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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,withcountlessfamoussitesandallmannerof

food,drink,shopping,history,andculture,isdefinitelyawonderfulcitytovisit.TimeZoneGreenwichMeanTimedurin

gthewinter,BritishSummerTimeduringtherestoftheyear(startingatDaylightSavingTime).BestTimetoGoThebesttimetovisit

Londonoverallisinspring,whenthetemperatureshavewarmedup,thesunhasstartedtoshineandLondon’sgardensandparksa

relookingtheirbest.However,therealityisthatthebesttimetotraveltoLondondependsalotonwhatyou’relookingfor.Ifyou’reallabo

uttakingalookinsideQueenLiz’spalace,you’dbettermakeitinsummer,whilewinterisbeautifulandfestiveforthoselookingtogettheirfillofChristmasmarketsandtradi

tionalcheer.ThingstoKnowLondoners,andEnglishpeopleingeneral,haveamuchdifferentmannerofinteractingwithoneanotherthanAmericansdowhileanAm

ericanmightthinknothingofsmilingatastrangertheypassonthesidewalkoraskingaboutworkinthefirstfewminutesofaconversation,L

ondonersmightconsideritimpoliteorstrange.Don’tmistakethisforunfriendliness;it’sjustaculturaldifference.Instead,t

alkaboutthingslikemovies,TVshows,books,yourtravels,andthelike,insteadofworkorfamily.HowtoGetAroundGettingaroundLondonisunbelievablyeasythankstothewe

ll-maintainedandextensiveUnderground.TheUnderground,unlikeAmericantransportationsystemswhichoftenpayperrideorpayperlengthoftrip,are

paidinzones.Farealsovariesbasedontimeofdayandthemethodyouusetopay.It’sworthgettinganOystercardtomakeyourlifethatmuchsimpler.1．Whereisthistex

tmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Asurvey.B．Atraveljournal.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Aguidebook.2．WhenisthebesttimetovisitLondonforpeoplewhoe

njoyalivelyatmosphere?A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.3．WhichofthefollowingisasuitabletopicforstartingaconversationwithLon

doners?A．Dailyentertainments.B．Futureplans.C．Personalrelationships.D．Annualincomes.WhenIwasinnursingschool,Ihadtofocusmoreo

nmystudiesthanotheraspectsoflife,andlearnsomuchinashortamountoftime.However,theclinicalexperienceofnursingschoolallowedm

etohavetheopportunitytoputwhatIlearnedinmyclassesandreadingsintoaction.OneofmyfavoriteexperiencesduringmyclinicaltrainingwaswhenIhadapatientwhowas

firststartingchemotherapy(化疗).MynursinginstructorMarietoldmethatpatientsoftenexperienceananaphylactic(过敏性的)reactiontothemedicinew

hentheyfirststartchemotherapy,soitisimportanttogivethemedicineataslowerrate.Mariesaidthatifwehadapatientwhoreactedtothemedicine,weshouldstoprunni

ngthechemotherapy,checkthepatient’sbloodpressure,andthengivetheappropriatemedicinefromtheemergencykit.WhenIche

ckedmypatientacoupleofminutesafterstartinghischemotherapy,Iaskedhimquestionsrelatedtoananaphylacticreaction.Ialsonoticed

hisfacewasgettingalittleredandhelookedshortofbreath.Hementionedhavinglowerbackpain,soIimmediatelystoppedthechemotherapy,start

edtakinghisbloodpressure,andreportedittoMarie.Hisbloodpressurewaswithinhisnormallimits,sowegavehimBenadrylvi

ahisIV.TheBenadrylhelpedthepatient,andwehadtheBenadrylrunningwhenwestartedhischemotherapyagain,butataslowerrate.Thistimethepatientdidnothaveanana

phylacticreaction,andtoleratedhischemotherapywell.Thisexperiencetaughtmehowimportantitistoassessyourpatientandtoteachyourpatientbe

forehandaboutthereactionthepatientcouldhaveduetothemedicine.MarieandItaughtourpatientaboutthereactionshecouldhaveduetothechemotherapy;duet

oourteaching,ourpatientrecognizedhissymptomsandwasabletoknowthatwhathewasexperiencingwasanexpectedreaction.Duringtheclinicaltraining

,IhadmanyexperienceswhereIhadtothinkonmyfeetandconductnursingcarequickly.Theseexperiencestaughtmealotabouthowtobeanurseandemphasized

theimportanceofconductingproperpatientcare.4．Whydidtheauthorstopgivingthepatientchemotherapy?A．Hehadhighbloodpressure.B．Hehadareactiontotheme

dicine.C．Hefailedtotoleratethebackpain.D．Herefusedtoanswerherquestions.5．Accordingtotheauthor,whatplayedakeyroleinsaving

thepatient?A．Givingthepatientimmediatefirstaid.B．Makingadequatepreparationsinadvance.C．Assessingtheeffective

nessofthemedicine.D．Tellingthepatientthepossiblereactionsofthemedicine.6．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheautho

r’sclinicalexperience?A．Rewarding.B．Dangerous.C．Interesting.D．Painful.7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwri

tingthetext?A．Toexpressgratitudetoherinstructor.B．Toencourageotherstotakeupnursing.C．Toshareherclinicaltrainingexperience.D．Tost

resstheimportanceofmedicaltreatment.Whilethoseineducationunderstandthecurrentstateofthenation’sliteracy(读写能力)crisis,mosteverydayAmeri

cansaredangerouslyunaware.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,nearly130millionAmericanadultsreadbelowasixth-gradeleve

l.Now,considerhowthatnumberrepresentsmorethanhalftheadultU.S.population.That’snotsurprising,accordingtothemostrecent“Nation’sR

eportCard”bytheNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress(NAEP).TheNAEPreportsthatroughlyjustone-thirdofst

udentsinfourth,eighthand12thgradesareproficient(精通)inreadingandhave“solidacademicperformanceanddemonstratedcompetencyoverchallen

gingsubjectmatter.”Infact,thisU.S.readingcrisishasbeen20yearsinthemaking.Whileone-thirdofstudentsareconsideredproficient,thestatisticsareeve

nmorealarmingforlow-incomestudents,studentsofcolorandstudentswithdisabilities.Meanwhile,theCOVID-19pandemic(流行病)hasexposedagrowing“dig

italdivide”inwhichthosewithoutaccesstosupportivelearningprogramsandteacherswillcontinuetoslidethroughthecracks.Th

isistroublingformanyreasons.Literacycanbeagreatequalizer,levelingtheplayingfieldacrosssystemicsocialissues,likeraceandgenderine

quality.Itplaysanenormousroleinincreasingaccesstoeconomicopportunity.Itisestimatedthatincreasingliter

acyproficiencyhasthepotentialtogeneratealotmoreinannualincomefortheUnitedStates.Andontheindividuallevel,illiteracyca

nimpactaperson’slifetimeearningpotentialby30-42%.Still,thebenefitsofliteracygofarbeyondsomeone’searningability.Literacysu

pportssocial,physicalandemotionalwell-being,anditaffectseverythingfromcrimeratestohospitaladmissionstoself-confi

dence.Butchallengingastheliteracylandscapemayseemrightnow,thereiscauseforoptimism.Andthestrategyforliteracyissimple.8．WhatdoweknowaboutAmerica’slit

eracycrisis?A．Itdatesbackabouttwodecades.B．ItiswellunderstoodbymostAmericans.C．ItinvolveshalfoftheAmericanpopulation.D．Itis

mainlycausedbythegrowingdigitaldivide.9．Whydoestheauthormentionthreespecificgroupsofstudentsinparagraph4?A．Toatt

ractpublicattentiontothesestudents.B．ToshowtheseriousnessofliteracycrisisinAmerica.C．TostresstheinequalityintheAmericaneducationsystem.D．Topraisetheh

ighreadingproficiencylevelofAmericanstudents.10．Whatisapossibleresultofimprovedliteracyontheindividualleve

l?A．Highercrimerates.B．Increasedself-confidence.C．Strongerdesireforwealth.D．Equallearningopportunities.11．Whatist

heauthor’sattitudetoliteracyinAmerica?A．Tolerant.B．Ambiguous.C．Doubtful.D．Hopeful.Youmayhavenoticedsudden,brieftw

itching(抽动)atsomepointwhileyourdogwassleepingandwonderediftheyweredreamingorevenexpressingsometypeofd

iscomfort.Theseinvoluntarymovementsonlyoccurduringdreamstatesandusuallydon’tlastlong.Soistwitchingjustanormalpartofdreaming,oraretheretimeswh

enyoushouldworry?Dogssleepanaverageof12-14hourseachday.Whiletheysleep,adog’sbrainprocessesinformationandex

periencesfromthedaythroughdreams.Twitchingisoftenrelatedtoactivedreamcyclesinthebrain.AccordingtoresearchbypsychologistStanleyCoren,an

average-sizedogwilldreamaboutevery20minutes,andthesedreamswilllastaboutaminute.Largerbreedshavefewerdr

eamsthatlastlonger-aboutevery45minutesfor4minutes.Theoppositeistrueforsmallerbreeddogs;theywilldreamaboutevery10minutesforupto30se

conds.Dogsexperiencethesamedreamstagesashumans,includingnon-rapideyemovement(NREM),short-wavesleep(SWS),andrap

ideyemovement(REM).DuringtheREMstate,adog’seyesmovearoundbehindtheirclosedeyelids,andthelargebodymusclesareturnedoff

sothedreamisnotphysicallyactedout.Theamountoftwitchingdependsonhowmuchtheseoffswitchescrampmusclemovement.Ifyo

urdogsleepsnexttoyou,theymayunintentionallydisturbyoursleepwiththeirsuddenbodymovements.However,itisoftenadvisednottoawa

kenadogthatistwitchingintheirsleepunlesstheyareclearlyindistress.Abaddreamornightterrorcouldbethecauseoftheseinvoluntarymove

ments,andtheymaywakeupfrightened.Trytoavoidtouchingthemsotheydon’tbiteyouasaresultofbeingshockedandpanicked.Instead,gentlycall

yourdog’snameuntiltheyrespond.Speakcalmlyandtellthemthattheyaresafeandsecureaftertheywakeup.Whiletheyappeartobeprettyact

iveintheirsleep,dreamingdogsmaybeslowtoawaken.12．Whichofthefollowinginfluenceshowoftendogsdream?A．Theirsleepingtime.B．Theirbodysize.C

．Theirdailyexperiences.D．Theirhealthconditions13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cramp”meaninparagraph4?A．Stim

ulate.B．Analyze.C．Restrict.D．Monitor.14．Whyisitadvisednottowakeupadogtwitchinginsleep?A．Toavoidbeingbittenbythedog.B．Toensur

ethedogadequatesleep.C．Topreventthedoggettingshocked.D．Toescapedisturbancefromthedog.15．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitl

eforthetext?A．HowdoesDogs’BrainWork?B．WhydoDogsDreamatNight?C．WhydoDogsTwitchinTheirSleep?D．HowdoesDogs’TwitchAff

ectTheirSleep?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,choosingtheperfectvacationspotcanpresent

achallenge.Usetheserecommendationstomakeyourtravelbucketlist.ParisThemagneticCitydrawsvisitorsfromaroundthegl

obetoseeiconicattractionsliketheEiffelTowerandtheLouvre.Butwhattravelersreallylovearetheold-fashionedcafes,livelymarketsandtrendyshoppingdis

tricts.Getlostwanderingalongthecharmingstreets,orrelaxonthebanksoftheSeineforhours.Ifyou’reupforaquickdaytrip,headtothePalaceofVersailles,whicho

ffersguidedandself-guidedtoursoftheestate.SouthIslandNewZealand’sSouthIslandbrimswithmagnificentlandscapeate

veryturn.Here,youcanadmirethemountainsofFiordlandNationalPark.Atnight,journeytotheMountJohnObservatorytogazeatthestarryskies.Youcanals

osatisfyyourselfinQueenstown(afavoritedestinationamongbungeejumpers),sampledeliciouswineintheMarlboroughregionor

exploreNewZealand’smostaccessibleglaciersontheisland’swestcoast.BoraBoraHere,inthissmallFrenchPolynesianis

land,you’llfindpicturesquebeaches,appealingjunglesandluxuriousresorts.Theisland’sextinctvolcano,MountOtemanu,makesachallenginghike

,andthefriendlyBoraBoralocalscanhelpyoucatchaglimpseoftheisland’sbestsights.AlthoughatriptoBoraBoraisveryexpensive,mosttravelerssayit’sworth

everypenny.GrandCanyonTheGrandCanyonoffersplentyofoutdooractivitiesforeveryonefromday-tripperstoadventurejunkies.Hikealongthenatio

nalpark’spopularRimandBrightAngeltrailsforexceptionalviews,experiencearaftingtripdowntheColoradoRiverorviewthedramaticAri

zonalandscapefromaboveduringahelicoptertour.Ifyou’refeelingespeciallydaring,signupforskydivingabovethecanyon.1．Whichofthefollowingdestinat

ionsisaparadiseforshoppinglovers?A．Paris.B．SouthIsland.C．BoraBora.D．GrandCanyon.2．WhatdoSouthIslandandGrandCanyonhaveincommon?A．T

heybothoffertravelersafantasticislandview.B．Theybothallowtravelerstoexperienceadventures.C．Theybothallowtravelerstostaywithlocalfamilies.

D．Theybothoffertravelerschancestoobservethesky.3．Thistextismainlyintendedfor________.A．touristguidesB．magazineeditorsC．fashiondesignersD．vacationpl

annersSixmonthsago,28-year-oldDannyWallace,whoearnshislivingasaTVcomicand“ideas”man,hadagreatidea.Whatifhestartedhisowncountryandinvitedan

yonewhowantedtojoinhimtobecomeacitizen?So,naminghimselfKingDannyIanddeclaringhisone-bedroomflatinEastLondonanindependentstate,hesetabouttak

ingthenecessarystepstomakehisdreamcometrue.HeevendocumentedhisprogressinhisBBC2seriesHowToStartYourOwnCountry,whichcomestotheendofitssix-weekrunonWe

dnesday.Overthesixweeks,Dannyexploredthepossibilitiesofforminghisowncountry.ThefirstthingonhisagendawastohandinhisDeclarationofInd

ependencetotheprimeminister.Withthisoutoftheway,hewasfreetostartthinkingaboutwritingaconstitutionandsettingupagovernment.Thenhewas

offtodesignhisownflagandrecordhisownnationalanthemandevengotsomeonetodesignpossiblepostagestampsofhiscountry,withhi

sfaceonthem!ThefinalthingDannyhadtodowastofindanameforhiscountry.Athisrequest,citizenssentinthousandsofsuggestionsastow

hatthisnewcountrycouldbecalled.IdeasrangedfromFlatlandtoWallaceland!But,intheend,thefinalselectionca

medowntojusttwo:HomeorLovely.Aimingtobecomethemostdemocraticdemocracyintheworldwhereitscitizenshavetheopportunitytoenjoyequality,KingDannya

chievedaworldfirstandletthepeopledecide.Lovelyfinallystoodout.Whetherthecountrywillcontinuetogrowwillverymuchdep

endonhowbusyitscreatoris.And,asDannyWallaceismuchindemandforseveralotherTVprojects,itmightfalltoothermembersofhisgovernmenttok

eepthingsrunning.Butwithelectionspromisedeverysixmonths,thecreationoftheUniversityofLovelyandseveralsportingeventsplan

nedoverthecomingweeks,thereareplentyofactivitiestokeepthecitizensofLovelyoccupiedforquiteawhileyet.4．WhatdoesDannyWallace’s“gre

atidea”inParagraph1referto?A．Makingadocumentary.B．Foundinganewcountry.C．Owninganindependentstate.D．ChoosingactorsforaT

Vshow.5．What’scrucialtocarryingoutDanny’sgreatidea?A．Draftingaconstitution.B．Gettingofficialapproval.C．Analyzing

thepossibilities.D．Composinganationalanthem.6．WhatcanbeinferredfromthefinaldecisiononthenameLovely?A．LovelybeatHomeinthefinalselecti

on.B．Theworldiscreatedbyordinarypeople.C．Thecitizens’rightsofacountryarerespected.D．LovelysignalsthesuccessfulruleofKingDanny.7．What’smainlydiscussed

inthelastparagraph?A．ThefutureofLovely.B．Thelifeofthecitizens.C．ThedailyroutineofDannyWallace.D．TheestablishmentoftheUniversityo

fLovely.If,likeme,you’rethekindofpersonwhofindsithardtomakedecisions,thenMalcolmGladwell’sBlinkmightjustbethebookyouhavebeenwaitingfor.B

ecauseBlinkisallaboutrapidcognition—thatis,thosemomentswhenwemakesnapjudgements,forexample,whenmeetingsomeonefort

hefirsttimeorlookingatsomethingwe’rethinkingofbuying.Heanalysesexactlywhatgoesoninourheadswhenwemakesplit-seconddecisionsandcomparesthistothethoughtp

rocessesinvolvedwhenwetakelongertocometoadecision.Interestinglyheclaimsthat,“Therearelotsofsituations—particularlyattimesofhighpressure

andstress—whenfortunatelyhastedoesnotmakewaste.”WhatmakesBlinkareallyinterestingreadisthenumberofstoriesthatGladwellinclud

estosupporthistheories.OnesuchstoryinvolvesdoctorsintheEmergencyRoomatCookCountyHospitalinChicago.Aftertoldtocha

ngethewayofdiagnoses,insteadofaskingforinformationsuchasthepatient’sageandweightandmedicalhistory,theyweregoingtofocusonlyonthepatient’sbloodp

ressure.AndnowCookCountyisoneofthebestplacesintheUSatdiagnosingchestpain.Ofcourse,thereareoccasionswhenweleaptothewrong

conclusion.Inhisresearch,GladwelldiscoveredthatalmostalltheCEOsofthetopcompaniesintheUSaretall.Thereisnoactualrelationshipbetweenheig

htandintelligence,butforsomereason,corporationsoverwhelminglychoosetallpeopleforleadershiproles.Thereisso

methinggoingoninthefirstfewsecondsofmeetingatallpersonwhichmakesusthinkofthatpersonasaneffectiveleader,

whichunfortunatelystopsusfrommakinganinformeddecision.Allinall,Blinkisafascinatingstudyonanactivitythatwealldoseveraltimesaday.Re

aditandmakebetterdecisions.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Instant.B．Decisive.C．HesitantD

．Important.9．HowweredoctorsatCookCountyHospitalabletomakebetterdiagnoses?A．Byobtainingthepatients’medicalhistory.B．Bybasingdiagnoseson

patients’bloodpressure.C．Byabandoningregularwaysofdiagnosingpatients.D．Byinquiringaboutcurrenthealthconditionofthepatients.10．W

hatdoestheauthorsuggestbymentioningleadershiprolesoftallpeople?A．Tallpeopletendtobecapableleaders.B．Aperson’sheightandintelligencearecloselyre

lated.C．CEOsoftopcompaniesusuallydrawrightconclusions.D．Thefirstimpressionofapersoncanresultinbadjudgement.1

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

menon.Aeronautics(航空学)specialistsfromtheUniversityofSouthAustraliaspentmonthsstudyingthedragonfly’sflight,creating3Dmo

delsfromdigitalimages,tobuildawingeddrone(无人机).StudyleaderJavaanChahlbelievesthatwingeddronesbasedonthedragonfly’sshapeandmovementw

illsimplybemoreflexibleandenergyefficient.Chahl’steamusedaspecialphotographytechniquetoclassifythewingshapesof75differentdragonflyspeciesfrommuseumco

llections.Theirwingsarelong,lightandhard.Plus,theirlongbodiesgivethemexcellentstabilityandbalance,makingitpossibleforwingeddronestodeli

verawkwardloadsandundertakelongobservationmissions.Investigatingthewaythatdragonfliesremainstableduringflightactuallyrevealsthetechniquest

heyusetogetthemselvesoutoftrickysituations.Dragonfliesarefoundtobeabletoperformupside-downbackflipstoregain

balanceandnormalflight,whentheyfindthemselvesupsidedownmid-air.Thisspecialskillcanevenbeperformedwhiledragonfliesareunconscious,me

aningitisapassivestabilitymechanismsimilarinconcepttoplanesthataredesignedtoglidetosafetywiththeirenginesturnedoff.Engineers

arelookingtocopydragonflywingstocreatesaferdronesthatcanrightthemselves.Ofcourse,notallattemptstobuilddragonfly-likedronesaresuccessful.Tech

Jet’sairvehiclewassupposedtooperateasanaerialcamera,observationandsecuritydrone,butitfailedbeforeproductiongotund

erway.Similarly,Insectothopter,anAmericandragonflyspydronebuiltinthe1970swasdeserted.Yettheprinciplesbehindwingeddronesar

esolid.Infact,NASAhassettledonanuclear-poweredautonomouscraftcalledDragonflytoexplorethesurfaceofSaturn’smoonTitanin

2034.NASA’sprojectisactuallyanairvehicle,ratherthanawingeddrone,butengineersarestillconvincedtheycancrackthecodeofnature’smostgiftedflyingi

nsectandrevolutionizeunmannedflightalongtheway.12．Whydidaeronauticsspecialistsspendmonthsstudyingthedragonfly’sflight?A．Tobuild3D

modelsfromdigitalimages.B．Tomakewingeddronesmodelledafterit.C．Toclarifytheflexibilityandefficiencyof

drones.D．Todisplaytheshapeandmovementofthedragonfly.13．Thespecialskillofdragonfliesistheirabilityto_________.A．glidetosafetyB．avoidt

rickysituationsC．performobservationtasksD．adjustthemselvestostaystable14．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswingeddrones?A．Skeptical.B．Uncertain.C．Sup

portive.D．Conservative.15．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WingedDrones:StillaLongWaytoGoB．JavaanChahl:AnInnovativ

eLeaderofAeronauticsC．ADragonfly’sFlyingTechnique:PerfectforDronesD．TheCodeofNature:ASolutiontoNASA’sSpaceExploration阅读理解【202

3届浙江省温州市普通高中高三第一次适应性考试】Nobodylikestospendmoneyonanewbookonlytofacedisappointmentwhenitdoesn’tliveuptoyourexpectations.Herearethebestbook

reviewsitestohelpyouavoidbuyingbooksthatyou’llregretreading.GoodreadsGoodreadsistheleadingonlinecommunityforbo

oklovers.Ifyouwantsomeinspirationforwhichnovelorbiographytoreadnext,thisisthebestbookreviewsitetovisi

t.Thereareanendlessnumberofuser-generatedreadingliststoexplore.FantasyBookReviewFantasyBookReviewshouldbehighonthelistforanyonewhoisafanoffa

ntasyworks.Thebookreviewsitepublishesreviewsforbothchildren’sbooksandadults’books.Ithasasectiononthetopfantasybooksofalltim

e.BooklistBooklistisaprintmagazinethatalsooffersanonlineportal.TrustedexpertsfromtheAmericanLibraryAssociationwriteallthebookreviews.Youca

nseepartsofreviewsfordifferentbooks.However,toreadtheminfull,youwillneedtosubscribe.YouTubeYouTubeisnotthetypeofplacethatimmediate

lyspringstomindwhenyouthinkofthebestbookreviewsitesonline.However,thereareseveralengagingYouTubechannelsthatfrequentlyofferopinionsonbooksthey

’veread.Althoughit’seasytobeattractedbyanimpressivebookcover,it’salwaysbesttohaveaquicklookatthebookreviewsbeforeactuallyb

uyingacopy.Thisway,youcansaveyourmoneyandspenditonthebooksthatyou’llbeproudtodisplayonyourshelvesforalong

time.1．Whichsitebestsuitspeoplewhowanttobuyabiography?A．Goodreads.B．FantasyBookReview.C．Booklist.D．YouTu

be.2．WhatcanvisitorsdoonBooklist?A．Editbookreviews.B．Discusswithexperts.C．Readfullreviewsafterpayment.D．Findinformationabou

twriters.3．Whatisrecommendedbeforebuyingabook?A．Notingthebookcover.B．Readingthebookreviews.C．Preparingadisplayshelf.D．Checki

ngthebook’sratings.It’saclassicstory:Akidisforcedtolearnaninstrumentfromayoungage,theyplayitthroughouttheirchildhood,andtheydevelopabi

ttersweetrelationshipwithit.Istheconstantbattlebetweentheloveforthemusicandthehatefortheconstantchallengeworththefight?Forme,itwas.Istart

edplayingthepianowhenIwasfour-thatwas15yearsago!Thiswashugecommitment,sotheremusthavebeensomethingworthholdingonto,right?Theeasyguess

isthatIwaspurelyinlovewithmusicandpiano.Althoughthat’sthesweetertale,it’sabitmorecomplicated.Istruggledalotwithpiano.Familyandpeerswere,atleasti

nmyownhead,constantlyplacedbesidemeincompetition.Ifeltpressuretobethebestinordertoprovesomethingtoothers-andmor

edevastatingly(破坏性地)toprovesomethingtomyself.Theseedofmymusicalinterestwasgrowninthesunlightofcompetitionanddoubt.Hatesprou

ted(滋生)whenmyself-criticismhittoohard.It’sdifficulttolearntolovesomethingthatdidn’toriginatefromlove.For

awhile,pianowasmoreofanannoyancethanahobby.Butsomehow,lovegrew.Itwasdeeplyburied.Butitwasthere,andbyhighschool,itwasstrongenoughthatwhenIwa

strulyonthevergeofquittinganykindofformaltraining.Ifoundthestrengthtoholdontighter,anddigfurther.Iswitchedte

achers,andgotincrediblyluckywithonewhohelpedmetunnelintowhatIloved.Ilearnedpiecesformyself,Icomposedformyself,andIfoundconfidencenotb

ecauseIgot“goodenough,”butbecauseIlearnedthatanythingIhadwasgoodenough.TheloveandhateI’vehadforthepianowerebothplantedand

grown.Ifyoutoohavelearnedtohatesomething,rememberthatwithcommitment,itcanbeuprooted,andlovecanmakeahomeinitsplace.Thereisalwaystime.Thereisalwaysroom

.4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingaclassicstory?A．Thebenefitsofmusic.B．Kids’struggleinlearningi

nstruments.C．Kids’bittersweetchildhood.D．Thepopularityoflearninginstruments.5．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sexperienceofplayingthepiano?A．She

finallyquitformaltraining.B．Shenevertreateditasherhobby.C．Shewasinpurelovewithmusicandpiano.D．Sheonceexperie

ncedgreatpressurefromherself.6．Whathelpedtheauthorfindconfidence?A．Herattitude.B．Hertraining.C．Hercompromise.D．Herachievement.7．Whatmes

sageismainlydeliveredinthepassage?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Loveisathingthatgrows.C．Contentisbetterthanriches.D．Chancefav

orsthepreparedmind.Aroundtheglobefarmorebirdspeciesarelosinggroundthangaining,accordingtoanexpansivereviewofah

alf-centuryofbirdpopulationresearchpublishedinthejournalAnnualReviewofEnvironmentandResourcesinMay.Thereview,entitledThe

StateoftheWorld’sBirds,showedthatmorethan5,200differentspeciesofbirds-justshyofhalftheworld’stotal-areknownorsuspectedtobedeclining.Around3,800speci

esarerelativelystable,andfewerthan700speciesshowincreases.AmongbirdsontheIUCNRedListofThreatenedSpecies,almost400birdsworldwidehavehadtheirconser

vationstatuschangedfortheworseinthepastthreedecades(movingfromvulnerabletothreatened,orthreatenedtoend

angered)—fivetimesmorethanthenumberofbirdspecieswithanIUCNstatusthathaschangedforthebetter.“Afterdocumentingthelossofnearly3billionbird

sinNorthAmericaalone(accordingtoa2019studypublishedinthejournalScience),itwasdisturbingtoseethesamepatternsofpopulationdeclinesan

dextinctionoccurringglobally,”saysreviewcoauthorKenRosenberg,aconservationscientistnowretiredfromtheCormellLabofOmithology.Therevi

ewpointstodisappearinganddegradedhabitat-resultingfromclimatechange,urbanization,agriculturalintensification,andinte

rnationaltrade-astheleadingdriverofbirddeclinesworldwide.Inanoteofhope,theauthorscitea2020studyindicatingthatrestoringjust5%ofhabitatinprioritya

reasaroundtheworldcouldavert60%oflikelyextinctions.LeadauthorAlexanderLees,aresearchassociateattheCorm

ellLab,alsopointstotheneedforsubstantialchangesinhumanbehaviortopreventfurtherlosses.“Lossanddegradationofhabitatisoftendrivenbydemandforresource

s,”saysLees.“Weneedtobetterconsiderhowcommodityflowssuchasbeef,oil,andseedcropscancontributetobiodiversitylos

sandtrytoreducethehumanfootprintonthenaturalworld.”8．InwhatorderarethreatenedspeciesarrangedontheIUCN’sRedList?A．Speciesquantity.B．Livingha

bitat.C．Decliningrate.D．Conservationstatus.9．HowdoesKenRosenbergfeelwhensayingthewords?A．Hopeful.B．Relieved.C．Doubtful.D．Concerned.10．W

hatdoestheunderlined“avert”meaninparagraph4?A．Prevent.B．Increase.C．Cause.D．Face.11．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Extrareasonsforbi

rdextinction.B．Possiblesolutionstohabitatloss.C．Substantialchangesinhumanbehavior.D．Theprospectofbiodiver

sityloss.Whydosomemensettledowntoformfamilieswiththemothersoftheirchildren,andothersdon’t?Biologyplaysarole

.WorkpublishedbyLeeGettleroftheUniversityofNotreDame,inIndiana,clarifieshowtestosterone,theprincipalmalehorm

one(荷尔蒙),operates.Previousstudiessuggestthathighlevelsoftestosteronearebadforfamilylife.Fatherswithlowertestosteronelevelsprovidemorechildcarewhil

ehigh-testosteronemalesarelesslikelytostickaround.DrGettlerhasshownsomethingfurther.Thisisthataman’sadulttestosteronelevelseemscorrel

atedwithwhetherhisfatherwaspresentduringhisteenageyears.HisdatacomefromasurveybeguninthePhilippinesin1983.Thismonitoredthehealthand

nutritionof966menenrolledasbabies.Italsocollectedextensiveinformationonwhetherthefathersofthesemenwerearoundandprovidingparentalc

areinthehouseholds.Itfurtherdocumentedwhetherparticipantsgotmarried,hadchildrenandwhethertheyparticipatedinchildcare.Crucially,italsomeasuredt

heirtestosteronelevelsattheagesof21,26and30.Overall,DrGettlerandhiscolleaguesfoundthatonbecomingfathers,menhadlowerte

stosteronelevelsiftheirownfathershadbeeninvolvedintheircareduringtheirteenageyears.Ithastwopossibleexplanations.Oneisthatitisdirectly

genetic(基因的).Theotheristhatteenageexperienceactuallymodulates(调节)testosteronelevels.Thisexplanation,whichDrGettlerfavors,c

ouldleadtohigh-testosteronemenabandoningtheirsons,whothusbecomehigh-testosteroneintheirturn.Healsofoundsomeofthoseinthesurveywhosefath

erswereabsentduringtheiradolescence,andwhoendedupwithhighlevelsofthehormone,didbecomecaringfathers.Whythispatternshouldexistisanun

answeredquestion.Butazoologistlookingatthesedatamighttakeitasanexampleofdevelopmentalplasticity(可塑性),inwhichthesamegene

sproducedifferent,butappropriate,outcomesindifferentcircumstances.DrGettler’sdiscoverythrowsausefullightontheprobl

emoffatherlessfamilies,andhowtotrytoendit.12．WhatisGettler’sstudymainlyabout?A．Familylife.B．Fathers’roles.C．Adulttestost

erone.D．Childcare.13．WhatcanbelearntaboutDrGettler’sstudy?A．Itwasconductedamongbabies.B．Thefindingisfarfromsatisfactory.C．Thedatausedwe

rerelativelyreliable.D．Itmonitoredthenutritionofparticipants.14．Whyisthezoologistmentionedinthepassag

e?A．Tosuggestafollow-upstudy.B．TocontradictGettler’sideas.C．Topointoutthestudylimitations.D．Togiveapossibleexplanation.

15．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LikeFather,LikeSon?B．CaringFather,HappySon?C．GoodFat

her,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】BACKTOSCHOOLBOOKGUIDEGoingbacktoschoolcanin

volvelotsofnewthings,includinguniforms,topics,teachers,andfriends.Sowhynottrysomenewbooksaswellandmaybefindyournewfavouriteauthortoo.Whetheryouwa

nttolearnaboutprotectingwildlife,discoversomeamazingweatherfacts,ordiveintoanaction-packedspymission,this

backtoschoolbookguidehassomethingforyou.Clickheretogetadiscount.WhiletheStormRagesbyPhilEarleApage-tur

ningadventuretomakeyoulaughandcry.NoahandhisfriendsfighttosaveanimalsfrombeingputdownattheoutbreakofWWII.Anex

citingwartimenovelthatpacksanemotionalpunchfromthebestsellingauthorofWhentheSkyFalls.Grimwood:LettheFurFly!Written&illustratedbyNadiaShire

enAfunnyandsillynewGrimwoodadventure!FoxcubsiblingsTedandNancylovetheirnewlifeinGrimwood.ButthecruelmayorofTwinklenutsisonamissiontotakeitoverandki

ckeveryoneout.CanGrimwood’streebonkingskillssavethehometheylove?Amust-readforDogManandDavidWalliamsfans.AliceEclair,SpyExtraordinaire!bySarahToddTayl

orBakerbyday,spybynight—AliceEclairleadsanexcitingdoublelife!AmysteriousmessagesendsAliceonamissionaboardFrance’smostfascinatin

gtrain.Shemustuncoveranenemyagentwhilebakingdesserts,armedonlywithherwhisk,wits,andwilltosucceed.Weather,Camera,Acti

onbyLiamDuttonDiscoverhurricanes,duststorms,volcaniclighteningandmore,allthroughthecameralensofTVweatherpresenterandworld-famousmeteorologist(气

象学家)LiamDutton.Thisadventurethroughtheatmosphereshowsoffthesplendorofourskiesintheirwildestandmostdramaticstates

anduncoversthesciencebehindweatherevents.21．Whichofthebooksmightinterestanimalprotectorsmost?A．WhiletheStormRages.B．Grimwood:Letth

eFurFly!C．AliceEclair,SpyExtraordinaire!D．Weather,Camera,Action.22．WhatmightbeincludedinthebookWeather,Camera,Action?

A．Howtheatmospherewasformed.B．Whattheskylookslikeinstorms.C．Howtobeafamousmeteorologist.D．Whattopresentinaweatherforecast.23．Whereisthepassagep

robablytakenfrom?A．Awebsite.B．Abrochure.C．Amagazine.D．Aguidebook.Bornonherfamily’sfarminRay,NorthDakota,MaryShermanMorganhadbeenhelpingherfat

herwithfarmworkbeforeshecouldattendthesmall-townschoolhouse.Beingafewyearsbehinddidn’tholdherbackandshegraduatedfromhighschoolw

ithhonors.Awareofherintelligence,sheranawayfromRaytoattendMinotStateUniversityasachemistrymajor,whereherskillwasevide

nt.TheoutbreakofWorldWarIIresultedinanationalshortageofchemistsandscientists.Inspiteofthefactthatshewass

tillastudentandawoman,shewasofferedajobasachemicalanalystduetohertalents,producingexplosives(爆炸物)forthewartimeeffo

rt.SheputherdegreeonholdandmovedtoOhio,takingonthedangerousjobofanalyzingunstablechemicalstoproducewea

pons.Afterthewarendedtherewasafallindemandforexplosives,soshemadeamovetothefieldofaeronautics,movingtoCaliforniatoworkfor

NAA(NorthAmericanAviation).Theonlywomanoutof900engineers,shewassoonpromotedtoarolewhichinvolvedcalculatingtheperfor

manceofrocketpropellants(推进剂)anddesigningspecialityfuelstoworkwithdifferentengines.However,neverhavingreturnedtocom

pleteherdegree,shewasnotaffordedtherankorhigherpayofanengineer,eventhoughshehadalltheskillsandknowledgeofone.Herexperience

withpropellantsmeantthatwhenNAAwastaskedtofindafuelcapableofliftingtheredesignedRedstonemissilesintospace,Moga

nwasappointedtechnicalleadontheproject.Nationalpridewasontheline,soMorgansetaboutinvestigatingfuels.Aftercountlesstrails,shefinallydesignedher

ownmixture,whichwasnamedHydyne.HydynetestedwellwiththeRedstonemissilesandsubsequentlyotheraircraft(飞行器),suchasJupiter-Cr

ockets,provingtobeaquicksolutiontogettingtospacewithoutatotalrocketredesign.ThefuelmadethefirstsuccessfulUSsate

llitelaunchpossible,evenifMorgansilentlyslippedawayfromhersuccess,retiringtofocusonherfamilyandleavingherchemistryc

areerbehind.24．WhatdoweknowaboutMary?A．Sheattendedschoolwhilehelpingwithfarmwork.B．Shewasofferedajobasachemistryanalystaftergraduat

ion.C．Sheshiftedherworkingfocusasthedomesticdemandchanged.D．ShelaunchedthefirstUSsatellitebeforeretiringfromhercareer.25．Whatdoestheunderline

dword“aeronautics”probablymean?A．Analyzingchemicals.B．Producingexplosives.C．Mixingandsavingfuels.D．Designingandbuildingaircraft.26

．WhatmadeMarythetechnicalleadontheprojectofNAA?A．HerdiscoveryofHydyne.B．Herrankasanengineer.C．Herspecialknowle

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

lligentbutsensitive.D．Accomplishedbutproud.Scientistshavesolvedapuzzleaboutmodernhumans,afterresearchshowedthata

famousskullofahumanancestorfoundinSouthAfricaisamillionyearsolderthanexpertsthought.Thisdiscoveryhaschangedwhatwekn

owofhumanhistory.Theskull,whichscientistshavenamed“MrsPles”,isfromanape-likehumanrelativefromaspeciescalledAustralopithecusafricanus(南方古猿)

.ItwasfoundnearJohannesburgin1947and,basedonevidencefromitssurroundings,wasthoughttobebetween2.1and2.6millionyearsold.Thispuzz

ledscientists,becausealthoughMrsPleslookslikeapossibleearlyancestorofearlyhumans,thefirsttruehumanshad

alreadyevolvedbythetimesheapparentlylived.Forthisreason,scientistshaddecidedthatAustralopithecusafarensis,asimilarspeciesfromEastAfricathatli

vedabout3.5millionyearsago,wasourmostlikelyancestorinstead.TogetamoreaccurateageforMrsPles,ateamledbyPro

fessorDarrylGrangerofPurdueUniversityinIndiana,US,usedanewmethodtodatethesandyrockswheretheskulllay.Theymeasuredtheamounto

fcertainchemicalsinrocks,whichformatasteadyratewhentheyareexposedtocosmicrays(宇宙射线)onEarth’ssurface.Oncerocks

areburied,thesechemicalsstopformingandslowlydisappear;thesurvivingamountrevealshowmuchtimehaspassedsincetherock(orbones)wereonthesurface.Thenewstudy

showsthatMrsPlesandotheraustralopithecinebonesnearbyarebetween3.4and3.7millionyearsold.Thismeanstheylivedatthesametime

astheirEastAfricanrelatives,sothateithergroupcouldhavegivenrisetomodernhumans.However,teammemberDrLaurentBruxellespointedoutthatovermillionsofye

ars,atonly2,500milesaway,thesegroupshadplentyoftimetotravelandtobreedwitheachother.Inotherwords,thegroupscouldquiteeasilyhavemet,hadchildrentogether

andbothbeenpartofthehistoryofmodernhumans.28．WhatcanwelearnaboutMrsPlesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．It

isaskullfoundinEastAfrica.B．Itisthemostpossibleancestorofhumans.C．Itisamillionyearsolderthanscientistsexpected.D．Itisprovedtolivebetween2.1an

d2.6millionyearsago.29．Howdidscientistsgettheaccurateageof“MrsPles”?A．Bystudyingtheeffectofcosmicrays.B．Bycalculatingtheforming

rateofchemicals.C．Bylocatingthesandyrockswheretheskulllay.D．Bymeasuringthesurvivingamountofchemicals.30．Whatcanweinferfromthenewstudy?A．Modernhuma

nscameintobeinginEastAfrica.B．MrsPlestravelledandhadchildrenwithEastAfricanrelatives.C．Thehistoryofmodernhu

mansmightbegin3.5millionyearsago.D．Ape-likespeciesfromAfricacouldhaveinteractedwitheachother.31．Whichofthefol

lowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．HistoricalPuzzleUnsolvedB．AncestorMysterySolvedC．MrsPles:TheEarliestHuma

nBeingD．MrsPles:AFamousSkullHaveyoueverwalkedthroughadoorandthoughttoyourself,“WhatwasIgoingtodo?”Ifyouhave,youarenotalone.P

sychologistsbelievethatwalkingthroughadoorandenteringanotherroomcreatesa“mentalblock”inthebrain.Thisisgenerally

referredtoasthedoorwayeffect.Intheearlyyearsofbrainresearch,scientiststhoughtthathumanmemorywaslikeacloset,withmanysectionsinwhichwecouldstorelitt

leboxesofexperiencesfromourlives.Boxeswouldremainthereforever,andwheneverwehadtolookintothem,wecouldjustgotothatparticularsec

tionandfindthatboxofmemory.Beautifulasthisdescriptionofhumanmemoryformationsounds,itisnottrue.Ourbrainismuchmorec

omplexthanthat.Psychologicalstudiessuggestthatourmemoriesareepisodic(情节性的)ingeneral.Ifyouthinkbackonanything,you’llprobablyqui

cklyrealizeourmemoriesdon’tfunctionasclearnarratives.Instead,they’remoreepisodicanddividedintoparts.Anewresearc

hledbypsychologistOliverBaumannfromBondUniversityinAustraliasuggeststhatit’snotsomuchthedoorwaysthatcauseamemorywipe,asmovingfromonelocationtoa

significantlydifferentone—it’stheabruptchangeofscenethatpreparesourmindsforsomethingnew.“Agoodexampleismovingaroundi

nadepartmentstore,”saysBaumann,“Takingtheelevatorbetweenfloorsmayhavenoeffectonourmemory,butmovingfromthest

oretotheparkinglotmightcauseustoforgetsomethingthatweneedtobuy.”Baumannalsopointsoutthatabusyandperhapsoverloadedbraindoesseemtoplaysom

epartinthisphenomenon.Inotherwords,walkingthroughopendoorsisthoughttoresetmemorytomakeroomforanewepisode.Thegoodnewsisthatexperi

encingsuchforgettableepisodesafterenteringanotherroomdoesnottellyouanythingaboutyourmemoryandintelligence.Sowhen

youenteraroomandsuddenlyforgetwhyyouarethere,youshouldnotthinkthatAlzheimer’sdiseaseiscreepinguponyou!32．Whichofthefollowingwouldmos

tprobablybe“doorwayeffect”?A．Youmissedacallandforgottoringback.B．Youreadabookandforgetwhatitisabout.C．Youenteredtheo

fficeandforgotwhattoget.D．Yousawamanyearsagoandforgetwhoheisnow.33．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Allmemoriesarelinkedinthebrain.B．Memorie

sareclearlyseparatedinthebrain.C．Notallthememoriescanbefoundinthebrain.D．Memoriesarestoredinparticularsectionsofthebrain.34．Whatcanw

einferfromBaumann’sresearch?A．Takinganelevatorstimulatesnewmemory.B．Walkingthroughopendoorsresultsinmemoryloss.C．Asuddench

angeofthesceneboostsintelligencedevelopment.D．Anoverloadedbrainincreasesthepossibilityofdoorwayeffect.35．Whatdoest

heauthorthinkof“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）】FourWaysYourCatTriestoC

ommunicatewithYouCatsareamazingcreatures,andwhiletheycan’ttalktous,theycertainlyknowhowtocommunicatetheir

needsandfeelings.It’sjustuptoustolearnhowtolistentowhattheyaresaying.MeowingCatsmeowattheirownersforseveralreasons,including:toaskforf

ood,togreetpeople,toaskforattention,toletyouknowtheywanttogooutside/comeinside.Inaddition,elderlycatssufferingfromcognitivedi

sfunction,similartoAlzheimer’sDisease(阿尔兹海默症)inhumans,maymeowduetobecomingconfusedordisoriented,soweencourageyoutoscheduleanappointme

ntwithusifyourseniorcatseemsconfusedorismeowingmorethanusual.PurringWhilecatsdopurrasasignofcontentment,theyalsodoitasaself-comfort

ingmechanismwhensick,stressedorinjured.Ifyourcatispurringbutalsoshowingsignsthatsomethingmaybewrong,

likehidingmorethanusualorrefusingfood/water,theycouldbesickorinpain.TailPostureIftheyholdtheirtailstraightupandhaverelaxedfur,the

y’relikelytofeelhappyorcurious.Butiftheirfurstandsonendwhiletheirtailisstraight,thisindicatesfearoranger.Holdingthetailloworhiddenbetweenthelegsindic

atesinsecurity,andatailthat’srapidlytwitchingbackandforthsuggestsanxiety.RubbingWhenyourcatrubsagainstyourlegsorgivesyouheadbutts,theyaretelli

ngyouthattheyloveyou.Thatisnottheonlythingtheyaredoing,though!Catsrubtheirbodiesandcheeksagainstpeopleandobjectstomark

theirterritoryandtoclaimhumans,othercats,andvariousobjectsastheirown.1．Whencatsaresickorinpain,whataretheylikelytodo?A．Meowattheirowners.B．R

ubagainstyourlegs.C．Purrandrefusefood.D．Holdtheirtailstraightup.2．Whatmayacatshowwhenithidesitstailbetweenleg

s?A．Insecurity.B．Depression.C．Curiosity.D．Happiness.3．Whoprovidesthistextmostprobably?A．Acatsitter.B．Acato

wner.C．Ananimalshelter.D．Apethealthcarecentre.AtSt.FrancisHighSchoolinLaCanada,Calif.,there’ssomethingtobesaidaboutm

athteacherJimConnor.Truthis,Connorcanbeabitofadrudge.Butthe70-year-oldVietnamvetsayshe’snotheretoentertainhisstudents

.“Itdrivesmecrazywhenpeoplesayschoolshouldbefun,”hesays.“Imean,it’sniceifitcouldbe,butyoucan’tmakeschoo

lfun.”Andforyears,thekidsthoughtthat’salltherewastohim—untillastNovember,whenseniorPatMcGoldricklearnedtheydidn’tk

nowthehalfofhim.PatwasinchargeofastudentblooddriveandhadjustcometoChildren’sHospitalLosAngelesforameeting.Andhesaysitwasweird:wheneve

rhetoldsomeonehewenttoSt.FrancisHighSchool,theyallsaid,“Oh,youmustknowJimConnor.Isn’thewonderful?”“Itwasdisbelief,really,”Pat

says.“Itwasalmostkindoffindingthisalterego(另一面)thathehas.”Insidetheblooddonorcenter,Patfoundaplaquelistingallthetopbloodd

onorsatthehospital,includingtherecordholder,JimConnor.Thenhelearnedsomethingevenmoreunbelievable:thatwheneverConnorisn’ttorturingkid

swithcalculus(微积分),he’sonawholeothertangent-cuddlingsickbabies.Threedaysaweekforthepast20years,Jimhasvolunteeredatthehospital,steppinginbecome

involvedinanactivitywhenparentscan’t,tohold,feedandcomforttheirchildren.“Theytendtocalmforhim,”NurseErinsays.“Theytendtorelaxwithhim.Theyfallasleepwi

thhim.”“Ijustlikethemandrelatetothemsomehow,”Connorsays.Connorhasneverbeenmarried;hehasnokidsofhisown.Buthehasfallenhardforthesebabies.“I’ve

alwaysrespectedhim,butnowit’stoanevendifferentdegree—reallytothepointwhereItrytoemulatehim,”Patsays.“He’stheepitomeofamanofservice.”4．Whatdow

elearnfromparagraph2?A．Schoolcanneverbefun.B．Connorishighlydemanding.C．Connor’sstudentsdrivehimcrazy.D．Connorth

inkseducationisforall.5．WhatdidPatfindoutaboutMrConnor?A．MrConnordonatedbloodaswellashistime.B．MrConnorwasawardedforhislovetowardbabies.C．MrConno

rusedtoheaverystrictteacher.D．MrConnorhadauniqueteachingphilosophy.6．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMr.

Connor?A．Heworkstwoshiftseverydayforaliving.B．Hehashisalteregointheeyesofhisstudentsallthetime.C．Hehastheabilit

ytoconnectwiththosekidsheholds.D．Hefallshardforthosesickkidssohedecidednottohavehisown.7．Whatisthebesttitlefor

thetext?A．BondingwithbabiesinneedofloveB．AreallessonislifethroughlearningcalculusC．EverybodykeepssomethingunderhishatD

．ToughteacherhasasoftheartYesterday,afteradayofZoom(视频会议软件)meetingsinmylivingroom,Isteppedoutforawalkleavingmyteensonboredonthecouch.BleeckerSt

reet,usuallypackedwithpeople,wassprinkledwithonlytheoccasionalpedestrians.Barsandrestaurantsliningthestreetweredark.Storeswithbrightn

eonlights,doorsopen,beckonedfortherarepassers-bytoenter.AfterjustaweekoftheCovid-19pandemic,anafternoonwalkinGreenwichVillageneighborhoodfeltsurr

eal.ButthenInoticedarowofdaffodils(水仙)reachingforthesuninthesmalltriangle-shapedparkbyMinettaLane.Onthewindowsofalockedrestaurant,inbrightyell

owpaint,werethewords“Weloveyou,WestVillage.Takecareofeachother.”Myphonebuzzed—acolleaguesentapictureofhernew

bornbabyjusthomefromthehospital.Iarrivedhometofindmysonanimatedonthecouchplayingavideogamevirtuallywithhisfriends.Life,love,play,andhumanconne

ctionpersist,eventhoughourworldhasbeentunedupsidedown.InmywelcomenotetothenewstudentsintheFall,Iwrotethatthisyearisaboutourco

llege’scorevaluesofinclusion,innovation,andimpactandemphasizedthepowerofinterconnection.Today,thesecorevaluespersist,withinterconnectiontaki

ngonevengreatersignificance.Ourcollaborativespirithasalwaysgivenusanadvantage—academically,creatively,culturally,a

ndnow,remotely.Awisepersononcetoldmethatgettingthroughacrisisislikebeinggivenanewhandofcardsinthemiddleofagame.Wearehalfwaythroughthese

mester,withnewhandstoplay,butthegamehasn’tchanged.Wewillfindnewwaystocontinuetowork,teach,createandlearn.Let’salsocontinuethein

formalinteractionsthatmakeusacommunity—thestudygroups,coffeedates,drop-insjusttosayhello.Indoingso,wewillremainconnected.Wewil

lcometogether,fromspacesaroundtheworld,tomeetthisnewreality.Thisiswhoweare.Nothing—notspace,nortime—cankeepusfrommovingforward,together.8．W

hatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1?A．TheCovid-19pandemicisunstoppable.B．Theeffectsofthepandemiccouldbeeasilyfelt.C．Nothingisthesameexceptthatthebus

inessgoesslowasusual.D．Peoplehaveeveryreasontobeworriedaboutthefuture.9．Whatdoesthewriterincludeinparagraph2?A．Dailyrout

inesthatseemedinsignificant.B．Remindersthattheworldhasbeenchanged.C．Eventsthatpeoplecandoduringthepandemic.D．Thingsorpeoplethatcarrysymbolicmeanin

gs.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collaborative”meaninparagraph3?A．Cooperative.B．Pioneering.C．Independent.D．Ad

venturous.11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toexpresswisdomgainedfrompreviousexperience.B．Togivepeopl

esometipsonhowtohandleacrisis.C．Todeliveranupliftingmessageoverthepandemic.D．Toencouragepeopletoenjoythegreatoutdoors.Formostofourhistory,huma

nshavebeenshort,astudyhasfound.Untilaround150yearsago,fewpeoplegrewtallerthan170centimetres.ChristianeSchefflerattheUniv

ersityofPotsdamandMichaelHermanusseninAltenhofhavespentseveralyearsstudyingtheheightofpeoplefromawiderangeofpopulations.Intheirlatestpaper,theyco

mbinedanexistingdataofmorethan6000prehistorichumanskeletonswithmultiplestudiesofmorerecenthistoricalpopulationsfromEuropeandtheUS.Theya

lsoincludedtheirowndataon1666present-dayschoolchildrenfromIndonesia.Intheprehistoricpopulations,themaximumheightformenwas

165to170centimetres,whilewomentoppedoutat160cm.Today,meninEnglandhaveanaverageheightofaround175cm,whi

leforwomenitisabout162cm.Butthereissignificantvariationbetweenmoderncountries.TheIndonesianschoolchildreninth

estudywereshorterthansimilarlyagedchildrenfromtheUS,despitebeingwell-nourished.SchefflerandHermanussena

rguethatheightcanbeasignalofdominance(显赫地位),soinsocietieswhereitispossibletomoveupthroughthesocialclasses,evolutionfavoursindividualswh

oreachagreaterheight.SubramanianatHarvardUniversityisn’tconvincedbythepair’sinterpretation.Histeampre

viouslyshowedthatthebestpredictorofachild’sheightistheheightoftheirparents.Thissuggeststhattheinfluenceofotherfactors,suchassocialmobility,islimi

ted.Afterassessingnearly163,000childrenlivingin55lowandmiddle-incomecountries,Subramanian’steamfoundthat42.9percenthadpo

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

trevealitselfthroughstunting.Aperson’snutritionalconditionshouldbeassessedbylookingattheirdietnottheirheight,

saysSubramanian.12．HowdidSchefflerandHermanussenconducttheresearch?A．Studyingtheskeletonsofprehistorichum

an.B．Combiningexistingdatawithrecentresearch.C．Assessingchildrenlivinginvariousincomeareas.D．Analyzing

theresultsofotherscientists’researches.13．What’sSubramanian’sattitudetowardstheexplanationofScheffleran

dHermanussen?A．Worried.B．Cautious.C．Doubtful.D．Supportive.14．WhatcanweinferfromSubramanian’sstudy?A．Poornutritiondelaysphysical

development.B．Abalanceddietcontributestogrowingtaller.C．Highsocialclassescanreachagreaterheight.D．Ahuman’sheighthaslittletodowithnutri

tion.15．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thesignificancethatliesinnutrition.B．Thefactorsthatinfluencehuman’she

ight.C．Theimportancethathumansattachtoheight.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

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

Whatdoesthebook“TeensTalk:AreYouListening?”concern?A．Issuesrelatedtoteenagelife.B．Skillsatdesigningabookc

over.C．Teenagers’commentsonartwork.D．Variousmediumsofcommunication.2．Whichofthefollowingentriesmaybeconsidered?A．Aph

ototakenbyamiddle-agedperson.B．Aphotosubmittedjustonedayaftertheduedate.C．Apaintingphotographedwithf

lashfromadistance.D．Apaintingwithcreativeideasandbasedonthetheme.3．Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Aboo

kreview.B．Anofficialwebsite.C．Atrainingbrochure.D．Anadvertisingposter.Whenevermynine-year-olddaughterapproachedme,eyeswide,withanotebookandapen,t

ellingmeshewantedtoengageinagameofschool,somethinginsidemefroze.Therewasamentalblocksohugethatitfeltli

keIwasbeingaskedbyElonMusktomakeapresentationaboutartificialintelligence.So,ninetimesoutoften,Imadean

excuse.Whyisitsohardtoplaywithmychild?IrealizethisisbecauseIhavenoideahowtoplay.Ihavemanyhappymemoriesofmyyouth,butabsolutelynoneinv

olvesplayingdollsorbuildingblockswithmyparents.Idon’tblamethembecausetheywereneverplayedwithaschildreneither.WhenIaskthemwhattheiro

wnchildhoodswerelike,mydadtellsmeastoryaboutbeinglockedinacupboard,whilemymumrecallstheboxofbuttonsshewastol

dtoamuseherselfwith.Therearestudiesshowinghowimportantplayisforachild’sgrowth,andnoendofpeoplecampaigningforouryoungtogetmore

ofitatschool.ThepoetMichaelRosen,inhisBookofPlay,arguesplayisnotanextraandallofus,whateverage,coulddowithmoresillinessinourlives.AsRosenexplain

s,“Theneedforadultstobeproductivemember’sofsocietymeansweendupthinkingofthingsthatmakeuslaugh,orwhicharefuntodo,asnotbeingverysignifica

ntorhavingverylittlevalue.”Thisisexactlywhyweneedtoplaymore.Itlightenstheloadoflifeandallowsustogetbacktoachildlikestateofwonder.Playisvital

tohealth.AnditiswhyI’vestartedplayingschoolgameswithmydaughter.Imanagedanentirehourandahalftheotherday—andafterwar

ds,Ifelthappy.Agood20yearsyounger.4．Howdidtheauthorusetorespondtoherdaughter’srequestforagame?A．Shepretendedtobesurprised.B．Sheapologizedforb

eingbusy.C．Shechosetoavoidinvolvement.D．Sheturnedtoartificialintelligence.5．Whatdoestheauthorfocusonwhilegivinganexplanationinpara

graph2?A．Thegamecategory.B．Memorystrategies.C．Thegenerationgap.D．Childhoodexperiences.6．Whichofthefollowin

gwouldRosenprobablyagreewith?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Playisnotonlyintendedforchildren.C．Thinkinglikea

kidfreespeopleofstress.D．Stayingcuriousmakesaproductiveworker.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?A．Childrengrowupwellinafunenvironment.B．Famil

yinteractionstrengthenstheparent-childtie.C．Parentsoweittotheirchildrentoplaymorewiththem.D．Gamesareessentialforchildrenbothatschoola

ndathome.Asanewmotherin2016,TashGorstwasscrolling(翻阅)throughherphonewhenshefelldowntherabbitholeofreadingaboutp

lasticpollution.Fast-forwardto2019andshehadopenedGather,anorganiczero-wasteshop.CustomerscometoGathertorefilltheirowncontainerswithev

erythingfromricetobeautyproducts.Andit’snotonlytheproducethatissustainable—theshopispoweredbyrenewableene

rgyandfinancedbyamoresustainablebank,whilealltheunitsinsidehavebeenmadefromwastematerials,mostlybyGor

stherself.Zero-wasteshopshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonfeatureonthestreetsinrecentyears.Wheretheyhavegone,supermarketsn

owlooksettofollow,withMorrisons,Marks&SpencerandWaitroseallrecentlyagreeingtoaddrefillstationsinshopsb

ytheendofthisyear.Meanwhile,Asdahasintroducedrefillaisles(过道)tomoreofitssupermarketsfollowingsuccessfultrials.Assmallsta

rtupbusinessesaimingtomakeresponsibledecisionswithoutcuttingethical(道德上的)corners,refillshopstendtobemoreex

pensivethansupermarketsandchains.Gorstacknowledgesthatnoteveryonecanaffordtobuyfromthem.“Butifyoucan,youshould.You’llfeelgoodaboutthes

malldecisionthatyou’vemadeincontributingtoyourlocaleconomyanddoingsomethingthat’sbetterfortheplanet,”shesays.Emily,Drabbleisaregu

larGathercustomer.Shebuyseverythingthatwould“normallybeencasedinplastic”,fromcleaningproductstofoodlikepasta,whichsheputsintoglasscontai

ners.“WhenIgethome,Iloveunpackingmyshopping,throwingnothinginthebin,”Drabblesays.Andcustomersatrefillshopsgetmorethanjustphysic

algoods,notesGorst.Besidesemployingfourlocalpeople,Gather,forexample,holdsfreeevents,includingamonth

lybookclubforreadingaboutsustainability,workshopsforkidsandsoon.“Ialsoseeitasaplacetobringpeopletogethe

r,”shesays.8．WhydoestheauthormentionGorst’srandomreadinginparagraph1?A．Toshareaparentingexperience.B．Toofferbackgroundinformation

.C．Toattachimportancetomotivation.D．Toshowadvantagesofdigitalreading.9．WhichofthefollowingisasignificantfeatureofGather?A．Itisruninanecologicallyfr

iendlyway.B．Itsellssustainablegoodsatbargainprices.C．Itisonlyfavoredbycustomerswithagreenconcept.D．Itdiffersfromsuperma

rketsinlow-carbonawareness.10．WhatisDrabble’sattitudetowardsrefillshops?A．Amused.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Enthusiastic.11．Whatdoestheexamplei

nthelastparagraphimply?A．Peoplemayregardrefillshopsasfitnessclubs.B．Refillshopsoughttosharesomesocialresponsibilities.C．Pe

oplecanbenefitmorefromrefillshopsthanexpected.D．Refillshopsneedtoholdvariouseventstopromotesales.Somepeng

uins(企鹅)adapttheircallstobecomemoresimilartotheirpartnersovertime,anabilitythatwaspreviouslyknowninonlyafewspecies,

includinghumans.LuigiBaciadonnaattheUniversityofTurin,Italy,andhiscoworkersrecordedAfricanpenguinsfromthreedifferentcolonies(群体)overthre

eyears,andalsoobservedthebehavioralpatternsofoneofthecoloniestoseewhichpenguinswerepartnersorfriendly.Theythenanalyzedspecificvocal(声音

的)calls,whichthepenguinsmadewhentheywerealoneortryingtokeeptrackoftheirfriends.Theycomparedfourdistinctvocalsignaturessuchasthefrequenc

yofthecalls.Thesignaturesbecamemoresimilarovertimeforpenguinsthatwerepartnersorinthesamecolony,andforpengu

insthatheardmoreofeachother’scalls.Thisadaptationcouldmakeiteasierforpenguinstofindtheirpartnersandfriendsinacolony.“Imaginetha

tyouareinapub,youarewithyourfriendsandyourenvironmentisquitenoisy,”saysBaciadonna.“Whatyoudoistrytotalkinacertainwaysothatyour

communicationismoreeffective.”Theabilitytoadaptcallsinresponsetotheenvironment,knownasvocalaccommodation,isakeypartofvocallearning,am

orecomplexsetofskillssuchasproducingnewsoundsthroughlearning.Identifyingwhichspeciesdisplayvocalaccommodationcouldprovidecluesf

orhowvocallearningdeveloped.Baciadonnaandhisteamalsoproposethatthisaccommodationcouldhelpwithgroupharmonyandsocialbondsbetweenindividualpenguin

s.Thedistanceofpenguinsfromhumansontheevolutionarytreesuggeststhatvocalaccommodationcouldbecommontomanysp

ecies,butalotmoredataneedsgatheringfirst.“Therecouldbeahugevarietyofdifferentspeciesthatareabletoadapttheircallssli

ghtly,butwedon’tknowthatyet,”saysSaraTorresOrtizattheMaxPlanckInstituteforOrnithologyinMunich,Germany.1

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures”meaninparagraph3?A．Effects.B．Characteristics.C．Sources.D．Adjustments.13．Whatisthein

tentionofthequotesfromBaciadonnainparagraph4?A．Toexplainthereasonwhypenguinsadapttheircalls.B．Tohighlightther

olecommunicationplaysinsociallife.C．Toprovehumans’abilitytorecognizeeachother’svoices.D．Tostressthedifferencebetw

eenhumanandanimalsounds.14．WhatremainstobeexploredaccordingtoSaraTorresOrtiz?A．Whetherpenguinscanpromotegroupharmony.B．Wh

etherallspeciescanadapttotheenvironment.C．Whethermorespeciesdisplayvocalaccommodation.D．Whetherpenguinsandhumansar

esimilarinvocallearning.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Vocallearninginvolvesacomplexsetofskills.B．Vocalaccommodationhelpsbuildupsocialbonds.C．P

enguinsproducesimilarsoundsevenindifferentcolonies.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.Anewphotobookunveilstheiroftenoverlookedbeauty.Loew’

sPalaceTheatre,Bridgeport,ConnecticutOriginallyopenedasthePoli’sPalaceTheatrein1922byarchitectThomasW.Lambasoneofadoubletheatrecomplexalongwiththe

adjacentPoli’sMajesticTheatre.In1934,boththeatresweretakenoverbyLoew’sandoperatedasfilmtheatres.Inthelat

e1970s,anattempttoturnthebuildingintoaChristianRevivalCentrenevercametofruition.Thetheatreispresentlyvacantandawaitingrestoration.

MetropolitanOperaHouse,PhiladelphiaOriginallyfoundedasthePhiladelphiaOperaHousein1908,itwasdesignedby

localarchitectWilliamH.McElfatrick,whopresidedoverthedesignof40theatresinhiscareer.ThePhiladelphiaOperaHousewasdesignedforoperaimpresarioOscarHamm

ersteinashisninthoperahouse.In1910,itwassoldtotheMetropolitanOperaofNewYorkCityandwasrenamedtheMet.Throughthe1920s,itshowedsilentfi

lmsinadditiontohostingvariousoperacompanies.Inthelate1930sitbecameaballroom,andinthe1940sasportsareaforbasketball,wrestling,a

ndboxingevents.Itfinallyclosedin1954andwasturnedintoachurch.Robin’sTheatre,Warren,OhioOpenedin1923,ithad1,500seats,andwasdesignedbyarchitectsI.J.Go

ldstonandDetroit-basedC．HowardCrane.ItwasoperatedbyTheRobinsTheatreEnterprisesCo.,alocalcompanyfoundedbyDanielRobins,whowasanearlyp

artnerofAlbertWarnerofWarnerBros.Itclosedin1974andwasvacantuntil2018,whenitwasrenovatedandreopenedasamultipurposeve

nuein2020.1．Atpresent,whichcinemaareyoulikelytogotoforaconcert?A．Poli’sPalaceTheatre.B．Robin’sTheatre,Warren,Ohio.C．Metropol

itanOperaHouse,Philadelphia.D．Loew’sPalaceTheatre,Bridgeport,Connecticut.2．Whatdothethreecinemashaveincommon

?A．Allofthemwererenamed.B．Allofthemarecurrentlyinuse.C．Allofthemhavebeenrestored.D．Allofthemhaveundergonesom

echanges.3．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Anillustratedmagazine.B．Acampusposter.C．Atravelingbrochure.D．Aresearchpaper.Thepipingploverisalre

adyoneofthemostendangeredbirdsintheGreatLakesareaofthenorthernUnitedStates.Now,therisingwaterlevelsofLakeMichiganfurtherthreatenthebirdsandtheareas

wheretheylive.PoolsofwaterareformingbehindseveralplovernestsalongSleepingBearDunesNationalLakeshoreinthestateofMichigan.ThewatersofLakeMichig

anarenowonlyafewmetersfromtheplovers’nestingarea.Theirhomecouldbeonestormawayfromdestruction.VinceCavalieriworkswiththeU.S.

FishandWildlifeService.HetoldtheAPthatthehighwaterlevelsputploversinmoredangerthanmostotherbirdgroups.Thatisbecausetheareaswheretheylivehavebee

ndisappearing.HeaddedthatsomenestsontheCanadiansideoftheGreatLakesalsohavebeensweptaway.TheGreatLakesgenerallyris

ewiththemeltingsnowandrainstormsofspring,andfallduringthedrierSummermonths.However,somescientistsbelieveclimatechangeiscausingmore

changesinwaterlevels.Inarecentreport,researchersDrewGronewoldandRichardRoodsaid,“Quickchangesbetweenextremehi

ghandlowwaterlevelsintheGreatLakesrepresentthe‘newnormal.’”Ifthatistrue,thepipingploverscouldbeatgre

aterrisk.Theirnumbersalreadyhavedroppedbecauseofshorelinedevelopment.ThefederalgovernmentliststhebirdsasthreatenedinthenorthernGreatPlainsand

alongtheAtlanticcoast.Recoveryprojectsarehelping,however.In2017,officialscounted76breedingpairsofplovers.Lastyear,theycounted6

7.Cavalieriofthefishandwildlifeserviceexpectstoseesimilarnumbersthisyear.Mostofthisyear’splovereggswillhatchbytheendofJune.4．Ho

wdoestheauthordemonstratetheseverityofthepipingplover’slivingconditions?A．Bymakingcomparison.B．Bylistingdetailede

vidence.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bymakingpredictions.5．Whyareploversmoreendangeredthanmostotherbirds?A．Theyaretoosensitiveto

climatechanges.B．Theirnestsarenotstrongenoughtostandastorm.C．Thefederalgovernmentthinkslittleofprotectingplovers

.D．Theirhabitatsaregreatlydestroyedduetotherisingwaterlevels.6．Whatcouldputthepipingploverinagreaterdanger?A．Theirhomesaredi

sappearingrapidly.B．Theirnumbersaredecreasingdramatically.C．Theshorelinedevelopmentisswiftandunavoidable.D．Theextr

emechangesinwaterlevelswilloccurfrequently.7．WhatisVinceCavalieri’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthepipingplover?A．Suspicious.B．Concerned.C．Optimistic.

D．Objective.Lonelinessisbadforyourhealth.So,inthesedaysofCOVID-19,whenenforcedsolitude(独处)istheorderofthe

dayinmanyplaces,howtostopsolitudeturningintolonelinessisapressingmedicalquestion.Onepartoftheansweristotrytounderstandthephysiology(生理)ofthechan

ge.StevenColeoftheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,beganhisworkwithJohnCacioppooftheUniversityofChicago.Theyaddressedthatquestion

byrepeatedlyobservingsocialisolationinindividualvolunteers,whilesimultaneouslytrackingfrombloodsamples,theirgene-expressionpatternsandother

changesintheirphysiology.Theyfoundthat,initially,volunteers’feelingsofisolationarerelatedtoanincreaseintheirinflammationgenes(炎症基因)activitywh

icharealsoknowntotravelintothebrainandpromoteanxiety.Theyalsonotedthatincreasedlevelsinthiskindofbraina

ctivityinturnimproveinflammationandcausebehaviorssuchassocialwithdrawal,feelingsofsuspiciontowardstheoutsideworldandatenden

cytoactmoredefensivelybymakingdecisionsthatinvolvefewrisks.That,ofcourse,promotesfurtherfeelingsofloneliness.Itseems,therefore,thatthoughl

onelinessstartswithsolitude,itcanquicklytakeonaphysiologicallifeofitsown.Therefore,dealingwiththelonelinesscausedbyenforcedisolationwillnotbeasim

plematterofallowingpeopletosocialiseonceagain.Insearchofthat,Dr.Colecarriedoutaseriesofexperimentsthatenc

ouragedlonelypeopletodirectsimpleactsofkindnesstowardstheirfellowcreatures:thingslikebuyinggroceriesforanelderlyneighbourorhelpi

ngacolleague.ThosedirectedtoshowkindnesshadpreciselytheoppositeinflammationgenesactivitytothatpreviouslyseeninthelonelybyDr

.Cole.Theyfoundthatinthecaseofloneliness,thesaying:beingmoreblessedtogivethantoreceiveistrue.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“

thatquestion”inparagraph3referto?A．Whatphysicalchangeshappenduringsocialisolation?B．Howcanwegetridofsolitu

deandloneliness?C．Whatisthedifferencebetweensolitudeandloneliness?D．Whatarethesymptomsoflonelinesscausedbysolitude?9．Whyisitdifficultforpeople

toescapefromlonelinessaftertheendofCOVID-19?A．Theirphysiologicallifehastransformedtheirgenesandbehav

iors.B．Theyhaveexperiencedvariousnegativeemotionswhenbeingalone.C．Theyarefacingaphysiologicalmatterratherthansimplyamentalstate.D

．Theirsociallifehasbeengreatlychangedduetomonthsofsolitude.10．AccordingtoStevenCole,whichofthefollowingmay

worktodealwithloneliness?A．Buyingfoodforthehomeless.B．Socialisingmorewithneighbors.C．Exercisingmoretoreduc

eanxiety.D．Conductingexperimentsoninflammation.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FrighteningLoneliness:IncreaseInflammation

.B．SolitudeandItsConsequences:FightLoneliness.C．TheUnavoidableProblems:SolitudeandLoneliness.D．AGround-breakingFinding:LonelinessCuredbyGivin

g.DowningStreetwillreceiveaspecialdeliveryfrompostmastersthisafternoon,thecountry’sbiggesteverpetition(请愿书)inm

oderntimes,Fourmillionpeoplehavebackedacampaign,urgingthegovernmenttosaveBritain’spostoffices.Morethanfourthousandpostoffice

shaveclosedsince1999forfinancialreasons;therestarelosinguptoaquarterofabillionpoundsayear.TheSaintLevanValleyPostOfficenearPlymouthfacesclosu

re.Itisoneofthousandsthatarenotcommerciallypracticalandcosttaxpayersoverahundredandfiftymillionpoundsayearinsubsidies.

Andyetthecustomersheredon’tcareifthepostofficemakesmoney,theysayit’sasociallifelineforthecommunity.“We’vehadpeoplemovedtotearshereattheverythough

toflosingtheirpostoffice.Itssuchavitalpartofthecommunity.”That’swhyhundredsofpostmastershavearrivedinLon

donthismorningtoremonstratewithwhattheycalladeathbyathousandcuts.Thegovernmenthasremovedsomanyservicesfrombranchesthatmanywoul

dbeforcedtoclose.Thisafternoonthey’llhandinapetitionsignedbyfourmillionpeoplewhichtheyhopewouldpreem

pt(先发制人)anygovernmentannouncementoncuts.Andatthetopofthelistofcomplaints:theplannedwithdrawalofthePostOfficecardaccount,usedbymillionstoaccesspensi

onsandbenefits.Therearemany,manypeoplewhostillwant,andwhobudgetonbeingabletogettheirmoneyfromtheirpensionandotherbenefitse

achweekincashatpostoffice,andthatisthebottomline.Thisindustrywantsreformandmodernization,butnottheill

-planneddestructionofthenetwork.“Theyhavetobepractical.Whatwewannadoismakesurethattheycanbepractical.Sointhesamew

ayasapubusedtobetiedtoonebrewery,wewanttofreeuppostofficestohavelotsofproducts,sotheycanhaveamuchbetterincomeflow,andtherefore,stayopen.”12．Whyhasthe

governmentclosedsomanypostoffices?A．Thepostofficesfailtomakeaprofit.B．Thegovernmentisforcedtodosobythepublic.C．Thego

vernmentdecidestomakeitmorecommercial.D．ThepostofficesareofnousebecauseoftheInternet.13．Whatdoestheunderline

dwords“remonstratewith”meaninparagraph3?A．Negotiatewith.B．Votefor.C．Standby.D．Protestagainst.14．Whatisprobablythekeyserviceofthepostofficesf

orcommonpeople?A．Topostletters.B．Towithdrawpensions.C．Tostrengthencommunitybonds.D．Toprotestagainstill-plannedcuts.15．Whyis“apub”mentionedinthel

astparagraph’?A．Topredictthefutureofpostoffices.B．Toindicatethesuccessofpubbusiness.C．Tosuggestarealisticwaytokeeppostofficesopen.D．

Toexplaintheconnectionbetweenpubsandpostoffices.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:THECARTOGRAPHYOFQUILTS

Quilts(床罩)areanarrativeart;withthemesthatarepolitical,spiritual,communal,orcommemorative,theyareinfusedwithhistoryandme

mory,mappingoutintimatestoriesandlegaciesthroughahandcraftedlanguageofdesign.HandstitchedWorlds:TheCartographyofQuiltsisa

ninvitationtoreadquiltsasmaps,tracingthepathsofindividualhistoriesthatilluminatelargerhistoricevents

andculturaltrends.Spanningthenineteenthtotwenty-firstcenturies,thisinsightfulandengagingexhibitionbringstogether18quiltsfromthe

collectionoftheAmericanFolkArtMuseum,NewYork,representingarangeofmaterials,motifs,andtechniquesfromtraditionalearly-Americanquiltstomorecontempora

rysculpturalassemblages.ThequiltsinHandstitchedWorldsshowushowthistoo-oftenoverlookedmediumbalancescreativitywithtradition,individua

litywithcollectivezeitgeist.Likearoadmap,theseuniqueworksofferapathtoadeeperunderstandingoftheAmericanculturalfabr

ic.NumberofWorks:18quiltsOrganizedby:AmericanFolkArtMuseum,NewYorkApproximatesize:175-200linearfeetSecurity:Moderatesecur

ityParticipationFee:PleaseinquireShipping:IA&Amakesallarrangements;exhibitorspayoutgoingshippingcostswithinthecontiguousU.S.BookingPeri

od:12weeksTour:June2021—August2024Contact:TravelingExhibitions@ArtsandArtists.orgLeighYawkeyWoodsonArtMuseum,Wausau,WIJune12,2

021—August29,2021WashingtonStateHistoricalSociety,Tacoma,WASeptember17,2021—January23,2022UtahMuseumofFineArts,SaltLake

City,UTFebruary19,2022—May14,2022FortWayneMuesumofArt,FortWayne,INJune18,2022—September11,2022AVAILABLEOctober20

22—January2023DaneG.HansenMemorialMuseum,Logan,KSFebruary17,2023—May14,2023AVAILABLEJune2023—December2023LaurenRo

gersMuseumofArt,Laurel,MSJanuary30,2024—April21,2024AVAILABLEMay2024—August2024Alltourdatescanbecustomizedtome

etyourschedulingneeds.PleasecontactTravelingExhibitions@ArtsandArtists.orgformoreinformation.1．Whatisthepurposeofthe

exhibitionofHandstitchedWorlds:TheCartographyofQuilts?A．Topromotecreativityandindividualitythoroughtheengagingexhibition.B．Toprovideanopportunity

forvisitorstolearntomakequiltsstitchbystitch.C．TogivevisitorsaninsightintothehistoryandcultureofAmericainspecificperiods.D．Toenr

ichtheunderstandingoftheAmericanculturebyatourvisittomuseumsacrossAmerica.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingto

thearticle?A．Theexhibitionisfreebothfortheexhibitorsandforthevisitors.B．Exhibitorsthatareinterestedcanchoosewhateverdatestheyw

ant.C．Theartisticandhistoricvalueofhandstitchedquiltsusedtobeneglected.D．Exhibitorsthatareinterestedcanbooktheexhibition12weeksinadvance.3．T

hearticleiswrittento_________.A．exhibitorsB．visitorsC．artistsD．historiansSomedocumentshavebeenmakingtheroundslately—wh

erepeoplewhoworkvariouspositionsindifferentindustriessharehowmuchthey’repaid.Bravo!It’sabouttimeweblewupthatoldbeliefthatsalari

eshavetostaysecret.Thisisnotjustamatterofcuriosity.Havinginformationaboutsalariescanhelpnarrowthegenderwagegap,whichh

asbarelychangedformorethanadecade.RecentlyreleaseddatefromtheUSCensusBureaushowsthat,onaverage,womenworkingfulltimestill

arepaidonly82centsforeverydollarpaidtoaman.Andthegapisevenwiderformanywomenofcolor:Blackwomenmake62cents,andLatina

sjust54cents.What’smore,thepaygapevenextendsintoherretirement.Becausesheearnedlessandthereforepaidlesstothesocialsecuritysyste

m,shereceiveslessinsocialsecuritybenefits.Havinggreateraccesstosalaryinformationishelpingtospeedthingsup.AnewresearchreportbytheAmericanAssociat

ionofUniversityWomenshowsthatthewagegaptendstobesmallerinjobsectorswherepaytransparency(透明)isamust.Forex

ample,amongfederalgovernmentworkers,there’sjusta13percentpaydifferencebetweenmenandwomen,andinstategovernment,thegapisabout17

percent.Butinprivate,for-profitcompanies,wheresalariesaregenerallykeptunderwraps,thegenderwagegapjumpsto29percent.Fortun

ately,salaryinformationisincreasinglyavailableonsomewebsites.Certaincompaniesandmanyhumanresourcesdepartmentsarepu

shingaheadwiththispractice.Ofcourse,it’sgoingtotakemorethansalarytransparencytoequalizeearningsbetweenwomenandm

en.Butsharingsalariescanandmustbepartofthesolution.Themoreinformationwomenhaveabouthowjobsarevalued—andwhatdifferentpeopleearn—thebetterthey

willunderstandtheirvalueinthelabormarketandbeabletopushforthepaytheydeserve.4．Whyarethefiguresmentionedinparagraph2?

A．Torevealtheseverityofgenderwagegap.B．Toconfirmthepreviousbeliefaboutsalaries.C．Tosatisfyreaders’curiosityaboutothers’salaries.D．Toappealtorea

derstosharetheirsalaryinformation.5．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Theinequalitybetweenmenandwomen.B．Theneedtokeepsalaryinformationasecre

t.C．Theadvantageofworkingforthegovernment.D．Thebenefitofmakingsalaryinformationpublic.6．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardssharingsalaryinfor

mation?A．Critical.B．Favourable.C．UncleanD．Negative.7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyItPaystoShareHowMuchYouMakeB．Where

SalaryInformationDifferenceLiesC．WhatItTakestoRealizeGenderEqualityD．HowWoman’sValueImprovesatWork.Monopoly(大富翁)isaverypopular

boardgamearoundtheworldtoday,butlittleisknownaboutitsAmericaninventor,ElizabethMagie,andthephilosophybehindherinvention.Bornin1

866,Magiewasarebelagainstthenormsandpoliticsofhertimes.InspiredbyHenryGeorgewhobelievedthatallmenshouldhaveanequalrighttousethelandasth

eyhavetobreatheair,shechallengedthecapitalistsystemofpropertyownership—intheformofaboardgame.In1904,shepatentedherLand

lord’sGame,whichconsistedofacircuitofstreetsandlandmarksforsale.Magie’sgamecontainedtwosetsofrules:T

heProsperityrulesandtheMonopolistrules.TheProsperityrulesstatedthateveryplayershouldgaineachtimesomeoneacquiredanewprope

rty.Thegamewaswon(byall!)whentheplayerstartingwiththeleastmoneydoubledhisorherfortune.UnderMonopolistrules,ontheotherhand,eachplayer

advancedbyacquiringpropertiesandcollectingrentfromallwholandedtherelater.Whoevermanagedtobankrupttheotherplayerswonthegame.Thepurpo

seofthedualsetsofrules,saidMagie,wasforplayerstounderstandhowthesedifferentapproachestopropertycanle

adtodifferentsocialoutcomes:“allwin”or“winall.”ThegamesoonbecameahitoncollegecampusesandamongQuakercommunities,andsomepeoplemodifiedthegamebo

ard.AnunemployedplayernamedCharlesDarrowsoldthismodifiedversiontothemanufacturerParkerBrothersashisown.However,whenthegame’st

rueorigincametolight,ParkerBrothersboughtthepatentfromMagieforonly$500.Theythenre-launchedthegameasMonopoly,includingonlytheruleslead

ingtothetriumphofoneoverall.Darrowwaspublicizedastheinventorwhohadbecomeamillionairefromsellingthegame.Thusarags-to-richesmyt

hwascreated,ironicallyexemplifyingMonopoly’simplicit(含蓄的)values:Chasewealthandcrushyouropponentsifyouwanttocomeoutontop.8．Whatisthispas

sagemainlyabout?A．Thecreationandmodificationofaboardgame.B．Afightbetweenpatentownersofapopulargame.C．Asocio-economicvictorybehindalandlordgame.

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

fthecapitalistsystem.B．Tointroducedifferentapproachestoobtainingnewland.C．Toadvocatethatallshouldberewardedwhenoneacquireswealth.D．T

ochallengeGeorge’sideathatmenshouldhaveanequalrighttotheland.10．Whatdoes“arags-to-richesmyth”refertointhelastparagraph?A．Amodifiedversionof

Monopoly.B．Darrow’ssuccessaftersellingthegame.C．ParkerBrothers’purchaseofMagie’spatent.D．Thepopularityofthega

meoncollegecampuses.11．WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeMagie’sfeelingstowardtoday’sversionofhergame?A．Excited.B．R

elieved.C．Doubtful.D．Displeased.Onadarknight,11-year-oldJoewasplayinghide-and-seekwithhisfriendsinthebackyar

dwhenhethoughthesawMagellan—ahugehousecat.However,whenthecatsuddenlyjumpedonhishead,Joefounditturnedoutayoungcougar.Heback

edawayfromtheanimal,thenturnedandraninsidethehouse.Cougarencounterslikethisonearebecomingincreasinglycommoninthe

U.S.Mostpeopleassumethat’sbecausecougarpopulationsaregrowing,orbecausethebigcatsarecomingintoclosercontactwiththeexpandingwebofh

umansuburbs.ButProfessorRobertWielgusatWashingtonStateUniversityarguesthatpoorlydesignedhuntingpoliciesmightbecausinganincreaseinc

ougar-humanconflicts.Wielgus’sresearchteamshavebeenfittingthebigcatswithradiocollarsandmonitoringtheirmovements.Theyfindthatthecougarpopu

lationisactuallydecliningrapidlyandalmostnomalecougarsareoverfouryearsofage.Andastudyshowsthattheheavilyhuntedareahasfivet

imesasmanycougarcomplaintsasthelightlyhuntedarea—eventhoughthedensityofcougarsisaboutthesameinbothareas.Wielgu

ssuspectsthathuntingpolicies,whichallowoldermalestobekilledtokeepcougarpopulationsincheck,weretheculpritandteena

gecougarsintheheavilyhuntedareamayberesponsibleformostofthetrouble.Totesthistheory,headdstwomoregroupsofcougarstothetracking

program—oneinaheavilyhuntedareaandanotherinacomparablebutlightlyhuntedarea.Heconcludesthatheavyhuntingindeedalmostwipesoutoldermalesandthepopul

ationstructureintheheavilyhuntedareashiftstowardyoungeranimals.Withthesefindings,Wielgusbelieveswithoutadultstokeepthemundercontro

l,thedisorderlyteensaremorelikelytocomeintoconflictwithhumans,farmanimalsandpets.Wielgus’sideasdon’tsitwellwitheveryone.“Huntingdefinitelydoescaus

elotsofteenagemalestoflowin,butIdon’tyetseesolidproofthattheyaremorelikelytocausetroublethanoldercats,”saystheUni

versityofMontana’sRobinson.“Inmanycases,thenewarrivalshavebeensqueezedoutofremotewildernesshabitatandforcedin

toareaswheretheyaremorelikelytoencounterhumans.Ithinkhumansareprimarilyresponsibleforalltheinteractionyousee.We’removing

intotheseareaswherecougarsanddeerare,”accordingtoAlldredge,aresearcherattheColoradoDivisionofWildlife.Wemaynotunderstandwhatmakes18-year-old

malesmorelikelythan48-year-oldmentododangerousthings,Wielgussays,butweknowthattheworldwouldbeadifferentplace,ifteenagerswereincharge.12．Thepassag

ebeginswithastoryto________.A．leadintothetopicB．describeanincidentC．showtheauthor’sattitudeD．warnofthedanger

sofcougars13．Theunderlineword“culprit”inPara.4isclosestinmeaningto________.A．effectB．evidenceC．causeD．target14．Whichofthefo

llowingistrue?A．Alldredgeagreeshuntingresultsinthearrivaloflotsofteens.B．Robinsondoubtswhetherageisakeyfactorinhuman-cougarconflicts.C．Alldredge

believeskillingoldermalesmaycauseabiggerthreat.D．Robinsonholdshumansaretoblameforthefallofoldermales.15．Whatm

ightWielgussuggesttoreducecougarattacks?A．Drivingteenagecougarsbackintotheirnaturalhabitat.B．Gettingpeopletomoveoutoftheareaswherecougarsare.C．

Forbiddingchildrentoplayinthebackyardbythemselves.D．Changinghuntingpoliciestoensureahealthycougarpopulation.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.Hereareourtopfivereasonstogo

toMalta.MdinaGobackintimeandvisitMdina,Malta’sancientcapital.Mdinaisfullofnarrowstreetsandcitywallsthatdateb

ackmorethan3,000years.Withapopulationoflessthanthreehundred,itonlytakes10minutestowalkfromoneendtotheother.Whileyou’rethere,visitFontanellaTeaGar

denwithitsfamoushomemadecakes.VallettaValletta,thecurrentcapital,wasbuiltbytheKnightsoftheOrderofStJohnofJ

erusaleminthe16thcentury.Thecityhasbeautifulsquareswithcafésandrestaurants,andwonderfulharbourviews.Wh

ileyou’rethere,visittheGrandMaster’sPalaceoftheKnightsofStJohn,theArmoury,andStJohn’sCo-Cathedral,whichhasworksofartandtapestriesbyCaravagg

ioandRubens.BeachesMaltahaslotsofgreatbeaches,butsomeofthebestareGoldenBayandMellichaBayinthenorth,orthoseon

thenearbyislandofGozo.Onthisisland,youcanrelaxontheredsandbeachofRamlaBayjustasOdysseusdidforsevenyearsduringhislongvoyagehome.Ggantija

TemplesAlsoonGozoarethe5000-year-oldGgantijaTemples.Thesemegalithic(巨石的)constructionsareoneofthemostimportantarchacologicalsitesinthew

orld.There’salocallegendthatthe6-metrehighwallswerebuiltbygiants.TheBlueLagoonOneofMalta’smostfamousattractionsistheBlueLagoon.Thisliesbetwee

ntheislandsofCominoandCominotto.It’seasilyaccessiblefromMaltaasmanytourboatsgothere.Swimintheclearbluewaters,ordiveamongth

efishandshipwrecks.Youmightevenfindsometreasure!1．WhatdoweknowaboutMdina?A．Itcoversawidearea.B．It’sthecapitalofMaltaatpresent.C．Ithasalargepo

pulation.D．It’sknownforhistoricarchitecture.2．WhatcanvisitorsdoinValletta?A．Enjoybeautifulseaviews.B．Experiencelifeinthe16thc

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

GgantijaTemples.C．TheBlueLagoon.D．Comino.“Ihavetravelledtheworldfor25yearsinsearchoftrouble,”admitsDrDavidNot

tinhisrecentautobiography,WarDoctor:SurgeryontheFrontLine.“Itisakindofaddiction,apullIfindhardtoresist.”Thispullhasseenhimusehissurgicalskill

stohelpthoseinneedbytakingunpaid,month-longbreaksfromhis“dayjob”asanNHSsurgeonintheUKeveryyeartoworkinc

onflictzonesanddisasterareas.HefirstworkedinSarajevoin1993asavolunteerwiththeFrenchcharityMédecinsSansFroatières.Thehospitalbewo

rkedinhadsomanyholesinitswallscausedbybombingandsniper(狙击手)firethatitwascalledthe“SwissCheeseHospital”.Itwashisfirstinsighti

ntotheterrifyingrealityoftreatingpatientsinawarzone.Thehospitalsufferedpowercutsduringoperationsandheandhisteamwereregularlyshotat.ButNo

ttfoundthisexhilarating.“GoingtoSarajevo,almostgettingkilled,Ihadneverfeltsowonderful.Ireallyfeltasthoughsomebodybadinjectedmewithsomething.Ifeltfan

tastic.Ithinktoskirtdeath—andthentorealizehowcloseyouaretodeathandthatyousurvivedit—isexciting.Andthat’stheexperienceI’vehadmanytimesov

er.”Thisattitudemayseemreckless(鲁莽的),butitmeansthatNotthassavedlivesindesperatesituations.InGazain2014,hedecidednot

toabandonayounggirlinthemiddleofsurgerydespitebeingtoldthatthehospitalwasabouttobebombed.Hecarriedon,nobombsfellandthegirlsurv

ived.Hehaskeptaphotographofthemtakentogetherthreedayslater.InYemen,heoperatedonthewifeofabomb-makerwhohadaccidentallyblow

nuphisownhouse.Nottfoundadetonator(雷管)buriedinherlegandbadtocarefullydisposeofitbeforecontinuingtheoperation.4．Whatdo

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

Takingmonth-longbreaksfromhisdayjob.5．WhenwasthebookWarDoctor:SurgeryontheFrontLine,probablypublished?A．In1993.B．In2014.C．In2018.D．In

2021.6．WhatmakestheexperiencethrillingaccordingtoNott?A．Thefeelingofnarrowlyescapingdeath.B．Thethoughtofsavinglives.C．Theimprov

ementofhissurgeryskills.D．Thedifficultyofworkingindesperatesituations.7．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdes

cribeDr.DavidNott?A．Modestandcourageous.B．Generousandstrict.C．Carelessandaggressive.D．Adventurousandselfless.Forthefirst

timeever,morethanhalfofallmealseatenoutintheUKarefromfastfoodrestaurants.Burgers,friedchicken,pizzasandta

keoutcurrynowaccountfor50.4%ofmealsboughtoutsidethehome.That’supfrom47.3%in2008.Anditrepresentsastaggering5.54bi

llionfastfoodmealsayear.Butwhy?Theanswersaresimple.Forastar,manyseefastfoodasacheapoption,whichisapriorityforalo

tofpeopleinthesetimesofeconomichardship.Anditseemsthatmostpeoplepreferfamiliarchains.“Familieswanttoknowwhattheyarege

tting,andwiththelikesofMcDonald’sandKFCtheyknowit’saconsistentexperienceandgoodvalue,”anindustryexpertexplained.Manyfastfoodchain

sareadaptingtheirmenustoappealdirectlytomiddleclassfamilies.McDonald’s,forexample,hasstartedusingfree-rangeeggsandorganicmilk,

togetherwithfruitandvegetablesforchildren’sHappyMeals.Andmostchainsareofferinggooddiscountstoattractcustomers.InLondon,

forexample,morethan25%offastfoodpurchasesaremadewithapromotionalvoucher(代金券).Isfastfoodreallysuchgood

valueformoney?“Actually,healthyingredientsarecheaper...andofferbettervalueformoney,”afoodexpertexplained.“Onthefaceofit,itmayseemlikethecheape

stoption,butwhenyoulookatthelabels,you’llfindthatyou’reonlygetting50%ofmealinyourchickennuggets(鸡块),forexample.”So,what’s

thesolution?Anonlinesurveyonfoodhasanumberofsuggestions.“Ifyouwanttoeatwellandcheaply,simplybuylotsofbasicingredients

,thencookinbulk.Afterwards,youcanfreezeany,leftoverfoodandeatitlater,”saysMollyBatesofBirmingham.“Beans,lentilsandpulsesarea

llexcellentformsofproteinandalotcheaperthanmeatandfish.They’realsoverytasty,”saysKylieJonesofBrighton....8．Wha

tdothefiguresinparagraph1indicate?A．Britonsarespendingmoreandmoreonfastfood.B．Britonsprefertoeatoutratherthancookathome.C．M

ealsboughtoutsidethehomehaverisenbyabout3%.D．ThenumberoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUKisincreasing.9．What’sthemajorreasonthatmakesfastfoodsoappe

aling?A．Itshighquality.B．Itsgoodservice.C．Itsgreatdiversity.D．Itslowprice.10．Accordingtoparagraph4,th

efoodexpertholdsa________attitudetofastfood.A．neutralB．disapprovingC．tolerantD．supportive11．Whatmigh

tbewritteninthefollowingparagraphs?A．Publicopinionsaboutthevalueoffastfood.B．Othertipsonhowtoeathealthilyandcheaply.C．Theharmfulim

pactsoffastfoodonconsumers.D．Differentapproachestomakinghealthierfastfood.ResearchershasinvestigatedtheimpactofCovid-19related

socialisolation(隔离)measureson2,200youngkidsbetween8and36monthsofage.Theirfindingsprovideinsightsintotheeffectsofl

ockdownonlanguagelearningandscreentimeinthegenerationofyoungstersgrowingupduringthisextraordinaryperio

d.ShortlyafterlockdownbeganinearlyMarch2020across13countries,parentswereaskedtocompleteanonlinequestionnairecontainingquest

ionsonthechild’sage,exposuretodifferentlanguages,numberofsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andvocabularydevelopment.Parentswerethencontactedagainattheendofthe

lockdown(forthatfamilyorinthatarea,ingeneral).Theywereaskedabouttheactivitiestheyundertookwiththeirchildduringlockd

own,theamountoftimetheirchildhadaccesstoscreensbothduringlockdownandbefore,aswellasquestionsonhowmuchscr

eentimetheyhadthemselvesandtheirattitudestowardschildren’sscreentime.Parentswerealsoaskedtocompleteastandardizedvocabularychecklistindicatingth

enumberofwordstheirchildunderstoodand/orsaidatthebeginning,andagain,attheendoflockdownsothatanincreaseinthenumberofwordsgainedoverlockdowncou

ldbecalculated.Thestudiesfindthat,duringlockdown,childrenwhowerereadtomorefrequentlywerereportedtohavelearnedmore

words,relativetotheirpeerswhowerereadtolessfrequently.However,childrenwithincreasedexposuretoscreenslearnedtosayfewerwords,relativetot

heirpeerswithlessscreentime.Besides,whilechildrenwereexposedtomorescreentimeduringlockdownthanbefore,over

all,childrenwerereportedtohavegainedmorewordsthanexpectedduringlockdown,relativetopre-pandemiclevels.Theincreaseinscreentimeduringlockdownwasgreat

eriflockdownwaslonger,andinfamilieswithfeweryearsofeducation,andwhereparentsreportedusingscreensforlo

ngerthemselves.“Whilethissuggeststhattherelativelyshortisolationdidnotdetrimentallyimpactlanguageinyoun

gchildren,weshouldbecautiousinassumingthiswouldapplyduringnormaltimesortolongerlockdowns,giventheextraordin

arycircumstanceschildrenandtheirparentsfacedduringthistime,”saysAssociateProfessorNataliaKartushina,UniversityofOslo.12．Wh

atcanwelearnabouttheresearch?A．Itinvolvedkidsundertheageof8from13countries.B．Relatedinvestigationswerecompletedatthesametime.C．The2,200kidsi

nvolvedhadtotakevocabularytests.D．Parentsofthe2,200kidsfinishedtwoquestionnaires.13．Whohavelearnedmoreword

saccordingtothefinding?A．Childrenwhoseparentsoftenreadstoriestothem.B．Childrenwhowereexposedtomorescreentime.C．Childrenwhos

esocialisolationdurationwaslonger.D．Childrenwhowerefromless-educatedfamilies.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimentally”inthelastparagraph

mean?A．Permanently.B．Harmfully.C．Strongly.D．Potentially.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．COVID-19:DoesItInfluenceYoung

Kids’LanguageLearning?B．ApproachestoTeachingYoungKidstoLearnDuringSocialIsolationC．ImpactofCOVID-19SocialIsolationMeasur

esonEarlyDevelopmentD．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.Turningwat

erintoinstanticeOnecan’tgototheIce-SnowWorldwithoutstoppingbytheSunIslandSnowExpo.Afterall,theformerisforappreciatingillumina

ted(照亮的)iceatnight,andthelatterisforcheckingoutsnowinthedaytime.Touristsfromthesouthmightbeastonishedbythebrigh

tsunshinereflectedinthesnow,sodon’tforgetthesunscreen.Thisisalsoagoodplacetotoss(抛)waterandwatchitturnintoiceinstantly.Find

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

ousandsofmilesofice”andbecomesanaturalice-skatingrink.Thefrozenriveroffersopportunitiesformanydifferentwinterac

tivities.Butmakesuretheiceissolidbeforegoingstomping(跺脚)inthesnow.SpeedingdownYabuliSkiResortOneplaceyoushouldn’tmi

sswhenvisitingHarbinisYabuliSkiResort,whereyoucanskidownsplendidsnow-coveredmountains.Thesnowisthickandmoderately

hard.Therearejunior,middleandseniorskiruns.Professionalstaffareavailabletoimproveyourskiingability.21．Whichisagoodplacetoenjoyanightscene?A．TheSon

ghuaRiver.B．TheIce-SnowWorld.C．YabuliSkiResort.D．TheSunIslandSnowExpo.22．WhatcanvisitorsdoinHarbin?A．Getprofessionalguidanceforfreew

hileskating.B．Choosedifferentroutesbasedontheirskiingability.C．Godowntheworld’slongesticeslideonSonghuaRiver.D．Tosswaterandwatchittu

rnintoicewhereveryouwant.23．What’sthearticleintendedfor?A．AdvertisingwinteractivitiesofHarbin.B．Remindvisitors

ofsafetravelling.C．Explainrequirementstovisitors.D．AttractvisitorstoinvestinHarbin.AsIwalkedintomynewhigh

schoolforthefirsttime,Ifeltuncertain,nervousandlonely.Imissedmyoldfriendsterribly.Myheadhurtwiththethoughtofmakingnewfriends

alloveragain.Whatwillmynewfriendsbelike?Willwelikeeachother?WillIevenmakeafriend?Thesequestionswereonmymind,asIwalkedovertoagroupofgirls.Ididn

’tknowanyoneinmynewschool.Itseemedlikeeveryonewaswatchingme,asifeveryheadwasturningtowardsme,waitingformetomakeawrongmove.Inervouslysaid“hi”i

nalowvoice,wavingmyhandatthegroup.Expectingthemtostartlaughingandmakingfunofme,Iwassurprisedwhentheywa

vedbackandaskedmetositwiththem.Asifaswitchhadbeenturnedoff,alltheanxiousthoughtsthathadbeenkillingmeweregone.Afeelingofacceptan

ceandexcitementrushedovermeasIhappilychattedwiththesixgirls,tellingthemmoreaboutmyself.LookingbackathowanxiousIwasuponent

eringmynewschoolforthefirsttime,InowfeelstupidforIhadbeenlosingmysleepoversomethingsosmall.Beingmyselfandbeingpolitehadworkedoutformejustf

ine.Beingconfidentprovedtobethekeythatfitperfectlyintothelockonthedooroffriendship,thesamedoorthatIhadbeentooscaredtoevenknockon

before.IhadneverexpectedthatbytheendofthedayIwouldhaveanyfriendsatall,letalonesix.WhatIlearnedfrommyexperiencewastowelcomeever

ydaysurpriseswithopenarmsandtoacceptthegoodorbadfeelingsthatfillourhearts,thesameplacewherelovelivesandwherenewfriendsarewelcomed.24．Whydidtheautho

rmentionthosequestionsinparagraph2?A．Toexpressherneeds.B．Toshowhernervousness.C．Toshowherhungerforknowledge.D．Toexpressherdoubtsabou

tfriendship.25．Whatwasunexpectedtotheauthor?A．Beingacceptedbyallthestudents.B．Theinvitationfromthegroupofgirls.C．Beinglaughedatbythegrou

pofgirls.D．Theattentionallthestudentspaidtoher.26．Whatadvicemighttheauthorgivetonewhighschoolstudents?A．Getenoughsl

eep.B．Keepintouchwitholdfriends.C．Believeinyourself.D．Avoidsayingsomethingstupid.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Everydogha

shisdayB．EverybeanhasitsblackC．EachnewdayholdsasurpriseD．EachonethinksinhisownwayThreeminutesoflookingatredlighto

nceaweekmayhelpoureyesight(theabilitytosee),newresearchsuggests.Thefindingsshowthatredlightmightbeacheapandeasytreatmentfordeclinesincolorvi

sionaswegetolder.Lastyear,researchersfromUniversityCollegeLondondidastudyonredlighttherapy.24healthyvolunteers,agedbetween28and72,wer

easkedtolookatredlightforthreeminuteseverydayfortwoweeks.Testslaterfoundthattheeyesightofpeopleovertheageof40imp

roved.Totestthepossibleweakpointsoftheirtherapy,theydidanewstudythisyear.Insteadofusingthelighteveryday,theyuseditonceaweek.Thenewstudyin

cluded20volunteers,agedbetween34and70,allwithhealthyvision.Somereceivedredlighttherapyinthemorning,andothersreceiveditintheafternoon.

Theywerethentestedontheircolorvisionuptoaweeklater.Onthewhole,thosewhogotthetreatmentinthemorningshoweda17%improvementintheircolorv

ision,evenaweeklater.Thosewhogotthetreatmentintheafternoondidnothaveanyimprovement.“We’vefoundthatonesingleexposuretoredlight

inthemorningcangreatlyimprovedecliningvision,”saidleadauthorGlenJeffrey.Thefindingsdosupporttheirearlierwork,andtheymightmakethetreatmentm

orepracticable,sinceaonce-weeklytreatmentiseasiertosticktothanadailyone.Buttheteam’spromisingresultsarestilldrawnonsmallnumbersofhealthyvolu

nteers.Largerstudieswouldbeneededtoshowthebenefitsofredlighttherapy.“Inthenearfuture,aonce-a-weekthree-minuteexposuretodeepredlight

couldbedonewhilemakingacoffeeorlisteningtoasong,andsuchasimplethingcouldchangeeyecareandvisionaroundtheworld,”Jeffreysaid.Givenitslowcost(aslittleas

$15)perdevice,andsimplicity,theteamisexcitedaboutthefutureoftheirtherapy.28．Whatplaysakeyroleinredlig

httherapy?A．Thetimeofdayfortreatment.B．Thedeviceusedinthetreatment.C．Thetimethatonetreatmentlasts.D．Thenumberoftreatmentsreceived

.29．Whatmakesitnecessarytoimprovethestudy?A．Theageofthevolunteers.B．Thenumberofthevolunteers.C．Thepoorvisionofthevolunteers.D．The

healthconditionofthevolunteers.30．Inwhichcolumnofamagazinecanwefindthisarticle?A．Travel.B．Business.C．Entertainment.D．Health.31．Whatisthepurpose

ofthistext?A．Tostatetheimportanceofeyecare.B．Toexplainthevalueofdeepredlight.C．Tointroduceawaytofigh

tvisiondecline.D．Toencourageagedpeopletoprotecttheireyesight.Worldhistoryhasseenthreeancientdramas:Greektragedyandcomedy;India

nSanskritdrama;andChineseopera.ThefirsttwohavebecomehistoricalandonlyChineseoperahassurvived.Chineseoperatookshapeinthe

12thcentury.Afterdevelopingformorethan800years,itsabundantlocalstylesofoperaarestillenjoyinggreatpopularity

,ofwhichQinqiangisoneofthemostancientoperas.Qingiangoperaisathousand-year-oldlocaloperaoriginatinginChina’sinlandnorthwesternregion.Ithasestablis

hedauniquetraditionasan“operashoutedout”withitshigh-pitchedarias(高音唱腔).LiMeihaswonareputationasoneofth

efourgreatestQinqiangactresses.She’salsoknownforherpassionatecommitmenttoexploringthetheatricalpossibilitiesofferedbyQinqiang.LiMeiandherworkmatesar

ehalfwaythroughanafternoonrehearsal(排练)andmosthavebrokenintoasweat.Singinginanear-whisper,theforty-year-oldoperastarperformsthestylizedm

ovementsfortheleadingrole—thebitterdeadLadyLiHuinianginGhost’sHate.LittlewonderthatLiMeiissuchapowerfulpresenceonstage.She’sthegreatestc

ontributoryactresswho’sabletointerpretacharactersocompellinglyandtellastorysoconvincinglythatEuropeanau

dienceswarmlyhugthisunfamiliarartform.LiMeisaid,“WeperformedthisoperaintheNetherlandstocelebratethetenthanniversaryofthefoundingo

fHolland’sNationalTheatre.Weenjoyedafifteen-minutecurtaincallandtheaudiencesapplaudedwildlyforalongtime.Thelocalpressentitledmethe‘Nemesisoft

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

herlovepersists.Thereasonwhythisoperawasabletotouchmillionsofheartsisthatithasabeautifulstorypresentedbyabeautifulart

form.32．WhatcanbeinferredaboutChineseoperafromthetext?A．ItmadehistorywithancientGreekoperas.B．Itconsistsofvariousdynamiclocalo

peras.C．IthasahistoryshorterthanIndianSanskritdrama.D．ItoriginatedfromthemostancientlocalQingiangoper

a.33．WhyisGhost’sHatestarringLiMeilovedbyforeigners?A．Becauseitsstoryiseasytobefullyunderstoodbyforeigners.B．Becauseitsleadin

groleLiMeiisfamousasthe“ChineseVenus”.C．Becauseitconveysthepopularmessageofloyaltytowardslove.D．Becauseitisaperfectcomb

inationoftouchingplotandattractiveform.34．Whatmighttheunderlinedword“compellingly”meaninparagraph5?A．Persuasively.B．Borin

gly.C．Incorrectly.D．Partly.35．WhatisLiMei’sgreatestcontributiontoQinqiangopera?A．ShewonareputationasoneofthefourgreatestQingiangactresses

.B．ShebroughtLiHuiniang,thebitterdeadLadyinGhost’sHatetolife.C．SheexploredmanytheatricalpossibilitiesofferedbyQinqi

angopera.D．ShespreadoneofChinesetraditionalculturestotheothersideoftheworld.