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专题04说明文专练二1.（2023秋·湖南怀化·高三统考期末）TheideaofBuyNowPayLater,orBNPL,hasattractedmillionsofshopperswiththep

romiseofinterest-freecredit.Anincredible45percentof18to24-year-oldsintheUKturnedtoBNPLlastyear,accordingtoTheMoneyChar

ity.Lenderssaytheyofferabetterdealthancreditcards,becausetheydonotchargeinterestbutmakemoneyfromaffiliat

edeals(关联交易)withretailers(零售商).Itmaybeanewwayofborrowingmoney,buttheoldrulesstillapply:unlessyourepaythedebtquickly,youa

rebuildinguptroubleforthefuture.Now,BNPLsaregrowinginpopularityanddohaveupsides—mostlyconvenientshoppingwithinterest-easyfinancingandnostrictap

provalrequirements.However,theyalsomakeiteffortlesstoovershop,overspend,andgetinoveryourheadwithcreditproblems.Lenderspaytheretai

leronyourbehalf,andthenyourepayover30daysorthreemonths,spreadingthecosttohelpwithyourcashflow.Theysayt

hisisfairerandlessexpensivethancreditcards.Thatmaybetrue,butBNPLhasdangers,too.BNPLlendersmaynotchargeanyinterest,buttheystillwantyoutopaybackthemone

yyouhaveborrowed,sowhatifyoucan’t?Typically,youhave30daystopay.Ifyoudon’t,yourlenderwillcontactyoutochasela

tepayments.Ifyoustilldon’tpay,theycallinthedebtcollectors.CitizensAdvicesaysthat14millionusedaBNPLprod

uctlastyear,butsixmilliondidnotunderstandwhattheyweresigningupfor.Some26%ofBNPLcustomersregrettedtheir

choice,while41%struggledwithrepayment.Youngerpeoplewereparticularlyatrisk.AquarterofthosemakingBNPLrepaymentscould

n’taffordfood,rentorbillsasaresult.AnotherworryisthatBNPLlendersonlyperform‘soft’searchesonaperson’screditrep

ort,sodonotseetheborrower’struecreditstatus.Thismeanstheycannotremovepeoplewithfinancialproblemsandmayendupaddingtotheirtroubles.BNPLl

enderssaytheydocarefulcheckstomakesuretheyneverlendmorethanaconsumercanaffordtopayback,andalsopauseaccountsi

fasinglepaymentislate.Nobodywantstobepursuedbydebtcollectors.IfyoudouseBNPLcredit,neverborrowmorethany

oucanaffordtorepay.1．HowdoBNPLlendersearnprofitsaccordingtothetext?A．Theyforceborrowerstopaytheirdebts.B．Theyrequirepaymentforretailers’servi

ces.C．Theyreceiveacertainfeefromaffiliatedeals.D．Theychargeinterestfrom18to24-year-oldusers.2．WhydoesBNPLbecomemoreandmorepop

ular?A．Forstrictapprovalrequirementsandnointerest.B．Foritsconvenienceofshoppingwithhighinterest.C．Forbuyinganythingneededwithoutcre

ditproblems.D．Forconvenientshoppingandnostrictapprovalrequirements.3．WhatproblemdoestheBuyNowPayLatermethodhave?A．Alltheyoungpeoplecan

’trepaythedebtquickly.B．Itisdifficulttoknowtheborrower’srealcreditstatus.C．MorethanhalfofBNPLcustomerscan’taffordthepayments.D．BNPLhastodependonde

btcollectorstogetbackthemoney.4．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsBNPL?A．Favorable.B．Indifferent.C．Objective.D．Critical.2.（2022·广西·统考一模）NASAism

akingpreparationstosendacrewtothemoonwhowillexplorethelunarsurfacewiththehopeofconstructingastablehab

itat.AlthoughtheAmericanspaceagencyfocusesonjustsendingastronauts,othercompaniesarelookingfurtherintothefutureforwh

enhumanswillcolonizethenaturalsatellite.ExpertsatMoney,acompanyforconsumercreditproducts,releasedthefi

rst-evermoonloanguidethatrevealslivingonthelunarsurfacewouldcost$325,067amonth.“WiththeEarthbecomingincreasinglypopulatedandspacetechnologyadvancing,

itwon’tbelongbeforelunarlivingbecomesthenewnormal,”readsthestudy.TheteamfromMoneyusedvariousfactorstocalculatethecostofahouseonthem

oon:rawmaterialsneededtobuildahouse,thespecialmaterialsneededtobuildonthemoon’satmosphere,astronautsrequ

iredtotraveltobuild,andtheaveragecostoftransportingmaterialstothemoon.Accordingtothemoonloanguide,thefirstfull

yfunctioninghouseonthemoonwouldbe$48,454,063,whichisahighpriceforahome.Thepriceincludesaddinglife-savingdetailstohomessuchasairsea

ls,industrial-strengthair-conditionersandheaters.“Generatingenergyisvitalwhenlivinginsuchextremeconditions,an

dthereforethecostofsomesuppliesmayforceyoutoconsidersomealternativeoptions.Themostefficientwaytogenerateelectricityonthemoonistobuyasmallnucle

arreactorcostingS1.3million,“Moneysharesinthestudy.“Alternatively,34solarpanelswouldgenerateenoughel

ectricitytorunonehouseandcostonly$23,616incomparison.”Theguidealsorevealsthemostideallocationsonthemoon

,with“SeaofRains”beingconsidered”theperfectfamilysuburb”—thisregionsitsatthenorthandisoneofthelargestimpactcratersintheSolarSystem.5．Wh

at’sthepurposeofNASAsendingacrewtothemoon?A．Toencouragecompaniestoreleasemoonloan.B．Tocolonizethemoonalo

ne.C．Toexplorethemoonfornaturalresources.D．Tobuildalastinglivingplaceonthemoon.6．Whichofthefollowingwasnotconsideredwhentheteamestimatedthec

ostofalunarhouse?A．Materialsneededtobuildahouseonthemoon.B．Thecostoflookingforthemostideallocationonthemoon.C．Astronautsneededtotra

veltobuildahouseonthemoon.D．Theaveragecostoftransportingmaterialstothemoon.7．Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?A．Lunarlivingwon

’ttakelongtobecomeareality.B．Thefirsthouseonthemoonwillbethemostexpensivehome.C．Youwilldefinitelybuyanuclearreactortogenerateelectrici

tyonthemoon.D．TheperfectlocationonthemoonforlivingisthelargestimpactcraterintheSolarSystem.8．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．Th

efirstloanguideaboutlivingonthemoon.B．Themoon-themostideallivingplaceforhumans.C．NASAwillsendastronau

tstothemoon.D．Livingonthemoonhasbecomepossible.3.（2022·四川广安·统考一模）Withgloballyfamousliteraryfestivals,specialtybookshopsandarichculturalwelltodrawf

rom,Torontoisaliteraturelover’sdream.Herearetwofestivals.WhenWordontheStreetwasfirstheldinTorontoin1990,itwasdesignedtocelebrateCanada’sri

chliteraryculture.Nowit’sbecomethelargestfestivalinthecountrydevotedtobooksandmagazines.It’sfreeforattendees.Ofcourse,youhavetopayifyoubuybo

okshere.Then,thecontemporary-literature-focusedTorontoInternationalFestivalofAuthors(TIFA)willcomenex

tmonth-eachOctober.TIFAKidstakesplaceatthesametime,makingforaliteraryescapeforthewholefamily.Howaboutspecialtybookshops?FlyingBooksisabookstore

,bookpublisherandwritingschoolfoundedbybookeditorMarthaSharpe.YoucanfindSharpe’sselectionoftitlesatTheGood

NeighborEspressoBarandtheGladstoneHouse.Extendyourliteratureexperiencefromhomewithitsvirtualclassesoncriticism,journali

sm,memoirandmore,taughtbyexperiencedCanadianauthors.BenMcNallyBooks(possiblythecity’smostbeautifulbookstore)isintheeastoftheFinancialDistrict,whos

eownerisregularlyon-sitetoassistyouwithrecommendations.TypeBooksacrossfromgreenTrinityBellwoodsParkwhichisthepe

rfectspottoreadunderthetreesisco-ownedbyaformerliteratureprofessorandbestforgeneralinterest.Westend’sMonkey’

sPaw,whereyoucanfindrarebooks,anduniquefinds,specializesinsecondhandandancientbooks.QueenBooksinLeslievillehasan

excellentkids’sectionwhereyoucanbuythelatestchildren’sbooks.9．WhatdoweknowaboutWordontheStreet?A．Ithasgrowngradually.B．Itishel

deachOctober.C．Itchargesparticipants.D．ItisofTIFAorigin.10．WhatcanFlyingBookshelpyoudo?A．Becomeabookeditorfaster.B．Buildupapersonallibrar

y.C．Getthefreebooksfromauthors.D．Improveyourliteraryskillsonline.11．Whichbookstorewillyougotofindagoodplacetoreadafterbuyingbooks?A．QueenBooks.B．

BenMcNallyBooks.C．TypeBooks.D．Monkey’sPaw.4.（2023·重庆·统考模拟预测）Playingsportsyouenjoycanhelpyoumeetrecommendedactivitylevels.I

na2012article,Dr.DavidGeierclaimedplayingsportswaslinkedtoreducedratesofobesity,highbloodpressure,dia

betesandotherpoorhealthconditions.A2012MelbourneUniversitysummaryfactsheetclaimedplayingsportsleadstothehealthygrowthof

bones,musclesandconnectivetissueinchildren.Italsosuggestedchildrenwhoplaysportstendtoremainmorephysicallyact

iveasadultsandarelesslikelytosmokeorusedrugs.Thesocialbenefitsofplayingsportslastwellbeyondyouth.Teamsportsofferadultsofallagesanop

portunityforsocialinteraction.A2009studybyAsztalosMetal,publishedinthe“JournalofScienceandMedicineinSport”foundplayingsportsreducedstressl

evelsamongadultswhileotherformsofphysicalactivitydidnot.Whileyourchancesofevermakingittotheprofessional

sareslim,sportscanstillleadtocareeropportunities.Youcanbecomeacoachorofficial,andwiththerighteducationandexperienc

ebecomepartofthesportsmedia.Playingsportscouldbeyourtickettoacheapereducation,too.Thedata-compilingwebsitescholarshipstats.comreportedthat177

,000studentathleteshadsomeoralloftheireducationpaidforinthe2021-22academicyear.Ofcourse,withanyphysicalactivitycomestheriskofinjury.buts

omesportsaredefinitelymoredangerousthanothers.Ina2011survey,thenon-profitSafeKidsWorldwidereportedthatover1.35millionchildrensustainedsports-rela

tedinjuriesbadenoughforatriptoanemergencyroom.Somesportsevencarrytheriskofpotentiallydangerousphysicalproblemsoffthefield.

Mostnotablearetheeatingdisordersthathavedevelopedamonggymnastsandotherathletesthatneedtocutweightforcompetition.12．

Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A．Sportshelpkeepactiveandhealthy.B．Sportsreducestresslevels.C．Sportshelpgainsoc

ialbenefits.D．Sportshelprecoveryfromillness.13．Howcanstudentsgetacheapereducationbyplayingsports?A．Theyarepaidtoplaysports.B．Theycanachievesch

olarship.C．They’llbestrongertostudybetter.D．Theycangraduateearlier.14．Howisthelastparagraphdifferentfromtheaboveparagraphs?A．Tellinga

newadvantage.B．Movingtoasummary.C．Writinginadifferenttone.D．Givingfurtherexplanation.15．Whoisthearticleintendedfor?A．Officials.B．Sportsmen.C．D

octors.D．Kids.5.（2023·湖南永州·统考二模）Althoughmostdietsvaryaccordingtowhatfoodsyoucaneat,theyallfollowthesameprin

cipleofrestrictiontoloseweight—youneedtoeatless.Thenow-trendydietofintuitiveeatingis,inasense,ananti-diet:followersare

encouragedtobasewhattheyeatonhowtheyfeel,notonprescribedlimitsorcaloriecounts.Theconceptwasfirstproposedinthemid-90sbyregistereddietitiansElyseRescha

ndEvelynTribole,whowroteIntuitiveEating.Thefirststepistorejecttheideathatyouneedtobeonadiettobehealthy.You’reencouragedtoalsogiveyou

rself“permission”toeatallfoods,torejecttheideaof“good”and“bad”foodsandtoacceptyournaturalbodyshape.Finally,youhelpmake

yourbodyhealthierbyaddingexercise,findingbetterwaysthanfoodtorelieveyouremotionsandslowlyshiftingtomorenutritiousfoodcho

ices.Oneofthebiggestmisunderstandingsaroundintuitiveeatingisthatnutritiongoesoutthewindow.Curiously,researchesshowsthatinatraditionaldiet,c

aloricrestrictionisusuallyfollowedbyabinge(放纵),wherethebody’sprimarydrivetomakesureitgetsenoughcaloriesismoreimportantthananydesiresf

ornutritionormoderation(自我节制),whichleadstodisorderedeatingpatterns.However,becauseintuitiveeatingallowsallfoodsonthetable,practi

tionerscanmakesmall,slowchangesthatultimatelyaremorelong-lasting-towardeatingmorenutritionally.Thereisn’tstrongresearchtobackup

claimsthatintuitiveeatinghelpswithlosingweightoreatingmore-nutritiousfood.However,inKeller’sexperience,aregistereddietitiani

nCalgary,intuitiveeatingcanhelpwithoverallweightmaintenance.Inaddition,intuitiveeatersdogainahealthieratti

tudetowardfood,comparedtotraditionaldieters.Kellersays,“Whenpeopledecidetodiet,whattheyactuallywantistofeelcomfortableandconfidentandheal

thyintheirownbody.Peoplehavetobereadytoovercometheirconstantdesiretoloseweightandcontroltheirbody,andtorealizethatchanginghowtheyl

ookontheoutsideisn’tgoingtochangethosethingsontheinside.”16．Whatdoweknowaboutintuitiveeating?A．Ithelpsfollowerstoloseweightbyeatingless.

B．Itprohibitsfollowersfromeatingwhattheylike.C．Itencourageseaterstobeonadiettobehealthy.D．Itadviseseaterstobehealthierbyexerci

singmore.17．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“goesoutthewindow”meaninthethirdparagraph?A．Exports.B．Disappears.C．Destroys.D．Distributes.

18．WhatistheKeller’sattitudetointuitiveeating?A．Favorable.B．Intolerant.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.19．Whichof

thefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Doesintuitiveeatingbeataconventionaldiet?B．Howdoesintuitiveeatingwork?C．Willintuitiv

eeatinghelplosemoreweight?D．Shouldwebothertoloseweight?6.（2023·四川凉山·统考一模）Inthesocialmediaage,teenagersaresharingmoreinformat

ionaboutthemselvesonsocialmediasitesthaneverbefore.AccordingtoaCommonSenseMediaresearchstudy,morethaneightintenteenagershavevisitedasocialnetworking

sitelikeFacebook,andthreeoutfourteenagersnowhaveanaccountonasocialnetworkingsite.However,whilesocialmediasitescanimproveteenagers’comm

unicationabilities,expertssaythatsocialnetworkingcouldbeharmfultohealthyteenageself-esteem.Healtheduc

atorandmotivationalspeakerScottFriedbeganworkingwithteenagers22yearsago.Herecentlydevelopedanewlecture,“Broken-HeartednessandIntimacyintheAgeofSoci

alMedia,”todiscusswithteenagersthedifferencesbetweentheirpersonalitiesonlineandtheirtrueselves.“Thedefinitionofgrowin

gupisbringingtogethermanydifferentpartsofyourpersonality,”Friedsaid.“Asyougrow,theyturnintoonewholepe

rsonality.Now,youhaveapersonalityatschool,athome,andonline.Thegoalofbeingateenageristobringtogetherallthesedifferentpartsthat

areshownonlineinacompleteway.”Friedusesthephrase“compareanddespair”todescribethebadeffectofsocialmedia/onteenageself-esteem.youcompareyoursel

ftosomeoneelse,you’reusuallygoingtoendupdespairing.”Friedsaid,“Oneoftheproblemswithsocialmediaisthatwethrowou

rbestselvesoutthere,orwhatweliketothinkofasourbestself.”PsychologistNadineDeCiordanysaysthatteenagerswhoalreadyhavelowself-esteemcan

geteasilydepressedandgiveotherstheirlowself-esteem.Shethinkssocialmediaiscausingmoreandmoredepression.Sheaddsthatp

arentsshouldeducatetheirchildrenearlyonsocialmedia.“Teenagerscanuseawholelotofresourcesthataffectthewaythey

dealwithpeerpressure,”DeGiordaiiysaid,“Asthechildisgrowingup,supervise(监督)whatitisthattheyhaveaccessto.Thereisana

gethatsocialmediaisappropriateforandthereisanagethatisn’tappropriatefor.”20．Whatdoestheresearchfind?A．About75%ofteenagershaveaFacebookaccount

.B．Teenagersliketoshareopinionswithothersonsocialmedia.C．Socialmediausersgenerallyhavebettercommunica

tionskills.D．Over80%ofteenagershaveaccesstoasocialnetworkingsite.21．WhatdoesScottFriedagreewith?A．Teenagersliketocompete

withothersonsocialmedia.B．Teenagersoftengetridoftheirtrueselvesonsocialmedia.C．Teenagerspresentthesamepersonalityindifferentsituat

ions.D．Teenagersliketoshowthegreatestpartsofthemselvesonsocialmedia.22．WhatisDeGiordany’ssuggestiontowa

rdsusingsocialmedia?A．Socialmediashouldsetaminimumagelimit.B．Teenagersshouldhaverighttoanysocialnetworkingsites.C．Parentsshoul

dmonitorwhatisaccessibletotheirchildren.D．Teenagersshouldbefreetousesocialmediafortheirproblems.23．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Socialmediahavebad

effectsonteenagers.B．Moreandmoreteenagersusesocialmedia.C．Socialmediapromoteteenagers’communicationskills.D．Teenagershavebetterdevel

opedtheirpersonalitiesonline.7.（2023·贵州·统考一模）Themountainbongoantelope,oneoftheworld’smostendangeredanimals,islikelytocontinu

eroaminginthewildofKenyaforlongerduetointensifiedeffortstoprotectitfromextinction.Following18yearsofconservat

ionefforts,staffmembersfromtheMountKenyaWildlifeConservancyreachedamilestonethisyear—thefirstbabymountainbongoborninthewild.

Oneoftheworld’smostuniqueanimals,themountainbongoisthelargest,heaviestandmostcolorfuloftheforestantelopes

inAfrica.EndemictoequatorialforestsandonlyfoundinKenya’swild,thisspecieshasseenadramaticdeclineinnumbersinthelastfewdecadesfromanestimatedpop

ulationof25,000tolessthan100,accordingtoarecentwildlifecensusinKenya.Beforethebeginningofthisdeclineinthe1960s,thesecr

iticallyendangeredanimalsonceroamedfreelyinKenya’shigh-altitudeforestsoftheAberdares,MountElgonandMountKenya.Itspopulationdeclinewasprimarily

human-driven.Toreversethedecline,theMountKenyaWildlifeConservancyhasgearedupeffortsinpartnershipwiththeKenyangovernmenttosavethemo

untainbongofromextinctionthroughabreedingandrewindingprogram.RobertAruho,headofMountKenyaWildlifeConservancy,sai

ditsaimistorestoreKenya’sheritagespecies.“Aswespeak,themountainbongoantelopehassufferedmassivedeclineandweareleftwithlessthan100oft

hespeciesinthewild.WhatmakesthisanimalspecialisthatitisonlyfoundinthewildinKenyaanditsdeclineinthisareathereforemeansitsdeclineintheworld,”

saidAruho,addingthattheanimalisbelievedtobeextinctinmostofitsnaturalhabitats.“Ourprogramhastakentheanimalsth

roughaseriesofadaptationmeasurestoenablethemtoacclimatizetolifeinthewildasopposedtozoos.Thisinvolvedgetting

usedtolocalfoodandadaptingtolocalparasitesanddiseases.Thishasenabledthemtobreedandproduceoffspringthatareindigeno

ustothisenvironment.”Withthefirstphaseofadaptationbeingcomplete,theconservancywillmovetothesecondphasewhichentailsintroducingtheantelopest

othewild.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“roaming”inparagraph1mean?A．Declining.B．Wandering.C．Struggling.D．D

ecreasing.25．Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemountainbongoantelope?A．ItcanbeonlyfoundinthewildinKenya.B．Itisuniquetothesubtropicalrainforest.C．Thedec

lineofitspopulationwascausedbyclimatechange.D．Itisthelargestandmostcolorfuloftheforestantelopesintheworld.26．Whatwillthestaffmembersfromtheprogr

amprobablydonext?A．Theywillhelpthemountainbongoantelopegetusedtolocalfood.B．Theywillassistthemountainbongoantelopeinadaptingtothelocaldisease.C．Th

eywillputthemountainbongoantelopebacktothezoo.D．Theywillbringthemountainbongoantelopetothewildenviron

mentinKenya.27．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AnEndangeredAntelopeB．TheKenyanForestsC．EffortsPayingOffD．Harm

onywithNature8.（2023·重庆·统考模拟预测）Let’sfaceit—mostofuscan’tresistacupofteaorcoffeesometimes.They’reaperfectpick-me-upandcomfo

rter.Buttherearealternativedrinks,sowhyhavewechosentheseasourgo-todrinkstosootheourbusylives?Andwhichoneissuper

ior?Let’sstartwithtea-it’sthesecondmostconsumeddrinkintheworld.Formany-especiallytheBritish-havinga“cuppa”isadailypractice.Thecaffeineconta

inedinithelpswakeyouupinthemorning,andthroughoutthedaywe’llmakeabrewtodistractusfromourwork.Andaccording

tosomescientists,habitualteaconsumptioncanhavesomehealthbenefits.AndrewSteptoe,aprofessorfromUniversityCollegeLondon’sDepartm

entofEpidemiologyandPublicHealth,toldBBCFoodthatdrinkingblacktea“mayspeeduprecoveryfromthedailystressesinlife...butwedonotknowwhatin

gredientsofteawereresponsiblefortheseeffectsonstressrecoveryandrelaxation”.Coffeeistea’s＂trendier＂rival(对手).Itspopularityhasgrowno

vertheyears,andthisisreflectedinthenumberofcoffeeshopsweseearound-placestohangout,dobusinessorcatchupwithfriends.Coffeecant

astegreatandcanbeservedinmanyways,butit’ssometimeshowyouhaveitthatcanbeseenasastatussymbolorthepreserveofhip

sters(潮人)IOfcourse,itgivesyouastrongcaffeinehit-roughlydoubleofthatcontainedintea.However,toomuchcanleadtoanxiety.SleepscientistMa

ttWalkertoldtheBBCthatcaffeinecandecreasetheamountofrestorativedeepsleepyouhave.Butsomescientistssaydrinkingcoffee-andgree

ntea-canalsobegoodforus.ResearchersatOsakaUniversitylinkeddrinkingadailycupofcoffeewithalowerriskofdeathamongbothstrokesurvivorsandh

ealthypeople,whiledrinkingsevenormorecupsofgreenteawasassociatedwithalowerriskofdeathamongbothheartattackandstrokesurvivors.So,whethe

rweturntocoffeeorteaforitstaste,itsimageorasalifestylechoice,itcouldbealifesaver!28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“soothe“inParagraph1mean?A．Change

.B．Relieve.C．Describe.D．Copy-29．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that____.A．teaisthemostconsumeddrinkintheworldB．thecaffeineinteacancurepeop

leofillnessC．teahelpspromoteourcareersandfriendshipD．theingredientsofteahelppeopleforgettrouble30．WhichofthefollowingmayMattWalkerag

reewith?A．Toomuchcoffeeisnotgoodforsleep.B．Blackteaspeedsuprecoveryfromthedailystresses.C．Coffeeissurelymorepopu

larthantea.D．Drinkingadailycupofcoffeeguaranteesalonglife.31．Inwhichsectioncanyoureadthepassageonamagazinewebsite?A．Tec

hnology.B．Entertainment.C．Business.D．Health.9.（2022秋·江西赣州·高三校联考期末）LocalauthoritiesandfirefightersintheUnitedStatesarealw

aysonthelookoutfornewandcreativemethodstohelpcontrolwildfires.Especiallyduringthehotanddrysummermonths,thousandsofwildfirescausedamagetofo

restseveryyear.ThecityofWestSacramentoinNorthCaliforniahasfoundacreativesecretweapontohelpdealwiththisphenomenon:goats.Thesefriendlyanim

alshavebeenassistingthecitywithwildfirepreventionandfirerisksbyeatingweeds,drygrassanddeadtrees.Whenthegoa

tseatthethingsthatarelikelytocatchfire,theypreventtheproblemfromhappening.Wildfiresoccurnaturallywhendryplantsareignited(点燃)bythesu

n’sheatandcatchonfire.However,mostwildfiresarecausedbyhumancarelessness,includingunattendedcampfires,cig

arettesandotherflammableobjects.Thebeststrategytobattlethefiresandminimizethedamageistoattempttoremovethefuelthatenablesthespreadofthe

flames,inthiscasethedryweeds,treesandplants.Ifthethingsthataremostlikelytocatchfirearegone,thefireislesslikelytospread.Theloveablegoatsarea

bletoreachdifficultareasthatpeoplearenotabletoaccess.About400ofthesegoatscancleartwoacresperday.Theyevenfertilize(使肥沃)thearea,anaturalandfreesideeffe

ctofeatingallthosedryplants.Firefightersandgovernmentofficialscannotbehappierwiththeresults.“Forus,thecombinationoftur

ningtogoatsforhelpwiththequickfireresponseisaneffectivemethodofkeepingourneighborssafefromdisastrouswildfires,“saidassistantF

ireChiefKhariHelae.”Withclimatechangeandthefactthatourvegetationisbeingaffectedbecauseofclimatechange,it’snecessarytofocusonourfuelredu

ctionprogram.”32．Howdogoatsassistthecityindealingwithwildfires?A．Byidentifyingthefuelinforests.B．Byconsumingdryplants.C．Byleadingfirefigh

terstofiresources.D．Byeatingupgreentreeleaves.33．Whatcanwesayaboutthenewmethod?A．Itiscomplexbutrewarding.B．Itcausesdamagetolocalland.C．Iti

swellacceptedworldwide.D．Itisenvironmentally-friendly.34．WhatcanbelearnedfromKhariHelae’swords?A．Hespokehighlyofthenewmethod.B．He

wasdissatisfiedwithfireresponses.C．Hewasoptimisticaboutclimatechange.D．Heconsideredfuelreductionimpractical.35．Whichofthef

ollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GoatsHelpKeepWildfiresUnderControlB．FirefightersAreBeingGraduallyReplacedC．Disastr

ousWildfiresNeedtoBeControlledD．AnimalsAreFightingAgainstClimateChange10.（2022·广东深圳·校考模拟预测）Theterm“Metaverse”(元宇宙)isthe

latestbuzzword(流行语)tocapturethetechindustry’simagination.ItenjoyssuchpopularitythatMarkZuckerberg,CEOofFacebook,hasannounc

edrecentlythathe’schanginghiscompany’snametoMetaPlatformsInc.inordertoengageinthecreativenewtrend.Thismightbethebiggestthingtoh

appentothemetaversesincethesciencefictionwriterNealStephensoninventedthetermforhis1992novelSnowCrash.ButZuckerbergandhisteamarehardlytheonlyt

echgiantswithideasonhowthemetaverseshouldtakeshape.Whatisthemetaverse?Zuckerberghasdescribeditasa“virtualenvironment

”youcangoinsideofratherthanjustlookingatonascreen.Essentially,it’saworldofinterconnectedvirtualcommunitie

swherepeoplecanmeet,workandplay,byusingvirtualrealityglasses,smartphoneorotherdevices.Themetaversealsocouldb

eagame-changerforthework-from-homeshiftduringtheCOVID-19.Insteadofonlyseeingco-workersonavideocall,employeescouldevenjoint

heminavirtualoffice.However,Zuckerberg’ssupportforthemetaversecontradictsacentralbeliefofitsbiggestenthusiasts.Theyreg

ardthemetaverseasonlineculture’sliberationfromtechplatformslikeFacebookthatnotonlytakecontrolofpeople’saccounts,photosandposts

,butalsotradeoffwhattheycollectedfromthatdata.“WewanttobeabletomovearoundtheInternetwithease,butwealsowanttobeabletomovearoundtheIn

ternetinawaywe’renottrackedandmonitored,”saidSteveJang,whofocusesoncrypto-currency(数字货币)technology.WhenitcomestoFacebooktryingtoleadt

hewayintoavirtualworld,thereisagrowingconcernamongsomepeoplethatitcouldrequireevenmorepersonaldataandcausegreaterrisksforinformation

abusewhenthecompanyhasn’tfixedthoseproblemsinitscurrentplatforms.36．WhyisZuckerbergchangingthenameofhiscompany?A．Becausehelik

estofoundthemetaverse.B．Becauseheintendstogetinvolvedinthemetaverse.C．Becausehewantstodrawpublicattention.D．Becauseheplanstoquithispresentbusi

ness.37．WhatcanpeopledointheMetaverse?A．Doeverythingintherealworld.B．Havemeetingsinthevirtualoffice.C．Defeatthepandemic.D．Seeco-workers

inperson.38．WhatcanbeinferredaboutthecentralbeliefofMetaversefans?A．Themetaverseshouldbetrackedbytechplatforms.B．T

echplatformsshouldpossessandtradeusers’data.C．Crypto-currencytechnologyshouldbemonitored.D．Usersshouldhavecontrolovertheirowndata.3

9．Whatissomepeople’sattitudetowardsFacebook’sattempttoguidethemetaverse?A．Optimistic.B．Neutral.C．Worried.D．Pessimistic.