandonayounggirlinthemiddleofsurgerydespitebeingtoldtha

tthehospitalwasabouttobebombed.Hecarriedon,nobombsfellandthegirlsurvived.Hehaskeptaphotographofthemtakentogetherthreedayslater

.InYemen,heoperatedonthewifeofabomb-makerwhohadaccidentallyblownuphisownhouse.Nottfoundadetonator(雷管)buriedinherlega

ndbadtocarefullydisposeofitbeforecontinuingtheoperation.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inparagraph1referto

?A．Travellingtheworld.B．Workingasasurgeoninawarzone.C．Performingsurgeriesonhispatients.D．Takingmonth-longbr

eaksfromhisdayjob.5．WhenwasthebookWarDoctor:SurgeryontheFrontLine,probablypublished?A．In1993.B．In2014.C．In2018.D．In2021.6．Whatmakesthe

experiencethrillingaccordingtoNott?A．Thefeelingofnarrowlyescapingdeath.B．Thethoughtofsavinglives.C．Theimprovementofhissurgeryskills.D．Thedif

ficultyofworkingindesperatesituations.7．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDr.DavidNott?A．Modesta

ndcourageous.B．Generousandstrict.C．Carelessandaggressive.D．Adventurousandselfless.Forthefirsttimeever,morethanhalfofallmealseatenoutintheUKar

efromfastfoodrestaurants.Burgers,friedchicken,pizzasandtakeoutcurrynowaccountfor50.4%ofmealsboughtoutsidethehome.That’supfrom47.3

%in2008.Anditrepresentsastaggering5.54billionfastfoodmealsayear.Butwhy?Theanswersaresimple.Forastar,manyseefastfoodasacheap

option,whichisapriorityforalotofpeopleinthesetimesofeconomichardship.Anditseemsthatmostpeoplepreferf

amiliarchains.“Familieswanttoknowwhattheyaregetting,andwiththelikesofMcDonald’sandKFCtheyknowit’saconsisten

texperienceandgoodvalue,”anindustryexpertexplained.Manyfastfoodchainsareadaptingtheirmenustoappealdirectlytomiddleclassfamilies.McDonald’

s,forexample,hasstartedusingfree-rangeeggsandorganicmilk,togetherwithfruitandvegetablesforchildren’sHappyMeals.Andmostchainsareofferinggooddisco

untstoattractcustomers.InLondon,forexample,morethan25%offastfoodpurchasesaremadewithapromotionalvoucher(

代金券).Isfastfoodreallysuchgoodvalueformoney?“Actually,healthyingredientsarecheaper...andofferbettervalueformoney,”afood

expertexplained.“Onthefaceofit,itmayseemlikethecheapestoption,butwhenyoulookatthelabels,you’llfindthatyou’reonl

ygetting50%ofmealinyourchickennuggets(鸡块),forexample.”So,what’sthesolution?Anonlinesurveyonfoodhasanumberofsuggestions.“Ifyouwanttoeatwellandch

eaply,simplybuylotsofbasicingredients,thencookinbulk.Afterwards,youcanfreezeany,leftoverfoodandeatitlater,”saysMollyBatesofBirm

ingham.“Beans,lentilsandpulsesareallexcellentformsofproteinandalotcheaperthanmeatandfish.They’realsoverytasty,”saysKylieJonesofBrighton....8．Whatdot

hefiguresinparagraph1indicate?A．Britonsarespendingmoreandmoreonfastfood.B．Britonsprefertoeatoutratherthancookathome.C．Mealsboughtoutsidethehomehave

risenbyabout3%.D．ThenumberoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUKisincreasing.9．What’sthemajorreasonthatmakesfast

foodsoappealing?A．Itshighquality.B．Itsgoodservice.C．Itsgreatdiversity.D．Itslowprice.10．Accordingtoparagraph4,thefoodexpert

holdsa________attitudetofastfood.A．neutralB．disapprovingC．tolerantD．supportive11．Whatmightbewritteninth

efollowingparagraphs?A．Publicopinionsaboutthevalueoffastfood.B．Othertipsonhowtoeathealthilyandcheaply.C．Theharmfulimpactsoffastfoodo

nconsumers.D．Differentapproachestomakinghealthierfastfood.ResearchershasinvestigatedtheimpactofCovid-19relatedsoci

alisolation(隔离)measureson2,200youngkidsbetween8and36monthsofage.Theirfindingsprovideinsightsintotheeffectsoflockdownonla

nguagelearningandscreentimeinthegenerationofyoungstersgrowingupduringthisextraordinaryperiod.ShortlyafterlockdownbeganinearlyMarc

h2020across13countries,parentswereaskedtocompleteanonlinequestionnairecontainingquestionsonthechild’sage,exposuretodifferentlanguag

es,numberofsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andvocabularydevelopment.Parentswerethencontactedagainattheendofthelockdown(forthatfamilyo

rinthatarea,ingeneral).Theywereaskedabouttheactivitiestheyundertookwiththeirchildduringlockdown,theamountoftimetheirch

ildhadaccesstoscreensbothduringlockdownandbefore,aswellasquestionsonhowmuchscreentimetheyhadthemselvesandtheirattitudestowardschildre

n’sscreentime.Parentswerealsoaskedtocompleteastandardizedvocabularychecklistindicatingthenumberofwordstheirchildunderstoodand/orsaid

atthebeginning,andagain,attheendoflockdownsothatanincreaseinthenumberofwordsgainedoverlockdowncouldbecal

culated.Thestudiesfindthat,duringlockdown,childrenwhowerereadtomorefrequentlywerereportedtohavelearnedmorewords,relative

totheirpeerswhowerereadtolessfrequently.However,childrenwithincreasedexposuretoscreenslearnedtosayfewerwords,relativetotheirpeerswithlessscreen

time.Besides,whilechildrenwereexposedtomorescreentimeduringlockdownthanbefore,overall,childrenwerereportedtohavegainedmorewordsthan

expectedduringlockdown,relativetopre-pandemiclevels.Theincreaseinscreentimeduringlockdownwasgreateriflockdownwaslonger,andinfamili

eswithfeweryearsofeducation,andwhereparentsreportedusingscreensforlongerthemselves.“Whilethissuggeststhattherelativelyshortisolationdidnotdetrim

entallyimpactlanguageinyoungchildren,weshouldbecautiousinassumingthiswouldapplyduringnormaltimesortolongerlockdowns,giventh

eextraordinarycircumstanceschildrenandtheirparentsfacedduringthistime,”saysAssociateProfessorNataliaKartushina,UniversityofOslo.12．Whatcanwelea

rnabouttheresearch?A．Itinvolvedkidsundertheageof8from13countries.B．Relatedinvestigationswerecompletedatthesameti

me.C．The2,200kidsinvolvedhadtotakevocabularytests.D．Parentsofthe2,200kidsfinishedtwoquestionnaires.13．Whohavelearnedmorewordsac

cordingtothefinding?A．Childrenwhoseparentsoftenreadstoriestothem.B．Childrenwhowereexposedtomorescreentime.C．Childrenwhosesociali

solationdurationwaslonger.D．Childrenwhowerefromless-educatedfamilies.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimentally”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Permanentl

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

rning?B．ApproachestoTeachingYoungKidstoLearnDuringSocialIsolationC．ImpactofCOVID-19SocialIsolationMeasuresonEarlyDevelo

pmentD．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】ForthosewhohaveneverbeentoHarbin,there

’salmostanendlesslistofthingstodo.Hereareseveralactivitiesthathavetobeincluded.TurningwaterintoinstanticeOnecan’tgototheIce-SnowWorldw

ithoutstoppingbytheSunIslandSnowExpo.Afterall,theformerisforappreciatingilluminated(照亮的)iceatnight,andthelatterisforcheck

ingoutsnowinthedaytime.Touristsfromthesouthmightbeastonishedbythebrightsunshinereflectedinthesnow,sodon’tfo

rgetthesunscreen.Thisisalsoagoodplacetotoss(抛)waterandwatchitturnintoiceinstantly.Findasafeplacewithnoonenearby,

andenjoytheuniquephenomenon.Snowtubing(雪地滑轮胎)ontheSonghuaRiverInwinter,theSonghuaRiverturnsinto“thousandsofmil

esofice”andbecomesanaturalice-skatingrink.Thefrozenriveroffersopportunitiesformanydifferentwinteractivitie

s.Butmakesuretheiceissolidbeforegoingstomping(跺脚)inthesnow.SpeedingdownYabuliSkiResortOneplaceyoushouldn’tmissw

henvisitingHarbinisYabuliSkiResort,whereyoucanskidownsplendidsnow-coveredmountains.Thesnowisthickandm

oderatelyhard.Therearejunior,middleandseniorskiruns.Professionalstaffareavailabletoimproveyourskiingability.21．Whichisagoodplacetoenjoyanigh

tscene?A．TheSonghuaRiver.B．TheIce-SnowWorld.C．YabuliSkiResort.D．TheSunIslandSnowExpo.22．WhatcanvisitorsdoinHarbin?A．G

etprofessionalguidanceforfreewhileskating.B．Choosedifferentroutesbasedontheirskiingability.C．Godowntheworld’slongesticeslideonSonghuaRiver.D．Tos

swaterandwatchitturnintoicewhereveryouwant.23．What’sthearticleintendedfor?A．AdvertisingwinteractivitiesofHarbin.B．Remindvis

itorsofsafetravelling.C．Explainrequirementstovisitors.D．AttractvisitorstoinvestinHarbin.AsIwalkedintomynewhighsch

oolforthefirsttime,Ifeltuncertain,nervousandlonely.Imissedmyoldfriendsterribly.Myheadhurtwiththethoughtofmakingnewfriends

alloveragain.Whatwillmynewfriendsbelike?Willwelikeeachother?WillIevenmakeafriend?Thesequestionswereonmymind,asIwalkedovert

oagroupofgirls.Ididn’tknowanyoneinmynewschool.Itseemedlikeeveryonewaswatchingme,asifeveryheadwasturningtowardsme,waitingformetomakeawrongmove.Ine

rvouslysaid“hi”inalowvoice,wavingmyhandatthegroup.Expectingthemtostartlaughingandmakingfunofme,Iwassurprisedwhentheywave

dbackandaskedmetositwiththem.Asifaswitchhadbeenturnedoff,alltheanxiousthoughtsthathadbeenkillingmeweregone.Afeelingofacceptance

andexcitementrushedovermeasIhappilychattedwiththesixgirls,tellingthemmoreaboutmyself.LookingbackathowanxiousIwasupo

nenteringmynewschoolforthefirsttime,InowfeelstupidforIhadbeenlosingmysleepoversomethingsosmall.Beingmyselfandbeingpo

litehadworkedoutformejustfine.Beingconfidentprovedtobethekeythatfitperfectlyintothelockonthedooroffrie

ndship,thesamedoorthatIhadbeentooscaredtoevenknockonbefore.IhadneverexpectedthatbytheendofthedayIwouldhaveanyfri

endsatall,letalonesix.WhatIlearnedfrommyexperiencewastowelcomeeverydaysurpriseswithopenarmsandtoacceptthegoodorbadfeelingstha

tfillourhearts,thesameplacewherelovelivesandwherenewfriendsarewelcomed.24．Whydidtheauthormentionthosequestionsinparagraph2?A．Toexpressherneeds.B．

Toshowhernervousness.C．Toshowherhungerforknowledge.D．Toexpressherdoubtsaboutfriendship.25．Whatwasunexpectedtotheauthor?A．Bein

gacceptedbyallthestudents.B．Theinvitationfromthegroupofgirls.C．Beinglaughedatbythegroupofgirls.D．Theat

tentionallthestudentspaidtoher.26．Whatadvicemighttheauthorgivetonewhighschoolstudents?A．Getenoughsleep.B．Keepintouchwitholdfriends.C．Beli

eveinyourself.D．Avoidsayingsomethingstupid.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．EverydoghashisdayB．EverybeanhasitsblackC．Eachnewdayh

oldsasurpriseD．EachonethinksinhisownwayThreeminutesoflookingatredlightonceaweekmayhelpoureyesight(theabilitytosee),newresearchsuggests.Thefinding

sshowthatredlightmightbeacheapandeasytreatmentfordeclinesincolorvisionaswegetolder.Lastyear,researchersfromUniversityCollegeLondondidastudyonre

dlighttherapy.24healthyvolunteers,agedbetween28and72,wereaskedtolookatredlightforthreeminuteseverydayfortwoweeks.Testslaterfoundthattheey

esightofpeopleovertheageof40improved.Totestthepossibleweakpointsoftheirtherapy,theydidanewstudythisyear.Insteadofusingthelightev

eryday,theyuseditonceaweek.Thenewstudyincluded20volunteers,agedbetween34and70,allwithhealthyvision.Somereceived

redlighttherapyinthemorning,andothersreceiveditintheafternoon.Theywerethentestedontheircolorvisionuptoaweeklater.Onthewhole,thosewhogott

hetreatmentinthemorningshoweda17%improvementintheircolorvision,evenaweeklater.Thosewhogotthetreatmentintheafternoondidnothaveanyimprovement.“We’

vefoundthatonesingleexposuretoredlightinthemorningcangreatlyimprovedecliningvision,”saidleadauthorGlenJeffre

y.Thefindingsdosupporttheirearlierwork,andtheymightmakethetreatmentmorepracticable,sinceaonce-weeklytreatm

entiseasiertosticktothanadailyone.Buttheteam’spromisingresultsarestilldrawnonsmallnumbersofhealthyvolun

teers.Largerstudieswouldbeneededtoshowthebenefitsofredlighttherapy.“Inthenearfuture,aonce-a-weekthree-minut

eexposuretodeepredlightcouldbedonewhilemakingacoffeeorlisteningtoasong,andsuchasimplethingcouldchangeeyecareandvisionaroundtheworld,”Jeffreysaid.Giv

enitslowcost(aslittleas$15)perdevice,andsimplicity,theteamisexcitedaboutthefutureoftheirtherapy.28．Whatplaysakeyroleinredlighttherapy?A．Thet

imeofdayfortreatment.B．Thedeviceusedinthetreatment.C．Thetimethatonetreatmentlasts.D．Thenumberoftreatments

received.29．Whatmakesitnecessarytoimprovethestudy?A．Theageofthevolunteers.B．Thenumberofthevolunteers

.C．Thepoorvisionofthevolunteers.D．Thehealthconditionofthevolunteers.30．Inwhichcolumnofamagazinecanwefindthisarticle?A．Travel.B．Business.C．E

ntertainment.D．Health.31．Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Tostatetheimportanceofeyecare.B．Toexplainthevalueofdeepredlight.C．Tointroduceawayto

fightvisiondecline.D．Toencourageagedpeopletoprotecttheireyesight.Worldhistoryhasseenthreeancientdramas:Greektrag

edyandcomedy;IndianSanskritdrama;andChineseopera.ThefirsttwohavebecomehistoricalandonlyChineseoperahassurvived.Chineseoperatookshapeinthe12thcentury.

Afterdevelopingformorethan800years,itsabundantlocalstylesofoperaarestillenjoyinggreatpopularity,ofwhichQinqiangisoneofthemostancientoperas.Qin

giangoperaisathousand-year-oldlocaloperaoriginatinginChina’sinlandnorthwesternregion.Ithasestablishedauniq

uetraditionasan“operashoutedout”withitshigh-pitchedarias(高音唱腔).LiMeihaswonareputationasoneofthefourgreatest

Qinqiangactresses.She’salsoknownforherpassionatecommitmenttoexploringthetheatricalpossibilitiesoffer

edbyQinqiang.LiMeiandherworkmatesarehalfwaythroughanafternoonrehearsal(排练)andmosthavebrokenintoasweat.Singinginanea

r-whisper,theforty-year-oldoperastarperformsthestylizedmovementsfortheleadingrole—thebitterdeadLadyLiHuinianginGhost’sHate.LittlewonderthatLiMe

iissuchapowerfulpresenceonstage.She’sthegreatestcontributoryactresswho’sabletointerpretacharactersocompellinglyandtellastorysoconvincing

lythatEuropeanaudienceswarmlyhugthisunfamiliarartform.LiMeisaid,“WeperformedthisoperaintheNetherlandstocelebratethetenthanniversaryofthefoundingo

fHolland’sNationalTheatre.Weenjoyedafifteen-minutecurtaincallandtheaudiencesapplaudedwildlyforalongtime.Thelocalpressentitledmethe‘NemesisoftheOrient

’andthe‘ChineseVenus’.Whyisthatso?Becausethey’vefullyunderstoodwhattheoperaimplied—theloyaltytowardslove,anddeadasshemaybe,herlovepersists.Thereason

whythisoperawasabletotouchmillionsofheartsisthatithasabeautifulstorypresentedbyabeautifulartform.32．WhatcanbeinferredaboutChineseope

rafromthetext?A．ItmadehistorywithancientGreekoperas.B．Itconsistsofvariousdynamiclocaloperas.C．IthasahistoryshorterthanIndianSanskri

tdrama.D．ItoriginatedfromthemostancientlocalQingiangopera.33．WhyisGhost’sHatestarringLiMeilovedbyforeigners?A．Bec

auseitsstoryiseasytobefullyunderstoodbyforeigners.B．BecauseitsleadingroleLiMeiisfamousasthe“ChineseVenus”.C．Becauseitconveysthe

popularmessageofloyaltytowardslove.D．Becauseitisaperfectcombinationoftouchingplotandattractiveform.34．Whatmighttheunderlined

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

iangopera?A．ShewonareputationasoneofthefourgreatestQingiangactresses.B．ShebroughtLiHuiniang,thebitterdeadLadyinGhost’sHatetolife.

C．SheexploredmanytheatricalpossibilitiesofferedbyQinqiangopera.D．ShespreadoneofChinesetraditionalculturestotheoth

ersideoftheworld.